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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
JEWISH RABBI ASSASSINATED
ASSAULTED WHILE EMULATING
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
Sought to Save a Child From Attack
and Was Set Upon By the Assail-
ant and Kicked to Death.

Chicago, Aug. 30-Seeking to save a
child from the attack of a 17-year-old
boy Louis Rosenbloom, a Jewish
rabbi and 2 teacher of Hebrew, was
himself assaulted and kicked to death.
John Schlechta, the boy charged with
the murder. lives with his mother at
go DekoVen street.
In the same house lives a family
named Levi. and Rosenbloom has been
intrusted with the education of one of
the children of this family. Young
Schlechta had locked S-year-old Julius
Levi IL = shed. and when the child 5
mother objected he struck her in the
face. Lyman Levi, IL years old, the
boy whom Rosenbloom is teaching, in
terfered in his mothers behalf, and he
was kicked into the street.
At this iuncture the teacher arrived.
and ordered Schlechta to leave the
boy alone. Schlechta turned on Rosen-
bloom and struck him in the mouth,
then followed the blow up with fierce
attack with his heels. Rosenbloom
rolled into the street and tried to re-
gain his feet. but before he could rise
Schlechta was upon him and renewed
the assault
Half 2 dozen men who had been
lettering in the vicinity took E.and in
the attack. and did not desist until the
clang OF a patrol wagon bell warned
them of the approach of the police.
BY the time the officers arrived they
had all fed. and only Rosenbloom was
in the street. He was picked 10 and
died before the wagon could be started
for the hospital.
Rosenbloom was born in Poland, land
was ca years of age. He graduated from
d university in Europe, and was con-
Sidered = talented man. He came to
America so years ago, and settled in
Cxhic90O
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
GREAT ATLANTIC STORM
Lowlands of Georgia Flooded and
Much Damage Done.

Savannah Ca, Aug. 31.-A heavy
storm is sweeping along the coast. The
wind at Savannah has blown gale
since 8 o'clock last night, reaching a
velocity of about go miles an hour at
a. m. Telephone connection with Tybee
island is cut off and nothing has been
heard from there since early in the
night. There is much fear for the ship
ping there and at quarantine. The low
lands are flooded and heavy damage to
rice and cotton will result. Railroad
tracks are washed out and trains on
all roads are delayed
AT 4 o'clock this morning the wind
reached a velocity of rs miles an hour
and rain is pouring in torrents. The
streets are filled with debris. The last
report from Tybee early in the night
was that the wind was blowing 10 miles
an hour and the operator in the signal
station was just leaving for the light
house for safety. The quarantine sta
ton is believed to have been aban-
doned before the escape of the occu-
pants was cut Off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
DANGER RIINIEIIzED.
Optimistic Report OF Camp Merriam
By Surgeon Matthews.

San Francisco, Aug. 3O.-Major Mat
thews, surgeon in charge of the di-
vision hospital at the Presidio, says
that since the removal of the troops
to Camp Merriam the health of the
men has steadily improved. He denies
that typhoid fever is epidemic, the
cases being confined to a few COM
panies.
Surgeon Major J. A. Rafter of the
Twentieth Kansas is pleased with the
new quarters of the volunteers. He
calls attention TO the fact that there
are only 40 sick in the regiment now,
against 261 on July 16, when the men
were at Camp Merritt.
The experience of the Twentieth
Kansas is typical of that in the Fifty
first Iowa and First Tennessee. In all
these regiments there has been d
marked decline in the sick list since
their removal to the Preside.
General Miller says the death rate
is not high, only % soldiers out of a
body averaging 10000 having died from
natural causes during August.
The Red Cross home for conval-
escents viii be opened in a few days. in
charge of Miss Laura McKinstry, a
young society woman Of this city. The
Oakland Red Cross society has estab
lished a hospital at Piedmont, across
the bay from this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
Uncle Sans Chance to Pick Up One
of the Islands.
THE DEATH OF MALIET0A
LIKELY TO PRECIPITATE A
NATIVE REVOLUTION.
Tripartite Protectorate of Germany,
Great Britain and United States
Unsatisfactory to All, and the
Three Nations Can automatically
Draw Lots For Choice in Division

Washington, Aug. 30.-The state de-
partment has not yet been officially
advised of the reported death of King
Malietoa Of Samoa, and in all likeli-
hood must remain in official ignorance
of the event for some time to come, ow-
ing to the slow means of communica-
ton at the disposal of the department.
1t is the general impression here that
the death of the king will result in the
overthrow of the present form of gov
eminent of the islands, maintained, as
it is, by the joint action of the United
States, Great Britain and Germany.
Official reports to the state depart
ment show that this government is
the most expensive and unsatisfactory
of any in the world. having regard to
the population of the Samoan group.
In the capital city, Apia, there is main
tanned tripartite municipal government
of vast proportionate expense, while the
reports show that a few ratepayerS
are obliged to bear the entire cost.
For years the existing arrangement
for the government of the Samoan
group has been satisfactory to none OF
the three governments, yet it has been
better could be suggested that would
be acceptable to the natives. There
are now indications that at least one
of the parties is coming around to what
was a favorite plan of settlement OF
the state department, namely, a dis
ruption of the present tripartite gov
eminent and an absolute division of the
islands of the group between the United
States, Great Britain and Germany.
The principal object of our government
has been to retain possession of a coal
ing or a full naval station in the ISL
ands. so as to afford a base for naval
operations in the vicinity of Australia
STA, as we'll as to ensure an open port
for our steamers on the long voyage
from San Francisco to Australia
The United States now holds title to
some ground for a coaling station at
Pago-Pago, on the island of Tutuila.
This island is the least in size of any
of the group, but it is large enough to
support a naval station, so that it has
been the plan of the state department
to acquire it as a whole in the event of
the dissolution of the tripartite agree
ment. Basing the division of the eX-
listing interests of the three nations.
Germany. holding the largest interest,
would take the island second in size,
possessing the capital, Apia, while
Great Britain would secure the least
in size of the group, but the second in
commercial Importance. 1t is probable
that among the first duties falling to
Mr. Hay when he assumes the office of
secretary of state will be the consider
alton of some plan to tide over the
crisis expected to follow the death of
tha king
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
YELLOW JACK IS DISAPPEARING
ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM GAL
WESTON AND KEY WEST.
Quarantine Against the Former Port
Raised-Fever Raging In Mexico
Gases In Mississippi.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Dr Wyman,
surgeon general of the marine hospital
service, has received encouraging yell
low fever news both from Key West
and Galveston. AT the former place no
new cases had developed within the last
-four days and he is of the opinion that
no fever cases exist there now. There
are no new cases reported at Calves
ton and the quarantine established
against the city has been raised, but
it is continued against Fort Point,
where the troops are quartered.
Texas Health officer BlOunt has
raised the quarantine against Calves
ton. Quarantine against Fort Point is
maintained. The four cases reported as
suspicious at Fort Point are GONZALES
cent.
News of another yellow fever case at
Franklin, La, reached DR.. Wyman today.
1t was that of a physician who attended
the other cases which have occurred
there This additional case, however, is
not considered at all grave, as the source
of it is traceable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
WHITEwAsH BRUSH APPLIED.
Report On Camp Thomas That Will
Provoke Hot Discussion.

Chickamauga National Military
Park, Aug. 3O.-General H. V. Boynton,
chairman of the Chickamauga-C hatta-
nOoga National Military Park commits
sion, ordered by the war department to
thoroughly investigate the conditions
at Camp Thomas and report thereon,
has completed his report and forwarded
ii to Washington. The report is favor
able on nearly every matter investigat-
ed. The water is said to be good, the
ground we'll adapted for camping pur-
poses, the hospitals well located. and
the attention given the sick as good as
could be expected.
The indications are that the report
will bring on a warm dispute, as nu-
merous statements contained therein
are contradicted by high army officials
The full text of the report is expected
to be made public by the government
officials after they have passed on it.
Owing to a slight and unexpected
hitch which has occurred between the
army officials and the railroads. the
work of moving the First corps to An
niston, Ala. has not yet begun. Two
regiments, the First Mississippi and the
Third Tennessee, are expected to go to-
morrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31

greater than it is now. The men with
sickness die from the typhoid fever
which will inevitably follow.
Unless this camp is broken up with
in six weeks 1 predict that it will be-,
instead of recuperation camp, hor-
ror camp, worthy to rank with the in
famous pest holes of the civil war"
Several hundred cots arrived last
night, and this morning were put in
the different hospitals. There is now
enough room to accommodate all the
sick ConvalescentS are being dis
charged daily from the hospital, and
their places are being taken by the sick
from the transports.
Mrs. Katharine Tingley, president of
the International Brotherhood Theoso-
phist society, has established a relief
tent about three-Quarters of a mile
from the Montauk Point depot. There
are four female and seven male nurses
in attendance. and there are 26 sick in
the tent. 1t is a place where a fur
Laughed soldier may stop on his way to
the depot to secure something to eat
gratis.
Mrs. NJ. F. Bell of Chicago is here
looking for her son. Dieloyne N. Bell,
of troop L, of the rough riders. He was
stricken with fever in Cuba, and was
taken TO the hospital at Siboney. He
was to have come north on the Ca
tania. but suffered from a relapse, and
was left behind. Mrs. Bell has as yet
learned nothing as to the whereabouts
of her son.
The tra port San Marcos, which
reached M York on Sunday, arrived
at MOntauk Point with her complement
OF Texas volunteers from Cuba. The
transport Berlin also reached Montauk
Point today with the First Illinois vol
unteer infantry.
There were 35 officers and 7S5 men
of this regiment. Colonel Henry L.
Turner commanding. Private Waldron,
of company y. died on board the trans
port just before reaching Montauk
Point, of typhoid fever.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Sickness In Battery c.
Rich Men of Klondike.
Uncle Sans Chance For Samoa.
PAGE TWO.
Merritt On the Briny.
Conference Of Kings Proposed.
PAGE THREE.
Effect of Miles Disclosures.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE.
Water In the City Council.
State Politics.
Child Burglar In the Police Court.
Clifford Fell From the Engine.
PAGE SIX
The Good Hope Bar.
State News.
PAGE SEVEN.
In Wall Street
Two Burglars Plead Guilty.
PAGE EIGHT.
Local Politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
CAMP wIKoFF INVESTIGATION.
Chief of General Kent's Staff Given
Autocratic Powers.

New York, Aug. 3O.-Ten soldiers died
at Camp Wikoff today. They are:
Charles j. Chaplin, sergeant, company
L, Second Massachusetts. died in an iso-
LATED tent; diagnosis refused.
Fred TSueller company H Eighth in
fantry, typhoid fever.
Murphy, troop F, Second cavalry,
acute uraemia.
Unknown soldier, acute uraemia
W l4llam h NewcOmn. company H
Twenty-first infantry, typhoid fever He
ives getting along well. but last night
left his cot. walked into one of the kit
chens, found a watermelon, ate raven
ously of il and in a short time was dead.
John G. Trouthard, Eighth Ohio. ty-
phoid fever.
= Joleline, company E, Third infantry.
dysentery; died in the detention hospitaI
w. A. MarchaI. First Illinois. died in he
harbor on transport Berlin.
Private Waldron, First Illinois, typhoid
fever.
The transports Berlin. San Marcos and
Specialist arrived at Camp Wikoff TODAY
carrying soldiers from Cuba and landed
them. The Berlin had SS6 men of the
First Illinois infantry, of whom 16O were
sick.
General Bates and staff were also on
the Berlin. The San Marcos had S97 men
on board, "a of whom were sick
The Specialist carried companies A.
Second artillery: A. First artillery: Fl
Fourth artillery, and s and F, Sixth ar
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
yellow Jack In Mexico.

Austin. Tex, Aug. 3O.-Assistant Health
Officer Daniels today received information
fever had appeared at Franklin. La. the
victim being the physician who waited
on the case of Hobson, who was the first
person to develope the fever at that point
this season with fatal results. The nurse
also died.
DR.. Daniels also received information to-
day that the fever is raging at Tampico-
Mexico, IN a virulent form, 70 per cent of
the cases having been fatal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
BLUE LAW CRUSADE.
Cleveland Agitated Over a Puritcni-
cal Sunday Law.

Cleveland, o.. Aug. 30.-As a result of
the blue law crusade instituted by a few
of the retail clothing dealers last Sun
day, a number of meetings have been ar
ranged. Tomorrow afternoon the drug
gists will meet, Friday night the news
stand men and cigar dealers will get to-
gether, and tomorrow night the clothing
men, who caused the trouble, will have
a conference. The feeling of the drug
gistS, news stand men and cigar dealers
is that unless the crusade is called off be-
fore next Sunday they will prevent Sun
day work on newspapers, even to selling
and delivering, and viii stop the running
of street cars on Sunday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
Especial to The Herald.)

Preside, San Francisco, Aug. 3d.
Captain F. w. Jennings was today
taken sick. He was removed to the
city, where he can receive better ac-
commodations than camp life affords.
The captain is threatened with infiam-
NATION of the bowels, but is not seri-
Ously i'll. Nearly every man in battery
6 is suffering from dysentery, and
great care is being taken to prevent
serious results. The battery will be
mustered and inspected by General
Miller tomorrow morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
MISSISSIPPI ALARMED.
Four Cases Discovered In a Small
Village.

Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. SO-A tele-
phone message to the Herald from
Jackson says DR.. Harry A. Cant, state
health inspector. tonight reported to
the state board of health that he has
discovered four cases of what appears
to be yellow fever at OrwoOd, a small
village in Lafayette county. Orwood
has ben quarantined and the cases iso-
lated and guarded at a house in the
country. kilograms were sent by the
state board to the boards of health of
ali the southern states and inspectors
placed on all the trains on the Illinois
Central road. The authorities are con-
fident that the disease will not secure a
foothold, in view of the precautions
taken
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
K. OF P. ENDOWMENT.
Election of Officers to Control the
Fund.

Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 3O-The election
of members of the board of control of
the Knights of PythiaS endowment fund
occurred today, and resulted as follows:
President, j. A. Hinsey. Illinois; mem
bers, w. II. Loomis of Michigan, ]. w.
Blackwell of Kentucky.
President Hinsey was elected by accla
nation.
The contest between Mr.. Edmunds of
South Dakota and Mr.. Blackwell of Ken
lucky resulted in a victory for the later
by a vote of 9S to %. The contest be-
tween Mr.. Loomis of Michigan and Mr..
Davis of Colorado resulted in a victory
for the former by a vote of SO to 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
Grave Desecrator Duncan Again.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Counsel for
Surgeon I. c. Duncan of the Twenty
second Kansas, have made application
to the judicial authorities at Fairfax.
Va, for the release of their client on
bail, but this viii not be finally passed
upon until advice is received Of the
court martial trial. Durcan's trial by
the state authorities is set for Sept. u.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
MIXED UP WITH COWBOYS.
Result of a Shooting Scrape In the
Streets of Ell Paso.

FL Paso. Tex, Aug. 3O.-Dr. Oscar ].
Braux was instantly killed and e. st.
by John Collier and other parties I'M
known near Socorro. Tex, last night while
Braux and St. Leon We're trying TO arrest
Collier and others for shooting up the
town Collier is in jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
SICKNESS IN
OUR BATTERY {
Nearly Every Man Suffering
With DySentery.
CAPTAIN JENNINGS
TAKEN TO FRISCO
Associated Press Reports Seek to
Minimize Existing Conditions.

What DR.. Sem, Assistant Surgeon
General, Says of Camp Wikoff-
Unless Broken Up Within Six
Weeks It Will Rank With the
Infamous Pestholes of the Civil
War-His Protests Pass Unheeded
By Alger.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
Coast Record Broker.

Nevada. Cal, Aug. Sat Gienbrook
park today Monterey with running mate.
trotted a mile in 2.09A, breaking the coast
record for stations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-Word was received
here today by the North American
Transportation company of the arrival
at Seattle OF their steamer Roanoke.
from the Yukon. with 100000 in gold
dust from the Klondike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
BRITISH PRAISE OF HAY.
Suggestion That Wolcott Would Be
a Fitting Successor.

London. Aug. 3O.-The National Review.
referring to the recall of the United States
ambassador. Colonel John Hay. to become
secretary of state, said it considers
Colonel Hay to be the best ambassador
accredited here in recent years. adding
that he has spoken WELL but not too
often; he has abstained from being more
British than the British; he has refrained
from fiattery, nor has he INDUCED in post
prandial gush: but he has missed no fair
opportunity of promoting friendly Anglo
American relations and has been emphat-
icaHy the right man al the right moment.
The National Review suggests Senator
WOlcott as Colonel Hays successor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-31
EIGHT PIONEERS
Of KLONDIKE
Hit Gods Country With For
tunes In Both Pockets.
THREE SACKS STOLEN
ON THE ROANOKE
Thieves On ShipbOard Get Away
With $4,000 In Gold Dust.

No Clue to the Thief, Although
Every Passenger Was Searched
Twice Before Allowed to Land
Steamer Brought Down From
$1,5Oo,OOO to $4,000, oOO-Most
of the Passengers Brought Exper-
fence and Empty Pockets.
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Statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance. 500
2zj, 19l; gold reserve, S21S, 256. SO4.
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The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-03
NAIL DRIVING FOR CHARITY
The Woman Who Won the Same Who
Gained First Prize for Saving
Wood

Matteawan, n. Y, Feb. 3.-The wood
saving contest between young women
last Friday night for the benefit of char
ity was such a drawing card that they
were invited to engage in a nail driving
contest last night. It took place at the
Dibble Opera House. There were seven
contestants, all young women well known
in the town. Prof. Anton J. Wiechers
was the judge. Money was freely bet on
the result.
Several heavy pieces of joist were
brought on the stage. They were laid on
the floor in front of the women. By the
side of each joist was a hammer and
pile of ten-penny wire nails. At the
word GO" the contestants each grabbed
a hammer and a handful of nails and be-
gan to work for the leading prizes. They
all dropped upon their knees in front OF
the excited audience and worked with a
vim. Once in a while one of them would
hit her thumb with the hammer, but they
all kept at it until time was called by
Prof. Wiechers.
The winner was Bell Moshier, who won
a watch in the woOd-sawing contest on
Friday evening. She had driven % nails
up to their heads within the specified
time She was awarded a beautiful piece
of silverware. The girls had four min
utes in which to drive the nails. with a
rest of one minute after the first two.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-03
GREAT BUSINESS MONTH.
January Bank CIearings Were Never
Exceeded but Once.

New York, Feb. 3.-Totals of bank
clearings at leading cities for January
as reported to Bradstreets bear testi-
mony to the immense volume of busi-
ness, representing commercial, financial
and speculative transactions passing
through the banks during the opening
month of 1898.
The total clearings at n cities of the
United States, a few western cities be-
ing estimated owing to telegraphic in
terruptiOn by the storm, aggregate So
965, 600, 900, a Slight gain, one half of
per cent, over December, 1897; of SO per
cent over January, 1897; of 80 per cent
over January, 1896. With the exception
of the month of December, 1892, the top
of the boom before the panic of 1898, the
month just closed furnishes the largest
total on record. Even as compared
Win December, 1892, the increase is a
trif1ing one, only about one-tenth of
per cent.
The feature of the clearings in jan
of the increases, only four cities in the
United States showing decreases as
compared with a year ago. Gains at
the large cities have been a feature of
the month
At New York an increase of AZ per
cent is shown, as compared with year
ago; at Chicago 35 per cent, and at
Boston 13 per cent
Two of the four decreases shown are
in the cotton manufacturing centerS in
New England.
Canadian bank clearings make an
equally good showing, aggregating
STA All, ,290, an increase of 80 per cent as
compared with last year.