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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
MUCH SPECULATION.
London Press Selecting the New Lib
erat Cabinet.

London, Dee g. The London newspa-
pers this morning IRE fun of speculatiOns
as 10 the cOnSttuf ION of the new cabinet.
but these differ 50 widely that they are
useless as "a guide To the distribution Of
portfolios The ministry of Sir Henry
tampbeli-Bannerman must of necessity
be largely composed OF new men, and
difficulties Will arise from the number of
eligible candidates.
n IS believed that the Earl OF Aber-
deem viii be the new lord lieutenant of
Ireland and that Herbert John Glao-
stone VIII be named as secretary of state
FOR the home department
II Is. however, impossible 20 make pre-
dictions with any degree Of certainty and
probably il Will be the end of the week
before the new ministry is definitely con-
stituted.
Premier Balfour's next public appear
3uce viii be among his own constituents
At Manchester next Saturday where he
Will make "a speech explaining the reasons
Tor his resignation and possibly outline
the unionist electoral campaign.
The most sanguine members of the con-
sentative party appear TO have not the
slightest hope Of success at the general
election
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lakes on the land When Two or more
persons OFFER to pay taxes on the same
piece of faud the county officials viii be
able TO discover the fraud as was the
case when two or more claimants Of
feFed 10 pay the land board for the
same piece of land for which they held
certificates of sale, thus giving the first
mixing to the state authorities that a
conspiracy of gigantic proportions had
been pelpetrated, by which il is p0sSi-
bic The cOnspnatOrS may have secured
many millions OF dollars. Mr.. West be
lieves that if the certificates of sale
could have been so cleverly forged that
the conspirat0rs may readily have
found a means of counterfeiting state
land deeds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
EMBEZZLER BOUGHT
PROPERTY I'M THE EAST

Seattle. Dec. 4.-George Edward
Adams. defaulting cashier of the gov
eminent assay Office in this city. pur-
chased with money supposedly stolen
from the United States a half interest
in q drug store at Amsterdam, y. Y
His brother Frank l. Adams is the
owner of the other half interest. This
infOTma ton reached United States At
torucy Frye this afternoon. Mr.. Frye
VIII take steps TO attael. the property.
The secret service officials aye now
making a thorough investigation in
New York and Boston. believing that
Adams owned interests there also. It
is now known that other arrests in con-
nectlon With the assay office inVesti-
cation VIII come sqop. New and Valu
able clues. which the officers will not
divulge have been found.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
KANSAS LAND FRAUDS
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

Topeka. Kan, Dec 4-The special
United States grand jury called 10 in
vestigate alleged land frauds in Kan
sas commenced its work at Topeka to-
day. Before taking up the alleged land
swindles the grand jury will investi-
gate the fencing of public land by the
cattle barons of western Kansas.
United States District Attorney J. S.
Dean recently went TO Washington 10
confer with officials of the department
of Justice regarding the prosecution of
the cattlemen. One of the important
cases of this class will be that of John
A. Kelley Of Stevens county. who. il
is alleged. has fenced I'm a single pas
ture containing about fifty-four square
miles, over half of which is government
land.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
STATE LAND BOARD DEEDS FORGED
BY OREGON BAND OF C0NSPlRAT0RS

Portland, Ore, Dec. "A special dis
palch TO the Evening Telegram from
Salem states that State Land Agent
West has discovered evidence that
state land board deeds have been
forged by the land fraud conspiratOrs
Should Vests suspicious prove correct
an even worse condition in the public
land conspiracy in this state viii Be- re-
vealed II is believed that state deeds
have been placed on record in every
county III the state. 1t VIII require a
long period to ascertain the true ex-
tent of the latest phase IN the frauds.
as the only sure way OF tracing the
supposed fraudulent deeds is when the
victims Of the cOnspirat0rs offer to pay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
WORK BLOCKED OUT
BY FRENCH OF IDAHO
lsnecial to The Herald. )

Washington, Dec. 4.-Representative
French Of Idaho believes the homestead
law cannot be practically applied TO
lands under government irrigation pro-
iects and will soon introduce a bill
amending the law 70 allow settlers on ir-
rigated land 10 either obtain leave OF alb
sence from the time OF settlement until
the water is turned on. or make the lands
subject 10 entry on the same terms as
land reclaimed under the Carey act He
viii also introduce a bin opening the
Occur d Alenc reservation, after nj citing
lands in severalty 10 the Indians. About
s0ae90 acres Of available land viii be
opened TO settlement ii this law passes.
Mr.. French viii Also introduce bills for
public buildings at Moscow. Lewiston and
Pocatello.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
EFFECT OF BAD BOOZE
Native Policeman Shot Dead by
Lieutenant PendletOn OF the
Philippine Constabulary.

Cebu, p L. via Mantle. Dec. Aleu-
tenant Charles Pendleton of the con-
stabulary ordered four native soldiers
into the vehicle in which he was driv-
ing. A native policeman stopped him
and ordered him to light the lamps on
the vehicle, when Pendleton shot him
dead. He then continued on, his way,
but returned later and obtained the
body, which ne delivered 10 the police,
claiming that he had found the man
dead on the road. The soldiers accom-
panying him confirmed his story, until
today, when they broke down. Pendle-
ton had been drinking
Pendleton's family live at Atlanta,
Ca. He was formerly a sergeant In the
Seventy-first regiment Of New York. He
has been held for murder.
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Cleveland, O., Dec. AIRS. Cassie L.
Chadwick was taken into the federal
bankruptcy court today upon her own
request. for the purpose, as she stated,
Of completing her testimony as to some
OF her financial dealings. Although she
has recently stated that she could re
veal certain facts of importance, moth
ing of that nature was brought out and
the hearing ended with Mrs. Chadwick
IN a condition bordering on collapse.
Mrs. Chadwick said that she would
make some further statements con-
corning her transactions provided that
certain persons who have benefited
greatly through her dealings would
first tell what they knew. She men
toned DR.. w. II. Kitchen, president of
the State Savings & Trust company Of
this city, and J. 4. Smith, an attorney,
and one of the directors Of the bank.
Attorney Smith Immediately stated TO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
MRS CHADWICK FAILED TO GIVE
NAMES WHEN PUT TO THE TEST

the court that the only dealings he had
with Mrs. Chadwick was abOut four
years ago when she borrowed $500
from the bank and some months later
the money was paid back through him.
Requested to give additional names
Mrs. Chadwick became excited and
almost hysterical, and said she did not
wish TO give them in public, stating
that she did not want to have anybody
exposed She said that these persons
had benefited 10 the extent of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars by her
and the money might be recovered for
the benefit of the creditors if suits We're
begun. Pressed for the names, she re-
fused to give them. and finally showed
evidence of fainting and was assisted
from the court room. Before being
taken back TO jail she said she would
give the names to Trustee Nathan
Loeser in private, and he could do what
he thought best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Uprising Expected.

Koenigsberg, East Prussia. Dee. 4-The
Ostrepussiche Zeitung prints reports re-
ceiVed from Libau. saying that several OF
the nobility officials and other residents
of Liv0nia and COurland have been at
tackled by peasants. killed and terribly
mutiated. Baron Campenhausen was Sc
Verely wounded. BANDS OF several hum
bred peasants are rowing about robbng
and killing A general insuTrectiOn of the
PEASANTS and IabOrers is eXpected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Republic Organized.

St Petersburg via Edytkuhnen East
Prussia. Dee News which mas curl
Gus parallel in the French revolution
comes from little village on the borders
Of the Baltic. where the people have or
ganiZed the Republic of NOvargansk'
They have issued manifesto abolishiug
the rule not only Of the emperor bat OF
the deity which has been read In the
churches and the popular assembly halls.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05

unmoved by Threats.

The telegraph operators met yesIer-
days threat To discharge them today
unless they returned to work by re-
solving to prosecute the strike until
their demands are satisfied. The League
of Leagues, which is issuing DEGREES
like a veritable provisional government,
has openly defed the projects warning
10 walking delegates and asirators
that any attempts 10 persuade em-
ployes to leave their work would lead
TO their arrest and the imposition Of 2
fine of $3.50. and is issuing counter
proclamation warning not only the
Russian but the Danish operators 10
work a their peril.
The authorities profess confidence
that the strike will be broken i'm few
days, but the basis of their optimism
is not stated. The imm0latiOn Of IN
terror Minister DurnoVO seems to offer
a way of retreat for the government.
This involves another surrender before
the victorious Droletariat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Murder Conspiracy.

ST Petersburg Dee. 3. via Eydtkuhheu
pee. f-Thc trial of Nine Leontiff' and a
dozen others who are charged with nelhE
IMPLICATED in n terrorist plot 30 Kill Cen
sral TrepOff is proceeding behind closer
doors. The evidence developed the exist
enee Of a big conspiracy With ramiilct
tiOns al MOSCOW and elsewhere. Whlel
had for its purpose the assasssinaiion 90
Grand Duke Sergius already accom-
pllshed. and Of General Trepeff aad otnet
tygants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Arms for Finland,

Stockholm, Dec. 4-Cireat quantities Of
arms and ammunition are being imported
to Finland. Every steamer departing for
Finland from Sweden carries i01 pounds
of ammunition, the limit allowed under
the Swedish law for passenger steamers.
Every available revolver mas been shipped
as Well as large quantities of discarded
Swedish army guns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
MESSAGE MOI READY.

Madison. Wis. Dec i.-The legislature.
which has been called together FOR a
special session by Governor LaFollettc,
met here 81 3 o'clock this afternoon but
beyond organizing nothing was accom-
pished. The anNiously-awaited message
OF the governor was not ready. and an
adjournment was taken until $50 O'clock
tomorrow, when IL Is expected the mes
sage will be received and read. Up 20
tonight the governor had not made any
khowing OF what plans he has for the fu-
cure
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05

Az EW YORK. Dec. lone hundred
~ thousand Jews, each wearing a band
of black crepe on the left arm,
marched under i myriad of black ban
ners through the principal streets of the
cast side today, accompanied By bands
playing diTges in memory OF the Jews
massaered in Russia Hundreds of Wo-
men and children Joined in singing, and
bands were scattered throughout the Ions
parade y procession marched 10 the
plaza in Union Square, where ii resolved
resolutions
Brief tersc resolutions were read by
their leaders to the thousands of parad-
ers. The voting was done orally with
great show in which the resolutions were
adopted unanimously. after outlining the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Signatures Forged.

st. Petersburg. zee 8. via Eydtkuhnen.
East Prussia. Dee, THE navy depart
ment has discovered that alleged CON
tracts for the repatriation of prisoners at
Vladivostok to which the forged sigma
lures of Vice Admiral Birileff minister
of marine, is attached. are being sold 10
foreign shipping firms, including the
Messageries Maritimes Steamship COM
pany of France.
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stadt that a German squadron has been
sighted IN the Baltic sea near the Rus
sian coast RumOr attributes The appear
ance Of the squadron as preparatory 70
the flight of Ine Russian imperial famlly
Agrarian and anti-JeWish outbreaks are
reported To have occurred in the govern
ments of Chernigoff. Terek. kursk ana
kas.n.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05

ship would make such a change as
would make her moro man than a
woman 4 female man, an affected
driveling little dOdle, weak sister
dressed up in mems clothing, is enough
Ia nil you with disgust, but Of a man
nish woman, good Lord deliver me from
expressing my opinion lest / should
say something moi in the prayer-boOk. ="
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
MARCHED UNDER BLACK BANNERS
One Hundred Thousand Jews Marched in New York Accom-
panied by Bands Playing Drges in Memory of
the Slaughtered Russian Hebrews.

Russian atrocities and calling upon the
United States TO interfere in behalf of the
Jews, the resolutions continue:
To our overwhelming shame. disap-
pointment and sorrow, we realize that
eternal vigilance is the price of the Jew 5
life and We urge our people TO take pp
arms against their ASSISTANTS and if needs
be. 10 sell their lives most dearly. We
call upon jews everywhere TO aid in the
defense Of the Jewish people.
Chicago, Dec AT ali the Jewish
houses Of worship in the city memorial
services We're held today for the Jews
killed in the massacres n Russia. Little
business was done by the Jewish mer-
chants in any part OF the city and the
synagogues were filled TO Overlooking ali
day long.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.

= Washington, Dec. 4.-Records for =
! the Introduction of bills were broken =
! today By the house. -Four hundred =
= and th!rty-one public bills were Of >
: fered. and private bills 50 numerels =
= that employees had not counted I'll ,
= % them uD TO a late hour.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Goes TO Circuit Court.

The concluding part of the court S
opinion is as follows.
However reprehensible the conduct
Of the defendant railroad companies Of
ii be as alleged in these transactions)
may have been, or however much dis
posed this court be 10 compel obedience
TO its lawful mandates, IL Is persuaded
that il is without authority in this pro-
ceeding TO draw to il the question in
volved. rightfully belonging to the Ju-
risdiction of the United States circuit
courts for the districts of Kansas and
Colorado. Thus saith the law, is a
perpetual injunction upon the judge
when called upon to exert judicial
power which he may not disregard
without standing in contempt of his
own conscience"
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surnham is "siek."

AR Brockway said he Is still o. director
Of the company. The reason why Presl-
dent Burnham was not called before the
committee was given bg his physician,
who told the committee today that Mr.,
Burnham is too sick TO appear or even
make a deposition.
Vice President EIdredge also testified
that his company had much trouble with
Andrew J. Clunie when he was superin-
tendent of insurance Of California and
in six years from 1897 paid Thomas J.
Clunie. the commissioner brother, S.5O0
in counsel fees to represent the company
before the insurance commissioner and
leeiSla ftlrA Of that state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
PRIZES AWARDED.

Stockholm. Dec. 4-The Nobel prize
committee is understood 10 have decided
20 award the prize for literature TO
Henry SieUkieWicz. and the prize for
medicine 10 Professor Robert Kock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
MAGAZINE EXPLODED.

Lille. France. Dec Am explosion in
the magazine of the citadel during the
manufacture OF cartridges injured eight
artillerymen. Some OF them we're seri-
Ouslr hurt.
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campaian Contributions.

The bill regarding campaign contrbu-
tons which indicates The trend Of MI
Williams thoughts and probably that OF
his party associates in connection with
the impression made by the life insur-
ance Investigation, fOrbids any national
bank or any corporation chartered by the
federal government or any corporation
whatsoever engaged in whole or IN part
i'm Interstate commerce from making con
tributiOus for the purpose OF 1ntluencing
the result of any political campaign with
the intent of influencing the course or
legislation before congress. amy state leg
isiature. or any municipal government.
also that any act in contraXention or TINS
provision shall constitute a mlsdemeanOr
and shall subject the ViOlatOr. on cORVic-
ton to a fine of not less than 500 and
moi more than $1,000 and an additional
fine of double the value of The money or
thing of value found 10 have been con-
tributed or promised.
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! Silver, &c per ounce.
Copper (casting), lie per pound
Lead. in ore. $3.50: New York. t0.25.
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WILL HELP PROSECUTE
SLAYER OF HIS BROTHER
lsneclal 10 % HeraIl.l

washington. Dec Adam r. Lec6ie.
au attorney of this city. left here TODAY
FOR Lander. Wye, where he viii assist
the prosecution in the trial of a man who
shot and killed his brother. Samuel Leckie
OF Fremont county last summer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
NEW CASE OF FEVER.

Havana Dee. 4.-One new case of yell
low fever was reported today. and there
was one death from the disease. There
arr sixteen cases now under treatment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
On a New Lead.

Dir. Hughes was investigating the re-
lations of the Mutual Reserve Life In
Surance company with the New York
state insurance department when the
committee adjourned until tomorrow.
Senator Armstrong, chairman of the
committee said today that the commit
tee expected to finish its work by Dec.
81 but that ii il did not the committee
would not pass out Of existence when the
legislature assembled unless that body
SO ordered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05

Louisville, Ky, Dec. 4.-Pendleton
was a member of company ii, Seventy
first New York regiment during the
Spanish American war, and saw serv-
ice in Cuba.
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Slim Chance of Peace.

Unless the extremists are willing 10
accept this solution. the support of the
mOderates viii not greatly improve the
situation, as the latter in the present
crisis are almost a negligible quantity.
Perhaps it is too much 10 hope that the
social revolutionary leaders, drunk
with the success achieved. can be in
duced 10 cease their efforts. which are
now entirely directed 90 winning over
the army. The telegraph operators
have replied 10 Count Whites refusal
to treat with them by an open letter
declaring they will have no negotiations
with Interior Minister DuInovO, and
must now continue the strike. until
first the abrogatiOn Of all government
measures to prevent the organization
and activity of their congress. and sec
Ond. the liberation and reinstatement
of their allied comrades.
The threatened strike Of the police
and house porters today did not ma
terialiZe-
The mutineers Of Sebastopoi win be
tried by court-maTtia1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
LITTLE FISH
ALSO ROTTEN
Populations in the Mutual Reserve
Insurance Company.
SICKENING STORY OF GRAFT
LAWYER CLUNiE OF SAN FRAN.
CISCO GOT $500.

Al EW YORK. Dec. 1.-The most inter-
esting development in the Legislative
life insurance investigation today
was contained IN the testimony of Horace
A. Brockway. a hotel proprietor and d.
rector of the Mutual Reserve Life insur-
ance company. who said that be had
given 5000 to President Frederick 4.
Burnham of that company al the demand
of nv Burnham in 1895 Nh. BrockNa2
told the committee that Mr. Burnham
told him that if he would take out 4
policy in the Mutual Reserve he would
make him a director. Mr. BrOckway then
took out policies amounting 10 $1,000 AIter
having been a director for some time. ne
was put on the payroll of the company
at $500 a week, received that salary Tor
four months and then it was cut to 500
a week Asked what he did to earn thitt
money, he said he looked over some loans
for the company, was consulted by policy
holders as TO whether the company was Il
good one to insure in and did whatever
he was asked to do. He had been getting
$500 a week eight weeks when MI burn
ham demanded the 5000.
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Amendment to oInsIey Act.

Another bin by Mr. Williams is u
amend section is Of the Dingley act. III
fOrbds any common carrier or trafspoi-
tation agency of any sort. including eN-
press coInpanies from transporting spirit
Gus. VinOus or matt liquors into any state
or municipality where the sale o. liquor
IS forbidden. when they are carried G.. o.
is charged with the duty of collecting
Tor the same or of doing OF any other
act as agent of seller necessary TO COM
plete or perfect the sale.
The resolution regarding the joint high
commission declares the house Of repre-
sentatives will view with pleasure the re-
converting by the presideHt of the joint
high commission appointed by the govern
meDts of Great Britain, Canada and the
United States for the purpose Of secur-
ing freer trade relations between the
United States and Canada.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-05
Preparing for Flight.

St Petersburg via Eydtkuhnen East
Prussia, Dec Ill. is reported from CFon-
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Hilary Bell Got II.

What President Burnnam did with that
money was exDlained by George D. Ed
redge vice president and actuary of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company,
who testified that President Buruham
told him he had given 1t to Hilary Bell a
newspaper man and publicity agent or
the company, to secure the publication
of the articles favorable to the company
at a time when ii was being criticized
in the newspapers. Mr.. Bell had said that
he could accomplish much more with the
money if he were not compelled 20 re-
port to the company just what be eX-
pended it for.