Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEK : JJIONDAY , AUGUST 7 , 1898. 8
THIS DAILY BEE
COUNCIL BLUMS.
NO. 12 1'KA.Uti STUKET.
Delivered liy carrier to nuy part of the city ,
11. W. T1I.TON - Mnnagor.
TPT riMinv'f i ) J HusltiMs Olllcu . No. X3
'TEI'Elno ? <
' ESlNlglit Editor . No.a3
N. Y. Plumbing Co.
Uoiton Store , dry goods ,
The Mayno Kcnl ICstateCo .021 Broadway.
It Is reported that the pest hauso Is being
torn to pieces by tramps and others who use
It as n lodging plneo , not knowing the pur-
IKWS for which it Is sometimes used.
A barn belonging to n mnn named Hanson ,
near the city limits nn Bast Broadway caught
lire yestcnlny about noon. The fire depart
ment wna called to the rescue , bu' , the flro
was so far away that It destroyed the build
ing almost entirely.
May , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Palmer , died at 4 : f 0 o'clock yesterday after
noon nt the residence of Mrs. M. J. Cole , 018
Bluff street , aged 1 year. Mr , 1'nlmer , the
mother of Uio deceased child , was formerly
Miss May Cole , nnd resided In this city.
Slnco her marriage she has been residing nt
Spokane Falls , \Vash. , but has been hero fern
n short visit to her brother , Mr. Colo. Notice
of the time of the funeral will bo given later.
Five young men who are employed nt the
now bridge decided to take a b.ith yesterday
afternoon nnd used the pond near J. F.
Hunt's dairy , In the northwestern part of the
city , as their bathroom. The police were
notified , nnd when they got there the five
Apollo like figures wore exposed to the full
view of the passers-by , without oven the
cunt protection of n bathing suit. Thu.V
were deposited in the city Jail and will
answer to Judge McGco this morning for
their misconduct.
William ICvcrctt , n farmer living cast of
the city , became Involved In nn argument
yesterday afternoon In the alley behind
Kiel's hotel with another man whoso Identity
has not been disclosed. At the end of the
( Icbatu ho was found In a neighboring saloon ,
bleeding copiously from a largo hole In tliu
end of his nasal organ which had been made
by the list of his opponent. The latter made
( rood his escape and Kvorctt rould not oven
id vo thu pollen a description of him , as ho
was so drunk ho hardly know which of them
came out victorious.
Ilardman & Lewis , two well known
young men , have purchased the Model
restaurant on Pearl street. They will
make it moro popular and attractive
than over. Spoclal tables reserved for
ladies and families.
The best building sand in the market
by carload. Address N. Schurz , 3-1 Bald
win Block , Council BlufTs , la.
s.ii. i-.tit.wii.ti'iis.
W. C. Stacy left Inst evening lor a visit to
Col fax.
C. H. Ogdcn nnd K. C. Pcregoy spent
Bunday in Lincoln.
W. J. Jamison and family returned yestcr-
liny from nn eastern trip.
MUs Jessie Farnsworth is expected homo
today from a trip to Alaska.
Dr. C. II. Pinnoy and family 'leave todny
for a visit to the World's fair.
Mrs. II. O. Cook nnd daughter , Miss Olla ,
returned yesterdr.y from a Chicago trip.
II. P. Payne of Wllkcsbarro , Pa. , is in thu
city , the guest of his former schoolmate ,
Thomas Metcalf , Jr.
Mrs. B. C. Cato of Atlantic , la. , is visiting
friends in thu city , but will return to hei
home in the near future.
Miss Mnino Dovol is homo from n visit tc
the World's fair and with her friend miss
Maude Bauin of Monmoiith , 111.
Miss Ida Montgomery of Avery , la. , is vis
Iting in thu city the guest of hocaunt , Mrs.
Newton Nulson at theTransferStock Yards
Jnmcs N. Bowman , who has been ill will
typhoid fever , Is reported very low , and hi !
physician gives him but very little hope ol
recovery.
Mrs. M. J. O'Noil Is visiting in Dubuquo.
C. A. Tibbotts left last evening for Musca
tine where he will attend the mooting of th (
erand lodge of the Knights of Pythias. H <
is a member of the board of directors of th <
grand loilgo.
R. F. Mills , with Ma > Meyer & Bro.
Omaha , is enjoying a two weeks outing will
his family at Manawa. They are ea'mpiiij
out on Manhattan beach , with comnioillou
tents nnd abundance of camp equipage am
expect to entertain a number of their Omahi
friends during the time.
Ladies' World's fair sociable at Ma
eonic temple , Tuesday evening , Angus
8. A novel entertainment by the Kdi
son phonograph , given _ by Rev. Mrs. W
C. Lovick. Dancing after the enter
tainmont. Admission 2oc.
Ask your grocer for Domestic soap.
Iiootlnffe < l lor IIU I'rloml.
M. I * Axtcll , ft young farmer living nen
Noofa , was brought into tlio city Saturday
to bo arraigned for the crime of bootlegging
Ilo pleaded guilty to the charge of havitii
sold whisky without a license from th
government , but said that ho had morel ,
acted as a sort of delivery boy for his fricnii
AVU1 Howland. His case was allowed to g
over until the next session ot the grand Jurj
when it will bo investigated. Howland , wh
appeared to bo the principal in the transai
tlon , was brought from his home , sovo
miles from Missouri Ynlloy , yesterday b
It. B , Hondrlcks , noting ns dopgty Unite
States marshal , nnd ho will bo given a tioai
ing before Commissioner Steadman todaj
Axtell is out on Call.
There is nothing in this country lik
the fruit kept in Wheeler , Horold .
Cir.'s cold storage. No matter what th
weather is it roaches the customer i
perfect condition , Another car load c
lemons was put in Saturday.
Thlevot llrokn in.
Two burglaries were roportoil yoitorila
ns having boon committed between Satu
day evening nnd Sunday morning , The res
( lenco of George. A. Gregory , 7UI Hazi
street , was entered , and a Indies huntin
niso gold watch and chain and a plain go !
ring were taken.
The house of Forest Smllh was broke
Into some time before I ) o'clock Saturdn
night. All the bureau drawers and all otiu
receptacles which scented likely to cental
valuables were thoroughly ransacked , fc
for as Is known , nothing was taken unless
should bo iv ring which was a present to M
Smith from his deceased mother , HU wl
Is out of the city and may have the rh
with her ,
Williamson & Co. , 10(1 ( Main stree
largest and best bicycle stock In city.
Stop at the Ogden , Council Blulls , t'
lest $ .00 IIOUBO In Iowa.
The ( irnuil Hotel ,
Council BlulTs. The most elegant 1
Iowa. Dining room on seventh lloo
Hates , $11.00 and So.OO a day. K. F. Clarl
Proprietor.
Morn t'rlmnrlci ,
Thu list of democratic primaries held Sn
urdity ovenlng was not complete , owing 1
tlio fact that In two of the precincts thoi
who were present were so onrly about roll
Ing that an account of what they did cou
not bo secured , Hero are the missing pr
clncts ; Second wurd , su-ond product U <
egates : .Ionian Danforth.V. . H. Kuophii
John H. Mlthen , J. O'Neill , Committe
manV. . H. Knophor.
Fifth ward , second precinct Delegate
JHIIIOS Darey , NoUon 1-irseu , J , S. B , Cogc
shall , J. N. O'Neill. Commltteemau : J , ]
O'Neill.
Owing to the present financial crls
and the general reduction of prices
incuts , tlio Hotel Ininan , which is a lir
class $2.00 a day house , has reduced i
rates to Jl.OO a day. Day board * 1.00
week. First clubs meals , 25o.
Another improvement to the populi
Vchubort piano , Swunson Music Co.
Domestic eoup is the best ,
\1IMlTf > IMtAAI PAtt\1P1I m UPPf1
NIiAVS MIOM COUNCIL BLUMS
Dr. Akin' Interesting Sermonwvt tlis First
Congregational Olnuch ,
ELEMENTS OF HOPE AND WAITING
"It l ( ioocl Hint a M : n Should llotli
llopu anil Unlotly U'nlt for
the Snlriitlnn at the
Lori ! . "
There wore no services at the First I'res-
by tcrlan church yesterday murnlnu nor at
St. Paul's Episcopal church , so mnny of the
usual attendants upon these places of wor
ship helped swell the numbers nt the First
Congregational church and were rewarded
by hearing from Uov. Dr. Askln , the pastor ,
ono of his best sermons. Lr , Askln Is a re
cent accession to the pulpit talent of Council
HlufTs , nnJ to many it was the first oppor
tunity they hail taken advantage of to beat-
one whose reputation for pulpit eloquence
liad lonp since preceded his removal from
Nebraska to this city.
In the oticnlng prayer Dr. Askln touched
delicately u [ > on the gratifying significance
of the presence of thcso visitors as Indi
cating the growth of the sentiment of
Christian unity. His sermon was based on
thu wordsof Jeremiah : "It Is good that a
man should both hope and quietly wait for
thu salvation of the I./ord. " The meaning of
the word "salvation , " as used In tills passage -
sago , was given liy him a different interpre
tation from that generally ascribed to it , it
nut being used hero as an expression of
escape merely from sin and guilt , for In con
nection vflth iwssuges In which this was the
meaning of the word , there was counleJ the
warning to hasten and oscapu , and not to
< ] Utctly watt. To the word the speaker
gave the more practical moaning that It in
volved a salvation from the suffering and
trouble vhlch form so largo a part of human
life.
Klompntg of Ilopo mid Waiting.
Ho then showed that this salvation did not
always conw along the line of relief from
poverty or slokness , but often along the line
of diselullno. God often withheld the lessor
gifts of worldly prosperity for which man
was so eager , In order that the aspiration
might reaeh out for the better tilings which
God was moro anxious to give.
The preacher also made a very pleasing
ml helpful analysis of the elements of hope
ml waiting , llopu had an olci cnt of desire
11 it , and also of faith. Man did not hope
or what hu did not desire. Ho did not really
opo without having a tlngo of faith. Ap-
lying this to the spiritual realm
f man's nature ho showed that
rust in God alone gave play for both desire
ml faitli. Faith and hope , llko the two
ngels who helped Uunyan's pilgrim on his
irogress , accompanied the Christian clear
nto the prcsenco of the Father , and , like
hem , were not oven then content to rest ,
> ut turned nt once to help some other weary
ruvoler climb the hill to the Father's
ousc.
Ho illustrated his thoughts by some very
) raetical references to the topics of the day ,
ho financial situation for instance. Chris-
ian business men , if they had used faith-
'ully the gifts God had bestowed upon them ,
f they had thrown into their enterprises all
ho energies of their nature , if they had
oiled with unselfish motives and with lion-
jrablo ambition , and still adversity was
weeping away their plans and purposes ,
hould remember that salvation would
urcly cqmo if they but hoped and waited ,
Will Mu-eiy Come.
So , too , with the recasts of religious belief
and the changing of creeds , which more light
and larger visions of truth seemed some
limes to uo forcing upon us , despite oui
sacred reverence for the faith of our fathers
To these wjio hoped and waited the salvatior
of the LoW would surely como , and doubts
and errors would be swept away.
lie also touched upon the danger of hophij
and waiting iti the wrong manner. Then
\vcro religious Micawbers as well as thos (
in the wonderful pieturings of Dickens
Salvation did not como to such. Then , too
'f ono should lisa his cane to stir u (
i hornet's nest , he would in vail
stand and repeat the apostles' creed. Hi
would get no salvation from the stings of hi :
aroused tormentors. A man who goei
through the world using sarcasm anil bitter
ness , causing continual Irritation among hi
fellows , nec4 not expect that any amount o
hoping and waiting would bring to him salva
lion from the persecution which his owi
actions had brought upon himself.
In politics , if the Christian citizen stooi
aloof from thu caucus and the polls , it dii
little good for him to retire to his closet am
pour forth his soul in prayer for the divini
removal from oflice of wicked and corrup
officials , who had been placed in powe
partly by reason of his own neglect of dut.v
It was to these who were true to them
selves , to their fellows and to their Maket
who could rest upon this promise and kuov
to a certainty that however stormy am
seemingly disastrous thu day , there wouli
surely como a peaceful even-time , when th
salvation from all distress and worry would b
as the quiet , beautiful setting of the sun
bringing rest to toll and quiet to turmoil.
sruci.u , rou MONDAY.
Al tlio ItOHton Store , Council Ilium , In.
When we cut the prices cost cuts n
figure. The goods wo have too many ol
they must go ; wo knife them so tha
they won't stay with us ; the money w
must have. Itcad the following care
fully : 1,000 ladies' French poreulo am
French sateen shirt waists , never wer
worth $1.00 , our way of thinking , bu
the best waist in Council Bluffs , for IIOc
500 pairs children's tucked drawers , ok
gant material and finish , DC a pair.
IfOOOyardB figured lawns and challies
2c a yard. All our 12jc and 15o was !
goods , 0c.
000 dozen gents' white unlaundere
shirts , linen bosom and linen wristband :
every shirt an exact lit and porfectl
cut , reinforced back and front , a 7oc au
$1.00 shirt with most people , our pric
for today : ii5 ) each.
The best outing shirt in America fo
22c ; others advertise them for llfio as
good thing. Boys' negligee shlrta , 2oi
Uonts' black sateen shirts , G9c.
Ask to boo our line of gents' outin
flannel , sateen and negligee shirts n
Kic each , the best bargains by long odd
in the shirt line to bo found in the olt\
Ladles' and gents' and children's undoi
wear. See our special lines and prici
on our counters for today from the i"
vest up. BOSTON STORE.
Fothoringham , Whltolaw it Co. , ori <
inators , leaders and promoters of lo
prices , Council BlulTs , la.
NOT A I'l.UA.SUIli : HliSOHT ,
Ilipurlonco of 11 Youne N uro at tlio Fo
Muilliioii I'niltimtl.iry.
Bill Crlss , the young negro who ha * Ju
completed a two years term of ImprUonmci
in Fort Madison penitentiary yesterday , wi
detailing his expericnco to a crowd aroui
the city Jail yesterday.
" 1'so not gwino back there any mo' , sure
yo's born , " said ho in answer to ft questii
of whether ho had had enough of prfsi
life. "Dem little cells down theream ji
about fo' iy six feet , and , rather than i
back agin , I'll tuko ono two by six up hero
ilo comiitary. If dey ebbor botch me ag
I'd juniu off de train wid do hnn'uuffs on a
kill myself before doy gut mo there. "
"Did they over punish you for unythli
you did there ? "
"Yes ; doy hung mo up for twenty-fo
houn 'cause I wouldn't work , I got so tin
I thought I couldn't work any more , ui
then I thought I wouldn't , an' do.y took n
down in the hole an' strung mo up. D <
takes you an" hau'euffs you to a ring abe
yo' head , JUS'.BO yo1 feet kin touch. Do ( It
Is san1. an1'dey make yo' slan'on a Htl
board iu a holler. Uey makes yo1 take i
yo' shoos au' put on canvas * slippers. D
taUeb down , yo' auspemJers , too , If de >
let yo' huvo on yo' shoes you cou
rest a little on yo1 joes au1 heels , but yo'cat
git any rest In dcm illppors. Do BU
penden would Uold yo' up a little , too , b
dey won't lot yo' have oven that much help.
You tan' there half an hour an' yo' logs
begin to cramp ; yo' arms go to sleet ) nn" yo'
hurt all over. Yo' try to git n little rest by
pulllii' on yo' shackles , but do Iron breaks
yo' wrists an1 yo' hi.n'9 swell. Au' den it's
so awful dark , and do dark makes yo' eye *
ache , You ain't In dcro very long until
yon are nothing but just ono big ache. Do
only thing you can posslby ho.ir is do
groans of some other fellow who might bo
hung up somewhere In do same hole. Dny
don't gtvo yoiia blto to cat , but do.v'll como
In an' give yo' water oneo In twenty-four
hours , No matter how much yo' beg an'
promises , an' how willing yo' air to do Just
what dey wants yo' to. no ono hears yo' , an'
It makes no difference if doy did , When do
man comes to give yo' water an' yo' bog him
to toll do warden yo'll do right if iloy'll take
yo' down , ho only laughs an' tells yo' do
warden's gone to town an" won't bo back till
tomorrow. If yo' could kill yo'selt you'd
do It quick to end yo' pain , but yo'
can't oven do that , Yo' hold your breath
until yo' faint , an' den when yo'faint yo'
begin brcathln' agin ; an' after awhile when
yo' wnko up you' find yo'vo boon luuigln' on
yo'wrists until day's about broke , nn' yo'
git up on yo' [ tiptoe's to work do shackles
down where they wont hurl RO.
"When doy como to take yo' down doy turn
do hose on yo. ' Do water is cold , but you air
cold , too , an' it don't make much difference ,
but after awhile it kind o'brings yo'to. It
took 'cm two hours to git do hnn'cuffs oft 'o
mo , my han's was swelled so. Doy couldn't
find do key or do key wouldn't work , an' doy
had to lllu "em off. Guess a man would rather
bo lump by do neck nt onco. Dey hang some
men up fo'ty-eight hours. "
"You are glad when Sundays como , arc
you not ?
"In summer time , no. All do men dread
Sunday. After yo' go to Sunday school yo'
hat tor go Inter yo'cell an'stay. Dero's no
air a stlrrln' an' yo' Just hat lr lay there
an' smother. Unless Its n cloudy day yo'
don't ' have any light , an1 yo' can't sco to
read , an' Just haf tor lay dero an1 pant an'
fan yo'sclf. "
"Do they over Inflict any moro severe pun
ishment ! "
"Idunno , Hangln'sall I know anything
about. Guess doy do. though. .When a man
pits so bad that hangm's won't do any good ,
dey send for do governor , an1 doy do Just
what ho says. "
Altogether Bill has a very vl vid idea that
the Iowa nenitentiary at Fort Madison is
not n pleasure resort.
Notice to IMcnlo 1'nrtlcR.
Change in time , commencing Monday ,
Aug. 7. Trains for Manawa leave at the
following hours : Morning trains leave
Broadway at 10 a. m. Evening trains at
" . 2 , H , 4 and f > and every 110 minutes
hereafter until 12 p. in.
Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap
Grconshields , Nicholson & Co. , real
cstatoand rentalsCOO Broad way. TeV.151.
Now is the time to enjoy the bathing
it Manhattan beach.
COURTI > AND BEACH.
.area Crowds Visited the Urcezy Itciort
Yo ter lay Two Ilulloon Ascmiilons.
The attendance atCourtland bench yester-
iny afternoon and evening was the largest
f the season , with oao exception July 4.
t Is estimated that fully -4,003 paoplo'passed
hrough the gates during the day.
The features were the balloon ascensions
ml the stcrooptlcon views. They wore
ully enjoyed. The now balloon arrived in
, ho morning and two ascensions were made
) y Mine. Xelno. The now airship is much
arger than the Gribblo balloon and
.s o.vpxblo of going T a grn.itorj3 dis-
, ance. no ascension at 4 o'clock was the
Inest ever given at the beach. Manager
Tirilllths estimates that the balloon arose tc
he distance of ono milo before the parachute
was cut loose. The parachute did not work
to perfection and swayed to and fro a little
too much , but this was easily remedied for
the next ascension. Mtno. Zeluo alighted on
be top of thu ice house across the lake from
ho buach.
In the 0'oninpr nn increased number wit
nessed the ascension ani double parachute
Jump. Mine.Celno was accompanied on hei
trip to the skies by a dog. When the bal
loon had reached a .height of several hun
dred feet she cut loose the parachute thai
was to land his dogshlpsafolyon terra firma ,
The Uos. however , preferred a bath , anc
alighted in the center of the lake , safelj
swimming to shore. Mme. Zclno came dowt
on the north side of the lake.
"Sixteen tu Ono. "
There is In Omaha n man who makes c
habit of "looking for the best of it , " and
sadly enough , ho usually gets it. Ho has i
cheerful way of dropping into a saloon e.-irlj
in the morning nnd tendering n ( M bill it
payment for his matutinal horn , being a
the tinio in full knowledge of the fact thu
very few beverage dispensaries are able t <
produce change for that amount early In tin
Jay. Hence , ho usually goes away carrying
his double X-er and a drink besides. Hi
works this scheme at several places , am
before the day is well begun ho carries i
pleasant load of ' 'boozo. "
Saturday morning ; however , he mot will
misfortune. At the early hour of 8 o'clocl
ho dropped in at a certain hotel bar to worl
the usunl racket and went away with fou :
pounds of sorrow and several moro of silve
welching him down. The man behind tin
bar had "laid for him , " and in addition ti
his horn of whisky ho walked out with six
tcrtn silver dollars and seventy-seven nickels
From the appearance of his face as ho won
away It is safe to say that bo will hardly tr ;
to work the "big bill" game again for som
time to como.
Currency 1'iimliie In Iturttilo.
BUFFALO , Aug. 0. The currency famln
has struck Buffalo. At a mcoting of th
clearing houao committee Saturday , it re
solved not to pay out currency except who
absolutely necessary. The banks hav
enough currency for ordinary purposes , bu
not for extraordinary demands.
Smoke T. D. King & Co's Partagas.
Domestic soap is the best.
Kk'llor II s Dropped Our.
The firm of Prince it KieiTcr , which ha
been operating the Grand Central hotel , ha
been dissolved. Sol I'rinco will continue th
business.
HV.lTIIUll JUKKO.lllTa.
Southerly Wind * anil Local Tliiimlerstorir
I'roinliuil Today ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 0. Forecasts for Mot
day : For Nebraska , Iowa and the Dakotas-
Brisk southerly winds ; warmer , local thui
dor storms ,
l.ocnl llfcoril.
Omen OH TUB WKATHBH DUHBAU , OMAIIJ
Aug. 0. Omaha reconi of temperature an
rainfall compared with corresponding day c
past four years :
1803.1892 , 1891. 189
Maximum tcmporuturo. 88 ° 8'JO H5O 93
Minimum lumpoi'Hturo. . CfjO 700 710 OT
AvurHitu tomporaturo. . . 70s bus 7HO BO
I'loolpltatlon 00 .00 .00 T
Statement showing the condition of ton
peraturo and precipitation at Omaha for tli
day and slnco March 1 , lb'J3 ;
Normal temperature , 74
Kxcchg for the day 2
Deficiency Mnco March 1 237
Normal precipitation 11 Inc
Ihitlcluncy fortho day 11 Inc
Deficiency bluco March 1 , . . . 2.01 1m
"T" Trace ,
r Ilcportt Irom Other I'mnti at 8 p. in.
"T" Indlcatea trace.
. HUNT. Local Forccaat Official
THE PRESENTING OF SIAJI
A Reformer Who SpeSks English and Af
fects Eurofy&n Ways.
ODD REMINISCENCES1 6f HIS ANCESTORS
Ho Knew They Mail 'A'Ynukoo ' Win * 9.1,000
by tlio l ) o nl Chloroform on n Vicious
\Vlilto ICIcplmnl I rum Itnnckuk
to AyiliVil.t.
Mora than a decade ago ohanco and n
steamer from Uong Kong took 1110 to
Bangkok , the capital of the Siamese
dngiloiii. I had n letter to the king and ,
through the courtesies of Colonel D. B.
31ckolswho thonroprosented the United
States at the Siamese court , it was ar
ranged that 1 should deliver the letter
at a Bpecial audience.
At the time appointed I went from the
American consulate to the royal palace ,
accompanied hy Colonel Slckelswho waste
to present mo. Wo wont In a row boat
from consulate to palace and the journey
was not an easy ono for the rowersas the
tide was against them. The Moimm
river , which flows through Bangkok , is
the great highway of the city , especially
for freight of all kinds , and the move
ments of nearly all the boats tire regu
lated by the tides so as to save as much
manual labor as possible.
Had wo been going with the tide our
journey would have required about half
the time and one-tenth the tnuselo that
it did. The palace stands on the bank
of the river and as wo nearcd it the con
sul told me about an incident of the pres
entation of some Boston missionaries to
the old king of Slam forty or fifty years
ago. He had asked them to toll about
their country and as they talked ho lis
tened with a"n air Of interest and belief.
Finally ono of them pointed from a win
dow of the palace to the river that
tlowod in front of It and said , "Your
majesty , if that river was in the part of
America wo coiuo from , your whole
army could walk across it for three
months in the year , just as it would
walk across a bridge. "
"That will do , " said the king , "I've
thought all the time that you wore lying
ttnd now I know it. " and ho brought the
audience to an end at once.
In the Itoyal I'roftenco.
When Colonel Slckels and I landed at
the palace wo were mot by an ollicor of
the royal staff , who escorted us to a spa
cious waiting room adjoining the recep
tion hall. Ho spoke English fluently
and ehattod pleasantly with us for per
haps a quarter of an hour , when another
otllcor appeared and signalled for us to
enter. He led the way into a largo
room , richly but not elaborately fur
nished in iCuropean stylo. At a table
' '
near the center of'tl'ie room stood two
men , one dressed in European costume ,
and one whoso garb seemed to bo partly
European and partly Siamese. The lat
ter was the king ; as wo approached ho
advanced a stop or two and shook hands
with the consul , wlio then presented me.
I received a similar handshake and a
greeting in Siamesewhich was immedi
ately rendered into English by the other
man , who proved to bo the king's inter
preter. The king'-'thtn motioned to us
to bo seated and indicated chairs for us ,
but we carefully adhered to the etiquette
of not occupying them till his majesty
had sat down.
As soon as wo were seated the king be
gan the conversation by asking me if I had
had a pleasant jdu'rne'y , and hoping that
I had found Bangkok' interesting. Ik
spoke in Siamese , which was translated
into English by the interpreter when
ever he paused , and my answer in Eng
lish was rendered into Siamese in the
same way. The latter translation was
wholly unnecessary , as the king under
stands and speaks English perfectly.
Throughout the entire audience every
thing was thus translated , though the
king occasionally cut short some of the
changes from my native tongue to his ,
Ho asked quite a number of questions
about the countries I had visited , wishet
that moro of my fellow countrymoi
would visit Siam , and particularly
wished to know what 1 hud seen of the
military and naval forces of China. Th <
feeling between China and Siam was no
then of the best , owing to a disputi
growing out of commerce between tin
two countries and the largo number o
Chinese subjects then in Slam.
I delivered my letter , which wa :
placed unread on the table on which the
king's right hand occasionally rested
there was no need of reading it at tin
time , as his majesty had been told wha
its contents were. The interview laste (
about twenty minutes , and the king terminated
minatod it by rising , the usual hint o
royalty to the visitor that he isoxpecte (
to go. What a blessing if the custon
could bo adopted and made univer
sal in this land of ours ! Many a todiou
call in the social or business worli
could thus bo greatly abridged.
They Crept Into 111 * 1'rcacncc.
Chulalonkorn 1 , supreme king o
Siam , is a slenderly built 'man , a littl
below medium height , and with an ereo
and dignified POSO. His face is Oriental
like his complexion ; it is pleasing am
full of intelligence , and as ono looks a
it ho does not wonder that the king ha
beou a leader in many reforms. It wa
formerly the custom for all subjects
whatever their rank , to creep into th
king's ' presence and to remain prone 01
the ground or lloor as long as hi
majesty was in sight ; the custom stll
prevails among many of the native dig
niturlcs , as I had occasion to see , who
visited by persons beneath them i
rank , and when waited on by their sot
vants. When Chulalonkorn bocain
king ho abolished the custom so far a
the royal palace yas concerned , and ot
dored that everyone coming into hi
presence should do so ercot. Had in ;
audience been W\th his father , twont
years earlier , tins plllcer who took n
into the reception room would hav
crept like an Infant along the lloor an
the interpreter vymild have had mor
need of cushionsu-.fpr knees and elbow
than for a chair. , , , „
Before I luft , tl)0 ) room the king 'ii
formed mo that JjQ.was going the nox
day to his palace at > Bang-pa-in , about
hundred miles upitho Moimm river , an
invited mo to vislt'him ' there. I ucnop
cd the Invitation ? und ho Jthen told tli
consul that ho W nild send a steal
launch and a house boat , which would I
at our service 'We thanked him an
then took our louyo. I WUB sorry tli
king did not seen til to ask mo to lee
through his hareni before going , but i
1 had not expected him to do so I wi
not disappointed , Ho is a very mue
married man ; ho then had about 2i
wives'and , I dent ! know how many 1
has annexed since. Ills wives are i
various grades , some being of roya
princely or noble blood , and some i
common origin , who had been sent i
presents to his majesty from the in to fit
provinces. These last are specially fo
tunato if they can catch the eye and r
coivo the favor of their august masto
Unless they do HO their positions ai
practically those of servants to the w
men more favored by birth or charms.
Thr iiei > iunt btahlm.
The king's closing suggestion to tl
consul was that I might like to tteo tl
royal white elephants , and according
we wont to the elephant btubles as v
loft the palace buildings. As has oftt
m *
been stated , the whlto elephants arc no
white in the true sense ot the word
they are of an ashen Into , some of them
being mottled , with patches of a pinkish
color. Compared with the ordinary
black elephant they may bo called
white ) , just as ft gront ninny persons of
Caucasian origin may bo called white
when compared with the negroes. There
wore four whlto elephants in the royal
tables , and each had a house to him-
elf. Ono of them was so ugly that his
legs were chained heavily , and I wa"
told that ho had killed several keepers
and attendants. Those about him kept
at a respectful distance from his trunk.
It was formerly the duty of the court
jewelers to put golden rings on the
tusks of every white elephant that came
to the king , but the creatures created so
many vacancies in that olllco that the
custom was abandoned or loft to the dis
cretion of the chief keeper. The story
goes that back in the 60V there was i
white elephant at Bangkok that had
killed several jewelers In a vain attempt
to ring his tusks. One day an American
came to Bangkok who offered to perform
the work if paid $5,000 on its completion.
The offer was" ' accepted , and ho got
through the job In n few hours by the
use of chloroform , which was not then
known in the east.
Alumni the Ilonso llont.
The steam launch and house boatoamo
as promised and after taking on board
our handbags and a suitable amount of
provisions wo started an hour or two before -
fore sunset for the ascent of the Monam ,
The house boat is well described by its
name , as it is a small house built over
the hull of a boat. It in found all
through Asia , its form varying some
what in different countries , though the
essential features are the same. Ours
was divided into two rooms a saloon and
a kitchen or servant's quarters. The
former was the abode of the consul and
myself where wo ate. lounged and
slept , the sleeping being done on bam
boo divans or benches covered with thin
cushions ; the windows wore br iad and
wo kept them wide open all night to ad
mit whatever brce/.o might chance tc
come to us. Wo did not hood the fact
that the air was full of mosquitoes , as
wo were protected by muslin curtains oi
a mi'sh so close that it was nearly
stilling. The Siamese mosquito , or at
least ono variety of him , is so small that
ho cannot be kept out by a picket fence
or "post and rail , " as is averred of his
Now Jersey namesake , lie is not armed
with a canoponor or other weapon ol
otTonse , but for all that ho is a greal
pest and annoyance , especially to the
strangers.
Nearly 100 foot of cable connected m
with the steam launch or tow boatwhicl :
drew us , bill although so far off we
caught whiffs of muoko all too fre
q uently. After passing beyond the citj
limits wo found our course alternating
between rice fields and forests , the hit
or of rich tropical vegetation and sense <
enso as to bo almost impenetrable the <
ho pedestrian unless armed will
latchet or machete for clearing a path
ilany of the trees wore , covered to thoii
cry tops with climbing plants , am
among them I saw several specimens o
, hat famous parasite which invariably
idlls the tree that it incloses in its orri
> raee. One variety of this plant forms i
lotwork of such density that when tin
rcc perishes and crumbles to dust or i
eaten by the ants tno parasitic vine re
mains upright , forming a pyramid o
cone of bright verdure.
Kccoption lit llang-pn-lii.
In the morning we were just nea
enough Bang-pa-in to take breakfast be
"ore our arrival and prepare for prcsen
ation to the king. After breakfast a
jfllcer came to escort us to the palace
which is a handsome edifice on a vor
jiretty island in the Menam , surrounde
by dense forests , except where the
"lave been cleared to make way fo
fields and gardens. On this oecasio
the king received us with much les
ceremony than at Bangkok. Ho was at
rayed in the native dross , as wore his ir
torpretor and several officers who wer
present , and as soon as wo entered h
shook hands cordially with both of us
and ordered that we be served wit
cigars. For perhaps five minutes h
conversed through his interpreter , the
ho suddenly made a remark to mo in Enf
lish , whereupon the interpreter b : > we
and retired to another part of the rooir
Ho knew that his services would bo n
longer required for that occasion. W
remained for nearly half an hour , unti
the king signed for us to go by rlsin
from his chair. As wo were leaving h
suggested that I must sco the ruins (
Aynthia , the former capital of Sian
and about ten miles above Bang-pa-ii
destroyed by the Burmese a cehtnr
and a half ago. Also I must visit th
elephant corral at Aynthia , and to en :
bio mo to do so ho had placed a passoi
get * steam launch at my disposal.
Tropical Hulns.
The launch was at the landing who
wo reached it , and very quickly wo wm
on board. Just as wo wore casting oil
file of servants appeared , headed by n
English speaking ono , who oxplainc
that his majesty had sent some thinj.
for our personal comfort. The tliint
proved to bo champagne , brandy , bee
soda water and similar cheering an
inebriating articles , enough to suppl
two free drinkers for a week at leas
There wore also fruit , cakes and othe
edibles galore , and altogether wo wei
abundantly stocked for a journey of tc
miles. The little launch sped rapid !
up the river after her cargo had bee
stowed , and In an hour or ho wo wore i
Aynthia. Wo can say of the ruins i
the Boston woman said of those of a :
cient Uoino , that they are sadly out i
repair. They are buried ] in tropic
vegetation , and the remains of the cii
have suffered much moro since tl
Burmese invasion and destruction tin
would a more northern metropolis :
thrice the period that has elapsed. Tl
roots of the plants have forced thcstorr
apart and thrown down many of tl
walls by the great power they oxort.
Blonder tendril inserts itself into a tli
crevice , where it remains and gro\
day by day , pressing llko a wedge at
never stopping till it has accomplish !
what would seem to bo its objoi
Nature is wonderfully productive in tl
tropics , and at the same time dcstru
live.
The 1'rliicn of the Klopliiinti * .
After finishing the ruins wo return
to our launch and then went to see t
elephant corral , where the animals a
driven at the annual hunt. It consii
of palisades or palings afoot in diamot
and eighteen inches apart ; it is th
made so that the hunters can easily pc
through thorn when they have occusi
to do so quickly , but the spaces hotwe
the posts are altogether too small to IK
mil the egress of an olophant. Wo call
on the prince of the elephants , win
wo found in the second story of
"palaco" that looked moro like a roiii
shod than anything else , The prin
was a native of the old school , as ho t
on a low stool during the interview , d
not rise to greet us or expedite our t
parturo and was served by prostn
and crawling attendants. The kin
ollicor who accompanied us and also
European attache ol the royal court , f
lowed the old custom , wo two Amorlcn
.being the only ones in the room w
stood and sat erect.
The visit was brief and at its close
returned to our beat , where we ate
the royal food and drank of the ro ;
beverage till our appetites were sat
fled. Then wo Bat on the river's ba
and smoked cigars whJo | our escort ap
peased its hunger and thirst. Our in-
fond On the supplies was so small as to
bo hardly perceptible , but though our
escort was very small numerically I
doubt If the king over saw any of these
articles agalnospoclally , the liquid onosj
A Itoynl Dinner.
I forgot to say that the king had in
vited us < o dine with him at Bang-pa-ln
that evening , and vou may bo sure wo
were on hand. White duck Is the cus
tomary dinner dress of eastern. Asia and
not the black broadcloth of' Europe.
Arrayed In spotless whlto wo were at
the palace in due season , before his
majesty had come from his private
apartments. Before ho appeared there
were about twenty of us altogether , in
cluding the Interpreter , two or three of
the court otllelals , the king's secretary
and several brothers of the king , pr ,
rather , half brothers. Almost iiumodl-
Uoly after the king appeared the doors
; > f the dining hall were thrown open
* nd Ms majesty led the way to the table.
Colonel Slckels and I wore placed on
Ither hand of our host and the rest of
ho party dropped into their places like
ho occupants of n well ordered board-
tig house. The interpreter was seated
liroctly opposite the royal host and the
ithors wore placed according to their
auk , at least t supposed so.
For llvo or ton minutes the king con
versed through the Interpreter , then , as
lit the forenoon interview , ho .suddenly
aid Rome-thing in English , and from
hat time on the bl-llngtml assistant was
it liberty to give his entire attention to
lis dinner , for not another word was ho
lulled upon to speak.
The table was set in European style
mil elaborately decorated with flowers
uul the dinner was like a Persian one ,
ho royal cook being a Frenchman. Sov-
iral kinds of tropical fruits wore served ,
omo of them between the regular
jour.sos , and the king took special pains
to show them to mo , explaining their
character and qualities , and , as was sev
eral times necessary , show mo how they
ivoro to bo eaton. For instance , ono
Vuit that looked like an apricot ho al-
owed mo to struggle with lor two or
, hree minutes in a vain effort to s-oparato
t into halves. Its skin had a velvety
iippcaranco and I did not suspect there
was a shell beneath it till his majesty
smilingly took the fruit from my hand
ind opened it with a knlfo. We had
iionoy in the comb , and I remark , by the
tvay , that there was a largo comb of
Iionoy among the things that were sent
> n board the steam launch for our jour-
Jioy to Aynthia. I asked his majesty
why It was that the bees of Slum laid
iip stores of honey in a country whore
the flowers bloom every day in the year.
IIo frankly replied that it was a conun
drum ho could not answer.
Knriiponn Airs In Douhlo Senfte.
After dinner the king accompanied us
to a balcony overlooking a largo space
In front of the palace , and as soon as wo
wore seated the royal band struck up
the Siamese national air and followed it
with "La Grande Duchesso , " "Madame
Angpt" and other music of European
origin. The performers wore all natives ,
the loader was a Frenchman , but I was
told that the period of his engagement
would terminate shortly and lip would
bo succeeded by a native. The king was
justly proud of the uand. which was an
institution of his own , and he asked mo
two or three times how I liked it.
I was able to answer without prevari
cation that the performance was very
good ; the Siamese are a musical people ,
generally speaking , and some of them
will pick up strange airs from foreign
lands in , a remarkably short time.
We listcneil to the music , stnoktul
cigars and chatted on quite a variety of
topics for more than an hour , in fact for
nearly two hours. The 'king told me
many things about -his country and in
turn asked"me many questions about
other countries , besides asking sugges
tions for the improvement of Siam. tic
impressed mo as greatly desirous of
doing all In his power for the improve
ment and elevation of his people , and
the correctness of my impression is
shown by the many changes that have
taken place during his reign and all of
them for the best. Altogether our nftnr-
dinner talk covered a great deal ol
ground and was as informal as you may
pluabe to imagine. It did not seem that
1 was in the presence of-a royal ruler ,
but rather in that of a well informed
and courteous gentleman who had invitee ;
mo to his house to dinner and a post
prandial chat.
In duo time the evening came to ar
end and we returned to our house boat
While wo were yet sleeping the launcl
made steam and with our boat
in tow cleft the waters of the stately
river in the direction of Bangkok.
BELI03 OF ANCIENT TROY.
A I'rlcclei * Collection of Idol * , Weupoin nnt
Drlnklnc Ves iU ) at the SmltliHiiiinin.
Trojan relics of priceless value and
high antiquity have reached Washing
ton from the Now York customs house
which will form one of the most inter
esting collections presented te > tin
Smithsonian institution for many years
They were dug from the ruins of Tro ;
by Dr. Schliomanu and must have passee
through the mighty conflagration whicl
the legend says ended the Trojan war
The meaning and associations of thcs (
are of surpassing interest , for until i
few years ago , scholars and learned moi
believed that the heroes of Homer am
Virgil , who fought at the dawn of his
tory , existed only in myth and story
The discovery worked a revolution 11
classic history. Those intorestlni
BAD COMPLEXIONS
l'lui > lci , tilacklirudi , red , ruugli mul oily i-Un
mid liiuitiB , dry , ihln , mid tulllni ;
hair , and elinpfu baby llfmli-lics
are jirt-vi-ntcil uuil cured liy CIITI.
emu KOAIinntt uffi'Cllvo rUn.
purifying and liuuullfyiiiK neap In
the world , nil well an purcHt und
gwc-cti-nt of totli-t and Nursery
eoapa. Hold throughout the world.
objects are made of many ma
terials , of which atone , bronze , Ivory ,
marble , terra cottn and boifu nmv bo
mentioned , There are 188 in all. They
include a variety of articles , mtoh a *
weapons , idols , vases , urtid , knlvoo , dag
gers , pins , whorls , drinking vessels of
elaborate designs and patterns , rings ,
jugs nnd bullet * . The whorls , which
are the most numerous of any ob
jects in the collodion , had a peculiar
use. There are eighteen of them. The
Washington Post says they are circular
shaped , vary from outi Inch to three in
ches lu diameter and nro made of stone
highly polished nnd ornamented , They
formed a very essential part of the rutlo
spinning wheel which the Trojan
matrons of that day usod. Then it was
fashionable for all woman to spin , and
oven these of royal blood , who from the
walls watched their friends and favorites
in battle on the plains below , could
deftly twist threads of great evenness
and uniformity.
The drinking vessels excite the great
est curiosity. A few of the nnmus as
they appear on the original catalogue
will show what n variety of them there
are. There are globular jugs , lustrous
jugs with inclsou ornamentation , t\o-
handled goblets , two-handled jugs , two-
haudlod cups , ouo-liaildled cups , llllpu-
tlau jugs , bowls and other vessels.
ThoMi are of various sixes. Some hold
as much as two quarts , and some no
more than a thimbleful. The double-
handled goblets , of which there are
three , are of curious construction.
They stand about six inohos and have
on either side long , Blonder handles
reach nig from top to bottom. They hold
about the same amount us goblets of the
present tiny. A broad , shallow bowl in
the collection may have boon used in the
sacrillccs to hold the sacred nioul which
was the custom of the Greeks oaml
Trojans to throw over the animal about
to bo sacrllk'oil. Ucsidos the drinking
vessels there are many interesting vases.
Ono of those Is a tripod vase about ton
inchishigh [ which was made tojstand upon
three short legs. Another is a Vase of
mystic style and u third is ornamented
with stratiijo lines that portray the like
ness of u woman's face. There are other
objects of terra cottn , of which three
balls , oblong and pyramidal weightsono
idol , one bond iliut ono ring aic the most
important. There are many curious
pieces of marble quaintly carved which
were very essential in the economy of
the Trojan religion. Those are as thin
as wafers and grotesquely shaped.
llrivaiiu Su iir .Market. ,
HAVANA , Aug. 0. The sugar mnrkot has
been exceedingly quiet this week. Musco
vado , nonlinal ; molasses sugar , regular lo
good polarization , $ ; i.M40fH.i'J ' } , gold , per
quintal ; centriUigal , Ifc ! tovfo degree polarisa
tion , $4.liJi4C'4.1v1i. ) ! ! Stoclts In warehouse
at Havana and Matanzas , Kl boxes , 810,500
bags and 181 lukls.
PRIME IN men PLACESI it is
not strange that some people do
wrong through ignorance , ethers from
a failure to investigate aa to the right or
wrong of a matter. But it Is strange ,
that individuals and lirniH , who are fully
nwuro of the rights of ethers , will persist - * .
sist in perpetrating frauds upon thorn.
High-toned , wealthy nmuufrcturinfj
linns will olTor and sell to retail merchants
chants , articles which tlioy know to ba
infringements on the rights of proprio-
j tors , and imitations of well known goods.
J Wo want to sound a note of warning to
the retailers to beware of such Imita
tions and simulations of ' 'CAiiTKli's Lrr-
TIK Livr.it PILLS. " When they are of
fered to you , refuse them ; you do not
| want to do wrong , and you don't want to
lay yourself liable to a lawsuit. Bon
Franklin said "Honesty is the best poli
cy" : it is just as true that "lloiiosty ia
thobesl principle. "
W. C. ESTEP
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