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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

THE CASE OF YOUNG HUNTER,
son of the United States minister
to Guatemala, certainly furnishes no
excuse for international complications.
According to the dispatches published
yesterday Hunter shot and killed the
private secretary to the president of
Guatemala. The dead man was an
American, as well as his slayer, and the
reason for the ARRAY is said to have
been grounded in opprobrious remarks
made by the secretary about the Amer
lean minister, DR.. W. Godfrey Hunter.
From the reports received the United
States has no power TO intervene for
young Hunter. The fact that he is the
minister's son and that after the killing
he fed to the legation house in order
to escape arrest, should not make him
immune for all time Diplomatic fiction
makes the home of resident minister
the property of the country from which
he is sent That is to say, in every ma
tiOnal capital there is territory which,
through long usage, has come to be
recognized as foreign soil.
Carried to it's natural conclusion, the
Guatemalan authorities would have no
right to arrest Hunter. Nevertheless,
it is the plain duty of his father to sur
render him and, if the minister fails
to take the step, which we must ac-
knowledge viii be a hard ore. this gov
eminent should insist upon his taking
it. The young man is guilty of murder
or manslaughter, or he is guilty of
nothing. Guatemala may be depended
upon to give him a fair hearing, and to
acquit him if his innocence is shown.
In case the Guatemalan authorities
manifest a disposition to be unfair with
the prisoner, the United States might
intervene, but not till then.
DR.. Hunter, the minister, has been
since he was sent to Guatemala from
Kentucky in 1897. Only few days ago
he forwarded his resignation to the
state department It was thankfully
accepted and Leslie Combs. another
Kentucky Republican, was appointed to
succeed him. Mr.. Combs is now MAX
ing preparations TO start for Guate-
mala.
It seems particularly unfortunate
that this final chapter should be added
to the troubles of Dr. Hunter, but it is
a legitimate outgrowth of his career.
Hunter was given the Guatemalan post
as a reward for withdrawing from the
fight for United States senator from
Kentucky in 1897 when Deboe was
elected after a wrangle that lasted for
months. AS a minister he has never
been a success.
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trained trust attorney was losing his
temper, the miner was keeping his well
in check. Toward the close, when
Mitchell was stin mistaken, when he
had led the lawyer into pitfan after
pitfall, MacVeagh, wiping the perspir-
alton from his brow, threw up his
hands and said:
Mr.. Mitchell, I must say you are
the. best witness for yourself I ever
saw" .---.-..-
And in those words MacVeagh ac-
knowledged his great and overwhelming
defeat. Mitchell had hardly left the
stand when the attorney proposed to
his clients that overtures be made for
a settlement of the strike outside the
arbitration commission. He knew his
cause was hopeless.
Why was it possible for John Mitch
ell, whose hands are more accustomed
to the pick and drill than to books Of
learning and legal lore, to pass un-
seathed through an ordeal such as has
been forced upon few men? Because
he told the truth. A distinguished
lawyer once said: '1t is impossible
for any attorney to entrap a witness
who is telling the truth" There lies
the secret Of Mitchell's success.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

which tells if six drops knocks out man
weighin' 140 pounds, how many drops will
be required to land boy that tips the
beam at go
Then there's the sand bag, the gas
pipe and the slungshot- The question Of
how hard to hit a sucker SOS to just put
him down for the count don't seem to
enter into the calculations of the in
structors of our youth none to speak Of
Many little legal unpleasantness could
be avoided if the schools would only lend
their aid We talk about easin' the
white mans burden, which 1 judges is a
package he acquires in some GROCERY.
but there's never a word about allevi-
atm the distress of the man who Iabors
whilst other folks sleeps
4 finds that instead of IeaFnin' the
quickest way to the safe combination an
the right amount of nitro-g lycerine to
ease into the hole, our little ones is pot
term with clay models, freak DRAWN s
an, an, Good mornin', merry sunshine; how
did you wake so soon? It's a shame.
John, for young lives TO be fritteTed away
IN such diversions when they could be
gettin wise to a lot of things that'd he
when writes a school book, about
the first problem that goes into il will be:
"A an B an C. drills safe an blows it
said safe requires pint of nitro at 1lA
cents an il costs IS cents to sharpen the
drill The safe. contains So. 80. How much
does the boys get after they effects a
compromise with the police? BY the time
little Johnny can demonstrate that prob
lem he'll be educated up to the handle.
We've got supervisors of DRAWN an
mathematics an English an the Lord
only knows what ALL but can you show
me a supervisor OF safe-blOWin' or high
way robDery or burglary or graftin' of
any kinds Is II "a stenishin' that when
our boys GOES out- of schoof they're anna
toors of the rawest kind, unfit to rassle
from the world a Twin that's shOrely
comm tosem? Yes, John. the reform has
got to come an come quick.
Maybe I'm only a pore dreamer. John.
but 1T does seem to me that the CRATER
in Salt Lake wears better clothes has
more money am lives higher an easier
than any other citizen. If the graftin
industry is to be promoted. why not pro-
mote it right by recognizh it in the
schools? 1 amt just certain how we
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

was thirst that made his throat
ache. a head that throbbed with pain
at every heartbeat. The man would
have been far better OF If he had
dropped his money into a sewer. and
he knew it. AS he walked to the iiv-
cry stable where he had left his horses
and wagon the pain in his head grew
worse and his tongue felt like chip
ii his mouth.
At the livery stable he picked up his
rifle, and it suggested a way out of
his difficulty. way to avoid the ac-
eusing eyes of his family and his
voice Of his conscience. 1t may have
been only the impulse OF the moment
but there is no need TO tell the rest
Employees of the livery stable found
him there in the Office He was beyond
the reach Of family, friends, conscience.
Whisky had done its worst.
The man was weak? Yes. he 1as
weak. A moral coward? Yes. a moral
coward. Dead though he is. we would
not say one word to gloss the record
that he made in life. The sole and
only reason why any attention is paid
to this alI-too-usual case is found in
the hope that thereby others may be
saved. Nothing since the world was
young has caused SO much sorrow, so
much distress, so much suffering, so
much crime. as whisky. All the pes
tilences. all the earthquake shocks, all
the wars and massacres have been gen
in comparison with whisky and the
woe it begets.
We are told that the whisky traffic is
a necessary evil. Perhaps that is true.
Here in Salt Lake men are engaged
in it who rank as good citizens. They
pay their taxes, they are charitable,
they engage in movements for the pub
lie good. But stain blots every dol
lar of their money! stain so deep
no tears of thankfulness can ever
wash it away, so wide that the man
tie of charity, which covereth a multi
tude of sins. can never hide it. What
shall it profit a man in the hereafter
if he wrecks a hundred homes and
makes one happy?
The Herald has not the power 10 stop
the traffic in whisky or to prevent its
manufacture, but with all the earnest
ness it can command it will continue
to warn young men and old against
the evil. If TO be a good fellow and
to spend money like a prince" is to be
a whisky drinker and a whisky buyer,
don't be a good fellow; don't be a
prince" There is no habit so easy
to acquire; none so hard to shake off.
The only safe way is to let whisky
alone. You can't be a success in any
walk of life if you drink whisky. This
is not guess-it is an incontroyertible
fact. You can't even be a good tar
tender if you drink whisky, so that
every first rate bartender is a living,
breathing, walking argument against
the harm he is paid for promoting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
Old Sport Discusses
The School Election
By Joel l. Priest.

tvIT Hist I wants it understood.
w John,s said the Old Sport, that
I amt busy with no hammer,
the notion hits me that the time for a re-
form in our schools is here. There's a
large an enterprisin' class amongst our
feller citizens that is entitled to repre-
sentation on the board an / desires to
speak in their behalf. The eddication OF
the youth. accordin' to some standards.
Is shorely bein neglected sadly
Which system is IT you feels a bunch
10 play, SpOrt?' asked Johnny. ITO tell
You straight I amt paid much attention
TO the deal so far"
It's this way. John was the reply.
DuFin the last four or five months
quite little bunch of industries has
growed up in our midst. They're indus
tries that seems TO be both safe an
profitable an 1 proposes that the kids
be given a chance 10 shine therein. To-
day. John, there amt a school book in
this here town that elucidates the
nieeties of the knockout drop. S'arch as
you will you won't find no problem
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
a cowBoYs' UNION.

ME SURRENDER to the proposed
w union of cowboys without the for
mality Of a protocol or any other fool
ishness. There are unions of all other
kinds, classes and descriptions, so why
not union of the cowboys? We wish
we were eligible to membership, be-
cause the Cowboys union is going to
be a great thing to belong to. But,
alasi we never "shot up town, we
never cut a critter out of the wild
bunch, we never roped a maverick or
heated an iron. Our prentice hand has
never touched a we'll CREASED lariat,
and we very much prefer not to min
gle with the longhorn on devilment
bent.
However, that is no reason why we
shouldn't wish all possible success to
the union. In union there is always
strength. The boys should cut one an
others trails as often as possible, if
it's only for the sake of swapping plug
tobacco and nose paint. Then there's
the likelihood of general Improvement.
What could be more conducive of hap
piness than a monthly roundup of the
punCnerS at some convenient town 1OE
the purpose of shooting out a few
lights and making the air ring with
their gladstone cries?
A Cowboys union should be able to
force the cattlemen to make any num-
Der Of concessions. For instance, why
shouldn't automobiles be furnished in
place of bronehos? The average auto
mobile bucks just as often and is fully
as dangerous to its owner as the bron-
cho. The siX-shooter of tradition is
out of date and should give way to
the mountain howitzer; dress suits and
silk hats belong now where the chaps
and the sombrero once flourished. These
are merely suggestions to the propos-
ers of the union. II we have any more,
We'll shoot 'em right out
And in closing permit us to hope
that it will be long time before
1.-The wild winds may blow, and the tail
grass may wave,
While the coyotes howl Ger the cow
boys grave"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
JOHN MITCHELL, WITNESS.

0THRICE is HE ARMED that hath
his quarrel just, and he but
naked, though locked up in steel, whose
conscience with injustice is corrupted"
John Mitchell. miner, a plain man,
who deals in truths, whose tongue
likes not evasions and subterfuges, has
often stood where the fierce white light
Of public opinion shOne full upon him,
but no flaw in his armor has ever been
laid bare. In all his life, and that
doesn't cover so many years, for Mitch
ell is still a young man, this miner has
never failed 70 meet every obligation,
TO fulfill every trust reposed in him.
Last week John Mitchell, miner, was
on the witness stand, the friend and
champion, before the arbitration COM
mission, of the anthracite coal diggers
OF Pennsylvania. There he was called
upon to face attorneys whose reputa-
lions are as wide as the American con-
tinent, whose knowledge OF the law en-
ables them to exact fees amounting to
more in a single year than the proposed
increase in the pay Of the anthracite
miners VIII amount TO in ten years.
Wayne MacVeagh was one of them.
Mr.. AIacVeagh is an attorney whose
ability entities him to a place among
the first twenty in his profession. AS
a cross examiner he has won a reputa-
ton which is the envy and the despair
of lesser lights. MacVeagh was the
man chosen from the coal trusts array
of legal talent to cross-examine John
Mitchell. The situation was one well
calculated TO dishearten any witness
The mine workers president knew that
he was on trial before his fellow work
ers and his fellow citizens. He knew
that the eyes of the nation were upon
him ard that every device of Mac
Veagh's resourcefuI mind would be
used to entrap him.
So the battle began Mitchell was
as calm as though the proceeding were
a part of his everyday routine. Mac
Veagh also was calm, ominously
calm. Questions were asked Mitch
ell that had no more TO do with
the anthracite strike than with the
Panama canal or the Outstanding Of
darkest Africa. The purpose behind
them was to make Mitchell lose lis
temper. for lawyers well know that the
witness who loses his temper loses his
fight.
AS the days wore along John Mitch
ell remained imperturbable. Insults
failed to shake his iron nerve, extrane-
Gus matter only served to make him
hew closer to the line. of his original
reasoning. And then it was seen that
remarkable thing was happening. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
ANOTHER WHISKY VICTIM.

M Risky CLAIMED another victim
in Salt Lake Friday. Thursday
man came here from a mining camp.
He was a good fellow" and he met
other good fellows" He bought
whisky and they bought whisky. He
drank and they drank. When the Wis
itor went to his lodging house Thurs
day night he was drunk, but he had
been a good fellow" He had spent
his money like a prince"
Friday morning he walked up prac-
tically penniless. The good fellows"
who had abetted his debauch were
somewhere sleeping off the effects OF
their own intoxication. This man was
troubled, although he pretended
ightheartedness which he could not
feel. Perhaps he thought of the wife
in a distant town. the wife to whom
he should have sent the money that
found its way into the tills of the
grog shops. Perhaps he thought of
the clothes he should have bought, of
the food his family had a right TO
claim from him.
All he had to show for his money
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

HEALTH CONDITIONS in Salt Lake
Ii are by no means as bad as some
peouie have been led 20 believe, but
that is no reason why a proper amount
of caution should not be observed Ac-
cording to statistics furnished by the
health department there is consider
ably less eontagion this year than IN
1901. This statement includes diseases
Of every form, but more particularly
those which can be communicated by
contact or otherwise.
The scarlet fever showing is particu-
tally encouraging to Health Othcer
King and his subordinates. At this time
last year there were sixty-six cases Of
this malady in quarantine. This year
there are only thirteen, a decrease Of
more than four-fifths. The excellent
state of affairs may be attributed to a
great variety of causes, but it is due
principally to the more rigid observa-
ton Of quarantine regulations.
AS to diphtheria, which has prevailed
here to a greater or less extent for
some time, there is not so much of
good to be said. Lately an increase,
confined almost entirely to one section
of the city, has been noted. But even
then, there are fewer cases this year
than last, the total for the week ended
yesterday being nineteen, as against
twenty-one for the week ended Nov.
p, 1901. The health authorities do not
anticipate any diphtheria epidemic, but
radical steps are being taken to confine
the disease.
The smallpox situation is hardly
worth discussing. That disease has
been practically wiped out It win be
remembered that a few years ago
there was a virtual smallpox epidemic,
not only in Salt Lake but throughout
the state. Today only three cases are
in quarantine, as compared with five
for the corresponding period in 1901.
Another decrease that has been eff
fected is in the number of typhoid
fever patients. Seven cases were re-
ported last week, as against twelve for
the same week in last year. So. all
things considered, Salt Lake is growing
healthier all the time, and it is entire
ly probable that if the present efficient
management Of the health department
is continued, this city will take front
rank among American municipalities
IN this regard.
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ought to proceed to get what we want
but we've got somethin' comm some
how" ,,or+,,ra
pause. ARE you right shore you ain
gettin' slightly batty in your old asez
mo, John, I amt got no bats TO SPEAK
YOU sort of allegorical, as it were, that
all. In nv feeble way m tryin to snow
that this here eddication play IS a game
that every man an woman n SaiI La -.t
ought to take a hand in Now. l ain
got no kids Maybe I'd of been better
man IL there was a few young Sports
CROWN up around me. However, / ain
got EN- but that's no reason why /
Should be barred from the play.
Publication. John, is the lookout OF the
republic. An the most important OF al
eddication is the dedication of the kids.
They must be started right or they II
keen on goin' wrong until the boN is
turned You may say that kids learns
a lot of things in the public schools pc
sides their readin' an Writin an l backs
your play to some extent. but the good
they learns in the biggest part OF the de sst
puts them whole lot to the VeiVet py
the time the last cards turned
You can gamble your case ten on TINS
proposition. John. No boy or girl was
ever hurt in the long run by eddlcation.
The boy can dig a better ditch II he ed
Gicated. the girl can make a better DIS
cdit or keep her house cleaner II may
seem some ridiculous for man ike me
TO whOOp it up along this sort OF a coach-
in line, but, John, I'm gettin' wise in my
Old age.
az hopes everybody'H turn out at TINS
school election next month. not for the
sake of votin for anybody. but for the
sake of votin' for somebody thatn give
the kids a square deal. If we've got to
run a sanded deck, if we've got to ring
in cold cards now an then. let's use them
among the old folks and give the kids a
run for their money. They re entitled to
1t. because they've got to take hold
some day when you an me are gone,
John The DAVIS comm when we both
got to cash in, an quit the game An
IL we've played square with the KIDS.
old man, I've somehow got bunch that
our final stacks won't be discounted none
Turned preacher. says you2 Well.
maybe ] have, John, maybe nave But
If my kind of preachin' is goin' TO do any
body just a white chips worth OF good
I'm wiilin' to heller my old lungs out,
an you can play TO my lead or not, just
as you has the bunch. An speakin about
preachin', reminds me that / got to hurry
noW an bid farewell to my old friend
Johnny Axton. who'll be sadly missed
from every primary an every election in
the Forsieth district where Toms con-
eerned-"
And the Old Sport hailed a passing
street car.
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become popular. Henry Dickens, son CT
the novelist, and well known English
lawyer. has often told me how much he
wishes that his father had seen this per
Torrance of his favorite character.
1T is strange that Dickens great nov
els have not made successful plays, FOR
besides the strong dramatic feeling OF his
work the author could boast also of ex-
perience and knowledge OF stagecraft. and
this seems accenJuated by the fact that
he himself was DESTROYS of such dram
atlZatiOns.
The great success of The Only WAY
in. England suddenly brought the sale OF
a Tale OF Two Cities 10 a considerable
item, and the publishers have told me
they could follow the provincial tours
around England by their book sales
Miss Dickens granddaughter OF
Charles Dickens. has essayed the part or
Sydney Carton in private theatricals. and
I have a treasured photograph of her on
my mantelpiece in the character So.
too. General Baden-POweU can lay claim
to having performed II. for that officer
during the siege of Mafeking. was for
ever entertaining his garrison, and Il IS
said the versatile general gave fine per-
Torrance Of Carton"
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1t is right and proper for the council
to audit carefully the payrolls of the
various city departments. but it seems
very small business TO withhold from
laboring men money they have earned
by hard work. 1t is not the fault of
the laborers if expenses have been in
creased, and the proper way for the
council to go about the retrenct ment
business is to direct department heads
not to hire any men who are not alb
solutely needed. .
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The death of n. P. Dooley just at a
time when, still a young man, he was
beginning to make himself a power in
the mining world, viii be deeply re-
GREETED by all who knew him. Mr..
Dooley's ability and industry would
certainly have brought him great
wealth and fame if he could have been
spared.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

A baby born in Paris, Mo-, some days
ago has six grandmothers and three
grandfathers. Unfortunately, it has
only one father and one mother. But
at that, If the child isn't petted to
death before it is 2 years old, it won't
be the fault of its elderly relatives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

Governor Odell of New York has APP
pointed commission to inquire into
delays of justice in New York and
Kings counties. Governor Wells of
Utah might make hit with similar
commission for Salt Lake county.
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news and
Views Of
tbe Book
WcrId.
BY HERBERT BREWSTER.
is rnanIlsrri.af % :. - - -

49, IL II
NhE manuscript of a part of General
Dewet's history OF the Boer war
reached this country only the other
day. and it is now being considered for
publication in book form here 1t is
understood that Archibald Constable
& Co. have secured the entire rights
Tor England and America. and the
arrangements which are now be
ing entered into in this country are OF
course, being made with them. Those
VINO nave had q look at tie manuscript
speak very highly of IL However. the
sale Of the book in. this country viii nee
esSarlly be much more limited than In
England Dr. Doyie's most excellent his
tory of the Boer war did not have a very
large sale here, though it must be ad-
mltted that DIR. Doyle's attitude favored
the English, and probably the majority Of
American readers would incline rather to
the version of the Boer side such as
that of General DeWet's
kruger's memoirs viii be published. not
only IN this country and England. but in
almost every country in Europe Con-
tracts were made only a few days ago
Tor Norwegian and Danish translaJiOns or
his work No recent work of any kind
has attracted so much attention as these
reductions, and they probably deserve
all that has beer. given them The eci-
tons IN all countries will be out in two
weeks.
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The Democratic congressional cam
paign committee has decided to con-
duct a continuous campaign. So there
is to be no rest for the wicked.
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Railroads all over the country are
raising the wages of their. employees.
And it was about time, too.