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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

The report OF the Royals Commission
on Vaccination has just been published
and may be regarded as a complete vim
/ dlcation OF the claims of vaccination to
be prophylactic against smallpox. This
gratifying result has been arrived at
after years of patient labor over various
lines of research. History. experience,
and statistics combine in the Commits
sioners' report to make manifest the
, protective influence of vaccination. 1t
small-proporiion of the cases accidents
do occur Erysipelas and Inflammation,
leading even sometimes to gangrene
and death. have supervened among the
poorest and worst situated patients. The
recommendation of the commissioners
are fairly radical, and II adopted by Par
lament will almost amount TO an ALSO
late reversal of the policy hitherto pur-
sued by the local government board in
this matter That policy can be summed
up IN two articles Of faith--frst, the use
OF arm.to arm vaccination; second, the
encouragement of public vaccinators
and public vaccination stations. The
bitterness which the poorer classes feel |
against public and compulsory vscclna-
ton Is intense; so much so that magis-
trates can rarely be found to intlict any |
penalties on parents who disbelieve in
It. The commissioners recommend,
above all, the use of calf lymph; they
advise that the doctor should go TO the
patient instead of the child being
brought to the station, and that the
state should see to It that a supply of
calf lympy is within the reach of every
vaccinator. These provisions, If carried
put by the legislature, will involve an
entirely new organization and the re-
peal of nearly the whole of the present
,aecination law. The English are never
n hurry to legislate, and Il will pro-
,ably be at least a year before Parlia-
nent takes any step In the matter
Iarper's Weekly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Artificial naIos or Sun Dogs.

An experiment which illustrates in a
very curious manner the actual philos-
ply Of the formation Of halos or "sun-
dogs" has been made by Drs. Brewer
and Dixon, and is explained by them as
follows: Take solution of alum and
spread a few drops Of it over pane of
glass II will readily csystalize in small,
fiat octohedrons. scarcely visible to the
eye When this pane of prepared glass
is held between the observer and the
sun. or even a candle with eyes very
close to the smooth eide of the glass;,
there will be seen three different but
distinct and beautiful halos, each at
different distance from the luminous
body.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
SALT LAKE CITY
Demo-
cratic Name.


Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. s. Senator
John M. Palmer, National democratic
candidate for president. gives the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press concerning the result of the cleo
ton;
"The democrats who voted for Mr..
Bryan at the late election did so with
the knowledge that he accepted the
populist platform of 1892, as well as
their platform adopted at St. Louis in
1896. The National democracy will
never seek an alliance with the popu-
lists. predict that Mr.. Bryan, who
voted for Weaver in 1892, will soon
abandon the democratic name. His
candidacy, which was an example of
unreasonable socialism, was exploded
by the election of Mckinley. The is
sues of the canvass were dictated to the
Chicago convention by combination of
politicians who are without principle
and only sought success. They had be-
fore the Chicago convention met ma
tured plans for the nomination of the
same candidate by the populists at St.
Louis. Mr.. Bryan, thanks to the good
sense and integrity of the American
peosle, is defeated. Democrats know
hat protection as the republicans call
It, is fallacy, but also know that the
unlimited coinage of silver at 10 to
will deprave the American monetary
system and produce infinite mischief.
They have accepted the least of the two
evils. have proof of their conduct.
md thank the democrats who have
-oted against Bryan and Altgeld, who
re the representatives of a depraved
urrency and social disorder"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
A well FOrty-six Miles in Depth j..

The article "Water Temperature and
Atmospheric Pressure" which appears
below, reminds me of a remarkable
statement made by Locke, the philoso-
pher He said: If we'll could be dug
to the depth of 40 miles the density of
the air at the bottom would be as great
as that of quicksilver. BY the same
law a cubic inch of air taken 1000 miles
above the earths surface would expand
sufficiently to fill space not less thah
? 900, 100000 miles In diameter
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Iron in the Human Composition.

Have you noticed the little item which
Is now going the rounds, and which is
TO the effect that "there is enough of
iron in the human system to make a
plowshare, and enough phosphorus to
make 10000 matches" The statement
may be true as far as the phosphorus is
concerned, but there is one thing ire,
the anatomists and psychologists have
often proven that the average man does
not have more than a half ounce of
iron in his makeup.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
sIrt, rhou.and seea. to the PLANT.

1lNtt ocedS ~ INC
The common pursIane Is one of the
wonders of botany, so far as seeds are
concerned, at least. A single seed of
this plant will produce about 20 seed
pods IN season. The average number
of seeds in each OF these. by actual
count, Is 6.ooo, making 10000 in all. AS
far rs we have heen able to learn there
is no instance of similar fruitfulness in
any plant found growing in this coun-
try A single plant of either the James
town weed ("jimson"), the butter weed,
the rag weed and some of the vervines
produce an enormous number of seeds
but 1t is doubtful If anyone of them pro
duces one-fourth as many in year as
the purslane does.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
rlger Teeth a Foot IN Length.

One of the old-time monsters which
roamed over this part of the North
American continent in the early ages of
geology. iuhabiting all that vast scope
OF country which lies between the Mis-
sissippi and the Rocky Mountains. was
the saber-toothed tiger. lie was pro-
badly twice the size of any member OF
the cat tribe now existing, and had
canine teeth each foot In length,
shaped like sabers or curved knives,
each tooth having saw-like edge They
lived at the same time the mastodon,
the gigantic sloths and the megatheria
did, and are believed to have been
great factor IN the determination of
those gigantic egetahie-eating beasts.
In some portions of the region inhabis-
cd By the saber-toothed tiger It was
much more abundant than in others. |
Northern and eastern Texas appears to :
have been one OF its favorite haunss. In |
the localities mentioned the teeth, the /
only portions of its remains that are /
now found. have been picked up by the
dozens. In one place In Southern Okla
homa two of the saber-like teeth of
one Of these monsters were found In
sinking a sell One WAS found 70 feet
ander ground, and the other two and
ialf feet deeper down.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

The Pullman car works at Peter hoff
Russia, have been almost destroyed by
fire.
A Madrid dispatch to the London
Standard says that the Spanish govern
ment will send 10000 recruits to Cuba
before the middle of December.
A dispatch to the London Standard
from Berlin announces that Baron Won
Wismann, late governor of German East
Africa, has been elected president of
the Geographical society.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Time Occupied BY Dreams.

The time occupied by dream is one OF
the marvels of sleep. In the work en-
titled "The Philosophy of Mystery" we
read of a man who dreamed that he had
enlisted as a soldier; that he had joined
his regiment and travelled to a foreign
country; that he finally deserted on ac-
count of the harsh treatment he had re-
ceived at the hands of his superior Off
GERS; that he had been apprehended and
carried back to his regiment; that upon
arriving there he was tried by court
marshal, condemned to be shot and was
led out for execution. AT this moment
the guns of the executioners exploded
and the sound awoke the dreamer. 1t
was clear now that loud noise in an ad-
joining room had both produced the
dream and awakened the dreamer al
most at the same moment
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

There are several instances. on record
of the complete destruction of whole
regiments in one battle. On September
SISI2, NapoIeon's Fifty-third regiment
persisted to a man.
On January 8, 1912, only sixty-five
out of 1880 British soldiers came out
of the battle of Jagdulluck alive.
In November. 1888. the whole army of
Hicks Pasha, eleven thousand $1,000
strong, was entirely cut to pieces near
the fifth cataract of the Nile.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

ry, Lion aud with look Of wonder on
hi, face, Lionel obeyed
Ia one happy home dweiis Lionel
StaasGeld with hls wife, and she IS no
longer an invalid. In another Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parsons are still spending
their honeymoon, and I. IS doubtful If
they will ever become less fooiishly
happy. Boston Globe
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

The secretary of the interior has or
dered the disposal of the abandoned
military reservation of Fort Hartsuff,
BY sale on February 3, 1897.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

A severe gale prevailed on the Eng
lish coast recently and many wrecks are
reported. accompanied by exciting life
boat and rocket rescues.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
MATABELES MANGLED
TWO HUNDRED KILLED BY AN En-
PLOsION OF DYNAMITE.
Fetes at Venice Over and the Em-
perOr and Empress of Germany
ON Their Way to Vienna.

LONDON. April ia dispatch from
Buluwayo says: Advices received from
Gweio say that terrible explosion of dy-
Mantle occurred on Friday last at the Eagle
Reef. near that place, and that 200 Mata-
beles were killed.
In the House of Commons the Secretary
of State for the Colonies, Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, made statement to-day regarding
the situation In Matabeleland. He said thai
the Governor of Cape Colony. Sir Hercules
Robinson, had offered to dispatch imme-
diately to the disturbed districts a force of
300 cavalry and 200 mounted infantry from
Natal in addition to the volunteers and police
which it had already been arranged should
be sent to Matabeleland. Mr.. Chamberlain
added that Sir Hercules Robinson would
also raise a force of $50 Basutas to assist
In quelling the rebellion, and he chr. Cham
perlain) consulting with him as to the
steps necessary in order to replace the troops
ordered into the interior. cloud cheers) Mr..
Chamberlain added that the British South
Africa Company would have 70 pay for
these operations.
1t Is reported at Aldershot camp that the
Ninth Lancers have been ordered TO get
ready to start for Egypt and take part in
the Soudan campaign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON.
Experience OF X-Rny Experimenters
with Lead Glass Incandescent Bulbs.


DENVER, April 13.-A peculiar electrical
phenomenon was noticed here yesterday by
the experimenters in X rays at the Homeoe-
pathic College. During the exposur, of
plate under the Crookes tubes one OF the
professors approached the big induction coil,
holding an incandescent bulb in his hand.
Instantly the globe began to glow with a
bright blue light which lasted as long as the
globe was within dozen feet of the coil.
On being removed from the influence of the
coil the globe glowed at intervals for ten
minutes, and when brought close 10 the
Crookes tube in action, its intensity was In
creased. The incandescent globe and the
tube both were of lead glass. but the degree
of vacuum was so high that magnificent eff
fects were obtained. The college has ordered
a number. of Geissler tubes made from this
glass, which has been condemned by the SCI
entists of the past, but which gives good re-
suits a mile above sea level. The altitude,
1t is claimed. is responsible for the light
degree of exhaustion obtained i'm the lamps
and tubes. the light, dry air avoiding what is
technically known as lair wash in the
bulbs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

AT the meeting of the Methodist Confer
ence at Springfield, Mass, yesterday, 1t was
voted to favor the admission of women
lay delegates to the General Conference to be
held at Cleveland.
Robert Mccoy, an outlaw. was captured at
Huntington, w. Va. yesterday, by Deputy
United States Marshal Frampton while en-
route TO Ohio. He is member of the Hat
held-McCoy gang.
The locked out flint glass employees of the
United States Glass Company and some cap
itaiists have organized company to erect
cooperative plant near Clearfield, Pa with
a capital stock of 100000.
At jacksonville, KY, Sunday. negro
named Henry Edmunds, who had not been
living with his wife for some time, slipped
into her home, and shot her TO death. The
woman's sister, who was visiting her, ran
TO her aid and Edmunds shot and danger
ously wounded her.
The following assignment OF speakers to
deliver special addresses at the Methodist
General Conference in Cleveland next
month have been announced May Is, ex-
Governor Mckinley; May -. DR.. A. j. Pal
mer. OF New York; May 6, Chaplain Nc
Cabe; May 20. Bishop Fowler; May q, Bish-
op Newman.
DR.. F.. b. vrooman. a Congregational
minister of Boston. who accepted a call TO
the Kenwood Presbyterian Church. Chi
cago, and who asked admission at the hands
OF the Chicago Presbytery, was yesterday
admitted by that body. after an exciting
discussion. by a vote OF 90 TO %. The dis
cussion grew out of some of the liberal
views expressed by DIR. Vrooman in his ex-
animation for admission
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
KILLED BY INDIANS
MEXICAN OFFICIALS Of JUQUELA
SLAUGHTERED by ZIMITLANs.
Doors of Public Buildings Burned Or
and Town Councillors and Others
Put to Death.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 13-A telegram
from Oaxaca City this afternoon states that
the rebel Indians at the town of Juquela
killed all the town councillors. school teach
ers, local priest, chief of police and the tele-
graph operator, In fact. every one holding a
government place. The people are in terror
and troops have been sent for the relief OF
the town. The military movement made
against the rebel Zimtlans has resulted in
driving the Indians into the mountains. They
began their plotting in Holy week. instigated
by Indian lawyers, who informed them that
the new state taxes were unconstitutional.
but the authorities paid no attention to the
excitement among them. considering they
were engaged In their usual drunken cele-
bration of the season. But, securing arms
and machetes, they made a rush for the town
hall, and the project hastily closed the doors,
which they soaked with petroleum and
burned, thus effecting an entrance, sacking
the place. Penetrating the private apart
ments of the project, they grossly maltreated
the women of his family, and then. turning
their attention to the officials and armed
servants, killed and wounded several. Inc
scene was a horrible one, as the assault took
place In the early evening, and the excite
ment of the mob was indescribable. The In
dams were possessed with fury, and II was
absolutely impossible for respectable inhabi-
tants to control them, as all were drunk and
maddened. The mob after sacking the town
hail. went to the federal stamp office and as
with petroleum, which also communicated
fire to the entire house, placing Collector
Graciada. who was on the roof with his
clerks in a condition of utmost peril, but
they managed to escape by the rear, jumping
for their lives. Many shops were burned,
after being sacked, and the Indians decorated
themselves with stolen 1nery. They all fed
on the approach of the soldiers. and are now
in the hills. The revolt is local and Will be
suppressed. The instigators of the Indians
will be severely punished, as they took ad-
vantage of their gross ignorance
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Indiana Deaths.

BLOOMFIELD. Ind. April 1s-Hon
James X Baxter, prominent citizen of
this town, died here to-day OF spinal trouble
James *. Baxter was born on farm near
in 1850 at Asbury DePauwo University and
located at Bloomfield In 1856 teaching in the
high school Tor five years and then enter
Ing the law practice He was elected as a
Republican TO the Legislature In 1877. Fun
eral tomorrow.
LEBANON. Ind, April fs-About three
months ago Rev. Thomas c. Workman, a
veteran or the Mexican war, was granted
a pension and died shortly afterwards. His
widow then made application and was noti-
granted and that she would receive the usun
pension given the widows of Mexican sol-
diers. She died Saturday OF consumption
PLAINFIELD. Ind. April 13-Henry
Sanders, ono OF the well-to-do farmers OF
Hendricks county, died at his home In this
place. las; night. of Brights disease, aged
seventy. He was a native OF Ohio and came
TO this county in the forties and has lived
on a farm all his life until within the
last three months
FRANKLIN. Ind. April l3.-Mrs. Mary
Whitesides. wife OF DIR. l.. L. Whltesides.
member OF the Indiana State Board of
Health. died at her home in this city this
morning. She had organic heart trouble,
and for weeks had been a great sufferer.
The funeral viii take place on Wednesday
al l.50 p. m.
MuNcIE. Ind. April 13.-Wiiiam c. Pyle,
employed at the c. II. over pot factory,
was lifting a heavy load two months ago
and cause5 injuries that resulted in cancer
and death SATURDAY evening. He was 10
have been married to Miss Ella Hutchings
from Bellaire. o.
sHELBYvILIEs Ind, April l3-Hank
Walker. the horseman. well known over
southern and central Indiana. died al bis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

MILFORD. Conn. April l3.-Greene Bros.
heel and scrap leather manufacturers. for
signed, but no statement of assets and lia-
bi.ities has been made public. The cause OF
suspension Is losses due TO fiuctuating prices
firms Chicago branch.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April 13.-Executions
aggregatng $1,000 were issued to-day
against T.. NJ. McG.ben a Co., dry-goods
and notions dealers on Penn avenue. and
the store Is now in the hands OF the sheriff
The firm has branches in a number OF
Western cities. The assets and Liabilities
are not known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-A report to the
State Department on electric railways and
electric lighting in German cities from
United States Consul Monaghan. at Chem
nitz. says that experiments are being made
in Dresden with accumlators or storage
batteries and underground conduits with
view to the replacement Of the over
head system of railway propulsion. In
Chemntz the overhead trolley system has
been enormously profitable. In this case
the trolley wires are supported from iron
rosettes cemented into the walls OF houses
along the railway. thus dispensing with
poles and effecting economy In construction.
The system has worked perfectly for the
past two years and has much to commend
1t to cities bent on an overhead system.
Accumu.ators are largely used In Chemnitz
for electric lighting. They consist OF cylin-
drical columns twelve feet high by five
feet In diameter so distributed through
the city as to make Ii almost impossible for
the light to fail even should anything hap
pen at the central station to cut on the
current. They act as reservoirs and are
ornamental
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
wanted To Get Rid Of Him.

ST. LOUIS. April 13.-Joe Hadcezake.
Pole, whose screams for mercy drew a
crowd TO his home, 1926 O'Fallon street,
this morning, was rescued from the hands
of his wife and stepson, who were trying to
Kill him with a Ratchet. Blood covered the
mans head and was spattered over the
woman and her son, who deslsted when the
nefgnbors came in. The badly wounded man
pointed to the Ratchet and trunk and
said: They wanted to get rid of me-"
When taken TO the City Hospital an exam
skull was crushed, and the doctors said he
could not live. Mrs. Hadcezaka was arrest
ed. but her son escaped by jumping from a
second-story window
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

home in this city last night of Brights
disease. Mr.. Walkers wife died a few
own demise. He leaves six children.
PERU. Ind. April 13.-Mr. Wesley Haynes
died at his home Miami in this State,
Sunday at noon. He was an ex-soldier.
Mr.. Haynes was the husband OF Mrs. Sarah
Oren Haynes, the first woman to receive
the appointment of State Librarian In In
diana.
JEFFE1RSONvILLE. Ind. April 13.-Peter
Krause, aged thirty-one years, died at 10
o'clock to-day OF consumption. Few young
men were better known in southern In
diana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
QhffunrV.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, April B.-NIrs. Au-
gusta Root Tompkins, wife of General
Charles @. Tompkins. u. s. A., retired,
died here to-day Of pneumonia. after a
brief illness, aged sixty-six years. Mrs
Tompkins was the mother of Captain
Tomokins, of Fort Reilly, and Lieutenant
Tompkins, of Fort Sheridan. Mrs. Tomp-
kins's remains have been removed TO WASH
ington for interment
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. April 13.-Sir John
Schultz, ex-Lieutenant Governor OF Mani
toba, died to-day at Monterey, Mexico,
where he had gone in search of renewed
health. Deceased was born at Amherstburg,
Ont, In 1S40, and was one OF the fathers"
of Canadian confederation In the West.
LONDON. April 1.-THE remains OF Lady
Mount-Stephan were Inferred to-day at
Lemsford Among those present at the
funeral were the Marquis of Lorne, Lord
Wolsely and Lord Cranborne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

WARRINGTON. April ia statement
prepared by Mr.. Worthington c. Ford. chief
Of the Bureau OF Statistics, shows that the
exports of breadstuffs during March were
$40 COG, $751; against ss,716.411 in March, 1885; OF
ego; OF mineral oils 81 359 pa, against $40
766 a year ago. and of provisions, $l2. S2S. 749,
as compared with sl3.25S.7s). For nine
months. ended Marco 81, 1896 Except cotton,
which statistics are for only seven months}.
the comparison with the same period. ended
March. 1895. is follows: Breadstuffs. 1896.
sl02 6SS,e49 against $40 $685. 94 in 1895; cotton,
1885, $780, 119 0S6, against $166. $50 In 1896:
mineral oils 1885, $45 563 $50. against $S1 3Cs
in 1895; provisions, 1885, $120,0348Ss. against
s123 827 500 in 1906
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
Geueral NOfen.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The House to-
day passed Representative Leighty's bill re-
moving the charge OF desertion from the
record of George Alcott.
Representative Tracewell to-day intro
duced a bill providing that all soldiers who
re-enlisted as veterans, and who have hon
orable discharges, shall receive pension
of $40 per month.
Representative Faris left for Indiana to-
day.
The treasury to-day lost $S92.4 400 In gold
amount Of the gold reserve $l26. $50, 1871. or the
gold coin withdrawn 100000 Is for export