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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
The Days Doings in Brief
From the World.
FOR AFTERNOON SERVICE
Many Events That Occur During Day
are Told Promptly by the Herald.
Much News of Interest to the Reae-
ers of This Paper.
Fixing the Russian Working Day.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Today's mails
from St. Petersburg bring the full
text of the new Russian law providing
for a maximum working day. The law
is to be proclaimed throughout the
empire today, although it does not go
into operation until the end of the
year. The law is the outcome of the
frequent factory strikes that have taken
place in rece t years in all the large
towns of the empire. Hitherto linn
itatiOn of the hours of labor has exist
ed only in the case of girls and boys
under fifteen years of age and who
have been permitted to work for eight
hours only in every twenty-four
including Sundays ard holidays. So
far as concerns adults the working day
has extended from ten to sixteen hours.
Under the new law the working day
must not exceed eleven and a half
hours and oD Saturdays and the days
preceding holidays ten hours. On
and the fourteen annual holi-
days no work is to be done. In certain
trades workmen are to be allowed to
be employed on Sundays and holidays
but the time must be made up to them
On other days and formal notice of
such extra employment must be made
ia writing to the municipal auth hori-
ties. Overtime with pay will be al
lowed in exceptional instan ces and
vorkmen who are not Chris tians will
De free on days kept as sacred by their
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
The Training Shin Cruiser.

QUEENSTON, August 3.--The United
States schoolship Saratoga, having on
board nine y-three apprentices is due
here this afternoon. She will remain
here for two weeks and then sail for
Plymouth, Havre, Gibralter, Madeira
Philadelphia will be reached on TIE
return during the first week of October.
During the rexG ten days communica-
tions for the apprentices will reach
them via Queens own.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
The War in India.

LONDON. August 3.-Dispatches 3. from
Simla, India, show that Fort Chaka-
dron was about to be attacked by over
whelming force when relief troops ar
rived. The natives numbered 5000,
and had scaling ladders. The British
troops fell on the natives and routed
them with heavy loss. The British
lost seven men killed and thirty-six
wounded
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

SHELBYvTLLE, ILL.,, August 3-Mrs.
Ivory Law is charged with whipping
into unconsciousness with buggy hip
her sister yesterday because she allow
ed the house to become filled with flies.
The woman's husband was forced to
view the outrage aud was unable to
prevent it because his wife brandish-
ed a huge knife in his face when he
attempted to Interfere. Mrs. Laws
81 stal. will die.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
An HeireSS Born.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Y Yesterday
daughter was born to MIR. and Mrs.
Ernesto Fabbri at Scarborough. She
grard-daug ghter of the late NVm. Fl.
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Fabbri was Miss
Edith Shepard, niece of Curnelius
Vanderb 1t, and cousin to the Duchess
Of arlbOrOuph
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

Commander Booth-Tucker of the
Salvation army, who returned from
an extensive trip in the west, during
which he examined several tracts of
lands, believed to be especially suit
able for colonization purposes, said to
a Chicago reporter: 81 do not know
yet where the colony will be located,
but it may be in the vicinity of Pueblo,
Colo. or Albuquerque, N. M. There
is plenty of good land there which has
peculiarly attractive features of
climate, fertile markets and also irriga-
ton facilities"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

Some of the republican papers of the
territory are urging Gov. Otero to re-
move a number of the territorial Off
cials, espe tally those appointed last
winter. But the governor is moving
with extreme caution and is not likely
to take any steps in that direction
Lincoln News
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
The Chief Won't Resign

OMAHA, August 3.-Chief of Police
Sigwait declined to resign as request.
ed to by the police and fire commits
sioners. The mayor will prefer charges
against him at the next meeting of the
board.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

Congressman Hawley has gone to
New York where he will remain q
week on private business and the follow
ing week will be Galveston. Until the
December session Mr.. Hawley will
maintain an office at Washington with
his secretary in charge, who will give
prompt attention to all inquiries aud
questions relating to department busi-
ness address to Mr.. Hawley, care house
of representatives.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

Officer Ross pulled couple of Mexi-
can boys this afternoon for jumping
a street car while it was in motion.
The boys cried and begged but Bob
parents came aud get them. The
police are now arresting all the boys
caught jumping on the cars as they
pass through the streets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Old Citizen Suicides

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August s.
Samuel Blair, one of Chattanooga's
oldest and most prominent citiz Ems was
found dead in a bath tub with his
throat cut from ear to ear. A bloody
razor showed how the deed had been
committed. Blair has been consider
ably worried over business trouble re-
Gently.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

When West Texas is irrigated it will
be one of the most prosperous farming
communities in the world. There will
be no chance, then, no waiting and
watching the clouds but the season will
come just as needed for the crops.
How often has the farmer of Taylor
watched clouds and made his calcula-
tious upon rains that never came. Ir-
rig alton will relieve farming of all un-
certainty y.-Abilene Reporter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Cabinet Changes.

ST. LOUIS, August "a Post Dis
patch Washington special says that
Henry Hitchcock. of ST. Louis, will be
Kinley's cabinet. The program is for
Justice Stephen J. Field of the su-
preme court to retire and the appoint
ment of Attorney General McKenna
to the supreme bench.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Only Engaged.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Miss Dorc-
thy Morton denies the rumor that she
is married to McAlpine, the wealthy
brewer, but announces their engage
ment to marry next fall. Her right t
name is Libbie Mccarthy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

STEUBENVILLE. Ohio, August g.
Thomas Welch prOminen Mt glass
worker was instantly k 1 ed by Pan
handle train last night while alighting
from the train. His body was ground
to Diec as
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Sold a Barrel OF Monkeys.

NEW YORK, August "a barrel of
ten monkeys was aucioned off for $50
by the collector OF customs here today.
They ran up agaln-t the Dingley law
and the firm refused to pay the duty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
The Uprising COLLAPSED.

CAPE Town, South Africa, August
3.-Chiefs Tuto and Lukajaujes with
more than one thousand followers have
surrendered to the British authorities.
The uprising in Brehuanaiand has en-
tirelv COLLAPSED
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

LEWISTON, Ma ne, August 3.-Nel-
son Dingley, father of Representative
Ding'ey, died in this city today. He
was so years old ard death was due to
a stroke of paralysis aggravated by o d
%
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

An soperation performed upon Dali
ton Query, of Blue Ridge, Ohio, for ap-
pendlcitis, disclosed ball of wax as
large as hens egg. Query had been
an inverate chewer of gum, and it
killed him. This should do q warning
to girls who are chewing gum instead
of thinking. A girl who went to the
Athletic park last night will chew no
more gum in public. she was shooting
the chutes with chew in her mouth.
When the little boat-named "HOld
Tight''-came to the grand bounce
in the water, the girl swallowed her
cud!-N. O. Picayune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

A report from Topeka says: Gener-
al Manager Frey, of the Santa Fe. says
that his road has made arrangements
for 1000 extra freight cars in addition
to the regular equipment of the road
for the purpose of hauling away the
wheat crop of Kanas and Oklahoma.
He said: ''Our Information is that the
wheat crop is very heavy, and of an
line in Kansas and Oklahoma. 1t is
claimed by those who ought to know
to be the best crop by far since 1892.
We may get crowded in handling II,
but it will be relief to be rushed once
after these long years of waiting for
something to Eaul."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Result of the Rsce Track

NEW YORK, August George f.
Stuart, property clerk of the depart
ment of charities is missing and his ac-
counts are So, 900 sh ,rt. The race track
did it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

Turkish Squadron Going to Canea.
PARIS, August "a di-patch from
Cor stantinople says the Turkish squa
drOn is to be sent to Canea. 80: ,.-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

Two cars of Christian Endeavor
people passed through this afternoon
from the west over the i. g. p,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
The Britannia Won

LONDON, August 3.-The yacht
Brittainia won the 30 mile race today
for the queens cup.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
No Danger of DISRUPTION.

There is no danger of the disruption
of the Southwest ecn Passenger AS
sociation, Chicago reports to the con-
trary no,withs landing. There has been
some little delay in the matter of re-
orga nizatiop, as it was difficult to name
date for a conference that would suit
the convenience of all interests. Chair
man Kent, however. has succ aeded in
securin g the promise Of all lines to send
represe utativeS to q conference to be
held in St. Louis at the Planters Hotel
on Thurs day, August 5. The Southern
Pacific, the AtchisOD, the Rock Island
the Missouri, Kansas aud Texas, the
St. Louis and san Francisco, the Gould
lines, ard in fact all lines interested
in Texas passenger business will be
duly represent d, and the association
will.be placed on a firm footing again.
There is every desire to adopt mee-
sures for conserving rates, and he Chi
cagO report indicating disruption and
demOraliZa'iO was w thOut foundation.
The widow of Lieut.. Schwatk tka, the
Arctic explorer, being interviewed
concerning the Klondyke regions.
which country she repeatedly visited
with her husband, declared that the
gove rnment should stop the tide of i'm
migrants pouring into the gold fields
| of Alaska. She SAYS, 'The mOuntai n
passes are strewu with the skeletons of
| unfortunate miners who peris5 ed from
either cold, heat, maleria or s. arvation,
while trying to reach the golden re-
gion." All this may be trua, but the
| hunters for wealth 90 not have to pane-
trata a hostile Indian country nor ex-
perience the agony of thirst peculiar
| to the desert MIR. Snhwatka, instead
of dying the death of dru1kard on
the streets of Portland, Ore, would
probably have Jared better had he re.
manned in the Arctic circle,-Ex,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Silver 57a:
lead 800
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

and see the mountains just north OF
Bear river, distance as the crow flies
OF 90 miles, and to the south he can see
Mount Nebo. "a distance as the crow
flies of 20 miles, total distance of 100
miles. This falls short of the distance
between the Uncompahgre peak and
Mount Ellen SO miles. 1t should be an
easy matter from the top of Nebo to
encompass distance of more than SO
miles TO the south. It may be possible
to see the Beaver Badly from Nebo
Badly is distant from Nebo nearly If
not cutie a hundred miles in a direct
line and almost directly south. If
from Nebo, Mount Badly and the
north of Bear river near
Calliston can be seen, this would be a
distance Of 230 miles encompassed by
the human vision. The experiment is
certainly worth making and if success
full it would make Utah pre-eminent
the world over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
WHY AUTHORIZE RAILROAD
pCOLSP

The question of the right of railroads
to form pools for the maintenance of
rates is to be heard again by the SUI
creme court of the United States. but
it is not to be heard until October next.
This will be a period of six months.
When the decision in the Transmits
souri, Traffic case was rendered on the
22nd ult, all the railroad officials in the
country had the alarms while that por-
ton of the public press that is devoted
to the interests of capital and trusts
contained long articles telling what
dire disaster would befall the country
if the railroads could not pool From
reading their articles one might have
concluded that the end of the world
was at hand and that the people were
totally unprepared for it. The decision
was used to hammer down stocks of all
kinds though not a single rate was re-
duced. not one muttering of war heard.
And now these same railroads must go
along for six months without the priv
ilege of forming pools; yet notwith-
standing that fact there is neither
threat nor fear of any railroad war.
This being the case, the question nat
urally arises WHY the railroads cannot
go right along without any pooling?
The case recalls that of the drunkard
who signed the pledge and said that
if he could keep it for a single day he
could keep it for a week; if for a week,
for a month; if for a month, for a year,
and if for a year for all time. And he
kept the pledge for the day, for the
week, for the month, for the year, kept
it until he died. And if the railroads
can keep from smashing rates and cut
ting each others threats for six
months why can't they keep from
doing il for all time? That question
should be answered before any pool
bill is passed by congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
FROM ONE POCKET TO THE
OTHER.

The draft of an ordinance has been
introduced in the city council whose
purpose is to levy water tax upon the
schools, the basis for the levy to be the
number of pupils in each school. There
is a question as to the right of the
council to levy the tax, but granting
the right for the sake of argument,
there is no question as to the impolicy
of levying the tax. The schools are
public property and in no other public
property are the people so directly and
personally interested. The children of
the people are there and they pay a
big tax that they may be there. If the
schools are assessed for water out of
whom will the taxes to pay the assess
ment come? Out of the very same peo-
pie who now pay the taxes for the
maintenance of the schools. Here is a
case where it cannot be made, by hook
or crook, to appear that the foreigner
pays the tax. Could it, perhaps there
would be no general opposition to it;
but it cannot, and as it cannot the peo-
pie as a general thing will be opposed
to it.
Where would be the gain to the peo-
pie from assessing them to pay a tax
on the water used in the schools when
they already pay taxes to support
them? Wherein would it be particu-
larly different from taking the money
out of one pocket and putting it in an
other? Or from levying a tax on all !
school property to pay the school in
debtedness? A water tax on the |
schools would do this: 1t would put
more money into the city treasury to
be used for general city purposes when
the city government dare not levy any
additional taxes on the people because
it is recognized that the people are but !
i'll satisfied with the manner in which
the city funds are administered. No
tax is so burdensome as that which is
or unwisely expended
This proposition to levy a water tax
IN the schools, is about as wise as has
been the protective policy of the gen
eral government where its own inter-
ests were directly concerned. During
President Harrison's administration.
when there was some prospect of
rouble with Chilli, the government inn
ported lot of heavy projectiles for use
n case of need. And these projectiles
we're held at the custom house in New
York until the duty upon them should
,e paid,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
A JUBILEE MEDAL.


When any great event is celebrated
it is a custom to have a medal struck
in honor of it. 1t is one of the easiest
ways there is of furnishing a souvenir
of the occasion while it affords these
who possess the medals a sort of
pleasure. They are kept in families and
in generation or two become heir
looms that are treasured more than
precious gold. Would it not be a good
idea to have medal struck TO com
memorate the celebration OF the fif-
tieth anniversary of the entrance of
the pioneers into these valleys? 1t
would be a good thing to have two
medals struck-one a pioneer Iaedal for
distribution among the survivors of
those who arrived on July q, 1547. ard
their descendants, the number to .be
limited to the number who came in
July, 1917, the dies then to be DESTROYED
by cross being cut in them. The
other medal should be one in comment
Grafton of the celebration, as many of
them to be struck off as the COMMITS
sion having the celebration in charge
might deem advisable and to be sold
TO the public. The medals should be
Of the finest bronze and should be
made by the best artists in such work
to be found in the country.
We believe these medals could very
easily be made not only to pay for
themselves, but to bring in a consid- !
cradle sum in excess of their cost. How
precious such medals would he whom
Utah celebrates her first centenaryl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
SEEING LONG DISTANCES.

William Z. Curtis, in the Chicago
Record, says that the longest distance
ever encomDassed by the human Wis
ion, so far as the records go, is 1873
miles, between the Uncompaghre peak.
in Colorado, and Mount Ellen, in Utah.
This feat was accomplished by the sur
veyors of the United States coast and
geodetic survey. who are now engaged.
in conjunction with representatives of
other nations, in making a new meas
urement ot the earth The observers
on the Pacific coast have been able to
signal from Mount Shasta to Mount
Helena, a distance of 100 miles. but
have never been able to get a response.
Between the other two peaks commune
cation has been continuous for an hour
or more on several occasions. The I'm
compaghre is IA, 300 feet in height, while
Mount Ellen is 1340O feet. The longest
distance that the human eve ever
reached until this record was made was
between Algiers and Spain, 16S miles.
One hundred and eightv-three miles
is certainly an immense distance for
human eye to encompass. and the fact
that one of the points that is a termi-
nus for this immense distance of vision
is in Utah gives the state a new dis
tinction. But it should be possible to
see this same distance or even a
greater one in Utah. One can go upon
the high ridge just back of Ensign
peak, a distance of not more than three
miles from the very center of our city,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
The Feminine Dinlomat.

The American: The feminine domestic
diplomat is person of unlimited tact
ard good sense. She has what not to do
reduced to a science and, above ALL she
is attractive. 1t is observed:
That she never describes her aches and
pains.
That she never dwells on unpleasant
"reminiscences.
That she never apologies for the food.
That she is never a martyr
That she never corrects the children in
the presence of any person, even the
family.
That disorder of temporary nature
does not visibly disturb her.
That when the family diatribe threatens
she knows how and when to deftly
change the subject.
That she gets rid of a guest who bores
her by simply folding up a newspaper,
and the other never suspects.
That she lets every one have affairs of
their own.
That she is always polite and cordial
to the children's friends.
That she never communicates any news
before dinner.
That she never divulges her methods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

Mr.. Marshall Field, the great Chi
cago merchant, says the Dingley bill
is the worst he ever saw, not only as
regards the rates of duties imposed.
but in the complicated and ambiguous
method of imposing them. He de-
clares that there is scarcely a line in
the bill that win not have to be in
terpreted by the supreme court. Mr..
Field knows something about tariff
bills and speaks as one having author
itys
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

The gold standard cement has not
proven strong enough TO hold the
''sound-money" Democrats and the Re-
publicans together. The coalition that
for awhile bore all the evidences of a
love feast is showing every sign of
disintegration. The Philadelphia Rec
ord. that did all in its power to uphold
this coalition, commenting on the late
municipal elections, says:
The Mckinley administration has
been for thirty days in possession of
power Congress has been called to-
gether in extraordinary session. A
tariff bill more ferociously protective
than was the Mckinley bill of 1890 has
been damned through the house
without discussion, without the oppor-
tunity of amendment, and with only
partial reading. So abject has been
the submission of Republican leader
snip to the demand of special interests
for favoring tax rates that an at
tempt has been made to make the in
creased rates of tariff duty operative
before the passage of the law finally
determining what the rates shall be,
Swiftly as the policy Of the adj
has been developed, it
has not been more swift than the an
swering condemnation of the people.
Wherever there has been an election
in the New England states, in the west
or elsewhere-the people have made an
swer to Dinghy. They have over
turned the Mckinley majorities in Mr..
McKinley's own state with a more
and destructive reversal
than elsewhere.
And yet the municipal elections mean
The ides of March have not
even come for the administration,
much less passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

Mrs. Jane Stanford has insured her
life for 81, 600, Co., The policy calls for
the payment of that sum to the Leland
stanford, Jr., university should she die
within ten years, and 100000 should
she die after the tenth annual pay
nert. The annual premium is $4,000
Long may Mrs. Stanford livel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

The Kansas City Star says that The
mississippi river is a natural artery of
commerce, under the control of the
government" That it is a natural ar
terry Of commerce is true, but the facts
are against the statement that it is
under the control of the government,
at least this spring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

Spalding, of the defunct Globe Saw
ings Bank of Chicago, has given bonds
for his appearance, but thus Ter he has
failed to give back the boIls belonging
to Illinois university.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

one of the first results of the abolish
ment of capital punishment in Colorado
is a row at Cripple Creek in which one
man was killed outright, another fatal
" wounded, and three others seriously
wounded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

Cleveland Leader: 'Pikington has
finally struck it rich"
THAT so? What's he doing?''
Running a hotel in the Dakota di-
vorce colony. He writes me that two
beds in room and cots in the hall are
the regular thing now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

Another school house is to be built
and this is matter of congratulation.
1t will De a matter for celebration when
the city has a high school built 1t
needs one very badly.