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K V Offlolal Notlco Filed with the Board
H I of Transportation
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B VIllnliiouH Work of 11 Teamster
B Damaged ' '
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B 1orth City Now .
B Lincoln Bureau op Tub Omaha Beg , I
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HBV The stata bonrd of transportation is in re-
HBV colpt tills morning of a notlco from Chair
H tnan Wnllior of tbo Interstate railway asso-
H • elation of the withdrawal of the tariffs com
H piled for Nebraska business in accordance
B With the award of the arbitrators , mention
H of wmch was mada in full In The Bee of
H 1 today It Is said that this means that the
H I Chicago , Burlington &Quinoy railway com
H < pany , the Chicago & Northwestern and the
H ' , Union l'aciflc , together wltli tholr connoc-
H tions east and west of tbo Missouri river , ,
H have refused to abide by the dccisionjif tbo
H arbitrators In otlior words , tboy are un-
H j willing that local distance tariffs , governing
H 1 shlpmonts between interior polnU , shall bo
H on an equality with distributing tariffs from
B the powerful Jobbing comers ; that the
pB through rate from the castorn marts to the
j point of consumption at Interior points shall
* not bo loss than tbo sum of the rates from
the cast to Omaha and Lincoln , and from
pt Omaha and Lincoln out into the state
HBV New Itallroncl Company ,
P P B Articles Incorporating the ICearnoy > ,
P P Ii Hutchison & Gulf railway company wcro
B P B Clod in tbo onico of the secretary of state
P P B < this nftornoon The termini of this road are
BHBm . flxod at Kearney , Buffalo county , and Ual-
BBBl I vestou , Tex In this state the road will pass
BBBT through the counties of Buffalo , Kearney
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J ( counties of Bmitli , Osborn , Mitchell , Lin-
H ' coin , UUsworth , Ulcu , Hone , Kingman and
J Harper Authorized capital , (3,000,000. In-
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H v ' II , u , Andrews , Ross Gamble F. J , Bwitz ,
m Sylvester S. St John , J. W. Tlsdol , H. H.
Martin , U. 11. lllckncil , M. A. Urown , C. D.
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P Bfl State IJouso Jottings
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BBBl I the onico of the secretary of state and audited
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BBB Commissioner Steen and Secretary of
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H night and were at tholr posts again today
hhh 'Qbo governor , the auditor and the state
treasurer , comprising the board for the sot
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BBBa la the case of Benjauilu Oldmeyer v Henry
BBhV Burclmm brought in a verdict for 1 coats
BBBh damages In favor of the plaintiff This is
H the case In which both gentlomeu sought to
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H Tub Bkb gave full particulars a day or so
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Snclnl Kvcntfl oftlio Week
The York club hold its third party of the
season at Temple hall Friday evening
Mrs W. W. Holmes ontertuinod a number
of friends Thursday evening
Mrs Joseph Swan gave a very pleasant
card party to her many friends Monday
evening
Mr nnd Mrs Carl Funkeentcrtnined their
friends with a card party Thursday evening ,
rMrs , F. W. Baldwin gave a ploasnnt card
3partv at the Windsor hotel luosday evening
1Tho charity bnll committee report all ar-
rangeincnts about complete
City isows and Note * .
Governor Thayer , Treasurer Hill Auditor
Benton , and Land Commissioner Steen , no-
ncempanicd by their wives and a few friends ,
will leave on the 11th Inst , for a trip to
Mexico , to bo there during a portion of tbo
holidays 1
Last evening n teamster throw a pleco of
horBeshoo into a group of children en route
homo from achool , striking llttlo Clark Fra-
zior , a seven-year-old boy , in the eye do-
stroying the slgiit As yet the teamster has
not been idontillod
Shorlft Shenbergor of Aurora , Hamilton
county , was in the city today to return
Willie Simon who was arrested yesterday oy
Marshal Carder on a telegram from Hast
idgs Young Simon whoa confronted by
the sheriff and Mr Kohn , who accompinicd
dim , broke down and confessed bis guilt
Bo returned ( US , the amount of tbo stolen
funds and was poiniltted to go
The charges of cruelty to children made
against the manaaoment of the Home for
the Friendless Is donlcd by the committee
appointed to make an investigation
II It Howe and wife registered at the
Windsor today
Tnero is tulle of moving the oOlcos of
mayor , council , city clerk , city treasurer ,
ougineor , water commissioner and health
ofllccr to the basonicnt of the now court
houbo ,
It is given out on whnt scorns to bo very
good authority that when the Hock Island
gap is tilled next season , that it will be from
Council Bluffs to Fairbury instead of Bo-
atrico
Ed Friend has returned from a business
trip to Kansas City , and is laid up with a .
cold and sore throat
A new Knights of Labor ledge will bo or
ganized in East Lincoln tonight
Marshal Carder very kindly showed Tub
Bpb rcprosontativo this morning the now female -
male ward in the city Jail It will bo in the ,
new part of tbo city building and far from
the place whera the men are icept At
present when a women is taken to the county
1 < " 1 she lias to run tno gauntlet of the foul 1
mouthed bums who are kept In the main cor
rldor Wheu this ward is completed all will 1
bo changed , and a woman can bo taken to 1
and from the cells without losing what llttlo 1
self respect she lias left
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damage was trivial
Saloon keepers are tailing out their
licenses early for next year , 185 having
alroauy been issued Of this number only
nvo have paid their * 1,000 In advance
Mrs Joe Houghton was robbed of three
silver watches while standing in front of
Hayden Brothers store last evening Joe
pooohoe was arrested on suspicion of being
the thief
Dr Duryoa will open the winter season of
lectures before the Western Art association
with an address on Composition at the
Lininger gallery December 10 at 7U0 p. m.
As the success ot the course depends upon
the Interest shown by the members and their
friends , a full attendance requested
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ROYAL AKOANUIU
A Now Council to bo Organized Soon
In Thlfl City
A now council of tbo Iioyol Arcanum will
bo 1 instituted on Thursday night , Doccmbor
12 j , nt Royal Arcanum ball A larco
number ; of visiting Arcanumitos will
bo ' present to give the now countl
cil ( a good start Deputy Supreme
Regent ] George Ker reports having secured
a splendid list of charter members among
whom are some of Omaha's most prominent
eltizons 1 Any ono desiring to Join the new
council 1 ns a charter member and thus secure
some : special advantages , should notify Mr
Ker not later than Tuesday nlgbt , as the
charter j , under the laws of the Royal Areaf
num , must bo closed on the night of institul
tion ,
Pioneer counoll hold tholr regular meeting
lust Wodnosrtuy night There wns a lnrgor
attondnuco than usual , and a growing inter
eat is being manifested by its members , n
number being at this meeting that
have not attended for a long time The coun
cil is in good shape and is well fixed llnnn-
daily and has such good oOiccrs that these
who have control of the records and funds
have been re-olcctcd over and over again
There was an earnest discussion ns to the
best means to bo employed to encourage a
better appreciation of tbo fraternal nnd social
features of the order among its members
The following are the olllcors elect for 1690 :
Regent , J. C. E. Duval ; vice regent , II J. H.
Pickeringorator ; , V. It Straight ; past re-
gent Judge Gustnvo Anderson ; secretary ,
D. St Goyor : collector , G. W. Ingram ; troasv
uerer , C. L. FritscJier ; chaplain Rev Dr
Dougherty : guide , C. L. Ilawktnson ; war
den , A , N. Specht ; sentry L U , Piokott ;
trustees , D , St Goyer , A. J. Simpson , Judge
O. Anderson
Fidelity council 156 , Council Bluffs , hold
tholr regular meeting Friday , December 5.
There was a good attendance A largo
number of applications wore read by the sea *
rotary Among the visitors was George
Ker , deputy supreme rcgont of Nebraska ,
The oQicors of tbo council have so faithfully
performed the duties during tbo present
year that tboy were honored by a reelection
for 1S0O by tbo unanimous vote of tbo coun1
oil
The social meetings of Fidelity council are
spoken of by all who have attended thorn to
bo most entertaining and instructive and
have proved of great boneflt to the council
Tholr next social will bo held at Royal Ar
canum hall on Thursday , December 12 , and
a good time is assured
The next meeting of Union Pacillo Council -
cil , 1009 , will bo an Important ono and held
at Elks hall Monday , December 9. Besides
having to select ofllccrs for 1890 , the council
will listen to a report of their entertainment
committee , who have urranged for a splcn-
did musical and social entertainment for the
members , their wives and friends , on December -
ber 19. The counoll will also act on some
suggestions from tbo supreme council look
Ing to a largo representative gathering nf the
Arcanumitos of Nebraska to bo held in
Omaha in January , It is expected the council -
cil hall will bo filled to overflowing with on-
tbuslastlo members ,
About fifty Arcanumitos , composed of
members of Union Paelllo and Fidelity coun
cils , will mabo a fratornalvisit to Cass coun-
ell at Plattsmoutb on Wednesday , December
•
J. O. Peterson , recent of Cass council ,
vlsitod Omaha last week to arrange with
Deputy Supreme Regent George Kor for
the visit It is understood the members at
Plattsmoutb are making great preparations
to receive the visitors , and doubtless a very
enjoyable time may bo expected by all who
make the trip
Reports from all the councils In Nebraska
show that the Royal Arcanum Is hero to
stay , and every effort will bo made to secure
a grand council next spring There are now
1,200 subordinate councils of the Royal Ar
canum nnd about 07.000 members , and among
assessment fraternal lasurauco societies It Is
considered ono of the host in the country ,
The number of assessments are less this
year than liist , a fact almost unprecedented
in the history cf this class of societies
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All Saints church on Wednesday morning
last was the scene of a very Impressive ser
Vlce , the occasion being the funeral of Mis *
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Bertha Evelyn Evans , who , during the past
two years , has been a great sufferer from
inflammatory rheumatism The deceased
was widely known and her numerous friends
held ber in nffectionato regard for nor amiat
ble disposition and bright qualities Sbo
was ono of the first teachers appointed to
the Dupont pupils and their parents , and
thii was testified by a procession of about
one hundred and fifty of the little ones to
the residence to take a last farewell of their
departed friend Tboy also literally strewed
the ' bier with floral offerings
Rev Lewis Zahnor D.D , conducted the
solemn ! j farewell service , which was the first
of its description performed In All Saints
church The music of tbo choir was pathct-
irally 1 , rondercd The furneral cortcgo was
followed by a largo number of friends to
the Mount Hope cemetery , where nnothor
sympathetic Incident occurred Miss Evans
was a member of an association of young
ladies } called the Busy Ton , presided over by
Mrs Augustus Pratt Its purpose Is to aid
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In any chnrltablo work Tbo members bad
prepared { | , their departed sisters grave by
decorating it profusely with evergreens , all
expressions being "To know her was to
love ber "
• 11E TllUATKKS
For years the Vokcs children were an lm-
portant feature in the great Christmas panto
mimes . , of London Then Jessie , Victoria ,
Roslna , Fred and Fawdon in 16C.3 appeared
as the Voltos family , Victoria , the queenly
black-oyed one , was tbo bostslnger , and also
won considerable success In the mora serious
drama , appearing in London as Amy Rob
Bart " Jesslo died about seven years ago ,
and Fred a year ago last Juno Fawdon has
retired permanently from the stage Victoria ,
after nu absence of several years , has returned -
turned > to America and is now making a tour
of the country at the head of her own com
pany But lioslna , who is to be in Omaha
this wcok , possesses the unusual combination
of hilarious fun with tbo perfect taste and
refinement which dlsttngnlsbaa the whole
family 1 It was the Vokos who first
established the high reputation
of the Union Square theatre , New Yorir
Whoa , , Roslna left the stage tbo brightest
light of the trougo Was gone , and with her
return the soul and lieait ot the old Vokos
performance I came back She Is about thirty
years of age and went en the stage In
pantomiino when Bho was but nine
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Her popularity In' this country is
remarkable and is , mot only ovincej by
the crowds nt her performances but by the
courtesies which Eocioty is always delighted
] to offer this charming and jolly little woman
There la no ono likelier There uro these
who , perhaps , make one , laugh , but no ono
like ' her can act tbo • merry romp and still
retain : all the dignity LOnd elegance of ro-
flnod ; womanhood And more , , there is a
pathos in her acting which might bring 11 sob
very close upon the laugh
Manager D. J. Sprugua of the Postngo
Stamp comedy company has , after urgent
solicitation , cousented' , to give a performance
at tbo Now Grand oneni house this ovenlug
at tbo same popular prlcos that have pre
vailed at the recent Sunday evening enter
tainments ut this theatre which have been so
liberally patronized , "A Social Session ' is
full ot humor , provoking constant laughter
and catching songs aud graceful dances The
specialties introduced are very pleasing It
Is an entertainment well worth the regular
price of the Grand , but ut popular prices the 1
housoissure to be packed this evening ,
There are quartette and solo songs that are ,
alone wor.h the price of admission , to say
nothing of the magnificent orchestra which 1
has won the applause of the audiences that i
have intended tbo performances given slnco !
Fridav
The bos office will be open for tbo reserv .
ing ot seats after 10 o'clock this morninp It
is advisable to secure souls duung tbo day
and go early in the evening To entertain ,
thosu who go early tbo famous Black Hussar
band , which has been the tall : of the town \
tor two da ) a past , will give u solo concert in ,
tki Theater Foyer at 7s 15 oclock
It Is a gcnulno pleasure to announce the
return of such a Urge and sterling and lyri
cal organisation m the Conreld opera com
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pnny I , which will appear at the Now Grand
op ra liouso on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings next This operatic company 13
today j the largest in America , as it is com
posed t of eighty-sovon artists Aside from
this fact , Manager Conreid carries two car
loads 1 of scenery and fiom tbo olatornto
preparations ' which nro being made , pntronB
of the Grand during the coming week can
look ] forward to not only a delicious musical
feast j , but likewise a succession of gorgeous
scenic visions which characterized the pro
ductlon last Jnnuary
The Kings Fool is the grossest of the
modern school of operas and It has created a
great furore among musicians abroad The
beautiful { lady fencers , who appeared In tbo
original production of the opera , are with
the t company and are a notable feature of the
production The march by a corps of tnirty-
two j young and excellently trained chorus
girls is another interesting feature
The reserved scat sale will open at the
New ] Grand box ofllco on Tuesday morning
The Omaha dramatic company , composed
of t Miss Ida Anderson , Miss Adelaide Kcttlor ,
Miss 1 Jones , S. A. Lewis , Frank E. Smith ,
Harvey 1 W. Smith , S. S. Graves and A.
Gordon ( Robinow , is rohearslng a comedy
entitled 1 Caste , " to bo played nt the Grand
oporn ( liouso Tuesday nnd Saturday evenings
of this week The proceeds will bo dovotcd
to I Christmas charities for poor and sick
people Both Miss Jones and Miss Andersen -
son ' come from schools of elocution in the
east . and are said to bo very clover amateur
actresses Caste is ono of T. W. Robert
eons 1 sparkling productions and when pre
sented 1 as it should do furnishes an enjoyable
oatortalnmcnt '
On next Thursday evening David the
Shepherd I Boy , " ono of the most ambitious
of ' cantatas , will bo rendered at Boyd's
opera ' house by a company of competent
singers . whom long fnmillarlty with tholr
several parts has encouraged to fool confl1
dent , of giving a very uocoptable presenta
tion The story is boautlfully elaborated
and , while in the main known to man } ' , still
contains a number ot interesting incidentals
which add groatlv to its force nnd beauty ,
The work opens with the feast of trumpets
at Botblehem and the coming and anointing
of David It closes with the coronation In a
grand ensemble
The resources of the staga wiU be utilized
In the setting of the place and tbo costumes
are rich , elegant and appropriate Inci
dental to the cautata will bo a grand drill by
tbo members of Black Eagle division , all of
whom will bo attired in suits of armor
' 1 ho cast comprises the following ; Archie
Prntto , the youuger , and B. F , Duncan , the
older David ; J.A.Bowman , Saul : Mrs S.
U , Clappo , Abigail , queen of Carmel ; Miss
Grace Pike , Mlchnl , daughter of Suul ; A.
B. King , Jonathan , son of Saul ; I. A. Con
rad , Jesse ; Phillip Paschelot Council Bluffs ,
Samuel the prophet ,
'i hero will be an excellent drllloi chorus
of sovonty-flvo , with an auxiliary of Uventv-
four children The accompaniment will be
by orchestra A largo bouso is assured
' 1 ho entertainment will Pa given under the
direction of Mm S. B. Clappe
The County Agricultural Socinty
Tourteon members of tbo Douglas County
Agricultural sooloty spent a pleasant nftor
noon at the board of trade rooms yesterday
in the enjoyment or an annual mooting D.
il Whcolor presided Henry Bollu , treas
urer , and John Hamper , secretary , read reports
ports that tallied all right aud showed that
the Eociety has a surplus of f 1,10:1.03 : ,
After an hours gossip on matters for the
good of tbo soc'oty ' the odlcers were ro-olccted
for the ensuing year They nro : 1) , H.
Wheeler , president ; Elijah Allen , vlco-
president ; John Baumor , secretary ; Henry
liolln , treasurer
The following members were selected as a >
board of managers : Omar Whitney , F. Vf ,
Lescnteln , H. It Avcrv , Julius Treitschke ,
F. T. Einorson , Henry Eicko and Joseph B.
Harrington
A committee of Ave consisting of Elijah 1
Allen , K. C. Erfiing , II R. Avery , Henry '
Bicko ana James Walsh was appointed to >
revise the premium list aud report to the 1
board of managers
Tbo question ot holding monthly meetings 1
ot the society through tno county was dls-
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agers
The matter of making an effort to secure 1
the state fair location was rcforred to tbo
meeting of the board of trade to bo held on
Monday night
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Albert M. Hopkins , the court reporter , has
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divorce i Mr Hopkins admits several things ,
among them that ho was married to the
plaintiff J in May last ; that ho was previously
married ; that his liouso burned and that his
wife ; : loft him and went to her parents nome
Mr HopUitiB then enters on absolute denial
of the charges that ho was cruel to nis wife ,
even abused her or oven fold ber to leave
him j ' Ho further declares that ho is nnd has
at all times slnco plaintiff left him boon willing -
:
j ing and anxious for her to return to him , nnd
he [ Is ready and willing to euro for , provide
a homo and support his wife as a faithful
j husband ought to do , and as bo has always
trlod 7 to do ; nnddofondant avers , on information -
mation and belief , that were it not for the
uncalled for and meddlesome interference
of ' these who have no legal or moral right to
advise > his wife , she would still bo living
with ' him happy and oonlcntod '
.
A. Fraud
Omaiii , Neb , Doc 7. To the Editor of
Tub 1 Bebi It has been made known to mo
that , some peison is canvassing the city as
the representative of the National Association -
tion of Stationary Engineers in the race for
city 1 boiler inspector If such Ib the case it
is : nothing Joss than fraud Any person who
uses the association for political or religious
purposes Is also fraudulent
W. B. Austin
Susplolous Characters
Central police station is full of suspicious
characters Among the gang suspected of
being burglars and pickpockets are George
Thompson 1 , B. J. McCaddon , Andy Green ,
Ed Brown , John Donohoo and Ed Hoban
Personal Paragraphs
C. J. Tompleton of Lincoln Is m the citv
M. D. Welch ot Lincoln , Is at the Murray
Jessie T. Davis of Blair Is at the Millard
James R. Wash of Lincoln , is at the Mil
lard
J. W. Stanfleld of Pendor , is at the
Casey
A , Grclg of Beatrice is at the Mer
chants
W. S. Hugh of Wymoro Is nt the Mer
chants
S. W. Blllingsley ot Lincoln is at the Mer-
chants
Charles E. Hanson of Kearney is at the
Paxton
N. S. Harding ot Nebraska City is at the
Paxton ,
A' L. Sbootz of Grand Island , is a guest at
the Casov ,
Sam McClay and H. V. Hoagland are at
tbo Cnsoy ,
Leonard Kohl of Columbus , Is a guest at
the Millard
E. R. Ellsmuth of Lincoln , is registered
at the Casey
Mrs J. B. Weston of Beatrice Is a guest
at the Paxton
William A. Newbury of Lincoln Is a guest
at the Merchants ,
Dr J. M. Anon of Glcnwood la , has come
to Omaha to locate permanently ,
II Blackburn and O. E. Gauulor of Lin
coln are registered at the Paxton
B. C , Burllnglm and E C , Cowos of Sew
ard are registered at the Merchants ,
O , II Hendorson , senior donuty of the
M. W. ot A. , has been in the city for several
days working up tbo local Interest In tbo
order pf Modern Woodmen of America
S1NGULA.U1TIBS.
John Horn , ot Orvl'lo ' , O. , Is six feet four
Inches high , weighs S35 pounds , nud Is twen-
ty-two years of age
A proud mother In Merced , Cal , owns a
four-montbs-old baby that weighs twenty [
six pounds and has cut four toetb
In Clearwater harbor Florida , is a spring ?
of delicious water , bubbling up through the
mass of suit water in the briny deep
John Rink of Jonnor township , Somerset
couuty , Penusyluanla , has a suculng colt
six months old which weighs 814 pounds
An exchange chronicles the fact that
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S. P. MORSE & CO
• BLACK SILKS
For Holiday Trade
To meet the ilomntul for a fuioc
finality ot Ulnck Silks for Christ
mtis trndo wo fiffor next week
some HAKOAlNS NOT TO BB
HAD Bf.SEWHERE ,
S. P. MOUSE & CO
BLACK SILKS ,
$1.50.
-0 inches wide IIno Grain Silk
Warranted to wear , reduced
from l
BLACK SILKS ,
$1.75.
22 inchns wide , roiluccd fiom
$2.2-3 for Christmas Rale
FINEST PARIS
Black SI
$2.50
21 Inches wide , reduced from
$3.50.
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PARIS
BLACK SILK
$3.75.
27 iiiohos i\iuo. the finest qual
ity imported , reduced from $5.
MAIL ORDERS FILLED
Satisfaction guaranteed
Send for our 112-pago Cata
logue and spoolal Ohristmaa
Catalogue
S. P. MORSE & CO
Mrs Sophia Bennington of Xcnia , O. , ngod
fortv , has given birth to her twenty-fifth
child
Thcio Is a mission grape vine at Carpon-
tei ia , Cal , which has t > girth of six foot at
the base , branches out in overv direction for
a hundred feet , and this year produced four
tons of truit ,
Hurry Bates of East Saginaw owns nn na
tive and able-bodied sieor which has only
thrco legs , one of its front legs being the ab- *
sontco The animal was born that way and '
moves about as readily as anybody's steer
The terrible storm that overtook the prov
ince 1 of Catania , Sicily , early last month , was
marked by a curious phenomenon Near
San ; Maltoo a rent was formed in the earth
from 1 north to south nearly a milo Ion ; , nine
foot j wide and from six to thirty feel deep
Mr VVT McCnrty , part of whoso jugular
vein was removed recently by Dr Willis
Westmoreland , returned with his wife to his
homo ] at Dulton Dr Westmorclund states
that 1 the operation ho performed on Mr Mc
Carthy 1 Is the only ono of the kind on record
A watch for blind pcoplo has been invented
In I Swit7ciland , Tn the middle of every figure
is I a small peg , which drops when the bour
hand I reaches the flguro The owner feels
that 1 the peg is down und counts back to
twelve ' to detennino the hour
In the Cuscado moun tains , nbout seventy
flvo ( miles from Jacksonville , Ore , Is to be
found the Great Sunken lake , the dooest
lake | in the world It is said to avorugo 2,009
feet 1 down to the water on all smes 'lho
depth 1 of the water Is unknown It is nbout
fifteen miles long by four and one-half wide
News has been rccclvod at St Louis from
tbo 1 government expedition for the survey of
Alaska The letter is da ted August Bland
says i there are luxuriant forests , the grass
was green , flowers In bloom and the weather
very warm , but ton inches below the surface
tbo ground is frozen hard , even as deep as
twcnty-flvo foot
A queer circumstance has Just boon
brought to light in the Maryviilo , O. , post
oflico A largo rat was disooverod by the
postmaster which was In the habit of making
ono meal a day out ot the adbesivo portion
ot postugo stamps and another out of postal
cards After being deprived of this dot [ the '
animal soon died ;
On the See line , near the Menominee river , ' •
n train struck a dcor and broke its leg tb '
other day , and the entire train crow abun- ;
doued business on the spot and set about * *
catching the game -wblch was finally accomf
plisbod by the parlor car porter , who sprang . ,
upon the doors back and cut its throat of tor '
tiding it through the woods for half a mile
C. L. Alexander has on exhibition at his
store lu Madison , N , D „ a very perfect little
spcclmon of the finny tribe , presented him 1
by his friend , tVillurd Luughlin It came
forth from a 100 foot artoslan well twenty * . " ;
miles southwest of Howard This well , It is . ;
said , Hews with a wonderful force , and 3
throws out small fish freely during the spring
and sumnior j |
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About two years ago tbo frost burst the "I
bark ot an orange trco at Auburn , Cal , all J
around near tbo ground , and it subsequently
fell off leaving a space of from eight to
twelve inches on the tree without any bark
Still the upper part of the tree lived and la at
ulivo and thrifty today , bearing fruit The 71 '
tact of a tree living uftor being completely ?
girdled is probably unprecedented >
Something curious happoiiod in Kent's *
moat market at Walla Walla , the otlior day ,
which scorns unoxplalnable The butcher ,
while cutting a hog in two , had his knlfa
strike some hard substance , and on examination - . • :
tion , found that bis knlfo bud struck a 10-
cent piece , which was firmly lmboddod in the .
back bono How the coin got Into such m I
place is somoivhat of a conundrum 1
What is considered ouo of the most unao-
counted-for , sights in Utah Is a mountain %
about thlrty-llvo miles northeast of Sail ;
City , occupying an area of about thirty < , '
acres and completely and tblokly covered * H
with oyster shells The mountain is b - . f
twoon throe and four huudrod feet high and <
situated ever four thousand feet higbor than ' J
Salt Lake City , which lstl300 feet above the ' -U
level of the sea f
The other day at Jaokson , Mloh , a dog %
chased a mouse , and the frightened littl '
animal ran up a telegraph polo and then , '
started out on a wire for the next pole , 100 'j
feet distant The wire swung gaily lu tbo
ureczo , but the trembling traveler hung oxx V
and reached the next stutiou in about an ,
bour Ho dotcondod too , pole , and when lm '
reached the base be was so tired that he al- i
lowed himself to be picked up by a spectator *
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