The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03

Queen Victoria is determined that only
Christian soYereigns shall hereafter re-
ceive the order of the garter, as the
Knights oath can only be taken by a
Christian.
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID.
The whole kingdom is excited by the
epidemic of typhoid fever which has
attracted so much attention to Mail
stone, Kent. There have been l,oO0
cases in that town and its vicinity and
about 90 deaths have occurred The
epidemic is spreading at the rate OF
100 cases daily and the authorities are
working night and day in their efforts
70 crush out the fever. The hospital
Accommodations are Inadequate, tenn
porary hospitals are being erected ard
lhe schools are being converted into
sick wards. There have been numerous
cases of typhoid fever Throughout the
country among people who recently
visited Maidstone. TIE town auth ori-
ties of that place are held responsible
for the outbreak. owing to their re-
fusal TO renew the appoinunent of
Waterman for the water supply at a
salary of 5000 yearly.
THE MARLBOROUGH BABY.
The Marlborough baby will be christ
ened at Blenheim towards the end of
October, and it is reported that the
Duke and Duchess of York VIII be the
sponsors Of the infant.
Congressman John .Dalzen of Penn
sylvania, with his wife and son, sailed
for New York today from Southampton
on board the steamer st. Louis, after
passing several weeks in England, Ire
land and France To q representative
of the Associated Press, he said that
unQuestiOnab bly, there would be a famine
in Ireland. Mr.. Dalzeu added:
indications of this can be seen from
the car windows. Raystacks are float
ing in the fields; the peasants are I'M
speakably wretched and the country
4 seems to be more miserable every year
| Referring 70 the new United States
+ tariff, Congressman Dalzell said: Il
have had very little opportunity to OBJ
serve the effects of the tariff, but l
! Judge it is fulfilling our antieipations
and that Is viii give American nler-
chants. manufacturers and WOrkmen
| more to do. ] say this from the fact
! that all the business men [ have met
| in Europe are denouncing it and COM
| planning that it has lessened their bust
ness This is particularly the case with
! the merchants of Paris, who complain
! that their American trade has de-
( creased
| SPANISH ARMY CORRUPT.
Truth prints a statement said to ema-
nate from q prominent Spaniard, ac-
! counting for the Cuban situation. He
| is quoted as saying that in Spain there
| is no such thing as public opinion, and
! that the government of that country is
! a mere struggle between a number of
professional politicians, and that, With
| very few exceptions, these politicians
| endeaVor to feather their own nests.
! Captain Weyler is credited with hav
| ing annassed a fortune in the Philip
pine islands. and TO have increased it in
| Cuba, although, probably, he has had
! to divide with a good many politicians
at home. The Spanish army IS pro
nounced to be as rotten as the Spanish
/ civil service system, and still, accord
! ing 20 Truths informant, when a Span
! ish regiment is sent to attack a force
| of insurgents the Spanish commander
| sends an emiSsary with purse, who
! makes ARRANGEMENTS witch provide that
while the Spaniards march one way,
! the insurgents go by another route.
The retiring lord mayor of London,
! Sir George Faudel Phillips, has achiev
ed a record 50 far as charitable funds
are concerned. having raised $1,000, GOO,
! the bulk of it being the Indian famine
fund, during his term of Office.
ENGLISH FEAR a TRAP.
The British public seems TO be con-
| WINGED thar Americans are trying to
lead Great Britain into a trap by 5n
Guiding Russia and Japan among the
pa1ticipators in the Bering sea seal
{ conference, and the newspapers ard
government officials ara fostering Hlls
idea. Not only was the letter of the
United States ambassador. Colonel John
Hay of July 90 excluded from dhe blue
! book ON the Boring sea questions, but
with two exceptions. the newspapers did
not publish Colonel Hays letter Nnen it
was furnished to chem by Reuters Tel
| egraIfl company, and not one of them
has commented upon it. The comments
! of the GIcbe and Vanity Fair on the
Situation are especially offensive Van
( ity Fair saws:
THREATEN THE YANKEES.
1T looks as SC we must do something
to suppress the Yankee. Unless the
! constant annoyance OF washington
ceases, gun powder may have to be
fused. We hope tine matter Will be set
tied. as we do not want to see the Unit