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The herald., 1898-04-04

TO TELEoRAPHIo NEWS

| r The levee at Shawneetown, ILL.,,
+ breaks anda town of 5000 Inhabitants
4, Is swept from the earth; estimates of
4. the loss of life vary from 200 to 1000.
4. The Spanish torpedo f1otilla will re-
r main at Cape Verde until further or
1, ders: when the fleet has been REIN
+ forced by two or three cruisers 1t will
+ be ordered to Cuba.
r Sunday at the national capital was
r quiet, the president denied himself to
r callers and did not attend church.; in
+ the departments the only officials on
4, duty are the clerks having charge Of
r active operations and preparations for
4, equipping and supplying the navy.
r The formation of the flying squad
| r ron the best evidence that war is ex-
r pected, inasmuch as such fleets are
+ not organized except in cases where
r immediate attack Is expected: some
i. comparisons of vessels in the squad
| r ron with picked vessels Of the Span
+ ish fleet.
+ McKinley's Cuban message will not
r be sent to the senate before Tuesday,
1, and the committee to which 1t will be
1. referred can hardly be expected to re-
r port 1t back on the same day; senators
+ opposed to war may insist on debate,
+ which will postpone decisive action
+ for another week.
+ 1t is now discovered that Spain and
+ not the United States ceased negotia-
+ tions; the Spanish note of Friday
+ was made public only in part, and
r contained the blunt assertion that no
+ further negotiations would be con-
+ Quoted by Spain having in view the
+ ultimate independence Of Cuba.
+ high parsonage of China asks for
4, the head of Ii Hung Chang, accusing
RI him of selling out China to the Rus
r slams; bitter complaint caused by the
| + fact that China does not now control
+ port to receive the warships ordered
+ and ready to be delivered. England
+ makes demands for lease of Wei
+ Hai-Wei.
+ The belief prevails at Washington
r Chat the climax of the Spanish crisis
+ will be reached this week. President
+ Mckinley still hopes that war may be
4. averted IL congress can be controlled
r for few days more; no intimation is
+ given the public of what recommen-
+ dation will be made in the presidents
+ message, and 1t is reported that no
+ recommendation at all will be made.
+ The latest solution offered for the
+ war question is mediation by the pope,
+ said to have been undertaken at the
i instance of the United States govern
+ ment. Doubt is expressed as to the
+ concurrence OF the United States con-
+ gress.
t+.f++f+ *+++**+ ~
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But Not on Behalf Of the United States
Government
Spain Broke Off Negotiations With the Assertion That She Would
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LONDON MARKET
Money Much Wanted-E6ects Of the
War Scare

LONDON, April 3.-Money was wanted
on all sides during the past week, and the
market consequently was very firm. About
93,5O0,0O0 was borrowed from the Bank
of England. The prospects now incline to
easier conditions. Prices on the stock
exchange fluctuated widely. according to
varying Spanish-Aherican war news. The
settlement was tided over more easily than
was expected. There were no defalcations.
Consols and colonial securities dropped,
and English railroads rose in price. The
chief feature, however, was the specua-
tive activity of the American market. The
boom Of the early part of the Week reached
high-water mark on Wednesday, since
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Ii HUNG'S HEAD WANTED
FOR SELLING OUT CHINA TO THE
RUSSIANS
JUST CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT
II Found in the Fact That Chine Has
Now No Port for Her New
Warships-British Wants
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vesusatioh ana asks tnat La hung Cnane
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A Handball Game

DENVER. Col. April a-John J. Fitz-
gerald and George Q. Dostall, composing
Denver's Crack handball team, defeated
the worlds champions. Messrs. Casey ana
Dunno OF Brooklyn. N. Y. here this after
noon in a most exciting contest. The
score was q to 2O
At every point Of the game the local
players outplayed the famous Brooklyn
team. Champion Casey remarked after
the game that there was not Z team "a the
Aountry that could defeat the Denver men.
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when the quotations have receded, though
they still stand considerably above those
of the previous week.
Among the foreign securities the chief
interest was in the up-and-down move
ments in the Spanish fours. which closed
IN lower.
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On the Wheel

OAKLAND, CAL, April s-The ten-mile
bicycle race at Elmhurst today between ].
e. Wing of the Olympic club and "Bunt''
Smith of the Garden City Wheelmen. was
easily won by Wing. Time, 22:1O s-5 The
last mile was made in 2:13. Wings VIC
tory is largely attributed to his pacing.
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A Steamer Sunk

LONDON, April s.-The suspicion is con-
firmed that it was the German steamer
Magnet. from Bomaron, March 6. for stet-
tin, that was sinking on March 18th in COL
lision of Gabbard lightship with the Brit
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A Chicago Fire Victim

CHICAGO, April 3-The body of VIM. A.
Olmstead, president Of the Olmstead Scien-
tific company, was recovered from the ruins
of the Ayers building on Wabash avenue
today. All of the missing have now been
accounted for. Olmstead was the thir-
teenth victim Of the fire.
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M'KINLEY'S ULTIMATUM
Woodford Has Now to Deal the Last Card-The Presi
dents Forlorn Hope

CHICAGO
He
communicate This
hopes will give the fight
~
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ish bark, British Princess, Captain Scott,
from Leith.. The captains report that the
Magnet sank almost Immediately, and
that thirteen Of her crew were drowned.
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Europe's Most Famous Novelty star.
RUDINOFF
The Celebrated Russian Fantastic Define.
ator end Crayon Artist The Originator
and the only Artist Presenting the Ceie-
brated Smoke Piotures. truly wonderful
ana beautiful performance, executed on
smoked porcelain. entirely with the
finger tips.
The Eminent American C0median.
JOHN j. BURKE
Assisted by the Clever Soubrette, Grace
Forrest. Presenting their new and original
creation. entitled, Tricks Of the Trade
The American Celebrities,
SMITH AND COOK
Acr0batic Comedians and Grotesque Dancers
PRICES NEVER CHANGING-Evenlng, resel
ma'iuees wednesday, Saturday aud Sunday.
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NEW YORK, April s-Rev 81 .rohr :
aaM. pastor OF the Fifth Avenue Presby-
ssFian church. is convalescing.
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value, and will doubtless remain with
her to the end.
It is a sorry record Spain has made
in the last three centuries. The de-
bauchery of the public service, the in
difference of the crown, the sway of
priesthood, the tyranny. the cruelty of
the rule over colonists. the insolence
and exactions of the military author
tiles. going on from year to year I'M
needed and unchecked, brought on the
ruin
Spanish ability to administer the af-
fairs of many colonies has been tested
and found inadequate. Spain will do
well to govern the people and utilize
the area she has left.
If her statesmen are sincere, if her
people are patriotic as they profess to
be, there is an opportunity for the
employment of their best energies in
the rehabilitation of kingdom that
looks to be moribund, yet not without
hope
The losses and the crosses of the
war may prove lasting benefit to a
power that neither enjoyed nor I'M
proved the privileges and possessions
it has lost. A little attention given
to the downtrodden, priestridden, tax
laden people Of her main land would
help Spain in trying to keep pace with
other powers. The light of education
should Danish the gloom of superstition
which has been hanging over Spain.
The ideas of the middle ages should
give way to those of a later day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-03
FARMING IN THE SOUTH.


Corn is a leading product of the
American farm. The crop is not regu-
lated by the market so much as by eli
matte influences. Some years the yield
is good, and some seasons it is discour-
aging, and the price has been going
down gradually for many years; but
there is always an immense acreage
put in corn.
The total crop for 1898 is 1926, OOO, 600
bushels, against 1902, OO0,OOG in 1897.
Taken by sections, the figures show
this increase to be wholly due to the
production of corn in the south this
year.
The leading corn states of the Union.
accordingsto statistics for 1896. yielded
as follows: Iowa. .2L71e.441. Nehraslxa
9S,599,63S; Illinois, 2S4572.7 64; Kansas,
247, 7S4,004; Missouri, 176, 76S, SAG; Indiana.
1913, 46S, 265; Ohio, 128,691, 957. In that
year the total yield was 2.2SS. S75. 165
bushels in all the states and territories.
In 1866, at the close of the war. S67.-
1925 bushels of corn was the entire
product of the country. The average
price was 6S.2 cents per busheI. 1t is
now 80 cents per busheL The area in
corn in 1866 was 94.306,53S acres; this
year it is close to 9O,O0O,O zoe acres.
From a study of agricultural Stats
ties it is especially gratifying TO see
that the south is beginning to diversity
the crops as was the case before the
war. It is only within the last few
years that the southern farmers over
took their corn record of 1860. The
gain Of 114,OO0, coo bushels this year is
indeed record-breaker. It shows that
the people Of the south realize the i'm
portance of raising their own bread
stuffs, of making themselves more in
dependent than when cotton occupied
their whole time and attention; when
they contented themselves with bar
tering for food products with their
Yankee brothers, who have always had
q knaek for trading. When the south
ern states become self-sustaining in
this particular, cotton viii again be
raised as a surplus money crop" and
the people viii prosper.
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TRAIN RoBBINa INDUSTRY.


Train robbers are beginning to oper-
ate around Kansas City and St. Louis
again. They are not as successful as in
the days of Jesse James, but they are
fully as annoying A train robber is a
nuisance under any circumstances. He
delays the mails, interferes with traffic,
flightens women and spoils the land
scapes painted on express safes.
No one not interested in train rob-
bers or robberies viii regret to hear
of the capture of the outlaws who stop
ped Missouri Pacific train the other
night
The fate of the James gang, the
Younger brothers, the Bass bandits, the
Daltons and their imitatoIs III crime,
does not seem TO dampen the order of
the ambitious neoohyte who has read
the story without perceiving the moral.
There seems to be no way to suppress
train robbing in general. 1t requires a
local treatment The remedy must be
applied on the spot. And when trains
begin to haul dead bandits into stations
instead of battered safes and shattered
cars, the moral of the story will be-
gin to impress itself on the mind of
the embryonic bad man whose youth is
generally spent around the railway
stations of a country town.
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TARIFF AND THE ISLANDS.

The attitude of the administration
in reference to the Philippines is not
easy TO comprehend AT the close of
the war it was claimed that the islands
We're under the stars and stripes; that
the demands of civilization were for
this government to hold them; that
we could not give them back to Spain
from whom they had been taken. Yet
the authorized representatives of this
government agreed to pay Spain $780,
000,0O0 for the Philippines.
That was a strange proceeding. If
the islands We're ours. we didn't have
to buy them. If they We're not ours,
there was no responsibility resting
upon this country concerning their dis
position or government, no Obligation
to hold them.
But the most curious feature is the
tariff policy outlined by the admins
tration, whereby the products OF the
Philippines, now part of this nation,
having been acquired by conquest and
purchase, are to be subjected to i'm
port duties, to tariff taxes, the same as
goods from foreign lands.
Attention has already been called to
the federal constitution, which declares
that AL duties, imports and excuses
shall be uniform throughout the United
States"
The president and his advisers try
to evade this part of the constitution
by claiming that the Philippines are
no part Of the United States, but de-
tendencies, like Madagascar is to
France. or India is to Great Britain.
They apparently overlook the form
of government they are supposed to
administer at Washington. The Unit
ed States. by extension, comprise the
whole territory within the jurisdiction
of the federal government of those
states. Technically speaking, the ter
ritories may be excluded, as they are
not states of the Union. But, whether
the Philippines are treated as terri
tories or dependencies. it should be
borne in mind that our national indie
pendence rests upon the cornerstone of
opposition to the policy of taxation, as
proposed by the administration for the
South Sea colonists of the republic.
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FRUIT FROM THE COLONIES.

Orange and lemon-growers Of the
mainland are not averse to keeping out
the products of the colonies in their
line Of trade. They want protection.
But to guard the interests of a state
against the competition Of a territory
or island possession, is very much like
the imposition Of trade restrictions be-
tween different states OF the republic.
The banana business of the islands
viii meet but little, if any, opposition
IN the states. And it ought to improve
with the Yankee entering the field.
which he viii do of course. as fast as
he can acquire plantations from dis
gruntled spaniards, who may refuse to
remain under the new government IT
is a market that is particularly wen
supplied this year. The fruit is better
and cheaper in eastern cities than ever
before.
New York papers say that two first
rate bananas can be purchased at al
most any stand in the city for 1 cent.
There are in the leading Atlantic sea-
ports of the United States twenty i'm
porters OF bananas, who deal in nothing
else, and who. with millions invested
in their business, import 15000.00O
lunches of bananas every year A
single importer in New York has this
year imported 2,5OO,OOO punches. These
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-03
THE SOLDIER DYING AT CANEY.
Only One Isolated Incident of Now
Historic Battlefield.

tl<cSlle Neekly.l
Just beloe. the stone fort at Caney,
sitting in the middle of the pineapple
field. ] came upon a pitiful sight-a sol
dier sitting on the ground, holding in
his lap the head of poor fellow who
was literally shot to pieces. One bull
let had gone through his head another
through his lungs and chest, tearing a
horrible hole. Irom which the blood
poured at every breath. He was al
most dead, and every breath sounded
like the noise made by pouring LIQUID
from a bottle, and his comrade kept the
flies from his face, that was clotted
with blood and dirt, and waited. Oc-
casionally, when the poor fellow would
groan a bit louder than usual, the
friend would change the dying mans
position. but he held him as still as he
could.
Don't suppose there's a surgeon
about?' he inquired, as l stopped.
told him there was not now, but
would be later
We'll" he remarked, quietly, don't
suppose they could help him. He's
bout gone, 1 reckon"
The breathing became weaker and
the gurgling fainter and fainter as the
grayish pallor began 10 show through
the sweat and dirt and blood, and an
ally, without Il tremor, breathing
ceased The soldier held his burden a
moment until he saw the end had come,
and then laid his handkerchief over the
CHASTITY face and gently let the head
down to the ground and slowly got up.
Know him?" ] asked
MY brother" he calmly said. And
then he filed his lungs with one long
deep sigh and gazed off 10 the hills for
a moment with e far-away, thoughtful
look, and I could see that he was look
ing straight into some home and Won
dering what mother would think.
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WHAT is LEFT TO SPAIN.

Time was when Spain's colonial pos
sessions were greater than those of
any other powef. Today they are few
and Ear between. The whole of South
America, Mexico, Central America and
more than two-thirds Of the territory
now occupied by the United States be-
lcnged TO Spain. She had islands in
almost every sea, holdings on every
continent
Six months ago, even, her foreign
possessions covered 4O5.SO0 square
miles. more than double the size of
the home kingdom. Events have sub
tracted 1852, GOO from that Spain has
lost Cuba. 1920 square miles; Puerto
Rico $3.50; the Philippines 1920; the
Sulus. $50 Guam has an area OF about
200 square miles.
Spain still has the Carolines and the
Paloas. with combined area of 400
square miles: a remainder in the La
drones Of go square miles. and African
possessions aggregating 243,90O square
miles. These are all that remain Of
SPANS colonial system.
The kingdom proper is intact. It
comprises the Spanish peninsula, 49,.
800 square miles: the Balearic islands,
1929; the Canarles. 2,s39; total Of
l96,2g5 square miles. These two groups
OF islends are not colonies, but prov
ince- Of Spain.
The end Of the war finds Spain out
Of America and practically out of Asia
Her African possessions are of little
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-03
NO EXCUSE FOR A BOLT.


The school conventions are over
They We're regularly called and prop
cry conducted. Due notice was given
and none but legal ballots cast Elk
ception&l care was taken to keep the
contests clean and free from partisan
ship.
Everybody was permitted 10 attend
and vote who was entitled to such
privileges. In some OF the precincts
the fight was sharp. In all of them the
greatest interest was shown.
Party lines were thrown down. Dem
ecrats voted for Republicans and Re
publicans voted for Democrats. Thu
ticket selected is bipartisan, the senti-
ment behind it is non-partisan. and the
candidates are men of unquestioned
honor and known ability.
No one who believes in leaving par
tisanship out of school elections can
assign a rational excuse for refusing
to abide by the work of the regular
conventions.
Yet an independent candidate has
been named in the Second precinct. The
regular nominee, Mr.. NJ. H. Walker. is
worthy, progressive, enterprising citi-
zen; he viii make an efficient, consci-
entious member of the board, and The
Herald hopes to see him elected.
There is not man among the five
originally nominated for positions on
the board Of education, but will give
the preference to Utah people in the
employment of teachers. No one can
truthfully say that Mr.. Walker would
not. Who is more prominently identi-
fed with the state and it's industries
He has lived in Utah many years; he
has aided in developing its resources;
he has helped to build Up the city and
she schools; he is one of the heaviest
taxpayers in the city; all his interests
are here. When a mass convention
meets, ignores party division, and Sc
lects a candidate like Mr.. Walker, the
naming of an independent candidate
can only be construed as a reputation
of bipartisan or non-partisan conven-
tons
1t was hardly expected that the men
behind this bolt would regard non
partisan movement with disapproval.
If they refuse to abide by it in a school
election, where partisanship can be and
aught to be excluded, how can they
honestly claim to favor it in municipal
campaigns, from which partisan poll
tics cannot be separated?
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imports are shipped from Limon, in
Costa Rica: from Santa Marta, in the
United states of Colombia; from Sa-
mana, in Hayti; from Cuba and Puerto
Rico. although the trade with these
islands has fallen off considerably in
the last few years, owing to the in
surrection and war; but the most of
this fruit comes from the island of ia
maica, where industrial conditions
have been more favorable.
The banana business is leading one
in Jamaica; it is the third agricultural
interest in Importance, being surpassed
by the sugar-cane and coffee alone.
More than per cent of the titled land
I Of Jamaica is devoted to the cultivation
of bananas. In the year ending March,
1898, there were shipped from Jamaica
alone 4SS5,645 punches, which brought
S1,512, O75.
The cultivation and Improvement of
the islands acquired in the war with
Spain afford many theme for spec
ulation. financial and philosophical,
and promise food for thought as well
as for the palate.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Theatre last night an Uncle
Toms Cabin" show held the boards.
The prices were cut in half, so there
was a good turnout largely of children
and of people not frequently seen in the
downstairs sections. Topsy, Marks,
Uncle Tom, little Eva and the blood
hounds were all in evidence, and the
galleries were in ecstacy. OF course,
the show was of the sort that does not
call for serious mention. 1t goes at %
cent prices this afternoon, and may be
relied on to fill the house with palpitat-
ing youngsters. Tonight sees the last
performance here.
!. o o
Hi Henry closes his very successful
engagement this afternoon and evening
at the Grand. Business kept up as well
as ever last night.
g q .
The sale for 1892" in which Stuart
1.-The male Patti is starring. opens at
the Theatre this morning.
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Why Her Visit Was Spoiled.
(Cleveland T.eaderl

A young lady, who is pretty well
known in Cleveland society, recently
had as visitor Miss Legge of Buff
falo. Miss Legge is sweet, beautiful
girl, and her Cleveland friend tried to
make her visit a pleasant one, but she
only partly succeeded in doing so"
I'm sorry, Alice" the girl who had
done the entertaining said, when the
other got ready to return home, that
you are determined to go back so soon
What's the matter, anyway? You dom
seem to have had good time at all.
"Oh, know it," Miss Legge replied,
but it hasn't been your fault, dear.
I'll never go away from home again
until I'm married"
why, whatever put such an idea as
that in your head, you dear little
goose?"
Well" the Buffalo girl sadly said,
"every time l am introduced to any
one, he always looks blank for about
a minute and then says: / didn't
quite catch your name. What is it,,
please? When 1 get married, and have
a new name, may feel like going out
among strangers, but until then l shall
stay right around where people know
me-