Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 26, 1887, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; . , DECEMBER , 20. 1887. JEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS , Proffroas of the Paut nnd Prospect8 For the Future. NEBRASKA CITY'S INDUSTRIES. More Rnllrond Humors and NcwMati- u'fuetorlcs Business at Unnerolt AMusotllti Temple Fur Fremont Kxeter Itoms. . An KncnuraKlng Outloolc. NEIIUAIKA Citr , Neb. , Dec. 25. [ Corro- ( ijxjiulcnco of the Hue. ] The latest niilroud rumor , nnd.ono with peed foundation , Is that the plans for a Missouri Pacific extension from Nebraska City to Taliiuigo are being prepared , utid that work on the line will b'c'jjln with the opening of spring. This road \yill , bo part of _ what Is known ni the Crete branch , and will leave the1 main line , accordIng - Ing to present jiUuis , immediately south of the city. It la stated by an ollleial of that road lUot with the completion of this line , nnd the reorganization of the Wubiish , connections would bo nuido between the two roads , uslnf * the now Clilt-afo , Burlington & Quiney brldRo at thN place for that purpose. Upon a recent visit to this city President Perkins , of the "Q. , " expressed the bullet that the bridal ! would not bo completcU within n year , but recently tlio cntlro force has been doubled and tlio structure will now bo in readiness by July next. The Union stock yards of Nebraska City , Whlch : were incorporated at Chicago a few daJsaKowith u capital stock nf * JOO,000 , has nmoiiK Its incoriwrutors the Hutchlnsons of Chicago. J. Sterling Morton , P. H. Wo.iro and a number of other moneyed men. One of tlio gentlemen Interested In the now en terprise Bays it is proposed to muko Nebraska City the largest and best live stock market west of Chicago. As a result of this Incor poration an extensive beef packing concern will come hero In the spring , and several more packing houses are assured. Ono of the new enterprises established hero during the past week is a paper box factory by Messrs. Pltz < fc Young , having secured the necessary machinery and will engage In tlio business on an extensive scale. They have ah eady niado contracts to furnish boxes for a mnnhur of firms , the largest perhaps being Hnysehlag's rereal mills , which will use un Immense number of boxes daily. A gentleman repiesenting one of the largest brewing establishments in the state ' of KiiiiHiiH , was in the city several days ago looking for a now location for the plant , be ing forced out by the prohibition laws of Kansas. An ciTort is being made to have the firm locate hero. Lodgh& ! ! MIISOII have completed arrange ments for u gigantic business in the Ice trade and have lust finished a building at a cost of ? 1IWMI ) , which will hold over 'JOMH ( ) tons of ice. They have made contracts to furnish Ice for Hastings , Lincoln and a number of Bimillcr places .throughout the state. Kills , Reynolds & Spreohor have com pleted their contract for building the addi tion to the institute for the blind , and the structure is ready for the llnishers. It is now ono of the largest public buildings in the state nnd a model of architectural bouuty. at linnci-oft. BVXCIIOFT , Nob. , Dec. 'J5. [ Special to the HRK.J The citizens hero have raised about fifteen hundred dollars as a boiuis to induce parties to build a good flouring mill. This is one of the best mill openings In the state , being directly connected with Omaha and Slonx City. The future prospects o'f this town never looked better. The natural resotnces can not be beaten. The rich lands of Logan val ley are attrrtuting men with capital at a dis tance. This county ( Cinnlng ) was the ban ner of four states at the great oru p.ihu o exhibition ut Sioux City in agricultural pro ducts. There are moi o cattle within a radius of eight miles than of any other town in Northern Nebraska. The linn's representative has been looking up the stock Interest hero for thu past few weeks , and from the most reliable sources ho learns there urcj ov7er O.OK ( ) head of cattle and 10XX ( ) In ud of hogs within the above circles. All this stock IB within three hours' run to the Omaha markets. F. U. Harbor has just completed one of the llnost hay and block bams in the Logan valley. Items ) From Kvctor. Exirrint , Neb. , Dec. IU. [ Correspondence of the linn. ] Tlio Elkhorn took possession of Us now depot yesterday , and -Agent Hommol Is happy. The building is liJxTU , consisting of waiting room , baggage room and oftli-o. It Is well lighted , convenient , tastily painted and Ciisy of lU'vesft. With the H. & M. and Elkhorn running be tween bore and Geneva , the county seat , wo are enabled to visit and return from there the same day via either road. Mall service is expected on the Elkhorn on and after Janu ary 1. Travel on the now road Is rapidly in creasing. Wells & Orchard have completed their flno oflk-o on Exeter avenue , and with their now coal shuto well tilled with coal are doing n rushing business , thanks to the present cold spell. _ IleiiuMicnnisiu Assert H ItHoIf. OIIANT , Neb. . Dee. 25. [ Special to the -Republicanism ] has assorted itself in the now county. The central committee called a convention to moot January ' - , at which time u straight ticket will bo placed hi the Hold. TAI.MAOH , Neb. , Dec. ! if > . [ Special Tele gram to the Htr. : . ] Dlpthcria , w'hich was re ported in the Hiu : n few months ago as ragIng - Ing In this place , has again broken out in a very malignant form In the family of ono C , H. Klrby , .somo distance northeast of this placo. News of the death of ouo of Mr. Klrby's children rouchod town about noon to-day. _ To Dulld a MiiHoitlo Temple. FHK.MONT , Nob. , Doc. 25. [ Special Tele gram to the UKK. ] Articles of lncori > orution of thoMusouloTomplo craft of Fremont have boun illud in the otllco of the county dork. This Is n piullmtnury step toward the erec tion In this city next spring of ' a handsome Masonlo teinplo to cost somewhcie In the neighborhood of f.ViOO. ) ( The Incorporators tra V. S. Hey , Hubert Kittle , G. A. Stoiey , Arthur Truesdell , L. M. Kceuo and W. II. Munger. Dorsoy nt Home. FIIKMOXT , Neb. , Doc. 25. [ Special Tele- pram to the Hun. ] Congressman and Mrs. Dorsey have arrived homo from Washington to spend the holidays. TU11F TOPICS. Tlio National Trotting Association About to Iiose Its Itest Olllcero. Cmc.uio , Dec. S3. [ Special Telegram to the H'BK. ] A local paper in its sporting news has nn interview with a gentleman who at tended the recent meeting of the board of review of the National Trotting ussoclatloi in Now York. Ho says the association is about to lese two.of . its best ofllecrs , as Judge Grant will surely decline re-election and General Sllton Is in III health and cannot devote much morotimo to the service of the association. With their retirement , the gen tleman says , no ono need not bo surprised If Mr. Vail comes to the front again as the prac tical head of the association. He Is IJSVT , It Is said , busying hlniholf writing letters to friendly mumVera Of tbs nssociation , asking for proxies for u ij at the next congress. Thu board of review has tried to offset him by having tbs present secretary , Morse , wrlto to t ; , nicmbcis requesting them not to Issue Vroxles to unauthorl/ud iwr-ons. "All tlio same , " said the gentleman , "Vail will get n lot , and it Is the opinion of every in an I talked to In New Yoi u that he is once moro going to bothoBccrotury of the National Trotting association. " _ An" litt In ItiiMsln. ST. PnTniismmOj'Dcc , 25. Lord Randolph Churchill has-ecoo M. do Glors , the Russian foreign mlnitter , and will probably sea the czar. The latent university riot hero was Muted by Urn ttudeuU Inviting the citizens to make OOBBBOI c < tua withthorn. . The dls- order hut pr a4 .to the .military , academy , medical college and school of forestry , nil of vTileh are no.w closed ; The' .recent rumor hat an attempt has been mnda to assanslmito ho c > .ar wn * duo to the dlsifovery of a secret door beneath the Imperial box la'tho Marie heatro. * TKA1N UOJUUCUH FOILED. 1 Pltieky KxprcNs 'Mensnnjrer Saves tlio-Cotntmtiy'N FtnulN. ATOKA , I. T. , Dec. So. Olio south-lxHiud Missouri , KIUISRB & Texan passenger was about to leave horrf last night wlien two men joardcd the engine nnd compelled the en- jlnccr to run J.o tliobridRivn short distance from the stntlom At1 tJiH .point five moro ncn joined Ibein. Express" Mpss'cngcr John Grlmshaw saw thorn coining , locked the leers with tlio assistance of the baggage mister , and bUrrleadoi' tticni. The robboi-s irocured chisels and -ptUcr tools from the engine and HttoiujtUHl to broik ( open the loors. All assaults .on It were in vain , lowovor , 'and the "nfbburs fired several shots through the car and then vent to the mail oar < -whliMi was also bolted. .They contentedUumineJvt * * with firing hrough It several Mine * iltnl then wont back o the Pulhniih imliipdrnr.im'd gnvo It a similar salute wllhdnl liMenrpflng to. gothi. . They Inally returned to thoiixjircss car , where Irlmshaw'and thu bagKagenjaster still held ho fort , nnd threatened , tosotIt , on tiro. This failed to friRhU'ji tlut turfly messenger , ami having detained th < ) train thirty minutes vlthont getting a conCttio ? obbcrs rather sheepishly rode away. No ,0 10 was hurt. Jreat credit is given Griulshaw fur his cool- less. . TUHKKY IS AIiAllMIOD. The Sitltnh Short . .of. 'Money and Afrnld of Uusglu. LONDON' , Id6 , 2.5. A dispatch from Con stantinople to the Daily News s > iys : Tlio government is alarmed nt * Uuislu's war pre parations , nnd the sultnn is .inquiring as to the advisability of calling out 50,000 troops for Er/croum and Bulgaria. It is stated that Nolldoff , Hnsslan ambassador to Turkey , has informed the porto the unless the Indemnity arrears amounting to . 750,000 , bo paid. Russia will bo obliged to tnko a pledge in Asia Minor for the protection of her Interests. The govonncnt is hampered for money. A body of marines whoso tlmo had expired recently tried to force their way into the Imperial palace to demand of the miltnn tbolr arrears of pay. They were all arrested nnd imprisoned , nnd uftorward worq paid a small num each and sent nwuy from the capital , to prevent their complaints from reaching the ears of the sultan. A WHfe Renter Arrestpil. John David , the wife be.iter , came homo drunk again last evening , and after adminis tering a merciless beating to his spouse , drove her into the street. A policeman was attr.ictcd to the secno by her screams , who steered John to the lock-up , and loft the wife In peaceable possession of the homo. IN A DIVING SUIT. Plucky YOUII/I Wouinii Explores the Bottom ol' thu Ijiike. Now York Commercial Advertiser : On the register of the Victoria hotel a "ew dnys since appeared the numo of Miss limwood , whoso residence is In one of the beautiful lake cities. The young lady IB not only handsome , vivacious vnd courageous , but she enjoys the dis tinction of being one of the very few ladies wlio over went down in deep waters in u marine diver's suit. She was ono of a jolly yachting parly who were spending u fofr weeks lust summer in cruising about Lake Krio , and who went into the mouth of Brand river jn Canada 1o remain over Sunday. Not far fro.ni their anchorage lay the flat boat of Henry Hilrd , the ruinous bub-marino diver , fully equipped for work. Ilurd had been for some time engaged in clearing obstacles from the rncr channel , but very properly bad suspended labor for the Sabbath. The diver's craft , air pump and htrango ar mor naturally attracted the interest of the yachting party , who : fskod all man ner of questions regarding them , and their peculiar use. One-of the yachts men finally obtained poi-ink-mm to put on the garment and "go down. While ho was donning the rubbers and the great copper hclmetwithits three great bulls' eyes , Miss Elnwood asked if she ' could not try it- also when , her' friend came up. The old diver laughingly assented , never dreaming that she was in earnest , or even if she were , that nho wovild really dirpo * attempt the feat. But while the yachtsman was groveling around the bottom of the river , she went into the cabin , reappeared in her bathing costume and insisted that she was ready to put on the sub-marlno ar mor , llurd tried to dissuade her from her purpose , but s.ho was determined and hold him tp-hia promise , and as her friend btopped out .of the rig she stepped into it. The suit or armour , with the helmet and lead weights about the waist and on the feet weighed between three hundred and foui1 hundred pounds. An unconscionable burden for a man on land , and of course beyond her physical powers to carry alone. But as the helmet was adjusted , and the front bull's eye screwed into place , she shouted good-byo to hoi' friends. The air pump was managed toy the diver's assistant , when the voung htdy AVH.S half pushed , half carried across the'dock to the ladder that extended down to the river bottom thirty-fodfbolow. The life line was attached and blio began her descent. .She .dcscribcdj her sensations on her return to terra firma as follows : "When the holipot wits put on nnd the front window closed I fojt for a moment , as if I was in some horrible'prlson , and was half Inclined to scream out. But I saw Will had gone .through It all with out trouble" , and I made up my mind that if ho could I could too. The most ticklish moment , however , was when I wan going down the ladder and found myself actually in the water. . It seemed as if all that terrible weight must sink mo to the bottom , and once there I feared I might , never come up again. But I kept on , and was surprised to find that the further down 1 wonttho lighter the load grow , until it'feoomed as if I had no hcaVy weights upoh mo. I could breathe oabily and see perfectly. The sen sation of blowl.v sinking atyd floating was the mostdelightful I over experienced. I lost all fear and gave myself up to a thorough enjoyment , of the most novel experience of my" life. It was bo fatrangc t6 find myself walking actually walking on the , gravelly bed of the river bottOjn. As i' throw myself back I could look up at the burfuco. The bottom of the llutboiit was above mo. I could see nil your faces peering down at mo and apparently moro frightened than I wis ( my&olf. Now and then I could see dam shadows lilt by mo , which I knew must bo fishes , so i stood still for a few moments to see what they would do. Presently a number of porch and u pike , I think it was , cuvno quite close and eyed imj SiiquVilivcly , and then darteiVilVay. , "I tried to sit down and to reach the bottom with my hand , for. 1 wanted to take up n handful of wllto } gravel to show you that I had really been to the bottom. But the buoyancy 'of the suit was to great at that depth that I had to exert myself before I could do BO. 1 could lift my feel and float as gently In the water as n thiutlo down in the air. I laughed and tried to sing , but my own voice in that copper helmet filled with coirtprcgsed air sounded like the boom ing of a buw drum. The noise was BO loud and strong that I feared it might burst the helmet. I cquld have re mained down thora for hours , If you had not given mo the signal to come up. Ascending the ladder was c-Rsy enough at first , but It became more and more dinicult until the heavy helmet got above the burface , then I could have gone no further without help. " . THE WEEK IN WALL STREET ; Stock Speculation Very Dull In the Early Part. , BUSINESS GENERALLY MODERATE The llnllronil Uoml Market Vibrates Frequently Hut Shows lip Firm A Pulr Inquiry l-'or Gijvcru- incut SecurltlcH. Block Spcctilntiiin Dull. ' ' NnvYoiiK , Dor. 25. [ fe'pccKu Telegram o the linn. ] Stock simulation yas very dull during tlio flrst part of the week , but ticked up somowlmt near thotloso. Outsidu of u few movements hero aird'ihcro business was confined briefly to room trttklon'/'who shifted from one sldo to thtJ othor'Wrth fjfeat frenuency , thus giving th6 market ii'ffeci'lsh ' appearance. Except In rjiro ' 6aSoS the changes were much smaller tJiaW'tUtfal , the rcsulUof u narrow circle .of dixjrutity and United dealings. The Ch'lcn .Bu'rlinfflon V Quiney recorded the greatest fluctuations , rising ( > yt per cent , when Chicago bid prices ip and frightened some -of thu shorts into covering and losing most of thu improvement ifter the demand from the. boars hod been supplied. Manhattan dropped fl per cent and afterwards recovered the decline. Son Pram cisco preferred , Pcorln ; De < ! atur it Evans- vlllo and Columbus & Hocking' Valley roue 3 % ( ? 4 points. The general run of ' active stocks did but little either way. But some of them made net gains , Union Pa'cllte leading with Ijtf per cent. Heading , after n flood of strike rumors , closed } St percent lowers In hull dealing * the whole market W < IB strong , lotwllhstandlng the cutting of rates among vcstern loads and the uncertainty' sis to the nture of the situation of the coal regions. jomoof the professional bears assisted the .raders at intervals in hammering the list , > ut thei'1 success was not coimneiHuralo with ho efforts put forth. Thostrengthdlsulaycd ) V Union Pacific , Western Union.- and Lake Shore , together with favorable railroad traffic returns and the belief among the bull frater nity in better prices and increased activity to he now year , had 11 tendency to offset the ulverso circumstances that occurred from .imo to time. The railroad bond market vibrated fre quently. but in the main was Hrm. Business generally was quite moderate , although veil distributed , and any approach o activity was confined to com- laratlvely few issues. A number of Hinds show net gains on the week fiom 1 to J | Mint and all the better class of mortgages were offered sparingly. The most notable Icclme was in Minneapolis & St. Louis Equipments , which broke L'O points on hullcu- ions that the January Interest would bo de- 'aulted. Chesapeake Ac Ohio 4s and currency is continued to attract attention and closed at an advance of Ia2 ( per cent on the further ibiorption of both. Columbus & Hocking Valley lirsts rose 3)tf on the decision in the Jurkobult. Kansas & Texas bonds and De- roit , Miickinac & Miirquctto land grants , ifter tluetu.itlng frequently , closed a little ou-cr , while Texas Pacifies and Vlckc'l Plates were firm. Theie was n fair inquiry for governments , chiefly from dei > ository banks , and higher [ notations wcro made in consequence of the linited sunply offering. There was a very act I vo demand for exchange to close up ac counts for the year and also to remit for Jan- uir.v inteiests and dividend money duo to the other sldo. Thu postal rates were advanced to * 4.N ) ) @ 4.84 for long and $ -t.b for short stcrlniir , . At the end inquiry abated and the nnrkct was a little lower. Stcaitmliip News. LONDON , Dec. 25 , [ Special Telegram to ; ho n i.l : The Hugla , from Now York for Hnmuuig , passed Lcilly light tills noon. LONKON" , Dec. 15. ! The Cunard steamer Aurania , from New York December 17 , arrived tit Qucenstown on her wnv to Liver pool. She was detained 'for ' eighteen hours in midoccan , her machinery having become disabled. , Nr.w YOIIK , Dec Si. Arrived The Kottor- dam , New Kottcidiim , La Champagne , from Havre ana the lUiaetla from Hamburg. * The WK Halt Urolceu TJp. Nr.w LOOONConn. . , Dee. 2. > . The United States steamer Enterprise , arrived here this afternoon after an unsuccessful search for the lig lumber raft , abandoned by the Mirandtv off Nantucket shoals. When the Enterprise was 135 miles southeast by soiltu from the shoal she fell in with an Immense number of logs , from the raft , proving beyond doubt that the raft had broken up. None of the logs were lashed together , Tlio loss were not in the line of ocean steamships. ' Peaceful AHSurniiccs From UlMiiarck. LONDON , Dec. iiT > . The Times correspon dent ut St. Petersburg says : "General von Schweinitz , the German ambassador brought most peaceful and conciliatory assurances from Prince Hismarck. Austria , it is de clared , will stop sending reinforcements to Galicia. It is hoped Uussia will follow Aus tria's example. " McNonly Kelpnsccl. H.vur.vx , Dec. i5. ! McNealy , theSaeo bank embezzler , was released from custody to night upon presentation of letters from the ofuccrs of tlio bank. LIFE IN CARACAS. A Beautiful City With Fair Women ami Bravo Men' . South American corrcbpondcncq to tlio Now York Sun : OuV train wont higher and higher , through clouds hanging on tlio mountain sidps. T/h"o / hazy blue sea which wo had seen in the clintunco diba.ppeaved . behind the ; ranges. The torpid tropical heat of tlio coast , which had opened all our pores and cuubcd lavish perspiration while we wore in Luguayani , had given way to doji- eious cool breezes , perfumed 'with ' the odor of the rich vegetation. At last tlio valley of Caracas was reached , and from the mountain saddle , through which our train passed my qyps 'mot with a picture which will not'Mxm bo obliterated. Caracas is one 6f the most picturesque cities I have over scon during fifteen years'travel through four continents. Situated in a beautiful ver dant valley of from two to three miles wide and more "than , a doze ; ) miles in length , the red Hat roof , the numer ous cupolas and towers , intermingled with the tops of lofty palms rnd other evergreen trees , form a .nipst pleasing picture within an impo'iing frame of high mountains , some of them like the Silla do Aviln and the Naigilata , tower ing nearly frovon thousand feet above the level of the valley. Elegunt car riages carry you at ' moderate faro through crowded streets bordered "with elegant houses , and hero the traveler will again bo agreeably disappolhtec ] . Sight-seeing in Caracas was not..tho object of my trip to South America , but , during the bovoral weeks I spent in the capital , preparing .for my voyngo lur- thor inland , I necessarily saw every thing worth seeing , and do not hosstrao to pronounce it in many rcspectd quite n pocket edition of Paris. In the whole of Central America , the West Indies and the northern half of South America there is not another oity whore the tourist may spend faovoral weeks of oven months more pleasantly than ill Caracas. During our winter months , that is from October to March or oven April , the cllmuto of there is delicious. Without being too warm hi the day time , It is cool and refc'oohftig after bun- sot , altogether probably equal to our northern. May or September. Caracas vrii't its regular streets arranged after these of our American cities , lias nu merous shady squares and parks with lofty palm and evergreen tree , banana3 , the bread fruit trees , mangoes , almond trees , mid lochosos. The patio or in terior court of nearly ovety house In Caracas is nothing but iv beautiful flower garden , with triHrical flowers In full bloom all the yotirtiround , The streets arc well paved Hvfth cemented side walks , bettor kept than UHHO of our great northern eaiNlnls. During winter time it Mover1 rains , but a line aqueduct , the work 'of ' Guzman IJlanco. keeps houses , gardens and fountains , of which there is ontMn every square , well supplied with oxcblTent water. Owing to the nmnyeartluVuhkes which Caracas experienced in b.Vfttfno tlnys , the houses arc mostly one story , highkxcopt the government buildings , thcro are very few houses two stdvies high , and to my knowledge none ofthree stories. Ele vators and statrcaite climbing nro , there fore unknown things in Caratas , as , in deed. in the whole 'of Venezuela. One would bo liable to think these one-story buildings , with their Hat roofs and long rows of grated windows , would give the streets of Caracas n , dreary nppoaraneo , but nothing would bo fur ther from the truth , for windows and and doors are all open , and , while the latter permit a passing glimpse at the beautiful tlowor beds and luxuriant pltltanaa in the courtyard , the former are usually adorned with llowors of a far superior kind , with beautiful senoritas - itas , whoso like nro not to bo found all over Central America. Caracas is de servedly far-famed for the beauty .grace , and elegance of its ladies , but oven the highest expectation of an unpoctlcal , scientific traveler like myself fell far Lolow ) the truth. I was informed that , although there are quite a number of I'Vench dress makers in Venezuela , the ladles them selves are very well versed in the high art of the eenturiere. Nowhere in America south of Washington and north of probably Rio Janeiro havo- , noticed such remarkable taste in dressmaking , and it would bo a decided advantage to the senoritas of Mexico and Central America if ; hey would take their "modes" from Caracas. The roboso , or Spanish veil , : ias been discarded by the Caraquenas , and very well made coquettish hats in ; he "latest" Parisian Btyle have been ulopted. Robosos are bnlo worn by a lew ladies of the middle clastes , espec ially on Sundays at church , while women of the lower classes throw white bilk shawls over their heads. Negresses wear here , as indeed , all over the West tndes , gaudy colored bandana handker chiefs wound around their heads. Although the Plaza Bolivar is open to everybody , the lower elabses never en- ier it during concert hours , but content themselves to listening to the music outside the railing. Altogether I have : -arely mot with a more docile , well behaved people than the lower classes of Vonezuelanos. Thoyare poorand ig- iprant , but at the same time honest and find hearted. Robberies are hardly mown in Caracas. The doors are .oft open during the day , and even at night they &oom * to bo closed only for fquuality's sake , but not for protection In my numerous lonely walks through the streets at night , not only in Caracas , but in other towns , I never irlfct a disorderly or drunken person. 'Alter 11 o'clock at night everything * is quiet. The few tramways crossing' ' the city stop shortly after 10 o'clock , and at midnight the streets are absolutely deserted , remind ing mo often of Mnlimi1 streets with sim ilar houses in a city' 'far awnj-j at the foot of Mount Vcsvn'i'us ' , Pompeii. As in oversmalleV city Caracas has only ( ioM)0 ( ) inhabitants society is di vided into several t'oteries. ' The official world does not min hj with > ociety , for reasons which had-buttor remain undis- eussod , for 1 have Vio' desire to become the ' 'Comic de VatHH" of Caracas. The president , to whorWt 'whs presented by' ' tlie liiinlfeter of foreign affairs , is a plain * gentleman , formerly ' president of the state of Carabobo , which office he- is destined to resume next spring , after the new elections have taken place. He is , of courss , like every Vono/.uolano of standing , a general. One sarcastic di- plomast told mo once at the Union club of Caracas ( a gambling establishment with a small library for appearance sake ) that generals are as thick in Ven- e/uela a * , locusts. But fortunately they are far more harmless than those in- sects. , In order to meet _ the far-famed beauties of the capital , one must assist at some private entertainment , of which here are a great number. Every birth day , every nameday , or otho ' family event , is a most welcome occasion to in vite friends for evening parties. It is customary in Caracas fto present the heroine of the day with lloral offer ings , the si/.o and bouuty of which are truly astonishing. Bouquets , horse shoes and flower baskets cover the salons of a Caracas society belle , and I am very much inclined to think may young gentlemen of Caracas consult too much their hearts instead of their purses in such .matters. Altogether , a good many people in Ven/.uola's capital seem to be unaware of Uho great princi ple of economv-r-to spend less than they earn. But after booing the beauties of Vcnzuola ; i cun .fully understand , and oven pardon , the weakness of the so-called stronger sex. Indeed , entrenous soil dit. I myself narrowly escaped following their example. Such beautiful faces such elegant figures , such graceful manners as those of the ladies of Cara cas are seldom met with. They are passionately fond of dancing , are good conversationalits and very experienced flirts , drawing quite innocently their web around the helpless victims of their grace and beauty. They have a decid edly good influence 'over the stronger sex' , and I only wish their influence would be even more appreciated than it actuallv is. The visitor from the United States , If well introduced , will soon become a welcome member of these charmed so cial circles , composed , 1 hardly need add , entirely of whites. Aside of Spanish , many ladies of Caracas speak French and Knglish quite fluently. They are well ver.sod In Spanish and French literature , ( | ) ut unfortunately , the Vonezulanos ' eglect somewhat their higher education. A BOY'S WADERINGS. Sole Survivor of uiiinlly That Waa Probably Masnucflcil l > y tlio Crocks. Philadelphia Pre > > s : The future hereof of Philadelphia smnll boys has arrived in a freight car in , inp person of Jimmy Prentice , the adopUul fjon of the la mented Big Chief J/SiMitleo , of the tribe of Creek Indioari , yhp for many moons have pitched their tents on u reserva tion r.car Old Portjln Indian territory. Jimmy is suppo-ied , t'o be the surviving member of a large ; , family whom the chief's tribe massacred long ago when ho was a bad man , but took a fancy to the palo-faced boy and kept him for his own , lavishing upon him at the curly ago of five years all a young pvinco of an Indian tribe couhl v ; nt In the way of buckskin moccasins , mustangs , and polf-ccoking revolvers. So yesterday , after a journey of nearly a year toward the rising sun , Jimmy Prentice arrived in William Ponn'sold reservation , in a Norfolk jacket and Knickerbockers which ho had picked up on the journey , and was picked up by Lieutenant Fran cis , Schnvlkill harbors , near Locust street wharf , while trying to dicker with a freight conductor for a passage to Baltimore. Lieutenant Funnels IU first thought the wanderer belonged to that i HI in bo r- les class at young prodigal * who arise In Unj hont of family debate and leave , homo for a time , but when Jimmy fasel- imted them with a tale of his life on thor frontier , nnd talked to them fluently in the tongue of his tribe they won dered much , andOlllcer Samuel Sovbort adopted him and took him to his homo at No. 1217 Wheat street , where ho was duly installed as u member of the family. There ,1 reporter found him. Ho is u bright. good-lokinghoaHhy youngster , and said ho couldn't remember any fur ther back , than when ho was 11 vo years old. Then ho was among the Indians , and known an the old chief's son , who used to strap'him on muptnngsand make him break Jhqm In. "When the jMinles would drop on their knees , " lie said , "I knew tlwy was caving , and then I'd betaken taken all ftnd put on a now one. " Con tinuing , ho said : "The chief rmulo rae long buckskin leggins Hnd when I had learned to ride pretty wou ho gave mo my guns , and I used to go put hunting with the rest. When Igot older t used to ask him about my people , and ho would got very cross , and tyll mo in .Indian to get out. "Tlio trlbo.llvod In huts and the chief and the , squaw and I lived In ono cave , sleeping at nights in , buffalo robes and subsisting on corn broad and what the hunters found. When I was eight years old the chief with mo began attending the Indian school on the reservation. I don't rcmombor the war cry of the tribe but once we ; fought some French and English Bottlers who wore trying to make us move. I was in the light carry ing powder to the braves. Lots of our men wore killed , but wo drove 'em back all the same. I'vo done nothing but go to school all my life. "Ono day last February when I came back from out hunting they told mo the chief was dead. Ho died quick. The next day they burled him standing up , and then I thought as his old squawVas so poor she coul An't ' take care of herscl I'd bolter got out. Wallace's circu came along and stopped near us to water their animals , so I just got on my mustang and joined them. I traveled with them all the way to Port Jorvis , N. Y. , sometimes performing in the ring , and whenever they gave mo a little money they would steal it from mo at night. I guessed I'd better leave 'em then , and I had to leave my pony , because I couldn't feed him and I wouldn't see him starve. " \Villiam and Charles Taylor , at Port .Tervis , took mo in , and they and Ur. Willis all chipped in and bought mo this suit in place of my buckskins. They wrote to a man named J. J. Clark , in tlio stock yards of Baltimore who said ho would give mo a home. I was on my way there when these follows got mo , " Jimmy expressed himself entirely sat isfied , to make his homo with Ollicer Seybert by saying. "It's boss here. " Mrs. Soybert is delighted with him and says ho is going to school : Ho cats ravenously and talks Indian for the amusement of the neighbors. Officer Seybert says he knows not what Jimmy's past has bec'n , but his future will bo bright. Take Cnre of tlio Throat. Many orators use Allcock's Porous Plasters for throat and lung troubles. Few preachers escape some affection of the voice , and many wear a fringe of beard under the chin as a protector for the delicate organs of speech. The Rev. A. A. Shcsler , of Hartley , Iowa , writes : . I am a 7 > rcthodist minister , living in the nqrthwestern part of the state of Iowa. I have been using Allcoi'k's Porous PJastots for the last two years with VQry marked success. I have been very , inuqh troubled wjth bronchitis , , and a cough , which ver.v , much intor- fere'd witk iny preaching , buc an All- cocks Blaster on my throat and oil my chest .completely cured mo in two weeks. , DETECTIVE VS. DETECTIVE. Montreal KoWicr.s Trnppetl by Now York and Chicago Talent. St. Louis Globe-Democrat : Frank Haynor , deputy sheriff of Now York , who has for the last fifteen months been engaged in working up the robberies alleged to have been committed by Do-1 tectives Fahoy and Naegol and Con stable Bureau of Montreal , has been in Toronto over since the recent relations wore made in Montreal , living under an assumed iiiuno and endeavoring to keep hinis.elf out of the roach of newspaper reporters. Ho returned to Montreal re cently , but not before ho had been dis covered and interviewed by a rojKirtor. lie claims that ho was employed for the work in which ho has been engaged by a wealthy Montreal citizen , whoooname however , ho refuses to alvulgc. Ho showed his Shrievalty badge to , prove himself what ho claimed to bo , and. stated that ho was under Shorilt Grant , of New York. Ho said during the in terview : "I first went to Montreal on the 17th of August. The gentleman who brought me told mo that ho believed Fahoy and Napgelo to bo crooked. Ho backed mo up , paid the most extravagant expenses and told me to hang on and convjut them if ] > Oasiblo. I was introduced to Fahoy in liisownofllcothoday I arrived. Ho took mo for a sporting man and thought I was a right good follow. I made the Richelieu hotel , Montrealmy headquarters , but Boston was my base of operations , and 1 was seven or eight times between Boston and Montreal dur ing the flrst eight weeks. While in Montreal Fahey and I were together always. Wo dined and wined and were ' jolly'good fellows and up for all sport. The flrst plan of robbery ho ever proposed was to steal Sir Don ald Smith's picture , "Les Com municants , " by Jules Breton , which was purchased for $15,000. Ho said ho would give mo a water inspector's uni form and got mo Into the house to locate the picture and plan the robbery , but I told him it would be too ditilcult , and ho abandoned the project. Ho next drove mo out towards the SU Vincent do Paul penitentiary aft/jr night. He showed mo the residence of a wealthy widow who cr.jlectcd immense rents once a inqu'ih , and took the money home with lifer. IIo wished to arrange the rc'ibory of the lady of the house , and planned the cutting of the telephone wires , etc. , in prder that the police could not be communicated with quickly. , "It > vas a. ludicrous scene the night wo wont to the widow's house in the darkness. About a do/en of big bull dogs came after us , and wo had to run for our lives. Wo didn't rob the widow ! "Three days afterwards ho planned the robbery oLtha Grand Trunk pay master. Ho then introduced mo to Nnogolo , nnd informed mo that ho had the watchinun of the Grand Trunk sta tion under his power. The plan was to knock the , paymaster on the head , but I disagreed to that , as I felt that if a mur der was committed I would got into a mess and be unable to clear myself. I therefore advised them to commence on a smaller scale. "Tho next day ho planned the vault robbery , and I agreed to that. The watchman gaveus the key of the safe , and wo took an impression of It and had another key made. Thirty-one bags \\ero taken from the safe , containing 81,210. but bovoral thousand dollars which might hayo lioen taken were left. The monuy was divided. Then Fnhoy planned another and more extensive robbery , and wrote to mo to engage n llrstclaocrook and secure burglars * tools with which to commit a series of burg laries which ho would polntunt. Flynn and 1 then returned to Montreal , and , according to my Instructions , a man was sent to mo for further assistance In the case. IIo came unor the name of Cray , and looked every Inch a llrst-clnss crook. Ho had a first-class kit of burglar tools ; but was no other than Chief Uotectlvo Maxwell , of Chicago. I introduced him to Nacgolo , Fahoy and Bureau , They took the bait , and Fahoy took him around the city and pointed but the place ho wished the crook to operate upon , and assured him every protection. Maxwell vorllled all the evidences of the guilt of Fahoy and his accomplices that I had gathered , and with the lotttors Bent to mo in Boston , and opened and inspected by Detective Flynn , a splendid case was made out. " "I was often afraid , " said the detect ive , in conclusion , "when going into the dark ways ami alloys with them that they might have discovered what I was and blown the top of my head off. But they never suspected. They took mo for a first class crook. The task was most dllllcult to encounter , but I saw the only way to got at them wiw to belike like themselves ; spend lots of money and do anything they told mo. " "How long do you think Fahoy lias been crooked ? " asked the reporter. "If I am to believe what ho told mo when ho would bo planning a robbery , ho must have boon stealing since ho was flrst made a detective. I tell you , " ho said as ho looked determinedly at the roporlpr , "If Maxwell and myself had been crooks , as they thought us to bo , and had had done as they directed us. we could have stolen over $1200,000 out of Montreal , and no ono would over have known who committed the rob beries. Wo could have stolen fabulous sums. " HUNTING FOIl UKK TIIKRS. How Stores of Honey Are found in tlio AVfsteru AVildcrncNH. Now York Indepondant : In the great forest west of the Mississippi the wild bees swarm in countless numbers , feed ing on the luxurious vegetation which skirls and Intersects the prairies all along the alluvial bottoms of the rivers , andseeming to fulfill literally the bible description of "a land flowing with milk and honey. " Hollow trees are taken possession of by them and Ii6noy stored in them in great quantities. If nothing disturbs them , they remain in their quarters for long periods at a Jtimo , lay ing up stores of honey for their own use , and as is often the case , for the bear or white men in the long run. The hunter who make a business of collecting the honey are the most mos- ciless eniinies that the little creaturor have. Unlike Bruin , who discovers a hive of honey by ehanco , or through the aid of his sensitive nose , the bee hunters carry on their work systemati cally , .watching the habits of the little creatures while gathering honey from the flowers , and then following them as they return to their homo through the air. After an experience of a year or two in the business , the hunters can locate with wondarful accuracy the homo of the bees , notwithstanding the fact that the hive is often situated in a dense forest , and in trees whore no ono would over thiiiKof looking for honey. Like most othorw Id creatures , the bees betray their hiding-placo br their own actions. The Hunters , before starting out in quest of the rich booty , provide them selves with the necessary equipments. These consitt of axes , rifles , matches and a small piece of honeycomb. The rifles arc carried along for their own protection , in case the hunters should bo hunted by enemies other than honey bcos. When an open glade near the edge of the forest is reached , the piece of honeycomb is placed on a low bush , where itcan plainly bo seen by the pass ing bees. Its sweet aroma quickly fills the air around it and attracta the little honoy-gatftercrs toward it. Like a miser who has saddonly discovered a treasure of gold , they dive down into the little cells and begin to satiate their appetlio. Then , without suspecting the trap sot for them , nor stopping to in quire about the strange phenomenon of honeycomb growing on a bush , they dart away through the forest to deposit their load in the hive. This is the hunters' opportunity. No ticing the direction in which the boos fly , they quickly start in pursuit , keep ing the little creatures in sight with dilllculty. Usually an old experienced bee hunter takes the lead , and nis eagle- like eyes can detect the small black specs in the air when the others have entirely lost sight of them. Through dense clusters of brambles and over wet and boggy ground they hurry , com pletely absorbed in the chase , and un mindful of. all disagreeable surround ings. They have to make a bee-lino through the woods nnd not stop to con sider whether there is bettor traveling in another , but longer , direction. Even the most export leaders of hunt ing parties will sometimes lose sight of the game , and the bees will escape with out betraying the locality of their homes. After wandering about in the woods for a sulliciont time , searching attentively on every tree for a sign of ono of the little creatuocs , the leader becomes satisfied that he cannot find the hive without resorting to another trick. A small box with a glass top is then produced , within which are a num ber of bees , which the hunters have caught round the honeycomb before en tering the woods. One of these is allowed to escape from the box Wirt tlio direction which it takes immediately followed by the party. A walk of several minutes is then key.ciip , the leader keep ing his eyes fixed on a certain tree which hq has marked in the distance. The Others of the party ( fiance about thorn to discover signs of the tree in tthieh the hive is hidden. A second boo is then allowed to escape from the box. Instead of flying in the same direction taken by the first one , it darts oil to the right and pursues a course directly opposite to that adopted by Its mate. This would be misleading to an inexperienced hunter , and ho would conclude naturally that either the bees were from different hives , or the old saying about Ix.-us flying directly to their homes when liberated is all "bo o. " The leader of the hunting party , however - over , understands the mule language of the little insects. The pjirtyhas passed the tree containing the hivoand a coun termarch is immediately ordered. Double precaution in now taken to locate the exact spot of the hive , and in a very short time this ih dono. But quite frequently it happens that the hunters , when in the immediate neighborhood of the tree , are unable to distinguish the right one from the others. The entrance to the boo castle is several feet above the ground.and the eyes of the hunters are unable to see it unless attracted by the bees coming in and out in numbers. The third stop of the hunt is then taken , and the leader knows that this cannot fall. A lire is kindled and a piece of honeycomb placed upon a warm stone. In a few minutes the honey begins to molt , and tl o smell of 1t permeates the air throughout the forest , reaching oven the boos In their snug homo , As a re sult , the whole colony of bees begin to awarm out of thulrciladdland fly tuound the flro from which the woot odor : avisos. Unconsciously they have dig ? closed their hldinif-placoand the Jiunt ors Immediately mark the tree and nro- pare for wOrk. The llro is alowod ) , to b'urn , and while the bocs are bitsv gath ering the wasted HweotH iix''begins to make the echoes ring throughout the woods , AH If Htill suspecting nothing , the owners of the hive continue llyli'g backward and forward , entering and.ro- ontorlng their homo with their t ljiy loads of honey until the great trtiq be gins to tremble. A sharp , splitting noise startles the whole colony from their work , and before they have time to ascertain the cause the huge tree crashes downward , carrying with it bocs , honey nnd all. The Author of Hhc. , London CorrosiHHidonco San Frnnolso Chronicle : Mr. Henry llidor Haggard was born under one of the luckiest atari which over twinkled upon a nnughh world. Ho has not only just nttninuil the age of iU and are not his novoU the best-read books of the day , pot pnlji throughout Europe , hut the United States'1 ! If a man with literary tiliio. teenth century aspirations has move to desire than this , I doubt it. The Haggards como of a good old Nori folk family , divided between the cnlUny of county 'squires and the profes sion of marrying when only jnsl out of their teens both wisoK wisely and woll. Our friend Henr\ Illdor was the fifth child of thq family and looked upon as the least promising of the Hock , and as a i-ontom- jxu-ary quaintly puts It , "was destined for the foreign service on account of hit apparent stupidity. " After upending some misspent time at a crammer's wltn a view t < > being initiated in sliding through the civil service commission Bricks into that elevated department an opportunity offered which led to hii accepting a post on the stall of Sir Hour , } Bulwor in South Africa. Ho sub sequently accompanied Sir Tlieophijut Shepstono on his Transvaal mission and v > us ono of his daring spirits who there hoisted the Hag sacred to the name of Union .Tack , which signified the annoxa- tlon of the country , and at the ago ol twenty-one was induced to under take the important post of master - tor of the newly established , high court there. Two years after- afterward bo retired from the sor\ieo ot his country and returned to his Norfolk homo. Before very long a jounglndy , not only "healthy , wealthy and wisq , " but "pretty , " appeared upon the scone , to became the happy wife of Jvider Hag gard , and who , imagining there \\iw no field for her husband's martial civil ardor in England , persuaded him to conduct her buck with him to Boor Land. They arrived there just in time to be driven into huigor hi the trium phant Boors , and when irritated beyond bearing with the ' 'peace and so called honor" policy of Mr. Gladstone , which sentiments ho so admirably illustrates in "Jess , " ' he determined to leave fora good country where his nationality had losts il-s prestige. He began life afresh , and got called to the bar , his first at tempt being to practice in the divorce court , but as "briefs" came few and far between , 1m determined to tiy Mils fortunes in tlio pursuit of "letters. " So ho wrote his first book , inspired by reminiscences of South Africa , which ho chribtviicd "Cetownyo and His White Neighbors , ' ' a work widen is not with out pome sterling merit , and will one day ho rorogni/cd as containing much valuable information unobtainable elsewhere - whore on the inner history of the tin- negation. To gel this , his first literary otlort , received by a publisher , Ilido'r Haggard had to part with .CM ) , and even then nobody would read "Chutewayo. " Not discouraged by his fail ure ho commenced another book , "Dawn , " which , like the first , was 10- fused l > i every publisher to whom it was boiit , and gnally , had entirely to bo re written before finding acceptance. So great indeed was the unremitting piiin.s and industry ho expended on his second venture , that his eyesight gave way , and ho was compelled to finish his writ ing in a darkened room. And for all this work ho received the paltry Bum of .CIO. These dark days were only thepro- , cursor to the brilliant sunshine of fame. Haggard' * next novel , the "Witches' Head , " ran out of print in a few ( lays , after which the na | > py thought having oceured to him to give the world a boy's book , lie produced "King Solomon's , Mines , " with what splendid succcs wo all know full well. Although nt the time a virtually unknown author , ho sold the copyright of the story for WO to Cassell < fc Co. not a bad price under the circumstances. Beware of Scrofula Scrofula Is probably moro general than nny ' other disease. It Is Insidious in character , and manifests itself In running sores , pustular eruptions , bolls'suelllngs , enlarged Joints , abscessessoro eyes , etc. Ilood'sSarsaparllla expels all trace of scrofula from the blood , leaving It pure , enriched , and healthy. "I was severely afflicted with scrofula , and over a year had two running sores on my neck. Took five bottles Hood's Sarsaparllla , and am cured. " C. E. tovnjor , Lowell , Mass. 0. A. Arnold , Arnold , Mo. , had scrofulous sores for seven years , spring and fall. HooO'a Sarsaparllla cured him. Salt Rheum Isonc ot the most disagreeable diseases caused by Impure blood. Ills readily cured by llood's Eftrsaparllla , the Kie.it blood purifier. 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