THE OMAKA DAILY BEE- JKONPAYNOYEMEfl 31 , 18B7.
A GOOD SHOWING BY BANKS ,
The Clearances Continue to Indicate
Largo Business Transactions.
*
OMAHA LEADS IN INCREASE
Ilnpld Growth of Sentiment In Wall
Street During the AVrok in I-'nvur
of a Itlirlior llanuo of
VlllllL-M.
Tlio Clearance Hccord.
BOSTON , Muss. , Nov. 'JO. [ S | > oclal Tolc-
pram to the Hr.r. . ] The following table
compiled from dispatches to tlio Post from
the miuingum of tlio lending cluarliiK-housos
of the United States , shows the Rross cx-
i'hun es for the week ended November 19 ,
18S7 , with the rate | > cr cotit of Increase or de
crease us c in.tiud | ) with the HtiiuiiiiU for the
lust year :
Not Included In totals.
WKKK. IN AVAIilj HTUKICT.
Hentiiiicnt In Favor of i Higher
For Stocks and ISomlH.
NKW YORK , Nov. L'O. [ Kpooiul Telegram to
the OKI : . ] The week was n ruumrkuulo one
for the rapid growth of sentiment in favor of
n higher ran o of values for both stocks and
bomls , particularly for the foimur. This was
nowhere more plainly illustrated than In the
large Increase of orders to buy received by
coiumisHion houses , who , from having been
ndlo for months , suddenly became jmsltlvely
active. The market broadened so quickly
and to such tin extent us to bo nothing short
of u Hurpri.so to operators on both sides of ac
count. The favorable features of the outside
situation , which huvo been Ipnoied while the
lionrs were in control , assumed their natural
weight and became factors in helping along
tlio improvement. TlioclmngoMasiilmoslirni -
Iriil , and wl 'U t.S ! mimts nttmptcd lo cover
they reali/.fd for the iirst time that invest
ment purchases , made quietly but steadllyon
thrjlato depression and foreign absorptions of
stork , had greatly reduced the flouting sup
ply Loral bulls , not anticipating any such
m.irkct as wo had , sold out at different stages
of the upward movement , only to buy back
again at higher figures , and thus thu ball
Itept rolling on through the week. London
bought heavily , then roullred , and later on
purchased again , The report of the expert
iniiuirer appointed by English holders to in-
vohtigato Heading property was so Haltering
that the pricoof shares was carried up to a
point higher than previously attained this
year , and the cable rumor that Western
Union was to bo listed ut the London
exchange did something for that stock.
The advance ranged up to U points ,
and nearly everything , including low priced
shares , participated in the activity and Hie.
The reactions , generally speaking , were
Hlight , much loss , in fact , than many of the
bulls expected and wanted. An enlarged de
mand likewise prevailed for rallro.id Umds
of all classes , and here aKo considerable im
provement was establl < jhti , the advance hav
ing been JjSiW ( points In a largo number of
Issues. "Wnbas ! ! , Texas 1'ueillo and Kansas
< fc Texas bonds were alto prominent near tlio
close , when it waa announced that the \Va-
busli scheme of organi/ation had been prac
tically completed. The Inquiry was not confined -
fined to homo speculation and investment ,
but us the sharu list maintained
Its strength from day to day
foreigners took hold and bought
moro freely than for some timo. Govern
ments are weaker and closed slightly off.
'
Foreign exchanges were In the main'linn ,
with u moro active demand from remitters
Bcnorally. Tlio Inquiry was HiiDIcicnt to
clear oft the bills to such an extent that
drawers were enabled to obtain rather bet
tor for ' .
figures to-Jny'sjniiil.
Wyoming ; Notes.
CnincsNK , Wyo. . Nov. 20. JCorrcspond-
eiico of the Uui : . ] During the fall of 1S37 an
authentic account , taken from the railroad
company's books , shows 15,1100 head of cattle
to have been shipped from Lusk , besides it
great number of horses , and the season Is not
yet closed. Lusk has excellent water and
feed the two requisites absolutely necessary
for a ntock shipping point.
The wool clip of Carbon and Fremont
counties for the present year is estimated to
be 1,500,000 pounds.
The Luramio glass works have closed down.
It Is given out that operations will bo ro-
ftuniod us soon as now furnaces of a proper
character can bo constructed. The old tur-
iiiiccb have proven a failure.
Evanston is treated to nightly serenades
from the coyotes who gather In from the foot
bills near the town
The settlers on the Fontanello are com-
plniuing that the Indians are allowed to roam
over the country at will. They scatter the
gaino and are careless about tires.
The great Fairbanks smelter , on the Chey
enne A Northern road , is to bo put in opera
tion again In the spring , having been leased
by a wealthy English oyndlcatc. A largo
number of men will bo employed.
A military telegraph line was completed
this week between Kawllns and Lander ,
Lieutenant J. li. Taylor with a force of
twenty-live soldiers performing the work.
The now line will bu of great benefit to Lan
der , which has until the present time been
without telegraphic communication with the
outside world.
A Colorado syndicate is having a prelimin
ary survey made of a mammoth canal in the
11& Horn basin. The canal is to bo forty
feet wide on the bottom and twenty-five miles
long. It will irrigate 40,000 acres of land and
will coat in thu neighborhood of $75,000. The
land will bo occupied by Colorado settlers ,
and they are expected to bo in their new
homes by uoxt fall.
Uuffalo , the county scat of Johuson county ,
and Ilock Springs. Swcetwater county , are
U > tu having oleetrto light plants put in this
week.
Didn't l Ay I or 1IU Drinks.
MawAUKKB , Nov Ut ) . Uobcrt Schneider ,
Who claims to bo ! newspaper correspondent ,
living In Madison.V1 . , was held for trial to
to-duy on the charge of Dwindling John
QiiandU , a Baleen ket-per , out of a sum of
money lu December 1&3. &
For fear of losing a day's work , many
portions put oil taking physiu until Sat
urday. The bettor plan is not to delay
but tuko U its soon as needed , it tntiy
ciuoyouu hard spoil of feiokmiss. If
you want the roost benefit from the
least amount of physio without causing
you any inconvenience , IO.SH of npiwtite
or rest , take St. Patviok'h Pills. Their
notion on the liver and bowels are
thorough , they give ft freshness , tone
and vigor to the whole eyfctani tuid .ant
in harmony with'nature. .
A HI'IltlTUAfjIHTIO PKAUI ) .
K.tpone nt Ilonton or a Prominent
I'Vmnlo Medium.
HOSTOK , Mass , , Nov. 20. Ono of the most
prominent materializing mediums In town fern
n long time has been Mrs. Herman H. Fay ,
who has given public seances regularly In n
line house ut ( W West Newton street. Yes
terday afternoon the liccdrd sent n party of
ten young men and two young women to one
of her Beantes to test the genuineness of her
spiritualistic manifestations. The visitors
found ilflccn others present , most of them
men. Daylight was shut out of the room
where the jounce was given by heavy drti-
poricn. In ono corner was the cabinet , and
opposite It wcro about thirty chairs for visit
ors , arranged In a semi-circle. A pale ,
dreamy-looking woman played on a cabinet
organ
Mrs. Fnv Is of medium height and Is n
strong , athletic-appearing woman. After an
nouncing her rules mid collecting II U llOHll
from each iierson present , the teanco was
begun. A flguro in white emerged from the
cabinet at three different times and beckoned
to persons in the room to coma Into the cab
inet , whuro they wcro greeted by alleged
spirits of dead relatives or friends. The tig-
urn appeared a fourth time , and evidently
being convinced that It had a sympathetic
audience , ventured far down the room. It
npH | > ared as a gypsy girl , with long hair
flowing down her buck. Advancing boldly ,
it paused in front of ono of the Investigators
and confidingly stretched forth both bunds.
Like a Hash the man clinched thorn in a
strong grasp and ejaculated , "Now I" In
stantly u man Ignited n bunch of matches
and the chandelier was a blaze of light.
Other ready hands stripped away the cur
tains and the sun's ray Hooded the room. In
tlio center of the room , directly under the
blaze of the chandelier , struggling , lighting ,
biting , scratching like a tigress In the grasp
of four strong men , who had all they could
do to hold her , was Mrs. Herman Fay. 8ho
h.id said that the form would not be liar's ,
but she got there just the samo.
Her ( lowing hair , a switch about two
feet long , hail been torn from her
head in the molec , us was also her
robe , a piece of cheap cotton gauze about
4 yards long and % yards wide. Captain
Dlxon , the master of ceremonies , who at
tempted to tesciie Mrs. Fay , was grabbed
around the neck by anothur atholetio young
man. Ho struggled vigorously , and shouted ,
' D you , let mo go , " but ho was held in u
firm clasp. A pair of shoos found iu the cab
inet were composed of three pieces of cork
nailed together , one on top of the other and
having a strap to fasten to Mrs.
Fay's feet. When she represented tall llg-
ures she put these on her feet. Loud de
mands for their money were made by the un
believers , and Captain Dixon was compelled
to shell out f 100 to all who demanded it. The
exposure was complete.
Tin ; Argentine ] He-public.
Boston Hornld : An interesting1 ar
ticle in thu current number of Harper's
Mnija/.iiio presents extraordinary faets
and statistics in relation to the present
condition of the most extreme southern
country of the American continent.
The Argentine republic reaches now to
the Straits of Magellan , comprising the
whole of what was once designated on
the map as Patagonia , except the strip
on the west coast between the
sea , and the mountains , which is a
part of Chili. The eastern region is
given over to gra/.ing for the mo t part.
The Indians have been exterminated ,
and cattle and sheep roam the region as
they do our western plains. The ani
mal production here is immoiiss. Those
proj > yrtsoi-i ! will afford an idea of it : In
the United States thptv are lMOfl ( ) , ( ) ( ) , ( ) of
cuttle , 11,000,000 of shrop ; in the Argentine -
tine Kt-publie , IIS,0011,000 of cattle , 100-
H)0,000 ) of sheep. When it is remem
bered that the population of the United
States is OO.OOU.OOO. and that of the Ar
gentine Republic 400,000 , the great
lillerence will be apparent.
The growth of the Argentine Republic
is not less astonishing. In the last
Uvonly-fivo years our country has in
creased 7 ! ) per cent ; that of this faoulh-
orn nation lf > t per cent. Its immigra
tion is , of course , enormous in proportion
tion to its population , and it is made up
mostly of Italians and Basques , with
Germans , Swiss and Swedes also. Por-
liaps its remarkable attitude toward the
other nations of the earth may be best
indicated by Homo faets relating to its
chief city. Buenos Ayres is not only
vi'ry much ahead of any other Spanish'-
American city in tlio character of its en
lightened enterpri ebut it is well abreast
of any North American city , and in some
respects in advance of thorn till. It has
been compared to Chicago. Five rail
roads radiate from Buenos Ayres in dif
ferent directions ; 1 J miles of street cat-
tracks tire within its limits ; there are
moro telephones in use in proportion to
the population than in any other city on
the globe , the electric light is em
ployed moro Ronorally for streets ,
dwellings and business houses than in
Now York or Boston ; nine theatres are
( onstnntly opeli ; Italian opera is
given twice a week for six months
in the year at 80 a ticket , and there are
twenty-one daily nowrpapcrsl Thcro
are banks whioh do a larger volume of
business o i a greater capital than al
most any in the world , and occupy mag
nificent buildings of glass and marble.
Ono has a capital of $37,000,000 , a circu
lation of $22,000,000. deposits amounting
to ? , riMKXM ( ( ) ( ) , and $67OOOjOOO of loans
and deposits. The deposits in all the
banks amount to $ ( it per capita , against
$1 ! ) in the United States.
DThis city has not a , good harborand
the foreign commerce of _ which it is the
agent is done under difficulties. This
ommoreo has increased in its imports
over 100 per cent in ten years. Ono-
third of these imports are furnished by
England , and about one-fifth ouch by
Franco and Germany , while the United
States , with itrt policy of shutting out
imports and increasing the cost of experts -
ports , natunilly comes in at the tail of
the countries that trade with a people
who should be lirst of all its
customers.Vo buy carpet wool
and many hides ot them ;
they take from us such
goods as they cannot get elsewhere
agricultural implements , railroad cars
and engines , a little lumbar and petro
leum amounting to le.-.s than half of
what wo buy of them. During the lost
ton years our oxpbrU to them have in-
crea.sed about $0,000,000 ; these of Eng
land in the bumo time $22,000,000.
Of the newspapers alnivo named but
two are in English , and it is not alto
gether agreeable to read that the most
enterprising of these is conducted by
Winslow , the forger , who Hod
Buenos Ayres from this locality. The
population of the city is about four
hundred thousand , and twenty-one dally
newspapers to it is a very largo porcont-
ago.
ago.Mr.
Mr. Edison has again brought to notice -
tico the subject of distant signaling by
means of throwing the rays from the
electric light upon the clouds , and by a
combination of short and long dashes to
communicate from ono station to an
other bomo twenty miles away. To
demonstrate its practicability it is pro
posed to try it aboard ono of the naval
vo-bals lilted with the oloctrio search
light.
What promised to bo an interesting
lawsuit has just boon settled in Indiana
by compromise. The stnto sued the
Western Union Telegraph , company for
31,000 for failing to report its property
for taxation in 1SS7. The company's do-
feiiso was that the U\x \ levied by the
state was a trespass on the province ol
intor-Btnto toinmorco. 'No taxes hnvo
been paid by the company einco 1680 ,
and thu terms of the compromise were
that the seven years' arrearages should
be. paid ; , ' . , " , ' .
HAWREYE SOLDIERS' ' HOME ,
Iowa's Hosting1 Plaoo For Patriots
About Completed.
THE BIENNIAL DAIRY SHOWING.
Governor Iinrrnt > eo Keeping n Wntch-
fill Kye Over tlic Different State
IiiMlttitlmiH roHtofllccB Without
loivn New * .
Quarters For Patriots.
DBS MOIMIS , la. , Nov. ,20. [ Special
.o the JUni : . ] The sick tind homeless
Iowa veterans who huvu anxiously looked for
ward to thu thno whoa thuy could enjoy the
resting place which the patriotism mid gruti-
, udo of tlio stuto were to furnish , will soon
have their wishes grutltlcd. The now sol
diers' homo at Mur.sliallUnva is to bo dedi
cated with appropriate ceremonies November
JO , or one week from next Wednesday. The
list legislature appropriated f 100,000 to build
and equip the home. It was understood that
, ho city securing the location would donate
.ho grounds mid some additional gift. Mar-
shalltowu , which cnpturcd the prize , has
acted very generously lu the matter and given
a very beautiful site about a iiillo from the
center of.tho city , and uiado a cash gift of
several thousand dollars , which will bo ap
plied to ornamenting the grounds. The build-
ng occupies a commanding position , and
XJWOM up with fine architectural proportions.
It has long piazzas surrounding it , on which
the veterans can promenade In stormy
weather , and a balcony above in which the
band will ploy ouch pleasant evening. It is
nicely furnished throughout , heated by stcain ,
and supplied with all the modern convenien
ces to make the old fellows happy rfnd coin-
fortablo. The dedication of the home will be
under the Joint diructlou of the stuto authori
ties and the Grand Army of the Republic.
At 1 o'clock p. m. , there will bo a parudo of
military companies , posts of the G. A. R. ,
carnages coutalulng the governor and other
llstiiiguished guests. Ex-Governor Sherman
s to ho master of ceremonies and preside at
the exorcises at the home. General Tuttle ,
as chairman of the board of trustees , will
render his formal report. Governor Larra-
bce will hiwak for the stato. Hon. P. M.
Cmpo. of Burlington , will speak in behalf of
the old soldiers , and Hon. Sidney a Foster ,
of Dos Monies , will give the valedictory. In
the evening u camp Jlro will bo hold in the
city , at which there will bo addresses by
Judge Hca , of Minneapolis , communder-iii-
chief of the G. A. U. . by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hill , ox-Speaker Head , and other prom
inent old soldiers. It will boa great occasion
and will attract a largo crowd to JSIurshall-
Iflwn. The following day the homo will bo
ready for business , and will open its doors to
ucedy veterans at onco.
1IAWKKVK IUIUIK3.
The dairy commissioners' biennial report ,
which will soon bo issued , is going to make
a line showing for Iowa dairies. It will give
the numhor of creameries in the state at the
iresent time as 4b ( ) , and the iiuiuhorof cheese
factories as sixty-six. The dairy business ,
while now , represents ono of the largest
values of Iowa products , and Is hardly got
: > ast the stage of its infancy. It was hut u
few years ago , when the Iowa farmers
: honght it was throwing awuy time and
money to bo running a dairy with the Idea of
liusiuess. But now the dairy products nro
unong the lirst the state afl'ordi in the vast
revenue they bring in. Tlio report will show
Use that the dairy business has greatly im
proved in the p.ist two yeai s. or since the
i us.sago of the oleomargarine bill.
CAfTIOXAUV OHDI'.IIS.
Governor Larr.ibee , who keeps a kind of a
[ later fnmilias watch over the different state
nstitutions , has lately written to the ofllccrs
of each , urging great care and vigilance to
guard against the spread of disease , nml the
danger of lire. Ho urges that special atten
tion bo paid to the sanitary condition of. the
premises. All rubbish , he says , should bo
removed , collers , closets and dark corners
should bo carefully cleaned , and wells mid
cistci us should bo secured against surfa-o
drainage. Ho recommends that special pre
cautions bo taken against lire , suggesting
lhat smoking be prohibited on the premises ,
that chimneys and flues bo kept carefully
cleaned , that lights and explosive oils bo
trusted only to cautious and responsible
tmrtios. and every earo be taken for prevent
ing and extinguishing lli-o. Probably the re
cent burning of the orphans' homo at Dav
enport suggested to the governor the appro
priateness of his remarks. It ssonis u little
singular , but as a rule the property of the
stato. in those maguiilcient buildings which
it owns , Is not insured , hence the greater
need that those in charge of it exercise the
greatest care in protecting it from fire.
I'llll. All.MOUIt'S I'OMI-nTITION' .
Some Iowa cities arc getting excited at the
announcement that Phil Armour is going to
invade their local markets with dressed beef.
When ho does he undersells the local
butchers so much as to give him nearly a
monopoly of the business. At Davenport it
is oven proposed to have the city council take
a hand in the light by passing an ordinance
compelling inspection by the city authorities
of all beef exposed for sale In the city , on the
ground that bad beef might bo shipped in
from Kansas City or Chicago , and no ono of
the consumers would know the previous con
dition of sex , color or servitude of the meat
thuy purchased. Such a regulation would
practically rule out Armour. iSut in other
dties there is n feeling that if Armour will
break up the local pool and give the people
good meat at fair prices ho ought to bo wel
comed. In this city , for Instance , thcro is
great complaint of the kind of meat put upon
the market by local butchers. They seem to
have conspired to purchase the mean scrubby
stock and dispose ol it to their customers at
the price which ought to get good beof. At
the stock yards hero the other day a butcher
bought live head of cuttle , worn out , thin ,
tough cieatures , giving ( f < 0 for the whole
outfit , orfl'J apiece. Those five cattle will
undoubtedly soon appear uixm the block as
"choice cuts" at the highest market price.
Is it any wonder that-peoplo look longingly
to Armour or anybody else who will semi
relief I (
D1SAUTIFTIXO THE CAl'ITOI , .
There Is a prospect tjiat the coming legis
lature will do something toward adorning the
new capitol with appropriate statuary , and
beautifying the grounds , which so fur have
been entirely neglected. The temporary
floating indebtedness of the state Incurred by
unusual appropriations for state institutions ,
has barrud the way heretofore. But that is
passing rapidly away and the ueed for ex
penditure in the matter of fixing up the
grounds is becoming imperativo. There Is
some talk of engaging Mrs. Harriet Kctchum ,
the famous Iowa sculptress , to make an
oqucstriau stutuo of some ono of Iowa's dis
tinguished soldiers. General Curtis , ono of
the most gallant and mrst worthy of union
soldiers , is suggested us a very appropriate
subject for this honor. Mrs. Kutchum has
done some excellent work in marble , having
hud at ono time a studio in Washington. She
spent last year in Rome studying with
Italian masters , and comes book thoroughly
oqulpixMl for suc < tes8ful wr-k. The lust
legislature very heartily commended her
talent and would probably have ordered
some work from her chisel if there bad been
any funds available. This coming winter
there will not bo the need for such strict
economy , and the necessity of making the
grounds and approaches to the capitol worthy
of the magnificent structure , grows dully
more pressing.
I'OSTorncES WITHOUT occorANTS.
With nil the democratic clamor for more
sjKiIls there are about forty postoftlccs In
Iowa which republicans can't get rid of and
democrats don't seem to want. These offices
are scattered all over the state , and the re
publicans who formerly managed them re
signed a good while ago. But their resigna
tions are not accepted , for no successors seem
to bo In sight. A dlspalring appeal has there
fore been sent out to the managers of the
democratic party In Iowa to help the admin
istration out by finding somebody to take
these offices. U need not bo said that the
salaries they pay are not counted with fonr
lingers.
An electric railway la to bo built at
Chattanooga.
An American are light plant is to bo
erected at Sydney. Now South Wales ,
and 100 tons of appliances were shipped
.last week by steamer from Now .York.
CourtMilp.
Arkansnw Traveler : Old Alf Peters
tind for some time been a wcokly visitor
to the Mast-by plantation. The old man ,
usually nogliguht in dress , became al
most dandified in iippearuneo , and one
Saturday evening it was noticed that ho
pent much time in "slicking" an old
lug hat that had doubtless been worn
_ y his master forty * veniM ago , and the
next ilny ho wended his way as usual to
the same plantation. When ho reached
the Mos > oby ] ) laiie he wont to a cabin ,
and after standing a few moments lis
tening to some one singing a plaintive
air knocked nt the door.
"Come in. "
Ho entered , and bowing profoundly tea
a fat woman , who with some dllllculty
iroso and placed a chair for him , ho put
his hickory stick in a corner , placed nis
hat on the bed and sat down.
"Yer dtdn' go tor meotin' tcr-dny , I
sees. " the woman remarked.
"No. I couldn't go ter mectin' w'en
mor mine wuz dravvin' mo obor dls way
so strauug. "
"Drawin' ver dis way ? "
"Dat's whut I Paid. "
"Whut'sitdrawin'yordis way fur ? "
"Lady , is it possible datyor'a blino ? "
"You know I ain't blino. "
"Wall , kuin't yor see dat some pusson
is mightily in lub widyor ? "
A small dog came iu and began to
about the bed.
"No , Ikain't. "
"It's er fack , do. Lady , I'se do pus-
son. "
"W'y man , yor's ole eruull fur mo
fader. "
"Ain't no older den you is. "
"Go 'long wid yor , now.
"It's er fack. Lady , I'so boon maird
or good many times , but I ain't nobbcr
seed nobody dat 1 lubs like I does you. "
The dog placed his paws on the bed.
"G'wtiy frum yore , man. Who tolo
yor ter come 'round lalkin' 'bout mairn ?
Pears tome 11 ko do man fofks in dis
yero 'munity dun gonorabin"straetod. "
"Yas , lady , " old Alf replied , "somo o'
'cm hah gone 'strtictcd gone 'stracted
'bout dcse yero sweot-mouf women. "
"G'way , I tells yor. 'Null to make cr
body sick , I 'clar' yor is. "
Ain't in a mairin humor den , is
yor ? "
"Mussyful hebons , man , I ain't said
nothin 'bout mairn. What sorter pass
is dis yero country comin' ter , nohow ?
Body kain't turn 'roun but dar's a man
talkin' 'bout mairn. Whut's dat dog
got out yander in do yard t'urin ter
nieces ? "
"I ain't talkin' 'bout no dog , " old Alf
replied. " 1'so sinywatin' 'bout de fes-
tiborties o' do human family. "
lie leaned backund glancing through
Lho doorway into the yard saw some
thing that brought him to his feet witli
a yell. He ran out , and after throwing
ii simill stump at the dog returned ,
bringing the tattered fragment of lus
hat.
hat.I
I axed ycr what wuz dat dog doin' , "
said the woman.
Old Alf , without replying , seated
liSmself at the door and sadly contem
plated the ruin which tho" dog had
wrought.
Wall , " ho said , after a time , "I must
logwino. Kain'Htay'roun'er lady dat
laughs at er 'lamity like dis. "
'
" .My greshus e'rlivo , man , I ain't
laughed at.ver. "
"Doau I feel dis house shake ? I ain't
10 fool. I'se gwino obor yore ter de
lohnson place. "
"Whut fur ? "
"Ter see er monstrous fine lady. "
'Like ter know whut bix.ncss'yer got
wid her.
Mnprormony , honey ; mnprermony , "
the old man replied.
'Huh , recon I'&o QU much cr mupor-
nony oz she is. "
"Look yero , yer's gittiu oft do syca
more log on ter do fiat rooks now.
W'y'n't yor ' greo tor muire mo when I
ixod yer jis now ? "
"You ain't ax me. "
' Wall , I axes yer now. "
"An'I ain't 'fused ycr nuthcr , but
whar do license , man ? "
"You jis stay stay yore till I comeback
back , an' I'll fetch 'cm 'long wid cr
preacher. An 'of cnny young niggers
jome erputtin' up ermouf at me some
body gwino git hurt. "
A Human Uas Detector.
OH City Derrick : Among the won
ders of natural gas development , if all
accounts are true , must bo classified
John Bugher , a wealthy qunrrymnn , of
Taylorsville , O. The powers of the
export "oil smellers" palo into insignill-
canco in the nroscuca af tlio trxtraordi-
nary physical traits of this natural gas
locator. It is said that he recently located
'
cated a natural gas well atWapako'neto ,
O. , and that ho claims to bo able to toll
to a certainty the exact location of any
natural gas dopoMt if ho is anywhere in
the neighborhood of whore that deposit
is. A private exhibition of
his gift is reported from Miamisburg ,
before the directors of the gas company
there which eclipses spiritualism , clair
voyance or any of the mysteries of second
end sight. It nnpcnrs that when ho ar
rives in the vicinity of a naturnl gns
deposit that ho stop * , scorns to sutler
pnm and nets just -.3 if ho were fastened
to a powerful diet-trio battery. Sweat
rolls down his face , the muscles and
ooi'fls of his nock swell mid twitch
convulsively. He claims to have
found his peculiar characteristics
on the 28th of August last nt
the Findley gas wells , when ho was
taken with what he thought was a
stroke of paralysis , but from which ho
recovered on leaving the place. It
seems as if the presence of natural gas
alTocts him like a strong current of elec
tricity , and that ho can only find relief
"by lifting one foot from the ground ,
thus breaking the current. " Inasmuch
us the feet touch the ground alternately
while walking , it would seem as though
the current would bo broken at overv
stop and no necessity rise for giving
himself such shocks as the Miamisburg
correspondent witnessed. The break
ing of the current by , lifting ono foot is
also a new feature in animal
elcctical phenomena and should
bo studied as closely as other
features of this extraordinary manifes
tation. What security there may bo
that this "current" always acts perpen
dicularly from the gas deposit is not
stated. Practically it is somewhat dilH-
cult to drill obliquely , and it is to bo
feared that should attempts bo made to
find gas in this ph\&ical appearance the
drill may not bo so sensitive and liable
to point in the sanio direction. The
yarn adds something-to the literature of
natural gas , and as the gentleman
charges nothing for his exhibitions
probably it is as weJtf'uot to look a gift
horse in the mouty"j
niectrlcltyJmcl Crime.
Philadelphia North American : The
use of oleoiric signals is proving more
and moro dangerous to criminals. A
system of signals ia on experimental
trial in New York , in which different
colored lights nro flashed on the lamn-
pobts. Such signals will no doubt in
the future bo fixed BO as to enable
policemen on their beat * to communi
cate quickly with each other. At pres
ent wneu a patrolman gives chase to a
robber at night the chances are always
in favor of the robber. If by some sys
tem of signals , suggested by the hotel
room call-boards , for instance , the pur
suer could notify all the patrolmen In
the district where ho was , and by
touching button- lamposts | > give
them the illiwllon ol thu chase , the
.escape of mi.ln lit thieves would bo
impossible
SWEN BRITZ'S ' MISFORTUNES
Story of His Mnltrontmout by Rus
sian Omoluts.
HE RECEIVES $2,000 DAMAGES.
An Ainerlcnii CltUt-n Seized ns n Mur
derer , llobbetl and Impris
oned lie IN J'lnnlly Told
ItVns n Mistake.
Afterbolnpaccused of murder , nr
rented nnil nuiltrciitcd , thrown Into
lllthy dungeons , tortured by brutal Cos-
Micka , mid rofusco protection by hist own
government , Swen lltHtv nuturall/.ed
uitizen of the United Stales , has just
I > ceii paid the sum of 100 sterling ON
$2,000 by the Russian government as a
roeomucnbU for n soi-iea of o.xtruordin-
ary indignities heaped upon him.
Uritz was born in Russia , and came to
this country in 1874' Ho became n
citizen of the state of Now York in 1871) )
and returned to Russia the following
year to settle up some family affairs.
Without a warrant , ho was seized as a
murderer , looked up , and after under
going1 terrible hardships , was
turned almost naked into the
streets , and the only satisfac
tion ho could got was that "a mistake
had been made. " Ills case attracted
the attention of Dr. James F. Love , the
American dentist in AloxandrinHffynt ,
who wrote to Dr. Edwnrd Bedloo ot this
city , asking him to msiko tin olfort to
have the government of the United
States take cognizance of the matter.
Dr. IJedloo wont to Washington and
had several interviews with the secre
tary of state , but got little or no satis
faction. This was after Mr. Brit ? had
employed counsel in Ododsaaud through
him had openud correspondence with
the state department. The Russian
government offered to pay $1,000 in
demnity for the "mistake , " but this
Britz refused to accept , claiming that
ho was entitled to an annuity through
his life , which ho believed had boon
shortened by the barbarous treatment
ho had received.
The story of the outragetold , in Britz's
own words , is as follows :
"Having left my native country , Rus
sia , in 1847,1 eniigrated to the United
States of America , where 1 petted in
New York city ami-became a naturali'/ed
citizen. In 18SO Prof , llor/og and Dr.
Fridenborg , two doctors of Mount Sinai
hospital , advibcd me" to try change of
air , and as I had borne family atl'airs to
regulate at homo , I returned to Yalta ,
in Crimea , lloro my health was per
fectly restored , and I went to live at
Odessa , where I spent two years earning
my living partly by trading and partly
in the employ of the tramway. After
the revolution of Alexandria , had been
suppressed , I thought that I might find
a bolter place in r'gypt , whither I re
paired. Unfortunately my hopes were
not realized , and I had to accept a posi
tion on the police force , with a monthly
salary of ( ! . Having hurt my fee't
while on duty I was sent to the hoipital ,
and the consul ot Russia , , accompanied
bv the secretary of tlio governor of
Alexandria , made their appearance in
the hospital and arrested me without
giving mo an opportunity to speak a
word. One day 1 was bent for by the
governor of Alexandria , who showed
me a photograph , declaring the same to
bo my likeness , and that I had brutally
murdered two women at NicolaiolV , in
Russia. I denied having committed the
crime imputed to mo or being
the man represented by the
photograph , and requested that a
competent person might bo sent for in
order to prove my identity with the
photograph. The government photog
rapher was at once sent for and declared
that I was not the man represented by
the photograph , but in spite of this olli-
eial declaration the Russian consul's
inllucnce was great enough to induce
the governor to grant my extradition to
Russia , and I was ordered to bo sent to
Constantinople , and to bo placed on my
arrival there at the disposition of the
Russian legation. On my arrival at
CoiifcUiiiiinoplo , however , I was refused
permission to go ashore , and 1 was car
ried on to Odessa in great distress and
sulVering.
"When , in 18S3,1 arrived at Odessa ,
I of course expected to bo gout to TsTii-ol-
aiolT for my trial , but it came otherwise.
I was fir.it sent to Klizabothgrad , then
to Balta , Kromone/uk , Kominisku ,
thence back to Eli/abothgrnd. 1 hafl to
stay in prison in each oj those places
from live to eight days , in irons , with
the exception of Balta , whore they kop
mo for Uvu weeks in orison. During
the whole time the authorities gave mo
but seven copeks , or three and a half
cents for bread and water and I had to
pay about twenty times this amount for
obtaining this scant allowance. Having
been accustomed to tea every day I had
to j > ay as much as ton roubles , or V > in
gold for each ration of tea , and for al
lowing mo a trifle of sugar to my ten ,
the jailer at Balta tool ; awnyjrom mo a
gold watch valued at about $ ) ( ) . More
over , from the railway station at Balta
to the city jail , a distance of about two
miles , I had to walk in the summer
shoos that I had brought from Egypt ,
and it being in springand consequently
very cold and dirty , I fell into the
frozen dirt up to my thighs. This gave
mo a. severe cold and I began to cough
violently. When at last I arrived at
NicolaielT I had no trial , but was trans
ported to ( Jhorson under an escort of ton
armed guards , who. > o living I had to pay
for tlio whole distance , about fifty miles ,
in order that they might not
treat mo with buch cruelty as
those people are accustomed to
do. In each jail where they put mo the
authorities at the same time put several
spies , in order to 11 ml out if 1 was a
nihilist or not , and in the same way
they kept mo for a whole week in
prison at Chorson. All my clothes ,
washing , etc. , that I wanted for myself ,
wore stolen from me or I had to give
them up , &o that I remained with one
solitary shirt the whole time. After a
week's sojourn in the Chorson jail. I
was transiKH'tod back on foot to Nico-
luielt. My feet were swollen and cov
ered with blisters , but still I hoped to
be at lost at an end of my sufferings ,
and indeed after another six days the
judge of instruction sent for mo and
called ton or fifteen witnesses to iden
tify mo with the accused murderer , but
all tcstiiled testiliod that I was not like
the murderer at all , who had lived
about twenty years in the place , and
was a head snorter than I.
"After a few days more the authorities ! -
ities liberated mo , and I was font out
of prison as poor and naked tis a church
mouse. I then applied to the gover
nor-general of NicolniolT , requesting
him to grant mo tlio means necessary
to return to Alexandria , and there re
sume my former position , nis excel
lency replied that for such an object ho
had no funds on hand. I ought to add
hero that after my liberation , the pro
curator of the State delivered me a cer
tificate stating I had been arrested by
mistake , and thin was about the only sat
isfaction I obtained. After my request
had been refused by the govornmont-
-i oeral , [ wrote to some merchants In
Odessa , with whom I had been In husi-
nofa formerly , add they sent mo HIM
roubles , with which I could effect my
return to Alexandria , I caused my law
yer to submit the whole proceeding
to the consideration of the
secretary of state at Washing
ton , in consequence of which the Rus
sian government ottered mo three
months' wages about $1,000 as indem
nity for my voyage from NIcolaiotT to
Alexandria , which of course I refused
to accept. All certificates concerning
my health wore cent by mo to the pocro-
tury of btato for foreign allairs at Wash
ington ; together with my curtifieato of
naturalization. My brother , S. Britz ,
is also a citizen of the United States ,
and can vouch for my citizenship. Ho
is a confectioner in Boston , Mass. "
Swon Britis to-day a physical wreck ,
due to the privations and hardships ho
suffered in Russian dungeons , and his
inability to hecuro proper medical at-
tondonco after his release. It Is now
nearly live years since ho was subjected
to the outrage. Nearly three years
were wasted in endeavoring to
get the government of the Uni
ted States to take olllcial action.
In 18S4 N. D. Comanos , a Greek ,
acting as consul general for
the United States at Cairo ,
made an investigation of the case , and
forwarded an exhaustive roj > ort to
Washington , but received no reply. A
year aftewards January , 1885 ho wrote
again , and Frederick T. Frelinghuysen ,
then secretary of state , answered that it
was deemed advisable that an "itemized
account of Mr. Britz's losses should bo
made before presenting the case through
our American minister in Russia. " |
This "itemized account1' was forwarded ,
together with a certificate of Dr. M. |
Lcndynski , who testified that the un
fortunate victim of Russian despotism
had contracted a disease of the lungs ,
and that his permanent recovery was
hopeless.
A letter received from Briton Thurs
day last , and dated Alexandria , an
nounced that ho had received ( and his
exigencies compelled him to accept ) the
sum of 400 instead of the annuity
which ho asked his government to de
mand for him as a right.
Napoleon's Fortune.
Washington Herald : One of the most
remarkable historical incidents of this
century was the disappearance of the
First Napoleon's enormous fortune. In
1810 ho was far and away the richest
individual in the world , lie came out
of the Italian campaign ending in 1800
with § 4,000.000 , according to his own
account. This ho maintained was his
private properly. Taking the state
ments ho made to his friends and others
at St. Helena , he must have hidden
away when ho loft France the last time
the enormous bum of 840,000,000
or 1100,000,000 francs ! This
would make him very much
the wealthiest man in the world , for
that sum then was equal in influence to
$1200,000,000 now. No sovereign of his
time could begin to approach him in
personal fortune. Marshal Soult. the last
of the Imperial Marshals ( who died in
Novem'ier ' , 1851 , just about a year before
his great antagonist , the duke of Wel
lington , ) told li venerable French gen
eral oIliriM' , who repeated it to the
writer , that when the emperor wont to
Elba he had 00,01)0,000 ) francs covered ml
in Paris alone.
Of the $1 ,000,000 hard cash paid over
at one time by the United States to Napoleon -
poloon as first consul in IbOU , it was com
mon rumor not very general , you may
be sure , however that 7,500,01)0 ) francj
of the bum was never accounted for in
vouchers. This might easily have been.
Napoleon was then first consul for life.
Ho could do just what he chor > e , and no
body dared call him to account.
It is not very difficult to hide money
in largo sums , too , so ilcnnnot bo found ,
bo the search ever bo careful. Ferdi
nand Ward has some millions thus cov
ered up , and no human being has ever
vet found a clue to the stolen treasure.
It was said and believed by many people ,
too , that Stephen Girurd , of Philadel
phia , had a largo sum in his hands be
longing to Napoleon I. , which ho would
have handed over to him had ho suc
ceeded in getting away to the United
States after Waterloo , as ho tried to do.
Louis XVIII. , through his minister of
finance , did all in his power to discover
this hidden treasure , but those who
knew would never tell. They probably
took it themselves when the emperor
died in 13:21. : But it is a verv iWest : :
ing and romantic story , the disappear
ance absolutely of the greale.it fortune
in the world's'history up to that time ,
leaving not a trace behind.
CiirlotiH Klrotrlc Frcnk.
A curious freak of electricity is re
ported from Cundinmnami , in ll'imama.
A farmer had been superintending some
work in the fields and had left his men
to return home.whon ho was surrounded
by an electric flame , which disappeared
as quioklv as it came. The victim's left
eye was damaged , and the eyebrow wns
burned complutoly oil' . The hnir sur
rounding his ears , a part of Ills beard ,
and all the hair on his breast wore
burned off , all the brass buttons disap
peared from his clothing , hi * , watch
chain was cut in two , a small hole was
bored through his watch enso , and the
watch glass was shattered and his right
side was burned. Ho suffered severely ,
but is recovering rapidly.
INDIAN PRISONERS.
Visit to Grrotilmo mid Other Indian
CnptlvoH In rtnrldn.
Wo stopped first at the navy yard to
put off a passenger and lulnnred the
solid looking brick buildings , bcaotifnl
avenues ol trees and fine sea wall. The
shops tire closed. There is a rumor of
the government's intention to reopen
them , which will bo of benefit to this
rapidly growing city. Butvo soon
ticarcd the principal iHlnt of interest.
Fort 1'ickons and its Indian prisoners of
war. Fort Pickons is situated on Santa
Rosa island , one side of which is
washed by the deep blue waters of the
bay , while on the other shore breaks
the surf of the Gulf of Mexico , clear and
green. As wo nctyed the landing wo
observed several groups of Indiads and
one officer in their midst. They gath
ered about the boat , showing the curi
osity of well bred and dignified chil
dren , the principal man among them
being Manga * , one of the chiefs.
As wostudped on the wharf ho pulled
up his fishing line with a little pompano -
pane on the hook. I took the fish olt
for him and he smiled at me amicobly.
It seemed impossible that this smiling
follow , calmly fishing in his imprison
ment , could be the fierce and desperate
man who had jumped through the car
window with the car at full speed ,
courting any mode of death rather than
the mortification of surrender.
Wo passed on within the fort. At the
door of the firit room wore two Indian
women seated on the fioorplayingcards.
Our civili/ation has taught them this.
They ceased their game as wo came up
and smiled at the partp. The soldier
with us could not interpret , so our con
versation was , limited to a few signs.
Next wo mot a woman with a baby
swinging on her back. She stopped to
lot us examine the little fellow. They
have a most remarkable "instrument
oj torture , " as we dubbed it , for carry
ing the "pnppooses" until they can
walk. It is of wood , shaped something
like a collln , with the sides very much
lower , though. In that the child is
placed and ntrappod , from its neck
down to its heels , its hands straight
down by its sides , so that tlio little one
can move its head only. This arrange
ment has a band of leather which the
mother passes around her forehead.
When busy at anything she stands it up
against the wall or a post. Of all the
babies wo saw there \\o did not hoar
olio whimper. The women are very
friendly and seemed pleased at the at
tention paid them -ind their children
by visitors , laughing a great deal and
showing invariably line rows of teeth.
Wo saw great quantities of bead work ,
Iwikelf , etc. , which they are busy
preparing to sell winter tourists , but
wo ditl not purchase , lus Indian work is
so much better done by Americans
now !
We soon reached Goroni inn's quarters.
Ho sat on it chair near his door and one
of his squaws was on the ground near
him , while a baby just walking played
about his feet. Within tlio room on a
bed were seated a little boy and girl ,
jabbering awuy for all they "wore worth ,
'
who quite scorned all our 'efforts to at
tract them to us. Goronimn was more
suave than any Indian man I have ever
seen. Ho smiled and shook hands , and
his manner was almost tillable. 1 was
much amused to sue the murderous old
follow play with his child. One of his
squaws died last week , but ho didn't
mourn very long.
We had been told that Natchez was
more haughty than all the others , but I
think wo caught him on his red-letter
ilayf he was so polite. Ho is the finest
looking of any of the chiefs and his face
is more honest. Gcronimo bus a blander
smile , but would never inspire confi-
ilonce. Natchez' hands and feet are
very small. He stood up for us to look
at. Ho is long and lithe of limb and
looks us if his strength were quick and
nervous rather than of the enduring
kind. His hatred of Geronimo does not
seem to ubato. In fact , the old diplomat ,
as ho is called hero , is in bad odor with
the other chiefs. They hold him ac
countable for their surrender and have
never forgiven him. They are very
chary about associating with him.
A great pity came over me as wo
turned to.go. I thought of their free
life in the great far reaching west , their
hatred of the .pale faces of the oast.
Hero they were , shut within four nar
row walls , subject to their despised con-
iiuerors iird their equally hated modes
(7T life. J wondered they did not rise in
their wrath and slaughter the handful
of men who have them in charge. But
lift ; seems sweet to all human beings
and we soon learn prudence if the pen
alty of recklessness bo death.
The storms of a few weeks since tor-
ritioo them. The "big water'1 inspires
them with an awe awe and dread that
nothing else does , and it was an infinite
relief to them when the heavens cleared
and thu waters wore again calm. The
booming of the surf which sounded lilco
the play of artillery far in the city ,
filled tliom with unspeakable terror.
What will become of them ? Will Ihoir
lives bo spent in prison ? It takes a
knotty question and one which the gov
ernment has not yet solved. They are
not quite the heroes of Cooper , and their
love of dirt and treachery are repulsive ;
but they uro men , and men of BO
different birth and roaring wo cannot
force thum quite yet into our narrower
grooves.
Eyes Ears Nose
ArS all more or le iiffocli-il 117 eiilnrrli. Tlic orebo "I hnvp imflVred with cutnrih In myhrml for yenrt
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piln between them ; there uro rniriiifr , ( Mining noiion was weak , and ruynyei were so torn that I could not
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