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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
THE sAMAR MASSACRE

The sad news Of the massacre OF
American soldiers on the Island Of sa-
mar, has called forth demands In this
country for summary treatment OF the
remaining. rebels Ia the Philippine is
lands. It is suggested that they have
not yet had enough of powder and ball,
and that the policy Of eoDcilistion, pa
thence and long suffering is wrong.
II is but natural that the outrage
committed should engender such sentl-
ments. On second. thought however.
Il will be remembered that the Spanish
policy for centuries was one Of pow
der and ball. gallows and dungeons and
that the result was the formation OF
such secret societies as that whose mur-
derous members attacked the little band
of soldiers In Samar. For In the Philip
mines, as elsewhere, violence breed vio-
lence; oppression makes men desperate.
Had the Spanish government been BEN
evolent and beneficial to the country,
II would not have been possible for in
surgent leaders to muster at almost
any moment, large forces ever ready to
go out TO plumber and murder Con-
slderlng the results Of The Spanish rule.
and the effects already obtained under
American government, there can be no
doubt as to which Of the two Is cor
rect.
1t is not denied that crime like that
committed must be punished severely.
But the retaliation must be just, ana
the justice must be tempered with mer-
cy. The matter should be investigated,
and the natives given lesson in civil
lied administration OF justice 1t was
but to be expected that spasmodic out.
breaks OF lawlessness should occur in
the outlying districts, and the wonder
Is that the attacked company was not
better on its guard than II seems to
have been. The massacre is lesson
to the American authorities in the is
lands, that should not be lost In the fu-
ture conduct Of the Affairs there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
VIRGINIA VOTERS.

One suffrage plan submitted to the
Virginia constitutional convention pro-
poses to restrict the voting privilege to
male citizens who have paid poll tax;
or have served in the army or navy Of
the country. or the Confederate states
or who shall have paia state taxes on
property. A man who does not come In
under these provision may vote, pro-
vlded that when he ofers to register
ne shall be able 10 give a reason
able explanation Of the general natur,
Of the duties Of the vrous officers for
whom he may. at q time. under laws
then existing. be entitled to vote, and
snail have indicated his substantial at
tachment 10 or ident hcaiion with his
State, by having been rsularly employed
or engaged In a lawul trade, profess
sion. business. calling work OF service,
for at least one-fourtf Of The time dn
ing the year next Preceding that In
which he shall offer u vote The prop
osltlon also is that Intending voters
shall make appllcation for the prlyl
lege Of registering, 10 their own hand
writing and in the presence Of a regis.
trar. and when the, Vote, they shall
prepare and deposit iheu ballots with
oul assistance.
The plan is undoubtedly intended TO
disfranchise colored voters, but It's ef-
feet. II carried out with impartiality.
must be the exclusisn from the polls
OF many white voter as wen, and on
that ground II is less Questionable than
some other measure adopted In "a,
South. for the same purpose. It Is in
consistent as far as Il asks for oduca-
iionaI qualifications y one class Of yot.
ess and not in anothr But az II does
not propose 10 beceme operative ul
about three years . om'now. there IL
ume tor all to learn TO feai and write.
and to End out what the duties are OF
the officers 10 Re veied for
The most suspr'ous part OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
DEATH FIGURES.

Some rather remarkable figures are
presented In the London Times, show.
ing the losses OF the British army in
South Afrlca during the second year
OF the campaign,
The loss among the officers continued
heavy, notwithstanding the precautions
taken against unnecessary exposures,
During the hrst year 1t was at the
rate OF Jlis per i,0Oo, much heavier
percentage than recorded during the
Franco-Prussian war. During the
second year the loss In battles and from
wounds declined 10 PISA per 1000, which
stll is heavy, considering the nature
Of the engagements fought
Deaths from disease among the Of
ficers were 1900 the first year and 1903
the second. In the Franco Prussan
war the rate was SO. II the casualties
among officers in the Prussian
war We're less comparatively, the losses
among the non-commissloned officers
and men were greater than British loss
es during the first year Of the Boer
war, The rate In the European con-
fiict was 500. In South Africa II was
1882. During the second year the rate
was 1851
Comparisons are further made be-
tween the British losses in this war
and the American losses In the Civil
War. The figures are: Killed or died
of wounds-south Africa, 1s9e-l9OO, 9l.Os
per 1000; America. 1862. 1884, 1923,
1918; 1894, 1916 ls64-5, 1874. Deaths
from disease: South Africa. ls99-l9OO,
31.03; America, 1872 1916; 1929 6s.4;
1904. is,4i; iS6i-5, 1915.
According TO these figures. the Boer
war was, during its first year at least,
comparatively more destructive Of life
than one Of the most sanguinary wars
of history.
What the Boer losses have been Is
perhaps not recorded. But the death
rate in the reooncentrado camps is late
ly said to amount to the appalling num-
Der of about 200 per each 1000. Those
camps are evidently more deadly than
any battle ever fought.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

Perhaps there has been more de-
spondency than the situation warrants.
For If, as Sir Thomas maintains, the
shamrock |. IL better and faster boa
this year than she was when she raced
the Columbia. II Is also probable. as It
Is maintained by the Columbias own
ers, that the Columbia has improved
with age. so that unless Shamrock ii.
can beat Shamrock /, by larger mar
gins than those by which Columbia
beat Shamrock /. two years ago the
cup will again remain with us.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
Philadelphia Record.

II is to be trusted that the fiuky airs
Of yesterday will not prevail of Sandy
Hook again during the current series
Of races. In shifting zephyrs there can
be no real test Of sailing capacity
while the chances of postponement--as
In 1899. when seven attempts were
made before the first race was sailed
act as wet blanket upon yachting
enthusiasm and popular interest The
outcome OF the series IL scarcely in
doubt, and In all quarters an early
final settlement Of the formal question
OF custody Of the International trophy
will be welcomed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

scheme Is that which requires the
voter 70 give reasonable ex-
PLANTATION Of the general nature OF
the duties Of the various officers" Who
is to say whether the answers TO ques-
tions on this subject are satisfactory or
not2 How far may the details of the
various duties be entered upon In such
an exeminaton7 An examining board.
clearly is by this provision. given al
most unlimited power 20 admit TO- or
exclude from, the ballot Who
ever 1t pleases. How many voters,
no matter how Intelligent. and no mat
ter in what state OF the Union. could
give an account Of the duties Of all the
officers In the state. county. and com
munity, with which an adverse, pre-
JUDGED examiner anxious to serve par
~ purposes, could find no fault7 The
story was told some years ago of
judge who refused to admit foreigner
TO citizenship-a man OF political
faith different to that OF the Judge
because the applicant although able to
answer great number OF questions
satisfactorily failed TO give the correct
number Of electors a certain state Is
entitled TO- This Is an instance OF what
can be done uneer a system OF exam
nation, II there is q disposition to be
unfair Otherwise no fault can be
found with efforts for enlightenment
among voters Independence and lR-
norance do not so together. LET there
be light Is one Of the first require
ments, when order ia to be brought
out Of chaos. But there are greater dan
gers than ignorance. And they should
not be lost sight of, when reformers
take etata constitutions In hand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
Chicago Record Herald.

The first race has demonstrated what
we have all known, that the Columbia
model Is a marvel In getting through
the water on an even keel before the
wind. But II also showed that the
Shamrock Is a boat Of splendid capa
hilities working into the wind, and one
that may well develop winning powers
before strong breeze. Every true
yachtman will hope TO see one race
sailed in a cracking gocd steady wind
OF fourteen knot or over an hour.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
sunday SCHOOL UNION CON-
FERENCE.

The semi-annual conference Of the
Sunday Schools of the Church of Je-
ana ohrist Of La,tsr-day Saints viii be
beld m the Tabernacle Sunday, October
Nj, 1901, at 1880 D. m. 1t is desired that
each stake Of Zion be represented. at
the meeting; and a cordial invitation to
be present is extended to officers teach
ets. and all interested in the great Sun
day School work.
LORENZO SNOW.
GEORGE REYNOLDS.
J. M. TANNER.
General SUPPLEMENTARY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

rhs seyenty-second semi.annuOi Con-
sereucs Of the Church of Jesus Christ
!, ra,,er.day Saints win commence on
Friday october 4th at 10 a. M IN inc
Tabernacle in this city
LORENZO SNOW,
JOSEPH F. SMITH,
First Presidency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
Worcester Spy.

There Is no Disgusting the fact that
the interest In the yacht race this time
Is considerably less than that OF any
other race in previous years This Is
however. We should all feel a pang OF
dlsapI IL the Columbia were
defeated AT the same time there has
been no challenger In generation that
has been more popular with Americans
than Sir Thomas Upton.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
THE FIRST YACHT RACE.
San rrancIsco Chronlole

While the race demonstrated the
superiority OF the Columbia In running
free before the wind IN light weather,
II also proved that Shamrock II is
quite as good II not better boat In a
thrash TO windward under the same
weather conditions. The next race to
be sailed will be over triangular
courss, which, II the wind remains
true throughout the contest viii de-
eide the respective merits Of the two
yachts on other points Of sailing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
Boston Herald

At this time 1t is useless TO reason
spcculatiyely on the merits Of the con-
testants. All that can be said Is that
neither has sure thing. So Tar as
betting Is an indication OF good judg-
ment the American boat Is not in dis
favor either at home or abroad. In
deed, interested Englishmen seem less
confident than they were expected TO
be; but this may be due partly 70 the
many disappolntments they have SUIT
fered. During the preliminary train
ing Of the yachts-if that expression is
tolerable-so many accidents have &C.
CURED that one feels that chance win
have some part In the fray.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

ton. ID. d. a. Danish correspondent
gives an illuminating account OF the
recent Liberal victory In Denmark
A curious study OF the deeadence OF
a New England village Is contributed
by "A Sometime Yiliager ana Mime
sofas experience under the new pr,
mary-election law forms the supJect Oh
on article by A. l.. Mearkle. New YORK
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
ST. Paul Globe.

The thing that Is astonishing, is not
that the British have been unable 10
capture the American cup, but that
they have been able TO come 50 very
near TO doing H. How two yachts can
be constructed so nearly alike IN sail
ing qualities. that neither can beat the
other by more than a minute or two
over a thirty-nrie course passeth COM
nrnhonslnn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

The home authorities have been
sending General Kitchener all sorts
and conditions Of men as soldiers and
he has been invading them home.
Evidently the home authorities have
had the idea that almost any old thins
would do for South Africa. They are
slowly, very slowly. changing their
taao-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

A question often asked Isl DO dreams
ever come true2 They do. The other
night young man IN Baltimore
dreamed that he had swallowed his
tooth plate. And he awakened to find
that he had. He was taken to Johns
Hopkins hospital. where 1t was removed
after a difficult operation. Yes, dreams
snmetirnes come true.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

When a matter Of public interest has
been duly discussed and settled by leg
lslative enactment. 10 revive II for no
other purpose than 10 give vent TO
spleen because Of failure TO defeat IT,
is simply an exhibition OF puerility and
disappointed malice. a settled question
Is moribund as 20 debate and q near
contemporary WIN gain no credit by
trying 10 humble dissent as to the out
coma
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

Secretary Gage intimates that Mr.
Hay may leave the cabinet He say
the secretary Of state is very sensitive
and that II hurts him to be misrepre.
sented, cartooned aud lampooned. An
over sensitive man really has no busi-
ness In public office, All men who arc
In It must expect some misrepresenta-
ton, some cartooning, some lampoon-
Ing, and II not vicious and carried to
unreasonable extremes It is quite apt
to have a very salutary effect upon
them Just at present there Is a ten
dency to say that no public Official
shall be represented In comment, pic
ture or cartoon except as he sees him
self The tendency Is quite as bad as
that which goes 10 the other extreme.
But few public men have suffered less
from Misrepresentation than Mr.. Hay.
.-----------.--.----
The well bred hunting dog points and
retrleves almost as naturally as a duck
takes TO water, but II remained for a
trotting bred animal TO eclipse all rec
ords In the matter Of following natural
Instincts The thrce-yeaf-old fllly Tes-
tai. by Bclslre, dam by Lord Russell
second dam by George Wilkes. and
third dam by Mambrino Tonic, gave a
most striking illustration OF inborn
trotting instinct recently at trottng
meeting In Wisconsin, In the first heat
she broke one Of her reins Instead Of
running awSs, as every one expected
she would do, the FLY made a quick
break. then settled back into a trot, and
went on and won the heat in 2:2iA.
After passing the judges stand she
slowed up turned, and logged back to
the stand like veteran race-horse. AZ
ter the rein broke the driver had abb
solutely no control over the FLY, but
she acted as II she knew no other gait
but the trot II was her first race, and
she won It in three straight heats. Fes-
tai is very highly bred, but she must
have been well trained, and have a very
level head as well. IT Is, however, d
most notable example OF the transmits
sion of the trottlng and racing instinct
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

Seth Low has been notified nine times
of his nomination for mayor Of New
York. This is once each for the muses.;
It is also magical number. still the
question remains; VIII he be notified
once OF his election?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

In helping out the Yale picentennial
festival; but she win probably try TO
recoup herself, even for that by extra
taxation Of the institution"
Boston papers should be more gener-
Gus seeing that a Harvard man IL pres
ldent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
Sow York EvenIng Sun.

When the wind blows high or the
wind blows low. when Columbia is In
front or Shamrock is in front, Sir
Thomas Upton Is cheerful, This ia one
OF the conclusive proofs that he is a
true sportsman. He proved 70 be a
good loser the last time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

The September number Of Lees
Texas Magazine has a couple Of stories
Miss Dake's First Village School," by
Irene Davis: and The Romance OF
Lady Grizelda." by Mary Polk Wynn,
There are also several poems. editorial
comments and miscellaneous reading
II Is printed on the very best Of paper
and Is In every respect attractive.--Dal-
Las. Texas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

Kaiser Wilhelm has ordered that all
architectural projects in Berlin are to
be submitted to him. And thus 1t Is
that his majesty sets himself up as
arbiter eleganttlarum
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

The chief topics OF the october Re-
view OF Reviews are the assassination
OF Mckinley, and Roosevelts accession
70 the presidency. The full text Of
Rooseveii's address nj Minneapolis are
reproduced. The Methodist Ecumeni-
cal Congress Just held IN London T. de-
scribed by the Rev. J. Wesley Johns
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

Let not Mayor Thompson be down
cast. Emperor William and the Berlin
municipal council are also at outs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

Il want TO ask. is czolgosz alone
guilty? Has not the entire nation had
a Part in this greatest crime OF the
century," asks Booker T. Washington,
So far az the evidence shows czolgosz
alone Is guilty, all attempts to estab-
fish the existence OF conspiracy hav-
ing failed. The entire nation pleads
no, guilty to participation In the great
est crime Of the century.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

The Boston rranscrip, has this fling
at New Haven:
..The city OF New Haven has agreed
TO spend the magnificent sum OF 'pV
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

mo matter or !,St whalher 1t sounds
like an Irish bull. 1t is none the less
emphatically true that many Of the
best speeches the world has ever lis
tened to were never spoken OF listened
TO at ALL" says the Boston Herald. And
herein lies the secret of the saying
speech Is silyern: silence is golden"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03

For the time being interest In the
race for the Americas cup is greater
than In the human race.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
sEMI.aNSUAL CONFERENCE

SALT LAKE CITY OCT. ;, 1904.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28

Experiment has disclosed the fact
that onefourth of a teaspoonful OF me-
dunn strength vanilla added the last
thing before serving to enough coffee
for four persons improves it 80 per
cent. The secret of perfection is to use
enough vanilla TO cover the strong cof-
fee flavor. yet not enough to be de-
tected
A pinch of salt In coffee has long
been my secret for certain delicate
flavor that every one likes. but | did
not know until recently that ! had in
some mysterious way stumbled upon
the modus operandi which has made
the coffee of Norway superb" In
that country the coffee Is roasted fresh
every morning in covered shovel kept
In constant motion over the fire. bit
of sailed butter added after the roast
Ing process is begun gives 1t an indie
scribable favor as delightful as it Is
subtle.
The French, too, have made their
reputation for excellent coffee by using
butter while roasting it. A piece Of
butter the size of walnut. with des-
sertspoonful of powdered sugar TO
three pounds of green coffee. is the
proportion used This Is said to bring
out both flavor and aroma and. more
over, gives the slight caramel taste
which tourists remember to have en-
joyed nowhere but IL F".s@ce.- What
to Eat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28
CreeL ard Rouan stoves.

Warm as Greece and Rome and
Egypt are. stoves were made there in
the dim and misty vistas of the past.
1t was not Just the pattern used at
present, hut was a metal basin in
which charcoal was burned. 1t sat in
the middle of the room. and as the re-
suiting smoke was of the slightest no
opening in the roof or elsewhere was
necessary. The same implement. sti
called by its old Greek name of bra
zier, is now employed in many portions
of continental Europe. where II Is util
lied for heating as well as cooking.
But the progressive Romans inn
proved on that and made a hypocaust.
1t was the germ of the present fur
mace. 1t was made under the house in
a little cellar prepared for it. and the
heat was conducted TO the rooms and
baths through crevices left in the foor
and lower portions of the wall Later
fues were provided. conducting heat
TO any portion Of the house. In some
Of the old Roman villas in England the
remains of these old time furnaces are
still found.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28

According to Pliny fire was long
time unknown TO some of the ancient
Egyptian tribes. and when celebrated
astronomer made them acquainted with
that element and how to produce II
they were Wild with delight The Per-
SLAMS. Ph9nicians. Greeks and several
other nations acknowledge that their
ancestors were once without the com
forts which fire bestows: the Chinese
confess the same of their progenitors.
Pompanion. Moia. plutareh and other
ancient writers speak of nations which.
at the time when they wrote. knew not
the use of fire or had just recently
learned it.
The Inhabitants of the Marian
islands. which We're discovered ia 1851.
had no idea of fire or its uses. Their
astonishment knew no bounds when
they saw it applied to wood, most az
them taking II TO be some kind of an
animal which the sailors had brought
with them and which must be fed on
wood
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28

a good story is told of a digger who
had ridden into Western Australian
town to consult doctor. Having lone
so. he went TO have the prescription
made up.
How much is this LOTT" he asked
the chemist.
'Well let me see" was the reply.
There's seven and sixpenee for the
medicine and a shilling for the bottle"
He hesitated uncertain whether he
had charged for everything.
"Oh, hurry up. boss. said the impa.
tient miner: put price on the cork
and let us know the worst. London
Tit-Bits.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28

First Class Letters 10 any part Of
the United States, two cents per ounce,
or fraction thereof, prepaid.
Second CIass-Transien newspapers
and periodicals, one cent for each -Four
ounces, or fraction thereof
Third Class Books, unsealed circu
lars, and all printed matter except news
papers, seeds, cuttings, roots, ETC., one
cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
Fourth Class Merchandise, types,
metals, ores, and minerals, and all malta
ble matter not In any other class, one
cent for each ounce or tract n thereof
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28

The polariGs ton OF the human body
can be proved by allowing strong
current to Cow through the body from
one end TO the other, the hands being
placed In two basins connected with
the poles. The hands are then dried
and placed In two other basins of wa
ter connected with the wires of deli
cate galvanometer. A current in the
reverse direction to the original one 10
then found 20 Cow from the body.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-28

Mrs. Hiram-And have you any ref.
erences?
Applicant-No. mum; Oh tored 'em
up!
Mrs. Hiram Gn surprise)-Tore them
up? How FOOLISH
Applicant-Yez wudn't think so
mum, If yez had seen 'em.-From
"Recollections of Mrs. Minnie f. Leo