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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
Wounded By Shell.


Il had just time to turn to young
lieutenant named Keary and tell him
certain things hanging on tree were
mine and that I wanted them preserv-
ed, when a shrapnel shell thrown from
a Krupp gun on one Of CeTvera's ships
burst over US. Seven men were killed
and six wounded, including myself
The next I knew they were pulling
at my arms. trying to rouse me, and 1
remember being taken back to the
brigade hospital on a litter made of
two rifles. DR.. Bannister. who was in
charge, told them to lay me over in the
shade, as / couldn't live three hours
But 1 pulled through all right. being
taken to Siboney and later landing at
Boston. The ball struck me in the
shoulder blade and lodged somewhere
in my lower limbs affecting my nerves
and causing me to limp a little still.
have been X-rayed / believe more than
any man living, but they never got the
bullet"
inquiries About Battery Men
Captain Clagett. who is within a few
files Of his promotion. is another type
Of the real soldier. The captain and
Lieutenant HAMPTON, handsome
young officer whose every movement
suggests dash and daring were the first
officers of the twenty third to set foot
on Philippine SOIL going over with the
Utah batteries. They had all kinds of
questions to ask concerning Grant.
Webb, CritchIow, NaylOr Gibbs. Wedg-
wood, Grow and ''the rest of them -
and seemed pleased to learn that most
of the battery officers are still in Salt
Lake.
On the memorable night of the 18th
before Manila. Lieutenant Hampton's
company was in the same trench with
the batteries. being Immediately next
to Grows gun the night the city was
taken. Lieutenant Hampton's men
acted as a guard on one occasion for
CritchlOw and al the battle sGf Mari
guiana his men were fighting with two
guns under Captain WedgwOod
Lieutenant Dapray was formerly an
aide-de-c camp to General Miles at San
Spanish war vas breveted adjutant-
general of The First volunteer division.
which. he regrets to say. never left
Chichamauga mark
The ladies now at the post include
Miss Virginia Eskridge, the colonePs
daughter; Mrs. Clagett, who is a
daughter of the late Colonel Black.
who went TO Manila TO meet her hus-
band. and Mrs. Hampton. Captain
Dapray is unmarried
Orders were received by Colonel
Eskridg6 last evening to send the COM
pany of the Seventh infantry. which
has gaTTisoned the post since the de-
rarture of the Ninth cavalry, back to
Fort Logan, Colo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
Bravery of Spaniard.

There were six or seven mounted Of
ticers passing in front of our fire. and
one of them, whom 1 took to be the
commander, seemed TO be trying to
keep order among the others. He was
riding perfectly erect. when all at once
/ saw his horse stagger once or twice
and go down.
The officer arose quietly and, turn
ing towards our sharpshOOters. took off
his plumed cEapeau with great flour
ish and made a profound bow. Then
the bullets commenced TO fall so rap
idly around him and kicked up such a
cloud of dust that / saw no more of
him. But I heard fifty different SOL
diers say later that they hoped ne got
away ell right.
The morning of the I'd we got into
some trenches, but the Spanish were
ready for US at daylight, and there was
the most incessant roar of musketry 1
ever heard when they opened.
General Pearson thought our line
was little weak from the fighting of
the day before and he sent me a bat
talon Of the Sixteenth. I walked down
to meet them and indicated a place
where they should stop. The men.
worn out from fighting all day and
night. dropped down on their blankets,
and that is what saved a great many
of their lives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
Chamberlain Replies to Critics.
AMERICANS TOO LATE
FOR PEI TSANG FIGHT

Continued from page y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
QUEEN ON THE BOERS
Says independence Must Be
Wrested From Them.
WILL PUNISH CHINA
MENTIONS AMERICA IN PRO-
RoGUING PARLIAMENT.

London, Aug S--Parliament adjourn
ed today after the appropriation bill
had been passed by DO h houses. The
queens speech at the proroguing of
parliament. after stating that the rela-
tions with the powers of Europe and
America continue friendly and making
reference TO the establishment of the
commonwealth OF Australia, refers TO
the war in South Africa which has
placed in the strongest light the hero
ism and high military qualities of the
troops brought together under my
banner from this country, from Can
ada. Australia and my South African
possessions.
The speech then says:
believing the continued independ-
ence of the republics to be a constant
danger to the peace of South Africa. /
authorized the annexation OF the Free
State as a first step to a union of the
races, under an institution which may
in time be developed so as 10 secure
equal rights and privileges in South
Africa"
Will Punish China.
Referring to China, the speech says:
1.-THE British and other lePations at
Pekln nave neen unexpectedly dLldthcu
by an insurgent mob and il is feared
many of their inmates have been muir
dered How far the Chinese authOri-
ties are accOmpliceS in this atrOcious
crime. and whether the British minister
and his family are among the victims
are matters still in some uncertainty.
The utmost efforts viii be made by
myself and my allies to visit With
worthy punishment the authors of this
une&led crime"
After reference 20 the Ashanti ris-
ing, the speech devOtes a few words to
the distress caused by the famine and
plague in India. thanks the commons
for the liberality with which they re-
spOnded TO the unusual financial de-
mand due to the war. and adds that
the satisfactory progress of the cam
paign gives fair ground for hoping
that the excessive requirements of
military expenditure will soon be
abated.
Chamberlain Replies to Critics.
The closing hours of the session in
the house of commons were enlivened
by the sharp replies of the secretary of
state for the colonies. Mr.. Chamber
lain, to his political critics.
An innovation in the queens speech,
which caused some comment. was the
mentioning of America specifically.
The speeches from the throne unusual
ly allude to the powers generally, or
n Tbp FuTODpaD pOupTS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
CHOATE is ARBITER.
Will Decide Between Britain and
Japan.

London, Aug. S.-United States Am
bassador ChOate has been appointed ar
bitter between the British and Chinese
governments in the case Of the sinking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
RAIN QUENCHEs FIRES.
Loss In Yellowstone Park Is Not
Serious

Mammoth Hot Springs, Wye, Aug. s
Reports received today from the vicinity
Of Shoshone lake are that the fires raging
in Yellowstone park have been eXtingliiSh-
cd by heavy rain, and investigation
shows that the loss II not serious and
thai travel has not been inCnnVenienced
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
BULLETS OF WATER.
RaindrOps Would XIII Us All If the Air Did Not Prevent Their Swift
 Descent.

When you see the rain drops fall ing do you ever think of how swiftly they come down and what prevents them from doing great damage? Away up in the clouds little particles of moisture gather until they form tiny drop. The droplets and ice cryS- tals that form the elements of the cloud gradually or suddenly grow un- til their weight is enough to bring them to the ground before they can be again evaporated.
 The resistance that the air offers to their passage keeps them from fall ing too fast. The drop soon acquires such velocity that the air prevents it from going any faster. The larger and heavier the drop, the greater is the speed at which it falls, but it is never great enough to injure us or do serious damage to animals or plants. Were it not for the resistance of tho air, drop of water. notwithstanding that it is fluid, falling from the height of half a mile, would be as dangerous as bullet. The swiftness and force with which projectile travels can be made sufficient to compensate for any softness CT yielding quality it pos sesses. A candle, when fired from a gun, will pass through a board.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
TURKISH PROVERBS.

lAt the Armenian convent of San Lax- Earo visitors are expected to take away with them copy of a modest assortment 1f books printed in various tongues, which are sold for reasonable sums. One of these is entitled Turkish Proverbs Trans lated Into English" We reproduce a few of these.l
 Poverty is a shirt of fire.
 To the mad every day is holiday.
 The nest of blind bird is made by God.
 do not advise the cat to strangle the lion.
 The sermon of poor priest is not heard
 The vessel leans, but her course is straight.
 Everything is broken by it's slimness, but men by fatness.
 The butterfly seated on a branch fears it will break.
 As the mill requires two stones, SO friendship requires two heads
 Having called a man a fool for 70 days, he becomes one.
 Do not observe him who speaks, but him who made him speak
 The stones of my native country are warmer than the oven of Babylon
 If women thought there was some thing curious in the sky they would find ladder to get up and see what there was
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
GREYHOUNDS.

The rough-coated variety of grey hound has almost passed out of ex- istence even in the south of Scotland.
 The greyhound was always associ- ated with the portsman-witness the saying: "You can always tell a gen tleman by his horse, his hawk and his greyhound"
 There are certain points of beauty knowing ones always seek for in picking out greyhound-a square, broad back, strong and muscular hind quarters, long shoulders, deep chest, straight, muscular forelegs and a long, 1.-the neck slightly bent. The tail should be long and curved.
 Whatever difference of opinion may exist at the present time among dog fanciers as to the beauty or utility of greyhounds, there is no doubt that of all varieties of dogs it is the old est. Arrian, known as the younger Xenophon, discoursed learnedly upon greyhounds, and there is ample evil dence the breed was well established 2,000 years ago.
 It is believed that Ireland was the first place in western Europe the grey hound was established and the dog was great favorite with early Brit ish monarchs. He did not take his name because he was gray, but, ac- cording to one authority, because the prefix 'gre" is synonymous with gra- dus or degree and among dogs then he took first place.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
ENGINEERING NOTES.

A naphtha pipe line 16O miles long has been laid by the Trans-Caucasus Railway company.
 A train recently carried 59 carloads of oranges from California east. There were in all 21,712 boxes.
 The value of Transvaal mining ma chinery is not far from $47,0OO,O GOO. Most of the machinery (about $4O,OCO,- GOO worth) is on the Witwatersrand.
 A wrought iron gas main, 23,O15 feet long and three inches in diam eter, is in use between Phoenixville and Royersford, Pa. The gas is con veyed under pressure of 20 pounds.
 The harbor of Port Arthur, in Man churia, is to be excavated and a new harbor is to be built. The present channel will also be made deeper. Dredging will be done by hydraulic dredges.
 4 compressed air drill has proved very successful working under water on the sunken battleship of the Rus sian navy. The machine works as we'll when drilling with granite and hard substances as it does above wa ter.
 Lanciani has shown that a law was passed in Rome at the time of the Caesars restricting the height of the fronts of buildings to 60 feet. Angus tus, Trajan and Nero regulated the heights of buildings. Augustus fixed the height at 70 feet, Trajan at 60 feet and Nero at the same height
 Italian engineers have not lost the daring of their Roman forefathers. A plan is before the Italian parliament for providing the three southeastern provinces, FOggia, Bari and Lecce, with water from Caposcle in the Ap-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
NATIONAL TICKETS.

Here is the list of presidential tickets in the field: President. Vice President. REPUBLICAN. William Mckinley of Ohio. Theodore Roose-
 welt of N. Y.
 DEMOCRAT. William J, Bryan of Nebraska. Adlai E. Steven
 son of Illiois.
 PoPULIsT. William J. Bryan of Nebraska. Chas. A. Towne
 of Minnesota. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD PoPULIsT. Wharton Barker of Penn. Ignatus Donnelly
 of Minn. PROHIBITION. John G. WnolIey of Ill. Henry B. Metcall
 of R. 1.
 SOCIALISTS. Jos. F. Malloney of Mass. Valentine Remmill
 of Penn. SOCIALIST LABOR. Job Hartman of Calf. Max s. Hayes
 of Ohio. SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT. Eugene V. Debs of Indiana. Job Hartman
 of Calf. UNITED CHRISTIANS. Dr.. s. c. Swallow of Penn. Chas. NJ. Sheldon
 of Kansas.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

Journalistic ethics need no help from inspired sources. They com prehend all the teachings of every great teacher the world has ever known and have none of the dog maiism which attaches to most of them. To drag into newspaper work the cult of any sect looks like a piece of unnecessary hypocrisy, cant aLd fraud. he work of news papers is to teach, not to preach. Daily ClIizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
National Irrigation.

In no other country having an arid belt has the general govern ment done so little in the matter of irrigation development. Every thing in the United States has beeh left to individual enterprise and to State regulation, until in many of the western states aud territories water rights and the like have come to be in a badly tangled con ditIun. It needs the hand of the central government to adjust and control matters which are inter- state in character, and until this is done, settlement, investment and Ihe development of the country can but be retarded. The sooner the West instructs her Senators and Congressman to work for a system of national irrigation, the sooner the West will reach state of highest development and pro- duction.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

 Matters,
AGAINST IRRIGATION. Eastern Opposition is not as Vivid
 as Imagined.

Opposition to the irrigation p -oblem among eastern men seems
 to be the specter which is frighten-
 ing so many people of the west,
 and paralyzing them into such in-
 action against what seems to be
 such an insurmountable obstacle,
 that It seems not out of place to quote a few words of Mir. Freder- ick H. Newell. he hydrographer of the Geological Survey along :he lines of what the east really thinks of irrigation and showing that it is becoming more and more educated on this subject and more reconcil- ed to policy of government ex- penditure which will eventually re- claim the arid lands of the west. Mir. Newell, as is well known, is an expert on irrigation. He has stud jed the subject for many years and and looking into the future of this question he commenced years ago q plan of systematic education of the country on this subject. He has delivered hundreds of lectures on irrigation for the great west, turnout the length and breadth of the land. They have always been given deep attention by his fellow scientists and few people who have gained d good understanding of the subject, but the question, he says, stands in very different light today with the populace of all sections from what it did some years ago.
 " In years back" he said, "when l delivered a lecture on irrigation, it was considered new thing, a fad to this country, The newspa- pers knew nothing about it, and g out of 10 newspaper men, having to write something about it, wroto something purporting to be funny or ridiculous. It was not that they were hostile for they knew nothing of the subject, but that plan seem ed to be the siest way to produce readable for their pa pers. My lectures were subject for the newspaper paragraphers and what publicity I secured did not hel p the cause of American ir- rigation. But there is nothing of that kind now. The newspaper man has learned something about irrigation Tn thls country, of it's possibilities and future, and he treats the subject as one of great national questions. I am doing considerable featuring this year all the time I can spare for it-ahd the newspapers are alert to know what is being done and what has been done. Their readers take an interest in the question and any thing concerning it is news.
 Irrigation is an art old as the world, It is new to this coun- try because the influx of ofpopulation
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

William of Lincoln beware of the day, when William of Canton in battle array, goes after thy scalp in a second affray. and brings home thy hide in the twilight gray and again. on the back feuce hides it away.-Sentinel.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
ON THE STUMP.

Now doth the willy candidate
 About the country's future prate. Insists the way to save the land
 Is with the party true to stand
 And thwart the opposition's plan To choose most unworthy man. Urge your support for one that's fit And incidentally he is It.-Puck.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

TTT TANTED--sEyERAL BRIGHT AND HOnEs
 w persons to represent us as Mana gers in this and close by counties. Sal ary 800 year and expenses. Straight, bona-fide. no more, no less salary. Posi- tion permanent. Our references, any bank in any town. It is mainly office work conducted at home Reference. Enclose self-addrrssed stamped envel- ope. THE DOMINION Company, Dept, 3 |, Chicago
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

A farmer in Tennessee sold a
 neighbor pair of mules, set of harness and COW. The man who made the purchase was in bad con ditiOn financially, therefore the whole purchase was on credit and a low rate of interest was charged. The buyer had the privilege of set- Iling the debt in small payments. The money was all paid in due time, but rather slowly and when it came to final settlement it was found that the increase of the old COW had paid for her. fur lhe mules for the harness ard paid up the in terest too. The COW paid for her board in milk and butter besides paying for the entire purchase. - Southwestern StocknIan.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
Jnnanese Cominr In.

Tn opening Cuban orphans fair in New York lately, the procession was headed by so Japanese. including a women and two girls in jinrikishas. The sudden increase in the Japanese pop ulation of this country is notable circumstance ..-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
IRRIGATION OF ALFALFA.
How much water gives best result?
 New Turkestan Alfalfa.

NeW lurKeStall AilaIIf.
 Alfalfa as Hay Crop" Is the title of bulletin prepared by Prof B. c. Buffum, the Agriculturist of the Wyoming Experiment Station, and his treatment of the subject Is of more than passing interest 10 farmers of the great arid region, where no other plant is held ill such big esteem by those who have had the largest experience in irri- gation farming.
 "Allho alfalfa is extremely bar dy," says Prof. Buffum, and will live thru long periods of dr"ulh 1t will not produce hay unless irrigat ed. It is of vital importance to al ply water at the right time and conduct the irrigation in the right way. Flooding is much more quickly fatal 10 alfalfa tban to our best native grasses.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18
Wet feet dangerous.

It will not do to turn the water on and look at It once in d week to see that it is still running. AL falfa soon dies if it's feet are kept wet, and it needs long breathing spells and warm growing weather. Where the irrigating water is cold it produces a chilling effect. and the irrigation should be done quickly and the water turned off.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

came by the Atlantic seaooard IT, stead of by the Pacific and so great areas of humid country were ap-
 propriated and settled before the arid lands were reached. When
 view the progress that has been made, however, in informing the inhabitants of this humid region of the United States of the possi- bilities lying in the arid region thru great system of national ir- rigation, and when I see the evil dent which is being manifested by them today, think that the pros, poets for the westfto receive a full recognition in the near years of the future, are very bright and promising"
 Important Surveys for the
 West and East Alike.
 The surveys which the govern ment is carrying on along irriga- tion lines turnout the arid west in- terest deeply not only that section of the country, but likewise many interests in the east. For their future highest development the east and the west must necessarily pull together. One country. one prosperityl No section of the country benefits that some other section does not likewise profit. Take the east and the west in broad general sense. The east is . great manufacturing region. Her factories are scattered about in every eastern state. They must 1 find markets for their goods. A home market is preferable. The vest is great producing region. Under a complete irrigation it's population and production would 1e ten times doubled and ships of commerce would pour it's products nto the Orient. But this vast western population would draw heavily on the manufacturing east or the products of those same fac ories looking for markets for their goods, and the gold of the Orient md the West would go buck to the eastern manufacturers, whose in- creased labor demands would like. wise draw heavily on the products ,f the eastern farmar.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

ennines by building an aqueduct 16S miles long, with branches that will bring up the total length to s67 miles. The land is very productive, but sui fers in summer from malaria and drought as it's present water supply is drawn largely from swamps. The projected aqueduct will cost sS2, ,6OO,- 900 and will supply 2ss towns and vil- lages, with a population of 1,sOO,OOO-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-18

as soon as the ground has become thoroughly wet. The best time to irrigate alfalfa is immediately af- ter the hay has been remove ]. $ 'me irrigate just before cutting. but our observations indicate that much better results are obtained by irrigating after cutting. If the weather is very dry, light irriga- tions may be needed between the cuttings. We believe in irrigating in the fall, sometime after the last cutting has been made, to keep the soil from becoming too dry during the winter. It should not be SD late. however, that the ground is apt to freeze hard while very wet, as this seems to be the principal cause of winter killing.