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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
CURIOSITIES OF PLANT LIFE.
Trees That Distil1 Water, Furnish
Light and Change Color.

On the Canary island grows fountain
tree, a tree most needed in some parts OF
the island. says the San Jose (Cal) Mer-
curry. 1t is said that the leaves constant
ly distill enough water to furnish drink
to every living creature in Hero, nature
having provided this remedy for the
drought of the island. Every morning.
near this part of the island. a cloud or
mist arises from the sea, which the winds
force against the steep cliff on which the
tree grows. and it is from the mist that
the tree distills the water.
China, too claims her remarkable tree
This is known as the tallow tree. so
called from the fact of it's producing
substance like tallow, and which serves
the same purpose, is of the same consis-
tency. color and smell. On the island OF
Lewchew grows a tree about the size of
q common cherry tree which possesses
the popularity of changing the color of
its blossoms. At one time the flower as
sumes the tint of the lily, and again
shortly takes the color of the rose. In
Thibet there is a curious tree known as
the tree of the thousand images; its leaves
are covered with well-defined characters
of the Thibetan alphabet. 1t is of great
age and the only one of its kind known
there.
The caobab tree is considered one of the
most wonderful of the vegetable kingdom.
1t appears that nothing can kill this tree;
hence 1t reaches an astonishing age as
well as enormous size. The natives make
a strong cord from the hbers of the bark;
hence the trees are continually barked,
but without damage. as they soon put
forth a new bark. It seems im9ervious
to fire and even the ak is resisted as it
continues TO grow in length while it is
lying on the ground.
In Mexico there is a plant known by
the name of Palo de Leche. 1t belongs
TO the family of cuphorbia. The Indians
throw the leaves into the water and the
fish become stupefied and rise to the sur
face and are then caught by the natives.
In this case the effect of the narcotic soon
passes off The milk of this plant thrown
upon the fire gives out fumes that produce
nausea and headache. The milk taken
is a deadly poison; 1t will pro-
duce death or insanity according TO the
size of the dose. There is a popular be-
lief among the lower class in Mexico that
the insanity of the ex-EmpresS Carlotta
was caused by this poison.
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DEATHS AT SANTIAGO.
Two More Privates of the Twenty
fourth Infantry.

Washington. Aug. 13.-The war depart
ment tonight posted the following bulle-
tin:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 1S-Sanitary re-
port for August Is: Total number of sick,
2,475; total number Of fever cases, l951;
total number new cases, 213; cases of fe-
Deaths August n-Musician T. McDon-
aid. company D. Seventeenth infantry,
exhaustion and dysentery. August u:
Twenty-fourth infantry, yellow fever;
Sergeant Fred E. Stewart. Maine volun-
teer signal corps. yellow fever; Private
Charles Hicks. company f, Twenty-fourth
infantry. yellow fever; Private Ellis
Bland, company A. Eighth Ohio yellow
fever; Private Adolph Missal, company +,
Third infantry. typhoid fever; Private S.
D. Loundy, company F, TWentie RI infan-
try, organic heart disease. measles, bron-
chitis; Corporal f Whipple, company NJ
Second Massachusetts. pernciouS malari2l
fever; Private Perry H. Howard, company
3, First infantry, chronic dysentery; Sec
ond Lieutenant William NJ. Weed Twelfth
infantry, aesthenia, subsequent reInittent
malarial fever; Private Joseph f. Ash
more, company D. Twelfth infantry, ma
larial fever. remittent; Private T.. 3.
Moore company II, Eighth infantry. re-
mittent malerial fever; Musician William
H. Leonard. company II, Third infantry,
perniciouS malarial fever; QuartermaSter
Sergeant Frank Z. Alden, company L,
Seventy first New York, pernicious ma
larial fever.
(Signed) SHAtTER,
Major General.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
CAMP THOMAS. cHIcKAMAUeA.

ellison Willets in Golfers Weekly: A
battlefield u miles square. On the hills
scores of monuments. On the plains
thousands Of white tents. The monu-
ments tell OF a battle fought on these
hills in a war 80 years ago The tents
give notice of the Spanish-American
war OF the present. Eighteen regiments
are here encamped. Twelve thousand
men fitting here and there, singly or in
punches OF a hundred of thousand
Four thousand horses eating hay
adown 40 picket lines. Fifteen hundred
mules tied to the wheels of hundreds OF
supply wagons and ambuiances, a
mule to each wheel. At night thou
sand camDfires, and 500 se1tries with
bayonets. In the center of all, on hill,
four big tents-headquarters of Major
General John Brooke. commanding the
army of invasion, and his staff This
is Camp George II. Thomas, in the
Chickamauga national park.
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OFFICERS COMING HOME.
Admirals schley and Sampson Or
dered 70 New York.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Admirals
Sampson and Schley will come to New
York on their respective flagships,
which have been ordered to that point.
The orders issued last night covered
the flagships of both the admirals, but
did not specifically state that these
high officers would come. 1t is said
at the navy department that no special
considera ton has yet been given as to
the disposition of these officers, and the
command of the various battleships
and cruisers during the period of re-
pair Of the warships, but the officers
probably will remain with their ships,
visiting Washington occasionally on
personal conference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
CUBANS STOP FIGHTING.
Accept the Ar1nistice Proclaimed and
Suspend Hostilities.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Assistant Sec
rotary of War Meikeljohn had a con-
ference with Thomas Estrada Palma,
the representative of the Cubans in
this country, at which the signing of
the protocol and the presidents proc
lamation of a cessation of hostilities
were discussed Mr.. Palma stated TO
Assistant Secretary Meikeijohn that
he accepted, in the name of the Gu
ban provisional government, the armis-
tice proclaimed by the United States,
and so cabled President Bartolome
Masso of the Cuban republic, at San
tiago de Cuba. He had also advised
President Masso to give immediate or
ders to the army in Cuba, suspending
all hostilities, stating to him that
preliminary terms of peace, signed by
representatives of Spain and the
United States, provide that Spain will
relinouish her claim and title to Cuba"
in further reply to inquiries as to
matters discussed by Mr.. Palma and
himself, Assistant Secretary Nickel
John made the following statement:
Pending giving notice of armistice
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
OPENED CONFEDERATE GRAVES.
Trial of Kansas Captain For This
Offense.

Thoroughfore Gap, Va, Aug. IA
court martial of which Brigadier Cen
erai Cole. commanding the Third bril-
grade of the army in camp near Ma
nassas, is president. convened here to-
day and will begin the trial of Captain
Louis c Duncan of the Twenty second
Kansas regiment. who is charged with
digging Up the remains of the confed-
crate officer. Major Duke of Alabama,
near Yale's ford and permitting the
privates of his regiment TO desecrste
graves in his presence. Colonel A. b.
Shalfe and Major a. NJ. Harvey of the
Twenty are acting as counsel
for Duncan.
The witnesses called today included
Privates Nym, company 1; Harrell,
company 7. and Albert Wise of the
Twenty regiment. Their testi-
r1ony generally was to the effect that
they saw Duncan and others digging
into graves and obtaining buttons and
other relics.
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lediately secure the release of I
teal prisoners in Spanish pris'
ORDERS TO MASSO.
lCubans Quit Fighting.

New York, Aug. 13.-The Cubans in
this city are happy over the signing of
the protocol and the position taken by
the United States in Cuban affairs.
Word has already been received from
the Cubans in the field that they have
accepted the armistice and are no long
er fighting the Spaniards. This infor-
nation was received at the junta late
tonight
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caused great scarcity of meat in the
home market.
Emperor William finally decided that
the city of Berlin may accept a legacy
of several millions of marks left by a
disrepCtable uSurer named Simon
Bladt, on condition that a statue be
erected to his memory. The case has
been pending for several years.
The municipal and provincial author
tiles along the Rhine have decreed the
removal of glaring advertisements of
an American cereal preparation which
has been placed at the most conspic-
uous and loveliest spots along the river
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

At meeting of the state Democratic
committee of Utah. held in Salt Lake
City on the 9th day of August, 1883, it vas
representing the Democratic voters of the
state of Utah be called to convene in
Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 18th day of
September, 1898. at 10 o'clock q. m, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the following Offices
One representative in congress.
One judge of the supreme court of Utah,
and for the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly come before the con-
Vention.
The apportionment of delegates among
the. several counties of the state is or the
basis of one delegate for each 100 votes
and fraction thereof cast for Hon. w H
King al the congressional election held in
1896 as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14

The state committee recommends That
the county conventions for the selection
of delegates to the state convention herein
called be held in each county not later
than Sept. &c. 1898
The qualifications for voters to be per-
mitted to participate in the selection of
delegates to said convention were pre-
scribed by the Democratic state commit
tee as follows:
'All Democrats who endorse the princi-
pies enunciated in the platform adopted
at the Democratic national convention
held at Chicago in July, 1886, and who will
support the nominees of the Democratic
convention, are entitled to participate in
the primaries and convention contem-
plated by this call" 1eC
r. W. SLOAN, Chairman
E. A. MDANIEL, Secretary.
Salt Lake City Ang s 1898
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Sanitary Insrection.

Santiago. Aug. 13.-George Leonard
Wood, military governor of this city, and
a board of inspection of physicians. have
just completed house TO house inspec-
ton of Santiago. Considerable sickness,
mostly malarial and dysentery, was found
but no authentic case of yellow fever was
disclosed. The sanitary precautions taken
since the occupation of Santiago by the
United States forces has had the effect of
reducing the average daily death rate
from n 27
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
SPAIN WHIPPED
At SMALL COST
One Hundred and Fifty Mil
lions Settle ALI Bills.
AMOUNT EXPENDED
IS-BUT $98, 900, 600
Expenditures of Army and Navy BY
Months.

War, While it Lasted, Cost Something
Over a Million Per Day-Congress
Has Appropriated Three Hundred
and Sixty Millions-Sampson and
Schley Coming Home-All Block
AIDES Raised and Cuban and Porto
Rican Ports Opened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
ALL BLocKADEs RAISED.
Cuban and Porto Rican Ports Are
Now Open.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The merchant
vessels of the world are now free to
enter and leave all Cuban and Porto
Rican ports. The state department
holds that no further proclamation is
needed, raising the blockade of these
islands. The orders issued TO the mill
1ary and naval commanders, and the
proclamation Of peace are said to be
sufficient in themselves to end the
blockade and open all ports to the
shipping of the world. This means
much, not only to Spain and the be
leaguered islands, but to the merchant
shipping of Great Britain, France, Ger
many and other countries having COM
merce with Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
England Preparing For war.

Vancouver, b. c., Aug. 13.-Admiral
Palliser of the north Pacific station ar
rived here tonight in connection with
the formation of a volunteer naval bril-
gade, which. in view of the strained re-
1ations between Russia and Great Brit
ain, will be put under training at once,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
Twenty-fourth Remains.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 13.-The
Fourth regiment of Infantry was
shipped today on the Seneca. and the
Twentyfifth on the Comanche. Two
batteries of light artillery, Captain Ca
pron's F and Captain Hines F, will
leave on the Arcadia on Wednesday.
The TWenty-fourth infantry will re-
main at present at Siboney on duty.
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Santiago's Mail.

Washington. Aug. 13.-The reports from
Santiago indicate that the amount of mail
matter handled there is enormous. On
July q Mr.. Kemper, the agent, reports
that 30 900 pieces of mail We're sent to the
United States. July % $500 pieces, and
on August !, 1850 pieces.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
Far Above the Average.

Chicago News: I have figured 1t out,
said the statistical boarder. that the av-
erage man who has reached the age Of 50
years has consumed 1900 gallons of va
riOuS liquids
colonel but ] want it distinctly under
stood that US Kentuckians are far above
the average sab"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
MKINLEY CoNGRATULATED.
French Correspondent Expresses Ad-
miration For the President.

miration For the President.
Cleveland. Aug. 13.-Maurice Gallia,
the representative in this country of
the leading journals of France, today
sent President Mckinley the following
telegram in behalf of his papers:
l. From the depths of my heart 1 offer
you congratulations on the successful
termination of the war, and for your
mastery action. And l wish to express
my profound admiration for the army
and navy of which you are comman-
der-in-chief."
NJ. Gallia sent the message in behalf
of the Journal des DebatS, La Gaulois,
lie Journal rEcho de Paris, Eclair,
Gil Bias, Revue Illustre, Revue Diplo-
matique, Moniteur des Arts and Mont
teur de Imposition, all of which he
represents for the Paris exposition of
1900
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
What She Meant.

Chicago Record: when I proposed to
her she asked me if / was a new re-
cruit.
What did she mean?"
she wanted TO know if / had ever par
ticipated in an engagement before
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
PASTY CEREALS

RESPONSIBLE For Many Cases Of In
digestion.
Many cooks send cooked cereals to
the breakfast table in a starchy, pasty
and wholly indigestible manner. You
are sure of a properly-cooked dish
when Grape Nuts are served, for abso-
lutely no preparation of any kind is
required, therefore the flavor and ease
of digestion are just as intended by the
food experts who make Grape-Nuts.
Try them. Made by Postum Co, Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
Leading grocers sell Crane Nuts.
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through their official channels Mr..
Palma desires our government to af
ford him means, by fast sailing vessels
and otherwise, to communicate with
the Cuban forces in different portions
of the island, notifying them of the
peace proposals and requesting SuS-
pension OF hostilities. He greatly de-
sired the active assistance of our gov
eminent in sending food supplies to
the Cuban forces in the field, and their
families, as he is without ship for
this purpose. They desire to cooper
ate in every respect and assist in any
and every way in promoting the peace
plans of our government, and have
undoubted confidence in the good in
tentions of the government of the
United States, and in the satisfactory
outcome of the struggle for the indie
pendence of Cuba, which is now as
sured. He is especially anxious that
the American government should i'm
mediately secure the release of the po-
litical prisoners in Spanish prisons"
ORDERS TO MASSO.
Senior Palma has sent tie following
cable by. way. of Santiago:
"Bartolomo Masso, President Cuban
Republic, Santiago de Cuba:
81 have this 18th day of August 1898.
accepted, in the name of the Cuban
provisional government, the armistice
proclaimed by the United States. You
should give immediate orders to the
army throughout Cuba to suspend all
hostilities. Preliminary terms of peace,
signed by representatives of Spain and
the United States, provide that Spain
will relinquish all claim over and title
to Cuba
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14

London Tit-Bits: Carrie-He said he
would go to the end of the earth for me.
Maud-What did you say?
Carrie-AIt proposed that he compromise
and simply 80 hos
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Misft.
Not So Far

Chicago Record: Did he say your poem
was too long or too short?''
He said it was too broad"
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Modern.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Improvement %
said the vaudeville manager, SIS the order
of the age. l have now II contemplation
the idea of putting the 81 .ssing rooms on
the stage and having the turns done in
the erstwhile dressing rooms"
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In the Philippines they have butter
flies as lal S. as bats. Their color -
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self, which was also done."-From The
Hospital
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-17
First Publication March II, 1sN-5w.)
Case No 3ll9.
SheriH's Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS, L.,
Phillips County,
In the District Court Of Phillips County.
The Equitable securities Company, Plaintiff.
VS.
Deloss D. Pomeroy and Mabel Ii. Pomeroy, De.
PENDANTS.
DUBLIU NOTICE is hereby given that under
J. and by virtue OF the judgment rendered in
the above entitled action in and by the above
named court and of an order of sale issued on
said judgment, to me directed and delivered !
will on
MONDAY, APRIL IS, 1893
at the hour Of O'Clock p. IN. of SAID day, at the
east door Of the court house, In Philipsburg, in
th county of Phillips, State Of Kansas, offer at
public sale and sell to the highest bidder. for cash
In hand the following described real property,
namely: The west half WIZ Of the southeast
quarter se) and the east half (e1S) Of the south
west quarter (swl4) Of section eight ~ township
two C@' south Of runee eighteen (le) west Of the
sixth principal meridian.
All in the county of Phillips, State OF Kansas
Said property has been levied upon and Is to
DO sold as the property Of the above named de
PENDANTS.
Dated this 18th day OF March A. D. 1898.
W. T. COWAN, Sheriff Of Phillips county.
FRANK MCKAY, Atty for Prff.
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tFirat Publication March II, lb0S-4w }
TICaSuTCT'S Notice.

NOTICE 10 hereby given that tho following 10
~ list Of landR and town lots in the County OF
Phillips, State Of Kansan, sold for taxes ana nm
redeemed AT this ate. showing the name Of per
sons 10 whom assessed, whom such appear on tho
tar roll the amount OF taxes and costa together
with interest thereon calculated TO tho lAst day
Of redemption, and unIeee such lands and town
lots are redeemed on or before September 3, 1898
they will DO conveyed 10 tho BuFchAeoF upon tho
presentation OF tax sAle certificate a. required ~
iaw. Lands and lots marked Go" arc hold py
the county, and deed will issuo on snme OH
months from date Of assignment OF certificate
vsithont fnrther nntica
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03

can to-day be duplicated for 500, ea0,
has now outstanding S305. 100 in bonds
against IL In addition to the capital
stock of $500. 600. 1t cannot be shown
by the company that IL was necessary
to issue bonds in excess of S2s5. 900 for
constructing N improving the plant.
Notwithstanding 1906 ,oJ) of such bonds
have been sold. The net revenue of the
company has been sufficient, according
to its own figures. to pay a handsome
return. on the money actually paid in
0f any was paid in) for its stock.
While the city is in no wise liable for
the principal. IL guarantees the inter-
but II appears that the bondholders are
led to believe that the city will eventu-
ally become the debtor. We therefore
protest against this unwarranted and
unnecessary use of the city's credit.
wen in that manner. which was only
granted to the company for legitimate
public purposes-not for private gain.
While we most earnestly desire to
ave the city from any reasonable ac-
cusation of treating the water COM
pany. or its security holders. with any
thing but perfect Justice. we cannot,
on the other hand. approve any course
which has for its object h payment
of SO exorbitant a price as that asked
by the water company for its plant,
and believing that condemnation pro-
ceedings are entirely impracticable. we
are consequently left the one alterna-
Neutrality-suspicious. construction. Very
truly yours. MATHEW DUNN.
Great Falls. March 81, 1898.