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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06
Castro of the
Steel House.
o-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-ON
CNew York SUM

(New York SUM
At this moment Cipriano Castro,
self-seated president Of Venezuela, can
say with more truth than Louis XIV
of France said it: Il am the state"
castro is Venezuela.
The Venezuelan president, more prop
et.S dictator. works as silently as
servant in rubber shoes. Just now he
IS populaIly supposed to be preparing
TO see the world beyond Venezuela. For
soon7 ir later he must follow one or
another of his ceSsors-CEuZman
Blanco. who died wealthy in Paris;
Crespo, who was shot in battle; An
drade- who is now working for his liv
ing in Trinidad. It Is not likely that
he will depart like his immediate pre-
deccssOr, Andrade. who escaped
through the back door of the palace
as Castro and his soldiers crashed in
at the front. fed to Barbados on Ven
ezuela's only gunbOat. and then. with
Infinite courtesy sent the boat back 10
Castro with = note saying: Il return
you the navy; You may need il your
self CastrO's aspirations lean rather
TO the Blsnco method of exit and to
golden exile. People in his own house
tell of frequent shipments of gold sent
abroad by the thrifty president
Castro rules not with tongue or pen
or sword. but with his thumb. As he
moves that thumb to the left. TO the
rii,ht. so is the law. as Simon said.
Thumbs ~. thumbs down" one day
last year in the PradO. a man named
u sOpez fired a pistol point blank in Cas-
Ap's face. By a miracle the bullet went
ray. When the wOulf-be assassin
s brought before Castro. the die
tor jerked his thumb toward the door
Il Lopez was thrown into the Black
SSO OF Caracas the ROtunda. Re
when the judge Of the superior
inspected the prison. none OF the
officials could remember having
,Opez after the first days Of his
sration. Escaped said the
Or Of the prison. but offered no
The verdict Of Caracas. when
tge told the tale. was Murdered
Euricd in the Jail Perhaps Cas-
Ihad jerked his thumb downward.
The dictator has the face of a tired
Ian. the eyes of the ferret. the mouih
'of cruelty. BY temperament he is
nervous irritable. impatient. his ex-
citabillty fiEding expression principally
IN his thumbs. or government he has
shown that he knows as much as A
cher Of bandits. BY some he is called
the Clown Of Mica Flores" a name
which needs explanation.
in the heart of the capita! Sity there
is a palace which has an extension
built entirely OF steel The house is
called Mira Flores. and was the resi-
dence OF CrespO when nat fighting
general was president. The steel ex-
tension has two rooms like connnarf
ments in a safe deposit vault; and in
this strong box of a place the dictator
spends most of his time Also the
Sc lora Castro. The steel house Is
earthquake proof. The Castros come
naLuraiiy Dy their fear of earthquakes.
Wen the town Of Cucuta. years 20,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06
MRS. MK1NLEY's sYMPATHIzER
Mrs. Garfield, Who Has Passed
Through the Same Affection.
(Philadelphia North American.)

philadelphia North American.)
After the death of President Garfield
popular subscription was at once made
which realized $4,000 for Mrs. Garfield
and her children.
The income of this fund goes to the
to be divided among her children.
The martyr president wife, born Ru-
dOlph, in 1882. was "A native of Hiram.
Portage county, Ohio. and the daughter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

Upon Ill The stationery OF the san
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
road, upon the cars it viii have
perhaps also on the locomotives. blaz-
oned upon its advertisements, and
standing out wherever it is desired to
have an emblem -vpifying the road,
VIII be a representation of the "San
Bernardino Arrow" There are arrows
and arrows. but there is only one san
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

to the north Of which was an arrow
head upon the side of the mountain.
for Joseph Smith had seen such a scene
in a vision. The penetrated the valley
of San Bernardino and there saw the
goal toward which they had pressed
through so many priVations and hard
ships-the arrow upon the. mountain
side. The settlement founded there
was not enduring, however The orig
inal settlers, after building few rude
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06
The Sign of
The Arrow.
Story of Strange Old
Mark Road

and Utah ard calls forth a flood Of
"Reminiscences OF the days when Utah
to the present great state of CalifOr-
MIA.
Men cannot tell the origin of the
San BernardinO arrow. Some there are
among the devOut who believe that
Gods own finger traced the arrow upon
the mountain side for the guidance of
the band IF Mormons who more than
half a century ago pushed beyond
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

Bernardino arrow. and the emblem has
a significance peculis adapted to the
was a desert, when indians were su-
preme in the Golden state. and when
the Mormon pioneers wended their way
westward to open up new empire 1t
calls to mind also the pilgrimage or
part of these same Mormon pioneers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06
RannnuaI Nntica

We have moved our Directory Office
and Library to rooms e17-61S-6I9 Doolv
Building. r. l. POLK &. co.
w. p. COOPER. Sec. and Mgr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

San Pedro road. Like all arrows, il
typifes speed, but unlike other arrows,
st signifies a union between California
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

Chef among those who appreciated
Farenholts mettle was Captain. after
ward Rear Admiral, Daniel Ammen.
VINO commanded a division of the
6iockadinE- fleet off the coast of Sorthl
carolina. Ammen. by the way. yas =
warm. personal friend and bC hooLs
playmate of General Ulysses-Z Cant,
paving once saved the latte Nlif% rom
browning when both bcf' were in
swimming in Ohio *
Aided by Ammen' $ 90 uence and the
recommendations oSotherss Farenholt
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06

stnns znder ere bet sueeuszbs 20
panie II asts<kea hand 70 AAnd
uzdsT Auapicaoaz Circumstances for
the display q pAysleal ard ucraa
courage heroes appear. whersas. as .
certain writer SAYS. under tbs wroag
circumstances towards are crested.
for all soldIsrs belfeve they are brave
urtn tried
Il vas said b observers OF The r.
cent vars that bravery IN bsxtle Il
5 very general attribute. IAN sol
diers are brave said one writer yery
seriously. Yet everybody knows thai
soldiers Of ali nations have ae1 In
panic 50 extreme as 70 lose al dis
cIplfne and reason
The general conclusion CT the NAB
ter Is that men display courage most
usually when they know what they
are TO confront even If it Is certain
death. II Is hidden danger. sudden
attack. the unforeseen. which creates
terror and destroys self-controi-
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06

ncse kekt AeAfnst tinmpkrsys. and
supefts wfkk . Ei<kiy smlls fAs chesr-
fuI nswa tat shsrs Is 9 eharce yst %
hare tie thcrz IN III nesk removed
far caese. ETi1ankfT. taz. al pre-
Tions Efforts have been hzssd %
shaz and pxefe1se. The nnfnus o.
the attack upon HznpAreFs ought
soon 20 - plainly visible 70 the pab-
lie, even the ultra pablo which hifheE-
20 has fEbEbed Is political pabrlan
aftsr 6ltrzfion throzEk the saffron
sheets Of the Advertiser Il Il this part
Of the public which shonli ask ard
answer the question. b 4 decencys
Is Il twentieth century sense; Is f.
American English or Chinese public
morals: is Il Christian civilization.
when rich men. church men ana
henchmen combine for the avowed
purpose Of driving from the country .
man Of brains, q man Of rare talents.
q man who pays his taxes. 8 man who
knows the Law and administers Il
Justly and feariessIy. . man who has
been charged With Infamous conduct
only to be absclred on every count by
the Department Of Justice at Washing
toni Is il q civilized community in
which business men and society viii
tolerate such q perpetual assault
based on undying personal hostility
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
The Isshmian Canal Question.
Orlenns Times- Democraf

" &C OEttIL4 LttHct-OCNttIIAt.
There win he good deal Of negOtia-
ton apparently on the part ~ the Adj
ministration after the report shall have
been presented. the question being DEL
icately balanced between the Nicaragua
and the Panama routes The Commits
sion's report has estimated the concession.
the plant and the work ~ the French
Panama Company on the ditch at S40-
GOO 600: and If the French Company
were to agree TO take that amount for
their work and their belongings at Pa
good chance of being selected: for the
canal by that route would then cost less
by SIS 100000 or $20.000.000 than. ac-
cording to the Commissions estimate. the
Nicaragua route viii cost.
But there is not the least probability
that the French Canal COMPANY win ac-
eept the 100000 valuation for their
ditch. as they have already expended two
or three times that amount Of money on
it, construction: g. that II is likely the
Administration will have to decide in
favor Of the Nicaragua route But here
there is another difficulty: the Govern
ments. both of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
are known to be hungering and thirsting
for a decision of the United States Gov
vernment in favor OF their route. az in
that case they would both OF them be
expecting big bonuses from Uncle sam
for the privilege of digging a ditch
through their territories
As the commission is going to renort
that both of the routes named are per
fectiy feasible for a canal from ocean to
ocean. and that the canal by the Panama
route could be finished in two or there
years less time than a canal by the
Nicaragua route, II IS not unlikely 10 be
close question which route win ulti-
mately be chosen.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
MORE INTERVIEWS WITH
LAND COMMISSIONER BOYD.

To the Editor of the Repsblicdn:
Sir:-In The Republican, August
4th. appeared an interview with Land
Commissioner Boyd. part of which is
As fp bs EssspsI amonnt or ,sno rnsY WIN
be disposed of by the Government in
mate. It includes tracts in Puma, sew
eral thousand acres in the New Olaa
Tract. the uplands mauka Of Honomu,
Laupahoehoe. etc. (Here is the fun
niest proposition), and as hope, big
tract in Waimea This last is an idea
of my own which have evolved after
carefully looking over the ground.
This is magnificent agricultural land
and could be cut up in five-acre tracts
with streets or roads running through;
the result would be good-sized town
of a suburban nature. The proposed
Kohala-Hilo railroad runs right
through It"
II is we'll that the Commissioner
claims the idea as his own. as no one
else would want to be found dead
with such plan In his possession. The
theory Of evolution is not dead, for
the Commissioner says: This last
is an idea of my own which / have
evolved. etc" The fellow that en-
barks in the agricultural business In
Waimea on five-acre lot of magnifi-
cent agricultural land with streets all
round it and railroad running right
through It will have q snap. It will
be "of suburban nature" Whether 1t
is to be suburb of Kawaihae or
Honolulu is not stated. Neither Is II
stated what the entry man Is expected
to live on: but that is his lookout No
one can find law for cutting up the
public land in flve-acre lots. but the
Commissioner has evolved the idea
and that settles it. He says: eve
are fully authorized. (who Is we?l
The other fellow must be Desky. as
he Is the only suburban boomer who
could handle such a deal. II / could
get the right kind Of partner I would
apply for & Toboggan Slide franchise
on Mauna Kea above the snow limit.
Don't you think 1t would be nice?
t. .R.
Mountain View. Sept. 3oth. 1901.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
SHOULD HONOR Mckinley.

The suggestion Of The Republican
that Honolulu should erect nonn-
ment in honor OF President Mckinley
Is IN keeping with the action OF many
Of the cities on the mainland San
Francisco has taken sction towards
the erection Of a statue In honor Of
Mckinley and the committee which
had charge Of the arrangements for
his reception a few months ago has
been placed In charge Of the monu-
ment fund. Already over IS 900 to
ward a statue has been subscribed in
that city. New York is proposing q
Mckinley arch and In connsction
Herewith the New York Evening Post
Of September 18th says:
There il talk Of q monument to Nc
kinley. Among several propositions IL
one for the erection Of a statue at Long
acre Square and the changing Of the
name BOnEscre Square 10 Mckinley
Square This would establish a memoF-
iRl similar IN nature 10 the arch and the
green which bears the name Of George
Washington. The Father Of His COun-
try Is not eommemorated only by Wash
ington Square and the arch. but there are
statues OF him at the Sub Treasury
building and at Union Square, and vari-
Gus tablets here and there in the city re-
late some Of the things be did. Abraham
Lincoln il represented by an excellent
statue on the opposite corner from
Washington at Union Square. az well as
in other parts of the city less excellent
Is. Grants Tomb. on Riverside Drive.
Is another monument TO President.
though il is thought Of as the tomb of q
general. The memory Of Chester A. Ar
thur is assisted by a bronze statue in
Madison Square the square itself serves
10 remind one OF another President
All these public parks and squares
In New York named after Presidents
add to the sttractIveness Of the city
as well as afford splendid object les
sons in history. Honolulu has her
Thomas Square named after the Eng
lish Admiral who did so much for
i as HsEPian s ARa shs has Der Ka 111
Dowager Kapiolani. and Emma Square
named after the noble Queen Emma
Considering what President Mckinley
did for Hawaii II would be most n
ting for Honolulu to not only erect
statue to his memory. but name som,
public park Ia his honor.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
INFLUENCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
ON COURAGE.


The Sultan Of Turkey has confirm
ed the sentence Of certain military
officers TO exile because OF cowardice
in leaping through the windows OF a
palace during an earthquake. This
incident has started a discussion In
European military journals concern
ing the manifestations Of cowardice.
In the case OF the Turkish officers
it was evident that they suffered
panic. owing to the unusual nature of
the peril. II is not certain that had
the same men been on duty In time Of
war. and had the building suddenly
been fired on by artillery they would
not have kept cool The stress OF
duty is q great factor in the exercise
OF courage. To have no fear Of earth
quakes was not part OF the discipline
OF these men. but they were sehooled
TO preserve q fearless demeanor IN
the face Of the enemy and when under
are.
In case Of a sudden fusilade in the
street. even the bravest men, not
charged with police duty. may run
for cover while a policeman. with
only an ordinary measure Of selfcon-
troll, wiz rush forward to perform the
act upon which bis position and repu-
tation depend.
The general trend OF opinion
brought out by the discussion is that
such complete self-control as win
cause soldier to lntelligently avoid
exposing himself Is the best. A man
who might yield to sudden fright
might also be inspired to perform
some unusual deed Of valor, but his
possible tendency TO fall into a panic
would not be asoned for by his inn
pulse TO rush impetuousiy to certain
death and perhaps 80 down in history
rs a great hero.
One point n writer's do not bring
out is the dsaerence between physical
and moral courage A man who
would put an a very poor fight With
his nsks might be brave in a COM
bat with firearms. A man who could
not engaSe IN = duel with cool calce-
lation might ride With snbllme hero
ism AZ the head Of eavslzy charge.
Persons Of no physical courage az all
may face death BY epidemic vita calm
fortituds and here Is the same ano-
naly evident In the man who win
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
Judge Hunphrevs.
From fAe HE 7'ribWne

From the HE Tribwne.
The vindlcation OF Judge Humph-
reys cannot be a surprise to any one
who knows the man, who knows what
be has accomplished as Judge OF the
First Circuit Court at Honolulu. and
who knows what judicial integrity
means IN America. Judge Humphreys
has not only been indicated from
charges too pueriIe to have originated
anywhere else than in Honolulu. but
he has been commended for rare cour-
age and great ability, which had 1t
been displayed on the battlefield
among men instead OF upon the beach
in the midst Of lawyers would have
won for him promotion and dis
tinguished praise.
II is time for Honolulu to sober IN.
The onlookers. who have seen the be-
ginning and the end Of this abortive
effort to assassinate the judicial
character Of Judge Humphreys. have
plenty Of food for thought II there Is
any civic sense left In that rampant
town. now Is the time for Il TO find its
equilibrium That city is under the
American flag: but its Inhabitants rule
AnemSeiFeS ike the denfxens OF an
outpost in bedlam. Il is time for
Norrie TO cork his vitriol- II Is time
for Thurston to run q sanitary sewer
through the Advertiser: the Star
should 80 on in its unknown orbit:
The Republican should put a steel
blanket on its cylinder press for OBJ
vicns purposes. and the Bulletin
should decide IFS baseball f.oufasf Tha
Bar Association should pass 4 resclu-
ton that its members are TO take up
the practice % Law. AMI Judge Humph-
reys should hasten home to help
Judge Gear wrestfe with that con-
gested calendar.
The people should begin 70 masti-
cate the food for thought. which In 50
abundant IN Honolulu that It impedes
lrafnc in the streets
The Advertiser ssys there Is TO be
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
ILLEGAL EXECUTIONS.

The Chicago Tribune has performed
a valuable service in compiling table
Of the illegal executions in each State
Of the Union during the last sixteen
years. and a list or all that have been
reported during the current year. or
all the States. Delaware. Massachu-
setts. New Hampshire. Rhode Island.
and Utah alone have been free from
the stain Of lynch law during a period
in which the whole number OF deaths
at the hands Of lynchers reached the
appalling total Of 2.516. OF this num-
Der. 1850 took place in the Southern
States, and 43s in the Northern; 81
OF the victims were women. 1878 were
negroes. sol whites, 81 Indians. Chi
nese. and Mexicans. Murder and
rape we're the excuses most frequently
given for mob law. but liz other reas-
ons were assigned. some OF the most
extraordinarily petty nature. such as
Shaping q child, enticing away ser
want, "unpopularity. voodooism, etc.
Most encouraging is the fact. that until
1900 there was q steady decrease in
the aggregate annual number of lynch
lngs. In 1892 the high-water mark OF
236 was reached. which sank steadily
to 200 In 1893. IS9 in 1894. and to 107
in 1899. In 1900 there were lis. and In
the first nine months of 1901 there
have already been 101. OF these vic
Tins of the present year. 76 were col
ored, % white. Chinese. and one an
Indian. Only "a were murdered be
cause OF a charge of rape. and q be
cause they had taken human life lille
gally Five suspected" cattle thieves
and one case of mistaken identity
are among them. One was put tc
death because he kept a gambling
house, and another for an unknown
offence" To complete the statistics
there should have been given table
-. hasrninsE Its fa
ures would. We are sure, show thai
this foul crime has risen and swept
across certain sections on sudder
waves of hysteria, impelled by &C
counts of similar happenings in ada
cent parts of the country.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06

AT % these sourceS % satisfaction we're
vouehsSfed to Pressdent McEinlsy
IN the fullest degree. The work
which be delighted in was ahur-
dainty fruitful: i exalted him 10 the
plane OF his highest ambition. life
brought % him the rare and coveted Op-
portunity 70 enroll his name among
those OF the beloved aud horored here
factors Of the Republic: be received IN
numbered proofs that be occupied the
largest possible place in the hearts q his
conRfrymens his fame viii ~ perpetn-
ated By the glorious achievements q the
government while be was President and
Of the Republic.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06

The Republican is glad to see Thurs.
toms hired assassin OF character con-
tinuing his attacks upon Judge Hum
phreys. Judge Humphreys has just
been most completely indicated by
the court OF last resort in his case,
and the continuance Of the attack upon
him by the Advertiser and the damn
ing Of the court makes the fact Of per-
sonsl animus so apparent that there
can be no mistaking 1t on the part of
any resident OF this Territory.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
From the Veg York Worid.

The will of the people" TO his endur-
ing honor be it said. was Mr.. MeKinley's
only policy. MAY we not ardentiy hope
and trust that President Roosevelt will
profit by this example. and be less sure
than he has sometimes seemed hitherto Of
the infallihle soundness of his own con
vietions? That way. we are persuaded
safety lies. and success and honor for the
new President. 1t was because Of his
wisdom and lovable personality. and be-
cause of his highly representative charac-
ter as man and politician. that there
is today not only universal regret for the
president lost but a deeper personal sor-
row for the man and the friend The peo-
Die feel that he was one of them and Of
their best. worthy representative Of the
spirit and the creative influences Of the
Republic
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-06
Fron The Raltinore Sun.

sfr. Mckinley Was man Of strong
and solid mind. if-rot Of brilliant intel
lectuality. and history will give him high
rank among our Presidents. not only be-
cause Of his association with the great
eFents of his time. but because OF real
ability and comprehensive grasp in public
affairs. and this without reference 10
whether he was right or wrong in his
views Of government policy. But his
moral qualities are those which the Amer
lean people will admire and dwell upon
most at this juncture-his personal and
public purity. his kindly heart and gener-
Gus impulses. his shining domestic vir-
tues his love of country. and his brave
ISOLATED in history with grave changes in
governmental policy and national attitude
as regards foreign affairs. it will also be
associated with the patriotic and noble
effort to bury sectional discord az home
and TO unite in peace and love the States
torn asunder manv years ago by hate
snd war. Standing by the man who has
died for the nation We are all today
Americans. and nothing but Americans
As the blood of the martyr IS the seed of
the church. the tragedy of Mckinley 5
death should strengthen the foundations
of the Republic by bringing closer to-
gether all who love free institutions. and
give fresh power to old ideals and inspi-
rations. His touching prayer Thy
kingdom come. Thy viii be done"-should
he the insDiratiOn for the revival of a
higher Americanism that win know no ri
valry but that of bringing our republican
institutions to the loftiest attainable level
and of making our common country bet
ter. greater and more glorious than ever
before