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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

He seems to have experienced a change
OF heart on the Cuban belligcrency matter
and when that question comes UP the
chances are it will go through the house
with a whocp. He is opposed TO the an
nexation of Hawaii and will give aid TO
the democrats to defeat that pet PROPOSE
tion of the administration.
Reeds influence on legislative affairs
this session is the subject OF much COM
mont and consideration and It is stated
that this influence viii be felt outside Of
his propensity TO buli2oae aud play the
car act
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

Congre ssman Cooper has not given up
his scheme of establishing an armor plate
plant al New Birmingham. He called oil
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Roosevelt
day or TWO ego in regard to the matter
and wanted 10 know why the commission
appointed TO visit the different places sug.
gested as proper for the establishment o.
an armor Plate plant, had not visited New
Birminghlm. Texas
Mr. Roosevelt informed him that he
had 70 autt GRITTY to send the board any
where. and also that the board was only
examining steel plants already erected and
in operation and not places where such
PLANTS had TO real existence. He intimated
that II would require legislation to compel
the board to visit Texas and Mr. Cooper
I notified him of his intention 10 Introduce
an appropriation resolution compelling the
hoard 10 go to New Birmingham. CA E.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

lLADELFTIIA-For ty-two employees
Pea United States mint will be dismiss
lday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

The situation here as regards the Texas
contingent OF office seekers rema MS abo 1t
The same Neither Dr. Grant nor Il. II. 4.
Green are here. though both arc expected
in few days, or as soop as the president
returns from Canton, and then the music
win begin by the band playing Throw Me
Down Mccloekey' and the iitteSt win sur
vive.
The Post correspondent called on Mr.
Perkins, the acting secretary of the Ma
tional republican executive committee and
confidential man to Mark Hanna, and he
stated plainly that Dr. Grant was persona
non grata in that office and iatimatod
strongly that they had washed their hands
OF him. He said that Green was recognized
here as chairman of the Texas State COM
mittee and Dr.. Grant RS the Texas member
o. the National committee and they would
be treated accordingly. He minated that
DR.. Grant had "oyercropped' himself IN
accepting the Craftsmanship of the state
committee rendered by the boiling repub-
! Leans and that he would have 10 disgorss
| or take the consequences
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15

This kind of talk would have the effect
Of persuading a man that Grant had
crimp in his political neck up here. bat
results are the only things that count and
they deny any such state OF affairs DIT.
Grant still rears postoffices and Green
seems to be acquiring large quantities OF
east wind. Grant. when here, goes TO the
White House and slpps socially with the
president and Green hides at Chamber
Inns hotel.
DR.. Clifford is Green's representative
here and is good one and is very
smooth citizen who knows his business
Grant ALSO las his partisans and both sides
are continuously trying TO run blind
calf over the newspaper correspondents
in the shape of some exclusive news boom
ing their respective chiefs, but 1t usually
doesn't 20. The Post readers will he kept
well informed of all the real news in this
interesting battle for spoi-s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
A CIVIL SERVICE REFORM DE-
Feet.

The civil service reform theory of
government has it's drawbacks as well
as its advantages. If it is wrong to
make a postmaster or other govern
ment official absolute master over the
men under him, giving him the power
of dismissal whenever a whim took
him, as it assuredly is, it is likewise
wrong to make it impossible for a
postmaster or other official under whom
are many government employees, to
maintain that discipline among his
force that the best interests of the
service require. Those whose tenure
of office under the classified service
is secure owe it to the government that
employs them to be as loyal to their
sGperiors as though they were en-
ployed by private parties. When there
is not this loyalty, when men assume.
because of their tenure of office. to be
more or less disrespectful to their SUI
periors, acting in that aggravating
manner which is so demoralizing to
any service, public or private. vet
which cannot be formulated into
specific charge of characterization or
violation of rules, there should be some
remedy for it all. This is wherein the
classified service as at present ar
ranged is defective. How it can be
remedied it is hard to say. If a pub
lie official knows personally his de-
partment superiors, and has their con-
fidence, he has his remedy close at
hand; but where this is the case he
will seldom experience any trouble.
But where public official under whom
are many employees. all of whom are
under the classified service, has not
this personal acquaintance, what is the
remedy for covert insolence and DISC
bedience? Competitive examinations
for appointments determine a candi-
dates fitness in certain respects. but
not in all. No competitive examina-
ton can determine whether a candidate
has a proper self-respect and a sense
of the proprieties that should govern
gentlemen in their relations with each
other, whether those relations be So
cial or official. Herein the examinations
for appointments to government posi-
lions are seriously defective.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
BISMARCK.

1t was Prince Bismarcks birthday
yesterday. he having reached the great
age of eighty-two years His has been
an eventful life and he is today the
most eminent private citizen in Europe.
His life work is done and now he is
but spectator of the great drama still
going on. He belongs not to the pres
ent, but to the past. In that great
German triumvirate he stands the cen
trail figure. King William was not a
great man though by no means an or
binary man He knew the worth of
Bismarck and awaited himself of his
great abilities. He also realized the
military genius of Won Moltke. and
with two such masters of statecraft
and war beside him he carried out the
ambition of his forefathers and made
united Germany. The war with Aus
tria in 1856 showed what sort of man
he was and with what sort of men he
had surrounded himself. The war of
1870 made him emperor of Germany.
But the diplomacy that brought about
all these events was the work of Bis
marck. He was in reality the creator
of the modern German empire. and
history will recognize him as SUCH
His career has been a very remark
able one and for all time he will be
recognized as one of the worlds truly
great men. All that he has done can
not be approved. He was ever a bold
and aggressive man in his diplomacy,
yet he was master of duplicity when
ever it served his purpose. In the days
when he was the chancellor under the
old emperor he was ever the champion
of the divine right of kings. He
taught and maintained the doctrine
that the emperor was the source
whence all political rights flowed.
When William II came to the throne
and Bismarck was superseded by an
other. he soon developed into the cham
pion of the political rights of the in
dividual making a complete change
of front. Nor did his young lord dare
assert the doctrine that his grand
fathers old chancellor had taught all
his life, at least as against him. And
this shows that even in Germany prog
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
CIsNERos, LETTER.


The open letter of President Cisneros,
Mckinley will draw attention to the
Cuban question anew. This method of
appealing to the president in reality
looks more like an appeal to the Amer
lean people, for the letter does not state
any new facts, in fact anything with
which the people, and especially the
president, are not acquainted. In it
self the appeal is respectful but the
method of it is hardly so, for it looks
too much like riding over the president
to get at the people. There is no
doubt that during the late administra-
ton the Cuban agents in this country
resorted to methods to place their
cause before the country that were
very questionable indeed. Realizing
that the administration was not DoDu
lar with any party, they tried, and with
some success, to take advantage of that
fact to arouse popular sympathy for
Cuba. This letter of Cisneros' bears
some resemblance to those former
methods.
That the Cuban cause has the SYM
pathy of the American people there is
no doubt. They would have been glad
to have had the United States either
accord the Cubans belligerent rights or
have acknowledged their independence.
They would still be glad to see Cuba
achieve her independence, but it is by
no means certain that they would now
be willing TO have this government
acknowledge the islands independence
if such acknowledgment would involve
war with Spain. There is little doubt
that the enthusiasm of this country
in behalf of Cuban independence has
passed its zenith. 1t would now be
quite impossible to work uD such an
excitement as existed last December.
when the Cuban resolutions were in
troduced in the senate.
That which still causes wonder is
how Spain manages to bear the terrible
expense of what must appear even to
struggle has lasted two years and her
resources of men and means have
been strained to the utmost; and while
this is so she sees the insurgents in
a better condition for resistance than
at the beginning of the struggle. Fur
Their efforts on her part to subdue the
rebellion seem destined to failure. How
long will she continue them? VIII this
letter of Cisneros' have any effect to
cut short the struggle? 1t is impossible
to say.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Mr. G. r. O'Reilly the distinguished
herpetologist, addressed the Linnean
society of New York not long ago re-
garding recent trip he had made in
search of anacondas and other tropi-
cal snakes. He said that while he
heard of anacondas, he never saw any
Thus I found'' says he. after a stay
in a region said to be swarming with
them, that my old maxim in regard to
snakes held true; i. e., the big snake
and most of the snakes are further
away over the river or over the mount
ain, always a days journey off All
the stories we hear of numbers of ana
condas draping the trees by the rivers
edge are either entirely imaginary or
founded upon the seeing of two or
three snakes together on some chance
OCCASION
And what is true of the anacondas
and most of the snakes-always over
the river or over the mountains very
largely true of all the big things in
this world-always over the river, ever
beyond the great mountain. And when
the river has been crossed, when the
mountain has been climbed and the
descent on the other side made, there
are still other great rivers to cross,
other high mountains to climb. before
the long sought object is found if
found it is. And the great hope of
humanity is over the river of death.
beyond the mountain Of the grave.
There man hopes to find that which he
has nor found in thiS world which +L;.
world does not produce. Will he find
1t there? No traveller has ever come
back to say.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
CONSUL GENERAL eowpY.

The Boston Herald feels chagrined
that Colonel Jack Gowdy should have
been appointed to the office of consul
great party worker in Indiana for
some years, and that he was particu-
larly active in working for Mckinley
last year. The president was con-
WINGED, says the Herald, that his serv-
ices to his party and to himself de-
served something handsome, and that
he promised the colonel he should have
that something should be was left to
the gallant colonel to say, and he said
he wanted to go to Paris and to no
place but Paris. Though plain
countryman, says the Herald, with
uncouth manners. he thought the So
clety of the most polished capital of the
world was the place for him. The Sc
lection he made was comical to every
one but himself, and it was more seri-
ously Objectionable from the circum-
stance that Mr.. Gowdy does not speak
the French language. But he couldn't
be persuaded out of it. He insisted
upon going among the parlez-veus. Per-
haps the novelty of the change at
tracted him, but it is not usual for peo-
pie so practical as politicians to seek
to mate with their opposites Mr.
GoWdy is going to Paris, however. His
leisure hours he is TO spend amid
Partisan designations and delights, and
his business duties will be to pass upon
the values of silks wines and articles of
luxurious elegance, in which connois-
seurs of the refined and the fastdious
are supposed to be expert. He may find
enjoyment in the first, if he is not al
together at home in the second. He in
sists on having both, and they have
been accorded him."
But this very ambition to go to Paris
is evidence that he is looking forward
to loftier and more ideal life than he
found possible in the Hoosier state. He
may not speak the French of Paris,
yet who knows but that he speaks
French 'after the scole of Stratford
attic bowe?" He may not speak
French at all but he has shown his
ability to talk politics in Indiana, and
it is such facts that make consuls if
not courtiers. The colonel aimed high,
as all men should aim. and he brought
down a plum from near the very top
of the tree. Honor him for his aim if
not for his learning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.

The floods along the lower Mississippi
continue and seem to increase rather
than diminish The extent of suffer-
ing and the destruction of property are
unquestionably far greater than are
realized. The land that has been in
undated in the states of Missouri, Ar
kansas, Mississippi and Louisiana is
equal in area to nearly one-half of
Utah. The contemplation of that fact
will serve to give some idea of how
vast the extent of country under water
is. That means that many thousands
are rendered homeless, and when peo-
pie are homeless there is always great
suffering
How can these recurring floods be
prevented? That is a question that has
puzzled the ablest engineers for many
years. 1t has been suggested that i'm
mense reservoirs be built to retain the
surplus waters that cause them But
where can reservoirs be built that
would contain the vast amount of
water that has covered to a depth of
many feet such large areas as are
under water IN the states above
named? They seem impracticable for
this purpose, at least to the non-pro-
fessional mind. The most efficacious
means of preventing these overflows
would seem to be the maintenance of a
better levee system. That system is
adequate to prevent the Mississippi get
ting out of its banks if properly main
tanned, but to so maintain it would
necessitate continual work on the
levees. If this were done there would
be small danger of floods on the lower
Mississippi. The very nature of the
work is such that the general govern
ment would have to undertake it. This
seems the only way of keeping the
great river under control.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
STORIES OF GENERAL KIDDoo
Kiddoo's Boots.

New York Press: When General Kid
doc was in Tennessee, a prisoner of war,
in 1863, confederate major of boyish
appearance took a fancy to the new
boots he was wearing. and in the friend
Hest way offered to buy them for twice
what they had cost him. He resented
the proposition in forcibie American
army vernacular.
well. if you won't sell 'em I'll have
to take en- said the reb. Il thought
you were a gentleman. and wanted to
treat you right. Take EN- off, sir. One
two
The majors revolver was within three
feet of Kiddoos face, and the prisoner
was of course, unarmed. you've got
the DROP he said, and off came the
boots.
Now: - you. get down and blacken
emf roared the reb, and at the pis-
tolls point Kiddoo, who was full-fiedged
colonel at the time, obeyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

1.-THE story that comes from Honolulu
of the menacing attitude of the Jap
anese laborors on the sugar plantation
near Wailulu is full of significance. -
says the San Francisco Chronicle
Ever since Japan whipped China the
Japanese on the Hawaiian Islands have
been demanding more privileges. When
refused they have made threats that
the mikado's navy would enforce their
demands. These threats have not ma
terialized yet, but at the first sign of
trouble we may count on seeing the
laps arrayed against the republic
They are a dangerous class, and their
numbers and their organization make
them a standing menace to peace and
order" There is no need for the peo-
pie of this country to worry about mat
ters in Hawaii. It would be impossible
for the Japanese to demand more priv
ileges in Hawaii than have been de-
1n.reded by others. And if they should
rise I'D in rebellion and overturn the
present government they would only be
following The example of those in au-
thority now. The right of revolution
cannot be restricted to any one portion
of q. people; it exists in them all. At
tached to this right of revolution is al
ways the question of expediency, and
that can only be decided by those con-
templating revolution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
ODE ON THE sHoRTNEss OF LIFE

Mark that swift arrow how it cuts the
air.
Now it outruns the following eye,
Use all persuasions now. and try,
If thou canst call it back, or stay it
there.
That way it went, but thou shalt find
No track is left behind.
Fool, tbs thy life, and the fond Archer
thou
OF all the time thou'st shot away
I'll bid thee fetch but YESTERDAY,
And II shall be too hard a task to do.
Besides repentance, what canst find
That It hath left behind?
Our life is carried with too strong a tide,
doubtful cloud our substance bears,
And is the horse of all our years;
Each day doth on a winged whirlwind
ride,
We and our glass run out and must
Both render uD our dust.
But his past life who without grief can
see,
Who never thinks his end too near.
But says to fame, Thou art mine
heir;
That man extends life's natural brevity:
This is. this is the only way
To outline Nestor in a day.
Abraham Cowley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
The Last Meeting.

The year before General Kiddoo died
he was q guest at some public function
in this city. where he met good many
southerners. In a group of six or seven
old soldiers he addressed himself to one
whose snow white hair seemed far in adj
vance of his years. Jokes were passed,
and old scores were wiped out. The gen.
eral finally said:
I'm frank enough to say that 1 like
you southerners, but there's one grudgo
I've got against the south. and I'll never
get over tt
LET us hear it," all cried
at was when l was a prisoner in Ten
nessee. A mere boy of a major forced
me to- give uD my boots at the point of
the pistol, and then made me get down
on my knees and blaclsen themi 1t was
an insult ] can never get over.
But general, that was good whisky
we had in Cincinnati and on the way to
New York, wasn't it?" said the white
haired veteran who was none. other
than our friend the major. And" he
added. when the general had recovered
somewhat from his surprise, Il have not
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
A Second Meeting.

In 1865 the major was an escaped pris
one. fleeing toward Canada. In Cincin-
natl he had a brother in business. anC
from him received bottle of 2O-year'
old whisky and 800 in cash. In bar
room near the station he saw a fedora
general and an aid drinking. The former
complained that he had not had drink
of good whisky since the first year OF
the war. Detectives were on the major S
trail and here was chance to make :
friend who might be of service. Taking
from his rocket the precious bottle he
presented it with his compliments to the
general, who looked hard at him and in
CURED:
"A traveller going east" replied the
major. II have a brother in business
here, and the whisky is the best known
in this country. My name is Percival C.
Williams" That was an assumed name
The general invited him to drink, and
when he learned that his new friend was
going to New York, suggested that they
travel together. Six bottles more of the
same whisky was sent for. and the three
men came to New York. On the way the
major learned that the officer vas Gen
erai Kiddoo. The boot incident was not
mentioned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

THE HERALD - a franchise mem
beg OF The United Press, and re-
cefves the complete leased wire
Overland and Pacific Coast news re-
ports of The United Associated Press
es, embracing accurate intelligence
Of all current events I'm the whole
world. With Ats special wire ana
operator in it's own ONCE THE HER
AID Is daily in Immediate possess
sion of the latest news MP till the
hour of sSOiEg 90 press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Something Go Kno,r.

It may be worth something to know
that the very best mediciUc for re-
storing the tired out nervous system
to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters.
This medicine is purely vegetable. acts
by giving tone to the nerve centers in
the stomach. gently stimulates the
liver and kidneys. and aids these or
gans in throwing off impurities in the
blood. Electric Bitters improves the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

until this moment had the opportunity
to thank YOU for escorting me, an. es-
capped prisoner. from Cincinnati to New
York. After leaving you. / reached
Canada BY way of Buffalo
Before the party broke up the major
remarked: General. l honestly believe
those boots you gave me. were at that
time the very best pair in. the confede--
ate army. Don't get mad 1t WASH t
your fault ] got the drop on tou-
The general was too mellow then to re-
member the insult. 1t was moistened
with champagne and converted into a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Senator Hansbrough, of North Da-
kota, has introduced a bill to prevent
inventors from being deceived and de-
frauded by patent attorneys. If the
bill becomes law and accomplishes its
object, it will be the greatest invention
of the age.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

1t is scarcely possible that the Iegis-
lature of Kentucky will give any seri-
Gus consideration to the bill before it
to brand convicted burglars on the
cheek. To enact the bill into law would
be to place an indelible mark upon
Kentucky's own fair name.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Houston, Texas, Post: The New York
Tribune and he Philadelphia Ledger re-
fused to print the details of the prize
fight. They had the usual budget of
murders and burglary. however. with
such details as could be obtained. There
are cranks in all professions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Florida Times-Union: Senator Hoar's
bill to prohibit the carrying through the
mails or by interstate commerce of
kaleidoscope representations of prize
fights shows that the old Puritanical
spirit of New England is not entirely
dead-a spirit that objected to fox hunt
ing, not because it hurt the fox, but be-
cause the hunters enjoyed it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Truly ,Astonishing.-Mis Annette N.
Moen, Fountain, Mimi, says: Ayers
Cherry Pectoral has had a wonderful
effect in curing my brothers children
of a severe and dangerous cold. 1t was
truly astonishing how speedily they
found relief after taking this prepara-
tion''