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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
CAMBRIDGE
WINS THE RACE.
Finished Strong, Coming in Four
Lengths Ahead.
FIRST TINE IN TEN YEARS.
xfords Were gven only once, aud
Went TO Pieces Near the
close.

Putnoy. Eng. March 2i.-Thc nfiy-
sixth annual boat race between crews
representing the universiiica OF oxford
and Cambridge. was rowrd today over
the usual course. from Puincy TO Mort
lake. q distance OF about four and
quarter miles, and WIS won by Cam
bridge for the first time In ten years,
Cambridge now has q out of the 90
races rowcd TO her credit.
The Hight blues. as cablcd yesterday,
We're the favoritcH ia tht betting. the
odds then being n to 4 % Cambridge.
though this was regarded 40 cNtravn.
CANT. The crews were Ut on ut l2.5s
y. m.
Cambridge winning the toss. took the
Surrey side Of the river. which with the
fresh wind hlowlng.gavo the light blues
Il decided advantage.
Cambridge at once ASSUMED a slight
lead which II increased Go ~ lengths
at the Craven Steps, about five fur-
longs from the start.
Just beyond that point. however. Ok
ford began drawing w, and ut the
Crabtrgc wharf one mile one furlong
ana one hundred yards frum the start
INK point, was leveicd with Cambridge.
The Crabtrcc wharf was passed az i.0j.
At Iiammcfsmlth bridge. one mile
turiongH and one hundred yards
from the starting line. Cambridge had
again assumed the lead BY one half
length. which was Increased to two
and half lengths az Thnrnycroft.som
,uroc miles from the Hturt.
Then Cambridge continued her posi-.
ton. rowed u finc. steady stroke. while
oxford splashed badly and was EVIL
IDENTIFY distressed. when the lirht
- reached llarnea Bridge. three
miles four furlongH ana thirty yards
'u the start. they were four lengths
ahead. ana the rice WAS practically
over for the OxforiH were going to
pieces and rowing anyhow.
The Cambridge crew finished strong,
four lengths ahead OF oxford. Two
Of tho oxford crew tainted as their
boat cfors.d the line. The Official time
MA a minutes 4 yceoudn
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Fierce Fighting Has Been Going on Near
Manila for Twenty-four Hours.
THE BATTLE IS STILL RAGING.
Rebels Into Others at the BACK
Americans Advance Fightng-Losscs Heavy
Position Of Utah Artillery.

Utah battery under Lieut.. Gibbs held
the extreme left.
.,,,,,,.,,., ,,,oAnr at,rrrus
McAHrho"S b"''SD"
The entertainments nearest TO Mnla-
bon suffered the most sever. e'.aChs,
, a,,u'ns s.s az ,,niahon' The Mon.
80 ,a.,t,ncrt ,u-nr pnitntnno came
,,,'a, r a mnnLhousc Ji.g,,Ised ne a iepor
hnsnitni' across tbe silver after march.
Ing through the jungle. -Four men We're
Killed and seventeen WOUNDED AMONG
General McArthur's artillery.
liampercd by the thrknoHs OF tne
jungle, Gen. MacArthurh anu o'h.
lfalc's STAINS were frequently uhdet "
calling nrc and upon one occasion ali OF
the officers excepting the gcnrfalH uls-
mounted, being overcome ny the neat
There were many prostfauonA duilhk
the day.
The American loss II now conHerNn-
lively estimated az 10 Killed and lap
wounded. The loss OF the enemy was
heavier than during any previous en-
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FIGHTING FAR OUT OF MAN N,,'..
,ur bslatea d,ssaieh reached the war
drp,rtm.nt mi. morning.
Naniia. Narch sl-Adiutant General,
wnshlnptnns CITY auiet. business pro-
rrcasinlr mo- Indications Of excitement.
rirhtlnt far beyond city limits Firing
cnnnoi he heard; Old battle lines SUR
BOUNDING city maintnincd aud city cam
moi h. safely uncovered OTIS.
-. ...r,
oTisS ORDER OF bATTlE'
Washington. March ss.-Gvn. otls's
description OF the battle IL contained In
the following cablcgrnm. received at
The war department this morning.
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ManXs,b", ,y,,h ,,yo h,i,ad.s conn
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
DEWEY SAYS NOTHING OF
BATTLE.

Washington, March s5,--'rhe navy de-
partment has not received anything
from Admiral Dewey from the battle
which has been In progress around
.innlin.
A dispatch was received from the
admiral this morning stating that a
board of medical survey had examined
captain Dwyer 81 the Baltimore and
found him physically UNIT for longer
service In the Philippines, and he has
been ordered sent home. one Of the
newly promoted captains under the
naval peraonnel hill VIII be assigned TO
command the Baltimore.
EXPECTED TO M THE LAST
Blow
Washington. March eb.-Intenae In
tereat was exhibited AT the war depart
,rnt IN the news that began to come
from Gen OILS at Manila, early In the
II was apparent that Gen, Otis
nnd begun 10 put into operation the
plan a campaign which had been care
fully preparing for the last month or
more, and Il WAS confidently expected
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25

Washington. March s5.-Adyleea TO
the war department today state that
heavy engagement was In progress
between the American and the inaur-
gent forces north OF Manila when the
dispatch was sent. Twelve thousand
Insurgents are engaged,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
PORTO RIC0lS BRIGANDS

Blanca asked for It he wrote that he had
been man of the woods out of undying
implacable hatred for Spaniarls; that
now that they had been driven from the
island he had no further incentive to war
against authority and therefore he de-
sired to return to civilized life and be q
law-abiding citizen Of his beloved native
island. There was some correspondence
and Gen. Henry at length granted tho
passport on condition that Aguila Blanca
should assist the military and police au-
thorities in the work of Kidding the island
of brigands. sAguila :Blanca's father was
ruined by Spaniard with whom he had
been in business in Ponce. Aguila Blanca
was boy when he started in to avenge
his fathers wrongs. Chance made him
brigand. One day he got into an al
tercation with a Spanish boy his own size
and killed him. He was arrested, but
the court decided that he was too young
to suner capital punishment and that he
should be held for sentence until he
should attain his majority Before that
time he escaped and became an outlaw.
No account of brigandage in Porto
would be complete without mention Of
the Cantera. or Quarry, or Ponce, the
part of the city to which the lawless were
wont to repair when they came to town.
There they caroused and fought. Once
band known as La Mano Negra-the
Black Band-held sway in La Cantera.
Then another band developed-La Mano
Roja-the Red Hand. The Black Hands
had to lower their colors, and were at
length exterminated, every man was
killed, but it cost the Red Hands many
a number. American methods have puri
fed La Cantera.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22

perceptlDly, but on the south side, where
the snow was soft, King more than made
up Tor his losses. He saw the bear more
than dozen times, and fired at him
twice, the second time bringing blood and
angry grunts. At 2 o'clock in the morn
ing, when King felt himself sure Of his
game and was wondering how he should
take the body out Of the woods, the bear
sought shelter in cave on the side Of
Beech Hill, and King retraced his stems
to camp, ten miles away.
Inc hre which had been left blazing I'M
der the huge kettle was burned down to
gray ashes when King crept into his bunk
with his wet clothes on. He slept until
the bluejays came around the camp clam
orlng for breakfast. Being tired and dis
appointed, he was in no hurry to begin
work. Along in the middle of the fore
noon, when he came in from the woods
with pail of sap, he looked in the kettle
and saw something which nearly took his
breath away. On the snow about the fire
pit and daubed against the sides of the
kettle We're shapeless masses of dirty
maple sugar, while inside the. kettle.
so4dered; and sealed fast in a matrix of
sugar, was a dead bear cub weighing
nearly 100 pounds. The young bear seen
by King had returned to camp after get
ting rid of his companion. He had waited
until the fire was out, and then climbed
the forked sticks to the pole above the
kettle. While gorging himself with
sweets he had evidently slipped from the
pole and became immersed in the cooling
syrup. - -, -
Two days later King was In Bangor ask
ing war times prices for sugar-cured bear
meat. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22

$1.5O page Tor documents where tho
consideration is under 81 900 (pesos). In
documents where the consideration Is In
excess Of 1000 pesos, they will be allowed
one-haM OF per cent upon the amount,
Acknowledgements alone will now cost
but 30 cemtavos, where before they cost
several pesos. Until this reform was
brought about, the free exchange Of prop
erty and the transaction of business re-
curing a notary's services was threaten
eu. Americans Oftentimes asserted that
the demands of the notary amounted to
practical appropriate of the property
or partnership in the enterprise,
The story is current here Of an Amer.
lcan who had occasion to consult notary
IN San Juan before the occupation. The
notary drew up the papers relating to an
option on a large tract of land in the
island and after the execution and copy
OF the same, i'm accordance with the Span.
ish law, presented bill for his fees. The
American almost tainted when he saw
That the bill amounted to nearly one.
FOURTH OF the value of the land. AS no
relief could then be obtained from the
spanish authorities the victim decided to
take the notary into partnership, and
ne gave MIN a share in the enterprise in
consideration OF his fees. The deal nrnve,1
successful. and the notary made a Zee
that many of the greatest American law
yers would envy. ~.
Not long ago an American received a
letter from 1aywre in British Colum.
bia, asking for q copy Of the will Of an
Englishmn who died a ew years ago IN
e small town on the west coast OF the
the Island. He left a valuable estate
and several heirs. The latter wanted 4
copy Of the will, which was recorded IN
the place of the death, together with a
certificate OF the death and burial. When
the American wrote to the notary who
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22

& d q
original agreement was recorded and
he kept In his office and which ia.
came his property. -:
he gave bond Of from $1,000 to 81. 200
Tor the preservation Of the same. But IA
one could procure a copy Of this rAcord
unless ne was a party to the Original
s agreement. or unless authorized by court.
me parties to an agreement obtained
In recent report Of an Amarican ON.
Ger, an aid to Gen. Henry, It was stated
that the practice among notariea n to
charge all they can get which they have
succeeded In. except where an American
desired his services The Americans
charges. demanded, and the willy official
has usually accepted what the American
offered, IN order to save his sinecure from
the reforms Instituted since the change
OF government. It is matter OF general
m1ormat1on that each Of the two notaries
at San Juan has made $1,000 month.
1t can thus be seen what desirable
places these soft berths were in Spanish
times In fact, they were like British
consol Of United States bond negotiable
and assignable upon payment Of the
value, considering perquisites and preni-
UNI. NO better wedding gift could be
made by a rich man to his son-in-law
e1Ae1AA eAO +Pu1 tudSo u SucN q place. They
were also desirable security for loans
should the incumbent become involved by
speculation or political extortion.
But now much of this is changed. The
military government has attacked this
venerable institution, rich with many as
soc1attons and more numerous fees. The
fees have been reduced to fair equiva.
lent. Tor the services performed, and it Is
the purpose of the authorities, supported
by the insular cabinet, to make these
officials. simply the ministerial officers
that they are In the United States. Here.
tofore they have been the lawyer, the
scrtvener, the notary and ottentimes the
judge, all combined. BY the new order OF
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
AS TO THE SPANISH NOTARY
sHoRN OF his PREzr1GB AND Fees
In the New Possessions. II This
Powerful Omcial-Ancient Pre-
observation-disclosures Fees.

Nothing has brought, more forcibly to
the minds of the masses in the new
American possessions the significance Of
the change politically as the iconoclastic
blow that has been struck by the Amer
lean military governments to one Of
SPANS Oldest and most solid institutions,
the notary The notary of Spain and Of
Latin countries Is quite different per-
sonage from the notary public that we
know In the states. Tie latter is crea-
ttupe Of limited powers which are con.
fined to- the taking of oaths and acknowl-
cdgments. His fees ara seldom sufficient
ito buy cigars for an average smoker The
Spanish notary can be Eompared with the
American one only inaname .. Who does
not remember the notary in the comic
opera where a Barnabee or a Frothing-
ham essayed the pompous part? N
The notary is the sine qua non of Spain.
He and the priest are associated with
every act, private or public, in the life
of the Spaniard worthy of remembrance
or record. The one rules through the
cross, the other by the quill The notaries
in Porto Rico had an easy berth, it is re-
corded in San Juan letter to the New
York Tribune. The berth was such a
good one that often thrifty statesmen
preferred the quiet notarial office to the
brilliant salas ofsTthe palace. Appoint
ment to these places was usually looked
forward to after retirement from sue
cessful political career.or as the reward
for services rendered by a powerful poll
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
A STOWAWAY ON THE TEXAS.
tommy Watson in the Battle of Sar
ttaGO, Is Now a Naval Apprentice.

sAoBO, ~ NO" q Naval Apprentices.
New York Sun: At the training station at
Newport is q boy who is naval apprentice In
one OF the lowest divisions and yet veteran
OF the Spanish war. He is fourteen years of
age, and yet was in the battle of Santiago.
He heard Commodore Philip, Of the Texas.
When he said to his crew: Don't cheer bows:
the poor devils are dying" The lad while not
on the departments rolls was a member of
the Texas crew at the time Of the fight and in
fact all through the war;
Inc boy Is Thomas Watson. He had a
brother In the crew and when the ship was
about to sail to the front he smuggled himself
aboard. He was cared for in concealment for
some days, until stowaway-like he made his
appearance on deck. Once at the front he
might as we'll be kept on the Texas as any
other ship of the fighting line, so the officers
accepted the situation r-~
The boy soon became proficient in such du-
ties as his strength would permit his perform
Ing, and being bright fellow it was early
seen that he would not prove a hindrance in
case. OF action. In fact there is evidence that
he conducted himself in praiseworthy man.
ner. He admits that he was scared at times
during the action. Upon the return of the shin
to New York he was taken for enlistment in
the navy in regular order, and had it been nee
essary the entire ships company would have
vouched for him., To-day he is probably tsr
better fitted for filling a number in the ship
crew than any other boy at the training sta
ton. He may be expected to secure rapid pro-
motion from class to class.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22

or truth ana ind that they must move forward
can easily foresee the end Of Bryan He can
never change. With him there is a conviction
similar to the inspired ones Of old. His sin
seeing what others see namely, that the world
lives and learns. The political organization
Bryan leads will go up once more, but in great
ly diminished numbers, to the sacrifice on the
mount, and will again be cast down This is
inevitable. Even the most enthusiastic mem
per can give no reason for the slightest hope
for a contrary result: They go, however, as
devotees Of holy cause, and as such are ready
to suffer nartyrdom. Then will come the dis
solution-Bryah and the faithful few et,ll
standing in the clouds of their own creation.
shouting to the dsbanding horde to come back
and fight again for the sainted fiction OF BIZ
metallism. There will be no answer. The party
organization will be dead >
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
AND THE CAP FITS.

uc1an TO MS party. the 1Hvor1Ies OF the
palaces of Madrid and San Juan pre-
ferred this plum to all the clusters Of
tropical fruit
Until autonomy was granted in 1897 to
Porto Rico, notaries were appointed by
Madrid, but since that time they had
been appointed by the governor general
and the secretary of justice. The num-
Der of appointments depended only upon
the local demands or the fancy Of the
appointing. power. At the time of the
American occupation there were two no.
taries at San Juan and fifteen on the
island.
The Spanish law provided that notaries
should be twenty five years of age, law
yers, and subjected to an examination be-
fore the supreme court as to fitness; but
like all other provisions of the Spanish
code, these were elastic ones and did not
stand in the way of favoritism. When
he received his commission the notary
said farewell to care and settled himself
down to the enjoyment of an easy exist
ence, for his appointment was for the
term of his life.
His duties were manifold and important
as TSs eT m. 81 ths
clients simply wanted the notary'0 sigma.
ture and seal, which would be forthcou-
Ing after a delay sufficient to give In
poEtance and dignity to the act BY law
ana IN popular theory he was supposed
TO De present at the execution OF doWriee.
articles OF marriage, Wills, contracts,
mortgages. deeds, powers Of attorney.
leases and all the other complex and
diverse legal proceedings known to tho
spanish code where private parties en-
tered into agreements which were re-
qnred to be written and recorded A. =
rule the notary was not eeen, but the
document always bore an Imposing -four
lsn which was said to be the notary,s
sign manual. BY law the notary vaa al
lowed ono peso for the first page Of every
deed mortgage bond. will q paper of
y. nature and 10 cents for each page
tnereanter together with an additional
s11so1ance OF ~ per cent Of the purchase
ps10e OF Iteration named IN tho IN
onqent- Often they demanded ana g.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
FOUND A sUGAR-CURED BEAR.
How a Gatherer of Maple Syrup RAJ
Across Il Real Surprise.

How a Gatherer of Maple Syrup Ran
Across u Real Surprise.
Dedham (Me.) Correspondence New
York Sun: AS soon as the sap begins to
climb up under the bark of the rock
maple trees and the smell of boiling syrup
spreads through the woods the lean old
bears and the active ones that have slept
lightly through the winter rub their eyes
and snarl in their dreams for a day or
two, and then come out hungry for the
sweets which their nostrils have detected
For this reason no wise sap gatherer ever
goes into the Maine woods without taking
his rifle and bear traps.
The best sap orchard in Eastern Maine
is owned and operated by Fred King, a
Veazie Frenchman. 1t is on the south
side of Blacks mountain, four miles from
Dedham tannery. King tapped his first
tree on ST. Valentines day. A week later
when he began boiling, two bears came
out to pay him friendly evening call.
He had just piled some hardwood sticks
under the great iron kettle and was nod
ding off to sleep when he heard the ''oof!
oofn' of an old bear. Presently a dead
limb cracked among the trees on the hill
side. Then he heard the soft patter OF
feet ON the new snow, and looking up
saw two bears emerge from a woods road
and walk into the circle Of light They
sat up on their launches for fully five
minutes, sampling the air with their noses
ton of feast. The big bear then walked
over to the little one, touched noses, and
nodded In the direction of the kettle, tell
ing him In pantomime to go ahead and
help himself. When the small one held
back and implied that age should take
precedence, the old one snarled savagely
and walked forward yard or two In the
direction of the kettle. He then beckoned
to the youthful bear, who came up and
renewed the argument
This forward movement placed q hem
lock tree between King and the bears and
enabled him to crawl back to camp and
secure his rife. Though he was not gone
five minutes, when he crept back behind
the hemlock to take aim both bears had
left. AS 1t was a moonlight night King
put on his snoeshoes and gave chase. The
tracks led around to the north side Of the
mountain and then down the slope to a
pond, where the bears had parted com
pany., Believing the large bear the more
profitable to follow, King tracked him
lover the bills into the town OF Otis. On
the north side OF the hill the bear gained
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
Only One Way.

: Tit-Bits: A story. is told OF a Judge who
could not control his temper and so could not
control other people. One day there was I'M
usual disorder in the court room and at last
the judge could endure it no longer
1t Is impossible to allow this persistent con-
tempt OF court to go on he exclaimed, land
shall be forced to go to the extreme length
OF taking the one step that will stop it,
There was a long silence; then one of tho.
leading counsel rose and, with the trace Of 4
smile, inquired: If it please your honor from.
what date will your resignation take effect7''
''Well?"
Then she broke the engagement because she
found out that when he looked that way hs
wasn't thinking at ALL:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
She Made . -afistalke.

The London Telegraph tells this Monte Carlo
story: "A woman entered the sale while :
sweeping style that seemed destined to break
the bank. = am 80 glad to gee you here.
Prince, and in such luck. tool. sh Exclaimed
DO tell me lucky number; It IL sure to win.
for you are now in the vein.' The Prince @.n,
erously placed q pile Of gold lois before tn
viyaeious lady, whose beauty had success.
fully dehed the effects Of thirty-six winters.
and said: Put It all on the number of yo,,r
years and reap golden harvest The isdv
reelected: hesitated: and then placed the Pile
on twenty-seven. An instant later the croupiar
tang out. Thirty-six red winsp Tho iadv
nnuttered. All. mon Dieu: thirty-six g axact.
" my age. and tainted on the spot.'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
The YOunrert Told Hin

London Tid-Bits: school inspector was ex-
plain the relations of adjectives and nouns by
telling an example.
Nov, for instance he said, what am I?''
dren shouted, "A mani" and and then, look
ing around triumphantly. much as to say,
ASK another.
Eyes. but what else?' said the inspector.
This was not 80 easy, but after pause q
boy ventured to suggest IA little man.
Yes, but there is something moro than
that - 80
This was a poser for the youngsters, but,
after q moments puzzled silence, an infant
phenomenon almost leaped from his seat in biz
sagermess. and cried to the inspector:
Please, sir, know-an ugly little mani
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
A Democratic Forecast.

Mobile Register: The people are marching
slowly but surely out Of the gloom Of 1896,
and are entering the land Of the sunlight once
more. Bryan may stand on the hilltop con-
fronting the great luminary Of national great
ness and, with closed eyes. cry again and
again that it is night and that those who say
by hour, there are more and more Of the de-
luded ones whose souls are pierced by tina raua
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
NOT FLOURIsHING AS IN DAYS OF
YORE.

business Abolished Since the
American Occupation - Murder,
Kidnapping and Arson Formerly
Done for Hire-Of the Two Great
Leaders, One Has Taken His Band
to San Domingo and the Other
Has RefOrmed-'sBlack Hands,
and Cred Hands" in La Cantera.