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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
Cabinet Meeting.
PLAN FOR A REUNION
G. A. r. Council Makes Plans to En-
terrain Commander-in-C Chief
Blackmar.

TIE council Of administration of the
state G. \. Il. met yesterday at the Of
fees of Colonel NJ. NJ Kaighn in this
city. There were present Department
Commander Burns Adjutant General
Rowe and and representatives from the
salt Lake and out OF town posts. It
was announced that COMMUNICATIVE
chief w. NJ. BlackmSr and members of
his staff viii attend the Utah encamp-
meut. which viii be held in the opera
house at ogden on Monday. May 10
The old soldiers and patriotic citizens
OF ogden are already planning arrange
mentS for the event and they Will be
assisted by the posts in Park City,
Provo and this city Only once before
has the national commander of the G..
y. r. visited Utah In 1890, General
Russell \. Alger. then commander-in-
chief. visited this city and was received
and entertained by the G. A. r.. Com
Iade Frank Holman being then state
department commander.
II is likely that the veterans of the
Black Hawk war and the Spanish
American war viii also attend this re-
union.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
GERMAN NAVAL PROGRAM.
Will Profit by Lessons of the Russo
Japanese War.

Berlin. Feb. 15.-Admiral Won Tir-
pitt. secretary of the admiralty, ex-
planning the naval estimates before the
appropriations committee Of the reichs-
tag today, said events of the Russo
japanese war had shown the sound
ness of the foundation of the principle
or Germany's naval programme, name
ly. that the strength OF a feet lies in
Vily-armOred ships. Torpedo boats
under special circumstances had won
Japan's initial success. but in the en-
"a gement Of Aug. 80 heavy guns and
armor had been decisive. The strong
est artillery behind thick armor must
under normal conditions hold the up
per hand in sea fighting. The extern
siVe use of mines was by no means
new They had been used successful
~ during the American civil war Ad-
iniral Won Tirpitz remarked that no
new programme was proposed by the
government. which only asked for
means 10 continue the execution of the
authorized programme. He would not
attempt TO speak for future genera
lions but, the secretary added, he ex-
pected I'm the autumn TO ask for the
six large cruisers which were refused
IN 1900. and for thirty-fiye torpedo
heats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
COMMITTED HARI-KARl
Wounded japanese Threw Them
selves Into Flames of Burn
ing House.

Victoria, b. c.. Feb. 15.-Advices
We're. received today by the steamship
fremont of a dramatic incident during
the recent Russian cavalry raid on Yin
kow and the Japanese communication
south of Lao Yang. A Japanese in
fantry company under Captain Yasu-
hara was surrounded by about 5000
Cossacks near Anshantien at a COM
missariat depot. There was a Chinese
house near. under cover of which the
Japanese made a desperate stand for
seven hours. They were driven out
and recaptured the Chinese house, driv-
ing out portion of the enemy with
bayonets. In the night the Russians
set fire TO the house aud the defenders
were compelled TO retreat. Captain
Yasuhara and others who were Sc
verely wounded were unable to eScap pc.
They committed hari-kari and threw
themselves in the flames A surgeon
named Hamba was wounded and also
failed to retreat. In spite of the fact
that a Red Cross band was attached
TO his arm the Russians arrested the
Japanese surgeon and threw him into
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16

Topeka, Feb. 15.-The Kansas Oil
Producers association yesterday after
noon sent the following telegram to
President Roosevelt:
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 10. 1905. To
Theodore Roosevelt Washington, D.
c.:
The undersigned, representing the
oil producers OF the state of Kansas,
and speaking for the intelligent and in
dustrious people of the state, and voic-
ing the spirit of American fair play
everywhere, appeal to you, and through
your secretary of the interior, and by
you, TO the congress of the United
States, for help in the undertaking of
the legislature of the state to protect
the oil industry of the state from the
oppression of the Standard Oil trust
Because the legislature presumes to
exercise a natural function of govern
ment by legislatiEg for the welfare and
protection of industries within the Dor
ders of the state against the ODDres-
sion of all monOpOlies; and because the
legislature proposes to try the expert
ment of a public oil refinery as a means
Of preserving and making profitable
the oil industry. the general manager OF
the Standard Oil company has declared
boycott upon Kansas oil, and one of
his subordinates has insulted our peo-
pie by expressing in the public prints
a groundless fear that they Will destroy
tn company's property.
we further represent to you that a
menace to the crude oil market *
continued ownership by the Standard
Oil company of what is known as the
Foster lease of the Usage Indian res
ervation. This reservation includes one
and one-half million acres of land
which contains a reservoir of petroleum
so rich that If the Standard company
should own and develop ii, that com
pany then viii have a supply of oil that
viii make it independent of private
production, not only in the west but
all over the United States. The lease
is nOminally held by straw men, but
It really is in the grip Of the Stanrard
OH company and the oil producers an
peal TO the president, the secretary of
the interior and the congress to refuse
the application now pending for its ex-
tension. 1t is too much for the govern
ment to give the Standard Oil compa-
ny, or its agents, an organization which
Is already 50 powerful that it presumeS
to be greater than the people and the
government. The Kansas oil field has
been developed on the promise of fair
play and good prices by the Standard
Oil company. but now that the supply
IS sufficient for the needs of the com
pany. it. as it has done in other fields.
has reduced the price below profit
and the men who have invested their
money will lose it and the field will
languish, unless government, state and
nation refuse 10 confer upon the com
pany additional rights and franchises
and turns in the other direction and
legislates for the people a while.
Respectfully submitted.
KANSAS OIL PRODUCERS ASSO-
CATION"
by II. d. WEST. President.
w F. PARKER, Secretary"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
DISAPPOINTMENT Is AGAIN NECESSARY
Uintah Reservation Will Not Be Opened This Spring. as
Anticipated - AIotments to Indians Have
Not Been Made.

the reserve. In this the commissioner
recltes that the act of May -, 1902
which provided Tor the allotment of
eighty acres of land to each head of an
Indian family. provided no apprOpria-
ton for making the allotments Esti-
mates of the required cost were made
and it was found S12. 900 was necessary
This was provided for by the act of
March 3, 1903, which appropriated s1T5.-
900 10 do the necessary surveying. make.
allotments and otherwise carry out the
purposes of the act. The work of max
ing allotments could not be undertaken
until the completion and approval of
surveys by the general land office. and
as these surveys viii not be complete ed
and approved until March Of the pres
ent year, the work of aIlotting lands
cannot commence until that time.
There viii be LOGO alIotments and the
commissioner states it Will require
three or four months to make them
1t IS evident. therefore that under
the best Of circumstances the reserva-
ton cannot he opened until some time
later than July of this year
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HARLAN LANDS THE
NOMINATION AT LAST

Chicago Feb. 15.-John MAYNARD
Harlan was unanimously nominated
for mayor of Chicago by the Republi-
can city convention today
Mr. Harlan. who is u lawyer, is a son
of John NJ Harlan, associate Justice of
the supreme court of the United Sta ties.
and brother OF Richard D. Harlan.
president of Lake Forest university,
and of James $ Harlan. former attor-
ney general of Porto Rico. In 1897 he.
headed an Independent ticket for the
mayoralty, polling 20 ZOO votes.
In 1901 he was a candidate before the
Republican convention for the nomi-
nation, but was defeated. In 1908 Mr..
Harlan again tried for the nomination
bat was defeated by Graeme Stuart.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
REFUSED QUARTER.
Detachment of Japanese Cavalry
Slain to a Man.

St. Petersburg. Feb. 16. APO a. M
The departure of Admiral Nebogatoff' s
division of four battleships, one cruiser
and two auxiliary cruisers from Libau
yesterday to reinforce Vice Admiral
Rojesuvensky's squadron in the far east
is a source of qualification 10 the ad-
miralty, in view of the difficulties
caused by the strike. The point of
rendezvous with ROjestvensky is not
stated. but it is understood that it IS
beyond the Indian ocean, Vice Admiral
ROjestvensky being under instructions
not to delay into the monsoon period
the resumption of his cruise.
Along the Hun river the booming Of
heavy guns is sounding the overtures
of hostilities that are likely TO be
opened within a short time. Associated
Press dispatches indicate that the can
nonading is increasing in intensity.
Special dispatches from Mukden re-
port the wiping out of an entire detach-
mCnt of Japanese cavalry which had
destroyed a railway bridge between
Mukden and Hardin. Russian cavalry
overlook the raiders, who are said to
have refused quarter and fought until
the last man was killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
lsnecIal to The Hera1dN

IAI ASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE sec
wv rotary of the interior today
transmitted TO the senate his re-
port, made in response TO a resolution
introduced by Senator Kearns calling
for statement OF the causes which
have operated to stay the opening of
the Uintah Indian reservation. and a
copy of such orders made by the sec
rotary To carry out the act of congress
providing for the opening. The essen
tlal features of the Secretary'S report
as presented today We're printed in the
issue of The Salt Lake Herald on Feb.
y, when an advance summary of the re-
port was published giving the state
ment of the department explaining the
cause of delay in opening the Uintah
reservation
In addition to the statement then
published the secTetaTy'S report con-
tains statement from the commission
er Of Indian affairs reciting operations
by his Office in reference to opening
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
SHIFTING THE ARMY.
Japs Quietly Strengthening Their
Fianks

Russian headquarters, Huan Noun
tain, Manchuria, Feb. 15.-During the
Japanese bombardment of Poutiloff hill
pro]ectile from siege gun entered
an underground hut, burst inside and
tore off the head of a lieutenant ana
wounded a colonel and two staff cap
tains, who were playing cards
In front of Koudezi. on the right
flank, the Russians are trying the eff
feet of concentrated siege with mortar
batteries with good results, firing as
many as twenty mOrtars simultane-
ously.
The japanese are reported to have
suffered more from the cold than the
Russians during the fighting westward.
The hospitals at Lao Yang are report
ed to be crowded with frostbitten men
According to the Chinese, the Japan
csc reserve brigades are being moved
eastward. indicating the direction of
the Japanese offensive when il begins
Reports from the same sources say
that General Nogi viii command the
extreme right
RumOrs continue that the Japanese
are quietly shifting heavy forces from
their center TO their TANKS, the con-
slant artillery work i'm the central pO-
sition seeming to cover such move
ments.
Mukden and its neighborhood are
full of Chinese spies in the pay of the
Japanese.
While the nights are still cold, the
days are warmer and the time Is APP
preaching for ideal campaigning
Spring in Mauchuria is not marked by
a rainfall. The great battle which all
are expecting may spell ruin to either
army should it occur within a month.
Whatever grounds may exist for the
charges that the Russians are viOlat-
ing Chinese neutrality it is certain that
bodies of Japanese troops and Chinese
bandits acting under Field Marshal
Oyamas orders are operating in Mon
golia, usually heavy detachments of
several hundred men. It was one of
such bodies which recently destroyed a
railroad bridge between Mukden and
Hardin.
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or the board of directors who can legal
y and cOnstitutiOnally so amend the
charter as to invest the policy hclders
with the right TO vote
Lively Fight On.
1t was disclosed today that at the
meeting of the directors on Wednes-
day last when the petition was pre-
sented demanding in the first place ths
retirement of Mr.. Hyde and second the
naturalization" of the Equitable. there
subject A motion was made by MI
Schiff for a committee to investigate
and report on the questions involved.
Vice President Tarbell moved to lay
this motion on the table and 10 sub
stitute a committee 10 Be nominated by
the president Mr. Alexander is said
to have left the chair and taken the
floor. and to have stated that he
thought that Mr.. Schiff's motion was
an insult TO him as president of the
company and was an intimatiOn by Mr.
Schiff that Mr.. Alexander would not
appoint an impartial committee. He
then appealed TO the members of the
board present to sustain him in this
position.
A spirited discussion followed. but
Mr. TarbelTs motion was voted down
and Mr.. Schiff's resolution prevailed.
Statement by Schiff.
Jacob H. Schiff, of Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. one of the directors of the EOuit-
able Life Assurance society. previously
had firmly declined To be drawn into
public discussion of the question of the
- i
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the flames of the burning house. Sew
eral other wounded Japanese were
treated in the same way A lieutenant.
a sub-lieutenant and a few men finally
effected their retreat to Anshantien
The steamship TreTnOnt brought n
party of seven, Chinese sent by the Pc
kin government to Berkeley university.
Cal, TO study commerce. Reports will
be sent to the Chin Sc government by
these students with the intention of ed
ucating Chinese in western methods of
commercial education.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
KILLED THREE SQUAWS
AND ANOTHER INDIAN

Reno. New, Feb. 15.-Fired with
whisky. an Indian buck today went on
the Nvarpath thirty miles south of To
nopah. He killed three squavs and
fellow Indian and then fed to the
mountains He is still at large though
"a posse of Indians is now chasing him
II captured he will be lynched
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
ANOTHER INQUIRY
HAS BEEN START

:. Washington. Feb. 15.-Repre-
:. sentative GrOsvenor Of Ohio in
- troduced a resolution today re
- ouestfng information from the sec
=. tarv of the interior as TO the Vlo-
- Iation of certain laws regarding
:. the taking up Of public lands The
.:s resolution asks the secretary
:. whether there is any foundation
- for the preamble and resolutions
:. recently passed by the National
:. BUSINESS league of Chicago, recit-
:. ing that under certain pre-eNistlnS-
= laws. namely the desert land law
- the timber and stone law and the
- communication clause OF the home
:. stead law, certain persons nave
- been and are surrepuuously CD
:. tanning possession Of large tracts
=. of the public domain which were
:. set apart to promote the irrisa-
:. ton of arid lands.
$500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
RUSSIAN. SARCASM.
St. Petersburg Newspaper Pokes Fu
at United States.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-The Novo
Vremya. in a sarcastic editorial on III
action of the United States senate j
connection with the arbitration tres
ties. pOkes fun ar the alleged attend
of the United States TO take the lead
ership of the worlds diplomacy IN
editorial reviews the plan for preserv
ing the administrative entity of china
the proposed naval demonstration
Turkish waters, the establishment q
the republic of Panama and the propo
sition to hold a second peace confer
ence at The Hague. concluding wit
the cOrnuCoDia of arbitration treatie;
the whole idea of which," the pape
SAYS. finally met the fate which al
ways overtakes a new fad. Therefor'
il is not to be wondered at that th
senate declines TO yield to a scheIn
which places the settlement of futur
disputes entirely IN the hands of Pres
ident Roosevelt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
NAME NEW MEN
FOR DIRECTORS
San Pedro Stockholders Hold Annual
Meeting.
STRONG BOARD IS CHOSEN
SENATOR CLARK AND Z. n. HAIR
RIMAN DIVIDE HoNORS.
STATES senator w a

II NITED STATES Senator w. A.
u Clark and Z II. Hartman d.
vided honOrs at the annuaI
meeting Of the stockholders Of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles & salt
Lake Railway company in this city
yesterday afternoon. OF the twelve di-
reCtors chosen six are supposed to reps
resent the interests of Mr.. Harriman
and the other six the interests of Sen
ator Clark.
The meeting was held in the Office OF
G. o. WhittemOre in the Mccormick
block at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. OF
the 250, 600 shares OF stock 24e. eSS
shares We're represented at the meet
ing by ". :. Mccormick and w. f.
Bancroft holding proxies for the alb
seutees- The directors elected are w
4. Clark. +. II. Hartman. r. c. Ker-
ems. W. D. Cornish. Thomas Kearns.
W. II. Bancroft. j. Ross Clark. T. r.
Miller, w. II. ComstOck. II. L. Belts.
w. @. Kercl1hoff and J. :. Slausen.
OF the men named it is understood
that Hartman. Cornish. Bancroft. Bet
It's. KerckhoR and Slausen represent
the Hartman interests. while Clark.
Kerens. J. Ross Clark. Miller and
COmstOck represent the Clark interests
The outgoing directors who made
room on the board for the new men are
W. =. Mccormick. Reed SmoOt, T z
Ross w Smith.
Construction Company Meets.
The stockholders of the Empire Con-
structiOn company held their meeting
at the same place and Immediately
after the adjournment Of the railroad
meeting. At the last-named meeting
10000 shares of stock We're represent
ed also by w. :. Mccormick and w n
Bancroft acting for the absent stock
( is made up of the following: w. A
/ Clark. II. J. Belts. 7 Ross Clark, T|
/ r GibbOn w. F. Herrin. r G. kerens
/ T T. Miller. Charles Seyler and ]. 81
/ SlaUsen.
/ No fntinnation was given in the meet
/ ing as to who the officers OF the rail
road company Will be under the nevl
( arrangement. The understanding Il
/ that Senator Clark will retain the presl
/ idency.
Banquet at Los Angeles.
After the adjournment of the meet
/ ings. Attorney G. o. Whittemore an
| nounced that he would leave for LoI
/ Angeles Sunday evening. Vice Presi
! iGent J. Ross Clark has placed his pril
/ vate car at the disposal of MI WhitteI
more He will take with him part
/ Of guests. The party viii include PRES
I ident Heber NJ. Wells and Manage!
I Fisher Harris of the Commercial clutI
] They have been invited TO be present a,
the annual banquet OF the chamber 4
! commerce Of Los Angeles as repre-
/ sentatives of the Commercial club q
\ this city n
Mr.. WhittemOre will respond to iii
/ toast at the banquet onnectinl
! Links of Salt Lake. Los Angeles AM
/ San Pedro The banquet itself prcml
/ ises to be the most elaborate ever glNl
en- in the history of Los Angeles
/ will be on WashingtOn's birthday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
GRAIN BROKER BROKE.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Notice was posted
today on the board of trade that all
open trades with z. II. Prince, a grain
and provision broker, would be trans
ferred- Mr. Prince said his suspension
was only temporary. Transfer of his
open trades. he said. had been neces-
STATED by the congested condition of
the market for May wheat Assets and
liabilities were said not TO be large. A
branch office in Omaha Mas also closed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
KANSAS STATE
OIL REFINERY
Legislature Has Provided the Neces
sary Funds.
CONVICT LABOR TO BE USED
CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE
STANDARD OIL.

= OPEKA, Kan, Feb. -5-A bill pro-
Niding for a state oil refinery
refinery passed the Kansas house
of representatives today. Governor
Hoch VIII sign the bill at once. Under
It's provisions refinery viii be located
at Peru, Kan. Another penitentiary
viii be built there to provide convict
labor for the refinery. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 is made for building and
maintaining the refinery and peniten-
tiary-
This ends one of the most bitter
lights ever before made in the legisla-
ture. The Standard Oil company and
the railroads have maintained strong
lobbies here vainly trying to defeat the
bill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
STRIKERS ARE HOSTILE.
Conditions at Loaz Rapidly Recom-
ing Worse.


LODI. Feb. 15.-The situation here is
becoming serious. Fewer men were
working today. There is much suffer
ing among the families of strikers. The
director of the Coates thread mills at
his own expense is daily giving dinner
TO the workmens children. of whom
$50 We're present today. Tie governor
himself admits that the conditions are
very grave. He is anxious 10 avoid
bloodshed. but fears it wiz be difficult.
He has peremptorily ordered soldiers
to refrain from exciting the animOsiIy
CT the soldiers. and that they must not
shoot unless attacked first. The atti-
tude of the strikers shows increasing
hostility The governor fears that IL
VIII be necessary for him to proclaim
martial law and this probably viii end
the strike. but il may cost many lives.
The manufacturers are hesitatinS ana
unable to reach an agreement with re-
gard 10 concessions. The large mills
remain closed. The situation tonight
appears to be most grave, and unless
the deadlock is shortly broken the OUT
look for a settlement is extremely dis
COuraging.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
CLARK OF MONTANA
REPORTED FAV0RABLY

Washington. Feb. 15.-Senator Clark
or Montana. from the committee on for
eign rela tions. today reported favora-
bly, the bill authorizing the construction
OF AN irrigation dam across the Rio
Grande river between the United
States and Mexico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
RUSSIANS USE
THE COSSACKS
Extensive Movement Against Oyama'
Extreme Left.
CENTER BEING SHELLED
RESULT OF THE ATTACK NOT
YET KNOWN.

Mukden, Feb. 15.-The japanese .
began heavy cannonading Tues ::
day afternoon on the Russian Z
right flank, and the firing contin- ::
ued all through today 1t is ::
thought the japanese are prepar- ::
ing for general attack The ::
Russian guns are replying. :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
BOTCH WORK.
Rope Broke When Murderer Raisin
ger Was Hanged.

Bridgetou. N J.. FEB 15--Frank RAJ
singer was hanged here today Tor IN
murder of his wife. The rope brok
as the body rebounded and the BAG
of RaisingeT'S head struck eros
beam of the scamOld and broke ni
neck The physicians present sai
death was instantaneous 1t wa
therefore not necessary TO raise III
body again TO the scanold-
a shudder ran through those VII
were Assem- bIed to witness the hang
ing as the rope parted and Raisinger
body fell 10 the ground Nearly every
one present turned his head FROM I'll
cruesome sight. Sheriff Dement, sal
after the hanging that he was unabi
to account for the swapping OF IN
cord. as il had been tested with
weight more than 100 pounds heavie
than Raisinger's body.