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said to have been received to have the
troops proceed as rapidly as possible to
Tampa, Fla, to which point troops
from Mobile have also been ordered,
and they will leave before morning. 1t
is currently reported that the COM
panies OF the Ninth regiment, now in
camp here, will be shipped at once to
Tampa, as we'll as the Twenty-fourth
infantry (colored). Officers of the
Ninth have hidden goodbye to their
wives and are making every prepara-
ton for departure. The movement of
troops to Tampa is believed TO embrace
not only the colored troops, but all the
military stationed here as well. The
shipment of the Ninth cavalry, follow
ing the sudden departure today of two
batteries of artillery for Tampa has
produced a fever of excitement among
the soldiers.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 2S-1O:30
p.m.-It is now positively known that
all of the Ninth cavalry, the Twenty
fourth infantry and the entire eight
batteries of artillery, now conferred at
Chickamauga, will leave for the south
as soon as they can be loaded on the
cars, which are in readiness for them.
By tomorrow night, it is thought, all
of the trains viii be on their way to
TAMPA -s.fs..-s-.
Shortly before 10 o'clock, a bugler of
the Ninth cavalry, with two companies
of that regiment, which arrived from
Utah this afternoon, sounded the ''as-
sembly," and the few troopers who had
been given permission to leave the cars,
hurried along the streets to the railroad
yards. News of the ordering of the
troops south drew q. tremendous crowd
around the depot and railroad yards
in spite Of the late hour, and the SOL
diers were cheered again and again as
the train pulled out.
General orders were issued today
forming the artillery into brigade of
two battalions. to be commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel W. F. Randolph of
the Third artillery. The first battalion,
consisting of light batteries A and F
of the Second and light batteries and
Z Of the Third, is placed in command Of
Major J. NJ. Lancaster. Major ]. w.
Dillenback is given command of the
Second battalion, made up of light bat
teries 3 and F of the Fourth and light
batteries D and T of the Fifth
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UTAH LAND PATENTS
FUSION IN IDAHO.
Democratic State Committee Is Op-
posed to the Proposition.
Especial to The Herald)

Boise, Ida, April 2S.-The Democratic
state committee met here today and
considered the question of fusion be-
hind closed doors. The net result is
that up to this time a big majority
of the committee stands opposed to flu
sion, although a change may come to-
morrow. The final fight in the COM
mittee will come on the question of
following the Populists to Moscow to
hold the convention.
When the fusion communications of
the Populists and silver Republicans
were presented to the committee, A. J..
McNab moved that a, committee be ap-
pointed to review the communications
and report a reply. This was lost J..
c. Rich, the southeastern Idaho Demo-
cratic leader, then moved that the
communications be tabled. This was
carried by a vote Of 16 TO s. The meet
ing will be continued tomorrow.
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UTAH SOLDIER
FOR BROADER
King Urges the Appointment
{. of Willard Young.
Seer TARY OF WAR
MAnES NO PROMISES
IdahO'S Patriots Are Making Prompt
Response to the Call.

Little Town of Wardner Has Eighty
four Men Enrolled-Pocatello Will
Furnish a Company-State Will
Furnish 672-Minister Woodford
to Be Major General-Arms and
Equipments to Be Shipped-A
Full Company From idaho.
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fsneoial to The HeraldN

Washington, April 2S.-Representative
King called on Secretary Alger and
Adjutant General Corbin this after
noon, and urged that some distin-
guished Utah soldier be recommended
for one of the new brigadierships. He
spoke for the state. rather than for the
recognition of any individual Asked
to mention good man, he referred en-
Enthusiastically to Captain Willard
YounS's valuable experience.
The secretary said pleanantly that if
a brigadier general was named from
Utah that was the kind of a man the
department would be looking for, but
he made no promises.
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No News of These Two Ships.

Norfolk. Va, April 2s.-No news of
the transport Panther and the cruiser
Montgomery has baen received here.
Officials at the navy yard fear disas-
ter if the ships were delayed on the
Hatteras coast. but the most expert
enced navigators unite in saying that
they ought to have gotten we'll out to
sea before meeting the storm.
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Washington, April 2S.-No informa-
ito of the grounding of one of our
warships was received either by the
president or the secretary OF the navy
tonight. and 50 far as could be learned
no such dispatch reached the navy de-
partment An examination of the best
Cuban map in the war department fails
to show any point on the coast called
Dimas, the nearest approach to it be-
ing Point Diamento, on the northern
coast OF Pinar del Rio province, a short
distance west OF Havana and in the
blockaded zone. No advices from Cap
tain Sampson regarding the lombard
ment of Matanzas were received up to
a late hour.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Preparations to Invade Cuba.
PAGE TWO.
Mystery Regarding Spanish War
ships.
Richest Prize of the War Run
Down.
PAGE THREE
Writ of Prohibition.
Free Gold Is Found.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
War Revenue Debate.
Charles Francis Adams In the City.
Utah Volunteers.
PAGE SIX
State News.
Flying Squadron's Fearful Ride.
Trade In Wall Street.
PAGE SEVEN.
The First Presidency On Enlist
mentS.
PAGE EIGHT.
Enlistments In Salt Lake
In the Social Realm.
Board of Education.
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instant later. a great cloud of dust
and fragments of concrete and mortar
fly high in the air. Then would come
the roar of the piece, sullen and heavy.
The New York had soon reduced the
range from 1000 to 1900 yards, and
soon was tossing shells into Rubalcava
at the rate of about three a minute,
with wonderful precision and appar-
emily great destructiveness.
In the meantime the Puritan was
taking care of Point Maya. 1t was a
long shot to that battery. 1t was so
well masked that the only target was
the infreQuent smoke from the battery.
But when the Puritan got the range
her shells burst every time within the
fortihcation and great was the explo-
sion thereof.
High up into the air would go cloud
of dust-atoms of the Spanish fort
looking for all the world like the ex-
plosion of magazine of brown pris-
matte powder.
THE PURITAN'S MISCHIEF.
The Puritan was doing fully as much
harm on the east side Of the bay as
the New York was doing on the west
side. All this time the Cincinnati had
remained out of action.
Captain Chester Signalled for permits
sion to engage, and it was granted by
the flagship. The Cincinnati steamed
up to within 1000 yards, broadside on,
and began to let fly with her guns.
The batteries on the New York were
just giving the signal to retire when
one defiant shot was fired from Rubal-
cava. 1t was the last shot that battery
was ever to fire.
BEST SHOT OF THE DAY.
One of the big guns on the Puritan
answered back. 1t was the best shot
of the day. 1t struck the battery just
where the gun was, tore its way into
the earth works and exploded, doing
great destruction.
Captain r. Machugh, an artillery Off
Ger of the British army, who was a
spectator of the engagement, said it
was one of the best shots he had ever
seen made.
Having practically demolished the
Spanish batteries, the ships stood out
to sea. Not shell had struck one of
them, but there had been three narrow
misses of the New York.
The Spanish fired schrapnel once
which had burst above the ship; a shell
had struck just fore of her, and an
other struck just aft.
INEFFICIENT MARKSMEN.
The fact that the Spaniards failed to
strike such large target as the New
York, towering as she does like a house
out of the water, was taken as evil
dence that they are not good marks
man fbp other bo+
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carbuncle Troubles spreckels.

San Francisco, April 2S.-The rumor
prevalent today that Claus Spreckels
is seriously ill was founded on the
fact that the aged capitalist has been
confined to his room for several days.
suffering with a painful carbuncle. At
no time has he been in danger, and a
statement made tonight by a member
of his family is to the effect that his
condition is much improved.
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is BLANCo A LIARP
Cables to Madrid the Grounding of
One of Our SHIPS.

Madrid, April 2S-An official dispatch
from General Blanco says: Part of the
enemys squadron has gone eastward
One of the American ironclads has
grounded opposite Dimas. province Of
Pinar del Rio. and three other ships are
working to feat her. Spanish volunteers
are watching on shore
A dispatch TO FL impartial from Havana
saws the insurgents attacked Artemisa,
Pinar del Rio province. but were re-
DulSed
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IerleS, discovering the KIND or guns
they mounted, and, if possible, stop
ping the work of fertilization.
HOW MATANzAs LIES.
Matanzas lies at the head of a bay
about four miles from the sea. This
bay at it's mouth is three miles wide.
On the west side of the bay is Point
Rubalcava. and on the east side Point
Maya. The points have very slight
elevation above the sea, but the con-
figuratiOn Of the harbor is such as to
give the batteries on them command
ing position. Stretching back from
these batteries are towering hills, and
it was believed the guns had been
mounted somewhere there, concealed by
the shrubbery.
The New York led the way into the
bay of Matanzas. The Puritan was a
few hundred yards astern on the port
side and the Cincinnati remained be-
hind a slightly greater distance astern
on the starboard side. Lines drawn
from ship to ship would have made an
almost perfect triangle.
SPANIARDS BEGAN.
At few minutes before 1 o'clock
there was a puff of smoke from the
east shore, and an eight-inof shell
whizzed toward the New York and fell
short. Scarcely had the report died
away than another puff of smoke
floated upon the Point Maya side, and
easily blew away. This shell also fell
short. The range of the east battery
was nearly 1000 yards, but the flagship
promptly opened fire with one of her
eight-inch guns
The engagement in a few minutes
became general, and shore and bay
were covered with the midtown
smoke, while the hollow between the
hills roared with the cannonading
Continuing to cut loose with her guns
starboard and port, as well as fore and
aft, the New York steamed quickly in
and circled around to the westward
toward Point Rubalcava, while the
Puritan swung to starboard 10 engage
the Maya batteries. The Maya was
the more formidable, and the fire from
it was more frequent but the shells
fell short. The New York ignored, this
battery after a minute and proceeded
to pay all her attention to the battery
on Rubalcava, which was being pushed
to completion.
BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
II was a beautiful sight to see the
large practice of the New York. A
big balloon of smoke would suddenly
rise from her side. The eye, following
tha 6iranfiof, 0f tba shot uyor,Id coo
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Government Chartered Eight Large Steamers to
Convey the Military Expedition Thence.
TROOPS ASSIGNED TO CHICKAMAUGA
SWITCHED OFF, AND SENT TO TAMPA
Early Seizure of MatanzaS Contemplated as Base of
Operations In Cuba.

Military Supplies Mobile
Regiments Follow TodayBeeved This Will Be Succeeded By
Similar From New oreanscurenty Reported In Chicka
Both Utah. Will Florida TodayGreat Excitement
In Encampment In Army
Speedily Move On the Enemy.
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HURRAH FOR IDAHO.
Splendid Reports From Recruiting
Officers Over the State.
Especial to The Herald)

| OIHcSrS OV6I the SCaCe-
Especial to The Hsrald)
Boise, Ida, April Ex-Governor Steu-
nenberg is much pleased at the days
developments, which show that the
men of the National Guard are ready to
! respond to the call. and that other vol
unteers Will be forthcoming in large
numbers. He received a dispatch from
| Senator ShOup, stating that the eight
companies would have a maximum
strength Of "a each, including commits
stoned officers, and a minimum strength
of So This will make a total maximum
of 672
Marching orders were issued to the
following companies: Company A,
from Caldwell; company B, from Lew
istcn; company c, from Grangeville;
company D, from Genesee; company f,
from Wardner; cadet company from
Moscow.
The quartermaster's department will
furnish the necessary transportation,
and the commissary department travel
rations for the necessary number of
SPLENDID REPORTS.
The most encouraging reports were
received during the day from most OF
the companies. The following are some
Of the dispatches:
Grange giile-Thirty-fiv passed med
ical examination. All ready for orders.
Signed j. w MURPHY"
eWardner-Eighty-fo men examin-
ed and accepted. More examinations
tomorrow. Wire further instructions.
Signed LINCK."
Observation-Disclosures Steunenberg-
Have accepted SO. viii continue today.
Murphy reports So. Signed F. J. ED
WARDS"
w z. Cornwall wired from Moscow.
stating that 50 cadets had passed, and
asking permission TO recruit the COM
pany 10 its full strength with undrilled
men. The governor directed him to
Increase the total to 80.
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO.
:. J. Mills who had been sent to
POcatellO and other southeastern
points by the governor. wired that PO-
cateHo would furnish 80 men, and that
the company could be filed to its full
strength from the surrounding section.
The men at POcatellO were ready to be
examined.
Dr. ]. H. Bean was appointed ex-
aiming surgeon in POcate!iO, and Colo
mel kinpOTt was named as mastering
officer for Bannock, Bear Lake and
Oneida counties.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The adjutant of the uniform rank.
Knights of Pythias, asks the governor
to recognize the knights after the mi
Iitia. The governor has the matter un-
der AMUSEMENT The Albion battery
has been requested to transform itself
] into an infantry company, when 1t viii
be accepted.
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SWITCHED OFF FOR TAMPA.
Troops Destined For Chickamauga
Ordered South.

Chickamauga National Park, Ga,
April 2S.-The two companies of the
Ninth (colored) cavalry, which arrived
in Chattanooga late this afternoon,
were stopped after having started to
ChickaInauga and switched into the
Western & Atlantic yards. Orders are
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uNCOMPAHGRE BILL PASSED
OPENS THE ASPHALTUM LANDS
TO ENTRY.
Is Almost Certain to Pass the House
Favorable Report On the Ogden
Public Building Bill.
Especial to The Herald.)


Washington, April 2S.-The senate this
afternoon passed the Cannon bill for the
opening of the gilsonite lands of the I'm
compahgre Indian reservation. The bill
/ had been previously favorably reported
/ from the committee on Indian affairs, of
| which Senator Rawlins is a member AS
! originally introduced by Senator Cannon,
! it provides for but two loca tiOnS for sacn
person, but the committee amended il so
as TO give only one entry per man. 1t IS
almost certain to pass the house in the
! same form.
OGDEN'S PUBLIC BUILDING.
The senate committee on public build
ingS and grounds this afternoon made
favorable report on the Cannon bill for
the erection of a quarter of mlllion-doi-
lar public building at Ogden.
Senator Cannon tells The Herald that he
will secure the passage OF the bill by the
senate at the present session He says.
Il had no desire to antagoHize the Salt
Lake building with the proposition for
one at Ogden, and have; therefore,
waited until the Salt Lake bill was out
of the way in the senate. The Ogden
people are quite willing to wait for Salt
Lake, but they want to follow closely
after.
UTAH POSTMAsTERS.
Sophus Olson was today appointed post
master at Cleveland. Emery couaty. Utah,
vice Henry r. 0viott, removed, ana
William A. Bennett at American Falls.
Oneida county, Idaho, vice Lewis V. St.
Clair, resigned.
Edith Mansfield was today commission
ed postmaster at Portage, Utah
UTAH LAND PATENTS
The secretary of the interior has or
dered to the state of Utah list No. l OF
lands selected on account OF the Agri-
cultural college grant. containing 1850
acres, in the Salt Lake City district.
Pensions granted today: Idaho
Widows, Roseilla NJ White, Princeton
$500.
Wyoming-Restoration and increase,
George Rowsell dead, Cheyenne. SIS to
ST. Widows, Margaret Rowsen, Chey-
enne, $500.
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NEWS IN MADRID.
Admit Several of Their Men Were
Killed, But Yankees Retreated.

Admit Several of Their Men Were
Killed, But Yankees Reiterated.
Madrid, April 2S-Little credence Is
attached in Madrid to the dispatches
from New York. telling of the bonn
bardment of MatanZas, as the latter
conflict with the official reports.
In addition TO saying the Americans
were obliged to retreat" they admit
that several men were killed and "that
some damage was done to the tow,
also saying that the main loss is not
known"
The forts of Havana, ii is announced
here, have not yet fred a single pro-
jectile. the cannon shots being merely
signal guns.
Madrid. April $50 p.m.-In the SEN
ate today. General Donoso eulogized
the captain of the transport Montzerrat
for running the blockade. Admiral
Bermejo, minister of marine, replying,
said the government had decided to
confer a decoration on the officer.
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PocATELLo's QUOTA.

Full Company to Be Raised at That
Place.
Special to The Herald.J
Pocatello, Ida, April 2S.-H. B. Kin
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INEFFICIENT MARKSMEN.

The fact that the Spaniards failed to
strike such a large target as the New
York. towering as she does like q, house
out of the water, was taken as evil
dence that they are not good marks
men. On the other hand, every shot
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BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.

II was a beautiful sight to see the
large practice of the New York A
big balloon of smoke would suddenly
rise from her side. The eye, following
the direction of the shot, would see, an
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teries, discovering the kind of guns
they mounted, and. if possible, stop
ping the work of fortification.
HOW MATANZAS LIES.
The times., 1898-08-13
SMACKS OF PEACE AGAIN.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Taken From
nm Express Safe

Dug Hill. Mo-, Aug. 12.-The robbers
who looted the express on the st. Louis
and Burlington flyer last night at this
village are now known to have made a
big haul. The safe which the robbers
took bodily from the train and loaded
into wagon. contained $4,000 for two
Kansas City banks. The money was not
put in the through safe, because that
was the St. Louis safe.
The Adams Express Company at first
asserted that the safe was not even OPEN
ed, but later admitted that the strong
box had been rifed and about $1,000 taken
by the road agents. The safe was dis
covered two miles from the scene of the
hold-up.
The men worked in the most approved
road-agent style, fir ng incessantiy to keep
the passengers frightened and within the
coaches, while they detached the express
ear and ran it down the tracks to where
the wagon was concealed The express
messenger opened the door after stick
of dynamite had been placed under it,
and he was given one minute to do so
or be blown up.
The engineer narrowly escaped death,
one of the robbers shooting his cap off
because he insisted on watching the
movements of the gang.
The times., 1898-08-13
Our Philippine Wards

Honor and humanity demand that
we should not desert the natives of the
Philippine Islands, after encouraging
and arming them to assist US in ex-
pelling Spain from the archipelago.
They may be half civilized as their
critics allege. They have one thing in
common with US. and which should
appeal to our respect and admira ton.
They love liberty, and have shown
themselves ready and willing to fight
and de for ii.
The F'ilippinos have been lately rep
resented as inimical to American occu-
patton. 1t now appears pretty plainly
that the contrary was the case, but
also that their leader, Aguinaldo, had
become suspicious of our intention to
occupy. II was not without reason
that he asked Consul Wildman
whether he was fighting for annexa-
ton, protection or only TO serve a tenn
porary Washington purpose, and then
to be turned over TO Spain,
The SANDER against the Filippinos
accomplished what its chief promoters
desired. 1t resulted in bringing Mr.
Mckinley around to the views of the
interests working in behalf of surren-
der. But for want of confidence in the
natives of the islands, we do not be-
lieve that the influence of Day and Ed
munds would have sufficed to con-
struct that open door for Spain in the
architecture of the peace conditions.
Perhaps the harm is not irremediable
The Filipino junta at Hong Kong
hopes not. 1t has just informed our
consul there that there is no truth
whatever in recent stories of native
opposition or disloyalty to us. II as
sured him that Aguinaldo is and al
ways has been at the command of Ad-
miral Dewey and General Merritt, and
that ne and all his following are heart
and soul for annexation TO the great
free republic of the West.
This is excellent news, but ii will
not be so regarded by the secret in er-
ests now kicking their impatient heels
on the White House kitchen stairs.
and working in the dark To secure the
return Of the Philippine Islands to
Spain. We trust that President Nc
Kinley is glad to hear it. 1t should
serve to strengthen a determination
never TO surrender one foot of the con
quered territory that the American
people demand he shall keep and de-
fend for them.
The times., 1898-08-13

Only the ignorant class could fail to
realize the dangers of foreign aggres-
sion that would encompass a poor and
weak state situated as an independent
Cuban republic would be.
We think the prospect is that when
the consensus of intelligent native
opinion is presented, after the fires Of
the revolutionary struggle have had
time to cool, it will be found that the
people of the island will hardly care
to escape from the advantages of that
perfect protection to property, life, and
liberty which American sovereignty or
suZerainty alone could guarantee.
The times., 1898-08-13
Picturinr the LIGHTNING.
(From the Kans City s ar.

1t is not often that success Is made Of photo
graphing shaft of lightning by Its own light
and yet minister of the Gospel who lives on
the east side of Kansas City managed 10 take
several pictures not only of the bolts themselves.
but OF surrounding by the lightning fash
When the clergyman the storm approaching
he conceived the plan OF trying the unique pic
ture. He went to the yard and pointing his
camera at the black sky, waited for a fash At
the instant it came be pressed the button The
photograph not only shows the stTeaks of light
ming. but also the chimney tops Of the neighbor-
ing houses and the dim outlines of a distant
smOkestack. Extending down one side OF the
picture is a long streak Of running lightning not
jagged, as most lightning is but a long waverinz
line OF white In another corner few delicate
lines the picture. cu.ving in parallel like
the grain of wood or markings OF agate, und ?
the microscope the lightning LOOKS like a strip
of ribbon presented to the view almost edgewise.
Ii the ribbon were made in layers and as thin
tissue paper, by blowing on the edges il
would separate in different places. making curves
where the layers parted. The lightning Hnder
the microscope presents such effect.