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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
ReligiousWo Of the Mormon" in LosAngeles
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vrb moro Iayfil. artlrlraflo1 fbe
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saints "I.l zoe 'llF OF mo
Anraa" U Ono ueN salt Lake Route,
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"'"'' .l,.,
the Lal,.i-I'F SAINTS 90. 'ouVh'i" ''''
f1ruU realizing .hat they HlI here-
afs. Doe lgt "a .eV nouns from home. al
N'V''
Under ile direction oI h.IeI d. ~
IaH1., Wno in.n pi'.l over tne
'aI.o'N'9 mission lhe ZOE Anbeiys
branch 0i me 'huIol uI jesus 'HI't
OF Ln.Iu-day Saints was ORGANIZED
with n uno"n.p ol hu, lWeIYr' Ihht
was 900 u..0Nt. l'.' NI'' tL a. g'-
.V's. /" UI.'''
has naI cno't' "I ln. '''ti 1I''a OK
ihe branch continuously siN'e 'Hat
tIWe Nul 10 la 'HI-et our lp .'s W'ao
ana luIc.ous nihNs menu. '1pi,1 WIN
hIs i1Iner.F advice tnl uhlUl,h tlio,ya
mat i1' musulI''Nl tlV"ln oi ,.'o
work If dlt, iH business o"p"t'ly
ho IH one or tha .l..,a.i"l i,a,'u any
men oi thI7 cl'y ana one "nls' uovls
are ever open no emo 'oo.es ni""ys
spread TOY lht s.i '"N'a UT 'H' i,li1 ~
every Hlef VINO Ol. I'D,,,l J" i'o'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
JOSEPH II. RIDGES.

/ President Young Tor a mich COW. Yoi
do not often hear nowadays OF a man
dropping a gold watch IN the sand and
getting It back 800 miles away from the
place where It was lost.
INDIANS AND JACK RABBITS.
at last we reached Las Vegas, where
the road IS going to establish division
point and where, they tell me, there Is
destined to be an important town and
sanitarlum, In those days there was
nothing there but Indians and a few
jack rabbits. The shacks and fort that
had been built by the "Mormons were
theres but they were not occupied save
by some sorry looking Indians. pref
~ nearly got the company Into irolole
there owing 10 my non-acQualnmn,e
with the characteristics Of me noole
Red Man. Just as soon as we pulled mo
Las Vegas the Indians began 20 scTalh-
bic round the wagons, one ol1 sque"
was particularly obnoxious ana eDmU,
INK into the wagon commenced 10 pun
things around. / gave her q push ana
at the same time raised my hand ~ q
threatening manner She pronpIV
bolted out Of the wagon, ana l0Il W.
rest OF the Utes assembled Iheh ~
was that they began to act thsnx
ugly. Undoubtedly they were on We
verge OF starvation; however we pacl,
fed them with q gift Of a steer all
they adjourned to hold q barbecue ana
general high reyel'
ARRIVAL IN UTAH
Mr.. Ridges then went on TO relate .n ,,
circumstances surrounding hl5 emu
into Utah and arrived at SAT- LaNs
few DAYS before the news Of the conl,
ing Of Johnston's army was i''''''
IN the city, a. pNees
proceeded to unpack the organ NV IN,
il ND IN the old Tabernacle IhV tNbI ,
Ing cases In which ,he pipes 4nu ~ -,
own personal effects were contaltsu .,
Rad made himself In Australia liv'u
native mahogany. This wood was se
cided novelty m Utah an1 ~ cU1,
ouenee every foot Of q was utlll11Su XXX
me making OF the organ case a,ll Va
grade furniture, not the least 0slls .,
unloue folding bed the ilrst loi'u
be introduced "a Titan. ., assign.
subsequently Mr. Ridges va" y.n me-, %
Cd nv preglden, Brigham YOUNG M
buid the biz Tabernacle ofs' W Bur.
Was by him sent back 20 Boston -. 70 gy
49,. so,,n M thr necessary metA
S ol,es Gthough ths vas d la, .s,, aI Ny
R ibS veteran H,1g contractor anrH' taai IN
can remember bis trip over , inJ tas.
lake Route more ylyldly than tn'' "'
en- east -..i,sbnan. Who
uoon attaining his majority fm ,gs pa.
upon t, St,s md lator crossed ,'y fsEs
20 .le. ~ ~ " n,i',inaiely settle 90 sil' l"'
Where he ne has resided ever since
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
that one could not open the clos
doors or close the open ones
TRIP TO SALT LAKE.

that one could not open the closed
doors or close the open ones,
TRIP TO SALT LAKE.
after awhile We started for Salt
Lake, having first Joined the company
OF Saints at San Bernard!no, where
there was a Mormon" settlement. |
purchased a wagon and four mules for
the purpose, and had a pretty good out
nc. In the company were Apostles
Amasa Lyman and Chas C. Rich, My
ron Tanner William Matthews and
President Francis NJ. Lyman. Joseph
Rich and Hunt, The three last named
were all young boys then, and they
made things mighty interesting for me.
! was not used TO mules, while they
were and also were handy with a rope.
The consequence was that they would
go out and rope their team and scat
ter my animals and have all kinds Of
fun while would chase my mules and
be about an hour behind the company
most Of the time, There we're at least
twelve wagons IN the party,
DESERT HARDsHIPs.
ut was pretty good travelling until
we reached the strip OF desert west OF
Las Vegas and then we had terrible
experience. OF course we carried water
with us IN barrels dashed to the Sides
OF the wagons, but there was only
enough to give the animals a dlpper full
once In awhile, II took US three days
and three nights to cross that stretch,
Eventually we arrived at a little spring
that fed a stream about as wide as
your finger, and then we had to fight
the mules In order to get drink. For
three days and as many nights we
walked beside the wagons helping the
teams while the dust festooned every
thing and sand came of the felloes like
a continual stream Of water.
RECOVERY OF LOST WATCH.
1T was while crossing this stretch
that lost a gold watch and chain. |
had given It 70 my wife to take care
OF while We walked and she had placed
Il in her dress. In some manner II had
fallen. Needless to say never expect
cd to see II again What was my sur
prise to regain it In Salt Lake City
some five months later from q pony
express rider, who had bought Il from
an Indian In exchange for blanket
Eventually when ! did part company
With the watch for good tradqd It to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
THE LAWYER WINS.
He Is Given Bennett Diamonds by
Judge Bazen.

Judge Hazen decided the legal bat
tie over the diamonds in the possession
of Sheriff Lucas. which he took from
the person of Franklin Bennett, who
was charged by Mrs. Ida Booth with
having stolen a valuable diamond from
her in Peoria, Ill. a few years ago.
Bennett was arrested in the Crawford
theater where he was seen by Mrs.
Booth. He gave bond for 81, 900 and left
the city and forfeited his bond When
he was arrested Sheriff Lucas took
from him two diamonds worth about
$780, Bennett gave his attorney, ]. S.
Ensminger, an order for the diamonds.
Mrs. Booth brought suit and garnisheed
the diamonds in the possession of
Lucas, claiming them to cover the loss
sustained by her when Bennett stole
her diamond. The claim was set up
that a garnishnent could not be
brought against a sheriff who obtained
property by searching a person. Judge
Hazen held that the garnishment could
not be brought against Sheriff Lucas.
Under the decision the diamonds will
go to EnSminger
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Officers Are Kept Busy With
Petty Cases.
Fight Between Rock Island Sec
ton Men in Court.
BLOCKING HIGHWAY.
That Is Charge Against a Union
Pacific EmplOye.
More Efforts Being Made to
Suppress Christian Dive.

A young negro by the name of Geo.
Bradshaw was arrested Saturday even
ing on a warrant sworn out by Jake
Schaffer, a Russian employed by the
Rock Island as a section hand. AS
sault was the charge. 1t seems that
Bradshaw was also employed by the
Rock Island as a section hand and had
worked in the same gang with Schaffer
but had been laid off. He endeavored
to get back to work but instead of go
ing to the foreman he tackled Schaffer.
A fight ensued in which Schaffer got
the worst of it. He testified this morn
ing that Bradshaw hit him on the head
with rock The court did not think
that hitting another man on the head
with a rock was quite the proper thing
so he fined Mr.. Bradshaw SO and costs
w. o. Brinkerhoff, an employee of the
Union Pacific railroad. was arrested
yesterday on the charge of blocking a
highway Brinkerhoff is the conductor
of a Union Pacific freight train and he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
PLANNED TO KILL POPE.
Further Charges Against An
archists at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 11.-Rev. Father
John Sutkaitis, pastor of st. Cashiers
Lutheran Catholic church, which was
the scene of a disturbance last night,
alleged to have been started by an
archists made information toda-
against Joseph Petritis. charging dis
orderly conduct. The information al
leges that Petritis with Antony Bukan-
skas and one UrbanaS, two well known
anarchists, visited the church last night
and broke up the meeting and the affi-
ant is afraid the defendant with his ac-
cessories will destroy the church.
Father Sutkaitis gave further details of
the alleged plot to assassinate President
Mckinley three years. ago. He also as
serted that the anarchists had arranged
to kill the late Pope Leo XIII and dyna-
anarchists about that time frightened
them away warrant was issued for
PatrifiS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
LIQUOR CASES GO.
City Attorney Spencer Dismis-
ses 3S Today.

City Attorney Chas. F. Spencer to-
day dismissed 38 liquor cases pending
in the district court. OF this number,
36 were a heritage from the Golf adj
administration, and were tried in the
police court prior to the Chesney de-
cision which knocked out the ground
which they stood on.The two MeCollum
cases were dismissed for want of evil
dence. In one the only evidence was a
which was hanging on the wall.
Besides the SO liquor cases, eight cases
of miscellaneous nature We're
dismissed for want of evidence This
leaves So cases on the docket to be
tried at the present term of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
BY JUSTICE BREWER.
Supreme Court Opinion in Case o
Wabash VS.. Pearce.

Washington, Jan. lin an opinion
by Justice Brewer the supreme court
of the United States today decided
the case of the Wabash Railroad COM
pany versus William N. Pearce, eXecu-
tor of Charles E. Pearee, involving the
question as to whether common car
rier retains a lien upon imported goods
shipped in bond to a given point and
upon which tariff charges have been
paid by the company in transit. The
goods involved in this case consisted of
four boxes Of curios. purchased in Jap
an by Charles E. Pearce and shipped
via the Canadian Pacific Railroad COM
pany's steamer to Vancouver and
thence over the Canadian Pacific and
connecting lines to ST. Paul, Mimi,
where the railway company was requir-
ed to and did pay the tariff charges
amounting to 1854.
The goods were transferred to the
Wabash company and by it delivered
at ST. Louis Pearce resisted the claim
of the railroad to hold the goods until
the money paid on account of the tariff
should be refunded, and the st. Louis
court of appeals sustained this view.
That decision was, however, reversed
by today's opinion, in which it was
held that it is common law duty of
the carrier to receive, carry and de-
liver goods and by virtue of this obli-
cation it is entitled to retain possession
until it's charges are paid. Nor is this
lien confined to its charges for its trans
pOrtatiOn-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
He LEFT LITTLE.
8. G.. Crummer Tells of Cashier
Marcll's Operations.

s. C. drummer, state bank examiner,
has returned from Highland, where he
closed the Highland bank a few days
ago as a result q. the arrest of J. E.
MARCEL, the cashier, for forgery. Mr..
drummer is now preparing his official
report of the condition Of the bank for
the state bank commissioner.
The report will show that the deposits
amounted to 9,042S5. In addition to
this, among the other liabilities of the
bank are three overdrafts, one of 81, 400
held by the Bankers National bank of
Chicago; one of $S37.19 held by the City
National bank of Kansas City. and pne
of $12, 403.38 held by the Mechanics Ma
tional of st. Louis.
The books of the Highland bank did
not show this last item. Instead they
showed a balance in the Mechanics Ma
tional of $8.23317.
The books also showed a balance of
s27, 213 80 in the Atchison Savings bank,
but this balance proved to be only $10,-
279.43 1t is believed that MARCEL doc
tored the books during the few days
before his arrest
Another discrepancy in the books was
in the amount of notes which the bank
held. The books showed notes amount
ing to S51 4O4 So, while the actual
amount is $45,62S.20.
A warrant for MarcelIs arrest for
making fraudulent reports as to the
condition of the bank will be sworn to
by the state banking department but
the forgery charge against MARCEL will
take precedence of it.
MARCEL had foated something over
$500 900 worth of paper which is not
shown on the books of the bank. This
much has so far shown up and there
may be still more, although it is prob
ably about all in. Mr.. drummer says
that about 100000 of this paper was
guaranteed by the bank. Some of the
guarantees may be good, others may
not. This will be a question for the
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courts to decide. 1t is impossible to tell
the extent of MarcelIs forgeries. but
it is believed that they will run be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 Whenever
curity it would seem as though he
simply forged another note or two and
turned them over as security.
MARCEL succeeded in destroying most
of his private papers and records which
might have been discriminating, except
a little private book in which he kept
record of his transactions. Mr..
drummer found this where MARCEL had
evidently laid it out for destruction,
but it had got mixed up with some
papers. This book shows that Mar
cells fraudulent operations began
about June. 1902, but they were not
very extensive at first. They were
most numerous about last July, August
ed in the private book are for less than
81 900. and there are many for 100000.
1T has been stated that I had race
with MARCEL after his arrest to see
which got to the bank first" said Mr..
drummer today. This is a mistake.
MARCEL was released on bond from the
Jail at Troy one evening and he got to
the bank about midnight. I didn't get
there until about noon the next day.
l did have a race with some of Mar
cells creditors, however. While 1 was
driving over from Dentonville a team
drove up behind me and the driver said
he wanted to get past as he had a doc
tor in his buggy and was in a hurry
They drove around me and I made up
my mind the man they were looking
after was sick financially and not
physically. Their team was better than
the one 1 had, but I got to Highland
right after they did.
II would liked to have beaten MARCEL
to the bank myself. He had two pri-
vate desks in the bank and he burned
every letter and paper in them. He
evidently put in the night from the
time he got there until time for the
bank to open in the morning in burn
ing stuff he didn't want to fall into
other peoples hands. This private rec
ord he seemed to have laid out to de-
stroy, but it got mixed up with some
newspapers and [ found it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
PICTURE IS RECEIVED.
Work of Demolition OH "Custers
Last Fight" Completed.

Some one. the officers suppose to be
Blanche Boies. visited the corridors of
the State Historical society early this
morning and made another attack on
the Anheuser- Busch picture of Gust
er's Last Fight this time effectually
running the picture. A large hole has
been cut and torn in the center of the
picture.
This depreciation was committed
early in the morning, soon after the
doors of the state house were opened
and before the clerks in the various
departments arrived. Some OF the jan
itors saw the woman come into the
ground floor of the building about that
time, and they say it was the same
woman who smashed the glass over the
picture Saturday. No one saw the
damage done this morning.
A stairway leads around the elevator
shaft near the entrance to the gov
ernor's Office, from the ground floor to
the fourth, reaching that floor in the
corridor near where the Anheuser-
Busch picture was hung, so that it was
easy for any person to get at the pic
the state house. AS a result of Satur-
days smashing there is a large hole in
the glass over the picture. The person
who made the attack this morning evil
IDENTIFY took & knife and partly cut and
partly tore a hole in the picture itself
The hole is oval in shape and is about
five by seven inches. 1t takes out the
foreground OF the picture
Blanche Bo1eS was released from the
county Jail last night under $500 bond
signed by DIR. Eva Harding, so that it
is quite likely that it was Miss Boies
line advertising the Anheuser- Busch
company was not cut.
The picture can be easily replaced, as
it is simply a print.
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Commercial failures in United States
during the year 1903 as reported by r.
c. Dun & Co., were II, O69 in number
and s155, 1441S5 in amount of liabilities,
compared with 11,615 insolvencies in
1902 when defaulted Indebtedness ag-
gregated s117, 476, 7e9. The increase in
liabilities took place chiefly in the man.
ufacturing class where 3,039 failures for
SIC, sos. IA compared with 2,749 for SAL
1885, 1888 in the preceding year, an in
crease of almost exactly so per cent in
amount. Trading failures were LAO in
number for $62, las, 313, against 8,249 in
1902 for $50, OS1, $50. Other commercial
suspensions, not properly included in
either of the two principal classes,
numbered $50 and embraced an indebt-
edness of $22. zoo, 72S compared with 617
defaults for S14 206. 400 in the previous
year. Of banks and other institutions
of a strictly fiduciary character there
were 121 suspensions during 1903, and
the Indebtedness reached $29, 685, 766
against 81 for S31, $40, 507 in the preced-
ing year. These returns do not include
the United States shipbuilding collapse,
or the few railway foreclosures of the
year, which could not properly be in
cluded under the classification of these
tables. Failures for more than 500 600
each were numerous in manufacturing,
156 concerns supplying almost two
thirds of the total liabilities. so that
the average for each of the remaining
1858 defaults was only s10243. which is
less than a similar average for 1902,
and well below the average for the de-
cade- So, as to trading suspensions, So
supplied over one-fourth Of the default
ed indebtedness, and the other 1885
failures averaged only 1881 each, or
less than any previous year of the de-
cade. AS $50 large failures supplied al
most one-half of the total liabilities for
the 1909 failures during 1903 the aver
age of the remaining failures was not
large, being 1854 against STOPS in 1902.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
WILMARTH SAYS NO.
Won't Permit Opening of Craw-
ford on Thursday.

Fire Marshal G. o. Wilmarth today
served notice on Roy Crawford that
the Crawford opera house must not be
opened for the performance of Dolly
Warden" by the Lulu CHASER company
next Thursday evening.
T. H. Lescher. the architect in charge
of the repairs on the building, says that
it will be two weeks. and possibly
three. until the work can be done
which he has started
Fire Marshal Wilmarth went to Mr..
Crawford this morning to find out Off
cially whether the plan is to open the
Crawford Thursday evening. He said
do you intend to have an entertain
ment at the Crawford Thursday
night?"
THAT is our plan, if L. M. Crawford
consents" said Roy Crawford.
HAS L. M consented?" asked the
chief.
Yes, he has," admitted Mr. Craw-
ford.
so it is true that you are planning
to open the house Thursday EVENING"
Yes, I guess it isl
Then I notify you now" said Chief
Wilmarth, mot to open that house. My
self and Mr.. McCabe have our duty to
perform in this case and we shall not
hesitate
In speaking of the situation this
morning, Chief Wilmarth said to a re-
porter for the State Journal:
1T is a physical ir2possibility for the
Crawford opera house management te
get the repairs and changes completed
by Thursday night. 1t can't be done
But there is no doubt what my duty
is in the matter. If the thing goes
into the courts. then it is outside Of
my jurisdiction
It seems probable from the determi-
nation of the Crawford management
to put in the Lulu Chaser company
Thursday night that the city will be
stopped by injunction from enforcing
the order closing the Crawford opera
house.
The present ordinances are weak. il
that they do not authorize the city tt
close the opera house by force. The
city can arrest the managers and sub
ject them to a Slight fine, but by giving
bond they can continue to operate the
opera house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
WHERE'S THE MONEY.
Resolution of Inquiry Regard
ing Trust Prosecutions.

washington, Jan. lin the house
today Mr.. Jenkins, chairman of the
judiciary committee, called up the
resolution requesting the attorney gen.
eral to furnish information as to what
money had been expended under the
act providing for the enforcement of
the Sherman antitrust law. favorably
reported by the committee, but amend
ed so as to make it read insofar as it
is not incompatible with the interest of
the public. It was adopted without
debate and without division.
Resolutions of respect to the mem
Dry of the late Mr.. Sliles, of Ohio,
were adopted, and as a further mark OF
respect to the deceased member the
house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE
Washington, jan 11.-Senator Stew
art introduced a resolution in the SEN
ate today directing the committee on
appropriations to conduct an investi-
cation of the various government de-
partments tc determine how many
necessity of the departments increas-
ing the hours of labor from p. m. to
4:40 D. m. Mr.. Stewart asked immedi-
ate consideration, but objection was
raised by Mr.. Gallinger who inquired
if the law does not require seven hours
labor from clerks employed in the de-
partnents.
THAT is the law" said Mr. Stewart,
Dut diu against the law DIS We'll rs
this new order"
Then" said Mr.. Gallinger, II think
the senator should direct the resolution
at the law and seek to revise it."
The resolution went over. q
On motion of Mr.. Lodge the sefate
went into executive session.
The executive session of the semte
was for the purpose of considering he
nomination of w. I. Buchanan to De
minister to the new republic of Panama.
AS soon as the nomination was taken
up today Senator Morgan presented
protest against the confirmation cover.
ing the points which he has made
against the recognition of Panama as a
nation.
Senator Morgan occupied most of the
time until 2:25 p. m, when Senator
Lodge moved to lay on the table Sena-
tor Morgans resolution to consider the
confirmation of Mr.. Buchanan. The
motion carried by strict party vote. This
has the effect of confirming the nominal
ton.
MORGAN'S NEW MOVE.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan today introduced a concurrent res
oIution calling upon the president to
proceed, under the terms of the Spoo-
ner act, to construct an isthmian ca
nal on the Costa Rica and Nicaraguan
route. The resolution went over under
the rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
RAILWAY MEN HERE.
Officers Will All Be Reelected
This Afternoon.

L z. Myers, e. W. Wilson and B F.
Sunny arrived in Topeka today and this
afternoon will hold the annual meeting
of the stockholders and directors of the
Topeka City railway.
1t is stated that the old officers of the
road will be reelected. E. w. Wilson
is president, L. z. Myers vice president,
F. G. Kelly treasurer. Mr.. Berry secre-
tary, and B. F. Sunny chairman of the
board of directors.
Mr.. Myers said this afternoon: I'VE
expect to be in town for three or four
days looking over the property. 1 know
of nothing of especial news interest.
We have no new plans on foot, and are
simply here to hold the annual meet
ing"