DETERMINED TO OKRFZ2V.
37 < - J/foM u Belfast Assume a Decidedly
1 Serious Character.
Uolfast cablegram : The people have been
wrought to n state of great excitement by
the riotous demonstrations of the Orange-
men during the past tw < J daj-s. All work is
stopped , stores closed , nnd many resi
dences clofcely barricaded. Mobs are in
every street prepared for further deeds of
f violence. The Orangemen are greatly in
' , censed at the constabulary for firing upon
, / them , and threaten to sack their barracks.
Detachments of soldiers and police have
been forwarded from Dublin and other
cities to Belfast to assist the authorities to
restore order. At midnight a mob of
Orangemen raided a public house keptrby a
Catholic named O'Hare , and after sacking
it set it on fire. The police charged the
rioters a dozen times with bayonets , but
were each time forced back by volleys of
stones. The police flnalty were forced to
take refuge in their barracks , where they
fired upon the mob from the second story
> r windows. The mob , however , held their
ground twenty minutes longer , although
the firing of the police was heavy und in
cessant.
Scores of rioters were wounded. It is
known positively that six men nnd two
uomen are killed. A great number of
wounded persons were carried away by
friends and it is not known whether their
injuries are fatal or not. Twenty of the
rioters who received bullet wounds arelying
in one infirmary. A large number of
Orangemen who took part in the riots were
arrested to-dny. The inquest on the
bodies of those who wero killed will bo
opened this afternoon.
Pour'rioters wounded by the police in
'yesterday's riots , died to-day. Four others
are dyinp. The Orangemen are making
large purchases of arms and are declaring
that they will have revenge upon the police
for firing into their ranks. At a meeting
of Protestants living on Shank hill road ,
re.ioluti' ns denouncing the action of the
police were adopted. From outlying dis
tricts Orangemen arc coming to Belfast
mid attacking peaceful citizens and de
manding their withdrawal from the
national league. The number of police
men on duty in Belfast this afternoon
at 3 o'clock was 1,300. A number of
troops from Xewry also arrived to assist
the police in maintaining order. The
magistrate ordered nil taverns in the city
to be closed to-night. Xo mobs are allowed
to congregate in the street.
An eye witness of the riots of Wednesday
gives the following description of the scenes
attending the mob's attack on Bower's
Hill police station : Men , armed with
pokers , pried up paving stones nnd
broke them into suitable size for the
use of the rioters when they ran
short of missiles. Women and young
girls desperately enticed the men to
continue the fighting whenever'Jiey flagged ,
offering them apronfnls of fresh stones , and
when entreaty failed the women and girls
drove them on by savage threats. The
police station is a moderate sized dwelling
house. When the mob attacked the build
ing the police responded with a volley fired
from the doorway. But "the rioters soon
drove the officers in , and they retreated
up-stairs and thence maintained the fight
by shooting from the windows of the front
bedroom un the second floor. They held
their position for half an hour , during
which the battle was hot and savage on
both sides , when they were reinforced by
the arrival of seventy fresh officers. The
increased energy of the police served but to
aggravate the mob , and they became
ferocious. They were maddened by the
sight of their comrades shot down , writhing
and howling with agony in the street. I
have since heard old officers say they never
knew a mob to show greater viciousness ,
violence , pluck and determination. De
spite their desperation the rioters
hurled their missiles with regularity
and precision , as if they had been drilled in
stone throwing. When the men in front
exhausted their ammunition , they would
retire to the rear to receive fresh armsful
from the women , and thus make way for
their comrades with new supplies. Some
of the stone throwing was quite extraor
dinary. There were many boys among the
rioters , and they were as desperate and
.plucky as the men. The battle at the sta
tion ceased only when 250 soldiers came to
aid the police.
People living in the neighborhood where
the rioting began say it was caused by the
police under a mistaken impression molest
ing and cudgelling some orderly workmen
leaving the foundry. According to this
story the populace got .angry at the police
for their cruel and unjustifiable conduct ,
and attempted to make them desist. When
a conflict became imminent , the mob of
fered to behave if the police were with
drawn , but not otherwise.
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Washington special : The alacrity with
which Bayard cabled the acceptance ol
Winston's resignation indicates the utmost
confidence of the administration in its abil
ity to manage the affairs of the government
at home and abroad without the aid ol
Mr. Winston. In his communication to
the state department Winston does not
give his reasons for his resignation. He
merely says they are 'personal.1 It is
well known in Washington what they are.
He sought the appointment with great dili
gence , telling his friends that he wanted to
go to Persia , as that would please the lady
whom he expected to marry. Before leav
ing for the orient elaborate prepaprations
were made for the wedding , but much to the
surprise of his friends it did not take place.
The lady in question is Miss Calhoun , who
Las been prominent in society here of late
s a guest of Mrs. Hearst. It is said that
"Winston felt that he had got enough when
he reached Constantinople , and would have
turned back from that pointbut for fearof
being laughed at. A strange coincidence is
noted in the resignation of Winston and
the appearance in a New York paper of a
long letter written by Mr. Winston's secre
tary , which was published on the day the
resignation reached thiscountry. Thislet-
ter paints Persia , Teheran , the shah and
everything connected with that country in
a most unfavorable light , and concludes
with a half column devoted to proving the
needlessness of maintaining an American
enitmssy at Teheran.
BIG BLAZE AT LOUISVILLE.
At Louisville , Ky. , on the morning of the
6th , a fire was discovered on the stage of
the new Grand theater. The alarm was
sent in but the engines that responded were
unable to do anything towards extinguish
ing the fire , which by this time covered all
of the middle of the block between Third
and Fourth , Jefferson and Green streets.
At daybreak the entire center of the square
was a glowing mass of red hot metal and
blazing wood. The theater was one of the
finest in the west or south and is a com
plete loss.
JJ.L THE Pia.\CJZ > MUST GO.
PARIS , June 8. The comnj/ttee / of the Cham-
Haer of deputies having the government expul
sion bill in charge rejected the proposed re
port of the chairman M. Maret , sr. , because
it opposed the expulsion of the princes and
have elected M. Pelantan reported in M.
Maret's place.
The committee"bv a vote of G to 5 decided
to adopt the proposal of M. Floquet , president
-of the chamber of deputies , who'favors a hill
banishing all the princes without distinction.
"This was subsequently rejected oy the cabinet.
SOON TO BE OUT OF A JOB.
tlte Honeymoon is Orcr Mr. Sparta
Hill Receive Some Attention.
Washington special : It is rumored that
when the president returns Secretary
Lamar will call his attention to Sparks.
The secretary is the gentlest and most
patient man in the cabinet. If any oneclse
were in his place Sparks would have retired
from public life long ago , but ho shifted.tho
burden upon Assistant Secretary Jenks
and tried to make himself believe that
there was no such thing as Sparks in the
department. Now that Jenks has gone ,
there is no fortification behind which the
secretary can retire when Sparks becomes
rambunctious , nnd he is having his patience
tested to the utmost. The other day , in
reversing one of the decisions of the land
oflice Mr. Lam ir practically told Sparks to
mind his own business , and it. was supposed
that thecommiKsionerwould take the hint ;
but he immediately did the worst thing
he has done yet in suspending the opera
tion of the pre-emption culture act. From
some indications around the interior de
partment it is inferred that Mr. Lamar
will try to get rid of Sparks as sqon as the
president returns from his honeymoon.
Although Sparks not long ago announced ,
in an interview , that the president had the
utmost confidence in him , testimony from
the white Jiouse goes to show that if he
could be dropped \ \ ithout a scandal lie
would soon be done for ; but the president
is afraid of a howl that will naturally be
raised by the papers Hint have been sup
porting the land commissioner in his "re
forms. " I am told that Elihu B. Wash-
burn saved Sparks once by writing Mr.
Cleveland recommending him , but it will
take some influence more powerful than
Mr. Washburn to save him now.
The president has been much an
noyed by Sparksrecent eccentrici
ties , but was afraid to dismiss him
for fear of having hU motives misunder
stood. There are said to be six thousand
unanswered letters in the office of the com
missioner , and several thousand awaiting
his signature. These letters are written by
clerks in the several divisions that have
jurisdiction over the subject to which they
refer , and are sent up for the signature of
the commissioner. He will not sign a let
ter that he does not fully understand. As
several hundred are written every day , the
majority are laid aside for the commis
sioner's personal examination , but ho
never gets time to make it. As a conse
quence the business of the office , which is
almost entirely conducted by correspond-
2iice , is in a snarl that is becoming very
Jmbarrassing.
THE SCHEME WILL NOT WORK.
Gloucester Fishermen Sot Ready for Accept
ance of Another Reciprocity Treaty.
Washington special : While all proper
means will be taken to urge upon the Cana
dian and English governments the inexpe
diency of depriving our fishing vessels of
ordinary commercial , rights , yet at the
worst it is clear that the Gloucester men
will not be driven into accepting another
reciprocity treaty merely because they are
forbidden to visit Canadian ports for bait.
To begin with , they are now evidently
establishing a sj-stem of procuring bait by
having it brought to them beyond the
three-mile limit. A case in which two
American vessels adopted this device was
reported the other day from Cape Breton.
There is no doubt that many other Ameri
can schooners have been supplied in this
way with fresh baits in harbors west of
Halifax. Several vessels , also , including
the Garfield , Gerring and Greenleaf , have
procured bait and ice in Bras d'Or lake or
at Canso and Fox islands. Some of the
Gloucester fishermen say that they can
always get all the bait they want by avoid
ing the dominion protection vessels , and
consider that the seizure of the Adams was
due wholly to her own carelessness.
It is evident that these confident views
are based on the desire of many of the peo
ple to sell bait , and this is a safe reliance ,
since it is known that hundreds of men ,
women , and children depend for a living on
Mie quid they catch and sell. There is
reason to believe that if the restrictions
against the selling of bait are enforced
against the inhabitants , they will raise an
outcry which will prove more efficient for
the American fisherman than the latter
could raise for themselves.
Besides , there are other sources of bait
supply. The vessels of some owners have
been expressly ordered not to attempt to
take bait from the closed Canadian ports.
It is perfectly possibfeto establish stations
for bait at the Magdalen Islands on that
portion of the Newfoundland coast which
is open under the treatjThen Eastport
is not far away , and bait may be carried
from far more distant ports and kept with
ice. The great changes due to seine fishing
o\'er the days when all mackerel were
hauled in by hook or line must be con
sidered.
All these points increase the conviction
that the Canadians have not so potent a
leverage in the bait controversy for secur
ing another reciprocity treaty as they
imagine. And of course all this presup
poses a submission to the view that the
American fishermen are excluded by the
treaty from the commercial transaction
of buying bait , which has not yet been con-
ceded.
CROP PROSPECTS KRIGHTENTNG.
The general crop prospects , says a Wash
ington dispatch , continue to be good , de
spite the little scare on account of dry
weather which recently prevailed in the
northwest. The apprehension for north
western crops have been largely removed
by the recent rains in and west of the Mis
sissippi valley. A telegram yesterday
stated that in southern Iowa the outlook
is excellent. The special signal office bulle
tin for May reports that during that
month the temperature was very nearly
normal in all sections east of the Missis
sippi river. West of this river it was
slightly above normal.
A BURDENED DEPARTSIEST.
Washington special : There are said to
be G.OOO unanswered letters in the office ol
the commissioners of public lands , and
several thousand awaiting his signa
ture. These letters are written by clerks
in the several divisions that have jurisdic
tion over the subject to which they refer ,
and are sent up for the signature of tha
commissioner. He has no confidence in
clerks and will not sign a letter he does not
fully understand. As several hundred are
written every day , the majority are laid
aside for the commissioner's personal ex
amination , and he never gets time to make
any. As a consequence the business of tha
oflice , which is almost entirely conducted
by correspondence , is in a snarl that is be
coming very embarrassing.
A BENEFIT TO SOLDIERS.
Washington special : Acting Second Comp
troller McMahon has rendered a decision
to the effect that every volunteer soldier
who was mustered out and discharged with
his regiment or other organization , the
members ol which were kept together and
under discipline , and did not receive their
discharges until they were paid off , should
be regarded as continuing in the service
until the day of payment , and are accord
ingly entitled to credit for that period of
service in computing their right to bounty.
FOR WESTERN HOMESTEADERS.
A Hill Introduced in Congress to 1'i'cceiU
. Trespass by Cattle Jfen.
Washington special : A bill was presentee
in the house to-day by Mr. Morrow , of Cal
ifornia , which is of special interest to the
northwestern states and territories. It
provides that the use and occupancy o :
any part of the public lands of the United
States by any person without claim or
color of title made in good faith under the
laws of the United States , is declared to bo
unlawful ; and it is prohibited that any
person in possession of any of the public
lands of the United States , in any of the
territories under title or color of title , or
any right to possession thereof from the
United States , or any grantee of , or who
not being in possession has title or color
of title or right to the possession of any
such bonds d.-rived from the United States ,
may maintain any action to recover pos
session thereof , or an action to recover
damages from any person who shall
trespass thereon , or for damages
caused thereto , or to natural or
planted products thereof , or improvements
thereon , by horses , mules , cattle , sheep ,
go.its , hogs or any other domestic animals
belonging to , or in custody and keeping ol
another , anything in the laws to the con
trary notwithstanding. The object of the
bill is to protect crops from the ravages of
cattle. There are at present many persons
in the states and territories having large
amounts of puolic lands engaged in cattle
raising nnd that of othcrdomesticnnimals ,
nnd who are in the habit of occupyinglarge
areas of the public domain without any
authority. Such persons have , in many in
stances , by their power and influence , in
duced legislatures to enact laws whereby
the owners of lands are denied the right to
maintain action against others to recover
for such damages as may be done to their
lands and product thereof by horses , cat
tle , etc. , unless it appears that at the time
such trespasses were committed the lands
in question were enclosed by a so-called
lawful fence. As the cost of fencing the
lands is many times greater than the price
put upon them by the government , it is a
great burden upon actual settlers.
WEALTH IN THE U. S. SENATE.
A Washington dispatch to the New York
Herald says :
Stanford , of California , rail
roads , mines and real es
tate § 7o,000.000
Fair , of Nevada , gold mines. . . 50,000,000
Sawver , of Wisconsin , saw
mills and lumber 4,000,000
Brown , ofGeoigia , real estate
mines and railroads 4,000,000
Bowen , of Colorado , mines 1,000,000
Sherman , of Ohio , real estate
and bank stock 1,000,000
Hale , of Maine , real estate
and stocks 1,000,000
Beck , of Kentuckv ' , Western
lands , etc . 1,000,000
Hearst , of California , mines. . . 2,000,000
Van Wyck , of Nebraska ,
Western lands and various
real estate 1,000,000
Mahone , of Virginia , rail
roads , mines , etc 1,000,000
Payne , of Ohio , Cleveland
city property and stocks. . . 5,000,000
Camoron , of Pennsylvania ,
railroads , banks and real
estate 5,000,000
Miller , of New York , wood
pulp 3,000,000
Jones , of Nevada , Alaska
mines 3,000,000
Vest , of Missouri , Kansas
Cit ; real estate , etc 250,000
Allison , of Iowa , real estate ,
etc 300,000
Sabine , of Minnesota , about 300,000
Ivennn , of West Virginia ,
lands and mines 300.000
Hawley , of Connecticut , news- '
paper and real estate 200,000
Chace , of Khode Island , cot
ton factories 250,000
Plumb , of Kansas , Western
lands and railroads 500,000
Teller , of Colorado , mines and
and lands 1,000,000
Logan , of Illinois , real estate ,
etc 75,000
Ingalls , of Kansas 100,000
McPherson , of New Jersey ,
stock farms 250,000
Making a total for twenty-
six men of § 192,695,000
SLASHED WITH A BOWIE-KNIFE.
Details have been received at Evansville ,
Ind. , of a terrible murder committed in
Stevensport , Warrick county , near the line
of Spencer county , Dr. Agiet , a prominent
physician of that place , being killed by
John L. Gentry. The quarrel originated
in the heat of a politic-.il discussion , during
which Gentry drew a bowie-knife and cut
Agiet's throat from car to ear , the victim
living only about five minutes. The mur
derer managed to escape. The killing is
one of the most dastardly ever heard of in
the annals of Warrick county. It is prob
able that if captured the murderer will be
lynched.
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA.
'
WHCAT No. 2 . r 9"- , ' GO
BAULIY No. 2 41 @ 43
RYE No. 2 4L I.j ( $ 4:5 :
Conx No. 2 mixed 21 @ 22
OATS No. 2 20 ( $ 21
BDTTEU Creamery 13 @ 35
BCTTEU Fair to good G @ 10
EGGS Fresh 8 @ SJ $
CHICKENS Old per doz 2 75 @ 3 25
CHICKENS Spring per doz. . . 3 50 @ 400
LEMONS Choice 7 00 @ 750
CHANGES Mesina 4 00 ( a ) 4 50
BEANS Navys 1 40 @ 1 GO
ONIONS Per bbl 2 50 @ 3 00
POTATOES Salt Lake 50 @ 75
WOOL Fine , per Ib 14 @ 15
SEEDS Timothy 2 20 @ 2 50
SEEDS Blue Grass 130 @ 1 40
HAY Baled , per ton 5 50 @ G 25
HAY In bulk G 00 @ 7 00
HOGS Mixed packing 3 55 @ 3 GO
BEEVES Choice steers 4 50 @ 4 S5
SHEEP Heavy grades 3 25 @ 4 25
NEW YORK.
WHEAT No. 2 red SSb' @ 89
WHEAT Ungraded red 74 @ S5J/
COUN No. 2 43 @ 43 %
OATS Mixed western 34 @ 3SJ
Pome 9 00 @ 9 25
LAHD G 25 ( oj G 30
CHICAGO.
FLOUR Winter 4 25 @ 4 75
FLOUK Patents 4 50 @ 580
WHEAT Perbushel 7Go ) 77
COHN Per bushel 35M © 3G
OATS Per bushel 274' @ 28
PORK 8 90 @ S 92J
LARD G 17 @ G 20
HOGS Packin ? shipping. 4 00 @ 4 30
CATTLE Stockers 2 75 @ 4 10
SHEEP Natives 2 00 @ 4 30
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT No. 2 red 774' @
CORN Perbushel Sl
OATS Per bushel 2G
HOGS Mixed packing 3 90 _
UATTLE Stockers 5 25 @
SHEEP Common to choice 3 00 ' @ 4 00
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT Perbushel G38' @
Jons Per bushel 25
DATS Per bushel 24
OATTLE Stockers 3 25
HOGS Good to choice 3 80
SHEEP Common to good. . 3 60
THE RIOTING BELFAST ORANGEMEN.
Drilled Ruffians on a Looting , Burning and.
Mttrderlnij Raid.
BELFAST , Juno 11. The Associated
Press reporter detailed to remain on the
scene of the riots , at 5 o'clock this morn
ing reported as follows : "I remained
nmo'ng the rioters all night. The greatest
damage in the way ol wrecking and looting
was done along Shank hill and corn roads.
Fighting in both thoroughfares was desper
ate and continuous. The mob was com
posed of the lowest ruffians. The bayonets
of the police had 110 terrors for tljem. and
in many cases I saw the mob in over
whelming numbers press up against the
bayonets of the police and drive them
back. The only instances in which the
police drove the mob at all , so far as I
observed , were those in which the officers
were in compact lines , and fired at close
range rapid volleys of buckshot. These
the rioters could not stand against , nnd
they were driven back. But even under
such galling fire the rioters would drop to
the pavements and rush upon the police
when they were reloading. It is impossible
to describe the state of terror in which the
respectable Catholic people of Belfast are
now living , in consequence of the prevailing
anarchy of bigotry. The bravest of them
hardly dare venture outdoors in daylight
even. I know scores of people were shot
down dm ing last night's riots. I saw ten
taken to the hospital this morning. I
is feared every funeral of a victim of the
riots may provoke fresh outbreaks. The
law-abiding citizens demand of the govern
ment the appointment of a special com
mission to inquire into the causes of the
whole disorder.
Fighting at such close range as to be prac
tically hand to hand continued until 2
o'clock tliis morning , when daylight began
to dawn and so many of the riotsr disap
peared as to leave the mob of insufficient
strength as to longer cope with the armed
police , who succeeded in dispersing it. My
observation shows the mob of last night to
be composed of the very scum of Belfast.
I saw members of it throwingpayingstones
weighing fifteen to twenty pounds. I even
saw fiends hurling rocks at firemen who
were imperiling their lives in attempts to
save dwellings from destruction by incen
diary fires , and the helpless inmates from
horrible death. If anything else were want
ing to prove the character of the mob it
could be furnished by dozens of ruffians I
saw during the night snoaking away from
tho wrecked or burning buildings laden
with loot. "
The rioting last night was less disastrous
tahn on Wednesday. After their day's
labor had ended thousands of working men
gathered in the vicinity of the Bower Hill
police station. They execrated the police
and cried out , "We will have ten lives for
fcvery one of the murdered. " The county
police were then withdrawn and some well
known local constables were sent to reason
with the mob. The latter demanded the
withdrawal of all the police. Archbishop
Lame and several Presbyterian clergymen
after this implored the mob to disperse.
Their addresses proved altogether useless ,
and even while the clergymen were speaking
the rioters kept up desultory stone throw
ing at the police. Onestone struck a divine
squarely in the face and hurt him severely.
Captain Lestraiige , a resident magistrate
who was present to counsel order , was
struck by a brickbat in the head. When
the preachers ceased the mob surged up to
the gate of the barracks and defied the
police to come and take a square fight.
Things went on in this way until about 10
o'clock , when two troops of dragoons gal
loped up. They were followed by 300 in
fautry. These men had been under arms
eleven hours. The mob was for a moment
powerless with surprise and dispersed. The
runaways soon , however , became ashamed
i > l themselves and returned to the scene ,
jeering the soldiers. The latter had taken
complete possession of the streets around
the barracks and cardoned them effective
ly. The mob , realizing the impregnability
of the police positionnow departed in sec
tions , cursing the pope , denouncing home
rule , and singing "The Orange Lily" and
"Rule Britannic. "
SLAIN BY A DESPERADO.
TOMUSTOXE , Aniz. , June 10. Frank Porter ,
an American smuggler and hard case general
ly , had been in the habit of visiting the house
of Luiz Perea at Janos , in Mexico. Perea has
three daughters , to one of whom Porter ap
peared to be paying particular attention.
The father of the girl , knowing that Porter
was a married man of bad rcuutation , for
bade his visits to the house. Thereupon
Porter planned a robbery of the old Mexican
and the abduction of the daughter , and last
Friday mornius he set out for Janos , reaching
Perea"'a house about 4 in the afternoon. The
old gentleman came in shortly after and be
gan a search for Porter who was hidden under
the bed.
AVhile Pcrea was making the search Porter
sprang from under the bed , pistol in hand ,
covered the Mexicanyith the order to "Throw
hands " anil fired shoot-
up your , immediately , -
hig'Perca through the heart , killing him in
stantly.
The'murderer then took all the money in the
house , amounting to 81,300 , mounted his
horse , ami with a pistol in each hand rushed
through the streets in the direction of the
American line. A partof Mexicans gave
chase and foliou-ed the fugitive as far as Palos
lilnncos , where their horses gave out , anil tliey
had to abandon the chase.
Porter pounded his horse with his pistols
until the neck and sides of the beast were
beaten to a jelly and bloo'l poured from it
until its color could not be told. Porter is
said now to be secreted somewhere iu the
mountaius.
THE GROUND GIVES WAY.
WILKESBitr.n , PA. , June 10. At Parsons at
a late hour last night the people were terrified
by what is supposed to have been an explosion
of gas in the Mineral Spring mine of the
Lehigh coal company. Many persons living
within a short distance of the mine were
hurled about in their homes , and they thought
for a moment that an earthquake had 'oc
curred. A large number of houses in the
vicinity ot the inine were badly shaken and a
; reat many windows were shattered.
The surface of the jrround in the vicinity of
the Philadelphia and Reading depot has fallen
fully two feet and is still sinking. Three
bouses belonging to one man about 300 feet
from the mine were moved a surprising dis-
tauce from their sigual positions. No"lives
were lost.
Some miners think there was no explosion
and that the concussion was caused by a rush
of air due to an extensive cave-in
PROSPECTS OF LYNCH LAW.
Oberlin ( Ks. ) dispatch : The large livery
barn of Woster it Allen burned this morn- .
ing about G:30 : o'clock. All the buggies
were saved and all the horses except two.
Mr. Worster's dwelling , adjoining , was bad
ly damaged. From the first it was almost
positive that it was the work of an incen
diary. Patrick Fleming , a lawyer from 1
Rawlins county and the accepted leader of
one of the gangs which has caused the loss
j
of six lives in the past few weeks , was ar jI I
rested for the crime , and circumstantial ji
evidence is strong against him. Long cries i
of "Lynch him , " Hang him , " "Rope , rope , " I
were heard all over town , and it is yet a
mooted question whether or not he will
ever get out of Oberlin alive. The loss to
the building is about.S3,500 and the insur
ance on the barn § 1,000.
PLEASANT PICTURE OF INDIA.
. Choice JjOl of Stories About SnnUes ,
Scorpions , mid Centipedes IMs-
y njjreeablo Surprises.
One of tho American magazines
vhich came to Panhala not long ago
rontained a harrowing account of a
ow which took place in the close
leighborhood of alligators and mocca-
lin snakes. Alarming as such au in-
sident must have been , it was really no
nore than a mere trifle compared to
; he experiences which people who live
n this part of tropical India have to
indergo almost daiH * .
In one governmental district in In-
Ha about 23,000 persons are reported
is dying yearly from the bite of pois-
MIOUS reptiles or the attack of savage
leasts. Considering the perils with
vhich one is beset here in Panhala , the
vender is that the number of deaths is
lot very much larger. Leopards and
.igers are shot in the country around
acre , and at times they prowl
iround tho dwellings of the peo-
jle in the night and sometimes try
; o ell'ect an entrance. Poisonous rep-
; iles are so numerous and so quick to
jnprove every opportunity to cuter the
louses that no one can relax his watch-
'ulncss for a moment without being
alaced in danger of his life. For in-
ttance. no one would think of getting in
to bed without lirst looking for what
nay be , and consequently is , cozily
jnsconced between the cool sheets. No
me would spring out of bed in the
light without lirst striking a match ,
jven though he be so brave that he
pooh-poohs at the idea of keeping a
aightlamp burning. Even the bath is
lot a luxury entirely devoid of danger
Ironi one or more of these poisonous
jrcatures. To-day a snake is found in
jne's shoe ; to-morrow in the bath
sponge there is a scorpion. The next
laa centipede is found under the
Sower-stand ; and the next there is a
scorpion in the novel one has been
reading , or a snake on the shelf or
i snake hidden away 111 one's napkin at
dinner.
Not long since a friend from the coast
related , while visiting here , a recent ex
perience which is really not uneom-
iion in this part of the"world. . One
Evening , leaving the lamp in his dress-
ng room , he stepped into au adjoining
obm in tiie dark. Noticing the pecu-
.iar odor , so like that of raw potatoes ,
tvhich often indicates the presence of a
make , he called his wife to bring a
2ane and lamp. Knowing well what
such a call means , she lost no time in
providing the needed stick and light.
There on the step over which he had
just entered the room lay an immense
: obra , enjoying the coolness of the
place after a hot day on the scorching
plains. Mr. I had stepped directly
aver his majesty ; and had it not been
for the unmistakable odor which be
trayed the snake he might not have
lived to tell the tale. It is a fortunate
fact that the cobra can readily be killed
tvith a cane or club.
One Sunday afternoon while walking
in his plantain garden , deeply engaged
in thought , a gentleman here was made
not a little astonished to have a large
snake spring from between his feet and
glide into one of the small buildings at
tached to the place. It had been en
gaged in swallowing a toad and seemed
as startled as the Sahib himself. The
latter calling for help instituted a chase.
It took some courage to enter this
small room as it was not known to what
species the reptile belonged. Armed
with a new American ax and a bamboo
cane the hunt progressed for a few mo
ments , during which the snake sprang
several times seeminglv its full length
into the air , making futile attempts to
escape. The ax came off conqueror and
it was found to be a Dliaman. measur
ing seven feet sev'-m inches in length.
This kind of snake has no fangs , be
longs to the coluber order , and "kills
with its tail , * ' so the natives say. It is
known to be destructive to cattle , in
the nostrils of which it insinuates its
tail and then draws it forth with violent
abrasion.
It is no strange sight to find in the
morning a cast-off skin of some snake
on the lattice which protects one's win
dow , or twisted about over a bit of ter
race wall or one's pet rockery , which ,
by-the-by , is a most dangerous form of
a llowcr-gardcn , as it affords shelter for
snakes , lizards , centipedes and scor
pions innumerable. A few .days ago I
found one of these sloughs of a cobra ,
seven feet in length , but I presume it
was longer for being empty , for while
it is common to hear of a tive-foot cobra ,
one seldom hears of one as long as six
feet.
feet.Not
Not many days have passed since
the following occurred : One stormy
evening a door being heard to slam one
of our family went in the dark to close
it. This time , not from any odor but
from a feeling the instinct taught by ex
perience , our friend stopped with one
foot raised , and called for a light. The
light was brought ( for we do not have
gas ) , and revealed a green , triangular
headed viper , just ready to strike with
its ivory white fangs , which at the time
seemed immensely long. The reptile
was struck down at once and held iirm-
ly with one stick until a second one
could be brought.Meanwhile the
deadly but still pretty creature was
writhing about the cane which held it ,
biting and tearing its own llesh. The
strange fact which Dr. Weir Mitchell
made known to the world in 18G8 , that
a poisonous "snake can not poison it
self , " is no less strange because true.
One evening , sending a servant to
hunt for a pair of missing scissors , we
were not much surprised to have him
soon run in breathlessly , saying :
"Come , sahib ! A snake , a snake ! " On
investigation we found that in looking
in a corner for the missing article , in
stead of seeing the looked-for scissors
we saw the bright , bead-like ej-es of a
snake called ratra ( night ) looking into
his. It is a pretty snake , being of a
seal-brown color on the back , crossed
by crescent bands of white , while the
belly is a beautiful red. Tho name may
not seem definite , but is given to it by
the natives , who say it is found at
night , hence the name. It was only
the next day that the baby of the house
was found amusing itself by rolling a
jack truit back and forth over a ratra
which w'as close to its feet. These are
Dossesscd of fangs , so of. course are
not harmless. A few nights lator , just
as I was about to step into bed. some
thing told me not to move my raised
foot , so carefully reaching for tho lamp
and looking under my foot there I be
held a great scornion.'which after death
measured live inches as one would ho
or stand at ease'if alive.
One night after supper as tho butlor
removed a child's tray there was dis
closed to view a wicked little scorpion
underneath which might have inflicted
a painful wound had tho child put his
lingers under tho edge. That very
evening as the family were about to
have evening worship another scorpion ,
probably a twin brother , came running
rapidly to'ward a pair of tender little
bare feet. Whether eating , sleeping , or
praying , there is danger from these
creatures. In the cool , shadowy depths
of1 baby's sponge the wicked though
' small scorpion linds a comfortable re-
treat.
A few months ago I found a grown
scorpion , and put it into an empty bot
tle. It was forgotten for a few days.
When remembered and examined , alas ! '
where there had been only one there
were twenty-eight ! But this rapidity
of increase is offset by its bitter
enmity toward all others of its
own kind. They seem , too , to
bo devoid of natural affection ,
the offspring destroying their own
mother. The centipcd is not an infre
quent visitor. About the size of a man's
linger , it is composed of alternate links
of brown and white , numbering in all
eighteen or twenty links , making an en
tire length of seven inches. Each
link is furnished with a pair of red legs ,
and the round head and feelers , too ,
are of the same bright color. The bite
is usually fatal unless remedies arc ap
plied at once. Surely the promise in
the 91st Psalm are fulfilled to those in
this land who have made the Lord their
habitation. Panhala ( India ) Cor. New
York Tribune.
3frs. Bancroft.
A topic of conversation in American
society , writes a Paris correspondent ,
is the lonely state of Mr. George Ban
croft , the historian , who a short time
ago was left a widower at the age of
8G. I had a short and agreeable ac
quaintance with Mrs. Goorge Bancroft ,
when she and her husband represented
the United States republic at Berlin.
Had she lived another year she would
have celebrated her golden wedding
with Bancroft , who was her second hus
band. They were an interestingcouple.
She was ceremonious , without being
prim or starched. Her smile showed
self-complacency , free , however , from
conceit , and certainly a wish to be very
gracious. She spoke with deliberation ,
and yet avoided drawling , and brought
out every word with clear distinctness ,
Mr. Bancroft , a white-bearded , hale old
gentleman , with a fine eye , that denot
ed sagacity and quick perception , was.
when she spoke of him. "the minister , "
or "my husband. " He was as cere
monious and as free from starch as his
wife. Their mental habits and mode of
speech were cultivated before tele
graphese was invented and the reaction
toward blunt Anglo-Saxon phraseology
had taken place. Mrs. Bancroft's con
versation savored of "elegant extracts. "
It was picturesquely and prettily old-
fashioneil. I only knew her when she
was staying in a hotel ; but I was told
that she was a notable , although by no
" "
means a fussy , housekeeper , "and"that
the German crown princess picked up
many American culinary notions when"
dining at her table such as cranoerry
preserve with roast mutton , oyster
soup , pumpkin pic , and doughnuts. I
one day had the pleasure of walking
round a horticultural show with Mrs.
Bancroft , who I found was an enthusi
astic rose fancier , and could teach most
of the gardeners who exhibited im
proved methods of cultivating different
species of roses. She was also a walk
ing biographical encyclopedia. Who
was there within tho last sixty-six
years in Europe or America that either
he or she had not known or seen or
heard about from mutual friends.
RoyalPhotographers. .
Though we gladly welcome the
prince of Wales into the ranks of the
amateur photographers of this country ,
it is difficult to understand why his roy
al highness should have ordered his
first camera from an American firm.
This , however , is what , according to a
contemporary , he really did. But , in
any ca = ; e , the determination of our fu
ture king to do his own photographing
has furnished a text on which that popu
lar writer , Luke Sharp , has founded
some very amusing observations. His
pen-and-ink picture of the prince going
out with a large retinue , including the
lord high camera-carrier , the earl of
the plate holder ? , the focusing general ,
the usher of the black cloth , the groom
of the lens , the marquis of the tripod , is
a very laughable one ; while the advice
subsequently given to his royal highness
to dismiss his retinup , put the camera
over his shoulder , buy a ticket for
the highlands or Devonshire , put up at
a country inn , and tramp over the hills
and far away , taking the views when
ever he pleases , is undoubtedly sound
and good. What is more , there is a
precedent to it. The emperor of Rus
sia , whose photograpic propensities we
"
have previously mentioned" , delights in
doing all his photographing for him
self. At Livadia , where he is now stay
ing , a dressing-room adjoining the im
perial sleeping apartment had been
specially fitted up as the czar's dark
room , and it is more than a minister's
place is worth to interrupt his majesty
when once the button of the door has
been turned. It is said , too , that the offi
cials anxiously watch the imperial coun
tenance when the czar emerges from
his mysterious closet ; and if his ex
pression bespeaks a series of unsuccess
ful developments any requests that
may have to be made are deferred to a
more auspicious moment. Photograph
ic News.
There is said to be so much salt in Nevada
that if a railroad ever taps the region where it
exists , there will be no market for foreign salt
in this couutrv.
The Japanese type-setter must necessarily be
a lively pedestrian. His case is four feet wide
by sixty fee : long.
