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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
FOUR OFFICERS FOUND GUILTY
All Condemned 10 Death-Em-
peror viii be Asked 10 CON-
mute Sentences.
Admirsl's Acquittal Was on Ground
That lie Was Not In His Full
Senses at the Time.

Croustadt. Russia, July 1O.--Admiral
Roiestvensky. whose trial on the
charge Of Hrrendering to the enemy
after the battle Of the Sea Of japan
began before a court-martlal here July
4. was acquitted today after the court
had deliberated for nearly 10 hours
-Four officers OF the torpedo boat de-
stroyed Redovi who were placed on
trial with the admiral were found
guilty Of having premeditatively sur
rendered the Bedovi and all four were
condemned to death by shooting. but
on account Of extenuaung circum-
stances. the emperor will be requested
10 commute the sentence of the four
officers to dismissal from the service
and 20 be deprived Of certain rights
which they would otherwise enjoy,
GROUNDS OF ACQUITTAL
ST. Petersburg, July lo.-The fun re-
port Of the Cronstadt court-martial
shows that Admiral Rojestyensky was
acquitted on the ground that he was
not In his full senses and therefore was
not accountable for what transpired at
the time OF the surrender
Some OF the officers who were tried
with Rojestyensky were acquitted their
guilt not being proved.
The recommendations for mercy IN
the case Of Capt. De Colongue. chief Of
Rojestyensky's stan. Capt. Baranoff, Of
the torpedohoat destroyer Bedovl. Fill
lipovsky and Leontief, who were found
guilty and sentenced to be- shot, were
In accordance with the regulations and
based on the physical and mental de-
moralization produced by the long
voyage and shock Of the disaster IA
/ battle. They were also credited with a
aeuira 20 ravp tho Itfa ~ y otost,... d.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR
SALISBURY WRECK VICTIMS

London. july D. A memorial service f0r
ihe American and Canadian victims ~ the
SALISBURY railroad disaster Of July I. took
place On 81. pauls cathedral this morning
~ The presence % a very large conCre-
cation Including Ambassador WhitslaN
REID and the stan n the American en-
tassy Mrs REID. Mr. carer. IErl
Strathcona and Aountroyal. the Canadian
high commissioner. and Lady stratncona
and Mouutruyal Lord Mayor Walter
Naiahan Morgan ard the sferifs 81 Lon
don On their official robes. T.. Johnstore.
representing the colonial office. SIR Daniel
Hunter MCMILLAN Lieutenant governor ~
Manitoba. and officials % the Southwest.
EN- railway. and the American steam
fhlr fine Most q those Who we're BE-
usvsd by the accident were represented
hy members ~ the family o. friends
among then being s Msckint0ch ac.
rrmpanylnE MIs- Elph'cke % chicago
and the Rev Dr. Foster n Trenton f,r
deceased friends The service. which was
funy choral Was conducted hv the nssn
Of - Fsuls assisted by Archdeacon sin
clair
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10

half dozen Witnesses on hand to give
testimony.
Among these who testified today we're
G. l. Meyers. a clerk In the freight tar
IN department OF the Lake Shore COM
pany: r. NJ. Huddleston general audit
tor Of the same company. and q. r..
Curtiss, sales agent Of the Standard OIL
company.
Several additional subpoenas were Is
sued today one OF which was for J c.
Clark, freight agent OF the Lake Shore
road az Chicago. The witnesses called
before the grand jury today were lon-
communicative after leaving the court
room, and declined TO discuss anything
that had iransplTed.
Dist, Atty. John J. Sullivan was IN
conference today by long distance tel
cphone with the district attorneys In
Chicago, Kansas city and jamestown.
y, Y, where proceedings similar to the
investigation are being prepared. Mr..
Sullivan discussed with the other dis
trlct attorneys the various develops
ments OF the federal investigation with
q view 20 hsrmonlzing the methods OF
prosecution by the government.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
LICK SPRINGS HOTEL co.
Indiana Ohlccrs Demand an Exam.
inatlon Of Its Books.

West Baden Ind. July i0.-Atty.-
Cen Charles " Miller. Auditor OF
state Warren Bigler aud Deputy state
Auditor John r Reid. accompanied
by three expert accountants today
made formal demand on the proprie-
tors 81 the West Baden and French
Lick Springs hotel companies Tor an
examination Of their books. The de-
mand was made under a section q the
state law allowing the state auditor TO
examine an books % corporations or
ranized under the voluntary assocla-
lions act. under which both hotels are
Incorporated
The auditor - state notified the
two companies 90 hold their employees
iu readiness fo be placed under oath
and % testify concerning the contracts
leases and other matters
TIE state. by this move. seeks 20
obtain information concerning the re-
latiors Of the hotel companies and the
alleged gambling casinos which were
ralded under the direction 81 the at
torney general.
Neither Mr. TsgFart nor Mr. SIN
clair raised objection 20 the idemand.
This b. the frst proceeding that has
ever been brought under this act.
The suits brought by no two MOTEL
companies 90 cancel The leases ~ the
casinos because ~ the violation OF the
antl-Eambling clauses IN them were
called before Judge Busklrk az Paoli
today.
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BREAD AND MILK DIET.
Woman Who Died at los Lived on Il
For Forty Years.

New York. July io.-Wbs'Ns- a diet
81 bread and milk taken almost OK
clusiyely FOR 80 years is responsible
for the remarkable preservation from
the effects u old age shown IN the
body of Mrs. Mary Fay. who died IN
the city almsholse at the age Of i05
'5ars a few days ago, Is causing inter-
est among physicians.
Despite the extreme age Of Mrs Fay
her body Is IN as perfect physical con-
dltIon and as well nourished as that az
a comparatively young woman accord
ing TO coroner's physician Or. Philip
OHanlon.
Il have performed $3.50 autopsles."
ssid Or. O'Hanl0n yesterday, "but she
was the best preserved person ! ever
saw. Were Il not for the lines VI age
IN her face she would not have been
taken for more than Is years Of age
She weighed approximately 40 pounds
and was little more than five feet IN
height The body was exceptionally
wen nourished, and the teeth IN both
upper and lower jaws were in perfect
condition"
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Said Asked Embassy in London
To Break up Sons Relation
With Evelyn.
MANAGER LEDERER'S STORY.
Handled "Thc Wild Rose" Company
When Mrs. Thaw Was a Mem
Der Of H..

New York. july lo.-The presence Of
Mrs. William Holman. mother Of Mrs.
Harry K. Thaw. IS said 10 be much
desired at the district attorneys Office.
According to the report the attorney
who are at work on the prosecutions
case would like to question Mrs. Hol-
man particularly with regard TO one Of
the trips TO Europe made by Thaw
and Evelyn Nesbit. According TO one
story while Thaw and the girl we're In
LONDON am appeal was made 10 the
American embassy 10 break UP the re-
lations between Thaw and Evelyn
Nesbit and have the girl sent home
This appeal 10 Is said. was made by
Stanford White. who acted on the re-
quest OF Mrs Holman. II was at this
time, the story goes. that Mrs. Hol-
man was much prejudced against
Thaw.
II was said today that n Mrs. Hol-
man should come within the territory
covered by a subpoena nom The dis
trict attorney she should be at once
summoned 20 his Office
James l.. Lederer OF Philadelphia,
who was manager Of The Wild Rose
company when Mrs. Thaw was a mem
Der OF the chorus, was examined by
Asst Dist Atty Garyan today. Lederer
Is said 20 have told Mr. Garcan that
he had long believed Thaw 10 be IN.
sane. This opinion, he said, was based
upon his observations Of Thaw during
the time "The Wild Rose company
was playing IN this city In this con-
nection he mentioned several Incidents
On which Thaw was the central figure.
1T was common talk among all the
people who knew Thaw" said Lederer,
that Thaw was a dope nend.' re-
can one night when Thaw was about TO
send two OF his chorus girl acqualnt-
auces home In a hanson cab He
was there with a friend Of his named
Mackay.
suddenly Thaw insisted in trying
Ia lump over the roof Of the hanson.
OF course he could not actually jump
over the roof Of the cab. but he tried
and succeeded In crawling up one side
Of the cab. over the roof aud down
the other side Mackay demonstrated
with him but Il Was no use Then Mac
kay apparently disguised. turned aside
and said You can't do anything with a
crazy man: hos drug crazy.
Edna Mcclure the shoV girl who ap-
feared before Asst, Dist, ATTY. Garyan
last Saturday FOR examination concern
ing the Thaw- White tragedy, said TO-
day that she did not tell Mr. Garyan OF
any threats made by Thaw against
White. She never heard such threats.
she said she told Mr. Garvan OF many
reports concerning Thaw, Mrs. Thaw
snd White which had reached her ears,
but that Of their truth or fasity she
had no knowledge.
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Inspectors Reports Show the
Factories Are Dirty and the
Methods Disgusting.
WASHING OF THE JAM POTS
Done in "Liquid-likc Dark soup,
Which Smclled AbOminabll -
Changed Weekly

London. July l0-The Britishers who
have been so yirtuous recently over the
Chicago mea, packing revelations we're
today confronted with the annual re-
pert of the inspector OF factories and
workshops which shows that the con-
dltlons here are quite as revolving as
euyuhng alleged Of the western pack
Ing centers. Dirty factories and dis
gusung methods seem 10 be the rule,
Instead Of the exception. Jam factor
les, bakeries and sausage makers are
all ctnsured as being equally filthy and
the description OF one hts most OF the
others. Here Is the report Of a typical
jam factory:
''rhe boiling room lay between the
yard and the stable and the horses
reached the latter through the boiling
room. The sanitary accommodation
was hardly separated from the rooms
where the fresh fruit and uncovered
jam were kept aud the floors were dirty
and undralned,"
Another factory inspector found Jam
pets belns washed in 'liquid-like dark
soup, which smelled abominably.' The
manager informed the inspector that
the water was changed about once a
week" When fshed out OF these evil
smelling tanks the pots were allowed to
stand Until dry when they were con-
sidcred 10 be ready TO receive fresh III
stailments Of preserves,
Inspectors Of bakeries found that 10
was a frequent custom to battle the
children in them after the close OF
work Oh Saturdays, and the famlly's
weekly collection OF dirty clothing was
sorted In the bakeries for dispatch TO
tho laundry.
The sausage factories. says the report
arr mostly owned by Germans and are
small dliapldated and poorly llt ami
are infested by rats"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
INSTRUCTION CONVENTION

New Haven. Conn, July l0.-The Am
erican Institute OF Instruction opened
its annual convention today with ses-
slons IN several departments.
In the department % public school
finance Calvin ~ Kendall superlnten.
dent Of schools IN Indianapolis, spoke
on the expense Of the education which
schools ought 20 give saying In part:
Excepting New York. Boston. Chica-
10 aud Philadelphia, the average year
il salaries az women teachers IN the
elementary schools IL only Sjs In
some Of the cities the average salary Is
less than $500.
so far as the men are concerned,
they have practically disappeared from
teaching IN the elementary schools ~
cities owing 10 the inadequate salaries,
THE wages for women m half the
cities are less than those Of servant
girls. when Il II considered that tho
latter pay nothing for board room and
laundry. Moreover, they have no So
clal position 20 maintain as does the
teacher. and the requirements OF dress
are far less expensive. In many cities
the minimum wages Of teachers II
less than the laborers on the streets.
This labor II entirely unskilled. while
the teacher has spent years IN prepare
ton. The wages Of skilled labor are
from e % 100 per cent higher than
teachers wages. The wages o. teach-
ers IN the cities II princely IN COM
parison with that IN the rural schools.
In View - the demands made upon
them. teachers are therefore miserably
undergrad. u seems Incredible that the
pay should be ~ Inadequate FOR those
In whose hands rests the training Tor
citizenship"
Mr.. Kendall predicted that unless
higher salaries are paid 10 teachers
there would he steady Increase IN
private schools 10 which many thought
ful and discriminating people would
....S ,l<fr rhfl4rau
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
MANILA OBSERVATORY.
Three Times a Day II Receives Dis.
patches From Archipelago stations

San Francisco. July p-Father R r.
Brown assistant 90 Father Algue, who Is
in charge Of the observatory IN Manila,
arrived yesterday on the liner CHINA on
bis way % England
The Manila observatory Is one n the
best equipped in the world The seisno-
graph there made splendid record Of the
California earthquake NJ April n
Three times q day. said Father Brown,
a Geographic dispatch Is received at the
Manila observatory from zap Guam and
the s. other stations scattered through
out the provinces With this infOrma-
ton Il Is possible 20 detect the brewing
81 a typhoon Eve days before ID develops
When the instruments az Manila or else
where tell ~ the approaching storm
warnings are sent hy wire 90 numerous
points on the chinese and japanese coasts
and 10 F0rm0sa
"The trolley cars ruined our magnetic
observatory" said Father Brown. Eve
have daily records. however. Tor u years
past ana as that FOR our purposes, con.
stliutes complete cycle. We can make
estimates BY the aid Of that data with
fair accuracy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
L. $. NAVAL RATION.

washington July ic-ln the last ra-
val appropriation act provision was
made for a change Of the naval ration
and the bureau OF supplies and accounts
has prepared a ration ir accordance
with the leg .sltion ~ IA now assert "a
that the United states navy has bai-
Ter ation than any army or navy On the
world. The advantages Of the present
ration are that u Is more flexible aud
makes n unnecessary 20 issue conmr-
tations O. sailors in place 81 a regula-
ration. ADDED o. the former ration are
preserved and fresh fruits. fresh miikf
navofing extracts. fresh fsh and sauce
The amount Of timed vegetables has
been increased while a decrease has
been made IA mAcaronL pickles and rice
aud syrup
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
SHIP ON FIRE.
No Sign Of Life Aboard When Sighted
by the Steamer Garth.

New York. July l0.-Upon arrival
here today the clyde line steamer Ca
rib from Georgetown. ;. c.. and VIII
mington. y. c., reported having sight
ed the Uruguayan bark Margarlta on
fire 40 sea yesterday of the Delaware
capes The Margarita left Phllsdel-
rhia July 3. bound 10 Halifax. y. :,
IN command Of Captain Alsena There
was no sign Of life on board when the
Carib sighted her The vessel was
blazing hercely aft. her mlzzenmast
had fallen alongside and a charred
spar was hanging over the quarter. All
sails We're set on the fore and main
masts except the royals All her head
sails were also set and she was hove
20 with her head TO the wind which
kept the FIRE at From the main
mast forward everything was untouch-
ed by the fire.
The Carib ran close beside her and
Capt Mcguire watched for signs 81 the
crew but apparently they had been
taken on by some passing vessel
The Margarita b a wooden vessel
of $50 tons net She was built IN 1871
and Is owned IN MonteWdeo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
LAST YEARS IMMIGRATION.
More Than a Million Entered Through
Ellis Island station.

New York. July l0.-More than ] -
600. 900 migrants entered the United
States through the Ellis island station
last. The exact number was 1869 05f.
600. 900 persons entered the United
with the preceding year. or the total
SSS.5i3 we're aliens. an increase Of "a
j64 over the number received az this
station during the year ending June
80. 1905. The largest number OF I'm
migrants came from southern italy,
the number being 222,eos. The He
brews were second with $4,000 The
immigrants brought with them a total
OF ii9.000.000.
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That il Was Work OF an In
Cendiary is Unques-
toned.
OIL USED ON FURNITURE.
Family Had Narrow Escapc-iiouse
Saved But Contents Were Destroyed
Department Did Good Work.
Especial to the "NevsO

Provo. July ia mysterious fire
which Is puzzliug everybody interested
occurred at 1855 this morning at the
residence OF L. sigler, corner OF Sixth
North and Third East That the fire
was the work Of an incendiary Is I'M
questioned. Who the party was, how
ever, IS another matter
The Sigler family was sleeping In the
redr Of the house and the fire broke
out in the four front rooms. lnyestl-
cation proved that the setiee and up
holstered furniture In the rooms had
been literally sprinkled with oil and
then set on fire.
The alarm was turned In by Mr..
Sigler who, owing TO the fierceness OF
the flames. could not use his own tele-
phone and was forced 20 run 10 a
neighbors house to raise the alarm.
The fire department turned out prompt
" and performed efficient work with
the result that the house Itself was
saved.
The furniture was insured for $1,000,
but Is IL said TO have been worth con-
siderably more than that sum. Mr..
Slgler is a travelling man employed by
an eastern house.
CRIMINAL CASES.
In the Fourth district court this
morning the jury IN the Myers case
brought In a verdict Of guilty The
young man will be brought up for SEN
tence on Thursday.
Myers was arrested IN a rooming
house with an incorrIgible girl from
Salt Lake named Vail
The case Of the State Of Utah against
Washburn Preston Is now being tried.
Preston who pleaded not guilty TO the
charge Of grand larceny Is accused OF
stealing three sheep the property Of
John Rgfg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
CRY OF IRRlGATl0NISTS.
Slogan OF Convention VIII be "one
Hundred Millions for Irrigation"

Portland. Or, July lO.--"one hun
dred million for irrigation will be the
slogan OF the fourteenth annual coa-
vention Of the National Irrigation con-
greSs which meets sept TO 5. at
Boise, Idaho. raid NJ. b, Gwinn. chair
man Of the executive committee " the
congress who is I'm Portland
our chief aim at the next con-
gress, said Mr. Gwlnn, will be 10 get
the governments support and appro-
priation and 1t IS the opinion Of the
cntire congress that the government
should appropriate for the projects,
the same as It does for the Pan
American canal
Mr. Gwiun believes that between
1900 and 1000 delegates will attend
the coming convention. Both the
state Of Idaho and the city Of Boise are
making elaborate preparations for the
reception OF the delegates and guests.
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MUST ANSWER FOR CONTEMPT,

Stockton. Cal. July i0-Charles 4.
Murphy and W. w. Smith, who made
afhdavits yesterday charging Juror Au-
gust Ritter with misconduct during To
trial Of Mrs Emma II DouA. found
guilty Of murder, IN that he expressed bic
bolef IN the defendants guilt and his de-
Illumination 20 see her hanged. were hailed
hefore Judge Nutter this morning. and
afsr being questioned nv the court and
adnttirg that fhty had talked with the
junr knowing him 20 be such they were
boa cited 20 appear At ? o'clock this AZ
ieftoon and show cause why they should
rot Z, punished Tor contempt ~ court
Diet. Atty. Norton Sling afhdsNts charg-
ing them With wilfil and unlawful Inter
ference with the jury. ATTY Fairall will
ansver the citations At that hour by
counter sfidavits.
Tie further hearing ~ the motion for a
new trial was continued 10 Aug . AZ
whleh time Il h expected that Juror Rit.
Ter VII return from the eaft
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
THREE RUNAWAY BOYS.
They Make a Tour of the World In
Two Years.

Chicago. July lO--A dispatch TO the
Record-Herald from Philadelphia
says.
Il amt got cent, but I'll be home
I'm three weeks" said Guy Krumm
aged Is, Of DanYlle KY, who arrived
yesterday with two other boys on the
American liner Friesland from a two
years tour Of the world The other
two plucky specimens Of young Amer
lea were Otto Ford. "a years old. Of
Seattle and Glenn Howell OF Atlanta.
II was I'm November. 1904. that the
boys ran away. They met IN Chicago
and made their way TO Seattle before
shipping on the Marion Frazer for New
Zealand. Ford and Howell shipped
as able seamen, and Krumm. owing
to his youth. was accepted as cabin
boy. The boys sailed about $4,000
miles. Twice on their voyage they
nearly starved.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
CEMENT wORKERs. STRIKE.

chicago. July IA furry ~ labor trou-
hies broke IN yesterday upon an unusual.
IN peaceful summer The cement workers
rtiike sWeiled beyond all calculations and
Involved before sundoVn iao men en-
ploved IN constructing sidewalks and ON.
crete walls IN buildings Two other d..
turhsnces On the building Industry were
reroFted. while a walkout q drivers ard
grslr shoselers hroagh; TIE total 81 the
days strikes 20 Eve
Hghty.fy% per cent n the cement work
In the city - every description was tied
up hy strikers when 40 cement con
sfruction men engaged IN the rourhsr
work QUIT they TIRES Into idensss
90 nnishtrs and IN building lahorers This
marked the largest number q men on
strike n chicago since the Transfers
strike % last summer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
GEN. RUCKER DEAD.

Los Angeles. July lo.-Brig Gen.
Louis Henry Rucker. L. ;. A.. (retired)
died here yesterday. He had been In
continuous military service Of the
United States for more than 90 years
He enlisted at Chicago when the call
for troops was hrsi made IN 1861, rose
from the ranks TO high grade and re-
tired. al his own request, as brigadier
General. in 1903.
He Will be buried IN the national
cemetery at the Preside. san Fran
cisco.
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PASTOR KILLS A MAN
AND COMMITS SUICIDE.

Magnum. Ok. July iO-Sear here
last night Rev J l.. Ray. pastor OF the
Magnum Christian church, shot and
Instantly Killed W. H. Stephenson and
then Aed. lie was pursued by a num-
bcr ~ officers and surrounded early
this morning a few miles north II A.
tue. Before he could be taken he
cut his throat with a knife. The mo-
i've OF the killing % stephenson IS not
Lnnmn
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JN0. l0NGMAlD OF HELENA
Entitled TO New Certificate In Colonial
Trust 60. Of New York.

New York. July i0.-John LonEmsld q
Helena, Mont. from whom a certificate
for 10 shares Of stock IN the colonial
Trust company ~ New York Il thought
10 have been stolen, Is entitled 20 new
certificate, according q an order siguei
preme court The Montana man. while
riding on the rear platform of trolley
car IN Genoa, italy. last March, was push
ed Into by a gang 81 supposed pickpockcts
and when he aighted from the car be
missed his pocketbook which contained
the certificate on his return 10 this c0un-
try be asked the trust company 90 re-
place the lost certificate and the request
was refused Longmaid took the case INTO
the courts The order signed yesterday
directs the trust company 20 give Long
maid a new certificate