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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
GERMANY AND SAMOA.


while there II strong probability
that at this date peace has been res-
torod In Samoa, by the combined ac-
tion OF nritlsh and American aulhorl-
ties ana tho withdrawal by Germany N
DR., Raffcl It IL evident that change
IN the sovereignty ~ the islands h APP
preaching a necessity. chief Justice
Chambers has written a letter, giving
review of recent occurrences there,
and eliminating IN the declaration
that either America or England must
annex tho Islands, The chief Justice
also details how the German officials
melted and fomcntcd the rebellion. the
German consul going No lar as to lead
body NJ rebel troops,
There II no doubt that n German
seizure of the samoan group was In
tended. but the attitude N Great
Britain and this country preoludes the
possibility Of carrying out such plan
In response TO dsmand by america,
one Of the Objectionable German oni-
cials has been Withdrawn, and the 9th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

ers will follow IN due course This &C.
ton on the part Of the kaiser was the
only reasonable thing left for him to
do. He could not retain the objection
able officers nj Apia without upholding
their evident scheme OF German an
neSation. and the latter was out Of the
question. under the present understand
Ing between England and the United
States.
hut viii England annex the islands?
chief Justice Chambers says the Amer
leans there will be satisfied with such
procedure But America II not the
only one to consult IN this case. and
tais government would not venture TO
give armed assistance 20 Britain
against the forcibic objection that DER
many surely would raise An attempt
Cd annexation by England would mean
European war. and that ought to By
nyertcd. Germany might be bought
On IN favor Of America. but not In be-
half ~ English territorial expansion.
Under this condition Of affairs II may
be thai the United States win soon
have to choose between annoxing the
Islands. or giving the kalscr's govern
mcnt TO understand that further dts
turbanccs In Samoan Affairs by Ger
mans win be n cause for extending an
American protectoratc TO Samoa. As
annexation II to be avoided. the other
course would be preferable. In the hope
that the intiination would serve ~
PURPOSE Of maintaining samoan inde-
peudf ure
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The anti Mormon" daily. spcaklng
Of senator Ridcout'a speech on Tucn-
day last. has this To Say; THAT the
church organ. refused TO publish
even "a HynopHlA Of hls speech. SHOVE
the spirit which rules In that establish
ment" n the readers viii take the
trouble OF referring to the "News" Of
that day. they will IND nearly half a
column devoted to synopsis Of that
very speech. The report as published
In the News" was submitted TO Mr.
Hidcout and approved by him before Il
was given 10 the public, The anti-"Mor.
mon" zizka should be- n little more
careful. MisstatementH of Affairs rclat-
Ing 10 Poland and TO Utah nifty years
aFo may possibly escape detection. but
not plain faischooda about the happen
lnga OF tho. day before yesterday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

charges MS serious. said they ought TO
be refuted; whereupon We asked wheth-
or We should be required TO prove q
negative. The answer was n denial
was all that II necessary. That We
have made. emphstioally, TO the salts
faction. we believe. Of that contem-
pornry.
Now comes the sheet that made the
charges. and with some Vile PERSONAL
tiles that we Will pass by. relates u
story which has been published IN ei,st
ern journals with many variations
about the alleged marriage q plural
wife 10y man who has been dead about
threo years and therefore cannot defend
himself The vuiture that thus tries
to PROV upon the dead. says
III tho above II true, the News.
knows ~. al the prominent officers or
the Church know whether " " true
or not, and W. demand an answer
from the News whether II " true or
not
That Il from sheet that says The
News Il somewhat free and insolcnt In
Its demands" n h 'inHoicnt' TO asa
for proof wher charges nrc made. u
IT, or course there IL nothing inHolcnt
In substituting question and de
handing" an answer Instead Of giving
that proof. The repetition Of n lurld
story that has appeared In many forms
IL not proof. The hcaplng Of cpiihein
upon the on, who asks Tor evidence u
not proof. INA the demand" for oi'
answer to questions from the accurcr IL
not prot. II h only lmpudcn'e.
nut II IL customary with that paper
when challenged FOR evidence % bald
assertions. 10 reply that the challenger
knows this that and the other. That IL
not evidence. It II only a desperate at
tempt to avoid the challenge ana ehift
responsibility.
Tho Dcscrct News, while not disposed
to pay any attention TO the demand"
Of tho wouid.bc rcvil.r ~ the dead.
has TO say In all candor that II does
not know whether what has been stated
about the departed IL true or not. NOT
which OF the different tales that have
been published Ia the most likely 10 APP
pronch the truth. Neither the Dcacrct
News nor It's editor knows anything
about the alleged facts In relation 10
the gentleman now deceased. OF course
the stories and rumora that have been
circulated are not news 10 anybody In
this region. and their publication In
the HinnderouH sheet that glontH over
a. I.NA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
coMMnNrs on nonnnrs.

The Cincinnati Enquirer has this TO
nay ON a much discussed subject:
one ~ the most hopeful signs for
Congressman elect Roberts Of Utah "
the fact that the thousands Of people
In various sections Of the country are
signing petitions against his admission
To n seat In the House Of Representa-
tiyea. Probably nearly all the rlgnera
arr looking Mt the case through moral.
rather thar constitutional. epectaclcH.
10 have n plurality 81 wives II unqucs.
tionably against the moral sentiment
OF the country and II ought 60 be: but
nevertheless Mr.. Roberts cannot be
easily kept out ~ n scat to which he
has been conHtitutlonaiiy elected. N he
keeps quiet himself. on moral grounds
II II not exactly the thing 10 have a
drunkard or profanc man IN Congress-,
and there nrc whole armies Of men
and women who would sign petitions
for the exclusion ~ such offenders
against morality, regardless Of con-
rtitutionai rights. but u u To b. feared
that there nrc many men In III" halls OF
the legislature who look upon the wine
when II IL red. and who are not on all
occasions choice In their phrascolOgy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Various causes have led 10 the condl-
tion which the national treasury Will
ind Itself confronted at the end of the
present fiscal year. when according to
The statement Of the chairman OF the
House committee on appropriations.
thoru VIII be an excess of expenditures
OF bs0Q0.On0 over revenues. not count q
ins the fsO.n00000 due TO Spain MS soon
ns the treaty of Paris IL ratified and
exchanged. In this contingency the ma
tloh has 10 deal with condition and
not u theory. II ~ now stated that an
extra session win be called for the pur-
pose of framing revenue measure
which VIII produce an additional $780,
100000 annually, There ~ an issue of
5000, 0O0O0o of interest bearing bonds on
which the people have TO pay total
amount OF $50 900, 900 In interest during
the HE Of these bonds. There are war
taxes amounting annually 20 at least
$50, 100000, IN be- continued indefinitely
In time OF peace, Now an additional
100000, 900 must be added to these tax
80, which win bring the annual war tax
up 10 S2i0OOO,O00,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The Dcscrct News has said The
'Morron' people know very well that
they were never placed under any
obligation TO obey the Priesthood In
political AFFAIRS" The anti-"Mormon"
shoot remarks. Snow we submit that
to the Mormon people" Good enough.
n the falschoods told by the anti
Mormon" paper were submitted onl,
TO the Mormon" people We need not
ray a word. Put they are manufactured
for outside effect TO the injury of the
Mormon" people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The term Of the noNt Congress VIII
expire on the tth Of March. 1891. The
Chairman ~ the committee on nppro-
priatlonn offers no hope OF an abnte-
ment Of the war taxes. which ase now
yielding about ti7O,0o0OoO year. for
two years 10 come. though the war end
ed six months ago. Asked by col-
league the estimated cost OF the mill
tary establishment for tho next fiscal
year, Mr.. Cannon gave the figures at
tiib. 100000 for the army and is.O00 600
for the navy, from which there Ii no
escape, I'm view Of the obligations that
rest upon Us In our outlying possess
slona." with $4,000, 600 added for PEN
fions, tho grand total IL $3.50. 900 ,00O or
one-third ~ the thousand million dol
lars which our national expenditures
are rapidly npproNimatlng. This equals
the war budgets OF iiursla. Germany
and Italy combined. II II within $4,000,
900 of the combined war budgets last
year of France. England, Austria and
Spain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Some OF these expenditures are neces-
aaiy ana desirable from every point of
View Others, seemingly, cannot be
avoided, however undesirable they may
be. But with the fact OF permanently
tho face. and with the prospect Of no
abatement ~ the stamp taxes for a
long time 10 come. IL behooyes Congress
and the country 10 consider seriously
the situation confronting them, TO the
end that the burden Of taxation may he
kept as Hight vs. possible. Especially "
caution necessary at the present time In
LIST, only $4,000, 600, inclusive Of the
800. 600 gold reserve, OF which sum
sgooooo,ooQ was derived from the war
loan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
mnAyy APPROPRIATIONS,
Denver News.

lNUN'i tNfMNH
Congressman cannon'a speech on the
condition IL the national finances has
created sensation at Washington. AZ
a result six bills are marked for nlaugh-
ter which carry appropriations nggrc-
eating tiil0Oo.oo0. They are the Mica
ragua canal bill. sis,o00.0o0, the river
and hnrbor bill. ttsOo0.0c0; the Hanna
Payne merchant marine bill. 100000
000i the army reorganization bill. tiop.-
100000: the bill for twelve new war
ships, tl3.0OO.OO0 and the public build
ings bill amounting 10 ui.ooo.0Oo.
Among all these measures the most Inn
portant ~ the naval bill. which ought
90 be passed In any event. To permit
OF this. savings should be made In 9TH
err directions. II takes 20 long To con-
ntruct "a warrhlp that n delay ~ a year
means a great deal 10 the efficiency OF
the navy. II the entire twelve cannot
be provided FOR. seeing that we have
eight bnttlcships In course Of conntruc-
ton. the three hattlcships provided for
In this hill might be dropped out and
the three armorrd cruisers and the six
llght cruisers be authorized This
would reduce the appropriation by
about So 900. 600. leaving a total Of only
tss0Oo,OOO for the remaining nine ships.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
"pEMANps" ARE Nor PROOFS,

The assertion has been repeatedly
made by the arch-cncmy Of the "Mor-
mon" Church In this city, for the pur-
pose Of raiaing storm outside OF the
State, that.
1T has been demonstrated that all
over Utah are polygnnlous wives who
were not wives In 1895, that Apostles
are whipping In the people To obey the
Priesthood even TO taking more wives
etc.
4 contemporary referring to these
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

II Gen. Otis only had supply like
that sent to Cuba during the campaign
there. TO feed hungry reconcentsados,
the insurrection In the Philippines
might soon be suppressed BY free meals
to the riiipinos. who appear to be quite
as susceptible In their stomachs ~
were the insurgents on the nearer is-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

News COMES from Samoa that the Is
landcrs would prefer British to n
German protectorate. They are not
likely 20 get either, The samoana
should note that European domination
In the Pacific is ON the wanc. aud call
on Uncle Sam.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

German legislator angrily declares
that 1T is useless TO serve the Ameri-
cans with sugar bread" OF course;
the Americans do not need II. having
plenty Of bread Of their own. but the
German aoion's suggestion to shove
nat into Uncle Sans face would be
quite as silly and much more danger
.tta
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The worst peril Of the deep" Is not
In a storm rt sea. This Is illustrated
by the experience Of the cunard liner
Etruria yesterday. The big ship had
woathercd the storm without being In
any really great danger. but came very
near going 10 the bottom aftcrward. a
collision with the United States cruiser
Marblehcad being avcrtcd by an cS-
ccedingiy narrow mnrgin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

We clip from an exchange the follow
INK story with a moral:
said n local merchant the other day:
Have you noticed the fine advertise
ment ! have on the fence out west OF
town No. replied the customer. but
n you WIN send the fence around TO
my house some day I win read II over
and zee what you are dealing In. Fact
n TN reading newspapers and don't get
much Time 10 niudy fnnrnOloay.'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The Graham. ArlE.. Guardian says
tho equal suffrage bill now before the
legislative assembly OF tho territory
has better chance OF becoming law
than similar measures formerly In
troduced. Tho governor ~ In favor OF
H. and Il has many friends In the leg.
rlatiNe halls.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Legislators Who are very sensitive as
To tho tosHltl, censuro ~ public opin-
ion, In caue they abandon hopeless
cause, ami unite on an acceptable can.
dldate for senator, seem to be utterly
inscnslble To the criticism that regards
their prosent attitude Us dog-ln-the.
manger policy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The freight blockade has held back
shipments ~ merchandise Tor salt Lake
firms To the extent Of many thousands
Of dollars, ana as the goods win come
In rather late FOR the season for which
they were Intended, plontltude OF
bargain sales Is anticipated for the lat
ter part of this month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

In order 10 get Geographic news from
Manila TO Salt Lake city. II u neccH-
sary 10 transmit the message over nine
distinct cable lines and i've overland
telegraph lines. This II counting the
wire connection from New York to Salt
Lake city na one overland line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The Dcncret News Is not directly un-
der control Of an inoendiary Apostle"
nor even indirectly nor OF any
individual Church authority except the
President. whose name appears nj tho
head Of ita editorial columns. This IA
In answer 10 a repeated faisehood OF
the daily slandercr OF tho Church ana
It's lcndgrH
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

when the Paris observatory decided
that the now century begins on Janus
ary 1. 1901. France became dlsmaycd
ut the thought that her grand cxposi-
tion. instead Of uaherinE In the new
century merely ahovoA the old one out.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Jam In Niagara river, which forms an
iceberg 100 feet high. though magnifl-
cent IL far more notable because OF the
damage II Is likely TO do when a thaw
seta In.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

ny tho occupation OF cebu. the third
city Of Importance In the Philippines.
tho United States authority Is cstab-
llshed on an the larger islands OF the
archipelago, and 1t is likely that the
Insurgents. who are confined chiefly ~
the Islands of Luzon ana Panay, win
soon see the futillty OF perslsting In
maintaining hostilities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

II Agoncillo really wants Gen. otis
10 produce that telegram. he ought u
20 to Manila. The distance between
Montreal and tho Philippine capital
might obscure his vision. besides.
Gen. otis has u preference for facing
the enemy AZ short range,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Elder a. o. waodruff's letter TO ths
Dcrcrct News. which Is disputed by a
yituperous contemporary. IL preserved
and open 20 inspection.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The president Of the American Dls-
cult company says the corporation n
not a monopoly. However. u hasn't
lcft much Of the cake outside
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

The distance between Manila and
New York by way OF Honolulu and
Cape Horn IL said to be is.sos miles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

icebergs In the ocean are more pie
turcsqne than DANGEROUS. though the
latter element Is not wanting. Hut the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Many a man gcts into trouble through
saying things he would not dare TO
mink calmly over.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
REMOVAL.

The ONCE OF the Utah Sugar
Company has been rc-
moved from the Home Fire In
Hurnncc company'a building ut
30 Main street 90 tho Dcseret
News building. corner OF Main
and Honth Temple.
HORACE q. WHITNEY.
Secretary and Treasurer.
The times., 1899-09-24

colored sun shutters. Her flowers are mas
turtiums, shaded from pale gold to nearly
brown, with white above, and vivid touch
es of scarlet geraniums in hanging baskets,
with plenty of greenery falling between
the windows of the boat. The straight line
OF white and yellow flowers fringing the
deck is broken by the delicate green and
white of maple foliage. and above the boat
wave the Union Jack and the Stars and
Stripes. Mr.. Dewar will have an orches-
ira on board, and his party will include.
among others, Sir James Richie and Miss
Ritchie. Sir David and Lady Evans, Sir
Edward Gcurley, NJ. p. Sir Joseph and
Lady Renals Colonel and Sheriff Clifford
Probyn and Mrs. Probyn, Sheriff Allitsen
and Mrs. AIlitsen,i and Arthur Dewar NJ
P. AT night the Fair Maid of Perth will
be lighted with Japanese lanterns which
her owner chose for the purpose some four
months ago in Japan.
Lack Of space. .necessitates, limiting the
descriptions OF other houseboats no less
worthy of admiration than their fellows
There is the Golden Grasshopper, of Capt
Darrell Brown a mahogany colored boat,
showing admirably her decorations of pale
yellow pink. and white. The Minnehaha
on which Nh and Mrs Paris Singer will
entertain each day and all day, is pretty
white and g!eenrboat most tastefully treat
ed with white and pink. The Cigarette,
very large, oak-colored craft, belonging to
Lawrence Stephens. looks lovely in her
Henley floral dress of blue lobelia. white
lilies and marguerites and red geraniums.
p. s. Kings Ibis is a big houseboat. all
white, and her tasteful decorations are pink
and white The Lillian, OF Dr. Cotman, is
decorated with Japanese umbrellas and
lanterns. atheaIatter will make a brave show
at night.
The times., 1899-09-24
An Exciting Rnce.
(F'rom the Detroit Free Press


Charles is the front name of Detroit
youth whose heart is set on Detroit
maiden. and who Is conducting vigorous
campaign with view TO capturing her
heart. Charles has rival, who is running
an opposition campaign that can be justly
put down as hot one. Proper formalities
are observed by the two, but each may he
likened to volcano on the verge of erup-
ton.
They were sitting in the same cafe the
other day when a mutual friend invited
them TO little yachting party, mention
ing the names OF those expected. Charley
promptly slipped to the telephone, ca'le1
a messenger boy, and then hastily pre-
pared note in the writing room The
rival had just stepped out to take street
car that goes near her" house, when he
saw Charles hand the note to the messen-
ger boy
Love car draw correct differences more
rapidly than can any logician living. The
rival scrubbed few words on the back or
a business card, whistled up a brightlook-
ing newsboy who was performing on a
wheel, gave him a card and pointed out
small cloud of dust up the avenue. Beat
that boy to this address, he said hurried
ly land III give you dollar
The newsboy laid right down to his work
and produced a vanishing streak that dis
tanced policemen before they quite COM
pretended. AS he passed the messenger
| boy above the park he rdeftly lifted the cap
of Charles herald and sent it flying to the
rear The stern chase that followed was
a fruitless one. Ten, minutes later the ri
val appeared smilingly before Charles and
told whom he was going TO take.
Charles looked iii, made sad attempt
to laugh and then Went aside with the
messenger, who had just arrived Five
minutes later the two boys were exchang-
ing invitations into the nearest alley, but
Charles and the rival still maintain a
mockery of friendship.
The times., 1899-09-24
NJ HATTON.
WOMEN CURE DRUNKARDS

use it secretly in my husbands food. He
had been hard drinker for years. l tried
all sorts of schemes and made every effort
/ could to reform him, but he seemed TO be
entirely lost to the influence of liquor and
| turned to Golden Specific more out of
hope than anything else. The results were
all / could have prayed for. and l honestly
believe this remedy will cure any drunkard.
no matter how depraved he may be. / am
firmly convinced that if other women will
send to DR.. Haines for a free trial of this
noble remedy they will succeed in their ef-
forts just as did and thus have the dollars
for the home food, clothing, and the chill
dren's education, instead of their going into
the till OF the saloonkeeper. It's certainly
enough to interest every woman who in
any way suffers by this horrible liquor
curse to write for the free trial package
and give it test