! f : t r , . 1)1 ; V.1 AN AMERICAN SENTENCED CY 1 FRENCH AUTHORITIES , - -John 'Wailer , Formerly tinifcd Stt + lepregentativo at Ilradagawar , to 1 . Imprisoned for Twenty Years-ISh Valuable Concesslo Ilq , - . - - yl Port Louts , Island of MatiritIii. 11larcli 25.-Mr. John C. Waller , formei- ly United States consul at Tamatave. Madagascar , has been sentenced by thl French to tweney years' Imprisonment Waller was convicted at a court martial - tial of having been in correslmondprmc i With the Hovas. April 20 , 1894 , Mr. Waller secured a concession from the Hovas of the whole o f the southern part i 'of the island of Madagascar , and this concession was obtained In spite of k the repeated protests of the French residents - idents and the French colony generally Tamatave is the chief port of entry in 1adagascar , and India rubber Is among the principal exports of that great Island , which also has extensive for ests , containing much valuable timber suitable for furniture. France hitherto - to has claimed a protectorate over the island of Madagascar , and Great Britain - ain hag recognized it. But the native government of Madagascar repudiates the French claim to a protectorate a n l time government of France Is now sending - ing to Madagascar a large expldition to subdue the Hovas. The concession .granted to Mr. Waller is admitted to be a most valuable one , as It is in the great rubber district of Fort Dauphin. on the south coast of the Island , and the terms under which the e-consul obtalned it were very much more reasonable - sonable than any prevl'usly granted in Madagascar. Moreover , the conces- 5ion is by far the largest , and it Is said to lie in every way the most important ' surface concession ever granted in Madagascar. It covers an area of 2"-5 square miles. BUY AND SELL WOMEN. i Cope 1'orkers in 1'cnnsylvania Exposed in Shocking Immorality. Dunbar , Pa. , March 25.-A startling case of immorality has been exposed here. Rosa Ferari.brought suit against Guisseppi Santo for assault and battery and desertion. Near Dunbar , at the ovens of the Anchor Coke works , there are about seventy-five Italians em- ployed. They live in three houses and there are only three women in the col- ony. Rosa FerarI first came to time colony - ony with Antonio Sannetti , who sold her to another Italian. The woman. was sold three times. Guiseppi Santo was the last purchaser. He gave three kegs of beer for Rosa. A fight followed the beer drinking , and he threw the woman out of the house. She then entered - tered suit. It is said sales have been made of the other two women in the colony In like manner , and a full investigation - vestigation into the immorality of the foreigners will be made. 1 BURGLARS BLOW UP A BANK. Wreck the Interior With Dynamite but Are Scared Off Without Plunder. i Youngstown , 0. , March 25.-The National - tional bank at Canfield , ten miles from here , was broken into last night and 1 the vault dynamited , causing the destruction - struction of the interior of the building. The steel safe resisted the force of the ' explosion. Nothing was secured , and the burglars , becoming frightened , stole a hand car and escaped. The burl - { l glars first forced an entrance into a blacksmith shop and secured a steel bar , which they used to secure an entrance - trance to the bank. Colombia's Triumph Doubted. New York , March 25.-The Herald's correspondent at Panama , Colombia , sends the following : "Reports relative to the revolution in the interior continue - tinue reassuring. The government , { however , has published no confirmation of the reported surrender of the revolutionists - lutionists at Santander and Boyaca , and , this causes some doubt that the government's triumph has been com- plete. Reports are circulated of fresh battles with the insurgents in Calland Buga , department of Cauca. " Good Chance for Poisoners. I Philadelphia , Pa. , : lurch 25.-Nearly 1.000,000 pounds of beet-root sugar , mingled - gled with which there is a quantity of arsenic , said to be sufficient to poison the entire population of Philadelphia , are to be sold to satisfy the govern- ment. The sale is to take place next t Friday morning at a bonded warehouse where tlne sugar , part of the cargo of the German steamship Remus , is stored. The cargo , which has been abandoned J to the government , was damaged in transit across the Atlantic , and was mixed with a quantity of arsenic in the E ships hold. Broken Needle Kills a Baby. Vinita , L. I. , March 25.-Mrs. James s Vaughan was sewing on her sewing machine when the needle snapped. She put in a new needle and continued her work. About ten minutes later she noticed - ticed that her 2-year-old daughter sat rather quiet on the floor , and called to It , but received no answer. She picked the child up and found to her horror $ that it was dead. A physician found that a small part of the machine needle had struck the baby in the eye and penetrated - etrated the brain. _ Monster Gas Well Struck. r : Pittsburg , Pa. , March 25.-A monster natural gas well was struck yesterday . i } on the Hess farm at Ginger Hill , Wash- - , ington county. Gas was found in the fifty-foot sand. This opens up an en- "r tirely new field , and is estimated to be " the strongest natural gas well ever struck in this part of the country. It is estimated that the pressure has never been below 600 pounds a minute , and it ' eased since the strike was made. Foreign Claims to Be Paid. New York , March 25.-The Herald In Rio Janeiro , Brazil , ( . : ' sends word that tlL foreign claims growing out of the late revolution have . been settled with the exception of the amounts of money to be paid. The government - ernment intends to send the vice pres- ! dent to Rio Grande do Sul to make an " effort to restore peace there at any price. L I1 ; - 1 l d ktit OP rr 1 FOR A NEW TREATY. flmcrican and British Diplomats to Work on Behring Sea. Washington , March 2a.-Prellminar- les are being arranged for the framing of a new treaty between the United States and Great Britain concerning Bering sea seizures. The projected treaty is rendered necessary by the inaction - action of congress on the Bering sea seizure claims of $425,000. The purpose of the treaty will be , therefore , to create a commission to hear all the evfendce and determine the amount of indemnity to be paid the seized sealers. After being - ing signed the treaty will have to be submitted to the senate for ratification , and unless there is an extra session this can not be accomplished before next De- cember. United States territorial rights in Alaska as against the British claims there have again been brought to the attention of the state department. The fundamental fact to be kept in mind regarding Alaska and the joint British and American survey of last year is that the boundaries will not be finally settled until they have been made the subject of diplomatic negotiations between - tween the governments at London and at Washington , under the terms of the treaty of 1825 betweenRussia and Great Britain , by which treaty our own rights must be determined. NO MONEY FOR MILITIA. New Orleans Exchange Informs the Governor - ernor Funds Are Exhausted. New Orleans , La. , March 23.-The result - sult of the meeting of the conferenc committee of exchanges on the labor troubles is embodied in the following resolution , which was unanimously adopted and which has been sent to the governor : "Resolved , That it is the sense of the conference committee , in response to the governor's inquiry , that having already more than exhausted - ed the supply they have been unable to secure more funds. " This resolution was the outcome of a request by Gov. Foster to know whether any more funds could be raised by private subscription in order to maintain the expense of the military on the river front. It cannot - not be told at this time what will now be done. One timing is sure , the military will not be able to maintain their vigil on the river front unless they are supplied - plied with necessary money. The resolution - lution will doubtless bring the levee trouble to some kind of a settlement. Methodist Missionary Celebration. Boston , Mass. , March 25.-The twen- ty-sixth anniversary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary association of the Methodist Episcopal church was celebrated - brated yesterday at the Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Vincent - cent Ballard , president of the local association - sociation , presided. A feature of the evening was the presentation of a memorial - orial tablet given by the husband of one of the principal members of the association - ation , to be placed in the room in which the first meeting was held. McAuliffe and Young Grille Matched. New YorkMarch 25.-Jack McAuliff , lightweight champion of the world , and Hugh Behan , representing young Grifto of Australia , yesterday signed articles of agreement for a finish fight for a private - vate stake of $10,000 a side , the fight to be before the club offering the largest purse. The fight is to be for the lightweight - weight championship of the world , each to weigh , stripped , at the ringside 135 pounds or less , the gloves not to exceed three ounces in weight. The fight to take place on or about Oct. 10 , 1895. Utah ray have Woman Suffrage. Salt Lake , Utah , March 25.-The majority - jority report of the committee on election - tion and suffrage was presented to the constitutional convention yesterday. The report r'ecommeuds woman suffrage - frage hl the exact language as carried in the constitution of Wyoming. One section of the report provides that no person shall have a right to vote who shall not be able-to read the constitution - tion of the United States. Garza's Death Confirmed. Washington , March 25.-Under date of San Jose , Costa Rica , March 10 , United States Minister Baker confirms the report of the death of Catarino E. Garza , the notorious Mexican revolutionist - tionist and outlaw , who , for a long tim , operated on the northern border of Mexico along the Rio Grande. Senator Mantle Getting Better. Washington , March 25.-Senator Lee Mantle of Montana , who has been seriously - iously ill at the Cochran in this city , suffering from an attack of grip , is now on the road to recovery. Senator Carter of the same state is ill at Hel- ena. S30,000 Fire Loss. Detroit , Mich. . March 25.-At Mount Pleasant fire destroyed the stores of Sam May , clothier ; Fred Bonsall , meats ; Thomas McNama , dry goods ; and W. V. Cox , drugs. Loss was $30- 000 ; insurance , $17,300. Strike at Manitowoc , Wis. Manitowoc , Wis. , March 25.-The dock laborers employed at the F. and P. M. dock in this city , struck yesterday for an increase in wages. They have been loading the company's boats for 15 cents an hour and struck for 20 cents. Bill to Remove Dobbs Is Adopted. Madison , Wis. . March 25.-Yesterday in the senate was notable for an hour's filbustering by the democrats against the bill to remove Labor Commissioner Dobbs ( democrat ) from office. it was finally passed to a third reading. English Sailor Shot. Baltimore , Md. , March 25.-The news has been received in Baltimore that a sailor of the English steamer Laures- tina has been shot by a Spanish sentinel - tinel in Santiago de Cuba. John L. Sullivan Ili. Boston , Mass. , March 25.-John L. Sullivan is sick with pneumonia at the home of his sister here , but his condition - dition is not alarming. Twenty-five Buildings Burn. Bayou Sara , La , March 25.-Fire destroyed - stroyed twenty-nine buildings in the business part of the town. Loss , $50 ; insurance , $25,000. , R DEATH ROLL AGROWS. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE WYOMING DISASTER. Results of Clio Explosion at fled Canyon More Disastrous than at First Supposed -The Number of Fatalities May Iteach Ninety-The Country Pound About Shook by the Explosion-Names of the Dead. 'Twas an Awful Disaster. Salt Lake City , Utah , March 22.-A special telegram from Red Canyon , Wyoming , says : A terrible explosion at Rocky Mountain mine No. 5 , situated - uated at that place , is believed to have killed eighty men who were in the mine , In addition to ten who were in the power house above ground or near the shaft openings. The dead : EDWIN COI , outside carpenter. JAMES BRUCE , outside boss. JAMES W. CLARK. WILLIAM SELLERS , JR. JAMES GERNLLY. 0. MALTBY , foreman. JERRY CRAWFORD. ANDREW MASON. JAMES LIMB. FRED MORGAN. WILLARD BROWN. JOHN LOCK. s JOSEPH HIGHTON. GEORGE HIDES. JOHN FEARN. AARON 1 UTLER. JOHN CRITCHLY. ' E. SLOAN. JOHN DEXTER. CHARLES CLARK. THOMAS HUTCHINSON. JAMES HUTCHINSON. SAMUEL HUTCHINSON. GEORGE HARDY. WILLIAM LANGDON. - LANGDON. JOIiN FEEBEE. WILLIAM WEEDUP. JOHN MARTIN , JR. The disaster occurred at 5:45 o'clock yesterday evening. The explosion in the mine shook the whole country around , wrecked the power plant , a fan house and several other buildings , entailing heavy loss , but the death roll far overshadows all othre considera- tions. The bodies that have been re- coverel were burned and blackened with garments torn to shreds , making it almost impossible to identify them. How many were in the mine at the time of the explosion will take time to tell , but the best in formation obtainable - able now places the number at over eighty. Nearly all known to be killed leave large families. Immediately after the explosion Superintendent - perintendent Bradbury telephoned to Evanston for all the physicians , with an extra train. The relief corps , carrying - ing lanterns , got rek.dy to descend in hopes of rescuing alive some of the victims. Brave men had tried to descend - scend some of the air slopes and escape - cape slopes without success and it was not until three hours after the explosion - sion that a volunteer party passed the main entrance to the slopes and soon afterward returned with two bodies. Then it was reported that caves stopped - ped further progress down the slope. A party went down to shovel out the caves , after which the searching party again entered and work in that line proceeded. A few lives were saved because - cause of the time of the explosion. The miners quit work at 6 o'clock and it is customary for them to be near the entrance and come out just as the whistle blows. A number of men had come out and some had just left the entrance to the mine slope , away from the working tunnel , when the explosion occurred , thus escaping death. Around the mines is a population of about 2,000. A more sorrowful community - munity could not be found. The explosion - plosion is supposed to have come from a blast setting fire to dust , making a dust explosion , since the mine was supposed to be free from gas , being well ventilated. This Is the third disastrous - astrous explosion in this vicinity. In 1881 No. 2 mine , Rocky Mountain , exploded - ploded , killing thirty-six Chinese and four white men. In the spring of 1SS9 an explosion in Union Pacific mine No. 4 killed thirty-six men PASSPORTS FOR TWO. 6panisll and Italian Representatives May Go Home. Washington , lurch 22.-Uncle Sam has evidently gone into the recalling of foreign ministers by the wholesale , for it is understood.his latest victim in this respect is the Spanish minister , Senor Don E. de Muruaga. Strictures by the Spanish enviy regarding the course pursued - sued by Secretary Gresham and the administration - ministration in regard to the Ailiarca case are assigned as the reason for asking - ing his recall , an Intimation of which has been conveyed to the American minister of Madrid. The muddle with the Spanish minister recalls the fact that the secretary of state has also recently had to "call down" the representative of the Italian government for being too hasty about telegraphing to the governor of Colorado - ado regarding the lynching of Italians at Denver , Colo. Marquis Imperiali of the Italian legation made himself a little - tle too officious at the state department in this matter , and the announcement is made that he is to return to his native - tive Italy. Whipped for Joining the Church. Frankfort , lad. , March 22.-The town of Flora was held up Tuesday night by a crowd wanting Mahlon EhIer , a saloonkeeper - loonkeeper , who , it is charged , brutally whipped his two daughters , 12 and 17 , because they had joined churches and had assisted in circulating a petition in favor of the celebration of the Nicholson - son bill , passed by the last legislature. The officers and cooler citizens controlled - trolled the crowd. Miss Brice to Wed a Foreigne Washington , March 22.-Another heiress - ess is reported to 'be about to wed a foreigner. The reported engagement is that of Miss Hemn Brice , daughtr of Senator Calvin S. Brice , to Henry Out ram Bax Ironsides , second secretary of the British embassy here. Springer Appointed a Judge. Washington , March 22.-j1Villiam M. Springer has been appointed judge of the United States court of the northern district of the Indian Territory. ' The southern district judgship was given to Constantine Buclcley' Kilgore of Texas. r f HAS TAKEN ACTION. The tufted States Warns Great Britain. Washington , March 22.-Great Britain must show its hand in regard to Nicaragua - agua , according to the tenor of a communication - munication made to her majesty's government - ernment yesterday by Secretary Gresh- am. It was set forth that statements had been made to the effect that a demand - mand had been made upon the Central American republic for an indemnity. In the event that Nicaragua declined to accede to this demand the United States wants to know just what Eng'land purposes - poses to do. There was no beating about the bush , but a straightforward easily interpreted document was cabled across the water to AniDassador Bayard with instructions to lay the matter before - fore the proper authorities. Minister Guzman has not received any intimation from the Nicaraguan government that England has made the demand reported - ed , and consequently at the legation It is asserted there is no foundation for such a story. All the evidence at the disposal of the Nicaraguan minister is to the effect that Mr. Hatch , in whose behalf the claim for damages hi being made , was never connected in any manner - ner with the English consulate at Man- agua. After their expulsion Hatch and his English colleagues went to the mother - er country , and it was expected that would be the last they would be heard of in Central America. Subsequently , however , while the Americana who had been caught with Hatch were adjusting matters in connection with their busl- ness a general amnesty was proclaimed , and under the provisions of this act it was unnecessary for them to leave Nicaragua , as the Englishmen ' had done. Consequently they took up business - ness at the same old stand , and the Englishmen could have done so , too , had they remained in Nicaragua. During - ing all these proceedings there was not even a suggestion that Mr. Hatch represented - sented Great Britain either as a proconsul - sul or in any other diplomatic capacity. Under these circumstances the members - bers of the Nicaraguan legation do not see how Great Britain can possibly have an equitable claim for damages against their government. HOT FIRE AT SIOUX CITY. Wnrohouse of the Western Implement Company Is Burned. Sioux City , Iowa , March 22.-The storage house of the Western Transfer and Implement company took fire this morning and burned to the ground. The building was a four-story frame structure and was full of farm ma- chinery. The loss an the building will probably reach $150,000. The heat was so great that the firemen were handicapped - capped in fighting the flames , which spread to the works of the National Linseed Oil company , which are located - cated close by. Fire is now burning in the storage building , in which about $100,000 worth of oils are stored. It is thought the flames will spread to the main building , and if they do the loss will be $100,000 to $150,000 more , and other surrounding plants will be in danger. The fire is thought to have been started by a spark from a passing engine - gine falling into a barrel of tar standing - ing outside the implement warehouse. No estimates in insurance are obtain- able. MUST "TOE THE MARK. " Spaln's Answer to Secretary Greslam's Demands Expected Soon. Washington , March 22.-Spain's re ply to Secretary Gresham's demands , growing out of the Alliance incident , is expected by the administration to reach the state department within twenty-four hours. The authoritie2 have come to time conclusion that auffl- cient time has elapsed for Spain to have made a full investigation of the insult to the American flag. Unless a reply from Spain is received within that time and unless there are new complications in the Spanish political situation , Minister Taylor will be di- ' rested to urge the Spanish authorities to answer Secretary Gresham's demands - mands at once. Their investigation Is complete with the report of the Spanish - ish commander and according to state department officials there can ho no further excuse for delay. No dilatory tactics will be allowed. Spain must teethe the mark and soon , too , or an ultimatum - tum will be sent which will probably call for prompt action on its part. American Apples In Demand. Washington , March 22.-The foreign demand for apples grown in the United States has always been in excess of the supply. Great Britain alone , during - ing the nine months ending September , 1894 , paid the orchids of the United States $2,300,000. In view of the fact that he entire apple crop is somtimes threatened by the worms that infest the trees , Secretary Morton has had the matter investigated and finds that spraying with a solution of paris green is a simple and effective remedy which he urges all farmers and horticulturists to try. Big Braze in Alabamu Opelika , Ala. , March 22.-A telegram was received here at 10 o'clock this morning that the whole town of LaFayette - Fayette , Ala. , was burning and asking for help. Mayor Daugherty promptly had the fire department called out and gotten. ready to leave for the scene , but before arrangements could be completed - pleted for a special train information was received that the fire was under control. The whole business portion of the town is understood to be de- stroyed. Peru Is to Have Peace. New York , March 22.-A special dispatch - patch from Barranco , Peru , says that through the intervention of diplomats , a provisional government for Peru has been formed. War Now Likoly. Washington , March 22.-The statement - ment was published in a local paper here that the Mexican congress would declare war on Guatemala as soon as the congress assembles next month , and long acount of the reasons therefor was given. Senor Romero , the Mexican minister , said he was sure his government - ment would not be willing to submit to arbitration the amount to be paid for damages , and that he did not know how Mexico would recede from its demand - mand for an apology. It is the opinion among diplomats here that war between - tween the two countries is unavoid- able. YOUTIFS DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTIVE READING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. , The Twentieth Century King-About Contentment Lucky lIlt-Nature and Myths-Questions for Answer- 3lisceliancous Notes. No spider preying on his kind , An idler and a parasite ; No autocrat of people blind , Ruling his slaves by right of might. No plaything of a bygone age. A picture pleasing to the eye. Strutting for one brief hour the stage , A foolish , useless butterfly. But one whose hands are brown with toll , Whose face is tanned by wind and sun , Who beautifies and tills the soil , Whose crown by right divine is won. A toiler , not a useless drone In the world's busy hive of men ; 1-1k ; scepter is 'a tool , his throne A symbol , and his sword a pen. He wears a laurel wreath for crown , And throughout all the land men sing His good deeds , praises and renown- The twentieth century king ! -Henry Coyle , in Youths' Companion. Honoring a King. A man once asked Alexander the Great to give him some money as a dowry for his daughter. The king sent him to his treasurer and told him to demand whatever sum he pleased. Obedient - dient to the monarch's command , he went and asked an enormous sum. The treasurer was startled at the greatness of the sum asked and said that he could not part with so much without an express - press order from the king authorizing him to pay the amount. Wishing to see the monarch himself about the matter , the treasurer went to him and said that lie thought a small part of the sum might serve for the occasion. No , replied - plied Alexander ; "let him have it all. I like that man for he does me honor. He treats me like a king and proves , by the largeness of his demand that he believes - lieves me both rich and generous. " This was enough. The treasurer immediately - ly paid over time sum to the man of great desires. Contentment. An Austrian nobleman built a magnificent - nificent house in Vienna and caused to be inscribed on the front of it these words : "This house was erected by Count Dorn , to be given to the first man who can prove that he is con- tented. " One day a stranger knocked at the bate and desired to speak with the master. "I am come , " said he , "to take possession - session of this house , as I find that you have built it in order to bestow it on the man who is really contented. I am willing to take an oath that I am in that state ; you will , therefore , please to give me immediate possession. " When he had said this the count replied - plied : "You are quite right , sir , with respect to my intentions ; but I can not discover the least trace of contentment in your character. If you were quite contented you would not wish to get possessioni of my house. I beg you , therefore , to retire from the premises. " As any man's asking for the house was a substantial proof of his discontentment - tentment , the count got keeping it to himself. A Lucky hit. Protogenes vas a famous painter in early times , and lived at Rhodes. One of his masterpieces represented a hound engaged in the chase and foaming at the mouth from extreme exertion. For a long time the artist was unable to satisfy himself in properly painting the froth. At last , in a fit of anger , seizing the sponge which he used for wiping off the colors , he threw it violently against the picture. Strange to say , he thus produced by accident a most correct - rect representation of the froth around the animal's mouth. The picture was afterward preserved in Rhodes. Quick Wit. The jester attached to the court of'- - Peter the Great of Russia was remarkable - able for his ingenuity in extricating himself and others from trouble. A cousin of his , on one occasion , had fallen under the czar's displeasure and was about to be executed. The jester presented - sented himself at court to petition for a reprieve. On seeing him enter the chamber of state , and divining his errand - rand , the monarch shouted to him : "It's of no use coming here ; I swear that I will not grant you what you are going to ask. " Quit as thought the fool dropped on- his knees and exclaimed : "I beseech your imperial highness to put that scamp of a cousin of mine to death. ' Peter , thus caught in his own trap , had no choice but to laugh and send a pardon to the offender. Nature and Myths. ' Every child is a little savage. He needs his myth and must be a fetish worshiper. In his heart he is a polytheist - theist or a pantheist. He must have these traits of the savage if he is to live and grow to the full vigor of his possi- bilities. The child loves the birds and flowers , the sun and stars , and it was these which gave us our religion. We must catch and few the tres of likes and dislikes in each child , and thus develop - velop every germ of originality. Not to do this , not to be ever on the watch for the means by which w may further Ibis development , is to dwarf some part of the child's being. The mother who endeavors to prevent her child from learning anything which he rill ever have to unlearn fails to understand the fundamental truth of education , that experience consists in laying aside smaller for larger ideas and truths. This is an essential to any growth.-G. Stanley Hall , at Mass State Assoc. Answer These. What motives induced Columbus to make his first voyage ? Give the causes and results of the Boston "tea-party. " Define "Era of good feeling. What was the Monroe doctrine ? Omnibus - nibus bill ? Wilmot provisor ? Where located and for what famous : Yorktcvn ? DuQuesne ? t"y 4 y u ty the inter-col'onial' wars.f With what treaty did' each end- Who was Capt. Kidd ? King Alexan der ? Lemoine d'Ibervlll ? Hendrick - ; Hudson ? ' Sir- Edmund s Andros ? Jane ? zt McCrea ? The Prophet ? Define history ? Mound buildersl i House of Burgess ? i Name a leading officer on each side [ 1 during the following wars ; 1812 ? Independence - dependence ? Mexican ? Cl'il ? Give name of inventor and date of the following inventions : Cotton n ? P Steamboat ? Railroad ? Telegraph ? At- i lanic cable ? } t ; 4 It Two Views Regarding a Cone ! , + ' t The president of one of Wall street's L wealthiest banks finished dictating a / prlvate telegram to his stenographer , and , taking out some change to pay for the message , dropped a penny on the i floor. r ; "Johnson , he said , "just find that ' _ ' , cent. " Johnson searched diligently , but the ' i coin refused to be found says the New York Sun. ° "If you can't find it , never mind. Get telegram off and send Robert + 1l + here. " Robert , one of the bank's messengers , ; came in and was told to find the cent. He got under the desk and removing the thick fur rug made a search for the missing coin without success. "Well , " exclaimed the president , tes- r tlly , "get a light. " A candle was brought , and after a third attempt the penny was discovered and was handed to the president , who dropped It into his pocket without a word. Just then a customer carne in. s "Ah , good morning , Mr. Jones , " said the president. "Will I renew your $50,000 loan at the same rate and time as before - fore ? " "Why , certainly , sir , certainly. The , money market. I understand , is easier to-day" ' i The next morning the head book t } keeper of time bank sauntered jauntily down to the correspondence depart- menttook a cent front his pocket , tossed It on the mail clerk's desk , and asked for a penny stamp. Time coin twirled a ' merry dance on time desk , then rolling off , plunged into the waste paper basket I and was lost to view. ' "Confound it , exclaimed the book keeper , after poking among the papers a few times , I can't bother with such a small thing as that. " Producing another - other penny he got the stamp and walked off. t I It may be ailed that the president's I ' salary is well up in the thousands mind he is a very wealthy man besides. T1o book keeper has a salary of $2,500. in Strange lnstrumont. During the reign of Louis XI of France there was attached to his court one Abbot de Baigne , a man of considerable - siderable wit. The abbot was somewhat - what musically inclined , and delighted the court with inventions of odd musical - cal instruments , says IIarper's Young People. One day the king , after having enjoyed a hearty laugh over one of these curious contrivances , and desiring to baffle this musical genius , commanded - ed him to produce harmonious sounds from the cries of hogs. This seemed an impossibility to the king , and he prepared - pared himself to enjoy the discomfiture of the abbot. Much to his surprisehow- ever , the abbot readily agreed to produce - duce them. All he required was a sum of money , upon the receipt of which he declared he would invent the most surprising thing that was ever heard. He scoured the country and secured a 1 r large quantity of hogs , trying their voices as to pitch and quality , and j' ' finally , having fully satisfied himself , i he arranged the animals in a sort of , pavilion richly decorated. The day of the trial arrived , and time king and his court entered the pavilion prepared for something , but greatly in doubt as to the success of the abbot with the hogs. However , there were the hogs. sure enough , and much to the surprise and delight of the icing they commenced to cry harmoniously and in good hie , . rendering an air that was fully recog- The abbot had arranged aa series of stops. that were connected with the hogs , and upon pulling one of them out caused a spike to prick the hog it connected - nected with , . making him squeal hi note. The rest was easy , for pulling out the different stops lie produced the tune. The king and all his attendants were highly delighted. One of Lincoln's Answer. Speaking in a recent speech of certain - tain Washington experiences in Lhi- coln's time , Mr. Depew said : "While I was there Mr. John Ganson of Buffalo was a member of congress. His face and his head were hairless and polished like a billiardball. He was a democrat but supported the President. The conditions - ditions of the army were very blue in the east and the west. Ganson came in one day and said : 'Mr. President , . I am risking my re-election in supporting your war measures. The campaign seems 'very unsatisfactory. Of course I will not give out anything you tell me. What is the situation at the front ? ' Mr Lincoln , in his searching and sad way , looked at him for a moment as if he was about to reveal the secret of the whole army , and then tumbled Ganson out of the reception room by saying : 'Ganson , how clean you shave. ' " Jekyl and Hyde. Atchison has a Dr. Jeky ! and a Mr. Hyde in the person of Wm. Miller , the I . tailor , who is now in jail at the police station. When Mr. Milrer is sober he Is intelligent and peaceable , but as soon as he drinks enough liquor to go to his head , he thirsts for human blood , and is a vicious man. White in a Mr. Hyde condition some time ago , he walked up to a man named Mitchell , whom he had never seen before , and without a word tried to cut his throat. Miller was arrested - rested and placed in the county jail on state charge , he will doubtless be sent him in the penitentiary. In a short time he changed to Dr. Jekyl. He was so agreeable , and seemed to be such a nlec sort of a man generally , that he was released upon his own recognizance - ance and it was understood that his case would not be pushed. Miller ; changed to .mfr. Hyde again yesterday , morning and the police had a hard time arresting him. The officers are at a ? loss to know what to do with the man. ' He Is now in the jail at the police sta- tion. If he Is tried and convicted on the state charge , he will doubtless ben sent to the penitentiary. Whether it is just to make Dr. Jekyl suffer for Mr. Hyde's wrongs , is the question that perplexes the police.-Globe. , + l