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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-16
STRUCK ON HEAD,
He MAY EXPIRE
Morris M. Ranney is Probably
Fatally Injured.
FIGHT OVER LOAN OF DIME
SKULL is FRACTURED BY CON
TACT WITH SIDEWALK.

IA ORFeIS NJ. RANNEY. waiter at
W Sparey & Mehse's restaurant. j.
East Second South street. is I'm a
dyinC. condition at the Holy Cross hos
pitaI as a result of a blow on the head
received last Monday night in front of
the Red Onion gambling house on Com
mercial street. The police are looking
for the man who struck the blow which
may result in murder.
RanneN. who Is commonly known as
Red Onion gambling house Monday night
with his presUmptive murderer. after
having previously looked in at the Green
Light gambling house on the same street
The only eyewitness TO the assault. as
far as has been discovered, was Peter
Hjorth-
Saw the Assault.
Big JACK and this other man were
Onion" said he Zig Jack asked this
other fellow for q dime. The ether Us-l
said Come down to the bottom OF tn
stairs and IN give il 70 YOU When
they got down there the other fellow
said. 7 think III hit YOU q crack. any
way He hauled off and hit Jack and
Jack went down to the Sidewalk. httLing
IL Ike tnovsaud OF brick I didu
realize that Jack was badly nurt and s"
walked away When 7 came back.
there was q crowd around and they sent
him 10 the hospital
Ranney had been employed at the res
taurant for about eight months lie was
liked by the firm. Last Monday evening
he went out and visited various places
on Commercial street. There IS some
mystery as to wEo his companions were
during the evening. but IL is certain he
visited the Red Onion gambling house
II is reported that ne and his companion
had quarrel in the Green Light gam
bling house. However that may be. they
had an alteration on the sidewalk or
pOSite the stairway of the Red Onion,
and Ranuey was knocked down.
Skull Was Fractured.
The injury was not from the fist blow
struck by his companion. but was due
to the cOncussion when his head struck
the sidewalk. His skull was fractured
in "A manner which proves fatal In a vast
majority OF cases.
a description of the man has been Civ
IN. Officer Carlson is vaIiantly and
mysteriously struggling with the case
The outlook for the possible murderer
apprehension is deemed altogether bright
The employees of the Red Onion have
been interviewed by the sieuth-
Letters have been received indicating
that Ranney has a brother named Vance
Ranney at Paso Robles. Cal ana
mother. Mrs. H N Rauney. at North
field, MINI.
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CAUSES GREAT DELAY CITY STEPPED IN VICE.
Southern Pacific Trains Tied
Up by Raging Waters and
LandSIideS.

Portland, April 15-High waters in the
rivers Of eastern OREGON and the Blue
mountains have so seriously affected rail-
road traffic on the Huntington branch of
the Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany that no trains can be run over that
division of the road for several DAYS.
Brides have been washed out IN several
localities and tracks built on soft earth
have been 50 undermined and threatened
as 10 render their use for railroad pur-
poses dangerous.
Almost parallel conditions exist on the
Southern Pacific system south Of Ash
land, where lancsldes have so covered
the tracks as TO render traffic prohibi-
tive. Half q score OF trains are detained
on either side Of the obstructing masses
and nearly a thousand passengers are
waiting for the tracks to be cleared SO
that they can proceed 20 their destina
tons. Southern Pacific officials are I'M
able 10 state with any degree of certainty
when the troubles Ia the SislSiyOus will
be conquered. but hope Is expressed that
traffic will be restored 10 some degree
OF regularity by tomorrow night.
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Finally Unidentified.

Washington. April 1j.-The following an
nOunct ments were made today ar the
navy department concerning victims of
the battleship Missouri disaster:
The =. J. Mulligan. named in The dis
patch of April 1S. whose name could not
be found on the records of the bureau.
has been identified as John Mulhgan.
landsman: residence. Providence. z. T..
next of kin. James w. MUlligdn. father.
Providence
The " J. BunEITd named in the dis
patch Of April Is. whose name could not
be found ON the records. has been ideU-
titled as William James Hougard. resi-
dence Brooklyn, next of kin. James Bon
gard. Brooklyn. This man WAS blown
overheard and the body has not been re
covered. "
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REGULATIONS
WERE VIOLATED
One Cause of the Horrible Ac-
Cident on the Missouri.
TRYING TO MAKE A RECORD
EXTRA CHARGES KEPT IN THE
HANDLING ROOM.
TRYING TO MAKE A RECORD

TAI ASHINGTON, April 15.-SrarchiuE
w investigation viii ne made by tho
court of inquiry or the Missouri
accident regarding the statement that
four charges of ammunition were i'm the
handling room of the after turret Of the
Missouri. ready 20 be hoisted 10 the tur-
ret at the time the explosion occUrreo-.
This fact has been reported in the news
paper dispatches from Pensacola. and
seems 10 be borne out by the statement
of number of officers. and that it has
been thought necessary, in order TO fire
as rapidly as our ships have been trInG.
10 keep several charges in the turTet
room, even though il il not in accord wit o
the regulations. that no time time may be
lost in bringing the charges from the
magazine. If such be the ease il can be
stated that this condition of affairs viii
be promptly remedied- II was pointed
out today at the navy department by an
board the other ships of the navy Of
keeping several extra charges In the
handling room during the target practice
and il was said thar il this was SO no one
on the Missouri should be held respon-
sible.
Notwithstanding the mystery which stii
surrounds the cause of the AlissOUri's ac-
cident the announcement was made at the
navy department today that there would
be no suspension Of tar<eJ practice at
Pensacola. but that the other ships which
have not yet fired will go on the range
al the regular time.
70 was learned touigl that the navy
department Is considering the appoint
ment Of a board Of distinguished nava!
officers To take ND the whole question OF
target practice in the navy. pass upon
the efficiency of the precautions at pres
ent IN practice and make a report to tbs
secretary showing. among other things.
whether the present system of target
practice should be modified The name
of Admiral Dewey has been unoffiCially
mentioned as the president of the board.
but this has not been dec;ded or IL was
said that the appointment of such a board
necessarily will depend upon the findings
OF the court OF inquiry.
\ telegram received today al the navy
department announces the appointment
OF Lieutenant NJ L. Bristol as judge ad-
yocate OF the court Of inquiry. Lieutenant
Bristol is one of the ordnance experts OF
the navy and an officer of marked ability.
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CORKlNG UP THE
NEWS SOURCES
Russia Has Placed Wireless
TeIegraphy Under the Ban.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
MAY BE TREATED AS SPIES AND
SHOT.

.IAI ASHINGToN, April 15.-The Rus
w sian government has given notice
that newspaper correspondents
using wireless telegraph will be treated
as spies and shot
This notice was served on the state
department by Count Cassinf, the Rus
sian ambassador. today, and il is under
stood that similar communications were
made 10 all foreign offices. The text
or the communication is as follows:
am charged by my government in
order to avoid ali possible misunder-
standing, TO communicate 10 your -eX-
cellency that the lieutenant of his i'm
perlal majesty in the far east has just
made the following declara ton:
" In case in which neutral steam
ers having on board correspondents
who might communicate war news TO
the enemy by means Of perfected ap-
paratus not being yet foreseen by OK
listing conventions. would be arrested
near the coast Of Kuan Tong or in the
zone of operations of the Russian
fleet. the correspondents will be looked
-on as spies, and the steamers furn-
ished with wireless Biography seized
as prizes OF war
This notice opens up an entirely new
line Of treatment Of correspondents.
The reference to existing conventions
Is taken TO express the belief of the
Russian government that if wireless
Biography had been practiced prior to
the Hague declaration concerning i'm
PIGMENTS and practices of war il
would surely have been prohibited even
in neutral hands. 1t happens that some
Of the leading British newspaper cor
respondents are making free use Of he
wireless telegraph for transmission q
their war news and it is possible that
they VIII appeal TO their government to
define their status, and to secure an
official determination Of the question z s
20 whether a neutral on his own shin
outside the territorial waters of
beIigerent power and without contra
band of war aboard can be treated as
a gnN
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a .11RT ARTHUR SHELLED
5...n. BY JAPANESE FLEET
DETAILs
oeven Chinese Killed, Five Soldiers and Three
Chinese Wounded
Japanese Said to Have Sustained Reverse With Heavy Loss
After Landing 200 Men.
idEETiiI,

Petersburg, telegram Admiral Alexieff from
o'clock this
midday and
alternately promonory
including the baleshp Pobed replied from
plunging The batteries also participated
land
Chinese wounded.
The Russian warshp sustained damage and there no loss OF
life them.
Petersburg ia
entertainments
positions Anung
Tatung Kiuien Chng, of
Yalu.
April 1eTh St Petersburg of the Standard
landing Yalu When 1000
lying
suddenly driving ships with
in guns
April dispatch
day, believes
is now sealed
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FOUR DEATHS ON THE
VOYAGE FROM MANILA

San Francisco. April I5.-Captain II. J..
Roosevelt Of the United States marine
corps. who has been on duty with the
Asiatic squadron, arrived today on the
transport Sheridan. There were four
deaths during the Sheridan'S trip across
the Pacific. Acting Hospital Steward r.
HaddoX. jr.. died Of tuberculosis; Charles
l.. Rice. a clerk in the medical depart
ment. from an abSCeSS Of the brain
Private Edward DOugherty Of company
y. Twenty-third infantry. Of heart dis
ease. and Albert NJ. Proctor of company
j.. Seventh infantry of dysentery-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-16
REPUBLICANS
HOLD THEIR STATE CONVENTION

Boston, April l5.-Canadian reciprocity
and Eugene Foss. its foremost champion
in this section of New England, were
decisively defeated today in the Repub-
lican state convention called TO elect four
detega tes-at-large to the Republican ma
tionat convention al Chicago. Mr.. EOsS.
who before the convention had announced
his intention Of offering a reciprocity
resolution and of contesting as a candi-
date for delegate-at-large on this issue,
carried out his pan. His resolution was
Overwhelmingly voted down and he was
rejected as delegate by a vote Of us
TO 1851 for his nearest contestant
At time when, 10 all appearances. d
considerable sentiment IN the convention
was with Mr.. Foss. Senator Lodge took
the platform and by an eloquent address
stemmed the tide and carried the dele
gates with him
Mr.. Foss. in offering his resolution.
argued that the Republican party in
Massachusetts, was in danger of defeat
unless something was done to save it.
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0eplorabIe Conditions Brought
to Light at Portland,
Oregon.

Portland. Ore. April 15.-Meetings were
held in the Presbyterian churches Of this
city last night for the purpose Of in
augurating a campaign-to purge this city
OF the vice which the workers in the
cause assert is rampant. The principal
subject under discussion was the inn
morality existing among boys and girls
OF tender years. Witnesses. including
special officers. told Of degrading sights
seen on the streets and in places Of III
repute, involving the sons and daughters
OF respected parents Gambling and
other features Of the vice of the city were
taken up and discussed. and the admin
iStraton Of the city was severely con-
demnCd for its alleged laxity IN the en-
forcement of the laws of the municipai-
ity. Meetings VIII be held on Thursday
evening next for the purpose of further
discussing the question and resolutions
expressing the feeling of the people IN
the matter will be presented TO the Eari-.
Gus congregations for adoption Fifteen
Presbyterian churches held meetings last
night 5000 people attending.
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CONGRESS EXPECTS TO
ADJOURN BY APRIL 28

= Washington. April 1.-THE non p
= attendance of Republican members .
= of the house in what are con- =
= sidered the closing days Of The SEES
= sion Is causing some VeXatiOn 20 =
y the managers of that body. a y
3 circular was mailed tonight 10 the =
y Republican membership. signed by%
y Representative TaWney. the Re y
= publican whip" and issued at the y
y request Of Speaker Cannon. call >
y ing attention in no uncertain y
y language - the necessity of at =
y tending to business. The leaders y
y today predict that April q will be y
y the day of adjournment and they >
4 are bending every effort TO carry =
out this plan.
. 49, AA4k* 49,
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whether Mr.. Newton and Mrs. Newton
IL passed through Salt Lake on their
way 20 the Atlantic. but the suppOsition
is that they did not.
This latest move renders it extreme
~ unlikely that Mr.. Newton will be
heard by the SmOOt investigation COM
mittee. At Liverpool he will report to
Apostle Heber J. Grant, another man
who evaded service of a legal process
1t was also reported yesterday that
Lillian Hamlin, another witness want
ed by the committee, is in Canada with
friends, and out of the reach OF the
senate.
Judge Q. w. Powers leaves at noon
today for Washington, to testify be-
fore the SmOot committee. 1t is un-
deTstOUd Moses Thatcher. another Wit
ness in the case, will leave for the east
tomorrow
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TWO OIL REFlNER'ES
DEV0URED BY FIRE

Beaumont. Tex. April 15.-Fire tonight
in refinery No. of the Gulf Refining
company at Port Arthur. following a
double explosion in the agitators. result
ed in the loss of refinery No. 3 and the
partial loss Of refinery No. p
About $1,000 barrels of oil were de-
stroyed. II is thought the loss on oil
machinery and buildings VIII amount o.
500 00e. The fire department Of Beau
mont was called on for assistance and
sent engines. firemen and hose on a spe-
ciaI train. The refineries. which are To-
Gated about two miles from Port Arthur.
are the largest i'm the Texas field and
have been built recently
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BURSTING OF LAKE
CAUSED AVALANCHES

Horn Brook. Cal, April 15.-Immense
avalanches are being caused here by
the bursting Of a mountain lake and
the Southern Pacific tracks are covered
by mud and rocks for a considerable
distance The slide is considered the
worst in recent history and viii prob
ably delay traffice forty-eight hours at
the least.
Ten trains are stalled as a result of
the slide and fully 800 passengers are
on the ground.
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PLEADED
GUILTY AS CHARGED

= Central City. Colo, April 15.-Since
the mob dispersed this morning no
further attempt to lynch Azel D. Cal
braith, the self-confessed murderer of
his wife and son. has been made A
lynching was prevented solely by the
bravery of Sheriff Thomas Cody. who
declared to the mob. II viii die fight
ing to keep you out of this jail
Ealhraith was arraigned today be-
fore Justice Thomas Hooper. and. he
pleaded guilty TO two complaints
charging him with the murder Of his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-16
KANSAS CITY BANK MADE BEST
BID FOR THE PHILIPPINE BONDS

Washington. April 15.-Bids were opened
at the war department today for the 50
100000 Of Philippine certificates of in
dehtedneSS. The bids WerC mostly for
small lots. There was one syndicate bid
by four banking companies OF New York
The highest bid was that OF the Ameri-
can National bank of Kansas City for
the whole issue at 1Ol.1S1. The next high
est bid was that of y. W. Harris & Co.
of New York for the entire issue at
1Hl043. The syndicate bid was 1O0.17. This
syndicate Is composed Of the National
City bank. Harvey Fiske & Son, Fiske
q Robertson and the Guaranty Trust
company.
Der tar less than the number OF bids al
the last letting. This is accounted for by
the tcct that the department desires 10
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award the contract en- bloc The highest
price offered today-lOl1S1-is more than
] per cent less thar was bid for thc
last issue OF these certificates. In MAY.
TENDER letting last year 1O2 q was Teai-
lied Considering the changed financial
conditions here, the Panama Canal pay
ments and the floating of war loans IN
Europe. Colonel Edwards. CHIEF of the
tnsular bureau. who represents the phil
lppinc commission in this matter. feels
that the result of the bidding will be
regarded as extremely satisfactory. The
certificates were only one-year per cent
securities, and the department hopes 10
do very much better in selling the long
term bonds provided for in the pending
Philippine financial bill, IL that shall be
approved by congress.
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MORMONS BUY LAND.
Brigamhites to Build Temple at In
denendence. No.

Kansas City. April 15.-The transfer to-
day Of twenty-five acres of land near
Independence. No. TO James q. Duf-
fin president of the Southwestern States
Utah Mormon mission is looked upon as
n move to fulfill the prophecy made by
Joseph Smith in 1880. that the MOrmons
will return 10 Jackson county. Missouri.
and there erect a temple" With the com
ing again Of the Utah MormOns. II such
should be the case, Independence VIII
have within Its borders three distinct
branches of MOrmOns-the ReOrganized
church. the Hedrickite church and the
Utah church. The plans Of the Utah
church. called the BriEhamites. call FOR
a magnificent temple to be erected on
the site purchased today
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OF FRITZ
IDLE Won GINGLEHiEM

Milwaukee. Wis, April I5.-FriJz
Idle Won Gingleheim. who claims To be
a son of one Of the oldest and noblest
families in Germany and himself heir
20 immense estates, and a noble title.
son Of a cabinet official under Emperor
William /. was sentenced 10 three years
and six months in states prison today
for forgery. Won Gingleheim attributes
his downfall 10 gambling and intoxi-
CaurS
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He said that o decrease of > per cent in
the Republican vote Of the state would
place ii in the Democratic column. and
he contended that Canadian reciprocity
would avert this danger When he con-
ciuded he was accorded applause hearty
and prolonged.
senator Lodge, supporting the platform
reported by the resolutions committee OF
the convention. urged harmony and be
fore ne mad been speaking a great while
the audiences was cheering ut almost
every Stntence.
When the chairman called for vote
on the substitution Of Mr.. FOSs' reci-
procity plank few sea ttered voices de
cIared in favor Of the substitution. but
when the vote OF those opposed was
called a thunderOus NOT shook the
walls OF the auditorium Immediately
atterward the original platform was
adopted.
The following deiegates-at-large were
CHOSEN: Ex-Governor w. MURRAY Crane.
Senator Lodge, Ex-Governor John D.
Long. Colonel Z. G Benton.
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A Comnanv Protest

New York, April 15-The American De
Forest Wireless Telegraph company has
photographed TO Secretary Hay at Wash
ington "a protest against the attitude OF
the Russian government relative to the
use of wireless biography by correspon-
dents in the zone of war. The protestants
say:
we claim the right under all inter-
national laws to use the nigh seas for
peacetuI purposes. and demand for our
operators. who are American citizens. and
Tor our property. the full protection OF
the nited States government"
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+4++++++++++++++++-
MANDATE ISSUED.

? Washington, April 1.-THE man =
date Of the supreme court of the =
, United States enforcing the decree '
, of the court in the Northern Sc =
, curities case was issued yesterday =
, on the expiration OF thirty days =
? after decision was rendered. =
= y y y y y y y
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MORE GERMANS KILLED
IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA

Berlin. April t5.-According To dis
patch from WindhOek. German Southwest
Africa. a captain. first lieutenant and
six men were killed. and a lieutenant and
seven men severely and five men slightly
wounded. in a battle with the Hereros on
April - At Okatumba. five miles south
west OF katjapia. No other details have
been received.
The enemy's right flank retired 20 Okla
tumba after the battle Of Onganjira,
April 9.
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DELAYED DISPATCH.
Battleship Blew Up While in Line of
Battle.

Port Arthur, April I4.-Delayed in
transmissionJ.-An engagement oc-
CURED at Port Arthur yesterday morn
ing between seven Russian torpedo
boats and the cruiser Bayan and Jap
aneSe vessels. The torpedo boat de-
stroyer Bezstarshni was sunk. Five of
the torpedo boat destroyers. with the
Bayan. returned at : a. m.
me hattleshipS PetrOpa vlovsk PObie-
ia and Peresviet and and the torpedo
Eunboat Gaydamak then put to sea
Al $3.50 terrific explosion occurred
beneath the PetrOpavlovsk and the ship
went down i'm two minutes. The jap
anese squadron. consisting Of about
forty ships. remained in sight until 8
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The fighting between the opposing
floti.las Of torpedo boat destroyers last
ed about an hour. The Bezstra shni
was surrounded by three japanese tor
pedo boat destrOyers and sunk.
In Line of Battle.
The japanese boats then withdrew
and the Japanese squadron appeared on
the horizon. whereupon the Russian
squadron left the rOadstead. steering
in the direction Of the enemy's ships.
which retired. soon, however, the Jap
anes3 reappeared with a formidable
force of about a score Of warships The
Russian squadron returned to the road
stead and took up a position in line Of
battle. ready to receive the enemy.
The sudden explosion which destroyed
the Petropavlovsk occurred almost i'm
mediately thereafter and the battleship
went 20 the bottom.
The Grand Duke Cyrul. Captain ia
kovleff. the commander of the Petro-
paviovsk. four officers and some fifty
men were saved.
The batueship BObieda was damaged
amidships and went into the inner har-
Dor. where she anchored.
The enemy's vessels. which were
formed in two divisions, disappeared
in the course Of the afternoon.
The fresh breeze which was blowing
throughout Wednesday developed into
a violent gale towards night.
Battleship Blew Up.
Later, $40 p. m.-The division of RuS-
san torpedo boats which put 10 sea on
Tuesday night. kept up a running fight
with the enemy until early Wednesday
morning, when the cruiser Bayan
steamed cut 10 aid the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Bezstrashni, which was Grip
pied and unable 10 shake off the Japan
csc attack. The Bayan drove the enc
my of, but the Bezstrashni sunk at 7
a. m. The japanese torpedo boats with
drew. but almost Immediately six lap
anese warships appeared on the ho-
rizon. Admiral Makaroff ordered the
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