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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02
REWARD FOR LIEUTENANT WEBB.
REGULAR ARMY COMMISSION
FOR UTAH OFFICER.
Selected From Utah Batteries On Ac-
count of His Record For Calamity
Recommended By Otis.

The name of William c. Webb, sec
ond lieutenant of battery b, Utah light
artillery, appears among the number OF
those for appointment as second lieu
tenants in the regular army, under the
army reorganization law. The ap-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02

pointment comes in accordance with a
request from the president to General
Otis that he choose second Lieutenant
cies from each volunteer regiment now
doing service in the Philippines one
man distinguished for gallantry and
efficient service. Lieutenant Webb is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02
"Kid" Mccoy Is Coming.

San Francisco, May kid" Nc
Coy, the pugilist, accompanied by Char
ley Quinn, the horseman, and several
other sporting men. has departed from
San Francisco for the east via Salt
Lake and Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02
OPPOSED TO OUR TARIFF.
Question of Its Withdrawal Is Dis
cussed In Parliament.

London. May I'm the house of COM
mons, Douglas Harry Coghill. Conserv-
alive, asked the ministry if the foreign
office had instructed the representative
of Great Britain at Washington to
make representations to the govern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02
Anti-imrerialistic Documents.

Washington, May 1.-The circulation
Of the anti-imperialistic documents adj
nritted to have been sent out by Ed
ward Atkinson of Boston, was officially
called TO the attention of Postmaster
Gsaszl Smith today, and the matter is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02
New Warden For Sing Sing.

New York, May Addison Johnson
of Port Chester, N. Y, succeeded o. v.
Sage as warden of Sing Sing prison to-
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02
Unprecedented.
(Puck.)

Puck)
her
How"
We'll, she demanded some Chinese ter
rItorv. and China. had the impudence TO
give some back talk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02

now awaiting official action. In all
probability it will be taken up for dis
eussion at tomorrow's cabinet session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02

Collar Buttons, Scarf Pins, Studs,
Sleeve Links, Vest and Guard Chains,
Bracelets, Baby Pins and Buttons
All going at less than cost. All
goods guaranteed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02

Always ready to sell the best watch
for the least money. We are now
doubly prepared to sell watches
cheap. We have a vast assortment
of ladies' and gents watches at cost
prices, and basket full of boys
watches for $500 each
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02

We have 100 fine rolled gold lock-
cts and charms which we are closing
out at so cents each-also a lot of
beautiful diamond lockets at cost of
gold and stones.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-02

We will sell you better Clock for
SIS, So, 81 or So than any one else
can sell you for double those prices.
We have two Cuckoo Clocks, one that
marks the hours, for So; another that
announces the quarters, for $3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12
Notice for publication.

Land Office at Duluth. MINI. Feb. 81 1885,
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his nten-
claim, and that said proof will be made be
fore the Register and Receiver of the United
States Land Office ut Duluth MIMI ON
April "a. 1899. viz:
Carl NJ. Peterson, who made homestead
entry No. 1901 for the VIZ of SW14 of section
.2. and NV IA of NV IA OF section IL. and
NE IA of NE Ia of section IA. township 50 n
Il. 10 west.
He names the following witnesses tC
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation OF. said land. viz:
Charles Larson. Andrew Staudinger An
drew Dahl and Andrew G. Olson all OF Mes
aba. MINI.
3-o 4-l2 VIM. e. CULKIN. Register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12
Notice for pubiication.

Land Office at Duluth. Mimi. April 3. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF hts
claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore the register and receiver of the y. S.
Land Office az Duluth. Mimi. on May Is. 1895.
viz:
Andrew Standenger. who made homestead
entry No. l079 for the Lots and 2 and Slf
OF NE IA Of section |. TIP. SO N. Il. ~ west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion of. said land. viz:
Carl NJ. Peterson Andrew G. Olson. Charles
Larson and Andrew Dahl, OF Mesabi. P, Q.
Mnn.
VIM. E. CULKIN. Register.
g. P. Maginnis, Attorney. Ale 5-l7
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth. Mimi. Feb. 27, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF his
claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver at Duluth.
Mimi. on April 2ith 1899. viz:
Andrew G. Olson, who made homestead
entry No. l1014 for the M OF SE IA and Lots
and s. OF Sec. 1. township SO, N. r. 10 west OF
9th D. m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultlva-
ton of said land viz:
Andrew Staudinger. Andrew Dahl. Carl NJ.
Peterson and Charles Larson. all OF Mesaba,
MINI.
3-S 4-l2 w. F. CULKIN. Register.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12
Ishpeming Strike.

The strike OF the miners at IShpem-
ing ended In fizzle. The strike
seemed to be inaugurated for the pur-
pose of forcing the non-unionists to
Join the union. The men marched
in body to the various mines and
stopped work wherever il was going
on. Iron Ore says:
"Monday evening the mining COM
panies served injunctionS upon about
forty men who had been prominent in
the affair, restraining them from in
terfering with their employees or Tres
passing on their property. The IN
functions have been obeyed. On
Tuesday morning The companies dis
tributed notices which stated that
all men desiring work must call at
the Office Of the company or the min
ing captain; that none who had Inter
fered with their EN-; lOyes aud known
as union men. would be engaged, and
that all violations OF the law. in in
tcrfering with the work Of the mines
would be promptly punished AZ the
law directs. Deputies were placed at
tile mines to prot eel mcfand property
but these were discontinued Thurs
day.
There das been no attempt 1T in
tcrfering with men since Monday
The town is rs quiet a. it lis wont,
and there will be no strike. The act
ION Of Saturday and Monday is 2encr-
ally looked upon AZ Il mistake. Hun
dreds of union men frankly admit IT,.
Many arc heartily tired Of the way
tie affair was handled and al the UNI
satisfactory operation of The union
ard say they will have nothing more
TO do With IL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12
Notice for Pupllc.tion.
Land ONCE at Duluth. MINI. Feb. 27.

Land Office at Duluth. MIMI. Feb u, 1899.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver OF the u. s. land Office
at nuiuth. MINI. on April "a. 1899. viz:
Charles Larson, who made homestead
entry No. llo75 for Lots 8, and 5. Sec. 1. Up.
SO. X. 10 west
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion of. said land. viz:
Andrew Staudinger Andrew Dahl. Andrew
c. Olson and Carl III. Peterson, all of Mesaba.
MINI.
3-S 4-l2 WIN. T.. CULKIN. Register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12
The rinns aud taze Gear.

The Finlanders in the United States
have organized a junta to unite the
Films in opposition to the process of
outstanding undertaken 10y Car
Nicholas in Finland. Even in Ely
petitions have been signed and money
contributed to the cause. They nat
urally object TO ahe exl motion of lib
,erty in their fatherland and are agi-
tating to have the Cars representa-
tative at the peace congress at The
Hague on May Is. confronted with an
appeal from the American delegates
showing the Inconsistency OF the
ayowed peaceful intentions Of the
Gar, with the harsh process Of WHIP
ing out the nationality of Finland.
Finland Is land Of fens or nwamps
and forests, the province being lA4,-
600 meters in extent, not very attract.
i've to outsiders but beloved by.Finns
Swedish Finland was annexed In 1909
under pledge that the independence
of the people would be recognized and
the Swedish language maintained,
but since 1872 the study of the Rus
sian language has been compulsory in
the public schools, Peter the Great
seized Finland from Sweden. Gus
tavus III and Gustavus " of Sweden
made heroic efforts to recover Fin
land but the paw Of the Russian bear
held it fast.
When Russia acquired the whole
province the Gar Alexander I, issued
a manifesto pledging Russia to pre-
serve the religion, laws and liberties
of the Firms. This pledge has not
been kept, else Finland would be the
most independent province in the
Russian empire. Sweden, the former
owner of Finland would like to have
the province back and bestow upon it
the liberties enjoyed by the people Of
Sweden.
But Russia has long had "a vision of
the Russian conquest of both Sweden
and Norway, so as to get a frontage
on the Atlantic ocean. Peter the
Great had this program in view when
he made up his mind that Finland
should belong to Russia. Sweden and
Norway have therefore every reason
to stand together compactly against
Russa's ambition to absorb them
and get sea frontage on the vest.
The Car Nicholas is bound by the
manifesto of Alexander L., issued at
the diet of Burga in 1909, 70 preserve
the religion, laws and liberties OF the
Firms. He is now deliberately at
tempting to extinguish those Finnish
liberties. He is making war on hui
man liberty while begging the nations
to meet at The Hague To take positive
steps to close the gates OF the TEN pie
OF Janus.
Ishpeming Strike.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-12

IyANrED-SEVERA, TRUSTWORTHY
w l5arsnus IN tiiis Stai,- to uan;i-t onr
business IN th,Ir own aRd ncaiiIy ',aptri,~
n Is mainly oiii,'. work c,',itiu.ted ~ tort
81. MY straight <!VU year aud exp"n~es
detlnit,. bsnafdc. no more. ~ less SALARY
Monthly AZ. k.fnrances Ent.ua> s ifao
dressed siarlye1 "nrelDlie Ecrbuf, b. Hess
tt1Sl., DopL. ia LhscagD.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19

other normal feline managed to pull
through, and now poses as tabby's
whole kitten.
In the meanwhile, the two freaks are
attracting much attention. They are
well made from the middle of the body
forward, and seem to be constructed
on the popular feline model in this par
ticular. But their lower bodies slope
down to a mere tail. This caudal ap-
pendage is muscularly developed to
such a degree that the kittens can
throw themselves forward by simply
twitching it. At first glance it would
seem difficult for them to get about
with any degree of comfort. But they
manage to scuttle around the room with
wonderful facility. When they are in
motion the front feet operate natural
~ and the other half of the body glides
along the floor gracefully, and with a
sort of swinging movement. When an
obstacle is encountered the kangaroo
like appendage comes into play, and
over the kittens go. Visiting cats look
upon them inquisitively, but the
strange pair seem to be contented with
each other. They are a month old
and very healthy and strong. What
they lack in legs and feet seems to be
made up in intelligence. They invari
ably retire to their pasteboard box al
eventide, and if the whole kitten is in
the way there is small row.
Museum men are already bidding fol-
these queer little fellows, and Mrs
Alexander finds it hard to hold on tc
her treasures. She believes that they
came to her cat through n special act
of providence, and that it is her duty
to see that they are well cared for.
For some unaccountable reason the
mother of these two freaks regards
them with more tenderness than is
commonly observed among cats. She
finds herself busily occupied, however.
as they are hard to keep track of.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19

surrinder or git out, when I heard y
howlin' over in the transport beyant.
"'What's the matter wild thin Tin
nessays?' says 1.
"'They's ightin' mad,' says the gum
ner.
What fur?' says I, kind of interest
ed loike.
"'Bekase they's been on the ship fur
Don. and hewitt he'd a drink of whusky
since they left Mainly
God rist thim,' says 1; and just
then 1 heard the ould Ipan-that's the
captain-swear, for the nagerS, instid
of surrenderin' or gittfn' out, was a
wurkin' on their intrinchments
"'Oi'n stand no more such foolish
ness says he. Open up on EN- says
he, and we opened up. B'ys, yeought
to of seen it. livery tonne we let off a
gun we opened a new strate through
Iloilo, till yez could throw q stone troo
de town anywhere We PLACED. Thin the
Petrol sailed in an let 'em have it Wild
the machine guns, an she jist swept the
pebbles off de beach. Thin we landed
in the boats, an after US came the
mOonshiners, yellin' like livery man of
'em owned a private shtill and was
afraid of losin' it. We chased the ma
gers out of the town and way into the
country, till it was too dark TO chase
'em any more. and then the rethreat
sounded, and we came back to town.
and when we went into quarthers fur
de night, thin Tinnessays detailed tin
min from livery company to start a dis
thillery."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19
February the Cola-wave Month.

It is curious fact that students of
the weather have long ago observed
that the coolest weather in our north
ern winters usually occurs early in
February. Icemen on the Hudson, who
fail to gather crop of ice before the
middle OF February usually give up all
hope of securing one; but, no matter
how mild the weather may be before
the 1st of February, they still look with
anticipation to the prospects of the pc
riodical cold wave between the 4th and
10th of February. In this connection
it is well to observe that of the Is snow
storms of considerable magnitude re-
corded by the weather bureau between
1893 and 1899 half of them occurred in
February. and in nearly every instance
these were among the severest.-Les-
lies Weekly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19
The Ubiquitous Dragoman.

The dragoman who first lays hands on
you claims you for his own. You will
find him waiting for you in the morn
ing. He will sell you antiques, will take
you snipe shooting. He knows when
the dervishes will howl or whirl, or
where there is native wedding, to
which he will take you. My first after
noon was spent with an evil-eyed drago-
man, whose pockets were filed with
dirty cards and letters, all testimonials
from former customers proving that he
was, as he continually told me, the best
dragoman in ting business. He could re-
cite some of Mother Goose" but knew
very little English besides. With him
L drove through streets that might have
been Paris, and by barracks and sem
tries that might have been in London,
to river that could only be in Egypt
c. d. Gibson, in Pail Mall Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19

try to scramble up behind them. Kind
" hands helped him and he sat content
among the free riders until small
street below Morris was reached, when
he intimated by grunts and scrambling
that he wanted to get off the dray. He
was assisted to the street, and immedi-
ately made his way to q doorstep where
he was at home, as he was soon admit
ted into the house He is q pet pig.
owned by dermatologist, who is max
ing experiments upon him with newly
invented hair tonics. Every few days
piggy appears on the doorstep with
bristles of different color, and it is
said his hairs really begin to curl, ow-
ing to the application of castor oil and
quinine. Recently, having been treated
with peroxide of hydrogen, he has been
of most beautiful gold color. Piggy
is batked every day, has his teeth
brushed with listerine, and sits on the
front steps with the children, OCCASION
ally strolling a square or two with
them. The fact that he knew his way
home and preferred to ride there has
made him quite hero in the neighber-
hood
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19

firm tone of voice. 'I shall go over
there at once
She went. The big gilt cage hung
on the front porch, but it was empty.
Polly Goddard was also missing,
For a week the three old ladies
sought Peter. Early in the morning,
hoping to catch him before he left his
roost, they waded in single file through
the long grass along the river front,
near-sighted old eyes looking up
through gold spectacles, gray spit curls
dangling in hopeless confusion, and
black alpaca skirts lifted high over old
fashioned congress CATERS. Anxious
old voices called out: "Peter!" Pete
err" and all the small boys in the neigh
borhood earned large salaries as scouts
and guides.
On Sunday morning the Misses Per-
kins started for church. They had al
most concluded that Peter had gone
forever. Crossing into the boulevard
Miss Lucy looked up. Against the
brown of dead cottonwood bough she
caught glimpse of green.
"Pete-er!" she gasped.
Rev. DR.. j. Stanton Pierce, passing
by on his way to the pulpit, was asked
10 CnDnD TIC ITeO anu OE1uS 1ClcE "
earth. But the tree and the doctor were
both corpulent. He suggested firemen.
Miss Jane started for the engine
house. Miss Lucy and Miss Mary sat
down on the curb to wait.
Finally two men in blue shirts drove
up on a hook and ladder truck. The
tree was dead; it wouldn't be safe to
climb, they said. Miss Lucy increased
the reward to ten dollars. She paid
it advance. The firemen ran up their
tallest ladder. It was six feet from
Peters bough, A pike pole spanned the
gap. Peter was requested to perch on
the pole. He declined and edged away.
But the dead bough broke as he moved
and Peter fell 40 feet down to the
asphalt pavement
Miss Lucy picked Peter up in an I'M
conscious condition. She put him in the
lap of her black silk skirt, and, holding
it out carefully on either side, hurried
back to the house in River place.
The three old ladies worked over the
rumpled mass of green feathers for an
hour. They tried hartshorn. they tried
camphor, they almost exhausted the
domestic pharmacopoeia. Finally, just
as they were about to telephone for
DIR. Cutting. their family physician. eau
de cologne did the work. Peter came
to. The green feathers shook them
selves into shape. ralSish looking
green parrot staggered to his feet.
Dear Peter" gasped Miss Lucy, in
ecstasy.
damn it," said the parrot, SIN Polly
Goddard
And Peter never did come back.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19
ALL BUT THE BUTTER.
Committee of Charming Young Com
pIainants DisaSrees at the
Critical Moment.

500 students are boarded in threeSlorTni-
tories. for the institution is on the prai-
RE three miles from Grand Forks, the
nearest town.
Not long ago the students began to
complain of the cuisine, which finally be-
came so bad that they could endure it
no longer, so a committee of two girls
was appointed to lay their grievances
before the president.
The head of the university is man
of great dignity and reserve and the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-19

up their quilts, got away with their
tobacco, and occasionally swallowed a
sou'wester or a boot. The sailors
finally got mad and began throwing
the goats overheard whenever they got
a chance, until finally a big billy
climbed into sleeping sailors bunk
and looked down upon him reproach-
fully. The sailor woke up with start,
and afterward told his mates that after
that look he would never throw another
goat overheard.
Arriving in Havana harbor, Mr.. Pryor
greeted the captain, and at once began
to make arrangements to have his goats
landed, but alas! it was found that the
custom house authorities demanded
$3.50 duty on each goat. Mr.. Pryor
made untiring efforts to get his goats
admitted into the island upon more lib
eral terms, but all his work in this di-
rection proved of little avail.
At last Mr.. Prior, finding the Spanish
officials memorable, ordered the ship
and the goats back to New Orleans.
About this time another American
trader. by the name of Blum, ar
rived with cargo OF onions,
and, finding the duties worth more than
the onions, he ordered the cargo taken
outside of the harbor and dumped over
board. The onions f1oated and formed
great mass resembling floating is
land.
Then the ship with the goats left
the harbor, and happy thought struck
the captain. If those goats didn't get
anything to eat there would be no rig
ging left on that ship at the end of
the voyage. So the captain hove to,
and goat in the crosstrees, spying the
onions, the fragrant smell of which all
the other goats were shifting, tumbled
down on the deck, climbed upon the
rail, and jumped upon the floating is
land. Other animals followed, and soon
the island was disappearing down the
ravenous maws of 1000 goats.
1t was not long before the island had
entirely disappeared. Then the goats
clambered back aboard ship again, and
the voyage was continued to New Or
leans. Thanking God that he had once
more reached a Christian country where
no obsolete laws prevailed, the cap
tain steered straight into the great
Mississippi. He was boarded by the
officers at the quarantine station, and
to his great disappointment and dis
gust notified that he could not proceed
any further, as his goats were infected
with yellow fever.
This was the last straw that broke
the captains patience. and, calling up
his crew, he armed them with Delaying
pins and marlin-spikes and began to
maui the goats up and down the deck
till they were glad to jump overheard
and take refuge on an island. Accord
ing to last reports the goats were still
frisl<ing about on the island, which has
since been named Goat island, but it is
understood that a petition is before
congress to rename the island Pryor is
land.