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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24

eral Merritt, following so closely upon
the recent order of General Miles rela-
tive to the absolute necessity of COM
pleting the new works of defense at
the Notifications throughout the coun-
try, has created quite a sensation in
army circles. Ostensibly he is simply
going on his annual tour of inspection.
but at the island, Fort Wadsworth and
Fort Hamilton ii is understood that
his mission is of far greater import
ance than the regulation visit to the
stations under his command. 1t is be-
leyed that the work on the new ord
nance of the southern Notifications has
not been going on with sufficient ra-
pidity to satisfy either General Miles
or General Merritt. At the new works
at Fort Hamilton, of the four new guns
only three are now in position. Fort
Wadsworth has been far more for
tunate.
Another development which has a di-
rect bearing on General Merritt's de-
parture is the artillery bill which yes
terday passed the senate. This bill
provides for the maintaining of two
more artillery regiments. 1t is the in
tention of General Merritt to have one
of these quartered at Sandy Hook. The
other will, in all probability, be dis
trlbuted among the various posts along
the Atlantic coast
When General Miles sent word to
General Merritt relative to the neces-
sity of getting all available ordnance
ready for immediate use, he especial
ly referred to the work under way at
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. These
posts are of the greatest Importance
and practically control the channel and
the lower bay. Their works will all be
personally inspected and investigated
by General Merritt in the near future
II is General Merritt's intention to
visit New Orleans and inspect Fort
Phillip and Fort Jackson. The other
forts that General Merritt will visit are
at Mobile. Charleston, Galveston, Sa-
Vannah, Pensacola and Key West.
Said an officer at Governors island
last night: THE passing of the artil-
lery bill will change the entire state
of affairs at Sandy Hook. Just now
the only thing we can use men for
down there is to keep the sand from
clogging the machinery of the guns (
With the new regiments, however, all
VIII be as it should be. One of the
regiments will be stationed at the
Hook; that has already been practical /
ly decided.
Il am quite convinced that the work
on the quarters of the officers and men
there will be pushed forward with all /
possible speed. Just now we have far
too many officers for our men, but IN
der the new appointments this will
also be remedied'
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AT sPANIsH LEGATION.
Relations Between Americans and
Spaniards Pleases Du Bose.


Washington, Feb. 2S.-At the Spanish
legation affairs have resumed their nor
rcal aspect. Mr.. DU Bose has received
no reports of any character concerning
the Maine or the progress being made
by the Spanish authorities at Havana,
il investigating theyOccurrence. When
the Spanish inquiry is completed, 1t
doubtless will be sent to Madrid, and
it is not likely to come to the Spanish
authorities here. Mr.. Du Bose con-
tinues to speak of the satisfactory re-
lations which exist between the Amer1-
can and Spanish authorities at Havana
concerning the work on the wreck and
the investigation of It's cause.
1t is not known here how far the
American court Will avail itself of the
evidence of Spanish officers, or whether
the Spanish inquiry will include the
evidence OF American officers, but at
the legation it is said that all indlca-
items reaching the officials here is that
there Will be such cooperation as Will
be helpful to the two branches of IN
quiry, and as the courts may desire.
Mr.. Du BcSc has received no word as
to the reported capture of the Daunt-
less with a filibustering expedition,
which is said to have got away from a
point between Miami and Palm Bach,
Florida, recently. A capture of this
Importance would be speedily reported
to the Spanish authorities here. and in
the absence of advices, little credit is
given to the report.
Captain Sobral did not come to the
Spanish legation last night, as has been
stated He has been expected for some
days, however, and probably will be
here today, although his visit is said
to be without significance, because the
incident with which his name was re-
Gently connected is considered closed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
A LAND OFFICE FOR RAWLINS
PLACES FOR TWO MORE WYoM-
ING REPUBLICANS.
People Now Travel 100 Miles to the
Nearest Land ohce-Patents for
Idaho Lands.
Especial to The Herald,

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Representative
Osborne this afternoon introduced a
bill to establish an additional land of
flee in Wyoming. 1t is to be located
at Rawlins, and the land district is
to embrace all that part of the state
between the west boundary of Carbon
county and the 31st meridian of west
latitude. This bill provides for two
new land officers, who will be Repub-
icans, but the congressman is certain
that the bill is sufficiently valuable to
the people to overcome this objection
He says the new land Office will be a
great convenience to people who now
travel $50 miles in their visits to the
nearest land office.
Idaho postmasters appointed today:
Arangee, Fremont county, George W.
Rea, vice Dell Hudson, resigned;
Chapina, Fremont county, Mrs NJ
Stone, vice Henry J. Stone, resigned.
A postoffice has been established at
Orofino, Shoshone county, Idaho, with
Louis j. Anderson as postmaster
Joshua Cossey was today appointed
postmaster at Rockport, Utah, and
Cornelia A. Yeasian at Lemhi Agency,
Ida
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
PEN PICTURE OF TRIAL.
Emily Crawford's Description of the
National Crime.

Paris, Feb. 23.-(Copyright, 1898, by the
Associated Press.)-The lola trial is end
ed. The jury agreed ten days ahead on a
verdict and its unanimity was due to
threats. 1t stayed in the jury room for
a few minutes and the sentence is one
year for NJ lola and four months for NJ
PerrieuX, the nominal director of the Au-
rore- The hour was in the evening and
the court was hghted by electricity, when
revealed the face of every person. a very,
striking object, Christ Crucified," hung
high behind the bench.
Ar Alaitre Laborie ended his speech by
saying:
..The name of Plate is the most alb
horred in history"
The figure of Christ caught Zola's eye.
After sentence had been passed, with
pompous decorum, he exclaimed:
To-day. associated with Christ, I, too.
am a victim of mob violence, official
cowardice and grand miscarriage of JUS
tee"
But he did not winca or finch. He looked
as Indifferent as a mere spectator. Ma
dame lola S devoted heart at first seemed
broken. but when she felt that she must
brace herself uD to rise TO the height of
Zcla'S grand situation, she became calm
and self-possessed. His friends, the ar
fists. Bruneau and Desmoulin. were more
brOken-hearted than he. They have daily
accompanied lola, protecting him from
mob violence. NJ. Laborie also was greatly
upset.
Zola's other friends were delighted.
They declared that by the sentence he was
redeemed from past faults; that II set
him upon radiant pedestal; gave him an
unique position, and would make him the
representative man of humanity. They
had greatly feared severe sentence.
NJ. Clemenceau pleaded for the humble
PerrieuX and tried to cheer him. He, poor
fellow, has no comDensa tons. no world
wide advertisements for his works; no
blaze of glory.
The troops We're never employed TO keep
order during the trial. The service guards
and stabulatory only were called out
1000 being on duty around the law courts
today, but despite all precautions to ex-
cluds the public, :, 900 persons got into the
hall There We're endless officers in uni
form and civilian clothes and the young
manifestations and waved their caps when
'NiVe larmee' was cried. The old officers
were content to laugh merrily. Thu jury
slipped away, but some of the Surymen
were recognized in the hall and borne in
triumph through the seething crowds on
full. but II was joyous din. The fact
that lola was meeting a severe sentence
Softened angry passions. The French. as
victors, are kindly; defeat sours and in
furiates them. preventing the faction cry
''Nive larmee.
Are we entering moderate people
asked, IAN era of pronunciamentos?
No; no French general ever attempted
military dictature.
The second and first Napoleons were
practically foreigners. But there is a
strange combination of army, church and
down Israel in France. This union is
less fortuitous than it looks. The Jews
now control all the sources of wealth The
minds and feelings of the people have
long been in revolt in secret against this
power, which has no physical force be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
WHO ARE MASTERS?
Contentious Among the Leaders of
the Autonomist Government.

the AuCOQOnlSL GCE6TIIlSuL.
New York. Feb. 23.-The Maine Incl
dent is quite cast into the background
by the intelligence from Havana con-
corning the attitude of the radical au-
tonomists headed by Gown, Ciberga
and Amblard, says the Madrid CORE
spondent of the World.
The majority of the Spanish polite
ians, generals and newspapers are an
noyed and alarmed. They argue that
a political committee is thus created
outside the insular government, and de-
spite it's resistance, with n view to viz
tually controlling the elections and con-
Quoting negotiations with the insur-
gents and the Cuban refugees abroad
The Heraldo, Senior Canalejas' news
paper; the Impartial and the military
papers are as loud in criticising the
radical autonomists as are the Con-
sentative organs of every shade, from
the TEMPO, the organ of Senior Siivela.
to the Epoca and the Naccional, the
organs ot General Weyler and Senior
Romero Rob,edo.
The impression is that the concessions
to the extreme autonomists viii lead to
making them masters of the situation
as the moderates; like Galvez and Mon
tero. either will be tools in their hands,
or VIII have to resign the moment IT
becomes known that the Madrid gov
eminent VIII allow a free hand to
Gown, Giberga and Amblard. as long
as they can hope to secure the prompt
submission of a majority of the rebels,
in order to avert foreign interference
and prolongation of struggle disas-
trcus to Spanish finances
People here aDprehend that Marshal
Blanco may have trouble TO keep the
old Spanish party and the volunteers
quiet Il the colonial cabinet is recon-
structed with radical autonomists, who
are certain, it is believed, to drifts into
some direct understanding with the
rebel chiefs and the fugitives, in order
to secure pacification before the list of
My
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
TWO MEN M1sINTERPRETED.
Lee and Sigsbee Improperly Reflected
by Sensationalists.

Washington, Feb. 2S-Consul General
Lee, in friendly talks in Havana with
Americans, may have expressed the view
that there are at present other places
more desirable as resorts for persons who
have no particular business there than
Havana, but the state department author
ICES the announcement that it has not yet
been advised that he has either officially
or semi-ofticially delivered himself of any
expression on the subject. Mr.. Du Bose.
the Spanish charge daffairs said today
that such complete quiet and harmony
existed today at Havana that it was
manifestl- out of the question that any
such warning had been given. 1t is also
said at the department that no message
had been conveyed to the owners of
American vessels at New Orleans or else
where that it would not be safe for them
to visit Cuban ports at this time.
Captain Sigsbee is panied by the COM
ments on his conduct while the Maine
was afioat, made by some of the Havana
papers, but it is pointed out that such
papers are not of the better class
The captain has been so universally
courteous and is apparently so popular
that it is surprising that many OF the
papers of Havana should seek to do him
injustice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Zola Found Guilty.
Our Wreck In Havana.
Events Point to Crisis.
PAGE TWO.
Senate Rejected Belligerency Reso-
luton
Burned Up the Elite.
PAGE THREE.
The Bullion-Beck.
Auditors Answer in Pratt Case.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE
Among the Railways.
Ex-Policemen Lose Their Case.
Board of Public Works.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
Trade In Stocks.
The Mining Congress.
PAGE EIGHT
Working For Frank Cannon.
Christian Scientists to Build.
Municipal Affairs.
Council Calls on Mayor Clark to
Act.
In the Social Realm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
HANGED TO A TREE.
Negro Lynched in Kentucky Just For
Burglary.

Mayfield. Ky. Feb. "a mob of about
800 or 400 citizens of AIayfield and Graves
county gathered from different points in
the outskirts of the city and dragged
Richard Allen, colored. out of the jail and
carried him to the court yard and swung
him to a tree.
Allen was arrested several days ago for
burglary, and 1t was for this crime that
he was strung up. He was member of
a gang who are responsible for Wholesale
robberies in this vicinity. Summary JUS
tice VIII be melted out TO the others if
captured.
The citizens of the town generally de-
plore the act, but 1t seems to be the only
remedy to stop the burglaries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
IDAHO LAND PATENTS.

The secretary of the interior has or
dered patented to the state of Idaho
a list of lands containing $50 acres in
the Lewiston district, selected in part
satisfaction of the scientific school
grant.
An original pension of Sc per month
is granted to John P. Vanvalkenburg
of Albion, Ida
Flora st. Pere of White Earth, Mimi,
has been appointed a seamstress at
Lemi Indian agency, Ida
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Hnrrv Un the Minneanolis.

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-Imperative Or
ders were issued today to the painters
working on the cruiser Minneapolis. in
the dry dock at League Island, that
they must finish her so that she can be
fioated at high tide tomorrow. The
force of men mas been enlarged: they
worked until dusk tonight and viii re-
sumo at daylight ii the morning.
The navy yard was crowded today
with men desiring to enlist, but only a
few were accepted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
An Unwieldy Convention.

Springfield. HIS. Feb. 23.-The Repub-
lican state central committee today
decided that the Republican state con-
vention shall be held June II. Repre-
sentation viii be based upon the Nc
Kinley vote, one delegate for each 400
votes. This means q convention of over
1900 delegates, the largest in the history
of the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
UTAH AT THE CAPITAL.
Land Office Decision Reversed-An-
other Patent For Browning.
5c.,,ro;.,1 =, IT, rr..t7N

Washington. Feb. 23.-In the land case
of Nertson Us. Central Pacific and House.
from Salt Lake. Utah, the secretary of
the interior reversed the decision of the
commissioner OF the general land Office as
to House and he is TO be allowed to sub
nit proof under the act of 1851
Utah patents issued TO-DAY: John NJ
Browning. Ogden; box magazine fire arm:
Joseph II. Stratton, Salt Lake City,
samDlng mill.
Andrew 3. Larson of Levan. Utah. has
been appointed a clerk in the railway
mail service.
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Paris, Feb. 2S.-There was increased
excitement today in the precincts of the
palace of justice, where NJ. lola and
NJ Perrieux have been on trial since
FEB. Z, charged by the government, in
substance, with making libelous COM
ments upon the conduct of the Ester
haZy courtmartial.
NJ Laborie. counsel for NJ. lola, re-
sUmed his argument for the defense.
Referring to the document which Gen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
The Bordereaus.

Brussels. Feb. 23.-The Foir publishes
a sensational statement to the effect
that the German government possesses
ten bordereaus written in the same
handwriting as that attributed to Drey-
fus, and intends speedily TO publish one
which will reveal the real traitor. The
statement is discredited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Advertising For Recruits.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 24-There has
been much activity at Fort Thomas,
in Kentucky, for some days While all
the troops were under special disci-
pine with extra drilling, Colonel Coch-
ran, the commandant, and other Off
GERS, refused to be interviewed. Today
the troops were supplied with $50
rounds each. Battery 3 of the Ohio
National Guard, under Captain Her
man. today advertised for recruits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
GEN. MERRITTs MOVEMENTS.
They Are Fraught With Significance
In Army Circles.

New York, Feb. 23.-The World says:
Major General Merritt, in command of
the eastern department of the United
States army, will start on tour of
inspection of the southern Notifications
before the end of the week. 1t was
his original intention to leave Cover
nor's island today for New Orleans,
but at midnight it was generally I'M
derstood that he would not be able to
start for a day or two.
This sudden move on the part of Gen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
war Force of California.

San Francisco, Feb. 29.-Major Gen
eral John II. Dickinson of the National
Guard of California today made an en-
phatic denial of all rumOrs TO the eff
feet that the militia was making any
for war. The general
added: THE available war force OF
California is about 10000 men,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Ready 10 Move In One Dav.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. pa dispatch
to the Journal from Leavenwarth. Kan,
says a state of tension exists at Fort
Leavenworth tonight caused by the re-
ceiDt of telegraphic orders to have the
entire command in readiness to move at
q hours notice. Preparations have been
completed for any emergency and it is
said that the several organizations of in
fantrs and cavalry can be moved on six
hours notice
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
FEEDING CUBA'S POOR.
Lee Turns Over Matter of Distribu-
ticn to Miss Barton.

Havana, Feb. 23.-It is announced
that General Lee is availing himself of
the experienced services of the Red
Cross nurses sent to Havana by the
department of state, and that he is
gradually turning over to Miss Barton
the matter of distribution throughout
the island. The writer says:
There are said to be thousands of
children in the streets, or gathered into
wretched dens, or so-called hospitals,
in all stages of suffering that can de-
velop from hunger, malaria and ex-
pOS11re
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Move of Autonomists.

Havana, Feb. "a, via Key West-At
an important meeting OF the central
committee of autonomists, Senior Gown,
secretary of the interior, proposed an
amendment increasing the committee
from 10 to 80. The 10 new members will
be taken from emigrants to the United
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24

signal for tumultuous denunciations
and insults, and shouts of Down with
lola Death to lola" The crowd
made a mad rush after his carriage, but
a strong bulwark of police interviewed
and saved him from the fury of his de-
nunciators
NJ. lola returned home about mid
night without further incident. The
city is calm. OF the so persons who
were arrested during the demonstra-
tons. all have been liberated except
one who shouted "Vive Zola," "a bas
France
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Rushing work at Mare Island.

Vallejo. Cal. Feb. 23.-There are now
at the Mare Island yard the Charleston.
Yorktown, Philadelphia. Pensacola, Hart
ford and Adams. a number of mechanics
who have been at Port Orchard have re-
turned and will go to work Monday and
assist in rushing to completion repairs
to the various ships at the yards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Emile Z0la'S Trial Ends With
His Conviction.
ONE YEAR IN PRISON
AND A HEAVY FINE
French Mob Went Delirious With
Joy Over Announcement.

Lofty Peroration of Laborie, Counsel
For Defense-Esterhazy's Shady
Conduct-Fairy Tale About En-
PER- William-Violent Fights
Outside the Palace of Justice
How zola Received the Verdict
Calm In the City Now.
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Activity at San Diego.

San Diego. Cal, Feb. 23.-The third 10
inch rife for the ballast point of fortifi
cations has arrived and will soon be
mounted. A large portion of the mem
bers of battery ID, Third artillery, are
now at the works preparing to mount
the guns and get the battery into work
ing condition at the earliest possible date.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
OUR WRECK IN
HAVANA HARBOR.
Prospects Of Disclosing Cause
of Disaster.
SHIP TO BE LIFTED
WITHOUT DELAY
Incidents Connected With Examina-
ton of the Vessels Hull.

Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry
Destitute of Infornation-StiIl
Puzzled Over sigsbee's Request
For Plans Of Magazines and Coal
Bunker Pockets-News Given Out
By the Navy Department.
Wrecking Contract.
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JAPS ON THE SHORT LINE.
Have Supplanted the Italians as
Track-layers.
(Special ID M Herald.l

Pocatello, Ida, Feb. 2S.-Harry Ku-
mamoto. manager of the japanese
track labor department of the Short
Line, who is in the city today, says
that Japanese laborers have supplanted
all the dago steel gangs laying the
new 75-pound rails on the Short Line,
and that they are found to be much su-
perior workmen. There are now about
$50 Japs employed on the Short Line,
something over a hundred constituting
the steel gangs, and the rest being sec
ton men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
JUSTICE DETHRONED IN FRANCE.

reply, the jury retired at $50 p. m,
ana was absent about half an hour.
FOUND GUILTY.
The jury found lola guilty as charg-
ed in all the counts of the Indictment,
and declared that there were no extern
uating circumstances.
NJ. lola, on hearing the verdict, said:
They are cannibals."
NJ. Zola's sentence of one years i'm
prisonment and a fine of 5000 francs is
the maximum punishment.
Frantic braves greeted the announce
ment of Zola's sentence, and intense
excitement followed.
NJ. Laborie, NJ. PerrieuX and some
others present embraced NJ. lola
There was extreme tension in court
while the jury was out and the public
was on tenterhooks until the verdict
was rendered. Then the people burst
out into tremendous applause.
In the meanwhile all the approaches
to the Palais de Justice had been clear
ed, the police commissary charged with
the safety of Nj. lola having declared
that he could not guarantee the latter's
safety until the streets were in thor
ough control of the police. Exceptional
measures were taken as the public
emerged from the assiZeS court. Out
side the building there was terrific
cheering, especially upon the appear
ance of the officers who have figured
in the trial. They were almost carried
in triumph, as shouts of Death to the
Jews" resounded on all sides.
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States and insurgents of prominence,
who agree to support autonomy. The
amendment was adopted by a large ma
iority.
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VIOLENT FIGHTS.

A number of violent fights ensued, and
a police secretary was slightly injured.
The mob seemed to be delirious, Shrek
ing cheers for the army and bowling
down the Jews with fierceness.
NJ. Zola emerged from the court at
7:SO p. m, and his appearance was the