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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08
Labor strikes In China.

There is an impression in America that
strikes are unknown in China My expert
ence is quite 70 the contrary. The Chi
nese have invented the mariners compass,
gunpowder and strikes, but the only one
Of the three which they have developed
fully is the art Of striking. Whenever they
want anything, they ask for it by announc-
ing a strike. ! did not appreciate at first
the importance Of their feast day, and when
the first one came around they not only
struck, but 800 Of them came up and
mobbed my house No violence was at
tempted, but the interchange of views was
like the chatteriug Of ten thousand mon
keys yielded The miners would strike
II they did not like their shift boss: strike
II they had bad dinner in the company
kitchen; strike for any reason.
Once, when mine mill and furnace were
In full blast, the miners all struck for some
insignificant cause. Tired of expostula-
ton, sent for the head men and told them
gravely Chat had no objection to the strike
II the men wished IL, but the mill and fur
mace could not stop. They had to 20 right
on, and il was very costly to keep them at
work without ore. I said that did not
think II was night to make the company
pay the loss and that ! should fine the
workmen three days pay for every day
they were off duty. There was great
hubbub
The miners came TO know If what the
head men told them was true. They went
70 work the next day, and striking was free
in that mine ever after, but each man paid
for his own fun. In the end, however, they
devised a more potent mode Of warfare
They went into the mine with delightful
regularity. They put in their Lime, but did
not put out their ore, and our product fell
of rs per Engineering Magazine
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08
Aisric, Albert and Herbert.

Look at the curious adventures and lifi
history of Alaric, The real word, of course
is Alric, or something like il, form ex
actly analogous To the Aethelrics, Godrics
Osrics and Heanrics Tor Henries) Of early
English history. Athai or Athel in Low
Dutch answers by the usual rule TO adal on
edei in High German The full name il
therefore no doubt Athalric, Latinized in
its earliest shape IA Athaiaricus and then
generally shortened to Alaricus or Alaric
though the longer form survives ia oul
authorities
The High German varient Is Udalrich
similarly contracted for convenience into
Uric. Hence we get in English three de
Observation-Disclosures, Alaric Watts and VI
ric, the last being borrowed direct from
the German saint who was archbishop OF
Augsburg. The French have also Alaric
Uric and Olery-a truly native variant
Italian has Alarico and Ulrico, but the
Spaniards seem to have skipped il, as they
have also done the cognate Athelbert, Ethel
bert, Albert and Alberto, which reappear in
High German as Adalbert and ALBRIGHT.
Charibert, too, is only explicable when we
regard It as the strong Frankish form Of
Hereberht, which softens in later English
into Herbert. St. Haribert Of Cologne bears
the self same name in an int trmediate shape.
which bridges over the difference Gensric
of the Vandals, better known 10 ny as Gen
seric, shows an intrusive vowo' quite anal
ogous to Alaric s.-iOngh Magazine.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08

II is not in France alone that people see
spies In every inofensive stranger The
mania seems TO have spread TO Germany
The other day in Strasburg man was seen
looking at the street lamps and finding his
way from one to the other by means OF a
little plan which he carried in his hand
He was promptly arrested by patrol, who
impounded the suspicious looking docu-
ment II was In vain that the man pro-
tested that he had been newly engaged in
the service Of the gas company, and that
he was merely inspecting the public lamps
He was placed in the cells while inquiries
were made about him.
After some hours had elapsed and the in
quiries had proved satisfactory he was re-
leased without a word Of apology, and even
then hewas not allowed 10 take his precious
plan. This was left on the following dag
at the gas company's head office English
men who go about with pencil and note
book or sketchbook on the continent will
do well to take heed OF little warnings Of
this kind. i sODdon News.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08
The Wonder Of Slate Writing.

The usual method Of procedure in slate
writing is for the mediums to sit around a
table, two Of the mediums holding the slate
beneath the table, while the others rest
their hands fatty on top Of it, general
silence is preserved, except an occasional
sacred song sung in soft tone of voice.
Generally raps are first heard, sometimes
upon the slate and sometimes ON the table,
and frequently beating time to the music
Then, If the conditions he good, "a scratch.
ing is presently heard ON the slate and is
ended by three raps, signifying that the
writing is finished. The slate is then tax en-
from beneath the table and examined, when
a message is found, generally directed to
some one in the audience aud signed by a
departed relative OF friend of the person
II have seen, said a business man who
has been an interested investigator OF these
curious manifestations, "a newly purchased
double slate, washed perfectly clean, placed
beneath the table, myself holding one end
Of the slate, and presently a message IL
written between the states. No pencil was
in the slate and in fact, to my knowledge,
not one was in the house or had been for
months. These messages are sometimes
written in two or more col0Fs, and | have
seen as many as four different and clearly
distinct handwritiDgs received during an
evening, the same mediums holding the
states each time. indianapolis Journal
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08

The hearth in medieval times was deep
and ample Sometimes several fireplaces,
grouped together on a raised dais, occupied
all the upper end of the hall with their
blazing hearths and shadowy overman-
tells. A magnificent example still exists at
Bourges.
In houses Of less pretension the hall could
boast but one chimney, but that at least was
vast. A whole tree could be laid across the
gigantic fredogs, whence the great blaze
radiated warmth and light into the church
like frigidity Of the hall. Those who know
the Sale de Garde at Langeais with its
beautiful chimney piece representing the
crenellated acknowledgements, carved with
mimic soldiers and watchers STOPPING over
the battlements 70 look at the blaze below,
will agree that few objects are more stately
than the monumental fourteenth century
fireplace. II the heat did not penetrate very
far, il the humber fry in the lower hall
were grateful for their furs, under the huge
overmantle, where the curtained settles
stood, there was "A coy ingle nook for the
master of the house, his wife, his children,
his guests, his chief retainers. Contempt
rary Review
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08
Self Preserving Traits Of Birds.

The attitudes that some large birds place
themselves in would protect them in com
paratively open places. Unless one had
seen it, one would hardly give the raptore.
credit for this, but they practice it TO per
lection. This class of birds has been my
favorite study from boyhood, and l shall
never be able to finish the study, for some
thing fresh Is continually coming before me
The eagle, for one, places himself In
strange positions, a mere bundled up bunch
OF feathers TO look at. A friend Of mine
who recently visited Achill island, the Is
land of the eagle, was on the cliffs with his
wife and some other friends, when the lady
saw in a cleft Of the rocks close TO her what
she thought was II splendid tuft Of feathers
that had been blown there by the wind
On STOPPING 10 pick them up, out from the
cleft dashed magnificent eagle, leaving
behind him "A tuft OF feathers rs a memento
Vigilant "a the bird is, he IL frequently
walked over. After gorging he gets drowsy
Indeed 1t is only under these circumstances
that such thing could take place Corn
hill Magazine
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08

II accidentally stumbled upon a method
for obtaining perfect impression Of flower
leaves in all their beauty of coloring not
long since, said William Tenmore. 81 was
meddliDg with a number Of drugs, Of which
l have a collection, the relics Of many ills.
l dipped different leaves Of the same rose in
various acids and spirits with varying ef-
fects. Some Of the leaves instantly lost
their cOloring while Others were partially
deprived of their beauty. Then devised a
scheme. 1took a leaf and placed it between
the leaves Of book. Over it / placed a
small piece Of white linen soaked In spirits
Of inter. Then laid the book away.
About g week afterward fexamined the
conditioned the rose leaf and found it com
p&etely lacking all color. But the paper
had received a splendidly colored impress
sion that will last forever Ihsve tried the
same process with better paper-perfect
impression. The result bas-invaTiably been
very satisfactory, and have many fine i'm
pressionA now stored away as q dainty col
lection. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08
Very Unreliable.

Gus DE Smith-You seem to have the
blues.
McGinnis-Yes, am feeling somewhat
Respondent The young lady to whom
was engaged has gone back on me.
Tilted you, has she1 What is her
nameW
Miss Anne Jones"
well, If you studied your grammer
properly when you were at school you
might have found out that an is always
an ipdeAnite article n-Texas Siftinoa
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08

A new invention claims absolutely TO do
away with smoke from the combustion Of
coal. 1t has the great merit Of simplicity.
The coal is ground into powder and inject
ed into the boiler by means Of a current Of
air, when II Immediately becomes ignited
from a small fire near the mouth. Other
currents supply the air necessary for com
bustion. The dust burns In one contin-
uous. intense flame, and not an atom es-
capes A. smoke. London Standard
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08

The occidental amethyst is species Of
quartz, BLUSH purple in color, generally oc-
curing crystallizsd in hexahedrsl prisms
terminated by corresponding pyramids. Lts
fracture is ,conchoidal or splinteE. TIA
color Is due TO the oxideof manganese or to
iron and soda.--Minefals.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-08

Dealer-Here, madam, IL a horse that II
can recommend, sound, kind
Old Lady-Ob, don't want that kind Of
horse He holds his head high.
Dealer-Ehi
Old LADY, like horse that holds his
7ose close 10 the ground 30 he can see
where he's goin.-New York Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
.THB STEAMER SARNIA SAFE
She Arrived at Halifax With
All on Board Well.
The MISSING NARoNIC.
Two Of Her Life Boats Sighted OF
Newfoundland.
A Chance That the Occupants Have Been
Picked Up BY Passing vessel-A
Vessel Passes Deal With a
shipwrecked Crew.

HALIFAX, March 2O.-The overdue
steamer sarnia, came up from quaran-
tine this morning. Captain Couch said
on Saturday, March IL, when the ship was
476 miles from Halifax, the engines were
stopped on discovering the fact that the
brasses in the after crank were cutting
away. Further investigation disclosed
the fact that the shaft had combination
of fractures and it was decided to discon-
meet the engines and put the forward
crank aft in place of the broken shaft.
The work of doing this was tedious but
was finally finished on Thursday morn
ing, March Is. During Tuesday and
Wednesday there was a heavy gale and
the ship drifted quite distance and was
roughly handled by the sea. On Friday
afternoon the work of Recommending the
engines was completed and the steamer
proceeded slowly on her way in the midst
of severe gale with binding snow
storm. Yesterday she sighted the steamer
Newfelds which had been sent out to
search for her and the two vessels came in
together.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
THREE MINISTER'S NAMED.
The President Sends Several
Nominations to the Senate.
WORK OF THE LAW MAKERS.
Errors in the Enrolment Of Bills a
Subject for Debate.
More than Ninety Such Errors Have Been
Discovered Thus Far in Enrolling the
Great Appropriation Biils-Wm
Profit by the Lesson.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The presi-
dent sent to the Senate the following NOM
nations:
James B. Eust;s Of Louisiana, minister
tci France.
Theodore Runyon of New Jersey, min
lister to Germany.
John E. Risley minister to Denmark.
James ]. Jenkins of Wisconsin, United
States circuit judge for the Seventh judi
.ial circuit.
Walter D. Dabney, OF Virginia, solicit
sor OF the department of state.
Charles B. Stuart OF Texas, judge of the
United States court for Indian territory.
Ernest P. Baldwin of Maryland, first
auditor of the treasury.
Thomas Halcomb, fifth auditor.
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, COM
missioner of railroads..
Stephen T. Keister, postmaster at Lam
der, Wyo.
John e. Risley, nominated for minis
ter to Denmark, is a brother Law OF
Senator Voorhees,, and a lawyer OF high
standing in New York, as well as this
city, where he became well known
through his practice before the court Of
Alabama Claims as q member of the firm
of Risley d Flagg. Mr.. Risley is about
AZ years OF age and was born In Knox
county, Ind, near Vincennes. Nearly
thirty years ago he went to New York.
where his has worked hard and with
great success at his profession as law
yer. His appointment is said to be
altogether due to business influence hav-
ing been recommended by bank and ship
ping interests of New York. He has.
however, been a staunch Democrat. Dur
ing the last campaign he was president of
Democratic Climb in Westchester, but has
avoided taking sides in the factional quar-
rels of the party in New York. He is a
man of means with handsome country
seat at New Rochelle.
Theodore Runyon, the new minister to
Germany. is one of the prominent figures
of New Jersey Democracy and man of
pronounced ability. For ten years he was
chancellor of the state and has twice been
its candidate for governor, at one time
during the war. Early in the war he took
charge of a regiment of New Jersey troops
and served with distinction as an officer In
command. At present he is praeticing
law in Newark and enjoys the esteem of
the people of the state, among whom he
stands high as q lawyer, gentleman and
man OF fine attainments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
VERY POOR FIGHTING.
Two Contests Take Place Before the
Coney Island Club.
Corbett Angry at Mitchell u He Talks
Plainly About the EDg1ishman's
Sneering References.

CoNEY ISLAND, March 20.-A large
crowd came down tonight, anticipating
two good fights. The first was a ten
round bout between Jack Magee, OF Bos-
ton, and Billy Mccarthy, vi Australia,
both being under 16O pounds. In the first
round, Magee led the fighting, and
pushed Mccarthy lively for some time
until the Australian suddenly landed his
right on Magee's chin, scoring a clean
knock down. The punching was lively
on both sides from this on, but nothing
serious occurred until the eighth, when
Magee Landed a stiff left on McCarthy's
eye, drawing blood, and following it with
blow on the stomach, which evidently
weakened the Australian In the tenth
round both were full of fight and went at
it hammer and tongs, each trying for
decision, knowing it was his last chance.
Both were badly punished, and the decls-
ion of the referee declaring the contest a
draw, met with general satisfaction.
Then came George Dixon and Siddons.
Physicians certificates were read show
ing that Sicily was in no condition to
fight. The referee announced that if
Dixon and Siddous were able TO continue
at the end of twelve rounds, the decision
would be a draw. This was the only
condition on which d bout could be ar
ranged so far as the decision went, but
the man who had the advantage up to
the end of the fight should receive 81 800
of the g, 900 purse.
Dixon started the fighting with not
very vigorous work and Siddons kept
away as much as possible. 1t was very
tame upto the sixth, Dixon evidently not
feeling like rushing and Siddons appar-
emily having his minds eye on the de-
cision for draw with half the purse.
The crowd at this point began to yell
"Fakel'' This braced the boys up for
few minutes, and Siddons did some
vigoroug leading, which pleased the
crowd. This ardor soon subsidized, how
ever, whereupon the crowd began to guy
them and then to whistle "Home, Sweet
HOme.'
This caused another brief squirt, but
they subsidized, and at the end of the
twelfth the referee declared the match a
draw amid the jeers and yells of the
crowd, the general verdict being that it
was the poorest exhibition ever seen
around these parts. 1t is conceded, how
ever, that Dixon should have had at least
few days. training, he being hurriedly
taken into the match because of Skelly's
illness placing him ct disadvantage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
WORK OF THE SENATE.
Errors in Enrolment of Bills Form
Subject of Debate.

Errors in Enrichment of Bills Form a
Subject of Debate.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The numer-
Gus errors that have come to light in the
enrolment OF the great appropriation
bills at the last session formed the subject
of discussion in the Senate today. More
than ninety such errors were stated by
Mr.. Hale to have been discovered by him
in the naval appropriation bill alone.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered a resolution
which was referred to the committee on
Education and Labor, directing the COM
missioner OF labor to make report ct the
opening Of the Fifty third Congress COM
pretending the fact as to the total cost in
producing various iron and steel products,
such as bar iron, steel rails, etc., and of
leading articles of textile industry and
other articles the cost OF which may be
approximately obtained.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution which
was referred to the committee on Epi-
demic Diseases, directing the secretary of
the treasury to ascertain and report at the
first session of the next Congress the value
OF real and personal property belonging to
any state or municipal government, de-
signed or used for quarantine purposes,
and the prices at which such property may
be purchased by the United States.
In discussing the errors in enrolled
bills, Mr. German said: The appropria-
ton bills have never been so delayed as at
the last session. Two or three great ap-
preparation bills were delayed in the last
two days of the session by a useless dis
cussion over matters, and the result has
been that when the bills went to the
House to be enrolled, there was not snfi
Gent time to have the work properly
done He admitted there had been great
caTelessness, still the fact remained that
if the Senate clock had shown standard
time, the naval appropriation bill, even
in its imperfect form, would not have
been presented for the signature of the
president. 1t was a lesson which he
trusted no Senator would forget hereafter.
It was to be regretted that SO many errors
occurred, but it was wonder that there
was not still more. Then the Senate ad-
journed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
APPOINTED SENATORS.
The Senate Committee ON Privileges and
Elections GIVE Them Seats.

The Senate Committee ON Privileges and
Elections GIVE Them Seats.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
held meeting this afternoon in regard
to the credentials of appointed senator's
from the new tates. Senator Allen, ap-
pointed by the governor of Washington,
appeared before the committee and re-
cited the facts connected with his ap-
pointment and gave the committee the
benefit of his opinions as to the legal
questions involved. Messrs. Mantle of
Montana, and Beckwith of Wyoming,
also appeared and told the history of the
contest that resulted in their appoints
ment. After looking up precedents the
committee took vote. which resulted for
giving the senators seats. Messrs. Turpie
and Pugh of the Democrats, and Chan
dler, Hoar and Higgins of the Repub-
licans, were against seating, while Vance,
Palmer and Gray, Democrats, and Mitch
ell, Republicans were in favor. Chan
der, in order to prevent tie and secure
q report to the Senate, voted in favor of
seating the senators, but reserved the
right to take such action as he thought
best on the floor of the Senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
WHITE CAPS ARRESTED.
Southern Indiana savages Are at Last
Corraled.

OwENBoRo. KY, March 2O.-Eleven
we'll known farmers of Perryon, Craw-
ford county, Ind, are under Indictment
charged with the murder of John David
son, well known farmer of Crawford
county. Six years ago these eleven men
were members of gang of white caps
VINO terrorized that region. John Da-
wilson was suspected OF completely in an
alleged abduction and outrage of a girl.
Davidson was taken from home at night
and subjected to horrible torture to force
a confession. Failing to extort any con-
fession from him these savages hung him
from the limb of tree.
1t was soon proved that Davidson had
no knowledge of the alleged outrage of
the girl, but the secret OF the band was so
well kept that no direct evidence against
them could be presented in court. One
of the leaders OF the gang named Otto
Postenberg was convicted upon another
charge at the last term of Che court at
Cannelton and sentenced to a long term
in the penitentiary and another turned
states evidence which led to the indict-
ment OF these eleven members of the
gang. They have paid firm of lawyers
at Cannelton to defend them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-21
T'HE BEHRING SEA MATTER.
Lengthy Debate in the Commons
on the Subject.
ITALIAN BANK SCANDAL.
The Prime Minister Submits a Report
Of the Examining Committee.
a Bomb Is Exploded in Front of Roman
Palace, Damaging Property. but
No Lives Are Lost-Gen-
eraI Foreign News.

LONDON, March 20.-In the commons
William Johnson, Conservative for South
Belfast, one of the most earnest and I'M
compromising Ulster Orangemen, asked
Chief Secretary Morley whether it was
true that the government was hiring
mills in Ulster to accommodate troops,
1900 of whom were going, and what was
the reason for precautions.
Morley replied that he would give his
reasons when he knew the statements to
be true, but the fact was, they were en-
tlrely untrue. Laughter.
GIBSON BoWles, Conservative M P for
klngSlynne, ana known as a leading news
paper man, called attention to the sub
JecJ OF the Behring sea arbitration. He
urged that 1T involved the question OF the
freedom Of the high seas. and
such question ought not 10
be submitted to arbitration. We,
ne continued, never succeeded under ar
bltrat1On, because England had not a
single friend among the European pow
ers. There were advantages in war as
leading usually to lasting settlement and
war usually left sentiments of mutual re-
Spect between the combatants II the
country was unable to protect the high
seas and had to cOerce the great colony on
such, all the dispatches the foreign Office
could issue would not hide the fact that
the greatness of England had gone.
Sir Edward Gray replied that such re-
marks were singularly inopportune see
ing that arbitration relating TO Behring
sea were now proceeding
W. A. Hunter, Liberal member OF par
lament for Aberdeen, said the remarks of
Bowles contained an agreement to arbi-
trate the Behring sea issue. Lord Sails
bury was very weak hunter, he said,
with a strong power and scandalously
strong in dealing with weak power.
These remarks of Hunter were evidently
not relished by Conservatives and the
subject was dropped.