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H j Vol. XLiVi. No. 321. Salt Lake Citt, Utah, Wednesday Moigstdstg-, limcii 2, 1904, 12 phges.fivb Obnts.
Ij Several Apostles and Others Who Could Shed Most
U Light on the Polygamy and Church Interfer
1 ence Issues in the Case, Will Not Testify Be
ll fore Senate , Committee in Washington.
I f Fresh inquiry Into the character of
the witnesses most desired by the Sen
ate committee investigating tho qualifi
cations of Apostle Reed Smoot, has led
v to an exposition of the fact that the
1 -witnesses moat deslrc-d by tho commit
tee aro not to bo had. It was given out
by tho church newspaper that great
willingness had been shown by the
witnesses to be subpoenaed, when it Is
now claimed that those on whose- testi
mony the protestants most relied! In
onJer to prove that the apostle Senator
is cognizant of and) has approved of a
polygamous Institution, f were not
It was pointed out a few days ago,
I and generally believed, that the church
people were res-ponding- to the sum
I mous from Washington with eager
I nesB, when, aa a mutter of fact. It. is
now claimed that there has been a
I systematic effort on the part of the
I more Important witnesses to avoid the
' service, or having been served, to plead
; physical Inability to appear before the
committee.
CLAIMS OF PROTESTANTS.
Thosx who have protested against the
nesting of Apostle Smoot claim that
, many of the apostles of the church and '
i xhc president, himself, live in polygamy
( 1 and practice and connive at polygamy.
It 1 claimed that this is with the ap
f ' provnl of the apostolate of which Sena
' tor Smoot is one of the most dis
tinguished; and influential members
i f The names of the apostles charged
with living in open polygamy had been
I furniahed to the committee, but not un-
'II til a few weeks ago, it is now asserted,
1 t did It leak out that these same leadei-s
1 of the church would be summoned to
1 Washington. It now appears that those
most "wanted have gone to points bc-
V yoncl the reach of the officers detailed
I to &erve papers upon them, or have be-
J come physically unable to go before the
( committee.
' The disclosure has created' a profound
sensation. President Joseph F. Smith,
-aftidie head of tho church, it la claimed,
mljinld not have absented himself wlth
ny vreveallng the entire plan of avold-
Je be comPGlled to answer
i I , "'TSrtVge that he Is the husband to
jf J ' an nas hatKman.y children
if i O'jTH&SJ? WkTeSCAPED.
5s itr J ' f&Tum SmlthT the youngest apostle.
fW if J f ffp was Everved with a subpoena and
Hi wll i accompanied his father. President
III ' fiiith, to Washington, is a polygamous
y il, oii, butjit Is not charged that he lives
fj'l y J ifi1 PP1J'Ktm1?' himself. Hence, the
i tk-i' ' piotestants assort, there wan no reason
"li iti '! f why he should not be willing to testify.
$1 t'JI Apostle Francis M. I-man, while
uijin, nald to be- living with two wives, is also
tiE J4k regarded as one of the least offensive
ruflR J - lne polygamous apostles, and he, too,
jflHM i Accompanied the president.
'JVS' Apostle John W. Taylor, alleged
husband to at leas three wives, the
:HV( most notorious polygamist in the apos-
j tolate, and the man dgoJnst whom the
jH 1 protestants had piled an astonishing
'4H ! array of evidence. Is sojourning in
jnH Canada, and could not be reached.
ililH i Apostle Mathias Cowley, polygamist,
jfiHTi ' the husband to two wives, and much
WbI.i wanted by the committee, disappeared
jftHfij before service could be had on him, and
iflWr li i 3l's exact whereabouts cannot be
MH ji learned. Ivlhewlse was George W. Teas-
SB iS dale inuoh desired. He Is said to
' . r "be one of the most vulnerable of
'm , e "iho witnesi?es for whom subpoenas were
Hhnifi issued. He got wind in time and Is
LiyS;' not to be found. Teasdale took to hlm-
mV 6ef a novr wlfe lfc 9 claimed, since the
' ban was) placed on plural marriages,
and her death toine lime ago dlscloid
a bit of evidence that was said to be
very Important, since it is supported
by unquestionable evidence to be found
In the Nephi grave yard. But he was
unwilling to face the committee, and,
aa stated, could, not be found.
Apostle John Henry Smith, possessor
of two wives, according to the protest
ants, was served, but he has the rheu
mailsm and his physician gave him a
certificate of ill-health. He, too, was
expected to enlighten the Investigators.
HAS POLYGAMOUS PEDIGREE.
M. W. Merrill, one of the oldest of the
apostles, and a man who Is not only
said to admit that he is a polygamist,
and who preaches polygamy, was
served, but he is in fact in bad health.
It was expected that his testimony
would be a rich morsel, since five of
his sons arc said to have followed in
the wake of their distinguished father
and to have taken to themselves plural
wives. Apostle Merrill has forty-five
children, according to common report,
and two of his sons, Thomas II. Mer
rill and Alma Merrill, are now In Wash
ington to appeal- before the committee.
Apostle Heber J. Grant, the most
open polygamist in Utah, it is said,
and uho has served time in the peni
tentiary for violation of the law against
polygamous marriages, who is much
wanted here to answer a recent charge
of polygamous cohabitation, skipped
out, and he is now on the other side of
the Atlantic.
Former Apostle Moses Thatcher, the
Logan banker, who wanted to go to
the Sennte several years a;o, and who
was stripped of the apostolic office be
cause ne declined to permit the church
to Interfere with his political ambitions,
was served by the United States Mar
shal, but he got a physician to certify
that he was not well. A citizen of Lo
can has reported that the well-known
ngure of Moses Thatcher Is aa much
in evidence on the streets of Logan now
aa It has been for several years, how
ever. The committee expected to se
cure more evidence from Moses Thatch
er touching the interference of the
church in politics than from ony of the
others, but It seems that he must get
ill at this most necessary time. He is
a polygamist who does not make denial
of It, and while he has made peace
with the church, he is no longer ad
mitted to sit with the apostles.
WHT TANNER WAS WANTED.
Of the others who could not bo served
and who were badly wanted, J. M, Tan
ner Is the most prominent. He la gen
eral superintendent of the Sunday
school work for the Church of Latter
day Saints and -his field Is the world.
Mr. Tanner is a polygamist and teaches
poljgamy. He was formerly president
of the Utah Agricultural college, an In
stitution for which the Government has
made large appropriations for lis main
tenance, and he was removed from the
presidency after It had been proven
that he is a polygamist and when the
Government refused to make further
appropriations to the college so long us
it remained under the supervision of a
polygamous president.
S. S. Ncu ton, one of the new polyga
mies, a prominent layman, was also
beyond the reach of the officers.
Summing the situation up, the claim
is that the ones most desired by the
committee either received knowledge
of the matter In time to leave the State
or they escape examination on the plea
of Illness, and tho protestanta point out
the foregoing facts to prove that in
stead of being willing to meet the
charges of the opponents of Senator
Smoot, the church has organized to
avoid the service on all those who
might be forced to make damaging admissions.
If 1 PRESIDENT JOSEPH SMITH
' j WILL TELLSTORY FIRST
1 Taking of Testimony in the Case of Senator Smoot
J Will Begin This Morning-Inquiry Will Be Search-
l ing-Fight Against WooIIey.
V
'Mm by At r pmLIPS-
' fM Tribune Bureau, "j
tjfj jM ' WASHINGTON, D. C, March', j
Xl The first cession of the committee to
m IM Investigate tho charges against Senator
r)Mtiur Iteed Smoot, an apostle of the Mormon
jmt, church, lasted jurS eight minutes, and
i XmB' p"n adjournment' was taken until 10
l-Sr o'clock tomorrow.
ft After Senator Burrows had ordered
!'t W ' " n. rollcall, which showed the absence of i
E l Senators Clarke of Arkansas and Sen-
J atorrf Hoar and Depew, Waldomar Van
Ol Colt, one of the counsel for Mr. Smoot,
7 requested a postponement of the hcar-
'JH ing for a day, owing to the absence of
jHm Chief Counsel Worth lngton, who was
engaged In a case In court which ho
M J could not have delayed.
I-mBfi'al Counsel Taylor, for the protestanta,
IffiK''5! aluo, stated that the witnesses from
Utah had not arrived, and the post-
wti'-JM poneoient was then ordered.
llr s$&A . All of the counsel for the protcstants
f 'rjH were' present. Only ono of Mr. Smoot'a
)M .sBl cou'isel was la the room, Attorney
Borah of Idaho not having arrived.
Messrs. Crltchlow and Owen, wit
nesses for the protestantf", were on
hand, and among others present were
Margaret Dye Ellis, general superin
tendent of the W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Ham
lin of the General Association of Wo
men's Organizations, Phoeba Cousins
of Iowa, Rev. Wilbur F. Craft and
Thomas P. Stevenson of the National
reform association.
Senator Burrows announced that the
Inquiry will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
President Joseph F. Smith of the Mor
mon church will be the first witness put
on the atand. He will be heard tomor
row. The witnesses from Utah arrived to
day. President Smith of the Mormon
church, Hyrum Smith and F. A. Ly
man are at the "Raleigh hotel, but ef
forts to see them ijroved unavailing,
they having given orders that they
wcro not to be disturbed by any one
Their names do not appear on the hotci
register.
The Senato Committee on Finance
, .(Continued, on Page 2.)
WORK OF UNCLE
SAM'S MONEY MILLS
4- WASHINGTON. March l.-The 4-
4- statement of the coinage executed 4
4 at tho mints of tho United States 4
4 during February shows a total of 4
4 13.92S.510 pieces. The gold colnod 4
4 amounted to $23,000,500; silver, $1,- 4
4 -175,000-. minor coins, $"22,350. 4
4 Thl9 colnngo Includes 9.&15.000 4
4 pieces for the Philippine Govern- 4
4 ment. 4
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ROLE OF OFFENDERS
Investigation Suggested of Postofflce
Department That "Will Involve
Members of the House.
WASHINGTON, March 1. An investi
gation of "the Postoffico department by a
wpecial commitleo of tho House of Repre
sentatives Is being urged by tho minority
members of tho House Coouclttco on
Postofflces and Post Roads. A resolution
to this end introduced la tho House Janu
ary 25th last, by Representative Hay ,
(Dcm., Va.), was duplicated today by
Ropresenlatlvo Cowherd (Dcm., Mo.).
Mr. Cowherd is a member of the Post
offico committee. Mr. Hay is not, and tins
rclntroductlon of the resolution Is regard
ed as a move to bring tho matter to a
head in tho near future. Tho resolution
provides that a commltteo of live? mem
bers of tho Houso shall conduct the In
vestigation. Tho hearings had by tho commltteo In
the preparation of the posloffice bill, it
Is declared, developed much Information,
and tho sub-committee before which offi
cials of the department made" explanations
of their estimates Is to lay the Informa
tion before the full commltteo In tho near
luturo.
This Information Includes, it Is stated,
evidence of several hundred violations of
law by members of the House Importun
ing tho Increase of salaries of rural post
masters and the increase of force In post
offices of which such Increase was not
absolutely Justified by the facts, but which
were granted by officials of tin.- dopart
mcnt. Other violations of law Include a
limited number of cases whero members
tot tho Houso have leased their property
to tho Government for postoffico pur
poses. Mr. Hay dcclarod that he would ask
the House to discharge tho commltteo
from consideration of his resolution for
an investigation, and have the same called
up In the House for tho consideration of
that body.
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4 TIEN TSIN. March 1. A report 4
4 from Port Arthur states that tho 4
4 town Is already on short rations, 4
4 and that prices of foodstuffs aro 4
4 exorbitant. Few civilians aro left, 4
4 but there aro enough to feed to 4
4 occasion anxiety. 4
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RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ENTERING PORT ARTHUR THROUGH THE ICE. J
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COLUMBUS, O.. March 1. Charles
Dick of Akron was today elected to the
United States Senate to succeed the
late Marcus A. Hanna. He was given
the solid Republican vote of the House
and Senate, which voted In separate
sessions. The, Democrats voted for
John H. Clarke of Cleveland.
Tomorrow the House and Senate meet
in Joint session lo canvass the vote. i
LIFE STORY OF OHIO'S
SENATOR-ELECT
The rise of Charles- Dick of Akron
from cleric, country grain dealer, coun
ty official, militia enthusiast, political
manager and Representative In Con
gress to the United States Senate from
Ohio at the ngc of 4G la one of tho re- t
GREAT 'BRITAIN SCENTS
POSSIBILITY OF WAR
Significant Remarks by Premier Balfour in Dis
cussing Estimates in House of Commons, Which
May Prove Prophetic,
i
LONDON. March 1. In the course of a
discussion of the naval estimates In tho
Houso of Commons tonight. Premier Bal
four, whllo admitting tho magnitude of
the estimates, said the House should not
only consider tho amount, but should
watch tho general European and- Asiatic
situation, which alone could Justify what
,the country was asked to expend.
The country should not lose sight of the
possibility of war between Great Britain
and two great maritime powers, which
could hardly end without great losses to
both the enemy and Great Britain, in)
which event the other navies Would be In
tnct and In a maritime position which
they did not now hold.
Continuing Mr. Balfour said he was rc
luctaht to mention tho possibility of war.
Ho did not think such a dreadful con
tingency was one which they at present
had any reason to apprehend. But when
markable examples of the opportunities
of young men in America.
One's first Impression of Gen. Dick's
personal appearance Is that he la sud
denly confronted by one of the old
time statesmen. A wide forehead from
which the hair is puehed' back reminds
ono of the pictures of men of the Clay
and Webster type, and Dick needs only
tho addition of an old-fashioned stock
and a coat with wide-peaked lapclB to
poe for a picture as an old-time states
man. Then there, Is a personal magnetism
about Dick whloh draws men to him.
II Is hard to describe, as Gen. Dick
does not, apparently, make efforts to
"get on the good oldo" of the people he
meets. They just become drawn to him
without any nppnrent effort on his part.
"Charley" Dick, as he In familiarly
known In Akron, where he was born,
(Continued on Pago 11.)
A
: PORT' ARTHUR FALLS UNDER ASSAULT II
talking of tho navy they must always be
talking of the possibility of war, and ho
was forced, when Indicating tho goneral
outlines of tho reasons which compelled
the Government to ask for this sacrillcc,
to Indicate possibilities which did not ex
ist twenty-five- years ago. Thero was no
possible comparison betw.ecn the depend
once JGrcat Britain placed on her navy,
.which was defensive, and tho dependence
placed by America or any European coun
try on their navy, which was offensive.
Grt-ut Britain's policy had hoen to seo
what other nations were doing In tho way
of laying down ships and to immediately
make a reply. So long as the Admiralty
was careful not to amiclpalo or forco
other countries in, but simply to follow
suit. Insuring that other countries did not
outstrip Groat Britain In tho race for
navul superiority, Mr. Balfour believed1
that the country would support Parlia
ment Id Hie expenditure.
The vote for the effectiveness of the
navy was then agreed lo.
NATIONAL DEBT MARCH
FIRST WAS $918,034,634
V WASHINGTON. March 1. The monthly statement of tho public debt
-f- shows that at the closo of business February L'D. i. the debt, less cash in T
4- the treusury, amounted to $318,03-1.631, whlclr Is an Increase for tho month of T
?2,y72,(rjl. This Increase is accounted for by the decrease In tho amount of T
4- cash on hand. T
4- Tho debt Is recapitulated as follows: T
Interest-bearing debt $ &i,15G.760 T
Debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity ti.iei.CPO T
-- Debt bearing no Interest 3M.7(H.'i9 T
X Total $1.'J01.HK.K X
This amount however, does not in elude ?9iS2,G91.SU9 in certificates and ireas- 4-
4- ury notes outstanding which aro offset by an oqunl amount of cash on hand .
-r fof their redemption. Tho cash in the treasury Is claasiflod as follows: . l
-tr Gold reserve V : 150,000.000 J.
-r Trust funds 9K9! 1.979 X
General fund H-J.173.71o i.
Jf National bank depositories ' 1G2.50j.517 i.
-- In Philippine treasury.' o.WG.Gll 4-
4- . .
1 4- Total 5l.-l07.2M.S73 4
4- Against which thero are domand liabilities outstanding of $1,031,22S,06S, which
4- leaves a cash balance on hand of S373.0CS.5O5.
tt t t-f f'r-'-f-f -r
DICK ELECTED TO
SUCCEED HANNA
Solid Republican Vote of Both Branches of the Ohio Legis- j
lat'ure Cast for the Man Whom the Late, Sena
tor Wished for a Successor. ' ,
I
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ODELL SUGGESTED
AS GHHAN
Belief That Roosovolt Would Like To
Have Him at Head of Kepub
, lican Party.
ALBANY. N. Y., Mnrch 1. President
Itoosovolt has summoned Gov. Odell to
Washington, und the Inference placed
upon tho summons tonight by those well
Informed Is that tbo President Intends to
ask Gov. Odoll to accept tho chairmanship
of the national committee.
Gov. Odoll rocelvcd tho summons today
and this afternoon did not return to tho
txccutlvo chamber, so that no queries
could bo put to him. It Is known, how
ovcr, that any proposition mado by tho
President that may In nny way affect con
trol of tho State committee by the Gov
ernor will bo refused.
If, howovor, tho chairmanship- of tho
national commltteo Is olfored to tho Gov
ornor froo from any conditions, so that '
tho control of tho Stato committee Is also
In his hands, it In belluved Hint Gov. Odoll
will consent to take charge of tho na
tional campaign, deputing to a subordi
nate In the Stato under Ills direction tho
conduct of tho State campnlKii.
Gov. Odell will go lo Washington on
Friday of this week.
Unconfirmed Reports That the Japanese Have Sac- 11
ceelfed in Investing the Russian Stronghold 1
Contradictory Stories Regarding . the Attack Said
to Slave Taken Place Monday. 11
LOZJEON", March 2. Humors are
current liero this naorning that news
of tho fall of Port Arthur has been
received at St. Petersburg. Tho
source of the rumors cannot be traced
and thero is no confirmation of them'
obtainable. The latest reports from.
Port Arthur indicated that the forces
there were in no immediate danger
of being forced to capitulate and that
they wero in condition to stand a long
siege.
LONDON. March 2 No confirmation
of the report published yesterday in the (
Dally Telegraph, that the Japanese had
bombarded Port Arthur February 20th,
has been received from any point. The
wires from the scene of war have been
practically silent for the past twenty
four hours, and in some quarters this
silence Is supposed to Indicate that
Japan's great attack on Port Arthur is
actually In progress, and that conse
quently the use of the wfres has been
discontinued.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg today
saying that there is no confirmation of
the Ylnkow report that the Japan
ese squadron had again bombarded
Port Arthur February 2Dth, but that
news of another attack would- not be
surprising, lo evidently ?ent out for the
purpose of discrediting the battle story
of yesterday. The precieness of detail
In the brief cablegram telling of the
bombardment Is such that there Is little
reason to doubt Its correctness. This
latter view is supported by a dispatch
from St. Petersburg received early In
th-e day, which tells of a renewed at
tack on Port Arthur by the Japanese
ships on February 2Cth. This dispatch
is dated at Chefoo, March 1st, and
reads:
"A Russian ofllclal dlnpatch .says that
the- Japanese renewed the attack on
Port Arthur on the morning of Febru
ary 26th. The fleet kept beyond the
range of all but the most powerful land
bntterler.
"The engagement lasted one hour, the
Japanese then retiring. Their los is
unknown.
"The Russian cruiser Askold had- one
gun dismounted and two men Injured.'-f
Naval experts here say that this lat
ter dispatch is confirmatory of that
of yesterday, and that the difference in
dates of the engagement is due to a
mistake in transmission.
The fact that no additional news re
garding the bombardment was received
today Is not surprising when the strict
ness of tho censorship exercised' by the
Japanese Is considered, and tho fact
that Russia would be reluctant to send
out news of another disaster to her
yhlps.
A cable from Seoul, under today's
date, says:
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
"Advices from the north report thut
1-100 Russians are at Chongju, 600 at
Kusong and fifty at Anju. Thefie forces
are probably only feelers sent out to lo
cate the position of the Japanese.
"All the Americans formerly at Sun
chun. with the exception of one family,
have arrived at Ping Yang."
In a dispatch from Shanghai a cor
respondent of tho Dally Telegraph re
ports that tho Japanese military au
thorities object to the installation of
wireless telegraphy apparatuy on news
paper dispatch boats
The correspondent of the Dally Mall
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4- OZAPu ANXIOUS TO TAKE -f - Bl
4- . CHANCES AT THE FKONT. jfl
NEW YORK, March L Tho Czar -4- ,1
4- desires to go to tho far East, ao- 4- ML
cording to a World dispatch from HI
Vienna, The Zclt, published In tho J HI
-r latter city, asserts that this state- -r m
ment is confirmed by an exalted Kl
4- military authority, who declares tho -f HI
4- RURslan Krapcror Is anxious to 4- Kl
4 maintain the fighting traditions of -t- lKI
4 hln ancestors and by hl3 presence 4 I III
-f- to encourage his troops. 4- 1 'jfl
4- 4 4- 4- 4- -4 4- 4 4- 4- 4- 4- 4 4- 4-4 4- i jfl
at Chefoo,. who has just returned there !' Sm
from Chemulpo, Korea, cables that I 1H
Japanese transports carrying troops , II
continue to arrive at Chemulpo at the i II
rate of one a day. while provisions are :BfH
being landed near Hwang Ju (ninety- $11
four miles northwest of Chemulpo, at mm
the head of the Taltong river), where a l
large force of Japanese Infantry' has nm
concentrated.
"A serious defect has been disclosed," llf fl
the correspondent continues. "It Is if
feared that most of the Japanese horses pf
are unserviceable. 11
"The Japanese squadron at Chemul- fjlil
po has been strengthened. A fleet of '91
twelve battleships and cruisers has njfl
been stationed permanently in Prince J M
Jerome gulf, between Chebido island ; H
and the anchorage. ; H
"Yesterday I saw a cruiser of the Nil- i HJ
taka type beached at the entrance of ; HJ
the Nam Yang creek; she was deserted f
except for a Japanese guard- j H
"The Koreans are hostile to the Jap- j JH
anese, and they are assisting the R.us- 1 H
sians In northern Korea." IIH
JAPANESE FORTIFYING IJH
ICHIO YANG, KOREA. ji H
L.IAO YANG, Manchuria, March 1.
The Japanese have occupied Ichio Yang, j,
Korea, and are now fortifying the walls H; IB
of the town. This was the objective I'lH
point of Gen. Mlshtchcnko. who, with flul
a detachment of mounted Cossacks, as '4 RflJ
announced yesterday, hud reached Ka- SI lH
sanlvja, Korea, and was expected to ar- 1 jHJ
rive at Ichlo Yang yesterday. A do- 1 1 nflj
tachment of Russian troops Is In the i t wj
neighborhood of Tcblo Yang. The Ko- kil
reans are averse to giving tho Russians f.H
Information regarding the movements .. 'I
of the Japanese. -'M
The Chinese troops around Llau Che i 'I
are being reinforced. Yuan Shi Kal, I'm
the Chinese commander-in-chief, has Ji'l
10,000 men near Junlpln-Fu, while 15,000
men are with Gen. Ma. Fresh troops .jfl
are arriving In the province of Chi LL Hj
JAPANESE GENERAL STAFF
LEAVES FOR THE FRONT. "
PARIS, March L Tho correspondent of HJ
tho Associated Press Is Informod that au- HJ
thorltatlve advices have been received In , HJ
Purls to tho effect that tho Japanese gen-
oral staff loft Japan today for Chemulpo. HJ
Korea. HJ
This Is accoptcd as showing that all tho H
troops necosaary for tho forward move- HJ
ment have been landed In Korea and It Is HJ
expected that the inovoment of troops liHl
forwurd will begin tho last of this week.
With respect to tho Russian forco which !HJ
will contest the way, it Is said thero will HJ
be some surprise manifested at th? HJ
strength the Russians aro nblo to dlsposo HJ
PORT ARTHUR SHORT '
OF FOOD SUPPLIES. H
TIEN TSIN, March 3. A report from HJ
Port Arthur states , that the town Is al- I H
(Continued on Page 2.) Hfl
AMBUSHED ASSASSIN 1
FIRES AT DETECTIVE' I
COLORADO SPRINGS. March 2. A
special to the Gazetto from Cripple Crcok
says an attempt was mado shortly aftor
midnight to assasslmito D. C. Scott, pri
vato dotoctlvo for tho Floronco & Cripple
Crook railroad, who was ono of tho most
Important witnesses for tho proscoutlon in
the train-wrecking conspiracy cases now Qfl
on trial In the District court. HH
Mr. Scott was going to his room whan HH
a man stepped from behind a billboard IHH
at a dlstuuco of about thirty feet nnd firod HJ
ono shot from a revolver. The ball just HH
missed the Intended victim. Scott ira- HH
mediately returned tho llro, but apparent- t HJ
lv without effect. HH
THIS-MORNING'S NEWS. fB
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY Bill in
Congress to Increase salary of tho Con
gressmen... .First session of tho Smoot
Investigation will bo held tomorrow....
Solid Republican vote cast for Dick, who 1
Is slated to' succeed Senator Ilanna
Serious Hoods In Ohio Naval bill rondy
to be reported at Washington. ...Wlno !
firms agreo to make and sell only pure
wines.... Noisy Democrats stop a murdor
trial In Missouri Better tone In Wall
street.... Ono thousand World's fair
workers go on strike. ...Another big coal
strike Is throatened In the East.
FOREIGN Japan landing more troops
in Koroa Groat land battle expected
within a few days....Roportcd from New
York that tho Czar desires to go to tho
front in tho East.... Port Arthur short of
food supplies. ...Tho first train went over
tho Ico on Ixiko Baikal.,.. James T.
Breese. a wealthy New York artist, hurt
In an automobllo accident in I-Jnvono.
MOUNTAIN AND COAST Gigantic
light trust formed In San Francisco....
W. F. Buck Is In Jail at Wciser, Ida., for
forging chodes.... Important shoep case on
trial In Boise.... Tnrrry-.seven striking ml-
ncra arrested for vagrancy in Tcllurido, H
Colo....Burbank of California produces a H
potato as red as a' beet... .Military prls- '' HJ
onor who escaped from Alcatroz Island on !
a forged pardon back In Jail. H
CITY Autopsy shows that Ben R, Had- JB
dock's doath was caused by a fracture of HI
tho skull.... Prof. El wood Mead lectures Ha
on Irrigation In Italy.... Young Men's Re-
publican club holds a, lively meeting. . . f
Queer chain of accidents in Pnrk City oul- (i iHJ
mlnatlng In a suit for damages. ...Citv I HJ
Auditor Felt holds up the departmont c 'HJ
payrolls.. ..All tho testimony for tho State ' HI
given In the Rose trial,. ..Sensational dls- Hal
covery In regard lo the witnesses In the .Hafl
Smoot investigation.... Tho bogus assessor HH
finds another victim nnd gets a. watch....
Two boys arrested for stealing and ono HH
confesses . ..Man arrested as a Callenteo HH
hold-up confesses to having been a mom- jH
ber of the Soapy Sulth gr.ng In Skijway JHhI
....Real estate transfers, ST-loG Rank HhI
clearings. SIC0. 121.... Yesterday's stock 'fl
sales, lS.TfiO shares for 55035.7-1 Oro and ''HhI
bullion settlements during the day, $77,300. H
