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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
THE PARLEY's RESERVOIR.


A NEW PHASE Of the Parley's can
n yon reservoir proposition was
brought out during the discussion Of
that project by citizens and council
men Thursday evening. 1t was sug-
gested by State Engineer DOremus that
the water from ParIey's IS not as pure
as water from other sources. He did
not pronounce It unit for culinary
purposes. but he thought the purity
OF the stream should be thoroughly in
vestigated before any permanent I'M
provements are made.
Mr.. Doremus IS clearly IN the right.
II would be the height OF folly for the
city to spend $3.50. 900 IN the construc-
ton Of q reservoir that would hold
water OF a character that might at
least be called doubtful. No great ex-
pense would be involved in a thorough
investigation Men should be sent to
various points along the stream to
secure samples Of the water for analy-
sis, and with the view also OF aseer-
tanning the possibilities Of contamina-
ton
This can be attended to at once and
the question settled for all time. We
do not believe the Parley's water IS
unsafe for culinary uses. 1t is true,
as Mr. Doremus says. that the supply
from other sources is much purer, City
creek or Emigration canyon, for in
stance, but the Parley's water is far
pursr today than the water supply Of
the average American city. Still that
fact should not deter US from securing
the purest possible water.
As te the reservoir, the consensus of
opinion Thursday night was to the ef-
feet that Il should be built. and built
as a whole. rather than by piecemeal-
While there is something to be said on
both sides of the question, experience,
which Is the best eacher. has demon
strated that important undertakings
are best accomplished when the work
is done in the shortest possible time.
The bond proposition is a vexatIous
one. Men OF experience in financial
matters are sure IT would be very diff
fcult to float bonds at this time. The
market is trimming full Of securities
OF first-ciass character that find no
sale. Only recently the city Of Louis
Vile of which the credit is as high as
the credit Of any city in the country,
was unable to find purchasers for a
comparatively small issue.
The experience Of Louisville is like
" to be repeated here if the expert
ment is tried Might il not be as well
TO wait. at least until fall before at
tempting TO issue bOnds2 The season
is now so far advanced that COM
mencement Of work would be imprac-
ticable. No harm. therefore, would be
done by waiting. badly as we need a
fixed and stable water supply in Salt
Lake City.
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in advance of the troops, leaving a trail
which, while always fresh, yet II seemed
withstanding the fact that they had their
old men, squaws and pappooSes with
them. The trail was streWn with boxes
of tobacco, cigars, canned goods, bolts OF
calico and other loot which had been
taken from the ranch stores in SpearV1lle,
and one find consisted Of a lot OF postage
stamps and a sack of unopened mail,
which had been taken from Sheridan post
Office.
At one ranch the body Of a man was
found in his wagon, while underneath the
wagon was that of his 16-year-old son. IN
the ranch the wife was found lying on
the floor, dying Two miles farther on we
found a family in which the father had
been killed and two daughters-one IA, the
other 16-were near death, while the moth-
an old frOntiersman, had been fortified
and he had been able to keep them away,
after killing and wounding several
One evening the command went into
camp near small stream, and as one OF
the cooks went for water he heard a
rustling noise in the willows on the bank,
and. upon investigation, he found a little
4-year-Old girl sitting with a 6-mOnths-old
infant on her lap. dipping her fingers into
the water and then into the baby's mouth.
Thus she had sat for twenty-fOur hours
Half a mile away her father and mother
lay dead, tomahawked by the Cheyennes.
The children We're cared TOR by the SOL
dierS until an opportunity presented a
few days later to send them to an or
phanage at Topeka.
command came up with the Indians on
the fork Of Punished WOmans creek,
where a fight took place, in which Col
Onel Lewis was shot through the thigh
and died from hemorrhage of the femor-
al artery IN a few hours. This fight lasted
until nightfaIl, when Major Mauck, who
succeeded to the command declined TO
make d charge, and the next morning the
enemy was far away, having escaped dur
ing the night. A young corporal of the
infantry by the name of Finch was de-
tailed to carry a message from the IN
fantry commander to the cavalry COM
nnaader, who was encamped on the Oppo-
site side of the raVine in which the enemy
was concealed in the high grass and reeds
passed within d few feet Of the Indians
camp, where he could easily hear the sub
dued voices of the SQuawS and waiting OF
the papDooses. After delivering his mes
sage he returned the same way without
discovery.
This command then lost sight of Dull
Knife and his band, and they were after
ward captured near Sidney. Neb-. by
Troop H Third cavalry. under command
of Captain nov COlOneD Vessels. and
returned TO Dodge City to stand trial for
the murders and outrages committed in
Ford county. Some sort of a philanth-
ropic society of the east sent lawyers and
funds for their defense. and they were re-
turned to their reservation without pun
ishment-
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EXPLANATION DOESN'T EXPLAIN

OsTMAsTER GENERAL Smiths
letter Of explanation" Of the post
Office department frauds and scandals
will seem, TO those who are not his vio-
lent partisans, extremely unsatisfac-
tory. Mr.. Smith entirely overlooks the
graver charges while he devotes all his
time and attention to minor irregulari-
ties The public S. not particularly in
terested in the little things. What it
wants is an explanation that viii ex-
plain the big things.
We do not care a rap, and we do not
think the public cares a rap, about a few
scrub women in the Washington post
Office. Mr.. Smith devotes a good deal
of space 10 the one woman in whose
case he says he was Interested He
found that she was employed as a
scrub woman and that she gave value
received for all the money she drew
from the national treasury.
Then Mr.. Smith explains in some de-
tail the case of the man who was
promised s1,4OO a year for work in Porto
Rico and who, when he received only
$1,000. refused TO settle on that basis
He was paid 81, 400, after which he made
his settlement Only 5000 was involved
/ there so the matter is hardly worth
kicking up a great deal of trouble
about. though government detectives
have been known 90 follow men around
the world for smaller amounts.
The former postmaster general was
50 busy with the notes that he over
looked the beams. Why didn't he say
something about the swindling device
that was purchased by thousands and
never used, the device designed to in
dictate the hour at which postal collec-
lions would be rnade2 Was it because
a former congressman from California
is more or less deeply interested in the
deal2
Charges Of gross frauds and irregu-
larities in the rural free delivery de-
partment have been made and evidence
introduced to sustain them. This is an
other point entirely overlooked by Mr..
Smith, either Intentionally or other
wise. Is he holding back explanations
of these matters until a more convent
ent season? It would seem SO from his
present attitude
But the fact that Mr.. Smith has con
scented to attempt to explain is encour-
aging. He treated the investigation with
contempt at the outset. And as the
days go by it becomes more and more
apparent that a rigid investfgat ions of
the postOfice department by a congress
sional committee is absolutely imper-
alive If the public. is to be put. into
possession Of all the facts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
SOCIETY
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Another Of those delightful hops was
given BY the officers and ladies of Fort
Douglas at the post last night. The
guests were received by Captain Hob
son. Lieutenant Green and Lieutenant
Heidi. while Mrs. Sturgis and Mrs.
Cocheu assisted in entertaining
The music Of the Twelfth infantry
band was enthusing, as usual, and
shout 100 guests enjoyed the evening
A most novel and enjoyable affair
vas the Indian" card party given last
night by Miss Laura Bird in honor OF
her guest, Miss Sayer of Baltimore
The Indian" idea was admirably car
ried out in tallies, score cards, prizes
and decorations, the house being elab-
OrateIy decked in brilliant red and
yellow Sixty-three was the game
played. and about fifty guests were
present.
Mrs. Victor Clement will shortly be
at home with Mrs. Woodward at 50
Fifth East street and will not leave
for California for some little time yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. V Rice expect to
take possession of their home on Brig
ham street about July l.
Mrs. Thomas KearnS and children
viii leave July 6 for a trip through
Yellowstone park They will be gone
for the rest of the summer.
Rev. P. A. Simpkin will leave next
Monday on a two months trip to the
British isles and his former home al
Lancashire.
Miss Edna Donnellan viii be the
guest of honor at a theatre party to
oe given tonight by Mrs. F. Z. Nc
GurTin.
Miss Evelyn Thomas and Miss Mary
COwan are visiting with the Misses
Cooper in Seattle.
Mrs. Thomas Marioneaux has re-
turned to Nephi. after a very pleasant
visit with salt Lake friends.
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Mr. A H Peabody is entertaining
his brother, Mr. w. H. Peabody. OF
Laramie.
Harold Fabian is home from Mer-
cersburg academy TO spend vacation
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prackwiukel and
daughter, Miss Eleanor White, will Be
at home to their. friends for the sum
mer at 240 South Third East street.
Mr. and Mrs. Praekwinkel returned to
Salt Lake Thursday and Miss White
is expected to arrive Sunday
O., parents Of Mr. Frank Davis, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
NEWSPAPER MEN c DINING.

IT IS QUITE APPARENT that the
L International League of Press Clubs
is composed Of gentlemen who more
than know a good thing when they see
IT, They know it when they hear about
it, for they have decided to hold their
next annual convention in Salt Lake
City. It is hardly necessary for The
Herald to say that the gentlemen will
be accorded the heartiest Of welcomes.
The town and al that therein is viii
be theirs from the moment OF their ar
rival to the time OF their departure.
And of course they viii be worthy Of
any welcome, however royal. We
might be accused Of false modesty, and
justly so. II we did not cheerfuIly con
cede that newspaper men are the
brightest people on earth. The same
thing may be said With ali honesty, all
fairness and all truth about newspaper
women. We believe nobody win seri-
Ously dispute this proposition, more
especially the last hajC Of it.
The International League of Press
Clubs IS composed Of gentlemen rep
resenting the various press clubs Of this
ard other countries. They are al news
paper men Of experience and ability,
but all newspaper men are that. II it
IS proper 10 make indfv Tdual distinc-
lions, that is, If one newspaper man IS
ever brighter than another newspaper
man. we would say that the delegates
10 the international League are the
brightest Of the bright.
So ven be glad to see them. If
they've never been here befOre-and
many Of them have not, having been
busy with less important matters-we'm
be able to show them a great many
things they never saw before; things
that they can't see anywhere else on
earth. At the proper time wen get up
a catalogue of our attractions and be-
fore they finish reading it those dele
gates viii conclude that they'll have
to stay here at least a month or six
weeks if they are to see everything.
Seriously. though, it VIII either be a
very good thing or a very bad thing for
salt Lake to have the newspaper men
visit the city. 1t viii be a good thing
Cor us If we can give them a good i'm
preston to take away with them It
viii be bad thing If we fail TO make
a good impression We viii not con-
slider the latter suggestion as among
the posi- bilities.
Salt Lake has never had a cOnven-
ton that did Il harm. Whenever
strangers in numbers have gathered
here we have made it so pleasant for
them that they went away saying nice
.Aiugs and writing nice things and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
A Kiss Defined.
Philadelphia Public LEDGER

lHDlltLlelplla EuDLlC LeQEeT-y
Someone has taken pains to think out
the following opposite descriptions Of Os-
culation
A kiss is an insipid and tasteIess NOR
sci. which becomes delicious and delect-
able in proportion as it IS favored with
The sweetest fruit on the tree Of love-
The oftener plucked the more abundant 1t
A thing Of use to no one, but much
priced by two.
The baby's right. the lovers privilege
the parents benson and the hypocrite's
The food by which the flame Of love
The only known SMACK that win
A telegram TO the heart IN which the
operator uses the sounding system.
Nothing divided between two.
Not enough for one Just enough for
two. too much for three
The only really agreeable two-fsced
action under the sun. or the moon.
The sweetest IabiaI of the worlds Ian
wonan's most effective argument.
whether to cajole the heart OF a father.
control the humOrs of a husband or con-
soI- tho erfefs Of childhood.
The thunderclaD of the HDs, which in
evitabiy follows the lightning glance Of
A report at headquarters.
EV erybody's acting edition Of Romeo
AM Juliet
young man steals, and what the old man
The drop that rupneth over when the
cup of love is full
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nafntafn a schedule of seventy miles

maintain a schedule of seventy miles
an hour.
! The promoters talk Of a speed ap-
/ preaching $50 miles an hour.
The motor equipment is the heaviest
ever placed under a car. 1t provides for
miles an hour and an acceleratiOn Of
two miles per hour per second.
This electric road is known as the Au-
rora. Elgin & Chicago, and to build the
eighty-two miles of track, now prac-
tically complete, a bond issue of $3,000,
900. and capital stock to the amount Of
I $4,500.O0O is provided for The total la
bilities therefore are $91, 219 per mile,
which is considerably higher than any
other interurban road.
But the chief feature in the public
/ eye is the present promised increased
speed.
Our trains run very fast; the fastest
I in the world I believe" said Secretary
| Warren Bicknell. THE regular sched-
ule attained and maintained for short
/ distances at present is seventy miles an
hour. 1t is the only road, steam or
electric. to my knowledge, that does
/ this We hardly xepect to attain and
maintain a speed of $50 miles an hour
regularly or in actual service
But the General Electric company,
using our rOadbed and equipment for
/ the test, desires to attain speed Of $50
miles an hour ifpOssible, for scientific
/ purposes. It is building motors and
cars with that object in view. 1t de-
/ sires to get accurate data regarding
track and air resistance while going at
high speed. This company believes it
can attain speed of 100 miles an hour
over our tracks, perhaps 115 to 40 miles
under present conditions"
] The roadbed is better in all respects.
J perhaps, than that if any steam road
/ leading out of Chicago. The single track
/ roadbed is sixteen feet wide, the
double track twenty Eight feet with
nine inches of gravel ballast Provis-
/ ion is made where the single track now
is for a double track. In fact, the long
sidings so frequently employed prac-
/ tically make the road double tracked
I for short distances. There is about
I thirty-twO miles of double track now
/ in use, the remaining fifty miles OF the
/ eight-two comprising the length Of the
road is single track and chiefly in the
rural districts. From Chicago TO the
golf grounds at Wheaton. twenty-one
miles, the road is doUble-tracked.
The telephone instead of the telegraph
is employed in operating the road All
! the substations have an attendant or
agent, to whom the train dispatcher
sends his train orders for delivery to
the motorman. When the order has
been delivered and reeeipted for the at
tendant so informs the dispatcher,
somewhat after the manner universally
( in service by the steam roads. There
are also telephone booths at all sidings
and crossings for use in an emergency.
in which case the conductor or the en-
gineer communicates directly with the
dispatcher. There are two separate
telephone services, one for train use
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

Mrs. A. R. Seabass Of Denver, a sister
of Mr.. Davis. are in the city.
Mrs. W. w. Armstrong has returned
to her home in Park City.
Mrs. Jacob E. Bamberger has re-
turned from a short trip to the Pa
cifc northwest.
Mrs. E. A. Wall entertained at a
luncheon during the week.
Mrs. D. b Taylor of Omaha is ex-
Dected early in July to visit for some
time with her father, Mr.. ]. d. Lyon
Mrs. Peasley gave a very pleasant
party Wednesday afternoon at her
home on Third street.
Mr.. Harry CAM reached home yes
terday, after a two months visit with
relatives and friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. Priscilla Jennings entertained az
an afternoon tea yesterday.
At the home of Mrs. Wilcox, 37S
First street. the regular meeting or
the Utah WOman's Press club Will be
held at o'clock this evening. The
following viii be the programme: Sen
timents suitable to the season, by all
Z. Jensen: "A Travel Sketch by Miss
Ann NJ. Cannon; a Talk" by Mrs
Emma ]. McVicker; paper on "Po-
etry," by Mrs. J. l. Rawlins. All mem
bers Of the club are cordially invited
to attend this meeting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
Arabic Proverbs.

CFrom ''Tunisla." by Herbert Vivian-)
He who has gold is beloved, though he
be a dog and the son Of a dog.
Shun him who can be of no use to
thee: in this world he cannot serve thee.
and in that which is to come he cannot
intercede in thy behalf
It is better to commit ten sins in the
sight Of God than one in the sight OF
men.
Those who are learning to shave heads
practice upon those of the orphans
To the dog who has money men say
MY lord dog"
The beauty of a man lies in his intelli-
gence; the intelligence of a woman is TO
be found in her beauty
When the moon is with thee OF Wnat
account are the stars2
When thou seest two people IN con-
slant converse thou mayest know thaL
the one is the Jupe Of the other.
Obedience 10 women is the avenue OF
he'll
Consult thy wife. and do the reverse
of what she advises.
Joy lasts for seven days, but sadness
endureS for a lifetime
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THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.
Only Twenty-Five Years Ago in Kan
sas-Danger From Indians.
Kansas City Star.

In September, 1873. the Northern Chey-
ennes, who for a year or two had been on
a reservation in the Indian Territory.
grew restless and began to make prepara-
lions for a surTeptitiOUs return to their
old home in Wyoming. Under the leader
ship of their chief, Dull Knife. they made
a break for liberty. crossing the Arkansas
river at Spearville, a village a few miles
west of Dodge City. killing settlers.
robbing ranches and driving off stock as
they passed through Ford county.
Troops 3 and I, Fourth cavalry, and
Companies + and g, Nineteenth infantry.
under command of Lieutenant Colonel w
H. Lewis. Nineteenth infantry. were or
dered from Supply and Dodge to intercept.
capture and return them to the reserVa-
ton The indians Travelled day and night
and always kept about tWenty-four hours
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THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
viii Maintain a Scheduled Speed of
100 Miles an Hour.
(RrooklYn Eagle.1

Electric railrOading has reached its
highest development in line starting
just beyond the western limits of the
city Of Chicago and having approx
mately eighty-tEO miles of main line
Trains on this road, which is all on
private right Of way, daily attain and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

thinking nice things about US. This
win be true Of the newspaper men and
through them salt Lake VIII receive
more advertising aud better adver;is-
ing than it could possibly get IN any
other way
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AN ouTsIDF VIEW.

Grand Junction (Colo.) Sentinel.)
Things are not harmonious in the man.
agement Of the Salt Lake City schools.
The president Of the board of education
and the principal of the schools met in
one of the rooms Monday and such NOR
sells as this flew fast and furious between
the two educators: You are a dirty
curt You are a lOW-dOwn pupt" And
this is the kind Of men that are placed
in charge Of the young children of the
CITY of the Saints
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road. These lines, extend the entire
I length Of the road, and are so con-
structed as to make il possible 20 talk
from any instrument. Each car has a
telephone equipment for attachment to
the telephone wires in case Of emery
ency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

Anyway, if the grand jury does ad-
journ without returning any indict-
ments we viii have the satisfaction OF
knowing we are mighty good people,
and that is worth all the money the
grand jury has cost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

According to Major Mclaughlin. one
Of his Indian friends may become a
mining magnate. A great many white
men become Indians" after they at
tain the dignity Of mining magnates-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

We are told there is a prospect that
the sale Of beer at SaItair may be re-
sUmed- II there is one place on earth
where it is almost a crime not TO sell
beer, that place is Saltair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

Reports from Sanpete county indi-
cate that the grasshopper crop down
there bids fair to break ali records
In view of the liberal bonus granted
by the last legislature for each bushel
Of "hoppers." the big crop is not at
all surprising.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

Emperor William has been visiting
an American warship and compliment
ing her officers on her appearance.
The emperor has been building war
ships long enough to know a good one
when he sees it, and the chances are
that he viii have to build a great
many more if he ever gets into a col
Ision with the United States navy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

King. Peter has shown himself q
thoughtful monarch by throwing q
large and choice verbal bouquet to the
Seryian army.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

If Emperor William and Admiral
/ Cotton only meant everything they said
/ It would be real nice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

IF Fernstron1 should succeed in his
effort 10 have City Attorney Nye de-
fend the councilmen in the suit
brought by George L. Nye the chances
are that the city attorney wiz lose
the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

says Sir Thomas to us ''HoWdy. all;
I've come TO make my third call;
II I don't get the cup
III be all broken I'D,
And the price of my tea, il may fall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27

Bulletins from the stock exchange an
nounce that there is but slight demand
for handkerchiefs.
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Say ne to Sir Thomas: Good day. sir;
We hear that your boats a good racer,
But we feel, Sir Thomas.
The cup won't go from US;
Our Reliance, your Shamrock cant feaze
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The question is not what have you
done, but what can you do?