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Show LHIH-- ASSOCIATES fill uironc VOL. I. M F8ES8 servicl Weather fiir CITY. OGDEN NO. 92. UTAH. SATURDAY MORNING. RESERVOIR STILL 2. Today md $w PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1904. TO THE HEROES INTACT. - APRIL forecast ! . Aptil 1. At St. Marys. ( 11:30 tonight i: , Miuks of the Grand reserve: i . nre si ill in- tact, but (h zii ur mn continues BE INSTITUTED - House Sends Army Bill Back to Conference. Republicans for Hiding Unpleasant Truth Ideal President and --Descr- ibes Denounces Roosevelt. Washington. April 1. Good Friday aa devoted by the Senate to almoat continuous discussion of political questions. The time until 8 oclock was devoted to conilderatlon of the retmlution projioslng an Inquiry into the legality of the recent executive old age penaion order.' Mr. Mallory was the principal speaker, but he aaa frequently Interrupted by RepubHe contended that lican Seuai ora. Secretary Hitchcock had transcended fal lie limits of executive authority in nning the orler. The latter half of the day was devoted to the appropriation bill, bul no appreciable progress was made with that measure, the apeeehee on It being In the main political ana of a general character. There waa a apirited debate between Mr. Simmons and Mr. Ileveridge on the question of He propriety of a congressional Investigation Into the affairs of the poatorilce department during which the prospective Presidential candidates of both parties were freely discussed. Mr. Rimmons declared that the investigation Into the affairs of the Post Car-qia- ck post-offic- to command the united support of hla own party in the Senate, but alao to force a division on the Democratic aide of the Chamber. Mr. Beveridge said that the announcement that the Democrats have a candidate la news to everybody and he Insisted that Mr. Bimmona should gratify the curiosity of the Senate by giving Tell us who he Is," Mr. his name. s. Beveridge said apixsallngly to Mr. Btan-ruon- decline to enlighten the senator," 1 am not do not know myself enlightened, what hla name will be, but I know what hla qualities will be." Our candidate will be such a man aa will insure the support of the large element of your party who will be afraid to support your candidate. said 1 Mr. Simmons replied, "because r Washington, April 1. The House today passed the sundry rlvll appropriation bill, after voting down a proposition by. Mr. Sulxcr to recommit it with Instructions to strike nut the appropriation of $136,600 for rent of the New York custom house. The remainder of the day waa devoted to discussion of the conference report on the army appropriation bill. With the exception of one amendment, providing certain increases In the corps, the House disagreed to all and the bill waa sent back to conference. The proposition to consolidate the office of the adjutant general with that of the record and pension division, and make Brigadier General Ainsworth chief of the later division, military secretary, with the rank of major general, and put him in charge, and the amendment to ail oAlters who served In the civil war who retire or already may have retired, to retire at the next higher grade, were debated at length, and met with strong opposition. Some discussion was precipitated over the Senate amendment providing certain Increases in the signal corps, but on roll call the amendment was agreed to, 114 to 95. Senate amendments increasing the number of clerks of the $1,100 and $1,000 class at headquarters of divisions and departments and In the office of the chief of staff were disagreed alg-nn- al qit ' . re . sue-cp- Ilfsidcnt, because he was dangerous to lie entrusted with supreme powr. Mr. Rimmons admitted that there are now factional differences in the Democratic party. but aaid they would be healed and the party would give the country a candidate who would be sober and of a judicial temperament; of sound mind and Judicial disposition; a man who will get a large Republican vote because Republicans will know that their interests are safe in his ing. keep- Y A number of Republican senators demanded the name of the candidate and some suggested "Parker," but Mr. Simmons declared that he would not show his hand. Mr. Beveridge replied, thanking Mr. Rimmons for the warning that the Republican party must fight for !ta life in the next campaign. He referred to nls Inquiry of Mr. Simmons as to where the corruption In the Poetofflee Department originated and declared that he had succeeded in securing the admission that the Poetofflee Department frauds bad had their origin In a Democratic administration possessed of sufficient courage to apply the lancet and let out the poison. He then eulogized President Roosevelt's leadership, saying it had been so wise and patriotic aa not only COMBINE TO BE PROSECUTED. Chicago, April 1 Eight speclflic charges, each one pointed out as a violaw, lation of the Sherman anti-truare brought against the twenty-si- x lending railroads running Into Chicago in a hill prepared for the Chicago Coal Shippers Association, to be filed In the United States circuit court The action la an attempt by the coal men to put the Chicago car service association out of business on the ground that it la an illegal combination of railroads. The bill to bs filed Is s petition for an injunction against each of the railroads. restraining them from continuing their membership in the association. and from combining to form a similar organization. The petition waa presented to United States District Attorney Bethea six weeka ago and forwarded to Attorney General Knox. The latter Instructed Mr. Bethea to hear both sides end prosecute. If the association appears unlawful. JAPAN SEEKS REVENGE. St. Petersburg, April 1. A letter from the Island of Saghslien says that d 800 convicts have been enrolled for the defense of the island. They hope to be allowed to return to Russia after the war aa a recompense for their services. Admiral Skydloff. commander of the Black Sea fleet, who commanded the Pacific squadron for four years, in an Interview Just published, paid a high tribute to the seamanship, nerve snff pluck of the Japanese. He declared their attack before the declaration of war was quite characteristic. Personally he held the opinion long before the rupture that the Jaimnese had determined on war. and only continued tbs negotiations while it served their purpose, but no amount of concessions would have prevented war. They hungered for revenge, because the Russians stopped Japans progress after the Chinese war. Admiral Skydloff considers the ultimate victory of Russia to be certain, denominating this as a patriotic, national war, and adding: Japan put her fate as a power on a single card. It is our duty to deter mine the position she is to hold In the Far East The admiral considers that only the first stack on Port Arthnr was serious. The other attacks and bombardments were for the purpose of keeping the squadron in Fort Arthur while a landing sas effected in Korea or elsewhere. time-expire- ing. it Is doubt1 be averted. il if a break cau aaa a a a a a RUSSIA MAY BE Mr. Rimmons. Then give us his Mr. Beveridge: name. Is it Judge Parker? Mr. Simmons: He would make a very good one, but I do not undertake to say who the candidate will be." Mr. Beveridge: The senator insists on reticence as to Judge Parker; poesl-bl- y he will tell us whether It Is tils fel- to. Office Detriment had been limited to low Mr. Hull moved that the House Incitizen, Mr. Hearst, what does ha sist on its disagreement to the amendonly one branch of the department and say to that?" said that wherever graft waa looked Mr. Simmons: I have stated that 1 ment of the Senate providing for a confor, there graft waa found; wherever had In mind the name of no particular solidation of the adjutant generals ofcrime was looked for, there crime waa man. 1 do not think the senator should fice and the record and pension office found; wherever swindling and cor- press me further. The senator knows and raising Brigadier General F. U. Ainsworth, chief of the latter bureau, ruption waa looked for, there swindthat It Is not proper that I should of major general and putling and corruption waa found." If all name the man In view of the to the rank to this had been found in one branch of fact that the Democratic candidates ting him In charge as military seerfo tary. the department there waa no right to will be nominated by the Democratic Mr. Parker, Republican, New Jersey, assume that similar conditions would convention and not aa result of dic(he vigorously not be found to exist In other branches. supported Mr. Hulls motation of any boss. tion. He said that uus waa simply a Hence there. could le no Justification candidate your personal army promotion, not obtained for denial of an Inquiry by Congros. Parker?" In the regular course of the service, Mr. Rimmons aaid the resadh the In Judge Mr. Simmons: "That Is a secret. and that It Invaded the prerogative quiry had not been extended to the enWell, is It Mr. Hearst?" again asked of the PreslJent tire Post Office Department waa found Mr. Beveridge. By a viva voce vote the House disIn the fear that such a condition of It would be improper to reply. said agreed to this amendment. things would be discovered aa would Mr. Simmons. The Senate amendment to retire ofmake necessary an inquiry Into the afficers beloit the grade of brigadier genThen," remarked Mr. Beveridge. fairs (if all the executive departments according to the senator from North eral who served In the Civil war at In Washington, and that such an niAir. Parker is a secret end the rank and pay of the next higher cest Igai ion might uncover a condition Carolina, Mr. Hears! is Improper." rank occasioned much debate. Mr. Hull cause would that the downfall of the diffoffered an amendment eliminating the. Mr. Beveridge predicted great Republican party In the iculty on the part of the Democrats on clause but no officer shall be entitles election. on the candidates and To the benefits of this provision who lu response to questions from Mr. agreeing both received any advancement of grade at the issue. Beveridge, Mr. Rimmons said that he The Republican party waa more for- the time of hip retirement or with a did not doubt that If crime waa brought would view of retirement." to the immediate attention of the Pre- tunately situated. That party formidHe explained that the section aa a not be to able only present, sident he would disapprove it. He did a leader who amended would give to all the officers but of able Issues, array not comede, however, that the Presiof the army who served In the Civil dent had done any more than his duty would represent them worthily. we have war, whether they now were on the "that he is said, true, It and be repeated bla charge that an active or on the retired list one agreed upon a leader. The name of our additional by Congress had been re- candidate grade. Is the next President the and fused only because of the fear of the He then offered a further amendname of the present President, Thes-dodisagreeable developments. and we are glad to ment providing that the provision shall not apply to such officers as have been Notwithstanding there had been name Roosevelt, him. thirty-thre- e indictments aa a result of The Senate, at 6:28 p. m. adjourned. retired under authority or special acta the Bristow report only two of the fifteen government employes indicted bad been tried, and It was now proclaimed that, both are Democrats. Mr. Beveridge aaked If Mr. Simmons W'ould not comede that the source of the fountain head of the corruption discovered had been found In the last Democratic administration." So far aa Machen la concerned." the North Carolina senator replied, Brtb-lo- w says that is true." Mr. Beveridge wanted Mr. 8immons to admit, that all the corruption discovered had centered In Machen, but Mr. Rimmons would only say that he had no informal km cm the subject except that supplied by Mr. Bristow. lie charged that the effort had been made to divert attention from the department, but said that the Republican parly need not build any liopea on in that direction, for despite such efforts the poetofflee frauds would be au issue In the next ramjmlgn. Rpeaking of the next campaign Mr. Simmons said that the Republicans already had In effect aa their Presidential candidate the present occupant of the White Ilou-- e. He described the President. as a man of spectacular propensities. rash, hard beaded and Impulsive; a man believed by thousands, aye, by millions. Including many In the Republican party, to be by nature and temperament unfitted for the offlre of WELL--BLE- threatening T:.i win.l Is lashand if lug the water tiinnw.-lIt continues to blow another 24 hours withoti' n.ki rially abat- y, P Scores OF CHEMULPO e INVADING CHINA Cur's Troops re Marching Through Turkestan. Seattle, April 1. Copies of Ihs Shanghai Merciiy.v. just received here, print a dispatclf fr.irn Pekin which la significant in y icw f today's news from Colonel Yunughusband's British column. The disiuirh, which la dated March 4, follows: The III General Ma has sent an urgent telegram to I. Is government staling that some Russian soldiers have been found along ihn Ktigchishall (In Chinese Turkeslani. io which place a scouting iiarty has linen disiiatchvd." The editor of the Mercury. In commenting on Iho dispatch says: They are, no doubt, on thrir way to Thibet. Seattle, April hai the l.By way of Shangbaa received an exhaustive description of the difficulties encountered by Colonel column on Its advance on the Thibetan capital. It Is written by Henry Newman, who accompanies the column, and Is dated at Camp New Chtimbi, February 4. He tells graphically of the horrors of the march throughout the awful cold and dilates upon the heroism of the native Indian troops which make up the little army.1 One of the chief difficulties waa obtaining supplies. He says: An additional reason why the suit-pl- y question Is the most difficult tbs mission faces is that the country beyond Phari produces little but coarse barley and yak meat. The latter the escort of Sepoys wont est for religious reasons. Fodder Is also scarce, but the Tuna force Is fully equipped for over a month. Eight Inches of snow fell and a slight foil at Tangla. Young-husban- Paris, April 2. The Figaro's BL Petersburg correspondent telegraphs as follows: A detailed list of the Russian troops In the Far East was communicated to me today and, though I am forbidden to betray the secrets of mobilisation, I am allowed to give the general figures. The list waa drawn up on the evening of March 28 by the general staff at Harbin. There were then In Manchuria 190,000 Infantry. 17.000 cavalry and 256 cannon. Of this number 20,000 Infantry, 5.000 cavalry and 22 cannon have been told off to guard the railway. Although the bulk of the troops Is concentrated opposite the Korea, strategical front extends 1.600 kilometers from Vladivostok to Nlsurbwang on the left bank of the Mao river, the rjght bank being considered neutral territory. 'Ry June 28 130.000 more Infantry. 80.000 cavalry and 250 cannon will of Congress. have been sent out. On a rising vote, 64 to 65, the House It is estimated that the Japanese refused to adopt the Hull amendments troops landed do not exceed 80.000 and and disagreed to the entire amendment that 100,000 are waiting until the comof the Senate. missariat Is assured before being . The House got Into a spirited debate transported, as It Is Impossible to feed them lu Korea." over the Senate amendment appropriation $750,000 for continuing the construction of a military wagon road St Petersburg, April 1. 6:80 p. m. from Valdes to Fort Egbert or Eagle, Viceroy Alexleff la at Port Arthur on a Alaska. tour of Inpectlon. He arrived there Mr. Rl evens, I Rep. Minn.) declared yesterday and his stay will be brief, rethe road was of the utmost public ne- turning immediately to headquarters. With Admiral Makaroff and General cessity. Mr. Cushman, Republican of WashStoeszel respectively commanders of ington, mads an earnest plea for the ths navy and army at Port Arthur, and adoption of the Senate amendment and General Smyrnoff, he visited the battleIllustrated his remarks wKh a specially ships Petropavlovk, Retlvlzan and prepared map of Alaska, over which he Cxarevib-h- , anil other ships in the hartraced the Hus of the proposed road. bor and later conferred gold swords of He explained the difficulties of trans- honor, with St. Georges Ribbons Inportation of supplies In Alaska which scribed For gallantry" upon the caphe said made It very costly. tains of the cruisers Bayan, Nuvik and Mr. Hull emphatically declared that Askold. there was no military necessity for a road. He Insisted that the question of AMERICAS GOOD OFFICES. constructing roads In Alaska ought not to be entered upon until the matter St. Petersburg. April 1. 8:80 p. m. was thoroughly Investigated. In his The American embassy ta energetically opinion it would take $2,000,000 to looking after Japaneae Interests. Ambuild the proposed road. bassador McCormicks task is extremeMr. Robinson, Democrat of Indiana, ly delicate, but happily hla excellent declared that it was the business people personal relations with Foreign Minismine owners and railroad projectors ter Lamsdovlf and the other ministers who were pressing this legation. These and the high esteem in which be la men, be said, had been trooping before held by them has served to prevent the committee on territories of the the slightest friction. All his requests House urging all kinds of fantastic In behallf of Japan have been met In schemes for government protection of the best spirit. IHs latest representahighways In Alaska, railroad building, tions were regarding the transportarelieving such roads from taxation and tion home ofof the Japanese refugees on the Island Saghslien. who. to the giving them subsidies in money. have been waiting with Speeches In support of the amend- number of Mb.consul and consular staff ment were made by Messrs. Lind, (Rep. the Japanese to return to Japan. Minn.) Thwndy. (Rep. Minn.); Van-dus- for an opportunity the matter represents some (Dem. N. J.); Jones, (Rep. Although it has met with a favorable difficulties, Mr. and Wadin.). Prince, (Rep. 111.) Russia will grant Japan's response. strongly opposed It. the On a rising vote, 58 to 109, the House request and to refugees proliably will the Siberian roast and be brought disagreed to the amendment of the thence dlsitched by a neutral ship Senate. which will be for by Mr. McThe Senate amendments were dis- Cormick. Thearranged ambassador is now takto 810.000 lofor agreed appropriating ing steps to send 48 Japanese at Chita cating and constructing a military to Berlin and he has received from trail between the Yukon river and the Japanese minister at. Berlin a warm Coldfoot on tbs Koyukuk river. Alaska, letter of thanks for tbs assistance afand authorizing the construction of a forded the twelve refugees sent by Mr. bridge across the Spokane river in the McCormick to Berlin ten days ago. county of Spokane, Washington. The bill was sent back to conference, CAPTURE SPANISH VESSEL. Messrs. Hull Stevens and Hay being continued aa conferees. St. Petersburg, April 1. A Mr. Driscoll from tbs eommlttce on dispatch from Port Arthur, elections No. 8, reported a resolution bearing today's date says: which was agreed to, declaring that Our entire squadron left the harbor 'William M. Cross, contestant, was not March 28t h. making for the Mlact as elected a delegate from the territory of Islands. At 11 o'clock the cruiser No-vOklahoma and that Bird 8. McGuire sighted a steamer towing a Chinese was entitled to retain his seat. Junk. Site would not stop until the At 5:25 the House adjourned. torpedo boat Vrlmanlny fired two Survivors of the Variag and Korietz Feted. Greenbacks Which Should Have Lined PlunderOdessa, April 1 Odotsa today enthusiastically received the survivors of the gunboat Korietz and the crui-Variag. destroyed by the Janrse in the battle of Chemulio. The Russian Malaya, with thu survivors uu hoard, was sighted on the horizon at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and a salute from the great guns announced to thousands that their waiting waa at. an end. A fleet of steamers and yachts, loaded with cheering passengers and band playing national airs, put out to greet the returning sailors. This fleet kept pare with a launch bearing the captain of the port, who carried with him the crosses of St. George which the Emperor had (xmferred upon the officers arid er, eml-offlc- ial lk ers Pockets Were Scattered Over er crews. When Commander Rtepannff of the Variag walked down the gangway he received a blessing from a priest garbed in flowing embroidered vestments and a hearty embrace from Baron Kaul-bar- s. commander of the troops. A rade waa formed, headed by the clergy and the survivors, surrounded by guard of honor and lietween two lines of cadets the march waa taken up to the city. The streets were decorated with flags and bunting, and there were arches Inacrilied To the heroes An Immense crowd of Chemulpo. thronged the pavement, and the enthusiasm reached such a pitch that the people brushed aside the police and cadets and the guard of honor and raised some of the survivors on their shoulders, while others were seized and kissed, and upon all were showered rough but kindly attentions. Near the statue of Dugs Richelieu, the survivors kissed a cross and then resumed, the march to the city (ill, where a pavilion had keen ersted. Here the city father offered Captain Stepanoff hired and nit upon a silver plater Inscribed with the words "The Welcome of Odessa to the Heroes Who Astonished the World. The mayor announced that be bad received from the residents of Odessa and other sections of Russia money for distribution among the survivors. A gala performance waa given tonight at the city theater. The aurvlvbrs will leave for Sevastopol April 2nd. seml-ofll-dal- ly . UP PLUNDER W A WINTER IN THEANTARCTICS Captain Scott of the Discovery Telle Adventures. Christ Church. N. Z.. April 1. Captain R. F., Scott, R. N., of the Discovery, with the Lyttleton Antarctic expedition, says the winter of 1903 passed pleasantly and that the members of the expedition enjoyed much greater comfort than In 1902. Sledging operations began in September, under severe conditions, owing to extremely low temperature, which frequently fell to 60 degrees below zero. In November one party reached a point of 160 geographical nines southeast the ship. There waa no trace of land and evidence waa obtained showing that this was a vast floating Ice plain. Captain Scott, with another imrty, made two excursions westward In October over a glacier. They gained the summit October 11 and crossed the magnetic meridian October 20 in longieast. Proceeding still tude 156 westward the party reached a point 270 mllre from the ship. In latitude 78 east. The Insouth, longitude 146 terior of South Victoria la evidently a vast continental plateau stretching continuously for 9,000 feet. The glacier valley affords magnificent scenery and gives a natural geological section of the mountains In the middle of December the party attempted to cut a canal through the Ice which waa frozen from seven to eight feet thlrk, but the effort was futile owing to constant, refreezlng and the parly desisted. The open water waa then seventeen miles from the htp. simThe relief ships arrived ultaneously January 5. The Ire began to break at the end of January, assisted by systematic dynamiting. On February lat. general breaking up brought the relief ships to Hut Point and on February 4 two heavy rharges of dynamite pieced the Discovery in open water. On the succeeding days the gale broke the vessels apart and the Discovery was driven ashore, where she remained fur eight hours In a critical position before Bhe freed herself. On February 19. says Captain Scott, we got lifleen tons of coal from the relief ships. Before a fresh gale drove ua north we kept close along the roast line and parted company with the other ship at (Jape Washington with a dear sea to the north. We entered Wood Ray and Uolx rtson Ray. but In attempting to pass around Cape North we met with heavy park Ice. We found that we ba 1 not sufficient coal to enter Smith Inlet and skirted the path to the east and north and proceeded west along parallel 69 longitude and on March 2 found that Bslleny and Russell islan Is were identical We pawed through the group and continued west to longitude 156. when want of coal obliged ua to turn north. The report of a. roast line In this direction we found to be a mistake. as no such land exists. .We arrived at Auckland Island March 15 with only ten tons of coal la our. bunkers. The Terra Nova and the Morning rejoined ua ns March 20, after experiencing terrific weather. The shortage of coal alone compelled our early, return. , -- the Country. Sacramento, Cal., April L Conductor John Do I'angbcr of the Oregon Express said today: When the robbers reached tlm- engines I hey ordered all of the men on the locomotives to get down on the ground and line up and they did aa These wvre Engineer Joeslnk and his J. F. Stiiry, and Engineer fireman, RriMsell and hla fireman. A. Raymond. A the men lined up one of my brake-me- n, named Slone, came running up and he was also ordered to get into line. He did not. understand what was going on at the time aud failed to obey aa promptly as the robliera wanted him to do, so one of them struck him over the head with the barrel of his rifle and then Stone obeyed. He had a gash in hla scalp and the blood was running down his face when I cam - p. up. Seeing the engineers on the ground and some strange men around them I naturally thought some tramps bad Interfered with them and I concluded to bluff them off. 1 ran up toward the group and was dumbfounded to run against the muxzle of a rifle and hear the stern command: Tlet In line there, you, or I'll blow the top of your roof off.' I got in line. Then they marched ns back to the baggage car and made all of us get in with the exception of the two engineers, whom they took bark toward the express car. They ordered Engineer Brissell to knock on the door of the express car end as he did so one of the men said, Open the car.' Messenger O'Neill, evidently thinking that we were having a row with some tramps, opened the .door to look out and waa shot dead. He had no chance for hla llte at all and was not even warned to throw up his hands. The fact that the robbers obtained nothing for their trouble waa because-o- f their putting too much of the ex plosive on the safe. It broke the structure, but it blew all of the contents of the safe to pieces and scattered It all over the surrounding country. When the dynamite went off It tore away the top and sides of the car and In consequence the money In the safe was scattered for and .wide. While the shooting was going on I sneaked out of the baggage car and hurried through the train end warned all the passengers that we' were held up and advised them to hide their valuables as the robbers might lake i notion to loot the train. The pas sen gers were greatly excited and especl ally after the body of the murdered express messenger was seen." One of the narrowest escapes from Injury as the result of the blowing up of the express car waa that of Arthur Gengranea. a resident of Santa Barbara, who was on his way to his home from a visit to Portland. He was riding In the day coach Just behind the express car. I was sitting in my rhslr reading, he said, when suddenly I heard three shots fired in quick succession. 1 Jumped up and was about to rush for the door when some one orlered me back, saying there was a hold up. Redding, Cal, April !. It is now certain that the Copley train robbers lid not get a cent for their work. The small safe and Its contents were blown to atoms and the large safe waa not opened sufficiently to allow of the highwaymen getting at the plunder. Thla Is according to the statement of Frank Rockwell, expreas guard, who was "dead heading through bn the car that was attacked and who haa been In charge of the car and safe at Copley ever since. He was the man who attempted to shoot, the masked men after they killed O'Neill, being prevented by the snapping of hla gun Instead of Colford, (he assistant, as at first reported. Rockwell says the money is still In the big safe. He and Route Agent Carpenter, who arrived here this morning from Sacramento, have been working all day to get the valuables from the partially wrecked safe. Rockwell says that the only money the bandits could possibly have secured consisted of 93 In his vest that hung in the car and that amount may have been blown out, as the vest was torn into strips by the explosion. Railroad Detectives Ahearn ana ONeill are here from Sacramento The local ofworking on the rise. ficers are still out. I went beck to my seat and waited. Soon some more shots were fired and then n terrific explosion took place. The door of our car wns shattered and window glass fell thick about us. A piece of steel weighing about five pounds buried Itself In my neat a few Inches from my head. I got under my seat pretty quick after thaL The car was filled with flying paper and chunks of melted end twisted mosey fell la all directions. One man who was sitting la the seat opposite me was hit la the heeJ by a piece of flying steel and a deep gash was cut la his scalp. After the explosion I plrked up a handful of torn pieces of greenbacks to keep as souvenirs. "Every one In the car did the same." James McDermod of Los Angles was a passenger In the first chair car. He described the scene of paper money scattered over the tree tops most graphically. I did not know anything about the hol.l-u- p until this morning when I woke up," ho said, sad theuwhea went out upon ths ground we were surprised to see the tree tops covered with bits of paper. This was the paper mousy aud the many document that had been contained In the sabX and In the car that had been blows up. On the ground waa any amount of gold and silver money, bent Into all shapes, and It waa a lively scene to view the passengers gathering the bits as souvenirs. K. Anthony French of Portland had a narrow escape from death In the hold-uWhen he heard ihe firing, like many others, he rained up the window and looked oul. Aa he did se a masked man beside the track raised his rifle and fired at him. The bullet burled Itself in the car near hla head. The highwayman, with an oath, ordered him to close hla window and get Inside. I was In the smoker when the first shots were fired, said French, "I and several others rushed to the windows to look out. As I raised up the window end thrust my heed out a maa beside the track raised a rifle and before I could draw my head In again ho fired. Then he began to curse me end warned us to keep Inside. That sent us away from the window la quick order." ' F. M. Steers ,a traveling man from Portland, Is of the opinion that there were four men concerned In the robbery. I saw four men just before ths report," he said, and others who were with me think there was a fourth maa in the plot." SLEUTHS ARE ON TRIAL Robbers May Boon Be Captured--$550 Reward la Offered for Them. Redding, Cal, April 1. The officers seem satisfied tonight with the outlook In connection with the pursuit of the Copley train robbers. Every officer la back In Redding tonight. They seem to have a clue with which they are satisfied, hut which they do not care to give publicity at present. One officer more communicative than hie fellows said that the three Copley train robbers were tracked this morning from a point near Keswick station where they left the locomotive to a wagon bridge spanning the Sacramento river near there, across that structure, thence south down the east bank of the river nearly half a mile to a suspension bridge, thence hack across the river on to the railroad track .where footprints were lost. If the officer be not mistaken and the men are really traveling on foot, it would indicate that they reside nearby. A reward for the capture of the handita the Southern Pacific company offer $250, Wells Fargs $300 and the stale $300. The railroad and express companies are expected te Increase the amounts offered by thong C. Crowley, chief special agent for tha Southern Pacific company la expecleq here tomorrow morning to aid the other officials on the ground In the apprehension of the robbers. CONFESSES mjASTARDLlT CtllHE William Church Cuts Throats of Coin pie Who Adopted Him. He Now ' Tells of Crime. 8(. lamia. April 1. William Church confessed today to having murdered Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Yeater, hla benefactors, at Warrensburg, Mo., last August. 1 cut their throats with my razor while they were asleep." be said. Churrh then calmly related the details and told how be escaped from the country. "It doesn't keep me awake at He had benights," he continued. lieved the Y eaters had made a will leaving their property to a ateimon and this so Incensed him that he derided to kill them. MISSIONARY POLICY. New York. April 1. Dr. J. B. Leon, correspondent of the Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, today received a letter from Bishop Moore, dated at Jnkada. Japan, March 15, hi which the bishop wrote la part as follows: I have advised the getting of women and children down from ping Yang that the men there and elsewhere stay by the mission property and am tlve Christians as king as (he United State minister remains in Seoul and that the missionaries of aB the churches fix and agree upon a general policy to he followed during these troubles. Everything here 1s war. The people soberly realize what they have been forced to undertake sad are meeting the Issue with old Samurai fortitude:" Bishop Moore has had supervision of all missions of the Methodist Episcopal rhusch la Eastern Asia for the pest four years. He witnessed the naval battle at Chemulpo. At Seoul ha held the anneal meeting of the Korea mission and then hurried to Japan that he might preride over the annual meeting of the Japanese conference before starting for America la order 'to be in attendance at the owning ca-at Los Angeles wo-fere- nce . - 3 |