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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

vTsHE opening Of now territory has
always some interesting and cx-
citing features surrounding H.
When the government lands OF our
own country were thrown open TO set
tiers, there were thousands waiting on
the borders for the signal 20 start In
a. select and stake out the property.
The spirited contests by the settlers 10
get the best locations frequently re-
suited In buodshod. The land vas In
n virgin state. Little had been done
In the way OF cuitivating Il before the
government had decided to hand II over
to the settlers. They came from all
parts OF the country TO stake out claims
In the now territory. II waa In a prac.
tlcai wilderness. There were. no large
tswna or cities from whnh TO draw
supplies. Everything was In crude
state. and 10 tho settler u meant uphill
work and masy priystiona. Afier years
81 hard labor the new country was con.
vertcd into a land Of plenty, Large and
prosperous towns now dot " every
where. while the neida are covered with
the fruits Of the labor u the settlers.
with the now territory recently ne-
quircd from Spain Il IN different There
IL much 70 be gained In them without
the hard work that was necessary In
making our western country what u j.
Mt present. The land IL more fertile In
the new posseasions. and little cultivt-
ton IL needed 10 make Il paying prop
crty. Then the farmer and the ranch
man who 20 into this new territory
viii be surrounded by large towns from
which supplies may be drawn. iiut II Ia
not only the farmer ana rAnchman who
are 10 he benefited. Every trade and
profession will be helped. Most Of the
new possessions have been cultivated,
and the products have been sent TO the
markets 81 the world for years There
are also larGe and thriving cities and
towns In them but. thanks 10 the man
nFomcnt Of Spain and the Incidence ~
the natives most OF the places are In
primitive state. and the great riches N
the islands have yet 60 be- brought 20
Hight. with some Of the encrgy Tor
which Americans are 10 well known the
land win be properly ana prontabiy cui-
tivated. and the cities and towns will
speedily develop into business ccntcrs.
or the more important OF the new
possessions that have come under the
stars and stripes and toward which
many OF our people are looking are Cuba
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
Sleeping on Post

The extraordinarily large number OF
courts martial for the oncnsc OF sleep
ing on post during the war with spain
has attracted the attention OF military
authorities. ~ also have the light pun
ishmcnta lnnlofed for this grave dore-
llction.
The fact that sleeping while on guard
duty In time Of war may be punished
by death seems 10 have had no terror
for hundreds Of enlisted men during the
past few months
The practice seems 60 have been 10
treat such serious miraculous OF the ar
tloies u war lightly and TO let offenders
OF with ridicuiously small sentences In
practically every Instance. Findings OF
courts martial received by the war de-
partmcnt Indicate that sleeping when
on duty has been proportlonntcly more
prevalent than In the civil war and pun
lahmcnta much less severe. Command
Ing officers Of regiments. divisions AMI
bfigadcs have all cndcavored TO reduce
the number u offcnses and 10 impress
upon junior officers In direct control OF
scntrics the Importance Of close lnapec-
ton In making rounds ut night.
The number % trials for absences
without leave has been numerous. but
a considerable reduction IL shown since
soldiers began 20 appreciate the ncveri-
~ Of penalties for not observing rcRula-
tons Soon after mastering IN the vol
untccra rcEimontai commanders found
that hundreds OF men were inclined 10
regard army discipline In much the
same HIGHT that they looked upon ma
tlonal guard rules and puniphmcnta for
their infringement. the result being that
In a majority ~ eases the offenders
! were Ignorant Of the army rules aa APP
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

comes their way. Little or nothing Il
done In the way o. manufacturing For
elgn markets are looked 20 Tor nearly
everything that IL ncedful 10 keep them
clothed and Tor implements with which
10 an the fields and put the produce Into
marketable condition. Machinery, tools,
In fact everything that goes 20 make
up a prosperous country Is Imported
while almost at the very doors N tho
natives II 20 be found an abundance
of the material out OF which these
things are manufactured.
Millions OF dollars are spent annually
In the purchase uf machinery and man
ufacturod metals, while ln both Cuba
ana Porto Rico are found ores which
rate within the hesaomor limliH of nno-
moss Tho urp8 Ia large quantities arc
shipped tp the United States whore
they are worked into metals aud manu-
featured articles ana then IN that form
shipped Go the islands Tor use There
are no large founirlrl or machine shops
10 be found Ia any part oi the new pos-
sessions, yet the use Of machinery %
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

hut a few miles apart Many o. the
large. rich plnntatlons are far from
market centera and the only facilities
they have Tor getting their products In
70 the cities 90 be shipped 10 foreign
ports Is BY means Of the animals that
arc used IN drawing their primitive
carts. with the opening up ~ the coun-
try ana the Increase OF business which
II bound 20 follow VIII come railroads.
The horse will rive way 10 tho loeomo-
tive and the foush roads 10 the steel
tracks.
Engineers have been IN great demand
IN theHo Islands Tor many years Little.
however. seems 90 have been done by
them. as the icw railroads are crudoly
built. and there are very few bridges or
other structures that require skin 90
construct. Most OF the work done by
the engineers has been IN the plantn
operated on tho larger sugar plantn-
tons. whore intrlcatcmachInOry IL used.
They viii now be- Eivon an opportunity
Go employ their SKIN la other lines
There VIII not only be- railroads aud
bridges 90 De built, but work Ia the har-
hos Win he done.
lu thU cities merchants Will have OPP
porluniues. As the country develops
the population viii naturally increase
ANA with n the trade. The larger husi-
moss concerns are now owned and OPP
Grated hy foreigners. most of whom are
Sranlnrds, but. Ike the natives, they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

pose o. founding business places nm"
opening ~ new fields Of Industry
Although Il has not been iully SET
tied a. 10 what disposition viii be made
Of the territory taken from spain IN
the Pacific. there are many who think
that n viii be held By the United
states. Tho possessions In the far east
that viii oner opportunities 70 Ameri-
can energy and Industry are the Philip
pine ana fndronc Islands. until the
war little was heard Of themi yet they
arc rich. Most Of the trade from them
has been monopolized by English and
German merchants. who have aeeumu-
inted large fortunes.
Unlike cuba and Porto Rico. these Ia
lands have had very little cultivation,
yet what thoy have had has shown be-
You'd any doubt their great richness.
There viii be considerably more am
Guilty In improving those places than
those at our doors. They are not only
great distance from the new home
country. but most Of them are In o Wild
state and inhabited by semicivilized
peoples They have. however. been par
tally subduod. and there IL little llkcil-
hood that we shall have any trouble
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

piled In wartime. Few de.ertlons are
recorded, and where they have occurred
little effort was made TO apprehend the
Offenders.
The death sentence has not been I'm.
posed on single soldier during the war
FOR dencrtion. sleeping on post or for
any other offenAs 80 punishable. Sew
eral have been sentenced 20 periods Of
imprisonment for falling 10 observe the
regulations. but none Tor any serious
offense.
The navy was kept too busy moving
around and looking for Spanish vessels
10 sgt into much trouble. There has
been but one court martial OF an ofiicer
during the war that OF an assistant
surgeon accused Of lack Of proper treat
Inent u sick sailors, and the records Of
the Judge advocate generals Office show
that summary courts by Meet command.
ers FOR trials Of sailors have been re-
marknbly fow. The entlte navy. from
officers down 10 the lamplighters. seems
10 have been on an exceptionally good
behavior plane during the whole war
period.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
The Delicious Mango.

when our soldiers were sent 20 Cuba
90 bcuieEc Santiago. they were not per.
mittcd 10 eat mangocn. This order was
frequently dlsobeycd by the volunteers
without any bad results. ~ far aa
known. when tho Cuban officers were
asked their opinion OF the wholesome
ness OF the fruit they generally said
1t n perfectly wholesome " eaten ripe.
An these bad things apply to the I'M
ripe mango. which Ia sometimes eaten
BY the spnninrda."
Most of the army doctors seemed 70
think that the only way 10 prevent the
eating OF the unripc mango was to taboo
the fruit altogether. There were many
eases In which even the most ohodient
regulars were impcllcd BY thirst and BY
the desire 10 taste the fruit TO difobey
the order.
As the ripe mango Il always Of a clear
yellow color while the unripe fruit u
green. Il dld not take very hlRh order
Of intelligence 10 discriminate between
the fruit that was NJ 60 eat aud nat
which was not.
II IL certainly hard 10 believe any "
Of mango when one looks at u. 10
trco Itself II a most beautiful ana a.
traotlvo thing. Imagine tree as Ian,
as a big oak covered with rich an
glossy foliage finer than that OF w
orange tree and covered also with gold
en- fruit nesting brilliantly among ihs
green leayeai on such tree thei.
must often be hundred barrels .,
mangoeh fully maturcd, every one OF
which II as large ~ a good sized pear
In shape the mango II not unlike
short and thick cucumber, and II has
thin. tough skin. which, when nunclul,
ed. reveals n mass OF the most delicious
juicy pulp. 49,
Tho only trouble about eating Wv
mango II that one needs an abluuon
afterward. Come say that the iaeal way
IL 90 get into a bathtub. take the MAJ
70, eat II and then 30 ON with the pa,n.
But one In perfectly Wiling TO TAKE Wy
trouble 10 seek the ablutlon for the az,
OF the fruit. And imagine the Wv
which bear the fruit growing via ~
erywhere and also springinE up IN ~,
cry garden ana dooryardl Nor y
u native fruit In Cuba. II has W.
introduced from India and simply f''
Wild In the rich soil OF the island.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

and Porto Rico. Thousands are walt
ing Tor the signal from the government
that all Is IN readiness. and when this
II done merchants. capitalists, farmers,
professional men and mechanics OF all
classes will flock TO the now supposed
n poradoa, This time will not come
until spain shall have evacuated these
islands and her has shall have been
hauled down, never 10 float again In
the western hemisphere. The raising o.
the stars and stripes viii be the signal
for the energy and enterprise " Amerl-
ca 20 open up the now devastated coun.
Try and demonstrate les true worth to
the world, As Commodore Schley said
after the battle Of Santiago, "rhe vir-
tory Is big enough Tor MS an" n might
be said OF the now possessions that they
are not only large enough but rich
enough 10 well repay those who seek
them for the trouble and difficulties
with which they viii have 10 contend,
Tho population of Porto Rico Is about
800 000 yet only about onc-tonth can
read and write. As rule, the people
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
Suggestions For Our Citizens Who May Contemplate
Emigrating to the Possessions Which Have
Lately Come Under Uncle Sans Control.

are not only INDECENT, but DO not know
how to get the best results from their
work. or II they do know they are not
willing TO Try. II II "a well known fact
that the natives u Cuba and Porto Rico
would rather lie In the shade under =
tree than set out and hustle. For this
reason and because % the long wars
carried on BY the motives against the
home government the land has been al.
lowed to 10 to waste. while business
and improvements have been almost at
atandstlll. white the natives have
been a thorn In the side Of spain. they
Will be boon 20 the thousands Of
American citizens Who will emirrnte 10
these islands when the government per-
mita.
To undertake 10 tell OF the many OPP
poftunitiea that will be offered 10 capt
tai and labor IN the new possosalona
would be- almost impossible. II can be
safely rnld. however. that thero viii be
ample facilities Tor those that visit these
places for tho purpose Of settling there
10 Improve their conditions and Increase
their store of worldly goods. The ma
tivca live In n careless manner and
seem 10 be willing TO take whatever
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

necessary In the manipulation Of a large
portion Of the products.
To the American farmer and tobacco
grower Cuba and Porto Rico are the
Ideal places with the onergy that u
put into farming IN our oNn country
there would not be a spot IN the whole
new territory that would not bring
forth ~ abundance Of crops. Al that "
needed 60 turn the country into garden
spots is some ~ the proverblai push OF
the Americans. There will be no long
stretches 81 virnln forests filled with
rich and rare woods standing Idle and
covering territory that would be- vnlu-
able for farming purposes. nor would
transportation from one town or Sec
ton Of the island 10 the other be by
means Of horses. oxen aud mules over
rough roads.
Men skilled In nii branches of me-
ohnnicH viii hnd ample room for their
abilities cuba, with ~ many rich cit
icn. both on the coast and IN the into.
rior, has comparatively few miles OF
railroads or other modern convonicncca
FOR quick travel or communication. The
cities are almost cut on from each 9TH
or. although they are In some Instances
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
Great Britain'S
Latest BattleSfiJ

The latest battieshlp launched In Eng.
land ia the Albion. with displacement
OF 1900 tons. This is 1900 tons larger
than the new ships designed for our
navy and already provided for. Tho
Albion has Z mean draft u 20 feet
whereas our vessels Will draw but "a
feet Of water. which will enable them
10 enter most OF our Atlantic seaport
with safety.
The Albion IL 900 feet long and has
breadth VI beam vf ~ feet This b.
longer and broader than our ships will
be. but the greatest difference obsorya.
bio between them and the Alifon Ia IN
the distribution and thickness Of the
armor. The Albion has a belt Of ste.
harycyized amor only six inches THO
and covering about 200 feet Of h.i
length. This bolt IL u feet wide. ca.
tending from nine feet above the water
line 60 i've feet below.
The principal armament u carried h
two barbcttes, circular. T. lnchcs hi,k
OF harvcyized steel. where they urol,rt
above the height Of the armorcd sld.
and six Inches below In the wake o; u
inch side armor. The inch guns
In classmates OF 6 inch steel.
The main armament Of the Abb
consists OF four " inch guns. Those 90
mounted on turntables within the bai
bettos In the usual way. They are pfo.
tectcd by \ inch harveylzed steel shields.
There are. In addition TO the above
pieces, twelve 9 inch rapid firc guns In
classmates. eight on the main deck and
four on the upper deck, and there nrs
also ten " Founders and n large numtrr
OF smaller sized secondary battery
plcceu. There are four submerged tor.
/ pcdo discharges for ~ inch White.
/ heads.
Tho main engines are Of the triple *.
mansion tyne. The boilers are u The
nelieyiile type. there being 20 In all The
| Indicated Horsepower IN estimated "
A zoo. which IL calculated 10 drive the
ship at 1874 knots. The coal capacity IA
1900 tons.
Enough ciasscd Ms n batticahip. N,
Albion surely Ia but large nrmofoi
cruiser. She diners In some lmpor,an,
essentials from our latest battlcshlp DE-.
aleuu. In which the original features de.
noting the battleshlp type. heavy guni
and thick nrmor. are rigidiy adhered 10.
our system demands n sacrifice u
speed. 80 our specifications call for but
ID knots, whereas the Albion and other
vessels OF her class are to 10 ish knots.
Again. on the displacement Of no
tons such a speed aa Il knots could not
be obtained without sacrificing either
gun power. armor protection or coal ca.
pacity.
II II generally thought that our new
designs are fully capable Of standing
comparison with the English Albion
class. and In order to show this the two
are here given side by side:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
Money Spent on Cubans

In addition to the $4,000 appropriate
by congress and distributed by dehsiA
Lee for the relief Of the people OF CIV.
the central Cuba relief committee "
pointed by the president distrlbu'.,
food. medicines and general supplies v
the poor and suffering Cubans TO W,
cash value Of tasi.G or this amour,
si7b,o12 was In cash contributions anu
ni65SI In supplies.
The total shipments Of supplies W.
e.ai2, 1902 kilos, or $3.50 tons, OF when
quantity 2,s56sal kllos were food. ee,s'
kilos were clothing. 1859 hlos msul,
cinos and i.sGi kilos were miseellaneou'
supplies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

boxes Of dellcacles for sick and wound
ed soldiers lying unopened awaiting or
aers, she had them opened ana the con
tents distributed. Then she applied to
the war department. for proper authori-
~ TO open the boxes.
General Agulnaido and his troops
have not made much progress from
cavite. Even his golden whistle Wills
Ties not But there Is room TO spread.
with over 100 Islands comprising the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.

one trade viii be BENEFITED more then
another. The farmers opportunities
viii be equal TO the merchants. while
the skilled mechanic viii have equal
chances with the professional man. The
saying. 90 west. young man" does not
now alludo to the western part Of tho
United States. The young man can
Keep going west and across the seas
back TO the home country, and he VIII
nnd the stars and stripes floating over
territory In all parts Of the world.
FREDERIC A. HOWARD.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

tor was Thomas sohley. n German
schoolmaster who In 1895 came 10 Ma.
rylnnd from tho Palatinnte with about
100 settlers and founded FrederIoks-
town, or, as they called It, Friedrich
stndt.
Mrs, Miles, wife Of the commanding
general has way Of breaking through
war department red tape that might be
copied with profit Finding at'the hos
pltal ut Fort Myer, Va. room full VI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10
Lamp Chimneys Made In Molds

Only a few years ago electric bulbs
were made or blown offhand To-day
most Of them are made IN paste molds.
The student lamp chimneya, with their
narrow nooka exposed 10 close contact
with the fame. are made In wooden
paste molds, and there are no brighter
pdllshed, better tempered or clearer
ehimneya In the market than arc now
made by this process.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

the Spanish war win reach sis OoO,O 900 a
year, Ip 90 the present time only iti
applications have been made. n Is ea-
tlmaied that thorc viii be 10000 apple
cations hIed az the outgrowth OF deaths.
wounds and disease,
An instance Of lofty courage ana self
alorihce occurred on the heights Of san
Juan. A soldier OF the Ninth was
wounded 20 death. The likelihood came
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

In the matter of building such ships
ne the above Great Britain does decld.
eddy better than we do, shc can md
does turn out an Albion In a tvelrt-
month. The terms OF our contracts A..
low for a period u time moru than dos.
bic rn great.
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here, II viii be beautiful memory
to me an my ne the sight Of the pa
ihttcally graceful faces Of our poor
neglected soldiers ana tho wonderfully
pleased expression In tholr piuful eyes
when 1 do anything FOR them az an"
Pension Commissioner Evans osti-
mates that pensions growing out OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

group the lnsurgent commander ough'
10 be able TO Ind a suitable one IN "h'0"
10 set W his shack aa a dictator. a.
Governor General Auguatln OF MahiA
out Blancoed Blanco In the proclhiha.
tlon line and made the Hhnbbleat hnenN
out Of the country when the crisis ~
preached. General Pando followed hls
example by stealing out Of Cuba Th.ss
are conspicuous samples " vauh'so
Spanish honor"
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rades stopped 20 oror him water. He
asked who they were. "of the Ninth;
drink" they answered. Then the story
goes on; mo" said he; don't mind me
here, I'm done for. I'm the Ninth too
and I'm dyng Keep your water. fou'n
need II up Ia the llrlng line, whore you
belong, They want you there, hut I'm
done"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

Some Of the Businesses Which Promise Generous Re-
turns II Conducted on the Liberal Lines
Prevailing In the United States
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-10-20
WRECK OF MOHEGAN.
ONLY 81 OUT OF 200 SOULS ON
BOARD ARE SAVED.
stsamer Encountered y stin Gale and High
Sea and Her Machinery became Dis
abled- Passengers and Crew
Drowned Like Rats

London, Oct, Is. - The Atlantic
Transport companys steamer Mohe-
gan, formerly the Cleopatra, Of the
Wilson and Furness-L Leyland line,
which left London for New York with
fifty passengers and a crew of $50, is
ashore off the Lizard, between the
Manacles and the lowlands.
According to dispatch just received
from Falmouth, out of zoo persons,
constituting the passengers and crew
of the Mohegan, only thirty-one have
been saved.
Particulars of the disaster are diff
cult to obtain. 1t appears that when
the Mohegan struck, gale was blow
ing and the sea was running high.
Lifeboats put Off from the Lizard and
from Falmouth, one returning filled
with passengers. Several were drown
ed. however, it is reported, on the pas
sage of the liieboat to the shore.
Another lifeboat saved six persons.
The coast at that point is extremely
dangerous and has been the scene of
numerous wrecks. Sone years ago
there was a movement set on foot to
get a lightship placed there, but it
failed.
A dispatch from Falmouth says the
Mohegan foundered and was probably
blown ashore by the heavy east wind
after her machinery was disabled All
the Falmouth tugs went out, but none
were able to approach the vessel
A coast guard message reports that
the passengers are drowning like
rats" Another account says: Bodies
are washing ashore, one being that of
lady lashed to a plank, with both
legs severed.
The coast guards are watching for
bodies and wreckage. The steamer
Mohegan (then the Clopatra) arrived at
New York on August 12 last on her
maiden trip from London. She is d
single.screw steel vessel, of 4,5l0 tons
register; 4sO feet long by SO feet beam
and about 36 fest in depth of hold She
has Tor had accommodations for 12s
passengers and capacity for between
1000 and 5000 tons of freight and 500
cattle.