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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
COLD. CRUEL RUSSIA.
A Heartrcndins Story In Real Life Close
ly Resembling ssLes Miserables.s

~ &NoooAt4HAAA8 &<8o hAAnok1tbAc1z
A story has reached London from Rus
STA even more heartrending in its essen
tial details than the story Of the hero of
LES Miserables," which it closely re-
sembles. Thirty-eight years ago Rus
sian lad, 16 years old. Ivan Rykoff, who
drank too much vodka at wedding
feast, entered church and carried off
the wax candles. Under the cruel laws
of those days he was condemned to the
Siberian mines. Several months later
he escaped after fearful adventures and
reached the city of Tonsk befriended by
farmer, secured the passport of a de-
ceased workman and became good citi-
zen. He married, prospered and became
locally prominent. Recently at a family
reunion he told his wife and children the
story for the first time. The walls must
have had ears. Ten days later q gem
darme entered his bedroom one morning
and told Rylzof he was charged with es-
Gaping from Siberia. The gray haired
man turned pale. els it true?' asked the
officer. lit is true enough, God be
praised" replied the trembling old man.
Every well, then, you are my prisoner.
Rykoff dressed himself and went to
prison. By the advice of his lawyer he
forwarded a petition praying to be re-
leased. His plea produced an impression
on the officials, and Rykoff was set at lib
erty, but only for few days. On fur
Their consideration it was decided to bring
him to trial. In court he related the story
fully and frankly, throwing himself upon
the mercy Of the judges. Justice, how
ever, was inexorable, and the law was
allowed to have its course. Rykotf was
condemned to be taken back to the mines
of Siberia and kept in penal servitude q
longer time than that fixed by the court
which tried him when boy Before
leaving the prison where he is now con-
fined he is to receive severe fogging of
40 or so lashes. 1t seems incredible that
such a sentence should be executed, now
that international publicity has beengiv-
en- to the pitiful story.-London Letter.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
Leprosy In Germany.

There is in the German empire hot
bed of leprosy. According to the inves-
LEGATIONS of the imperial board of health,
whose attention was directed to the fact
bv a physician, there are at present 10
leuers in the district of Mamel, eastern
Prussia. Eight other lepers died in 1877.
Six of these IS cases were single persons.
The other ~ extended over five families.
Of those who died, 2 suffered from the
disease years; others 10, 10, 8, Z and
year. The first case occurred, as far as
can be found out, 90 years ago. Only one
of the 19 had ever left home, so the origin
of the disease cannot be found.-Berlin
Correspondent. --.-..
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
THE CABLE sPooK.
An Uncanny Thing Bestrides the Slot Be-
fore Chicago Street Cars.

An Uncanny Thing Bestrfdes the Slot Be
fore Chicago Street Cars.
Whether it is spook or not, it is both
ering the brains Of the west side cable
car conductors and gripmen and is caus-
the passengers who travel nightly on the
Milwaukee avenue and Madison street
cable cars.
1t looks like wolf, but it may be an
ordinary dog-that is, ordinary in all re-
spects save in appearance.
Two members of the University club
were sauntering along Washington
street, between Dearborn and Clark
streets, a week ago last night A west
bound Madison street cable car was
standing opposite the Title and Trust
building. The gripman looked as if he
was in a trance. The conductor was
helpless and evidently speeches.. In
the center of the street stood something
that looked like a wolf. 1t was not
bowling and was not wild looking. 1t
was simply standing over the cable slot
in what, in the case of man, would
have been called a reflective mood.
Some of the women on the front seats
jumped off. When they saw how mild
and harmless the object over the slot
looked, they returned to their seats. The
conductor at last regained his courage
and tugged twice at the bellrope. The
gripman obeyed, the car moved on, and
the passengers leaned over the sides (they
were summer cars), anxious for the fate
CT the dog, wolf, spook or whatever it
may have been. 1t did not snarl and
jump on the front seat. 1t quietly moved
away, went over to the sidewalk and
waited-waited just long enough to have
the train pass-then it returned to the
slot, resumed its air of reflection and
stood still Another train of cars came
along. The same programme was gone
through.
And so it went all that Sunday even
ing. The following day every gripman
and conductor in the west side cable
service was talking about the thing in
front of the Title and Trust building.
They were on the watch for it Monday
night. 1t did not appear. But on Tues
day evening, about 8 o'clock, it appeared
again and went through the same per-
Torrance as on Sunday evening, disap-
pearing about midnight. 1t was seen
again Wednesday and Friday, and last
night at o'clock it resumed its place.
Cable car men are superstitious as
much as sailors. They do not like that
thing that stands over the elob wash
ington street. Some of them say that it
is the ghost of some Door creature "killed
by the cable. Chicago Herald.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
WHITE CITY.
Colored People Barred, and the Definite Ar
ticle Not In the Name.

ticle Not In the Name.
A curious circumstance in connection
with the recent granting of postoffice
to White City, in Brevard county, Fla,
was the refusal of the government Off
cials in Washington to call it THE White
City"-the name given to the settlement
by the colonists themselves, now num-
bering about 700. Such thing had
never been asked before, so the records
showed, and Postmaster General Bissell,
who was personally appealed to in this
case, declined to establish precedent
by granting an official use Of the definite
article in the names of postoffices.
This name-The White City-had been
selected for two reasons: First, in COM
memoration of the Worlds fair, where
Mr.. Louis Pho, the promoter, did his best
work in raising his colony, and, second,
because the population of the town is
composed wholly of white people. The
company will not soil any land to ne
groes nor are white purchasers permitted
to do so hereafter, and no negroes are
employed in OF about the city.
ALI labor of every description is done
by the colonists themselves, and it is
t phaH5 best eqq9a wfthKt t then te vii OF
the aid Of negroes. AT the start hum
dreds of negroes discharged by the rail
road contractors after the completion OF
the East Coast line applied for work, but
they were told that they were not wanted.
Now the blacks steer clear of the place,
and the colonists are very much gratified
at this. The experiment of establishing
a strictly white community in one of the
states of the south will be watched with
deep interest all over the country.-New
York Tribune.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
XXhat,s In q Name?

The custom of naming flats after
their builders or owners is a growing
one and sometimes results in curious
combination. Just below me are two
new fathouses, built last summer one
was named Albert" and on the plate
glass front door Of the adjoining one
was the word Madeira" it having
been built by patriotic gentleman
who names his flathouses after various
wines. But the latter was sold to man
named Hawkins, who forthwith put hie
own name up So now the combination
is complimentary to the old time anc
widely known White House coachman,
"Albert Hawkins. New York Herald
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
Arc Men Getting More Vain?

A local philosopher, who makes
practice of observing other peoples
manners and commenting upon their
habits. states that nearly every man now
carries a pocket mirror. According to
him, this habit has grown immensely
of late, and nearly every man can be
observed at frequent intervals pulling
glass out Of his pocket and looking at
the set of his necktie or the appearance
of his whisl1ers. Philadelphia Call.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
How to Rnin q Cake.

When you have cake or bread in the
oven, don't slam the oven door nor walk
heavily about the kitchen while it is bak-
ing. A fine cake will be irretrievably
ruined by slight jar at certain stage
of its baking, and one Of the most pro-
life sources Of bad bread is an utter ig-
norance Of how to handle it when it is in
the oven.-New York Telegram.
A fortunate Selection.
Mother-What are all these senseless
trinllets for?
Pretty Daughter-They are for the
grabbing at the church fair.
"Mercyl There is not one thing that
any human being could want. -
eyes; isn't it fortunate? Everybody
who draws prize will put it back in
the bag. New York Weekly.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
A Pious Wish.

The emperor once stood before the
magnificent tomb of the Duke Rudolph
of Swabia. Some of his courtiers were
of the opinion that he ought not to al
low his mortal enemy to have SO SPLEEN
did monument, but that he should
have his body exhumed and buried else
where.
ooh, let him lie where he u.s." said
the emperor. II only wish all my en-
emies were as splendidly buried. Allie
Zeiten und Landen.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
Ont; orOrtier.

Little Girl--We has new baby.
Neighbor-You have?
Little Girl-Yes'm, an its eyes open
an shut, too, but guess there's sornefing
zee matter wifi its works, cause geo eyes
don't always shut when you lay tt
down. Good News.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
BulIet Proof Coats.

Germany will not have monopoly OF
bullet proof coats An Englishman has
made similar article of vegetable fibers
from India and Africa, which is used
daily at London music hall, where a
young woman wearing it is fired at by
rife experts with regulation army am
munltion. There is no humbug about
the performance, and the government is
investigating the invention.
The literal meaning Of Eau revoir" is
"till seeing you again. but the phrase
Ia French one) really means "goodby tor
the present.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22

BY Associated Press.
Washington, March 2l.-The esti-
mates OF the amount OF revenue which
the tarin bill reported to the senate
yesterday win produce. show that the
total amount Will be about $1,000, 900.
This Is a reduction Of between Sl300O,-
900 and tli.0O0.O0O from the estimates
In the first bill reported to the commit
tee. The principal reduction Is made
in the Internal revenue part OF the bill
through the restoration OF the present
tax rates ON domestic tlgars and cigar
cites which amounts to "A loss of over
sl000O,O0O There will also be an mp
preciable falling on OF duty ON tlnplate.
caused by changing the duty on that
importation from / i-l5 cent to / cent
per pound The change In the fruit
schedule whereby bananas, pineapples
and cucoanuts are taken from the duti-
able list viii make up the other prln-
cipal items OF loss. Bananas are ini-
ported In large quantities and the i'm
position Of n duty OF cents per pound
as first proposed by the committee
would have produced revenue OF
I,012,23G. The committee found upon
investigation, however, that the bill
would produce more revenue than would
be needed, and as bananas are not
produced In this country outside of a
small section on the Gulf OF Mexico,
It was decided to restore them to the
free list. As the bill stands. II the
estimate Is correct. Il VIII produce at
least sSOO0O,00O more OF revenue than
Will be needed. The change made In
the sugar schedule win cause a show
ing In the estimates different from the
subcommittee bill. as the first esu-
mate was made upon sugar testing
ninety degrees lne. The estimate for
the present bill VIII probably be upon
the same grade OF sugar. There
would. however. be a slight difference
In actual returns AS the maximum
duty rate under the present bill is
l.as l-2 cents per pound. as against
Lao on the subcommittee bill The
difference on this score would be CON
trolled entirely by the quantity OF the
high grade sugar impOrtad
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22

BY Associated Press.
birmingham, Ala. March 2t.-Three
representative negroes. from every part
OF Alnbamn, were In attendance here
today upon the state convention OF
negroes. recently called by Rev. A.
j. Warner and others. 20 consider the
question OF emigration 10 Africa. The
depressed condition OF the race and
the fact that they were making no
progress was discussed II was the
sense OF the meeting that Africa being
the natural home Of the negroes, those
In this country should return TO that
continent as soon aa possible and es-
tnblish there a great nation such as
the whites had established In America.
II was agreed. however, that as
the white man had brought the ne
Frocs to America he ought to pay their
fare back 10 their native land. Reso-
lutions To that effect were passed.
II was resolved TO urge upon all
negroes In America to take similar
action,
Bishop Turner Of Georgin was pres
ent and advocated emigration, Propo-
sitions have already been received from
steamship lines TO transport the ne
groes. either from New Orleans or Sa-
vnnnah, as soon as they are ready
to 20,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
A PRESSURE ON GROVER.
Petitions from All Parts of
the Country Urging Him
TO VETO THE sEIeEIoRAGE BILL
He Advises a New York Delegation
Not TO Wait on Iim-rnrifr Rev
enue Estimate-Texas Mat
tcrs at the Capital.


BY Associated Press.
Washington, March 2i.-rhe vital IN
terest felt in the fate OF the seisnior-
age bin was clearly manifested today
in the large number Of congressman
who called at the White House to talk
with the president OF the subject
Texas delegation was represented by
Messrs. culberson. sayers and Kilgore,
while other callers were Senators
Faulkner and Camden OF West Viz
gInla. senator Berry u Arkansas and
Representative Johnson OF ohio. The
president saw all OF these and Is lis
tenlng patiently TO everything bearing
upon the bill that is advanced. Be
cause his time is so fully occupied.
the president finds it necessary to tele-
graph the committee Of the New York
chamber OF commerce, which is TO
come to Washington TO urge a veto,
suggesting that the trip be abandoned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
PRESSURE on CLEVELAND.
Nv Associated Press

Washington, March 21-The pressure
being brought 10 bear upon President
Cleveland In regard IA the action he
shall take upon the Bland seigniornge
bill is not confined to senators and rep.
resentntiyes, for he Is in receipt of let.
tiers aud kilograms from all sections Of
the country upon the subject, and con
trary to the belief that seems to prevail,
very large majority Of these communi.
cations urge him TO exercise the veto
power. Most of the most emphatic
Of the letters Ia their urgency for a veto
are from Baltimore New Orleans. Rich.
mond, Va, St Louis, Charleston. s. C..
and other Southern cities, aud represent
boards of trade and business men. Sim
liar communications have been received
from Chicago, pittsburg Allegheny
CITY, Detroit, Boston. New York, Phila.
delphia, Rochester and Providence.
The prevailing sentiments contained Ia
these appeals are the expression OF ap-
prehenslon If the bill becomes law
there would be loss OF confidence. the
fear that the gold would be drained
from the treasury, and the fear that the
government would be unable TO maintain
the parity between gold and silver thus
placing its financial status on the same
footing with Mexico, the South Ameri.
can republics aud India
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
BREcKINRIDGR's DEFENSE.


Continued from First Page.)
Blackburn. then she would go 10 New
York and gradually die out Of his mo.
BY the aid OF his admission In that
way she could get out of his life. out
OF Mrs. Blackburn's life and out OF
Washington.
II seems MS though any man might
have seen the danger OF such arrange-
ment, the lawyer said In the matter
part of March Nhe Ind told him that
Mrs. Blackburn wanted TO see him
lie had gone and they had talked her
over, he telling Mrs. Blackburn of his
desire TO shield her that she was an
lmprudent girl, During this time al
Mrs. Thomas house. % Lafayettc
square, she had attempted 10 shoot
him, and only by the merest OF acct
dents had he been able TO disarrn nor
He went to Kentucky without NO.
cedins 10 her demands According 10
MS best recollection the interview he
tween himself, Mrs, Blackburn and
Miss Pollard occurred The thira az.
fourth OF April. Then she induced him
TO fall into her hands. She had made
an attack on his life, and held over
him what was worse than denth-ths
happiness OF his family. In n rnonent
of weakness, In order to give this yo'
man chance 10 begin life for hey-
self, he permitted this woman To ne.
sumo relation which never did OK
ist ana could not have been tolerated
Resuming his statement aster tho
noon recess. Col, shelby declared thnf
Miss Pollard had claimed thnt har
FIRST confinement had resulted iu
miscarriage, and that she never Inti-
mated 10 nm That she had a child BY
~ ~ ne basket which had belonged
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
rnn nAnrsnonN rRIAI.


New Castle. Pm. March 21.--About
noon today Jury was secured In the
Hartshorn trial and Miss Maggie Rob
inson was placed on the stand. Her
testimony In substance was that Prof,
Hnrtshorn had paid attention to her
sister. Aida, for three or four years,
and was frequent visitor at their
house. She said Aida was now an
inmate Of DiNmont insane asylum, as
q consequence OF q criminal operation
performed by DR., Campbell, who "a a
fugitive. and Prof Hartshorn. Ehe
Hwore that both men were present
when the child was born. und that Dr.
Campbell tied a cord around its neck
after which HRrtshorn took II down
stairs and put It In the stove, where
Hhe found bones OF ita skeleton later
She swore positively that the child
was wen formed and alive. She
distinctly saw II open It's eyes and
move It's limbo. She was closely cross
examined, but was not confused. Court
adjourned with her stu on the stands
The case promises to DO the groatest
legal battle the county hns ever had.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
non srRINGs Gun oFE.

Hot Springs. Ark, March 21.-Not a
wheel has yet been moved on the Hot
Springs railroad. The flood has receled
somewhat, as the water is only two feet
over the tracks of the Hot Springs rail-
road AZ Stony creek this evening. This
is O fall of i've feet since yesterday, aud
II the Ounchita river continues to fall, the
trains will be able to resume operations
on the road tomorrow. Today makes
three days that have passed since this
city has had any communication whatever
with the outside world and the hundreds
OF visitors Lere are restless and longing
10 hear from home. This has been the
most terrific and prolonged storm Hot
Springs has ever experienced.
There Is no way as vet TO get an
estimate of tie damage done along the
Ouachita river, A farmer who came to
this city today says the destruction of
farm property along the river will he very
great, and thousands of dollars worth
of live stock have been destroyed. Plan
tations never before covered by water
have been swept clean of every Improve
ment, even houses In number of nlaces
being swept away, but Il is thought the
inmates escaped TO places Of safety.
| There Is not Q. ferry boat left on the
river; every one was carried away by
the raging waters. and new boats Will
nave TO he built before anyone can cross
the river.
lark clouds SIN obscure the sky aud
| II looks this evening as though the rain
might begin to pour at any time If an
| other watcrspOut shuuld follow within
| the next twelve hours, with the river at
/ its present high stage, there Is no telling
/ what the rise viii be-
Traffic has been suspended on the
| Gurden branch Of the Iron Mountain
/ track between those points being three
| feet under water Seven hundred feet
4 Of. the Cotton Belt truck was washed out
4 TINS morning near Saline. Saline river
is reported rising IN inch per hour. The
washout on the Iron Mountain main line
south Of Little Rock has been repaired
| time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-22
THE GRIP.
Its Ravages Have Exceeded I'd.
Any Cholera Epidemic

Popular Science Monthly.
1t has long been a familiar fsdAt
large class of dangerous diseases. n
methods Of multiplication and va
mont, strongly suggest some s0ri \
ship with leaven or yeast. III. q
zymotic, which has been given 70 q.
Is from the Greek word lyme. and =
ferment Of leayen. When Il w
covered that leayen owes IT, es,
powers to a minute microscopic plan,
suggestion was carried still furihe /
gave rise to what Is known rs The 4
theory of disease.
OF course, only zynotic diseaie
embraced in such q theory. One Il
most characteristic of these dlseasl
the well-known epidemic ipaaati
malady, Ia grippe Ihe appnf'
French title is acquired from The hi.
and iirnness with which i ) alif
seize or grip It's victims. No less ~
tive Is the German name n 4
catarrh,' or the English and Ana|
Of epidemic hronchitis' and ''tpi|
catarrh." The Italians d n n
teenth century, believing ii due q
evil influence Of malignant sian. nFi
the less appropriate title oiq-lligi1
1t is quite natural TO conclpie lfil
cause a disease Is contaeiow K i u
for due TO microbes So h. wv 4
the proof Is lacking Of the tluA y
an inference. II is q singular ~
most of the diseases. the ctl.-l
character of which Is unquesilon.cl
lack convincing proof Of lhelf ~
origin. while some Of those no, y
suspected Of being contagious hare
demonstrated as due 10 ihis calse.
grippe no new microbe can be foin
Is invariably present in any sAgtt
disease.
Such germs as do appear IN ihe
or organs are well-knOwn fQrl-
dominant among which ar ne di...'qI
pneumonia of Fraenkel and Nr{
haum aud strepiococcns pyosense-
Ribbert thinks that the sircptacoes
gaining added virulehce through 4
changed condition u the atmoslad
the most likely cause, and be iees i
confident that il al least nroiage
plications. Tghe presence Of clpw
In s1 large a number Of eases 2,
count for the frequent Aiil
pneumonia that follow tliis d.sf..n
1t has been estimated thaI W.
epidemic of Ia grippe KILLED ~
people, on its direct attack. NJ,
worst epidemic we have ever neQ
dreaded Asiatic cholera. Iiasf %
for life by its attack, or lfFlp' u
later date to untimely grayes Y h
direct consequences, would e
swell It's majority. BY taking re'..
from their employment u igq1 ,
Of dollars Of their wages ii0a
and by checking production n Y
extent lowered the wealth q W
Few diseases have 50 his1
death rate owing TO the iarre =
its victims. Reckoned by pel
being hut . per cent. u pllr
showing as compared with Az
its 30 per cent, Int in aciun
Is alarmingly high. In some ~, !
more fatal than others. y so n,
death rate, when c0mpard nl'a =
attacked, ran higher tAfn 70 ~
country. This disease ny wv
the death rate when pre'eN -
but II keeps II up for mohlas ~, +
and leaves the commnniiy y W.
IN an unusually depressed t0a .S
death. Ii attacks every ase w
condition of life, and seen, i, ~ a
peculiar partially for the oepa''
weak.