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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
TRANS-f1lSSISSIPPI SHOW
The Exposition Is Beautiful, Wonderful, Successful and
Is Paying Expenses.

I ance is the jinricksha. They are dror
| little bugsies. in the shafts of which
men pull instead of horses. and they
are so high that one has an admirable
view.
But as rule it is pleasanter to walk
through the shady cOlonnades. The dis
tances are not too great for walking.
and the gravel in the end is less IA
tigueing than asphalt. Asphalt has
specioUs enticement about 1t. at first,
like the wine cup; but later latter q
days walSing), it biteth like the ser
pent and stingeth like the adder.
Beautiful, certainly the exposition is.
and wonderful as well. The inception
of it was during the dark days of the
panic of '9S, after the worst drought
that ever afflicted Nebraska II was
builded amid innumerabld obstacles;
and when the struggle seemed success
full. at last, and the board of manage
ment drew a long breath Of relief since
everything promised well-the Spanish
war threatened complete disappoint-
ment. The military paradeS which
were TO be such an attractive display
had to be abandoned. the Indian exhibit
was pushed months behind, and far
worse than all. the public interest was
absorbed by this new, eager, fierce
claimant.
v
sitiOn is a success all down the line
1t is not only beautiful and of extra
ordinary interest; it is actually pay
ing expenses.
The idea of the exposition arose be-
fore the Columbian exposition. Long
before the White City arose by the
lake, the Omaha Bee was publishing
occasional articles advocating a mid
continent exposition. an exposition by
~ o
of the Mississippi After the Worlds
fair there was exposition in the air.
In 1894 the Trans Mississippi congress
convened. Mr.. Richardson, chairman
of the Nebraska delegation, when the
question of what city should be Sc
lected. arose, suddenly thought Of
Omaha, telegraphed home for instruc-
tons and authority. Then there was
the usual uphill dragging of artillery
to make enthusiasm.
The work which ROsewater of the
Bee. Wattles, the president of the board
and Mr.. Richardson, who was sent out
over the country to work up senti-
ment," did during the next two years
cannot be computed. But, somehow, 1t
was done.
The full history is too long to be
written; what it was may be inferred
from President Wattles' remark. when
dShcu II II W d. Alot a Il CAAA-AANc%' 81
to conduct such an immense undertake
ing This? Oh. this is easy said
he. lit was getting ready was the
pull
The pull is over now; the west has
come flOcking proudly to the expOs1-
ton grounds and the number of east
ern visitors is steadily increasing. In
my next letter / shall take a closer
look at some of the noteworthy exhibits
of the exposition.
OCTAVE THANET.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The Belgian steamer Friesland, which
broke her thrust shaft at sea on July A.
during the voyage from Antwerp TO New
YORK, arrived safely in port with all well
on board. The accident necessitated the
stopping of the steamer for nearly %
hours.
The steamer Kalamazoo, built by barty
from Michigan or Lake Bennett last win
ter. was totally wrecked in Thirty Mile
river. This is the second steamer to come
10 grief on Thirty Mile river after sue
cGessfaily shooting the dangerous White
Horse rapids.
w. D.. Tolle. the absconding secretary
of the Investment Loan association Of
BeleVille. Ills, who has been a fugitive
since the second of last December. came
PACK and gave himself UP TO the author
tiles of that city. When Tolle left Belle
short.
a dispatch from Shanghai announces
that an anti foreign riot has broken out al
Chang Su. in the province of Kiang See
GO miles south of Nan Chang, the capital
of that province. The mob attacked and
land mission. All the foreign mission
aries escaped
Ferdinand W. Peck said that the head
quarters of the commissioner general TO
tab!isned at the Auditorium building Chi
cago. Offices will also be promptly opened
IN New York and Paris. The assistant
commissioner general will probably have
charge of the New York office.
The Walker Manufacturing company of
Cleveland has received one of the largest
single orders ever booked by that firm
Tho order came from Paris and was for
equipment for 800 electric street cars.
This includes l,00l motors. 1880 controllers
800 trolleys and other details. Tha order
will amount in value to over $5OsCOl
Secretary Long approved the findings
ana sentence Of the court-martial in the
case of Civil Engineer of the United
States G. White. convicted of neglect of
dut: IN connection with the construction
of the New York dry dock. The sentence
IS that he be suspended for three vears
and then retain his present number in his
grade until he shall have lost two num-
bers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE.
Dingley Thinks There Is Little
Foundation For the Reports.

Foundation For the Reports.
Washington, July 23.-Representative
DingIey Of Maine, who has been in the
CITY as one of the members of the Ca
1adian-American commission, when
asked today, What do you think will
be the solving of the Philippines prob
lem?" replied:
mo one can tell at this time. Events
adjust themselves, and sometimes in a
sudden and unexpected manner.
q feel sure, however, that there is
no foundation for the talk of alleged
European interference IL whatever pro
gramme this government may adopt
for the Philippines. l believe the ru-
mcFed protests of the powers of Europe
will be found to be merely unauthor-
lied reports and will not materialize
into anything definite. The conduct of
the Germans at Manila is subject to
criticism, but their action, 1 believe,
will not go beyond bounds.
81 do not pay any attention to the
alleged attitude of Europe protesting
against the sending Of Commodore
Watson's fleet to the coast Of Spain.
Such a superstition would be untena-
bic This government is at war with
Spain. OF course if we contemplated
Selling and holding Spanish territory
on the continent OF Europe, it might
cause disquietude among the powers,
for fear that the balance of power
might be disturbed. They would have
no right, however, to object to the har-
assing of the coast and commerce by
a fleet"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
TAX ON BROKERS
Was Not Intended to Apply to Real
Estate Agents.

Washington, July 2S.-In a decision
made today the commissioner of in
ternal revenue holds that there is no
provision in the new revenue act under
which special tax can be held to be
imposed on real estate agents or any
person or firm for simply buying or
selling real estate for commission,
either for themselves or for others;
also that the law is aimed at a class
of men known generally in the COM
munity as brokers who, whether this
is their sole occupation or is merely
business done by them in connection
with their other business, negotiate
purchases or sales of stocks, bonds,
notes, etc, either for themselves or
for others. The decision holds that a
fair construction of the law does not
make any man a broker, necessarily,
who invests his surplus earnings in
stocks, bonds, notes, etc, but does not
negotiate purchases or sales thereof
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

called wife no longer pleases, she is
| turned out without a crust, without
penny. without hope. In the streets
/ of Havana and Matanzas girls only
II or Is years of age are seen carrying
naked babies in their arms. The pass
! ing crowds give them no heed. God
only knows what becomes of them.
Oftentines the women-sellerS are re
morseful. / know of one reconcentradO
father, at least. who died a raving ma
MAC. craZed by his remorse at having
sold his daughter. I found him at Los
Pcscos hospital yard, the HEADQUARTERS
for the fami=e-stricken ones in Ha-
vana. Starving man, desperate, lire
sponsible. he had been offered that
which would buy foOd-a piece of sill
yer. II meant life. He took it, took
the silver But his daughter was no
longer by his side. He remembered
seeing her go away, weeping with the
stranger who had offered him the sill
yer. He realized that the man had be-
come sole owner of his daughter, his
little girl. his pride. He realized that
he had sold his child into the worst
form of slavery. With food in his st0m-
ach, he was not nearly so desperate,
so despairing or so irresponsible. First
he brooded; then he became frantic.
Whsre was his child? 1t was too late.
He would never find her. She was
the property of a Spanish officer. That
reconcentrado father died, crying out
the name of his beloved child, his lost
one.
The day after her fathers death the
daughter was brought to los Fosces:
She was dying. Weak from want or
food when her father sold her. the
shock. at discovering her horrible fate,
was too much for her. Many of the re-
concentrates in the hospital recognized
her. During the day she died.
l do not know that this trading in
reconcentrado girls has been brought
before any higher Official than the su-
Derintendent at Los FOscOs. When L
spoke to him about il ne laughed AID
said: Serves them right" Probably
the higher Spanish officials are not
more humane than the .rute in Los
Foscos. The idea seems to be that
since the girls are Cubans they Lave
no rights.
Besides the remorseful seller of NO
men, there IS The enc who wants re-
venge. I heard of such a one IN Ma
tanzas. His was a tragic story. rms
man had sold his sister 20 Il Lieutenant
stationed II the town at moment
when her starvation seemed no longer
beara Bile. He wanted food at any sac
rifice and at any price.
The lieutenant took the girl TO a sta
bic near the fort, say ing he would visit
neE at ElSAlliI As ApA btAG I-N'~---Af
and desire for revenge came
with The first mOrsel of food that ID ssed
his lips He sought his sister, sou-d
her. That night. as the lieutenant
into the stable, a machete was
driven into his heart.
Two days alter the brother, in sight
of the sister whom he had first sold
and then saved, and in the sight Of
other recOncentradOs. was shot
like dog. Kneeling outside the walls
Of the fort. blindfolded. his hands tied
behind him and his back to the Spar
ish soldiers. he was riddled with Dull
let's He was called a murderer. The
firing SQUAD was in charge of the dead
lieutenant's fellow officers.
gibson WILLETS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
LANDED HER CARGO.
British Steamer Captured After Run
ming the Blockade.

Key West, Fla, July 23.-The British
steamer Regular. of about 100 tons,
was captured by the United States aux
Hilary gunboat Eawk, IS miles from
Sagua la. Grande. province of Santa
Clara. last night. and was brought in
here today. She had landed a cargo at
Sagua "a Grande, and was coming out
when taken The Hawk hailed her
by megaphone. aid told her she was a
prisoner for running the blockade. No
profess were made to this, and En-
sign Schofeld was put on board with
a prize crew. The Regular was from
St. JOHNS, N 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
NINE MILLIONS IN GOLD.
Big Amount of YellGw Coin Trans
ferred at New York.

New York, July 2S.-One of the larg-
est transfers Of gold ever made in this
city took place today, in which S9.oOC.-
Geo was transferred from the clearing
house to the sub-treasary. The tra..s-
fer was made by the clearing house, as
the representative OF the associated
banks, ard was the final payment of
deposits aggregating $4,000, coo. The
amount represented the excess of the
deposits in banks by the government on
account of the new war loan, for which
the banks were unable to deposit bonds
with the treasury as security. 1t was,
therefore. necessary to deposit the
money IL the treasury, and in the alb
sence of sufficient legal tender notes,
gold had to be used
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
LETTER STILL BORROWING.
Two Millions More For Young Jo-
seph's Wheat Deal.

Chicago. July 23.-Seven mortgages,
asgregating 100000, were filed for
record today by Levi z. Letter They
rrn TO the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company for ten years. With
1 PER cert interest. The properties
nortgaged are in the heart of the Gown
town district, among them the Grand
Pacific hotel. Revenue stamps to the
amount Of 1886 were on the papers.
This is to secure the heavy loan just
contaminated by Mr. Letter in order to
carry his son. Joseph Letter, through
his disastrous wheat sDeculat:ons
New York. July 23.-Joseph Letter,
Y no made himself famous through en-
glneersng the most mammoth wheat
deal on record. was In conference today
with his exporters. Otto e. Lohrlxe &.
Co., who brought friendly suit against
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

Kenney. who is charged with aiding
and abetting former Teller Boggs, of
the First National bank of Dover, in
looting that institution, has not yet
reached a verdict. The case was given
to the jury yesterday afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
Republican League Wcrk.

Chicago. July 23.-Mr. o. 4. slime
secretary of the National Republican
league. returning from Omaha. stopped
in Chicago today on his way TO his
home in Newport, Ky. He intends NOV
ing his family to Chicago, returning
about August l. to begin work in con-
nection with the congressional cam
paign. The headquarters OF the league
Will continue to be at thu Auditorium.
Kenney Jury Still Out.
Wilmington. Del, July 29.-The jury
in the case of United States Senator
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

him recently fer $4,000. 1t was re-
ported that arrangements were made
az the conference between Letter and
his creditors to settle the claims. Mr.
Letter refused to say a word about his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
NEW WAR BONDS.
Treasury Department viii Commence
Their Delivery Tomorrow.

Washington. July 2s.-According to the
present arrangements the first bonds IN
der the new issue win be sent out next
Monday By express. About 1900 win be
sent the first day and after that the ship
Inents win rapidly increase in number I'M
I'll all are delivered. 1t Is not though that
any Of the s. 600 subserib-ons can be al
lotted although II viii be some days be-
fore the exact limit can re known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

the rock a more ragged appearance, and
the neck on which it stands is some
larger than through the other view. The
rock stands over so feet above the
smallest poi>t. II stands on a base
about 100 feet above the grade of the
wagon road. This. we believe, is the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

In Persia among the aristocracy a
visitor sends a notice an hour or two
before calling. and gives q. days no.
tice if the visit is one Of great import
ance. He is met by servants before
he reaches the house. and other ron-
siderations are shown him according
to his rank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

largest mass of stone standing on so
small base. 1t cannot be approached
by ordinary means to make accurate
measurements.
The photograph and description were
furnished to The Herald by ]. D. Cor
bin. editor of the Grand Valley Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24

The floating debt OF Spain has increased
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30

the very class of voters, that it has
been urged in solemn warning it
would be menace to republican
institutions here to admit, would
have no voice in the general cleo
ton at which the amendment
would be submitted. 1t is of the
very essence of republican institu
tons, taking the United States as
the best and our only model, that
the people should decide for
themselves the form of their fun.
damental as well as ordinary
body of law. There is no doubt
of the conviction of a majority of
the present Legislature that
the popular branch should
be made stronger, il the
great model cited is to be respect
ed, and the question was clearly
one that should have gone to the
people for discussion and decision.
Those who hold that if annexation
be now indefinitely postponed We
shall have to provide ourselves
with an entirely new Constitution
may find their position hard one
to maintain if occasion put them
to the necessity Of argument
Their theory involves great danger
of an era of injurious agitation il
not destructive commotion. The
bones of the Constitution are fair.
ly good, only some of the meat is
rather tough. Let constitutional
development proceed on the lines
departed from disastrously by the
monarchy-by means OF the ma
chinery provided in the body OF
the instrument presently in exis-
tence.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30

Great concern was betrayed by
a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives, in conversation with
the writer a few days ago, over
the question of the employment
of state prisoners upon road work,
especially on the other islands
1t was largely question of ecopo
my with the member, who went
into figures by way of balancing
maintenance and labor. He was
reminded that it must be taken
into account what the cost would
be to keep the prisoners within
walls and find reproductive EN-
ployment for them which would
not conflict more with the inter.
ests of free labor than the road
work. This point was readily
admitted to be we'll taken and the
member disavowed any purpose
of making a campaign against the
existing practise. Our opinion il
that we'll had better be left alone
We should be glad that the
former system in vogue here, Of
farming out prisoners to private
contractors and employers, has
been abolished. 1t was charac
terized by a variety of abuses
With an amount Of road making
having no end in sight before US
it would be the height of folly tc
rack our brains for devising in
door occupations for prisoners
There is no room for any new
labor question of that sort in th'
situation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30

equipped, 20 put 90 ~ Mac
before or "forniust' their sur
names. Still more interesting, a.
showing how the Hibeinian race
asserts itself, is a work just re b
viewed 10y the magazines to prove
that the Ilish were the first colo
nizers OF America. Between them
and Danish voyegers, there are
cited records Of colonization,
where Florida now Lies, extending
back TO the eight century. Trtces
Of the Irish tongue in Indian
dialects, also of Irish blood or
features in Indian tribes, are
among the submitted evidence.
Yet the United States went wild,
and took the world along, in cele-
brating the four hundredth ami
versary of the arrival of the cara
wells of Columbus - worse still,
adopted from the first columbia
as her poetical name, when SMILE
sia" would have been more appro-
nriate
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30

Inquirers after Hawaiian coffee
lands in the United States, like
the men who have already taken
up lots, are generally of a class
more than aversgely intelligent.
They look we'll into all the condi-
tons and carefully weigh the
chances before engaging in the
enterprise. When such people
take up the industry here it is a
reasonable assumption that its
chances for success are at least
equal to those of any branch of
agriculture abroad. They know
what they are leaving behind
them and are willing to trust tn
evidence, after examination, for
the value OF what they are coming
to. The elements Of "boom,
as the word is ordinarily under
stood, are quite absent from the
development.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 30, 1898.

Places and objects may as well
be given their right names. There
is no Ash market as such in Ho-
nolulu now. The Government
long ago adopted the name Pub
lie Market" for the place that sue
ceeded the fish market of old.
Honolulu Market" is an optional
designation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30

DIR. Tanners bitter remarks on
his expulsion from the Commons
chamber, as reported in foreign
dispatches yesterday, shower how
ugly some home rulers feel. At
the same time Irishmen are
shoulder to shoulder with English,
Scotch, East Indian and Egyptian
soldiers fighting the battles of the
Empire. There is no doubt that
Irish nationalism will yet be ap-
peased by degree of local self
government, and then Ireland
will become as happy member
of the Union as either OF
her two sisters. A comicaI
manifestation of the Irish idea
was made lately, in a bill intro
duced in Parliament to allow all
Irish people, not already thus
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30

pirate.
Conservative" is an epithet
that covers downright cant at
times. IL the trainers of the Con
stitution meant the instrument to
be regarded as sacred and hence
not to be touched until its provi
sion for annexation had been full
filled, they would never have in
serted the provision whereby it
might be amended. The Govern
ment is having an amendment
promoted now, to destroy pro
vision that would not have been
in the document if it's need had
not been demonstrated by Judicial
decisions. 1t is provision
that only makes more specific
the general provision to the same
purpose in the former Constitu
ton. There is certainly no neces
sity for the amendment, and it
may do harm. If, again, it were
an irrefregsble principle that no
change should be made in any
details of the structure Of govern
ment until the question of annex
alton had been decided forever, or
what amounted to the same thing
for many people now living,
then the same principle would
have been just as applicable
to the changing from provisional
to permanent form of govern
ment. And, 30 far as abiding by
the annexation issue, the princi.
pie ought to have been adopted
with regard to all ordinary legis
lation. Most of the work of the
present session will 60 for naught
if the United States Congress pass
an annexation measure at its pre-
sent session. The question was
pending there when our Legisla
ture was convened, and, under the
principle here discussed, the pro-
per caper for our Solons would
have been to adjourn Immediately
upon the opening, to be convened
in special session after the great
question had been decided for the
time being at Washington. We
shall not follow the unworthy ex-
ample of some members
in the slurring Of motives,
by suggesting that such course
was not followed because the in.
demnity or compensation Of mem.
bers is only half as much for a
special as for a regular session.
Moreover, the arguments against
"tampering" or "tinkering" with
the Constitution are nothing but
cant, because nothing of the kind
can be effected at single session.
The mode of amendment is such
that the measure must be passed
upon by the people before it can
} become law. 1t has to pass three
readings by majority vote OF
: each house at one session, then be
advertised for twelve weeks before
the succeeding general election,
and, finally, at next session pass
the last of three readings by a
two-thirds vote. Really, it takes
good deal of "tinkering" before
a new piece becomes finally
soldered into the bottom OF
the fundamental law - SC
: much indeed that all the
elements of haste and inconsider-
ate action are absolutely elimin-
ated. With regard to the parti
cular measure against which this
wonderfully sapient principle" in
, question has been conjured up
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-30
Election of Officers.

At Regular Meeting OF the Stock
holders OF Il. Peck II Co. Ltd, held this
day, the following officers and Directors
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
James l.. McLean............Pr President
w. Wolters. .Vice-President
Il. Peck. ..... Treasurer and Manager
@, G, Conradt. Secretary
N. Il. Gedge.. ..".",....."'" Auditor
The above Officers constitute the
Board OF Directors.
G. @. CoNRADT,
Honolulu, II. l., March 20, 1898.
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