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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
SPANIARDS DEVAS7ATE CUBA
WILL DESTROY WHAT THEY
CANNOT HOLD.
Concentrating Their Forces at the Sea
Coast STRENGTHENING For
tifications and Mounting Guns.

Kingston, April 24-The United
States consul at Baracoa, Cuba,
Alfredo T. TRAY, his wife and two
children, two Spanish merchants and
% Cubans and Spanish-Americans,
me silly women and children, from
Guantanamo, debarked from the Ely
here today after a "a hours quarantine.
When the steamer left Guantanamo
on Friday last Spanish mob, including
many soldiers, filled the public square
and adjacent streets, yelling death to
the Yankees" Several American flags
were soiled, torn, trampled and treated
with elaborate uncomfortable indigni-
ties. Some naturalized Americans were
compelled to take part in the insulting
work, on the threat of death if they
refused.
Orders to the Spanish army declaring
the armistice ended, were publicly post
ed at Guantanamo last Friday. Two
days previous the troops began con-
centrating at the principal Seacoast
cities, abandoning all the interior towns
and plantations, in many cases burn
ing them. The passengers by the Ely
believe the devastation of that part Of
the island win be completed before the
Americans invade the ports held by
the Spaniards. Ordinarily there are
1000 Spanish soldiers at Guatanamo.
Now there are 1000 there. New de-
lenses, earthworks chiefly, are under
construction and the mounting of field
pieces is in progress. Two rapid-fire
two-pounders, one rapid-fire three
FOUNDER and four ancient models have
been received.
Mr. TRAY american consul at
Baracoa), received a letter from a
Santiago friend, dated April Is, saying
that the American consul had left the
week before and advising him to leave.
The coaSting steamer San Juan hap
pened to be in the port at Baracoa Mr.
TRAY, with his two children, sailed
with only two hand bags, leaving the
consulate unoccupied and the business
unprovided for.
When he reached Santiago he claimed
the protection of the British consul
and promptly cabled Washington ask
ing why he had not been looked after
when all the other consulates were di-
rected to reach Jamaica at the earliest
opportunity. He stayed at a hotel in
Santiago for a week unmolested and
then the British consul got him and his
family safe to the Ely. Mr.. TRAY says
he has been treated shamefully AS
there is no telegraph at Baracoa, he
did not know what was happening on
the outside. 1t is assumed, as he is
an American, that he will lay the mat
ter before congress. He does not know
who was to blame.
According to his statement the south
ern coast garrisons have been weak
ened to strengthen the defenses at
Havana Last Thursday the San Juan
sailed from Santiago with a regiment
and another coast steamer, pressed into
the service by Spain, took troops the
same day from Manzanillo for Havana.
1t was reported last Thursday at
Baracoa that the place would be
evacuated by the 1000 Spanish troops.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
II|NTAH PATRIOTS EXCITED.
WAR FEELING RUNS HIGH IN
NORTHEASTERN UTAH.
Herald Brought the News and
Aroused Great Enthusiastically
Are Ready to Volunteer.

Vernal, April 21.-Although in a meas
ure isolated from the great center of
action, Vernal is stirred to its very
depths over the prospect of war. The
coming Of the daily mail is awaited
with feverish anxiety, and in the mean
time every phase of the situation is
discussed in a manner that demon
strates that Uintah county is patriotic
to the core.
When The Herald arrived this even
ing, bringing the tidings that congress
had acted and the Maine would be
avenged, wave of patriotic enthusiasm
swept over the town that found ex-
preston in the many impaSSioned ut
teranceS that went to denote the sat
isfaction that at last the voice of the
great republic had been raised in be-
half of a people struggling to be free.
The front page of The Herald, with
its star spangled banners around the
ultimatum of congress, was a happy
inspiration indeed, and evoked many
favorable comments.
THERE'S strong talk of forming a COM
pany of volunteers and rendering its
services to the governor. Should the
necessity for such a movement arise
Uintah county viii respond willingly
to the nations call, and will follow the
flag that floats proudly as the emblem
OF civilization and humanity, to the
ends of the earth, if needs be, to the
end that right and justice shall pre-
vail.
The boys in blue from over on the
Uintah have departed, and ere this are
speeding on their way to the front. All
is quiet and still at Duchesne, and the
quarters look lonely and deserted.
small detachment is left to do guard
duty.
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Patriotic services were held yester-
day afternoon at the Y. Nj. c. A. The
large audience waved flags and ap-
plauded national airs played by the
orchestra.
The sermon was preached by Chap
lain Allensworth. He said that before
him were young and ambitious men,
who were going under their first fire.
Each generation passed through two
wars.
The chaplain called attention to a
man who was courageous under diff
culties, and named Jeptha. Jeptha was
considered by his brethren as being
unworthy to sit with them at the ia
BILE, but when the Israelites were at
tackled ythe Ammonites, they chose
him as their captain. This showed that
the brothers We're not too proud to re-
cognize valor In this life it is difficult
to tell when those who have been
scorned mag be called upon to assist
in great crises. There are hundreds of
young men who today may be used in
the present national complication
Jeptha committed himself to God,
and made the vow that the first living
thing he found after victory was
achieved would be offered to God as a
sacrifice. The first one he met was
his daughter, but Jeptha was brave,
and he remained by his vow.
So young men today should commit
themselves to God, as Jeptha did, and
God will protect them, as he did the
Israelites of old.
Secretary Axton stated that the
strong men of the Y. M. c. A. We're
willing to go to the front in their
country's defense, and that they would
begin drilling on next Tuesday night.
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fects in the volunteer army bill, with
a view to correcting them if found as
serious as reported. This bill has been
investigated by some of the best law
yers of the senate, and most of them
express the opinion that it is not de-
fective.
1t is not believed that the war reve-
nue. bill will receive consideration from
the senate this week. owing to the
probability that it will meet with suf-
ficient opposition in the finance COM
mittee to delay it there for some time
The Democrats will seek to eliminate
the bond feature of the bill, and they
may attempt to incorporate a provision
for an income tax when the bill reaches
the committee, and a stubborn con-
test is promised both in the commit
tee and in the senate. Whether the bill
is amended in the committee, or re-
ported as it comes from the house. the
indications are quite positive that it
will be made the basis of a prolonged
discussion in the finance committee.
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WAR AND MISSIONS.
Young Men Should be Ready to
Preach or Fight.

Brigham City, April 24--Many re-
turned home because they could get
no seats in the tabernacle this after
noon. It is the spring conference, and
the weather being fine, many teams are
in from the country. AT the after
noon session Apostle Lorenzo Snow
smoke of the call for 1850 volunteers,
and said some Of the young men would
be called upon to go in defense OF this
nation. as well as to go on missions
Twenty TO thirty-five names have been
selected 20 go as missionaries from this
stake. He hoped that the young men
would be prepared for either field, so
that they could expect the protection
of the Almighty.
Apostle woodruff, for the first time,
addressed the Saints of this stake He
said that war does not trouble the
I,atter-day Saints They would be ready
to contribute men if called upon. They
expect that wars viii come, but pray
for peace. Wars had been prophesied,
but after wars and pestilence the peo-
nle would be humbled and many will
receive the gospel. Fad thought since
the call for volunteers that many of the
mothers of Israel would be thankful
that their sons are on missions.
During the afternoon President Claw
son stated that the total membership
of the church in this stake was 4,627,
and there are 1856 children under the
age of 8 years, making total of 6,lS3.
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Thus an exciting incident ended in dis
appointment, but it served to show how
anxious all hands are for d real fight,
and how splendid the discipline is
when a contingency seems imminent.
TWO SCHOONERS SIGHTED.
Just as this ceremony was completed,
two schooners were sighted in shore
from where the New York and the
Italian lay, and the flagship signaled
the Porter to go after them. The tor
pedo boat glided over the water at
very rapid pace and passed almost I'M
der the bows of the Bausan on her cap
ture of the Mathilde. AS she ran, the
Porter fired shots from her six-pound-
ers across the bows Of both schooners.
One of them came about Immediately,
but she proved to be a fishing boat and
was released. But the Mathilde was
more obstinate and probably did not
appreciate being stopped by what
looked like a toy boat, or else she failed
to understand what the Porter wanted
her to do. But when two more shots
were fired from the torpedo boat, the
Mathilde came about and the Porter
ran alongside, informed her she was
seized by the United States. and
promptly took her prize in tow and
started off to the flagship with her.
THE MATHILDE.
The Mathilde, which was loaded with
barrels of rum, was sunk almost to her
rails, and the Porter had much diff
Guilty in dragging the heavy schooner
through the water, but finally brought
her prize alongside the flagship, and
by this time she had hoisted the stars
and stripes above the Spanish flag at
the Mathilde's masthead.
Nearly the entire crew of the New
York assembled on the deck, and as
the Porter came up with her prize they
gave her a great cheering.
The Dauntless was about ready to
leave for Key West, and Admiral
Sampson asked the dispatch boat to
tow the prize to that port for him,
which was done, a prize crew from the
New York being placed on board the
Mathilde.
There was a strong wind blowing
and heavy sea running all the way
from Havana to Key West, but the
Dauntless ploughed through the water
with her tow, which had her rails un-
der half the time, with great volumes
of spray dashing over the sailors and
from the New York, who sat
on top of the schOoner's cargo, each
man ready with his rifle to prevent any
attempt that might be made by the
Schooner'S own crew to cut loose from
the Dauntless. The latter made the
run of so miles, off Havana, to Key
West, with her tow, in eight hours,
at Key West about midnight.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

subscription has been opened in Paris
in aid of the American and Spanish red
cross societies.
DR.. Cornelius n. Hoagland: . well
known philanthropiSt, died at his home in
Brooklyn, aged 10 years
Mr. E. s. Willard, the actor. is improv-
inE and it is hoped will be able to sail
for England in about two weeks
Colonel Sir Vivian Reering Magendie. c.
B. her majeStyS chief inspector of eX-
plosives since 1871. is dead in London.
The Count of Flanders has teIegraphed
his son. Prince Albert of Belgium, heir
presuInptive TO the Belgian throne. now
travelling in the United States, to return
to Belgium Immediately.
A meeting of the ministers and laymen
will be held in Chicago today to consider
the question of organizing a national re-
lief association in the spirit of the Chris
tan commission of 1861
The class of '9S at the West Point mill
tary academy, will not be graduated next
Tuesday as has been reported From
official sources it is learned. however. that
an early graduation is regarded as GER
tain.
The state department received informa-
ton that the governor of Hongkong had
issued a neutrality proclamation proclaim
ing to the United States and SPAIN 1t IS
similar to that proclaimed by Japan and
Newfoundland.
II is believed at Palm Beach Fla. by
every one that the report of the battle
of BoyntOn Friday is without foundation.
Several responsible citizens from that
section said they saw the ships going
south but did not hear the report of a
single gun.
The London newspapers were issuing
war extras all day long yesterday with
little news in them beyond the. fact that
MORO castle opened fire on the United
States feet. Ships arriving at different
channel points report that they have not
sighted any Spanish warshfpS.
For the president and his cabinet off,
Gals Sunday passed quiet and uneventful.
Secretary Alger took his daughter to the
White House during the morning, and the
latter in company with the president, at
tended divine services at the Metropolitan
Methodist church. Secretary Alger going
to a Presbyterian church Secretary and
Mrs. Gage also drove to the White House
and accompanied the president and Miss
Alger to the Metropolitan. Mrs. McKin-
ley has not yet returned from her trip
TO New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
All Are Awaiting Orders From
Washington Today.
THEN GOV. WELLS ACTS
WILL SOON BE KNOWN WHO ARE
GOING.
Rumors of Changes In the Guard
One Statement That Willard
Young Will Be Appointed Colonel
of Infantry, John @. Cannon Lieu
tenant Colonel and T. A. Grant
Major-The Medical Officer.

The National guardsmen are on the
qui vive. They all want to go to the
front, and practically all of them, it is
presumed, will have a chance to go
under the presidents first call for 1885,
600 volunteers, but it is not known yet
what branches of the service will be
called out.
Today will tell, and it will be an i'm
portant one for the miiitiamen. Gov
ernor Wells will receive from the war
department the details as to what is
expected of Utah, and is prepared to
act at once. He had received no Off
cial information last night. 1t is, how
ever, still the general belief that the
siX-gun battery will be at once called
out, the speculation being as to what
branch of the service will make up the
quota
RUMORs OF CHANGES.
From all indications, it would seem
that a great many of the captains, lieu
tenats, majors and other officers of the
National guard are not going to the
front with their rank. 1t was stated
yesterday by an officer who is in a po-
sition 10 know that the commander in
chief of the guard has determined that
the youth of a great many of the Off
make some changes in rank which will
relegate a major to the rank of lieu
tenant and give some captains lieu
tenancies, While two or three lieuten-
ants will be given cnance to go as
first ScrgeantS and as duty Sergeants.
This information has been quietly
intimated for some time, and caused
a bit of CONSERVATION when it first
became known, but nothing definite
could be gathered concerning the mat
ter by the officers interested. AS soon
as the call comes and the men are
mustered in. action will be taken by
the executive, and the business will be
settled.
1t was said last night that General
Willard Young would be appointed col
onel of the infantry, General Cannon
lieutenant colonel, and z. A. Grant ma
jor of the First battalion, should the
action be carried out. What will be
done with Major Grow is a matter of
conjecture. A strong effort will be
made to secure the appointment of Col
onel George H. PenroSe rs medical Off
Ger, with the rank of major. and per-
haps Major Meacham. who now holds
that place, will be made assistant sur
geon, with the rank of first lieutenant,
if he will accept, which is doubtful.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
PLAN OF CUBAN CAMPAIGN.
Difficulties of Sending Large Force
to the Island.

New York. April 2.-The Herald tomor-
row will say: Major Lowell H. Jerome,
who is personal friend of President Nc
Kinley, brought back an interesting sug-
gestion from Washington yesterday in re-
gard to the plan of campaign in Cuba.
Major Jeromei spent several days in
dent and his advisors
The plan which was being discussed"
said Major Jerome, was not an invasion
of Cuba by large military force, but the
capture of some port in which garrison
it against the Spaniards.
is regarded as a difficult problem In the
port them. and in the second place it
would not be easy to land them under the
enemys fire.
If a port like Matanzas, for Instance,
should be taken. arms and ammunition
could be furnished TO the insurgents and
food in unlimited quantities could be
landed and distributed to them under
cover of our guns. BY this means, ac-
cording to the talk in Washington the
sTfferings of the reconcentrados could
be relieved. while the Spanish. owing to
the blockade, would soon be without pro-
visions and Havana would be compelled
TO surrender.
'.It is believed that the reconcentrados
can be fed only in some such way as
this, as of course all supplies falling into
the hands of the Spanish would be APP
propriated by them to their own use in
war and they would have a perfect right
to take them"
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FRENCH INDIGNATION.
Finds Voice in Declaring Monroe
Doctrine Must Be Combated.

London, April PA dispatch from Paris
to the Sunday Special reads: THE
American method of dealing with Spain
have excited unanimous Indignation
France will not let Spain go down without
sustaining hand. Ths considerations
are that prompt active interference upon
her part are many. From the point of
view of self-preseryation, the Monroe doc
IF rnIIion S Of Of French canita nuaeTeds
Spain must be protected and the Latin
race must be upheld against the Anglo
Saxon. The army will be glad for diver
sion. Finally French prestige wouIu be
restored by the step. and it would meet
the approval of Russia, Austria, Italy
and even Germany"
The same paper processes to have in
formation that Chile is likely to attack
San Francisco, working in conjunction
with Spain attacking the eastern coast.
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IN THE SENATE.
Democrats Will Try to Eliminate
Bond Feature From Revenue Bill.


Washington, April 24-It is The ex-
pectation in the senate that the week
will begin with the receipt of a mes
sage from the president, asking that
congress shall make formal deciara-
ton of war, and that there will be
quick response to the request.
There has been some appren ans;ou
that there might be the renewal of the
effort to secure a recognition of che
independence of the Cuban insurgents
in connection with the war declaration.
but the best information now is that
this Will not be undertaken. and that
there will be practically no opposition
in the senate to a war resolution. 1t
is suggested on the part of some of
the members of the committee on for
eign relations that it will not even be
necessary to refer the presidents mes
sage to the committee when received
but that a resolution can be immedi-
ately introduced and passed. If this
suggestion should not prove practical
BILE. the committee will report promptly
The senate will resume consideration
of the naval appropriation bill at the
earliest moment. The only disputed
point undisposed of in connection with
the naval bril- is the provision in regard
to the price of armor, which Senators
Tillman and Butler are making, which
is an effort to have reduced from 500
to $500 after the three battleships now
building are supplied. Both these SEN
ators and probably others will make
speeches in support of this amendment,
and the debate will in all probability
be quite sharp. 1t does not appear prob
able that the amendment will be ac-
cepted by the senate.
The senate also will take up the
army reorganization bill as soon as it
can be reached, after it is reported
from the committee on military affairs,
by which it will be given prompt con-
sideration. The committee will also
take cognizance of the supposed de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
HOT TIME AT CASTLE GATE.
Faithless Wife, Enraged Husband
and Outbreak In Court.

Castle Gate, April 23.-Early yester-
day morning an Italian by the name of
John Bonzo came home and found John
Martini, another citizen of Italy, in
his wife's room. Bursting the door open
and striking a match, he saw enough
to convince him that Martini had come
purpoSely to debauch his wife, so he
sprang for his gun. Mrs. Bono stop
ped her husband from using it on Mar
TIM, who by this time had fled. Bonzo
accused his wife of infelicity, and there
was every evidence of trouble, until a
mediator was brought, in the person of
Mr.. Eugene Santc7lie, and he counseled
BonZo 10 have Martini arrested, which
was done When the preliminary trial
took place there was a circus. Justice
Duerdon and all the parties interested
were present, and when the constable
brought in the defendant it was evil
dent he had been taking Dutch cour-
age to such an amount that when the
first words were put TO him he started
in to break I'd Judge Duerdon's best
parlor set, and not until three or four
men got on his chest while the consta-
Bile put the irons on him, did he deSiSt.
There was no preliminary trial; the
Judges wife didn't want any, nor no
body else, so the fellow was bound
over until the sheriff and prosecuting
attorney could be heard from, and
while negotiations were being made the
Iitigants settled the matter
Some alarm was occasioned this
morning by the mysterious disappear
ance of Bartholomew Prebel- His
friends searched the adjacent country
for a distance of four or five miles,
and then found him asleep in a box
car with a good-sized jag aboard.
The repairs to the large ny wheel in
the power house are near completion.
The bedrock is now in place, and it is
expected that work will be resumed
Monday morning.
Hugh Wilcox, the son of Hyrum VIII
cox, about t years old, While playing
this evening, fell down, and a sharp
pointed stick ran into the side of his
face, making q Dad cash.
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Pan-Germanic Support.

Vienna, April 24-The Deutsche
Zeitung, the Pan-Germanic organ, con-
trary to most papers, supports the
United States on the grounds that
after Berlin and Vienna, New York
ranks as the largest German town in
the world" and also because the
United States represent liberty as
opposed to absolutisfn."
The Fremendebiatt says the tor
pedo mandatory at Fieune declined
to supply Spain because it had a
pressing order for japan.
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RUSSIA AN EXCEPTION.
Friendship of Its Press in Contrast
With Some English Papers.

London, April 24.-With an important
exception there is general condemnation
for the United States today. The excep-
ton emanates from Russia The St.
Petersburg Viedomesti, speaking for
Russias attitude towards the United
States, says:
The friendship which has subsisted for
many years between the two states, ex-
cludes every idea of an unfriendly atti-
tude on the part of Russia at the present
juncture.
The Viedomosti adds: mo doubt the
United States now value this friendship
more than ever
Other continental newspapers continue
their batter hostility and the London
Sunday papers contain many indications
of unfriendliness. The Sunday Sun, while
in one place over T. p. O'Connor's sigma
ture warmly endorses America. in an
other paragraph referring to the New
castle Chronicles attack on America,
says:
Though it will be difficult for everyone
to agree with him and especially where
the writer's vigor leads him to partial
blindness regarding Spanish atrocities
yet there are few in England today who
will not agree with his stern denuncia-
ton of Americas shilly-shallying in seek
ing to give the world a motive other than
the real one for the Cuban agitation
The Newcastle Chronicle says: TT is
not humanitarianism in heroics; it is hy-
pocricy in histories