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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
WAS A COWARD
But Taunts Of Friends Reused Him to
Action

But TauntS OF FRIENDS housed Him to
Action
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 16.-John Lee
has shot three men here to show that hi
was not afraid of the Spaniards. A,
Mitchelrs grocery store the topic Of con-
versation among dozen young men was
the war with Spain. Lee, who was one Of
their number, made the remark that he
could easily whip dozen spaniards.
Lee has q reputation for cowardice, and
the crowd commenced twitting him with
the fact. Lee stood the bantering for
some time, but finally became Infatuated
and with the remark. 'Ili show you
whether I am coward or not" gave the
crowd the contents Of six-shooter. There
was a great scramble to get out Of the
way, but before the deck was cleared,
three men were dead. The dead are:
SAMUEL FORN6ON.
PETER ALTERNATELY.
THOMAS WARREN.
SAM 8. PADDEN was shot in the neck
and will die. Previous to this dificulty
Lee was noted for his peaceful DISPOSE
ton.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17

reports. that on Saturday night. of Point
Lynas on the northern coast of Wales, his
vessel was In collision with the British
steamer Benholm, bound for Cardiff. The
captain says the Benholm was SO damaged
that she soon foundered and that twelve of
her crew. including the MASTER went down
with her. Nine of those on board the Ben
holm were rescued and brought to Liver
pool on board the Klondike.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
OFFERED AT A BARGAIN
IN HOPE OF MAKING A QUICK
TRADE
Haytien Concessionaires Think They
See a Chance to Pull the Leg Of
Uncle Sam

PORT AU PRINCE, May s-(Copyright
1882 United States Minister Powell is much
impressed with the idea that the island d
Gonaives, in the Gulf of Loogane, or Con.
aives, the largest dependency of Hayti, woult
afford the naval station which the United
States has so long desired to possess IN
these waters. The island was granted, I'M
der very liberal conditions, some three
years ago to three Haytiens, Lord Alexis
B. Riviere and DR.. Aubrey. Only M. Alexis
Is now living. and the concessions remain
unexpected. Riviere was one of the few
really enterprising native business men
that Hayti has produced. He owned the
Haytien line of coasting steamers which
connects the capital with the principal sea
ports, and was held in high esteem by ma
t!ves and foreigners alike. While always
keeping clear of personal responsibility in
connection with the politics OF the country.
he was always consulted by the various
presidents and ministers, whose rise AMI
fall he witnessed.
The island of Gonaives Is almost meal
culably rich in mahogany. 1t is mainly
composed of picturesque uplands. which
would yield enormously in coffee If prop
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possessins .ne iienes, natural means o.
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are ia..eneu M 'ne va''eys, ne population
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SONS Oh 'ne isiahu ., 1onalves nave Deen
unaple 10 ra,se capi.ai enuusn ~ eAplo,t H.
AS Is USUAL tne Terms VI me grant exclude
foreigners ironi any pa,uoipa'ioh ia IT'S
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
An Indian Scare

DENVER, May 16.-Colonel Dawner, in
command Of the Department Of the Colo
RADIO. today sent two troops of cavalry, re-
cruited In this city for the regular army,
to Fort Huaohuca. Arix.. to protect set
tiers against anticipated raids of the
Apaches. He has also asked the War De-
partment for authority to send troops to
Fort Niobrara, Neb. The settlers In that
vicinity have appealed for protection, fear
ing an uprising of the Sioux at Pine Ridge.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
BOARD OF STRATEGY


CHICAGO, May 1e.-A special to the Jour-
nal from Washington says:
Within week the Naval War Board Of
Strategy will be a "Reminiscences except -
to the name.
Captain Bauer Of the board has been or
dered to command the Newark. which will
go into commission next Saturday. His
departure will mark the breaking up Of the
Naval Board of Strategy. The Newark, by
the way. will become the flagship OF tho
blockading squadron.
1t will be the plan of the Secretary obthe
Navy, after this week, to leave more to the
discretion Of the officers in command, re-
serving to himself and his department adj
visers the right to counsel and veto any
thing which may be. in their Judgment, en-
tirely an error,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
Suicidal Mania

CINCINNATI. May 1s.--Charles F. Muth,
a wealthy merchant Of this city, recently
elected member Of the Board of Control,
committed suicide on his farm near Nor
ristown, Ind, He was found dead with a
rifle ball through his head. It Is supposed
to be case of sudden insanity, as he was
heard to complain Of his head.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
Good Reason Given

ST. JOHNS. N. F., May 1s.-The colonial
government has been advised that, owing
to complications between Great Britain
and France which are likely to result In
war, and to the constant friction always
developing along the French shore Of New
Foundland. the imperial authorities In
tend to fortify st. Johns.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
Have Some lights

THE HAGUE, May 1.-THE Ministry Of
the Colonies Of the Netherlands knows
nothing. 1t is said, Of the movements Of
the Spanish warships at Curacao. Dutch
West Indies, and It Is pointed out that all
vessels are permitted to remain for GER
tain time at neutral ports.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17

KINGMAN. Ariz., May 1s.-ln the i1re
last night the number of buildings burned
was Twenty-Five; loss so 900. insurance ~.
400. The fire is supposed to have started
from spark from railroad locomotive.
No one was hurt
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17

WARRINGTON. May le.-Brigadier-
General Guenther has been assigned to
temporary command Of the troops concern
trated at Washington for purposes Of Or
eanisation,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
The National Guard

SAN FRANCISCO. May 16.-Nothine
will be done about the reorganization Of The
California National Guard until the work
consequent on the mastering In Of NE
volunteers to the United States services has
been completed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
The Engine Burst

MIDDLETOwN, N. r.. May 16.-An en-
CINE drawing westbound freight train at
Greycourt blew up. killing Engineer VIII
liam Cronk and Fireman Ranker. Of Por.
5ervis. Fifteen care were piled UP.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE price Of bread
was raised one cent loaf by nearly all
the bakers In the city today ~ result of
the great rise In the price Of wheat. ).
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
Ships in Collision,

LIVERPOOL, May 1.-the Norwegian
steamer Klondike from Antwerp was
docked here today with her bows badly
damaged Tho captain Of tho Klundike
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02

It is said chow much of the news of
the world is summed up in that little
phrase, at is said.") the opinion pre-
walls in London that the government
will be pressed from the Liberal
benches of the house of commons to
recognize the independence of Cuba as
soon as the United States do. The rec
ognition of Cuban independence by this
government, followed Immediately by
recognition by England. would avert a
war between this country and Spain
on that ground. The government of
England at present is conservative, and
Liberal urgings do not have any con-
siderable effect upon conservatism. If
England is as anxious to cultivate a
special friendship with this country,
as she is said to be. the Salisbury gov
eminent might heed the urgings of the
Liberals. England might consent to
recognize Cuban independence follow
ing the example of this country be-
cause she would know that such recog-
milton by this government would mean
the establishment of that indepen-
dence. 1t is possible that the state de-
partment has been negotiating with
Downing street on this very matter.
But England would consider the matter
from the standpoint of her own inter
eStS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02
A NEW ALARM OVER SILVER.

The Philadelphia Ledger says that
Senator Cullom's bill to require that
so per cent of the customs duties shall
be paid in gold, would doubtless have
the desired effect of maintaining the
gold reserve and strengthening the
public credit, but asks if it would not
have a tendency to put a premium on
gold. and thereby strengthen the hands
of the silver advocates? AS the bill
was prepared, however, by the Bust
ness Mems League, the Ledger pre-
sumes that it's authors considered all
the contingencies connected with it, and
decided that the form they gave the
measure was the best for all purposes.
Such Il law as they propose might be
highly useful in case of war or of any
other circumstance that would take
gold out of the treasury faster than
it comes in, it says, but, aside from
the prospect of war, the present seems
an inopportune time to introduce a
measure calculated to bring large
amounts of gold into the treasury,
when there is so much there already
that the officials are trying to check
the inflow by withdrawing the induce
ments heretofore held out to depositors
of the metal.
If such a measure, or any other,
would send gold to a premium, is it not
the best of evidence that there is in
reality an insufficiency of gold when
ever there is any real demand on it?
If gold is the single basis of the cur
rency then the currency issues based
upon it, no matter of what nature, are
safe just so long as the basis is safe.
Double the size of the basis and the
safety of the currency system erected
on it is doubled. With silver given the
same rights at the minis that gold pos
sesses, which would bring them to a
parity at the ratio of 16 to 1. there
could only be half the chance of either
metal going to a premium that there
would be in the event of war.
But how alarmed the worshipers of
gold get every time any proposition
that may affect it in the remotest de-
gree is advanced. 1t would be real
pity to find, in the event of a foreign
war, how great a source of strength
to the country silver would prove.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY.

Because the Democrats are disin-
clined to fusion they are charged by
those who favor fusion for what there
is in it, of caring more for party than
for country, and with being enemies
of silver. Democrats place country be-
fore everything. but they do believe
that the best interests of their country
are furthered when Democratic prin-
ciples are triumphant. When it comes
to question of trouble with a foreign
country, such as is in prospect today,
they know no party lines, the same as
Republicans. Populists and other par
tisans know none. While the Demo-
Gratis place country before party. they
place the Democratic party before all
other parties, straight, fusion or what
nots. This is both natural and proper,
and is proof positive that they are
deeply attached to principle.
is the Democratic party the friend
Of silver? Did it not in national con-
and independent coinage of silver?
What raised the hopes of the silver
men and aroused the fears of the gold
standard men if it was not the declara-
ton of the Chicago platform in favor
of silver? The Democratic party of
Utah holds that plank as the rock of
its foundation. When the Democrats of
Salt Lake City, in the municipal cam
paign, reaffirmed their allegiance TO
silver, they were told by those who
then fused against them and who are
now So hot for fusion, that silver had
no place in a municipal campaign. This
is merely referred to to show how hot
and cold some can be on the silver
question. Democrats believe that it is
proper TO reaffirm their allegiance to
silver in every convention they hold;
but others who make such great pro-
fessions in favor of silver do not so be-
lieve. If they believe that it is proper
to declare allegiance to silver in some
conventions and not in all, very we'll;
that is their concern. Democrats be-
lieve a declaration in favor of silver is
proper in all conventions of their
party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02
TWO ERRORS IN ONE STATE
MENT.

when Grover Cleveland became
president the first time, there was so
much money in the treasury, the re-
suit of protection, that his party did
not know what to do with it. Now it
is beginning to come back again, and
a 1000, 900 appropriation was made
without disturbing our finances. That
has made William L. Wilson, the author
Of the last free trade measure, jealous,
and he says that such sum should
never be voted to the president"
That is from the Provo Enquirer. 1t
is said the surplus that was in the
treasury when Mr. Cleveland first be-
came president is beginning to come
back. There isn't even q surplus in
embryo as yet. To date the deficit I'M
der the Dingley law is, in round num-
bers, So, 000, 900. When the Dingley law
makes both ends meet it will be time
enough TO talk about it producing a
surplus.
Now as to the reference to Mr.. Will
son. He is not jealous, and he has
not said that the emergency appro-
priation should not have been made
What he did say on this subject is best
expressed in communication which he
addressed to the Washington Post
under date of March 10. He wrote:
Partly to set myself right and partly
10 call attention to a most noteworthy
change from past constitutional ideas
and legislative practice, with the ap-
parent approval of public opinion, ! ask
leave to state the real substance of
some remarks of mine on the 50,000,-
geo appropriation, which. having been
imperfectly sent out TO the press, have
been given an Interpretation not justi-
fed by their tenor or purpose.
The morning after the bill passed the
house. I directed the attention of the
students of the university to the put
ting of this immense sum, for war
preparations or purposes, at the dis
erection of the president, as q signal de-
Darture from the role of specific appro-
priation, so scrupulously observed since
Mr.. JeffersOn's day, and heretofore con-
sidered as rule of sound policy and
&C rect constitutional law, and in ex
planning the meaning of the rule and
the reasons on which it was based.
naturally cited them To the action of the
senate on the Notifications bill of 1885.
which proposed to put a lump sum in
the hands of President Jackson, for
use under mis- direction. at a time of
threatened war with France, advising
them 10 read Mr.. Webster's speech on
the loss of that bill
Ny sole object, and the sole tenor of
my remarks. which we-e very brief,
were to direct the attention of young
Len, all OF whom are students of Amer
lean history and many of them stu
dents OF constitutional law, to a fact
wen worthy the attention OF all stu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02

dents OF our institutions, in college or
cut Of college, and not, IS some of the
comments II the press have assumed,
to express opposition to the -appropria-
ton for national defenses. or lack of
confidence in the president.
Indeed. / guarded against this by ex-
pressly saying that / was not in pos
session of the facts on which the house
acted, and, therefore. was not critics.
ing its action, and that both the presi-
dent and Secretary Long possessed the
fun confidence of the country.
a sense of duty TO a most earnest
company of students, with some pa
thetic recollections of my own school
days in 1851, has made me anxious to
keep down any premature war excite
ment among them. But so remarkable
a change from the settled usages of the
past, from the constitutional ideas OF
Webster, Story, and. if l remember
rightly. of Marshall also, deserves the
attention of all intelligent observers of
our system of government. The reasons
for the change l did not attempt to
give, nor shall I suggest any now.
Surely there is nothing to be con-
temned in drawing the attention of
students of American history to i'm
portant facts in that history. What Mr..
Wilson did was TO indicate how the
jealousy of the legislative branch of the
government of the executive branch
had died out, and how confidence in it
had grown. Our Provo contemporary
must know that from the foundation of
the government the people have been
more jealous of the executive than of
any other branch; at least this was so
up to civil war times. Today the jeal-
ousy that was formerly extended to the
executive branch of the government is
being gradually extended to the judicial
branch.
The Enquirer spoke hastily, and in
disregard of the facts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02
TALES OF THE DAY.
A Good One On Fitz Hugh Lee.

|. General Fitz Hugh Lee is occupying
a large share of public attention just now.
and a good story about him is going the
rounds. He tells it himself with great rel
ish.
After the surrender at Appomattox Fitz
Lee started dolefully homeward, riding
the horse that had carried him through
many q bloody battle. 1t will be remem-
bered that Grant allowed the surrendered
men to retain their horses. As Lee rode
along he saw a Virginian blowing in a
briar-tangled field with crowbait horse
and an antediluvian pillow. Lee knew the
crippled old man had served in the con-
Tolerate army. and rode up to the fence
TO have chat with him.
Hello, friend,r' shouted Lee.
The old farmer stopped his horse and
walked over 10 the fence.
We'll. it's all OVER said Lee. Lee
has surrendered and the war is at an
end"
The old farmers face flushed UP and
graspfng the top rail of the fence he
shouted:
Il don't believe it, sub. That internal
little upstaht Fitz Lee may have done
surrendered, but Uncle Bob never will.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02
THE PRESENT CRISIS.


Once to every man and nation comes the
moment to decide.
In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for
the good or evil side;
Some great cause, Gods new Messiah,
offering each the bloom or blight,
Parts the goats upon the left hand, and
the sheep upon the right,
And the choice goes by forever twlXt that
darkness and that light.
Hast thou chosen. o my people. on whose
party thou shalt stand.
Ere the doom from Its worn SandalS
shakes the dust against our land?
Though the cause OF evil prosper, yet tbs
Truth alone is strong,
And, albeit she wander outcast now, see
around her throng
Troops of beautiful. tall angels, to en-
shield her from all wrong.
Backward look across the ages and the
beacon moments see,
That. like peaks of some sunk continent,
just through Oblivion's sea;
Not an ear in court or market for the
low, foreboding cry
OF those crises, Gods stern winnowers.
from whose feet earth's chaff must
Never shows the choice momentous till
the judgment hath passed by.
Careless seems the great Avenger; his
tory's pages but record
One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt
old systems and the Word;
Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong for
ever on the throne
Yet that scaffOld sways the future, and,
behind the dim unknown.
Standeth God within the shadow, keeping
watch above his own.
We see dimly in the Present what is
small and what is great.
Slow of faith how weak an arm may turn
the iron helm of fate.
But the soul is still oracular; amid the
markets din.
List the ominous. stern whisper from the
Delphic cave within
They enslave their children's children
who make compromise will. sim
'Tis as easy to be heroes as TO sit the idle
of a legendary virtue carved upon our
fathers graves,
Worshipers of light ancestral make the
present light a crime.
Was the Mayflowsr launched by towards,
steered by men behind their time?
Turn those tracks toward Past os Flu
turo that make Plymouth Rock
sublime.
They were men of present valor. stalwart
old iconoclasts.
Unconvinced by ak or gibbet that al viz
tue was the past's;
But we make their truth our falsehood,
thinking. that hath made us free;
our tender spirits flee
The rude grasp of that great impulse
which drove them across the sea.
They have rights who dare maintain
them: we are traitors to our sires.
Smothering in their holy ashes freedom s
new-lit altar fires;
Shall we make their creed our iailor?
Shall we. in our haste to slay,
From the tombS of the old prophets steal
the funeral lamps away
To light up the martyr-fagots round the
prophets of today?
New occasions teach new duties; time
makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still, and onward, who
would keep abreast of truth;
Lo! before us CLEAN her camp fires, We
ourselves must pilgrims be.
Launch our Mayfiower and steer boldly
through the desperate winter sea,
Nor attempt the futures portal with the
past's blood-rusted key.
James Russell Lowell, 1874.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02

Flaming headlines in the ring organ
announce that only two Republicans
refused TO place their party before
country How exact a description of
the organs position on silveri" So said
the Tribune yesterday. How dishonest
our contemporary can be. To make a
seeming point 1t never hesitates to mis-
quote, misrepresent or suppress the
truth. The headlines referred to said:
only two Republicans. who refused to
place their party before country, voted
with the Democrats"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02

after the war removed to Atchison coun-
ty, Missouri, where he became Leading
citizen. The men who surrendered with
Lee were not in the best condition as TO
food and ruiment. Indeed. they were in
mighty bad shape. After the surrender
the victorious troopers generously divided
their rations with the conquered. and
there was a general feast, a few years
ago Mr.. Foster was talking with a
group of young men about the war and
detailed to them some of the incidents of
the surrender.
Uncle Billy" said one of the boys.
what particular incident of the surren-
der do you remember with most distinct
ness?"
We'll. I don't know exactly replied
Mr.. Foster. but il seems as If l never
white bread that q Yank gave me"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-02

right down hard on Dom Paul in his new
book on South Africa He calls him a
Boer Machiaveili. astute and bigoted, OBJ
stinate as a mule and remarkably opin-
donated, vain and puffed I'D with the pow
er conferred on him, vindictive, covetous
and always a Beer, which means mar
row-minded and obtuse provincial OF the
illiterate type. This description nardiy
accords with the popular notion Of the
president of the South African republic
However. IL Is TO be borne in mind that
Mr.. Stanley is nowkan Englishman, and
that Dom Paul has not hesitated 10 step
on English toes as often as occasion has
seemed to require. Perhaps Mr.. Stanley
is preiudiced