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Show r f ,nr- - fLIL ASSOCIATED FBESS TELfGEAPllIC VOL. L ttab Heather forecast SERVICE. NO. fair Today OGDEN 104. CITY. UTAH, WEDNESDAY APRIL MORNING, J3. 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS, VOICE OE HEAVY GUNS MARKS LONG EXPECTED FIGHT OF FULL FLEETS CHARGES AGAINST THE r ATTITUDE Says the South Has Republican Washington. April 12. Sacred Trust In Negro The rare racial equality as a thing to be In the House today Mr. Dalzell IPa.) from the committee on rulea reported a resolution declaring it to he in or der immediately after ita adoption to lake up and consider a bill to ratify and confirm an act of the Hawaiian legislature, granting ah electric light franchise In the Island of Oahu. The resolution was agreed to after brief discussion, and the bill was taken ' up and passed. A similar bill was passed ratifying t.'ii' act of the Hawaiian Legislature gntnling a gas franchise in Honolulu. The Alaska delegate bill was then taken up for further consideration. Mr.1 fruit (Kan.) devoted himself to a reply to Mr. Hilbert iKy.), whom he said had animadverted severely on President Roosevelt regarding the Booker Washington incident. He referred to the recent letter of Cleveland to Mr. Webb of North Carolina, denying emphatically that he had extended courtesies to C. H. J. Taylor, a Kansas negro politician, pa Mr. Scott had charged in the House. Mr. Scott, read several extracts from letters be had received from persons In Kansas and elsewhere, which he said make it clear the statement made by him waa not a fabricat Ion. These ' letter, be said, contain statements that it was the common boast of Tay lor in Kansas that be had lunched and dined with Mr. Cleveland, and that Taylor made no secret of that intimate personal relation existing be tween them. He did not, he said, cite the letters to Impeach Mr. Cleveland and gave Mr. Cleveland full credit for But he telling exactly the truth. hoped that what he had presented would convince the House that he also told the (ruth when he previously said the allegation was based on widespread rumor. Mr. Barthold (Mo.) spoke of the fact that Thomas Jefferson had honored a negro with a formal invitation to dinner at bis family home. The only rea-no- n that fact Is not generally known, he said, was because nobody thought anything of It and no one saw fit to criticise Mr. Jefferson for it. Mr. Bartholdt said that If In the Judgment of the Democrats. President Honserr-l- t Russians Annihilate Fifty Japanese Scouts and Later Waving of Bloody Flag". Into the question again waa Injected proceeding of the House of Represent- ,) atives today when Mr. Scott, (Kau-ndelivered a long address in which lis referred to his previous statement mat It was current in Kansas that Cleveland bad dined C. 8. H. He Taylor, a Kansas negro politician. dtlx-en- s nail several letters front Kansas that ft had been Taylor's boast that he had received such social attention from Mr. Cleveland. He also sai l thaL Mr. Cleveland, while governor of New York, had signed a bill providing for mixed schools. In a spirited reply. Mr. Williams, de(Mississippi.) the minority leader, flated the attitude of the South toward the negro. At the instance of Mr. Bartlett, of Georgia, a letter from Cleveland was read, denying that lie had ever dined a negro. Mr. Bartlett also declared Judge Parker of New York, to be the man whom the Democrats will nominate for President had made a mistake in Mr. Washington to dine with him. that what Thomas Jefferson did tuMt-- i he an unpardonable social sin. Iho President's luncheon to Wash fnnim. he said, waa a hurried, impro. 'I.'rd affair, while in the case of Mr. it was a well arranged, well prepared banquet. Mr. Scott, resuming, had read the Jaw of New York, signed by Mr. Cleve nd while Governor, provldieg fm mixed schools. Although Mr. Clere-nhad denied this, he said it was y for a man to forget a matter of twenty years ago. He was willing to eonrode that the had for mien about the law. He also referred 9 1:10 denials of Mr. Cleveland of charge by Tbomaa Watson of Goor tiiat the had nomi "ted a negro. Charles II. J. Taylor, MrWatson, he said, undoubtedly te. Mr. Watson, hes aid. undoubtedly WBant South American s republic, in Mr. Cleveland had noml-caeTaylor to Boliver. H the Democrats did not wish to make an issue of the negro question. did hy they Initiate dismission of it He did not understand why some gentlemen should hold up the bugaboo nl negro domination. "Are you really afraid." he Inquired of the Democrats ?r ,e yon only pretending to ne 'raid?" A vigorous defense of the South for its attitude on the negro question a made by Mr. William of Mississippi who said it was an pld game, known mc to Ibose who know any ? thing about American politic, tha when the Pepubllcan party found it -- lf face I with issues that Its supremacy, it began to ware thf Moody shirt one way or another. He aid. however, there was one thing neither the Republican party nor the e;iir world could do. and that wai j make the South consent to regard - be-tan- ii -- ne' GATHERING BEFORE PORT Senator Teller Reads Thomas Letter on Shaws Administration Order Book of St. Clair. -- Kill of Cavalry Koreans Betray Boat-Loa- d Spies to the Japs. de- sired." Nor could they make the South con sent to the proposition that the right of the negro consists in giving bin power to govern the white men of the South. He declared the negroes rights in the South are recognised much mori abundantly than anywhere else. "The Republican party," he said, "cannot persuade Southern white men that it Is not a good or humane thing to maintain in the South the white mans cP lllzaiion and to perpetuate their two things upon what it was founded the 'white man's code of ethics and the sanctity of fho white man's family." The people of the South were going to lift the negro race gently sanely and in the proper way. It had the kindliest feeling for the negro You can't deflect us from live pend Ing issues, concluded Mr. Williams God, he said, had given the colored man to the South aa a trust, and that trust should be kept. There was nc to be a hybridized South. Mr. McCall of Massachusetts pre aented the report of the committee and It wag read at length, the mem liera exhibiting a marked interest in its contents. While agreeing with all the report contained, Mr. McDermott of New Jersey. presented some views of the mi nority members of the committee which also were read-- . Both reports were ordered printed. A Senate bill waa passed approprl at ing $2.(H10 to supply, a defleieuej in the contingent fund of the Senate Consideration of 'The Alaska dele gate' bill then waa resumed. Mr. Bartlett of Ceoila bad read the following letter from Cleveland, dated March 4, 1904, in reply to one from himself: "I have received a number of Inquiries similar to yours touching my invitation to Mr Douglas to a wedding reception and signing while Governor of New York of a bill providing for mixed schools. "I do not suppose that Mr. Thomas K. Watson believed or had any reason to believe either of the allegation when he made them. At any rate, the: are both utterly and absolutely false ,T cannot afford to devote a great deal of time in denying such foolish tales. I shall, therefore, attempt tc cover every phase of the subject now and for all. It so happened that have never In my official position either when sleeping or waking, alive or dead, on my head or on my heels dined, lunched, or supped or invite to a wedding any colored man. woman or child. If. however, 1 had de elded to do any of these things, neither the fear of Mr. Watson or any one else would have prevented me. When I was Governor, a movement was made In the Legislature to abolish sepa rate colored schools In New York city I opposed the measure and it failed. I do not flud that 1 Interposed a veto and I have forgotten the course the matter took, but I know that what, ever I did was in favor of maintaining separate colored schools instead o; having them mixed. liour very truly, Che Foo, April 12. 11 a. m. A correspondent of the Associated Press at Teng-Choforty miles northwest of here, telegraphs aa follows: Sounds of very heavy firing wen heard at half past six o'clock thia t Wednesday) morning. Tne firing evidently waa being done between here and Port Arthur. It is believed at Teng-Chothat tbc long exixwled sea fight among the Miato Islands has taken place. The Japanese battleship Asahl, flying an admiral's flag, was aeon on Foo yesterday going to the west, and there la no doubt but (hat tha remainder of the Japanese fleet was in the vicinity of Port Arthur. The Russian fleet also waa seen out-slPort Arthur yesterday. w ve ue Port Arthur is about 65 miles to the North from Teng Chow. The Miaotao Islands are on a line between the two miles points and about twenty-liv- e north of Teng Chow. Dispatches received from the Far East during tbs put five days have reported both tbs Japanese fleet and the Russian Port Arthur fleet to he cruising at sea In the vicinity of Port Arthur. Six Japanese warships were reported off on April 9th. and on the 10th Japanese warships were seen on the horlxon from Port Arthur. On April 10th the Russian warships at Port Arthur were reported to be patrolling autlvety, and on the 11th instant eight Russian warships wars reported to have been seen ten mils outside of Port Arthur. Wri-llal-W- ei la-ta- nt Che Foo, prll 13. Noon The captain of the steamer Lockslian. which arrived today from Newrhwang, reports that be heard heavy firing between five and seven o'clock this (Wednesday) morally; in the direction of Port Arthur. The firing wu continuous but no ships were visible, from the direction of the sound ha Judged that there was fishting at the entrance to Port Arthur. The Lock-sha- n wu the last foreign merchant vessel to leave Newell wang. sailing at the British gunbnqt the same time Esplegle, at 1 o'clock yesterday after- u noon. :30 Seoul, Korea, April p. m. Japanese advices from Northern Korea stale that the Russians have strongly fortified Cblu Tien Chong, a walled town on the Manchurian side of the Yalu river, about ten miles north of Antung. It is estimated that there are 20,000 Russians of all arms at Antung ready to oppose the Jaimnese crossing. Webb Hayes hu returned here from a journey to Anju, thence to the Arner-leamines at Uaaan and theuce north to the Yalu river. He reports that be received hospitable treatment from the the Japanese and he compliments equipment of the Jaipur. field forces, the effectiveness of their pontoon bridge at Anju and their transport organization. Japanese Miniver Hay-asis urging the Korean foreign office not to penult northern prefects to leave their posts, declaring that their absence would Increase the existing feeling of unrest 12.-4- n hl St. Petersburg, April 12. The Cossack scouts on the banka of the Tslu river have not reported the appearance of JHiianrse troops there. The Emperor received a telegram that reported that all is quiet at Port Arthur; that the naval squadron is again pulling to sea and (hat Makaroff has scut a few torpedo boat destroyers to explore the coasts where some of the enemy's torpedo boats arc believed to bo lurking. St Petersburg. April 12. Circassians ore volunteering In large numbers for service in the Far East. About 12.000 Jiave been enrolled in the Koukan district, each man paying for hia own horse and equipment. The government has agreed in resimnse to the representations of the United Stales authorities to show as much consideration as possible to tbe two Jaimnese taken by the Russians from the American newspaper correspondents' steamer at New Chwang and who are held under suspicion of bring spies. In accordance with his annual custom the Emiicror this afternoon reviewed the Empress' Horse Guards, tha crack cavalry regiment, of the empire, in their riding school on the horse guard boulevard, the occasion being the celeliralion of the feast of tha regiment's hi Iron saint. Before aa .embowered stand occupied by the imimriaL party, including the Empm and the highest ladies of the court, the Emperor in the guards uniform reviewed the Hpfendld looking troopers In white - United States Objects to Petition Being Made After Decision Had Been Rendered by the Supreme Court al rn April 9.1903, as affirmed by the supremo court of tbe United States, and for such other or further or definite orders or relief aa to ths court may deem fit. The United States neither admits or denies the allegations of the petition, but objects lo the pro x wed Intervention. This case was heard by this court mi and a final bill, answer and docree was entered, enjoining tha defendants as therein recited. Upon appeal by (.be defendant to the Supremo Court of the Unfed States the decree of this court was affirmed in every particular. the effect of which waa to end and close the case. The United Stales stands on ths decree aa affirmed, and submit that the court is only concerned to see that it Is faithfully observed by the defendants according to its terms. (Signed.) P . C. Knox. Attorney-General- ." Mr. Evarts In his statement contended that the Security romfiany in its final distribution oi assets intended to take a course whii h woud continue the common control of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways, to the detriment of the plaintiff and continued violation of the Shyrman anti- trust law. Mr. Root coni ended that there was no warrant in (he general rules of practice, in the decrees of the courts nor in the statute. for this intervention. He said the decree of this court was limited to the simple command "Thou Shalt Sot. and noihing waa expected but Ibsolute obedience. The arguments of both Mr. Evarts and Mr. Root occupied less than an hour's time, but every word waa followed with the closest attention by the throng of attorneys and spectators who crowded the court room, the galleries and who sat even on the tables and tha steps loading to the tribunal. Just before noon, and when the court resumed at. 2 o'clock Judge Lovett began bla argument on behalf of the petitioners. He lie van with tbe contention that if the Northern Securities Great Northern Companies it would Jorlty: In our own way. tn our own time and when we think proper, we wi. provide for an investigation, but wt will nut make aurh proviskm on nn ap propria! ion bill." The motion to Iny on the table preas to 15. vailed, (Continued on Page Three) Mr. Teller, speaking of hia reference to charges against the Treasury Department, said that hia remarks had been based cm charge of violation nl the law, which had been made against Secretary Shaw by the lata Genera' H. 1L Thomas, former appraiser of the port of Chicago, and he read the news paper letter written by Mr. Thnmaa. saying that he did not know whether the charges were true, or whether the secretary knew of them, but that he felt that It was due to that, offleinl that he should make thia statement to ex plain the reference he had previously made. While Mr. Teller waa reading Gen eral Thomas' letter, Mr. Hopatna entered the chamber and at Its conclu sion interrupted the Colorado Senator with an Inquiry aa to the purport o his remarks and when Mr. Teller re plied Mr. Hopkins remarked: The Senator should know some thing about the truthfulncaa of hia charges before quoting them here." Mr. Tidier replied that he had known General Tbomaa and considered him a man an worthy of credence at the Illinois Senator. To this Mr. Hopkins replied; "Judy ing from the Senator's statement here had been the legal owner of I should Judge that he would be company will stock of the Northern Pacific, and the ing to take a statement from the alumr as from any other place, and as good have been entitled to the trusts of that as I hat of any one else. Possibly ownership and (he attorney-genera- l Is there In the Colorado would not have obtained the relief In Senators something record and In hia assort the original suit tion with tbe departments that, he is The foundation of the bill In that not proud of, but If the benator'a rec-nrcase waa that the stock had been acthere is as clean as mine he has quired and held for an illegal purpoua. nothing to fear." The decree of the court had deterReplying Mr. Teller said that hi mined that no title to the stock ever considered Mr. Hopkins reference t passed to the Northern Securities comhimself In connection with the alumr because was that not pany as a gratuitous insult, and added that company legally raimble of holding such title. alter such an exhibition 0f bad man The decree further bad the effect of tier on the part of the Illinois Senator giving the court practical custody of he would decline to yield further to the stock of the Northern Securities him, or have anything further to dc Company. with him. The petitioners, he said, were not Mr. Hopkins said he had no intenasking the courts to wind up the affairs tion of making any attack on the Colonor dissolve the securities comiiany. rado Senator. He was. however, They were asking it to dJajxme of the familiar with the Thomas letter stock in what they contended was the and knew that Its writing had been only way consistent with ths decree dictated 1 y spite, as he knew that of tbe court. The plan of distribution the cowrue of the Socreiarjr asalso well as projiosed by the Northern Securities his own course in the matter had been company, did not dissolve that corporopen and in the interrst of the pubation. It simply reduced or attempted lic service. to reduce Ita stock in such a manner aa Mr. Cullom said General Thomas would leave the stockholders in conhad been Ms personal friend and that trol of both roads. he bid stood by General Thomas to lie referred to the statement of coun- the time of his removal. He said up Gensel for the Northern Securities comeral Thomas was sincere In believing pany to the effect that tbc company himself a good appraiser, hut. said might have sold Its stock holdings, and Mr. Cullom, 1 thing the of denied this, iiecausn the decree of the the Treasury probably wasSecretary In justified court determined that It had never removing him." not. necowned that six-- because it is The Posfofflce appropriation bill was essary to enjoin a corporation from passed. The conference report on the Indian Beijing the stock because it Is not customary to enjoin any one from selling appropriation bill was agreed to. A Joint resolution was what he does not own. The stock was adopted authas much lij the conductive custody of orizing the Secretary of fl'ar to negoft. It seized tiate with John T, Dean, of Portland, the court as If had When Mr. Lovett concluded, former Ore., for the purchase of an original Congressman James Hamilton Lewis, manuscript copy of the order hook of Chicago, appeared and stated that of Ceneral St Clair." The Kittrldge he represented ths Continental Trust bill to provide for the temporary govcompany of New Jersey, and asked to ernment ty the canal zone in Panama ha heard as an ohjeetor to the petition. waa taken up. Mr. Kittrldge indicated The court then allowed him 15 minntes. the willingness of the committee to acHe said hia client waa tbe owner of cept the amendment regulating the issuance f tsinds In aid of the canal re-(Continued on Page Three) ported from the committee on finance. INTO HARRIHAN MERGER SUIT St. Paul, April 12. A great legal battle by corporation lawyers whose names are familiar throughout the "GROVER CLEVELAND After its reading Mr. Bartlett aa! United States, la being waged in the that whenever Mr. Cleveland's naim United States district, court before was suggested as a possible randldat' Sanborn. of the Democrats for President, the Judges the actionVandeventor, Hook. Thayer, being based on a Republicans seemed to get very mud motion presented to the court fcy E. H. excited and afraid. Hsrriman. et al, for leave to file an Mr. Barlett added: for the purjKxe of "I know he will not he nominated intervening petition the Northern Securities I know, too, that he does not desire showing why company's officials should not carry to be nominated. He aaid he also out a of distribution of the assets knew that the Democratic party would of the plan recently declared illegal Northnominate some one who was a true ern Securities in a manner to Democrat and he added with some de be Inimical to the interests alleged of Harrl-ma- n liberation: and Pierce. It la not very difficult now to state The at torneys representing the plainwho that will be." tiffs are W. D. Guthrie, R. S. Lovett Does the gentleman know who I general counsel of the Southern Pacific. will he?" Inquired Mr. Dalzell. J. M. Baldwin of Omaha, aud "Yea." said Mr. Bartlett, that wholt Judge Maxwell of Ohio. knows, country Judge Parker of New The defendants were represented by York. which elicited Democratic ap Ellhu Root, former secretary of war; plauae. G. Johnson of Philadelphia; John Mr. Lacey of Iowa, facetiously asked Francis Lynde 8tetaon, counsel for J. Mr. Bartlett if he was not dlsrour P. & Co; George Young, Frank teoua to hia two colleagues, Wllliamr B. Morgan and C. A. Severance, also of Mississippi and Hearst of New C. Kellogg W. Bunn, genera counsel for the York. Northern Pacific and M. D. Grover, "I withdraw In the interest of part general rounsel for the Great Northern. harmony, ejaculated Mr. Williams Besides this array of talent., tbe United amid hearty laughter . States government waa represented by Hearst was not in his seat. District Attorney C. C. Houpe. who filAt 5:11 the House adjourned. ed an exception to the intervention under the direction of United States SHOOTING SCRAPE. Attorney-GenerKnox. This intervention was sntnewhai. of a surprise to the An altercation between three ne- petitioner who were not aware of It groes on Commercial street last night until after Mr. Evarts had opened the resulted in the shooting of Clarence rase for the plaintiffs when Judge San-hoasked him if he was aware that Denton, who received a flesh wound In the United States government objected the hip. Bob Hicks, who Bred the shot, was to the intervening petition The court then directed Mr. Houpe to read placed under arrest, and George the objection of Mr. Knox which la as t, a waiter in the Famous who-- e the row started, was follows: "I xespectfully submit to the court he1 ss a wlfoe-- s. It swears that McCfeary and Den- that notice has been served upon me ton both attacked Hleka, who drew his that Edward H. Hsrriman. Winslow . Pierce and the Oregon Short Line railrevolver to defend himself. Denton and McCIeary both ran. hut road intervene In this case and to prothe former received the bullet as he . ceed and to be heard in respect of the I was fleeing. final decree of ibis court entered on Washington, April 12. A sharp colloquy occurred In the Senate today between Senators Teller and Hopklm Telgrowing out of the reading by Mr. Geu-eral ler of a letter written by the late 11. II. Thomas of Chicago, attack ing the Civil Service administration of the Treasury Department. Mr. Hop kins took exception to tlie quoting of the letter and declared that, the Colo redo Senator would he willing to ac cept "authority from the slums." whereupon Mr. Teller declined to yield further, declaring Mr. Hopkins' refer enre to tho slums to he Insulting. The Incident occurred in connection with the discussion of the Poslofllce appropriation bill. That matter waa under discussion during the first half of the session and has passed, all amendments offered by the Democrats being voted down. The bill providing a form of government for the Panama canal sono waa taken np, hut deliate on I had not begun when the Senate adjourned. Mr. Teller quoted a statement in (he Congressional record to the effect that the 1ennsylvanla Senator had vole for an investigation and declared that the chairman of the committee orlg nally had recognized the necessity foi Inquiry, adding: if other influences have bee brought lo bear upon mm, causing hir to see the matter in a different light he eannot escape Hut conclusion tha he had beard sufficient charges to Jus lify his demand for Investigation.'' Mr. lodge moved to lay the amendment on the table, saying for the ma and that the provision waa IncorpoN a Led in the bill. Mr. Morgan offered hia hill. Introduced on the first Instant, as a substitute fur the entire bill. The Pauama hill was laid aside for the day and after a hrief executive session the Senate, at 5 p. m., TO FUSE WITH DEMOCRATS Populist Party Met, But Made Nominations. No Topeka. April 12. The Populist State Committee met here today and adjourned without making any nomine-Ilon- a. They will meet in Topekn again on August 23rd nt which (Iran nn effort will lie made to fuse with ths Democrats. The strongly Insisted on nominating n Btate ticket without reference to anything tha Democrats wanted. The other element tried to patch up n deal to nominate two anpremo court justices, governor and one or two other stats officers, have these endorsed by tha Democrats at their convention next August and then permit the Democrats to nemo the remainder of tha ticket Adherents of tbta wheats were in tho majority. but tha opposition threatened to boll and nominate a straight Populist ticket tn case such an. arrangement were tn be made, and thia HIM it. An effort will he made to adjust matters with the Democrats before tha time of holding the next convention. About tho only thing both elements agreed to waa the resolutions. Thaos expressed allegiance lo tho last national platform and demand tho repeal of the Stale law. William R. Hearst la endorsed In tha following language: Resolved, that It la tho sense of thin ' convention that to bring about between the electoro of ths Peoples party and the electors of tha Democrat ic party In Kansas, thia year. It. will be absolutely necessary for tho Democratic national convention In SL Loula in July next to nominate William R. Hearst. or some equally pronounced reform Democrat for President. Eighty-nin- e delegates to tho national convention at Springfield, Illinois, were choeen. ra antl-Kual- WANTS DEATBOB LIBEITT Levy, Whose Death Sentence Wee Commuted to Life Imprisonment, Wants No Compromise. Boise, la., April 12. George Levy, condemned tn die next Friday for tho murder In Boise of Davis Levy, aa aged miser, and who was yesterday granted clemency by tlie pardon board, today was furious when he received work that his sentence had been commuted to life imprisonment. I will sot accept 11," ho declared wildly. If 1 am guilty, hang mo pow; If not, give mo my liberty. ho calmed down on assurance that his attorney might yet secure his freedom. George TREATY TEXT IS8UEDL Lanadowne Reviews Main Feature Agreement. of April 12. The text of tho colonial treaty was officially issued today. Jt was prefaced by a dispatch from Minister Lana-dowto the British ambassador to France, Sir Edmondson, In which Lord Lansdowne says that a settlement was most earnestly desired on both sides of the channel, and that the movement in its favor reached powerful Influence from tbe visits of King Edward ami President Loubet Lord Lansdowne also pays n tribute to tho personal knowledge and diplomatic exjierience of Mr. Cam bon, (he French ambassador in London, to whom the agreement was largely dun Lord Lausdowne review nt length the main features of the agreement sad concludes: "it may perhaps be permitted for the two countries to hops that in thus bos-intho composition of rhstr-lon-g standing differences upon mutual and a freak recognition of each other's legitimate wants and aspiration. they may afford a precedent, which will contribute something to the maintenance of International good will and the preservation of. general peace. Anglo-Krcnr-h g roni-ea-sio- New York, April 13. Jamas W. was Indicted by the grand Jury today for assault In the first degree on W. C. Greene last Saturday. Goodman la charged with threatening to shoot Greene, who is irelint of the Greene Consolidated Copper company. unless the latter immediately paid him a large sum of money. Goodman |