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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
Obstinate Royal Visitors.

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 A king has the right to die, but not the right to be i'll, said Louis XVIII to his doctors, forbidding them at the same time to publish the truth about his condition. Alexander I, perhaps in imitation of the Bourbon he had helped to his throne, acted upon the same prin- ciple, though he did not embody it in paradoxical epigram. For more than forty-eight hours-namely, during Nov ember 12 and 13. 1S25-he obstinately re- fused to be bled, notwithstanding the urgent persuasion to that effect of his own physician, James Wellye, and of Stoptingen, the medical attendant of the empress. On the 14th, toward eve ming, Wellye, finding all persuasion useless, plainly told the czar that hav- ing refused the aid of science till it was too late, he had no resource left but the aid of religion. And have an idea that that will prove 8 broken reed to you," said the physician, worthy pre- decessor of zacharin; T am afraid that religion will be of little use to the man whose obstinacy in refusing all medical aid Is tantamount to suicide" Thirty hours later the eldest son of Paul I. had breathed his last. Practically he was the second emperor who died peacefully in his bed since the demise of Peter the Great; for, though the thing has often been contradicted, there Is a strong sus- picion that Nicholas l. made away with himself.
 If all one hears be true, 1t would ap- pear that Alexander III. is quite as ob- stinate as his granduncle in his refusal to submit to his physicians guidance. This obstinacy, am given to under stand, does not spring, as was the case with Alexander T., from weariness of life, but from an intense consciousness of his weighty responsibilities. the Czarewitch being, after all, very young man. No one can help admiring such a lofty standard of duty; unfortunately, the lofty standard may defeat its own purpose by accelerating . crisis which with ordinary care might be averted for several years. Three quarters of cen tury have passed since the French king coined his epigram and the Russiln Czar acted upon 1t. Why should Alex ander III. not reverse the axiom and say: "A king has the right to be III, put not to die, if he cali prevent t Ss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

Transcript: Tall and straight as a pine tree. his hair white and his side whiskers with but n tinge of black. Adolph Sutro is still vigorous, despite his sixty-three years. He owns one tenth Of the area of San Francisco county. He was born in Aix-la-Cha- belle. near the river Wurm. in Rhenlsh Prussia, one of eleven children. His father was manufacturer of cloth. In this calling Adolph was early initi- ated. After the revolution of 1s4S, the mother, by this time widowed, brought her brood to New York, landing in ls5o, and In the same year reached Baltl- more. Adolph caught the gold fever. and was soon on the Pacific coast. He has been there ever since, excepting for trips abroad, during which he has visited all the civilized countries. and he has been an important factor in the development of the city. His career is one of the most picturesque and strlk- ing in the American catalogue of won derful men. Fame and fortune came to Sutro through the Comstock tunnel which bears his name, an enterprise that he conceived and carried out in the face of opposition that would have discouraged and crushed another man.
 The tunnel was begun in 1864 and com pleted in 1878. and then Sutro was millionaire. By judicious investments his wealth steadily increased. He Is of luxurious tastes, and has gathered about him treasures of art to enrich his home, Sutro Heights, and made 1t beautiful with rare vegetation and stat uary. It is his design to give it to the city some day He has library Of grea. valre, also to be given to the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
Dr. Hoime es ani Mir. Gladstone. fkron ths wesfmin star n,,dyat

tfrom tho westminster Dudget.l | Mir Ernest Hart has an interesting account in this weeks British Medical Journal' of q day, he spent with Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
 "Dr Holmes CMr. Hart reports) fell to talking of Gladstone and of mem- orable dinner at which we were both present at the house of celebrated London Amphitryon of our profession Sir Henry Thompson. It happened 10 fall on the day after the rejection by the house of commons of the Home Rule bill: T reminded Gladstone of his nightly parliamentary efforts. and ! think he said. That. Mir. Holmes. most often feel as the recreation which sweetens work" am not sure those were the exact words, for my memory sometimes falls me, but that Is my recollection of 1t. It was a great night. You remember I tried him all round, on trees he was facile princeps, al- though tree lore is one of my hobbies; of horses he professed to know little, except of Homeric horses. but he knew more than any of us, and corrected me as to the speed of Eclipse; he described to me the method of Cumberland jump ing. Presently he said with a blush and a smile, You are. good not to re- mind me of my faux pas I grow hot when l think of It." I made bold to ask him, more Americana" Are you not sorry at the rejection of the Home Rule bill?" He threw his head back as if in thought, and answered in a stately fashion: "As politician am grieved; as a statesman I can hardly regret that this country will think yet again before 1t takes this great onward step; but have no ultimate fear" And then l pressed him indiscreetly. What do you intend? Shall you dissolve?" He bent his brow as If in reproof, and then his face lighted up with fun, and, with an almost boyish enjoyment of the posi- ton, he laughed. T can only answer to you as an ambassadress who asked me the same question to-day, that, Under similar circumstances, such things have been done.' And so the position was saved, and I have never been sure whether ought to have been ashamed of or pleased with myself. But when I asked the question, saw look of concern on the faces of those around the table, as though was skating on too thin ice.'"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
4 GREAT LEGAL OUESTEON


 Can State divert an interstate riverq This interesting and important oues- tion has been raised by an investiga tion instituted by the Massachusetts legisla- ture, through it's state board of health, for the purpose of determining wheth- CT it is not possible to obtain a supplv of sufficient extent and purity to fur nish the water needed for the metrono,i- tan district of Boston. The board of health has been engaged in this work for two or three years past, and it is understood that it has come to the con- clusion that the ends desired can be best secured by utilizing the water of the Nashua river; by constructing for this purpose huge storage basins, equiv- alent almost to inland lakes, into which the water of the Nashua will be divert ed and from which 1t will be drawn in accordance with the needs of the dwell CTS of the metropolitan district.
 Some manufacturing companies in New Hampshire that are dependent upon the, water. of the river for power
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
 SCHOOLS IND PRISONS.

Victor Hugo said: "He who opens school closes a prison" Sir John Lub- book appears to believe that this is sub stantially true, and in a recent address he pointed out that since the passage of the act of 1870, providing for primary and secondary education, the number of school children in English schools had increased from 1,50O, ,OOO to 5000, ,OOO; and the number of persons in prisons has fallen from 12,Oo0 to 5000. The yearly average of persons sent to penal seryi- tude for the worst crimes has decreased from 5000 to 800, while juvenile delin- Guents and offenders have declined from 14.O0o to 5000. A similar remarkable falling off was cited in the case of paul. pers. the decrease being from 47 to g in the 1000, or over fifty per cent
 Curiously enough, in the Paris of Vic- tor Hugo it is denied that he who opens school closes prison. In France according to the Temps. criminal statis- tics and the statements of magistrates show that as schools have been open- ed prisons have filled, and that the diff fusion of education has been accom- panied, apparently, with increase of crime. In attempting to account for this phenomenon the Temps points out that in France, under the republic, education is simply intellectual education. In England there is not only instruction. but training. Moral and religious influ- ences are brought to bear upon the chil- dren.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

Victor Hugos coffin in the Pantheon in Paris still rests on the temporary trestles upon which it was set on the day of his funeral, nearly ten years ago. Nothing has been done toward preparing the tomb in which it is to lie, or toward erecting monument over it, At the time of his death 1t was proposed to raise a great national sub scription for that purpose, but nothing has been accomplished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
GRATEFUL-COMFOR COCOA.
BREAKFAST-SUPPER,

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 By thorough knowledge of the natural and nutrition, and by careful application of the fine properties of well-selected Cocoa Mr. Epps has provided for our breakfast and sup per delicately favored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wnereve' there is 8 weak point. We may escape many 2 fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame."-Civil Service Gazette.
 Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in half pound tins, by grocers la- belled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO.,, Ltd.,
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

Tke Supreme court of the State of Ohio orders street railroad companies in that State to obey the law requiring electric cars to be so built as tc protect the motormen from the weather. The companies have spent enough fighting it to equip their cars all around. beside losing the respect Of the public in mak- ing such fight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

The ballot used in the recent elec- tion in San Francisco was "corker." It was four feet long and two feet wide and contained the names of no less than BOP candidates for office.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

Woman suffrage has fared hard in Kansas, the majority against its adop. tion being overwhelming. And this has occurred in State where munich pal suffrage for women has been in operation for several years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
Notice.

W"cannoi accept anonymous or return re- .ccted communications. In all cases the namc t the writer will be required. not for publcn- i;'D. biit ls a ptIarantec of good flit1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

Full statistics in regard to farm own ership in the forty-four States and three territories in 1850 have just been pub l.shed by the census bureau. As com. pared with 1SS9, it appears that there has been a net increase in the number Of occupying owners of farms-.farms worked by the oWners--of 158,951, while the number of tenant families has in- creased by 599,337. In other words, ter- ancy has increased in the past ten years out Of all proportion to the in- crease in the number Of farm families or farms. In New England there was a net decrease in the number of occu- pying owners of 24,117, and an increase of 7,246 in the number of tenants, and the middle and central western States show like drift. It is not an encour- aging one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20
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reader need not dismiss this as untrue because impossible, for the end is not yet. Seven yards about the bottom of the skirt, five yards about the bottom of the cape and two yards around the brim of the hat, are fashionable di- mensions. In the middle of 1t all one wee woman walks, and the other wo- men say, "oh, what q stunning get up." S6& fs !
 While attention centers on the bride of the wedding, there is . great to-do of gowning on the part of all the fem mine participators, and their attire re- cedves quite as much attention in its preparation as If the wearers were to be the conspicuous partalgers. The brides mother may do much melting in tears in her. departing darling's behalf, but she's pretty sure to get herself up presentably for the disaolving process. How else could she cry comfortably With this introduction NsiN plainly .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

The Canadian government has receiv. ed proposals from the six largest cable making companies io the world for lay ing the proposed Pacific cable between Canada and Australia. Every bid is for a less sum than the original esti- mate. Charles R. Hosmer, general manager of the Canadian Pacific rail- road, says that from a commercial standpoint the cable will be success, and he hopes within two years to see the great bulk of cable business be- tween Great Britain and Australia di- verted to this route It is proposed to lay the cable from Vancouver. which point is now in direct communication with Canso, Nova Scotia, where the Commercial Cable company's main At lantic cables connect Europe with America, so that the communication between Great Britain and Australia would be almost instantaneous, where as by the present route there is great delay owing to the great number of repetitions necessary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

movement is on foot to induce AL derman Macdonald of the Tenth ward to accept renomination. He has not yet given his decision in the matter, but it is to be hoped that he will con- sent. He is as wide-awake, as useful and as efficient city official as we have, and his place could not easily be filled His ability and his experience will be needed in the new board, and it will be a good thing for the city if he will serve another term.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

What makes a cat fall on its feet has been puzzling the French Academy of Sciences. A series of sixty instantane- ous photographs exhibited before it showed the complete process in every stage, and demonstrated scientifically that the cat does turn in the air and does land on its feet but did not betray the motive power. The general impress sion was that it was due to the leverage obtained by contact with the surface from which the cat dropped, so to de- eide this point new set of photographs will be taken of cat dropped from string suspended in the air.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-20

Adolph Sutro, the newly-elected mayor of San Francisco, is thus de- scribed by Q writer , in the Boston
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-04
IDAHO ORES ON TOP.
Beat All Worlds Fair Competitors in
SmeIter Test.

Beat All Worlds Fair Competitors in
SmcIter Test.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 31.-An interesting
fact developed that Idaho distanced all
competitors at the worlds fair in the
mining department in smelter test
after the fair closed. There was sharp
competition over smelter returns from
the ores sold. New Mexico led off with
so ounces of silver and 10 per cent.
lead. Utah got $500 for six tons, and
Montana got $500 for 16 tons. Then
Idaho came in with 1890 for 10 tons,
the returns being 1.4S ounces OF gold
per ton, $40 ounces of silver and 4947
per cent lead. The remaining states
refused to try to match it. New South
Wales admitted that their ore could not
match it. Washington people gave their
ore away and Colorado did likewise
The 2Oo-pound chunk of Bunker Hill
and Sullivan galena was purchased by
the American association of exhibitors
to be exhibited at Antwerp. Idaho has
received II medals, awarded in the min
ing department.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-04
DOOM OF THE CRANK
The Slayer of Carter Harrison Must
Pay the Penalty.
IN THE MURDERER'S CELL
The Vretched Fiend Throws or His Dis
guise as Madman and Becomes
Suppliant Coward.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The verdict of the
jury in the Prendergast case was
guilty" with sentence of death. The
closing argument was made and the
case went to the jury shortly after
noon.
The jury returned into court at $3.50
p. m. and the prisoner was sent for.
When he arrived the foreman of the
jury announced the finding of the jury.
Prendergast, who was fear-stricken and
trembling when brought back to court,
utterly collapsed when the announce
ment was read. He sank back in his
chair, his chin dropped and he seemed
completely dazed. He looked pitifullv
at the court and jury, and tears glisten-
ed in his eyes from which heretofore
only fierce glances of hatred had been
shot. AS soon as the verdict was an
nounced the baillffs grabbed the miser-
able, trembling prisoner and started
to rush him back to his cell in murder
ers row. They had nearly reached the
door, when Judge Brentano ordered
them to stop, while the jury was polled.
Prendergast stood nervously clutching
the back of a chair, while each juryman
in turn answered that his verdict was
DEATH When the last juryman had
made his answer, Prendergast's knees
shook, his chin dropped, and he would
have fallen had not one of the attend
ing bailiffs lent him a supporting arm.
He was led, half carried to his cell.
The Jury was out somewhat over an
hour.
Before the adjournment of the court
Attorney Wade made his usual applica-
tion for new trial, and the judge an
nounced he would hear the motion at a
future date. The mother of the prisoner
did not trust herself to remain in court
to hear the result of the trial, but lin
gered around the corridors, waiting for
the first news to come from the court
room. When it came, an instant after
the verdict was rendered, she tottered
away, clinging to banister for support
as she descended the stairs. John Prem
dergast, the prisoners brother, If he
was in court, left without attracting
attention. Trude and his associate,
Todd, received hearty congratulations,
Preston Harrison being one of the first
to thank Trude for his efforts.
Before announcing the verdict the
jurymen agreed not to make public the
scenes in the jury room, and after theii
dismissal they positively refused to talk
From a court aflicial, however, 1t was
learned that the jury was unanimously
in favor of the death sentence.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-04
CHINESE WILL STAY
CeleStials Willing TO Submit to the
New Registration Law.
METAL PICTURES BARRED
BE Photographed According to Rules
and Regulations.

BUTTE, Jan. 1.-Registering Chinese
is in progress under the amendment to
the Geary law, giving them until May
3, 1894, In which to register. The law
provides also that these who registered
under the act of May 5, 1899, must take
out new certificates. Although the
Chinese were bitterly opposed to the
Geary law as it was first passed and
stubbornly refused to comply with 1t,
under instructions from the Six Com
panies they have changed their minds
since it was amended and there is no
doubt that they will now register.
"Louie," the local representative of
the Six Companies and general Chi csc
boss, says there will be no more trouble
about registering and that he will ad-
wise all the Chinese to take out their
certificates without delay.
Major Almon, deputy internal reve-
nue. collector, has just returned from
Mssoula, Hamilton, Stevensville and
Philipsburg, where, in accordance with
the law, he advised the Chinese of their
rights under the new act and notified
the leading Cinnamon to instruct their
countrymen to have their photographs
taken at once so as to expedite matters.
This was done so that when the collector
visits these towns he can get through
with the Cinnamon in very few days
instead of staying in each of them two
or three weeks, as he might otherwise
have to do. James Conley, special dep
uty, has notified the Chinese at Deer
Lodge and Anaconda of their rights
under the new law.
The main feature of the amended
Geary act, as applied in Montana, is all
applications for certificates have to be
forwarded to the collector at Helena,
where the certificates are made out and
returned to the deputies who distribute
them. In letter received by ajor
Almon from Collector Lyman he refer
red particularly and emphatically to the
photographs of the Chinese, which must
be sun pictures OF sufficient size and
distinctness to plainly and accurately
represent the entire face of the appl
cant, the head to be not less than one
and one-half inches from the base oi
the hair to the base of the chin. Nc
tintype or other metal pictures will be
received. This regulation must be care
fully complied with and all deputies are
is an accurate likeness of the applicant
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-04
Baking THE UMBRELLA THIEF.
a Washington Man Has Invented an Au
tonatically Returnable Rain Shield.

a Washington Man Has Invented an Au-
tomaticaIy Returnable Rain Shield.
Another long-felt want is about to be
filled. Drawings for the invention were
received at the patent office only few
days ago, and the man, who, by the way,
is a Washingtonian, is preparing to
build him a house in the most fashiona-
BILE part of the city with the prospec-
tive funds from this invention. 1t is
nothing less than an automatically re-
turnable artistic, especially umbrella.
That is, one that will make its own ar
rangements for its owner WIDEN lost.
cially when left unclaimed in the neigh
borhood of crowd, has long been sub
ject CT comment, and it has been a seri
Gus question whether the trouble were
altogether with the morals of the UNI
brella that would go off and lose itself,
or an innate deprhvity of the umbrella
using public that made findings keepings
without much inquiry as to the identity
of the loser. The new, non-losable um-
brella does not differ essentially from
the ordinary article, says the Washing
ton Post, except thatit has a little stout
er handle. Herein is concealed the
working part of the device. 1t is com
pactly arranged phonograrh, with a
multiplying reverbrator, enabling it to
be heard for, say, the length of street
car or a good-szed hallway. In connec-
tion with the phonograph is combina-
tion lock which sets the machine for
action. The owner of the umbrella on
setting. it down simply switches in the
combination and as soon as it is picked
up the phonograph gets in It's work.
The remarks can be arranged according
to the taste in oratory of the man who
owns the umbrella and can range from
a politely couched request not to dis
turb the rain protector to stentorian
cry of "Stop thief" or "This fellow is
stealing another mans umbrella" or
any other exclamation of more forcl-
BILE nature, the strength of the language
being only limited by the local munich
pal ordinances regarding profanity.