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Show All PRESS f LU ASSOCIATED All lELECRAPmC SERVICE. VOL. L THE KEIFS NO. 8. TIKE.' PRICE FIVE CENTS. OGDEN CITY, UTAH. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8. 1904. IN SALT LAKE ATTEMPTED L E THE STATE OF COLORADO PEACE IMPOSSIBLE Street Car Men Besieged the City Jail, but the Murderer of Gleason and Brighton Was Spirited Officer Orders Troops to Czars Warships Steam Out o? Port Military Away to the Penitentiary. Arthur to Meet Japanese. Ignore Writ of a Court Salt Lake, Jan. 7. One hundred street car men, infuriated by the murSQUADRON OF IRONCLADS IS TO BE INTERCEPTED der of Motorman John Gleason and the mortal wounding of Conductor Thomas B. Brighton by a lotto masked highwayman early Thursday mornlug, made a threat to storm the city Jail a man Naval IF to and ot be Battle oif the the lynch John SlmckU-igh- , Opening arrested during the aflernuuu on information furnished to the police ly Murines Mardi to Seoul Cod o! Ctrea-Rus- sun Bert Perot her. who his room-mattold the police that ShocMeigh had confessed to the murder iiHin his rePrecede Them. But Americans turn home early this morning. Shockleigh denied all knowledge f the crime, but was unable to give an at explanation ot his whereabouts the time the murder was committed. Prow Port Arthur, Jan. 7, via Che Foo. Several warships left at midnight to reinforce cruisers aent out lor the purpose of intercepting a Japanese squadron of four ironclad. which, It i said, la now approaching Korea ships lo stop six Japanese trom Japan, destined for Port Arthur. Lake Baikal la frozen. There I a normal movement of troops In both direction on the railway. The Port Arthur defense are comconfiplete and the authorities are dent. coal-lade- n i t London, Jan, A The Daily Mail's Yokohama correspondent aays that Russia's reply to Japan practically re- -, moves all hope of peaceful settlement. Alexielf. Reportsd to be Critical. idad. Colo.. Jan. 7. Mother' ho-r- e. Is 111 with pneumonia at her Her condition is said to be is Wsrs Sliding Dawn a Steep HilL Colfax. Wash.. Jan. 7. Lawrence Duchemln, aged 13, was fatally hurt in a coasting accident this afternoon. His brother Alfred, had his hip fractured and other bruisers. The youngsters were coasting down a steep hill ana lost control of the sled which collided with a wagon. Fleet of the Mikado, in Casa of Distress, to be Afforded a Place of Refuge Under American Guna. London, Jan. 7. The Daily Mail's Govern Toklo correspondent says: or Taft had a secret conference with Marquis lto at the United States ConI understand sulate at Yokohama. that Governor Taft assured tho Marquis that the United States would observe a friendly neutrality toward Japan in the event of war and that. If necessary, it would grant tbe use of American porta In the Far East to the Japanese fleet." HE LAWYER DEAD. George S. Phelps, an tiled at hia home rhelps had practiced since 1880. SET FIRE TO A Confession of Conscience-Stricke- n Recruit in Salvation Army. Christinas. Tbe iieople generally are absolutely aiiathetlc, the merchants alone showing uneasiness. The announcement of the departure of M. Brizobrazoff, who has lieen classed as the power behind the throne in the Japanese negotiations. for Switzerland may he construed as an Indication that the influence of the Russia war party is waning. This view Is strengthened by the failure to hold iny meeting of the committee on the Far East Such a meeting is considered unlikely while the question of war Is In the balance. It Is recalled that a similar commit toe caused great confusion during the war. "MOTHER" JONES ILL. Youngsters portant Message. St. Petersburg, Jan. 7. The Russian officials were not. at their offices today, owing to it being the Russian Major Nathan,' an Peking. Jan. officer of the British army, who was second in command of railway transthe portation in the Transvaal duringtravBoer war. has arrived here. He eled over the Siberian railway with the special view of ascertaining the possibilities of the road for the transportation of troops and supplies in the event of war. Major Nathan made careful olisorvations and collected a great amount of data. His opinion, based COASTING ACCIDENT. Im- e 8. Condition Governor Tart Conveys an San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 7. M. C. Harrison, an insurance broker, stated this' afternoon that prominent inaur-anccompanies hav received cablegrams that war is Inevitable, and la consequence the war risks on immediate sailing have been advanced to 4 per cent and on sailings during the latter part of this month, to 10 per cent The attitude of Jap-t-n Toklo, Jan. toward the response of Russia la ulll undefined. Premier Kateura, the minister' of Foreign Affaire, the Minister of War, the Minister of Finance end the Minister of Naval Affairs held a council yesterday afternoon. It was decided that the cabinet confer with the older statesmen before deciding on a course of procedure. It ie manifest that the Russian proposals are unsatisfactory. It Is believed that Russia will make concessions !n one directions and lmjiose new conditions In another. The stirred. PubJanesn nation Is deeply alwndonmcnt lic sentiment favors the of negotiations, believing them to be useless and urges resort to arms. 8. ; St. Lotus. Jsu. 7. Apparently conscience stricken and his mind aflame with religious ardor, W. Wilson, aged 33, a Salvation Army recruit, walked into police headquarters today and confessed that on July 5. 1901. lie bad set Are to the Occidental hotel In Forsythe, Mont., which resulted in the death of one person and injury to twenty. Wilson says another man is serving a sentence for the crime. Wilson said he did not fire the hotel. Intentionally but accidentally dropiied a burning match in tbe hallway and when he saw the flames spreading limn Instead ot raising an alarm. He ARCHIE NIVENS DEAD. fled straight to St. laiuls and later learned that another man had been Grass Valley, Cal., Jan. 7. Tele- sentenced to tbe pen In circumstantial graphic Information has been received evidence and recently at a Salvation at his home here of the death at Army meeting he broke down and conSnowball. Aria., of Archie Nivens, one fessed to an Army Captain. Two Salvation Army officer accomof the foremost mining experts In the United States. panied Wilson to the police station. He is being held hy the lmlice snd noformer congressman guilty. tice sent to Montana authorities. Jan. 7. Fortner Drigr was today found New York. fcret-f-ma- n Con GOV. guil-- I ty of aiding in the procurement of a i contract with the government and receiving compensation therefor, the Jury which was out only .a short time, making a recommendation for mercy,' GEN. GORDON TAFT IS SAFE. !nate Washington. , committee on Tn'htary affair today authorized Senator Foraker to report favorably fhe nomination of Governor Taft of the Philippines to be secretary of war. 7.-- The j I i I STUDENTS i .. . . i-- r . P. d sl :w I I ILL. .TYPHOID IN LEADVILLE. Miami. Fla.. Jan. 7. General John B. Gordon is critically ill at his home In ; Denver, Jan. 7. An epidemic that has puzzled ihe physicans of Ixadville for a week ast has beer. Jetermined by the state board or health to be typhoid fever. There are said to lie nearly 400 cases of tbe malady in Leadvllle. Biarayne, of Inflammation of tbe stomach caused by acute Indigestion. A Restaurant Keeper Is Fatally Wounded consultation of physicians tonight leaves no hope for recovery. by a Barber. A 7. specMiner Butte. Mont, Jan. FAVORS PANAMA CANAL. ial from Lewiston. Mont., says that MORE ARRESTS. James L. Skinner, a well known restaurant keeper of thai. place, was fa7. Chief of Tolicc . Chicago. Jau. tally shot, it Is alleged, by Jack O'Neill and Coroner Traegcr this afFlynn, a barlier. this afternoon.' as lulled by ternoon issued orders lo policemen tin- result of a quarrel, u repress, ntntive lie? to take into cnri-slSkinu- -r joking Flj nil because of Trainer A Co., of IVesfon. who made latter had loaned a colored gambler curtain for tin1 .'irnic money and bad failed to make ires'y now before the United Stales Jh alleged asIs-Mithe negro settle the debt i Senate. MONTANA IS n Santlgo De Chile,. Jan. 7. The government has asked Congress to authorise the sale of the battleship Captain Prat, ihe protected cruiser Chacabuco, the torpedo gunboats Almlrante Con-de- ll and Almorante Lynch, the transports Naipo and Acocongua, the later COLORADO belonging to the Companla Americano De Pourl. held at. the disposal of the Denver, Jsu. 7. government to serve as armed transports, and seven torpedo boat destroy- eminent lawyer-poe- t, in this city. Mr. ers. law in Leadvllle WAR RISKS. ' 8.' The Daily Mall'a Ijondon, Jan. Toklo correspondent learns that Russia has made new demands which It will be Impossible fur Japan to entertain. Tbe correspondent says that all the are landing troops in Corea 1 towers and that the British bluejackets landed at Chemulpo are expected to go to Seoul immediately. Constant, telegrams are uudng between M. Pavloff. the Russian Minister to Corea, Baron De Rosen, the Russian minister to Japan and Viceroy n anto-cluctio- n TO AID JAPAN Washington. Jan. 7. Minster Allen's dispatch telling of the Russian forces Is very brief, reading simply: Russian marines marched today (yesterday) to Seoul." The railroad between Chemulpo and Seoul Is a single line ieam road, and owing to its meagre equipment it is believed at the State detriment the Japanese officials declined to transiiort the Russian marines over It only because of lack of rolling stock. It is understood the purpose in sending American marines In such haste to the capital ahead of all European mara desire to proines was because-o- f tect not only the American legation, bnt also the property of the Chemulpo Electric railway and the electric light works In both of which Americans are Interested largely. Callao, Jan. 7. The Italian cruiser Puglia 'has been ordered to saU immediately for China. - TAFT n East 7. i this corny-- Victoria, Jan. 7. It is reported at Esquimau that the flagship Grafton, a second class cruiser, has been ordered to proceed to the China' station to to Join the British fleet la the Far commander-in-chie- f We want that man, (hey yelled. He belong to ua aud wo are going to have lilm." STRIKING MINERS HAD OBTAINED AN INJUNCTION As the crowd showed no inclination to disperse, the puiico rcsitried to strategy. They sounded a fire alarm in (he engine house next dor and during the temporary absence of the crowd Shockleigh was hustled Into a Enjoining Hit Mililii aui Clbcrs front Driving llnioo Men Out of the closed carriage and driven to the state prisoai a few miles away where Cripple Creek mining Dislrkl Turbulent, be was safe from all inoh violence. When the crowd returned they were Informed that the prisoner had him. Conditions Now txisL Shortly after 6 o'clock the mob been taken to the penitentiary, and to forced their way into the jailyard satisfy them a committee of the carfrom the rear and was preparing to men waa allowed to go through the batter down the door when they were flullding. After this the crowd disdriven away. persed. Cripple Crack. Colo., Jan. 7. Judge declare the strike In Crlpplft Creek Seed of the District court of Teller "Is broken, though the RepubH-raFUNERAL OF WM. LOWE. administration has spent nearly county, on the application of the attorneys for the Western Federation of ll.otMt.iMH) of the atates funds to subPost G. A. R. Attends In Miners, tonight issued a tomiNirary serve the corporation and mako good a Body. injunction against the state militia, their pledges. the Mine Owners' association and the The statement denies that any reThe funeral of Wni. Lowe waa held them Citizen's bellion exists and contend that every Alliance, enjoining, from the family resilience yesterday from driving any union miners from constitutional right ot the people has afternoon. The services were in charge the district The hearing on the writ been grossly violated by Governor Post No. 3 of iiie G. A. of is set for January lllh. Peabody and his military subordinR. Bishop Woolley presided at tho General Sherman M. Bell ates. The result of the Pool habeas Adjutant 11. C. house and ward Fourth meeting said tonight that he bad given Instruc- corpus case is rljrd as proof that the Wardldgh, the past department comto Colonel Verdeckberg, ' com- governor Is afraid to allow the highHis Reception in Japan Was tions mander, presided at the residence. manding the troops iu the Cripple est court in the slate to determine the Creek district to permit no service question as to who is guilty of lawGEORGE 8EIGRIST ARRESTED, Most Cordial upon himself or other officers in the lessness in tho Cripple Creek disInjunction suit brought hy the Fed- trict." 7. George Leadvllle, Colt.. Jss. eration of Miners. Ho declared that -toThe statement The members Seigrlst was arre rri In Red Cliff no altcntluu would be paid to the of the union on says: a strike in the disJ day, charged wltn complicity in the writ trict are receiving all necessary Sun and Moon dynamiting plot at Ida- Not Since General Grant's Vieit Has means of support from a fund which ho Springs. For several weeks the an American Been Given Such Denver, Colo., Jan. 7. Speaking of have helped to create and we sheriff of Gilpin county has been the vagrancy order Issued at Cripple they Distinguished Consideration. the right of any one to deny searching for Seiprist. Creek liy Colonel Vordcekherg, com- challenge them that privilege. disIn state the troops manding the notice waa posted to. The following trict. Governor Ieabody said today: day: "Whllo the 'vagrancy order In Crip7. Notice to all members of the WestYokohama. Jan. ple Creek is still In effect I do uot Taft of the Philippine Islands sailed anticipate that any one will come un- ern Federation of Miners in the Cripple Creek district: It has been detoday for the United States via Hono- der its provision for t mm aatisfled cided In many courts that member dismost In the of that people the. lulu, after bis visit to the Japanese trict at the labor are not vagrants. present' time are "law of organizedunion coast. He was escorted to the railcards; refuse to be to Keep your law The citlxens. abiding .applies road station at Toklo by the minister No one will be forced to driven from your homes. If compelled of war and foreign affairs, and many disturber. work If be doe not care to and may to leave by forre of arms, union men prominent civil and military officers. remain In Idleness as long, as .they are advised to return Immediately to On arriving at Yokohama lie met the Creek district. The Westthe Men Were Out for a Drive Near Marquis lto, with whom he had a behave themselves. They must not ern Cripple Federation of Miners will proto want with who others interfere long interview. As the steamer sailed work." vide for all striking miners and (heir . Boulder, Colorado. there was an enthusiastic demonstrafamilies. tion. CHARLES II. MOYER. Denver, Colo., Jan. .7. President Since the visit of General Grant, no of the Western Federation of President other American has received from the Moyer, aud to"WM. D. HAYWOOD, Miners, Haywood Secretary consideraJapanese the distinguished Secret arf! Horses Got Beyond Control, tho Coach tion whlri has been shown Judge day Issued a statement In .which they Waa Overturned and the Taft Is 4.500,000 si rang. She is recognized Occupants Injured. all governments Including the Unit States as a free sovereign lwwer. is the mother government of Panai snd according to Mr. Bunau-Var- l! Boulder. Colo., Jan. 7. A serious the Inmma minister, we are neltl the father nor the mother of this u tallyho accident in which a number of republic. We cannot be unless byso the University students were severely act we hare created the zovernnie injured occurred on a steep hill two Panama has no code of government miles east of town. Two coach loads cept that of Colombia, no laws of si of young peopie were returning from government now. anti cei. i Famous Statesman Makes Answer have Nov. is, 3003, whin fizzle we rpeognli the Hyden Lake. While descending the Ideas o the new republic. Colombia has t hill east of town the four horses at- For Defending to Senator Lodge. right under the laws of nations to tached to one of the coaches got besfdi-that reciquittlon waa premati Justice and Fairness.' yond control of the driver and tho and an act of war. Whether Coloml A dor.cn of the coach was overturned. duns declare it lo be au act of wqr occupants were hurt, the most, serious matter." nashington. Jan. 7. Sir. Morgan oc- anotlier ly tniured were Miss Ixmis Newman, Mr. SMKincr asked if be had tijjil a University student, and Mis Edna the In a time the to today reply Bogota, Sunday, Jan. 3. Senators cupied Hlisid rightly that we could not la addork, daughter of the editor of the ('am, Velez, Quentero, Marroquin and speech of Mr. Lodge, delivered' last fully recognize Panama as a de fat era. who were pin- lifteen other senators have addressed Boulder Daily ( government until Columbia had rcl Tuesday. ioned beneath Hie vehicle. Both were tho Senfollowing lo United States , Mr. Morgan again attacked the Pres- quished sovereignty. ucriuusly crushed and limised. ator Gorman: and the of ident attitude this govern"The undersigned Colombian senMr. Morgan placed before the Senators heartily congratulate you and ment in connection with the Panama ate an article from a New York newsthose who support you In defending republic. He Introduced numerous ' his paper, purporting to give a detailed the ideas of Justice and respect for newspaper extracts to bear out contention that the revolution wan as- history of the insurrection in Panama rights proclaimed by General Wash- sisted offleen and citizens of the and the creation of an independent ington and sustained by all our great United by States. government. He said he had caused statesmen." Mr. Morgan remarked in opening the article to be read because It conHEAD OF V. to have be aye end tained the charge that two officer of INVESTIGATING WILLARD WRECK that he proponed noen on various propositions advanced the United States had participated in In his resolution; that the Gebate on secession and because the PresTopeka. Gan.. Jan. 7. The coroner's the resolution had not controverteu the had said that no officer of tho ident cause of the the is Jury Investigating any of these propositions, nor had the United States had taken part In tho are wreck. witnesses Willard Eight to directed any question uprising. Elected President at a Meeting subpoenaed to appear. This inel tides debate been upon the merits of the resoluMr. Morgan also put Into the reo-orConductor Nagle, touching Benjamin. Engineer tion. of the Directors. a large number of letters written Fletcher. Rear Engineer ('inductor Mr. Morgan said Colombia bad the newspapers by correspondents of Merrill and nthei Rrakeman three dun, under right to consider trainmen whost names the coroner other clrcumstanves as premature, and which, he said, gave the facts concerning the overturning of the Corefused to give out. The investiga- an set of war. lombian government cm the isthmus said Change Will Be Mede on January 15, tion will be adjourned to Maple Hill, to I am compelled "And say." which were not disputed by the and coronwhere Waiibannsee the Ha Not the if county, But Acting Manager Mr. Morgan, that tomorrow in liis two message to ConPresident wlthreside. er and jury United States government should Been Selected. of these article nuido gress. Many draw its fleet and murine from Hie reference In Colonel Black, who Is FIRE IN CHICAGO. isthmus or confine tlicir operations to lo havn raised l In- - first Panathe protect inq of the rsiirs'd and to alleged arid feu manian Hag on tin- of the rev-nt- r paw-acFhirzgo. Jan. 7. across the iiiumu. Colombia uni - h Manats- wm i;; slb-pElhmaiin fo hat thm-of Bansthe 7 lb snd capture empires At I id Hag of would msrch York, tar made the arrangement;-- ' for th fairUnion Panflc director today the resig- taring company, bad to jump for their eight men who organized the J'anama ing of money to buy tbs peaaetul nation of Horace G. Burt ae president liras to urtpe a fire that followed an government and drive them snd their of Colonel Torres and his was accepted and the election of Mr. explosion today. One man was killed, following of foreigners, negroeh, In- withdrawal Colombian troops. esare believed others have to the but isthmus. the from followed Chinamen and dians after Harriman immediately Mr. Culbertson asked if the charge caped. The flames attacked a paint es- Under such condition the position of which the directora adjourned. Mr. Erhmann was supported em125 in honwere which tablishment against been bavd to believe Mr. reason that this There ic country Harriman' accejitance of the presi-- I ployee, many of them girls, who es- orable. dignified End wholly consistent by the papers inserted in Mr. Mom without injury. with her rights under the treaty of gan's speech. dency i only temporary. Meetings ot caped Mr. Cullom wanted to know whether 1846. Our position would have been in the various Harriman syndicate road NO STARVATION. were also held today but they were accordance with the teachings of the charge was merely a newspaper publication. snid to lie of a routine and unfmporl-- , Washington. Adams and other authorWashington, Jsn. 7. The War de- ities that have been quoted here." "Thpre was no official reports on the ant nature. partment today received a dispatch Mr. Morgan described de facui, de subject. A feeling of bitter hatred Omaha. Jan. 7. President Burt ot from General Funtston. in reference jure and Independent governments, and rerenge toward Colombia," he dethe Union Pacific railroad tonight re- to the reports of starvation in Alaska. and speaking of Panama said Indepen- clared, characterized every step thnt ceived notice of 12. H. Harriman being Hetsiates that luformatlon received dence was not dependent upon the President Roosevelt took in interferof a ing ou behalf of Panama. elected to succeed him and stated that from the commanding officers at Gib-- I recognition, hy the United State 1 "thorns. on Is no tbe indicate there j the effect would bon take ani facto de Egbert government January change 15. No other changes, it was stated, I foundation for the reports of destl--j He said the President was not JustiIt's kind o onlncfcy." snid Unci would at present be made among other tutlen in Tanana valley. They fur fied In making facts to give him the j nlfWre. and the matter of appointing iber advise him that the winter Is right to recognize the government beet Elien. dnt some folks cant hnb a hup-- 1 j a suited lo bis purpura, py New Year alfnut liolleulu an' unusually mild, that sledding is go-ngeneral manager or iu' hoi ns till some one else git a bead-- i Cokmibisi sill! Has some rights lo have active mm nil of Ihe road lias ' nml thnt commerce companies are j nr nations" lie said, "she ache." Washington Star. fhe in well HiDPlied with food for sale. not been acted upon. nt on his observations. Is that the railroad will break down and that Its administration would find itself in hopeless confusion .within a week under the stress of war emergencies. General Yuan Shi-k- l. of the Chinese army and navy, aent hi lo reign advisor, Charlc Denby, Jr., to Peking to Investigate the report as to the probability of war. Mr. Denby has reiKirted that according to the best opiniona obtainable, war cannot be avoided. Peking. Jan. Conductor Brighton dint at the hospital at midnight. The news that the been captured, hail highwayman spread with startling rapidity throughout the city, aud w: bin hair an hour fully one hundred j rsons, mostly employes of the railway company, had the jail, crying gathered in front loudly for the prisoner. The aciluu of the crowd became w threatening that was called every available patrolman to the station to iron.-c- t tin- - prisoner as made to lynch In case an attempt SHOOTING. i s i Uu-au-- r. i i ! ! ! nt J un-iii- |