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..JLXXVI., UP. 173. wsthsk T0DAy-ral, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY MORKITORIL 4. 1908. piatl, r.g M
I. MS THE
. PfflM TICKET
Jjryan Men of Nebraska Hope
lessly Defeated and, in An
ger, Bolt Convention.
SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Strenuous but Futile Efforts of
Commoner's Supporters to
. Delay Action.
ST. LOCIS, April 3. For President
f the United States Thomaa E. Wnt
n ,of Georgia.
For Vice-President Samuel W. wil
ams of Indiana.
This ticket was nominated l.oda3' b
10 People s party convention, after
vo stormy sessions, throughout which
10 Nobruska and Minnesota delcga
ons, working in tho interest of Wil
un J. Bryan, strove desperately to
ing about an adjournment of the con
intion until after tho nominations
id been made by the Democratic, and
cptiblican parlies. Hopelessly ' out
imhcred and without any chance whal
er of gaiuing their object, the Nc
aska men fought desperately to the
st. and when Jay A. Forest of Albany.
V.. mounted the platform and placed
atson in nomination they withdrew
Jin the convention, attended by the
innesota delegation, which consisted,
wcver, of only one man T. .T. Woig
n If Bryan is nominated at Don
r tin men who -walked out of to
y's c invent ion will support him, and
?y declare tlinl the Populists of Xc
jska will do so to a man.
f Made Hard but Vain Battle,
lit At the morning session the" Ne
J' flbraska men made decided headway.
1-3 'fikey filibustered cleverly and with "a
ri I&nowledge of parliamentary procedure
ft yihal several times threw the convention
opt ..into fearful snarls. They fought long
it: fnnd hard to have Temporary Chair
31 Jmnii Jacob S. Coxey of Ohio made pcr
jfl pnancnt chairmnn.- not because of anv
affection they bore him. but because
;thc.v believed that" tliev could tangle
d""01 .! and in that way stand off tho
p yioininations. Coxev. wlio is a qonial.
n" iw8.v-S0ing presiding ofiic-.cr. begged
jiliein to allow him to withdraw, but
w jtnrv fought for him against his will.
jlhev were beaten, however, and George
JC "A. llonncckcr of Jersey City was made
J yjornianent chairman,
f fTHonnecker was not in sympathy with
iu fine Br.Min element, and he was'not a
Bti hnirman of the Coxcy brand, llo is a
-fi big man with a bigger voice, and ho
ft? rtfiK"nis- Wis J" lines were fair. but. he
H iJN0M not be bluffed or bulldozed, 'and
J if'he talked back" in vigorous st3'le to
tire Nebraska men when the- attacked
i"5i 'rhini.
The downfall of Nebraska came
fS jsiyiftly, in the afternoon, and into a .
h5 tiPit they tlicmsolvos had digged, the
g delegates from Nebraska tumbled,
iti f Forced Into Corner.
J ff Tbev were lilibnsf crin? alone in a
j JTUcerfuI fashion when J. A. Parker of
UouisviIIo begged leave to ask "a con
jPlc of questions' of Nebraska.
! - He desired to know ?.f thev were
-working for the nomination of Bryan.
"2 5.. Thev said they were not. lie ihen
,5 !jMfl 'Tom .Mr. Bryan's paper a plank
-) froin the Nebraska Populist Rjat.o con
yj .vent ion. indorsing Brvnn, and wanted
.r jo know if they stood 'bv it or bv their
ilJ statement just made. Tho Nebraska
it men were, backed into a corner. They
i fould fight, but theji could not escape.
t barker insisted upon a categorical an-
"Wer, which Nebraska would not give.
Dnc delegate insisted that a "reporter
"BP Bryan's paper had made a mistake.
djmust like reporters are always doing,'
iJB?Dt the convention jeered at" his attack
!.'fl?T)0n .iourualistic accuracy and pre
Jsm", to bpl"'Ve "the repori.er on Bry
?M2,S Paper.'' From that instant 13r'v
OjJMSas .cause in the convention was lost,
piBaL .'"s oiilv a few minutes before
JlRho delegates from his State had bolt
K1 the convention.
A Watsou and Williams.
Thomas E Watson, the presidential
JS 5ominie, is well known throughout the
(5 f0un1tr'. and his' political life is faniil-
.V Lar iiitorv.
I'nuel V. Williams, the candidate
j ?or-ViceTPresident,'is a resident of Vin-
! cennes, Ind.. where he has practiced
3 Ior3 ,na,,-v -re:ir- He is (52 yours
vt ' ua-s alwny been more or less
?r. an active participant in politics,
tfi' ias ""t1 linie a Democratic
& v , i r o ,,"- Indiana T,egislnture,
stl 1 lms ''V identified with the Popu-
S si I'wly'mco its creation. He is
tf Kci.v-linupd ,-mkI grnv-beaided. about
VL ec1 tv' "nches tall. lean, and of a
uf i ?.nus 'nrnnneiH .
'(, a, lnPC'nK tonight of the. new
V .'"''nlt'ommittee. James II. Ferris of
C i, V wns re-elected chairman and
:fl iL 'orrest of Alba n v. N. Y., was
J? fc" v,c-chairman.
, I- itt ho invention the Nebraska
W S;Utso' "I'ide a statement:
M L( Plaint of Bryan Men.
'"Si vL llr cpI,th!lt we are not bound by
3 'ion of a '"vcntlon composed of ,
fts SJli10 !in' no' ' rrdilcd Populist
J3 "import the ti.dcet nominated today
it SP,,1"" ""wilt ion.
W Wirt V!,Mln' r(,J,s"" why u-p are not ,
1 iS ,',v "l' onventiou is that men .
X wl. -1. i?U'r'.' t0 Present States in
Sift ' A Vi!,ot rcsitl" nn'1 J,,,ve uot
Wiu' w-0,l ' Part in tho nomination
' -'Ere ,,.i lson Williams, and
- p j!jn ' r " ligat.ion to support ,
trn'V'0 iiositate to snv thai if;
SlfwM f, V ,,S H- tli... Demo- .
-lS Nippon hnii5to a man." i
;fKAT'0N 15 GUAEDED !
m MAKING STATEMENT !
t7Xyi!L Ha.. April j
tn 'i,BP Populist candidate
'WM'LH-d ,re"7' ,n'I,0U scctiModav
?'Pl Mm ,V , v "otbi-r he would ao
Wo&"bJ"l,i,:ritiu' M.'-. Watson said
' U'0'l(":r 1 l S:'y
TftlRTT-SSX LIVES
LOST IJMI8I
Death List When Torpedo Boat
Destroyer Was Run Down
Is Large.
MOST OF THE CREW HAD !
NO CHANGE TO ESCAPE
0
Ship at Work in Intense Dark
ness; Crash Camo With
out Warning.
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 3.
Thirty-six men, including Lieutenant
Middlcton, the commander of tho torpedo-boat
destroyer Tiger, lost . their
lives in the collision off tho lslo of
Wight last night, between that vessel
and the British cruiser Ucrwick. ,
The vessels belong to the Portsmouth
division of the British home fleet, and
wero engaged in night muncuvers in
the channel, while ou their way to
Portland. The night was very dark,
and the Berwick was steaming slowly.
When the destroyer attempted to cross
the big cruiser's bow she wns caught
amidships and cut in half with knife
like precision, sinking almost immedi
ately. The dock crew, who were
dressed in hcavj- oilskins and boois,
went down with the vessel, not having
time to frco themselves from those
heavy encumbrances. Of the twenty
two men who were rescued, most of
them were engineers and stokers, who,
having light clothing on, were able to
keep themselves afloat until boats from
other ship.Sj which wero immediately
launched, picked them up.
Ships Were Dark.
The collision occurred at S;10 last
night. The ships were maneuvering
without lights. It is believed that sev
eral of the men were hilled by the im
pact. Tugs were dispatched to the
scene of the disaster at da3-light to
day, and divers made an attempt to re
cover the bodies of th men who were
drowned.
The smaller naval vessels were in
the midst of an attack. on their biggor
consoris. when the disasicr occurred.
Tho entire fleet was under masked
lights in absolute darkness and (lie Ti
ger was suddenly struck squarely amid
ships by the Berwick. The shah) stem
of thjs. vessel cut the, destrover in two
as if she had been ma do of paper. The
forward .half sank instantly. Most jif
tho -men sank, before help couldrtreafehs
them. .
Tew of Crew Eficapo.
The Warships in the ".mmediale vi
cinity quickly- had their boats over
board and the sceflo of the trugedi.
was brilliantly illuminated bv a con
centration of searchlights. The after
portion of the Tjger floated for a min
ute or two, just long enough "to enable
those on' board to seize1 life belts. They
throw themselves into the water and.
were able to keep afloat until pickcuj
up. Lieut. William K. Middlcton was
on his bridge at the timo of the dis
aster, and went down with the fore
part of the ship. Tho Tiger had a
complement of fifty-nine men and was
of -100 tons.
An officer who was an eye witness
to the sinking of the Tiger gave the
following account of the neeident:
Statement of Officer.
"Th? first we knew that anything
had happened was when we saw a flash
and heard a loud report. This we sup
posed to be a gun. In reality, how
ever, the flash and report resulted from
the sea water reaching the boiler room
of tho Tiger, causing an escape of
steam, which must have scalded to
death even-body that it touched. The
men in the stokeholes musl have" met
a fearful end. It was horrible to see
the forms struggling in the water.
Many of the men went under just as
hope was within their reach, j don't
think there is any hope of saving the
Tiger or recovering tho bodies, as the
wreck lic3 too deep in the water."
The Tiger was in a serious accident,
last September, when, during night ma
neuvers, she piled herself upon the
Portland breakwater.
CASHIER SAID TO RE
SHORT ABOUT $26,000 I
NEW yORK, April H.-Danir-l R. !
Delaney of Brooklyn, ciBliicr for tlieJ
law linn of Henry Coo & Cr. of this i
city, wan arrested at Monntaindalo to- I
day. He is charged with taking I
26000 of I he firm's funds. j
At the office of the firm it was said
that Delatiey disappeared on November
20, and that he is, charged with misap-
proprialiou of the funds of I lie firm I
and forging and falsely indorsing;
checks.
ADMIRAL EVANS EAST
REGAINING HIS HEALTH;
PASO RO BLISS HOT SPRTNGS. i
On.!.., April .1. The physicians in at- I
fond.'inco on licar-Admiral Evans thi.1.
morning issued the following bulletin: '
' Roar-Admiral livaus feels grcatlv
improved this morning. Ho slept well
during tho night, and all pain lias dis- I
appeared. I
H IS. M'DONALD. M. D.
' L. IS. 1'IIIU.rPS. M. 1). " J
The WenriAdmira! said today that he J
greatly enjoyed tho hot sulphur baths, '
to which he was taken at 10 o'clock. j
anything until officially notified of his
iKiiuinatioii.
He will loav here tonight for hi-,
homo in Thomson." tin.
Mv. Waison said ihal he realized
that i hero has been a great falling
away from rho Populist partv in n
cent' years, "but.'' sayl he, ,J1 lioiiovo
evory man who has beeu a member of
the.- Populist parly once is still a Pop
ulist at heart, and tliat if proper ef
forts aio madu ihoy will recufn to the
Populist party and give its candidates
their support." .
TO THE CONFERENCE VISITORS 1
t Salt Lake, "Yes, This is the Place, Walk Right in and Make Yourself at Home"
vr.T.,.i,.. ';.,..,.... .aaa.. .j. ....... H ..... . T
GENERAL STRIKE AFTER
Troops Kepi in Readiness: Long
Lisf f Casualties Result
ol" the Riots.
jSjjjPO.UlS. A'pi-il-,". A general strike
Tas " been proclaimed as a protest
against the fatalities in connection with
the disorders on the streets here yes-
terdaj', when the troops fired ou and
i.:ii .i . i . . i . . -
i.uiuu niioc rioicrs ami wounaeii iu
toen .others, four of whom were mor
tally injured. The atriko so far has
not boon verv successful in the cen
ter of the citv. Most of the shops are
open, although shutters have been pui
up in (he buildings as a protection
against possible riots. Tho government
has taken energetic action to rostorc
order and the whole garrison of t lie
city js being kept in readiness. Several
demonstrations had been formed
throughout the day. but these were' rap
idly broken up by the troops, who,' with
fixed bayonets. charged upon the dis
turbers and forced them to disperse.
Seventy anarchists, who had gathered at
their headquarters, were surrounded by
troops and taken, into custody.
Striko Keeps Sproading.
By noon the ino'vement had become
more general. The drivers of the mail
wagons used to collect from thu pillar
boxes refused to .continue and were, at
onco replaced by soldiers. The wagons
are being escorted bv cavnlrv. One
I of tho men injured yesterday died to-
I The conflict of vesterday came up in
the Chamber of Deputies' today,- when
I Premier Oiolitti made a statement of
the occurrence. Ho said that while the
! demons! rants suffered only eighteen
l casualties, including dead and wounded,
the protectors of order police carbi
neers and soldiers had thirtv-onc
wounded. The Premier gave no .'opin
ion regarding responsibility for the out
break, saying that this would bo de
cided by the judicial authorities, who
had taken up an investigation,
ISrnesl. Nathan, the Mavor of Rome,
today ordered that, the flai over the
capital tower be placed at half-mast as
a sign of mourning for Um men who
yesterday lost their lives. This act is
commented upon as showing clearly
where are the sympathies of the city
authorities. It. is the first time they
have taken such action iu a case of this
kind.
Indiana Man Soloctcd.
ripocinl to Tlie Tribune.
BO'SK. Ida.. April .1 Cliailcs S. Meek'
f( Klwouil. hid., lias been elected su
perintendent of the noise publlc'rioliools
by the 'ward .f directors, to take tho
place of Stipurinienilcnt 'llllnin?on. re
signed. The change will mice place at
i lie hoghinliiK of sin- next school year.
TIumc woio u lai-Re number of applica
tion for lbs position.
j !
i Paul Morton 111 in Seattle. I
!' SKATTI.10. Wash.. April Paul Mor
I ton or tho J-'oullublc Ufo Assurance-ao-I
elety. who Ik vIsUIuk In SouitU'. is aurfer
inir from ptomaine poh'unln, but Is but
I tec today and not In darn-'cr.
j Son of 3-rlueo Dies. " i
TOKly, April fi. It U reported .that the
sou of-Prince Arlsupiwa. who was oper
ated on- for v'tppciidlcltlMia month-ao .and
itBvetooed daiiKoron.'s Hyn'ipiOins on Tluirs
1 day. dleil-yoU'rda' afieiriOon. .
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I M0RM0NISM I
JLiJg . Htafo-religion. So declares . v
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v estlng narrative, " Polygamy, ' ' -I-
v whjeh is appearing in The Un- -r
if (iny Tribune.
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-'f preached politics "from the pul- v
r pits of the church as fully as
v they preached faith and re- -r
pentance, declares Mr. Musser.
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JOINT. CONTENTION TO
. ADJUST WAGK SCALE
' I N Dl A N'A POLLS. Jnd.. A pri 1 3
President Thomas L. Lewis .of the
United Mine Workers stated today
positively that there would be a joint. I
convention between the miners ' and
operators for the districts of western
Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and Il
linois, for the purpose of rehabilitat
ing Iho interstate wage agreement in
tho central eompplitive fields, it is'
upon the wage scale iu this field that i
the scales in other fields arc based, j
President Lewis said he had as
snrancos that the joint conference to'
bo held in this city next Monday will i
result iu the call ' being issue'd for a I
joint convention. 1
"The objoi-t of tho conference,"!
said Lewis, "will bo to issue a call '
for an interstate joint convention, and
if neccsary, to agree upon a general
resumption of mining operations pend
ing the settlement of a wage scale bv
the interstate joint convention."
. "Restores Fast Schedule
CHICAGO. April :i. The Now York;
Central system today announced tho res-
loratlon 'April 10. of the cI(?htccn-hour j
Kchodule between Chlrao and New York
for Mb Twentieth Century Limited train. !
TKo schedule was lemporarllv almndoned, !
tlnrt then one hour wan added to the run
ning time,
C. , v
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DESERT CLAIMS ARE
IT TO BE MHO
General Land Oflicc Makes 1m
p.orfant Ruling lo (inard
Against Fraud.
i
I The Salt Lake City land office has just
boon notified of two new laws passed by
; Congress during (he present session rela
tive to desert lands. Significant In tho
new rules, that go Into effect Immediate
ly, Is the regulation which will hereafter
forbid nil persona assigning their claims
on de.ort lands to .corporations and asso
ciations. Land frauds -have been preva
lent in the past, and CongrcHs evidently
Intends to prohibit further exploiting of
lhf publlr domain Desert entries on un
aurvoyed lands have been prohlbllod.
. The right of second entry was extended
to Include desert entries Just about two
months after Congress passed a law per
mitting j;coniid homestead entries. The
new law permits those people who have
legitimately lost their llrt entry to take
up laud and make n second entry. As In
the case of homestead entries, the per
son making' a second filing must report
complete details of the first entry. In
case the first entry has been disposed of
for a consideration, or ll has boon lost
through fraud, a second entry is not permissible.
The wording In the act relative to des
ert land entries Is exactly the same as
that used In the act permitting second
homestead entries. All rules applvlng to
second homestead entries will apply with
enunl force to desert land entries.
Though protecting tho country from
monopolies of do.'iert lands. Congress Is
generous with the Individual. The net
provides that the Commissioner of tho
(.jonjjraJ Land Office may extend the tlmo
limit for improving desert lands for a
period not exceeding three vears. Tbls
new ruling bus been made in order to
assist those persons who. because of un
avoidable delays, have not been able to
cultivate their land. Failure, or rather
lack of success. In bringing Irrigating
water upon tho filing. If justified by a
proper excuse, will bo considered ample
cuusc for an extension of time.
Lands in unsurveyed districts of the
ITnitcd States have been completely wlth
dinwn from desert entries. The law pro
vides, however, that a nerson who has
nlrrady mndo a filing upon desert lands
and whose filing Is compact and not
greater than SCO acres In extent, shall- be
given preference to lllo upon tho desert
lands when acertlfied pint of the unsur
vcyod section hall huo been filed li the
1 Joeal or general land ofllce.
Entries for Emeryville
Special to The Tribune.
OAKLAND. April .. Following arc the
entries for Saturday's races at Kmerv
vlilo: First race, six furlong?,- selling j. V.
O'Neill. 111; Peggy O'Neal, 10!);" Queen
Alamo, 1(10; Water Thrush, 109: Senator
1 Warner. 108; Peerless Lass, 10G; Phil
1 .Igoe. 104.
j Se onri race, six furlough-, selling An
drew II. Cook. 11"; Ynd:i, 117; Lord Nel-
son. JIG; Meimo.re. 115: Salvage, 112; Lee
; Harrison II., IIL'; licllo of Iroquois. 10S.
1 Third race, mile Fred llcnt.' 110; Gem
I m-11. 10'-'; .Muy L. N.. 100; Tlniothv Wen.
; 100: Oarganluu. 100; Ocean Shore )";
nye H.vc 11., J5; St. Avon. US; Husky, 00;
IJarelngton, !K).
Fourth race. Family Club handicap,
mile a yd one-eighth Sugar Mold. 113
Hubrlc. 112; Vaster. 10S: I-Mwln T. Fry
er. 10U. Logl.HWlln, lOrt: Cabin, 105; Johnny
Lyons. 10.''.: Veil. lO.'l; .lanctn, 102; Down
pa trick. 100: .1. C. Clem, 07; Clovne. !G
Red Leaf. 00. ' ' '
Fifth race, mllo and soventy vard.s,
selling Uoloman, 113; Pellgroso, " 110
litapa. 110: Henry O., 107: Sllvcrllne.. 102
Royal River. 103; .Steel Blue, 07; Wup, 00,
.Sixth race, mile and sovontv yards
selling Eckersall. 113; Marklo .Iavei-. HQ;
Cardinal Snrto. 110; Key Daro. 110; Happy
Kleo. 1013; 10. IJ. II.. 10fi; Lnpson. 100; I'n'
Indlnl. 100: Sachet, 101: Goldnn Wine, 103;
Miss ilay llowdlsh, 103, Jack Pnyne, SO,
GROWERS ARE
i here imm
: Nearly Three Hundred Sheep
Men Hold Meeting in Salt
;( . Lake City.
:. REVISION OF TARIFF
I TO BE STRONGLY URGED
An Effort Also Will Be Made to
Free the Fleeces From
Dirt.
Tho revision of the present tarilF on
; wool, the establishment of a large ware
house in Salt Lake for the storing of
wool preparatory to shipping it all over
the country, and the proper method of
packing wool in order to keep the fleeces
free from tho dir land other foreign
matt or which accumulates in them, wore
among the subjects discussed at the
mooting of the Wool Crowers' associa
tion in tlfe auditorium of ' tho Armory
Friday afternoon. At the closo of the
meeting a resolution was introduced
expressing the sense of the meeting aa
being in opposition to the sale- of wool
by consignment. This resolution was
passed amid great enthusiasm.
Nearly three hundred wool growers
of the iutermountain country were pres
ent at the meeting, which was started
in" the main room of the Commercial
club, but later adjourned to the Armory
iu order to accommodate tho largo
crowd. Many matters pertinent to the
sheep industry wero discussed and plans
arranged for the summer's season of
graziug. C. 13. Stewart, and E. 11. Cal
lister, president of the association. -gave
reports of their recent visit to Wash--ington,
D. C, to urge apposition to the
Burkelt bill, which was later intro
duced into Congress by Senator Curtis.
It has becu felt by the sheepmen that
the passage of this bill was dangerous
to tho .wool interests of tho country
and especially so to tho grazers of thfs
State.
A Misunderstanding.
The objectionable i'oaturos of the bill
arose from n misunderstanding of tho
conditions which exist 'in the inter
mountain country 011 the ranges, and
penalties are provided in the bill which
might, apply to a thickly-settled terri
tory, but which arc not applicable to
sheep herdiii"' in such sparsolv-settled
regions aa the Utah deserts, which are
used for" winter ranges. ' U is felt that
n Ihe provisions of the bill arc en
forced it will be a serious handicap to
the sheep grazers here, if not a death
blow to the industry.
Mr. C'allister gave a talk on the
need of organizing for protection to
the interesis of tho wool growers here,
and urged action in support of the sug
gestions which have been made for a.
revision of tho tariff and which it is
thought will result, in a great deal of
benefit to tho grazers and all inter
ested 111 the. sheep industry.
Speeches also were made by Georgo
Austin, John JL Seeley of 'Mount Pleas
ant. Mr. Johnson of Idaho, Mr. Chap
man of Wyoming and Mr. Ostler of
Nephi, member of the Utah State Board
ol Sheep commissioners. j
, Throughout tho talks matters of great I
interest to the wool growers were dis- !
cussed. It was said that the Eastern
manulacturers claim that a loss of
about S per cent is caused bv the ac
iMiiiiulatiou of dirt in thn wool when it. '
is packed, and improved methods of
packing were urged iu order to pre
vent this loss. The method of selling
wool by consignment was condoned, cs
peciallv as it often results in a con
siderable loss to iJio shippers, who are
sometimes unnble to take advantage
of a rise in price which occurs after I
the wool has been shipped. The mat- i
tor of bringing nbout some revision of I
the existing tnriff laws in so' far as i
they relate to tho importation of wool
wns urged, as it is felt thn tth claws
at present nre hurtful to tho best in
terests of the sheep growing sections of
the country.
representative Gathering.
Tho meeting Friday was the second
grand wool growers' convention hold
in ball Lako aud was probably the
largest convention of its kind since- the
jNaHonal Livestock convention, held
here in 1001. About 100 new members
wero added to the association.
Great enthusiasm prevailed through
out tho meeting and the feeling was vx-
pressed that the coming year will be
unusually favorable to tho interests of !
the wool growers. J. E. Austin, presi
dent of the TTtah State Board of Sheep
commissioners, said that the output of '
wool this year probably would exceed .
that of last year by 1.000.000 pounds.
I his will .mean that tho total output '
will be close to lo.0Q0.000 pounds. The
present price of wool is low. but it is 1
supposed that the price will be be-
tweou 10 and 20 cents bv tho end of the
season. The output of lambs will also !
will be large and with the present price
ot lambs at about $4.50 there will be 1
a largo amount of money received for :
the industry. It was said that LTtah is ;
one of tho best States in tho Union for :
the raising of sheep, on account of its
excellent ranges both summer and win- '
tcr. .It is estimated that tho total I
value of tho sheep industry to tho '
Stnte thi syear will be close to $7,000,- 1
Albany's Good Records.
SAN' FRANCISCO. April 3.-After a
two months absence uIoiir the southern
1 i-oast and at MnRdalena bay, the third
I ".'-,?s ernlser Albany, attached to Admiral
I Swinburne's Heel, returned to. Sun Fran
cisco this morning', bringing: with her mm '
records that sue nmoiif: the best ever
tnnde in tho navy. v..
Welch Chosen Roforee.
ww? . FR'i-vWSCO. April G.-Jnek
veleh has been chosen referee of the
twenty-round ilf,-hl' botwoou Packv Mr
Fnrland, tho Chicago hoxor, and Jimmy
Brltt, which will be decided here one
week from tomorrow.
BATTLE ill HOUSE ! f
WILL DHfl FINISH !
Democrats Are Determined to ; &
Force Special Legislation. or :
Check All Progress. 1 1
MINORITY LEADER BOLDLY )
CHALLENGES REPUBLICANS 1 1
Declares He Will Stay Until l
"Dog Days" to Accomplish
His Purpose. BI
WASHINGTON,' April 3. Leaders I
of tho two parties in tho House, agrerf SilP
that yesterday's engagement on the ' Jiflj
lloor was but a skirmish preliminary
to an extended battle, in which thd lj !
Democratic minority espects to flghiJ
out to a finish its programme of en- a
deavoring to secure by coercion ceN
tain legislation demanded by them, and' nL
in part recommended by the President; -Jr3
and tho Republican majority will jShI
abandon its defensive attitude ani
carry the -war across the border. Foil
the struggle both forces will strip for, Zlmf
action, and all such impediments aa "ISrS
private bills and minor legislation in
general will bo ca3t aside and trampled
underfoot. jVU
Big- Bills to Be Handled.
Five of the big appropriation bills 'mm
District of Columbia, naval, navai 'mm
academy, sundry oivil and general -Msl
deficiency are yet to be disposed of, 'Slfl
and as the lighting order of tho mi-" ' 'lw
norlty is to compel action on selected - Si
measures by blocking all action, neithe'r vf?
minor bills nor debates of any length
must be allowed to consume the time
remaining. MY. Williams, the leader!
of the minority, denies that tho affray! ' fc 'aB??
was in the nature of a filibuster. He' M
declared today that the Democrats were
not filibustering, but "were intent fliiS-'
upon a serious and highly commend-
able effort to forco the Republicans to , gitf-
do one of two things: either pass ccr- 'Si
tain measures which most of them are' j Sty
DOrSOnallv in favor of. nnrl tcMpIi n? wflf".
Republican President has urged, or" -ffflb't
suffer themselves to be recorded openly' . "Js
and individually as Opposed -to them.'' 5.
The understanding from direct sources! ' f4HWi
is that the Republicans arc prepa're'il t
. to bear up against the warfare of tho , -
minority . for a limited time without t aH
recourse to the 'deadly weapon oi f "Tiki
the majority the Rules committee "r jHj
but that- the Democrats will not ba . ' A'j
permitted to imperil,. bv delav, the bi ' UP-M
appropriation bills, tu "other "words, re- . Lf ft it
course to this will not be had until tho ' Tts Jl
sands of. the session run low iu the tl'J
glass, to the expedient of bringing in 1:
from the Committee on Rules U19 t L'r5f
"witliout intervention '' rule, nor will I
the Speaker invoke the "dilatory mo j:
lion" decision unless forced to do so. j 'aM
ow Mcuibers Prosent. W
There was a slim attendance when, $r;-?
the House convened today; due to tho "Mb
1 strenuous session of vesterday, which 1 V -
ran far into the nigh'i. Both Messrs. lAAiS
Payne and Williams, the majority and
the miuority leaders, however, ' wero ?$pP
on haud, prepared for the further par- "?i ,
hainentary struggle, which was soon.
again under way. It was precipi- p
tatcd by a motion by Mr. Payne r
! for the approval of the iourual of ves- 'ik
Iterdav's proceedings. On that motion,
! usually treated as a formality, roll ,M
I call was forced by Mr. Williams. Tho t V
call served to bring out the full ''-7
sirength of both parties. The partisans ' ii 4.
on both sides wero evidently deter- r 'J' t
minel to conduct tho light to "a finish. , ?iafi"
Having accomplished their purpose '
of obstruction, the Democrats joined- 0 -Jffi
the Republicans in voting for the ap- t ;M
proval of the journal, the proposition "fil
being carried; yeas, 2t7; navs, 3. I WiH'
Because he wiia denied bv the Speak- k
er an opportunity tb malce .a -brief m'S
statement in connection with the'sup-
pleinontaxy urgency defieiencv bill,. ' m. ' J
which Mr. Tawney (Minn.) cafled up, J .
Mr. Williams objected to its cousidera- ' 5M
rion, thereby forcing another rollcall t a ft1 '
and again the Democrats voted in tho 1 jSi
affirmative aJoDg with the Republicans'. w '
The House agreed to consider the -,Xit'
Din j yeas, -joo; nays, 1. lHj?)
I Congressman Growa Facetious. rMM
In explaining the Senate amend- fr
monts, Mr. Tawnev said that one of ' "fl)fll,
1 them was for .$50,000 for transport-' i jPfif';
tion of contract surgeons and other of- V itlU
ticers of tho army. 5 llv
I "Does that, deficiency arise from anv ? Ilj d'
or those extraordinary" horsebaek teats I .'
i ordered by the President?" Mr. Fitz- t-
gcraUl inquired, amid laughter. jSf 'r'li
Mr. Tawney admitted that $10,000 rjL'jp? 1
wns-'Mn consequence of what-the gen- : 411
tlciuan calls ' cxttaordinarv' test."., . ' -; :f
The filibuster was then renewed, "Mr S ( .' 4
Tawney moved tho previous questiou -'flll'
that general debate close at once. The 'HV
yeici nnd nays wore demanded bv Mr. ' ' r-V
Williams and the roll accordingly was i&?
called for the third time. 'ijlll1
Later in the day Mr. Williams re- $
stated his policy, as minority leader, Tlr Ti
for the remainder of the session. 'He, .fff H
charged Messrs. Jayne and Dalr.ell.with' .fl I
having used "some rather strong lan- SH-V'!
guage." . . -mj It
The Doniocrats-h'e said, had' bceu '.Wi li
held up as filibusters before tho conn- irj it
try, but he denied that thin .was so. & i
Mr. Williams declared Ihe Democrats , " ') J
had broken no quorum, cither in the I Ir-fl I
House or the committee on rules, "and - -Hi.; ,5
nobody is- bet to- awaro of the uu-t C: 11'? k
than, those genl.leiuen who have used V -jjj fl
max, language. l.J ' 1 ? A M
v Trying to Forco' Action. ' 7 V T;le
"We." lu said, amid Democratic. v 1 Vv 'f-jfl
applause and K'opublic.an laughter, M ! ' 'iu
' have been cngat;od in the business of C '.pIS
miug to force lecislation. " Mr. AVil-
liains said he did not want to be 1111- l V if
dorstood as complaining, but he a'scn- f if V V
ed that the miuority would exhaust i
overy power that' it had undor lb... i ,.? t'J'
riles. "It will," he said, addressing JL'
thcjfopublicans. exhaust overv poir- f '11 If
or it. has. undur every sjiecial rule that ( " .Met1.'
W'l8 v, thf" wor to bring hi to tiiis " I viA; i-.
House, to forco out of you., if it Can, F IVl.'
jlogjs utioii 111 the interest' of the pea- "JF
Pie." The Kepublican leaders', he said, I : Jttf t
I (larc ot permit certain measures which' d$t-
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