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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
NEW YORK CUBANS.
GREATLY ENCOURAGED BY NEWS
OF THE REVOLUTION.
i Large Number of the spnniar;is
Captured Have Joined the Revo-
acknowledgements Texas Cow
boys With HIaceO's Cavalry.

! New York, Dec. 2.-The Ward Line
steamship Yumuri. recently from
Havana. brought news of the revolu-
ton which has greatly encouraged the
Cubans in this city The Yumuri was
in the harbor of Havana on the day
of the second departure of Captain
General Weyler ia quest of Maceo.
A Cuban who had escaped to Mexico
was one of the first cabin passengers
He came on a secret mission TO thu
iunta, and Travelled under an assumes
name. He said this morning that when
the ship left Havana everybody was IN
confusion. Soldiers were trampinS
through the streets and officers We're
dashing about with orders. The most
rigid watch was kept on persons leaV-
ing the city, for fear that news OF the
movements of the Spanish army would
reach the Insurgents. All efforts of tho
Spaniards to prevent this from reach
ing the Cubans. however, were futile,
he said. The Cubans knew WeyleT's
every movement. They had spies dis
tributed all through the city, and the
Spaniards had no means OF detecting
them. These spies were in constant
communication with the armles OF
Gomez and MaceO.
Business in Havana was at stand
still when the Yumuri sailed. Half the|
stores were shut up and scarcely any
body except Spanish soldiers were to
be seen in the streets. Persons sus-
pected of insuTrectiOnary leaning5
were watched by spies and were in
constant danger of being thrown into
prison.
In a letter to a Cuban in New York,
which escaped the Spanish censorship,
is a communication stating that the
Cuban bankers have sent word to
Gomez and Maceo, that they would let
them have money to buy arms with if
they would hurry the war to a con-
clusion. These bankers, it is said. are
very much annoyed at Weyler's man
agement OF affairs, and in consequence
their business has been seriously i'm
paired
Austin Aguero. who left this city or
one of the recent expeditions. has writ
ten an account of Weyler's recent de
feat in Pinar del Rio to friends here.
Aguero is IN MaceO's company and tool
part in the battle Of Ruby Hills. He
pays a high tribute TO the skill of the
young American electrician Lynn
AgUero says there are a number of
Texas cowboys with Maceo's cavalry.
They have proved themselves to be
very daring soldiers. always ready for
any service that requires physical en-
durance and desperate enterprise
The Cubans are always on the alert.
and when they catch small detached
bodies they invariably destroy them.
\ great many of the SDaniards can
tured have Joined the revolution. They
say that SPANS commissiariat has
been so frightfully misnanaged that
half the time they did not get enough
TO eat. The Spaniards cannot get anv-
thing by foraSing because they are
afraid to forage.
The Cubans. on the other hand, are
living well. The people of Pinar del
Rio are thoroughly patriotic. and the
atrocities of the Spanish have aroused
their resentment to high pitch. Thev
voluntarily contribute to the support of
the Cuban soldiers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
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BATS IN 4 NINE.
a Nest of Them Found 100 Feet In
der Ground.

A nest OF live bats was found 1O0 foot
under ground in Snowshoe gulch. near
CotTage Grove, in Oregon. the other dav
saSs the san francisco Call. This is cen
sluered a most remarkable discovery. and
.ncse VINO have visited the pace and sea1
for it. - aecouh
John Dinman and Andrew WiIson have
been developing a claim in the g1,icb Inv,
running a tunnel to reach the vein Tho
tunnel runs obliQuey, and a few da,-s
ago, wren depth of 80 feet had been
reached, the rock began 10 assume n
dlIerent condition. 1t sounded Loose. or
hoIloW, IN that particular spot and the
partners knew that they were nearine-
what IL miners parlance, is called "a
Their 'holes' We're nearly loaded when
this discovery was made, but they con-
tlnued loading and then went to the sur
race ana touched off the charge Upon
their return they expected to find a vein
uncovered, or at least a rock of different
character from that through which they
were running.
But quite a different matter attracted
their attention when they went b3ck to
the end ce the tunnel. and the c;rcurn-
stance has been the wonder of the entire
country ever since. II has created an i'm
nense amount of discussion scientific ana
otherwise. but no certain explanation has
yet been adduced
Instead Of finding ore or any particular
change in the rock they found the tunnel
fuil of bats. The cause of the peculiar
sound that indicated a change of ground
was small cave, and into this their last
Snots broke and out of which came the
bats. How the bats got into the cave is
problem. and what sustained them
there? The point is about 100 feet below
the surface and there is apparently no
opening or means of ingress or exit. The
Rats when caught and taken out TO the
daylight appeared to be without ewes
and able to fly but a little way; in fact.
their wings were but meagerly developed
The first thing that attracted the mems
attention upon their return TO the tunnel
was the peculiar oder. which notwith-
standing the amount OF gas from the ex-
p.cded powder, was quite perceptible and
dlsagreeable.
The only solution CT the strange occur
renee that has yet been offered lies in
the fact that the rock is of netamorphic
and aquesous origin. and. being in the
Cascade range, is of recent occurrence.
The rock is a closely bedded shale. and at
the time of the geological disturbance
that put it into the present position the
bats had their nest there and then became
encased as they were found. It would
seem, too that the bats must be of that
nature that becomes dormant and able
TO retain life without food. An effort
was made TO save some of them alive.
but they rapidly succumbed to the sun
light and fresh air.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03

After the blast was fred the men clam
bered over the shattered pieces of
stone TO see the effect of the explosion.
Then the largest brilliant in the world
was discovered.
The next day other men took posses
sion Of the mine. and it has been
worked steadily even since, but it has
produced no more exceptionally large
stones. The diamond was named the
Excelsior, ard moved to Cape Town,
being guarded on the way by q squad
ron of the Sixteenth Lancers. From
Cape Town it was taken to London by
the sunhoat antelope. Since then it
has remained in the possession of one
member Of the syndicate that owns it.
The diamond has not yet been cut,
ard 1t may le years before the work is
done There have been various ru-
more as to the final disposition of
the stone At one time ii was said that
i had been presented to the pope. Then
II vas rumored that the Prince of
wales was negotiating fOt it. Later
II was said that the emperor of Ger
many -lOnSed TO possess it. All these
TUFTS were untrue. The syndicate
has not sold it. and no offer has been
made for it.
In order to see the value of a dia-
mond that viii weigh perhaps 500
carats-it weighs 81 carats. rearly half
a pound. at present-after bein- cut,
the prices paid for other diamonds NAV
be mentioned. The Victoria Jubilee. one
of the largest diamonds in the world
weight $50 carsts. 1t was bought nv
the Nizam of Hyderabad for e3OO. 900
some years ago. Before it was cut if
was much larger
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03

New York, Dec. 2.-The Electrical
Review publishes today an exhaustive
communication from Nikola Tesla on
his latest experiments with the X ray.
Tesla states that the sunburn effects
noted by many experimenters are not
due directly to the rays or Roentgen
streams, but TO the ozone generated by
the rays in contact with the skin. He
says:
Nitrous acid may also be response
BILE TO small extent. The ozone, when
abundantly produced, attacks the skin
and many organic substances most
energetically, the action being no
doubt FASTENED by the heat and moist
ure of the skin. Owing to this, l have
always taken the precaution, when
getting impression with the rays. TO
guard the person by a screen made of
aluminium wires, which is connected TO
the ground preferably through con-
denser. The radical means, however,
of preventing such actions is to make
impossible the access of the air to the
skin while exposing, as for instance by
immersing in OIL
The inventor has the following to
say regarding recent alleged expert
ments for making the blind see by
means of the Y rays:
rs it not cruel TO raise such hope
when there is so little ground for it?
For, first of all, the rays are not dem
onstrated to be transverse vibrations
If they were we would have to find
means for refracting them TO make
possible the projection of a sufficiently
small image upon the retina. AS 1t is,
only a shadow of a very small object
can be. projected. What possible good
can result from the application of these
rays to such purposes2"
Tesla points out a possible method OF
manufacturing fertilizers by electricity
in the following interesting language:
with currents produced by perfected
electrical oscillators, the production of
the ozone is so abundant that it is Suf-
ficieQt 70 merely turn on the current
for a few seconds and oZoniZe strongly
the atmosphere of a large hall These
currents are also capable of bringing
about chemical combinations, of which
the chief is that if the nitrogen unites
with the oxygen of the atmosphere an
immense possibility, which l have been
following up for long time, is opened
up, namely, the combination of the nj
trOgen of the atmosphere on an in
dustrial scale by practically no other
means than mechanical power. II
merely fertilizers of the soil would be
in this manner, the BEN
efits TO humanity derived therefrOm
would be incalculable."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
LOANS a BANKER A QUARTER.
Bright Neyvsboy who Makes .
Friend by His Shrcvdness.

Chicago Chronicle: A banker who
counts his wealth by seven figures. and
an exceptionally well known figure on the
streets of Chicago, came out of his Office
about dusk the other evening. and walked
to the corner to take a north-bound
Clark street car TO his home. II was
a mean, nasty. drizz.y evening As he
reached the corner he stepped up to a
newsboy and bought the evening papers
But when he felt in his pocket for change
lie discovered he did not have single
penny de fumbled first through one
pocket, then another, but the search was
fruitless
Il have no change" he said to the
ncwsboy. VINO had patiently waited for his
pay, as he handed back his papers
ham yer got any money tonight? ?"
the urchin asked.
Not cent" answered the banker.
That's all right said the newsboy.
want?'
The banker looked at the bov and
smiled knowingly. The unusual circum-
stance of a street arab proffering a loan
to millionaire banker struck him as
being particularly comicai. He took a
cided what to 90.
Give me a quarter" he said. He raid
for his papers and pocketed the remain
ing change Then. turning to the lad, he
said:
It's a bad habit. that of giving credit
to strangers on the street and loaning
them money. You don't know who 1 am.
nor, whether you'll ever get your money
back
20. know you. You're president O.
that bank over there"
Come to my office tomorrow and get
back your Loan" said the banker, as he
walked to the cable car.
And the newsboy kept right on calling
his. papers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
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TESTIMONIAL FOR BAYARD.
Movement Put ON Foot by the Daily
Telegraph.

London. Dec. 1.-The Daily Telegraph
will tomorrow announce its intention
of opening a publis subscription for
the purpose of presenting Mr.. Bayard
United States ambassador, with a ma
tional Christmas gift as a token of re-
spect and good viii on the part of the
English people in view of his approach
ing departure from the country The
Telegraph will head the list with do
nation OF 9100 and will welcome the
smallest contributions. The paper sug-
Sests that rare and unique editions of
the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare,
of which it has already secured COM
mand, be procured as a suitable gift
to Mr.. Bayard.
The Telegraph's principal editorial ar
ticle viii be devoted to the advocacy
of the proposal and to the warm trib-
ute to the good and high-minded am
bassador who has shown patriotism for
American and filial affection for. Great
Britain, roses growing from the same
generous stem"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03

New York, Dec. 2-The joint congress
sional committee today resumed the
taking of testimony of those interested
in the proposed measure to abolish the
internal revenue tax on alcohol used
in the arts and manufactures.
Z. n. Stevens, chemist of the Man
haitian Spirit company. of Buffalo, the
first witness, disagreed with the testl-
mony of DR.. Welding, given yesterday,
that wood and grain alcohol could not
be demethylated. He declared that by
a simple process a mixture of grain
and wood alcohol could be eemethV-
lated. He then stated that the handling
and manufacture of wood alcohol were
injurious to workmen. Mr.. Stevens
argued that to remove the tax on grain
alcohol would ruin the wood alcohol
business.
c. Z. Merritt, a large hat manufac-
turer of Danbury. Conn, followed Mr..
Stevens. He said that the experience
of the hatters had been that wood al
cohol injured the eyes and health of
the employees. There could be no
doubt, Mr.. Merritt said, but that grain
alcohol was much better for their pur-
poses than wood alcohol, but its tax
made its use out of the question.
DR.. Obey of Danbury, who says he
had treated the matters of that city.
and was an oculist of ability, told of
the injuries resulting from the use of
wood alcohol to the eyes and other
organs.
Similar testimony was given by
others
George D. Bauer, representing the
firm of ]. c. Aver & Co., of Lowell,
Mass, read lengthy paper in favor
OF the adjustment of the tax. His
firm, he said, manufactured five pro-
prletory medicines. They were able to
furnish these medicines to European
and South American druggists cheaper
than to American dealers. This, Mr.
Bauer explained, was accomplished by
purchasing alcohol made in Germany
from potatoes. This was brought in
under bond and made ND in the pro-
prletary medicines for export only.
The law on alcohol in this country
prevented the medicines from being
sold cheap, and within the reach of the
poor. Mr.. Bauer thought the govern
ment could easily be protected from all
fraud by rebate system.
MI a Strindison of Detroit, Mich.
representing the varnish manufacture
ers, opposed the removal of the tax
10 DO so, ne said, would iniure the
Varnlsh manufacturers The Witness
asserted that it would kill the oil
Varnlsh industry in the United States
FRANK d. Clark of Wilmington y q
next TOOK the stand. He declared that
II the tax on the grain product were
removed, it would simply ruin all md
wood alcohol manufacturers in ~ ~
country. III the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
CANADIAN TARIFF.
COMMITTEE BESIEGED BY ALL
SORTS OF REQUESTS.
Men Who Appear Represent Various
Industries, Among Them Being
National Cash Registers and Cof-
fins.

Hamilton, Ont, Dec. 2.-The Domin-
ion government tariff committee opened
its investigation here yesterday, TAX
ing evidence in the various industries.
The fruit growers wanted an ad va
loren on plums and pears changed to
a specific duty of l cent per pound,
and the duty of , cents a pound on
dried peaches. The representative nur-
sery men, ciethiers and glass manufac-
turers, requested that the tariff remain
unchanged in regard to the articles
they produced.
The manufacturers of the national
cash registers wanted the duty in
creased TO 50 DER cent, for better pro-
lection.
The coffin manufacturers asked that
the dutg be reduced on raw materials
which they have to import, and stated
that even if the duty was taken OF
collins they could hold their own
The spice manufacturers want at
least a 1919 per cent ad valorem duty.
and cents a pound specific duty on
spices and coffee
The sewer pipe industry ask for a
specific duty Of s. per ton on sewer
pipe.
The builders wanted the duty on slate
reduced to 20 per cent. The grccers'
guild suggested that the duty On rice
be reduced and re-arranged: also the
duty on syrup, which was now almost
prohibitive.
The foundrymen desired the duty on
iron 10 remain as at present, but
wanted some minor alterations in the
tariff regarding emery wheels and other
materials Some members Of the depu-
tation said they would be quite willing
to have the tariff taken of altogether
If the Americans also took down their
tariff wall
The manufacturers Of timers tools
and carriage findings requested that
the duty be not altered.
The fire brick makers asked that
duty be placed on fire brick. which is
at present free.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
THERE Is GREAT DANGER.
Situation as Viewed by Chicago
People.

Chicago, Dec. Passengers who
came to Chicago today from Chippewa
valley stations assured all inquirers
that there is great danger of Chippewa
valley being swept by the food. The
food sufferers along the river are
praying for warmer weather as much
as for a subsiding of the waters. The
thermometer at the Wisconsin Central
station at Chippewa Falls at mid
night last night registered 10 degrees
below zero. 4 rise in the temDerat ure
would alleviate the sufferingS of the
homeless and JerrOr-stricken people as
we'll as melt the ice gorge and allow
the river to subside to its ordinary
channel in the territory between the
falls and Irvine station. The North
western, st. Paul & Wisconsin Central
railways have resumed the running of
trains to Chippewa, and the postoffice
has been moved from the business por-
ton of the town, seven blocks away,
on the hill. When the limited on the
Wisconsin road reached here today.
half an hour late, there were manv
people at the depot to learn of the con-
ditions prevailing in the stricken re-
gion from the trainmen and Dassen-
gers. The train was at Chippewa at
II .. m. and the water was then over
the platform OF the depot. The people
were filled with fear that the worst
would befall the town, business was
suspended and there was a general
exodus to the hills north of the town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03

whatever the term might be, and go
out and listen to the music Of the
Gloria. As the cold chased itself
through his tiny frame, the Latin was
TO be metamOrphoSed into English and
he was to sink TO sleep in the arms of
radiant being sent down from above
to receive his tired little spirit
This pretty little fiction was so full
of pathos that a great many, especially
little children, would have wept while
reading il. But it is all off. The story
will not be written. To show how
great minds run in the same channels,
the statement is made that in the last
number of Up to Date, Editor Kerr.
confound him, has a story Identical
with the above idea, save that he made
it an Episcopal church instead of
Catholic church. The death is just as
sadly written as it would have been
had he not thought of the idea, and all
the lugubrious surroundings are as
doleful and full of sobs as if the writer
of this had done the work himself. The
Christmas tale which viii be written
will have no deaths in it. 1t viii be
full of fat baby. roast turkey, merry
children. glad old men and women.
laughing mammas and smiling papas,
full stockings and new skates and
warm mittens. sleigh rides and en-
gagements. and will be as jovial story
as ever was Denned, and all same as
though there wasn't an ounce of misery
in this cold. cruel world. Editor Kerr
will not have another chance to copy
right good idea.
The Kicker is the title of a breezy
little sheet printed by the students of
the Ogden High school. the first copy
of which reached this office last even
fr1r Il i1lr fc rffelr . ]
devoted to the interest of those who
kick against the kickers who think
pupils in a high school have no kick
coming. Long may it kick.
= =
Football enthusiasts will hail with
pleasure the announcement that the
Union Pacific will, on Saturday, run a
special train to Provo for the benefit
of those who desire to witness the great
game between the University and B. Y.
Academy teams. A rate of $1.25 has
been made for the round trip, and it
will doubtless attract a big crowd. The
special viii leave here at 10 a. m, and
return early in the evening. The Uni
versity boys have not had a chance to
do any practice work since Thanks
giving, but are in good form, and al
though the Provo lads have all the ad-
vantage in weight, the varsity team
expects to win.
=
With great gravity. two days after
the announcement of her death by the
United Associated Presses, published
in The Herald, the Provo Enquirer, in
a three-quarter column story, marked
Special" states that Sadie Mcdonald
is engaged to the Earl of Shaftesbury.
The headlines are something tres
mendous- Caught an Earl. Miss
Sadie McDonald's Good Luck, Starring
in Australia, The Little American Sou
brette Makes a Decided Mash-Gifts of
Diamonds" The Enquirers special
correspondent in Chicago needs a
jacking up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
AMERICAN HEBREWS
FIFTEENTH COUNCIL IN SESSION AT
LOUISVILLE.
Civilized Nations Should Protest
against the Persecution of Any
People on Account OF Religious
Belief.

Louisville, Dec. 2.-The 18th council
of the Union of American Hebrew con
gregations closed this afternoon with
one of the most important sessions in
the organizations history There was a
long discussion on the report of the
committee on civil and religious bigots
which ended in the report being adopt
ed. It is a very strong document
and calls tor agitation through the
public press toward securing the rights
for Jews in America, holding that this
will be more effective than working
through the state department. 1t is
held, however. to be the duty of civil
lized governments to protest against
the persecution of any people on &C
count of religious belief, and where
protest is fruitless to interfere by such
methods as NAV secure the sacred
rights Of human beings. The report OPP
poses any condition in the constitution
of the United States toward recogniz-
ing any form of religion, and it is ex-
pected that the board of delegates will
inau@urate and maintain strenuous
agitation to bring about the omission
from all executive proclamations of
phrases recognizing particular religious
doctrine It is insisted that such Of
fetal documents and acts be limited
to the accomplishment of governmental
duties. and that the expression of the
religious idea emanating from execu-
tive sources is subversive of the funda-
mental idea Of our government. that
church and state should forever remain
separate and distinct. The report con-
cluGes as follows:
While we reco~nize that often allu-
sions il executive 1roclamations to
particular religious dogma are used as
figures of s9eech, we protest against
such expressions as giving color TO the
oft repeated assertions that our gov
eminent recognizes a religion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
FORTUNE FROM CORPSES.
HOW THE KEEPER OF 4 MORGUE
BECAME WEALTHY.
For Il Quarter of n Century He Has
Been "a 'CloSe Friend" of Medical
Colleges and Students.

New York, Dec. ALBERT N. White.
for over a quarter of a century the
keeper of the morgue of this city, has
been arrested on the complaint of
Commissioner of Charities Croft, who
charges White with having sold on
Oct II last the body of one Rosie
Klein. White was locked uD for the
night at police headquarters and Will
be arraigned this morning.
The mOrGue keeoer has been sus-
pended a few days ago pending an
investigation of the morgue, it being
charged that he has for many years
been disposing of bodies of the I'M
claimed dead and those dying in the
charity hospitals to physicians and
medical colleges. He is, said to have
grown rich by this practice. Captain
White denies the charge.