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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03

d OISE, Ida, March "A strange
- story has come to light here in
connection with the filing of the
will of the late John Wood He died in
a hospital a short time ago. Before his
death he made a will leaving his prop
erty. valued at $50, 900, to his children.
None here knew he had children,
though he had lived here thirty-five
years. He was married after he came
here and was afterward divorced, but
there were no children of the union.
1t now seems he left a family in CraW-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
STATEHOOD BILL.
No Progress Made at Numerous Con-
ferenees.

Washington, March Numerous
conferences on the statehood bill today
again failed TO bring about an agree
ment by which legislation for either
one or two states may be had at the
present session The conferees ad-
joUrned until tomorrow at IL a. m.
without any proposition having been
advanced during the day that even
approaches promise of ultimately COM
promising the difficulties. For several
days the senate conferees have been
proceeding on the idea that it might
be possible to get an agreement for the
acceptance of the house bill for two
states with the amendment by Sena-
tor Foraker making it possible for
either Arizona or New Mexico TO re-
jet the constitution. Now this plan
has been practically abandoned be-
cause of opposition in both houses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03

fessor Noorden Of Frankfort was sum-
noned, who administered stimuIants.
reward the evening the fever in
creased and the heart became feeble
ON Feb. Is a state of Semi-consciOus-
ness supervened, the heart being still
weaker. Oxygen inhalations and cam
phor hypodermics proved powerless to
prevent a fatal issue, which occurred
at 9.I3 O clock the following evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03

General KuropatlSin adds that sever
al japanese attacks on Manshanpu. on
the Shakhe river, in the morning Of
March l. were repulsed. and says the
bombardment of Poutiloff and Novo-
sorod hills and the Russian position at
Sandepas was continued throughout
March l. The losses were insignificant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
No-PLAUsiBLE MOTIVE.
Difficult to Believe Mrs. Stanford
Was Murdered.

San Francisco, March 2.-The news
received from Honolulu that strych-
nine had been discovered in the BIZ
carbonate of soda bottle from which
Mrs. Jane Stanford took a dose shortly
before her death. has convinced most
OF her friends here that she was the
victim of poison, though many are re-
luctant to admit that such could have
been the case. The apparent absence
Of a plausible motive for such crime
battles her acquaintance as we'll as
the detectives Revenge or animosity
are not regarded as possible factors of
the question, and nothing has been
shown to indicate that 2 desire to OBJ
tain an expected inheritance could
have DrOn1Dted the deed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
Will ExPLAIN TopAY.

Washington. March 2-Presidsnt
Roosevelt viii send to the senate next
Monday a special message relating 70
the Santo Domingo treaty. which IS
pending before that body. The nature
OF the message has not been divUlged.
hut 1t viii present in concise form the
circumstances of the negotiations OF
the convention and the arguments on
which its ratification is urged by the
administration
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
FOUR REPORTS
WERE TURNED IN
Majority of One Favors the Seating
of Peabody.
SIX DOUBTFUL MEMBERS
THEY RESERVED THE RIGHT TO
SWITCH.

: =.
;. Denver Colo, March 2.-Consid- :
: GRAFTON of the reports of the COM :
: mittee which heard the evidence :
: in James II. Peabody's contest for .
: the Office of governor was post :
: poned today by the joint conven- :
: ton of the general assembly in :
!: consequence of the death of Ed :
: ward o. WOlcOtt. former United .
: States senator from Colorado The :
: general assembly appointed :
= committee To draft resolutions in :
. memory Of the late senator and :
: adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor- :
= row forenoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03

Totals S4 3 S27 a. SIS 20
T W Murphy, the janitor of the
building. prepared much of the data
when the installation of the electric
plant was under consideration and
learned during that time that in the
east, with coal at $3.50 TO 400 per ton.
isolated plants furnished lights as low
as &c per kilowatt and made a profit.
Tie meters in use at the fiat build
ing are the Thompson recording watt
meter. the same as those used by the
Utah Light & Railway company.
If six families can save $3.50 a
month, S2.S1 As each. on their lighU
bills by no longer patronizing the Utah
Light and Railway company and while
paying the kilOwatt rate charged by
that company, there IS a chance for
10000 families in Salt Lake 10 save
S2S,10 a month by following in their
footsteps. But Samuel Newhouse pro-
poses to enable them to do still better.
for if granted a franchise by the couu-
ell he viii reduce the price OF lights
one-third. This reduction and accurate
metering Will enable all who take cleo
tric2I energy from his plant to save
much of the money that now goes INFO
the grasp of the Utah Light & Rail
way company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
RAID OF JAPANESE.
Cavalry Cut in Thirty Miles West of
MUkden.

Newchuang, via Tien Tsin. March
IA detachment of 400 japanese cav
airy, with one gun, raided Sin Min
Tin. about thirty miles west Of Muk-
den. this afternoon. With the gun
trained on the main street the troop
ers ransacked the railroad bridges
and Chinese inns
For months Sinmintin has been the
Headquarters of contraband trade
and the japanese heretofore have not
interfered with Il.
in the arrival of the Japanese at
Sinmintin the streets were quickly
cleared. The Chinese went into hiding
and the great crowd Of Greek and Ger
man traders became panic-stricken.
but the Japanese did not touch their
carts. which We're waiting TO make a
night trip to Mukden.
One Cossack Killed.
Three Cossacks were discovered. one
OF them was killed. The others
escaped.
The Chinese report that previous to
their entry into Sinmintin the Japan
csc dispersed a small body of Russian
scouts. capturing fifteen of them.
On the completion of their examina-
ton of Sinmintin the Japanese with
drew 10 Pauchiatun. An engagement
IS expected az il is known that Cos
sacks are not far distant.
Ten thousand Japanese troops are
reported 20 be three miles south of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
ESCAPE CLUTCH
OF LIGHT TRUST
Flat TIE ~.s Scge 40 Per Cent by
Patromzing Independent Plant.
NEWHoUSE PROMISES MORE
WILL MAKE A REDUCTION ~
RATES or oNE-THIRD.

VRI HILE the Utah Light & Railway
w company has been scheming 50 to +
extend it's lighting and railway
franchises that they viii expire nearly
a century hence. a demonstration has
been made in one of the apartments
houses of the city that shows concur
siYely that electric light users can save
much money by having the electrical
energy actually used correctly meas
ured, and by getting the energy from
a plant not operated by the Utah Iigh-
a Railway company.
The result of the demonstration can
not fail, it is believed. to convince even
the officials of the Utah Light & Rail
way company that if the council should
grant the application of Samuel New
house for A franchise the people of SAT-
Lake would be enabled to save many
thousands Of dollars a year on their
light bills
The installation Of an independent
lighting plant at the Emery Holmes
apartment house on state and East
South Temple street has been followed
by a change in the amount of light bills
at the Grace-E Emery flats. which now
gets service from the same plant. that
IS gratifying 10 the tenants Of the flat
building. For many months they have
protested ID the titan Light & Railway
company against exOrbitant charges.
and have protested in vain, but since
AllG lIlSNdlidAsDil u me current from the
new plant. and especially since the re-
Ceipt OF bills for February and COM
parisOn of them with the bills OF the
preceding month from the Utah Light
& Railway com pany, there is great re-
joicing. The bills from six families re
siding in the fats show a decrease. af-
ter allowing 10 per cent for the differ
ence in the number Of days in the two
months, Of more than 30 per cent. The
light, too, is pronounced by consumers
who were interviewed, 10 be superior
to that furnished by the Light COM
pany.
Comparison of Charges
The total cost Of lighting these six
flats during January was S44 % and dur
ing February S27.45. The Utah Ldght &
Railway company furnished the cleo
tricaI energy TO run the lights and the
energy used was measured by its en-
Iloyes in January. The electrical energy
used during February came from the
Emery Holmes plant. and il was meas
ured by persons not in the employ OF
the Utah Light a. Railway company.
The price per kilowatt hour charged
was nOminally the same in both i'm
stances. This indicates that with meters
that register correctly and with inGi-
viduals who viii read the meters as
they should be read, users Of electric
lights Will be enabled to ecOnonize on
their light bills without burpir
smaller number of lights or turin y
them out earlier in the evening. Here
are the figures showing the cost OF
lights in each of the flats during the
months Of January and February
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03

= Newchuang, March CNoon).- ::
:: Chinese from Mukden report that ::
:: the japanese have advanced al ::
S:s most to Mukden- The Russians. ::
e having been reinforced. have re- ::
e captured several positions out of ::
= which they had been driven. The ::
e battle is still raging. :.
- The Japanese bivouacking on :.
=. the outskirts Of Sinmintin with :.
= drew this morning, leaving only ::
- q. picket. :
- The Russian station at Chang :
- tau has been reinforced. Strings :
= OF Chinese carts are moving to- :
y wards Mukden. Foreigners are :
- still at Mukden. ~.
e Owing to the absence of traf- ::
:. fic. merchants laden with dollars ::
9 are going to Tientsin. Refugees ::
- from the battle area are arriving :
S:s here :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
HEARING ADJOURNED.

Cleveland. March 2-The adjourned
HI airing of the Chadwick bankruptcy
case. which was set for this afternoon,
has been adjourned until March
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o T. PETERSBURG, March ?. $40 p.
a m.-The position of General Ku-
ropatl1in's army is regarded as
being more or less critical The real
turning movement which General Ku-
ToI is operating in the mountains
forty miles eastward Of AIukden seems
40 be making progress and at the same
time Field Marshal Oyama is also
rolling back the Russian left while
pounding away at the Russian center
with heavy high power guns Poutilof
and NovgorOd hills have been sub
5ected to a continuous three-day bonn
bardment followed by an infantry at
tack. the main Russian lines being
forced to retire two miles TO their shell
tered trenches. Some of the Russian
newspaper correspondents anticipate
an attempt to take the hills by storm.
Slowly Retreating
General KuropatEin is making des-
perate efforts to check kuroki, one of
whose columns has succeeded in work
ing around the extreme Russian left
and reinforcementS have been dis
patched in a northeasterly direction.
Generan Rennenkampf is slowly retir-
ing fighting, taking advantage of the
broken. billy country, and contesting
every inch Of ground
While the Japanese are evidently
ma king progress there is nothing yet
20 indicate that Field Marshal Oyama
win succeed in infiicting a decisive
allow even if he forces Kuropatkin to
&bandon Mukden-
War office Serene.
According to the reports current,
(which are not. however. confirmed by
the war office, theN Withdrawals of
stores and supplies horthward from
Rfukden is already well under way.
The war Office insists that no matter
what the result of the remainder of
the action the japanese have again
been too slow and that KurOpatkin has
made sure Of his line of retreat Elk
cept the moral effect of another retire.
4nent the war Office officials declare
that the. abandonm It of the present
winter quarters eliminated a great
danger TO the health of the army as
soon as the warm weather sets in.
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RAIN OF SHELLS.
Japanese Attack Upon Kuropatkin's
Center.

Japanese Attack Upon Kuropatkin's
Center.
AIukden, Wednesday. March Ito
day was marked by attacks along the
whole front The lighting in the center
is becoming serious. After an ail-night
japanese ombardment of Poutiloff hill
and Novgorod hill, involving a literal
rain of heavy projectiles, the Japanese
infantry this morning advanced against
the Russian lines from the hills and
drove back the advance posts two
miles. The advance was unchecked un-
til the Japanese came within 200 yards
Of the main line of trenches, when they
were beaten off by the Ere of machine
guns and vOlleys OF rife fire. When
they retired the Japanese left many
dead and wounded.
Sahapu. Shanlandzi. Chzhantan.
Chandiapa and. other positions of the
Russian center, were also subjected to
a heavy bonlbardment by siege guns
The Russian artillery. which was silent
Feb. %, accepted the challenge today
and a vigorous artillery duel is in prog
ress.
The Russians have abandoned the
Shakhe river bridge entirely taking up
their former positions.
The losses on both sides have been
heavy.
The Russian cavalry has been dis
patched northwestward in the direction
of Kalama to interpose a barrier
against the attack of the japanese col
unnns advancing from the Lao river
valley.
Mukden. March 2.-The thunder of
cannon is heard from all positions.
Putiloh and Novgorod hills are hidden
by the smoke from the guns The
COMPARTMENTS We're resumed after the
repulse Of an infantry attack by the
japanese A heavy bombardment is
also in progress in the neighborhood
or the Shakhe river, apparently in prep
aratiOn for an attack in that quarter
The weather continues fine and warm.
The Chinese are preparing to SOW their
grain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
MRS. STANFORD
VICTIM OF POISON
Analysis Discloses a Large Amount Of
Strychnine.
MYSTERY ABOUT THE CASE
SO FAR NO MOTIVE CAN BE AS
SIGNED.

Ii ONOLULU, March 2.-There are in
dications today that the police of
this city suspect a member of
Mrs Stanford's household of having
placed str'ychnine in the bottle of BIZ
carbonate of soda. a dose from which
she took before retiring Tuesday night
High Sheriff Henry says that there
nave Deen no further developments in
the case. and that there are likely to
be none before the holding of the in
quest tonight
The body of Mrs. Stanford has been
embalmed, and it will probably be tax
en- to San Francisco on the Pacific
Mail company's steamship China. which
VIII sail from Honolulu on March 10,
and is due TO arrive on March Il.
}. +. Hackfeld has been appointed
the representative of the Stanford in
terests here, with former Judge Stan
ley as counsel.
Death Due to Poison.
DIR. H. v Murray. one of the ply
sicians who conducted the autopsy,
says that death was due to strychnine
poisoning.
Mrs. Stanford had in her possession
when she arrived here jewelry valued
at about $4,000. This was found ap-
parently intact and has been taken
charge Of by Mr.. Hackfeld.
High Sheriff Henry denies a rumor
IN circulation mere that Miss Bertha
Berner, Mrs. Stanford's secretary. and
May Hunt, her maid, are under sur
Yeillance
n meeting Of natives Of California
resident in Honolulu has been called
for next Monday evening at the Young
hotel for the purpose of taking meas
ures TO show respect for the memory
of Mrs. Stanford. 1t is probable that
special funeral services will be held
and that a procession of mourners will
accompany the body to the steamer
which will bear it to San Francisco.
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y ENvER. Colo, March -Four re-

n ENNER, Colo, March -Four re-
Ii ports we're filed with Lieutenant
Governor Jesse A. Mcdonald by
the gubernatOrial contest committee TO
be presented today TO the joint conven-
ton of the general assembly, which viii
decide after hearing arguments wheth-
er or not Governor AlVa Adams shall
surrender his Office to former Governor
James H. Peabody, who contested the
election.
Fourteen Republican mem bers of the
committee, majority of one, finally
signed the report in favor of OustinE
Adams and seating Peabody, which
was prepared by counsel for Peabody,
but six of these committeeman declared
they reserved the right TO vote as they
saw fit after hearing the arguments III
joint convention. They said they
signed the report merely 10 get the
matter before the assembly.
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= r. PETERSBURG, March S.-u2:45

q r. PETERSBURG, March Seas
y a. m.)-BIack clouds are again low
ering over the industrial situation
of Russia. The strike at Moscow has
been resumed on a large scale, anarchy
reigns in the Caucasus, and at 81
Petersburg the measures which the
government advanced to quiet discon-
tent and restore good relations between
masters and men appear to have failed,
with the probability of causing the
storm to break anew.
Resolution Reaffirmed.
The labor delegates representing the
whole Of the industrial population of
St Petersburg, and who were elected
to choose fifty members of the Schid-
lOvski reconciliation commission, met
again yesterday and reaftirmed, the res
Olution adopted the previous day which
threatened, in case the demands are not
granted, not only to refuse to elect
labor representatives to the commits
sion, but to order a resumption of the
general strike
These demands are for the release Of
imprisoned woTkmen; freedom from ar
rest, unhampered speech, full publicity
of meetings of the commission and the
abolition of the censorship.
Government Will Not Yield.
practical ultimatum was delivered
calling for an answer today There is
little expectation that the government
will grant the conditions demanded. The
strike already has assumed large pro-
portions here. about so 600 men being
out. Among those who struck yester-
day are the employees of the St. Peters
burg shops of the Warsaw railroad.
The strike has not yet extended 20 the
trainmen. but the leaders may decide
at-.alx
one of the most important railroads in
Russia.
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:. Counter Attack RepuIsed.

The Russian scouts retain the en-
trencfments which they occupied Feb
p, having repUlsed a counter attack
by the japanese. During the night
Russian scouts made three attempts 70
occupy the wood on the right bank
OF the Shakhe river opposite Lama
tun. but this morning in consequence
OF heavy losses from the Japanese ma
chine guns the scouts were compelled
70 fall back on their entertainments
{ A later dispatch from General Kuro-
Apatkin dated March 1, says:
I'm a third attack on the Russian
detachment near Oubeuepusa the Jap
Rnese charged with the bayonet and
succeeded in occupying the central
height, forcing the Russian advance
guard to retire TO the neighboring
crest.
The Russians at O'Clock at night
FEB. IS, we're still holding a position
near Kondiassa against the japanese
attack.
1.-THE Japanese made a fresh attack
on the Guato pass position at 3 O'Clock
in the morning of March l. After re-
pulsing several attacks the Russians
were forced TO abandon two entrench-
1nents which had been demolished by
the japanese artillery
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Government VIII Not Yield.
LABoR's ULTIMATUM.
Delegates Stand by Resolutions of
March 1.

St Petersburg. March Wv Orkmen
representing nine groups met again to-
day at the Peoples palace and ratified
the demands drawn up March l by the
representatives of seven groups, and
decided to meet at the same place at
II O'Clock tomorrow morning and await
a reply until noon. If at that hour a
satisfactory guarantee is not forthcom-
ing the delegates viii leave the hall
decline TO elect members to serve on
the mixed commission of which NJ.
Schidlovski is president. ana proclaim
a general strike.
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War office Serene.
THIRD ATTACK SUCCEEDED.
Russians Driven From Entreneh-
ments at Guato Pass.

St. Petersburg, March General
Hxuropatkin. in dispatch to Emperor
Nicholas. dated Feb IS, confirms the
repulse of all the Japanese attacks on
the Russian advance guard near GU
heuepusa.
On the left flank near Kondiasia the
Japanese attack led to fierce fighting,
the result Of which Is not known.
A Russian detachment sent against
the village of Tomagou dislodged the
Japanese from a pass about three
miles southwest of Tomagou mountain.
The japanese throughout Feb. % Wig
urousIy bonn ba rded with field and siege
artillery the Russian positions between
Eadehepu and Kaotou pass. Poutiloff
hill suffered specially from a fierce
H,or1 bardment of 11-inch guns The
Russian losses are not known, but are
not heavy.
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steeped in Socialism.

About 400 men were present at today's
meeting. The proceedings were more
formal than yesterday. A number of
the speakers reviewed the situation.
showing thorough familiarity with
strikes. revolutions and the history of
other countries. They described the
benefits of constitutions and parlia-
ments, and declared that the Russians
would be content with nothing less
than a representative government. The
speakers were STEPPED in socialistie lit
erature. The meeting enthusiastically
lcontinued on PAGE -
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BLACK CLOUDS
ARE LOWERING
Russia Again in the Midst of an In
dustrial Crisis.
GREAT STRIKE RESUMED
STARTLING EVENTS SEEM CLOSE
AT HAND.

:. St. Petersburg, March 3.-The :
- Official Messenger publishes an :
:. imperial manifesto calling on the :
= country to rally round the throne :
= in defense of the empire from its :
= in ernal enemies.
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Adams Plurality.

The report says that the evidence
concerning the outside counties was
conflicting and that Adams plurality
is S.S19 after having decided every
question of doubt in favor of the con-
testor"
That this conclusion was reluctantly
reached is evidenced by the following
paragraph in the report:
Before closing this report, the un-
dersigned desire to say that il has not
been an easy or pleasant task for them
TO file this report, and thus differ with
their Republican colleagues on the joint
contest committee. Their desire and in
clination was TO be able to decide in
favor of the confession and join with
their said colleagues in findings and
recommendations to that effect. They
have taken this step only after most
mature and deliberate consideration Of
the evidence in the case"
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