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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
How the Army Captured a Gunboat.
(San Francisco Examiner.)

San Francisco claims the honor of being
the birthplace of the first man to enter
Santiago de Cuba. The man was Harry
Ninth infantry, United States army.
Lieutenant Rethers is a brother of DR..
Theodore Rethers, who returned from
Manila a short time since having zone
to the Philippines as assistant surgeon~CN
the First cavalry. Harry Rethers crew
tired of waiting an opportunity of getting
into West Point Determined to earn a.
commission he enlisted in the First re-i-
ment at Angel island, when Shafter was
colonel. He passed successful examina--
and transferred to the Ninth.
Shafter remembered him at Santiago.
When the latter place surrendered word
was sent to General Shafter that there
was a. gunboat in port whose captain was
ready to turn her over to the victorious
Americans. Lieutenant RetherS was with
Shafter when the word came. He was de-
tailed by the general to receive the sur
render.
Taking with him twenty men. Lieuten-
ant Rethers set off for Santiago on the
route and he and his squad were the first
to put foot within the captured city.
The CAPTAIN of the gunboat asked that
the Spanish flag remain flying till he and
scented.
As he was about to step on board the
gunboat a naval officer salpted him.
Very sorry" returned the young lieu
tenant, but here are. my orders.
Without more ado he grasped the hal
yards and hauled down the Spanish flag
and sent UP the American ensign in its
place.
The flag was received by the lieutenant's
family IN this city last Friday. Ii is NOT
beautiful thing, but it is a rich souvenir
to the family.
Three weeks ago Rethers was promoted
to a first neutenancy and last week he
was married.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
Fighting Charley"
(Chicago Times-Herald.)

(SnlcaSO IlrneS-Herdld.)
Lord Charles Beresford, who would
be hard to beat for popularity in the
navy, had a favorite hobby as a boy,
which was in way prophetic of his
future calling. This hobby or pastime
was that of modelling boats, and he was
exceedingly skillful in this direction.
These boats he would give as a birth
day present to those people for whom
he had some special affection. Quite
number of them are in existence.
II would give anything to get one of
them back" he remarked one day. "as
a "Reminiscences of my schoolboy days.
1 offered one old friend $50 for little
model which certainly was not worth
shillings. But neither he nor any of
those who possess them will part with
them. So after all 1 must console my
self with the thought that my little
boats are regarded by those who have
them with a certain amount of affec-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

A Kansas contemporary says that
Miss McGrew of Emporia" is an all
around girl, the like of which can only
be produced in the Sunfower state. She
draws SIPS a month as a stenographer
knows all about the pedigrees of horses
and cattle, is a good whist-player, a
good dancer and the best dressed girl
in Emporia. She is under twenty-four
years old, has money out at interest
and knows more law than half the law
yers in town" That is the way the
Kansas paper paints the picture If
the original is any thing like it, the
matter is worth investigating.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

The Canadian government, says an
exchange, lis trying the experiment of
using dogs to carry the mails in the
Klondike. A cargo of these animals
were recently sent to the northwest,
having been purchased for $50 each in
Greenland and Labrador They are to
be harnessed to sledges for overland
work. This ought to give a good,
reliable mail service. 1t has one draw
back however, which may make it
difficult to obtain drivers. When very
hungry such animals have been known
to devour their master This practice
might occasionally delay the mails.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Yesterdays Observations at the Lo-
cal Weather Bureau Office.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. % $685.
Mean temperature, % degrees; depart
ure from normal, minus u degrees; max
ininfn tempera ture, rs degrees; minimum
temperature, II degrees; accumulated de-
liciency Of temperature since LIST OF the
month, 1873 degrees; accumulated De
dciency of temperature since Jan. J. oo4
degrees. Total precipitation Gnehes ana
hun5redths), none; departure from nor
NAL, minus .05 inches; accumulated de-
fciency of precipitation since LIST OF the
month, IS inches; accumulated de-
fciency Of precipitation since Jan l. AZ
inches.
Following is the local forecast of the
weather for today: Fair, stationary tenn
perature. J. H. SMITH,
Section Director.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

Referring to the appointment of
Ethan Allen Hitchcock to succeed Sec
rotary Bliss, William e. Curtis writes
the Chicago Record: This is the fourth
time a place in the cabinet has been
given by a Republican president to a
Missourian, Notwithstanding that Mis-
souri, has been consistently a Demo-
cratic state, save during the war pc
Rod, when the most of the Democrats
were out Of the state fighting the bat
ties Of the confederacy. For the third
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

time since the war a Missouri Repub-
lican has been made secretary of the
interior In connection with this it is
only fair to recall that in each case a.
st. Louis man was taken and that the
city has been Republican in national
elections, sending to the house Repub-
lican representatives when margins
were close. In according cabinet hon
ors Republican presidents dfsassociate
Republican st. Louis from Democratic
Missouri
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
PRIVATE BLAIR OF REGULARS.

(Clinton Scotland in Leslie's WeeklyD
It was Private Blair, of the regulars, be-
fore dread Ell Caney,
Who felt with every throb of his wound
the life-tide ebb away;
And as he dwelt in fevered dream on
the home of his youthful wears,
He heard near by the moan and sigh of
two of the volunteers.
He raised him up and gaZed at them, and
likely lads they WERE
But when he babe them pluck up heart he
found they could not stir
Then a bullet plowed the sodden loan,
and his fearless face grew dark,
For he saw through the blur a sharp
shooter who made the twain his
And his strength Ieaped into his limbs
again, and his fading eye burned
bright;
And he gripped his gun with steady hand
and glanced along the sight;
Then another voice in that choir of fire
outspake with deadly stress,
And in the trench at Ell Caney there
lurked q Spaniard less.
But still the means of the volunteers
went up through the murky air,
And there kindled the light of a noble
thought in the brain of Private Blair.
The flask at his side he had drained it
dry in the blisterina scorch and
shine,
So unappalled. he crept and crawled in
the face of the firing line.
The whirring bullets sped o'erhead, and
the great ShellS burst with roar,
And the shrapnel tore the ground around
like the tusks of the grisly boar.
But on he went with high intent, till he
covered the space between,
And came to the place where the Span
lard lay and clutched his full can
teen. .
Then he wriggled back Ger the bloody
track, while death drummed loud in
his ears,
And pressed the draught he would fam
have quaffed to the lips of the vol
unteerS.
Drink cried he; don't think of me, for
I'm only regular,
While you have homes in the mother
land where your waiting loved ones
Then his soul was sped to the peace Of
the dead. All praise to the men who
dare.
And honor be from sea sea to the deed
of Private Blair
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
st. Paups shipwreck.

Whenever Admiral Boyle met the
dean of Bristol, so the latter relates,
this admiral of the old school would
say: DO you, sir, read the account of
st. PauPs shipwreck?"
Yes; it is the appointed lesson
We'll, all L can say, as an old sailor,
is that if any captain in her majesty S
service handled his vessel as the cap
tain of that ship did he would have
been courtmartialed next day and dis
missed the service
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
Aborigine's Idea of Deity.
Chicago News1

NOIIICeIBU 1NtWSJ
A United States marshal relates that
he was once ordered to go after an In
dian who was selling whisky to his
dusky friends. After he captured the
warrior he gave him a long lecture on
the depravity of his conduct. After list
ening stolidly, the half-breed said
Amt dere no way 1 can get helped
outer this?''
mo one can help you now but God, ."
his captor answered.
The prisoner shook his head sadly, in
a hopeless manner, as he muttered
Well, God he good deal like Uncle Sam.
Iniun never see him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
THE POOR CHILDREN.
Crank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constit

Crank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitu-
tion)
Poor folks don't have no Christmas-just
don't have none at all;
An Brother Jim won git no drum, an
Sister Sue no doll.
Cause since our mother went to where
they say the angels stay.
They don't know where were Twin at. an
Santa lost the wayl
Poor folks don't have no Christmas. an
all they got to do
Is stand an see the toys an be wishin'
for en- tool
But l bet you il our mother wuz Twin
here today
She'd send word to Santa Claus an tell
him where we stay!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

George county,
BraneweI a
a o
applied
In City pursuits
he he is
ticket
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Chimes of Normandy" opens at
the Theatre tonight, and, as on pre-
vious occasions, the Salt Lake Opera.
company will draw crowded houses
The cast is the same as on it's previous
presentation, except that Miss Lottie
Levy will take the part formerly play
ed by Miss Fisher.
@ g @
1.-THE Dazzler," one of the most pop
ular attractions Manager Martin Null
vey has ever played, opens at the Grand
tonight. The company is said to be
even stronger than when last seen
here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

The kissing stampede when Hobson
was at Chicago was started by a la g
relative. The crowd mistook the ma
ture of the kiss. The next woman fol-
lowed suit and Hobson had to take his
medicine. AT least, that is how Hob
sons friends intend to explain it to the
unsympathetic war department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
The Unhappy Medium.

into the country for several weeks eve...ss
summer.
Mother-Oh doctor. Tn sorry to say
we are not rich enough.
Doctor We'll. then. have her sent by
a fresh air fund.
Mother-But, DOCTOR we're not poor
enough.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
Investigating.
(Puck.)

Johnny-Papa, do the Eskimo children
have Christmas trees and toys and can
dies?
Papa-I don't think they do, as a rule.
Johnny-Why not, papa? Doesn't Santa
Claus believe that charity begins at
hOme2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26

There is a serious misunderstanding
among New York theatres at present
about the copyright of THE Sorrows of
Satan Who ever has them copy
righted should surely be permitted to
enjoy the monopoly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
Preparing to Meat An Attack.

Papa-Don't you think mamma will be
angry if you break those Christmas toys?
Johnny-Well-er-i she is. you Just
say that maybe it kept me out of worse
mischief, will you, papa?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
The Usual Age.
nndnnA

Little Rodney-Papa at what age do
men usually commence to be bald?
Mr.. nnypeck-Marri-age my son.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
STOCKS AND INVESTMENTS.

SAONRo AMI 1N v I'D uuEiIN 4 D.
Utah Bank and Commercial Stocks. and
other High Grade investment securities
sought and sold.
Loans on Stocks.
Dlvloenotpaylng STOCKS bought ana soldH
trustees Of estates and capitalists will re-
ceive the best of attention.
JOHN G. CUTLER. JR..
Tel. III. &c Main Street
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03

SOME of the seats which have been
stored in the f. s. M. bank building
since the public schools closed are be-
ing moved into the rooms where they
will be needed this winter.
THE new marriage law of Ohio
that goes into effect January / will
paralyze the elopement business for
West Virginia and make clandes-
tine marriage hard to accomplish.
THE camp on Cheat composed of
Wheeling people has broken up and
the members have gone home his
is the camp of which Ed ell
known to many people here was a
member
A STATE teachers examination will
be held here next week by Prof.
Hodges. 1t will begin on Monday and
last couple of days. But one person
has as yet signified her intention of
taking it. Others, however, may
come in at the last moment.
THE ship on which Henry NJ. Leps
has gone to Manila has reached its
destination having completed the
trip some days ago. All on board
were well and the trip was made
without special incident. There
was little sickness and no deaths on
the way over from Hawaii
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
For Rent!
Two Houses.
One 7 and 4 Rooms,
J. w. WILES.

THE new post Office front is the re-
cipient of many compliments from
those who have noticed it. The Istone
is very handsome and is from a
local quarry. 1t looks at distance
like brownstone and is said to be of
very excellent quality. The front
bids fair to be the finest in town and
will be decided ornament to the
street.
THE camps on Cheat have begun
their exodus and before very long the
last Of them will have returned home.
Many of them have stayed longer than
they at first intended on account of
the intense heat which has prevailed.
The number of camps over there has
been up to the average and the people
who have been in them have enjoyed
themselves a great deal during the
season.
Now THAT the pavement on Foun-
dry street is finished it may be in or
der for the street commissioner to look
after the approaches to the new bridge
and fix it so that people can get up
on the footways. AT present there is
no way except to go through all the
dust in the middle of the road and
this aside from the dust is very in
convenient. Considerable complaint
is being made on account of it and it
should be attended to.
THE grape crop is large one this
year and the fruit is of an excellent
flavor The prices prevailing for them
are very low and they are being bought
in great quantities by the town peo-
pie. AS low as Two cents and in some
cases even less money has been asked
for them. There are some peaches
but nothing like crop will be har-
vested. In fact there has never been
for long time such an all round
failure of fruit crops as there is this
year.
MoRGANTowN has one thing to lie
thankful for this year and that is
there has not been single circus
here. The people have kept their
money and we have several thousands
OF dollars ia circulation which we
would not have had had there been
one of these institutions here. The
small boy, however, does not regard
the failure Of the amusement concerns
to visit US as an altogether unmixed
blessing.
THE fire company has not as yet
acted on the suggestion of a salvage
corps but there is still plenty of time
to act on it. Several hundreds of dol
lars will be saved in the next fire that
visits our business houses if this corps
is organized. Otherwise the loss will
be greater than the fire is directly re-
sponsible for. There are some people
in every community who are anxious
to carry off the property Of others,
even though they may be in distress,
and it is to head of these miscreants
that the suggestion is thrown out.
AN old bachelor recently bought
a pair of socks. There was nothing
very strange about this, but what
makes the occasion worthy of note
was the fact that he found in the
toe of one of them slip of paper on
which was written: 81 am young
lady of 20 and would like to CORES
pond with "a bachelor with a view to
matrimony," and signed the address
of the young lady. After due de-
liberation our friend concluded to
write to the socks maker. In a few
days he got an answer to his letter:
Il was married five years ago last
Christmas. The merchant who
sold the socks did not advertise.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
ACME BOOK STORE.

j. c. McVicker, Druggist, Keeps
the incest line of Stationery, Tablets
and Note Books in town.
PRESTON county paid 1888 in fox
rewards last year. The most paid in
diyiduals was for six old red foxes,
two old and three young ones, and an
other party for seven old red ones.
Our line of Banister shoes is now
in. If we cannot fit you from stock
will order them for you.
WATERS d WELLINGTON.
I. n. SMITH, the jeweler, is build
ng up quite handsome trade He
does first class work and always en-
deavors to serve his customers to
their advantage.
Go to j. G. McVicker's Pharmacy
for silver novelties of all kinds.
AN exchange says if subscribers
who are in arrears would pay up, the
editors of. the country could pay off
the national debt and have enough
left to take their families to the sea-
side resorts.
Ii every WolndH hueW WHd5 queen
Quality is and what it would do for
her she would use it.
Hirschman's
MRS. JEROME I'll. RAYMOND of Nor
gantown, will deliver an address to the
Woman's Christian Temperance In
ion and its friends at Willard Hall
on Tuesday evening, September g..
The public is cordially invited A
silver offering will be taken at the
door.-West Virginian.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03

A LARGE number of the young
people went out to Georgetown last
night on hay ride and returned af-
ter the moon had risen. They
went to visit Miss Bessie Fleming.
All had a delightful time the trip
being splendid one under the
harvest moon.
HARVEY w. HARMER, of Clarksburg
tried to get the Senatorial nomina-
tion in his district, and failing in
that tried to get the nomination for
House of Delegates, when he again
failed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
Large and
Elegant
Line of
WATCHES
At a Great
Sacrifice.
GEO. G. HAYES & Co.
Our store will be closed Satur-
day, September IL, and Monday,
September 26, until 6 p. m.
HirSchmanS.

The frame for the roof of the
school building is being put up and
is being noticed by every one who
can get the view of the building.
The progress on the building is
proving more satisfactory and the
members of the board are better
satisfied than they have been here
tofore with the way it is moving.
j. G. Mcvicker, Druggist, for pure
drugs and fine soaps.
DROP that postal or telephone us
and we will tell you all about Queen
Quality. To learn about it and to
see it is to buy it. Hirschman's.
We will have in stock after this
week Banister's line of shoes and if
we can not fit you from the store
will order whatever you want.
WATERS d WELLINGTON.
GET your razors honed at Adam
Bowers barber shop.
A MOVEMENT is ON foot among the
merchants to close ats O'Clock dur
ing the winter months and give the
clerks little we'll merited rest after
that hour at night. The summer ar
rangement which closed them at 7
will run out to-day and if the deal
can be fixed up to the satisfaction
of all concerned the new arrange
ment will go into effect on next
Monday.
LADIES who have seen Queen
Quality, buy it and recommend it to
Others. Hirschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
Lutheran Festival.

Next Wednesday at eight O'clock
the ladies of the Lutheran church
will give festival and the proceeds
viii be for the benefit of the church.
1t will be an open air affair and will
be given just below Falling Run
bridge on Beechurst Avenue. The
public is cordially invited to attend
and assured that pleasant time is
in store for them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
MINOR Keener,s Successors.

VIM McFeely and George W Dill
ave bought Major Keener's meat
market They are skilled in the
business and are sure they will please
every customer They will always
keep full stock of first class goods
in their line. Give them your or
ders tt.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
Before the Wedding

Said she, This promise to obey
Seems clearly an atrocity,
But you must let me have my way,
And wear Hirschman's Queen
Quality.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03

A GOOD looking girl needs no mis-
tletce If she uses Queen Quality
she Is all right. Get it at
Hirschman
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
THE DAILY NEW DOMINION
WHEN SCHOOL OPENS

You can send your children to The
Acme for their school books. We will
handle the common school books this
year. We want to say that we have
full and complete line of school sup
plies such as pencil boxes, school bags,
book straps, composition books, note
books, pen tablets, pencil tablets, ink,
pens, and everything needed by school
children. Send the children to
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03

Some of the newest shapes and
shades in heavy sole tan shoes for
men at Waters & Whittington's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-03
PROTZMAN,
The Photographer,

The cheapest and best place
to get pictures or frames in
this part of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-23

appearance when some one in the hall
called Three cheers for Sharkey."
These We're given with a will and re-
peated all over the house. Corbett
did not reach the ringside until 1923
O'Clock. just Is minutes later than
Sharkey. There was a wild cheer as
he was seen making his way to the
ringside. When he reached the steps
leading up to the ring Corbett stopped
for a moment to shake hands with
some friends. Then he climbed MINI
bly, through the ropes and rested his
arms on them for a few seconds. dur
ing which he smiled across the ring at
O'Rouke, who stood in front of Shar
key. Corbett was enveloped in dark
olive green dressing gown. His hair
was parted in the middle and carefully
combed and brushed.
His seconds We're Charley White,
George Considine. Jack McVey and
john ConsiGiae of Detroit, acted as
his time-keeper.
Both men had their choice of two
sets Of gloves. Corbett selected his
pair, which were made for him in Cal
ifornia. They were a pair of typical
fighting gloves, being just shaped TO
the clenched fist, whereas Sharkey's
were the long tapering glove usually
donned by boxers. They We're nearly
an inch and half longer than his OPP
ponents which would give him an OPP
portunity of forcing the hair in the
gloves away from the knuckles. The
gloves were of the regulation weight of
FIVE ounces. as provided by the Hor
ton law.
When the men were introduced.
Sharkey' s name was mentioned first and
there were prolonged cheers, to which
ShaIkey bowed repeatedly. Corbett
received more idemonstrative ova-
ton. the cheering lasting more than a
minute. Corbett wore white trunks
and red white and green sash, which
h4s; seconds took off as soon as he stood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-23

erect. Sharkey wore green splits, held
by q belted American flag.
There was long confab between
the principals, their seconds and the
referee after which the men retired
to their corners after having agreed not
to hit in clinches or in breakawavs
and that they would stepped back
when ordered to break. Everything
was then in order for the bout to begin