The evening world. Newspaper, March 7, 1904, Page 2

~ FOR POLYCAMY _ No Mormons Have Been Pun- _ * ished for Violations Since the __. Manifesto in 1890. APOSTLES ONLY HAVE POWER IN CHURCH AFFAIRS Authority of “The Fifteen” Does _ Not Extend to General Affairs, ‘the People Who Have Votes Governing. SWASHINGTON, March 7. — With President Joseph F. Smith, of the Mor- Church, again on the stand for the the second week of the investi- gation of the Smoot cane opened to-day Before the Senate Committce on Privi- Ieges and Elections. Senator Dubois put into the record the eensus figures for Utah taken in 189, ‘to show that instead of only 3 or 4 per €ca.. in polygamy as Mr. Smith had @nid, in realitv there were about 231-4 “per cent. of the Mormon population of Polywamous age who were living in a @tate of polygamy in 1590. Senator Dubois gave it as his opinion What there had been no matr-ial reduc- dion in the number of polygararis since 1690, Mr. Worthington conducted an exam!- Bation of Mr. Smith to ascertain the ees undergone in cases of ex-com- ication. ‘The witness explained the manner in which the church is divided into dtvi- _ Signs of wards and states and the ma- @hitiery of the. organization through which charges against any person have to be brought and passed up. He sald the aposties have nothing to @o with the judicial affairs of the ehurch. They preach the gospel and Bend missionaries to other felds | Phe Fifteen” Rule Church, Whe President, the apostles anu high Sounsellors forming’ what is known an “The Fifteen" meet once a week, for Prayer and consultation on matters Generally relating to the church, LA futile effort by President Brigham Young in 1875 to have Bishop Jacob W. Weyier removed from the leadership of & ward was relnted by Mr. show that the Presidency does not es ercise power over the wishes of the People und that the members of the rch by the freedom of their vote feality form the power of ROVeeaeas Several. other ike instances were re- ne gens ral purpose, An to Sen tor Smoot, . Mr. Worthington read tho revelation )~ by, Joseph Smith, jr., Jan. 19, 1841, nom- ¥ Mdating Brigham Yc ung as President, Gnd all of the members of the High © Council and the Apostles. In this rev- af flation was a command to accept the fominations or to reject them in gen- eral conference. Mr. Smith declared that even in the original revelation Maming a successor to the first Presi- dent it was in the rower of the mem- oe to accept or reject. ir. Smith in reply to an inquiry sald Reed Smoo: became an Apostle Ap: 3,.1900, Ds le April “Right here let me usk you when your at chiid was born?” asked "Mr. grthington. “1 do 4.1. Know whether that has any pearing On the case,” said Mr, Smith, Dut 1 believe it wis on the day M Bmoot became an apostle” “Then there as veen waked Mr. Worthington, No, sir none sinc far as you and Mr. Smoot vou were ony? Femarked Mr. Burrows. DArmony? fr. Worthington inquired whether meetings of the. tirs Apostles the qu Cobubltavion had Smith eald dt had or in Al wetion to pres Ho declared’ that poste the mists had Worth- Smith Advisud of polystt t 1th amous Mr. discussed mvt, either in'an advisory talk Tegard to taking ottic Vent the practice. : when Mr. Smoot bec: ; status of most of ey been fixed many ie * | In arswer to 4 tons by Mr Burrows Mr. id Senator Smoot had ne for or against continuance Mous coh.tbitation, ? An relation to convictions, said there have been none since Manifesto of 1890; that all of the Victions under the Edmunds hile. Utah was a_ territo ols: referred to Mr, Worthington unsel for Mr, Smith. “I protest,” said Mr. Worthington, * PR Bet the attorney for the witness, | If the examination would have been fer Judges selected ferent,” A tt of tho frst since Utah was a State showed that were the soneaer territorial Judges ehokdén Without exception and that all of them had formerly sent Mormons to Pelegn for polygamous cohabitation, he purpose ‘of this wns to deny. the inference that the Mormon Church dom- inates the courts. “Mr, Worthington read the list of tors elected from Utah since the man Mr, Smith the to of 18 to show the nt of Mormons to Gentiles. ‘The witness is asked in regard to each: “Wag he lormon or a Gentile?’ In regard to frank J. Cannon, whd was elected to the Senate, Mr. Smith said: "He was a Mormon, but he was a poor one. ‘Whi en the examination of President Smoot was concluded Jn the Sort ng Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy was died othe Wwitness-stand, She teat: + fled that she was married ning years fugo in Mexico to Mr. James Francis Johnson, who had a wife living at the time. 3 Monday's Wants. 1,906 Advts, in This Morning’s WORLD, More than 1,000 Helps, Look for Work in THE WORLD, Wanted to Pu + 69| chase ... AT4 | Auction Sales 002 | Amusements pevesyeses480 | Financial . a . Rooms & Pianos ., AL 142 | Instruction + 2A | Medical . 16 + 98| Horses md Car- MJ] roger .....%... 10 53 President Smith Declares that! .| for Lae rn ERIC $4.0400d9000404 e PPSOSSOSSSSSHF SOS 9GE-960065068 09-64, @ e fitted with what is known as a IN POSTAL REPORT and Salary Increase Due to Influence at Washington Pre- sented to Congress. H WASHINGTON, March 7.—Congress- man Overstreet, Chalrman of the Com- mittee on Port-Oftices and Post Roads, called up in the House to-day the privi- legec: report of that commit on the Hay resolution calling for certain in- formation regarding the use of “influ- ence” by, members of the House to ne- cure incresses in salaries, &c., of post- masters, By unanimous agreement action on the resolution was postponed until Wednesday, when there will be three hours’ general debate on the motion to tuble the resolution. ‘This waa done that the report of the committee on the resolution might be printed and rend by all members. Mr, Overstreet sald the committee has felt that there has been no viola- tion of law in these recommendations for Increaned clerk hire and rent, He did not think there was any instance in the cases cited in the report which re- flects upon members, and that the only niotive was to promote the Interests of thelr constituents, and they trusted public ofMcials to discharge their du- thes, Continuing, Mr. Overstreet sald that: in view of the overwhelming sentiment that the committee was keeping som thing from the Nght the committee ree- ommend that they show the country by the exhibit accompanying the report that there has heen a complete exoner- ation of members of the House, In- stend of there being n reflection upon the members Mr. Ove et sald thelr honor and respect will be enriched. They Own Dallding Some « the transaction involving mambors of Congress recorded in the report are held to be trebnical violations of the statutes, others are pronounced by members who have read the 8 clearly censurabie, whit - y of caggs it $s held that membors in making thelr recommendations to the deparcment expected nothing tin hurmony with the rules and practices of the department Three cages aro set forth in which niembers of Congress own bulldings which are leased to the Government for post-office nurposes he details of these cases are given by Fourth Assistant Postmaster- eral Bristow, in a communtoation Chairmag Overstreet, ay follows: “Becton 3,789 of the revised statutes provides: iy i “No member of or delegate to Con- gress shall directly or indirectly, him- self or by any other person in trust him, for lls use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, execute, hold or enjoy, In whole or in part, any contmict or agreement made or entered into in behalf of the United States by any officer or persony authorized to make contracts on behalf of the United State: to statutes further provide: All contracts or agreements made in violation of this section shall be yold. “Yet in the face of this statute Beavers has made contracts with mem- bers of Congress for the rental of premises, either in thelr own names, the names of their agents, or some members of their families," Three Prominent Canes, “Geneseo, N. Y.—The post-office at this place was located in 1886 In a bulld- ing owned by the Hon. J, Wads- worth, At that time Mr, Wadsworth Was not a member of Congress, It was advanced from third to sec July 1, 1901, While it wan a third-class office, no contract was made for the lease of the building, but the post- master was allowed $29 per annum for rent, with an allowance of $0 for fuel and Ixiht, making $360 tn all. “When the office became second class @ lease was made, dating from Oct, 1, 101. At this Ume Mr. Wadsworth was a member of Congress, "It does not dppear from the report of the inspegtors and information se- 9999006000006 Corean soldiers at Kang Ge | Beveridge, class | THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, Die cis aM cl a 99996-49099 0¢ ‘The mines are laid near the entrance to the harbor. They arejother vessel touches this contact head the explosion follows. Should When the warship or | the enemy's ship PLOPLDGOH 90600404 contact head. NOTABLES NAMED [ATTACK PLANNED BY LAND AND SEA (Continued from First Page.) Favors in Post-Office Leasestence on the horizon of a hostile fleet, and of the prospect of an attack dur- ing the day, but the people remained tranquil. the movement of troops from Po: Kiung Sung. position on the Tumen River. ———__—0-}- (By Assocthted Press.) River. robbery upon every opportunity. RUSSIAN TROOPS SENT SOUTH OF VLADIVOSTOK. TOKIO, March 7.—It 1s believed that the Russian Vladivostok squadron | Med the injunction asked for by eight is now in the vicinity of the mouth of the Tumen River engaged in coverfg let Bay to the valley of Tumen, Russian scouts are reliably reported to have penetrated south as far as The earlier Russian movement into Northeastern Corea was regamed asa diversion, but it now appears thataconsiderable force partici- pated. It is thought that the Russians may occupy and fortify some strong Reports regarding Russian movements in Northwestern Corea are meagre and unreliable. The force north of the Yalu is being increased. but it is doubted Ifany considerable number of Russians have crossed the river. COREANS ATTACK AND KILL THIRTY RUSSIANS. SEOUL, March 7.—Corean soldiers attacked a body of the invaders on Friday last, the 4th Instant, and succeeded,in killing thirty of them. It is reported that as the result of a collision between Russian and the Russians were driven beyong the Yalu The Russian soldiers operating in the vicinity of Anju are committing all manner of excesses, maltreating the native women and perpetrating HOW VLADIVOSTOK HARBOR IS MINED SO AS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY 4443-904 manage to just miss the mine it can be exploded by 7 CANNOT TE UP BG TERMINAL Grant an Injunction to Stop Work of Removing Buildings from Pennsyvania’s Property. Justice Leventritt this afternoon’ de- of the ten house-wrecking firms to req strain the other two from going 01 with the work of removing the butle ings from the site of the new Pennsyl- vunia Railway terminal station, Seventh to Ninth avenue, Thirty-frst to Thirty- third street. ‘The injunction was asked for on the ground that all the wrecking firms had entered into an agreement not to bid nbove a certain figure for the work and to divide the profits, and that the George W. Jump Company and the F. M. Hastings Company had broken the agreement, made better bids and got the contract. to remove certain of the bulldings: ‘These two claimed that this agreement was not a valld one, and Justice Leven- tritt took that view, expressing Jt in very forceful language. He sald: “The injunction must be dented be- cause those asking for it do not come Into court with clean hands, The papers disclose what comes very close to a conspiracy, and in any event, amounts to such fraud on the rights of the Ponnsylvania Company that a court of equity will leave {ts hands off “The aggregate of the highest bids for the four blocks under this arrangement wns only $17,000, and these the Pennsyl- ment the block before mentioned appears to | NM ative country. does at | n none of the above cases Sudgeotaerive r that the Government has paid | cise, concludes: sive rent | “he Many Notables Named. rimeaahaee ty Most of these charges come under the /casion in August, head of “influence,” but In many cases |in the United States the report cites instances where le stand or stood in the name of the elected official. t One nuncred and sixty-one instances |™ are mentioned where members of Con- gress figure in requests for increase in clerk hire in excess of the amount to| kietbs, accordin which the ofoe was legally ontitied by | signs, had a wife tn the volume of business done. i Prominent smong the Senators whos influence was "good" rMlen Department are montioned i Quay, Overman, Mc Pritchard, Hansbrough, McLaurin, tredge and Kearns. Now York State ts represented in the ured increases by Gov, Odell, | a" divorce, Klelbs | Payne, Sherman, Alex: | Country. altering hi lander, Ketcham and ‘Vreeland. Edmund so that hg In other states, Congressm | migration and Grosvenor, of Ohio: Heme y, of idiana; Hill,” of Connecticut; Butler Jof Pennsylvania; Swanson, of Virginia: |} Cushman, of ehing tor Gibson, of \Pennesset; Griggs, of Georgia; Cousing, | boar lof Towa; Smith, of Michigan; MoCleary, | board: of Minnesota;’ Burkett, of Nebraska: Gardner, of New Jersev—ail secured \favors from the Post-Omce Depart- | ment. Speaker Cannon, of the House, and lex-Bpeaker Henderson are also named the statute, ld not committed ad | shew conyiet, Hed to’ Ca tradited to two and one-halt Jist of se Congressmen Dick mari "vo his story boarder. tn rest followed. cured by the department that the rental 1s excessive, or that the allowance Is in any way more than should have been made. CI Lawrence, Kansas —‘Phe. post-office tn the bresentnignt. A Guaranteed C for Piles. itching, nid. Bleed or Protruding Piles, Your druggist will refund money it PAZO OINTMENT PAGO, OINTMENT fatts to cure sou in ¢ to came to-night, new man, medioln: but Farm, Must Be Deporied. hls fs a pecultarly remaln in Mr. Lilley. ‘The rent is prac: | Ma Oi Gauke ane hard Ucally the same as under the former | 0, . tts not per- Naed ceived that there ts any theory upon | | Which the petitioner can be discharged,’ after reviewing the circumstance that water 1900, sing which time he bought a farm and took out his first papers, and that since his second arrival he has married here, kes his case a hard one, not relieve him from the operation of ald not rid himsel: remain whore he surrendered | himself to the authorities. ermany and sentenced to (uring which time Kletb: < then authorities, Ho. then, went to Hoboken, where ho wife f his past, and she told a Later’ when Klelbs left the house after a disagreement the informed. the tandlad: turn, tld the authorities, The Old Man (From the Pennsylvania Punch Bowh) Mr. Corting—1 had the blues wi Your very presence is tke iss Love's Small she'll soon be.9 drug on et If she don't get a husband, Krekellor Company ———__— pany ani 1587 ORR RR BRIE 1? . 1904 Sai OF THE JAPAN | point and see if a train is approaching. Uitle to premises fn question = are vested in Mr. Bowersock. ‘The an- —— KAISER HAS A BAD COLD. nual rental Is the same that It 5 Ue oc erucitea lent pag tao or many years before Mr, Bower Judge Lacombe, In the United States for many years b d by . < ’ Unable to Attend the Funeral of Was elected to Congress, and the post-|Cireult Court to-day, handed down an . has been located where ty now Is F b Hone Count Von Waldersce, for about thirty rs, opinion In Y ne habeas corpus proc BERLIN, March 7. “Station A, Winsted Conn. He Pi Alhert GE. Klelbs, whose lig puffering from a severe cold and (OMce prémiikostat thle point 1] deportation was recently ordered SY |'win not attend the funeral of Field premises at this point are ow the Iinmigration authorities and WhO} Marshal Count Von Waldersee, which by Hon. George Lilley, M,C. Orignal|qdmitted that he committed a techni-| jae now been set for Thursday. The use, which was made befoe Mr forgery and served two and one-|Crown Prince Frederick William, | ie was elected to Congress, expired April| half years’ imprisonment in Germany, Sen ae entethe Maminecore Uthene Gh 1, 108, The entire block In witich the of-] Because of this fact, notwithstanding | Prince bitel. Frederick, the Emperor's Fe then Ieased by Mtr, Git he had purchased a farm In this | second son, will represént His Majesty. ) Charles $. Noweomb, and the |¢2Untry, married a Hoboken woman| The weather ill over Germany Is ise to the Post OMce Department was ,A"4 Icsally declared his intention to |™Ost unusually severe, made in his name, though the title @|Pecome a citizen, he must return to he had ar- on a former oc- and remained four months, dur- INE TIMES OUT OF TEN CAUSED BY CONGESTION. but does to his own admis- ‘many, whom hi of, and know! ihe /wife of forgery and then He was ex- ers’ imprisonment, 8 wife secured came to this Christian name to might pass the im- teed he confessed the ing vegetable gums which soothe, fellow- WhO, In lelbs's ar- Comment. I now. L feel lke a Caundry Wants—Female. EXPBRIPNCED “m essorter tb take ‘charge of branch. 435 Lemon, & Brother Fath it iarker laundry. REMEMBER—Aiicock's Plaster nre guaran- Poisonous ingredients. Stop the Ache with an Ileock’s The original and only genyine porous plaster: o roe Does ESE FECEE observer on shore, who has a switch connecting him with It by wire Port Arthur is also thickly mined in the same way PLPSLELLLVHOLSHOF9969OO9O8 OF 09OOO9F3999HOOD 6 WKS MONEY SUT Widow of the Millionaire Rail road Man Gets Judgment for $761,928 in a Contest for Funds Loaned on Notes, $6 690O (Special to The Evening Warld.) WHITE PLAINS, March 7.—The ac- tlon of Mrs, Arabella D. Huntingtor, widow of millionaire Collis P. Hunt- ington, against Sylvester H. Knee- land to secure money loaned by her husband to the defendant, resulted in @ | Justice Keogh handing down a decision to-day granting Mra. Huntington & judgment of $761,973.3- ‘The sult was’ originally brought to recover $834,044.46, being the amount loaned on notes and Mr. \Cneeland put un property In Yonkers and Greenburg as security, which will be foreclosed, ‘The money sted for represents prin- cipally two large notes, one being for 921.25 loaned on May 28, 1897 and re- newal with interest, making a total of $651,950.20. Mrs. Huntington !s occupying her big. S| man ion at Throggs Neck. . Ain : - $ ' iz. SPECIAL FOR MONDAY. French Peanut Carame! Lb. 100 Chocolate Coffee Cream Bl Walnuta.......eseeecee se Lbe 160 2 SPECIAL FOR TUESDAY. Cocoanut Cream Kis Lb. 10¢ Chocolate Covered Butter Creamn . . see eLbe 154 W DEATH GRIP HE ST BY TANI Justice Leventritt Refuses tol Trolley Conductor Running Ahead to Signal Car at Crossing Is Caught in Tracks and Killed as Passengers Look On. Michael Dunger, twenty-four years old, 2 conductor employed by the Pub- lc Service Corporation, in Hoboken, met with a horrible death to-day: while passengers on his car looked on, The trolley tracks cross the Erie tracks at Seventeenth street and Wil- low avenue, and it is the duty of con- ductors of trolley cars to get off at that Dunger got off his car and ran ahead to see if a train was in sight. reached the crossing one of his ‘ot caught between the rafl and t SHIPPING NEWS. THE Hi Sandy Hook.. Governor's Tal Fell Gate Fei PORT OF NEW YORK. ARRIY, Aurania Alene Gordon Holllg Olav . Niagara. INCOMING Londesborough. Sunderland, Fontabelle, St. Llandaff City. Denver Swansea. £1 Paso, Galveston. OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS. SAILED TO-DAY, Egyptian Princo, the planking that runs close to it and he was unable to free himself. A coal train was approaching rapidly and Dunger made frantic éfforts to release his foot, but without avail. The engineer saw the man's danger and re- versed his lever and whistled for brakes but there was not sufficient time to stop the traln, and the locomotive struck, Dunger and passed over his body, mangling it. Passengers on the trolley car who had hastened to rescue the conductor were too late to save him, Dunger’s home was in Conn, Waterbury, — O’DWYER CHIEF JUSTICE. | ! vanla Company rejected. The combine] Justice Edward Francis O'Dwyer was eolee! ar mere lente oe | then passed a resolution not to call upon| selected by his fellow-dustices. to-day ae top lids. election ns a Member of! or in any way propose to the company j to preside over the City Court bench in Conaress in 188, at an’ annual! rental of | for the work. But the two defendants | ytacq of the late Chief Justice Fitz.) pagel hat ut re a ey 4 April 4, 100, subsequently withdrew and bid inde-| gimons. 4 200. hat lease exp! Ap ‘ dently and got the contr The selec: 4 On Dec, 16, 189, Mr, Bowersock sub Pere retusing. the injuncth wayathe| The selection of Juatlee O'Dwyer! mitted proposal to renew the lease Judge, “the 1 aot animated by| Was decided upo: t the last noment. for a term of five years at same annual any Geely ete kere OH Hiunts:| Justice John Heary McCarthy, because 2 ALO ba th ore fortunate poxi-j Of dl health, withdrawing gracefully a conference with ton of being defendants in a suet aris In favor of O'Dwyer, vhoge term x- si FENO® + g oO c t hie the] Pires same nm vith his own— the Firet Assistant. Postmaster-Gen-| The’ Result, Howaver, {s that) ing our of an, agresment, whlch | the) Dies at tai : eral's Office, N towersock Ww w | ; he losing plaintiffs are Charies Chief Justice O'Dwyer lives In Har- FEU Sie ‘ “| Kleibs, Although He Has Re-!saythard, the Byron W. Green, jr. | lem, neighbor to Justice MeCarthy and mosals, subm hi ompany, George H. Reetier, Van ire: | the Inte Chiet Justic Fitzsimons, and i ort +) ri keler . FW. Seagrist. jr. Meyer | i his predecessor, Nae u married Here and Bought a Hatimake the Thomas Krekeler Come | Simon ihriteh, 0 Dw ne yours man, was appointed by Gov. Flower in 8M ta succeed Tehrlich, whe had ated. ed in 1896 for a full term ODELL GETTING BETTER. | Emperor William | pat Governor Im SIL Confined to Executive Mansion with Grip. ALBANY, March 7.—Gov, Odell is still confined to the executive mansion by. his attack of grip, but 1s steadily im- proving. Some of the most important correspondence was’ taken over to him y. He {8 expected to ba able to come to the Capitol to-morrow, The simplest, easiest and most effective remedy for this most common complaint is an Allcock’s Porous Plaster. Millions have been cured of back trouble during the past half century by this wonderful, healing, strengthening and pain relieving plaster. Hot to contain belladonna, opium ar an; They are made of he: strengthen and cure, POROUS PLASTER Tuesday . Crofx. Aurania. Gibraltar. ‘Argentine. “Edwin C. Burt” Shoes. Women’s New Spring Sits We offer for Monday several Suits and Jackets (just the thing for Early Spring wear), at prices that will bear the most critical comparisén—we confidently state that they cannot be easily matched—for example: (Third Floor.) WOMEN'S COVERT JACK£TS—Made of extra quality foreign goods also black broadcloth 4 TIDES. eh Water. Low Water. Mf . AMP. hae 8.08 £20 6.38 752 810 STEAMSHIPS. | DUE TO-DAY. \ \ Women's New Spring Jackets. DA BARCLAY ST Lofs CORTLANDT ST COR CHURCH Palermo Kingston Durban penhagen +. Havana PxHoTocRAPHS from the tiniest miniature to a-life - size portrait City of Macon, ‘Savannah. w Orleans. jalveston.. Comus, Ni Hamilton, Norfolk. un We Are “Jouvin & Cie” Exclasive Agents J for the Gloves. Magnificent Values in .and Jackets. WOMEN'S WALKING SUITS—Military shapes, goats immed with, fine fat omar 4 G75 braids, new model skirts—Tuesday.... model, Value $20.00, WOMEN'S WALKING SU{TS—Lancer handsomely trimmed with silk braids, matched with panne velvet, new plaited flare skirte—an exceedingly t suit—in all colors ani lack— Value $30,00. Tuesday. And a speciaé extra vatue. WOMEN'S FRENCH VOILE SUITS (like illustra- tion)—In bolero effects, handsomely trimmed, new compromise 1830 model skirts, made all over silk--Tuesday ... : $25.00 Value $35.00. SX WOMEN'S COVERT “and BLACK SSq5pCLOTH COATS—all richly lined with -°/3si1k—smart shapes made on $10.00 new full long front model— Tuesday......-..%-. Value $15. 00. ee ae ener nee Se Value $25.00. . rooms. SUNDAY WORLD WANTS : WORK MONDAY WONDERS, ' Features of Much Interest in Our Millinery Department, Now occupying the entire Second Floor, Front. MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF FLOWERS, FOLIAGE, &c, UNRIVALLED COLLECTION OF READY-TO-WEAR HATS. The finest assortment in the city of UNTRIMMED HATS. All of which are being dail from abroad and original ideas from our own work- Extraordinary Offering of One Dollar Wool! Dress Materials at 69c Yard. (Special Table—First Floor.) VIGOUREAUX SUITINGS—Made in Bradford, England, this fabric is stylish and seasonable, light weight and finished )- A¥ like a voile—in all the finest Spring colors. 69 300 Pieces ) Ic VICTORIA VENETIAN CLOTH—82 inches wide, wade| Yard from the very finest pure wool and a rich silky finish without the slighteét particle of gum filling on the surface, Both these fabrics were made to sell at $1.00, added to by importations 7,500 Yards MRS, HUNTINGTON