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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04

IRI ASHINGTON, Jan 3--AIore sensa
w tionaI developments in connection
with the Unearthing Of the public
land frauds in the far west are expected
shortly. Fresh indictments are being
prepared in Portland, ore, where the
grand jury viii resume its sessions on
Jan. 10. and persons prominent IN public
life other than those whose names al
ready have been implicated. are involved.
The mission of Oliver r. Pagin, the as
Sistant attorney in the department or
justice. who left here some days ago for
Portland. IS 10 assist IN the framing OF
new indictments, a work IN which ne
figured consDicuOusly during the postal
investigation couple of years ago
Mr.. Pagiu is expected 10 return here
in time to take part in the presentation
of the governments position before the
supreme court of the United States IN
the Hyde-BenSOn case, which the govern
ment appealed to that bOCy after the
dlscharge OF the Ieaoins deLen llsll. on
habeas corpus proceedings broughL IN
New York This case probably viii ne
heard next month NO successor TO
United States District Attorney Hall who
was recently removed. has yet been Sc
lected, and il is expected that Francs !
Heney viii remain in charge OF the gov
ernmsnts interests in the pending pro-
ceedings at Portland.
Frauds in Idaho.
An investigation of alleged frauds in
Idaho has been brought about by aft
davits addressed to President Roosevelt
by Fred Culver of Lewiston Ida cand1-
on the Democratic ticket two years ago.
The affidavits charged frauds against w
F. KetJenbach. president of a trust com
pany. George GeStner. cashier OF Dank
and Clarence BObEett. all of Lewiston
The charges are made in connection with
the entry of over a million dollars worth
Of white pine through J. =. West reg
lister of the land office at Lewiston Mr..
Culver sent the affidavits to Senator Du-
bOis, who. without comment. transmit
ted them to the president.
Secretary Hitchcock. to whom the am
davfts were referred by the president
instituted the investigation Information
to the interior department charges thal
frauds have been perpetrated on the lana
office at Boise. dS well IS Lewiston. ana
il is intimated that the inquiry when
fairly started will reach out in many dt-
rections and many prominent citizens OF
Idaho may become entangled-
Timber Land Syndicate.
In connection with the Idaho affidav-
its il Is alleged that syndicate exists
formed to acquire valuable timber lands
from the government Ither affidaVits
than those mentioned are expected short
ly in the Idaho cases.
Within the past three weeks over LOO
patents on timber and homestead lands
in the ROSeburE- Ore. land office cover
ing about $50. 600 acres of land, have been
held up a the interior department, pend
ing investigation.
ROseburg Is the home of Represent Ia
tive Hermann who was recently in
dicted by the grand jury in connection
with alleged land frauds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
CORRUPT POLITICAL RING.
Government systematicany Robbed
in OREGON.

q
San Francisco, Jan. 3-F-ranessy J.
Heney, special prosecutor in the sensR-
tona1 Oregon land fraud cases viii re-
turn TO Portland tomorrow to take IN The
battle again after brief visit TO this city
said:
The extent of the land fraud cases IN
oregon Is far greater than / imagined
even after L learned the aextent of the
hyde-BenSOn frauds through my ccnnec-
ton with the prosecution Of that case
rupt political ring. which hesitates at
nothing to accomplish its ends Hun
dreds OF thousands Of acres OF the finest
timber land in the world have been Sc
cured from the United States within the
last i've years by half dozen individuals
through fraud. perjury and subordination
of perjury The good people Of Oregon
will be much astounded when they hear
the evidence in the case against Senator
Mitchell and Congressman Hermann as
when they heard the evidence in the
case OF Puter, Mckinley and others,
which has already been tried. and in
which the defendants were convicted. The
case against Mitchell and Hermann does
not depend in the slightest degree upon
the testimony of Puter and Mckinley
The evidence is sufficient 20 warrant and
sustain a conviction without placing
either OF them upon the stand as wit
ness
The Indictments already procured
touch only the edge OF the vast frauds
which have been perpetrated in oregon.
The grand jury and j have fully q month
work ahead OF US, and I expect to GRO
cure the Indictment OK at least a dozen
prominent and wealthy persons VINO have
profited most by these frauds 1t may
become necessary Tor me 10 request the
removal Of certain other federal officers
in Oregon before we complete our investi-
CATION. but I recognize the grave re-
spOnsibility which rests upon me in max
ing such requests, and am proceeding with
the utmost caution. and viii not eX-
possession or unlmpeacnabie eNldence OF
improper conduct OF Such OFFICERS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04

Joseph Smith. ir.. received a divine reve-
lation commanding him and his people to
establish their home city and the seat
of church government at Independence,
Mo The revelation declared that the
city must be called Zion and must be
headquarters Of the Mormon church as
long as the world lasted
soon after that revelation the Nor
mons moved to Independence. But the
other people around there were hostile
and drove them away. This was. I believe,
in 1889 The Mormons fled to Nauvoo H.
from there to Council Bluffs, Ia, and
from there 10 Utah But all this time
they have borne IN mind the revelation
comma ndinS them to establish their vi
innate great city on the site of what is
now Independence. Mo There Is no ques-
ton but what this will some day be done
and there has been more activity in this
direction during the past few months
than in a score of years preceding
The Smoot Case.
Apostle Smith was a recent witness be-
fore the committee privileges and
elections of the United States senate,
which is trying the Reed SmOot case.
Mr.. Smith says that the senate commit
tee is not paying any attention to the
Smoot case but is simply hauling the
Mormon church over the Goals and try
ing to discover some meanness in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
ZION OF THE LATTER DAY SAINTS
Apostle John Henry Smith Declares Headquarters
the Mormon Church viii Be Moved to
independence, Mo-

E L PASO, jan 3.-''The headquarters
of the Mormon church Will some day
be located in Independence, Mo.
said John Henry Smith, one of the
twelve apostles Of the Mormon church.
member of Utah constitutional conven-
ton of 1885, while here today.
Idea Long Cherished
The Mormon people have long cher
lshed the idea" he continued. that
their great city should be located in In
dependence, which is not tar from Kan
SIS CITY
This dream seems now TO become
something tangible. James e. Duffin
a bishop of our church. has bought sew
eral thousand acres of land near hide
pendence for the use of Mormon colo
nists. This will be our vanguard and in
the course of time we will erect there a
magnificent city which will be known as
Zion, and in which there will be a Nor
mon temple far more extensive and more
magnificent than in Salt Lake. When
this city and temple have been built the
headquarters of the Mormon church will
be moved from Salt Lake.
Come From on High
Away back in the thirties when the
Mormon people were in Kirkland. o..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
VOTE
FOR GREAT CITY
Water and Sewer Bond Issue
Endorsed.
LIGHT VOTE, CLOSE RESULT

OALT LAKE decided yesterday to
move forward. 1t also gave Mayor
r. P. Morris vote of confidence,
while placing an unusual responsibility
upon his shoulders. The SS5O,000 water
bond issue carried by majority of 167,
and the $4,000 sewer bond issue carried
by a majority of 34f. The vote was. light
and the result close but the wishes of
the citizens are clearly indicated in the
figures
The water bond proposition carried four
of the five wards of the city; IL carried
thirty-one of the fifty-two voting dis
tricts. The strong vote against the prop
vote in its favor was in the Second and
Third; the First and Fourth were prac-
ticaIy a stand off The figures by mu-
nicipaI wards are as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
WAS STUDENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Young Man Devoted Much Thought
Along This Line

Royal II Milleron was the only son of
DR.. and Mrs Joseph MillerOn and was
second child of a family of five. FIe was
born and reared in Salt Lake City and
school when he was 19 years of age. He
was considered a boy OF exceptional abiI-
ity- Since he graduated from the High
school he has been working hard TO help
himself through college. and through his
own efforts he has been able to attend
the Rush medical college at Chicago for
the last three years.
During his summer vacations ne has
worked on surveying parties and saved
his money to take him through the
school year. This year up to recently he
had been unable to 20 back to school on
account of his limited means, and had
been respondent.
With the aid OF his parents he was able
10 commence school this month, and ar
rangements were made that he might en-
ter for the rest of the term
Up until last Thursday he worked for
Frank G. Kelsey and was employed on
survey in Big Cottonwood canyon during
the summer and fall Friday he bid al
the employees in the office gOod-by, and
several Of them noticed that he acted in
a respondent manner when he left
He was quiet and retiring and made
very few friends
He used to can on Rev T. w Pinker-
ton and talk with him considerably on
philosophy and science. DIT. P1nkerton
said last night that he looked upon him
as a promising young man. and that ms
mind must have been affected from over
Study.
when DR.. AIilleron received his sons
letter telling of his intentions to kill him
SELF he telephoned 10 the Roberts hotel.
and learning that ne Was dead. left inn
rnedlately for Provo. Yesterday morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
MERE VOTE ALL THAT Is NECESSARY
Colorado Legislature May Decide to Seat Peabody by
Resolution, Regardless of the Ballots of
the People.

RENVER, Jan. Sat noon tomorrow
| the legislature which will settle the
gubernatoriaI contest between Gov
ernor Peabody and Alva Adams Will be
called to order. 1t is expected that all
OF tomorrow viii be required for the
work of organization and that no ac-
ton that has direct bearing on the gov
ernorship will be taken. If anything is
done beyond the work of organization
it viii be the settlement of contests, of
which there are a number both in SEN
ate and house. It is practically certain
that the first thing that Will be done by
the senate after il is in working order
viii be the unseating Of Senators Rob
ert NJ Born of Alamosa and Daniel
HeaIey of Leadville. Their seats viii
be given to the Republicans, James b.
Dick and Jesse Mcdonald.
Will Have Two Offices.
The latter is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
elect and will retain his seat as senator
only until such time as he IS sworn
into office There is a strong proba-
bHity that the Democratic senators.
Griffiths. Hughes, Bailey and Hill. will
also be asked to walk the plank, but
action in their cases may be deferred
scmew hat
There are four contests in the house.
all Of which viii undoubtedly be de-
cided in favor of the Republicans. as
that party has a strong majority in
both branches of the legislature.
The makeup OF the legislature Will
be at the opening tomorrow, and With
out reference to any of the contests:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
FORBIDDEN BY THE
LAW OF THE EMPIRE

ConstantinopIe, Jan. S.-The porte has
at length replied TO the notes OF the
American legation and British embassy
REGARDING the sales OF Bibles. and not
withstanding previous assurances, the
porte refuses to authorize street sales.
The pOrte'S notes. which are in Identical
terms. declare there is no doubt that
agents of the Bible societies indulge in
a propaganda in explaining the utility
and use of the scriptures. and as all pro
pagandas are forbidden by the laws of
the empire the action of the cOlpOrteurs
brings them under prohibition. COuse-
Quently the government can no longer
consent 10 the system OF peddIing Bibles,
fined exclusively to shops or the depOts
of the societies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04

matter is well understood by those who.
IN the past few months. have discussed
the subject with him. He has let it be
understood that nothing would afford
MN greater satisfaction than to be in
@trumental in bringing about a cessation
of hostilities in the far east, but he, APP
preciateS the futiiity of suggesting me-
diation to belligerentS who are not in
clined to receive such offers in a spirit
OF friendliness, and that an offer OF
mediation at a time which either one of
the cOntending powers might regard as
inOpportune might retard rather than ad-
vance the prospects OF peace.
Should the time come when diplomat tic
assurances are received from both Russia
and japan that consideration would be
given to suggestions of mediation. then,
the opportunity to promote the cause OF
peace in any effective way that might
offer.
The subject of mediation was not con-
sidered at today's meeting Of the cabi-
net
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
ASSURANCES WOULD BE NECESSARY
President Roosevelt Not Inclined Offer His Offices
to Russia and Japan and Run fhe Risk of
BEING Snubbeu.

tAIASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Whatever ef-
wv feet the fall OF Port Arthur may
have on the ultimate issue of the
war the attitude of this government TO-
ward the belligerents has not undergone
the slightest change. More than once the
American government has let St Pc
tersburg and Toxic knew that it STANDS
ready at any time to render neighboriy
assistance whenever both belllgerents are
prepared to welcome il. Further than
This the government has not gone
Reports that President Roosevelt IS
IiLaIV to initiate negOtia tiOnS of friendly
mediation between Russia and Japan are
premature at least and entirely UNI
authorized 1t is stated most positively
today that no negotiations looking 70 me-
diation on the part Of this government
are pending and ii is not known that
such negotiations will be initiated in the
Immediate future.
Will Not Burn His Fingers.
President Roosevelt's attitude in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
ALLEGED FRAUDS IN
IDAHO LAND OFFICES
Over Seven Million Dollars Worth of White Pine
Lands GObbIed Up.
Many Prominent Citizens May Become EntangIed in the
Meshes of the Law Startling Disclosures Concern
ing the Oregon Cases.


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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04

A NUMBER of the Port Arthur forts
~ were surrendered to the japanese
today. Toxic dispatches say that
the terms Of capitulatiOn were signed
last night and that the Russian officers
VIII be permitted TO return TO Russia on
parole, retaining their side arms The
rank and file are to go to Japan as pris-
Further details Of the NEGOTIATIONS
and of conditions at Port Arthur have
been, brought to ChefOO. The fortress
ana town are described as a complete
wreck, and the harbOr entrance has
been blocked by the sunlzen ships. 1t
was a mere handful of men who sur
rendered, and the Japanese have won
desert strewn with debris.
General StOessel'e dispatches to the
russian general staff tell of the ray
ages OF scurvy among the garrison,
which increased enormously the lists
or the disabled: of the increasing cas-
oalty lists, and finally of the eXhaus-
ton of the ammunition supply He
says that at the end of the siege he
mao only 10000 men under arms, and
there were $4,000 in the hospitals.
4 Advices received by the French for
- lgn Office indicate that Russian opin-
ION is against peace. and that media
ton as a result of the fall Of Port Ar
thur is unlikely.
Had Been Anticipated.
The people of St Petersburg have re-
celNed with cOmpOsure the news known
10 the rest of the world a dav earlier of
the tate Of Port Arthur. The event had
Deeh anticipated and under official dfrec-
t 1lon the minds of the populaee we're pre-
pared 10 receive with resigua ton the an
nouncement of the fact by the pu5iication
OF dispatches forwarded last week by Cen
eral Stoessel describing the strait to
which the garrison had been reduce me
expectation in some quarters tina. the
surrender of the fortress would be fol-
lowed at the capital by auti-war demon
StfalIons had not been realized. So far
as there has been any expression of feel
ms II has been for carrying on the war
with all the vigOr possible. At Toxic last
night the surrender of Port Arthur was
teieDrdted by a lantern procession and a
general illumination. The Japanese diet
viii formally express the thanks of The
naton TO General Nogi for his conduct
of the siege
Among the Russian officials there is a
1eehng that any proposals OF peace that
NAV be made must be with the fact in
View that in order that peace must be
lasting Japan must recognize Russia 5
right TO free transit of its ships through
waters Of the far east. High Japanese
ofticials declare that there is no Uroba-
bitty OF advances coming from their gov
eminent looking toward peace Heeotia-
lions in official quarters in St. Peters
burg IT is said that no tender Of good Of
ices from third party would be ac-
cepted- and that any proposal Cor peace
must come from Japan direct.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
posTMAsrERs APPOINTED.
Especial 70 The Herald.)

Washington, Jan. 3.-Postmas ters- have
been appointed as follows:
Idaho-Homedale, Owyhee county Mrs.
Ada Mussell. vice Mrs. Cora Mcdowell
resigned
Utah-Cisco. Grand county. Sherman
Bowen. vice Q. M. Bailey. resigned
Spring city, Sanpete county, 5. w. Beck.
vice Carl Hansen removed. White Rock
Cintah county, William II. CoItharp vice
s. Ia Cotton, removed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
"KATY'' FLYER WRECKED.
Five Persons injured, One Of Whom
Nay Die.

Aay DIE
Sedalia. No, Jan 3.-AIissourf. Kansas
& Texas passenger train No. 3, known as
the Flyer, which left St Louis last night
for Galveston and San Antonio, was par
TALLY wrecked early today at a point a
mile and a half east of ROchepOrI Mo
The engine. baggage car. combination car
and two coaches We're turned over into a
ditch No one was killed Five persons
were more or less seriously injured
The engine jumped the tracEz and ran
into bluff, the other cars mentioned
iamminS into it. The baggage car caught
fire and was consumed, together with
much baggage.
Train Collector Isoebel of St. Louis was
the most seriously injured and he may
die. The injuries sustained by the others
were slight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
RUSSIAN PEOPLE sTUPEFIED.
Were Not Prepared For the News
From Port Arthur.

St. Petersburg. Jan. 3-The public
seems stunned By the announcement Of
the fall Of Port Arthur. which the GOV
eminent authorized this morning IN The
shape of the publication of foreign tele-
grams. Little had been done 10 pre-
pare the people. and the impression pro
duCed is. despite the heroic nature of
the defense. almost stuDefaction. What
VIII be tho immediate effect of the an
nouncement on the internal situation re-
mains 90 be seen although h Is fully
expected 10 be followed by big demon
STATIONS on the part OF the clements
which spare nothing to embarrsss the
government The authorities, with heads
long lowered for the blow accepted il
with logged Russian courage and the
stubborn response that the end was \
lnrr- of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04

Nothing in the figures is more clear
than that the present administration was
punished at the polls for the shOrtcom-
ings of the administration that secured
the last bond issue of $3.50 900 for increas-
Ing the water supply Of the city. With
or without reason. the people of the city
feel that they never got what they voted
for on that occasion. They feared that this
experience would be repeated by the
present administration, and for that rea-
son they recorded their votes against the
bond issue This one fact accounts for
a large majority of the votes cast against
the bonds. The fact that the issue car
ried at all is a tribute to the man at
the head of the present administration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
STATEMENT BY PUTER.
Says He Paid Mitchell $4,000 to
Handle Hermann.


Portland ore. Jan. SIS. A. -. PUter,
recently convicted in this city with HOr-
ice q. Mckinley. Daniel T. Tarpley and
Mrs. Emma Watson Of conspiracy 70 de
fraud the United States government of
public lands. made statement 10 the
Telegram today in contradiction TO state
John IL Mitchell. indicted on saturday
last by federal grand jury on evidence
similar 20 that presented at the criminal
tria lof the conSpiratOrs mentioned above
Puter's statement follows
When L said that gave Senator
Mitchell S2.000 to use his influence with
Binger Hermann to expedite those land
claims in H. 1 told the truth and Sena-
tor Mitchell knows il.
Gave Mitchell $4,000.
II gave Senator Mitchell 5000 to get
those patents through. and viii say that
never regretted telling anything so
much in my life as the fact that Mitchell
took the money I never told "a living
soul in my life before j gave the details
20 Mr.. Heney. never tod II 20 Nc
Kinley or Tarpley, my partners In these
deals. j kept an entry book in which
made entries of every cent spent IN con-
nection with getting these lands 10 pat
as well as railroad fares, etc The only
entry l made of this money given 70
Mitchell was $1,000 l. Mckinley may
have had an idea Of his own as TO where
the money went. but 1 never told him.
When Hermann Baked.
Mitchell had no intima ton from me
as TO the fraudulent character Of the en-
tries 10 this land 1 never 50 much as
intimated il to him. But when Hermann
gave me to understand that the land was
down and out and that the matter would
have to be referred back TO the Oregon
City land office 1 went to Senator Nit
chen and told him that these patents
would have TO go through, for the reason
that III they were referred back 10 the
original office the whole thing would be
lost / told him that the entrymen We're
scattered and that il would be impossible
to get them together again.
Was Willing to Pay.
Il laid two 81 900 bills on the table.
Mitchell said that it was too much.
was desperate over a desire 10 get the
patents through and told him TO take il
and do what he could to influence the
commissioner Congressman HERMANN 10
take the claims up and get the patents
Issued / knew that United States
senator. Mitchell would have a Hot of
was willing to pay that amount TO have
/ the patents issued.
Il knew the special agents had made
| a report on the lands but OF the nature
| of the report j had no means of knowing
and L was at a loss to know why Com
| missioner Hermann threw the claims out
/ do not know TO this day why he did
| it but when he told me the last time
was before him that the lands. would
have TO go back to the Oregon City of
| flee L went 70 see Mitchell at once All
! j know about Hermann i that after the
| money was paid 10 Mitchell and 7 had
| given him that inducemenI 10 make a
good hard talk that Hermann changed