The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-03
went up to San Fernando TO accept the
surrender of the insurgent army.

l can see him now, looking like a
Deaths head, worried down among a
heap OF maps. letters and books, on
the end of his nose is a pair of spec
tacles, but as a visitor is announced he
quickly discards these. stands erect. the
major general commanding the corps.
and listens TO what the visitor has to
say. General Schwan has called TO re-
port the details of his advance beyond
linus. In a few moments the interview
is over and the general again worries
himself down among his maps. puts on
his spectacles, finishes his cold lunch
and takes up the everlasting work OF
digging away at his maps.
Everyone who has a grievance takes
it to Otis. An officer even OF the rank
of brigadier general cannot order SO
small a thing as 1000 pounds of rice
without seeing General Otis personally
as to the best grade of rice to buy, the
best price 10 pay, and the firm TO order
FROM No one else dares to take any
authority upon himself. He is very
watchfrl CT the public funds and il can
never be said of Otis that he has per-
mitted any soft gratis" There is a
story Of Colonel Barry and his window
blinds which illustrates how saving he
Is. On recent date reqvisitiOn was
made out for articles needed at the
palace and among others was zone new
window blind for Colonel Barry'a
room" The general noticed this article
on the list and promptly scratched it
off, saying that he did not need window
blinds for his room and Colonel Barry
ought not to have them. A week later
the General was passing Colonel Bar
rvs room and noticed that 1t was en-
riched to the extent of one new window
blind. He caKed the colonel, demanded
by what authority he had placed the
blind in the room, and then wasted
something. over half an hour examin-
ing the various vouchers to satisfy m
self that the work was not being done
by his order. He summoned the head
of tire sanitary department, but this
individual did not know why the work
men were putting up the blind in dis
obeyance of the order Then Colonel
Barry came to the rescue with the.
statement that he had to have the blind
and was putting it up out of his pri-
vate funds, since the government could
not stand the expense 1t has been
suggested that he ought to reimburse
the government for taking up half an
hour of the governor generals time
The situation in the Philippines is at
boiling point and people are beginning
to cease looking with longing eyes upon
the sun of freedom which they were
so anxious 10 have shine in their midst.
AS each new regiment of the new
Eighth corps comes marching through
the city they receive a fuller conviction
that the end is near and there is moth
ing to do but accept the undesirable
consequences with as good grace as
possible. 1t is unjust for US to call the
FilipincS savages, as there are many of
them who yield to the influences of
civilization and have at least a good
thick varniSh of it about them. They
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vim and many of them have mastered
il. Every day two or three anxious
parents bring their boys TO our office
locking for n chance TO have them get
a business education. and they make
very efficient clerks, accountants and
secretaries. Their only drawback Is
that while they are not thieves of large
sums, they have a rat-like disposition
to purloin little things, such as office
pens. rules, ETC.. of no particular value;
but which they cannot resist the temp
tation t. steal.
When will Major Young be back? is
the question that confronts everyone
here from the Beehive state; everyone
the major and they are look
ing for his return to take up active
work in the formation of the judicial
department.
With the exception of Frank Shelly
all the Utah boys are doing well and
are in good health. Mr.. Shelly is at
Core idor recovering from severe at
tack of fever
ISAAC RUSSELL