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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
H0NORS HANDED OUT
King Edward Recognizes Worth of
Members of the Retiring
Government.

London. Dec San additional list OF
the honor5 usually conferred on the re-
tiremeut of Il government was issued to-
night 1t includes number of former
cabinet ministers and members of the
house Of commons whose political services
are recognized. The press is honOred in
the person of Sir Alfred Charles Harms
worth, proprietor of many English jour
mails. who is created a viscOuut. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach. former chancellor
of the eXchequer, and Baron Tredgar are
also made ViscOunts. Among the new
baTons are G. r. Ritchie. who was chan
cellor of the cXcheQuer in the early part
of the BalfOur administration; Sir ". III.
WalrCud chancellor Of the Duchy Of
Lancaster; Sir Henry Meishey-IhOmpso
NJ F.. Edmund Breckett-Faber NJ. P,
and William II. GrenfeH NJ. p. Those
elevated 10 membership in the priVy
council include Sir Edward Henry Car
son, the retiring solicitor general; g W.
CaVeudish, NJ. P, Sir Charles DalTymple.
NJ P.5 and Lieutenant Colonel Richard
Mark Lockwood. NJ. p. Eleven we'll
known members Of the house of commons
receive bdrOnetcies, and twelve are added
to the list of knights.
John Henneker HeatOn NJ. p. Father
OF the Imperial Penny Postage is made
a knight commander of the Order of St
Michael and 81. George. in recognition of
his great work for postal reform.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
ELECTRIC LINES FOR COULD.
Feeders for Western Pacific Are Pro-
jected in California.

Electric railroads projected 10 serve aS
feeders for GOuld's Western PacltIc III
the northern Counties Of lie state are
beginning 10 take practical shape says a
So Francisco report. one of these Just
re ported Is the California Midland, Which
viii absorb the iuterurban connecting
Grass valley and Nevada City.
This iuterurbau electric railway system
will become q formidable competitor or
the Southern Pacific lines and the mar
rOw-gauee railway connecting ColiaN.
Grass valley and Nevada city The lat
ter has had monopoly up To date or all
the freight and passenger traffic OF
large party Of Nevada. Sierra ana Butte
counties much Of which is likely TO D.
carried off 10y the electric railway, as the
latter is projected to carry freight as wei
as passengers Surveying Of the route
for ,.le Lake Tahoe electric Is IN progress
This line viii traverse me rich and pro
ductiVe fruit belt lying east OF the Cen
traI Pacific. and serve as q FEEDER Tor lhe
Western Pacific at Sacramento
These enterprises show very clearly
that the Western Pacific intends utilizing
electric traction for the majority, II rot
All Of the feeders TO the main trunk line.
Such feeders will have big advantage
over branch roads operated by steam as
thev can enter territory from which
steam traction is excluded by excessive
gradients.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
lSnecial 10 The HeraldN


Anew YORK, Dec. Sat the immir
IN grafton conference being held in
Madison Square Concert hall here
under the auspices of the National
civic Federation, OF which senator
Clark is a member OF the executive
committee, end at which conference
every state and territory is repre-
scented, the order of the day being dis
cussiOn of the question OF restriction
OF Asiatic immigrants, Senator Clark
made a very strong speech IN opposi-
ton 10 the admission Of Asiatic imIni-
grants in the United States, which was
very cordially received and highly ap-
plauded. The senator, however, took
the position that 50 far as concerns
officials representing the Chinese and
other governments, travellers who come
to study our resources, institutions and
laws, professors and students seek
ing knowledge or coming for the pur-
pose of obtaining an education in our
own institutions, and others of the
educated and enlightened classes who
do not come for the purpose of enter
ing into competition with American
labor, these persons should be cordially
iS1SAN GU Nitipul the lA4CO4AN t4tlEliCt anu
the embarrassment which have. hith-
eTtO attended their arrival at our ports.
particularly as we are asking for the
open door in China and are DESTROYS Of
establishing closer commercial rela-
tons with the Chinese empire, and
that such persons should he placed
upon the plane of the most favored ma
tons. There were several speeches
for and against this proposition. The
conference has passed resolutions,
which were adopted unanimously,
touching the question OF European i'm
migration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
MRS. ROGERS IN
SALT LAKE CITY
Woman Executed Yesterday Came
Here With Her Husband.
WORKED AT THE KENYON
MURDERED MAN KNOWN TO A
NUMBER HERE.
rom years ago Marcus H. Rogers. The

TOUR years ago Marcus H. Rogers. the
murdered man, whose widow paid
the last penalty for the crime in
Vermont yesterday. came TO Salt Lake
city from ST. Louis with a pretty yOung
girl whom he called his wife The pie
ture of Mrs, Mary Mable Rogers. who
yesterday was executed. was identified
by Carl Ostby who worked on the same
bench in \. a. Mnlers tailor shop with
Rogers, as the woman who was with him
in Salt Lake n p. Wells, who en-
ployed Rogers for month in his tailor
ing establishment. also says that the ike
ness of Mrs. Rogers Tescmbl the woman
Who came from St Louis with him.
Shortly after the couple arrived here
they 0uarreled. They separated and the
woman was thrown on her own resources.
She secured employment in the dining
room at the Kenyon hotel Rogers dp-
peared 10 be jealous OF her. and 1t Is said
watched her closely, After working there
several weeks she disappeared. Rogers
spent considerable time trying 10 locate
her. tie learned that she had met a an
at the Kenyon and had gone with a =.
Rogers declared that this fellow had tol-
lowed them from St Louis. He told Mr..
OsLby that she was infatuated with him,
bus did not mention MS name. AT last
he located the couple at Colorado Springs.
He sent two kilograms to ner saying that
Rogers had taken i'll and was lying AT
the point OF death. The messages were
signed with fictitious names. The sec
ond dispatch brought her back to Salt
Lake. Rogers met her at the train ana
their differences were forgotten. He gave
her considerable money and they re
NAMED here until December, 1901. When
they left salt Lake Rogers said he was
going back 10 his home IN New England.
This was the last heard Of him until
his body was found the following year,
Mr. Ostby and several other men who
worked with Rogers believed at the time
that the murdered man was the same
Rogers. The description tailed but ROg
ers told little about himself or his af-
fairs. They watched the case at the
time with interest but nothing appeared
which positively Identified the murdered
man as the Rogers who was in Salt Lake
City.
Rogers was handsome man and
dressed like a fashion plate. He claimed
10 be a nephew Of Ex-Governor John K.
Rogers Of Washington, and expressed his
intentions Of making the family a visit
before returning 10 his home in New
England. The young woman who came to
Salt Lake with him often called at the
shop where he was working. He intro
duced her TO Mr. Ostby and several
others, and they believed that Mrs. Mary
Mabel Rogers is the same woman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
ToMoRRow's SUNDAY HERALD.

Beginning with tomorrow's Sunday
Herald, number of articles on The
Well Groomed Woman will be pub
lished in The Herald. The first OF the
series. which will be written by Kath-
crime Morton and splendidly illustrated,
is entitled Clear Complexion vs. Co.'S
metics.'
Some of the other special features of
the paper will be:
''ln the Absence of Rules. piece OF
fiction by Henry Wallace Phillips.
English Methods of Colonization
Compared with American" by Frederic
j. Haskn.
The Pollock Diamond Robbery, "
written by Cleveland Moffet from the
archives of the Pinkertons
How Crime is Taught and Fos-
tered by William a. PinkeFton.
A page OF special articles on sport
ing topics. written by experts employed
by the Chicago Tribune and purchased
by The Herald
Frank Fyles weekly letter on New
York theatrieals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
FRISCO TO SALT LAKE.
Western Pacific Parallels Southern
Pacific in California.

San Francisco. Dec. S.-C0rrected en-
cheering data of the now complete sur
vey Of the Western Pacific railroad are
now available TO show the exact route
traversed by the road across the CONT
nenL
Leaving the companys terminals 81
West Oakland by way OF Third street Or
follows the general route OF the South
ern Pacific as far as Niles. Like the
Southern Pacific. il enters the Niles can
yOn. but on the Opposite side OF Alameda
creek from that occupied by the SouIn-
ern Pacific rails. From the east portal
of the Niles canyon tunnel the route eA-
tends To LiVermOre and then 10 con-
nectiou with the Alameda q san joaquin
railroad. which is TO afford the western
Pacific an entrance into Stockton.
From Stockton to Sacramento the route
lies along an almost direct line between
the tracks of the Southern Pacific com
pany and the Sacramento river
Between Sacramento ana OrOVlile Lllc
new road will lie along an almost straight
line between the tracks or the S0utherL
Pacific and Sacramento river and norm
of OroViue the road viii closely follow
the north fork of the Gather river Tor q
considerable distance and then SNluE
sOutheasterly to BeckWith PASS, ledylnS
quincy, the county seat OF fiuinRs
county, a few miles 10 the south and
west.
it,. Through the Beckwith pass the road
will parallel for a considerable distance
the tracks of the Sierra Valley railway.
Then the road viii pass TO the north
ward of Pyramid lake and from thar
point will make a straight shoot Tor Wlu-
'nemucCa From Wmuemucca 20 Wells DE-
will closely follow the tracks or the
Southern PaciLc. and from Wells the
road Will shape a straight course 10 the
southern end of Great Salt lake. entering
Salt Lake City 10 the terminals or tho
Rio Cfrande Western railroad.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
DINNER AT WHITE HOUSE.
Senator and Mrs. Sutherland Among
the Guests.

Washington, Dec. S.-President and
AIRS Roosevelt entertained AT dinner
at the White House tonight. the guests
including Speaker and Miss Cannon.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows Senator
and Mrs. Foraker. Senator and Mrs.
Buckley, Senator and Mrs. Flint. Sen
ator and Mrs. Piles. Senator and Mrs.
Sutherland, Representative and Mrs
Grosvenor, Representative Dalzell,
Representative and Mrs, Payne. Rep
reseutative Sherley, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Keep,
Baron and Baroness Shonberg. Civn
Service Commissioner and Mrs. Cooley,
and Miss Roosevelt.
The dinner was followed by a mu-
sieale, 10 which a large party Of rep
resentative official and resident Wash
ineton society were invited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
MAYOR VETOES
REFUND PLAN
Taxpayers Won't Get Back Money
Paid for Street Improvements.
CONTRACTORS GET SCRIP
MONEY PAID IN HAS BEEN USED
I'M MANY CASES.

Mayor Richard = Morris yesterday We
toed Councilman Tuddenham's resolution
providing for . refund of assessments
and an extension OF tine for collection
on payments and sidewalks not yet com
pleted. The mayor gives his reasons as
follows:
There are many extensions partly
completed. The moneys which have been
paid in on these several extensions have
been turned over to the contractor. or
scrip has been issued against the prop
erty in such extensions. II has been
stated 20 me by the officers having
charge OF these accounts that the fund
for each extension is maintained by the
city as one fund, aud that moneys paid
into that fund by the various abutters
are turned over TO the contractor in pay
ment of his estimates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
OFFICER WAS TOO LENIENT.
Nebraska United States Marsha
Loses His Job.

Washington, Dec S.-The president
has summarily removed from office
United States Marshal 7. 4. Matthews.
of the district Of Nebraska, for alleged
misconduct in connection with the case
OF Richards and COmstock, who We're
recently convicted in that state Of lille
gally fencing the pubic domain. The
sentence of the court was that the de-
PENDANTS should remain in the custody
of the United States marshal for six
hours. The president has Information
that Matthews Immediately turned
them over to the custody of their
counsel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
SENATE EXPECTED TO
AMEND HOUSE BILL

Washington, Dec S.-The emergency
bin appropriating $11, 0O0.60O for iIume-
diate use in the construction Of the
Panama canal viii be taken up By the
senate on Monday. The discussion Of
the measure probably will occupy three
or four days following the lines of the
debate which occurred in the house. It
is expected that the senate viii amend
The bill to restore the S5.500.000 cut out
by the house. thus making a total ap-
nrODriatiOn II SIG 500 .00n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
Resolution Adopted.
Senator cIark,s Speech.

Senator William \. Clark Of Montana,
speaking on Asiatie immigII ton. said:
IAN experience Of forty years on the
Pacl.Ic coast and in the state Of Montana
and as an employer of a great number of
men, has enabled me to form an opinion
as to the desirability of the admission of
Chinese. and ] have arrived at this con
clusi0n: ] believe that I voice the almost
unanimous sentiment Of the people Of
that state, both employers and employees.
and I believe that sentiment is shared by
every other state. that we should not az
low what we call coolie labor to come
into this country unrestricted"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
DIRECTOR OF THE MINT
VISITED BOISE OFFICE

rasrtv af tbn Trpited SAFES mini arri,,ad
here this afternoon on a visit of inspec-
tiOn 10 the assay office. lie was called
west 10 look into affairs at the Seattle
office, and leit for that place on the
night train. While here Mr.. Roberts
stated that il would probably never be
known how much was stolen by Adams,
the faithless cashier of the Seattle Of
flee. Only depOSitOrs were losers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
HEADED FOR coos Bay.
Northwestern Road Expected 70
Build Through Boise.
lspecial ID The Herald. }

Boise Ida. Dec. S.-B. d. Beardsle,'
who formerly represented the Chicago *
Northwestern al Spokane, has neen trans
ferred to this place His title is travel
ing traffic agent, but his heaoquarters
are TO be here. In an interview today ne
made the statement. that the Northwest
ern was coming westward, that Il Moulo
bui1d through Boise and that it's west
eFn terminus would be Coos Bay. Othet
Information has reached Boise 70 the ell
feet that the Northwestern mas puf-
chased much valuable property &c 80
Bav 'Tbis comes from a source which
seems TO establish il as a fact.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
JURY AGAIN oIsAeREEs.

san Francisco. Dec. S.-For the tAlrd
time jury IN the case Of Cress UugcT,
charged with embeZzling Sl.l00 while a.
seizure clerk in the custom house. has
disagreed and been discharged. The
jury at this trial retired at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon ana was dis
charged by United States District
Judge DehnYen at 1879 this morning
United States Attorney DevHn says
that another attempt viii be- made 20
cnnNfcf man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
HO FOR BEST PEOPLE!
Arrangements Will Be Made for Re
ception Of Eiks at Los Angeles.

Secretary A. ". Raybould of the To-
cal lodge Of Elks leaves tomorrow for
Los Angeles. where he win make ar
rangements for the reception OF the
tourists" from Salt Lake on the occa-
sion of their arrival In Los Angeles next
February. The Southern California
iunket viii he participated IN by several
hundred Elks, il is stated. and Los An
geIes viii be made tAe center of actv-
ity during their stay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
BRANCH FROM NIPPENo.
Railway Will Be Incorporated Under
Laws Of Utah.
ISDecial 10 The HeraldJ

Las Vegas. New. Dee. sc. Il. McCAu-
took + j. Harrington, Dr.. Hanson and
Major II. Z AytOu. promoters or the
SearchGght and Nippeno railroad, passed
through Vegas today en- route 70 Salt
Lake TO incorporate their railway enter
prise under the laws OF Utah The branch
connecting with the Clark road AT Mp
memo lis 10 be in operation within two
months This artery 70 the life Of Search
light will be extended into the EioOracg
mining camps and will have the effect a.
bringing into activity a low grade min
ing belt that will give employment TO
IhOusands OF men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
HARVEST OF HANGMAN
Two Murderers and a Georgia Negro
Convicted of Assault Led to
the Scaffold.

San Quentin. Cal, Dec, S.-Walter
Warner was hanged today IN the state
prison here for the murder OF Marie
Tomaya at Santa Barbara. on June 10,
1904 When he bade goodbye 10 War
den Tompkms. he said:
This is the happiest Gay Of my
life While ascending the scaffold he
kicked of his slippers, remarking that
h would not die with his boots on.
His last statement was that the shoot
ing OF the woman was accidental and
he was smiling when the black cap was
drawn over his head lie was only 20
years of age.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
MONTANA MANS IDEA.
Civil Service Employees to Be Forced
to Pay Debts.

Washington, Dee S.-A bill providing
for the discharge of civil service EN-
ployes who fail to pay debts contracted
for groceries. clothing. rent or the
services of dentists. physicians or un-
dertakers has been introduced by Rep
reseuta tive Dixon of Montana. After
a government employe has refused
three times TO pay a bill he is 10 be
suspended, and if he fails to pay in
three months he is 10 be stricken from
the rolls.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
INCORPORATED IN MAINE.

= Augusta, Ne. Dee. S-The salt >
> Lake Copper Mining q Smelling =
= company was organized here TO-DAY :
y for The purpose or doing q general =
= mining business in copper, gold, sli- =
= scr and lead ores. With s. 5000 cap =
: ital stock. The names af the pro =
> uoteTs 10 not appear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
CONFERENCE ADJoURNS.
Resolution Passed After a Somewhat
Lively Debate.

New York, Dec. Safer a day spent ia
discussing Asiatic immigration the Ma
tiOnal Civic Federation conference or
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
Branch Road in Idaho.

Boise. Ida. Dec. S.-News has reached
Boise 10 the effect thar arrangements are
:, nni,5r IN the Short Line 10 vale, Orc-
The man appearing in the matter p
Stephen Carver of Chinook, Mont vac
raised bonus OF Sl5.Oo1. Ontario iepotlS
fbat C'.r1.er. wanted a bonsls uf Sl5e1
from that place and = risht pI We
through the town. The people were y
ling 90 give the right o. way, Our ROT iii1
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09

Spokane. Wash. Dec. S.--Angus Ne
PhaiI was hanged at the state peni-
tertiary at Walla Walla at Gas this
morning. fOT the murder of Fgdd Alder
son at Darlington, Wash, May /, S03
McPhai made a strong defense on the
plea of insanity, but was convicted. He
appealed TO the governor for commu-
tation 10 life Imprisonment, bat The
executive declined. McPhau stated
last night that he supposed he killed
Anderson, but he had no knowledge
whatever of the crime. He walked to
the gallows unassisted and kept mis-
nerve TO the end.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
OCCUPIES A MODERATE POSITION
Senator Clark of Montana Would Bar Chinese Coolies Bu
Admit the Educated Glasses 10 the United States
Speech in New York.

mm grafton. which has been in session
here since " ednesday, finally adjourned
tonight. There was a lively debate this
afternoon on the subject of Chinese i'm
migration. The resolutions on the sub
ject as they came from the committee on
resolutions We're regarded by many Of the
delegates as multiplying the present Chi
nese exclusion act. Samuel Gompers,
eresIdept Of the American Federation OF
Labor. led in the fight for a modified eX-
preston, and after nearly every delegate
to the conference had been heard the
following substitute was presented and
adopted unanimously:
Resolution Adopted.
Resolved, That our laws aud treaties
should be 50 framed and administered as
TO carefully except Chinese students. bus
mess men and professional men Of all
kinds, not only merchants. but bankers,
doctors, manufacturers, professors and
travellers, from the enforcement of the
exclusion law"
Previously, the following resolution had
been adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the position taken by the president that
the Chinese exclusion law forbidding the
admission of labOrers ought 10 be main
tanned and rigidly and honesty enforced. -
Avery e. Moore Of Idaho presented 10
the convention petitions signed by sew
eral thousand citizens of his state pro-
testing against any modification Of the
Chinese exclusion laws
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
Money Used in Some Cases.

- i ~ a.; ~ q -, - 30 = 80 - tPi,,
where work has not been done have paid
their assessments to the city and these
identical assessments have been used TO
pay for work done on other parts of the
extension; in other. words, each man 5
payment is not held to pay for the par
ticular work abutting his premises. I'm
der the present circumstances, in order
to carry out this resolution. the city
would have to borrow money.
If the resolution should be limited to
extensions ON which no work has been
done, IL would be practicable 20 carry the
order of the council into effect; but work
has, in fact been done on every extern
sion on which any money has been COLI
lected, and on every extension on which
any money has been collected there has
been payment TO the contractor, or Il
payment is or is about to become due.
There are only two or three small extern
SiOns where no work has been done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09

Columbus, Tex. Dec. S.--Henry Bates. a
negro. was hanged here today for having
committed murderous assault upon Dir,
and Mrs. Fred Kuhlee. whose home ne
robbed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
Would Suspend Some Collections.

Under the circumstances, ! recommend
that the resolution be so modified as 10
require suspension of collections and re
fund OF payments only on those extern
sions upon which no work whatsoever has
been done.
There are no pavement extensions
where work has not been done -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09

Atlanta. Ga. Dec. S.-The first legal
execution in the history of Fulton
county Ga. for the crime of criminal
assault, took place at the tower today.
when Jim Walker. the self-conVicted
negro assaiIant of Mrs. Alice Moore,
the wife OF j white merchant OF AT
lanta. was hanged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
Ordered to Answer.

Mr. Ryan" said Senator Armstrong.
the committee directs you TO answer
the question"
The following colloquy ensued:
Mr.. Ryan, will answer TO it so far
as to state that / refused 10 share the
purchase with Mr. Hartman.
What did Mr.. Hartman say TO you
in connection with the natter"
Mr. Cravath-My advice is that you
are not required to answer that ques-
ton.
The Chairrnan-Do you refuse
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-09
Didn't Want a Partner.

Mr., Eyap-Wep I1old Mr.. Hartman
] wanted 10 he freetlnd did not want
any partners n the transaction.