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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-02

THE city has been divided into five
parts, each of which is a relief sta
ton, where food is distributed and a
physician in attendance, who prescribes
for those who present themselves sick,
and visits the sick in the houses. The
police department, all doctors and the
officials in each ward. have received in
structions 20 furnish these physicians
list of sick requiring attention, and
also of the worthy poor, in order that
we may be somewhat protected in the
distribution of medicines and rations-
l am issuing at present about $1,000 ra-
tons per day. The physicians are
probably prescribing for about 600 or
200 people, and some days many more.
These physicians are native Cubans,
educated in the United States, and en-
ployed by our government as contract
surgeons.
THE garbage and the material which
collect in the streets 1 have dumped
outside of town and burned. l have
also had the lower and most unhealthy
portion OF the city ditched and drained
and the bitches running into the har-
Dor cleaned out, also the water front
system of sewerage, which was COM
pletely INSTRUCTED and in a frightful
condition.
Later this year, when the epidemic
season shall have passed, it is my in
tentiOn, if l am granted funds and au-
thority, to have the shallow places
dredged out, so that at least a thin
layer of water will cover them at low
tide and prevent this condition of af-
fairs.
REVENUES AND EXPENSES.
1.-The receipts of the city from Gus
toms since we occupied it, understand
from Generals Shafter and Lawton, who
have charge of this matter, have been
about 100000
THE expenses of the city per week,
supporting the hospitals, cleansing the
streets, doing the necessary engineering
work and the many little things re-
quired to keep up the different depart
ments of the city of $4,000, are at pres
ent $4,000 to $1,000. OF S, about 81, 800
is for sanitary work and engineering,
the balance for hospital, police, ETC.
L have been as economical as posi-
BILE, but have felt that in this matter
of sanitation expense should not be
taken into consideration as the lives
of all Americans here might be said to
depend upon a prompt and thorough
correction of the frightful unsanitary
condition in which the city was found
The great expert in yellow fever, Dr.
Guiteras, assured me that an epidemic
of yellow fever of great severity was
absolutely unavoidable, and that we
were destined to lose a large proportion
of our people here. Thus far it has been
avoided, and, not only avoided, but to-
day l don't know of an authentic case
of genuine yellow fever in Santiago de
Cuba proper, and every day increases
our chances of escape"
General Wood says the military force
has been used only when the police
have been inadequate. He continues:
Il am very anxious to have the schools
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DIsBANDING THE CUBANs.


General Wood communicates the
gratifying intelligence that all indica-
lions now point 10 the speedy disband-
ing of the Cuban army. He says. the
feeling of the better class of Cubdns to-
wards the Americans is very kind and
they appreciate what the United States
is trying to do. The general is very
hopeful that everything wiilseome out
all right.
No one can tell, he says, how long it
will take to establish a government,
but he thinks it will be quite a period of
time.
The letter from which the above ex-
tracts were taken was dated Sept. 8.
On Sept. 10, General Wood wrote an
other letter TO Secretary Alger, in
which he says: 'Since my last letter
everything has been going on smoothly
and the Improvement is continued.
People have all they want to eat and 1
do not think there is hunger. to any
extent, in Santiago. l have increased
the number of doctors and the relief
stations of food
You would be delighted to see the
old bronze cannon and mortars which
we have taken here. Some of them go
back to the middle ages, and were evil
IDENTIFY captured from the French. 1
hope they will be taken to Washington,
where they will be most interesting and
ornamental in our parks"
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SANTIAGO PURIFIED
Frightfnl Conditions We're Enc0unt-
cred By Americans.
DISEASE: IAND FILTH
SANITARY CONDITIONS ARE
GREATLY IMPROVED.
General Wood Describes the Work
That Has Been Done to Regenerate
the Vile Place--Yellow Fever Epi-
demic Has Been Averted-Food
and Medicines For the Needy.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Secretary Alger
has received a long letter from Gen
eral Leonard Wood, military governor
of Santiago. General Wood says, in
part:
when we came into the city the san
itary situation was something frightful.
There were a great many unburied
dead in the houses, between 1000 and
5000 Spanish wounded and sick, and a
great horde of half-famished and sick
people, nearly 2O,Oe1 in number, who
had just returned from Ell Caney,
where they had gone during the siege
There was no water to be obtained,
except from cisterns and a few wells
and the streets were full of dead ami
mails and all sorts of filthy materials
/ had to start in from the bottom and
repair the waterworks. Then came the
removal of the dead. Some of these
were burned, because the number was
so great and decomposition had adj
vanced to such an extent that they
could not be buried. Burning is not
uncommonly practiced here during the
epidemic season.
I'VE had yellow fever all around US,
and about 20 cases in the Spanish mil
ltary hospital. The hospital was full
of dying, and public buildings were be-
ing used as hospitals.
Il have been working Systematically
with every means at hand to improve
the sanitary condition of the city. 1
have a force of about 10 men con-
stantly employed, and at many times
have had nearly double this force
working day and night to remove the
vast accumulation of indescribable
filth which has accumulated in the out
houses and yards, as well as the
streets of the city, which is reputed to
be one of the most unhealthy and dirty
in the world. The death rate has
dropped steadily since we came in, and
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Shoe DEPARTMENT.
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Ladies' fine Kid spring heel shoes.
coin toe, patent leather tip, extern
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Ladies' Dongola Kid, button or lace
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Misses fine spring heel, button shoes,
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Misses chocolate, tan spring heel,
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Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
London, Oct. 1.-The clerk of the
weather has at last relented, and Great
Britain has emerged from a period of
prolonged drouth. amid general rejoic-
ngs. The. western, central and north
ern counties were deluged on Thurs
day, while London and the south were
treated to refreshing showers. The
thermometer and the barometer fell TO-
geLher. FrostS are recorded in several
parts OF the country. The change IN
The weather promises to be lasting, and
viii fill the reservoirs, which, through
out the country, had run very low.
birmingham only had storage sufhclent
for ten days, and villagers in many
parts were obliged to walk miles IN
order TO obtain water. Many of the
fine, patriarchial trees in Windsor park
are dying.
The talk of the sporting world is the
incident of Thursday, when, at New
market, two English rivals of Tod
Sloan-"Samnly' LoateS and Nat
Robinson, tried to hustle the American
jockey out of the running in the Welter
handicap
Mandorla finished first in that race.
which was for 100 sovereigns, at seven
furlongs, being neck ahead of XIII
schwasser. ridden by Sloan But an
objection was lodged against Mandorla
for boring. This was sustained, and
the race was awarded to the horse
ridden by the American jockey. There
is no doubt that bitter jealousy has
been aroused BY Sloan among the Eng
fish Jockeys, who are aghast at his
phenomenal series of wins. He started
on Thursday with eight wins of 16
mounts to his credit, and he finished
the day with II wins out of 20 mounts
as his record. The attempt to GUST
Sloan ON Thursday was made when he
was descending the bushes hill.
Robinson, who was riding the favor
lite, Logan Hall, cantered on Kir-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-02
A BELATED DONNPOUR
England's Terrible Thirst Quenched
By COpious Showers.
GOSSIP FROM LONDON
CONSPIRACY OF ENGLISH JOCK
EYS AGAINST TOD SLOAN.

Attempted to Hustle the Little Amer
lean Out of the Running, But Come
to Grief Themselves = Sloane's
Successes Have Aroused the Jeal-
ousy of His English Rivals.
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horse into a mere instrument or gam
ing. The jockey club decided that half
the total amount of the added money
at every meeting shall be apportioned
for races of mile or over for swear
olds and upwards. and that half OF this
money shall be devoted to races of over
a mile and half. 1t was also agreed
that prior to Junei1 of each year there
shall be no 2-year-old race of greater
value that 200 soyereigns.
WEEK OF CONGRESSES. -
This has been a week of congresses.
distributed among various provincial
towns the chief of them being tine
church congress at Bradford. Some
announcement from the bishop OF Can
terbury was expected On the great
question of rituaiisIn which threatens
to bring about a serious split IN. An
glican circles. The archbishop proved
somewhat disappointing, as, while he
declared the church must put stop TO
a great deal which is going on, and. ex-
pressed confidence that the bishops
will be able to stop it, yet he did not
give the faintest indication as TO how
this was to be done. A definite pro-
nouncement, however, is expected next
week in the archbiShop'S charges to the
clergy of his diocese, when decisive in
structions are fully anticipated.
Inc conference Oh the MlneIS FGuei
alton in London decided to accept the
employers terms, regulating wages un-
til 1901. The miners get an immediate
advance of 212 per cent and refer
ence. afterwards. to the Cancellation
board. who have Siiven the minimum
and maximum wage The decision
wards off threatened strikes, involving
81 500 miners.
A DUKES EXPLOIT.
The Duke of Connaught, after his in
tereSting experience at The French ar
my maneuvers, has again attracted at
tention by plucky conduct at Aldershot
camp, where he is in command A bush
fire burst out near AlderShot and the
duke, who was riding bicycle in
light checked suit, was the first to per-
ceive it. He jumped off his wheel, called
to some laborers to help him and beat
out the fire himself, and rode away
with his clothing ruined and his face
as grimy as a chimney-sweep's
The officers of the American line of
trans Atlantic steamers expect to make
alterations in their vessels. The New
York will be sent to Belfast or Glas-
Cow to be heightened.
The Madrid papers have unearthed
the baptismal certificate of Adelina
Patti. which has finally settled the
question of her much discussed birth
place and birth date. 1t was taken
from the register of the Church of ST.
Luis, Madrid. and says she was born
at O'Clock on Feb 10, 1S43.
David Christie Murray, in a newspa-
per here. revives The suggestion that
a monument to George Washington be
erected in England.
In the chancery division of the high
court of justice, on Thursday last, the
Days theatre case was taken up and
the appointment of a receiver was
agreed upon pending the action of Daily
VS.. George Edwards for the posses
sion of the theatre.
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schwasser Sloan kept his seat. but
KirSchwasser lost his balance and was
passed by Mandorla ridden by Sammy
LoateS, who immediately after, on the
run home, sweryed to the right, taking
KirschwaSser who was close beside,
with her. the result being that Kir-
schwasser lost by a neck. But Sloan
was not yet beaten, and his first. words
on returning to the weighing room
We're: Say, where's the objection
room?"
The uDshot OF the matter was that
Loates and Robinson were summoned
before the stewards of the jockey club,
who disqualified Mandorla and sus-
pended Loates from riding until the
Houghton meeting, and cautioned Rob
inson.
SYMPATHY FOR SLOAN.
The symDathies of the British sport
ing men are all on the side of Tod
Sloan, and the English newspaper
warmly aDDlaud the prompt action of
the jockey club. One paper says:
we invite foreigners to enter their
horses in English races, we welcome
them on our different courses, and the
same generous hand should be extended
to the Jockeys no matter whence they
come. It is gratifying to see that the
stewards will not wink at shady con-
duct upon the part of even a fashion
able jockey like Loates. 1t would be
far better for some of our riders to
initiate, to a certain extent, Sloan's
style, than to attempt, by unfair
means, to jockey him out of a win
The suggestion that the English jock
eys initiate Sloan's style of riding has
already been anticipated by a leading
English jockey, Madden, who won the
Triennial stakes on Thursday, in Tod
Sloans style, with the saddle placed
well forward and finishing on his
horses neck. The successful north
country jockey, Weldon, is also adopt
ing the American style of riding.
SLOAN'S WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
The admiration of sporting men and
the jealousy of the English jockeys
were further increased by the magni-
ficent showing made on Friday by
Sloan, when his record showed for the
Newmarket meeting 16 firsts in q
mounts.
There is no exaggeration in saying
that this caused q genuine tempest of
and admiration in sporting cir
cleS. The mere fact that Sloan rides
a horse. however mediocre the animal
may be, gives it good odds in the bet
ting. In the selling plate yesterday
Sloan set the pace from the beginning,
and though Eu Gallie seemed an easy
winner he only beat The Wake, ridden
by the American jockey, by a head.
The fates seemed against Sloan in the
Rous memorial stakes yesterday. Lam
drail bolted and got away badly, and
it looked like a sure win for .Quassiel,
ridden by Cannon in a confident man
ner, but the American jockey, on Land
rail, managed to accomplish another
sensational finish and won the race.
An important meeting of the Jockey
club this week considered the question.
of short distant races, the increasing
number of which. it was contended, is
causing degeneration of the stamina of
and converting the
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started in the city and get the children
out of the streets; also to get the issue
of rations down to such a point that We.
are sure We are not pauperizing the
people,
General Wood thinks 1T wpuld be
we'll to get the rations out to the small
places in the country, so that the Gu
ban soldiers, as they leave the army,
may be able to get to the farmers in the
vicinity of the towns After the first
crop nearly all the assistance could be
hrnl1cyhf n n N and
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RELIEF STATIONS

it is now about one-fourth of what it
was in JULY
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Send postal card for our new
Fall and Winter Catalogue
Grand Showing Of
New SILKS.

We surpass ourselves this season
in the wonderful assortment and low
prices in Silk Fabrics, both European
and American makes. An entirely
new shipment just opened.
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Some two years ago a retired officer
Of the merchant service, living in the
Rue d'Alesia, Paris, NJ. Duchesne,
brought home an orang-outang from
Borneo. Since growing to its full
size the brute Is a terror to the neigh
bors. Its master won't hear of its
being chained mp, contenting himself
with shutting the animal in his bed
room before going out. This was
done one day not very long since,
but unfortunately for him. Nicolas
Bargeve, alias ''The Deyourer, had
determined to make professional call
at NJ. Duchesne's apartment with in
tent to burgle. Now as this illus
trious character had only been three
days at large after completing his
ninth term OF Imprisonment, he was
naturally unaware that such pet. as
the orang -outang was tolerated in these
particular rooms. Consequently, when
the burglar was suddenly pounced
upon by two hairy paws, he was some
what surprised, and his screams soon
brought help, with the result that nj.
Bargeve was drawn out of the room
by his feet, in very ignominious
fashion. He was taken to the infrm-
ary, and went raving mad and now
imagines himself to have been changed
into an ape. London Post.
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QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Transparent leather is made in
. France.
There are 10, 600 camels at work in
Australia.
Savages, on the whole, live longer
than civilized people.
As rule, mans hair turns gray
five years sooner than a woman's.
The most wonderful bridge in the
world is one of solid agate in Arizona.
A pen carrying a small electric lamp
to prevent shadows when writing has
been patented in Germany.
II is estimated that since the begin
ming of the historical era 1900, 900
persons have persisted in earthquakes.
The Tariars have a quaint custom
of taking a guest by the ear when in
viting him to eat or drink with them.
Under the laws Of China the man
who loses his temper in a discussion
is sent to Jail for five days to cool
down.
Chileans never enter or leave a
coach, street ear or other public vehi-
cle without bowing TO all its oceu-
pants.
Ornithologists have discovered that
crows have no less than twenty seven
cries, each distinctly referable TO q
different action.
The nests of the termites, or white
ant, are, proportional to the size and
weight Of the builders, the greatest
structures in the world.
In Sweden there are floating can.
neries. They are small vessels, which
follow fishing fleets, and men on them
can the FISH while they are fresh.
II was once customary in France
when a guest had remained too long
for the host to serve cold shoulder
of mutton instead of hot roast. This
was the origin Of the phrase ito give
the cold shoulder.
Cats can swim if they only care to
exert themselves sufficiently. The
ancient Egyptians used to fish with
them on the Nile, according to the
representation on walls and so forth
that have come down to us.
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el, and those who were able to stand
struggled among themselves to gain
access, until at last the inevitable re-
suit arrived, aud the door was blocked.
Gaspard never looked at the door,
bat faced the foe with q calm and res
oluie courage ,at moved the sergeant,
who was near him, 10 admiration, so
that he cried out words Of encourage
ment to him. Every time the foe
made arush he pointed his rifle. and
they fell back before the determined.
looking soldier and fired at him iD-
stead. They we're bad enough shots,
those dark-skinned Warriors, aud yet
Gaspard was bleeding from half a
dozea wounds When the sergeant
shouted to him, you've done your
share, mon bravel Run in"
Gaspard would not move, but stood
there a few racss in front Of the door
through which the last Of icsos5mrade.
we're retreaiing until oily he and the
sergeant were left.
"Now, PliizssArv Meudon, Ill covel
you, crled the sorgeant,
II wait for you, sergeant" and the
sergeant, seeing how determined ht
was, made a rush aud got through the
door in safety.
Then Gaspard turned his head
toward the door, but in that moment
the enemy rushed in upon him Will
yclls Of triumph, aud he was lost tS
sight; only a struggling mass Of black
warriors was to be seen. hacking ant
hewing at something in their midst.
just an hour later reinforcement
came from the village, and the Man
dingoes were driven away with heavy
loss, and then they found what wal
Gaspard.
The sergeant took up rifle from
the elinched hand Of dead native; HI
knew 1t had belonged to Gaspard. aud
he looked into the barrel. 1t wa
bright aud had not been fred. Thi
sergeant mused for moment.
'Ahl the poor Gaspard Mendon,
lie said; che was an imbeeile, ioel
you, but he was also a man aud
brave maui
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The picture Of the Rodin statue of
Balzac, that made such tempest in
Paris, France, recalls the story of the
widow who called upon an artist and
asked him to paint a portrait Of her
husband. ''When can he sit?' in
quired the artist ''He can't sit at
all" said the widow; ''he's dead. .
.'Then you'll have to furnish me with
his photograph, said the artist. ''He
never had his picture taken," said
the widow Nevertheless the artist
undertook the job, and when he had
finished his work he asked the widow
to come and see it. cts fine pic
ture." said she, "and you'll please
send it to my home; but how the old
man has changedl'-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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,,iell' 'lekER

The Kindly Man-"Why stand ye idle
hsrcY' The Other Man-"De benches
In de parks bcln' painted. detroit
Journal.
"By Jove. old chap, how I wish there
was no such thing as money" "Well,
we have no positive proof that there
ls."-Life.
Snodgrass -~rhe world has place
for everybody" Micawber-"Yes; the
only trouble Is there's generally some
body else in IT,"
Eyes" said QuIegles. Il have a good
dearon my hands just now so
percetSe," replied Fcgg; "why don't
you try silIttlc soap and waterY'
DO YOU t6frk-a man has right to
open his wlfe's iefTc We'll he
may have the right; but 1eatz zseee
how he could have the courage
NeIlIe-"Yesterday was my birthday
and Charlie gave me rose for each
year" sallle-"Wbat perfectly i'm
mcnse bouquet they must have made
Godfrey-"Doesn't Winchester ever
get tired Of his wife's continued sulki
ness and III temperf' scorJcl-"I tlinh
not When she is gcod-natured she
sings"
Mrs. Sweet-"Do you find It econom-
Ical to do your own cookingT Mrs
Burnem--"oh. yes; my husband does
nit eat half as much as when we have
cook"
"Uncle. which breed of chickens Is
| the bestf" "Well, sab. de white one i
lie easiest found. an lie dahk ones Is dc
easiest hid after yo' gifts 'em."-lndia
napolls journal.
- have splendid night lock hgfe
that locks ITSELF" announced the cfu
vasser. "rhat won't do me-" answeN 4
Roundley. "What | want is one
win unlock itself"
Il asked the young woman In front
of me to remove her big hat so could
see the stage" did she do itr' "No
she said If she held her bat In her laI
she couldn't see the stage herself"
Promoter-"You needn't be BIZ
afraid; the company Is perfectly safe
The Lamb-"Oh, I've no doubt abouf
the company being safe enough l was
thinking about the safety of ny
| money"
"Oratory Is a gift" remarked the ad
mlring constituent. "Well." replied
| Farmer Corntassel, "mostly It Is. Blu
now and then a man gets good enough
at 1t to charge you fur listenln'."-
| Washinton Star.
Il see." said the shoe clerk boarder
"that there is king of Africa who hal
been drunk for fifteen years" THAT,
said the Cheerful Idiot, "is what nigh
be called soaking reign."-Indlanap
oils Journal.
an take my chances with posterity.
said the poet whose efrusions had beer
refused. "Of course you WILL" sneere'
the editor. "You know mighty wei
that posterity can't get at you."-De
troit Free Press.
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A Chinese thoroughfare is the ex-
act reverse of ours in shape, the middle
part being considerably higher than
the two payements on each side. In
the rainy season, il vehicle should
slip, the occupants run considerable
risk OF being smothered in tho mud
and wRtor which always seeRmulate al
that psried.