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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
FIGHT WITH A MADMAN,
George NJ Grace of Ogden Makes IT In
teresting for Police

Officers Bush and seigfus had terrible
struggle with a madman at the Rio
Grande Western depot at 4 o'clock this
morning
The Insane man is George NJ. Grace Of
Ogden, who has been working In the ma
chine shops for the railroad company
Yesterday he became demCuted and walk
cd from ogden TO Salt Lake and was
found az the roundhouse. Word was sent
TO the police station and the officers nam
ed boarded the patrol wagon and went
after Grace. After considerable coaxlng
they induced nj INTO get into the wagon,
when Scigfus attempted to follow Grace
made trouble lie said Sofgus was no
good and could not ride He was finally
permitted TO examine the officers head
and at last pronounced him al right
When the county iall was reached,
Grace, who Is "a very powerful man, ever
six feet In height, put up q vicious fight
on the officers and II took all their
strength 10 finally handCuft him and land
him In the padded cell.
Grace was examined az the county jail
this afternoon By Drs Mayo and Odoll
who found the man suffering fr'm acute
form Of insanity and recommended his
commitment TO the mental hospital at
Provo. lie will be taken there this even
ms by a deputy sheriff.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
AN EXPLOSION
Of PETROLEUM..
FOUR MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Four OF Crew We're Sayed-CauSc Of
The Fire Not ExpIaincd-Sur-
yiyOrs Cannot Tell.

New York. Doc l9.--By m explosion
or q burning of one million gallons Of
petroleum ON % standard OIL companys
barge at sea on Long Branch. ~ D.
Sunday afternoon four men were
burned to death. The dead are,
Captain G., r. Stokes.
A. Sale engineer
a. Brandt fireman
Unknown sailor
Four survivors Of the crew Of the
burned barge were brought 70 this
port and are I'm q hospital suffering
from burns.
The steel barge so. 81 and another
barge We're On tow Of a tug bound from
Philadelphia Something interlered
with the flow Of water from the fresh
water tank and Engineer Sale and Fire
man Brandt went below to investigate.
An explosion followed, whether of gas
or a boiler Is unknown. In q twink
ling the barge was ablaze from stem
10 stern.
The tug which had the barges IN
tow went alongside the burning barge
and took off four seamen but the blaze
had spread 80 fast that the others
could not be rescued.
When the blazing barge was sighted
last night Il was Impossible to learn
anything regarding the fate Of the
crew Tugs which were near az hand
COVE an the assistance possible and
no effort was made to reach the barge
by The life-slyIng crew at that point.
The first news therefore, came here
today when q tughoat uut into Long
Island city with the four survivors on
board.
All Of these men were seriously
burned and We're taken az once 20 a
hospital There il was found that one
OF them was In q critical condition
II rs believed that the other three men
viii survive their Injuries,
The cause Of the fire on the barge
has not been explained. None Of the
survivors was In a condition 10 talk
today but IL was learned that there was
an explosion and burning Of was
thrown over the vessel The barge had
on board y Q0) barrels or 100000 gal
Ions Of oil.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
She Herself win Probably be
Called to Witness Stand
To Testify
ANXIOUS TO TELL HER STORY.
Can Give the Jury Information That
They Cannot Secure From
Any Other Source.

New York, Dec. l9.--When the trial
Of Nan Patterson was resumed today
Il was announced that evidence would
be submitted by the defense. II was
said that Miss Patterson herself would
probably be one Of the 20 witnesses
called to the stand. Her counsel an
nounced that they would, through Wit
nesses and through the defendants own
testimony, prove that she did not XIII
and ala not plan to XIII Caesar YOUNG,
as has been the contention OF ASST
Dist Atty. Rand.
Witnesses nay be called, they SAID
to swear that they heard Caesar Young
telephone TO Miss Patterson on the
morning OF the shooting, asking her
TO meet him before he sailed TOT
Europe. They also declare they VIII
be able 10 prove that she could not
have premeditated murder 10 hours be-
fore the shooting as was argued 10y
Mr.. Rand, as she did not know she
would see Young on the morning before
he sailed,
Miss Patterson mas declared that she
Is not only willing but anxious to tell
her story to the jury
There is much | can tell the jury
that they could learn from no other
source" she Is quoted as saying, lana
when they hear what l have to say
every one Of them viii vote to set me
free"
Nan Patterson Is 20 confident OF ac-
ouittoI that she said today that she
had spent her last sunday In the
Tombs She added that she would be
An her fathers home "a Washington
before another Sunday comes
When recess In the Patterson trial
was taken, Mr.. Levy Of counsel for the
defense announced that Nan Patterson
would take the stand in her own be-
half this afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
RELIGIOUS STATISTICS,
They Show q Growth In Nearly
All SscGs.

New York, Dec. Is--Nearly an re-
llgious sects, as their figures Of growth
for last year are announced. show a
larger percentage of Increase than In
previous years. says the Herald IN
several denominations the ratio ~
growth exceeds the usual ratio Of IN
crease In the population. This is not
ably the case IN the Episcopal church,
which last year gained per cent on It's
membership Of The previous year, While
the population growth IS estimated az
about per cent, Tho Episcopal church
has added 2b,9l5 10 rs membership,
making its present figures S0I3jl
I'm the Presbyterian church the In
crease IN membership last wear Nos nc
the rate Of 2b per cent, the gain in
members being 2743l, and the total
number l,0gl90S Last years gain was
21-5 per cent. The southern Prosby-
terrain church, a much smaller boiy
than the Northern, having but 239 SSS
members Eairod per cent last year.
The'ratl OF gain by the Methodist
membership is not so large as In the
other bodies named, but was As per
cent or almost as much az the estlmat-
ed ratio Of population growth. For the
previous year the Methodist ratio was
only I per cent The body has now
9.06i1S5 members, ofwhom about 200 900
are connected with foreign conferences
and missions
Tt is stated in the PRESBYTERIAN hand
book for 1905 that the religions OF the
world have $50 100000 adherents. d.
vided as follows.
Christianity t77.0sO i5S. Confuclan-
Ism. 25G,O0OOOO; Hinduism i9000OOOO:
Mohammedanism. 1854 372. Buddhism.
14790O0O0 Taolsm and Shintosm, ST.
100000 Judaism 1855 600. and various
heather faiths llS,120419
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
ADDITIONAL LAND OFFICE
Senator Read Smoot Writes to Maj II.
P, Myton on subject.

United states Senator Reed smoot
has sent Major II. r. Myton of this
city the following letter from Washing
ton, which will be read locally with
much Interests II am in receipt Of your
letter Of the 9TH inst, In relation to the
establishment Of an additional land Of
fee In the State Of Utah. have this
matter under consideration at the pres
ent time with the general land Office.
The department has been rather Of the
opinion that the establishment OF an
additional Office would not be warrant
cd. / note what you say IN regard TO
AN act OF Congress being necessary for
the creation OF this office. and assure
you that | viii use my best efforts TO
see that every facility for the opening
to entry OF the land IN the uintah
Indian reservation Is secured
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
ROBBED AN OLD MAN.
Four Young Toughs When Arrested for
Crime Confess the Deed,

Junius Cook, aged 10 years r. Wat
son, Is, A, Burt, 10, and i, Love, 10,
were arrested at o'clock this morning
on the charge Of robbery by officers
Heath, Sperry and Brown.
Last Saturday an old Scotchman
whose name was not learned by the
police tclephoned to the station that
he had been robbed by four young men
OF t27. The old man was intoxicated,
50 the police say and while IA that
condition the young men rolled him,
taking all his money. He was able,
however. 10 recognize the robbers and
gave the police their names and de-
scrlptions Today the prisoners were
questioned by the arrestng officers and
finally admitted their guilt 20 the
charge. They are booked for robbery
and a complaint win be filed against
them tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
UNDER RUSSIAN SEARCHLlCHTS
TorpcdOboatS First Attacked 10 Con-
cert but Subsequently lnde-
peudly
THEY DID NOT ESCAPE UNSCATHEr
Assault Delivered Without Any Con.
fusion Bravery Of Officers and Men
Source 81 Great Satisfaction.

TokIa, Dec, 10. j a. m.-Vice ADM,
Ial Togo's report upon The torpedo op.
eratious against ,he Russian turret shlE
seyastopol was received today. Il says
ION the night of Dec. "a our torpe.
do ilollllus made q gallant and brave
series OF attacks against the itusslat
turret ship Seyastopol.
The ilOtIllas arrived outside the en-.
trance TO Port Arthur about midnighi
ON that date. The leading h0iilla, un.
der commander unchada and q specla
lolpedobo1t partly Tor attack ana part.
~ 70 reeonn0iter closely approached
me sevastOpol at 4 O'Clock and under
me searchlIghts and fire Of lhe enomy'i
ships ana shore batteries they attacket
her
- shell struck Commander Mite.
mWas tOrpcdoOoat ana four shots M
commander Nakamutd'G boat, wound.
ing three sailors.
subsequently cur totlllas attacked
acting Independently
'Flotilig A. Commander Kasama, ad.
Naneed 'irst tor thp purpose of dee.
uoyIng the defnscs protecting thf
sefast1po, and also 10 draw and N.
vert ,1e Ore under the cnemv's search.
lElts lloiiia H. Commander Jnr1iii
notliIa q, Commander OGH: Gnu1la n
Comm n1er SeW and fouuo r. Gem.
inander KaWa-e approached rucces.
siNciy and praycly continued the AT.
lacks from TWO until four c'clock ii
the morning
"Conmander Ots Nls notllla arroache1
me closest and delivered Inc cost Wig.
orous attack
while retrea'iag one torpef obnat re,
ce' yea several shOts simultaneously. her
tonmtudor Lieut.. Nalnhoh. and fy,
oi1eIs Being Killed Tho 0oat lest hel
iftedom OF motion aud Lieut.. Nakahe.
las boat went no the rcdeut and GpsDlt,
inc 1eayy fire, rudeayoicd 70 save her
while towing The boat the cnemy'i
shells severed the hawser Lieut.. Ma.
kahara's cont was also hit and one mar
Killed Subsequently several shells mn
ana almost disabled Lieut. Nakaharat
boat, forcing him 10 abarlcn ne com.
race snip, which Was sinking. Lieut.
Nakahara' however steamed back. res.
cued no crew and abandoned the tor
pcao boat TO her fate.
Commander kavaiso's boat. belong
Ing 10 TIE Same notilil, Was struck b.;
% shell, Killing ono o. the crew and
woun0lns Lieut. yaSohasrl and tive
sailors
Lieut.. Shonc1 boat was nit ana on,
Of The crow Killed and Eve wounded
The boat wac temporarily disabled
but his c1mrada SHIPS with Leuto
Wal3oaha and Mort commanding. mo.
tectcd ana rescued her. AN the other
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
GERMANS CARRY LUMBER
Protest Against Their Getting
Contract to Take 1t to Panama.

Washington, Dec. l7.--Some questions
relating 10 the construction Of the Pam
anna canal were brought to the atten-
ton OF President Roosevelt today. Rem
resentatives Humphrey and Jones OF
Washington called al the White House
90 lodge q protest with the president
against the shipping Of lumber from
the Puget sound territory 10 the canal
zone In German vessels.
The president was Informed that tho
canal commission had made a contract
IN Washington Tor 100000 feet OF um-
Der and that Oh Of this lumber was to
be shipped to the canal strip in German
bottoms to the absolute exclusion Of
American vessels which were lying IN
Puget sound waiting for business.
Representative Humphrey. who is a
member OF the merchant marine com.
mission, told the president that 10
American shipB We're lying idle IN the
waters Of Washington, while the Ger
man ships were carrying the lumber
20 Panama Bids had been submitted
by both American and German vessel
owners. They did not vary materially
az TO price but the German vessels werc
willing 20 carry the lumber In broken
cargoes, while the American vessels
wanted full cargoes, The contract had
been awarded 10 the German shops OF
the Cosmos steamship ll1e
The presidents callers felt that me
awarding OF contracts 10 German yes
sells was a discrimination against Amer.
lean shipping which ought not 20 BE-
sanctioned The president promised 20
look into the subject
Later IN the day Admiral Walker
president OF the Panama canal com.
mission. called on the president and
told him that the commission had made
It's contract With the Bellingham Bay
Lumber company Cor delivery on the
canal strip, and that the commission
had nothing whatever 10 DO with the
contract made for shipping the lumber
from PUGET sound 10 Panama
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
Secret Service Men Succeed 10
Locating the Materials From
Which They We're Made,
HAVE BEEN FLOATEO EAST.
Quantities Of Paper and Ink Enough
To Print a Million Dollars Worth
Have Been Found

New York bee, i9--Socret service
agents are reported to have succeeded
I'm locating IN this city the materials
ANA printing presses used ia counter-
feitlng "lndlan-head' Sl-biIls, which
have been extensively noated all
over the eastern states A long came
palgn against the gang eliminated last
week In the arrest Of Charles Adamson,
who Is now IN JAIN at New Haven, Conn,
Great secrecy has been thrown about
the case. and Secret Service Agent
Flynn, who handled The case, absolute.
ly refuses to discuss H. Adamson was
kept IN the local agency Of the depart.
ment three days and nights before the
case was completed. lie was arrested
IN a furnished room In Eighth avenue,
where II was alleged he was negotiating
for the sale of some notes The sup
posed buyer was a detective, and he
arrested Adamson on the spot Ne
trace Of the printing outfit could be
found, however and this being the
AAA'NN iAAAl'NA AtAAlA lhNl ~ hNA. ''|AA wa N'N
continued over wide section Of the
city Information finally was obtained
and the materials were gathered In at
different houses Adamson is asserted
to be well connected in this city,
He is highly educated and Is said TO
be one Of the cieyerest men of the kind
IN America, but Is asserted % have be-
come a user Of opium, which, Of course,
he was hot Permitted to have after his
arrest
Quantities Of paper and mi, enough 90
print a million dollars worth of hyes
were found in many hiding places about
the city. There was press and a
photographers Quilt together with
many delicate instruments and the col
oring materials OF the skilled counter
feiter
Adamson was taken 20 Connecticut
for hearing because a case has already
been worked up there in which two u
his alleged pals are under Indictment
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
COAL FOR THE POOR.
2. c. NJ. l. Makes Its Usual Christmas
Gift Of 100 Tons

As is usual with the institution at
this season Of the year, u. c. NJ. J. has
announced through lts superintendent,
Thomas c. Weber the distribution Of
100 tons Of coal 10 the worthy poor OF
Salt Lake delivery to be made through
the Office OF the presiding BlshoprlC,
who have been notified that the coal
mentioned awaits their order. Needless
10 say, the gift viii be highly apprcclat.
ed BY the recipients. and viii tend TO
make their Christmas more enjoyable
than otherwise Il would be.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Colorado Supreme Court Adj
Judges Four Men Guilty of II

Denver. Dec. 10 Tho supreme court to.
day adiudged Leonard Rogers William g.
Adams Louis Hamburg ana Thomas
klnacy gullty 90 contempt Tor conduct
BIN Precinct q Ward e. u this city, az
the recent election In violation II the
COURTS lnjunctye order Sentences were
imposed as follows
Rogers. Elk months IN jaIl aud hne ot
800 and costs, Adams and Hamburg,
three months IN jan ana fine ~ 500, and
costs each; klnsley tue Of SO ana costs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19

Chicago. Dec. l9-Bcfore a consrcga-
ton OF nearly 5000 people John Alex
ander D1vle has declared that the as
sets OF Zion were $50. 900 O00 and Of this
sum S2i 00o 00o was IN Zion city, He
said that the total Indebtedness was
less than $4,000 and most OF that was
20 members ot the church
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
DROPP D DEAD.
Thomas B Cracrait Expires Suddenly,
Probably From Heart Failur,

Thomas Z. Cracroft. residing near the
corner OF l. and First streets, dropped
dead suddenly at noon today, due. il is
thought TO heart failure. The deceased
was d Well known resident Of this city
and "a painter by occupation. lie had
not been IN the best OF health Of late.
although Il was not suspected that his
condition was at all serious
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
NEW RURAL ROUTE
ON JANUARY IS.

Some tNrce years ago Postmaster
Thomas sent to Washington a. petition
for the establishment Of rural free de-
livery in the territory adjoining Salt
Lake city on the west and Inadequate
IS supplied with mail facilities Dy star
route from the Salt Lake office to
Brighton ana Eidorulo postohges This
service has been so poor that many
citizens have rented boxes lu the salt
Lake Office aud have called for their
mail about once "A week. Because OK
these unsatisfactory conditions, Post-
master Thomas suggested rural free
delivery and the citizens signed a pee
titIou asking for Il, sp, cial Agent NJ.
al. Steele was detailed TO Investigate
the proposed route, ana made "a report
recommending that il be established.
For some cause unknown here the case
was returned for further investigation
and Special Agent Clarke detailed To
make H. Ills report while prloably
not adverse, was never acted upon, ANA
the case remained suspended until the
18th inst, when authority WAS issued
to Postmaster Thomas 70 establish the
service ON Jan. l6. 1905, IND to pay the
carrier S6Si per annum,
The route 10 be followed by Ihe car
rier is as follows:
Commencing at Salt Lake CRY Oh
wv Miles.
Thence west on Second South
street 10 Highway 2s........o. 2,35
Thence south on Highway 2S.u.. 20
Thence west on Highway % to
hlgh"ay 10'''''',,t,,...,.......',.,,..' On 90
Thence souln on iI6h"'! on ~
hflBhtoh r. O"''''''''"'''''''
Thence Nesl''.'' .'','''','',,''''' ~
Thence sou'h To hisnMay ~. 90
Thence west ON lllSn"al ~ ~ --
southwest corner stll'oil l-, no, -'''
Thence south on highway 90 " n,
Highway &c., 't,,.'''.' 5s,''''
Thence relIaCe 20 il N.Y., ,'. 'so -
Ihehce east 10 "eS' INV VA
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Thence north TO northwest 'oi-
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Highway lf'''''',,,,.'', .',,,',,''
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The route WI" w NJ ana has an
from the H"ll I'M I''''' qrsore .ro S5
area OF ~ 4ua.e r' i.,,5 t,. nonrIation
houses on the Io 'u,' ",'o Wv, ~ fos
to be served IN eS' ino,a ,he al, lake
The carrier N'' Iva so,nr, VIII coll
once al ~ q. H. ulu '1' W.
lectlohs nol n.y. ''o.' 81. route NAV
Patrons Ies'ulhs ol s"C .,a0,,sd o,.
II they want 10, V'u,, ,'a,.,.,,,,,o,,t
velopes upon when 'l'e 5 So,,a, ,'s''''''
VIII point a ielu'l' ca, '' 49,. 49, "a
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tutn TO -, s ~, ,''"1 Ivy
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
An ArmenInn Demonstration

Moscow Dec. i9.--The Armenlans OF
this city at n reunion last night, made
O big anti-Government demonstration IN
which students participated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
FINNISH LANGUAGE.
Made Official he Custom. Postal
And Olher Services.

Bjomebiord, Finland. Dec ia de-
cree was issued today Introducing Fin
ulsh as the official language IN The Gus
toms. postal and other services be-
ginning Jan. /.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19

"Hol1 refused 10 hndranco sought ara
found," as in the case Of the man VINO
imao.nes that he can rent hs house
iust as we'll without advertising H.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19

House. renters look for bargains as
eagerly as shoppers, II you can offs
Bargain to a good tenant your offer
will find many a reader.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-02
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day of
March, 1904.
BY the Court,
F. G. HARVEY,
Judge Of Probate.

PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennepin. Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary A.
Weeks, Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Mary A. Weeks, deceased, late of the
County of Hennepin and State of Mime
sofa, being granted to Harry Howard
Weeks, of said County and State,
IT is ORDERED, That six months be
and the same is hereby allowed from and
after the date of this order, in which all
persons having claims or demands against
the said deceased are required to file the
same in the Probate Court of said Coun-
ty, for examination and allowance, or be
forever barred.
IT is FURTHER ORDERED, That the
first Monday in October. 1904, at 10 o'clock
Il. M, at a general term of said Probate
Court. to be held at the Court House in
the City of Minneapolis, in said County,
be and the same is hereby appointed as
the time and place when and where the
said Probate Court will examine and adj
just said claims and demands.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED,
That notice of such hearing be given to
all creditors and persons interested in
said estate by forthwith publishing this
order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks in The Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in said
County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day of
March, 1904.
BY the Court:
F. c. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
]. R. CORRIGAN,
Attorney for Executor,
400 N. Y. Life Building,
Minneapolis, MINI.