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Show JiSSOCIAIED HESS FIVE oyinj u NO. I VOl ' MINER Fill SESVECt IflEHAPlX inuci UTAH 149. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MAY MORNING. AND FOKECAST VAINER TCDAT PRICE FIVE CENTS 27, 1904. THOUSAND RUSSIANS ARE PUT OUT OF ACTION EXPERT C obi 81 New ENDS IN SUICIDE TOM.V red 4 TATUNG IN jf tltg trdky. Provw . and of thi remei action ' U marina mad to Feng Wang Cheng They Thought Was Evacuated Thousand Japs Point Out Their Mistake. fley Arc Marching U that Which Ihe nld ending id to--b --Thi- Civic rty nt that would tel allroad ring iB ra and York, wtched ten on mck if aimed rule. n time led ap ight. 7 Talt ndai-k- alth. Hal haa been concentration of all of the Ruaslan troops between Liao Yang and Miao Tjin pass. , The rallrdad between Tatiechal and Liao Yang is still Intact, but every uChwang the Japanese had retired from preparation haa been made for Its imRuaeiane mediate destruction in the event of the Vvang Cheng, 15,000 ;irHai Cheng and IJao Yang march-JHr- d necessity for a retreat to Mukden. The Feng Wang Cheng. They correspondent says that under cover of ITwrprlaed ly 0.000 Japanese in a continuous naval imtrol secret landpan. The Rueaian caaualtiea ing operation! are in progress on the west coast of the Liao Tung peninsula. rwvt WO and over a thousand Run wrrende red. The report doea not losses. Paris, May 27 The correspondent of ite the Japaneae report in ex-t- the Echo de Parle at St. Petersburg Coali rotation of the aa ia news accepted hoorly. The aaya: but aa it aeems to have originated The forces of General Klndravotcb vghiuhal. It would be advisable to and General Rennenkamqff, which are i itpid it with reserve pending official between the Japaneae armies at Peng uaimatlcn. Wang Cheng and south of Liao Yang, which the are The battle of the Itasa estimated at more than 25.000 men 'nil Chronicle publiahee ia published and Include a large number of CosDally New,, but on a smaller sacks. The position of the Japanese v ink Drat army between the two Russian Tlmw' Feng Wang Cheng The forces ia most critical. It la thought under date of May 25, says: that General Kuropatkln la advancing in are touch, through the mountain passes comkeeping The outposts One rd then practically no fighting. manding the Hal Gneng road and may appeared within drive bark the Japanese to the sea. anfnd Cossacks ;vaty miles of this position on May 23. a nee in do signs of Russians moving . tore muth of Liao Yang." of the Times on The correspondent PORT ARTHUR FIRST. that paper's steamer says: Liao Yang. May 25. (Delayed a 1i order go verify reports of in transmission.) Rumora have west aide of the Liao Yang, been received here of n change Tower five to miles of within Mt in the plana of the Japanese, it e miles from New HR is said that they have tempo r-tang. I saw a number of ships there arily- - Abandoned their advance taaSpii of any Japaneae warahlpl and will concentrate on Port r wtporti along the coast The only Aa soon as that fortress Arthur. tin poiilble lending places are New la captured it their intention Civil. Tower Hill and Society bay, to proceed against Liao Yang. rifer informal inn has been promulgat-slhr- a definite object or a flying rol-i- d ku landed at Kal Ping, as re ported, and has based itself on General MIKE BEATS JIM. Oltfi communication. St. Louis, May 27. Mike Schrerk of A. Petersburg, May 26. 7 p. m. Cincinnati knocked out Jim Scanlan of The general staff has has received the Pittsburg at the West End Athletic club tonight in the fifth round of what following telegram from Surgeon Vrc-ie- i. Chief unitary ofteer of the Manwaa to have been a fifteen round bout itoba army, dated yesterday: The unitary condition of the army not utisfactory. There haa not Excluwei a single case of plague. der of the wounded and those from ordinary sickness in the there are in the hospitals at up ih date six soldiers, suffering frgra bwstery, 17 cues of typhoid and yphtu. one case of email pox, one of uny. one of Siberian fever and one i erysipelas, total of 27 cases in gen-'- ! Kuropat kins army of 150.000 i, which Is exclusive of troupe at brt Arthur and Vladivostok. The anber of sick is not greater than in 27.-- The Shank vgdon. May of the Daily Kna eorreaiwndent .,1. cenda a report received from that on May 23rd. tbink-- ii If. corre-.nomde- 1 land-miath- ! ilxty-flv- of peace." CON Firm atiox. Fou. May 27.-1- 2:30 p. m. It is 'ward from a reliable source that the bssaere took Kin Chou yesterday Tisrsdsy) and are now pursuing the Cbe cimve . wl. llsy The St. 27 from Liao Yang, General Ku- ,rmJr has begun an attack on Russian position on the Liao Yang and that it la believed what will f be decisive battle ia pro-traaln-g. 7' . JAPS ARE ACTIVE ON SEA. The follow-iJ?Jatr- h from Viceroy Alexieff, MJr 2. hae been received by the Pffor: rpnrts from Rear Admiral Wltt-i- j Admiral Grlgorvotish today enemy bombarded from on the west coast of the T,,n peninsula about thirteen north f Arthur) with gun-- I The viceroy's dispatch doea mre th- - date of the bombardment.) attn! " n,6ht the w following Japanese JPted to block the roadstead of ttut!,ur with mines and from snore is believed that some Krrion 11 and two torpedo boats and May 21. the p,rcd eleven of the enemy's ,hp ro delean. 'ft 0fJr" rorhant steamer Afir th nd a steam Wi v n TT. si- -. brought to Port Ar lr 'mtn May 1 T : Dalny." PrmdentnfVIi'T m v fcy. ,,r The Toklo rrs- Dally Chronicle under da the follow- - IfBl fiJl hvof slready con uBht railroad of the selge guns Icvjm Ji:nlVV:hDr- - Armmd Kla Chon bave been fighting for the nit bar. sre making little ,1,p Russians, who oc W Posiiiona on the heights." hIir,r bra,..,j!i!ls0r,aion IANS Mny , CONCENTRATING. i- d .. - -The New Chwang May 25, says Shoot His Income and He Himself in Pretence of Lady Lovs. Ivon Evans, known and a son of the American dentist. Dr. John Evans, died tonight at a private sanitarium as the result of a bullet wound received tinder mysterious circumstances. The family ia prominent here. Dr. Evana being a nephew of the famous Dr. Thomas Evans who assisted Empress Eugenie in her flight from Paris after tlie Franco-Pruasia-n war. Dr. John Evans, who came from Baltimore. received the title of the Marquis D'Oyley froqi the pojie, bla elder aon assuming the title of Count DOy-le- y and the younger that of Viscount I) Oyley, by which titles they were generally known. The younger eon, who waa 24 years of age recently, became enamored of a IVrttvian, who waa lime. Pfim-ker- . sojourning at Vichy. Despite the protests of bia family, the viscount and the Peruvian visited the inverts together, remaining at Cannes for some time. Dr. Evans energetically protested against his son's course and finally cut off bis Income. This brought the couple back to Paris, where they arrived a week ago, going to the Hotel De Rlvoll. At 5 o'clock on Monday evening last a shot was heard In the c hamber of the viscount, and when tho proprietor of the hotel reached the chamber he found the viscount on a lied with a wound In hla left breast. Mme. mucker, who was in the room, said that the viscount had shot himself and although weak from lost of blood, the wounded man seemed to confirm the statement, saying that the shooting took place while he was handling. weapon. He was taken to a private sanitarium where an cqieratlon was performed. Madame Pflucker remained constantly at bis bedside. He liecame unconscious and died In the morning, after which the police began an investigation. . Madame Pfluchor was interrogated by the police, and later was given provisional liberty. Rhe boars out the theory of suicide by showing two letters which Viscount D'Oyley had addressed to the authorities, stating tnit it was his intention to commit suicide owing to family difficulties. Paris, May as Buffalo, May 36. Today's session of the Presbyterian assembly closed amid great excitement and witb the question of union with the Cumberland branch still unsettled. When the moderators declared the session adjourned, a dozen men were clamoring for recognition and confusion reigned In all parts of me house. A resolution offered by the Rev, John Crazon of Brooklyn, fixing ihe time for taking the vote on the question, precipitated the crisis. When a semblance of order was restored the resolution was finally passed. It fixed the time for a vote at 11:30 tomorrow and limit the remaining addresses to ten minutes each. The drift of debate today favored union. It was the feeling tonight that the proposition for separate Presbyteries might he referred back to tbc committee. The colored delegates are against this sect ion to a man. A vote in favor of union tomorrow will mean that the recommendation la to be sent down to the Presbyteries for approval or disapproval. It must have a two-thirvote of the Presbyteriea to make it a law. It ia said that the opponents of union will carry the fight to the individual voting on the Presbyteries. ds The largest catch of halibut for a single day's fishing ever made by any vessel in the world, fell to the kit of the steamer New England, Captain Reeseman, this week. Off Dixon entrance the New England one day caught 160.000 pounds of halibut, thus beating all previous records. The New England reached port today. Vancouver, B. C., May 26. Dallas. May 26. The general assembly of the Cumlierland Presbyterian church adjourned tonight until the third Thursday of May, 1905, and the place of the next re(ins will ha Fresno, Cal. A report, of the committee on overtures, which was adopted requesting that all Cumberland Presbyterian ministers refuse tu perform the marriage for any man or woman divorced for A MENACE TO yHE HOME." other reasons than that of adultery. St. Louis. May 26. A conference This is the strictest regulation the church ever has adopt ed ujara this subprovided for at the recent convention of the National Congress of Mothers ject. Another Item in the same report that ministers and laywas held today In the Hall of Cong- recommended Inilueuce against the resses. Judge Flenner of Boise, Idaho, men useofall their the doctrine of the Murmon spread delivered the principal address on church. The Mormon Hierarchy A Menace Report number two of the committee to the Home. on Sabbath observance contained a resolution providing for the closing of the gates of the Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland, Ore., in 1905, on Sundays. This was promptly adopted. It was stated today by leaders of the element in the church opposing the union that an organization waa being formulated for the purpose of opposition in the Presbyteries where the question is onw to be contested. They claim that it will be defeated there, though the unionists are claiming that it will curry. that there Incompetent Italians in the Freight Yards. 26. Vlhcount U'Oylcy, New York, May 24. L. J. Curran, president of the International Freignt Handlers union, today sent telegrams to all the local nnlons along the line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, ordering all moobera nut on strike tomorrow morning. The order includes all freight handlers, weighers, clerks and truck loaders. President Curran also announced that he had received a telegram from General Secretary Casey of the marine firemen's union of the great lakes, stating that no help would be sent to the railway companies from the lakes. General Superintendent Sheiusrd of the New York, New Haven A Hartford railway declared today that by midnight the transfers and two express boat would be working. Mr. 8hepard's address adds that the quantity of freight had decreased greatly on ai count of the strike, but on the whole lie waa quite satisfied with the situation. The freight handlers, he reiterated, will not be taken back under any circumstances. New York, May While the strik- 26. ers admitted today that full rrewa of freight handlers had been Mott-Havyards of the New Ilaven road for two days, they professed to lie, on the whole, well satisfied with the conditions. The new men, all of whom are Italians, are absolutely unable to handle the traffic, the strikers say, and they claim that the congestion resulting from the strike haa linen only slightly relieved.. Along the East river a distinct Improvement. In the handling of freight wee apparent, today. Much of the surplus freight which could not bn handled by the regular sound boats was transferred to the Central Vermont and Maine steamers. non-unio- n at work in the Baltimore, Md, May 26. The Democratic convention of Maryland met n this city today, adopted a platform and selected delegates to the St. Louis Senator convention. United States Gorman was elected from Howard county and his entry into the convention hall was the signal for enthusiastic applause as was every remark made by the senator during the proceedings. The platform adopted la issues National to confined and practically endorses the line of action followed by the Democratic committee during the late sessions of congress. It calls for moderate tariff revision, independence for the Philipalpines and full Investigation of all leged crookedness in the poxtofflee and other government departments, and severely criticises the present administration. As to the Philippine islands and the Panama canal this platform conThere tains the following clauses: Is no rightful place under our system of constitutional American liberty for the conquest, subjugation and of alien races In remote inlands Of the sea and for the dangers and evils of colonization and Imperial expansion and we pledge ourselves to rhe adoption of all conservative and practicable measures to rescue the government from the evil consequences of so deplorable a departure from the fundamental principles of the construction. To this end we demand at the earliest posiblo moment. IndeFilipendence shall be granted to the pinos with the same general relationenship to this country as that now joyed by the people of Cuba. The Democratic party has been foremost in advocating the construcc canal for the tion of an compurpose of national defense and acmerce between the states. . While cepting the result of the negotiations SMiiiductCil by President Roosevelt we cannot loose sight of tlie distuijiing foots that the methods, under-whicinter-oceani- Yan-derviv- e, - a Wf TEN BLOWN , I : TO ETERNITY Of Thirty-thre- e on Tug: Seven Escape Injury. i ? Cauaa of Explosion on Towboat Waa Excess of Mud In ' Boiler. n .j a ' THE PRICE OE COAL Says Rate Cannot be Artificially Fixed, Defendant In Wrecking Case Accused Miners Union Officials of Complicity, the territory was acquired were In defiant disregard of law and treaty obligations towards a sister republic, too weak to resist the ungenerous notion of our government." As to tlie present administration it declares that President Roosevelt has been guilty of repeated and unpardonable dictation to both branches of congress." "We denounce him, it. continues, for flagrant encroachment upon the rightful powers aud independence of congress, and. while amazed at the subserviency of a Republican senate and a Republican house of representatives to his orders and bold usurpation, we declare his autocratic Invasion of their freedom deserves and should receive the indignant robulce and condemnation of the people. While the delegation to St. Louis Instructed except to vote as a unit it admitted that this course was followed at the request' of Senator Gorman, the convention being plainly in the humor to instruct for him. When a delegate moved to to instruct, Senator Gorman prolered and the motion wan withdrawn. The convention adopted a resolution commending the "boldness and vigor with which our senator, Arthur P. Gorman, has signalized his return to Ms former field of his acknowledged leadership and distinguished purposes. The delegation at large were chosen as follows: Senator Gorman. Judge Walter Smith, Stole Trearuror .Murray, J, C. Talbot. Twelve district delegates were alro chosen. Previous to adjournment Senator Gorman in response to insistent calls briefly addressed the convention and said he was satisfied with the honors that had been contevred on him and no selfish ambition, no local j that pride, no desire fur personal favoritism should hamper us until ws bars redeemed the nniniry and placet! a Democrat- - in Ibo r residential chair.! those consecrated: Bishops Joseph F. Berry, Henry William F. McDowell, Bpellmeyer, William Burt, James W, Bashford, Missionary Bishops Isaiah B. Scott, William R. Oldham, John K. Robinson and Merriam G. Harris. Louisville, Ky., May 26. Tho tow-- , boat of Fred Wilson was torn to splln-- " ten, ten men were blown to pieces and sixteen others injured by a tremendous explosion of the boat's boilers at 8:3d o'clock this morning.- Of the thirty, three persona aboard tha boat only seven escaped unhurt Of the injured one will probably dla. Tbe force of the explosion waa ao great that It shattered windows and awakened the occupants of houses in Louisville, four . Honolulu, May 26. Admiral Glass miles from the scene. and fleet will probably sail for the The dead: Aleutian islands June 4th. Joseph Price, captain, Braddock, . Penn. Albert H. Miller, pilot, Pittsburg. W. A. Holland, guest of captain, Braddock, Penn. William Quinn, steward, Pittsburg. Hugh McHosklns, cook, Pittsburg. J. C. Johnson, deck hand, Tryon, Pa. PatricK White, deck hand, Pittsburg. Sherman 8hlbler, second engineer, Inter-Sta- te for Unpardonable Dictation on the platform during tonight's ceremony. Following are the names ot en I Petersburg ffs'ib sT- -" The Daliea. Ore., May 27. The third day of the trial of Norman Williams for the murder of Alma Nesbit, was one of sensations. The chief witness of the day was Dr. H. V. Hampton, a chemical expert. Dr. Hampton testified ihat the hair aiid blood found on the sacks in the grave discovered under the hen house on the Williams homestead, were human hair and blood, portions of the scalp remaining In the hair, having been separated from a living skull. The sensation ef the day waa the reading of a certified copy of the county records from Vancouver, Washington, showing the marriage of Alma Nesbit to Williams on July 25th, 1899. The record of the evidence shows one divorce and another marriage since his marriage to Alma Nesbit. Witnesses from Bellingham testified that William intro-duceAnna Zieveny there last fall aa Alma Nesbit. The demand of tlie prosecution for the appearance of the Ziveny woman was not complied with by the defense. Tonight the state rested its case, the defense producing no testimony. The closing arguments will commence tomorrow. RECORD CATCH OF HALIBL Father to to Congress. the Petit Partsenne Ppha that aerordlng to a private of ft. Petersburg. May 26. Record! Were Read of Marriaga Accused to Victim and Subsequent Bigamous Condut Cuts Off CHARGE IS Member of Alleged Trust Testifies Before CHANGED Delegation is Only Instructed to Vote as a TO PERJURY Commerce Commission and Unit- - Platform Denounces Roosevelt now prog res battle SING. 'rnrspondent. President Curran Orders Out Union Men AD Along the Line- -' Company Hires -- of Dallas Convention Adjourn Without Further Mention of Union Ministers to Fight Mormon ism. GORMAN WILL NOT TAKE suf-fwi- to Presbyterian Sentiment is to Scion of Prominent Family Unite Two Churches. Elopes With Matron. Sensation in Williams-Nc- sbit Murder Case, Denver, May 26. A Republican special from Cripple Creek says: Aeting upon the request of the district attorney, the district court today dismissed tho case against Charles H. McKinney, charged with attempting to wreck a Florence & Cripple Creek railroad passenger rain. McKinney confessed to complicity in the alleged attempt. and charged several prominent officials of the Cripple Creek Miners union with being the instigators of tbs crime. All of the latter were acquitted upon trial, and McKinney wav held on the strength of his confession. McKinney was released and about midnight a warrant sworn to hy Atthe Miners' torney Hangs, union, charging McKiuney with perjury. was placed In tne hands of constable for service. The charge is Isued on testimony given by McKinney in the trial of the union officials. New York, May 26 President Thomsit of the Valley road In his tescomtimony ltefore the inter-stat- e merce commission which is conducting an inquiry into the alleged coal trust, said Ihat he fixed the price of coal or the U:hlgh Valley company that is sold at Hde water. Asked If It was not a fact that according to his answer it was quite possible that the public had to pay what all the roads demand, and what any one road demanded. Sir. Thomas said: You don't believe that any more than I do; noliody believes that In a necessarv corn-mcountry of free men iiv will be kept from them by unfair prices. Mr. Thomas said that he conferred with President Baer of the road before isod rcpre-iontln- suing the price to prevail beginning April 1. but denied that any agreement was made re gar ling prices. I made no concealment of what I wav going to do,' be said, nor did they (vinceal anything. FIFTEEN THROWN Would you IN STREAM raise the Iliigh Val- ley's prli-- if yon thought yon could 1 get the Increase?" he was sked. Yes sir, I would. Do yon think you coiill maintain Temporary Bridge Collapses and One an advanced price if your competitors Drowned. is Laborer did not follow suit?' No air, I do not. In reply to questions by commtwion-c- r emPronty Mr. Thomas ssld that it Reno, Nev., May would be Impossible arbitrarily to' fix ployes ot the San Francisco Construction, engaged In th building of the the price of coal. What determines tbe price If the government canal at Salvia, at noon toa do not fix It? Mr. Prouty railroads temporary crowded upon day, aVc,l. bridge across the Tracks The willingn era of tbe public to pay river, which sagged below the water, j rail-- I precipbaring them i" the stream. One the price and the ability of the man. a Swede, name unknown, was roads to produce it at that price. George F. Lee. president and general drowned end th others narrowly esCoal caped. The body ha not yet been re- manager of the George F. L"P of Wilkcsbvrre. an indeCompany, covered. which has The accident I zlmilar to that which pendent opfatlng company occurred at Spring, fen a cos purchase cniili,n,-- tA with the Western, days ago. In which four people were Delaware, lickawanna drowned and tbe Indy of one of the said an abrogation of tbe coal purchase victims of that tragedy, V. T. Tinnnian cnntrs'ts wnu'd ruin the lndcien,lcnt or Chicago has not yet been recovered. operators because they would not be 2.-Fif- loen on I 1 able to compete with the railroad coal prices. The railroad haa facilities for carrying on a price war which the operators do not possess, be said. The miner would be unfavorably affected by a reduction in wages along with the reduction in prices as provided by the arbitration committee. Ills company baa entered Into the contract because It was thought the conditions of operation would be more advantageous, and that was found to be correct. Since the arbitration the cost of producing coal has Increased 17 per rent on a St sale basis, tbe witness said. lie thought, however, that in such a contingency ihe operators would try to agree on prices an l regulate romie-tltlon. Adjourned until tomorrow. Pltuburg. William Thornton, colored, fireman, Mlddlesboro. Joseph Warden, colored, fireman. Mlddlesboro, Ohio. Tb injured: Tobe Letzieroucb, deck hand, Wella-bur- g, W. Va., probably fatal. Carl Codey, cabin hoy. Brooklyn, O., bkiwn 125 feet to shore, serious. William Titus. Pittsburg. John Miller, Alleghany, Pa. William Miller, Alleghany, Penn. Albert E. Stewart, Middlesport. O. Emma Williamson, chambermaid, I'lttsliurg. Pa. Nine others were slightly Injured. All the injured, except couch will . recover. Three bodies have thus for been recovered, those of Sherman Shfbler, Iatrick White and J. C. Johnson, who died In a hospital. The btsilea of the. other seven victims are thought to b pinned under the wreckage and may not be recovered for several days. Three deck hands, reported as missing and thought to have swelled the number of dead to thirteen, were afterward found tn local hospitals. The Fred Wilson was the property ot the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke company, and at the tiin of the accident was arranging her tow near Rlvervlew park, about sixty feet from shore. No good explanation of the cause of The the accident has been offered. most plausible theory is offered by some of the deck hands, who suggest that there may have been an excess cl mud in tbe boilers. 4 METHODIST BACKED UP . DEMAND EPISCOPAL CONSECRATING WITH PISTOL Seven Bishops and Four Missionary Bishops Were Initiated in Solemn Ceremony. Los Angeles, May 21 In the presence of over 3.000 people here tonight tbe seven newly elerted bishops and four new'i elerted missionaries of tha Methodist Episcopal church were consecrated. The ceremony lasted an hour and a half, and was most Impressive. It was the greatest number of bishops ever consecrated at any one time in the history of the church. In fact, but a total of fifteen new Methodist bishops have been chosen within the past quarter of a century. The largest number consecrated on ally previous single occasion was at Brooklyn in 1872. when seven were ordained. All of tii reigning blrhops of the church, with the exception of liinhop McAle-e- . together with twelve elders, who acted as presenum, were present : ( Holdup Presents Written Demand for All tha Cash in Bank He . Cats Seme. Auburn, Cal.. May 36. A man wearing a false beard entered the Placet County bank today and presented a written demand for all of the cash on hand. A pistol gave emphasis to ths demand. Assistant Cashier McFaydcn, who was alone, tried to temporise, hopTh ing some person would enter. stranger sprang over the counter and fired a shot at McFayden, but the bullet went wide. The robber nixed a! of tbe gold In the money tray, emptied it into a canvas sack and started to depart. At the door he encountered Cashier Smith aiul salved blui aside with his revolver. li sprang Into a nearby cart and escaped. The bank nfflrlal decline to etafo bow much gold waa taken. .. )' I ! r ni 5 . Hi If v D.l |