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The times., 1899-07-03
Concerning the Plague.
CFrom the Brooklyn Eagle.)

San Francisco IS alarmed because the bodies
OF two Japanese Sailors supposed to have been
affected by bubonic plague, have gone ashore
near by. The great fear is that if the plague
gets a hold it will be hard to stamp it out.
because Chinatown, which is Mongolian capital
in the middle OF the American city, is insani-
tary and the people cannot be made TO keep
their premises clean. They can all the same.
if they have the right kind of health board. The
example of Santiago and San Juan is to be kept
in mind by people who, with ten times the
money and far more numerous advantages, sit
down in Office chairs and cry that reforms are
impossible. The country at large is so well
defended that there is no wide fear of the
plague, but if it does come in consequence
OF San Franciseo's invitation, we shall know
whom to blame,
The times., 1899-07-03
steel an Element of Mischief.

Urom Inc PhladeIpIna Kec0rdl
There seems To exist in Administration circles
disposition to resent the Senatorial aspirations
of Secretary Ager a practical abandonment
of the policy OF unswerving loyalty to the Presi-
dent which every Cabinet official is expected TO
uphold. But Algcr has not changed it is only
that his power for mischief is now exerted in
political rather than in a military direction
Whether starving an army muddling a Prcsi-
Dental succession, he is the same sclf,satisiicd
and sef-seeking embodiment OF magnificent am
bition. The presumed necessity which led to his
accession to a Cabinet position weight
months ago has chung like shirt OF Nessus 70
the Executive. and his appointment may yet
turn out to have been political blunder of the
first magnitude.
The times., 1899-07-03

of affairs in Washington. 1t does not ap-
pear that the advisability Of devising some
plan by which to provide the bankrupt
Cuhans who are willing to work the farms
with the necessary implements, animals,
and seeds has yet occurred to the powers
in the War Department. And yet this is
evidently what is needed. Until a scheme
having this purpose in view is devised
and prosecuted, there can be no hope for
the speedy rehabilitation of desolated
Cph
The times., 1899-07-03
Ru.sIn,s Change of Calendar.
From the Atlanta constitutional

lffom lne Atlahla tohslltullohJ
This closes a great battle which has been
fought between Roman and Greek influences.
When Gregory decided upon the calendar now
in general use it met with opposition from
Protestant and Greek countries. for fear that an
acceptance of it would be recognition of the
papal see. For awhile England hesitated, but
finally deciding that it was child's play to
fight 4 scientific solution. accepted the new
style Russia. however. claiming the leadership
of the Greek Church, much more stubborn,
and has kept up the fight until the present time.
when the modern Nicholas concluded that while
he was disarming armies he might as well drop
the old quarrel about the calendar, and thus re-
move 4 source of great annoyance.
The times., 1899-07-03
HISTORY TO BE BROKEN.
Canadian Troops to Celebrate the
Fourth at Rochester

Rochester, N. Y, July 2.-For the first
time in the history of this city Canadian
troops will march in the Fourth of July
parade here next Tuesday. There will be
1000 soldiers in line. and it is expected
that the parade will be by far the largest
ever held here. The following Canadian
organizations will be represented: Forty
eighth Highlanders, Toronto; Prince of
Wales Own Rifles, Fifteenth Battalion,
Belleville Battery A, Kingston: Squadron
A, Third Dragons, Colonel Bourne.
Agents are already doing a fourishing
business disposing OF window and roof
space along the route of march, which
will comprise about all the central streets
of the city. The parade will be reviewed
from a stand built on the Court Street
Bridge over the Genessee
The times., 1899-07-03
They Agreed.

(From the New York Commercial Advcrtisrr)
The East Side philosopher and the Anglo
Saxon had long discussion about literature the
other day. They disagreed violently. The East
Side philosopher admires Tolstoy; the Anglo
Saxon adores Kipling Finally, after two hours
of wrangling, the East Side philosopher said:
THE trouble with your literature is that it's
written by brutes for hrutes to read"
~ agree with you at last" said the Anglo
Saxon. 'Kpings a brute. So am /, and /
glory in it,
Then they shook hands and said goodnight =
The times., 1899-07-03

General Grosvenor feels called upon to
bob up and vehemently protest that Hanna
is not a boss, but a leader. Indeed,
Hanna is leader. He has a ring in the
nose of his party and he leads it around
with a rope
The times., 1899-07-03

Potato Pingree's family and business as
sociates cannot put up with everything
he does. Since his alliance with Alger
they have issued an ultimatum that he
must get out of politics.
The times., 1899-07-03
A Rirl.
1Ernrn the Richmond Times.N

(From the Richmond Times.l
A Western admirer at Of Rooseveit's re
ceptions hilarously proclaimed: ''Teddy's
bird Very likely he remembered the round
robin.
The times., 1899-07-03

Alger is now trying to repudiate Pin
gree. We fear the reputation has come
too late to save Pingree.
The times., 1899-07-03

When the official composition of the
new volunteer army is completed we hope
the critics of the Administration will not
have cause to characterize our trouble in
the Orient as the war between Michigan
and the Philippines.
The times., 1899-07-03

Readers Of TIE TINES who may at any time
be uuable to procure copies of it at any news
stand o- rsilr3ad station. on railroad trains,
will confer favor upon the management by
sending TO this offiIe informRtiun OF the fact
MONDAY. JULY 3. 1899.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
leeALIzlNe THE FRAUD.

There are a few gold standard news
papers in this country which insist that
the Republican party would be full
nning its promises and living up to its
privileges by simply leaving the ex-
isting gold standard alone.
One Of these, the New York Sun,
than which there is no more radical
champion of gold. said at the assem-
bling of the present congress: What
ever this congress proposes to do, it
will propose in vain if it starts out TO
do anything of that sort more than has
been done already. Already gold is the
legal standard. and it cannot be made
any more the standard by the next
congress"
Gold is the standard by an act of
omission rather than by authority of
law. That the omission was inten-
tional. that the crime was committed
with deliberate design upon the people
and their interests. is evidenced by the
endorsement given The characterization
of silver by the Republican party to-
day
The pending measure should be en-
titled "A bill Tor an act legalizing an
act Of fraud perpetrated upon the Am
erican people twenty-six years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
A Name That stumped the Tagals.
Philadelphia Post


Major Samuel B. Jones of the regular
army is now quarteImaster at Boston.
He served with distinction until re-
Gently in the Philippines.
A curious local custom in Luzon au-
tboriZes native to take and use a
foreign name. generally Spanish, in ad-
dition to his own Tagal Datronymic.
This accounts for the multitude of such
sDnorous names as "Agramonte," 'Uri-
arte" and ''Polobieja-"
The major had won the gratitude OF
a native, who announced his determi-
nation to adopt the American family
name of Jones before it occurred TO
him that there is no equivalent for ~
in either Spanish or Tagal- He had it
written out for him by a soldier, TO
whom he gave a box of cigars for the
trouble, and then departed from the
camp. Some time afterward the native
came into camp and was addressed by
his new name. He looked worried, and
called his interlocutor aside and eX-
DiaTned TO him his troubles.
Please don't call me by that name"
he said, plaintively. You see, l took
that written name home to my village
and showed il 20 my relatives. They
were very much pleased. but when they
tried to read it no two pronounced 1t
alike. Rather than have trouble in the
family, 1 am looking for brave Amer
lean whose name is comprehensive"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
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EDITOR BILLS CHANGE.

a Chicago dispatch 10 the San Francisco
Examiner says:
Editor William NJ Glasmann Of the og-
den Standard. heretofore one of Rob-
erts' staunchest supporters. announced
here today that he and his paper would
hereafter entirely repudiate the polysa-
mist's efforts for recognition as congress
man. He said:
Roberts is not fighting for his church.
He is thinking only OF himself. His anX-
ioty TO be a congressman is greater than
his anxiety for. his wives. and children or
his devotion 10 his religion. If he had
been sincere in MS belief in the righteous
ness of pOiygasny he would have admit
ted before tie congressional committee
that he is living with and supporting
more than one woman. But he throws
aside the argument that he is doing the
manly thing in not casting on the wo-
men whom he swore to protect before it
was a crime and depends on miserable
technicalities. forcing his prosecutors to
prove that he has more than one wife. He
has placed himself in 4 bad light
The Daily Standard. although a Eepub-
licaH newspaper. edited by : GENTLE mas
supported Roberts in this controversy, be-
iieVing his was 4 just claim. Now Il re-
puditos him. 1 drops his fight altogether;
but il viii still advocate the right of Nor
mons 10 continue their relation TO poiys-
amous wives married before the ban was
put on Delygamy by the supreme courts
affirmation Of the Edmunds-Tucker laws
constitutionaiity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

A we'll filled house at the Salt Lake
theatre last night greeted the Univer7
sity Dramatic club in their first pre-
sentation of THE Weaker Sex by
Pinero. The play is a satire on women's
suffrage, and the points made were
keenly enjoyed by the audience There
were many evidences of good will and
friendliness during the progress of the
performance, and some handsome now-
ers went over the footlights. The play
had the merit of going off without halts
there We're none of the long waits
and pauses often incident TO amateur
productions. The entire stage man
agement reflected great credit on Miss
Babcock, who directed the production.
The company were easy in their lines,
and had that valuable first-night trait
presence of mind
The honors of the performance were
carried off among the ladies by Miss
Siegfrieda Barnum, in the leading part
an emotional role, of the kind which
makes severe demands on the actress
and Miss Holbrooke in character
part. These two roles were most proml-
nent, although Miss Boyer's smaller
part stood out by reason of its excellent
portrayal. Miss Boyer is easy in her
style, and acts with dash and assur-
anca
OF the gentlemen. Mr.. Ames and Mr..
Richards acquitted themselves with
great credit. Mr.. George Gibbs, Mr..
Grover and Mr.. Best, in minor roles,
also did well. The entire company is
worthy of the greatest encouragement
and should continue to work together.
Salt Lakers will watch the future of
the University Dramatic club with the
greatest interest
Members of the "Pudd nhead Wilson"
company. were seen in the boxes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
Seeking a Headstone.

A curious story of Indian simplicity is
told in a recent periodical by Miss Har-
riet Mills, whose Indian name is Gray
Eyes. She relates that or the Navajo
reservation great efforts had been made
to induce the Indians to abandon their
custom of leaving the bodies of their dead
above ground. and to adopt the white
peoples system of burial.
The agents success was encouraging.
and arrangements were made by which
the government should supply neat head
stones. A stock of them was laid in. and
soon after they arrived a tall Navajo
appeared. He had lost his wife. and
wished a headstone He looked the COL
lection over. but said. No no. to each
che.
IF you will tell me what kind you want.
l VIII try 10 get you one said the agent.
Me want United States tombstone he
said.
"A United States tombstone?''
The agent made every effort to find out
what was meant, but the Indian would
only respond. Me want United States
tombstone."
AT last the agent fearing that the
favorably to the scheme for Introducing
white mems burial methods. gave the
Indian some money and told him to go
and buy the kind of gravestone he liked.
Some time afterward party of hunters
came in to the agency. They had been to
the lodge of the tall Navajo who had lost
his wife. and had seen her grave, and at
the head of it was posted-a gaudy red
and white BARRIERS pole,
This was the Navajo's idea of United
States tombstone. 1t was as near as he
could come to a grayeStone bearing the
national colors. and as he was q very
patriotic Indian, he was content
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
GLOOM IN ENGLAND.

There IS gloom in Great Britain
over the reverses of the army in South
Africa The people are full OF fight
The army is net discouraged. But
English statesmen see serious trouble
ahead. Men who know the empire
best, who are in .ouch with the gov
eminent and understand its relations
with other powers. are anxious every
day TO know what the morrow Will
bring forth.
1t isn't that they doubt their ability
to whip the Beers but they have mis-
calculated the ease with which the
task could be done. These reverses,
these defeats-the results of such
AIeekoring-are having an influence on
international politics that English
Statesmen dread. And this is affecting
the finances of the empire in a way
shat in51res trade aid industry, and
casts the people down.
The indirect results OF war, as we
have learned by bitter experience in
this republic are more distressing and
far-reachins in the injuries inflicted
than are the ace@al suGerings directly
caused BY armed conflict
There is financial panic threatened.
IL is reported shat England has had
% kue.ii:a.e herself by going to
i,uss:c for relief. It is said that Ger
many added 70 her humiliation by re-
frsirE financial aiJ. London is
aroused 10 the gravity cf tho situation.
The troubles In the 1ransvaal are not
more serious than those elsewhere.
Between trying 10 avert financial dis
aster at home ard prevent military
faii1re abroad the wise men of Eng
land are sove:y tried. Then the danger
OF foreign interference grows with each
sueccsS OF the Beers. Russia is agitat-
ing an uprising IN India and France
has begun the spoliation OF China
Coaiiacrcc IN Chamberlain is entire
+ shaken. Ills retirement is a fore
gnae conclusion Salisbury is worried
an5 wanis 20 resign under the plea of
failing health. The chancellor of the
excheauer is almost certain to be
superseded ana an entire collapse OF
the administration would occasion lit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
"CLEAR AS MUD :"


1t requires delicate turn of mind to
draw distinctions where there are no
differences. 1t is a hare Drained per-
Torrance that few essay. But some of
the crusaders-those who want TO ma
lign the people of Utah and apologize
for Mr.. Mckinley at the same time are
attempting it.
The Columbus Press-Post, printed in
Glen Miller's native state, which also
happens TO be the dwelling place of
Messrs. Hanna and Mckinley, satir-
ICES this difficult feat:
II the Mormons of Utah elect one of
their number TO congress, that is an as
sault upon the moral integrity of the ma
ton. But If the president appoints a
Mormon for postmaster in Utah-well,
that's destiny
Now that ought to satisfy the presi-
dent and his moral supporters There
is nothing so convenient as manifest
destiny" Like Providence, it is loaded
with responsibility. Like charity, it
covers a multitude of sins
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
Needed the Soap.
CWnshington Post.)

1t was at a department store bargain
counter for odds and ends. The crush
was terrific. Women squeezed and ell
bowed and showed TO get alongside the
counter. Frequently two of them hap
pened to pick up the same bargain at one
and the same time, and then they both
retained their clutch on il and looked
daggers at each other until the stronger
of tho two won the victory or the bargain
was rent into ribbons.
A naughty matron with an electric seal
coat picked up box containing three
cakes of imported soap for cents al the
same moment that an humble-looking
little woman in a faded tan coat had fas-
tened her grasp on the box.
Il believe / was the first to take hold
OF this said the matron in the electric
seal coat. freeZingly.
The Misunderstanding little woman held
on for a minute, studying her antagonist,
then she slowly relaxed her hold on the
box.
WEI. you can have it, she said,
amiably. You look as if you need the
soap
The bargain counter is the place to OBJ
serve how they love one another.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
VACCINATION AND LIBERTY.

The Herald doesn't take much stock
In this contention that vaccination is
totally Intellectual in the prevention of
smallpox epidemics or that its require
ment is an unwarranted interference
with personal liberty. If it accomplishes
anything at all in terrifying the sys-
TEN against the conta gion, and most
eminent authorities are of the opinion
shat it does. then compulsory vaccina-
ton is justifable.
Smallpox is a disease that is commu-
nicated from one person to another
very easily. It spreads in this way
over whole communities. People who
nave it once, even in mild form, never
get it again. From this it may be rea-
soned that incubation from a mild
form of the virus. or from the virus of
a kindred, though not contagious dis
ease, such as cowpoX, might be as eff
fective in the fertilization of the sys-
TEN as would an attack of the small
pox itself contracted by accident
The utility of vaccination was DEM
onstrated a hundred years ago. and
since 1t has been IN general practice the
force and spread of the disease has
heep rcorlpe ratively comfortable.
r--Xily measure taken as a precaution
against the spread of contagious dis
eases may be designated as an in
fringement OF personal liberty, but there
are conditions under which an a5ridge-
ment of individual free agency is jus
tifiable. Quarantine is such an in
fringement. but II is necessary TO the
health and welfare of communities
sometimes. if those who are thus i'm
prisoned do chafe under il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22

rick Henry wrote a friend. saving;
Tell Marshall 1 love him because he
felt and acted as a republican. as an
American" Almost Immediately after
Mr.. Marshall's return President Adams
offered him seat on the supreme
bench that had been made vacant by
the death of Judge James Wilson. This
Marshall declined. and then the APP
pointment was given to his friend,
BuShrod Washington.
AS the time for the congressional cleo
tons of 1898 approached. Marshall was
strongly urged to become candidate
Much against his inclination he con-
sented and was elected. He served but
one session. During this session the
Republicans made bitter and deter
mined attack upon the administration.
This was because of the action of the
administration in the case of Thomas
Nash. British subject, charged with
the crimes of mutiny and murder. Sat-
isfactory evidence of his criminality
being furnished, he was delivered to the
British authorities. Then he was tried
by courtmartial, found guilty and SEN
fenced to death. The fact that he had
falsely claimed TO be an American citi-
zen led the Republicans to introduce
resolutions into the house of represen-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22

tie surprise and less regret as affairs
are now shaping themselves and as
English sentiment is understood.
Engiand's position in the Transvaal
is regarded in other lands very much
as they regard our position in the
Philippines. Had we conquered the
Tagais within two or three months, as
We conquered Spain. the world would
have looked or il as a matter of course
and let it pass. If the English armies
had carried everything before them
the Beers would have received but lit
tie consideration from the outside
world. The only way a strong power
can get any glory out OF defeating a
weak one is by vanquishing it at once.
There is no glory TO be derived now
from victory over the Beers, no mat
ter how complete the English triumph
when it comes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-22
Afraid Of Another Lapse.
Leslie's Weekly.)


A good story is told of an experience
of Joseph Jefferson, the great actor. 4
number of years ago he played one
night engagement in a small Indiana
town. appearing in his fayorite part of
Rip Van Wrinkle. In the hotel AT which
he stopped was an Irishman recently
landed. who acted as porter and general
assistant. Judged by the deep and Seri-
Gus interest which he took in the house,
he might have been clerk, lessee and pro-
prietor rolled into one. At about O'Clock
in the morning Mr. jefferson was startled
by violent humping on MS door. When
he struggled into consciousness and real
lied that he had left TO cali order at
the Office he was naturally very indig
nant. But his sleep was spelled for that
morning, so he arose and soon after APP
peared before the clerk. See here he
demanded of that individual, why was I
called at this unearthly hour?" Il don't
know. sir" answered the clerk. I'm ask
Mike The Irishinan was summoned.
Said the clerk: Mike. there was no call
for Mr.. Jefferson Why did you disturb
him. Taking the clerk by the lapel of
the coat the Hibernian led him to one
side and said in a mysterious whisper:
He were SNORING loike a horse sor, and
Ord heerd the b VS. saying as how he
were onct afther shaping for twinty
years so Oh ses TO mesiif. ses OIL 'Moike.
it's a cooming onto him agin, and it's yer
july to git the craythe- out o yer house
instantly -