The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-29
HOTEL GOSSIP.

Lieutenant ]. II. Crosby of the Eighth
cavalry. who is stationed at Porto Prin-
clpe. was in the city yesterday to visit
Iriends- Lieutenant Crosby is an old
friend OF Lieutenant Briant H Wells He
resides in Chicago. and is here on a sick
leave. having suffered severely from ma
Iarla- We were not ordered over there
until all the fighting was over" said tina
lieutenant. much to our disgust De-
spite all the pains that We're taken. there
was over - per cent of our regiment =.
the hospital at the same time. OF course
we were in tents at that time but now
we have been removed to barracks. so
we don't anticipate so much sickness
now: There are great many SDaniards
better class of citizens. We find the
Cubans 10 be selfish. cunning and un-
scrupulouS, ready at any time to cut the
throats OF their benefactors, but they are
frightened to death of an American. One
of our soldiers can handle a dozen of
them
Z. X. Harris of the stock commission
firm of Harris * Co. Omaha is here buy
ing cattle and sheep. sheep will begin
moving soon,' said he. and they will
bring a good price. OF course we expect
10 find more sheep for sale since the re-
serve order. but l don't know as it will
bring prices down much
Mr.. Harris is a brother of Vice Presi-
dent Harris of the Burlington road
I'VE have had such dry season this
year. said William Norton of Cherry
Creek, New. that it is a wonder that
I never saw anything like il in my life.
Nevertheless, We have come through
pretty we'll. Our Landing has been re-
markable. nearly 100 per cent. II the re-
some of us to do is to buy large tracts of
land and run our sheep onto them"
There isn't much wool left" said Theo-
7 L rr.r-ey
last night. This years clip is practically
cleared out. 1 have just returned from
Soda Springs. where | have found II al
most impossible to find any wool. l IN
derstand that some sheepmen are buying
up thousands OF acres of land up there
to put their sheep on 1t is good move,
for in the long-run thousands of dollars
will be saved by it.
There are no mountains in America
that have more wealth in them than those
around St George; said Shidon Andrew.
a prominent merchant of that place. at
the Walker last night When We get
railroad down there that country will
open up and you'll hear of the greatest
have had a terrible drought and hun
dreds of cattle have died. l never saw as
dry time before in twenty years
I'VE haven't been disappointed in Salt
Lake" said Miss Tyler of Council Bluffs
Ia. at the Walker yesterday. Miss Tyler
is one of a company of twenty-eight
school teachers. all from Council Bluffs.
who have chartered two cars and are
having Jolly vacation. They are on their
way to the coast. On their arrival there
they will dispense and return home when
they like
ANYTHING" continued Miss Tyler; quite
the contrary we all locked forward to
seeing Salt Lake with eagernesS. We find
a most beautiful city. such luxuriant
streets and grand mountains. OF course
we visited the grave of Brigham Young.
and while we don't exactly agree with
his notions of matrimony. we must ack-
nowledge his wonderful ability. In regard
TO CONGRESSMAN Roberts. | don't care to
talk. am satisfied to let the matter rest
with congress. but personally, taking
everything into consideration. l think he
has done right