THE OMAHA DAILY 151313 : StTNTAT , DISC EMI ! 13R 127. ISOO.
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Business Partakes of tlio Usual Holiday
Character.
/ STOCK TAKING SEASON IS NOW AT HAND
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\
Moilcrnlc-l'rlrcd ( JiinilN I lie llcnl .Sell-
< TN for riirUlinn * ( lIMn Mi-rcliauta
I'rodlrl it Driiiiinil fur U'lii-
llT ( JIIIMlM III .llllllllirj .
Of nil the fifty-two weeks that KO to make
up the circle of llio your Ilium Is not one
approaching In Importance Urn six tlay
liroodilng dirlstniBH , Important allko to the
busy tradesman itiul the Idle lover of
jilraHuro ; a season that In looked forward to
with the liveliest expectations on Uic part
of rvery citizen , young or ulil.
To the tradesman It H the harvest tlmo
of they < > ar. the season when ho must gather
In business sufllclcnt to balanro the lodger
on I ht < right sldo or clflo Hotlln' down to a
realization of thu hard fact that hl.s year'H
work has been In vain.
The tlmoJ.ionorcd custom of making
Christmas presents has given Hso to a
jjroat Industry , or rather many Industries ,
that might all be grouped under a single.
head. namely , the manufacture of holiday
poods. Kvory manufacturer , and every
bright man with a patenlablo Idea , has
ransacked his brain to devise useful or attract -
tract I vn articles that might servo at
Christmas tlmo an gentle reminder ! * of
friendship. ,
Mnnthn ago the manufarturers began
work upon tuo goods that have only the
past week reached the hands of consumers.
From tint manufacturers the goods were
jmssed on to the Jobbers , who have. had
their men out all tinfall and winter
nolleltliiK orders from the retail trade.
The goods , for the manufacture and
distribution of which months were required ,
must all bo sold within tin- week , or at
most two weeks , preceding Oirlstmas day.
Viewed In the light of the foregoing , the
statement that the past week was the most
Important of the whole year , could haidly
bo regarded as extravagant.
CHHIST.MAS TIIADH JUST KAlll.
Omaha merchants did not haso as high
hopes this year upon the results of Christ
inas trade as usual , and In that regard
there was no little display of wisdom.
They were all aware that money Is scarce
and that hard times have forced people
into th' ' practice of a rigid economy which
. would cut clown the lavish expenditures
/ for Christmas gifts customary In former
* i ynirs. The realizations of the past week
were very much In accord with expecta
tions formed In advance by most members
of the retail trade , though the mild
weather rendered the situation still more
unfavorable.
i The Christmas trade , as a whole , was
fair , but to some It was a disappointment
those who hud cheap goods for Kale did
belt , r than thr-y expected , while the hold
ers of liner and more expensive merchan
dise did worse. With many shoppers It
wim a scramble for cheap goods , something
that would go the- farthest and make the
most show for tinmoney. . Cold weather ,
without doubt , would have materially al
tered llio character of the trade , as It
would have developed a demand for warm
. wearing apparel and the many other use
ful articled necessary In winter time , but
the cold weather did not put In an appoar-
aiiee.
As to the future of the retail trade , some
merchants express the opinion that Jan
uary will show better results than usual ,
the basis for such predictions being the
assumption that we are bound to have
cold weather by that time , and that when
It does come consumers who have been
such mod era to buyers thus far will bo
forced to provide themselves with winter
goods.
During the coming week the usual taking
of stock will occupy the attention of most
merchants. January 1 being the generally
accepted date for the closing of books
and the figuring of profits and losses
< ; IMII : uimr.T. .
Condition of T rii lie mill Quota ! IIIIIM
on StaiiliIIIK ! l''nnc > I'niiliice.
rcociH I'VeMi withered , Wt\9c.
IHJTTHIl Common to fair , Jj9c ; choice to
fancy , roll , 13jtir c ; separator crenmery , 21c :
is Gathered cream. ISJfJOc.
OAMIJ t'ralrle chicken * , per Joz. . JG.OOIfC.K ;
liuill , JI.WGI.M ) ; blue willed teal ihlcks , Jl.COtf
1.7 , ' . ; Kireli wbnr. JI.25 ; redheads mid mallards ,
.r.O ; Fimill rabbits , 40iCOe ; Jacks' , fl.COifl.BO :
wiulrrels , Cf > JJ7" > c ; deer saddles , liyiCc ; carcasse * .
lOffllc ; antelope saddle * . 13ffl4c ; carcnfMH - ,
Onmiila Reoxi * . lai'KO , ( C nufn.UO ; Kinnll. ll.eWi.OO.
C1IUKSK Domestic brick , tOVjc ; IMam , per
< lnz. , JII.CO ; eluli house. Mb. jarx , per iloz. , $3.15 ;
LlmhcrKcr , fancy , per ll > . , 3'.tc ; Itiniucfurtilu. .
Jnr * . i ; r doz. , JJ.GO ; Young America * , 105ic ;
Iwlns. funry , 10V4e.
VK.U. rholoo fnt , SO to 12C Ibs. , arc quoted ut
7 { c ; lari'o and coiirce , 4fruc.
DltnssiID I'OUI.TIIY Chicken * . teCe ; tur
keys , Ififllo ; KOOM . TftlSo ; ( lurks. 7if8c.
I.IVi : Pori-TllY-Nol wauled.
rmiiN : > l.l\e , "SfiWc ; dead plRoons. not
wanted.
HAY I'pland ' J..OO ; midland. SI.M ; lowland.
II oo , rye nimw , tl.OO ; eolor mikes the print on
hay. Unlit bales sell tlie l > esl ; only top Bnidcs
brltm top price * .
liltiiDM COIIN llxtremoly slow Fnle : new
rrup. ilollvi-rcil on track In country ; choice crccn
elf \Miri.lne i-nrppt , per 1U. . : UP ; choice urrcn ,
runiilM ) ; t hull , iVic ; rcinmoii , t'.ic.
BWlirrr IUTATOia--On : onlera. per bill. . > 100.
U.NMDXS ( l.ioil . ntoclc , per Ijll. . ( OUMc.
LIMA IIKANSITr III. . He.
lli.VNS llnn.l plckcil navy , per Int. , tl. : * .
c vim MilDmxl ; Htork. pir hundred , ) ! >
i'1'Il-rY rvr diu. . :0930c : fancy , laige , IZf ?
I'nTAT'TS ' Gnol moper ! tin. , : Sc ; WyomIng -
Ing ' --k f nrkril , SOn ppr 100 ll > .
Kill' ITS.
( llt\lis : I'nittn. 13 puny 'baskets , ConcunU
tut I'.IUIW.KI. | p r rrat"- * , } S. ! > ' ) .
M \ l.iiliilAI'ICS t'er litff. J7.
( \MiKlllIiS-Capc ! Cod. per lilil. . > 5.
Al'l'l l-H c'nukliiB , J'cr ' Lbl.tl.i3Qri.n ( ; fancy
New Ynik. 51 7J.
1'AL.UViKNIA riJAHS IVr box , JS.OOg'J.K.
MtOlMCAl. l-'HUlTrt.
ri.\MAri'i.iri IVr ciale of tvio to three doz. ,
K.OUiH o.
< IUANCIS : Mexican. $3.73 ; California navels ,
X. MTlllllIKH , M.
I.UMn.NS Mi-HKlnnii , t4.50Ui.00 ; choice Cali
fornia. ti"5ia.75. ' fnney , } l.
HJMl..N \ > " i liiilrilaise utocU. prr bunch.
flOift2 ! . iKCilluin-iilrml liiliiclii-s. J1
IIONKY I'uncy white , pur lb. , He ; choice , lie ;
Cnllfurnla , nmlier color , H'C.
CIDICllclaimed Juice , jicr halt lib ) . . JJ.50 ; per
Lid . fl.uuiH . ' . " . , . _
MAPI.ISYlll'l' : Klve-Kftl. cans. each. Jl.tOff
175 , KM ! . < aiiB. pi-r duz. . Jli ; imlf-Kal. cuno. ft.V5 ;
fjuiit c.tnn SJ f > 0.
HAri-'ii MiAirr- 1'er halt bbl. , Jl-5. ; bide. ,
JJ.liu.i. ! . - . .
PHIS Imported fancy. 5 crown. 30-lli. : l-oxc/ ,
15c. oh. Ice. to-lb. boxei. 3-croivn , Ho.
NI'TS-Almonds , Unllfntmn , n'ev lb. . larse
size , 13 < - ; llinzlls. per lb. , luc : iiiKll : h wnl-
uiiis. per Ih. . Inney. soft Midi. 12 < fl2'ic ' ; ntnnd-
rds. lltni'jc ; lllberlH , per Ih. . l > - ; pecans , pol-
lihed. larce. JKlOo ; Jumbo , IKH'-c ; Inijjo hickory -
ory initf , l.a ucr bu. ; small 51.M ; coce.imit , So
" " ' ' '
IIIDIW. TAI.I-OW. KIT.
lIir-1.8 No 1 Brriti M r * . te : No. 2 Breon
hide * . 4e ; No. 1 ( ji-ecn wilted hl'lcn..No -
Kii'cn halted hide * . Cc : No. I'onl cidf. S to 12
Ibx , - > ; No. J venl calf. S lo IS ! bi. 4r ; No. )
dry Hint hl.li-s . , MlliV ; No. I dry Hint hides ,
RJlic ; No. I dry pulled hlcos. Sfjllc. part curt-il
hid" * . < < ! > per Ih. less than fully cm > .Hl.
KHKir : I'IM.TSIrent ! Hilled , null. : . .TCO > ;
green .iil d. shearliiRS ( fbort uoU > d ea'ly bKtns ) ,
raeh. ISo ; dry shearliiKS < hnrt won | . ; . | earls-
skins ) No. I. cnch , : > < ; dvv Hint , Kansas and
NehraxKa l.ul.'h.r wool pi'lls , ] i.T Ih. , iirtunl
wclKht Id' " ' ; dt'v flint. Kunwa * and Nrhninkn
Murrain wml i > "lls. per lb. . Hflu.il welKht. Jf/lc ;
dry Illtil ivii.nido buichor Wind p ll . | > T ib. ,
artiial w. lulu. 4fi.V ; dry Illnl'jlTudo .Murrain
w.xd t"t ] . IUT Ih. , aclual welKbt. 3file ; fi'Ot
cut off. us It Is iiM'less li > pay fieluht on iliem.
TAM.OW AND UIIKASn-TiillJW. No. 1. 3c ;
tallow. No. 3.i,4c : gltnt'c. ulillu A. 3e ; RriMfe.
white II , Ii : Krrnne , yellnw , Je ; Rteuw.- . dark ,
! , , : old liiittcr , Sj/-.t ; ; lx.ei\\ux , prim : , IJWi-'o ;
roiiKh tallow , le
\ VOHI.t'nna l.o.l , line , hrnvy'W7e ; Hup , llfiht ,
t < u"f. quint , ililuod , H'li'I.V : reedy. 1'inry und
ClinlTv HrH. " . cottod Hiid broken , coin P.O. 7iJ5c ;
e < itied nnd 1'n.kon. lliie. i ( > c. I'loei" Washed
Mc'Miiiu. IV'ilV ; line. Htiiile ; lub uubh'd. 1031So ;
bli. I- SliiuKk , Go ; tug luik . Z < U L ; .ItuJ
pulled , VuG" .
f In our lot * , welnhed nnd dellvored In
I'ry ' burfnlo , per Ion. JU iVlflll.00 ; dry
rounti- ; . lileoehcd. per ton , H0M < r.'cO. dry coun-
try .1. : , 1,1 and ineiiiy , per li'ii. J .MUii.OO.
i
FUUSH MUATW.
) urF : tluuil nutlvu hteerr. 4u to 600 lb * . , S'.jff
Ic. uiMrru Hiern , l' So'i' ( ' ; KJI ,1 cow * nnd ht'lf-
fr . r.si ' , ! ' . niodlum ioiv nnd liulfira , 4\4c \ ; good
forHiuiiitiT * COUB mid hilrom , 4c. good furc-
Simrtois nathr nteerii , &e , i ouil htndfiuaricra COWB
nd lii'tftr * . C'ic ' ; ucod hlndqiinrtcn native fleeru ,
( c. cow rnuiulif , Me ; cir.v jiliitB. 3c ; ItonMfsi
churlH , lo ; cow rnueh * , 3Vje ; sn-or churkn , 4e ;
U'ff tenjeilcilns , * k. lof rolls , bunrle * * , SHe ;
ll luln tutu , liunole.i. t > V > f ; loin back , bonclos * ,
fc , ultIn lolnt. 7c ; ei.w rllu. No. 3. Cljc , cow
loin * . .S' J. fcUe ; beef lilininlniiH , Jijcj rump
tuljii. Kuliouhlvr ; clods. 6l i- .
1 'HIC ' l'remhl ' bom , 4le ; pork lolnj , tc ; pork
! < 1 I'oliid l c ; n | irit ribs , &c ; Imm nu aie ; ,
liuiti ' ' 0. iwik shoulder * , nniuh.tc \ ; pork nhoul-
' ! IT . > kliined , &n ; poilt lilmmliiBt , 6c ; leaf lard ,
nut remkrfd , 5i o.
Ml'TTON' l > iri d lamb , 7n ; Jromod mutton ,
if rlit , niollun , H c ; legs , mutton , "dc ; nil-
< llrs , nu.ti .n , I'io ' ; uttw. 3c ; § liei'i | plucki , Zo ,
A'IMV Yorlc \ VccKIllnnU Statement.
NKVV YOIIIC Hoc -A - Theetkly btnk tutc-
tntnl fehowi Hi * fi Ipiwliitf ehuntffsi Hiherve ,
Increase ll,035lu , ) oan , tncr"H4e | u)7SiX ) ) , > pi-vl .
< i | t n.lcr . Inrrri . .
. 2i.3no. elrrtilatl n. i ! tvnrr
la..ffni. T.ic bnnk * now InM $3I.3 < , ! > 0 In cxrCTii
nf the rvulrcmeni | | > of tlie 2T pr eent rule.
iir.i'oiiT oi1 M\V YoitTc riNANcinn.
Mncli Surplus I'liniN hi Ibc Yitrlmi *
llanl < M of ( In * City.
Ni\V Yn K , n . . n. . Thf New YnrK 1'lnin-
rlnMiyn thl Mk : The Ktntrirmit nf the KIWI-
clntnl bnnk * of NMV Ynrk 'lty for the wrH <
tmtlriK Uceeinni-r M eovcm but five btinlnrmi
tliyii , nml rrtlcetii , mmvc evrrytlilnR * ! # . the
ll tl w condition evlili-nl In thf Stork exchange
Hii-l commercial clretm. IVuplle the e II for
eurrctiey from this emur , whlrh caino In after
the wvcrnlnrgt \ wpnteni ' f llatr , thf blinks
tepiM nn inrrrara of tl f'r.noo In rarti. the KBIH
of R.OWI.IXIO in Incnl tttnlcra hnvliiK ljn nlrn-t
by n ileert-Hne of I4H.1 Win In rpwlo. Thfre wn
Mn csimmtlon of iU7,3im In Irmn. . whtelt , cnmlnic
pftT Hi * inoicBfinf ia,8iooo for the tfr k
prrvlmm , niul I lie Inner trains of preoMlnff
week * . nbowH the duUnem Into which tbr mntUet
lm fallen. Hut the very nunIerHt" Increate re-
j purteil wim tnadint nn ixlvaiirpl mtoiont tUurc.
I the pffiK't of bii'lncFa trnlit'li-K ' In th went i > nd
' the pprnnehlnK Jnnunry Pflllrnifnt prrlo l ) m\-
IMK operiiteil In nil.ie rnint on both call nml
tlmo foHim. Ai the tutnl lonn InL--e if of Jl"-
ISI.l'flO ulnec Nnvfinlfr 7 hn tn-rn ma IH nt rm-
ptntitlv rsiluppil quotntlont , the advance for the
cut rent week JOP not nppenr loRl.-nl. nllhiniKli
II Is Kcn riilly IhnuKht th lliir.i-r tone will
Klmw nn relaxation until nftcr the nmt of the
year. In the mi-nntlme Hie cxemn of Idle mom-y
In New York crow * with every ftntpiiK'nt. the
filrplil.i ifM-ivp of ni.M9.fiiO now reported li'lnit
the hlKhei > t > lnee feptenibcr 7 , tt&S , except-
ln > { . of couiKe the uncrnl weeks | ireeii1lnit the
Kebninry Iwml Innn. when thn New York Imnlis
were neeumillntlnR uperlc. The ei > n Illlong mir-
rounilltn ; lliese two perloilii of blKli funib" . bow-
i-ver , nre Inrsely illff rrnl. On Septemlior > ,
.1S9S , the loniiB of the New York bunko were
f.ll.ooo.non blKhcr thiin nl present , nml < | CHHIM | |
were IM. ooo.oM ) Kri-ntcr. An n Inrse proportion
of the lonii * minliby the New York lmnk ulnei-
election hnve liei-n on cterllm ; cxelu.iiue. Itvmilil
be Keen thnt the course of the money mnrket
IH now depenilont In purl on development * nf-
rectlnc the price of stcrllm : . nnd u further
KtrrnKtln-nliiit In the prlro will iliiubtle ! < tend
townrd innlntnlnlnir letter Interest rules here.
At nny rnle , thcie In rennon to look f.r Ihla
refill dtirlnK the Hist pntt of the eomlnic year
nnd II H , pcrhnps. due lo thive nnllelpallonii
thnt the rnte I * now MreniUhenlni ; . alllioiiKh
the accumulation of Idle money continue * .
\VIIKI.Y : : imv coons HUVIKW.
.Slight IncrciiMc In tin- Value of Ibc
liiiliorlN ,
NK\V YOHK , Dee. 1C. The Impcrts of dry Roods
nnd K'ncrnl mcn-hniullin- this port tbl'i wfrlt
wrro valued nt ' C.D8.MI. . nKalnst JT.SCI.SilS laol
week , nnd IS.STI.CM the cnrn-i > pondlnir' week
lust year. The Import * of uperle were 170.731 ! .
of whlrh I22.4IS were ROlil. ncnlnft I79.WI9 but
week nnd IIM.filS the correstpondltiR week but
your. The exports nf specie were JJSO.OOfi , of
which JCi.411 were Rold , nitnlnBt MIS.374 the cor-
rcKpiindtn ? period j.iit > enr.
KALI. IIIVKll , M.IK * . , l > ee. SO. The clolh
mnrkel eontliiues lo be dull nnd llio pnlea for the
wool * were eonslrternbly below Ihc production.
The holldny Kliutilnwn IIIIH taken 6.000 pieces out
of n ilull week' * pn > ducllon. nnd accordlnKly tne
woi-k'K deliveries redurcd the Kin-plus fiOiiO
pleees. There wcro no snle * of EXO ! and deiillnif
In odd K OU has been nt prices n pliiule oft the
nuotntlon * . The Ftntemont Khows : I'roduc-tluii ,
IT."i.OUO piece * ; deliveries , X7.CCO piece * : KtucU.
odd , 9H9.IKX ) pieces ; CI-CI , HO.df'O pieces ; /nle * .
odd , l.MC.OW piece * . I\rl week's clock , l.ST.I IKV )
pleees ; mles. odd. 13S.OOO. HI-CI * . nn Kales. lw.- :
( K l. Spcl , W.Om ) . Tntiires. 45.MO. Sold for
weekly dclhery : December. IM.UiO piece * ; Jan
uary. IS' OK ) pieces. Kobruary. l..OiM plecii ;
March , IB.OiJO pieces ; April , 6.000 ; May. 3.MM ;
June , 3WO. _ , _
London C.rnlii Market.
1/3NOON. Dec. Ill The weather during Ibff
week has Ix-eti favorable and the crops nro dolnn
well.Vhont In the iiiniket Innl n holiday lone.
bill , oullii ; to American advices , was Hd In ( A
hlKlirr. with llKht offer * . There wns a moderate
dpinnnd for oarKoei * . and n Rood bii lness wn
done In parcel * . The KIMII ral | > "Mllnn Is hopeful
nml the country markets lire stendler. ( "ullfornlii
wheal , prompl delivery , was iiuoled nt 3.1s 9.1.
Northern cprliiR parcels , January nnd Kobmnry
delivery , weie iiuoloil at 33s. Kluiir was fairly
HtnmK. fiil better , nml In ( inlet demnnd. MaUe
wn * Ktcadler nnd easier on the week. .Mixed
American steamer maize , January delivery , was
cim.tod at 13 * M. llarley WUB linn , wllb llsht
offers. Oat * weninilet and steady. American
while clipped enl , January delivery , were
Quoted nt 1s 9d.
I.ciltber .Mnrkel.
CHIO.\r5O. Dee. 20. The ChlenRO Phoe nnd
leather llovlcw snys the hide market Is nt
IcnKt He lilRhiT nil around. The cold fnct * nro
Ihnl Iho demand for bides exceeded the supply
nnd the packers put up the price * . 'It Is IlioiiRht
the Hiidilcn appreciation nf values will hav.-
the effect of rliooklnR the buylnR movement nnd
thus iireveniliiK further advances. Country Inilt
hide * were hold nt Sc 111 Chlc.iKo. and theK \ \
pmkirs hocnrod HVif r native steers , rncker *
lluhl native cows were ole FeM nt 9e. nnd lexns
Hoer brnuiilit S' c. In some Insluhces tinnil -
vanie Is lu per Ih.
I'lnniiclnl Nuli-x.
NKW YOHK. Hoc. 16 ClearlnR house ptal-
ment. oxclmnse lini.tUS'jr.O ; balnnce * . IS.fil'i.lill.
IIOSTON , Deo. 2C. Kxehanees , 14OS9,64C ; bal
ances , $ I.r 7,9S3.
ST. IXII'IH. Dee. : c--enrln | ( ; . j.Ki"d9 ! : bal
ances , JlijU.l'IS : money , G7 | per cent ; New \o\\i \
exeliaiiRo , par bid ; 23c pifnilum afked.
C'llICAOO. Dec. SO. ClenrliiK * . IIC.422.012 ;
money. Mendy nl CfTI per cenl ; New 1 ork ex-
chnnKo. not quotril : forelun oxchitnue. barely
Rtrndy ; demand , JI.S7 ; slxlday _ * . I.Wi. )
CIllcMKO I'l'OVlMloilM.
rillc'AOO. Dec. M. IU'TTiK-Klrm ; cream
eries. IJHSlc : dairy. 10U17c.
I'ddS-I'lrm : fresh. 20e.
DllMSSKD I'Ol'I.THY Finn ; turkeys , lie ;
elilcUi-ns , Slfl2o.
Sun I'riinclxeo .Mining ( luolallons.
S \N FHANC1SCO. l-c. ' MlThti ollljlal closliK
mint illeim for mlnlasr Btoaks to.Uy wjro a fol-
loww _ _ _ _ _
\lt5 ' . > FiTtiuUl.t Currls. . . . - "
AhihaCoii 7 Iliilo * Sorjrjsn . 110
Amies 1 Justice. . . . t
llolelier KontucUy Con t
llest A. llolehcr. . . . 4.'i Mexletin J' .
HodluCon OH ( Mono
Hulllou < .Occidental . Con. . . . 1
llulwerCon ! l'l ' Oplilr
( ! ; iliuoiia H ) iDveriiian n
ClinlteiiirnCon : ! il'otosl n.J
Chollar SI Siv.-wn ai
Coiillileiveo 711 SlerroN-ViUla M
Con. Unl. .1c Vi 100 Union foil H
C.'H.I. Inin-rl-il . . . . 1 Ulabroa. . . J
Cronl'0liit. . . . . . . 18 lYullow J.iokut.'U
siTi ! ani.n KIHI.IIS.
SIHIICOIiHiivnll iii Alnska'H Min
eral ItcNonrecx.
When Secretary Seward In I fi7 concluded
the iii-ifollnllons with Hussla tiy which the
United Statin ae < intred nsiWM ) ritare | miles
of new territory for Iho sum of floij,000.
there wcro many people disposed io IblnK
that Seward had driven a bad bargain
and that tlio I'liiteil States bad p.ild a
larie HIIIII for a land of glucler * and lee-
btrKf. which fiuilil nevir be made to pro
duce the value of the purchase money.
Kxporli-nce has cbown , Kayo the Philadel
phia Tillies' , that all theminldKlvlliK * were
unfonndeil nnd that Sewird made an I'X-
cellent barR-nln. The Heal Industry alone
produced n treed deal moro than llio orln-
Inal outlay before the seals were jiractl- !
calley exterminated. The salmon anil hall-
lint lisherlcb of Alaska are now very valu
able , nnd there IH a larjjo supply of lumber
yet to bo cut from the Alanlta purchase.
It IH an a Kiiiil flebl that Alaska prom-
ISPH to inn 1st * the Kreatost return to Its !
purchaser. Without polil Alaslia does not
ewe tint ITnlted States anything' on the
original purchase money , and Its fisheries
anil lumber Interests promise to prove an
Inexhaustible ? source of prollt. Hut gold is
likely , after all , to be HH most valuable.
production , and tlio Indications are that
within u very few years It may fairly
rival Oallfuriila In Its palmiest ilays In
value of Its annual output of the precious I
metal. The outp.it for ISKi reached" $ t- I
( W. ( > ) . for the current year It will not bo
less than } . " > ,00 , WU , nml the piopbesy Is
freely mailc that It will reach JI2.CHWOOO
In is : ) ' . Tlio richest Held yet dlseoveicd
IA In the Yukon river region , n locality until
very recently html lo reach and mill
bar.lor In UaiiHport modern mining ma
chinery to.
A new overland way from .luncau to
the Yukon has been opened , which can
be traveivod lu twonty-flvo days , whorcaa
tlio Journey formerly occupied two or
llireimonths. . 'This lips given a urcat
Impetus to the ile\elopment of tlio coun
try , ami 11,000 people \verp added to Iho
population of Alaska In the year IS ! " ! . As
soon as the disputed boundary question
Is settled nn international \\IIKOII roail
will be opened from Iho const to llio
nilniip , which will doubtless lvo a urea l
Impetus to the KOlil development of this
section. Hut while the bnundary dispute
l In abr-ytinoe nnd thu Inturnatlniml road
waits , American pudi and ontcrprlKo nro
tlmllni ? n way to irnniport mining machin
ery and provisions lo the cold dlKKlnirs.
Three lines of well appointed freight ami
passenger Hteiimcis ply rcKularly to the
trading posts and mlnltiK camps of the
t'pper ViiKon and electric nnd steam tram
ways , comprcs.-eil nlr drills. Kiiownl.eds
anil protecting HppuiattiR ennblf the miners'
to carry on their work Iho year round.
The Importance of this great leaorvo
gold Hold , which has only just begun to bo
developed , to the prosperity of the country ,
cannot be overestimated. The bulk of Iho
present largo gold output of ih < > t'l.ittd
States Is confined to California , Colorado
ami a few other Hocky mountain and 1'a-
clllc- coast Btnteg , ami It will be a eood
wlillo beforn thcxo older deposits am ex-
hatutod. Uventuaiiy. however , AlnsUa
will bccomo the leading gold-proiluclng
section of the country , unil It IH gratifying
to know that U Is cxtonslvo In territory
nnd rich In lla ilejinslls of the precious
motal. The people of the United Stateo
hnve JtiHt doclilcd by n largo matotlty In
favor of the gold currently Dtandard nnd
with undovuloped Alaska aa a ivscrto to
dra\v from , there Is llttlo ilanuer that
they will over be ntiulrcd to rtvereu the
vc-rillct of Novcmbur.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Wcok Olosoj with the Usual Light Run of
Cnttla.
DEMAND GREATLY OUTRUNS THE SUPPLY
lliii-rn Compelled tn Hustle- fur
HM > I'lllliiK of Orili-rn l
Oien Stroim ninl < ' |
Itnllu-r llnwler.
SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. Ifl.-UocoIptS for
the days Indicated wcro :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Horses.
Dornnbor K l.ttit1.03:1 : 232.
necember 21 I.INS C.030 S4
i December 23 l.SJt 0.83 1,773
I December 22 3,31-i H.loi 1.177
li comber 21 2.SW 4.172 2,010
, December ID 1,751 5.4S2 G'tt '
i December 15 1.94S 6.91 * 1,037 . . . .
' December 17 2,212 7,373 1,233 23
! December IB 3.C.OI 6.77 < 1,241
; December 15 3.2O ! S.lbi 2.U.V1
i December II 3,105 2.430 2.10.1
! I The oillclnl number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was !
Cattle. Hogs. Slice ! ) .
C. , M. & St. I' . Hy l l
Mo. 1'ac. Hy . . . . ' 1 ;
' Union 1'aclllc system. . . . 17 It ! 1
, ! ' . . K. & M. V. II. H fi 7
l * . . St.J' . , M & O Hy. . . . 5 C
1 II. & M. H. H. H 8 21
I' . , H. & Q. Hy 7
, 1C. C. A : St. J 3 1
, C. . H. I. & 1' . Hy. , west. 4
I Total receipts 41 GO 1
--The disposition ft the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
Huyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 3l : . . . .
I O. II. Hammond Co. . . . 112 sr ,
j Swift & Co "I 1.182
Ctidahy 1'acklng Co . . 273 1,170 . . . .
H. licolcer nnd Dojan. . I !
Vansant it Co 5 . . . .
J. I , . Carey 2 : )
AV. I. Stephens 31 . . . .
Swift , from country. . . . 13) ) 20-
Cmlahy P. Co , 1C , C. . . 70
Other buyers } 95
Total SIS 4,077 20.2
CATTI.H Arrivals today were light , as
was to bo expected on the day following a
holiday , and there were not enough cattle
of any kind to make a very good test of
llio market. The demand was of larger
proK | > rtlons than the receipts and every
thing In the yards sold early nnd was
weighed up long before midday.
The total receipts" for the week foot up
9,022 , as against 1.1,910 last week , thf Inter
vention of a holiday ami the shrinkage in
the demand Incident to the season being
the apparent cause of the ftillliib' off in
arrivals.
Considering Hitfov cattle In the- yards
the showing of beeves was qulto large ,
there being several bundles of pretty de
cent comfitl steers. One load of l.lil-lb.
steers sold up to $4.55. with quite a number
of loads at Sl.00ril.25. The market on
steers wns fully steady nnd In some cases
a llttlo stronger. Later on In the day
came reports of bad markets In tlu east ,
but the cattle hero were all sold , or the
market might possibly have closed lower.
Cows and heifers were In active dtmand
and sold stronger , the few hero changing
hands early.
Speculators were pretty well sold out of
stockers and foedirs , and as a fair demand
Is anticipated from the country for the
coming week they were good buyers of
that kind of mule this morning. The
market. In consequence , was active nnd
fully sliudy. Representative sales :
NATIVHS.
1IUKF STKKHS.
No. Av. IT. No. Av. IV. No. Av. IT.
1..102l ) 4D 15..10X0 14 M 13..123411 23
- 9. . . . ( .01 3 CD 17..1237 410 12. . . . U74 4 13 !
19..1S2I 375 3..10IO 410 1I..11SO 423
IS..11X7 373 2G..1IKC 415 18..1451 435
.tt.3 2S3
.12SO 290
12SJ ) 290
iiu 2 ; >
1C22 2W
7W SCO
1310 3W
12JO 3M
.103S 315
. ! 222 323
.1SM 325
WO 323
.1420 3 to
300
300
310
320
013 283
fiSO 2 S3
130 300
. 1..1710 SCO
1..13W 203 I..KCO 2 S3
' STAGS.
I. . . . 930 3 0) 1..1150 3 CO
CALVMS.
1. . . . 22' ' ) 300 17 - 334 300 1. . " HO 450
L. . . 300 3 CO 1. . . . 210 40) )
STOCK KUH A.V11 KKKUUU3.
1. . . . MO 275 1. . . . 9M 323 S. . . . 47 370
B. . . . BIO 300 21. . . . 7U 3W 3. . . . 410 3 SO
2. . . . CM 30i ) 3. . . . 42' ! 3 BO 2l..kS3 3 SO
1. . . . 920 323 II. . . . 540 370 2. . . . 433 3 SO
IICH.S There \vnn n fair run of lions beneon -
Jiljcilni , " the day. imiklnK u total for the week
of 2X.S93 , us compared with 30.4D2 for the week
before.
The mnrket opened loilny n llttlo Ftroiiner. but
the Btrensth lay in i > tly on the medium uvlKlit
load * . Heavy imcklnir IIORH nnd the In-st Unlit
sold In about the same notches ax on Thursday.
Thc > market wan neilvc , but by the time half of
the receipts had changed hands the wire eVj
was olT nnd the clo e was ensler.
Heavy loads welKhlnK 300 | > oumls and over mild
very largely nt U10j3.13 , Hll | , , , „ oCC B0 , , , , |
load as hlKlr as } 3.20. The medium weights for
the most pert Inought W.20W3.25 and the Unlit
loads J3.SOJf3.40.
The linir market was In fairly satisfactory eon-
illtliui nil the INII-I week , In that the demand
was active , and It was nn easy matter to dbposa
of nil arrivals nt cnneiH prices. The market
dl I not Hhuw much ehaiiRe In values , the tluclua-
tlon belim very small , no day showing as much
as r.e , In fact thu prices paid were just about the
name as ilnrlliK the previous week , the week
eloflni ? about Co higher Hum It opened , nut
en.itiKh Bain to he hardly woilh mentlonliiK. The
prices paid during the week have averaged about
Me. lower than u year nso. Itepreientatlve sales :
No. AV. Sh. I'r. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
11 . 311 . . . J310 03 . 25" , 120 J3 20
49 . 377 SO 3 10 01 . 232 . . . 320
Ml . S > S SO 310 C7 . 247 60 320
03 . SiH SO 3 10 S3 . 2 < S 40 3 20
C2 . 337 SO 310 03 . 2'J7 ' . . . 320
CS . 372 100 310 27 . 27U . . . 320
f' ' . 377 SO 310 f,7 . 301 120 320
Ml . 3211 . . . 3 12 72 . 311 . . . 320
01 . 310 320 313 C3 . 23li SO 320
CS . 331 SO 315 f.2 . 2.3 1003 - 20
57 . 32S 40 315 Cl . 2iu ; 120 320
72. . „ . . . .281 . . . 313 SO . 110 . . . 320
42 . 211 SO 315 Cl . 317 SO 320
54 . 807 60 315 02 . 2I'J ' . . . 323
C'i . 310 . . . 315 77 . 233 120 221
CS . 2110 40 313 , , . , . . . , SO 323
If , . 321 MO 315 f.2. . . . . . . . 2KI . . . 323
C3 . 327 Si ) 313 70 . SSI . . . 323
. 313 100 'S 15 R2. ' . . 20S . . . 325
05 . 300 ICO 315 C3 . S7S 120 323
01 . 311 . . . 315 12 . 218 . . . 323
47 . 333 1W ( 315 03 . 233 40' 3 23
3'i ' . 29i ! 120 315 72 . 226 . . . 330
41 . 3l ) 40 315 77 . 240 . . . 325
40 . 430 SO 315 SS . 2Z3 . . . 330 I
IIS . 292 SO 3 17i ! - 73 . 219 40 330
02 . 232 SO 320 CS . 23S . . . 333
71. . . . . . . .M SO 320 M . 1S2 . . . 333
73 . 2M 40 320 KS . 1M ) 40 3 37U
m . = 15 50
PIUS-ODDS AND KNDS.
1 . 2fO . . . 1 75 8 . 412 . . . S 10
4 . 2S2 . . . 290 9 . 351 40 310
9 . 413 . . . 300 3 . 333 . . . 310
5 . 316 . . . 310 7 . 210 . . . 320
FII-iP ! : : There was only one luad of ulieep her *
niul U wns conslRiieil direct to u packer. BO Hint
them wab nothlni ; to make a test of thu market.
CIIlCAil ) 1,1 Vi : STOCK.
Not 11 Very Urgent Dcnuim ! for Cnlllc
llouw a Simile Illubei1.
CHICAGO. Dee. 20. The run of cattle today
wim larger than Is usual on Saturday. There
was not a very iirKcnt demand and hales \MTO
rulher * ! oiv. buyc-rn bldJIiii ; lOc lower for mont
kinds of rattle. A few common dreiiwd bc-cf
stt'crx > ld lit from (3.30 to } l. but cuttle laritely
sold at from JI.50 to J3.23 for anything at all
ilcvlriible , with the best beeves ut from J3.30 to
T5.ro
Prices for hi'KS ' were u Rood. slronB nickel
lilKi.fr. ami DOIIU- vales i > howe < l advance of from
7He tJ 1IK- per W > Ilia. o\er Thui day'ii ( | uota-
tlons. Tnncy selected Unlit IIOKS and pls | fold
up to W.'A l''rom that llnure urderii were iiuulo
all the way down to ! 3.u5 fur coar e , heavy
In. , piickliiK loin KulTik at from t3.05 to 13.23 ,
Pitts mid at fioni 13 to { 3.50.
In the sheep market ( litre wan a very coed
demand nt steady prlecn. fh ep weia unluUle ut
frum < 2.s to 12.50 fur the puniest , up to t3.sc for
( ho best. Lambs nold nt from t3.fi to J./.ifj for
IKior to prime , ami yearllnKS at from .75 to
14.30. llpiivy ihtepi < nt at from 11.35 to J5.50
and K'xi'l lo eluHce lIuhtMeliilits , 110 II ) * . , ioM
from i-l V ) lo > 3.M.
Itnei'lpls : Cuttle. l.W/0 head ; IIOKS , 13.000 head ;
ibcep. 0,000 bead.
KIIIINIIH ( ' ! ( > Live SlneK.
KANHAH CITY. Hee ! . -l ATTI.i : llecelpls.
1.2u hriid. uliliuaenti. : head. Market meady
to simile lower : Texas M.CTH. t" u < Kil.o < i , Tenus
coIfZJi.S3. | : . tmtlvo kttiT * . U.20UI.9JI natlvu
nml lipifer. " . II J.'iflS.W jltoi-kmi nn l feedern ,
, bllllfi. | lW . - . ' . > ' .
lleeplpU , R.otxi 'h nd : ulilpmcntu , int
bfid. Mnrkpt nprnnl UrMii'to Sc bluhor.
wp k ; bulk of itnlw. J tM < r1.J6 , timvy. ) .in
J. * ) ; pncKtrn , IS.IMIJ..10 * 'mlxnl. IH.IMfS.S7H :
IUIil . ll.15ffJ.J3 ; YotkeriJtSv'OOT. * ' ' : pigs. W.W
BJ.SO.
. lliii'-ltocelpt ! ( . MO Iri'l ' : hlpm nli , 1.4M
hcH.I. Hnrket utronir : lAtaVi , | : .7 9l.eO ; muttons -
tons , ! .OC > ei.l5.
_ WJ _
CbliMiuii l.lve > i Sliiek.
CHIl'VOO , Dec. W. IKKtK-nreHptd , IS MO
hrad ; innrkrt fnlrly nrtlvt ; HvM , Mflftc lilRhpr :
othern ftronp to 5e limirtrl llnht , M.M93.50 ;
inlxml. JS.JSeilS ; heavy , SiMftS.f ) : rotiRli , 13.05
flJ.10. ' " '
PATTLllteeelplii. . 4.iMiendi > quiet nnd
Mendy. ) ! > <
SI1I5KP Itecelpts , 0,000 linjit : rteody.
V.\M AI.S \V\SI1I\CTO\ \ .
No Hi IIIK N Sncrcd lo ( be Itelle-lliint-
Inyr I'lciuN ,
The iiupftlon a1" to whether the InniiRUrn-
tlon bull shnll or shall not lie helil In the
nrw roimrreAlon.il library IjnlMltiR U nttract-
IIIR ni'ich ' nttenllun , writes the \Vn. hlii.mon
cnrrcsponJcnt of tlio Chlcnijt ) Inter Ocean.
Thr c > who have felt an tyjieolnl Interest nnd
pi'lilo In the innmilllcont now bulIdliiK are
naturally opposetl to It. . They fear t IIP bill Ki
rn1 people , many of whom will oomo from a
instance , and , while they will feel leas ro-
HttMint and local pride In the stru.etn.rc , will
the moro priz ° nny rollw nml Eonvonlra of
the occasion.
The very dollcuto cnrvliiRs on the tmlus-
trndra and In various parts of the bulldltiK
would ho a great temptation to this elasj of
people. Hralilro , there ivonld bo dntiKer of
tho'carvltiKg and decoratlona boltif ; damiged
In thu i.uttliiK In position nf the ilaga nnd
drapcrkv with which all 'national events of
this kind are accompanied. In addition to
thld , nny mishap among the throng of people
might product ) similar resulu.
Anothrr point which la urged la that while
the hnlla , when reached , are spacious and
magnificent , the riassageway.i reaching to
them are Insiilllclont In width to accommo
date the throng of people who nro expected
to attend.
It Is In tlio matter of vandalism , however ,
that the frlenda of the building fear moat.
In such a throng Individuality largely disap
pears and' It Is the experience of all three
\ylio have had to do with the public struc
tures In Washington that the average sight
seer 13 on the alert for souvenirs , even
though ho may bo n patriotic and sclf-
rcapoctliig citizen.
A New York lawyer once paid n flnc for
chipping n piece of marble from the shaft of
the Washington monument , and only a few
wroks ago a visiting minister from Now
Jersey foil Into the hands of the ofllccrs. He
was hero on Ills wedding trip , nnd In court ho
blamed his wife for what ho had done. She
wanted a relic In the form of n piece of the
marble , and the husband obligingly used his
umbrella to dlsllgnro the big shaft. Hut ho
fared no better than offenders who wore
supposed to be losa Intelligent , for Judge
Klmball made no exceptions In cases of this
kind and fined him $10. Thos < o arc only two
of the many cases In which well-known
people have figured us vandals , and Judge
Klmball as well as the police can ECO no
rcaon why others should not follow In their
footsteps.
!
In other buildings , especially the National
museum and the Smithsonian , the men on
guard are kept bitty at all .times to prevent
visitors from breaking exhibits or carrying
away mementos of thejr vl lt to the capital ,
ornccrs on duty nt the white house and at
the Washington monument , as well ns nt
other public building,1 ! where crowds con
gregate , are almost unanimous ' In the opinion
that constant vlgllnncb' Is the only safe
guard against validation1' ) As one veteran
employ put It : 1 i '
"You have to watch , evqrybody , and even
then you cnn't always prevent them from
picking up porno little1 thing as a relic and
walking oft with It. " '
The white house and , monument In
pattlctilar have suflert-d from the thought
lessness of relic hunters. The furniture and
curtains In the cast "rooili are being con
stantly tampered with.l Many pieces have
been cut from the hangings , and It Is a
common practice for visitors to try to un-
fecrcnv the ornamental knobs on the chairs
and sofas/ "
The Washington tnoilij'rtictit has also suf
fered severely from vandalism , In Spite of
the efforts to prevent U. The majority of
the oxiiuLslto memorial K tones have been
broken or otherwise damaged. All the raised
Icttei'j on the Nevada tablet have bcon
taken away and all hut one of the raised
lettera on the Swiss tablet. This damage
wns repaired as well ns possible. Visitors
are constantly clipping pieces from the
monument , outside and In , notwithstanding
all the watchmen can do.
Whenever detected those thoughtless people
ple are arrcatcd , but generally escape upon
the payment of n small ! lne. In one case a
man from Texas waa seen to break a piece
from the shaft and the piece was found In
hla pocket , but ho was discharged by the
police court Judge from "lack of evidence. "
A remarkable example of this kind of
work can be seen In the senate waiting
room , which h perhaps , in decoration , the
most beautiful apartment In any public buildIng -
Ing In Washington , and perhaps not lass
beautiful than any In the world. Oa one
of the thick French plate glass windows
there are inscribed words with hut llttlo
meaning , with a thousand flourishes , which
cover the entire window. This vandalism
Is at a point more frequented by the public
than almost any In the building. It is Just
where a watchman would bo likely to nee
the vandalism committed , but no one. did
see It and no one knows who did It , except
the vandal himself. Ho had gloried In a
diamond ring and ho took pleasure In dig
ging deeply Into the glass , to show how-
good a diamond It wns.
The meat wonderful pair of doors in the
United States are those hung at the cast
entrance of the capltol. U would seem to be
a very risky biMlnera for nny one to tamper
with tlio delicate and artistic ornaments
giving a sculptural history of the country
from Its earliest settlements which adorn
thfso remarkable doors of bronze. Tlicco
doors wore secured at Immense cost and are
one of the great sights not only of the
t'apltol building , but of the city of AVajh-
Ington.
The vandals have not overlooked them.
The stirrups of soldiers , the swords of the
miniature warriors , nnd various delicate
parts of the ornamentation have boon
knocked off and carried away to the homes
of the vandals In various parta of the coun
try. In order that they might have a relic
of the great building. These relics are ex
ceedingly costly to the government , as to a
considerable wttcnt they mar the beauty of
works of art that have required the ex
penditure of large sums of money In order
to procure them.
The statuary that adorns cither side of the
east entrance , which , Irom Its prominent
position , would seem lo be comparatively
safe from the harbarolift relic hunters , has
not escaped Injury. Tlio sculptors have been
called upon a number uf times since tliosu
tjtatues wcro put In plnbo to patch on fingers
and toes as neatly as possible , to cover up
the injurious work of llio vandals.
Of course , by a considerable expenditure
of money every yearliny ; ugliness of this
vandalism can bo palidcil hut or by repairs
removed so that It Is ( ast highly conspicu
ous , Hut If the capital' building could gofer
for ten years without i having one pleco of
vandalism occurring during that period re
moved from sight. It would bo nn exceed
ingly ugly memento to ah'o dcstructlveness
that seems to dwell In a certain class of
visitors. i
.Many people think that'this ' vandalism Is
the work o\ the rag-tag.itrlt may be so , but
If HO , the rag-tag Is ns'1llcly ; to bo found
wearing silk hats and"pMent leather shoes ,
attired in a Heal eltln jrfjafjand accompany
Ing elegance , an It ls to lie found dressed In
shabby clothing. It Is not the poor or the
rich that do this work of destruction , b'-H.
the vandals nt heart , | n whatever station
they may be found.
.11 IK HI lie llolb.
Clilao ; I'oat : Her bust friend was lookIng -
Ing at the photographs.
"What do you think of them ? " was the
query unturally put to her.
"I never saw two photographs of the sumo
pcrion so totally iinllko cnch other , " re
turned the best friend. '
"Which do you profpr ? "
"Oh. thin ono U by fur the prettier. " an
swered the best friend , holding one of them
up. "There's really no comparloon. "
"Do you think 10 ? Why , every ono sajn
that the other looks no much morn like
me. "
"Yen ; that's qulto true. " responded the
bc-ot friend promptly.
As a result a coldncei ha sprung up be
tween thc.it that would bo sulllclont to inuln-
luln an Ice rlnIt through ar Indlau summer.
' IM/MtTMTM TIllM IMl'PT I IM > P
HCIIlINd IRtE DmLERS
Onptain ftnrbird's Unique Campaign
Against Arborcnl Savages.
MELANCHOLY FATE OF THE AROPES
HIMV n SHUT llnrlmr Slilppcr I'l-nteeteil
it Commerce ( lull : a\c Him it
Cniiil Tiling Illnxllim
l'ot'i ,
Among many reminiscences of his trading
voyages In Polynesia which old Captain
Kilns Stnrhlrd of S.lg Harbor , tolil to his
friends , ns related by Youih'd Companion ,
was ono that Incidentally described the
curious arboreal habitations of a trlbo of
Papuans. When Stnrblrd encountered this
trite he wns nuito of the Laura Hull , n
South Sea trading schooner , and wns serv
ing ; under hl.s titiplc. Captain Titus Stnrhlrd.
who has long since sailed Into the sailor's
last haven.
Kor several successive years the Laura
Hall had come to anchor off a certain ben eh
on the south shore of the great ( leelvlnk
bay , In the north of New Guinea. On this
i beach , near the mouth of a river called the
lluhl , lived n trlbo that practiced pearl
fishing. The native name of the beach was
Arope , and that was the name of the trlbo ,
too. They took pearl oysters from a bay
InMde n long , sandy point which separated
It from the mouth of the river.
As no other trader had visited thcno
people. Captain Titus was able to cnrry away
$3,000 or $10,000 worth of pearls every
season In cxchniigo for a few bolts of cloth ,
knives and cheap trinkets. Kor this reason
ho wlrhod to keep the Aropo "steady" In
their primitive habits , and would not sell
them rum or firearms , lest they should bc-
como embroiled with neighboring tribes ,
with whom , ns a rule , they wcro now living
in pence. The old captain's policy wns a
species of paternalism , wholly selfish at
bottom , yet benignant In Its effects.
This onc-cldcd commerce went on pleas
antly until ono season when the Laura Hall
came to anchor oft Aropo , and found that
misfortune had befallen the natives. Most
of their grass huts had been burned , nnd
moro than half of the good-natured brown
folks Including the old Chief Hoe's throe
sons had been killed. Hoe himself , loudly
lamenting his bereavements , managed to
make Captain Titus , understand that he nnd
his had been attacked by the Taruho , a
trlbo that lived a day's journey up the
river.
Old Hoe described the fighting by graphic
signs and gestures , while tears ( lowed freely
from his eyes. Never was anybody moro
sympathetic than Captain Titus Starblrd.
Indeed , he almost wept when he learned that
the Invndcd people had found no time to
fish up any pearls for him. Moreover , the
outlook for the future was bad. Old Hot-
expected nothing less than that the Tarubo
would soon come upon him again , and dtlve
the remnant of his people Into the sea. The
chief depleted the Tarubo as terrible fight-
cm , who shot unerring arrows from power
ful bows , and who lived In huts of a singular
kind. Hoe tried to explain the construc
tion of those huts , but the Americans could
not understand what his signs and words
meant , though It was plain that they had
some reference to trees.
"Pearl trade's completely busted , " said
Captain Titus to his mate nnd nephew ,
Kllas.
" 'TIs , unless we bust the Tnrubo nnd
set up the Aropo again , " said Klias.
"It'd be onchrlstlan to make war on 'em , "
said Captain Titus.
"It'd be unchrlstlaner to let 'em come and
murder our friends. "
"Then there's the pearls , " eald Captain
Titus , cheering up.
"Certainly we've got to protect com
merce , " said Kllas.
The upshot of this was that the Starblrds
encouraged old Hoe to collect Ills remaining
brown fellows for war , and on the follow
ing day a union expedition set off up the
Hub ! In seven canoca. There were Captain
Titus himself , his mate , Kllas , and four
sailors from the Laural Hall. In company
with Hoe and eighteen of his tribesmen.
The canoes were odd craft , each hollowed
out from the trunk of a largo tree. Al
though they were so shaped as to bo any
thing but fast boats , yet the brown , frlzz-
hcaded Aropo were able to paddle nnd pole
them at a good rate through the water. Hy
mldafternoon they had almost reached the
Taruhe village , without having seen any
thing of the enemy.
At that place the river bank , which had
hitherto looked like a continuous Jungle ,
had been cleared of undorbush on the west
side. Hero stood n sparse grove of large
trees that had enormous gray trunks three
feet In diameter and rose forty or fifty fcot ,
like pillars , before the first huge branches
outgrew. The broad tops formed a dense
canopy of green leaves that shaded the
ground beneath and gave a singularly som
ber aspect to the scene.
Opposite the grove several canoes were
drawn up at the waterside. As soon as the
Invaders came In sight a great tumult arose ,
nnd a mob of Tarube came racing and yellIng -
Ing along the bank. The dialects of the
two tribes were not greatly dissimilar ;
hence Hoe replied In kind to the shouts of
the Tarubo. and told them that his friends
and allies , the white shlpmen , had come to
kill them with thunder nnd lightning.
These cheerful tidings were received with
howls of Incredulous dcllnnco , and the
Tarubo began hostilities , as Captain Titus
had reckoned they would ,
"Let 'em. " ho cald. "Puts us In the
right. Of course , we've got to fight If we're
molested. "
The Tarube shot flights of arrows , which
whizzed unpleasantly close , oven nt a
distance of 100 yards , whereupon Captain
Titus discharged his pleco , loaded with swan-
shot , at the Tarubo chief , ( iustu. Tills
gentleman seemed moro scared' than hurt ,
for ho fled vigorously and howled dismally ,
together with most of his men. N'o doubt
some of the pellets had pattered severely
on his brown lililo.
The Americans then witnessed a droll
spectacle , for the Tarubo men , women and
children ran to the trees and began climb
ing up the great trunks by means of grass
ropes and notches hacked In the thick
bark. The scratching noise made by their
bare toes was Immensely diverting to the
sailors. Groups of ulx or eight , at a dozen
different trees , wcro clambering up at once
with such agility that all had gained the
trectops In half a minute.
As the eyes of the spectators followed
the dusky climbers , they saw that each
trcctop had a hut In It. built of pole.- ; and
bark on platforms of cross poles , which
wcro lashed athwart the great brnnchc.i.
Kaoh family had Its tree nnd Its hut of a
Eufllclcnt size to shelter ten persons or
more. The lulls , iccn from below , re
sembled enormous crows' nests. It IB likely ,
Indeed , that the Tarubo had derived their
Ideas of tree houses from the birds. Perched
In thcso airy habitations , they were secure
from till ) attacks of other tribes , for none
of the natives of New Guinea then pos
sessed Implements capable of foiling the
great trees.
From the ground below the whites opened
flro ou the huts with small shot , but an the
natives kept out of sight , llttlo Injury was
Inflicted. Naturally the Tarubo soon became -
came leas afraid of the reports ) and smoke
of the firearms. Krom thin and that tree
arrows began to bo discharged , and heavy
round stones hurled with great force. The
liut.s were no high and so well sheltered
that It was not easy to shoot even swan-
shot through them , and Captain Titus was
vury reluctant to tine bullets.
Finding that they would not bo nblo to
effect much with their Hliotguns , Captain
Starblrd full back on his Yankee Ingenuity.
A ftratagcm had occurred to him. but for
carrying It out ho needed ono of the ship's
augers. So ho withdrew bin forces to the
other side of the lluhl river and camped
for the night. Meantime two of the Arope
woiu sent back to the bay In a canon , carryIng -
Ing with them a mc i > ngo written on a
smooth chip of wood , which they wcro bid-
dun to take to the schooner. The moiKDgo
ordered the carpenter lo tome up the river
and fetch his three-Inch auger , drawknlfo
and four pounds of gunpowder.
During the night a good many Turubo
lU.--cii'.kd from their hum and proved some
what noisy and aKKrmelve , bawling tlircults
nnd defiance to the strangers. Toward
morning one of them ventured so near that
ho was captured by the Arope , who would
have put him to torture but for the re
monstrance of thri whites.
The two Arope canocmen made mieh good
tlmo on the river that the carpenter nnd his
tools reached Captain Titus n little before
noon next dny , and lie at once proceeded
to develop his Yankee mode of attack. He
and the carpenter with six men ndvunecd
upon the foe. To protect themselves from
the arrows nnd the stnnns which the Tarubo
would shower down from the t rector * , they
carried one of the largo canoes bottom up
ward over their heads.
Under this shield Captain Titus and his
little party approached the foot of. the very
largest tree , which , the Arope declared , con
tained the house of the Tarube chief. The
sailors held the canoe slantwise against
tlu trunk KO ns to shelter their bodies , and
the carpenter began boring n hole In the
tree trunk , while the Tarube , who had no
Idea of the raptnln'.i dtslgn , howled deri
sively and hurled down atones nnd offal.
The captain nnd the carpenter continued
to ply the auger until they had made a hole
two or three fret In depth. Into this they
put a pound or more of gunpowder , and
then n ntout , long plug with n groove cut
In it to carry priming. A little fire of whit- I
flings from the plug was then lighted , so {
placed that It would , as It burned , com- '
munlcate fire to the priming powder.
Then the attacking party beat n retreat
with their canoe over their heads. The 1
priming failed for the time to Ignite , how |
ever , nnd they wore obliged to return with
a larger stock of whlttllngs. Meantime the
natives In the tree tops , who wcro watch ,
ing the apparently futile attempts to burn
down the big tree hooted anew with great
scorn nnd laughter. I
This time the priming Ignited as the party I
retreated. Instantly the tree trttjil' was
rent nsundcr In the middle with a loud
crash , and n > shattered at the butt that
the tree toppled slowly over against another ,
off which It gradually rolled sidowlso nnd
fell to the ground.
Its fall. Captain Starblrd declares , wns an
Impressive spectacle , for as the mighty
mass of branches rolled off the other tree
the tree housu and platform were shattered
to pieces and fell out. Hut the chief nnd
his entire household had contrived to Rave
themselves by climbing out of the falling
tree Into that ngalnst which it had toppled.
Sheets of bark , poles , boughs , nil came
whirling down together. It Is likely that
the fnll from so great a height would have
kilted most of thu Inhabitants had they not
escaped with such agility. Now they wept
and walled In this other tree. Indeed ,
lamentation came from the entire grove ,
while Hoe nnd his Arope eagerly besought
Captain Titus to proceed with his novel
warfare. The captain nnd hla carpenter
therefore moved forward under the canoe
to bore and mine a second tree. Hut now
a most lugubrious outcry , like the howling
of scores of whipped dogs , descended. LookIng -
Ing up , the wliltes saw the Tnrubo. men
nnd women , extending their hands Implor
ingly down from the margins of the plat
forms , begging for moicy. The fate of
their chief and .his family had struck terror
to their souls.
Of course , the hearts of the Americans
were touched , and they were glad to escape
bloodshed. Hut Hoe nnd his followers
would have blasted down every tree and
slaughtered the Tarube to the last picca
ninny.
"No , " paid Captain Starblrd , "we've
learned 'cm enough for ono time , 1 cal- '
kllate. "
Then ho bade Hoc call out to the Tarube
and say that If over In future they should
presumeto molest the Aropo the white
shlpmen would return with "thunder" nml
blow down every houfo tree of the village.
With this gentle ndmonltlon the whites
went away , leaving the Tanibo still bewail
ing' their punishment.
On three successive years thereafter the
Laura Hall returned to Aropo beach and
obtained pearls , but on the fourth vlrlt
Captain Titus found the beach deserted nnd
most of the htilB In ruins. Many human
bones nnd a number of skulls lay about ,
but whether Hoe and his People had been
murdered by the Taruho or had fallen
victims to some malignant epidemic Captain
Starblrd was unable to determine.
"Mcbby we didn't larn them Tarube folks
half enough , " ho Bald , ruefully ; "but any-
horn , I'm glJd I didn't filed no blood that
time , 'specially as I'd heard 'bout another
beach where , the natives wcro Just as Inner-
cent as thcic was. "
MI.IIM : TIIK HAIH.
Tin- Annual Slu-nrliiKr of IViisiiiilH In
tinAViHl > f Prance.
History records the fact , according to
Health nnd Home , that In 10G2 , In this coun
try , long flaxen hair was purchased from the
ho.td nt 10 shillings nn ounce , while other
line hair fetched from C to 7 shillings for
the same quantity ; and within the present
century the heads of whole families in Devon
shire wore let out by the year at so much
per poll , "a perlwlgmakcr of Uxeter going
around at certain periods to cut the locks ,
afterward oiling the skull of cnch bereft
person. " That the use of false hair as an
aid to feminine beauty wns not unknown to
the ancients Is well proved. The Greeks ,
KomaiiH and Kgyptlans. long before the dawn
of the Christian era , resorted to the wearing
of trcs-scs obtained from other person ' heads ;
they even went si > far as to paint bald heads
so as to represent them as covered with short
hair ; also , marble cnps. so painted , wei-e
worn. A valuable incrcliaiiill.se In the blonde
hair of German women la mentioned In
ancient Roman history.
A question thnt has doubtless often pre
sented Itself U : Where did all this hair come
from ? This question I will endcnvor to
answer. With the cominr ) of spring. In the
midlands and west of France , appeared what
may fitly bo termed a singular class of
nomadic Individuals , armed with long , Iron-
tipped staves , and bearing heavy packs of
merchandise upon their backs. At first
glance ono would have taken them lo bo
ordinary hawkers ; yet merchandise v.as but
nn accessory to their strange Industry.
They were the coupours. the reapers nf n
hirsute harvest. Armed with long , keen
shears they wc-nt their way seeking Iho
trceses of willing victims dwelling In out
lying hamlet * and villages of peasant Franco ;
and a laborious work It was. Krani "dewy
morn" until the shadows of night gathered
thickly they did their ten or fifteen miles a
day often frultlcrfily and with empty
stomachs , their only bed the wayside. In
Auvergno theao seekers aflcr hair wcro
known as chlmncurs. The Hrotons called
them margoullns , which terms have no flt
KnglLsh parallels.
These curious Journeymen exerted every
offorl to gain their cuds a good head of
hair , the former preferring the local fairs
as a workroom , the latter choosing to visit
the dwellings of their possible clients. In
summer the Brittany margoulln was often
seen going through the ktrects , carrying
Ms long staff , from which hung twists of
1'-Ur ' , while ho cried In doleful tones the
well-known "Plan ! Plan ! " ut the sound of
which the cottagers , with an Itching desire
to possess some of liln gowgawtf , attract ) d :
the wnndvror's attention. Ho was only too '
pleased to dazzle their eyes with his many- i
colored wares , and the bargaining wan not
slow to begin. While the woman fingered
his goods the margoulln weighed her trorecs
with Ills' liund a proceeding nt which lie
was adept through long wactlco. The
bargain ended , lljo woman yielded her
abundant locks In return for a few yards
of cotton stuff , or a gay petticoat , to which
thanks to the process of civilization-
coupeur had to add a small sum of money.
SomotlmeH the transaction wns not com
pleted without much discussion on both
side * . Very often the coupour had lo re-
lurn to the charge , owing to female In-
decUIon ; and he was more than happy
when euro that a tardy remorse would not j
rob him of half his coveted trophy.
Until the utiUiorltles Intervened , cutting
was conducted In public , as nn nmuromcnt
for onlookers , It being considered highly
entertaining to hear ten or twelve rival
coupeurs eulogizing their wares , each protest.
Ing his to bo fnr guprrlor to hla fellows.
The prohibition of their custom drove the
hnlr harvestera to erect tents , rent for the
day unoccupied chops , collars , stables , or nny
corner they could find wherein to establish
oiiuiclvcji. Sticks wcro then stuck up ,
from them luting nu ponded petticoat ! as a
lure , as an Indication of what could bo had
In exchange for triwcs ; to the petticoats
wcro atluchod twUts of hair ah trnilc-marli * .
The rusu succeeded , pcfunnlu halted , cant
ing envious glances nt the multicolored
garments ; they were handled , nnd even
trlod on , thus ttffordliiK an opportunity to
the coupi'iir * to Hatter their fair customers
who did not long re t and victory re-
warded the 'ctilo buyers. In Auvergnc -
where the coupourn were most numerous
the greatest hanost wns reaped on St ,
John's day. The Ingathering extended from
April to September , during which months
the butchers , bakers , locksmiths , etc. , for-
peek their ordinary avocations for thnt of
the coupeur , returning to their Irglllmato
tr.idca with the coming of the dead senson.
The hnlr of dllTorenl Countries was dlx-
tliigulslu-i ! by certain qu.il'tlon ; for InMnnco ,
that of Auvergno was the cousenl ; the finest
nnd most flexible came from HclKlum ; thd
blackest nnd longest from Italy , while thai
profited In Ilrittauy wns the most beauti
ful , though least well cured for.
livery liitni ; liver Arrested llml n (
Icast OutIVimile Xciulice ,
Women have n weakness for counterfeit
ing. The first person ever executed for thnt
crlmo wns n woman. She wns nn Kngllslt
woman , named Harbara Spencer , and was
put to death In 1721 for making false shll.
I lings. She was strangled nml burned at
the stake. Curiously enough , her accom-
pllocs were acquitted.
Nancy Kldd wns one of the most , remark"
( -able counterfeiters ever known In this coun
try , relates the Washington Post. She be
longed to a family of noted forgers. She car.
rled on her nefarious trade for more than
thirty years In Chicago , nnd wns arrcs vl
there many times. On one of the occasions
a lot of liber paper was discovered on her
person. The government olllelals wore com-
ptetcly at a loss to know how she had ob
tained this. Finally she confessed thnt a m
chemical solution had been used to wash r ]
the faces of the notes and make them per- 1
fectly clean. Thus sd } was In the habit o (
taking $1 bills and changing them Into largu
denominations. The government authorities
released her In return for this - In
formation and for telling them what ( ha
solution was. However , they had her shad
owed by detectives , and finally caught hoi
with $17,000 worth of counterfeit money In
n box. Shewns found guilty upon seven
different Indictments , nnd wns sentenced to i
right years In state prison , where she llnnlly
illPil.
illPil.One
One of the cleverest tricks ever played on
Uncle Sam was Invented by a woman who
lived In Philadelphia. Her plan wns to
take $10 and $20 gold pieces , and with u
small drill worked by steam power , to bore
out the Insldcs nnd then rellll them with
some bnso metal , being very careful that
they should weigh exactly the right amount
when she had finished. This she accom
plished by drilling through the milled cdgu
of flu- coin , nnd then , after lining the hole ,
covered It with n llltlo of the extracted gold.
In this way she made $7.iO ! on every eagto
and about $1B on every double eagle. The
olllelals of the secret aervlco say this Is thu
safest device ever Invented for cheating the
treasury.
Counterfeiting Is very apt to run lu f-im-
Illcs. This , of course. Is natural , as a father
brings up his son or daughter to follow l.la
proftsslon. Women who would otherwise bo
good are often led into this sort of crlmo
by marrying men who carry It on as a bus
iness. Hut stometlmes it works the oilier
way. Women tench their husbands how to
iiiakti false money. This Is wh.tt happened
when Hen lloyd married Mary Ackerman of
Indiana. Her father wns ono of the most
successful counterfeiters of his day , and his
daughter had a thorough acquaintance wMh
the nrt. Mrs. lloyd carefully taught 1-er
husband all the secrets of the .r.ulo , r.n.l
ho became one of the most famous formers
of the age.
They carried on the business with such a
high degree of skill that they were not cap
tured for years , and , when at last the secret
service Hawkshaws did run them down , not
a single counterfoil plate , unto or coin wmi
found In their possession. When their hanso
was searched JS.OOO In good money w : .
found. This small amount was all the mo icy
they had nccumulatcd during all thi'ir j.-ars
of crime. Of course , the ofllcers cniild IHI
touch It. Afterward sulllclent evidence was
secured to convict thorn and they wore sent
lo prison. . They both claimed to bo con-
verted while In slate prison nnd after their
r.leaso settled In Chicago , where they ap
parently lived an hone-it life.
A ease that nnnoyed the secret dorvl-o
very much wns that of a woman who em
ployed n clever dodge. She went to n largo
shop nnd selected n valuable shawl. To p-iy
for this she handed the clerk n United Slate *
treasury note for $1.000. He took the money
and dhnppparod , not returning for several
minutes. When ho came back she n.iki'd
him why ho had kept her walling , and 1m
confessed that ho had taken tlio bill to a
bank near by to bo Hiiro that It was good.
She pretended to bo very angry and said that
she would not buy Iho slnrVl on nny account ,
nnd wnlkod out of the shop. A little later
In Iho day she relumed and said lhal ns xho
could not find nny other shawl that suited
her .is well in Iho oilier shops she had de
cided lo ( nko It In spite of the Insult oflercil
her. She gave him the $1.000 bill and , getting -
ting Iho shawl nml the change , left the shop.
The owner of the shop afterward dlscovoicil
thnt the note ho finally accepted wns n coun
terfeit. The first bill had been good , but
on her return she gave him the false one ,
which was a wonderfully clever Imitation.
The secret service wns much atllalcil about
tli Li and several otlurs of the $ l.nou lillla
which turned up , but they have since cap
tured the plates.
Practically every gang of counterfeiters
over arrested has had women associates. In
the ofllco of the secret service In Washington
there Is n large frame , four feet square , fllle.l
with the photographs of women who IIUVK
either made or passed false moiity. Men
utmost nlwnys employ their wives or daugh
ters for the purpose of "shoving" their
counterfeits.
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