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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
THE HOT HEADED BoERS.
They May Precipitate a War With
Great Britain.

New York, Aug. IA special to the
Herald from Washington says: In re-
port received at the navy department
from Rear Admiral Howison. that officer
describes the tension existing between
the TranSVaal and Great Britain lie m
dictates that war may be precipitated by
the hot-headedness of the Beers.
Though Admiral Howison was not sent
to the Transvaal upon any diplomatic
mission, he went to that country when
the Chicago arrived al Delagoa bay last
month and joined the chip at Cape Town,
after having made careful study of the
conditions prevailing in the sections of
the country through which he passed.
Because of the important Recommended
tions made by the admiral and his state
mentS respecting the condllon OF the
Outlanders, the authorities are disfnclined
10 make his report public. 1t would not
be surprising in the event OF war II the
States to take care of its interests in the
Transvaal and ship from the South
Atlantic station will undoubtedly be sent
TO Delagoa bay to safeguard American
According to Rear Admiral Howison.
there can be only one result of war
between Great Britain and the SCUM
African republic-the absorption or the
latter country. The Beers are deter
mined. however, to fight for their lnde-
pendence. They migrated years ago 10
their present homes in order TO escape
foreign dominion. and they are deter
mined to maintain their independence or
die in its defense.
1t is apparent that Admiral Howison
svmpathizes with the Outlanders, as he
saws they pay five-siXthS of the taxes and
represent three-fifthS of the wealth OF the
country. There is no doubt he thinks,
that the Boer government is very favor
ably inclined toward American cltlZens'
hut ii cannot extend privileges TO them
NOT accorded 10 the citizens of other ma
tions, because of the application of the
most favored nation clause and the ne
cessity of treating all foreigners alike.
Admiral Howison describes the mines
as fabulously rich and devotes a portion
Of his report to the characteristics OF the
Beers He says they are very super.
stitious and mentions the declinauon OF
the volEsraad to pass a bill for rlddlnS
the country of the grasshopper scourge
and for overcoming the effects Of drought,
the reason given being that it would be
unwise to attempt TO thwart the Will OF
providence.
II is apparent from, r,eading the adj
rniraIs report that he believes the Beers
nave put themselves in as good CONDITION
of readiness as possible. but it is evident
he sees but one outcome to War-ther
g.frlaif1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
THE ARREST OF JIMINEz.
War Department Has Heard Nothing
From General Brooke.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-It was stated
at the war department today that
nothing had been heard from General
Brooke regarding the arrest of Jimi-
nez. General Brooke, it was said, had
been instructed some time ago to pre-
vent flibustering expeditions, and he
would no doubt deal with the matter
in any way he saw fit. 1t was sug-
gested that he probably would investi-
gate the arrest, and inform Jiminez of
the decision of the government that no
filibustering expeditions would be al
lowed to leave Cuba and then release
him.
State department officials say the ar
rest of General Jiminez is wholly with
in the province of the military officers,
and does not necessarily involve any
general question of policy in applying
the United States neutrality laws TO
Cuba. 1t is said General Brooke has
ample authority to prevent the depart
ure of any persons suspected of hav-
ing hostile plans againG friendly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
THE BO|STEROuS BAD MAN
OLD THURSTON LILLIBRIDGE A
TYPICAL ONE.
PLAYED Hoss With the Tenderfeet and
None Ever Had the Drop On
Him.
washington Starr


''You often hear and read yarns to the
general effect that bad men are almost
invariably cool, silent chaps, and that
there is no such thing as a bad man
who busters, the blusterers, according
to these stories. being all cowards.' said
Jared McAlbert, d well known Montana
mining man who visited Washington re-
Gently.
These yarns make me smile. The
regular he devil of bad man Is almost
extinct now, but I've met several nun
dred of EN- in my day. and every man
of them was not only wickedly pau III
fact but also on his own confession. Inc
worst men of the lot were the fellows
who publicly gloated over their deViitry,
the braggarts who not only announced
with whoops that they ate wolves, pul
who were always ready to stand TOT any
thing they said. drunk or sober IL was
a part of d professional bad mans pad
ness to let everybody know that he was
bad. to yelp II out between Ih &c eia ,,iddie
of the road whenever the iancy Strucs
him. Moreover, these seif-announceu s 90.
men were never called WITH lhe la
uuency that some of these yarns Woulu
have you believe. I've generally Jus
covered. on investigation, that the quiet,
cool bad men were fellows VINO shoI VI
stabbed their victims IN the paS sa, road
81 am alwa-S entertained Wheh 80
fairy tales of ne way the bad men u us 81,
to get themselves done up oeSds s. 49, ~
fiat cheSted. one lunged tenueIlsS 80.
me east. A few years ago | read seors
in St. Louis paper ABOUT me SaS made
pretty blue eyed tenderfoot lau nau ri hiauo
the famous (or rather. infamous) Thurs
ton Lillibridge dance. and 1t IKE 70 nave nav,
tickled me to death. As matter Oh H. Hro,,
the man never lived that got the ui ~
on I,illibridge. He committed suicide py
Jumping from a second story WINDOW III
Denver while in a spasm Of the , q; l. s =
ax,ar strnck Iseadyille when Leadville was
bad. which is saying enough. He was
the worst braggart. the most TREMENDOUS Us
blowhard. that ever loved the spu SUI :. ID
his own voice, and yet he was PAD anu
dangerous way down TO the GROUND anu
underneath it. When he was drunk ne ne
would relate the history OF ms me y a az
nine languages. and then whistle II, a.
the saving goes. solely for the purpose Oh
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

enticing some new arrival to cali him,
and he always looked grieved and dis
appointed when there was no one around
TO make such a bad break. lie loved
tenderfeet for the fun he had with them.
and this is the reason the fairy tale ABOUT
his having been corralled by one of them
was such good reading for me.
Two young fellows from Camden, y.
J.. struck Leadville in the fall of 1873.
Each of them carried two big silver
mounted pistols in his new belt, and
their knives were new and shiny. They
were ptetty strapping young men, as a
and a new man in Leadville had 10
keep pretty low in those days until the
layout had time to size him up and
properly label him. so to speak These
TWO Young men, who seemed to have
plenty of money in addition TO their fine
outfits, didn't appear to understand Lead
vile ethics. however, and they toured
around among the ginmills. talking a
heap. They were both fairly well loaded
up by the time they got around to Nat
Brinkerhoff's Red Light saloon, and TINS
made them more garrulous than ever.
Lillibridge. quiet for once $1,000 a. 'ne
their fine toggery and shiny weapons
with establishment on his race, put WITH
out saying a word. One OF the young
men the more boiSterouS OF the TWO,
finally noticed Lillibridge-
You're pretty husky looking, pard.
said he with a dismal attempt at the
manner OF the frOntler SWdSnOuChiet.
Name your poison
.'Thurston didn't bat an eye. or say a
word for a full minute. Then he seemed
TO emerge from his trance. shook himself
together and strolled up to the two young
men from Camden.
Can you two young kids run at a
lope?' he inquired. with mock Difference;
Run? said the one,who had addressed
him. Certainly we can run, but we don
make a business of it. Why?'
=. Because said Lillibridge. hitching up
his trousers, us three are a-goin 10 play
boss
.Huh?' said the talkative youth. in
.Hoss. I saidr shouted Lillibridge.
We're a-goin' TO play boss 1 want to
find out if you can lope in harness as fast
as you can talk.
''As he spoke he suddenly threw a rope
hanging on to the two loose ends himself.
holding them in his left hand. With his
right he reached for one of his guns. and
planted a ball about an inch from each
of the young mems heels
=. Git APP he howled, and the two Cam
den boys were out OF the door in a Sec
ond. Lillibridge right behind them with
the reins in his left hand. and still kick
ing up the dust at their heels with the
gun in his right.
.. Go a-humpin', Shake it up, Jest hit
the hish places, Lillibridge bawled after
them between the cracks of his gun. until
they fairly dragged him along. swift run
ner as he himself was. so fast was the
pace the gun persuaded them to take up.
Up and down Main street he drove them,
the town taking il in with bowls of joy.
Whoa there yelled Liilibridge. when
he had brought his team back to their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Railroad Notes.

The Short Line will run a special
train tomorrow night from Cache juno
ton to Preston, connecting with the
train leaving Salt Lake at S:45 p. m.
The Short Line will run a special
from Salt Lake TO Eureka and all Tin
tic points, leaving at 8 o'clock tomor-
row Afternoon. arriving at Eureka at
p. m. Tickets purchased yesterday
will be honored.
Mr.. w. e. Fowler. master car builder
of the Colorado & Southern, with head
quarters at Denver passed through
Pocatello on Thursday, on his way to
Portland. Mr.. Fowler was called west
by the serious illness of a near rela-
tive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
CARELESS Is CHARGED.
Navigator Responsible For tn
Grounding of the Hooker.

Manila, Aug. 19.-The board appoint
ed to examine into the causes of the
grounding OF the United States cable
ship Hooker, which recently went
ashore near the mouth of Corregidor
harbor, at the entrance of Manila bay,
finds that the accident occurred in
daylight on a reef shown on the chart,
and that there We're evidences of care
lessness on the part of the navigator of
the vessel.
The cable instruments and other
property have been removed from the
Hooker, and the cable is now being re-
moved If no storm intervenes hopes
are entertained that the vessel may be
hauled off and repaired. Her hull has
been badly torn by the coral reef on
which she struck.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
MORE APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Majors For the New Volunteer Regi.
ments Just Ordered.

Washington. Aug. 19.-The following
have been appointed majors in the vol
unteer regiments:
Harry Hale, Illinois; NJ. NJ. McName,
wisconsin; John p. Parker. Missouri;
L. c. Andrews. New York; Guy H.
Preston, Massachusetts; John Gilmore.
New York; w. C. Brown, Minnesota;
Henry T. Allen, Kentucky; d. A. Fred
erick. Georgia; II. B. Milford, Ne
braska; Putnam B. Strong, New York;
V. d. Duboce, California; William C..
Dows, Iowa: Joseph F. Armfield, North
Carolina: Hugh D.. Wise, New York;
A. a. Wiley, Alabama; II. w. Hub
bell, New York; w. A. Holbrook, Wis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
ultimatum to Kruger.

London, Aug 20.-The People this
morning asserts that it learns from
high official that the secretary of state
for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain,
has dispatched through the British high
commissioner in South Africa, Sir Al
fred Miner, an ultimatum to President
Krrger Of the South African republic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
The Siam Sails For Manila.

San Francisco. Aug. 19.-The trans
port Siam sailed for Manila tonight
with $50 mules, which will be used for
military service in the Philippines. The
vessel viii stop at Honolulu for several
days and the mules will be given a run
ashore as a rest from their sea voyage.
Fifty experienced drivers accompany
the animals
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Found at Last.

Detroit Free Press.)
Proprietor-rm looking for man can
rust
Applicant-We'H get along then. For
ten years I've done nothing but look for
a man that would trust me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Revolution Is Proclaimed.

Cape Haytien, Aug. 19.-The province
of San Pedro Macoris has proclaimed a
revolt in favor of General Juan Isidro
Jiminez, the aspirant to the presidency
of Santo Domingo, with great enthu-
SiaSm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Not Useless.
indianapolis Journa

indianapolis Journal-)
Profanity" said the long-haired pas
senger. is so utterly useless
Wrong" said the Short-haired pas
senger, I can make my wife hopping mad
any time by swearing a little.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
The Seaside Test For Sanity.

(JeweIers7 WeekIy.l
Miss Wantling-Poor Arabellai The girls
are all afraid she IS insane.
Mr. LoVe-What has she done?
Miss Wantling-She's begun returning
rings when she breaks off engagements.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Result of the Policy.
Chicago Evening Post.)

Chicago Evening POst.)
He had left his Office for only minute
or two but when he came back his hat
and two umbrellas had disappeared.
This" he said. lis the result of the
open door policy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Governme emit Forces Defeated.

Cape Haytien, Aug. 19.-The rein
forcement of troops sent to the front
by the government of Santo Domingo
in the efforts to suppress the revolu-
ton, have been defeated and driven
back at Monte Christi.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

consin; S. w. Miller. Pennsylvania;
Charles H. Muir, Michigan.
To be first lieutenant, William Brown,
George E. Kumpe, Montana.
To be second lieutenant, Fred w.
Bugbee of Arizona
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Blameless.
CPhiladelnhia Rnlletin

philadelphia Bulletin.)
Marriage is so often a failure 1 don't
blame so many women for being old
maids"
Blame them? OF course not. 1t isn't
their fault"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Figuratively Expressed.
WashingtOn Star.

(MaShlnSton starr
a man must be a creature of iron
VIII said Mr.. Blykins, loudly.
Yes" answered his wife. and a wom-
an ought TO know a thing or two about
blacksmithing."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Not Quite.
shiCaVO TriblDe

NCHICdSO 4AiDuhc-j
Mrs. Upjohn-I am always in dread
when I'm talking to Uncle Horace. He's
a perfect walking cyclopedia.
Bessie-HOw can you say that. mamma,
when you know he's lame in one foot?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Horses For the Philippines.

Seattle, Wash. Aug. 19-The trans
port Garonne sailed for Manila at 8
o'clock tonight She had 400 horses be-
longing to the Third cavalry aboard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Decisions Unloaded.
(Chicago Record.l

"I told him that he wasn't my ideal
man, and he told me l wasn't his ideal
girl
And them"
"Then we felt perfectly safe to go ahead
and get married"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
After the Door Slammed.

Du4iCN4A.J
you don't give the book agent
chance to say a word for herself
No I didn't. / was afraid If | did she
would speak volumes before l could stop
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Impossible.
(Chicaco Tribune !

! NChIcdSO IrlDune.J
Horace she Csaid. chidingly. "why
don't you tell me you love me?'
Selling a scrap of paper the young man
wrote.on it:
How can /. darling. unless you remove
the pressure from my windpipe?'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Interrupted.

philadelphia North American.)
He never told his love:
For when of love he would have talked
Her father from above
Yelled down. and out the young man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Used to Something Stronger.
IChicago Tribune. ]

Smiling Stranger (stcpping in front of
the cage)-Polly want 4 cracker?
Parrot (from Observation-Disclosures nothin'.
you durn fool. l want chaw o tobacker,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
The Brutal Wretch.

tIndianapoIiS JOurnaI.)
Shell do wish you wouldn't swear that
way
Her Husband-It Is the best l can do.
You must bear in mind 1 haven't had the
practice your father has had.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Not Trusted with Great Cares.
Chicago Record.O

Does your husband look after things
while yur are away. Mrs. DwiggS?
He takes care of the chickens and chill
dren. but l always send my house plants
over to mothers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
No Longer a Joke.
philadelphia Bulletin.

'.Sauibber doesn't write any more jokes
about mothers-in-law.
..Oh. no; you see he has one now.'.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Out of Sight.
lSnmerrilIe Jonrnal.l


Hicks-Have you seen Bjonson lately?
Wicks-No. he borrowed % Of me
month ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Andrew D. White Discusses the Re-
cent Peace Conference.
TALKS OF ARBITRATION
COMPULSORY SYSTEM WAS OUT
OF THE QUESTION.
Public Opinion Will Compel Resort
to Mediation However, and Dis
armament and the Cutting Down
of Forces Will Finally Come-The
Points Gained.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Hamburg, Aug AT the request of
the correspondent here of the Associated
Press, Andrew D. White, United States
ambassador to Germany, who was
president of the American peace COM
mission at The Hague, has written the
following in regard to the result of the
conference:
In my opinion, great good was ac-
complished; far more in fact than any
of us dared expect or even hope when
we came together. AS to disarmament,
subject must see that good system
of arbitration must come first, and
that then, when arbitration has dimin-
ished the likelihood of war, the argu-
ment of cutting down forces and ar
maments is greatly strengthened The
logical order, then, is first arbitration,
and next disarmament
LAS to the plan of arbitration, any
compulsory system is at present ut
terly out of the question. There are
so many international differences in
Volving questions of race, religion and
security that there is not nation on
the face of the earth willing to risk an
obligatory system. Far better then
than any is a thoroughly good sytem of
voluntary arbitration, recourse to
which public opinion will enforce more
and more, and this, earnestly believe,
the conference has presented to the
world.
The Point Gained.
1.-The great point gained is that,
whereas formerly an arbitration court
could only be provided, after long cor
respondence between cabinets and ne
gotiations between ministers and
thousand other delays, just when time
was precious, the conference has given
to the world an arbitration tribunal as
an actual and permanent institution,
with judges, procedure officers OF the
court, place of meeting and accessories
all provided.
TT has added as subsidiary to its
main feature carefully systematiZed
plans of mediation, both general and
special, which are likely in many cases
to prove exceedingly valuable in pre-
venting nations from drifting into war.
'It has also provided system OF
committees on inquiry by which the
real questions and grievances at issue
can be ascertained and brought out TO
be coolly considered.
eve may fairly hope that, as time
goes on, a resort to the tribunal now
created will become more and more
usual and natural, and that the pres
sure of public opinion in all cases
where questions at issue can possibly
be settled, will be far more effective
than any attempt at compulsory resort
to a high International court.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-01
A DIAMOND SAW.

The use of the diamond saw for cut
ting stone is facilitating the erection
of the buildings for the exhibition Of
1900 in Paris. This new circular saw is
due to NJ. Felix Fromholt, a Parsian
engineer. The diamonds which form
the cutting teeth of the saw are COM
mon crystals, worth about los a carat,
and they are fixed in a steel disc over
feet in diameter, which is mounted
on a spindle, and revolved by steam
power, like an ordinary circular saw
For saving hard stones there are 200
diamonds in the cutting edge, and the
speed is 300 turns a minute. 1t adj
Vances into the stone about a foot in
that time. For soft stones the teeth
are of steel, with diamonds at intervals
of every five teeth, and at a speed of
twelve turns minute the saw advanc-
es q yard in that time. The new saw
has been at work in the workshops of
the Champs Elysees for several
months, and has given every satisfac-
ton. 1t cuts and dresses the stone
on all sides, and gives a sharp outline.
Moreover, it does so at one -eighth to
one-tenth the cost of hand labor.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-01
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN PAINTERS
The Fair Sex Giving Proof of Wonder
full Skill and Success.

There is a large number of capable
women painters in the United States,
says Demorest's Magazine. Moreover.
their number is increasing by leaps and
bounds, and in all branches of paint
ing women are doing work which in
most cases is far removed from the
commonplace, and in many gives proof
of skill, strength and the fine quality
of distinction.
The list of American women who
are really capable portrait painters IS
already a long one. Not to mention
Mary Cassatt-who for a dozen years
has done brilliant work in Paris. and
one of whose pictures has found a
place in the Luxembourg-Ceci
BeauX, Dora Wheeler Keith Rosina
Emmett Sherwood, Alice Kellogg Ty-
Ter, Frances Houston, Annie Barrows
Shepley, Ida Waugh and Maria Brooks
are the names of the talented laborers
in this field, readily called to mind by
any one familiar with current exhibit
tions.
Women alone considered, Elizabeth
Gardner, long the pupil of Bourguer-
eau and now his wife, is, perhaps, the
greatest figure painter America has
thus far brought forth. Born in New
Hampshire, she went in 1873 to Paris,
where some years ago her painting
Innocence" won for her the gold med
al of the Scion. Her style follows very
closely that of her husband and mas
ter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-01
For SAN FRANCISCO:

Steamers of the above Companies
will call at Honolulu on their way
from Hongkong and Yokohama to the
above port on or about the following
dates:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-01
ITALY'S DOOR LEGEND.
Curious Old Superstitions Prevalent in
Different Countries.

From the earliest ages superstitions
have been associated with doorways,
gates and thresholds. A modern trav-
eller in Italy describes the curious an
cient porte de mortuccio doors of the
dead), which still exist in many of the
chief houses at Perugia, side by side
the principal door of the house. These
porte de mortuccio, tall, narrow and
pointed at the top, just wide enough
for a coffin to pass through" are
now mostly disused, blocked up and
easily overlooked by any but observant
travellers; but these small openings
were originally made for the exclusive
use of the dead, and are mementoes of
superstition handed down from Etru-
scan times-a belief that where death
had once passed out, death could the
more easily pass in" Opened only on
the occasion of death in the house.
hold, the old Perugian porte de NOR
tuccio was heedfully barred and bolt
ed again after the corpse had passed
out through it, and no coffin was ever
carried over the threshold of the ordi-
nary house door. In many places in
Holland at the present day the prin-
cipal door of the mansion is only OPP
ened on the occasion of a funeral or a
marriage.-LondOn Standard.