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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
HITCHCOCK is SICK.

Washington. Dec. 2l,-Secretary Hitch
cock of thc department of the interior
is confined 90 his home Is the result OF
"a severe cold. Acting upon the advice of
his physicians he viii not venture OUT
for several days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22

AAIASHINGToN. Dec. 2l.-An the
wv bids for concessionary contracts
or grants for the construction OF
railroads in the Philippine islands re-
Gently submitted TO the bureau Of in
sular affairs were today rejected, be
cause of departures from the terms of
the circular calling for proposals.
Secretary Taft, after a number OF
conferences with Governor Wright and
Mr. Forbes of the Philippine commits
sion. and Colonel Edwards, chief of the
insulaT bureau, today decided to re-
advertise for proposals., and Jan. 20, at
10 a. m. has been fixed as the date for
the opening of new bids for these con-
cessious. The terms viii be modified
in some particulars
Some Limitations.
Where bidders propose 10 construct
the road without guarantee they viii
be- limited in their bids only by the
terms Of the Philippine government
railroad acts Of 1902 and 1893 But
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
DupIicity of Higgins.

Il notice that Governor Higgins said
he never was for Merritt Shortly aft
er the election [ went To Governor Hig-
gins and asked him whom he was for
for speaker. He eliminated all but Mer-
rift and said that neither New York
nor Buffalo could have it, because il
would stir up opposition against the
cities / asked him il Merritt would be
satisfactory 10 him, and he asked me
10 see Merritt and ask him some ques-
lions. ] saw Merritt and reported 90
the governor. and he said he was sat
isfied. l clearly understood be was for
Merritt and was never So surprised as
when he switched his trolley. This IS
the worst case Of duplicity in politics
have ever known. Merritt is absolute
~ right in saying that the governor
agreed to support him He offered 90
the governor To stay out of the con-
test If the governor wanted him 10
do ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
BLOOD FLOWS IN
ANCIENT MOSCOW
Clash Between the Troops and the
Excited POpulace.
ONLY ONE WIRE WORKING
REDS CONTINUE TO PREACH
REVOLUTION.

n T. PETERSBURG. Dec. u, 4:So p
y m.-The single telephone wire
working to Moscow this after
noon brought grave reports OF serious
disorders and collisions between the
troops and the populaco.
InfIammatory Appeals.
The Narshadney, formerly the
synoniechestva, and other secretly
published papers, which are being dis
tributed by the thousands 10 the work
men. are filed with the most mfiam-
matory appeals. melting the people to
an armed rebellion. Many Of the ar
ticles are especially directed 10 the
army, which is inplored not TO shed
the blood of the nation one writer.
addressing the soldiers said
Join as. Rise with u.s. NJ power
can stand against lhc people and army
united
Long List Of Demands.
The strike call in addition TO max
ing the regular demands for "a cOnstitU-
ent assembly, universal suffrage. the
abolition OF martial iaW. immunity OF
the person and the other features of
the pToletariats' programmes, insists oR
the release Of the imprisoned members
OF the Workmen's council the discOn-
tinu9Rce of all political suits acqui-
escence with the petitions OF The army
and navy and Of the railroad and pos
tal telegraph employees for AN inCrease
Of pay, the transfer of tie land IL
the people. an eight-hour day. and the
abolition Of all restrictions regarding
nationalities and religion. The pre-
amble reads:
Down With the Autoeraey.
Citizens. Freedom or slavery Is
Russia 10 be governed by the people
or ruled by q band OF thieves Let MS
stop industry. commerce and communi-
cations throughout the country and
with one united effort overthrow the
last veStige of autocTJcy- To the whip
sword and machine gun let us oppose
the revolutionary b8youet. Financial
ruin threatens Iu engulf the govern
meut. One more blow and the vile
regime viii be- ended
1t is significant that The WOrkmen
in the mills and factories have for more
than q week been presenting demands
that the priests discontinue The usual
prayers for the emperor. with the al
formative Of being boycottrd II they
do not cease 50 doing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
Charges Against Roosevelt.

Led by the culiarless and coatless
young man who took us an To defeat in
1891 apparently referring 10 j. Sloat
FassetO. William Barnes, jT.. Colonel
George w. Dunno and others with
sore thumbs visited Washington and
stirred up this trouble If President
Roosevelt had the good Of the party
at heart he could have sent for me at
any time and ] would have been glad
to confer with him for the sake cf
Obtaining harmony In the party IT
that had been done. an this trouble
would have been avohisd without war
fare. ! charge President Roosevelt and
Governor Higgins With deliberately
trying to wreck the party In this state
for their own personal ambitions If
this. means party disaster, they, and
not ] and my friends. are responsible.
They. and not l. are 20 blame
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
HENDRICKS DREW HIS
SALARY AND HIS BREATH
New York Superintendent of Insurance Closely
Questioned by Mr. Hughes
Didn't Know Anything About the inside Workings of the nsur-
anCe Companies Accepted the Reports at Their
Face Value and Let II Go at That

/ inteudcnt who relied upon your subor-
dinates, but in looking over your re-
reports. or the reports furnished by
you from time to time, was not your
attention attracted 10 the very large
amounts expended by the Equitable,
by the Mutual and by the New York
Life Tor expenses
II thought they were large; l did
not know what they had hid away in
them"
Have you asked during your in
cumbency for any information from
Insurance companies additional 10 that
which was previously required
"a don't think so. sir
Prevalent Was Overlooked.
You haven't examined the Proyi-
dent Savings Life Assurance society
during the time that yoh have been
superintendent. Why is that?"
Il cant tell: I supposed it had been
until 1 looked AT that list
Had ii ever been brought TO your
attention that their means were III
creased by marking up the values or
their real estate:"
NO; ! never examined into il"
Isaac NanderpOol. chief examiner of
the Insurance department, followed
Mr. Hendricks, and detailed what was
done at an examination. He said il
was practically a comparison of the
company's sworn report with the
books. He had never known of wash
sales, nor of the year-end loans; he
had never known the salary of Presi-
dent MCCurdy of the Mutual. nor had
he ever inquired what il We> The sal
aries are in one lump sum i'm the sal
airy account and he had never taken
steps 70 find out If these moneys had
been paid for that purpose.
His Curiosity Not Excited.
The large expenditures in the supply
department. had never excited his Curl
osity although the vouchers had been
looked at at random. These were
stamped with tho approval OF the
expenditure committee and he had
never questioned their legitimacy "
purpose. The vouchers for the So. 600
payments 90 the chairman Of the ex-
pandimre committee he had seen. but
never inquired into. Mr. Vanderpool
said al examinations Were conducted
n this manner, that he never tried 20
go back of q voucher or book entry.
This was "a custom which had pre-
Vailed ever since he had been IN the
department
Air. NanderpOOl was on the stand
when Adjournment was taken uutn to-
morrow morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
ST. PETERSBURG QUIET.
General Strike Started Quietly
Wholesale Arrests Made.

81 Petersburg, Dee. T. 2-lG q. m
Since noon today the streets have been
filed with troops. and especially those
IN the industrial sections. The rail-
road stations are iH possession Of the
military Wholesale arrests of the
leaders of tho Workmen we're made
last night. IL is reported that the po-
lice include i'm their captures the mem
bers OF the second W0rkmen'S council.
who were placed la the fortress Of ST.
Peter and 81. Paul with the members
Of the first council Who were arrested
Saturday night A third council, how
ever. promptly took the place Of the
second
The League Of Leagues has issued an
appeal 10 the public, asking for liberal
support Of the proIetariat which is
bearing the bruuJ of theh struggle for
the emancipation of the nation" The
appeal says there is bound 10 be much
priVatiOn, starvation and even death.
and not only asks for material aid but
proposes the Inauguration of free din
ing rooms for Workmcn in stl parts OF
the CITY
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the figures OF Lowering and those OF
the department vary simply because
of the variation in the weight of bales.
He says the department announced its
estimate of the crop on Dec. 4 in bales
of 500 pounds gross weight; that the
census bureau makes its preliminary
reports in running bales" Running
bales are those actually turned out
by the ginners and, according TO Burle-
son, they have different weights in
different states.
An Interested Party
BurlesOn in his statement alleges
that Lowering has candidly confessed
that ne has personal interest in en-
deavoring TO reduce the price of cot
ton: that in the beginning of the pres
ent cotton season he went on the floor
of the New York cotton exchange and
predicted the crop this wear would
reach 13, 900 600 bales. Lowering, Burle-
son declared was one Of the largest
cotton spinners in the country and. be-
lieving the crop would be large, he
adds, has evidently faile5 10 provide
himself with sufficient stock for his
mills thence these tears
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
Soldiers Took Charge.

The authorities. however. were pre-
pared. and after q delay OF ten min
utes. "a locomotive manned by soldiers
of a railroad battalion backed into the
station and was coupled 10 the waiting
train which was crowded with Deopfe
seeking 10 depart from the Znhappy
country. Lines of soldiers with fixed
bayonets Ranked the urain. and an Of
fetal with four soldiers entered the
carriages and thoroughly searched
them Ia order u ascertain if suspieiou@
persons were on board
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22

al 1W YORK, Dec. 2l.-Former Gov
IN ernor &. 3. Oden, chairman Of the
Republican state committee, made
. statement today in which he charged
President Roosevelt and Governor Hig-
gins with a deliberate attempt to wreck
the Republican party of this state ioT
their own personal ambitions. lie de-
clared that if disaster euSued. they not
he. will be responsible.
Mr.. Odelrs accusations were "a part
Of his comment on the situation sroW-
ing out of the contest in the Republican
party IN this state Tor the speakership
OF the New York assembly Sir. Odeu
declared himself in favor of l.. a. Mer-
rift. jr., several days ago.
On Monday last Cos eIn0T Higgins
came out in favor Of j. ". Wddsworth.
IN Mr. O1plt said rpd1V-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
GRAF TING OLD
PARTY TROUBLES
Odell Expresses His Opinion OF RoOse
Welt and Higgins.
BITTER WAR IN NEW YORK
FORMER GOVERNoR'S IDEA OF
HARMONY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


y New York. Dec 22.-At $50 a.. =
= ~. Congressman Herbert ". Par =
= sons was elected chairman of the y
y New York county Republican =
= committee by acclamatiou.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
Train Started.

As the official and his escort leff the
train signal was given. and twenty
soldiers entered the baggage cars
while another detachment was se7f-
Tered through the carriages The train
then pulled out An extra ear loaded
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
Strike Started Tamely.

The strike started here At noon very
tamely IL the center of the CITY The
shops were not closed. the prOprietors
having received guarantees that 81
they remained open they would DE-
given ample protection. and that any
deputatiOn OF strikers seeking bv
threats OF force 10 compel the CLOSING
Of the shops would be instantly arrest
ed. There was. however. an impress
sive demonstration IN the industrial
sections.
The main interest in the strike of
the railroad WOrSmeu coIN.red in the
Warsaw section. where the govern
ment was 20 make a lest Of its ability
by moving a train Tor Berlin The
station was packed with troops
Promptly at noon there was d wild
hurrah. accompanied by the roar OF
escaping steam, and a few minutes
later the railroad men walked ont OF
the Yards i'm body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
Will Fight for Harmony.

Speaking Of the candidacy OF Con
gresham Herbert Parsons for pTesi-
dent Of the New York county commit
Tee. Mr. OdelI said
Parsons idea of party harmony is
TO throw bricks At my friends. There
was no talk % OdeI or anti-Odeli IN
the county committee Tie trouble was
all due TO Mn Fassett. He changes
Oftener than the tides We are 81
for harmony if we have TO fight for IT,
II make the prediction that Wade-
worth viii moi be elected as speaker.
We viii put him out
Mr.. Odell says he does not know who
the Higgins following win support for
state chairman.
-'Is il Fassett?' was asked.
81 hope So said 1lr. Odell.
At q dinner Of Republicans Of the
Thirty-fifth assembly district in the
Bronx last night Mr. Oden told those
present that he intends 20 remain as
chairman of the state committee un-
til the party indicates that IL wants
a change. Influence, from no matter
how high q source ho said win not
affect his attitude
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
odelI Kept Dodging.

so far as gratitude is concerned.
Governor Higgins certainly owed me
something. Instead of putting out the
hand of friendship. he cnose TO throw
stones at those who have been his
friends. Higgins could have told me
that he did not want me nor Merritt
TO be in this affair; but instead. he
throws stones. If the president wanted
reform, I was friendly and they could
have had it. ] charge him and Govern
or Higgins with injecting their person
atty Into this matter Their HARMONY
consists of knocking They had time
to write letters in support Of District
Attorney jerome in the last city cleo
ton. but never said word for Wins
There was no cause for friction Mr.
Halpin chairman OF the county Re-
publican committed was willing 10 60
TO Washington and see the president
They have done the damage and win
have to take the consequences.
THE president sent for Olcott for
merly candidate for chairman of the
New York Republican committed and
then threw him down
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
Chief of Police Executed.

Moscow is already cut OFF from 81.
Petersburg. aud with the provinces
generally there was no communication
this morning. According 10 the latest
Information the Lithuanian insurrection
has extended into the province oC
Vitebsk. across the border OF Livonia
At Kokunhusen the chief Of police and
his assistants We're tried by revoiu-
tionary tribunal and executed
Il turns out tiut Tukum in Cour-
land only surrendered after Il severe
fight which lasted for twelve hours
The msurrectionistS had Fortified the
town by throwing up Entertainments.
before which they dug pits. They also
had iu position the machine guns "a
Gently captured by them. The trenches
were taken by storm, both sides losing
heavily
The latest Information from KhaF-
kOn says that 10000 reVolutionaries are
under arms. and troops are being con-
centrated for the purpose of recaptur-
ing the city.
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- Enuitabls Memorandum.

Mr.. Hendricks said that an making
the examination of the Equitable las.
spring he did not have his attention
called TO the existence Of memoran-
dun in lieu Of cash kept b. the cashier
and he was asked.
what examination was made under
your instructions 10 verify the cash
returns OF the cashier as TO cash Of
hand?"
Mr. Yanderpool made il. did nos
give any Instructions.
'sY9u are IN the position Of super
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22

,AIASHINGToN. Dec. 2l.-Al the
w bids for concessionary contracts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22

WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE,
Pair.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-16
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE co.'s REPORT.

President Roosevelt in his Message opening Con-
gress in December pointed that the business of
insurance had attained national proportions. The
annual statement for the year 1904 OF the Prudential
Insurance Company shows that this company wrote
and issued during the year just closed over
SSl2oo00oo of life insurance increasing the number
OF policies in force nearly six millions and bring
ing the amount of insurance in force to a sum ex-
ceeding s1,000O00.O0O The companys agencies ex-
tend to every important State in the Union from
Maine TO California 1t has accumulated over
$SSOO0000 and surplus exceeding $3.50 OO00OO The ex-
hibit this year gives very plain statement Of the
character Of these assets and of the security which
is afforded on its loans. bonds and mortgages
and collateral securities. One interesting item is
the amount of loans to policy holders which is
secured by value the policies of almost
double the amount loaned over S2 100000 has been
paid by the company policy holders up to date
The company will furnish any Information CON
cernng its policies TO those who write TO the home
Office. at Newark. N j.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-16
MUST PAY FOR ITS ADVERTISING.

The United States Circuit Court OF Appeals for
the Second Circuit has decided in favor OF Albert
FRANK q CO. suit brought over three years ago
TO recover sD792 ls account of newspaper ad-
Vertisng authorized by the directors of the Amer
icsn Linseed Company at a time when there was
proposition for merger with another company
The merger having failed and the company having
passed 10 the control or interests Identified with
the standard OIL Company. the management
refused to pay the bin for advertising on the ground
that the directors did not have power to bind the
company for such an expenditure. The decision OF
the court contains the following:
The holding that notification of a proposed schema
such as we have here is which the directors
ought TO give is determinatve OF this case
whether the notice shall be long or short in what
form OF words IL shall be couched whether n "hsl1
be sent by mail advertised In neWspa pers are
matters or detail which should be left 10 The az
rectorsi certainly the innocent party who under
takes 10 publish such notice should not be
posed scheme, II also gives the names of indi-
Vdual directors who favor IT, nor because il ID un-
necessarily verbose
New-York tribune., 1905-01-16
ASKED FOR $4,000 BRIBE.
CONCERN LOST.
Board of Estimate Preferred a Bid
$4,000 Higher Than Its.

While the Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
ment is trying TO find out If 1t can set aside the
award OF contract to the Snead Iron Company, OF
Louisville, for the construction library shelves
for the New-York Public Library. cost OF
ssl60OO, the ground that there misrepresenta
ton by architects that the work could not be done
properly by the Hecla Iron Works. OF Brooklyn
whose bid was S070OO there is to be an investiga-
ton Of charge made by Robert A. McCOrd. secre-
tary of the Hecla Iron Works that there an
attempt at bribery the time the bids were put in
on September %. Mr.. McCord says that man who
was a stranger to him. but who seemed to be a
clerk at the offices OF the Park Department. offered
TO get the contract for the Hecla Iron Works, on
condition that he should receive $4,000.
President POulson of the Hecla Iron Works said
last evening that at the time the bids opened
Mr.. McCord did not think the proposition was worth
considering. although he told the that the som-
pany was not accepting offers OF that kind. When
the contract was awarded at price more than
100000 above the bid of the Hecla Iron Works. how
ever. he recalled the statement OF the supposed
Park Department official, and mentioned it, say
ing he could identify the If he him again.
Mr.. PoulsOn declared he thought the man could
not have influenced the action OF the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment but was trying 10 get
something for himself by falsely pretending TO have
influence.
]. Edward Swanstrom. counsel for the Heca Iron
Works. Works. said last evening thatA while he did not
he was convinced that there had been great injus-
uce IN the award OF the contract to the Snead con-
Germ. The Board of Estimate" continued Mr..
SWanstrom was led TO believe, by the misrepre-
sentatton OF the architects. that the Hecla Iron
Works could not carry the contract properly at
the price mentioned in it's bid. AS matter of
fact, the Heca Iron Works has carried out some OF
the largest contracts for library shelves In this
country including the stacks for Columbia Uni
yersity Library. and its work part of the New
York exhibit at the Worlds Fair in St Louis. II
is most strange that the Board OF Estimate should
have allowed itself to be influenced by such msrep
resentation. should have been ignorant of the
facts in the case.
Here is a company in this city employing a
thousand or more OF its citizens and paying large
sum in taxes annually. and its bid for work in the
public library is rejected in favor of a foreign
Germ whose bid is more than 100000 higher. Con-
troller Grout has not signed the contract yet. and
he has asked for the advice OF the Corporation
Counsel as the Board of Estimate sees its mis-
take