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Show IX. NUMBER volume OGDEN,, UTAH 121, WITNESS PLICED T RUSSIA IS HOW READV M RETARD wok on new TO APPEAR AS A WITNESS FOR RUSSIA CHAIRMAN RAS MADE CONTINUES TO WITHHOLDS ACTION ON PREPARE FOR WAR. ROCKEFELLER GIFT. THE OF CANAE COMMISSION T PEACE IN BUT EMPEROR BEEF TRUST CASES. YORK SUBWAY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1905 THE NO CESSION P. SHONTS TERRITORY THEODORE OF SUPERVISE AND NO INDEMNITY. WILL WORK. Train Crashes Into Newspaper Men Warned Away Commission Reviewing Situation Statement Made In Report That Leaves Japan to Determine Whether Members of Isthmian Canal ComFrom Vicinity of Grand Jury Prudential Committee Has No With Regard to Prosecution mission Sent In Their ResigBehead and Explodes Large Negotiations Can Be Begun of Under of Arrest. Dynamite. On That Basis. of the War. Penalty nations Today. Right to Decline Gift. Quantity foutniction March 29. A runaway construction train crashed VEW YORK. at the bottom shaft at street to-0, was feared for a time that u Rioter lost their lives in the The followed. shock which was felt for nearly the explosion The police reserves and two of firemen hurried to the firemen were overcome To Ktttk to run a w 0 while attempting to the tunnel the through said a Is It Quantity of bgUeihaft was y bulkhead the behind dyMBtte the concussion. The timbers am. All the employes were Kwmted tor and there was no loss was still gpik. At 2 o'clock the fire Mrfllsc.1 R is stated that work on will be retarded six ibe subway Sixty-eigh- Hundred It th sev-a- ul ex-g- 11 ex-b- nonthf. pastors , from all AMERICA AT NA8HVILLE. CHICAGO, March 29. Assistant Pngin announced today that the government has decided to pluce John E. Shields, an Armour employe, of Brooklyn, under a heavy bond to appear as a witness In any trials growing out of the grand jury Investigation of the beef trust. Shields furnished a bond of $10,000 to appear at the July trials. Thomas J. Connors, general superintendent for Armou & Co., who was arrested yesterday, was charged with making overtures to Shields, who was brought here by the government as a witness. Newspaper men today were wanted away front the vicinity of the grand Jury under penalty of arrest. The federal grand Jury last night returned an indictment against Connors on a charge of interfering with a witness summoned. Mr. Connors, who Is J. Ogden Armour's most confidential employe and the active head of one of the largest parking companies of the world, was arrested on a bench warrant by a deputy United States marshal and brought to the grand Jury room, where he was released on $5,000 bond. After his release Mr. Connors refused to discuss the matter. Attor- ney-General ST. IKTKKjiHl Kt;. M.m I, 29. -- A pruiuitieat diplomat said mil.iy: The gn is now for pcai e. but continues to prepare L.i- war." A commission under tlie presidency of Grand Duke Nichidaii'Viti h is carefully reviewing the situation in reference to the proseeutlon of the war and expects to make a complete report to the emperor within ten days. - FEAR THAT JAPS HAVE TURNED RUSSIAN FLANK LGNDiiN. March The St. 2S. Pe- sn - . ht al I- - - - of PHILADELPHIA, March 29. The Pennsylvania railroad's pension department shows that during the five been years of its operation there hasallowauthorized to be paid in pension ance to the retired employees of the company the sum of $1,614,087.69. This exexpenditure does not Include the pense of operation of the department, which is borne by the company. Durof the ing the five years' application pension plan 2,418 employes have been retired as pensioners from the active began goon after the opening service of the company, of which numwin continue until the show ber 700 have died. Of the total num-Ijage Saturday night. retired, $68 were betw een the were 65 and 69 years, of whom 489 of retired on their own request, with the officer. approval of the employing CHICAGO. March 29. The elite of is on exhibition at the annual bench show of the Chlca-- ! Kennel club, which opened today in All of j n"t Regiment Armory. srietles now in popular favor V dng fanciers are shown in JJJMance, including bull terriers, col-- ! Boston terriers, dachshunds and "f opanlels. The larger varieties. S11 t. Bernards, Great Danes and n wolf hounds are also repre-Th- e Judging and award of toe canine world '" to-fe- nd ff no,( ircliiiii IS MUCH PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO RETURN OF MORMONS BETTER Secretary of State's Health Said to Be Much Im- proved. 29. Becretry March Hay, who was reported in a fork condition when he left New Wb,. "Ijrlvpd this morning on the lot VfT.,Hr t'ner Cretk- after a pleas-ilo- n or s.?AIjTAR' nery Jnuc,, ' Secretary Hay's condl- - tetter and Is improving SITUATION to started on tour of Mt 10 n'doi'k this morntng. Uwi.nn r1uost no official recep- Am?r.,en'1er h'm. Vr. Hay"in Sprague escorted hia trip about town. From tlbmii, Secretary Hay will go to 11 Algiers. He left at noon kr ii latter ,Hy. th . " At hi. CARTHAGE. III.. March 2. Because of historical associations, the members of the Mormon church have purchased for $4,000 the old Jail here where the first prophet and the founder of the faith met a tragic death at thejiandi of a mob. The old structure was not to worth over $1,600. U Is proposed buildthe church in mission a establish announcement ing. In this connection that the Mormons are coming backcen-to Illinois after the lapse of half a new tury and are to establish three The churches has caused comment Carthfact that the church IsIn to make Illinois may be age Its hendquurters action in opposifollowed by public tion. a. IN HAITI IS GROWING SERIOUS 29. The March a cablereceived has state department to the efgram from Minister Powell fect that the situation n Haiti is serious and the revolutionary- - spirit la growing. A warship will prohnbly be detailed for Immediate service. WASHINGTON. The report of Cong-'eg.ition- night, dated Harbin, hiii! saying, No COUNCIL OF WOMEN reports from the armies,' evolves fears i DECLARES AGAINST MORMONS that communications have been cut WASHINGTON, March 29. At the and that the Japanese have turned the annual meeting of the InterdenominaRussia ns flank. tional Council of Women of the DisNO CHANGE IN POSITIONS trict of Columbia, held here yesterday, OF THE CONTENDING ARMIES the following resolutions were adopted: 'We hereby declare our unalterable ST. PETERSBURG, March 29. to- conviction concerning the evils of Chief of Stall Karkevitch d: Pres-hftetf- 29. tersburg correspondent of the Times The entire telegraphs as follows; ahsetue of press and private telegrams from the front, together with a laconic message from Genera IJnevItch to- cline the gift. Tenn., March 29. from H parts of the mtem world are arriving to attend fe meeting of the western section of Alliance, which lbs fin be in session in the First Presby-tcrli- n reports church of this city during the day that there is no change In the pohunremainder of the week. Several sition of the armies at the front. Rusted delegates and visitors are expsian sharpshooters on March 2$ enmost the in and important WILL RELIEVE IDAHO ected this, in a conflict with a force of held, getting of the organisation yet OF W0RTHLE88 LAND gaged be repre-intetbs fallowing churches wil Japanese infantry and cavalry at Khouan Chiline. General Unevltch 29. From March WASHINGTON, Freebyterian Church in Canada: the Second army and found Inspected indications of Idaho state the Church in the United present Pitteterlan America; gam of Presbyterian will succeed in being allowed to re- the troops in excellent spirits. r Churkin the United States; Cumber-ha- d linquish 45.000 acres of land selected United RUSSIA PUNISHING Presbyterian Church; by It under the Impression that it waa JMbftertan Church; Reformed REBELLIOUS 80LDIER8 Church; Synod and General valuable for agricultral and grazing gpud; Associate Reformed Synod of purposes, but- - proved- to fall far below ST. PETERSBURG, March 29. The the South: Reformed (Dutch) Church in value to the standard of land re- government is taking a firm . stand la Reformed America; (German) against the recalcitrant soldiers who selected. Church in the United States., and the quired to be refused to go to war. At Planagorsk The case waa decided about a year forty soldiers .were tried by court marPmbyterian Churches of Mexico and BnaiL ggo adversely to (he state, but on evi- tial. Two of the ringleaders were shot The local Presbyterians have made others, .were given dence recently submitted by Attorney-Gener- and thirty-eigttabonte preparations for receiving servitude in yeara penal Hey-bur- n eighteen Senator Guheen through and entertaining the delegates. The chains. the case waa reopened and reconifflance ia not a legislative body; its work ia to discuss church and religious sidered, and a favorable decision may REFORMS NECESSARY FOR ' twothms. Among the prominent per-s- o be PROSPERITY OF POLAND within a few days. expected to take part are Dr. James A. Senator Heyburn has been before the Worden, euperlntendent of the Sunday ST. PETERSBURG, March 20. The of the Interior a number of school a Secretary Presbyte-rlaof publications the emperor today Issued a' rescript ad- al church ; Dr. William R. Roberts, times in the matter, and on yester- dressed to M. Maxtmovltch, governor-generukd clerk of the Presbyterian Gen-- day of Poland, ordering him to again urged before the Attorney-Gener- al Assembly; Dr. John ' H. Pugh. elaborate a scheme for the reforms Interior the department for Nodtrator of the Reformed necessary for the prosperity of PoSynod; Dr. V- Schick of Washington, editor of and the acting commislsoner of the land, but to lawfully and firmly- sup(hi Christian Intelligence; Dr. George General Land office, favorable action press present disturbances. K Mchtrd of the Theological Semin -- In behalf of the state, with the result ,rT if the RUSSIA WILL MOBILIZE Reformed Church. New above indicated. THREE NEW ARMY CORP8 N. J-- ; Dr. R. H-- Warden wk. The action will save to the state I Dr. John Scvhringer of the Cana-- k over half a million dollars, which otherI Presbyterian Church, and Preai-- wise would have been lost to the state LONDON. March 29. An Exchange Black of the Missouri Valley Col-Institutions, and enable the state to Telegraph dispatch from St. Petersthe Presbyterian Assembly. make new selections. burg says there is the best authority for the statement that three army CHICAGOS FIFTH ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA ROADS BIG corps, one consisting of grenadiers, PEN8ION ROLL. will be mobilised. BENCH SHOW. NASHVILLE, Fiesbyterl&ns HoSTti.N, March the nmde yesterday to the Jl udeiiti.il committee of the American la lard of foreign mission of the church regarding the gift of flliO.AOo by Rockefeller was made public today. It is announced the prudential committee will hold final action in abeyance for two weeks pending the lonsideratlon of the protests. In ail vising the acceptance of the gift the says: Our responsibility begins with the receipt of the gift. Before the gift Is received the responsibility Is not ours, but is that of the donors in their own conscience. The report ends with the statement that the committee has n right to de- Mor-monisi- n. wives and sisters, we with alarm and apprehension the continued encroachments of this great hierarchy on the sacred Influences of home. That in the Mormon book of Doctrine and Covenants they continue to teach that polygamy is right and essential to salvation. That the president of the church, Joseph F. Smith, is living In polygamous with five wives, thus defying the law of the state and nation. Hnd proving that the Mormon church has broken Its vow to. the government by which Utah received statehood. That in the Interest of morality and good government we most earnestly urge the members of the senate to vote for the unseating of Reed Smoot of Utah, In order that the exalted position now occupied by him may be filled by a eleman representing the ment of the state. That we shall conAs mothers, view law-abidi- ng tinue our endeavor until the constitution of. the United States shall be amended disfranchising all polygamists. ' B.P.0. E. ELECTION. Ogden Lodge No. 719 Elected Officers For Ensuing Year Last Night. ST. PETERSBURG. M uch reported authoritatively 29. (.tint It Is Russia lias indirectly made known to Japan the negative conditions umiii uhleh pare may be concluded, namely, no cession of territory and no Indemnity, leaving Japan to determine whether negotiations can be begun on that basis. It js understood that no reply from Japan has yet readied the Russian government. Another report has It that Japan has Intimated a demand for $900,000,000 indemnity. IDAHO RESIDENTS PROTEST AGAINST DIVISION WASHINGTON, March tests Vice-Admir- Theodore shouts, president of the . Clover I,e:if railroad, as chairman of the orgn nixed I 'annum canal commission. Shouts Is now in Havana and is expected to return Saturday. lie has already tentatively agreed to serve. HhoniM will have general charge of railroad and steamship company and executive suiiervislon of the entire canal work. Admiral Walker, ehalrman. and the other members of the Isthmian canal sent their resignations to the president this afternoon. It is understood the resignations were formally requested by the president. The resignations were sent In response .to a note received by Admiral WHlker from the secretary of war, stating that the president desired the resignations in order that he might have a free hand in the appointment of u new commission. The resignation are being received by Setiutor and President Roosevelt Heyburn from residents of Cassia county. Ida., against the action of thp secretary of of the Interior In diverting the fund apportioned for the Minidoka irrigation project to the project. It ia exected that the president will sustain the action of tlie interior department, us the proposed diDavis, who is on vision of funds was recommended by of Governor-Generthe canal zone, whs requested by cable. officers of the reclamation service, who have been giving both projects cureful study. WASHINGTON. 29. The March It is claimed by the reclamation government today completed the purservice that it is not practicable to ail outstanding stock of the proceed with this part of the Minidoka chase of project, because it requires the opera- Panama railroad. The purchase waa tion of pumping plants, and that the effected through 'William Nelson Cromdiversion of funds which had been ap- well of New York, aiding as the agent portioned for this purpose will not af- for the government. fect or greatly delay the irrigation part one-lin- lf Holse-Payet- te al of the project. THE FREIGHT TRAFFIC SOUTH CAROLINA 8UNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS. CONTINUES HEAVY. CHICAGO, March 29. So heavy Is njlRBNCF.. S. C. March 29. This the freight .traffic at prosepL that the was another busy and interesting day for the South Carolina Sunday School roads running east, from Chicago are association. In annual meeting here. retorted 50,000 cars short of meeting The forenoon session was opened with their present- orders. Shipments of. a devotional service, conducted by merchandise are now breaking general Rev. John C. Beckwith. Following the all records. Eastbound shipments of presentation of several commltte report the convention listed to a paper grain have also increased grqatiy, so Foster Bryner. on that the roads are pressed In both diby Mrs. Mary 'Teaching Through the Eye, and an rection to meet their needs. Orders address by Rev. C. E. Burts, who took for additional equipment will have to as his subject, The Parent and the The be Increased to place the roads in easy Child in the Sunday School." afternoon was devoted almost entirely circumstance. It Is also stated that to the reports of the several officers, the volume of westbound general merall of which tended to show that the over western chandise the roads is bepast year was one of great activity tor all and the and of yond schools equipment the state, the Sunday precedent that there has been a gratifying in- capacity of these roads, too, is taxed crease In the number and membership' to the utmost. Official say that, large of the Sunday schools. a the volume of merchandise traffic now la, it Is barely sufficient to meet BY FOUR KILLED A POWDER EXPLOSION the consumptive necessities of the section to which it is consigned. The TROY. N. Y- - March 29. Three men going Into consumption were killed outright and another so merchandise badly injured that he died a few hours Just as fast a it reaches it destinalater, by an explosion at the Schaghnl-rok- e tion., Country merchants are accumupowder mills near this city yes- lating no atock. Hiid, indeed, have difterday. The dead are: James White. Charles Colburn of Haxardvllle. Conn.; ficulty in getting their good delivered James Sprague, Albert Bartlett, the to them fust enough to aupply their immediate needs. Should the year latter being employes. The men were at work-ithe Corn- bring forth average crops every road ing mill when the explosion occurred In the country will be in urgent need and the cause is not known. The of large addition to Its equipment. bodies of three victims were blown to fragments. The fourth victim. INQUEST INTO THE White, was found 800 feet away and BROCKTQN EXPLOSION HORROR At the regular meeting last night of Ogden lodge No. 719, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the annual election of officers was held, with the following result; J. A. Howell, exalted ruler; R. A. Moyes, esteemed leading knight; P. W. Knlsely, esteemed loyal knight; II. B. LeCompte, esteemed lecturing knight; J. H. Knkuss, secretary; R. E. Haag, treasDOU8ASSOFF APPOINTED urer; C. A. Calvert, tyler; Thomas A. TO EMPEROR Whalen, treasurer; A. G. Horn, representative to the grand lodge; R. 8. March 29. ST. PETERSBURG, Joyce, alternate representative to the al Doubassoff, who acted as grand lodge. commissioner for Russia on the international commission inquiry of the OGDEN DUCK CLUB. not yet dead. North sea incident, has been appointed to the emperor. general Local Nimrods Perfect a Fine Organ- RENO GAMBLER 8HOT ization to Hunt the Feathered BY AN OLD ENEMY JAPANESE LOAN IS Tribe. LARGELY OVER SUBSCRIBED RENO. Nev.. Marcn 29. Joe ReyAn organisation to be known an the nolds was shot and perhaps fatally LONDON. March 29. The entire issue of the $75,000,000 Japanese loan Lake shore Gun club was perfected wounded yesterday by Harry Butts. The shooting, so far as can be learnby noon today. In thla dty last evening. A meeting was Great crowds besieged the bnnks in an of the interested parties whs held and ed. is the result of a long feud. While the following corps of officers waa Reynolds was overseeing his gambeffort to secure part of the loan. elected: John Browning, Jr., presi- ling games Butts called him to the sidewalk. An argument followed, and NEW YORK. March 29. Kuehn. dent: Sid Radeon, Loeb & Co. announced thla afternoon Thomas R. O'Connolly, secretary; Dr. then the shooting. Reynolds was shot that $75,000,000 of the new Japanese G. W. BHker. treasurer. through the leg, so close to the knee-joiThe club is composed entirely of loan allotted to America is that amputation will he necesand the membership will be sary. It is thought hi physical conlimited to one hundred. A splendid dition will not withstand the operaCHICAGO. March 29. Fifteen mil- location has been secured by the new tion. lion of the new Japanese loan was tak- club In the immediate vicinity of Plain en here today. City, which covert a apace of about E. O. RHODES WILL BE RECEIVER AT SANTO DOMINGO twenty-fiv- e square miles and upon JAPAN WARNED TO which a club house will be erected at BEWARE OF MEDIATION OFFERS a cost of about $35,000. WASHINGTON. March 29. SecreThe work of building a club house tary Taft was in consultation with the March 29. It Is and a fence around part of the elte president this morning regarding the WASHINGTON. stated here that Japan has received will be etarted very soon. As it Is appointment of Americans as receivers an urgent warning from a neutral the only duck club composed entirely bf the customs of Santo Domingo. Five power to beware of all offers of media- of members from Weber county noth- or six will be appointed, one for each tion from any government and to in- ing will be left undone to make the re- of the principal ports. E. O. Rhodes sist upon direct negotiations with St. sort an Hdmiruble bunting ground and of Baltimore will probably be receiver as at Santo Domingo City, with general an Petersburg. place of pleasure wlel. When completed the place will supervision over the other receivers. OREGON WOOLEN MILL be one of the finest of Its kind In this DESTROYED BY FIRE section. GERMANS KILLED IN FIGHT WITH INSURGENT NATIVES ALBANY. Ore.. March 29. Tlie A- PA8SED THIRTY WAR8HIPS AND FOURTEEN COLLIERS BERLIN. March 29. An (ifflclal dislbany Woolen mills were destroyed by fire this morning. The flames started from Wind lloek, German southpatch in the drying room and were carried DURBAN. Natal. March 29. The west Africa, today announced thHt by the main driving belt through the steamer Dart arrived today from Ran- eleven men of Kerchners detachment so mill in a few seconds, spreading goon. She reported having rmssed on had been kiled nd twenty-fiv- e woundrapidly that the operatives narety es- March 19 thirty warships and fourteen ed in a fight with Insurgent natives caped with thBlr lives. The loss Is oilier steaming eastward 250 miles on March 10th and 11th, at Kosls and $75.onn. northeast of Madagascar. Geibanea. AIDE-DE-CAM- P WASHINGTON. March KoohcvcIi has decided to appoint aide-de-ca- -- . 1 BROCKTON. Mass.. March 29. An inquest into the explosion of the boiler at the Grover shoe factory was begun today. A number of persons are Htill missing. Andrew Llndell. one of the injured employes, died today, making a total death list of fifty-eig- ht over-subscrib- ed nt jeffrieTwill FIGHT MARVIN HART He Is Willing to Meet Louisville Pugilist If the Public So Desires. NEW! YORK. March 29. Jim Jef- fries. the heavyweight champion, this morning declared his willingness to meet Marvin Hart if the public, desires him to fight the Louisville pugilist. He says he is glad Hart won, as It places the negro out of the running. "I will retire from life ring this year, uni when 1 do retire It will be forever. TWENTY MILLION LIRE FOR ITALY'S , MILITARY ROME. March 29. The premier has agreed to the demand of the minister of war to vole twenty million lire to omplcte Italy's military armaments. |