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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
ANOTHER BROKEN PLEDGE.

CONGRESS SEEMS LIKELY to adj
- journ without taking any action
on the statehood bill. 1t will be re-
membered that bill passed the hot Sc
some days ago providing for the ad-
mission of New Mexico and Arizona
as one state and the Indian Territory
and oklahoma as another. When the
bill was passed it was expected that
the senate would refuse to consider it
and that implied understanding will
probably be carried out. As a mat
ter OF fact the measure is most un-
satisfactory to the residents Of the ter
ritorles interested.
They sought admission as separate
states. There is no question but that
they were entitled to admission. other
territories containing far less popula-
ton and resources have been made
states. The last Republican national
convention put into its platform this
plank: We favor home rule for and
early admission to statehood of the
territories of New Mexico. Arizona and
oklahoma" The bill we have described
is the closest the Republicans have
come to fulfilling their pledge And
even that crumb is to be denied the
territories.
There is a reason for this repudi-
alton Of a solemn agreement. II is
found i'm petty. partisan politics. The
Republicans fear that if Arizona. New
Mexico and Oklahoma are admitted
TO statehood six Democratic senators
and three Democratic representatives
viii be sent TO the national congress.
II IL could be shown beyond a doubt
that the territories would be safely
Republican nobody seriously doubts
that they would be admitted 70 state
mood as quickly as a vote could be
taken on Il bin with that object in
view.
As it is. the Republicans have mighty
little 10 lose in denying the territories
admission. They have no electoral
vote and their influence i'm the ma
tional convention is not worth con-
sidering. 1t will be just about enough
to secure the insertion Of another
statehood plank i'm the platform 10 be
adopted at Chicago in June. another
pledge TO be lightly disregarded. One
broken pledge more or less is Of no
consequence to a party that has so
many broken pledges to its discredit.
And yet out own Pussy Jimmy"
Anderson, in his justly celebrated
speech to the delegates to the recent
Republican state convention, declared
that "the Democrats will make you
Promises and fling the broken crusts
thereof into your faces"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
STATE RIGHTS.

I RESPONSE to a question that has
1 been asked frequently during the
progress of the Smoot inquiry The Her
aid desires to say that under no cir
cumstances has the national congress
power to deprive Utah Of statehood. 1t
is true that congress cOnfers the boon
OF statehood, but it cannot take it
away. A territory may make as many
pledges as it pleases in order to secure
statehood; then. having received state
hood, it may break every pledge, disre-
gard every promise and stiu remain
secure in it's sovereignty.
At the cost Of much blood and sorrow
and misery and desolation and money it
was decided some forty odd years ago.
decided once and for all. that an indi-
viduaI state has not the right to secede.
Much less, then, has the congress the
right to force from the Union a state
that is unwilling to go. Inquirers may
take all the comfort they can out of
the statement, laid down as positively
as the proposition that two and two
make four, that statehood cannot be
taken away from Utah.
What power. then, has congress over
n sovereign state? Very little. Con-
gress can expel or exclude from it's
membership representatives from any
state for any reason that seems good to
It \ senator or a representative may
be excluded because he wears a red
necktie, because he refuses to wear a
dress suit. because he is a Methodist,
an Episcopalian, a Baptist or a Nor
mon. We make these suggestions mere
y by way of showing that congress
isn't obliged TO have a real reason for
excluding or expelling a member 1t is
the sole judge of the qualifications of
representatives and senators.
Beyond that congress has no right to
go. 1t cannot pass a law prescribing
the qualifications for voters in the vari-
Gus states if the qualifications pre-
scribed by the constitution are pre-
scribed by the states. That is, any
voting test fixed by a state must stand
provided, such test is not in conflict
with the natic-al constitution. This
point was decided only recently by the
supreme court in case that came up
from the south.
a-D NlAt btAlh dbpub NplleAto leiSSlAls
a law to disfranchise MOrmons who are
polygamists or MormOns generally is
the veriest kind OF rot. Only the legis-
lature of the state of Utah could pass
such a law and make it applicable.
Laws relating to the franchise vary in
more or less essential details through
out the Union. All. however. contain
Tho general Qualifications of LEGAL a pc
and naturalization. Utah is safe
enough as far as national legislation is
concerned.
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The marriage Of Mrs. Louise Smed-
ley Smith and William H. Curtin Will
take place this morning, Father Kelly
performing the marriage service. The
event will be followed by a family
breakfast at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. +. Smedley and immedia teIy after
the young people viii leave for the
coast on a wedding trip. After their
return they viii be at home in St. JO-
seph.
Mrs. Frank Mills was the hostess
yesterday at a charmingly informal
luncheon at, her home. The home was
made bright with quantities OF spring
blossoms, great boughs of apple bloom
filling the air with fragrance. In the
dining room white and green alone
were used. plumOsa and white carna-
tons forming a table decoration. Cow
ers were laid for eight. the guests
being Mrs. HOyt Sherman. Mrs. VIII
liam Bayly. jr.. Mrs. Albert Atkinson
Mrs. Treganza. Mrs. Stephens. Mrs.
Smith of Los Angeles and Mrs. Fred
erick w. Little.
The date set for the marriage of
Miss Catherine Culmer and Frank
Roberts is Friday, May 81
General and Mrs. Thompson arrived
in the city yesterday from California
and are the guests Of their son, J.
Wolcott Thompson.
Mrs. r A Keyes entertains at a
luncheon tomorrow.
Mrs. John Woodward gives an in
formal party tomorrow evening.
Miss Nunroe Of Philadelphia viii
shortly be here to visit her sister,
Mrs. 5. Lincoln Boggs.
$50
Mrs William H. King spent yes
terday in Provo with her sister, Mrs.
D. d. HOutz.
Miss Catherine Collier, who has spent
the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Wetzell, left yesterday for her home in
Illinois.
Miss Catherine Wells gives a Ken
sinston this afternoon in honor of Miss
Catherine Culmer.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas G. Griffin en-
terrain at d dinner Saturday even
ing.
Miss Phil Pointer left yesterday
morning for a visit of week in OS-
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry S. Heath viii
return today from California.
DR.. and Mrs. A. J. Hosmer will en-
terrain at dinner Thursday and Fri
day evenings of this week.
Miss Bishop, who IS the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Hardness. will re-
main in town for a few days longer.
Colonel and Mrs. L. X Bishop. OF
Grand Rapids. Mich, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Walters TUtue.
The house decoTat ton section of the
Ladies Literary club will meet this
morning at 1920 at the club house.
Mrs. George Morrow will read a paper
on Colonial Architecture"
The regular meeting of the Shake
speare section of the Ladies Literary
club which was postponed for one
week, will be held this morning at the
club house at 10 o'clock.
A special meeting Of the Council Of
Jewish Women Will be held this after
noon at the 3. B. rooms at 3 o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
a WORT ny EXECUTIVE.

GOVERNOR JOHN SPARKS Of Ne
~ vada is an executive who has won
and who deserves the respect of his
constituents. Throughout his official
career he has been straightforward and
manly. but i'm no instance has he given
a palmer demonstration Of these ad-
mirable characteristics than in his re-
ply to the appeal from some misguided
Chicago ministers asking him to use
his influence to secure a communication
of the sentence Of or new trial for
Caleb Powers. the three times con-
victed murderer Of Governor Goebel Of
Kentucky. IN this reply Governor
Sparks says, in part.
In the first place I am not famn-
far with the details of the trial and
conviction of the condemned man. and
am, therefore. not competent to ex-
press an opinion in the case. 1t is.
however. we'll known fact that in
the assassination Of Goebel a most
brutal crime was committed by some
one. and / am convinced from the pub
lished statements and common knowl-
those who were in high authority at
the time the deed was committed. and
il justice is ever done. others who have
become fugitives will be sharing the
fate of Powers. l am inclined to give
sympathy TO anyone who is so un-
fortunate as 10 be placed in the dread
full position now occupied by the con-
demned man, but, all circumstances
considered, 1 cannot attempt to in
fiuence the governor of Kentucky in
the discharge of his duties"
Governor Sparks would probably re-
sent outside interference in a Nevada
case and he is not going to lay him
self open TO criticism by interfering
with another chief executive. He does
not know whether Powers was justly
convicted or not. That, he seems to
think, is a matter for the people Of
Kentucky to determine. Powers crime
was committed there, he was three
times tried and three times convicted.
If he had not been guilty il is not at
all probable that he would have been
convicted three times. This much Gov
ernor Sparks knows and so he is keep
ing his hands off.
We wish we could say as much for
our own Governor Wells. The trouble
is that Powers is a Republican. SO,
it is hardly necessary to say, is Gov
ernor Wells. Our governor probably
believes that Powers politics should
save him from the death he so richly
merits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
LIGHT ON MEAT TRUST.

A CORRESPONDENT OF The Herald
y in Kansas City. one VINO is thor
oughly posted on the methods of the
iniquitous meat trust, derives little
comfort from the entirely quiet and
gentlemanly investigation now being
conducted by the department of labor
and commerce. He does not believe
serious investigation is being made,
and the secrecy with which Secretary
CortelyOu is proceeding furnishes am
pie reason for that belief. As an illus
tration OF Mr.. Cortelyou's methods, our
correspondent cites the visit Of two adj
ministration agents to Kansas City.
All these agents did was 10 go over
some old court records. They did not
appear at the stock yards, nor did they
make any inquiries among the stock
men. Nevertheless there is plenty OF
evidence Of the existence Of a meat
trust If the department seriously wants
80. We quote from our Kansas City
letter: "The fat cattle people would
not champion the packers cause SO
generally Just now. nor would the com
mission men. at this point, particular
ly. testify very generously OF the free
dom Of the combination from a desire
% control"
Another interesting feature of the
letter is contained i'm clippings from the
Drover's Telegram and the Kansas
city Times. dated April IS and April 10,
respectively. The Telegram speaks Of
the unprecedently large shipments Of
cattle and hogs into the Kansas city
yards and the low prices they brought
The Star tells Of an increase Of 1 and
. cents in the price of dressed meats.
Dc should not be at all difficult for the
Cortelyou inquirers to verify these re-
rorts and to find out why live cattle
and sheep and hogs should be 50 cheap
and dressed meat so extremely dear.
There is no reason for il except the
greed Of the packers and the fact that
by the terms of their ironclad com
bination they are enabled to dictate the
prices they viii pay for cattle and
sheen and swine and the prices the
butcher must pay for dressed meats.
There is no such thinS as competition
IN the meat business today. The peo-
ple are being robbed at both ends. First
the producer is robbed; second, the
consumer is robbed. And the meat
trust is growing fatter, more indepen-
dent all the time.
Secretary Cortelyou made a great
mistake when ne announced that his
inquiry into the methods CT this COM
bination would be secret. He should
have opened wide the doors to the pub
lie and invited every man with a shred
OF evidence on either side 70 bring it
forward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

At last the Russians have won a ire
mendous victory. one of which the en-
tire nation has every right TO be proud.
Monday morning the Vladivostok feet
slipped out Of the harbor and attacked
a japanese merchant steamer of 500
tons displacement. The steamer was
sunk by the gallant Russian fighters.
Immediately after sinking her the Rus
sian fleet withdrew. Probably its com
manders were afraid the Japs might
round into view at any moment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

y contemporary says there is Moth
ing the matter with the states finan-
cial condition. It is simply borrowing
money earlier this year than usual.
money didn't have to be paid back the
financial condition OF the state really
would be first-class. But the states
creditors are picayunish people. Some
day they'n be mean enough TO want
their money back.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

The real reason Sam ellison was ar
rested was doubtless because of his let
ter to The Herald in which he said he
could arrest any or all the Italian strk-
ers in Carbon county single-handed.
Then the sheriff. just to show how
brave he was, proceeded to arrest Mr..
ellison.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
DYSPEPSIA Tablets.

President Smiths condemnation Of
talking about your neighbours affairs
might have been meant for the SmOOt
investigation committee.
The fact that the Russian Vladivo-
stOk fleet is active is prima facie
evidence that the Taps have not been
able to locate it as yet.
The fight made by the owners Of
slot machines indicates that they are
reluctant to lose good things Tor Gus
toners.
It is no longer proper to. speak Of
the state treasurer as the man who
handles the states money"
Now that the strikers are nearly all
penned up, conditions in Carbon cOun-
~ ave becoming normal once more.
Visitors TO that region should, there
fore. employ counsel and arrange for
bonds before starting on the trip.
As congress is about to adjourn spec
ulatiOn as to what the presidential
boot will land on next is i'm order.
Women that have fans for husbands
might as well resign themselves to
late dinners from now on, unless they
prefer TO get divorces.
Professor Muensterberg of Berlin
pronounCeS the Monroe doctrine 4
caprice" Others, in bygone years.
have entertained the same idea and
got up in the morning with sore
head.
Apostle Grants famous university
speech having got into the Congress
sional Record should now be forgot
ten.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

The ball players who rode in car
riages yesterday looked rs If they were
slad the season only opens once a year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
FURNISHING GOODS.
BOYS and CHILDREN'S SUITS

We carry only the most Satisfac-
tory, Weil-Finished, Up-to-pate and
Lasting Goods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

President Smiths condemnation Of
talking about your neighbor's affairs
might have been meant for the SmOOt
investigation committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

The fight made by the owners of
slot machines indicates that they are
reluctant to lose good things FOR Gus
toners
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

The fact that the Russian -VladivO-
stOk fleet is active is prima facie
evidence that the Taps have not been
able TO locate it as yet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

Apostle Grants famous university
speech having got into the Congress
sional Record should now be forgot
ten.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

Eull information furnished on aDr'ic-4ir,-
Ticket Office, 201 Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

It is no longer proper to speak Of
the state treasurer as the man who
handles the states money"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27

Be sGre your Ticket reads over the
TfNEnN pACIEIC
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-17
Stocks and Bonds.

New York. Nov 16.-Values of Sc
cur;t;es show themselves sensitive to-
day TO the renewed uneaslness IN Lon
don over the reports of friction III the
the negotiations between Russia ana
Great Britain over the North Sea
trouble There was some vigorous
opposition to the reaction at the open
ing but the supporting tactics became
languid when the lightneSs OF 1ncom-
ing buying orders was perceived A
fairly general reaction followed. me
latter Improvement in London sent1-
ment and the termination or the DAY
business for account OF that capltdl
opened the way for recoveries Ill the
later market, and there were num-
Der of aggressively strong features to
developed to help on the rally, be-
sides the violent movements in obscure
specialties, which Continued in EVIL
dence With a rather dubious eHect
on speculative sentiment as whole.
The action of stocks which were the
subjects of good news announcements
was especially Disappointing in the
early req elton. Atlantic Coast Line s
'melon cutting" was greeted with a
9 IL point decline in its price and
Louisville and Nashville for which an
augury of an Increased dividend is
drawn for the Atlantic Coast Line dis
bursement was sharply depressed.
The advance in the price of steel bill
lets of S1.56 per tor increased the
selling pressure on United States Steel
and some of the other steel indus
trials with resulting losses of a point
or more. The features of strength
in the arket were copper, the local
fractions and the subsidiary Pennsyl-
vania stocks. They failed to .sustain
prices at the late recovery and the
market closed easy with some stocks
at the lowest of the day.
Rock Island bonds were active and
strong, but some of the other active
speculative issues were weak.
Total sales (par valued $10,515, 900.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Total sales of stocks today were
1.415,5O0 shares, including Atchison
21,200; altimore and Ohio 11,400;
Canadian Pacific 1880: Chesapeake
and Ohio SO, 100; Chicago Great West
ern 10000; st. Paul 10000; Erie 49,
500 Erie. second preferred, 1000:
Hooking Valley $500: Louisville and
Nashville 1900; anhattan $500; Met
ropoiitan Street Railway $1,000; Mis-
souri, Pacific $4,000; Norfolk and
| Western $1,000; Pennsylvania $1,000.
! Reading $4,000 Rock Island $4,000;
Autnern Pacific 1o1,400; Southern
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-17
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.

BY authority of a mortgage execu-
ted by d. r. Thompson and wife, I.
+. Thompson. recorded in Book 142,
Page $50, of the records Of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Wake county. / will.
on Monday. the 28th day of Novem-
Der, 1904. M, at the courthouse door
of Wake county. Raleigh. N. c., sell
to the highest bidder for cash a GER
tain tract of land lying and being in
Wake county. State aforesaid. in Oak
Grove township. and described and
defined as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at stake in Shaw's land.
thence south 3 degrees west. 140 poles
to a stake, in path lower corner. thence
south 81 degrees; east, 81 poles to a
stake; thence north degrees east. 113
poles to a stake in Sorrell's line:
thence north 76 degrees west. is
poles to the creek. thence down the
creek 80 1-5 poles to Shaw's corner:
thence north 81 degrees west. 81 3-5
poles to the beginning. containing SO
acres more or less-a part of the
Fendal Beavers home tract.
JOHN M. CRENSHAW.
Nortgagee.
10-26-tds
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WHEAT IS AGAIN
MOVING UPWARD
May and December Up
One and a Fraction.
JAPAN NEEDS GRAIN
This is the Cause Of the Upward
Flight. Cotton Declines Three to
Eight Points. Stocks Sensi-
tive to Movements in
Europe.
(Bv the Associated Press. }

New York. Nov 16.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of one point to a decline of two points
lin response to pretty steady set of
Liverpool cables. The absence of
fresh business gave the bears an OPP
portunity TO force the market off and
after the first few minutes during
which the. prices of practically all
options sold about even with the close
Of the previous night. the market
turned easier. Trading was almost
entirely local.
After declining to a net loss of about
three to eight points, the market
steadied slightly on room covering
promoted by the large profits. The
closing was steady at a net decline
OF 5 TO points, with sales of $4,000
bales according to estimates.
The movement is running q little
heavier than expected early in the
week, and into sight estimates for the
week now range around $50, 900 ba les,
against estimates of 100000 bales
earlier. The large exports naturally
explain the heavier receipts to some
extent.
Receipts of cotton at the ports today
55,05S bales, against 50,64S bales last
week, and 1886 bales last year. For
the week 3S5, 900 bales, against 39l,-
800 last week. and 447,S97 bales last
year. Todays receipts at New Or
leans 1881 bales, against $3.50 bales
last year, and at Houston 1885 bales.
against 24,Sl9 bales last year.
New York. Nov. l6-Cotton spot dull
10 points lower. 1niddling uplands 1915,
middling gulf, 10 40 saias l2} bales
Futures ODenHi and .0Sed steady
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 16.-Spot
cotton in fair demand and somewhat
easier to sell; sales $500. including
$500 bales to arrive. Quotations un-
changed.
Futures opened easier with prices
four 10 nine points down. On the call
a leading bull took 5000 bales at 9.95
n little later he took 5000 bales at
9.94. In spite of these purchases the
market had an easier tone and March
declined to 9.91 at which figure the
same operator offered to take 10000
bales, but there We're very few sell
lers at these figures. December open
ed at 81. sold up to 9.73 and de-
clined to 9.63. The market closed
dull, with n net loss of about twelve
points.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-17
10-2S---30t.

North Carolina, Wake County. In the
Superior Court, j. E. Latham &
Company, VS.. Juanita Cotton Mills,
ct al.
Notice to the creditors of the Juanita
Cotton Mills.
In pursuance of an order of the
Superior Court of Wake County, N.
c., entered at the October term, 1904,
of said court, in the case of J. e.
Latham & Co., VS.. the Juanita Cotton
Mills ct al, all the creditors of the
Juanita Cotton Mills are hereby noti-
fled and required to file their claims,
duly verified, with us in the city of
Raleigh, n. c., on or before the 18th
day of December, 1904, so that the
same can be properly inquired into
and passed upon.
FRANK A. DANIELS,
CLAUDE B. BARBEE,
Receivers of the Juanita Cotton Mills.
Raleigh, N. c., October 81, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-17

Railway $500; Southern Railway
preferred, 5000; Texas and Pacific
$500; Union Pacific 1880, Wabash.
preferred, 1900; Mexican Central
21,10G: Amalgamated Copper 15S,3GO:
American Smelling and Refining 49,
500: American Sugar Refining 25.500;
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 23,S00; Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron $500; Console
dated Gas $4,000; Corn Products 12,-
200: North American Company 17,100;
Peoples Gas 10000; Tennessee Coal
and Iron 800; United States Leather
33,800; United States Steel 87.700;
United States Steel preferred, $4,000.