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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
WITH THE TROOPERS.
Gaines Men Given Their First Skin
mish Experience.
Especial 20 The HeraidD


Camp Merritt, San Francisco, June
15.-Captain Gaines cavalry troop
passed over pay day and the next day
without a case of drunkenness or an
infraction of any regulation, and that
cannot be said of any other company
or troop that has yet been paid in
Camp Merritt. In all other quarters
there have been offenders in the guard
houses next morning.
The mounted Utahnians were given
their first skirmish exercise this morn
ing, and men and horses went through
without a break. The equine servants
are learning almost as rapidly as their
masters. Many of them lie down at
command and allow their riders to fire
carOines from any position. Captain
Game is training his own charger,
which is we'll advanced in the school
of tactics.
Last night the Nevada troop of
rough riders arrived at Oakland pier.
and this morning reached Camp Mer-
rift. There are 81 of them, commanded
by Captain L. Linscott. They were
mustered in at Virginia City and Car
son, and were started east to rendeZ-
vous, but were stopped at Cheyenne
last Sunday, by orders from Washing
ton, and finally landed here, to prepare
to so to Manila. The Nevadans are
poorly equipped. Many have no uni
forms, and there are no tents or cook
ing utensils among them. They were
the guests of Captain Gaines camp at
lunch today, and this evening were
located at their own quarters nearby
The horses left with the Utah SOL
diers by officers sailing for the Phil
ippines today were by later orders
transferred to the Preside to be
boarded and lodged there.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Hewlett of Salt
Lake called at camp today. They will
remain in and about San Francisco a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
WARRANTS FOR AN EDITOR.
Charges of Fraud Against the Boise
Sentinel Han.
Especial to The Herald.)

Pocatello, Ida, June 15.-Sheriff
O'Malley left this morning for Boise
City, armed with two warrants for
the arrest of Frank Walton, editor of
the Boise Sentinel, on the charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
The warrants were issued out Of Judge
Johnston's court, and upon the aft
davit of w. Z. Trap. The charges
grow out of the sale of Mr.. Walton's
stock in the Advance Publishing COM
pany of this city. Mr.. Trap alleges
that Mr.. Walton sold the stock to him
through Misrepresentation in regard
to the Indebtedness of the company,
and that also in the trial of certain
suits of the Sentinel and Guy B. Hig-
gins against the Advance. Mr.. Walton
perjured himself in regard to the
statements he made at the time of the
sale of Advance stock. Sheriff O'Mal-
ley is expected to return with Mr.. Wal
ton in the morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16

THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Marines Defeat SpaniardS
Vesuvius In Action.
Utah Batteries Sail.
PAGE TWO.
Annexation Resolutions Passed.
Invasion of Cuba.
Utah Senators Insulted.
PAGE THREE.
Six Pounds of Gold.
Sending War News.
PAGE FOUR.
PAGE FIVE.
University Commencement.
Cavalry Recruits Off.
The Mining Congress.
PAGE 5N.
Suit Over Ajax Stock On Trial.
In Railway Circles.
Fusion In Kansas.
University Alumni and Ball.
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE EIGHT.
In the Social Realm.
Accident at Funeral.
Gold Republicans Meet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
UTAH BATTERIES
SAIL FOR MANILA
Our Volunteers Now on the
Bounding Main.
THOUSANDS CHEERED
AS TRANSPORTS SAILED
A Parting Salute That They Will
Never Forget.

san Francisco Craft Accompanied
Them Clear to the Golden Gate
VIII Make a Swift Passage to
Honolulu, Where the Vessels Stop
For Coal-Third Expedition, With
the Idaho Troops, Will Sail on the
25th of This Month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16

abled. was towed into the bay behind
SOcapa battery. where she lies with
two torpedo boats. Half a mile fur
Their up under the lee of Cayo Smith
and the mortar batteries is the Viz
caya, commanding with her broadsides
the two narrow entrances to the east
and west of Cayo Smith. Half a mile
north and at the gate of the third mar
row entrance lies the Almirante
OquendO, and half a mile TO the north
east are the Cristobal Colon and the
Maria Teresa.
The. ships are about mile and a
half from the city proper, shallow
water fOrbidding them to go much
closer. The sUnken collier Merrimac is
directly in the narrow part of the
channel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
Enemy Was Utterly Routed, With a Loss of Forty
Killed.
AMERICANS DESTROYED THEIR CAMP
AND ONLY SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY
Marines at Guantanamo Reinforced BY $500 Cubans and
Are Now In Strong Position.

Three shots were fired at the Spanish
Notifications, and it is believed great
damage was done. On Tuesday morn
ing the New Orleans shelled and par
TALLY destroyed the new emplacements
east of Moro castle.
The Spaniards fired some shots at
the Vesuvius, and one at the New Or
leans, which was struck.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
A DUEL WITH AXES.
Bloody Fight at Rocky Bar, Idaho,
With Fatal Results.
(Special to ne Herald.

ISpeCIaI 20 Tie ItTdIu-J
Boise Ida, June 15.-News reaches
here of a duel fought at a numbering
camp near Rocky Bar. Foley Abbott
and his partner, whose name could not
be learned, ouarreled over some slabs.
Some hot words were passed, and the
men rushed at each other with uplifted
axes. They circled about in mortal
combat for some time, in an effort to
get an opening. Then they closed.
When it was over the man whose Hame
is not known was lying on the ground,
blood gushing from half dozen
wounds on his body Abbott raised his
axe to strike again, but thinking his adj
dead desisted. The wounded
man is still alive, but cannot recover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
Idaho Pioneer Found Dead.
Especial to The HeraId.J

Pocatello, Ida, June 15.-James
Swenzen, an old citizen of Gentle val
ley. was found dead in his wagon near
Georgetown, Bear Lake county. He
had started to mill in his usual health
A traveller met his team, with the
driver apparently asleep, but when he
stopped to awaken him, discovered
that he was dead. Mr.. Swenzen was IS
years old.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
BRYAN RECEIVES ORDERS.
His Regiment Will Be Mustered In
Next Monday.

Winfield, Kan, June 15.-William j.
Bryan addressed about 1000 people at
the Southern Kansas Chautaqua as
sembly this afternoon, talking strong
ly against territorial acquisition.
While here Mr.. Bryan received dis
patch to be at Lincoln, Neb., without
fail on Monday, when his regiment
would be mustered into the service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
Ohio Democratic Convention.

Columbus, o., June 15.-The time and
place of the next Democratic state con-
vention was fixed today at Dayton,
Aug. % and "a. Judge Allen V. SmalIey
of Upper Sandusky, was chosen tenn
pCrary chairman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
COLONEL YOUNG'S ENGINEERS.
Provisional Headquarters to Be Es-
tablished at Chicago.

tabllSned at Cn1cSSo.
Washington, June 15.-The war de-
partment has made public the details
decided upon in connection with the or
ganization and recruitment of two reg
iments of the brigade of volunteer en-
gineers, whose colonies have already
been appointed. The headquarters of
the First regiment are Professionally
established at 335 Broadway, New York
City.
The headquarters of the Second reg
iment are Professionally established at
1851 Indiana avenue, Chicago.
Recruiting offices Will be established
at Springfield, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Chicago, st. Paul. Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake, San Francisco and Portland. Ore
The rendezvous of the third battal-
ion will be at the Preside, Cal. The
companies formed at Salt Lake, San
Francisco. Denver and Portland are to
form the Third battalion. mastering
officer being appointed for each place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
New Engine of Naval Warfare Now In Action at
Santiago
GREAT CHARGES OF GUN COTTON
EXPLODED WITH A MIGHTY ROAR
TWOhundred Pound Packages Hurled at Midnight Without
the Slightest Warning to the Spaniards

| Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press.)
Off Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, June
Il, 8 p. m. (by the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Dandy. via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 15).-The dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius Joined the fleet yes
terday and was put to work immedi-
ately. Ensign Palmer of the New
| York went on the Vesuvius. with Lieu
tenant Commander PiIlsbury, to ex-
plain the location of the batteries. A
few minutes from midnight the We
beach west of MORO. The Oregon's
searchlight played on the battery
While the black nose of the cruiser
pointed at the westward batteries.
Lieutenant Commander Pillsbury
gave the word 10 fire, and Lieutenant
Quimby opened the air vent. There
was slight kissing, a sort OF coughing
noise but no flame, no report, no
warning to, the Spaniards. who were
hiding in the darkness.
Thirty seconds later a dull roar broke
the silence of the night. Two hundred
pounds of gun cotton had exploded on
the hillside below the battery. The
ships on the blockading lines two
miles away shook with the explosion.
The firing of a 13-inch shell is a mere
rifle crack compared to the deep and
mighty roar. Clouds of earth thrown
up from the hills seemed to stand out
against the sky.
Another package of gun cotton was
dropped on the other side of the bat
terry, and may possibly have struck the
torpedo boats anchored below.
Before re-echoes of the second died
away, the Vesuvius sent third charge
kissing out. 1t fell right on the brow
OF the hill where the battery seemed
to be. Into the air flew tons of earth,
and the smoke covered the land for
half a mile.
The y eSuViuS retired at a 16-knOt
rata.
Two flashes from the hill. and two
Spanish shells few beyond the cruiser.
The test was regarded as highly sat
isfactory, and there is intense interest
in the fleet over this first trial in war
of dynamite cruiser.
EMPLACEMENTS DESTROYED.
The United States cruiser New Or
leans having been ordered by Rear Ad- |
miral Sampson to destroy the new
emDlacements of half a mile east OF
81 MORO, on which a, number of Span !
ish have been working, took up a posi- |
ton at o'clock this morning about 500 |
yards from shore and 1000 yards from |
the MORO battery.
She opened upon the emplacements |
with her raDid-fire guns. Red clouds /
of sand rose on the hilltop where the /
were building. Following /
the 18th shot the MORO batteries re-
piled with one shell, that fell near the |
stern CT the flagship New York. After
20 minutes gun practice Admiral Samp-
son signaled the New Orleans to cease
firing. Then, as she retired, the MORO
batteries sent 10 shells after her, but
without damage. Admiral Sampson
hoisted the signal, Firing we'll done,''
the first compliment of the kind from
the admiral.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16

night, the dynamite guns of the We
suvius were tested with great success.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
TARIFF LAW ALL RIGHT.
Receipts Have Increased So AS to Exceed
Expenditures in December.

Washington, December 31.-Chairman
Dingley of the ways and means commit
tee furnishes the Associated Press the fol.
lowing statements CT the revenue outlook ::
The revenue for December shows an
increase of more than two and o half
million dollars over that of November
and five and three-quarters millions over
that of September and even exceeds the
expenditures for December nearly one
and three-quarters million.
The official figures for December Tex
Guiding the S31, 1,7l5, ,204 received during
the month on account of the Pacific rail
road sale, and the $500. 600 paid out to
qualify the government representative to
bid In case of the sale of tho Kansas
Pacific make the receipts $27, 1881, 494, ex-
penditures $26, 1876, 900 and surplus, ST.
736, ,494.
''This surplus for December. 1897, how
ever, arises from the fact that there has
been almost no interest payments for the
month, which makes the expenditures be-
terly interest will be due, which will
swell the expenditures considerably above
the average and leave a deficiency.
"There is no doubt in the treasury
circles that the revenue under the new
tariff law from Jan. to July l will ex-
ceed in the aggregate the expenditures
for the same period, Notwithstanding
January and possibly April-the two
months for payment of quarterly inter
est-wiu show a balance on the wrong
side.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
THE SENTIMENT IN JAPAN.
Press and People Are Both Alive to the
Situation.

Washington. December 31.-A high
state of public feeling in Japan over the
complications Of the far east centering in
China, Is shown by the last press advices
received here from Japan. That the gov
ernment itself has an eye to the gravity
of the question is shown by statement
of the prime minister. He said:
''With affairs tending to dangerous de-
velopments as is now the case in the east,
we shall not hesitate 20 ask the Diet for
30,000,000 or even 40, 900, 900 necessary
The Ji Lii Shimpo, the most influential
paper in Japan, contains scathing ar
raignment OF Germany's course.
After declaring that Germany has
thrown OF the mask and has taken the
struggle to devour China, the paper adds
as to the attitude Of Japan:
The conf1agration is on the other side
of the river, but the river Is narrow and
the sparks may easily fly across. The
lesson for Japan is that a oountry's se-
curity depends solely upon its strength
to resist aggression, and that aggression
has come almost to her own gates. 1t will
not suffice that she should be merely On
the defensive. 10 preserve what one has
already, 1t is sometime necessary to add
more. A crisis in the Orient now con-
fronts Japan, and her undivided strength
must be devoted to guarding against the
perils that menace her. /"
The Kokumin Shimbun says that Ger
many's action is q sequelsto the Three
Powers Russia, Germany and Franoe /,
Interference with Japan holding Port
Arthur, after having taken that fortress,
and that rs these powers are again in
collusion, Japan must diligently prepare
herself for emergency.
The Chuo Shimbun,ss declares that the
time for the partition of thea Chinese en-
plre has arrived and adds: "What shall
Japan do? Shall she join in the scramble
for pieces of the doomed state-or shall
she oppose it's partition?
The Toxic Shimpo takes. the radical po-
sition that it is Japan's duty to succoI
China at this juncture on the ground
that the boasted civilization and chris
tlanity Of the western world is slowly
trampling down right and justice in its
descent upon the orient.
The battleship Yashima has just ar
rived from the English ship yards. She
is the second of the big battleships added
to Japans' new navy the first being the
Fugi
They are sister ships of 12, GIT tons dis.
plaoetm ent each, OF 20 knots speed, AND
in armament and general appearance
| much like the United States battleshiI
Indiana. The Yashima Is the largest war.
ship that ever passed the Suez canal and
| it was found necessary to unship the
heavy guns and take off some of the optel
| armor to get her trough the canal.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01

and Hon. Myron E. Moore, began their
session on December IA, and steadily pur-
sued their Investigations during the time
allotted, giving hearings to the officers
OF the two cities and citizens who saw ft
to present themselves in response to
public invitation. Prof. Chapman was
permanent chairman of the commission
and the Hon. George NJ. Seiders, perma-
nent secretary. Their report in full fol-
lows.
THE REPORT.
To the Boards of Mayor and Aldermen of
the Cities of Portland and Deering:
Tho commission constituted in accord
ance with the provisions of chapter 566 of
thessPrivate and Special Laws of the State
of Maine, approved March 9th. 1897, en-
titled 'An enabling act for the annexa-
tion Of Deering to Portland" has at
tended to the du ties committed to it. and
herewith submits its report to you, as
prescribed by said act.
The commission has enqutred diligently
into the financial status of the two cities.
the administration of municipal affairs,
the methods of valuation and taxation,
the condition of public works, the system
Of schools, the provision for the care of
the poor, the distribution of population
and territory in the several wards, and
such other matters as seemed necessary to
proper understanding of the problem in
volve1 in the union of the two cities and
in this enquiry it has been greatly as
sisted by the testimony Of officials and Of
| interested citizens of both cities.
| The commission finds that the financial
condition of Portland and Deering, rs
represented by the percentage of net debt
to entire valuation, is substantially the
same; the slight difference amounting to
small fraction of one per cent, not be-
ing sufficient, in the Judgment of the
commission, to require any provision for
equalization.
The commission finds that similar
methods of municipal administration, in
cluding valuation and taxation, and the
provision for public improvements and
for the care of the poor. are pursued in
both cities; and that no adjustment is
necessary in order to annexation beyond
what the government of the enlarged
municipality would readily and harmoni-
ously make, after the annexation is ac.
complished.
The commission finds that in special
provisions for security against fire and
for police protection, Portland, after
I making due allowance for its greater
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01

Pittsburg, Pa, December 81 This
heaviest snow storm of the year is now
prevailing throughout Western Penn
sylvania. Ten inches of snow is lying
on the levnl The local traction lines have
suffered greatly. Telephone and electric
light wires are down all over the city and
several accidents have happened by the
crossing of the wires.
Whitehall. Ny, December 31.-A biz
zard is prevailing throughout Champlain
valley tonight. and about six inches of
snow has already fallen.
Clearfeld, Pa, December 3l.-One of
the heaviest snow storms of the season
has been raging all day and tonight the
snow has reached a depth of IA inches
The wind has increased and the snow
will probably drift badly tonight. All
trains on the Pennsylvania railroad and
Buffalo, Rochester q Pittsburg are from
one to three hours late.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01

The commission finds, in the matter of
public works, including under this term
public buildings, parks, sewers, paved
streets, bridges and permanent sidewalks,
that Portland owing to it's much greater
age as city, and to it's larger population,
and wealth, is far in advance of Deering;
but it finds, on the other hand, that SO
far as the necessity for public works of
this character has arisen, and SO far as its
resources would warrant, and its extended
territory would permit, Deering has
shown an equal public spirit and fore
sight and intelligence in providing for
them, and that the disparity which OBJ
viously exists between the two cities in
this respect, is not disparity which calls
for the imposition of any conditions to
annexation.
The commission finds that the schools
of the two cities are of essentially euua
grade, and are maintained with equal
generosity and regard for efficiency the
chief differences between them appear to
rise from the fact that the Portland
schools serve a compact and thiokIy set
tied territory, while the schools of Deer-
ing draw their pupils from large area,
considerable portions of which are very
thinly settled. There can scarcely be any
difficulty in uniting the schools of the
two cities under one management, nor is
it to be feared that the interests of them
all would not be as carefully guarded
then as they have been in the past. 1t
| seems proper, however, that some assur-
ance should be given that the Deering
High school, for which new and COM
modlous building is in process of ereo
bion, will be maintained, either as an in
dependent school, or as branch of the
Portland High school, and of equal grade
and dignity. Unless this is provided the
| pupils of the Deering wards would not
enjoy equal advantages for a generous
education with the pupils of the other
wards. It appears, also, that there woull
not be accommodations for the pupils of
the Deering High school in the High
school building of Portland, notwith-
standing its recent enlargement.
The commission finds that there is n
difference in the voting population of the
several wards of Deering, as compared
with those of Portland, corresponding in
versely with the difference in the extent
Of territory included within the ward
lines of. the two cities. The average num-
Der of voters in the seven wards of Deer.
| -
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Dec. 81, taken
at s p. m., meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, "a degrees, NE. rain: New
39 degrees, N. cloudy; Philadelphia. 3G
degrees, SW, cloudy; Washington, IS de-
grees, w, cloudy; Albany. 26 degrees. NV,
snow; Buffalo. 20 degrees, N, snow;
Detroit, 16 degrees, NV, snow; Chicago,
IS degrees, N, cloudy; st. Paul. s de-
grees, NV, clear; ST. Vincent, degrees
-: Huron, Dak., 8 de-
grees, W, clear; Bismarck. 9 degrees,
w, clear; Jacksonville, IS degrees, w,
pit. cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
Tommy ATKINS EXPLAINED.
The fest Known Private in the British
Army.

I(From the Chicago Record
The lname Tommy Atkins, which is a
sobrio luet of the British private soldier
the VI prld over, in Hong Kong, Mandalay,
New Zealand, the Soudan and the Trans
vaal bad an official origin, and originally
used the instructions to non-comn1is-
sloned Officers, as John Doe and Richard
Roe n, le used in contract forms and other
leu,, papers, for purposes of illustration.
Ssn,, e blank returns were furnished to
shaap ergsants and corporals and recruit
inc oe hcers how genuine ones should be
MAJ on put. and Thomas Atkins, private,
G 49, my b, was the fictitious name al
lnpa bsed.
E p when recruit arrived at garri-
menc bsoldiers usually addressed him as
Thalh' ~ lh' IS tkins until they found ont his
,oao nnoina 1ne. Intoxicated soldiers reported
tsa sal ma Ives as Thomas Atkins when they
snsnlse sr Ken 10 "A police station, until the
r,t @ere "a took It up, and Tommy Atkins be-
ruoiic p affeetionate synonym for the
,a,, ea,ne warriors of her Msjesty's land
tQrcds
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
LOTS MORE GOLD.

Washington, December 31-The director
of the mint says that there is substantial
evidence that the worlds product of gold
for the calendar year 1897, will approxi-
mate S240, 600, 900 an increase of nearly 20
per cent over 1926. The gold product of
the United States for 1896 was $53, 100, 600;
for 1897 will approximate SCI, 500, COO
The Indications for the United States
are that Colorado will lead in the produc-
tion of gold for 1857. With the exception
of the states South of Appalachian
range, it is believed there will be an in
crease in every producing state and terri.
tory OF the gold product over that Of 1896
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
THE WEAT HER.

Boston, Dec. 3l.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Saturday: Cloudy
weather with light rain or snow furries
in the morning, colder, high northwest
winds. Probably fair and colder Sunday.
Washington, Dec. 31.--Forecast for
Saturday, Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont: Snow followed by clearing
weather Saturday afternoon; cold wave;
temperature will fall 16 to 20 degrees:
north to northwest gales.