The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01

lar as II ngureS In the Duueet, amounts w
1878, ,296 marks, or So, ,752, ,220. The reign
ing house is also in possession OF vast
amount of private property. comprising
cas- ties, forests end great landed estates In
various parts of the kingdom, known as
"Fideikommiss und schatullguter," the reve-
nue. from which is not stated, and which
mainly serves to defray the expenditure OF
the court and members of the royal family.
sTAMMERINe-M. X, City. The means for the
cure OF stammering are many and various,
ard sometimes the cure has been little better
than the disease. Drawling, singing, inter-
polations or elisions of letters speaking
either with the teeth closed or with the tongue
pressed to the roof of the mouth, smiling,
whistling between words, beating time to
utterances, stamping the foot, jerking the
body, pebbles in the mouth or tubes fixed be-
tween the organs, bands COMPRISING the
larynx and other absurd and uncouth devices
nave been practiced. But the cure depends
principles, whose only mystery is that which
arises from the little attention given to the
science OF speech. 1t is almost unnecessary
to say that the cure is not within the province
OF surgery. ''The habit of stammering," says
an authority, "can be counteracted only by
cultivation OF the opposite hab Of correct
speaking, and this can be acquired by due re-
gard 10 the processes of speech, the relation OF
breath TO articulaied sounds, the position of
the tongue and other oral organs in molGing
the outward stream OF air, and by patient ap-
pi1cation of these principles in slow and
watchful xercise."
The TROUBLE IN CHILE-"Bodewin," Bal
lards. Santa Barbara County, Cal. On the 18th
OF october, 1891, some sailors belonging to
the United States war vessel Baltimore, then
at anchor in the harbor of Valparaiso, landed.
ana while in a saloon got into an alteration
with some Chilean sailors, which resulted in
a knock-down Of Chilean. With that the
friends of the fallen man made an attack on
the M mi nd in ha rayy
that followed the Chilean police and mob
took hand, and instead OF trying to preserve
the peace helped their feIlow-countrymen,
with the result that numbe of the Ameri-
cans were severely wounded and two OF them.
Riggin and Turnbull, were killed. An expla-
nation and demand for reparation was made
by the United states Government, but no salts
faction was offered beyond the statement that
into the affair. This inquiry, concluded
January 8, 1892, was notably unsatisfac-
tory to the people OF the United States
the issuance by Minister Matte of an insulting
circular accusing the American Minister TO
Chile and the American naval officers with in
tr1gue and Justification for the purpose OF Gre
atlng trouble between the two countries. On
January 21 the ultimatum of the United States
was served the Chilean Government
by Secretary Blaine through the Chll-
can Minister in Washington, Pedro Montt
The ultlmatum was demand of an
apology for the murderous assault on
TIE sdllOES OI the baltimore, LOT al lEuenullg
to the injured sailors and to families of the
murdered sailors, and for the absolute with
drawal OF the insulting circular OF Minister
Matte. No reply was received within a reason
able time, so President Harrison sent all the
papers to Congress, also notice that Minister
Montt had askel for the recall of the Amer-
can Minister, Patrick Egan, but before any
action was taken reply, in which all the de-
mands were Internationally granted, was re-
celved, the question OF repa alton being left TO
the United States Supreme Court. The amount
paid was $4,000.
BALLOT REFORM. E. W., Santa Monica, Cal.
John H.W gmore, in his history of the Austrsl-
ian ballot. says: 'In the United States reform
based on the Australian system seems to have
first been advocated by a member of the Phila-
delphia Civil Service Reform Association in
1882, in pamphlet entitled English Elec-
tions,' and by Henry George in the North
American Review for March. 1883. 1t is
also claimed by Robert schilling, editor
of the Milwaukee Reformer, that he ad-
vocated the reform In his journal as early
as 1881. The hrst direct efforts at legis-
lation seem to have been made N Michigan.
in January. 1885. a bill embodying the Aus
tralian ballot system was introduced by GeorIe
W W os waheu 9t m Lansing 1t was lost by by vote
Gratis; against, "a Republicans, 20 Democrats"
II 1887 Waltheu's bill was passed by vote of
81 to 80; in favor, AZ Republicans. 10 Demo-
Gratis. the bill. however, failed in the Senate,
but law embracing the Australian system
was passed in 1888. The first practical lest of
the new system was in Massachus it's in 1889
under the law passed the previous year.
= The following is a list of the States and Ter
ritot les that have adopted the reform bal of,
based more or less on the Australian system:
15SS-Kentucky applying only to Louis
vile), Massachusetts.
1SS9-Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Min
nesota. Missouri, Montana, Rhode island, Ten
nessee, Wisconsin.
1S9E-Maryland (applying to Baltimorel,
New jersey, New York (remodeled in 1s95).
Oklahoma, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming
1S91-Arkansas. California, Delaware, Idaho,
Illinois, Maine, Nebraska. New Ham pshire,
North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Da-
kota, Oregon, West Virginia, Colorado.
1S92-Iowa, Maryland (whole State), Mississ-
ippi.
1S93-Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Nevada,
Texas, Florida (for the city OF Jacksonville).
1S94-Virginia.
The only States in which some form of the
re ormed balloting did not exist on the LIST OF
last January were Georgia, Louisiana and
North Carolina.