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sf II. EolG ard the peace negotiations
between Sps'n ard the United States.
Count Won Rantzau. the princes SON.
in-law. reac 10 him from a newspaper
an obituary notice OF himself. at which
ne was greatly amused. He perused the
papers daily and this was one reason
why the family deprecated the alarmist
reports as to his health. The Lokal
Anzeirer publishes dispatch froE
Friedrichsruhe saying that DIR. Schwen-
niger was present when Prince Bis
marck died. having arrived from Ber-
lin at 10:30 o'clock. The prince was
unconscious for several hours before
the end came and his breath almost
failed repeatedly. He died without a
struggle.
on Tuesday evening an Improvement
set i'm in the princes condition, in which
repeated changes for the worse had oc-
Cured since October last. and he was
able to appear at the table and take
part in the conversation, drinking
champagne and afterwards smoking
several pipes, which he had not done
lately. His condition was so satisfac-
tory that DR.. Schweninger after the
prince had gone 10 bed. left with the
intention OF returning on Saturday.
His condition was comparatively salts
factory throughout Friday and Satur-
day morning He read The Nachreich-
ten and conversed on politics, particu-
larly referring 10 Russian affairs. In
the forenoon he took luncheon. grum-
bling jocularly at the small proportion
of spirits i'm his drinking water. Then
a sudden change for the worse occurred
in consequence OF an acute attack Of
pulmonary oedema, and in the course
OF the afternoon he frequently became
unconscious.
On Saturday evening grave symptoms
appeared Death came easily and pain
lessly. DR.. Schweninger was able To
some extent to tighten the last mo-
ments, wiping the mucous from the pa
tents mouth and enabling him TO
breathe more freely. The last words
Prince Bismarck uttered were addressed
10 his daughter. Countess Won Rant
Eau. who wiped the perspiration from
his forehead. They We're: Thanks,
my child" The whole family was as
sembled at the bedside at the time Of
Chrysr-.rder and Baron and BARONESS
Merck I~ere also present AS no breath
ing movement or pulse was perceptible
for three minutes Dr. Schweninger de-
olared quietly ard simply that the
prince was dead DIR. Schwennger tee-
graphed the news to Emperor William
in Norway. In accordance with Prince
Bismarck's wish he will be buried upon
the hill opposite the castle in the vi
cinity Of Hirschgruppe.
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Killed by n Struggled Shell.

Playa del Este. Guanta namo Bay,
July 29.-The body Of Karl Anderson.
seaman, of the United States cruiser
Brooklyn, was buried ashore here yes
terday morning. Anderson was killed
by the accidental discharge of a Span
ish one-pound shell, smugg g.ed f. ON Cne
of the destroyed Spanish cruisers
against the orders of Captain Cook
The shell exploded while Anderson was
hammering il in an effort to separate
the cartridge and shell. Several of the
Brooklyns men were around at the
time, but all escaped the flying frag-
ments except Anderson
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auxiliary cruiser St.

tIbiSti ~
Lou. i..s expedition are included
the 1hfd Iiir ois infantry; battery A.
OF Ilinos aad the Twenty-seventh bat
terry, OF Indiana.
Batteries and c OF Pennsylvania
and two troops OF cavalry from the
same state did not go with this expedi-
tion, but expect to sail with General
Fred Grants brigade next week. The
First Kentucky regiment. vanguard OF
the Third brigade. First division, First
army corps. in command OF General
Fred Grant. which is TO make up the
second Porto Rican expedition, arrived
here frocl Chickamauga yesterday and
is now in camp. General Grant arrived
on the last train, travelling in private
car with his staff The Third battalion
OF the Sixteenth Pennsylvania arrived
late last evening and will be followed
by the Third Kentucky and the One
Hundred and Sixt eth Indiana.
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SAILED AWAY FOR PORTO RICO.
Most of Gen. Haines' Brigade Leaves New
port News-Grant's Next.

Newport News, Va. July 29.-With
the exception Of the Fourth Ohio regi-
ment the Second brigade of the First
army corps, in command of Brig. Gen.
Haines, sailed for Porto Rico yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. General Haines
and his staff and the Fourth Ohio regi-
ment are on the auxiliary cruiser st.
Paul, and this ship left Old Point about
daybreak today. The transports that
got off yesterday are the City OF Wash
ington, Massachusetts. Seneca and Rou-
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NOTHING THE MATTER WITH CULVER
His Disgruntled Soldiers DO Him Great
Injustice-Men still Kicking.

Washington, July 29.--The war de-
ly that Colonel Culver. of the Fifth IL
lnois volunteers at Chi kamauga, is an
innocent victim of misrepresentation
IT is reported from Chickamauga that
because this regiment was turned back
from the Porto Rican expedition many
men had deserted, the morale Of the
regiment had been destroyed, and the
failure to secure active service had
been charged up to the secret efforts OF
Colonel Culver to keep it from going to
the front 1t is said at the department
that as a matter of fact the colonel
has been the victim of circumstances
over which he had no control.
When the Fifth Illinois had been or
dered to Porto Rico a delegation of In
diana people waited on the president
and presented the fact that although
there were three Indiana regiments
fully equipped and ready for service
none had been ordered TO the front. 1t
happened that of three Illinois regi-
ments available two had been sent for
ward In advance of the Fifth. SO that
the department felt obliged Ito avoid
charge OF discriminatory to substitute
one OF the Indiana regiments for this
particular Illinois regiment With this
order Colonel Culver had absolutely
nothing to do and did not know that ii
was in contemplation.
Chickamauga Park. Ga July 29.-The
disappointment Of the Fifth Illinois at
being turned back Wednesday after il
had marched To Rossville has so dis
heartened many that they have no fur
ther ambition for military life. Colonel
Culver denies any responsibility for the
orders calling the men back TO camp.
and claims that he was anxious to go
with the regiment to Porto Rico. Hav-
ing twice been shifted from brigades
that were ordered to the front the Fifth
Illinois naturally feels greatly irritated,
and although the men were much more
tractabe yesterday they were by no
means PLACID
Private H. j. Reeder, company A.
Fifth Illinois, died at division hospital
yesterday after two days of great
agony. The unfortunate man a few
days since ate poison root he dug up in
the woods. mistaking it for sassafrass.
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Extraordinary summer weather.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. An unprece-
dented cold snap is giving Nebraska a
premature taste OF fall. For two days
the thermometer has not been over 20,
and has been as low as so i'm the eastern
portion and colder in the west. At Kim
ball, near the Wyoming line. IL showed
for seven minutes yesterday morning.
the first time snow ever fell here In
July.
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HAVANA NOT IN A BAD WAY.
Two Weeks Ago the City Was Plentifuiiy
SuppIied with Food.

supplied with Rood
st. Louis, July 29.-August Grupe, one
OF the foremost merchants Of Cuba, who
has lived in Havana for twenty-four
years, stopped here yesterday en- route
70 Germany on a visit. In the course OF
an interview Grupe said: when / left
Havana two weeks ago the inhabitants
were not in the slightest fear that the
city would De bombarGed. In fact, ev-
erything was going the same as usual.
The theatres, dancing halls, and busi-
ness Of every character. were flourish
ing, and but for the presence of troops
In the city you would never know war
was in progress.
The blockade at Havana has thus
far not proved very effective. The farms
around furnish all the supplies neces-
sary. The soil is so fertile that crops
can be produced in thirty days. There
is no scarcity of provisions in Havana,
nor has there been any perceptible ad-
vance in the price of food.
There are 10000 regular soldiers and
$4,000 volunteers i'm the city. About 5000
are at work night and day strengthen
ing Havana fortifications under the
personal direction of General Blanco A
few days before / quilted the city the
captain general told me Havana would
be well-nigh impregnable, and that talk
of its fall after six months lombard
ment was sheer nonsense"
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Spain PAYS Her CAPTIVE Sailors.

Portsmouth. n. H., July 29.-The
Spanish prisoners confined at Seavey's
island were paid off by the Spanish gov
ernment yesterday. the money being re-
ceived from Admiral Cervera at Annap-
oils, the men receiving from $4 to $40
each in American currency
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All Quiet I'm the Fifth Illinois.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Aug. Colonel
Culver has succeeded in restoring order
in the Fifth Illinois regiment. Strag-
glers are returning to camp and the
men are preparing for pay day. 1t is
thought that pay day will have a most
beneficent effect and bring all the men
back to camp.
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Grants Brigade at Newport News.

Newport News, Va. Aug. General
Fred ID. Grants brigade, the Third of
the First army corps. First division. is
here ready to embark for Porto Rico.
One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana reg
iment arrived Saturday from Chicka-
mauga park.
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Calls II IA Remarkable Speech.

London, July 29.-The Daily Mail says
this morning: with the remarkable
speech of United Stc tes Senator Dav s,
of st. Paul, two peoples have buried
the past. Senator Davis speech is Il
fina! and complete answer 70 the speech
of NJ. Chamber ain az Birmingham "
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Sick Michigan Men at Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, July 29.-The transport
Concho has arrived in Hampton Roads
with sick and wounded soldiers on
board, among them Captain ]. J. An
derson and Lieutenant w. r. Case,
Thirty-third Michigan, and Lieutenant
j. A. Leisen, Thirty fourth Michigan.
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Shipload of Sick Soldiers.

New York Aug. 1.-The United States
transport Concho. Captain Samuel Risk,
which sailed from Santiago July %.
with 162 sick officers and men, arrived
here yesterday. Among the sick brought
home were a number of Michigan and
Illinois men. Five died during the trip,
among the number Fred Senner, COM
panY b. Thirty-third Michigan
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Challenge for the America Cup.

London, Aug. 1. - The Times an
nounces this morning that the Royal
Ulster Yacht club has arranged TO chal-
lenge for the Americas cup. The New
York Yacht club will be notified OF the
decision Immediately.
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Cuban Debt Presents Difficulties.

London, July 29-The Daily Graphic
this morning points out that there is
probability of an international question
arising over the difficulty of dealing
with the Cuban debt. since a majority
OF the Spanish bondholders are French
men.
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Hobson To Visit His Motber.

Atlanta, Ga, July 29.-Lieutenant
Hobson has wired his mother, who is
at Litha Springs, near Atlanta. that
he will see her Monday next
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vessels, but the pains in his face and
legs worry him and shorten his sleep.
DR.. Schweninger added this verdict:
with his sextraordinary robust nature
he may, excluding complications, reach
90" During DR.. Schweningers brief
absence from Friedrichsruhe Dr. Chry-
sander was in constant attendance upon
the patient. Although Prince Bismarck
was extremely low on Wednesday he so
rallied on Thursday that hewas wheeled
to the dinner table to celebrate with his
assembled family the fifty-first an
niversary OF his wedding.
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Still Nothing from Miles.

No word came from General Miles
yesterday and the war department as
sumes that he is pursuing his advance
across the island of Porto Rico towards
San Juan. They attach little credence
TO the Spanish account of a battle at
Yauca, resting confidence in the belief
that when the facts are known il will
be found that this was a victory of the
usual Spanish type resulting in the COM
plete achievement of the object of the
American comanders. Considerable re-
Inducements are now arriving to sup
port Miles and before the week is over
the campaign there will be in full swing
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,EvER THOUGHT HIMSELF IN PERIL
WAS Amused at an Obituary of Himself
Last Day on Earth.

He never for moment believed him
veIf in danger until the last day. on
Monday he ordered some new pipes and
smoked one on Thursday and then con-
versed brilliantly on the topics OF the
day, discussing the trial and sentence
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Notwithstanding this mitigating fact
Secretary Alger is going 10 remove the
soldiers at the very earliest opportunity
TO a more healthy cline. The time for
their removal is left to General Shafter,
the only limitation placed upon him be-
ing that he shall not delay the home
ward sailing Of his troops beyond the
moment when it shall be safe for them
10 leave Santiago. having regard TO the
fever conditions. Meanwhile details are
being made Of troops TO supply the force
that shall garrison Santiago so long as
it shall be found necessary to continue
troops there. This force will be made up
almost altogether of immunes. Shafter's s
army will occupy a splendid camp
ground on Long Island.
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1U tL..l FROM FEVER.
Skaters Whole Army To Bo
Shipped Back Home as
Soon as Possible.
GENERAL rs TO DETERMINE WHEN.

Veterans To he Camped on Long Island
and Santiago Garrison To BE Composed
Entirely of Immunes-Mortuary Re-
port for "Wednesday More Than 1000
Now Sick - Alger Worried Over The
situation-CoI. Culver Defended Again Z
His Deiractors- Sailed from Newport
News Tor Porto Rico.
Washington, July 29.-The war d.
sartment last night posted the folloy p
ing from Santiago de cuba: "Conditio n
for the 9th: Total sick, 4,l22; total f.
yer, S,193; new cases. s22; cases fever re-
turned TO duty. 542.
"Deaths-Private j. II. Farrell, COM
pany II, Ninth Massachusetts, volunteers,
at Siboney, yellow fever; Corporal
Thomas Robson, company d, Twenty
fourth infantry. Siboney yellow fever;
Private William II. Byers, company -,
Seventeenth infantry, cerebral ape plexy.
lSiSneGl "SHAFTER,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-02

The adjutant general of the army re-
Gently addressed kilograms to the gov
ernors of the different states and terri
tories in regard to the second call for
troops in form. as follows:
Under the first call for 1250 900 men 1t
was contemplated that the number of
original organizations called for should
have the maximum strength, but on ac-
count OF additional organizations having
to be accepted, this maximum had to be
reduced TO 81 enlisted men per company.
enlisted men per company of infantry, 100
per troop OF cavalry, 1l3 per light battery,
200 per heavy battery, ,326 of all grades
per regiment of infantry, consisting of
three battalionS of four companies each.
The secretary bids me to say il is now
the wish of the president to apply in &C
cordance with the law. so much of the
second call for 75 200 as may be necessary
to fill organizations already in the Serv-
ice from your state to the maximum just
stated. The secretary of war bids me
say that the recruiting officers will be
detailed to make and suDerintend, under
army regulations. enlistments for this
purpose
Favorable responses were received from
the governors of nearly all the states.
and the adjutant generals office has been
enabled to go ahead with the plans for
the equipment of the troops under the
secnd call According to the plans al
ready formulated, 81 900 troops will be re-
quired TO recruit the regiments of the
existing organizations up to their maxi
mum strength. leaving only 1900 troops
to be mustered in for the organization
of entirely new regiments.
Several of the states and territories
have already furnished troops under the
first call in excess of their quotas under
both calls and Adjutant General Corbin
is authority for the statement that none
of them will >at this time be called upon
to furnish any additional troops. This
District of Columbia and the following
named states are included in this list:
Delaware. Vermont, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Some of the state governors in their
communications with the war department
have manifested a decided opposition to
filling UP the existing regiments, prefer
ring to recruit entirely new organizations
and in some of these cases it is likely
the department may yield, although no
one will make any official statement to
that effect. There is a disposition on the
part of the war department to avoid any
unseemly wrangle over the matter. but
instead to yield a point for the sake of
appearance. Ample authority, 1t is said
exists under the volunteer act for the
war department to proceed on its own re-
sponsibnity with the work of recruiting
without any call on the governors to as
sist in that work.
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New York, Jure IAN Evening Jour
nal special from Cape Haytien says:
The torpedo boat Porter arrived al
Mole st. Nicholas at l O'Clock this
morning, with dispatches for Washing
ton. She left Immediately. but before
going to sea the following story of the
bombardment OF Santiago de Cuba was
obtained by your correspondent at the
Mole:
The American squadron, augmented
by the torpedo boat Porter, an auxiliary
cruiser and the protected cruiser New
Orleans. approached the entrance TO
the harbor of Santiago at about 1880
p. m. the Iowa leading.
Inside the entrance to the harbor was
seen one Of the warshiDs of Cervera's
fleet, stripped for action. AS the Amer
lean fleet drew near, the New Orleans
was detached and steamed forward
ahead &C the Iowa, Texas and Massa-
chusetts. one of the forts opened fire
Oh her and she replied, the other ship.
directing the fire at the battery OF
Punta Gorda, within the harbOr, and
TO Ihe westward Of the position Occu-
pied by the Spanish ship. The latter
replied to the fire, and Immediately be-
came a target for all the American
ships engaged in the battle. She retired
behind d protecting headland, and was
not seen again during the engagement
The Iowa, directed by Captasss
Fighting Bob" Evans, the Massachu-
sets, Captain F. ]. HigginsOn, the
Texas, Captain ]. w. Phillip. and the
New Orleans, Captain William A. Fol-
ger, kept up their terrific fire against
the MORO, SocaDa and Punta Gorda
forts. for two hours, their prOjectiles, of
enormous size. doing tremendous dam
age to the defenses of the harbOr.
The masonry of SOcapa and MORO
was battered almost into dust, and the
forms OF Spanish artiilerymen and in
fantry could plainly be seen flying to
safety behind the neighbOring hills.
The auxiliary cruiser which Joined
Schley's fleet just before the battle took
place was hit by shells from the forts,
and it is thought she was seriously
damaged.
After seeking the protection of a
jutting headland. the Spanish warships
continued to IRE projectiles over the
hills toward the fleet, but they had no
range, not even direction to their shots,
and the shells fell harmlessly into the
sea.
That the number of killed and wound
ed on the Spanish side is enormous, no
ore doubts, for time and again the
American shells hit the batteries
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-02
NILES REACHES TAMPA.
Exciting Artillery Drill Witnessed
On the Beach.

Tampa, Fla, June 1.-General Nelson A.
Miles, accompanied by his entire staff
and force OF clerks. arrived in Tampa
at $50 this morning from Washington
over the Florida Central railroad. Cen
eral Miles was accompanied also by his
wife, daughter and son. General Miles
was tired out by his long. dusty journey,
and retired to his room shortly after his
arrival. He refused TO discuss the plan
of campaign in any way.
General Miles is apparently beginning
to feel the terrific strain he has been I'M
der for the past few months. There is no
less elasticity in his step, and his sturdy
figure is as upright as ever, but the lines
of his face have perceptible deepened and
his hair is whittier.
Lieutenant ]. D. Miley of General Shat
ter's STAFF has returned from an insDec-
ton of various points along the east
coast of Florida.
A firing drill of the whole brigade of
light artillery. ten batteries of four guns
each, was held along the beach at Port
Tampa today. All the artillery maneu-
vers were gone through with and the
sight was an impressive one. For over
an hour the artillery dashed up and down
the long beach through the shailow wa
ter and over the hummocks of Picnic Is
land, wheeling the guns into line at COM
mand and firing. The noise of the firing
at times vas deafenino
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-02
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.

The senate adopted an amendment to
the war revenue bill placing a tax OF
one-fourth per cent. on the gross re-
ceipts of the Standard Oil and sugar
trusts.
Secretary Alger. in an official commune
cation to congress, states that it is the
intention of the government to send TO-,
COO men to Cuba. and that Porto Rico and
the Philippines are to be occupied.
Apportionment of troops among the var
ious states under the second call was
completed.
Fred d. Grant tool the oath as briga-
der general at Chickamauga, being sworn
in by A. H. Harris. a nex-confederate.
Further reports of the engagement off
Santiago de Cuba indicate that Commo-
dore Schley did considerable damage to
the Spanish Notifications, but he did not
attempt to enter the harbor.
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drifting 80 hours in the launch. finally
landed inside of Rugged Point, Kyn-
quot Sound, on Vancouver island, so
miles from the scene of the wreck. A
fire was built on the beach and we
made a meal on roasted mussels. We
had had no food since the night before
the disaster, excepting the sack of
prunes and turnips that we threw in
the launch. We got our drinking wa
ter by spreading out a tarpaulin in the
driving rain An Indian who CHANGED
"a come along informed US that the vii
lage - KynquOt was but six miles
away. We went there and found the
sealing schoons- Favorite becalmed,
and arrangements were made to carry
our party to Victoria We reached
there this morning in tins to catch
the steamer for Seattle"
The Jane Gray was a schooner OF 107
tons burden. She was built in Bath,
Me-, in 1887. She was owned and Oper-
ated by McDougail & Southwick of this
city Outside of the miners outfits
she carried no cargo.
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TRIAL OF KENNETH M'RAE.
Wealthy Sheep Man of Wyoming
Charged With Murder.
(Special % INC Herald.

Rawlins, Wyo., June 1.-The case of
the state against Kenneth McRae, on
trial for the murder of Robert Gordon,
who was killed a year ago at the de-
PENDANTS sheep wagon, in Natrona
county, was given to the jury at 10
o'clock tonight. Today was consumed
by counsel in making argument. Judge
NJ. c. Brown of Laramie county, At
torney North of Natrona county, and
County Attorney Blydenburgh for the
state; Judge j. w. Lacey of Cheyenne,
Hon. Chester B. Bradley of Casper, and
f. Chatterton of Rawlins for the de-
PENDANT. Two former trials have been
had. at the last Of which the defendant
WIS found guilty of murder in the first
degree. The ease was brought here on
a change of venue from Natrona coun-
ty. The trial has lasted a week. McRae
is q wealthy sheep man of . central
Wyoming, and Gordon was in his en-
plCy at the time of his death