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Show VOL. No. 83 1IL yublialpit Daily at giirn. lltalj MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1908 MERRY TIMES HEW PREMIER FOR ENGLAND SALT LAKE CITY 7 Steps Johnson and Gray Enter the Lists Down and Henry Asquth to Measure Swords With William J. Bryan. Takes the Reins. Henry Fix Time and Place For MeetRepublican Leaders ing to Choose Delegates to National y. May 7 th. la the day select-i- d for the boldine of the Republii-aiUte invention to name ala delegatee to the Republican national convention June II and the Salt Lake theater la conthe place aelected tor holding the n tention. TfcU action was taken rf the Republican fait at a meeting etata committee' In thla morning. The Ijt aaCity well attended. There were from nineteen piwnt representatives -of the twenty aeven countiea of the otate. Rudolph Kuchler, the member from thla country, waa In attendance of course. The meeting waa preaided over by Chairman Wesley K. Walton and the beet of feeling prevailed. Representation for the elate convention waa fixed at one delegate for acting w every 90 vote cast for Joseph Howell for Congress at the last general election. This will provide for a state convention or 473 delegatee. A committee from what are styled the .insurgents or the Republican called upon the state committee at the morning session and presented a list of demands ' which they wished to have Incorporated In the state platform. Thla committee will be given another hearing thla afternoon. The store of the demands were not made public. Officers for the committee will also be chosen at the afternoon session, A forecast from one on the inside In state politics names Wesley K. Walton as chairman of the state committee and Rudolph Kuchler of this city as first antl-gmo- an T HUE of TRIAL HOI STARTS TODAY DENVER, April I. Charged with the Ready for murder of United States Secret Service Agent James Walker, November Greatest Contest In Many II, 1907, at Hesperus, near the mine Tears Tomorrow. of the same name, operated by the Wets and Drys Union Pacific Coal company. Joseph Vanderwlde and William R. Mason will be placed on trial at Durango today. Assistant United States Attorney General Sylvester R. Rush will assist District Attorney PuUlan, of Durango, In tho prosecution. The trial will be unique. In that stenographers will take every word utter In the court room,, whether or not It is evidence. Several will be stationed about the court room for this purpose. Sotry of tho 8heoting Walker was killed on the surface April I. Not In many years has there been such a fight In this and other western states between the friends and foes of the saloon. The question will bo decided by 1.200 townsout of the 102 hips In eighty-focounties of this state tomorrow. abandIn many instances ministers oned their pulpits yesterday to lawyers and other public speakers who favored the cause of temperance, The Acliquor Interests were not Idle during near the entrance to the mine. today, and in practically every town- companied by three other federal offiheld mass cers he was Investigating the manner ship In the state they meetings, at which speakers set forth In which It was being worked, this the disadvantages of prohibition. being part of his Investigation In the In the territory which will vote to- coal and land fraud causes In southern morrow on the question, "Shall thla Colorado. While his companions went jfown become anti-saloterritory?" Into the mine. Walker remained on there are located about three thoftaand the surface. Mason and Vanderwlde cause admit having been at the mine, and saloons, and If the anti-salois successful they must close up and that Venderweido fired the fatal shot. o out of business They say that as they were passing, Tho election will be held under the Walker shouted to them to halt, at resame time pointing a township local option law passed by the the last legislature. volver at them and firing two shots In Chicago theer will be no local op- They declare that they thought they tion fight, the law having been so were being held up and that Vender-wel- d Aimed as to eliminate thla city. The e fired both barrels of his shotgun fight over tho Sunday closing question at the federal officer Just as Walker bare has also dwindled, through the de- shot at them. rision against the placing of tho questOfficers are Skeptical ion on the ballot. Into an aldermanlc The federal authorities do not credit contest In a few wards' But all around this as they say the wounds of Walthe outskirts of tho city the contest ker's body are on tho left side and a been on with great activity. trifle to the rear, a spot where It would In eleven Cook county townships con- be Impossible for a man to shoot antiguous to Chicago, the cltlsens will other while that person was In the act fete on the saloon question. If these of firing a revolver with hia right townships go "dry," Chicago will be hand. girdled with prohibition suburbs, while It has been raid that valuable patuny summer gardens and roadhouses pers bearing oi tho land fraud inveson the outskirts will either have to tigations mads by Walker were missing temperanct resorts or dose their after he was killed and that he was doors known to have them on hie person Just There are only withcities prior to the killing. eight large in the state where the question will hot be decided. They are Chicago, East fit. Louis. Peoria, Quincy, Streator, Ot- MUCH Bill Will tawa, La Salle and Galena. In the reNOT PISS'THE HOUSE mainder of the larger municipalities nd townshipe the battle will end with the declson at the pollla on Tuesday. - WASHINGTON. D. In Other tSatse C, April I. The contest over the n liquor ques-tloive Hill this afternoon Inf trunearly all tho towns In Nebras- ed President Roosevelt that a careful ka, outside at Omaha, has been waged lth more energy than ever before. In poll of the House Indicated thet the of paeaage In Pmbably three-fifth- s of the towns of Aldrich bill would fall tha etite wee a strong there said Including all the larger places, that body. He anioon are now allowed to worked against the np as being sentiment run, but result of tomorrow's elections measure end In favor of. a financial the commission to work on a more comla prohibition element of a sweeping reduction prehensive measure during the recess m the traffic. At Lincoln, the state of Congress. It Is the plan to have this Pita1, a special election will be held commission prepare and submit a remorrow, at which the question of port at the opening of the next session prohibition authorities have pledged of Congress end have that report serve a rule, ir measure. prohibition la defeated, which g e basis for a financial 1 ht Permit open saloons during day-"hours only Prohibition meetings sentiment la generally considered to be In cities. re held In nearly all of the churches stronger than In Kalamasoo county the city fast Kalamazoo. night fourteen counties in Michigan will and Pontiac. In Oakland county, are n the question of local option the largest cities In the fourteen counla strong tomorrow. tlea In Kalamasoo betting wets." and The n forces picked these lly In favor of the to said to be responsible for Julies to make the fight this spring to the fact that an are largely the heaviest registration In years at ricultursl center?, where prohibition Pontiac. CHICAGO, 111., ur on on be-ro- LONDON, April 4. The resignation of waa Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermaofficially announced last night in tba court circular. The resignation. It la announced, waa the result of the urgent advice of Sir Henry's physicians, who felt that there might be a chance for Improvement In hie condition once hia mind waa deflnitetly freed of the strain of political cares It has been well known by tfie friends of the premier that all through hie lung Illness he has kept a close watch on the movements of his rival, Herbert Asquith, and as the latter appeared to strengthen his position from day to day, while the breach the laborltes and liberals became wider, the strain on the already overwrought nervous system of the ick man became, grea tec. sod greater, As a last resort the physicians suggested that he tender his resignation as premier Immediately, Instead of awaiting the return of King Edward from abroad, aa he planned. Asquith Will Succeed Mr. Asquith has been summoned to Biarrits for a conference with the king on the formation of a new ministry, as the Bannerman ministry expires with the resignation of the premier. Pending this conference no steps can be taken toward the appointment 'of a new cabinet. This la the first time In the history of Great Britlan that a change has occured In the premiership while the king was outside of England. The last bulletin on Sir Henry's condition announces that while, he Is resting easily, no change has been noted in the past 24 hours. Mr. Asquith addressed the House of Commons today before his departure for Biarrits on Campbell-Bannermacareer as premier. At the cl.- - of the address, which la considered by far the most brilliant of thla season, the House took a recess for one week. be-tw- en . ns All WASHINGTON, D. C., April DemocratK i'ugivasiiien, all Democratic and the entire corps of newapaivr correspondent today received sp- - ciul delivery circular letters setting forth the availability of Governor Jolm A. Johns n of Minnesota, fur the Democratic presidential nomination, and commenting caustically upon William J. Hryaa without mentioning the Nebraskan. The letters corns from the Johnson commutes headquarters In Chicago. They are signed by Frederick B. Lynch, treasurer of the Minnesota Democratic committee, and transmitted a printed p'unphlrt setting out concisely the points of availability of Governor Johnson us tlie Democratic presidential candidate and giving a torse review of hia pabllc services. Work For Gray Supporters of George Gray of Delaware for the Democratic nomination for president, have completed arrangements fur establishing headquarters In Washington, and tomorrow they will actively enter upon a campaign In behalf of the Delaware statesman. Richard J. Becmlah of Philadelphia, who will be In charge of the bureau, states that the movement la being made without the aid or encouragement of Judge Gray, who. It added, has not said a word nor done anything that could be construed as seeking the nomination. The fund that is to finance the Washington headquarters has been subscribed, It is said, by a few Delawareans and Pennsylvanian Tba work to be done will be supplemented by that of a similar bureau In Judge Gray's home town, Wilmington. A league of Gray clubs is also In The work of progress of formation. this organisation, according to Mr. Beemtoh, will be dona largely In New Jersey Pennsylvania, New York, the New England states and the south. ... . CONFERENCE MAY LEID TO PERCE . INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April Western Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana mine operators are here today In secret session discussing plans conference for minfor an inter-stat- e ers and to boost the plane of President Lewis of the Mine Workers for an Immediate peace settlement In coal mine circles. C. L. Chapman, leader of the Ohio operators, arrived this morning on a visit to President Lewis. The two are apparently fast friends. The meeting will probably adjourn tonight Chapman explained that there would be peace end a resum lion of work aa a result of the meeting. Ohio, wet-sentim- ! ent D. Haywood. CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4. As the lo consider the plun as anon aa the or result of a conference of labor leaders ganisers can exidalu It to the rank and and the exchange of telegrams between file. the exivullve offieera and roiuiiiitteee In tho movement claim to of leading organisations having an have pledge from the Western Federaaggregate membership of 480.000 today tion, tlie Culled Mine Workers, the the month of July a us fixed upon for Unufcvt loners and bakers, the brewery the bcgliintiig of the formation of alaorkers, the lithographers and other new labor parly to take a hand In j organisation In discussing the Ur toduy Maywood said: William I. Haywood has been In'Lalsir to about to shake off Its shacstructed by the represents lives of a kles. We liave been buncoed by yolltl- number of the unions to make sjieeches clans whnae names are revered In Illinois to win members of tury. The one first step to insure the the United Mine Workers locals to the suoesa of our movement to to I mat-polltl- amal-caus- e. The United Mine Workers com- municated the Infoririatlon' that' they would send two delegates to the convention of the Western Federation of Miners In be held In Denver the first week in July to perfect plans. Haywood received word from a third of the Chicago unions of their willingness gumate the Western Federation of Min- era and the United Mina .WorkriX . Union." It to announced tliat Organiser Haywood to to engage In an extensive lour of organisation, and that lie will return only In time for the Dreivrr convention In July. OLD MAH HOBSON KILLS (IRE OF SIXTEEN FITTSIIURG, Pa., April. Samuel L. Gardner, sixty years of age, a wealthy coal operator, today shot and killed Instantly Dorothy Bradley, a girl of sis-teyean, and then shot himself, probably fatally. It to said that Gardner had become Infatuated with the girl who waa a chum of hia daughter, Marie who to fifteen years of ag . Last night Mias Bradley accompanied a young man to church and this to said to have Infuriated Gardner to such an extent revolver thla that he purchased morning and went to the nradley home where he committed the crime. Gardner died at noon without having regained conaclousneaa GRAIN 1-- 4; 6-- 2-- 0; 2-- 0. 8; 1-- 2; RIOTERS AND TROOPS Citizens of California Organize to Force Congress to Honor Fighting Bob1 With the Com- - 9 v mission of Vice Admiral. of the bureaucratic, shyster politician SAN FRANCISCO. Calif., April 4. California to growing enthulaatlc over In Washington. He declares that the the reception to be tendered Admiral people must force Congress to act In Robley D. Evans and his fleet as the the matter. time for the reception draws near. FAVOR THE HEBPURN BILL California appreciates Admiral Evans and hia services to the country as WASHINGTON. D. C April 4. those in the eM do not appear to do. Leading cltlsens are organising to force Former Mayor Seth Low of New York Congress to grant "Fighting Bob a and Prof. J. W. Jenks of the same city made legal arguments today before commission. State Adjutant General Lauck Inter- the Judiciary committee of the Hture viewed Admiral Evans on tho subject In favor of the Hepburn bill. Prof. the president had a today. He declares that the admiral Jenks thought to being deprived of the honor that to right to the data aa to the stocks and rightfully hie because of the bickering , bonds of corporation vice-admira- l's Great Navy Alone, He Argues, Can Save This Nation From the en FOUR JAPS IN TROUBLE Four MUKDE, Manchuria, April PASSED BILL BY 800 TO 1. were overpowered and arJapan 22 same; Wheat high, Open, WASHINGTON D. C, April . The rested here and delivered to the Japan 10 cloned, 90 1. House today passed the Sterling em- low, ewe consulate for entering the American Cfl low. Corn Open, high, 07; consulate and attacking members of ployers liability bill by a vote of 200 dosed, 44 to 1. Congressman Littlefields vote 00 the native staff. The Chinese police low, 62 summoned Consul General Oats Open, 62; high, 61 was the only ont cast against the Straight closed, same. who made lb arrests. No apology from th Japanese consul to expected. It to believed that the trouble arose from a quarrel. There to 111 feeling her between the Japanese, Russians and American 4; SEES DANGER AHEAD an-ne- 2; c. j RESULTS IN NINE DEATHS Advlcea LONDON, England, April from Rome ere to the effect that J. P. Morgan was taken suddenly HI In that LONDON, England, April 4. Nine city and that Dr. Baldwin, an American physician had been summoned to hia persons were killed, five probably fata'., ly Injured and a score seriously hurt bedside. xt At the New York office of the Morgan by the collapse of the York hotel here today. The structure was Interests the report of Mr. Morgans Fifty persons He old end dilapidated. Illness wee denied this morning. hie usual were burled In the ruins when the acwas said to ba enjoying cident occured. The wreckage has been health. Greet Importance to attached to the thoroughly explored anj It to believed report In commercial and financial cir- that all Inmates hav been accounted cles because of the position occupied for. An explosion 1s supposed to have been the cause of the collapse. by Morgan In tho business world. CHICAGO Will Unite Under the Leadership of William COLLAPSE OF LONDON HOTEL ne anti-saloo- Organizations With 600,000 Members oflkt--holder- s Kep-resen- tai san-fiul- FORjtp n n, Convention in Chicago. Thu rad Cambbell-Bannerma- PARTY Hordes of Asia. WASHINGON, D. C., April I. Rich- ard Praraun llobeua at Alabama de- livered his maiden speech In tlie House today. He urged an appropriation for four battleships Instead uf two. lie said a proper Investigation of the situs tluii Involved considers! km of a possible war with Japan. With Great Ilrltlsn and Japan coinbnled against u he said, I her was a possibility at a war In which the American flag would be wiped from the seas, and the hordes from India and China In addition to those from Japan, would be thrown upon our shores. In concluding his remarks Mr. Hobson said: Hobson Base Danger "The only rational basis for proper national defense to for ua to proceed to guarantee control of tho we against any nation of Asia In th Pacific, and against any nation of Europe In the Atlantic, both at the same time, and I here proclaim whether we realise this policy nr not aa Inevitable for our rational Investigation, or whether we shall have to learn our lesson In th school of suffering, amidst humiliation and defeat, we will yet learn the lesena that for the elemental purposes of the very first first duty that we owe ourselves In keeping with the first law uf nature to that America must be supreme on the ocean. "For America to have great navy at this Juncture to the true policy to reach In the shortest time system of international organisation under which all nations can give up their navies. It to the true policy to get rid of navies. We ore still living at the period where nations have to have navies and as long aa nations have to have navies America, the peace nation, oaght to have the greatest navy. SUPREME COURT ON WATER D. C., April 4. The WASHINGTON FIGHT DESPERATELY Supreme court of the United Stairs today upheld the constitutionality of the New Jersey statute of 1996 prohiLISBON, Portugal, April 4. Fierce biting the carrying of water by pipe election rioting Is raging here. The line from one state to another. mob are tearing up the pavements fi-- r missiles with which to flght fh troops Already there has been much shooting RAILROAD BUSINESS and many deaths although the nnnnwr BETTER SAYS WHITNEY to not known. Over a hundred arrests have been mad Meager advlcea say that rioters and Railroad business conditions are Imtroops fought desperately on Pedro proving. according to Superintendent Square In this city this afternoon, the W. A. Whitney, who returned Saturday soldier firing frequent volleys and from a business trip to DenThe lo- evening charging with fixed bayonet ver and other eastern point Supercal newspapers represent that the intendent says the mild weatWhitney The were mobbed. RepubFranco lets her end spring like appearance to a licans are charging gross Bauds at good thing for the railroad busines the election and be believes that anything resembling a stringency or tight money conEXTEND ROYAL WELCOME dition with the railroads which might VIENNA. Austria, April 4. Count have existed In the past la becoming and Countess Ssechenyl were royally less and less a matter of not Freight welcomed today to Ormeseo, the count's traffic to picking up somewhat and ancestral seat The aristocracy and general conditions continue to show peasantry thronged the streets cheer- some Improvement dally. He looks for ing loudly. All houses were draped In an advance of business to a little better the 'Hungarian and American colors than the normal state within a abort and flowers were showered on couple. period. ' |