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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

public has TO meet 1t isn't independ-
denim one day what it commends the
next-it is the personal interest of the
boss who. regardless of principle. of
consistency, of common sense and
right, throws his influence and support
wherever it will assist him to attain
some selfish end or crafty some pri-
yate grudge.
The local Republican boss told the
voters OF this city two years ago that
he took no pleasure in the change from
Mormon control of municipal affairs,
and that he was ashamed of the condi-
ton in which he found the city at the
end of seven years of non-Mormon con-
troll. He and his present political as
eociates signed an address to the pub
lie expressing their sorrow and chagrin,
describing the desolation wrought by
the wicked Gentiles in the brief period
of seven years from the time that the
old Peoples party was overthrown,
mournfully calling for Mormon control
and IL mills on the dollar to return once
more, and prefacing their sad story OF
the seven years of unutterable woe 10
the taxpayers and unbeatable privation
to the poor with these words:
1--WE hold it to be necessary to state,
regretfully yet plainly, certain facts
with reference to the condition of pub
lie affairs in Salt Lake City; it is better
to tell the truth now, even at the cost
of advertising our misfortunes, than by
concealment and Inactivity to rush
swiftly on to further sufferings."
The secret of the whole business has
tration elected that he cannot handle.
If he wasn't sure of the present Re-
publican ticket he would fight it as
hard as he fights the Democratic ticket,
and would denounce it as viciously as
he did the last Republican municipal
administration. There are poor deluded
men high up in civil authority in this
community who are charmed into mute
acquiescence in his SANDERS of their
people-by references to them as pro
gressiye Latter-day Saints" They en-
dorse his ticket, follow his lead, swal-
low his platform, and lend the dignity
of their presence to- his libels of the
city, the state and the people, vainly
believing they are engaged in party
work.
1t Is rule or ruin with the boss. The
church must further his schemes or the
church must be assailed. The public
must yield to his opportunities or the
public must suffer from misrepresenta-
lions and efforts to frighten investors
and home seekers away. The city must
suffer itself to be governed by and for
his favorites or suffer his awful dis
pleasure. The local Republican party
must acknowledge his supremacy or he
will sigh for the epoch before 1890 to re-
turn, with it's oheapness and all the
other inconvenience he says he had to
put up with then.
AS in the days of ancient Rome, this
god of political intrigue must be pla-
Gated; he smiles when sacrifices are
laid at his feet he is tranquil when the
smoke of burnt offerings fills his nos
trils; but if he feels sighted. if no pro
gressive Later-day Saints" are on hand
to worship at his Shrine his fury is like
the hurricane-the storm king bowls
and peace. affrighted, flies away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES
The unsophisticated Prof,ssor.
New Orleans Times-Democratl

tNeW orleans T1meS-Democrat)
7 had a peculiar case in court the other
day. said a lawyer from a sister city
An old Irishman named Callahan had
gotten into row with his landlord about
some repairs and refused to pay his rent.
The landlord was a fussy little ex-coliege
professor. totally IMMERSED in the ways OF
the world, and he was fmprudent enough
70 send word that he would have the fam
lily evicted and then called to discuss 1t
personally: He emerged yelling murder,
and said that he had first met Mrs. Gala
han. who told him her husband would do
MIN no harm. upon the strength of which
ne waited for his return. When Callahan
came in he promptly gave the visitor a
beating The Old Irishman and his wife
were both arrested. and l appeared for the
defense The ugly feature of the case was
the alleged effort of the woman to lure
her caller into a trap, but when put upon
the stand she denied the landlords story
IN toto. and swore point blank that she
posed to punch his head. Both parties
seemed perfectly sincere in their state
ments. and l was somewhat puzzled. L
nnally decided TO croSs-examne the ex-
professor Now. repeat to US. l said. 'ex-
actly what Mrs. Callahan told you in re-
gard to her husband She assured me
positively replied the landlord, that ne
had no intention whatever of molesting
me But she didn't say il in those words.
l insisted: what want is her exact an
ginning to get fiustered. she gave me to
understand Oh. never mind that in
terrupted the judge. give US her own
words Very well. sir. Very well. sir,
exclaimed the landlord, desperately.
She said: When Mike comes home he
judge got through laughing he let the
prisoners on with a reprimand.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
WILL THEY ANSWER?

No doubt the Salt Lake public would
be glad. to hear from some of Ezra
Thompson's leading hackers. as, for
example, P. H. Lannan, c. c. Good
win. ]. Z. Dooly, o. ]. Salisbury and
John Henry Smith, from any one or all
of them, upon the following points:
1. Before 1880 the rate of taxation was
II mills on the dollar; during the seven
years which followed 1890 the rate was
increased to 271s mills. largely by Re
publican administrations. Considering
the improvements and other changes
which necessitated that increase, which
period do these gentlemen view with
most pride?
2. Which period was their choice two
years ago?
3. Which period is their preference
to--.?
{. If not, why not?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
TO HOMESEEKERS.

There is no state in the union which
today presents better business oppor-
tunities than may be found right here
in Utah; no section of country where
the resources are more varied or ex-
tensive; no cline more healthful nor
community more peaceful and law
abiding in which to live.
HOmeseekers are invited to come and
see for themselves. personal in
vestigation win convince them that the
people are as moral, temperate, in
dustrious, earnest and ievcut as any
people anywhere; that the courts are
reliable, in spite of the efforts of sore
head politicians and calamity howlers
TO make the world believe that men
have to go to New York City or Wash
ingtOn to get our laws enforced. The
state has one drawback, we are frank
to acknowledge has croakers. men
who try to brighten capital away and
make homeseekers believe their lives
are in constant danger while they re-
main within this commonwealth--but
most people have had experience with
croakers as most communities suffer
from their presence.
There is not a city in the world, per-
haps, that has better, cleaner, finer,
purer water than courses through the
streets of Salt Lake City all the year.
Fresh and sparkling it comes from the
everla sting SHOWS, trickling down the
mountain sides, percolAing through the
sand and rocks bursting out again in
springs feeding the mountain tor
rents which come dashing and splash
ing through the shaded canyons over
the city and into the mains, giving the
water system of Salt Lake the best
that nature brews.
For political effect or for the pleasure
croakers ever find in giving the COM
munitv in which they live bad name.
men have filed bottles with Shiny ooze
from puddles in corrals. and tried to
make the world believe that with such
vile stuff the city water mains were
filed: but people have only to draw a
glass of water from any tap in the
city to find that there is no foundation
for the libel. It is significant that all
these misrepresentation. these efforts
To disc7edit the people and injure the
city and state have a common origin
They all emanate from one arch
croaker from whom the little croakers
draw their inspiration and by whom
they are assigned their respective
parts in the calamity chorus that
echoes through the east.
But the fact remains that Utah is
one of the most promising of all the
mountain states, that all its towns and
cities are filed with loyal, industrious
people. that the progress and develop
ment which have been going on for
the lest ten years are wonderful and
ought to be satisfactory to every other
state in the union. that there is no
more healthful climate anywhere than
that of Salt Lake valley. nor better
water than fills the water system of
salt Lake City.
So homeseekers needn't be afraid of
poison. and investors needn't fear that
their lives, their morals or their prop
erty rights viii suffer in Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
How Funston Became a General.
Qes.ie's Weekly.l

At Santo Tomas the rebels proved to be
behind strong works. 1t was mere that
Captain Albright was wounded. Lieuten-
ant McTaggart killed, and the Little Man
of War was shot in the left hand. That
night Funston was ordered in to Manila
to have his wound properly dressed. While
coming in on the train he received teie-
gram. There being no lights allowed on
the car. he thrust the dispatch into his
pocket. After having his hand dressed at
the quarters he remembered the telegram
and opened II. II was from General Otis.
announcing his promotion to a brigader
generalshlp. A little group OF officers chat
ted together that evening in a congratula-
tory way. As Funston arose to retire Ma
jor Metcalf said:
Good night. general
With prophetic meaning the Little Men
of War replied:
Good night colonel"
And now Metcalf commands the regi-
merit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
MAYOR CLARK'S FIGURES.

Messrs. Lannan. Goodwin. Dolly. ct
al have repeatedly vouched for the
honesty. intelligence. integrity and
impartiarty of Mayor Clark.
In his annual message at the close If
the first year OF a Democratic civ
council the mayor made and signed the
following official statement:
It is a matter of congratulation to
note that while the receipts from
all sources of the city's revenue show
an increase of S44, 331o1 over that
of 1897, the total expenditures were
SIG, 364.33 less than those of that
year, making a net gain to the CITY
of $50, 1854. When it is considered
that every department has been
kept up to a high standard and eff
ficient service has been given the
people the administration may in
deed be proud of this substantial
showing.
While making acknowledgment to
the city council for its full share of
the excellent work that has been
done, I wish to earnestly recon-
mend a continuance OF the same
careful, painstaking, economical yet
progressive policy that has gov
erned during the past year.
The conduct of the several depart
ments has been efficient and salts
factory, the officers and their assist
ants having worked tremendously
and diligently in the interests of
the city.
VIII our Republican friends please be
frank enough to express their opinion
of that report and to contrast it with
the awful condition of the city during
a Republican administration?
At the close of the first year of a
Democratic council the saving was
considerable. At the close Oh the sec
ond year it Will be twice as much, or
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

Every voter in the state of Utah who
supports the candidacy of any Repub-
lican, either directly or indirectly. is
giving aid and comfort to the goldbug
party The silver Republican organiza-
ton has been disbanded. The only Re
publican organization in Utah is a
part of the national organization whose
official head is Mark Hanna. All Re-
publican politicians in Utah know that
this is true. Few of them have the
courage, of the Provo Enquirer. how
ever, to come out and acknowledge it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
Pleasure Was Mutual.
Saturday Post.)

Professor Charles G. d. Roberts. the
poet, reads the modern languages very
easily. but speaks them imperfectly. At a
reception held in New York just prior to
his leaving for Europe. Roberts was intro
duced to a distinguished French artist,
who was here on visit. The artist asked
in his own tongue: You speak French ?"
No. answered the artist. II am sorry.
do not. but understand it well when it
Is spoken to me-.
Il am so glad. replied the Frenchman;
''you are the audience / have long wanted.
] can talk TO you all 1 please and you cam
not talk back,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

1t is doubtful if a more bloody prize
fight ever occurred than that enjoyed
by the denizens of New York City Fri
day night. The ring was slippery with
gore, electric lights made rainbowS in
the mist of scattering blood. the men
pounded each others features out of all
human semblance, and the crowd was
fully as delighted as Roman audiences
used to be in the days of the colosseum
when men were butchered to make
HOLIDAYS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
Would Suit an Empty Parlor.
Saturday Post.

Colonel William Z. Sinn the famous
theatrical manager who died few weeks
ago in the Berkshire hills. will long be
remembered for his services to the yaude-
vile stage. During his career he would
not allow anything to be said or done in
a performance which. to use his own
words, would not suit par.or.''
On one occasion a vaudeville performer
applied TO the colonel for employment.
The latter refused.
Did you ever see my speciality" asked
the Thespian.
II did,"
well. that would suit parlcr, would
it not?''
1T might and probably would suit some
parlors." replied the colonel but only af-
ter the occupants had all gone OUT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

1t is in order now for New York re-
formers to send General Brooke another
petition to suppress cock-figfting and
horse-racing in Cuba, if it takes war
to do it. We must reform these ex-
colonists of Spain. They are unfit for
self government. Let them wait till
they learn how to rattle off cakes at a
church sociable and elevate their stage
to the level of the prizefighter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

The city recorders Office was never in
better condition than it is at present.
Recorder Backman has been careful,
courteous, industrious and painstaking,
and the city's records are in better
shape today than they ever were He
deserves reelection, if merit deserves
recognition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
Can't Miss the Place.
(Ohio State journal.

tOUIU Stdtt JUUIndI-I
Stranger-Where does that new dentist
have his Officer
Policeman--You mean the one who pulls
teeth without pain?
Stranger-Yes.
Policeman-Go right around the corner.
You will have no trouble finding his Of
flee You can hear his patients yell half
a block away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
fee of the Weather Bureau.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 4. 1899.
Maximum temperature 60 degrees; min
imurn temperature 40 degrees; mean tenn
Derature. 50 degrees, which is degrees
above the normal: accumulated excess of
temperature since first of month. y de-
gl4ses. accumulated deficiency of temper
ature since IAN. ], 237 degrees; total preci-
pitation from D. IN. to 6 p. m. inch;
accumulated deficiency of precipitation
since first of month. 20 inch; accumulated
excess of precipitation since Jan. l, 2-5
inches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

more. Yet taxpayers are asked to re-
turn the same party to power that con-
trolled the municipal administration in
1897. 1t is ridiculous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
Not a Born Lover.
(Ohio State Journal.)

(Ohio State Journal)
Rejected Sutton (fiippantly)-Oh. well.
there are just as good fish in the sea as
were ever caught.
She-Yes, George, there are but unless
you change your bait they are safe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
The Interrupter.
0ndianapolis journal.

'.She. said she would not marry him be-
cause he betrayed his country"
What, y,
Because he betrayed his country origin.
do wish you would get over that habit
of interrupting.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
NO Harm Dome.

cleveland Plain Dealer.)
she thinks she can act
WHATS the odds so long as she
doesn't?''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
ENTITLED TO HIS DISCHARGE.

(. If not, why not?
The record-union., 1899-04-07
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
RESULTS OF COAST AND EAST
ERN RACES.
Malay, Basseda, Lady Medd1e-
some, Jingle Jingle, Prompter
and UIIman Winners.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-Weathel
fine at Oakland; track fast. Results:
Six furlongs, selling, Malay (McNich-
ols), is to 5, won; Aluminium (Jones)
25 to l, second; Kamsin (IIennessey), II
to 5, third. Time-1 :154. Rey Hooker
Don Luis, Formella, Bueno, Winifred
Caspar, Jim Brownell. Bliss Rucker
and Lothian also ran.
Four furlongs, Basseda PiggotD,
to ), won; Tar Hill Gray, to 2, Sec
ond; Burdock (dcNichols), II to l.
third. Time-0:49A. Saul of Tarsus
Icedrop and Orpiment also ran.
Six furlongs, Lady Meddlesome
(Jones), even, won; Alaria (Garland), i.
10 1, second; Yaruba Oh. Shields), 80 to
/. third. Time-1:16 Racebud, Peter
Weber, Festoso, Cleodoras The Miller
Romany. Sidelong Ell Estro,. The Wooer
Pallucus and Odd Eyes also ran.
Seven furlongs, Jingle Jingle o.
Reif), 80 to 1, won; Daisy F. (Jones),
s to 5, second; Be Happy (Jenkins). 81
to 1, third. Time-1:2814. Tempo,
Grady, Deerfoot, Ringmaster and
Ostler Joe also ran.
Six furlongs, Prompto C. Jones).
to 1, won; Highland Ball (Iolmes),
3 to l., second, opponent ID hel1t),
16 to 5, third. Time-1:15. Hora-
ito, Crossmolina, Hardly, Guilder and
Lavator also ran.
One and a sixteenth miles, Joe Ullman
(J. Reif), to /, won; Merops CMc-
Nichols), Z to 2, second; Hugh Penny
Piggott), Z to 5, third. Time-1 :4S.
Moringa, Los Medanos and Cromwell
also ran.
AT JENNINGS.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The holiday
in Washington for the funeral of the
dead soldiers from Cuba brought a
crowd to the Bennings races to-day.
Weather fine; track fast. Results:
Five furlongs, Prestidigitatrice won,
Lambent second, Tallahassee third.
Time-1 :O3.
Half-mile, Maiden two-year-o -olds, Mat
tie Bazaar won, Specific second, Dorcas
Lathrop third. Time-0:51.
Thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, Althea
won, Roysterer second, Spurs third.
Time Do 2-5.
Thirteen-sixteenths of a mile. Lady
Exile won. Tut Tut second, Red Cid
third Time-1 :23
Mile and forty yards. three -year-olds,
handicap, Danforth won, Egbert second,
Plantain third. Time-1:4S.
The record-union., 1899-04-07
ESTERHAZY AND DU CLAM.
Startling Disclosures in the Drey-
fus Case.

PARIS. April 6.-The Figaro" to-
day publishes the evidence given by Ex-
amining Magistrate Bertulus' before the
Court of Cessation in the Dreyfus case
NJ Bertulus, it appears. gave an in
teresting account of his examination or
the late Lietenant Colonel Henry who
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor in August last, in the mill
tary prison at Montevalerion, after con-
Tossing to forging certain documents
connected with the affair.
The examining magistrate said that
when Henry found himself cornered he
confessed that Lieutenant Colonel Patty
du Clam and Major Count Esterhazy
were the authors of the spurious tele-
grams tending to criminate Lieutenant
Picquart, whereupon NJ. Bertulus said
to Henry, "Esterhazy and Patty du
Clam are guilty. Let the latter blow
out his brains this evening, and justice
will take it's course against Esterhazy,
the forger, who is now making charges
against you. which. If they reach the
ears of your enemies, may lead them
to accuse you of supplying Esterhazy
with the documents.
Henry, III further appears, upon hear
ing this collapsed in his chair, speech
less. and then threw his arms around
the magistrate, kissed him on the Tore
head and cheeks, crying imploringly,
Save us, save us. Esterhazy is a
scoundrel.''
The magistrate then pressed him for
further information against Esterhazy,
but Henry begged him not to insist,
saying the "honor of the army before
everything"
NJ. Bertulus also expressed the opn-
ion that the ''veiled lady who has fg-
ured in the case was none other than
Patty du Clam himself.
The record-union., 1899-04-07

a letter of Armour & Co., in which they
argued that they should be awarded
the contract because they controlled
this Powell process Notwithstanding
that their bid was something higher
than that of Swift & Co.
What became of that letter." asked
Major Lee
A portion of it is in the files" said
Mr.. De Caindrey, but the bulk of it
was returned to the writer at his re-
quest. The portion retained was the
last page, containing the Endorsement
of the Secretary of War and the Com
missary General.
Witness was then requested to and
did read the letter from Armour & Co.,
dated July 18th, bearing on this sub
ject. but he said he had no remem
brance of ever having seen the letter
before. This letter was then put in
as evidence.
At this point Major Lee asked Mr.. De
Caindrey whether he had ever rendered
his resignation as an official of the War
Department, and the witness replied
that he had done so. Il rendered my
resignation on the day following Cen
eral Eagan's appearance before the
War Commission" he said.
Major Lee was about to proceed with
this line of questions when Colonel
Davis objected, on the ground that the
inquiries We're not pertinent. Major
Lee then desisted, withdrawing the first
question.
DR.. Richard A. Pyles, Chief Surgeon
of the District of Columbia Volunteers,
testified that the refrigerator beef sup
piled the troops in Cuba had given
them dysentery, but expressed the opin-
ion that this was due to the fact that
they ate too much of it. He expressed
disapproyal of the canned beef and
said the men would only eat it when
they could get no other meat