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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
THINK CHANCE IS SLIM.
French Statesmen Discuss Probable
ity Of War.

FaFis' Feb. 5.-F0Teigu Minister Del
'esSe presented a review Of the far east e.
81 slIuhticn at meeting Of the cabinet
TO-DAY out the foreign officer saws be
was unable 10 acQuaiut his colleagues
Nlth the tuli contents of the Russian re-
ply, because IT. had not been received
-, Z ltll var actually begins Inc
Fteuch authorities say they viii take the
view th3t peaceful settlement is pos
slple They admit however thar the
chance IS slim. despite the coqcessf ions
men Russia is expected 20 have made.
Al the Russian embassy il was sara
tnat on sunday OF later there will be
news nut that there was nothing TO
Justify the DCsSimistiC reports which have
Dnen current for the last feu DAYS
An interview published here with Baron,
5idNaShl. the Japanese minister to Great
britain mas attracted marked attention
li the Glgher government quarters par
Ticuiariy his declarations that unless Rms
@iL -fgfs treaty CARRYING osir .farar7 IS
&c MAIDS war viii result, ana also his
St+tcsleft mat Japan desires to be LEFT
atonc ana viii object 10 any Intervention
from Great Britain tending towards in
Ottf'illA tise- acceptance u RGSSia's renir-
one OF the officials ia touch with Fer
cicn Minister Dclcasse said that if this
interview was genuine, as Cd seemed TO
oc, it was OF the highest moment
baron daEashi reiterated his published
statements tndt Japan VIII insist on a
signed treaty recognizing Chiua-s rights
in Manchuria. and is quoted o. SAYING.
IL Russia refuses this treaty we win
us Your government uuaItarablv de-
termined on this course the minister
was asked.
ABSOLUTELY" he Is said to have re-
we viii not make promises. Too many
promises have been broken. and now we
insist upon signed treaty
IIe interviewer then asked.
suppose RUSSIA answer is ronsilia-
tory and reasonable but refuses to 20
to the extent OF signing the treaty you
o. sire, VIA your government then have
That is precisely what I mean re-
llted the minister.
IF the government of his majesty. king
Edward VII. asks Japan not To make
war = continued the iuterviewer land
? requests her to accept RCssia's repIv.
what viii Japan do
We shall greatly object TO such in
tGrNenUon. even coming from the king
We desire 10 be left alone I'm our duel
with Russia We do not want support hi.
assistance. We desire 10 settle our own
account with Russia.
In terminating the interview. Baron
was asked
Then you say that If Russia refuses to
sign treaty recognizing China's rights
IN ManchuTia that means war;
That VIII be war replied the min
lister
The baron added 10 the foregoing that
ha believed il TO be the view Of his gov
Tnment and that authority has been
given him 20 announce i.
The French officials expressed great
: irprlSc at the unqualified statements /
Quceruiug war and of Jauan-s intention I
ROT 20 aecede 70 British request against /
war.
The japanese LEGATION here has 10 in
declined to comment on il. owing to the /
lciicacy OF the situation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
RESOLUTIONS OF THE
COUNCIL OF WOMEN

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 5.-The =
, National Council of W0men adopt =
ed resolutions f8voring the equal =
z ity Of women with men in the pull =
' PIT church council and church de- =
bate and on committee work; ia y
? FurIng married women being al (,
lowed to teach school; favoriDg the =
? creation Of schools for housekeep- y
? ing. favoring allowing ilIegitimate y
> children TO take the fathers name >
when known and share OF his >
= property favorinE juvenile courts >
, and hygienic dress. By a vote of =
, forty 10 six the meeting defeated >
> the anti Mormon resolutions. II y
= was argued that 1t had no place y
> before the meeting. The resolu- =
? tons declared that no one advo- =
, eating MOTmOnism should have =
, seat IL congress.
= = y y y = , y y y =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
DEMANDS OF JAPAN.
Draft Of the Original Article Con
tanned Seven Articles.

London, FEB 6-The statement Is pub
lished here that the draft OF the treaty
which Japan originally submitted to Rus
ria contained seven articles, the first of
which provided for the mutual recoeui-
lion OF the integrity and independence OF
China and Korea. The second recogufzau
Japan's right to advise Korea on finances
and general aoministr3 ton. The f7f~r
stipulated that Russia should not hin6er
The development OF Jdpau's commercial
interests IN Korea The fourth recognized
that Japan was entitled 70 senG troops
go Korea in the event OF disturbances.
suCh troops 10 he VII hdraWn when fteacs
had been restored.
The nth article provided that no forH-
fications be erected on the southern coast
q Korea and guaranteed the freedom OF
the Straits OF Korea. The sixth article
arranged for the eventual junction of the
Korean and Manchurian railroad systems
and the seventh Denounced al previous
kusso-Japancse treaties relative 10
Korea
Al late your last night the Japanese
LEGATION was without further news.
There Is much conjecture this morning
rs To the probable reasons for the brief
cruise Of the Port Arthur fleet
According TO q dispatch 10 THE DAILY
Express from Cbefo0. the navigation or
me harbor ct Port Arthur is seriously
lfnpeted b5- Ice. which may have beer the
reason WHY he fleet went out Another
Fdppcsltion is that the vessels had been
SO long laid no at Port Arthur that the
admiral in command desired to ascertain
how they would behave at sea
Z ne dispatches this morning from all
POINTS are more pessimisJic The lien
'fsin CORES pondcut of the Standard r.
n9rts that the railway authorities are
stun bringing All the rolling stock inside
TIE great wall. owing TO the uncertainty
~ Russian movements. and the Russians
have prohibited the japanese from frav-
Ing Of the railway.
The correspondent AT Toxic or the Daily
M7b SAYS he hears that the Russian
fieet at Hladivos1ock is preparing 90 sail !
There IS renewed activity az Cardiff
owing - the demand for ccaf
he admiralty agents today received in-
itrucuons 90 secure the PROMPT loading /
~ coal cargoes for the British fleet r. I
sold that ID Is impos sibie TO obsain Spot I
ar gees IEere IS strong pressure for I
.hc immediate shipments Of coal already I
purchased oy Russia and Japan and for +
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
TROUBLE IN THE
NATIONAL GUARD
Wholesale designations of
Officers Threatened.
GEN. CANNON STORM CENTER
OTHER RETIREMENTs MAY FOL
Low COL. GREENEWALD'S.
! WHOLESALE resignatioa Of on

a WHOLESALE resignation Of on
e GERS of the National Guard OF
Utah is threatened. IT. Is likely To
occur at any time. The trouble centers
! around General John q. Cannon. To a
similar cause was due the resignation
/ OF Colonel Samuel c. Park several
months ago. Now Colonel j. J. Greene
valid has asked TO be retired. Captain
MUndy and Captain Samuel s. Porter
have sent in their designations. and is
IS understood several more are to fol-
low.
The officers have come 10. the conelu-
sion that Governor Hebsr Al Wells in
tends TO keep his brother Jaw. John
9. Cannon, in command OF the national
guard as long as ne himself is chiaE
executive of the state. Therefore, sew
eral are talking Of resigninE.
Legislative Investigation Threatened.
on top Of this, it is stated that q leg
is1ative investigation OF the conduct OF
the national guard during the Carbon
county service may be asked.
II the present officers of the national
guard are out of il when this investi-
cation comes of" said an officer. yes
terday, there. may be some interest
ing testimony. at present none of rs
care 10 talk Tor publication, being mem.
Ders OF the guard Practically all the
officers have decided views as TO the
necessity OF calling out the guard i'm
the field after it had been called out
There are d number OF things which
might be investigated when the bills
come in next winter"
Heavy Expense to the State.
The maintenance Of brigade head
quarters and regimentaI headquarters
al great expense 10 the state at the
same place TO carry on "blOodIess
campaign" did not help matters. Ii is
declared also tl1aG General Cannon
never served in the ranks. as did other
officers. All these and other things
have stirred feeling.
There is trouble also in the hospital
corps. Major Benedict Is understood
to be contemplating resigning. This is
partially on account of the refusal to
promote Sergeant SehmaIe
In some instances there are personal
grievances. but whatever she cause the
result is that a general feeling OF un-
rest and dissatisfaction exists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
DIETRICH CASE is COMING UP
Having DOdged Indictments in the Federal Court the
Nebraska Senator is Looking for the Senatorial
WhiteWaSh Pail.

call for all Official records in
the Nebraska court which tried
the case against the senator. At
torney General Knox will be asked TO
obtain from District Attorney sum
mers OF Nebraska, the names and resi-
dence Of witnesses he proposed to call
in the trial and FOR q statement from
each as to what witness was expected
20 testify
The postmaster general viii be called
upon for the records of his department
in relation TO the appointment Of Jacob
Fisher as postmaster of Hastings. Ne
brsska, and the selection of a build
ing for the postofiice.
All the papers have arrived and the
committee viii determine upon its ac-
ten.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
$50 b 10 Herald.l

Dan FRANCISCO. Feb. SIT has
beer announced that construction
work on the Western Pacific sur
Veys TO Salt Lake win be begun in the
sprins and parties viii be. sent out
from this city and from Salt Lake in
the near future TO rush the construc-
ton Of the new transcontinentaI road.
\ second survey has just been COM
pleted, however, by the engineers who
selected the BreckWith pass route. and
the relative cost and advantages Of
construction on each line are being
computed II is proba bly, that Beck
with pass route VIII be followed. The
second survey runs from Susanville and
passes about ten miles north of Chico.
crossing the Sierras at an elevation Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
LIBEL SUIT FAILED
IN THE FIRST ROUND

Cripple Creek Colo, Feb. 5.-The suit
for libel against i. kyueT. proprietor of
the Victor Daily Record. and several OF
his employees. brought by two members
of the Colorado national guard who were
referred TO in an article published in the
Record ar eN-cOnYiCTs was dismissed to-
Gay on motion of the attorney for the
defendants. for lack of evidence.
The defense offered no testimony Tho
Record was the official paper of the
victor Miners union and shortly after
the military assumed control of the dis
trict. consequent upon the strike OF the
Western Federation of Miners. KNuer
and number Of his linotype operators
were arrested and placed in the military
bull pen For some time afterward the
paper was under n strict censorship rnaifl-
tanned by The officers of the military.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
LATEST PHASE OF, SHOOT CASE
Names of Witnesses viii Be Submitted to the Senate
Committee Subcommittee viii Likely
Visit Utah.

hands OF the ergeant-at-aTms the
names of the first batch of witnesses.
The attendance vii be compulsory
and the expenses of the witnesses will
be paid by the senate. The hearing
viii probably start in three weeks
Neither Burrows, Tayler or Dubois
would give any indication whatever
tonight as to the names of the per
sons 10 be summoned, although it is
We'll understood all are in Utah. II viii
be determined later whether sub
committee will visit Utah. It is not
the intention of the committee in any
way to enbarrass persons whose. pres
ence is desired and "a subcommittee
viii go TO Utah if more satisfactory
Roadway can be made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
FOR SECOND HON0RS
ElkinS, Fairbanks and Webster
of Nebraska Would Accept
Tail End Place.

Chicago. Fen. 5.-The acceptance Of
plans Tor seating &264 people. aliotments
Of 1000 admission tickets to Chicago peo-
PIE and some vice presidential politics
marked the meeting today and tonigf. ri
the Subcommittee on arrangements for
the republican national convention. Sen
ator Scott the chairman. procla med
me caa0iaacy of Senator Stephen T. Ell
kins of West Virginia for wee presfdent.
Committeeman Harry s. New Of Indiana
announced that Senator Fairbanks yves
his choice and r. r. Schneider declared
that John l. Webster OF Omaha was
also out for the place
IL was found that the new building
ordinance passed by the city Of Chicago
would take away from the Coliseum more
than 5000 seats.
Instead Of having 1850 seals. as the
Chicago people told Us in Washington
would be the case" said Senator Scott
we tind that there VIII be Just S.26t
seats. including 800 for working news
paper men. As we have greed to give
2.o00 tickets to the people of Chicago.
that leaves $3.50 for visitors from other
places
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
WILL RUSH THE RAILWAY WORK
Construction Parties to be Sentfrom Both Salt Lake
and San Francisco TO Build Western Pacific
Early in the Spring.

5000 feet The elevation Of Beckwith
pass is considerably less. The orig
Inal survey over the pass goes on 90
WImemucca in Nevada. crossing the
Black Rock desert in the Sagebrush
state.
The second route passes o few miles
north OF Winnemucca, but follows the
same general direction as the first.
which it joins i'm Utah. The surveys
across the southern arm of Great SaIs
lake. which viii probably be bridged
IN the same manner as the Southern
Pacific has built the Ogden-Lucir. cut
off across the northern arm. are said
TO be entirely satisfactory. officials of
the Western Pacific Construction COM
pany, which has the work of building
the new railroad in charge, declined 10
state today whether active construction
would be begun beyond that the work
would be inaugurated this spring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
DIGGING TRAINS OUT
OF MONTANA DRIFTS

Butte, Mont, Feb. 5.-A Lewiston
dispatch says:
Pushed by four locomotives, the great
sDOwploW or the Montana railway
headed the first train this morning thar
has reached this place in ten days. Dur
ING that time three expresses have been
tied up in the drift between here and
Helena. and provisions running out.
and 1t being impossible 10 send aid 10
them. some of the passengers suffered
Tor food Two trains are still TO be
rescued. In some places the drifts wer-
twenty feet deep and the snow got
down the locomotive stacks. making il
impossible TO proceed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
TOWN SWALLOWED UP
BY VOLCANIC ERUPTION

> Amsterdam, Feb. 5.--Advices re- >
= ceived here say that an entire y
, town in the east end Of lava. y
> Dutch East Indies. Is reported to =
= have been swallowed UP by vol ,
> canic eruption and that hundreds ,
= of persons were killed. .
? Later DISPATCHES from the Dutch >
= East Indies reporting the eruption p
> Of the volcano of Nerapi. in the =
. island Of Java, say twelve persons =
? were burned TO death and that =
twenty We're severely injured. The =
> eruption was accompanied BY >
, showers OF red-hot Goals. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
CONDITION OF HANNA
Physician Decided In the Early
Evening That the Chances
Were Good.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The following
statement was issued Immediately aft
eT a consultation Of the physicians over
Senator Hanna's case shortly before {
o'clock this evening"
DR.. OsIer of Johns Hopkins universe
~, who examined Mr.. Hanna several
days ago, called again today and had
a conference with DrS. Rixey and Nc
CURE. After the consultation DR.. Rixey
issued the following statement:
The senator's general condition is
good. There are no complications. His
temperature az o'clock was 101 6-10,
pulse so
DIR. Osler Immediately returned to
Baltimore
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
LIFE RAFTs PTcKEp UP.

Monterey. Cal. Feb. 5.--Three life
rats have been picked UP in Monterey
bay within the last two DAYS. One is
Of cork and terra Gotta color, the other
two being made Of tule and painted
lead color. They bear no names. nog
has any other WTeckage been seen N
vessels are known 10 have been lost igi
this vicinity. ii is supposed that the
Ear north CT here ana that they have
been driven south by the wind and
ocean currents
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
SITE OF MASSACRE is
TO BE WELL MARKED
lsoeeial 70 - IIeraIdN

Washington. Feb. 5.-The urgency de-
fciency bin passed the senate today
and forwarded to the president for sig
nature, and contained an item OF 500
for the purchase of d monument 10
mark the site of the Fort Phil Kearney
massacre ia Wyoming. A site has al
ready been secured.
Also $4,000 for the purpose OF com
pleting the roster of all mines Of the
United States past and present and
compilation of q report OF the mineral
resources of the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
rs. oLARK,s EsTATE.

New York. Feb. 5.2charles W CLARK.
son OF Senator Clark. applied 10 the
surrogate today for letters Of admins
ration on the estate OF his wife Kath-
crime Roberts Clark who died IN this
city on jan - The petition states that
besides the husband the next OF kin
are Margaret l.. Cunningham. her
mother, ana Mrs. Alta Renniek, her
sister. both Of Butte, Mort. Il is stated
also that there. Is no real estate in the
estate ana that the personally amounts
10 about Sieo.eo0 IN money. $500 OF
which is in this state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
TENPEsTUoUs VOC.

New York. Feb. 5.-One seaman was
washed overheard during the rough ana
JempestUous voyage of the steamer
Butcher. which arrived today. another
fell and broke his leg and q boy was
injured The steamer encountered. a
succession Of high gales and very rough
seas with hurricane squalls The steam
er Finland, which arrived today from
Antwerp, on her first trip since she
grounded of Flushing had an exceed
ingly rough trip but without damage to
the vessel or injury to passengers or
crew
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
RESIGNS FROM DENVER cHURcH

Denver. Colo. Feb. 5.-Rev. Benia-
min Young has resigned the pastorate
OF Asbury Methodist Episcopal church
OF this city, 10 take charge Of the First
NJ. T. church at salt Lake. Mr.. Young
has filled pulpits at several places in
Wyoming.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
MURDERED By NATIVES.

Berlin, Feb. Photographic communi-
cation with Windhock, German South
west Africa, has been restored. The
authorities there cable that the Hereros
murdered Assistant Director HoepneT.
of the colonial bureau. and Herr Water
meyer. an agricultural expert. No in
f0ima ton regarding the fate Of Herr
Muellendorf. the Cologne Gazette's
CORES pendent. and Or. Gerber. the
forestry expert, has been obtained by
the authorities. Both Of these men are
reported to have been murdered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
LOAN or SO o0n 200

New York. Feb. 5.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad company has arranged to bor-
row $50. 05G,0eo from q syndicate. the
menay It is-saia, bang chiefly for i'm
brewing the main line from New York
% Chicago TneonfrEned reports also
say that the money was for the pur-
chase of the western Maryland road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
BROTHER UNDER ARREST.

RIverton, Neb., Feb. 5.-Dan Barker
and his wife have been found murdered
IN their home near here. Barker S
brother. Frank, is under arrest. The
Barkers are related TO Tom Madison.
the murderer who was fugitive from
Justice during long chase IN Smith
county. Kansas. several weeks ago.
Robbery is the supposed motive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
JURY IN THE BUTLER
CASE NOT YET AGREED

Fulton. No. Feb. Arguments to the
jury IN the case of Colonel Edward But
.sr o. 81 Louis, on trial on the charge
ef bribing members Of the house of deie-
gates TO secure the passage az the civ
lighting bill in 1893. were begun today.
The case Was given 20 the jury at {
O'Clock. Al midnight nothing had been
heard from the jury and Il was apparent
the members had gone to bed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06

MlASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The most
~ important stage Of the Smoot in
vestigation viii be reached at the
tomorrow morning meeting OF the COM
mittee on privileges and elections
when Tayler, counsel for the protest
ants, will~lay before the committee a
list of witnesses to be called to Wash
ingtou-
Tayler arrived today and was in con-
ference with Chairman Burrows and
Senator Dubois this afternoon for more
than two hours. At this meeting the
committee viii probably decide who is
TO be summoned and viii place in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
GROCER RFINsTATED.

New York. Feb. The reinstste-
merit of Edward II. croker aa CHEZ Of
the FIRE department was ordered today
by the appellate division Of the sgpTems
court. Mr.. Croker was removed from
Office early In the Le8 administra ton.
lie is a nephew Of Richard Croker.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
= > = = = = = = \ = = = = = 4 4 !
AT SENDER's RISK.

= Washington, Feb. 5.-The state =
> department has been advised by =
? the cable companies connecting the =
2 United states with the Orient that =
, al caoiegraSns addressed to points =
> % Aanchufiai Korea and japan >
= wn Zee dispatched only 81 The =
= senders risk
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
sENTTMENT rs GLANCED.

washington. Feb. Minister Finch
has cabled the state department that
there has been a change ia the sensi-
ment III Alontevtdec aud that there is
now no fear OF an attack On the city.
armed men.