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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
MORE CABLES FOR ISLANDS.
Network of Wires viii Facilitate
Communication in Philippines.

Communication in Philippines.
Washington, May ia new pro-
gress map Of signal corps, telegraph
lines and cables in the Philippines just
prepared under the direction of General
Greeley, shows not only the system as
it existed March q, but also projected
military telegraph lines and cables now
in process of construction.
Telegraphic communication between
Manila and the south has been entirely
dependent upon the English cable to
the Visayan Island of Panay, Negroes
and Cebu. This cable which was
broken by an earthquake on April IA
has not yet been repaired and the long
interruption emphasizes the great mill
itary Importance Of the alternate tele-
graph route to the southern islands
from Manila, which is now being con-
structed by the signal corps. The sys-
TEN recommended by General MacAr-
thur has been fully approved by Secre-
tary Root and will be pushed to rapid
completion.
A single cable has already been laid
from Cebu to Leyte and is being ex-
tended eastward TO Samar and north
ward to Luzon via the island of Mas
bate
The military Geographic system to
Cebu, via Samar. as soon as the Eng
lish cable is repaired, will afford Gen
eral Macarthur two routes by. which
to reach garIisoned posts in the de-
partment Of the Visayas. The extern
sion southward looks to the connection
by cables of the very important is
lands Of Cebu, Leyte and Mindanao.
Ultimately, it is expected that Min
danao viii be connected by cable via
ZambOanga with Jolo and the latter
with the Taui Taui group.
It is expected that the entire Visayan
group Will be connected by military
lines before July and that the south
ern system of CABLES and land lines
viii be in operation by the end of the
rainy season,
The extent and magnitude Of the tel
egraph and cable operations of the sig
nal corps in the Philippines is hardly
realized or known. There are $50 first
class telegraph offices, manned by
nearly 200 skilled operators. who handle
by telegraph on the island of Luzon
alone about 300, coo words each day. In
addition, there are about $50 long dis
lance telephone stations in operation in
various parts of the archipelago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Chicago Brewers pefy Citv.

Chicago, May 19.-Owners of Chicago
breweries have defied the city ordi-
nance requiring them to pay a $500 Ii
cense fee the first day of May each
year. Five Of them have combined
and not only refuse to pay the license,
but have decided to test the validity
Of the ordinance in the courts. The
CITY collector has turned the case over
to the prosecuting attorneys Office,
with instructions to sue the delin-
quents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
WOULD FIGHT AMERICA.
Spectator Says Russia and Other
Powers Are Jealous.

London, May 19-''However much
Turkey may wrong the United States.
American ships are not to pass tho
straits in order to exact redress from
Constantinople, under penalty of being
blown out Of the water by Russian,
German and Austrian ships"
This is the deduction drawn by the
Spectator, which, in the course of a
lengthy article based on the anti-Amer-
lean utterances of the Listock of Odes-
sa, which deals with the alleged hatred
of America by the continental powers.
especially Russia.
THE main cause of this" contin'
the Spectator, no doubt is the e.
nous resources of the people of
United States and the Willingness ...
people have revealed, as the List
affirms, to use them for forcible
pansion Of trade and territory"
The ListOck actually speaks of a COM
binatiOn on the continent to resisB
trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20

stylish women and some American
women filed past the emperor on horse
back or in carriages.
The cars birthday (May 49,, was
celebrated today both here and at
Weisbaden. The minister of foreign
affairs, Count Buelow, and the Russian
ambassador, Count Won Osten- Sacken,
with the members of the embassy,
spent the day with the emperor at
his majesty's special invitation. This
was meant to demonstrate that the re-
lations between the car and Emperor
William We're of the best and most
intimate description.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
TWO SENATORS EULoGIzED.
BENTON and Blair Statues Accepted
From State Of Missouri.

Washingf IN, May 19.-The senate
laid aside its regular business this af-
ternoon for the ceremony Of accepting
the statues of Thomas H. Benton and
Francis p. Blair which nave been
placed in Statuary hall Of the capitol
by the state Of Missouri.
A series of addresses were made, be-
ginning with one by Mr.. Vest. who
spoke eulogistically and eloquently Of
both Benton and Blair. No event, he
said, could go farther than the pre-
sentatiOE Of a statue OF Francis p
Blair to the national capital by the
state of Missouri. TO emphasize the
fact that the memory Of the war of
the rebellion had been wiped out IN
deed. both Benton and Blair had de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
MONEY FOR EXPOSITION.
House Subcommittee Would Give
$4,000. OOO For st. Louis.

Washington, May 19.-The sub-com-
mittee Of the committee on st. Louis
exposition today perfected the bill in
accordance with the instructions of the
full committee. The bill VIII be print
ed and submitted to the committee on
Tuesday when final action will be
taken.
The bill will carry 100000 and give
the government one-half of the pro-
ceeds, placing the government on a
par with the people of st. Louis and
bOndhOlderS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
BRITAIN BEST CUSTOMER.
Consular Agent Says it Buys Most of
America.


Washington, May 19.-England buys
so per cent of all the products which
the American farmer sends abroad,
says Consular Agent 3. L. Harris at
Eibenstaek. in a report to the state de-
partment treating upon the extent Of
United States trade with Great Brit
ain.
England, he says, is our best GUS
toner for food stuffs and the British
colonies present the greatest field for
our manufactured products. For the
fiscal year 1S98-99 Of our principal pro-
ducts England bought IN round num-
bers S73,OO0,0O0 worth, or 70 per cent
more than all the rest of Europe COM
bined Mr.. Harris states that Great
Britain has never shown the enmity to-
ward GU home products of corn, wheat
-four, beef and pork which has been
evident in other European nations, and
that the value of England's market
cannot be OVerestimated-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Appropriation For Pneumatic
Mail Transmission Hit.
SENATE REJECTS IT
WHOLE PROPOSITION Is LAID ON
THE TABLE.
Amendment ia Set Aside S225, 900 to
Garry Out Existing Contracts in
New York, Philadelphia and Other
Cities Goes Over Until Tomor-
row.

Washington, May 19.-After a spirit
ed debate the senate today, by the de-
cisive vote of 80 to 16, laid on the table
the whole proposition rs.ating to the
transportation of mail by the pneu-
matte tube system. An effort was made
to secure the adoption Of an amend
ment to appropriate $225,000 to carry
out existing contracts for the service
in New York, Brooklyn, Boston and
Philadelphia, but no action was taken
upon it, special orders superceding the
apprOpriating bill
The Question pending was the conf
mittee amendment to the pOstoffice ap-
preparation bill, extending the pneu-
matte tube service.
Mr., Hoar offered a substitute for this
amendment as follows:
For execution of existing contracts
for transportation of mail by pneumatic
tube and such extension Of such ser
vice as may be judged expedient by
the postmaster general and may in his
judgment be accomplished >at a reason-
able cost, not exceeding in any event
$12.000 a mile. s750,000"
Government Should Maintain It.
Mr. Butler On. c. thought the gov
eminent ought to maintain the service
itself if it were to be maintained at all.
Mr. Caffery believed Mr.. HOar's
amendment was fair and conservative,
although there were circumstances in
connection with the Operation of the
service as it existed now that were sus-
picious.
Mr.. Hear contended that his amend
ment committed the government to
nothing except to the continuation of
existing contracts.
Mr.. Teller thought is the scheme was
really valuable it ought to be operated
by the government, but ne was inclined
to the belief that the whole PROPOSE
ton ought to be rejected.
Both Amendments Tabled.
Mr.. Teller moved that the commit
tees amendment and that Of Mr.. Hoar
be laid on the table The motion was
agreed to, 80 to IS, as follows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker, Bard, Berry,
Butler, Clay. Cockrell. -CulbeTson, Dam
iel, Fairbanks. Foster, Frye. Hanna,
Hawley, Jones (Ark9, Kean, Kyle,
Morgan, Nelson, Perkins. Pettigrew,
Pettus. Quarles, RaWlins, Stewart, Tell
Ter, Thurston, Tillman, Furley, Turner,
Vest. WolcOtt-32.
Nays-Carter, Chandler, Gallinger,
Gear. Hansbrough, Hoar. Lodge, Nc
Bride, AIcComas, Mallory, Mason, Platt
Comm. Proctor, Ross, SpoOner, Well
inGtOn-16.
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment ap-
propriating S225.000 to carry out ex-
listing contracts for pneumatic tube SER
vice, the amendment containing a pro-
vision that there should be no extern
sion Of the service until it was author
lied b. law.
Without action on the Lodge amend
ment the pOstoffice appropriation bill
was displaced by the special order,
which was the ceremonies attending the
reception of the statues Of Thomas H.
Benton and Francis p. Blair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Gould and Yacht Arrive.

Queenstown, May 19.-Howard
Gould's yacht Niagara, with its own
er and party on board, arrived this
morning. All are we'll The Niagara
viii remain until Monday, when, she
win proceed for the continent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
One Change Noted,

(ChicagO NeWs.)
Yes" said the critic thoughtfully
there has been a great change in theat-
rical fashions
"In what way?'
why, the extremely decollette cos
tune has given way to the extremely de-
collette play"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Must Have Sec the Plav.
lChloaeo TrihnneA

This is a new well. isn't iS?'' asked the
stranger in the oil regions.
Yes, sir" said the native. "They call
it the 'Sapho'
why do they give it that manner"
.tWell, they've bored down zoo feet and
bain't struck nothin yit but dirt"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Hits Prohibitorv Law.

Topeka, Kas., May 1s.-Judge W. c.
Hook, of the United States district
court this afternoon decided that the
section of the prohibitory law prohib-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20

iting people from coming into the state
and taking orders for liquor is uncon-
stitutiOnal. The case was from Frank
lin county where William Bergan, a.
Kansas City liquor salesman, was tried
and convicted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
School Is Burned.

Charlotte. n. c.. May 1s.-Fire today
destroyed the main portion of St.
Mary's school at Belmont. n. c. The
loss is estimated at $500, 900. No one
was injured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
HEARD AND SEEN
IN TIMMONY'S COURT

Although the female element had an
inning in Timmonys court yesterday,
there were a few lesser lights who trOd
the historic linOleum. Chief among
them was Jim Connolly, late of Bing-
ham. Jim readily admitted that there
was whisky in Bingham, but on ac-
count of its quality he passed it up
and came to Salt Lake for the good.
Would you like to do the city SER
vice for thirty days or SOP" Queried
the court.
No; jim was not hankering.
Would you rather leave town."
Yes: Jim would rather leave town.
The chance was given him.
John KeIla was drunk, but he did not
generally get that way, he said. He
could give the court all kinds Of as
sUrance that he would not return to
the City until the Saltair season opened,
and if he came then il would be to
take position far away from the red
booze.
Kella was released.
Matt Keaf acknowledged the corn.
He had, in truth, met it the evening
before, and he was mighty sorry to
have caused the police any trouble
just at present, when they are having
so much. He was assured that the
pleasure was all Timmony's, and for
five long days Matt will recuperate on
canyon breeZes.
Willie Synagogue was the only one
left Of the Rabbit syndicate, the others,
Joe Rausch and Elliot Cromptoa, hav-
ing been given another chance to do
good.
Come here" said the court, stern1y,
and Willie began to weep copious
draughts.
Judge Timmony acknowledged that
he did not know what to do with Will
lie, whose promises to do the angel
act fill three or four fifteen-inch doc
ket books in the prosecutors office.
This was about his forty-first appear
ance, and he had never been punished.
He had gone from burglary TO rabbit
stealing, and the court was really up
a stump as to what disposition to make
Of the case.
Shagogue's- stepfather had disowned
him. He came to police headquarters
yesterday and wanted the boys name
changed on the docket; his mother or
her whereabouts is unknown, and if
turned loose there is no place for the
boy to go.
He was kept at the station all day
and last night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
GRANT IN MARBLE
ShTOud Torn From Statue in
Capitol ROtunda.
GIFT OF THE G. A. R.
SENATE ACCEPTS LIKENESsEs OF
BENTON AND BLAIR.

Eulogistic Speeches Are Made in
Honor Of, the General and the Two
Deceased Senators - Grosvenor
Raps British For Strategy In Boer
War.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Americans Honor kaiser.

The Wiesbaden festal week. which
has become ar. institution of late years,
with the emperor present this time,
took the shape of British and Ameri-
can ovation to his majesty. This was
especially noticeable at yesterdays
flower cerse when a Urge number of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
WHITE WILL NOT RUN.
Berlin Ambassador Does Not Want
Vice Presidency.

Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press
Berlin, May 19.-United States Am
bassadOr- Andrew D. White. referring
to. the news cabled here connecting his
name with the American vice presi-
dency, informed the representative Of
the Associated Press that it is one Of
those things that cannot be. He added
that he attached no Importance to the
matter, which was mere campaign
LIZ ,,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03
Waiting for their Food Relief of Those Weak Work.
our Immense Foreign Commerce.


The annual report of the chief of the
treasury bureau of statistics upon the for
eign commerce of the United States during
the year ending June go 1900 has been
completed and will form a part of the
June summary of commerce and finance,
which will make its appearance during the
coming week. The reports show that the
total imports of merchandise during the
year were $s49, 714,670 and the total ex-
ports 81 894, 1868 The principal feat
ures of the report, emitting the statistical
tables, are as follows:
Four great facts characterize the foreign
commerce of the United States in 1900,
the closing year of the decade and the
century
--.First-The total commerce of the year
surpasses by 1919, 100, $50 that of any pre-
ceding year, and for the first time in our
history exceeds 81, 900, 900, 600.
Second-The exports exceed those of
any preceding year, and have been more
widely distributed throughout the world
than ever before.
Third-Manufacturers materials were
more freely imported than ever before and
formed larger share Of the total imports
than on any former occasion.
Fourth-Manufactured articles were
more freely exported than ever before and
formed a larger share of the total exports
than on any former occasion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03
HELP THE STARVING.
Two TO Five Cents a Day Will Save
Life.

10000, 900 People In India sre suffer
Ing, aud Thousands Are Starving.
Only Gifts of Money Solicited.
Famine, from lack of rain, is now smit-
ing millions of our fellow-beings. At this
moment, death by sheer hunger and thirst,
threatens one.sixth of that number.
Thousands are starving each "a hours.
And the woe has not yet reached its
worst Face to face with even such hor-
rors still stand countless little children,
and women, and men, whom food will
save. Thank God, relief may almost in
stantly pass, by cable, from this land of
plenty to that India of starvation. Accord
ingly, only gifts of money are solicited.
What, then, shall we do? What will
you do? In the famine districts are charit-
able relief agencies, efficient, trustworthy,
economical. They need larger supplies.
Surely such supplies can be provided, and
yet the customary gifts to long established
agencies for the uplifting of the people of
India not be at all lessened.
Meanwhile, the government of India has
organized relief on a scale unapproached
in the history of the world. The number
of sufferers officially aided is not less than
six millions. Even that aid is wholly in
sufficient for the awful need.
The death rate is by far the greatest in
the native provinces, where the govern
ment has least control.
In this emergency, the committee of one
hundred gladly puts itself at your service,
the service of the cause.
Messrs. Brown Brothers n company, SO
Wall street, have freely consented to re-
ceive and acknowledge all gifts sent to
them. Every expressed wish of donors
will be faithfully carried out, and the com.
mittee, on its own part, will earnestly seek
the best existing agencies for the distribu
;ion of undesgnated funds.
Together and at once let us move to the
rescue. From two 10 five cents day will
save a life
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03

Four short stories, the beginning of one
serial, and the concluding chapters of an
other give the August Ladies' Home Journal
claim to the title of Midsummer Story
Number. There are besides upward of 80
other features: college Girls Larks and
Franks" "The Haunted Houses of New
England" "My Summer with Some Chip
munks," "a Missionary in the Great
West" by Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady,
"HOw Girl Can Work Her Way Through
College," "Conversation and Good Form
in Public Places" etc. Pictorially the
August Journal is made unusually sumpt.
uous by the work of nine illustrators and
by innumerable photographs. Through
Picturesque America" will command par
ticular attention, and Howard Chandler
Chrlsty's american Girl in Society" is
another notable artistic feature. A waltz,
Golden Poppies," is attuned to the slum-
berous days and is exceedingly pretty.
From cover to cover the August Journal
is entertaining and attractive. BY The
Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
One dollar a year; ten cents copy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03
REMARKABLE RUINS.
Building Containing 1900 Rooms Dis.
covered In New Mexico.
Many OF the Articles Indicated CIvIIIZa-
tiOn.--RelIcs from Ruins Sent TO
Northwestsrn University.


tIon.--ReIIcS from Ruins Sent TO
NorIhWestsrn University.
DIR. George l.. Cote and Fay C. Cote, of
Los Angeles, Cal; Prof. +. w. Bullock of
Greeley, Col, and Rev. G. S. Madden of
Bland, who arrived at Santa Fe, y. NJ,
recently, reported that in the excavating of
a number Of large stone ruins situated at
Pajarato Canon, between Bland and Es-
pamela, they made startling discoveries.
The building discovered was 500 feet by
450 feet, entirely Of stone, carefully dress
ed. 1t was two or three stories high orig
inally, but now only walls six TO 10 feet
remain standing. The upper story evident
ly was open 10 the sky, and upon this the
jewellers in the building probably spent
both night and day.
But it is the discoveries made in a room
nine by II feet In size that are the most
suggestive of the civilization of the ancient
people. An old furnace for smelling was
found, near which was a large iron bar
deeply incrusted with rust, also pieces Of
rich copper ore, as well as gold ornaments
and a piece OF beautiful turquoise. Twenty
FIVE pieces of pottery of great beauty and
| brilliancy were in the room. They were
heavy, fully one. quarter Of an inch thick,
and decorated inside and outside with
unique designs, showing some degree of
uniformity. One of the designs represent
ed the picture of three frame building,
with smokestack and smoke curling out of
it. Each communal building had differ
ent set of designs for their pottery. Some
! cloth was found woven in sprals almost
like huge spiders nest.
Around the fireplace in the room which
was excavated stood dozen large pots,
each with bones in it, showing that the in
habitants abandoned the room while they
were preparing a meal. Near some of the
smelter Stag was found scorched corn, to-
gether with the bones of birds and other
animals. Several baskets in the room were
more beautiful than those woven by the
Navajos today, but they crumbled to dust
when touched. Iron knives, stone battle
axes, and polished stone refectors, and
several musical instruments, including a
fife, we're in evidence and well preserved
Many human bones were found in the reg
ulation burial mounds
In the building are 1900 TO 1900 rooms,
only one of which was excavated. There
are hundreds of similar ruins in the "a
miles from Bland TO Espanola, showing
that in that district at one time lived more
people than are in New Mexico today.
The region has not yet been touched by
scientists and explorers. The Rev. Mr.
Madden's theory is that about 500 or 60C
years ago the jewellers in that region, who
left their records in numerous hieroglyphiC
inscriptions, had been driven out, either
by an earthquake or by the invasion of a
stronger force. The relics that were fonnd
were sent to the Northwestern University
at Evanston, Ill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03
Mexican Troops Routed by YucAtan
Indians.

News has reached New Orleans Of a
desperate battle between the Mexican
troops and the Yucatan Indians, in which
the government troops were badly routed
and lost heavily. This is the engagement
which has been awaited with the greatest
anxiety in Mexico city. The Mexicans
have been chasing the Mega Indians in
Yucatan for several months, but could
never get them into a straight fight. 1t
has been guerrilla warfare up till the en-
gagement which took place about 10 miles
out of San Luis, the capital OF the Indian
tribe. Details of the battle have not been
received, as all news from Yucatan must
come by way of Belize, British Honduras.
Gen. Bravo commanded the Mexican troops,
and it is said that he had about 5000 men.
The Maya Indians numbered 5000 warriors,
and it was discovered that they were arm.
ed with the most modern equipments OF
war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03

Estes G. Rathbone, recently director
general of posts in Cuba, was arrested Sat
urday on four charges. These allege the
unlawful drawing of two orders for $4,000
each, paying his private coachman and
gardener from the postal funds and draw
ing per diem allowance when not entitled
to do so. Mr. Rathbone was held in bonds
of $25, 900.
John Clark Ridpath, 60, the well-known
educator, historian and editor, died Tues
day in the Presbyterian hospital in New
York from complication of diseases. Mr..
Rldpath's name was probably most widely
known to the country at large through his
popular histories and historical text books,
which were at one time widely used. Later,
as writer for the press and editor of the
Arena, he exerted considerable influence.
During the campaign of 1896 he came out
strongly for free silver and the whole Chi
cago program. His work as an educator
was chiefly in the West, where he left a
record for ability as a teacher. Most of his
writing was of an ephemeral character,
but his large, three volume work, ga Cy-
clopedia of Universal History" published
in loSO-S4, is a useful and meritorious com
pilation. Mr.. Ridpath was a native of In
diana, graduate of De Paw university.
and devoted several years to teaching be-
fore he became well-known as an author.