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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06

letter, nor has communicated with US,
nor did they want to receive any letter
from u.s. conclude. therefore, that
the officers of your highness intend
that here must end my travels and my
life.
Oh. holy mother of God. who has pity
on the oppressed, why did not BOba-
dilla's knife kill me when he deprived
me and my brother of the gold earned
in such hard manner, and send us back
to Spain without any trial, without any
crime, without even a shadow of bad
conduct?
Let the whole world. and every jus
tice and mercy-lOving soul weep for me.
And you, glorious saint of God you
who know of my innocence, and who
see all my sufferings. have mercy on
me. Because, although the present gen.
GRAFTON is envious and hard-hearted,
surely the future ages will pity poor
Christopher Columbus, when they will
learn that he risking his own life and
that of his brother, with very little or
no expense to the crown of Spain, in
ten years and four voyages. rendered
more services than any mortal being
has ever rendered to any prince or to
any country, and, notwithstanding he
was left to perish, without being ac-
cused of the slightest crime, in poverty.
in misery. having taken everything
away from MN out MS cndlnS, so JndC
he who gave Spain a new world has
neither safety nor a hut for himself,
nor for his unfortunate family.
But if heaven would continue to per-
seeute me, seeming dissatisfied for
what have done, just as if the dis
eovery of this new world should be Of
harm to the old one, and as a punish
ment for this it would allow my life
to end in this miserable place. you,
good angels, you, who help the oppress-
ed and the innocents, bring this sheet
to my grand lady. She knows how
much 1 have done; she viii believe
what I have suffered for her glory and
service; she Will be just and kind
enough not to allow that the children
of the one who gave Spain such untold
wealth, such vast and unknown king
doms and empires, should only live on
aims.
She, if she lives, will consider that
cruelty and ungratefulness will excite
the anger of heaven. the wealth discov-
cred by me will become an instrument
to excite the entire mankind to revenge
and to robbery, and Spain will suffer
what just now her enviOus, malignant
and ungrateful people cause others to
suffer
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A Philoeophical Failure.

Isaac Anderson, in the Criterion: A
philosopher set out to teach the world
to be happy. He had not gone far when
he met a poor workingman.
What do you need to make you
happy?" inquired the philosopher.
IF 1 were rich" replied the working
man, and could ride in my own car
riage, live in a fine house and have
servants to do my bidding; if L could
know that my children would not know
want when am gone, then would be
perfectly happy"
Just then a rich man passed that
way, and the philosopher turned to
him.
what is your idea of perfect -happi-
ness?" ne asked.
ITO be poor" answered the rich man.
ITO earn my bread by the sweat of my
brow, and be freed from all the cares
and responsibilities that harass the
man of wealth. That is my idea of
true happiness"
why do not you two exchange
places?" asked the philosopher.
Il am willing" said the poor man.
But the rich man was silent.
And the philosopher returned to his
books. Il cannot teach those who will
not learn he said.
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THE CANDIDATE.
BY GEEK TURNER.

In some parts Of the country there
may be still isolated specimens of the
type Of ex-Lieutenant Governor Culber-
son. With us he remained for years
the last solitary representative of the
fine old-fashioned political leader, who
lived with the ideals of Webster and
Calhoun and Clay still before them. His
tail and stately figure, his smooth
shaver face, his stock and long-tailed
legislators coat, of the type preserved
in famous statesmens pictures but
now extinct as the dodo in real life, all
remained still 6Xed in the minds of
those who We're honored in many
speeches by his opening apostrophe of
Fellow citizens" In the smallest de-
tail Of life he conducted himself with
the dignity becoming a man on whom
a thousand eyes are fixed; his very use
of his handkerchief was a survival of
the days of snuff; his speeches, his few
critics declared, were things of magnif-
cent distances.
EX-Lieutenant Governor Culberson
had waited ten years TO be governor,
hungeIing and thirsting. but expecting
fervently to be fed. Ten years is a
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nan capable of ming the position with

man capable of filing the position with
credit.
Then the minor business of the conven-
ton was rushed off. the band played
frantically and the big body broke into
the confusion of leaving. The platform
was crowded with prominent men eX-
changing greetings. or charging toward
the candidate in the center of the stage.
Men do not do these things right. as
women do. Old Governor Culberson
stood up slowly from his chair at the edge
of the platform. No one paid the slight
est attention to him; they were headed
toward the group a 1.-THE center of the
stage. The old man looked uncertainty at
the crowd, then turned slowly away and
started down the platform steps. A little
district telegraph boy, who was at the
press tables below, helped him on with
his coat and watched him with awe as he
plodded slowly to the door. He went
straight to the station and took the first
train back to his empty home.
1 saw him on the train. He was
crouched down in the corner of the seat.
His hat was drawn down over his eyes,
his stock was somewhat awry and his
shirt front was disarranged and rumpled.
He was staring steadily at the back of
the seat before him. It was the sort of
thing a man does not enjoy watching.
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considerable slice out of an individuals
life. but it is rather less than it usually
takes for the governorship to revolve
around TO our secdon-and then we
have To divide il between ourselves at
the county seat at Westchester. and the
manufacturing town of Johnsonville,
ten miles away.
A great meny things happen in ten
years, but the ambition of the Culber-
sons IS made of stern stuff. Governor
Culberson's grandfather had been gov
ernor and his father a senator; he in
tended TO live. up to the family tradi-
tions. AS matter OF fact, he was al
ways called governor The title is
much shorter and easier to say than
Lieutenant governor" At the begin
ming Of the decade. when he had just
retired from the lieutenant governor
shin. Gov Culberson was the most
prominent figure in our section of the
state He strove with every power he
possessed, consistent with dignity, to
retain the position. He was as erect
and hearty as a young athlete and as
particular in his appearance as a bride
groom waiting for his bride. In the
meantime. his wife. a beautiful old
time gentiewonan. had died. and his
children had all moved away, but the
fine. old-fashioned figure remained
among the ruins of the home, still star
ing at the prize which should consum-
mate his career.
Early in the spring Of the eventful
wear, Gov" Culberson made his first
call on Sam Wilson at the Herald Of
fice-the once noted Sam" now only
a memory in the minds Of those queer
gray old newspaper men, VINO have
come down to US from another gener-
alton. The Governors" barouche drew
up to the curbing before the office, and
tSe "Covernor" himself followed the
steps Of many another illustrious man
up the dingy stairs. until he penetrat-
eG to the presiding genius of the place,
seated in his little, untidy temple, with
the sacrifcial piles Of dusty newspapers
around him. In the history of the
be published, Sam Wilson was the
greatest figure in his state. Other men
made fame and history; Sam Wilson
made the men. And many an inform
ed soul, from the outer world which
surrounds politics, had clambeed up
there. pleading to be made, and many
men famous in local history had come
in submissiyely at all hours of the day
end night to beg a favor or to ask adj
vice. and many a letter came into that
old black walnut desk, franked from
the White House itself, asking informa-
ton from the man who knew more
about the state than any one else alive,
and who did not fear to tell the truth
about it.
When Governor Culberson opened
the door Of Sam Wilson'S little den he
recognized in a dim way that he had
reached crisis in his affairs. He had
lever himself experienced the power of
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desire to ask you to agitate the sub
ject, sir, III the columns of your news
paper. 1t would be a valued favor to
your section, sir, to make our claim on
the office apparent at this time, before
those people in the northern section of
the state claim it again on some pre-
text or other"
Sam Wilson assented readily to the
proposition. He had been planning to
do this for some little time, he said and
he was very glad that the governor
had come in to remind him of it. Moth
ing further on the governorship was
said. Both men carefully avoided it.
Yet Governor" Culberson was much
pleased with his interview. When he
arose to go, sam Wilson complimented
him on his health.
ernor, he said.
The governor" acknowledged the
compliment.
BY the way, governor said Will
son, ARE you older or younger than
amp
You are
''Sixty-seven.'
'Ah, then, sir, am year your SEN
ior," said the governor" Il am S..
The stately old figure, with its gold
headed cane, tramped heavily away.
AS he heard its footsteps on the stairs
Sam Wilson sank back again into his
old office chair and shook his head.
Wilson had followed the world close
ly through his gold-bowed spectacles
and he lived in a different generation
phenomenon was brought about by per-
from Governor" CuIberson. In the old
school of politics a man had become
just ripe for governor at IS; now man
in his greatest strength was none toe
strong. Sam Wilson remembered with
half smile the days when a fine figure
and manners and an unexceptional
family were chief among the qualifica-
tions for the governorship. The gov
erllor must be a fighting man now,
with the physique Of an athlete the in
tellect of criminal lawyer and nerves
like telegraph wires. Arrayed against
him was the cleYerest band of sharp
ers that the country afforded, hired by
princely pay for what they could steal
by outwitting the representatives of the
people and especially this one man,
The governors work was not for a be-
nevolent old gentleman. II may be diff
ferent in some other states, but we are
killing governors at 45.
/ Nevertheless Sam Wilson wanted the
! goyernorship for our section and began
to call for it most heartily. At the
northern end of the state there was
some tendency to demur at first. but
the general drift of events seemed IA
vorable to US. There would be no diff
! fculty in finding the proper candidate
the Herald asserted.
It was at this time that Gov Gull
bersoa began to enjoy a foretaste of the
| joys of victory. The old-fashioned coun-
| try politicians who formed his council
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the man, yet he had often observed it
in the fortunes of others. Sam Wilson
sat before him at his desk, gray old
schoolmaster of politicians, staring at
him over his gold-bowed spectacles.
Wilson showed no surprise at the visit;
sooner or later they all came up to him.
Yet, in his gruff way, he was very cor
dial. He shook hands warmly, clear
ed chair for his visitor from the accu-
mutations of papers and rose and closed
the glass door. Then the two old men
sat down together, waiting for the first
move-the one with the hope in his
breast for the fulfilment OF the ambi-
ton of his life. and the other able in a
sense TO give it to him, or at least, to
get it for him.
But the Culbersons are not the stuff
that suppliants are made of. The
governor" was a petitioner at the
power of the press, but he had no in
tention of losing his dignity. After
some political gossip between them, he
made his whole proposition.
Il have come, SIR he said, "to re-
mind you of what you are aware doubt
less already, that our section of the
state has the prior claim on the nomi-
nation for governor this year. 1t is my
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of An
ME E. Springer of 1925 Howard street.
Philadelphia. Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption had completely cured her of
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden. All other rem
edies and doctors could give her no
help, but she says of the Royal Cure
1T soon removed the pain in my chest
and 1 can now sleep soundIy. some
thing can scarcely remember doing
before. I feel like sounding its praises
throughout the universe" So will
every one who tries DR.. Kings New
Discovery for any trouble of the
Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price SOC and
$1.00. Trial bottles free at u. c. NJ. 1.
drug department. Every bottle guar
anteed.
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HIS CURSE ON SPAIN.
Columbus Predicts Disaster to. That
Heartless Country.

/
AL Progresso alo-A1nericano, a
newspaper printed in New York City,
contained in its latest issue the follow
! ing remarkable letter with which is
here printed the Italian editors pre-
| fatory note:
! Christopher Columbus, destitute, sick
and starving, at the place where now is
| Kingston, Jamaica, wrote to his. king
| and queen that the new world by him
gained to Spain would bring ruin to
| the latter, and thus avenge the wrongs
and cruel treatment that the nation
! had caused him. His words came
true. Cuba is the last nail in the coffin
of dead Spain. That letter never
reached Spain. 1t is in the records of
the council house of Jamaica, and it
follows:
Jamaica, 15O4.-Diego Mendez and
the papers that I send through him
will show your highness that discov-
cred in Veragua some rich gold mines,
and as I intended to leave my brother
at the River Berlin, had not heavens
decree and the greatest misfortunes of
the world prevented me from carrying
out my plan. However, it is enough
that your highness, as well as your
successors, should have the glory and
advantage of all, and that the compile
/ ton of discovery and the colonization
=
people than. the unlueky Columbus.
If God grants me to have MendeZ
reach Spain, I have no doubt that he
will convince your highness, my high
lady, that this will not be only
Castillo and Leon, but the discovery of
a world of people, of lands of wealth,
greater than the most boundless hui
man fancy could imagine. or that avar-
ice itself could desire, but not by me,
nor by this paper. nor by any mortal
tongue could be described the anxiety
and the sorrows of my body and mind,
and the restitution and dangers of my
son, of my brother, and of my friends.
Ten years already we are bound to
this place, lodged on the uncovered
decks of our ships thrown ashore, one
against the other; those of my men who
were healthy have deserted me under
the Porrasi of Sevilla; my friends, who
remained true to me, are mostly sick
or dying; we have consumed all food
supplies of the Indians, and these have
left US now. So we areoaI exposed to
starve, and these mfsfortunes are ac-
companied by the worst circumstances,
that make me the most unfortunate
victim of fate that this world has ever
seen. 1t seems that Gods anger has
favored the envy of Spain. that would
punish as criminal deeds the undertake
ings and discoveries that the past ages
would have recognized as grand and
worthy.
1t is evident that one resorts to every
means to cut the thread which is about
to break, since am in my old age, OPP
pressed and afflicted with unbearable
pains of govt, and l am now languish-
ing and dying of this and other sick
ness, among the savages, where I can
not find any medicines, nor proper food
for the body, nor a priest, nor sacra-
ments for the soul.
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My men are rebelling against me; my
brother. my son and those who remain
ed faithful to me are sick, hungry, dy-
ing; the Indians have forsaken us. The
governor of San Domingo sent to see
whether I was dead rather than help
us or to bring me away alive from
here. for his boat did not bring us any
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Carob. Blood and nerve tonic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
TURNER'S LOST FORTUNE.
Santa Fe superintendent Failed to
Patent Valuable Invention.

Did you know Avery Turner might
have been a millionaire now had he i'm
proved his opportunities said one Santa
Fe man to another at the Santa Fe offices
today.
NO, how's that?" said the one address,
ed.
why, years ago he invented an attach
ment for heating oil in railway signal
lamps" went on the other. He tried it
and it worked perfectly. but at that time
he didn't know quite as much about railroad
conveniences as he does now and thought
it would be of no use to patent it. He
threw it aside and forgot all about it until
about two years later. After that he
didn't think so much about his attach
ment as the opportunity he had let slip.
A man in the east thought of fdentically
the same device as had been invented by
Turner two years before and had it pat
ented. It was at once adopted by the
majority of the roads using lard oil in sig
nal lamps. and the second inventor was
able in three years to retire from active
work with a handsome fortune. He is
now a millionaire and is still receiving
royalties from his invention"
Instead of being millionaire, Mr.. Tur-
ner is now assistant general superintend-
ent of the Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
esq ENTRIES
For the Fall Meeting of the Coney
Island Jockey Club.

New York. July 25.-The fall meeting of
the COney Island Jockey club promises to
furnish excellent racing.
The secretary has just announced the
number of entries in each of the stakes
that closed on July 10.
There are 6S2 entries in IS stakes. All
the stars of the eastern turf are in. The
principal races are the Twin City handi-
cap and the Autumn cup.
One is to be run on Monday, September
5. and the other on Saturday, September
10.
Ornament and Hamburg are entered in
both these stakes. If half start in each
race there will be two magnificent battles
The entries in the two races follow:
Twin City handtcap.1A miles-The Friar,
Tillo, Ben Holiday. HandbaH, The Ro-
man, Royal Stag, White Frost, Sir Wal
ter, Sir Vassar, Judge Denny, Pink Coat
Hamburg Simon w, Bannockburn, Mirth-
full, Semper Ego, Sly Fox. Ben Doran,
Whistling Con. Buela. The Huguenot, Or
nament, Ogden, Handspring, L:nstock, On
Deck, Senator Bland, George Boyd, Plau-
dit. Candleback, DR.. Catlett.
The Autumn cup. two miles-Linstock,
Semper Ego, Sly Fox. Ornament, Chal-
lenger, Scotch Plaid, Sir Vassar, Havoc,
Pink Coat, Dutch Skater. On Deck, Ben
Holiday, George Boyd. The Friar, Whis-
Ting Con, Judge Denny, Tragedian, Rap
pandnnOck, Inc Roman, Hamburg, Sen
ator Bland, Goodrich. NIirthful, Plaudit,
The Huguenot.
In both these races Ornament will meet
Tillo and in one Ogden. The game little
Sir Walter hobs up again in the Twin
City handicap, while the great westerner,
Plaudit, may start in each race.
As high a class will be found in the
other stakes. A complete list of those
closing on July Is, with the number of
entries, follows:
Great Eastern handicap, for 2-year-olds,
So: F'latbush. for 2-year-oIds, SO; Autumn
Maiden, for 2-year-olds, So; Sapphire, for
2-year-olds, 81; Dash, for 2-year-olds, 81;
Bellies. for FLIES, 2-year-olds. At; Part
ridge, for 2-year-olds. 80; Golden Rod, for
2-year-olds. SO; Flight. for 2-year-olds and
upwards, SO; September. for 3-year-olds, p;
Flying handicap, for 3-year-olds, 20; Dol
phin, for 3-year-olds. %; Reapers. for g.
year-olds, 20; Twin City handicap for g.
year-Olds and upwards, 81; Autumn cup,
for 3-year-olds and upwards 20; Turf han
dicap, for 3-year-olds and upwards, 10;
Russet handicap, for 3-year-olds and up
wards. Il; Autumn handicap, for 3-year-
oIds and upwards, comprising the fall
handicap at furlongs, the Ocean at One
mile and the Omnium at one mile and a
furlOng 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
CUBA FOR NEGROES
And Negroes For Cuba is a Boston
Idea

Boston, July 25.-The Twelfth Bap-
fist church last night adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the president be re-
QueSted to institute a free military
school in which to educate cOlored
soldiers for the duties of commissioned
officers, which was on March 21 1854
done for white soldiers, who were APP
pointed to lead cOlored troops. and the
men chosen for this responsible office
be taken from those who have won dis
tinctiOn on the battlefield
Resolved, That the people assem- bled
recognize with gratitude the courage
and soldieTly qualities of the blacks
now in Cuba, who made the victory of
OF CUBA, menace to the white sold
Ter, is adapted to promote the highest
development of the black it is our
hope to see the Pearl of the Antilles
become to America what 1t has never
been to Spain, the home of a thrifty
and happy people.
Resolved, That it is our belief that
the black man has been educated and
trained to fulfill an important mission.
not only for Cuba, but for the Spanish
possessions that are to come under our
control The Cuban, for whom we went
to war with Spain. when asked to do
mental work declines, claiming that he
was a soldier and not a working man.
The negro, faithful to his master before
emancipation came, and as a contra
band in helping to build our forts and
do work essential to the success of the
army, was a soldier as faithful in bur
den-bearing as he was brave in battle,
and now occupies the proud position
he holds in the eyes of the world be
cause Christ's rule obtains control and
he that humbleth himself shall be ex-
allied -