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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
THE SPANISH FLEET.
All the Details of the Armed Vessels In
Cuba Known at Washington.

New York, March 1.-The navy de-
partment officials have obtained COM
plete information as to the build ana
armament of every gun vessel of the
Spanish navy now on the Cuban coast
There are no less than "a of these
small vessels OF war which are now
doing Cuban patrol duty. The craft
in question are additional to the fleet
which is at present in Havana harbor.
The latter consists of the armored
cruisers Vizcaya and Oquendo. the
cruisers Infanta Isabella and Alfonzo
XIII and the torpedo gun vessel Neuva
Espana.
The small patrol craft are for the
most part of a tonnage varying be-
tween 100 and 800 tons. In the 300 ton
class are three built in England. They
are named Herman Cortez, Pizarro
and Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Each
boat carries three officers and fifty
mon. In the 200 ton class are the
Diego Velasquez and Ponce de Leon.
each CARRYING three officers and 30
men. In the 100 ton class are all the
remaining gun boats. The armament
OF these small vessels consists in most
cases Of ten rapid fire guns and from
one to two machine guns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
AMERICAN INTERVENTION.
An Able English Journalist States What
Great Britain Would Have Done.

New York, March 17.-Great promin-
ence Is given in the English press to
representatives of pro-British demon
STATIONS in New York places OF amuse-
ment. says the Worlds London cor
respondent. Accounts undoubtedly have
stirred public feeling here strongly.
But representative tory newspaper
the Globe, sneers thus;
"Of course the trouble with Spain.
which has a navy. has nothing to do
with this sudden love for England"
AS the suggestion for reapproach-
ment at first came from this side. that
comment is gratuitous.
Sidney Lowe. one of England's abb
est journalists. and recently the editor
of the st. James Gazette, but now on
the staff of the Standard, sends from
the United States n powerful plea for
American Intervention. He asks.
what would England's actions have
been If an armenia were in the English
Channel? There is only one answer
we should not have endured II.
1.-THE Spanish would have been sent
out, bag and baggage, long ago, with
reluctance perfectly sincere with pro-
testations of dlsinterestedness which we
should have meant. though nobody
would have believed us.
1--WE should have blockaded the ISL
and. bombarded Havana as we did
Alexandria, and occupied Cuba as we
are now occupying Egypt to the bub-
bling indignation and resentment of for
eign nations and the inestimable bene-
fit of the inhabitants. Some Lord Cro-
mer or Sir Herbert Kitchener would
have taught the islanders what law
order and honest finance means, and
some tens of thousands of miserable
pacficoes and wretched Spanish con-
scripts would not have died OF starva-
tIon. butchered or murdered
at would have been an unwelcome
task for us. but 1t would have been un-
dertaken and accomplished II the shores
of Great Britain, instead OF those of the
limited States hedged the blue waters
of the Mexican Gulf"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Iondon. March 1.-THE warship Am
80 limit, far Brazll but purchased
a''.As' s4'' 800. ,,m ha formally
ty the uh'el s'a'es' "'' w
transferred to the United States gov
.rrmsp, tomorrow at Gravesend. Lieu
49, r,lwait tho Irnt,ad
.el4'' NV'',"1'- IN ..a,t,.a
states naSa' aI'4.hse neie' ""' $50
A crew from the San Francisco will be
$50, an hsss line BRAZILIAN fling
H1'.A's -
wa Dc haueu u'"h anu 'he DfaN'iah
sliors will be landed,
The executive officer of the San Fran
,,,,. an nr,nol,,y ,,La on,n,nna ~,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
,o, The LOSS OF THE MAINE
!, y..., VIA, the Report of the America"
" Commission Isl
,.f DISASTER WAS AN ACCIDENT


Madrid. March 1.-THE following
....,.oticlal note was issued here To-
day. sa,,,sh commits
r the Maine is not yet KNOWN
~ w. ,ss statement of several technical
80 Who have made a close eX-
'-,.s,on Of the scene of the disaster
., - !, to be indisputably due to an
,-,.,,,l accident. American asser-
,,. ia the contrary are therefore de-
,o,d in official quarters as tending
rI,laad public opinion and render
\, situation still more difficult from
!. standpoint of maintaining friend
,.l,,Ions b,tween the two countries.
|, NAV be regarded as certain that
,,,pg the American technical COM
rI..Iop present report declaring the
.,,u,r to be due to an external eN-
,s.n the public here will refuse to
,a,,t such a finding, and any demand
~ m indemnity based thereon VIII
l. ,ilgnantly repelled by SPAIN"
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rITz KNookED OUT.
Judgment for seas Against Him for Le-
gal Services.

ST. Paul Mimi, March Thames ].
McGafferty in the district court has re-
ceived the decision In his legal battle
with Robert F'ltzsimmons. The case
was called before Judge Lewis and
the defendant failed to appear. either
personally or by attorney. Judge Me-
Gaerffty demanded the belt and Judge
Lewis. acting as referee. decided that
as the champion Of champions" was
not present he was deserving of no CON
sideratlon, and had there been n purse
up Judge McGafferty would have re-
ceived It. But all he got was n judg-
inent for S225 and several years. in
terest. 1t was the first time Fltzsim-
mons ever received n Knockout and
he got IL in one round.
The action was brought to collect s22j
for legal services performed for FitZ-
simmons on the occasion of his arrest
at st. Paul several years ago. when
the fight with Han did not take place.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Nicaragua and Costa Rica Both Prepared
for u Conflict.

New York, March 17.-Great excite
ment prevails here over the possible
war with Nicaragua, says u corrss-
pendent of the Herald at San Jose,
Costa Rica- Both states are thoroughly
prepared for a fight and It is only a
question OF few days when something
must take place on the Costa Rican
frontier, as 1t is not likely that dlplo-
macy can settle the differences exist
Ing. The diet of the Greater Republic
has done nothing so far to indicate
that II is exercising any Influences over
President Zelaya to preserve peace Sal
vador has practically withdrawn from
the other two republics, having de-
clared that IL would not take up arms
against Costa Rica.
The diet sent note to this govern
ment charging that 1t helped the last
Nicaragunn revolutiontn every way pos
sible and demanding an apology and
the disarming of the reVOlutOniSts now
on the Costa Rican frontier in ten days.
The government assembled the most
noted persons of the country in the
congress chambers and read the ulti-
matum to them and asked for their
opinion.
An Interesting and rather exciting
session took place, the most prominent
men taking part, and every one agreed
upon the answer TO the ultimatum Of
the diet refusing TO accept Its condi-
tons and declaring the Nicaraguan
government responsible for what might
occur hereafter, citing the arrest and
abuses against Consul Beecheo, of
Costa Rica. Very strong language was
used both In the ultimatum and in the
answer. therefore. unless something
unexpected should turn up, a formal
decarlatlon of war may come from Nj
caragua mt any moment.
The statement from Minister Murray
that hostilities had already begun be-
tween the two countries is not true.
He was probably misled by rumors
to that effect.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
GOING TO KLONpIKE.
Cowboy Preacher who VIII do Evan
gelical Work on the Road.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 17.-Rev.
Samuel Belts. the cowboy preacher. Is
going to Klondlke. He will do evan
gelical work along the way.
He Is building II 10 foot long, iG inch
beam galvanized iron paddle and sail
canoe. with air-tight compartments and
room for baggage, and about April LIST
VIII start on his long voyage. His
route will be through the lakes. Erie
canal and along the Atlantic and Gulf
OF Mexico coast to Galveston. and
thence by rail to Los Angeles.
He Will follow the Pacific coast north
ward to the gald regions, and expects TO
go there some time next season. He
VIII be accompanied by his son.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
PosrorrIoE APPROPRIATION.
Senator Aliens Amendment Proposing to
Spend Another $4,000.

Washington. March Ex-senator A.
len has proposed an amendment to
the postofice appropriation bill appro-
priatlng 100000 for continuing neces-
sary and special facilities on trunk
lines from Chicago to Omaha and Lin
coin, Neb, and Denver. Col. and
points west thereof. No part of this
appropriation Is to he expended un-
less the postmaster general shall deem
II necessary to the postal service and
in any contracts under the provision 1t
is to be expressly stipulated that all
through mail arriving at Chicago and
bound west shall he carried In the car
in which II shall reach Chicago or he
there transferred on track from one
car to the other without being hauled
by carts. wagons or otherwise, from
one station to another.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Washington, D. C.. March H.
Z INST disbursement under the
ITsS n Syt OF congress appropriating
k ", ,n9So ~ me national defense has
an ,"s 10y oy me treasury department
tsW, '.eVu'iVe order for 100000, or
Sr,5s j. 5 " Cabled to London to the
n Ayment for 10 rapid fire guns In.
w mounts and ammunition The
,'aase Including mounts, etc. ia soS
,,y eaeh gun, or $3.50 900 for the
I In addition to this pavment
Hule department. will cable Rnthss
", ~ y London s1,ss9, 62l i'm mi, nav
.s ny ''F The Brazilian cruiser An
aregal. " p'i' payment for the
'S h !: lepld.fre guns are for tho rsa
~s var department. 0 '"e USE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
u. p. AND THE GUILE.
Trumbuil Contradiots the Rumor of Con-
solidation.

Denver. Colo, March IA tele-
gram was received at the offices of the
Union Pacific. Denver g. Gulf railway
from Receiver Trumbull, stating that
there is absolutely no foundation for
the statement that the Union Pacific
will take In the Gulf system with the
genertl consolidation next month. At
Tho Union Pacific offices and at the
other local railroad offices, 1t was said
thnt the Gulf Will certainly be alb
sorbed by the Union Pacific as soon as
II Is reorganiZed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Chicago. March 17.-Robert F. Brun-
ton. known in theatrical circles the
world over AS Lord" Brunton, is
dead. He came to Chicago on Sunday
with Hanlnn's "Superba" company
and was taken suddenly IN after his
arrival. His remains will be sent to
London. England. He was born In
Glasgow, Scotland, In 1SiS. His first
work in a theater was as designer OF
theatrical properties. Early in his
career he went to London and while
there assisted In making many OF the
great productions of his day. Since
1891 he had been associated with Han
lon Bros.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

N,, ,u,k March IA detachment
h, aS 1,u'ree marines was hurriedlv
b ts,rsctsa 'ly today from the ma
ia Tt,v IA az the New York navy
h Al I sss.Nill Join the cruiser New
aT 4 fiS ,s Island navy yard. A
P!iro s.gsh'y,hye bluejackets for
ne tI., ~ also at League Island
Is ap,or,W Jersey City on a tug II
pay ,hat " az the marine barracks
ls,nsrS, a. order for the immediate
'st trpn W. w. men had been re-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
ALLIED his WIFE,
Ending In Murder and At.
t,,,. Tempt at Suicide,

I1tlsn, F' " suicide.
az, Cal, March III. II. Motto
|, Tra Ruled his wife, Lucy, earl,
H., , ming and then attempted 10
n ~, soleiae by turning the wearo w
D. S SnleA he committed the murder
sd@B rgs Z, Moaet was ,orraa,,',
clty ana nj me Carpenters union
he time na larry prosperous; but 70,
a .:penaIpss,s past has been out of u wo ,p.
softed p ssr upon up, his wife, who W aiss
|l,sttes' lesI, BY dressmaEin manner qhd
(kh tbs 10y San Pablo aven,,e cot, cot
sSo a, h9tfet quarr eIse w lPr 500 st,,
|rtgase.' b,, ,he Payments r m1,n M, MS
|qble' 4, no Indications ns retired retired
shtsEr no al had been sleepiH Dpn ,r,;, Mrs.
b kin iSsIIInnt the rear Of the Sot to the
zoe wood Moi let f ohs was ga, Gather,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

victori Il. c., March lin tho
legislature tomorrow the provincial
secretary will move that the lieutenant
governor be asked TO urge the Domin-
ion government to take steps to pre-
vent sick and INDECENT persons, luna
ties and criminals, not British sub
Jects, from emigrating to British Col
umbia, and TO provide for such people
who are British subjects that may
land there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Denver. March 17.-Mrs. Helen Hem
rotin OF Chicago, president OF the gen.
oral federation OF women'a clubs, is in
mis- city To confer with the local bien-
NAL board regarding the national con-
vention OF clubs which meets In this
city next June. Al meeting OF ladies
interested in the George Washington
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

upon reaching the shed produced a pis.
tol and shot her In the left breast and
again in the cheek without word or
warning. The first shot pierced the
woman's heart and she fell dead at her
husbands feet and after firing the sec
ond shot Moffet turned the weapon up-
on himself, the bullet entering his
throat and emerging from his forehead.
He was removed to the receiving hos
pital in an unconscious condition. bur
his injury is not considered u fatal
one by the physicians.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Memorial association. Mrs. Henrotin
expressed herself as opposed to
the movement for a national
university at Washington because she
said no institution in Washington can
be free from political influence, Mrs.
hcnrotln declined to express an opin-
Ion MS to who would be her probable
successor in Office nj her retirement,
which Will take place In June.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Grenada, Miss. March 17.-Alexandcr
Anderson, young negro. attempted to
criminally assault a school girl last
night at Q O'Clock. Three hours later
he was captured by n mob, confessed
and was hanged. Anderson was made
to climb cottonwood tree with a rope
aroung his neck. He was then pushed
off limb and strangled to death.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

New York, March IA dispatch to
the Herald from Shanghai says:
The American medical mission. in the
suburbs of Chung King Flu, province
of SEQ Chwan. on the Yang-Tsc Kiang
has been attacked by mob.
The native medical assistants have
been maltreated and one has been muir
dered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Denver Colo. March 17-president
Springer of the National Live Stock
association with the approval OF the ex-
executive committee has appointed Geo.
Y, Goulding ~ Denver, committeeman
from Colorado. and also treasurer of
the assocIatlnn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

Philadelphia, March 1.-THE steamer
Illinois which sailed yesterday for San
Francisco is aground on the west side
OF the channel below Marcks Hook. She
will probably get on at high tide.l
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
another Warship Bought.

|+cial Si,, March l1.--According TO a
Els5 S,spdteh from Sunderland. the
lhs.i a NJ, government has pur-
&pbprss,p boat destroyer from
b. 'ue' named Dexford. Of thar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
OBITUARY NOTICE.
Hon. blanche X. Bruce, Register of the
Treasury.

washington. March 17.-Hon. Blanche
X. Bruce, register of the treasury. died
today at s:15.
Mr.. Bruce's death had been expected
for several days. He suffered from a
complication OF stomach troubles
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17

-,,rM,No PAPER is The
tu p .npNINo PAPER is The
iii esa s OF YESTERDAY
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02

two-thirds the weight of cast iron, and nearly one-third the weight of wrought iron. The truth is that the vast lm- provement In the permanent way or the leading railways in the United states during the last ten years has rendered superfuous many of the adVentitlous aids once necessary for smooth riding, One has only to open Poor's Manuals for 1SSS and 1898 to find many of the roads, catalogued in 1888 as using rails from sixty to sixty-five pounds to the yard. now credited with rails of from ninety to one hundred pounds. This change permits of the use of lighter and more flexible springs, of the aban- donment of dead weight not necessary to keep the car steady on the superior track, and of the use of lighter scant- lings, because the wear and tear of the car from jolting is not so great. Par Tor and sleeping cars, running, as they do, over roads good and bad, will not be able to take advantage of these facts until the small and impoverished roads are able to bring up their per- manent way to the same level of excal- lence as those which are prosperous. Yet one hundred thousand pounds for modern seventy-two-foot sl lseplng- car is monstrods weight. .-Cassier's Mag aZine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02

has been required to look after say, eight looms, running from 160 to lS0 picks a minute, the southern weaver had but six looms running at the rate of, say no or 120 picks, Stirring the southern mill hand out of his slow pace, MT, Howard thinks, may have several important results. He doubts if the extra strain put upon the em- ployes can be prolonged during the long hours of daily labor now enforced in the South, and he looks for revolt against this, to end in shorter work day and, perhaps, in an increase of com pensation for the greater work return, This would tend to equalize the labor conditions as between the North and the South, and would remove one ad- vantage in cheapness of production now generally conceded to the southern mills.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02

at moments notice. Posts of medi- cal observation have been established in three lines of towns and villages sur rounding the seat of the epidemic, Similar posts have been established along the Anu Daria and at six sta tions along the Transcasplan railroad, while three such posts previously ex- isting along the Persian littoral have been reorganized, Two lines of medl- cal defense have been organized in Bok- hara, including the mountain passes, and behind these cordons there Is to be system of mobile medical detach- ments. The sanitary condition of all vessels on the Caspian is to be subject to special inspection. and supervision will be increased on the Central Asian railroad, at the mouth of the Volga, and along the entire coast of the Cas- plan Sea. Dr. Levine, bacteriologist of the Military Academy of Medicine, who recently studied the plague in India, has been sent to Anzob The inhabi- tants and troops forming cordons of isolation have been provided with warm clothing and nourshment
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02
I.NTER ESTING.

Is Spanish strategy at it again, or has the expected happened? Madrid ad- vices from the Philippine Islands say that the insurgents there have decided not to recognize the cesson of the islands to the United States, and that they will resist to the last. It is claim ed that the United States will require seventy thousand troops to put down the rebellion, and it is alleged that the insurgents hold ten thousand Spanish prisoners whom they will force 70 serve against the Americans.
 This is an interesting story. If it is true we shall have to begin the civili- zation of some of our new men and brethren by giving them a good licking. They will then respect us and be in a teachable frame of mind.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02
GROWING TOBACCO UNDER corER

Perhaps Connecticut tobacco doesn't need improvement or can't be improv- ed. But Connecticut tobacco growers may be interested in something which is going on at Tampa, Florida, where a firm has adopted the plan of raising tobacco under cover, and 1t is said that the experiment is wonderfully satis- factory An acre or more of ground in patch is covered with framework and cheesecloth, They have number of these patches, amounting to nine acres, under cultivation. The covering stands ten feet above the ground. The cloth also runs around the patches It affords protection from heavy rains and from winds that would injure the plants. As it is, beautiful leaves for wrappers are raised. As a filler the to- bacco is also good, but it is particularly fine when used for wrappers The ad- vantage of raising the plants under cover is found in the excellent coloring they take on. There is demand for light wrappers, and this shade is talk en on by the plants. It is said that by so arranging the cover, any shade of coloring may be secured. The culture can be carried on economically, the cost to the producer, it is said, being only about eighteen cents pound. The pro- finest comes from Havana
 This looks all right. for Florida, and perhaps it is worth trial by somebody in Connecticut
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02
SUCCESSFUL,

I've quit playing chess with Mud ger.' ''Is he so autocratc?" "Autoc at ic! He thinks he invented the game."- Chicago Record.
 Didn't the bride get a fine lot of presents?"
 Yes, indeed. She played her cards well. "-Providence Journal,
 ravating.-She-Whe have you been until this hour in the morning? He You wouldn't know where the place is if I should tell you.-Cincinnati Enquir- CT.
 Defned-Bobby-P what is re- spectable fortune? MT Ferry-One big enough to make its owners opinions on any subject entitled to respect.-Cln- cinnati Enquirer.
 Governess-Come, Ethel it's time for good little girls to be in bed.
 Ethel-Yeth, Mith Morgan; but you know I have been naughty to-day The Jewellers Weekly.
 Tell me, doctor, were you successful with that patient od the next block?"
 Partially so; I cured him. but I haven't succeeded in getting any money out of him yet."-Yonkers Statesman.
 "Speckelhorn is real war hero.''
 Him? He never got out of the coun- try"
 T know he didn't, but he hasn't worn his uniform since he was mustered out"-Cincinnat Enquirer.
 Cause and Effect.-Noticed Watts and his wife? She seems to be all smiles here lately, while he looks carewOrn.
 You can notice that in most married couples nowadays. They are thinking about Christmas presents.-Indianap lia Journal.
 In her heart love and duty strove for mastery, and duty won.
 NO man shall wed me-" she exclaim- ed, with suffused eyes and quiYering