THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MARCH L'G , 1809.
i THE TRADERS WIFE.
Vivid Adventures of a White Trader In Samoa.
i Hy J. F. ROSE-SOLEY.
II.
( Copyrlxlit. 1 W , the S. S. MrOurc Co. )
"No , she U not my wife , " said the old
trader , as ho glanced at the pretty young
Samoin woman who had Just entered and
greeted the ntrangu papalangl with a grace
ful tolofa alll.
Ho wan not at all offended at my random
suggestion. It WOH qulto excusible , for In
tlicso regions a trader without a native wlfo
Is a phenomenon. Hut I might , K I had
used my far.ultlcs of observation , have
known better. There was no trace of wo
manly car < > In the dingy , unkempt little dinIng -
Ing room , tlio wooden walla were dirty and
biro of adornment , the table was littered
with old books and ragged , much worn news
paper * , whl'st the floor Icokcd as If It were
a stranger to the broom.
The girl , her smiling greetings over , squat
ted croes-leggcd on the floor , and busied
herself preparing a bowl of kava , which ,
of course , had been' suggested as soon an I
arrived. An omplo lava-lava of blue crcck-
ercd stuff was wrapped around her lolr.a , her
full , maidenly bosom was but partially con
cealed by the black silk handkerchief knotted
carelessly over her shoulders , a single
flower of the red hlblscua lit up her long ,
carefully dressed black hair.
It wda the ordinary native costume , such
i any girl will put on when called In to
make kava for a stranger. Hut she wore
H with an air of grace ; everything she had
on wail new and clean ; she looked certainly
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she swore she'd atfck to me through thick
and thin , and so she did till the end.
"But to cut a long story short.Vo opened
up three or four stations safely enough. Wo
used to go , Just ourselves , la a boat with our
boxes of trade , and a crew of fouv boys from
the duke of Vork'ii lale. They were more
afraid of being calm thnn > we were , bojii ,
so they stuck to us pretty close.
"It was the cheek of the thing did It , and
I wonder now , when I look bark , that wo
were not killed and cooked a dozen times
over. The natives simply could not under
stand a white man coming among them like
that , all alone , and they were so astonished
that they forgot to attack us. They were
a poor lot of savages , going about quite
naked , and If j'ou nave one of them a piece
of print , ho would hang It around his neck ,
and walk away as proud as Punch. They
were alwaj-s fighting amongst themselves ,
and thought no more of killing a man than
we would of shooting a pigeon. Why , I've
eecn a young fellow executed there just for
stealing a cocoanttt off a chief's tree , and If
they had dared they would have killed mo
as readily for the sake of my trade.
"They hadn't ' much to buy goods with ,
cither , a little copra and some bcche-dc-mer
and pearl shells. They wanted axes and
tor hawks and knives , but most of all they
wanted tobacco pipes , common clay tobacco
pipes. What they did with them I don't
know , for they did not buy any tobacco.
Kept them ns a oort of Idol or fetish , I sup
pose. They would cell everything they had
to get a pipe , and especially a black one ,
and It was because of those cursed pipes that
I lost my wife , and nearly lost my own life ,
TUB ATTACK ON T UK TUAUEH'S HUT.
more favored than her dingy Sanioan e'sters
who raased to and around the huM oulolde.
or hung aiound the edge of the veranda
striving to obtain a gllmr.se of the new ar
rival. They could not get any nearer , bc-
causu the veranda was enclosed with a high
fence of birbcd wire , a device of the trader
to keep the too curious natives at a. dis
tance.
I watched the girl clcscly , but the trader
took no notice ; he seemed absorbed In his
fiulul , or native cigarette , which give forth
great clouds of amoko at each vigorous puff.
The lithe , blender wrUta , with muscle like
fine-drawn wire , were wringing1 cut the fuu ,
or Etralncr of bark fibre , with which the
poumlcJ kava root Is separated from the
water. The vise-like grip oa the fibre never
ceased until every drop of Juice had been
expressed , and then , with a pretty , graceful
gesture , she tossed the strainer over her
nhouldcr to a boy standing outside , who
Bhoilc the dry dust free , and -threw It back.
Again Mid again the process was re
peated. With the utmost caie very grain
of sediment was drawn from the bowl , and
tha dirk'brown liquid , nauseous but refresh
ing , was ready.
The first cup seemed to oiouse the old
man's dormant loquacity. "She Is a strange
Kirl , " ho rcmarkct , letting his cyca rest
for a moment on the kava. maiden. "Not
llko any of the other Samoans. I can't
make her out. She never goca gadding about
with the other girls , nor flirts with the
young men. She Just stays quietly at home ,
and refuses all the cultors who ask for her
hand. She might have been married a
dozen times during the last year , had she
chosen. "
"Perhaps , " and I hesitated.
Ho nodded. "Yes , perhaps rhe has an
eye on thin establishment. People do say
so , and they chaff me about the girl. But
a lie's nothing to me. She Just washes the
clothes and looks after me , that Is all. "
Thcro was no trace of unseemly levity In
his tone. I waited In respectful silence , for
ho woo one of those kindly men who wear
their hearts up In their sleeves , and I knew
that ho would. If left to do It In his own
way , 'tell me the tragedy of his life.
Ho took another bowl of kava , rolled a
fresh cigarette and sighed. I smoked pa
tiently. Then ho .rose . , and , opening a small
writing dcalc which stood In a corner , drew
Iron ) It an eld and faded photograph.
"There is my wife , " he said.
It was just an ordinary common picture
taken by u cheap photographer , and , thanks
to the climate , rapidly fading Into obscurity.
Ono could make out the features of a Samoan -
moan woman , rather stout and showily
dressed , a baby In her arms and a little girl
of about 2 years holding on by the oklrdi.
As a work of art It was beneath contempt ,
but the old man handled It reverently , and ,
before ho spoke again , laid the picture back
In Its receptacle.
"It's fading quickly , " ho remarked , sorrowfully
rowfully , "though I keep It from the light
all I can. It was taken by a traveling
photographer In New Ilrttaln just before
'Hut ' It's all I have left of her. There's only
the boy and I alone now. "
A umtlo lit up his thin face. "Hero ho
Is , " ho exclaimed , au a line little follow of
about 10 rushed Into the room. "Faa-mole-
mole , pa , " began the youngster , In that
strange mixture of Samoan and English
which half-caste boys speak In this country.
Then he stopped , noticing my presence.
"All right , Jacky , " said the father , giving
the curly head a kindly pat , go and eay
talofa to the gentleman. " And bashfully the
boy , who had not seen a strange white man
for month ? , held out his hand , and then
took the first opportunity of escaping from
the room to Join hla playmates outside.
"He's all I have left , " continued the
trader , "and I'm doling my best to bring him
up BIT an Englishman. Hut what can I da
hero ? Ho must fray with the Samoan boys ,
or with no one , and I catuot afford to send
him away to school. The little girl's better
off , she'd gone with a missionary to Sydney ,
and ho takes good care of her. She'll grow
up Into a white lady , I suppose , some day ,
tnil won't know her old father. "
Thcro was a long pau&c. and wo drank
more kava and smoked In tilluice. Then the
old gentleman became reminiscent.
"Sho was 2 years old when the old woman
died , and the boy here , well he could Just
todilla about , holding on to his mother's
klrt * . Thcro were some who blamed me for
taking her to that outlandish New Brltala ,
where the people are real savages , and not
civilized llko here. Hut what was I to do ?
I'd been trading for McAllster & Co. you've
beard of them , I suppose when the firm
fcroko up , and I was left stranded on the
beach. I hadn't had a chance to tavo much ,
and there was the wlfo and child to keep.
When I got the offer to go to New Britain
nd open up some new trading etatlone I
jumped at it , without thinking overmuch of
the risk.
"I was a fool I know , and now , If I could
only take it all back. " He took another cup
of kava to hide bis emotion ,
I could think of nothing appropriate to
ay , BO I aat and Availed , while the girl ,
quailing on the floor , looked up In her mas
ter's face and thoughtfully began to prepare
a tecond bowl of kava.
At last he rwumed the broken narratltt :
"Wo got on all right long a * we were
I the head station , where there -were
leveral whites , and the natives had , In a
way , Je-aroel , aome manner * . ' Uut when I
, went away to dlitant parts oj the lilo to
up new station * , I b i * * to ( Ml orry
* " 1' * brought itH ' m&HbiWBut
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too. Perhaps It might have been as well , "
ho added , despondently ! .
"Nonsense , man , " I Interposed , as cheer
fully as I could , "but how did It happen ; tell
mo all about It. "
"ItSB the fourth place I was at , I think ,
a wild part , where no missionary had ever
dared to set his foot. . Wo were a long way
from the , main station , and I had to depend
upon myself 'entirely. It was up at the head
of a deep bay , and there were a lot of man
groves , I remember , growing along the beach ,
and then you went up a steep bank ten or
twelve feet hl2h. on top of which was the
vlllace.
"Well , the chief was very glad to pee me ;
ho said they wanted a white trader badly ,
and Invited me to stop. So I pitched on a
likely spot In the middle of a grove of palms ,
close to the beach , you may be sure. Wo
soon ran up a rough Bamboo house , and tt
got the wife and children , for there were two
by "this time. Into It. Then wo carried the
goods ashore , hauled up the boat , and I sat
down to wait for my customers. "
"I ml ht have been waiting till this day
for all The business I did. The chief was
very pleasant and fair spoken and took all
the presents I cave him with the greatest
condescension. But when It came to trading ,
I found the people were so poor that they d
nothln" to trade with. I got about a hun
dred pounds of copra and a little pearl shell
In a week , that was all. I soon made up
my mind that the place was not good enough
for my business , and besides , from one or
two little things I'd noticed , I came to the
conclusion that it would bo healthier to leave
as soon as possible.
"It would riot do. I knew , to appear in n
hurry to get away , so I took matters easily ,
and gradually packed up the trade and got
everything ready for starting. Hut. quiet
as I was about It , the natives were too smart
for me. They saw what I was up to and
the word went round the village that the
white man was not to be- allowed to go away
and to take all that lovely trade with him.
I was In a tight place , and I knew It. and
iho boat's crew just eat shivering In their
naked feet , for they felt that their fate would
bo the Eamo as mine. '
"Hut the old wctnan was not afraid at all ,
It was wonderful the way she kept up , with
the two babies to look after , and all cook
ing and work of the house to do. As for
out with watching
me I , was pretty well worn
ing end did not get a wink of sleep for ttiree
nights. 'The natives .would como around
friendly onouti during the day time and look
at our goods , and we bad to treat them
pleasant , for It would never do to let them
see that we were afraid. But at night we
had to bo all on guard , for wo nevcf knew
at "what moment a rush might bo made. 1
had raised a kind of rough stockade of
bamboo about the house , and within Into I
paited the four men of the crew , cacti with
a spider. I had a Winchester myself , out
\\tiat good would these arms bo If the natives
should make a rush In a body on us. I dldn t
dare sleep , I can tell you .1 was up and
around every few minuted to see that the
guards were awake and keeping a bright
lookout. At last , en the third night , wo had
everything packed , and I made up my mind
to start at cnce. The boys got the whaleboat -
boat out frcin the ( tied under which she. had
been lying , acid together wo pushed Cier
down , the bleep bank Into the bay. Hut we
had no sooner launched her than she filled ,
Uio water was up lo her thwarts , and there
was nothing for it but to haul her ashore
again.
"I could not make It out at all ,
for a week before she had been a perfectly
sound and seaworthy boat , and I knew she
could not have dried up so much In the
time. Still there was no doubt about 1ier
leaking , and I oaon found out Iho reason.
These devils of nallves had been at her , and
sometime. It must have been during the
previous night , had managed to knock a lot
of holes in her bottom. They were quiet
over the work , ' too , for though the boat wan
cloao by , wo never heard a sound. They had
staved In the planks with the heads of their
stone axes. It was R good job I had not
sold them any iron tomahawks , or else the
boat would have been cut to pieces beyond
repair. It was bad enough , but , as the
wrecked craft My .there In the mangrove
e-wamp , I eaw a glimmer of hope. If we
could patch her up wo might still get away.
If wo couldn't well , I knew none of us
would see another dawn. It was touch and
go , but there was Just a chance. I pcated
tha men on guard' ' all around the palisade ,
with strict Injunctions to flre at every na
tive they saw approaching. Then the wlfo
and I , and she was a bravo llttlo woman ,
ect to work. We collected ell the old meat
tins wo could find about the place , and , as
\ro had been living on nothing but tinned
stuff for the laet week , there were plenty.
I made a fire , and melted the solder out
of the tins , BO that I bad a number ot strip *
of clean metal to use as patches. It was
hard work , I con tell you , lying on my
back ) in , the mud amid the prickly mangrove
stumps , nailing little bits of tin on each
broken place. We put the children to Bleep
In the bottom of tbo boat , while my wlfo
held the candle for me. How many hours
I tolled I don't know , but I thought I would
never have finished. Now and gala an
allgator and they are plenty in those parts
would crawl out ot the water to see what
was going on , or perhaps In search ot hla
supper , but the wlfo would dash the light In
hit'face ' , and be would go-back quicker than
he cme.
cme.tort. . a wywy l.into rtr
ere and worn out , but there was no time
to think about thcso things. Wo launched
the boat , and It teemed pretty tight , BO I
bade the men bundle the trade boxes Into it
and make ready to shove off , whilst the wlfo
and 1 went up to the house to get a few
llttlo personal effects wo had not yet carried
down to the beach ,
"I remember , Junt as well as if I could see
it now , scrambling up the allppcry bank and
making our way lo the llttlo house. Wo
were carelces , perhaps , but wo did not an
ticipate any attack. I walked straight up
to tbo hut , The door was cloned , and I was
going to push it open , when my ) wife , who
wan just behind , caught me around the waist
and threw mo backward with all her force.
She was a strong woman , and I was weak
and tired , and I rolled over llko a baby.
At tbo same Instant she fell , a dozen speara
through her body , the door burst open and a
crowd of naked savages dashed out and made
a rush for the boat. They thougtit mo dead ,
or badly wounded , I suppose , but at any
rate they did not stop to look , they were In
euch a flurry to get the goods , and the over-
Eight saved my life. I yelled out to the
boat's crew to shove off , and then I crawled
up to where tny wife was lying. It was all
over with her , I could eee at a glance , and
all eho could whisper was 'Vave , vave , run
quick and save yourself ! '
"I'erhapo I should have stayed , 1 do not
know , but at any rate I had no time to
reason over the matter. There were tile
eavages coming back from the beach full of
tago and dlcappointment at railing iho boat
out of thelo reaiti. I crawled to the right
and made a circle around to gain the shore ,
and luckily I got away unobserved. The boat
was lying a hundred yards off ; fortunately
the meiii had had the sense to wait and scb
if we escaped. I swam off to Idem and found
the children alt well and the native boyo
shivering with fear. But a kick or two socn
roused them , and I had the boat pulled as
close In shore as I dared ,
"The savages were rushing about and
shouting an j making a tremendous row. Ev1-
dcntly they were searching for me , and they
had lit great torches of dry cocoanut lcav ,
which showed them up as bright as day ,
This wan Just what I Wanted , for I emptied
my rifle into the midst of them , and the
boys gave them a volley with thelro. TCie >
scattered like ir.aglc In every direction. I
made a cush up the chpro and carried the
wlfo down , for I was beginning- thU Urns
lo feel a bit ashamed ot myself for having
left her Bt > quickly. But what could I do , my
gun was In thu boat , and If I had stopped I
should only have been killed , too , and the
children would have been left without a
father. I found tier lying ! Q the same spot ,
but she was dead , and the wrctchea had
even tied her up ready to carry her away.
"By the time I had lain her In the boat
It was nearly daylight , and I thought I would
wait a bit and sec It through. My blood
was up , and I felt ready for any devilment.
I took a big drink of schnapps , and gave
the boys a strong dose , too. This , as they
were not used to liquor , made them qulle
mad , and they wanted to land at once and
wipe out the whole settlement. But I
thought It wise to rest a while , and , with ,
my rifle on my knee , ! sat still and lookeJ
at the dead woman as she lay on the bottom
tom boards of the boat , and at thellltlo
children sleeping so peacefully at her side.
We pulled the boat off * Just out of range
of their spears , By and by , when the sun
was up , a great big savage stole down to
the beach to have a look round , an ] I
polled him as neatly as I would have done
a wild pig. Then anolher , and another , until
they began to see that the business was a
dangerous one , and gave It up. Having
scared them sufficiently , wo anchored the
boat close In , and waded ashore. It look me
hrlf a day to do It , 'but I cleaned that town
out thoroughly. Their houses were litllo
bits of huts not like our fine Samoan dwel
lings , raised off the ground on poles , and
each fenced In as If they were always afraid
of atlack. ( Most of the people had cleared
out Into the bush , but any that I found I
shot , and burned every hut In the place. I
don't think they will forget me thcro In
a hurry. TCext day. II burleJ my wife at the
head station , and resigned my blllel. I had
had enough of New Britain. "
The old man stopped suddenly. "Pass
the kava sllcl , " he said to the girl , .who was
still squatting patiently on the floor. "And
now , you will understand , young man , why I
do not wish to marry again * . "
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SELLS THE MARKET STALLS
Hucksters Bid Off the Places. , for the
Bummer Beasjn ,
CITY ENGINEER CONDUCTS AN AUCTION
Illvnlry Iletwccn Union nnit Nonunion
GnrilencrM nrlnir So mi Ilnnil *
i sonuPrtiinlnniH to the ,
ClIjt'B Trenxurj- . , '
City Engineer Kottewatcr turned auctioneer
yesterday and r made a glittering silc-
t'ess of It. Aboubififty ot the market place
stalls were sotfl fbetwcen 10 o'clock ant
noon , and Iho average prices received were
more lhan double what they sold for a y'car
ago. As only a * mall proportion of the
stalls could bo I disposed of this forenoon
and there was nb let-up In the bidding'the
silo will bo continued as long as purchasers
are In evidence.
The bidding started off with a lively con
troversy between the Market Gardeners' as
sociation and the gardeners who do not be
long to the unlonj The latlcr outnumber
the union gardeners and the association put
up a scheme to monopolize all the best stalls
and thus compel iho outsiders to get Into
the organization. The procedure established
by the ordinance Is that each occupant ol
the stall shall pay 10 cents a day for the
privilege. As some locations are considered
betlcr , than others It Is provided that before
the market Is opened the stalls shall bo put
up at auction. The first choice of stalls Is
sold to the highest bidder , then the second
choice Is auctioned off and so on until no one
Is willing to pay a premium for any of the
remaining stalls. As soon as bids for first
choice were called for this morning a rep
resentative of the association came to the
front with an offer of $140 for the choice of
sixty-six stalls. City Engineer Kosewater
ruled that such a bid could not bo received
RS , according to the ordinance , bids must be
received on each stnll separalcly. This was
a knockout blow to the combination and the
decision waa loudly applauded by the non
union gardeners. The union gardeners de
clined to bid further and Ihe sales made
during Ihe forenoon were almost exclusively
to those outside of the organization.
The first bid for first choice of atalls was $4 ,
and this was quickly raised to $9 , at which II
was knocked off. The second choice sold
for $13 , and the third for $10. There was a
slight downward Inclination as the sale
progressed , but none of the first twenty
stalls went for less lhan $3.50. The thlrly-
flflh choice sold for St.
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arranged that they follow ewh otter correctly. Nomliilng letternoiklpptnit around.
11 ut lUuttratc. Taki- number I. "The locu T EKadlcatcd eieryiplro ot tre.cn. " The
Dime In thlaquotatlon li "Cuiter. " Again. Uke number VI. "The illtt filled hlieyi-i , nearly blinding him. " Theseni eral'a
nam elnthliquotationU"Lce. " Vt'eleavethmitforraatoiolvc. Mochaac fwecepUonthcreuButoaenaanlnaauc > tatlon.
" The locuit eradicated every iptre o VII. "Down tholnnzalreet " they nurcbcd to the lound at
flfeand drum.
ii. VT1I. "The picket turne-l luddrnlr looltlnir In my direction. "
ii.y. . IX. "I'rcmi Ihetrp c ( the tank iho gazed eagerly upon to *
" . " '
y.vi. . "Countthemileitoneaaiyoufo. "The lcct ailnl hit eyei , nearly blinding hi ; X. " She luvccfthc carl' , yet her manner wai dlitant. "
Ilcctwnljlni that many have neither time nor opportunity to aeareh history for the narnci o f American Oencraliw
herewuh lubinll a Hit o { twehe nimoi.tn hlch appeara etcry name In aUneiiuotallouii OarttcldMcClellan , ililei.
Cutter , Thomai , Ilurnilde , Itosecrani , Lcngttmt , Lee ,1'ickett , Larly , llanki.
Any pcraon arndlnz us net leu tr. n die mmei o ( Amtrlctn Oenerali from
TO DO FIRST tilVir.tVuh the nuinber of thequotatlona in wlilcli nairiea appear ! with 15
WHAT : cent ! for S monllu' trial iiihicripilon to CltUAM , will be ( ntltled t" compete
for the Hit of QBAKD 1'uiti la be * * DID ' ucir oxtii Dittiia TUC "tint or TUEIB sumcRimox. We van !
Utelhjent , leadinK people for iub > criberi. 't he TO nunw la Tiu i Ij , . Or for 10 centa for 6 monthi'trial ubfcriptloa
you will retire Cy return ma II the Uml I'uUUn novelty , * Heavy WfUht , ntlfully.Wrourtt , Soil , ! Sllvcr'lhlmble , ,
with Heavy tiennine Gold Lining and Wide Oold llandund aliewltli order ) , an Eletfinl.Soia cloldj-llltd Scarf llo.
1 ! ! lochra Ion it ( Ijidlea * or Uent'i ) , with Otnulne Uuuian Ruby , Diamond or mcrald htone , In Tiffany or Crown
Vour choice. Theielwoartlclea retail for from VI 09 to 13 00. or more. We lowanUe then ptliM to be luii
airepmrnted.orwewiUpayyoullO.OOInCaih. . JUST THINK I a TI'llI/E by ntnrn mall worth more at' retail than j ou
cay. a One micaiiue f or 11 monthi. a chance la win a Oranl frlze Every Month and a Grand Terminal Frl In doll ae
lov. If ponble endl'.O. Orderi If not , end Hirer or'-'c. limpt. _
Cho OnCUQ nD QlfCTPUCQ To tnoti ! cf Literary Tut * who write the belt pocmi.
rUH rUtlTlO Un OlkCIUntO. cuyaoritetcheauiinroneof thequotallonieachinonlh ,
M ubiect. we thail awarf OSE TI1O08ANIV TWO TllUNUREUyAUIAULt ? 1'KlZES. many ol ! which wlllbeCAS.ll
diicoTcr talent for . of the leading
andlnpropnrtlontotheeicellenceorincritof thtwork. We make thii otter to new on.
Bubll.hera1n the United Statea. Tin HIT WBITIM WI14 , na MOAOID * T Till IXD or ma n ri a u tiTI.r ! ,
< & cnnoo III Pni HAS GRAND TERMINAL PRIZES
vOUU IN ullLU ' '
, sit w. i ttsffi
Slant Ine In the world. To do thU we muit know the clan of elorlee our readere like b t. To aaciriain thu we > ha II own
bCIIOOL O F CKI riCISM , and every lubicrioer may espreaa their opinion by Uaf for the alary U > y Ilk *
amonir thoie i who "elect the itory deci
SiimrnationaanddeculoniartTaluabl
K TWO of tU
HOW TO GET A PRIZE EACH MONTH : ttoni ibore pear vul In quota ful fin ,
ine dot , advertl ! n , oraoin wh reln CREAM h month. 4 amonr the pereoneWno BM1 !
of each month , and t > r prom5ijj"tl.r.Ttt1Su.rAl5ltrflffl * " "I15h * ?
liihday ' of the month luxe , } { . ? . , .
- 7lbut a co.utll/Un 01U.NI ) AOOREQATIO.S O ? JJOMTUI.V PKIZE3 , fully extlalntd
n the inatructlona nt each lubicrtber.
' YOU CAN Wltf VAI.UAULr ; rro-
ml l u Drove lui'
ALL HAVE A AL CHANCE TO WIN. .
anee lhan o h re.Tn r ! i"i.V"i
Ton have aent you NOW , to b pll fotMaUIrd ibove.
rMfholleUUlaeutownelty U _ nn a of the kUk ckwwtor ul i
' * * 'i' " - - . . . P ? . * " ! - * > l i , O. 8. A. . Jan.
, - National Dank.
Jinn l-ittliV Trtai. CUr of MUM.
ortrtifa draiidlwlce , L O. O. r.
au > V mivy
A aurplut besides. The $140,000 bonds are
payable In gold and run for twenty ycari
at D per ccut. Yet ho hail bought * tbcm ( or
$0.9678. In Houston , Tex. , bonds were la-
cued for forty years at D per cent payable
In gold nd ho had bought flvo blocks at a
nominal premium. But Omaha bonds , which
do not contain the ( told clause and bear only
4 per cent Interest , are readily cold at a
fancy premium. It Is at least a forcible
Indication ot the financial standing ot the
city.
( lie KlUliorn Vnllry Dcnl.
The city council met In special session yes
terday to formally appttovo the rcttlement
Informally agreed on with' the onnero of the
Blkhorn Valley house. A resolution was
unanimously adopted by utilch the city will
restore tbo concrete eldewalk wtilch was torn
up , pay the jwoperty owners $500 as dnmSRea
and Qcorgo P. Dcmls $500 as hla coMimluilon
on the sale that didn't sell.
The council also Instructed the finance com
mittee to have the ordinance providing for
tlio sale ot the remaining $25,000 ot Intersec
tion bonds prepared at CHCO In order that the
contractors may begin work without further
delay. Thcro will bo a special meeting cilled
tomorrow or Monday to Introduce the ordi
nance eo It can be passed at the next regular
meeting.
The exposition association was given pcr-
mleRlon to construct a barb wlro fence on Uio
ccst side of the bluff tract.
Sprlntr Sniiltury CiiinpnlKn.
Health Commissioner Spaldlng will soon
ask for the appointment of one sanitary Inspector
specter for the summer. The charter pro
vides that while sanitary Inspection shall bo
done by the police , the health department
may employ as many additional Inspectors as
the funds provided for the department will
permit. In this case , the limit Is one man.
AH soon as tlio ordinance regulating bakeries
Is passed , an additional man will be neces
sary to see that it Is enforced , and this duty
will fall on the sanitary Inspector. As soon
as the season Is a little further advanced
Commissioner Spaldlng will call the atten
tion of the Advisory Hoard to the necessity
for a thorough cleaning up of the alleys and
back yards , and the chief of police will prob
ably be requested to detail a squad of men
for , that purpose.
Mortality StiitlnilcN.
The following births and deaths were re
ported atthe , health odlce during the twenty-
four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births 'Peter Llndberg , 82."i South Twenty-
fourth street , girl ; Harry Stern , 113S North
Sixteenth , boy ; J. R.Daum , 3705 Jones ,
girl ; K. C. Barton , 220S Howard , boy ; Frank
A. lienolken , 2775 California , boy ; Josephine
Yousen , 214 South Twenty-eighth , girl.
Deaths William Grube , 43 , county hospital ,
Insanity , Forest Lawn ; George Fair , 22 , 112
South Twelfth , intestinal obstruction , - ;
Vaclav Klebat , 78 , Fourth and Marcy , heart
disease , St. Mary's ; Mrs. Mary Teegarden ,
35 , 004 North Twenty-seventh , tuberculosis ,
iSt. Joseph , Mo.
City Hall \olt-K.
A permit has been Issued for the construc
tion of the Moorish village at the exposition
grounds.
Matilda E. Hlloy , supervisor of drawing
In the public schools of St. Louis , has been
selected to organize the conference of draw
ing teachers at the Transmisslsslppl Educa
tional congress.
Comptroller Westborg , acting under In
structions from the committee on public
property and buildings of the city council ,
has advertised for bids for painting and re
decorating the corridors and the principal
offices of the city hall. An effort will bo
made to have the Job completed before expo
sition visitors begin to arrive.
Croup Is prevented by the timely use of
Dr. Bull's cough syrup , the mother's frlsnd.
RovcrmiitMit'M CIIMV FiuiK.v.
The case of the government against Hen
rietta Lcmmon In the federal court has been
brouRht to a sudden end. This is an action
for $1,073 rent on soms Wlnncba.co land
broupht on a bond Riven by the defendant.
After the Jury wns selected it was discov
ered that the approval of the bond had not
been set up In the pleadings. Tie document
must bo secured from Washington. Tihe
government was allowed to withdraw a
juror and thua brought about the dismissal
of the case without prejudice.
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