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New-York tribune., 1899-01-08

publications he Is loved, yet he must also be
obeyed. Velvet as long as he can, steel as soon
he must-that is Lord Cromer.
Here, we venture to say, is the very pink of up
to-date, snapshot portraiture Nothing Is miss
ing that could appeal to the eye; the fresh ciga-
rette. the oose-ftting clothes. the outward and
visible details, which he who runs may read, and
the inner traits which are also familiar TO every
one who has followed Lord Cromer's career in
Egypt. We far from Undertaking. it. Com
pare this vgnette with the full-length study in
Mr.. Trails biography. Mr.. Stevens is seen to
be. so far as he goes remarkably sympathetic
and accurate. But we are struck by the super
ciality Of it; it is vivacious clear. attractive.
clever. but it is still superficial. Perhaps. how
ever. this is immaterial. We do not expect art
from kodak. literature from Mr.. Stevens. and
for what the latter gives must be CRATE
full. The slightly excessive smartness of the
portrait Of Lord Cromer may be even more
noticeable in the portrait Of the Sirdar; never
theless, for brisk. snappy black and white work,
dashed off with the vigor and piquant brevity Of
a teegraphc dispatch sent hot from the seat of
war commend US to the author Of this striking
passage:
Major General Sir Horato Herbert Kitchener
Is forty-eight years old by the book; but that is
irrelevant. He stands several inches over six
feet straight as a lance. and looks out inn
periOusy above most mems heads; his motions
are deliberate and strong; slender but firmly
knit he seems built for tireless. steel-wire en-
durance rather than for power or agility; that
also is irrelevant. Steady, passionless eyes,
shaded by decisive brows brck-red, rather full
cheeks a long mustache beneath which you di-
vine an immovable mouth his face is harsh, and
neither appeals for affection nor stirs dislike.
All this is irrelevant, too; neither age, nor fg-
ure, nor face, nor any accident of person has
any bearing on the essential Srdar. You could
imagine the character just the same as if all the
externals different. He has no age but the
prime of life, no body but one to carry his mind,
face but one to keep his brain behind The
brain and the will are the essence and the whole
of the mana brain and will perfect in their
workings that in the face Of EXTREMIST diff
Guilty they never seem to know what struggle is
You cannot imagine the Sirdar otherwise than
seeing the right thing to do and doing It, His
precision Is 80 inhumanly unerring. he Is more
like a machine than a man. You feel that he
ought to be patented and shown with pride at
the Paris International Exhibition. British EN-
pire: Exhibit No. l. "horS concours." the Soudan
machine.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-08

venss gifts. Again. In Egypt he was lucky.
The Sirdars campaign was sort Oh peiateo
climax. English Intervention in the Soudan De-
gan in the early eighties. There have been IN
Vulnerable complications. there has been In
finite trouble ever since War correspondents all
along have had a tangled skein to unravel. But
In 1898 Kitchener changes all this. He has
worked quietly for years He has pondered the
lesson of each desultory triumph or defeat. He
has perfected his plans and he goes forth to
certain victory. The word is passed round. Mr.
Stevens packs his bag in December, 1897, goes
to look over the ground, and writes preliml-
nary survey. calling 1t Egypt In 1898" While
his letters are moving toward book form through
the columns Of The Daily Mail" preparations
are rapidly going on for the smashing or the
Dervshes. and before the new year is out our
timely correspondent is in at the death over
the long years Of weary struggle he can glide
in a few pages All he has to observe is the
eliminating act in the drama. and once more,
as we marvel at his good fortune. we note the
special adaptation of the writer to the occasion.
We would not lay stress upon this point If it
were not that the special merit Of Mr.. Steevenss
letters resides in the way in which he writes
them and il it were not that his way re-
ouires one condition and other for its full
eyes, something must happen. or we imagine.
4 he would be lost. 1t is difficult to conceive of
him In the place of DR.. Morrison. for example.
at Peking, watching obscure movements, divin-
ing diplomacy. and exercising 1t. If he had been
stationed as permanent correspondent in
Egypt to report the gradual evolution of that
scheme which has just been carried to a head
by Lord Cromer and Lord Kitchener he would
probably have grown bored and restless. But
give him something tc describe not to guess
about to study with patience. and he is not
only at home but happy. There are some critics,
even among patriotic Englishmen, who regard
the slaughter at Omdurman less q battle than
as a spectacle. and while Mr.. Stevens has no
doubt about the military splendor of the event,
he nevertheless tactly confirms this view of the
matter Taken together-and 1t is only an acci-
dent of time that puts them between different
covers-hs two books spread forth brilliant
panorama He gives us little fragments OF his
tory. but that Is Of small account. We do not
New-York tribune., 1899-01-08

Frenchman. entered the country to make livs
ing. But It is easy to understand Mr.. SteevensS
enthusiasm. He has perceived that England
has done everything for Egypt. and that she y
going to do more. It Is obvious to him that The
jealous policy Of the French can only do harm
that the natives need the wisdom and the
strength Of the Anglo Saxon to lean upon and
it is impossible not to agree. In the long run
with his joyous contention that England has
come to stay-and must not be disturbed JOY
GUS Is the word Lord Kitchener's campaign
almost the bloodiest in the annals OF the Sou
dan, but 1t is sheer entertainment to read OF II
In Mr.. Steevenss nervous. expeditions pages
Egypt In 1898" Is just q gay. spontaneous
journal Of travel. and II with Kitchener 70
Khartum" contains necessarily more serious
matter, 1t is also characterized by the same
vein of humor. and Is quite inspiriting. H
Mr.. Stevens has one gift more than another. IL
is the gift OF treating a tragic theme so thai 10
is robbed Of its responsiveness and made as d.
verting as a rafting tale Of adventure.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-08

go to him for observations on the merits or the
English occupation Of Egypt. though he is very
plausible on this head. We go to him for por-
traits like this
To read Egyptian-F French accounts OF Lord
Cromer you would picture him stf-browed
ha rd -mouthed. cynical taciturn martinez. TO
look at the real man. you would say that ne
gave half his time to sleep and the other nan
to laughing Lolling in his carriage through the
streets of Cairo or lighting fresh cigarette IN
his office. dressed in loose-htting gray tweeu
and n striped shirt with ruddy face, short whlte
hair and short white mustache. with Soiu-
trimmed eyeglasses haf-hiding eyes hai1-ciosed
mellow of voice and fluent of speech-is TINS the
perfdous Barring, you ask yourself "mon
Frenchmen detest and strive to initiate rms
the terrible Lord Cromer. whom khedives OBEY
and tremble? His demeanor Is genlai ana
courteous His talk is easy. open. shrewd.
humorous His subordnates admire. respect
even love him. He is the mdest- hammered man
that ever sacked Prime Minister Only somehow
YOU feel the steel stiffening the velvet. he Is
osnial hut he would be bold man who would
take liberty with him; he talks only not Tor
New-York tribune., 1899-01-08
THE SOUDANESE CAMPAIGN
LETTERS BY MIR. STEVENS ON THE
SMASHING OF THE DERVISfiES.

EGYPT IN 1893 BY G. w. Stevens. octave, pp'
X 2S3 Dodd, Mead a. Co.
WITH KITCHENER TO KHARTCM By IT, w.
Stevens With Maps and Plans. octave. PIP
xiv 326. Dodd. Mead q co.
AS a war correspondent Mr.. Stevens has been
fortunate in his opportunities. The operations
In Thessaly were brief and decisive giving MIN
material for his book, with the Conquerins
Turk" that was easy to handle; and athough
the frank enlistment Of his sympathies with the
army that he followed sometimes gives his pages
an air Of prejudice. thereby depriving them OF
authority, there Is no denying that the picture
he drew is uncommonly vivid and compact. The
Greco-Turkish War was an episode. and there
fore Just the kind Of theme suited to Mr.. Stee-
New-York tribune., 1899-01-08

Mr.. Bodley Is busily engaged upon the contlno-
alton OF his France" and Is said 10 be nyesu-
eating at present the religious creeds Of French
men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
CUBAN ARMY DWINDLES.
American Officials Can Find But
1928 Men

Havana. March 21.-The Cuban army
has 1928 men all told. This number
includes corporals and sergeants, but
excludes command officers The fig
ures are the result of the official in
quiry instituted under the direction of
the department commanders for the use
Of the military administration The re-
ports of the governors of the provinces
are as follows: Santiago, none; Puerto
Principe, 300; Santa Clara 4769; Ma
tanzaS, 1920: Havana province, 2,450
which includes 375 in the city of Ha-
vana, and Pinar del Rio, $500.
General Gomez originally reported
that there were AZ, 600 privates and non
commissioned officers. General Roloff,
inspector general of the Cuban army.
was to have presented an accurate
muster-ron to Governor General Brooke
but he has not done so. AS a creature
of the Cuban military assembly he has
joined with it against General Gomez.
His muster-rolls, in whatever form they
may be, have been given to Senior Ra-
fael Portuendo, president of the exc
cutive committee of the assembly but
the governor general has assurances
they will soon be turned over to him.
Brigadier General Ernst will repre-
sent the military administration in dis
tributing the $3,OO0,000. 1t has not YET
been decided whether the whole amount
is to be distributed pro rata or 500
given to each man and the balance re-
tanned by the United States govern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
SAMPSON WANTS AN ALLIANCE.
United States and England Should
Stand Together.

London, March 22.-The Times pub
fishes this morning a letter from a
correspondent in Bermuda, who de-
scribes Rear Admiral Simpsons visit
there last month, and gives IAN au-
thorized interview with the admiral.
According to the correspondent, Ad-
miral Sampson, remarking upon the
marvellous change in American opin-
ion,' said:
Formerly England was regarded as
the only European power with which
the United States was likely to have
serious differences. Now we regard
England as our best, perhaps our only
friend. 1 cannot say whether this feel
ing will prove permanent, but I hope
it may Possibly we could not hope for
more than England's moral support, in
the first instance, in any conflict with
continental power; but in times of
real difficulty it would ripen, sooner
or later, into a, defensive alliance.
L say frankly that in my opinion
the United States has more to gain
from such an alliance than England
has Therefore, l rejoice unfeigpedly
at the change of sentiment in the
United States. / am not less gratified
that no such change is needed in Great
Britain, and if any words Of mine can
cement a friendship calculated to bene-
fit the whole world, it is a pleasure to
myself and a duty to my country to
utter Them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
ATTEMPT TO KILL A JAILER.
Bold Break of Harry Tracy, Motor
ious Crook.

Portland, Ore, March 21.-Harry
Tracy, notorious crook who is under
arrest here with several charges Of
highway robbery hanging over him, at
tempted to murder Jailer Edward
Dougherty in the county jail today.
Jailer Dougherty was taking Tracy
from his cell to the court room, where
ne was to plead to the several indict-
ments, when he drew a revolver and
quietly said: unlock the corridor. or
I'll kill you"
This move on the part of Tracy was
presumably to release the other prison
ers confined in the corridors awaiting
trial and escape in the confusion.
Dougherty, instead of obeying the COM
mand quickly dropped on his knees.
Just as the jailer dropped Tracy fired,
and the ball whizzed by his ear. This
attracted the attention of Deputy Sher-
if Jordan, who stood close by. Jordan
fired three shots at Tracy, but his re-
yolver refused to operate longer. Tracy
took shot at Jordan when he dropped
his weapon and ran around toward the
north corridor.
In the meantime the iailer rushed
into his office, secured another weapon
and followed Tracy. AS he came in
sight of him the outlaw threw up his
hands, shouting: Don't shoot; I'll sur
render"
Tracy is wanted in Denver, Salt Lake
and several other western cities on
charges of murder, robbery and burg
larry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22

ed for the company. 1t was expected
the representatives of three or four i'm
portant oil refineries of Ohio to testifz
to alleged arbitrary methods of the pipe
line. Before the case opened, Attorney
Monnett reported he had been unable
! to secure these witnesses and, after a
brief re-examination of George R.
Rice, he would close his case for the
time being. MIR. Monnett explained that
he was informed that the courts could
compel the attendance of the witnesses,
but they could not punish them if they
refused to testify.
The proceedings against the Pipe Line
company are to secure an annulment of
its charter, on the ground that it has
violated the antitrust law of Ohio and
that, in defiance of the courts it is still
a member of the Standard Oil trust.
The purpose of calling Mr.. Rice to-
day was to allow him to testify in con-
tradiction to the statement made by
! John D. Archbold that he had attempt
ed to blackmail the Standard Oil COM
pany by demanding 100000 for his
properties, which were worth about
| 5000.
Mr. Rice, replying to the attorney
generals invitation that he make a
statement, read from a lengthy manu-
script TT is true" he said, that in
1886, on their solicitation, 1 did submit
a proposition to sell all of my oil prop
| erty-not only my refinery but produc-
! ton as Well-for the sum stated
| Mr. Rice quoted from the letters of
! Mr.. Archbold already published, to
| show that the Standard Oil company
had his proposition under consideration.
The Standard Oil company, Mr.. Rice
said, by it's control of the railroads has
raised the freights so that it was i'm
possible for him to carry on his bust
! ness.
! In 1885, he said. "the Baltimore &
! Ohio Southern connections raised their
| freight rates on me from so to 1872 per
cent, and none on the Standard Oil
trust, which closed up fourteen of my
agencies, out of twenty-four, in five
months, and shut me out of over halt
| the towns in which 1 was doing bust
ness"
Replying to a question by Mr.. Elliott
Mr. Rice gave the date of the occur
rences of which he was complaining as
| early as 1881 and 1882. He admitted
/ that the Buckeye Pipe Line company
! was not organized until 1855. In con-
Guiding his statement. Mr.. Rice said he
could prove that the Standard Oil COM
pany has secretly and criminally black
mailed the railroads of this city of mil
lions of dollars on rebate of freight.
When he had finished, counsel for the
! Pipe Line company asked him II the
prepared statement he had read from
did not contain the same testimony he
had given in Columbus. Mr.. Rice sale
that in substance it was the same. He
said he was testifying in the present
proceedings because he wanted an op-
portunity for contradicting the false
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22

Santiago de Cuba, March 21.-There is
no truth in the statements published
in the United States and cabled back
here, representing that John Sherman
is dead 1t is incomprehensible how
these reports originated.
The American line steamer Paris.
Captain Frederick Watkins, arrived
here this evening before dark. and it
was Immediately reported that Mr..
Sherman was not only alive, but better,
resting easily and expected to recover.
He will be transferred if all goes IA
vorable, to the United States cruiser
Chicago on Thursday. The cruiser is
now cOaling at Kingston, Jamaica.
Washington, March 21.-Secretary
Long received word today from Captain
Cooper of the cruiser Chicago, saying
his vessel had met the Paris, on which
eX-Secretary of State Sherman is a pas
senger. off Jingston, Jamaica. The Chi
cago was DISPATCHED by the navy de-
pdrtment to kingston to bring Mr..
Sherman to the United States imme-
diately, as the Paris was not expected
to return with her excursionists for
some time The Chicago, however, did
not reach Kingston in time, but upon
meeting the Paris made ARRANGEMENTS
to take Mr.. Sherman OFF the latter yes
sci on Friday. the change to be made
at Caimanera, few miles east Of San
tiagO
Fearing the harm which might result
from a sudden change in the climate of
the West Indies TO a northern latitude,
the family are considering the advisa-
bnity of having Mr.. Sherman taken to
Tampa, Fla, for a time. After remain
ing there until he is well on the road
to recovery, he can be brought to
washington, stopping, possibly, for
some days at Fortress Monroe, so as to
become gradually accustomed to the
change in temperature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT
ON THE ISLAND OF PANAY
Eighteenth Regulars and Tennessee Volunteers De-
feat a Horde Of SaYageSe
Insurgents Lost 500 Killed and Wounded = Americans
Fought With Vaor and Were Eager For Charge.

Robert Rice, abdomen. severe; Charles
E. PormeC, back, severe; Raleigh T.
White, hip, severe; William Ellis, thigh,
severe; LeandeE Mingio, thumb, Sc
we're; Carl Crumpholz, forearm, slight:
Merritt Porter, toe, severe; D. Nelson
Arvidon, thigh, severe; Frank Yount,
chest, moderate; Berrit H. Young, leg,
severe; company G, Charles E. Haley,
foot, slight; Frank Raefer, chin, slight;
company K, Earl Edwards, foot, Sc
we're; company NJ Corporals James
Cummingord. thigh; moderate; Edward
P. Wilson, finger, severe. Injured
company E, Private George Schneider
dubbed by enemy, severe
March 19.-Wounded, company <,
August Schmidt, arm, slight.
Near Pasig.-Killed, Second Oregon,
company D, Private James Page
Wounded, company NJ. Corporal Fred
w. Brown, leg, slight.
Near Taguig.-First Washington
company K, Corporals Robert F. Buck
lin, thigh, severe; company D, Hugh E
Waters, lung, severe; Privates Henry
o. Ness. arm and side. severe; Edward
r. Bartlett, lung, severe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22

whose injuries were less severe were
treated at neighboring drug stores and
at the offices of down town physicians.
Aside from the fatalities and the in
juries to persons, the fire was not a
serious one Few of the losers are. liable
to place an exact estimate on their
losses, but the total will not exceed
500 OO0 The less on the building is less
than half that sam, and aside from thai
the heaviest losers are the proprietors
OF the Boston store, who had large
surplus stock in the basement of the
block. The loss of the various secret
societies that occupy the halls of the
second and third floors is largely by
water and smoke, and is difficult to es-
innate. One lodge of the A. o. U. w,
two lodges of Redmen, two lodges of
the Degree of Honor, four lodges of
Maccabees and several others lost re-
gala and various items of furniture.
The building is insured upon to the so
per cent clause, and most of the other
losses are largely covered by insur-
ance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
Window Glass Combination.

Chicago March 21.-Several leading
window glass manufacturers through
out the country held a conference here
today for the purpose. it is said, of
forming a combination of all the win
dow glass industries of the United
States. with a capital stock of 5,O00,-
000 The representative of the meet
ing claim the meeting was merely called
to discuss questions relating to wages.
On the other hand, member of one
of Chicago's leading glass companies
said the object is to extend the combi-
nation. which has not been able to con-
troll the trade for the reason that only
IS per cent of the manufacturers have
been in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
MONOPOLY ON CHEMICALS.
List of Firms That Have Gone Into
the Combine.


New York, March 21.-Following are
the officers and directors of the recently
Incorporated General Chemical COM
pany
President, William H. Nichols; treas
urer, James l.. Morgan, jr; secretary,
Charles Robinson Smith; counsel, san
ford H. Steele; consulting engineer, D.
3. F. Herreshoff; directors, William h.
Nichols, Sanford H. Steele George w.
Kenyon, Charles Robinson Smith,
James l.. Morgan. jr., Louis S. Wolf. j.
Herbert Bagg, Eugene Waugh, Fred
erick Philips, c. p. Tiers, E. II. R1s-
ing, H. F. Chappell and H. w. Chap
pell.
The constituent companies are the
Nicholas Chemical company, Highlands
Chemical company, James l.. Morgan
& Co., and the Martin Kalbfleisch
Chemical company, New York; the Ma
tional Chemical company, Cleveland;
the Passaic Chemical company, New
ark, N. J.. the Dundee Chemical Works
and the Lodi Chemical company, New
Jersey; the Chappell Chemical COM
pany, Chicago; the Moro-Phillips
Chemical company, Philadelphia; the
Fairfield Chemical Works, Connecticut.
and James Irwin & Co., Pittsburg. The
General Chemical company has an au-
thorized capital OF S25, 100000, of which
one-half is 6 per cent cumulative stock
and one-half is common stock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
SharkeY-McCoY Match.

New York, March 21-Tom Sharkey's
manager announces that the sailor and
Kid Mccoy will fight at the Lenox
Athletic club late in June. The TWEEN
ty-round bout between Tom Sharkey
and Charley Mitchell, which was to be
decided at the Bolingbroke club of Lon
don, ON May 90 has been practically
declared off, as the club has failed to
post forfeit.
Casper Leon and Danny Dougherty
the Philadelphia bantam signed arti-
cles today to fight twenty rounds at the
Greenwood Athletic club April 1, at ZOE
pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
THE HERALD BULLETIN,

FACE ONE.
Fire at Omaha.
John Sherman Still Lives.
Methods Of Trust.
PAGE TWO.
Anglo-French Treaty.
PAGE THREE.
Bodies In Windsor Hotel Ruins.
Routes to Klondike.
The City Council.
PAGE FOUR.
PAGE FIVE.
Governor Vetoes Salt Palace Ap-
preparation.
Mrs. Cory Again Sues For Divorce.
In Railway Circles.
The Coming State Fair.
PAGE SIX.
Strike In Four Aces.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGE EIGHT
Geddes, the High-priced City EN-
ployee.
Preparations For University Build
ings.
Bandmaster Schaffner Deposed.
Watermaster's Reply to City Engi-
neer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22
MUZZLING THE PRESS.
How California's Idiotic Legislators
Punish Their Critics.

Sacramento, Cal, March 21.-Gover-
nor Gage has attached his signature to
the Morehouse bill. requiring all arti-
Giles published in the newspapers and
periodicals of California referring to in
dividuals to have the true name of the
writer affixed. Telegraphic dispatches
are, by special provision, exempt from
this law.
In brief, the object of the bill is to
compel the signing of all articles con-
tanning such reference to an individual
as would degrade him, subject him to
ridicule, or make him an object of con-
tempt, irrespective of the truth or
faIsity of such publication. The bill
will not become operative for thirty
days, and meantime the publishers will
arrange a concerted plan of action. 1t
has been already decided to disregard
the law when it shall go into effect,
and to make a test case on the plea
that it is unconstitutional.