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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-23
DOES NOT REPRESENT PoLYG-
ANY


II Il falsely charged that the Con.
Gresham from Utah wns elected to
represent polygamy That n he IL scat.
Cd and retains his seat II VIII mean
That Congress lndorsos polygamy. ANA
that there viii hC an immediate TO-
vlNnl OF the Mormon" plural marriage
system Ia Utah.
In tho maine OF an that is c,rr'sfont
I would like 10 know how the Mormon
people could hope 10 base u revival uf
tho practice Of plural mnrrilro-cyru
70 they had the disposition t. du aoa-
ON the fact ~ the representative from
Utah taking and retaining hia coat ln
th' House. Does the House NJ Repro
goutttiyrs endorse the individual VlaWr
ot nll The mon u admits to member
fhlp2 II Socialists should from some
Congressional district elect Congress
man, would hls admission 10 tho House
f1y to the world that the American
Congress iulnrsel Socialism, surely my
enemies give the Mormon people ana
even Congress little credit Tor common
sense when they trump up such "a
charge uH this. ! don't 40 a. Washing
ton aa u representative OF ppygamy
| am not sent there 10y my constituents
Ia ASH Congress 90 consent To tho roe
peal OF The cluuHe In our State conHtltu-
ton which defines. prohibits, and pun-
lsheH p0lygawy- and u should bo g..
momh'rrd that ihls particular clause
ln our state Constitution cannot DO rec
pglloi without the consent OF tho
United states. I shall not go 90 Wnrh-
lnrtnn 10 advocate or even defend poo
lygumN The question has passed the
point WHORE either Is necessary ln the
American Congress. ly the settlement
~ the matter between the people ~ tho
United States aud the people 81 the
State ~ Utah the question has been
token from thr field NJ political contro-
Nersy What vifws and beliefs iuliyli-
uals may entertain In % matter Of iu-
difference In this connection We have
not yet undertaken, | think, the task
" prescribing opinion or barring men
from political prcfcrmrnt Tor more
opinions they may entertain.
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NOT BRIGHAM YouNG's PREDtc.
TON

II Il falsely charged that Roberts was
elected TO crowd polyFumy down tho
thrnats OF the American Congress and
People. 90 ful1ll an alleged prediction
~ brigham Young that it would yet be-
done.
I challenge. FIRST N all. thu existence
" any such prediction. Familiar a. I
nm with all that Brigham Young ever
said or wrote that " on record. and.
familiar ~ am with his contempp-
ritles. ! never saw or heard uf any
such prediction until this absurd chlrr,
was made "a Few months ago IN % Sew
York payer, and repeated recently hv
a minister az an unti."Mormon" meet
lag a. Boston. Second, | challenge
that such consideration anywhere or
az any time entered into my nofnlna.
ton or election. II Is fabrication purc
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hon. B. H. ROBERTS r
DEFENDS HIMSELF
rnu Text OF His Answer as Written by His
Own Hand for the New York Times,
and Published by That Paper.

, pse Representative Seat Where lie Has Been Legally
Elected is Proceeding Utterly Without Precedent - As to
Emulsion No Member liasEyer Been Expelled by the House
tor an Alleged Defect OF Moral Characer-Thosc Who
RESPONSIBLE for the Present Agitation to Encompass Expu
sou SAYS Mr. Roberts, are Aware OF the Weakness Of
Their Position and Taxing Their Ingenuity TO Have the
House Act Without Regard to Precedents Legal Rights
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THE AhrERIcAN HoME.n

II Is falsely charged that the repre-
sentative from Utah now Advocates
polygamy-that ID, the present contract
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The record-union., 1899-09-23
RESOLUTION ORDERING WORK, NO.


Resolved That the Board of Trustees
of the City of Sacramento deems it to be
required by the public interest or con-
venience, and hereby orders the following
street work to be done according to the
specifications therefor hereby adopted,
and now on file, to wit:
That the alley between p and Q streets,
in said city from the east line of Eighth
street to the west line of Ninth street
ing; constructing redwood curbs and a
brick catch-basin and connecting the
catch basin to the sewer.
The Clerk of this board is hereby dl-
rected to post conspicuously for a period
of five days on the bulletin board near
the chamber door of the office of this
board, notice hereof. with. specifications,
to be received at his office up to o'clock
D. m of September 25, 1S99 and requiring
herewith a certified check, payable to the
Mayor of the City of Sacramento, for an
amount not less than 10 per cent. of the
aggregate of the proposal, or by a bond
for the said amount and so payable, all
as prescribed by law, and the Clerk of this
board Is also directed to publish such no.
tice for two days and to publish this reso-
luton for two days as required by law,
each in the Record Union" daily
newspaper published and circulated in
In Board of Trustees: Sacramento Sep
tember II, 1899. Adopted by the following
vote:
Douglas, Devine, Brown, Bentley, Dolan,
Mckay.
President of the Board of Trustees.
NJ J. Desmond, Clerk of the Board of
Trustees,
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SACRAMENTO MARKET.
Trade Quiet in Produce Circles and
Prices Unchanged.

Sacramento, Sept. 22d
Trade continues quiet in local produce
circles Prices to-day were as previously
quoted.
!; Following are the retail prices for the
| various articles mentioned:
FLOUR-Famly Extras, $1.95 per 100
Tbs; 81 for so lbs
FRUIT - Oranges, 3oc per dozen;
Lemons. 25Q30c; Lines, 1Oci Plums, &c per
40Gl50c per box; Apples, &c per ID; Pine
apples, 40@50c each; Blackberries. SC per
n stEaweerrIhles "a Re lee per 6 66a5ke gs for 2sc
melons, 15Q2oc each; Canteloupes, 5Q10c
e<19Fi <W19EFiGETABLEsATomatoes &c per 10;
Caulifiower, 10c per head; Carrots. Let.
| tuce, Radishes, Leek, Green Onions, 121Sc
per dozen punches; Onions, &c per 10;
pers, psa1s, SC: Potatoes, &c per b. Green Corn,
| i5Q25c per dozen; Cucumbers, 1Oc per dog:
Egg Plant. SC per fb; Summer Eaa,S Squash. &c:
Sweet Potatoes. Sc; Alameda Peas. lbs
peT e. rerned beef sSsa ae saaage Raass &
steak. 12@15c: Rump stesk. 1oc; Chuck
i l5c; Roast Veal, he Mutton-Leg. 1l0
l2lsc; Loin and Rib Chops, l21gc; Mutton
! POULTRY-Hens 6Cc each; Spring, soc
saeh g B5oilers 2@4os eaS s6d Tame Gssse
| keys, tic for live and zoe for dressed per
/ 10.
EGGS-California, 25c per dozen.
| DAIRY UCE-Butter-Pickle. 2Oc
per fb Mountain, zoe; Valley Roll zoe;
Petaluma. 45c per roll; Creamery, Soc per
/ roll. Cheese - California, 15c per 10;
! Young America, lie; Eastern Creamery,
! 1EQ20c; Genuine Swiss, 40c: American
Swiss. 20c: Neufchatel 1oc
45G750c; Alfalfa. 4Oc; Whole Barley, 81
| Ground Barley, 1i5; Feed Oats, si2o0
LBS; Middlings, 81. Shorts. as5c:. Bran. sOc;
4 Straw, Soc; Corn, large, 81. 80; Small, $780,
! Cracked Corn. si.45 Ground Corn s135
! NUTS-New Walnuts, 15c per 10; New
Almonds, 15QD20c; New Brazils, 121ac; Pc
cans, 16e Fiiberts, 15c; Chestnuts, 15c
per 10: Pine Nuts, Csc
COAL oII-Pearl tcasesl; TIC: Star, aac:
Water White (bulk) 12c.
ELECTRIC LIGHT CANDLES-1o o.,
| 4l2c; II or. 552c; IA o., 61ac; 16 o., size.
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sa1Oc per ID; cranberries

Huckleberries. 6Q1Oc per ID; Cranberries,
$S per bbl
Figs -9Oa75c per box:
Grapes-Table varieties 25G50c per box
or crate, some fancy selling higher; Zin-
fandel Wine Grapes, $23QA per ton;
White do, $16a1S per ton.
@Si.2 Is per crate; Nutmeg Melons, per box,
25G50c: Watermelons, $5G20 per 100
Plums-30G65c per box.
Peaches-25G75c per box and 40Q15c per
carrier and per ton.
Pears-5Oa75c per box for Winter; Bart
lett. s1Gl1.50 per box and - per ton.
Pomegranates-50cQs1 per box, as to
size
Ounces -25060c per box.
CITRUS FRUIT-Oranges late Valen-
cias, nominal; Mexican Lines, $808.50 per
common to good, $2.50Q3.50 for choice and
SiGt45O for fancy; Grape Fruit, $1.5002. so
TROPICAL FRUIT = Bananas. 81 500
$50 per bunch Pineapples, S264 per
dozen; Smyrna Figs, @ per 10; Persian
Dates. 612Q7c per 10.
101aG11c per ID for Royals. and 14@15c for
Moorparks; Peaches, unpeeled 4d5c per 10
for prime, 5G6c for choice and e07c for
fancy; do peeled, 10011c per 10: Apples, 61a
sun dried; Plums, pitted, 512Q6c per ID for
black and 6129715c for bleached; Pears, 61b
@c ib for 7S quarters; aa !, sgloc @9 for hayes
for white; Figs, $Q31Sc per. 10 for black.
Prunes in sacks, &c per 10 for 40-50's, 41bc
for 5O-60's, 34c for 60-70's. &c for 70-SO's,
219 for S0,so's ard &c for sO-1oos,
10: seconds. -23q24c per 10; Creamery. in
tubs, 2313c. Dairy = Fancy, 21Q23c; other
grades. 1SQ20c per 10. Packed Butter
Picked Roll, 21q22c per 10; Firkin, 19q21c
CHEEsE-New, 1Q11c; old, -Q-c: Cal
ifornia Cream Cheddar, DC. Young
Western, 125s91515c per ib.
EGGS-California Store Eggs, 21Q24c
per doz; ranch, 25029c, occasionally 30c
per doz; Eastern, 19Q22c;f do, selected, 29
| G25c.
POULTRY-I4ive Turkeys, 16Q17c per ID
for Hens and 16a17c for Gobblers; young
Turkeys, 19d20c per ID; Dressed do, nom
inal; BOOSTERS. s4a4.50 for old and s4a
$50 for young; Broilers, & 75GS for small
and s3d3 50 for large; Fryers, s3.50G4
Hens A655o; Ducks, s40450 per doz for
old and 450lf6 for young; Geese $1.75Q2
per pair for old and s1.76a2 for Goslings
Pigeons. s1.25d1.5O per doz for old and
| 1.75d2 for young.
GAME-Wild Doves, S5c@s1 per dozen;
Hare. S1q12 per dozen; Rabbits, $101. 80;
Mountain Quail. $3.50 per dozen; Sage
| Hens, - per dozen.
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was becalmed, she increased her lead
constantly until the end. She finished
% minutes and seconds ahead Of
President Dole's yacht, which for ten
years has beaten all competitors in
Hawaiian waters. The Gladys was
built in San Francisco after a design
by V. D. Bacon of Massachusetts. She
is beautiful pleasure craft and has
now demonstrated that her speed is
the best in these waters. The Bonnie
Dundee was designed by Fife, the de-
signer of Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham
rock, which is about to contest for the
America cup. She was built in Scot
land.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, NO. n2.

Pursuant to law and to the resolution
of the Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento, adopted September IL, 1892
directing this notice, the undersigned in
vites and will receive at his office, south
west corner of Fourth and ] streets, up
to s o'clock D. m. of September %, 1899
sealed proposals or bids for the following
street work, to be done according to the
specifications posted and on file therefor
adopted, to wit:
That the alley between p and Q streets
in said city from the east line of Eighth
street to the west line of Ninth street
be improved by grading and macadamiz-
ing: constructing redwood curbs and a
brick catch-basin and connecting the
catch basin to the sewer.
All proposals must be accompanied by a
certified check payable to the order of the
Mayor of the City of Sacramento. for an
amount not less than 10 per cent of
the aggregate of the proposal or by a
bond for the said amount, and so payable,
and throughout as prescribed by law.
M. J. DESMOND,
Clerk of the Board of Trustees
Sacramento, September IL, 1899.
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Fruno;coo q

San Francisco, Sept. 3d.
Morning Session--Alta, pc; Belcher, 2Sc
45@44c; Con Cal & Va, s1.70; Hale & Nor
&c. Overman, lie; Potosi, soc; Savage
31c Union Con, 44c; Utah, 14c.
Afternoon Session. & G, 26c; Best &
Occidental, 19c; Union. 42c; Yellow Jacket
29c; Caledonia, 6s@G7c; Ophir, S1.10; Potosi
53c: Crown Point, c0c
Closing Quotations-Alta, &c; Andes 13c
Belcher. 26c; Best & Bel, 42c; Bullion. Sc;
Caledonia, &c; Chal Con, 31c; Chollar, Ale
Confidence. re; Con Cal & va, $1.65; Cor
&c; G & c.. 26c; Hale & Nor, 3Oc; Justice
Sc; Kentuck Con, &c; Lady Wash Con, 1c
Mexican, 46c; Occidental Con, 23c: Ophir
2sc: Scorpion. Sc; Sierra Nev. 7Sc. Silver
Hill, &c; Standard, s3.05; Union Con, Ale
Utah Con, 13c; Yellow Jacket, Csc.
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NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

Office of Superintendent of Streets.
Sacramento, September 13, 1899
Public notice is hereby given that the
Board of Trustees of the City of Sacra-
mento passed on the nth day of Septem-
413, providing:
That the alley between N and streets,
In said city, from the east line of Seventh
street to the west line of Eighth street,
be improved by grading and macadamiz-
ing, constructing redwood curbs and a
Drlck catch basin and connecting the
catch basin to the sewer.
And all parties interested are referred
to said resolution, a copy of which is on
nle in the Superintendent of Streets Of
fice for further particulars
JAMES TOUHEY,
Superintendent of Streets
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole car
casses from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-Steers, first quality, 7Aq715c;
other grades, 61aQ7c- per 10; young Cows
and Heifers, 61ac; old Cows, 51aQ6c per II.
VEAL--7dSc for large and SQ9c per ID
MUTTON-wethers. 7Q71ac; Ewes, Ga
6lac per 10.
LAMB-Spring. SGl815c per 10.
PORK-Llive Hogs, 534c per 10 for me-
dunn. SIC for small, 5lac for large;
dressed, 7G812c per 10.
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RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 1s

Resolved, That it is the intention of
the Board of Trustees Of the City of
Sacramento to order the following street
work to be done to wit:
That the alley between N and o streets,
in said city, from the east line of Seventh
street to the west line of Eighth street,
be improved by grading and n1acadamiz-
ing, constructing redwood curbs and a
brick catch basin andi connecting the
catch basin to the sewer.
And notice is hereby givenathat all per-
sons objecting to said work are required
to file their objections In writing, in the
Office of the Clerk of the Board of Trus-
tees, as required by law, stating how
much frontage on said streets is repre-
sented by the party so objecting, and on
what street the property so represented
is located.
And the Clerk is hereby directed to post
this resolution conspicuously for two days
near the chamber door of this board;
also to publish the same for two days in
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

Bids will be received at the office of
MONDAY, October 2, 1899, for supplying
the Water Works of the City of Sacra-
mento with coal for period of one year
must be submitted to an evaporative test
in accordance with specifications on file
in the office of City Clerk. A certified
sum of $1,000, must accompany each
bid The Board of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
NJ J. DESMOND, City Clerk.
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The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or business firm to suspend or
have suspended over or across any side
walk, street or alley, any sign, board, or
framework bearing the letters or figures
of sign or to place in any manner any
sign. board or framework that will extend
more than twenty inches from the front
line of any lot to the street or on the
sidewalk or that will extend more than
twenty inches down from the under side
of the awning. Amendment, October 5.
1874 See Ordinance 81.
Sec 2. Any person or persons having
zach signs, or frames bearing signs, shall.
within ten days from and after the pas
sage of this ordinance, be required to
have the same removed.
Sec. 3. Any person violating the provis-
ions of this ordinance, upon conviction
therefore, shall be punished by q fine not
exceeding ten dollars for the first offense,
nor more than twenty-five dollars for
each succeeding offense.
Sec. A. Sections nine~and ten. of chapter
eight, Of ordinance number seventeen. are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

| the "Record-Union," a daily newspaper,
as required by law.
The "Record-Union," daily newspaper,
is hereby designated as the paper in which
to publish the notices required by law to
be published by the Superintendent of
Streets of said city, in relation to the
work described aforesaid
In Board of Trustees: Sacramento,
September II, 1899. Adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Trustees Tebbets, Kent, Paine,
Douglas, Devine, Brown, Bentley, Dolan,
Mckay.
D. MCKAY,
President of the Board of Trustees.
:, M. j. Desmond. Clerk of the Board of
Trustees
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Closing Grain Quotations.

Chicago, Sept I'D.
WHEAT-September 74c; December,
New York, Sept 22d
WHEAT-September 741ac; December,
7T3sc; May, S014c.
San Francisco, Sept. 22d.
WHEAT-December S1.10a4; May, $1.165s.
BARLEY-December, S62sc; May, 8Sssc.
CORN-Large Yellow, $1.021aQ1.05.
BRAN-S16016.50.
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The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. No person shall manufacture
matches or fireworks within that portion
of the iCty of Sacramento lying north OF
the center of r street and west Of tho
center of Eleventh street.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons violating
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall be punished by a fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the County Jail not less
than fifty nor more than ninety days, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment, and
each day maintaining or continuing such
violation shall be deemed a new offense,
and punished accordingly.
Sec g. This ordinance shall take eff
feet on the first day of April, A. d. eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-three
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Bubonic Plague.

LOURENZO MARQUEE Oelagoa
Bay, Sept 22-Twelve fresh cases of
what is believed to be bubonic plague
have occurred at Magude, a small
place near here. Two of the cases re-
suited fatally.
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ShipOWnerS Who Made Advances
for Contract LabOrGrS
Lose Money Through Action of the Amsrl-
can Consul at Madeira.

The British Tramp Steamer Vic
toria Was to Have Taken About
Six Hundred Portuguese and
Spanish Emigrants to the ISL
ands, but Nearly Half Of Them
Declined to Go After Being
Told by the Consul That Their
Contracts Were Useless.
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California Dried Ernie.

fruits steady. Evaporated Apples-Com-
mon, 71sc; prime wire tray, 71aM8c: choice
Ss409c; fancy, 9Q91ac. Prunes-31l 6IS1bc
Apricots-Royal. 12Q1312c; Moorpark, l40
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - To-day S
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
S2S5, ,627, ,S42; gold reserve, $3.50, ,595.
4S5
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ORDINANCE NO. 27.

Prohibiting the Manufacture of Matches
and Fireworks Within Certain Linz
its, passed December 20. 1872.
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hat department

The "Hawes" hat sells for So,
and is accounted in trade circles
the best the money will buy; all
the latest shapes are shown in
Fedora and Derby styles in the
most popular shades. =. So
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ORDINANCE NO. SO.

Concerning Distractions on the Side
walks, Passed August "A, 1874
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The Board of Trustees Of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
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We make an extra value offer
ing Of the Trilby or Dewey hat
Gin soft shape in black or brown
with wide band, raw edge and
square crown; quite the most
stylish hat for the money.
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The Board Of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento do ordain as follows:
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house and first shook hands with
'tante.' the mother and said, 'guten
tag good day.. The same he did with
'oom,' the father, and then at last spoke
to the girl and her sisters and brothers.
A Beer Courtship.
"Oom said only ssitze' ttake a seaO,
and. then there was complete silence,
which lasted until the bowl of coffee
was brought in. Then each in turn
spoke a few words. Dom asked how
everything was at the 'huis' (home),
and then we heard I'll about the health
of each enc n the family. how the cat
tie and the crops were doing, etc. All
the time we were drinking coffee. At
last the sutton arose and handed his
chosen bride the lachergoot' (confec-
tionery). which she, blushing and
laughing. accepted.
This was the critical moment. for
if she had refused the gift that would
have ended tha courtship. Now there
was gayer talk. until all but the two
left the room. for it was the right of
the sutton to remain in the front room
alone with her of his choice. But so
that ne should not stay too long,
'Tante. according TO custom, stepped
up TO the wax candle and make q mark
on it with a needle. saying that the
visit might. last until the candle burned
thus far. This was a command that
the most lovesick swain dare not dis
regard.
THE Beer with whom l lived had
two farm houses. one Of stone on the
'hoch-velt that is on rhe table land
where he lived with his herds in sum
nlei: the other. smaller. but well built,
on the low land. was inhabited from
May TO September, the winter in this
country The furniture was simple, of
yellow wood, without any carvings or
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vorable impression; but this does not
mean that they have any more military
knowledge than their comrades in the
infantry and the artillery.
Naturally there are generals and
other superior officers who can see the
defects OF the English military system.
For instance. Sir r. Butler, who is to be
commander -n-chief in the campaign Of
the Transvaal, knows very well that
against the Beers he will have to adopt
new tactics. After his inspection of the
troops destined for the TransYaal made
some little time ago at Aldershot. he
said. Don't stick with too much zeal To
your old habits And he reproached
the infantry officers for taking too
much care in forming and preserving
pretty lines. and for not taking suf-
f1ciently- into account the formation and
nature of the ground. IL But I believe
that these late lessons will have no
good effect upon the officers.
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ing a profit OF quarters of a pound
per ton Of ore.
Occasionally the veins are purer.
and sometimes nuggets, Nuff, of pure
gold are found. The private ir6 dual
sets his hopes on this kind of Fl. ), but
they are few and far between ii the
Transvaal Still if he ices find one it
may make him millionaire in a min
ute.
The Transvaa1 Gold Fields.
ION our journey we rode right over
the place in which the Englishman
George found a rich vein OF gold year
or so later Arrived at the fields we
found that we could either work for
fifteen shiiling5 a day for one of the
companies or sell them our Cre-if we
found any We had as equipments, one
mule to carry the pack, one negro as
helper, a, small tent, a bottle of nitric
acid, a wooden mortar With an iron
bottom, two spades, one chiael. one
drill with it's maEet Cne metal water
bowl and a revolver. This was the re-
quiz ement for each man. We had gone
to the 'Kaap' as most promising a table
land of several (tifty) square miles. We
blew off what seemed some promising
bits of quartz. pulverized them in the
mortar, and then washed away the dirt
to see if the gold lay there. IN vain
was our prospecting for many days.
All that we found was the nest Of an
ostrich from which we secured two
fresh eggs. which served for breakfast
for our party for two days. Here were
gold mine clubs without number where
the lucky men might gamble away
their hard earned dust but the revol-
yer did not play so large 4 part in the
proceedings en- account of the excel
lent order preserved by the English
authorities. Disguised, we were easily
fooled by man known as Mae VINO