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O- WEATHER TODAY Fair. jFyoi;. L5X. NoTs. Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday Moitdstg-, October 22, 1904. 16 PAGES. five cents. H Jllapse of i the campaign KmocratsConcede the Meat of Parker. I Iteadquarters in New York Ml. Are Now Practically Jl Deserted. Enocratio Congressmen Hurry aT'KHome to Try and Save Them W. selves From Defeat TFfI ui J Hclal to The Tribune. ' NEW YORK. Oct 12 A complete 'eak-down of the Democratic Na- .1 jnal campaign almost three weeks In - Lvance of election has caused much irprlse among practical politicians. r?ere Is no attempt to conceal the fact ' at the campaign has collapsed. The - -J rerwhelmlng defeat of Parker is con- ET) toed by many of his friends and bi ll emocratic leaders. I Leaders Packing- Up. Sit Democratic National headquarters grotto of gloom. The head men. !ere are packing their belongings and )ing home angry and disgusted. They si "peeled to draw salaries until election iy find they cannot understand why ImM !e campaign Is not kept up to the end. nej( Key recall that in 189C Jumes K. Jones , Rimed the election of Bryan two Bt. tys after all the votes were counted, ija. fd that In 1900, on the eve of the , ectlon, he carried most of the States If lithe Union for the champion of free fU ver. Ol ill CnBressmeu BQko for Home. , Most of the Democratic Congress en who have been making speeches the National conunlttee are now ifeJ irrylng homo to try and save thein- Ives In their own districts. The men k ho wore employed in the various bu I lius are no longer on the pay roll. I ' Jj Headquarters Are Deserted. By the end of the week, at the pres- - It rate of exodus, the headquarters i in e I,racl,ca'1y deserted and the fofti inl)a'Bu tna,; opened with a grand kj m of trumnets come to a rldlc- .Sj ous end, two weeks In advance of the l ; ectlon,, I A Tag-gar t Dost Hope, fl'i efore Chairman Taggart left for ldlanapolls ho spoke gloomily of the tuatlon. Predictions by the Demo jails that Judgo Parker will receive r'i 8 electoral votes, enough to secure ; : la- election, are admitted by many ?' martial Democrats to bo random ,7lfcsses. W.mp barker Was Stubborn. VKjVhatever vestige of hope for success Hpnhned was swept away when Judge ff!Rrker Informed the National commlt cije that under no circumstances would fd-E- make a whirlwind campaign with Ifcjnry G' rttvls' as xvas suggested by '1SBart and olhors JB'ParkCr S silenco wHl C03t us the jiilctlon'" 13 the general comment at "Rm0CratIc ueadiuarters. GIVES TJP UTAH. rmer Cliairman of Democratic 2Ja--il onal Cominltteo Concedes Defeat 'jj wclal to Tho Tribune. I CHICAGO, Oct. 2U-Scnator Jonca. for WjI jer chairman of tho Democratic Nation- 1 Sril160' has Biven up Utah and Hil da' rer if S.niay, carrj'hea, statos. how- 1 Lin. V1,s eppksuro Roosevelt spirit rc- ;! Si?8; ,,a saltl today. " w-& I IS'1, lb0. East-" he continued, CK w T?nC?.t?aJn carrylntr Now York! kh JS?0 a lcttcr from Sheehan ! J th.?Jhor?. s a slrone undercurrent Hrt t28t ,net.tlve toward Parker. T hthJw what Uy-lt ca" mean unless it ' "1 Kl,ro oC ConnecUcut and h,. J; ? we ca' Now Torlc Now 4 oilofado Montana- WyomlDff, Nevada wtnt3 EClUn''' Utah, but I am Tjlr,ED AT THE TELEPHONE. r"ejdvillo Man. Falls Dead While Try ing to Call Assistance, iKT' L0UIS' 0ct- 21.-Whlle standing E"VelCPh0ne ,n hls room at the Bucl: "lESfn1 llot todnl'' endeavoring to 3E2t fn.,CoI- drPPad dead from 11 llure- JIr- Sherwln's son, Men , S?' i3 Dta"dlng in the hotel of afc f he onerator called him to I- dyhlff and wantB to speak to WrEttfiB. . uner Mr Sherwln. without 1 hSgf?tiB0J th0 lelePaonc. hastened ftPKad on Sin" r.oom and found hm t3e?honcr lmmedlatcly below 'J L TiU Meet ln Portland. ?5 "hic'teTVnv0"- 21.-Portland. Or.. w?is H cSvcn2nth? 'ncc"nC P'Mo of Objected to Woman Whom Father Loved Children Lay in Wait for Her, Tra gedy Follows, Boy Is in Jail. PEORIA, 111., Oct. 21. Mrs. Nellie Thompson, wife of a former prominent real estate dealer In this city, is dead as the reyult of Injuries received ln a sensational encounter with Richard and Jennie HIggins, children of John G. Hlg gine, a member of the board of supervi sors of Peoria county, and prominent in Republican politics. The HIggins children intercepted, a letter written to HIggins senior by Mrs. Thompson, in which she asked him to meet her at the depot in this city. HIg gins was at St. Louis and his son opened the lelter. When Mrs. Thomp son arrived she was confronted by young HIggins and his sister. Died in Great Agony. What took place is a mystery, as only the three and an uncle of Higglns were present. Some time luter. however, the woman asked the ticket agent to assist her to the train. Later It was discov ered that the floor of the waiting-room was covered with blood. The woman died several hours later after suffering great agony. Presented Horrible Appearance. Mrs. Thompson's body presented a horrible appearance. Her lip was sev ered, both eyes blackened, one shoulder displaced and her back was covered with bruises. The Intestines and Inter nal membraney were evidently ruptured. HIggins wept when placed ln Jail on a charge of murder. What Young- Higgrns Says. "We had been trying for years to break up the relations between my fath er and this woman." lie said. "When we got that letter my sister and I went down there to see if we could not make some arrangements with her. We met her ln the waiting-room. I went up to her. She said. 'Oh, it's you, is it?' and drew out her hat pin. I then pushed her sharply against the side of the face and knocked her over a chair. My sister then pulled me away and told me that I would be arrested. That's all there was to It." His sister corroborated the above statement. Stoiy of tho Girl. Miss Jennie HIggins made the follow ing statement: "I had nothing to do with the affair whatever, only as a witness. I saw Mrs. Thompson attack my brother with a hat pin and then he struck her several times." Young HIggins Is 26 years old and his sister Is 27. Another Murder Recalled. The present case recalls the murder In this city last June of William B. Murphy, a detective, who was killed while shadowing John II. HIggins. On the night he was killed Murphy was sent to Investigate a burglary. Later, Richard HIggins says. Mrs. Thomasson called up the HIggins house by tele phono and said: "Murphy was a good friend of yours. Well, he got his to night. Klerans (a fellow detective of Murphy) Is a good friend of yours. He will get his next." Mr. HIggins Is wealthy. They were 1 married thirty years ago and she 1 deeded much of her property to her hus band. A formidable array of counsel has been engaged by the family to de- fend young HIggins. i PEACE CONFERENCE. Formal Invitations to Be Sent by Roosevelt. WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. In the course of two days the President will dispatch formal Invitations to the pow ers to name delegates to the new peace conference to be held at The Hague. The powers are invited to suggest a date or dates for the meeting of the con ference. Secretary Hay submitted a draft of tho Invitation to the Cabinet today. ST, LOUIS SHAKEN. Earthquake Alarms Citizens of tho World's Fair City. ST. LOUIS, Oct 21. A slight earth quake shock, traveling from northwest to southeast way felt hero today. The disturbance was recorded on the seis mograph ln the weather bureau exhibit of the Philippines Government at the World's fair. The earthquake caused a slight rattling of dishes In various parts of St Louis, but did no damage. UTAHN KILLED IN WRECK, A. J. Peterson. Perishes in Collision Near Pueblo. PUEBLO. Colo., Oct 2L In a colli sion or. the Denver & RIo Grande railroad this morning Just west of Pueblo, between a narrow gauge freight train and a stock- train, A. J. Peterson of Gunnison, Utah, a stockman, -was killed. He was In the caboose of tho stock train, and was crushed to death, j SLAIN BY GREEKS. Mistake by Bulgarians Results in a Massacre. SALONICA, Europwin Turkey, Oct 31. Twenty Bulgarians were killed by Greeks near Fiorina October 19. A band of sixty Bulgarians approached- thirty Greeks who were posted on a hill, nip poslng them to be friends. The Greeks tired point blank at them. Forty of the Bulgarians escaped, 1 J MANY PAPERS Utah federata (Ms End Session. Studied Avoidance of Ques tions Toward Political Matters. Number of Evils Discussed in Open Meeting of the Convention at Logan. Special to The Tribune. LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 21. The second and final session of the eleventh annual Women's Clubs was held today. The convention of the Utah Federation of proceedings in the forenoon were held at the Agricultural college building, and at night at the Brigham Young college. There was a studied avoidance of ques tions tending toward political matters, and ln the mam theories vere advocated rather than practical methods. What Resolutions Demand. In the open parliament resolutions were adopted pledging the Federation to secure kindergartens in all the schools of the State; to secure depart ments oi domestic science and manual training ln all the schools of Utah; to secure a department of science ln the Agricultural college: to secure Juvenile courts and parental schools; to arrange for practical plans for keeping boys off the streets of towns and cities, es pecially at nights; to secure some plan to remedy tho existing evil of messenger boys being sent Into immoral and Inde cent places. Greeting- and Response. A felicitous address of greeting was made this morning to the women by President Kerr of the Agricultural col lege, and a happy response was made by Mrs. U. M. Allen of Park City. The trend of these addresses was that wo mans' clubs were educational in their practices and efforts, and that these organizations should walk hand in hand with the highest institutions of learn ing. The generous applause showed this to be tho sentiment of the convention. Interesting Papers Read. "What Does the Modern Woman Read?" was an able paper by Miss Emily Jesmip of Salt Lake City. Miss Juda Alloman of Springvllle Woman's club read an essay on "What Reci procity Can Do for the Small Club," showing that a complete National and State organization Is necessary to the existence of the club in small towns. Miss Wight of the Woman's Athenaeum of Park City prepared a aluable paper on "The Critic," which ln her absence was read by Mrs. Weeter of Park City. Mrs. Dallnda Cotey of the Agricultural college read a paper on "The Value of x Domestic Science Course." In Open Parliament. The open parliament was a general discussion of a number of evlly. This was engaged ln by nearly all tho wo men. Tho saloon came In for a fair share of talk, and It was the general opinion that the existing laws regulat ing barrooms should be rigidly enforced and other restrictions in regard to clos ing be made. The women demanded that the law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors should be strictly enforced. The womea deplore the fact that boys of tender years should bo compelled lo go Into Justices and crimi nal courts, and urged the formation of Juvenile courts. Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock by the domestic department of tho Agricultural college. Race Question Discussed. The feature of the session tonight was a discussion of "The Race Question" by Mrs. D. G. Caldcr of the Nineteenth Century club of Provo. Mrs. Mary Kelly of tho Utah Women's Press club contributed an original poem. The attendance was not so good as was anticipated, but was representative. Among those present were Mesdames O J. Stlllwell, Vorhccs, Sarah Whalen Chester 13. Coulter, E. Rich, M. p' Allen, L. E. Hubbard, Harry Stowe, S. J. ClawDOn, A. J. Johnson, L. E. Free- land. A, J. Gorham, J. L. Priest, J. S McCIaln, Don Coran, E. W. Wedgwood! E. O. Lee, Calder, Reynolds-, Dusen berry. Corfman, Yeatcs, Phil Steckcr, Beulah Bockman, Misses Emma Isley" Linda Jessup and Florence Jessup. ' COURT OPENS AT BLACKF00T Trial of Murderer Conn era Will Occu py Considerable Time, Special to Tho Tribune BLiACKFOOT, Ida.. Oct. 21. District court for Bingham county opened today for tho fall term with a heavy calendar of both criminal and civil cases. Tho trial of Connors, hold-up and murderer of Deputy Sheriff Sweet last month, will likely occupy conslderablo time, ao diffi culty will bo encountered ln getting a Jury, feeling yet being high. Fell Dead in the Street. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2l. Gcorgo Hal lett. a capitalist residing at the Palaco hotel, was stricken with heart failure and dropped dead today In front of a cigar otoro tn this city. Ho was proprietor of tho Contra Costa laundry and owned much property In this city, . Kansas Will Mako Exhibit TOPBKA. Kan., OcU 21. The Topeka Commercial club tonight resolved ln fa vor of a Kansas exhibit nt tho Lewis and Clark exposition. The next Legis lature will bo asked to mako a liberal appropriation to nnanco tho exhibit. Sergeant Tooley Slain fey an Unknown Man This tho Verdict in the Case of Sol dier Who Was Killed at Montorey. MONTEREY, Cal., Oc. 21, The ex citement over the killing of Sergt. Ar thur B. Tooley, troop K, Fourth United States cavalry, and tho subsequent burning of the house where the shoot ing occurred, has subsided. Tho re port that other men were seriously wounded ln the row turns out not to be true. An inquest was held and the coroner's Jury brought ln a verdict to the effect that Arthur Tooley, a native of Indi ana, about 34 years of age, came to his death by a gunshot wound Inflicted un lawfully by a colored soldier of the Ninth United States cavalry, whose name is unknown but who is charged with murder. Why Negroes Wero Armed. The fact that' the negroes were armed, while the white men were not Is explained by the fact that while all weapons are usually kept locked in gun racks, tho cavalry' gun racks were packed for shipment East Wednesday and tho men, being old and presumably reliable members of their regiment, wero given their pistols to take care of. Dead Man. Well Liked. Sergt. Tooley, who had served three years ln an Infantry regiment and a year ln the cavalry, is said by Capt Renson, his commanding officer, to have been a young man of Intelligence and refinement, a good soldier, and hav ing every way a most excellent record. He was buried at the post cemetery to day with military honors. Four negro soldiers, Privates Brooks and Allen, Corporal Smith and Sergt. Johnson, all of the first squadron, Ninth cav alry, were concerned ln the quarrel. CLEVELAND ON PARKER, Former President Gives Personal Es timate of New York Jurist. NEW YORK, Oct 21. Grover Cleve land, In McClure's for November, gives his personal estimate of Judge Parker as a candidate for President He says In part: "We sometimes find features of char acter so prominently visible ln a man's mental organization that, like the features of his countenance, we need no proof of their existence. This is pre eminently true of Judge Parker's ln tenso deliberation ln reaching, conclu sions and his Inherent Judicial con servatism. These qualities of his mind are so distinctly apparent that they are at once seen and known by all who gain tho- slightest knowledge of the man. This should make It thoroughly under stood that those who love Presidential pyrotechnics must look elsewhere. "I have known Alton B. Parker for more than twenty years. He Impressed mo on our first acquaintance as a sin cere, honest and able man; and this Im pression has with time and observation grown to clear and undoubting convic tion. I ant sure that I venture nothing in making the positive assertion that the guiding trait of his character Is his constant and unyielding devotion to duty. "Judge Parker's experience in Judicial Investigation, added to his natural apti tude in the same direction, ought to satisfy the most cautious and exacting of his abundant ability to discover ln the light of constitutional requirements and in the atmosphere of enlightened but conservative Americanism, tho manner in which a President should best serve his countrymen. "I am persuaded that the American people will mako no mistake if they place implicit reliance in Alton B. Parker's devotion to duty, in his clear perception of the path of duty, In his steadfast persistency against all temp tation to leave the way where duty leads, and in his safe and conservative conceptions of Presidential responsibilities." BRYAN IN DAVIS'S STATE. Nebraskan Delivers a Speech in Por-kersburg- for Democracy. PARKERSBURG. W. Va., Oat. 2L William J. Bryan today began a two days' campaign ln West Virginia for tho Na tional Democratic ticket. Henry G. Davis welcomed tho Nobrnskan when ho arrived this afternoon. During Mr. Bryan's speech, of an hour's duration, Mr. Davis sat behind him on a sccond-Btory portico, which overlooked as many people as could got within earshot of Mr. Bryan. When tho speech was concluded Mr. Davis faced tho audience, but moroly acknowledged their plaudits and simply declared that no man could speak after Mr. Bryan. In his speech Mr.- Bryan said ho stood for tho principles of government and De mocracy on which ho mado hla two cam paigns of 1KW and 1900. Ho declared with emphasis that ho had given up nothing of thoso beliefs, and that tho present Democratic platform pavo him moro of them than any othor platform. Imperial Ism received moro attention than any othor subjeot touched on. Speaker Cannon, he said, was referring to the acslstanco Bryan had rendorcd In securing tho ratification of tho Spanish peaces treaty. In tills referonco. ho said, Mr Cannon was entirely overlooking tho amendment which Mr. Bryan had also supported, placing tho Filipinos on exact ly the samo banl au tho Cubans. Ho had been askod how, as a believer ln silver, he could voto for a candidate who be hoved ln gold. His answer wns that tho currency question had been weighed ln tho balance with the questions that havo arisen wltbln tho last few years, and "human rights and declaration of Inde pendence mako Uo money question ooem small and Insignificant." "Ono of two mon will bo Prejddont," said Mr. Bryan. "It will bo Parkor or Roosevelt. If I did not do what I could to help Parker I would bo helping Roose velt, ami I am not willing to take tho re sponsibility of four moro years of Roose velt. My chief concorn ln tho campaign Is that ovcry man who voted for mo ohall voto for Parker and Davis, I tried to save this country from Imperialism and I failed. I am now going to help Parkor savo It. It will bo my victory and yours and tho victory of all tho people, and there Is glory enough for all of us ln ouch a victory." , , . , . TWO OFFICERS Another Is Dying in a Hospital. - Train Robber Suspect in St. Louis Morgue, Another Is Fatally Wounded. Desperate Battle Between Five St Douis Detectives and Three Suspected Outlaws. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 21. Two city detectives are dead and another is not expected to live during the night, while one train i-obber suspect is at the morgue and two others arc in the city hospital, one probably fatally wound ed and the other badly beaten up, as the result of a desperate battle today between five officers and three men whom they tried to arrest. Dead. SHEA, JOHN J., detective. ROSE, AJL., suspect. I DWYER. THOMAS, detective. Wounded. M'CIAJSKY, JAMES, detective; shot through stomach; critical. BLAIR, C. C, fugitive; shot four times through body; critical. VAUGHN, HARRY H, fugitive; bad ly beaten about head by detectives when he sought to aid his friends ln the battle. Where Fight Occurred. Tho fight occurred in the front room of a house on Pino street, and the men whom the detectives sought to arrest are suspected of being Implicated ln a train robbery' at Centralla, 111., a few weeks ago. The house had been under police surveilanco for several days, but today was the first time that any of tho suspects were seen to enter or leave. One Man Arrested. A few minutes before the fighting occurred Vaughn left the house and started to walk down Pine street. The detectives closed in on him and after he had gone some distance from the house he was arrested. Accompanied by their prisoner the detectives re turned and entered the house. Shea, McClusky and Dwyer were leading; Boyle and James were behind with the prisoner. Met With a "Volley. Hardly had the detectives entered the room in which Rose and Blair were seated when they were met with a volley of shots from a heavy calibre gun. Shea sank to the floor and Dwyer followed almost Immediately. Deafening" Exchange of Shots. By that time the detectives had drawn their revolvers and there was a deafening exchange of shots for sev eral seconds, each man pulling the trigger of his weapon as rapidly as possible. Vaug-hn. Beaten Unconscious. During the excitement Vaughn at tempted to escape from his captors and assist Rose and Blair. Boyle and James, however, clubbed their revol vers and beat their prisoner over the head until he was unconscious, and then they went to the aid of Shea, Dwyer and McClusky, the latter hav ing ln tho meantime sunk to the floor with a critical wound ln the stomach. Taken to Hospital. One of the unwounded detectives summoned an ambulance and the wounded officers and suspects were taken to the city hospital. NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAFFIC. Volume of Business Reaches Enor mous Proportions. MISSOULA, Mont., Oct. 21. Every pleco of rolling stock on tho Rocky Mountain division of the Northern Pa cific is being pressed Into service. Not in five years lias the volume of traffic assumed; suoh proportions, but from In dications business conditions will con tinuo brisk until the first of the year. Today close to BOO cars were pulled east out of the yards, and the capacity of nil trackd was so overtaxed that the main line was blocked for hours. Wheat and lumber are being moved east ln large quantities. Granted Increase of Pension. Special to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct. 21. Sen ator Kearns was advised today that Howard Ellis. 119 South Sixth East street Salt Lake, has been granted an Increase of pension at ?12 per month from September 23. Found Dead in His Room. OAKLAND, Oct 21. This afternoon a man who had registered at tho Mcrlll houso as E. R. Scowo of Ardrlan county. Missouri, was found dead on tho floor of his room. Ho lay in a pool of blood and thorn was a pistol by his side. A bullet had entered tho left eldo of his head. r Drowned in San Francisco Bay. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21. Sylvanla Gill, a flroman on tho transport Sherman, was drowned today ln tho bay at tho foot of Harrison atreot. JIo was last seen ln tho company of four mon, who say that ho Jumped from a wharf. Tho police aro In vestigating tho cose. Malcontent Panamans Clash W Marines Skirmish Occurs in Neighborhood of Culobra, in Which Several Are Killed. COLON, Colombia, Oct 21. News reached here J-his'evenlng that about 200 armed men, who are thought to be mal content Panamans rather than Colom bian soldiers, have been seen in tho neighborhood of Culebra, threatening hostilities against the Panama Govern ment. As soon as the American au thorites of the canal zone becamo cognizant of this force, marines were sent out to ascertain their purposee. It Is rumored that a skirmish occurred In land, in which several were killed, but there Is no confirmation of this report. NAVY OFFICIALS IN DARK. Assistant Secretary Darling- Has No Advices From Panama. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Assistant Sec retary Darling tonight said that so far as ho was awaro no advices had been re ceived at tho Navy department of tho re ported skirmish between. United States marines and Panamans on tho Isthmus. If any dispatches havo been received tho Assistant Secretary explained, they ln all probability would bo sent direct to the de partment and would not be delivered to the officials until morning. At this time tho navy has about 450 marines on tho Isthmus, a sufficient force, ln the opinion of tho administration, to copo with any difficulty which is likely to develop." TO RUN DOWN CRIME. U. S. Officials in Indian Nation Or dered to Find Murder. GUTHRIE, Okla., Oct. 21. As the re sult of the murderous assault, about thir ty days ago", committed upon Col Shep hard, a member of tho Choctaw townslto commission of tho Indian Territory', ac cidentally coming to tho knowlodgo of President Roosovolt, Instructions havo been received by Indian Territory offi cials dirootlng them to Immediately search out and punish tho perpetrators of the crime. Tho assault was committed at Hartshorno, I. T., whero Col. Shophard was attending a meeting of tho commis sion preparatory to placing tho lots on sale. The Incident was not officially reported at tho time, and was Incidentally men tioned by an Indian Territory man, be ing received this week by tho President Orders were at onco lssuod from the White Houso Instructing the Doportment of Justice and of Indian Affairs to begin an exhaustlvo investigation. WHOLESALE THIEVERY. Section Crews Carry Awuy 1500 Hams From Wreck. GARRISON, Mont., Oct 21. Investi gation by Northern Pacific detectives In thefts from the recent wreck at Big Bend develops ono of the largest affairs of its kind in the history of Mon tana. It is alleged that three or four sec tion crews carted off no less than 1500 hani3 and sides of bacons, many cases of eggs and hundreds of pounds of dressed poultrj', the robbery being mado possible with the ui of handcars. The stuff was all cached in what waa con sidered a splendid hiding place. During the robbery It seems that the men got to stealing the booty front'one another, resulting ln a general row. A number of arrests have beeu made and somo will follow. WANTS TWO MILLIONS. Damages to That Amount Demanded From Mining Company. BUTTE, OcU, 2L Two million dol lars is the amount of domages asked for ore. alleged to have been illegally extracted from the Nipper mine through the underground workings of the Parrot claim In 1903 by representatives of the Amalgamated company, according to a complaint filed- with the Federal court today. Mr. Heinze and others are plain tiffs in tho aotlon against tho Parrot Silver & Copper Mining company and tho Anaconda Copper Mining com pany, both auxiliary corporations of the Amalgamated company. GOLD FROM KLONDIKE, Cottage City, With 8126,000 in Treasure, Arrives at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 21. Tho Paciflo Coast Steamship company's steamship Cottogo City reached Seattle last night from Skagway, with 160 pnssengors and gold amounting to 5126,000. Ofllcers of tho Cottage City report that wator Is low ln the Yukon river and that the last boats are having great difficulty In haullug over tho bars. WALTON ON TRIAL. r Young Man. Accused of Murdor Re fused a Continuance. PORTLAND, On, Oot 21. Charles W. Walton, tho San Francisco youth ac cused of holding up a street car and Hhooting a policeman a fow months ago, Is on trial. An appeal for a continuance for tho purpose of bringing tho boy's mother hero to testify to tho effect that two men had confessed to her that they had committed the crimes, was denied. AMERICAN PARTY I MEETS AT SANDY I Many Attend and Are I Interested. I Great Speech by Senator HI Frank J. Cannon Who Re D9 citis Needs of Utah. Judge H, J. Dinniny Also Discusses MM Important Work of American ! Special to Tho Tribune. m SANDY, Utah, Oct. 21. Not ln many W I ycas have the patrldtlc people of Sandy KnM been so enthused over a political fSlI demonstration. tby werfj thi evwi- InSjl Ing. The occasion was the first rally umII of the American party of Utah in that IHII town. Schmidt's hall was filled to over- fill flowing with a large and appreciative 13,11 audlenco. The party's emblem, the un- fiill furled flag, was everywhere in evidence, Hill and this feature of the decorations was fHil indeed striking. Hill Salt Lakers Arrivo in Special. ijftl A special train over the San Pedro Pill route from Salt Lake brought a large jlfil party, including the American party illfl drum corps, the candidates, speakers, Wf singers and others. The short march mill from the Sandy depot to the meeting mm place was led by the drum corps, and (ill the throng which had assembled to wel- fill come the train Eoon made It appear that lull the entire town waa awake to the occa- fill I slon. Music by tho drum corps and fill two selections by the Utah quartette, till composed of female voices, put the if! I meeting ln expectancy of what waa to jjfjl ITyo Delivers Address. jfijl In his opening address Chairman jl George L. Nye of the county committee fj I made a distinct hit by announcing that jj jl this was the first rally of the American j jl party of Utah in Sundy, but It would U II by no means be tho last that the party jj II had come to stay until the redemption jj II of Utah from ecclesiastical domination jl II of political affairs had been accom- J II pllshed. His declaration that the j nartv's ticket seemed certain, of success till at this election in Salt Dako county Hj was greeted with marked applause. U Chairman Nye scored another point by & citing how the campaign orators of the f opposition whp first tried to belittle the ffl strength of the new party movement fi now feared the result, and debated their V efforts to defaming the American party aj This, he said, seemed to be the only S argument the opposition could advance m to win favor with the voters. f Judge DinLnny Speaks. i In his a3 dress H. J. DInlnny, nominee If for County Attorney, announced that M the principles of the American party appealed more directly to the personal I Interests of those present and ovcry one 1 In Utah than the question of who should I occupy the Presidential chair Ho was S specific ln declaring that the new 1 party Is not antagonizing the religious S sentiments of the people, but Is oppose B Ing the political activity of the Mormon jg church leaders rather than of the mem- Jf borshlp of the followers. ffl Three Propositions. O; Judge DInlnny laid down the propo- i sition that If the promises made by the 1 dominant church leaders as a condition flt precedent to securing Statehood for Si the people of Utah had been kept jtfi there is no reason for the birth and m existence of the new party, but If these Sj promises had been broken thero Is II f ample Justification for the American flj movement. He then detailed the public S', acts of the ecclesiastical power ln Utah n wherein bad faith has been shown by the dominating ones through both the ' Republican and Democratic parties, oven to tho midst of this campaign. Ho added that not until the American party 1 had been formed did the oraiors of the 3f two great National parties dare say a K word about church Interference ln po- ft lltlcal affairs. B Election of Snioot. i jliH For these conditions, resulting in the 1 1 jl foisting of Reed Smoot, clothed ln his I nljH apostolic robey, upon the country ao a yjH United Statos Senator, and elevating Ifprl him Co the poNillon of jo'll'eal dops over J f.iH the State. Judge DInlnny Bald the Mpr- 1 tjiH mon people are not wholly to blame. 1$H since not a few non-Mormons hav j gH sought ecclesiastical Influence that they j jj'H might win political preferment. Amidst J (H applause ho closed by urging the people ! tiffl of Sandy to help the new party's move- t JjJH mcnt, which will bring political content- J jjil ment and greater freedom, especially I itM to the progressive young Mormons, than j ttjH they could possibly expect otherwise. J IflH Senator Frank J. Cannon was en- fnl thuslastlcally received by tho largn IffcM audience when ho advanced to the front Qsfll to deliver his speech. Tho Senator said: Senator Cannon's Speech. -Kl In tho absonce of Judge Hilos It may be jfl deemed incumbent upon me to mako such i-'tl presentation aa I can of the strong 1!'I grounds, as ho strongly states them, why Ivtl this party la ln t-xlstenco. If the other rl parties which are waging a-political battle ftl ln Utah wero amply tiutflclent to expreaa I'UmM the need of tho peoplo then It was on oco- tiM nomlc and social crime, however mno- i' cently committed, for this party to com U Into existence It Is an economio orlnio 'MH for tho peoplo to have wasted time ana ijiH money upon a party that Is uaoleefl whoae 1 ;? work la already being dono by the old ffml parties: and it Is a social crlmo for po- fhl pie to break lifelong friendship and affl- j I jB llatlonn of many years In ordur to lend oft ,k1 usolcealy and mischievously, factions of iNI tho old partlos, ln order to constitute a 15 ;mM new one. Not all tho offices ln Utah or iM tho United Statos, nor all tho ambition ,j mm which men can feol to hold' those offloe.