Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-07-24
ODDS AND ENDS FROM ABROAD.

oDDo avn LiNDo NOh hDNOHD'
Very few English newspapers, even
the most prominent, have the s symbol
in their type cases. and when United
States money is mentioned it is gener-
ally printed as "dolls," sometimes in
this way: "dolls. 300" and more often
as 1900 dolls" The mighty "Times. "
however uses the symbol, but in the
case of there being any fraction of a
dollar in addition it adds &C" at the
end. this way: $25.35c."
The Belgian Government has laid
the foundations of very urgent meas
ure Of reform in appointing commits
sion to inquire into the cause of the
rayages exercised by the abuse of alco-
holio drinks. 1t appears that the
licensing system has proved utterly
inefficient, and that the suppression Of
38, 900 public houses has only resulted
in the creation of an equal number Of
clandestine establishments, while the
consumption of alcohol has increased
in alarming proportions. The poison
Gus nature of the liquor sold, which is
computed by chemists to be seven
times more deadly in its effects than
the pure spirits. is an additional evil.
A South African newspaper publishes
this cheerful local item: "They man
age some things very badly down at
Grahamstown. Last Saturday morn
ing cartful of very dirty looking Hot
tentot women, and suspected to be
suffering from smallpox. was detained
in front of the Court House for several
hours waiting for the district surgeon.
The driver said he wished they
wouldn't keep him waiting SC long, as
he had to unload the patients and load
up with provisions to take back to his
masters farm. And yet they wonder
how they have smallpox in their
nidst."
Henry NJ Stanley, in an interview
with the London correspondent of the
Paris Figaro" strongly advocates
the construction by France of rail-
way from Algeria to the Soudan. Rail-
ways, he insists, are the essential
thing in Africa colonization, and he is
confident that one day there will be a
line from the Cape through the Congo.
Lake Tchad, Timbuctoo aud Algeria to
the Mediterranean.
The latest mails from Madagascar
contain serious news regarding the
sanitary condition of the French troops.
Fever IS said to have made great rava-
ges. and the debility of those who have
spent the rainy season on the coast
causes considerable anxiety. The NOR
tality is reported to have been much
greater than usual. In one case COM
pany of $50 men is said to be now able
to muster only forty fit for service.
The Legion of Honor, as shown by
the estimates. costs France about a.
thirty-four Grand Crosses, receiving
5000 francs each, 176 grand officers
at 1900 francs, 81 commanders at
1,C00 francs, 4.039 officers at 500
francs and 25,441 chevaliers at $50
francs, with SOL military medalists
receiving small pensions. The civilian
members do not receive any stipends.
1t is said in London that the note
presented by the Ambassadors Of Great
Britain, France and Russia to the
Porte in regard to reforms in Armenia
proposed that the governors and vice.
governors should be Mahomedans or
Christians, according as the relative
Numbers of the Mahomedan and Chris
tian population may seem to require.
A Mahomedan governor should have
under him Christian vice-governor,
and vice versa. A special commission
will be appointed to see that no Turk
ish subject is imprisoned unless regu-
lar warrant of arrest has been previous
ly isued, and also that the accused is
examined within the periods prescribed
by law and is release without delay
in the event of acquittal. The COM
mission will insure the complete aboli-
ton of physical torture.