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JAPS APS LAND NEAR DALNY DALNYEmperor DALNYEmperor D DEmperor ALN Y
Emperor May Go to War in inMonth inMonth inMonth
Month of August AugustCon AugustConf Con Confers ¬
fers f rs With Skrydloff SkrydloffLONDON SkrydloffLONDON SkrYdtoffLONDON
LONDON April 26 26The The Tien Tientsin Tientsin Tientsin ¬
tsin correspondent of the Reuters ReutersTelegram ReutersTelegram ReutersTelegram
Telegram Company wires that theJapanese th thJtpanese the theJapanese
Japanese bombarded the forts of ofNiuchwang ofNiuchwang ofNiuchwang
Niuchwang yesterday yesterday eveningThe evening eveningThe eveningThe
The latest news from Gensan Gens n is isthat isthat isthat
that the Russian warships which whichap whichappeared ap appeared speared ¬
peared p eared off that port portand and sunk the theJapanese theJapanesesteamer
Japanese Japanesesteamer pJapanese steamer Goyo Maru havenow have havenow hay haynow
now disappeared disappearedThe disappearedThe disappearedThe
The crew of the sunken steamer steamerhe steamerhe steamerhe
he says is safe safeJAPS safeJAPS safeJAPSLAND
JAPS JAPSLAND LAND NEAR NEARPORT NEARPORT NEARPORT
PORT OF DALNY DALNYST
ST PETERSBURG PETERSBURG April 26 2GTbilre 2GTbilrenr There Thereare
are nr many rumors concerning the land landIng land1ng landing
Ing of Japanese troops in the neighbor neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood ¬
hood of Dalny and of a a probable land landattack landattack landattack
attack on Port Arthur It Is reasserted reassertedthat reassertedthat reassertedthat
that Japanese transports have been beensunk beensunk beensunk
sunk somewhere but no details are aregiven aregiven aregiven
given givenLONDON givenr givenLONDON
LONDON r Ol ON April 26 26A A dispatch to the theStandard theStDdard theStandard
Standard from Shanghai says that an anengagement ancn anengagement
engagement cn agement on the Yalu River Is appar apparenUy apparentI apparently
enUy entI being deferred pending a simul simultaneous slmultImeous simultaneous ¬
taneous operation In another direction directionbut directionbut directionj
j but the Japanese movements are strictly strictlyconcealed 9trictiyconcealed strictlyconcealed
concealed concealedA
A dispatch to tho Telegraph from fromShanghai tromShanhaJ fromShanghai
Shanghai says that the Russians Russla are arestill arestill aree areestill
still unable to discover Admiral Togos Togosbase TOgosbase go gobase
base where vl1 re he procures coal in the In Intervals Intervals intervals ¬
tervals between his bombardments of ofPort ofPart ofPort
Port Arthur ArthurAccording ArthurAccording ArthurAccording
According to reports from from Port Arthur Arthurthe Arthurthe Arthurthe
the Russians only know the locality of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the main Japanese force on the Yalu laluRiver YaluRiver YaluRiver
River but the result of the expected expectedstruggle expectedstruggle expectedstruggle
struggle depends on operations In an another anothtr another ¬
other and unknown direction The Jap Japanese Japanese Japantse ¬
anese are relying upon strategy rather ratherthan ratherthan ratherthan
than force forceCOUP torceCOUP
COUP AT A AGREAT T GENSAN GENSANGREAT GENSANGREAT CEN SAN
GREAT SURPRISELONDON SURPRISE SURPRISELONDON SURPRISEL01
LONDON L01 ON April 26 25The The surprise visit visitof visitof rlsltof
of the Russian warships to Gensan Is Isgenerally IsgeneraJly isgenerally
generally regarded as disposing of the therecent therecent therecent
recent reports that the Vladivostok Vladivostoksquadron Yladlvostoksquadron Vladivostoksquadron
squadron Is blockaded In the northern northernnaval northernnaval northernnaval
naval port by b one of the Japanese Japanesesquadrons Japanesesquadrons Japanesesquadrons
squadrons It Is taken for granted that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the Russians came from Vladivostok VladivostokThe VladivostokThe VladivostokThe
The suggestion of a Japanese ruse to tolure to1ure tolure
lure them to their destruction Is made madebut madebut madebut
but the absence of precise information informationconcerning InformatIonconcerning Informationconcerning
concerning the Identity and number of ofof ofof ofof
of the Russian vessels which appeared appearedat
at Gensan renders speculation futile futileIt futileIt futileIt
It can be assumed assumed however in n view viewof viewof viewof
of their unopposed entrance that the thetheory thetheory thetheory
theory that a large Japanese force has hasdisembarked btlsdisembarked hasdisembarked
disembarked at Gensan and Is making makingthat makinIthat makingthat
that place its base Is altogether wrong wrongas wrongas wrongas
as In such a case the Japanese could not notleave notleave notleave
leave Gensan unguarded The entire po position position position ¬
sition in eastern Korea is obscure obscureEMPEROR obscureE11PERO obscureEMPEROR
EMPEROR R MAY JlLt MAYTO Y GO GOTO GOTO
TO SCENE OF WAR WARST
ST PETERSBURG April 2C 2GIt It is isstated Jsstated Isstated
stated on excellent authority that the theEmperor theEmperor theEmperor
Emperor will go to the s seat at of war some sometime sometime sometime
time In August the exact date depending dependingupon dep dependingupon ndlng ndlngupon
upon a happy family event which whl h is ex expected expected expected ¬
pected to take place about that time timeand timeand timeand
and which is a subject of engrossing engrossingInterest engro engrossinginterest lng lnginterest
Interest In court circles circlesVice circlesVice circlesVice
Vice Admiral Skrydloff has had a long longaudience longaudience longaudience
audience with Ith the Emperor but what Is Isthe Isthe isthe
the exact nature of what took place It itis i iis
is not possible lO lble to say This much Is Isknown IIIknown isknown
known Vice Admiral SUrydloff said hi hiwould hlwould hewould
would do everything in the power of ofman otman ofman
man but he realized that the task im imposed imposed imposed ¬
posed upon him was well w ll nigh impossi impossible Impot imposelble l lblL ¬
ble
WEATHER REPORT REPORTRain REPORTRain REPORTRain
Rain has fallen In the lower Missouri MissouriValley MJs MissouriValley ourl ourlValle
Valley Valle the middle Mississippi Valley Valleythe Vlleythe Valleythe
the Ohio Valley Tennessee tbe t tie e east Gulf Gulfand Gultand Gulfand
and middle Atlantic States and the thewestern thewestern thewestern
western portion of the south Atlantic AtlanticStates AtlanticStates AtlanticStates
States Rain has also fallen in Cali California California Californla ¬
fornia and western Oregon OregonIt
It is considerably colder In the t 1 Interior Interiorvalleys Int Interiorvalleys > rlor rlorvalleys
valleys and temperatures are again aln be below below below ¬
low the seasonal average a from the theHocky theRocky theRocky
Rocky Mountains eastward to the Appa Appalachian Appalachian ppa ppalachlan ¬
lachian region regionShowery regionShowery regionShowery
Showery weather will continue tonight tonightand tonightand tonightand
and Wednesday in the south Atlantic AtlanticStates AtlantiCStates AtlanticStates
States and the southern portion of the themiddle themIddle themiddle
middle Atlantic States There rher > will bo borain borain berain
rain tonight In the Ohio Valley and andeastern andeastern andeastern
eastern Tennessee TennesseeColder TennesseeColder TennesseeColder
Colder weather will prevail In the south southand southand southf
f and middle Atlantic States StutwuThe Stl1tltsThe StatesThe
The winds along the middle Atlantic Atlanticcoast AtlfmUccoast Atlanticcoast
coast will be brisk northeast to north northon northon northon
on the south Atlantic coast fresh to tobrisk tobrisk tobrisk
brisk southwesterly becoming westurly westurlyand westurlyand westerlyand
and on the east Gulf coast fresh north northwesterly northwesterly northwesterly ¬
westerly
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SEVENTH STREET STREETWILL STREETWILL STEETMILL
WILL BE PAVED PAVEDItem
Item for Improvement Included Inclu ed in Confer Conference Conter Conterence Conference ¬
ence Report on District Bill IillWork IillWorkWHIBe BillWorkWill Work WorkWill
Will WHIBe Be Done in in the Autumn Autuni1tHE AutumrTHE V VJHE
tHE TIMES WINS NOTABLE NOTABLEVICTORY NOTABLEVICTORY c
VICTORY FOR THE MERCHANTS MERCHANTSPraise MERCHANTSPraise MERCHANTSPraise
Praise Bestowed by Men Engaged in Business Busi Business Busin ¬
ness ness n ss on That Noisy ThoroughfareAll Thoroughfare ThoroughfareAll Thoroughf re reAll
All Are Delighted O i iO
Congress nSress will appropriate the money moneyneeded mone monen moneyneeded
needed n needed eded to to pave pave Seventh Street and the thework thework thework
work of making mf klhg that thoroughfare what whatIt whatIt whatit
It should have been long ago will begin beginin beginIn beginin
in the autumn autumnThe autumnThe autumnThe
The Times has won Its singlehanded singlehandedfight slngle singlehandedfight handed handedfight
fight on behalf of the th merchants and andthey andthe andthey
they the are unanimous in their praise for forthe forthe forthe
the determined effort of this paper paper to toImprove toImprove toimprove
Improve their street streetThe streotThe streetThe
The conference report on the District Districtappropriation Districtappropriation Districtappropriation
appropriation bill was laid before both bothhouses bothhouses bothhouses
houses of Congress yesterday afternoon afternoonand afternoonand afternoonand
and there was complete agreement on onall onall Ita ItaaU
all items Items except sixcept one affecting the new newMunicipal newMunlclp newMunicipal
Municipal l Building The Item carrying carryingSt4OQO carrying
St4OQO 4000 for paving J > vhtg Seventh Sev nth Street from fromPennsylvania tromPennalvanla fromPenngyl
Penngyl Pennsylvania anfa Avenue to E EStreet Street anti antifrom amitrom ml mlfrom
from G Street to the north side of New NewYork ew ewYork eweYork
York Avenue was as left in the bill and andno andnoquestion I Ino
no noquestion question will be be raised against it In Ineither Ineither ineither
either House HouseThe liouseThe douseThe
The appropriation will be available availablefor availabletor availablefor
for the work July 1 next as this date dateis dateIs dateis
is the beginning of the fiscal year y nr for forwhich forwhich i
which the appropriations were madeEngineer made madeEngineer madeEngineer
Engineer Commission or Biddle In Inspeaking Inspeaking inspeaking
speaking of the matter today said saidThe saidThe i
ooThe The amount appropriated Is what this thisdepartment thisdepartment 1 1department
department estimated would be required requiredto i ito
to meet the expenses expens s of the Improve Improvement improvement ¬ i
ment The 24000 will be ample to pay payfor pa payfor I Itor
for the asphalting asphaltingI I II
I cannot now say sa exactly when the thework thework I Iwork
work on Seventh Street will begin but I Isee Isee I Isee
see no mason r ftson for its not being beln done donenext donenext
I
next fall If Congress adjourns shortly
leaving the appropriation as s it Is s we wewill wewill j
will have tr zrjJm JIl now until July 1 next nex nexttoiasue
toolssue to lssue tour advertisements a 1rlls ments for bfda brasf for forthe for forthe i ithe 1
the contract of doing all the he asphaltingprovided asphalting asphaltingprovided asJh ltlngl ltlnglI ltlnglprolded
I provided for this year yearAward yearAward e r i
i Award of Contract ContractIt I II
I It is our policy pollc to award the con contract contract ¬ i itract
tract for all the asphalting to one man manaud manaud manand
aud this ought to be e settled almost as assoon ussoon assoon
soon as the money for it becomes becomesavailable becom8aVDJlahlp becomesavailable
available availableAfter aVDJlahlpAfter availableAfter
After the contract Is I secured by b one oneman oneIIliD oneman
man some time will be taken up by the thecontractor thectntractor theccntractor
contractor In obtaining irn h n materials materialsand materialsaut materialsand
and making his plants pln for fo the various variousstreets variousstreets ar1ousstreets
streets that he will have to Improve ImproveConsequently Improve ImproveolUiquently improveConsequently
Consequently It Is probable that no as asjihaU asJlhatng asthait
jihaU Jlhatng thait Bg will be done lcfure t tfure August AugustAccording AugustAccording AugustAccording
According to Colntttl JJiddle there therefore thereforo therefore ¬
fore the Seventh Street improvement improvementwill
will be b among the firs streets 1 reets to receive re receive receive ¬
ceive attention The demand for the theafpnaltlng thea theaipnalting
afpnaltlng a utalUng of tUN roao7wa road roadwuy U > has be been beenurgent n nfi
5 fi i urgent that tIe Ensneei Depart Department DepJUtmtnl Department ¬
ment realizes that it cannot afford to toindulge toIndul toIndulge
Indul indulge e in any an uonocessary WJn1CeS68r delays In Inthe Inthe Inthe
the matter Th The > merchants along
Seventh Street having obtained the thenecessary theccessar thenecessary
necessary ccessar money monC from Congress are areimpatient areImpatient areimpatient
impatient for the asphalt to be laid laidin laidin
in iropt ropt of their business buJn s houses as astoon as1oon asLoon
Loon as ossiule IOS6IDleMerchants oseiuleMerchants ossiuleMerchants
Merchants Pleased PleasedWith PleasedVUh PleasedWith
With VUh one accord th the merchants of ofthat otthat ofthat
that rut r rt of Stveiith 3t utb Street which will willbe willbe willbe
be benellUsd hv the improvement are aresinging arbsinging aresinging >
singing today tOOa the praises > > of The Times TimesHeie TimesHele TimesHere
Here is what + oim m of them say saySuccess sa saSuccess saySuccess
Success After Many Years YearsWILLIAM Years YearsWILLIAM YeatsWILLIAM
WILLIAM HAHN The merchants merchantsof merc 1ants 1antsof
of Seventh Street feel very grateful to toThe toTh toThe
The Th Times for its effective efforts intheir In Intheir InthtJr
their behalf The paper has in a great greatmeasure grentmeasure gntntmcoftsure
measure been responsible rea Onalble for the fa favorable favorable favorable ¬
vorable report ret ort on the measure after it ithad Ithnd ithad
had been turned down persistently for forthe forthe forthe
the past five orslx years yearsThere yearsThere yearsThere
There Is every ever reason re on to believe belle thepurposed the thepurposed thipulposed
purposed Improvement will prove provepreat a apreat atreat
preat boon to the business of Seventh SeventhStreet Sevent11Street SeventhStreet
Street and at the same time redound to tothe tothe tothe
the benefit of the city in general In aid aiding aidIng aiding ¬
ing us In n our effort to have the petition petitiontrough petitionlr petitiontrought
trough lr trought u ht t before Congress Congr 1 I considerThe consider considerThe consi < lor lorIll
The Ill Times has done a greet work for forthe forthe forthe
the community and full credit should shouldbe shouldbt shouldba
be ba given to it itSeventh Itocnth itSeventh
Seventh Street for the punt fifty fiftyyears fiftyyears fiftyyears
years has been the best business thor thoroughfare thoroughfare thoroughfare ¬
oughfare In the th District in point of natu natural natural natural ¬
ral advantages It is the great highway highwayof highwayotthe
of otthe the city running in a straight line linefrom linefom linefrom
from the Potomac to Maryland Maryland and by byreason byrtason byreason
reason of this gets the traffic that en enters enters enters ¬
ters the District DItr ct from th the river and andthat andthat andthat
that which enters from the neighboring neighboringState neighboringState neighboringState
State StateOth StateOther StateOther
Oth Other r main business streets In Wash Washington 11ashington n h hIngton ¬
ington such as Pennsylvania Avenue Avenueand Avenueand Avenueand
and F Street differ from rom Seventh Street Streetir Streetlro Streetir
ir that th they y fore not natural thorough thoroughfares thoroughCarOB thoroughfares ¬
fares But both Pennsylvania Ponn ylvanla Avenue Avenueand Avenueand Avenueand
and F Street have been benefited by byartificial byartificial byartificial
artificial means in having bo b boon < ttn m paved paedwith povedwith pavedwith
with asphalt and because b cnuscot of this have havethus havethus havethus
thus far received the better class cla s of ofpatronage orpatronage ofpatronage
patronage patronagePersons patronagePer80n patronagePersons
Persons who do their shopping in incarriages Incarrlale8 incarriages
carriages and automobiles have shunned shunnedSeventh shunnedSeventh shunnedSeveStreet
Seventh SeveStreet Street on account of the rough roughpaving roughJHwlng roughpaving
paving and now that we will be on onthe onhe onthe
the he same basis AS other merchants m rchnnts we wemay wemay wemay
may reasonably hope to attract better bettertrade bettertrade bettertrade
trade tradelVhiIe
tradeWhile
While wo are well satisfied 8ft lsfied with the theMberality theIbemllty theIberality
Mberality of Congress Congr s in this matter we wehope Wehope wehope
hope at some future time to see the en entire enUre entire ¬
tire street paved pa v from the wharves to tothe tot tothe
the t e District line lineA IIn lineA 00 00A
A Debt of Thanks ThanksPHILLIP ThanksPHILLIP ThanksPHILLIP
PHILLIP KING of the Kings Palace PalaceMerchants PalaeeMerchants PalaceMerchants
Merchants In general on Seventh SeventhStreet SeventhStreet SeventhStreet
Street are greatly greatI pleased with the turn turnour turnour turnour
our petition to Congress has taken The Theproposition Thepropo Theproposition
proposition propo itlon to repave the street is gen generally generaUy generally ¬
erally popular among business men of ofthe otthp ofthe
the city having been agitated by the themerchants themerchants tilemerchants
merchants for many years yoarsIt yearsIt I IIt
It must be a source of satisfaction to toThe toThe toThe
The Times to know that it finally de devolved dcvohed dovolved ¬
volved upon the paper to bring brln the mat ¬
ir
ter to a head By B steady and jerslstent jerslstentwork erslstentwork erslstent erslstentwork
work The Times has accomplished accom llshed a agreat agreat a agreat
great deal and the people owe ow owe the paper papera
a debt of thanks thankshver thanksever I
ever since Seventh Street Street became becameone becamone becameone
one of the great shopping streets of the
District busineis has been greatly ham hampered hampered hampored
pored pered by b the conditic condition n of the thorough thoroughfare t rOUgh oroughare rOUghfure ¬
fare are We 11 Ye a hf b l beea i te1 ee preventol Jreent from frompiocuring tromplOcurlng frompiocuring
piocuring a wtt rt re it amount of vehicletrade vehicle vehicletrade vehlclftrade
trade and the onst rjnstquent quent loss his h s been beenfelt beenfelt beenfelt
felt by all the it uUilness aess places bn n the thethoroughfare thethoroughfare thethorouhfaro thethoroughfare
thoroughfare thoroughfarefelt thoroughfareNot thorouhfaroNot thoroughfareNot hf
Not only will a new pavemoat I pavemo > avemo t add addpublic addto addto
to the general comfort or the sh shipping shippingpublic PPlng PPlngpublic
public but it will also cause thestreet thestreetto the street streetto treet treetto
to assume a more cleanly appearance appearanceand a1 appearance appearanceand > 1 > eaance eaanceand
and will be less noisy noisyWill noisyWi11 noisyWill
Will Help Business Business BusinessA BusinessA 1 1A
A C JOY confectioner 714716 1 Sev ISeventh Seventh Seventh ¬
enth Street I feel that If It had notbeen not notbeen notbeen
been for the Interest taken takenby by The Times TimesIn TimesIn Timesin
In this pavement question it would hot hothave riothe nothave
have gone through and every merchant merchanton
on Seventh Street appreciates the activ actl ¬
ity 11 displayed by b The Times in our be ¬
half halfAsphalt haltA
Asphalt A pha1t will be a great Improvement Improvementand Improvementand
and will help our business wonderfully wonderfullyHighly wondertullrHighly wonderfullyHighly
Highly ElatedLOUIS Elated ElatedLOUIS ElatedLOUIS
LOUIS J JACKSON of the firm of ofJackson ofJackson ofJackson
Jackson Bros We re have cause to feel feelhighly feelhlghl feelhighly
highly hlghl elated ov o over < r the prospect of hay having ha haIng haying ¬
ing the street resurfaced r urfaced as It t will be bea bea bea
a benefit to both the business Interests Interestsand Interestsand interestsand
and the public A smooth pavement Pl ement on onthe onthe onthe
the thoroughfare will do much to In Increase Ihcrease Increase ¬
crease the vehicle traffic trafficlntront infront In front of our ourstores ourstores ourstores
stores and the inevitable result will be bea bea bea
a great Increase Increueln In our business businessiwlll businessl businessEyerybody
Eyerybody l e1body conCfmed In the ma nratl I IWill r rwill
Will command The Times for its itsdttorts itsdttortsin l ff ttorts ttortsIn arts artsIn
In bringing brlbglng about this r rGsultto result ultf for wUlnfi wUlnfiout wUl wUljut wItli wItliout
out the assistance of the paper It It is i
hardly bardl probable the bill would have havestood hacftood havestood
stood as much chance of meeting with withsuccess withsuccess Ith Ithsuccess
success as It now does This I think Is Isrjparent IstIparent isr1parent
rjparent when it is remembered that thatxve thatWt thatwe
xve have bean trying for the past five fiveor liveor e
or 1 six years ears to obtain a new pavement
for the street streetThe streetThe streetThe
The business men of Seventh Street Streetare Streetare Streetare
are deeply indebted to the panel for forwhat 11what firwhat
what It has done In our Interest InterestGratitude InterestClGratitude interestGratitude
Gratitude to The TiDies TiniesCHRIS TiDiesCHRIS Ties TiesCHRIS
CHRIS XANDER proprietor of the thewholesale th ththolesale thewholesale
wholesale liquor establishment 1 1kr 1Jrow 1hr
kr Jrow ow that I voice olce the sentiment of our ourbusiness ourbusiness ourbusiness
business men on Seventh Street when Iexpress 1 1express 1I
express my gratitude to The Times for forits torIts forits
I its efforts to have the bill put before beforaCongress befor2Ccngress beforeCongress
Congress In the proper light The move movement movement movement ¬
ment needed some such impetus as The TheTimes Therimes Therimes
rimes gave it and now we may look lookforward lookfuVard looktiward
forward to the time when our trade will willnot willnot willnot
not be held down by the condition of ofthe orth ofthe
the th street streetThis streetOOThis streetThis
OOThis This section has grown wonderfully
in the past few years eats and It is a safe safeprediction safeprediction safeprediction
prediction that the time is not far dis distant distant distant ¬
tant when Seventh Street will be a agreater agreater agreater
greater business thoroughfare than thanPennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue or F Street With Withthe Withthe Vlththe
the erection of the new Union Station Stationt Stationtraillc
t tr traillc raffle tllc will be Increased on all surround
lng In thoroughfares and this will result resultnecessarily resultn resultnecessarily
necessarily n srJly in increasing Increa lng business on
Seventh Street StreetThe StreetThe StreetThe
The rough pavement P vement has proven a
detriment to our business Interests and andwith andwith andwith
with its abolishment and the building of ofa ofa ofa
a proper road the street will receive the
best patronage In the cityMore city cityMore cityMore
More Than Satisfaction SatisfactionTHOMAS SatisfactionTHOMAS SatisfactionTHOMAS
THOMAS J GROGAN of the Peter PeterGrogan PeterGrogan PeterGrogan
Grogan Company ooS Seventh venth Street has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen
been neglected n glected so long that the prospect prospectof
of having a a new pavement will be hailed hail hailed hailed ¬
ed with great satisfaction by b the themerchants themerchants themerchants
merchants whose places of bust business buslnes bustfloss ¬
ness nes are located on this thorough thoroughfare thoroughfare thoroughfare ¬
fare Carriage trade has been kept away awayon awayon awayon
on account of the condition of the street streetand streetand streetand
and loss of a desirable class of patron patronage patronase patronage ¬
age has in Incon inconsequence consequence quence been marked markedThe markedThe markedThe
The efforts of the merchants to pro procure procure procure ¬
cure a better pavement needed the help helpof helpor helpof
of some paper to make it successful
The Times took hold of the problem at atthe utthe atthe
the proper time and the result has been beenmore beenmore beenmore
more than satisfactory to everybody everybodyActive evcrybodActive everybodyActive
Active and Energetic EnergeticM
M r GOLDENBERG GOLDE BERG of the firm ofthat of ofthat If Ifthat
that name ooThe The activity activit and energy of ofThe ofThe ofThe
The Times In helping the business peo people people people ¬
ple of Seventh Street in this matter Is Issure Issure issure
sure to call forth their everlasting grat gratitude gratItude gratitude ¬
itude The purposed pavement is an anImprovement anImprovement animprovement
Improvement that has long been needed neededand neededand neededand
and will undoubtedly prove beneficial to
the business interests of the street
Last year ear the condition of the side sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks ¬
walks was such that It kept away awa many
shoppers We Ve succeeded in having havln a aTier unew anew
new pavement laid and J h less than a amonth aI amonth
month it was demonstrated that the
improvement had been a profitable In Invostmont InVQItmont investment
I vestment vostmontAppreciates VQItmontAppreciates vestmentAppreciates
Appreciates Papers Efforts EffortsJOSEPH EffortsI EffortsJOSEPH
JOSEPH SAKS Saks Sak > > Co We
I have Ions lon favored having asphalt asphaltpavement asphaltpavement asphaltpavement
pavement for Seventh Sev nth Street and feel feelgreatly leelgreatly feelgreatly
greatly pleased that the conference com committee committee comm ¬
mittee m ttee has favorably reported a bill for forthat forthat forthat
that purpose purposeWe purposeooWe purposeWe
ooWe We appreciate the efforts of The
Times which we feel have bedn large ¬
ly instrumental In getting this through throughA
A Great Big HelpLANSBURGH Help HelpLANSBURGH HelpLANSBURGH
LANSBURGH BROS tWe We are great reat ¬
ly pleased that Congress has at last lasttaken lasttaken lasttaken
taken notice of de 1e condition of the
Seventh Street pavement and has given givenus givenus givenus
us the money for asphalt It will be the thegreatest thegreatest thegreatest
greatest help h lp p In the world to UH UHWe UHVo
11 We Vo e think pgreat great credit creditworld should be given givento givent
to t h The Times for Its efforts In fact the thecredit thecredit thecredit
credit for the whole thing should be bogiven begiven begiven
given The Times for the energetic man manner mannor mannor ¬
nor in which it agitated this question questionDeserves quostlonooDeserves questionDeserves
Deserves Great Credit CreditZ
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the New Era Shoe Store The Times Timesdeserves Timesdeseres Timesdeserves
deserves great credit for having taken takensuch takensuch takensuch
such an interest in the efforts of SevContlnued Sev SevContlnucd S
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J f = I KEPHEW OF CHINAS EMPEROR EMPERORThe EMPERORI EMPERORThe
I The f e guest est this afternoon of Secretary 5ecr tary Hay He will also he begiven given given areceptionby a areceptlbnlijr 1 1recephonby
receptlbnlijr exSecretary John W Foster FosterPIT Fos Foserpt er erLUN
PIT pt LUN TO WRITESTORY WRITE WRITESTORY WRITESTORY
STORY OF TRAVELS TRAVELSKeeipsfe TRAVELSI
Keeipsfe I eew ee i k spa 43 ta Diarv Diary far J and an Will ill Publish Pubiish His Is Im Imi ImiR m mress
iR ress ons of o A America i1ericaMak Makes s Compli CompliPtary om 1 1entar
entar Ptary J Note i teg tegI 9QW on as IB top topr topATrived ton tont
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I t Arrived Washington Saturday April 23 3 3k Find it a beautiful teau fuI clean c1 ari well wellklpt ci cikipt
k klpt pt city Will make a study of its improvements for future use
translated ranslated into English this is an anen anent ent en enIn
t In the diary 1ary oC Prince Pu Lun Lunnelhew Lunne Lunne
nelhew ne hew ew of the Emperor of China who Is Isnow Isno s sno
now no at the Capital as the guest of the thenat thena thenation
nat na nation nationP onP on onPi
P ince nee Pu Lun has promised his tutor tutorW1g tutorw
Wolg w 4g Kaik Kalkah h that his royal highness highnesswll highnesswil
wil keep a diary which will b be a a daily dailyrec dallyrec dailyrec
rec rd of his Impressions Imvre impressionsof s10ns of the places placesvlsCed placeavis placesvis
vlsCed vis W1g ed In the strange country countr of which whichhe whichhe whichhe
he a snow now a n guest When hen the princeret prince princeret prin o oret
ret rns home he will gather the frag fragmerts fragm1S fragme
merts me s of this diary d a1 and after filling it itin Ittn itin
in will m publish It In book form formImpressions termImpressions formImpressions
m1S Impressions of a Prince Princelie Princee
lie e book will b be unique as It will willpr willprtablr willpr
pr Jbably ably b be the Mr ltrat t Impressions ot otAnarlca otA ofA
Anarlca A prtablr rice ever published by b an Oriental Orientalprifice Orientaltr Orientalprice
prifice price priceThrough tr nce nce1hrough
Through hU hi Interpreter and tutor tutorWJng tutorWing tutorWing
Wing Kaikah Prince Pu Lun today todaytakeff todaytake todaytakes
takes take < < interestingly of his impressions or orA ofAiierica
America A Aiierica erlca obtained obtain thus tar That his hisvlftt hisJllt hisvisit
visit Jllt moreover is to have even even greater greatersiAiificance greaterthan greatersi
si siAiificance Iflmnce than Is generally realized realizedwas realizedw
was w to be seen s n In the tremendous effect effectwitch errectw
witch w Ich contact with Western Ideas has hash hash hash
h I on the princes prln mind mindfWhen mindhen mindwhen
fWhen when hen I Ireturn return he wild I shall shallusloubtedly shallu
usloubtedly u oubtedly make a report as to the theadvantages thea theadvantages
advantages a anta es of electricity and welllaid welllaidsttaots welllaidst
st sttaots eets ots In a a great cityThere city cityThere cityThere
There Is I already Alread a movement In InPe InP inP
Pe P tin In n to have the city laid out on new newllnjs newII newII
llnjs II sand s and also to have electricity I do donoi donot don
not n think the day is far distant when whenPtkin whenPdtln whenP
Ptkin Pdtln P kin will he supplied with the most mostmodern mostm mostmpdern
modern m dern improvements improvementsI
< I was very much struck with the theholiday thehollc1 theholiday
holiday hollc1 y air of your streets on SundayThe Sunday SundayThe Sunda SundaThe
The people here s Hem em to enjoy them themselvep thtmselvfI themselvef
selvep so much Alas with ue u there is isconstant Isonsl1nt iscons5ant
constant work workI
I Admire dmlre the singular beauty of your yourstreets yourstreets our ourstreets
streets with heir little green parks and andthe andthe andthe
the smoothness of them Your buildings buildingstoo buildingstoo
too are large but you do not have havethem haethem havethem
them too tall tallSome tallSome tallwore
Some I saw In San Francisco were I Ibelieve Ibellct Ibelieve
believe what you ou call skyscrapers skyscrapersThey sk skyscrapersThey scrapcrs scrapcrsThey
They were very ery strange looking indeed indeedI
I never imagined men would build so sohigh sohigh sohigh
high highYour
Your Soldiers Home here Is a grand grandinstitution grandJnstltutlon grandInstitution
institution We Ve are trying to establish establishsomething Istabllshsomething establishsomething
something like that at home homeMay homeMay homeMay
May Buy an Automobile AutomobileFrirce AutomobilePrlrce AutomobilePrince
Prince Pu Lun said he was greatly greatlydelighted greatlydelighted greatlydelighted
delighted with his automobile tour of ofSpanish ofi ofSECOND of8ECN
i
SECOND ATTEr ATTEMPT P TO TOASSASSINATE TOSpanish
ASSASSINATE r MAUIIA MAUIIAPremier AURA AURASpanish
Spanish Premier Was Out Riding RidingA RidingAShot RidingAShot A AShot
Shot Plowed Through His HisCarriage HisCarria HisCarriage
Carriage CarriageMADRID Carria CarriageMADRID e eJMADRID
JMADRID MADRID April S6 fIA A second attempt attemptMas attemptftas attemptnas
Mas nas made on the life of Premier Maura Mnumtodrty l1nurnt Mauratoday
today todrtyTh t todayThe dy dyThe
Th The premier who was stubbed stabb < > d by b a ayfeung aung ayoung
yfeung young ung anarchist nnarchl t at Barcelona a fortnight fortnightngo fortnightfiSO fortnightago
ago wns shot at while traveling to toMadrid tolndrld toatndrid
Madrid from the former city today todayThe todnyfThe todayThe
fThe The s shot t passed through the top of ofthe orthe ofthe
the carriage No one w was injured The Thetjttempt Thettempt Thet
tjttempt t ttempt on the premiers life was made madeBetween mndeotween madebetween
Between Alicante and Enema Encinaf EnemalIsos
f
I
I Ilsoa 1 > 19os Cure for Consumption relieves all allIronchial aUronchl1l alllronehial
Ironchial affections Try it at once 2Sc 25 2kAdv < Adv AI1
Washington It was the second trip he hehas hehas hehas
has made in a buzz car The first was wasj wasat wasat
j at Shanghai while he was on his way wayover wayover wayover
over here hereI
001 I am seriously considering taking one oneof oneof oneof
of them home with me he said saidWhen saidVhen saidWhen
When Prince Pu Lun s WW w the Presi ¬
dent yesterday Mr Rooseelt gave him hima hima hima
a verbal personal message to take back backto backto backto
to the Emperor of China and it Is prob probable probable probable ¬
able that a message In writing may also
be handed him himBusy himBusy himBusy
Busy Day Before Him HimPrince HimPrince HimPrince
Prince Pu Lun will be much enter entertained entertained entertained ¬
tained and many notables will be pre presented preumtd presented ¬
sented to him today todayHe toda todaHe todayHe
He Is quite > democratic asking that no noparticular nopartlculftr noparticular
particular form be observed In such suchpresentations suchpresentations suchpresentations
presentations He accepts the polite politepantomime poJtepantomime politepantomime
pantomime of the people with simple and andsmiling andsmllfng andsmiting
smiling grace for he understands understa ds not a asingle asIngle asingle
single wcrd w d of English EnglishPresident EnglishPre EnglishPresident
President Pre klel Roosevelt joined the lunch luncheon luncheon luncheon ¬
eon party part of twelve given in honor of ofPrince ofPrince ofPrince
Prince Pu Lun by the Secretary Secretor of ofState ofState ofState
State today The Chinese minister Sir
Liang Mr Wong Kalkoh Kai koh the Inter Interpreter Interpreter interpreter ¬
preter and other Chinese and American Americannotables Americannotables Americannotables
notables were of the party partyFosters part partFosters partyFosters
Fosters to Entertain Him HimExSecretary HimExSecretor HimExSecretary
ExSecretary ExSecretor of State and Mrs rs Foster Fosterwill Fosterwill Fosterwill
will present the prince to a large con contingent contingent contingent ¬
tingent of official society soclet this afternoon afternoonat
at a reception rec ptJon at their residence to towhich towhich towhich
which three hundred guests have beeninvited been beeninvited beenInvited
invited invitedThe InvitedTh invitedThe
The Th Foster residence one of the best bestadapted bestaJlnpted besta
adapted a lapted to entertaining in the city c1t has hastaken hastaken hastaken
taken on quite < a new nc charm In its ar array array array ¬
ray of ofsprhiS spring blossoms whole branches branchesof
of fruit blossoms being arranged after afterthe atterthe afterthe
the Chinese idea of decoration decoraU n in the thedressing thedressing thedressing
dressing room where the guests are to tobe tobe tobe
be received and In the large music room roomadjoining roomadjoining roomadjoining
adjoining A notable object In the mu music muI mush ¬
sic I room which is filled fille wltht curios curiosand curiosand curiosanti
and one which General Foster shows showswith showswith showswith
with pride is a brick from the wall of
Pekin picked up by his own hands handsMrs handsMn handsMrs
Mrs Foster will have to assist her herthis herthis herthis
this afternoon Mrs Alger and Mrs MrsI Mrsloemls MrsIocmie
I ocmle < wife of the Assistant Secretary Secretaryof
of State Miss Harlan daughter of Jus Justice Justlle Justice ¬
tice and Mrs Harlan Miss Wilson WilsonoRughter Wilsonaaughter I Innughter
nnughter of the Secretary of Agrlcul Agriculture Agrlculture j
ture and Miss Boardmnn BoardmunPrincQ BoardmanPrince I IPrince
Prince Pu Lun will wear his royal yel ¬
low jacket jacket to this and other social socialevents socialer socialeytnts
events er < ntB of o the he day Later in the even ¬
log in the prince the Chinese minister ministernne ministerIInC ministerand
and other of their countrymen will oc occupy occUpJ occupy ¬
cupy a box at the Columbia Theater TheaterThe TheaterIho TheaterChe
The prince and his party leave Wash Yu h ¬
ington In the morning morningDETECTIVES mornlnSDETECTIVES morningDETEUTIYE8
DETECTIVES STILL AT ATHave ATWORK ATYOllK
WORK ON WILSON IL8OM CASE CASEHave
Have Not as Yet Been Able to Run RunDown RunDown RunDown
Down Assailants of ofClerk ofClerk ofClerk
ClerkDespite Clerk ClerkDespite ClerkDespite
Despite Despite tho fact that Detectives Peck PeckPratt PeckPratt
Pratt and several other members of ofefforts
CaptaIn Boardmans staff have made madeefforts madeefforts
efforts to apprehend the mysterious three threemen threemen threemen
men who are said to have made an as assault assault assault ¬
sault upon Samuel D Wilson Uson In the side sideyard sideard sideyard
yard ard of the International Reform Bureau Bu Bureau Bure ¬
reau re u 200 Pennsylvania Avenue south southeast southeast southeast ¬
east on Sunday Sundn night they tho have not notyet notyet notyet
yet come upon the slightest clew that thatwould thatwould thatwould
would tend to indicate who the alleged allegedassailants allegeunSlMlInnts allegedassailants
assailants ara araThe ara1ho arerho
The detectives scoured all portions of ofthe orthe ofthe
the city yasterday worked hard last lastnight lastnlght lastnight
night and went at it again today
SMOOT CASE CASEALL CASEALL CASEALL
ALL SUMMER SUMMERCommittee StJIiIMERCommittee
Committee J0 mittee by Unanimous UnanimousVote Vote Decides Decidesto
to Ask for Consent of Senate Senate t to toSit toSit toSit
Sit Through Vacation VacationMOSES VacationMOSES VacationMOSES
MOSES THATCHER CONCLUDES CONCLUDESHIS
HIS INTERESTING TESTIMONY TESTIMONYA
A Good American Citizen Since Deposed as asApostle asApo asApostle
Apostle Apo tle = Would Have Been Head Headof HeadofChurch of ofjChurch ofChurch
jChurch Church Except for Trouble TroubleEX TroubleEXAPOSTLES TroubleEXAPOSTLES
EX EXAPOSTLES APOSTLES DECLARATIONS DECLARATIONSWithin ECLARATIONSWithin I IWithin
Within two hours after the document was handed to me meI m mI z J JI
I was dropped from office officeI j J
I am denied the privilege p vilege of entering ente ng the temple a right given givenall givenall 1 1all
all good Mormons j jHad iHad jHad
Had I remained in fellowship f l10wship with the he apostles 1 I would have i ibecome j jbecome jbecome
become the head of the church churchI j I
j jif
I think I would w0111d have been elected to the United States Senate Senateif
if it had not been for the interference of the church churchI churchhave
I have always held that whatever what ver my m church allegiance I should shouldbe shouldb shouldb0
be b free free to be true to my country countryI <
9 I am glad to say I I am a good Aq1e American can citizen citizensince since I havelbeen have havebeen haveI
lbeen been deposed as an apostle apostleI
I I apostleWitness Witness Witness Thatcher at Smoot S o t Investigation I
The Senate Committee Committee on Privileges Privilegesand Privilegesand Privilegesand
and Elections in executive session to today tod today ¬
day d y decided unanimously unanimous I to ask au authority authority authority ¬
thority of oilie the Senate S nate to sit during the thesummer thesummer thesummer
summer recess of Congress and con continue continue continue ¬
tinue Its Investigation of the Smoot Smootcase Smootcase Smootcase
case and the general workings of the theMormon theMonnon theMormon
Mormon Church This resolution covers coverspermission coverspexmlssICil coverspermission
permission for the full committee or any anysubcommittee anysubcommIttee anysubcommittee
subcommittee of It to go go to Utah UtahThe UtahTh UtahThe
The Th resolution was prepared by Chair Chairman Chairman Chairman ¬
man Burrows and presented to the com committee complJUee commttee ¬
mittee Mr MrtDepew Depew moved move9 that hat it b badopted bg bgadopted e eadopted
adopted as the sense sense o 01 f the committee committeeThis dommittee dommitteeThis omnrI
I
This was seconded by b MrvFbraker rForaker and andall an anall andall
all the members present voted oted In favor favorof t favorof vor vorof
of It It The other votes otes in addition to tothose tothose tothose
those name named were cast bv Hopkins and andDllllngham rindDillingham andDillingham
Dillingham Republicans r and Pettus PettusDubois PettusDubois PettusDubois
Dubois Bailey Balle and Overman Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats ¬
crats cratsSignificance cratsSlgnlficnnce cratsSignificance
Significance Is attached to the fact factthat factthat factthat
that the committees decision was unan unanimous unanImous unar unarimous ¬
imous Although the Democratic mem members members members ¬
bers of the committee have been ac active active active ¬
tive in their suggestion of questions to toprove toprove toprove
prove the Interference of the Mormon MormonChurch 1lonnonChurch MormonChurch
Church In political matters others of ofthe otthe ofthe
the committee have ba e been regarded as asrather asrather asrather
rather favorable to the Smoot side This Thishas Thlihas Thishas
has been indicated In the questions sub submitted submitted submitted ¬
mitted by b them to various witnesses witnessesMoses witnesses1Ioses witnessesMoses
Moses Thatcher concluded c ncluded his testi testimony testlmon testimony ¬
mony mon today tOda Tomorrow the witness will willbe willbe willbe
be L E Abbott exsheriff of Davis Daviscounty Daviscount Daviscounty
county count Utah just north of Salt Lake LakeCity LakeCity LakeCity
City He Is expected to prove by b reason reasonof reasonof reasonof
of his former official position and his hisgeneral hisgenerallmowledge hisgeneral
general generallmowledge knowledge of affairs the polyga polygamous pOlyin pOlyinmous polyjitmous ¬
mous relations of Apostle John W Tay Taylor Ta Talor Taylor ¬
lor whose attendance here has been beenmuch beenmuch beenmuch
much desired So far Taylor has kept keptout keptout keptout
out of the way wa of the official subpoena subpoenaMr subpoenaMr subpoenaMr
Mr Thatchers testimony testlmon today toda was wasstrong wasstrong WUSstrong
strong against the church at times mes but butin butIn butin
in other portions of his testimony testimony he heseemed hesemed heseemed
seemed extremely reluctant to criticise criticisehis crltlclschis criticisebas
his former Mormon associates associatesThatcher associatesThatcher
Thatcher Testifies Again AgainMoses Again1loses AgainMoses I
Moses Thatcher resumed the stand standwhen standwhen standwhen
when the committee was called to order orderat orderat orderat
at 1040 oclock this morning A few fewminutes fewminutes fewminutes
minutes were spent In picking up the theibreads therends thebreads
breads rends of the testimony testlmon at the close closeof closeof closeof
of yesterdays session sessionWitness sessionVltress sessionWitness
Witness called attention to some let letters letters letters ¬
ters in n his possession referring to his hisdifficulties hisdIfficulties hisdifficulties
difficulties with the Mormon Church au authorities authorities authorities ¬
thorities and suggested that he might mightsave mightsae mightsave
save time bjr marking the pertinent por portions partfons portions ¬
tions of them A printed pamphlet containing con containing containing ¬
taining the letters was put into evidence evidenceAttorney evidenceAttorne evidence evidenceAttorney
Attorney Attorne Tayler took up the subject subjectof
of a pamphlet by Calvin Reasoner on onpractical onJrhctlcal onpructlcal
practical Jrhctlcal workings of the Mormon MormonChurch MormonChurch Iormoucfmrch
Church Church referred to by b the witness yes yesterday yesterday es esterdny ¬
terday In answer to a query from fromPcrator tromrator fromSerator
Pcrator rator Dubois witness said Reasonw Reasonwwas ReasonNwas Reasonersus
was a political friend of his that he heki hekhEW heknaw
ki khEW ew in advance of the preparation of ofthe ofthe ofthe
I IreIresented
the document and that It accurately accuratelyrej
rej reIresented re > resented his own pwn opinions on the thematters tl1 tl1m1ttters thematters
matters mentioned mentionedHeasoners mentioned mentionedfieasoners mentionedReasoners
Heasoners argument seemed consis consistent conSistent consistent ¬
tent to the witness at the time it was wasprinted waslrinted wasprinted
printed December 22 1S9C but later on onAugust 01 01August oiAugust
August 14 1897 the high council of Salt SaltLake 3nltLa saltLate
Lake La Late < e Stake took action which caused causedv causedwitness causedwitness
v witness witness to alter his views In some respects re respects respects ¬
spects He did not think there had hadbeen haIbeen hadbeen
been the slightest intention to misrep misrepresent mlsreprt misropresent ¬
resent rt ent matter in the pamphlet pamphletDiscusses panphletDiscusses pamphletDiscusses
Discusses Famous Rule RuleAttorney RuleAttornej RuleAttorney
Attorney Van Cott took up the crossexaminaUon cross crossoxamlnatlon crossoxamlnation
oxamlnatlon and inquired as to o the thewitness thewitness thewitness
witness view of the political manifesto manifestoor
or rule Issued on October 6 1896 rol relative rolatlve rolative ¬
ative to permission to run for office to towhich towhich towhich
which witness ltnl1ss did not assent and which whichwas whichwas whichwas
was the beginning of his trouble with withthe withthe withthe
the Mormon Church The decision ot ofthe otthe otthe
the high council in 1S9T the letter writ written written writton ¬
ten by h the witness on the subject and andhis andhis andhis
his acceptance of the councils interpretation inter interpretation InterlweUtlon ¬
pretation of the rule > were discussed discussedoy dlscussebY
bY the witness witnessNothhtg witnessNothIi ISS ISSNotth
Nothhtg Notth g nits come to the knowledge knowledgeof
of It the witness wlue b he said in answer to a aquery aQuer aquery
query Quer iron Colonel Worthington to toshow toshow toshow
show that the church Imposed Its will willupon wmupon willupon
upon people who wished to run for of office Dffiee office ¬
fice
Best Lumber St5o 150 Per too Feet FeetFrank FeetFrank FeetFrank
Frank Frank Libbey Co 6th N T Ave AveAdv AveAdv AveAdv
Adv
This frank admission was followed by bya bya bya
a qualifying statement statemeut stateme pt In response to a aquestion atuestlon aquestion
question from Mr Dubois D bols Witness saidho said saidhe saidhe
he thought every man than had the right of oftree ottree oftrue
tree speech and action as an D9 American Americancitizen AmerlcuncltIztn Americancitizen
citizen and that he could resign If I the thechurch thechurch thechurch
church tried to bind him to its decree decreesregardless decreeregardless decr decrreg
reg regardless rdle s of his own wishes wishesWould wIsh wishesWould s sVould
Would a man rot be thrown out outInquired outInquired outinquired
Inquired Mr Dubois if I he did not ac accept accopt aecopt ¬
copt the decree of the church churchNot churchNot 1 1ooNot
ooNot Not In every Instance witness re repj rePJfr repiied
pj PJfr piied ed but but ut In many yclS cases it might be beso beEo bet0
Eo t0 so T TWitness
EoWltncis
Witness discussed the subject subject sU15j iet of ofchurch o ochu1ch ofchurch
church consent to members members to tor run n for foroffice forotfic forodice
office otfic He did not know knowoC of particular particularinstances partJculaInstances particularinstances
instances where consent had been n given givento glento givento
to only one man to run in an election or orwhere orwhere orwhere
where the high officials OfflC 11s had refused such suchconaent suchconent suchcon
con conaent conaentMr conentMr ent entair
Mr Tayler reverted to witness ac acceptance acceptance acceptance ¬
ceptance of the interpretation of the thepolitical thepoIlUal thepolitial
political manifesto by b the Salt Lake Lakehigh Lakehigh Lakehigh
high council composed of Angus M MCannon MCannon u uCannon
Cannon Joseph E Taylor and Charles CharlesW CharlesY CharlesW
W Y Penrose enrosL and the concurrence of thetwelve the thetwelve thetwe1o
twelve high priests Discussing D cusslng this wit witness witness witness ¬
ness aid aidThe = aId aldThe aIdThe
The decisions of the high councils councilsare councIlsare councilsare
are regarded as equal to those of the thefirst thefirst thefirst
first presidency I was summoned before beforethe beforethe beforethe
the high council on serious charges of a aspiritual aspiritual aspiritual
spiritual nature a charge of apostasyThe apostasy apostasyThe postasyThe
The political DIJtlcal manifesto was wa Issued Issuedby Issuedb issuedby
by b the conference of the church In 1S96 1S96but lS96but 1596but
but had not been adopted a as a rule ruleuntil ruleuntJI ruleuntil
until I objected to It it I hail always alwaysobjected alwaysobjected alwaysobjected
objected to union of church and state stateWithin stateWithin stateWithin
Within two hours after the document documentwas documentwas documentwas
was handed to tome me by President LornzoSnow Ixjronzo IxjronzoSnow Lor nzo nzoSnow
Snow who was then head of the quorum quorumof quorumof quorumof
of apostles and Brigham Young Y ounS whowas whowas who whowas
was a member of the apostles I was wasdropped wasdropped wasdropped
dropped from office officeIn officeIn officeIn
In answer to a query qU lj from Mr Dubois Duboiswitness Duboiswitne1s Duboiswithers
witness said ald he was next after Brigham BrighamYoung BrighamYoung BrighamYoung
Young In line to t succession to the first firstpresl firstpresl firstpress
presl Jency Had he remained remain in fellow fellowship tellowshp fellowship ¬
ship with Ith the apostles he would have be become become become ¬
come hood of the church churahI
001 I was simply dropped dropped out of my m office officeon officeon ce ceon
on April 6 ThW witness continued continuedMy contlnuclI30 continuedMy
My quorum acted on the matter No November Noember Novomber ¬
ember 19 1S90 saying I was dropped droppedfrom droppedfrom droppedfrom
from office So I think I am practically practicallythe
the only man of my m age in the Mormon MormonChurch MormonChurch MormonChurch
Church who does not hold an office In Inthe Inthe Inthe
the church churchBarred churchBarred churchBarred
Barred From the TempleAre Temple TempleAre TemplehAre
hAre Are you denied the privilege a of en entering entcrlng entering ¬
tering the temple asked Mr MrTayler MrTaylerI Tayler TaylerI
I am I appeared there after being beingdropped belnsrdropped beingdropped
dropped from wm office and was denied ad admission admission admission ¬
mission The Thet Theright t right to enter the temple templeis
is a right given to all good Mormons Mormonswho Mormonswho Mormonswho
who come properly proper recommended recomm nded by the thebishop thebishop thebishop
bishop of ofthe the th ward wardThe wardThe wardThe
The twelve apostles and the first firstpresidency firstpresidency firstpresidency
presidency were in the habit of meet meeting meetIng meeting ¬
ing In the temple once onces a week When I Iappeared Iappcated Iappeared
appeared there I was refused admission admissionby admissionby admissionby
by the doorkeeper I asked him by bywhose bywhose bywhose
whose authority he did so and he said saidBy saidBy saidBy
By authority of the first presidency at atthe o othe ofthe
the church I have never since thenasked then thenasked thenasked
asked to be admitted to the temple templeWitness templeto templetoVltnoss templeWitness
Witness detailed some further fact factdurts incidents InClduta ¬
dents of this period and as if In con contiast contlast conuast
tiast with his blsposlUon position of being prao practically praotically praotidally ¬
tically in contempt of the church au autiiorltios autuorltles au authorities
tiiorltios commented commentedAnd commentedhAnd commentedAnd
hAnd And I f am glad to say sa I am a good goodAmerican goodAmerican goodAmerican
American citizen citizenSince citizenSince citizenSince
Since you have been deposed sug suggested suggested suggested ¬
gested Chairman BurrowsYes Burrows BurrowsYes DurroSooYC1
ooYC1 Yes assented the witness with withsome WIthsome withsome
some vigor vigorI Igor IgorI
I made little effort to save my posi position position posltion ¬
tion I made great effort to save dve my mystanding mystanding mystanding
standing in the church churcluRace churchRace churchRace
Race for the SenateWould Senate SenateWould SenateYould
Would you have been elected to the theUnited theUnited theUnited
United States Senate 1r t It had not been beenfor beenfor beenfor
for tire Interference of the church churchasked ohurchasked churchasked
asked Mr Mr Overman OvermanI
001 I think so witness replied ooat at least leastI
I thought so at the time I was not notelected notelected notelected
elected but I came very near lI r being belngrelected beingolected beingelected
elected olectedVltness electedWitness x xWitness
Witness told of standing by b Joseph L LBawlins LRawlins LRawlins
Rawlins and saying at a meeting In the thoLogan thaLogan theLogan
Logan Opera House that If f Rawlins Rawllnswent Rawlinswent Rawlinswent
went down on a charge of apostasy apostasywitness nposta5ywitness apostasywitness
witness although an apostle would wQuld do doso doso doso
so too In the later campaign witnessknew witness witnessknew witnessknew
knew Rawlins waS was strong before the thepeople thepeople thepeople
people and would probably probablhave have been beenelected beenelected
elected elected but he himself as a candidate candidateand candldnoand candidateand
and although In poor health h lth expected expectedto
to make a good campaign He lHecertain thought thoughtcertain thoughtcertain
certain influences were at work