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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
SHEEP MAN rs KILLED.
Fatal Quarrel Over Land Near Cot
tonwood, Idaho.

Lewiston, Ida. Nov. IA special to
the Tribune from Cottonwood. Idaho
county. says: A tragedy which re-
suited in the killing of Charles Maugh-
NOR by Clifford Riggs. a prominent
sheepman and member of the firm of
Riggs Bros, occurred this morning near
Maughmor's farm on a disputed tract
of land where Riggs sheep were graz
ing
Maughmor. it appears, accompanied
by his brother, on horseback. went to
a point where Riggs had established a
camp. and an old dispute regarding
possession of land was revived. Hot
words followed, and. according tt a
statement subsequently made by Riggs,
Maughmor started to pull his revolver.
when he raised his rifle and fired The
bullet entered just above Maughmor's
heart and ne fell from his horse, dying
in a short time. The dead mans broth
er and an employee of Riggs were the
only witnesses.
Riggs later rode to Mt. Idaho and
gave himself up tosthe authorities He
says he acted in self-defense. Riggs
home is in Lewiston, where he is well
known
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
CATCH OF THE WHALERS.
Most Of the Fleet Has Returned to
San Francisco.

San Francisco, Nov. 17.-All of the wna,-
ing feet has now reached this port ex-
cept the steam barks Balena, GramDus,
Narwhal and Fearless. which will winter
in the Arctic. the Fearless. the only YES
sci which did not make a catch, will put
up at Hersche.l island and will probably
not be heard of until next July. The en-
tire catch of the season is as follows:
Bowhead Whales-Alaska, 2; Andrew
Hicks, .: Alexander. Z; Beluga, %; Bel
vedere, ); Bowhead, 6; Jeanette. IS; Kar-
LUX, z: Mary d. hume. 6; Mermaid QosD !;
Thrasher. 6; William Bayli0S, 8; Balena,
Z: Narwhal, 2: GTampus. .
Right WhaleS-Alice Knowles, s; Cali
fornia. 3: Charles w. Morgan, 2: Gay
head. 6; John and Winthrop. ]. The Cali
for caught g sperm whales.
The vessels which have just reached
here brought the following cargoes:
William Baylies, 16.4s5 pounds of bone.
3c5 barrels of oil. Bowhead, 11.G00 pounds
of bone, 20 white fox skins. Gayhead.
1900 pounds of bone. 500 barrels of whale
OIL $50 barrels of sperm oil. Alaska. 5000
pounds of bone. California, 1i10 pounds
of bone, 1859 barrels of sperm Oil. 372
barrels of Whale oil. Thrasher. II LOO
pounds of bone, 800 barrels of OIL $50 fox
skins. 100 pounds of ivory. John and
Winthrop. 1850 pounds of bone. 800 barrels
of whale oil. The Belvedere secured five
whales.
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rumor of his death fits in with the
vague reports previously received that
general firing that day was unusually
severe and that a close approach was
made TO the British lines of defense
1t was also exposed to the inherent i'm
probability that an engagement could
have taken place and the Boer COM
mander been killed without the world
knowing something about it within
eight days.
General Joubert's death would natu-
rally have produced an important ef-
feet uDon the Roer plan of attack A
younger and more impulslve general
would have taken the place of more
cautious commander. and some spur
would have been likely to have ordered
an assault upon General Whites posi-
ton.
General Joubert has at once been
most resourceful general and the no
blest patriot on the Boer side. Slim
Pet" as he always has been known
among the South Africans, refused to
take Office under Sir Theophilus Snen-
stones scheme of British annexation,
when Kruger himself was less scrupu-
lous. He protested against that act of
aggression and was willing to fight for
the liberties of the Transvaal when
Kruger was not equally stanch. Jou-
bert, while full Of craft and wiles as
any old deer stalker. was no match Tor
Kruger in the subtleties of politics. He
lacked Kruger's grit and infiexible Will
Reports of a reconnaissance from
Orange River to Belmont accompany
accounts of the attack on the arTnored
train above Estcourt, and serve to in
dictate that Kimberley. as well as Lady
smith. will be relieved before a general
advance is made through the Orange
Free State. The military experts now
r,a% fxr~f clr-l~Ic
on each flank will be delivered from
attack by the enemy in superior
strength before the original plan-in-
vasion of the two republics and the oc-
cupation of their capitalists carried
out. and that the latter movement will
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
oRoNJE GOES TO KIMBERLEY.
Boer General Abandons the Attempt
to Capture Mafeking.

New York, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Herald from London says: Mafeking
has resisted the Beers so successfully
that General Cronje is now reported
to be directing his efforts against Kim
berley.
1t is now known that the relief move
ment toward Kimberley commenced
some time ago. The Ninth Lancers,
Northumberland Fusiliers, Munster Fu-
silierS and part of the Lancashires
who, some time ago, were concentrat-
ing at Da Aar Junction, were on Sat-
urday last, within fifty miles of Kim
berley. 1t was this column which
fought the engagement on the 10th
friday which resulted in the loss of
Lieutenant Colonel Keith Falconer.
Everything indicates that we are on
the eve of very important develop
Inents in the region of the Orange river
and along the line of De Aar Junction,
Colesburg, Burghersdorp and Aliwal-
north.
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REPORT FROM GEN. BuLLER.
He Tells of the Unfortunate Affair
Near Estcourt

London, Nov 1.-THE war office has
received the following dispatch from
General Butler:
Cape Town, Thursday, Nov. 16,
(evening. )-Have received from Hid
yard, Pietermaritzburg, telegram
dated Nov. Is, of which the following
is the purport:
The officer commanding the troops
at Estcourt reports at midday that an
armored train left Estcourt this morn
ing with company of the Dublin Flu
siliers and a company of the Durham
volunteers. North of Frere they en-
countered party of Beers and began
to withdraw. While retiring some of
the trucks were derailed. The Dublins
turned out and advanced toward the
enemy while the rest. of the train ap-
pears to have returned without them
to Estcourt.
The officer commanding the troops
reports that he was sending mounted
troops in order to. cover their with
drawal, but that about 100 are miss
ing"
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Ie.
Supplies South Africa With

be deferred until the end of the year,
when the new division now nobilizing
has disembarked in South Africa
You can trust Butler" said one of
his warmest friends TO me yesterday,
ito choose his own time and field of
operations. He is not a man to allow
the Beers to force him to fight where
they will have strong defensive posi-
tions in mountain passes. He will
not be drawn away from the open
country where the British troops will
be free to operate their own way with
Irresistible force"
A similar view was expressed by a
prominent department chief who spoke
of the necessity of overrunnipg both
republics before the Dutch population
could be impressed with the hopeless
ness of the struggle and induced to
surrender Internationally. Buffers
march through Bloemfontein to Pre-
toria, he added, would be a strong
safeguard for permanent peace in
South Africa, and Butler would be
nothing if not thorough in his plan of
campaign.
The admiralty reports Captain Lamb
ton of the Powerful at LadvSmith. Tn
der the rules of the service he had no
right TO leave his ship. and it is singu-
lar, therefore. that he has been for
weeks 1S9 miles inland. Lambton for
merly was Mr.. Goschen's private sec
rotary in the admiralty and is possibly
privileged.
Lord Copton's narrow escape as cap
tain of the Ninth Lancers from cap
ture in reconnaissance above Belmost.
sends thrill through the west end
here, where the exploits. and adven-
lures of the titled soldiers are followed
with interest
There. is an honorable. competition in
high circles for the prestige of having
the largest number of relatives under
arms in South Africa. Lord George
Hamilton seems TO have--the best rec
ord. with one son and eleven nephews.
The queen has one grandson. the Ouch
ess of York two brothers. Lord Sails
bury one son. Lord Lansdowne two
SONS. and Lords Tweedmouth and Rib
blesdale each his eldest son in the
campaign. and the list Of titled soldiers
could be prolonged indefinitely.
Women Of rank and fashion are TAX
Ing the liveliest interest in the war.
Many of them drive from theatres or
dinner parties to the war Office after
night to inquire after the latest news.
Mrs. Neld. whose husband will COM
mand the regiment of household caval-
ry. Will go with a few other officers
wives TO Cape Town. Lady Sykes and
other women have decided to sail for
the Cape as nurses.
All the leaders of the smart sets are
working for war charities. Mrs. Arthur
Paget is organizing military theatre
Gals. Numerous royalties and duch-
esses are lending social support to a
proposed military concert at Albert hall.
and the concert for the American hos
pital ship tomorrow promises to be the
event of the season.
Wnydham's theatre was opened last
night with a tremendous outburst Of
loyalty and patriotic feryor. The re-
ceipts, among the largest ever known
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
VERY FEW METEORS.
Scarcely 1000 Leonids Were Regis
tered In France.

New York, Nov. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Paris quotes NJ. Cam
lie Flamarion as follows:
LAS had calculated, the shower of
shooting stars was not very abundant
The meteors had become dispersed
along the whole length of their trajec-
ntion. Instead of hundreds of thousands
observed in 1899 and in 1888, it has not
been possible to register even a thous-
and.
The balloon ascents were very sue
cessful above the mist. Mr.. Jansen,
director of the Meudon observatory,
who conceived this ingenious idea, has
Just telegraphed me as follows:
" 'Rikhoff's ascent made in absolutely
clear sky, reached a height of 1000 me-
tiers. One hundred leonids, twenty of
which were of the first magnitude, were
observed from the balloon. 1t was an
excellent voyage and there was an easy
descent near the village of Plessis
Sainte Opportune, department of the
Eure.
(Signed.) ,JANNSEN.
This was a splendid astronomical in
nOVatiOn.''
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Pretoria force was in a tight place,
having taken up a position command
ed by the British fire, which was so
hot that the position became unten-
able. The British big guns, however.
saved the situation
London. Nov. 1.-THE following CEN
sored dispatch from Pretoria gives de-
tails of the engagement referred TO in
the Associated Press dispatch from
Pretoria of Wednesday, Nov. 10:
1.-The Free Staters had taken up po-
sition ON small hill when an English
battery advanced and attacked them,
sending a fierce hail of smells on the
hill for an hour. when the Transvaal
cannon put some shells right in the
midst of the battery, sending the Eng
lish to cover behind the hill. Two
burghers were killed and six were
wounded. When the : itish fell back
on Ladysmith several shells exploded
among them, but the execution done
could not be seen
AT midnight all the Afrikander can
non on the hills surrounding the town
opened fire simultaneously on Lady
smith. turning the quiet and darkness
of night into a lurid inferno of whist
ling, shrieking shells, speeding from all
parts of the compass to the doomed
city. Several buildings on fire were
seen from Buluwan hill. During the
day the troops left the city deserted
and sought shelter on the edge of the
Hill to escape the death dealing Shells
The dispatch from Pretoria also says
that the prisoners at that place include
the Eighteenth hussars. four officers
and ninety-one on-commissioned Off
GERS and men: of the Dublin fusiliers,
four officers and twelve non-commis-
stoned officers and men: the Irish fusi-
Tiers. ten officers and $50 non-commis-
stoned officers and men: the Glouces-
ters. fourteen officers and 205 non-com-
inissioned officers and men; the artil-
lery, five officers and sixty non-cOm-
miSsioned officers and men; the rifles
two officers and eighty-nine non-com-
nlissioned officers and men; the dra-
goons. one man; the Natal police, one
man: political. siXty-two men; sick
thirty-eight men.
The dispatch adds: 1.-THE trains are
working excellently from Pretoria 10
Iadysmith The Beers have ample
food. but are short of clothes, boots and
mackintoshes."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
THROWING UP EARTHwoRKs.
Beers Preparing For Determined
Attack On Kimberley.

Kimberley, Thursday, Nov. 9, (via
Hopetown, Sunday. Nov. 1.-THE Beers
were busy yesterday in throwing up
fresh earthworks. There has been no
further bombardment. The De Beers
mines are practically closed. Thous-
ands Of employees are now domiciled
in the center of the town and are be-
ing provisioned by the mayors relief
fund The military authorities have
ordered all civilians to give up their
arms and ammunition. with the view
of preventing irresponsibles firing at the
Beers in contravention of the laws of
civilized warfare.
Natives report that the Beers cheer
ed each shell as it was fired yesterday
believing ii meant the destruction of
Kimberley. The Beers are now wear
ing khaki uniforms and blue pugga-
rees. making it difficult to distinguish
them from the British
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
WOULD LIKE TO MEDIATE.
The Netherlands Makes Known Its
Good Will to Both Sides.

The Hague, Nov. lin the second
chamber of the states general of the
Netherlands today, the minister of
foreign affairs, DIR. W. H. Debeauford,
said:
THE government infinitely regrets
the sanguinary war in South Africa,
and will always be found willing to
take advantage of all means, which
may conduce to its termination. This
good will is not unknown to the COM
batants. Nevertheless the government
does not think it desirable now 10 make
public the steps that have been taken
or NAV be taken in the future.
"The British government has de-
clared that it does not desire the inter-
vention of foreign powers, and all pow
ers have hitherto. abstained."
This statement was made in reply to
representations by the bureau of the
chamber.
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the Distinguished Service Order). +
was also wounded at Elandslaagte.
ARRIVAL OF TRANSPORTS.
Number of disbursements to Reach
Cape Town Is %, 500

London. Nov. 1.-THE admiralty an
nounced this evening the arrival at
Cape Town today of the troopship
Arcana, with a battalion of the Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders (the Prin-
cesI Louise's regimenD. bringing the
re.nforcements uo/to 23.5G0. OF which
1890 have already disembarked at Dur
ban, with eighteen field guns. num-
Der of machine guns. engineers and
hospital troops, as we'll as 200 mules.
This force, with that already between
Estcourt and Durham. is considered
sufficient to enable General Hildyard to
advance and to take the aggressive
against the Boers south of Ladysmith.
1t was officially announced today that
the British transports Malta. City OF
Vienna and City of Cambridge have
arrived AT Cape Town and that the
transport Manila has sailed from Cape
Town to Natal. The British transport
Orient has arrived at Durham.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
BIG TIE DRIVE IN WYOMING
LoGGERS REACH GREEN RIVER
WITH 200, 900 TIES.
Have Beer Two Months On the Way
From Headwaters-Great Force
of Men Employed In Work.
Especial Correspondence,

Green River. Wyo., Nov. 16.-The big
gest tie drive ever made in Wyoming
has just been made on the Green river
by the employees of the Rock Springs
Lumber company. The loggers about
twenty five in number, after a drive of
two months have reached here with
over 100000 railroad and mine ties and
mine props hoated for a distance of
nearly 200 miles down Green river from
its headwaters. The lumber company
has maintained a force of from 200 to
800 choppers and loggers employed cut
ting timber during the past summer in
Uinta and Fremont counties, along the
slopes OF the Gros Ventre and Wind
River mountains. Low water in the
tributaries OF Green river has prevented
bringing the saw logs cut down the
stream, and the drive has been made
up of railroad cross ties and mine props.
The saw logs will be floated down
stream next June. when the river viii
be at its highest. and will be sawed
into manufactured lumber at the COM
pany's mill here. A force of 300 men
will be kept at work in the logging
camps in the mountains during the
winter getting out timber for next
years business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
MORE NEW WARSHIFS.
Awards For Six Cruisers Made &c
Shipbuilding Concerns.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE board of
naval construction today agreed upon
a report recommending that the navy
department award the contract for con-
structing SIX new cruisers authorized
by congress to the following concerns:
Union Iron Works of San Francisco;
Lewis Nixon. of the Crescent Ship
building Works. EliZabethport. y. j.;
the Bath Iron Works, of Bath. Me-. ::
the Trigg Shipbuilding company, Of
Richmond. Va; the Fore River COM
pany, of Massachusetts; Neafie & Le-
wick, of Philadelphia
The recommendation will be made in
a report to be submitted to Acting Sec
rotary Allen by Admiral O'Neil, presi-
dent of the construction board and the
awards are not final until the board 3
findings are approved by the secre-
tary.
Lowest bidders did not receive the
preference in all cases, and it is to be
presumed that the board was influenced
in its selections by considerations Of
meritorious design and unquestionable
ability Of the concerns to perform the
work they will be called upon to IN
dertake.
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.FR|GHTFUL ACT Of INSANE Man
Continued from page ID

was hanged today in the county Jail.
In an impassioned speech from the
gallows. Rollinger protested his inno-
cence. He said he had been deceived
and wronged. All his money had been
taken from him to carry the case to the
supreme court, which was not done.
Il say before my mother and my chill
dren,'' he concluded. that am an in
nocent man."
1t is supposed that Rollinger killed
his wife in order that he might marry
Lena Heckker, woman who hailed
from the same country (Austria) as
Rollinger. He had two trials. the first
resulting in disagreement of the jury.
One of the witnesses against him was
his 11-year-old son, who declared all
the children had been sent away On a
slight pretext the day the crime was
committed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
LADYsMITH Is ENCIRcLED.
Beers Are On Every Side,, and the
Firing Is Heavy.

Pretoria, Thursday, Nov. 9.-The fol-
lowing dispatch las been received from
the Boer camp at Eiandslaagte. under
todey's date
''Ladysmith has been completely en-
circled by the Boer forces. Our sec
end big gun was successfully, placed in
position on Buluwan hill, in front of
LaGysmith. The firing of heavy guns
commenced early this morning, with no
casualties to the burghers up to the
present.
s'Botha has photographed from the
south of Ladysmith that the British
batteries opened a heavy fire with big
guns and continuously dropped shells
MO the works around Ladysmith. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
HOBART BETTER LAST MIGHT.
Condition Of the Vice President Ur
favorable Yesterday Morning.

Paterson. N. J.. Nov. 17.-Vice President
Hobart retired tonight feeling much bet
ter than yesterday and early this morn
ing, and Dr. Newton said that there is
every prospect that the patient will pass
a favorable night.
The condition of Mr.. Hobart this morn
ing was unfavorable. but the marked i'm
prUvement tonight has again raised the
hopes of members of his family.
Dr. Newton said tonight that. notwiti-
and the increased hopes of the family, the
attending physicians felt the same anx-
iety Tor the patient that they did three
weeks ago.
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THEY GIVE 1T UP.
Attempts to Photograph Meteors at
Yale Are Abandoned.

y New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 1.-THE
Yale astronomers this afternoon decided
to give up further observations on the
showers of leonids. DR.. F. L. Chase of
the observatory, said:
I'VE have made several pictures dur
ing our observation of the meteors. but
are not sure that we have been able TO
photograph any meteors whatever. We
think that the shower must be over and
we shall take no more observations at
present. We have observed a large
number of sporadic meteors, but have
apparently caught no glimpse of the
leOniGS'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
ENGLAND GETS GUNS.
Creusot Cannon Which Were Ordered
By Transyaal Government.

London, Nov. HIT is reported the
British government has purchased the
Creusot guns ordered by the Transvaal,
but not delivered. An official dispatch
confirms the statement that Captain j.
A. Haldane of the Gordon ifighlanders.
attached to the Dublin fusiliers, and
Lieutenant FARMLAND and thirty-seven
non commissioned officers and men of
the Dublin fusiliers. are missing.
Captain Haldane distinguished him.
self by his services in India. for which
he received the D. S. o. companion of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
TREAT PRISONERS WELL.
Those In Hands of the Beers Are
Shown Every Consideration.

Durham, Nov. 17.-Sunday evening
man who was arrested at Johannes
burg and taken to Pretoria, arrived here
via Delagoa bay. While at Pretoria
he was confined on the race course
with the military prisoners. comprising
fifty-two officers and 1875 non-commis-
stoned officers and men from Natal,
ten officers and twenty-five non-com-
missioned officers and men from Mafe-
king and four men from Fort Tuli.
The prison guards were almost ex-
cluSively Germans. and the artillery
men manning the forts were also most
ly Germans. The prisoners were well
fed, and were shown every considera-
ton. Most of the officers were removed
to more comfortable quarters in the
town.
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THE EMBARGO ON NEWS.
London People In the Dark as to
Events In the Transyaal.

New York, Nov. IA dispatch to the
tribune from London says: The en-
barge on news at the Cape has been so
prohibitive that anything may have
happened at Ladysmith during the past
few days For this reason a rumor
from Pretoria, by way OF Lourenso
Marquee, that General Joubert had
fallen in action on Thursday, can nei-
Their be accepted nor rejected. That
was the day on which the last official
dispatch with details of the lombard
rnent was sent through TO Durham. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
Increase of Miners Paw.

Springfield, Ills, Nov. H.-State Secre-
tary Ryan of the United Mine Workers
of America who Is also president of the
national executive board. returned today
from indianapolis, where he ATTENDED Il
meeting of the executive board. Mr. Ry-
an states that while the board recognizes
the fact that an increase in the price of
mining is due the miners on April l. the
board took no account as 10 what the
increase should be. and they did not
threaten a strike If the demand for an in
crease was not acceded TO.
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READY FOR THE ATTACK.
Boer Forces Have Taken Up Posi-
tion Near Estcourt

Estcourt, Nov. 1.-THE Elmelo BoeT
force has taken up 8 position near En-
nersdale, a few miles north of here:
They have eight seven-pounders and
two French guns. Their strength is
1000 men, They have looted Hender-
sons store.
All is quiet here and ready for the
enemy IL it attacks. There is no anxi-
etV