The herald., 1898-10-11

the reporters gallery OF the New Zea
land parliament, and on the protest o
the trousered reporters she was obliged
to leave. This indicates that time work.
slowly in eliminating primitive New
Zealand savagery.
Milwaukee Is exercised over q cour'
trial In which the defendant, woman
claims to have been hypnotised by Z
book agent. A contract was signed, &C.
cording to the defense, under hypnotic
suggestion. The trials of the patient
book agent will henceforth be still more
grievous. The front gate will be ths
outer line of defense against the sup.
posed hypnotist with book samples.
Some uneasiness Is felt in England
because a detachment of Russian Cos
sacks has appeared in Peking. ostensi-
bly, to protect the Russian legation. This
recalls the First Napoleon's prediction
that Europe. within century. would be
all republican or all Cossack. 1t now
looks as II the twentieth century might
see Europe all republican, excepting
Russia, and Asia all Cossack.
That decision of San Francisco JUS
tice relative to pawnbrokers' interest IL
important If 1t can be made practically
useful. He says that two per cent a
month is the limit that a pawnbroker
may charge. The system now in vogue
kxx vx,h{o ho
value Of the pledged property in few
months is a gross injustice to unfortunate
borrowers.
Our evacuation commission in Ha-
vana Is not complaining about the quail
ity Of bacon and hard tack. A dispatch
says the members Of the commission
gave an elaborate luncheon today to
the members Of the Spanish commission,
ETC." 1t Is much pleasanter to hear the
pop and receive the contents Of a cham
payne bottle than Of Mauser rife.
The continuous monthly shipment of
oranges for a round year is claimed for
Redlands, by the Facts. That journal
says: For the past twelve months the
Santa Fe has carried out of Redlands
one or more cars of oranges each month. "
There is a disposition among growers
to avoid last years blunder in rushing
green fruit to market.
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The President of the Woman's Tenn
perance Union has written from Chicago
to Admiral Dewey asking the latter to
prevent the landing of beer or other in
toxicants at Manila" Are we to infer
from this transference of Chicago tenn
perance effort to Manila that the Lake
city has anticipated the usual New
Years "pledge?"
1t is reported from the patent office
that there are 1896 less applications
awaiting action than there were before
the additional force was put on" This
gives some idea of the brain work that
is done in the invention field. And it is
said that not one patent in a hundred
realizes the amount Of the patent fee.
Candidate Waters is announced to be-
gin his campaign in this county at Ac-
ton; next Wednesday. When at Acton
Mr.. Waters will be within three miles Of
Mr.. Cages Red Rover gold mine, to the
seclusion of which Mr.. Gage will prob
ably retire for meditation about No
vember 9th.
A dispatch from Alexandria to Lon-
don newspaper says the troops who have
from the Nile expedition are
dying like flies from enteric disorders
supposed to be due to canned beef and
in cheap spirits" That is
nearly as bad as the fate of the dervishes.
The work of educating Cubans at San
thirty teachers have been employed.
AS only 40 per cent of the adult white
population can read, and only IL per
cent of the negroes. there must be
promising field for sprouting educations.
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A late report of the American board
of foreign missions shows that the total
expenditures for the past year were
$685., ,2OS. Think of the good that might
be accomplished with that vast sum, If
it were devoted to the American heather.
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The consolidation of bottle-making
interests in a six-million dollar trust is
reported from New York. No announce
ment Is yet made of a trust to consume
the contents of the bottles.
"THE RAILROADS NO ISSUE"
"As I've often remarked, and remark
again." said Candidate Gage, said he,
1.-The railraods no issue in this campaign,
as Burns and myself agree;
1.-THE railroads. no issue in this campaign,
facts,
AS 1 have suggested and Coils enacts:
The issues the wicked and vile single tax"
Said Candidate Gage, said he,
By gee!
1.-The tax is the ISSUE said he.