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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
WAOSWORTH SEES THE PRESIDENT
Candidate for Speaker of New York State Assembly COunses
With Roosevelt Who Continues to Mix in
All Kinds of Fights.

IAI WASHINGTON, Dee 24-James ".
w Wadsworth jr, the announced
choice Of Governor Higgins for the
speakership of the New York assembly.
was in conference with President Roose-
welt at the White House tonight The
conference was by appointment and Mr.
Wadsworth remained for about half an
hour with the president. There was a
fun discussion of the events which have
preceded and followed the selection of
Mr. WadswOrth by the governor as his
choice Of Mr.. WaGsWorth as the party
leader in the lower house.
THE president was anxious to know
all abOuT the situation" said Mr. Wads-
worth. "a gave him all the facts ia the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
THREATENED TO STOP THE MEETING
President Roosevelt Well the Gar Of Russia Denounced
at a Gathering Of Socialists Policeman Interfered
With the TRADE.

president and other agents IN this ooun-
try OF the ear"
The policeman on duty AZ the theatre
believed his remarks justified him in
warning Hanford 20 desist- He walked
down the aisle aud, interruptins Han
ford. told him he would have To tone
down his remarks or he would stop the
meeting
The policeman. not being familiar with
the Russian language, did not interfere
when that language was used, and the
remainder Of the meeting was not in
terrupted
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lnfuriated Peasants.

There is still hope that 81 popular re-
dictionary movement may be avoided bul
the wrath of the peasants is waxing
strong. ..
lin the station at Yeina, ON the Kteff
& VoroneZ railway line. entire families
Of railway officers and strikers have been
literally cut 10 pieces by inluIialed peas
ants ana there is other cumulative eve
deuce of Il determination ol the part Of
the peasants 10 oppose the strikers the
anarchists have not dislodged the govern
ment. Imprisoned Premier Witte or de-
posed the emperor, but they have struck
a deadly and Wautou blow z the empire.
Already hungry bands are piIiaging
wherever they can. At the station OF
Hic0laeff on the ka2aH railway, they
looted fifteen cars loaded with necessafles
OF life for the Christmas tide.
IAN ukase Will be published In day or
two emDedying the new electoral law anu
fixing a date for the elections to She
CoGrna,
THE. ssverest criticism is directed
against the government for the falling 20
adopt promptly repressiNe measures
against the reVolutionists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
Daring Robbery Committed in Tole-
do Car Barns.

Toledo. Dec. 24,--A daring robbery and
safe blowing job was committed by seven
bandits at the office OF the Central Ave
nue car barns Of the Toledo Railway
& Light, company at 2:l5 this morning
The robbers secured about soc. and
missed $1,000 which vas IN the strong
box OF the safe which they failed 20
force open. Two employ IS who were in
the office We're overpoWered before the
robbers began work on the safe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
Desperate Courage Of Mob.

"The desperate courage OF the mob,
tie correspondent says. was marvellous.
Units OF thTees, tens and hundreds would
sally forth. be driven back and rally
against the enormous odds. eager to ac-
cUmplish the impossible Early i'm the
evening the hospitals were filled and pr
vate dwellings were crowded with the
wounded
.'The principal thoroughfare, the TVers-
kaia looks ike u street in city cap
tured BY foreign foe. BiVOuac fires burn
in the streets and rifles are stacked on the
pavement During all this needless con
fusion of blood 70 old Moscow the people
were shopping. visiting and otherwise car
rving on the ordinary occupations as n
nothing in particular was going Oh.
Yesterday d0ings marked the most
important manifestation OF Russian 1nar-
chy and win prove as the anarchists as
sert. decisive. So far rs one can judge
they will end in the complete defeat of the
anarchists. who viii be siienccd in Rus-
sia for several wears
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oHlo ~ kILLs .AlMsgLF.

youngstown. o., Dec. 2t-Georze NJ
o4cKslvey. one Of the most prominent
raen Of this city. committed suicide while
sitting On his bed II his room today
while his family was at church Mr.. Ne
Kelvey had been in III health. The de-
ceased vas interested III large business
enterprises lie was president 81 the
Of his death.
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MUST ANSWER IN COURT.
c. 8. Shepard in Jail Accused of Rob,
bling a COMPANION.

c. b. shepard. accused Of robbins Ed
ward bluser of S3S in his room In the
Lincoln house. - East First South street
was arrested early yesterday morning on
CCmmercial street by Police Officers Burt
seagrr and Thomas simpson. Shepard
declares he knows nothing about tine case
but Hauser maintains that he Is the only
person Who knew he bad the money.
Shepard viii be held and The case lnvesti-
gated.
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HuaE MoRMoN coLoNY

= Mexico City. Dec. e4.-Immediately =
= after the holidays one OF the largest .
= colonies that ever invaded Mexico =
> at one time viii arrive in the state :
= OF Chihuahua. where several thou-s =
= sand acres OF land have already been =
= secured. These people are Mormons :
y from Utah, and will number about :
: 900 men. women and children. They :
y can practice their belief Ia Mexico .
= without lnterference from the gov =
= erumenf. 4
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aReds,, win use Bombs.
"aeos" BEGAN THE BATTLE.
London Newspaper Account Of the
Fiuht in Moscow.

London. Dec. 2i-The Daily Teiegraph's
St Petersburg correspondent describing
the fight at Moscow, SAYS:
The first shots We're fired by the reYo-
lutiOnarieS on the troops outside Of k1d-
leI.s school which was surrounded. The
reNolutionaries were given one hour n
which ia surrender. Ffry-five minutes
had passed and the commander OF the
trcops was about 10 give the order 20 fire
when q vollev came from the house Sew
erat soldiers were killed ar wounded The
troops Immediately replied
soon a white handkerchief was waved
from window. The troops entered, but
were greeted with rifle fire and they re
tired and again b0mbarded the mouse
Shortly afterWard "a white flag was again
waved and the surrender 0f the revOlu-
tioEaries was complete
The correspondent also describes the
fighting IN other sections of the city re-
snIting in every case in the defeat of the
rpVolufiOuaFicS
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DEATH OF DAUGHTER OF
SOLDIER OF REVOLUTION

Northampton. Mass. Dec 24-Mrs.
Druisilla Hail Johnson. the daughter OF
a soldier Of the american revolution. died
~ her home Ia this city today aged 100
years. Her father. Aaron Hail. was TAX
en prisoner by the British during the
struggle for Independence and carried TO
England
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STEAMER DESTROYED.

Tell City, IND. Dec. 2i.-The steamer
John ". Thomas sank IN several feet Of
water here Wednesday AND was practic-
ally destroyed By fire today. The steamer
was owned hy the Louisville 4 Nashville
Mail Line company AID was worth from
sla.e0 10 $50 600
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
BAXTER NOT IN RESIGNINC MOOD
Nebraska United States District Attorney Dees the Presden
and Awaits the Official Ak Which Is Sure TO
Fall in Few Days

n MAHA, Dec 24.-The Omaha Be-
tomorrow will announce that Try
ing F. Baxter win be summary
removed from the office of United
states district attorney for this dis
trict by order Of the president Mr..
Baxter refused to confirm or deny the
statement. Mr.. Baxter. however. made
public tonight a letter which he sent
on Dec. Il to the attorney general iB
reply to one asking Cor his resignation
In his reply Air. Baxter said:
Declines 60 Resign
Having faithfully and honestly per
formed the duties of the office to which
l was appointed III April. 1904, for a
four-year term, and being in no way
responsible for the sentence imposed
in the Richards and COmstoek case
out Of which the request for my resig-
nation has come, I decline 10 resign.
While ] am mindful Of the presidents
power 10 summarily remove me, / can
not under the circumstances recognize
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PHILADELPHIA, 1

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. IA police
man today threatened TO stop a
meeting of Socialists who he'd saith
cred in local theatre to protest against
the massacres Of the Jews IN Russia. -
If the speakers persisted i'm denouucing
President Roosevelt and his administra-
ton. Ben TIanfofd OF New York, the
vice presidential candidate on the Social
ist ticket in 1894. was speaking when the
interruption came. lie had been de-
nouncing the Russian government and
was in the midst of a TRADE against the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
nEArH o. MRs. A. 3. pIeaLe.

Grass Valley. Cal. Dee 2i.-Alrs A b
Dibble. first president OF the National
Wpnfen's Christian Temperance union
who with Frances F. Willard, founded
that organization, and who was one of
the early settlers IN this state. died to-
day at her home IL this city after a
long illness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
GREAT EIRE CHINA.

Vietoris. 3. c, Dec. Z4-1lau aduces
from Shanghai tell Of Z great fire at
Hank0V, known as The Chicago az China,
~ when about 500 houses were de-
strorod and large number u lives lost,
varieusly estimated IT from zt9 TO 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
sARRlcADEs soMBARDED.
Rsvolotionsries at Moscow Have Not
Seen Subdued.

Moscow. Dec. y m.-Arulieg
throughout the day. bat the noise Of tie
battle has now somewhat aoste3 iIlia
guns have been Bonn harding Gle baFrie8de
AFTER another. the cannonaQe heing fol-
lowed by charges by tic draEoons, who
set fire 10 the debris.
The area Of the fighting t06as was
Continued on Page ?.
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Trustee Appointed.

John J. Apple, a real estate dealer Of
the city. was made trustee Of the Storms
property. and all the securities in which
money belonging to the state had been
invested. together with other property
possessed by him, was turned over TO
Apple 10 dispose Of and pay the sums
that b0ndsmen and personal friends Of
storms had advanced to enable him 10
settle.
When seen today Storms admitted all
the material facts in the case, but said
that he had settled promptly with the
state, and that be was prepared 20 pay
every dollar that he now owed as secre-
targ Of state.
storms 1T appears, has been A heavy
investor in traction stock, end it was
these securities on which he had borrowed
from the banks.
The deposition OF Sherrick by the gov
ernOr made the banks uneasy and they
were in such a hurry 20 get 10 their loans
that storms was given but a few days in
which 10 make good his indebtedness to
the state.
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Rome. Dec. 24-The new Italian caoinet
was Officially gzzetssc today. II make
up L Is the same as given IN these dis
patches 6ztuFaay night with the excep-
tiol.ssf tse fn ais en- Of agriculture. which
pcrtfeisB Premier H3sftis ASSUMES al IN
keTinas
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Governor Hanly DIDN'T Know 1t.

Governor Hanly said that he did not
know that Storms bad failed TO setJle
with the treasurer Of state il July. nor
did he know that he had been forced
into a trusfeeship 70 make the October
settlement.
Speaking Of his trouble and the appoint
meut OF a trustee for his property, Mr.
storms said this afternoon that ne had
settled with the state al the time ap-
PORTED By law, ana tbat he does not owe
Indiana a dollar. The truSteeship. me-
said, was a private affair; that be had
borrowed money FOR years as other bust
ness men GO. and this was Il matter IN
which the public had 40 interest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
AUTO ACCIDENT
KILLS CLUBMAN
James E. Martin. Prominent New
Yorker, the Latest Victim.
MACHINE TURNED TURTLE
VICTIM SUSTAINED FRACTURED
SKULL.

Al EW YORK, Dec, 24-James e Mar
IN tin, prominent In business and so
clety, q member of the New York
Yacht club the MetNapolitan club ami
the Country club, was instantly killed
today near Flushing. J., I, when his
automobile plowed into "a strip of loose
dirt on the side OF The road and turned
completely over.
Stacey Clark, who was ia the ear was
seriously injured Mr.. Martins skull was
fractured.
Wife Witnessed Accident.
The accident was Witnessed by Mr..
Martins wife and his son and daugh-
ter-in-laW. who were following in an
other automobile. In the machine in
which Mr.. Martin was riding were Mr..
Clark, Mr.. aud Mrs. Allen Townsend, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Bacon, and Alexander
Piocari, the chauffeur In the second
machine were Mrs Martin. Mr.. and Mrs
James E. Martin, IT., and Mrs. William
Menice. The PARTY had spent Sunday
at the golf club at Bayside, l.. l., and
its members were Oh their way home in
the two automobiles when accident oc-
a14t.rad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
WhItney oefends lhe FaLth.

Bishop whitney opened his address IS
declaring that the mission 81 1oserH
SnIfh had been f0retold by The prhDhe4s
of the Old Testament and By ST. 3oiszs
shs apostle. tie declared that sossph
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
ONLY A QUESTION
OF A FEW HOURS
Russian Government May Go Down
in Sea OF Blood.
ST. PETERSBURG Is QUIET
AWFUL CARNAGE CONTINUES AT
MOSCOW.

= 7. PETERSBURG, Dec ~ $50 p Ia.
y With Moscow's baptism ~ blood thc
revolutionaries made good their
threat 10 transform the STRIKE Into armed
rebellion and the next forty-cisht hours
should determine whether they can u1ar-
shall sufficient strength 10 plunge the
country into an actual state az civil war
and seriously threaten the imm ediaya
downfall Of the government
The government Processes confluence
that the whole attempt will fan owing to
the Woeful insufficiency Of arms in pos
session Of the pP0letaPiat and by reason
o. the loyalty OF the army rs d whole;
buC its ca lcula ti0ns might again De rudei1
upset. 4 few srsenals might Doe seized o.
furnish arms or the open support Of re-"
rt gfments might start Il lands d6 Do ne
army. Certainly the shrewdest of the
revolutionary leaders tuity appreciate t1@t
the issue must be decided by the attitude
oil the army which e. get 20 east the Qlt.
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Tried to Pass on the Road.

The machine driven by the younger
Martin started first from the golf club
and made fast time. as the entire party
wished To be in New York IN time for
dinner. The larger and heavier machine
with MIR. Martin. sr. and party followed
not long afterward and midway between
BAY side and Flushing overlook the light
er machine. The leading machine gave
way 10 allow the other to pass. and an
attempt was made TO do so. The road
aPl cared 10 be IN good condition. but as
it proved, il was only surface con-
ditiou. Gas mains are being laid be
tween Flushing ami Bis side AND the re-
cent rain must have caused settling
of some of tho aa.th in the newly filled
trenches without disturbing the surface.
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Machine Turned over.

When the automobile wheels struck the
soft earth they cut down into II until
the machinery hit tue hard edge of the
trench, and that caused the machine 10
jump and turn C0mpletely over. When
IL fell il landed With the wheels upper
most. All the occupants were thrown
out. Mr. Martin sustained 4 fracture
OF the skull al the base of the brain
and was dead when picked up. The
others were cut and bruised.
The chauffeur was arrested and charged
with criminal negligence. Magistrate
ConnortOn later acce pted bail in the sum
OF Sl.000. Mr. Martin lived al sac Fifth
avenue.
Mr. Martin was brother of Bradley
Martin and "a brotheT-in-law OF ". Gould
BTOkaw. He was a retired banker and
possessed great wealth.
Mrs Mauice who was in the second
car. is the Vel known golfer, who, as
Miss Frazier. won number OF cham
piOnships AleXander Faure, the chauf-
feur. recently came to This country from
Franco. He was chauffer in the James
Gordon Bennett cap race TWO years agv.
Daniel Bacon is "a Wei known banker.
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Forced to Raise $1,000.

The amount needed was SILoJ0, but they
could not raise it all. and when every
effort had been made there was still lack
ing a total of S1.009 10 make good Storms
debt to the state. it was then determined
70 place the securities and all other prop
a trustee and attempt to raise the bal
ance OF the money.
Individual friends were appealed 10 and
contributed 10 the fund and he WAS fin
ally able to pay the amount due the state
into the treasury.
IN the same connection il developed that
Storms had been short &29,000 az the July
settlement and thar sum was carried
over % October making the total due tn-
state at that time S1Tn0
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TIGHT SQUEEZE
TO PAY DEFICIT
Indiana Secretary of State Troubled
With a Shortage.
TRUSTEE HOLDS PROPERTY
BANKS WOULD NOT EXTEND
THEIR LOANS.

Indianapolis, Dec. A.-Daniel T. Storms
secretary Of state, and one Of the most
popular officials ever elected TO that Of
Gee, has beer fogieed 70 place his property
IN the hands Of trustee in order u
raise money 10 make settlement with the
state
The facts in the case came TO public at
tentIon today and show that Storms, at
the time David l.. Sherrick. auditor of
state vas removed by Governor Hanly,
was practically in the same condition as
the auditor and was forced to call upon
his bondsmen for aid
According 10 the story Of Storms finan-
cl8t cmbarras sment. when the governor
poUnced down UPON Sherrick there was
considerable uneasincss on the part Of the
banks that held storms securities and
they called i'm their loans 20 him He
could not raise the money, as he could
not sell MS securities, and ruin was star
ing him IN the face. He appealed 10 his
bondsmen and they held a meeting al the
nome OF his brOther-in-law in Lafayette
and then appealed to the banks
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Definite News Lacking.

Instructions have gone forth thBt rls-
iHss must occur everywhere ID order 20
test the troops and III g fo1thold can oe
secured il Is the Intention o. the fefolA-
tioraries TO set up "a provisional govern
ment and proclaim republic
Thus far reports from Moscow DO not
clear 10 the vital point as &c whether
any OF the troops there actually reIGscu
= obey commands although there arc
persistent rumOrs that they did. ReVoiu-
, -iOn8Ty leaders here claim 10 have coA~
fitmalon Of a report that 4 grenadiet
brigade and some COssaCks mutInied ana
are now locked up in their barracks
While the military succeeded every
where in driving the Insurgents fTcih
their baIricadoS in Moscow Satufo.-A
night the defeat evidently was not q de
cisivo one as barricades were again
thrown up in dozens of places this morn
ing and fighting was renewed before il
clock
Outbreak impossible.
The Associated Press understands that
, orders hGVe been Issued for an uprising
here but The governments measures
seemingly render this impossible. No
meetings. public or private are allow ca.
which makes an assembly Of more Lhd!-
five persons in private lodging iuegdl.
The prisons and iails are filled with lead
ers Of the reVoluuOnaries and agltatoTs.
Two caches of arms have been seized ana
an entire organization consisting or 5eu
I "crGj ina. as the student militia is called
mas bctu CdpluItt.
/ RumOrs were purpOseIy circulated thdi
a conflict would be lnaUguTated at dem
Onstration of WOrkmen in the Nevsky
Prospect this afternoon, but they proved
10 be unfOunded The city in fact was
unnaUuraly calm ON the surface, and
stranger dropping down the NeVsKy Pros
pect this afternoon would have seen no
evidences OF ferment. 1t was a bright,
crisp winter day and smart sleighs and
eCuipages of the aristOcracE with their
occupants cloaked IN sables and other
flcb furs. were out IN force. Only the
sullen faces of the crowds Of strikers
on the sidewalks and heavy horses ana
foot patrols on every bl0ch looked OHM
Gus.
"Redsr Will Use Bombs.
II the plans Of the rev0lutonaies -
pToducean uprising i'm ST. Petersburg tali-
a. it is believed they VIII, an attempt GER
taiulv will be made to terTorlZe tie gov
eminent by guerilla warfare ir which
bombs will play the chief role. The gov
eminent having embarked in a war
against the reds it is difficult To see
how II can draw back one step
The acceptance by Governor General
DCubassOff Of Moscow Of the offer of the
notorious reactionary, Prince 'fcherbatofL
to organize the oyalists as a militia has
created q shuddeF OF horror
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The. following are the individual losses
sustained;
Martz estate and August WinsteI own
sra OF the hotel building, loss Sl00. 900; in
SQrHnces Sl0oO9 Clark * ForsNthe. les
sees of the hotel, loss $4,000; insurance,
s-3VA California Wall Paper company.
81. J. Vierra, president. loss SS5. 600: in
sQrauce 5000 II. o. Eagan. proprietor
Van Nuys cafe, loss $4,000. Insurance
S-v11. Loss of the guests of the hotel
~ baggage and yaluables and money
tectlmdted) $4,000
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Injured

j. Lawson, fireman, hose company No.
q. NJ Stewart fireman, shocked,
bruised and cut.
j. IAlinds. fireman; laceraied scalp and
bruised about bOdy.
W. e. Philips fireman; bruised
burned and cut
Thomas Lane. fireman: shocked,
bruised and cut: still unconscious; may
die.
L Richard Haniey. fireman. bruised cut
ifnd suffering from shock
Fire Chief Lips was also severely cut
by broken glass, but had his injuries
dressed without leaving the scene Of the
IRE, The total financial loss VIII APP
prDNlmafe "A bout SgaUl
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GUESTS COT OUT
IN NIGHT ROBES
Van Nuys Broadway Hotel at Los
Angeles Burned to the Ground.
FIVE FlREMEN ARE INJURED
HEAVY FINANCIAL Loss is sus.
TANNED.

4 Os ANGELES. Cat. Dec. zL-In the
largest hotel fire Ia the history OF
Los Angeles, the Van Nuys Br0ad-
way hotel. one Of The first-clUss h0stcl-
ries of the city, located al 4i2-4E south
Broadway. in the nearf OF the business
district. was almost completely destroyed
today. One hundred and ten guests. most
Of whom were still in bed al the time
the fire broke out escaped IN their scant
clothing to the street. Many of them
got cut u their night robes, and prdc-
ideally all suffered the loss of their entire
baggage and personal effects. Six fire.
men were badly injured during the pro-
Eress OF the flames by the collapse of the
rear floor which precipitated them into
tac basement Following Is list Of the
injured fireuen.
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he justice Of such act 10y rendering
lY RESIGNATION.