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Ly ' . , k STIRRING SESSION. CAPT. DECK CROWS WARM UNDER - DER THE COLLAR. The Nebraska' Congroeslonal Delegation l Called Down-Their Authority Not 1 Ifecognlzed by the Indian Agent-Sen- ator Tliureton Talks Up Sharply-The 8uspcnsion of Leases to Lands to Set- tiers Recommended-A Telegram to Hoko Smith. i Indian Reservation Troubles. PENDER , Neb. , July 27. - Captafl heck and the congressional delegation - 6 tion had a stirring session yesterday morning and violence was imminent for several minutes at the Winnebago I .ageney. He offended the entire Ne- braslta congressional delegation in his office and would have ordered the senators - ators and congressmen from the room t. lad it not been for Senator Allen. The proceedings began when Senator Allen stated that the two senators and , three representatives of the congres- .sional delegation of Nebraska had -come for the purpose of informing themselves as to the condition of .affairs. In reply to this Captain Beek made a short statement. He stated that the Flournoy company had systematically - tematically robbed the Indians and that it was a corrupt concern general- ly. Captain Beek said the members of the Flournoy company and every one of its friends and spmpathizers were infamous liars and scoundrels. Just .as the captain finished , John F. Meyers , the treasurer of the company , entered the office. "You are not telling the truth and you know it , " he said. If a giant firecracker had been exploded - ploded under the captain's feet he could not have been more excited. "Get out of here , " he cried ; "get out of here. This is my office. I will not have you in it. I am master here. You have been arrested by the United States marshal and ought to be in jail. I will not have you here. Get out before - fore I have you thrown out. " An exciting scene ensued. Senator Thurston remarked : "I wish to know whether or not this convention , representing the Nebraska congressional delegation - tion , is to proceed without a repetition of such scenes as the one we have just seen enacted. 1Yc are amply able to preserve order without. the interference - ence or assistance on the part of any one. If this delegation is here without right-the right of American citizens to know how their own affairs are be- lug conducted , I , for one , am ready to t retire at once. " Captain Beck jumped to ms r' et ana excitedly exclaimed that lie did not recognize the authority of the delega- tion. t "Sit down. " Senator Allea spike the words. The captain sat down. i The investigation proceeded without further trouble. Captain Beck sub. mitten letters and telegrams to show that he had the approval of the in- terror department in everything he did. did.The The sentiment of the Nebraska congressional - gressional delegation , investigating the Flournoy ] eases of 11'innebago lauds came in the shape of the following - ing telegram to Hon. Yoke Smith : "Investigation now in progress lcad. , us to urge you to suspend approval of leases of Winnebago lands , Made by Captain Beck , and to promptly suspend - pend further evictions until we communicate - municate with you further. Evictions will result in tremdndous loss of crops to innocent settlers. " The telegram was signed b y all the delegation and will be followed by a letter detailing the entire situation. CARRIE LANE INCIDENT. i ] 1o Official Report of the Affair rJadc as Yet to Washington. WASHINGTON , July . ? . -The reported firing on the Carrie E. Lane , an American - ican schooner , by a Spanish cruiser oft the Cuban coast , has not yet been reported - ported officially to the state department - ment , and in the absence of any definite - ite statement , the ofli ials decline to express an opinion on the subject. The important point to be established - lished in this case is the exact location - tion of the Lane when she was signalled to stop. The captain's statement is that this was of Cape Antonio , but he does not say whether or not he was in the three mile limit. If he was hecould notclaim exemption from responding to a demand to establish - tablish his identity , as was contended by Secretary Gresham in the Allianca i case , for his was not avessel following a regular route , but one cruising from port to port in the West Indies. In view of the fact that several filibustering - tering expeditions have succeeded in landing in Cuba from the coast. 'of Jamaica and other of the West Indian - dian islands , officials here are not surprised - prised that the Spanish commanders should exercise every precaution to make sure of the innocent purpose of any small sailing craft seen hovering about the Cuban coasts , and it is felt that this particular commander acted within his rights if he fired a shot across the Lane's bow if she failed to stop when signalled in regular form. The small size and appearance of the schooner , it is said , was against her , and calculated to excite suspicion as to her object. Doctor Shoots Doctor. Mor UEONVILLE , Ill. , July 27.-Dr. Reasoner , a leading physician. was shot in the abdomen while putting up his horse in his barn after visiting a patient , and died. Dr. Entrican , nlro had frequently threatened to kill Rea- soner , has disappeared , but is being hunted down by a large crowd of men. MISS ANTHONY OVERCOME has all Attack of Heart Failure at Lakeside , Ohio. . . ° 1.-Susan B. .LAKESIDE , Ohio , July - Anthony ' had an attack of heart fail- tyre after speaking here this morning. Eulgara May Have a Rebellion. Loxuox , July 27.-The Vienna correspondent - respondent of the Daily News says there are rumors there of a revolution- . arv uprising in Bulgaria , with hostile - demonstrations at Sofia and elsewhere against Prince Ferdinand and L Stoil- off , the.Bulgarian premier. 1 - . . . . . - , 4'iby 1 I. f'k 4 , - . WYOMING INDIAN TROUBLES. The Whites Determined and Propose to Settle the Bed Man. RAwLLNS , Wyo. , July 2.-Warren Smith passed through hero direct from the Jackson's Hole country. He reports that the settlers arc in good heart and that they will attach a body of Indians if they show up. They told him that the war was on and that now was the time to fight it out. Either the white settlers owned that country or the Indians , and they were willing -to fight for their rights , only asking their friends on the outside to send them arms and ammunition. When told that United States troops would be thrown in there Smith expressed - pressed the hope that it would be done quickly , for he feared that the confidence - fidence of the settlers in their own strength was not well founded. He said that there come daily reports of bands of Indians in different parts of the mountains and those it was proposed - posed by the settlers to hunt out and capture. lie thought that the settlers were fast losing sight of the idea of simply enforcing the law , and , to use his own language , "They arc so much in earnest that they are wild. The popular - ular thing in Jackson's lobe is to attach - tach yourself to a posse and hunt the Indians. " Adjutant General Stitzer of Wyoming - ming , who was at Market Lake to-day , was hourly expecting to hear that a conflict had occurred between the settlers - tlers and the Indians in the Jackson Hole valley. Two of his messengers dispatched to that district several days ago , have not returned , although overdue - due , and grave feats are now entertained - tained that they have been ambushed by the Indians. Indian police who have returned from the Fall river valley where the big trading powwow has been in progress - gress for a week , say that the band of Bannock Indians under the leadership of Jim Ballard has started north toward the seat of the trouble. If these Indians reach the belligerents in the Fall river valley before the troops get there-and they undoubtedly will -the result may be' disastrous , for Ballard's band is composed of the worst element of tune Bannocks , aiwuys ready for a quarrel , even in time of peace. Intllans Refuse to Return. WA2HINGTON , July 27.-Indian Agent Teter , of the Fort hail , Idaho , Indian reservation , to-day wired Commissioner Browning that the policemen who were sent to the Indians ordering them with the commissioner's message to return to the reservation , report that the Indians positively refuse to return. The agent has asked permission - sion to leave the reservation to accompany - pany the United States troops to the scene of the disturbance. Authority for limn to do so has been granted. Pestilence Abroad in Japan. SAN FRAxctscu , July 27.-Cholera is raging in Japan and in nearly every province in the little empire a heavy death rate from the disease isreported. The ollicers and passengers of the City of Pekin tell tales of death in the streets of cities where the steamer called. From the outbreak of the disease - ease until the day the steamer sailed from Yokohama 1,183 deaths had been reported. The disease was brought to Japan by the forces returning from the war in China and Corea. Lctter Carriers Being Watclieti. WAShIINGTON , July 27.-The work of the postoffice inspectors who have been "spotting" the letter carriers in the free delivery offices throughout the country , continues to bear fruit. Assistant Postmaster General Jones has sent orders to the' postmasters at Indianapolis , Toledo add Syracuse , N. Y. , to suspend or discharge a number of their carriers on charges of loafing and intemperance. Casualties in Oklahoma. GUTnnIE , Oh. , July 27.-Three fatalities - ities are reported from the territory to-day. George Salmon , from Ponca , was drowned in a pond on Sylvester Soldani's ranch , in the Osage country. An S-year-old son of James Burkenear Norman , was drowned while bathing , and at Pawhuskathe little daughter of Barney Plowondon was fatally scalded by falling into a kettle of boiling water. NEWS IN BRIEF. Internal revenue receipts for the year ending June 30 , 1895. tvel c 5143- 245.977.75 a decrease of $3,922,471 as compared with 1894. The government declines to prohibit Mexican bull fights at the Atlanta ex- position. Consular reports from Matamorasin- dicate increasing trade with the United - ted States. The government is preparing a good display for the Cotton States exposition - tion at Atlanta. Senator Cafferv says that creditors of the planters will suffer if the sugar bounty is not paid. There are already several applicants for the position of register of the land office at Woodward , Ok. Ex Treasurer Woodruff of Arkansas has been released on bond. The National Prohibition camp- meeting opened at Oakland park , Decatur - catur , 111. The contests in the firemen's tournament - nament at Decatur , IlL , attracted 10,000 people. "Sound money" candidates in Kentucky - tucky declare they will vote for Senator - ator Blackburn. Five Arkansas convicts made a break for liberty , and one was killed and another - other wounded. Officials at Rome say that war with Abyssinia has been decided upon. The birnetallists of London are delighted - lighted over the result of the general election. Details of the destruction of missions in China show that the officials refused - fused to interfere with the mobs. It is proposed to build an electric line from Lebanon , Mo. , to a cunnec- 'tion with the Missouri Pacific at Bag- nell , a distance of thirty-five miles. There is a lively row in progress among the general passenger agents of Southwestern roads , and the outlook - look for the restoration of rates is a blue one. } , T E EVICTIONS. THE RESERVATION TROUBLES IN THURSTON COUNTY. Secretary Smith Asked to Take a Hand -Nebraska's Congroeslonal Delegation States the Condition of Affairs Found There-They Recommend that Ap procal of Beck's Action Bo Suspended for a Time at Least. Winnebago Land Troubles. PENDER , Neb. , July 26.-Thecongres- sional delegation , which is investigating - ing the troubles in Thurston county , took its first definite action yesterday. After a conference the following telegram - gram was prepared and sent to the secretary - retary of the interior : PENDEII , Neb. , July 25.-Hon. Hoke Smith , Secretary of the Interior , Washington - ington , D. C. : Investigation now in progress leads us to urge you to suspend - pend approval of leases of Winnebago lands made by Captain Beck , and to promptly suspend further evictions until we can communicate with you further. Evictions will result in tremendous - mendous loss of crops to innocent settlers - tlers WILLIAM V ALLEN , Joux N. THursToN , GEoI of D. MEIIILEJOIIN , W. E. ANDREWS , JESSE B. STRODE , Of the Nebraska Congressional Delega- tion. The letter sent by the members of the congressional delegation to the secretary of the interior , referred to in the foregoing dispatch is , in part , as follows : Hon. Iloke Smith , Secretary of the Interior , Washington , D. C.-Dear Sir : We have the honor to inform you that we telegraphed you today asking that no more leases made by Captain Beck , agent of the Omaha and Winnebago Indians , of Indian lands , should be approved - proved until we can communicate with you further with reference to the mat- ter. We also urged upon you to suspend - pend all further evictions from these lands in the interests of justice to innocent - nocent settlers whose crops would be entirely lost to them by such evictions and who would otherwise be greatly damaged thereby. The wheat , oats and rye crops are now ripe and demand immediate harvesting. and unless this is speedily done they will be lost to the owners. The eviction. therefore , of settlers who have been suffered to cultivate - tivate these lands to this time , without any serious objections upon the part of the government , will result in great damage to them and the loss of their entire small grain crops. The difficulties at this agency among agents and officers of the agency have been and are of such a character as to ' attract wide public attention and to demand - mand some attention upon our part as representatives in congress from this state. We have therefore been sitting together , as a body , for three days. listening to the statements of the settlers - tlers , the Indians , the agent and others concerned at this place and at the Omaha and Winnebago agencies , taking - ing the statements in the form of testimony - mony for the purpose of informing ourselves of the truth of the matters in dispute and placing ourselves in a position - sition to act intelligently at the approaching preaching Fifty-fourth congress in se curing such legislation as will permanently - nently cure thn evils now in existence. y a : In view of the character of the testimony - mony taken by us , we feel constrained by a high sense of duty to urge upon the department the necessity for an immediate and searching investigation of the affairs of the Omaha and Win- nebago Indian agency , and we respectfully - fully request that such investigation be conducted in as public a manner as the regulations of your department will permit and. with a view of reporting all evidence taken to the congress of the United States. In msking the above recommendations we have not intended to reflect in any manner upon the integrity or good faith of Captain Beck as agent.WILLLur WILLLur V. Ard.Ex , Jolix M. TIIURsmx , e JESSE B. STitonl : , . GEOrGE D. MIKELJOIiN. .v. E. ANDnIWS. Of the Nebraska delegation. .THIEVES GET $2,000. Lire Safe at the Exposition Race Track Kansas City , Robbed. K iNs As CITY , Mo. , July : ) . -At 1:30 this afternoon a sneak thief walked into the inner office of Secretary Cunningham - ham at the Exposition race track and took from the safe a hand sachel containing - taining about.$2,000. The secretary's office is in a small frame building near the horse sheds. Mr. Cunningham went over to the track shortly after 1 o'clock. lie returned in fifteea minutes and discovered that the safe had been robbed while he was absent. The sachel is small and could be easily concealed - cealed under a man's coat. Horsemen , jockeys and track attendants are constantly - stantly about the office , but none of them noticed the thief. Divvcrs Taken to St. Louis. MEXICO , Dlo. , July 2G.-Emmet Divers - vers , the colored man who mnrdered Mrs. John Cain of Callaway county , after he had assaulted her , was captured - tured and jailed in this city. It was learned that a posse of citizens of Cal- laway county would be here to lynch Divers. To prevent this Sheriff Stephens quietly slipped the prisoner out of jail and took him to St. Louis for safe keeping. Indians Advised to Go ilomr. WASIIINGTONJuly 2G.-Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning has forwarded - warded a dispatch to Agent Teeter at the Fort hall , Idaho , agency , instruct- i g him to order the Indians now on tile warpath to return to their reservation - ation quietly and peacefully before the military detachment ordered to the scene reaches there. Cotton Mills' Wages Increased. UTICA , N. Y. July 26.The New cork mills cotton company has notified its employes in mills Nos. 2 and 4 that it will grant an increase of wages amounting to ten per cent. THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. Mr. Hszsy Declares That Sliver Coinage Will Alone Restore the Balance. CHICAGO , July .G.-The llorr-Harvey silver debate was continued this afternoon - noon under about the usual conditions. Mr. Herr opened the discussion by saying that the 4i23' grain silver dollars - lars coined between the years 185'i and 1873 were all coined at the , Philadelphia - phia mint and from foreign silver coins which had accumulated in the treasury under an act of congress which made then receivable but did not permit them to be paid out again. That was why silver was coined at less than its bullion value. After 1853 the government did not coin a dollar of silver for private ownership. Mr.IIarvey in reply denied the statement - ment and declared that Mr. Herr could not prove it. He presented a mint statement showing that over $400,000 in silver dollars had been coined at the mint at Carson City , Nev. , in 1870. Mr. Harvey then resumed the discussion - cussion of the question of primary and credit money. He said that as soon as there was an over-issue of credit money , it caused distrust of the gov- ernment's ability to pay. This caused a run on the treasury for the re demption of credit money and the only remedy was to either increase - crease the amount of the primary money , or decrease the amount of credit money. The amount of gold in the United States was estimated at from $400,000,000 to $600000,000 ; , and of credit money at abort $1,000,000- 000. This was too much credit money , and accounted for the country's financial - cial derangement. The remedy was to increase the primary money by remon- etizing silver. Every moment's delay would endanger the safety of the re- Dublie. CARLISLE TALKS. Says He Does Not R'aut the Democratic Nomination for President. RICHMOND , Va. , July 2G.-A representative - sentative of the State had an interview with Secretacy Carlisle yesterday. The interviewer said to Nr. Carlisle that many Democrats regard him as a strong man for president , and as the only legitimate successor to . Clove- land. ' 'Well , " responded the secretary , "notwithstanding the fact that the presidency is time greatest honor that can be bestowed. I do not want the office : I have seen too much of the hard work attaching to it. The responsibility - sponsibility is not only tremendous , but the work multiplies and becomes more exacting every year. A man must have an iron constitution to stand it. I am sincere when I say I t10 not lvah t , ie omilm . r tion and elec- tion. I wul certainly do nothing toward - ward getting the nomination. " Mr. Carlisle then went on to say that not since the government was founded has any administration had such trying times as this administration - tion has lead to contend with. liow about the third term talk ? Many people are expressing a desire to e Dlr. Cleveland nominated again . cxt year. " 'As close as I am to the president , " said lit. Carlisle , "he has never referred - ferred to that subject in my pre cnce. I know no more about it than you do. But as Mr. Cleveland did not seek the nomination of 1S92 , it seemsnecdlessto say that he will not be a willing candidate - date next year. I know he did not want to run the last time. " RUMORS OF A BATTLE. Twenty White Men Said to have Dcen ltillcd by Ilumock Indians. BOISE CITY , Idaho. July 2G.-A mail driver at Market Lake reports that a courier arrived at llexbnrg , Idaho , from Jackson's hole with a report that a fight occurred Tuesday evening and twenty white men were killod. If true it is strange that the courier has not yet reached Market Lake , as the driver says that he was bound for that point to telegraph for help. There is no way of verifying the rumor. Market Lake is the nearest railway station to where time Indians are located. A courier came into Market Lake lastnight and related that the Indians had given the white people three days to desist from their of. its to .uppress the killing of game or leave the coun- try. DID NOT BITE THE DUST. The Desperate Battle With Outlaws Wyatt and Doolin Said to Be a Fake. GUTHnIE , Ok. , July 2G.-The story telegraphed from ilennessey , Olt. , about a bloody battle between deputy marshals and the Wyatt and Doolin gang of cutlaws , in which Wyatt wan killed , Doolin wounded and captured , together with six other outlaws , is mostly a fake. A posse of farmers , whose horses have been stolen , overtook three men near Sheridan with stolen animals in their possession , and killed one and captured the other two. Neither of the captured men is Bill Doolin , and though the dead man bears aslight resemblance - semblance to Zip Wyatt , officers who know the outlaw well declare that it is not he. An Appeal to Colorado Democrats. DENVER , Col. , July 2G.-As a result of the recent Democratic state convention - tion an address has been issued by a committee appointed for the purpose of appealing to Democrats to get together - gether and reorganize. The address asserts that a vast majority of the advocates - vocates of bimetallism are Democrats , and that the restoration of silver can come only through the agency of the Democratic party. Brazil Makcs a l'rotes : . Rio JANEIRO , July -There is 'roving excitement in this city over the occupation of the island of Trinidad - dad by the English. The government has dispatched two notes to the British legation of emphatic protest , quoting the order of the British admiralty of 1782 by virtue of which Trinidad was evacuated by the English and restored to Portugal. No Silver Convention for Oregon. PORTLAND , Oregon , July 2G.-The Democratic state central committee will not call a convention to take action on the silver question. F Y011 FOLKS. INTERESTINC SKETCHES FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. Five Days at School-lie Smelled Them -Ills Idea of a Christian-Had a Circus at Home-He Ckangod His Niud. N Monday black , at four o'clock , The key Is turned In school-room lock , And I've given old Time a terrible knock , For the head of the Week is broken. it four of it Tuesday afternoon , The hour that cometh none too soon , t strap my books to a merry tune. For the neck of the Week is broken. As the four glad strokes on Wednesday ring , My cap in the air I gayly fling , And homeward run as I loudly sing , "The grip of the Week Is broken. " Ah , welcome the sound of the Thurs- day's four , And the joyous thought of "but one day more That opens and shuts the school-room door , " For the back of the Week is broken. But sweeter than story in prose or rhyme The musical notes of the Friday chime , For the Week lies dead In the arms of Time , And the school-boy's chains arm broken. lie Smciicd Thom. A certain missionary spoke In a prayer - er meeting one evening at a village where a convention of Spiritualists was being held. Of course , the missionary made some pointed remarks about "con- suiting wizards that peep and mutter in the dark. " Next morning as he was passing the village hotel he was accosted - costed by an Individual , who seemed to be suffering from redness of eyes through tarrying long at the sine cup. and the following conversation ensued : "Good morning , sir. You're a minister - ter , ain't you ? " "No , sir ; I am a missionary. " "Well , anyway , you are a preacher. Now , sir , why is it hat yon fellows talk so much against S lritua.ism ? Why , lean , if you only knew the comfort it gives us to know that we can converse ff ! th our departed friends ana kAo that they are happy"-here the Spiritualist - ualist became excited and his eyes rolled as he cried out , "I can see their bright spirits hovering around me now. Look , sir ! look ! don't you see them ? " "No , my friend , " said the missionary , "I do not see them , but I can smell them , Ind mighty bad spirits they are , too. " Ills Idea of a Christian. A few years since , I was holding revival - vival services in a town in North Caro- lina. At one service , by request of the pastor of the church whom I was assisting - sisting , I requested the members to remain - main after the congregation was dis- missed. When the outsiders were gone. we began to get confessions from one and another of past sins , with promises of repentance and amendment of life. At.length , one brother arose and said : "I have been a member of this church since I was 14 years of age ( he was then 45. ) Of course , I have not always lived right , but I have never done anything worthy of being turned out of the church. I have been drunk several times , had a good many fights , and been swearing-the fact is , I am under the influence of liquor all the time. But I try to be a gentleman about it. I want you all to pray for me that I may hold out faithful , die happy and get home to heaven-James ! fl. Jones , Greensboro , North Carolina. The Hygiene of Laughter. The truth in the proverb "Laugh and grovr fat" is well explained by the National - tional Stockman and Farmer : It has been aptly said that there is not the remotest coiner of the inlet of the minute blood vessels of the human body that does not feel some wavelet from the convulsions ocasioned by good hearty laughter. The life principle - ciple of the central man is shaken to its innermost depths , sending new tides of life and strength to the surface , thus materially tending to insure good health to the persons who indulge therein. The blood moves rapidly , and conveys a different impression to all the organs of the body , as it visits them on that particular mystic journey when the man is laughing , from what it does at other' times. For this reason every good , hearty laugh in which a person indulges tends to lengthen his life , conveying - veying as it does new and distinct stimulus to the vital forces. Had a Circus at Home. The pug dog in a Lewiston household swallowed a spool of twist the other day and the boy of the house discovered him pawing at the end which hung from his mouth. The boy forthwith had the "racket" of his life. He unwound fifty yards of No. B from the pug and left t : Q spool inside , and the astonishment of the dog was as great as the sport of the boy. The head of the family said that he himself dropped a stitch in his side and that he will have that dog licensed - censed just for the sake of the memory of the affair. He can't look the dog in the face without laughing. Summer Breakfast ; . Some excellent little hints for making - ing the summer breakfasts more healthful - ful and enjoyable were recently outlined - lined by a contemporary. Easy , comfortable - fortable , aFpetizing breakfast dishes will help. I : is best to plan the breakfast - fast exactly over night , and always arrange - range it so that the preparation in the morning will not be too burdensome. Some breakfasts in summer are always advisable , but a pretty , tasteful table is never more grateful than on a very warm morning. Fruit and flowers are the best adornments. A single rose , broken at the window , perhaps , and put in a glass , will give a touch of true grace and refinement that has its effect even if not immediately appreciated. ' Fresh strawberries , currants , cherries or whatever is in season , give relish as I well as beauty. Fruit Is "gold in the 4 morning , " and to many persons never quite so good as at breakfast. Had the Geese In His Drum. i The following good story is told In connection with the Forty-eighth Georgia - gia regiment : As the regiment was on the march to Gettysburgsome of the soldiers - diers stepped out of the ranks and confiscated - fiscated a couple of geese , and one of the drummers unheaded his drum and put the captured birds in it. Shortly afterward the colonel came along , and noticing the drummer failed to give his usual drum whacks , rode up and said : " ' that drum ? " "Why don't you beat "Colonel , " said the startled roan , "I want to speak to you. " "Well , what have you to say ? " : ' The drummer whispered : ! "Colonel. I've got a couple of geese ; In here. " The colonel straightened lip and said : "Well if you are sick you needn't play , " and then rode on. . Why Didn't It Ezplodo ? d' ' A man , near Philadelphia , recently put fifteen pounds of powder in the oven for safe-keeping. The stove was ; ' In a small house to which the men resort - , sort at noon to warm and eat their i dinners. The next day a boy built a . fire , as usual , and soon after eight men ate dinner there , lingering In and f around the place until 1 o'clock. In the afternoon somebody thought of the powder , and went to look for it. The hoops had fallen off the keg , and the keg itself had fallen apart so that the powder spread over the oven. Some of it was in a tin pail , which was unsol- dered , and a piece of fuse had the tar fried out of it. Why it was not set on fire is the mystery that is nosy the chief topic of conversation down that way. Ile Kcpt in time Middle. In a day when sham misogynists are , as plentiful as blackberries in summer it is refreshing to read of a man whose misogyny was real and consistent. He was a rich old bachelor of Vienna , and his dislike of women was so strong that he always purchased three seats at a theater and sat in the middle one to of nest to 4 avoid the porsfhllity sitting a woman. When he died it was found t : that he had continued his prejudice to the grave , and had ordered the purchase - chase of three graves , in the middle one of which he desired to be burled.-Phlla delphia Presso -o K4 . : . . Now Thhmg hi ) Ilack' . The back of the ordinary piano is not a thing of beauty. In fact , to use a pleasing paradox , it never looks so well as when turned to the wall. A novelty in wood craft and engraving , however , in the shape of a piano , alike in the matter of shape on both sides , promises - ises to be an improvement. Instead of a keyboard at the back are several compartments which may be used as a repository of music. Rode a Ilhycle Cookey Clancy , a s ell-known c'narac , ter at Lambertville , N. J. , while on his x way to jail at Fleming , knocked down Constable Strope with his handcuffed hands and started to run. Then he seized a bicycle and rode as hard as he could , depending more on his feet than his hands. Several men on bicycles - cycles gave chase , and he was overtaken - , taken at the first bad hill. Fecund .lio her In Florida. s A family o ten sturdy children , all ' .inder three and one-half years of age , I is attracting a good deal of attention In i Wauchula , Fla. The mother of the children , Mrs. William Webb , first bore twins , then triplets , and on April 4 last j she gave birth to quintuplets , four girls and one boy , all of venom are said to be thriving remarkably well. Eating in 3ustralii. Max O'Itell says that the Australians eat seven times a day ; tea and bread and butter at 7 , breakfast at half-past 8 , lunch at 11 , dinner at half-past 1 , tea at 3 , supper at 6 , and a nightcap at 10. Tea is the standard drink , and there are few hours in the day when the teapot Is not brought into requisition. Barometer for Everybody. Here's a barometer. Drop two lumps of sugar ( cut loaf ) carefully into a cup of coffee ; if the air bubbles remain in the center of the cup it will be fine ; if they rise rapidly and go to the sides , It will rain all day ; if they gather in the center and then go in a cluster to one side , look out for showers. Doctor' , Curlouw Idea. Dr. Johannes de Itupescissa , one of the leading physicians of the sixteenth century , had a number of ideas not now generally accepted by members of his profession. He thought , among other things , that the ball of a black dog would drive away devils. New Kind of Bait. Through the invention of a new kind of bait and tackle much havoc is wrought among the porpoise off Brest. The fishermen say that the porpoise , which readily takes the bait , makes a tremendous leap after swallowing is and then sinks to the bottom. Cnnelncive I'rouf. Mother-I sent you my photograph. Don't you think it is a good likeness ? Harried Daughter-Weil. I should say it is. It is so lifelike that when my husband - band saw it he turned as pale as a ghost. A Woatlerfnl tloy ireacher. Jones-Have you heard that 11-year- old boy preacher ? , Smith-Certainly. I heard him twelve years ago. Changeil His Mind. I didn't Iile to take my bath , Until one summer morning bright I made believe I was a whale , And now I think it's out o' sight. A Lost Tune. I've heard a German band pear tunes , I've heard 'most every other thing ; But one tune I have never heard , Is that which boiling kettles sing. ! 1 i