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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
FLOODS TIE UP RAILROADS
AROUND Los ANGELES

Los Angeles Cal, Feb, ALTHOUGH
the rain has ceased and the sun IL shin
ing brightly IN Los Angeles this morn
ing, reports from other points In south
ern California show a continued down
pour and further damage from the
floods, All railroads out OF Los An
geles are tied up, and there viii be no
trains on either OF the transcontlnental
lines IN or out Of the city today In
terurban traffic Is also hampered. but
all Of the lines are open,
The Los Angeles river which last
night reached the highest stage, re-
corded In several years is subsding
this morning. There are reports OF
overflow and some damage all along
It's course, but nothing OF serious ma
ture. The damage to the streets of
this city, which were converted into
torrontal streams last night for sew
eral hours by the floods from the ad =
Joining hills will reach about $50, 900
Quantities Of oil were carried down
into the main part OF the city from
the surrounding highlands where the
oil district is located, covering the gut
ters, paVements and sidewalks with
black petroleum.
The Southern Pacific tracks are washed
out az I'll Casco, near Beaumont, south
of San Bernardino. Here torrent Of
water came down n narrow mountain
canyon, carrying out a hundred feet OF
track and road bed, and cutting a
broad ditch 30 feet deep through the
right OF way. All eastbound South
ern Pacific trains from Los Angeles
have been annulled for today, The
westbound trains. both passenger and
freight are being held at Indio. The
washouts on the line between Los An
geles and San Francisco above Ven
tura were repaired this morning and
trains are moving both ways. II will
probably be two days or more before
the damage 10 the roadbed at El Casco
can be repaired and the train schedule
resumed.
The Santa Fe trains, both east and
westbound, are tied up. Serious wash
outs are reported on the Arizona divi-
sion near Itingman, and Il VIII probab-
ly be "A hours or longer before traffic
can be resumed, Westbound trains
Nos. 3 and Z are being held at Ashfork,
and No. 3 at lSinRman. Eastbound
No. S is at Needles, No. at Moiave and
another eastbound train at Barstow.
The track and roadbed is carried out
I'm short stretches in many places near
klngman, and several bridges are gone.
All Of the large steel bridges how
ever, are safe, and II ls expected that
temporary repairs sufficient to permit
the resumption Of train schedules will
be made by tomorrow. Small damage
to the company's roadbed has been re-
ported from several California points.
The rain ceased in Los Angeles this
morning at $3.50. over an inch fell
from 8 o'clock the previous evening,
making a total for the present storm
OF 1856. Reports from Riverside, Col
ton and Palm Springs state that rain
was still falling at these places this
morning, The residents OF Terqulste
Arroyo and along the river bottom In
Riverside county have been driven to
the higher lands by the rising floods.
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INDIGNANT AT FALSE REPORTS.
We're Not IS, 600 Able Bodied Men 10
The Place Nor We're officers Well
NouriShed.
AMMUNITION WAS EXHAUSTED.
Garrison Could Not Have Held Out
Another Mlnute--lt Would Have
Been Murder

Colombo Ceylon, Feb. 4.--Gen. stoee-
sci, the former commander OF Port Ar
thur and the Russian officers and others
accompanying him, arrived here today
from Japan by way Of Shanghai on
board the French line steamer Aus
trallan.
In an interview with the correspon-
dent OF the Associated Press the gem
eral denied the statements published
to the effect that Port Arthur was SUR
rendered prematurely lie was especi-
ally indignant at the statement made
by newspaper that there were at
the time Of the surrender $4,000 able
bodied men In Port Arthur capable OF
making a sortie hundreds OF officers
all well nourished, plenty Of ammuni-
ton, the largest magazine being UNI
touched and fun to the roof, and that
there was an ample supply OF food for
three months even II no fresh supplies
we're received. The general character
lied these statements as unjustifed
and not supported by facts.
Col Reiss, who was among the nego-
tlators OF the surrender OF the fortress,
said.
The garrison could not have held
out a moment longer II would have
been murder, only 10 ruubles remained
~ the military treasury out OF 800, COO
az the commencement OF the siege
-Four hundred men were dying daily
at the hospitals principally from
wounds and scuryy. General kondrat-
enko was the hero OF the siege"
Col Relss further declared that the
Japanese were admirable soldiers but
poor In the use OF the bayonet compar-
ed with the Russians and French"
Gen, Stoessel ana Others Of his party
VIII tranship at Port Said for Odessa.
ESTIMATE or KURoPATKIN.
Berlin, Feb. 4--Col. Gaedke, for the
time since his return from the far east
where he was war correspondent for the
Tageblatt. writes his opinion Of Gen.
Kuropatkin.
"Althoug n through and through
honorable man, benevolent, personally
brave, admirable In the dulet of his
work room, simple I'm his tastes and an
excellent administrator, Kuropatkin
lacks, says Col, Gaedke, that glance
that penetrates the darkness OF a sltu-
atlon, quick decision, immediate cor
relation Of means and, before all, the
unsympathetic viii that alone triumphs
In war that without compassion uses
the bodies and souls OF his men In taxi
ing their last and best 10 compass VIC
tory. Such men as Kuropatkin are not
few I'm the Russian army, and their
qualities attach the soldier 10 his flag
but they do not win victories. Kuro-
patkin at Lioyang burdened his mind
with placing individual regiments, bait
talions and batteries and loss thereby
the conception Of the whole
col. Gaedke regards Kuropatkin as
over cautious and concludes.
mo leader is so bad as he who will
not take a risk"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Special Train Bearing Members
Of the Utah Legislature Ar.
rived This Morning
WELCOMED BY THE CITIZENS.
Law Makers We're Escorted 10 Carriages
To the Agricultural College, Where
They Inspected the Institution.
Especial to the News. y

Logan. Feb. 4.--Well here we are. The
special train, bearing Utah's lawmak-
ers to the third city of the state IN
population and general importance, ar
rived IN Logan at 1l;2O a. M, after a
trip Of something more than three
hours The train consisted OF eight
coaches, with Conductor Hogan in
charge and Engineer Kirkwood at the
throttle.
When the special left Salt Lake a
good snowstorm was in evidence, but
az the train left the boundaries of the
city the snow ceased It's falling, and
there was no more during the entire
journey Aboard the train were some
thing like a hundred and twenty-five
people, while at Ogden % or 80 more
were added, and at Brigham City a
like number, swelling the total TO over
200. These consisted for the most part
Of members Of the Legislature and their
wives and frieyds. There were also
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Boom Towns on the San Pedro Denounced.
Ross Clark
Gathering Golden
May-Cebration n theF Future

j. Ross Clark, vice president of the
salt Lake Route, who arrived from
the east In his private car this morning,
accompanied by General Freight and
Passenger Agent Gillett, was informal
~ entertained by the committee OF the
Commercial club delegated TO prepare
for the railroad celebration, at lunch
this afternoon. The members OF the
committee present were ]. w. Houston,
Spencer Clawson, William Igleheart and
Fisher S. Harris
In response TO inquiries on the part
OF the committee, Mr.. Clark stated
that at the present time there was moth
Ing forthcoming regarding the proposed
celebration, as II was somewhat early
yet and nothing definite would be de-
cided upon until his brother, President
W. A. Clark Of the road, arrived here.
As Senator Clark is not expected to
come west until after Congress adj
tourns, It viii probably be March 10 be-
fore the jolIifcation program is out
lined.
Ml' NldIh luINneI Slhleu tnht tle tOh0
would not be opened for traffic until
II had been thoroughly completed In
every sense Of the word,
EQUIPMENT COMING.
As the road has to be equipped
throughout with rolling stock, It viii
be some time yet, He reported that
the last Of the order OF 81 locomotives
had been shipped, and fiat cars, box,
coal livestock cars and cabooses would
commence TO be received here about
the 18th Of the month.
The passenger equipment, he said,
would arrive later-just when, he was
not prepared 10 say, but probably along
about the beginning OF March.
sTRINGGNG SECOND WIRE.
In the meantime the telegraph gangs
are hard at work stringing the second
wire through to Los Angeles. This
morning one gang working south from
Salt Lake, was reported TO be I'm the
vicinity Of Lynn Junction; the gang
working from the California end Is 90
miles this side OF Daggett, while on
Monday morning a third gang viii be
put to work at Milford to close up the
gap At the rate they are working
they should have the entire line cleaned
up In about two weeks.
As yet there Is provision TO be made
for water on the desert and a number
Of buildings to be erected along the
line.
While Mr. Clark did not care to say
anything for publication as to just
when the line was 10 be opened for
traffic, railroad men locally affirm that
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the depot and has no water on g. Al
the water at Las Vegas Is controlled
by the railroad company and win be
used by IL for the company needs and
the domestic use Of the residents OF
the legitimate town"
THE REAL TOWNSHIP.
NJ. Clark then produced a blueprint
Of the proposed official townsite at Las
Vegas, which showed that the depot
was to be situated NJ the northeast end
OF town, which spreads fanlikc In a
southwesterly direction. The site for
the ice factory and Armor plant is some
distance south Of the depot site, while
the big yards lie on the west side OF
the main line, together with the shop
and roundhouse sites. Added to this
the company owns a strip Of land be-
tween the fake and the genuine town
sites, so that should anyone be induced
TO purchase lots by the outside boom
ers he will be without water, aside from
surface wells, and In addition will have
TO make long detour before he can
get TO the town proper, where all the
conyeniences win be at hand.
Mr.. Clark states that while the al
legged townsite has been filed upon II
has not yet been approved by the au-
thOrities, consequently the people who
have been Induced IN Salt Lake and
elsewhere to speculate In these Tote are
decidedly indulglng In a losing game,
The matter Is deplured by him. es-
petIally when II IS taken into consider
alton that for the greater part those
who have been induced TO purchase lots
with visions Of boom belong TO a
class who cannot afford to throw money
away,
McWILLIAMs REPUDIATED.
In this connection the Tribune on
Sunday published a story under the
double column caption Of How McWil-
Hams Of Las Vegas Became Well To DO
in Day"
1t Is understood that j. r. Mcwn-
llams, surveyor and promoter. Is behind
this townsite scheme, and was the Or
iginal locator after having secured an
option on the property and endeavor-
ing TO induce the railroad company 70
buy 1t at advanced prices Mr. Nc
Williams Is accused by the San Pedro
people Of using the name and purport-
ed authority Of j. Ross Clark In his
townsite transactions. As Mr., Clark
repudlates such statement the public
can draw It's own conclusions. Mr.
Clarks advice this morning was for
prospective settlers to be patient and
when the company's plans were an
nounced finally that there would be
room for oil without any boom prices
prevailing.
Mr. Clark leaves for Butte tonight.
and expects 10 return to Salt Lake
Wednesday, to leave for his home I'm
Los Angeles over the rails Of the Salt
Lake Route on Thursday
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
NEW York CITY HALL.
Foundation Nearest the Subway
Has Sunk Some.

New York. Feb At has been dis
covered that the foundations Of one
wing Of the city han have sunk at the
point nearest the subway and deep
cracks have appeared in the walnscot-
ing OF the mayors room, which occu-
pies the west wing OF the building.
Borough President Ahearn has or
dered all work on a sewer tunnel under
the city hall to be suspended and that
work probably will be abandoned.
The walnscotng of the mayors re-
ception room has cracked In many
places and the sinking of the founda-
lions is apparent.
The point where the wall has settled
is the nearest point IN the city nall TO
the subway tunnel The excavation Is
only about 10 feet away and lies al
most directly below the wide front
steps OF the city hall, The soil in the
vicinity is sandy and offers slight re-
slstance TO the vibration caused by the
trains.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
AN RESURRECTION BREAKS
OUT IN ARGENTINA

Buenos Ayres, Argentina. Feb Am
Instruction has broken out IN this
province. Several police posts have
been attacked by bands Of about 80 men
each, but the assailants nerly every
where were repulsed
TWO posts which were surprised were
recaptured by the police An attack
on tn arsenal was also repealed. II Is
rumored that two regiments OF troops
have mutinled and are marching on
the capital.
The Argentine government which APP
pears TO have been acquainted with
the plans of the leaders OF the plot has
complete control OF the situation
As a result Of the insurrectlonary
movement which broke out last night
not only here, but in other cities OF
Argentina, the government has issued a
decree establishing state OF siege for
30 days throughout the whole republic
and has ordered the mobilization Of the
national guard,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Wrong Time to Intervene

Berlin, Feb, 4.-The London report
that Emperor William considers this an
opportune moment for Great Britain
and Germany 70 Join In an effort for
peace in the FAR east il treated by the
foreign office here as being merely a
variation Of an old phantasy quite
without semblance OF foundation. Rus
STA has given no intlmaton that she
desires peace, and II Is deemed here Inn
possible that Germany should advise or
suggest peace without an invitation
from both bellgerents. The realities OF
the situation now preclude the Euro
pean powers from offering to mediate
as they did in the case Of President
Roosevelt two months ago
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
TRAIN THROWN FROM TRACK.
,p,,.ID, Train Stopped So Suddenly
That Passengers We're Thrown
From Berths
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION UNKNOWN.
p,,A,hlv Never will bs--An Hour
Devoted to Extricatiug the
Injured.

rsa N. Y, Feb. 1.-TWO tranmen
Ia, ,helr lives and a score or more of
,,.engers we're injured in a wreck on
80 New York Central railroad at
yAt,sboro, three miles west Of here,
a, an early hour today. None Of the
nhrsd vas dangerously hurt, their
wounds being mainly cuts and bruises
The dead are
John Allen, engineer
Iobn Brennan, fireman Of the loco
motive on the western express
As this train was passing the Buffalo
Dscial eastbound, the boiler of the To-
oonouye OF the westbound train ex-
roded. The force OF the explosion and
he upheayal Of the engine threw the
entire train Of 10 cars composing the
special from the rails, The westbound
tain did not leave the track. but
stopped with a suddenness and shock
which threw the occupants of the
bsrths backward with great force, in
some cases tossing them out on to tho
floor.
An hour or more was devoted to ex-
treating passengers from the interior
Of the westbound train sleeping cars,
but while many were found to be cut
snd bruised, no one was killed.
Among the injured was State SUI
peme Court Justice Warren y. Hooker
II Fredonla. He was severely bruised.
Not until assistance came was the
Judge able 10 leave the car. which was
resting on It's right side with It's rear
nd spllntered.
Others injured included the following:
Walter l.. Brown and william j. Rob-
hsOn OF Buffalo and Robert Weila and
Sidney J. West Of New York. All We're
bruised and cut, not seriously.
Dr. Welsh OF New York, scalp wounds
and suffering severely from shock.
Mrs Bell Of Buffalo, wife Of superin-
t.ndtnt OF Pullman Car company, arm
broken and other injuries, not danger
ouS
From the fact that Fireman Bren-
nan ~as instantly killed and that Engi-
Neer Allen lived but few minutes, the
cause OF the explosion probably viii
never be known Both men lived in
Albany
The strangest feature Of the accident,
As Il appeared 10 an onlooker. was that
The boiler Of the westbound locomotive
was resting midway between the rails
o. The eastbound track at a point where
The eastern train had passed. This sug-
sested the theory to tralnmen that the
boiler had struck the second car Of tho
@slbound train as It rushed by at the
rate Of 20 miles an hour, the blow
9uslng all the following cars TO be
hurled from the track.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Kaufman Art Sale.

New York, Feb. 4.-One hundred and
two paintings and pieces Of sculpture
collected by the late j.. w. Kaufman OF
st. Louis have been sold at auction here
for $l76700 The highest price 50 GOO.
was paid for Return From Pasture"
by Emile Van Marcke.
Senator William A. Clark OF Montana
was a leading buyer, and bid IN four
important works, Bonnats Little Ro-
man Girl" for H,lOO; Returning from
Pasture Evening" by Anton Mature,
for 81 300, an unusual example by Corot,
"An italian Maiden for A4OO, and
Troyon's THE Watering Place" for
$4,000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Freight Train Wrecked

Helena, Mont, Feb. "A special 20
the Record from Big Timber Mont,
says that 10 cars Of an extra eastbound
freight train on the Northern Pacific
were wrecked FIVE miles east OF Reed
Point and Fireman Wyman Dix badly
injured. The engine became uncoupled
from the train and stopped. The mo-
mentum Of the oncomiNg cars was so
great that they crashed into the loco
motive with terrible force, deraillng the
entire train and making one Of the
worst wrecks on the Montana division
IN years. The track was cleared IN t.
hours.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
GERMAN COAL MINERS.
Their Strike is as Good as
Won.

Their Strike is as Good as
Won.
Berlin, Feb. 4-HeTr Hue, q Socialist
member OF the reichstag speaking TO
a miners assemblage at Recking Haus-
en- WeHtphalia, yesterday, said the
strike was as good as won but that
the workmcu could not act on the eX-
pressed desire Of the government that
they return 10 work Immediately In
view OF the expectation that a law reg
ulatlng work In the mines I'm accord
ancc with the workmen's desires would
be adopted. lie added that the strikers
required some guarantees.
The so-cAlled Christian unions and
the Socialists who have acted together
throughout the strike appear 20 be sep
aratng again These unions favor go
ing 10 work relying on the governments
promises 20 legally rectlfy the miners
wrongs while the Socialists urge stand
ing out Tor active results and dlstrust
the general promises " the ministers.
Interior Minister Won Hammcrstein and
Commerce and Industry Minister Noel
Ter are IN the strike region personally
investigating the situation,
The strike In Silesia Is not spreading
Tho miners are disposed 70 wait and see
what happens IA the Rhensh districts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS
RECEIPTS ARE INCREASING

Manila. Feb. T. Tho customs receipts
OF the islands for the month OF January
We're approximately 81 000 900 IN gold.
n decided increase over the receipts
for the month OF December The indi-
cations are that during the succeeding
months there win be Increases IN both
lmportations and expectations. though
the volume OF rice imports VIII fall OF
owing TO the marketing Of the home
crop.
The increased commercial activity
is satisfactory from the standpoint OF
the importer. although the measure
pending IN Congress for o. revision OF
the existing tariff tends 10 make Inn
porters conservative IN acquiring new
goods.
Great anxiety prevails In the fear
that Congress may fail % enact tariff
legislation favorable to the Philip
pines.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
BOND.HAY TREATY.
Senate Foreign Relations Com.
mittee Authorizes Report.

Washington, Feb A-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
authorized a favorable report on the
Hay-Bond reciprocity treaty. 1t was
amended In q number Of important
particulars. The treaty will be re-
ported by Senator Lodge, who has
heretofore opposed t. The amendments
meet the objections raised by the New
England fishing interests, The treaty
provides for reciprocity In products Of
the United States and Newfoundland.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
INDIAN SCHOOL FUNDS.
President Directs Interior Dept
TO Keep Up its Practise.

Washington. Feb4 President Roose-
Welt has sent a letter to Secy. Hitch
cock on the subject OF authority for
granting contracts for the education Of
Indians IN UNCONVENTIONAL schools,
The president says that inasmuch as
the legal authority exists TO grant the
request OF the Indians unquestionabl bly,
they are entitled by moral right TO have
their moneys used to educate their
children at the schools they choose The
president directs that the interior de-
partmeut continue the practise unless
Congress directs otherwise or the courts
hold that the decision Of the depart
ment OF justice TO this effect is wrong.
The president also urges the passage
Of the Lacey bill authorizing the allot-
ment OF annuitles in severalty 10 the
Indians in the same way as their land
Is allotted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Hoeh Again demanded.

New York. Feb. I--Extradition pa
pers for Johann Hoch had not arrived
today and the prisoner was again re-
manded to police headquarters. Hoch
will appear I'm police court again next
Monday. Detective LOTUS OF Chicago,
who came here 70 get Iioch, said toiav
after the prisoner had been remanded.
that supt Of Detectives shippy will
have Il women AT the depot In Chicago
when Hoch arrives there. who VIII at
tempt to Identify the man as their hus-
han1
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A STRANGE DEED.
Wealthy Man served With {
Summons Shoots Himself

New York, Feb. 4.--Chares I. Steel
wealthy retired business man Of Ben
sonhurst J.. J., has shot himself and
probably win die. Steel, two grown
daughters and his aged mother were
I'm the midst Of a dinner at home, this
being his ffty-fifth birthday when a
process server called him to the door
and delivered a summons Steel thanked
the server, conducted him 10 the door
and, returning to the dining room,
asked TO be excused a moment. With
the summons unopened in his hand, he
went upstairs 70 his room A moment
later the people at the table heard a
shot, and, rushing up, stairs found Steel
shot through the breast, He said he
had fired the pistol himself and offered
no explanation. When the daughters
and aged mother realized what had
happened they were almost crazed with
grief.
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Indebted tor FnrgerY.

Chicago, Feb. ALBERT G.. Wheeler,
president OF the Illinois Tunnel com
pany, former city Clerk william Loef-
FER and Asst. city Clerk EDWARD Err
horn were Indicted today by the grand
jury on a charge Of forgery In connec-
ton with the franchise FOR the UNDER
ground railroad system IN this city.
Alderman Edward Noyak and John
Higgins a printer, we're indicted in the
same connection on charges OF perjury
as well as forgery