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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08
THE COMING CONVEYANCE.
Sedan Chairs Are Regarded with Favor
by the Smart Set.

Now that that august parsonage, Ii
Hung Chang, is visiting America, we
should be able to see the novel ''va-
hicle''-a sedan chair. While in Franco
he was presented with one which is an
exact reproduction of the one Nine. de
Maintenon used to take her outings in
OF beautifully decorated wood, with
perfumed leather seats upholstered n
yellow satin, it is a dream of beauty
Fortunately, yellow happens to be The
Chinese national color, so Ii Hung
Chang can repose in the sedan chair,
lined with that gay color, without
SCATTERING any of his country's tradi-
tons, for not only is China the Flow
cry Kingdom" but it is quite often
spoken of as the yellow Kingdom"
Apropos TO the sedan chair, even be-
fore there was a hint of its being in
troduced here by the distinguished
gentleman from China, it was, now and
again, spoken of by society folk as "thc
coming conveyance" In England, the
subject was agitated year or SO ago,
and English magazines and papers dis
cussed the subject seriously, with de-
lightful illustrations, in which milady
looked so charmingly picturesque peep
ing forth from the window of her chair
that every maid and matron longcd
to add a similar vehicle to her posses
sions. Indeed one grand dame forth
with ordered chaise, a poiteur made
in the highest style of the art. She
also ordered two extra lacqueys, broad
of shoulder, great of calf, and gorgeous
in livery, and she sailed forth, first in
wards she ventured abroad, to her
neighbor, Lady IS, for afternoon
tea. From that moment sedan chairs
became popular in that neighborhooI
and Lady - ordered one, likewise her
grace, the duchess of -.
When Mrs. Straus, wife of Hon. Oscar
Straus, eX-minister to Turkey, resided
in the east. she took her daily outing in
a sedan chair, conveyed by two pictur-
esquely and gorgeouslyattired Turks,
and photograph she sent to a New
York friend was one of herself seated in
llSi 'ildli' IL 10 a ClIdi NM < plttuIS,
Mrs. Straus being a brilliant beauty Vi
the brunette type, and the photograph
has the place of honor upon a Vernis
Martin table in a Fifth avenue draw
ing-room.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid is another lady
who can discourse eloquently of the
delights of riding in sedan chair.
When in Constantinople she often used
this means of locomotion; her sister,
in-law, Mrs. Ogden Mills, is somewhat
enthusiastic on the subject and doubt
less when the sedan chair beco1hes ii
part of the Twentieth century life. she
will be one of the first to order truly
magnificent onc-one upholstered in
crimson damask and gold lace, and
leather with gold-headed nails.
Although upon inquiry the writer
cannot discover that any coach builders
have had orders in this country for
sedan chairs, in England a number
that is four-have already been made
and more orders are expected. As vet
however. they have not appeared in
the public streets or parks. "The Sun
day parade knows them not" so an
American girl writes home from Lon
don, "but in the country. in private
parks or lordly estates. perhaps more
flourish than one would suspect
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08

One dollars worth of ordinary COM
mercial gold leaf, it is said, is suf1i-
cient to cover an area of 900 square
inches. In other words, that 900 square
inches of gold have been pounded on
beaten out of lump of the yellow metal
which weighed no more than gold.
dollar. This gold leaf, thin as it is,
is thick when compared with that
which is now being made by a recently
discovered process. BY this process the
yellow metal is deposited with cleo
tricity in bath upon a highly polished
sheet of copper. In this manner film
only onefour-millionth of an inch in
thickness may be produced. When
mounted on glass this new kind of gold
leaf is perfectly transparent.-St. Louis
Republic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08
The Moon VIII Never Change.

The headline may give the reader the
idea that something has gotten wrong
with our satellite, and that in the flu
ture Luna's fair face will not go
through the regular phases of new
moon," first quarter" full moon
and last quarter" as has been her wont
since the time when the mind of man
runneth not to the contrary" But such,
dear reader, is not the idea we mean to
convey; but we do mean exactly what
the headline says: That under existing
conditions land the conditions which
have existed on the surface of the moon
for perhaps millions of years. it is a
physical impossibility that the face of
the moon should change one iota. There
are neither outside nor inside influ-
ences that can be brought to bear to
make a change in the contiguration of
our silvery sister world" Her inter-
nal fires have long since died out and
there is an utter absence of both air
and water. Existing under such condi-
tons it is utterly impossible that the
face of the moon should undergo change
even in the course of a hundred million
years.-St. Louis Republic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08
why Saloons Arc Excluded.

Often the title deeds for lots in towns,
or in particular parts of towns, contain
a clause forever prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors on the premises.
Why? Such deed before us recites d
number of nuisances that are prohib-
tied. Such nuisances are injurious to
health, and they retard the growth of
the community with a good class of
people. For the same reason saloons
are prohibited. They are injurious TO
the community. Has anyone se.n a
deed in a prosperous community for
ever prohibiting the erection of a
church, or the establishment of a Sab
bath-school?-United Presbyterian.
Or Gil paupers in the Edinburgh poor
house not one was an abstainer, and 4O7
admitted that their poverty was due en-
tirely to intemperance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08

First Student-What makes you look
so melancholy?
Second STUDENT have been fooled.
l asked my father to send me 90 marks
to pay my tailor, and few days later I
received-the receipted tailor's bill!-
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08

Granting that the origin of the manu-
facture of gunpowder is lost III the re-
mote past, it is known that about 1865 an
English monk, Roger Bacon, was the
first to suggest its use i'm engines OF
death. Soon after his time the sug.
gestion was taken up and guns con
structed, the first by binding iron bars
together with hoops to form a ture;
then by casting tube out of brass, will;
one end closed. Stones of suitable size
were used for shot, and the powder as
shoyeled in at the muzzle. In spite OF
these drawbacks, very large guns were
built Mahomet II. against the Greeks
in the siege of ConstantinOple in Ii53,
using a gun throwing n compound stone
a mile.-Philadelpha Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08

Misplaced Magnetism.r"I knew u
fellow that cou9 tame a tiger with
glance of his eye" What became OF
him?" Hes dead. He tried it ON
bicycle scorcher."-CAicago Record.
The herald., 1896-04-21
NEBRASKA'S STORM
Serious Demage Done to Railroad and Farm
Property

OMAHA, Neb., April 20.-A special TO
the eBe from Moorefield, Neb., says:
Details of a flood which occurred i'll
this section of the state on saturday
night show that it did great damage.
The scene of the greatest damage is
on the Burlington and Missouri. four
miles west of Farnum. The damage
to railroad property far exceeded any
dea entertained before the full extent
of the effects of the storm were real
lied.
Where the greatest damage occurred
the track follows deep cut, starting at
the end of Plum Creek canon. Inc
torrent Of water came through the can
on with frightful velocity When it
reached the point where the canon in
tersects with the railroad track, the
flood was diverted through the deep cut.
The railroad track, ties and bed were
swept down the stream like so much
drift wood. At the west end of the cut
the topography of the country changes
abruptly and instead of deep cut
there is a fill seventy-five feet high and
two hundred feet long. The embank-
ment was washed completely away.
The steel rails were bent and twisted
by the violence of the flood as If theJ
were so many pieces of lead, and drain
age tiles weighing 1000 pounds were
torn out of the ground in which they
were originally buried seventy five
feet deep and washed down the canon
for a distance of four hundred yards.
All traffic is suspended. Wreckins
crews are at work on both ends of the
washout About half mile of the
roadbed has been washed away. but
the wrecking crews will construct a
temporary track for immediate use. All
westbound trains are stopped at Cur
tbs and those eastbound stop at Eus-
tis. Damage to property of farmers
in the valley cannot yet be ascertained.
No lives were lost so far as known.
The herald., 1896-04-21
THE FATAL Won KOTZ DUEL
Leads TO Efforts TO Prevent Other
Similar Affairs
The Government Party in the Rechstag
Evinces no Particular Eagerness to
Act in the Matter

BERLIN, April 20. -- Herr Bachem.
Centrist, in the reichstag today. called
upon the house to tal1r action to prevent
Gueling. He dWelt upon the public in
dignation caused by the killing of Baron
Won Schrader by Count Won kotz. and
acked why the police had allowed the
meeting to occur when they knew of
Won kotz' intention to fight the baron.
Continuing, Herr Eachcm said that
the prince consort had obtained the
abolition of the duel in England, and de-
maded why the emperor could not find
d remedy for it in Germany. (Cheers).
DR.. Won Boetticher. minister for the
interior. replied for the chancellor, Prince
Won Hohcni0he. who, he said was indis
posed and unable to attend.
The government, he asserted, sincere
ly regretted the duels, but it could not
be blamed for failing to prevent them.
(Murmurs from the members of the left
DR.. Won Boetticher added that dueists
would always find means to gain their
end. However, Prince Hohenloe was
seriously preparing measures to assure
respect for the law upon the part of all
classes.
Herr Rickett declared that the reform
must comply with the military courts
of honor.
Herr Chall endorsed Herr Bachcms
view of the case.
Herr Bebel said that the Socialists did
not object to the 'so-called higher
classes" doing the work of mutual self
destruction, but he added the middle
classes We're aping the vices of the aris-
tocracy and dueling was spreading be-
cause the duelists were confident of par
don.
The house was then adjourned.
The herald., 1896-04-21
Ohio Weather

FREMONT. O.. April 20.--A tornado
accompanied by heavy rainfall swept
ever the northwestern part of San
dusky county about 3 o'clock this after
noon, killing two persons, injuring a
number of others and doing great dam
age to buildings and other property.
The tornado came from the southwest
with great fury, and every building and
tree in it's path was swept away. After
smashing a road bridge and blowing n
big tree across a Wheeling and Lake
Erie freight train, which crushed the
caboose and came near killing number
of trainmen, the wind began to play
havoc with farm buildings.
The barns of Jacob Engles, ]. e. Ho-
finger, Upton Burgon and Anthony
Swift first went down by it, Then the
house of James Greene was destroyed.
Greene's aged father William l..
Greene, was killed outright. His wife
was fatally hurt and the baby carried
across the road in it's cradle The child
escaped uninjured. Next the barn of
Amos Harrick, in which Harrick and
John Low were shearing sheep, was
crushed. Low was blown across field
against a tree. being instantly killed.
Other buildings destroyed were the
barns of AL Fairchild, William Henson.
Perry Parish, George Waggoner and
Charles Tucker. fuckers child was
badly hurt.
At Booktown. a hamlet near here,
nearly all the buildings were destroyed,
but there was no loss of life. The storm
covered wide track and it is possible
that further damage will be reported.
The herald., 1896-04-21
All Bechuanaland Infected With
Rinderpest
BULUWAYO NOW FEELS SAFE
Behind Its Defenses Of Dynamite and
Barbed Wire
President Kruger Declines to Visit Enaiand
and Transvaal natters Are Still In
unsatisfactory Shape

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, April pa dispatch from
Mafeking to the Times, dated Saturday,
says:
There has been meeting here of rep
resentatives of Cape Colony, Natal, the
Transvaal, Orange Free State and the
Chartered South Africa company, by
whom the whole of Bechuanaland was
decided to be infected with the rinder-
pest. 1t was resolved that there was
necessity for combined action. A large
force of Beers, estimated at 1900. is
massesd twenty-five miles from Mafe-
king, on the borders of Transvaal with
machine gun. Their purpose osten-
sibly is to prevent the spread fthe
rinderpest, but they are really there be-
cause another raid is feared, owing to
the massing of the British troops here,
to be forwarded to Buluwayo. DR..
Jameson's raid started into the Trans
vaal from Mafeking
DIR. f.. Duncan has telegraphed to
Early Grey from Buluwayo that the
chief fear there is from the treachery
of the natives inside the town. He adds
that. owing to the employment of dyna-
mite and barbed wire. and the addi-
ton of new forts, the laager is now con-
sidcred imprcgnable.
The South African situation still alb
serbs large share Of public attention
and apprehenSons for the safety of
England in Matabeleland and particu-
larly in BuluwaNo are not yet abated
There is an apprecia BILE sense of relief
over the news that a supply train from
Alafeing has got through to BuluWayo
and that the reinforcements of imperial
troops from Mafeking are geing rap
idly pushed forward for the relief of the
place, which is to all purposes beleag-
uered. so closely invested by the natives
that numerous skrnishes are occurring
all h..
Friends of the people in Buluwayo (and
this includes. so far as sentiment is
concerned. all England) are relieved to
hear that no extensive offensive move
ment is planned at present against the
natives. There have been grave fears
that the whites would be rash and in
vite disaster. The reply of president
Kruger to the invitation of the colonial
secretary to visit England and discuss
with him what remedies can be applied
to the grievances of the Uitlanders in
the Transvaal is the newest factor in
the South African problem. The re-
ply is not accorded very kindly recep-
ton by the English people.
In it's editorial commenting upon
President krueger's reply to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain. the Times
says:
III President Kruoger and his sup
porters WilfUlly close their eyes to OBJ
vious facts and obdurately refuse to
redress the grievances of the titland-
crs. circumstances may occur that will
.orce us to rely upon the primary right
Of all communities to save themselves
from imminent peril
The Times tomorrow will publish a
dispatch from Pretoria which says:
president Krueger's reply to Mr.
Chamberlain is friendly and concilia-
tory, but it fails to advance the negotia-
ton. 1t repeats that the president can
not ask the Nolksraad to consent to his
visit to England until basis for the
discussion is settled"
The herald., 1896-04-21
THE BIGGEST CRUISER
The Indiana Shows Hsrseif al Able Fighting
Shp


NEW YORK. April 2o.--The battle
ship Indiana. the largest United States
warship. steamed from Hampton roads
up the coast on Saturday with the ma
tional board of inspection. She ap-
peared off the Highlands. This is the
lndiana's first visit to this port The
inspection board came ashore and took
the first train for Washington. The
board are to determine and report on the
advisability of having the turrets on the
new warships as they are on the In
diana. the eightinch guns over the
thirteen inch guns, or to place them as
they are ON the kearsarge and Ken
lucky
Naval sharps claim that there is a
saving of weight in placing one turret
above another. but the firing of the up
per guns is liable to stun the men in
the turret below. Two shots were fired
on the way up. Lieut.. Henderson was
in the hold below the eight-inch guns
aft and experienced no bad effects.
Lieutenant Commander VIM. Swift
says that the Indiana has shown her
self to be a very able fighting ship and
that she was the best sea boat he was
ever aboard.
The battleship will remain six weeks
in port. Her decks are to be caulked
and some repairs made to the machin-
ery,
The herald., 1896-04-21

to nominate candidates for governor
and other state officers, Will reconvene
tomorrow and with the same Organiza-
ton will appoint the delegates to rep
resent this state at the Chicago conven-
ton. The delega tion will be for Whit.
ney for president, with eX-Gov. Russell
of Massachusetts as second choice.
STATE POLITICS.
SACRAMENTO. April 20.-The Pop
ulists OF the twentieth assembly dis
trict tonight elected the following dele
gates to the state convention: L. h.
Waterland, w. Fl. Woods and A. Dit
mer. The twenty-first district elected
Dr. w. H. Henderson, Judge j. II. NC
Kune and DIR. X. Pyburn.
1t was stated today by Talbot H. wal
lis. chairman of the hall committee OF
the state convention. that the delegates
to the Republican state convention 10
be held in Sacramento May 9Th Will be
assigned their seats in the pavilion by
the Republican state central executive
committee, and that the several con-
gressonal district conventions will be
held in different parts Of the pavilion.
All necessary arrangements for the ac-
commodation of reporters are belng
made by the press committee, of which
f. B. Willis is chairman.
A COLORADO SPLIT.
PRESCOTT, Ariz.. April 2o.-The
county Republican convention which
met toady to select delegates to ST.
Louis was a remarkable one. The two
wings clashed, resulting in split ana
randemoni,lm reigned, the delegates
stamped, strong language prevailed and
the widest scenes We're enacted. Two
sets of delegates were elected. one is
strong for Mckinley and free silver
and the other is nom -commital.
CLEvELAND'S CANDIDACY.
CHICAGO, April 20.-James II. Eek
els, comptroller of the currency, ar
rived here from Cincinnati today. In
talking of politics Mr.. Eckels said:
II do not know anything POSITIVE
about President Cleveland's intention
or wishes relative to the presidency. but
my impression is that he feels that there
is no reason why he should be unwill-
ing to enter another political cam
paign."
The herald., 1896-04-21
WIRE WAIF S

LONDON, April 20-There was a
large attendance at the National Sport
ing club tonight the event of interest
being the contest between Steve O'Don-
nell of America and Owen Sullivan OF
South Africa O'Donnell beat Sullivan
in ten rounds.
LONDON, April 2O.-Wararnts for
the eXtradition of William Dunlop and
William Turner, the two men arrested
here on the charge of being in possess
sion of stolen jewelry recognized as
having been the property of Mr.. j.
Townsend Burden of New York, were
granted today.
HEALDSBURG, April 20.-Miss Alice
Haigh was elected queen of the Healds-
burg floral festival tonight. Miss Haigh
received 6410 votes. while Miss Nellie
Petray had 2600. The outaome of the
contest is satisfactory as Miss Haigh
is a native daughter and very popular.
WILLOWS, April 20.-The examina-
ton of jurors in the trial of w. A. Sc
horn is proceeding slowly. Two jurors
were secured this afternoon, and new
venire of twenty names was returned.
The case has been in progress one week.
and the three jurors thus far secured
are Miles Hayward of Elk Creek. X. T..
Casey of Germantown and j. NJ. Wilson
of Germantown.
WASHl lNGTON, April 2u.-Ine conf
mittee on irrigation of arid lands today
authorized a favorable report on a bill.
amendatory of the Carey act. Tho
amendments provide that where the
greater part of a legal subdivision is
desert in character, the whole shall b5
so considered. In order to be entitled
to desert lands the states and territor-
les must cause to be irrigated and occU-
pied not less than twenty acres in eac!
100 Such tracts must be cultivated by
actual settlers within ten years of The
date of segregation
NEW YORK, April 2O.-A World spe-
cial from Chaumont n. Y, says
Though the Rev. William n. Cleveland
the deposed pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this village, preached his
farewell sermon last night to his re-
bellious flock, it is not at all certain that
it was the last sermon he will preach in
the place. 1t is probable that he will
dispense the gospel in Chaumont for
years to come, but not in the little
church over which he has presided for
the last four years. There is great
row among the church members.
LEAVENWORTH. Kas.. April 90
! Thomas Davenport was this afternoon
held to the district court to answer for
| the murder of j. II. Lamborn, the rich
| Fall Leaf farmer, on February II, and
| Charles and Annie Lambori1, children
| of the murdered man. were held to an
swer for aiding and abetting the crime.
] The bail will be fixed next week. The
| prisoners were unnerved by the decis-
| ION which came at the close Of three
f! days preliminary trial
The herald., 1896-04-21
The Columbian Medals

expected distribution of Columbian
worlds fair diplomas and medals has
begun at last, and today about 5000 di-
plomas and medals covering all of the
successful German exhibitors at the
fair were turned over to Baron Thiel-
mann, the German ambassador, who
will hip them to his government for dis
tribution. Those awarded to American
exhibitors will be ready for delivery
within the next ten days or two weeks
at the farthest. and the awards to Eng
land, France, Russia. Spain. Italy and
other foreign countries will be ready
for delivery to their respective diplo-
matte representatives within a month.
The herald., 1896-04-21
Steamers In CoIlisIon

HAMBURG. April 20.-The Gemanr
steamer California, Capt. Schmidt,
bound from this port for Baltimore.
collided today with the English collier
Tynemouth. The Tynemouth was Sc
verely damaged and had to be beached
The California was obliged to return
to her dock as her stem was stove in.
GLASGOW. April 20.-The steamer
Marsden collided with the British bark
Firth of Solway yesterday, near the
Kish lightship, causing the latter to
sink Thirteen men and Capt. Ken
bricks wife and child were drowned.
The herald., 1896-04-21
N1asonfc HIecflonl

SAN FRANCISCO. April o0.-The
grand council of Royal and Select Mas
ters of Masonry met today and elected
the following officers, who were INSTALL
ed this afternoon:
Most illustrious master, W;lliam Hew-
Gus deputy grand master. Henry Ash
croft of San Francisco; right illustrious
principal conductor of work, Robert
Ashe Of San Francisco; right illustrious
The herald., 1896-04-21
ROCK AND WATER
The Sixteenth Annual Report Of the dsologi-
cal Surrey

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Many i'm
portant papers of an economical ma
ture are embodied In part II. of thG
sixteenth annual report of the Geologi-
cal Survey, which has just been issued
here. These relate mainly to geology
and water supply problems and are all
written by authors of national reputa
tion. The report comprises the fol-
lowing: Geology and mining industries
of the Cripple Creek district, Colorado;
geological renaissance across Ohio;
the geology of the road building stones
of Massachusetts, with some consid
GRAFTON of similar materials from other
parts of the United States; economic
geology of the Mercur mining district
of Utah the public lands and their
water supply; water resources of y
portion of the Great Plains
The bulk of he report will be deliv-
cred to congress-
The herald., 1896-04-21
@. A. r. MEN
VIII Find q Hearty Welcome at Santa
Cruz

SANTA CRUZ. Cal, April 20.--This
city is being decorated with the ma
tional colors in preparation for the
Grand Army encampment which will
begin on Wednesday. Tomorrow even
ing the department officers and the coun
ell of administration will arrive and be
committee and escorted to the head
quarters Large delegations are ex-
pected from Oakland, Napa, San Fran
cisco and San Jose. Salinas so far is the
only town in the field after the next en-
campment, and the entire post of that
city will attend in body to make a
fight for the encampment. Among the
visitors expected are Gen. Walker Of
Indianapolis, the national commander,
with his chief of staff, and Governor
Budd.