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Show SS L ScBViCE WtBiFB 0 NO 127. VOL L OGDEN CITY. THURSDAY UTAH, Makaroff. No Japanese torpedo do boat destroyer ha R Officers Have Done So. OOOO 000 week OOOOOOO OOOO The Toklo Mar I (in'.on. ,crn'rPiiaO'ii j nf both tbe Daily C tii? Oailr hion-- ! rlT i li j !iii inrl Arlaur la ef-illict wps . 3.-- ; "corki-d- fertually ; uooooooooooooooooo R May -- The oiimon gains the JajMinose have at falMocked Port Arthur. No bm effectually In 51 ay. This service was abandoned at the breaking out of the war, most of (he company's ships being taken by the Japanese government for transjiorts. The company haa now lilted its fleet with European vessels. The first vessel to sail from Yokohama for this port under the resnnipllon will be the Kamagawa Maru, which arrived In Jaiian a few days ago from the Mediterranean. laical officials of the company believe that other vessels will follow rapidly. Today's news Is taken as significant as Indicating that the Japanese need for transports to carry troops to Korea and Manchuria la now at an have been re- Japanwe the Toklo reporta are very W.tHe regat ding the matter and with which end. the determination enterprise was undertaken. The Daily Tclpgrapb's correspondent ANOTHER STORY OF THE ji-ii- l twl but de-,il- ie p,lana that the entrance to Port Ar-1b- i, absolmely sealed" and adds ibr tbe Japanese fleet In effecting its Mriiow at earned into the rntranre at Qj ,pfftd and that the naval oi fleers irbo made the two prevloua attempts KimiBsion Pi carry nut the next murk hr daylight, that being easier, 11 their request waa granted. were they to sue-,1.go determined adds the correspondent, "that to lose naif they decided, II necessary, tier tuen. The number of casualties mulled by the Japanese haa not yet ka announced." Ii favor of the supposition of Japa-Y- 9 iuicws in blocking Port Arthur, ik pointed out that, previous attempts kvr left the channel so narrow that a' niik of vessel sunk In the fairway probably sufflee to aeal up the there la a noticeable in . the of the Japaneae aue-o- a psiruct, while Kuiog and KimIu denials Kashtalinskya Insistthat he waa ordered to icrppt battle by Lieutenant General ZiMllti h Is interpreted as showing his imentfrui to throw the responsibility lima that officer for risking a light with Ida Inferior forces, and to confirm ike reports that. General Zassalitch hat ll)ur General ent os the fact Mi reinsured. Report! have been received here a that the Japanese captured quanlity of lailroad material after Sunday's battle. Thli ii inpposed to Indicate the Kuttiina liad made great progress with that mllruad from the main Manchurian line to the Yalu. If thia Is so, It would br a simple matter for the Japanese to npairthis line, which would materially win them in their advance through a the lift-ni- t country. with the curreeiKindenta d forces on the Yalu are to send the most ample descrlp-'w- w of the people and the country nrened, but not a word about the English Japanese per--iite- ithting. Standard's Ti?n Tsln correspon-iitsaj-- s he is convinced that the Rus sn position In Soutliern Manchuria is feelingly weak as a consequence of w enormous number of men detached ward the railway and to obtain He believes that the forces at ini Cheng and Liao Cheng are greatly ,,:mtlmatcd. Tiia tamps, he aaya, in numerous but there are few men a Lem. There are several fortifies-ithe hills lietween Feng Wang and Hal Cheng but the line of tnimunii-a- i imi is weak and straggling. The pro-psuo- n repons current here state that Juianp. loan will be 0.000, 000 at Some w iwcetit. ami will he issued simultan-mulIn London and New York. Lnndon. y The foreign office tn no inrornmilon In regard to the Jjmrhipg of the sit araer Osira by the wrtan aarship Khrahry after the 'Hi May 4. rp recently for Port lnii ib" Associated Press was that if ihe report Is officially nnriue-- i p jK a most unwarranted ''feedii- - slid win necessitate a mng limicht t0 the Russian govern- - niA. JAPS WLItK WELL. TREATED Pw;Thnrg. May 4. 4:57 p. m. S'aw-k t'onsul Greene at !?e. sent the following ' l nited Ststis embassy, c'1 v5n i1' lll( 1rt'a,went of ihe twen- .lai.ii'ii officers and 184 men nr-- ,i n:i i,. ,h! sioamrrn Kln-jsMsbainar-Msn- i ,ri!sod GoyA 1,v Admiral .lessens ' "'cm soesdron. A pvf 23. B,ir f .rs through a obliors and sillin' 'r rarria?' of the Officers ' r ill S'Uris- April 28. Along ", 'j"l"'-- ii tbo city there were jj(j , , p.'1'."s5:M,ion or military and navil attentive. r.l ,n i0 arconn. on dywere turn-''mey T''"-'Tor the Journey. deeply grateful for , i jie;) Via-.njro- r, - i expres-H'hi.-'til- -. V T 0" ,. r;l?- " rV- - - ; 1 T i .viS ", v !o r. 'i t' s n'".-l-.1-. K y and to tbe four Jap-- ' Saiko Maru, 'VII.l, RE RESUMED. 4 I, studley, loal ttv 'bon Yiuen Kai?ha. the 'fatnshlp company, y'V' . Yoko- 'c '.viv' ' '' ?',8iaiii "III- - will resume i f fi'-ii- in fri,r jp.a,,! 0l, iat YALU FIGHT. St Petersburg. May 4. The emperor today received the following dispatch from General Kuroimtkin: "Major General Kahtaklnsky reports as follows: 'I consider It my duty to rejiort the circumstance of the grievous yet glorious battle fought by the troops under my command with the superior forces of the Japanese on May 1. Early on the morning of April 3U the Japanese began to oppress our left flank, having on the previous evening occupied the Khussan heights after an attack; In consetfuence I ordered the Twemysecond regiment, which had occupied Khasaan to retreat, across the Ai river to our position at Potietlnsky. On the morning of the same day an extraordinary, prolonged and violent bombardment of our whole position at Kiu Lien Cheng commenced from Wiju. I foresaw that the Japanese, after the bombardment, in which over 250 projectiles were discharged, would take the offensive. received orders from Lieutenant General Zassallltch to retain my position at Potietlnsky. " My left flank was defended by two battaliona of the Twenty-seconregiment and the Third battery of the Sixth brigade. 'The Japanese took the offensive at 5 oclock in the morning, dispatching at least one division of infantry which, advancing In column, sustained enormous losses but crossed the ford and attacked our position, which was exfield and posed to the fire of thirty-si- x siege batteries. The Japanese advanced and occupied the position. Toward noon 1 ascertained that the Japanese bad routed the battalion of the Twenty second regiment posted at Chlngow and were turning my left flank. At 1 o'clock In the afternoon my left flank was reinforced by two battalions of the Eleventh regiment and a battery commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Moravgky, which were sent from the reserve by General Zaaaavlitch with orders to hold thier ground until the departure of the Ninth and Tenth regiments from Rakhodza. I ordered the Eleventh regiment to occupy a commanding position in the rear from which they could fire on the enemy from two sides. I held Lieutenant Movarasky's battery in reserve and ordered the Twelfth regiment, the Third battery and the quick-firin- g guns to retire under cover of the Eleventh regiment. My chief of staff led the rear guard to its position. 'At 1 o'clock the Japanese so closely to the position held by the Eleventh regiment that tha Third battery could not pasa along under the cross lira and, taking up a position a short distance from the Japanese. remained there until the end u( the fighting, losing Its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Movaraaky. A comguns was pany with quick-firin- g brought up from the rear guard and the officer commanding thia force, seeing the difficult situation of Movarasky's battery, took up a position on his own initiative. He lost half of his men and all his horses and attempted to remove Ills guns by hand to the shelter of the hills under the Japanese cross fire. The quick-firinpieces discharged about 25.000 bullets. " The Twelfth regiment cut Its way through and saved Its colors. 'The liattery of tho Sixth brigade, having attempted to rejoin the reserves by nitniher route could not attend the mountain slopes, with only Jialf its horses and. tetnrninz to position, received the Japanese attack. Tue Eleventh regiment which held Its ground for two hours more with heavy losses, forced a passage at the point of the bayonet and crossed the ravine with its colors. It lost Its colonel. We lost forty officers and about offitwo thousand cers and men. The Japanese losses must have been enormous. 'The Russians retired In good order on Fng Wong Cheng. The men of the Third division maintain?1! tlieir excellent. morale and over seven hundred wounded proceeded with their regiments to Feng Wong Cheng. 'I d g UP PORT ART tit- - HEARST HAS MAJORITY or torpebrcii obliged '.imit to return to the harbor rot- repairs since the beginning of ilo- war. All a. have boeu roitairvd HUH Were Ready to Lose Half Their Men in the Attempt and May MV: SIMS PRICE FIVE CENTS 5, 1904. M disaster, to death of WEATHER EORECAST FOR MAY MORNING, wine on the day of ti show that they niounuii i tn P8ESS - ' sinri.il dispati-Berlin, May 5. from Llltau, Russia, say ibai ihe former German liners Coi .miua. Belgla and Kafsrrin Maria Theresa have Just arrived there to be fit'o-i- l nut fur war A Forty Officers Were Among Slain at Yalu. Great Financier To Negotiate Panama Payment. purposes. Russians Let Battle Get Beyond Their Control and Zassalitch is Censure da St. Petersburg. The Russian losses at the battle of Klu Lieu Cheng were 2.0oM men and 4) officers, far greater than previously rejNirted. Thia la the official estimate of Major General Kashiallnsky, who directly commanded the division that suffered the brunt of the attack and whose reiairt was received yesterday hy the Emperor. Many are Inclined to place Russian losses even higher. General Ksshtalinsky mentions also that more had 7U0 wounded had arrived at Feng Wang Cheng and these may not be included In his calculations. Ho made no attempt to estimate the Japanese losses, merely stating that they must have been colossal. The magnitude of the Rtiasian losses had an almost stunning effect and aroused general grief, mitigated only by satisfaction at the bravery dlsulayed by the Russian troops. Not for a moment was there any Intention to pay such a terrible price for delaying the enemy's' crossing of the Yalu. This fact was known throughout the city and gave rise to renewed reports, attributed to official sources, that General Kuropatkln had officially censured Ueutenant General Zassalitch. If thia was In General Kiiropatklns telegraphed criticism of Zassalitch was carefully cut out of the dispatches which have been published, and the general impression now held is that he will remain In Manchuria. General Kashtallnsky'a report establishes Ihe fagt that the Russians sustained the grqstest loss in' order to save the two regiments which were occupying Antung. The 11th regiment waa given the post of honor at the rear with instructions to hold hack tbe oncoming Japanese. The Twelfth regiment, and the Third batteries quick-firindetachment were directed to retire. By the time the latter movement commenced the Japaneae hod almost surrounded the Russian position. The Twelfth regiment waa compelled to charge with the bayonets and succeeded In breaking through the enemy's line. The second battery's quick-firinwithout detachment, horses could not move the guns and were compelled to aliandon them The men of the second battery put their shoulders to the wheels in an effort to push the guns up the mountain aide, but the Japanese fire was so hot that they returned to tbe protection of the Eleventh regiment. Nearer and nearer approached the Japanese and a charge upon the Eleventh regiment by tbe second battery waa Imminent so (he guns were abandoned. Then a priest led tbe troops and they began the terrible march across the valley. Kleit Lfc-- Cheng is history and we now deal with Impending must events." said an officer of the general staff to the Associated Press. The idea has prevailed that the Russiana would not make a stand at Feng Wang Cheng, but the fact that a Japanese occupation of that point would enable a movement (o the southwest, thus cutting off the Liao Tung peninsula, which la taken Into consideration by the authorities, leading Jo the expectation that General Kuropatkln will dispatch strung reinforcements there, and make a determined stand. The activity of the Japanese, (t la remarked here, Is not only north of the Yalu from which there la constant scouting, hut alwf off the Liao Tung peninsula, though the failure to aeal Port Arthur may Interefero with the operations they had been exacted to carry out on the west coast of that peninsula. May He Is Required to Furnish a (40,000 000 Bond to tho Washington, May 4. The following report on the Punania ennui transfer was received by the president today from the attorney general: To I lie president : 1 have the honor lo rciiort that 1 have made arrangements with the new I'ananta Canal and Co., Morgan ixuniiany whereby have been designated agents to ntsko tho transfer of the money due hy the United States lo Ihe canal cumiiany. "The $in,00U.IHM) Is to be dcimsiieil with Morgan A Co., at once, upon the delivery by the canal ciimitany to the United States of all the pnHrty In. cluded In Ihe Therefore the dcNislt of 1 40,000,0110 with Morgan & Co., by the United States, is accepted by the canal company as equivalent to a imyiurnt for the puriMtse of a delivery of the property to the United States. Owing to the fact that, a part of this money is due lo the liquidators of the old company, under au arbitration authorized and subsequently confirmed by the French courts, all parties entitled to tna money agreed that if Morgan & Co. would hind themselves to make the distribution of the fund, that delivery of (he property need not await actual payment. Morgan ft Co. will make the distribution as follows: They will place 20,000,000 france in tbe Bank of France to the credit of Jean Item Gant run. the liquidator of the old Panama Canal company. This represents the value of the Panama railroad shares, the title to which was not to pass to the new company until the completion of the canal unless frame were paid therefor to the liquidator of the old company. Five million francs were paid Into the Bank of France to tho mdlt of Ihe new Panama canal company, which, under award of the arbitrators. Is due to Ihe new company to reimburse It for the five million fram-paid in April, 1900. Of f'tr the extension of the tho remainder of the (40.000,000 forty per rent thereof Is to be paid Into the Bank of France to the credit of the new company and sixty per cent to the credit of the liquidator of the old company as provided by the decree of the French court's confirming the award of the arbitrators. As this arrangement was made for the accommodation of the French parties, all expenses incident thereto are borne by them, and tbe Untied States Is protected from all costs whatever. Stated concisely, the arrangement Is that the French internal a accept our deposit with Morgan ft Co., as equivalent to iwyment for all purposes of delivery of the iwyment. Tbe new Panama canal company In liquidation has given that mandate, or power of attorney to Rendauilin. their representative upon the isthmus, with complete Instructions concerning the delivery of their property. This department has appointed Major Brooke to act for the United States on the Isthmus In accepting the delivery. The canal company has likewise placed at the disposal of Ihe United States the personnel of Ihe organization upon the isthmus for the purpose of temiiorary service in the preservation of the works and property trending the preparations by the canal commission to undertake active operations. 1 have notified the commission of the situation and nothing now remains to be done except to take possession of the property and direct Ihe deposit of the consideration with Morgan ft Co. Yours respectfully. H. C. KNOX. A tty. Gen. In connection with these payments. It Is said at the treasury department that Morgan ft Co. are designated as disbursing agents for the government and following the rule in such .cases, they will be required to deposit In bonds as security to the government. The payment will be made as soon as Ihe trends have been received which probably will he In a day or two. Will Sixteen Thoroughbreds Run at Morris Park. Highball Haa Bean Doing Good Preparatory Work and Will Probably Be Favorit 1 g n EIGHT MORE STEAMERS. Berlin. May 4. The Vossische says It Is Informed that the North German Lloyd Steamship company has sold to the Japanese government eight steamers belonging to Its East Asiastlc lines for war purposes. Zel-tnn- g ENGINES FOR. KOREA. Rci-on- Tacoma. Wash.. May large railway locomotives are lining lnprlcl on Ihe steamship Tremont at th'P ort drain'd for .Tspsq. It is ssid the rnsm'-- arc for ue on the new railroad in Korea. LACK OF OFFENSIVE IXITIA-TIV- The Toklo correspondent of the Times sends the folLondon: lowing: May 5. "The Japanese consider that Russian strategy at the hattle bf tbe Yalu showed the same defect as that of tbe Chinese In 1894. namely the lack of offensive Initiative. "Captain Arima. who commanded in some attempts to blockade Port Arthur, In a lecture which he delivered here, said the Japauese, from observation bad an accurate knowledge of Makaroff s tactics, which Philadelphia, May 4. Dr. W. clr--B. enabled them to place the mine that i destroyed the The HJpklns. well known In medical den as an anthnr died today of chid' men of the entire Japanese sqtiAilron refrained from the use of tobacco and era morbus. Vice-Admir- Did It U 5. - Lively Time Experienced and His Victory is Greeted With Cry " How Much pun-hase- New York, May 4. Sixleen thoroughbreds were named by their trainers today to start for ihe first great prize of the Eastern season, the Metropolitan handicap at a mile, which will be run over the Withers course at Morris Park shortly after four o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Walrrboy lier-miAfrikander and McThesncy, the stars of last, year, are missing from the list. Highball, champion of last season's and Irish Lad, winner of last year's Brooklyn handicap, seem to he the only great racers who will strive fur the 15,0U0 prize tomorrow. If the weather is good, all records for attendance will probably be broken. The track is certain to be fast, In any event. The starters named, their weights and probable Jockeys, aie: HORSE WEIGHT Irish Lad Shaw. Jockey 12S Mattie Worth McCue, Jockey ill Dazzling Odom, jockey llo Eugenia Burch Cochran, jockey.. 109 Lux Castfa Wonderly. jockey 107 Ristsnd Uomanelli, Jockey. ; loC Red Knlghl Phillips, jockey 106 105 High Ball Fuller, jockey Pulsus Redfern, jockey.. : ..109 101 lngold Beldam- e9G Lord Badge Cormack, Jockey.... 98 Stalwart Burns, jockey. 98 Orthodox W. Henries Jockey 98 Damon Hllderbran, jockey 95 Ilyria Cramer, jockey go In tbe preparations for the big race, High Bsll has been doing excellent work. His mile trial In 1:41 yesterday with Bullmaa on his back won him many friends and the colt Is likely to go to the post the favorite. He carried 115 pounds in his trial and has only 105 to shoulder tomorrow. Trials of other prominent candidates for the race were: Eugenia Burch, 1:42; Irish Lad, 1:41 Pulsus, 1:45; Lux Casta, 1:42 Mattie Worth, 1:42; Beldame and Stalwart, 1:44. s. 00 s mm-enelo- ... EULOGIZED ROOSEVELT. Sioux Falls. S. D.. May 4. The Re- publican state convention met here to- Chaa. J. Bull waa elected temporary chairman, and he eulogized President Roosevelt and the Republican administration and waa enthusiasday. tically applauded. SENATORS ARERETICENT They Call to Pay Rcspccta to Roosevelt and to Initiate Campaign Work. Washington, May 4. An informal conference between leading Republicans in the senate and the president In the nature of a continuation of the conference which have lmen held nearly every day nr night since tbe adjournment of Congress, waa held today. Senators Allison, Cullom and Spooner were with the President a considerable time. Later they w."re Joined by Secretary Cortolyou. Whilo all those who talked with the President were reticent, the senators saying they bad railed merely to pay their respects before baring for I heir homes H Is known that the preliminary campaign work, including the Republican platform and the selection of chairman of the national committee, was considered Informally but carefully. No decision was reached. It can lie said that no man has yet. been selected to head the Republican committee in the spproaching campaign. Later in the dsv the President had conferences with Senator Aldrich. Senator Platt of New York, and Speaker Cannon. ST rat or Aldrich left today for Hot Springs. Va.t where he will rest for a few days. Incidentally. he will devote himself to the preparation of at least one or more planks of the ptanks of the platform. Senator Cullom li ft today for Illinois. Speaker Cannon will leave for homo this evening. He expressed the belief that he had punctured effectually his boom for the nomination. Charles W. Johnson of Minnesota, was agreed upon as general secretary of tbe convention. Tbe committee also agreed to recommend J. R. Malloy of Ohio as ascii-isn- t secretary, five reading clerks, a clerk at the Presiofib-ia- l au dent's reporter, two and tally clerks, a sergoant-at-arm- s assistant and a chid of Uoot keepers. de-1- ,-. (40,-000.0- PADDERS APPEAR TO GIVE BONDS. Election Fraud Offenders Escape Arrest by Dying. Many Alleged Alderman Charles llonvrr. Muy tV. (,'nrhran and John I. Ho. indicted jestrrdav by the grand Jury for alleged rsddtng of registration. aopard today before District Judge Johnston and gave bond for their appearance for 4 ! trial : : , A number of warrants based upon al- -' ihe Indictments growing out of leged election frauds at tbe stain and congressional election rtf M2 have not been served for the reason that the per- -' sons named cannot be located. It is Bald that a numlier of them are dead. It was the alleged fmtids committed at this election that Influenced former Congressman Rhafroth to resign his seat In the lower Jiouse of congress In taxor of the Republican contestant, Robert B. Boytnge. r-i-e FUT TO DEATH. Santiago De Cuba, May 4 Four bandits, convicted of nmrrii-- r were garrotted today. It was the first legal execution sinco the Spauish regime. Costf William R. I expressing the appreciation of tha slate church. While Dr. Buckley was reada photographic flash a ing hisin resolution, hail lie here today, convention, held ihe gallery startled so many of light majority of over 15U In the convention IhiMie present that ho look occasion and 11 curst resolutions were adopted, to express bis displeasure of such meththe 1 learnt delegations from the con- ods The subject of the dcaronnns work, tested counties were nested and Hearat and the ronven-Instruct- which was brought before the conferdelegates were seliM-teto vote as a unit and stand ence on a motion by Ucv. B. Kushing-han- i of Rock River conference, stirred hy Charles Welsh as member of tbe national commit ice. up a lively debate that occupied more The convention was boisterous and than an hour. Rev. Brush Ingham's the orators, of whom there were many motion was for a commit lee on deaon both sides, were hissed, some of con ness work, uomirescd of fifty memf ministers and bers. one-hathem being driven from the stage. Congressman W. J. Wsrie, the only laymen, three to be appointed hy each Democratic, congressman from Iowa: J. of Ihe fourteen district conferences, W. Sullivan, late candidate for gover- and the remainder by the bishops. This nor; M. F. Mealy, who came out of a waa amended by Rev. Dr. Hughes of retirement of six years to do ft, and H. liOitls, so as to give the bishops others apiwalrd to tliclr party in vain power to appoint the entire memberagainst. Instructing The people would ship of tbe committee. The Hughes listen to no compromise and Wade and subetlluta was carried by a large maSullivan do not. apitear on the delega- jority and the committee will be aption. It Is headed by J. M. 1 arsons of pointed hy the bishops. The Episcopal address waa mads a Kork llaplda, the other delegates at large being General James B. Weaver siteclsl order for tomorrow morning at of Colfax, Judge William Carr of Man- 10 o'rlock. chester and S. H. Wadsworth of CounTonight st Hazard's Pavilion Governor Pardee welcomed the members cil Bluffs. Cries of bought," brass dollar," In behalf of the state of California. how much did it cost," met the Hearst Mayor M. P. Snyder spoke for the speakers whenever they attempted to eity of Is) Angeles, and for Partita speak and iiandentonlum reigned In the roast Methodism, Bishop Hamilton bails welcome to tho visitors. convention. The resolutions adopted were mild. They include a paragraph touching tha DEBB WILL NOT ACCEPT NOMINATION. evils of taxation, etc., and lay graateat stress on the trusts and point to William K. H carat aa tbe champion of the Chicago, May 4. When the (Santi-truIdea. The trust paragraph Is ocialist national convention met today as follows: to nominate candidates for president were the Second, that wa recognise, in the and predatory trusts tha greatest danger met by a report that Eugene Debs of that haa ever threatened the life of Indiana, would docline to accept tbe the nation and the welfare of the imo-pl- e, nomlnstkm for president. His friends and denounce their scheme of levy- gave as his reason the fact that the ing tribute upon all producers and con- strength of the party In the country sumers as a modern system of brigan- rould he better obtained by nominadage, which,' while masquerading under tion of some men less well known Ihe cloak of the law, in fact makes of than Debs. The loaders of the parly law a mockery and justice a farce. in held the opinion, nevertheless, that utter disregard of the natural and con- Debs' objections on this bend could st llut tonal rights of the farmer, the be overcome. A proposed new constimerchants and the great army of tbe tution for the party was discussed. wage earners, trusts have ruthlessly seized upon every branch of production and distribution until every avenue of BOTH human endeavor Is compelled to ba at the behests of these conscienceless criminals and pay tribute or cease to Pes Moines, la., May llsarst swept the field 4. in tha Iowa cd one-hal- lf st . FACTIONS CLAIMC0NTR0L exist Third, that we denounce the vicious tariff system fostered and perpetuated by the Republican party under, which the trusts have been born, bred, fattened and specie multiplied until they have every Industrial Interest by the throat and we demand Jhe repeal of every tariff which denies 'equal opportunities for all. " Hearst and Parker Men Contend Today at Seattle For Nomination of Ten. Seattle, May 4. Tbe Democratic state convention in Olympia tomorrow to elect a delegation of ten to attend the Democratic national convention In St. lioula. - The only serious fight that will occur in the convention will be the effort of the Hearat men to control FLASHLIGHT the naming of the delegation to St. lioniH. It Is not yet decided whether FRIGHTENS the Hearst men will attempt to Instruct the delegation to vote tor DELEGATES Hearst as some of the Hearat leaders would be satisfied with any ImpresPhoto is Taken While Dr. Buckley is sion that, showed a friendly Interest In the New Yorker's candidacy. Reading Resolution and He Ex- Control of the convention is claimed presses Displeasure at Such Methods by both Parker and Hearat factions. Ism Angeles, Cal.. May 4. The of many delegates at the opening session of tbe Thirty-firgeneral conference of the Methodist Episcopal chun-hdue to belated trains, disrupted lo some extent the program that has been mapped out. and the first day's work ended at six o'clock this evening with nothing accomplished, excepting tho selection of a conference secretary. This honor fell to Rev. James B. Hinge! of the Minnesota conference and it required the ballots lo make a choice. The afternoon session met at 3 o'clock and spent three hours In balloting for secretary, and In referring to committees various resolutions bearing upon questions to be considered by the conference. This evening at 8 o'rlock the reception of the general conference by the local committees of Los Angeles was held. Addresses of welcome by representatives of the state, city and In southern California and rechun-sponses hy eminent leaders In Methodism msd up the program, which kept the tin-- and travel-wor- n delegates occupied until a 1st hour. ptchop Edward O Andrews presided st the afternoon session and secretary of the general conference, Pr. R Y. Monroe, of the central conference, who arrived Just In time to take charge of hie work at the afternoon meeting, called the roll of delegates. After finishing this task. Dr. Monroe naked permission to make a statement to the general conference. He wanted to ask, he said, to be excused from further service ee secretary, not because he was In feeble health, as had been slated, although he Is 71 years old. but for other and sufficient reasons Dr. Monroe told of bis services as secretary, extending over a period of twenty years and asked the conference not to consider him aa a candidate for Dr. B. M. Buckley of New York presented a set of resolutions commanding the great wo rg performed by Dr. Monroe during his tenure of office aa secretary to the general conference and ah-srn- ce BOISE MAN st CUTS THROAT , d Ha Was Convalescing From Spotted Fever and Committed Suicide In Wifes Absence. Boise, May 4. A special to the Statesman from Shoshone ssys Fred Vamlcrgraft. a farmer living four miles from Gooding, committed suicide yesterday hy cutting his throat with a razor. He had been ill with spotted fever. His wife left him for a few moments. and when she returned he waa dying with hla throat gashed. BUT NOT DEMOCRACY So Patterson Characterizes Democratic Ticket. Denver, Mey 4. R.noo peoples in Denver Senator Thomas ratferson addressed an Colet-uT- SPEER" n andiee-- e hall M. f "u I oral Isem-from a rmoevstte Standpoint." The speech waa an trault upon the local Democratic ticket which will be voted upon at the city election on May 17. Senator Patterson has repudiated the ticket, charging that the mayoralty candidate, Robert Speer, is the agent of the corporations and that the ticket Itself from top to bottom Is not Democratic but Speer. The sensor inveighed against election frauds which, he declared, have made the name of Denver infamous" and for which he charged Robert W. Speer to be responsible as the local Democratic boss. Senator Patterson personally paid the expense of tonight's meeting. SELECTED DEAD MAN. Detroit. May 4. James II. Stone, who today was selected for one of the assistant trading clerks of the Kepubll' ran convention, haa been dead for I numlier of months. He was a prominent citizen of this city. |