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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
o N CALLED DOWN.
A Man Who Says His Statements
Are Largely False.

New York, Jan. 12.-The representa-
tions of fernando De Soto Money.
member of congress and senatOr-elect
from Mississippi, as TO the state OF af-
fairs in Cuba are pronounced 10 be in
correct in many particulars by j.. a.
Wood, an architect of 155 Broadway,
who was in Cuba at the time of Mr..
Moneys visit, and has personally in
v~estigated the situation there. I can
not" he said. see how an educated
man, carrying the passport Of another
nation, and asking protection anGSre-
ceiving il, can so degrade himself as TO
publish statements that Will work in
jury without first determining the re-
sponsibility OF the source from which
he secured his information"
Mr.. Woods business affairs have
taken him to Cuba every year but one
since 1886, and he is personally known
20 many Cubans. During his last visit
TO the island, which terminated sud
denly January ,, four days after Mr..
Moneys arrival in Havana, he ira
Versed in safety a part of the territory
which Mr.. Money has declared TO be
unsafe and at the mercy of the in
%surgents, and investigated for himself
h reported massacre Of pacincos at
Guanabacoa, which has been cited by
Air. Money as an instance of Spanish
atrocity. Concerning this. he said:
MI Money states that only a few
days before his arrival the insurgents.
three nights in succession, attacked
the city of Guanabacoa OF 5000 inhab-
itants, within four or five miles of the
city of Havana, and burned p houses.
and that they were unopposed by Wey-
ler's troops. Now said Mr. Wood.
7 learned beyond q shadow of a doubt
that not more than two insurgents were
killed; and yet, in the report given out
by Mr.. Money, il appears that he added
of his own volition nine persons to
the list of the dead. as it was irrespon-
sibly estimated at first. The inference
Mr.. Money makes concerning the prev
alence of eoidemics and the made
quacy of the Spanish hospital service
are not borne out by my observations.
I was in Havana II days. and saw but
two of the yellow smallpox flags. The
disease IS not known to be epidemic
in Havana now Yellow fever always
exists in Havana TO some extent. but
it is not especially prevalent now"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
SolIv and Tommy Meet.

New York. Jan. 12.-Solly Smith of
Los Angeles and Tommy White of
Chicago met in a 25 round bout at the
Bohemian Sporting club tonight. After
a spirited contest Referee Frank
Abraham declared the result a draw
and his decision was loudly a~pplauded.
1t was a hard and fast battle from
start to finish and clean throughout al
though the referee cautioned Smith
about using his elbow, but the fouls
were mostly accidental.
The betting was 100 to so on White.
The men sock hands at 1910. Smith
lost 10 time in getting to work and
White cleverly avoided his rushes, get
ting with his left jabs frequently. Solly
was wild again in the fourth but Just
before the bell ans he put a terrible
left swing on Whites jaw that nearly
staggered the Chicago boy. White had
a little the best of the fifth.
The sixth opened in Whites favor,
face and wind and had the best Of it
at the close.
Smith very nearly Knocked the Chi
cago MANI ''hors du combat" in the
eighth with a right across the jaw.
Il the thirteenth White jabbed the
Californian hard and the latter was
tired and bleeding at the nose. From
this one to the end it was give and
take and both fought hammer and
tOngs fashion. SOlly was rushing like
a game cock in the last round in which
he had a shade the best of the argu-
ment when the gong called a halt and
the referee very properly called the
bCUt a draw.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
COMING DOWN.
Spain at Last Realizes That Her
Efforts Are Useless.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Journals
correspondent at Madrid telegrapns:
Spain has at last concluded hat all
her efforts TO SUPPRESS. or even 10
make II impression upon the Cuban
insurrection are futile and useless. APP
preciating this fact, which has been
patent to all other nations for nearly
six months, Prime Minister Canovas
del Castillo has definitely accepted Sec
retary of State Olney's proffer of
American Intervention as well as the
terms which his eXcellency, President
Cleveland and Mr.. Olney prescribe as
the price for their interference, and
b use of their prerogatives in at
tempting 10 bring about a state of
peace in the island of Cuba.
Following the refusal of the Ameri-
car secretary of state to accept, so
far as America was concerned. the
plan of the Spanish prime minister for
the restoration Of Spanish rule in Cuba,
Mr.. Olney, through the usual official
channels, submitted in full to Senior
CanOvas the terms for a with Cuba
upon which the administration of Pres
ident Cleveland was prepared to inter-
vene and use its efforts 10 bring about
a settlement between Spain and its col
ony.
The conditions, I am able to state
upon the highest authority, mean per-
tect Il Tor Cupa.
I am unable to transmit now an au-
thentic copy of the correspondence on
the subject between the United States
and Spain. through Secretary Olney
and the Spanish minister to the United
States. Dupuy De LONE.
4 can state. with absolute knowledge
of the facts, however. hat they pro-
vid for home rule; right to disburse
all public moneys; Spain to be debarred
from all share in the revenues of the
island, and all interference in elections
held on the island.
In fact. the scheme went to the ex-
IRENE point of empowering Cuba TO
levy a tariff in her own favor against
exports from Spain sent to the island.
The Cuban attitude toward Spain was
to he entirely one of Independence, eN-
cept on the one matter that Cuba was
TO remain in name 4 Spanish province"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13

The regular United Press dispatch
from Omaha TO The Herald. which APP
peared in yesterdays paper. announc-
ing in addition to the appointment OF
). h Bancroft as general
and 5. w. Eccles as general freight
agent of the reorganized Short Line.
that the appointment of d. h. Burley
as general passenger agent had been
decided upon, created quite a furry
here yesterday.
II was originally supposed tina the
three gentlemen named would I'LL the
positions designated. but later the i'm
preston prevailed that Nlr. Burley
would continue with the old Union Pa
enc The other two appointments
were duly announced and the United
Press, by its interviews with Receiver
T.. Ellery Anderson. Frederick X. Con-
dert and John W. Doane, gave the
first statement that Mr.. Burlev would
so with the new system. While the
actual appointing rests with that
prince OF railroad men. General Nam
aSer Bancroft, it is presumed that An
derson, Coudert and Doane know
something about these matters and
would scarcely give out an Interview
for publication IN the leading papers
OF the United States unless they were
informed.
Mr.. Carr, for reasons of MS own. did
not 80 into this matter. With Solicitor
Nichols and Messrs. Bancroft and E.
Giles, Mr.. r. left for the east yester-
day afternoon i'll Mr. Bancroft 5 pri-
Vate car. Arriving at ogden. the party
was met by a party of Ogden business
men ana driven over the city n 10
the pipe line. Later they were enter
tanned by the Weber club. AT 500 D.
m. Messrs. Carr and Nichols left for
the east, while Messrs. Bancroft and
Eccles returned to salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13

The part the bones play in respira-
ton next received the lecturers atten-
ton. Respiration. he explained, is
made possible by the peculiar struc-
ture Of the thoraX. The thorax. ex-
tending from the neck TO the abdomen,
is bounded on the sides by the ribs.
The ribs, when the thorax is at its
smallest point downwards, but by
means of muscular action they may be
brought TO a position nearly at right
angles with the spinal column. thus
charging the cavity of the thorax from
the rear to the front. AT the same
time that the ribs are brought for
ward. the diaphram is forced down.
thus charging the thOrax longitudinal
ly. As the walls of the thoraX are
rigid, atmospheric pressure is unable
to cause any compression and thus fill
the acuum formed by the enlarged
thoraX. So air passes into the lungs
through h mouth and nOstrils. and
thus respiration is carried on.
Speaking of the connective tissue
which pervades every part OF the body.
the bones as wei as the fleshy part.
the professor said. so thoroughly is
the body permeated by these tissues
that if all the other parts might be
dissolved, the connective tissue would
retain the outline of the bOdy-not only
that, it would retain the outline of
every organ in the body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
LEGISLATURE.
Temporary Organization Effected at
Cheyenne Yesterday.
(Snecisl m Tho HeraldN

Cheyenne. Wy. Jan. 12.-The fourth
Wyoming state legislature convened
at the capitol building in this city at
moo today. A temporary organiza-
tiOn was effected by the selection of
Hon. L. R.. Davis of Weston county as
temporary speaker Of the house and
Hon. John McGil of Albany county
president pro TEN of the senate.
Committees We're appointed in each
branch upon credentials. and adjourn
ment taken until ? o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
This evening the Republicans, who
control the house by a majority of II,
held a secret caucus. at which the fol-
lowing officers were selected: Speaker.
a. d. Kelly. Laramie county; chief
clerk, NJ. c. Barrow, Converse county;
assistant clerk, c. D. Oviatt, Albany
county; chief enrolling clerk. NJ. 3.
Murphy. Carbon county; assistant,
Gertrude Dobbins, Laramie county;
sergeant-at-arms, r. w. Wanlass.
Natrona county; chaplain, E.. E. Smi-
ley, Laramie county; messenger,
Louis Zellman, Albany county.
No caucus has yet been held by the
Republicans of the senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
T~HEOSOPHY'S APOSTLE
Burcham Harding Arrives Here
From New York.
& WEALTHY AND HIGHLY EDU-
GATED ENGLISH GENTLEMAN.
VIII Lecture Tonight at the A. o. U.
w. Hall on Main Street.-The
Philosophical Crusade Around the
World"

Burcham Harding. whose coming
was announced in Mondays Herald.
arrived in Salt Lake yesterday and
was met at the depot by a committee
of prominent local theosophists. =
Mr.. Harding was born at Lynn, Eng
land, in 1851. and was educated at
Winchester college. He is a scholarly
gentleman, of pleasing address. a most
entertaining conversatiOnalist and a
forceful lecturer. He looks very much
like a successful banker, and is. in
fact, a thorough business man. He
was for a long time a ship owner. and
it was through the lectures of Annie
Besant at London that he first became
interested in t~heosOphy- Since then ne
has become a naturalized American
citizen and for -four years Ia been the
lecturer of the TheOsophical society IN
America.
1t is now pretty well known that the
body which Mr.. Harding represents
has i~naugurated a movement known
as The T~heosophical Crusade Around
the World This crusade has resulted
in stirring up great interest every
where in theosophy, and Salt Lake will
doubtless come in for its full share Of
attention.
Mr.. Harding lectures tonight at y.
o. T.. W. hall. Gladstone building, on
Main street. and his theme viii be
The Theosophical Crusade Around the
World" Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day nights he lectures at Unity hall.
The purpose OF t~heosophy is TO fur
nish a guide for the conduct of men in
the very minutest details of life" said
Mr.. Harding to a Herald reporter last
evening. 1t has. unconsciOusly to the
people, been moulding thought in this
- Co.. n~I I CO - - tn
fact that where some years agO-yeS,
even some months agO-peOple came
to the movement by One and twOs,
they today embrace its teachings by
scores.
"Theosophy is surely killing materi-
alistic science and dOgmatic religion.
and giving. for what it takes away, the
grandest idea conceivable in the hu-
man mind-the absolute brotherhood
of man"
I'VE are putting the ideal behind the
idol" he says, when o ask him what
theosOphy is doing; I'VE are showing
men that man is not a hungry biped
m a pear of breecks,' as Carlyle put
it. but that he is a soul in a human
body, and that the soul is the real
man. and the body merely its servant
or, if he chooses to allow it to become
such, his ~tyrannical, ~enslaving master.
One of Mr.. Harding's startling state
ments is that the cycle known as the
first 5000 years of the iron age" will
eliminate with the end of this year.
and that the unsettled, dissatisfied
condition of today>is the result of the
forces operating in that cycle. This is
one Of the matters pOn which he will
touch this evening. With the end of
this century will come also. the COM
pletion of the Messianic cycle-one of
$500 years. For a time" says Mr..
Harding. we nus undergo trial and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13

Chicago. Jan. ia morning paper
says:
"A story bearing many of the ear
marks OF truth which Ome from out
Nevada way. says Lanky Bob and
'Pompadour Jim will meet in q ring to
be pitched at Carson City, the capital
of Nevada, and located only a few
miles from Virginia City.
This story goes SO far as to say that
Stuart has entered a definite agree
ment with the Nevada state authori-
ties whereby he is to pay some thou
sands of dollars as license money fer
the privilege of pulling of the fight
without interference by the officials,
and that the ground on which the spec
tators' PAVILION is 10 be erected has
already been surveyed.
THE report from Carson City" the
paper adds, lis based on actual circum-
stances, which make it by far the most
plausible of those which have been set
ahoat by the persons who believe
themselves capable of anticipating
Stuart's plans"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
At New Orleans.

New Orleans. Jan. 12.-Results: Six
furlongs-Minnie Murphy won. Irish
Lady second, Gismonda third. Time
1:15H.
Three Observation-Disclosures won,
George c second, Our Lizzie third.
Time-:37%.
one and One-quarter miles-Constant
won, Billy Mckenzie second, Fasig
third. Time-2:llA.
Seven furlongs-Imp Paladin won,
Maggie S second, Marquise third. Time
-1:2SH.
one and one-eighth miles. hurdle
Mr.. Dunlap won, Brakeman second,
Folly third. Time-2:0515.
One mile-Little Billy won. c c Drum
second, Lightfoot third. Time-1:45.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
J. N THE REALM
OF POLITICS.

There was apparently no change in the
senatorial situation yesterday. a great
deal of talking. as usual. was INDUCED
in. The Thatcher people were not
slow in announcing to all Corners that
their candidate would have 81 votes on
the first ballot. This is. of course. two
more than enough 10 elect.
But there is another side to the ques-
ton in the shape OF Rawlins and Hen
derSon supporters. who are equally con-
ndent their men will come out victorious
The Rawlins people do very little talk
iLs. Claims are made at the respective
headquarters for all the candidates n
there you have IL
1t is considered exceedingly doubtful If
any candidate can muster sufficient
strength TO gain the goal on the first bal
lot This theory is borne out by the adj
mission of conservative friends of the
eX-apostle. who maintain his election is
assured. but that the fight viii not end
with the first, second. third or even fourth
ballot.
Around Judge. Henderson's %headquar-
tiers at the Walker the same air OF con
hdence is maintained. While il is prac-
tlcally admitted that their man has not
suf1clent following among the solons TO
20 in on the first ballot he viii be
strictly in the race on the home stretch.
y % -
The Rawlins managers. rs stated. do
Verv little talking but q great deal of
quiet work. and added to his prospects
are the admissions of Thatcher men that
in Rawlins they have the most formidable
opponent.
8 8 o
There was considerable activity notice
able around the Thatcher headquarters
last evening, and groups of legislators
were swapping stories and discussing the
senatorial contest about the corridor.
State Senator MOnson is not backward
about expressing his views and last night
was no exception.
q s. Is
Summing uD the situation as il now
appears to exist, il looks as though the
contest will not be settled in short order.
-ould make Il dark horse more than a
possibility The three leading candidates
now in the race are there. according to
their own statements. to stay to finish.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
NO LONGER A STAR.
Coxey Fails to Draw as in the Days
of Yore.

St. Louis, Jan. 12.-"General' Jacob
s. Coxey. of MassillOn. o., was dis
appointed in the number of his col
leagues who gathered at the Lindell
hotel here at ! o'clock this afternoon,
in response to a call for a conference
at which the Populist party would be
reformed, or rather hat a new PeO-
pies party would be organized. Be
fore the meeting. Carl Browne said:
The PoDulists lave been sold out
by Butler. Taubeneck, and the fusion
lists. We are going TO organize a party
where the people will control, and
where the executive committee Will
not be allowed to betray the people.
Our new party viii not be organized
on the plan of John J. Streeter."
Mr.. Streeter say he has invented an
ideal ballot system, Voters gather in
a hall and their votes are displayed
on a blackboard. the public record of
them photographed and the photo
graph filed for reference.
Less than a score of delegates were
present, when Nj. CoXey began his
of formation of the new party. A
committee was appointed to adopt an
address TO the American people n a
recess taken until tonight.
This evening the delegates from
abroad. reinforced by about % St.
Louis Observation-Disclosures, discussed
q series of rambling resolutions Of
fered by Carl Browne. Mr. Coxey was
in the chair The resolutions call for
the formation of a new party TO be
called the United States party, advo-
eating direct legislation. good roads
and non-interest bearing bonds. Dis
cussion developed three elements in
the meeting-Populists. commonweal-
ers, and new party men. The Browne
resolutions were not adopted and at a
late hour the only thing accomplished
was the acceptance of an invitation TO
hold their first national convention in
Nashville, Tenn, in 1897. The address
to the public will be issued tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13

New York, Jan. IA Sun special
from Havana via Key West says:
a horrible massacre has occurred at
the Paso De La Virgin. district Of
Regla, across the bay from the city Of
Havana. Eighteen persons were as
s~assinated by order OF Mayor Fonde-
viela without any trial and only on
suspicion hat they were sympathizers
with the revolution. The butchery
added to the crimes already reported,
which were committed by Fondeviela
IN G~uanabacOa, viii I'LL n of the
darkest pages in the history of Span
ish warfare in Cuba.
No foreign correspondent is allowed
TO investigate those affairs nor TO send
out any allusion TO them, but the facts
cannot be concealed, in spite of all
the efforts of the government, because
the families Of the victims, their
mothers and sisters cry out against
the barbarOuS acts. Havana is terror
lied over the news, and it may be said
with certainty that if FOndeviela is not
removed from Office and such proceed
ings are not stopped in d few days,
only Spaniards and their relatives Will
remain here.
Not a single one of the victims of
PasO De La Virgin would be sentenced
before a fair tribunal. The real cause
of the slaughter is that Fondeviela
ordered the people of Guanabacoa and
the vicinity of Regla to make a public
demonstration in his honor. and the
men whom he killed We're said to be
opposed to such a demonstration.
After the massacre the demOnstra-
ton occurred and Fondeviela was os-
tensibly cOmplimented by the inhab-
ltants OF h town as a savior of the
country and q benefactOr.
A deputatiOn of some important peO-
pie called on General Weyler to pro-
test against these doings. They Said
to him that their loyalty to Spain was
beyond all question, for they had given
many proofs of it during all their
lives. They We're all enemies of the
revolution and friends of public peace
and they asked that the butcheries be
stopped in the name of humanity, re-
ligiOn and SPANS own honor. Among
the petitioners were native born Span
iards- Weyler listened TO them and
gave no answer. When the deputation
reached the door he gave orders to
arrest all the members and they were
Immediately locked up in the fortress
of Canas.
Meanwhile the war is waging more
iercely than yer at the very door of
the capital. General Gomez has pro-
noted the Cuban leaders here for
their las victories. Brigadier Rafael
De Cardenas has been appointed ma
-jor-general. and Colonel Aranguersen
has been made bTigadier. These two
chiefs routed FOndeviela a few days
g in the suburbs Of Guanabacoa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13

Albany, Jan. 12.-The boxing events
under the auspices of the Meyers Ath-
letic club in the Park street rink to-
night were attended by 1000 people
The preliminary go" was between
Charley Johnson of Minneapolis and
Tommy West of Boston at $50 pounds.
John B. Eckhardt, of New York. was
referee. The fight was On the Queens
bury rules-three-minute rounds. In
the seventh round West forced john
son to the ropes. In the eighth John
son was knocked down three times and
the decision was given to West. The
police were about to stop the contest.
CREEDON AND WILLIAMS.
The event of the evening was the
battle between Champion a Creedon
of Australia and Jim Williams of salt
Lake at 100 pounds for the middle
weight championship of the world.
The first round was either mans.
although Williams was forced TO he
ropes.
The second round was in favor of
CreedOn.
The third was also in Creedon's ia
vor.
The fourth round showed two clear
knOcl1-dOwns for Creedon before the
men were a ome going. Williams
clearly showed himself no match for
his opponent and was repeatedly
forced 10 the ropes and smashed by
Creedon again and again.
The decision was given to Creedon
amid great excitement, the police, as
in the first bout, stopping the fight.
While there was much dissatisfaction
over Eckhardt's decision. he said at
the close of the battle he had no other
course to pursue. CreedOn a repeat
eddy urged him TO stop the fight. and
the club having determined to
tenance nothing that tended to a
knockout
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
Committee Assignments.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Speaker Reed,
Just before the adjournment today.
filled the vacancies on the committees
on rules and ways and means caused
by the death of the late Mr.. Crisp of
Georgia, by giving the places to Mr..
Boatner of Louisiana, whose seat was
declared vacant at the last session of
congress, and who, since his reelection
to fill out the remainder OF the term,
has been without a committee assign
ment. The vacancy on the rules COM
mittee was filed by the appointment
of Mr.. Bailey of Texas.
Mr.. Stokes of South Carolina, who.
like Mr.. Boatner. was unseated last
year. was assigned to the committee
on agriculture and public buildings
and grounds. Mr.. Charles Crisp, the
son of the late Speaker Crisp, who was
elected last month to serve out the re-
mainder of his fathers term. was as
signed to the postoffice and mileage
committees.