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Use Made of Reouests.

That said plaintiffs are informed and
believe and upon such information al
ieSe mat various persons from time 10
ulne,- bN their last wills and testaments
and otherwise. have devised ba-
queathed and donated, and VIII donate
and VIII continue TO give and donate To-
said church real and personal property
which said deViSeS- requests and don.+-
tons were and Will be given for church
purposes and said church or its president
ana ruStee-In-truSt never had. nor have
they any lawful right to divert said
property or money 50 held to any other
use or purpose or to invest it in any
secular business. but plaintiffs sllege on
information and belief. as aforesaid
that said Joseph +. Smith as president
as aforesaid. and trustee i'm trust. has
from time to time. in violation of the
trust. pursuant TO which said property
donations and gifts We're made and held,
invested large part thereof in the
stocks and business of various com
panies as alleged as aforesaid.
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the most Siga nee3 undertaking they
have ever been interested in. - said Mr.
ShOnts. and for the next four years
they have selected President Roosevelt
10 vote their stock for them. Therefore
our policy viii be to work precisely
as we have worked in building and ,
Grating great railroad lin :"
Monthly Reports.
There viii be monthly reports made
OF progress. of the amount Of fun
expended, and the outlook for the
work, just as railroads report TO their
stockholders. These reports viii be
filed regularly in Washington. so that
every congressman, every official of the
government. and the public viii be
fully, reliably. and frequently informed
as To what is b=ing done with their
funds in Panama.
We are all pitching i'm with our
coats off. and there will be no time
lost now or in the future. We have
undertaken the task for the American
people. we recognize the great reSpon-
sibility resting on us. and We are 60
ing out to make good in a way that
viii please not only President ROOse-
Welt and Justify his confidence in US,
but viii also bring us the approval of
all the people of the nation, the stock
holders i'm the canal enterprise
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
SMITH DEFENDED
BY SPEAKERS
Bigger Crowd Attends Second Day
Session of Mormon Conference.
ROBERTS ON REVELATION
SPEECH BELIEVED TO PRESAGE
ACTION BY PRESIDENT.

~ ROWDS larger than on the first
|, day OF the conference assembled
in the tabernacle in this city yes
terday to renew thzir faith and draw
Inspiration from the leaders among the
Latter-day Saints. AT the afternoon
session there was jam. and it was
with difficulty that the ushers found
seats for the thousands who assem-
bled
The day was free from striking in
cidents- The higher authorities of the
church were present in larger num-
6ers than on the first day. and the
several speakers seemed i'm better spirits
as though load of anxiety had been
HlJed from their minds 1t was the
prevailing impression that they were
sad the crisis of sustaining the au-
thorities had been passed with 50 small
an outbreak as did occur
Al the same time il was evident that
something out of the ordinary was an
ucipated- Tn air of expectancy was
plainly visible. The proceedings of the
DAY were watched with the keenest in
JtreSt. and 1t was the feeling that any
man with the temerity to interfere in
The slightest degree with the regular
proc edinSs would have been handled
without gloves. 1t is needless to say
that there was no interference with the
regular order
Ben h. Rich. president of the south
5ln states mission. stirred the vast
crowd to show of enthusiasm and ap-
probation by explaining why he did
not tell the enemies of the church to
go to H. His rather open reference
10 former senator Frank J. Cannon
and Charles A. Smurthwaite as wolves
ROW on the outside of the fold was also
well received. When he told how the
bowling Of the wolves drove the sheep
together there was every evidence of
agreement. with the sentim mt
Brigham H. Roberts a the after
noon session entered into an elaborate
explanation of the position of the Nor
mon Chruch on the question of TeVela-
tons. His address was i'm reality an
answer to the address of Dr. William
NJ. Paden printed recently in The Her
aid. Incidentally he pointed out the
difference between the Latter-day
Saints and the balance of the Christian
world on this point. Many in the con-
EregatiOn felt that his address was
but the clearing Of the ground for a
revelation to come later in the confer
ence from President Joseph +. Smith.
Last night was given up to meetings
OF auxiliary organizations of the
church and the same will be true to-
day. The final meetings Of the con-
ference viii be held tomorrow. and the
prediction is freely made that tn
crowds will be the largest ever gath
cred at a conference.
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= HAT President Joseph +. Smith OF
the Mormon church unlawfully di-
verts 100000 annually from thu
funds of the church for commercial
purposes, and 10 purchase estates and
residences in Mexico and Canada for
church leaders and their favorites is
alleged i'm a petition for an Injunction
filed in the Third district court yester-
day by Charles A. Smurthwaite of Og-
den and Don Carlos w AIusser OF salt
Lake
Mr. Smurthwaite. i'm order TO enable
him to petition as Il member of the
Mormon church, has filed an appeal
from the decree of accommodation
rendered against him by the high coun-
cli Of Weber stake. His appeal. which
VIII probably be denied. viii. he be
HeNes. be held 10 continue him as a
member of the church until final action
Is taken The appeal viii not be con
Sidered on the merits of the case. but
viii be acted upon merely i'm regard To
the technicalitieS of the procedure i'm
the lower ecclesiastical courts
MI MuSSeTS standing in the church
is not questioned. He is a son of A
Milton Musser. assistant historian OF
the church, and was a well known
member of the Utah batteries in the
Philippines. After the batteries left
the islands. Mr.. MUsser published
newspaper known as Freedom in Ma
Mia for two or three years. He recently
returned TO Utah. and during the late
campaign was one of the speakers for
the Republican state committee.
Voted Against Authorities.
Mr.. AIusser is one of the men who
voted against sustaining the general
authorities of the church in the taber-
naCle on Thursday. He explains that
he objects TO Joseph r. Smith contiuu-
ing at the head Of the church because
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members Of the second battalion of the
First Gurkhas were killed. while it is
roughly calculated that from twenty to
thirty per csnt Of the native popuIa-
ton of the surrounding villages were
killed
In addition to the Europeans al
ready reported Killed at DharmsaIa.
seven children of Europeans are said
TO have persisted.
London, April "A telegram received
by the ChuTtu missionary society in
London from Lahore. India. reports
that three of the sOciety'S representa-
tiVes at Kanray. the Rev n F. Row
land. Mrs. Dauble ana Miss LOrbeer
were killed by the fail of the mission
house there during the recent earth
quake All the other missionaries i'm
Punjab are believed To be safe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
MORE INDICTMENTS.

Portland. April 7.-Francis J. >
y Heney, United States attorney =
for the district of Oregon. devoted ,
y the entire forenoon to the prepara- =
= ton of indictments TO be returned .
tomorrow. Mr.. Heney'S place i'm =
Y the jury room was filed by As y
y 6istant United States District At y
y torney William w. Banks It is =
y generally expected that an addi- y
= tionai number of indictments =
y against prOminent people and 3
> some lesser lights viii be returned. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
IDENTIFIED BY
HALF BROTHER
Murdered San Francisco Man Was
Biaggio Vilardo.
MISSING FOR THREE WEEKS
DETECTIVES ON TRAIL OF THE
MUROERERS.

OAN FRANCISCO April Positive
y identification was given the dis
membered remains found Wednes-
day night at Vallejo and Powell streets
and yesterday afternoon off Meiggs'
wharf, when Peter Antonio Crespano
ConceIo called at the morgue tonight
and declared the mutilated body to be
that OF mis- half brother. Biaggio Vii
ardo. am Italian laboTer. ConceIIo tells
20 mysterious story Of the disappear
ance of his brother. whom he saw for
The last time three weeks ago He also
gives information which the police be
IieNe VIII lead TO the speedy apprehen-
SION of the murderer.
The first Information that led 10 the
identity of the murdered man VAS
gwen 10 Captain Of Detectives Burnett
10y member Of the curious throuC that
crowded about the morCuc. The
stranger said ne believed "a brother of
fh' deceased WAS employed as an oiIer
"t Sixteenth and Harrison streets
Identified at Once.
With this information as a clue. De
tcotlEes Harrison and Graham soon 10
Gated Concello and took MIN with
friend named GiaCOmv LiCursi TO the
morSu". The moment the men rested
their eyes on the face Of the deceased
shown the blanket in which the trunk
OF the remains had been wrapped they
declared IL To- belong to the murdered
man. The blue serge coat found i'm the
sack with the head and limbs; OF the
murdered man was also rt-,-,,z-Iized as
belonging to Nillardo
The detectives found that Nillardo.
no was native Of Palermo Sicily.
and aged 2S years. had been liv-
ing lu room at 40 Montgomery
avenue The apartment was found to
hc deserted and the few things found
t1cr" did not furnish the slightest clue
Am effort is now being made TO find the
last lodging place of the murdered man.
Tor it is there the detectives believe the
CRIME was cOmmitted.s In telling the
story of the events preceding his
brothers death. Coucello said:
Missing Three Weeks.
"It has been three weeks since
last saw my brother. I missed him
from his customary lodging place and
learned that ne had moved and was
working as day Ia bOrer i'm Oakland.
just after the murder of Guiseppi
BrOgaTdO ON Jan -. "a cousin of the
dead man. named Fertitta Benedicto
and my brother called on me and made
the request that / furnish some money
10 assist m defrayiug the funeral eN-
pcnses of the murdered man. re-
fused TO do SO and they went away. 1
also received "a letter from Benedict
making "a request for money. but 7
never complied with il.
Ell have not the slightest idea why
anybody should have borne enough
rnmity against my brother to have
murdered him
'ouceilo and LicUrsi we're stiI being
questioned by the police at late hour
tonight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
INJUNCTION Is ASKED
AFFECTING THE TITHING
Court Petitioned to Restrain President Smith from
Using Church Funds in Commercial Enterprise
c. A. Smurthwate and Don c. w. Musser Make Legal 0bjeC
ton 10 Course of Mormon AuhOritiesLater One of Pro-
testans Against Sustaining in Conference.

fight and the
\ o G. w NIussero of Lake
o the en- of the
ing ar o fund for comm erca
O the
uwfuuy diverted commercial channels
wi
> A
q pea ease eCiay iu or to retain
w OF men who
I "a
al
to the % anu u att tudt 1lrlf fiz the
He to r Unlawful tohIb tat
II iects 70
NJ J w
beeC Urged " Dlurl Wi He teIIr
all Of
% O ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
GENERAL FRED GRANT
SHEDS A NEW LIGHT

> New York. April At a din &
= uer of the Patria club tonight =
. brlgadler General Frederick y. =
2 Grant. who talked about the Phil =
= lUUiucs. said. =
= You hear great deal of the =
' force necessary TO keep these de =
> generate people in subsection. =
. There are 1000 soldiers out there. =
. My department i'm the east main p
= tains 1900 men to keep you Citi- y
> zeus of New York, Boston, Phila- y
, delphia. Baltimore and other coast y
> places in the straight and narrow y
> path As n matter of fact there is y
= one brigade modified in the Phil y
ippineS, ready 20 strike. | think. =
> IN favor Of the open door i'm China y
: rather than against the Filipinos.' y
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
TEXT OF PETITION ASKING COURT
TO ENJ0IN PRESIDENT JOSEPH SMITH

Following is a copy of the complaint:
IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Lake. state OF Utah
Don Carlos W. Musser and Charles A.
Smurthwaite, VINO sue on behalf of them
selves and all other members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Iatter-dav
Saints. who may come into this case
plaintiffs. vs.. the Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints and Joseph r. smith
president thereof. and trustee-in-Jr trust. de
PENDANTS Complaint:
The plaintiffs on their own behalf and
on behalf OF All the members Of said
church. who may choose To- come into this
cause, complaint of Joseph +. smith the
president of the Church Of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints and trusJee-in-rrUst
thereof:
That plaintiffs are members OF said
church, of which there are many thou
sands.
II
That said Joseph T. Smith is the preSi-
dent of said church and trlrstee-i i'm trust
thereof. and that he trausacts the bust
ness of said church at Salt Lake city. i'm
Salt Lake county in said state that JO-
Seph F. smith in the name or said church.
and at other times in his name. as rrus-
tee-in-trust for said church. and some
times in his own name. for said church,
unlawfullN tranSaCtS secular business with
the use of the funds of the said church.
held for church purposes,
That said church is q religious aSSocia-
tiOn embracing ali the members of that
sect and religious denomination. that il
eNactS annually from its members one
tenth G-lO) of their gains or incomes,
that said tithing and contributions are
paid TO said church for appropriation and
expenditure by il exclusively for church
purposes such as building and repair
ing temples houses of worship payment
of officers. aiding its missionaries and
for the relief of its poor. and towards
charitable objects. but that the same
cannot lawfully be used I'm mercantile.
commercial. Industrial business enter
priseS or TO accomplish or reach any
other temporal or secular objects or ends
whatever.
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i'm his testimony at Washington the
president admitted that ne was living
i'm open violation of the laws of Utah
and the law OF the Mormon church as
promulgated by the manifesto of Pres
ident Woodruff. Mr.. MuSSer objects To
Apostle r NJ Lyman for the same rea-
son. He objects 10 Apostles N. +. Cow
ley and J. w. Taylor on the ground
that both have married additional plu-
raj wives since the manifesto
Charges Diversion Of Tithins.
firm Of Zane & StriugfeIloU. appears
as attorney for the petitioners. The
petition alleges. on information and
belief that President Smith. as trlS-
lee-in-trust for the church. and some
times I'm MS own name for the church.
uniaWfully tramsacts secular business
by the use of church funds held for
church purposes. 1t is alleged that the
receipts from tithing- dona tions and
requests amount to more than 81 900.
600 each year. and that President
smith annually diVertS as much as
5000 0p for the purpose of INVESTING,
IN stocks and bonds of various COM
mercldi and industrial concerns. Il list
or which IS embodied in the petition.
The petition asks that President
smith be required TO appear and an
SWer under oath all of the allegations
and that the court define his duty with
reference to the use OF church money
by directing that il be used for church
purposes exclusively.
A temporary injunction. to be made
permanent upon determination of the
case. TO restrain President smith from
making further commercial invest
mentS IS asked for.
Under the rules OF legal procedure
in Utah President Smith VIII be COM
PEELED to show cause why the injuuc-
tiou should not be granted The time
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CUT TO PIECES.

Vancouver. b. G.. April Alexander
Mcdonald Canadian Pacific railway
roadmaster, was killed this afternoon
by an east-bound freight train near
Yale. =. &. Mcdonald was riding east
ward on a railway velocipede when ne
was overtakeu by ii train and cut to
pieces. officials are at loss TO under
stand how he failed TO hear the train
Mcdonald had been i'm railway employ
since the opening Of the road twenty
one years ago.
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company Of Utah. the Consolidated Wa
SOn Machine company, the Ogden
WOODEN mills the Provo WO1I.a mills. the
cache knitting works the Logan knitting
factory. the Provo knitting factory the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company.
the ownership and renting of irDuroycs.
real estate and the purchase of large
tracts of land i'm Canada and Mexico To
establish estates ana residences for the
church leaders and their favOrites
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RUSSIAN FLEET NEAR
DANGEROUS WATERS

> Singapore. Straits Settlement y
. April S.-The British steamer Tara =
> reports having sighted forty-seven y
? Russian ships $50 miles north of >
. Singapore. =
\ dispatch from Durham. Natal. =
. March %. said that the British .
. steamer Dart. from Raugoon. re- y
. ported that she passed. on March =
. 10. thirty warships and fourteen =
= Golfers probably the Russian y
= heeD. steaming eastward. 80 miles y
= northeast of the island Of NADIA =
= Garcar. The fleet reported by the =
. Tara is probably the same as the .
? one sighted by the Dart.
London. April S-A dispatch from .
y Singapore to "a newsagencv saws =
= that the British steamer Tara re- =
. ports having passed forty-seveu y
. Russian vessels off one Fathom =
> bank i'm the Straits of MaIacca- y
? at noon ON Friday. steamiug q
= southwark.
The Daily Express takes the =
= view that the fleet reported i'm its =.
. Singapore dispatch was Admiral >
= Togo's- Nothing definite has been =
. heard since March 10 from Vice =
. Admiral RojeStvensky's ships. y
. which We're recently in French =
> waters off Madagascar.
= - . = -
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Injunction Is Asked.

That plaintiffs are informed and be
licve and allege that defendants. unless
restrained by the injunction Of this.
court. Will continue to risk and invest
the said fittings and other contribtl-
tionS and donations in it's hands for
church purposes, unlawfully and with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
Charge Diversion of Tithing.

That said church, as plaintiffs are in
formed and believe and aIlege receives.
and has received for many years last
past tithing from its members for church
purposes. large sums of money. and also
uthing in kind belonging to various Spe-
cies and classes OF property of great
value; that said tithing received each
year for several years past. has amounted
in value To more than one million dol
lars CS1.000OO0) year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
One Robber Hanged.

One month after the CimmarrOn bat
tie Black Jack alone attempted to
hold up the Colorado & Southern pas
senger train again near the scene of
the former robbery. He was wounded
by Conductor Frank Harrington and
was captured. After conviction of
train robbery he was hanged at Clay
ton. y. NJ. in September. 1901.
Members of the posse have always
declared that Sheriff Farr was killed
by Franks, who was known to be a
dead shot. jeff Farr succeeded his
brother as sheriff and kept up a con-
slant search for the fugitive. 1t is said
that Franks and companion came to
Trinidad ten days ago and purchased
quantity of dynamite. and consider
able ammunition Franks. il is said
wore a full black beard. which com
pletely disguised him. He VIII be tried
al Clayton. N NJ, on charge of train
robbery which is a capital offense III
that territory.
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and upon such information and belief. al
lego that said joseph +. Smith in the
names as aforesaid. has from time to time
each year since his appointment as
president and trustCe-in-TuSt. as afore-
said in September tNOVember). 1901.
invested large portion of said
funds arising from tithing so in the
hands of said church for church
purposes. tO-wit: As much as FIVE hun
dred thousand dollars $500 00D Der an
num- Said investments We're MADE in va
riOuS kinds of secular business. indus
tries. enterprises and ventures: that he
has invested a large part of the same in
the stocks and business of the following
corporations. or companies. to-wit. Idaho
Sugar company. the Salt Lake Knitting
company, the Utah National bank. the
Lewiston Sugar company, the Utah Ldght
& Railway company The First National
bank of Logan, the Homo Fire Insurance
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Located in Canyon.

Franks lived alone in a wild desc
late rocky canyon. difficult of approach.
where his safety seemed assured. The
officers located Franks house Wednes-
day morning. but were compelled TO
make a detOur and crawl through the
canyon for nearly three miles. as the
house was so situated it commanded a
view of the open country for miles
Franks was building a corral when the
officers surprised him. He had six
shooter and rifle close at hand. but
made no fight.
After BLACK Jacks" gang held up
the Colorado q Southern passenger
train in July. 1888 near Folsom. n NJ.
securing a large sum of money the
robbers separated. Ed Farr. then Sher-
if of Huerfano county, with a posse,
surrounded Franks. sam Ketchum,
brother of BLACK Jack" and Il man
named McGinniss. on the Cimarror
near Folsom. and a fierce battle en-
sued. Sheriff Farr was killed and two
other members of the posse Wounded
Sam KetChum was also killed and Nc
Ginnis wounded The latter was cap
tured a few days later and is now sel-v-
ing a life sentence in the peniteutiary
at Santa Fe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
NOTED ROBBER
BEHIND BARS
Capture of Ed Franks After a Hunt
of Six Years.
OFFICERS SURPRISED HIM
DEATH ON THE GALLOWS HIS
PROBABLE FATE

/ RINIDAD. Colo. April After a
hunt covering a period Of SIX
years, Ed Franks, alias Bob Nc
Manus. said to be the last surviving
member of BLACK Jack" Ketcham's
notorious band of train robbers that
terrorized New Mexico and southern
Colorado for many years. was safely
placed in the county jail at Trinidad
early this morning. He was arrested
forty miles northeast of Watervale. a
small station on the Colorado & South
ern railroad, thirty miles south of Trim
idad- Wednesday night. by Deputy
Sherffs George Ellsworth and William
Thatcher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
Big Increase in Tithina.

J. c. Duhin, president of the central
states mission. reported on the condi-
ito of the church work in his territory.
He took the payment Of tithes as a ba-
rometer and i'm this way demonstrate
that the church was in better condition
than ever before. IN the past five
Continued on Page p
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Following is copy of the complaint.
IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court i'm and for the County of Salt
Lake, State OF Utah
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01
The New Curtains.

We could take a page to
tell you Of the beauties and
values to be found in this
stock.
5Ncttlnghams In the pretticst pat.
terms and certainly the biggest as.
sortnents OF amy Richmond store,
soc to 81 90 pair.
Dotted and Figured Muslin, 80
inches wide. full 5r,ffles, Dsc pair
Net Curtains, With Battcnbcrs
( edge and insertion. ruffled or plain
$500 values. for x1.bO pair. XII
Arabians, Irish Points,
Tambours and Renaissance
Curtains in a wealth Of
styles and patterns.