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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

must be vlgilant as to what Jay west
Of the father of waters Arkansas
came in with slavery in 1885, balanced
by free Michigan in 1887 By the terms
OF the Missouri compromise no furtner
snace remained fer slavery expansion
save a part of Indian Territory. While
the possibilities Of freedom were pound
ed only by the Pacific ocean
A recent historian puts the SITUATION
after the adoption Of the missouri COM
promise in these graphic words;
s.rTha real noischiefs which the Mis-
Sourf COMPROMISE engendered were
these: The strife for political power
between slavery and freedom when II
sanctioned and perpetuated upon the
broad national domain the inRatiate
appetite for foreign acquisitions Soutn
of that line, whether by war or pur-
chase. which it whetted; and, nnally,
by suffering an immense state IKE
Missouri whose population near the
confluence of the Mississippi and MIS-
souri, rivers was sure 10 increase rap
idIv. to be set above the geogra phlcal
latitude, the license It gave &c the
wolves of slavery 20 ravage among the
scattered free-soil settlers over its Dor
dsrs Nevertheless. this sectional COM
pact was faithfully sustained Tor more
than thirty years; it was broken az
length not by those who had bound
themselves to keep it. but by degener-
ate sons Of slavery, by disciples OF the
malignant John Randolph school, who
constantly stirred the south to believe
that slavery should accept no terrltor-
ial restraints at all" (Schouier, Vol
III, ?. 172)
The Texas Struggle.
The history of the Wing party pre-
viously sketched involved an outline 81
the Texas question. Some further de
tails are now needed.
Even before the adoption of the Mis-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
DIAMONDS AND DEATH.

The London letter of the Associated
Press published in The Herald yester-
day had two most informing para
graphs in close sequence.
The first one told of the awful death
rate from the plague in Bombay, due
to the poverty of the inha bitants. In
mediately following the tragic report
was this sentence: 1T is estimated
that $90,OOO,00O was represented in jew
elry among the audience at the open
ing night Of Grau's opera"
By the fairest calculation that jewel
ry would save as many million lives as
it represents in dollars. Is it any won
der that the poor heather Of India
sometimes doubt the existence of the
white mans God?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES.
VH-CAUsEs OF TIE MEXICAN
WAR.
BY JESSE MACY, IL. D.
The Louisiana Purchase.

LIE 4Ou4A1Aud = AFCl1ASe.
In seeking for the causes Of the Mexi-
can war one is led back step by step
TO the first purchase OF territory by the
United States. The Louisiana purchase
Of 1908 was understood to include what
afterward became the s. ate OF Texas.
though definite boundaries could not be
given, and the whole matter always
remained unsettled and confused. This
immense tract Of land lying almost
wholly west OF the Mississippi had but
gently come to France from Spain.
ke all Spanish coloni-s. it practiced
livery. An act OF congress in 1894
rmitted immigrants into the territory
E., take their slaves with them, and
then, in 1912, the first OF the states to
Ne carved out Of the vast domain came
in as Louisiana, it came, as matter
OF course, with slavery well estab-
lished.
The United States had lcng coveted
the FlOridas. and after having on one
pretext or another taken possession or
West Florida, acquired East Florida
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

"a Difficult Problem, The Staircase at
the Hearts Delight" and other stories, by
Anna Katharine Greene, published by the
F. III. Lupton Publishing company.
The 'Leavenworth Case" published
some years ago, gave to Mrs Rohifs-
Anna Katharine Green-considerable rep
utation as a writer OF the detective story.
Her last book contains six stories, each
OF them involving a mystery and its Soiu-
ton. The Bronze Hand is perhaps the
most intricate and unusual Of me col
lection, carrying the reader into the CEN
ter of a group Of Conspirators In Wash
ingtOn, working in the interests Of the
southern cause in the exciting days before
and during the civil war. In all of the
GENTLY intricate to hold the attention until
the tangled threads are straight.
philip Rinwood' is the latest story
by Robert Nelson Stephens, author OF
AN Enemy to the King" a Gentleman
Player" and other novels. The hero of
Mr. Stephens most recent effort is, as
the title indicates, Philip WinWoOd. cap
tain in the revolutionary army. The tale
is told by one Of his closest friends, who,
strangely enough, was an ensign in the
British command. The scene IS principals
~ around New York and IS told more
from a Tory standpoint than from the
patriot side. although the WarmeSt patriot
could take no Offense from the manner in
which it is written. There is much good
dialogue and description in the book. Into
Ii is woven tale OF love that starts with
the childhood of the hero and heroine,
leads up to their marriage, their Separa-
ton because the woman sided with the
Tory element. and their later Teconcilia-
tion in London years after the war. There
Is a particularly detestable william in the
form of a brother of the heroine. This
young man is most acceptsDly hanged IN
the concluding chapter, thus fulfilling the
sequence which the opening pages sug-
gested The book is likely TO prove very
popular for summer reading. II is from
the press Of L. c. Page & Co., Boston.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
Of the Weather Bureau.

SAT- Lake City, Utah May 20 100.
Maximum temperature. 66 degrees; min
imum temperature. IS degrees; mean tenn
perature, S. degrees, which is 4 degrees
below the normal Accumulated excess
OF temperature since first of month, SO
degrees. Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since Jan. l. SOC degrees. Total preci-
pitatiOn from p IN. TO p. m, none.
Accumulated deficiency of precipitation
since first OF month, 10 inch. sccumulat-
ed deficiency OF precipitation since jan
]. PA inches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
ERRORS CORRECTED.

Editor Salt Lake Herald:
As there we've 4 number of typosraph-
zeal mistakes in my article on Direct
Legislation" IN Sundays Herald il is
due the public and myself that they
should be corrected. The population of
Switzerland should be 1900 000 instead of
1000, 900: heterogeneous nation" should
be ''unhomOgeneOus nation; the g 325
of an almost extinct race, should be ''RO-
nance people speaking the Romance Ian
guage," instead Of Roman" as used
the word Commission" used after the
words real and VITAL" should be com
muniOn" Yours respectfully.
II. W. LAWRENCE,
Sunday, May 20. 1900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Utah County Democrat: ITS a poor
rule that doesn't work both ways" If
the Republicans take credit for their So
called prosperity. they must charge
themselves up with strikes, the falling
last week.
Logan Journal: And still the smooth
scheme by which Senator Clark managed
TO snatch victory from the jaws of other
wise inevitable defeat, continues to ex-
cite the admiration OF the politicians
and ii is generally conceded that he may
be termed statesman.
Mercur Mercury: Four times before the
coming election the president has been
opposed for reelection by the man whom
he defeated four years before. and on
every single OccaSioa the president has
been defeated. Unless presidents reverse
themselves, this looks OminouS for Nc
Kinley- The explanation in former cases
has been that the dealing out OF the
government patronage injured the man
who dealt 1t.
State Journal: Missouri horses are dy-
ing and the farmers say that It is from
eating grassnoppe.'s eggs laid in their
nay The next thing we know, the doc
tors Will be operating for grasshoppereat-
Is as vel as appendicitis.
Price Advocate: There is q. feeling in
both parties in Utah that Salt Lake City
politicians are attempting to hog every
thing IN the way OF nominations in sight.
non IS nor the Whole thing politically.
as VIII be demonstrated later in the cam
paign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21
TEDDY WILL NOT RUN.

Colorado Springs Telegraph: It now
leaks cut that Teddy Roosevelt would
not run Tor vice president because IL
would not look well for the tail OF the
ticket to get more votes than the head.
Minneapolis Times: Senator Hanna de-
clares, without ifs" or butts" that Gov
ernor Roosevelt. will not be the ReDub-
lican candidate for vice president. That
surely does settle it.
Washington Star: Governor Roosevelt
declines to lend his name 10 anybody 5
business except his own.
St Louis Globe-Democrat Governor
Roosevelt's excuse for declining the vice
presidency has at last leaked out He
wants the nomination to go to a hand
SOTler man.
Houston Post: Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt Of San Juan Hill fame, can not be
brought il seems. by any amount OF
pressure to face the American people as
AIcTIinley's running mate. There are
times when even tie most reckless cour-
age falters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

A Milwaukee judge has issued an in
junction against the marriage of Henry
Momson, jr. on petition of the young
mans father. The old man must be in
hurry 10 see his boy welded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Chicago has set aside some ground for
Pingree potato patches. In the Chicago
river?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

A New York paper exuIts exceedingly
over a dispatch that Bryan is too busy
TO rest. 1t won't rejoiee so much over Mr.
Bryan's busy four years to follow the
NoVember- election
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Pennsylvania has cut Off its shipments
of milk to New York City. Has the Sus-
quehanna dried up?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

The Rev. Mr.. Swallow wants to convert
Mat Quay. John WaAamaker will doubt
less second the motion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

If "Zaza," the play. Is immoral enough
20 shock London, it ought 70 be .quaran-
tined when 1t heads for New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-21

Calhoun declared that the United
States must annex Texas if she would
not see Great Britain take possession.
Thus the south hoped to restore and
augment her waning power in con-
gress. At least four slave-holding
states might be carved out of Texas
and eight southern senators added TO
the forces Of slavery at Washington.
Tyler's treaty of annexation was re-
jected by the senate, but the determin-
ed president. backed by the subtle sec
rotary of state from South Carolina,
was not to be baked. A treaty with
a foreign power must have the APPROX
al Of the senate, but a joint resolution
of congress may accomplish the same
purpose without that requirement. Such
q resolution was passed by a close vote
and sent at once to Texas for her ac-
ceptanoe. In the meantime the people
of the United States had declared at
the polls for annexation by electing
Polk, who had publicly pronounced in
favor of the immediate remuneration
Of Texas"
These tortuous and undiplomatic pro-
ceedings naturally deepened the resent
ment of Mexico. She had already given
official notice that the annexation of
Texas (whose independence Mexico
nE0 never EECOSDlLCuy AVu44 DC biCdtCl
as a cause for war. This was disre-
garded. and differences respecting
boundaries were treated by the United
States in so grasping and overbearing
a manner that a military collision on
the banks of the Rio Grande, upon soil
claimed by both Mexico and the United
States, was made the occasion Of in
flammatory speeches in congress over
the invasion of American territory and
the shedding of American blood. War
was then declared, and in spite of Wing
and northern opposition to Texan an
nexation and to violent measures
against Mexico, the war once begun
was generally popular and was heart
lily supported by north and south. II
was an unbroken series Of military
successes, which further increased its
popularity and tended to cloak the dis
honorable proceedings which had led
to it.
The Real Cause.
The immediate cause of the Mexican
war may be said to be the message OF
"Polk and Mendacious" in May, 1886
announcing that "as war exists, and
notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it
exists by the act Of Mexico herself, we
are called upon by every consideration
with decision and honor, the right and
| the interests OF the country But the
! remoter and real cause will appear
/ from our study, to lie in the craving
/ on the part Of the slave-holding state:
/ for room In which 20 develop their OWL
! peculiar interests. It was not solely
! perhaps not ehiefIy-for the sake of ex-
/ tending slavery that they wished fol
more territory. Loving the UnioI
southern men sought political power
even as did northern men. They saw
1 the north growing by leaps and bounds
Industrial development, immigration
wealth and the power which they i'm
piled passed by the more stagnan'
southern states to spread blessing!
/ through the north. Hemmed in by th'
! restrictions OF the Missouri compro
mise, southerners felt themselve!
! forced TO seek an outlet by territorial
expansion to the southwest. But ever
with Texas gained the end had no
! come.
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OFFICE Progress block. 14s South Main
street. salt Lake City.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
CONTEST NOTICE,

Department Of the Interior. United States land of
nee. Lewiston. Idaho. August %. 1900.
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this
once by Mike d. Glover conestan against the heirs
aiv,sees administrators and legal representatives. OF
John 7. Gilbertz entryman deceased entry No. s316.
made july %, 1897 for the swA. section IA, town
snip 50 NJ L. EBM. by John p. Gilberlx entyman
deceased contestee in which it is alleged that said
entryman in his lifetime did not reside upon the land
nor establish his residence thereon as required by
law The contestant also charges the fact 10 be
that the heirs divisees. administrators and legal rep
Fesentative OF the deceased entryman have whoyand
entirely failed and neglected to cultivate and improve
the said tract OF land as required by law from ami
since the decease of the entryman also alleges that
SAID land Is not settled upon improved at required
b, law in such cases. Said parties are hereby no,-
NED to appear respond and offer evidence touching
sad allegation al 10 ociock a. m. on October II
l9OO before the register and receiver of the United
States land Office In Lewiston. Idaho.
me said contestant having. in proper affidavit
filed August 1900. set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of this notice
can not be made. 1t Is hereby ordered and directed
that such notice be given due and proper public alton
Afo CHAS II. GARRY, Receiver
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department Of the Interior United States Land
Once. Lewiston. Idaho, July T. 1900.
sufficient contest affidavit having oeen filed in
TINS ONCE by 5, J. Lindsay, contestant, against
Abraham L. Batterton, entry No. 1886 made April
9th 1896. for !. 3. 49, H. IS and 20 Sec 49, TIP.
50. Mr.. 2. wbn. by Abraham L. Battteron contestee.
in which it is alleged that said Abraham l.. Bateron
has wholly abandoned said land and has been absent
therefrom for than six months last past and he
has not improved or cultivated said land or raised
any crops thereon, said parties hereby notified to
appear respond and offer evidence touching said al
legation at III O'Clock a. Oct, 9th, 1900 before
the register and receiver at the United States land
Office In Lewiston. Idaho.
ne said contes iant having, in a proper affidavit.
nied July lS $780, set forth facts which show that
ter due diligence personal service of this notice can
not be made. 1t Is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and proper public alton
tl2 CHARLES H. CAREY Receiver
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16

Whenever Mr., Bryan mentions
the war in the Philippines and the
results growing out of it let it not
be forgotten that but for the earn.
est endsavor of Mr.. Bryan in the
ratification Of the Paris treaty the
United States would not have been
in the Philippines, and when Mr..
Bryan complains Of the increased
army, necessary from the results
Of that occupation, let 1t be re.
membered that the soldiers in the
Philippines might have been re-
leased and sent home long since
and the war ended but for his own
utterances and those of his party
associates who have continuously
added fuel to the flames of rebel
lion. II Mr.. Bryan really wants
to reduce the standing amy let
him put curb on his tongue and
advise the little band of anti
imperialists, headed by Atkinson,
to stop sending hope and encour-
agement to Aguinaldo.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
Idaho VIII Be in Line.

The progress OF the campaign ii
Idaho strengthens republicans In
the belief that Idaho will be re.
deemed this year from fusion and
will stand with the great majority
Of states In the union for "pros.
perity at home and prestige
abroad" Idaho will gorepublican
The people are not frightened by
miliiarism or imperialism. They
stand for expansion and CONNER
cial prosperity. Idaho is prosper.
Gus. not sham prosperity. but the
real thing, SO real that even the
Lewiston Tribune in its morning
issue has this to say: "THE IN
DUsTRIEs AND OCCUPATIONS OF
IDAHO ARE IN A PROSPEROUS CON.
DITloN. We ARE MUCH BITTER
OFF THAN A YEAR AGO AND THEIR
IS PROSPERITY AND PLENrEous
MESS ON EVERY HAND"
These are the conditions that an
peal to citizens of Idaho, condi.
tions of material prosperity and as
compared with conditions four
years ago, Idaho has no desire to
return to democracy and despair. |
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior. United States Lana
ONCE, Lewiston. Idaho. Sept. :. 1900.
SUFFICIENT contest affidavit having been filed In
THIS once BY Mary A. Poitras contestant, apains,
Daniel B. Rice entry No, $3.50 made Jan. q, 1895,
for half Sc ar sec. 2 and half ne or section IL,
township s. H. range w N. by Dai.iel B Rice.
Sontestee. in which is alleged that said Daniel g.
Nice has not resec upon said land for more than six
months last past and prior to this date and has
never Cultivated any OF said land and has wholly
failed to comply with the homestead law said parties
are hereby notified TO appear respond ana offer ev-
dence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock A. M on
Yet {. lSO. before the register and receiver at the
United States land Office in Lewiston Idaho.
The said contestant having. in proper affidavit
MED Sept 100, set forth facts which show that af-
ter due diligence personal service ut this notice can
not be made il is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and proper public
CHARLES II. CARRY, RECEIVER
). X. Hogin. Attorney for Contestant.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Timber Land Act June 3, 1878.

inner Lana Act June s. 1878.
United States Land Office Lewiston Idaho. AUG
81, 1900 'Ns'
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with the
provisions OF the act OF congress of June g. 1878
entitled An act for the sale of timber lands in the
States OF California, Oregon. Nevada. ana washing
Ton territory. as extended to all the Public Land
States by act OF August 4. 1892, Richard r. Steen
OF Waha. County OF Ne1 Pesce. State of Idaho, has
this day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No--for the purchase Of the eh swA, VIZ seK Of
Sec. No. IL, In Tp. No. 81 3 w B N, and will
oHer proof to show that the land sought more val
uaoie for its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and 10 establish his claim 10 said land be
iofe the Register and Receiver OF this office at Lew
1910, he names as witnesses:
William Z. Aytch, of Forrest. Idaho.
William II. Smith. Of Forrest, Idaho.
BENJAMIN T, Aytch of Forest. Idaho.
Herbert Z. Coburn. of Forest, Idaho,
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims in
this Office on or before said 10th day of November
."u. J. b. WEST, Register
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
The Interstate Fair,

The opening day assures the
success OF the fair. The exhibit
made fully substantiates the claims
made that the surrounding coun.
try is one of the richest sections OF
the nation In material resources.
The exhibit is here proof positive
of the conditions. The attendance
of the opening day shows that the
people will be here in crowds to
take in this evidence of the coun.
try's greatness. The weather is
propitious; it promises to continue
and each succeeding day will see
greater interest Ia the fair.
The success of the fair is not to
be measured merely by the gate
receipts. There are other results
far more reaching. This years
fair is earnest for the future. 1t is
great educator OF the people.
Results Of this will be seen in next
years meeting when the list of in.
dividual exhibitors will be greatly
Increased. Interest will be aroused
and competition stimulated. The
abundant resources of the country
make it possible for an exhibit
covering a far wider range and this
years success lays the foundation
for a great annual exhibit covering
the agricultural and industrial pro-
ducts of the country.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16

Against such conditions as these
the bugaboos of democratic speak.
ers and space writers can make no
Roadway.
Aside from the general prosper
ity of the country brought about
by the policies of the republicans
Idaho has had the benefit of
some special legislation. Free
homes have come to thousands of
settlers upon the Nez Perez reser-
walton through the fundamentally
of the republicans, making a clear
gift OF million aud half dollars
to the settlers upon one of the rich
est portions of the state. Another
great Indian reservation in south
eastern Idaho will be thrown to
settlement. The bill has already
been passed for that purpose. The
republican party has redeemed its
promises to the people of Idaho
by starting the wheels of progress
and removing natural obstacles
from the path. Idaho is prosper
Gus and on the highway to in
creased prosperity. Idaho will be
in line. The people want no
change.
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. Land Office at Lewis
ton, Idaho. Oct y, 1900.
Notice Is hereby given ,ha. the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention TO make final
proof In support of his claim, and that said proof
Will be made before Register and Receiver al Lewis
ton. Idaho on Nov. "a. 1900. viz: William J. Depar-
b. N. -
He names the following witnesses to prove his con-
inuous residence upon and cultivation of said land
VIZ George Ford Of Lapwa. Idaho. and Theodore
Eide, Zechariah n. Strand and William Provose all
Of Forest Idaho.
lO-lm J. b, WEST Register
Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-10-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Commute. Homestead.

Department of the Interior. Land Oflce at Lewis
ton. Idaho. October |, 1900
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of HIS intention make TAI
proof In support Of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before Register and Receiver at Lewis
ton. Idaho. on November II. 1900 viz Mike L.
Demaris of Myrtle. Idaho. for the sw u ne Il OF sec
l. tp 80 mr. W b N
tie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land. viz: Robert Starry OF Myrtle, Idaho: Edgar
starry Of Myrtle, Idaho; Robert Hammond of Myrtle,
Idaho. and Leonard L. Miller of Myrtle, Idaho.
J b. WEST. Register.