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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS.JOURNAL ) NOHKOUC , NKHKASKA , I-'HIDAY - , MAY 1 ! ) . 1JIOD. I STANTON STRUCTURE THOUGHT TO BE UNDERMINING. WAS BUILT AT COST OF $5,000 The New Channel Which Has Started Around the North Side of the Stream , Places the Piers In the Mid dle of the River. Stanton , Neb. , May 18. Special to The News : The situation along the Elkhorn river is still somewhat alarm ing here. The north pier on the $5- 000 bridge south of this town is slowly sinking. The bridge is now impas sable for any but persons on foot. It is thought that the entire pier is being undermined. The new chan nel which has started around the north side of the bridge places the piers in the middle of the strong cur rent. All danger to the mill , however , is passed , according to present Indi cations. CAPTAIN MACK NOW MA. * . - Albion Will Not Celebrate the Fou < of July This Year. Albion , Neb. , May 18 Special to The News : F. J. Mnck , captain of Company M , N. N. G. , was elected major of the Nebraska National Guard at Lincoln. Albion is more than pleased to have the honor conferred upon Mr. Mack. He Is a military man of considerable note among the guards and the company at Albion has made wonderful progress under his influence ns captain. ELOPE , LEAVING FAMILIES. Man and Woman of Beatrice Run Away Once More Together. Beatrice , Neb. , May 18. Special to The News : Frank Hanscom and Mrs. Ortman , wife of Fred Ortman , have eloped from here. They each have a large family. The two lived neigh bor's north of the city. A year ago they cut the same caper , later re turned home , promised to be good and had settled down. A reward Is of fered for their arrest. SPENCER DEFEATS O'NEILL. Baseball Game Results in 8 to 7 Ex citing all Through. Spencer , Neb. , May 18. Special to The News : Spencer won a uaseball victory over O'Neill yesterday after noon , S to 7. At no stage of the game was the result a cinch , until the last out. out.The The drama was .1 success and the large 'crowd appreciated it. There was not even standing room available. G. A. R. REUNION NOW ON. Attendance at Grand Island is Large Today. Grand Island , Neb. , May IS. Grand Army encampment began with a re ception in the opera house , including an address of welcome by Mayor Schuff. Commander Dross made the response. The attendance is large. MICKEY'S VERSION UPHELD. Supreme Court Says He is Right In Samuelson Case. Lincoln , Neb. , May 18. The su preme court in the case of Samuelson against Mickey , sustained the con tention of the governor that the judg ment of the lower court was based on insufficient evidence. FIRE IN MILLINERY STORE. Blaze of Unknown Origin Does Dam age at Beatrice. Beatrice , Neb. , May 18. Special to The News : Fire in the millinery store of Campbell & Richey early to day did damage to the extent of $1- 000. The origin of the flames is un known. Logan Lambert Is Held. Dakota City , Neb. , May 18. Logan Lambert , the Homer ex-saloonkeeper , who , on the afternoon of April 16 last , assaulted K v. Father Joseph Scbell , the priest who is interesting himself In behalf of the Wlnnebago Indians , in Easton's livery barn , in this place , and broke his jaw In two places , from the effects of which he has just re covered , had his preliminary examina tion before County Judge J. J. Elmers on the charge of assault with Intent to commit greatly bodily harm , and was bound over to the district court in the sum of { 700 bonds. Frank Barker Must Hang. Lincoln , May 18. An application for a rehearing for Frank Barker , sen tenced to be hanged June 16 next for the murder of his brother and sister- in-law , was denied by the supreme court. The application for a rehear"- ing was made forty-one days after the tourt had affirmed the sentence , one day too late to be considered. Two Killed In Missouri Feud. Cameron , Mo. , May 18. AB the re- eult of a neighborhood feud ending in a fight with pistols , Matt Pulllam and Walter Rice are dead and Charles Mlddaugh , Burr Snow and Odie Snow are dangerously wounded. Odle Snow WEB shot five times. The fight oc curred five miles east of here , neai Mabel , and the particlpantB were all young farmers. IN MAELSTROM OF DEBATE Iowa Congregatlonallnts Have Spirited Discussion ut Sioux City. Sioux City , May 18. The nlxty-slxth annual meeting of the ceuorul Congre gational association of Iowa was plunged Into a maelstrom of debate at the outset. Majority and minority reports were given by the committee on Sunday schools. The majority IB for leaving thu control of Iowa Sun day schools with the National Sunday Schools association and the minority favors the placing of the entire con trol of Iowa Sunday ichool * wltk a state association. A majority of the ministers favored the minority report. Both reports , after a stormy debate , were referred back to the original committee for further consideration. The principal contest of the day was on the personnel of the resolutions committee , which line charge of the memorials sent by the Cherokee as- loclntlon to the state association , rec ommending that such action be taken as will show the prudential commit tee of the American board that thr Iowa CongregatlonallBtB are aeainst the acceptance of any gifts from John D. Rockefeller. This matter promlscH to stir up a lively time in the conven tion. Some of the ministers want to 'opress the anti-Rockefeller move- . ' and others are as determined to / tyy "fore the convention. o / , 'tf .tonlal Agency Raided. ' Chlcat'j , May 18. In a raid mad * on the Relmont Corresponding club , an alleged matrimonial agency , at 2-14 State street , detectives arrested hree persons and seized several thou sand letters and photos. The prison ers gave the names of Oscar Wells , "Doc" Moses and M. Felcher. They were charged with disorderly conduct and were released under bonds to ap- icar today before Justice Prlndevlllo. The police say the club has done a arge business. The prisoners would not discuss their arrest. United Brethren Elect Bishops. Topeka , Kan. , May 18. The United Irethren general conference elected a loard of five bishops. The old mem- jers re-elected wore : Dr. O. M. Mat thews of Chicago , J. S. Mills of Ann- Vllle , Pa. The new bishops are : Dr. William Weakley and Dr. William Hell of Dayton , O. ; Dr. T. C. Carter of Chattanooga. Dr. Funk of Dayton , O. , was elected church publishing agent. MANUFACTURERS" ASSOCIATION OPPOSES RATE LEGISLATION. WILL HELP FIGHT PRINTERS Resolutions Adopted for Enforcement of Open Shop Lively Debate on Panama Policy of Buying Mstcrin' In World's Markets. Atlanta , Ga. , May 18. The Import ant features of the second day's hes sion of the National Association o ! Manufacturers were the address o President Samuel Spier of the South ern railway , the address of Eugene N FOBS of Massachusetts on recipiocit > and the report of the committee ,01 resolutions , which caused a lively de bate , and the rejection of one part of the report which called upon the ict ) > roiac cwal commission to use Anu'i lean made goods In connection w.t' the canal construction. Increased V * " tendance and Interest marked the day's program. Resolutions were adopted for the enforcement of the "open shop" ns embodying the true spirit of American liberty ; deprecating the crimes an < outrages on personal liberty during the Chicago teamsters' Btrlke ; com mending the utterances of Proeiden Roosevelt when he declared that the Btate IB back of the city and the na tlon IB back of the state , and com mending the position taken by Chi oogo citizens regarding the strike calling upon the department of com merce and labor to make an invest ! gatlon Into the lawi of other countries which have preferential duties , and demanding the congress and the presl dent to act quickly to protect our mar kets from the rising tide of dlscriml nation ; commending the work of the merchant marine commission , and ap proving the passage of a bill for the upbuilding of American shipping in foreign trade. A resolution was passed upholding the stand taken by President Parrj against'the exercise by the nationa government of'rate making power fo the railroads. A resolution pledging the support o the members as consumers of printing to the employing printers of the Unll ed States In the forthcoming struggle with the International Typographies union aver an eight hour day wa passed. South Dakota Workmen Are Enjoined Watertown , S. D. , May 18. State Insurance Commissioner John C. Per kins baa had an injunction served on the grand lodge of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen , now in ses sion here , to restrain that body from issuing the guarantee fund of th state order to the supreme lodge. Las 'year ' the guarantee fund which wen to the supreme lodge from South Da kota amounted to $21,000 and thl year it would have keen fil.OOO. ATLANTIC MAKES GOOD START IN TRANSATLANTIC RACE. WEATHER FAVORS SCHOONERS Vessels Disappear In Horizon Strung Out for Six Mllea One Reaching English Coast First Wins $5.000 Cup Ottered by Kaleor. New York , May 18. A splendid fleet of Balling yachtt ) swept acrosu a Blurting line at Sandy Hook lightship uud with the queenly American schooner Atlantic leading thu way , headed out to the broad Atlantic ocean on a ruco of 3,000 miles to the ICnglUh coast for u | 5,000 cup , offered by Emperor - , peror William of Germany. When last Been as they vanished into the mist they were btrung out In a line six miles long , heading southeastward and pointing UB nearly as possible to a wind that wan dead ahead. A quarter of a mile UKern ! of thu Atlantic was the ninety-foot American yawl Allsa , which was having a hot brush with the Gorman schooner Hamburg , whllo all three of the leaders were slowly dropping the Philadelphia schooner Hlldogarde. Next wan the lOudymlon , Holder of the trans-Atlantic yachting record. Almost a mile astern of the Atlantic und more than half a mile RElern of the Kmlymion were the This tie and Flour de Lys. Strung out be hind were the American barque Apache , the Urltlsh topsail schooner Bunbenm and five miles astern of the leader was the American three-masted schooner Utowana. Bringing up the rear was the British clipper ship Val ualla. These two had been delayed by a bad start. Leaden skies and a rtrong east wind were the conditions under which the race started , and the three big square rigged vessels were handi capped at the very start , for at beat ing to windward in a light air their spreading courses and bulging top- rails were not to be compared with the hard fitting fare and after canvass of the trim schooners. HOW PACKERSJJONTROL PRICES Force Commission Men to Meet Regu lation or Surfer Boycott. Omaha , May 18. The examination of live stock commission men before the federal grand Jury developed that packers force acceptance of then prices for stock by means of their con trol of live stock exchanges. Any commission man who tries to trade In stock In violation of exchange rules can be put out of business by refusal of the packers to buy of him. On one occasion the packers refused to buy from Alma Jackson until he paid a fine of $250 for violation of the rule * of the live stock exchange. Clay Rob Ihson & Co. , one of the heaviest cattle dealers In the world , sold stock to an outsider and were boycotted until they gave in. Presbyterians at Winona Lake. Winona Lake , Ind. , May 18. The general assembly of the Presbyterian church convened this morning. About 400 commissioners , with as many lay men , attended a general missionary meeting , at which William J. Bryan was the principal speaker. Philadel phia , Columbus , O. , and Dee Molnea desire the meeting next year. Two questions which are of particular in terest to southern Presbyterians will be the consolidation of the trners ! assembly with the Cumberland branch and that of separate presbyteries for colored people. It is understood the consolidation will take place , but it will not be brought about at once. Dr. Motfett , president of the Washing ton and Jefferson college , and Dr. J F. Hendy of Jeffenon City , Mo. , are candidates for the office of moderator. Claim Murderer "PoMtssed. " Bomervllle , N. J. , May 18. A r - arkable psycblogical problem was presented for the studry of the many alienists in the courts when the trla of George Wood for the murder o : George Williams , the grocer o : Watchung , was resumed. Wood , who according 16 hie counsel , is the vie tlm of a dual personality , on one phase of which he is under the Infill ence of purely Imaginary persons , va riously described by Wood as "Wolf , ' "Mack" and "A little black man. " took the stand in his own defense. Commodity Rate Case Postponed. Topeka , Kan. , May 18. The rail roads have secured a postpdnemen until June 1 of the case b'efore the etate board of railroad commission ers providing that the commodity rates into interior Kansas points be abolished. The Union Pacific , Mis eouri Pacific and Santa Fe roads were represented. The railroads would abolish the rate. Missouri river Job bers object. Teacher Weds Under Guard. DOB Moines , May 18. Lest the pu pile of the bride , who was a teache in the Highland Park college here should interrupt her marriage cere mony by n demonstration , a dozen po- Uoemen formed picket lines about tb house while MUs Helen Longwell wa married to E. W. Weldy. A band o irreral hundred students was kep back by the police. PLAN TO END DRIVERS' ' STRIKE Question of Making Deliveries to Doy- cotted Houses to Oe Arbitrated. ChiniBo. May 1S. 11 Is highly prob able tlml thu uuxt twuuty-four hour * . Will SUU tllU UlUl Of til ( I tl'ltlllHlCIl , ' Htrllto In Chicago. It IH generally un derstood that thu proposition lor the calling off of the strike IIIIH beou ar ranged. A meeting will lit ) hold to day between the teamsters' Jolut council and ft commltton represcntlm ; thu Team Owners' association. It will be made practicable to tiic team- itore that the buulaess interests of the association reudera it linptu alive that the boycott * be lifted. It will then b agreed by the tMun own CPU and the teamstere' joint council tbut Lht demand of the team ownoni to make dollvorlen to beyoetUd houses with union drivers be submitted to arbitration. Thin arbitration In to concern only the team owners arid the teamster * , the Employers' association being In no manner interotitod In It , In an official sen e. Pending tht de cision of this board of arbitration , the strike IB to be called off , and such members of the ToairiHtern' union an are able to obtain their oU situations will return to work. This will cud the strike entirely , with th * exception of the strike against Montgomery Ward A. Co. , the trouble la thin dlreo- tlon being allowed to die out tradunl ly. President Samuel GompnrH of th * American Federation of Labor wan very active In all nffortn toward set tllng the strike. II expressed him self UB confident that the strike would bo adjusted within a short tlnao. LlttloS \ any , opposition wan made by the strikers and their friends to the making of deliveries by nonunion drivers. In fact the Ktrcrtn bud ul mo I iiBSumcd their uoruiul condition and there was little to Indicate that H strike of such large proportions was In progress. The authorities have taken hold of the strike fever In the public ttchoolR with a firm hand and Judge Muck of the Juvenile rourt sentenced one boy to be Imprisoned at the John Worthy school und two at the parental school , while a fourth was released on probn tlon. " COXEY ARMYJN ENGUND Thousands of Unemployed to March From Factory Districts to London. London , May IS. A great nntlonn' demonstration In favor of the unein ployoil bill iiow'beiorp parliament la being orga'nixed by .James K. Ilardlt and oilier labor leadens The progrun Includes the inurrh nf several thoti sand unemployed men from the leii-l ins factory renters of the country to London on the HUPS of the Oxo\ army. The date ol the dcmor.stration which will take place In Hyde purl ; lias not been detlnllely settled , but II will be either June 1 or .Juno 17. Mor from Gln.sgow , Liverpool , Manchester Birmingham , Leeds and other points will pour Into London on the days Im mediately preceding the day bet for the Hyde park demonstration. Mos of the men will march to London b > road. The men will be advised to throw the responsibility for the main tenance of their wives and children during the pilgrimage upon the an thorlties and their children wlll , be di reeled to demand food In the schools There Is no Intention to send deputa tlons to parliament , where they prob ably would meet the fate of Qrlbble the leader of the delegation for the army bootmakers from Northampton shire , who was thrown from the speaker's gallery of the hoiife of com mons May 12 , after attempting to ad dress the house , but to concentrate such R mass of unemployed men In London that parliament will actuall > ce the necessity for leclslatlon. FAREWELL BANQUET TO PORTER Notable Function at Paris In Honor of American Ambassador. Parla , May 18. G neral Porter , the retiring American ambassador , was given a notable farewell banquet which for sumptuousneEE of appoint meets and the distinguished characte of the guests present has not been exceeded by anything of the kind belt in recent years In Paris. The speech of General Porter brought out a tre mendouB ovation , the entire assem blage rising and cheering. Henry Watterson made a character Istic speech , which , after a glowing tribute to General Porter , took up the achievements of Paul Jones. His clos ing words , hurling back the taunt o the British press that Jones was a pirate , aroused great enthusiasm. "I was the bands of Paul Jones , " salt Mr. Watterson , "which first loosened the flag which we adore and vrhlcl carried this feeling defiant and trl umphant Into English waters , into the Irish sea and Into the North sen , yea Into St. George's channel , not merely bearding the lion in his den , but com ing away with those same bands stuffed with indisputable trophies with actual and visible fragments o bis mane and tall. I do not wonde they called him a pirate , hut if he was a pirate , Washington was a high wayman and Franklin a lobster. " McLeon Succeeds Hall. Detroit , May 18. Dr. H. C. Hall , founder of the Protected Homo Circle fraternal society , was defeated for re election as supreme president by Pro fessor A. 0. McLeon of PitUburi. SHOW GIRL TOLD HER ATTORNEY SHE FIRED THE GUN. FEARED JURY WOULD CONVICT f the Truth of the Story of the ShootIng - Ing Were Told , Nnn Patterson's At torney Feared Sl Would Hang , Ac cording to a Denver Lawyer. Sioux City , In. . May IK. The latewt lory and from all IndlcatlotiH the true mo of the killing of "Caesar" Young , ) f New York , for wlinno death Nan allerson , the rhorih girl has undot gene thrcn Fonnntlonal trlulc wan undo public today by C. A. Irwlu , a ormer Sioux City attorney , lately r > - uoved to Denver , who obtained the story from the lips of Abraham Ix-vy , counsel for Nan Patterson. Mr. Irwln stated today that the story VIIH given him last November by Mr .ovy. "Mr. Levy told mo then , " said Mr. rwln , "that Nan Patterson told him hat the revolver was In her handH when the fatal shot \vnn tired. The ntory which I got from Mr. Levy mil which ho told me ho watt told > y Nan Patterson , Is as follows : "Doth of them were constantly uu- Icr the Influence of liquor mid when n the cnb began quarreling about the ntended departure of Young. Killed In the Struggle. "Nnn Patterson finally drew a re volver which , she declared to Mr. Levy , was done for the purpose of n bluff. YOIIIIB grabbed the gun and In the struggle that followed the trigger wan pulled and Young wan shot. "That Is the true story and all the other stories and newspaper stories with which the country IIIIH been du luged , nro Incorrect. " "Why did not Mr. Levy put forward that defense ? " Mr. Irwln was asked. "Mr. Levy told mo that If ho put forward that defense Nnn Patterson would htivo been convicted without n doubt. You see the reputation the woman had wan not of the best , nml Mr. Levy entertained great fears that such a story would not bo believed by the jury. That Is the reason why the theory of suicide wns madu In the d < fense. " PERMANENT UNION OF BAPTISTS Convention Perfects Organization o North and South Churches. St. Louis , May IS. The organlza tlon ot a permanent body , to bu Uuowi as the gciiL'i'ul convintlon of liiiptisln of North America , was perfected by the election of the following olllccrs President , K. W. Stephens of Coliim blu. Mo. ; llrsl vlcu president , U. M Dresser of Ohio ; second llrst presl dent , Joshua Levering of Maryland third vice president , Thomas II. Trot ter of Nova Scotia ; secretary , J. S I'restridge of Kentucky ; treasurer , H Kirk Porter of Pennsylvania. After the hiisIneKH Incident to the orgnnl/atlon of the general conven tlon had been concluded , Kev. L. Cal Dames' , D. I ) . , ot Worcester , Mass. , In an address on "Tho Unity of the Dap tlst Mission , " made what Is regardei by his fellow Daptlhts as a radical utterance teranco on the question of Infant baj titrn , which Is opposed by the Daptls teaching. "We have Insisted , " said Mr. Uarncs "on Individual Instead of collective obedience to God and eo have hud tf Insist on baptlfcm by personal action Instead of baptism by proxy. But a the point of the bayonet of common sense the forces of Infant baptism have been turned until there Is noth Ing left for them but an act of Infan dedication , and the sooner we turn too , and publicly dedicate our chll dren , the sooner we shall have taken away the last prop of pedo-baptitm. ' Rumor About Japane e Warship * Ainoy , China , May 18. It Is believed that part of the Japanese fleet Is tak Ing up a position below Formosa and that Admiral Togo ha planned to fight the Russians south of Formosa The Japanese get orders from this vicinity at night Serglus * Assassin Executed. Lrndon , May 18. A dispatch to a news agency from St Petersburg says that Ivan Kaleleff , who assafslqatec Grand Duke Serglus Feb 17 , at Mo cow , was executed today. Thr Crufly Jnck Ilnhtill. When the settler on the western prairie KOCH a Jack rabbit for the 11 rn time he has an Idea tbut lie can jus uklp out and lay handy ou the creiitur without any trouble , but that Is wher the man gets fooled. The rabbit i awkward , appears to be lame in every joint , holds up one foot UB though I pained him and altogether croateo th belief that he Is a dilapidated wreck Of an ungainly , animate thing. Tb ettler is surprised that ho canno "grab" him. The settler's dog also i confident that ho can quickly make an endof the rabbit lie bristles , run leisurely toward the rabbit , double his apeed , doubles It again , triples that , quadruples the whole , when , la , th rabbit disappears. There ls > some fly Ing grass , a vanishing streak of light , K twinkling of two prodded feet ex tended rearward , and bo la gone. Th dog sits on bin haunches and conclude that hp did not BOO a rabbit at all. THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Condition of the wuntliur an record- d for the ill bourn ending at 8 a , in. odiiy : lavlinum . . 70 llnlmtiiu i. . . 41) ) \verago nr > liiroineter 20.80 Vital rainfall for month G.17 Chicago , May 18. Tim bulletin IH- ited by the Chicago ( HutIon ot the United Billion weather bureau thin iiornltiK , Klvt'H the forecast for No- irUHka I1H folloWH ! Partly cloudy , with showers tonight uid Friday. THE DAY'S ' BASJ [ BALL SCORES Results of the League Contenta Played Throughout the Land. National League New York , 4 ; BhIeaKO , 2. American Leapue SU Uml , 10 ; Now York. 2. Western League Omaha , 9 ; HI. Joseph , U. Sioux City , Ifi ; CoUmulo Springs , i. Den MnlneH , 3 ; Denver , 0. Iowa Q. A. R. Elects Officer * . OnltalooGU , in. . May 18. The Iowa department of the Orund Army of the Hi-public circled officers as follows : Commander , I ) . H. Harper , Ottumwa ; vice commander , J. V. MrNelll , Onka- ; Junior vice commander , 3. B , MarnhulUown ; medical di rector. S , M. King , Albta ; chaplain , John I'otter. Newton ; council admin istration , Geoige A. Lincoln , Cedar Hnpldn ; B. J. Tung , Oelweln ; B. L. Moore. Ooonr ; J. O. Hutchlunon , Ot tumwa ; Mr. Townlny , Des Molnei. A parade nf the veterans was a feature of the proKrnrn. Two largely attended campflrcs were held. Setter Dog Mother * Chicks. Reno , Nev. , May 18. A setter dog here IIUH taken \ipon \ Itself the cars of a brood of soveri chicks. The mother died tli day they were hatched. Th * ) old dog Immediately took charge and now cares for them. The canine fven scratches the earth In search of food for them. The chicks answer thu calls of the dog and pay no heed to the hens In the yard. They are pros- poring. The dog and chickens belong to Horace Haynor. Rojestveniky Is Stubborn. flnlRon , Cochin-China , May 18. Ad miral Do JoniiuleroH , the French naval commander at Saigon , who has been cruising along the Annum coast on the cruiser Oulchcn , returned here. According to the reports gnthurcd concerning the Russian fleet , Admiral Hojoslvrnsky showed absolute disre gard of the discussions on the subject of neutrality. The Russian command er proceeded ns If his position gave him complete Independence. UP de clared that he acted on his own Judg ment and said dial criticisms did not change his opinions. Sealing Schooner Seized. Halifax , May IS. The Nova Scotia Foaling schooner Agnes 0. Donohuc , with her outfit find cargo of 400 seal skins , has hren confiscated by the Uruguayan gov Mnent and her com mander , Captain Matthew Hyan , and crew of fifteen men have been placed In prison to serve terms of from six months to three years for alleged violations lations of the laws of that country. Major Carrlngton Dismissed. Manila , May IS. The court-martial which convened April 17 for the trial of Major John Frank Carrlngton of the First United States Infantry , on the charge of converting public funds to his own use , has resulted In the dismissal of Major Carrlngton and the records In the cave have been mailed to President Roosevelt. The friends of Major Carrlngton will petition the president , It Is understood , to let aside the sentence of Imprisonment imposed by the civil courti. The Bra I.loa. Very little of the sea lion is wasted by the nativt * of Uie Icy north. After being cleaned the intestines are dis tended with air and allowed to dry la that shape. Then they are cut into ribbons and sewed strongly with sin- ws taken from the back of the animal Into that most characteristic garment ef Alaska , the "kalnlalkn. " which , while being fully as waterproof as India rubber , has far greater strength and U never affected by grease and oil. It IH also transparent in its fitting over dark clothes. The throats arc served In a similar manner and when cured are tuado iqto boot tops , which are In turn soled with the tough skin that composes the palms of this animal's fore flippers. The stomach walls , which look like overgrown gourds or enormous calabashes , with attenuated necks , arc used as oil poucbett , while the tough , elastic mustache bristles are objects of great commercial ac tivity by the Chluetto , who prize them highly as picker * for their opium pipes and several ceremonies peculiar to their Joss houses. Market Ston * . In Derby , England , there la a curl- oaa relic of the great plague of 1663. It stands in the arboretum gardens and In commonly celled * th market tone. " To avoid Infection the coon- try folk from the surrounding vUl&gea would leave their order * for anything they might want with the watchman , who used to go into the town , make the necessary pnrchasea and deposit them on the step * of "the market tona. "