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The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
BRINGING IN BILLS.
How New Measures Are Introduced Into
 the English Parliament.

the English Parliament.
 Always at the beginning of parlia ment there are hundred members who, having found as many subjects calling for legislation, announce their readiness to introduce bills. The time honored process of bringing in bills is thus described by the author of ''A Diary of the Salisbury Parliament"
 The speaker, holding in his hand long list of notices given the day be- fore, calls the names of the members in succession. ''DIr. Murphy!" calls the speaker. NIT. Murphy raises his hat, whereupon the speaker says: ''The question is that leave be given to scription of the bill of which Mir. Mur- phy has given notice.
 ''Who is prepared to bring in this bill?" asks the speaker. Then MT. Murphy rises and reads out the names of the members who indorse his bill, and the speaker goes on to the next on the list.
 As the speaker approaches the end of the list members who are to bring in O1l1S SGIUSS1S 1OI P1oSSS dG C1C UdI O1 the house. The speaker calls on the member whose name heads the list. He makes his way through the throng at the bar and advances toward the clerks table, holding piece of folded foolscap in his hand.
 This is understood to be the bill he is bringing in, but there is nothing within but blank sheet, elaborately indorsed on the outside with the title. The text of the measure will be de- posted in the bill office at some future convenient date. >-- yss-.-- <.-,...'. ;.
 The clerk, carefully concealing his knowledge of the fiction, respectfully takes chaxge of ''the bill," recites it's title-which is the first reading" of the bill-and then asks: ''Second read ing?" ---..o.y--e- '-s:, e- -. ,. e-1s
 Eighth of May" says the member. ''Bill read second time Sth of May" says the clerk. Read second time Sth of May" echoes the speaker, and the member disappears behind the speakers chair, and so on through the hundred. .,,,.4aS.zg5. s..a.-:.>.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
The Bed of the Pacific.

If the Pacific could be laid bare we should have most singular spectacle. There would be a number of noun tains with truncated tops scattered over it, and those mountains would have an appearance just the reverse of that presented by the mountains we see on the shore. The mountains on the shore are covered with vegetation at their bases, while their tops are bar ren or covered with snow, but these mountains would be perfectly bare at their bases and all round their tops they would be covered with beautiful vegetation of coral polypi.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
SUNDAY BATTLES.
Some of Them Were the Most Famous of
 History.

Some of Them Were the Most Famous Of
 History.
 Many of the most famous battles of history have been fought on Sunday. To go on further back than the begin ming of the present century, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the battle of Eylau, won February s, 1907, by Ma poleon over the Russians and Prus- sians, and the battle of Friedland June II, 1907. won by Napoleon over the same allies, were both fought on Sunday.
 On sunday, May 21, 1909, Napoleon was defeated at Essling; on Sunday, May ?, 1913, won the victory of Lutzen, and on Sunday, June IS, 1915, was over thrown at Waterloo.
 Wellington, besides Waterloo, won several of the greatest victories at Vimeira, in Portugal, August 21, 1908; at Fuentes de Onoro, May ,, 1911; at Orthes, February 27, 1914; at Tarbez, March 20, 1874, and at Toulouse, April 10, 1874. all of these battles being fought on Sunday.
 During the civil war in this country the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, was fought on Sunday, and the battle of Chickamauga September 19 and 20. 1888, ended on Sunday.
 Vicksburg was surrendered on Sat Urday, July i, 1863, and formally occu- pied on Sunday, the following day, and on the same day Lee began his retreat f-om Gettysburg. Petersburg fell on Sunday, April ?, 1865, and on the fol lowing Sunday Lee surrendered.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
CINDERELLA ABROAD.
They Don't Expect to Find Her in Pari
 Though.

They Don't Expect to Find Her in Paris,
 Though.
 Anew sort of Cinderella competition, says the London Post, has been started by French paper in search of sensa- ton. \ shoe nineteen and one-half centimeters (seven and four-ffths inches) long has been specially made and the lady who succeeds in putting it on win receive a handsome present Of plate, and will have her fame car ried throughout the length and breadth of France. The notion is said to be a Yankee one(D Experts are of opinion that the woman does not exist-in Flu rope. at all events, for it Is necessary to exclude China in a competition of this kind-who will be able to fulfill the required condition. The lady who has been for many years at the head of the ladies boots department at one of the Paris universal providers declares that in all her experience she has never seen Q woman's foot only seven and four-ifths inches long. The aver age length is twenty-five centimeters to twenty-five and one-half certime- ters (tcn inches to ten and one-ffth inohes). Oddly enough, it is found that core try girls have feet just as small as those of their sisters in town, although it is true the latter a1e more cunning in choosing boots that make tlS foot look small
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
4 Natural Preference.

An i1apecunious man stood at the corner of one of the Jersey City cross streets during the recent bad weather, watching a brakeman as he helped to shunt a freight train into one of the great car yards. The roofs of the cars were slippery and wet, the brake wheels looked cold, the brakeman had red nose, watery eyes and general appearance of discomfort, and he looked as if he had been out all night. Turning to a bystander, who was also waiting for the train to pass, the i'm pecunious one remarked as he looked up at the dejected and grimy figure: ''on the whole, think I'd prefer to be a banker"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
OUT IN THE COLD.
Kept Warm by Love Alone, and Not Any
 Too Warm Either.

Kept Warm by Love HIone, and NoC Any
 Too Warm Either.
 The steps leading to the platform of a railway car are not supposed to be a very pleasant place for a society young lady and gentleman to ride for any considerable distance, especially when the train is running at the rate Of forty miles an hour on a cold, dark night.
 But this is what recently happened to such Q couple all the way from Balls ton to Saratoga, says the Albany Even ing Journal, and the probable outcome of the incident will be an after-Easter marriage in high life.
 The couple in question had gone to Ballston to take tea with a mutual friend, and to return by the nine P. ID. train. Being little late in reaching the depot, and finding the train under motion, by desperate effort the young woman gained the steps to the rear platform of the last car, and the young man followed her.
 The train was now moving at rapid speed, and the young couple, carefully clinging to the railing, started to ascend the platform and seek safety and more comfort on the inside of the car. But they soon discovered that they were on the stops of vestibulc sleeping car, and that the door opening into the vestibule was locked.
 A seven miles ride in this uncom- fortable position was the necessity which stared them in the face. They had to stand up all the way and to hold closely to each other and to the railing, or the jolting of the train might have thrown them off.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
SHOOT ONLY AT ONE THING.
Hunters as Well as Other Professionals
 Have Their Specialties.

Hunters as Well as Other Professionals
 Have Their Specialties.
 That there is such a thing as speciality among professional hunters will strike some people as peculiar. The commonly accepted idea is that if man can shoot at one thing he can at another. But such is not the case, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Not only that, but by trying all kinds of game hunter may ruin himself for all. The man who hunts snipe is gen. erally through when his seasons end. If he shoots any other game it is for his own use. He some days sends in two hundred birds as the result of one days work. Strings of eighty, ninety, and one hundred are not infrequent His harvest is at the season of the year when the birds sell at two dollars and fifty cents and three dollars a dozen. The duck hunter is also of a class to himself. This is particularly true of the wood-duck hunter The chicken and quail hunters are generally the same, and in large part they are known as farmers. Deer and wild turkey also go together. They are found in the same section of country and at the same time. Their turkeys average them over one dollar each, and when they run across a flock it is an easy matter to get ten or twelve out of it. This hunter is supposed to spend the balance of the year in. chopping rail road ties on government land, drinking moonshine and keeping out of the way of revenue officers. The woodcock hunters also stand out alone. Squirrels and rabbits alone are hunted by any bo6U and eva1.vhod-y.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
CATTLE BRANDS
HART & STEVENSON.

Ear mark-Swallow fork in risht under Ia,f crop in left
 kanse-Rio Puerco. Post eifee-st Johns, Apache county, Arizona
The St. Johns herald., 1893-08-17
CATTLE BRANDS
HENRY HUNlNC

Post office: Show Low Arizona
 Range: Show Low creek, Silver creek, Laguna Ortega and Laguna Salada.
 Horse brand C C left shoulder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02
( Single Copies 8 Cents
I Per Week 12k Gents

Inture education, Tor a cIvIIIZaIIUn SIun as
ours would be impossible unde gold
standard. Don't let them do it. Rouse
up now before they strike the blow
Representa.ive Bryan, of Nebraska. was
next introduced and spoke at length.
WnaS aio demonetization meanr' he
asked, and several voices replied aRevo.
iution.' NO, my friends" was the re-
sponse; mot that. l believe that every
evll has its remedy at the ballot-box "
How was it that Secretary Carlisle was
so easily swayed' In 1878, on the floor of
the house, he said that the conspiracy
FORMED in this country to destroy half OF
the metallic standard would bring results
worse than pestilence and famine. This
country the speaker declared, could stand
on its own bottom, and the time was nee,
when congress would legislate for our peo-
pie, regardless of all others. The conyen-
tion shortly aiterward adjourned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02
That Rome, o., Pension Gaze.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Deputy Commits
sioner o. Pensions Bell. referring to
the case of j. p. L. Reed, of Rome, O.,
whose pension was suspended and whose
friends there hanged Secretary Smith in
effigy, says that if it is true that Reed has
gone crazy his pension would mot be
taken away from him, for he would be en-
titled to Sl2 month for insanity even if
he had no other disability. This dispatch
from Rome, o., says Reed is ss years of
age. This is erroneous His papers show
him to be 60 years of age. If he had been
So, or even 15, his pension would not have
been suspended, for the reason that Judge
Lochren has ruled that where soldiers
who are pensionod under the act of july
27, 1890, are rs years of age their pensions
shall not be disturbed even by suspen-
sion ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02

principles Tor silver, IL was not guinp lnto
new party, and if thar was the object and
purpose oil this convention any attempt 10
carry it out would result in a showing of
very many empty seats. Hearty applause
greeted this sentiment
Reagan of Texas poured some oil on
the waters and the Colorado mans promo.
sition was withdrawn. Then Illinois got
into tangle as to its vice president, the
fight being between the city labor dele
gates ana country Populists, VINO many
won by electing Taubeneck Among the
noted people who were made vice presi-
dents were Captain Jack Crawford, the
frontier scout of New Mexico; T. V. Pow
derly; Martin McGInnis, of Montana; ex-
Senator j. Fl. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska From
the committee on credentials came a re-
port that $40 delegates were entitled 70
vote and that they came from forty-two
states and territories. BY this time the
decks had been cleared for the permanent
organization. and Allen w. Thurman was
welcomed with rousing cheers when es-
corted to the platform.
The chairman began his apeech as fol-
lows: The fight between those who be-
Heve that the circulating medium of this
country should be hard money-that is,
real money, gold and silver. and paper re-
deemable in the same-and those who be.
sieve in the use of soft money-that is, pa
per promises to pay money, redeemable IN
other promis to pay-is on" He held that
the repeal of the Sherman law without a
substitute demonetized silver for years to
come. and reiterated the well-known argu-
ment that there is not enough gold to do
business with. He was opposed to an IRE
deemable currency. There was no need Of
fat money, for with gold and silver there
would be plenty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02
MASS MEETING AT NIGHT.
Senator stewart Lays the Whole Trouble
on England.

Senator stewart Lays the Whole Trouble
on England.
When the convention came together in
the evening it was q mass meeting and
the big hall was packed from floor to up
per gallery with an audience well dressed
and of a high order of intelligence Sena-
tor Stewart. of Nevada, was the principal
speaker and he occupied the platform for
an hour and a half, going over the silver
question in legislation and diplomacy for
a half century. We owe, said he, prob
ably three thousand millions. We have
unlimited resources to pay it off, but
should the American people be allowed to
mine and coin their own money or should
they be compelled TO borrow it of Great
Britain Then lie proceeded to charge
England with all the financial crimes in
the calendar and added that the whole
attack on silver was conspiracy.
Referring to Secretary Carlisle's refusal
to purchase silver ne said for the first time
in this American republic crime for
which Charles II had his head cut off, the
suspension of laws, had taken place in
America Often laws are not carried into
full effect, but never until now had any
high official said to the American people
81 will not" Should the crime for which
that king died be transported to America
and used to trample upon our libertiesS
ICries of No" and "Impeach.' At this
point telegrapbic dispatch was delivered
upon the platform. 1t was from the Col
orado congressman now in Washington,
and said that they had called at the treas
ury department in regard TO the refusal 20
purchase silver.
Carlisle had quoted Sherman when sec
retary as justification for his course. The
dispatch concluded by stying that the
people must arouse or become the slaves
Of the money power. This was greeted by
loud cries of "impeach b, " to which the sen
ator impressively responded; "Ah my
friends, you don't know the money pow
er. [Cries Of "Yes, we dol He would
not buy because he was acting under the
direction of the money men of England u
responded the senator. Senator Stewart
continued at length. He said there was
no easier way to make men slaves than 70
make them poor. Then they became weak
and submissive.
The speaker concluded by asking with
quaking voice whether it was possible that
there were senators of the United States
who could look unmoved upon the misery
of the people He could not believe it un
less he saw it. Six months from now they
might remember his words and theil
eyes might be dimmed. The question al
'ssue is one Of our homes. our bread: of ouI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02
PoWOsRLY AND OoNNELiY.
Substance of What They Told the Conven-
tiOn-Other Remarks.

Substance of What They Told the Conven-
tion-Other Remarks.
Thurman was applauded at every sentence
nearly and then calls were made for Pow
derly, who responded and declared that
the United States should decide TO make
its own currency without regard to for
eiSn nations. ali Knights of Labor were
in favor of free coinage at l6 to l. Then
Ignatus Donnelly was called for and after
declaring that this was an uprising in de-
Tense of the mperilled interests of the ma
tion called for show of hands as to John
Sherman's reputation as a statesman
patriot or h.nest man. Sherman was mot
in it" of course, He drew a terrible picture
Of affairs in Colorado, and declared that the
fight a ainst silver was conspiracy.
He continued as follows; "Was
there anything wrong in Governor
Waite's TT ference to blood and br;dles2"
loud cries of Mol | say that if those
monsters Of other continents are deter
mined with their iron heel to tear down
and crush the American banner of liberty
then | say that before that banner of
liberty is crushed to tatters let it be
drowned in the blood of the whole people
prolonged applause.] Suppose the own
ers of the a!lver mines, finding their busi-
ness ruined, should get together and do as
the old settlers did with the Indians-give
$4,000 for the heads of the Europeans
who are responsible for the origin of this
thing, and $1,000 for every congressman
concerned in it.
suppose they offered $1,000 for each
head OF these scallawags, how the papers
would roar and denounce us as anarchists
don't propose anything of the kind, but
the men who did it would be spotless
angels compared with the scoundrels re-
spousible for this ruin, and if they did it,
it would be only a punishment for crimi-
mails who sold their country for filthy
lucre. There can be no denunciation
strong enough for the villains who have
brought the country to this condition. -"
Donnelly concluded with a declaration
that there must be no compromise and no
turning back. 1t was now o'clock and a
recess was taken until s.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02
THEeOHlO MANS REMARKS.
| Some Preliminary business That Caused a
Little Diversion

Some Preliminary business That Caused a
Little Diversion.
The new officers were not immediately
seated but the work of noming members
O. the different committees was continued.
A. J. Streeter was made Illinois member of
the committee on order of business. In
diana IS member of the resolution committee
was Mort Rankin, of Terre Haute; Illinois,
Ben. Goodhue; Iowa, Judge C. c. Cole;
Michigan, Ben Colvin, Wisconsin, George
Schilling 1t was before this call of the roll
was begun that the convention had its
first serious diversion. A Colorado man
wanted the committee to contain from
each state one from each political party.
This was rank poison to most of the DEL
egates, but the Colorado man said he
wanted the convention to be free from the
charge of being under control of one Of tie
great parties A Nebraska man vocifer-
ously declared that they wanted new
party under new name and with a new
flag. Repeated misses and cries of "No"
was the response. Paul Vandercook de-
MED that the delegates were there to form
new party. They had already party,
the Peoples party, the only party that
had a plank in its declaration of princi-
Piles for free coinage. This party was not
going to throw over .all the rest of its
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-25

For tais reason only a short time was spent
there. The party returned TO Washington
at o'clock.
After returning from the trip to Mount
Vernon the lnfanta. accompanied by the
Duke OF Tamames and others of her
suite. took "A short stroll about Lafayette
Park. The reception given by her Royal
HiGhness TO members of the diplomatic
corps was to have taken place at
she appeared in the reception
rooms At her request the diplomatic
corps did not wear the uniform of their
rank. but came In evening dress The three
ladies' parlors on the VernoD-avenue side
OF the hotel were used the reception
rooms. They were not decorated In any
way. thus giving the reception every ap-
pearance of being informal The reception
lasted for half an hour.
AT 10 O'clock the Infanta and suite took
earring es at the hotel and were driven TO
the British emb assy. where one of the most
elaborate social functisns of this season
took place. The event was celebration
of the seventy-fourth anniversary OF
Queen VictOris's birthday. The handsome
building had been made q bower OF
beauty at the hands of the
decorators The British embsssa.
dor aud Lady Pauncefote received the
guests at the entrance ut the second draw
ing room on the left of the main hall. Inc
mnsle in the ball room began shortly after
10 o'clock and dancing continued until
late hour. On the bic In the general din
ing room all the delicacles of the season
were spread and the guests repeatedly
drank 10 the Queens health.
At 10 O'clock to- morrow morning the
Princess and suite Will leave for New York,
over the Pennsylvania. on special train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-25
Another Chinese Test Case.

NEW YORK. May 24-Another test of the
Chinese exclusion act WAS made to-day be-
fore Judge Lacombe. in the United states
Circuit Court. Ny Look. q gray haired
Celestial, who has been in the
country for thirty-four years, and who
served as q cook on board q gun boat
during the OWL war; was the victim. Look
WAS wounded In the lag by q bullet from a
confederate gun. Ny was represented by
Mr.. Choate and Maxwell Evarts. The
latter asked o certificate and Mr.. Choate
contended that Nv was entitled to it. lie
said that Ny had no excuse to offer why he
had not secured certificate within
the prescribed time Judge Lacombe.
In accordance with the provisions
of the Geary act. refused to grant the GER
tifcate. Ny was placed under arrest. but
he was released in few minutes IN order
To be deported from the United States
whenever provisions for such deportment
shall be made by proper authority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-25
RusIpess Trouhl.s

NEW YORK. May 24-The Van Wagner &
Williams Company. OF No. IA Warren
street. Wholesale dealers in hard ware have
failed. A receiver was appointed late this
afternoon. The firm of Van Wagner d
Williams had q very high credit. and. it 10
said. transacted the second largest BUSH
ness among the wholesale hardware houses
in this city. The company Is capitalized
under the laws of the State of New Jersey
for $3.50 900. and have property In this city.
Brooklyn and Cleveland, o. No statement
has yet been made.
EIMiRA. N. Y. May 2.-Mayor David J.
Robinson this morning made q general as
slgnment for the benefit of his creditors
making the Elmira National Bank, which
closed its doors yesterday, q preferred
creditor. His liza bilities may reach 500. 900.
National Bank Examiner Gstchell arrived
in Elmira to-day and took charge of the
Elmira National Banl,. The run on the
Elmira Savings Bank continues, and all
depositOrs having less than 500 are being
paid.
BosToY. May M.-Michael Dyer. jr.. has
placed an attachment on all the property
of G. A. Prince. To-day notes aggregating
$4,000. signed by Mr. Prince alone. went to
protest. MIR. Prince has not been IN his
office for several days. and Mr. Dyer says
he 10 unable TO locate him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-25

His Interference In the Eiwood Posroffice
Matter Has Split the Party There.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELwOoD. Ind. May 24.-After long
struggle the Elwood postmastership is set
tied. and Francis NJ. Harbit is the success
full man. The scramble after that position
here has been one that has caused much
enmity between the different factions of
the Democratic party. Candidates for the
Office were James Parsons, who held the
office under former Democratic admins
tratioD; Dock" Peed, David ID charity and
Francis Harblt Mr.. Bynmm was deluged
with correspondence against Har bit by diff
feront Democrats who did not want to
award honOrs to Harbit. But all to no
avail. Bynum had given his promise. A
few weeks ago Bynum came here at the re-
Guest of some of his constituents to look
over the field. To some he said he favored
an election TO decide the preference. To
Others he said he had decided ueon Mr..
Harbit This state of affairs made matters
worse. and instead of stopping the breach
in the party he only widened 1t.