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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-26
GIGANTIC FRAUD UNEARTHED.
Russian Officials of High Standing
Implicated In Stealing.

Odessa. Oct. 25.AA gigantic system
Of official fraud and corruption has
been unearthed at SebastopoI. Forty
three government officials have been
arrested and will be tried by court
martial, Dec. 2. Among the accused
are many high naval officers, including
the former senior port officer. Com
mander r. Elitsky. several we'll known
constructors, nearly every chief en-
gineer of the ships in Russia's Black
sea fleet conrnissary officers and others
It is reported that several of the ac-
cused have committed suicide rather
than stand trial, for if found guilty they
would be banished to Siberia.
Vice Admiral Tyrtoff the Russian
naval commander in the Black sea is
responsible for the arrests. He alleges
that the officials of the various gov
eminent departments from Sebastopol
to Nikolaiev have been for a long time
engaged in a huge conspiracy to mis-
appropriate funds and sell government
supplies, covering their defalcations by
forgery and suppressing information by
widely distributed brides. The affair
has created the greatest CONSERVATION.
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AGUINALDo DID IT.
Responsible For the Looting O
Churches In the Philippines.

New York, Oct. 25.-A special to the
Times from Washington says:
The stories of American soldiers
looting churches are false, said Col
onel A. S. Frest Of the South Dakota
regiment, who had a long interview
with Secretary Root in regard to the
Philippine situation AS General Mac
Arthur advanced the principal churches
were set on fire by Aguinaldo's men,
notably the churches at San Fernando
and Malolos, and the locting was done
by the insurgelt stragglers and Chi
nese. @~61
ct is not true that the Philippine
prisoners were inhungl My treated.
There is no kinder man in the world
than the American soldier. l have seen
him share his food and divide shelter
with wounded Filip;Ios. The Filipino
wounded are taken to the hospitals on
the same trains with our own"
Colonel Frost highly praised General
Otis, declaring him to be a man of
splendid character. He makes enc
miles, said the colonel, because he is
a strong man"
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Holds tine worlds record for long dis
tance fast running-1,G25 miles in 1,07
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SPEAKING IN NEBRASKA.
Ex-Governor Altgeld and Senator
Fairbanks New Arrivals.

Omaha, Oct. 25.-Ex-Governor John
p. Altgeld of Illinois came TO Nebras
ka today for a stumping tour to last
several days, firing the opening gun at
Blair tonight, where he addressed an
audience Of 500 people at the oDera
house He declined to discuss the sill
yer question, and devoted most of his
time to a criticism of the course of the
administration in the Philippines
claiming that the United States is try
ing to place the Filipinos in the same
bondage that they We're when Spain
vas in control Of the islands.
Hon. Charles W Fairbanks United
States senator from Indiana, spoke at
Nebraska City tonight TO large au-
dience. He advocated the retention of
the Philippines and a vigorous prose
cution of the war for the suppression
Of the Aguinaldo insuIrection He
speaks at York tomorrow night and at
Columbia Friday night. going thence
10 Ohio. where he viii put in the rest
Of the time before election day on the
stump.
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MARTIAL LAW IN NATAL.
General Jan Kock, Who Was
Wounded, May Recover.

London, Oct. 26.-The Daily Mail has
the following from fredericksburg,
Natal, dated Oct. 90: The proclamation
of martial law throughout Natal has
given great satisfaction. Among the
Boer prisoners at Ladysnith are De-
witt Hamer, member of the raad for
Barberton, and DR.. Van Leggle, public
prosecutor at Heidelberg. Among the
killed was Mir, de Jong, secretary of
the Transvaal education department.
1t is now expected that General Jan
Keck, the Boer commander, wilt re-
cover General White gave him the
option of being taken to Pretoria or
remaining at Ladysmith, and he chose
the latter.
The heavy losses of the Kings Royal
rifles at Dundee seem to have been due
to the black belts worn over the khaki
and which afforded an excellent tar
get
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ENGLAND is D|SMAYED.
CONTINUED from page ID

toward the Beers like the English gov
eminent has done"
The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
describes President Steyn's proelama-
ton as false step that may have
serious results
The Kolinsche zeitung pays a tribute
of gallantry to the British officers,
pointing out that of the German loss
in the battle of Spicheren only Az per
cent We're officers, While at Glencoe and
Elandslaagte the British officers killed
and wounded was 141a per cent of the
total loss
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LOSS TO THE BRITISH.

List of officers and Men Killed,
Wounded and Captured.
London. Oct. 25.-The war office this.
evening issued the following: There is
nothing 10 add to General Whites de-
scription of today's engagement, as
given in his dispatch. except that We
now learn of the following casualties:
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IT IS NOW DEWEY'S HOUSE.
Home Formally Turned Over to the
Admiral Yesterday.

washington. Oct. 25.-The house on
Rhode Island avenue recently pur-
chased for Admiral Dewey by popular
subscription was formally turned TO
him today by Assistant Secretary Van
derlip. and United States Treasurer
Roberts OF the Dewey home committee.
Mir. Fitch, the owner. went to the
treasury department this afternoon and
presented the deed, which was immedf-
ateiy filed for record. The purchase
price was about $4,000 Two subscrip-
tions We're received today, which COM
pleted the. payment, including the ex=
penses incident to the project. One for
$1,000 came from Brooklyn and the
other. $275, was received from the
Western Union Telegraph company.
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CAPTAIN HowARD's FUNERAL.
His Body Will Be Shipped From
Manila to United States.

Manila, Oct, %, 5:55 p. m.-The flu
neral of CAPTAIN Guy Howard, the as
sistant quartermaster. son of Major
General o. o. Howard (retired), who
was killed Oct. % near Arayat. took
place today, and was largely attended
A procession of troops escorted the
body to the wharf, and placed it on
board the transport Belgian King
The Twenty-sixth infantry arrived
here on the transport Grant yesterday,
and sailed for Iloilo today without dis
embarking. The insurgents have re-
turned TO the vicinity of Calamba.
They have Increased in numbers, and
are surrounding the town on the land
sides.
At San .sidro thirty hours rain has
raised the river, and supplies are arriv-
ing there in the Cascoes of the natives.
The health of the returning columns is
excellent
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believe that from first TO last President
kruger< never intended to give any
thing, approaching equal rights to the
whi<e races. or any acknowledgment of
British supremacy. War, therefore,
was inevitable.
There has been an enormous strain
upon US We are called upon TO bring
the war to a quick conclusion and send
across the sea a force such as no nation
in history ever before sent. This is
entirely due to the preparations which
made the gTansvaal an armed camp,
and which not only secured il a defen-
SiVe position, but enabled it to take
the offensive against the large force
now engaged.
Hope of Foreign Enemies.
Such a thing could not be continued
forever. We have needed a permanent
force of IS, GOO in South Africa. We are
told we shah lose South Africa. Our
foreign friends are convinced Of it. Yet
they are not happy. Such predictions
were made before, and were even cur
rent in the days of Elizabeth.
But / am not alarmed. One great
Teutonic people cannot hold in subjec-
ton another great Teutonic people, but
this has never been our course. 1t is
impossible to pretend that the Dutch
at the Cape are crushed by our rule,
when they have all the rights English
men possess, and even individual cases
are permitted to talk and write trea-
SON.
Whatever may be the result of the
war and the premature talk of the re-
suit from the present war, does anyone
imagine that we shall fail to dC+ for
others what we claimed for ourselves,
or refuse equal rights to the Dutch in
the Transvaal, which they refused to
rs2"
The house, by a vote of 224 to 2S
passed the second reading of the APP
preparation bill.
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H. W. Merchant. Philadelphia: A. u. yTlE-
ton. Minneapolis; C.. Sullivan and wife.
Butte; Mrs. William Mrs. IL. S. and Miss
= A. Strange. New York: A. O. Hewitt
Wheeler and daughter, Texas; e.. r.. C0ff-
man, Chicago; John Knox. New York;
Carl Craen1eT. S0nneherg Germany. f.
e. Richardson and wife, London: c. f.
Gordon and wife. Chester Gordon, Mae
Gordon, Toledo; w. " Rice. Park Clev:
q. L. Van AlsSyne. SaadusSy. o.; r.
Hanson Chicago; u. Brooks. Denver; w
! AFiceH, B. Arkell. New York; r. w
H0Fbaeh, Omaha
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ROOSEVELT IN MARYLAND.
Touring State In Company With Re-
publican Candidate For Governor.

Cumberland, Nd, Oct. 25.-The gov
ernors of Maryland and New York and
half a dozen local spellbinders began
this morning at daylight forty-eight
hour trip through the western part of
the Oriole state in the interest of its
chief executive, who is a candidate for
reelection.
The start was made at Piedmont.
w Va. just over the state line. AT this
place and at Barton, Lacomins, Ocean,
Frostburg and Mount Savage. where
stops We're made. Governor Roosevelt
spoke briefly from the rear platform.
He was given an enthusiastic recep-
ton at every point, large crowds
gathering TO hear him. He touched
upon both state and national issues.
When the party reached Cumberland
Governor Roosevelt was driven to the
Academy of Music. where he spoke to
an enthusiastic crowd.
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Troops Sal For manila

San Francisco, Oct. 25.-Today was
busy one at the government transport
dock. Five transports, three for Ma
Mia and two for Portland, Ore, We're
dispatched for their destinations. The
Tartar. Manuenz aud Newport sailed
for Manila. and the Olympia and Penn
sylvania for Portland The Manila
bound vessels carried three companies
of the Thirty-lirst infantry and the en-
tire Twenty ghth Infantry The Port
land-bound vessels will carry the
Thirty ninth ana Forty fifth regiments
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MORE DYNAMITE USED.
Beers Said to Have Been Killed By
Explosion Near Kimberley.

London, Oct. pa dispatch to the
Morning Post from Kimberley dated
Oct. q. via Orange river. Oct. "a, says:
An armored train was engaged this
evening, one of our men killed and two
trucks of dynamite were removed from
the town for safety and were blown
up by the Beers. The Boer loss is I'M
certain.
The Beer artillery moved around try
ing TO draw the force covering the town.
There was a small engagement, but
nothing of consequence happened. We
are completely isolated and as safe as
q bank.
Not one man has left. Rain is APP
preaching. Our troops met the enemy
cutting the line today, and a Maxim
gun on the train did good work and
cleared away the wreckers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-26
IN FAVOR OF THE BRITISH.
General White Makes Report of More
Fighting Near Ladysmith.

London, Oct. 25.-General White has
telegraphed to the war office from
Rietfontein under date of Oct. "a, say
ing in the fighting near Ladysmith
twelve of the British force were killed
and eighty-nine wounded and that five
are missing. the casualties being large
ly among the Gloucester regiment.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
dated 9:15 this morning says there has
been another battle at Ladysmith and
that the Beers were repulsed. The
British casualties were placed at four
killed and seven wounded, all rank and
file.
A special from Ladysmith dated Oct.
%, says the troops of the Eighteenth
hussars which got astray in pursuing
the Beers after the battle of Glencoe
has arrived at Ladysmith, the troopers
having fought their way through with
the loss of three horses
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the bullet has been extracted from me
wound of General Syrnons, VINO was
struck down while leading his troops
at the battle of Glencoe. and that the
patient is cheerful and doing well.
+ Advices from Orange river. Cape
Colony. near the Orange Free State
border, announce that the Beers have
taken kripdan, near Barley West,
north of Kimberley, and that Assistant
Magistrate Harmsworth and his clerk
are prisoners. is supposed the Beers
are advancing on Douglas, further west.
the inhabitants of which place are ask
ing for protection n
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General Miles at Billings.

Z Billings, Mont, Oct. % General
Miles, who is here as the guest Of Colo-
mel W. f. Cody. was given a reception
at the Billings club this evening. A
large crowd which met the Burlington
special train which carried Colonel
Cody and party, gave the general an
enthusiastic reception. The party will
leave in the morning for Colonel Cody's
ranch to enjoy hunt for big game in
the Big Horn basin. Wyo.
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AR Chamberlain then replied to the
,,.s-scisnl OF his not accepting the me-
Fisfion Of Mr. HofmeiI, the Afrikander
IN r;sr pointing out that while he be-
il,e--oa Mr.. FIofmeir was sincere, yet ne
eonld not forget that when President
Kruger made absolutely .ilusory pro
- nerfectly ready TO accept them
osaeiaent Kruger nssled Mr.. Hofmeir
!. ,>..[s,,ising him proposals which diff
s :, Z. materially from those he really
= Srhere has been on the part of the
-..s,,evaal ci-ookedness altogether in
er,eibie If they desired "a settle
.e,,fs continued MI Chamberlain. i
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-26
TRYING 10 REACH YULE.
Rainforcements sent Out BY Genera
White Making Good HeadwaY.

WnlIe making GOOD Headway.
London, Oct. 25.-TheS war Office this
evening made public the. following dis
patch sent by General White from
sLadysmith at $3.50 this afternoon:
he advance guard of the forces
sent out by me this morning TO get in
touch With and help General YuIe's
column, was within three miles of that
column. Which had temporarily halted
at Sunday river about noon. / have oc-
.cupied all the strong positions on the
road to- Ladysnith, and have no. fur
Their anxiety about them
have received from Lieutenant
Kenrick, signaling officer of the
Queens regiment. who has ridden in.
and also from Colonel Fartnell of the
national police, who accompanied the
column. the best account of the spirits
and efficiency of the troops, who are
anxious to, meet the enemy again.
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Hog Cholera In WASHINGTON.

Walla Walla, Wash. Oct 25.-Hog
cholera is making big inroads into the
herds of swine. in this community. State
veterinarian, DR. S. B. Nelson of Pull
man. is in this city and has been adj
vising with owners of swine. Schroclx
and Eppley, near the city. have lost
500 in the past three weeks Several
Others have lost from twenty to fifty
head
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Short Lease of Life.

San Francisco. Oct. 25.-Harry
Winters, sentenced to be hanged on
next Friday at the state prison at
Folsom for the murder of c. A.
Andrews, has secured a temporary
lease of life by the death of Warden
Ault of the penitentiary. The prison
directors have not yet chosen a sue
cessor to Auli but have appointed a
deputy warden Attorney General
Ford has decided that the deputy is
not empowered to carry out the sem
tence of the court.
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DENLY Confers W Will McKinlev

Washington. Oct. 25.-Colonel Charles
DENLY of the Philippine commission,
had a conference today with the presi-
dent that lasted about an hour and a
half but declined to make any state
ment for publication. The commission
will probably hold a meeting toner
row as Professor Schurman- and Pro-
fessor Worcester are expected here.
Mr.. DENLY said the commission did not
experience any difficulty in agreeing
upon their recommendations
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-26
Marie Burroughs to MARRY.

Indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 25-The en-
gaeement of Dr. Albert E. sterne of
this city to Miss Marie Burroughs,
leading lady of Stuart Robson's COM
pany, is announced, the marriage to
take place in New York City, DEC. e..
Miss Burroughs has resigned her posi-
ton, and will retire from the stage. DR..
sterne Is q prominent naturalist, grad
uate of Harvard and the Berlin uni
versity, prominent in society and the
owner of THE Norways," one of the
most beautiful spots in Indianapolis.
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Arrived at Manila

Washington. Oct 2S.-The war de-
partment has received the following
from General Cts: Manila, Oct. Is
Transport Grant, with the Twenty
sixth volunteers and recruits arrived
yesterday. No casualties Aztec, with
civilian employees. arrived this morn
ing. Seven horses lost. All others in
good condition.
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California Miners Association.

San Francisco. Oct. 25.-The Califor-6
mia Miners association today elected
William G. Ralston president Of the as
ISOLATION to succeed Jacob Fl. Neff. who
has held the office eight Years. Mr.
Neff refused the nomination. Freder-
lex Zeitler was elected to the vice pres
idency, and Edward F.. Benjamin was
elected Observation-Disclosures.
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- a I'D
Arizona Governor Wants Troops.

Washington. Oct. 25.-The secretary
of war this afternoon received a tele-
gram from Governor Murphy of
Arizona saying that considerable
trouble has occurred at Naco on the
border between Arizona and Mexico
between American cowboys and Mexi-
can officers. He recommends that
company of troops be ordered there
from Fort Huauchaua to remain until
the trouble has subsidized. He says the
civil officers Will Go everything posi-
BILE to maintain order but may not be
able to do so.
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Montreal Troops Are Ready.

Montreal, Quebec, Oct. 25.-The Mon
treal Transvaal company left for Que
bee today. There. were about 500 peo-
pie at the station to see them off. and
about fifty militiamen of other corps
in uniform. They will camp in Quebec
and leave with the regiment for Dur
ban on Tuesday
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THE BoERs ARE FIT.
Captured Correspondent Praises Their
Ability As Fighters.


New York, Oct. ga dispatch to the
Herald from London says: The London
Standards special correspondent with
the forces at Ladysmith, who was cap
tured by the Beers and released at the
battle of Elandslaagte in describing his
experiences says:
'Unsoldierly as the Beers might seem
there was no installing their physical
fitness. Nearly all of them are strong,
powerfully built men. while a few are
veritable giants.
They were all in highest spirits; for
instance, on the night of our capture
our field cornet was induced to pre-
side over an impromptu smoking con-
cert. 1t was amusing to see a johann
nesburger playing the piano with his
gun still slung over his shoulder while
his more rustic comrades stood around
spell bound. They sang "Transvaal
Volkslied" with immense fervor
The one subject of their talk was
their resolute determination to fight to
the last fer the independence of their
country" .tsa
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HELEN GOULD ON ROBERTS.
How to Prevent the Seating of the
Utah Congressman.

Kansas City, Oct. ga Star special
from Mexico says: Miss Helen Gould
spent some time in Mexico last night.
From the rear of her private car, talk
ing to a reporter, she said:
Speaking of Brigham III. Roberts,
the polygamist of Utah who has been
elected to congress, 1 think every true
American is opposed to the seating of
Roberts, and I think the best way to
oppose this is by writing to the con-
gressmen. I think the voters viii have
more weight in the matter than the
ladies'
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General Lee In New York.

New York, Oct. 25.-The thirty-one
of the Ward lire steamer
Havana were sent to Hoffman's island
for observation. They wilt be released
tomorrow noon. General Fitzhugh Lee
and Mrs. Ludlow, wife of General I.,Id-
low, governor Of Havana. are among
those detained.
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Both Men Were Killed.

Ell Reno Okla, Oct. &c. w. Hop
kins, a stockman and Deputy Fox en-
gagged in a fight with sfx-shooters in a
saloon with the result that both were
killed Fox had attempted to arrest
Hopkins. who was drunk.
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BoERs sHELLING DUNDEE.
Artillery Firing at Long Distance
and Doing Little Damage

Ladysmith. Natal, Oct. 23.-Evening.
delayed in transmission. )--Boer artil-
lery is Smelling Dundee and the
former British camp. Our troops are
now occupying an entrenched camp.
The Boer artillery is firing at very
long range and the shells are ineffec
tive. Communication with Dundee is
severed
The Boer wounded made prisoners
are still coming in and the former are
receiving every attention. General
Viljoen is wounded and a prisoner.
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Little Girl pecapitated.

Oakland, Cal, Oct. 25.-The de-
capitated body of a 14-year-eld girl
named Baago, was found today on
Sheep island. Her mother, who had
separated from her husband is missing
1t is said that the mother was insane.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-26
Sugar Trust Won

New York, Oct. 25.-The suit brought by
Henry Hentz 10 recover S225. 900 commits
sions from Henry o. Havemeyer for as
sssting in The formation of the sugar
trust. was dismissed today. on the g4ound
that the plaintiff had not shown cs5,es
for action.
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Will Be Made Public TODAY

New York, Oct EX-SENATOR Depew
announced today, after consulting with
other Vanderbilt representatives, that
the Vanderbilt will would not be filed
for probate until Friday. but an alb
stract of the document would be made
public THURSDAY evening.