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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
@NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
Reduced to Thirty-two Vessels Under
the REORGANIZATION.

Washington, Sept. 16-Secretary
Long this afternoon issued an order
reorganizing the North Atlantic squad
ron. The feet is reduced from force
of about 100 vessels to go, the remand
er being detached, ready for DISPOSE
ton in the future The four vessels of
the Morgan line, the Prairie, Yosemite,
Yankee and Dixie, with the auxiliary
cruisers Badger and Panther, are
ordered to be laid up in reserve at
League island.
The fleet, as organized, will con-
sist of the Indiana, Massachusetts,
Texas, New York, Brooklyn, Amphi-
trite, Puritan, Miantonomah, Terror
Cincinnati. Montgomery. Newark, San
Francisco. Detroit, Marblehead, May
flower, New Orleans, Bancroft, Mari
eta, Topeka, Castine, Nashville, Will
mington, Machias, Princeton, Fern,
Wasp, Hist, Resolute, Potomac, Scor-
pion, Alvarede.
There will be no change iii the flag
officers of the North Atlantic squadron
in consequence of the reorganization
Rear Admiral Sampson. who is ON de-
tacl1ed duty in Havana, will still re-
main in command of the second section
of the fleet,
This reorganization of the fleet is
probably the beginning OF the execution
of a programme for the reorganization
of all the forces of the various stations
which will include the revival of the
European station, the rehabilitation of
the South Atlantic station and perhaps
the creation of a Southern Pacific sta
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
TELEeRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Emperor William has started for Wen
ma
William KIick O'Connor Cuffo. ]. p. d.
L., fourth Earl Of Losart, is dead.
D. VillineuVe, a reputed millionaire of
Austin, Tex, is dying at the city hospital,
St Louis. from the effects of an overdose
of morphine.
known furniture statesmen on the Pacific
coast, committed suicide at Portland by
taking cyanide of potash.
At the request Of Governor Leedy. the
TWenty-firSt Kansas volunteers, who have
Been in camp al Chickamauga all summer,
will be mustered out at once.
United Ireland, which was established
by the late Charles Stewart Parneu in
Dublin in 1881, as the organ of the land
league has ceased publication.
General Miles is much improved, hav-
ing no fever yesterday. On the advice of
the attending physician, however, the
general viii remain in bed for the pres
ent.
Judge A. c. Thompson, member of con-
gress from Ohio in the Forty-ninth. Fiji
tieth and Fifty-first congresses, has been
appointed United States district judge for
the southern district of Ohio, to succeed
Judge Sage, retired.
Mr. George Wyndham, Conservative
member of parliament for Dover since
1889 has been appointed under secretary
of the foreign Office. in succession to the
Right. Hon. George n. Curzon, the newly
appointed Indian viceroy.
The secretary of the navy ordered a
courtmartial for the trial of Chaplain Nc
publicly denouncing his brother officers
who engaged in the battle of July 3rd.
The court will meet in Denver ON the
18th inst.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
BUCKEYE HEROES RETURN.
Soldiers Who Fought In Cuba Given
a Warm Raception.

Columbus, O., Sept 16.-Columbus
suspended business today to welcome
home the Seventeenth Infantry. The
regiment arrived on a special over the
Baltimore & Ohio at IL a. M, and were
met by a committee of 100 ladies, who
served hot lunch, coffee, ETC.
Ambulances were provided for ten
men who were unable TO SIT w., While
60 were removed direct to the barracks
in carriages. a procession was formed,
the regiment being headed by the police
and fire departments, and escorted by
the Buckeye troop, K. of p, mounted
Columbus battalion, K. of P. the
mayor, city officials and board of trade.
At the state capitol Governor Bushnell
and the state officials extended wei
come. The $50 recruits at the barracks
we're drawn 70 at present arms. The
-ublic schools were dismissed and the
children gathered in groups and waved
flags as the heroes of Ell Caney march
ed past. Major Roberts did graceful
act in rehnCuishing his command to
Major O'Brien during the de.nonstra-
ton Although the ranking major,
Roberts was not in Cuba. O'Brien haV-
ing been in command after the wound
ing of Lieutenant Colonel Haskell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
-GD
HUSTLING WOMAN,
Who Keeps Western Company Sup
piled With Laborers.

Kansas City Journal: Here, Billy, let
me see what you have in that grip I'm
not going to have you getting the boys
drunk on this trip and I don't propose to
have you take any drinkables along with
you when you start, said little Miss At
wood to the first one of a carload of rail-
road section hands who were starting for
cheyenne. Wyo., yesterday morning IN
der her direction.
They were all Billy to her. She had
gathered them up from the Helping Hand.
the Salvation Army shelter, the Proyident
association and from the streets OF Kan
sas City and the name wandering VIII
lie was in no sense misnomer, judging
from their looks.
Miss Atwood examined the baggage of
each as he came aboard the car, and,
strange as it may seem, she found no
contrabaTd articles. The men all appeared
as pleased to do her Dldoing as the pest
boy in school is to mind his teacher Each
DOTTED his hat and stood at attention
when she spoke to him and fastened 10
comply with her orders with CELEBRITY
that would gladden. the heart OF any Old
drillmaster of the regular army. FROM
her seat on the platform. Miss ATWOOD
directed the loading of the car and all the
details of the departure OF her strange
load were attended TO with very DuSi-
ness-like prOmptneSS.
Miss Atwood is a little woman of mid
die age who will not weigh a hundred
pounds. and it is her business TO supply
labor for some railroad construction that
is being done near Cheyenne The load
taken west Yesterday was the second one
she has taken from Kansas City within
the last month. The officials at the depot
know her as a hustler. admire the .puSl-
ness-iike manner in which she goes about
her work and wonder at the control she
seems to gain over her men IN such snort
order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
RAIN STORM AT MoNTAUK. /.
Private Noyes of the Sixteenth In
fantry Died Yesterday.

Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. L.,
Sept. ia severe rain storm set in
here last night and continued this
morning. The camp authorities had
been warned of the approach of the
storm and were prepared for it. Every
tent had been strengthened and the
storm did no damage to the camp
There were 600 men in the general
hospital today. On account of the
storm no sick patients were taken from
the camp to the city. Two hundred and
fifty men of the Twenty infan-
try, under command of Colonel Van
Horn, departed for Fort Crook, Omaha,
Neb Five hundred of the Twelfth
under Colonel II. II. Humphrey, hope
to get away this afternoon for Hunts
vile, Ala.
There were two deaths reported to-
day, the victims being Frederick Holm
of company c, Eighth infantry, from
typhoid fever, and Walter Noyes, COM
pany H. Sixteenth infantry, dysentery
General Shafter said today that he
would remain here until the troops had
all departed and would personally see
to their getting away. General Greedy
of the signal service, left on the morn
irg train. as his work here is finished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
SANTIAGO COMPLAINTS.
Meat Is Unfit to Eat and Mail Service
Is Poor.


Santiago de Cuba. Sept. 16.-Contrary to
reports that seem to have been circulated
in the United States reporting that the
United States soldiers were dying of star
vation-reBerts that elected an inquiry
from the war department regarding the
natter-the- troops here have ample sup
plies of every kind, except that the fresh
meat supply has been unSat isfactory. The
fact is that the meat sent here in refrfg-
orator ships, owing TO the delay in I'M
loading, becomes more or less tainted be-
fore it can be used. 1t is estimated that
at least 40 per cent is quite useless. Less
than half the meat issued to Colonel
Hoods regiment has been fit to eat and
naturally there has been some COM
Near Santiago there are great fields of
pasturage and the United States govern
ment would DO well to send live 5eeYeS
hsre, instead of contract meat. The cost
would be less and the satisfaction far
greater.
The sickness is that incidental to ac-
climation. The trouble among our sol
dierS is chiefly mental, rather than ply
sicai, and better mail service would do
much 10 remedy it. Scarcely any mail
has reached here. The men. more or iess
enervated by the climate and deprived of
communication with their homes and
families worry, grow oespondenJ. anu
sicken from suspense. To nine out of
every ten sick soldiers at Santiago a let
ter from home would be better than med
icine United States mail boxes are being
put on the streets and the Office facilities
are AMPLE All that is needed is a regular
mail SerYice.3
Yesterday so Cubans who had been en-
ployed about the docks were placed on
easier work by Lieutenant Hanna. To
his surprise. they went on strike, abso-
lutely refusing to work at all. OF course,
they were discharged. They have been
paid in rations and the opportunity to
steal at the docks was too attractive to
be resisted. The products of their thiev-
ing were sold 10 the small dealers. thus
adding to the legitimate results of labor
BENZ wen fed seems to render the ordi-
nary Cuban indisposed to work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
BRIEF NOTE OF NoTABLEs.

Professor Koch, the famous bacter-
iologiSt, is pursuing his study of ma
laria in the Milan hospitals, and in
tends to spend several months in Italy.
NJ. Caesar Thompson. the famous
Belgian violinist, has received from
King Humbert the honor of knighthOOd
in the order of SITS. Maurice and La
zare.
The MarechaIe de MacMahon, widow
OF the famous French general. is lying
at the point of death at the Chateau de
Cairon, the home of her daughter. she
was stricken with apoplexy-
Rev. DR.. Thompson. secretary of the
Presbyterian home mission board, has
received an anonymous donation of $500
to be applied to inaugurating the work
of the board in Puerto Rico
A recently published letter shows that
D. G. Rossetti narrowly escaped. at
one crisis in his career, being forced
to become a telegraph clerk instead of
poet-artiSt and a preacher of the SoS-
pei of Pre- Raphaelism.
Albert L. Mills, who has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the military
academy at West Point. is the first
lieutenant to be so honored. 1t is re-
sponsible position, and his predecessor
was Lieutenant Colonel Ernst.
Wyatt W. Randall, A NJ, Phi. D.,
who for the last six years has occupied
the chair of associate professor OF
chemistry at Johns Hopkins university,
has been elected to the science master
ship at the Lawrenceville school.
Colonel ]. ]. Van Horn of the Eighth
United States infantry, who died in
Wyoming, would have been retired a
brigadier general in February next.
Though Ga years of age, he insisted on
going to Cuba with his regiment.
France has always been the country
of pseudonyms, nor is their use con-
fined to the literary and dramatic pro-
LESSONS. NJ. Lockroy, for instance. the
well known politician, who now Oceu-
pies the ministry of marine, is really
NJ Edouard Simon.
The Society of the Descendants OF
Walter Allen, the settler of Newburg,
Mass, in 1916 held a reunion at Lake
Lasfaway, East Brookfield. Mass, last
week. Over 100 representatives of the
family were present, coming from six
different states.
Peter Barr, V. NJ H.-''Victoria Med
alist in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is visiting
friends in Kansas, recently came TO
this country to study American fruit
growing methods. In an interview with
western paper he says that the most
striking characteristic of the American
people is the universal poor cookery.
The Rev. Arson Dodge (EpiscOpaD
of ST. Simon's Island, Brunswick, Ca.
who has just died, endowed a church
in Allahabad, India, with $4,000, in
memory of his first wife, who died
there Is years ago. He gave $4,000 to
the diocese of Georgia, southern dis
trict; $40, 900 to the northern and west
ern districts, and $4,000 to the eastern
district He built u churches and
chapels and many school houses in the
southern district, and established and
endowed an orphans home at st. ST.
mons Island.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
Arizona Democrats In Deadlock
SibleY Accepts.

Prescott. Ariz., Sept. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic territorial convention met here.
The only business of Importance was the
nomination of a delegate to congress.
There were four candidates in the field
Mark Smith, Z. E. EllingwooG of Flag
staff; j. F. Wilson of Prescott, and Wiley
I. Jones of Graham county. Smith with
drew on account of the unexpected oppo-
sition- Five ballots were taken without
result and an adjournment was taken.
Pittsburg Sept. 16.-At a Democratic
mass meeting at Bradford. Pa. a tele-
gram was read from Hon. Joseph c. Sib-
ley, accepting the nomination for con-
CreSs rendered him by the Democrats of
the Twenty-seventh district
Belcherviile. Tex, Sept. 16-Dr. A. w.
Atcheson of Dennison was nominated by
the Republicans of the Fifth district to-
day. to oppose Congressman Bailey in the
campaign.
Portage, Wis, Sept 1.-THE Second dis
trict Democratic congressional convention
today nominated James Edward Jones on
the 10th ballot, after a deadlock of two
days.
Cincinnati. Sept 1.-THE following con-
gressional nominations were made in this
county today:
First District-John F. FolIett. Demo-
erat; w. Nj. Shattuck, Republican, pres
ent incumbent.
Second District-Charles L. Swain, Dem
ocrat: j. III. Cromwell, present incumbent,
Republican.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
WOMAN'S BODY IDENTIFIED.
Some Light Thrown On the Bridge
port Murder Mystery.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 16.-As re-
suit of today's developments there
seems to be almost no doubt that the
woman whose dismembered body was
found early in the week in the Yellow
mill pond was Grace Marion Perkins,
of Middleboro, Mass.
Medical Examiner Downs this morn
ing filed out death certificate, giving
the name of the victim as Grace Marion
Perkins The Identification by the
young woman's father was supple
mented today by that of the Middle
5oro dentist who had treated Miss Per-
kins' teeth. He said that there could
be no doubt that the head was that of
Miss Perkins. Undertaken Gullinan
has notified the members of the Perkins
family that the remains are at the
morgue awaiting their pleasure.
Additional information has also come
from Middleboro to the effect that Miss
Perkins left that place three weeks ago,
presumably with Charles Bourne, "a
young man of the town, and that since
that time all trace of her has been
lost. The police here are making eff
forts to locate Bourne.
The police are eager to ascertain the
whereabouts of DR.. Nancy Guilford.
The New Haven jailer has been look
ing over the discarded effects of erst-
while prisoners at his jail. He has come
across three articles of clothing for
merly owned by DR.. Guilford, husband
Of Nancy Guilford. and once an in
mate of the jail, on which was 81"
which was also upon a piece of a mans
undergarment.N in one of the bundles
which was found in the mill pond.
The members of the Perkins family had
a conference today and decided that the
Identification of the girl was complete.
Frank Perkins, the father of the girl,
stated that he had obtained Bridgeport
undertaken to ship the remains TO Middle
boro tonight. Arrangements have also
been made for the funeral which will be
held Sunday at the Perkins home.
1t is understood Charles Bourne is only
a short distance from this town. and will
come forward if wanted by the police, to
give evidence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
cHINA,s RAPID STRIDES.
Most Important Concession Ever
Granted to Foreigners.

0IduIeQ 70 Foreigners.
New York, Sept. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Consul James w. Ragsdale, at Tien
TSin, China, reports the first conces-
sion ever granted by the imperial Chi
nese government to a foreign syndi-
cate, by the terms of which foreigners
have the right to open and work mines.
construct and operate railways entirely
free from Chinese control, other than
the payment of a royalty and conform
ity with the general laws of the en-
pire, as applicable to foreigners.
On May u there were signed. in the
presence of the ministers Of the Tsung
Lii Yamen, articles of agreement Which
ceded to the Pekin syndicate, limited.
of London, the sole right to open and
work the coal and iron deposits of CEN
trail and southern Shansi, and the pc
troleum deposits of the entire province;
also the right to construct and operate
all necessary railways, to maintain
trunk lines and navigable waters for
operating the mining products. The
agreement was signed by orders issued
in an imperial edict, stamped with the
seal of the tSung Ii yamen as visible
sign Of imperial sanction and author-
ity, and the whole proceedings were
verified by the British and Italian min
listers to China.
The signing OF this contract marks
the most important epoch in the in
dustrial policy of China. The precedent
has been established of allowing for
eigners, for commercial purposes, to
own real estate IN the interior of China
open and operate mines and construct
and maintain railways. There have
been many so-called railway conces-
sions granted in China, but none of
them is worth the paper it is written
on. OF the railway concessions, only
ene-the Belgian syndicate for the
Pekin-HankoW railway-has passed be-
yond the preliminary state, and in none
is the syndicate more than the financial
agent Of the Chinese. This railway
syndicate has no voice in the manage
ment, and not too much security for it's
money. As a matter of fact, up to date
neither the Belgian syndicate nor any
other has furnished one cent of
money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17

Admiral Sampson ard his staff came
ashore this afternoon and drove around
the town. No official business has yet
been undertaken and no sessions OF the
commission have yet been held.
Robert p. Porter left today for Glen
fuegos, where he goes to make a survey
there. Before leaving he visited General
Mayo Rodriguez at the insurgents camp,
upon invitation of a number or prominent
Cubans, where he enjoyed a typical Cuban
breakfast. He was accompanied by Senor
Benjamin Guerrer. treasurer of the CUBAN
junta IL New York.
Captain Bondy, the Swedish milltary
attache left this morning for Europe
by the steamer Fayette. Major Leverson.
the British attache, VIII leave tomorrow
on the steamer Santiago for New York
The trouble between the municipality
and the Spanish bank continues, the bank
refusing to deliver sums of money col
lecUed which should be applied 70 the
payment of interest due On loans OF 5,oJc,-
600 and s., CO., 900, which it was ordered by a
cabinet decision to be turned over TO the
municipality to be applied to their ex-
penses, suspending temporary payment
of the interest due on the bonds of the
above loans. Senior Ricardo Galbis, gov
ernor of the bank, protested to the cap
tain general against the decision, main
qaln1ng that the Banco ESpanoE was an
establishment of credit, which guaranteed
the aforesaid payments of interest ana
could not afford to bear SPANS credit by
such an arbitrary decision, and especially
as most of the bonds issued for these
loans were held abroad, and he fatty re-
fused to deliver the sum collected under
this head. The result of the protest is
unknown, but "a decision is awaited with
interest, as affecting the national credit.
An economic soup kitchen. which has
no connection with the government
kitchens, which have been ordered closed,
was opened yesterday in the San LarZo
ward. where meal, consisting of reg
ular ration, can be had at a cost of three
cents.
Adviees from Matanzas report a terri
bic condition of neglect at the San Garos
cemetery there. Twenty-nine bo3ies gath
cred between the 3rd and 18th inst. are
composition injecting the whole neigh
borhood and creating a fearful stencil.
The bodies had been left unburied because
no proper documents accompanied them,
making their burial regular.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
GENERAL ToRAL ATTACKED.
Spanish Populace Infatuated By APP
pearance of Troops.

Vigo, Spain, Sept. 16.-About 700 people
beseiged the house of General ToISl to-
day. demanding that the troops which
arrived here yesterday from Santiago de
Cuba on board the Spanish steamer Leon
XIII, be Immediately landed. They pro-
eeeded to the quays, cheering the troops,
and were with difficulty dispersed by
soldiers of the garrison. Afterwards a
crowd of about 1 800 people returned TO the
quays and when they saw the soldiers
landing, barefooted and nearly naket, IN y
became infurIated and surrounded Gen
eral ToraPs house. hooting and Kissing
and stoning the building. Eventually thc
Spanish general succeeded in escaping to
the Leon XIII. On learning this the mob
gathered on the dock and stoned the
steamer for nal fan hour, smashing the
cabin windows. The Leon XIII was
obliged to leave the place where she was
anchored. Five steamers are ready TO
transport the returning Spanish soldiers
and civil officers with the archives and
munitions of war from Cuba. but it Is be-
lieved 1t will take four months and cost
Sc coo 900 pesetas to bring the troops back
to Spain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
Land Contests Decided.
Especial to The Herald.l


Washington, Sept. 16.-In the land
contest of Edwin A. Ireland VS. Xavier
Bellon, from the Salt Lake City (Utah)
district, the secretary of the interior
today affirmed the decision of the COM
missioner of the general land office.
Plaintiffs application to make home
stead entry is rejected for conflict with
defendants desert land entry.
In the contest of Gilbert G. Sherier
VS. John M. Simmons, from the Boise
Qdaho) district, the commissioner was
also affirmed. The land is awarded to
Simmons.
A motion for rehearing. filed by the
defendant in the case CT James X
Potts vs. John Landers, was dismissed.
This contest originated in the Buffalo
district, wyoming.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-17
ENVELOPES AND WRAPPERS.
Government Makes a Contract at
Greatly Reduced Figures.

washington. Sept. 1.-THE contract
made by the postoffice department for
stamped envelopes and newspaper wrap
pers will, as calculated by Third Assistant
Postmaster General Merritt. save the con-
sumers of these articles at least 81. COS, Coz
yearly. There is a very marked diff
ference between the prices which will go
into effect Jan. 1 next and those which
prevail under the present contract. About
twenty different kinds of envelopes and
wrappers are to be supplied. and there are
five which are more generally used than
the others. Commercial size envelopes
are among these. The present contract
price is SLIGO, and there has been a reduc-
ton OF 40 cents per 1,000-on them. On
extra letter size there will be q reduc-
ton of 60 cents per 1000. Extra size for
enclosing circulars will be s10S per 600
a reduction of cents. The price of news
paper wrappers per 1000, 81. will remain
the same and legal size wrappers will be
9 cents lower, the present price being
81. 16 per 1000.