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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
TO BUILD FASTER BATrLEsFIPs

1t has been determined that the three
new battleships authorized by congress
are to have an increased speed of two
knots, that is, instead of their minimum
speed being 16 knots it is to be IS knots.
Their displacement is TO be increased
two thousand tons.
= All this will be good news to the
country. The real obstacle in the way
all the time has been the board of naval
construction. Chief Engineer Melville
favored the increased speed, but his
arguments had little or no weight The
arguments against the increased speed
were, boiled down, nothing more than
a determination to stand by plans
drawn up; if, they were not this, they
were unreasoning prejudice.
And what was it that overcame all
this unreasoning prejudice? That which
made the board of naval construction
abandon the position it had held, and
to which it stuck so tenaciously for so
long, was the press of the country,
which demanded that the new battle
ships should be the equal in all respects
of any already built or that were in
contemplation of being built We be-
lieve that this was the position of the
press without an exception. But no
paper in the country fought the good
fight more valiantly and persistently
than the New York Tribune; to it be-
longs the honor of having been fore
most in the fight. Faster battleships
have been hobby with The Herald,
and it has repeatedly shown the neces,
sity for them, and how, if England
could build 1S-knot battleships, the
United States could.
The experts and scientists have been
compelled to bow to the popular will,
behind which was the common sense of
the plain people," The triumph is a
matter of cengratulation TO the coun-
try.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
TALES OF THE DAY.
a Rapid Reporter.

About as swift a piece of newspaper
work as has come to the notice of Den
verites since the war was taken note of
occurred at the Office OF Governor Adams
a few days ago, says the Denver Times.
1t seems that the governor was so well
pleased with the manner in which mis-
speech at Cripple Creek was reported that
he sent word to the editor of the Morn
ing Times saying that the reporter who
did tho speech could draw on him for a
new hat. The governors letter was dated
June p. This morning a slip drawn in
the following form was received from
Cripple Creek:
please pay to the order of BirnetaIlic
bank So Cfor that hat), value received and
charge the same to X. c. Gustin. reporter,
Morning Times. To Hon. Alva Adams,
Denver, Colo
The governor now thinks more of that
reporter than he did before. Five dol
lars more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
Origin of American Pigs. y

The New York Times publishes an an
swer to the almost daily query, Why did
the Spaniards choose the epithet, Amer
lean pigs" to apply to US?
Inc selection of animals as prototypes
IN obnoxious comparison is of varied
pears on other occasions. For instance. a
chronicler says of Richard ILL., He was
the most cruel. unrelenting tyrant that
ever sat on the English throne. He seems
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

During July Utah paid into the ma
tional treasury, under the new internal
revenue law. $4,000. On a basis of
100000 people in the state this would
be Is cents apiece. Assuming that this
per capita viii hold good throughout
the Union, and that the population is
100000, this would produce monthly
revenue Of $12,6OO.OO0, and for the year
of SIS, 200, 600 The war revenue law is
a much better revenue producer than
the Dineley law
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

The governor says that this de-
tached police duty would work a moral
wrong on the cavalrymen;" that lit
would humiliate and discourage them"
Captain Caine says that 1.-The, service
required is not dishonorable nor degrad-
ing;" and that he does not exaggerate
when he says that his officers and men
are delighted with the prospect ahead
Of them.
There is no evidence of feeling HUI
inflated in that kind of talk From the
fact that the Utah cavalrymen are to
be sent to the Yosemite, it would ap-
pear that the strong protest" was not
lodged. Captain Game and his officers
and men seem to be utterly Obvious
to the humiliation that going to the
Yosemite will put upon them; in
fact, instead of feeling Inundated and
discouraged, the captain says they ARE
delighted with the prospect ahead of
them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Hereafter it win be possible for Wis
itCrs to San Francisco to walk along
Market street without getting a permit
from c. F. Huntington. The people of
that city have risen in rebellion and
declared that they have some rights
on the street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

| TO have been an utter stranger to the
softer emotions of the human heart. His
ruling passion was ambition. for the gra-
tlncation of which he trampled upon
every law, whether human or divine; but
TINS thirst of dominion was unattended
with the least mark of generosity, or any
desire of rendering himself agreeable 10
ms telloW-creatures. He was character
ized by the name of the boar: and he and
his three enthusiastically. Radcliff and
Lovel-were included in a satirical coup
lifetime.
The cat. the rat, and Lowell, the dog,
Rule all England under the hog.
The pleasure of putting us in such bad
company might be sufficient explanation
OF the use of the name. But as TO one
other surmise:
Once or . time the French besieged
Arras. The Spaniards during the reign of
Charles had fortified this city and had
put the following distich over one of its
gates. underneath the figures of some rats
running after some cats:
Qgand ces rat; prendront ces chats.
Les Francois prendront Arras,
That is:
When these rats shall catch these cats,
Then shall the French take Arras.
The Spaniards capitulated. Now. the
French are thrifty race (every cook
book book tells US that Frenchman caters to
his family in elegance by the use of the
bones which an alien gentleman discards).
and they had no mind TO have that coup
let wasted. So when they were in pos
session of the city they sent up a man
and sim9lv sawed out the letter ''p'' in
the second line, and altered it thus:
Quand ces rats prendront ces chats,
Les Francois rendront Arras,
That is:
When these rats shall catch these cats,
The French shall then restore Arras.
That letter ''p'' lay around useless to
Spain for three centuries, but when this
war began. finding need of thrift them
time enemies and, making the most of
what they had on hand, adopted the ex-
pedient, la Cuvier, of reconstructing
from a single item of anatomy a COM
plete carcass-hence the pig.
And now the French and the Spaniards
speak as they passI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

calculate that when peace is restored
we shall need 10000 troops in Porto
Rico, $4,000 in Cuba, and about 5000 at
every coaling station acquired. Ten
thousand more soldiers than have been
required for the protection of a country
that is continent wide. The glory of
Imperialism passeth all understanding.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

An Associated Press dispatch from
Ponce says that Mr.. Hanna, late Unit
ed States consul at San Juan, has ele-
sant secret sources of information"
Isn't that elegant? In truth it is lust
tco lovely"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Spain wants an explanation of certain
terms of the peace proposals. This
'ooks little like the beginning of her
dilly-dallying diplomatic tactics. If it
is so, they must be abandoned forth
with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Cincinnati Enquirer: II have called, >"
said the man who looked to be otherwise
a Christian, ITO see if you had said any
thing about the men being mustered when
we take the Sandwich islands, See?
Sandwich and mustard-mustered
his looks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
WIT AND RUMoR.

Plain Dealer: ~Brinkerhoop is swelling
out. isn't he-''
Yes. I was just told that he had bought
a farm over in the next county,"
COMPOUNDED imperialism
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Members of Rev. Mr.. Jernigan's
church still have unbounded faith in
his gold cure; in fact, their faith is as
unlimited as the sea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

a Kansas City man has discovered q
sure way to beat the slot machine. He
stole the thing and carried it away.
This is a case where there was no
honor among thieves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

No wonder Spain sues for peace. The
king has the measles-Pittsburg Dis
patch. We should say it is a case of
vice versa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

1t is said that Commodore Schley's
graphic report of the battle of San
tiago was written with an American
graphite pencil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

New wheat is coming in. Young Lei
ter's pa should not let him dabble in it
again. lie should put him on an al
lowance, and keep him there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

A scientific magazine discusses the
question whether milk should not be i'll
tered. Why wouldn't it be sufficient to
filter the water before mixing?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

No one has seen any praise for Bis
marck from Salisbury, and no one will.
Bismarck said that Salisbury was a.
iath painted to look like iron.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

When Leo passes away the last of
Europes triumvirate of great men will
have passed away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

What is wanted in this country now
is not recipe for growing old grace
fully, but for letting go gracefully.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Just to think how cheap Promoter
HOoley bought English lords and then
to think Of the price some American
papas have paid for them!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

There is said to be an awakening in
Spain. One would think so, after all
the heavy cannonading that has been
going on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

The Spaniards expelled, the American
soldiers withdrawn. Miss Cuba left to
herself would have misgovernment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Richard Croker is on deck in New
York again. In other words, Richard
is himself again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Colorado papers continue to tell
about ''Soapy" Smiths good qualities
This is nothing but soft soapy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Aguinaldo is not in the same class as
Dewey and Merritt, whatever he may
have been as regards Montojo and Au-
gust.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Perhaps Spain is waiting for the
rainy season in Cuba to be over before
beginning peace negotiations in earnest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Aguinaldo says he will not play sec
ond fiddle. What he proposes is to play
the deuce.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Plain Dealer: They don't talk about
old salts any more, do they?'
No, in our navy they've taken fresh
start"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Money makes the mare go, anu war
makes the money go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

If Spain knew a good thing when she
saw it. she would jump at the terms
of peace now offered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Spanish power in Porto Rico is
crumbling rapidly. A sort Of dust to
dust affair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Remember it was Cambronne, not
Cambon, who said: 1.-THE guard dies,
but never. surrenders."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

The country won't have fast battle
ships until the slow coaches in the
navy department are got rid Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Uncle Sam beat Spain on sea and on
land. and he can peat her at the game
OF diplomacy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

The grasshdppers are dying in Kan
sas. Kansas and the hoppers are both
to be congratulated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Foraker wants lots of territory ceded
for the offices there would be in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Chicago News: mo, sir" said the man
who takes things Dhilosophically: 1T is
impossible TO begin at the top no matter
whole course of human experience teaches
that this is So"
oh. l don't know" replied the scoffer;
our baseball team was as near the TOP
as any of them at the beginning of the
season"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Bismarck didn't live to see the Unit
ed States get a good licking at the
hands of Spain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

TIE ASSIGNMENT.
ent that Governor
/ Game do not regard
: the Utah cavalry to
lite in the same light
excellency is very in
natter, while Captain
be delighted. In
egard the assignment
.terview in which his
ssed himself very
and in a
lis eXcellency has
Captain Game. That
asst in their views
re readily, the Inter
the letter are placed
Captain Game.
i 1 am just in re-
n ceipt of your tele-
: gram asking when
y we leave for the
e Yosemite, and if
h we are satisfied to
|, do so, which l have
: answered as fol-
d lows: "Ex9ect to
[ leave August 9Th.
n Everyone well sat
: isied. Letter fol-
t lows:
/, The reason I
4 have not written
l YOU about this
5 matter before is
that 1 have. been
: trying to see Gen
: eral Merriam per-
: sonally before do
, ing so. His head
: quarters are in the
| city, and though |
: have gone into
7 town four times
/ expressly to see
. him, l found him
| in only once, and
; that time he was
very busy with a
number of officers
who were about to
sail for Manila, so
that 1 could not get
even a word with
him.
l have been sat
.ished. however,
ever since the day
L arrived here that
the Yosemite de-
tail is not only not
Objectionable, but
is one of the most
fortunate things
that could have
happened for us.
The alternative
would have been |
lying here all sum-
mer in the dirt and |
cold fog, the men |
growing NOR care
less and discon-
tented every day. |
Instead of that, we !
will make a long
march into a beau
tiful, healthful
country, and have
three months of /
service that will be
invaluable to the
men and officers
alike. The service
required is NOT dis I
honorable nor de-
grading: on the
contrary, we are
given authority
and duties involv-
ing much RESPONSE
bility and exercise
of judgment. The
two troops of reg
Mar cavalry left
here would gladly
exchange places
with US. : : The
talk of our having
10 herd sheep or to
drive them off the
reservation is, of
course, nonsense.
The men have re-
covered from the
irst disappointment
about Manila, and
are now laughing
1t the thousands of
ess fortunate vol
lnteers who are
eft here indefinite
Y.
1 do not exagger- !
tie when 1 say that 5
ny officers and (
men are delighted I
With the prospect |
head of them. !
Us that this de- q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Plain Dealer: 1T is claimed that horse
flesh Is largely used in &c manufacture
of foreign bologna sausages.
That seems TO knock all the bark off
the dog joke"
Yes. Nobody will want to eat bologna
now without pedigree attached"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

, NIlIOa5U IltCUIU-- I1dIIIsIey WOTke(
hard for three years trying TO get publ,
Office"
Indeed? What's he doing now?"
Not a thing"
Why. how can he afford that?''
He got the Office"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

The purchasing agent for one of the large brass roll
ing mills in Connecticut had "mighty hard time with
his stomach 81 used get up in the morning feeling
$50 years old" he said, and meal time felt faint but
still had Unsuitable appetite was cross and irritable
didn't take any interest in business anything else and
finally got bad had the jaundice and was as yellow
as sulphur. was getting to be perfect wreck and
didn't care very much whether lived or died 1t was
at this point that began using Rpans abule but before
had used three dozen my natural color began to return
All my stomach trouble has disappeared and now con
slider myself WE'LL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Chicago News: Hobley-Well, 1 see YOU
are in favor of imperialism
Hankson-I amt either. | don't believe
IN letting in every Tom, Dick and Harry.
Hobley-Why are you raising that
goatee, then?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Il don't know about dat answered
Meandering Mike. Dat medical student
said it como from overworkin' me stom-
ach."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Washington Star: II don't know wheth-
er to re g I'd this young author as a marvel
CT courtesy or a phenomenal specimen or
assurance, said the magazine editors
assistant
What has he done?"
Enclosed a stamp to be put on the
check in payment for his article
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Cleveland Plain Dealer: I didn't know
Jim Ransom's boy could express himself
SO vigorously and in such terse terms
''Oh. ne writes all the war bulletins for
the Daily Smudge."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Washington Star: II don't see wot
you're grievin' so about" said Flooding
Pete: ,..Tain't no disgi -, to have de dys-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

The verb. sap. doesn't go in Spanish.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Give that Teller with the gold whistle
plenty of katridges and let him fight it
out"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Ernest Terah aooley is lulu.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

THAT YosEMIT
1t is very evide
Wells and Captain
the assignment Of
duty in the Yosemi
at all. Thus his e.
dienant over the m
Game appears to
what light they re-
is shown in an int
excellency expires
fully and free
letter which hi
received from C
the strong contra
may be noted NOR,
view and parts of I
in juxtaDosition:
Governor Wells.
Captain Game will
return To San
Francisco on Tues
day. Immediately
on his arrival he
will confer with
General Merriam,
who IS in COM
mand, and will find
out whether or not
the dispatches in
regard to the ira S :
fer are accurate. If
the report is true,
| will at once file a
strong protest with
the proper officials
at Washin gton.
Those bows en-
listed with the dis
tinct understanding
that they were TO
assist their coun-
try in the war with
Spain T h e y
thought t h g "
would have al
chance to fight the
Spaniards, a n d
would not have en-
listed if they had
thought otherwise. 4
This detached Z
police duty would /
work a moral [
wrong on the cav I
alrymen. 1t would
humiliate and dis
courage them, and i
the action should {
not be taken. II
if the gov Il
eminent wants [
to put them on {
police duty, it will i
do so whether any I
protests are made I
or not. The gov I
eminent has az
habit of doing !
what it pleases in |
spite of every I
thing. {
Nevertheless, lie
will lodge my pro- 4
test and do every L
thing in my power !
to see. that Cap y
tain Gaines troop n
lers go to the Phil t
ippines, or some C
where else where t
they will have a s
chance to do some i
lighting. d
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Washington Star: "Of course" said
Farmer Corntossel. Il want to see NV
country get along. And there's no get
tin around the fact that England and
US have sentiments in common. But [
don't want any AngIo-American alliance )"
But that's merely name"
That's what l don't want it to be
Look at the Farmers Alliance That's
merely name too. an l want this un
to amount to somethin.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

p I
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NAi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Chicago Record: ''Pikers wife has lots
of confidence in him.
How do YOU know?'
She lets him pack his own trunk"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Cincinnati Enquirer: Mrs Wallace
What do they want to cut all those cables
for2
MI. Wallace-Don't you understand? As
soon as the cables that hold the island are
All cut IL can be towed over against the
United States and fastened onto FLORIDA
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03

Military authorities in washington
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
Philadelphia Enuu
Schley has Worthily "
f Dewey is to be
-aLJz -, l.1

New York Herald: Commodore Schley
mas earned his promotion valorously. and
without seeking to disDarase Acting Pear
Admiral Sampson, we must admit that so
Tar as the SUPREME honOrs of the naval
operations off Santiago have fallen to the
recognize this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-17
Fashions r1irrOr.

Cloth hats of the material with stitched
stiff rims and soft crowns, are being made to
match cycling costumes. Two Mercury
wings of any preferred hue are disposed in
'front.' with single glittering ornament be-
tween.
White barege is much in favor for after
noon gowns and for tea-gowns, with lace or
soft silk fronts from the throat to the lower
edge of the skirt. These fronts are usually
girdled across at the waist-line to secure a
slightly pouched effect
Shirred hats of point d'esprit, with soft
crowns of silk, null or crepe de Chine, are
worn by little girls on dr~s occasions and by
their grown sisters and mamas at garden
parties. The girls mats are trimmed with
gauze ribbons, but those Of their elders are
decorated with flowers and foliage.
Anairy effect may be impaired to an every
day dress by a collar and lapels Of wroughtmus-
lin or of muslin trimmed with gathered edging
applied in succession of rows. These match
the coat collar or waist ornaments II the
gown be of wool, and are only basted TO
place. White lapels also are shaped to UNI
derface the front Of the jacket short dis
lance For travelling, golf and tennis such
collars, lapels and facings are made of pqu6
and white linen.
Wash gloves, loose but shapely and fas-
nnod by two large buttons, are favored for
driving andximilar use.--From The Delinedtor.
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