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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-10
A RABBIT CONTEST.

The home of Mr.. John. Rabbit was
invaded Monday by TWO bioodthirsty
parties, one composed OF married men
and the other of single men. -Four
hundred and ninety-six innocents We're
slaughtered, the married men getting
only 1916, hence they paid the forfeit.
giving g dance. at which the victors
and their sweethearts We're the guests.
A deep snow, very wet and heavy,
fell Monday night after 10 O'clock
crushing an occasional hayshed, and
making travel terrible.
Messrs- Olson & Nielsen are opening
their new store on Main street, in the
NJ. C Rolph building. Mr. Bolph has
gone into the cigar manufacturing bus
mess with Mr.. Isaacs.
Rev. G. e. Joyne of Salt Lake City
remained but a week, and was obliged
TO return home Monday on account OF
an acute attack of bronchitis.
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San Francisco Wheat
Chicago Live Stock.

San Francisco. Feb. s-Wheat. inactive;
December. 1.312s May, 1. SO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-10

Nervous people find relief by en-
riching their blood with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which is the one true blood
purifier and nerve tonic.
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ing a total Of $685.. S.. The expenses for
the same month were $3.50. which in
cludes all salaries and. in addition. a
bill Of 500 for extra supplies. which
were badly needed, being 4 balance in
favor of the hospital of S2S0.63
The Sheridan Enterprise reports that
John Lehman of the Wolf creek fish
hatcheries received 30o. 600 trout eggs
last Friday and IS now experimenting
the Matching of the same
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-10
sAN FRANCIsCO MINING STOOLS.
san, San Fraaels.oo. Feb. s.-The Official
Silver In London
FOREIGN FINANCE.

London, Feb. 9.-Consols, 112 l1-16: 5
Yer. Is Lied.
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sHERTFF,S SALE.

Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah, this 9Th
day of February, 1898.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21
SIGHTED THE TRANSPORTS.
Captain Hopkins Thought They Were
Bound for Porto Rico.

Captain Hopkins Thought They Were
Bound for Porto Rico.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 20. 8 p.
m.-Captain Hopkins Of the Boston
Fruit company's steamer Brookline.
which arrived at Port Moran this
morning, reports that he sighted trans
ports. conveyed by United States war;
ships. so miles south of Crooked Island
passage yesterday morning. He was
due north off Cape Maysi.
Captain Hopkins reports also that he
was chased by the United States gun
boat Helena. The transports, he says,
were headed southeast. and in his judg-
ment for Porto Rico. He argues that
If they were bound around Cape Maysi
for Santiago sthey were far off their
course. II Is believed here that Captain
Hopkins Is mistaken. and that the
transports were simply keeping clear
of sight from land.
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Affairs Are Growing Worse.

Toronto. June 20.-A cable dispatch
was received mere from Havana. after
having been more than three days on
the way. 1t is from a merchant who
deals with private affairs. but has three
ominous words, affairs growing
worse" referring to the condftion OF
the city.
Some letters from Havana have also
arrived. They were three weeks on
the way. They state that the outlook is
desperate. and that there Is no posslbil-
ity or keeping the insurgents out of the
best part of the province. They con-
stantly harass the city cut off the sup
plies and destroy the roads. General
Blanco sent out a force to dislodge the
insurgents, but the train was derailed
and the soldiers had to retreat, and
came back leaving many dead.
The blockade Is said to have been run
several time by small vessels, but the
total stores and ammunition landed was
or little account. The statement is made
that the city and garrison cannot with
stand a close investment. The populace
believe Great Britain and the United
States have united in a blockade. The
officers of ii. NJ. s. Talbot were said to
have discovered valuable information on
the condition of the garrison and re-
ported N to the United States admiral.
They believe Admiral Cerveras fleet
had been sunk, and Santiago Is at
Simpsons mercy
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GENERAL SHAFTER IS OFF SANTIAGO
The Department Convinced That He Reached
nation - Confident That First Expedition
Has Arrived at the Philippines

not disclosed. so that II IL impossible
to know how much credence to attach
to the report. The navy department
was promptly informed Of the receipt OF
the message.
Rumors of troop movements continue
to emanate from Camp Alger. This
time II Is stated that one brigade. COM
posed of three of the most powerfully
equipped regiments. the LIST Rhode
Island and the 9Th and 9Th Massachu-
setts. Is to be sent from this camp to
Santiago The 9Th Illinois. sth Ohio
and 10th and 59th New York. and 33d
and 34th Michigan. are said to be slat-
ed for Porto Rico. and tn equartermast-
er In chief OF the corps is supposed to
be arranging for the transportation of
these troops. which will, II is reported,
be sent by sea directly from Newport
News on the two big liners. the Yale
and Harvard. Secretary Alger said late
this afternoon that none Of these orders
had been issued. so the rumors were
more or less speculative.
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Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.
On board the associated press dis
patch boat Dauntless. OF Santiago de
Cuba. June 10. s p. m. via Kingston.
June 20. Ais p. m.-The United States
troops under General shafter have not
arrived. The delay Is inexplicable. Ac-
cording to the latest information in
possession OF Admiral Sampson the
transports should have reached here
this morning. Valuable time and favor
able weather are lost by the delay.
Though II is blistering hot. there has
been no rain since the marines landed.
The Cuban officials say. however. that
in this mountainous section of the
southern coast the heavy rain has prac-
tically ceased until the end Of July.
The Cubans are extremely active, and
a Gordon has been drawn around San
tiago de Cuba. General Garcia. with
1000 troops. coming by forced march
from Banes. is now heading for SAM
tiago. His troops are within 40 miles
of the city. He left 1900 men at Hol-
guin to prevent the Spaniards there ef-
fecting a tuncture with General Toral
at Santiago. The Spanish troops at
Guantanamo. under General Masso. are
badly pinched for food. They wildly
appealed for provisions and reinforce
ments. but the only reply they got was
that both were impossible. General
Masso said that his men were even then
on half rations. and the supply was on
ly sufficient to last during the present
month. General Garcia and his person
al staff were picked up at General
Rabi's camp, Is miles west of Santiago.
and brought to the flagship this after
noon by the Vixen. There the grizzled
and wounded patriot had long consul
tation with Admiral Sampson regard
ing the operations for the investment
OF Santiago and the cooperation OF the
American and Cuban troops. General
Garcia Is very enthusiastic. He says
the Spaniards are starving. and cannot
hold out long. and that the war should
end In few months.
Two regiments of troops will be land
ed at Guantanamo bay. which will be
held as a base until Santiago falls.
There have beeu sno signs of Spanish
troops In the neighborhood of Camp
Mccalla for several days 1t Is. esti-
mated that over 800 have been killed or
wounded since the landing. Fifty
eight bodies were found yesterday. The
Spaniards seem satisfied that they cam
not dislodge the Americans. and have
withdrawn. The upper bay is to be oc-
cupied Immediately. Lieutenant Dele
hanty, with an expedition. Is nightly at
work removing mines from the river
connecting the upper and lower bays.
When this Is clear the ships will move
up the channel and take the town of
Caimanera. whose forts were demol-
ished by the Texas last Friday. The
auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis cut the
Kingston cable last night within a mile
OF FL Morro.
suvius discharged three more shells.
A terrific uproar followed the second
explosion. and 1t is thought a magazine
was blown up.
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LOSING VALUABLE TIME
AND FAVORABLE WEATHER
nexplicable Delay Getting the ssntasoThy Did
Not Arrive Sunday Expected Insurgents Activs-A
Gordon Around Santiago de Cuba

ceivable that the expedition might mot
reach Santiago until tomorrow or next
day.
General Shafter was rather expected
to run ahead OF the feet and the troops
and to arrive at Santiago or Guam
sells. taking the risk. which II mot ~
garded as great. Of meeting with span
ish cruisers. The assumption BY naval
officers IL that any danger of that kind
would be greatly reduced by sending one
Of the convoy vessels along with the Be-
guaranca as a guard to the commando
Ing general.
one OF the Officers of the army. who
has seen "A great deal Of service. ex-
presses the opinion that the campaign
against Santiago win be q short one. and
that IL will not be superior lighting oo1I-
ity that will give the victory to the men
under General shafter. Although the
United States forces are not all properly
clad. most of them have good shoes and
all have plenty Of food and have good
medical attention. The case In quite
different with the Spanish soldiers- Their
commissary Is bad, owing to the indtf-
ference Of the officers to the welfare OF
the men. for whom they make no Dacri-
fees. Excepting garrisons unusually
taken care Of the hospital service 10 In
adequate. and to that indifference is at
tflbuteu tue great ihof ftohey VI INC 0toss~
ish troops.
This officer said the same conditions
are found in districts where Spanish
military habits are found The United
States forces will be superior n much
for the reason that they are fed and paid
as for their greater energy ~ q race.
The war department still keeps secret
the exact point OF the landing of the
military expedition to Santiago. 1t may
be at the first harbor and IL may be at
the last Some suggest there 10 .
reason to believe that both the east and
west approaches may be made. The
early reports from General Shafter fol-
lowing his landing and observation OF
the situation are expected to give the
department an idea Of the probable du-
ration OF the campaign. The informa-
tion will also instruct the department.
as TO whether plans already adopted
and the number Of men are sunlcfeGt to
do the work. II not. . sufnctent num-
Der. whatever IL may Be, WIN Be hur-
ried forward to assure c0dnu5eoBIuuw
at the earliest possible moment
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A RELIC OF BARBARlSM.
spaniards and savsges Place Prisoners In
Places of Danger.


Washington. June 20.-Naval officials
attach no Importance to the half-mast-
ing Of the flag over MORO Castle after
the recent bombardment as indicating
that Hobson and his associates had
perished. MORO is being spared to pro-
tect Hobson, and. moreover. Ii Is hard
ly to be supposed that the Spanish flag
would be lowered out OF consideration
for an American loss. II the usual
practices OF warfare were followed.
Hobson and the Americans would be
removed to a place OF safety instead
of danger. for prisoner Of war is &C.
titled under civilized usage to protec-
tion against undue exposure or harsh
treatment. The putting forward of
prisoners as a shield is relic of bar
barism. As a rule. the places where
prisoners are confined. where ships and
works of art, libraries. churches and
charitable Institutions are located. are
designated by a yellow flag. and COM
msnders direct their fire so as to pro-
teot these points as sacred. II Hobson
Is kept at Morro. either to insure pro-
lection for that place or to expose him
II danger. II is said to be a breach Of
the rules Of civilized warfare.
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Washington. June 2o.-Lieutenant
Hobson. the hero of the Merrimac. will
be transferred from the construction
corps TO the line of the navy and raised
90 the grade OF lieutenant commander.
probably this week. This action was
definitely decided on by the administra-
ton to-day. 1t has been proposed to
await Hobson's personal expression As
10 his choice between the transfer to the
line or promotion within the corps.
where future advancement is limited
The final decision to-day to give sub
stantial recognition without further de-
lay follows the formal refusal OF ex-
change by the Spanish government The
matter was taken up by both the presi-
dent and Secretary Long and IL was
announced privately that the admins
tration Is anxious for immediate legis-
lation to empower the president to act
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AN EASY TASK.
II VIII Not Take = Loas Time to Land
the Troops.

IL VIII Not Take . Long Time to Land
the Troops.
New York. June 20.--A special to the
Times from Washington says: The
capture of Santiago de Cuba may turn
out to be easier than was expected. but
the preparations have been made upon
the assumption that the Spanish will
make a resistance equal to that which
would be made by the same number Of
American troops holding a like POSI-
ton. But the Spanish viii be weaker
than General Shafter and the feet COM
bined. while late reports about the ac-
tivity and efficiency of the insurgents
lead army men TO hope that their as
sistance will be of some value.
While there is not much anxiety here
concerning General Shafter and his
army. there II a universal desire to hear
of his arrival and Of his successful
landing. Army and navy men agree in
the opinion that IL the army reaches
or the point at which IL Is in
tended 10 land 1t. before Monday, or
even Tuesday. IL will have done very
well The transports would not sail at
high speed. some Of them may have been
detained and. as the feet would keep
togther in order to afxord the slowest
ships the benefit OF convoy. it is con-
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at low ebb. the rate of exchange any
thing from 10 to las per cent premium
on gold value. Prisoners are working
briskly on the earthworks and are re-
pairing and strengthening the bat
teries. -
her usual daily pearance on some
part of the COAST j much commented
upon. and the ru1n<f was started. on no
foundation whato u. that she had
been sent to the 6ttom by a Spanish
warship near some underlined point No
vessels have been sighted at sea from
any station on the island. so that the
small coasters are beginning to follow
their regular routes again.
The mines at the harbor entrance
have been laid further seaward. cover
ing all the lines the United States fleet
took during the bombardment. which
were too close N to have effect on
Mcrro. which lies on the fiat top Of the
cliff.
The islanders are perfectly quiet:
even politics Is not discussed. There
have been many cases of hamstringing
of cattle. SO that they have to be killed,
and the owners. having more flesh on
their hands than they can dispose of,
have to give II away to the poor people
the people who did the mischief, In
fact. This trick Is becoming very COM
mon, and may lead to something more
serious when people are starving, as
they soon will be.
The angry feeling against the "Yan-
KEGS" is extremely bitter among the
purely Spanish party. though nothing
of the kind exists among the true ISL
anders, who appear to be passively
awaiting the developments OF the war.
At present they are cowed-to use a
forcible expression-but IL a competent
native leader were to come forward
they would rise to a man and make
short work Of any oppressors-too
short, II Is feared. humanely speaking.
The island has now a population of
100000. The purely Spanish element
ma, count a third of the whole.
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A MIGHTY NAVY.
Rev. Thomas Dixon Thinks This Country
should Have n Fine One.

New York, June 20.-The necessity for
the construction of a mighty navy was
the subject discussed by Rev. Thomas
Dixon in the Grand Opera house last
night. He said i'm part:
Progress always had its tragic ele-
ment. There is always the struggle of
two forces, the one pushing forward the
other pulling backwards. Monasticisin,
which is the term to describe the prin-
ciple of that class who want isolation
for this nation. means decay of the
mind, means death i'm the individuals
and as much in the nation. In the con-
dition with which we are facing face to
face now. we have all been brought to
realize the necessity for a mighty navy
The Westerner who before did not see
why the construction of a court mouse
at his particular cross roads was neces-
sary, has now discovered that II has
been erected for his own protection.
Money counts Tor naught. We tried
that. We have proved that IL takes
foresight and skill to make a navy.
With that knowledge. which we have
bought dearly, II is now the immediate
duty of the United States to begin the
building of the mightiest navy in the
world. at an expenditure of not less
than $1,000. .000.000
1T is the only guarantee of peace.
There are great unsettled issues in this
world that cannot be settled except by
the way of force and life and death. Be
cause we were not prepared for war
Spain dared to fight.
Now we are spending more than ST.
100000 a day to carry on the war. the
end of which we do not yet see. In less
than four years the 81 900. o00, 900 will
have been spent. and nothing to show
for 1t. III we had spent this money i'm
building such a navy. we would have
kept our money virtually in our coun-
try and saved the lives of our men.
Such a policy is in the end the most
economical that we can adopt. Our only
defense is our power to strike. the pow
er Of aggression. Diplomacy must have
something besides wind to back IL up.
Efficient diplomacy must be prepared to
speak with lips of metal when II gets
through with words. We have a Monroe
doctrine. which Is a useless policy, iin-
less we have equal means to enforce II.
We must have a navy to hold our new
territory. and hold IL we must. We
can't give them back to Spain without
a complete qualification of our policy.
1t would be contrary to every principle
for which we have fought. 1t Is our
destiny to keep IL, and we must be pre-
pared to live out our destiny.
"A nation that can forget its Deweys.
a nation that could SIT down and not
build ships when II has such men TO
ought to die"
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TROOPS FOR SKATER.
Between Five and Ten Thousand Rein.
forcements to he sent.-

forcemenfs to Ne bent.~-
Washington. June 2o.-It was an
nounced at the war department to-day
that no additional transports other
than the Newport, which has been i'm
pressed on the Pacinc coast, has been
secured. OF the IL ships available to
the department in the East, arrange
mcnts are being made to have half a
dozen or more rendezvous at Tampa
for the purpose presumably of carry
ms additional reinforcements to Cen
eral Shafter. Just what portion of
General Skaters reinforcements are to
be taken from Tampa is not yet an
nounced. but with half a dozen ships
at its command the department ought
to be able to transport approximately
1000 troops with their equipments and
stores. Most of the remainder, IL is ex-
pected, will be taken from Camp AL
ge-, amounting, Ii is said, to a brigade.
The latter will leave the country by
way of Norfolk or Newport News, GO
ing in the vessels Harvard and Yale.
Secretary Alger was asked this after
noon just how many reinforcements
would be sent to General Shafter but
he declined to state definitely the num-
ber, saying, however, in a general way.
that there would be between 5000 and
10000 men. The lack of suitable vessels
for carrying supplies of fresh refriger-
ated beef for the army in Cuba. as well
as for the starving people there, is
proving very embarrassing to the Off
cials of the commissary generals office.
Nearly a week ago General Egan op-
ened bids for supplying this necessary
article of the soldiers diet, and would
have awarded the contracts before this
but for the reason that there are no
ships available to carry the supplies.
The ships secured will then have to
be fitted with refrigerating apparatus.
in order to preserve the meat fresh.
and this will take some little time.
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A Ransom for Hobson.

Kingston. Jamaica, June 20. 3 p. m.-
r. w. Ramsden. the British consul at
Santiago. now acting for the United
States i'm the negotiations with the
Spaniards for the exchange Of Lieuten-
ant Hobson and his comrades. has sug-
gested to the officials at Washington
that even a ransom might be paid to
secure the prompt release of the Ameri-
can prisoners. That idea was undoubt-
edly expressed in the cable dispatches
which passed through the colonial au-
thorities here but in what form IL was
shaped is not clear.
DR. George III. Bridgeman. the United
States minister to Bolivia, has arrived
on the steamer Para on his way TO New
York
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At PORTO RICO.
The Spaniards Arc Anxiously Awaiting
the Next BLOW From sampson.

The Spaniards Are AnxiousIy Awaiting
the Next BLOW From sampson.
New York, June 20.-The Herald pub
fishes the following special correspond
ence, dated San Juan, Porto Rico, June
3: Since the bombardment of the city,
May II. there has been a general feel
ing of unrest, uneasiness and uncer-
tainty as to what is 10 come next. as
IL is too clearly evident that matters
will not rest long in statu quo. Where
and when the next blow may fall is
the all-absorbins question.
No American papers have come to
hand lately, and IL is supposed those
that arrived have been suppressed.
That is true of those coming by way
of st. Thomas. News by cable is ut
terly unreliable. as passed for publica-
tion by the authorities. so that the only
reliable information is that which
comes surreptitiously from 81. Thomas.
A grand review of the new volunteers
WAS held last Sunday. when about l.
900 men swore fidelity TO the Spanish
flag.
None of the Spanish fleet has arrived
in port yet. except the torpedo boat
Terror which is thought to be a grand
acquisition TO the defenses. Her sister
vessel. the Furor. lies at Martinique
according to the latest advices. The
other warships in port are the usual
ones-the Isabella H.. Ponce de Leon
and Concha.
The armed transatlantic steamship
Alphonso III. lies loaded with provi-
sions for Santiago or some other Cuban
port. but does not seem inclined to
move out. She made a quick run a
few days ago to Mayaguez and Ponce,
to carry provisions to the small garri-
sons there. Provisions are very scarce
and prices have been Increased 80 per
cent above the normal.
In the interior of the island the con-
dit,ons are still worse. No work is be-
ing done on the estates. Thousands of
men are unemployed and misery and
hunger are rife. The local currency Is