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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28

Ia ASHlNGTON. Jan 27--Argument
wv i'm the Smoot case is attracting
large crowds. greater crowds. in
fact, than have been in evidence at any
time since the investigation began.
There was exceptionally heavy attend
ance today while Attorney Van Colt
presented his argument for the defense.
But there was another renewal Of in
terest in the Smoot case today outside
of the cOmmittee on privileges and cleo
lions.
Every senator received a letter this
morning from the National Congress Or
Mothers urging him 10 vote TO expel
Reed SmOot from the senate. In this
letter the mothers congress reasSert
that SmOOt is an apostle. revelator
and seer in the hierarchy governing the
business and political organization
known as the Mormon church. 10 whica
he owes first allegiance As a member
of this hierarchy. cOnVerSant with its
Is responsible with them for laW-bTeak
ing and connivers with il. The vows
he took as an elder OF the Mormon
church are treasOna BILE and should
make him Ineligible for an office under
the United states government. He rep
resentS the union of church and state.
because he can only hold his place in
the senate with the consent of the Nor
mon church, and his acts are therefore
controlled by that -rganizatiOn.'
These and other charges. they say.
have been proven by the investigation.
On this ground they appeal to the SEN
ators 10 eXpel SmOOt from the senate.
This mothers congress. by the way.
viii hold their triennial convention in
Washington. March 10 to II Senator
Dubois OF Idaho win address them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
CREDITORS GET LIEF
Receivers Appointed For the Stand
ard Rope and Irvine Company
Liabilities 81. 100000.

Trenton, n. J., Jan. 27.-Chanceio
Magic today fled in the court of char
Gerry an orde~ appointing Dick 5. RAM
sey and Frederick e Day. receivers I'd
the Standard Rope & Irvine omsand
which was organized under the lawl
Of New Jersey i'm 1885 in connectiol
with the reorganization of the Enitel
States COrdage company. The appll
cation for a receiver was made ID
George ". Montgomery OF New YorH
who is vice president of the StandaI
company Mr. Montgomery places til
liabilities of the company at $1,000. O0i
i'm addition TO outstanding bonds ami
stocks. It is stated that the cOliater
is not worth more than enough j
meet the Indebtedness for which thf
was pledged. The company has on 4
standing S2.74O.000 worth Of mortgagI
bonds and Sz500.0 600 worth of incoHl
bonds The company S plants
Brooklyn. Boston and Elizabeth. n. II
Mr. Montgomery says. are not word
more than s.. 500.0 600. or less than III
amount for which they are mortgaeed
The assets in excess of the plants n
Montgomery places at $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
YELLOW FEVER AT PANAMA AND
WHOLE CITY BEING FUMIGATED

Washington. Jan. PA detailed
statement of the health conditions on
the Isthmus of Panama is made in a
report received today by Rear Admiral
Walker, chairman of the isthmian canal
commission, from Governor Davis Of
the canal zone.
The report is dated at AncOn. Jan. II.
and was sent before the cable report
regarding yellow fever cases on the
United States steamship Boston, which
cases. however. it is pointed out by the
commission. originated elsewhere than
Panama. The report says that only
t'~'oo ieaths from yellow feve~ have
actually occurred there since this gov
~-----4~--. TOOK charge; IlsiC a syslenlatic
1uIliiss lion CT The entire city II Tan
anna is now making; that all yellow
fever cases within Governor Davis
knowledge have originated in that city.
and that. with the increasing force of
men now engaged in mosquito exter-
mination work. Chief Sanitary officer
Sorgas of the commission confidently
believes that all mosquitoes capable of
transmitting yellow fever viii be de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
REVIVAL OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Arizona Gambler Adds Three Noches His Score by Killing
That Number of Men-P Performance Wound up
With Suicide

kIOGALES. Ariz.. Jan. 25.-Ferdinand
IN Walters. a gambler. early today
shot and killed. in the Palace sa-
loon and gambling house, NJ NJ. Conn,
proprietor of the place; J. j. Johnson,
gambler; Modesto Olivas. a Mexican
card dealer, and then turned his re-
vOlver upon himself, sending a bullet
through his brain.
Walters, who was known i'm the
southwest as the Catalina Kid" had
been engaged by Conn to conduct
poker game in his house. A few days
ago complaint was made by the pa
irons of the resort that Walters had
been using marked cards to win their
money. George Howard, one of the
managers OF the Palace saloon. in
formed Walters that unfair methods
We're prohibited in his place and re-
uuested Walters to turn over the game
II another man. Walters did so on
Wednesday night. making no particular
Protest at the time, but remarking to
the man who took his place that there
would probably be some dead men
around there before long.
Fired Without Warning.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
Walters Strolled caSuaIIv into the
Palace and ordered something to eat
Having finished his meal, he walked
leisurely up to the bar, where johnson.
Known as Cowboy" Johnson, was
taking a drink. Without a word of
warning Walters drew a 45-calibre
Colts revolver and fired at Johnson
from distance of four feet. The bur
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let struck johnson sqUaTeiy between
the eyes. killing him instantly. SO
close was the range that the victim :
face was badly powder burned. The
report of the revolver drew Proprietor
Conn to the scene. Stepping to the
middle of the room Walters fired at
Conn as he entered the door. the bull
let striking him just back of the left
ear. Conn fell dead The murderer
then turned about and fired at George
Spindle, who sat next to Olivas. the
monte dealer. The bullet passed through
the pim of SpindIe's hat and struck
Olivas in the left side, producing a
wound from which the latter sue
cumbed a few moments later.
Killed Himself.
Stepping over the PROSTATE forms of
Conn and Johnson, Walters made his
way to the middle of the street In the
meantime there was a panic among the
occupants Of the place. Dave Black. as
soon as the shooting began, ran out of
the side door and secured a revolver.
He returned just as Walters was
emerging into the street. Black raised
his revolver to fire at the murderer. but
before ne could shoot. Walters placed
his weapon TO his own head and sent
q bullet through his brain
Only four shots We're fired and so
quickly was the tragedy enacted that
hardly minute elapsed between the
first shot and the last one
Walters was 2S years old and had
Travelled extensively. In 1897 he was in
Skagway Alaska, and it is said, was
a member of the ''Soapy" Smith gang
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
JAPANESE ACCOUNT.
Uncertain Whether the Engagement
Will Become General.

General Kurokfs Headquarters Jan. p.
via Fushan-Regular Manchurian weather
prevails tonight. intense cold with cut
ting winds and swirls of snow
Sounds OF battle We're heard at inter
walls along the entire front this morning
The Russian artillery was feeling the
whole Japanese line.
II is uncertain whether this viii br-nt
on 2 general engagement or not The
Japanese guns refrained from replying to
the Russians except on the left. where
the fighting, which ceased at dark yes
leTuay. was renewed this morning.
The clouds and snow made il imD0sSi-
Ole TO see more than few nuncred feet
away, The Russian gunneTy ire was
largely guess work Early this afternoon
the firing stopped.
II the Russians operations were pre-
ilminary TO general attack as appears
possible their plans were frustrated bv
the storms and fog. They could not have
chosen worse time. The hardshiDs or
the soldiers. camping on the plains where
there rs no shelter or fuel. and but little
water. are the worst yet encountered in
this war.
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AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT.
Japanese RepuIsed in Attempt to Re,
take Sandepas.

St Petersburg, Jan. 27-Supplementing
foregoing dispatches, General Kuropat-
kin says.
From later reports it appears that in
capturing these positions we made pris-
oners of 100 Japanese. We also occupied
the village of Weheitailse. on the Hun
river losing fifty men. on Jan. 2e our
troops continued the offensive against
SandepaS. Tho Japanese attacked our
positions near the village from the south
and southeast. but were reDulsed Our
cavalry participated. maneuvering against
the left flank, and attacked the Japanese
in the rear. our force then attacked San
depas. and "A. m. after a desperate
fight with the assistance of sapDers. we
Shakhe and repulsed japanese attempts
10 retake them
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stroyed within a month.
Governor Davis adds:
That the disease is lurking here is
quite evident; everything is being done
that the sanitarians desire TO do or
have proposed to do to ObIiterate the
disease, Whenever a case of yellow
fever was found at a house the building
whence the person was taken and other
buildings IN the immediate vicinity al
ways have been fumigated and no case
of yellow fever has been found in any
such buildings that have been fumi-
gated as described But as the cases
that do occur are found at random all
over the city OF Panama, the doctors
have asked authority, which / have Civ
en-, TO commence a systematic fumiga-
ton of the whole city OF Panama, all of
the houses in it, and they are now en-
gagged in this work
All of the cases OF yellow fever that
have occurred within cur knowledge
have originated in Panama. and yet
Colon is. as respects the question of
filth and hygienic conditions, ten times
worse than Panama"
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st. PETERSBURG, Jan. q

CT PETERSBURG, Jan. 27.-Gen-
y eral KuroDatkin. under date of
Jan. 25, teIegraphs as follows 10
Emperor Nicholas:
The advance has commenced of our
right against the enemy. We have oc-
cupied Khailatosa and Kheigoutaya."
General Kuropatkin adds:
No details have been received of
the losses at Khailatosa and Kheigou-
taya, which are seven versts southwest
or Sandepas. We occupied Khailatosa
without firing. the japanese being bay
onetted. kheigoutaya was bravely de-
Tended, but we finally occupied it at
10 O'Clock at night. Our cavalry pur-
sued two regiments of Japanese dra-
SoOns, which fled sOutheastward.
ION our left flank a detachment re-
pulsed the Japanese and occupied a
defile between Khandiensan and Ex-
pansan. Another detachment sent
against the enemy's flank near Hind
kecheng forced the Japanese to retire
and captured 200 cattle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
Fierce Artillery FIGHT.

Huanshan. Jan. q. 6:45 D. m-Or Thurs
day the Japanese began moving against
Ihe Russian right. attacking viciousIy
Russian positions along the Hun river
WheFe that stream bends southwark In
side the Russian lines the belief existed
that General Nogis army, arrived from
Port Arthur. was in reserve. supporting
the movement The Russians not only
beat off the attack after severe fighting.
out advanced In the evening to the line
OF Hugoudi and HOunlitadzy. Throughout
the night and today the artillery was at
work, the cannonading constantIv in
creasing in strength and extending fur
tnef along the. center, becoming fiercer
every minute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
PILES WINS THE SENATORIAL TOGA
Huspg Young Kenuckan Chosen Succeed Foster by the
Washington Legislature No Sign of Break
in Missouri.

attorney under J. T. Ronald The
partnership which he formed with MI
Ronald became one of the best known
law firms of Seattle during the Sos
On Mr.. Ronald becoming mayor, Mr.
Piles became attorney for the old Ore
gon Improvement company. now
merged into the Pacific Coast company.
for which he has been the legal ad-
wiser during late years. In the recent
campaign business men of Seattle. ir-
respective of party. formed an organi-
cation and insisted that he enter the
senatorial race. which ended with his
success today.
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Missouri Deadlock.

Jefferson City, Mo, Jan 27.-The
tenth ballot for United States senator
to succeed Francis NJ. COckTell was
taken today, without result. and both
branches adjourned until Monday. The
ballot resulted: CockreIl, IS; Med
ringhaus. 81; Kerens, y: Wilson, /.
Nineteen pairs were announced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
COYOTE HUNTERS
MAKE A RECORD
Seventy Weber County Nimrods Have
Exciting Day.
FAMOUS MATCH Is DECIDED
QUESTION NOW is, WE'RE ALL
VICTIMS OF JOKE.
Especial to The Herald.)

n GDEN, Jan 27.-Seventy Weber
~ county hunters, armed cap-a-pie
and mounted on fleet steeds. went
out from Warren. West Weber and
neighboring towns today 10 kill coy
otes in accordance with plan agreed
upon week since. From Davis coun-
ty on the south to Box Elder county
on the north they searched the west
side of Weber county.
The hunting was excellent. Indeed
there was nothing but hunting to it,
On their return members of the party
averred they had seen five coyotes or
one coyote five times. They were not
sure about it, and. as matter of
fact, they said they did not particu-
Iarly care. The animals or animal kept
entirely out of range, running toward
the lake and getting out over the ice
so Tar they or it could not be found
That was all Not one coyote was
killed
Joseph S. Peery, who has a flock of
sheep in the neighboThood of Little
Mountain. offered a special prize of
81 for each coyote killed With the
made each kill worth $3.50. Mr.. Peery
also offered so to the side that killed
the most coyotes during the day
The hunters were divided into two
parties. Joseph East was captain of
the Warren team and Stephen Hadley
of the West Weber team. Each man
was mounted and armed with a shot
gun, and filled with buoyant enthusi-
asm during the early hours of the day
Each man was still mounted and was
still armed with shotgun when he
returned Both teams had several dogs
to assist in rounding up the coyotes
Among others who feel they put in an
idle day may be mentioned the dogs,
which bear every outward appearance
of maximum expenditure of energy
with a minimum achievement of tam
gibie results.
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ARGUMENTS OF DEFENSE.
Van Colt Replies to Charge of Polit-
icaI Interference.

Washington, Jan. 27.-ArEuments for
tie defense We're made today in the
SmOOt investigation before the senate
committee on privileges and elections
Waidemar Van Colt. of Salt Lake City,
opened with discussion of the charge
OF interference by the Mormon church
ia political affairs of Utah
Before Mr.. Van Colt began to speak
Senator Knox said he believed that the
arguments of Judge II. W. Tayler.
counsel for the protestdnts. would be
clarified if he would answer three
questions. as follows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
ASKED FOR TIME.

Cleveland o.. Jan 27-When the Chad
WICK bankruptcy case came IN before
Referee Remington today il was said thar
The creditors desired further time There
upon the hearing was postponed until
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Polygamy Also.

cor of bigamy, or polySamy." sif
gestcd AIs---E5 tL--eE, 8. 5,,,ss.- rlcll1 -,
Yes responded -,iI SsDog-V- - II
ne added; Utah ought mott ff-tlf1
been admitted into the Union. bui ond
admitted on an equality with uthd
states, congress had no more power
deal with polyganly there than il had
To deal with burglary there"
Mr. Stewart supported the amend
ment. saying that the guardianship II
the United States over the Indians q /
not cease to exist so long as the govern
ment exercised control over the PROF.
erty of the Indians, even though ms
be citizens
Mr. Bailey contended that under n
constitution no such discrimination ws
permissible. He expressed the opinioi
that the statehood bill would pass
some form
The senate went into executive SCI
sion and adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Appropriation Sill
Passed.

Passed
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house 81
day passed the agricultural approprid
ton bill without material amendment
The usual discussion for the free see
distribution was INDUCED i'm, Mr. LII
of Connecticut censuring il as pet1
larceny The relative value of the col
ton statistics as supplied by the cersu
bureau and agricultural departmer
also furnished the theme FOR a lived
debate.
The army appropriation bin was SCI
back TO committee after Mr.. Willard
of Mississippi had objected TO unaul
nous consent to concur in the sena
amendments and sent the bill 10 coIl
ference. and after Mr. Hull had refusel
TO make a motion TO accept the seuad
amendment regarding retired army q
fcerS assigned to active duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
MORAL WAVE I'M IOWA.

= Burlington, Ia, Jan. 27.-Be- :.
= tween 10 and IL today every store :.
- and factory in the city was closed :.
= In compliance with proclamation :.
:: by Mayor Castor, to enable en- :.
= ployes to attend revival services. :.
: a moral wave is sweeping the city. :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
REPueLIcAM RAscALIrY.

{: Denver. Jam 27--The state sem
: ate, by a strict party vote. Is to
= Il, today confirmed the action Of
= the state cany assing board In Civ
:: ing seats 20 Cashmere Bareia AMI
= II. =. MiHards Republi eEfs NO
: opportunity was given Charles
: Ward and "a \, BeshoaE the
:. Democratic Contestants ~ pf-
= sent eVidence ~ support ot thFif
: claims The senate 3,aetn beers liir, is
: now twentF-trze Republicans nds.
: twelve DemurtHrS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
Questions For TayIer.

DO you cOncede that your argument.
intended to establish Senator Shoots
disqualification. applies with equal
fierce TO all members of the Mormon
church. who entertain the beliefs Sen
ator SmoOt has confessed2
DO you cOncede that your argument
for disqualification, 50 far as IL is
based upon Senator Shoots belief I'm
a duty 10 obey divine revelation. ap-
Iiies with equal force to all who be
lieve i'm the duty to obey the divine Will,
however aSceTtained2
Would Senator SmOot be disquali-
fed in your opinion. by reason OF be
ing a Mormon, If Mormonism had never
been tainted with polysamy2'
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Statehood Bill.

Consideration Of the joint statehoo.
Dill was resumed. Mr. Gallinger adj
dressing the senate in support OF h5l
amendment prohibiting traffic in intoxl
icating liquors in Indian Territory. say
ing the Indians themselves desired Il
be so protected
Mr.. SpOOner. expressed the opinio
that in admitting a state congress hal
no right TO grant privileges to one clasI
and not another, nor could the federsl
government retain control of one clasl
Of offenses and cede it in others. If. e
instance. congress could retain cOntrs
of the sale of liquor it could retain
in C~se of burglary.
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Hunters Say Little.

The hunters generally manifest a re-
luctance TO speak of their days ad-
ventures, but they agree on several
points. They are a unit in saying that
Mr.. Jones-Ward is at liberty So far
as they are concerned 70 claim the
diamond belt for pre-eminence in coy
ote slaughter. They unanimously at
firm that Mr.. Jones' Ward and his col
leagues must have had other and bet
ter hunting fields than the western
downs of Weber county. They aver
that a willing man can acquire a COM
petence more quickly and with more
ease by carrying the bod than by hunt
ing coyotes at $3.50 per. be he never
so quick the draw and never so
accurate on the aim. They solemnly
and in concert declare that Mr. Peerv
need lie awake no more at nights tor
turned by thoughts of his little lambs.
his meek-eyed ewes and his sturdy
wethers being helpless victims of the
savage onslaughts Of merciless coy
otes- If the wool trust and the meat
trust show a consideration for Mr.
PeeTy equal to that shown him by the
MesSrs. and Mesdames Covote the
hunters say. Mr. Peery may bid cark-
ing care begone and arrange to found
free libraries after he becomes so years
Of age.
The hunters are divided i'm opinion
as 10 whether Mr.. Peery is a dead
same gentleman whose information
was at fault or a low. comedian who
believes in practical jokes Some of
the seventy who blithely set forth at
dawn with the impression that Mr..
Peery was a public benefactor of the
truly philanthropic sort returned at
dusk with miSgivings. They call no
names They are weighing evidence to
determine whether Mr.. Peery has been
trified with by alarmists or whether
Mr.. Peery aided and abetted the ex-
petition with view TO giving his
neighbors day OF strenuous exercise.
The grand priX of SO VIII probably
be divided equally between the teams
as the contest was an undeniablc draw.
This viii allow each hunter something
in excess of IA cents for his day's
work.
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= LYMPIA. Wash. Jan. 27.-samuer

n LYMPIA, Wash, jan 27--SamueI
II H Piles of Seattle was elected
United States senator today by
the legislature, ON the thirteenth joint
ballot His election resulted from the
withdrawal of Charles Sweeney the
millionaire mining candidate of SpO-
kane The ballot resulted: Piles 125;
Foster, ,; Turner, 8.
Samuel H. Piles was born in Ken
lucky fOrty-four years ago. His faith
er was lawyer. Before reaching his
twenty-hrst birthday he was admitted
10 rthe bar of Kentucky. After that
he removed TO Kansas, locating in that
state but leaving it with the approach
of hard times. Next the young lawyer
Travelled to Arizona, where he worked
for time in a railroad camp. Then
he drifted to Washington in 1888. For
a time he worked in logging camps of
the sound, later lie undertook the
practice of law in Snohomish, then in
Spokane, and finally went to Seattle.
There he became assistant prosecuting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
Russian Counter-Attack.

Following a sudden return of winter
weather cannon began booming far
westward. and through the morning
fog and mist the japanese Unexpected
ly advanced. The riflemen on the Rus
sian right flank were so vigorously en-
ployed in the fighting line that by
evening they had met the japanese at
tack by a brilliant counter attack. The
Japanese at once began to retire, aban-
doning and setting fire to a village
Throughout the night and all the day
firing was heard along the line toward
the Hun river, in the vicinity of the
villages of Heksutail and Liudiutun.
in the center. the Japanese firing oc-
casiOnal shots TO get the range of the
Russian positions
The troops all along the line were
under arms the night of Jan. %. The
skies were liz up by the glare of a
confla grafton, evidently caused by the
burning of a village beyond the Shakhe
river south of Poutiloff hill
a bitterly cold wind is blowing snow
is falling and heavy frost prevails.
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LOSE
FORTIFIED TOWN
General Engagement in Progress III
the Far East.
RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESS
LOSSES ON BOTH sides ARE
VERY HEAVY.


= st. Petersburg. Jan. 27.-Gen- :
= erai KuTopatkin reports that Rus :
= sian troops at a. m. on Jan. %, :
- after a desperate fight. occupied Z
= the village of Sandepas which had :
:: been strongly fortified by the Jap :;
- anese. ::
:: Berlin. Jan. PA dispatch to ::
= the Lokal Anzeiger from Mukden ::
:. today, timed 9:15 a. M, says: ::
= a general engagement began ::
e yesterday and continues today. ::
= Already the losses on both sides ::
= are considerable. The fighting is ::
= especially heavy at the center. ::