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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
EVANS DUE TO ARRIVE
AT SAN DIEGO TODAY

San Diego. March 3l.-Definite informa-
ton that Rear Admiral Evans. en- route
to the hot springs at San Luis Obispo.
Cal, will arrive in San Diego late tomor-
row afternoon on board his flagship. the
Connecticut, was received here by wire
less today. The admiral will be trans
ferred Immediately upon the arrival OF
the big battieship off Coronado Beach to
a launch and brought up the bay. A pri-
vate car has been sent here and placed
al his disposal II is likely the car will
be attached to the train leaving at mid
night tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
HELD FOR MURDER.

San Francisco, March 31.-An inquest
was held this afternoon into the death
of Durham White Stevens. the diplomat
who was shot down by the Korean, In
Whan Chang Msrrciay morning. March %.
Coroner Leland asked Chang IL he cared
to make any statement.
Certainly not" replied the assassin s
lawyer.
That ended the case and II went to the
Jury. The latter returned verdict farm
ally charging Chang with murder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
GIRL KILLED THE VICTOR
Fight Over Card Game in Mississippi
= With Miss Euniee Spencer
as the Stake.

\ Columbia. Miss, March 31.-Eunice =
> Spencer is under arrest charged with \
= numbering Charles Wesley in his =
: home here yesterday. 1t is said THAT =
3 Miss Spencer was the stake in. a \
= card game in which Wesley and p I
y r. Coombes were the players. Each 4
y of the players won two games and in =
y the deciding game with one point to !
= go out Coombes accused Wesley of =
= cheating. In the fight which fol- \
= lowed Wesley had Coombes on the i
= floor with a knife at his throat. At =
= this moment Miss Spencer is said to :
y have seized a Winchester rifle and =
4 shot Wesley, who died in a few mo- !
y ments. i
y Miss Spencer claims that the killing =
\ was accidental.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.

Portland. Ore. March 31.-Dr. J. p
Whitney. a practicing dentist. formerly of
Michigan. was arrested tonight in cOnnec-
ton with the death yesterday Of his
sweetheart Miss Mabel Writ, who died
of mercurial poisoning. The body was
about to be cremated when deputy
coroner stopped the ceremony because a
certificate of death had not been filed.
When the certificate finally was OBJ
tanned and the cause of death made plain.
Whitney was arrested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01

Washington, March 31.-The president
today sent to the senate the Venezuelan
correspondence called for by the Lodge
resolution. This correspondence covers
the history of the five American claims
which this government has so far in vain
sought to have President Castro agree to
arbitrate. They are the Jaurell claim, the
Orinoco corporation claim, the Orinoc0
Steamship company claim. the United
States & Venezuela company commonly
known as the Critchfiedt claim. and the
New York & Bermudez Asphalt company
claim.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
FLORA WINSTON INDICTED.

New York. March 31.-Flora Winston
one of the girls. who testified in the re-
cent case against Raymond Hitchcock
the comedian, was indicted by a grand
jury today on a charge of perjury, al
legged to have been committed in her
testimony in the Hitchcock case
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
ANOTHER WHACK
At STATE LAWS
Judge Smith Mcpherson Up.
holds Contentious of the
Railroads.
MISSOURI ACTS NO GOOD
HADLEY LOSES OUT IN BITTER
LY FOUGHT CASE.

Kansas City. March 31.-Judge Smith
Mcpherson in the federal court here to-
day decided that he has full Jurisdiction
over both the maximum freight and the
two-cent passenger fare cases In Missouri.
In other words. he holds in favor of the
railroads and against the state on the
question of jurisdiction.
Last year the legislature passed the two
cent law and minimum freight law re-
ducing existing freight rates about % per
cent All of the main line railroads In
Missouri Joined in an application for an
injunction last June from the federal
court at Kansas City to prevent the state
officials from enforcing the laws Mean
time truce was arranged between the
railroads and the attorney general under
which the roads were to put the two-cent
law in force.
Fought Both the Laws.
The freight law was passed in 1905 and
IlXed rates on many commodities in car
load lots CD a cent a mile basis. The
enforcement of that law was tied up by
the federal court and a master took testi-
mony TO determine the fairness of the
rate. In 1867, with the case still pending,
the legislature passed a new law with
more reasonable rate schedules for live
stock. The railroads went into court with
an amendment to their first bill, enjOining
the enforcement of the old law. They
asked the court to enjoin the new freight
law because passenger earnings are in
volved in the same class with freight
earnings in making up the total receipts.
Attorney General Hadley fought the
amendment. denying the right of the fed
eral court TO enjoin him or interfere with
the enforcement of the criminal statute
Decision OF Mcpherson.
The railroads agreed to give the two-cent
law q test for three months and asked
Judge Mcpherson to give them that much
time to see how the Jaw would affect
their revenues. For seven months the
railroads have sold tickets at cents
Now comes the court with decision hold
ing that in enjoining the state officers
he is not enjoining the state itself; that
he has a perfect right to go into the
question of whether the rates fixed by the
statutes are remunerative.
Frank Hagerman, attorney for the rail-
roads, said today after the decision was
rendered that he did not know what the
next steps of tie railroads would be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
gElLER CHARGES ADMINISTRATION
WITH IGNORING THE CONSTITUTION

had RESULTED from a failure to recognize
the rights OF each Of the states. He
commended the attitude of Mr.. Justice
Harlan in unfolding The rights of the
states.
Mr.. Teller spoke on the bill granting a
right TO private company to construct a
dam in the Snake river. Washington de-
claring that the right sought in that bill
belonged to the state and not to the fed
eral government
Pinchot's Bureau Criticised.
Senator Teller criticised I'm sharp terms
the administration of the forest reserves.
cOntendiug that they we're largely con
Quoted under regulations of the bureau
which transcend the law and afforded
but poor opportunity to either the home
81 aader or the proSpector to avail him
self of the opportunities which congress
intended to afford both classes
The remainder of the day was devoted
TO discussion of the Benton dam bill on
its merits. AS on yesterday. Senators
Hepburn and Borah, both of Idaho, took
opposing sides, Hepburn opposing and
Borah favorlng. Mr.. Hepburn declared
he would maintain his position even if
satisfied that by doing so he would i'm
peril mis- seat IN the senate. No vote
had been reached when, at 4:30 D. m, the
senate adjourned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
NOTICE OF REDUCTION.

Adams. Mass, March 31.-Netices of a
wage reduction averaging 10 per cent
taking effect on Monday, April 6, wer.
posted at the cotton mills of the Berk
shire Manufacturing company here today
About 5000 hands are affected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01

y Washington. March H.-Some or
y the members of the senate commit 4
y tee on foreign relations have decided 4
+ to recommend that the committee, !
Z in view of Venezuelas refusal to ar
= bibate pending American claims,
y report TO the senate resolutions pro-
+ viding for retaliation either by pro- !
+ hibitive tariff on coffee. the exclu- 4
= sion of Venezuelan asphalt or author 4
ization to the president to deal with 4
3 Venezuela as he desires The COM I
= rnittee will meet tomorrow. 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
APPLIES ALSO TO JAPAN.
This Government Insists That Man
eauria Belongs TO China.

& Washington. March Silt is admitted
81 the state department that the status
fo0 the American consul at Hardin has
been made the subject of representa- tons
TO Washington by the Russian govern
ment, but while negotiations are pend
ing the officials are loath to discuss it,
The important fact is developed, how
ever, that the american consul. Mr.. Fish
er, is not acting on his own initiative
i'm declining TO seek the permission OF
Russia 10 exercise his consular functions
On the contrary. il is understood that he
is simply executing a carefully considered
plan Of the state department to bring
about through proper means a recognition
not only by Russia. but by other ma
TORS interested in Manchuria of the in
tegrity of Chinese possessions.
Would Defeat "Open Door" Plan.
II was long ago perceived that to ad-
nit the right Of political control of either
Russia or japan over the so-calIed rail
road zone In Manchuria, including as
ii does the principal commercial depots.
End, capable as 1t is of indefinite expan-
sion of boundaries at the within of lease
John Hays dream of the open door in
Manchuria
Therefore a quite definite policy has
been adopted by the state department.,
the very foundation Of which was the ap-
phcation of American consuls IN that
province FOR Chinese eXequateurs
This was by no means pleasing to ia
pan. but ii is believed that America is
supported therein by the great CONNER
cial nations of Europe, which have large
trade interests in the Orient
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
UNITED STATES
BACKS UP CHINA
RefuseS to Recognize JuriSdlC-
l ton of the Russians in
ManChuria.
APPLIES ALSO TO JAPAN
THIS GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS
OPEN DOOR DECLARATION,

ST. Petersburg March 3.-The Russian
government is disturbed by the attitude
assumed by Fred d. Fisher, the Ameri-
can consul at Hardin, in the matter Of
recognizing the jurisdiction of Russia In
Manchuria. Mr.. Fisher insists that Chi
nese sovereignty in Manchuria is supreme
and Furthermore he has supported the
protests of China against the establish
ment by Russia of municipalities in the
railroad zone at Hardin and Chailar in
dependent of the Chinese government and
his attitude in this Russo Chinese diff
Guilty has prompted Russia to seek ex-
PLANTATION of his course both at the Amer
lean embassy here and in Washington.
Accredited Solely to China.
Dir. Fisher is accredited to China and
xTaflce his arrival in Hardin. in January,
f11I, he has consistently refused 10 recog
\niZe or admit that he should have any
thing to do with the Russian administra-
ton of the territory. He has been firm
solely 10 China and he has declined to
act on the suggestion conveyed TO him
by an official of the Russian railroad
administration that he should secure the
permission of General Horvath, the Rus
sian governor of Hardin. before opening
his consulate or raising the American flag
over the building
Supported Chinese Protest.
Under the treaty of 1886 Russia claims
exclusive cont-oS oyer the railroad zone
in Mauchuria, as well the right to
organize Independent self-governing mt
inequalities. The taotai of Hardin pro-
tested against this to the Russian gov
ernor and TO the consuls of the United
States and Japan. The japanese. who
are now cooperating in the friendliest
manner with the Russians in Manchuria
rejected this protest, but Mr.. Fisher sup
ported it.
The foreign office here expresses the
q belief that il would be decidedly TO the
interest of the United States to recognize
The Russian administration of Manchuria
inasmuch as foreign residents share in
The privileges of this administration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01

An expert writing on advertising
asserts that an eight-inch dd in one
newspaper will bring more business
than a two-inch ad in four newspa-
pers and he advises the dealer who
pays 5000 year in rent to spend at
least sie.ooo a year in ADVERTISING
transportation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01

Rapid circulation growth, ike
quickly added fullness of face,
sometimes is nothing but the
mumps.-Rusty Mikes Diary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
MARKED EPOCH roH THE FARM.
Marsh Harvester Was the First Time
Saver In Agriculture.

Fifty years ago two young farmers
named Marsh were cutting grain near
DeKalb, Ill. They were too inteii;eent
too American-to be fond OF work
for works sake. And OF all their
drudgery. the everlasting stopping
over bundles to bind them into
sheaves CALLED them most Such back
breaking toll. they thought, might be
well enough for kangaroos, but it GER
tainly was not suitable for an erec;
biped, like man, says Herbert NJ. Cas-
son, in Everybodys.
'Tf l didn't have to walk from
bundle to bundle. and hump myself
like horseshoe. could do twice as
much work" said one of the brothers.
Well" said the other. why can't
we fix platform on the reaper, and
have the grain carried up to us?"
1t was brilliant idea and a new
one. Neither of the young fellows had
ever seen reaper factory: but they
were handy and self-reliant. BY tbs
next autumn they were in the field
with their new machine, and as they
had expected, they bound the grain
twice as quickly as they had the year
before.
So was born the famous Marsh har-
vester, which proved to be the half
way mark in the evolution OF the grain
reaping machine. 1t was the child of
the reaper and the parent of the self
binder 1t cut In two the cost Of bind.
Ing grain. But 1t did more than this
1t gave the farmer his first chance
to stand erect, and forced him to be
quick, for the two men who stood on
the harvester were compelled to bind
the grain as fast as 1t was cut Thus
It introduced the factory system, one
might say, into the harvest field. For
the first time the Big Marsh made its
appearance on the farm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Duration of Animal Llf.

A great variance as to length of life
appears among dineIent animals.
some insects i've only for few hours,
while fish, elephants and turtles are
frequently centenarians. The average
life OF the mosquito is three days
Toads usually live to the age of abo,,t
10 years. while carp have bean known
to reach hundred and fifty. Chickens
live from ~ to is years, dogs to the
age of 10 and occasionally Is, and pnr-
rots to extreme age. These birds have
been known to pass the age of 200
years. Turtles are also frequently CEN
tenarians, as are storks. and elephants
are said to reach the age of 300 years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
THE USEFUL SEWING TABLE.
Martha Washington Style is One of
the Prettiest

Sewing tables. which come in every
shape and variety. are always useful
and pretty pieces of furniture, partic-
ularly in a fiat or apartment The
Martha Washington sewing table, that
happens to be the rage at present, is
one of the prettiest in these designs,
and is very much copied in the modern
furniture, and the antique dealers ad
vertise them extensively. but it is
doubtful whether the genuine speoi-
mems can be found so readily. and If
found and properly authenticated they
are generally very expensive
The empire sewing table. which has
the square shaft base and the plain
legs, and has two drop-leaf sides, is
very god piece of small furniture, as
besides the additional room across the
top. 1t has two deep drawers with
glass handles. The Chippendale sew
ing tables, with the fiuted legs and the
three drawers, one with space for
spools and silks. are also much used
and the clawfoot and empire designs
are endless in their variety and price
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
A Rash Order,
Weekly.

Senator Curtis of Kansas-"The In
iian," as he is called-has won a we'll
deserved reputation as an after-dinncr
wit of late, despite his dignity on ordi-
nary occasions. Indeed, it is this dig
lity which makes his humor SO deli
:ious. for he scarcely ever raises his
voice above his usual grave, conversa-
.ional tone. At recent dinner he
,onvulsed his hearers by telling them
of a breakfast experience at hash
house in a small Indiana town. When
he waiter brought the ham and eggs
Mr.. Curtis mildly suggested that the
Eggs be taken back to the kitchen and
turned over-that is. fried on both
sides. But in moment he wished he
hadn't. for the waiter. fixing him with
Bowery eye, calculated: Turned
over. is ut? Well, if you want them
eggs turned over and are too lazy to
10 it yourself you get outer here, see,
What do you think I'm here for, any
way?"
'srhe Indian" turned 'em.-The Bo-
lemian.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
cro BE coNrINuEp.l
EFFECTS OF THE FOG.
Even Blind Men Lose Their Way
The Ground sounds Different"

Nothing has such a bewildering ef-
feet as fog. Only animals which fin
their way by scent can get about in
1t with any certainty. says Chums.
Birds are entirely confused by it.
Tame pigeons remain all day notion
less and half-asleep, huddled up, eth
er in or just outside their houses.
Chickens remain motionless for hours
during heavy fogs. No bird sings or
utters n call perhaps because It fears
to betray its whereabouts to an un-
seen foe. During ono very thick fog
bHnd man was found wandering
about a certain district of London.
This man was in the habit of carrying
notes and parcels. and had scarcely
evef lost his way before. Asked why
he had gone astray, for he was quite
blind, and it was supposed that wealth
er would have made nc difference. he
said that in fog the ground sounded
quite differently"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Think Hlahlx of Korean chlsf.

vi Kang Nyan. the accredited chief
IF the insurgents, is the same man
who was the head of the volunteers in
the year of vi Mi. when the empress
was murdered and who, after quieting
down, came to the front again at the
conclusion of the last Japan-Ko orea
agreement and urged his country'nen
TO rise and defend their country.
He has since met the Japanese in
many engagements, and in one of Them
was severely wounded. Owing tc his
remarkable daring and courage re-
cruits are fiocking to his side in large
number. 1t is said that he is -jgid
disciplinarian and that only a short
time ago he had his son-in-law shot for
breach Of discipline.
All villages and towns are quite safe
as far as his own particular force is
concerned. while even the Japanese
speak highly of him for his courage,
honesty and humanity.--Korea Daily
News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Concealed In the Big Rocks That Skirt
the Stream Are Several Cronching

the delicate shoulders of his fragile
companion. already shivering in her
light summer garment under the Icy
mist about her Il am thinking of some
shelter for you. for we must pass the
night upon the mountain he says
tenderly; then asks anxiously: DO
you know one?"
Yes she replies, her teeth chat
tering, IF we can reach it in this
storm. The little chalet where poor old
Tomasso sometimes took me when he
brought me here as a child to pluck
the flowers of the mountain"
With this she turns abruptly to the
left. and Barnes following her. they
struggle up couloir filled with mas
sive boulders. but nearing the summit
the mist becomes colder, the wind
sharper and the gloom more deep. Sur
rounded. as they are. by frightful
precipices. this is appalling.
I've lost my way mutters Marina,
her voice low with faintness, but a
moment after she cries: "Ah, see the
granite cliff. Follow its wall. The
cabin is beneath it. But beware!
beyond the cabin there is very deep
crevice."
The wind howls about them. The
night is even blacl1er. but keeping the
sheen of the cliff close at his left,
Barnes stumbles over the granite
slabs almost carrying the exhausted
girl. Finally, compelled by the howl
ing of the wind, he calls into her ear:
Courage. l see the hut. Thank God,
someone has a fire inside it."
Perhaps it is made by the awful
bandits, the Rochini and Romano who
murder so many poor travellers"
shudders Marina.
But undeterred by this, using the
light as beacon, her escort rapidly
approaches the open door of the little
cabin, from which issues a cheerful
CLEAN.
Suddenly they pause, for deep
tone issues threateningly from its in
terror: "Hola. il you are gendarmes.
beware of mel
''Madre MIA gasps Marina, with
low scream, that voice."
Bandit or no bandit, you shall give
us warmth and shelterl" calls Barnes
in answer.s Then he too, stands
astounded, as from the rough door
strides a man, and outlined by the
fiickering blazes and surrounded by
the mists of the mountains is face
that makes Marina tremble and
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
FLOWERS OF CANDY
NOVELTY OF THE SEASON IN
TABLE DECORATION.
Rosebuds, vioiets and Jonquils Nearly
as Costly as the Real Flowers
Mint Most Expensive of the
Candied Fruits.

There have never been more elabo-
rate decorations for the table than
there are this winter and they are
for the sake of novelty made of candy
They are nearly as costly as the real
flowers
Rosebuds somewhat smaller than
the original are made in pink and
white and glisten like their natural
prototypes with dewdrops. They cost
10 cents each. while violets as large
as the best of the natural ones and
seemingly lacking only the fragrance
OF the real flowers cost five cents
more. Jonquils are made somewhat
smaller than the real size and so are
the exquisite purple flags, which have
the same variety of shades as the orig
inals. The candies are an expensive
item at dinner when the guests take
1. into their heads to eat them. 1t
rarely happens. however. that more
than one or two persons make this un-
usual use of them.
None of the table flowers is so elab-
crate as the large pansies. They are
also preserved in the natural colors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
CHAPTER XIII.
"GIorious Bandits"

The storm fairly howls about them
but Marina forgets 1t as Tomasso hall
sobs: your coming here, dear mis-.
tress. shows you forgive me for the
killing of the Englishman, your hus-
band, the one who murdered An
tonic in the duel" and the fiickuring
light revealing Barnes face, he ex-
claims: The American who saw your
brother slain. All. now you agree with
me this accursed Anstruthers death
was just
Thank God, you didn't murder
him!" cries the girl. Your stiletto en-
tered the heart of Musso Danella, who
deserved death for his lies
Il killed poor Musso Danella? ?"
stammers the old Corsican. Then he
mutters as If he can't believe. mo.
no, heard his groan as | struck
through the curtains
Twas the groan of Musso Dan.
ella" answers Marina. THAT you
killed the right man proves my has.
band innocent Twas the hand of God
directed YOU The girls voice is very
reverent
Then If it was the hand of God,
Danella's death is sure proof your
husband killed not Antonio says To.
masso solemnly, making the sign OF
the cross; but again breaks forth
NO. no-the proofs Musso gave to
both you and me made us believe this
Anstruther. your spouse, shot your
brother. The things he held up to our
very eyes
Were the property of another
English officer-one killed in action
on British warship under the
Egyptian guns at Alexandria! Do you
think I'd live in the arms of man
with my brothers blood upon him ?"
cries the young wife fervidly.
mo. that is not possible, also,'
agrees old Monaldi
But" interjects Barnes, while
you jakber here, your darling mistress
dies of cold.'
''Oh, my heart is warm enough with
Joy at seeing Tomasso live to make
me forget the icy wind" and the en-
thusiastic girl kisses the rugged face
of her old servitor.
Nevertheless, / have not forgotten
supper" suggests the common sense
American, and half drags Marina into
the cabin. Eating first and affection
afterward"
cTO RE CONTINJrED