EUGENE CITY GUARD.
1, Ii. CAMPBELL, froprletar,
EUGENE CITY, OREGON.
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Letters at Tacoma Addressed
Our War Secretary.
to
Prominent Portland Business Man Taken
for a Deer and Shot and Killed
by His Companion.
Tlie population of Utah is rejiortcd at
Woo You. a Chinese domestic at Bun
Francisco, wan shot while on his way to
work by a highbinder.
' Wellington strikers are ordered to ap
war in court at ictoriu to answer
charges of intimidating miners.
Key. T. 11. Cherrinirton. formerly of
the University of California, has la-en
chosen ITcHidviit of I'uget Sound Univer
sity at Tuconia.
Money to build tlie Pun Luis Hey
flume hns been rained in Chicago, ami
work will noon legin. ThiH will irrigute
100,000 acres of fian Diego land.
The situation at Wellington is un
changed. The striking miners are still
idle. There is much indignation among
them over the fact tliut militia has been
sent there.
Jack McGuirk, a resident of Mariposa
county, was shot four miles north of Ma
dera by llowurd Wills, a veterinary sur
geon. Tlie shooting was the result of a
feud of long standing.
Tho Shasta Courier says a survey is
being made bv Chief Engineer Hood of
the Southern Pacific Company for a big
tunnel through the (Siskiyou mountains.
1 It will be live miles long.
Near Foley Hnrinirs, Ijine county, Or.,
W. H. Walker of Stavcr & Walker, Port
land, while out hunting was arcidenlully
shot and killed lv a companion, who
mistook Walker for a deer.
W. N. Gregory, the Southern Califor
nia agent at Oceanside, was found in the
depot with a bullethole in his forehead
and another in his neck, lying in a sil
of blood dead. A revolver was by his
side.
John Lcmbrick of San !iego while on
his way to Attica, Ind., killed himself
near ADmqiieniue. He lost much money
in the San Diego land Iiooiii, and that
was the primul cause lending to his sui
cide. Tlie body of a Mexican was found on
the Hussiivaiiipu desert in Arizona a few
days ago. The man had dug quite a hole
with his hands where he was found in
search of water. lie had died from
thirst.
A jam of logs on the Dungencss river,
Wacli., hus backed up a Issly of water
eight miles long by two miles wide. The
iieople living miles below the Ixxuu are
in great danger of being swept away und
their property ruined.
Bradslreet's mercantile agency roiorts
twelve failures in the racilicCoiiHt States
and Territories for tlie week ending Au
gust 10, as compared with sixteen for
the previous week and eleven for the
corresponding week oi itmi,
Ui Angeles Native Sons say the South
em l'licillt' gives them (20 rates to San
Francisco, while delegates to kith State
political conventions are allowed a $15
rate, and an etlort is being made to se
cure better rates from the steamship
company,
lA'tters have lieen received at the nost
otlice. Taeoina, addressed to " Hon. lied-
lie Id rroctor. Secretary ol n ar, laconia,
Wash." It is believed there that the
Secretary is on a very iiiiKirtunt mission
that of examining Into the condition
of the Northwest coast defenses, owing
to the llchring sea complications.
An engine and four freight cars went
through a washout on tho Southern l a
cillc railroad near l'antano, A. T. The
engine fell forty feet. KngiiiccrKdwnnl
H. AIlis was buried under the locomo
tive, which is nearly covered with water
and sand. His watch and part of his
hand were found on tho engine. The
body has not vet been recovered. The
deceased was from Kansas City.
The City of lVking, twelve days ami
nine hours from Yokohama, read hi I
Victoria August 12. Among the passen
gers for San Francisco was Kcv. Dr.
Newman, liishop of tlie M. K. Church
of the United States, who had lieen at
tending a session of the conference in
Japan.
During the discussion at the meeting
of the coast county delegates at San Jose
Colonel Crocker said that tlie Southern
Pacific Company coe'd not agree to close
the gun between ta Margiiritu and
lllwood in less tl four years, but
might be able to do it in less time if
nothing happened to prevent it. A com
mittee to inquire into details of the
agreement will hold a conference with
Colonel Crocker soon in Sun Francisco,
It is definitely stated (hat the 1'acitic
Mail Company has abandoned Victoria
as a new stopping place, and will here
after lend its steamers direct to Yoko
hama and Hongkong from San Fran
cisco. It is understood that satisfactory
arrangements have lccn madu with the
Canadian Pacific Company, hich threat
ened to send its steamers to San Fran
cisco. Harmony again prevails lietwccn
the two companies, and each will keep
within its own boundary.
A company to purchase coal lands and
prospect and develop them in the States
of Washington und Oregon has lieen in
corporated under the name of the Wash
ington Coal and LuiiiIht Company, with
the principal place of business in Oak
land, Cul. The capital stock is ll.noo,
000 in 10,000 shares of f 100 each. The
first Director are Charles Klliott, John
K. Mursh, William T. Hallldav, John I.
Davis of Oakland, Wesley F'.lliott
f
Ohio and Oswell
II. Herschberger uf
Linkville, Or.
An enormous flow of natural gas has
been struck at Suuimerland, a suburb of
Santa Ilarbara, Cal. Alwut three months
ago a two-inch well was put douu for
ulphur water, and struck a strong flow
of gas, w hich has since been used for
lighting and domestic purioses in Sum
merlund. About three weeks ago a syn
dicate of Santa HarUru and San I.'uis
Obisio capitalists leased the property,
and commenced to put down a ten-inch
pipe. Gas in considerable quantities
wasstrucaat twenty-eight ami thirty
four feet, and on the' Hth instant at 'a
depth of forty-nine feet they struck a
regular gusher. The pressure is so great
that it can be heard for blocks and so
heavy it cannot be capped. Experts es
timate that the daily flow is at least
3,000,000 feet.
EASTERN ITEMS.
The Louisiana Farmers' Alliance
Denounces the Lottery.
The
Governor of New Mexico Wants
United States Troops to Sup
press White Caps.
The Pennsylvania crops will be fur be
low tlie average.
The drought will almost dcjsjpulate
certain portions of Kaunas.
It is said that the lottery crowd is cer
tainly on top in North Dakota again.
John W. Mack a v has been elected a
Director in the Canadian Pucilc railway
The net debt of Pennsylvania in WHO
was lO.tUO.-lHh. and in 1800 it is $1,7HH,
02(1.
Kansas City. Kan., has a lMtnulution
of 38,170, an increase in ten years ol 2H,
822.
The Governor of New Mexico wants
t'nited States troops to suppress tlie
White Caps.
Careful estimates of tho growing or
ange crop in Florida place it at 2,000,000
boxes, or about the same as last year.
Tlie wheat crop of the Dukotns and
Minnesotu is estimated at 100,Oti,o:Ki
bushels, one, of the largest ever har
vested. Pinkeyo hus appeared among cattle in
the vicinity of Kirkwood, ill., caused by
the unusually dry pastures and scarcity
of water.
A war of ice dealers is threatened in
lliiltimore by the announcement that
the Saloonkeepers Association will sell
ce nt 6T cents per 100 isninds.
Tlid IOiiiniunii Fanners' Alliance de
nounces the lottery, and is negotiating
with members of Congress uud candi
dates to supjiort its principles.
Cattle In largo numbers are dying in
the vicinity of Shullsburg, Wis." It is
thought they are oisonc1 by drinking
water drained from lead mines.
The two new battle ships designed in
the Navy Department agree closely with
the 10,000-ton buttle ships which France
has determined to build for Its lieuviest
line.
Missouri is now the only State or Ter
ritory in the United States where gov
ernment lands may be taken mi nt nn
vate entry or purchased outright at 1.2')
m acre.
The total estimated cost of the United
Stales Postal Service at present is
700,000. The net revenue is .ril,000,000
leaving the cost of the service ll,750,000
more than the income.
Philadelphia's population is reported
to lie 1,044,80-, an increase of alwiit Jf.'I''
percent since inisi. in i no (iccuuu be
fore that the growth of the city was ut
the rute ol 'Ht ier cent.
The Florida Central and Peninsula
railroad now awards a premium of till
toeuchof its engineers running sched
ule trains who get through the month
without killing any cuttle.
The National liar Association, at its
meeting at Indianapolis last week, deci-
led to recommend to the State l,euislu-
hires the adoption of a uniform law on
wills in the dili'erent States.
itluir, in bchulf of a majority of the
memlH'rs of tlie Woman's SuHYage Com
mittee, has rejiorted favorably a pro
posed constitutional amendment to give
women the right of sull'ruge,
Cvrus W. Field has sold to Charles
II.,....., it. ,il... riw ...,., i.: in
i.iuiiit imiiii-i nt:ii-nm ion 1111111111-
Peoiit Ardsley Park at IKibbs' Ferry, N.
T. ihe consideration is said to be in
the neighborhood of l,(HHl,(HH.
Hereafter in Canada cigar lioxes must
be destroyed us soon us emptied, the
same as in the United States. Dealers
are kicking, but it is the order of the
Commissioners of Internal Revenue und
will no doubt lie olieyed.
There is some talk in Washington to
the f licet that President Harrison con
templates sending a special message to
the Senate, in which lie will oiiit out
the importance of passing tlie Federal
Election bill this session.
General Sir Frederick Middlcton leaves
Ottawa for Fnglnnd this week, Regard
ing his forced resignation from the com
mand of the Canadian militia, he stutes
that he hud been sacrificed by tlie irnv-
ernmeiit to save tho French vote.
There tire three elevated railroads in
ItllHiklvn. anil thev hnvii inmliiul tit
Judge iiartlett of the Supreme Court for
writs of certiorari to review tho action
f tho Hoard of Assessors in tiximr the
taxable value of their property.
The visible supply of irrain. as coin-
piled nt the New York Produce Ex
change is: Wheat 18,400,402 bushels,
which is an Incrcrso of 1,172,813 bushels :
corn 1, 121,0:12,270 bushels; a decrease
of 6,712,582 bushels; outs 2,2511,71:1 !
bushels, a decrease of 271,104 bushels;
Imrloy 1172,555 bushels, a decrease of
!!7,4!t7 bushels.
The struggle thut bus existed nt Ur-
hnnu. ().. for the oust vear urnl n Imir
over the issuing of bonds for natural gas
iurKises is ended, me nty Council
ills missed an ordinance to Utiiiii .
WW lor ttnit purpose. The work of pii
ing in mi Meiivr county has been let at
a cost of 1221,000, to lie completed bv
Novcmlier 15. There is general satisfac
tion expressed by the jioople.
Superintendent Porter exnects the
work of counting the population of the
country to lie completed before the end
of the present month, and Congress, if
a m tie Hire, ran proceed to pass an ar
xiiiioii!iiem oiu nun pu ueieruune How
many members shall coiiHtitute the next
louse. 1 he iHipulation of the country
isesliinntcd ut tH.lKki.OOO.
The Semite Committee on Aimnmriii-
tions bus completed consideration of tlie
general deficiency appropriation bill and
reported it to the Senate with a mimlier
of amendments, which, with one excen
tion. do not largely increase the total of
the bill as it ciime'fnim the House. This
exception is the provision for the pay
meni iir rrcnen sihiiiiiiioii cluiins aggre
gating 11,2:),088.
All the amendment to the river and
harUir bill affecting the Noithuest have
liccn agreed to bv the Senate. Among
them were numerous surveys of naviga-
tile streams in ttie new Mutes, particu
larly South Dakota and Washington. A
change was made in the extent to which
work is to be earned on on the Missouri
and in Montana bv substituting Fort
lU'iilon for Great Falls, which was made
the npier end ol oiienilions according to
the first draft of the amendment. Since
the bill passed the Mouse a good deal of
argument has Urn made to individual
men on the nerd of these Northwestern
improvements, and the members inter
ested believe that some iuirtunt works
which were refused by the House Com
mittee will be si lowed to stand when the
bill cornea back from the House.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Great Discontent Reported to Pre
vail in Finland.
The Excessive Heat Causes an Alarming
' Amount . of Sickness In the
Austrian Empire.
The King of Holland is In a feeble con
lition.
Professor Alphonso Favre, Swiss geol
ogist, Is deail.
The estimated fortifying of Heligolan
will cost $7,500,000.
I'ersianI, the Russian Minister to Ser
viu, hus become insane.
A slnve trade In Punjunb women has
been discovered in Scinde.
Workmen on Parnell's Arklowquar
ries at Ixmdon have struck.
P,uron Leon of Vienna has ls en killed
by falling over a precipice in the Alps,
I'rince Wuldemar's name is withdrawn
as a candidate for tho liulguriiin throne
A diamond has been found In the
Kimbcrlv mines of South Africa weigh
ing l.'U carats.
Kmperor William captivated every one
he met in Hrnssels by his gracious und
cordiul bearing.
Kniflund has nut in a claim of 110,000,
000 indemnity for tlie recent row in the
Argentine Kuptibuc.
One-half of the town of Monetier
France hus been destroyed by fire and
many persons injured.
Leighham Court. Streathain, near
Ixindoii. comprising sixty-six acres, has
just been sold for IK),(KH.I.
Ilerr von Gerson. the Austrian engi
neer recently captured by brigands in
Circassin, bus been releawd.
Mnlor Wissmnnn's lieutenant says
that the former will, so far as known,
resume his duties in Africa.
The Mnhariijuh Dhuleep Singh hus
written a letter to the (Jueen Is'gging
forgiveness for his past acts.
The Government contemplates a fur
ther important reduction of the British
army of occupation in Egypt.
One hundred und twenty-four head of
cattle ore to Ik- slaughtered in l orkshire
on account of pleiiro-pneumonia.
The Chin exedition rejsirts that
some of the trils'S it lias encountered
U'long to tlie most degraded stage of
barbarism.
Cameron, tlie English African explo
rer, favors the iiitnslnction of Chinese
and Indian planters into Africa, particu
larly the former.
Joseph Arch, tho apostle of the Eng
lish farm lulwrers, hus been adopted us
the l.ilx'rul candidate for Northwest Nor
folk ut the next election.
The London Times hus ut length com
pleted the payments on its expense ac-
ount for the nirncll C ommission, me
total being understood to amount to
iUW.OOO.
In Australia the lalxir organizations
uive secured tlieHdiour day with a half-
holiday on Saturday, and now they are
agitating for a 7-hour day with no work
on Saturday.
The Russian Government has espec
ially invited General Itoisdell'rie, the
Adjutant-General of the French Army,
to attend the Russian Army maneuvers
at Krasnoe Seio.
The Congo Free.Stnto litis: annexed the
kingdom of Momittiyamyo, which com
prises a vast extent of territory south of
the present frontier of the Congo State
and extends in the direction of tlie
Zumls'si river.
The Australians are beginning to doubt
tho wisdom of imtiorting so many stouts,
ferrets and weasels to exterminate the
rabbits. Tlieso creatures multiply most
rapidlv, and have begun attacking chil
dren and lambs.
The difficulty regarding lulxir at Zan
zibar has reached an acute stage. No
isjrtets are available, owing to tlie drain
from the Congo und the German sphere
ol inliueiice. the question is vital, both
to Zanzibar and to tlie British company.
The migration of settlers and laborers
from the interior of Russia to tlie Cau
casian and Siberian districts is still in
creasing. The cities on the various roads
lire literally overflowing with emigrants,
among whom great distress prevails.
The greatest discontent prevails (says
a Daily News correspondent) throughout
milium iu inu proiiiuigailon
the imperial ukuse which abolishes the
IHTII
ll IV
rinmsh Post und Telegniphic Adminis-
(ration and amalgamates it with that of
Russia.
The King of Italy contemplates copy
ing Queen Victoriu by lidding u coloniiil
title to his Royal dignities. He would
call himself "Emperor of Erythrea und
and Eastern Africa." in view of his tiro-
toctoruteof Abyssinia and colonies on the
Red Sea coast."
Tlie Siocle says that French agents in
the Upper Senegal country have made
treaties wnn tniets .taenia, Yutengii,
Aribuiida, GotiruiH and Moussi, bv whicli
they secure a protectorate over that
territory and greatly extend French in
fluence on the Niger.
A California salmon bus recently lieen
caught in the Mediterrnnuean,' near
Bunvnls. Probably it found its way
thither from the River A tide, into which
many young fish of this species have
lieen introduced, in the hoie that they
may be acclimatized in France.
mine of pumice-stone, it is stated,
exists on the Tenc ridee Peak, of which
the working was only started in 1888.
The stone is found in that part of the
peak called the " Camillas ,p at alout
2,000 feet above the sea level.
While Chili favors the scheme for an
international railway, and will build her
own system to the northern line, and, if
necessary, assist Peru to perfect her nir
tion of the system, she will opsise the
projected system of arbitration, ns will
also the entire iiress and nconle ut
Chili.
BLK9S1NO Or ftLKCP.
Ih. Fust's R mien v. for the man nr
woman who finds himself or herself un
able to sleep nights, is an invaluable
medicine, which will not onlv procure
the blessing of sleep, but will' prevent a
general breaking down of the svstem.
Inscriptive treatise with each bottle, or
address Mack lug Co., New York.
! PORTLAND MARKET
Wheat There it a rather belter feel
Ing in the local market in sympathy w ith
foreign advices, hich continue of an
encouraging character, but trading is
verviuiet. Quote: Nominally, Valley,
1.'J5; Wulla Walla, 1.17'v.
Fmm'm futile: Standard, $3.75 ; out
side brands, :1.50 per Urrel.
Oats Quote: 50w64c per bushel.
Mii.i.sti fcs The market Is Ann.
Quote: llran, flftftf; Shorts, $22(tf2:i;
Ground Ilurlev, :i2.50; Chop teed, $25;
Middlings, $22.60c 25 ier ton.
Hay The market is firm. Quote:
$10iu 17 per ton.
koktaiii.ks ine mursev w mm.
Quote: Cablsige, 1.75u2 per cental;
Peas, 3c H-r jiound; union ana wtiuce,
15 per dozen hunches; California
unions, z 4 Id .K ; urrgon, t
, ... t . . . .. . . i
cperisjuiiu
htrll
10c
String lieans, 3c per pound ; Cucuiuls'rs,
ner
dozen; LnrroM, iwaioK per
bunch ; Asparagus, 10c per isnind ; iseets,
$1.60 tier sack; Turnips, $1.25 per
nick: Com, 10c per dozen; ( alifornia
Tomatoes, $l(nl.25 per ho; Potatoes,
75cir$l per rentul; Sweet PotatiH-s, Ut
6c per pound.
riililTs (finite : Tahiti Oranges, $4.25
per bo; California Lemons, 5 sr Iwx ;
fancy Kicilv, $0c" 10 M?r case ; Pencil nnd
llruilshnw Plums, 75(80c per Isix ; Mad
eline Pcurs, )HH'(fl ; uregon niiriieiis,
$1.25(fi 1.60 per box; Pineapples, $:j.60ftc
4 per dozen ; liunanas, $:l.75 st hunch ;
double, $0; Oregon Astrachnn Apples,
75c(l: Graveiistein. $1m1.15 per isix;
(,'ruwfoid Peuches, $125(1.40; other va
rieties, $I.I5i 1.25 s-r Isix; Nectarines,
$1.50ft.76 imt box; lllack-ls-rries, H'.jC
lerpound, $I.H0f2 K-r 24-)iind crate;
'alifornia Wuterinelons, 2.60('(.'I ikt
lozen ; CantaloiiiH's, $1,5062 per4lozen ;
Crubuppies, $1 per box. Receipts the
ast week were 2,010 boxes and 8 car
loads. .
Ciikksk Quote: Oregon, ll(12,..'c;
California, tt.Vrl0c; Voting A mericu, 14
Wlac m'r tMiund.
litiriKii 1 lie market is linn. Quote:
)regon lancv dairy, 25c; fancy creamery,
!7'-c; gissl to fair, 20(22'c; common,
15('i 17'..e; choice California, 25c per
pound.
I'ori.TUV 1 lie market is linn. Quote
)ld Chickens, $5C(i; large Spring, $:l
'); small hpring, $2iu2.60; old Ducks,
$4..'si(&; voung, f)(i(i; old (iceso, $r
oung. ISkiII tier dozen; Turkeys, 18(S
zlK1 per pound.
I.oos ihe market is linn. Quote:
22'..c per dozen for Oregon.
M'ts Quote: Walnuts, l.ic; I'eanuts,
green, lie; Almonds, 1c; rills-its, 1.1
(14c; Brazils, l:lia l4cS'r snind; Cih-oiv
nuts, $1 per dozen.
JIo.nkv runcy While, 1-pound cur
urns, i:ic.
Nails Base (imitations: Iron. $:l.20:
Meet, $.i.:ij; vt ire, fi.uu er keg.
The Mircliamll Morknt.
Bi'iAH.s Tlie market is firm. Quote:
ioldeiiC,4Ti,c; extraC'sc; dry granu
lated, tlc ; cul w crushed und sjwdered,
c per Miund.
Bkans The inurket is firm. Quote:
Small Whites, $:i.25; Pink, $4; llayos,
l.fHl; lintter,$3; Minus, $;.(Opcreeiitul.
DniKi Fiii its The market is steady.
Quote: I'lummer dried Pears, 10( lie;
ndried and factory Plums, 5 'f
'caches, sun-dried, " lll'ie; evaporated
'eacheij, WwYIq. Smyrna Figs, 14S
c; I iihforniu rigs, 0c per pound.
Cannkd Goons Market is linn. Quote:
able fruits. $2.25. 2's: Peaches. $2.5,1:
Burtlett Pcurs, $2.25; Plums, $1.(15;
Straw berries, $2.25; Cherries, $2; llluck-
s'rnes, $1.8,r)(al.ll,r); Rasiils-rne. 2.25i(i
60. i'ie fruit: Assorted, $,'(.50 pi-r
ozen; reaches, $1.25( 1.30; Plums,
$1.25; Itlackls'rries, $1,115; Tomatoes,
10(:i.50; Sugar Peas. $1.40(l.(i0:
String Beans, $1,
IIiiiks Ihe market is weak. Quotu-
ions: Dry Hides, selected prune. 8ii
Kf less for culls; green, selected.
over 65 oounds, 4c; under 56 pounds, 3c;
Sheep Pelts, short wool, 'M(u 50c; ine-
iiliu, bO(8(H'; long, (KX'((i$1.25; sheur-
ngs, 10(v20c; lullow, gissi to choice, 3
Il'.jC Receipts tlie past week were
,275 pounds.
Wool The market is dull. Quota
tions: Eastern Oregon, KKu'ltie; Vullev,
lliof I Ho per pound. Receipts the past
eek were 110,74 )Hinnds.
rii Ki.Ks Quote : 8.H' 3s ; OOe 5s.
Salt Quote: Liverissil. 117.50.
$18.50, $10.50; stin k, $ll(,i 12 per ton in
artoad lots.
Coal Oil tiuote : $2.20 per case.
Kick Quote : ti.'sc per pound.
The Meat Market.
The meat market is linn. Quote:
Beef Live, :l(i :t'4c ; dressed, 7c.
Mutton Live, :t((i3'4c; dressed, 7c.
Hogs Live, 6(6'4'c; dressed, 7c.
Veal 6i8o per pound.
Spring Lambs $2 each.
SMOKKII M K ATS AND l.AHD.
Ihe market islirm. Quotations: East
ern Hams, l.'hii l ie; Breakfast Ba
con, 13il4e; Sides, KRu 1 1 '.ji-; Lard,
10(ii 1 le per pound.
ri'l!i;llti nf Literature
First Sweet Gii l-Tlmtis Just a perfectly
lovely book you loaned me, no full of doligbb.
ful mystery, I'm just cuclumted with it.
Second Sweet Girl I n't it sweotl How
far have you cot I
'To tho place whore Eleanor Is bidding
good-by to Uor relatives ou her death bed."
"Oh, sho don't die."
"She dontr'
"No. She gets w ell and marries the vonntr
doctor." ' "
"How clmrmlngl But she was engaged to
her cousinf"
"Ho marries Blanche."
"Dear mo! Then what becomes of Arthur!"
"Ho marries Adelle."
"Isn't it lovelyl But Addle is engaged to
Gynnedei"
"Ho dies; falls from his horse. The horse
was purposely seared by a vengeful valet
who afterward commits a rvirular munlnr.
and" '
"Vos, I know; gets hung. That's in the
last chapter. I looked over that, but I
couldut imagine what Interest there was in
a valet Somo nut horn nowadays make the
last chapter miserably unlnterestiug."
"Yes, isn't it moAut Let's go over to
Annie Blank's a moment She's going to let
me havo ono of her books and she said if I'd
run over this afternoon sbe'd be through
with it and could tull nie all about it"
Omaha World.
Cannot Eipect Too Much.
one (aner the ttwatro I that straw
berries are on the biU of fare, Goorge.
Ho fnerTunly)Y: but tlr an Tr
sour at this season ol tho vwir.
Sho-Of curse; lat I think I will Uk a
few, oven if they are our. Quo cannot ex
psrt trawbw riM to bo at thatr bast in ilarch.
ymt know. Lito.
a tel.
THE USE OF CAVALRY.
Variloiu at tli ramniu DMth
Klil" at Kamntllla.
The recent death of the Pruttlan Oen
ral. Bredow, ba given rise to some ex
aggeratlon in several journal respout-
Inir his famous charge, known at the
"Death Hide," at RezonvllleoD the 10th
of August, 1870.
The real facts In the case derived from
both Frunob and (lerman aouroe are
loturesting, principally la the illustra
tion wnlcb they give of tb part that
eavalrr mar still be able to play l
modern warfare, notwithstanding all
the modern improvements In the art of
shooting. This "Doato Rldo" ana other
cavalry engagements during that battle
showed clearly enough that, in spite or
the cbassepot and the needle gun
mounted men In 1870 could still aocom
pliib wonders with comparatively Kttle
lots. It Is quite true that ureuowi
brigade out through the French line of
infantry, reached the artillery, labored
the gunners, and passed on toward the
French cavalry, but it is not true that
it struck that cavalry, which was massed
in front of it. On the contrary, seeing
that such an attack would be sheer mad
noss. Ilredow wheeled about, and once
more passed through tbe lines which ha
bad broken, and reformed at about the
lame place from which be started.
Thla charge has sometimes boon se
verely criticised, but it is all blown to
tbe winds by both French and Gorman
evidence of its niarvolous result. "At
about half past twelve o'clock," says
French writer, "our socond corps was
weakening, and Marshal Itazalne sent
out two squadrons of lancers and culr
anslors of tbe guard to cover the retreat
These troops came in contact with the
Sixth division of Prussian cavalry,
which was sent out in pursuit. In the
shock our culrasslorslost 2'J officers, 209
men, and 243 horses. But reinforce
ments came to us and the position of tbe
enemy became oritlcuL Their third
corps in particular suffered severely
and became separated from the rest of
the army and from its reserves. It was
then thut General Alvensleben sent ou
llredow's brigade, which saved the
Third Prussian army corps and paralyzed
for tbe rest of the day our Sixth corps,
wblob up to that moment was on the
advanco, but afterwards nover moved
On tbe German side Prince Uohonlohe
says that tho effect of the cavalry
cbargos of the day, and especially late
in tho evening, was to demoralize tbe
Fronch, who retired "abandoning the
fluid of battle that bad been disputed all
day. while on tbe other band Marshal
llrzalne could not understand such
daring movement except on the theory
that bis adversaries hod received oon
slderable reinforcements, and that is
why be retreated at night and trans
formed this undecided battle into a Uor
many victory. If, instead of allowing
nlmseir to bo Intimidated and discour
aged liazalne bad attacked us with all
bis reservrs, he would have won beyond
a doubt a brilliant victory over the
Prussian army, inferior In numbers and
exhausted as it was by tbe fight of the
previous day."
When it is. remembered that liazaine
in this struggle was endeavoring to
reach MacMuhon, the importance of the
cavalry action which really turnod the
tide of battle, can be easily appreciated.
It remains to be seen what cavalry
ean Qo in tbe ruturo, with the increased
difficulties In store for it. In the shape
ot smokeless powder and magazine iruns.
. i. tun.
THE WILES OF BEGGARS.
One of the Profeiluiil Kereult gomo of
fill Trade Secrets.
There was early mass at St James'
Church, on Wabash avenue, this morn'
ing, and the usual number of beggars
wore present Among the wanderers
who sought fruit in the Lord's vinoyard
was J Ira lilootl, hardly recognizable.
but nevertheless showing unmistakable
trademarks.
James was begging, and when oorraled
bad secured several dollars from people
whose hearts are longer than their
purses. He was taked before Justice
Wallace, told a penitent story, and that
soft-hearted magistrate turned James
Hlood loose. Ho is now preparing for
nis Sunday skirmish, as be calls it
"There's more money in beggin',"
said Blood, "than any scheme that man's
mortal eyes have ever tackled. Now I
know it an' when a man nose a thing he
nose it, doan' he? Well, I should. This
la the first time I've been trapped; I've
been doln' the professional bog act in
Iloston, Pittsburgh, St Louis V Detroit
'n'd ought to know something about it,
but I hates to be takln' in. I believe the
town's 'bout worked out but whorover
there's a church Blood'll git blood or
money 'n' doan' ye forgit it"
"Is it customary for the Chicago
churches to be workod for money?"
"Is it? Thore are 400 professional beg
gars In Chicago to-day an' on Sunday
every one of 'em 's good for $. Now,
Easter ."ajnday I made $13.50 at the
Holy Name 'n' I dld'n" half try. The
other follows made from $4 to 83. So
you see it's pretty good business."
"Are there any schemes resorted to?"
"Is there? I should say so. I work
the blind act tho paralyzed act, the
crutch act an' the ol' soger aot; but the
best Is the blind aot I bad a sign made
in St Louis, 'n it's kept the gang from
starvln' a dozen times. Any man that
wears the sign an' a sogorooatoan make
enough money any Sunday to keep him
the rest of the week. I've worked 'em
all over V ought to know."
"Any disguises?"
"I bad a whisker mado in a mattress
factory in Detroit that you couldn't
eoinb with a rake. When I pu that on
ill the detectives In the world couldn't
diagnozo' me, but I didn't have the
whisker this morning so I got caught
Now, when I do the 'ole soger' act I
baveorutches; but the town's worked.
If I can't do 815 next Sunday I'll iro
West"
"What wtll the remainder do?"
"O, ths police '11 gather 'em In.
Some of 'em are good, and some aren't,
but the good "uns '11 do as I do, go West
But hoggin's a business, carried on
diplomatically. Is bettor V labor, but
you got to be a diplomat to do It" Chi
cago Evening Journal.
roopie wno suner irom chapped
hands should be careful to dry them
thoroughly after they are washed. This
frevents chapping. If the bands are al
ready chapped, however, there is nothing
better than camphor Ice. This prepar
stion contains noglyocrine. acorn ponent
part of many other ointments naed for
thla purpose, and consequently of no
as to the large number of persons to.
whose skin glycerine is lrritat ng.
Delicate colors In embroidered band
kerchiefs can be set by soaking for tea
minutes previous to washing in a pall of
pld water, in which a dessertspoonful
af turcentina has bean wall stirred.
A RAIN OF DOLLARS.
Scene In tho Oreat Cork Pit at Manila
Where Rooetari t'U.h Spur.
The olive-skinned mestlzas, balf-caste
descendants of emigrated Spaniard and
native Indlun, are the natives of Manila,
Philippine Islands. They step daintily
along on bare feet encased in oblnelas,
embroidered heelless slippers, with gay
fluttering garments of jusi. a woven
mixture of silk and pine fiber, their
loose, jet-black hair reaching sometimes
almost to the ground ona woman was
pointed out to me whose bair was said
to be eighty Inches long and their
deep, dark eyes passing over you in Ian
guld surprise.
Tbe native men are a community
which has forgotten to tuck Its shirt
into Its trousers. Their costume con
sists of a pair of white trousers,
elaborately plaited and starched shirt
with tbe tails flying about Every
one if smoking a cheroot, and every
other one isas a game oock under
bis arm, .a constant companion and
chief treasure, and sometimes ohiof
source of incomo, too, until the deadly
spur on the heel of a stronger or pluck
ler rival turns all Its pride and hrilllanoe
into a shapeless heap ot blood and
feathers In the dust while a thousand
voices exocrate its memory.
The great cock pit of Manila at the
'Fiesta del Puoblo" is one of the most
remarkable of spoctacles. Imagine
huge circus with an arona raised to the
height of the facos of those standing be
hind them tier upon tier gradually rls
Ing; above the arena, whloh Is enclosed
with fine wire netting, the red-draped
box ot the farmer, the leading China'
man of Manila, named Palanca, and
packed audience of four thousand people.
Squatting on the earthon floor ot tbe
ring, Inside the wire netting, are the
habitues, half Chinese and half MeS'
tlzos, while the officials walk about
the "juox de justlca," or referee; the
"sontenciador," or umpire; the "casa
dor," go-between or betting-master, and
several others. Then two men enter
the ring, each carrying a bird wboso
spur is shielded for tbe moment in
leather scabbard.
One wears his hat he is the owner of
the challenging bird, called "llamado"
the other, hatless, Is the outsider, or
'doiado," who takes up the challenge.
An official calls out the sum for which
the "llamado's" owner backs it and bow
much is still lacking to make up the
sum.
Then comes the most extraordinary
none of all. The moment the words
are out of his mouth it rains dollars In
the ring. From those inside, from
those wbo are within throwing distance,
apparently from everywhere, dollars
pour In, without method, without owner
ship, without a bargain, so far as one
ean judge amid the deafening clamor.
When the sums on the birds are equal
tbe betting master shouts "Cassudal
matched, " literally "married," the
farmer from his box on high yells
"Larga!" "loose them," and the fight
begins. Sometimes It lasts ten minutes.
sometimes only a second, tho first shock
leaving one bird a mangled oorpse. No
use to describe it every one knows
beer a game cock fights and that It is
the very games t and pluckiest thing
that lives.
The fight over, the betting master
goes around handing money baok reck'
lossly, so It seems, to anybody who
holds out a hand. Each one asks for or
takes the sum which belongs to him.
But if anybody should put out his band
tor another s monoyy That is never
done, and if anybody were deteoted do
ing so be would probably have a dozen
knives in bis body on the spot .
In the course of the afternoon I wit
nessed 105 oock fights. The authorities
make a large revenue from the cock pit
For this and one other Sonor Palanca
pays 08,000 a year, and there are five
other farmers. As I said, it Is tho chief
Interest of the people, and their frantio
excitement tells how doop the interest
la. Henry JVorman, In Washlnirton Star.
An Indian Boy'i Componltlon.
Here Is a composition written bv Fred Rli
Horse, a smart 13-year-old Sioux boy, who
uas oeen a year or two at tlie Indian sehm
at Carlisle, Pa. Fred is evidently cut out for
a newspaper humorist The title of tho com
position is "Monkeys," and this is what be
writes about them: "There are manv klrU
of animals. Monkeys and monkeys, etc. Tho
moniteys are very much like a monkey, too.
The monke)-s can climb a tree like a monkey.
iney nave long Angers like a monkev. Tho
monkeys have long tails and long bodies like
amonsey. i ney often play a merrv ram
and sing a merry song like a monkey. Once
upon a tune my friend and I were voiini
men that time we took a trip we started off
irom uakota and away we wept and then we
went to South America. There ws saw the
monkeys and monkeys everywhere on the
trees screaming and chattering everywhere
on tbe trees. They were very cheerful like
mouxeys. vve saw all kinds of monkeys in
South America; wo caught a ship load of
them and brought them back to the United
States and sold them for SO mileh mnnAV
Then wo took the money to buy a big balloon
uu uiew away, i nen we toad no monkeys,
no money and no balloon." New York Bun.
Two Quarto of Chow.
An Ashland avenue man so often annnrfoH
in bis wife's ears praises of the clam chowder
which he bought at downtown restaurants
that the ambitious woman determined to
learn ttie secret of clam cbowder making and
provide her husband with his favorite deli
cacy ou bis own table. So sho aslced him
one day for some information concerning
uio vuuiiuuiiuii!g oi a cnowaer.
"rirst," said he, "you'll want some clams."
"Yes; but how many, dearl"
'Well, our family is small and I think
qnart of clams would do."
"And how about the chowdcrP
"Oh, yes," explained tho wioL-nH Wfc,t
hiding his smiles behind bis coffee crip; "of
course you'll need somo chows. I think
about two quarts of chows would be right"
And so the innocent little woman went to
bcr grocer and called for ono ouart of imo
and two quarts of chows; and now clam
chowder is a tabooed subject in that house
hold. Chicago Herald.
It Wurked.
A boy sufferinz from an amrranitArf
of hiccoughs entered a Fultoa stivet market
this morning. "What's tho matterl" said
tha marketman. "I hie got hio the
hlo hie hiccoughs." "You bava, ehl
Where's that t) bill that WAS fin th .1.!
when yon went out this morning r angrily
Inquired the butcher, fop the boy had been
in tho market earlier. "I didnt see no $3
bill," answered the boy, who began to turn
pale. "Ut mo see your pockets." The boy
emptied his pocket, but there was no bill
there. "I guen I must have been mistaken
about the bill," said tbe marketman, with a
smile. "How'j your biccoughaP "They're
gone," replied tlio boy. The cure bad workod
to a chana. Albany Journal.
Bat Ifi IUU Eooath Now.
I lost a very tittle word
Only tho other day;
A rery naughty Uttle word
I had not meant to say,
says Alice Wellington Rollins In Wide
Awake. If it were not for this wo should
oavjr bava known that Aire Rollins fell
down. fiomervilla Journal
" """" WUK BOOK,
Lots of Fre.li lien,,,, Wr((u.
Material Is now being gathere.1 .
News cook book, which it t.Y r"
shall be the most complete w. l "J,
kind, nnd will be a iL-at ! k
housewives of Berkshire.
Tl.
,. id.
nave oeen carefully
pr"P"r.'4 .
oiuce and are entir,.u
entirely (,,! ,
limited number of advertl J'
be rocelved, for which early .Jo "
should be mad?.. We , IT ?"
the oreserlntlons!
Clear Sou p-Tuke two plnUof.
wash them thoroughly on hots
pour into a dish of somethi,,- :,7
around the kitchen until tired.
Plum Pie (let some dou-fh h
out a front und back breadth h
dish with silesla. put In an..'.. . '
dough, fill the dish w.tta cou 7
put on the top crusts, fettt1Pr!
around the eJ,;os and hake In a th.J
furnace. "Utt'i
Pound Cake-Mix up some fl0u, . ,
things, put them into a dish, baker
while, then screw in the hsndl. . 5
commence to pound.
Stomach Cake-Line a small boTi,v
green apples and cucumbers. Thi,
be prepured nMiort notice. c"
Calves' Foot. Telly-(),,t trusted t
Chicago cnlf-they have the hL'
feet-cut off tho calf, which can be T. H
for making hash or chicken salad' . i
the foet having first removed all -.In
blains, thicken with glue, add , t
molasses, strain through a cane-Deaw
cbalr, pour it into a blue bowl with j
pictures on It set in the shade tow
tough. Then send It to a sick friend
Ice Cream-Dry a piece of lee n L
sun, stir In some cold cream or vaselia.
fan it until it freezes, grilsh .
Christmas greens. This should be serred
with the sou p.
Hash-Chop up every thing, add somi
ready mixed paint, then throw it a war
Soft Boiled Eggs-Put a setting of
eggs into a kettle of hot water at5;
let them boll until the dock sirikei
Serve on half shell.
To Remove Stains To remove fruit
stains from a table cloth, saturate th,
cloth in benzine, kerosene and.eoal oil,
sprinkle with gunpowder, apply
lighted match. '
One-two-three Cake One ejj, tw
flour, three bounce.
An Inexpensive Dish Buy a flve-ceat
plate.
To Drop Eggs Let go of them.
Lemon Pie Line a pie plate w th
puff paste (see page 55), put in your
lemons, build a lattice work over th
top and bake three weeka.-Borktb.ln
News.
THE KHOJAK TUNNEL.
A Wonderful Engineering; Feat oa as
A.lntiu Kailroail.
An article In tho Allahabad Pioneer
gives some Interesting particulars con
cerning the tunnel tbat has just bees
completed through the Khojak, on tbe
railroad from Quutta to Canduhar. Tbe
Khojak Pass is 7,500 feet above the sea,
and about 2,000 foet above the level of
the surrounding country. The tunnel
pierces the range at right angles, and
its course is therefore due east and
west, and it entors the hill about l.Ouo
foet bolow tho crest of tho pass. Tbe
tunnel Is l'J,f500 feet or two and a half
miles approximately, and it will carry a
double line of rails. For tbe first half
the floor ascends about 1 in lnoo, anil
for the socond half of the jouraej
it descends at an inolino of 1 In -W.
There are two main shafts, one 319 feel
and the other 300 foet deep, which were
sunk in order to facilitate the construc
tion of the tunnel. Tbe chief obstacle
to progress arose from the flooding of
the tun nol at more than one point A
large spring was cut and the water
flooded the shaft on the Candahar side
to the depth of 180 feet
It took ten weeks to pump out the
water, and in the western heading as
much as 500 gallons a minute were con
stantly rushing out of the west mouth.
In order to ovnroorae this difficulty s
side outting had to be made. Tbe mag
nitude ot the work is testified to by tbe
banks of shale and rock at the mouth
of the tunnel and at the pitheads, which
are said to be quite altering the land
scape In places. One ourlous discovery
mado during the progress of the work,
as the result of an investigation into
the cause of certain mystorious explo
sions, was that it was proved that "com
bustion had arisen inside a case ol
blastinggolatine." ..
Down on Agriculture.
The basest fraud on earth
Is erri-
oulture. The deadliest Ignis futuus that
ever glittered to beguile and dazzle to
betray is agriculture. We speak with
feslinir on this subject, and we've been
glittered and beguiled and dazzled and
deceived by the same arch deceiver.
She had promised us bees and they flew
away after putting a head on us; prom
ised us early potatoes, and the drought
has withered them. She has promised
cherries: the nurenlio husstune them;
they contain living things uncomely to
the eye and unsavory to the taste. She
has promised us strawberries and th
young chickens have devoured them.
We wore In the sIiood business and a
hard winter closed down on us, nnd tlie
lambs died in the shell No wonder
that Cain killed his brother. He was a
tiller of tlie ground. The wonder is h
did not kill his father and then weep
because he did not have a grandfather
to kill. Walla Walla (Ore.) Journal.
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