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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-31
TREE HOUSES.
Families Obliged to Use Ladders TO
Climb Up to bed.

The natives of New Guinea climb like
monkeys and travel for long distances
from one tree to another, without de-
scending to the ground. In this coun-
try where birds build little fairylike cab
ms on the ground, the people construct
their houses, in the top of the tallest
forest trees. First, a native having
climbed the great trunk of the teak or
cedar or oak tree he has selected, begins
by cutting off some of the branches the
right length TO support a platform Of
bamboo on which his house is to rest.
You would wonder how he could do any
thing with the tools he uses if you
should see them. lie has no saw or steel
edged axe, but only a sort of tomahawk
made Of stone and knives OF bone or
hard wood When. however. he has in
some way managed to get the limbs of
his tree so cut and fashioned as to sup
port his house. his hardest work is done.
Inc house Itself is soon built and is
made OF bamboo strips and matched
with palm-leaVeS. All parts are firmly
dashed together with strips OF rattan
PAIN, very tough vine used by the
natives in place of ropes. 1t is not a large
eral rooms, but it is a safe and secure
retreat for the women and children in
case of sudden attack by hostile tribes.
But as the builder can scarcely expect
his wife and little children. to say moth
ing of his pet pigs. of which these people
generally keep one or more with them
in the house, to climb the tree he has to
provide some way OF getting from the
ground to the house. This he does by
making q long ladder of vines, reaching
from the earth to the platform upon
which his house IS built II enemies ap-
pear, the ladder is of course drawn up,
and those above rest securely. far out
of reach of any weapon known to the
wild men of New Guinea. These tree
houses also serve for lookouts from which
to see coming friends or enemies in time
to prepare a suitable reception for either.
There are several good reasons for
building houses so far above the ground,
besides those already given; one is that
they are not reached by the lowlying
bad air that in this country causes feVerS
and sickness; another, that they are free
from ants and mosquitoes, two terrible
plaques throughout New Guinea; and
still another is that the breeze that
gently rocks the house. like a birds nest,
in the tree tops is much Dleasanter and
more refreshing than the sultry heats
below
If you should climb the long ladder
and peep in at the door. you Will ma
the family. perhaps all asleep or sitting
about on the floor eating vans. cocoa
nuts and bananas. and sharing them
with their pet pigs, parrots or poultry.
You would find there no pictures, toys,
or playthings. such as even the poorest
children amongst us possess; no music
and no books: no furniture in the room,
not even a bed, and no mats on the moor;
MANY a tree-built nest is constructed
with more art, and is more comfortable
for the little ones who are porn IN II,
and is far prettier than the rude huts
of the wild mea of New Guinea. Garter
Paard
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II Hns Failed.

NEW YORK, March S0.-A dispatch
to the World from Madrid says:
General Weyler cables that the gov
eminent has failed after repeated
efforts to induce the Reformists and
Autonomists to take part in the cleo
lions generally, though the Autonom-
fists have consented to nominate sena-
torial candidates for Havana univer-
sty and the Royal Economical society
which was represented in the last
cortes by Ortiz, Pinedo and Fernandez
Gonzales both Autonomists and Re-
pUblicans. The latter is rector of Mad
rid university. The West India cleo
tons will now be walk over for the
reactionary colonial party. The gov
eminent intends to assign many seats
for both islands to candidates who
could not find constituencies in Spain
and have no claim to election except
as relatives or proteges of influential
statesmen
The government will send to General
Weyler by the next mail, it is re-
ported in official circles, a letter ask
ing his opinion upon certain important
political and military projects affect
ing the colonies, which will be laid
before the new cortes and upon the
expediency of putting in force the
tariff reform and home rule measure
passed last year.
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IN ST. LOUIS.
Meeting of the Republican Sub
Committee.

Meeting of the Republican SUBJ
Committee.
ST. LOUIS. March 30.-The convention
subcommittee of the Republican national
committee met at the Southern hotel to-
day. Hon. ]. S. Clarkson of Iowa; Hon.
Joseph H. Manley of Maine; Colonel Will
lam Hahn of Ohio; Ex-Governor Joseph w
Fifer of Illinois; Senator Thomas Carter
OF Montana General Powell Clayton OF
Arkansas; John NJ Ewing of Wisconsin,
proxy for Senator Payne, and Colonel r.
Z. herens of Missouri were present.
The Subcommittee decided that the dis
tribution of press tickets to the conven-
ton Will be made by the press committee
appointed by the citizens committee of
St. Louis. All applications for press tick
cts should be directed to Mr.. T. E.
Byrnes, sergeant-at-arms. Minneapolis
Mimi. All applications for seats to be
distributed to distinguished guests
throughout the country should also be
made to Mr.. Byrnes at Minneapolis. Fash
delegate Will receive three tickets. includ-
ing his own, and the people from each
state and territory desiring admission to
the convention will have TO apply to the
delegates to the convention from their
respective states for tickets The tickets
for members of the Grand Army of tho
Republic VIII be given to the national
council of administration and distributes
by their directions. All tickets to the con-
vention will be issued on Monday. limo
10, by the sergeant-at-arms. at the con-
vention building
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Another Scrap.

HAVANA, March 3O.-Colonel Mon
ceda, accommodating in the vicinity OF
S guiana, Santa Clara. has been en-
gagged with the insurgents. who left
eight killed and thirteen wounded. The
insurgents attacked the village of Es-
porto Summidero, province of Pinar
del Rio, and were repulsed with a loss
of eight killed The insurgents have
made another attempt to pass through
the military line drawn across the
provice of Pinar del Rio. The insur-
gent leader Aguirez, after burning Pep
Atomic. was engaged near Bania'o by
General Milquizo. The calarly charged
the insurgents and killed twenty-five.
The troops had two officers and five
soldiers wounded. The insurgent lead
er Seguera was shot this morning in
the fortress of Cabanne. Ramon Ser
pa, the insurgent leader. has been
killed in an engagement naar Sancto
SpirituS, Santa Clara.
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ing with craftsmanship and Independence.

ing with craftsmanship and Independence.
Washington Post.
1t is estimated that the people of this
tax-ridden, pauper:zed. down-trodden,
ring-ruled. trust-robbed and eternally
busted country will buy 100000 bicycles
this year at an average cost OF $50
bike. thus expending $50, 100000 for wheels
In a single year.-Minneapolis Times.
No young girl should allow young
man TO call on her oftener than three
times a week, even If they are engaged:
Men get tired of the same kind of pie II
they have it too often \ mans heart
is cut on the same plan as the stomach.
only on smaller scale.-Atchison Globe.
1t should be borne in mind that war
even with so comparatively insignificant
a power (as SPAIN involves q good deal
of horror and will at least give the lie
to our professions of faith in the SUI
periority of arbitration as a means OF set
Ting disputes between nations.-Detroit
Free Press
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AN ODE TO MARCH.

Poor march, ..,s
march,
Abused by all mankind,
Also by women.
Perchance you blow the snow your pre-
decessor left II,
On vain attempt to get it off the EARTH
Into the eyes Of men, who stralghtWay
curse
.'Hang such month";
or. falling with your might to bring the
You turn your beaming eye upon the
And straightway it is mud.
Then, woman, viewing her bedraggled
skirts
Denied the comfort of profanity
Resignedly plods on her way, and signs,
"Oh, Welt Its March,
Poor march,
But do not let that SANDER trouble you
And. March, for heavens sake
Don't stay away.
Not all mankind will curse your blustel
and your mud;
True friends you have who would your
absence mourn.
I'm one of them.
We view with grateful hearts your earn
est trials
To do the spring house cleaning for the
earth,
And clean up winters muss.
So do not let your anger at abuse
Cause you to take year off. You have
friends
And, March. note of mines due April
first.
And there are others.
From Every Month.
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MARITIME TRADE.

WASHINGTON. March so.-Evi-
dences of the steady and rapid growth
OIL the maritime trade of the Pacific
coast of South America, are set forth
IN report to the state department by
united States Consul Jastremski at
Callao, Peru. He gives a list of the
new ships that have been added to
existing steamship lines, or are under
construction in Europe, all intended
for direct trade between the west coast
ana Europe, and he says that the traf-
nc will continue in this trend until
Americans utilize the shorter and inner
routes from our Pacific seaboard and
the 1sthmus of Panama.
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KEY WEST Sent from Havana,
March IS, to avoid press censor.)-
Twenty-Five thousand rebels under Ma
coo are swarming over the province of
Pinar del Rio. destroying property, rip
ping up rails and tearing down tele-
graph lines. Forty-fve Thousand Span
ish soldiers are in the same territory
and more are coming. General Maceo
is in immediate command of the center
column of rebels with about 5000 cav
airy. The other 1000 men are divided
into small bands of pillagers. The in
surgents are wall equipped and have
plenty of ammunition and capable of
giving the soldiers a warm reception
The activity noticeable about the pal
ace of General Weyler seems to bear
out the idea that a crisis is near ait
hand.
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Tracey and Williams.

LONDON, March S1.-The two pugilists,
Tracey and Williams. were matched for a
fight tonight. Tracey was the favorite
and worked cautiously. There were a
few rapid exchanges in the first round
Tracey, with both hands, landed on either
side of his opponents chin. Williams
dropped fiat on his back and failed to
rise. Tracey was proclaimed the winner
in thirty-tive seconds. Before the Ma
honal Sporting club tonight Billy Smith
of Boston defeated Bill Husbands of
London for $500
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exciternen Referee Hurst counted Iced:
out and declared
EVERHARDT THE WINNER.

Leeds remained in an unconscious
state for half an hour after he was
carried out of the ring He was ait
tended by DR.. Bonderman of Philadel-
phia- None of the reporters were al
lowed in the room, and Captain Glori.
who is Leeds manager. came out and
informed the newspaper men that Hor-
ace was in pretty bad condition.
Finally. at 11:30, word was sent out
that Leeds had recovered sufficiently
TO recognize those around him, and
that There was no danger of a re-
lapse He fought very fast all through
the fifteen rounds, and this so weaken
ed him that when he got the jolt on the
jaw he was so weakened by his exeT-
tons that ne could not recuperate. Ii
it had not been for his weakness the
blow, which was light, would noohave
had such telling effect.
At 1904 o'clock Leeds was able to
stand up and spoke to Captain Glorl
and those around him. He needed
very little assistance to put on his
clothing and said he felt all right. He
had nothing to say in regard to the
result of the fight and drove. away
from the club house accompanied by
Captain Glori and his seconds.
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soorr ON rHE RAINEs LAW.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-Corporation
Counsel Scott today sent to Chief Con-
lin, of the police, an opinion as to the
provisions of the Ratnes excise law that
are now in force and may require act
ion by the police. The corporation
counsel holds that all provisions of the
law which are not specified as going
into effect at any particular date are
IN effect now. Clubs he holds, cannot
sell liquor without a license, and police
men have the right to make arrests
for violations of the law made in their
presence. All night licenses may con-
tlnue in force until June 80, unless they
expire before that date.
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BRUSH WITH INDIANS.

HERMOSILLO, Mexico, March 3d.
Official advices have reached here of a
battle between a detachment of gov
eminent troops under command of
Captain Ayala, and large force of
Yaqui Indians. The engagement oc-
Cured in the mountains, near one of
the Indian villages, and resulted in a
victory for the government troops
Twenty Indians were killed and a num-
Der wounded. Plans are being made
for the concentration of a large force
of troops in the Indian country and it
is believed that after a vigorous cam
paign the rebellious Indians will be
conquered.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE REPS

CONCORD, y. H, March So.-Delegates
TO the Republican state convention to-
morrow, together with members of the
state committee. met tonight TO form a
preliminary organization 10 be made ner-
manent in the convention. a list of per
IIidIlenl onlcers was presented and agreed
to. Senator Chandler will preside ana A.
committee on resolutions consists of Hon
Henry NJ. Putney of Manchester. S. "
Abbott of Marlborough and Henry Che.
ney OF Lebanon. Senator Gallinger. made
a speech tonight and his reference 10
Mckinley brought forth great applause
The feeling tonight is that the conven-
ton will instruct its st. Louis delega-
ton for Reed Ii is predicted by a few.
however. that the delegation will not be
instructed ~
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SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A dollar saved is dollar somebody else
will probably spend.-Philadelphi Bulle-
tin.
Prize fighting is not yet so disgraceful
that the average citizen isn't in hurry
to know who whipped.-New York Press.
The truth is bound to leak out, but the
trouble with men is that it leaks out
all at once.-Philadelphia Record.
Be honest in your heart. Whitewash
may look like paint for awhile, but the
world soon learns the difference.-L. A.
w Bulletin.
1t is tough but true that man gener-
ally does not get any foresight until he is
too old to have anything to look forward
to.-Cincinnau Enquirer.
a torpid liver has frequently succeeded
in convincing man that he is fairly reek-
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Inst n tumble.

NEW YORK. March 30.-A special to
the World from Madrid says
The minister of war, General AZa-
cara. has prepared the budget of his
department for the next fiscal year
with a view to increasing the regular
army in Spain from $4,000 to 100000, TO
enable him to keep $4,000 troops ready
to embark for Cuba next autumn. The
minister of the colonies, Senior Castel-
lanos. still hopes to prevail upon the
alrtonomist leaders in Cuba to accept
seats in the coming cortes. But all
advices from that colony show ex-
IRENE reluctance among the autono-
mists to take part in the elections.
They declare that elections in the pres
ent state of effairs on the island must
be a farce.
Premier Canovas has publicly as
serted that the Cuban autonomists are
in a most peculiar position. Those who
are of most consequence, both polltl-
cally and socially, men of reputation
at court and at the bar. can no longer
count on the votes of the people who
formerly elected them, but 1T must be
confessed the greater number of those
people are in the insurgent ranks. The
autonomist leaders, rather than consent
TO be elected to the cortes by the other
Cuban parties, prefer TO withdraw
from the political field, as their pres
tige would be impaired by election I'M
der such conditions. Premier Canoyas
has also declared that the Cuban re-
formist party received It's finishing
blow when its chief, Count Mortera,
died He thinks it's radical members
will join the autonomists and the re-
mainder re-enter the union. constftu-
tional or reactionary party.
Much Importance is attached by pol
iticians and military men and by the
press to these declarations of the prime
, minister Several liberal and republi-
can journals criticise them, lamenting
that such a statement should be made
when it is an open secret that the
union constitutional party does not
really represent 20 per cent of the in
haibitants of Cuba.
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FREE SILVER.
Manufactured Club Believe Bimet-
aIlism Must BE Had by Internal
tionaI Agreement, If ait All.

PHILADELPHIA, March 30.-The
Manufacturers club of this city held
a special meeting tonight, at which
resolutions were adopted on the coin
age of silver.
The meeting was perhaps the larg
est in point of attendance the club has
ever held. No sooner had the presi
dents gavel raped than Mr.. John
Convoirse offered a resolution to
limit speeches to five minutes. This
caused considerable excitement and
after some discussion an amendment
to increase 1t to -en minutes was adop-
ted
Rudolph Blankenburg, in a most i'm
pessioned address, presented the reso-
lutions which were the ones subse-
quently adopted:
Resolved, That the Manufacturers
club speaking for its members en-
phatically denounces as false the
statement made by the friends of free
silver and echoed by those of free
trade, that our Philadelphia manufac-
turers are willing to barter with the
silver senators for the free coinage of
silver in exchange for additional pro-
lection.
Resolved, That the question of BIZ
metallism can be permanently settled
only through an international agree
| ment. and the Manufacturers club de-
clares it's unalterable opposition TO the
free coinage of silver by the United
| States alone, firmly believing that such
a policy would result in disaster at
home and dishonor abroad, and would
! only operate to place this country upon
| the basis of silver monometallism.
| He had no sooner finished when
dozen men were on their feet clamoring
| to be heard. OF these, Wharton Parker
was recognized He presented an
| amendment to the resolutions. 1t Ia
vored the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio OF 16 to by the
independent action of the United
States.
/ This precipitated intense excitement.
and cries of mo, no." came from all
parts of the hall. The chairman had
difficulty in maintaining order once
restored however, James Dopson oo-
tanned the floor and said:
/ while / was in Washington, dared
| to express my conviction. If we cannot
have international bimetallism, let US
go it alone"
He then offered a substitute TO the
effect that the club accept the declara-
ton of the Minneapolis platform of 1885,
and reaffirm IT. at the same time ex-
pressing an opinion that international
cooperation is unnecessary. A further
substitute was offered, that the club
wait until the st. Louis convention an
nounces it's platform before any stand
be taken. Both substitutes and
amendments were overwhelmingly de-
feated and the Blankenburg resolu-
tons were adopted.
a q G
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ELEcrInN OF ROCHE.

LONDON, March SO.-There is great ex-
element In Irish circles over the election
OF the Hon. James Burge Roche. brother
home rule candidate for Killarney. in
East kerry. The successful candidate
was married to a daughter of Mr.. Frank
NJ. Work of New York and she secured a
divorce from him some years ago. The
husband. however, subsequently secured
a decree from the British courts. declar-
ing the American divorce to be invalid
on the ground that marriage to a British
citizen makes a foreign wife subject to
British laws
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MONROE nncTRINr

NEW YORK, March eO.-Hon. Ed
ward j. Phelps, ex-minister to England
delivered a lecture before the law de.
partment Of the Brooklyn Institute of
arts and science on the Monroe doctrine
He expressed the opinion that no line
between British Guiana and Venezuela
existed and that the question should be
arbitrated by Great Britain and Ven.
ezuela. He did not favor American in.
tcTference in the matter nor in the Gu.
ban insurrscticn
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A "shamefuI Yoke"

MADRID, March So.-El Liberal to-
day prints an article ascrfbed to Senior
Valera, former Spanish minister at
Washington, urging. in view of the at
titude of the United States, which he
says apparently aims at imposing on
Spain a heavy and shameful yoke,
that Spain should enter into an alli-
ance with France. Great Britain and
Holland respecting colonial affairs. He
argues that these powers would Will
ingly conclude treaties with Spain on
the subject.
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WILL BE SETTLED.

CITY OF MEXICO. March sO.-The long
pending question of the operation of The
Iehuantepec National railway is about
to be definitely settled. 1t is reported on
authority that the line will be leased 10
PEARSON d Son, contractors of the Vera
port works at either end of the line crees
ing an ariN.icial port at Salina Cruz on
the Pacific side. and improving the port
AT Coatzasoalcos on the Gulf of Nevico
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LITTLE IDEAS.

Little ideas and big successes never go
together.
1t is a well-known fact that no great
work in music has ever been composed
by woman. Two of the gentler sex,
however. are now doing some pretty
good work in short compositions. Only
yesterday a prominent music dealer said /:
"There are no songs so popular or so
much sought after by persons Of good
taste as those of Miss Chaminade and OF
Kate Vannah. We sell twice as many Of
their songs as we do of any male COM
poser, except De KOven."
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Noy-OoMnrrTAL.

LONDON. March s0.-Replying in the
house of commons today TO Sir Charles
Dixie, member of the Forest of Dean
division of Gloucester, Mr.. George ".
Curzion. the under secretary of state
for foreign affairs, said the question
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whether the government would en-
deavor to take friendly joint action
with the United States regarding the
threatened action of France in NADIA
gascar, was of great Importance, but
the government was not prepared to
add anything to the statement made on
this subject on Friday last
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The movement recently started in
Massachusetts in favor of raising a
monumenE in honor of the late Ben
jamin f. Butler has provoked strong
opposition. Circulars have been pre-
pared for signatures protesting against
the project.
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MAY RESIGN.
Anticipated Action of Ambassador
Bavar,l.

WILMINGTON. Del. March 30
There is a strong supposition here that
Ambassador Bayard is contemplating
resigning from his post. While his
friends refuse to give any definite par
ticulars. they hint that Mr. Bayard is
dissatisfied with the action of congress,
also that the drain on his private purse
necessary to keep up the dignity of his
diplomatic position has reached such a
point that he cannot longer maintain it.
The story is not confirmed by his son,
Thomas F. Bayard. jr., but certain
DEVELOPMENTS indicate that the ambas-
sador means to return to this country
for at least an indefinite period.