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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-27
TALK OF WATER
GROWS IN FAVOR
Big Commercial Club Meeting
For Tonight.
LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION
WRONG IDEA PREVAILS AS TO
THE BOND ELECTION.

Now that Christmas is over the water
problem is to take the center OF the
stage in this city for one week. TODAY
is the last day for registration. and to-
night there VIII be All open meeting at
TIE Commercial club. at which the
whole subject Will be discussed by adj
NCcates and opponents of The city coun-
ell scheme The action of the special
committee of the Real Estate assoCia-
ton in deciding against the proposition.
and the legal opinion OF the Ia " firm Of
Henderson, Pierce. CritehIow & Bar
rette, setting forth the city's liabilities
under the proposed contracts with the
formers, have added materially TO the
interest of the general public in the
question.
Registration is provided by the city
officials for an those taxpayers who
desire 10 vote and who were not regis
tered for the regular presidential elec-
ton IN November. This will include
those who have become of age since
then, and those others who were unable
for any reason TO register in the fall.
Those who were properly registered
then will not have TO register now. All
legal voters who pay real estate or per
sOnal property tax will be entitled to
vote at the bond election Jan 5.
What the Election Means.
There seems to be a strange. miscon-
ceptiOn fixed in the minds of the peo-
pie in regard to this election and all
the opposition to the plan of securing
the Big Cottonwood water is based
upon this misconceptiOn. This is that
the people in voting for the bonds Jan.
3 will be voting to ratify the optional
contract with the Big Cottonwood
farmers. This opinion is radically
wrong.
The facts are simple and need not be
mlscOnstrued: The city has taken on
ton from three canal companies Gov
ering the rights these three companies
have in the Big Cottonwood stream
These options run till July /. They NAV
be taken up then or dropped. as the
city council thinks best If they are
dropped the city Will lose the SO paid
for the three options and nothing more.
All the argument aimed at the form
Of the option has been so much energy
wasted. The main thing is 20 place the
money at the disposal Of the city off,
Gals to enable them to secure the Big
Cottonwood water on the best terms to
be secured from the farmers. These
terms must be acceptable to the conn
ell and the mayor or they will not
stand.
Figures That Will Not Stand.
A good Illustration of the wrong ideas
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A WESTERN EMPIRE.
CALIFORNIA; Vast Domain and Equal
ly Vast Industrial Outlook.

California occupies on the Pacific
slope strip about two hundred miles
/ wide, and extends ir latitude from the
southern line Of South Carolina to the
southern line of Massachusetts. To
make up its area from the Atlantic
states requires Connecticut, Rhode
| Island. New Jersey. Delaware. Mary
| land, Virginia. North and South Caro-
lima and about forty thousand square
miles from New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
Laid off on the western side OF the
river in the Mississippi valley it cuts
off small strip from Louisiana and
takes in Arkansas. Missouri and Iowa.
In the great San Joaquin valley could
/ be placed New Hampshire. Vermont.
Massachusetts,, Connecticut, Rhode ISL
and and one-half OF Maine.
The state is traversed almost its en-
tire length by two mountain chains
the Sierra and the Coast. range: but,
! while these ranges contain consider
able land not suitable for home-mak-
/ ing, they also give great natural parks.
like the Yosemite valley. containing
| the grandest scenery in the world, fur
Dish an abundance Of excellent tim
Der, and serve as great rain C0nden-
sers, storing up in deep canyons the
! needed water 10 make the valleys
blossom like the rose
rear hy year the fdnCner mas Crenr
, higher and higher up the mountains.
first 10 the foothills, and later on I'm
many cases to the very mountain tops
finding genial climate and fertile
soil that makes these elevations near
! " as desirable for homes as are the
valleys.
The uplands on the Coast range. es-
pecially on the western slope, cooled
during the summer by the ocean
breezes and bathed in its fogs, make
excellent grazing land, and there, as
well as upon the high meadows of the
Slerras. Is found a typiCally good dairy
country whore "gilt-edged" butter can
be made every day IN the year
In those localities, where the eleVl-
tion does not exceed 600 feet lies the
real apDle-prOducing part of Califor-
MIA, the fruit exceeding i'm size and
eQualing in flavor the choicest of the
worlds markets
Rapid as has been the tide of immi-
grafton during the past ten years.
there is yet productive land enough
left TO furnish homes for million
people. and in no place i'm the world
can an industrious thrifty man with
a small capital 10 begin with find 4
better place i'm which 10 east his lot
For descriptive and illustrative liter
allure. call on or address D. Z. GRAY.
general agent Southern Pacific COM
pany, POI Main street. Salt Lake City.
Utah.
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CAN MAKE STATEMENT
Senator Mitchell viii Be Al
lowed TO Go Before the
Federal Grand Jury.

Portland, Ore, Dec. Ex-senator Mitch
ell. and possibly Congressman Hermann.
VIII have their much-desired opportu-
nifty of going before the United States
grand jury and explaining away any
charges that may have been made against
them, tomorrow Afternoon. Assistant
United States District Attorney Honey.
who i conducting the examinations be-
fore the grand jury stated TODAY that
Senator Mitchell would be allowed to APP
pear before that body in the afternoon.
lie did not know whether Congressman
hermann would or not.
The interest in the grand jury now
centers around the nature of the cnarg-
es which Senator Mitchell and Congress
man Hermann say have been preferred
against them. As yet, if any charges
have been made. Mr. Heney refuses 20
state. Il IS not known what the charges
against the legislators are, and they
probably will not be known until after
the session tomorrow afternoon.
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SANTA COMING TO
GREET ORPHANS
Will Make a Return Visit TO
City Tonight.
SALVATION ARMY WILL HELP
POOR CHILDREN TO GET SHARE
OF YULETIDE CHEER.
ARMY WILL HELP

The large number OF happy children
in salt Lake VITO have new dollies and
new toys of nil kinds. and who have
had all the ANDY and nuts they could
eat, can testify that Santa Claus has
been busy Turing the past two days.
But his labO-s are not yet ended, for ne
IS to appear this evening i'm the First
regiment arm1ry. on Market street. be-
tween Main and West Temple streets.
and preside over a big Christmas tree
which VIII i've loaded down with pres
ents for the DDcr children of the city
As between 500 and 600 children are
expected, the work of giving presents
TO all unaideJ would be too much for
Santa after MI ne has done for the
children whose homes he has visited
since Saturday evening. and so he has
secured the services Of the members of
the Salvation army. They will he there
TO entertain lie little ones and 10. $
that none goes away without a sub
stantial present.
Stereopticon Show at Opening.
The doors os the armory will be
opened al o'clock and al 7:45 o'clock
the entertainment of the children will
begin. a stercUpticOn show will be
given by STAT Captain John T. Dale.
and there will be other forms of enter
tainments When the amusing part Of
the programme IS completed, Santa
claus Will appear and greet the chill
dren. and then viii follow the di-tribu-
ton of the PRESENTS.
1T is intended to comfortably clOthe
each child rs far as underwear. head
wear. hand overings and shoes are
concerned, sand Captain Dale. I'VE
will have an abundance of toys. can
dies fruits, nuts and popcorn. and will
give each child a liberal supply, no
matter how many may come. Each
child in need or such things will be
given two suits of underwear and two
pairs Of stockings. and mittens. caps
and shoes will he given to every child
needing them. If we haven't enough
supplies of underwear and stockings.
we viii purchase more. and will trust to
the people of Salt Lake to enable us TO
ray for them We win have the meas
ures of the children taken for shoes
and these Will be supplied to them
Wednesday. We will not have the
shoes at the armory, because there
wouldn't be time to fit all who will
need them.
No Invitations Needed.
I'VE want the poor children of Salt
Lake to know that no Invitations will
BE- required. They are expected to
come, and we hope none will stay away.
We intend 10 do something to help
every poor boy and poor girl in the
city. and shall be glad to see them all
there tomorrow night.
We don't intend to make the work
OF the Salvation Army spasmodic. but
shall continue il from day to day and
from year TO year. Since Thanksgiving
We have supplied food 10 over $50 peo-
pie and have given away over 500 gar
ments. We win soon be able to supply
the very needy with COAL
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TRAGEDY IN COLORADO
LeadVille Miner Shoots Woman
He Loves and Commits
Suicide.

Leadvife. Colo. Dec 26-As a result
Of the jealous rage of Patrick Brennan.
both he and Mrs. Kate Lowney are prob
ably dying at a hospital in this city.
uey at the iatter's Boarding house in
StumDtown, three miles from this city
The couple are engaged TO be married.
Brennan has been on a spree anC after
quarrelng with the woman smashed the
dishes and furniture. Later Mrs. Lowney
and her children went to a neighbor' 5
where "A party was in progress. Bren-
nan came in and shot Mrs. LOwncy twice,
inflicting what is thought to lie fatal
injuries. lie then turned the revolver
upon himself and is dying.
Brennan came here from Butte.
Butte, Dec 26.-There are five Patrick
Brennans in Butte, but none of them is
missing A Mrs. Hannah Lowney for
merly lived here but has left. and her
Whereabouts is not now known.
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FEDERATION OF
PRESBYTERIANS
Details OF the Plan Will Be Civ
en- Out This Week.
CREEDS ARE NOT GIVEN UP
THE CHURCHES WILL PRESERVE
THEIR INDIVIDUALITY.
CREEDS ARE NOT GIVEN UP

New York. Dec. 26.-Omcial an
nouncement is expected this week. ac-
cording to the Times. of the details of
the plan whereby it is hoped to bring
al the religious bodies of the United
States having a Presbyterian form Of
government into one organization.
which. while not providing organized
union, shall afford a basis for co-Opera-
tive work that has not before existed
The plan provides for the organization
of federal council Of the reformed
churches in the United States of
America, holding the Presbyterian sys-
TEN.
The plan of federation, if carried out,
would bring into one organization the
2,O00,O09 or more members of Presby-
terrain and reformed churches and will
be made public this week i'm order that
it may be thoroughly discussed and
may be acted upon i'm the synods and
assemblies of the various bodies next
spring. The aim is TO secure the ap-
prevail of the various supreme judici-
aries to a general plan and have the
committees continued and instructed
TO prepare a definite plan for adoption
year hence.
Merely Federation.
1t is provided in the plan. continues
the Times. that the churches joining
the federation shall preserve the in
diVtduaities of their creeds, forms of
government and worship. and every
right, power and Jurisdiction not
specifically conferred on the federal
council.
The representation of the various
churches in the council shall be regu-
lated by the number of communicates
rr 10 Of fa1
of four representatives for each 100. 900
communicates up to 100000 and four
additional representatives for each adj
ditional 200 Goo communicates.
Number of Delegates.
On this basis the Presbyterian church
tnorth) with it's 1890, 0S9 members.
would have twenty-four representa-
lives in the council the Presbyterian
church. south, and the German re-
formed churches would have eight
representatives each and of the other
bodies officially represented at the
P1ttsburg meeting the Dutch reformed.
the Reformed Presbyterian general
synod. the United Presbyterian and the
Cumberland Presbyterian would have
four represen tatiVeS each. making in all
a membership of fifty-six in the coun-
ell. Other Presbyterian bodies be-
lieved likely TO join include the Chris
tan Reformed, the Associate Reformed
Synod Of the south, the Reformed
Presbyterian Synod and the Welsh
Calvinistic. which would add four
representatives each to the council
II is provided in the plan of fedora
ton that the council shall have power
TO deal with differences which may
arise among the several churches of
the federation in regard to matters
within the jurisdiction Of the council
which the constituted agencies of the
churches concerned have been unable
to settle and which shall, therefore, be
referred by the supreme judiciaries of
the churches of the council.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-27
SUIT AGAINST BENSON.
Land Broker Defendant in Action In
voIving 10000.


San Francisco. Dec "a special dis
patch from Oakland to the Examiner
saws.
Attorney J. c. Campbell and John \.
Rcnson. the land broker. are defendants
IN suit filed i'm the MOdOc county SUI
peIior court By Mrs. Mollie Conllin Of
Berkeley 10 recover the title to lands
in lnyo Tulare and Modoc counties in
this state. and other lands in Nevada.
oregon and Washiugt on. The value Of
the property Involved is said TO be $50
coo 1t was mostly acquired il is said.
under lieu land scrip issued in
exchange for lands in the Sierra forest
reserve. one Of the defendants named
I'm ne complaint is Thomas 3. Walker,
the millionaire lumber dealer Of Min
neapOis Against some serious ailega-
tons made in the COMPLAINT, the Gefeh-
dants now living say there was nothing
wrong about the transaction and that
the charges are based on an entaugle-
ment over the joint tenancy Of original
OwCcrS.
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A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
DUEL WITH PISTOLS.
Two Italians Settled a Quarrel in
New York.

New York, Dec. ga fatal duel has
been fought IN West Farms. borough of
the Bronx, between two Italians. Fully
200 people saw the battle which Oc-
CURED in The street AT the terminus Of
a trolley line. Many were within
few feet Of The combatants, but ran
away screaming.
The duellists alighted from a trolley
car after quarrel. Both drew revOlv-
eTs. backed apart and began shooting
without preiiminaIies. Several shots
had been fired when one of the men
fell with a bullet through his head. A
policeman arrived at the moment and
gave chase to the uninjured Italian.
Several times the officer fired at the
fugitive, who finally fell and was cap
tured, but showed no wounds.
The cause Of the ouel was not learned.
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EXPECT TO WITNESS
FALL OF PORT ARTHUR

Yokohama, Dec. 26.-The steamer
Manshu, bound for The neighborhood Of
Port Arthur, left here today. She
carried as passengers ten naval at
taches, four peers, seventeen members
of the house of representatives, one
secretary of the diet and one lieuten-
ant commander. There will be no press
representatives on board during the
voyage which it is expected will Oc-
cupy three weeks.
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SUICIDE OF SOLDIER.

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. 26.-COrporal
Solomon Cook of the Eleventh United
States cavalry, committed suicide in
the Wellington hotel this morning by
turning on the gas in his room. He
was found by the chambermaid Cook
had served in the regular army many
years and had seen service in the
PhilinnineS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-27
BEARS WERE STARVING.
Siberian Villages Raided by the Fe-
rocious RruteS.

San Francisco Dec 25-Captain
Thwing OF the steamer Harold Dollar.
which hes returned from tho eastern
coast Of Siberia tells of an invasion Of
the cities and villages on the east coast
of the K2mchatkan peninsula bv hun
drcds Of starving Siberian bears The
fcrOCiOus animals driven from the
mountains by hunger. made their way to
the Inhabited REGIONS Of the coast and
Tor 2a--s keot the motives m state of
scm-siege. In Csta-Kamtchatka. a
s mali town near the city Of PetrO-
pavlovsk. one hundred and fifty of the
savage brutes We're shot in a single day.
as they roamed among the houses I'm
search of food
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-27
WILL CARRY GRIPS.
United Commercial Travellers Plan
Unique Feature For Ball.

The annual ball of the United CONNER
cial Travellers will be given Thursday
night at Christenseu's hall. 222 West Tenn
pie street. under the auspices of local
council No. ST. The reception committee
IS composed Of D. w McAliister. chair
man. George Goddard. L O. Brooks
Church Castel and J. b. Lewis
I'm the grand march every member OF
the order who takes part will carry a
"Trip, attached to the side Of which will
be a cloth tag on which will be printed
the names Of the firms represented and
tho names Of the representatives. Prizes
aCgregating 500 Will be drawn for by
holders Of tickets
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TURKISH ATROCITIES.

Sofia, Dee. 2s.-lep-rts from Adrio-
nople indicate a rccrpdescence of per-
secution excesse by the Turks against
the Bulgarlaus- The Bulgarian govern
ment has notified the foreign repre-
sentatives Of the excuses and request
that they communicate with their re-
spective governments. calling attention
10 the possible consequences and noti-
tying them that Bulgaria declines 10
accept the responsibility
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-27
CHARGE OF TREASON.

Washington. Dec. 96.-Mr. Russell,
the American minister at Bogota. Co
lumbia, advised the state department
today of the arrest in Bogota of three
opposition members of the lower house
OF the last congress for circulating pub
LEGATIONS against the government The
present government, Mr.. Russell adds,
is inspiring confidence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-27
INVENTION A SUCCESS.

Rome, Dec. 26.-EXDerimentS with the
Artons system of radio-tc.egraphy have
been made between Rome and Sardinia.
resulting in q successful demonstration of
the inventor claim that an e.ectr0-mag-
neuc. wave message transmitted by this
system cannot be diverted from the point
Tor which il is intended. King Victor
Emmanuel who Witnessed the test. con-
graduated the inventor upon his achieve
mcnt.
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Quilted BY FIRE.

New York, Dee. 26.-The beautiful
chapel at Sailors Snug Harbor. a home
for INDECENT sCamen at New Brighton,
Staten island, was Quilted by fire to-
day. Loss ,75, 600 The chapel was a
replica of St. Paurs, London. and it
contained one of the finest and most
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FIRED THE HOUSE.
Tilted Chicago Lover Sought Revenge
on a Widow.

on WIDOW.
Chicago. Dee. Z6.-Jilted by a widow
in whose house he had rOomed for sew
eral months, Charles Witt is alleged
10 have attempted TO burn her dwell
ing. Failing 10 gain entrance to the
residence, he is said to have broken
open the door of the vacant house adj
joining and 10 have set fire to it with
the idea that the flames would spread
The blaze was discovered by Mrs.
Edward Hensel, who occupies rooms
below Mrs. Bertha BTazen, the widow
She told the police she saw a man
crawling out of a side window of the
building soon .fJeT the blaze started.
She said he Went across the street and
watched the flames spread. Her de-
scription of The man led TO the arrest Of
Witt
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RIOTS IN POLAND.
Colonel Killed and Gendarme Wound
ed at Razon.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-While the new
mobilization IS proceeding quietly i'm most
places. disorders are reported to have oc-
CURED in Poland. The most serious dis
turbance was at R9ZOn Yesterday where
one colonel was killed and a gendarme
wounded. There also has been much riot
ing at Bakhout, where 5000 conscripts
pillaged a few houses and fruit stalls. No
one, however, was killed.
The emperor has his personal aides-de-
camp at all the mobilization centers in
order TO see that everything is done for
tho inhabitants and conscripts 10 obtain
immediate reports at first hand of of any
disturbance.
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expensive organs in the United States.
The chapel Mas d mass of flame when
the 500 old sailors in the Snug Harbor
We're summoned 10 fight the fire. They
responded 10 "A man. though some
tainted from oYerexertion.
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GIVE FOOD TO POOR.
Boys of First Baptist Church Make
Distribution.

The Future Mems club Of the First
Baptist church Sunday school celebrat-
ed Christmas by dispensing charity to
- number of needy people. A commit
tee of the boys composing the club. un-
der direction Of superintendent T. J.
Lucas. spent several days collecting
canned goods, meats, vegetables and
other edibles
They began distributing these sup
plies yesterday morning and did not
complete the work until nearly p. m.
The boys sought out pc. sons known to
lie poor without regard TO church con-
nection and gave to each sufficient food
10 last several DAYS.
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AGITATION STOPPED.

Kishineff. Dec 36.-Acting Governor
Blocks proclamation seems to have CT
fectually stopped the agitation started by
the Bessarabists against the Jews. He
threatened the sevcrest penalties for any
attempts 70 inflame Che minds OF the
neOnle or 10 disturh the neace
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TWO MEN ASPHYxIATFn.

San Francisco. Dec 26-R. A. CIother
was found dead from gas today In a
lodging house, and his bedfellow, A H
Smith, was discovered almost dead. The
two men were firemen on the United
States ship Ohio and were ashore on
leave. II is thought Smith will die
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THANKED BY CzARINA.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-The empress
of Russia has conveyed her personal
thanks 10 Countess Cassini for 1865 sub
scribed through ner for the Russian
Red Cross.
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AUSTRALIANS WHEAT CROP.

Adelaide, South Australia, Dec. 26.-
The estimated wheat yield in south
Australia this year is 14,575,0O0 bushels.
an increase of 100000 bushels COM
pared with last year.
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RECEIVED BY THE POPE.

Rome, Dec. z6.--The pope today re-
Ceived in private audience the RI. Rev.
Ausustin Doltenwill bishop Of New
Westminster, British Columbia.
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DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.
Negroes Shot Down at a Christmas
Celebration.

NSSAOSS SnOI OOWn at OuI1Sl44dS
Celebration.
HanCeville. Ala, Dec 26.-While ne
groes were holding a Christmas celebra-
ton in a church at Stouts Mountain,
a mining camp, a Volley Of shots were
fired into the congregation from the out
side. Rev, Clay, the pastor, and one
of the negroes, was fatally, and an
other seriously. wounded. The Shooting
caused a panic. Later the dead body
of Henry Jet. a white miner was found
near the church. 1t is supposed he was
a member of the shooting party and was
accidentally killed by one Of his COM
DaniOns. John Jet and Ted Blackwell.
both white miners. have Deen arrested
in connection with the affair.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. Your druggist will refund
money if PAZO OINTMENT, fails to
cure you in 6 to "A days. soc.