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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Five Wisconsin Lumbermen and
Bankers Arrested for Land
Frauds in Oregon.

Milwaukee. May "a special 10 the
Sentinel from Oshkosh. Wis. says:
Five lumbernen and bankers, repre-
senting an aggregate wealth far in ex-
cess of 81 600 600. were arrested here to-
day by the federal authorities on the
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
general government by means of al
legged land frauds in the state of Ore
gOn.
The men arrested are Leander Choate
James Matt Bray. Benjamin Doughty
James Doughty and Thomas DAILY. Mr.
Bray is president of the Bray & Choate
Lumber company. and ChOate is treas
urer Of that company. The DOughtys
are retired iUmbeTmen. DAILY is cash
fer of the Commercial National bank
and all of the men are large stockhold-
ers in that institution.
Each was placed under bonds Of So
and the hearing adjourned TO May IL
Besides the above defendants. warrants
have been issued for August Anderson
and Joseph Black of Shawano.
The charges contained IL the indict-
ments under which the men are being
prosecuted is that of conspiracy to de-
fraud the. federal government by hav-
ing furnished money TO Oregon parties
10 make entries and buy homesteads in
the state named.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04

airy society. Neither of the men has
inquired I'm the police reg sters of sus-
pected foreigners.
The residences of Russian revolution
lists have been searched. leading to the
discovery of alleged discriminatory doc
uments. Two cousins of SokOloff were
arrested.
The authorities have been aware for
some weeks that secret meetings were
being held and believe that today's oc-
currence viii lead to the speedy clear
ing up of mystery.
Second Bomb Exploded.
The authorities this evening exploded
the second bomb. Its effects extended
for 200 yards. destroying many trees
The bombs were of the shape of a pine
cone. exactly similar to the one thrown
against King Alfonso and President
LOubet in Paris May 81. 1905
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
RUSSIAN ANARCHISTS BLOWN UP BY THEIR OWN BOMB
Deadly Machine ExpIodeS in Forest Adjacent to Paris in
Which the Men Were WaIking-Boh Victims Students
at the School of Mines

Paris. May 5--A bomb explosion oc-
Cured i'm the forest of Vincennes this
afternoon, killing Russian named
Striga and dangerously wOunding
companion named Sokoloff. The two
men were proceeding through the
woods, each carrying a bomb, with the
evident purpose of hiding them for fu-
ture use. While so doing the bomb
which Striga carried. exploded, killing
him instantly. SOkOIOff was struck by
fragments of the bomb and fearfuIly
iaceTated-
The police found revolver in Striga 5
pocket.
Both Men Students.
Strisa and SokOlof both were stu
dents of the school of mines and mem
bers of the Russian students union.
They also belonged to the revolution
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS
Slim Attendance at Meetings Adj
dressed by John Alexander
DoWie at Zion City.

Chicago. May John Alexander
Dowie is making little if any progress
in regaining a foothold among his for
mer followers in Zion City. The first
apostle" has been in Zion City for five
days and has held three meetings in
Shiloh tabernacle. but the faithful
are still loyal to their new leader. Cen
eraI Overseer Glen Voliva. and do not
respond to DOwie's calls for reinstate-
ment in their favor.
DOwie's third meeting since his re-
turn from Mexico, for the purpose of
telling his side of the controversy, was
held in the tabernacle tonight Less
than 500 ZiOnists attended the meeting
the remainder of the inhabitants of
the city keeping away from the taber-
nacle in obedience 10 the wishes of Vo--
Iva.
DOWle'S discourse was along the same
lines as on the two former occasions.
He denied all the charges that have
been made against him. Mrs. Dowie
was on the platform with him tonight
and also addressed the meeting
DOwie'S health seems TO be imprOv-
ing. as ne walked about the platform.
While addressing the meeting tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
CHIEF VAIL ON
A FALSE TRAIL
His Effort to Put a Big Feather
in His Cap Fails Mis-
erabIy.
ARREST PROF. CUMMINGS.
HORRIBLE MISTAKE DISCOVERED
IN POLICE COURT.

Professor Byron Cummings of the
University of Utah was brought into
police court yesterday or a warrant
charging him with scattering adver-
tisements about the streets of Salt
Lake in violation of the city's fire or
diuance His case however. was not
called before Judge Diehl. as Fire ChieL
Charles T. Vail and Assistant City At
torney Patrick J. DAILY gasped fo'i
breath when they learned that they'
had arrested the wrong person
Patriot DAILY waxed warm in elo-
quence when he addressed the court.
saying that a mistake had been made
that he regretted. Chief Vail grabbed (
Professor Cummings hand and assured
him that it was a mistake of the head
and not of the heart"
With apologies flying thick and fast
they escorted Professor Cummings
from the court room and Judge Diehl
dismissed the case Professor Cum
mings was Indignant but he realized
that a mistake had been made. He re-
fused TO talk about the case.
Vail Scents the Trail.
The advertisements were discovered
by Chief Vail on Second East street
between Brigham and First South
streets. There were about a wagon
load of them scattered about in the
cutters and middle of the street Chief
Vail seized the opportunity for making
his first appearance in the city court
as a protector of the lives and prop
eTty of the citizens Of Salt Lake. He
secured a copy of the ordinances and
found where the scattering of adver-
tiSements broadcast was violation Of
the city's fire ordinance.
With two of his firemen he started out
on a soft pedal campaign after the
viOlateTs- He found that Byron
Cummings had charge of the advertis-
iEg- Chief Vail took the information
TO Patriot" Daily and a complaint was
filed.
After Chief Vail signed the complaint
a warrant was issued and delivered to
Chief of Police George y Sheets PO-
lice Officer William Hilton was dis
patched 10 serve the warrant. He
found Professor Cummings at mis- home
and brought him to the city Jail The
defendant was allowed To go on his
personal recOgnizance and WAS sum-
moned to appear before Judge Diehl at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t was
not until a few minutes before court
convened in regular session that the
mistake of the head and not of the
heart was made known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
HARRIS FOUND WHAT
He WAS LOOKING FOR

Helena. Mont, May Ray Har- =
RS the SAT- Lake newspaper man \
= who procured the arrest Of ea,1aI,
= teen residents of Bannock on tbo 4
y charge of assault i'm the alleged !
= ducking and painting he claims 4
y TO have received from "bumninp'' 4
y the townsite for placer. has dro1- :
ped the case, according to a spec y
y ial to the Record from Dillon bo- l.
y cause he found public Sentiment 4
= against him and he could identity /
y none of the party. 1t is said Har, 4
y ris gave it out he was looking for. /
= q newspaper story during a law
y off and evidently found IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
MODERN HOSPITAL
I FOR FORT DOUGLAS
Especial. to The Herald. }

{ WashingtOn, May 3.-SenatOr SmOOt
has taken up with the war department
the question OF improving and en-
larging Fort Douglas as provided for
by the general plans of the war de-
partment. The plans as thus made will
be. carried out and expenditures that
will be necessary will be made from the
general appropriations for barracks and
quarters provided for in the legislative
and sundry civil appropriation bills
During the coming fiscal year $4,000
for a new hospital building at Fort
Douglas will be available, and q mod
ern hospital will be constructed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
PEACE OF FRANCE Is
NO LONGER MENACED

Paris. May 3.-The strike has ceased
to present any general menace and is
now confined 70 scattered agitations
which promise prolonged struggles in
several industries
Public attention is now diverted to
the elections to the chamber of deputies
which will be held next Sunday. These
afford an additional reason for the con-
tinuance of precautions. as the author
tiles do not wish the contest 10 be
complicated by failure to maintain or
dor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
FORMER CONSUL
ASKS JUSTICE
Mr.. McWade, Removed by the
President, Heard by House
Committee.
PROVES CHARGES FALSE
UP TO THE ADMINISTRATION TO
EXPLAIN.

Washington, May 3.-The house COM
mittee on foreign affairs today listened
To statement by former Consul Gen
eral at Canton, China. McWade, in
reply to the charges made against him
by Third Assistant Secretary of State
Pierce. Affidavits were presented by
Mr. McWade to show the unreliable
and criminal character of those who in
stagated the charges.
The hearing was behind closed doors.
At the outset Mr.. McWade was given
ten minutes. but his time was extended
10 nearly two hours and when he had
concluded members of the committee
congratulated him on the showing he
had made
Mr.. McWade made charges of a SEN
sational nature against Assistant Sec
rotary of State Pierce. 1t is considered
quite probable that congress may take
up the matter of these charges at a
later date
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
THREE CADETS I'M LUCK.

Washington, May 3.-Three midship-
men. dismissed from the naval academy
for hazing, have been recommended by
the president for restoration to the
academy with loss of one year. The
midshipmen are Worth w Foster a
member of the first class and George
A. Melvin and Richard ]. Desaussure
Nom hers of the third class
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
FORTY THOUSAND MORE.
Especial to The HeraI6,

washington, May 3.-The army an
preparation bin which passed TO-DAY was
amended by increasing the item of $50 :
600 for hospital at Fort Russell to S12o. =
600, the increase being deemed neces-
sary by the war department in vietv
of making Fort Russell a h.i naao r,l,sr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
DEBATE BECAME HEATED.
Some of the Federal Judges Criti-
cised by Mr.. TiIIman.

Washington, May 3-When the SEN
ate mo today Mr. Tillman again asked
for the pOstpOnement of his resolution
for the investigation of the eviction of
Mrs. Minor Morris from the White
House last winter. He asked that the
measure lie on the table until such
time as he might desire to take il up.
The railroad bill was then laid be-
fore the senate and Mr.. Nelson adj
dressed the senate in opposition to Mr..
Bailey's amendment. depriving inferior
United States courts of the power OF
sCspendinE orders of the Interstate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
ASSASSIN ESCAPED

Viatka, Russia. May 3.-CoIoneI Sa-
beleioff, commanding the troops of the
garrison here, was today stabbed and
MORALLY wounded by an unknown man.
The assassin escaped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
BOUGHT UP 81 STANDARD.
Especial to The Heraldo

Boston, Mass. May 3-TTtab Cor.ot,
dated is being bought heavily by stand
ard Oil interests during thu stock
slump. Utah Consolidated is AT r,rese1,t
earning SO per share on OUTSTANDING
stock and throwing up a profit of Is
cents pound on Its copper. The prod
uct is disposed of for MANY months
al
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
SAVED THEIR MONEY.

Berlin, May BIN the reichstag to-
day Herr Bebel. the socialist leader
made the statement that during the
disturbed period Russian fugitives de-
posted 1857 900 in German banks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
NOT A CANDIDATE.

Butte, Mont. May 3-In the -
= Butte Miner his own newspaper. y
y Senator w. A. Clark of Montana .
y today announces officially that he -
= is not candidate for reelection =
y TO the United States senate. He .
= says he viii return to Montana 10 -
> operate his interests, at the close =
y OF his present term.
%%A%%4%% ~ ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
TRAGEDY IN sAcRIsTY.

Murcia, Spain, May 3.-Abbe Morales
today murdered the Jesuit Father Mn
tinez i'm the sacristy of the San Do
mingo church and then committed sui
eide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
FIVE PER CENT RAISE.

Atlantic City, n. j.. May 3.-The
National Machine Builders. association
in convention here today decided on a
5 per cent raise in the price of tools for
the ensuing year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
PROGRAMME OF LIBERALS
Constitutional Democrats of Russia
Propose to Settle the Agrar-
ian Question.

st. Petersburg, May 5.-SeveraI more
districts held elections for members of
the national parliament today. In the
Baltic provinces the results were ia
vOrable to the constitutional democrats.
while Poland elected candidates of al
lied parties, who. however. are for
subordinating all other issues TO the
one of autonomy for Poland.
Evidence of the spirit reigning among
the members-elect is furnished i'm a
dispatch from Viatka, where a fete was
given in honor of menlbers-eIect
Friends of the representatives went by
a steamer TO prison, in front of
which they stopped, hoisted a red flag
and sang the ''Marseillaise." The pris-
,oners smashed the windows of the laiI
waved red shirts and Joined in the song.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
Shares First Shares Second
HaIf-Vpar Ha1f-x-oar

me agreement or SUBMISSION to ar
bitratiOn and the other papers con-
shutting the files in the case are lost.
The record shows that some persons
objected to the award. but they are
comparatively few in number and the
inference therefrOm is that nearly all
of the water users signed the agree
ment of submission to arbitration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
NO Halfway Measures.

The constitutional democrats intend
to halt at no halfway settlement of the
agrar1an question, judging by the pre-
llminary draft of the programme elab-.
GRATED by the executive committee for
submission to the caucus of the consti-
tutiOnal democratic members-eIect
which VIII convent in st. Petersburg
tomorrow. The essence of the pro-
gramme is the appointment of com
mittees representing each province to
determine the size of farms throuph
government agency of lands exceeding
the ma Ximum, these to be expronriated
even If the owners are cuItivatine
them properly, and, in addition, TO ex-
propriate them without exception of all
lands not cultivated by their owners.
whether rented to tenant farmers or
farmed or shares by peasants. There
is also recommendation for the ex
preparation of lands devoted to exten-
slVe crops grazing, etc. If the local
committee finds that il can be cl,lti-
waited to advantage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
What Each Has Received.

Other information to that effect was
strengthened by the fact that the other
bitches which have been receiving Wa
ter from Big Cottonwood creek namely
Ellison ditch. which has received =
of a share; Newman ditch. which has
received 2 of a share. and the Walker
ditch, which has received .3 of a share
altogether. got IL shares, The parties
generally seem to have acQuieSced in
the distribution of the water under the
award, with the mobilization named
above, and the only exception. as now
remember, so far as the court records
disclose was the case of James Spill
let ct al. VS. Christian Jensen. which
was brought in the Third district court
in 1891, for the purpose of restraining
water dividers from interfering with
the water claimed by the Green ditch.
From this state of facts it was as
sumed that the respective rights in the
Big ditch, the Lower canal and the Hill
ditch IN 1880 were substantially as
stated in the award. 1t was important
however, to know whether these rights
had been preserved by use. or whether
they had been forfeited or abandoned
Dy nOn-uSe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
Mr.. TiIIman's Speech.

Mr.. Tillman rose to express regret
that the country's faith in federal
&C urts- was not firm. He referred to
the decision Of the supreme court on
the income tax cases, saying that in
that decision one of the judges had
changed his mind.
Thus" he said, the practice of
century was reversed and the country
submitted merely because of the plea
that the highest court of the country
must be sustained"
He could not accept the idea that
there was anything holy about a
judge. "and when we see how the high
est judges differ or change their minds.
possibly because something gets the
matter with their stomachs or they
sleep badly, we cannot be blamed if we
can see that they are not infallible'
He therefore saw no reason why non
suspension provision should not be
tiled on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
A Case In Texas.

The senator also called attention to a
railroad case at Sherman, Tex. in
which he declared Circuit Judge Nc
Cormick had declined for six years to
allow an unprecedented judge 10 sit. He
said that the matter had been brought
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
DARING PLOT TO
LOOT ARSENAL
Armenians at Baku Bored Tun-
mel and Nearly Succeeded
in Their Design.

Correspondence of the Associated
Press.)
Baku, Caucasia, April 1S.-A daring
plot of Armenian revoIutionists to rob
the magazine i'm the arsenal here.
guarded by the Salivansk regiment.
and containing over a million rifle cart
ridges, the entire reserve supply for all
the regiments, composing the garrison,
has been accidentally discovered when
the cOnspirators were already on the
very verge Of success. They bored
tunnel 700 feet long in the direction of
the arsenal. 1t was one of the most
pretentiOus examples of subterranean
work in revolutionary. annals since the
days of the terrOriStS of the eighties.
From the basement of an Armenian
house the revOlutionists worked their
way under several intervening resi-
dences at depth of twenty feet.
Plot Nearly Succeeded.
They constructed a completely sided
tunnel, rooted il with planks and pro
Vided it with electric light and electric
bells, connected with the stations of
the several revolutionists on watch.
Owing to a slight miscalculatiOn the
tunnel, in burrOWing upward, entered,
not the magazine. but an adjoining
store room in the arsenal containing
UNIFORMS. before Jhey AdN tliiIS " IeS-
tify their mistake, the revOlutionists
were accidentally discovered by an Of
ficer; the alarm was given and a cor
don of troops was Immediately thrown
around the adjoining houses. But ow-
ing to the length of the tunnel, the Ar
meniau house from which the conspira-
tors started, was not suspected and
they had ample time to escape. The
entrance of the tunnel was eventually
discovered by volunteers. who entered
il from the store room and traced the
passage to its source
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04

"A beautiful ad. may attract
attention, but beauty alone
never sold goods. Better ugli-
ness that pals than beauty that
is simply admired for its own
sake. Incorporation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
Statement of Record.

The only statement of record made by
McWade is a letter addressed to the
committee. This letter was dated April
90. 1906. by McWade, and is in part
as follows:
"A little over six months ago H. H.
d. Pierce assured me that L was re-
moved because the president wanted my
place and for no other reason. | now
learn through the persistent industry of
some anonymous person the nature of
the charges preferred against me by
H. H. D. Pierce. and | SOlemnly declare
them to be false in every essential
particular. | also solemnly declare that
they are made by men who had been
charged before me for various offenSes
from murder down, and that these men
formed criminal conspiracy against
me to have me removed because my
continuance in Office meant their abSo-
lutte compulsory abandonment OF their
criminal practices within my jurisdie-
tion.
Il solernnIy declare that not a reput-
able man or firm. American or foreign,
resident and doing business within my
Jurisdiction ever uttered single word
. of complaint against me or my admin
wfStra ton. fact which H. II. ID. Pierce
Scould have easily ascertained- although
hle was only forty-eight hours in Canton
and he did not devote two hours of that
entire time to any Investigations what
ever. He quotes a certain firm, of
which be was a guest as complaining
against me and gives that firm bill OF
health for high business character, etc.
4 little investigation would have shown
that that firm desired my removal be
cause I was largely Instrumental In
showing up how it had robbed the
American railway. and I had stopped
its doing so most effectively. I do not
in any way directly or indirectly ques-
ton the high right and privilege of the
president to remove me from the posi-
tiOn of consul general. TO which [ was
promoted for conspicuous excellence
In the name of justice ] reiterate
the fact that ] cabled from Canton on
the date Of my removal from office L
demanded a thorough and exhaustive
investigation at the hands of your hon
Orable committee when the truth viii
he fully established or as much so as x
is possible after the lapse Of two years
of suffering and persecution"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
Mr.. Richards Statement.

Mr. Richards was in the east when
the attempt to discredit the Morris ad-
ministration was first made. He re-
turned recently. and last night ap-
peared before the committee by re-
quest to explain the citys rights. He
said in part;
AN attempt was made to determine
the respective rights of the water
users from Big Cottonwood creek by
arbitration in 1879 Joseph s. Rawlins
Reuben Miller and David B. Brinton
were the arbitrator. For convenience
they divided the creek into sixty shares,
each share representing one sixtieth Of
the water flowing i'm the said creek at
the highest point therein where water
is diverted by any of the bitches or ca
nails mentioned in the agreement for
arbitration
An award was made in December
1879, which was approved and con-
firmed by the Third district court of the
territory of Utah on the 29th of No
vember, 1880. and is entered in minute
book F, page 154. 1t shows the rights
TO be as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
Judges on Railroad Trip.

Mr.. Tillman next referred TO a pleas
ure trip to Tampico. given by three
railroads to Federal Judges Mcpherson,
Phillips and Pollock The account was
condensed from the Kansas City pa
pers and showed that the judges had
been provided with a special car and
were accompanied by the general solicit
tors of the roads giving the excursion.
Mr.. Tillman said that Judge Phillips
had been especially commended by the
president in connection with the Paul
Morton case and he contra sted the
presidents course in this case with his
course in criticising Judge Humphrey
in the beef packers case He would
have judges keep themselves above sus-
picion like Caesar would have had his
wife. He would have them In such a
position that they would not be subject
to the reflections of any dirty news
papers"