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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
.HOWISON IS AN
ENEMY OF SCHLEY
Declared That Sampson Won the
Santiago Victory.
TALKED TO A REPORTER
MATTER CALLED TO ATTENTION
OF NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The navy de-
partment has decided that the Schley
court of inquiry shall be held in the
gunners' workshop at the navy yard.
The workshop is a large new building
and well adapted to the requirements
of the court Judge Jere Wilson ana
Isidor Raynor, counsel for Admiral
SchIey in the coming court of inquiry,
called on Acting Secretary OF the Navy
Iackett today and made inquiries re-
garding the DEPARTMENTS list OF VII
nesses. They were Informed that the
department had no prepared list; that
the preparation of this list Is III 'itS
hands of Captain Lemly, the judge AZ
vocate of the court, VINO IS no" IN AN
ada and who is expected to return 10
Washington next Monday They also
were informed that counsel for Al
miraI Schley could write a letter TO
Captain Lemly, asking him Tor the ISI'
which letter would be forwarded TO the
Judge advocate. or they could await
his return and then make application
TO him.
Admiral Schley did not accompany
his LAWYERS It is understood that a
letter will be addressed to the depart
rent by Admiral Schley's counsel, ask
ing for a list of the witnesses. 1t Is
stated that the call on Secretary Hack
EFT was informal
During their conference with Acting
Secretary Hackett today, Messrs- Kay
nor and Wilson advised him that a
communication would be sent him this
afternoon relative to certain statements
reported to have been made by Rear
Admiral Howison, a member Of the
court of inquiry, in regard to the
Schley-SampSOn controversy. The let
ter to Secretary Hackett will enclose
copies of interviews purporting to have
Il vfe-rnr7 -rn
among other things. that the battle or
San iago was won by Sampson; that
the latter's presence was unnecessary
at that fight; that Schley deserved no
credit for the victory, and that be
tween the two officers, Sampson IS the
better one
Mr.. Hackett is requested to forward
this communication to Admiral Howl
son for his consideration and copy
of that officers reply to the depart
ment is asked for.
While the request Of the counsel of
Admiral Schley for list of witnesses
will be submitted to Judge Advocate
Lemly as a matter of form, it has al
ready been determined at the depart
mCnt that the request will be complied
with and the list will be furnished to
Admiral Schley's officers. Possibly this
Of Captain Lemly to Washington.
Lieutenant P. W. Wells, who was
flag secretary to Admiral Schley dur
ing the West Indian campaign, has
been detached from the Kearsarge and
ordered to Washington to assist Ad-
miral Schley in the preparation of his
case. This was done on the request Of
the admiral, who said he desired the
assistance Of Lieutenant Wells because
Of his familiarity with the correspOn-
dence during the time he CSchley) was
IL command Of the flying squadron.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
BOER WOMEN ARE
SURE Of VICTORY
Confident British Will Yet Be
Driven From TransvaaL.

London, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Standard from Pretoria says that Boer
women who have just been taken to the
concentration camps, their husbands
being on commando, declare loudly thai
in spite of all that has occurred lately,
the Beers are going to win. They say
that letters from the Boer delegation
in Europe assure the fighting leaders
that the continental powers will short
" intervene. So sure are the men Of
this that they are holding thanksgiv-
ing services.
The wives Of men still in the field
are continually insulting the wives Of
those who have surrendered. COnse-
qUently, some of the burghers who had
surrendered desiring to be on the win
ming side, have escaped and returned
to commando.
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for several hundred passengers and a
large freight capacity.
SAY SHIPS OFFICERS
HAD BEEN DRINKING.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 81. S. Robe.
one of the passengers Oh the Inflated
Islander. wrecked of Douglas island.
returns with one of the most intelligent
accounts Of the terrible disaster. While
he would not consent to be quoted on
this branch of the subject, his demeanOr
Enthusiastically indicates that he believes
the officers of the Islander were derelict
in their duty. Indeed, the charge is be-
ing more or less freely made by the sur
viVOrs that officers of the vessel
had been drinking heavily. The vessel,
too. had not aboard the marine law re-
Quirements in the quantity and char
acter of life saving equipment 1t is
also remarked that, in view of the state
ments that a dense fog prevailed. the
vessel was running at full speed. Robe
said
1T is known that an hour before the
departure Of the Islander 107 tickets had
been sold. This did not Include chill
dren in arms. Including the crew there
were in all ISL persons on board There
are lib survivors, making sixty-eight
people lost"
John I. Wilcox, residing at 500 Sixth
street. San Francisco, who returned on
the Queen, said: AT the time of the
accident we were going ahead at the
rate Of seventeen miles per hour 1t
was densely fOggy, and we could
scarcely see fifty feet ahead. Suddenly
there was a. shock and 1 grabbed my
clothing and ran on deck. 1t was then
100 a. IN. It was too dark TO make
anything out over the side of the vessel.
I went below to try and save some Of
my things, but the water was rushing
in too thickly. I found the decks
crowded by frightened passengers. Some
officers called TO the men to lower the
boats, and then told the passengers
there was no danger Many actually
went hack to bed. When nearly two
feet of water covered the state room
deck, they stampeded for the upper
deck. Finally the boats were lowered,
and I entered the first one. We stood
by to assist
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followers. have been within day
horseback ride of BOgOta. the national
capital Ex-President San Clemente,
who was deposed last July while visit
ing at Villeta, an Andean village on
the trail between the Magdalena river
and Bogota. made his home in Anapo-
mia. San Clemente has been accus-
toned all his life TO the warm climate
of the lOwlands, and he was unable 10
live in Bogota because of the high aitl-
tude.
Anapomia is regarded by Colombians
as a summer resort, and San Gle
mente spent the greater part of his
time there, visiting the capital only at
long intervals It is significant that
some of the followers of the depOSed
president recently announced that they
would join with Tribe in his attempt
to Overturn the conservative govern
ment if San Clemente was not restored
to the presidency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
FIT. DUCHESNE
UNDER WATER



Price, Utah, Aug i9.-When the signal
sergeant closed HIS Office at Fort Du-
chesne at O'Clock this evening the Ell
tire post, which IS situated on a high
plateau some twenty to twenty-five feet
above the level Of the Uintah river, was
fully a foot under water. and many of
the quarters of the men and officers
homes were threatened with flooding on
the first floors The water did not come
from the river. but over the mesa from
the direction Of White Rocks Agency,
fourteen miles to the northwest. from
tributaries of the Uintah and DuchesDe
rivers All things ina Einable the signal
sergeant said. were going by, conspicU-
Gus among which were a pair Of pups On
q cellar door. Situated as the post is
there is bound 70 be considerable dam
a<e.
Tonight and all Of today the Price river
mas been the highest for five years, aud
there is great loss OF hay cut and lying
In the nelds all ever Carbon and Emery
counties The water tonight IS running a
foot over the bridge below Price town.
and II would not De surprising If the
bridge went out entirely.
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FIVE ARE KILLED BY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION

Little Fails, n. Y, Aug. 19.-The Mo
hawk & Malone roundhOuse at Her
kiner was discovered to be on fire at
1890 tonight. Waterman Gilbert and
an engine tender named John Deck.
assisted by residents of the vicinity
and members Of the bridge building
gang, attempted to extinguish the
flames. While they were battling with
the fire a large quantity Of dynamite
stored in the building exploded with
terrific force, killing Gilbert and Deck
and four others. The bodies Of the last
four mentioned are unrecOgnizable.
The roundhOuse was wrecked and
burned. 1t is feared there are other
bodies in the ruins. The roundhOuse
is owned by the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad.
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lowed the first officer to get down the
boats.
Meanwhile the passengers. aroused to
their peril. appeared on deck and a
rush was made TO the purser by those
Who had given him treasure for safe
keeping. Purser Bishop handed all out
except two bags of $1,000 each, which
We're not claimed and went down with
the vessel
The bow Of the steamer steadily sunk
and twenty minutes from the time II
struck the front deck was under water
and the stem, with propeller and rud-
der, were nigh in the air and useless
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced ip asCertaining the location or
the SHORE. though IL was only short
distance away, owing 10 the dense fog
prevailing Finally mr. Preston or
Seattle and Dawson, who. with MS
bride was on his wedding trip, both OF
whom were saved in the last boat
Is hich left tie wreck, heard water
triczling down the rocks, and all the
boats reached shore A number jumped
off the steamer into the water and were
rescued therefrom. only 90 die of ex-
haUstfOn from the intense cold Sew
eraI were recovered only after four or
five hours OF continuous hard work by
their comrades.
Among the passengers lost were Mrs.
Governor Ross of Dawson, child and
niece and DR.. John A. Duncan of Vic
toria. The doctor was seen with a life
preserver about him. but no one saw
Mrs. Ross, and III is thought that Dun
can lost his life in a futile attempt 10
rescue Mrs. Ross and family Just as
the steamer sank.
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CUT AIR BRAKES
ON THE WESTERN

Continued from Page l.
expressed great surprise that he should
have been arrested. declaring that he had
only "cut" the brake TO prevent an acci-
dent, and not to cause one I Just hap
pened to be walking by the freight" said
he when I noticed that there was
leak In the pipe, and being a railroad ma
and knowing the danger of even a small
leak. I simply uncOUpled the pipe so that
the inspector would find the leak when
he came along. Perhaps I had no bust
ness to do it, but I never thought Of
doing anything that would cause
wreck
He declared that he had no spite against
the company whatever Or. McKen1a
Of this city is my brother" said he, but
don't mention that for his sake. I have
a wife in Colorado Springs for her health,
and I was on my way to Butte to get
work" MCKenna made an ATTEMPT TO
see his brother, but found that he was
away in Idaho on a fishing trip.
Owtn= to the fact that the crime was
committed in Utah county Deputy Sheriff
Henry, acting for Sheriff Storrs, came
UD last night and took McKenna back
to Provo, where he viii be tried.
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SEE MYSTERIOUS SHIP.
Vessel Appears Of Colon and Causes
Much Curiosity.

Colon. Aug. 19.-The postal authori-
ties here say regarding the explosion
on board the German steamship Croa-
tia Thursday that the mail bag con-
tanning the two gun shells was mailed
in Panama, and that the bag was ad-
mitted in view of the formal declara-
ton of German merchants that there
were no explosives therein. No one
was injured by the explosion, but con-
siderable mail was destroyed.
A mysterious vessel, showing two
lights, was observed by residents on
the beach last night. She remained in
view about half an hour and then
sailed away, causing much curiosity.
According to late advices from Port
of Spain, Trinidad, several Venezuelan
war vessels are being repaired there.
Others are ready for sea, awaiting or
ders.
The Colombian cruiser General Pin
ION, formerly the American yacht Ma
mCuna, is at Barranquilla.
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Twentv-three Boers KiIled.

London, Aug. 19.-Lord Kitchener. in
a dispatch from Pretoria, dated today,
says a party of South African con-
stabulary yesterday surprised strong
Boer lager near Middleburg, Cape
Colony. killing tWenty-thTee men. The
cCnsta bulary numbered $50. but owing
to the strength of the enemy, 500 to $40
men, they were unable to follow up
their success, and during their retire
lent they lost one man killed and had
six men wounded. Fourteen men are
missing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
DIRECTOR Is SUED.
Litigation Growing Out of Seventh
National Bank Failure.

New York, Aug. 19.-Forrest Raynor,
as receiver Of the Seventh National
bank, began an action at law in the
United States circuit court today
against Guy T Major, one Of the di-
TectOrs of the bank. In the summons
it. is stated that judgment for $50, 900
viii be taken against Major if answer
is not made in twenty days from Aug.
10, the date of the fling of the suit
At the office OF counsel for Receiver
RaynOr it was said that the suit was
begun against Major because it was
learned that he was about to sail for
Europe and because he had not made
good the assessment levied by the con-
troller of the currency on his stock.
Mr. Major said that the suit was
for the assessment on the stock on the
bank levied by the controller of the
currency, but he claimed that he owed
nothing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
SUGAR GOES LOWER.

Ten-cent Cut Announced From San
Francisco.
The Spreckles Sugar company of San
Francisco. which produces beet sugar
exclusively, yesterday made cut of
10 cents per 100 in the price of beet
sugar. Following this announcement.
the Western Sugar Refining company,
which Tefines cane sugar, reduced the
price of cane sugar the same amount
This makes the price of cane sugar in
this market S5.55 and of beet sugar
50 As. J. W. Haywood. sales agent for
these two companies, stated that these
reductions were the result OF natural
trade conditions Raw sugar is now
coming in and there had been a drop
OF 1215 cents in New York during the
past week Mr.. Hayward reports that
local JObbers are now taking California
beet sugar in considerable quantity.
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CLAIMS BIG VICTORIES.
Colombian Governor Says Guerrillas
Look for HeIp From VenezueIa.

Colon b1an Governor says GuerrlllaS
Look for Help From Venezuela
New York, Aug. 19.-The following
dispatch from the governor of the de-
partment of Cauca, republic of Colon
bia, is an answer to a message sent
him by the Tribune several days ago
asking for information regarding the
situation in Colombia:
cali, Colombia, Aug. 17.-Guerrillas
display increasing activity with the
hope of assistance from the invasions
that threaten Colombia. Important vic
tories obtained by the government at
AnapOmia and JOmbalO.
(Signed.) JAIME CORDOBA.
Governor of the Department of eau
ca"
The news of the battle at AnapOmia
is of great Importance, because it con-
veys information that General TRIBES
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wARsHIPs IN READINESS.
North Atlantic Squadron is Ordered
to Hampton Roads.


to Hampton Roads.
Washington, Aug. LIT was an
nounced at the navy department today
that the North Atlantic squadron
would sail from Newport about the 25th
inst. for Hampton Roads. When spe-
cifc inquiry was made as to whether
this had any connection with the trOu-
bles in South America, an authorita-
tive answer was given out that it had
no relation whatever to affairs in that
quarter. It was explained that the
maneuvers Of the squadron in New
England waters had come to a close
and that the southern drill grounds off
Hampton Roads afford better facilities
Tor the evOlutions in contemplation.
These plans appear to have been
formed some time ago The effect of
the movement. however, will be TO
place the vessels Of this squadron about
a day and a half's sail nearer to the
scene of southern difficulties than they
would be if they remained on the New
England coast, and also in good loca-
ton for coaling and equipping for sea
If any necessity should arise for dis
patching any of these ships
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Monument is Unveiled

Santa Fe. \. NJ, Aug. ia monu-
ment to commemorate the fffty-fifth an
niversary of the peaceful annexation Of
New Mexico to the United States was
unveiled this afternoon on ttTe plaza in
the presence of a vast cOncOurse. It
was erected by Sunshine chapter Of
the Daughters of the American RevO-
In ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 19.-It is feared
that the Russian bark Neptune. Cap
tain ZettkOff, which sailed from here
Aug. 10 for MOnteVideO, was lost IN
the recent storm. The foundation for
this fear is the fact that pieces Of the
stern OF a vessel with the name tNep-
tune. were picked up today on the
outer beach of Santa Rosa island. sew
eral miles out. William Tdmixen, an
exploit Of this city, was a passenger
on the Neptune. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
Bad Crops 81 ,Korea.

St. Petersburg. Sunday. Aug. 1S.-Dis-
patches received here from Seoul say
that the Korean government has for
hidden the expectation of rice. on ac-
count Of the bad crops, and that the
japanese government has instructed its
minister at Seoul to inquire whether
the measure is justifable. Japan has
an agreement with Korea forbid7ing
such action, except in case Of dire ne
cessity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
Kruger Opposes Privateers.

Brussels, Aus 1e.-The Petit Bleu
says Mr.. Kruger has rejected the pTi-
watering proposals recently made TO
him but reserves the right to have re-
course to Corsairs if the British shoot
Boer prisoners captured after Sept. Is.
The promoters of the privateeTing plan
intend to ignore Mr.. Kruger's refusal
Of their offer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
STREET RAILWAY BONDS.
Old Issues Are to Be Taken Up at
Once.

Ouce.
Attorney L. B. Critchlow will leave
for New York today to arrange the de-
tails of the taking up of the Rapid
Transit and Salt Lake City railway
bonds by the Consolidated Railway &
Power company. This is a formal de-
tail of the plan of consolidation, and
il is expected il viii be the last step
to be taken in the legal part of the
merger.
The details of actual consolidation
are being worked out by the officials
of the road As yet the changes to be
made in the service have not been per-
fected in outline enough to be put into
effect, but it is expected that several
steps will be taken som. The me-
chanical department is now figuring
whether the entire system can be op-
Grated more economically by a cOnsol-
idation of the power houses and shops
or by continuing them in separate oD-
Grafton.
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Prominent Venezuelan Arrested.

Willemstad. Curcao. Aug. 19-Senor
Vellegas Pulido. formerly president of
the Venezuelan state of Guarico and
lately President Castro's minister Of
commerce, has been arrested in Cara
cas- and also thirty-five other pOliti-
clans. President Castro continues to
encourage the Colombian instruction
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
Lootine hr Rehels

Colon, Aug. Is (via Galveston. A
force Of rebels appeared at Emperador
Saturday night. The station happened
to be without a garrison at the time,
and so they looted the Chinese stores
The rebels are avoiding the garrisoned
stations
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20
Miss RooseueIt Ill

New York Aug 19.-Viee President
Roosevelt spent Sunday in this city at the
hospital where his daughter, Miss Alice
Roosevelt. is a patient. 1t is expected
that the young lady viii leave the hos
pital in a day or two
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TineCard.
In Effect
Aug 1. 1901.
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AND
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Current Time Table.
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