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The herald., 1898-09-12
He AIMS TOO Low

President Mckinley has asked each
of nine gentlemen If they will accept an
appointment on a committee "to exam
inc into the conduct Of the commissary,
ouartermaster's and medical bureaus
of the war department during the war,
and into the extent, causes and treat
ment Of sickness in the field and in the
camps" Is this the outcome of that
Investigation of the war department"
which Secretary Alger "demanded?"
It will be remembered by many readers
that in the early days Of the civil war
Artemus Ward offered to sacrifice all
his wife's relations, If necessary, to pre-
serve the union. This plan of investiga-
tion outlined by the president indicates
that he is willing to sacrifice almost any
thing or anybody but the war depart
ment.
President Mckinley probably hits the
mark he Is aiming at but 1t Is not the
one, not by long shot, that the people
of the United States have their eyes on.
He aims too low. His invitation does
not meet the burlesque challenge of Sec
retary Alger, nor does 1t approach the
public demand. An examination into
the conduct" Of certain branches Of the
service bears on its face the brand of
subterfuge and evasion. 1t Is mani
testify an attempt to parry the popular
attack on the war department with q
pail of whitewash.
AS to the personnel Of the commission,
it is too early to speak until they have
responded to the invitation. The strong
est name in the list. that Of General
Gordon, may be scratched at once, as
he has promptly declined. Two-thirds
of the names are weak, and. as whole,
the commission has not the makeup to
inspire confidence, even in the limited
field which 1t is invited to explore.
The case is no doubt plainly and truth
fully stated in special dispatch to the
Times. from which we make this ex-
tract:
While full credit Is given here to the
purpose Of the president, in naming an
army investigating commission, It Is /,
thought by military officers and by gov
ernment officials that there can be but
one result Of the investigation, and that
is a complete farce, because of the ma
ture of the commission itself. as well as
by reason of the nature Of the inquiry.
The only point on which we take issue
with the extract Is the assumption that
the president is acting conscientiously.
The president is no novice in politics.
He finds himself in dilemma where the
deep sea is on one side and something
worse on the other. The whole country
Is clamoring in chorus for an investiga-
ton Of the war department, but the
omnipotent Marcus A. Hanna whispers,
mo, 1t would be bad politics: 1t would
react on us like whole gross Of boom
erangs."
Hence this pretense. The president
throws a straw to a drowning man in
stead Of plank. His proposition savors
of political trick and device. and the
truth is tersely stated in the above ex-
tract, to wit, there can be but one re-
suit of the investigation, and that a
complete farce
The herald., 1898-09-12
IN THE OIL FIELD
What Oil Men Think Of the Westlake
Scare

It seems to be an opinion commonly held
by oil producers that the reflex action OF
tho Westlake property owners crusade OF
last week will be more harmful to the
Westlakers themselves than the direct ef-
feet was upon the oil men. The views OF
certain well-known producer make IN"
teresting reading, at any rate:
"This matter has absorbed the atten.
ton of all oil men this last week." said the
gentleman, land you may say that these
same oil men are smiling to themselves
at the action OF the property owners.
'They feel that they have gained rather
than lost; the limitation Of the field means
less wells bored, less oil produced and con-
sequently better prices and jrofits for those
already in the business. Besides the agi-
ia tion has had a bad effect upon property
valuation and sales in the Westlake dis
trict. II such a disturbance had not been
raised most people would never have sus-
pected that anything Is the matter. We
do not take the attitude Of the press as
|antagonisic to the oil business at large:
the fight Of the property owners was merely
against one man, and we we're glad enough
to have their side Of the case presented"
The surplus of oil was reduced during the
and will be further reduced this month by
the same amount. The effect OF this con-
slant reduction upon the present price Of
81 10 per barrel can easily be foreseen.
Mr.. Sanford, who has been drilling in tho
extreme east end of the field on hill near
Elysian park, is down about 800 feet, but
has nothing as yet to show.
The Rex company's new we'll in the West
~rnIvpc
and OFFS well near by will be ready some
time during this week.
The Yukon company is now operating two
wells with very satisfactory results.
Within a few days The Herald will 10
prepared to present to Its readers full
and authentic report on that present terra
incognito, the Coallngo field in Fresno
county.
The rather meager Information now
available shows that the oil produced there
Is extremely light, reaching a specific
gravity as high as 30, while the highest
here is IL.
The herald., 1898-09-12
Iudia,s Irriration System

The problem of irrigation has, to some
extent, been solved in some of the Oriental
countries, but is far from proving satisfac-
tory in our own lands. One Of the greatest
feats In civil engineering is said to be the
irrigating canal in Northern India. The
main canal is nearly 500 miles long, the
principal branches are about 1000 miles
long, and those that embrace the villages
along the hne will amount to some hin e
over 1000 miles in addition. The Bengal
canal is over 800 miles long. India is re-
inarkable for its tremendous rrigating sys-
tenn, there being in all something like IA ,00t
miles Of canals used for this purpose. they
supply water. too. and render more or less
fertile something like 5000, 900 acres of land
The herald., 1898-09-12
An Automatic Craze

The craze for automobiles-or the auto
mobilious craze-in Paris threatens to re- ach
truly Partisan heights of absurdty. Speed
safety and comfort have in certain m sas-
ure been obtained and the manufacturers
are now devoting their wits to grotesque
and fanciful designs for the bodies of the
vehicles. This is almost a necessity, they
say, as in France the automobile has be.
come personal fad. Ladies and gentle.
men pass examinations in starting back.
ing, turning corners, ETC., and receive per.
mits to personally conduct a motor cal
through the streets and highways.
The herald., 1898-09-12
Bank Note of Ancient Make

One of the most valued treasures Of the
Asiatlc museum at St. Petersburg is bank
note which dates from 1899 B. c., and which
Is said to be the oldest such note in exist
ence. 1t bears the name of the imperial
bank, the date and number of issue and
the signature Of mandarin, together with
a list of punishments for forgery. The relic
is probably written, for printing from wood
en- tablets Is said to have been introduced
In China In. the year 16O A. D.
The herald., 1898-09-12
Causes of Short Sight

Short sight is more common in town than
among country folk. for the simple reason
that townspeople have less need for long
sight; they have fewer opportunities for
exercising their sight on distant objects
and their occupation do not favor Its de-
velopment by training or selection; but 1t Is
not, in the majority of cases, a proof of
physical degeneracy, as can be seen in the
case of the Germans. who are a notoriously
short-sighted people.
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electric power. generated by waterfall,
that. cannot be surpassed elsewhere In
the United States. If 1t is advantageous
to introduce electricity for the operation
Of a great iron concern in Pittsburg,
generating with coal. what may we not
expect from the cheap water-made arti-
Gle that will soon be on tap in Los An
geles.
The herald., 1898-09-12
The Heaviest Railroad Train

A locomotive of the Pennsylvania railway
recently drew train about three-quarters
of a mile long made up of 1870 loaded coal
cars, from Altoona to Harrisburg 132 miles,
in twelve hours. The weight Of the train
behind the tender was 5212 tons. the loco-
motive weighing 1A tons. This Is said to
have been the heaviest train ever moved a
long distance by a single locomotive.
The herald., 1898-09-12

The Austrian royal family has been
sorely afflicted. Macmillan killed by
the bullets of a file of Mexican soldiers,
and his wife, poor Carotta,' ever
since insane. The Duchess D'Alencon,
sister Of the empress, lost her life in the
charity bazaar fire in Paris last year.
Now the murder of the empress. The
queen of Spain is member Of the fam
lily.
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Algerine methods seem to have spread
to the British army. The commissariat
department Is charged with supplying
improper food and other necessities, and
it is said that many soldiers have COM
mitted offenses in order to be sent to
prison, preferring Incarceration to the
isbury plains" Our soldiers could not
adopt that plan. There isn't sufficient
prison accommodation in the United
States.
The herald., 1898-09-12
Couldn't Round Cane Horn

The uncertainty of calls for commerce
was illustrated in the ship Natuna, from
London to San Francisco, in 225 days. She
tried for over month to double Capa Horn
and then, discouraged, turned eastward
and crossed by Cape of Good Hope and the
Pacific ocean. She had been given up as
lost, and her reinsurance while in doubt
cost 40 per cent.
The herald., 1898-09-12

General Alger told the Detroit re-
porters that he was glad to get home,
and especially to breathe Michigan air
again." I"has been noticed that Wash
ington air. particularly in the neighbor-
hood Of the navy department, has not
been very salubrious lately.
The herald., 1898-09-12

ance is confirmed, with the intimation
that, If we are willing, another link is
ready to make it Anglo German Amer
lean. Just at present. however, the
American idea seems to fit into the
homely adage that it is wise to paddle
your own canoe"
The herald., 1898-09-12
Care of Dahlias in Winter

When frosts come dahlias can have the
stems cut away and be lifted. Stand clumps
of tubers in shady place out of doors for
a few days, covering at night if frost is
feared. Thus exposed to the air the tubers
will lose a portion Of moisture and be in
better condition TO keep we'll in a box or
boxes Of sand that is nearly dry Caladiums
can be treated in the same way. The cellar
should be nearly dry and quite frost proof;
if damp there is danger that the tubers
will mold.
The herald., 1898-09-12

The harmonious agreement upon a
ticket by the anti-Republicans Of Colo
RADIO destroys all prospects Of an ex-
citing election canvass. The division
of strength is as shaving to a plank.
as the vote of two years ago indicates
The Bryan vote, on fusion ticket, was
161 ,153; the Mckinley vote, 1921.
The herald., 1898-09-12

A movement has been started in
Belgium looking to the protection and
domestication Of elephants in the Congo
Free State. That elephant that we see
portrayed so much bearing the cabalis-
tic letters &c. o. p" has protection
enough, but 1t seems to be In a pretty
bad way lust now.
The herald., 1898-09-12

That news of the disappearance Of the
Falcon island, in the Pacific, because
of volcanic action, may cause some un-
easiness in the United States. We have
lately acquired quite large line of In
sular real estate, and we don't want tC
see 1t disappear like a nickel dropped
iS a mud hole.
The herald., 1898-09-12

A dispatch from New York says that
"Black will rum" He Is certainly not
fast-color enough to compete with The
odore Roosevelt. The governor wants
another term to ''vindicate'' himself, but
he has antagonized Boss Platt, and
Roosevelt is likely to get the nomination
in spite Of Black. Plat and the whole
Republican machine,
The herald., 1898-09-12
Cooking by the SUMS Heat

An inventor in India has constructed an
apparatus for cooking by the heat of the
sun. 1t consists of a box made of wood,
and lined with rejecting mirrors, at the
bottom Of the box being small copper
boiler. covered with glass, to retain the
heat Of the rays concentrated by the mir
rors upon the boiler.
The herald., 1898-09-12

That is an aggravating dispatch from
Kansas City telling of "an unusual fan
Of snow in parts of Kansas, Nebraska
and Colorado. 1t is an unusual climb
of mercury that Southern California Is
enjoying, more or less.
The herald., 1898-09-12

cling now, but persons who have beer
contemplating the eastern tour, at the
enticngly low rates, will need to bestii
themselves. Fair notice is given that
bounced up to the normal figures on the
25th inst
The herald., 1898-09-12

When the reporters tackled Secretary
Alger, on his me-coming at Detroit,
he said, "Now what do you want me to
do? Get down in the sewer with these
sensational people?' A sewer is much
larger than "slop-bucket" or "cess-
The herald., 1898-09-12
Immense Spanish Palace

The magnitude of the escurial, the great
Spanish palace, may be inferred from the
fact that it would take four days to so
through all the rooms and apartments, the
length of the way being reckoned at twen-
ty-three Spanish leagues, which is about
800 English miles.
The herald., 1898-09-12

New York is enjoying the merry Jingle
of the horse car bell on It's most prom
inent shopping thoroughfare, Sixth ave-
nue.. In few days, however. splendid
car service Is promised, propelled by an
underground electric system. New
York's backwardness in surface transit
has resulted from refusal to permit the
overhead trolley system.
The herald., 1898-09-12

pool" but It cannot hold the seventy
odd millions Of people there. II Secre-
tary Alger alludes to the people who are
roasting him.
The herald., 1898-09-12
She Ought to Know

She says that eighteen summers
Passed DER her head. What luck!
Because, from her appearance,
Full twenty-five had stuck!
Puck.
The herald., 1898-09-12

Some one has said that II a man once get Is
a taste of public office he wants to keep eat
ing al the public crib forever. This saying
Is exemplified by the greed Of the presen,
Republican county officials.
There is Flemming. for instance. He
has been in public office for the last eight
or ten years, and still he wants four years
more. ExCounty Assessor Gray has al
ready held the office OF assessor for two
erms and is ROW making plans 10 catch ii
for another four years. Every man IN
he court house has been enjoying his snar
for four years, and still has sharp appe-
tite for another four years.
The Republican "outs" want to know II
he Gins" are entitled to life lease on the
offices. They say that term OF foui
wears is all that one man should be per
mit,ed to fill. There has been talk that o
resolution would be introduced providing
that no person who had held public Office
for four wears should be eligible for re-
nomination. 1t is doubtful If this will work
however, as the '1ns"-the courthouse
nush-will undoubtedly have control Of thu
convention.
The slop-bucket speech Of r. J. Waters
Republican nominee for congress, Is sul
he gossip of the town. The wise ones arr
saving that a break Of this kind was no
unexpected, and Mr.. McLachlan's friends
are cons oling themselves with the fact tina
If ,heir Jimmy" had been nominated. HI
would not have killed himself off so earl!
in the campaign. 1t has leaked out tina
some of the local leaders took Waters t.
ask for spiling his choice English at th'
grand opening of the Republican campaign
that they called upon him and administered
sharp rebuke for his amateur perform
ance, and politely informed him that II h
indulged In any more such oratory he mus
not look to them for comfort or assistance
The herald., 1898-09-12
The Club Is Getting Belligerent

This country should go to work now to
prepare for a war with Engand-not be-
cause there is any likelihood of war with
England. but as insurance against war with
any nation in the world.-Boston Globe.
The herald., 1898-09-12
POLITICS
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At the recent meeting Of the Democratic
state central committee at San Francisco
Seth Mann Of Oakland was unanimously
elected chairman and Ben M. Maddox Sec
retary, Raleigh Barcar Of vacaville. sena-
Of this city were elected vice chairmen.
George Morris Of Marysville. AL McCabe
Of San Francisco and Leo Park were elect
ed assistant secretaries. Bart Burke was
elected treasurer. Joseph Legge:t, Walter
c. Graves, DR.. Max Magnus. John A Hicks
and b. B. Sargent were selected as audit
irg committee, under the provision Of the
purity Of elections act. The chairman Of the
committee was authorized to appoint an
executive committee Of fifteen.
The herald., 1898-09-12

The Covipa Argus says that Supervisor
Woodward Of the First distric. is dealing 6
in futures" in pos;ofilces. in order to cor
raj the Republican delegation from Cov:na
in the interest of his own denomination.
The Argus recommends ]. N. league OF
Pomona. o. w. Longdon Of San Gabriel
and F. NJ. Chapman of Covina as the right
kind Of material for supervisor.
The herald., 1898-09-12

w. T. Lambe, q well-known civil engineer
of this city, has announced himself as a
candidate for county surveyor on the union
ticket.
The herald., 1898-09-12

Otheman Stevens is the only individual
thus far who has come to the defense OF
The herald., 1898-09-12

DIR. ]. S. Crawford, an old-t.me resident Of
this city, announces his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for sheriff, subject
TO the approval of The convention.
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]. c. Needham, Republican nominee for
congress in the Seventh congressional dis
tric:, will open his campaign at Anaheim
on the nth of this month.
The herald., 1898-09-12

Lost-George Arnold and r. ]. Waters
Missing-Henry T. Gage. Mad-Los An
geles Times. Pouty--Los Angeles Express
Happy-W. f. X. Parker and II. z. Os-
borne. Paralyzed-The Newberry Tapioca
push.
The herald., 1898-09-12

SECURITY SAVINGS BANK
OFFICERS
J. F. SARTORI....... President
MAURICE s. HELLMAN, Vice President
w. d. LONGYEAR. Cashier
Interest paid ON term and ord
Money
The herald., 1898-09-12

Ever SINCE the udy INeWlln assumed ONCE
he has permitted his partisan bigotry to
permeate every department Of ;he Office
and to .be the one controlling rule OF his
conduct. Instead of being the holder OF a
public trust, he has made himself a poll
;.cian, has run his office on political lines
and for political purposes. and made 1t a
rendezvous for Republican wire pullers and
.he nursery Of Lindley schemes.
One instance will suffice to show up the
caliber of this man: A few weeks ago the
board of supervisors authorized him to ap-
point q deputy registration clerks. AS
everybody but Newl!n knows, the registra-
ton Of voters should be non-partisan. II
is a mater in which all citizens and polit-
ical parties are deeply interested. In view
CT these facts, the authorized representa-
tives Of the Democratic party called upon
Mr.. Newlin and requested him 10 appoint
one Democrat as deputy registration
clerk Mr.. Newlin refused. He was again
and again requested to give the 10000 silver
voters of Los Angeles county representa-
ton upon the registration work. but every
time he fatty refused.
I: is hoped tina: ;he fair-minded Repub-
Acans in the county convention, II there be
such, will teach Mr.. Newlin that in mat
ters of registration at least, the Demo-
cratic party is entitled 10 one clerk out OF
2i, and that his conduct forfeits his claims
for further recognition from his party. Mr..
Nevlin is a man of very small! caliber and
unfit to represent the Republican party In
any office.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1898-02-19
British Exports for 1897.

From the tables printed by the Lon
don Economist" of the exports of
British manufactures of the wear
ended with December, 1907, a total
decrease of a per cent, appears as
compared with 1896. The largest
decreases are in cotton piece goods,
1915 per cent; WOODEN fabrics, AL;
worsted fabrics, TO- carpets, 1873;
wooden and worsted yarns, ID s; iute
piece goods, IS: linen yarn, 6.2;
linen goods, 81; silk manufactures,
5 8; refined sugar. 2o.3; boots and
shoes, 1872; arms and ammunition,
22.8; earthenware, 3.
Among the principal items where
an increase of exports is shown over
1896 is English wool, of which large
quantities found their way to America
duty free, under the Wilson. German
Tariff, 1888 per cent; leather, ia;
Goals. 80, iron and steel, 3.5. But
for the extra large increase in the
exports of wool the percentage of
decrease would be very much larger
than 2 4. The falling off in the ex-
ports of cotton piece goods amount
ed to $2o,S35,7Io, while the gross
decrease in exports for the year was
S2S,075,ooo.- Am. Economist.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1898-02-19

the first to bring disgrace on the fam
lily name and / care more for it than
for his punishment"
In New York we found the man whom
I had surprised in hunting. Through
fear he was induced to discover the
whereabouts of Cousin Bob" With the
suavity of diplomat and a running
fire of wit, he accepted our terms. He
assured us with unblushing raillerv that
the presidents daughter had pierced
his heart, that he had voluntarily de-
cided upon residence abroad and that
it afforded him inexpressible pleasure
to comply with our wishes.
put the bank on its feet again, made
the old president the happiest man in
the country, tickled Uncle Bruff so that
he named me as his sole heir. and made
Margie Moreil my wife. I'll say nothing
of myself, but Mrs. DR.. ON Curran's
receptions are the most popular and
most sought after in one of the greatest
cities Of the country. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1898-02-19
How Imports Are Increased.

The Protection which the Dingley
Tariff inSures to home industry
starts the wheels Of the American
manufacturers, gives employment to
hundreds of thousands of hands
hitherto idle, advances wages in
many branches Of labor, increases
the average purchases of necessities
and comforts Of each member of the
community, and brings the change
in general conditions which makes
the difference between bad times
and good. Then as the purchas-
ing ability of the people increases
the demand for foreign made goods
gradually rcvives, importations grow
and the revenues expand. That is
all there is TO it, Men who have no
work and no money cannot buy.
Idle men impoverish the communit-
les in which they live, for they must
live, and at the expnse of those who
have. If all have some money, nc
matter how little, each can live up
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1898-02-19
Protective and Patriotic.

At the recent dinner of the National
Association of the Wool Manufact-
urers in Boston, Congressman Rus
sell of Connecticut characterized
the DINGHY bill as the best Tariff
measure ever enacted in this country.
but he urged that all earnest Pro-
tectlonists and patriotic citizens
give careful and Jealous attention
to the subject of foreign market.
"NeXt to a Protective law, which
establishes and maintains the home
industry" said Representative Rus
sell, 81 want American lines of trans
portatlon to carry American bust
ness to foreign market. Give to the
America ship the same support
which you have given and asked for
the American factory"
That is sound doctrine alike from
the standpoint of Protection and
patriotism. The one thing needed
to complete the American scheme of
of promoting internal trade and
foreign commerce is that the build
| ing and sailing of American ships
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1898-02-19
Saturday, February 10, 1898.
Shall We Continue?

AS some of our subscribers are
DESTROYS that THE UNION shall be
continued, we have this much to
saw in regard to the proposition.
The population of Washington
County is about 5000 and that num-
Der ought to furnish at least 1000
subscribers, and the business men
and merchants ought to furnish
a respectable advertising patron
age so that there will at least be
enough to meet the expenses of
publication Of the paper.
Is it possible that. the citizens
and business men of Washington
county are SO disinterested in the
prosperity, development and home
interests Of the county that they
will not patronize the only home
paper suflici -ntly, by subscribing
for and advertising in it's columns,
that it cannot continue, thereby not