Show I HOTH GOSSIP 1 Lord Talbott one of the te most widely known hat salesmen in the country countr Is 15 a guest gutt or ot the Kenyon on his semiannual visit M o Salt Lake City Talbott acquired his unique title tte in a a peculiar way He represents a a New York house beverl beveral years yearn ago ho he was sent to Europe to en endeavor endeavor deavor cleaver to introduce the te American soft sott felt elt hat or crush hat so popular in the west west In the tho capitals of oC Europe He was wag allowed an almost unlimited expense ac account account account count and instructed to convert the tush lash Ion lon leaders of ot the old world to the wild wid west form for of or headgear at all al costs cost For weeks week Talbott skimmed across the various arious countries of ot Europe attired In fantastic and costly costy garb wearing a striking sombrero and entertaining the elite elte at champagne champage suppers supper Dozens Dozen of hats hat of the costliest material were sent to him for gratuitous distribution and andIn andIn andIn In turn were sent by special envoys to 10 the lesser members of royalty and to the fashion lenders leaders lens The hats ht were accepted with good grace grce but neither London nor Paris was w perturbed by the appearance n of tr tre the e nobility b fiu with 1 campaign lg pg hats in lieu leu of oC the conventional silk sIk stovepipe Then Talbott learned leared the te bitter truth It I would be useless for him l to proceed fur further thor ther w unless si the Prince p c of Wales ay cg could be Induced to wear wea a n hat of ot the Buffalo Burtalo Bill BI style styleA A small email smal barrel of ot money was wa spent In Inan Inan inan I an endeavor to secure a presentation to tho the present king but In vain Then Tal ral Talbott I bott boot gave up in despair His expense ac accounts accounts accounts counts were beginning to reach reacts nis house I and cause caURe an uproar and weekly inquiries were wore being forwarded to him Inquiring when he was going to send in orders orde Finally mally ho sat down and informed his employers of the whole situation by b cablegram in the following terse tere mes message message sage Lord Talbot wears a Trieste hat Ed Edward Edwa Edward ward wa wont wont Promptly Pr the answer cams came as follows Lord Talbot better beter get home while he has money enough Otherwise he may have to cult call cal on oa Talbott came Since he has ha been con content content content tent to sell to the trade catering to plain ranchers and western business men and has found it easier than giving hats to Edward Captain Orin B Mitcham of ot the ord ordnance ordnance nance nace department United States army arm is la laa isu isa a u guest of or the Knutsford en on route to the coast on a tour of or inspection Cap Captain C p tabs tain Mitcham Is no stranger to Salt Sat Lake City and spent a pleasant day yesterday renewing old oid acquaintances and visiting the local institutions Captain Mitcham was at Cheyenne dur during durIng ing lag the troublesome times in the SOs 8 the prosecution of o cre created cr sited bitterness and was sent to Fort DOglas in anticipation o trouble truble He was at the tho post again agin In 1853 18 and has many friends among Salt Sal Lake people Things are much more pleasant local locally locally ly than when I was sent sen nere nereto to Join General McCook and the old Sixth said the captain captin last evening Then there was really realy an impression throughout the country remote from Salt Sal Lake and not In touch with wih local loc conditions that there therl was going to be a general uprising Ev Everything Everything has improved except eX ept the post postIn post postin In my opinion Fort Douglas is one of the finest military posts In the country and I look forward to a time when the government will wil make it a a large post It Is Its geographical location is excellent the tho I climate Is everything that Is to be de desired desired sired and the surroundings such as to tomake tomake tomake make It an a Ideal Idel location locton for one of the big posts of the country So far as I am able rii to learn it is the disposition of the government to concen concentrate the troops in large posts In the t ta future In view Yf of that t fact and anjI the Agitation both within and without the army in its is favor it would surprise me meI if I steps are not taken before long to Im J prove the fort and practically rebuild It It Of course ourse I have no official knowledge as to the the intentions in that direction Captain Mitcham Is In charge of or the tho manufacture of smokeless s powder for tor military purposes as well wen as guns gns Af At After Attar ter tar the fatal caisson explosion In Chicago in Jn 1894 18 the work of or investigating the un unexploded unexploded I exploded shells In the caisson cisson was wa as a assigned signed to him The Investigation resulted In the adoption of an entirely new now style of or shell shan construction cm so far tar as fuses are concerned The Tho To more recent explosion at Fort for ort investigation Riley Rie was also turned over to him hi |