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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

THE WEST TEMPLE street organ OF
Republicanism insists that the
wage earners are receiving their full
share of the prosperity of which it
is so fond OF boasting. and which IL
claims is a direct result of Republican
administration OF national affairs. At
the same time the organ admits.
though somewhat unwillingIy. that the
cost of a great proportion of the neces-
saries OF life has advanced, but IL in
sists that il Is easier for the working
man to raise the money with which TO
pay the higher prices than il was for
him to raise the money to meet reduced
obligations.
Just how such a conclusion can be
arrived at it is difficult for the average
observer TO see. Even the Tribune does
not claim that wages have advanced
in proportion to the cost OF living.
How, then, can il be easier to raise.
say. 30 cents for q sack of corn meal
today than IL was 10 raise 25 cents last
spring? On the same principle 1t might
be argued that II a square inch OF
cloth viii cover a square inch OF space.
then two square inches OF cloth should
cover three square inches Of space.
When the Tribune is able TO success
fully demonstrate this last proposition.
The Herald viii agree with 1t on the
other.
Some days ago The Herald published
some figures compiled by the hassa-
chusetts bureau OF statistics Of labor.
They showed conciusively that wages.
except in a few isolated cases, have by
no means kept pace with the advance
ment IN household commodities. To-
day we desire to present a few ex-
cerpts from a statement made by q
coal miner, William Camaek, who lives
Ia Fayette. w. Va camack starts out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
BoERs ASK FOR HELP.

A N APPEAL from the Boer generals.
"A Botha, Dewet and Delarey, for
contributions from Christian people all
over the world to aid in upbuilding
the ruined Transyaal republic. is be-
ing widely circulated. The former COM
manders make a strong plea for their
country, a plea which cannot fail to
result in generous contributions to
their cause. They point out that. after
more than two and "a half years of
war. they were compelled to accept the
peace terms offered by their conquerors
and that their once happy homes have
all been destroyed.
They appreciate the generosity of the
British In granting them sums of money
with which 20 begin life anew, but they
show that these sums are entirely in
adequate 10 defray the enormous cost
Of the undertaking. 1t is estimated that
not less than $4,000 farm dwellings.
besides numerous villages, were burned
by the invaders. A large majority Of
the people are absolutely without
means with which to replace their
homes and restock their farms. The
generals continue:
"our dwellings with the furniture
have been demolished or burnt, our
orchards cut down. all agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS broken. mills destroyed. ev-
cry living animal taken away or killed
nothing. alas! remains. The land is
a desert. Besides. the war has claimed
many a victim, and the land resounds
with the weeping of helpless widows
and children. Moreover, 1t is needless
to remark that a large sum IS needed
fer the education Of the children OF the
burghers. In this. our great distress.
we appeal TO the world for charitable
contributions to help the widows and
orphans. the manned and the needy,
and TO assist in the education OF our
children"
The appeal should not so unheeded,
1t is a cry for help that must touch
the hearts OF all who hear it. Plans
have not yet been formulated for an
organized subscription movement in
the United States. but the Boer leaders
announce that they expect 10 visit this
country within the next few months
On that occasion committees will be
appointed and persons designated tc
receive and forward contributions &c
this most worthy cause.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
0In SPORT s orsT e.'- p2oVeTa REEDS

Shoots laying pipes 10 dunn ,s
sewer. 10 shove a little OF ne n W ne
innOcuous desuetude down ON 500 old
my dear old friend Grover lse5 As, AS
he saws. John. / amt wise 10 ~ say
hlhoeuous aesuetuee dope any m0re ,I-ie
you are, but it's shorely haruf1i' Shaa
BY the way Docs eyes glitters Jlagn
81 This here SmOOt,' Doc savs O..
in little game Of heads-I- VII pay
you-lose with me an Tom sno-,' ans
says. We're gettin' a deal an, 10
squeeze box. were cold-deckea Any A
little ban amt under any OF he $50. Ne
though were tryin' hard Ia Mi. r.
Shoots usin' our brains. Sp5rt - ~
Doc. that Is 10 say. my brains a.la
up combinations an sich. buf 49, ~
gets good an ready he's goln' h S l1
as 20 dern hard wen never even S.anp
uD 20 murmur Where are vga?' wake
q" That's. my. bunch, Sport he san,
an I'm playin' Il strong. An snor, Y,
says. some mournful. politics + Zen le
in Utah. I been in Washington : ia-e
time. firstn last. an ! gets il into -
nut somehow, he says, that I'm w.
the game. but ] amt been IN sslt -
thirty minutes before / umbles Ia,
got 20 learn all over again Tom Keen
me in 4 sweat all day bellerln' 49,
what's goin' 10 happen when sTno,s'..
squeezed him dry. He tells me / 6oS.s
know nawthin', that Shoots win 49,
as hard as he's with Smoot ann
We'll, maybe he Is, Sport he san.
but / got 10 be showed. Tom tFict,
Shoots goin' 10 boost him back inc ~
senate in two years, but ] can't So Il
Sport. he says. Come 20 figger In 49,,
Reed don't owe Tom naWthin'. An. b.
won't owe Tom nawthin TWO years f.o--
now, for ell Toms Dustin has barrel
might say our barrel. helpin Reed ~.
Didn't Reed stand out of fom's wav ~,
years ago an didn't Tom an Marx ~
ma promise him then that he should cows
10 the senate 10 succeed RaWllns2 Torn
only payin' a honest debt when be plsfas
Reeds wagon along now. IL aiu't
case OF OWN nobody naWthln' Doe ssv.
a. An We got 10 stick 10 Reed closer
a brother, Sport he says. Were only
fifth wheel TO his chariot. but he's src-
way four wheels TO our n. We might =
wei try 10 run a poker room Without
kitty. a wheel without the greens or
faro bank without splits as 10 try 10 Nh
any fights here IN Utah without or,
| friend the apostle IN the lockout chsi-
/ It's up 10 US 10 stick. Sport be ~
/ until we're Jared loose. / don't See r6
| other way out OF IL
But hold on, Doc ] says. Then
stands the Honorable Jacob Moritz ths
noblest Roman OF them all / says
Yes he says, sorter chokin. an
I wish Jake'd roam off somewhere b.
yond the Jordan an bust his fool head
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
THE ANTHRACITE STRIKE.

livery RESOURCE at the command
II Of those who would have the an
thracite strike settled seems TO have
been exhausted and the end is no near
er now. as far as outward appearances
go. than Il was weeks ago. The strike
has apparently resolved itself into a
desperate game Of waiting, while hun
dreds of thousands Of people stand IN
need OF fuel and while millions OF dol
lars are being worse than wasted.
The statement from the coal trust
magnates that they will enter no more
conferences is a. sufficient indication OF
their purpose 10 carry out their
avowed Intention OF annlhilatlng the
United Mine Workers union II is pos
sIbIe that they may Sueessd- hut IL they
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

do IL win be the first great victory won
by capital over the almost unanimous
protest Of the general public.
That the sympathy OF the people is
with the strikers there Is no doubt.
Acts OF violence and Iawlessness have
been committed IN the strike region,
and the strikers have been 70 blame in
a great many instances. But the ma
jority is composed of honest. honorable
men who are struggling for a cause
they believe 20 be right IL is not fair
70 hold them responsible for deeds they
neither countenance nor support
The lot of the average anthracite
miner has been shown TO be almost in
tolerabie. The average wages are
scant and the cost of living is high.
It was natural that the men should be-
come FESTIVE. especially when they
knew that enormous profits were being
made from their labor. When the
strike was inaugurated. the time
chosen seemed particularly inauspicious.
1t was May. Summer was coming on
and the sales of coal could not be ex-
peeted to be heavy.
But the months have dragged along.
For $50 days nearly $4,000 men have
been without employment. Stocks OF
coal have been exhausted and there
was no method of replenishing them.
Prices have advanced by leaps and
bounds until only the rich can afford
the luxury OF anthracite coal in their
furnaces and their cellars. In some
cities coal is not to be had at any
price. This entails suffering in all
classes and the unthinking have been
ready to blame both parties to the
strike.
This is unjust. for the reason that the
men would have been at work today If
the operators had consented to arbi-
trate. Indeed. there would never have
been a strike If the original PROPOSE
ton for arbitration had been accepted.
The operators said at first that there
was nothing 10 arbitrate- Then they
said there was no method of compelling
the miners to carry out an arbitration
agreement or award. The miners
might have offered the same objection,
but they were willing to take the risk.
Later. the operators refused to per-
NIT President Roosevelt TO act as arbl-
traitor. 1t is not astonishing. therefore
that the people should sympathize with
the miners and should wish them sue
cess even though a great deal more
personal discomfort is experienced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

OF Mr.. Horizons life or not, Is. of
course. a question. but the story is
something more tina raking over of
old fires. In the words of the penny
dreadful barker, here is a story which
gives the lights and shades OF life in
a great city, written with an under
standing which gives it the stamp of
truth.
While Lady Roses Daughter Is
running in magazine serial form. its
author, Mrs Humphrey Ward, is pre-
pairing the dramatic version OF her
Eleanor for the stage in London and
New York. Here in America Eleanor
Robson will create the title role.
Richard Harding Davis has just pur-
chased a 200-acre estate near Mount
Kisco. about thirty miles north OF New
York City, and here he plans a mag
nificent country home surrounded by
vine and fig tree of harmonious proper
tions. A trout stream and an artificial
lake well stocked with fish. golf
course and tennis courts. are included
in the scheme of enjoyment. And all
these expenses are said to be covered
by the royalties from Mr.. Davis last
book, Captain Macklin."
Great and small news events have al
ways been fruitful sources of plots for
the novelists. and Just at present there
are several writers busy on stories
which treat of timely topics. The coal
strike has started several novelists on
the industrial story; the Humbert
sWindle in Paris has reVivified the
robbery and detective tales; the NUM-
cipal corruption in ST. Louis has fur
nished material and plot to the novel;
lists of social and civic reform. We may
look for an increase of highly imag-
NATIVE romanees next spring and the
strange fact about them will be that
the incidents and truths from which
the tales were taken will be more re-
markable even than the stories.
We used TO think. for example, that
Dumas Count OF Monte Christie was
the most improbable story-we read It
because ii was so like a fairy tale, a
few million francs year seemed ut
terly impossible as a private fortune.
A novel written about the life of a
modern Croesus would make Dumas
look like a writer OF primers for the
kindergarten classes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

asin' a rock ne says. He's the heaviss
load we got 10 pack be says Jzks
might be for US, but he amt got no mora
chance 10 be elected than you have %
win The capital prize IN Toms Tribune
lottery An then Doc hiked off 10 COL
suIt with that well known htteratoor AZ
private secretary, Judge J. Vincent Cog
Ian. regardin' Toms speech al Osaa
this week.
I'm thinkin' - But at this jlnctus
the Old Sport was hailed by a ianlLE
voice ana in A few minutes he disai-
peared down the street IA earnest COZ
versatlon with a well known gentiemal
from Utah county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

In. view of the fact that President
Roosevelt stated in a public address
some time ago that there is no duty
on coal. Secretary Shaw's order sus-
pending the duty on Welsh coal is
somewhat astonishing. Can it be posi-
bic that the president didn't know
what he was talking about?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

II the $500 new voters who have
moved to Salt Lake within the last
year viii cast their ballots for the
Democratic ticket. we can assure them
they'll have an administration Of which
they may be proud
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
His Timely Raise.

Chicago Record-Herald.)
They raised his salary two years ago last
May,
The said increase amounted to thirty
cents a day,
Since then they've raised the prices
OF carrots and OF beets.
or flour and OF meats.
OF corn and coal and fruits,
OF babies little boots.
OF potatoes, milk and cheese,
OF the product OF the bees,
OF hats and socks and coats.
OF all that sinks or floats.
He's paying out the money that he saved
before his raise.
But pFosperity's upon US. and his heart
is fun OF praise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

Busy little Chairman Anderson says
he'd rather be beaten than do any
thing for Sheets. Well. Mr.. Anderson
is going to be warmed all right but il
won't be altogether By Sheets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

Maude-Tom declares We are so much
alike that he often mistakes me for you.
Ciara-Y-yes. / suppose Tom never VIII
let IN On that grrdge be owes me
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

ny EsTERDAY meets Doc Jones
~ v said the Old sport( reckoning
Johnny into convenient nan
way. IAN say, son, when II
comes to the game Of politics l pays
Doc straight UP. He's the
AN without desirin' 20 pose as the
president Of the Slightly ignorant club
interrupted Johnny. IT feels impelled 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

I have not yet had the opportunity
to read George Horizons last novel,
.srhe Long Straight Road" but some
of the authors friends tell me that It
Is a story OF his own domestic Affairs
and life. Whether the reading public
is interested n the ashes and enbers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12

Reused into rivalry by the Variorum
edition of Fitzgerald, another company
now announces a complete edition
of the works of the translator Of Cal
deron and Omar Fitzgerald has had
a rather one-sided reputation in con-
nection with a single book, so IL is a
matter OF congratulasIon that through
editions like these his fame viii be
now soundly based on other things as
good in their way as his popular mas
terpiece.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-30
57r6E1AIlr76TS

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime,
$500 to SS.25; hogs, shipping grades,
81. % to $50; sheep. fair to choice, S4.oO
10 S4.75: wheat, No. ? red, lie to ISc;
corn. No. 2. 65c TO G6c; oats. No. :, 49c
10 soc, rye. No. 2. soc to 60c; hay, tim
othy, S11.Oo to $3.50; prairie, 5000 to
$3.50; butter, choice creamery. l9c to
soc; eggs. fresh, 16c to 1Sc; potatoes,
new, 4Oc to 60c per bushel.
Indianapclis-Cat shipping, $500 to
S. %: hogs. choice light, $500 to $40;
sheen. common to prime, $3.50 to $500;
wheat. No. .. zoe to lie; corn. No. 2
white, Csc to 66c; oats. No. white,
zoe to SIC.
ST. Louis-Cattie. $3.50 to ST.60: hogs,
$500 to S7.s5; sheep. $3.50 to $40;
wheat No. ., Csc TO 69e; corn. No. ,,
Sic TO &c: oats, No. ., 49c to soc; rye,
No. 2. Sc to SAC,
Cincinnati-Ca Cattle. $3.50 to sT.25; hogs,
$500 to STD; sheep, S3.25 to $500:
wheat. No. ,, re 10 T3c; corn, No. 2
mixed G6c 10 SIC; oats. No. 2 mixed,
sc to 5tie; rye, No. >. 5Sc to SOC.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 TO $3.50: hogs,
$500 to ST.65; sheep. $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat. No. ., zee % re; corn. No. )
yellow, 66e to 67e; oats. No. : white.
56c 10 5Tc: ry> Coo % Gle.
Milwaukee-Wheat. Ma. northern,
nc to TSc: corn. No. 3. 65c to 66e; OATS,
No. > white, Gle 10 62e; rye, No. 1, 59c
to C0e. barle., Ne. ., 69c to zoe; pork,
| mess. $1S.o0.
To,edo-Wheat. No. mixed. T3c to
74c. corn. No. = mixed. 64c TO csc; oats,
Ne. . mixed, Acc 10 Joc; clover seed,
! mime. s5.12
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-30
HAY OFFERS PANAMA PLANS.
Submits Amendments to Protocol to
Colon bian Minister.

Submits Amendments to Protocol to
CoIom bian Minister.
Certain notifications which the state
Department desires in the protocol gov
erning the construction Of the proposed
Panama Canal before 1t assumes the
shape OF treaty have been transmitted
by Secretary Hay to Mr.. COncha, the
Colombian minister at Washington.
These relate generally TO questions OF
control and of sovereignty over he strip
Of land through which the cana, If the
Panama route be finally determi,, upon,
will be constructed They are designed
TO bring the protocol more in harmony
with the provisions of the Spooper amend
mend and to facilitate ratification by the
Senate when the instrument reaches that
body in the form of treaty. The Co
lombiap legation officials d. not feel tnat
the instructions they nov have are broad
enough 10 authorize them to accept the
notifications proposed BY Secretary hay
without further consultation with the
home government. Consequently the mat
ter has been submitted by them to their
government for fur. her instructions. The
aim Of Minister Concha is to have the IN
struDient in such shape that when 1t
comes before the two houses OF Congress
Of Colombia for action it will receive IA
vcrable consideration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-30
coRN RECORD IN DANGER.
Santa Fe Vice President Says the
Crop VIII Be Enormous.

Santa Re Vice President Says the
Crop Will Be Enormous.
Paul Morton, first vice-president of the
Santa Fe road, predicts bumper crop"
of corn for the West and the entire coun-
try this season. He estimates the total
crop at $500, 900, 900 bushels and prophe-
sizes that the railroads Of the West will
have ali they can do TO take care Of the
increased traffic Mr. Morton's estimate
was made after a careful survey of the
situation supplemented by personal in
spection of Western States trayersed by
the lines of the Santa Fe and by COM
prehensiye reports given him by agents
Of the company in nearly every corn bear
ing State in the Union. II am conyinc-
ed" said Mr. Morton, that this country
will have the largest corn yield in Its
history and th the high-water mark OF
200, 000, 900 bushels will be exceeded by
at least 300,000,00 bushels. There IS
very little danger now that any Of the
western crop will be destroyed. 1t must
also be remembered that the acreage Is
much larger this year. In Kansas alone
oveF 100000 acres of unpromising
wheat was plowed up in the spring and
the land planted to corn"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-30
CHICAGO LEADS IN HEALTH.
Mortality Rate for 1901 Was Only
1888 Per 900 Inhabitants.


1888 Per 1000 Inhabitants.
According to the official reports Of the
Marine Hospital for last year. just
compiled, Chicago was the healthiest of
all the large cities of the United States
in 1901. The figures show a mortality
of 1888 per 1000, which is less than the
report shows for the previous year. Other
cities appear in the following order: st.
Louis, 1857; Philadelphia, 1927; Gin
cinnati, 1888; San Francisco, 1884; Bos-
ton. 1870; New York, 20; Baltimore,
1928; Washington. 2114, and New Or
leans, 21.44. The most unhealthy large
city in the United States was Charleston,
y. O., death rate 29.11. The town OF
Ellsworth, Wis, population 1,500, was
the healthiest place in the United States,
only two persons in the town dying. Iowa
leads the States, with rate of only $40
per LOCO of population. The Middle
Western States had a far better health
record than those Of the East, and the
far Western better as a rule, than the
Middle Western. In Louisiana. as usu-
al, the death rate was highest, 20.65, but
the neighboring State of Arkansas had a
record of 10.6 per cent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-30

1t is learned that, in addition to killing
g Mexican sheep herder named sam
Galaxes and slaughering several thou
sand sheep, a band of $50 masked men IN
Wyoming surrounded the sheep camns
and forced the sheep men to abandon
their flocks After killing one herd num-
boring some 1000 sheep twenty-five other
herds, amounting to about 5000 sheep,
were driven into the mountains aud left
to shift for themselves. Sheep men nave
been threatened with instant death II
they 60 after their 1ocks. The sheep are
now the prey of wild animals, and if they
escape this death the loss will be heavy,
as they are nearly all ewes and lambs
The scene Of the lawlessness is 10 miles
ives; of Landers, in Fremont County.
The Sheriff is powerless and the militia
will be called out to protect the sheep
men,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-30
RIOTS OVER BASEBALL.
Opponents Of sunday Games Start
Serious TT cubic

There was a riot at the Nebraska City
baseball grounds Sunday afternoon
when the Law and Order League at
tempted to prevent the game. A warrant
sworn out by members Of the league was
placed in the hands of Sheriff Brewer for
the arrest of the two teams. When he
arrived on the grounds an angry crowd
surrounded and hustled him violently.
His revolver was taken away from him.
but he succeeded in arresting four play
ers and took them to a justices office,
where they were placed under bonds.
Several city pastors were at the justice
office and when they left friends OF the
players threatened and jostled them. A
stone was thrown at Rev. G. VI. Shep-
perd, os the Methodist Church, striking
a compa 7ion and knocking him down.
Mr.. Shepnerd was chased to his home.