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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Favorable Report Upon One Of the
Sutherland Bills.
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington, Feb. S.-The commits
sioner of the general land office today
directed the register and receiver Of the
Boise land office to withdraw from all
forms of entry for use under the Boise
Payette irrigation project 10, $50 acres
of land in tow ship 2 north, ranges 2
and west, and township north, range
3 west.
Thomas Grieve Of the geological sur
vey has been detailed to duty in the
Salt Lake City offices of the reclama-
ton service.
The senate committee on Indian af-
fairs today authorized a favorable re-
port upon SutherIand's bill to permit
Indians to cut and sell cedar and pine
timber from lands in the Uintah reser-
walton.
Senator Warren secured passage in
the senate today of his bill appropriate
ing 100000 for a public building at
Rawlins Wyo.
The senate today passed Senator
Heyburn's bill providing for the with
drawal from public entry Of lands need
ed for townsite purposes in connection
with irrigation projects under the ma
tiOnaI irrigation act.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
FAVORABLE TO COL. MANN
Handwriting Expert Would Not
Swear the 10. K" Was
Written by Editor,

New York, Feb. 8.-Edwin B. Hay. a
handwriting expert, was the first wit
ness today in the trial of Colonel w. D.
Mann, editor of Town Topics, on a
charge of perjury. The witness was
called by the prosecution. He was
questioned about the characters 20.
K, w. D. NJ, which it is alleged Col
Onel Mann wrote on a letter from Count
Reginald Ward.
Answering questions put by Martin
W. LittletOn, Colonel Mann's counsel.
as TO the 30. X" the,witness said:
ut has no resemblance whatever to
the other pieces Of handwriting admit
ted to be- specimens Of Colonel fMann's
handwriting" ~"
p! After examining a number of can
celled checks bearing the admitted sig
natures Of Colonel Mann, Mr.. Hav said
there was no resemblance between
those writings and the disputed en-
dorsement upon the Count Ward letter.
because the latter endorsement was a
monstrOsity written hurriedly and the
check endorsements were written most
carefully.
Mr.. Hays testimony on cross-exam-
nation was more favorable to Colonel
Mann than was his direct evidence yes
terday. Today he said the TX of the
80. K" resembled a letter tx" in a
specimen of Mann's writing but he was
not willing to swear they were written
by the same person.
The DISCRIMINATION of the witness
occ Ipied the afternoon session. the
questioning following closely the lines
laid down during the morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09

Washington, Feb S.-M. Taigny,
charge d'affaires of France, who was
expelled from Venezuela. had a con-
ference with the French ambassador
today. He gave M. Jusserand his
tory Of the recent happeaingss II Xepe-
zuela which the ambassador VIII for
ward to his government.
NJ. Taigny did not call at the state
department, Notwithstanding the fact
that the United States is looking after
Frances interests in Venezuela and
after the interests of Venezuela in
France.
Started for Home.
The ambassador informed NJ. Taigny
minutely as to the attitude of the
United States toward this matter, and
N. Taigny will be able to report this
to the minister of foreign affairs in
France. He left Washington for New
York today and will sail on the Car
mania next Saturday.
When seen today NJ. Taigny declared
that he had received a cablegram from
his government but had not yet been
able to decipher it, as the French code
for Venezuela and for the United
States are not the same. AS to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
MINERS KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Terrible Disaster in Fayette County
West Virginia, In the Par
rail- Mine.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. Sat least
twenty-eight men are supposed TO have
net death in a terrible mine explosion in
the Parrall mine of the Stewart Collier
les company near Oakhill. Thirty-nine
men were employed in the mine, and only
twelve have escaped alive. At midnight
six bodies had been recovered near the
mouth Of the mine, and it is certain that
all the others in the mine are dead.
Among those known to be in the mine
and supposed to be dead are:
Mine Boss Pratt and his son, white.
Four negroes, David Wells. James
Swan, George Jones and William Madi-
sen.
Robert Feathersilt.
The explosion occurred at 100 o'clock
today and was caused by a pocket of gas
which was struck in a fault in the mine.
The explosion was terrific and it is
thought that most of the miners were
killed outright by it. The system of fans
was completely wrecked and all air was
shut off. leaving the men to smother 20
death The mine is shaft mine about
zoe feet deep, and the unfortunate miners
had little chance of escape.
Most of the entombed men are Hunga-
rians or negroes who had little expert
ence in mining. They were not expecting
the pocket of gas which is nearly always
discovered in mine faults in the KanaWha
region.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
INCREASE OF ONE MILLION
Bill to Supply Urgent Deficien-
CieS Reported by the House
Committee,

Washington, Feb. 8.-The house bill
making appropriations to supply urgent
deficiencies was today reported to the
senate by the committee on appropria-
tons. It was amended so that now. it
carries ST., $50, 962, an increase of $1,1S7, 612
over the amount appropriated by the
house. The principal items of increase
are as follows:
Advance to the Panama railroad to pay
for the equipment of that company,
$500, 600; contingent expenses of foreign
missions, $50, 900; contingent expenses Of
consular service, $40 600; full settlement Of
the German claims for losses in connec-
ticn with the disturbances in Samoa IN
1891 under convention of the United
States, Germany and Great Britain, So
600; also to Denmark, $760 for settlement
of Danish Samoan claims; quarantine
station at Honolulu. Hawaiian islands,
$40, 600; for investigation Of work of five
civilized tribes commission, $4,000; for
bureau of animal industry, department of
agriculture, S115,000, and Spanish treaty
claims commission awards, $4,000.
The bill is amended to limit the cost
Of the heating, lighting and power plants
of the senate and house office buildings,
The congressional library and such other
buildings as may b. erected adjacent to
the capitol grounds to $1,395,00O. The cost
of the subway system to connect the cap
iIoI and senate office building is limited
to S16S. 500, and the expenditure Of that
amount is authorized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
MARCUS BRAUN 4 BAD EGG
Special Agent of the Interior
Department in AuStria-Hun-
gary Was Not Wanted,

Washington, Feb. S-President Roose-
Welt submitted to congress today all the
official communications in connection
with the answer of Marcus Braun. a spe-
cial agent Of the department of commerce
and labor, in Budapest last May. subse-
Quent to Mr.. Braun's trouble with Austro-
Hungarian officials who tempered with
his mail. The correspondence was made
public, in compliance with a resolution of
Representative SulZeT-
Tt comprised scores of telegFams letters
and statements, ard reviews the case
from the time of the first interference
with Mr.. Braun's mail until the punish
ment Of minor Hun garian officials and
the termination of diplomatic representa-
tions on the part of the United States.
The letter of Secretary Hay finally dis
posed of the case as follows:
"Inasmuch as it appears from the cor
respondence that Braun was guilty of
highly improper conduct as en- official of
the United States engaged in a mission
in Hungary, in openly attacking the Hun
garian government in the newspapers. and
that his ant5cedents are not such as to
require any further action than the
proner assertion of the dignity of the
United States. and inasmuch as Braun
has been recalled and the offending petty
OFFICIALS have been reprimanded by their
imperial government, the department does
not feel that it IS desirable to press the
matter further with the ,-Austro-Hunga-
rian- government"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
SAYS VENEzUELANS WOULD DEARLY LOVE TO FIGHT
M Taigny French Charge dAffaeS at Caracas Does Not
Think His Country Viii Go to War With Castro
Unless There Is No Other Way Out.

reason for his expulsion he repeated
the statements he had made in New
York, and continued:
1T is impossible to maintain salts
factory relations with a man like Cas-
tIo. His chief object is to get money,
no matter from where or in what way.
This is the basis Of everything
Country Is Rough.
When asked what he thought Of an
invasion of Venezuela by a French
army, NJ. Taigny shrugged his
shoulders and professed not to have
much knowledge of the chance of sue
cess of such an undertaking. "It is an
extremely difficult country to fight in
he said. THE country is very noun
famous, and though Caracas is from
the coast only nine miles as the crow
flies, the road to the capital is about
twenty-five miles long and easily de-
feasible. The people love nothing
more than a fight and would welcome
such a beautiful chance. Beside. al
though sure of the ultimate result.
there is always the danger of compIi-
cations with the United States or anv
other foreign nation, and France is not
likely to embark in such an expedition
as long as she can use other remedies. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
ARMY AND NAVY RECEPTION
Last Of the Evening LeveeS at
White House for Season
a Brilliant Affair,

Washington, Feb. S.-President and Mrs.
Roosevelt gave a reception tonight in
honor of the army and navy. 1t was the
last of the evening levees at the White
House for the season and was very large
~ attended Invited to meet the guests
OF the evening were the diplomatic corps
and congressional official and residential
society. At 8 o'clock President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entered the Blue room while
the Marine band played the national an
them. In the receiving line were the
members Of the cabinet and the ladies
of their families, while the list in the
Blue room included a large number Of
persons. Admiral Dewey headed the line
of callers He was followed by Lieuten-
ant General John c. Bates. the head of
the army.
There was a lack of floral decorations
but the national cOlOrs, with the flags of
the president, the admiral of the navy
and other distinctive national emblems
were cOnspicuOUsly displayed in promi-
nent places. Miss Alice Roosevelt and
Representative LOngWOrth formed the
center of an interesting group while the
sister Of the latter, the Countess de
Chambrun, was among those invited TO
the Blue room. Five German officers
who. as representatives of the emperor Of
Germany, are making a tour of the
United States, were present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
VOTE FAVORED SALT LAKE
Zion viii Get the Retail Lum-
bernen'S Convention to Be
Held Next February,
Especial to The Herald.)

Spokane, Wash, Feb. S.-The Lum-
bermen's convention adjourned tonight
With a big banquet at the Spokane
hotel after a three days meeting.
Representatives were here from five
northwestern states. After a spirited
contest. in which George E. Merrill,
Salt Lake City: David Eccles, Jr., Og-
den; J. c. Weeter, Pocatello; George
E.-1IiII, Jr, Rigby, Idaho, spoke IN
favor of the proposition, the conven-
ton decided by a strong vote to hold
its next annual meeting at Salt Lake
CITY in February next. MeSsrs. Mer-
rill. Eccles, Weeter and Secretary A
l.. Porter were appointed as a commit
tee to arrange for this EVEN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
(Snecial to The HeraldO

Washington, Feb. S.-Under urgent
pressure from Counsel Carlisle the sem
ate committee on elections is making
haste with the SInoOt hearing and it is
expected the case for the protestantS
will close tomorrow so far as the TAX
ing of testimony is concerned. At the
hearing tomorrow Charles MOstyn
Owen viii be examined and Charles
A Smurthwaite will be recalled. The
leaders of the Josephite branch of the
Mormon church also will be called
uIon.
Senator Smoot has notified Chairman
Burrows that he desires witnesses
called to rebut the testimony which
has been offered at the present hear
ing and these witnesses will be sum-
mOned. This will make it necessary to
take another adjournment. After the
testimony of the SmOOt witnesses is
submitted arguments of counsel will be
heard and the case finally closed in
anticipation of the report by the COM
mittee.
Made Good Impression.
Testimony of Witness Smurthwaite
was deemed particularly valuable to
the cause of the prOtestants in that it
pointed to a definite course in which
the Mormon church organization IN
dertOok to interfere in business enter
prises conflicting with one conducted
by the church itself. The witness dis
played more intelligence than shown
by the general run of those who have
testified in the SmOot hearing, and his
story seemingly made a decided i'm
preston. The sharp cross-examina-
ton of the witness by Senator Dilling-
ham is taken as an indication that he
viii lead in whatever efforts may be
made by committee members to re-
tain Smoot in the senate. On the other
hand the opponents of Smoot are tax
ing much comfort from the fact that
f questions propOunded by Senator Knox
indicate that he is anti-Smoot in his
views.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
AFTER THE cHINks.

San Francisco, Feb S.-SaiIing
under secret orders for some port near
San Diego, the United States revenue
cutter Mccullough left the harbor this
morning to arrest if possible about
thirty Chinese who are said to have
illegally landed in the United States.
and are alleged to be on an island off
the coast of southern California
Deputy Inspector W. H. Crane is in
charge of the expedition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
WYOMING MAN KILLS.
SLAYER OF HIS SON

Thermopolis. Wye, Feb. S.-News
has reached here of the killing of two
ranchmen in quarrel Dick TyndaII.
one of the wealthiest horsebreeders in
northwestern Wyoming, got into an
alteration with James Kester. &
neighbour, on the formers ranch on the
Cottonwood. Kester drew a gun, and
while Tyndall was trying to disarm
him Tyndall's son John was accident
ally killed. Tyndall was so enraged that
when he secured the gun he beat ont
Kester's brains with it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
CONFIDENT THE PLAN
WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
Especial to The Herald

Boston, Mass, Feb. 81 D. Kramer.
who has been a factor for the big COM
bination in the deal for the accumulation
Of Boston Consolidated shares. has sailed
for Europe. Before sailing he said: IT
consider the merger of the Boston Con-
solidated and the Utah Copper company
an accomplished fact. The examination
will prove every figure ever made for
either property. My stock has been de-
posted II, assent to the plan. and | am
so confident that everything will go
through as arranged that / am going TO
Europe to take e rest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
BOOTH REASONABLY SURE
OF LIPPMAN'S POSITION
CSpecial to The Herald

+ Washington, Feb. S.-Although !
z the Utah senator's viii not give out 4
= any definite information on the :
+ subject it is believed that they =
= have reached a final decision con 4
4 corning the appointment of a sue \
= Ncessor to District Attorney Lipp- =
+ man. The successful candidate for =
= the place is H. e Booth, although 4
= formal recommendation of him =
= and consequent nomination will =
y not be made until close to the ex- 4
y pira ton of Ljppmans term.
A&A%A&%%%A%%%
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
Scheme Worked for Hamilton.

On Oct Is, 1904. the court of appeals
handed down a decision under which the
New York Life Insurance company was
allowed a tax credit of S272,7OS. This
could not be drawn in cash. but portions
of it were assigned to nine other com
panies for $50. 036 THAT sum was col
lected by or for Hamilton" reports the
cen mittee, land has been retained by him
thereof without any entry in the books
of the company The committee sets
forth that this was explained by the fact
that Mr.. Mccall had made an arrange
ment that Hamilton was to have one
third of the tax savings under the legal
proceeding. This arrangement the com
mittee characterized as improvident ana
suggests that Hamilton should be called
upon to establish his legal right to re-
tain the 500 03S.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
ACTION POSTPONED.

New York. Feb. S.-Action upon the
Urion Pacific dividend has been post
poned until next Wednesday. Meet
ings of the Union Pacific and Southern
railroad executive committees were
held today, but no action followed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
EARTHQUAKE Shock.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb. S.-Slight
earthquake shocks were felt here yes
terday throughout the day, and at
night a heavy shock was experienced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
SOUTHERN BANK CLOSED.

Cleveland, Miss, Feb. S.-The Boil
var county bank failed to open its
doors today. Assets, $3.50. 10000; liabiIi-
ties, $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
Holuser's testimony.
srurthwaite on the Stand.

Charles A Smurthwaite OF Ogden,
Utah, testified that ne had been excom-
municated from the Mormon church in
April 1905 He is A director Of the Beck
gait works and told of having beenf called
to Salt Lake City to see President Jo-
scph T. Smith and members Of the firss
presidency, which held the controlling IL
7eresa in the Inland Crystal Salt COM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09

Rhyme the monk,
The Hall Room Boys
{, Z. Mark and
BugViIIe happenings
in Sundays funny section
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09

Lulu and Leander celebrate
st. Valentines day, but Char
ley-on-the-SpOt butts in as u.s.
ual. Sundays laugh pages.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-09
ENDOWMENT HOUSE OATH
NOT ALWAYS THE SAME
Testimony as to Interference of Nor
mon Church in Business---Yester-
days Hearing in Smoot Case.

pany. In company with Richard Taylor
Mr.. Smurthwaite met the first presiden-
cy' he said, and was told by President
Smith that if he remained in the salt
business in competition with the church
he would be ruined.
Il told President Smith, said the wit
ness, that 1 had the power to crush my
child, but not the right. Mr.. Smith re-
piled that this was business. and I told
him that l thought business meant
profit
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07

vannah price for naval stores consigned
to them at Jacksonville. It 1.-THE Con-
solidated) is compelled to accept the
price that Shooter offers them because
they signed an agreement to TURN
OVER THEIR RECEIPTS TO SHOT
TER. This has given other factors in
Jacksonville an opportunity to bring
Jacksonville to the front as naval
stores market and save the situation.
One of those factors has, ever since last
December, guaranteed to its customers
Savannah prices at Jacksonville and has
announced its determination to continue
to do 80. As a means of making good
this promise this factoring house has
encouraged the formation of selling com
panies in Jacksonville. One of these
companies is composed of Mr.. +. G. Pat
tersOn and Mr.. John Martin, who were
respectively, manager of the Domestic
and Foreign Departments of the Naval
Stores Export Company; another is man
aged by Mr.. Krauss and Mr.. Henry FL
son, both OF whom have experience nec-
essary to achieve success.
BY means of these companies the Jack
sonville factors who are free from Shot
ter will be enabled to market their ma
val stores receipts satisfactorily, and
thus be able to keep up the prices AND
SAVE THE NAVAL STORES BUSI-
NESS OF JACKSONVILLE FROM
GOING TO SAVANNAH. This condi-
ton of affairs amply demonstrates that
Jacksonville HAS NOT LOST IT'S MA
VAL STORES BUSINESS, but on the
contrary, the business here has largely
recovered from the blow inflicted on It
by the agreement with Shooter. The
only change is that NEW PEOPLE are
prominent in naval stores affairs-that
instead of the Consolidated crowd domi
mating the situation OTHER PEOPLE
HAVE STEPPED IN AND WRESTED
THIS DOMINION FROM THEM.
The deliberations of the stockholders
of the Naval Stores Export Company at
its first annual meeting will be of great
interest to the people of this State. Care.
fully censored reports will no doubt be
sent out and published in the conserva.
tive journals. The SUN will endeavor
to find out WHAT REALLY DID HAP.
PEN and viii print it just as it hap.
pened. This time THE SUN may not be
able to find out ALL THAT HAP
PENED, but THE SUN generally finds
out things.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07

THE DAY OF ARRIVAL, the operators
would have been in pocket SEVERAL
MILLIONS MORE. This is q grievance
which will no doubt be aired at the forth
coming stockholders meeting. The
operators will ask "Where are those
profits we expected to getf"
One of the most prominent facts in
connection with the whole naval stores
situation is the change that has taken
place in naval stores circles in Jackson
Vile within the last five months. Be-
fore the publication of THE SUMS
gum" story last December, the Jack
sonville gum bunch" dominated the
naval stores situation The few gentle
men who controlled the destinies of the
Consolidated Naval Stores Company
were looked upon with awe and looked
up to with reverence by the boys in the
woods, BUT NOW ALL THIS is
CHANGED. These gentlemen are occu.
plying very small place in the minds of
the naval stores men. 1t is now well
known that the Naval Stores Com
pany, which used to handle about 60 per
cent of the Florida product, now handles
less than 30 per cent. and that the busi-
ness of the arnes.Jessop Company has
increased 80 per cent since last Decem.
Der. Then the Consolidated Naval Stores
Company did large business in Pen.
sacola. Mr.. j. r. Saunders, who was
one Of its managers there, has withdrawn
from this company and has organized a
half.million-dollar stock company for
himself, and has naturally taken away
many of the customers OF the Consoli.
dated. The Peninsular Naval Stores
Company Of Tampa, which is considered
Shooter company, has also undoubtedly
taken much business away from the
Consolidated. The West, Flynn 4 Har-
ris Company of this city has also en-.
joyed very large increase in its bust
ness since last December. The Jackson
vile Naval Stores Company, which is
known rs a Shooter company, has
largely increased its business.
1t is reported that the Consolidated
Naval Stores Company has been made to
walk the plank by Mr.. Shotter and
THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE
10 PROMISE their customers the Sa.