The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
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sstant found that aside from sleepine great deal
he was quite an eater MS blo5,se VS. his iar5er and
he kept it well stocked with satables mostly sweets
If he disturbed while eating wouIa chuck the
unfinished nlorsel inside his shit TO aait more IA
vorable opportunity to consume it. Domingos ten
dency toward economy was commenda5le, even If his
idea of cleanliness not praseworthy. There was
always noticeable bullying in his blouse and fire.
GUeDtly heard rafting sound he moved about
one day said to MIN: Domingo, what is that in
your shirt which rattles so2" he replied: That's
my ice cream dish, sir" Il wei battered tin
cup, and after some dlching he brought forth
crooked, much-abused metal spoon. For cents
this half full Of sir. 1t is very good. May
bring you some?" did not avail myself Of his
generosity.
Domingo is a soldier now The salary he gets for
being a fighting man amounts to about 40 cents per
day, American money. and ne boards himself This
Is a satisfactory arrangement to Domingo. because
feeding himself is an a habit He does not have to
missary department may fit to issue He still haze
his battered cup and crooked spoon and buys ice
moves him. His fellows do likewise. Around their
camp there a lowering swarm vendors. The ped
dlers of sweets have the largest trade, if
fectenery does make the Drawn that vctops the
game war should have A fighting man needs mus
Gle. That is why Domingo and his comrades when
they were 500 against eighty in Colon that day, did
not care so much about fighting They looked tired
and stless. suited them very wea when their off,
took his hrihe and ordered them TO march away,
1t was good them that he did for that little
band of blue clad marines waiting silently and grmly
beside their machine guns, back of their barricade
would have given good account of themselves They
that lighting should eat, and have the iron in
them that fighting men should have. was
Domingo and his fellows tbat tbev were returned to-
the barracks where they can put in their time eating
ice cream and cake.
The Panama railway steamer. city Of Washington
which rendered such valuable service during the
trouble has been in other stirring events
It was in Havana harbor when the Maine vSs blown
up, and anchored next to that jH-fated vessel,
The WashingtOEs small boats first begin
picking up the men from the water. and its crew
saved many of their lives over 100 women and chill
dren were kept on the Washington for two days and
nights at Colon They were given their meals and
the best service the ship afforded and charges
made at all After the trouble was over this boat
brought the commissioners to New YORK. and later
took the treaty to Panama to be signed When it
brought board, Captain Jones was given a printed
letter Of instructions, in which it stated that
his charge concerned SGC0000 worth Of interests The
valuable document was incased in steel box made
especially for It. and this box was contained in
stronger and larger steel safe Two smaller steel boxes
contained two keys. which sealed with the seal
of the United States. There was considerable red tape
to be gone through with in delivering the treaty
the proper authorities at Colon because it was neither
freight t,aegags mail nor EXPRESS IT vas one of Those
little jobs OF Uncle Sans that, as the saying goes,
had to be done just So
An incident occurred during the "bloodIess insur-
rection" which caused a stampede among the black
population. There are thousands of negroes on the
isthmus who brought here from Jamaica. and
other islands of the West Indies TO work the
French canal When that fantastic hzze spent itself
thew were left s,to root hog or die Most of them
are English subjects, and while they miserable.
poyery-stricen lot their one pride Is that they are
hand because it saves them from being pressed
service for military duty It is 10 the credit q, the
English officials that they look after them in this
spect, and prevent them from being imposed upon.
If the pretenders TO authority or who have so
round them and force them to carry arms, they
would not last long. The stampede referred TO was
caused by an accident One Of the volunteers, who
was used handling firearms, while in the act
of examining his weapon allowed If TO 60 Off The
bullet went between his toes and it all sudden
that he thought the enemy surely had him. He let out
yell and started to run. Several hundred negroes
who We're lounging in the vicinity curiously waiting
for developments heard the shot and yell and started
precpitate rush for safety AS they they spread
the and gathered recruits The retreat of Brit
aims black brigade that morning,
not a from the standpoint OF order but de-
serves special mention regards speed Some Of
them are probably running yet.
Panama has waited long to gain the center of the
stage. it is gray and worn an old man. 1t has
( seen enough make thousand tragedies.
green swamp is the lair of death. where fever like
sinking thief always turks in hiding Yellow Jack
invisible horror It advances with noiseless steps
clutches its victims with feshless hand Even
! 1t passes there dead and This shape
less hiding thing, which strikes unseen, IS the real
defender Of the bar that God laid down to mark the
separation of the seas If it is His supreme win that
the waiting oceans blend their waters, He must make
strong the that is preparing 10 strike the barrier
away He must guard the blow that win shatter the
mountains by calling off the shade that stalks SO
ruf IeSSIv night he