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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
MYSTERIOUS BILLY VICTORY
WELTER WEIGHT CHAMPION DE-
FEATS CHARLEY MKEEVER.
twenty-five Lively Rounds and Mac
Twice Knocked Off His Pins
Two Victories Within a Week.

| New York, Oct. 7.-"Mysterious''
Billy Smith of this city is still the
champion welterweight pugilist He
met Charley McKeever of Philadelphia
at the Lenox Athletic club tonight in a
25-round bout at 142 pounds, and al
though McKeever stayed the full route,
the bout was one-sided and all in
Smiths favor. McKeever was herald
ed as the most dangerous proposition
which Smith had ever tackled, but his
showing was a great disappointment,
as he was at no time capable of max
ing an impression on the Mysterious
boxer, who knocked him off his feet
in the 23d and 25th rounds. The at
tendance was far above the average.
The Mysterious boxer boxed %
rounds with Jim Judd at Scranton, Pa,
last Monday night and knocked out his
man in the last few seconds of the
final round. After such contest most
pugilists would take a rest of a few
weeks before engaging in another bout,
but Billy turned up at the club house
tonight, looking as fit as If he had not
boxed in two months. He was the fay
orite at leo to 60.
In the fifth round McKeever landed
a left in the face, making Smiths nose
bleed. Throughout the bout Smith
pounded his man heavily in the wind
and ribs and over the kidneys, while
McKeever played for the face. Both
men drew blood in the eighth. In the
18th Smith planted terrible right on
the stomach, and put a straight left
on the face. Mac raised his knee to the
body. but the referee said it was an ac-
cident
When the last five rounds began
Smith was as fresh as ever. while Mac.
though piucky, was evidently much
weakened from his punishment. In the
23d round Smith swung his right on the
jaw, and Mac dropped to the floor. He
got up quickly and Rugged his man I'M
til the referee pulled them apart. Billy
rushed matters in the oath, but the bell
came to Macs rescue.
In the last round Smith knocked Mac
clean off his pins with a right swing
on the jaw, but the Philadelphia was
up inside of three seconds. Billy tried
hard to get his right over the mark,
but could not land ii, and Mac lasted
the limit. The referee awarded the
bolIt Tn Smith
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LEE RECEIVES ORDERS.
ARMY REoRGANIzED.
Third, Fifth and Sixth Corps Are Dis
continued.

Washington. Oct. IA general order
corps and designating various points
where the troops shall be stationed.
The Third, Fifth and Sixth corps are
discontinued: the First. Second and
Fourth corps reorganized. They are to
be commanded respectively by Major
Generals Breckenridge, Graham and
Wheeler. The headquarters of each
CORPS will be:
First corps. Macon, Ga; Second
corps, Augusta, Ga: Fourth corps,
Huntsville. Ala, The full text of the
order follows:
by direction of the secretary of
war, the Third. Fifth and Sixth army
corps are discontinued; the First Sec
ond and Fourth army CORPS viii be re-
organized and assigned to camps as
below soecified:
First army corps. Major General j.
{. Breckenridge. u. 5. v, commanding.
headquarters at Macon. Ga.
First division. headquarters at Ma
con, Ga; First brigade, Atlanta. Ga:
Thirty-first Michigan, Fourth Tennes-
see and Sixth Ohio: Second brigade
Macon. Ca, Third u. S. V. engineers,
Second Ohio and Sixth Virginia; Third
brigade, Macon, Ga; Tenth q. S. V.
infantry and Seventh u. S. V. infantry
Second division. headquarters at Co
lumbus, Ga; First brigade, Columbus.
Ca. First West Virginia. One Hundred
and Siktieth Indiana. Third Kentucky.
Second brigade. Americas, Ga. Eighth
Massachusetts. Twelfth New York and
Third North Carolina: Third brigade.
Albany. Ca, Second Missouri. Third
Mississippi and First Territorial u. s.
Ys-irf; . ry.
,''secvad army corps. Major General
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Twenty-Six Brigadiers Mustered
Out of Volunteer Service.
THREE MAJOR GENERALS
GEN. KENT RETURNS TO REGU-
LAR ARMY DUTIES.
Government No Longer Has Use For
So Many General Oficers-order
Issued Reorganizing the Army
General Lees Command Ordered to
Savannah, En- Route to Cuba.

I Washington, Oct. THE war de-
partment today issued the long ex-
Deoted order for the honorable dis
charge from the volunteer service of
the United States of three major gen
erals and 26 brigadier generals of vol
unteers. This heavy reduction was
made necessary by the fact that the
volunteer army itself has already been
reduced fully so per cent, and there is
consequently, no duty remaining for
these officers to discharge. The officers
who We're promoted from the regular
army will return to their former du-
ties. The list is as follows:
Major generals-John Ccppinger Oct
Is, 1898; Hamilton S. Hawkins, Nov. 80,
1898: Jacob F. Kent. Nov. 80, 1898.
Brigadier generals, to lake effect Oct
IL, 1S9S-Francis L. Guenther, Alfred
b. Bates, George L. Gillespie, Lucius F.
Hubbard, James B. Watles, Charles P.
Mattocks, Mark w. Sheafer, James H.
Barley, Joseph w. Plume, Thomas L.
Rosser- joseph K. Hudson.
Brigadier genrals. to take effect.
Nov. 80. 1S9S-John l. Rogers, Andrew
$. Burt. Peter c. Haines. George A
Garretson, Henry NJ. Duffield, Jacob S.
Babcock. Roy Stone, Wallace F. Ran
dolph, Henry Carroll, Edward 2. Pear
son, John H. Page, William w. Wherry,
Charles D. Veile, Marion S. Dag Stt,
John II. Patterson.
Brlgadier Generals Alfred Z. Bates
George L. Gillespie, John B. Babcock
and Peter Haines will continue their
present duties.
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No Further Delay In Cuba and
Puerto Rico.
MKINLEY FIXES DATES
AMERICAN TROOPS WILL THEN
TAKE POSSESSION.
If the Spaniards Have Not Evacuated
Cuba By December LIST, Americans
Will Seize the Government-Oc-
tober 18th the Date Fixed For
Puerto Rico.

| Washington, Oct president Nc
Kinley has eabled the United States
military commission at Puerto Rico
that the island must be evacuated by
the Spanish forces on or before Oct.
is, and that the Spanish commissioners
be so informed.
In case of the failure of the Span
iards to complete the evacuation by
that date, the United States commits
sioners are directed to take possession
of and exercise all of the functions of
government and in case 1t is found TO
be impossible to secure transportation
for the Spanish troops by Oct. Is, they
may be permitted to go into temporary
quarters until transports can be Sc
cured TO take them to Spain.
This fact was developed at today's
cabinet meeting, and it was also stated
that from this time forward more
vigorous policy would be pursued with
respect to the evacuation of Cuba.
The president has notified the United
States evacuation commission at Ha-
vana that the Spaniards would be eX-
pected to have evacuated the island by
Dec. 1, with a strong intimation that
in case of failure the United States
would brook no further delay, but inn
mediately thereafter take possession of
the government.
At today's cabinet meeting. tele-
grams were read from General Otis at
Manila, stating that the Spanish gov
eminent has requested thar General
Jandenes be permitted to return to
Spain, where it is understood he will
be called before a court of inquiry to
answer certain charges affecting his
of affairs in connection
with the surrender of Manila. General
Otis was authorized to permit the
Spanish general to leave, together with
several other Spanish officers who are
on the sick list.
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/ pouring in upon the fire. threatening in
i a rev moments 20 put il out and stop
/ the progress of the vessel. if il did nos
/ nave the more awful effect of causing
Il terrific explosion, and-annihilatiOnI
The faces of the men below. in that
moment of terrible suspense, blanched
beneath the CRIME that covered them
! None knew, what to do save wait the
awful coming of the shock they knew
must come. After an instant, Boiler
maker Huntley stepped forward and
/ yelled, Turn off the forced draughtr'
What are you going TO do?" his
comrades shouted.
Bank up the fire. Ouickt"
1T is certain DEATH"
For one. Unless for ALI Turn off
the draught; bank the fire.
The orders were carried out fever
ishly
Now a plank
And before they could stop him he
mad flung the plank into the furnace,
rlsht on the top of the black coal with
Whlch II was banked. and had himself
climbed and crawled over the raging
mass. back to where the steam was
rushing from the loOsened socket For
three minutes he remained inside that
fearful place. and then his friends drew
him out Of the door. the forced draught
went 10 Its work again, and in an in
slant the furnace was again raging
Scorched, scalded. insensible and
nearly dead. Huntley lay on the iron
hoor of the furnace room. while around
him stood his mates. dOusing him with
water and using every means for his
resuscitatiOn- He did not die. And
When once more he OT-GSed his eyes and
was able to be carefully lifted into
daylight, there arose a chorus of cheers
from the threats of his grimy mates.
The story is briefly chronicled in the
log of the Castine, and Huntley simply
says that he did his duty ''-Philadel-
phia Rulletin
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reck; Richard Boucher, shot through
the shoulder. Edward Brown. shot in
race; John DAILY, shot in the thigh:
Charles Francis; Private Godfrey, shot
through the shoulder; Charles Jensen:
Albert Schuyler; Charles Turner, shot
through the shoulder; George Wicker.
shot in leg.
Wounded civilians: Edward Harris.
city marshal of Walker; Joseph Orcar,
pilot Of steamer Jennie; T. J. Sheehan.
deputy United States marshal; Tinker,
Indian inspector: Henry Waters. engf-
neer OF tug Jennie.
General Bacon is unhurt and all
newspaper correspondents have been
accounted for ana uniniured, although
they were at one time under the same
heavy fire which thinned the ranks of
the troops.
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CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA.
Story of the Life of Adventure and
Pluck of Mrs. Nat Collins.

EluCh VI IuIS. NaC COlunS.
St Louis Globe Democrat Many
women have endured hardships on the
plains in the past, but few, if any, have
had such a remarkable career as Mrs.
Nat Collins, generally known in the
northwest as THE Cattle Queen of
Montana" In 1854, when barely 10
years old, she left Rockford, ILL.,, with
her parents for Colorado. The journey
though long one. was uneventful, ex-
cepting that while witnessing an In
dian burial young buck stole to her
side and planted a kiss upon her cheek
While taken by surprise, she recovered
her wits and slapped him, causing the
blood to flow from his nose. This
aroused his anger, and trouble was
threatened by his sympathizers but
the chief laughed the matter off, gave
her a pony for her bravery and chris
tened her 1.-The White Lily" name
that has since chung to her among the
Indians.
The family finally arrived at the site
of the present city of Denver, which
she wildly recalls, and at that time
consisted of few cabins and tents. A
rude cabin was constructed as their flu
ture home. Then came the news of the
New Mexican gold discoveries. and the
Smith family cher maiden name being
Libby SMITH, entered that vain search
in company with several others. 1t was
decided TO lynch the deceitful miner
who had led the party. but his life was
saved by the pleadings of little Libby.
and the return to Denver was made.
The following spring her father died of
consumption, leaving the mother and
daughter i'll prepared to face the world.
Upon the arrival of her brother from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
WHITE MEN TO BLAME.
Entertainment of a Prisoner Caused
the Insurrection.


Chicago, Oct. THE Tribune saws:
Some facts in connection with the present
trouble with the Pillager Indians at Ieech
Lake not generally known are as follows:
\ year ago white man was arrested for
selling liquor to the Indians The United
States marshals arrested Min-Jon-Dah a
Pllager Indian. OF Bear island. who. some
years ago. gained considerable nOtOrietv
by killing Chief Hole-in-the-Day. and is
reported 70 be bad and insOlent Indian
having killed seven Of his tribe. insaddi-
ton to Chief HOle-in-the-Day and is re-
markabie for his cunning and great in
huence with the balance Of his tribe He
IS large and powerfully built Indian Of
the Clark. greasy type. He still wears the
old aboriginal blanket of his forefathers
ana was never known TO live in any abode
but Il teDee OF small tent of birch bark
The United States marshal arrested him
as a witness against the white men for
selling whisky to them and took him to
Duluth, where the trial was held prom
lsing him transportation from Walker to
Duluth and return. with all expenses.
When the trial was over, Min-Jon- Dab it
Is said. mad to walk from Duluth to
Walker, distance Of 100 miles without
money or food. and arrived ar Walker
MS tribe that he would never recognize a
warrant or papers of any kind served by
the United States marshals
W hen the fail term Of court met at Du-
luth. Gin-JOn-Dah and another member
OF MS tribe were wanted at Duluth to
give testimony in another case similar to
ludl OF last Ian. Inc narSnalS came and
prreSted the two Indians and put them
N jail During their incarceration. there
vas intense excitement among the In
hans and many threats of a rescue were
Freely INDUCED in by the Indians
Finally. - of the bucks. during the
hight OF Sept. s. made a..raid on the jail
at Walker. MINI. and released the two
prisoners. The two Indians made their
Escape TO Bear Island ard have been0sver
since aEitating the Indians to rebellion
and resistance of the government Off
he all 4
pine timber ipfUstices, has resulted in the
present trouble.
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THE BELLS" ON BOARD SHIP
How the Sailornen Keep Track of
the Time of Day.

Every one who has read stories of the
sea has wondered why sailors keep
time by bells instead of hours. The
sad sea dog of the tale says, Its
eight bells, and all's well," and the
reader wonders why he calls them
eight bells instead of the hour There
are people who think Eight bells" is s
O'Clock, and so with all the hours tolled
off by bells.
At sea, ''bell'' is equivalent to o'clock
on shore. A bell is struck every half
hour. The day, beginning at midnight,
is divided into four watches, except the
watch from to D. m, which is divid-
ed into two dog watches. A full watch
thus consists of eight half-hours, and
its progress is noted by the number of
strokes on the bell. For instance, begin
ming at midnight, the end of a watch,
the bell is struck eight times; half past
u is one bell. o'clock is two bells, 80
o'clock is three bells, o'clock is four
bells. O'Clock is six bells, o'clock is
eight bells again, and so on.
The belle. except the odd bells. are
struck i'm pairs thus: Three bells are
struck clang-clang, clang. Four bells
are struck clang-clang, clang-clang
1t is a pleasant diversion on ship
board to hear the officer of the watch
strike the bells on the bridge and to
hear them answered by the beils IN the
fo'c'sle, and all oyer the ship.
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to the house, but there was no more
shooting He went out again in few
minutes While passing through the
potato patch he paused to gather a few
potatoes to crafty his hunger AS he
stopped there was a muffled roar of a
Springfield from the woods. The men
save cry and fell TO the ground. He
was taken back to the house, where it
was found that he was dead
The bullet had entered his back just
above the left hip joint and passed
through his body and out at the right
shoulder. Death was instantaneous.
Private Hart. standing by a chink in
the log wall OF the house. saw the
smoke from the shot. Hart took a care
tui aim and fired. The Indian threw up
both hands and fell dead.
About / o'clock the steamer Flora
took OF the wounded and the remains
OF Major Wilkinson and his men
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W. A. Graham, U. S. V, commanding;
headquarters, Augusta, Ga.
First division headquarters. Angus
ia, Ca. First brigade, Augusta, Ga,
Tenth Ohio, First Maryland and Third
Michigan; Second brigade. Summer
vile. s. c., Fourteenth Pennsylvania,
Third Connecticut and Ninth Ohio bat
talon: Third brigade, Augusta. Ga,
Thirteenth Pennsylvania, Eighth Penn
sylvanla and Fifteenth Minnesota.
Second division. headquarters at
Greenville, S. c. First brigade, Green
vile, S. c., Two Hundred and Third
New York, Second West Virginia and
Fourth New Jersey; Second brigade.
SDartanburg S. c., Fourth Missouri
Fifth Massachusetts and Two Hundred
and First New York; Third brigade,
Columbia. S. c., First Rhode Island.
Second Tennessee and First Delaware.
Third division, headquarters at Ath-
ems. Ca. First brigade, Athens, Ga.
Fifteenth Pennsylvania, Third New
Jersey and Two Hundred and Second
New York: Second brigade. Athens,
Ga. Third Georgia and Twenty-second
New York.
Fourth army corps, Major General
Joseph Wheeler. u. S. ". commanding;
headquarters at Huntsville, Ala.
First division; Headquarters at
Huntsville, Ala, Eighth U. S. infantry
and Tenth u. S. infantry: Second bril-
gade, Huntsville. Ala, Sixteenth U. S.
infantry and Sixty-ninth New York
Second division, headquarters at
Admission, Ala. First brigade, Annis-
ton, Ala, Second u. S. infantry, Fourth
Kentucky and Third Alabama: Second
brigade, Admission, Ala, Second Arkan-
sas, Third Tennessee and Fourth Wis
ccnsin; cavalry brigade, Huntsville.
Ala, Second U. S. cavalry, Sixth u. S.
cavalry and Tenth U. s. cavalry.
Artillery battalion, two batteries, A
and 2. attached to headquarters,
Fourth corps"
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HEROES OF LEIGH LAKE.
Men Whose Gallant Conduct Entities
Them to Medals.


Walker. Mimi. Oct THE battle of
Leech Lake has developed more than
one hero General BACON Major VIII
kinSon, Lieutenant Ross. Surgeon Har-
ris, Hospital Steward Ruckhart, Ser
geant Butler. Frank Briggs and Colonel
Sheehan are all deserving of medals of
honor. The three former for the gall
liant manner in which they led the
troops; the fourth for his inattention to
his wounds when bullets We're flying
about his head and his apparent in
difference to them: the fifth for volun-
teering TO carry messages across the
firing line from Lieutenant ROss to
General Bacon and losing his life in
an effort to rejoin his men and the
sixth for bravery displayed on several
occasions.
Briggs is a barber of Walker and
was sworn in as a deputy sheriff be-
cause he wanted to accompany the
troops. When the Indian sharpshoot-
ers were firing upon everyone who
showed above the ground. Briggs went
TO the beach and carried supplies to the
blockhOuSe. He also volunteered to 90
TO the Flora in a canoe and was al
lowed to DO so by General Bacon, who
remarked as he gave his consent: You
have lots of nerve, young man, and are
taking your life in your hands,
Colonel SheehaE'S gallantry is re-
markable because the colonel was
there. not in a military capacity, but
as a deputy marshal and his work had
been accomplished He and Briggs will
be mentioned in General Bacons official
report and Steward Buckhart will be
recommended for medal of honor.
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SHERMAN RGAR DEAD.
Stricken By Fever While Visiting
the Southern Camps.

Concord. Mass. Oct. S.-Hon. Sherman
Hoar, after an illness of three weeks
died last night of typhoid fever, cor
ern camDs as GENERAL of the Massachu-
sets Volunteer association.
Sherman HOar was born in Concord in
July. 1850. He entered Harvard and in
1882 was graduated with honors. He was
admitted to the bar in 1855. He began his
practice In Waltham, Mass, and two
years later entered the law firm of Storey.
ThOrndyke & Hoar Boston. In 1890 he
was elected TO congress by the Demo-
Gratis. At the expiration of his term at
Washington he was appointed district at
many years he held many important po-
sitions of trust. He wSs a director of the
United Unitarian society and a member of
academy.
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ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
Authorities Determined to Arrest the
Offending Indians.

Walker. Mimi. Oct. This afternoon
Agent Sutherland visited the agency and
then had the last conference with the
We're only agency Indians present and
they could not surrender the men wanted
by the marshal. Chief Falmouth was
tnere and he spoke for peace, as did the
other agency men. As soon as n report
OF the council reached Walker. Marshal
OConnor had conference with General
Bacon and laid the entire matter before
MIN, telling him (the general that ne de-
sired his assistance in arresting the men
wanted. This means another trip such
as that made to Sugar Point where the
battle was fought and not unlikely with
the same result.
The military authorities are now prepar-
ing a plan of campaign and 215l soldiers
may leave Walker early in the morning
with Calling gun. but for what point
II cannot be learned tonight.
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HOW HE SAVED THE SHIP.
The Hero of the Gunboat Castine and
His Remarkable Deed.

OF all those who faced death in the
war with Spain, none did a more heroic
act than a boilermaker on the little
gunboat Castine. His brave deed will
probably find no other chrOnicler than
the columns of the newspapers. He
is only known as Boilermaker Hunriey
of Norfolk Va. 1t is one of his COM
panions, now staying at Philad- lphia
hotel. who tells the story of his brav-
cry.
Huntley was one of a party of boiler
makers who volunteered from League
island and went TO Santiago, and af-
terward to Puerto Rico in one Of the
repair ships. He has just received an
honorable discharge, having sickaled
with dengue fever. The duty of these
boilermakerS is of the most dangerous
nature. In action, between actions and
out of action the repairs that they are
called upon at a moments notice to
effect are sufficient to send q chill of
fear through the hearts of most men,
They will creep right inside a boiler
or furnace which has but a few mo-
ments before been full of boiling liquid
or red-hot Goals. They will screw up
nuts and fasten bolts or repair leak
ing pipes or joints in places that other
men would consider impossible TO ap-
prOdcn- w nile the snip guns are
making the vessel tremble and the
enemy's shells are bursting in every
direction, these men have to venture
down in the bowels of the fighting ship
to rectify an accident which, unre-
paired. might send the ship to the bot
tom more surely than the best guns of
the enemy.
While the Castine was in action out
side the walls of San Juan, suddenly,
Il.
hold. there arose q fierce kissing noise
right inside one of the furnaces. Those
who heard it trembled as no guns or
shot or shell had power to make them
tremble a socket bolt in the back
connection, at the interior extremity
of the furnace, had become loose. A
leak had been sprung; the steam was