The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-22
HOTEL GOSSIP.

man attired in the regulation uniform Of
Uncle Sam did not Immediately grasp the
I .e. that there was a hero in their midst.
AFTER some time, however. when Minas-
sian was disDOrting in the Warm Springs,
II became noised around that the hero of
Bayombong had come TO town on his way
through TO Washington, D. Q.
When the young American-born Arab
proceeded TO talk in an interesting vein
regarding everything but his own deeds,
which ne CLOSED over with due modesty.
he was loud IN his praise of the Utah bat
teries and their excellent target practice
and all round daring: in his opinion the
war over in the Philippines was going to
last IN us present intermittant state Tor
an indefinite period.
,Minassian's record reads like several
chapters out Of a romance. Born in
America. in due course he received first
class education, and enlisted at Washing
ton at the outbreak of the war with Spain.
lie was drafted for service in the Philip
pines. where he served as private until
ne received his discharge twelve months
later. AT this time he entered into the
secret service, where he speedily distin-
Suished himself and incidentally carried
MS life IN his hands every time he en-
tered the ensmy's lines. Not only did he
become possessed of extensive military in
formation, but he was the means of pro
curing milk, meat and vegetables for the
patients in the crowded military hos
pltals For this act he received special
mention.
The incident of the capture of Bayom-
bong last November with the surrender of
LOCO F1lipinOS, without the firing of a
shot, Will be remembered. At the time
MlnaSS1an was in the city upon secret ser
vice business when 1t came to mis- ears
that the Filipino commander was laDOring
under the impression that there was q
large force Of American soldiers advanc-
ing on the position Just at the ODpOT-
tune time Lieutenant MurrO came piking
through the jungle with fifty men, whom
the scout Immediately converted into the
advance guard of the American army for
the benefit of the FiIiDino general By
judicious manipulation and assiduous pre-
varicatiOn the gallant defender was in
duced TO strike his cOlOTS without the
shedding OF drop OF blood or any wild
shooting.
Minassian. after making his report to
the authorities at Washington, viii pro-
coed to take in the sights across the her.
ring pond, which will of necessity en-
brace the inevitable Paris exposition.
Robert Anderson, secretary of the Cen
trail Utah Wool company, when seen at
the Cullen last night, stated that the
prospects for the wool buyers thus far
this season were not of the brightest hue.
In speaking upon the topic he said: The
sheepmen this season are not at all dis
posed to part with their wool at the rul-
ing prices, and as a consequence we are
not buying a great deal, but are for the
greater part shipping on consignment. At
the present time it has to be pretty good
sample to fetch Is cents and the growers
seem to think that by hanging or they
can do better. The opening of the sales
on the London market was not as prOpit-
ious as 1t might have been, but at the
same time there is a better tone in evil
dence right now. Those men who sold on
contract last December and got % cents
a pound for their wool were decidedly
lucky. and this has had the effect of
makfing the balance of the growers dis
contented with the ruling prices, and I'M
der the impression that they ought to
command the same prices for their wool. "
In the opinion of Mr.. Anderson, how
ever, wool will not reach anywhere near
that figure this season, and he says that
the sheepmen are beginning to realize
ing Mr.. Anderson is accompanied on
this trip by Mr.. Snow, the buyer for the
wool company, who left for TecOma,
New, last evening on a still hunt for a
couple of carloads of wool
Kansas City has reason to be proud
of herself in regard to the mammoth
convention hall that PhOeniX-like is rap
idly arising from her ashes" said Thorn
as Wise OF Kansas City at the Walker
House last night. Continuing, he said:
while the hall was burning recently the
people subscribed $4,000 before the roof
fell in, and ere a week had elapsed there
was 500, 900 on the lists. The new hall will
be a beauty. and when l left Kansas City
three days ago there were several nun
dredS of men employed on the structure
The building when finished viii have a
seating capacity of 10000, while perhaps
5000 will be enabled to get standing room
beneath that big arched roof, that has
no pillars to obStruct the view. In every
way the building Will be superior to the
one that was burnt down, especially from
a fire-prOOf stand. The structure is stu
ated about four blocks from the center
of town on Twelfth, Thirteenth and Cen
several days before the Fourth of July.
The building is a substantial structure
and will be used for political conventions,
big gatherings and grand opera Last
season the old hall contained an audience
of fully 10000 people on the occasion Of
the visit Of the Grau Grand Opera com
pany to Kansas City and the promoters
of the building hope to go one better on
the next occasion
Wise saws that the farmers of Kansas
are at a loss to understand their good
fortune in regard to good seasons In
days gone by, he said, 1t was generally
the case that they only reyeled IN boun-
teous crops on an average of one year
in three, but for the past three seasons
he says that heavy crops and attendant
good prices have been the rule and not
the exception, with everything pointing
70 the same order of things again this
year.
The Kenyon.-George Haldorn, Butte,
Mont; T. A COsgriff, Miss E NJ. Cos
griff, A. r. Cousins and wife, Fort STEELE;
H. r. Perigo, Chicago; E. H. Gaynor,
Boston; Z. w. Beach, Santa Marie, Cal;
A. K. Minassia, Marville, p. l.; ". H.
Hammond, Montana F. II. Button IT,
Schwartz, New York; Tom J. Mitchell,
San Francisco; Mrs. George J. Standaker,
Hattie Willard, Agnes Standaker, Dillon.
Mont; d. B. Zimmerman, Dickson, \. D;
George H. Kline, Miles City, Mont; j.
F. Burraugh, St Louis; John P Cobb and
wife, Detroit; E. S. Hooper, Denver; ).
II. Schwartz, Cincinnati; J. NJ. Haley,
Chicago; S. Petan, Milwaukee; a. e. Nc
Kenzie Denver; Gus Hoffstadt, Chicago;
c. II. Poole, Boston; Miss L. S. OughTed,
Toronto Ont; Miss NJ. ]. Archer, Both
well, Ont: Mrs. Clarke, Worcester, Mass. /;
Miss Clark. Hartford University, Cali
fornia; J. w. Flynn, New York; Henry
Jacob. san Francisco: Ed ]. Sexton. Den
yer; John II. Conner, Stockton; c h
Collins Chicago; E 2. Close, Logan; NJ
P GermO, Utah; NJ. J. Elias, Helena; A.
S. Boney. St. Joseph; Arthur Austin,
Philadelphia; John Cathcart, San Fran
cisco; Miss b. H. Ross, New York City;
Sidney Stevens, Ogden, w. II. II. Bone
brake, E. w. Pierce. Denver
The Knutsford.-oeorge King, Omaha
Charles A. DinsmOre, Weiser, Ida; T. H.
HallOwell. Boston; Mrs. 7. II. Noble
Butte; Gus Muller, Cleveland; w. P
Scott Chicago; George T. Bryant, New
I ork; j. A Mldlaf ana WlIes OInana, w
H. Hernstem, New York; Joe Simon,
Louisville; Ed Guinzburg, New York;
J. A Roberts. Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. H
Batchelder. Denver; Alexander Velleman
and wife, Butte; Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Rus
sell. Helper; S. Sperg and wife, Cincin-
natl; A Becker, Denver; E. Culver,
Omaha A Bassett, Chicago; Mrs
Charles E. Adams, C. S. Adams, Boston;
Joe Guthrie, D. J. Steele, Chicago.
Tho Cullen q Z, Mozart Denver. n F
Hunter, Milwaukee; Helen c. Long, Gold
Mountain; Elinora Cannon, New York;
A. L. Burgess, Sacramento, Cal; 9. A.
Wahlston, Truckee, Cal; W. A. Rene,
Ogden; Dan Creldin, Winnimuck. Ney;; F.
c. Smith. Cariin, New; c. NJ. White
Idaho; z. J. Raddatz, Stockton; II A.
Weymouth, Richheld D. F. DOud Nephi;
L. c. DOty, Eureka; Frank Standish,