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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Russians Driven Back.

Toxic May 90 Z p. MT was an
nomced this evening from the head
quarters of the japanese armies in the
field that three Russian columns Of
mixed forces advanced southwark May
IS to the vicinity of the railroad The
japanese enga ged them and drove the
Russians uorthwaTd- simultaneously
500 Russian cavalry attacked a Jap
aneSe field hospital at kdugpiU. on the
right bank of the Lao river japanese
artillery and infantry dispersed the at
lacking cavalry, inflictiES heavy loss
upon them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Official Denial.

Toxic. May 20.-The report that the
Russians have complained Of the man
neT in which their wounded men left
at Port Arthur were treated by the
Japanese is officially denied It is said
that the Russian medical officers on
leaving Port Arthur addressed 2 letter
90 the chief of the japanese medical
staff. thanking him for the care of the
Russian wounded and enthusiastically
expressing fraternity with the japanese
surgeons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Laden With Supplies.

HoHgkOng- May 2O.-AccordinE 10 in
formation received here today the 100
deeply laden junks presumably loaded
with provisions for the Russian feeD-
which was sighted May Is. twenty miles
off Cape St John by a correspondent
who proceeded from here To kWaug
ChaU bay. north of the island Of Hal
nan have left the vicinity of Cape St
John and, 1t is added. are probably
seeking to effect a junction with Ad
miTal ROjeStVeusky' fleet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
SUSPICION OF MURDER.
Especial 5 The HeraldD

Rock Springs Wyo-. May 20.-The
mangled BODY of Charles FishbaUgh
has been found on the Union Pacific
tracks near here, and the authorities
believe Fishbaush was murdered by
his tramp companions and his body
placed on the rails to cover I'D the
crime. The dead man was seen at
Point of Rocks q few days ago in com
pany with some tramps, and it is
known that ne had considerable money
at the time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
OYAMA READY TO
MAKE AN ATTACK
Linevitch Prepared to Accept Decls-
i've Battle.
NEWS MAY COME ANY TIME
THREE RUSSIAN COLUMNS ARE
DRIVEN BACK.

NUNSHU PASS. May 2O--Q0S miles
IL north of Tie pass. Manchuria,
May 2O.)-A general engagement IS
imminent. Field Marshal Oyama is de
ploying heavy forces against General
Linevitch's left and is concentrating his
troops along the center, but his base Is
opposite the Russian right. tt is not
Yet clear which wing Is making a dem
onstTatiOu and which viii deliver the
main blow II Is evident from Line
vitch's preparations that he intends to
accept d decisive battle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
ATTACKED BY PIRATES.

Paris. May 2O.-The Temps today
published a dispatch from Tangier
Morocco. announcing that a small Brit
ish vessel cruising off the Moorish
coast was attacked recently by pi-
rates. who fired on the crew and rid
died the British flag with bullets. Rep
reservations. 1t is added. have been
made by the British minister at Tan
gier with the view of obtaining re-
dress
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
GOULD INTERESTS TO
BUILD TO PORTLAND
Especial to The Herald.)

Boise. May 20.-The Statesman viii
say tomorrow that IL has responsible
authority for the statement that IT is
the intention Of the Gould iuteresS Cd.
build to Portland, and perhaps to Pu-
get sound, as well as to San Francisco
The line Of the Western Pacific Will
cross the Southern Pacific in the vi
cinity of WinnemUCCa- According 40
the Statesman's informant. the plan
is to start the Portland line near that
point. The road will reach the HaT-
ney country and run on nOrthwesterly
through the state Of Oregon. One plan
is to build down the John Day and an
other to keep farther south.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
MRS. MINNIE MADOERN FISKE WILL
LECTURE ON METHODS OF THEATRICAL TRUST

dress will he made under the auspices
of the Press club. Excepting for the
actual expenses of rental. etc, the en-
tire receipts will go to worthy chart
ties. as yet not designated.
Mrs. Fiske is debaTTed from appear
ing at either of the local theatres or
at the Ogden playhouse. because of
the theatrical trust Her address will
be fTaught with interest to those who
regret that a combination thousands
of miles away can prevent at its viii
the production of any play by actors
under its ban.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
BENSON TO APPEAR IN
WASHINGTON COURT

New York. May 2O-After q hearing
in the United States court today Judge
Holt announced that on Tuesday next
he would sign a warrant calling Tor the
appearance of John A Benson, a
wealthy California land owner, before
the court in Washington. The signing
Of the warrant was deferred until
Tuesday SO that Benson might not be
obliged to remain IN custody over Sun
day. He IS now at liberty under 81, 900
bail
Benson is charged with having con
sDiTed with others to defTaud Chz
United States through the receiving Of
title to government lands in the state
Of California and Washington He was
arrested here several years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

Salt I.akers will have Il chance with
I'm week to learn from Mrs Minnie
Madden Fiske just what effect the
theatrical trust has had on the drama
i'm this city. Mrs Fiske is to make
an address at one of the larger halls.
the proceeds of which are to be do
mated to charity.
This announcement was made yes
terday following a conference between
Philip Jacques. the stars advance
agent. and Russell Lowry. president of
the Press Club of Salt Lake The ad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Will Try Congress.

In case the president decides that
ne has no jurisdiction" said Mr.. King
today 1t Is my purpose to form q
committee prior To the cOnvening of
congress in the autumn. to start an
agitation i'm every state in the Union
by sending out literature to every
merchant and manufacturing concern
to the number of $50 COO having a mer-
camille rating Of $4,000 and above. I
viii ask these men, not only to inter
est themselves. but their employees, in
petitiOninE their members of congress
and senators. providing the president
has not the power to make a thorough
investiga ton and put these great in
surauce corporations under government
control
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
HARRY DUKE is
PARDONEO OUT
Secures Release Just One Day Before
Expiration of His Term.
HAWORTH CASE TAKEN UP
BOARD ADJOURNS AFTER HEAR
ING PART OF ARGUMENTS.

= HE state board OF pardons. at its
regular monthly meeting yester-
day. acted favorabIy on the appli-
cations Of four cOnvicts for pardon and
on two others for parole. Those pardoned
were Harry Pool, William Brown Rich
ard Mclaughlin and Harry r. Duke.
Zfa Graham and Joseph Earl Wilkinson
were paroIed-
Harry Duke. former assistant cashier
Of the Wefls-FargO bank IN salt Lake,
was sent up for four years July ls. lS9S
for enlightenment. His sentence VIII
have expired tomorrow, but he wanted
to leave the pen" with pardon, ana
the board decided to crafty him.
Pool was convicted IN the Third dis
trict court of robbery, and was sen
fenced Dec. Il, 1902, 20 serve eight
years in the penitentIdry-
Brown received a sentence IN the
same court Dec. 10, 1904, to ten months
in the peniteuCary for hOusebreakInE-
Mclaughlin got q year i'm the penI-
Tertiary in the Fifth district court
Feb 10. 1905, for assault with intent 10
do bodily harm He It was who lost
the sheriff and gave himself up at the
prison
Graham IS serving a two years SEN
teuce for grand larceny, imposed ON
him in the Third district court July Il,
1903. and Wilkinson is under two
years sentence from the Sixth district
court imposed Sept .. 1904, for i'm
proper relations with a girl under the
age of consent
The applications of John T. IsdoU
ard Elmer r. Woodward. serving one
year and nine months. respectively for
crimes with women were denied
Haworth Case Taken Up.
--T .r-...,.-y-, 90 D-=lr- TIs-.7.rtr
who was convicted of murder I'm fho
first degree and sentenced To death. and
whose sentence was subsequently CONF
muted to life Imprisonment for pardon.
was partly heard IT, VIII he taken zap
again at the next meeting Of the board
Haworth's attorney, A j. Weber taiked
for three hours I'm his behalf District
Attorney John HalvOTseu of Ogden
wanted to make an argument opposing
/ the application but # was SO late when
Mr. Weber concluded his speech thaI
he did not have an opportunity 10 40
50. and at his request the hearing went
/ over for month
The application Of John Harmon,
/ serving three years dating from Dec
/ 26. 1908. for Communication of sentence
T was denied
Gus Smiths application for pardon
] was continued He IS serving a Htr
/ years sentence. received Oct =, It..-
/ in the Second district court. The apu--
/ cations Of D H carr and Merrill l-
/ Kafgnu were also continued carr re-
/ eefved d. sentence of four months 1n the
/ Salt Lake county jail Feb s. 1900 Tor
/ petft larceny His term VIII expire De-
/ fore the next meeting of the board
I KaiCEu went To the peUItenuaTE Tor
/ five years Nov 10. 1902. for voluntary
msusfaughter- He was parGleG Dec
/ 10, 1903.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
IDAHO BONDS SOLD.
Chicago Capitalists Secured the En-
tire Issue.

Boise. May 20.-Idaho bonds, bear
the Eighth Legislature, to the amount
of $3.50 500, We're sold today in the COM
petitive market for a premium of 3.29
or 15,199. The bonds were purchased
by Mcdonald, Mccoy & Co. of Chicago,
who bid s475.699 for the entire issue.
The following is a list of the bonds:
State Improvement, S21 600; land sur
veys, $30. 600; soldiers home. $4,000; re-
form school 500 00; capitol building,
100000; Academy of IdaEo, S45, 500;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Keeping a Lookout.

Saigon. Cochin China. May 20.-A5-
miral de JOuquieres. the French naval
commander sailed from here today on
the cruiser GUicheu- His destination
was not announced. but it Is under
stood that he Is going to make another
inspection of the coast to see if French
neutrality is being infringed-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ROOSEVELT
New York Man Wants the President to Go After insurance
Companies After the Manner of the Beef
Trust Inquiry.

EIEW YORK. May 2o.-President
~ Roosevelt has been requested to
take cognizance of the situation
that mas brought about the Equitable
Life Assurance society trouble and to
institute % national investigation of
the insurance business a. it is now
conducted. The inquiry into the beef
trust and the present Standard oil
investigation are quoted as prece-
dents.
Has Made the Request.
This request was made by W. F
King. former president of the Merch-
ants association Of this city. who has
written the president as a policy hold
CT i'm several companies. asking that
such an investigation be made under
the interstate commerce law. that.
should This course be deemed not prac-
ticaDIe, Mr. King asks the president
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
MURDER IN KENTUCKY.

Glasgow, KY. May 20.-News has just
reached here of the murder and robbery
near Burksville of James Skinner. one
of the most prominent men in Cumber-
land county. His body was found in a
lane There was a bullet hole in his
temple and three in his breast His
watch bill case containing $1,000 in
currency and a small sack of silver he
had with him when he left town and a
bundle Of legal papers are gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
CHURCH DESIGNATED.
Especial to The Herald.)

Cheyenne, WyO- May 2O.-UuknOwn
tTamps recently converted the audi
forum of the First Baptist church into
a lodging house and spent several
nights there They made q bed of
cushions back Of the pulpit. and burned
furniture and other movable objects to
keep warm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
MURDERED HIS MOTHER.

Sacramento, Cal, May 20-Chris
Christianson. who. a few days ago.
was released on parole from an insane
asylum. today murdered his aged
mother by cutting her throat. Later
Christensen shot himself and cut his
own throat His dead body was found
in his barricaded home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
FORMER SALT LAKER
IS DEAD IN MONTANA

Great Fails Mont MAJ .a =
y Darwin J. Chadwick. special land >
= agent here, was found dead 5u bed ,
= this morning. He is supposed ~ =
= have died from paralysis. having =
= had a shock some ten years ago =
y He was I'm good health when he re- >
= tired last night. <
= Mr. Chadwick had been fuvestf- =
= eating land entries here for two =
= years, and was f0TmeIv "A prom \
= ineut Republican in Colorado 4
= When Utah was admitted he was >
= president of the Republican LEAGUE +
= in salt Lake. For TWENTY-FIVE =
y years he has been connected with =
y the general land office. serving in =
= California, Arizona, Utah and =
= Montana
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
CHANGE or VENUE.

Butte, Mont, May Celery SIatteTy,
charged with the murder of Patrick
Maloney. secured a change of venue to-
day to Lewis and Clark county. The
juries disagreed in two trials of his
case in this county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
WILL BUILD A SUGAR
FACTORY IN MONTANA

Great Falls, May pa special to the
Tribune from kalispeI announces that
David Eccles. a capitalist Of Ogden.
Utah, who Is interested i'm sugar beet
factories at La Grande. Ore. and RAY
nOnd. Alberta. has announced his in
tentiOn Of building a factory at KaIis-
peII SO as to be ready for the next
years crops Guarantees of 1900 acres
OF beets are required.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
PLEADED GUILTY.
Especial TO The HeraldD

INII-NIttI 70 7 1T III dIL-I
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 20.-W. :. VI
rich, eX-postmaSteT at Manchester.
Wyo.. and who has been employed on
the street cars of Pueblo, Colo. for
some time, this evening pleaded guilty
in the United States court to raising
a receipt for S1Ol.57 to $fI1-37, and was
sentenced by Judge Riner to serve one
year and one day in the state peHi-
tertiary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
laps ON STRIKE.

Honolulu. May 20.-Over loco Jap
anese Iaborers on the Pioneer plauta-
ton on the ISLAND of Maui have gone
on strike for increased wages There
arc indications that the strike viii
spread. The Maui militia, consisting
of one company, has been called out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
CUBA'S NATAL DAY.

Havana May 20.-The third ami
versary of the inauguration Of the Gu
ban republic was celebrated today. The
holiday which was universally OBJ
served was similar to a Fourth Of July
celebration in the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
LOOMS SCANDAL.

y Washington, May 2O.-President =
= Roosevelt and Secretary Taft had :
= a conference today regarding the :
, LOOmis-BOWen case. At its con- :
= cIusiOn Secretary Taft said that no =
, decision yet had been reached. His >
= intention is to call other witnesses
= who have been Indicated TO him =
? and hear their testimony before he :
= makes a formal statement con =
? corning the case to the president :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

Berlin, May 2O.-Eight persons were
killed by lightning and ten were in
jured, in various places in Silesia
during storm ON Thursday and Fri
day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
POPULATION OF
CITY Is 1857
Conservative Estimate Made From
1905 Directory Figures.
BIG GROWTH IN FIVE YEARS
NEW VOLUME READY FOR De
LIVERY DURING WEEK.

NALT LAKES city directory for
y 1868. containing / 200 pages and go
1870 names. viii be ready for de-
livery not later than the coming
"Wednesday according to the publish
erz r. L. Polk & Co. The last sheets
were run off the press yesterday After
reducing the multiple heretofore used
t2la 20 Pa the directory people figure
The population of salt Lake City. in
sIudiug Murray. Fort Douglas and
suburbs TO Dee go 800
4 more conservative way of figuring
makeS the estimated population of the
city 1851 This result is arrived at by
going back to the government census of
1900 for a basis. The official count at
that time gave Salt Lake a population
Of 5S.a3l- The directory of that year
contained 2S202 names. There We're,
consequently 10 times as many per-
sons iu The city as there were names i'm
the directory Using this same multi
pie ON the 4N.430 names this year, the
result is 1891 This iu itself Is a
growth of nearly 90 per cent i'm five
LcaTs-
The increase in names I'm this years
directory over that of 1904 is $3.50. the
increase in pages IZ5. The count OF
actual names listed under each letter
of the alphabet as furnished by the
publishes. follows
a. 1916. &. 2.7g4- g. 3.065. D. 1921. r
1-llU- r. 1909 g. L519- IT, 2.416, ], las.
j. 1544. X, leo, L. 1928; Nc SO; NJ.
1850. X 4032. r. 1886. L. o. Y. 2s9,
W. 2.111- Y. 264- z, 80 total 30 43o-
Booms Salt Lake City.
The introductory To the new directory
viii set forth tine advantages of salt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

to appoint a national commission on
the lines of the coal commission that
settled the anthracite strike, to make
an inquiry and report.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

state university, $4,000: state wagon
road. $4,000; Albion normal, $50 600;
penitentiary. $50. 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Other Speeches Made.

Toasts We're responded to i'm the fol-
lowing order: New Legislation" by
Mathouibah Thomas reflections of
Credit AMEN" by Arthur Parsons.
"Reminiscences of Salesman" 10y
William Calder. THE Merchant as IL
Cfvilizer.~ by Frank 2 stephens "A
Debtors View of the Credit Man" by
Joseph \ Hyde: Our Ogden Mem
beers" by Theodore SchanSeubach.
Profits and Loss" by Joseph Z Caine
Following the speeches mentioned
w II. Preston of Los AngeleS. was
called on to make a few remarks Mr.
Preston was charged with southern
California ginger and the way he
handed some advice TO the Utah bust
ness men was caution He told them
some of the little tricks of the trade
and when he finished he got the glad
hand from every one i'm the banquet
hall Among other things MIR. Preston
said that if Salt Lake ever expected to
become a real factor in the development
of the western country the people of the
city would have 10 get down to a
harmonious basis and stop knocking"
Otherwise he said. the city would re-
main in 2 dormant condition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Not Easy Marks.
COmmerciaI Aaencies Impr0ve.

Another benefit. which should not he
overlooked. D. the Improvement Ia the
commercial agencies since our aSsOcia-
ton became active. Tt has put them on
their w-ttie 60 render. good services ana
the more aggressive We become. natural
Iy. they must give better reports. etc.
500 that the wholesalers are gaining in
this way.
"Our daily credit report sheets are
giving excellent satisfaction and thou
sands of these are distributed annually
"A delinquent list has been one of the
latest additions. and has been a source
OF protection 10 OUT members from that
class of people. who get al the credit
possible from one house. and then when
their credit is gone try to change to and
get credit wherever possible
We have our own attorneys in nearly
every city. who are pleased to- handle
the business of the association at a Tea-
SonabIe rate as they receive so much
more work from a large association than
from SiUgIe concerns
our adjustment bureau has been Civ
ing excellent satisfaction and We have
received letters from some of the largest
cities in the country asking for tails.
So they can follow our example i'm ad-
iuStiug claims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Praises the Lawmakers.

our state lawmakers treated us very
kindly at their last session and two laws
which viii benefit every wholesaler in
the state are now i'm effect. the bulk law.
which forbids the selling of goods in bulk
without first notifying creditors and the
law which makes it an 0ffeuse to make
a false affidavit in regard To- the worth OF
property iu order to obtain credit Too
much praise cannot Toe given 10 OUT at
t1rueys. VINO personally explained to most
of the members of the legislature the
necessity Of these laws. and the much
needed protection which they would give
% the business Interests OF the state.
THE merchants of the state are work
ing iU harmony with our association They
realize that our Interests are mutual. and
that the Utah Association of Credit Men
.f T1~a state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
UTAH CREDIT MEN
MEET AND J0LLIFY
They Elect Officers and Tell How to
Benefit the State.
MERCHANTS ARE HELPFUL
VISITOR FROM LOS ANGELES
GIVES SOME ADVICE.

THE members of the Utah ASsocia-
ti0n Of Credit Men held their an
uuai meeting last evening at the
Commercial club and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President. O. Il. Hewlett; vice presi-
dent. Arthur Parsons secretary, Leon
Sweet. treasurer. Q. J. CrockweU, di-
rectors. George @. Lambert. Ed Rosen-
baum. p. L Dorian. g ". StreveIl,
willard Scowcroft; general manager,
John Q. Critchlaw.
Following the election of officers there
was banquet at which the members
helped boost" Salt Lake along the
lines now prevalent among business
men. The principal address was made
by President Hewlett and during IIle
course of his remarks he said
Conforming TO our usual custom !
take pleasure I'm reviewing bTleLi\ lllI
work of the Ttah Association of tredIl
Men during the last fiscal year anu !
trust that the substantial growth or the
association viii be gratifying To all OF
our members.
have been assigned TO the ASSOCIATION
of Credit Men. thiTtE-two of which were
IN Utah fourteen IN Idaho, ana TOUR lH
" coming. the total liabilities amounting
to S-45. N1U.55- Dividends amounting To
$50 80 90 and averaging 81 per cent OF
the claims. have been paid. and there
are still fifry-fOuT claims pending set
Element The total cash received from
different sources was 80. 1870. \ com
parison of these figures with those of
the preceding year viii show the nice
Increase of Sg9.5l'f s.. as the total claims
assigned during the previous year
amounted To- only Sff.l6-S9.
Not Easy Marks
I'm -omuariuE these totals de- not
wish YOU TO think that there have been
more assignments made. ami that the
credit men have been easy marks IN
extending credit favUrS- Tt simply means
that instead of the bankruptcy courts,
and attorneys handling the different cases
and receiving the dividends they have
been turned over to- our association and
the proceeds have been paid To the Credi-
tors.
our collection department has been
quite successful. and our members have
been enabled TO collect accounts DIT
small cost. ON which. otherwise the
collection expenses would have been
quite large
THE property statements have been
source Of valuable Information To our
members. and the merchants have been
willing IN most cases to fill out the
ports for our benefit This department
we hope tn still further improve by keep
ing travelling reporter continually with
the trade