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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
CHINA's wARLIKE EDICT.
Russians and French Said 10 be
Backing the Empress Dowager.

Victoria, b. c., Feb. 2O.--A warlike
secret edict has been issued by the
empress dowager OF China On her own
initiative According TO the North
China Herald she has dispatched
circular TO the governors and yiceroys
OF maritime provinces, appealing to
them to resist by force Of arms all fur
Their aggressions by foreign powers on
Chinese soil. The edict calls upon the
governors to resist all aggression ana
protect their ancestral homes and
graves from the invader by force Of
arms. II necessary, without asking in
structions from Pekin.
All the Chinese papers say that the
Russians and French are backing the
hand OF the empress dowager In her
act Of iethroning the young emperor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
Woman Frightfully Burned.

Vancouver b. c.. Feb. i9.-By the ex-
plosion Of lamp last night at her resi-
dence, Mrs. NJ. T.. Davis was frightfully
burned and Is now in a dying condition
In ST. Pauls hospital When the lamp
exploded the oil was dashed about the
woman's head and shoulders, and IN an
instant she was completely enyelOped In
flames She ran screaming down the
street. and although by means Of blank
cts the flames were eXtinguished, her
hair was entirely burned off and her
body was dreadfully injured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
Populists Have a Bolt.

Lincoln. Neb Feb. ia split and a
walkout followed turbulent meeting
OF the Populist National committee to-
night, the anti-fusIon leaders after
having a number Of their followers
turned down by the credentials com
mittee, organizing a bolt and forming a
new committee, The members favor
able to fusion, after adopting the report
OF the credentials committee. adjourned
until tomorrow, when in all likelihood
they win empower the chairman or a
committee Of three 10 call the national
convention for the same city and the
same time the Democratic convention
Is held
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
Signed Under Pressure.

San Francisco, Feb. 1s.--Chlef Engi-
neer Mcdonald OF the transport Man
auense, has admitted on cross eXamlna-
ton before British Consul Pickersgill
that he signed an incorrect statement
while under pressure OF favorlng the
owners Of the vessel This statement
was TO the effect that he considered the
Manauense was In a thoroughly good
and seaworthy condition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
WELLS REpEATs HIS STORY.
Manila Was Temperate TIL the
American Soldiers Came.

New York, Feb. 2O,-Captaln Frank NJ.
Wells. chaplain OF the First Tennessee
infantry, L. $. ", who returned recent.
~ from the Philippine Islands, where
he spent eight months, was at the Park
Avenue hotel last evening. and talked
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
TRAIN TO KIMBERLEY.

Capetown, Feb. 19-Repairs TO the
railway have sufficiently advanced to
enable the dispatch tonight Of the first
train 10 Kimberley. laden with coal
After that the military requirements
will be the first consideration. second
foodstuffs and then passengers, which
latter train II is anticipated Will start
on Wednesday or Thursday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20

for you, said four different physi.
clans, but still had sufficient left to
try DR.. Miles New Heart Cure, as it
was highly recommended to me. !
had suffered for years with heart
trouble; so bad was my case was
given up to die several times. Had
severe palpitation, short breath and
much pain about the heart, huttering
and smothering spells, but DR.. Miles
Heart Cure gave me prompt relief
and finally permanent cure.
Mrs. j. L. TaYlor, owensboro, Ky.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
MORE FIGHTING AT TUGELA.

Durham. Feb. 1g.--There was contin-
uous fighting yesterday from the Brit
ish positions on Gun hill and Huzzar
hill. The troops advanced from the for
mer towards Monte Christie. There was
a heavy bombardment with three A.
inch guns and the l0O-pounder siege
gun, supported by infantry, against the
Boer position on Hlanswana hill, which
adjOlns Monte Christie. and Is regarded
as the key TO Grobers Kloof The iir-
ing was particularly active from HUI
Ear hill on the strong Beer entrench-
ments at the extreme END Of Hlangwa-
ma hill. These entertainments We're
strengthened with sand bags The fir
ing still continued at o'clock yester-
dav evening.
During the day the gun Lady Ran
dolph' came on an armored train from
the direction of Colenso.
II was reported that we have cap
tured over 100 prisoners.
The naval gun Knocked out the Long
Tom on Hlangwana hill at the first
shot, for which Gen Butler especially
complimented the gunners
Hlangwana hill lies between two
bends OF the Tugela river The Beers
have erected bridge between Hang
wana and the northern bank Of the
river,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
CRITICAL STAGE.

Berlin Feb ls-The latest news from
South Africa Is regarded here as Of the
greatest Importance. The Berilner
Tageblatt says that the war Is doubt
less now in the decisive stage, and this
view Is corroborated by the utterances
OF most Of the German newspapers, al
through the agraran organs continue
10 affect to believe that the Beers have
permitted the British TO penetrate the
Free State only to annihilate them later
ON
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20

Kimberley: The British came through
Blaunbank and attacked In two coll
umnr. While the Beers were busily
engaged with Lord Roberts Gen.
French, with 1000 cavalry and six guns,
succeeded In breaking through the
Boer lines. The Beers I'D not seriously
oppose Gen. French's advance, but
confined their eSorts TO preventing the
provisions getting through. thus
they succeeded. capturing 1900 head OF
cattle. 100 wagons OF provisions and 100
men.
The Cheveley correspondent OF the
Daily News. telegraphing yesterday,
saws: I'VE now occupy all the hills
10 the right OF Colenso, on this side OF
the Tugela, including Hlangwana,
which the Beers evacuated last night
Sunday.
"This capture Of Hlangwana hill Is
Of great Strategic importance, as the
hill commands the HANK OF the Boer
defenses az Colenso. \ successful ad-
vance and the recapture OF the railway
may be expected
The Daily Mail has the following dis
patch. dated Monday. from Pieter-
harrisburg: 1T Is reported that Sir
Redyers Butler has captured Hang
wana hill. Large numbers Of Free
staters have left TO meet Lord Rob
erts' force. II Is believed that num-
Der Of ths Beers biz guns have been
taken back across the border
ROBERTS SUCCESS.
The Standards correspondent at
Modder river under date Of sunday
February 18th, writes as follows:
"The magnificent success OF the plan Of
campaign Of Lord Roberts must be as
crlbed In great part, after full credit
has been given for careful and
brilliant strategy to the extreme
mobility Of the newly organized forces
employed, but this mobility has TO be
paid for. II involves great eXpendi-
ture in horses. Those Of the Beers, for
instance. are not nearly finished.
IF we are TO retain our advantage
there must be an unstlnted drawing
upon every possible source OF supply
throughout the empire Otherwise We
shall II without enough horses Of the
suitable kind 10 furnish the necessary
remounts.
THE infantry under Lord Roberts
have done some marvellous marching
mostly at night Their pluck and en-
durance have gone on very far toward
insuring the safety and success OF the
cavalry operations
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
THE OLDEST LOCK.
Gigantic Ancient Key Found in the
Ruins of Nineyeh.

<AuNASht MY rOuHu the
Ruins of Nineveh.
The very Oldest lock in existence is
one which formerly secured one of the
doors of temple of Nineveh. 1t is a
gigantic affair, and the key to 1t, as
large as one man can conveniently
carry, reminds one Of the scriptural
passage where the prophet makes ref
erence to such instruments being car
ried on the shoulder. The exact words
in the passage referred to are: "And
the key of the house of David will
lay upon his shoulder"
This enormous key to the lock from
Nineyeh is nearly three and half feet
in length. and of the thickness of a
four-inch drain-tile. 1t was found at
the head of n ruined chamber, where
a large wooden door had probably once
stood, the gigantic brass hinges and
heavy bars being still in fair condition,
though somewhat corroded. This relic
of the olden times has but little re-,
sembance to the keys of modern manu-
facture, or even to those of the early
part of the Christian era. The tubular
idea had never been thought out in
those days; but the key is fearfully
made, being equally as intricate piece
Of machinery as the lock in which it
was used. A great many of the bars
and pegs of the lock are believed to
have been made of wood, rs their
places are now empty. The notches
and pegs in the key, however, show
that there We're corresponding pegs
and bars in the lock at one time. The
great lateral iron bars at the end of
the key, with their complicate series of
Hotches, cross-bars, bumps, etc., are
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01

There is need Of concerted action or
State law providing suitable water
ing places for horses along the much
Travelled roads. III the olden times the
roadmakers, when the road crossed a
brook or ran along the edge of a pond,
left places, where one could drive in to
water the horse, and perhaps swell the
felloes of the wheels If the tires were
loose, but now the brooks are bridged
over to the width of the road, and the
ponds fenced at the roadside to keep
animals out, because the water supply
for some town or village is taken from
it, and 1t must be kept pure. This is
all right when the town has provided
public watering places where man and
beast can quench their thirst, but
when economy prevails to such an ex-
tent that these are not put up, and one
may drive on much travelled road for
ten or fifteen miles without chance
for the horse to wash the dust out of
his mouth, 1t is time that provision
were made, even If we returned to the
village pump and watering trough.
They were very well where no brooks
were available, but the pump some
times would not work well, and some
times the driver would not work the
pump handle, and the poor horse got
lukewarm and filthy water, or none at
all, unless the driver wanted a drink
himself.-Amerfcan Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
UNITED STATES BATTLEsHIP OREGON.

Ing stop Of any kind, again creating
record. She steamed 2,S44 knots ut
uniform speed Of thirteen knots an
hour. The total number of days she
spent at sea, out of the eighty-one re-
CURED to make the voyage, was fifty
nine.
Starting in perfect order, the great
ship arrived on the Florida coast in ex-
actly the same condition, ready, and
more ready than most of the ships she
found there, to go into the battle, where
she outfooted the fleetest of the fast
cruisers and did more execution than
any other vessel engaged in the de-
struction of the Spanish fleet that tried
vainly to escape from Santiago on the
morning of July 4, 1898.
The commander of the vessel at the
time she grounded was Capt. Wilde.
The Oregon weighs, roughly speaking.
10000 tons. The range of her four 49,
inch guns is ten miles, and they burl
projectiles weighing LOO pounds, pro-
PEELED by $50 pounds of powder, which
gives them power TO pierce twenty
seven inches of steel at 1900 yards.
Her eight eight-inch breech-loading
rifles and four six-inch breech- loading
rifles complete her main battery. For
an enemy that ventures within close
range the Oregon has a secondary bat
terry of terrible destructiveness.
The body of this monster is 34s feet
long, and Its extreme breadth is G9b
feet. 1t is protected by side armor lS
inches thick. The armor of the 13-inch
turrets is 10 inches in thickness, of the
S-inch turrets 6 inches and of the
Sponsors inches. The 13-inch bar
bettes are protected by II inches of
Harveyized steel, tile S-inch barbettes
by inches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01

CAPT. WILDE. mensely valuable
orders from other nations to American
shipyards. She made known to the
world the ability of Pacific coast build
5000 miles from American iron
fields-to not only equal the achieve
ments of their rivals on the Atlantic
coast, but to surpass in every detail OF
warship construction the best achieve
ments of the shipbuilders of any coun-
try.
Coming out of the yards of the Irving
NJ. Scott Company at San Francisco in
May, 1896, size beat all existing records
for ships Of her class on her trial trip,
showing n maximum speed of 1874
knots per hour.
The Oregon went into active service
early in 1897, and was the chief vessel
of the Pacific coast squadron when
early in 1898 Capt. Charles q. Clark, of
the Monterey, was given command of
her and ordered to sail around Cape
Horn to take part in the impending
battle with the approaching Spanish
squadron under Admiral Cervara.
That voyage was the most marvellous
exploit of its kind in the history of sea-
going battleships. Aside from the fact
that the Oregon is the only battleship
that ever rounded the Horn, the voyage
was productive of many unprecedented
achievements. For example, the Ore
CONS complete Journey from Puget
Sound to Sand Key, Fla, done in
eighty-one days, covered 1902 statute
miles. or 1874 nautical miles, the long
est voyage ever made by battleship.
She steamed 4,728 miles without max
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01

partially unpack, as the garments may
be lifted out almost as If the towels
were trays.
The upper tray should be carefully
packed, precedence in 1t being given to
any hats or bonnets to be carried. The
crowns of either should be carefully
packed with soft, crushable articles,
as this economies space, and the
weight also aids in keeping them in
place. The hats also may be kept in
place by packing numerous small
crushable things about them. An i'm
promptu hat or bonnet case may be
formed by putting pasteboard about
either one. Everything in trunk
should be packed closely and nothing
will suffer.
Handkerchiefs should always be
packed in case; wells, gloves and rib
bons In boxes. cuffs and collars also in
boxes; sewing materials in tightly
lidded box. If medicines are carried
they should be put near the top of the
trunk, the bottles being carefully
corked, wrapped in cotton batting, and
packed in n box with the lid securely
fastened, SO that there may be no dan
ger Of ones clothing being ruined in
case the bottles should break.
The convenient dresser or bureau
trunk is invaluable for the summer
traveller. Summer hotels are always
indifferently supplied with closet ac-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01

commodation. and as this trunk is es.
pecially made with fiat top and back,
to stand against the wall, it is a con.
venient piece of furniture. The bot
tom of the trunk is designed to hold
boots and articles too heavy to pack in
the tray drawers above. The drawers
are usually four in number, and are
fitted with handles or straps by which
they may be pulled open. They rest in
grooves, and any one of them may be
pulled out and opened without disturb.
ing its neighbor. The top tray is di,
vided into numerous small compart.
ments, and the second, which has lid.
is of sufficient depth to receive hats and
bonnets.
The wardrobe trunk is case bulged
at one end and on each side, so that It
can be stood only on the fiat end, and
on the top or bottom, thus preventing
the articles in its interior from becom-
ing disarranged. The case contains a
detachable swinging box, in which is
sliding rack which pulls out readily.
From this rack depend separate hang.
ers on which skirts and waists NAV he
hung. This trunk is arranged to hold
dozen frocks without creasing or
crushing.
The wardrobe trunk also contains a
deep tray with compartments for hat,
shoes, underwear, etc. All the com
partments are well fitted with straps
and fastenlngs for keeping in place the
articles that are packed in them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
curiup CLOVER HAY.

Alvah Agee tells in the National
Stockman how he cured five acres of
clover hay this year, in which he goes
farther than we have advised in the
way of curing 1t in the heap, and we
have been accused Of being very radi-
cal on that subject. He followed the
advice of L. N. Ralston, as given at the
Farmers Institute in Armstrong Coun.
ty. Pennsylvania. The clover was cut
from June - and June 10, in cloudy
weather, and light rains followed near.
ly every day until June IS. Most of it
was put in the heaps after about two
hours whiting. One lot was left an hour
longer, and this came out dark. One lot
was racked and punched before much
wilted, and some of this was moldy.
The punches were opened out and aired
on the following Monday not more
than is usually thought necessary in
ordinary handling and then drawn to
the barn. With the exceptions above
noted. where the clover was wilted not
enough or too much before heaping the
hay was quite green in color, with all
heads and leaves on and no waste. He
considers the experiment success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
Pennsylvania to Buy VALLEY Forge

Historic Valley Forge is to become a
State park. 1t is the purpose to take
immediate steps toward the purchase
of this historic ground by the State Of
Pennsylvania. A committee has been
appointed to correspond with all patri-
otto societies throughout Pennsylvania,
and all Americans who have the good
name Of Washington at heart are an
pealed to for the purpose of helping
along the crusade.
The proprietary rights of the Valley
Forge association are not to be in
fringed upon, for the extensive terri
tory contains many landmarks that are
now falling into decay. 1t is these his
toric mementos of the revolution which
will be taken care of when once the
State Of Pennsylvania is the overseer
of Valley Forge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
A cYcLls1 IN SPAIN.


Some of the Annoyanccs to Which He
Is Subjected.
An odd and extremely aggravating
obstructionist to be reckoned with in
the realms of Don Alfonso and Don
Carlos is the creaking OK cart. On
first-class roads the thing is not formid-
able, but met in. the mountains, where
there is not one only. nor any fewer
than twenty of them, in long, ear
tormenting procession, it becomes vex-
atious. 1t is worse still when, in de-
iscending one or other of the glorious
mountain zig-zags, you see dozen or
two of the monstrOsties studded about
the road beneath you.
OF course, no man will be likely to
cycle in these countries without a
brake. Even then, however, 1t gals
prodigiously to pull up in the very mid.
die of ecstasy time after time. More
over, there may be very profound
ravine on one side of the road, and it
Is somewhat more than possible that
the oxen, heavily yoked though they
are, may yield to panic at sight of the
cycle. Then anything may happen,
from death of one span of beautiful
mild-eyed beasts to the death of the
cyclist himself at the hands of the
frenzied driver.
AS of the oxen, SO of the mules, high
spirited and inexperienced horses, and
even the generally phlegmatic common
donkeys of the land. The cycle is quite
as likely as not to excite in them all a
feeling of alarm akin to madness. We
write this with an especially tender
recollection of the overturn of large
wagon Of goods and human beings,
drawn by four mules, all Of whom took
fight most gracefully under the gen.
tie stimulus of our melodious bell. This
was on the high road between Burgos
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
ART OF PACKING CLOTHES.
Ladies' Home Journal Gives Some Va

Ladies' Home Journal Gives Some VAL
liable Advice.
In packing a trunk, first collect all
the articles to be packed in one place,
and then sort them according to their
kinds, says the Ladies' Home Journal.
Shoes should he wrapped in soft cotton
covers. secured with strips of tape and
placed at the bottom of the trunk, to-
gether with any books, heavy wraps
and heavy flannel or wooden garments.
Above these, and separated from them
by large towel spread and tucked
down If the trunk is not of the dresser
or bureau variety, should come heavy
underwear. Asecond towel should sep
arate this layer from the piles of gowns
or waists and third should divide
the gowns and fine underwear. The
towels, besides making useful protec-
ton to. the different piles of garments,
are convenient when you are travelling
from place to place, and only want to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
A timely warning is sounded against

A timely warning is sounded against
any wholesale rush of ortune-seekers
to South Africa. The ending of the
war and the absorption of the Boer
states into the British empire will
doubtless stimulate migration to those
regions, and will also increase the OPP
portunities of profitable settlement
there. But it will not be prudent for
any one to go thither without some
capital, or at least sufficient resources
to maintain him for some time in indie
pendence of anything he may or may
not do there. 1t is an expensive coun-
try to live in, and the gold mines and
other sources Of profit can be worked
only at considerable expense. 1t is a
country in which capital will find prof
table investment, but not one in which
the penniless adventurer is likely to
pick up fortune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01
Curing Chickens of Cholera.

Those Who mike their pin money by
raising chickens or turkeys would like
to know how to cure cholera. This is
the way cured mine: Took about
quart of wheat flour, mixed it very thin
with water and gave every morning. If
fowls are too sick to eat, pour it down
their threats. Give poultry plenty of
buttermilk, and cholera will not bother
them. have not lost any since gave
this to them.-NIrs. G. Frank.