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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-14
Rules Of a Model Hotel.

They were sitting in the lobby at
Murphy 3 talking about the striking
peculiarities of some of the hotels
they had been up against in the
course of their travels, says the
New York Herald.
To the party were a red headed
drummerfrom Arkansas, q travelling
railroad man and a spindle-shanked
man who sells oil cut of Pittsburg.
The deal got around to the man
from \ kansas, and what lie had to
sag. was this:
i've had to stand for some queer
rules and regulations in my time, but
lbe most unique code of rules gov
erning a hotel | ever had sprung on
me was at the Tallewanda hotel, 10
College Corner, @. | remember
each one of them distinctly to this
day. They were posted in this ord.
err:
a. Board, $50 per week, meals
extra.
"2. Breakfast at 5, dinner at s,
supper at 7,
"3. Guests arc requested not to
speak to the dumb waiter.
a. Guests willing to get mp
without being called can have self
raising -four for supper.
IS. The hotel is surrounded by
a beautiful cemetery. Hearses to
hire, Is cents day.
"6. Guests wishing to do little
driving will find a hammer aud nails
10 the closet.
II. If your room gets too warm
open The window and see The fire
escape.
"8. II you are fond Of athletics
and like good jumping lift the matt
trees aud see the bed spring.
20 If your lamp goes out take a
feather out OF the pillow; that's
light enough for any room.
10. Anyone troubled with a
aightmare will find halter on the
bedpost.
II. Don't pick a quarrel with
the clerk. His brother is the chief
of police and his father mayor OF
the town.
~. Don't worry about paying
your bill. The house is supported
by its foundation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-14

Wednesday OF last week was the
hottest Gay III Alexandra ever re-
corded BY The U. 5. Weather b.
reau, the thermometer reaching l0a
in the shade the highest previous
record was iO2.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-14
A Sign OF Prosperity.

Hardup seems to be
having better luck lately.
Wlegins-W What2 Has he paid
you what he owed you?
Chatterton-No; he hasn't called
to borrow any more!-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-14

The thermometer at Shute's drug
store indicated l02 Monday, l02
Tuesday, and lo3a Wednesday,
Opelousas Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-14

A break 10 the Standard oil pipes
which cross the Susqnehunna River
at shenk's Ferry, Pa, Injured the
shad fisheries 10 that vicinity.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-14

While mass was being celebrated
10 church near Castres, France.the
roof collapsed; eight persous 1eIe
killed and thirty injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

reason we always have about as many
leaders in congress as there are Demo-
cratic members. 1t will be interesting,
therefore, to watch the struggle for
leadership among 20 or more men now
in the house.
BY the way" the brainy young
Texas statesman said by way of an
atter-thought, two of the oldest and
best-equiDped members on the Demo-
cratic side of the house voluntarily re-
TIRE with the expiration of the Fifty
fifth congress. refer to Mr.. Dockery Of
missouri and to Major Savers of Texas
Each, understand, is to run for gov
ernor OF his state. [ cannot understand
how men who occupy their positions in
the house should prefer the dull rou-
tine of duty that attaches to the office
OF governor to the invigorating excite
mentS of active careers in the house
at Washington. The party could we'll
afford TO lose a dozen men now in the
house, whose names 7 could mention
to these two Watchful and we'll in
formed legislators. In matters of de-
tail we have no other men who can
Immediately take the places of Dock
cry and Sayers. They watch the Re
pubhcanS like q cat watches a mouse,
and are ready for every emergency.
Neither of them has ever lost his head
in debate, nor has either ever said a
foolish or a harmful thing. This can
be said of very few men who have
served in either branch of congress"
Mr.. Bailey is an extremely modest
man for one of his years His I1Sad
has not been turned by success, and 1
predict that if the Democrats reclaim
the next congress and elect him speaker
he Will make a record in that high Of
flee second to no Democrat who has
ever occupied it. The Texan will not
talk for publication about his inten-
ton with respect to the speakership
in the event of Democratic success in
the congressional elections next year.
1t is generally understood, however,
that he withdrew from the senatorial
race in Texas, in which he stood an
excellent show, to devote all of his
time and energy to the speakership
contest He is quite likely to define his
attitude on leading party questions
before the present congress adjOurns
with the view of making his race for
speaker on distinct issues of party pol
icy Mr. Bailey is too positive a char
acter not to have fixed principles. for
which he will fight tenaciously at the
risk OF losing popularity. l am not au-
thorized o say so, but I cannot refrain
from limiting that the issue on which he
VIII contest for the speakership is the
one over which ne had SUCH a lively
tilt with Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee
during the closing days of the extra.
session last summer. The Tennesseean.
1t will be recalled. advocated raw ma
terials. Mr.. Bailey characterized this
as an Infamous doctrine, as un-Demo-
cratic as it is un-American."
With such men as Tom" Reed and
Joe Bailey in the house of congress
at the same time we cannot say that
we are devoid of material of parry
leadership or statesmen which. when
developed, viii be as able as any Of
recent times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
No Fight Last Night Between Tom
Tracy and Joe WalcOtt.
MAY BE TOMORROW NIGHT
IF THE SPORTS CAN SECURE A
PLACE TO HOLD 1T.
Hall Selected For the Fight Was OPP
posite Wards Place of Business
He Secured an Order From Court
Restraining Use of Building For
That Purpose-sporting News.

Chicago, Dec 21-The fight between
Tommy Tracey and Joe Walcott sched-
uled for this evening did not come off
as advertised. Negotiations are now
being made to have it pulled off on
Thursday evening, but it is not certain
that they will be successful. Judge
Brentano Of the superior court issued
an order today restraining the fighters
from engaging in any contest in the
hall that had been secured for the
event, and declaring that if any effort
was made to have the fight he would
instruct the sheriff to raid the place.
The order was the result of the fight
that had been in progress for years
between the city and Montgomery
Ward, a merchant, whose place of
business is on Michigan avenue oppo-
site battery D, in which it was pro-
posed to have the fight. Some time
ago Ward obtained from the supreme
court of the state an order requiring
the city to tear down the building in
which the fight was to have been held,
and which has been the scene of fights
inuumerable. The city has promised
to tear down the building, but has
failed to keep the promise, and when
he found that it was about to issue a
license for a fight in the old hall, Ward
applied to the court to stop it.
There will now be some difficulty in
securing hall for the fight as a num-
Der of those that would ordinarily be
available have been rented for the win
ter and cannot be secured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
IMPORTANT TOELECTRIC WORLD
PATENTS ON TRANSMISSION OF
ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Should the Court Uphold Them, Mil
lions In Royalties Must Be Paid
What the Patents Cover.

New York, Dec. ga special to the
Herald from Washington says:
The patent office has granted three
important patents to Rudolph NJ. Hunt
er, of Philadelphia, assigner to the
General Electric company of New York
on the transmission of electrical en-
ergy, covering a period of II years.
Should the supreme court of the
United States uphold these patents,
millions of dollars in royalties must be
paid by the Westinghouse and other
electrical companies. The patents are
of greater Importance to the electrical
world than any granted in many years
as the appliances are being used by
the large electric lighting concerns in
all the large cities.
Mr.. Greeley, assistant commissioner
of patents, said:
The patents cover broadly the idea
of generating high tension currents and
transmitting them through a wire or
by means of an induction coil or trans
mitters into low tension currents or
high tension currents as the case may
be, for distribution. BY this process
there is much less leakage and the cur
rents can be sent greater distance
There is far more danger in these cur
rents, as they are too high tensiOned
to be used in lighting or for power pur-
poses.
The system patented, however, ena-
bles the electric company to transmit
heavy currents into low tension by
sending the high tension current
through a fine wire coil by a transmit
ter which has a coarser wire, wound
around it. The high tension current
generates by induction current of
lower tension in coil of coarser wire.
By this process the current can be reg
ulated at will. There is no doubt that
the patents cover systems which are
very largely in use at the present time
They are very broad. They will proba-
bly, more largely affect the Westing-
house company than any other cleo
trical concern in this country. and in all
probability will result in long drawn
out lawsuits.
They will not affect the electrical
roads because they use what is known
as the direct current. These patents
have reference to what is known as the
alternating current. It is largely used
Tor lighting purposes, but not [ think.
for power purposes. OF course. the
General Electric company will be enti-
tied to royalties wherever their system
is in use, and it viii become impossible
to ever estimate the amount of money
involved IN this particular case. 1t will
certainly run up into the millions. and
almost certainly result in long drawn
out lawsuits"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Paris Getting Readu For 1900

From Paris Letter: Much progress is
being made with the Exhibition works in
the Champs Elysees. The plan of the
new palace can now be fully traced ON
tne ground, from which it is gradually
rising, but the building will have to be
sto22ed as soon as the frost really sets
n. 1t is expected that about the mid
die of next month the masonry will have
TO be covered with straw mating 10 pro-
tect the concrete, but should the weather
continue TO be as mild as it is at present
there VIII be chance of continuing the
work or construction. The moment how
ever, that the winter shows signs of max
lnS Itself felt the works on the Champs
El-SeeS VIII have to be suspended until
the middle of February. On the Champs
de Mars the demolition of the central
dome of the Liberal Arts palace, which
made Sucn q brave show during the last
universal exhibition, is nearly terminated
The Fine Arts palace viii likewise soon
be thing of the past. AS to the Alex
ander IL bridge. the river bank works
are not yet completed and no attempt will
be made TO span the Seine before next
March. With reference to the big AQUA
rum for the exhibition. it is announced
that its promoters. Mn. Guillaume. are
fully ready to go on with it. They pro-
nose to do something infinitely better than
the ordinary museum aGuariumS and
promise to give the spectators not only
monsters, but also TO imDart the illusion
of a vast ocean by their apparatus and
general arrangements. They are likewise
prepared to organize their Punch and
Judy show of Partisan celebrities also for
the Exhibition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Washington, Dec. 21.-Mr. Coffin, the
acting comptroller of the currency, to-
day called attention to the fact that
the retirement of national bank notes
during the first 20 days of this month
reached the sum Of 100000. This is
said to be the first time during the last
ten years that the voluntary retirement
has reached this amount in any one
month. Under the national bank act,
the United State streasurer is not al
lowed to receive, for the retirement
from circulation, more than 100000 in
any one month, and hence all deposits
to retire notes during the last ten days
of this month must be refused. This eX
ceptional condition, Mr.. Coffin says, is
due to the prevailing low rates of inter-
est, arising from a superabundance of
money for investment, which has ad
vanced the price OF u. S. bonds. Mr..
Coffin expressed the opinion that the
law should be amended in this partic-
uar, as it interferes with the elasticity
Of the currency and general laws of
trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Rider Haggard'g Nelson Relics.

st. James Gazette: When a man starts
a collecting hobby he speedily develops a
very keen instinct kind of sixth sense.
for the kind Of thing he wants. This ap-
pears to be the case with Mr. Rider Hag-
gard, who, in addition to being a novel
ist, South African politician, country
squire and several other thinks is like
wise a Nelson collector. He has Just come
into possession of a most interesting
souvenir of Lord Nelson. consisting of an
old pewter dish or salVer so inches in cir
cumference. In the center OF the piece
is engraved the arms and motto of the
great admiral together with an inScrip-
ton: THE Nelson club whilst round the
edge are cut the words: "COoenhagen."
The Nile, Trafalgar of Glorious Mem
ory," and the date 1906. Mr.. Haggard in
clines to the belief that the dish was once
the property of & Norwich club which
was probably founded soon after the i'm
mortal victory at Trafalgar. This is not
Mr.. Rider Haggard's only find of this de-
scription. Some years ago he observed
among a heap of odds and ends in an old
curiosity shop at Norwich a life-sized
head of Nelson. cut in oak He at once
purchased it and had the satisfaction of
finding the following carved upon the
back: ''NelsOn-wood of the Victory"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Sixty officers and $40 soldiers arrived
in Havana from Spain yesterday.
Business in Jamaica is almost paraylzed
owing to the depression in sugar.
The Oakland board of trade has adopted
resolutions in favor of the annexation of
Hawaii.
Lieutenant General Weyler is preparing
to push protest against President Nc
Kinley's message to congress.
J. Lorillard, brother of Pierre Lorillard,
was quietly, married in London TO Mrs.
Huyshe. They will spend their honey
moon in Paris.
A whippingpost bill was introduced in
the Virginia state senate yesterday. The
measure is likely to give rise to a great
deal of discussion.
Mrs. Darlington Booth. who is in the
Presbyterian hospital at New York, suf-
fering with heart trouble is said to be in
a serious condition.
The Illinois legislature adopted a joint
resolution endorsing the selection of
Colonel Charles Page Bryan, of Illinois,
as minister to China.
1t is learned that at a meeting at Pitts
burg yesterday the sewer pipe manufac-
turers east of the Mississippi river virtu-
ally effected a combination.
Fire destroyed the business portion of
Deipan, Mo. Twenty-six business houses
were burned and the total loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
"A package. containing $4,000 was stolen
VIC k'OhIll C-A-'l 60 O.AASt III
Columbia. S. c., between Sunday morn
ing and Monday morning. Employees of
the local office are suspected.
George ]. Fritsch. president of the
Fritsch Furniture company, and one of
the leading business men of South ST.
Louis. committed suicide today. He was
respondent over inability to pay pressing
creditors.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. John G. Conaty, rector of
the Catholic university at Washington,
celebrated the 18th anniversary OF his
ordination to the priesthood in a public
manner at his old home in Worcester,
Mass, yesterday.
At San Francisco vessels for Australian
trade are almost understandable. There
are now three cargoes awaiting shipment
from this port to Sydney, Melbourne and
Adelaide. and ship to take them over
cannot be procured.
An eight pound dynamite cartridge ex-
ploded in the rear of the Arbuckle coffee
building in Brooklyn last night. Nearly
5000 panes of glass in the neighborhood
were shattered, and that the explosion
was not attended by loss of life is re-
markable.
Late yesterday afternoon the vaults of
the Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry company,
of st. Louis whose immense establish
ment was burned on Sunday morning
were opened and the contents, consisting
of jewelry, watcfey and diamonds valued
at more than a quarter of a million dol
lars. were found intact.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
The Adulterated Wheat Flour.

From the New York Evening Post: 1t
will be news to many people that some
brands of wheat flour are adulterated.
but it will be reassuring to learn. on the
testimony of a chemist, that the adulter-
ant used is not harmful. The chemist is
Professor John NJ. McCandless of Atlanta.
who has been investigating for the board
of health of that city. Corn flour is the
adulterant used. and Mr.. McCandless
found this in about One-half of the sam
pies obtained by him in Atlanta Chemi-
cally this so closely resembles wheat flour
that there is as yet no chemical method
for detecting its presence in wheat flour
or estimating its percentage It was how
ever found by the microscope. appearing
as cOrnstarch. 1t is not as rich in prStien
as is the wheat flour. Professor McCan-
dless says. but as the greater portion of
the people get all the protein they need
out of the meat. the adulterated -four is
practically as good as the pure Corn
starch IS more digestible than wheat
starch, so that the harm done by the adul-
teration is to the pocket rather than to
the health of the community. The profit
in the fraud is a good one, as corn flour
costs about 1 cent . pound and wheat
-four sells at about cents a pound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
BITS ABOUT BANKS.

The Hide and Leather bank of Chicago
will go into liquidation today.
AT present no bank in Boston has SIS
000G00 in deposits. In and around Boston
there are go national banks.
There is a movement on foot in Boston
to merge FIVE or six smaller national
banks into one large institution.
The directors of the Freeman's National
bank Of Boston have voted to reduce
the capital stock from 100000 to $500. 600.
The stockholders of the Chase National
bank of New York. decided to increase
the capital stock from 100000 to SO GOO, goo.
The Revere National bank of Boston
contemplates q reduction of its capital
stock from s1,50O.OO0 to 81 900 900, and other
national banks it is believed will take a
similar cation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
POOR CONTEST.
Fight Between o'Brien and Burge In
London Won on a Foul.

London, Dec 22.-The fight arranged
between Dick O'Brien and Dick Burge
for a purse of $3.50 TO $500 stakes
came off this evening at the Olympic
lac pounds and O'Brien at 100.
During the afternoon there were dis
quieting runors as to O'Brien's condi-
ton and long odds were freely laid on
Burge. When the men entered the
ring, it was seen that O'Brien was very
fat, while Burge was remarkably fit.
At the end of the first round O'Brien
was blowing hard, and he did not i'm
prove in the second. During the fourth
round when Burge slipped in OBrien's
corner, the latter struck him lightly.
A foul was claimed and allowed, thus
ending a. poor contest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
California Jockey Club.

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-Results at
Oakland: -
First race six furlongs-Rebel Jack
103, (Conley). 9 to 2, won; DR. Marks
second; Socialist third. Time-1:141a.
Second race, five and one-half fur
longs-Prompto won; Aluminium sec
ond, Valenciente, third. Time-1:OS
Third race, five and half furlongs
Lord Marmion won. Attainment sec
ond, Yule third. Time-1:061a.
Fourth race, mile and ne-sixteenth
-Buckwa won, Grady second, Souff1e
third. Time-1:47A.
Fifth race. seven furlongs-Garland
Barr won, Yankee Doodle second, Lone
Princess third. Time-1:3O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
CAPITAL TOPICS.

Statement of the treasury: Available
cash balance, $2375l2, GIL; gold reserve,
$159 9S0,97
The comptroller of the currency has re-
ceived information of the failure of the
First National bank of Pembina, n. D.
Secretary Bliss thinks no government
will be satisfactory until congress shall
uniform system for the entire Indian Ter
ritory that shall place all its Inhabitants
in possession of the rights of American
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Barry Released.

London, Dec. 21.-Jimmy Barry of
Chicago, the bantamweight champion,
and the others arrested in connection
with the fight at the National Sporting
club on Dec. last, which resulted in
the death of Croot, were released from
custody today. the public prosecutor
refusing to take up the case
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
BISHOP TALBOT ACCEPTS,
Will Assume the Dignity of His New
Charge In February.

Pottsville Pa. Dec. 21.-Right Rev.
Ethelbert Talbot, who was elected bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Central Penn
sylvania on Nov. 10. today notified Rev.
James F. Powers. chairman of the noti-
fication committee. of his acceptance of
the charge. Bishop Talbot has been mis-
sionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho
for more than ten years. He will come to
the east about Feb. /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
The Costly vanilla Beans.

London Echo: It is not generally known
that the vanilla bean is the costliest bean
On earth. 1t grows wild. and is gathered
by the natives in Papantla and B4isantla.
Mexico. When brought from the forests
they are sold at the rate of S10.25 per l. 600
but when dried and cured they cost about
$10.25 per pound. They are mainly used
by druggists. and last year over 90 COO COZ
beans were imported into this country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Fate of tha Pelican

Seattle. Wash, Dec. Craftsmanship
Kamakura Maru arrived here today is
days from Yokohama. Captain Trent re-
ports passing through very rough
weather. He saw nothing of the steamer
Pelican. long overdue He thinks that
the Pelican. with all on board. is lost
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Marcus Dalv Bouobt Earb,1ro

New York, Dec. 21-W. L. Powers an
nounced tonight that he purchased Ham
burg for Marcus Daily, of Montana, and
that the great two-year-old will race here
next season. He will be trained by Will
lam Lakeland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Horses For Cavalrv use.

Denver, Dec. 21.-Charles e. Stubs
started tonight for Europe as a special
envoy of this government, appointed by
Secretary Wilson. of the agricultural de-
partment, to encourage the use of Aneri-
can horses in the cavalries of Europe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Celebrate Forefathers, Dav.

New York. Dec. 21.-The New England
society of Brooklyn held it's 18th annual
dinner tonight in celebration of the 277th
anniversary of the landing of the Pill
among whom were many ladies and
friends of the members of the society.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Below Zero In Arizona.

Prescott, Ariz.. Dec. 21.-The first snow
storm of the season. which commenced
wave, and the mercury dropped to five
below zero this morning, being as low
as ever recorded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
No Retaliation Against us

Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Dec. 21.-The
chamber of deputies has rejected the re-
taliatory tariff against the United States
which was substituted by the finance com
mittee. but voted to increase the tariff ON
petroleum 8 centanos gold.