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away in the Pacific was a large Spanish fleet which might come over at any time and attack our western cities. Beautiful Los Angeles, healthy San Francisco and lower California could be laid waste in a day by one vigorous fleet.
 Therefore Admiral Dewey with his Asiatic squadron was asked to blockade the Phil ippine. islands. "I will not only blockade them." said he, "but will take possession of the islands,
 At first 1t was thought undesirable to allow him to attempt to take them by him. self, as there was no near fleet that he could call to his aid, but he pleaded his cause with so much earnestness that the board of strategy allowed him to go on his way. They knew that as soon as he left Hong Kong all communications with
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The United States has ayowed its inten- ton of adopting new system of colonial ton whereby 1t can retain possession of the Philippine Islands without drain or trouble to the government
 If the president carries out this new poll fey he will find he has done well, No richer belt of earth exists than the Philippines.
 Spain fought desperately to keep Cuba, but 1t never spent one-half the money or lost one-thlrd of the men on Cuba that it freely sacrificed to the Philippines.
 To those who are familiar with the his- tory of the world, 1t Is not strange that Spain should hold a group of islands so far away from the mother country. Four hundred years ago the sun never set upon spain's domain. Spain was as powerful
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in time have a colonial system equal to that of Great Britain.
 The new islands which are ours through
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THE FAvoRIrE SUMMER RESORT OF MANILA MIIIIoNAIRrs
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With them?' The first impulse was to give them to Great Britain. But this the pow CTS or Europe would not allow. The next was to sell them to Great Britain. but even this might make trouble for us with China and Japan, Germany and Russia for these countries look with jealous eyes upon the possessions of Victoria, so it was decided that we should keep the islands and should establish a colonial government.
 The colonial system is one that the Unit cd States has always fought. It means
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are Luzon, Mindanac Palawan and Min doro. They cover an area of 56.000 square miles. The surface of the Philippine Is- lands is mountainous and highly pictur- esque. Beautiful hills rise from fertile val- ieys, and even lovely fertile California can- not equal it in beauty and richness of soil
 Everything grows in the Philippines. vanilla beans, sugar, tobacco, coffee, rice, spices, indigo and all the cereals grow there like weds. Our own native soil is no more prolific of potatoes than are the
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chance to attack us. Spain used the Phil- ippine islands as coaling center and as a supply station. With this very excellent home in the Pacific, she could easily sail across and attack our California coast.
 The navy department viewed with dis may the easy route from the Philippines to the western coast of the United States. The beautiful long shore lay comparatively unprotected while only a. few days sail
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When the United States fred Cuba, it saw that it must have the Philippine is- lands also; not so much that it wanted them, but that it would deprive Spain of a
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the board of strategy would cease, so they left him to his own resources. He said that he would be able to take the Philippine
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Oriental potentates are not adopts
in diplomatic language, but they are
often enough shrewd as to the essen
tial points of diplomacy, and have
frequently vivid pictorial way of ex-
certain homely force to argument.
Thus the emir Of Afghanistan is re-
ported to have remarked to some
state: England and Afghanistan are
as one house with one wall. Are your
soldiers going to join mine in defence
of that wall?" That emir is evidently
a knowing man, if he does live off iD
Central Asia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

A wonderful career that is often
cited as practical demonstration of
the prayer test has been closed at
Bristol, England, by the death of
George Muller, at the age of ninety
three. Depending solely upon prayer
and without asking anybody for six
pence, he raised over $1,000, 900 for
five immense orphanages, Bible dis
tribution and mission work. Mr..
Muller was not religious fanatic, but
had the simplicity of child, the busi-
ness capacity of great financier and
faith sufficient to remove mountains.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05
Another terrible story of sui

Another terrible story of suffering
and death from thirst and hunger
comes from Australia. This time il
was two prospectors in the Mount
Malcolm district of West Australia,
who tramped about in the bush for a
week, and then tried to maintain life
by sucking each others blood. Such
stories as this will not be read at the
end of the next century, for the in.
genuity already shown in producing
condensed food and drink will have
resulted in light portable articles that
will bid defiance to hunger and thirst.
Then a man may carry in his pocket
food and drink sufficient for month
The Klondike demand is sure to
greatly stimulate the production OF
these condensed foods and thus to
free Alaska from the terror of famine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Mr.. Gladstone has lately added the
name of inventor to his other titles.
True to his literary instinct, the grand
old man has designed something of
use to shelves, namely, combination
book case and screen. On one side of
the screen are arranged shelves adapt
ed to hold many books in small COM
pass. The other side is finished off
to serve as simple screen. Necessity
is the mother of invention, but in this
case Mr.. Gladstone could hardly have
felt, in his spacious quarters at Ha-
warden, any necessity for economi2
ing space for book shelves.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05
The government of Venezuela

The government of Venezuela has
recently entered into a contract for
the importation, of 60, 900 colonists. By
the terms of the contract the immi-
grants are to be established in colo
MES according to nationality, and the
colonists of one nationality must not
predominant in numbers over others.
The immigrants must be agricultur-
lists; they must be over ten years of
age and under sixty, and must be
settled on the public lands within the
next seven years. The members OF
each colony will have the right to elect
from among themselves their police
authorities. The government makes
liberal land grants to the promoters
of the scheme of colonization.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Appraiser Wakeman of the port Of
New York dealt blow at bargain
counters by ruling that dress goods
must be classified for duty on the
basis of the most valuable material
contained in them. This will elicit
protests, predicts the New York Her.
aid, because there will have to be an
advance in the retail price of stuffs
containing very little silk, but which
by subtle invention are made chiefly
of wood pulp and celluloid.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Those who are disposed to think
that the determining word in the mat
ter of China will be spoken by Russia,
and that what that unwieldy nation
says, "will co." should recall, the
New York Observer suggests, the
proverb of the Russians regarding
their own emperor: ''The czar's hand
has not more than five fingers" Rus
sia cannot grasp quite everything in
the Far East.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

The endowment OF Johns Hopkins
university has been dissipated through
the depreciation. OF rather by the en-
tire loss, of its preferred shares in the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and now
asks the state for aid, which it is to
be hoped will be granted. Maryland
will not maintain her high standard
for education should she fail to come
to the rescue of this sterling institu
ton, now in trouble through no fault
of its management, observes the St
Louis Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

A sailor jumped overheard in th
bay the other day, relates the New
York Times, because the captain re.
fused him drink of whiskey. When
the soaked and half-frozen son Ct
Neptune was hauled back aboard his
ship, the ''old man" poured three
large drinks of gin down his throat.
After that Jack went about his bust.
ness perfectly satisfied. The incident
was not at all uncommon. There is
nothing Jack will not do to get
drink. Once upon TINE sailor
aboard the Chicago, then flagship OF
the North Atlantic squadron, was
seized with a jumping toothache.
There was no dentist aboard the ship,
but the doctor, after nearly killing
the poor fellow, got the tooth out.
Then he poured huge drink OF
brandy down the half-fainting sea-
mars throat. Next morning at sick
call fourteen seamen reported to the
doctor with toothache. But alas! the
doctor cured them without whiskey by
a generous display Of appalling sur
gical instruments.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

The projected national university
is becoming less and less of an un-
certainty, states the Christian Herald.
Hon. John Wesley Hoyt, chairman of
the national committee that has for its
object the establishment of such an
institution, announces that many of
the ecclesiastical and sectarian inter-
ests that were decided in their dis
approval of the project have withdrawn
their opposition. Offers of contribu-
tions are coming from many patriotic
societies and individuals. The chief
opposition to the plan, it is said, cen.
tres in the Senate committee.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

One of the inevitable results of the
present movement in favor of national
defense will be recognition of the
importance of the proposed Nicaragua
Canal. predicts the New York World.
No system of defense can be con-
sidered complete which does not pro.
tect the Pacific coast as we'll as the
Atlantic coast, and close connection
between the two coasts by way of the
isthmus is as important part of the
system as the navy or the forts. The
question is an old one. 1t has been
pretty thoroughly discussed. The
country knows as much about it as it
is ever likely to know. The only
obstacle in the way is the difficulty Of
a fair agreement as to the terms on
which the canal shall be constructed
and owned. AS part of the military
defense of the country the control and
ownership of the canal naturally be-
longs to the government.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

There is no better coal in the world
than the famous Welsh coal, used in
the British navy, which comes from
South Wales and Monmouthshire, with
an output of thirty million tons a
year, employing hundred thousand
men. In this great field of labor
strikes have been unknown, owing to
happy arrangement called the slid
ing scale. This scale of wages has
been arranged since 1875 by joint
committee of workmen and owners OF
collieries. By formal agreement the
price of labor is periodically fixed by
the joint committee according to the
price of coal at the port of shipment.
Six months notice must be given bv
either side to terminate this arrange
ment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Over nineteen dollars for every
man, woman and child in Great Bril-
tian is the tremendous liquor bill that
ought to impress even the complacent
Englishman, thinks the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. The consumption of
strong drink Increases every year in
England, the figures for last year
being SIT, 500, 600 over those of 1896.
Only rich country, with wealth fow-
ing in from all parts of the world,
could withstand drain like this.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05


The biggest house in the world is
at Mecca, Arabia. 1t was built by the
sultan for the accommodation of ''true
believers" who flock to the mosque
containing the sacred relics of the
prophet The house is capable of
sheltering and accommodating 5000
persons. 1t is filled to it's utmost
capacity when the sultan makes his
annual visit, in order to touch the
sacred robe of Mahomet. No other
hand must profane the garment.
Mecca is bit ont of the beaten
track, and until recently it has been
spared the indignity of kodak fiends
and the memento gathering tourist.
But at last it fell under the ban of
commercialism and now it's sacred
relics are pnrchasable by the ton, and
it is the "dog of an intidef' who fills
the Golfers of the relic merchant with
sacrilegious gold.
The second largest house in the
world is at Vienna. In this building,
which is tenanted chiefly by working
men, there are 1900 separate rooms,
thirty-one staircases, thirteen courts
and accommodation for pip tenants.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Is it possible we have been mistaken
as to high civilization in Japan? que
ries the st. Louis Star. 1t would seem
SO. Only the other day the newly
appointed japanese consul to Chicago
and an imperial navy constructor
landed at San Francisco, went to a
hotel, blew out the gas and went to
bed. But for the united efforts of
several doctors the consul would have
passed in his chips and taken passage
for trip over the river Styx.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

=
Professor L. H. Bailey of Cornell
university has been asked to 60 to
Finland to conduct series of expert
ments in electrical plant growing, in
conjunction with Professor Lemstrom
of the University of Helsingfors. The
experiments to be carried on have
nothing to do with the electric light
or the running of electric wires
through the soil for the purpose Of
forcing the growth of plants by direct
current stimulation. They are to be
based on some pertinent observations
made by Lemstrom, of the effect of
the aurora borealis on the plant growth
of the North.
1t is well known fact that the
plants of the North arrive at maturity
at much shorter period of time than
those plants which are grown further
south. 1t is necessary that these
plants should arrive at maturity very
quickly, inasmuch as the summer
season in the North is very brief, and
it has always been looked upon as
wise provision of Providence that
plants were enabled to accomplish
their business in life in so short q
space of time. Professor Lemstrom,
however, casting aside the providen-
tial idea states that the rapid growth
of plants in the far North is due
directly to the light of the aurora
borealis. New York Journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05
VISION.

She said, "Oh, that glorious dayl
The deep, deep blue OF the sky!
The shadows that dropped and Law
And the little winds low siehvs
Said he, "What is that you saw?
There we're only you and ~
She said. "Oh. that wonderful night!
The lake and the waterfall!
The moon was so high and white.
The elms were 30 dark by the wall ~
Said he. Your eyes were so bright.
l saw naught else at air.
Post Wheeler, in New York Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

J. Sterling Morton, formerly sec-
retary Of agriculture, says in letter
protesting against the cutting down
of evergreens for Christmas decora-
tions that last year more than twenty
million Christmas trees were put on
the market.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05
Enr,and,s Lifeboat Service.

The volunteer lifeboat service Of
England, established in 1924, has
more than 800 lifeboats on the shores
of the kingdom, and has been instru-
mental in saving 30, 900 lives.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

New South Wales last year paid out
$3.50, 900 for the destruction of noxious
animal pests. Among the varieties
slaughtered for bounties were bandi.
coots, pandemelons, wombats, wal
lables, kangaroos, emus, native dogs,
flying foxes, kangaroo rats and hares.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

For fee of from two to eight cents
q message, one may talk to even the
smallest of Swiss towns over long
distance telephone system to any part
of the country
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05
LOSS AND GAIN.

There are gains for oil our losses
And a loss for every gain;
There are crowns for all our crosses,
And a joy for every pain.
Songs and laughter, moans and signing,
Heartaches, bitterness and fears
Fill the days forever flying
Onward with the passing years.
Every soul its share OF sorrow
Is by fate destined to bear;
We who laugh today tomorrow
May be stricken with despair.
There are gains, and there are losses,
Days of peace and days OF strife,
And crown for all our crosses
At the journeys end Of life.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

A woman may regain at civil suit
the loss sustained by her gambling
husband, according to recent de-
cision of the Indiana supreme court.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-05

Oh: the Gladness, oh, the sadness
That combines the mighty whole
The excessive Joy and madness
Of the unfiedged human soul
On, the losses and the crosses,
Hours OF pleasure, years of pain,
AS each frail bark onward tosses,
Der lifes tempest-ridden main
Every joy has sorrow in it,
Every laugh is half sigh
But let storms rage every minute,
There'll be sunshine by and by.
by and by there'll be no crosses;
BY and by there'll be no pain,
And for all our bitter losses
There will be eternal gain.
Sidney w. Mase, in Little Rock Gazette
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-10
sHER1rE,s SAVE

SHERIFFS SALEM THE DIS
trict court of the Third judicial district,
county OF Salt Lake, state of Utah Wells,
tiff vs. Elias Morris, Mary E. Morris.
june Rose Druce. Emma c. Fenton. Will
liam s. Mccormick. Meredith r. Jones
and Deseret National Bank. of Salt Lake
City, and Henry Dinwoodey, defendants
To be sold at sheriff's sale, on Saturday,
the 18th day of March. A D. 1888, at u
O'Clock m, all the 'ght. tile, cSim and
interest of the defendants Elias Morris,
Mary E. Morris, June Rose bruce. Emma
c. Fenton. William s. Mccormick, Mere
dith r. Jones, and Deseret National Bank,
of Salt Lake City, and Henry Dinwoodey,
Of, in and TO all that certain tract or par
eel Of land situated in Salt Lake City,
county of Salt Lake, and state of Utah.
bounded and described as follows: Com
mencing at q point ten Q0) rods west OF
the southeast corner OF lot eight (S).
City survey, running thence west eighty
two and one-half (SZia) feet: thence north
one hundred and forty-five Qi5) feet:
thence east eigthy-two and one-half
(S212) feet; thence south one hundred and
forty-five Q45) feet to the place of be-
ginning; also right OF way commencing
at the, northeast corner of lot eight lS
of said block: thence south twenty COD
feet; thence west twenty t20) rods; thence
north thirty-six and one-half (361O feet;
thence east twenty (2O rods; thence
the place OF beginning, lying in section
thirty-six $3.50, township one north. range
one west of Salt Lake meridian
Also all that certain piece or parcel of
land situate in Salt Lake county, territory
of Utah (state of Utah. and described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point
north OF the southwest corner of the
northeast one-fourth % of section TWEEN
ty-five (25), township one. north of range
one west. Salt Lake meridian, and run
ming thence north seVenty-three and four
tenths ca 4-l0 rods; thence east fcrty
(4O) rods; thence south seventy-three and
four-tenths (73 4-10) rods. and thence
west forty (i0) rods, to the place of be-
ginning, containing in all eighteen and
thirty-five one-hundredths as 35-100)
acres, more or less.
Purchase price payable in lawful money
of the United States of America.
THOMAS 2. LEWIS,
Sheriff of Salt Lake County, Utah.
BY JOHN MONTGOMERY, JR,
Deputy Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
Marshall Royle & Hampstead. Attor-
neys for the Plaintiff
Dated at Salt Lake CITY. Utan, this 18th
day of February, A. D. 1898.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-10
SHERIFFS SALE.

SHERIFFS SALEM THE DIS
trict court, Salt Lake county, state of
Utah. John F. Alden. plaintiff, VS.. Charles
e. Wantland. William II. Irvine and
sold at sheriff's sale on Tuesday. the 22nd
day of March, A. ID. 1898, at u O'Clock noon
of said day at the west front door of the
county court house. in the city of Salt
Lake. county of Salt Lake. state of Utah,
all TIE right. title, claim and interest of
the defendants Charles f. Mainland,
William H. Irvine and Robert ]. Topping,
of. in and to the following described real
estate, to-wit: Lots numbered from one
ID to twenty-six (26) inclusive in block
thirteen dS) inclusive, sixteen 30
to twenty-three (23) inclusive, thirty-two
(32). thirty-three (S3). thirty-six 1850,
thirty-seven go, thirty-eight (3Sl, thirty
(55) inclusive. in block two (2); lots one
ID to eight C9 inclusive. fifteen 05) to
twenty-five (25) inclusive thirtythree (33),
thirty-eight (3S), forty-seven (4D, forty
eight 4s), the east half of fifty 600 and
ffty-one (5D to fifty-seven go inclusive,
in block three 90 lots one ID to twelve
Q2) inclusive. fifteen Q5). sixteen 40,
twenty-one CID to twenty-five (25) inclu
sive, twenty-seven go and twenty-eight
(2S), in block four "a. all in Norwood
division of lots three t3). four az and five
o. of block l6-A. Five Acre plat A, Big
Field survey, situated in the city and
county of Salt Lake and state of Utah.
Purchase price payable in lawful money
of the United States of America.
THOMAS p. LEWIS,
Sheriff of Salt Lake County Utah.
BY JOHN MONTGOMERY. JR.,
Deputy Sheriff of Salt Lake County, Utah.
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah, this LIST
day of March, A. ID. 1898.
williams. Van Colt & Sutherland. At
torreys for the Plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-10
SHERIFF,S SALE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. THIRD
judicial district, county of Salt Lake
state of Utah The L. II. Dewey Furni-
ture company. corporation, the West
End Furniture company a corporation.
the Webster Manufacturing company. a
CORPORATION. the Hawks Furniture comma
nv. a corporation, and Marshall Field &
company. co-partnership,. plaintiffs. VS..
S p NeYe and E. N Child, co-partners.
doing business under the firm name and
style of Neve & Child, and Emma ID. a.
Bertelson Neve, defendants. To be sold
AT sherfff's sale on the 18th day of March
A. d. 1898. at y o'clock m. of said day
an the west front door of the counfv
court house, in the city of Salt Lake
county of Salt Lake, state of Utah an the
right. title claim and interest of the de-
PENDANTS. S. P Neve and Emma ID. A
Bertelson Neve. of. in and to the real es
tate described as follows, to-wit: Situated
in Salt Lake county, state of Utah: Conn
nine 90, in block twenty-nine (29). Ten
acre plat a Big Field survey running
thence east twenty COD rods: thence south
ten QO) rods: thence west twenty 1201
rods. thence north ten Q0) rods. 10 fbe
place of beginning. The said property
standing on the records of Salt Lake
county, Utah, in the name of Andrew Jen-
Purchase price payable in lawful money
of the United States.
THOMAS P. LEWIS.
Sheriff of Salt Lake County, Utah.
BY JOHN MONTGOMERY, JR
Deputy Sheriff Salt Lake County Utah.
Shepard & Sanford and Moyle, Zane &
Costigan. Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah. this 18th
day of February. A. D. 1895.