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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
YMPATHIzE
 WITH SPAIN

Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 PARIS, April 22-'Il ny d'Europe." cries the Gaulois plaintively, recording the fact that none Cf the great powers 1 intended going to war with the United States in behalf of Spain. This paper has come out fat-footed for Spain, more so than most of the Paris contem- poraries. But even the Gaulois goes no further than to lament the "indiffer- ence of Europe, which gazes with arms crossed al the unequal duel"
 Doubtless, it continues, "platonic sympathy is expressed for Spain; doubtless her heroic tenacitY is ad- mired and her valorous efforts are ap- plauded, but no one dreams of going to her aid. There is no Europe since France condemned herself to retire ment The blow which struck France paralyzed the Europe of the Crusades and the wars for Greek independ ence.'
 The Temps, referring to the attitude of Premier Sagasta and his supporters. says that there is now a strong patri- otic current in an active movement which forms one of the best forces Of Spain and that the country has only to be faithful to herself and her past to find the elements of prolonged strug- gle.
 The Journal des Debats says that whatever may be the sympathy Of the French people for Spain, they have now only to observe a strict neutrality.
 The Figaro says that the war means ruin for the United States as well as for Spain.
 The Petit Journal speaks of "the brutal attack on Spain, almost unpre- cedented in history
 The SOleil says: '"The SDaniarda and yellow fever may have many sur prises in reserve for American troops. who have never fought and are unsuit- ed for the Cuban climate"
 The same note is echoed all over France. One instance from the provjn- cial press will suffice. La Petite Mar seillaise predicts that certain of the European powers will some day. when the United States shall dominate the Panama Canal. regret not having helped valiant little Spain in the pres ent crisis.
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NAVAL BATTLE
 REPORTED BY FISHERMEN

22Accordng private 
  q of Palm Beach, o'clock George reliable and several others who fishing
  of land heard heavy and the beach, They the railroad
 
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first shot.
 Other cablegrams were received by the Navy Department announcing that Rear Admiral Sampson had instituted a blockade of the northern ports of Cuba and on the strength of this formal proclamation was issued by the Presi- dent notifying the powers tha. an ef- fectual blockade existed.
 Officially, the authorities will make no statements concerning the operations oi Admiral Sampson's fleet, but 1t is known that in addition to blockade oi Havana and other Cuban ports. steps have been taken to blockade San Juan. Porto Rico. and within the next few
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by the President and the interna- tional lawyers in Congress as being advisable, and it is expected that the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela- tions will bring in a resolution to- morrow formally declaring that a state of war exists between the Unit ed States and Spain.
 It was at first proposed to delay making this declaration until the first shot had been fired. The President, after consultation with his Cabinet off, cers and others of the Foreign Rela- tions Committee, however. decided to- day that 1t would be advisable for Con- gress to take this step at once, not
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5o,ooo troops into Cuba, and deems it advisable to wait until this number has been organized and drilled before an attempt IS made to occupy the island.
 President McKinley's first caller of significance was Senator Davis, Of Min nesota, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations. The frequent visits of the Minnesota Senator to the Exc cutlye Mansion at all hours of the day and evening strengthen the report that he may be selected as premier of the administration should Secretary Sher- man voluntarily resign from the Cab met
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A MUTINY ON THE SPANISH
 TORPEDO FLEET

of Ashoun arrived from the Canary Islands that the reason  he said
  ares to O he relish the torpedo-boats had they 
 
 
  md the machinery repaired the  Vincent, Verde Islands"
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necessity of enforcing a perfect system or sanitation and drainage in camps and headquarters. The necessity of ab stfnence from the use of alcohol and excessive use of tobacco is dwelt upon and the advisa bility of issuing quanti- ties of effervescent drinks is men, toned.
 A large hospital is to be established near Atlanta in the post building at Fort McPherson. just vacated by the departure of the Fifth Infantry for General Wade's headquarters at Tam pa. This hospital is intended parttcu- larly for the care of wounded or other wise disabled soldiers. but will be used for yellow fever patients.
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the 6=pOunder over her bow.

ASI OOFNs
 The Spaniard made no an swer to this except to in crease her speed. With that another shot was sent within fifty feet of the Spaniard, who, seeing it was sink or urrendef, chose the latters alternative and hove to. We sent a prize crew, with En- sign Magruder in charge, aboard the Buena Ventura, and they were received with the greatest courtesy by Cap tain Buranger, who merely entered an ordinary protest. We announced that war had been declared. He was bound to be captured, as he was heading for Norfolk for coal and water.
 The Buena Ventura was from Galveston, bound for Rotterdam, carrying a cargo of lumber, so her cap tain says, but he must be too deep in the water for lumber. You may notice the heavy list to port, which would hardly be caused by the shifting of lumber. After bringing his prize to port, Ensign Ma gruder was relieved and En- sign Snow was placed in charge. l have orders to pro- ceed at once to rejoin the fleet, and am only waiting for my orders for release from shore, when the Nash vile will again run out. "
 Commander Maynard was asked if the act of bringing the Buena Ventura to by means of solid shot in itself constituted war. He replied; "It does not. In this condi- tion of peace-War we have the right to speak any mer- chantman.
 l" The Spaniard re- fused to answer our signals or to heave to. We had nothing to do but use solid shot, and the next shot would have sent the Buena Ventura to the bOttom."
 Captain Harrington of the Puritan is senior captain in charge of the ships remaining in the harbor. This was merely a technicality, though It gave the Purltan'S s Of1lCerS and crew a chance to jubllate. went aboard the Puritan this afternoon and repeated tc Captain Harrington the con- gratulations given to Captain Maynard. He was hearty in
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CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR
 WITH SPAIN
The President Considers This Necessary to EStab- tabliSh the Status of
 This Country.

NEW YORK. April 22.-The Her aids Washington correspondent sends the following: Closely following upon the blockade of the northern ports of Cuba will come the formal declaration of war.
 This course has been decided upon
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TO REPRESENT THE
 PEOPLE OF CUBA
Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett

HAVANA 22The a
  Cuba It make before the world the  United States It calls the inhabitants of the island relying
  children
  of called  food
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

While living at Trinidad, Colo, my wife decided to take Hoods Sarsapa- rilla. I am pleased to say it gave her relief at once, the Jumps and spots dis appearing and not returning again for some months.
 "A year ago the trouble broke out
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Armistice at an End.

LONDON, April 22.-The Madrid cor respondent of the Daily News says the Government has instructed General Blanco to declare the armistice in Cuba ended.
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Read How to Succeed as Detec- tive, by ex-Chief Thomas Byrnes Cf New York, in next Sundays Call.
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anew, appearing in a more violent form. The red spots broke out Tn sores. I concluded that my wife would be a cripple We were much dlscour- aged, for the affiiction had now trou-
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SPANIARDS
 INDUCING
 IN CLUSTER Continued from First Page.

Continued from First Page.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
At HOME in THE WATER.
A south Sea Islander Who swims
Like n Fish.

A south Sea islander Who Swims
Like a Fish.
A native living in Nawiiiwili. district
of Lihue, on the island of Kauai. whom
every one knows as Johnny, but whose
family name is Kualoki. is a peculiar
character. says the Hawaiian Gazette.
Johnny is remarkably good swimmer.
and, it is said, was at one time very
much addicted to the habit Of stealing
ducks from various people. His method
was very simple. He would hide in
the bulrushes along the edges of the
duck ponds and would from time to
time dive out where the ducks hap
pened to be. snatch one or two from
the surface. push them into bag and
swim back again to the rushes, there to
take breath for another sally. In this
way he succeeded in making quite a
comfortable living. However, he has
given up his crooked ways and now re-
sides like a peaceably inclined citizen.
relying on work that is given to him
from time to time. When out ON a
hunting or fishing expedition there is
no better man on the island of Kauai
than this same Johnny. Barefooted.
he will climb all over the dangerous
pals that fall away abruptly and end
thousands of feet below in the sea. The
festive goat itself is not more active,
and when hunting for this kind OF
game he is an invaluable man to chase
the animals round to a point of van
,tage. AS diver there are few natives
even who can beat him. In diving af.
ter Holsters he has the very uncomfort.
able habit of swimming great dis.
lance into the caves that have no open,
| ing above the water. Beneath ths
rocks OF these places he will fee
around, never falling to come to the
top bringing with him something t.
make glad the hearts of the house
wives.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30

supernuous ounce OF weight II was not
long before they found that they had
gone 50 far as to introduce elements
OF weakness that were harmful. Ex-
perience showed that 1t was possible 10
make bicycles too light. and reaction
In favor OF little additional weight.
giving largely increased strength. fol-
lowed. Although for the last year or
two the rule has been TO put thirty-six
spokes In the rear and thirty-two In the
front wheel. this has not been done by
all the makers. One company an
nounces in It's catalogue for 1893 that
II win hereafter use that number OF
spokes. OF course. the extra weight
derived from two or three additional
spokes is mere trifie. while 1t is UNI
questionable that they may add con-
siderabiy to the strength of the wheels.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
rr,,,.r.nr. ~.,...

Or T. u. Crothcrn. editor OF the
Journal Of lnsbrlety. and secretary OF
Tie American Temperance Medical as
ISOLATION. says that The Voice In CALI
Ing attention to the tolerance OF the
s&e Of Spirits at Princeton and Yale
solleEes has fired a shot" not at
Princeton and Yale alone. but at the
great deluSlon that alcohol IL harm
less In moderation.
Senator wray, OF Brooklyn. N. u.
has introduced an anti-treating bill.
making II misdemeanor TO treat
any person TO liquor In any saloon,
earroom or club room. The first Of
tense Is punishable by a fine OF IS, the
second oiieuse by imprisonment Of not
leM than Ave nor more than twenty
Gays. A similar resolution has been
introduced in the legislature Of Iowa.
A bill has been introduced INTO the
kentucky legislature. now In session
" Senator Thomas of Bourbon to de-
crease the penalty for selling liquor IN
l0cal option counties from one hundred
% twenty-five dollars.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
Creates, OF An.

A race OF one hour on an outdoor
track. properly curved, between the
four fast middle-distance riders in the
world with unlimited pacemaking-
for purse Of 81. 900 is spectacle the
New Workers arc 70 be treated 10 early
next summer. unless negotiations fail.
The race should be the greatest in the
history OF cycling Jimmy Michael
will be one Of the quartet OF competi-
tore and the other three will be fur
nIshed BY the result OF two series Of
trial heats. which will be open 10 the
world. and for which special prizes are
10 be offered. Al present the foreign
cracks who are expected TO be particle
pants In the race are: Lueien Lesna
OF Switzerland. Edouard Taylour Of
France. Tom Linton. A. A. Chase and
]. w. Stocks OF England. The Ameri-
can riders will be: Arthur Gardiner,
w. W. Hamilton. Eddie McDuffee.
John s. johnson, A. c. Mertens. w. G.
sanger and ]. Frank starbuck. Out OF
this brace OF riders one OF the finest
races in the world should be assured.
and Il will be worth travelling a long
distance to see. The race will be held
AZ Ambrose park. Brooklyn. where the
new track OF Greater New York is be-
Ing constructed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
Railroad Building In china.

For more than q year work has been
going ON on fourteen miles OF railroad
from Shanghai to Woosung and this
grading has not yet been finished
Not tie or rail has been laid. Only
Chinese workmen are employed.
About month or two ago the first sod
was turned at Hankow for the Ham
kow-Pekin railway, but its prosecution
depends upon the success of the Bel
gian syndicate in floating a proposed
loan for its construction.
The furniture of Young's hotel, LAG
rooms, consisting of bedroom sets, par
lor sets, carpets, chairs, lounges, bed
ding, etc, etc, etc., will be sold dur
ing Conference week at 114-I16-1ls w
End So. street, Salt Lake City. Don't
miss this chance.
The potters of England a couple OF
hundred years ago were very talented
and much of the blue and white they
manufactured is hard to tell from thai
of the Dutch. It is as beautiful with
It's quaint designs and soft cnlorss pua
the historical interest attached to the
old Holland delft makes IT valuable
Delft, the Holland city which has
given its name to the well-known brand
of pottery, was long famous for her blue
! and white wares, but when the seorci
of porcelain manufacture became
| known abroad and new coloring mat
ter was discovered the demand fol
4 delft ceased and the factories were
closed. That is why piece Of genuine
| old delftware is so expensive. There
| are many limitations flooding the mar.
| ket. The delft manufactured today ID
very different from that of the seven
tenth century.
Lovers of china in blue and white II
they investigate the subject learn that
Egypt can show specimens Of this
ware more than 5000 years old, which
In coloring rivals the finest china pro-
duced today and the delft or Minton
tiles we use around our freplaces to-
| day are the direct descendants of the
lovely ones which ornamented the PAL
aces OF Arabia and Persia centuries
ago, OF were uacu III norQucS AZ g
breex Old blue and white tiles arr
found In Cairo and adjoining cities
The largest furniture and CARPET
sale ever held in Salt Lake City com
mences Monday, April 4th, Conference
week, at 114-1I6-11s West end South St
opposite postoffice. The furniture and
carpets from $50 rooms in the Wasatch
block, known as the Young's hotel
sold under foreclosure proceedings
Sale continued until everything Il
sold.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
ABUSING AN EDUCATION.
zhs Neglect of self-CuItare L. . Ruinsss
Wastefulness of Advantages.


In thoughtful paper on "A WAISTS
OF Education" In the woman's Home
Companion. Brand Bunner Huddleston
speaks OF the tendency OF women to
permit their talents to rust out: Men.
tai culture may be the most costly OF
the most valuable gift of parents ia
their children just as they care for II
after they get It. 1t is certain that few
would equally neglect a material prop
erty OF like monetary cost as they often
40 their educations. This, too, when
money Ia the very shortest tape-line
by which a mental gift may be meas
ured Perhaps it is due in part to the
mistaken idea that when we have
quilted the school room we carry with
US stationary fund Of knowledge that
Will, or ought to be sufficient for our
future. Look at the piles OF
hard dollars and the illimitable hours
OF time spent every year in the study
ana practice OF music alone; except
Tor the good they are to teacher and
to the makers OF musical instruments.
the half might as well be wiped out OF
existence at one clean sweep. A decent
little eternity might be made out Of
the time. And this continues to exist
and repeat itself generation after gem
Grafton in the very face of the fact that
music lis an incompatible addition TO
home life, and on that account, il for
no more lofty or selfish reason, ought
to be perfected and never neglected
by Woman How many of your women
friends will undertake to entertain even
the family circle with creditable per-
Torrance? Usually their planes stand
idle from the period Immediately sue
ceeding their marriage until there ara
daughters old enough to be put at les
sons. then the old folly will be re-
peated. What folly? Not the placing
OF children to study music or any otheI
accomplishment that is for their good
or that the purse will permit. Let them
have all the advantages within reach.
but also teach them appreciation; the
| folly consists in fostering through ex-
ample, and by tacit acceptance of the
existing state of things, the idea that
~ Sni NC othci lHdH sinlui WdStc "
time to acquire good thing and then
neglect 1t. No one has any business
| to learn a thing that is not worth re-
membering. It is foolish from mere
iy utilitarian point of view. Thus II
may not be possible or desirable fol
every mother to teach her own chill.
dren, though some count 1t sweea
privilege to do SO. yet it pays them to
keep thoroughly posted, If only To
Judge Of the quality Of work beinf
done by the teacher. and to supply thai
home cooperation which is SO need
full to the conscientious student and
the teacher"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
CRIME THRIvEs IN LONDON.

New York gladly yields to London
the palm for having more criminals
than any city in the world. Old Lon
don and the Whitechapel district is a
network of dens and dives which are
the mecca for the worlds criminals
and the various grades of law-breakers.
During the last year 179,S68 persons
were hailed TO the bar Of justice in
London for crimes of various kinds.
The annual crop of burglaries ay-
erages $500 and the property looted
represents about 100000.
Crime in London is unquestionably
on the increase. Murders are more
frequent and the severer the punish
ment the more criminals seem to de-
light in Drawing the danger and risk
of being caught In three murder
cases within fortnight the culprit has
committed suicide on being arrested.
In four murder cases no one was made
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30

and / must live apart" To comfort
her, the father bought the little dwarf
q piano, and for while II seemed as II
with 1t she could forget the lack OF
other companionship. She learned
fast. The tiny fingers could not stretch
an octave yet, like infant prodigies,
abe learned to render the works of the
great masters. Hour after hour.
psrched on the stool, her feet not near
ly touching the floor, she would play
the scores OF grand operas. Her bro
Their, Samuel, her junior, but big and
tall. learned to play the violin, and the
two often played together.
There were days and nights when
the brother did not wish to play, yet
when the cooped-up soul of the child
woman yearned for music to express
her sorrow. Then. the neighbors say
she could be heard improyising weird
strains like the songs of gypsies. and
she would sit late into the night civ.
ing vent to her pent-up feelings. II
came to be that she was either cares.
sing the piano or bending over som,
cherished book, and the world outsid,
the door In the Getzoff apartment saw
little OF the dwarf. Her mind con
tinued to broaden and mature, and tn,
soul grew to be the soul OF woman
hut the body changed not, and remain
ed as a little child's. 1t was the giri''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30

New York. Her sisters and brothers
gazed with dumb grief at the black
shroud which hid her familiar features
from them. In the corner her mother
sobbed aloud and called t.ie child-wo-
man by name. Almost within touch oil
the little folded hands. SO terribly
SCARED with the marks OF the ACID
with which she killed herself. was the
piano that was the little dwarfs sole
source of happiness in the life she has
ended. Lily was born in Russia sew
enteen years ago. The family We're
possessed of some wealth. and when 1t
was seen that Lily, their first-born.
was weakly and likely to die. the father
devoted his small fortune to saving
the girls life. 1t was i've years be-
fore she could talk or walk, like other
children, but the start once made, her
progress was wonderful. and soon she
became known as the brightest OF all.
Other children had come to Max Getz-
of and his wife, another daughter and
son, but none was SO dear as Lily,
whose laugh bred happiness. Eight
years ago the family came to America
and the father started delicatessen
store at las Madison street. New York.
living in the rear. They were pros
porous, but sorrow had been born to
his daughter Lily, whose frail body
grew no larger. Her mind developed
and broadened, and deeper soul look
ed out of the blue eyes. but the form
that prisoned it remained like little
child's. 1t was the family who first
discovered this calamity. but the
| knowledge OF her misfortune soon
dawned upon the girl. too. She was
helplessiy, hopelessly dwarf. Doctors
were called in and men learned in the
profession were prayed to cure the
child's intirmity. but their wisdom
/ awaited nothing. There was no de-
1 formity, no unsightly hump or stoop,
merely the strange phenomenon of ar
rested development that chained to the
girls advancing years. a body that be-
longed to a child of s. Neither did
her features grow older or wizened, but
/ remained as they had been, like ba-
! by's. As the knowledge OF her annie
ton and its meaning grew melan-
choly settled upon the child and she
remained alone. She read all that she
could get to read, and became fluent in
Russian. German and English. Her
knowledge was great. and the little
dwarf came to be looked upon as the
oracle OF the tenements. But the chill
dren OF her own age summed her. hall
in awe. They tried to consign her to
girls of her size. Their games were
barred to her, and in their enjoyment
she had no share. She would watch
from the doorway when they danced In
the street and many have seen her turn
her child-face to the wall and cry al
women do. Il am alone she Otter
said 10 her father. THE little children
cannot play with, the older ones will
never play with me. Grown people
treat me as child and children lool
upon me as a witch. They fear me
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
Gonat Rnin.

The following wholesome rule with
regard TO the pacing nuisance has been
adopted by the National Cyclists Union
of England:
"In no race open to amateurs at a
distance under and including eleven
miles shall any pacing be allowed.
From eleven miles to forty-nine miles.
both inclusive. pacing by singles shall
be allowed. From fifty miles and up
wards pacing by tandems shall be all
lowed. but no competitor shall have
more than stipulated number of tan
dems to pace him. and in the event of
his retirement they shall at once leave
the track and pace no one else. unless
they obtain leave from the Judge and
pacemaker marshal TO act as general
PAGERS. The general committee shall
draw up regulations as to number of
tandems allowed according to distance
OF race. The general pacing rule is
repealed; the other pacing rules stand
as before. This rule is not to apply to
club races