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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02

! more upon the allied powers than on
Venezuela
The president was then questioned as
to whether or not he would renounce
the presidency, and if it was his pur-
pose to make a change in the present
cabinet He replied: People are at
liberty to talk whatever nonsense they
want to; I will make a change in the
cabinet when the present serious ques-
ton is ended"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
BURGLARS LOOT AN
OFFICE IN SPOKANE

Spokane. Wash, Jan. 1.-The Office Of
the Idaho Lumber company, situated in
a busy part Of the city, was robbed last
right, a little cash being taken from
the safe, and the strong box, contain
ing the compsny's papers. being car
Iied away. Apparently the safe wreck
ers used no powder. but resorted TO the
laborious plan o. cutting the steel rods
with chisels OF saws
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
Insult added 20 injury.

La Guayra. Jan. 1.-The former gun
boat Zumbad dor. now transformed into
a British warship, arrived here at noon
today and caused considerable indig
nation among the people ashore, who
looked upon her arrival here under the
British flag. especially on New Years
day, as adding insult to injury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
otber Claim Included.

. Brussels, Jan. lit is said here that
an arrangement has been concluded
with Great Britain and Germany to
submit the Belgian and Dutch claims
against Venezuela to the international
peace court at The Hague at the same
time the Anglo-German claims against
the South American republic are taken
TO that tribunal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
Rritish Get Replv.

London. Jan. Mr.. White. the
United States charge. delivered to the
foreign Office today the note of Secre-
tary Hay announcing President Cas-
trO's acceptance of the proposal to have
Venezuelan claims arbitrated by the
International court at The Hague
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
MURDER SUSPECTED.

Wilcox. Neb.. Jan. 1.-Mr. and .
Mrs. John +. johnson. an aged =
couple living near BaSsn. were
found dead in their home. John =
son on the bed and his wife in a =
kneeling position with her head on =
trunk. The couple. it is said, =
were seized with violent stomach =
trouble just previous to their 4
death. and indications point to ;
poisoning An inquest is being =
held. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
Roosevelt Was in Bed

Washington. Jan IA cable mes
sage from Honolulu via the newly laid
Pacific cable was received at TIE White
House shortly before o clock this
morning. President Roosevelt had re-
tired early in the evening, and the con
tents of the message were not commu-
nicated to him. The message was
brief, merely announcing the compile
ton of the cable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
WRECK IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Freight Failed to Make Siding II
Time

Connellsvilie. Pa, Jan. IA passen-
ger train on the southwest branch OF
the Pennsylvania railroad was wrecked
at New Haven. near here. tonight.
Following is list Of the injured
Mrs Z. NJ. Miller Of Connelsville.
head bruised, with a probable skull
fracture.
Mrs. Henry Helsel. East Liverpool,
o.. limbs crushed and back strained.
Miss Oda Storey of Connellsviile.
head and face bruised.
An unknown Hungarian. neck
bruised and lacerated.
Some Of the other passengers were
shaken up and bruised. but none ssri-
ousiy.
The train. northbound. was running
more than an hour late. and an engine
pushing a load OF empty cars was try
ing to get in on the Leisenring siding.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
PASSENGER TRAIN
CAUGHT IN A SLIDE

Everett. Wash. Jan. IA mud and
rock slide on the Monte cristo rail-
road between tunnels No 1 and ,
blocked the track yesterday afternoon
for q distance Of 200 feet. The Ever
EFT train was caught in the slide and
the passengers were compelled to pass
the night ard most OF New Years day
on board the train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02

= Evansville. Ind. Jan. Tate I
= Livesley, aged Il: W. L. Mann. I
= aged IA. and Willis Brown. aged I
= H. were drowned about two miles I
below the city this afternoon 4
: They were skating on a pond when I
= the ice broke.
4
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Easily ReconciIable.

Caracas, Jan. 1.-The arbitration
propositions of the powers and the
contemporaries of Venezuela, ex-
changed through Minister Bowen yes
terday, are said by a high Venezuelan
authority to be easily reconcilable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
MINE HORROR

, St Petersburg. jan Fifty =
= eight lives were lost in the recent ,
= fire in a coal mine at Rachmut :
y Eleven mere rescued after having '
, been sixty hours in the burned ,
= mine. and twenty-five OF the min >
= ers were saved after being five =
= days in the mine.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
sAILED FOR MANILA.

San Francisco. Jan THE transport
Sheridan sailed for Manila today. She
carried Us passengers and large quanti-
ties Of army SUPPLIES.
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EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINES

EATIE jan When R. 6 case stationery dealer the city
from cholera was thirty day Cholera Philip
ties
occupation occurred Mr. Case says Of the epidemic
There has
natives
a I reach forty q
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02
GERMAN GENERALS TALK
\ VOICES EMPEROR'S VIEW
Venezuelan Matter Simmered Down, an Attack
Upon Integrity of tie Monroe Doctrine.
Reply President Castro the Arbitration Proposition Received
at the Foreign Capitals

RERN jan The Taghe RnHdsaa denies that the recent article by
General B0gnaBsk inspired The paper says that the general
being retired does have get the permission Of the government express
his views publicly he Of ths editors Of the RaHdschaa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02

General BOuawsk considered Of the foremost military writ
Germany. lie recently contributed article the agrhe Randaa
in which advocated the OnrOe doctrine His
gardd Washington a Smla nterance Of the German government
upon that principle
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THE nETALs.

Silver. 4Slsc per ounce.
copper, &c per pound; New aork
vi 20 10 1920 per 100 pounds
Lead, $50 per 100 pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02

FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair, rising temperature.
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

young married couple to keep me aud 81
company. It'd keep us from feeling so
sort of singular"
If I'm going TO raise any corn this
season l must put the plow into the
ground pretty soon," meditated the Dea-
con.
Annabel began an earnest conversation
across the table with her mother-in-law
about home things. in which it was easy
to see that Mrs. Klegg, now that her anx-
iety in regard to her son was relieved, was
getting very homeSck, not only for the
hefers, but for hundred other things
which were the objects of her house
wifely care.
Maria sat silent and thoughtful. Dear
to her heart, rs to every girls. was the plan
of ceremonial wedding at her own home.
in the presence of her family and friends.
after months of happy preparation of a
wedding outfit. with all the social formali-
ties, invitations. congratulations and visits.
1t cost much to give up this greatest of
public occurrences in girls life. But it
would cost more to go away from the man
of her choice now. the husband already of
her heart, just when it was finally settled
that she belonged to him. and he to her, and
when any moment might develop the Ut
most need of her presence. She knew how
her father would be fretting to get home.
Thrifty farmer that he was. getting his
corn planted in time was one of the prime
duties of life, not to be interfered with by
anything short of death or disabling i'll
ness. This had been ingrained into her
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

In SPITE of all that is said in denun-
ciation of lynching, the one which occurred
in New Orleans some years ago has proven
exceedingly salutory. At that time the
Malta society, which plays so large part
in Italian politics, had New Orleans COM
pletely under its fist. 1t drew large reve-
nues from the Italians and others whom
it regularly mulcted in proportion to their
wages for its support. Any one who in
terfered with it was certain of assassina-
tion, and no one dared testify against it
in the courts. When the New Orleans
people rose in their wrath and killed all of
the leaders in prison, it was a greater
terror which broke the back of a society
that the Italian Government, with all its
power, had been unable to suppress.
Mafiaism was destroyed in a day. The
people who had been paying, unwilling, toll
to it were relieyed from the burden, the
leaders of the society were scared out of
the town, and the Italians were allowed to
go about their business in peace and with
out fear. The developments in the
Barrel Murder" in New York would in
dicate that good, lively lynching bee
would have a healthy effect there The
evidence shows that there is a band of
criminals there. whose least harmful OBJ
ject is counterfeiting, that one of the inner
circle, who is now in the penitentiary
under a long sentence for another crime,
tried to secure his share of the counterfeit
ing profits, but his agent was stabbed to
death and placed in a barrel. A number of
Italians have been applying for permits to
carry concealed weapons in order to pro-
tect themselves from the Malta. 1t has
been found that everyone of the men ar
rested in connection with the murder was
a walking arsenal, and that each one had
a permit from the police to carry con-
cealed weapons. Police Commissioner
Greene has revoked 800 permits which
have been issued, and ordered the men to
be arrested and disarmed. Whether the
police will succeed in breaking up the
organization is a question. Their methods
will hardly be as effective as the New
Orleans lynching, however.
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

A QUARTER of a million enrolment of
scholars in the public schools of the Phil
ippines gives the brightest promise for the
future of the Archipelago. In spite of all
protests it has been found by practical DEM
onstration that the policy of making the
English language the basis of all primary
instruction was wise. There are thou-
sands of young Filipinoes, who three
years ago had never heard a word of
English, who now speak and write it
fairly well. There are 1900 Filipino
teachers who were few years ago, al
most as ignorant of the language, but
who are now giving instructions in it..
In many ways the teachers who went
from America have been of signal service
to the country, particularly during the
cholera epidemic, where frequently the
teacher was the only American in the
town, and the only one that had any
knowledge of rational treatment of the
stricken ones. Both men and women
stuck bravely to their posts, and no
doubt were instrumental in saving num-
berless lives. Three of the teachers died
of cholera.
The National tribune., 1903-05-21
THE SUPREME COURT ON THE NEGRO
QUESTION.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has rendered most important
decision supporting the recent work of
the Southern Constitution makers in de-
nying suffrage to the negroes. The case
came up on the suit of Jackson w. Giles.
OF Montgomery County, Alabama, who
claimed that he and other negroes in that
County are wrongfully excluded from vot-
ing by the new Constitution of the State.
This Constitution, which was ratified in
November, 1901, is so framed as to dodge
the provisions of the Fifteenth Amend
ment. 1t gives the franchise to men bay-
ing education and regular employment.
property worth $500, or a war record
Dersonal or ancestoraD, or good charac-
ter and understanding Of the duties of
citizenship. In each County three Regis.
trars execute these provisions and decide
who is eligible to vote. 1t is admitted
that they put all the whites on the vot-
ing list and exclude all negroes from it.
The petition of Mr.. Giles claims tina. the
Constitution is fraud, and in violation
of the Fifteenth Amendment, which for
bids the abridgment or denial of the fran
chise "on account of race, color, or pre-
vious condition of servitude." The Su-
preme Court Chief Justice Fuller and
Justices Holmes, McKenna, White and
Peckham concurring - deny the petition.
and Justices Harlan, Brewer and Brown
dissent. The majority decision, written
by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. de-
votes much time to arguing that as the
plaintiff alleges that the Alabama Con-
stitution and the registration is a fraud
upon the Constitution, it is absurd for him
to ask relief by being placed upon the lists
as an extension of manifest fraud. If
the thing is wrong from the first, he
should not be party to it; and placing
his name upon the list, while it might be
relief to him, would not cure the wrong
nor help others suffering as he does. With
all the Difference due the Court, it seems
to us that this reasoning is quite weak
and unworthy of that august tribunal
The decision then goes on to say that if
wrong has been done. the remedy is not
in the hands Of the Judiciary branch of the
United States Government but of the po-
litical part. The wrong, if any, is done
by the people Of great State and by the
great State itself. The relief must be
given by the legislative and political de-
partment of the Government. The dissent
ing Justices say that the Circuit Court
had jurisdiction over the case, and it
should have been sent back there for trial.
They claim that the plaintiff is entitled
to judicial hearing and decision, and that
it was the Circuit Courts province to give
this to him.
While many of the papers of the coun.
try express the hope that the Supreme
Court may in time review its decision and
modify, possibly reverse it, it seems to us
that this hope is futile. The strong ma
jority which concurred in the decision
seemed to clearly indicate that the Su-
preme Court will hereafter uphold the
Constitutions adopted in the South, and
that the negro in that section is perma-
nently eliminated from the voting popula.
tion.
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

during all the years of her life. On top
Of this came proud jealousy against An
nabels being able TO show more devotion
and self-abnegation than she. She broke
in upon the conversation suddenly:
Il suppose Will and me could be mar
ried down here just as lawfully as any
where elseY'
''Eh? calculated the Deacon.
'They have ministers here-chaplains,
they call them-who perform marriage
ceremonies, think. Seems to me 81 told
us something about that
Maria. what are you thinking about? 2"
inquired her mother.
"Chaplains marry people? Certainly
they can." the Deacon answered his
daughters question, without thinking of
its purport. "Chaplains can bury people
eternally till the resurrection, just as
same as preachers at home, and can marry
people just as fast. Why not? They're
all regularly ordained ministers of the
gospel"
well, then, if Will and ST get we'll
enough inside Of a week, so you and
mother feel it safe to go home, I'll marry
Will, if Chaplain'll tie the knot, and stay
here with him and ST and Annabel"
(To be continued)
The National tribune., 1903-05-21
THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY NAY a. 1903
THE REPRESENTATION OF HA1r1.

A movement has been started among
educated negroes of this country which has
great possibilities in it. and which we all
may hope to succeed. 1t is to promote the
migration of negroes from this country
| to the Island of Haiti, with the hope of
eventually taking possession of the coun-
try, redeeming it from its present state of
barbarism, and raising it to the level of
an American State. There is no fairer
spot in the world than the Island of
Haiti. which is nearly as big as the Stlte
of Indiana, and at present divided TN
equally between the bogus little republics
of Haiti and Santo Domingo. Haiti is
something of over 10000 miles in extent,
and SantO Domingo about 10000. I'm
der the French and Spanish rule the island
had fair degree of prosperity, with the
civilization on the level of the other Span
ish colonies. i. e., the islands were worked
by slaves. There were fine tobacco, cof-
fee and sugar plantations, which were i'm
mensely profitable. Haiti, which was the
French portion, was much better gov
erned and cultivated than SantO Do
mnso. the Spanish portion. The French
Revolution broke this up: the negroes
eventually became free, the negroes and
mulattoes turned against the whites, mas
sacred them and drove them out of the
country. Napoleon sent an army under
his brother-in-law. Leclerc, but it was
swept away by yellow fever, and Leclerc
himself died. The Santo Dominicans
threw off the Spanish yoke. and were in
turn conquered by the Haitians. Since
that time the Island has been the scene
of interminable wars, revolutions, and
massacres. which have reduced it almost
to a condition of savagery. The rulers
have been brutal and unscrupulous. and
frequently highly grotesque and absurd.
They have called themselves Kings, EN-
perors and Presidents, but their rule, I'M
der whatever name, has been riots of
robbery and assassination. The pianta-
tions of the French and Spaniards still
continue productive, such is the fertility
and kindness of the soil and Climate,
and these with the extensive forests OF
mahogany, rosewood and similar valuable
timber furnish support for those who
want to indulge in fitful labor. and are
the revenues from which the rulers draw
their incomes. Nothing. morally, socially
or politically, can be much worse than
the conditions of the Island since 1904.
Under proper government the Island
would be an ideal home for the American
negroes, and they could secure an abun-
dance from the cultivation of the soil.
The proposition is to form an association
of American negroes to be known as 'The
Sons of Freedom" with William Pickens,
a negro who is now student at Yale,
as the Secretary. Funds are to be raised
to promote the immigration and an or
ganization perfected which will dominate
Haiti, secure peace and order, and allow
immigrants to work out their salvation
with their strong right hands.
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

Jarvis" echoed Mrs. Klegg. con-
temptuously. much he knows about fine
cattle. May be good enough for corn,
but wouldn't trust him with range steers.
let alone them beautiful Jersey heifers.
Why, they're almost human. There's
more sense in their eyes than most peo-
pies. You say it's about time for them to
come in, Father?"
Mrs. Klegg was getting excited. Next
to her family and household the beautiful
little Jerseys, for which the Deacon had
paid what was regarded as a preposter-
ously high price. were her pride and joy.
She petted and watched over them as if
they were children and looked forward to
their progeny furnishing Maria, Annabel
and Amanda, as they went to homes of
their own, with mixers and butter-makers
which would be the envy of their neighbOrs.
Only the extremity of Sis condition could
have made her temporarily forget them.
Now she was at once on the anxious seat.
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

THE much-coveted, but in this case
the well-earned, star of Brigadier-G en-
eral will go to Comrade Chas. A. Wood
ruff next July, when he will be promoted
to that rank and retired. Comrade Wood
ruff, who is well-known and very pop
ular in &. A. r. circles of the Pacific
Coast. entered the army in 1862 as a pri-
vate in Co. A, 10th VT, and served until
1865. During his service he was wound
ed four times. He was appointed to West
Point in 1867, and graduated in 1871,
when he was commissioned Second Lieu
tenant in the 47th u. S. He took an
active part in the Indian campaigns and
received three more wounds. In 1873 he
was appointed a Captain in the Sub
sistence Department, and promoted from
time to time until in 1898 he reached the
rank Of Colonel and Assistant Commits
sary General, which he now holds, and
has been for some time Chief Commits
sary at Manila. He is now the ranking
Colonel in the Subsistence Department
The National tribune., 1903-05-21

MINISTER BOWEN continues to grow.
The recent issue of volume On Foreign
Relations gives an incident which had not
before been made public. A Venezuelan
gunboat made improper use of the Amer
ican flag. and Minister Bowen called on
the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs at once and demanded an apology,
the raising of the flag, and salute to it.
The Venezuelan Minister began trifiing
after the fashion of his kind, and said
that he would look into the matter. ''rhe
facts l have presented to you," said Mr..
Bowen firmly, "are indisputable. 1 can
give you only 20 hours, for I.feel at the
end of that time must cable the facts
to my Government" The Venezuelan had
sense enough to recognize the situation,
and the next day Minister Bowen received
an ample apology, and our flag was sa-
luted with 81 guns.