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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-21
THE STAR OF PEACE
There is Less Talk of War in
Washington.
BLAINE'SIS A PEACEFUL POLICY
He and Harrison Said to Dissagree-Captains
schley on the Procurator Fiscaps Report
At the Navy Yard.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-There was di-
mlnution in the war talk around the navy
department this morning, and more
peaceful state of affairs prevailed. Secre-
tary Tracy had a confere nee with Sena-
tors Cameron and Mcpherson. of the Sen
ATE naval committee. and it is understood
the secretary laid before them statement
OF the e1pen d,tures he recently incurred
IN his preparations Tor naval demonstra-
ZION IN southern waters and asked tba
When bis estimates for appropriate ons
should he submitted he receive the support
OF the committee. A week ago he is al
legeo 10 have had said these preparations
seemed to be absolutely necessary, but he
now believes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-21

and the plainness of the ceremonial
features hitherto unknown in connection
with the burial of prince of so nigh a
rank.
Inc Gar and Czarina sent splendid
floral offering, magnificent wreath f. ftean
ieet In diameter composed Of lilies. orchids
and other choice flowers. 1t is inscribed
Ito our beloved nephew
A cushion OF Angar violets, q piece fifty
inches long, set off with long tassels made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-21
DESIRE FOR A BLOODY CONTEST

comes from his sense of wounded pride.
his patriotic sensibility or his desire for a
second term, we are not pr, pared to say
But 1T is time for the level-headed, fair
minded people of the country to command
him to1stop his nonsense. This great in
telligent republic should set better ex-
ample to the world. What have we to
gam by Whipping and pillaging weak sis
ter republic. When few year ago we
had honorable cause for a war with Great
Britain we resorted to arbitration Out of
That came peace and good will We ex-
allied ourselves then as the exemplars of
arbitration, and called upon civilization to
bear witness. Let us have arbitration
with misguided Chill This is
NOT AN ERA OF THROAT CUTTING.
II our differences with Chill cannot be adj
Justed by board of intelligent humane
cltlzens, then turn loose the dogs OF war.
Our land will then be filled with glory AMI
mourning, and If we are fortunate we can
collect the cost of the war IRON a ruined
and conquered people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-21
THE STAR OF PEACE
CHILL DESERVES A SPANKING,

out the United States cannot afford to sac
rlfice her dignity and play school marin un-
less 1t is absolutely necessary, and it is
not. Our government has adopted such a
quiet, dignided tone in its correspondence
and mas awaited the pleasure of the Chill
lans IN the conclusion of their hair-splitting.
equiVocating judicial inquiry with so much
patience that The little South American
nation has grown presumptuous, but thew
at least have come to realize the dignity of
this country is not 10 be trifed with. and
when the Presidents ultimatum is sent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30
An Export Calculator.

There's a man down in Cattaraugus
county," said rural visitor couple Of
days since, who tells the time of day
as the ancients used 10 do, J. G., with only
the sun and his calculating powers to aid
He's one of those old time mail coach
drivers. and way back forty years ago he
cracked the whip over stage horses heads
through section in which railroads were
unknown. Now he is still carrying the
mails from the postoffice 10 the station in
his home town, four times each day being
on hand to look after Uncle Sam's postal
transfers.
This hardy old timer never carries a
watch and seldom looks ut any one else's
watch, yet during all these years not once
has he missed his mails, and so long as his
remarkable knack of keeping in mind the
correct time of day stays with him. there is
no danger of his missing any Now be
does draying also, and it's a fact that ii Won
should tell him TO be ut a certain place at
Il:l0 O'Clock tomorrow morning. he'd be
there and wouldn't need TO consult time
piece to be promptly ON hand, either.
1--WE known fellows who couldn't tell
the time even if they had a watch. but it's
very few you'll find who can tell the time
If they haven't a watch. and this man
speak of is one of the few. Buffalo Elk
press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30
His One Subject.

A certain enthusiast made it a rule to
talk OF something really important with
every person whom he met. He believed
that any two people could find common
ground for conversation if they only knew
how and would exercise their knowledge.
But even he found one hard customer. He
had tried all the usual expedients, had
made suggestion after suggestion, offered
leading remarks upon various topics and
exhausted the resources of courteous ques-
tioning. In every direction he had been
stopped by polite mOnosyllables that gave
no opportunity for further progress.
There was no indication of aversion from
conversation on the part of the other, but
simply an appearance of hesitating timid-
ity and distrust of himself. This would
never do. 1t would not fit in with the en-
thusiast's theories Finally, frankly and
rather desperately, he said:
Mr.. Jones, L am thoroughly anxious to
make your acquaintance, to talk with You
upon some theme of mutual interest. l do
not seem to be able to- find our common
ground. Can you help me? If you will
suggest subject of interest to you upon
which you viii be willing to converse |
shall be most happy TO attempt it,"
Nhereupon the other, visibiy brighten
ing and leaning forward, conidentially an
swered, Just try me on leatherr'-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30
The jackson Reception.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1S.-All Flor
ida and many from other states are inter
ested in the great Jacksonian historical re-
ception which is to be at St. Augustine on
Feb. 3. 1t is to be grand costume recep-
ton, and as St. Augustine's history covers
more eras than that of any other place in
the United States, the costumes will be
those of three centuries, from Ponce de
Leon and his warriors down
General and Rachel Jackson will be
there, represented in costume by the same
persons who represented them at Nash
vile year ago The last survivor of the
Hermitage household will be present in
the flesh. This is Uncle Alfred" ninety
years old. grandson of the first slave Jack
son ever owned, that is, of Nurse Hannah,
who belonged to Rachel Richards when
jackson married her Many other Jack
son memorials will be exhibited.
The formal reception, bail and supper
will be in the immense dining hall of the
Ponce de Leon hotel Mrs Benjamin Har-
rison, Mrs. Levi P Morton. Colonel and
Mrs. A. X. Mcclure and many other prom
inent persons have signifed their intention
to be present. The weather at that time
is usually delightful, and as one can go
from New York without change Of cars a
large concourse is expected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30
western Wilmington and His Cat.

Here comes story for you which sounds
almost ike fairy tale, but am told that
It is strictly true: During the first days of
Pixies Peak, when that country was being
occupied by mining prospectOrs, their cab
aus were overrun with rats-not your do
INVESTIGATED house mice and rats of an old,
civilized community, but rats-large, raw
enouS rats-with teeth and digestive ap-
paratus capable of managing anything
from a tough old boot to Il dainty piece of
breakfast bacon. This state OF affairs
came 10 the knowledge of "a thrifty Dutch
man, poor, but willing to earn bright
dollar if the way was only pointed out, and
reused his dormant idea to take advantage
Of the rat nuisance and profit thereby.
The Dutchman secured Il yoke of oxen,
rugged a prairie schooner with three stories
ana filled the same with good cats, which
his neighbors were glad to be rid Of With
this outfit he started across the plain for
Pixies Peak, a tedious journey of some 600
miles. This, with scant supplies of game,
epared the cats for any encounter with
their victims. Their arrival spread Joy
among the householders, and everything
was set aside to purchase cats. When the
stock of our worthy Dutchman had been
speedily converted into gold dust he sold
his team, returned on foot across the des-
ert plains to Omaha with over 81, 500 and
bopg ht a farm near by. But the climax of
this venture was attained when his faith
full oxen strayed back to him.-St. Nicho
laS
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Early DAYS OF selegraphy.

was at Baltimore when the Clay con-
vention met. | participated in the Wing
national convention OF ratification at Bal
tinore May . 1874 In company with the
delegates from Maine, we left Baltimore
on either the Sd or 18th of May for Wash
lngton. On our arrival at the station
twenty miles from Baltimore the train
stopped fqr wood and water. There was q
small building opposite the train. A man
announced frcm the door that if the pas
sengers would gather around the building
in less than five minutes be would give US
Che first message from Washington over
the telegraph wile.
He adjusted the instrument, which was
in front OF the window that was open. We
soon heard the ticking of the instrument,
and the operator read from the strip Of
paper the message, which do not remem-
Der. We gave three cheers for Harry Clay
and the telegraph.
The operator said he would send this dis
patch
''The cars have just arrived from Baltt-
more. The passengers gave three cheers
for Harry Clay and the telegraph"
We then proceeded to Washington. On
cur way telegrapnng was the general topic.
The writer remembers well that one dele
gate who mas since been a member of the
cabinet, remarked. They may make it
worl, this distance but it will never reach
Baltimore Another delegate said it was
nil bosh; they could not make him believe
any such trash. On reaching Washington
there was crowd at the Capitol. The
writer as well as most OF the passengers,
went there. Some one read from the front
other end of the line. - San Francisco
Chronicle
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string. An old member informs him that
as things go in the house his bill will be
reached in about eighteen years. What
shall | do?" There is only one way. You
must ask for unanimous consent to have
your bill taken up out of order"
Congressman Smithkins, acting on this
advice, asks unanimous consent. 1t does
not seem possible to him man could be
base enough to interpose any obstacle be-
tween him and this hope of his public ca
reer. Yet bad, bearded man on the other
side of the aisle audaciously exclaims, 81
object, Mr.. Speaker" Mr.. Smithkins loses
his equanimity. He begs and implores the
bearded gentleman. He pathetically de-
picts the great need there is for public
building in his town. He stretches out his
arms and lifts UP his voice appealingly
But the answer to all is a stern Il object. !"
Objection is made" says the speaker, and
the Legislative wheels run on and over the
hfeless body of the Hon. Mr.. Smithkins.
A few months later the luck turns. By
joining hands with other members inter-
ested in similar measures day is set apart
for consideration of public building bills
"My bilr' is finally reached, and our hero
makes the speech which has been the hope
and the fear of his days and nights No
one in the house except the stenographer
listens, and he is paid for it, but the orator
is addressing, not the visible audience, but
the voters of his town and district, and the
home papers take up the report in The
Record, and great is Smithkins!
. More JOY. The bill is passed. 1t has
gone to the senate. Thither flies the faith
full Smithkins He sits down beside my
SENATOR" to wit, one of the senators from
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ana co5weDs Somewhat Indignantly re
rescues it and demands an explanation.
oh your bill was referred TO a subconl-
mittee," says the clerk of public buildings
and grounds, land the subcommittee
hasn't reached it yet. There are so many
bills ii it will take them a month yet to
get ut yours"
During the next four weeks our hero
spends half his time running after mem
bers OF the subcommittee and one-quarter
of his salary in entertaining the subcom-
mitteemen ut dinner and theater. Finally
he gets word that the subcommittee has
reported favorahly Now he brings pres
sure to bear upon the members of the
full committee. He finds them to be very
foxy individuals, each with several little
axes of his own to grind. He finds it
necessary to make promises and to run
after other men. Another month passes, and
the full committee sits nquisiSorially upon
his pet bill. 1t is an an Xious moment. But
the committee agrees to report the bill
after cutting the appropriation down to
1926, 900 A loss of $751; 900 in one day is
pretty heavy, even for congressman, and
our heros Joy is tempered by the con-
seriousness that there will be some kicking
at home.
Still he is making progress, and it Is
with no little satisfaction that he buys a
hundred extra copies of The Congressional
Record, in which his bin is mentioned as
having been favorably reported and mails
them to the leading men of his district,
particularly to the owners Of lots who may
want to sell to the government.
Then he asks where his bill is at the
Dresent moment and learns that it is ION
the calendar" The calendar he discovers
to be an interminahle list of bills awaiting
action, and his is near the bottom of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30

Speaker" says Mr.. Pruden, the president
executive secretary, II am directed by the
president to submit TO congress sundry
messages in writing
Must he my bill has come back" thinks
Smithkins: ''Ill ask Pruden."
Eyes. it's your bill; but it's vetoed. y
whispers the secretary
''W-what, ve-vetoed?"
Eyes, vetoed. Too small town; too much
money; treasury surplus too small; must
economic, you know
1t is doubtful if Smithkins hears or I'M
derstands. He is in faint. Things swim
around. He sees six Prudens and seven
speakers. A year and haif's time, 81 Oo0
in money, energy and industry enough to
have built railroad or made a fortune,
for what? Another promising political
career cut short by the failure of an ap-
preparation. No wonder Smithkins sleeps
badly this night. ROBERT GRAVES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30
Stricken with blindness while Singing

Stricken with Blindness While Singing.
George Nicely. KensingtOn boatnan,
has been suddenly and mysteriously
stricken blind. His eyesight left him
Monday without warning and without
any painful confinement. He had begun
his usual work on a canal boat on the
Raritan canal, from New Brunswick.
He had walked step or two on the boat,
singing merrily to himself, when sud
denly everything grew black. He could
not see objects half foot distant. his
vision had completely failed him.
Cropping about the deck he tried TO
communicate his affection 10 the other
deck hands When his true condition
was discovered he was tenderly taken
care of, and when the canal boat reached
this city he was conveyed to his home in
Kensington, and there attended to
Still he grew no better. 1t was then de-
cided that the best place for him was a
hospital.
His nephew accompanied him TO the
Philadelphia hospital On arriving there
he was examined and placed IN the
nervous ward. where he is resting quiet
~, with his vision only slightly i'm
overwhelmingly Record
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thor of it comes to congress for the first
time He is eager to popularize himself at
home, to make himself solid with his con-
stits." as the average congressman would
say. How shall he do its With public
building bill. His predecessor in Office
tried to get an appropriation for a postof-
fee building in the chief town of the dis
trict and failed. 81 will get that appro-
priation," says the new member, ''or die
trying" He means it, too. and is confident
of success. Already he can see in the rosy
future massive pile overshadowing all
the private buildings of the town, and the
citizens gathered about in admiration Of
the federal building. 1T will be my monu-
ment," thinks the enthusiastic statesman.
81 will draw up that bill tonight"
He draws up the bill. Simple as the or
Grafton is, he finds it somewhat difficult
task. On inquiry he discovers that there
are many kinds of bills and many forms
prescribed by law, the rules of the house
or tradition, which it would be wise for
him to follow. AS like as not he starts his
bill with the words, BE it resolved" etc.,
before he has discovered that according to
law the enacting clause of all acts of con-
greSs must be as follows, "Be it enacted
by the senate and house of representatives
of the United States of America in con-
gress assembled" His disposition to make
sure Of the enactment by repeating the
clause in every section is cut short by the
discovery that the Revised Statutes forbid
the use of any enacting words in any sec
ton of an act excepting the first. At first
the new member proposes to write tha
precious bill out on piece of foolscap pa
per- as he used to draw up resolutions in
the county conventions, but an old mem
Der tells him to go to the house stationery
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and there buv blank form provided

room and there buy blank form provided
for the purpose. The member does SO, and
Is surprised to discover that while he has
to pay for the blank out of the S125 a year
allowed him for stationery, u senator can
get his blanks for nothing
Having gathered all sorts of information
about the preparation of d bill, our am
bilious statesman takes off his coat and
sits down with pen and paper and several
volumes of the Revised Statutes before him.
Thus the bill is born and as its author
proudly surveys his handiwork he is un-
able to believe any living congressman
could be mean enough to throw an obsta-
Gle in the way of such pretty and meri-
torious bill. Next day he goes to the Cap
itol with new sense of dignity and i'm
portance. Usually he walks to the scene
of his legislative labors, but on this day,
which is TO become memorable in the au-
mails of his district, he hires a cab and rides
in state. After prayers he becomes I'M
usually alert
He watches the speaker and every one
else with eager eye, and finally, perceiving
an opportunity. springs to his feet, ex-
claims "Mr. Speaker in voice which no
one else seems to hear, but which TO his
N%NAS - oAANN4Nft.AN ann NehNN lis bill
aloft. The speaker, however, recognizes
some gentleman in the other end of the
hall Again and again our hero endeavorS
to catch the speakers eye, and finally sue
ceeds He hands the precious document
toa page and stands conscious that the
eyes OF the multitude are upon him. while
the speaker exclaims:
The gentleman from New York, Mr.
here is an onIinous pause in which the new
member discovers the unwelcome fact that
his fame and identity have not yet become
known TO the presiding officer-"Mr.
Smithkins" "a clerk having meanwhile as
certained the name and whispered it to the
speaker, introduces the following BILL
Then the reading clerk, "A bill 10 ap-
propriate S2o0,0O0 for the erection of pub
lie building az Smithville, " y"
And again the speaker. Committee on
public buildings and grounds"
The member sits down with a sense of
duty well done. His bill has been intro
duced, has been referred TO the proper com
mittee ana IL on the high road 20 the stat
utes. 1T ri seems very easy" says the
new member to himself, "and / DON'T De
heve my predecessor half tried or he'd nave
had bill through before his term expired -
Before going to sleep this night our hero
opens bottle or two THAT his friends NAV
Join him IN drinking to the success Of nv
BILL
A week or perhaps a month passes, ald
Congressman SniJhkins loses patience. he
has been expecting his bill t. be reported
TO the house every day. and nothing has
been heard of it. So he goes down stairs
10 the room of the committee on public
buildings, and after a half hours search
finds his precious bill 1t has been put in a
pigeonhnle- and Is now covered with dust
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-30
Prnfessnrs Are Plentiful.

An ordinary teacher now considers him
self professor when he teaches a higL
school and demands the title. A township
superintendent Is always a professor. in
the educational line it takes some little
work to acquire the title. A barber can.
not call himself a professor unless be can
shave a man without cutting him twice
and asking him il the razor hurts Twelve
music lessons at a quarter apiece have
made several professors Of music. Many
have fairly earned the title by hard work,
but many mora haven't. Dancing mesters
cannot be anything bat professors. There
are thirty-eight professors IN Hazleton.
Enough 10 crowd small hall when AN uni
versity extension meeting - going on
Hazleton Sentinel
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his state and of his own political faith, and
arranges with him to push the measure
through the senate. This is easy enough.
The senate is good natured. excessively
polite body today. Without much delay the
bill is passed-but the appropriation is cut
down TO So. 900 Another $4,000 lost.
''Never mind" says the senator, well
fix it in committee of confidence, There
is where legislation is done easiest and
slickest."
So the house, AZ Mr.. Snithkins' request,
disagrees to the amendment of the senate,
and conference committee is appointed
This committee assemblies, and it is muOa
more Ike an fncuisition tnHn anything
that Smithkins has as yet encountered. 1t
Is solemn. unfeeling, coldblooded COM
mittee, and in about two minutes it votes
to increase the appropriation 70 SIS, 600 In
vain does Smithkins protest that it must
be round hundred thousand or he'll be
defeated for reelection Eighty-fve thou
sand goes
We'll, this is better than nothing" re-
fleets Smithkins. Guess / can make it
do
Then he follows his bill TO the clerks.
who take the printed copy and write il all
out on parchment. and 10 the COMMITTEES on
engrossed bills of the house. where the
printed and written copies are compared,
and afterward TO the committee on en-
rolled bills OF the senate. where similar
precaution is taken With his own hand
he carries the parchment TO the vice presi-
dent ami gets his signature. and 10 the
speaker for his Now for the White House
kilograms 20 20 the leading men of his
district. kilograms Of congratulation and
thanks come from them oar able and
influential representative is praised IN the
local newspapers
Doing in his chair in the house Is the
Ron Mr.. Smithkins Mr. Speaker. a
message from the president OF the United
States. sings cut the doorkee1sr. MIR.
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Wooden Ships stiu in Favor.

The arrival Of two well built clipper
ships in New York. after race from
San Francisco. calls attention to tia
fact that wooden ships are no longer IN
disfavor on long voyages. but have in
some instances displaced their iron
rivals. This is an encouraging outlook
for the United States, because IN the
past the fastest clippers have been built
in this country, and a general return to
wooden ships for long ocean voyages
might result in boom IN the shipb1ild'
ing business II New England and else
where.-Boston Advertiser.
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Cholera Among sh arks.

The curious news comes from BON
bay that an epidemic Of cholera has
broken out among shoals Of sharks, those
terrible monsters that infest the Indian
ocean. The bodies Of several British
seamen who had died Of cholera II tbs
harbor Of Bombay were taken out 20 sea
and buried. and IT IS supposed that the
sharks contracted the disease by feast
ing on the bodies Of the human vict1Ins
-ExPhSDre