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Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
A unlnne Lottery Reoorh.

A Japanese student living in Brook lyn has had some curious news from his home in Nilzlso. It appears that his cousin has won the first prize in gov ernment lottery, and, by so doing, has been sent abroad to travel for ten years, with handsome allowance, which IS to be paid him every three months by one of the most substantial banks in Japan. If he returns to Japan for more than one month in each year he forfeits the allowance, and it is also stipulated that at least half of the time spent abroad must be in the various countries in Europe The second prize was five years travel, and the third prize one years travel, on the same ale lowanee, but the conditions were that all the time must be spent in Europe. This certainly is the most unique lot tery on record, and the most com mendable
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
The Momon to nlnrna.

Prof Peal, the ethnologist, recently described to the Asiatic society the condition of the head-hunting Nagas on the borders of Assam. The women are to blame for the continuance of the practice; they taunt the young men who arc not tattooed, and the latter go out and cut of heads to exhibit to them, fully half of which are those of women and children. The area oceu pied by the tribe is not more than twenty miles square, but in it during the past forty years more than twelve thousand murders have been commit ted for the sake of these ghastly tro- phies
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
A MusouLAr, sEavAArL
She Is Very Popular Because She Can
 Thrash peddlers.


 Thrash peddlers.
 "My wife is an invalid and is nery. ous, and peddler or book-agent or canvasser could corral her in the parlor and talk her into buying anything she is so timid, and she would be sick week afterward with nervous prostra- tion Mary, the girl, noticed the in- jury to my wife and she said she would keep the peddlers out and told her to go ahead" quotes the London Tele- graph.
 The next day, as l went home to lunch, met man coming down the walk with portfolio of etciings scat red all over the lawn, He.had his hat jammed down over his nose and his neclStie and collar were hanging down his back and ms he came up to me he said; Save me, for Heavens salen helped him pick up his etchings from the wet grass and asked him if any thing had occurred to mar his happi- ness
 'He said he had mistaken that asy- lum for private residence and had crawled in when the door was opened and one of the female inmates, most violent ease had taken him by the throat and with q power almost super human, had thrown him ont and fright ened him nearly to death. He asked me if l were the doctor of the asylum and said ] ought to put the girl in straight-jacket. He went away quiet ly with his collar in his hand and when l went in the house Mary and my wife were laughing very hard, and my wife was better than had known her for a year.
 'Fhe other day man rang the bell and Mary went to the door. He wHs selling matches and pencils, and was deaf and dumb. He made signs to opeL the screen door, which was locked, but Mary told him it was not necessary to open the door, as she didn't want anything in his line. This made him mad and he kicked the scre n door and that made Mary mad, and she opened it and gave him blow from the shoulder right on the nose and he fell backward over the railing into pansy bed, striking on his head, He turned over and on his knees and the poor deaf and dumb peddler looked up to Mary and said in the purest French: "Howly jabers. woman, yez must be John l.. Sullivan's sistherl" and he got up and took his basket over the fence. No, sir, wouldn't let Mary go for twice what pay for her"
 "I wish you would give me the ad- dress of Mary's sister, said the other man, taking out a pencil and paper, If I could get such q girl as that would continue to keep house
 The demand for good muscular girls is increasing and they can get their own prices.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
LONGEVITY OF NUNS.
Sisters Who Have Been in Service Half
 a Century

Sisters Who Have Been in Service Half
 Century.
 Cloistered nuns, writes Paris corre- spondent are said to die early, and those active women of the orders of St. Thomas de Yilleneuvc, St. Vincent de Paul and the Augustine sisterhoods to live to great ages. know a sister of charity who was engaged in the chol- era wards of the Hotel Dieu in 1892 She refuses to retire from active service, and has three times volunteered to attend smallpox patients during cpl denies. Sister Rosalie, who organized the French military hospital service m the Crimea, lived to a great age. The other day the golden wedding of Sister Delphine with the order of St. Vincent de Paul was celebrated at Romainville. She was full year novice before she took the black veil, and has been fifty years q school teacher. Sister Delphine was thirty years old when she deter mined to take the VOWS. By the rules of the order of St. Vincent de Paul the nuns are not allowed to aspire to ex- traordinary virtue through mortifica- tion. Sich efforts might feed pride and cause self righteousness. The teaching is that those who want to be angels before God calls them to q higher world are liable to fall lower than ordinary mortals.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
Al Cnrlona Onk Tree.

A resident of Augusta, Ga, has an oak tree growing upon his place which is not unlike other trees of that species in general appearance, Instead of pro- ducing the regular acorn, however, it is annually loaded with peculiar for nations, as unlike the natural produc- tion of such trees as one could imagine. As a general vule, the cup of an acorn is as large or larger than a thimblc, covering at least half of the acorn proper, but in this case the tiny recep- tacle is not larger than pea, and in- stead of being constructed so as to hold but single nut or kernel, contains from three to five small ones, the num- Der seeming to vary with the distance from the ground, the cups on the lower limbs being uniformly filled with three of the tiny acorns. Botanists of ma tional repute have pondered over this sylvan oddity, and old settlers, noted hunters and woodmen in general have visited the wonder and left without even attempting to name the vardetyof oak to which it belongs.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
A queer Maple Tree.

A tree growing on the premises of S. c. Scott, Plainweil, Mich, has been at tracting scientific attention and inves- tigation for number of years. It is of the common hard maple, or sugar tree" variety. Annually for at least ten years at this season of the year, or even as early as the last week in Au- gust, it sheds all its leaves and forth with puts out new foliage This sec- ond crop of leaves are full of moisture and readily succunb to the first heavy ffr,qfs of nctoher
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
shower Isaths for norsA.. :.

They do queer but very sensible thing to the car horses in New York in hot weather The horses are kept out side, not in the heated stables, and are put in row, face to the sidewalk One of the stablomen has hose which he turns or the horses every little while. The stream of water is sent first on their backs, then on the head, and as it comes down the row the horses that have not been wet look up to see when their turn is coming. They appear to like it, and DO wonder. Probably many a boy or girl, walking along in the heat, would like it, too
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
FOREIGN PlcK.ups,

THE French people, it is said, now pay more attention to eating and drinking and less to dancing than form erly.
 HUyeARY is about to hold an exhibi- sion of historical relics to celebrate the millennial anniversary of the founda- tion of the kingdom by Arpad in s94
 4 LOG of African mahogany, said to be the largest ever landed in England, was recently sold in London. It measured thirty-six by forty inches, and was iorty-one and one-half feet long, free from knots. shakes and all other defects.
 EIsLEBEN, the birthplace of Martin Luther, is sinking into the moor upon which it is built. Measures have been taken in recent years to drain the bog without avail, and the inhabitants are seriously thinking Of abandoning the town
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
A eATcH oE SCIENCE

TH barking of a dog on earth can be distinctly heard by balloonists at an elevation of four miles
 A STAR 25,o0o, 900, 100000 miles away would be considered quite remote by anyone except the astronomer.
 THRouan telescopic observations we have leafned that when en route birds travel at an altitude Of from one to three miles above the earth.
 BATHING is often answerable for aural disease when duelxing the head is practiced. It should be borne in mind that the ear is intolerate of cold t-afoc
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
No nonrdere in the pnlnoe.

One of the ladies of Hampton Court palace recently undertook to increase her income by taking boarders The lord chamberlain was therefore obliged to point out that while rooms at Hamp- ton court may be temporarily lent with the queens consent, and there is no objection to relatives or friends con tributing to the expenses of the ladies while on a bona-fde visit, the queen draws line at attempts to make pc cuniary proc ut of her hospitality.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
She Wanted the Real T,,no

Several years ago a celebrated tra gedian was announced to play Ham let" at Windsor. When he came to the soliloQuy he made an unusual pause after ITO be-" The queen, believing that he had forgotten his lines, instant ly prompted-''or not to be. That is the question" By your leave, your majesty, said the tragedian, put out of courtiy hnmor by the Interruption, that is not the question. The ques- tion is my method of interpretation Never mind your method, !" returned the queen, s1nilingly; 'what we want is shakespearep
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27
Vas n Cobbler.

Stainboulc , the Bulgarian ex-min- iSter, was in his younger days ap- prentieed to a cobbler On becoming prime minister he appointed his former master, the cobbler, prefect of police at Sofia as mark of respect for his just and unerring severity and his re- marlsable talent for logging.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-27

4 STRAINED imagination makes a muddy mind. Rural New Yorker.
 A MANS confidence in his own ex- perienee is in inverse proportion to his age .-Trpth.
 BoET hare your feelings around like c4t's '7il to i~ .ioPped upon Arisan
The herald., 1894-08-25
HE RIDES ON A PULLMAN PASS
And Is a Personal Friend of
the Marquis.
Labor Commissioner Wright Open
to Suspicion.
Can the Pullman Strikers Expect Jus.
tics at tho Hands of Such
an Arbiter?-The Strike
InvostiRation.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-United States La
Dor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright,
chairman of the special labor oommis-
sion appointed by President Cleveland
to investigate the Pullman strike, was
interviewed today as to a report that he
was in the habit OF using a Pullman
pass. He scarcely gave the reporter
time to finish his question.
"Yes, have su annual pass on all
Pullman cars" he said with emphasis,
"and use 1t whenever 1 want to-"
"Did you use II in coming to Chicago p"
81 did not, and the government
would have been the gamer il had"
"Are you in the habit of travelling
on it?"
"I use whenever please. The pass
was given to me by Mr.. Pullman. who
is a personal friend Of mine, and 1 have
had it for several years-ever since the
frat Pullman investigation 1 made,
for l suppose that is what
you are driving at. l never knew
Mr. Pullman until then, but / met him
at that time and he has been q warm
friend of mine ever since. He gave me
the passes and invited me to ride on his
car whenever wanted to. just as a man
would invite another to take ride in
Miscarriage"
Commissioner Wright's pass entities
him to ride free in any Pullman car at
any time in any part of the United
States,
The herald., 1894-08-25
tos ANGELES SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST s5 1894

snd Spain Gas to Cuba and Porto
hlco) began to ship their products
duty free to the United States under the
terms OF their new treaties. Colombis
claimed the came exemption for her
staples-hides, coffee, sugars and mo-
iasses. The state department rejected
this claim. as it was obliged to do, or
else the whole fabric OF the treaties
would have fallen, the United States
being able to offer no inducements. CO.
lombia persisted in her claim, and
pointed to the,treety Of 1916, which de-
olares that the Columb bians shall not be
assessed any duty upon their products
imported into the United States higher
than on like articles imported from any
other foreign country. This meant,
they contend, ii the staples above men
toned the United States free from Bra
I'll and Cuba, they should enter free from
Colombia also, regardless of reciprocity
treaties. They have never abated this
contention many letters have been ex.
changed on the subject. and at last the
United States has been obliged to admit
the strength and correctness OF the
Colombian position. This being done,
it follows that the government must re-
fund to importers the amounts they
have paid in duties on Colombian pro-
ducts which should have been free or
admitted at lower rates. just what the
total will amount to NO one can tell at
present, but steps are being taken to
ascertain the amount from statistics.
The United States very recently induced
Spain to order a refund of $5,000,000
collected erroneously in exports to Cuba.
The herald., 1894-08-25
RELIEF FOR MRS. STANFORD.

The Trouble with the Government to
30 Speedily Settled.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-There is Q pos.
gress early next session to relieve Mrs.
Stanford as speedily as may be Of the
embsrrassme ent placed in the way of q
settlement OF Senator Stsnford's estate
by Attorney" General Olney's claims
against it on behalf of the government
for the Pacific railroad debt. new
method Of procedure, heretofore not
contemplated, has been outlined
at the suggestion of Repre-.
sentative Mcguire of California.
who has advocated the enforcement of
the claims against the personal estates
OF the four great directors OF the Pacific
railroads, and has been one of the
strongest opponents of any plan for the
extension of their debt. The PROPOSE
ton, briefly stated, is to authorize Mr7.
Stanford to bring suit against tf
United States, and thus cause an imm,
diate adjudication of the governmenra
suit. Under this proposed method OF
procedure, Mrs. Stanford would become
the plaintiff and the government the
defendant for the purpose OF the suit.
So long as the government suit is
pending the trustees cannot make dis
tribution, and the funds of the Leland
Stanford Jr. university are in certain
measure affected. In the regular course
of litigation the attorney gener-
al's proposed suit could not be
tried until the bonds OF the
road on which default OF payment 10 in-
eyitable, have matured. Senator Hill.
however, introduced bill recently to
require the prompt prosecution and
speedy determination of the claim OF
the United States against the estate OF
the late Leland Stanford, which would
make it the duty of the attorney general
OF the United States to cause to be in
stituted in the circuit court for the dis
trict of California such suits ae may be
necessary to enforce the claim, directing
the court to give such suits precedence
over all others, and also directing the
attornev-general to first prosecute the
claim in the state court, If that may be
necessary. ~
When Representative Culberson. chair
man of the judiciary committee. brought
the bill up in the house yesterday, Mr..
Mcguire side.tracked it by an objection
TO its consideration. Mcguire says he
obisoted to the bill because it was
loosely drawn. Aiterwsrd hs told Mr..
Culberson that he would draw a bill
under Which the same object might be
accomplished partially. The Mcguire
bill will enable Mrs. Stanford to bring
suit against the United States in the
United States circuit court OF California :
to determine the validity of the claim.
II will contemplate q suit OF the same
character 40 the proossdings in equity
which real estate holder might insti.
tute to quiet title sgainat party who
asserted title to his land. d"
Nr. Nagsire will probably not intro
dsos the bill himself, but says he will /.
see that the measure offered ia an iron.
clad one in its protection Of the govern
ment's interests.
The herald., 1894-08-25
THE MOSQUITO COAST TROUBLE
Eight Foreigners Arrested at
Bluefields.
An American Citizen and the British
Consul Captives.
Tho Prisouors Taken to Greytown.
High Handed Acts of tho Nicar-
sguan Authorities - Big
Display of Forco.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The British foreign
Office has received confirma alton OF the
arrest at Blue6slds of Hatch, the con-
sular agent OF Great Britain. The
British government is in communica-
tion with the government OF Nicaragua
in regard to the recent occurrences at
Bluefielde.
At the United States embassy today
it was stated that no information had
been received there for three weeks in
regard to the trouble in the MOSQUITO
territory.
Mr.. james s. Roosevelt, the secretary
OF the United States embassy, thought
that the sction OF the Nicaraguan gov.
ernment in srresting Mr.. Hatch was
extraordinary.
General Bsrrios, the Nicaraguan en-
voy, who is on his wsy here, in addition
to endeavoring to settle the differences
between Nicaragua and Great Britain
and arranging for moderation OF the
Managua treaty, will seek to persuade
the British government to be repre-
eented by minister instead OF by q
consular agent.
EIGHT FOREIGN PRISONERS.
New YORK, Aug. 24.-Advices from
Bluefelds, evidently later than those
received at Colon. say the Nicaraguan
troops returning from Bluefslds reached
Greytown yeoterday, bringing eight
foreigners as prisoners. A British war
vessel arrived at Greytoun yesterday
evening.
New Orleans advices received here last
night describe the arrest of Hatch, Capt.
Q. W. Wiltbanks, an American. who ac-
cepted the position OF Judge under the
Mosquito government, and several Mos
quito creoles. Hatch succeeded in dis
patching note to an English cruiser off
Bluefeds. and Mr.. Seat, United States
consul, communicated with the United
States cruiser Columbia. 1t is believed
Hatch is charged with having melted
Jamaioans to riot and bloodshed. When
these adviees left Bluefislds, that place
was in a state Of great excitement. II
was said the Americans would demand,
by force of arms if necessary, the release
OF the innocent men, and the Uuited
States cruiser Columbia and the British
cruiser Mohawk were expected to take
action.
STORY OF REFUGEES.
Colon, Aug. PA schooner has
reached here with 70 refugees from
Blueields, Mosquito territory. They
say the Nicaraguans imprisoned eight
American citizens and several British
subjects, Including the Britiah vice
consul. The country is described 60 de.
populated and business stopped. The
refugees also report that more Nicsra.
guam troops are arriving at Blueields.
The display of force is announced to be
caused by the determination the
Nioaraguans to resist foreign int. .oTsnce
in their affaies.
The herald., 1894-08-25
TROOPS AT sACRAM ENTo.
A Monument Fund subscrfbed for tho
Murdered Privates.

Monument Fund subscrfbed Tor the
Murdered Privates.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. PA fund OF
$500, subscribed by the citizens of Sac
rsmento for the purpose OF erecting O
suitable monument over the graves Of
Privstes Dugan, Clarke. Byrns and Lub.
berding, OF the Fifth United States
artillery, who lost their lives on July
11th, last, at the railroad trestle near
this city, through the act OF the striking
train wreckere, has been turned over to
Col. William Graham, in command OF
the United States troops here.
The federal troops are still guarding
the Central Pacific from Davisville, 20
miles west of Sacramento, to Truckee,
near the Nevada state line, and sentries
are posted at the Bridges, culverts. tun-
nels and other exposed places. The
force is gradually being withdrawn,
however. and it is probable that all the
troops will return to the Presidio, San
Francisco, about September LIST.
The herald., 1894-08-25
ARIZONA NEWS.
A Stage Eobbery-Exoltemsnt snt at Fort
yuIi.,xaia-A RIz.ai<a<s< n

A Stsgs Eobbery-Excitemsn snt at Fort
Whipple-A Shocking Murder.
PREscorr, Ariz., Aug. ga lone
highwsyman today hsld UP stage and
six passengers eight miles from town.
He compelled each to throw up his
hands. and with an ease and grace that
was surprising took all the valuables
from the passengers. He bid all good
bye and wished them better luck next
time. About $3.50 was secured by the
robber.
A belligerent soldier at Whipple bar
racks fred on a detachment sent to
arrest him yesterday, but hit no one.
The excitement that ensued brought out
the whole garrison under arme. The
culprit took to the hills, where he re-
manned until 10 p. M, when he returned
and surrendered. He is of foreign birth
and has anarchietic tendencies,
A shocking murder took place 20 miles
from here on the Jerome railroad, in
which Mexican woman was stabbed Is
times by man named Bob Parsons.
The man was her discarded lover. He
was brought to this city, and narrowly
escaped lynching while at Jerome, all
the preparations being made to that end,
when friends interfered and saved him.
The herald., 1894-08-25
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Nominses for Railroad Commissioners,
Equslizers and Congress.

Nomtnses for Railroad Commissionsrs,
Equalizers and Congress.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-W. W. Phil
lips was nominated railroad commission.
or from the Third district by acclama-
tion this afternoon. WI. Hutchins of
Fresno, who had been a candidate, WAS
not nominated. Phillips is banker of
Fresno.
In the First railroad district DR.. James
I. Stanton OF San Francisco was nomi.
na;ed as commissioner over W. A.
Hinton.
James G. Nealon was nominated for
the board OF equalization from the First
district.
Congressman J. G. Mcguire was re-
nominated from the Fourth district.
R. II. Bsamer was nominated for the
state board of equalization from the
Third district.
p. M. Larue OF Sacramento was nomi-
mated for railway com missioner from the
First district by vote of las to 56 over
Edwin Swinford of Colusa.
The herald., 1894-08-25
Rejoicing at Stockton.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. "a. Stockton
celebrated tonight the nomination Of
Budd for governor, and general jollif.
cation followed. Steam whistles
schreeched. church bells were rung,
bonfires blszed, bands played and his
many friends marched about town
shouting and cheering for Jim Bud6.
The nomination is received here with
general rejoicing,
The herald., 1894-08-25
califarnln usrh raa

Is Just the thing to take at this season. Warm
weather induces q debilitated condition OF the
system. Torpid liver. Indigestion and blood
diseasef assert themselves unless these trou bles
are corrected. This is best done by the oeca-
sional use OF Weeks California herb tea,
harmless remedy composed entirely of roots
and herbs. 20 cents per package. Fos sale by
all druggists.
The herald., 1894-08-25
ANOTHER ENHANCEMENT.
The Reciprocity Law Has Got Uncle
Sam Into Trouble.

Sam Into Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Aug. PA secret has
leaked cut from diplomatic circles to
the effect that our government has be.
come sadly entangled with one of the
South American republics as a result OF
the reciprocity treaties and will have
bill to pay beside which the Bering sea
claims will appear trivial in amount.
The corutry in question is the United
States OF Colomb bia, one of the South
American republics which steadily re-.
fused ell efforts OF the state department
to induce it to become q party to
one u these reciprocity treaties.
The herald., 1894-08-25

Kenneth Bazemore had the good for
tun to receive a small bottle Of Cham.
berlain's Colo, Cholera and Disrrhea
Remedy when three members OF his
family were sick with dysentery. This
one email bottle cured them all, and he
had some left which he gave to Geo. W.
Baker, a prominent merchant OF tho
place. Lewiston, N. O., and it cured him
of the same complaint. When troubled
with dysentery, diarrhea, colo, or chel.
era morbus, give this remedy trial asd
yeu will be more than pleased with the
result. The praise that naturally follows
its introduction and use has made 1t
very popular. 25 and 80 cent bottles for
sale by Off & Vaughn, Fourth and
sesia8, O. 2. Hsinesman. 222 N. Main,
druggists.