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The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
BOTHERED BY KAEaARoos.
Australian Squatters Gradually Extermi- hating the Hungry, Long-Leaping Pest.

Australian SqGatters Gradually Extermi-
 hating the Hungry, Long-Leaping Pest.
 The kangaroo plague has always been a great nuisance to the Australian squatters, for on an average these animals consume as much grass as sheep. It is stated by Science Gossip that on a sheep run of sixty thousand to eighty thousand acres ten thousand kangaroos were killed annually for six consecutive years and yet their num- Der remained very formidable in the locality. In the colony of South Aus tralia hundreds of thousands of kanga- roos are slaughtered annually for their skins and the bonus offered by the au thorities. The number of these marsu- pials in New South Wales in 1889 was es- tinated to be over four million, and yet about five hundred thousand kangaroos and six hundred and fifty thousand wallables were destroyed in the col ony in that year. A bonus of sixteen cents for each kangaroo killed is of fered in Australia, hence the colonists are gradually externinating these na- tive animals. Over half million skins are annually shipped to England and a large number to North America to be converted into leather. The macropidae include several kinds of kangaroos and wallables. The progress of settlement in Australia has driven these animals from the more densely populated parts of the Australian con- tinent, but in the country and unset tied districts they are still numerous enough to cause very considerable damage to the natural grasses. So serious has been the injury thus wrought that the colonial governments and runholders pay a small sum per head for the destruction of the kan ParOos.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
NOT so BAD AS IT MIGHT BE.
The Climate of Alaska Not Worse Than
 That of Oregon.

The Climate of Alaska Not Worse Than
 That of Oregon.
 A newspaper correspondent who spent the winter in a settlement on the Yukon river, Alaska, reports that the climate was not so bad as he had been led to expect. At the time of writing he had been out every day, and could testify that he often suffered more from cold in Oregon than in that local ity of the Arctic circle. This, he be- Heved, was owing to the fact that there were no high and furious winds. A mission priest gave him a record of mean monthly temperatures for the period commencing July 1, 1890, and ending June 30, 1891. From this it ap- pears that the mean temperature (the record was taken at five o'clock a. m. every day) for July was ffty-two de- grees, August forty-fve, September forty, October twenty-seven, December eleven degrees below zero, January eight degrees below, March thirteen above and June fifty. Thirty degrees below zero was the coldest the writer himself had experienced at any time. 1He 1ocdIIIy Ol CHeSc recOruS was III latitude sixty-four degrees forty min utes north and near the one hundred and fifty-eighth meridian, west longi- tude. The people there, he says, are much given to wearing suits of cotton material over their furs, and the tradi- tional Alaskan, almost smothered in parlas or long coats of fur, scarcely exists to-day. The advantage of wear ing cotton goods," which the natives are willing to take as payment for la bor, is that they do not hold snow and frost, which collect rapidly on the fur garment, to the annoyance of the Wearer.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
oLD-TIME ATTACHMENTS RULES.
The Policemen of To-Day Would Scarcely
 Recognize Them.

hecOShAZe
 The following instructions to watch men are taken from the 'Selectmen's Minutes" of Boston, dated November 1, 1769:
 ''In going the rounds care must be taken that the watchmen are not noisy, but behave themselves with strict de- corum, that they frequently give the time of night and what the weather is with distinct, but moderate voice, excepting at times when it is neces- sary to pass in silence in order to de- tect and secure persons that are out on unlawful actions.
 ''You and your division must endeav- or to suppress all routs, riots and other disorders that may be committed in the night and secure such persons as may be guilty; that proper steps may be taken the next morning for a prosecu- tion as the law directs, we absolutely forbid your taking private satisfaction, or any bribe that may be offered you to let such go or to conceal their offense from the Selectmen."
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
VALUES AMONG cHEwsuREs.
A Queer People Who Know Nothing of
 the Use of Money.


 In the present publication of the I'm perial Geographical society of Russia is the surprising announcement that the Chewsures-a race of seven thou sand people-in the department of Troust, government of Tiflis, know nothing of the use of money as a medium of exchange. The unit of valuation among the primitive people is the COW. A horse is valued at three cows and stallion at six. If Chew sure becomes enraged and cracks his neighbor's skull he is obliged to pay sixteen cows. If he breaks bone of his neighbours arm five cows will re- habilitate him in the eyes of society. A wound in the forehead calls for three calves. If one cuts another in the part of the face usually covered by the beard the punishment is comparative 1y severe. The doctor" places as many grains of wheat along the cut as pos sible. For each grain of wheat so used the criminal must give up a COW. Wounds in the beardless part of the face call for one-third as many cows only. The man who injures a neigh bor's hand Surrenders sixteen cows. Thirty cows even will pay for the loss of an eye. The people are said to be happy and contented. No misers exist among theml
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
The Pennies We Lose.

Small copper coins are lost in such enormous numbers that the govern ment is obliged to Feep on coining cents at the rate of several millions of them every month. They change hands so often as to be subject to multitude of accidents, and, owing to their small value, they are not taken care of. This is no cause of regret to Uncle Sam. in- asmuch as he buys the pennies in blank from firm in Connecticut at the rate of 1000 for S1. On reaching the mint in Philadelphia, whence all of them are issued, they have merely to be stamped. There are 119. GOO, 900 old cop per pennies somewhere. Nobody knows what has become of them, except that once in awhile singlo specimen turns up in change. A few years ago 4,5O0,- 900 bronze 2-cent pieces were set afloat. Three millions of them are still outstanding. Three million g. cent nickel pieces are scattered over the United States, but it is very rarely that one is seen. Of 500. 900 half-cents. which correspond in value to English farthings, not one has been returnep to the government for recoinage or is held by the treasury.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
TANNING HUSBANDS IN ALASKA.

Curious Methods Adopted in Settling
 Family and NeiGhborllood Quarrels.
 Alaskan women,'' said Judge Shealzley, who was for five years United State commissioner at Alaska, to Washington Star representative, ''have a way of bringing their hus- bands to time which is very effective. They do not fling fat-irons and rolling pins or give curtain lectures, but re- tire to a corner, neglect their house hold duties and sulk, refusing to say a word A few days of this treatment generally brings the husband around. The women in Alaska also have an odd way of quarreling. They do not pull hair or resort to fsticuffs, but after having given each other a severe tongue flashing they retire to their homes. Alasl1ans are divided up into families, such as the Bear, Crow and Deer families. These families take cognizance of quarrels and feuds result. After the quarrel Mrs. Bear will retire to her house, tear up her clothing and two or three blankets and then send word to Mrs. Eagle, her enemy. It thereupon becomes incumbent upon Mrs. Eagle to destroy greater amount of clothing and more blankets of her own than Mrs. Bear. By pursuing this peculiar process she evens things up in the quarrel. If she did not do so she would be disgraced in the eyes of her relatives and opposite tribes. The women are great traders, carry the purse and manage things generally. If the husband makes a bad bargain in fra dinr his wife ridicu1eS him 5
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
EVERY SEVEN YEARS.
A Curious Belief in Regard to Physical
 Regeneration.


 It is surprising how many people be- Iieve that the entire body of man is renewed every seven years exactly, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. This used to be taught in books, and, although not orthodox now, is still ac- cepted as gospel by many. To show it's inaccuracy one has only to hit a nail on his finger hard enough, for in that case the injured object will come off and be replaced by an entirely new nail.
 If this process occupied seven years such an accident would be very tire some affair, but. as any mechanic will tell you, it occupies few weeks. The growth is more rapid in summer than winter. but never taking more than four months. So far as the nails are concerned, then. the renewal process is repeated about twenty-one times during the regulation seven years, and the theory is thus destroyed, even if no other proof of it's falsity were forth coming.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
Why GIadstone Law Awake.

John Addington Symonds, an English art critic, in his ''Recollections of Ten nyson" in the May Century, tells of a conversation in 1865 between the lau- reate and Gladstone, in which the latter said he always slept we'll. He had only twice been kept awake by the exertion of great speech in the house. On both occasions the recollec- tion that he had made miSquotation haunted him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23
San Francisco News.


covered and G.. n. J. Wichman promi-
nent candy merchant, Lorris Greenwald,
and Fred Miller have been arrested,
others have been under surveillance and
twenty-nine customs officers are being
watched. 2
School Director C. W. Decker has re-
signed his office in consequence OF the
disclosure that he sold himself to A. F.
Johns before the last election.
Harry Padle, man about town was
shot and killed recently by Mrs. Jane
Shattuck because he refused to marry
Miss Estruia ShatJuck, daughter of the
murderess, and chorus girl at the
Tivoli. Mrs Shattuck is believed to be
crazy.
The Six Companies have issued cir
cular to the Chinese advising them to
register under the McCreary law. The
highbinders, however, have declared
against the law.
Subscriptions are being received for
the employment OF the thousands OF idle
men in the Park. They are being given
employment at 81 per day.
The exhibits are being rapidly INSTALL
ed at the Midwinter Fair. About March
LIST everything will be in good shape.
American News.
Another train of the Southern Pa
cific has been stopped by bandits,
about ten miles north of Los Angeles.
There were four men and the work
was done at small station. The car
was blown open by dynamite and the
messenger wounded. 1t is not known
how much they secured but they es-
capped.
Col. J. H. Hoge of Virginia, who
was appointed Consul to Annoy and
got too drunk to depart has been
dropped from the service.
A suit has been filed in Wisconsin
against President Cakes and the d.
rectory of the Northern Pacific in
which they are charged with looting
the road of S6O,O00,000 and placing it
on the verge of bankruptcy. The
charges are very explicit.
Jos. H. Lomis, the defaulting book
keeper of A. J. Sloss & Co., New
York, has been arrested. He is charg-
ed with having stolen over 100000.
On January the bank at Franklin
Grove, ILL.,, was robbed of $4,000.
The safe crackers got away.
1t is stated that there are nearly
5000 male and female clerks in Chi
cago who are destitute. Since the
fair closed they have been thrown
out of work and they will have to de-
pend on charity to live through the
winter.
A cheap hotel in Buffalo, New
York, burned on the night of January
2. There was a great panic and two
persons persisted. Five were so badly
burned that they will die.
Governor Waite, the cranky execu-
tive of Colorado, has called an extra
session of the Legislature to deal with
the business and industrial matters,
and proposes that Colorado make its
own silver coin in defiance of the
Government. The Senate Committee
has declared there was no necessity
for the call, and the Legislature will
probably adjourn without any further
action.
A large portion of the msnufac-
lures building at Chicago's Fair was
burned on January 9th, and large
number of valuable exhibits destroy
ed. Those intended for the San
Francisco Fair we re fortunately not
injured.
Near St. Joseph Mo- five train
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23

NEW YORK, January 13.-Cuban cen
trifugal SO degrees 1915 cents. Gran
ulated Al cents.
The San Francisco market is steady
and featureless.
A despatch from Philadelphia dated
January 8, says: A cut in granulated
sugar, placing it nominallv at cents per
pound but really at 374 cents to favored
rebate dealers, the lowest price o. re-
cord, has been made by the sugar trust.
The object of the reduction is to in
fuence Congress. There are, however,
several other causes, such as the general
trade depression, which has limited buy
ing Another element is the increase in
the Cuban crop, which for the present
season Is estimated at 100000 tons,
against $40, 900 tons last year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23

robbers stopped a Burlington train
and looted the express car, but got
only $50.
A bold young robber went into the
little town of Fowler, Fresno Co., Cal,
and stood up nearly the entire popu-
lation. He finally carrolled them in a
store, shot the Marshal and escaped.
John L. Sullivan has been knocked
out again. This time it was his wife,
and she did it with an Indian club.
Lillian Russell, the opera singer, is
to wed again. She will become the
wife of Signor Perugini, tenor TO-
busto.
A dispatch from Washington states
that the Government is satisfied that
the Chinese will register, as the Six
Companies promise to not oppose the
law.
L. l.. Kann, president of the Buck
ley Bank, at Buckley, Washington,
and who stole $4,000 from his deposit
tors, has been captured in Baltimore
and will doubtless go to prison for a
good term.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23

remittances had never been received.
In fact, all the business of these
branch offices centers in the Central
Office and on no account should
these books be allowed to be out of
the reach of the Central Office at any
time. Naturally they are required
constantly for reference, not only as
regards matters at Makawao, but all
over the islands, and business with
the public in general. Another and
most important reason why the rec
ords should not be taken to the isl
and of Maui is the risk of loss, des
truction, or damage. We are most
decidedly of the opinion that the
moving of these records and books to
Maui would be detrimental to the
public service and contrary to public
policy.
This was a matter in the discre-
ton of the Circuit Court, and the
only question for US is, did the Court
abuse its discretion in granting the
motion. We are of the opinion that
there was no abuse OF discretion and
that the motion was properly
granted.
The exceptions are overruled.
Attorney General W. o. Smith for
prosecution; V. " Ashford for de,
PENDANT.
Honolulu, January Is, 1894.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23
is THE GREAT SPECIFIC FOR
DlARRHGA,
DYSENTERY,
CHOLERA.

The GENERAL BOARD of HEALTH, London.
generally sufficient
DR.. GIBBoN, Army Medical staff, Calcutta.
states: Two DOSES COMPLETELY CURED ME OF
DIARRHGA."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23
In the Supreme court Of the Ia
Waiian Islands.
DECEMBER TERN. 1893.
Provisional GOVERNMENT OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS VS.. WILLIAM
L. MoSsMAN.
BEFORE JUDD. C. j., BICKERToN AND
FREAR, u.

1t is not an abuse of discretion for Cir
cult Court to grant motion for change
of venue from Maui 10 Honolulu in
criminal case, for the reason that 1t
may be necessary to produce in evil
dence the records and books OF the
General Post Office in Honolulu, and
that it would be detrimental to the
public service and contrary to public
policy to remove such BOOKS and rec
ords 70 another island.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23
LATE NEWS FROM ABROAD
The Troubles in the SpreckelS
Family is Ended.
WAR AND YELLOW JACK IN BRAZIL.

Latest Foreign News Received From
Our Special Correspondent by Sat
urday's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
World up to January Thirteenth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-02
THE JAP-CHINESE WAR.
Twenty Thousand Chinese Troops March
ing Upon Seoul.

LONDON, Aug. "A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says that reports
have been received there from foreign
officials at Seoul that the Chinese, under
General Yes, on Sunday last defeated
the Japanese forces near Asan. The
Japanese withdrew to Seoul.
Twenty thousand Manchurian Chinese
troops have crossed the Corean frontier
and are marching upon Seoul
1t is officially announced that the Chi
nese northern feet. consisting of thirteen
vessels, has left Chefoo for Corea. The
announcement is accompanied by the
statement that a battle between the
Chinese and Japanese may be expected
at any hour.
An official telegram received from Tien-
Tsin, says that in the battles fought July
81 and % at Yashan. the Japanese were
repulsed with a loss of over 1000 men.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says it
is officially announced that Russia, de-
string a settlement of the war between
China and Japan, viii act in complete
accord with Great Britain IN an effort to
secure an Immediate solution of the diff
ficulty. Failing in this, Russia will not
allow any power to take even partial
possession of Corea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-02
NEWS OF KANSAS
Two Large LeavenwOrth Coal
Companies Consolidated.
A Woman Shoots Her ASsaulter
in Court at Norton.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
A Dense Flock of Grasshoppers
Visits Wichita.

LEAvENwORTH, Aug. 2.-The Home
Coal and Mining company has come into
possession of the Riverside coal mine and
the consolidated mines will be operated
hereafter by the Home company. There
viii shortly be a reorganization under
the name of the alone Riverside Coal
and Mining company, consolidated
The price paid for the property was
$15O,000. There are thirty acres of sur
face land on the Kansas side Of the river
and 200 acres on the Missouri side, also
several hundred acres of coal rig hts
The sinking of the Riverside cost about
$4,000 The two mines are connected
by an air tunnel The com bined capaci-
ty is 200 tons daily. By consolidating
them, both mines can be operated to
mgch better advantage.
H. D. Rush, Mai. J. u. Laing and Col.
d. A McKibben are the absolute owners
of the consolidated properties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-02
EXCUSES THAT WERE MADE
by Arkansas city Railroad Men to Avoid
Going to 1EOrk-

The receivers side Of the Arkansas
City reinstatement cases is being heard
today before Judge J. B. johnson, special
master IN chancery in the Santa Ee case.
superintendent +. J. HarJmen and w.
Littleheld of the Santa Fe law depart
ment represent the receivers and Con-
ductor Z. III. Hansen the men out Of en-
plOyment- Trainmaster @. +. Hawks of
Arkansas City was examined this morn
ing. Each case was taken up and dis
cussed separately. All were brakemen.
The first case was that Of A. j. Thorpe,
who refused to 60 out on his run July 2,
because Of mashed finger. The train
master saw him on the afternoon of the
fourth playing base ball
D. J. Henry said he was sick and had
a doctors certificate to show for il.
e. w. Jones had a lame back, and re-
fused to 60 on the local Said he would
20 on any other train.
Philip P. Brennan refused to go out
on the local freight because he said he
had sickness in the family. He also said
he belonged 10 the A. r. Z.
James NJ. Hamlin was off because of
sickness in his family, but in a pinch had
been asked to take a six hour run, which
he refused TO do, although il was not
shown that any of his family were dan
gerously i'll
VIM. Thorpe refused to take the pile
driver out, saying that he was off for the
Fourth. He did not report till the 7th,
when he was discharged
w r. Dillon was also called to 90 out
with the pile-driver, but refused to sign
the call book.
H. w. Dickinson seems to have been
in hiding when the caller came for him
and could not be found When on the
stand he refused to tell where he had
been
y. II. George refused to 60 out on the
pile-driver because he did not want to
be called a scab.
W. F. Yount refused to go out with the
pile driver for the same reason.
w. A Hanna did not want to be called
a scab either and refused to go on the
special run. He would 60 on his own
Car, he said.
l. Z. Hulick was in the same fix He
would 60 on his own car, but would not
take the place of a striker.
The mere refusal, the trainmaster holds.
to take any position when called, whether
the position has been vacated by another
or not, is sufficient cause for discharge.
The failure TO be in a place that the
caller could find one, was also enough to
get a man his discharge.
1t was Judge JohnsOn's opinion that
no railroad or person would want in its
employ a man that would refuse to do
his duty as prescribed by the employer.
The arguments were closed this after
noon, and Judge johnson will leave to-
morrow for the east, where he Will meet
Receivers Reinhart and McCOok, and
probably Judge Caldwell. He will re-
serve his decision until he returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-02
BUDD DOBLE TO RUN.
He Announces His Intention To Be a
Candidate for Congress

He Announces His Intention To Be a
Candidate for Congress
New YORK, Aug. "A telegram from
Grand Forks, n. D., announces that Budd
Doble, who knows all about driving a
trotting horse to victory has entered him
self to run in a race over a track on
which the mud is sometimes very thick
very dirty, and very much given to flying
in showers.
Mr.. Doble proposes to run a race on
the uncertain course of politics, in which
there is no cash prize at stake. Budd
Doble wishes to become Hon. Budd
DOble by being member of congress.
He is in training, the telegram says, to
make the race for congress.
{ DOble is about % years old now, and
there is not race track of any note in
the country over which he has not driv-
to victory. On none of them has any
mud splashed his reputation. If he were
in need of a campaign fund, though
probably he is not, there are plenty of
owners of horses who might very well
chip in to make up a congressional stake
for Hon. Budd.
1t is not announced yet who will run
in the race against Doble. The possible
starters are not yet named but the
chances are that Budd will be the favor
tie from the beginning
If, as announced. Mr.. DOble runs on
straight Democratic ticket, he is liable
to have entered against him a straight
Republican. a straight PrOhibitiOnist and
a straight POpulist. 7 ct, even with these
complications, there is hardly a man
with sporting blood in his veins who
will not back Budd for sure winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-02
THE A. R. .. cONvENTIoN.
Debs and ESQ Other Delegates are Present
The Session Secret.

Debs and &5O Other Delegates are Present.
The session Secret
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-President Debs pre-
sided over the American Railway Union
convention which met here today
The neighborhood of the hall was
thronged with men, mostly work
men, who were deeply interested in the
meeting, but many of them were not del
egates to the convention. The meeting
began behind closed doors, and Presi-
dent Debs said before going in that the
session would probably continue in Sc
cret, although some were in favor of ad-
hitting the public.
Vice President Howard entered the
convention hall just before the meeting
came to order. He said it was impossi-
BILE to tell what matter might come be-
fore the delegates The strike and boy
colt would, he said, of course, be the
main subjects considered.
There were about $50 delegates pres
ent, representing 512 unions
A canvass of those present apparently
showed that a majority favored declar-
ing the Pullman boycott off, and it was
thought probable that such action wonld
be taken. President Debs refused to ex-
press his views, but it was stated that he
would not oppose the convention If it de-
sired to give up the fight