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The times., 1899-05-15
PROVINCIAL Aniaosity.

Anyone can see in looking back over the
events OF the last hundred years that the
real cause of the war between the North
and South was the spirit of iil-feeling
and sectional pride which had been en-
gendered by two radically different social
systems. This was fostered by certain
foolish persons who made rash and often
incorrect statements catering to the vanity
OF their own part OF the country, and in
sulting the other part: and gradually this
smoldering FIRE was famed into fame.
The mere question Of slavery might have
been settled without war; there might
even have been. in time, peaceful secss-
sion. if that had been absolutely necessary;
but after the recriminatlon and insults
hurled back and forth by orators. newspa-
per editors. and politicians. nothing but a
fight could satisfy the people. If two
neighbors have a difference OF opinion over
piece of land, riparian rights, or poultry
keeping and gardening in too close juxta-
position. they may arrange their difference
amicabIy II both keep their tempers. but
IL one calls the other a fool. and u liar.
and intimates that nerve" and spite and
other unpleasant characteristics are i'm
piled in his conduct. there is likely to
be settlement by force Of arms.
This is good thing for certain rampant
newspaper editors and politicians 10 re-
member II this country is to be united
and It is certainly desirable that It should
be. since squabbiings between neighbors
are neither comfortable nor digniied-it
is necessary for the people OF the various
States to understand one another as well
as possible. and il is most unwise for
any leader Of public opinion to foster I
provincial feeling ot animosity. or preach
that his hearers are superior to all the
rest Of the world. Some good qualities
are developed By each OF the various So
cial systems which exist In this country.
and the strength OF the nation will lie
in the ability 10 use every one Of these.
The South and the West look with a-luse-
ment on New England economy" but
all the same it is very useful sometimes
to have power 10 make little
money go a long way. New England
looks with distrust and reserve on the free
social life Of the West, bun there is no
doubt In the world that people who only
give their friendship after long aequain-
tance miss half the usefulness OF life.
Some Southern newspapers are fond Of in
tinafing that the whole North. and es-
peeialiy New England, Is laying awake
nights waiting for chance to abuse and
injurc the South: when. IL they knew a
little more about It. they would discover
that not one person in a hundred, in any
The times., 1899-05-15
Red Tape unnccessnry.

(From the Philadelphia RecOrd.)
As the sin approaches the zenith at noon in
our tropical POSSESSIONS the absurdity of con-
tnuing the issuance OF the oId-ilshioncd hard
tack and bacon ration to the Federal soldiers on
duty there becomes clearly apparent. More fruit
and vegetables and less meat imperative re-
quiremcnts if the health of the men is to be con-
sidered. and the company cooks doing all
they can 10 supply the deficiency by committing
part OF the ration and buying articles of food
ion which no exchange can be made. The bureau
cratic device to meet such exigency is 4 board
Of enquiry, and naturally enough. General Brooke
has put in operation Havana an official con-
trivancc OF this sort, with orders to report ''as
soon as practicable" simple order from head
quarters would have been instantly effective, but
there are Army contractors and official perTuistes
to be considered, and the rank and file must suffer
accordingly.
The times., 1899-05-15

number which is divisible by two. three,
four. six, and nine. This sort of thing
makes difference with ignorant people,
and the great mass OF the people who use
the common measures are not skilled
arithmeticians.
We have curious illustration of the in
convenience of the number ten in our own
country. Go into the big department
stores, and notice how the fractions OF the
dollar run. You will not find things ad
yertised as one-fifth, or two-fifths. or
four-fifths of a dollar. The tenth is often
used, being small enough to be convenient,
but the fifth. almost never The shopmen
understand that the public does not want
to buy its underwear and dishes. and gro
ceries, in tens. but in fours, and threes,
and dozens. and that. though we have had
hundred years of the metric system. we
still count by fours and twelves. So you
will find us talking of halves and quar-
ters; never of fifths and fifteenths. Here
is a pile of handkerchiefs, twelve and
one-half cents apiece" Here is a box
of writing paper, ''thirty-five cents, three
for a dollar'-vivid illustrations of the
inconvenience of the ten system. Here. in
the saloon. are ffteen-cent drinks, two for
quarter. Here are other things. twenty
cents apiece six for a dollar" and still
others, ten cents aach, one dollar a doz-
en-" Where was Yer anything seen that
was twelve cents apiece, one dollar for
ten?" On the Pacific coast and in the
South the bit" twelve and one-half
cents still fingers. a witness to the ina
bility of the Anglo-Saxon to get along
without some term to express the eighth
part of a dollar.
In the selling of cloth there is a diff
Guilty. too. Women buy certain number
OF yards for three articles; for one they
must buy one-third as much; and there is
the vexatious third. We have had the
dollar too long to get rid of it; but there
really seems no need for the Englishman
to exchange for it his convenient, if COM
| plicated, pounds and shllings.
The times., 1899-05-15
American Cnusnis.
(From tho chira-n Nen.Ll

IFToH IIt VUIIl-0 N-N'-I
The duties brought upon us by the late wir are
doubtless responsible. in large measure, for
quickening the public mind to the dangers inner
ent in the spoils system in appointments to for
eign positions 1t may be said that, after all,
there have been 70 very grave scandals in the
consular service. and that the politicians who
have been appointed have managed to struggle
through their work somehov; but this is oaIy =
tribute TO TIE ready adap'ability OF the American
character; it shows. merely. that most Americans
can manage to hold their own in any position
in which they harpen 10 bs placed.
The times., 1899-05-15
The southern Baptist sch,sm.

Cfrom the Savannah Ncws)
The war in the Buptist Church which has re-
suited in the resignation of Dr. Whitsctt from the
presidency of the Southern Baptist Seminary grew
out Of an article by him published in an eucy.
clopcdia. This article contained the statement
that Roger Williams and the Baptists baptized
in England in 1921 were sprinkled and not i'm
mersed. Dr. Wlitsott backed up his statement
with the result Of his Investigations among the
pamphlets and records of the British Museum.
Attention was called to the article, and fierce
war was made upon him in the Church. led by DR..
Eion, editor Of the western Recorder and
pastor of tie largest Baptist church in Louis
Vile
The times., 1899-05-15
Pay Them Adequate Salaries.

In connection with the suggestion TO pro-
vide Washington house for Admiral
Dewey, Secretary Long is quoted as say
ing that naval officers should be paid sal
aries sufficiently large to uphold the dig
| nifty of their respective positions. No
enc will take exception to such a state
| ment. Every Government of Importance
| other than our own. If rot paying its chief
naval officers comparatively large salaries,
provides them with suitable establish
ments.
| But why limit or restrict the suggestion
| TO the Navy? II is peculiarly applicable
| Recently We have witnessed the somewhat
| Iudicrous spectacle of our Ambassador to
England securing London in a cab in order
TO find house beftting the dignity OF his
! position. What rent he pays for the one
| he has engaged We do not know, nor care
| to enquire, but the probabilities are. con-
sidering its dimensions and the fashionable
section of the city in which it is located,
| that it consumes considerable proportion
| of his salary. When Whitelaw Reid was
| Minister to France he paid more for rent
| than his whole salary amounted to, and
this was but one item in his bill of ex-
| penditure.
If We are to become world power" and
assume more commanding relations abroad.
we must expect that expenditures will be
proportionate to the position we claim to
| assume. II We do not provide permanent
residences for our Ambassadors and Min
isters, we ought. at all events. to pay
them salaries sufficient TO obviate the re-
cessity of making heavy drafts on
their private resources in order to keep
up appearances. Besides. il is manifest,
that whatever their ability or fitness.
only men of considerable means can af-
| ford TO go abroad as Ambassadors or Min
listers under the existing system There
are numerous men of emiDence and dis
| tincticn who have been offered positions
in the diplomatic service, and been COM
PEELED to decline them because they real
lied that they were financially unable to
meet the strain that would be placed upon
| them.
The times., 1899-05-15
Error. In.tlaca ~ vIetory.

IFIom nc 7 HlI1-o TFIUUnt-I
Some n'ist-kes wers Eiade which cannot easily
be excused On the ground Of national unprcpareI-
ness for war- The ora the people resent the most
was the appointment OF Young gentlemen. thr
sons u fIynri,es Of Senator's. Representative, snd
other politicians TO important positions. For
that Secretary Niger cannot be held solely sespoH
sible. Ear can the other Cabinet officers. Thr
good nature of the Pre-idsut was at fault. He
yielded to IN almost irresistible political pyes-
sure, and while the inexperienced children Of
somebodies and nobodirs were 1iven pllccs many
officers elnested at West PoiHt and Annapolis
who were eager 10 serve their country as they
had agreed to, rendered their sesviscS in vain
CONF, teuey had 10 take back scat and ineom-
potency was sent TO the front.
The times., 1899-05-15
Thc GrIicirns.
lFrom IN Kln-as Citv sfar.l

The story that 51,OlJ ClGcians afe coming to
the United States Is probably Hntruc. Fifty thou-
sand people are more Than have ever left any
country larger than Gllica in a single year
as emiSrsnis to aruther and distant land. S,ill.
the Gllicians, il they couic would not be exact
ly strangers. Many have already arrived and set-
tied but known, not Is Galieiaus, but as
Poles or Iiungarizn9-
The times., 1899-05-15
Emneror William telegranhs 10 one {

Emperor William telegraphs to one of
the New York newspapers: 81 am sincerely
pleased at the unanimous satisfaction and
joy which the present good relations be-
tween the United States and Germany
cause throughout my Empire" 1t is
always my" with the German Emperor.
Whatever the Joy OF the Germans, the
Americans have not forgotten the nagging
Of Admiral Won Diederich in Manila Bay,
and the unnecessary bother to which he put
Admiral Dewey. All Americans. of course.
will be pleased to hear that the German
Emperor takes such a delightful view of
the relations between the two countries.
but there would be more satisfaction in
the assurance had not Gerrlany's attitude
toward the United States during the war
with Spain been OF quasi hostile char
The times., 1899-05-15

So tie Reading Railroad horror was due
10 carelessness. The second excursion
train from Harrisburg was running at the
rate of sixty miles an hour. and its ter
rife speed brought it Unexpectedly on the
first. This could not have happened Under
a sane system of railroad regulation. How
is il that the trains were hardly three
minutes apart in point of time, and what
became of the signals? II properly dis
played, why were they not needed?
The times., 1899-05-15
ilust w-eIcnme snme Hern.

(from the Cincinnati Commercial TribuEel
Well il Dewey wont come this way we believe
we viii have certainty oi Funston sooner or
later, and he comes next in meriting 4 big re-
oeption, not only in Kansas, but in this his
native State.
The times., 1899-05-15

The rapidly increasing population OF Germany
necessities Il corresponding increase in the i'm
ports OF provisions and raw materials. The masses
neither fed clothed from home products
The times., 1899-05-15
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

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Office Information of the fact.
The times., 1899-05-15

Communications intended for publication in
THE TINES must be ierseiy and plainly written.
and must in all be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected COM
munications will not be preserved, and only MN
uscripts Of obvious importance Will be returned
10 their authors.
The times., 1899-05-15

THE TINES, in all its editions. Morning. Even
ing, and Sunday Will be mailed TO address
:oF FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
LAW FIRM CHANGES.
Attorney W. VI. Bradley VIII Give Ills
Attention 10 Mining Matters.

The law firm OF Bennett Hardness
liowat bradley q Richards a. about 90
undergo % change. ON the first of the
year w. ". Bradley. who has been %
member of the nm since 1850. win sew.
or hiH connection. ana waidcmar Van
Colt and George sutherland ~ tho nrm
uf Williams. Van Colt a Sutherland.
VIII hcrume member In retiring Mr.
bradley docs not intend giving up th.
practice NJ hls profession. but will De-
vote his attention 60 mining law. the
securing Of patents. toEuthor with HIS
own extended mining and other bus-
ness Interests The old firm saw H. ha-
ginning ln 1874 when Judge g. A. Benz
nett uururd u law office 100 this city.
Since that year the firm h1H undergone
many changes. From iss1 tu ISIS %
NuH heungtt a whitney. from 1919 To-
lss2 bennett q iinrkroas. from lss2 To-
1850 honnctt HnrltnoHs a Kirkpatrick.
ffum lNe 60 ISIS. ienupt kirkpatrick
a Bradley from isss Go 1880. Bennett
a bradley from 1880 Co 1895. uonnctt.
MhfHh1ll q bradley. from 1895 To- 1881.
BENNETT HlrknrsH. iluwat a. bradley.
from $50 90 date. bennett Hardness.
liuWat, Bradley a Richards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
Adyices to the Effect that He Has
Been Stricken with Pneumonia.
HIS CONDITION SERIOUS.
Not snoh' However, a. 60 Greatly
Alarm Ills Family aud Friends
Has Hest Care aud Attention.

Information has been received by talc.
grnph no the pref.drnra omco DO th,
cncct that President GEORGE U. cannon.
now in New York. bus been airlckan
with pneumonia and that his condition
90 rogurded a. serious. though not pe.
ceraarily such aa To greatly alarm his
family and friends.
President Cannon had very bad
niFht last ulght. but was slightly Inn.
proved today dc has NOT. however.
passed the critical point in hls ilnoa-.
though the attending phy.ielan. ep,
nurses mop" FOR The best and are doing
everything that human ald and assist.
ancc can render TO alleviate his suffer.
ing and put him on tho way 90 rooov-
cry The patients wen known t.m-
pornto NE g. to his advantage.
rover company. He was in frrt rat,
oiana state that man who b. mon,
thah my ycuu u age and who has
been Incorporate in Die habits Ia AL.
most certain Co sucumb 90 the rayaEea
OF tho disease. but whore he has lived
liic such un President Cannon has
h'cd BE- has e good opportunity for re-.
,"'riy notwithstanding the fact that
De may Do Older than that.
PRESIDENT Cannon left for New York
ono week ago Saturday on husiness
connected with the Union Llrht aud
Ia an illness OF this character. Phyh-
health az the time and must have con-
'racied e cold cn route OF Immediately
after arriving there. His sons. Frank
d. Lewis T.. william. and Preston afe
with him. The latter L. In the hospital
recovering FROM surgical operation Tor
appendicitis.
Further news concerning President
'annon'a condition viii be- awaited with
Interest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
Utah Men Receive a Hard Shaking
Up but Are Not Badly Hurt
CAUSED BY AN OPEN SWITCH


The early morning hours OF today
were hllcd with rlmora regarding
wreck on tho RIO Grande near tho
utah-colorado line last night. and an
Associated Press query from Denver
conveyed tho impression that disaster
had ovcrtaken the Thiriy-oighth rogl-
mcnt uf Infantry which VIII pass
through Salt Lake this evening Instead
of this morning by reason or the acci-
don't The query asked particularly
concerning the wreck of the soldier
train. Careful and thorough Inquiry was
made ut the railroad offices concerning
the Amir hut, as Re usual, in such
cases. there was no Information Tor the
public except that there was absolute
y nothing 90 iti" that BOO train what
ever had sustained 90 miahap.
In the meantime lhu Inquiry went ON
and the Associated Press received tho
following.
No. wcHtbound passenger train on
the Rio Graudo Western ran into nu
east bound freight train last uIght
short distance west of Cotton. Utah
Both crglneH were damaged aud tho
Trains delayed The following paasen-
~. E. ngniumon. Preside, uIlght
brulre on head
Jos. Hatch. Heber city bruised arm
nui beg
o. O.. uaumrartcn. Salt Lake. slight.
D. bruised.
Later % irAuHpIrrd that MoHHrs.
Hnumrurlpu ana Hatch had returned ~
SAT- Lake and that neither was partlc-
uluflN hur, though both received pro-
rnurrrl shaking uu. They were lu the
dining ear whom the accident happened
ana for q tlmu thought that the clllia-
Ton hnu been, 1 far murv serious char
actor. dishes, knives and forks and
food being piled mp in hapleHa coufun-
ton. Fortunately the accident was not
20 bad after hll-and delay OF some
hours was the principal inconvenience.
though the engine and track were some.
what damaged. The trouble was caused
Us uu open switch. 80. Q came lu ON
No. e. time this forenoon bearing
McHarH. haumgarteu and Hatch who
returned % salt Lake 60 see Mt charles
poppcr Their destination was Binc.
Colorado, whittier they Wcry suing TO
hhip hurscts 20 thes l.nrirrt market.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24

turn Co the United States. The can
tain ~ home ON Re- six months leave nf
absence from the Philippine Islands.
havinE been In the hospital even since
ms regiment arrived In Manila.
committee consisting of the three
tolloWlnE uiicerH. Major H.M. u. tuud.
Lieut. Carl Cnratunann OF company g.
A1d Lieut. Lewis T.. Gilbert " cnm-
pany \, was appointed Tor the purpose
" framing rules and regulations for the
government N the State urmnry The
association rendered Captain Lenvoii "a
hearty vote VI thanks. and then ad.
louruod until the second Monday ln No-
.enher, Among those present werei
Alutlnt General g. 3. Burton. uriFa-
dier General John q Cannon. Licufon-
ant Colonel John d. Ford. Colonel Nor
~ J.. lutchlc. Llcutant Colonel r. q.
Hnrk, N4iet riarHivrinw MHlar A.
WILLIAMS. Mnjoi ". 81. II. I.ind. Can.
thlm Otto H. iiagsinYa Mark " Can-
non. y. a. Grrenwnld u W. Afford.
l.ieuienuuts e.. Cnratorrcn. James
Terry LOWS 4. Gilbert. W. ~. Tobias
T. w. Smeltzrr. a. T.. Guodmnnrrn. and
surgeon Major W a. iieer. also quite "a
number ~ nun-Commiaaioncd officers Of
ihn various companies
Hp0 '.ll order 40. a. has boon ISSUED
from Che ndiutnnt generals onic. Cor uu
election 90 d. held hy company A. Ort1-
Dor 10 Tor the purpose % oiertInr u
captain. ana Milling whatever varnnrIca
there may occur in the commissioned
strength uu that date.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
CANADA'S PROPOSITION.
Will hbiinle hIisa Boundary Question on
Lines Similar 10 yenszlelin Dispute.
America, and Pyramid Iiarbor
to the Dominion.

f9rfg, oct, gt-Thr Associated
prcss u chabied to give auihorltstlyciy
cnnada'a nnai proposition Cor "a per-
manent settlement OF the Alaskan dis
putc. u II very different from her
former demands and was delivered 10
United States Ambassador Choate by
the Canadian minister OF marine and
fisheries, Sir Louis Henry Davis. late
the nlght before the latter sailed and
dispatched today 10 Washington by the
officials OF the United States embassy.
II ~ as follows.
That the boundary line be- urhltratod
upon terms similar 20 those Imposed by
the United States and Great Britain
over Venezuela. particularly those pro-
visions making hfty years occupancy Or
hy conclusion evidence uf ~. ocCu-
puncy Of less than that 81 Rod 60 he TAX
en- uu equity allows under International
law.
That as a condition precedent abso-
lutDly preliminary tu arbitration Skug-
way and nyea would ho conceded TO
the United states without further
claims " Canada received Pyramid har-
Dor,
IN other words. Canada gives up much
Of the disputed gold country ln return
Tor "a seaport. but HtipuiateH that she
must set the latter before che agrees
TO arbitratc the boundary line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
VETOED BY MAYOR CLARK.
Clty's Executive Dlsapproyes Of the
Police and Fire Salary Ordinance.

when one week AGO tonight the city
Council passed what has come 90 be-
known as the Increased police and nre
salary ordinance % was suspected by
many. among them being several ooun-
Cllmeu, that Mayor clark would dlsnp-
prove the measure, ana be- has done
90. The ordinance and veto were fore
wnrdrd 10 the Office nf Recorder Back
man last evening but mp in this after
noon she exact grounds of dlsiupruyal
had not been given to the public, They
VIII however, De forthcoming nc tho
ncNt meeting ~ the city Council this
evening II II supposed that the strong
est point tho Mayor viii make win De-
that tho ordinance adds nearly 5000
year 60 the city'H payroll without ma
terinlly Increasing the efficiency OF the
departments There are those who pre-
dict that the veto viii be- sustained
though Il VIII require q vote IN the
meeting 10 determine that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
MT. NEBo COMPANY.

Within n frw days tho stock ~ tho
81, Ncho Land a Irrigation company,
which IL principally huli by a. e.. Rog.
non ana GIN 8 pcytDn VIII Boz trlns-
frrrod tu aga eastern syndicate Cor gIme-
thing Ike 5000 900. How long e limo
tho payments win cover b. not stated.
Tho f'ul was put through by ur n.
%. Beatty who will return 90 uhort
time.
Toe Plant ot the SIT Neh5 company.
Tho System OF reservoirs and canals flr
Irrigation aud the land 10 has reclaimed,
have ull Doe frequently described Tho
promoters met with many dlnloulti0H 10
begin with, but finally succeeded In
Etiting the whole proposition ln rpirn-
did condition, but only through the a.
pcnditure since 1892 on "a large sum =
money aud hy the most careful mans
agcmvut uf ltH analrH at an times. Tho
company owns some 10000 acres VI me
agricultural and fruit lands ana 10
not unlikely that "a sugar factory W4l
be created near the station.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
PICKED MS POCKET.
South Cottonwood Farmer Claims lie
was Robbed Of Sk5O.

l., 7. Nelson, a farmer. drifted IN from
South Cottonwood district yesterday.
While in town he asHaycd TO sample
Second South street beer during tho
process he claims that a colorcd walter
sampled his pockets and struck pay
ore 10 the extent OF $3.50. The gantle-
man from the rural districts told hia
troubles TO officer Hilton. who procecd-
ga 20 inc saloon and placed the waiter
under arrest, lie gave hts name rs
james Francis and cmphatlcally denied
ihht DO had robbed the man. on belng
searched go police headquarters. no
money was found on the fellow.
NELSON says that Dec entered tho
saloon Tor the purpose OF irrIFutlnr his
Interior hc was about Co leave when
Francis. who was in wine room at
tho rear, called him. ~ went in To
see what Doc wanted" said Nelson.
ana tho follow grabbed me auJ ran
hla hands into my pocket / told him
60 stop, but hc wouldn't mind mo. Alter
pc had taken my pockothook. however.
ne pushed nue. out of the room ana told
me Co leave"
james Francis. who has SOME local
reputation us "a boxer. pleaded not
guilty 90 the charge of grand larceny In
the police court az a late hour this AZ
tcrtl0u.