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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-20
BRYAN'S REGIMENT.
Silver Leader Opens a Recruiting
Office at Lincoln.

UulCt dL IA1NOt1I-
Lincoln. Neb., May 19.-The Seconc
Nebraska regiment left for Chicka-
manga this evening. The only sololer:
Tow in Lincoln are the members "
cavalry troop A. which is to join Col
orel Grigsbv's South Dakota regiment
w ]. Bryan, as colonel of the pro
visional Nebraska regiment, today
onened a recruiting station here, and
has already nearly a complete roster OF
what will be known as company A
Third Nebraska regiment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-20

Madrid, May ia direct message
from Santiago de Cuba confirms the ar
rival of the Spanish squadron.
a.m.-The Spanish fleet, on arriving
at Santiago de Cuba, found there two
American warships, which retired with
all speed. The queen regent has ca
bled congratulations to Admiral Ger
vera
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cAnIz FLEET REApY.

Madrid Nav 19.-In spite of the
veto nlaeed upon the publication of
e;nan,sb naval movements, the news
naners here have been ailowed-to an
nounce that Admiral Camara's squad
ron consisting of the battleship Pelayo,
the frst-class cruiser Carlos v the
auxiliary cruisers Patricia and Raplao,
formerly the Hamburg merlcan hne
et.saners Columbia and Normannia,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-20

Madrid, May 19-Midnight-Cvia
Paris.)-The Spanish squadron has ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba without &C
cident.
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west coast of this province, the follow
ing has been received:
This morning, about 9 o'clock, the
smoke of several steamers was seen of
the coast near Cape La Haye. Several
persons went round the hill, at Getson's
cove, and from that eninence saw dis
tinctly nine large vessels, under steam,
heading in a southerly direction. Their
nationality could not he discerned. This
information was received from Rein
hart Bros, who Vouch for the correct
ness of the story. The ships, when
seen, were near Indian island, about
five miles from the coast No further
information has been received up to
this time.
COAL FOR CADIZ FLEET.
London. May ia dispatch to the
Star from Montreal, published today,
saws Senior Polo Y Bernabe has secured
by cable a coal depot near 81 F1ere,
Miouelon. the French colony on the
coast OF Newfoundland, at which the
CadiZ squadron viii coal previous to
attacking the Atlantic seaboard Of the
United States. while the Cape Verde
squadron. commanded by Admiral Ger
vera. draws off the squadrons COM
nanded by Admiral Sampson and Com
modore Schley.
CADIZ FLEET COMING.
Montreal. May 1s.-The Star today
says: a new feature of the Spanish
American war, one in which Senior Polo
V Bernabe and his associates are keen
ly Interested, is the probable advance
of the CadiZ squadron into the North
Atlantic. One barrier alone has been
standing between the New England
coast and the CadiZ end. 1t is the lack
of coal for the ships when they get to
this side Of the ocean. 1t has been
plauned to secure a coal supply. Span
ish ships now carrying coal may be
well on their way across the Atlantic,
indeed, according to information re-
ceived from a Star correspondent at
North Sydney, G. B., 1t is possible that
even at the present time Spanish coal
ships are in the waters about New
foundland. The advices from Cape Bre-
ton point out that. Senior Polo has been
in communication with an agent or
correspondent of the island Of st.
Pierre. the coaling station Of France
in the North Atlantic. There is con-
slant exchange of trade between Cape
Breton and St Pierre, and the gossip Of
one mort is more or less current in the
other. For the past week lookout op-
orators of the Newfoundland coast
have reported the appearance o.
strange vessels in those waters. In
mis- Connection the Stars informant
suggests that these strange cratS are
:ylInboats conveying the Spanish coal
feet.
CADIZ FLEET READY.
Madrid. MAY 19.-In spite of the
1-eto nlaeed upon the publication of
cnanish naval movements, the news
,,ar,s,.e here have been ailoWed-to an
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Censorship at Tampa.
Tampa, Fla, May 1s.-The strictest
The herald., 1898-12-26
FROM DAWSON DIRECT
BY A VERY GOOD TRAIL OVER
THE ICE
Food Supply Ample and Prices Com
paratvely Moderate-Reports
Of New Strikes

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 25.-The steamer
Farallon arrived today from Alaska with a
number of passengers from Dawson, who
came out over the ice. The trail is very
good, and large number of people are on
the way out.
Among the passengers is Jack Carr, Yukon
mail carrier, who left Dawson November
81. He says the population of Dawson City
has materially decreased, it now being esti-
mated at 10000. Cost of living has also de-
creased, good meals costing but dollar.
There will be no food shortage this winter.
There is little hope of the mail service be-
ing kept up between Dawson and the out
side world this winter.
Thistle creek, on the American side, is
attracting considerable attention; pans ay-
eraging $25 are reported.
Inc execution OF the Iour Dawson muir
derers, Ed Henderson, - White, Dawson
Jim and Joe Nantuck, has been postopend
until March. November l was set as the
day of execution.
1t is said that the Indians of Alaska have
petitioned Governor Brady to 60 to Wash
ington to represent them in congress.
The body of j. H. Cadenhead, Domin-
ion land SURVIVOR, was found frozen in the
ice on the Klondike river near Dawson.
October 81. He had left Sulphur creek the
day previous and in the night had broken
through the ice. Unable to pull himself
out, he slowly froze to death, with his
hands spread out on the ice. Before losing
consciousness he took his field notes and
papers from his pockets and threw them
from him, SO that they might be picekd up
and saved.
The herald., 1898-12-26
THE DAY OF GOOD WILL
OBSERVED BY PRESIDENT AND
THE PEOPLE
NORTH AND SOUTH TOGETHER
Sing the Song of Peace on Earth,
Which Has Gained New Mean
ing Lately
Associated Press Special Wire

Associate ted Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec 25-Christmas was
observed very quietly in Washington. The
weather was cool and bracing.
In the presidential circle the day was a
very quiet one. The president and Mrs. Nc
kinley have several friends from Ohio visit
ing at the White House, and with them and
a half-dozen others formerly living in their
native state, the Christmas dinner was en-
joyed. During the evening Secretary and
Mrs. Gage and Postmaster General and
Mrs. Emory Smith called and spent some
time socially at the Executive mansion. The
president and Mrs. Mckinley took advan-
tage of the fine weather and went out for
drive in the afternoon.
The president, accompanied by James
Barber, Mrs. McKinley's nephew, attended
divine service at the Metropolitan church
at IL O'clock. and listened to a sermon by
the Rev. Dr. Bristol, who, in the course of
his talk, said:
"This nation has presented to an op-
pressed people the unspeakable gift of free
dom; yes, and to the world it has given a
larger liberty. Gods Christmas gift of free
dom has come to the suffering and wronged
through the agency of a nati1n that was
obedient to the heavenly call and had
caught the spirit of liberty and helpfulness
sent forth from angelic lips-'Good will
toward men, 1t was not hatred or ill-will
toward any nation that caused this county
to unsheath the sword of war. 1t was good
will toward the suffering and the oppressed
that inspired us to battle for victory
Good will has been established in our
own land, from north to south and from
east to west. The angels of our better ma
ture have been reconciling enemies, oblit-
Grating the wounds and scars of war and
strife, and making the stars of the old flag
of freedom to shine with luster, while
every strife has been cleansed from every
stain. North and south together sing at
this Christmas day as they have not sung
since we were nation, the blessed song
of peace and good will"
The herald., 1898-12-26
CROOKES AS APROPHE7
GETS NO HONOR FROM DODGE,
STATISTICIAN
WHEAT FAMINE NOT IMMINENT
Juggled Figures Can Never Aid the
Cause of Science Nor Improve
Rural Economy
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 25-J. X. Dodge,
for many years statistician OF the United
States department of agriculture at Wash
ton, has written to the Country Gentle
man an exhaustive answer to the address of
Sir William Crookes before the British Sci
ence association, in which the latter predict
ed a great wheat famine. He takes Sir
William to task for presenting inaccurate
figures. He says:
"Sr William Crookes declares that there
is already a deficit of wheat area of 81 900
square miles, or approximately 100000
acres; rather unreasonably, in view of the
fact that this area, at the present rate OF
yield, would produce nearly 26O, ,000,0 900 bush
els, while the European deficiency, which
is the principal one in the world, is by the
Reerbohm record only 3l0,000,000 bushels
average for the last eight years. He sums
the present annual requirement for bread
as 1924 100000 bushels of wheat, while the
official and expert estimates of the period
since 1890 average more than that figure,
the compilation of such estimates for seven
years by the department of agriculture aver
aging 2,477 ,S45,0 900, an excess of over $50 000,-
0C0. The eminent scientist is almost as
lame in his statistics OF consumption as he
is in those of production, really minimizing
both. lie makes the supply of the year
only 1921, 100000, while in the statement
quoted above the product of 1897, the small
est of seven years, is given as 2l4,OOO -.
''It is very unreliable forecast that un-
derstates production nearly ten per cent.
at would be uncharitable to hope for
scarcity of bread rations; still our wheat
growers would not feel very despondent over
a prospect OF good prices. The Crookes
view is distinctly encouraging to them;
and similar views have been put forth some
times, apparently in the hope of raising
prices. Unfortunately, when exaggerated,
a temporary rise of ten per cent is followed
(as the result of natural reaction, and from
the effect of increase of area, stimulated by
temporary advance in value), by fall of
twenty to thirty per cent, as between 1891
and 1895. 1t is hard to convince the peo-
pie, scientists as we'll as plain people, that
honesty is the best policy and truth in
statistics cannot be safely departed from
The practice of stock exchanges as well as
that of bucket shops to secure temporary
advantage, can never aid the cause Of science
or of rural economy"
The herald., 1898-12-26
JURY DISAGREED
1e Fayne-Strathan-Moore CO
Must Be Tried Again

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-After twenty.
two hours deliberaton, the Fayne Strahan.
Moore robbery trial failed to render yer.
dict, and reported the fact of their disa-
greement to Recorder Gof at 1850 o'clock
this morning and were discharged. The
jury was locked up at 2 o'clock this morning.
1t was rumored at that time that they
stood nine for conviction and three for ac-
quittal, and it was also rumored, though il
cannot be authoritatively stated, that at
the conclusion the jury stood seven for con-
vction and five for acquittal. All night long
the twelve men argued sending out COM
nunications twice to find out the according
penalty and also to state that they could
not agree. Recorder Goff then locked them
up, and at nine o'clock this morning they
went to breakfast, the foreman sending
word to Recorder Golf that they could not
reach an agreement, and that they were
utterly worn out.
Recorder Golf came to the court house
at 1918 o'clock, and Immediately sent for
the jury and discharged them, with thanks.
The recorder remanded the defendant until
Tuesday morning at l0:30 o'clock, when, after
la recess until then, the date of a new trial
will be set. The prisoner was then taken
back to the Tombs.
The herald., 1898-12-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS INDEX

Dawson men come out over the ice
and reach Seattle by steamer; no food
shortage reported.
Christmas day observed by presi-
dent and people in America and by
ruler and subject in Europe.
The Spanish Cabinet crisis delayed
by the illness of Sagasta; the financial
outlook grows blacker and Carlist ao-
tivity increases.
statistician Dodge replies to Sin
William Crookes' prophecies of wheat
famine and accuses Sir William Of
juggling the figures.
Judge Day reaches home at Cam
ton just in time for his Christmas din.
der, and talks entertainingly of his
experiences in Paris.
Christmas day at Havana finds the
streets patrolled by American troops
and sees Lee examining routes for the
big parade on New Years day.
Steamer Farrallon reaches Seattle
with passengers who came out from
Dawson over the ice;the Arctic food
supply is ample.
Christmas crime ranges from lar
ceny to wholesale murder; an unusual
number of deaths ascribed to liquor
and the coal oil lamp.
The herald., 1898-12-26
SENIOR VICUNA'S SON
Woke in Time to Save the Whole
Family

Family
WASHINGTON, Dec 25-Fire which
broke out shortly after o'clock this morn
ing partly destroyed the house occupied by
Senor Don Carlos Moria Vicuna, the Chilean
minister, at the corner of Connecticut av-
enue and n street The roof and top story
were destroyed and the furniture of the
whole house ruined by smoke and water,
entailing loss of $4,000. The minister and
his family escaped owing to the energetic
GOODNESS of the l2-year-old son, Carlos, but
the flames had made such headway that the
inmates were unable to secure clothing and
were compelled to hurry out in their night
robes. All took refuge for a time in the
British embassy, just across the street,
where they were cared for by Lady Paunce-
fote and her daughters. The maid servants
were overcome with fright and had to be
taken out. The governess, Signorina NAL
fredi, received hard fall in climbing up
stairs in an attempt to secure clothing for
Madame Vicuna.
The fire was caused by an overheated fluc.
1t was discovered by the son Carlos, who
slept on the third floor, through whose in
strumentality his three sisters, occupying
rooms on the same floor, the maids who
slept upstairs, and the father and mother,
who slept on the second floor, were awak-
ened and apprised of their danger. The
house was formerly occupied by Senior Men
donca, the Brazilian minister.
The herald., 1898-12-26
Wipe Out Terms North and South

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 25.-Rev Dr.
j. I.Vance of the First Presbyterian church
in his sermon today urged the wiping out
of the terms north" and "south" applied
to the church, and said:
II wonder if the time is not at hand for
the effacement of geographical marks from
the name of our beloved Presbyterian
church in America. She should be the first
to put into practice the gospel she pro-
claimed. And yet it must be admitted that
while Mason & Dixon's line had disap-
peared from the geography of citizenship,
it survives in the geography Of the church.
l speak today for Presbyterianism that
shall no more be marked north and
SOUTH but whose territorial boundaries
shall be co-terminous with the uttermost
limits of the republican American Pres
byterian church."
The herald., 1898-12-26
Sees the Streets Patrolled by the
American Troops
DAY WAS HOT and TURKEYS SCARCE
General Lee Spent the Day Horseback Studying the Best
Route for the Parade of Possession
on New Years Day

Valiente for turning over his arms. Val
ente replied that he held the arms under
guard and would keep them safe until it
was seen what the United States troops
would do. Moreover, Col. Ray insists that
the Cuban police who were sent by Col.
Vaiente to capture the chief bandit were
worthless and proved dishonest, as they
allowed the robbers to sleep undisturbed in
the house next to the one in which they
were quartered. When Col. Ray returns to
Guantanamo he intends to mount some of
his own men, and capture the robber chief.
Meanwhile except on the guarded estates,
work in his district is practically at a
standstil.
The herald., 1898-12-26
AN EGYPTIAN DINNER
Offers Occasion to Cement Anglo
Saxon Friendship

CAIRO, Dec 25-A farewell banquet was
rendered this evening to Lieutenant Gen
era Sir Francis Greenfell, the recently ap-
pointed governor OF Malta, who now retires
from the supreme command of the Anglo
Egyptian forces in Egypt.
The presence of Mr.. Thomas s. Harrison,
United States agent and general consul, and
Ethelbert Watts, United States vice consul
general, led to an Anglo-American demon
straton. General Greenfell and James
Fontel Rood, secretary of legation at the
British agency, spoke warmly of Anglo
Saxon friendship. Mr.. Harrison, who was
received with immense enthusiasm, made a
stirring speech, sparkling with humor, in
the course of which he reciprocated their
friendly expressions.
The herald., 1898-12-26
Associated Press Special Wire

-
HAVANA, Dec. %, s p. m.-The United
States troops began this evening a regular
patrol of the city OF Havana in order to
guard against possible disorders The day,
however, passed in comparative quiet. The
bando issued on Friday by Captain General
Jimenez Castellanos, prohibiting crowds
from assembling in the streets, has been gen
orally observed.
Last night there was some disturbance,
said to have been caused by liquor, in Mont
serrat place. A shot was fired about mid
night from a roof at a group OF people below,
and many shots were returned at figures
vaguely seen on the roof Ap unidentified
man was killed and three were wounded IN
other affrays.
CHRISTMAS IN CAMP
Christmas at Camp Quemados was as live
" as the troops could make it with slender
materials. Turkeys at 81 apiece were scarce
and everybody said that with the heat at Il
. summer temperature and the hedgerows
brilliant with flowers the day did not seem
like Christmas.
All the company messes of the Forty ninth
Iowa, the First North Carolina, the Fourth
Virginia, the Second Illinois and the One
Hundred and Sixty-frst Indiana regiments
had extra spreads out of company funds,
with gifts from wellto-do members. The
army ration was supplemented by fruit,
canned goods, sweet potatoes and sometimes
chicken. The Sixth Missouri regiment, the
last to arrive, had no chance to prepare an
extra dinner, so the men dined on fresh
beef, rice and beans. One battalion reached
camp yesterday, the other two marching
today a distance of eight miles over a dusty
road. All the regimental bands played and
the men were granted leave within a mile
radius of the camp. Company + of the One
Hundred and Sixty-frst Indiana regiment
had cactus tree with present for every
body stuck onsthe points, as, for instance,
hard tack, beans, salt pork and candles.
The officers of the regiment INDUCED after
dinner in songs and speechmaking, with sew
eral dances. AT FL Venado the Eighth and
Tenth regular infantry regiments dined well
at the expense of the company funds.
Major General Lee and his staff partook of
a modest dinner. General Lee h-I num-
ber of live turkeys available, but as the
birds were lean he decided to keep them, on
the chance of improving for the New Years
feast after the flag-raising.
THE GREAT PARADE
General Lee spent most of the day on
horseback, studying the best route for the
New Years day parade The streets are
900 narrow to allow the troops to march
past the palace, SO that the route will prob
ably be through the Prado and Central park
to Cerro, the Havana suburb. General Lee
expects to have ll,000 men, including the
Cubans, in the military procession.
Major General Butler will go to Matanzas
and Cenfuegos tomorrow night on official
business. The American troops are about
TO take possession ofthe San Ambrosias hos
pital.
c. S. Beaver, the United States postal
agent in Havana, has complained to the
postmaster general of the irregularity in the
arrival of the mails from the United States
The herald., 1898-12-26
AT SANTIAGO
Not Much Disorder, But Robbery Is
Rampant

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 25.-Christ-
mas passed without local disorder. There
were few private dinners given to celebrate
the day among the Americans as most of
them prefer to hold their festivities tomor-
row.
Last evening three companies of United
States troops guarded the city as precau-
tion against possible disturbances, some of
the Cuban negroes having made threats
against the Spaniards and Spanish proper
ty, but the night went by quietly.
Lieut.. Col. Henry Ray, who had reported
to Gen. Wood, military governor of the de-
partment, that Col. Francisco Valiente,
chief of gcndarmerie, had been among the
insurgents and that several bands of rob-
bers were operating in the neighborhood of
Guantanamo, arrived here today. He re-
peats his charge against Col. Valiente de-
claring that it is well founded. He admits
that Col. Valiente was the first Cuban Off
Ger who nominally disarmed his men, mere
ly requesting permission to guard their arms
with a squad of his own troops. This re-
quest was granted by Major Harris, repre-
senting Lieut. Col. Ray at Sagua de Tana-
no, Harris even promising to supply ratons
to the guard. According to Col. Ray, Val
over to several Cuban captains the 600 rifles
that were stacked by his men when they
were disarmed. This fact was only recently
reported to Col. Ray.
The latter on arriving here saw Col. Val
icnte and repeated his accusations. VAL
ente declared that he had not armed the
Cubans, but had merely given the rifles into
the charge of the various officers.
Col. Ray claims that this explains the
existence of the troubles with bands of
robbers who have infested the districts
around Guantanamo. In one case Cuban
major went so far as to order the proprie-
tors Of sugar estate not to grind. Col.
Ray sent company of United States troops
to guard the estate, whereupon the Cuban
major took to the woods with band of
men who have ever since been robbing and
pilaging estates near by.
As result of this condition of things.
Col. Rays entire regiment, with the ex-
ception of two companies, is now scattered
about the country, guarding private proper
ty. Col. Ray says he has the names of sew
e-'l prominent Cubans who have censured
The herald., 1898-12-26
New Military Drama

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec 25.-"Report
for Duty" a new military drama, was given
for the first time at the Star theater here
last night by the Brady Stock company
It's author, j. X. Tillotson of Toledo, wrote
"The Planters Wife" 'Lynwood" and
"Queena." The scenes are laid at the
White Sulphur springs, Virginia, in 1861,
and in the Blue Ridge mountains in 1854
The herald., 1898-12-26
IS DELAYED BY THE SERIOUS ILLNESS OF
PREMIER SAGASTA
The General Situation Made More Threatening by the Steady De-
cline Of Philippine and Cuban Bonds and Increased Activity
Of the Adherens of the Pretender Don Carlos
Associated Press Special Wire

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The herald., 1898-12-26
CROSSED ELECTRIC WIRES
Caused the Burning Of the Harrisburg
Catholic Cathedral

HARRISBURG Pa, Dec. 25.-St. Pat.
rick's pro-Catholic cathedral, the church OF
the bishop OF Harrisburg, Roman Catholic
diocese, was ruined by fire this afternoon:
Shortly after l o'clock blaze was discov-
cred in the rear of the church near the
altar, and the Christmas decorations were
soon ablaze. The flames ran up the rear
wall and got between the roof and ceiling,
pushing their way to the front of the church.
The entire interior was flooded with water
before the fire was put out. The altar or
naments and sacred vestments were saved.
The organ was ruined by heat and water
The loss is $4,000, but it is fully insured.
Electric light wires crossing caused the fire,