The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-01

the Russian troops will be withdrawn
The scare anent Russian troops con-
GENERATING in Afghanistan apparently
arose from this movement IN the oil
rection Of Turkey in Asia Minor, and
Afghanistan has passed into the cate
CORY of peaceful, undressing spheres.
Russia Is Busy.
With all these reports. to say Moth
ing of continued rumOrS of Bulgaria
desire 70 throw off Turkeys suzerain-
" and become a Yassal Of the car, IL
is evident that while Russia Is observ-
ing in the latter her promise to Eng
land not TO interfere in South Africa,
she is not idle in taking advantage or
opportunities in every quarter Of the
globe. For the peace Of the world, iC
is reassuriug to remember that the
fixed policy of Russia for years has
been to take matters almost to the
point of hOstilities and then 70 settle
automatically, the only exception OF
this in modern times being the Crimea-
when the tone Of the peace party in
England led her TO believe that the
country would not interfere
As a nation and as individuals, Great
Britain is very WTOth over the DelaSoa
! Bay railway award. The average Opin-
ion is that this is merely the latest in
stance where the country has got the
worst end by trusting to arbitration.
All the high-fiOwn prophecies that an
AngIo-German secret African agree
ment would become operative through
the decision have fallen fiat, because
the damages against Portugal are so
small that She = amply able TO pay
them herself without giving either par
ty 10 the secret agreement their oppOr-
tunity Of bidding for Delagoa Bay.
Portugal Can Paw.
That this would occur was definitely
stated some days ago in these dis
patches, but right up TO the last sew
eral of the most influential organs
seemed 10 be almost sure that Portugal
would be obliged to sell DelagOa Bay
to Great Britain in order TO pay up.
AS a result of this confidence, DelagOa
railway debentures went up to 132 and
shares Of the company TO g..
After the announcement OF the de-
cisiOn the debentures went down 100.
while shares could be bought for Is Sd,
or practically nothing, as it was evil
dent that the awards provided scarce
y anything to make them good. After
this tremendous drop il viii be a long
time before the city looks faVorst bly,
on arbitration proposals.
The Rev. Mr.. SheldOn's issue Of the
Topeka Capital, as republished here.
meets with more ridicule than any
thing else. The following comment by
the Globe on the enterprise is d fair
| specimen:
Sheldon is Ridiculed.
''The journal is very like an ordinary
American newspaper, only dUlIer. It
will be an evil day when the hystericaI
rubbish which poses as religion in
America and to a lesser degree in Eng
land ever has a large following
The publication of dispatches relating
TO the action of the naval brigades
+ with Generals Methuen and Butler give
an excellent idea of the splendid work
accomplished by the sailors. and among
those singled out for the distinction of
being mentioned in dispatches Is an
: American boy of l.. AIidshipman ".
w Sillem, who was born in San Fran
cisco, and whose mother is now the
wife OF the Engli - vice-admiral. Rich
ard G Minahan. he is the son of the
( late William Sillem of San Francisco
q 'fOrty-niner.' and nephew of the late
/ Ben Ali Haggin of New York
The official report of the battle OF
/ Belmont says: '8Iidshipman Sillen
! also charged to the top Of the hin. gal
lantly leading his men. all the time
under a very heavy fire. and is deserv-
/ ing of special mention"