The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-20

VANCOUVER. e. c., May 1o.-Thc
cruiser, now here. went 10 the Lulu rife
range today TO shoot against picked
team from the Sixth regiment of Van,
couver. This evening large official
Japanese reception by Consul Yada was
held in a public han Hundreds OF invi-
tations were issued, Hundreds Of Jap
ancsc hourly paid visits today TO the
! ships lying in the stream.
;AsHINGToN, May 19,-Wnliam
"Bill'' Jones, who many years ago at
tracted national interest when he at
! tempted to avenec the killing Of Prcsi-
dent Garfield by shooting at Charles
Guteau the assassin, while the latter was
being removed from the courthouse TO the
| the jail was placed on trial today charged
with the murder Of John a. Mcpherson.
former marine, who was employed by
killed on October II. 1908, in Jones's home,
about two miles from this city. during o
quarrel Jones pleaded self-defense.
ST. JOHNS, y, f.. May I9.-Thc Allan
line steamer Mongo.ian. bound from
f., Halifax, \. $, with hundreds Of pas
scugers on board. was caught In dan
| gerous ice jam one mile off this harbor
! late today and tonight was i'm a haza rd =
! Gus position. IL was feared that If the
golian WOULD be driven ashore and be-
! come a total wreck, in the event Of ar
/ accident 1t is thought the passengers
! could escape by walking over the dense
| ly packed ice foes.
BUTTE. Mont, May l9.-'rhc strike OF
the brewery workers Of this city was
J brcwcrcs signing two-year agreements
| with the Bottlcrs. Brewery Workers. and
! Transfers unions the men returning t.
10 the strike. with the exception that
the men arc sranted seven hour work
signing the contracts with the strikers
! state That they are awaiting the rcsultl
of meeting Of the Miners union tomor-
| row afternoon. when several points at
| issue between the brewers and their
| employees Will be taken up.
WASHINGTON. May lo.-ln the Wash
! inston dispatch sent out last night as u
! follow TO the Tulsa, okla, story on the
/ land fraud cases. ii was crroncously
stated that the attorney had de
cldcd 10 suspend further proceedings in
| those cases. whereas IL should have read
! that the attorney general had decided
Of the government 10 substitute other
| counsel FOR thosr now conducting the
Haskell land fraud cases In Oklahoma
| and to suspend further proceedings pend
ing the receipt Of testimony in support ol
| charges alleging improper conduct on tho
| part Of the government counsel having
| the direction of the cases before the
grand jury
! LOS ANGELES. May 10 Postmaster
! NJ. II, Flint Of this city brings news from
| Mexico OF an impending intcrns tional
| postal agreement between the United
States and Mexico, affecting the money
order business Of the two countries, Here
| tofore when money orders were issued
| bv the postal authorities OF either coUn-
| try IL was necessary to send the order
| 10 Laredo. Tex, or Nuevo Laredo. Mexi-
| co, for exchange into an order OF tie
| country upon which IT was drawn Post
master mint said that the postmaster. OF
| Mexico informed him that he will sign
| an agreement. effective September ]. by
| which the postmastcrs Of Mexico and the
| United states would draw direct upon
! whatever office desired In either country
without the pecessity Of The Laredo en-
] change