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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
SUSPICION OF MURDER.
Wealthy Californian Disappears in
Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie Mich. Feb. 3.-The
county authorities and chief of poIicei
were told today of the sudden and mys-
terious disappearance of Joseph Raci-
cut. a wealthy Californian who, it is
said. had 100000 on his person when
he left his boarding house several days
ago.
Racicut, who had been employed for
over two weeks securing options on
nearby farm property. started to the
country to see a farmer to close a real
estate deal, but never reached his des-
tination. Friends entertain the belief
that he was held up by highwayInen
and murdered and the body deposited
in snow in the woods. Racicut was So
years old and well dressed. His Cali
fornia address is not known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04

SurgeonGeneraI Wyman Estimates Their Number at Nearly
Authorizations in Hawai--congress Asked to Make
Necessary Provisions.

IAI ASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The care
Wv of Iepers in the United States
and Hawaii was considered today
by the house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce. Two bills, one
providing for the establishing Of a san
ltarium in this country to which may
be sent all lepers in the United States,
and another appropriating $50 coo to be
used in Hawaii for the scientific study
OF the disease, were before the com
mittee.
Delegate kalanianaOle explained
briefly the condition of leoers in the
Hawaiian islands He said there were
over LOCO persons suffering with the
disease there Great care was exercised
TO isolate them in the Ieper colony on
the island of Molokai, and the terri
tOrial government had spent $500, 600 IN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04

their care in the last six years. The
diminution of the revenues of the ISL
ands. owing TO their absorption by the
United States. he said. amounted TO 81.
25O,Ce0 annually, and for this reason
the federal government was asked for
an appropriation, not to care for the
lepers, but to prosecute a scientific
study of the disease with the view of
finding some remedy therefor.
Surgeon General WyInan of the pub
lie health and marine service explained
the need of the leprosarium in this
country. He said there were known to
be 275 persons afflicted with the disease
ia the United States. and ne estimated
there were 100 others They are scat
tered through the states and terrific
ries. He suggested to the committee
site in the arid region of the southwest.
The committee authorized favorable
report on both bills.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
SAID GIRL HAD TILTED HIM
Sensational Suicide of a Young Buff
falo Man While Visiting
New York.

New York, Feb. "a young man
dressed in evening clothes, and who
said he was Henry Gavin of Buffalo,
staggered up TO a ticket booth in the
subway station at 145th street today
and calmly told the ticket seller that he
had shot himself. When an ambu-
lance was called and while the sur
geOn was examining him he drew
revolver from his pocket with the re-
mark: That's what l did il with"
On the way TO the hospital Gavin said
that he had tried to end his life be-
cause the young woman to whom he
was engaged TO be married had broken
faith with him.
Gavin is the son of a former super
intendent of the Erie County peniten-
tiary, who was prominent in politics
and considered weIl-to-do nearly
twenty years ago. The father commit
ted suicide in 1888.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
ESCAPED ARREST BY
KILLING HIMSELF

Chicago, Feb. 3.-To escape arrest.
Joseph Kingcaid. a ticket broker, is be-
lieved TO have thrown himself in front
OF Rock Island suburban train today
About the same time that Kingcaid was
killed S. /. Pringle and ]. Mcnamara
OF Miles City, Mont, appeared at the
police station to swear out warrants for
Kingcaid's arrest.
Pringle and Mcnamara paid King
caid, who was ticket broker. for rail-
road. tickets to Miles City. which were
to have been delivered last night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04

Announcement of Southern Pacific Reundng Pan-Kuhn Loeb
and Co. and Speyer and Co. Hand Over Seventy-Five
Million Dollars.

Al EW YORK, Feb. Announcement
~ Of the Southern Pacific refunding
plan was made today. Kuhn. Loeb
d Co, and Speyer & Co, have pur
chased 5000. 900 of first refunding
mortgage 4 per cent gold bonds of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company,
these being guaranteed by the Southern
Pacific company. The total authorized
issue of these refunding bonds is II be
$3.50. 600. and the bonds Will mature
Jan. l. 1855, with privilege to the COM
pany TO redeem any or all after Jan. /,
1910, at los and accrued interest. The
bonds will be secured by mortgage
which covers practically all the lines
of the Southern Pacific road i'm Califor-
MIA. Arizona and New Mexico. After
maturity of existing bonds the refund
ing bonds will have first lien upon
these lines. A syndicate has been
formed composed, it is said, of a num-
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companies, insurance COMPANIES and
other financial institutions A large
portion Of the bonds viii be offered
abroad.
The S75,OOOOOO of Southern Pacific re
funding bonds purchased by Kuhn,
Loeb q Co. and Speyer & Co. have
been resold to financial Institutions here
and abroad at a price supposed TO De
81 and interest. subscriptions for the
bonds far exceeded the amount offered,
according to the syndicate managers.
Because of demand for the bonds here
only small amounts have been allotted
10 London, Frankfort and Amsterdam
applicants through the Speyer branches
OF the proceeds obtained for the bonds
about $4,000, 600 Will be applied to the
payment Of maturing bonds ana the
balance viii go into the treasury of the
Southern Pacific company.
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) ENERAL DIX Headquarters. "a

- ENERAL Oku's Headquarters, Feb.
II 5-(NoOn. Via Fusan.)-The Rus
sian forces opposite the Japanese
left wing are showing some activity.
A Russian detachment attacked Pc
kOwtai CHeikoutaD, but was driven
back, leaving 100 dead.
A bOmbardment of the entire left
wing continues.
Considerable activity was manifested
yesterday (Feb. p opposite Shentan
and Letaiyetun, and it is believed the
Russians are preparing for another at
tack. They fired occasional salvos OF
artillery and volleys of musketry-
The Japanese remain in their trenches
and do not answer the Russian fire.
The severe cold weather continues.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
BAIL WAS DENIED.

Denver, Feb. 3.-Wmiam c. Lyons
was found guilty of illegal voting by
"a Jury in the criminal court today. He
will ask for new trial, and pending
a decision must remain in Jail. bond
being denied him by Judge johnson.
William Kelly and Charles Mueller
pleaded guilty to charges of being ac-
cessories to Illegal voting. and were
given ninety days each in jail The in
formations accused them of taking a
number of women employed as restau-
rant walters to the polls and having
them vote without having legally quail
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
AUTOCRACY OF
HOUSE MAJORITY
Will Attempt Railroad Legislation
Under Gag Rule.
NO AMENDMENTS ALLOWED
SOME REPUBLICANS MAY JOIN
MINORITY.

VAI ASHTNGTON, Feb. 3.-The Repub-
w Iicans of the house Of representa-
tives. in conference this after
noon. adopted as "A party measure the
bill extending rate-making powers TO
the interstate commerce commission, as
agreed on the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, and known as
the Esch- Townsend bill.
The conference instructed the house
committee on rules TO bring in a rule
providing for consideration OF the mons
ure beginning on Tuesday, and con1nu-
ing until O'Clock Wednesday, when a
vote shall be taken.
No Amendments Allowed.
No amendments will be allowed to the
bill, although the first vote is to be
taken on the Davey bill. as the Demo-
cratic substitute for legislation on the
railway rate subject
The conference, which lasted three
hours. developed opposition to the
measure. The only test vote taken was
q motion TO postpone the matter FOR
further conference next Tuesday. This
was lost. A 10 107. Efforts were made
TO amend the bill curing the conference,
hut all of these failed. Fault was
found with the bill on the ground that
it did not include regulation for the
private car evil and terminal charge
The advocates Of the bill contested
these criticisms, claiming that authority
complained-of evils
Possibility of Bolt.
The change of the meeting from
caucus, as the call stated, to a confer
enCe' leaves members participating
free to follow their own inclinatiOnS- 1t
IS understood that the opposition may
organize with the purpose of joining
the minority in the house in the vote
on the rule prescribing the manner of
considering the bill in the house. These
plans. however. have not been actually
and definitely decided on.
Messrs. MahOn and Sibley of Penn
syIvanla were conspicuous in their op-
position TO any legislation at this time.
both contending that sufficient time had
not been given to the consideration Of
the subject.
Sentiment Was For Action.
Speaker Cannon advised his associ-
Rtes that If action was to be taken at
all it must be taken now. He suggest
ed that a recess might be taken until
evening, but the sentiment of the men,
hers present was so overwhelmingly
in favor of immediate action that the
speaker did not press his suggestion.
Representative Payne of New York
the majority leader, said that the bill in
its present shape did not provide for
anything more than what was in the
original Interstate commerce act, which
had stood for ten years, at the end of
which time the railroads raised the
question of The legality of the enforce
1nent of the decisions of the commits
sion as to rates, the courts sustaining
the contention that there was no power
vested in the commission TO fix rates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
IRON AND STEEL PIPE
MILLS ENJOY A BOOM

Chicago. Feb. 3.-The Iron and Ma
chinery World today says:
If not another order is received by
the nail and wire producers and the
iron and steel pipe mills throughout
the west, they viii be kept busy for
the next five of six months to fill pres
ent orders The price of all of the
products named has advanced 81 a
ton during the last week. making a
total advance of "a on nails and wire
products since last October.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
eLAmEs KURoPATKiN.
Grippenbere Wants to Be Relieved of
His Command.

St. Petersburg. Feb. 3.-It is rumored
that Lieutenant General Grippenberg
has asked to be relieved of his COM
mand. The Associated Press is I'M
able to obtain a confirmation or denial
at the war Office. According to the YER
sion prevalent in military circles Cen
eral Grippenberg teiegraphed direct TO
the emperor. requesting TO be relieved
because of the alleged failure of Cen
eraf Kuropatkin to afford him proper
support in the operations against San
depas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
Alaskan Matters.

Consideration of matters pertaining
10 Alaska occupied some of the time
of the cabinet So much pressure has
Deen brought to bear upon the gov
eminent to induce the officials TO ia
cllDate the transmission of social and
domestic messages between people in
the United States in the interior of
Alaska that il was decided to reduce
for such messages the telegraph tolls
between Valdez and such Alaskan
points as are reached by the gOvOern-
ment lines. Messages not exceeding
ten words may be sent via Valdez to
or from other Alaskan points at a
toll OF so cents. or twenty-five words
for 81 The exchange of such mes
sages is to be limited to two each
month between any two persons. 1t
Is expected the government Will not
be able to handle the messages at
these rates at a profit, but the ar
rangement was sanctioned by the cab
met in the interest of the people. The
government telegraph lines i'm Alaska
Secretary Taft explained, are being
operated at a loss; indeed, the receipts
from tolls pay scarcely more than %
per cent of the expenses of opera
ton. II is said. however. that as the
Alaskan territory is developed the re-
ceipts will increase, and eventually
perhaps. viii more than meet the
operating expenses. The secretary be-
lieves the new arrangement viii not
affect the aggregate of the tolls from
the Alaskan lines There was some
incidental discussion of Alaskan rail-
road matters, but no action was taken
on the subject.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
BLOCKED BY REEDER.
Kansas Congressman Objects to Larg-
err Homesteads.
Especial to The Herald)

Ci T1OhSStCaSo'
Especial to The Herald)
Washington, Feb. Representative
Reeder of Kansas has served notice
on the authors of various bills TO in
crease the size Of hOmesteads TO $40
acres that he will object to consid-
Grafton of them on the floor of the
house. He is making a particular fight
against the bill of Representative
Brooks of Colorado, which mas been
favorably reported from the public
lands committee and is on the house
calendar. Reeder is being b2cked up
in his opposition TO mea sures to in
crease the size OF homesteads by
George n. Maxwell, head of the Ma
tional Irrigation association. and by
Senator Gibson (Mont). Under this
opposition Representative Dixon
(Mont) has dropped his bill for ell
Iarging hOmesteads. but the Brooks
measure and several others are i'm po-
sition to be passed if Reeder can be
pulled Off As bills can only be con-
sidered this session by unanimous con-
sent, Reeder is i'm position to defeat
them il he maintains his present atti-
tude
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
Act of Congress.

TT showed the beginning of the gen
eraI annual appropriations for Indian
schools in 1876 for the support of indus.
trial schools and other education pur-
poses for the Indian tribe, that this APP
preparation, gradually increasing in
amount. has practically continued until
the present time; it is set forth In the
language of current appropriations OF
public moneys as indian day and indus
trial schools. and the declaration OF
congress following adds a proviso 10
that language, viz, that it is the set
tied policy of the government TO here
after make no appropriation whatever
for education in any secrtarian school.
and a subsequent 6eclaratorY proNiso
in the appropriation act for 1899 viz,
This being the final appropriation foT
sectarian schools 1t then took UP the
question of the effect Of the declara :
ton that the congress OF the United
States will not make any appropriation
to q sectarian school of any denomlna-
ton does not meet my concurrence
1T argued from the second declara-
tlcn above quoted and other things
that the word appropriation meant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
GRIPPENBERC
WANTS TO QUIT
Says Kuropatkin Did Not Properly
Support Him.
REASON FOR HIS DEFEAT
JAPANESE MAKE CHARGES OF
MUTILATION.


London. Feb. "a dispatch from :
St. Petersburg to a news agency :
says il is stated that Lieutenant .
General Grippenberg, commander :
of the Second Manchurian army. 4.
has handed over his command TO :
Lieutenant General Myloh for the :
reason OF i'll health. :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
Continuous Violation.

FEB. -, 1903. the so-caIIed EIkins
bill was enacted, providing that car
rierS should in no case transport traf-
fic until tariff has been published
and that the published tariff should he
observed, and providing a penalty of
not less than 81 GOO nor more than $40
600 for each offense. The provisions Of
this statute extend both 10 the railway
company which grants and the party
which receives the concessions. Both
the Santa Fe and the dorado Fuel &
Iron company Systematically and con-
tiuuously violated the provisions Of that
act Ia the particulars mentioned from
the day Of its passage down 90 Nov. ..
1904. when the tariffs under which this
coal moved were reduced in all cases
SIZE IT would seem that the RI -PaSO
& southwestern railroad was also in
violation OF the same statute during
that period. but that company was not
a party 10 this proceeding and has not
been heard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
Long Memorandum.

The long memorandum (twenty-thr
pages of typewFitinE), discusses the
question substantially as follows:
1t explained the history of educa-
tiOnal work by the government among
the Indians before 1873. under an act OF
March 3. 1919, appropriating $1,000 TO
be "A permanent annual fund without
reappropriation for the employment Of
teachers among the Indians.
1t explained the beginning of the
contract system under. President Grant
which had not existed under the act Of
1919. and began after the act OF 1870
app-opriatiug 100000 for the support
of Indian schools among Indian tribes
not otherwise provided for. j. e.. amonS
tribes not having treaties containing
stipulations providing funds for educa'
tiOual puTDOSeS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04

1T should be further observed tina,
March p, 1892. the United States circuit
court, in a suit begun at the instance
and request Of the interstate commerce
commission, enjOining the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railway company to
observe in all respects its published
schedules of rates. That company. from
the date of this injunction down -
Nov. %. 1904. was in apparently con
tinuOus disregard of that order Of court
in its failure to maintain these coal
tariffs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
MUTATION OF WOUNDED.
The Japanese Make Grave Charges
Against the Russians.

Toxic, Feb. 3.-Manchurian head
quarters, telegraphing yesterday CFeb
y, says that on that day the Russians
resumed their activity i'm front of the
Japanese left and that there has been
constant slxirmishing along the fronts
of both the opposing forces. exchanges
of heavy artillery fire taking place.
The Japanese again charge the Rus
slams with the mutilatiOn of their
wounded. Portions Of the report fol-
low:
ION Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the direc-
ton of the right, small bodies of the
enemy attacked us in all directions.
Our outposts repulsed them.
ION Thursday. Feb. ?, from O'Clock
in the morning, Russian artillery on
the west front Of Ia mountain and
Liuchiengtun shelled Fangshen and
Putsaowo and their vicinities. The en-
emy'S infantry immediately surround
ed Fangshen but we repulsed them
In the direction of the center on
Thursday the enemy's artiIley. situated
about a mile and quarter north Of
the village of Shakhe, and on Wenpao
mountain. bombarded the southern
heights of Shakhe village.
Constant Collisions.
Constant collisions between scouts
took place to the north Of Chenglingtzu
and YaOtun.
I'm the direction of the left on Thurs
day morning the enemys artillery
fercely bombarded Chengchiehpao. our
artillery responded.
According TO a reliable report. the
enemy built a railroad from Suchiatun,
which is five miles north of Lamuting,
to SuhupaO, and has opened traffic
thereon.
AT o'clock on Thursday morning
the enemy's field and heavy guns con-
centrated fire against YatzUpaO (two
miles northeast of Chenchiehpao). Sub
sequentIy "A Russian division entered
the southern village of Changtan and
dispatched a brigade to attack US. We
repuIsed the brigade.
According to a reliable report our
picket. consisting of an officer and
tWenty-eight men. was surrounded near
Huanglashatzu. Jan. 20. our picket re-
sisted to the last, when most of the
wounded surrendered. The enemy mu-
tilated all om wounded"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
LAWS
NOT REPEALED
Indian Trust Funds Diverted Under
a Technically.
MATTER WELL CONSIDERED
STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL MOODY.

:. Washington. Feb. Sat the cab
= met meeting today Secretary
:. Hitchcock took up the subject of
:, the use of Indian trust funds FOR
= the benefit of sectsrian schools
= Francis +. Leupp. commissioner of
= Indian affairs. was called into the
= conference. 1t is said a statement
- Will be issued in a few days re-
:. garding the matter
=,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
UNLAWFUL RATES
AND PRACTICES
Wilful and Continuous Violation of
the Law.
CHARGES AGAINST SANTA FE
REPORT TO DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE.
,AI AsHINGToN. Feb. fragrant.

iAI ASHINGTON. Feb. Fragrant,
wv wilful and continuous violations
OF the law during the past five
years Is the way in which the AtchisOn.
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad is ar
ralgned in a decision promulgated to-
mission on the alleged unlawful rates
and practices" of that road in the
transportation of coal and mine sup
plies, involving also the Colorado Fuel
x Iron company. The main points OF
the decision, summarizing the way in
which il is alleged the law has been
violated and disregarded. are as fol-
lows:
The act to regulate commerce re-
quires carriers to publish and adhere
to tbeir tariffs. The AtchisOn, Topeka
* santa Fe Railway company has for
the last five years wilfully and con-
tinuousiy violated this provision of the
law in the respects above stated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
Witnesses Are immune.

As he left the executive offices. At
torney General Moody said the report
OF the commission had not reached him
YET. although he had understood it
mad been forwarded to the department
or justice. He said he could not,
therefore. make any statement con-
corning at. 1t is understood, however,
that. under an act Of congress. officials
OF railroad corporation who testify
oefore the interstate commerce COM
mission in an investiga ton are rem
dered immune thereby from prosecu-
tlon Tor such offenses against the law
as may be disclosed by their testi-
mony. Whether officials of the same
corporation who do not testify also
are immune from prosecution for the
offenses charges is said to be a seri-
Gus question of law Secretary Nor
ton was one of the officials of the
AtchisOn. Topeka * Santa Fe railroad
VINO testified before the commission
during its investigation of the rebate
charges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
Partial List of Funds.

Partial list of Indian funds in the
treasury in trust for particular tribes
a portion Of the interest of which tunoS
NAV be used for educational purposes
by the secretary of the interior, under
authority of the act of April l. 1850
and other acts, without appropriation
by congress
'' These funds can be used for sec
tartan schools. but il would be well TO
that otherwise than under contracts
=. .Afenominee fund Interest 1851
per annum.
O.. .AIenOminee log fund. Interest SI6,-
315 per annum.
Usage fund. Interest S416,5I1 per
annuTn.
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