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Show DAILY UTAH STATE JOURNAL VOLUME Vni NUMBER OGDEN, I JT A I 51, I WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ROCK ISLAND LIMITED PLACED ON TRIAL T Has Strong Cases Declines All of Japan's Propositions and Submits CountAgainst Four Youthful er Proposals. Desperadoes. Prosecution Collided With a Freight Train and Twenty Persons Were Killed and OF HISTORY g.fi,, THEIR CRIMES LAYS CLAIM TO MANCHURIA Commencing With England Furnishss Officers and Crew Of Murder for Warships Purchased Those Connected With Car By Japan. Barn Robbery. IDENTIFIED DEAD. the it. i ;md l;mded on the roof of the ch.iir i in1. The second chair car John Black, Chanute, Kansas. d Thomas Small, Topeka, Kansas. into this. The two engines were completely driven into each other. Z. A. Wright, Kansas City. Jane Griffin, Claremont, Mo.' on board the Nearly eery Martin and William Wells, DeKalb, train was either killed or Injured. The first relief train sent out brought In Illinois. Gail Fuller, Jacksonville, Ills. twenty of those most seriously Injured Mrs. Henry Kaiser and child, Ger- and two dead bodies A second train which followed many. shortly afterward E. Myers, Buffalo. brought many more of tbe dead and inE. Rankin, Kansas City. jured. Twenty bodies have been taken from TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. (. Twenty the wreckage and the death list Is expassengers were killed In a collision be- pected to be still larger. Of the unidentified dead whose bodtween the Rock Island Chicago to San Francisco limited and a freight train, ies have lieen recovered five are wowhich occurred at 1 o'clock thia morn- men and six children. Several of the cars of the freight ing Ave miles west of this city. The passenger train was forty min- train were loaded with cattle and the utes late and was running forty miles carcasses of the dend and Injured anian hour. It ran by Willard and crash- mals were strewn over the wreckage. Conductor Nagle's statement shows ed Into the freight train Just beyond that a misunderstanding of orders that station. The engineers and firemen of both caused the wreck. trains jumped and escaped unhurt. Thirty passengers were injured badly The force of the collision was so enough to require medical and surgical great that the smoker Jumped high In aid. tele-'I'l'c- OF THE CHARGES Senator Charges Him With Being Ground Covered By Senator Smoot's Connected With the Answer Filed With Senate Postal Frauds. Committee. DEMANDS Many injured. 1904. GENERAL DENIAL PERRY HEATH WRECKED NEAR TOPEKA fi, AN INVESTIGATION FULL INVESTIGATION LIKELY Wanted to Know Why Subordinates Reiterates That He Was Elected Only Are Indicted and Principals As Representative of Republican Escape. Party of Utah. iron Jan. 6. A Judge CHICAGO, court vh crowded today when statement shows that Japan and Rustbe four young desperadoes, Marx, sia are nearer the breaking point than Van Dine and Roeskl, were ever. arraigned for trial. Motions for postRussia has declined Japan's propoponement of the case and for separate sitions and submitted counter propostrials have both been overruled and it conwill be als calling for a netral xone and pracis expected that the trial cluded within a week. The confession tically claiming Manchuria. of Marx has greatly helped the prosecution in preparing Its case and the BRITISH SAILORS FOR JAPAN. states attorney appears confident of LONDON, Jan. (. The Japanese securing the conviction of the four embassy denies that the Russian reply youths and their sentence to the gallto Japanese demands has been receivows or to Hfe imprisonment. The aged mothers of Van Dine and ed at Toklo. Nledermeler sat in the courtroom and One hundred and twenty British saismiled encouragement to their sons. lors, in charge of ten officers, left toVan Dlne's sweetheart, Mamie Dunn, for Genoa to take the two newly nt as close to her lover as the bailiffs day acquired Japanese cruisers to Yokowould permit 111., Jan. Ker-te- n' TOKIO, semi-offici- al Nle-demel- er, believed that .probably two will have elapsed before a Jury can be selected. HOW GANG KILLED AND ROBBED Never before In Chicago, and perhaps never before in all the country, have so many desperate crimes been crowded Into so short a time as In the case of Van Dine, Nledermeler, Marx It Is weeks to their last arhad a criminal history extending over less than five months, with the exception of small ' offenses of larceny. In that time they killed seven men, wounded several others, robbed five saloons, a railroad ticket office, the street car barns, and attempted to dynamite & train. Five of the murders were commlted within two and RoeskL Previous rest the four youths months. The most desperate crime of the men was the car barn robbery on August SOth. Roeskl and Marx arranged the details, but Roeskl was not an active Two men were party to the robbery. killed and $2,250 was taken. Marx, Van Dine and Nledermeler invaded the bama at S o'clock In the morning and began shooting without warning. Francis W. Stewart, a student In the Armour Institute, at work at a desk in the cashier's office, was shot through the body and died soon afterwards. William B. Edmond, receiving cashier, aim was shot, but not mortally. James B. Johnson, a motorman, was killed as he rose from a bench on which he was sleeping. Sometime afterward Marx was arrested on suspicion and in the fracas that followed killed a detective. He made a confession Implicating the other three In the numerous hold-uand murders and a vigorous search for the trio was begun. The three youths were finally located In a dugout on the sand dunes skirting the southern shore of Lake Michigan several miles from in the desperate battle that in their capture the young bandits killed a detective and a railroad Urakeman. seriously wounded several others and were themselves struck with "bullets, though not seriously Injured. ps Chl-rag- o. ed PLAYED WALTZ THROUGH AFTER FIRE 8TARTED CHICAGO. Jan. 6. George Du sen -bury, head usher of the Iroquois theater, who is charged with having the loors and exits locked, and several other attaches of the playhouse were Inspector today, witnesses show that the orchestra Wayed a waits through after. the Are rted and then escaped with ease rough the exits underneath the examined by the Are wage. Two more bodies were identlAed this morning, leaving only two others unclaimed. NEW YORK HARBC NEAR NEW YORK. nly Jan. ni0,leratel and drop,, to foui IBrnln Ht deatl last night. F " y'T lth lee. 1 hnrhor hama. Lloyd's is now charging qn Orient-boun- d shipping. 55 peri cent KOREA'S KING GUARDED. SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 6. A heavy guard has been placed around the king's palace, although all Is quiet today. KILLED FOR PRICE OF BOTTLE OF BEER Jan. 6. In a over the payment for a bottle quarrel of beer, Edward Richards, a liveryman from Visalia, this morning shot and killed Joseph Martin, the proprietor of a saloon in this city. SAN FRANCISCO, MINER8 ADVI8ED TO SEEK WORK EL8EWHERE SALT LAKE. Jan. 6. The United Mine Workers have withdrawn their support from the unmarried strikers, urging them to seek work eleswhere. BORSlclTTHE STEEL BUDBLE DUE UP VISIT J. Murphy, an engineer on the Union Pacific railroad, reported to the police authorities at 2 o'clock this morning that he had Just been held up and robbed In the Ogden railroad yards. Mr. Murphy says that while he was on his way to the roundhouse to start on his run he was confronted by two masked men and relieved of hia watch and $1.15 In silver. The watch, which was a railroad time piece, was returned to him. Mr. Murphy said the robbers tied handkerchiefs over their faces for d boots. masks and wore high the a worse and stiff hat One of them ether a cap. After warning him to make no outcry the robbers disappeared down the track. So far the police have discovered no Bought Shares for Half a Billion clue. Which Ars Now Worth But Fifty Millions. BIG VERDICTS AT STAKE BERLIN, Jan. 6. The Klelne Presse today aaya that the Grand Duke of Hesse, after visiting England, will tour America In an effort to forget his domestic griefs. He was divorced from his wife two years ago and given the cuatody of their daughter, Princes Elizabeth. The later died while with him In Poland recently. The grand duke expects to visit New York and several of the larger eastern cities and then go to Ran Francisco, whence he will return to the St. Louis He will also visit Washington, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Before deciding on the tour the duke The asked the kaiser's permission. emperor in reply said that he was delighted when any ruling German prince desired to see and study America and American conditions. The duke will travel Incognito and entirely without SPANISH SAILORS OUT ON STRIKE BARCELONA. Jan. 0. The strike of sailors unions Is becoming effective Work throughout the ports of Spain. here is entirely suspended. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Wheat opened and closed at 88A4. Great today nt excitement and turmoil characterised the morning session when the board ojiened with a gain of two and a half cents over yesterday's close. The Jump wss due to the warlike situation In the Far East and the decline In British consuls. CANAL TREATY exposition. ceremony. IS IN TAEN UP HANDS OF FOREIGN TIONS COMMITTEE. RELA- Expected That Thera Will Bs Considerable Discussion and No Report For Somo Timo. WANT INCREASED POWER. Utah Light and Railway Company to WASHINGTON, Jap, 6. The senate Form Extenaive committee on foreign relations this Plans. morning for the first time took up the The new Utah Light and Railway new canal treaty. Senators Money of company will devote Its principal en- Mississippi and Clark of Montana are ergies In 'making Improvements to In- both ill and absent. In view of Senator Morgan's proclivity to a lengthy creasing the power capacity. The Utah discussion of anything pertaining to Light and Power company, before the isthmian affairs it is expected that the conaolidiition, had mapped out a cam- committee will be uusble to report for paign of enlargement that will be car- a considerable period. The president sent to the senate the ried out. with additions, by the new railnominations of Captain O'Neil to be street the Now that company. rear und Commanders Delano admiral these been has acquired way company to be captains. and scale. Wadham on a broader made be will plans The house committee on elections It is the Intention to spend a considerable sum to Increase the generating has set February 15th for the hearing contest from capacity. The method hHS not been of the Reynolds-HutlSt. Louis. likelihood a is settled as yet, but there that steam may be used, especially If The house committee on judiciary there should be cheaper fuel, such today decided to send a to Florida to Investigate the as oil, available. The principal remainIs the Snake source of charges leading to the Impeachment waterpower ing river, mnny miles away, whence there of Federal Judge Wayne, which was would be a great loss in transmission, recently demanded. besides the Increased length of wire to give trouble. The directors may take IMPOSING CEREMONIES AT THE VATICAN a considerable time to solve this problem. 6. ROME, Jan. Imposing ceremony preceded the beuutlflcution of Joan THEATER INSPECTED. LONG3TREETS FUNERAL. D'Arc at the Vatican today. The pope This afternoon Chief Graves, the GEN. Jan. 6. Genral Long-stre- delivered a siteech In which he said he ATLANTA. mayor and a Journal representative was buried today. The casket hoted Frenchmen would be worthy of were shown through the Grand opera Confederate flag. their glorious ancestry and would put a with official was An draped house by Mnnnger Clark. an end to the attended. Confederates campaign. of course. Hundreds In due report will be made NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Steel common Question of Whether Motions for New was quoted at $10.50 this morning. Trial Were Filed too Late Being Argued. The general opinion among brokers Is which of on common, that the dividend The .Second district courtroom is half a billion dollars' worth of shares today the scene of a hotly contested are held by forty thousand persons, legal battle. The Issue at stake Is The public whether or not motions for new trial will never be resumed. bilwill be filed in the actions of Georgia paid $40 to $50 a share. This half millions. Crocker against the Union Pacific raillion is now worth about Afty and Jane L. Warner, adroad company The brokers this morning offer to wathe same comministratrix, against ger even money that the next preferThef acts pany. will be sustained. red dividend will be cut. brought out at the trial of both suits are still familiar to newsHELD UP AND ROBBED Mrs. Crocker sepaper readers. IN CHICAGO cured a verdict for $12,000 and Mrs. Warner one for $8,460. SubCHICAGO, Jan. 6. D. Freedman, a motions for new trials were manufacturing Jeweler, was held up sequently It is now contended that the but filed, by two unmasked men at 0 o'clock this defilings were made too late and this morning In his office on the sixteenth bars further proceedings. Le Grand Aoor of the Masonic temple. The roband Young and W. H. llatteroth represent bers locked him In the wash-roo- m the company and W. L Maglnnls apthen looted the safe, of $4,000 In cash on behalf of the Warner Interand Jewelry, most of the money being pears A. W. Agee for those of Mrs. ests and cries Freedman's in $100 bills. The decision of the Issue will Crocker. brought help an hour later. be awaited with great Interest. R lu the sen-a- ll today Senator Carmacks resolution calling for a congressional investigation of the postofflee department created a flurry, when Senator Lodge moved Mint It be referred to the committee on iNistoffiees. Senator Carmack wanted u more thorough Inquiry. Senator Lodge declared thHt congressional investigations are clumsy und worth6. less. Semi tor Clay aggressively charged that Perry Heath la largely responsible for the eorruptlon In the poatofflee department. He said: Why are the atihordinatea indicted and the principals allowed to racaiie?" The senator shook the liristow retrt aloft und said: If thin la the truth Perry Heath in hia office originated the postal frauds from beginning to end. If be has been slundered we want to know It. If he is guilty he ought to be punished.' GRAND TO ENGINEER HELD HEATH IS WANTED. SALT LAKE, Jan. 6. Perry lleuth returned here yesterday and drove hurAMERICA riedly IN RAILROAD TURDS to Senator Kearns' house. He seems to have dropped completely out of sight. Two Washington secret service are watching. It la rumored ONLY ROBBERS SECURED A KAISER IS GLAD TO HAVE HIM COME. that SMALL SUM. they have subpoenas for Heath to testify in connection with the postofflee scandal. Wore Masks Msds of Handkerchiefs Snobocracy Will Be Diaappointed As the Prince Will Travel Description of the Men Who WHEAT CLIMBING UP; Turned the Trick. Incognito. WAR TALK THE CAUSE top-lace- HOW THE GULLIBLE GENERAL PUBLIC WA8 8WINDLED. WASHINGTON, Jan. er et anti-religio- us special to the Salt Lake Herald from Washington, under yesterday'o date, says: Senator Smoot and Chairman Burrows declined to give for publication A any Information concerning Smoot's uiiswcr to the charges filed against him. Cbairuaiii Burrows said the would not be made public until un-sw- er nfter It was submitted to the elections committee, which would lie Saturday next. Senator Smoot said his answer wus at the disposition of the committee ami lie considered It would he an Impropriety on his part to announce Its contents In whole or In pnrt. From authentic sources it Is learned that Smoot's answer la not the voluminous It whs exMcted to la, and nlsu that uu Investigation of Morinnri-sli- n Is probably made certain. In his answer he denlps absolutely the charge thHt he Is or has been polygamist. He denies absolutely that he has taken an onth as a member of the Mormon church or an officer of such church in conflict In any manner with the onth he has taken as a senator of the United States. He Insists that all other charges made by rltlxena of Utah represented by the committee of nineteen are not germane to the question of his right to hold his seat as senator. He Insists that they are Irrelevant and have no bearing whatever on his title ot a seat In the senate. Hut while not Hdmitlng that the charges have any bearing on his case he proceeds to answer them, reserving the point, however. thHt they are not material. Following this procedure he denies thHt the Mormon priesthood or flint presidency is vested with supreme authority over the Mormon people either in things temporal or spiritual. He denies that polygamy Is practiced, counterecognized, encouraged or nanced by authority of the Mormon church or by the Mormon iieople, and denies generally and siieclflcally all of the other charges set forth In the protest of the committee of nineteen. He Hdmits that parts of ssclflc statements and quotations In the protests are correct, but states that they are In the main garbled, and when considered In relation to the contest proceedings, of which they form a part, would convey an entirely different meaning from that sought to tie conveyed by the Protestants. Further questions on the Issue .Involved would entirely neural-Is- e the effect of Protestants' showing. In closing his answer. Rinoot states thHt he wrHS elected, not as a repreesn-tatlv- e of the Mormon church, but as the representative of the Republican party of Utah. He says that during the cnmpalgn preceding his election It was charged by Democratic papers that he would be made senator if the Republican party won. and It was generally understood In Utah that he was the candidate of the Republican party. He Htates that In the legislature he received the entire Republican vote. Including thRt of the Gentile members of thnt party; that the Democrats all voted against him. Including the Democratic Mormons. He concludes by reasserting that at no time has he taken an oath or obligation Inimical to the government of the United States and conflicting with his t onth an senator. PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETING. The Utah Press Hsaociatlon will hold Its annual meeting at the parlors of the Kenyon hotel, Rnlt Lake City, on Wednesday, January 20th, for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Another matter which will be specially considered in the acceptance of an Invitation tendered the association by the world's fair exposition management to visit the fair and this excursion may he extended to New Orleans and Cuba. |