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Business Bad in South Africa.

New York, Jan Sir Percy sanderson,
the British consul.general, gave out the
following today
Information has been received 10 the
eject that the government Of Cape Col
ony desire, owing 10 the present condition
Of trade In the colony and throughout
South Africa. 10 discourage the further
immigration Of persons without ample
means or prospect OF immediate employ
ment. Numbers OF skilled artisans and
others have been thrown out OF work,
and fresh arrivals accentuate the posi-
lions "
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Mount Colima In Eruption.

Chicago Jan. "A special TO the News
from Guadaaiara, Mex, says
Violent eruptlOns Of Mount Colima vol
cano have caused the inhabitants OF the
country Immediately adjacent TO the
mountain 10 become alarmed. Many of
the people have left their homes and
sought safety from the ashes and lava,
The most interesting feature OF the
eruptions Us the earthquake shocks which
are felt IN the region Of the volcano.
These seismic Disturbances are Of unusu-
nj severity. but no serloils damage has
been reported.
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COMBINED REWARDS AGGREGATE s., POO
Utah Lht Company $780, County
and Mayor Morris for Appe
hension OF RObber.Assassin.

1ha there 5 o a t. II
by the sws loeo
all
gyb we
theme
which wasp e f all is
worth finally the link that will the of the
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SENATOR KEARNS
GIVES A DINNER
To Newspaper Men who Attended Irrl'
CATION CoBareas-All Charmed
With senator Smoot.
Especial 10 The "News.'

Especial to the "News,"O
Washington, d, c., Jan 7.--Senator
Rearns entertained at dinner last night
the newspaper correspondents who at
tended the irrigation congress In Octo-
ber Senator Sinoot was also the guest
OF his colleague II was the first OPP
portunity the newspaper men had 20
meet the junor senator socially, and he
succeeded In winning the hearty friend
ship OF every one OF them. Senator
Kearns intends to give n series OF din
ners during the winter, Of which that
last night was the first,
PENSIONS.
Pensions granted Ctah-Cynthia
Vernon sl2
ldnho--Chas A. Clifford, il2; Dave
ID. Jewell, Sl2,
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Golden State Limited Wrecked

Topeka. Kan, Jan. IA special TO .he
State Journal from TucumcnrI, y. NJ.
says:
4 wreck of the Golden State lin ted
the Rock Islands overland California
train, occurred al Revuelto this morning.
a freight had taken TO the siding but
several cars projected The passenger
train. behind time and running at "a
miles an hour, swung around curve,
striking the freight with crashing effect,
The Golden State limited engine was dis
abed and derailed, many box cars de.
molshed ara 100 yards Of track torn up.
The dispatch simply adds: None were
killed
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RUTH CLEVELAND
DIES or HEART FAILURE.

Princeton, N. j., Jan. Ruth
Cleveland. the eldest child OF
ex.Presdent Cleveland, died at
the Cleveland home here today
very Unexpectedly the immediate
cause OF death being a weakening
OF the heart action during mild
attack OF diphtheria, DR., Wick
of, the attending physician. said
that Miss Cleveland had been IN
with a mild form Of diphtheria
FOR four days and that the heart
affection was not anticipated. She
was 10 years old.
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SENATOR HANNA A
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Kansas city. No. Jan. The
Star today w,ll print a story to
the effect that Senator Mark A.
Hanna will announce his candi-
decy FOR the presidency on Tues
day next, and asserting that this
Information was impaired yes,ec-
DAY &c Richard e. NercHs Of st.
Louis. national committeeman
for Missouri IN long distance
telephone conversation.
q - > = o . . !
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BRIGHTON Is
SURELY DYING.

Inquiry at the Holy Cross hos
pital late this afternoon elected
the statement that Thomas ,
Brighton was in a dying condi-
ton, the doctors and nurses stat
ing that his recovery is impossi-
bic. Meanwhile a grief-stricken
wife and family are awaiting the
inevitable and are at the bedside
OF the husband and father, keep
ing faithful vigil as the pickering
fame OF life grows DINNER and
DINNER.
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Street car holdups have been frequent
I'm Salt Lake ever since the company
began operations, but until last night
none Of them have proved OF serious
consequence.
The first attempt ever made here was
on the Lake Breeze line, when Motor
man Tom Lloyd refused to stop his car
when commanded TO do 80, The would
be robber Aired and the bullet grazed
the motorman's breast, inficting a
painful but not very serious wound. A
few nights later n car holdup was sue
cessful In the same Vicinity. Then fol-
lowed two others on the Agricultural
park line,
Since then there have been two rob
berries on South Temple street, one on
East First South street, and one at
Fifth South and Twelfth East streets.
The most recent was the South Temple
holdup, Jan, 2. when the hlghwaymen
took from Conductor NJ. Il. Andrus
about $50, This Is the largest sum that
holdups have yet got away with,
RELIEF FUND
The Herald announced BY bulletin to-
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Is concerned is said to be quite Id.,ll
The land, though quite mountaInou,
has fertile valleys and great natural
resources. There Is some gold on ,hp
island. 1t was here that the largest
nugget OF the metal ever discovered |,
said to have been found. In comm4nO.
ration of their great good fortune ths
men who dug this great piece Of Or,
from the earth roasted a pig and used
the chunk Of gold for table on whItA
to serve the meal. They then shipped
their find to the king of Spain, but ID n
great storm the vessel unfortunatay|
sank, and the gold with II.
Santo Domingo Is one OF the most
beautiful OF the West India island,
1t lies between Cuba and Porto RlcA
In SANTANA bay 1t possesses one Of tA.l
finest natural harborS in the world n
was this port which President Grant
was especially anxious to secure as d
coaling station. At present II Is bvlI
little used, There are a number Of
small cities IN the republic, santO Do.
mingo, the capital, having about 1000
inhabitants; Puerto Plata, the principal
port, about the same number; La VEGA,
about 10000; Santiago, 5000, and So
mana, 1000.
The Oldest settlement made IN tie
new world was on this island, Coluni'
bus himself having founded IT, Here
the great discoverer was buried and
here for a number OF Years was the
capital OF the Spanish possessions 10
the new world,
At the end Of the eighteenth century
Spain ceded the eastern half OF the IT,
land to France. which held the western
half Soon after the entire country un'
der Toussaint LOuyerture gained US
independence. In 1874 came the r.
belion OF the eastern portion OF The Is
land, resulting in the formation Of he
present Dominican Republic.
Outside of the commercial element
there is said TO be much opposition %
the Idea of annexation 20 the unlIea
| States, ASHLEY NJ DUNCAN
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new thing. II was one OF the cherished
dreams Of President Grant Indeed, It
even antedates Grant, for Secretary
Seward about the time OF the Alaska
purchase elaborated plan looking TO
American possession OF Santo Domingo,
II is probable that the idea did not
originate In the United States, how
ever, but In the island itself, for the
merchant classes there have always ia
vored an American protectorate,
II was doubtless due TO this influence
that President Baez OF the Dominican
Republic sent a formal proposition to
President Grant looking 10 the annex
alton OF Santo Domingo TO the United
States. II was In July, 1869. that Grant
received the proposal, and he lost no
time In sending special commissioner
to the island 20 look into conditions
and report. After some further nego--
tlatlons the treaty OF annexation was
prepared, the question was submitted
to the voters OF Santo Domingo, who
gave II almost unanimous approval at
special election held for the purpose
and Grant submitted the treaty TO the
United States senate for ratification.
Charles Sumner was chairman Of the
foreign affairs committee and bitterly
opposed the ratification Of the treaty.
He even went so far as TO attack the
president and to charge that corrupt
deal was back OF the scheme. SO heat
ed did the controversy become that
Grant refused to speak TO Summer, and
the Massachusetts, senator was prac-
tIcaily read out OF his party, The up
shot Of the whole matter was that Sem
ator Sumner succeeded In securing suf-
flclent support to defeat the treaty
The annexation talk died down and
has not been renewed until recent
years, although the commercial party
In the island still continued to favor
the plan. Meanwhile affairs In the lit
tie republic were In troubled condi-
ton. There were frequent uprisngs,
and presidents came In rapid success
sion until In 1886 General Ulysses Heu-
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s spnr !. The tori torpedo boat prone, /
o only !, Is "a modem evolu, tOpei' how,
ohly IN the American cis MON !, vu
appeared or that nm, w war that h
results with torpedo attacS su J. effective
We're achieved. The coptaA " any sort
use OF what II called N" 'seaelacy mad.
LOT hnroor defense and s "s,er bona
blowing up seven mor, r,aVceeded b
o nuJu'.' warships, six army ,n, eIevet
'',,u several other vessels oan:pors
.' led, toward tSa -, The.
war TO the introduction w ,ss eUa oiths
Ga called e. "Dayids," used for tba 'H l. crst
OF these bombs. Before n. 'aunchrs
'he conflict torpedo warf.s WV Close 3,
re factor on both .I Vecame
whlle The Federals only y, S,u,s, and
,hs ,'S one Confederate v va'',l y
a ars advancement made in tho 1 asa,l
ances and methods emplovsS Ny ,ssppA'
evolution. Ut 'u'ure naval
subsequent to the America, .u
the torpedo has been used n e,s'l v'l
spasmodic way in actual SsS S,,y u q
IN spite of this fact It has I h' OG|
o,a ~ . department Of every u a..
e,ass navy In the world. In tbo ~ y na|
turkish war uS77.i0 three 90 ,r "ass'
S ~ ,s, were blown up by the Rus., .''
IN 1880 two Chilean and one p p..
vessel were destroyed ron, ''u'na
laler the French demolished ,vo ' c,'
nese ships by the use of the sn, v IN, -.
peoo' III 1871 the BIanco Encalad, WV
destroyed IN Chile by two ,a vas
BOATS aud in 1898 the AauIdah s,'ps''
sunk OF Brazil by the torpedo vuo, Va,
sampaio, In the Chino apare e."'O''
three Chinese ships were torpedosd va,
sunk by the japanese. This com ,r ~
inc list up TO the blowing ND Of tSs s,'''
'ieship Maine in Havana harbor'
The present war will furnish =.
portunity to fully test the yalns I y, W Y
torpedo In actual fighting. and foy -, ~ :
reason the developments Of tbe s,, HA
sle VIII be watched with the keens,,
interest by naval experts.
GORDON B. HAYNr
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| Individual half pound tins of meat are
carried by pack horses. sufficient to
supply oil the men. The Japs are not
much given to meat eating, their GUS
tomary food being rice and fish. Ex-
perts have argued that because Of their
vegetarian diet the soldiers would not
have the strength and endurance nee
essary for long service, that they would
be easily exhausted, a condition that
physicians who have resided IN Japan
claim TO have discovered as being Il
Characteristic of the people. The ad-
dition OF meat TO the soldiers diet, 1t
Is believed, Will obvlate this difficulty
that IL, II It ever actually existed.
Each man at the present time also
| carries an aluminium mess pan con-
tanning the customary two rice ratlons,
besides six emergency rations, which
are dried and placed IN cotton bags,
each having only a thrilling weight. In
fact. the commissary OF the Japanese
army Is Ideal and Ia being so much ad-
mlred by foreign military men who are
witnessing the war In the far east that
II is almost certain to become model
for western nations. SO rapidly has
the pupil learned that he Is becoming
the teacher
Not the least important portion OF
the equipment Of the private Jap SOL
der Is the -aid-to-t wounded
kit. This Is not only carried, but the
men are thoroughly instructed as to
its rapid and efficient use.
On the march the men move with n
short, quick step. They are why and
tireless, covering distances that wear
out even seasoned troops OF other ma
lions. It Is well known that the jim
riklsha men OF the Flowery Kingdom
viii average forty miles day, going at
a dog trot and carrying considerable
burden besides, This II a feat that II
~ not easy for even a horse to per-
form, especially when II must be kept
up every day Of the year.
When camping the laps. II possible,
take advantage OF village and sleep
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upon the floors Of the houses ln'I
beds at home consist Of mats spisa'
mon the floor, so that to rest on V', :,
0oor or on ground is no hardship y
them. They are very apt IN impIo' !,
ing shelter cornstaks, tree prahVue' y, y
almost any other material serving w
the purpose. -. Adm.
They march well over a rous'' co gun,
try, that being the sort to Whon ,s u'~
are accustomed, 50 that moul"a n%.,s.
Korea win offer no lnsuperao'e V''
cles to them. amn.
Military authorities who are laI ~.
far with the drill Of the Japalless ~
dlers are loud In lis praise. me 'S -,
ural precision and adapIaOll',y y, ,, W.
men, perfected by long training, I nJ
made them masters OF tactics a''u .'.t,.
nary military maneuyers alu che ,Ssy
lions. But In actual fBnun ,s. c,,,
know the value Of each one taking e., :,
of himself. using trees OF IVV w., ..
cover and depending upon h's V ,0r,,a.
sources 80 far as Il may be eon .''.,S',
Bile to discipline and the mos, en', nav,
lighting. In this regard the J .l' p ~"
very much the advantage Oh Wv n y"
sian soldIery, for the slay knows .,, aI. !,
inc Int 10 obey. lie Is not expeC's'"
even permitted to think for hlm's'a ,..,
Az nearly perfect as Is ing. ,,,pSy, /
infantry drill, that Of the ar'llle' nj,
possible, excels IT. quick IN aIl y. "' 4,
actions, these eastern Yankees .S y can m
l us in their handling o. , NM
non. Their only deficiency ,, u but but
battery worl is the lack Of , aOIssN 70 to
In the present war this d, hnsO over.
some extent at least mas wv
come. ..,tos tachIpt
that is facing RussIa'S ss0' So,,pt that
mense armies. who can VIII who have
the soldiers OF the nlka i, rvrsllnlus'
so thoroughly mastered lus u march
rles OF drill. OF camp anu ,,y masters
viii show themselves eqS.Y
on the actual field OF ba''s ,rsroN
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The Dangers and Dscomfors Of Torpedo Warfare;
New Light Thrown on the Subject BY the japanese

cover the boat In every part. in a
storm the sharp prows pitch beneath
the waves, and the men must securely
lash themselves on the low deck TO
keep from being carried overheard by
the immense seas that sweep over It.
Besides, the torpedoes themselves are
almost as dangerous 10 those that
handle them as TO the foe against
whom they are launched. The slight
est miscue means instant death to ali
on board. The sides Of the boat are so
thin that even "A rifle ball may pierce
them, and IL this happens TO strike the
magazine 1t is all of with the little
crew on the "spitfire.' tt...s
The only safety lies In the evasion Of
discovery. As II Is necessary to steal
up to within 400 yards OF battleship
before launching a torpedo the difficult
ty OF escaping the rays OF the gigantic
and ever moving searchlights Is well
nigh insurmountable. Even after the
tube has "coughed" and the engine of
destruction Is on Its way the greatest
agility Is required for the boat to get
out Of range Of the great guns.
Blowing up battleships and cruisers
is not the only duty, or even the most
considerable duty, OF torpedo boat.
Because of her speed and the fact that
she lies SO close to the water as 10
lessen the liability Of detection she Is
used for dispatch duty and for rec
onnolssance Of the enemys position.
In other words. she is the scout and
the spy of the sea.
It Is not generally known that the
name torpedo was originated by
Robert Fulton, the inventor Of the
steamboat, or that the first serious at
tempts to introduce this missile of de-
struction as q recognized department OF
sea fighting were made by him Though
his demonstrations were successful
for the most part, he failed to induce
the French English and American gov
ernments to accept his inventions. The
torpedo has been employed more or
less In naval warfare for a century,
though rather crude in It's earlier
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gler, and otherwise committing warlike
acts against the government OF the
United States has succeeded In raising
an Interesting international complica-
ton. II will be remembered by those
who have kept track Of the affair that
Johnston was shot while on launch
on lts.way from the shore to the United
States auxiliary cruiser Yankee. The
small American flag In the stern OF the
boat was riddled, Doctor was wounded
In a subsequent engagement OF the CO.
lumbla with some OF the insurgent
forces About a week after the killing
OF Johnston, II will also be recalled, a
merchant steamer named the New
York discharged her cargo at the port
OF Santo Domingo under what was
thought to he an agreement OF the con-
tending forces. She was fired on by
the insurgents. however, and the Unit
ed States cruiser Newark retallated by
Smelling the town OF Pajarito, In which
the rebels were encamped, afterward
landing force Of marines and driving
out the insurgent troops. All OF this
naturally led to further complications.
Though the rebel forces have been very
thoroughly beaten In subsequent en-.
gagements with the troops of President
Morales, the island is yet In a very un.
settled condition, and there Is u con-
siderable party, in which the CONNER
cal element predominates, that il ia
vorable to annexation to the United
States or at least to protectorate by
The American government.
The annexation idea, which President
Roosevelt emphatlcally declares he will
not consider SO long as any other way
out Of the difficulty il possible, is no
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the vice president, vasquez, was in
stalled, to be succeeded In 1903 by Gen.
eral Morales, against whom the pres
ent revolution is directed. In Santo
Domingo the president is elected for
four years.. unless sooner 'revoluted"
out OF office. AS every field laborer on
the island thinks himself competent to
be chief magistrate and as the lnsur-
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rections are comparatively bloodless,
there is no telling at what time some
ambitious fellow will make himself a
general" and execute dash toward
glory and the capital.
The people are Of mixed Spanish.
negro and Indian blood, The gov
eminent is modelled on that OF the
American republic and so far as form
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reux was elected, and the constitution
was so altered that he could succeed
himself. This he did with somewhat
monotonous regularity, so contrivlng
matters that II was impossible to Gust
him. Heureux was young man when
he went into Office and an ambitious
one. He became practical dictator Of the
country, banishlng or executing those
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who opposed him. In this manner he
continued In power until 1899, when he
was assassinated.
Shortly after the violent close OF the
Heureux regime came the revolution
that resulted In making General Jiml-
nez president. In 1902 occurred an
other revolution, which was successful
In forcing Jiminez TO resign, on which
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boat than Oh any other sort of naval
craft. In the first place, torpedo craft
are mere cockleshells, and, II discov-
cred, one well directed shot from
battleship will blow them literally into
atoms. Then there is no room on them
for the comfortable staterooms that are
TO be found on the larger vessels, and
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,, HE effective work done
!; !: 4 ! j ] ] ] ]
E5 by the japanese tor
~ IN pedo boats about Port
H.. ~ Arthur is tending to
change the opinions of
,1,Sf15 naval authorities on
,anliu. .s,.s,, this branch Of sea
warfare. For the past
few years, and especially since the
Spanish American war, experts have
been rather prone 10 underrate these
little marine hornets.
The peculiarly indented character of
the coast line Of Japan made this ma
ton favor the torpedo boat from the
start. Then II Is possible that there IL
something in the character OF the Jap
to which these little engines OF destruc-
tion make a strong appeal. At any
rate this branch OF the mikado's navy
Is well developed. not only IN the num-
Der OF boats, but in the efficiency with
which they are handled. At the begin
ming OF hostilIties win Russia Japan
had two torpedo gun vessels with five
tubes each, one torpedo depot ship OF
over 1000 tons and at least eighteen
destroyers. These destroyers have an
average displacement OF about 900 tons,
an average speed Of thirty to thirty
one knots and carry two tubes each. In
addition she possessed about eighty
torpedo boats proper, the largest OF
which, the Kataka. has displacement
OF 100 tons and carries six tubes. Her
speed Is not 20 great az some Of the
smaller boats. however. which only av-
erage forty or fifty tons, with two or
three tubes, but which attain a speed
of from twenty to twenty-sIx and one
half knots. Russia 4 course. has
larger number OF these craft, but not
nearly all Of them are In eastern wa
tiers, nor have the slavs shown the
same skill in handling these difficult
boats as have their more agile foes.
The fact that the sons of Japan have
exhibited n liking for torpedo warfare
should not be placed to their discredlt
While the act Of sneaking up on a foe
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the fifteen or twenty men on board a
hornet are compelled 20 do the little
sleeping that their perllous night work
leaves them time to indulge In In ham,
mocks swung wherever there happens
to be hot corner unoccupied. All the
center Of the boat Is given over to the
immense boilers and engines that are
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necessary to furnish power for the
high rate of speed that these craft must
make, The heat from the fires thus
renders the vessel veritable inferno
even at night. In the daytime. when
rest must be taken II at all, this condi-
ton is intensified by the suns rays
pouring upon the metal sheetings that
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In the darkness, blowing hole In her
under the water line and scurrying
away does not appeal to one as the
bravest or most chivalrous sort OF
fgnting. II really requires courage and
endurance Of the highest order.
In fact, there are less glory and more
discomfort and danger on torpedo
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The Jap soldier does everything at
double quick His agility comes not
from discipline 80 much as from ca.
gerness, He actually loves the game
OF war, II should be said In passing
that there is little force work IN the
Japanese army, While there Is perfect
respect shown to the officers, very
democratic spirit exists. The men do
not need TO be driven. Each one con-