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AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS IN &C
TTON,

The battle of La Quasina proved once
more that the American soldiers are
made of fighting material. OF course,
everybody expected the regulars to
fight well, for fighting is their business,
! but everyone was anxious to know how
the volunteers would acquit them
selves in battle. The volunteers-the
dismounted cavalry oe Colonel Wood
regiment-fought as well as the regu-
lars, were just as cool and courageous,
went forward with the same dash and
intrepidity; in fact, they challenged
the admiration of the regulars and won
their unstinted praise.
All these soldiers were caught in am
BUSH which is far more demoralizing
to men than to meet a foe in the open.
There a man feels that he has some
chance for his life, and that all the
chances are not against him; when he
is taken in ambush it is just the other
way. And these rough riders, these
volunteers, who, together with the
regular troopers, drove the Spanish
veterans from their deliberately and
well-chosen positions in the thickets
and underbrush of Cuba, are the same
kind of men precisely that the hundred
and seventy-fve thousand other volun-
teers are. They are the kind of soldiers
that the military critics of Europe have
been characterizing as an undrilled
mob that would recoil and fly before
the well-drilled and seasoned veterans
Of Spain. They are the kind of men
that assembled at Lexington and Bum
ker Hill; the kind of men that were at
New Orleans; the kind of men that
were at Buena Vista and Cerro Gordo:
the kind of men that We're at Malvern
Hill and Gettysburg; that is the kind
of men they are. Does anyone long
doubt the ability of the American vol
unteer to cope with the Spanish vet
eran? There were regulars with them
and they, too, fought as all knew they
would fight, but La Quasina will be
regarded as a test of the volunteer SOL
der. The test could not have been
more severe; it could not have been
better stood by anybody than it was
by the rough riders, American volun-
teerS.
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GIVE THE NEW BATTLESHIPS
MORE SPEED.

Before Cervera's fleet was bottled up
in the harbor of Santiago. very much
was heard about its superiority over
the fleets of Sampson and Schley in
the matter of speed. This superiority
in speed was constantly put forward
in explanation of the fact that the
Spanish fleet was not overhauled This
both in cruisers and battleships 1t
has suddenly become question
whether speed is not of as much i'm
portance as armor. But why cannot
armor and speed be combined?
Congress has authorized the con-
struction of three new battleships, and
the board of construction has decided
that they shall have a speed of from
ID to 16 knots. Commodore Melville,
chief of the bureau of steam engineer
ing, and member of the board of con-
struction, submitted plans for machin-
cry to increase the speed Of the new
ships to IS knots, but the plans were
not accepted. The reason given for
not accepting them was that the plans
for the interior of the vessels would
have to be modified. AS it will take
between two and three years to build
these ships, a month or two taken to
modify the plans would make very lit
tie difference. But why not make these
new battleships of a speed of 20 knots
or more? They should be given the
highest possible speed.
There was launched in England the
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other day the battleship Albion She
is to! have a speed of 10 knots an hour.
There are six battleships of this class
nearing completion, they being the AL
bion, Campus, Goliath, Ocean, Glory
and Vengeance. They are to have
displacement OF 1880 tons. and triple
expansion engines of. 10. so i. hip.
What other countries can do in the
way of building battleships the United
States can do. If England can give her
newest battleships a speed of 10 knots,
the United States can give theirs the
same. 1t is a moral certainty that the
United States are going to build
large navy, perhaps not so large as
England's, but second only to hers.
This new navy should be the best the
world has ever seen, and should be
pattern for all others. Speed is going
to be deemed as important in the fu-
ture as armor has in the past Our
new battleships and cruisers should
have the greatest speed possible and
their coal capacity should be increased
to the limits. To give the ships of
the new navy less speed than those of
any other country have will be
blunder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28
REmEMBER THE STAMP ACT.

The Salt Lake Clearing House as
ISOLATION has sent out a circular calling
attention to the war revenue law and
its provision affecting checks, bills OF
exchange, drafts, orders and promissory
notes. each of which will be required,
on and after the first day of July, 1898,
to have attached a two-cent stamp,
issued for that purpose by the govern
ment.
1t will be well to bear in mind that
this law begins to operate next Friday,
and that whoever shall make, sign or
ISSUE or cause to be made, signed or
issued, any such paper. without the
Required adhesive stamp, shall be
deemed guilty of a n1isdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by fine of not exceeding 5000.
Those who desire to procure stamps
for this purpose. either from patriotic
motives or fear of the penalty, will be
able to find them at any bank, or at
the office of the internal revenue col
lector in this city.
But keep in mind the stamp act, and
remember that it will require constant
attention after the LIST of July until
people become accustomed to it. Not
only is such a stamp required on
checks, bills of exchange, and the other
instruments enumerated in the clearing
house circular, but there must be
stamps affixed to every bill of lading,
mortgage, conveyance. lease, power of
attorney, telegraph message and ex-
press package,
In every case the stamp must be
pasted on and the party who thus
affixes it must likewise cancel it by
writing his initials and the date across
its face.
Besides the penalty promised violat-
ors Of this law it is also provided that
"such instrument, document or paper,
not being stamped according to law,
shall be deemed invalid and of no eff
feet This makes it obligatory upon
those who receive, as well as those who
give such instruments, to see that the
law has been obeyed.
Some documents will require more
stamps than others, and it will be nee
essary to consult the schedule before
risking the penalty of giving deed or
note improperly stamped, or the loss of
taking a worthless piece of paper under
the impression that it represents a
value.
In real estate transactions this pre-
caution is especially valuable. For in
stance, a deed to land for which the
considerable exceeds 500, but not $780,
there must be 80 cents worth of govern
ment stamps affixed, and for each addi-
tional $500 an additional fifty-cent
stamp. Forty-eight cents worth Of
stamps would leave the deed invalid.
Two weeks time has been given the
public in which to become familiar
with the stamp act, but, unless great
care is taken, there will be costly blum
ders made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28
TO ATTACK SPAIN.

The administration has finally de-
termined TO dispatch a squadron to
Spain. This determination will meet
with the approval of the people and
will do more than anything to bring
Spain to a realization of the fact that
she is engaged ir q war that can have
but one outcome, and that is a crush
ing defeat for her.
The fleet that is to be sent to Spain
will not be very large, but it will be
powerful. 1t will do one of two thing:
either lombard the Spanish coast
cities at leisure or force Camara' S
feet to return from Port Said, and
bring on an action with it. That is the
very thing wanted. There is every
reason to believe that in an action be-
tween Commodore Watsons fleet and
that of Camara the former would be
victorious. If Camara does not return,
but continues his voyage to the Phil
ippines, he will find at Manila a fleet
the equal of his own in every respect,
a fleet that has but recently achieved
one of the most brilliant victories
known to history.
With Commodore Watson's fleet TAIL
ing up and down her coast, Spain will
be in a continual state of fear and
trembling. Her position will be anal
ogous to that of this country while
Cervera's fleet was free, only it will
be greatly exaggerated and be one of
real peril, which ours was not. Ger
vera's fleet was able to almost par
alyze all action by our government,
and Watson's fleet should be able to do
the same with Spain.
The navy departments information
about the harbors of Spain, their min
ing and the Notifications defending
them, appears to be very complete; it
seems to be on a par with the rest
of the navy's preparations.
To attack Spain at home should
bring her to her senses quicker than
anything else But there is this i'm
portant question: Has Spain any
senses to be brought to?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

In the midst of wars alarms, it is
a pleasure to read something like this,
which is taken from the Boston Jour
nal:
Nantucket, June 22.-Mr. William
H. Norcross, while fishing off Quidnet
Beach today. found a small animal,
which had been dead some time, and
had a shape which was nearly human,
with eyes. nose and mouth exactly like
those of a person. One of the old sea
captains claims that he found one
once in the South Pacific ocean exactly
the same as this one, only it was alive,
but died in a short time, and he says
it is the original of the tabled mer-
maid. Mr.. Norcross is planning to
preserve the animal, as much as pos
sible, and have it examined by ma
turalist."
So long as heavy cannonading was
heard off the coast of New England
such things could not be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28
RULES FOR SPEAKING SPANISH

Nashville American: The following rules
will help to learn how to speak Spanish
Rule Livery letter is sounded and is
always pronounced the same.
Rule 2.-The accent is always on the
penult, unless otherwise signified.
Rule 3.-The alphabet is as follows:
Alike in lark.
B-As in English.
C-Iike X except before and i. when
it has the sound of (and in pure Castil
ian thu
Ch-Like CHI in chess.
D-Like tn in they.
E-Like in ell
F-Like English f.
G-Before e and j like asDirated h
before a, o, Il or consonant like English
&. before ue and III the same sound. but |
is silent.
H-Nearly silent.
Like in i'll.
Like gutteral h.
LAS in English.
LL--Liquid as 81 in seraglio.
Mas in English.
Q-Lise English k.
R-Like English, but rougher.
S-Like English.
Like English.
U-Like English 90 in look.
V-Like English
X-Obsolete.
Y-Lil.e Spanish l.
Like tn in thank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28
How to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than skin
deep. depending entirely on a healthy
condition of all the vital organs. Ii
the liver is inactive, you have bilious
lock; if your stomach is disordered, you
have a dyspeptic look; if your kidneys
are affected. you have a pinched look.
Secure good health and you will surely
have good looks. Electric Bitters" is
a good Alternative and Tonic. Acts di-
rectly on the stomach, liver and kid
neys, purifies the blood, cures pimples,
blotches and boils, and gives a good
complexion. Every bottle guaranteed.
Sold at u. c. M. 1. drug store; soc per
hottie
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advance more immoral and heathenish
ideas, ideas the very contrary of the
principles and professions of the
American people than Henry Waiter
son advances in this Interview advo-
-xting imperialism. he may set him
self up as a tallker but he should not
set himself up as a teacher. From a
leader he would become a destroyer.
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OUR CUBAN ALLIES.


Omaha World Herald: We have been
told that the delay in landing troops in
Cuba is due to the fact that there were
no insurgents to cooperate with the
troops. thus necessitating the landing of
an overwhelming force. Guantanamo has
forced the managers of the war to seek
another excuse. The real reason why an
army of invasion was not landed on Gu
ban soil weeks ago is that spookish Span
iSh fleet were seen by the war board
safely and snugly housed in Washington.
Several times we have been told that the
transports were TO start at certain
hour. When the hour arrived we were
told that the reported presence of Span
ish fleets were seen Dy the war board
coast necessitated change of plan. The
habit of ''seein' things seems TO have
been fixed upon some of the men high in
authority in the management of the war.
Chicago Record: 1t may reasonably be
expected that the American forces will
receive substantial assistance from the
forces of General Garcia, who is not far
distant from Santiago which has unex-
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Lament of sagasta:

o that I had not called the Americans
pigs, for now they are roofing us out
of Cubal
o that had removed the scales ON
mine eyes before the war instead OF
waiting to have them removed by the
Americansl
o that the Americans were absorbed
in commercial pursuits instead of war.
Let the day wherein 1 was born be
blotted out, for now is Spain about to
be bsotted out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

There seems to be general feeling
that Colonel Bryan is likely to be more
of a success as a military man than as
a politician" says the Washington Star.
Then he is destined to be the most sue
cesssul military man of the war.
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The fan of Santiago will mean the
opening of negotiations for peace, in
all probability. Any officer desiring to
be lieutenant general would do well to
hasten to Cuba that he may be in at
the death.
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People who are saying the country
has outgrown the precepts Of Washing
ton would do wei to remember that he
is still called the Father of his Country
assd that they themselves are-nobodies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

The man who thinks the United
States are not big enough for him to
swing around in is about the right size
for little Pacific island of volcanic
formation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

At last accounts Major General
Shafter had not yet broken any of his
shafts.-Boston Herald. At last ac-
counts he was hurting them at the
enemy with deadly effect.
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Abandonment of the Monroe doctrine
would be tantamount to a declaration
that the western hemisphere is no lon
ger closed to European colonization.
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Win your battles against disease by
acting promptly. One Minute Cough
Cure produces immediate results When
taken early it prevents consumption.
And in later stages il furnishes prompt
relief.
SMITH &, SWIFT. Druggists
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There is a great deal of the personal
equation in the way in which attacks
are made and resisted as represented
by newspaper artists.
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Expulsion of the Spaniards from
Cuba is the declared object of the war
There is a tendency to forget this and
make it exploitation of the Spariards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

Widows weeds are less obnoxious
than garden weeds, and are much cas-
Ter to get ria of.
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If Commodore Watson establishes a
naval base at Ceuta it will literally,
be carrying the war into Africa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

Neutrality in politics means sitting
on the fence, whatever it may mean
in war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

days for dreamingi A June day in
Utah is the perfection of all weather.
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Salt Lake City is to have a quiet
Fourth. If the news of this gets
noised about it may not be so quiet.
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The Mediterranean is too large to
bottle up Camara's fleet in it. Wat
son might carboy it up; that is all.
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1t will be a great relief to Torrey's
regiment to get off the railroads and
into Cuba, where there is less danger to
life and limb.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

There is nothing of the theatrical
about Roosevelt. Still he is becoming
leading man quite rapidly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

"Where is Camara going?" asks an
exchange. To the bottom of the sea if
Sampson overtakes him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

Poor Mr.. Cleveland" exclaims the
New York Press. Fat Mr.. Cleveland,
if you please.
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Colonies for Uncle Sam would be
green goods for Uncle Sam.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

Some ore seems to have silenced
Poultney Bigelow's batteries.
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The cry now is: ION to spain!" And
the nation is in full cry.
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Cervera would like 10 get some kind
of medicine to stop that Vesuvius
cough.
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Skaters army is both a good roads
and a coed government club.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

It is rough on Roosevelt's rough
riders that they have to walk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

DR.. Won Schweninger, Bismarck's
physician, is in love. That is the best
anti-fat remedy there is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

To get at the truth in Spanish war
bulletins read between the lines and
from right to left.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

To the Cuban patriots Skaters army
looks like the army of the lord.
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OUR POLICY OF CONQUEST.

Chicago Record. William ]. Bryan, in
his address at the Omaha exposition,
gave expression TO a sentiment that
should commend itself TO the American
people when he said that the manifest
destiny of this nation is not to acquire
new realms to govern. but to carry out
the fundamental principles of democracy
to the end that equality among the. citi-
zens might be secured.
Kansas City Times: The annexation of
Hawaii is a foregone conclusion The an
nexation of the Philippines and Porto
Rico, and probably Cuba. will follow if
the administration is not thwarted in its
purpose. President Mckinley has made
territorial acquisition and the abrogation
OF the Monroe doctrine a political
question, with his party as it's champion
50 determined is he to make it the lead
ing issue in the next presidential cam
Daign that he is already wedding out of
his party such leaders as refuse to ac-
quiesce in his programme.
Senator William E. Mason of Illinois.
on Ole time Republican, one of the most
ardent and persistent advocates of war
for Cuban independence, in .. speech to
his constituents at Springfield said:
when the first gun was fired and the
Spanish feet went down at Manila the
lust for land seemed to strike many peo-
pie. l want no territory, and decline. as
your senator. to consider it as anything
but an insult to sell the soldiers upon the
battleshiD Maine. | know the tendency
of the times. | know that we went out
to the world as a good Samaritan and
while performing the act of a good Sa-
marian I want no larceny on the part of
our country You will understand me
now AID hereafter when L say that this
is not war for territory. This is not a
war for money"
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The American soldiers on Cuban soil
will assoilize Cuba.
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Bombard Cadiz and Spain will feel
that she has got it in the solar plexus.
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To Cervera-Don't be a clam.
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pectedly become the center of military
operations in Cuba. The newsthat comes
from that locality shows that the IN
surgents aresi in the region in barge force,
and that the main hindrance TO their CIV
ing the support that is needed IS their
poverty in arms. ammunition ana Iood
That the government has recently sup
piled large number of Cuban soldiers
with these necessaries makes it probable
that they will be able to render assist
ance, in the desperate situation in which
the marines have been placed before the
transports with General Skaters troops
can arrive and the men assume offensive
operations 1t has been common to sheer
at the idea that the Cuban soldiers could
be made of much use in the war that is
being carried on for their independence
But Garcia has always said that If he
was furnished with military supplies he
mad men enough TO dispose of the Spanish
troops on the island.
Kansas City Times: From all accounts,
General Garcia is thoroughly in earnest
in the work of liberating Cuba. He seems
to be anxious to have the cooperation of
the Americans without showing any sign
OF petty jealousy. Doubtless he fully
realizes that he has his own place In the
work which his country has undertaken,
and that the more completely he executes
his. part of it, the higher he will stand
in the confidence of his people. The readi-
ness with which he adopts the SuggeS-
tons and plans of the American army
and navy commanders shows his thor
ough earnestness and patriotism. His
only thought seems to be how best to rid
Cuba of the Spaniards, and to that end
he cheerfully acquiSceS in whatever APP
pears to be the better policy of the Amer
leans.
Chicago News: Both the president and
General Miles have placed a good deal of
reliance on what Garcia has said. for,
poorly armed and clad as his men have
been, they have made a most gallant
tight against the Spanish. and have held
large army constantly at bay against
fearful odds. Saturday large quantity
of military supplies was landed near San
tiaGo and placed in the hands of the Gu
ban forces. and with this reinforcement
it is expected that the few marines from
SIMPSONS feet that landed and held
their position against fearful opposition
can stand their ground. There is not the
least reason for questioning the sincerity
or the good faith of Garcia or his men.
and that both will be most valuable aids
TO the army of invasion there can be lit
tie doubt. They have abundantly demon
strated their courage, patriotism and de-
votion TO principle.
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A fixed charge-a torpedo.
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