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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-30

The United States has come into pos
session Of tho Philippines and all the
political and strategical responsibilities
sntailed by this movement. The partici-
patton in, and suppression Of, the Boxer
rebellion, the expanding recognition Of
the supreme importance to the future
of American trade, of the open door. the
realization that, with the exception Of
Japan, no country Is 80 well situated
as the United States, industrially and
geographically. to make the most and
the best Of the development Of China.
These and other events have trans
formed American indifference to the
fortunes OF, the Far East into a. real.
live, tingling and yigilant concern.
Loxical Commsrcial Evsnts.N
1t did not need the Chinese boycott
Of American goods. or the outbreak OF
the trouble with Japan over the immi-
grafton question, to convince an Impair
tial onlooker that Americas relations
with the powers Of the Far East would,
before long, be more immediate, OF
greater moment and possibly Of greater
hazard than our relations with the
powers Of Europe. The; American feet
has foreshadowed the systematic asser-
tion of American power in the Pacific
American interests in that ocean. com
mercial, political and territorial have
been neglected far too long
- Father Of the Philippines.
Nr. raex 4. - - .,oso tb. 70 fhar NJ
the Philippines. It has been his kindly,
constructive statesman's hand that
evolved order out Of their original
chaos In his report submitted to Con
gress, as a result OF his visit to the
Philippines to be present at the opening
of their first Assembly, he made -FOUR
recommendations. First-action by Con-
gress admitting to the United States
Philippine products under such condi-
tions that they would not interfere
with American tobacco and sugar in
dustrIes; second, the removal OF re-
strictions as to acquiring mining claims
and lands: third, further legislation
authorizing the government to carry
on an agricultural bank. which Is now
authorized only as a private enterprise: !:
fourth. the repeal Of the law apply Ing
to the Islands the coastwise laws OF
the United States. Wv -l~7iss1--
PHILOSOPHY os Development.
Our nation has grown by obeying the
Instinct OF development. We are to-day
entitled to be called Greater America.
but that greatness win be lost II we
forget the political philosophy which
has made us great-expansion OF Amer
lean thought. territory. mechanical SKIN.
civilization and philosophy. This is an
auspicious time for the creation and de-
velopment Of our export trade. The un.
explored and undeveloped markets OF
Asia furnish the opportunity. All other
nelds have been occupied, and to at
tempt to wrest them from other nations
would be OF doubtful expediency. In
the orient the commercial possibilities
exceed the dreams Of the optimist.
Are the American people ready to
abandon such a situation and leave II
to the mercy Of the Democratic party
with It's failure Of fifty years looking
at us from the pastf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-30
WILLIAM H. TAFT AND
PACIFIC COMMERCE
s,e
The Constructive Genius OF Our
Oriental Trade.Empire.
Carried the Torch Of Civilization to
-Antipodes-Mads- Secure -ouy
a ,Eai Eastern pommsreisi n
tIilf SUPREMACY. iIE,E}ls

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-30
History Making Happenings.

During recent Republican administrn.
tons we have built up an export trade
with the Far East OF something like
slJO,0Cc,Oo0 per year We have landed
an army on Chinese territory. and have
been drawn wllly.nilly into the vortex
Of the Far Eastern question. During
the period policies have been formulated
which have compelled US to take hand
In momentous negotiations. We have
definitely enrolled the Far East among
the objects OF our commercial and dlplu.
matte solIcitude. Things have changed
much durlig this ten years Of Republi.
SAT rule.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
COOKE EAGER FOR THE FRAY
Methodist Preacher Who Brought
Charges Against Chancellor Day
Makes Statement,

Brandon, VT, March REV. George
A. Cooke, pastor of the Methodist
church of this town, who has brought
charges against Rev. DIR. James r.
Day, chancellor of Syracuse university,
on the ground that the chancellor has
DETAINED the character of President
Roosevelt, said today that he would
insist on a public trial of the charges.
Charges of this nature" said Mr..
Cooke, should be aired in open court.
and 1 shall not consent to any star
chamber hearings"
Mr.. Cooke said that his charges were
in five specifications. all based on ex-
tracts from Chancellor Days book.
'The Raid on Prosperity" and in
these extracts he claims Chancellor
Day has violated the rule of the Meth
odist Episcopal church which forbids
the defamation of magistrates. Mr.
Cooke said that he was a stranger to
the New York conference, where the
charges will be tried, and he did not
know how favorable the clergy of that
conference would be toward him. He
said, however, that he was prepared to
support with proof each of his five
specifications of defamation on the
part of Chancellor Day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08

Islands and to Manila. and he has fur
Their ascertained just how much coal
he can obtain at Port Said and the
price he viii have to pay for it.
This is as far as he can go in the
absence of official instructions to pur-
chase. 1t is the business of Admiral
Pillsbury to prepare these orders, and
he has already, after consultation with
his assistants in the navigation bu-
reau, been able to frame them and lay
them before the president
Plans Worked Out.
So it is expected that in the course
of few days the formal orders will
issue and Immediately all of the plans
that have been so carefully worked
out for the fleets return movements
will" be put in execution. The point
of doubt is as to the disposition to be
made of the ships upon their arrival in
Asiatic waters for, while it is reason
ably certain that some of them will be
sent to Japan, it is not known wheth-
er the movement in that direction will
be general or confined to about four
representative ships
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
SENDS OUT CALL FOR UNION
OFFICIALS TO MEET IN CONFERENCE
Recent Decisions of United States Supreme Court Affecting
Labor Organizations Will Probably Be Discussed.

Washington, March THE far
reaching character of the recent deci-
sions of the supreme court of the
United States affecting labor organiza-
tons, has led President GOmpers of
the American Federation of Labor to
issue call for a meeting of the ex-
ecutive council of the fedora ton in this
city the early part of the week be-
ginning March Is. The call expresses
the hope that the executive officers of
the International Trade Unions of Am
erica will meet with the executive coun-
ell on Wednesday morning. March Is.
there and then to consult and take
such action as the Importance and mer-
it's of the subject herein dealt with
may be considered and determined as
setting forth the position and demands
of labor"
The suggestion is made that it would
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
FOUR MEN MEET DEATH
Accumulation of Gas in Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Tunnel at Balti-
more Proves Fatal.

Baltimore, Nd, March Twenty
six railroad laborers were overcome by
gas in the Pennsylvania railroad tun-
mel here today. Four men died and ten
were so badly affected that they were
taken to a hospital. The others re-
vived. Three of the dead are negroes.
The other is a white man.
The men were at work grading in the
tunnel, which extends from North ave-
nue.. Just west of the union station, to
Pennsylvania avenue. 1t forms one OF
the series of tunnels of the Pennsyl-
vania road under the city.
Some of the men crawled three
blocks to an opening and gave the
alarm. A rescuing party with an en-
CINE and one car was sent into the
tunnel and the dead bodies and train
men were taken to the union station
Two who were in a serious condition
were sent to the City hospital, where
1t was said later that all would re-
cover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
ORIENTAL BANK MATTER.
Temporary Receivership Order Va
Gated by Justice O,Gorman.

New York, March An order direct
ing that the temporary receivership of
the Oriental bank be vacated was
granted by Justice O'Gorman of the
supreme court today, on petition of
counsel for the stockholders The
granting of the order was opposed by
Attorney General Jackson, who filed
notice of an appeal. Justice O'Gorman
also signed an order restraining the
temporary receivers from in any way
interfering with or collecting the same
of s346,000 deposited by the Oriental
bank with the superintendent of bank
ing and by him deposited with the
Bankers Trust company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
CONGO ANNEXATION
TREATY MADE PUBLIC

Brussels, March THE text of the
treaty for the annexation of the Congo
Independent State to Belgium was made
public today. 1t conforms to the Off
cial synopsis already given out. II
makes it plain, however, that the al
Iowance asked for Prince Albert, a
nephew of the king, is not to be avail
able until his accession to the throne,
and that for Princess Clementlne. one
of the kings daughters. is not to be
paid until she marries. The govern
ment's amendments to the colonial bill
which supplement the annexation
treaty, are anxiously awaited. They
will be submitted to the chamber next
Tuesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
ATLANTIC BATTLESHIP FLEET WILL
MAKE THE TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
President Has Definitely Decided and the Navy Depart
ment Is Busy Buying Coal and Necessary Supplies.

Washington, March Now that it
has been practically determined by the
president that the Atlantic battleship
fleet shall return to the Atlantic by
way of Suez, the near approach of the
fleet to its original destination-the
California cOast-has made it neces-
sary for the naval officials to arrange
the details of the itinerary for the
homeward movement.
Busy Buying Coal.
Already several conferences have
been held upon this subject between
the president and Secretary Metcalf,
Admiral Pillsbury, chief of the naviga-
ton bureau, and Admiral Cowles,
chief of the equipment bureau, the lat
ter being specially charged with the
duty of coaling the feet. The last con-
ference held yesterday was intended to
place Secretary Metcalf in possession
of full information as to what had been
accomplished by the bureau chiefs in
preparation for the return cruise. He
was perfectly satisfied with the result
Admiral Cowles has already dispatched
large stores of coal to the Hawaiian
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
WEAK SISTERS
BEING TEMPTED
President Lining Up Western
Senators for AIdriCh
Bill.
lspeeial to The Herald

Especial to The HerGld-l
= Washington. March President =
y Roosevelt is lining up his friends in =
y the senate whose position regarding =
= the Aldrich bill IS not certain to vote =
y for the bill; not that he regards it =
+ as perfect but he believes it is the =
= only measure that can be passed =
4 this season and in his opinion it is 2
y better to have the Aldrich bill than =
= no legislation. Today he conferred =
= with a number of northwestern SEN =
y atOrS including Bourne, Dixon. Piles, =
y Borah, Flint and several others, and =
+ and it was to them that he made =
y known his views. :
T. There was some objection to that =
5 feature of the bill authorizing the is =
= suance of an emergency currency on I
= railroad bonds, but this feature of =
y the bill is not Objectionable to the
\ president He believes it safe and =
= Furthermore takes the view that it =
y would add to the stability of railroad =
\ securities, which he deems advis- \
= able. If the Aldrich bill is not en- \
y tirely satisfactory, it was pointed =
\ out it could be amended In house by 4
= adding a popular provision legaliz- \
y ing clearing house associations and =
4 permitting them to issue emergency 4
y currency on security to be approved Z
4 by the secretary of the treasury. He I
y would also leave to the house the =
= right to increase the limit of the =
; bill from $500, 100000 to $1,00O OOO, 900. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
COOLIES SHUT OUT.
Only Seven Japs Have Entered the
United States This Year.

washington, March THE Pacific
coast members of congress have been
informed that only seven japanese, and
these not labOrers, have entered the
United States this year, which is re-
garded as showing the effectiveness of
the new emigration regulations which
Japan has formulated and undertaken
to enforce.
There is an apprehension that some
Japanese 1aborers have entered the
country through Mexico, but it is
learned that Mexico is negotiating with
Japan for practically the same regula-
lions that have been applied to the
United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
COTTON MANUFACTURERS DISPOSED
To CURTAIL PRESENT PRODUCTION
title Demand for Staple Goods and the Plan to Lessen the
Output by at Least rs Per Cent.

ufacturers in Fall River, New Bedford
and Lowell
According TO William 5. Southworth,
secretary of the Lowell Cotton Manu-
facturers' association, the decision of
the New England manufacturers an
nounced today was an expression of
opinion rather than a binding agree
ment to curtail. and that the amount
and duration of the curtailment would
depend upon developments.
1t is expected that the definite action
will be taken on Monday next, when the
annual meeting of the Fall River Cot
ton Manufacturers association will be
held. All of the manufacturers i'm Fall
River are disposed to cut down produc-
ton. During the past week the curtail-
lment has amount ed to about % per
cent of the normal production.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
PHILADELPHIA CASES.
Two Chinese "Hatchet Men" to Be
Hanged Next Tuesday.

Philadelphia, March 1.-Two Chinese
Jung Chow and Mock Kung-will be
hanged in MOyamensing prison here on
Tuesday for the killing of several of
their fellow countrymen last summer
during a pistol battle in the streets of
Chinatown in this city. The warning
factions belonged TO the On Leong Tong
and Hip Sing Tong organizations. Tues
days execution will be the first hang
ing of a Chinaman in this city, although
there have been several battles between
rival societies with fatal results. In
some of these affairs the guilty men,
usually brought here from other cities,
eScaned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08

be most advantageous if two or three
of the executive officers of each in
ternational union were in attendance
at the. conference, and under any cir
cumstances,i that the internationl I'M
ions shall be represented by at least
one executive officer and one or two
other representatives whom that execu-
tive officer shall select.
The call concludes: I'm the inter-
est of the working people OF our coun-
try, for the protection of the rights,
as well as the maintenance and per
petuation of the trade unRns and the
labor movement of our country, that
has done so much for the improvement
of the conditions of all, l appeal to
you, in their name. that your organiza-
ton will be represented at the confer
ence on Wednesday morning, March
Is"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
ANOTHER WITNESS IN
DRUCE CASE ARRESTED

London, March THE notorious
bruce case. which at one time threat
ened to involve the estate and the title
of the Duke of Portland, continues to
furnish sensations. Mrs. Margaret
Hamilton who was one of the principal
witnesses to the alleged identity of the
Duke of Portland with T. c. bruce, was
arrested this morning and a number
of other arrests in connection with the
dramatic trial are foreshadowed.
The warrant charges Mrs. Hamilton
with wifful perjury and conspiracy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08

lRoston, March THE principal cot
~fon manufacturers throughout New
england have decided to continue cur
taiInent of production % per cent for
another three months. This decision
follows an INJURY into the demand Tor
cotton goods.
1t is stated that the mill men gen
orally believed that any other course
would mean lengthy shutdowns, with
consequent loss to stockholders and dis
tress to employees,
The New Bedford manufacturers are
inclined to continue the present curtail-
ment indefinitely bat have taken no
definite action. Manufacturers of Man.
chester. N H.. will, it is understood,
follow the path marked out by the man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
SIX YEARS IN PRISON.

Ashta bula. o.. March John O'Brien
of Cleveland, former representative of
the structural iron workers union, was
sentenced to six years imprisonment
at hard labor in the Ohio penitentiary
today. O'Brien was convicted of as
sault with intent TO MAIN George Riley,
non-union foreman, in a labor riot at
Ashtabula Harbor, Feb. 5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
KEPT HIMSELF ALIVE
UNTIL SON ARRIVED

Alton, ILL.,, March AFTER playing
pinoehie almost continuously for many
days and nights to keep from sue
cumbing to stupor that would likely
be fatal, Joseph Hufker died last night.
He lived long enough to see his son.
Louis, who started on Washington
birthday from a college in Belgium to
see his dying father. The father was
dying from cancer of the stomach, and
had been told he could not live more
than a week. He survived the arrival
of his son only a few hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
ERIE ROAD CUTS WAGES.

Elmira, n. Y, March THE Erie
railroad has officially notified its boiler
makers and boilermakers' helpers that
their wages will be reduced Topper cent.
Telegraph operators who were put on
q basis of eight hours a day, to con-
form to the new law limiting their
workday to nine hours, are said to be
organizing to protest against a cut.
which, it is said unoffieialiy, will be
made In their wages.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
MAYFLoWER REFLoATED.

Norfolk, Va, March THE yacht
Mayflower. which grounded in Thimble
shoals in the Chesapeake bay yester-
day, was refloated today and proceeded
for the Norfolk navy yard. where she
will be locked at once to determine
the damage, if any. which has been
done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
MURDER IN THE
FIRST DEGREE
Wealthy Boston Chinaman to
Swing With Eight Other
ChinkS.
OUTCOME OF TONG BATTLE
TWO PHILADELPHIA "HATCHET
MEN" TO BE HANGED.

Boston, March WARY Charles, one
of the wealthiest and most influential
Cinnamon of Boston, and eight of his
countrymen, claimed to be notorious
''hatchet men," were found guilty by a
jury in the superior court late today OF
murder in the first degree on four
counts alleging the killing of four Chi
namen in Boston, Aug. 2 of last year.
A tenth defendant, zee Wata, who had
also been on trial on the same charges,
died suddenly in his cell last Tuesday
while the trial was in progress.
The men today found guilty were Min
Sing, HON Woon, LeOng Gong, Wong
Duck, Wong How, Joe Guey, Dong
Box, Ling Lee jung and Wary
Charles. The men were accused of the
murder of Chin Mong Quin, Wong Shu
Chung. Chin Leet and Lee Kai Mem. In
each case Wary Charles was accused
of being an accessory before the fact.
Trial Lasted Thirty-Three Days.
The cases had been on trial for thirty
three days, the first four days being
thrown out ON account of a mlstr1aI
owing to the sickness of juror. Over
1000 typewriter pages of testimony
was taken, and the cost of the trial is
estimated at $4,000. The cases were
heard before Judge Brown and Judge
Pierce, the states case being in charge
of Assistant District Attorneys McFet-
trick and Dwyer, while the defendants
had as counsel c. Bartlett, H H. Pratt
and Attorney Woodnan. The murders
for which the nine Cinnamon were
found guilty grew out of a long stand
ing feud between the Hip Sing Tong
and the On Leong Tong, rival Chinese
societies.
Story of the Crime.
Early in the evening on Friday. Aug.
?, 1907, a number of strange Chinese
suddenly appeared in Oxford place, in
the heart of the Chinese quarter of
Boston, and when signal was given, be-
gan firing from revolvers of heavy cal
ibre upon scores of Chinese merchants
and laundrymen who were lazily lOllinS
about. over forty shots were fired, and
when the police appeared they found
three Cinnamon dead and dozen others
seriously wounded, one of whom died.
Shoy Tong, one of the principal govern
ment witnesses, testified that Wary
Charles. president of the Hip Sin Tong,
had instituted the killing. During his
testimony, he stated;
Charles said that he would have to
do some killing and make the Chinese
business men so afraid that all of them
would join our society"
Charles is also alleged to have said:
I'VE were getting to be dead ones,
and must kill some one"
Tong testified further that Charles
proposed sending to New York, Phila-
delphia and Chicago for Ratchet men,
who were unknown, to do the killing
as they would be better able to escape.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
TOWDOAT GOES OVER DAM
Three Lives Lost in the Mononga.
hela River at Port Perry, Pa,
as Result of Accident.

Pittsburg, March Three lives were
lost tonight when the tOwbOat Stella
Moren with two flats of coal went over
No dam on the Monongahela at Port
Perry, Pa, and sank in twenty feet of
water.
The Dead
John Cox, engineer
Charles Lorain, deck hand.
John Bush, fireman.
The Stella Moren was about to enter
the lock when the strong current due to
the high water swung it around, and be-
fore it could be controlled the vessel and
the flats were swept over the dam and
completely wrecked. Cox was caught
between the lock wall and the boat and
crushed TO death. The rest of the crew.
numbering ten men, We're thrown into
the river, but all were rescued except
Lorain and Bush, who were not seen
after the boat went down. The Stella
Moren was owned by the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coal & Coke COM
pany, The financial loss is $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
DARING RAID Of
THREE ROBBERS
Safes in Two New Jersey
Towns Blown Open and
Money Taken.
TWO CAPTURED BY POSSE
SCORE OF FARMERS HOT ON
TRAIL OF REMAINING SCAMP.

Camden, N J., March IA pitched
battle between farmers and three rob-
bers, in which two of the latter were
wounded, followed the daring robbery
early today of the postoffices at Ped
ricktown and Bridgeport. about thirty
miles south of this city Two of the
men were captured but the third sue
ceeded in elud;ng the farmers. He is
being closely followed and his arrest
is expected at any minute.
The robbers first appeared at Ped
ricktown shortly after midnight ano
stole team fro ma livery stable. They
then went to the postoffice. blew oper
the safe and stole $3.50 in money anC
stamps. The force of the explosion
wrecked the building and the place
took fire. The robbers then fled with
the team.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
Two Robbers Captured.

Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning
two men carrying a third were seen
at WenOnah and within a short time
a score of farmers, well armed, gave
chase and soon had them penned in
the woods nearby. Both sides opened
fire. One of the robbers fell and the
second threw up his hands and sur
rendered. The third man held his
ground for some time, but fled further
into the woods.
The wounded man and the one who
surrendered were taken into custody
and locked up in the Woodbury. Jail.
One of the men, William Mccoy, had
his face literally riddled with buck
shot.
The robber captured with Mccoy was
later brought to Woodbury. and also
committed to Jail, under care of physi-
clans. He gave ~the name of John
Burns, with no home, and said he was
II years of age. In tobacco bag, tied
around his neck. was found $57 in bills,
and some small change was found in
his pockets. together with a revolver.