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The People's friend., 1894-09-07
IIISCELLANEOUS.

LABOR day was generally observed
throughout the United States.
THE irrigation congress opened at
Denver on the 3D.. Secretary Smythe
delivered an address. There were
about 200 delegates in attendance, rep
resenting seventeen western states and
territories.
IT was reported on the Sd from Wash
ington that there was likely to be
split in the Knights of Pythias over the
German question.
GREEK soldiers wrecked a newspaper
office at Athens, owing to it's criticisms
of the army. Twenty soldiers have
been arrested.
A PARTY Of twenty-seven pleasure
seekers from Burnley were overturned
into the water of Merciamb bay by
the capsizing of boat they had hired,
OF this number only seven were saved
Four bodies have been recovered.
SIX negroes, members Of an organ
lied gang of incendiaries. were lynched
recently by mob near Millington.
Tenn. a small town 80 miles north OF
Memphis.
FAILURES for the week ended August
81 Dun's report were 1sS in the United
States, against $50 last year: in Canada
40. against 20 last year.
THE charge against Gov. Waite, Pres
ident Mullins, of the fire and police
board; Chief of Police Armstrong and
Police Matron Dwyer, of Denver, OF
conspiring to withhold from eS-Matron
Likens letter for her, was heard be
fore United States Commissioner Hlns
dale. He discharged Gov. Waite, but
held the other defendants to the United
States grand jury in the sum Of $500
each.
THE Chicago & West Michigan fast
train was wrecked Il miles south O
| Baldwin, Mich, by running into hero
of cattle The fireman and engineer
were killed. There were few passen
gers on the train.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
IN HEATHEN LANDS.

MADAGASCAR sheep have a covering
of coarse hair, like that Of goats.
THERE is constantly in all Japan an
average of two earthquake shocks
daily.
EACH Malagasy noble has a dye color
of his own which nobody else is allowed
to wecr.
In Persia the women of fashion orna-
ment their faces by painting upon
them figures of bugs and small animals.
IN some Hindoo temples in South In
dia the collection is taken up by an
elephant that goes round with basket.
CHINA raises and consumes moro
ducks than any country in the world.
On some duck farms fifty thousand q
wear are raised.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
BATTLE REPORTED.
The Japanese Said to Have Routed Chi
nese Army.


nese Army.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-The steam
ship Belgic. which arrived last night
from China and Japan, brought letter
from Chemulpo, COrea, dated August
6, in which were given the details of
the Japanese advance upon and capture
of GaZan, with particulars OF the
battle at Siekwan. On the morn
ing of July % the Japanese army
came within sight of the Chinese camp
On a hill at Siekwan, with only
one approach, about II miles from Ga
zan. At 6 o'clock the next morning
the Japanese left opened fire, but the
Chinese did not respond until the Jap
anese had fired fourteen or fifteen
rounds. Then the japanese charged
with a shout upon the enemy and
each charge effected new lOdgment.
The Chinese then retreated. After an
hour and half the battle was over and
quiet was restored. 1t appears that
the tsis., 1r.r5r s1f hfsl
come to defend this outpost at Seikwan
with 1000 troops, but hearing that the
japanese army had left Ryuzan over
1900 more troops had been brought
from Gazan under Gen. Che on the 2Tth
and 2Sth. They had intended, in case
of defeat, to retreat to Tenan, a gar
risOned town about 25 miles east OF
Sei<wan, but the japanese left wing
attacked them from the east to drive
them back to Gazan.
The Chinese loss may be computed
at over 100 killed and 400 wounded,
making a total Of 800. The Japanese
loss in the second fight was little
over twenty wounded. Maj. Hashi-
moto was slightly wounded in the leg,
but he went on fighting and refused
medical attention until the battle was
over. The Chinese wounded begged
for their lives with clasped hands.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
ANOTHER ARCTIC FAILURE.
A Scientific Expedition Comes to Grief
The Ship Abandoned and Passengers Lose
Everything.

A Scientific Expedition Comes to Grief
The Ship Abandoned and Passengers Lose
Everything.
NORTH SIDNEY. c. B., Sept 6.-The
schooner Rigel. of Gloucester. Mass, ar
rived here yesterday with the crew and
passengers of the steamer Miranda,
which left New York July with DIR.
T. A. Cooks Arctic excursion. One of
the members of the party was Prof.
Dyche, of the Kansas state university.
August 9 the Miranda struck rock
near Sukkertoppen, west Greenland,
and was abandoned in sinking condl-
ton August % in Davis strait.
After repairing the damage sustained
by the iceberg collision of July II, the
Miranda left st. Johns, Newfoundland,
July 20, and proceeded directly to
Greenland. Much ice and fog were un-
eXpectedly encountered off Cape Fare
we'll. At one time the vessel came
near being nipped in the foes, the rls-
ing of a fog disclosing ice all around.
Considerable apprehension was felt by
| the officers and there were visions OF
! fate of the Jeannette and Proteus eX-
| petitions as the Miranda was totally
unfit to cope with Arctic navigation.
Finally a thin place in the foes was
found and the ship driven through.
The southwest coast of Greenland was
so blocked with ice that no landing
could be made until August :, when
members of the expedition reached
Sukkertoppen.
After leaving this port on the morn
ing of August for Disco the vessel had
proceeded about miles at full speed
when she struck with tremendous
force on a hidden reef. The steward,
John Farrell, was struck by a trunk
and injured. The ice lifted the ship
and let her down with a crash that
made her creak from end to end and
she was soon seen to be settling. The
boats were lowered and everything
made ready to leave her.
The passengers lost all their baggage
except the clothing worn when they
went on board the Rigel at Sukkertop-
|
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
ARID LANDS.
Resolutions Proposed aud Papers Read BE
fore the Irrigation Congress-.


fore the Irrigation Congress.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 6.-ln the ma.
tional irrigation congress yesterday
resolutions were introduced requesting
that congress pass a strict law for the
preservation of the forests; favoring
the ceding by the government
to the states and territories
all the arid lands within their
borders. never to pass out of their pos
session. and to be allotted to settlers in
small tracts on terms to be determined
bv the states and territories; asking
that the waters of interstate streams
be apportioned along the various states
and territories by the government, and
that priority of right be considered tc
some extent: the Carey act ceding l.
900. 600 acres of land to each of the arid
states and territories was approved.
A paper was read by w. w. Follett,
civil engineer of Denver, on The
Underfow of Waters of the Great
Plains" He graphically described the
underfiow Of the west, and particularly
in Colorado and Kansas. and arrived at
the conclusion that the sheet water
underfiow of the arid regions was not
supplied by the melting snow in the
mountains so much as from streams
and rain fall. and was rot strong
enough to diminish to any great ex-
tent the supply Of water for irrigation
purposes.
Robert Hay. state geologist of Kansas,
read paper on Waters Of the Plains .
He described the irrigation system of
his state. detailed the progress made
during the past few years and prophe-
sled that before the end of the next de-
cade every acre of land in western Kan
sas would be under cultivation and the
state have population of 100000.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
Noted Criminal in Custody.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. 6.-William
r. Pancost, alias Myron r. Kent, law
yer and ex-capitalist, as we'll as alleged
wife murderer, forger and embezzler,
who was arrested last Saturday in
Douglas county, Col, on a charge OF
hiring an assassin to slay his wife at
Mandan, n. D.. is in the county Jail in
this city. He was brought here direct
from Denver, arriving by way of the
Missouri Pacific yesterday afternoon
Detective Walter Erlichman, of Mime
apolis, and Sheriff G. II. Bingenhimer
of Norton county, n. D., have him in
charge.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
Butchers May Fight the Packers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 4.-To form
a more perfect union which will enable
them to fight the packers more success,
fully, was the avowed purpose for
which thirty-one Kansas City butchers
went to st. Louis Saturday night to
meet other butchers from towns in this
state and Illinois. When this new or
ganization is formed, the butchers
may withdraw their trade as unit
from packers in the combine which is
responsible for the increased price OF
meat. and give it to some packer out
side the combine. In this way it is ex
pected that restoration of prices will
be forced.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
ABOUT OURSELVES.

THE normal temperature of the stom-
nch is about 90 degrees. Food has to be
raised to this temperature before it can
be digested.
THE three small bones stretched in q
chain across the middle ear are named
the mallet, the anvil and the stirrup,
from real or fancied resemblances.
THE hair appears to have life Of its
own. MANY well-authenticated in
stances are known of the hair OF dead
bodies incrsasi@ass- in length aftir inter
ment.
THE brain of man is the most high
ly cofvoluted of that of any animal in
the world The lower the animal in
the scale of intelligence the smoother
the brain.
THE human lungs retain the air in
their substance with such obstinacy
that it cannot be expelled by any COM
preston short of absolutely disin-
tegrating the tissue.
AERATIoN of the blood takes place to
some extent through the skin. In man
the skin gives off thirtieth to a six
tieth part of the carbonic acid gas Civ
en- out by the lungs
THE test for symmetry is to turn q
man with his face to the wall. If he
is perfectly formed his chest will touch
it, his nose will be four inches away,
his thighs five, the tips of his toes
three.
IN a perfectly formed female figure
twice round the thumb should be once
round the wrist; twice round the wrist
should be once round the upper arm;
twice this is once round the neck; one
and a half times the circumference Of
the neck equals that of the waist.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
MOMENTS WITH SCIENCE.

A GALLON OF alcohol can be made
from a bushel of sweet potatoes.
THE largest comets are so rarifed
that they never harm planets or satel
lites by colliding with them.
MARS is ordinarily 100000 miles
away from the earth, but every fifteen
years it approaches to within 5000, ,OOc
miles.
OFFICIALS Of the Smithsonian insti.
tute have discovered evidences which
lead them to believe that the mound
builders were the progenitors Of the
modern Indians.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

THE commencement Of the work OF
distributing seeds by the agricultural
department has been delayed by the
lateness Of the passage Of the appropri-
tion bill by congress. The force to
perform the work this season probably
will be organized in the beginning Of
October and the distribution will be
commenced in the beginning of Janu-
ary. The long inaction of the bill has
$50 prevented the department from
obtaining a number Of vegetable seeds
notably turniDS
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

THE general committee on enter
tainment for the coming national en-
campment Of the G. A. r. at Pittsburgh,
Pa, have thus far secured twenty-five
noted camp fire speakers. In addition
there are about a dozen on the uncer-
tain list, including Gen. Sickles, Henry
Watterson and Secretary Stewart. A
letter from ex-President Harrison
stated that he could not 90.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

ANDREW CARNEGIE has an article in
the September number of the London
Contemporary Review concerning Ia
Dor in America. He says that an
American workman can live for less in
America than in Great Britain, pro-
vided that he lives as frugally. Conse-
quently Mr.. Carnegie thinks the argu
ment that wages must be higher in
America is fallacious
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

THE phylloxera, or the vine pest,
was making such ravages in the sherry
wine districts Of Spain that the gov
ernment has appropriated S100,000 for
the determination Of the disease.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

THE decision Of the secretary Of the
interior in the old Commercial bank
contested lot case involves S500,000
worth Of property in Guthrie, Ok, and
much property in every city in the ter
ritory. The decision is that the town
site board did not do right in requiring
a claimant to come in on the day of the
trial, even though he had failed to
make previous deposit to cover ex'
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

DR.. FOSTER, Of Velasco, Tex, har.
pooned a devil-ish recently "a feet
wide across the back. 1t towed large
yawl full Of men miles to sea before
it was killed
The People's friend., 1894-09-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

IT has been announced that an Eng
lish syndicate has purchased the pa
per and pulp mills Of Wisconsin for
14.OOO. .OOO
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN. of Indiana, if
he lives to serve out the new term for
which he has been nominated, will beat
the congressional record. No man has
yet served thirty years in the house Of
representatives, although two members,
both from Philadelphia, came near it
Judge Kelley, who was serving his thir-
tieth year when he died and Mr..
O'Neill, who had served twenty-nine.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

THE sun recently carried message
from the top Of the Equitable building
in Denver, Col. to the summit Of Pixies
peak, 66 miles in an air line. 1t was a
remarkable feat in photographic signal
ing. but its success was fully up to ex-
pectations Further experiments were
to be continued and at the end the sig
nal men were to start to flash a mes
sage from Mount Uncompahgre to
Mount Ellen-1s3 miles. The flashes OF
mirrors on Pixies peak could be dis
tinctly seen BY the naked eye during
the transmission Of the message.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

THE fourth-class postmaster can nov
act as a notary public for pensioners
and witnesses in pension cases, and cal
charge the pcnsioner not exceeding ?!
cents for each voucher to which h
afixes the stamp Of his Office. Thi'
authority to the fourth-class post
master does not mean that notary
who has heretofore taken pensioners
dispositions can no longer do so; or
the contrary it is stipulated expressly
that they may do So The law wa'
passed for country districts which are
sparsely settled, and is to save trave'
on the part Of pensioners. The pen
sion Office wants them to know this
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

EDWARD STOLZ was arrested at New
York while shouting XIII him. kill
him!'' and making lunges at some
imaginary object. At the police sta
ton the prisoner, who wore no shoes
said that he had formerly kept a sa
loon at Meadville. Pa. He had solo
out and come to New York. God hav
ing called him to kill Satolli. He had
no hatred of Satolli. but wanted to xii
all priests A club Of ten of which he
was one, had been organized to kill al
priests. He had been selected by the
club to strike$ the first blow. He wal
sent to the Bellevue hospital where hs
will be examined as TO his sanity.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

DURING the coming German army
maneuvers the bicycle and the use OF
trained dogs will be tested on large
scale Henceforth the bicycle is tC
form part Of the equipment of each in
fantry corps, and each battalion will
have a detachment Of trained riders,
as we'll as experts to train them in the
use Of the wheel The dog is becoming
more generally used in warlike opera
tions, especially for advance guard and
field dispatches. although it has been
demonstrated that collie, are the only
dogs really availa bic for this work.
The People's friend., 1894-09-07

A LIGHTNING calculator is one of the
newest labor and time-saving devices
out. The machine is similar in appear
ance to the cover Of 4 Remington type
writer. The combinations have the
same position in front of the eyes as
the keys Of typewriter. The invent
or declared his invention dispensed
with multiplication. and that the true
percentage could be found at any rate,
from One-tenth Of per cent. to 90 per
cent, or any sum from the thousandth
part of a cent to any sum capable OF
being written. 1t substitutes mechan
ical correctness for mental uncer
tainty.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-08
oIlAIlINn Oupp,Is-

More than 600 years before the Chris
tlNn cru n very small portion Of the
then known world was the scat OF
lcnrnins. OF art. aud NJ science Greece
at that time was bounded on the north
by fortIoth parallel and the southern
limit was in ad.2s Even now the en-
tire area, including the Islands, does
not amount TO more than q0.O 900 square
miles Within these circumscribed linn
Its have lived the greatest OF phlloso-
phers, poets, sculptora and painters
Here originated tho various styles ~
architecture that modern skin has
found we'll adapted to ita highest re-
quirements. as was evidenced In the
buildings Of the White city.
From earliest civilization In Europe
the eyes Of the skilled and the learned
have been directed to this archipelago,
which IN as peculiar in its physical con-
formation as Il Is remarkable for great
sons and their works This Interesting
country Is now agitutcd by severe
seismic disturbances. which. white no
such great disaster ny hefen Lisbon
and Caiahria has ensued. stii enough
has been done 10 give cause for much
uneasiness and considerable suffering
Perhaps the mystery Of earthquakes
has much to do with the terror which
they Inspire, but when we remember
that not less than 10000 900 OF tho
earth'a Inhabitants have pcrished be-
cause Of them II Ia little wonder Tint
the first far-ofr rumbiing afIrighta those
who feel the solid earth roelSinr be-
meath them, for even the slightest per-
ceptiblc shock arousea singular feel
ns' From It's geographical situation
Greece is peculiarly liable to pubtor-
rnnenn disturbance. II ~ within the
parallels where volcanic and seismic
displays are most common. and the
scene OF the late npheavai IL In al
most the snme latitude as IS Moant
Etna and Lisbon, and not many degrees
70 the northwest lie buried the cities
of Pompeii and Hcrculaneum. Science
has failed 70 account FOR the existence
OF earthquakes, nor has II diucovered
any means OF protection against them.
AZ this time There arc two received
theories regarding the origin OF earth
uua&es. and their advocates agree that
the same sublerrenean cansca produce
volcanic cruptiona and earthquakes ana
mat no cause has more erfectuaIly
hesed upon the earth's surface than
mas THESE seismic changes Dsvy ad.
yaneed the theory that theas distrub-
inees were ecessioned by thu contact
er water with unoxidlxed metals and
ihat when these We're acted upon by
NE oxygen in the water. explosion on
'aeu ~ sxplanatlop well -,ceived IN
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-08
REAcAN's CANDIDACY.


Dallas News.
Paris, Tex, May 5.-The News re-
porter called on ex-senator II. d. Nc
Donald today and asked him why he
thought Hon. John H. Reagan would
be the Democratic nominee for COVER
nor as he was reported to nave said
IN a recent published Interview. Mr..
Mcdonald stated I'm reply:
u believe 1t because Judge Reagan
while not n candidate, has Indicated
his Willingness TO accept the nomina-
ton and II Is my opinion that nine
tenths Of the free silver Democrats OF
Texas prefer him for governor over
any other man in the state and think
the free silver Democrats greatly out
number the supporters Of Mr. Cleve-
The fact that Judge Reagan will, nor
actively seek the nomination will not
make any difference. Ii would be n
sublime spectacle in the politics Of
Texas 10 see the majority of a victori-
Gus party turn from the army of scram-
piers after a great office and confer
sought It, '''
81 differ with Judge Reagan ON tho
silver question and / deplore the war
ne is making on Mr. Cleveland but
he IL Mt least consistent In ii for he
mas Fought him from his first term I'm
now MY differences with Judge Rea-
gan do not, however blind me Ia the
tiuet that he has been for more than
tv,tS Years and Is yet a colossal figure
IN leNas politics. Compared with the ex.
cellent gentlemen who are seekinp tbe
nomination for governor he stands like
saul amidst his brethren-head ana
shoulders above them all.
DO not expect the movement In HE
question TO wait for a locked conven-
uon TO start 1t, but by the time the
vS1onEehtlon meets many delegates are
n liuu,e 10 De instructed for him and
enough more who are not instructed
AT an are liable to be for him To se-
cure his nomination.
me people are under no obIteo-
uuns 10 choose between several oc,i,,a
candidates when there Is another whom
they prefer and who Is equally WILLING
so SSrVs them' And then the result
c,ii,u ~ least nave the merit OF re-
vallihB 10 our minds the older and
the men" sought
Don't you think Judge Reogop,s
nomination would result in n division
III ms party and the nomination nv
Sleveland Democrats OF an Opposition
eu.notu'late asked the reporter.
hardly think so. Notwitbstand-
ing Judge Reagan's failure IN inSnree
me action of the harmony meeting nj
Dailas on account Of his extreme views
on silver / think the rank ana nie ~
me Texas Democracy feel that tho
money question, while very
ols question, indeed. is not a marty
question and that Democrats may an
Ter upon II, This difference or onininn
However can never justify Judge Rea,
san Tor the bitter and unrelenting
he LIS rs naking on the only man in
'ue natoh who not once only hut tvvioe
could have been elected uresideat NV
the Democratic ticket vi
Win such discussions among our
selves ! fear 1t will be many : long
gay before we shall see another Demo-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-08

Waco, Tex, April 90.-E. q. senter.
Esq, Managing Editor, Fort Worth Tex
Dear Sir, Replying to your favor Of
the Goth inst. was member OF the
Matlock committee, was present at the
harmony meetlug az Dallas, and served
ON the conference committee that re,
ported the resolutions which were
adopted as basis of adjustment and
settlement OF MI differences honorably
The resolutions adopted distinctly
stated that 'he committee did not
assume To dictpte or frame a plat
torm,' Therefore, In answer to ybur
nrst question, answer that there wa,
no attempt on the part of the com.
mittee 10 limit tho scope OF the an.
thority OF the next Democratic stat,
convention n the construction " "a
platform" The agreement there en-
tered Into was made in good faith
and In answer TO your second question
answer rhcre was no 'impliet
reservation or the right TO abrogate 1,
either party in any contingency ."
The above answers your questions.
but does mol cover the points fully
and since you have asked FOR my nm
derstauding ~ that agreement thai
Is now part OF the history OF the
Democratic party. with the hope Tint
u VIII enliEhssn those who persistentIy
REFUSE 10 accupt the agreement In m,
spirit thar Il was entered Into. | sub
init for your careful consideration. the
resolutions "a adopted as follows.
We relterate our Endorsement of tn,
national platform adopted at Chicar
In lSs2, as a rue expression OF Demo.
cratic faith, sind stand as a unit ready.
To second the cNcruons OF our Demo.
otatle president and congress, IN III,
execution OF the demands OF said
platform.
Ny understanding q the above reso.
luton Is that when any man or M
PET preten Inns to be Democrat
Joins the Popniists In their demands
ana IN their abuse OF our Democratir
president, or who, for the purpose ~
gaining amy number OF Popullst votes
VIII inser, rs 8y.g PLATFORM any PLANK
demanding frsa and unlimited cdr,
axe " silver 20 long us II is In con
Met with cur rational nemoe-,u