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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
BLANCO IN DISTRESS.
Unable to Raise Cash to Meet Pres
sing Demands.

Havana. Oct. 6.-The Spanish author
tiles continue TO declare their inability
to evacuate the island entirely before
the end of February. The Washington
government, through the American
commissioners, continue to insist upon
prompt evacuation. The Spaniards say
ALSO as a reason for delay, that in ad-
dition to the lack of vessels, a large
proportion of their soldiers are too
weak and i'll to undertake the voyage
in the winter season.
General Blanco is beset or all sides
with grave problems requiring a cash
solution. Unfortunately, the Madrid
government is urpreparei to meet
them and the captain general is thus
placed in a very delicate position. On
the one hand is the navy yard strike,
on the other are troops clamoring for
back pay. Last week General Blanco
sional regiments in certain places, as.
for instance, at Sancti Spiritus. The
troops refused to disband unless they
first received their arrears of pay.
Many of them went over to the Cuban
ranks.
The trip to Cienfuegos of General
Bolano, General Blancos chief of staff,
is understood to be due to the serious
ness of the situation. Exactly what
reasons rendered the measures neces-
sary have not been developed; but
General Blanco yesterday revoked the
order disbanding the irregulars.
1t has leaked out that in his extrem-
ity General Blanco summoned the gov
ernor of the BancO Espanol and called
upon him for an advance of money.
The bank official at first refused, but
finally yielded to Blanco's appeal and
agreed to advance 100000. His weak
ness is seriously condemned, many of
the depositors threatening to withdraw
their deposits.
The commercial condition of the
island, instead of improving, seems to
be. at a complete standstill The undis-
guised corruption in every branch of
the administration fills all minds with
distrust. There are other ominous
clouds on the horizon that indicate
early trouble with the Cubans, who are
now openly proclaiming their readiness
to fight to the last drop of blood for
absolute independence. Prominent
chiefs in the insurgent army have indi-
Gated their intention, as soon as the
forthcoming elections are over. to come
to Havana and work strenuouSly in be-
half of independence. In this they are
supported by the labor classes or pacif-
icos, not identified with the last upris-
ing, three-fifths of whom, it may be
safely estimated, protesting their in
tention of joining the insurgent ranks
in the struggle for independence and to
fight the Americans if the latter in any
way oppose absolute freedom for the
island.
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FIGHTING ALL DAY,
But No Reports Received From the
Battle Ground.

odlt(C 0AO1AA0.
Walker. MINI, Oct. 6.-Sounds of con-
fict have come from Bear island all
day, but people here are still ignorant
OF the real situation on the battle
ground where General Bacon and his
men had their desperate encounter
with the Pillager Indians yesterday af-
ternoon-
Up to an early hour this morning
there were many grounds for fear that
General Bacon and his command had
been annihilated. No direct word had
been received from any man who par
ticipated in the first battle. Early this
morning, however, the firing was re-
Sumed, and il has continued practically
all day.
This makes it certain that General
Bacon's command is still on earth and
in fighting trim. 1t is now believed the
soldiers are entrenched and in posi-
ton to hold out until reinforcements
reach them.
Lieutenant Colonel Harbach of the
Third infantry reached here late this
afternoon and Immediately started for
Bear island. It is 80 miles distant and
progress viii necessarily be slow.
No courier has reached here from
Bear island during the day, so it is
impossible to learn the result OF today s
fight.
A posse of citizens succeeded in land
ing on Bear island, secured the bodies
of four of the men killed in Wednes-
days fight and brought away nine
wounded soldiers. The citizens were
driven to their boats by Indians firing
from the bush, but no fatalities are re-
ported.
An effort was made last night to Sc
cure intelligence from Bear island, but
Il failed. The dispatch boat Flora
sailed close to shore and signalled for
an hour, but no answering signal was
returned To land was an impossibility.
The condition Of the Bacon men, even
If they are safe from annihilation.
must be desperate. They are i'll supplied
with oyercoats and blankets. They
have no tents. Their food supplies
were short when they landed and they
were in no shape to stand a long siege.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07

The sixty-ninth semi-annual general
conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints opened
yesterday morning in the tabernacle.
The new president of the church, Lo-
renzo Snow, with George Q. Cannon
and Joseph F. Smith, the two other
members of the first presidency, on
each hand, occupied the seat which, for
so many years, was filled by the late
President Woodruff
OF the other general authorities pres
ent on the stand there were of the quo
rum of the u apostles, Franklin D.
Richards, Brigham Young, Francis NJ.
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ment. but rather strike out for them
selves. If in the spring they have no
work, rent a piece of land and raise
their own food. There is no need for
young men to go into other states for a
living, they can as we'll earn a liveli-
hood here. We do not want the young
men to go forth, but rather to remain
here and help build up Zion.
The Saints should cultivate faith. 1t
is an essential part of their religion
and one of the reasons for the require
ment that workers go forth without
purse or script is TO test their faith.
APOSTLE COWLEY.
Apostle Cowley next took the stand
He stated that the object of confer
ences of the church was the strength
ening of the people in their faith and
their encouragement in the perform
ance of their duties. Living in strict
accordance with their covenants would
give to the Saints a testimony that
they were accepted of God. If one was
not performing his whole duty and was
not chided by the Holy Ghost he was in
a dangerous condition, having dead
ened the spirit within him.
Elder Cowley referred to visit of the
departed President Young to President
Woodruff and his admonition to him to
tell the people to get the spirit of God
and keep it. This INDUCTION, though ap-
parently commonplace. was a message
worthy to be delivered by a departed
prophet to a living one, for it was the
keynote of the life of every son and
daughter of God. It was all the more
necessary because of the fact that the
belief generally prevailed in the earth
that this Spirit was not to be given
to men in this day. But the message
of the elders. promising the bestowal of
this Spirit, fell upon prepared ears and
found faithful ones ready to accept and
enjoy the promise. This promise and
the organization through which it was
given was destined to be perpetual and
through perfectio of organization in
terruption of the line of authority was
avoided. Men were called as much by
the spirit of revelation in this day as
in any diSpensation of the past. wheth-
er in the days of Moses, of the apostles.
or any other era of the gospel light. In
the days of Moses, many of the people
were unprepared to receive and obey
the higher laws Of the gospel. and
lower commandments, temporal in their
nature, were given them. The same
faith which was manifested by Moses
was exemplified by his successor. JOS
hua. The lesser priesthood was re-
tanned in Israel until Christ came and
restored the fuilness of the gospel. The
organization and power of the priest
hood were restored in our day, and men
had been called to positions of trust
Or
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SPANISH cAPTAIN STABBED.
Feared That Puerto Ricans Will Per-
secute Their Former Rulers.

San Juan de Porto Rico, Oct. 6.-The
Alicante arrived here yesterday morn
ing and will sail for Spain today with
25O sick Spanish soldiers. Tuesday,
Captain Arlegui of the civil guard at
Bayamo was severely stabbed by some
persons unknown. 1t is thought he
will die. He is much disliked by the
islanders. The officials at Bayamo
promptly made several arrests, includ-
ing a prominent physician, DR.. Sthall
Captain Arlegui and Sthall have long
been bitter personal enemies. The
physician is known as an American
sympathizer. He had to leave the is
land during the war, and but recently
returned. When arrested he was on a
sick bed. from which he was removed
to the Jail. Popular opinion acquits
him of any connection with the stab
bing.
Trouble of this character has been
feared for some time at Bayamo. A
Spanish resident recently asked for
American protection. General Brooke
replied that it was impossible to fur
nish this until the Spanish had evac-
uated the island, and that in the mean
time the Spaniards must look to the
Spanish authorities for protection.
The Bayamo occurrence increases the
apprehension among the Spanish at
San Juan, where there have been SIM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
GOVERNMENT FOR WAIIH
All Reports Concerning Commission
Policy Are ErroneouS

Washington, Oct 6.-Senator Morgan
of the Hawaiian commission arrived in
Washington today and called at the
White House for an hours conference
with the president. In answer to in
quiries, the senator said that the mem
bers of the commission would meet
here about Nov. 20 and prepare and
present their report to the president
and congress. He declined to discuss
the report or the views of the commits
sioners, further than to say that the
published reports of what the commit
tee would recommend were wrong in
every essential particular.
"Of course" he said, I'VE favor a
territorial form of government, as that
was plainly the intention of congress,
as shown in sthe act authorizing the
creation of the commission, but what
particular form of territorial govern
ment we shall recommend cannot now
be stated"
The senator in speaking of the Phil
ippine question, said that in his judg-
ment the United States should retain
possession of the whole group of is
lands, giving to the natives the right
to govern themselves within certain
limitations, and under the general su-
pervisory control of the United States.
Senator Morgan will leave for his home
in Alabama tonight
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Battle Continued All Day Yesterday and Troops Are
Holding Their Own.
REINFOR CEMENTS FOR BOTH SIDES
ARE NOW HASTENING TO THE SCENE
Major Wilkinson and Six PrvateS Uprising
Threatened-Five Hundred Troops On the Way.

Lothrup, Mimi, Oct. 6.-This after
noon at $3.50 o'clock it was learned that
General Bacon and his small band of
20 or y men were still fighting on Bear
island, but it cannot be learned what
the outcome of their fighting has been
up to this hour. o'clock.
An attempt was made to land on the
island this afternoon and rescue the
rMounded soldiers and get the bodies of
the unfortunate bluecoats who were
killed This attempt was partly sue
cessful, so far that four bodies were
recovered, and nine soldiers who were
wounded were rescued, but the citi-
Zens We're driven to the boat and the
boat driven from the shore by the
skulking redskins.
= special train with 215 Of the Third
infantry from Fort Smelling, under
command of Lieutenant Colonel Har-
bach of the department of Dakota, ar
rived in Walker at O'Clock this after
noon. Another special train Will leave
Brainard tonight with 200 or $50 more
soldiers.
Inspector Tinker expresses the opin-
ion that with 500 soldiers the Indians
will be subdued. but thinks there Will
be bloodshed and may be lots of it.
1t is said the Indians from the Mile
LdCS RESERVATION nave SldTleQ. OOV
strong, to join the Leech Lake Indians,
and if this is the case, it Will require
500 additional troops to quell the dis
turbance. They are reported to be well
armed and going north at rapid rate.
They viii probably reach Bear Island
and Leech Lake by tomorrow at day
light.
Two hunters came in this afternoon
from the woods and reported a band Of
10 or 20 Indians going north, and it is
believed they are an advance guard Of
the Mile Laos Indians, or a party Of
their scouts. The men were not close
enough TO say whether they were paint
ed or not. but know they were armed.
The inhabitants at Walker, Gothrup
and Hackensack, &inn., are terrified
beyond measure, and are armed as far
as arms and ammunition are procur-
able. Little sleep is taken by the ma
jority of the citizens.
Since the uprising of the Bear Island
indians, the Indians at the Leech Lake
Yagency have been quiet up till today,
but word has arrived tonight from the
agency that the Indians have broken
out and the authorities have no control
over them and fear there viii be more
bloodshed-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
REFORMATION OF DAWSON CITY
GAMBLERS AND OTHER OFFEND.
ERS FINED $4,000.
Money VIII Be Expended In Improv-
ing the Camp-Navigation On the
Upper Yukon Is Closed.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 6.-Navigation
on the Upper Yukon river is closed.
The last passengers who came out from
Dawson by the river on the steamers
Columbian and Canadian arrived here
this morning, some with hard luck
stories and a few with gold The most
interesting news from Dawson relates
to Commissioner Ogilvie's reforms He
is making sweeping changes and in
tends to make the Klondike a model
mining district.
Sept IS a small army of the half
world and gamblers We're arrested and
fined to the amount of $4,000. The
money will be spent in improving the
streets of the city. 1t is said that this
is but the first of the rOund-ups
planned by Ogilvie and that Dawson
will have excellent roadways as a re-
suit.
Wages in the Klondike are becoming
lower and lower, according TO ]. =.
Chambers of Victoria. 'The new sys-
TEN now in vogue was inaugurated. -
he said, "by Kirkpatrick and Bonner.
two of the biggest claim owners of the
whole district. Men were hiring with
them when 1 left for S100 per month
and their board for the winter months.
Alex Mcdonald was also favoring the
system of boarding his own men Tor the
winter. There has been a good deal of
fever and malaria in the city. though
the accounts of deaths have been great
ly exaggerated
The steamer Manuense had a mar
row escape from being wrecked. Enter
ing Wrangel narrows she ran on a rock
with a grind that made every man on
board shiver. Fifty feet or more of the
big steamer extended over the rock
and everyone Texpected that at least a
hole would be knocked in her bottom.
The tide went down until one could
walk nearly around the forward part
of the boat. and the extreme stern was
so far under water as to be nearly sub
merged. Twenty-four hours after the
accident the boat floated off again with
not so much as plate strained enough
70. Ill l,o.r rI-cat t-,r. t. c,1.r L.,
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FIRST DAYS CASUALTIES.
Seven Soldiers Killed, Including
Brave Major Wilkinson.

Minneapolis, Oct. "a special TO the
Journal from Walker. Mimi, says: Ma
jor wilkinson. six privates and one
indian policeman are dead. Colonel
Sheehan is slightly wounded. Thirty
indians are dead. The Journal dis
patch boat has just returned from the
Battle-Ground. There has been desper-
ate fighting all the morning.
The Journal boat brought out II. s.
Talman, deputy marshal, and Colonel
Sheehan. Sheehan is not badly wound
ed. He was shot in the abdomen.
While the boat was transferring
wounded men she was fired on from the
brush. This was the signal for an i'm
mediate reopening of hostilities.
The troops opened on the Indians and
IN a second there was as fierce fight
in progress as that OF yesterday. Beau
iiu narrowly escaped with his life. lie
had his shoulder bored clear through.
We handled provisions and medicines.
The firing became so hot we were COM
PEELED to weigh anchor and steam out
into the lake.
The Indians appear to be in force.
Bacon's command IS too small to take
the aggressive The detachment is en-
trenched in good position and can
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
UTAH TROOPERS DISCHARGED
LUCKY ROUGH RIDERS WHO
HAVE SECURED RELEASE.
But Twenty Men Fit For Duty In the
Utah Troop-Many Applications
For Discharge Failed.
(speciaI to The Herald.)

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 6.--The fol-
lowing discharges and sick furloughs
have been granted to members of 1
troop:
Discharged.-Levi S. Tenny, Chihua-
hua, Mexico; w. o. Ash, Mount Pleas
ant, Utah; S. H. Fotheringham, Arthur
Smith, Beaver; Earl B. Allen, Provo;
John D. 3. Rogers, Idaho.
Thirty Day Sick Furloughs.-Charles
H. Bates. Monroe; Orson Alleck, Bea-
yer; ]. NJ. Rydalch, who will leave here
tonight.
Frank Jardine and Robert Forester
have been appointed sergeants to fill
vacancies caused by the discharge of
Sergeants Tenny and Morris.
I troop reports about 20 men fit for
duty, six of whom are serving as hos
pital nurses. In all the troops numer-
Gus applications for discharge have
been filed. A great many of these have
been issued, but some of the earlier
applications seem to have been over
looked.
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INDIAN TIRED OF MATRIMONY.
His Squaw Was Unruly, So He
Killed Her.

Lander, Wyo.. Oct. 6.-Yesterday. Day
light, a Shoshone Indian. had a hearing
before the United States court commits
sioner for the murder of his squaw. He
pleaded guilty TO the charge and viii be
taken to Cheyenne to await the action OF
the United States grand jury.
Daylight in making his plea, made a
full statement and said that the reason
why he killed his scuaw was that She
was a bad woman and was good for noth-
ing. He said that she had broken his
gun and kept him from. going hunting
when he was out of anything to eat This
had made him so mad that he killed her
TO get her out of the way. The killing
occurred on the Wind River reservation
some three or four weeks ago. As soOl
as the murder had been committed Dav-
light packed up his traps and tried to g =
away from the reservation The Indians
became suspicious and reported him 20
Agent Nickerson, who immediate1y sent
the Indian police after him. but Daylight
being close run, turned and came into
Lander. where he was spied BY Deputy
Sheriff H. R. Tague, and after sharp
tussle was arrested and placed in the
county Jail. The Indian does rot show
that he mas any compunctiOn for having
committed the crime
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New York, Oct 6.-The members of
the Cuban junta here are much con-
cerned about the stories received by
them of the suffering from lack of food
in the Cuban army. Letters have come
which state that the condition of the
army and of the rural population in
Cuba is now worse than even during
the war. The junta officials here main
tain that the course adopted by the
Spanish is resulting as effectually in
causing death to the Cuban insurgents
and pacificos as did the policy of recon-
centration and determination adopted
by Weyler.
Following is an extract from a letter
received by Horatio S. Rubens, counsel
to the junta here: Nobody can form
an adequate idea of the horrors of our
position. Famine causes more deaths
than have helf fore the bullets of the
enemy. If within a month we do not
receive much more food, third of the
Cuban army and of the rural popula-
ton will cease to exist, and even
month may be too late"
Counsel Rubens said this extract was
but one of a score or more similar ones
received by him. The Spanish hold the
coast towns and the Cubans control the
interior. The Spanish maintain that
tne Stdlu quo pIoNiueu ny INC PAOIOOOi
is that they in the town take care OF
themselves and the Cubans in the coun-
try, including the rural population,
supposedly in camp with the insur
gents. take care of themselves, all war
fare ceasing. This, continued Counsel
Rubens, is carrying out the policy of
recommendation and necessarily of ex-
termination. as the Spanish will not
allow the importation of food through
the coast towns.
To lay before the president the ad-
vices of this nature received here, and
to urge if possible the speedy insistence
by the American peace commissioners
at HavSna of the discontinuance of the
excessive Spanish duties on food i'm
portations, is said to be the chief rea-
son for the visit of the delegate, Tomas
Estrada Palma, to Washington just
now.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN,

PAGE ONE
Battle With Indians.
Alger Investigation.
Two Miners Killed.
Mormon Church Conferences,
Cubans Are Doomed.
PAGE TWO
Was Otto MurderedP
Utah Power Co.'s Franchise.
PAGE THREE.
A Helpless Monarch.
Quay'S Stock Deals.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
The Great Eisteddfod.
Esculapians Meet.
PAGE Sly
Chloride Point Gold.
State News.
Utah's Dixie Land.
PAGE SEVEN
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE EIGHT.
Moyle Is Permanent Chairman.
Board of Education.
The Fruit Exposition.
The Sugar War.
P. o. S. of A. Gases.
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Gen, BOYNTON
BACKS ALGER
Civilian Officers Responsible
For the Disease.
WAS FORCED TO ADMIT
CONDITIONS WERE BAD
Sickness at Camp Thomas Almost
Created a Panic.

and Regimenta1 Commanders
Disobeyed the Instructions of the
Surgeons-General Fitzhugh Lee
Says Some Of the Surgeons Were
Incompetent - Tells Commission
1t Was Intended He Should Lead
the Assault Upon Havana.
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liar incidents during the last few days.
There is rumor that Gid sores viii
be settled by the islanders, and anony-
nous handbills are circulated, all to
the same tenor. Nevertheless, if there
is no interval of unprotectedness be-
tween the Spanish evacuation and the
American occupation of San Juan, Sc
rious disorders are not likely to occur
here
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THREE TRAINMEN KILLED.

Disastrous Collision of Freight
Trains On the Burlington.
Indianola, Neb., Oc,. 6.-Two freight
trains collided in the Burlington yards
at this place at midnight last night,
causing a loss of three lives, slight in
juries TO four others and damage to
railroad properties amounting TO sew
eral thousand dollars:
The dead: Sol Brace, engineer; F. ].
Walters. fireman; William McCarl,
brakeman.
The injured: Engineer Arson, En-
gineer Burton, Brakeman Lundberg,
and a stockman, name unknown.
An eastbound freight train, standing
on the main track, was run into by a
westbound fast stock train. Both en-
gines were totally wrecked. The re-
sponsibility for the accident has not
vet been placed
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MISERY AT HAVANA.
Dying Girls Lovely Vigil By Her
Mothers Corpse.

Havana. Oct. 6.-Owing to the vast
amount of red tape required to obtain
burial permits, many bodies of the
Door. picked up in huts and in the
streets, have been left for days until
buried, even after they are taken to
the cemetery. Two nights ago an old
woman died in the middle of the Cal
zada del Cerro, a street in Havana,
about o'clock. At her head sat her
littue daughter in the last stages of
consumption, her haggard eyes red and
swollen with tears. Horse cars run
along that thOrOughfare and many per-
sons passed before the sad picture Of
distress and death. A purse was made
up for the little orphan.
Next morning the body was removed,
II hours after death. This sad and dis
graceful incident occurred in the prin-
cipal suburb of the city, where appar-
emily, no distress or want exists.
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Arrested For Firing Timber.

Rawlins, Wyo.. Oct 6-John Lucero,
a Mexican sheephe.der, was arrested in
southern Carbon county today by the
United States marshal and viii be tried
in the United States court for setting
fire to timber on public lands This is
the first attempt in Wyoming to pun
ish forest incendiarism.