The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-13

LONDON. Oct 12.-The attention OF
thu world of politics has been entirely
turned toward Constantinople during
the. past week, while the interest of the
world of fashion and sport has centered
At New York
The prince of Wales is understood to
be much disappointed at the perform
ance Of Floizen II on Wednesday last
when the royal entry finished fourth IN
the. race for the Czarewitz stakes ana
he is said to be equally put out at me
fact that his colt Persimmon could 90
no better than to come IN thlru III the
struggle for the middle park plate yes
+erdaV The prince, it is claimed, had
been very confident Of capturing the
Czarewitz. and his eldest son, the duke
IF York. was present at Newmarket,
mainly in the hope of seeing his father
land the prize with FlOriZen IL. But
both the prince and the duke were
doomed to disappointment. Inc lot
mer. however, apparently resolved 10
console himself as much as possible,
for after the races yesterday he started
for warwick castle, on visit to the
earl and countess Of Warwick. Hhe
latter. first as Lady Brooke and later
as Countess Warwick, has had the
rrince at the head Of her list of admir-
ers for many years past and IS sun
one Of the great beauties OK England
although she has d son Is years old.
The weather in Scotland recently
has been very cold for this time Of
the year. but it is understood that
Queen Victoria has been driving about
BalmOral and its neighborhood at late
hours in the afternoon in an open vic
toria TO the dismay Of those who are
constantly dwelling upon the aging
and apparently daily increasing zee
bleness of her majesty.
LondOners, it appears, are now eX-
pected to flock to a new attraction,
a Floating Chamber of Horrors
Which promises to rival the cham
Der of horrors at Nine. TuSsaudS ia
nous wax works exhibition. This
floating exhibition of terrible happen
ings of the past is an Old convict hulk,
the Success, which recently arrived
here from Australia, after a voyage Of
five months duration, and which is
mO0red at Blackwell, while being pre-
pared to receive the public. The Sue
cess has been used for exhibition pur
poses in Australian waters for years
past. but just as she was upon the
point of being demolished she was
purchased from the government by
SPECTATORS and brought to this coun-
try The hulk is over a hundred years
old and is the only one remaining of
the terrible floating prisons establish
ed by the government of the colony
of Victoria from 1850 TO 1855 as a. re-
suit of the discovery of the gold fields
of Bendigo and Ballarat. and the sub
sequent rush to the colony of, among
others. many thousands Of desperate,
lawless men of nearly all nationali-
ties Naturally. crimes for a long
time We're most frequent, and bush
TObberries committed along the roads
followed by the lucky diggers, who
tried to make their way home With
their newly acquired wealth. In fact.
these law breakers eventually became
so bold that they attacked the gov
ernment escorts guarding the consign-
ments Of gold sent from Ballarat or
Bendig0 20 Melbourne and other towns.
When the bushrangers were captured
they We're treated with the utmost Sc
verify. and upon conviction were SEN
fenced to long terms Of imprisonment
in the prison hulks which we're sta
TONED in Hobs0n's Bay. Melbourne.
ON board these Y ssels q. most terrible
system Of discipline prevailed. in fact
It's administrator the then inspector
general Of naval establishments, a son
OF Cornish baronet, Sir John
Price, was beaten 10 death
by gang of couvicts who rushed
upon him. determined to kill the in
ventor Of the much hated system of
control, some idea Of which may be
gathered from the following facts.
Each convict has his history re-
corded on the door Of his cell in the
hunks. and many of the most motor
fous records will be on exhibition. AT
temDts to jump overheard were fire.
Quent although the convicts. being
heavily ironed. those who were sue
cessful
Sank Like Jumps of Lead
to rise no more. Many of the prison
ers whom no amount Of punishment
could subdue, were continually ours.
Ing and yelling in the most horrible
manner Whichever way the visitor
turned there was something repuIsive
10 the eye or ear. There was want of
space for bodily exercise. a total ab-
sence OF any kind OF any useful occu-
patton, and almost total isolation from
al me usual habits of mankind. The
narrow walls of the cells We're the
limits for exercising the body. except
mat the prisoners were allowed or
the decks for one hour daily.
On board the Success. when ready
Tor inspection, Waxetc figures of the
conNlcts OF he past will be shown in
their usual attitudes and coarse e-arh
i'm the cells they atone time O---nnia5
Notably among them Will be the fig.
ures OF the notorious Captain" Mel.
vile, who for several years haunted
the country between Ballarat and Mel.
Dourne, TO tie terror of al gold-laden
olSGers attempting to make their way
from the gold fields 70 the latter CITY
he was credited with MANY n1urdars
ana countess robberies, and wher
hhalIy arrested he admitted that tho
proceeds of his crimes must have
rooted upon quite a quarter of . mil.
hon dollars. which he claimed he ha :
hldden IN place known to himselt
alone. As result for Forty wears
since people have been trying in T,air
20 ind out where Melville hid his i1i.
gotten gold. As he as in the babj.
OF riding to the top o. Mounts Bora
and Anakie, from which points of van.
Lage and by the aid Of a pova~f,
held glass, he was able to espv tbe
returning diggers, it is believed +hat
the treasure must be hidden in tbe
neighborhood of those places. hut ~
attempts 10 find it have proved fruit.
less. - ~ =
NeIlViIle's Burning oratory.
When after trial and conviction. Nal
vide was confined on board the Success
ne watched his opportunity and AT the
mead or a number OF other desnerata
men suddenly rushed upon the boa
Killed the keeper in charge. and Succeeded
IN putting away from the hulk in safety
although fired upon by all the hunks and
war SHIPS IN the bay. He was soon reca,-
5uned. however, and at his trial defended
arNfH lit