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CHURCH OF THE ALAMO.

Ana demanded their surrender they
fired cannon and inaugurated the
most appealing conflict of the conti-
nent.
Once Colonel Travis called his men
together during a lull of the battle and
said to them: Our fate is sealed.
= Our friends were evidently not
informed of our perilous situation in
time to save us. Doubtless they would
have been here by this time if they
had expected any considerable force OF
the enemy. Then we must die"
THREE WAYS OF BEING KILLED.
He pointed out to them the three
ways of being killed-surrenderi to
the enemy and being executed. making
a rush through the enemy's lines and
getting shot before they could infiict
much damage, or of staying in the
Alamo and holding out to the last,
making themselves into a huge and
terrible porcupine to be swallowed by
the Mexican god of war. All the men
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A Peculiar Charge.
(Chicago Inter-Oceanl


A certain policeman who patrols beat
near Calumet avenue and Twenty-third
street had not made an arrest in three
years 1t is a quiet neishborhoOd and
really nothing of a riotous nature hap
pens there.
Mike" said the captain one morning
last week, you've got to get to work.
IL YOU don't make some arrests pretty
soon / IL turn you off the force"
Mike left the station desperate and fully
determined on arresting the first man he
met. He overlook a very mild and I'M
assuming gentleman, who was walking
from the illinois Central train Mike
placed him under arrest The man, it
turned out suffered dreadfully and was
not able 10 make much protest. Mike
really knows so little about the law that
he imagined he was within his rights in
running anybody in. The next morning
the pedestrian was brought up Ut the
station.
WHAT'S your name?" roared Justice
White who had an attack of dyspepsia
'St-s-s-t," sputtered the frightened lit
tie defendant.
What's your name?" demanded the
justice, still more severely; don't you
irile with this court, sir
St-s-s-t-t-t," suffered the helpless
soficer, what's this man charged
with?" said the judge, in disgust. turn
ing to Mike.
fl don't know. your honor" stam-
mered Mike. Soda water l guess
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tonic feels for these monuments, the
unprotected mass of them must get
trampled into shapeleSs dust. which
lies always behind the march of this
terrible century The feet of the years
viii go through many old roofs.
Trolley cars are merciless animals.
They gorge themselves with relics.
They make really coherent history, too,
like an omelet If a trolley car had
trolleyed around Jericho, the city would
not have fallen; it would have eX-
ploded.
Centuries ago the white and gold
banner of Spain came up out of the sea,
and the Indians, mere dots of black
on the vast Texan PLAIN, saw a moving
glitter of silver warriors on the hori-
IONS edge. There came then the long
battle of soldier and priest, side by
side, against these stubborn barbaric
hordes, who wished to retain both
their gods and their lands. Sword and
crozier made frenzied circles in the air.
The soldiers varied their fights with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
THE RENpEzvoUs OF THE ADV ENrURERs

Antonio. 1t seemed to symbolic for
them the poetry of life in Texas.
There is an eloquent description of
the city which makes it consist of three
old ruins and row of MeXicans sit
ting in the sun. The author, of course,
visited San Antonio in the year IDOL.
While this is undoubtedly a mastery
literary effect, one can feel glad that,
after all, we don't steer our ships &C
cOrding to these literary effects.
At first the city presents totally
modern aspect to the astoniShed Wis
itor. The principal streets are lanes
between rows of handsome business
blocks, and upon them proceeds, with
important uproar, the terrible and al
type of citizen is not seated in the
sun; on the contrary, he is making his
way with the speed and intentness of
one who completes in a community
that is commercially in earnest. And
the victorious derby hat of the north
spreads it's wings in the holy place of
legends.
ON THE ASHES OF AMBITIONS.
This is the dominant quality. This
is the principal color of San Antonio.
Later one begins to see that these edi-
fees of stone and brick and iron are
reared on ashes, upon the ambitions
of a race. 1t expresses again the vic
tory of the north. The serene Anglo
Saxon erects business blocks upon the
dreams of the transient monks He
strings telegraph wires across the face
of their sky of hope; and over the en-
ergy, the efforts, the accomplishments
of these pious fathers of the early
church passes the wheel, the hoof, the
heel.
Here and there, however. one finds
in the main part of the town little old
buildings, yellow with age, solemn and
severe in outline. that have escaped,
by a miracle or by historical import
ance, the whirl of the modern life In
the Mexican quarter there remains,
too, much of the old character, but
despite the tenderness which San An
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dizzy. At last. when the night had
come in moonless darkness, he made
cautiously for the camp, and found
then he had been chased a long way.
Nearer and nearer he got to it and
heard no sound, none of the usual hide
Gus revelry, with drink and song and
dice and swearing. He saw at last the
fire. None was about it. 1t was dying
out He saw the shack The door
swung loose. He rose boldly and left
cover to walk to it. There was none
inside Abashed and fearful, he ran
recklessly to the beach. The broad bay
stretched black and empty to the Long
island shore; the ships. the rovers, his
friend, were all gone.
Ito be Continually
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
TO RIVAL THE SIRDAR'S SCHEME
The French Will Found Schools at
Khartoum and Fashoda.

(LOnUOn Mdll.J
N. Francois Deloncle has written the
following letter to the Paris Temps:
THE British press is rightly celebrating
the noble initiative of Lord Kitchener in
establishing at Khartoum a great English
school. under the title of the Gordon col
lege. Will you be kind enough to inform
your readers that, unwilling to remain
behind England in this work of civiliza-
ton, a group of Frenchmen has taken. in
its turn, the initiative in the establish
ment of two native educational semin-
aries-frst, at Khartoum. the Ecole de
France, and later on, at Fashoda, the
Ecole Marchand. The greater part Of
the funds necessary for this double estab-
lishment is already assured by generous
donations. khartoum and Fashoda.
Egyptian territories dependent solely
upon the khedive, still remain under the
regime of the Capitulations, and the
French enjoy the same privileges there
which, before the events of 1884 were in
a fourishing state at khartoum, are
destined TO be revived under the protec-
ton of our agency in Cairo and of the
French consulate, which, without any
doubt, will soon be re-established there.
In these circumstances. without having
the ambition to exercise on the Upper
Nile the powerful intellectual influence
of which in Lower Egypt we are still the
masters we have some reason to hope
that our new schools will be able TO COM
pare faVorably with the Gordon college
and contribute also to the moral and
material development of the Egyptian
Soudan."
NJ Deloncle was interviewed last week
on the subject of the colleges at Khar-
toum and Fashoda. He was RELUCTANT 10
say anything more than has been pub
lished until further details of ehe Sirdar 5
scheme are known. He spoke very highly
of the sirdar. and said he recognized in
him a man who was more than a soldier.
who was a civilizer at the same time. NJ.
Deloncle thinks that great difficulties will
be found in the administration of the
country. He expects no opposition from
the English authorities in regard to the
French schools. They have. he says, no
unfriendly purpose. They will be analog-
Gus to the French schools at Cairo, which
teach thousands of native boys annually.
They will maintain the predominance of
the French language throughout Egypt,
and will so become a torch of civilization.
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stable one for the times of between
thirty and forty tons, and, not much
to his surprise, for he had seen priva-
teers in Boston harbor more heavily
armed, carried several guns. Lynch
was now playing another role, that of
the brisk, experienced commander of a
privateer of the day. here, there and
everywhere, his word was law, seeing
10 all things with the quick eye of ex-
perience. Sails and rigging, under his
direction, We're closely overhauled. and
at last it seemed to Oziel that moth
ing was left to be done but to sail.
One day, about noon. finding no work
at hand. nor any one To get informa-
ton from. for-he suspected by Lynch s
order-these rascals kept aloof from
him, not meddling with him, but-a
most wearing mode of torture even
among ages-severely leaving him
to himself, he wandered over the hill
to the surf-battered shore on the fur
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
q The Snakes Mark e
Being an Account of the Finding of the Lost Treasure OF
the HallOWell Family.
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.
BY. P. NJ. BLACK.

BY. P. NJ. BLACK.
Copyright, 1898, by the S. S. Mcclure Coz
Justin HaIlowell and his chum, Oziel
Haskell, returning from hunt. are met
by Justin's uncle, Gabriel Murrin. A
quarrel follows, in which a stranger in
terferes and Murrin is struck down. Be
lieving him dead, the three plan to leave
Boston in the ship of the stranger, VINO
reveals himself as Dixey Lynch, a friend
of Justins long lost father. Because of
the peculiar mark of a serpent on his
forehead. the superstitious people of
am evil spirit. and a mob in search of the
boy, ,compels the three to flee at once:
and tries TO shoot him, but they reach
the ship and set sail. Lynch makes an
other attempt on Oziels life by causing
him to fall overheard. Cziel grasos a
trailing rope, slowly climbs back on deck
and comes to blows with Lynch. The
sailors and Justin separate them. Lyncn
becomes more friendly with Justin and
the sailors more fearful of the snake S
mark
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
BY STEPHEN CRANE.
Especial Correspondents

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 6.-"Ah,"
they said, you are going to San An
ton? 1 wish 1 was. There's a town for
YOU
From all manner of people, business
men, consumptive men. curious men
and wealthy men, there came an ex-
hibition OF profound affection for San
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08

U. S., Baking Powder is the Favor
tie, because it is cheap and good.
Price, 5 or. can, 1Oc; or. can at
15c; 16 or. can at 25c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
a Wonderful Woman.


YES said Mr.. Prospect Parke of
Brooklyn. my wife is a wonderful wom-
an. Just look at these beautiful moss
rose buds she hand-painted on these
green plush ear-muffs!'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
Probably.

I'D like to find some business that isn't
overcrowded. -aitJt ~
there isn't anything in the business to at
tract a crowd"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEPSIA
TABLETS.
They Cure Stomach Troubles and In
digestion Anyway, Whether You
Have Faith In Them or Not.

Mere faith will not digest your food
for you, will not give you an Appetite;
will not increase your flesh and
strengthen your nerves and heart; but
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do
these things, because they are COM
posed of the elements of digestion;
they contain the juices, acids and pep
tones necessary to the digestion and
assimilation OF all wholesome food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets viii digest
food if placed in jar or bottle in wa
ter heated to IS degrees, and they VIII
do it much more effectively when taken
into the stomach after meals whether
you have faith that they viii or not
They invigorate the stomach, make
pure blood and strong nerves, in the
only way that nature can do it. and
that is. from plenty of wholesome food
well digested. 1t is not what we eat,
but what we digest. that does US good.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by nearly all druggists at 80 cents for
full-sized package, or by mail from the
F. A Stuart Co, Marshalls Mich.
Experience is the best Teacher. Use
Acker's English Remedy in any case
of coughs, colds or Group. Should it
fail to give immediate relief, money
refunded % cts and 80 cts. For sale
by Z. c. NJ l. Drug Dept.
-$-sEs-e--
If you desire the best, use Hewlett
Bros. Three Crown Spices
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08

If you desire the best, use Hewlett
Bros. Three Crown Spices
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
MET SANTA ANA.

There was a elimination at the old
mission of the. Alamo in 1886. This
structure then consisted of a rectangu-
lar stone parapet $50 feet long and
about 120 feet wide, with the existing
church of the Alamo in the southeast
corner. Colonel William r. Travis
David Crockett and Colonel Bowie,
whose monument is a knife with a pc
culiar blade, were in this enclosure
with a garrison of something like $50
men, when they heard that Santa Ana
was marching against them with an
army of 1900. The Texans shut them
selves in the mission, and when Santa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
STEPHEN CRANE WRITES OF TEXAS
His Whimsical Impressions Of San Misunderstanding In
cidents Of the FrOntierTaes of the Alamo

the Indians by fighting the French, and
both the Indians and the French occa-
sionally polished their armor for them
with great neatness and skill.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-12

Denver WIN Hold III. pir-t SHOW Ever
Given IL tho West

Denver. Colo. Jan. ii.-Orcat Interest
" being manifested throughout the
West over the coming meeting ~
rtockmcn here during tho week OF
January ssrd. besides the National
livestock convention range cattle ex-
hlbition II 10 be held nj the stock yards,
the first exhibition u the kind ever held
Ia the country. Already there have
been over thirty ears OF cattle entered
nnd the Indications nrc that there will
De nbout sixty carloads OF calves. year
llngs and two-ycar-old steers. These
cattle are rangc.brcd. and have never
tasted any feed but grass and hay.
In addition TO the cattle for exhibit
tion II II expected that there will be a
large number Of ntockcra and feeders
here for sale. and arrangements have
been made for an exhibition OF thor
oughbrod bulls also.
large number of cattle feeders and
range men are expected to be- present
and u now feature IN the cattle buHl-
ness VIII be cattle trading by sample.
Most ~ the cattle on exhibition will b.
samples of big herds ON the range and
the owners win Try to contract their
cattle by showing tho sample lots. The
cattle for exhibition are coming from
all western cattle states included In the
Rocky mountain country.
II " expected that there will be u
struggle IN the national convention for
the location OF the meeting next year.
Among the cities that will he In the
Held for the location are Chicago. ~.
Paul, Omaha, Kansas city. -. Joseph.
san Antonin. Fort Worth and Snlt
Lake city. Denver has had the meet
inF Tor two years ana viii not be a can
didate this year
\ large attendance OF stockmen and
railroad men u expected from all see
lions 81 the country and especially
from the western range country. Many
OF the Htoekm-n are coming here for
the purpose of trading ~ wcll ~ ~ the
pleasure of attending the convention
ana the cattle trade for the season OF
1899 will be opened at that time. There
N much interest 10 know how southern
cattle viii rcll aA there viii be big de-
rnnnd from the Northwest this year
ana nt the present time there ~ a dif-
ference % nearly 81 per head between
what ,hc buyers want 10 pay and what
the Southern breeders demand. Prices
win probably reach n basis during tho
conNnnuon.
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MArAArA's ELECTION.


San Francisco. Jan. 1.-THE officers
OF the steamer Mnriposa, which ar
rived today from Australia, dlacrcdit
the cable from Australia stating that
Matanfa had been elected king OF
Samoa. THE steamer Jnnlunl. by
which the news was purportcd 10 have
been carried 20 the nearest station"
said Capt. Hayward Of the Maripo-
~. left Apla n day earlier than We.
Now. when we left Samoa no king
had been babe. Both Matanfn and
TamaHeso claimed to have been elected
and the chief Justice was TO give a
decision three or four days after We
left.
whichever way the decision went,
trouble was expected. aH the followers
Of each candidate vowed they would
fFht " the other chief was made
king. In anticipation Of trouble
United states Consul General Osborne
ana British Consul MaNHc had given
notice that the persons of the chief
Justice and his family and his pri-
waite residence AZ well aH the supreme
court are under the protection of the
American and British flags and any
attack ON them will be considered an
attack on the flags.
''Thc natives were coming into Apia
by the thousands while tho Mnriposa
lay there. Mntnnfa has q following OF
about 1900 warriors. while TamnHcnc
has only about 5000 They were all
killing piRs and laying In stores Of
provisions NJ well ms furnishing up
their weapons and getting ready for n
flght. The british mnn-of-wnr Ring
dove. ana the German Runboat BUS
rnrd, We're In port and ready for an
emergency When we were there II
looked very much ms though there
would be lighting over the klngrhip
before II was all over and done with"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-12
COMMENTS os ronAKEas SPEECH.
london rress. Irrespective Of Party. his.
Gus. the Philippine situation.

London. Jan. is.-AIoHt Of the morn
Ing papers comment today upon tho
situation In the Philippines. drawing
tho Inference that senator Fornkcr'a
remarks In the Senate chamber ycster-
day We're made by him nn the npokea-
man ~ the President, and expressing
disappointment and their diHapprovnl OF
"A possible REIMBURSEMENT OF the Philip
pines by the United States.
The Times says the senator appears
10 leave the subject IN nm unpleanantly
ambiguous state. II " In the Phillip
pines that the new system OF govern
ment VIII be brought To a test ana no
resolutions passed Ia tn. Senate can
uolye the problem. The claims OF the
Insurgents TO national recognition can
hardly hold water, but there Is no
power IN the world that would he 40
much embarrassed by the raising of a
question OF this sort. as the United
States. TO announce that the occupa-
tion Of the Philippines ~ only tempor-
AIRY would be scarcely prudent. Al
though some presidents are furnished
IN our own policy during the last TWEEN
~ years. the results are unsatisfactory.
Al the governments of the continent
have acauieHced, willingly or unwilling
~. In the fact that the Islands. with
NIL their advantages and rcsponalbill-
ties, are American acquisitions, and
they are bound to hold nloof except In
the inconceivnblc event of the failure
OF the American government,
The Standard says
ut II n little startling 20 Ind the
liboratorH OF Cuba engaged In suppress
Ing youthful republic which claims
the sacred right Of aelf-goyernment.
Yet 70 withdraw would create another
Cuba on the const OF Asia, for which
naval nations would scramble"
The Daily Chronicle says
I'VE believe that, va soon aH II can
safely be done. the United States will
give the Filipinos virtual home rule un-
der responsible government"
The Daily Sowa. In referring 10 Sem
saws.
"Aftcr this the whole truth can no
longer be delayed, nrd II win be await
ed with great Interest on both sides Of
the Atlngtlc"
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observers as the most dangerous de-
yelopmcnt Of the Drcyfus AFFAIR thus
far, today furnished to the newspaper
the most innanimatory pronounccmcnt
he hnf yet made. II IN In the nature
Of a proclamation and Is entitled; AN
Appeal To the Deputies" whomihe calls
upon Nchomontly to remove the ORGY
fus case from the hands OF the criminal
chamber Of the court The proclama-
ton concludes ns follows;
order n real and solemn inquiry.
which shall penetrate right into the
vlsccra of this tortuous examination.
" there urc guilty men In the bosom OF
the erin nal chamber. authorize the
executive power TO remove them. 20
that our mngistracy may regain its an
Client prestige.
"Rcmovc the case from the criminal
chamber tomorrow. order an immcdi-
ate judicial inquiry. You can assured
" take other measures nH you have to
accept advice from no one and your
decisions VIII be welcomed with the
confidence due those who safeguard
the French cause.
~ hope to play the modest role OF
those scntrica who In the oldon days
Hignallcd from the bnttlcmcntH the APP
proach Of the enemy, and after sound
Ing an alarm. loft II for the chiefs Of
the city TO arm Themselves In behalf Of
the common veal. city fathers. for
H. A.. q, m ','.s.., " .'t "pf,a,, ~
""' .n' .mV,l.h Mhish asl,aoH
i',., ~" 10 ~, ~. ,he tVtuiah
MN M, w ~ uein"i. TOT my county
tracy TO which I have long belonged
s III, , pu, ! console myself
MIL, MIL w 'nounht ,nht I" WIN em.ftc
,,,., i,on, w. ci-. MY Eiiet ~
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~. ~ ~ nv, l. ~ ou, uhul'iohh nv 70 ue-
10. '"',I,s Nv tne "uNefHsilcn oi INC
,dg ..une he pI.ytusten
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, W. so,ui.rs '"uiay thht men ch,eis nrc
unN.Tthy 20 cpininHhd lhcni. mat the
apin VI u.vlpnhc Ahu cohniehc.
,,,,,,. .pn. ,l "" Er.nt.st'houfcg OF
,'E huonsh w not being UNDER
"'..wsu, ,,,
a. "u WI, ,ep!y mnt Mhnt ,ney eau
~, ~ 'n.nls " u' sworn ot ftancc-
wv povr oIns.is Nhore uniform " thc
~ W ss s,i. VINO Work lcNot.uly
~, NV '"'u'' htn when exists. pre-
pan,i,s 70 nv VINO tomorrow, INC
,nhh"n r"h.s WIZ hhtd lhelf plood TOT
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CRISIS ~ MANILA.
statu Quo WIN be Ms,nt Aimed untii Rsti-
ncation Of Peace Treaty.

Washington, Jan. il.-It was said at
the war department today that nbAo-
lutely nothing had been heard over
night from Gen. otis at Manila touch
ing the state Of annifH there. When
inquiry was made relative TO n report
that there had been "a meeting near
Manila of n commission selected Jointly
by Gen. Otis and Aguinaldo. II was
pointed out that under the large dis
crctionary authority conferred upon
him by the department. and In con-
formity with the Presidents cxpresa In
ntructionH 10 use all possible means OF
adjusting the difficulty with the inHur-
gents. Cen. Otis had full authority TO
adopt such methods without asking OK
press pcrminHlon from the department.
His course IN thoroughly approved by
the President up TO this point.
y rather interesting question a.
raised by the meeting of this commits
sion na To whether " does not connti-
tute recognition OF the Insurgents, but
the general opinion " that Il does not,
tho matter being one OF purely Internal
concern with which no foreign nation
has right TO interfere. Meanwhile
the meeting has served for time TO
avert the crisis which wna impending
and there is no fair grounds for the
supopsition that the Htatu quo VIII DO
maintained at least until tho ratiflca-
tion OF the pending peace treaty.