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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
NO SENATE REPORT ON THE
MAINE.

When the Maine was blown up in
Havana harbor Senator Mason of Hi
nois, said that what the country want
ed was a congressional investigation of
the disaster. So determined was he
that there should be such an investiga-
ton that he took occasion to denounce
the navy department in strong terms.
For this he was denounced by the press
of the country, and he was soon made
TO realize that he had made a sad blum
der. Eventually he profited by the cas-
tigation he got and held his peace.
Now comes Senator Chandler, of the
senate naval committee, and reports
that no investigation of the Maine dis
aster was made by the committee, as
that conducted by the Sampson board
Of inquiry was so thorough that no.
other was deemed necessary. This is
a very sensible conclusion and will
meet with the APPROVAL of the people 1t
is doubtful if more thorough investi-
cation was ever made than that by the
Sampson board of inquiry; so thor
ough and impartial was its conduct
that the conclusions it reached have
convinced the civilized world that the
explosion which destroyed the Maine
was external and not internal No con-
gressional inquiries would have done
this, and the wisdom of not instituting
one is. now obvious to all Senator
Chambers committee could have made
no other than the one it did, and it
showed its good sense in making it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
NEMESIS.
THE MAINE.

She glided on her peaceful quest,
What though her starry flag might bear
To some silent STERN behest,
To some breath OF freedoms air;
Then in her berth a stately g:est
Slept, trustful, in that alien lair
But what are bulkheads. fashioned we'll.
And what are sides and decks of steel
Or cunning dialhands. to tell.
Through night and day, of woe or veal.
When human hearts can league with hell
And SOW volcanoes meath keel?
So by deed whose blackness made
The night it chose seem white beside
Struck in the dark by coward blade
The knightly Maine leapt once and died
A name to make a throne afraid,
wreck that moaned beneath the tide,
THE OREGON.
But Ger the land the tidings swept.
And death-cries quivered through the
wire,
Down in the hold the engines leapt,
The coal sprang eager to the fire,
And never Stacked, and never slept
The sister warship's grim desire!
With patient throbs that never wane
A continents long coast is won;
That nearing death-smoke on the main
Shall teach the lesson to the Don
That he who strikes a blow at Maine
Snail reckon yet with Oregoni
All. when her helm goes hard a-port,
And all her broadside speaks in fire,
And from the proudly floating fort
The cheers ring out with brave desire,
court.
And thrill Havana's sunken pyre.
c. H Crandall in New York Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
THAT WoLCoTT AGAIN.

In the debate which preceded the
passage of the war revenue bill in the
senate Saturday night, Senator VOL
eett made few remarks which should
endear him to the people of the trans
Mississippi region, and hasten that Pro-
posed alliance in Idaho between the
Populists and Mckinley Republicans.
He referred to the principles advo-
Gated by silver men as the ideas of
'long-haired cranks WHO clog the pro-
gress of enlightened financial legisIa-
ton in this country and the views of
people who congregate at "some cross
roads where nothing is known of
Europe, except that it is on the map
of the world"
If that is the sort of people the Nc
Kinley Republicans of Idaho are try
ing to fuse with they ought to be
ashamed of themselves And the peo-
pie of Colorado should be proud of their
Senator Wolcott who is not a long,
haired crank. apparently, who disdains
to associate with crossroads people who
are not entitled to their convictions: be-
cause they know less of Europe than
the senator does.
1t cost this country, and those cross
roads farmers had to help foot the bill,
100000 to send the swelled-up- senator
across the Atlantic last summer in
compliance with the pledges of the st.
Louis platform and the act Of March
8, 1897, but what an opportunity it af-
forded him TO strut before the common
people of this crude nation and throw
out hints of superior knowledge gained
abroad
Wolcott has been accustomed to
holding joint discussions with himself
on this monetary question, talking for
the benefit of the administration one
day and to his constituents the lsext;
so his answer to his Saturdays speech
will be anxiously awaited. How the
people of Colorado must love that man
Wolcott whom they now have on eXhi-
bition at the national capital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
LIEUT.. HoBsoN's HERoIsM.

The feat of Lieutenant Hobson and
his six companions in taking the collier
Merrimac into the narrow channel of
Santiago harbor, under the great guns
of all the Spanish forts and over the
mine fields, and there sinking her, is
one of the most heroic in all naval his
tory. 1t cannot fail to make his fame
enduring. What he did was as truly
heroic and daring as was Rear Admi-
raj Dewey's sailing into Manila. harbor
on that memorable May morning and
destroying the Spanish fleet. It resem-
bles Dewey's action in its happy termi-
nation is that not a man lost his life
though each went into that narrow
channel anticipating that it would
prove his grave; that they all escaped
alive is little less than miraculous.
The action of Lieutenant Hobson and
his brave companions must challenge
the admiration of the world. To the
American people their heroism is
cause for just pride. 1t is also a cause
for pride and thankfulness to know
that there are hundreds Of officers and
men in Commodore Schley's fleet who
volunteered to accompany an expedi-
ton the result of which must, it then
seemed, be certain death to all who ac-
companied it. A pleasant feature of
this expedition was Admiral Cervera's
recognition of the bravery and gallant
ness of Lieutenant Hobson and his
men. It was the return Of the compli-
ment that Rear Admiral Dewey paid
Admiral Montejo and his men for their
bravery and gallantness in Manila bay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

sue, at time when the government
does not need to go in debt, when its
vaults are full of gold and silver, when
its resources are not subject to the
least strain, when its accumulated
wealth is comparatively untaxed.
Debt-making at this time is unneces-
sary, except for the purpose of solidify-
ing the gold standard and the weaken
ing of every demand for a change.
Here is a rich and powerful nation
borrowing money when it has plenty
for the purpose of carrying on for
year, war that it has the power, and
the. means, and the opportunity, to
end in a month. If it is wrong to
make political capital out of the war,
as Republicans have boasted they
would, it is far worse to make financial
capital out of national defense and cur
troubles with foreign powers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
WIT AND HuMoR.

Atlanta Constitution: Pap yelled the
fhrightenedi towhead little Jimmie jest
.'Swallered him. whole?"
Ever bit of him.
! Well" drawled the parent as he rose
slowly and Knocked the ashes from his
pipe, IT reckon hits providence. Eff he
had kept on a-livini he mout a enlisted
an got killed in the war. All fer the
best-all fer the best!'
!Tit-Bits; Officer. Ito new servent)--
Murphy, l have left my mess boots out
this morning. / want them soled;
Private Murphy-Very good, scr"
officer Cater in the day)-Did you take
those boots. Murphy?
Private Murphy Feeling in his pocket
and putting on the table Is pence)-Yes,
sor; and that's all l could get for them.
The corporal who bought them said he
would have given. two shillings had it been
pay day. COLLAPSE of officer)
Chicago Record: 1--WE called up Chris
topher Columbus last night at the Sc
ance." b.
He said it was though on man to get
off good joke and have to wait 4O6 years
! to have it appreciated.
Yonkers Statesman: The Father-That
! young man who used to call on you and
stay SO late is in the navy now, under
stand. -t,f
The Daughter-Yes. papa; and think of
J it. His boat has been disabled The last
! time l saw him he was being towed in.
well, don't let me see him around here
all hours of the night or you will see him
toed out
Tit..Bits: Hoy. does your husband
spend his time in tie evening""
He stays 0ats home and thinks of
schemes to make money"
And what do you do with yourself
when he is thus occupied"
"Oh, 1 think of schemes to spend it,
Indianapolis Journal: "Goshdurn you
an your old grocery shouted the man
who had backed up against the fresh
paint.
Didn't you see the sign. fresh paint?' -
asked the grocer.
..Of course did. but I've seen so many
signs hung up here announcing something
fresh that I didn't believe it, =
Atlanta Constitution: Thank de
Lawd," exclaimed the unpatriotic colored
inhabitant, ''dey amt gwine ter lis me
in dis war. 5 Dey des can't git met
We'll. l got three wives. all livin'. an
I'm on good terms wild de jedge an he
done promise ter sen me up fer bigamyr'
Detroit Journal: These are the tri-
umphant points of strategy that the in
comparably clever Cervera has scored
since he came over to this side with his
flying squadron: ''
Bottled himself up.
Got into trap.
Sailed into a jug.
Caught in a box.
Committed suicide.
Blundered.
Lost his head.
Lost his squadron.
Lost his reputation.
All this by sailing itno the land-docked
harbor of Santiago, from whence he cam
not emerge except into the NAV of the
terrible squadron that Schley is cruising
back and forth before the narrow en-
trance to the harbor.
Great is Cevera in all that goes to make
greatness in the eyes of doting Spaniards.
Great is stupidity, egotism and blindness.
Great is folly, recklessDess and ignorance.
And this is the chap all America was
praising few days ago as master of the
science of nautical maneuverlng.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
TENDERS FOR STREET CARS.

A few days ago n little child was run
over by a street car in this city and
terribly mangled. The child attempted
to cross in front of the car and the
car could not be stopped in time to
save it. Had the car been provided
with a proper fender the child would
have been saved.
a strong fight for tenders on cars has
been made by the San Francisco pa
to large extent. The Examiner of
Saturday last contained this:
Clarence Baron, aged eight years,
was crossing Folsom street between
Third and Fourth, a few minutes af-
ter noon yesterday, when an east
bound Folsom street car, armed with
a fender, came dashing along. The boy
was running across the street as the
car approached him He had reached
the outer rail when the car struck him
and bore him down. He fell and in a
moment disappeared from sight under
the car. The people who witnessed the
accident expected that the little fellow
was crushed under the wheels.
The motorman had applied his brakes
and made every effort to stop. When
it at last came to a standstill the boy
was found on the fender. HeaEas ly-
ing in the net, badly frightened, but
suffering only from few bruises. He
crawled off the fender and was as
sisted to his feet by sympathetic by
ISLANDERS; but he did not need much
help. They took him to his home, at
740 Folsom street, and told his mother
of his hair breadth escape.
The boy complained of a slight sore
~, h 1af cid hfr& H..
said that was nothing serious.
This instance, and others could be
cited, is a justification of the demand
for proper tenders on street cars, for it
shows them to be a genuine protection
of life. All street cars should be pro-
vided with proper tenders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
BALLAD OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Sweet Laura now the cypress twines
And far her heart must roam,
For Philips in the Philippines,
And Philip pines for home.
A lovely maiden all forlorn,
No joy her sorrow checks;
Each night she signs till Dewey morn
Shines on the Dewey decks.
And Philip. signs from dark TO dawn,
By sad misfortune schooled;
Ana writes eight saffron pages on
Manila wrapping .(rpled).
Come back" she cries, where Love re-
clineS fT.
Far DER the oceans foami''
And Philips in the Philippines,
And Philip pines for hornet
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitu.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
TALES OF THE DAY.
Secretary wilson's Joke

Some Iowans in the room of the house
committee on interstate commerce are
telling joke that Secretary of Agricul-
ture James Wilson played on Senator
Gear when each was serving his country
as member of the house from Iowa.
Mr.. Wilson was known as the granger
congressman, and visitors to the gallery
often had curiosity to see the former
statesman. One day Mr.. Wilson was sit
who were visiting him. and he was point
ing out to them many of his colleagues
relates the, Washington Post. A young
lady who CHANGED to sit near and seemed
TO be from the vicinity of Boston. OBJ
serving that Mr.. Wilson was familiar
with the names of members on the floor,
asked him to kindly point out the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
Gave Most to saltpetre.

Elias Howe, the inventor of the sewing
machine, proved his patriotism during
the war by enlisting and by frequent
heavy contributions from his private
purse. In November 1862 his regiment
was in Virginia, suffering great dlscom-
fort Not having been paid off, and the
men needing money, Private Howe ad-
vanced $1,000 due them.
He sat at a table handing out the
money, when a clergyman asked him for
a subscription toward a new church.
oh, said Howe. this is war time"
Yes the clergyman replied, but we
need churches and hope you will give us
something for St Peters,"
St Peter" said Howe; ''he was the
fighting apostle and cut off a mans ear"
Yes"
"Om. WELL said Howe, III give you
$50 for st. Peter, but just now most of
my money is being spent on saltpetre.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Mr.. o. w Moyle, of the board of edu-
cation, objected to investigating Mrs.
Miners charges against Superintend-
ent MilIspaugh in secret session. The
objection was proper and the investiga-
ton should have been public. The
board may not know it, but an impress
sion is getting abroad that it is a little
too much inclined to secret meeting
methods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Mrs. Leslie Carter will spend her sum-
mer vacation at the close of her Lon
don season in 1.-The Heart of Mary
land" in Interlaken and Lucerne,
Switzerland. Her health is not very
good, having been run down very
much through her long and arduous
season in Belasco's great war play.
She hopes to recuperate thoroughly be-
fore returning to America to open her
fall season in Mr.. Belasco's new play
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

granger congressman from Iowa that
she had heard so much about
With pleasure" said Mr.. Wilson.
Now. look right over this way. Do you
see that man reading a newspaper.
That man with the. whiskers?" in
CURED the young lady.
Yes responded the future secretary
of agriculture. THAT is the man."
well. / declare she continued. Il
farmer. although 1 never saw very many
of them"
When Senator Gear was apprised of the
Joke ne enjoyed it fully as well as did
Mr.. Wilson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

General Miles is kindly requested to
remember that none of the great mod
ern conquerors took his entire house
hold along with him. says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer But why should
General Miles be requested to remem-
Der this?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

vaudeville stage: Il don't approve of
the publication of the plans of our war
ships. 1t gives the enemy an unfair
advantage. The plans of our submarine
boat Holland We're published. showing
how she can go under water and re-
main there, and what is the conse-
quence? The Spaniards now have i3
warships at the bottom of Manila bay"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Atlanta Journal: When Thomas 3. Reed
a few years ago was using his power as
speaker to rush through Republican leg
find any words of praise too good for
him. Now that Reed is blocking the Ha-
waiian annexation scheme the Tribune
goes for him with gloves off. 1t makes
great deal of difference as to whose OK
is gored.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Spy Carranza's letter is interesting
reading, but it does not give much in
formation concerning the spy system of
the Spaniards. He seems to have
mortal dislike for Senior Camara, whom
he dishes up in fine style.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The lease of Granville and Murdoch
on the wasatch Wave has expired, but
the Wave will be published by Mr..
William Buys, well known in journal
istic circles. The Wave has become SO
thoroughly identified with Wasatch
county interests that the people of that
county could not afford to let it be dis
continued. even if they were so in
clined, which they are not. Success to
the Wave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
What DR.. a. E. Salter Saws.

Buffalo, N. Y-Gents-From my per-
sonal knowledge, gained in observing
the effect of your Shiloh's Cure in cases
of advanced Consumption, 1 am pre-
pared to say it is the most remarka BILE
Remedy that has ever been brought to
my attention. 1t has certainly saved
many from Consumption. Sold by Mel
den-Judson and other druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The most distinguished of all the
German orders is the "'ordre pour lie
merit Order pour lie Merritt will
shortly be the most distinguished in
the Philippine islands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
Catarrh is D. Disease

Which requires a constitutional rem
edy. It cannot be cured by local ap-
plications. Hoods SarsaparilIa is
wonderfully successful in curing
catarrh because it eradicates from the
blood the scrofulous taints which cause
il. Sufferers with catarrl find a cure
in Hoods Sarsaparilla. even after other
remedies utterly fail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Unless today witnesses great battle
the Oregon election viii be the most in
teresting event of the day; at all events
it will be a very important one, and
results viii be anxiously awaited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The idea of those German papers that
the United States cannot defeat Spain
without England's help is a rare one.
They should get it copyrighted, so
unique is it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

There have been some magnificent
rains IN the past three weeks. To get
the. full benefit of them there should
now be some warm weather and a ces-
sation OF the rains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The crew of the collier Merrimac is
made of precisely the same kind of ma
terial that the crews Of the old Merri-
mac and Monitor were.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Russia seems anxious to bring about
international Intervention now. The
Great Northern Bear is over-anxious
to get its paws on some of the Phil
innines
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

There is everlasting fame in the har-
Dor of Santiago de Cuba for Commo-
dore Schley if he is successful. If his
luck is as good as his pluck, he will
get it out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

a Spanish cruiser and several gun,
boats are said TO have arrived off San
Juan, Porto Rico. Such stories may
now be expected frequently and in
great abundance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Send your address to H E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get a free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are guar
anteed to be perfectly free from every
deleterious substance, and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone to the
stomach and bowels, greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size, 25c per box
Sold by 2. c. NJ. I. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie. and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea
Twenty-Five cents bottle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Stop that Cough Take warning. 1t
may lead to Consumption. a 25c bottle
of Shiloh's Cure may save your life.
Sold by Nelden-Judson and other drug
giStS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

4 great many college boys are in
arms. There is also reason to believe
that a great many college girls are in
arms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

A correspondent wants to know who
constitute the board of sagacity."
We cannot say, but evidently not the
board Of strategy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

It is said the bombardment of San
tiago Tuesday was only a prelude. The
people are anxiously awaiting the
finale.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The hostility of the German press to-
wards the United States is only equaled
by its ignorance of American affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The harbor of Santiago is filled with
mines. Commodore Schley has proof
positive that there is a coal mine in
the main channel. t-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

heart" says an exchange. How about
crocodile tears? -,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
Famous STYLES

are the Miller Warburton, Denney,
Schoble and Halves derby hats See
EN-; wear 'em.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.,
166 Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

The fortunes of war will be very
largely to the contractors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Spain may be nearing the end, but
she is such a slow. country that it
seems as though she would never
reach it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

A Texas Populist paper says: Get
back to earth Does this mean, Crawl
into your holes?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
Cleveland Plain Dealer: .Why di

Cleveland Plain Dealer: ''Why did
young Simpleton come home?"
They fired him..
What was the cause?"
Why, you know, he was stationed on
one of the old monitors with the other
naval reserves. and right after he got
aboard one of the officers told him to take
his trick at the wheel. SimDleton looked
at the wheel ard then he looked at the
officer. Then he looked back at the wheel,
shook his head. and regretfully re-
marked: Excuse me, sir, but I'm rot a
trick rider -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
Correct Hats

correct Hats
are the Miller Warburton, Denney and
Schoble summer shapes.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.,
1S6 Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Denver Republican,: The report comes
diers are to be kept there all summer.
This may, or may not mean that the adj
ministration will not conclude the war
until next fall or winter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06

Lieutenant Hobson is destined to
stand in the same class as Dewey.