davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
THE WATER CONTROVERSY.

II seems waste Of time to enter into
n controversy with an opponent who
either has not sense enough TO under
stand simple question Of vested
rights or, following % custom of many
years, deliberately mistates the posi-
ton OF his adversary and then proceeds
10 attack the mIsconception. That Is
the course pursued by morning paper
In reference TO the comments of the
Deseret News on the recent decisions Of
the Supreme court, in the cases between
Salt Lake city and the Electric Power
company.
Our contemporary contends that the
city IL in no way injured or jeopardized
by those decisions, and tries to draw
parallel between the claims Of pri-
vate parties to the use OF water, and
the rights OF the city. as public cor
poration, not only 70 the use but the
control OF waters conferred by legls-
lative authority. Anyone who is un-
able TO see or determined not to recog-
nlze this essential point OF difference,
is not competent TO offer q legal or
common sense argument on the ques-
ton.
That the city IL made liable to Injury
from the decision Is as clear as daylight,
In view OF the fact that the private
company which, for private purposes,
is thereby permitted TO Interfere with
the control of a source OF supply be-
longing to the city Tor public purposes,
although required to return the water
undlmlnshed IN quantity and quality
to the stream, Is at present In the
hands of receiver and Is practically
an irresponsible II not insolyent con-
Germ, and therefore the city would have
no recourse of any value II the waters
10 which It has vested rights were not
so returned either in condition or In
volume.
These material points are other ig'
nored or ovaded In repeated attempts
TO assall the Deseret News, an occupa-
ton which the writer that essays II APP
pears TO think one Of the chief objects
In journalistic HE. That the city au-
thorities should proceed at once to per-
form some practical work, IN order to
take out the waters OF the stream
placed by law under Its control, at u
higher point than at present. has been
urged by the Deseret News for more
than two years. II is therefore no en-
dorsement OF the opinion Of contem-
porary which has only been presented
within the past few days, II we are
agreed on the proposition, that is all
right; and we hope the city officials viii
take steps accordingly,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
Springfield Republican.

If Lord paunoefote thought armed
Intervention uniusthable," he was
guilty Of no crime, There were many
good Americans who held the same
view But II he proposed collective
note by the powers expressing an opn-
Ion 70 that effect all that can b. said
Is that the British legend" as the
Germans call it. Is irretrievably ruined,
The presumption Is strongly against
the PPuncefote story, and II needs to
be strongly confirmed TO be believed. It
~ fully as incredible that the British
ambassador would have done such a
thing as that the Russian ambassador
would have done II,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
81. Paul Globe.

There Is n deal of unconscious humoi
exhibited on both sides IN the prevail.
ing discussion going on IN German and
British circles regarding the real extent
and character Of the friendship Of Ger.
many and England respectively toward
the United states, The discussion seems
TO have been started by the London
newspapers, whose sense Of humor Is
not universally recognized They ap.
pear to have started it, moreover as
The result Of the contemplated trip Of
Prince Henry Of Prussia TO this coun.
try to which they insist on attaching q
deal OF political significance which no.
body but themselves seems quite able
TO comprehend.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
luRopE's FRIENDSHIP,
New York Ilyenlng Post,

In the stage NOW reached by the con-
uoyersy, we must have names, dates
documents. Anything else ig worth ne
mans attention We have had quite
enough OF these mysterious unnamed
persOnages Ia the BACKGROUND with
their II could an Il would Neither
q high official nor a person in close
touch with the eforegn Office neither
"semi-onical endorsement" nor an
account youche1 for as substantially
correct Will avail us now We would
not even take the word Of 'lIlstorIcus'
or "Ex.Attache" and rs Tor "Insder''
and zone who Knows the wastebas-
ket hath enlarged It's borders to swal.
low up their communications unread.
We pine iol the documents In the case
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
sGoTs IN RUSSIA.


Religious liberty Is very limited In
Russia il being criminal oGense TO
leave The orthodox ranks and Join any
sect Statistics covering the various
churches in that country furnish a good
Illustration Of the utility Of suppress
Sion Ia freedom Of belief by laws, no
matter now rigidly executed Russian
ecclesiastical authorities are reticent
about the publication Of figures that
may reveal the true status Of the ec-
cleslastical affairs Of the empire but
the facts as nov revealed by the cen-
sus are very significant.
II seems that there are no less than
30 distinct bodies Of dlssenters, each
having It's own particular creed, cus-
toms and superstitlons, There are
about thirty small scots with no dis
tlhciye names, whose dogmas are
more or less unknown. The census
gives the total of dlssenters as 2,173,73S,
bat Il is believed that the actual num-
Der Is at least double that amount
The largest body Of dlssenters Is that
Known as staro-obrl-adzl. This is di-
,lded and subdiyided into several
branches, The Holy Synod has ordered
vigorous campaign against the sec
tarians IN those provinces where their
numbers are Increasing. The powers Of
the specially appointed commissioners
Will be supplemented by those Of the
police, The Holy Synod has not yet
learned ;hat by persecution, the number
Of dlasenters viii be stu further IN.
creased
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
San Franclsco can

We have at least one satisfaction In
the guilty examinations aud recrimina-
lions In which ENGLAND Germany, It.
ally, France, Austria and Russia are In.
dulglng ovdr that note which was 10
have frightened us out OF the war with
Spain. We taught Our European friends,
including our kind English cousins, that
our business is our own and II Is best
for them 10 attend to their own or get
into trouble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
Los Angeles Empress.

There Is q formidable number of clti.
zens OF this country who would IKE 10
intervene In foreign affairs al the pras,
ent moment They would stop Inc
South African war forthwith. demollsb
the tottering kingdom Of Abdul Hamii
do something for oppressed Poles. free
ireland and administer a spanking ID
several South American republics. The
only thing which prevents action is ths
same delicacy which caused the power,
Of Europe 10 tell Spain that they sym.
pathl2ed with her, but advised her n
see the other parties and coyne arounf
some other day after sufficient tlm,
had elapsed 20 think Il over. In othe,
words, there was an lndlspositloD IN
interfere without clear notion as h
which way the cat Intended tn mnn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Prof n, $, shaler Of Harvard has re-
Gently written OF n prospect that gold
production IN the world VIII so far In
crease under the application Of new
appliances In mining, as possibly to
force a change in the monetary systems
OF the gold standard countries II may
be but most people ire not afraid Of
having a Midas touch yet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Frank james refuses TO furnish the
thousand dollar bond required by the
court In the Injunction proceedings
against the play "Tha James Boys in
Missouri" lie might stop It with a
counter playa gun play.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

The choir boys Of New York church
have gone on a strike. They viii prob
ably discover before they are through
that they have struek the wrong motto.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

The Beers continue to lay traps into
which the British continue to walk.
There Will be no end OF the war so
long as such things be-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

A Miss Fiagg and a Mr. Britain were
married in New York the other day, IL
would be quite proper to speak Of the
ceremony as the Union Jack.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

win be given to the matter OF bIcycllsts
riding on the paved walks within The
restricted district.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

There are some men who are so mar
row that they can travel along the
keen edge Of a knife and find 1t too
broad for them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Mr. schwab, the steel king, has re-
turned. 1t might be called the return
OF the prodigal. taking into considera-
ton his prodlgallty at Monte Carlo,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

"And the Gait came back Mrs Car
RE Chapman Gait has been reelected
president of the National Woman SUI
frage association.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Hon, Galusha Grow announces that
he win retire from active political life
at the end OF the present Congress, As
he Is seventy-nine years old and began
his congressional career in 1850 he Is
entitled to an honorable retirement
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Harpers Bazaar for March opens win
q grave treatise, by Lillian Bel. on the
serious problem 'The Management al
Husbands" IAN Episode az Mrs. Kirk.
patricks" Is well told by Elizabeth 6
Jordan, "Ihe Study of Song In Flor.
encc,' b, Sarah Elliott. ana "The Wo.
man Movement of our Day" by OHy.
Schreiner, are interesting confirm.
lions. Az usually much space is given
to The World Of Fashion" and domes.
tie topics. 4 pattern sheet accomutn.
les the number, as a supplement.-Har.
per Bros, New York
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

when all the trouble in the munich
pal administration 10 amicably settled,
II Is to be hoped that some attention
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Harpers Magazine for March Is rich
IN illustrations, short stories ana Other
features that belong TO the make-up OF
q tlrst-class magazine. II presents fopr
more Of p. A, Abbey's beautiful ric.
lures Illustrating THE Deserted yu.
lage.' The short stories are contrib.
uted 10y Mark Twain. William Dean
liowells, Richard lie Gallienne. Marie
Van Worst, Ray Rolfe Gibson. Grnca
DEMO Litchhcld Mary Applewhlte Ba.
con Arthur Cotton Eleanor Hoyt and
James Branch Cabell. Two deliberately
colored pictures accompany a paper on
"Thc JOY of Gardens" by Julius Norre'
gard. and there are other llustratlons
IN color by Elizabeth Shipper Greene
The opening article Is "The Lineage Of
the English Bible" by N. w. Hoaro
a famous English authority on fhls
subject Among other articles are. "A
SeashOre Laboratory" by Henry Fair.
field Osborn. LID Ia Cocta Professor
Of Zoology, Columbia University. de.
scrlbing some OF the remarkable blolo.
glcal experiments at Woods Hou on
the coast Of Massachusetts,. and 'Ko.
rca and Her Emperor by Alfred
Stead. The Easy Chair. study. and
Drawer are ALL fun of interest -Uar
per & Bros, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Little Florlzel Reuter- has had to
have one of his ears operated on. It Is
to be hoped that 1t viii not lnjure his
ear for music,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

The question has been raised to
whom belongs the credit for the Louis
ana purchase. Jefferson and Uncle sam
have always had credit and probably
always will.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

washington hunters were compelled
to subslst for several days on cougar
meat. Tough and unpalatable as II is
II is far more preferable TO eating crow,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

II Journalist Henry Norman NJ. p
continues to ask such straisht-to-the-
point questions IN the commons he wall
vet be accused Of yellow journalism.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

The hope Of the Filipino Federal par
ty is intimate statehood. They might
might almost as well hope for Ultima
Thule
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

General Kitohener's most deliberately
laid trap to catch Dewet demonstrates
one important thlng-how not to do II,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

All the day long the sweet south"
has been breathing but not upon a
bank OF vlolets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Drawing the color line In oleomarga-
rine Is better than drawing the hair line
In butter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
FOREIGN.

The cornerstone of a new campanile
will be laid in Venice April -, 1903.
Italian authorities have sent a num-
Der of army officers to prison for en-
gaging in duels.
Important expeditions of English
scientists will be sent to Africa to
study malaria.
Three deaths from cholera occurred
on the American transport Sherman
between Manila and NagaSaN
India is expected to sulpass herself
in King Edwards honor during the
delayed coronation festivities.
The boer generals were enthusiasts
cally received at Amsterdam where
DE Wet and Botha made speeches.
The International ohstetrlcal con
gross was opened at Rome. There are
five American doctors in attendance
Prof. Angelo Heilprin says that the
scene OF danger from Mount Pelee in
the latest eruption was greater than
ON May $.
Guglielmo MarConi announces that
he has solved the problem of sending
wireless messages up to distances OF
1900 miles.
John Redmond, IN speech at
Waterford, said the proclamation of
the crimes act justified armed rebel
lion in Ireland.
Prince Francis Joseph Of Bragansea
was put on trial in London charged
With crime committed while he was
4 member of a coronation embassy.
1t is semiomeially announced that
the Bulgarian elections 10 the sobran.
je, or national assembly, have every.
where resulted in victories for tho gov.
ernment
Prince Henry OF Germany will at.
tend the Frederick the great statue
mveiliug at Washington in April Field
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
Art in Japan.

Japan had long been, and still was
in 1900, a fit nurse for artistic Il
not poetic children. Though the
most famous scuIptors and painter :
lived before 1850, yet from that dat
to 1900 there glded on the sol len
art The like of it in the sum total
time, the acme and zenith of Japanese
of achievement had never been seen
before, and probably will never again
be witnessed. In variety and extent
it may be surpassed in India; in rich
ness and coloring and in brilliancy Of
effect it may be exceeded in China;
but for artistic quality of coloring,
for appropriateness of effect, for
originality of design, for observation
of natural objects, for perfection OF
handiwork in metal, in wood, in
ivory, in lacquer, it remains as yet
unequal in the world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
OBITUARY..

Charles B. Andrews, ex-chief justice
Of the supreme court of Connecticut,
died at his home in Litchfield, Conn,
Of heart disease
Former United States Supreme
Court Justice Horace Gray died at
Nahant Mass, aged "a years, Oliver
Wendell Holmes succeeded him.
Charlotte Matilda Pancoast, widow
of DR., William II. PanCOast OF Phlla-
delphia and daughter of the late James
RObb, founder of the First National
band of Louisiana, is dead in Paris
from heart disease. She was a native
of New Orleans.
Richard r. Witheck, for many years
largely interested in the hard wood
lumber business, died in Chicago He
was a member Of the firm of Heath,
Witbeck & Co. and also was interested
in Wisconsin and Indiana corpora
tons engaged in the same business.
He was born at CoXsackie, N. Y, forty
one years ago. He leaves a widow
and one child, Helen. He was a
nephew of Henry Witbeck, one of the
pioneer umbermen of Chicago, who
died some years ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25

down to a conclusion that will not
give them leeway of 10000 wears
The reporter who launched the sl,uu
is more open to conviction and saws
that ne is willins to admit that the
skulls owner may have quit in or
even before the Civil war. Kansas is
divided upon the question, but a ma
jority OF the voters are ranged upon
the side of the reporter simply be
cause he cOnfesses he is willing to
stake his reputation on a single
century instead of scattering it over
10000 years. Such scientists as have
not seen the skull are with him. The
old settlers also line up with him on
the ground that the first authentic
killing in Kansas did not happen
more than 60 or 20 years ago, IF so
far back as that" Meanwhile they
are making a glass case for the
Lansing skull."-The Onlooker.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
POLITICAL.

The Alabama republican executive
committee barred negro delegates
from their state convention.
The democratic congressional cam.
paign managers are hampcrcd by a
shortage Of funds and stump orators.
The twentieth Illinois district re.
publcans nominated James II. Dan
skin, state insurance attorney, for
congress.
Ex-Gov. Horace Boies' congress
sonal campaign against Speaker Hen
dcrson in the third Iowa district viii
be test OF tariff revision.
The Colorado republican state con.
vention nominated j. II. Peabody for
governor and Endorsed President
Rooscyelt's ADMINISTRATION.
The details Of President Rooseyolts
western trip, being arranged by Sec
Rotary Cortelyou, include a start on
Sept. 10 and return on Oct. 7,
President Roosevelt shook hands
with 5000 Nassau county ncIghbors
at oyster Bay They came by specIa
train and boat and were given 5000
lemonade cups as souvenirs,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
THE STRENGTH OF ROME.
Empire More Limited In Extent Than
Generally Supposed.

Rome was much more limited in eX-
tent and power than is generally sup
posed "The city which holds sway
over every land and sea" is a mere
hypcrbole, nothing more. Three
thousand miles by 1000 was the ut
most extent to which it ever attained.
The most cool-headed and astute Of
empcrors was rot slow to recognize
that extent of territory did not make
for the strength and stability of the
empire. The real strength of Rome
was confined to the fringe Of the
Mediterranean. AS matter of fact,
neither Greek nor Rome civilization
ever did penetrate much beyond those
fertile shores.
From the day that Hanno, the Car
thaginian. defcG the Romans to as
much as wash their hands in the sea
to that on which the empire Of the
east engaged Genoese ships and sea-
men to chase the Turks out OF the
Bosporus the Romans proved con-
tcmptiblC sailors. And universal sway
in the domain either of politics or
commerce has never yet been held by
n race which shranl from the perils
and hardships of the sea. 1t is only
the master of the sea, runs the ancient
maxim, who will acquire the dominion
of the land.
Deprived of all rights and privi-
leges, hampercd and restricted in
every way which malice and jealousy
could devise, the Carthaginians proved
more than match in trade and com
morce for their relentless Roman mas
tiers, and continued so to i'll the
Romans annihilated them Not with
out cause was it that Cato declared
Carthage must be razed and the plow-
share run over its site. The CONNER
Cial supremacy of Corinth, too. deter.
mined the Romans to wreak destruc-
ton on that brilliant center of light
and leading; while it was observed
with grim humOr that many of the
Greek cities prospered apaCe in vir-
tue of the fact that they produced
wealth more rapidly than their Roman
masters could consume it.-Contey-
porary Review.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
Science as a Certainty.

A scientist is seldom a humorist,
but he is often funny. In digging at
the base of a hill near Lansing, Kan.
sas, a couple of weeks ago some
aborers found a skeleton. 1t had
lain in the ground for some time and
crumbled easily. The skeleton was
of little use. even as a skeleton, when
information of the find" got into the
local papers. A wise reporter, who
was con space" collected some sCien-
tifc terms which bore more or less
upon skeletons and scattered them
iudiciously over a column. Scientists
from Chicago, Minneapolis, St Paul
and Kansas City saw this column and
went hot-foot to Lansing, There they
found the skull. They examined Il
and the spot in which it was found.
The reporter had placed the original
skeleton in the Chaplain age" The
scientists did not agree with him and
said that the skull belonged to the
"Iowan stage of the glacial period,
the intergIacial or earlier" They
agreed also that the skull is from
10000 TO 10000 years old. The re-
porter stands pat" and refuses to
bulge from the "Champlain age,
though, among friends, he has adj
mitted that the skull wore an air OF
"since the war" The Lansing
skull" has been placed in the Kansas
City museum. and the scientists who
say that it is not younger than 10000
and not older than 10000 years affirm
that nothing older in the skull line
has been found in any of The
Americas. Attempts have been made
to induce them to be a trihe more
definite as to the age Of the skull,
nut they have refused to be tied
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
TELEGKAMS In BRIEF.
IN THE ISLANDS.

Filipino constables killed a number
of members of Rios band of bandits
The United States steamer
Arethusa arrived at Sue2 on her wag
home from Manila.
Gov. Taft released many prisoners
from the Manila jails who were held
for weeks without arraignment,
Col william A. Rafferty,, iifCH
cavalry, died at Filipe, Philippine
islands, after falling from a windoN.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles passed.
through Chicago en- route to the
Philippines. He will sail about Sept
30.
Manila cigars imported to the
United States are not subject to the
internal revenue tax Of So thousand,
according to department of justice
ruling.
The provincial council Of Havana
has approved a resolution TO ask con
gresg to remove the military order
prohibiting cock lighting and to give
the provincial courts throughout the
island power to regulate this amuot-
ment.