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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
THE UNITED STATES rs. /"
A Long Mooted Question Is Settled at Last and Le-
gal.y In the Revised Statutes.


"The United States is. or the United states are.
For years the contest has waged whether the
third singular present indicative of the verb to
should used I'm connection with the United
whether the proper form Is not that or the
present indicative plural or The same verb.
The battle of the grammarians has not been without
interest 20 the general public but now they may lay
revision the laws has In reviewing the federal
statutes decided that "the United States is The sim
gular present verb ito be- will therefore, be used
u the forthcoming edition Of the revised statutes and
from the legal viewpoint the United states are VIII
10 exist.
the people at large There Is something subAmey eN
not fail TO be pleasing 20 proud and patriotic people
"rhe United States is. matter how or under what
circumstances the phrase be used, s suggestive
proulpting the query, THE United States ls-whatt
rs pndeavOr this query Is too much lot
any single Individual The United States Is 80 much
of everything that good TO the eye. the mine me
purse and the physical welbeng and mental eqmhoIiuu
task. Hence value of the expressive and dlgniiled
singular present. tells In two letters all that the
people republic know and many things mat
other people have dreamed OF.
''rhe United states is-! $3.50 -
Wen "the United States is'' just whatever you
please or whatever tho citizens please to make a. or
whatever nations think 10 Is not when they aI
considering making open or secret war against US ln9
has demonstrated many time ana ON lo 2esi-
ness finance Industry and at the bayoners point or
man-OfWars PROV that OF the United states 81
take the singular present indicative and with serene
confidence say whenever controversy involves u.s.
The United States is-lt. - ~, +te
with the story IS told N language @l NNN
peoples Of the earth can understand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
REPUBLICANS START THEIR CHORUS

TT is JUST A LITTLE EARLY for the Republicans
to begin their campaign paeans, but the National
Republican Editorial association has started one of
the party's favorite songs. I'm resolution adopted
the other day the association said:
.The unbroken prosperity which has given the
country an unparalleled growth and advancement
since the restoration Of Republican rule la 1897 Is
complete yindeaton Of the value and success Of Re
publican ascendancy, and the great achievements or
the strong progressive and brilliant administrations
Of Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt and the faith
ful fuRllment OF Republican pledges constitute the
hiehest appeal for continued Republican supremacy
OF course. the Lord didn't help bit The Re
psblican party gave us good crops the Republican
marty has caused the wind to be tempered to the
shorn lamb the Republican PARTY saved the aHthfa-
80, strikers from death By starvation; the Repub-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
PROPOSALS OF FAMOUS Men.
Eccentric Methods by Which Celebrities Have Poured
Out Tale CT Love-

That there is no accounting for me efeentrGeS OF
lovers is sufficiently proved oy Ine Oo@ H oed and Won
over heels I'M love with clara Week mis- masters daugh-
ter his path OF courtshp was by no means one 25 %
the wife of penniess musician, and he Tornado the
But love laughs az parental IIoWLs anu ~ @ bs
could write 90 his lady love ne poured on ms
a musical journal Of which he was editor .,-.- ~.
When the time was lPe LOT soi,S r scIsiv nro-
posed clara on the plane under the nose 81 a9T l her
fovful assent through the same medium -
Edsons method OF Woolng was no less ecVsi t7
he stroed into one o. his ToTo9PS Se S aSod
p her work WGSn ne s[ F gs vo 1I Mr. Edison
always know when you are near ne answered 70 He'
"ii' i've Been thinking great deal about YOU lately
and if you willing to marry me would IKE 10
month later the pretty emplOye was promotes, 70
erobr won his wife with equally dramatic suddenness-
After playing duet at e9aF' h epnGl T T' While he
tumult Of applause was stu ringing IN their ears ne
through lfe? For answer the lady burst into tears
cgtr ga" sso called to See Miss cOrbs wealthy adj
mrer of his oratory [or wnoa ne naq @ 5in ne
Er 81 sse what She was reading when without showing
og, 70 ycotion az Ills presence the ladys forenneer
rested on the words of Nathan 10 David Thou are me
cent for Or Dawson. and cannot wonder that Miss
Corbett soon changed her name
Probably no gallant who ever laid his heart fair
aog NY ierter which committed him to his unhappy
marriage with Miss Mbanke. lie had just proposed g
IT'S hand he said to friend 1T seems that i is 70 b,
Miss A9anke aIl az. vi" ittsr bsndine IL to hi.
IA pretty letter the friend remarked after reading
it, ''It Is pity that II should've go.
Then 10 shall go exclaimed byl ana Jus ~ ~
one Of the most tragic chapters Of his eheeke.ed ~
storL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

the poor little poodle of husband Of hers-woud you
believe IL, she's terrfcay jealous Of him-ot fftng
with some creature on pier where they WeTU listening
90 band concert and she Jared up az him right IN me
presence OF everybody and she made hin pick up anu
come right back 10 Washington with her. although he
had only usr begun his vacation and he all run
down from 0verWork-aS II the poor little man would
ever nr with anybody, much less in the presence OF his
Wifel Why he'd b. scared into a connlpuonl
My dear put IN her husband. mildly leaning over
TO her 'the curtain has up and
'Oh. m has, she snapped. But / wish YOU
wouldn't Interrupt rudely when I talking. /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

Governor Taft and Vice Governor Wright should
get together Immediately. Only few days ago the
vice governor made a speech IN which he said the
Philippines were on the high road to Prosperity. Now
comes Governor Taft with the statement that unless
suitable legislation is enacted at the islands and
the islanders will suffer disasrousy. In this multi
tude Of counsel there is considerable confusion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
.rns LETT EoR q egnTLEMan

The March Century publishes the rst Of two articles
ON -fIumOrs Congress-. by Francis T. Lcupp has
gathered material during several years experience as the
Washington correspondent Of "a New York daily. Mr..
Ieupp claims That congress IS rarely witty but OF us
huror end. one of the capital stories
he tells % Speaker Reed
How much 90 you weish2" fellow member once
asked Reed
'rIWo hundred pounds. ,no answered
s'PshaWt+ exclaimed his friend. you weigh more
than tnal
than 24 pounds"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

The legislature is entitled to concentrations Tor
appropriating $4,000 with which to construct model
irrigated farm exhibit during the sessions OF
the national irrigation congress in ogden next fall
and at the ST. Louis exposition in 1904 The idea Of
such an exhibit is an excellent one 1t viii be an OBJ
ect lesson to the thousands Of people who will see 1t
at ST. Louis and viii be earnest to the national
irrigation congress that Utah is deeply interested IN
the work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

Anxious Citzen-Yes, Commissioner Anderson is
absent in Washington, but Revenue Collector Calls
ter and city Auditor Reiser both here, and the
legislature viii probably be well looked after. Be
sides. the Deseret News seems to be taking slight
interest in legislative matters
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
80 gouRnAusTIe ~.

Five or six were recently chatting ln Nlllaae
inn when one OF them said:
saw. i dinners an round ye can Ten me
the answer to 3 puzzle 4 knows or
Done." said they. Il bet can What IS u
-Weii said Pat, why IS JOURNALIST tae iuiiiitHh
creature IN the WorldF .,
81 '4vby ssid tie delighted Pat because his tais
comes out Of his head. don't ltt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
ONE THING NEEDED.

Boston POST
es.,,tor Jones of Arkansas who goes out OF office
et N5areh was showing party of folks from his stat e
tbb tbe eapito and explaining the various points or
note h seemed to interest Senator Burrows VINO when
Inc other senator parted from ms guests III me na4e
room approached him ana SAID
You needn't WOrry-
Abo1f WHAT" asked Jones.
"AIaking a living when you quit the senate You only
want more thing to make you urst-clasS e7p'o'
guide
And what is thatf
had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

Pussy Jimmy" Anderson says, in private dis
patch to a Salt Lake friend that there isn't going
TO be any trouble about the seating Of senator-eleet
Smoot We knew all the time that Pussy would
bring the United States senate and the president up
with a round turn. When Pussy" starts 10 moving
small men had better stand from under.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

Mrs. Coulter says she doesn't expect any consid-
Grafton because Of her sex. Well, the regularity with
which her bills are killed would indicate that she is
blessed if she really does expect nothing. Any
she Is not being disappointed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

II Senator Mckay has his way, the sleek and
prosperous coyote will longer be permitted to en-
Joy an unrestricted diet of spring lamb with TRIM
T,inos" The senator is on the right track. Down
with the coyote.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

1T is announced that the senate viii not consider
the Litteheld bill which is real trust buster we
may expect gather figs from thstes the DAY aLts,
blcan congress enacts serious antitrust legisia-
tiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

A Montana boy committed suicide because ms
father tried to make him 90 to school This should
he warning TO other parents to let their boys play
hockey lust as often as the boys please
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

The Idaho legislature declines to visit us Thus
the noble example Set by the Utah legislature serves
as an Inspiration 20 other solons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

Why wouldn't it be a good idea to get sherlock
Holiness who is to be "in midst" this week, to
Inyestfpate the charges against Apostle smoot?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01

1t is fair TO that Leilichs are omitted from
the floral decorations at Senator Shoots receptions
az the Raleigh
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
PARK VISIT ENDED.
President Saw Great Sights in
the Yellowstone Re.
gion.

Cinnabar, Mont, April 23.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has finished his visit to
the winter wonders of the Yellowstone.
Although he was not able to see more
than third of the great park in so far
as area is concerned, he viewed the
greatest of the natural marvels under
conditions that few men in this coun-
try can boast of having done. He saw
the geysers surrounded by their bull
warks of ice, inspected the falls of Vel
lowstone in their frames of sDow, and
made the journeys to and from the far
distant points of interest on sledges,
snowshoes and skis. The ice and snow
is not out of the park reads until the
first of June, as rule, SO the custom
has been, ever since the reserve was
created, to bar the public from the
gates until that date, when the season
is officially begun. Only the soldiers
and the scouts keeping guard over the
thousands of elk, antelope, sheep and
buffalo make the dangerous trips from
Fort Yellowstone. near the northern
entrance, to the upper and lower geyser
basins.
During the visit to the wilds of the
park's interior the president slept un-
der cavas or logs, as the fortune of the
day decreed, and studied the animals
he loves 80 much at the closest possible
rage. In venerable John Burroughs,
the naturalist, the president had an adj
mirable companion. MIR. Burroughs
surprised all by the agility and strength
he displayed. When he went into the
park with the president it was freely
predicted that he would ''give out" be-
fore the party had been in the woods a
week, but he soon mastered the skis
almost as we'll as the president himself,
and at the end of the day was about as
lively as the interchangeable leader.
The presidential train will leave
Gardiner tomorrow at p. m.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
SEATTLE'S POPULATION.
New Directory Will Contain Approx
imately 10000 Names.

Seattle, April 27.-The city directory
for 1903, as issued by the Polk Directory
company. will indicate that the popu-
lation of Seattle, at conservative esti-
mate, ia between $50, 900 and $4,000.
The compilers of the directory find tn ir
work at least Is per cent greater this
year than last. In 1902 there were
200 names in the directory. The
book which is shortly to be issued will
contain something more than $1,000
names, it is believed. Using 2 p as q
multiple to estimate the population.
and that is the lowest ever used, the
population is fully $50, 900, an increase
of from 90, 600 10 10000 in year.
The directory is shortly to go to press,
as the work of compiling it is practic-
ally completed. Until the type is get
it will be impossible to tell exactly the
number of names the book will con-
tain. The Ultimate is based on the
comparative labor required in prepar-
ing it for publication, and is given by
E. j. smith, local representative of
the Polk Directory company. He be-
lieves Is per cent to be a low estimate
to place on the increase in the popula-
tion of the city The limits covered are
no more extensive than last year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.

The following prices are being Of
fered to the producer by the local
dealers for delivery in round lots on
the dock or in the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats. $21@22; barley, $22;
wheat, chicken feed, $25; bran, $17;
shorts, SIS per ton
Hay-Puget Sound, S12 per ton;
Eastern Washington, SIT
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 17@1Sc.
Poultry-Live hens. lac per lb; old
ROSTERS, SC; ducks. 13@14c; geese,
9Q1Oc.
Live stock-Choice beef cattle, cows,
4@41ac; steers. 5Q5Ac; sheep, 4A q
5Ac; hogs, ia @Sc; calves, 5Q7c;
spring lambs, $3.50 per head
Jobbing quotations are as follows:
Butter-Ranch, 10000; Washing
ington creamery, lib and 2-lb prints,
&c.
Cheese-Native Washington, 1904
C; Eastern, 14@15c; halk-skim. 900
C; California, 13c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 1S@19c;
Oregon, 1Sc; Eastern, 1Sc.
Honey-California comb, 15c per lb /;
strained. 6@Shc.
Poultry-Live hens, 14h@15c per
Id; ducks, 15@16c; turkeys, 22c;
geese, 11012c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
LIEUT.. GOV. LEE RESIGNS.
Declines to Talk of Grand Jury or of
His Future Action.

st. Louis, April 27.-Lieutenant
Governor John A. Lee, who recently
turned over to Attorney General Grow
81 900 check, which is said to have
been given him to influence certain
baking powder legislation, and who
spent Friday and Saturday of last week
before the grand jury which is investi-
eating charges of boodling, has mailed
his resignation to Governor Dockery.
Under the constitution of the state
the resignation is self-operative and be-
comes effective the moment it is filed.
In speaking OF his action, Lieutenant
Governor Lee expressed qualification in
laying aside the Office, and remarked
that holding position of trust was a
thank iess job at the best. His resigna
ton was voluntary.
Mr.. Lee declined to talk of the posi-
bilities of the grand jury or what his
future action would be in regard to- the
investigation.
John l.. Rubee, president of the state
senate, will succeed Mr.. Lee. During
his legislative career Senator Rubee
voted and worked against the interests
of the king powder combine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
TIMBER LAND FRAUDS.
Reports Of Special Agents Tend to
Confirm Suspicion.

Washington, April 27-The secre-
tary of the interior is beginning to re-
ceive reports on the suspension of tim
Der and stone land entries in Califor-
MIA, Oregon and Washington, and. go
far as thew go, they confirm the wis
dom of the order of suspension on the
part o. the officials of the interior de-
partment. 1t was claimed that MANY,
II not most of the entries under the
timber act which were made in the
Pacific coast states during the year 1902
were made In the interests of syndi
Gates, and the protests made since the
Issuance of the order strengthen this
conviction.
Since then not single entry under
that law in the states covered by the
order has been allowed 10 90 to patent
without thorough investigation There
are many special agents in that field
and the new law permitting the COM
pulsory abundance of witnesses in con-
nection with land entry Investigations
Is expected TO prove OF great assistance
10 them In establishing the validity of
sucA entries. In one state alone last
year there was an increase in the en-.
tries amounting to about lao 900 acres
III the course OF three months.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
REVENGE IS TAKEN.
Two Thousand of Mad MulIah's Men
Killed in Action.

Killed in Action.
Alden, Arabia, April 27.-Brigadier
General Manning, after an engagement
with the Mad Mullah's forces, has re-
lieved Colonel Cobbe. near Gumberu,
Somaliland About 1000 of the Null
labs men were killed. The British loss
is not known.
The few details obtainable of the
disaster to Colonel Plunkett's detach-
ment April IL, show that the Mullah's
forces consisted of 1000 horsemen and
10000 spearsmen. They surrounded
Colonel Plunkett's force in the open,
and the Somalis, after a heavy rifle
fire, charged repeatedly with their
horsemen and spearsmen on all sides.
The British detachment held out until
its ammunition was exhausted, and
then charged with the bayonet, but 1t
was ultimately overwhelmed by weight
of numbers.
The British forces fought until all
of it's officers and 40 men were killed.
Most of the handful of men who reach
ed the camp were wounded. The So
malls losses are reported to have been
enormous. The Mullah's forces are re-
ported to aggregate from 1000 to 4, 200
mounted men and about 3d. 900 spears
men.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
SINCLAIR's SHORTAGE.
Accounts of Treasurer Of Rial Prov
ince DO Not Balance.

Washington, April 27.-Advices re-
ceived at the war department state that
the shortage OF Treasurer Bartlett Sin
clair, of Risal province. amounts to
$4,000. Among other news items are
the following: Steps have been taken
to court martial Cabtain Hartman, OF
the signal corps, on a charge relating
to dealing in government horses. Sol.
diers are not re-enlisted on account OF
the present excess in regimentai
strength. A courtmartial is to be con-
vened to try Lieutenant Lee, OF the
Tenth infantry, charged with unlaw-
fully executing prisoners of war.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
GOLD IN RENTON COAL.
Taken from Runkers Assays
81 to the Ton.

Seattle, April 27.-The officers of the
RentoD Coal company, whose mines are
located at Renton, short distance from
Seattle, have been presented with an
assay certificate by C. II. Vol, local
assayer, showing that in picked sam
pie from a ton of coal delivered the 9th
er day to VOLTS homo there was sui
phide of iron containing 81 in gold to
the ton. Further investigation will be
made. The coal delivered to Mr.. Voll
was taken from the company's bunkers
here and is general run of the prod
uct as delivered to customers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
WANT MANCHURIA.
RUSSIANS DEMAND THAT CHINA
YIELD PROVINCE.
Effect is to Stir Japan
to Warlike Attitude--.Three Jap
anese Warships Ordered to New
chwang---Text Of the Russian
Demands Made Public.

Peking, April 24.-Russia has de-
manded that China sign an agreement
practically ceding to her the sovereign
ty of Manchuria, and excluding other
nations from that country. The Rus
sian charge d'affaires, M. Plancon,
has informed Prince Ching, president
of the foreign Office, that no steps in
the evacuation of Manchuria will be
taken until this agreement is signed.
Prince Ching refused the Russian
terms, bnt his refusal probably pleases
Russia as we'll as his acceptance would
have done, because either alternative
meanq the REIMBURSEMENT of Chinese
sovereignty in Manchuria.
The Russian demands are as follows:
First, no more Manchuria ports or
towns 70 be- opened; second, no more
foreign consuls are to be admitted into
Manchuria; third, that no foreigners
except RUSSIANS are to be employed in
the public service of Manchuria; fourth,
the present status of the administration
of Manchuria is to remain unchanged !;
fifth, the customs receipts at the port
of Newchwang are to be given to the
Russo Chinese bank; sixth, a sanitary
commission is to be organized under
Russian control; seventh, Russia is en-
titled to attach the telegraph wires and
poles of all Chimes lines in Manchuria !;
and, eighth, no territory in Manchuria
is to be alienated to any other power.
No Interpretation has been given to
the Chinese of the Russian interpreted
ton of the fourth demand. Chinese
officials are greatly disturbed, but they
are powerless.
While the foregoing demands were
before the Chinese for consideration,
M. 'Plancon assured his colleagues ex-
plicitly that the only reason for the de-
lay in restoring the government of
Newchwang to the Chinese was the or
ganization of a sanitary commission.
There has been much feeling in Brit
ish circles over the appointment OF a
Russian commissioner in Newchwang,
but this revelation of Russias deter.
Rination to retain control of Manchu-
ria and close vhe door there, roDs this
appointment of its importance.
n iCO japan
ese warships have been ordered to New
chwang. Marquis Ito has held secret
conference with the leading Japanese
statesmen. The Russian demands for
privileges in Manthuria have excited
the Japanese press, which insists on
vigorous action, confident that the Uni
ted States as we'll as Great Britain,
will support Japan.
An agreement has been reached by
which political crisis has been avert
ed, but the governments naval incre-
ment proposals remain unchanged.
London, April 24-.The Peking COR
respondent of the Times describes the
first article of the Russian demands on
China, namely, that no more Manchu-
ran ports be opened, as slap in the
face of the United States, this country
having proposed the opening OF Mukden
and Takushan az treaty ports.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
No Jurisdiction.

Helena, Mont, April 27.-The su-
preme court has decided that it has no
jurisdiction in an injunction to restrain
the school textbook commissioners
from entering into contract requiring
that only text books bearing the union
label be purchased.