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12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : jFKIPAY , JANUARY SCENT BOTTLE OF SYDNEY Bkyscraping Sewer Vent in an Australian Town , QUEEREST MONUMENT IN THE WORLD Notion * Onuot of Hie Town Cnrrlcil HlKli Aliiivc ( InlliiiixoK .Novel iilN of .llittiluliml Siiiiltulliin. The ntrangcit monument In the world ex ists In Sydney , Australia. The flhift Itself In not of AH unusual sort , but \vhllo It Is n tmltuo ) ornament to the community In the midst , of which It stands , It Is alro the mcit jirecloutt ami the leant understood uf all I'lructurej ' In the great southern city. This oJd splro has no Inscription upon It. It Is as plain an ci monolith , with a plinth nnd n ellghtly elevated .pedestal. . Facetious people , who arc not versed In BOW- ( rage , nnd sewer gas , call It the * "Scent bottle. " Strangers scan " strnln 'at Its un- IcWcred faces , carry their vision up Us plain sldts to the pinnacle , which stands about ISO feet above the street level , and wonder what notable person or event It commemo rates. Thrca fourths of the residents of Sydney have not the iremolcst Idea of what thlJ modified Cleopatra's needle rcprcsen'.o. This "accnt bottlo" commemorates sewer RJB , and It HtandM as a monument to the people who are not killed by that vllo tubterrancan ngency. ' , \a It hit no other ninm "scent bottle" will fiervo with wlrlcJh to designate It here , since Iho nick-name somewhat iiymbollzcs Its busi ness. This lonely column stands on Kll/a- both street In n email circle , against Hyde } 'ark. Around It are n cordon of low , round , headed Iron posts at eliort distances , and rhalni'ii tn each other by strong traces upon itflilch the park loafer nnd small .boy.i . lounge. Mono of 'these ' thousands of people ever think that the tall splro In the unique circle 1 * the safest friend they and 'the city luvp. Take It away , co ! ? o the olglhteen-foot square hole1 , < ind In less thin twenty-four hours tlmnole country about would be strewn with wreckage orvd t'no air filled with foul , pcbonou'i gases. Itcmovc It and leave the Jiolo open , then , In lew tlxui a day , the lower city would be unfit for hibltui Ion. The grett neivera of the city have their vent here. They romr- dour with their filth and deadly fiaw. tlirow the latter oft through thla shaft , join tlio n.a'.i. s r. anil carry i he remaining sewer-ago on over the high bluffs of Hawkes- bury Eatdsone | ! to the sea. The "scent bottle" elts over 'this meeting of the waters and dMws on * I ho foul gases ftoin the htinltned pipes below. It Is hollow , of course , and has un opening at the top which IcMiDt perceptible to Hie eye upon the stiect. Through lit , greit tnroa' ' ; the unJer- ground city buathcs and all tuo sewers of the rlty are tcllevcd. The "bottle" being nearly 2UO feet high rises above any In habited iiouso In the city , and the rushing cowers giving thn gas a forced draft shoot U many feet above the top or ( his great griy chimney , whenno this dangcious aerltorm. fluid , Is cat i led away , so tint It never reaches u , human being. This perpendicular gag ecwor was built before 1S80. It feeln ; the ele ments dally with enough foul stun" to kill a gooJ-sl/cd elty , or 1c blow Gibraltar Into atoms. Since Its construction at their junc tion there has not been ono explosion along the long line of ramified sewers which con- the word "Kaeagl , " nho will open the bag wide < ind give freedom to the bird held Mcred In such ceremonies by these Oriental * . Highly siiggrstli-o as tlila Is of the dove and the ark , it pi < F delightful promise of olive branches and peace between the two nations. It Is eafe to nay no one couM tnoro gracefully carry out the picturesque program than the dainty daugher of ( he secretary of the navy. ItN | ; | be u great day , for a special train will convey a number of the cabinet , diplo matic corps , judiciary and congress over ( or the oc9 sloa. There will bo champagne , too ; champagne o good everybody will rejolco that none * oa waited baptUnully , and , just tp give Iho affair the proper tone , gallon * of eaklt Mlts Helen I.c ig , who will bo the central figure In tlito ceremony , U oneof the moat generally known glrla of the cabinet circle. Owing to the fnqt that the wife of the iiecrc. tai-y or the navy ban been something of an Invtlld , Mlsi > Long lias taken her place at , fe- all functions refjulrinehcf "official" presoace until very lately. In fre * rjrlnfc the received on certain diiffl nt lit-ad j > f her father" * household and 'rmt o * charming Impression by her BcntlenWjKamJ1 cordiality. Mis * Long , * bo lia * t-n out several eea- oax , Is of average height , with fair hair , blue eyea and se/flcr ! ( figure. She rather af fects bloaom tints' In * her evening gowr.s and the trimming of her waist at neck and wrists , which shows nrtlstlc appreciation of the porcelain tints of her complexion. Her golden hair Is dressed plainly , without the flippant tendencies of the up-to-date coiffure , and her straightforward glance Is that of the typical ? < cw England maiden whose compre hension of'eVcr thing- really worth being aware of has leca earnerHly cultivated , Miss lying takes genuine pleasure In the honor conferred on her In being the first American girl to baptize a Japanese ship , and the novelty of the situation appeals to her strongly. PArun it ui.ttn .0 TIus. An Invention Wlilrli Mny Help to Snvo Our l-'ori * * ! * . A new elastic metnl sleeper IB * eon to re- pliice the old wooden tlcu on the New Jersey Ccntt.il rnllrpad If experiments now being matlo on n branch of the line prove success ful. T.ie new sleeper Is rcnlly n metnl-ln- cased core of wood pulp , says the Globe- Dumocint , iKirdeiic I nnd compressed so as to make It tough enough U resist the shock of the hwivj" wheels of the express trains passing over It nml yet suillclently resilient to break the roiiKli , pounding sensation that Is communlcntcil to the carp from hollow metal sleepers , The core of wood pulp Is first enst Into n muld of the proper size , nnd tien hydraullcly prwsed , after which It Is Incused In IU metnl covering , This mctnl slicnth I ? In reality only n chemlcnl composi tion , which hulps to preserve the sleeper for nn Indefinite period. The pleeper Is thrown Into n largo tnnk of this liquid composition nnd left there for two hour' , after which It la allowed to dry ; nnd Irirden , The composl- lion of zinc , copper nnd otncr Ingredients dries into the sleeper , nnd makes an nlr nnd water ptodc covering , U l estimated thnt the new railroad sleep ers will l.iat lltty yenis when subjected to nlmoi't enough to buy iinu replace tno old ties with new ones. .Metal tlC" have been experimented with time nnd ngaln General Lew Wallace was leporUd to have Invented a motnl tlo some tin years ugo that would revolutionize mod ern'railroading nnd bring In n fortune to the Inventor thnt would dwarf In comparison HID lecclptM for his novels , Uut , Judging fiom the Inter development0. It would neun thnt writing was more remunerative than Inventing tallrond tlm The trouble with the mctnl and Ktone sleepers Is tnat they arc not clastic enough. Thcro Is no give to tl'em , and beside * making travel over them very uncomfortnble , they wear out the rollIng - Ing stock , nt n fearful rate. A few of the railroads have. Etonc sleepers on their line ? tunning through largo cities , where the rate of speed would ot necessity be Blow , such as the New York Central on Its Fourth ovenun tunnel , but w'terc a high ratu of npecd la dcm'indcd nothing yet hnb been discovered to nnswer the purpose of thu old-fashioned wooden tics' Too new invention will bo of the utmo8 ! Importance to the country at large , for the Item of railroad ties Is one of the most prom. Incut In our forest products. There are over MKJ.OCO.OO ) tlcH In use today on all the railroad ilnej of the country , nn 1 the annual nveragu requirement fop renewals reachen upward of SO.000,000 tics. It Is estimated that about 117 lien , or 15 per cent of the whole nro re- nulied for rtnc-wnls on each mlle ot track. Thus the railroads uuo nbout 20 per cent of ( he total confumptlcn of lumber In this country for tics. The different roads have their preference * for different kinds of wood , and the relative Importance of the trees Is shown In the following figures : Of the SO.OOi ) , . 000 tleu uffd for renewal each year 15,000,000 , are of oak. 125rtJ,000 of pine , 3,590,000 of chest nut , 6,0 < XUiOO of ce' ' jr. 2WK > ,000 of hemlock nnd tamnrnck , 2,500,000 of red wood , 1,500,000 of cypress and tlm balance of various woods , Wo heard a mechanic say that he would 4iot bo without Salvation Oil. It kills pain. Will I'lllllMll IC.'JIl-tt'H A SAN FKANCISCQ. Jnn SO.-Thn special correspondent of the Associated Pre's nt Bangkok. Slum , writes under date of No vember 13 , 1R)7 ) : The long-awaited decision of the arbitrators In the matter ot tin * ns- niult upon 12 , "W , Kollttt , Vlco consul , by Siaineso Boltlrra | at Clllengmnl , November U > , ISM , wnn published j-c trrJay In the gov ernment Gazette. IIwas n greed thnt tha Siamese government should apologize nnd pledge JUelf to punish the offender * . The olllcrrn nro to he publicly reprimanded and degraded In rnnknnd the subordinates ! lira to be deprived of their par for three months , J , A. Pcrktca of "Antiquity , O. , was for thirty years jieedlessly tortured by physi cians for the , cure pt ,00101118. , He was quickly cured l < y using DeWltt's Witch Haiel Salve , the famous healing naive lor piles aad sktu dlswuocs , BLOODLESS BATTLE SCENES Drilling United States Troopers in the Knack of Fighting. ARMY M\NEUV RS AT FORT RILEY Terrific ClinrKC n n Ilclpliln r Ilnt- ti'ry l.omlcil Mltli lllnnk Cart * H I'rnctlenl Schonl I for 11 ra % or } ' . TJiero has been a scene cf etrlfe and war- tt.roIn Kansas during a period of almost three months. In which battle after battle l.u < 3 been fought .arid tn which every condi tion of uctunl warfare heis prevailed , save one the u o f ball turtrldges. Every fall , relates u. correspondent of 'the New York Times , the farces of cavalry and artillery t-tatloned at Fort Ililcy , constituting the artillery and cavalry schools of Uio army , receive problems in warfare to solve In tlio field. The maneuvers , as they are termed , have Just cnd d and have proved not only the moat perfect from a military standpoint of any yet held , but also the most hotly contested and exciting. Nothing theoretical enters Into the cam paign as It Is mopped out at Fort Rllcy. No detail of knowledge which a poldler fih-culd know Is omitted. The post com- manJant and officers In charge of the cavalry and artillery fichcols , each of which , by the way , constitutes a subpost , dccUc upon the plia of campaign. Subordinate officers from the garrison are placed In-charge of certain tin lira of troops and certain problems are given them to solve. The force defending the post In all engage ments wear the regular service uniform of the United Stdi.es army. The Invading force , or "enemy , " wear uniforms of brown canvas , and nre known In post parlance as "Tho llrowra. " When a certain maneuver has been de termined on and Is nbout to bo exploited , an order ! s Issued by the adjutan1 , by order of the comii'undant , copies of which are In turn delivered to fhdFo officers who are to com mand iho : "Drowns , " Instructing tliem wheie to go and what to do This force leaven Ibo post at an early hour In the morning and goes to dome point Upon the reservation. It may be a mlle or two , or twelve miles It may bo In any ono of a dozen direction ? lheo ate conditions the defending force bavo to fiad cu * as best they con. INTO TUB K1EL.D. Major Wallace P. Randolph , who Is In command of the artillery subpost , was one of the judges that morning. Aswo rode Oowii the sloping hill toward the artillery post , ho explained to me mariy of the events that were scheduled to transpire that bright day. Far ahead winding down the magni ficent read , was along column of blue- jacketed cavaliyincii , Ihclr sabres clanking at their sides and every 'rrian.ln the pink of condition. Their l.orses , noWo animals every one , seemed to enter fully Into the spirit of the fun and were prancing along , apparently quite as eager to scent the ccming fray as were tl.cir riders. The post had now been dropped1 from sight behind the Intervening hills and the column strptched out across a long , narrow plain , skirting the tracks of the Union Pacific. . ' , * About three miles from the'fort we passed a dismantled ruin , which had evidently once ? M'il A THE QUEEREST MONUM-MENT IN THE WORLD. vcrgo tnwnrd this point. The "scent bottlo" Is not Hi ) eyesore. Ha luislness Is so il s- KulBCil that It Is an object of beauty , and It Is readily mistaken Tor a real monument. Indeed , It Is the blgRCst , moat conspicuous and plcturcscmo of all the notable monument ment B In Now South Wales , of which colony ( Sydney Is the capital Hyde pailc Is 'In ' the loveliest portion of the heart of this beauti ful city of COO.OOO people , and thus huge fill city of GOO.OOO people , nnd thla IIURU kcopInK with the other extravagance with which wealth and profligate Kovcrnment liavo encircled and adorned th1 s superb park , The Sydney "scent bottle. " Is not an expensive structure. It Is siifigestcd to other cities In other parts of the world as vertical lungs for the safety of sewers and the nervous populace who tramp thereon In the pursuit of other things. I.Al.MHII.VC Tilly K.VS.UU. A III I'll to HiFriTil I us I I'll il of ( lit CiiHtoiiinry hiiillJIiiB1 of XVIuo. The nnt Jap.ic.cso war ship ever built li the United States will Klldo Into the peace fill waters of the Delaware , from hrr stocks In C'lanifH' ship > arns , Philadelphia , today U will b baptized Kafagl. Iho Jiipiiic a minister , Mr. Hoshl Torn has. with toctful eourtcay , Invited cnc of the dauehteia of the secretary of the navy to clirlsti-n tliovessel. . Ills request was worded In phrase. * replete with .lapanese good will , and. with her father's permlaalon MUs LOUR accepted delightedly. Many n poblo vtvoel has sllded down her wajt. at Cramps' with the propelling In- 11 u on ui of a tap on the nose from a cham- pafflp bottle , awakened Into llfo amid tin ertcrvcacliiR spray of the wine. "A large , eo'd ' bottle and a small , hot bird" you know the old wylng. Well. Instead of a tattle , a bird will ejmbollze Hie sponsorship when tbc Karugl Is launched , after the scntluieuMl custom of Japan , It won't be a small , hot bird , either. That will be reserved for the luncheon In thn mould aloft after It I. ) all over , together with the larsfl , , cold bottle ; or , perhaps , bottles n-phcity. The bird used In the ceremony will be a llvu pigeon Clirlitl'iii folk of temperance tendonelt's may rejoice to learn that , ac- cordltifc' to the agreed plan , Miss Long will , as the Kaaagl glides Into tlio river , locne the silken cords of a silken bag , which will eon- tain a iuitnv whitenlecon. . As shepro - I ho hardest kind of wear and tear on the. nillruadx , unless Injured by some .sharp tool. The life of ordinary wooden flecpcrs Is about seven years. They begin to decay after the third year , and by the sixth nnd seventh they nre so rotten that t'ley nre of llttlri service. The Injury to them comes through the iCctlon of the ralnw. snowH and heat andcold. Vnrlous preservatives have been painted over the wooden ties to make them enduring. On the Pennsylvania read wooden MeepiTS have been soaked for days In ciudo petroleum oil to sec If their life could not bo prolonged. The New York Ceutinl tna tried various other compounds to solve the question , even going to the ex tent ot painting the sleepers on a short branch 'with white lend. Hut It has been generally proved that this work would not pay , unless the tics could be painted fresh every second or third year , nnd this could not be done unit's * the Meeper * were taken up nml the underside painted as well as the top. The cost , of the paint and labor was been a structure of somp Importance. The major Informed me tliiL' In that build ng assembled Iho first Icglslatuio of the state of Kansas. Deyoud the old stone mansion the road turned abruptly up the bluff and headed1 In the direction of a ranch house , distant nbout four or five miles from the post. The "Clues" had now thrown out a patrol , and were proceeding cautiously , not knowing at what moment the enemy might discover them or bo discovered. Scouts were In the timber 0:1 : cither side of the ravine , and a long stretch of rolling upland lay before us , over which. It seemed to my untrained eyes , not even a coyote could 'pass without discovery , much less a squadron of cavalry. "I think wo will bo In a pretty good posi tion , " said the major , "If wo ride to the top of that hill over yonder. Major Ilafferty Is over there somewhere , unless I am m.stnken. That looks llko uaptaln Slb- ley away off thcro toivard the west. You can ceo him there on his horse , just rising above that swell , about a mlle away. UECONNOITBHINO. I didn't. I looked with all my eyes for the olllcer , but certainly did not see lilr.t. I know from hearsay that Captain Slhlcy and his troci. ) of the Second wore- off there somewhere , but for all I could sco there wasn't a cavalryman within 100 miles. Wo rode slowly up the ridge to gain a better view. I had a handkerchief tied' ' about my arm to Indicate that I was a non-combatant , hence was In no danger of being captured , as I "didn't count. " My horse , ovlde nily not delighted with his unusual work , wanted to bo with his troop In action and ho got there a llttlu later I had no voice In the matter of hlu going , but ho went all the same , and took mo with him , "There's a battery off toward the north , " said tlm major , as ho swept the field with his eyo. "Do you make It out ? " Away down In ono of tlio little valleys , almost hidden by the stunted undergrowth , I ww it. How diminutive the men and horccs looked , and how insignificant the gumj. They were In marching order , but evidently not going Into action just at that place. Suddenly a puff of smoke arose from the bUBhrs several hundred yards up the bill above the battery , and the sharp crack of i\ \ rifle rang out. The patrol of itho "Browns" had fauna the battery , and a rattling lire that followed Instantly showed that matters were getting warm down 'there. ' A cloud of dust arote , and the battery was gone. I never saw anything done so quickly In my life. Away it went , swirling up the side of the slope , Ilia lior.ice on a dead run , As noon QB a point beyond range was reached , and U required but a minute to get there , the hoiees swung around to the left , the pieces worn unllmbcred , the battery was In posi tion , and there leaped from the muzzles or those big rifles such n storm of fire oa would have annihilated any such force as the "Drowns" presented. Those artillerymen ttrllled my every nerve. Almost before the tsmoke had loft the muz zles of their pieces the brech blocks were toened , new cartridges were Inserted In the chambers , and more Imaginary nhrapnel wi sent hurling Into Iho ianVa of the discom fited "ncotttie , " I also took part In some thing that was not down on the bills. Cap tain Slblcy'a tract ) , while this engagement had been In progre&s , had executed a flank movement , and. came daubing up the swell Immediately In our rear. They wt-ro upon us before either the major or myself had time to think. The major thought more quickly than I JOBBERS FWD tyRNUFRCTURERS AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. , .Qrendorff Parian & Martin Co Jobbers oEFarm Machinery , Wacom nnd Bucrfei * Cor. Ith and Jonem. AW GOJDJ W Picture Moldings. Mirrors , Framesv Racking and Artlsttf Materials , BOOKBINDING , ETC > e@s Printing Co. . eleventh nnd Ilnwarrt BIB. B JOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , merican Hand Shoe Oo M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear WKSl FUN AOENTS VOIt The Joseph BauiR-nn Rubber Co. Rubbers and Mackintoshes. 1107 Howard St. , OMAHA Boots , Shoes and Rubbers , Salesroom * IlOMKU-llOS Hnrney strtet. WHOLKSALB RUBBER GOODS Owner ot Chlet Brand Mackintoshes Boots , Shoes , Rubbers , AT WHOLnSALE. Office and Salcrrcorj 1119-Jl-:3 Howard St. . BAGS s : HasW ? 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Down that hill we went like < a tornado. Up the other slope we fairly flew , and befoto the battery could train Its guns In our direc tion It was counted out of action. A squadron of cavalry In brown uniforms bad picked up a patrol of the "blues" and captured It entire. The main force of the federals was coming up as fast as troops could move. Field odlcers were seen hurry Ing In every direction , and wo were Just about In the center of what promised to b the scene of a very lively battle. Wo started toward the right , to take position on another hill top , only to confront a cavalry force coming llko the wind from over the hills' wo turned back , and found a battery wheelIng - Ing Into action behind us. Off toward the left a strong force of "Hrowna" appeared just as we started that way , and when wo finally headed toward the ravine , In which I had just captured the battery , wo found Captain Sibley's force plunging through the buihes ttiere. Our white handkerchiefs served to save us from capture , and we eventually found a way out between the opposing lines. A GICAND SIGHT. It must not be understood from this deiicrlo- tlon that the contending forces were so close together as to b vUlble to each other , The rolling nature of the ground "as sucli as to prevent this , but each separate force had Ita tcouts out , anil upon their Information acted. W'-'n they acted at all they acted llko lightning , and , iwhlle wo rode over a good Ural of ground trying to get out , we found It dinicull In ( he extreme to get away from the llneot tire that at any Instant might break forth. And there ere pleacautcr thing ! than rldltig up in front of a battery that suddenly bursts Into action , even If nothing but powder U used. Wo gained the > top of anotfier swell and from there I saw the grandest mllltci-y eight I ever wltnetaed. Every move was plain ; all the trotps could bo teen by us , but not by each other. 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The Judges , who had witnessed the light from arlous portions of Iho Held , met and conferred together. Their final report was made and copies of It were sent to each ofllccr who bad been concerned In tha daj's engagement. I'OSSIDLR CAHNAGE. Had the contest been In earnest , and had ball cartridges been used , the fight would have been the hottest In the history of our anny. The list of casualties would have been total , so far as the captured battery wan concerned , and the patrol of the "Drowns" that attacked the battery at the outset would have been obliterated and ex terminated at the first round of shrapnel. Officers and men alike learned much by this day's work. Those who had met de feat were shown wherein their calculations i had been wrong , and It fa a foregone con clusion that none ot tliem will get taught In tbo E.-uno sort of a trap again. The men who were victorious know all tbo move ments that had been necessary to their success and they remembered them. The horses , too , learned much In equine tactics and became so perfect In their work that they were almost a > part of the rider , coin- prising with them a veritable army of cen taurs , armed with the most deadly weapons known to moderns , and equipped with a knowledge of actual field service that could bo gleaned In no other school on earth. All In all , Fort Rlley Is ono of the most Interesting posts In the army. Its garrison consists of two troops of the First cavalry , six troops of the Second cavalry and three batteries of artillery , It Is headquarters for tbo First cavalry , Tali-ni'il ( MiiKluliui llft-oiucH Illlnil. CHICAGO , Jan. iO.-Mlluda Czerny , the Chicago pianist , has lost her eyesight. Trou ble Dho has had with her cyca since her birth took a turn for the wor o a tew dayn ngo and the talented girl , who la not yet S years Old , can ee nothing , At u result die ha been compelled to ceafo developing her musical talent and has glve-n up con cert enKugementH In New York and yoston. Mllado. U the child of A , V , Czerny , violin- ce-llUt In the Grand opera house orchestra. Arnold's Drotno Ceifry curci headache * , 10c , 25o and & 0c. All GROCERIES , taxton and Gallagher Go GAS COPtfEB UOASTint.S A > ai jo inn NO auoocns. TtUphon * tSl. HARNESS SADDLERY . * CO1.LAKS Ji > bb < > r of I.tattierf AcuMrrfrtnlirctW / | ) Ktf , Wo f ollclt your orders 1315 Ilownrd St. HARDWARE. ectcr & Wiiheimy Go Wholesale Hardware , Oinalin. Wholesale Hardware. Illcyclca and Sjmrtltie Ciooda. 1S10-U1-23 Ilar- ncy street. LIQUORS. i@BS@ & GO WHOLIiSAIjK LIQUORS. I'rcprlctora of AM1CHICAN PIGAH AND QUAS3 WAUU CO. : i4lt ( Smith Htii St. East India Bitters GoltUn Shenf Pure Ilya ana Dourbon Whiskey. Willow Sprlnco DUtUlcry , Her & Co. . Ill * Harney Ftrtet- prick § tofeertz , Wholesale Liquor Merchants , 1001 Furnam StrcoU Wholesale Liquors and Cigars , 1118 Farnum Street- WHOLESALE Wines , Liquors and Cigars. 417 - < 15 S. 15th Street LUMBER WHOLESALE DUMBER . . . 814 South. 14th St. PLANING MILL. Manufacturers of doors , cash ; blinds , ofllce , More nnd snloon llxtu eir. iptlmutes furnished on uny kind of mill wniK Tel. 11711. Mill 2Sh ( nnd Davenport StB. OYSTERS. PACKEItS. KING COLE OYSTERS , CELERY AND POULTRY. 1015 llovard St. U.VCI.U SAM AM ) TillICIIUDIVU. ; . Tile Hi'iH'iitlun of ( hi * Anii'rli'ilii Coii- Mll Cl'III'l'Ill III \.K\lt. \ From out the shadows of the Pyramids comes an entertaining necount of the formal exchange of greetings between the American consul general and the'khedive , which oc curred during holiday week. The function Is thus described by the Spilnx , published 1 at Cairo ; ! The streets of Cairo , always remarkable for the profusion and variety of color dis played therein , wcru on Thursday rendered even more brilliant than Is customary by Iho display made on the occasion of the visit of the diplomatic agent and consul general for the United Slates of America to the Abdcen palace , nnd his recent I on by II , U. , the khedive. Under a brilliant sun arid a . sapphire sky contrasting \lvlJly with the i emerald of the palms nnd acacias In n color . scheme which gave a forcible reminder of a 1 picture by the Kngllsh ncudemlclinValer - i home , were crowds of gaily costumed , turbaned - | baned nnd tarboushed natives In raiment that emulated all the colons of the rain bow. Strolling iamong t these were Kuro- pvans In the customary milt of solemn bluck , whilst carriage * * containing monthem ot the diplomatic body In levee drtss. Home wearIng - Ing decoratloiiB and nttcjidod by cauvaswH , gorgeous In color , gold and embroidery , whirled punt on their way to the Abdten palace , and watched -with Interest by thu throng * of people. Thcro was an accession of Interest when the state carriage of the khedlvo rolled solemnly pant on Its way to the residence of the American diplomatic agent , attended by a detachment of Kgyp- tlan cavalry. In , the blue uniforms designed by Cuton Woodvllle- their t-abrcg Hashing in the brilliant sunshine. After an Interval the gorgeouu vehicle , n blaze of gold , albeit u ponderous article licsldu which the. English lord rnayor'w coach Is a marvel of Hlmplfclty. returned to the Opera Square past the statue of Ibrahim 1'itnlm on Its way to thu palace with Hon. ThomiiH rikclion Harrison , n sol dierly looking tlgurc with a keen pair of eyes. To many the Impressive figure of the coachman In his dazzling livery of scarlet and gold was us Irresistible and as striking n u blast from n trumpet and thin Impassive automedon was a dl'tlnct cynosure , 'J'.iu vast square , of which the Abdecn palace f jrms one side , having been reached , a guard was In rcndlnota to salute the visitor. The mode of thr ceremony In , perhaps , u little trying to nnbrucednerves. . The visi tor IB In the rr ) t Instance met by tilgh olMclals of the palnce and Is ushered up the grand atalreaae. wMlch IH lined on cither sldo by ( hu naUcc olllclalu and guards In costumeH Ihn moil brIIIUnt that human Imaulnallon ran devise. During the ceremony the cannorl or the citadel boomed out a salute of twenty-fine gunu. Mr , IlurrUon havltiK- n ushered Into OILS-PAINTS M and Paint Co. MANUKACTUriEn.3 Air Floated Mineral Paint And r lnt of Ml KltnK Putty. Kto. 101S anil 101T Jonei St ilCo. ; . A. Mofftt , 1st Vice rrcn. L. J. 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'Wvn ' vwJ the presenceof II. 11. , the kVicdlve , the following address wan read : " .MonsclKiifiir , the president linn'directed , tnc to convoy to you assuraticeH of bis sincere frlci d-Oilp and to expre a to you his wish Hint the coidlnl iclatlonx that liavo Iheiefors i Mapplly existed between your < > ovcinmcnt anil thnt of the United Hlatca may long continue , I lake especial pleux- uro In convejlng these cxprenMonB of m- teem from the fact that hu IIIIH selected ono who has already been honored by your friendship and who ' .IDH twice before en joyed thu liojjil allty of your land , "As I have Bald , I inn no stranger hero : Two wlnteiH ] mt-ntd lit Kgypt'n unexampled , climate , at an Interval of several yu.iru. have given inn un opportunity to tttudy the condition of the country nnd ItH people * nnd to contrast the existing u'fttus with , the past , only to recognize thn Improve- , incut apparent on till Hides nnd to enable , me tn proclaim It In no uncertain man ner. ner."The WHO ! nnd beneficent rule of your hlghnctiH , Justly directed to Incrcanc the happlnehs and add to the welfare of youp KtiOjectx , excite * the nttentlon and ad miration of thu civilized world , "I Hlnccrely pray that you may cnjay long life , with health and strength , tnnb you may continue , us you nre today , tha beloved of a happy anil contented people. " Ills highness In response sold that he hoped that tlu relations liet\een Egypt uml the United States Mould continue to bo on thu same footing of cordiality na heretofore , and trusted that tha mi mo amicable rclallon * would be maintained In respect to Sir. Hurrl- BOII as had been the rase in reference to hlu predecessor , the lute diplomatic agent and consul general. Plpea and coffee having been produced anil handed round , the last mnntd being con- tnlned In exquisitely chased cups encrusted , with Jewels , tha audience nnd reception ended. Thn pplcndld gala coach wan again In requlvltlon nnd surrounded by the guard of ItH occupant In what Whistler might call a , blue nnd scarlet symphony , returned to tha agency. In the evening of Thursday a dinner waa given by lion , Thomas Skclton Hurrlfon In. the reserved apartments of BV-rihcnrd'a hotel to the members of the diplomatic DoJy and the high tate otllclulR. The rooms In which the dinner was tlvcn , were decorated with a profusion of tha cholci-st llavuTP and plants. Tiny , colored ; electric llg.itu went generously mingled with , the Moral decoration * . The dinner Itself wu * worthy of u gourmet and wax- not only ex cellent In a gaxtronomlQ' sense , but rrtlectfd great credit on the chef for the really urtU- tic manner In which the dlshej wcru deco ra ted and KCTVI d TO ct'itio ' coi.ii IN < IM : DAY Take Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets. AD drugKleti refund tbo money It It tails to cure > 2Gc. The gcu'ilno his L * IJ. Q. on ucb/