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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
SANTA FE STRIKERS
MAY START BOYCOTT
Claim That They Can Cut OFF All of the Through
Business on the Road.
Would Route Passengers and Freight From the Coast BY
Way Of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 16.-Should the
Santa Fe officials persist in refusing
to arbitrate the treaty between it and
the Order of Railway Telegraphers, a
systematic boycott will, it is said be
sprung by the members of the order all
over the country, and an effort made
to bring the road to time by cutting off
its business.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers
has about 1900 members comprising
telegraphers and station agents on ev-
cry road in the United States.
IF no agreement can be reached, an
order will, it is said, go out to all the
members of the order to route all pas
sengers and freight business. both from
the east and west, by some other line
than the Santa Fe.
Agents instead of routing California
traffic over the Santa Fe will turn it
to the Southern Pacific.
we can bring the Santa Fe to
terms" said a prominent striking tel
egrapher today, if we are compelled
to adopt this method. We have tried
it before in Colorado and in the east on
the Burlington. In each instance we
were successful. as we ruined the bust
ness Of the company for the time being.
We have il in our power to take away
from the Santa Fe practically all its
through freight and passenger business
and we have assurances from the men
on other roads that they VIII act in our
interests as soon as notified.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
TICE SAYS IT'S OVER.
Santa Fe Superintendent Declares
There Is No Strike.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 16.-''The Dper-
ators' strike in my division is past his
tory" said superintendent Tice, of the
Oklahoma division tonight. Two small
stations are without operators but not
because we cannot get men to supply
them. We have agents sufficient for
all stations, Our trains are coming in
and going out N better shape than be
fore the strike. In most Of our sta
tons operators, as we have found out
since the strike began, are more of a
convenience than a necessity.
Many of our old operators, say 80
per cent of them, would like to come
back, and d great number have asked
to come lack, but it is out of the ques-
ton In many places, especially at the
smaller stations, they are securing the
petitions praying for their reinstate-
ment. The only trouble we are eXper-
fencing from the strike now is the cler-
zeal time sacrificed in receiving apph-
cations for reinstatement.
We have g strikers file in my office
and I will say to you in all candOr that
it is the biggest file we have at present.
The statement issued by the strikers
that my special was tied UP in Okla
homa for lack of operators is absolutely
false. I had no trouble whatever and
ran on time over the division; so did
the regular trains
What about tTainmen, do you ex-
poet them to stTike?" Mr.. Tice was
asked.
1T IS all nonsense. No one knows
better than trainmen that there is
nothing in the operators strike-not
even the semblance of justification l
am in very close touch with the train
men OF my division and TO me the claim
that they are seriously in sympathy
with the o. r. T. strikers is superla-
tivelT absurd
Yardmaster Thomas Peters, Of New
ton, in speaking with an Associated
Press correspondent today, said:
u am a member Of the SWitChmen' 5
and Trainmen's union. At O'Clock this
morning received a dispatch from the
sWitchmen'S general Office stating thaL
they are not interested in the o. r. I.
strike and are not considering the
question of a sympathetic strike At
O'Clock I had a similar message from
the general office Of the Trainmen $
union. l like Dolphin personally, but 1
think he has taken about 1000 operators
out and can never get them back
DESPITE the above statement the sJrlk-
ing operators here are still hopeful II
might be said confident, of winning the
strike. They laugh at the statement OF
Superintendent Tice thai he has oper-
ators ar every station on MS DIVISION
save two and mention a list OF more
than a dozen stations where there are
no operators.
Al Norwich today they say that d
non-union operator showed the white
feather and left town. He was the
second non-union man to leave the key
this week, the previous one joining the
strikers voluntarily.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
SLAIN BY A CONRADE
Tragic Incident of War In the
Philippines.
OUTPOST FORGOT ORDERS
CORPORAL CHASE OF 18th VOL
UNTEERs is KILLED.

Boston. Dec. 16.-The following was re-
cefved by the Globe from James Sweeney.
hospital steward with the Twenty ninth
volunteer infantry at CatbaIogan, Sanar
island:
Corporal Herbert Chase Of -MaTlbor-
ough. Mass. was shot and killed BY
James Henderson. private. company c.
Twenty-Dinth infantry. at Catba logan,
during the night of Oct. q About 800
American soldiers held the town Of Cat
balOgan, being constantly harassed by the
insurgents under General LukbOn on the
surrounding hills. This led to strict or
ders 70 kill all natives out after. dark.
Prisoners Brought In.
"On Oct q a rebel officer came into
town under a flag Of truce and delivered
over Sergeant Rice and Corporal Allen
captured last March. These men Te9Ort-
ed that the force of FiGpinOs besieging
the town numbeed 300 and that they
were bOaSting OF coming into the town TO
kill all the Americans.
About 10 clock that night the FIHpl-
nos opened a heavy fire on the town II
was Corporal Chase's duty TO reinforce
were reDulsed after a lively half hours
fight When the firing had subsided the
corporal stepped into the bushes. telling
the sentinel. il Is said, not. TO shoot The
order was forgotten by the excited out
post and as Chase started to return he
was shot down without being challenged
He was evidently mistaken for a bolo-
house and viii be tried ou the charge or
manslaughter.
Chase was buried with military hon
OTS on Oct. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
AMERICANS GO NORTHWARI
INSURGENTS SUSTAIN LOSSES
DURING LAST TEN DAYS.
Philippine Commission Hard at Work
On a Tariff Bill For Revenue
Only.

Manila, Dec. 16-Advices from IIoiIo re-
port that the American troops have been
moving nOrrhward and westward for sew
eraI days and that detachments of the
Sixth, Eighteenth and Twenty-sixth reg
iments have been active near their sta
tons.
The insurgent losses during the last ter
days there have been five killed sever
wounded and forty taken prisoners The
Americans have lost two killed and three
wounded.
Large numbers of the natives, however,
are swearing allegiance to the United
States
In several recent attacks and eXpedi-
ti0ns in southern LUZOu the insurgents
have lost eight killed. seven wounded
and about twenty captured.
The Americans have lost one killed and
two wounded.
Most of the time of the Philippine COM
Judge Taft said today that generally
speaking. the new rates would be about
% per cent of the existing rates. 1t
viii be essentially a tariff for revenue.
ne remarked. but some of the industries
that are already established viii be given
protection. The commission is not con-
-sidering the question of the constitution
atty OF taxing United States products
The precedents have been established in
the case of Porto Rico and by the mill
tarv government of the Philippines The
rate on kerosene will be reduced from II
cents a gallon TO 4 cents Some AmeTI-
can goods will be admitted free. and al
most all will come in at reduced figures
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
CHASTITY CARGO
OF UPSET YAWL
Two COrpses and Two Men
In Fearful Distress.
BUFFETED FOR HOURS
BY STORMY LAKE
Awful Experience of a Light
house Grew.

Manitowoc, Wis. Dec. 16.-The
steamer Manhattan arrived here today
with W. H. Shields and William Nc
Galley. lighthouse keepers on Squaw
island. and the bodies of Mrs. Shields
and her niece, Mrs. Mary Davis.
They were picked up Saturday after
noon in the lake, where they were
found dashed to an overturned vawI
They had been thus exposed since Fri
day. when they were capsized by a
squaH while sailing from the island to
the mainland. Lucien Morden of Mon
tague, Mich, another occupant of the
boat, was drowned before he could be
dashed to the overturned craft. The
two rescued men were badly frost bit
ten, and it is thought they Will have to
suffer amputation of their lower limbs.
They were taken to the hospital here.
where the following story Of the terri
BILE experience was told by Mr.. Shields:
Tried to Leave Island.
Upon receiving orders to close the
lighthouse for the season, we prepared
to leave the island. and together with
our helpers, Mcrden, Mrs. Shields and
Mrs. Davis. We left the island on Fri
day. for the mainland, seven miles dis
tant bound for HarbOr Springs. When
out only a short time a heavy wind
struck our boat capSiZed il and threw
US all into the lake We all succeeded,
after much hard work. in reaching the
boat. NcCauley and myself finally sue
ceeded in flashing both the women TO
the boat, and then ourselves.
'.Morden had become delirious and
refused to be dashed, and soon after fell
of the boat and was lost. Ny wife and
her niece. MCCauley and myself were
tossed about and suffered terribly from
the cold and seas which washed over
US. About seven hours after the acct
dent happened my wife succumbed, be
ing unable TO longer endure the ex-
posure to winds and seas. Mrs. Davis
soon afterward also died.
Once Near the Mainland
"At one time we were within a short
distance of the mainland, and would
soon have been washed on the beach,
when the wind changed and we were
gradually drifting out into the lake
again. Fortunately, however. we were
taken by the wind into the north pas
sage which is often taken by boats
coming up the lake. In this manner
we passed Friday night. suffering ter
ribly from cold and hunger, until sat
urday at 1 p. m. when we succeeded IN
attracting the attention OF the lookout
of the steamer Manhattan.
The terrible experience and suffer
ing which we endured can only be i'm
agfned by those who have had similar
experiences.
Both men are about 40 years OF age.
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ron5on. Dec. III a. m.-Lord Sails
r,,~- ana his colleagues must today
feel greatly relieved that parliament
u4s prorogued Saturday. A grim irony
,,u- arlacnes TO Lord Roberts descrip-
-i@r of the war as over" Yesterday
taa war Office for the first time in
many months. remained open through
or- a Sunday in response to the de-
maad of the public anxiety to learn the
latest news
Lord Kitchener is reported to have
sent d fresh and urgent request to the
government TO send out every available
maurted man. With General Dewet
again escaped through the British cor
dom i'm the neiEhbOThUOd of Thaba
Nghu the serious affairs at Vryheid
and ZaStr0u and the Magaliesburg dis
aSter confronting the British people.
they viii begin 10 ask, as they do, why
Lord Roberts is allowed to come home.
The colonial Office Announces its de-
cislon Jo enlist 5000 men instead of the
1000 previously asked To be recruited
In Great Britain for General Baden
PoweITS CouSta bulaTy. which shows
that recruiting in South Africa IS less
active than has been anticipated.
Dispatches from Lorenzo Marques as
S-TL LlLi I-l Lile EnOCI lOICcC are Di6ULl-
fully supplied with ammunition but ter
ribIy in want of food and clothing.
Mr.. Kruger. at The Hague, received
William T. Stead yesterday. Mr.. Stead
urged him 10 continue his tour of Europe
and to 80 TO America. The BOer states
man listened atJentively but declined to
commit himself by any definite state
meuJ- tt is reported that he is about
60 remove from his hotel to a private
residence. as though contemplating a
ur0lCuged stay at The Hague.
Lord Roberts, now returning to Eng
land on board the Canada. did not go
ashore at st. Helena though the steam
e. touched there
Ninety troopers, members of the Sew
eu-eentu LanceTs stationed at Balm
da-lie. were arrested yesterday for in
Standardization. They were about to
start for South Africa and were an
moved al not being allowed license 10
Tsr1uSe-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
KITCHENER ASKS FOR
MORE MOUNTED MEN
British Public Wants to Know Why Lord Roberts
Was Released.
Disastrous RepuSeS Of Recent Days Make Situation in
TranSyaal CrdCal-BOerS Have Plenty of Ammunition

arrived. The staff suffered severely.
but General Clements appeared to have
a charmed life.
While mounted men were driving
the enemy back along a slope covered
thick'y with dead Beers, a deafening
rife fire suddenly broke out on the
plateau above. The signaIieTs hello
graphed that the northumberland
were being attacked. General Glenn
ents, convinced that they would easily
hold their own. dispatched the remain
der OF his forces on the tanks and rear
of his two camps.
AT 4:30 O'Clock a. m. a heliOgraph
from the western peak announced that
the Beers were about to Overwhelm the
fUSllieTS. General Clements was I'M
able to send adequate help. but dis
patched yeOmauTy to climb the hillside
and create a diversion. Before the yeo-
many could come into action the Beers
had overlapped the NorthumberIands
and were in possession of the entire
horseshoe, firing down on the yeOman-
~, entangled in the bushes and bOUl-
ders.
The Northumberland made a mag
nlHcent defense Is long as their ammu-
milton lasted. According to Boer ac-
counts, many, even when resistance
was hopeless. died fighting
General Clements. now left with zoe
men, made Superhuman efforts against
the bullets from the Beers, pouring
over the peaks and managed to save his
guns and camp equipment. He retired
in splendid order and ct p. m. started
to march TO Reitfontein, fighting a
rear-g guard action all the way and ar
irving the next day at a. M
Lord Methuen- according to another
dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated
yesterday, attacked and captured a
BOer lager near Lichtenberg. Dec. IA
securing large supplies of cattle and
sheep and a considerable quantity of
ammunition
y further dispatch from Lord Kitch-
ener, dated Pretoria, Dec. Is, says that
Lord MethUen has officially confirmed
the report OF the death of General Lem
ner,- the Boer commander.
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Ihe total loss is now thought to be no
less than lJh Some dispatches say 40.
oTty OF those saved are badly hurt
Madrid Dec 16.-The training shin had
oeen at Manga since Nov. I. practicins
with guns OF large caGbre. She had been
previously at MegOdaT. Morocco At 20
clock this morning a review of the
clf---- was in order The wind was ex-
tr=--el-- violent and Instructions were
SVEN 10 stoke up as rapidly as possible.
but alreacL mountainous waves had
struck the snip. Swapping the anchor
chains She was driven helpless toward
the port and sank. The crew threw them
----- into the sea and chung 10 the
wreckage. but the majority quickly dis
appeared Captain kveSthmann died at
his post
TO- Nal--a life boat made three ef-
forts and rescued fifteen. bur the weight
C--SiZed the boat and twelve were
drowned. The other three were saved
by means of ropes thrown 10 them. The
port authorities saved many Of the
sailors The survivors have been re
Ceived at the hospital. the Hotel De
Vile and private houses All the
theatres IN Malaga abandoned their per
fu-.--------as this evening.
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MADE GALLANT STAND.
English View of Affair at Magalies-
berg.

berg.
London Dec 1.-The MaEal5esberg
affair is described as follows in a dis
patch to the Standard from ReItron-
Iatl-
The scene of the engagement was a
l7~SeshOe-ShapeG depression. The
N7--humberlands occupied the center,
General Clements camp was pitched
1000 yards lower down at the eastern
point of the horseshoe and Colonel
-sEEis camp was about 300 yards dis
csut.
General DeIarey's 1000 men. against
whom General Clement had fought re-
reated actions. were suddenly. un-
known TO General Clements. reinforced
a- 5000 from Warm Baths, under Com
maudmenJ HOyers. AT daybreak Colo
0-'S LeEEiS' picket discerned what
seemed 10 be a fresh force Of British
troops thirty yards distant The
strangers were challenged. They re
Piled with a vOlley, revealing 900 Beers
sn khaki The firing became heavy and
-1a noise aroused Colonel Leggis'
troops who arrived just in time 10 save
me aUtp'SJS from capture a furious
engagement ensued. Artillery was
brought up and ii compelled the Beers
Q" retire Colonel LeEgis followed up
--. withdrawal but was shot dead by
q bullet through MS head
General Clements and mis- staff soon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
GERMAN TRAINING SHIP FOUNDERS
AND one HUNDRED ARE DROWNED

+r.E. Dec 1f---he German training
--.-... EuelS51au has foundereG OF
81 --. northeast Of Gibraltar.
.-..Fe dispatches say that forty per-
r..- We're .r1Wutd.
The G---scuau, which was built at
-z tn 1873 was an iron vessel,
-..--"t with wood. and had disUiaCe-
.. .. ->7f toms. She was 2i1 feet nine
.H.-~ .u length and forty five feet eleven
...~ -- beam. having mean draft of
--... s-- trsr eiEEr inches and q coal
.'r az sH' tons Her armament con-
e.r..- .- -1Ur-e. "a 5e-Inch kTuup uTeecI-
-wp H-+-iuan quick HreTs one boat
..- Sun and seven TORI. do tubes Her
- .E-.- was t6i and she was used for
. boys
.-- E----e--au fouulereL ar the en-
...-.- 'r tl- gHrt nj Malaga. where she
us ..".- On take refuge from the terri
... storm prevailing
number Of the cadets can be
- --.- The shore CIiuCtuE 10 the rig
They are shouting and signalling
-.. captain and many of the cadets
been drowned
.. IS .r.--rr" -Ia- forty. who left in
---. &C.. --. ships boats and have not
.l seen since. are lost
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17

When shown d telegram from Wichita
stating that IeieErapnerS on the Okla
homa division were peutioning Superin-
tendent Tice for reinstatement Mr.. Dol
phin this evening said.
There is nothing in the story. Tt the
teiegraphers desired To be reiustated they
would not apply TO Mr.. Tice. They would
go to some one higher in authority. The
telegraphers all over the system are
standing out and will do so until this
matter ia definitely settled of the large
Deka. there is not one who has attempted
to get back and this IS the situation
everywhere
In the Fight to Stay.
I've are in this fight TO stay. IF arbi-
tratiOu Is not accepted by the Santa Fe
the strike viii be in evidence two years
hence. We have 1900 members over the
no other way to settle the difficulty they
viii boycott the Santa Re and route their
through business over other lines.
As h matter of fact the strike is
spreading Only today ] have received
information that old men did not go out
on the first call are throwing up their p0-
sitons and new men have been induced
Mr. Dolphin refused to talk regarding
the interview between the board of me-
diatiOn and Mr.. Nudge He says Condi-
tons are emInenty satisfactory for sue
cess.
While the representatives of the differ
ent orders deny that there is any Hkeli-
hood of strike should Third Vice Presi-
Guilty with the .. r. T.. il is still the
general feeling should this take place Sc
TiOus complications might ensue. The po-
SltiOn taken IS that II the santa Re re-
fuses to recognize the o. R Il. at the
present time, similar action might be
taken should trouble arise in the future
between the road and other organizations
and it would mean the establishment Of
a dangerous precedent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
WAR OFFICE REFORM.
Committee Named In London to Deal
With 1t.

COmm1LLS6 N dn6Q Ii AoAOOA 70 OSelA
With It.
London. Dec. 1.-THE secretary of state
for war. Mr. William St John Broderick,
has APPOINTED a committee TO deal with
the question of war Office reform The
committee viii consider the system Of
contracts ard the possibility Of further
Capitalization and more expeditions work
ing. The chairman OF the committee is
Clinton E Dawkins. of the firm Of J. s.
Morgan & Co
The other members OF the committee
are Sir Charles GIynne. Earl Welby, who
was private secretary TO the Marquis of
Lansdowne. while the latter was chief
secretary Of state for war. Colonel Sir
George Clark. superintendent OF the
ROYAL Carriage department; George Steg-
eastern railway. Ernest William BTeCk-
EFT. conservative member Of the house OF
commons for the Whiteby division Of
Yorkshire and William Mather, liberal
member for POsseu dale. The committee
will meet in January
The committee Is considered a strong
one. The only doubtful member Is Sir
Charles WeIby who has long been con-
nected with the war Office and who Is re-
garded as an upholder OF the existing sys-
TEN.
Approval of the composition Of the COM
ufttee however. does not apply approval
Of Mr. BroderiCk's action The Daily
News and Daily Chronicle and even some
conservative papers, complain that the
expedient OF appointing a committee,
really means shelving urgent reforms
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the club had punctured the skull in
four places and penetrated his brain.
Walter Evans, one Of the young men
who attempted TO rescue SimOns and
who afterwards Witnessed the lynch
ing. has become a Taving maniac.
The dead mans wife is prOstrated and
il is believed she viii die from the
shock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
EARTHQUAKE IN CUBA.
MORO Castle Is Shaken In the
Shock

Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 16.-A sharp
earthquake shock was felt here last night
about midnight It was the most severe
that has been experienced in several
wears and created q panic at the san
Carlos club, where a grand ball was IN
progTess
The shock was preceded Dy a dull Solhd
IKE a mine explosion Two shocks fol-
lowed. the former being quite severe and
the latter scarcely percepCible- The club
rooms became scenes Of frantic comEno-
ION Al MORO Castle 4 liberty
bail was in progress The Amerl-
can ladies' present expressed great
interest in the earthquake. which VS. the
first they had experienced nut dlsSfdyee
no fear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
TO PVT M-KINLEY N.
1raugUration Ceremony Committee Is
Named.

~-.DEron- Dec 16-The committee
watch VIII have charge OF the T0rJhCCm-
- residential iuaugura tiuu ceremonies
rs .-1rlaly announced today John y.
--.-~- Is chairman. T. F. DOesSle- vice
.T tu- Colonel George TrIf- sceIl sec
-- Vice chairman; Southland Parker,
-Ta- .I- and EHrrIS7u iJIlzLIdu. score
-TH. The committee js made up Of ffty
comment citizens o. Washington ana IN
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riua More Bodies Found.

Dunkirk. y. Y, Dec. 16.-Bodies OF
five more victims OF the normal school
fire were recovered today, making SIX
that have been taken from the runs
Those found today were cnarred De
80 ,-ecopDi+fon- WOrkmen while re
moving debris found the bodies at the
foot of q fire escape. where they were
piled across each other,
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Steamers Crew Deserts.

Victoria 3 c. Dec I6.-The steamer
AI-ha which returned 10 port last week
with her stoke hole fun Of water. con
tinued her voyage 10 Yokohama yeSter-
day- having been pronounced seaworth%.
serted. Claiming she was not fit 10 so 10
sea bur the inspectors passed Eer.
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Smashed Station Windows.

Ardmore, I. T, Dec. 16.-At Dougher-
". L T.. tonight unknown persons
smashed the Santa Fe station windows
with stones and fired on the new oper-
atOr. Marshals who We're protecting
the building exchanged shots with the
niscreants. No one was hurt.