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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

defense df duellng, but II prevailed az
a time when the laws were inadequate
for the protection Of a good name and
character, and when. consequenuy, their
defense WIGS largely left to individual
skill and yalor Il cannot be doubted
mat many a rascal was prevented
from inventlng and circulating
savory stories about popular men and
women. by the thought that behind the
names Of such persons was very often
o sharp, flashing steel, ever ready 70
find lis way 10 the heart Of a detamer
Chiyalry and decency We're thus ef'
fectually established, Notwithstanding
some deficiency OF The laws.
Duelng has been declared Illegal, and
rightly so. but at times the practice
almost appears justiaablo, When the
press as has been the case both In
France and elsewhere, descend 20 per-
souaitles. 10 rdIcule In word and pic
lures, TO deliberate falsehoods, either
direct or by iuuondo, there seems no
other redress than that resorted to By
The Irish defender OF the Queen, Pub
lie opinion viii Justify that mode Of
procedure, whether the laws do or not.
There is a legitimate and proper field
for the cartoonlst, and when he con-
fines himself within It's boundaries, he
often creates a more lasting impression
than the writer Of articles. But when
this legitimate use Of art is deyiated
from for the yiIlainous purposes but
too often apparent Ia modern degener-
ate journalism, cartoonism Is no better
than a nuisance, intolerable in decent
society
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

There IS a vital distinction between
the seizure OF a British steamer during
the recent war with Spain and the sell
zure Of German steamer by British
warship. In the first case the captured
vessel was running for a port held by
one Of the combatanis and under block.
ade. while in the latter instance the
vessel was running between neutral
ports, under a neutral flag. II the
United States had seized a vessel plying
between German and French ports, on
the plea that some OF Its passengers
Intended to cross from France into
spain and take up arms against this
country the cases would have been par
allel, but they are not so now.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
THE YEAR AND THE CALENDAR

The American Monthly Review OF Re-
views reminds us readers that the
present year 1900. although Che NUM-
Der is Invisible by four IS not a leap
year
According 90 the Grogonan calendar
the year consists of 35j days hours,
a minutes ana i2 seconds The hours,
minutes ana seconds. over and above
the FUN days. amount during O cen-
tuy 20 about .is days There IS just
g, ola day lacking then, 90 make every
fourth year a leap year. ON that ace
count C has been arranged 20 allow %
leap years each Tor three consecutive
centuries ana then give the fourth
century IS such days Thus though it
IS not ukoly Go concern many Of us in
an immediate practical way, % may be
remarked that the twentieth century
VIII be one day longer than the nine
tenth, since il Is arranged that the
twenty-afth leap year which is as
signed 20 every fourth century shall De
brought into the calendar OF the year
that is dlyisihle by co.. The failure 90
sacrifice three quadrsnnlal leap years
that is 70 say, three extra days ln every
four centuues-has led 20 the discre-
pancy between what Is known as the
Julian. or oid-styla calendar. and the
Gregorian.
In this connection % may be recalled
that rumor has had IL Tor some time
that Russia Is abou, TO adopt the Gre
gori4n calendar 50 as 20 correspond In
chroaclogy wiki the rest Of the world
This calendar dates back 70 1859. when
Pope Gregory decided on the list %
March as ne date o. the yernal sQui-
naN. and made some other ai-
jusimsrts vhlch have brought the
commm rockelirg % time as near
in aoo5r1auoe With the solar
year as rrattcalle Roman Catholics
adopted TIE corrected cala1far az cnce.
Germany mace tts charge i1 100 ard
ln i-1A By ihlt uz,s the dates
we're eleven DAYS hshia5 tlris Rass.a
is ror tWeye days cut 81. gear ard
she ull have ,o s'.z--4se islt number
in order b. tr-s ..s yt-rII et-.r1I 10
Nafyh q
u Is s9asi---is 1--s--s b. rad e the
sirlrs.s ~ -rcs-s s-u1ys hare before
their Seas 1t- cktlla a11-E he uass-
IS q t1s rsr-,s lr Great Britain.
when ,hs rev cs,s1sir vas abou, % De
pea5le OBJ TED % Il on the
ground that 3, would take away eleven
days from tnslr lives. and make them
Die that much earlier. Ard This was IN
he eighteenth century, Candidates for
Parliament were defeated. because OF
their alleged connection with the steal
" time from the people
And the worst OF Il ls that human
nature Is not 50 very different now from
what Il was then. Enlightenment may
be more general, but when reforms that,
ouch projudIces, or ignorance. are sug-
sested, the fight IS on as intense as
aver. II has always been the fate Of
ruth to progress over obstacles. II viii
always be so, until the time when
shall cover the earth as the
water the bottom OF the mighty ocean.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
Chicago Record.

Within recent years, California, aside
from minor tremors and oscillations
which attract but little notice has un-
dergone a number Of earthquakes suf-
ficiently severe 10 be destructive Of both
life and property. The records OF 1865,
1868 and 1872 show severe shocks during
those years, while similar shocks were
again felt in San Francisco and CEN
trail California in 1880 and 1891. The
destructive force OF the earthquake OF
March Of last year was shown in the
violence Of the tidal wave which II oc-
casloned along the coast The constant
recurrence Of these Pacific coast dis
turbances, all Of the same general char
acter, though Of varying degrees Of
severity, is one Of the most interesting
subjects for the study Of seismograph
eTs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES.
sacramento Record. Union.

In the meantime, it is the duty Of the
press to state the exact truth about
earthquakes with us, TO conceal moth
ing, and 10 see TO IL that exaggeration
and intensifying sensationalism as II
rolls eastward is checked in its course
by the simple truths Of our history.
OF that record We need have no fear
whatever Come to think Of It. earth
Quakes In Eastern States in the last
twenty years have been quite as nu-
merous az on this coast, which never
yet has been visited by one as severe
as that which so badly wrecked the
city Of Charleston, S. c., few years
ago,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Pro- oer and Pro- English talk in this
country fixes definitely one thing,
namely that the United States Will
keep its fingers out Of the present war,
so far as actual interference goes, no
matter what the European powers may
do
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Those Dutch jokers cannot be said
to be greatly disheartened or discour-
aged at the progress OF events, when
they fire into a British garrisoned town
shells loaded with plum puddngs, and
announce the fact three days ahead
Of the British officials, as was the case
with those Christmas shots.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Germany is rushing warshps 10 De-
lagoa bay so as to be there when the
grab for Portuguese East Africa comes.
There is no warrant for the thought
that they are directed against Great
Britain, notwithstanding the anger of
the German public at the seizure Of
German steamship.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

The Spanish Admiral Montejo CON-
plains that in the battle Of Manila bay,
Admiral Dewey did not come out Into
the open" and fight, but kept out Of
range Of the Spanish guns while bat
ierlng TO pieces the Spanish fleet.
There seems to be a fad among defeated
warriors TO complain that their foes
did not fight TO cult the vanquished
warriors
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
Los Angeles Express.

There are thousands OF men drawing
pensions from the government today
who are morally entitled to them. Many
Of these men have been taken care Of In
public positions ever since the war
closed, and have drawn their pensions
besides. Others, again have amassed
fortunes, but they do not release theiT
grip on the public treasury. This thing
OF the pension roll being a roll Of honor
sounds well, but no man who can afford
TO do so without pension should take
one. Let us care for the old soldiers.
and the new ones, too, who need II, but
keep off the parasites who are patriots
for the sake OF revenue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
Kansas City Star.

The government pension bureau Is
now struggling with new list Of ap-
pllcants which has resulted from the
war with Spain. The old pension list
Of the civil war has been the source Of
a great deal Of fraud and political con-
tention, and II has grown to dimensions
never dreamed Of by those who stood
sponsor for Il in Congress. There Is a
chance in this new pension list TO avoid
many Of the expensive errors made in
the old one, and 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that fraud and politics will be
eliminated from the new disability roll.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

That uprising which was nipped in
the bud at Manila, shows that the in
surgent Fllplnos have not yet reached
the giving up point though they may
be close 70 il.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

The claims more than Offset the de-
creasing civil war pension list, and
those who had expected TO see saving
TO the government within the next few
years due 10 the decreasing number of
pensions are likely to be disappointed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
Boston Transcript.

Many OK these applications come from
men In regiments which never went ON,
W me country, ana. as might be expect
~ idI more from the volunteer than
rom the regular service. Probably one
~ 'en OF The men who saw service In the
war has made application for a pension.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Colorado'ls again the banner pro-
ducer OF precious metals, with S26, 900
in gold and $3l, 2OS.677 in silver. a total
Of S5I2OS637 to her credit. Good for
the Centennial State.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Notwithstanding the reported collec-
ton Of supplies for Fenlan invasion Of
Canada, there appears to be much more
noise than work In the scheme.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Great Britain's New Years day Is not
exactly what Joseph Chamberlain fig
ured on when he pressed the war issue
on the Transvaal republic.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Pope Leo Is said to have designated
his successor; but II the present pope
can arrange 1t, the date OF succession
will be still far distant.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

II Is a little awkward for the man-ln-
a-hurry to change three figures at one
place In a date line, but he must write
1900 now.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

The News" salutes the new Presl'
dent Of the new City Council and hopes
that he viii always be able to Buckle
tae' his onerous duties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

California is always original In
something, and this time shook the old
year out with an earthquake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01

Arizona and New Mexico hope to be
made happy by Statehood this year.
Success TO them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS.

Delegates Gather at Milwaukee to Select
Delegates to Philadelphia.
MILWAUKEE, April 25.-Politicians
and delegates from all over the state
are focking to town to attend the Re-
publican state convention, which meets
at the Davidson theatre at noon.
The principal business before the con-
vention will be the selection Of four del
egates at large to the national Republi-
Cd N convention at Philadelphia. Chair
man Joseph B. Treat Of the state central
committee, has ordered the selection of
James @. Monaghan, United States
marshal of the Western district, as
temporary chairman of the convention,
aud ON this occasion will be sounded the
Wisconsin keynote Of the Republican
campaign with relation to national poll.
tics. That the administration Of <Presi.
dent Mckinley will be endorsed there
seems not the slightest doubt. Every
thing points to very harmonious gath.
q ring. There will be 1,067 delegates in
the convention,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
SOME OLEO DECISIONS,

Commissioner Wilson Makes Two Import
ant Rulings as to Sales.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Commis-
ioner Wilson Of the internal revenue
bureau has held that where manufac-
turers ship stamped packages Of oleo-
margarine on orders of customers and
do not take the waybills from the com:
mon carrier to these customers, but
simply to their own agent, who receives
and delivers the packages to the persons
whose names are found thereon, the
manufacturers involve themselves in
special tax liability as wholesale dealers
at the place where their agent makes
these deliveries.
The commissioner also has held that
where retail dealer sells and delivers
upon one order two packages Of oleo-
margarine, each containing 10 pounds,
Of the same grade and at the same
price, he sells 20 pounds, in distinct con-
travention Of law, which limits him to
the sale Of quantities not exceeding 10
pounds. 49,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27

tEt 4
Z Hard to do housework with an
aching back, s sSs a, a y. .,. =
Hours Of misery. at leisure Or at
work, a3 ~. l$-- e#.s %< N
women only knew the cause. 5.. (.
Backache pains come from sick
Kidneys; 81. Il. s,.1
Y Doan's Kidney pills will cure It. ]. 4
Little Falls people endorse this:
Mrs. Mary Montbriand, of Sixth
street north, says: II suffered Tor
years with kidney complaint and al,
though / took a great deal of medi-
cineI fornd nothing that proved
effectual IN relieving me. There were
severe aching pains across the small
Of my hack, in my kidneys and
through my side, ! felt listless and
tired and was bothered greatly with
spells of dizziness and a feeling Of
heaviness in, the head. could not
rest well nights, got up feeling tired
and :unrcfreshed in the. morning. the
secretiOns were Irregular, highly
colOred and on standing deposited a
bea W sediment Being advised to
try Doan's Kidney pills I procured q
sboxlat Wetzel's pharmacy and began
toEuse them. II improved rapidly the
pains soon left me and the action Of
the kidneys was, rendered regular
and normal" ''.1E - 49,. 'f'1 F2t@h.'5t
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y, sole agents for, the U. s. Re-
member Observation-Disclosures take
no other. - -, iy1 49,: 4. .,,4.,sss .,c~s.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
Ar,- AIRS r l'N.Lu IN,
General Otis YCables Accounts q ASssnt
.f%&M 3 sngngements.

General Oaas Cables Accounts 81 1Sssnt
4s%h %2 engagements.
WASHINGTON, April 30 General Otis
has cabled the following accouAtSof
recent engagements in the Philippine
islands: $H #55#.. 49,. s5fss5gs5
Manila, April 24.-Early in the morn.
ing of the 7th several hundred Tagalos
and Visayans attacked battalion q the
Forty-fifth at, Cagayan, north COST OF
Mindanao. Our casualties were 2 hued
and II wounded; enemy's loss 81 MIled
and 10 wounded and captured, beAdes
other losses suffered III retreat.
Young reports from Northwestern
Luzon several hundred natives, influ-
enced by Aguinaldo's bishop, AgApak,
attacked his troops at several points,
and in turn had been attacked. Their
loss in attack on Patoc, 18th inst, lO6
killed, and during entire fighting from
10th to 18th, 332 killed; our loss during
period, killed and 4 wounded. Young
has plenty of troops, and will have it
tie further opposition, 81 ssssjsssss5S,
: Affairs at other Luzon points improv-
ing, local presidents and inhabitants Of
towns giving influence and rendering
assistance. Troops now taking posses.
Gion Of small interior towns.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
FORAKER RESOLUTION.

House Adopts 1t, Mr.. Hill of Connsetiout
Il Alone Directing. ~,
i, WASHINGTON, April 25.-The house,
Mr.. Hill Of Connecticut alone objecting,
adopted the Foraker emergency resolu-
ton to continue the present officers in
Porto Rico in Office until the appoint
ments are made under civil government
act, as amended by the committee on
insular affairs. The amendments re-
quire' that all franchises shall be ap-
proved by the president before they be.
come operative and plaoe. certain re-
striotions upon chartered corporations
such as issuing stock or bonds except
for cash and inhibiting real estate cor
porations or the holding Of real estate
by corporations except such as is neces-
sary to carry out the purposes TOR which
they are created. ~. ~
About 30 pages Of the postoh1oe ap-
preparation: bill were disposed Of. the
only substantial amendment adopted
being one TO give. extra compensation to
letter carriers who work in excess Of ~
hours . week. <s,12%<:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
SITUATION IMPROVING.

Slight Relief in Southern Flooded Dis
tricts Is Experienced.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25.-While con-
ditions in the flooded sections of Louis
lana, Mississippi and Alabama show
some improvement, the relief $expe.
rienced is slight, because Of the difficult
ties of railroad communication. The
suspension of freight traffic and delay
to mails is causing great loss and in
convenience here and distress among
the inhabitants Of interior towns, whose
supplies have been cut off for over a
week. The overflow Of streams has not
been increased as much as was expected
from Mondays rain, for while they
were terrific, they lasted but a short
time, Unless there is another down
pour Of rain, New CLEANS and North.
eastern will be able to resume it's trains
on Thursday. The service on that road
has been almost completely interrupted
for 10 days. The Illinois Central main
line is again open, but full service will
not be attempted for day or two. s. J
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
I, HAS HAD NO NEWS.

State Department Unable to Connrm the
49, ST.. f., Report. "a.
WASHINGTON, April "a. The state de-
partment had no official confirmation Of
the Associated Press dispatch from Con-
stantinople announcing the sultan's
trade regarding the rebuilding Of the
American missionary property at Khar-
put. The news was received with con-
siderable satisfaction, however, being
regarded by officials as q friendly act
on, tho part of the sultan and pos
dbly an earnest of full and final
settlement Of the indemnity claim.
'.:This is part at least of what we have
been working for for two years past, !"
remarked one official when skbwn the
dispatch. .
No one in authority was willing to
discuss the matter in detail, but it is
understood that while the action Of the
sultan is regarded with pleasure here it
does, not necessarily indicate that the
claim for indemnity is abandoned nor
that the incident is closed
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
Ovation for Senator Hanna.
.'"'', .rN f8"r .%aE ''5 Il ~
Who Is Overrun With Wis
r. ltors All Day Long. u,
SENTIMENT AL ONE WAY
Several Sharp Contests but
!. They Ar. Mostly st Between Ct
s; So-Callad Preferences.
The Leaders,, Frtends.Ar Sc
lected to FillrAll the Dit
%33,5.ferent Committees.

Colu,lBus, o., April 25.-The Repub-
Ncan. stats convention made great ad-
ministrstion: demonstration hsre. Usu.
ally there is only one keynote speech
that Of the temporary chairman-but
there were two during the day, and the
ono that caused more comment than
any other convention speech in the his.
tory Of the Ohio Republicans was by
Senator Hanna.
It was very much of a Hanna day,
without dissenting or discordant notes.
The senator arrived early in the morn.
ing and was engaged all the forenoon in
receiving visitors. Several delegations
called on him in a body, end he re.
sponded IN speeches At the district
meetings in the afternoon his friends
were selected ON the new state commit
tee, and all other committees. There
were sharp contests in some districts,
but they were mostly between so-called
preferences. 4 y, q, ID; <;.tt 81
ID When Senator Hanna entered tho
convention hall there was . great de-
monstration, and he was forced to bow
his acknowledgements from the plat
form.
In all the speeches and proceedings
there was no reference at any time to
the tariff, the currency question or other
former issues.
Would Hear From Hanna.
State Chairman Myron A. Norris Of
Youngstown called tho convention to
order.
Robert NJ. Nevin was introduced as
the temporary chairman and he made q
decisive his in his forcible delivery, and
especially in the peculiar emphasis he
put on the words las an admiral" in
referring to Dewey.
After the demonstration at the close
Of hif address Chairman Nevin at
tempted to proceed with the order Of
business in calling the congressional
districts for their respective selections
OF members Of tho committees, but the
was bound to call out Sena-
tor Hanna. In response to the repeated
calls Senator Hanna kept shaking his
head. During the day he was worn out :
by visitors and had to keep his seat
while shaking hands at the hotel with
those who kept passing by to greet
him. The delegates would not listen to
the call for business until he responded
and the galleries joined loudly in the
calls for him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
Conversational Nomination..

CONGREGATIONAL Nominations,
M1LwAUKEE, April 25.-The Fourth
congressional Republican convention
tenominated Theobald Often for con-
gross.
MILWAUKEE, April 25.-Samuel s.
Barney was renominated for congress
by the Fifth congressional district Re.
publican convention.
OSHKOSH, Wis, April 25.-The Sixth
district Republican convention has re-.
nominate Congressman J. H. Davidson.
WATERTowN, Wis, April 25.-Her-
man B. DAZZLE was renominated for con.
gress by the Second district Republican
congressional convention.
BARABoo, Wis, April 25.-.Congress.
man J. w. Babcock has been .unani.
mously renominated by the Republicans
of the Third district i'll convention here
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
An Trade. ISSUED.
sulta4, Authorizes the Rebuild
Ing Of Missionary Prop
: 20 @@. erty at Kharput.. i.
Will Also Construct ain Annex
to the Roberts College at
.t2 constantinoples
HAS MADE AN n IMPRESSION
Attitude OF the Administration
~ Seems to Have Affected
~ Abdul Hamid.
No official !: Confirmation Of
the Report Received at :.
j: +. 5= Washington.

OoNsrANT1NoPLE, April 24.-An i'm.
perial trade has been promulgated au-
thorizing the rebuilding Of. the property
of the American missionaries at Khar-
put and the construction OF an annex to
the Roberts college at Constantinople.
LONDON, April 24.-The' CONSTANT.
nople correspondent of The Daily Mail
telegraphing Sunday says: Washing
ton g energetic attitude and the threat
Of naval demonstration have made a
great impression at the palace. It is
expected today that the question will
become acute. -. -