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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-14

around the whole front. The position
IS some two miles long, due east and
c Vest. The western end of the trenches
FOLLOW the contour of the kopjes and
afford a retreat.'
Ii is estimated here that Lord Me-
thuen's forces amounted TO 1l,OOc. and
perhaps TO more. No reliable estimate
OF his losses has yet been received. They
are believed 10 have been at least $50.
All the papers comment upon the eX-
treme gravity of the situation, and
upon the momentous decision Lord Me-
1jiaerl now has TO take-whether to re-
main at Modder river or 10 retire on
Orange river The Times says:
AT least 20 GOO additional men must
be sent out. The entire available re-
serve must be called up and the militia
and volunteers turned to account Ef-
forts must be made to Increase the To-
cal colonial forces. and further offers Of
troops from Canada and other colonies
must be sought and accepted.
The Standard, which comments upon
the Seemingly astonishing number Of
the Beers" is driven to the conjecture
that a substantial oItion of the Boer
commandos have been recruited from
Cape Dutch.
Ali eyes are now turned hopefully to
General Butler. who, taking into ac-
count the troops with General White at
l<1Cy Slnttll. MS dilOSetnef 0O.cOU. lueii-
The Standard says:
A. this moment there must be few
men in her majesty's dominions who
have as great a weight of care upon
Them az General Butler carries on hia
shouldersv
a dispatch from Boer sources say that
kimberley remained quiet during the
battle at Magersfontein. The special
correspondent OF the Daily Mail at
Modder river, describing the fighting,
says:
The Beer trenches extended far be-
yond the kopje into the open plain.
Those on the plain were hidden by
screens Of leaves. Those near the kopje
were guarded by a double line of barbed
wire. Evidently they feared our storm
ing and bayonet attack.
we raked the kopje and trenches
with an intense, well directed fire -
thirty, guns, including a naval gun ana
a howitzer battery, both using lyddite.
] believe they effected severe damage.
The Boer prisoners report that one
1yddite shell fell among forty men, only
five of whom escaped unhurt. Other
shells burst in the enemy's laager,
causing its complete destruction.
The Beers are in still larger force
than we found them at Modder river,
outnumbering US by almost to 1. The
Transvaalers are apparently dominat-
ing in their military councils, although
in q minority"
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BRYAN Is PLEASED.
Says Nebraska Should Be Satisfied
With Aliens Appointment.

Austin. TEX. Dec 13.-When asked to-
day by an Associated Press correspond
ent as to what he thought of Mr.. Aliens
appointment as senator from Nebraska,
Mr.. Bryan said:
Il think the appointment of Mr.. AL
len ought to give universal satisfaction.
He made good record in the senate
last year. had the unanimous support
of the fusion members of the legislature
/ think that in making this appointment
the governor acted wisely.
There are several Democrats in the
state who would have filed the office
acceptably, but the fact that Mr.. Allen
was last year the choice of all three
parties makes him the logical man for
the place. / have no doubt that a Demo-
Senator Thurston and that will give our
state Populist and a Democrat in the
senate
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CALLS EXTRA SESSION.
Governor Pingree Wants, Equal Tax
alton OF All Property.

Detroit, Mich. Dec. 1S.-Governor
Pingree today sent out a call for an
extra session of the legislature. to
convene Monday. December Is. TO CON-
rsider the submission OF an amendment
or amendments to the constitution
which viii permit the enactment of
laws which Will provide for the equal
taxation of all property by the assess
ment Of the same at its cash value
and such other matters as shall be
submitted in special messages
The call tells of the passage of the
Atkinson railway taxation biz by the
last legislature. and the declaring of it
unconstitutional last spring by the
atate supreme court. and says that be-
cause of that decision a constitutional
amendment is necessary. before a law
can be enacted providing for equal tax
alton of all property"
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Will Send More Troops.

London. Dec. 1.-THE Associated
Press understands that the war office
yesterday wednesday, decided, in con-
sequence of Lord Methuen's losses AT
MaSersfontein, to mobilize an eighth
division in reserve and TO send the Sew
enth division to the Cape. Certain for-
eign stations will probably be garri-
soned with militia, and, if necessary.
volunteers viii be called to take the
places of the militia at home 1t is also
likely that the militia reserve viii be
sent out 10 join their respective battal-
ions
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SORROW AT PRETORIA. :
Leading Townsmen Killed and Woun-
ded at Modder River.

London. Dec. IA special dispatch
from Pretoria, by way of Lourenze Mar
quez, says: While the battle of Ma
gersfontein was proceeding the Free
State artillery engaged an armored
train along the railway line toward Bel
mont.
'Forty-one, prisoners. belonging to
the First battalion of the Gordon High
landers have just traversed Jacobsdal
In the last attack on Surprise Hill
three leading Pretoria townsmen We're
killed and several others wounded
causing great sorrow here
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NEWS FROM PRETORIA.
posrs Claim TO Have Taken Forty
one British Prisoners.

Pretoria. Dec. II. donday.--An Off
chi report says: "A battle at Modder
riyvr gan yesterday with cahnon fir
int.. heavy lighting proceeding from
no o'clock in the morning until $50
o'clock with cannon. MaXims and RI
fles. A bonlbardment began at 4:30
asc1ock and the fighting still continues.
a. balloon has just arisen above the
british positions. where il remained ten
minutes ard descended. There were
heavy rains during the night
Al o'clock this morning a dispatch
rider brought word that All the Boer
pt.sftions have been maintained and
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Advance On Colenso.

London. Dec ia dispatch from
Frere camp, Gated Tuesday morning.
Dec. u, says; This morning a Union
brigade consisting OF English. Scottish,
Irish and Welsh fusilers. under Cen
eral Barton. with several naval guns.
advanced and took up a strong position
three miles from Colenso. meeting witL
no opposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-14
ADDRESS BY SALT LAKE WOMAN
READ BEFORE WASHINGTON ME-
MORTAL ASSOCIATION.
Meeting Held at National Capital, at
Which Were Signs of Internal
-Disssnsion.

Washington, Dec. i5.-The George
Washington Memorial association.
whose object IS the erection of memo
rial hall as the nucleus of national
here, met in third annual
session today. SSeventy members at
tended and many more were repre-
sented by proxies. Mrs. Ellen ~ Rich
ardson. the president. presided.
There is considerable internal dis
sepSion in the association which was
at the outset by frequent
demands for fixing a definite hour for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-14
DID BYAN DICTATE TIP
Governor Poynter Refuses to Discuss
Current RumorS.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. ia dispatch from
Lincoln says that Governor Poynter to-
night refuses 20 confirm the report that
w. j. Bryan dictated the appointment of
Alien to the vacant senatOrship- The
governor made his statement in a guard
ed manner. but said he had heard from
Mr.. Bryan since the appointment and
that Mr.. Bryan had expressed great sat
isfaction with the selection of Mr.. Allen.
Governor Poynter tonight gave out a
statement for publication. in which he
says the appointment was made in re-
Spouse to the wishes of a majority of tine
people of the state. which also accorded
with his own predictions in the matter
For Mr.. Hitchcock the governor says he
has the most friendly feeling.
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MISSING TURN UP.
Situation at Sterkstroem Reported to
Be Slightly Improved.

London. Dec. 1S.-The war office at
London received the following message
from General Forester Walker:
Cape Town. Tuesday. Dec. 12.-No
further details from Methuen. Gatacre
is moving from Bashmans' Hook to
Sterkstroem today. The magistrate at
Sterkstroem wires that the situation
there has slightly improved Many OF
the missing have turned up. French
reports that a detachment of cavalry.
with two guns of horse artillery. recon-
noitered the Beers position at Quitfon-
tain and VSalkopf, eight miles north
of Arundel They shelled a farm and
drove the enemy from Vaalkopf The
Boer loss was one killed and several
wounded. Our casualties nil ;,
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that forty-one British prisoners had
been taken.
the heavy cannon fire had somewhat
abated- The British are constantly
using their balloon. The fighting was
still going on at noon. Kimberley is
still quiet
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Want More Recrnits

St Johns, y. F. Dec I3.-Governor
McCallum Will visit Conception bay
next week and endeavor to swell the
number Of recruits for the British ma
val reserve from 500 TO 1000 men. Ii
is believed he is acting under instruc-
tons from the British colonial office
to secure reliable body OF recruits 10
supplement the naval forces despatched
TO South Africa
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Kenyon Not Disturbed.

ASuyOu NOI lJ1SLuID6C-
At the Kenyon hotel nothing was
heard nor felt by the employees, and
they did not know that an earthquake
had occurred until told of it later in
the day. Some of the guests sleeping
on the fourth floor of the building
were awakened, but they did not re-
alize what had happened, SO light was
the shock.
Quite a thrilling rumor was started
during the day that the walls of the
White House and the Northwestern
Railroad company underneath had been
cracked for a distance of twenty feet
at differents places. However. Propri-
etor Milford declared that no shock
had been felt. and Pat PheIan. who
owns an interest in the building, was
quite indignant that such a rumor had
been circulated. There is long crack
in the railroad office. but Mr.. Phelan
declared that it had been there ever
since the place had been repapered.
Many persons at the Cullen felt the
shock and some of them got up at once.
Mrs. James Campbell. whose husband
is president of the Valley Railway
company. heard the shock very distinct.
ly and it caused her much uneasiness
Felt at st. Marks.
An instance related by a patient at
st. Marks hospital demonstrates the
force of the shock in that locality. This
patient who is a woman. was lying in
bed awake. She suddenly felt the bed
shake, and a vase of flowers, somewhat
top-heavy with overharsing roses, fell
with a crash from the mantelpiece to
the floor.
The electric light chandelier shook.
and after il was all over, an incan
descent. Hanging from the FIXTURE was
discovered swinging to and fro through
six inches of space. The hospital is
almost in North Salt Lake. The shock
was distinctly felt by the patients, doe
tors and nurses.
Joint Building Scare.
1t was u noticeable fact, almost with
out exception. that only the Republi- /
can officials and frequenters of the CITY
and county building confessed to feeling
the earth tremble. As a rule. Democrats
declared they felt no vibrations what
ever. Naturally. of course. the Repub-
licans became possessed of fear that
the quaking was an i'll omen of what
would happen next election to the party
which started the storm toward Utah
Probably the most stirring incident to
come under the observation of any Salt
Lakcr yesterday morning was when
Nightwatchman Calder of the city and
county building was making his last
rounds before quitting. He felt the
culver, and before it stopped he was
out toward State street gazing at the
figure Of Columbia on her lofty perch.
I've always been a little shy of Miss
Columbia" said Calder yesterday. land
when / saw her rocking to-and fro as
If carrying on giddy Irritation, really
expected to see her highness bend clear
down to the ground right before me-
and demand to know why l was so
cruelty cool to her. l locked around
to see Moroni on the temple holding his
base firmly, and with some misgivings
] signaled to Miss Columbia to keep
her seat. for the time was not ripe to
hold levee with Moroni or anyone
else. In a few moments Miss Column
bia resumed her normal position. bend
ing forward on her pedestal Of sand
pipes"
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SHOCK AT KAYSVILLE.
Distinct Tremor Felt In Davis
County.


Kaysville, Dec. 13.-At 1854 this morn
ing very distinct earthquake shock
was felt in various parts of Davis
county Some persons assert that dur
ing the night a shock was experienced
that Shook bedstea6s and ratified crock
cry. The Shock this morning was pre-
ceded by a loud rurbling or grinding
sound. 1t was sufficiently loud to
awaken people who We're asleep. The
rumbling was followed by a very per-
ceptibie CULVER that Shook articles of
furniture. The. shock lasted for forty
to eighty seconds, opinions ON this
point varying widely.
SO far as known no buildings We're
camag ICED, and about the only visible
effect of the quaking that has been
reported was the opening of cracks in
cement pavement around John r.
Barnes residence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-14
WORK OF THE wARsHIPs.
Admiral Watson Tells of the Opera
tons of the Navy.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Thc navy ac-
count of the operations of the ships in
Luzon is contained in two eablegrams
from Admiral Watson at Cavite The
FIRST reads as follows:
'Cavit=. Dec. 15.-Burwell reports
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To Bring Home Dead Sailors.

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 13.-The battleship
Texas. Captain Sigsbee commanding.
passed out of the capes today She
will proceed to Havana, and after the
bodies of the sailors who persisted on
the Maine are placed on board she will
bring them to the United States and
land them at Fortress Monroe
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Allentown, Pa. Dec. 1S.-A passengera
traiE on the Jersey Central railroad.
east bound. ran into the rear end of /
an extra coai train, also east bound. 4
opposite Laury's. tonight Ing.neerd
Fred +. Yeomans, Fireman Williani,i
Smith. and Bagsa gemaster Thomas1
Horth CT the passenger 1rEin, ali OIL
EsSton, Pa. and Fiagman George
Ham Of the coal train of Bergen. Nj
j., We're buried under the wreck and !
killed l
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You Trz L

II shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure. which is sold for the small price
of 25 cts, so cts and 81. does not cure.
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price. % cts. and
SO cts. For sale at L. c. NJ. / Drug
Dept.
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Canadian Statesman Dead.

Toronto. Ont. Dec. 13.-Sir George
r. kirkpatrick. ex-lieutenant governor
OF Canada and ex-speaker of the house
at Ottawa. died today. Sir George had
been i'll for some time.
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BRYAN PLAYED a Part.

1t is announced that the appointment. of
Allen was made certain by the receipt
of telegram from w j. Bryan by tne
good faith and party expediency demand
ed Aliens appointment.
In announcing the appointment OF Al
len. the World-Herald publishes the FOL
lowing card from its proprietor:
ITO the many earnest friends who so
generously and enthusiastically support
ed me in my recent candidacy in the SEN
atorial appointment at the hands OF the
governor, ! herewith tender my thanks.
Il cannot honestly deny that | have
been deeply disappointed and feel most
keenly the sting of ingratitude but above
all have been deeply moved by the un-
expected and almost unanimous support
of the people of Douglas county and the
generous endorsement of representative
men in all parts of Nebraska.
..GILR BERT NJ HITCHCOCK"
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Northern Pacific Dividend.

New York. Dec. 13.-The directors of
the Northern Pacific. Railroad company
have declared a dividend of 1 per cent
and an extra dividend of l per cent on
common stock. making a total Of per
cent for the year. r
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Appointment Made By Gov. Poynter
OF Nebraska.
WAS FAVORED BY BRYAN
HITCHCOCK IS SORE OVER HIS
DEFEAT.
Says He Feels Most Keenly the Sting
of Tngratitude-New Senator VIII
Go to Washington at Once to As
sumo His Duties-Silver Leader Is
Pleased.

Omaha, Dec. 1s.--Governor Poynter has
appointed ex-senator Allen TO fill the
senatorial vacancy caused by. the death
Of Senator Hayward
Last night Governor POINTER wired ex-
Senator Allen to come to Lincoln for a
conference. Allen came down from his
homo at Madison on the morning train
and went Immediately to the capitol II
latter's private room for some time.
When the conference was over Gov,
ernor POINTER announced that he had
decided to appoint the ex-senator .and
his commission would be made out as
speedily as possible. The newly appoint.
ed senator announced his intention OF
proceeding to Washington at once ana
assuming the duties of his Office.
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SUI shelling Ladysmith.

,Frere Camp. Natal Tuesday. Dec. 70.
The Beers are still Smelling Lady
smith. The heat is terrific.
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To Cure a Cold In One Dav.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. z. w. Groves signature
is on each box Csc
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IN HANDS OF AMERICANS.

Mabini, Ablest of the Filipinos Is a.
Prisoner
Washington, Dec. 1S.-General Otiss
had some stirring news to report today
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.AGUIAALDO IS HOTLY PURSUED
CONTINUED from page u

| Continued from page II
unmourced men resumed the chase at
! daybreak."
Lieutenart Colonel Howse's reports
snow definitely that General TiEto is
| conveying American prisoners north.
/ Bruce, Of the First Nevada. and Ed
wards of the Yorktown. were rescued
near Ia PsSe. Howse is rapidly pur-
suing Tinto with PENIS battalion of
the Thirty third infantry.
Major March. probably from Abra
province. reports the destruction. OF
Aguinald0's body guard. and the killing
of General Cregorio del Pillar. Cen
; eral Concepcion and his staff sur
rendered to Major Marsh who iiber-
J ated and cert TO the ccast ~. Spanish
prisoners. including $50 friars.
Aguinaldo In the Mountains.
Reports from Lepanto province show
/ it has been cleared of insurgents
Aguinaldo is fugitive in the noun
tairs. without a command. Major
Marsh's loss was two men killed and
nine e-OrnGed.
The latest reports show that fifty Of
the enemy were killed and many
wounded. The Americans also cap
ture1 100 prisoners, 200 rifles, several
cannon. quantity of provisions and
some money and released a number of
Spanish prisoners. The latter report
that s1rne American officers and sew
eral men Who had been taken prison.
ers. were conveyed from Laoag to Tar
cOva. where General Tirto, who is
severely injured, had arrived. The
navy co-operated successfully with
tire army efforts on the east
In the foregoing advices which have
been transmitted by General Young,
the oates and localities are definite.
Released SPaniards to the number of
2,20G including General Pena, are
awaiting transportation at Laoag and
Vigan.
Capture of Mabini.
Mabini, former secretary of state in
the sO-cal.ed Filipino government and
Aguinaldo's ablest adviser. although of
late withdrawn from official connection
from the instruction. has. been cap
tured by General Macarthur near
Rosales He viii be brought to Manila.
Mabini has been the leader of the
extreme anti-American faction.
General ,Tirona. commanding the
Filipinos in the province of caSdyen,
surrendered the entire province of
APART on Dec. IL. TO CAPTAIN McCalia
of the United States cruiser Newark.
Captain McCalla appointed MIN civil
governor OF the province, subject to
the approval of General Otis.
The surrender was with the honors
of war. Captain McCalla received the
insurgents and General Tirona re-
viewed the naval forces. The Ameri-
cans presented arms while the insurg-
ents were stacking thairs.
Captain. McCaha has communicated
with Major Baachelder's battalion of
the Twenty fourth infantry. which is
now ninety miles south of APART and
has been enjoying a pleasant march.
The gunboats Princeton and Helena
have entered the APART river. The
latter will take supplies for Major
Patchelder and the former will bring
900 surrendered rifles to Manila.
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enough to get up. Most of them rolled
over and went to sleep again.
H. z. Carey, the we'll known mining
man of Provo. was one of those awak-
ened, but he thought that the porter
was banging at his door by mistake.
- those porters," he said unto
himself. and then journeyed into the
land of Nod
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SALT LAKE SHAKEN
BY AN EARTHQUAKE

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well she said. what do you want?'
Her steady look disconnected Tat
man. to, for a minute. but he braced
up and came to the point without any
useless preliminaries-
Does Hiram Leach live here?' he
asked.
Yes she said. stiffiy.
.. Is he at home?' continued Tatman-
Yes she repeated.
Il should like to see him. said Tat
man.
THE woman grasped the ak handle
tighter and leaned over a little farther
What you want of him?' she asked.
"Tatman looked at her significantly
I'm the sheriff. he said. bluntly and
cruelty. Perhaps you can guess the
rest.
1.-The AK dropped to the ground at that
and the woman pressed her coarse red
hands to her cheeks, over which snow
flakes were drifting like half frozen
tears. She made no audible reply to
Tatman's communica ton. but the chill
dren who had gathered close about us
took alarm at the dread word sheriff.
and broke out into concerted wall of
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-20

cualquer otro espafol los indios que
haya en- esta Isla, Esp4hola y en- la de
Cuba.
s7o7-Carta pastoral del Obispo Zen
gotta dirigida sus diocesanos con mo
two del asedio britanico que sufre la Ca
pital de la isla. La lectura de aquel do
cumento piadoso levanto ell espititu del
ejercito combatiente al extreme de ami
marie para entrar en- IA lucha.
IS96-En session celebrada por la Di
putaci6n Provincial Sc presento una mo-
cion respecto a que Sc formase por
aquella Corporation la galeria de ret atos
de los Gobernadores que habia tenido la
IIa.
1896 Sc acuerda por la Diputacion
Provincial sehalar una subvencion q la
v'uda del poeta espahol don Jose To-
rrilla.