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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

10 CUBA or the Philippines this country
mad had its own little troubles with the
red man and the negro slave and had
learned few lessons in dealing with
'sulien peoples"
But the question which is now puz-
zling the statesmen of this country is,
VIII or will not Cuba prove a terrific
rial Cordelia with a generous Lear in
the person of President Mckinley?
in that island which lies just to the
south of our republic we are at present
reaping the aftermath of war 1t is
true that the arms of a portion of the
Cuban soldiery have at last been laid
down, part of the army duly paid
off and a more satisfactory state
of affairs brought about, but the re-
construction of Cuba is still a per-
picking problem. General Gomez is still
an unknown quantity, and opinion is
still strongly divided as to whether he
is patriot or an adVenturer. There
are still a number of native hotheads
who are ready enough to talk of armed
resistance to the United States, and the
actual dispersal of the different guer-
Eillaiike bands of soldiers which are al
ways a menace to peace and tablished
authority has not been as complete as
might have been desired. Careful in
vestigation into the attiiaf eSed feioI~ of
the island by the special commissioner
for the United States has revealed the
fact that this newly acquired insular
territory is in an even less promising
condition than Americans had been led
to believe. Never before has the Desc
lating hand of war been laid so heavily
on a once beautiful and prosperous
country. Diseases and exposure, want
and starvation, battle and slaughter,
all united, have wiped out no less than
one-third of the entire population. A
great number of those who have es-
capped death have been so enfeebled in
body or crippled in fortune that they
are unable to go back to their former
labors, whatever those labors may have
been. whether in the tobacco field or the
sugar plantation. In fact, the mills and
factories which once formed the centers
of lnsular activity and energy and made
Havana the seventh commercial city of
the world have mostly been burned and
destroyed, and these old time. laborers
could not now go back if they were able.
The whole island, in fact, is picture of
the most complete desolation. Where
large herds of cattle once grazed, where
sugar mills were kept busy and work
men toiled in the sun stepped fields,
there is now to be found nothing but
silence and ruin, and it is hard indeed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

garnished with bamboo sprouts, smoked
duck and cucumbers, picked chicken.
shrimps with leeks spiced sausage with
celery, fish with fir tree cones and sweet
pickles.
After this come peaches in honey,
pomegranates, water chestnuts, fresh
thorn apples and honey gold cake. 1t is
not at all uncommon to have 70 courses,
and one is proffered birds nest soup,
roast duck, sharks fins mushrooms
with pigeon eggs, baked white pigeons.
lotus seeds, ham in honey, perch, sweet
meats. the stomach of fat fish, pears in
honey, whale sineWs, soles of pigeons
feet, lotus seed soup, sliced flag bulbs.
sailed shrimps, prune juice and almonds
with bean curd. Sounds eatable, does it
nOt3
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

every man had tugged on the bride.
The horse was life size and had been
used to display harness. When not in
active service, it, was kept in a rear
stable. aara
John D. Flower of New York says
that the estate of his brother, the late
Roswell P. Flower, is worth about &c.
100000. 1.-THE governor" adds John D.,
did not strive to pile up great for
tune for himself. He had no ambition
in that direction. His chief pleasure
was derived from helping others. It is
a fact, as has been stated, that r. p.
Flower gave away 81, 000, 900 last year,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

stop the trains. Belgium is trying COM
pressed air whistles instead of steam,
and Germany experiments with horns
Archibald r. Colquhoun, the author
Of "China In Transformation has
nearly completed second tour of in
spection of the Celestial empire This
time Mr.. Colquhoun entered China by
way of Persia and Siberia and studied
political affairs in Picking, commercial
affairs in Shanghai and Chuen, Wei
Chau and Yunnan.
Cork, if sunk 200 feet in the ocean. will
not rise on account of the pressure of
the water.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11
A Man On the Spot Thinks It May Be a
Qui0SCGnt Volcano = DemOraliZing
Effect Of the Rebellion Upon
the Labor and Resources
OF the Island.

S CUBA at the present moment a quiz
eScent volcano, waiting for some echo
or the Filipino instruction to touch
INTO activity those dormant forces which
are now smoldering so ominously along
tde hills and valleys of this long dis.
traught island?
This. indeed. is question which is
today agitating official circles in both
the United states and Cuba itself. OF
late the Cuban situation seems to be
very much like Hamlet's cloud-at one
time il is the camel of peace, the next
moment it is the weasel of war, and
then again it is the whale Of uncertain
ty.
One of England's most popular poets,
who OF late has gone into the moraliz-
ing and prophesying business, has de-
claTed in one OF his recent preachments
that they who take up the task of
waiting in harness on new caught sui
len peoples in the END will win only the
blame OF those they better and the
hope of those they guard"
The taking up Of the white mans bur-
den is certainly not childs play, as IN
cle Sam well enough knows for long be-
fore Kipling pr0ffered his advice and
before an American soldier ventured in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11
ss.sE o. HAxANA's NEw PoL,eE.

grave oversight to fail to mention is
the relief work done by the Red Crlss
and other American charitable org&n-
izations. Miss Clara Barton is carry
ing out plans for a system of children's
hospitals in the principal towns of the
island, and trained nurses are already
arriving. in Cuba to take charge of pro-
spective patients.
So, after all, even though the white
mans burden is not a light one, if the
same progress that has been made in
the past can be claimed for the future
the fate of Cuba need cause no concern
among American sympathizers-
ROGER P. BARNUM.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

unacquainted with each other, but nei-
Their had any idea of the others exist
ence.
The gorilla is furnished with a sort Of
air bag in the chest, over the lungs.
connected with the windpipe. 1t is with
the help of this organ the animal emits
it's terrific shrieks and roars.
One Of the horses in New York liv-'
cry stable which caught fire the other
day resisted the efforts of the flremen to
lead it out Of the burning building. It
was made of wood, a fact which did not
develop in the dim light caused by the
smoke enveloped flames until nearly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

1T costs money to get in" says the
journal referred to, land it costs more
to get out"
After the recent KirksviIle (Mo.) cy-
clone Fred Hennon. who lives at Lam
caster, Ia, found a slip of paper upon
which was written the name of Miss
Vena Hennon of Kirksville. The paper
had been blown over 100 miles by the
wind and had been found by person
bearing the same name as that written
on it. The two not only were entirely
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

to realize that this Cuba was once real
ly one of the richest and most produc-
tive islands on which sun ever shone
and rain ever fell.
What is true of the rural districts of
Cuba is also the case with the towns
and cities. There remains only a with
cred stem of the once luXuriant flower
of Cuban commerce. Trade is suspend
ed, and every one is looking anXiously
TO the future. vaguely hoping that
American energy and ingenuity will Of
fer some miraculous solution of the
problem. The native population stands
about the streets and public places hun
cry and discouraged, and half starved
children and women swoop down, vul-
turelike. on every train that pulls into
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

but nobody will ever know who the ben
eficiaries WERE"
The Egyptian government has ordered
a survey of the Nile for the purpose Of
examining the fishes which inhabit that
river in anticipation of changes which
may be made by building the dam at
Assuan. A similar survey has been be-
gun on the Kongo by the authorities Of
the Kongo Free State.
Railway whistles infiict torture on so
many people that efforts abroad to
check the plague will soon be followed
with interest. Australia has introduced
system of dumb signaling to start and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11
ADVERTISING IN RUSSIA.

News of Paderewski's first appear
ance in st. Petersburg emphasizes the
fact that his manager has introduced
into Russia methods of advertising new
err witnessed there before. In every
shop window of st. Petersburg hangs
the well known picture of the pianist.
This is said to. be the first time that the
picture of any artist who appeared
there has been displayed in this way to
the public
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

W ave peacock
fans over the
heads of the
and keep
some sort of in
cense burning
that fills the air
with the subtlest
fragrance. The
dinner begins
with cake and
apricot kernels,
with Watermel-
on seeds washed
in salt for a rel
ish. Then comes
a group of
course S - ham
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

A writer in the Edinburgh Medical
Review declares that many fancied dis
orders of the stomach are really the re-
suits of the metabolic misdeeds of BAG
terra in the intestines. Rest, milk diet
and cheese are among the remedies
suggested.
The Times Of Cuba asserts that no
visitor can obtain access to the Havana
Jail, even upon a. written order from
the authorities, unless he first grease
the palm of the jailer with a quarter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

Ex-senator A. P. German Of Mary
land was recently asked why he never
gave out an interview. For this rea-
son." he replied: Everybody who has
ears can understand what one means
by a spoken word because everybody
can catch the intonations of the speak
er's voice, but a printed word every
body reads in a tone to suit himself, and
nearly everybody reads 1t wrong"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11
A CHINESE DINNER.

A dinner in China is no small affair.
and they eat many strange things over
there. A real swell feast lasts for three
hours, and all the while attendants
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Their Convention the Most Sue
cessfuI Ever Held by Them
SALT LAKE CITY NEXT YEAR
association Thinks This CITY Good
Place for It's Meetings-speer
Method In Colorado.

After the most successful and In
.-pchye convention ever held by IT, the
state Teachers association has adj
i,nrned to meet in Salt Lake City again
next year.
Al the afternoon session yesterday
prof. Moslah Hall Of Logan, read u
paper on "the county superintendent"
and II was followed by discussion led
bv Prof. Brlmhall, Of Provo, and supt
Porter Of Davis county.
Prof VIM. NJ. Stewart read an inter-
esilng paper on utilitaranlsm as OPP
nosad 10 culture In the matter Of edu-
cation. Practical rather than theo-
rstical training was the need. The two
we've In reality. united, except when
supgrhcially Viewed.
Prof. Kerr spoke in defense OF culture
IN the school training.
H. L. A. Gunner Of the art institute,
made some interesting remarks re-
rarding that society and the committee
I'm resolutions then reported. The State
was congratulated on the success OF the
QuNANIllluU anu q fNlNbioAiN wv ~
MS made To the work Of the late Prot,
T. B. Lewis, pioneer in education in
Utah,
Thanks were extended to Dr. Jordan,
Miss Jordan, Miss Barry, the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints, the
board Of education, regents and faculty
OF the State University, the press, the
tabernacle choir, the art institute and
10 the railroads, for courtesies extend
ed
An appropriation Of S95 was made to
the secretary, and the treasurer's re-
port showed a balance on hand Of S2l H.
after paying all expenses, including
500 to Dr.. Jordan.
The new officers were then duly In
stalled President Allison expressing
gratitude for the hearty cooperation OF
The members with him, and President
van Colt returning thanks for the hon
or done him in electing him president.
After singing America, the conven-
ton adjourned, and then followed q sea-
SON Of handshaklng and farewells.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
-f.s---s----s-ae-s---
KINDERGARTEN WORK.

BY the sanction Of the Bishopric OF
the Thirteenth ward and the assistance
rendered by Superintendent Heber
Goddard and his aids in the Sunday
school, Anna Thomas Piercy has re-
Gently organized a kindergarten depart
ment in connection with the sunday
school. Sisted Piercy Is GRADUATE
OF the State University. She also as
sisted In that department Of the Uni
versity as a teacher, and taught one
year in the Church schools. The class
was organized with membership OF
ten pupils; but has, In so short q tlihe,
increased 10 an attending membership
Of thirty.nve. Bishop n. \. Empe{ ana
the Saints Of the Thirteenth ward. are
very much gratified over the growth Of
the class and the promising results maj
viii be derived from this department
of learning. An invitation Is extended
TO ell the little folks OF the ward 10
visit H.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
NATIONAL LIVE
STOCK MEETING
Convention to be Held at Fort
Worth on January Is,
UTAlrS REPRESENTA- ALTON.
n Promises 20 be quite Large-Josse
M, smith, G. II. Wnntland aud A. b'
de Ricqules among the speaker"

The following Is the order Of business
10 be followed at the meeting OF the
National Live Stock association, to be
held at Fort Worth, Texas, commence
ing Tueeday, January 10. 1900.
TUESDAY.
Convention called to order Greenwall
Opera house.
Prayer-Dr. Luther Little.
Address Of welcome-Gov. j. D.
Savers, OF Texas.
Mayor 3. b. Paddock, Fort Worth.
Texas.
Responsible. D. W. Smith, Illinois.
Roll call and approval list Of dele
gates.
Annual address OF President Hon.
John w, Springer Colorado
Recess.
Annual report Of executive committee.
Consideration Of report
Introduction and reference Of resolu-
lions.
'ConCluonS OF lne INDUSTRY III oHiAeN
states" Five minute talks from dele
gates from each State.
Address, THE Cattle Industry OF
Canada"-Mr Henry Wade, secretary
Dominion Short.horn Breeders associa-
ton, Toronto.
Address-"The Next Live Stock Cen
sus." Hon. l.. G.. Powers, department of
agriculture, Washington ID, c.
Tuesday Eyenlng-Smoker at the Ho-
tel Worth,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
THE CHRISTMAS NEWS"
Receives Words Of Kindly Praise from
Country Contemporaries.

Willard Progress; The Deseret News
issued large and handsome Christmas
number, which had the appearance OF
a financial success.
Clear Lake Review: The Christmas
edition of the Deseret News was
very creditable one.
Mercur Miner The Christmas num-
Der Of the Deseret News was a large
and handsome edition. II contained
very complete write-up OF the mining,
Industrial, commercial and educational
interests Of the state and was hand
somely illustrated.
Tocele Transcript: The Christmas
number Of the Deseret News Is really
one Of the best papers ever published
IL Utah. The contents are OF such a
variety and Of such an interesting ma.
ture that II Is not only a magazine OF
information but marvel OF mechanical
A. iN1ftv
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
NEW LINE TO MERCuR.
Telluride Power Company Will PROJECT
It's Lines TO That Place.

The new line for the Telluride POWER
Company Is being strung from Provo
10 Eureka and thence TO Mercur, says
the Mercur Miner The new wire re-
places the solid aluminium wire that
was taken down few weeks ago on
account Of Its unsatisfactory character;
The new line is a cable composed OF
seven aluminium wires with the same
cross section as the old wire. IL IS not
wound on an iron core as was az
first contemplated on account OF the
chemical action that Is 50 up between
the two metals. The line Is about ~
miles in length and the strhglng OF Ille
wire il slow work In cold weather Ihe
work Win be completed about February
1st. Mr. Woodbouse tells as thar the
power plant IN Provo canyon u IN eN-
cellent shape for cold weather ana they
look for no interruptions this winter
About $4,000 has been expended the
past summer In extending their nuines
and putting snow sheds over. exposed
portions of the line. The ice has been
worse this winter than last but they
have had no trouble from this cause
as they ala last winter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
LIKE ITS BIG BROTHERS.
The Little MERCER Road Is In the Fashion
with n Smashup,

The Mercur Mercury records the fact
that the first smash M on the Merour
railroad occurred about half past nine
last wednesday evening. Conductor
Harrison. with Engineer Sterling ana
Fireman Nerden, were coming down 10
the depot with three heavy freight cars
They were going down at pretty soou
gait and in going past the depot the
train got beyond the control OF the
crew and dashed into the bank at the
end OF the road several hundred yards
west of the depot. The fireman thought
his end was pretty near and jumped on
the engine He rolled down the bank
and sustained a few bruises. The en-
gineer took a tighter grip on the lever
and stuck 10 his seat and came out all
right. The conductor saw that a smash
no was bound to come and dropped on
TOP of one Of the freight cars. The
tender smashed into the bank and the
tank was thrown of and rolled down
the hill. The trucks under the fire box
were mashed up and the front OF the
engine was broken in by the bumpers
of one Of the freight cars. The side
driving shaft was also broken and some
other breaks were sustained, but II VIII
not take much time or expense 20 put
the engine all right, although the ten
der is not much account. The engine
is No. 8. ono Of the new ones and until
II is repaired the other engines VIII
have to do double duty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
RAILROAD NOTES.
Now for the fend OF the annual
Traffic Manager Eccles has returned
from Idaho.

Now for the hend OF the annual"
Traffic Manager Eccles has returned
from Idaho.
Cheyenne expects much from the
prosecution Of the Union Pacific con-
templated Improvements.
Railroad offices were closed early TO-
day and viii remain shut up until
Tuesday morning,
l.. o. Leonard, travelling freight agent
Of the BuzzSaw route. passed through
the city yesterday. en- route TO the east.
He will stop at Chicago, Denver, kan
sas City and omaha.
Green River. Utah, on the Western,
Is experiencing quite boom on account
OF the completion Of the big irrigation
canal, and the Inauguration OF steam
boat service between that town and
Moab. for the accommodation Of pas
sengers 10 the La Sal and Blue Noun
tain mining districts.
Additional homeseekers excursions
have been authorized from Missouri
river points and east thereof 10 Utah
and Idaho on Jan. 2 and i6. Feb. s and
20. March and 20 and April and Il.
1890. These excursions viii be handled
at the usual rate Of one single fare
for the round nip.
The Mercur railroad did a big pas
senger business during The holidays.
They sold about $50 tickets There were
three coaches filed with passengers on
Sunday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
sPEER METHOD.
Division OF Sentiment Regarding IL Among
Colorado Teachers

The Speeer Method Of teaching arith-
metlc, which has been one OF the fea-
lures OF the teachers convention just
closed and which has been gaining
ground all over the United States of
late. does not meet with entire approba-
ton in Colorado. Indeed. at the teach
ers' convention in Denver. which closes
tonight, the committee on arithmetic
condemned the basic principle OF the
Speer method, setting forth that the
fundamental thing in arithmetic IL not
ratio. but a number series" This SEN
tence will be better understood by the
teacher than by the average reader but
ns the Speer method does consider
ratio the fundamental thing In arlth-
metic, 1t Is practically condemnation
The speer methods OF teaching the
lower processes Of arithmetic by means
OF objects. however, is Endorsed by the
Colorado teachers.
A minority OF the committee put In
separate report, which endorsed the
Speer method throughout. and from the
report of newspapers, II would seem
that the minority report stood some
chance OF adoption when II should come
before the whole convention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
TELLING THEIR TROUBLES.
ID. a X. G.. Grievance Committees Meet
Ofaclals In Denver.

Three grievance committees from as
many different departments OF service
on the Rio Grande road are now In
Denver and fourth was expected be-
fore the close Of the day.
g'he telegraphers' committee Is In
session az the Equitable building with
General Superintendent y. w Sam
ple and Division superintendent j, j.
Burns. while the engineers and fire.
men are presenting their complaints TO
the superintendent Of machinery at
Burnham. a conference OF the
affiliated branches OF the service Is
scheduled 10 take place al no later a
date than tomorrow. The engineers
are not in the federation, but all other
orders on the Denver ana Rio Grande
are associated in the common cause. II
is claimed that there can be no serious