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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
England and Russia.

ST.. PETERSBURG, February 26.-The
Zeitung says: Although Russian and
British advances into the Afghan from
tier zone will tend to complieate the
situation, the hope is entertained in
well informed quarters that the question
will be brought to satisfactory settle
ment. England. the paper says, must
be convinced that Russia will not oc-
cupy Kerat. 1t is also of the opinion
that exclusive British occupation is not
likely to be undertaken for the reason
that it will be too hazardous.
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NO. 225
Mexican Mention.

CRY OF Mexico, February 26.-A
journalist and! physician, both Welt
known in Mexican society, had duel
with swords over a trouble originating
at masked ball on Sunday t.
The physician was wounded.
Luis Gonzales, editor of the Eaptorador,
Is lying very low at Morelia. He re-
Gcelved six wounds. The physicians
have pronounced two of them necessar-
ily fatal. 1t is stated that the project
OF Kocha, who is popularity blamed with
the infamous assassination, will be al
lowed to escape. Consequently, his
arrest was more of blind to deceive
the indignant people.
a young man of this city attempted
10 suicide by piercing his heart with a
corkscrew.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
4 GhastIy Item.

PHILADELPHEA, February pa dis
patch from New Columbia, Ga. says:
George Hahn. and Augustus staragIe
left this place in a sleigh this morning
for the purpose OF driving through the
country to buy produce. Both INDUCED
freely in drinking. Later, both were
found dead, about eight miles from
here, the horses having run away and
thrown both out. Hahn had his neck
and right arm broken and was other
wise badly cut, Staragle had his heed
torn off his body: his blood discolored
the snow for 400 feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
France and Burmah.

PAgIs, February 26.-The text of the
new commercial treaty between France
and Burmah is published. The con-
tracing powers accord each other the
favored nation" treatment in all mat
tiers of commercial intercourse. French
merchants are exempted from employ
ing royal brokers for the transaction OF
business in Burmese markets. Burmah
is forbidden to maintain or create
monopolies. The customs duties re-
main the same as they were, except on
opium, which is liable to 30 per cent.
increase.
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terest on the bonds shall have been
paid. Second: that the consolidation
OF the Union Pacific with the Kansas
and Denver Pacific shall not be legal
lied, and, third, that no stock shall be
considered legal for which no money
was paid.
Van Wyck said that if Hoar's bill was
not to be acted on this session, he (Van
Wyckl desired that some suggestions
Senator from ' %assaeR p SS had t in-
vited an examination by the public of
the matter. Van Wyck desired that the
public might understand the enormity
of the Pacific railroad debt.
Executive session; adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Big Increase.

WASHINGTON, February 90 The
Senate committee on appropriations in
creased the naval appropriations bill.
The principal items of increase are the
appropriation. Of $500, O0c for continuing.
work on double turreted monitors.
$4,000 for the armament of new
cruisers and gunboats, and $500, 600 FOR
the general maintenance of the bureau
of yards and docks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Right Enough.

PoRTLANps Oregon, February 26.-The
Supreme Court to-day affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court in the case of
Nelson Bennett against THE Northern
Pacific Express company. Bennett
sued for $4,000, the value of package
of money shipped from, this city to
Ainsworth and stolen from the agents
safe the night of arrival. The. lower
court found for Bennett in. the full
amount.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Amending the Censure Notice.

LONDON, February 26.-Baron Went
worth, Liberal, moved an amendment
which gave notice to the vote of cen
sure. The amendment declares that
Her Majesty's forces should not occupy
the Soudan longer than necessary, and
in the interests of Egypt and the Brit
fish Empire, it is undesirable to pre-
vent the Egyptian people from exercis-
ing the right to select their own govern
ment rlat -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
The Spanish Reeiproeitr rrenLr

WAsHISGToN, February 26.-Negotia-
tions have benin progress between the
United States and Spain for an extern
sion until May 18th, 1886, of the time
within which the Spanish reciprocity
treaty must be ratified by tine United
States Senate. and put into effect by
Congressional legislation. The present
limitation is period of SIX months
from November 18th, 1884, the date of
the treaty.
1t is understood the negotiations were
conducted by Ministers Foster and Va
lera in this city, and are practically CON
Guided with the effect above indicated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Citizen SchMah.

New YORK, February 26.-Judge
Wilde, to-day, gave his decision in the
case of Justice schwab, the notorious
socialist. There were two charges
against the prisoner, first, for melting
month ago, and the other for resisting
the police who tried to arrest him.
Schwab was held for trial on both
charges, in g, 500 bail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
The Annual Scare.

LAWRENCE, Ks, February 26.-From
reports received by the Horticultural
society the entire peach crop of Kansas
will be failure with the probability of
the death of young orchards. Apples
and Strawberries are reported all right.
but blackberries and small berries gen
orally are badly damaged by the severe
cold,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
French Legislation.

PARIS, February 26.-The Chamber of
Deputies, to-day, agreed TO increase to
6 frances the duty on European flour,
or -four imported direct from countries
outside of Europe The Chamber also
resolved to increase to 9 frances so
centimes the duty on European flour
imported from European entrepots.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
wyomine,s Governor.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., February 26.-The
Presidents nomination of F. E. Warren
as Governor of Wyoming Territoryzis
received with much satisfaction here.
The appointment is considered an ex-
celient one and gives satisfaction to the
entire Territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Cyrus Field Hurt.

New YORK, February 26.-oA the
10th of February, Cyrus W. Field sued
for libel Henry Labouchere, editor of
London Truth and publisher of that
journal. To-day writ for libel on Field
was served on A. Oakley Hall. London
agent of the New York Herald, and an
other writ was issued against JamesGor-
don Bennett, proprietor of the same
ionrnal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Rice a contrahand of war.

PARIS, February 26.-Advices from
Hong Kong state that Admiral
Courhet, commanding the French fleet
in Chinese waters, has taken measures
to enforce the French declaration
againstrice as contnband of war from
this date
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
rranscontinental Association.

CHICAGO, February 26.-The Trans
continental Railway Association 'began
il session here this morning for the pnr-
pose OF. appointing q commissioner to
succeed Ristine, and to consider the-Fa-
fusal of the Texas It Pacific to sign. the
agreement. In the absence of several
members of. the association, no action
was taken and the meeting adjourned
till tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Arrested for EmbezzIen,o,,t.

TACOMA, W. T., February psf. A.
Wilson. president. and G.: 3. Wiidey,
cashier of the Tacoma Savings Bank,
which failed few days ago, were ar
rested this afternoon on the. charge of
embezzlement. They waived exani-
nation and gave bonds to- appear before
the district court during the May term.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
A Big Hoax.

PARIS, February 26.-It is now alleged
by those who declare that the recently
reported congress of dynamiters in this
city was q hoax. that the whole affair
was concocted by foreign police for the
purpose. of alarming England, and in
ducing her to become party to the
proposed international extradition
treaty against dynamiters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Thanks.

BRUSSELS, February 26.-King Leo
pold has written Bismarck a letter of
thanks for 1.-THE great services rendered
to African civilization" by summoning
and making e success of the inter-
national conference on the Congo ques-
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Cleveland and siIver.

WASHINGTON, February 26.-Members
of the House who signed the communi-
cations sent to President-elect Cleve-
land, relative to the suspension of the
coinage of silver decline to gise his
answer to the public in anticipation of
the inaugural address.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
The steamer safe

LONDON, February 26.-The steamer
Lydian Monarch, from KingstoWn, with
troops for Suakim, about which a ru-
NOR was current that she had foun-
dered in st. Georges channel. passed
Ushant on Sunday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
The Rice ContraBand.

LONDON, February 26.-England has
refused to recognize the French declara-
ton making rice contraband of war il
found on one of the vessels bound to or
from Chinese ports.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
Vote of Censnre.

LeNDoN, February 26.-In the House
of Lords, this evening, the Marquis OF
Salisbury moved vote of censure on
governments Egyptian policy. The
motion was greeted with loud applause.
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Combinations.
WAsH1SGro

WASHINGTON. February 26.-Con-
firmations: Registers of the land Office,
Patrick II. Winston, Jr., Lewiston,
Idaho; Mark D. Blant, Pueblo, Col.
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TRoueh on Corns.,,

Ask for Wells Trough on Corns:
15c. Quick complete cure. Hard or soft
corns, warts, bunions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
A Pugilist's DAILY Life.

A writer in the Detroit Free Press
says: l had an interview last week with
a pugilist, a man of splendid physique,
whose business it is to keep himself in
good condition. He lives somewhat diff
ferently from a "literary Teller" whose
hard knocks are given with pen and ink
from the wrist rather than from the
shoulder. My pugilistic friend neither
drinks nor smokes, and in that sets a
good example to the men of the pen,
which is, I fear, rarely followed. He
rises at $50 and takes a couple of raw
eggs. After that a walk, and breakfast
at 7. Breakfast consists of a pound of
beef, ''blood rare," as he says, with
bread and tea. After breakfast a rest.
Then he hits a bag for a while, and af-
terward takes a run with ''sweaters' on.
After the run comes a bath, and then he
lies around till dinner. At dinner he
gets away with another pound of beef
steak with bread and roast apples. This
at -. A rest for On hour and after
that a ten-mile walk, with club and
dumb.bell exercise to follow. Supper at
$3.50 on a mutton chop, crackers and
tea. After supper he takes q walk of a
mile or two and goes to bed before 8.
All this, of course, when he is training
for a fight, and after a week or two of
such living he feels that he can "knock
out" any tive-meal-a-day man on the first
round
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
A Croatlan Wedding.

When once whispered about in Croa-
tian social circles that q young man and
maiden have looked kindly upon each
other, the affair is Immediately laid be-
fore two gospodars, venerable patri-
archs, men of wise understanding, hold.
ing in charge all matters pertaining to
financial and social interests connected
with the we'll. being of the community.
These o councillors determine the
value of the young girl to be paid in
cattle; this point settled is regarded as
an official pledge.
Oddly enough, never by word or sign, I'M
til the contracting parties meet at church,
when q 'sfair'' is held. must they seem
even to know each other. At this pub
lie gathering, relatives and friends being
present, rings are exchanged, marking a
bubble betrothal. After this the BRIDE
elect may purchase all the wedding
fnery she fancies at the expense of her
future father-in-law.
After the 'ttair' the gospodar.in-chief,
in the name Of the happy sutton, sends
to the maiden an apple filled with gold
and silver coins; this is "dowry." In
addition to the cattle which the groom
must give for his afianced, he must also
present to each member of her family a
Gift, and lucky is the youth if his purse
be not emptied thereby.
A clown leads the wedding procession;
he must ride the most ungainly beast to
be found; he must be clad in a grotesque
blending of male and female attire; on
his hat must be the wing of a goose, and
he must be the readiest of the uproarous
crowd, with the widest of jokes and
wittiest of speeches, with a bright word
and a saucy jest for all whom he meets.
The bride fellows the clown, having by
her side q faithful companion of her own
sex. The groom follows on horseback,
bearing a handsome bo9uet; over his
shoulders is worn a cloak, thrown about
him as he left the home of the bride.
Reaching the church, the betrothed stand
under a canopy, and two silver-gilt OF
! bronze crown arc held above their heads.
Prayer is offered by the priest, alter
which. holding a crown over the groom $
head, he says: 81 crown thee, servant OF
God, for this maiden" Lifting the Sec
ond crown above the head OF the bride,
he repeats: 81 crown thee, servant OF
God. for this man." A sumptuous feast,
held at the bridcgroom's house, follows,
continuing three days and nights. Inc
morning after the ceremony the bride
! serves water to the guests, receiving
from each a gift.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

The extent of the islands attached to
Alaska, and commonly known as the
Aleutian archipelago, is so great that the
extreme western limit of United States
territory is situated in east longitude,
while the extreme western point OF the
continent OF ASIA, East Cape, in Behring's
Strait, is in west longitude. The in
credulity of the average citizen will be
taxed when told that the extensive do
main embraced within the Aleutian
Islands is inhabited by a Christian, civil
lied and industrious people, who are,
by the provisions of our treaty with
Russia, entitled to the protection OF the
government of the United States, having
become citizens thereof without the cere'
mony Of naturalization, and who live in
a climate as genial as that of Italy OF
the south of France. Their claim to
Christian civilization is based on the
fact that they are members of the Greek
church, and hat their customs and
habits are identical with common civil
cation. Their dress is in conformity,
thew live in similar houses, they give and
take in marriage, they send their children
to school, they eat with knives and forks,
thew get drunk and whip their wives,
like other civilized people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
Inventor Of the Lightning Rod.

One of u German contemporaries
devoted recently some spucc to the ex-
ncriments of one ~Procopious Diwlsch,
and details a number of interesting de-
vices produced by him. Among them
the lightning rod occupies a prominent
position, and Diwisch's biography claims
for him the priority of invention in this
field, on the strength of the fact that he
erected such a continuance in his garden
in 1851. So far as dates are concerned
Diwisch can by no means be counted as
the original Jacob in the lightning rod
business, as the thing had been done
some time before by several others, and
the idea of drawing sparks from the
clouds had been suggested by Franklin
in 1149. Indeed, records show that be-
fore Diwisch's date two houses in Phila-
delphia were struck by lightning during
q thunder storm, and the n protected
by lightning rods was not injured, while
the other was scTcrely damaged. -Ehe-
tr;cal World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

A food of light is let in on the sin
gular spread of socialism in the German
capital by statistics showing that in ber-
lin no less than 81, 900 families, compris'
ing 400, 900 individuals, have to live,
sleep and often work in "suites" of a
single room. In 5000 Of these rooms
there is neither stove nor fireplace. One
fourth of their tenants are poor dodgers.
Twenty-Five thousand families live in
cellars under sanitary conditions that
are characterized as absolutely shocking.
Speaking about this matter the New York
Tribune says: "Such meagre accommo'
dations as our New York tenements af-
ford, with their two " three rooms to
each family, are at a premium, and
would be accounted a great boon
by thousands. Only of the poorest
and the best classes of dwellings
those renting at 10, 900 reichmarks a
year or over-is there abundance, for
the Berlin builder is a Spectator, not a
philanthropist. The poor have not
even the chance of going to church Of a
Sunday to mediate on better things to
come, were they so minded, for all the
Protestant churches and chapels in Ber-
lin have together hardly seats for so, 1000,
while the servant girls alone would
number over 60, 000."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

The following, which appears in
"Our Country" by B. ]. Losing, VOL
ume /, page 295, is interesting in view
of the recent p%rohibitory election in At
lanta, Ca: 'Rum appears to have been
freely used at first in Georgia. In the
minutes of the trustees, under date of
August II, 1898, is the following report:
Read a letter from William Oglethorpe
with an account of the death of several
persons in Georgia, which he imputed to
the drinking of rum. Resolved, That
the drinking of rum in Georgia be abso'
lutely prohibited, and that all which he
brought there be staved.' This was a
short but pretty effectual prohibitory
1awn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

One-quarter of the live stock of the
country is owned and fed in the South.
The South has 5000, 600, 900 invested
in mich COWS, oxen, other cattle, sheep
hogs, horses and mules. The South
owns one-third of the mich COWS, oxen,
other cattle and hogs Of the country, or
fully her proportion according to popu-
lation. One-quarter of the sheep OF the
country are kept in the South, when ten
years ago the proportion was only me
seventh. The negroes own very little
live stock, unless dogs are included un-
der this head.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

There have been notable changes in
the fashions of footwear within a gener-
alton, said a noted New York dealer,
who has been in business for over half a
century. In earlier days males wore long
top boots the year round almost exclu-
sively, only varying in thickness. With
the incoming of woman's gaiter boots
men began to grow more PARTIAL in shoes,
and gradually discarded the long-leg ap-
pendage. The prevalence of h%oopskirts
among women rendered a species of pro-
tective footwear necessary, while on the
other hand the style of tight-ttting
trousers with men made the legs OF boots
an encumbrance. Rubber shoes, mean
while, have become cheap and popular,
SO that both sexes are on a place of equal
ity in the matter of covering for their
feet.
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81 am interested" says Wyatt Gill, a
traveller of the time, Gin the discussion
going on at home about fish as food for
the brain. For years past there have
been annually resident in the training
institution at Rarotonga from fifty to
seventy natives of various islands of the
South Pacific. The most quick-witted
students come from low coral islands
and have grown to manhood on a diet OF
fish and c~ocoanuts. In muscular strength,
however, and IN the power of endurance,
they are decidedly inferior to the inhab-
itants of volcanic islands who used a
mixed diet"
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The use of natural gas as fuel is one OF


the possibilities of the near future. This
is true, not only in regard to Pittsburg
and other places where gas wells exist,
but also in towns situated at distances
remote from the supply. How to force
the gas beyond the limit to which Its
natural pressure, as it escapes from the
we'll, will send it, is a problem which
seems likely to soon be solved. 1t Is
proposed to place at the limit OF the
natural flow a pumping station, so thai
the gas-1uid may be forced to indefinite
distances. This fluid is likely to be
sought after, as it is cheap, Clearly ana
possessed of labor-saving qualities.
Manufacturers especially are interested
in obtaining a supply, as it is said to be
cheaper than any other fuel, and capable
of improving the quality Of many articles
produced by iron workers.
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"Any number of ladies keep their check
books, said Cashier Osborne, of the Chi
cago Merchants Loan and Trust company,
land check against their bank deposits
for household and personal expenses,
just as their husbands do in the bust
ness. 1t is very convenient for ladies to
do this, as they can 60 shopping and
make extensive purchases without both
ering the stores or their husbands with
bills, and without carrying currency
around with them. Some ladies are
given a regular allowance by their hus-
bands, in some cases I know of running
as high as $40, 900 q year. The wife OF
one of our richest merchants takes en-
tire charge of the household, the
grounds, the stable, everything. She
watches the domestic end of their affairs
as closely as the husband does the bust
ness cad. She issues her checks to pay
the servants, the stablemcn, the harness
repairer, the carriage-maker, the grocer,
the butcher, and everybody. She even
takes charge of all home improvements,
and pays the painter, the boss stonema-
son, the decorator, the carpenter, and so
on Such a woman is a great help to a
man who has many irons in the fire and a
great business on his hands. Many men
who are not wealthy make deposits to
their wives credit, and we handle their
checks. In fact there has been a sort Of
craze among Chicago ladies for bank &C.
counts and check books. 1t is q good
thing, too"