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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-25

who directed the alleged letter of pro-
test from General Garcia to General
Shafter. The following is the text OF
the document:
ITO President Mckinley:
THE undersigned Cubans by birth,
land owners and residents of Santiago
de Cuba. representing, with their FAM
lilies, the non-cOmbatant population
that suffered for many years under
Spanish rule in this section of the is
land, wish to express their warmest
thanks to the people of the United
States for delivering them from the in
suneTable yoke OF Spanish rule.
They wish also to express their alb
sClute confidence in the good faith and
humanitarian purpOseS of the United
States. and il the pledge that the ter
ritOr.r of Cuba is not TO be conquered
by the American troops for purposes Of
annexation. We believe and would
Urge that our people are caDable of
fulfilling the international obligation to
establish a government for the island.
Cuba, in the future, may possibly be-
come. in the course OF a few years, part
of the territory of the United States,
thus increasing the comfort and hap
I'iress of this people: but now all de-
sire a government of our own, as COM
pensatIon for the sufferings and hero
ism of our army, and the definite es-
adjustment of the Cuban republic, with
Cuban authorities, in accordance with
the resolutions of the United States
congress.
We hope that the present state of
affairs ct Santiago, where SpaSiards
are still the administrators OF our in
terests, property and fate, will be brief;
that the city may soon be turned over
TO the Cubans, and that our army may
Il, e 49, rrf
umphantly beside the American flag, as
Cuban soldiers fought side by side
with TIE Americans against the COM
mon enemy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-25
SKATER TO THE ARMY.
Reviews the Operations Before San
tiago and Praises the Troops.

Santiago, July %, p. m.-Following
is Major General Skaters order just
published:
Headquarters United States troops
in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, July 10.
General Order No. &c:
The successful accomplishment of
the campaign against Santiago, result
ing in its downfall and the surrender
of the Spanish forces and the capture
of large amounts of military stores, to-
gether with the destruction of the en-
tire Spanish fleet in the harbor, which.
upon the investment of the city was
forced to leave, is one of which this
army can we'll be proud. This has been
accomplished through the heroic deeds
of the army, and to its officers and
men the major general commanding
offers his sincere thanks for their en-
durance of hardships heretofore I'M
known in the American army The
work we have accomplished may well
appeal to the pride of your country
men and has been rivalled on few oc-
casions in the worlds history Landing
upon an unknown coast, you faced
dangers in embarking and overcame
obstacles that, even in looking back,
seem insurmountable.
Selling, with the assistance of the
navy, the towns of Baiquiri and Sibo-
ney, you pushed boldly forth, CALAMITY
driving back the enemys outpost in the
engagementof La Quasina, and COM
pleted the concentration of the enemy
near Seville, in sight of the Spanish
stronghold at Santiago de Cuba The
outlook from Seyilla was one that
might well have appalled, the stoutese.
heart. Behind you ran a narrow road,
made well nigh impossible by rains,
while to the front you looked out upon
high foothills covered with a dense
tropical growth, which could only be
traversed by bride paths, terminating
within range of the enemy's guns
Nothing deferred, you responded
eagerly TO the order to close upon the
foe and, attacking at Caney and San
Juan, drove him from work to work
until he took refuge within his last and
strongest entertainments, Immediately
the city.
Despite the fierce glare of a south
ern sun and rains that fell in torrents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-25
CORBETT-M'COY FIGHT.
Buffalo Sheriff Is Not Certain It Will
Be Illegal.

Buffalo, n. Y. July 24.-When asked
what he intended to do should an at
tempt be made to bring off the Cor
bett-McCoy fight in Erie county
Sheriff KillSafion said:
The fight is a long way off and
there is plenty of time in which to
act. 1t is too early N the game to
do anything. l am not so sure that
the proposed contest will be Illegal. AS
soon as see it advertised in the
newspapers l will call the matter to the
attention of the district attorney"
District Attorney Kenefick said that
he does not know anything about a
proposed fight. The sheriff is the
executive officer of the county and I'M
til he makes some complaint the dis
trict attorney is powerless. Mr.. Kene-
fck assures the public that the law
Will be maintained.
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Believed That He Reached His
Destination Last Night.
LANDING OF THE TROOPS
MAY BE POSTPONED UNTIL
REINFoRCEMENTS ARRIVE.
Troops Will Embark From Newport
News Today-Several Transports
Started From Tampa = Active
Campaign Will Not Begin Before
the End of the Week.

Washington, July 24.-It was said at
the war department that no news can
be expected from official sources as to
General Miles movement until tomor-
row. 1t is calculated that he arrives
tonight at the point at Porto Rico Sc
lected as the rendezvous for all vessels
of the expedition. Whether or not he
will undertake to make a landing in
advance of the arrival of the whole
expedition probably will depend upon
conditions as he finds them. Should
there be no Spanish force, or, at least,
an inconsideIable one, on the coast, the
troops will be landed. to relieve them
from the disastrous effects Of being
confined closely on shipboard under
tropical sun. The general has with him
sufficient artillery to hold any position
he may choose to occupy, supplemented
his naval convoy.
Meanwhile the department is making
every effort to hurry along the re-
nainder of the expedition. Some
troops are now on their way from
Tampa and Charleston, and should
reach Porto Rico by the middle of the
week. Naval officials are assisting ac-
lively in getting the troops off, and
were engaged today in sending the
necessary orders to that end to the
commanders of the naval auxiliary
vessels which have been placed at the
service of the war department. In the
course of a day or two the troops
brought from Chiekamauga by General
Brooke will sail from Hampton Roads,
where they have been arriving all day,
and are ready for the transports.
There is a protN bility that General
Miles may be delayed for several days
in his landing operations for lack of
lighters, but several of these are now
on their way and others will be hur-
ried forward as rapidly as possible.
However speedy the landing on Porto
Rico soil may be, it will be along
toward the end of this week before the
active land campaign can begin in
P0rtn Ricn
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Transports Sail From Tampa.

Tampa, July 24.-The transports De-
catur, Miller, Arkadia, Cherokee and
Florida got under way for Porto Rico
during the night. The transport Nor
san was loading today and will prob
ably go tomorrow. Thirty odd Red
Cross physicians, who had been wait
ing to go to Porto Rico or Santiago,
will tonight start to Chickamauga,
where it is said there is immediate
need for their services in nursing the
sick. The Sixty-ninth New York left
tonight for Fernandina.
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MESSAGE FROM GOMEZ.
Instructed All His Forces to Coop
crate With Americans.

Jacksonville, Fla, July A.-Lieuten-
ant Charles Fritot of this city, who
was member of the Cuban expedition
on the steamer Florida, and who re-
turned recently from Cuba, states that
the Florida expedition vas met by Go
mez. He had a personal talk with the
general. in the course of which he said,
when asked what message he had for
the American people:
II have only to say that the only
American that has anything to say in
the direction of matters is Mr.. McKin-
lev. and we shall do whatever he says.
I have given instructions to all my
forces to cooperate with the Ameri-
cans to whom we are indebted"
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TROOPS AT NEWPORT NEWS.
Illinois Regiment and New York
Cavalry Will Embark Today.

Newport News, Va, July 24.-The
Third Illinois regiment, 1,294 men in all
arrived here this afternoon in three
special trains from Camp Thomas. Gen
eral Haines arrived on the first train
at 1 O'Clock. Later troops A and c,
New York volunteer cavalry, 166 men,
arrived.
The men are camped north of the city
on the banks of the James river. They
will embark tomorrow on one of the
transports for Porto Rico. The work
of loading supplies on the Massachu-
sets and Roumania was in progress
all last night and today, but an enor-
nous quantity is still in the cars and
on the piers.
Three troops of the Pennsylvania
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CORPORAL REARDON MAY DIE
Soldier of the Sixteenth Shot
Through the Spine.

New York. July 34.-The hospital ship
Relief was inspected by Health officer
Doty at 5 o'clock today and granted
pratique. The Relief will remain at anchor
in the bay until tomorrow, pending or
ders from the surgeon general. 1t is ex-
pected the hospital ship will proceed to
the city during the forenoon and her sick
and wounded will be removed TO the hos
pital designated by the surgeon general.
All the patients had a very comfortable
day and enjoyed a refreshing nights rest.
After discharging her patients. the Relief
will take on supply of coal and pro-
visions and sail again for Santiago.
Private Charles Robertson of the Tenth
cavalry and Corporal Reardon of the Six
teenth infantry, both shot through the
spine, are in a critical condition and with
little hope of recovery.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Spain For Peace.
Skaters Campaign.
No Word From Miles.
Attitude of Cubans.
PAGE TWO.
A Campaign Forecast.
PAGE THREE.
Our Foreign Policy.
Gold Standard Game.
Yesterday at the Resorts.
Short Line Defeats Evanston
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE.
Ashes of Empire.
Fraternal Societies.
PAGE SIN
Montana Gold Placer.
State News.
PAGE SEVEN.
How Havana Fares.
PAGE EIGHT.
At the Tabernacle.
In the Social Realm.
Local Politics.
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SPAIN MOVING
TOWARDS PEACE
Tangible Results Will Follow
Ministers Efforts.
WILL TREAT DIRECT
WITH UNITED STATES
Porto Rico Threat Construed as a
Hint to Hurry Up.

People Are Becoming Reconciled to
the Loss of Cuba and Hope It
Will Be Annexed By the United
States-America Must Decide Be
tween a War For Purpose and
War For Conquest-Spanish Gov
ernment's Espionage of Carlists.
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volunteer cavalry city troop of Phila-
delphia, Governors troop of Harris
burg and Sheridan's troop of Tyrone
arrived here about 8 p. m. The Fourth
Ohio will come in after midnight and
the Fourth Pennsylvania tomorrow
morning
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Colonel Bryan's Headquarters.

Bryan has just completed his regimen
tai headquarters at Panama park. two
miles from Jacksonville, and he is well
pleased with his location.
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CORRESPONDENTS WORK.
Author of Garcia Letter Petitions the
President.

Santiago de Cuba, July 23.-The docu-
ment which is being circulated for sig
nature among Cuban residents in San
tiagO, addressed to the president of the
United states. thanking him FOR the
cooperation of the army of the United
States, and expressing the hope that
the American government will recog-
nize Cuban sovereignty in the surren-
dered portion of the province of San
tiago de Cuba, was drafted by Aras,
the newspaper correspondent on the
staff of the Cuban general, Castillo,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-25
"GOt There" In Spite of All
Obstacles.
ALL AUTHORITIES
UNITE IN HIS PRAISE
Some Interesting Incidents of the
Operations at Santiago.

q Newspaper Correspondent Assault
ed the Commanding General and
Was Expelled From Cuba-Gen-
eral Henry's Tribute to Shafter-
Commander Issues An Address to
the Army, Praising the Men For
Their Heroic Struggle.
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ON THE DIAMOND.

LouisviIle-Louisville. 2; st. Louis. l.
Chicago-Chicago. 3; Cleveland, 9.
acknowledgements. 6; Pittsburg, 3.
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RECRUITS FOR TORREY.
Utah May Help Make Up the Forty
Needed.
lSpeclcl to Tne FeraIdO.

Especial 10 the FeraldO
Cheyenne, Wyo., July pam order
received tonight from General Fitz-
hugh Lee, directs Lieutenant Oracle,
Fort Russell, to enlist 10 recruits i'm
mediately for the Torrey cavalry. Utah,
Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada and
Idaho men will be taken
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The administrative hustle in Spain
about port defenses is prodigious. but
who can think that all this means
business, after all that has happened.
The number of French guns supplied
from the ST. Chamond works have been
for the past week in the drill grounds
at Cara banch. They are being tested
and win replace old-fashioned guns at
Cadiz, but the means Of loading them
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-12
MINI.
ANOTHER LIE,

1t has leaked out that the self-selected
mid-road delegates to the Cincinnati con-
vention all had railroad passes for the
round trip. and it Is asserted they were
supplied through the influence of Mark
Hanna. who already through his agents is
cultivating the mid-road outfit to prevent
union OF the reform forces in 1900.
This is absolutely false. The round
trip tickets in question were $12 each:
and we stood by and saw the delegates
60 down into their pockets for the money
their own money. There was not one
whose fare was paid by anyone else.
You miserable abortion, why can't
you tell the truth-even if the unusual
act loosens your back teeth. You know
you have not one iota of proof of the
charge that Mark Hanna paid the fares
of those delegates. If you have we chal-
lenge you to produce it. You know you
cannot. You are a contemplate liar.
One week you shout "Jim Hill" and the
next week Mark Hanna!" Did you stop
the cutlery about Jim Hill because it is
generally believed he is supporting John
Lind?
Never mind about 1900. BY that time
you fusiOnists will be hunting for the
hottest corner in hell to hide yourselves.
!. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-12
Jno. w. Arctander. attorney at law,
9l3 N. Y. Life Bldg. Minneapolis. MINI.

an excrementitious deposit, left hap
hazard on the shores of oblivion.
we objected to all this; and Owen
proposed that we should be expelled
from the party. And this would proba-
bly have been done, had not Capt Hib-
bard. of Duluth, notified Owen that few
dead men would greatly improve the po-
litical situation and atmosphere of Min
nesota; and thereupon Owen was not so
anxious to get clear of this man."
We gave perfunctory support to Lind
IN 1896. and we have been sorry for it
ever since.
Lind is now running for governor, on
the ground that he faced all the horrors
and terrors of bloody war, IN TENNES
SEE. A THOUSAND MILES AWAY
FROM THE ENEMY, and drew his large
salary as quartermaster regularly, and
was in deadly peril of over-eating him
self on the hospital stores. He was, as
Artemas Ward said, where the bullets
were thickest-underne the ammuni-
ton wagon"
And this the Democrats call-military
; glory. God save the mark!
Blow the fife and beat the drum;
See the cOnquering hero come;
Pork and hard tack-well have some.
He says the contractors regularly
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-12

cheated the government, and charged
twice as much as they delivered; and
that he had to sign for it! Who made
him sign for a hundred pounds when he
got fifty?
But he never registered a complaint at
Washington or elsewhere, and therefore
one of two things is true-either he is an
unmitigated imbecile, or he shared in
the robberies of the government, accom-
plished through his dishonest signature.
Will he run the governorship, if he is
elected, in the same way?
The second question asked by our
correspondent is: How can we expect
any reform by dividing ourselves up into
so many parties?"
Then why does not Mr.. Aarestad insist
on our combining with the Prohibition
lists and the Socialists and the Single
Takers? 1--WE all think alike" on great
many things. Why do not all the Chris
tan churches unite and preach God and
the Immortality Of the soul?
History proves" (as in the case of the
Greenback party, that the union of the
thing that eats with the thing that's
eaten benefits only one of the parties.
When the lamb is inside the lion it
cannot even assert itself by single
bleat. The gastric juice is dfssolving it.
1t is on the way to nothingness. That
is, today, the condition of the fusion Pop
uliSts.
TO the third question we would say
that we are zealously striving to advance
great principles of reform; Owen is zeal
ously striving to go to congress; and he
don't care what banner he marches un-
der" to get there.
Can there be any "brotherly love- be-
tween the shepherds dog and the wolf
that is trying to tear down the walls of
the sheep-fold?
Isn't shotgun better argument, in
such a case, than platitudes about
"brotherly lOve?" l. u.
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A STRONG LETTER.
An Appeal for Action and Assistance.

An Appeal for Action and Assistance.
The midroad Populist organization of
Minnesota is now in the political saddle,
by petition they went on the ballot the
8th day of October, 1898.
We have NO single hobby, no single
party issue, Originating from one man,
no party bosses, hiding a tariff. fusion or
other delusive political demands for fat
office. But Independent of all other So
called political parties, we place the
people first in demanding the much
needed reforms that must come through
unity Of action at the ballot box, by max
ing the initiative and referendum their
defense against abuses by corporation
tools. We demand a government of the
people and for the people. We ask
every honest patriot to indorse our de-
mands and join our army of reformers,
which shall never in the future be "a
house divided against ITSELF" Read our
plan of organization and come under its
protection, as honest men at the head of
the greatest reform movement in the
triots to take part in keeping our lead
ers honest or replacing them with men
We can trust, as our representatives to
give to all their inalienable rights,
among which are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. We commend our
selves to the masses by our works. We
know we are right, and will 60 ahead,
growing in numbers and strength as you
aid us by your name or money or both.
We shall wage an uncompromising
and unconditional warfare against the
combined opposition to the peoples
rights.
But to carry on our campaign we must
have money to spread our literature and
keep speakers in the field, and as money
is only the means to an end, We will re-
ceive donations from any man or set
of men that feel disposed to give us
financial aid without asking other re-
ward than our united work with them
in bringing about political reforms. All
donations from the mite to ten thousand
dollars or upward can be sent to our
treasurer, A. H. Nelson, of Minneapolis,
or acting secretary, S. M. Fairchild, who
will report through the press all monies
received.
The name of the donor, when so re-
uuested. will also be published.
s. M. FAIRCHILD,
Acting Secretary P. p, Minneapolis,
Mimi.
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you would be adjudged counterfeiters,
and your plea in court that your coins
were pure gold and good money would
not save you from the penitentiary, even if
you should prove that your coins were
much finer and purer than the govern
ment's coins were. You would be sent
to prison all the same The reasons are
that you had assumed powers that be-
long to congress alone; hence you are
frauds, counterfeiters. The power of con-
gress that coins money has been dele
gated to them by the constitution Of the
United States and that stamp which they
cause to be placed upon money makes it
the measure of all values. The fiat of the
sovereign power of the nation is what
makes it money" the same constitution
forbids any individuals or separate states
from creating money. This ought to
settle the question that money is not a
commodity, but creation Of congress,
and they alone can make real money.
1t is not true, as you and Fowler say
that the silver dollar is not money, but
a check on the government for gold
dollar. This has been repeated many
times before, and on Aug. %, 1895, l
wrote the secretary of the treasury, and
asked him if it was true that silver dol
lars were redeemed by the government
in gold coins, and got reply Aug. 80,
1896, as follows:
You are informed that there is no law
or regulation of this department which
provides for the redemption of silver
dollars or silver certificates in gold
Silver certificates are, according to their
terms, redeemable by the government in
silver dollars only while the latter being
standard coins of the United States, are
not redeemable in any other form of
money Both silver dollars and silver
certificates are received by the govern
ment the same as gold, in payment of
all debts due the United States.
(Signed) w. E. CURTIS,
Acting Treasurer, Washington, D. C.
This ought to settle the fallacy of Fow-
ler's statements that silver dollars are
check on the government for gold dol
lars and also prove that money is not
a commodity. AS further evidence that
it is not, we refer to the silver dollars
now coined. There is now coined in the
United States something over $468, 100000
of silver dollars; their bullion value is
not much more than 1929 100000. This
Fowler admits. Now, these silver dol
lars will pay all debts in the United
States if rendered at their face value,
dollar for dollar except, perhaps, in an
instance where contract has been made
to pay debt in gold coin; in this in
stance alone, I say, perhaps the courts
might decide that the contract must be
filled to the letter. Now, what becomes
of the theory that money is commod-
ity? Here as commodity it is admitted
it is worth less than one-half the face
value of the coins. l tell you it is the
law authorizing the stamp that fixes the
fiat of the sovereign power Of the United
States in the first instance makes it so
valuable, and then back of the fiat, in the
second instance, that makes the same
amount Of material worth less than one
half that amount, the law has done it.
Law alone can make money, and the
laws of the land can make any material
worthless as money.
A. H. NELSON.