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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
PLAGUE IS SUSPECTED
Steamer Arrives at New York With
Crew Sick.
ONE MAN DIED AT SEA
SHIP SAILED FROM A PORT IN
BRAZIL.
Infected Craft Has Been Placed In
Quarantine and Health Officers
Are Making an Investigation
Everything On Board is Being
Thoroughly Fumigated.

New York, Nov 1S.-The British
steamer ]. w. Taylor. from Santos. is
detained at quarantine under suspicion
of having bubonic plague among the
crew. One man died at sea with very
suspicious symptoms, and Captain Wa
tiers and the ships cook are both sick.
The Taylor left Santos, Brazil, Oct.
"a, with full cargo of coffee and sailed
direct for this port. On Nov. 1 Robert
Rope, aged % years, the steward, was
taken sick. and on the eth died. His
remains were buried at sea. He was a
native of England.
Hope was in the hospital at Santos
for about two weeks suffering from
eruption thought to be eczema. He
sailed with the steamer, and after sew
eral days at sea, complained of pains
in his, head, legs and back. He was
put to bed in an exhausted condition
and on the second day developed fever.
The captain treated him with such
remedies as the ships medicine chest
afforded and nursed him with care I'M
til he died.
On arrival at quarantine the case was
reported to the health officers, and in
view of the fact that the captain and
cook, who were in constant contact
with the sick man, were both ailing.
the STEAMER Is OeldlHeu dl qudrdHtiIie
for disinfection. The sick men will be
transferred to Swinburne island for
treatment. All of the crew will be sent
to Hoffman island for observation
Health Officer In Charge.
In view of the possibility that the
on board the Taylor is the
plague, and in the absence of DIR.
Doty, health officer of the port, DR.. E.
B. Sanborn. chief deputy in charge, de-
cided TO call together the advisory
board of physicians appointed several
years ago.. The board members are
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commander on the British side who
can fight them in their own way.
Relief of Kimberley

commander on the British side who
can flght them in their own way.
Relief of Kimberley.
There are also signs that the column
for the relief of Kimberley is well on
its way and within fifty miles of the
town. General Butler. with 1900 fresh
troops at Cape Town, has ample re-
sources for a decisive attempt to raise
the siege of Kimberley.
South Africans now in London have
been seeking to identify the Boer spy
for whose life Secretary Reitz has
threatened reprisal against six British
officers. Some of them assert that there
was a rich man named Marks who had
acted as a private banker or money
lender to President Kruger on various
occasions, and who had placed him I'M
der pressing obligations. They find it
hard to believe that this is the Nathan
Marks, who is described from Pretoria
as an illicit gold dealer, but explain
is probably a near relative of President
Kruger's moneyed friend. and that from
gratitude the president ordered Mr..
ReitZ to take strong measures for pre-
venting the execution of a possible SEN
tence by courtmartial.
The whole affair has seemed incred-
ible from the wanton barbarity OF re-
pA iStlS al Inc IdilO VI " l. Dul the
South Africans here accept the story
implicitly, and. indeed, have official
confirmation of it.
The Times and Mail publish graphic
accounts of the battle of Elandslaagte
received by letter from war correspond
ents at the front. The Times CORE
spondent also gives a stirring descrip-
ton of the storming of Talmana hill,
and mentions that General Symons fell
toll
the line to tell the troops that the hill
must be taken. He describes the storm
ing of the hill as one of the greatest
achievements of the British infantry.
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THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
Various Matters Discussed By That
Body at Springfield, Ohio.

Springfield, o., Nov. 1s.-The Nation
al Grange today heard reports of State
Masters Horton of Michigan, Baird OF
Minnesota. Broderick of New York. Hill
larry of Oregon, Thompson of South
Carolina. High of Washington. Atkin-
son of West Virginia, and Huxley OF
Wisconsin. all showing their respective
oranges to be in a fiourishing 'condi-
ton. Past Master Colonel J. II. Brig
ham, in his greetings. said:
Il am not here only as an individual
but as a representative of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington, and
/ am an expansionist. / believe in ex-
panding the agricultural interests OF
this country
The most interesting address was that
of Alexander Smith on reviving the
American merchant marine. which was
made in an open session provided for
the benefit of the commercial club,
which was present in body. Officers
will be elected next Thursday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
THE CREW WAS SAVED.
Wreck of a Barkentine Off the Coast
of Washington.

San Francisco, Nov. 1S.-The steamer
Waila Walla, which arrived this after
noon from Puget Sound ports. reports
the loss of the barkentine Jane a. Fall
kinburg. On Nov. is the Walla Walla
took Captain Marden and crew-of seven
off the Falkinbprg and brought them
TO this city.
The Falkinburg carried a cargo of
lumber and is total loss. When twen-
ty-two days out from Port Hadlock,
bound for San Francisco, she encoun-
tered a heavy southeast gale. which in
creased into a hurricane on Nov. 10.
in $3.50 n. 127 ". Her deck lead shift
ed TO starboard and washed away the
deck houses and boats.
The captain was compelled to cut
away the rigging and let the main and
mizzen- mast go-over the side in order
to keep the boat from capsizing and
save. the crews lives The Falkinburg
was built at New Bedford. Mass, in
1854. Her tonnage was LII.
The Walla Walla also brought the
crew of the schooner Mermaid, which
was. recently wrecked off the Alaskan
coast.
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DR.. ]. E. Janeway. T.. H. Prudden. j.
D. Brant, G. L. Pebody. w. NJ. Polk.
N. NJ. Biggs. w. H. Draper. ]. II. Grid
ner. r. H. Derby and W. H. McLane-
The quarantine officials will consult
with this board and carry out any
suggestions which they may make. In
the meantime the disinfecting steamer
James w. Wadsworth is alongside the
infected craft, steaming all the cloth
ing and other. textile fabrics.
The crew of the j. w. Taylor num-
bers twenty -eight persons. The cap
tain's wife is also on board. The cap
tain and the cook are the only persons
affected as yet, but they are not very
ILL
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the town is being shelled night and
day and hard pressed, the Beers doubt
less sraining every nerve to crush the
defense and either force General White
TO surrender or abandon his stores and
baggage and make a desperate effort
to cut his way through their lines.
The relieving column is slowly being
formed at PietermaritZburg, where
General Hildyard appears TO be the
senior officer. The greater part of the
first division is now in Natal. 1t was
gined that-Lord Methuen who COM
mands, would be there also but it is
now stated that he is at Orange river,
on his way to Kimberley
The Beers have quickly followed up
their success in entrapping 100 Dublin
fusileers and Natal volunteers by ad-
Vancing in strong force toward Est
court. They were reported Friday to
be within five miles of the town with
eight guns, and there were unconfrmed
fumors toward midnight that the Brit
ish garrison might be compelled to fall
hack
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CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT.
Gen. Henderson, Gen. Lee and Others
Pay Their Respects.

Washington, Nov. 18Th. II. Hanna.
of the Indianapolis monetary conven-
ton, had an hours consultation with
the president today.
Among the presidents other callers.
today were General Henderson, OF
Iowa: Representative Mercer, of Ne
braska; General Fitzhugh Lee and Cen
eral Wade. General Henderson said he
had simply called to pay his respects
General Lee talked over the situation
in Cuba. especially MatanZas province.
of which he is military governor, with
the president. He will return TO hist
post the latter part of this month.
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English People Dissatisfied With
Information From the Front.
FEARS FOR THE WORST
BoERS STREAMING EVERY
NERVE TO CRUSH LADYSMITH.
Cannot Imagine Why With So Many
British Soldiers, Lower Natal Is
Still Exposed to Attack-Some
One Must Answer For the Numer-
Gus Blunders-Relief of Kimberley

New York. Nov ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: News is
beginning to dribble in with details
sufficient 10 form an outline OF wat
has happened at Ladysnith since the
recommencement Of the bombardment
on Nov. Z. Severe engagements appear
60 have taken place on the 9Th, 10th and
18th. Lastly, early on the morning of
the 18TH. heavy firing was heard in
Estcourt from the. direction of Lady
smith A Times dispatch states that
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TO TAKE THE CENSUS.
An Immense Force Will Be Required
For the Work.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-Director Mer-
riam of the census, in his annual re-
port, estimates that there will be re-
quired for the census of 1900 more than
$4,000 enumerators. over 800 clerks and
over 1000 special agents.
On Nov. 10 the entire office numbered
1S2. mostly women, employed as skilled
laborers in the preliminary work 1t
is recommended that the permanent Of
fee of purchase agent be created, and
that two additional chiefs of division
and nineteen additional clerks be au-
fhnrizad -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
TESTIMONY ALL in.
Attorneys In Montana Bribery Case
Given Time to File Briefs.

Helena. Mont, Nov. 1S.-In the Well
come case this morning w. W. Walls
worth, the Butte manager of the Ana
conda Standard, and ex-senator White
side were the only witnesses examined
No important facts were developed.
This concluded the evidence in the
case. Attorneys on both sides waived
arguments and Attorney General Nolan
for the prosecution was given one week
in which to file, his brief and the de-
Tense was given another week to file a
reply.
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Death of a Chickering.

Boston, Nov. 1S.-Harvey Chickering,
the last of the family which became
famous. for pianofortes, is dead at his
home in Milton, Mass. He was'T0 years
of age. Mr. Chickering's death was
unexpected at this time, although he
had suffered from rheumatism for
some years. He was the youngest son
of Jonas Chickering, the founder ofsthe
business. and was born and educated
in Boston.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
ORDERS FOR scHLEY.
Are Ready and Will Be Delivered On
Secretary Longs Return.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The final sail
ing orders to Rear Admiral Schley are
being withheld in order that they may
be issued by Secretary Long himself.
The secretary is expected to arrive in
Washington from Colorado tonight or
tomorrow. Therefore, the orders may
issue Monday.
1t is said they will be precisely SIM
liar to those given TO the commanding
officers of foreign stations upon their
departure from the United States. In
that case Rear Admiral Schley would
be instructed to proceed to his station
directly and inspect the ships on the
station.
That task usually involves a months
work. After that if the commander of
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Indians Are Quiet.

Washington. Nov. 1s.-Op instruc-
tons to watch for any signs of trou-
BILE from the Navajo Indians In Arizo-
ma. Agent Hayglett telegraphs the In
dian bureau that he has just returned
from Flagstaff, the scene of the recent
tragedy over Indian arrests, and that
ne does not apprehend any further
trouble.
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Des Moines, Ia. Nov. 1S.-The city
council has passed an ordinance pro-
all persons walking the streets
after II p. m. unless they can give sat
isfactory reasons misunderstanding to
business or some necessary occupation.
The penalty is a $40 fine. and il applies
to adults as we'll as children.
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Natal Still Exposed.

Clubmen rubbed their eyes in sheer
amazement over the thought that lower
Natal was still exposed to attack. al
though over %. 600 men from the army
corps had arrived in South Africa and
9.131 troops had been dispatched to Dur
ban. They found it still more difficult
to understand the situation when mill
tary experts. who had been keeping
close tally on the admiralty returns,
assured them that 6,421 men had landed
and reinforced the garrisons in lower
Natal, which previously had strength
OF over 4,5o0 men, including the naval
brigade
With this evidence that the British
force could not be less than II. COO men,
they could not comprehend how there
could be any risk of the isolation and
investment of Estcourt or any neces-
sity for a retreat.
The situation in lower Natal was not
SO obscure as the panic mongers mag
ined. General Hildyard's second bril-
gade had been sent to Durham with the
ColdStre9ms from the First brigade,
and the Sixth brigade and fusileer
battalion from the Third division and
ali had arrived except the Coldstreams
and the Second DevonShires. This was
q strong infantry force. of which the
Second West Yorkshires had reached
Estcourt The garrison there was
weak in artillery. unless the naval bri-
gade had brought up its guns from the
ships, and on this account il might not
be prepared for attack from the Boer
guns. Three batteries of field artiI-
lery were disembarked from the Ar
menian at Durham Yesterday
Beers May Be Forced Back.
Cool military experts TO whom have
been speaking contended that every
thing could net be done in a day: that
the men and stores must be taken off
the ships; that arrangements must be
made for feeding the troops and ami
mails, and Pietermaritzburg was sew
epty miles inland. They also predicted
with confidence that the Beers would
retire when the relief column was
ready to advance in earnest, but would
be likely TO destroy bridges and break
up the railways behind them. The
Beers in this respect will be less con
siderate and seryiceable to their foes
than General Yule was when he re-
treated from Glencoe upon Ladysmith
without blowing up bridges or inter
fering with the railway service for Jou-
bert's camp before Ladysmith.
The war office issued yesterday Cen
eral Buffers account of the armored
train ambuscade. confirming press dis
patches. minimizing the affair, but adj
hitting that 100 men We're missing
Comments upon this episode in the
clubs Were bitter. although everyone
had a good word for the gallantry of
Lieutenant Winston Spencer Churchill
-Entrapped again. and will our Of
ficers ever be on. guard against the
hunters stratagems?' were the excla-
nations heard on every side The real
point of the criticism was the lack of
good scouting. which has been a radi-
eel defect in the British campaign from
the outset. as Carleton, Wylie and Yule
could testify. The commander at Est
court was, however, forced to recon-
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Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Nov. 1S.-The reassembling of
the reichstag Tuesday caused hardly a
ripple on the surface of political life.
1t seems that neither the reichstag flor
the government is anxious for conflict
over the pending measures concerning
which there is much heated difference
of opinion.
1t was different with the empe-or's
departure for England, which probably
nine-tenths of the nation condemns.
Since it has been generally known that
the visit would take place, the press of
every shade of opinion which has been
unrestrainedly abusing Great Britain
and grandiloquently pooling the
notion of his majesty going there, has
become somewhat quiet, and now some
of the papers even speak approvingly
of the visit
1t does not alter the fact that the peo-
pie are still overwhelmingly against
the visit and against Great Britain in
the matter of war. The inspired press
is trying hard to convince its readers
that the visit is purely personal and
totally devoid of political meaning. The
Tageblatt remarks:
Even if the emperor is forced to talk
politics, he viii have the faithful Won
Buelow along, who will know how to
confine the conversation to the proper
narrow limits"
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the station decides to go to South AZ
rics. he will be atsliberty to do so with
out explicit orders from the depart
ment.
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GERMANS ARE [NRAGED
Protest Against Visit of the En-
peror to England.
NEWSPAPERS ARE QUIET
BUT THERE rs DEEP FEELING OF
RESENTMENT.

Antagonist Toward Great Britain
Regarding the War In South At
RIGA Is as Strong as Ever-Fund
For the Beers Being Raised-Kais-
er's Naval Plan Will Pass.
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Features of Naval PLAN.

Captain Heringen has gone to Mu-
Mich to explain to the prince regent of
Bavaria the features of the naval plan
and its necessity. He also goes on the
same mission to Stuttgart, Carlsruhe
and Dresden.
In the meanwhile the sentiment of
the nation in favor of the plan is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
Feeling Toward England.

This, however, is said to be all nom
sense. as neither the emperor, Won Bue-
low nor the foreign. office is at all An
glophobic over the war. Official reports
received during the past two years
have changed considerably not only the
emDeror's opinion about the Beers and
their government, but also that of the
foreign office. 1t is absurd to say that
either the emperor or his government
had it in mind at any time during the
past three months to interfere in. South
Africa for the benefit of the Beers.
His majesty's visit is taken unioubt-
eddy largely for political reasons and
Is distinctly meant as q friendly act.
If this is still cloaked and hidden from
the general public. it is only in defer
ence to the violence of anti-British SEN
timent throughout the empire The
Norwaerts ironically says:
That the grandson feels the need of
visiting his grandmother just at the
time when she must feel deeply hurt
by the provocative and i1l-managed war
enterprise, is but natural -
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Emperor Is Vexed.
Conversing with a prominent d

+ Conversing with a prominent diplo-
mat on this topic, the latter said to the
correspondent of the Associated Press:
1t is a fact well known to all tire Dip
-lomatic corps and the various cabinets
of Europe that Germany, having re-
Gently met several distinct checks from
France ON occasions favorable to make
common cause against the common
enemy, England, has of necessity had
to turn to England. This is so patent
to anyone who has studied the events
of the last fifteen months that it is
folly to pretend that Germany is back
ward in seeking an entente with Eng
land. 1t is well known that the en-
peror is vexed with the peoples unrea-
sonable spite against England and this
sentiment is shared by his advisers"
The comment on the. war news this
week is also more cautious. but not
more friendly. A military writer in the
Kreuz Zeitung, reviewing the situation,
saws:
That the Beers neglect to utilize
their advantages after Nicholsen's Mex
argues i'll for their military ability. But
the attitude of the British troops in a
number of recent engagements, ac-
cording to telegraph accounts. is moth
ing to brag about. The discipline seems
Door"
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sympathies of Germans.

The sympathies of the Germans are
striixingly shown in the large number of
popular subscriptions for the aid of the
wounded Beers. The Deutsche lei
tung has collected within a fortnight
$4,000 marks. and the Hamburg sub
scriptions amount to 53.445 marks. In
Berlin the consul general of the Trans
wall daily receives contributions, which
already foot up large sum. In many
towns. including Leipsig, Berlin, Co
logne, Duisburg and Stettin, meetings
of sympathy with the Beers have been
held.
The movement to increase the navy
has not lost its vigor. The agitation
started by the emperor is being sue
cessfully managed. Captain Won Her
ingen of the marine ministry. who
has done most of the literary work con-
nected with the movement, has. by the
emperor's order. published a pamphlet
arguing powerfully in favor OF the ne
cessity of large navy. BY the liberal
use of parallel columns he shows that
the navy should at least be doubled in
order to accomplish its proper work.
The emperor's affection for this naval
officer was shown when speaking to a
naval attache of a foreign power he
said: "Heringen is my Captain Ma
han l."
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Outcome Is Uncertain.

Continuing. the writer says he be-
lieves the British will hereafter adj
vance in compact march. numerically
superior to the Beers, whose tactics
have hitherto been to split up their
forces, and he thinks that this will tell
against the latter. As to the outcome
of the war. the writer thinks it is by
no means certain, as the enormous size
of the seat of war makes a guerilla
war likely.
The Hamburger Nachrichten ex-
presses similar views. In the Vissische
Zeituns an ex-officer of the general
staff says:
The history of past wars and the
deliberate Weighing of all the known
facts and factors, do not seem to give
bad forecast for the cause of the
doughty Beers, in spite of the immense
apparent superiority against them"
Owing to the British censorship hard
ly any cable reports from the seat of
war have yet reached the German pa
pers. This week the first mail accounts
of events to and including Glencoe were
received These, however, do not con-
tain anything materially different from
the British cabled reports
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-05
A CRTEL JOKE.

There is a young man in this city whose
greatest claim on the attention of the pub
lie is his pretty face, stylish makeup and
generally tin-type appearance. AS a
heart crusher he IS said to have been a
success, and 50 far as his mot intimate
friends can learn, this Is about the only
real achievement he ever accom- hshed.
HIS victims, while numbering a score or
more, are mostly of the syuabub custard
variety who throw themselves gushingiy
into the arms Of most any old thing that
comes along. Last week the more bal
anced Of this young mans intimate
friends worked cruel Joke on him which
in turn brought on another supplementary
joke, and both Of them together have
nearly brought the hapless youth to the
verge Of insanity, only that he has al
ways been on the precipice anyhow, and
had not far travel to reach said verge.
Heart and Hand" is a matrimonial jour
nal published in the far east. and in its
columns appear weekly all sorts Of auc-
tionear bids for attention. The jokers
wrote this sheet, placing in it a want
notice, for wife, and signed the young
mans name in fun giving complete aG-
dress and detailed DESCRIPTION o. MN.
Then they waited. In a few days he re-.
ceived about ten letters in answer to the
notice, and the next day about twenty
i've Most Of them were written in violet
ink and the is" were crossed in long.
wavy lines, and scented monogram miss
ives were the prevailing thing. What on
earth al these ulac-hued nlissives could
mean he could not tell, burt his explanation
was that he and his shape had been heard
OF all over, and his friends on the inside
of the joke encouraged him in this belief.
He attempted 10 reply to a few Of the
epistoiary puzzles, burt soon he was 50
overwhelmed with the volume of CORES
pOndence that in despair he gave il up,
stiH wondering how it ever came about
that his popularity and Adonis figure ever
spread SO far. He Is SIN wondering and
stiu swelling, with hopes entertained by
his family that when the water in the
creek gets q little warmer along next
spring he can go out and soak his head a
time OF TWO and bring it down to normal
SIZE