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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-15
TRANSPORT TARTAR TALK.

Captain of the Twentieth Kansas Says
His Men Did Not Kick.
Washington, Sept. I4.-The follow
ing is from Colonel Metcalf of the
Twentieth Kansas at Hong Kong:
"The Tartar is no more corwded
than other transports. There is no
cause for complaint. The complaints
made are by discharged regulars"
This is from Otis: "No complaints
were received of the overcrowding
of the Tartar before sailing. The
food is.the same as that furnished to
other troops. The discharged SOL
diers of whom the Tartar carried 4O7
are apt to be fault-finding."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
CIVIL OR CRIMINAL.

Another Payson correspondent, John
Done, writes The Herald, favoring the
enactment of fencing law similar to
that of older and more thoroughly set
tied states.
The greater part Of Mr.. Dones COM
munication is irrelevant, and evidently
not designed for publication. The fact
that he questions the motives and in
telligence of those who differ from his
opinion of the existing laws upon this
subject. would not help the cause he
advocates with members of the legis-
lature.
The lawmakers of Utah have been
recruited largely from the farming
class; they have wrestled with this
problem of trespassing animals and
collecting damages, session after SEES
sion; they have discussed the fencing
proposition and have viewed the mat
ter from every known standpoint But
all the decision they were ever able to
reach is found in the code, the pro-
visions of which The Herald recently
recited.
that "stockmen in the legislature are
trying to make it grand larceny to
steal a sheep OR a pig, while willing
for these animals to destroy hundreds
of dollars worth of property, which
might as we'll be stolen, because he
fails to prevent them from doing so.''
What idr. Done asks, as nearly as
par1 no acra,.t. i,,aJ frov,, b;e
cation, is a law that will require stock
men to fence up their 1ocks and herds;
u law that viii make men punishable
by fine or Imprisonment for injuries
done to stacks or growing crops by
their trespassing animals; law, in
short, that win send the owner to Jail
for the misconduct of a pig that es-
capes frcm its sty.
While there is no doubt of the
Of his complaint, the
remedy he proposes is rather out of
to the evil. 1t is a sort of |
justice that belongs to another age To |
punish an owner for the viciousness
Of his horse or COW is an almost obso- |
ete idea. 1t requires but another step |
10 reach that plane where animals are
themselves tried and convicted for
-respass and malicious mischief. 1t
has been several centuries since this
style of justice was in vogue, however.
Probably Mr.. Done would be salts
led with better fence law, or a more
explicit statute on the recovery of
damages for the spoilation caused by
respassing animals. But no legisla-
ure is going to make it possible for
lin TO send his neighbor to Jail because
lis neighbors COW is breachv.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
He Drew the Line.
CPittsburg Disnatch.l

The retirement of Sir Henry Hawkins
from the bench of Old Bailey is yet a
prolific motive for anecdotes of this
jurist. His picturesque and magnetic
figure is thus described: He favored
clothes of an Old-fashioned and dis
tinctly racy cut" tight trousers, a
morning coat with large hip pockets,
and fancy vest, and either a white
bowler hat or a .stovepipe" with par
ticularly wide brim. The wide brim
was softly suggestive Of the betting
ring, it being one of the peculiarities
of a school of sportSmen to affect GER
tain garb which bears a resemblance
to that of the church.
Finally, there is gooG story which
carries out my description of the i'm
preston which his personal appearance
was calculated to produce. He used to
wear his hair very short. When on cir
cult he and a brother judge went out
for a walk. Becoming thirsty, the two
entered a Wayside inn, in the rear of
which two laborers were playing skit-
ties. Sir Henry and his colleague
Joined in the game, each taking one Of
the players as a partner. Getting hot,
Justice Hawkins took off his coat.
Soon, however. the heat forced him to
remove his hat also. at which his part
ner at once stopped playing. Go on,
my friend" said he of the law; why
do you stop" Il don't mind being
said the man, with his
eyes fixed on the judges closely
cropped head, but I'm 'anged if 1 be
a-Soin' to play skittles with a ticket
of-leaVe man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
RESOURCEF VI MEN.

The story of Louis Voight published
IN yesterdays Herald, is a fair illus.
f-ation Of the resourcefulne:ss of the
average westerner.
Louis is Vernal teamster. whose
route lies between the METROPOLIS q.
Ashley valley and Griffin's sawniII on
Taylor mountain. One night recentIy
Louis camped in an old cabin bv +ba
~ayside. The structure caught fire and
Louis escaped. saving only his life and
q red sweater.
Now, it isn't the coat that makes the
man, by any means. This is an axiom
the truth Of which is never questioned
IN these days of dress reform and fin
de steele females. We all wear coats.
In the wheeling season we all wear
sweaters.
But there are those who insist that
while the coat doesn't make the man
it's the trousers. Nor is this a rule
without exceptions. For Louis Voight
was none the less a man when he
thrust his lower extremities through
the sleeves of that red sweater and
started on his way rejoicing. Many a
man would have deserted the highway.
abandoned his trip and either made his
way nome by night or fed into the for
ess, away from the baunts of human
ity to live on herbs and become a wild
man
But Louis was made of steFner stuff.
as the frequenters of that highway had
ample opportunity TO note during the
remainder Of his journey. He wore mis-
single garment and showed his indie
pendence. If horses SHE'D and men fed
before him in terror, he was conscious
only Of pursuing the even tenor OF his
way. If the mill hands were foolish
enough to climb the tallest trees at his
approach and the magpies hid their
heads under their wings in silly shame,
what relief had Louis to offer them?
His pants were gone. Fire had con-
sumed them. He was thankful that his
sweater was spared him, and why
shouldn't others take a similar view of
the matter? So he loaded his wagon
with rough. unsympathetic boards and
started back to Vernal.
His reception there is left to the i'm |
agination Of the reader. He was prob |
ably met by prudish authorities at the |
outskirts of the city; for people get SO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
Kipline As a Rennrter.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.)
81 see the papers are reviving the
story of Rudyard Kipling's San Fran
cisco experience in journalism" re-
marked a reporter who is familiar with
the traditions of the coast, but they
have it all wrong. The facts were sim
ply these: Kipling struck Frisco when
he was Overburdened with neither
money nor fame, and applied at one of
the morning papers for a job. The city
editor was not much impressed with
his appearance. but he happened to
need help and gave him a chance on
the force. The first assignment he got
was to write up mercantile failure,
which he did in his own peculiar style
He made no reference to the assets or
liabilities or any of the other essential
facts, but confined himself chiefly to a
striking pen portrait of the bankrupt,
whom he depicted as an oleaginous
rascal. ripe for q cell. When the city
editor read the copy he came near hav-
ing fit. Here. you man with spec
tacles! he bawled. whoever told you
you was a journalist must have been
joking. Go and try shoemakingr That
was the way the creator OF Mulvaney
came to be fired, and I was never able
TO see exactly where the joke came in.
There are plenty of great literary art
SITS who wouldn't be worth their salt
on a daily paper, and Kipling belongs
to that category. He was bounced,
and ought to have been bounced, and
would be bounced again if he turned
up 'incog' and took a staff assignment
Robert Louis Stevenson had almost the
same experience in San Francisco in
his youthful days. He sent some of
his manuscript to one of the papers,
and it was promptly turned down as
rot. He used to say after
ward that the episode gave him great
respect for the sagacity of California
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
LIBERAL POLICY IN ENGLAND

Leaders of the Liberal party in Eng
land, including those of all factions,
Rosebery and Harcourt, Bannerman
and AIorley,i are hopeful of avoiding a
clash with other nations in the adjust
ment of present differences.
All parties feel that the fullest use
should be made of the occasion of the
generous impulses of the car to re-
place the present jangles and jealousies
between Great Britain and Russia in
Asia, by a permanent working agree
ment.
And in Africa, where trouble has
been brewing with France and the
Beers, England is disposed to proceed
cautiously. There is no doubt of the
government backing up the gigantic
schemes of Cecil Rhodes. but the mis-
takes of, that rash colonizer will serve
as danger signals. He will be fol-
lowed slowly, and every step taken
will be fully sanctioned before another
is ventured. Mr.. Asquith, one of Lord
chief lieutenants, declared
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04

4 IN recent interview that the Liberals
were not prepared to sanction imperial
credit off-hand to the whole Cape-to-
Cairo scheme.
But Rhodes has never asked that. He
is too shrewd TO over-tax the confidence
and encouragement the English people
have reluctantly given him. What he
has asked is an imperial guarantee on
the sum necessary to build a further
link in the Cape-to-Cairo railway.
namely, from Bulawayo for $50 miles
north to Zambesi. The cabinet has
practically assented to this. He wants
but one link completed at a time. In
any event he knows better than to ask
for more When the road from Bula-
wayo TO Zambesi is in running order.
he will ask for another imperial guar
antee for an extension of the road to
Lake Tanganyika. The rest will be
easy, comparatively.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
FIRE AND POLICE.

The fire and police bill favored by the
city council is Objectionable in these
particulars:
l. 1t does not provide for life ten
ure of office for Arthur Pratt.
.. It deprives certain attorneys Of a
line OF lawsuits that were practically
unknown in Utah before the Inaugural
ton of the present system.
3. It prevents the establishment by
a machine boss, of a secret service bu-
reau for the intimidation of people.
4. It deprives the taxpayers of the
pleasure of paying for department
wars and consequent double salaries.
5. 1t contains no provision for here1-
itary succession in the chieftaincy.
6. Its enactment will dampen the
sheet across the way with briny tears
and choke its press with heartrending
sobs.
How can the legislature cause such
anguish?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
REMEMBER THE WARNING.

Democrats should not forget the
notes of warning sounded from the
Republican camp by Representatives
WEIGH and Richards.
For three weeks the Republican
members of the legislature have
watched the Democrats fighting
among themselves. 1t has furnished
the Republicans of the state some
amusement and considerable political
capital. But they are tired of the fun
and believe that they are sufficiently
supplied with campaign material.
We have felt that we owed a duty
to our party. but, sir. we also owe a
duty TO the state" said Mr. Welch.
Furthermore, he has served notice
On the Democratic members that the
Republicans may vote for n Democrat
for the sake of peace. for the sake of
business, for the sake of the state.
I'VE are under reproach before the
people of this state for the unwarrant-
able and ineXcusable waste of time and
the peoples money" said Mr. Rich
ards. and while 1 feel keenly this re-
proach as member of the minority,
yet, Mr.. President, 1 contend that the
infinitely greater reproach rests upon
the members of the majority of this
BODY"
And Representative Richards like
wise served notice upon the members
of the majority that the contest would
have to be finished soon or the Repub-
licans would feel in duty bound to take
a hand. He said:
There has up to this time, Mr.. Pres
ident, been no disposition upon the
part of the minority TO interfere with
the purposes of the majority in the
election of a United States senator,
but, as has been stated already upon
the floor "a FESTIVE spirit is being mani
fest in our ranks. We have been pa
tent, and 1 now serve notice upon the |
majority of this body that patience |
ceases TO be virtue"
Are Democrats deaf, that another I
day has been allowed to go by with |
out the slightest disposition shown to |
heed these warnings?
Why should q, condition be continued, |
the very nature of which seems to in
vite the interference OF an opposition
party? When its unnecessary continu-
alton appears TO challenge reluctant
And they certainly have
shown most commendable disposition
to keep out OF this Democratic fight
for three weeks and siXty-nine ballots.
No further excuse should be offered
Tor Republicans to taunt members Gc
The majority with their inability to get
iown 10 business.
No matter VINO may be elected, the
'ull responsibility rests upon the DEM
,cratic party. When it placed two
birds of the members of the present
legislature where they are, it assumed
hat responsibility.
1t cannot escape that responsibility.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
PEOPLE GROWING IMPATIENT.

Sixty-nine ballots have been taker
by the Utah legislature. in a vain at
tempt to elect a United States sena-
tor.
January has slipped away and Feb
ruary is here; but the joint assembly
continues to meet and adjourn with
out results.
The responsibility for this delay rests
upon the Democratic party. The peo-
PIE Will hold it to an accounting.
Republicans are already making cap
itaI out of the senseless struggle be-
tween partisans of one party who
ought to get together and fight it out
among themselves.
Then what is the matter with Demo-
Gratis? Are they so taken up with in
dividuals that they forget the organi-
cation?
Does any senatorial candidate esti-
mate himself SO far above his party
that he would stand in the way of a
party caucus, where party differences
may be adjusted in the privacy of party
council, away from the eyes and ears
of other and unfriendly political or
CARNATIONS?
Let Democrats remember that the
party is greater than any member of
it; that the majority is bigger than
any minority faction; that the good of
the organization should always be held
paramount to the ambitions of any can
didate
1t would be advisable for Democrats
In the legislature to canvass the situa-
tion thoroughly in order to see if any
senatorial candidate stands in the way /
of an early and amicable settlement of
any or all party differences at a purely |
Democratic meeting.
If they ascertain that there are men
who would rather maintain an open
breach than undertake a peaceful solu-
ton of the difficulty. it were well to
inquire into the motive.
The candidate whose hunger for Office
outweighs his desire for harmony in the
party should be shown up in his pro-
per light.
1t is time to talk plain-in private. if
possible-in public, if necessary.
1t is time to elect a senator and get
down to business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04

Representative O'Ncil is not to be In
Inundated by the Tribune. Its Nernnl
editorial writer, whose fearful concern
over The Herald's prospects in Uintah
county is we'll understood among the
Democrats of that section, has been de-
nouncing Mr. O'Neil in language not
unlike that which the organ employs
on its editorial page-language that is
misrepresentation, discourteous. unpro-
fessionaI and childish. 1t almost leads
one to conclude that its Vernal dis
patches. which contain no news, moth
ing but comment, are written at the
Tribune office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES
"Call Me Nelse.,
Washinrton StarO

(WdSn1nSlOn STAR
81 heard a story on General Miles tn,
other day." said Samuel Q. Morgan o.
New York Il think that it came
straight, and Will give it as it was told
TO me by an officer on the generals
staff who accompanied him on the
| Porto Rican expedition.
General Miles is, 1 understand. a
hard man to approach, and his official
position as the head of the United
states army naturally commands re-
spect from those who come in contact
with him.
a day after the general landed in
Porto Rico one of his ordec-iies was
taken sick with fever and had to go to
the hospital \ new man was called
for, and a private from a western regi-
ment was detailed TO take the place.
The recruit who showed up at head
quarters came from somewhere up on
the great lakes, and, ! think, belonged
to a Wisconsin volunteer regiment
anyhow, TO state it mildly. ne was the
greenest and most self-important Re
cruit 1 ever saw. Along with his early
schooling he must have read the clause
in the Declaration of Independence that
runs to the effect that all men are free
and equal. and he bore himself accord
ingly.
"The morning after he was detailed
General Miles was holding q consulta-
ton at headquarters with some of the
big officers of his command. The gen
eral called for an orderly TO run an i'm
portant errand. and the gentleman
from Wisconsin sauntered in. made a
pass at his hat with his lett hand for
a salute, and CALCULATED:
Well. Miles, what is it?'
IF the Spaniards had dropped a shell
in our midst it would have hardly sur
prised US more. At first General Miles
face grew black as thunder. and then
his scOwl changed into a quizZical smile
Don't call me Miles. Call me Nelse.
Miles Is so formal, you know
The gentleman from Wisconsin had
meanwhile. realized from the express
sions on our faces what he had done,
and with General Miles answer became
the most confused man I ever saw.
Some one else ran his errand-a regu-
lar, l think-and the hero of my story
was never seen at headquarters again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
SNOW IN THE ARID REGION.

AS we look out over the valleys buried
in snow, or up towards the mountain
ranges where every canyon, crack and
crevice is packed with preserved mois-
ture, it is not clear what is meant by
referring to this as AN arid region
Travellers who pass through the sec
ton or gaze from the windows of
snow-bound trains across the whitened
landscapes are apt to inquire of the
porter how many miles distant is the
arid region
I'D in the mountains are mammoth
nests where the storm bird of nature
lays the eggs from which the prosperity
of the farms are hatched-the great
white snowballs. that open under the
heat of the summer sun and gladden.
the earth below
This is one of the grandest regions
in the world. There is no place be-
tween the two oceans that offers so
much encoura cement 10 farmers. The
storage of water for irrigation purposes
is assured. There is no section whose
mineral resources present such varied
and splendid opportunities for the in
vestment of capital
To be sure there is a strong effort be-
ing made just now to discourage enter
prise and create distrust in the minds
of outside capitalists. but the people
are all right. the state is all right, the
courts are enforcing the laws. the peo-
pie are obeying them as faithfully as
any people ever did under the same
cOnditions-for Utah is new state
with problems of her own to solve; and
there is no occasion for the distrust To-
cal agitators are trying to create.
The most arid part of the region is
the dry bones which the malcontents |
are shaking, the simeon they call |
storm, the wind of passion by which |
they are trying to blow dust into the
eyes of eastern people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04

Representative WEIGH has heard the
mutterings among the people over the
dilatory tactics pursued in the sena-
torial election in Utah. 1t means the
gathering of a thunder storm of which
he says: ut will sweep the valleys OF
Utah from the north to the south and
will bury some of the members on the
other side of the house so deep that
they will never get out. And should
you ask why? I say because they re-
fuse to now do their duty" Why
should Democrats offer excuses and
opportunities for such remarks from
Republicans?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

Tonight at the Unity church Jewish
synagogue occurs the concert of the
Chicago Lady Quartette, which is an
event of importance to all lovers of
music The quartette is one of the best
in the country and owing TO the good
impression made on its previous visit,
will no doubt draw a large audience.
. p
The Euterpe club will meet at the
Ladies Literary club tonight, and will
devote the evening 10 study of British
compoSers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04

excited that they often send a police
man where a clothier is needed. At all
events, this mountaineer not only
showed characteristic disregard for
conventionalities, but the hardihood
and resourcefulness of the tea1nster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
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You really don't know what COM
Portable travelling is if you have
never travelled via the Burlington.
Holds the Worlds record for long
distance fast running 1925 miles,
/ Loaf minutes.
The Burlington Route is 1887
miles long-nearly one-third the dis
t?nce round the world.
Offers a wider choice of routes than
any other line, to and from Chicago,
st. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City and all
eastern points.
Two through trains each way daily.
Vestibuled buffet smoking library
cars, Pullman sleeping cars, reclining
chair cars (seats free) coaches. Fin
est dining car service in the world.
Dining cars operated on the cafe
plan; that is, you pay only for what
you order.
Tickets at offices of connecting lines.
I. A. BENTON, Ticket Agent, Z. G.
W. Ry., Dooly Block
R. z. NESLEN, Travelling Pass. and
Freight Agent.
w. F. M'MILLAN, Gen. Agt.
214 S. W. Temple ST., Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Yesterdays Observations at the Local
Office of the Weather Bureau.
Salt Lake CitY. Utah. Feb.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 3, 1899
Mean temperature, 20 degrees; departure
from normal minus 20 degrees; maximum
temperature, . degrees; minimum tenn
perature. II degrees; accumulated de-
nciency OF temperature since first OF the
month, IL degrees; accumulated excess OF
temperature since Jan / ia degrees:
total precipitation Gnches and hundred
t2s). rs inches; departure from normal
plus II inches; accumulated excess OF
precipitation since ilrst OF the month Sc
inches; accumulated deficiency OF IRE
cipltauon since Jan. ], "a inches
Following is the forecast of the weather
for today; Partly cloudy; stationary tenn
perature- l. II. MURDOCH,
Section Director.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
A Wise Giant.
Puck.I

"Who are your" roared the giant. in a
terrible voice.
My name" replied the stripping. sis
Jack
'Jack?' faitered the giant. now thor
euSfly frightened. IF you pleasS, young
man, / would be glad to sign a protocol"
For he was well versed in folklore and
he knew the inevitable result OLA con-
flict between any giant and any STRIPPING
rejoicing in the name of Jack.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
The Skeleton.
indianapolis Journal.)


Can We Afford" he faltered. sadly. Ito
have skeleton in our closet?''
AS for the woman. she went, for they
were indeed wretchedly poor: but she was
not, therefore, altogether unresourceful.
= I've might keep IL in the hall and use it
for a hat-rack. she exclaimed, for her
mind was giving way under the constant
eff5rt to practice economy.