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Arclibisliop ; Reveals It
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to Gen. Otis.
REBELS SENT HOME
will Firm Under Agninaldo'a Orders
More Wartbfps Sent to the
. rhilfppinea.
MANILA. Oct. 5. The archbishop of
Manila notified General Otis that there
wti a plot to burn the residences : of
tha governor general and the archbish
op, together with several government
bull lings and, banks, but the plot fail
ed to materialize, possibly because of
the distiuy ojf force. y
The United, Stales gunboat Wheeling
ffion Vancouver March d, via Hono
lulu, while pat King St. Vincent in
Northern Luzon, shot, down a Filipino
flag. The Filipinos fired a volley at
tho Wheeling's men, j who were slp
nig on deck, and the Wheeling bom
barded the rettlom-ra t. ; t ' -
Aguinsldo, according to a rnrt
brought to Manila today by a Dorrinl
can friar, from the tcrth, has Issue!
orders to the Filipino soldlurs in the
northern provinces to return to thcilr
towns and to resume farming. This
story lacks confirmation, but the ru
mmay be In accordance with Agul
naldtt's policy of keeping the country
as productive 'as possible, using his
men in alternative rtifts on the farms
or under arms. ;.
D.igupan, San Fernando and Delict
nlcet, which are under the guns of the
I'm led States warships, are supposed
to bo evacuated. It 4s alleged that
the evacuation order calls upon, the
male inhabitants to be orderly. In rase
of the arrival of Anrican troops, and
expresses the hope that the Americans
will protect the towns..
, rr rkinforce watson. .
Wellington. Ort. 6. The navy department-
was bu?;ly ecgagvd, to lay.
in arranging to reinforce -tha fleet lit
the Philippiner suggested yesterrtay
by Admlial Dewey at hi eenfeionca
with th - president Vi Th crtile-rs
Brooklyn. New Orleans and Nashville
havi been ordered to pre-it-d via the
Su z canal, as soon as pottlble. a id
the Unltvd ; States ship : Badger his
been ordered to go from San r'ran.ls-
DEWETTK AI'VICE.
( h't ngo, ;.ct; T,A VnVcl-.l ' to the
Ti-rt?-UeiaM ftom Wafh.rton, says:
Admiral Eewcy hac' given' Mh unquall
fiol approval of thetJ?c!aratIon mad
by the president yehUrday that' ther
shall be ' no fattorirg In mMlntatuing
thw v lctory won by hrm at.Mardla.liay.
llo has gone further; and urgently re
commended that tho caval force In the
Philippines be materially Increased and
that all troops 'possible bo utilised In
rdr- to finish the ttb-Hion. ' Thlr de
velored during an Va tended tonfenmce
between tlie1 president and Almiral
lewey. ; - Concerning s this conference.
Actlrg Secretary Alien said: '
The president had an extended cm
ference : with .Admiral Deey, - who
earntly recommended - that the
BMoklyn and some; other veils b
sent at once to the Philippines. By
direction of the president the secre
tary of the navy has issued an order
to that effect and such vessels wltl'b
put In readme at once." j ; ,
OftViaily thua la all that Is sail con
cernlg the Interview.; There Is gKd
authority, however, for Ihe statement
that In making his i recommendations.
Admiral Dewey supported them with
these reasons: - 1 j .
Beller.g with th pwa'dent that a
Tigortu policy should be pursued in
suppressing the Insiirrectlcn, ' he Is of
the opinion tht hy ; Incieaslng the
force on the Asia-tie static n It will be
practicable to enforco stricter blockade
and to prevent suppilft and munitPms
ot waf from reaching' the Insurgents.
TIkj moral effect of ucr a formidable
force as w 111 be attached to t he Asta
tic station when the vessels se.nt reach
thore will be undo-ibledly id convince
the inaurgehts of our intentlen to com
pel their recognition of the sovereign
ty of the United State. Undoubtedly
the admiral f urtheri ecnaidered the ef
fect of such a. forn ltfeble squadron up
on the world at large, though perhnp
he old not advance this as a reason for
Increasing ' tho commanad. and there
is .certainly , nothing In - the interna
tional arena to Indicate that any na
tion contemplate! recognizing the b-;l-Jlgerency
of Agulnaldo's government
In adtBilon to 5 three At-tsela desig
nated, several other veels will go.
Th4rNew Orleans, attached to ! Ihe
North Atlantic Mttadron: the Albany,
her sister ship, near g completion in
England;' the Monocacy, In China,
which Admiral Dewey says Is eea
wirthy, and ? the ; Nfcjshvllle; " now In
Santo Domingan ,wters may. be as
signed. Thera axe ateo atnllable for
atvlce in the Philippines, should It b
decided to send them, the Atlanta,
which has bfien male over at the New
Tork navy yard; the Bancroft, awalv
commlsslcnlng at. Bcston; the
Scorpion, now at New York, and the
'IWB, at Blue fields. All these YtsSiU
will not !.e sent, but It la iitendel to
give : Admiral WaUon fr.rn-.ldahl
'fleet an! ihe hlps to fc tent him will
rn frnm . . ..
... av.. ,'', . i :- 1 ! j i '
Including- two ertDlr xhlmi an
colliers and the Utile gunh-ut captured
..rum me Spanish government. Ad mr-
fi Yaion uad w coru,
. thirty-two -vt-ow vvi . v, i
foroements arrive at Mat 1 La he will
probably transfer hJs flay to the Bruok-lvn.-
H.ft will Uen hive command of
one battleship,-one armored cruiser,
two monitors, two protected cruisers,
and twenty-four gunboats, . besides
supply ships, etc.
THE FIRE LOSSES.
Insurance Business In the United
StKtcd-an Unprofitable Business.
New York. Oct. 5. The fire loss of
the United States and Canada for Sep
tember, as complied from the Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
i f cords, amounts to 112.778 jaw. !, Th
total less for the first nine months of
J859 was 99,608.650. as compared with
189,164,000 for the same period of
or an excess of over $10,,0C0,0Q0.; ' Iho
paper 'comments: r i i ,
- "The statistics confirm the opinion.
reiterated in the t columns earlier In
the year that tt-e Are Insurance busi
mti in the United States is in an un
healthy and unprofitable baals and the
year 189u will result In a net lore on
actual? underwriting for a laige major
ity of the fire companies doing a gen
eral business throughout the field. The
rate have rapidly fallen and a fires
Lava become heavier and more fre-'
qucnt, and the expense ratio has been
seriously advanced by the action" of
tho Western Union, which fixes fire in
turanco ccmmJssoh and ral In tha
Wett. That body advanced agents
commissions xery heavily. ; We huve"
a decrease of income. Increase on los-
payments Jand greater coal of dclng
business, so that the Important factors
In fcre insurance are adverse to the
nope of protit. - -
AN AMERICAN UNION.
A Venezuelan Advises Concerted Ac
tion Against European Aggression.
Paris, Oct 5. Sehor Rojas, the Vene
zuelan agent here, in the course of an
interwlew on the subject of the decision
of the court of arbitration in the Vene
zuelan boundary dispute, eald: C "" , '
"The award was not what I hoped,
but we must make the best of It.' What
can you expect In a contest between
an elephant and an ant?. One thing
win result from It. America will accept
no more arbitrations with Europe. You
will see America lay down a fresh Inter-
natfnnal fwvl. ur,hlOv h will annlv tn
the Old World whether the latter likes
It or not. The South American states,
tnMiidt tifl? RfjiII will r11v .rniind tha
United States for the -purpose of effect
ing an economic union. We shall try
to establish a monetary union 'On ' the
basts of the gold standard. These pro
jects need not Imply a hostile attitude
toward Europe, but It muet be borne in
mind that Europe sttnda in much great
er need of us than we of her." r
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a.finkVbecorp.
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY STILL.
EXPANDING.
Remarkable Monetary Changes Are
Noted English. German and French;
' Banks Raise Rates.
: NEW YORK, ; Oct. . R. G. , Dun St
Co., , In their Weekly Review . of Trad,
will aajr. tomorrow: ... .. ,t-
The grand demonstration In honor of
Admiral Dewey effectually stopped bus
news of most kinds for two days at the
chief city of the country, and yet the
remaining transactions of the week
would have excited wonder a year ago.
At New York, where the interruption
was the greatest, the payments through
the clearing housea exceeded 1, 009,000,
000 in four :. business days, a record
never before approached and, ; outside
of New York, the gain reflected the
great expansion In volume of that kind
of business which does not depend on
exchanges.. : -'
1 has been a week of remarkable
monetary changes here and elsewhere.
The Bank of England raised, it rate
from 1H to S per cent, with the hope
that the outgo to New York might be
checked, but the Bank of Germany lost
alao. and raised Its rate to per cent,
and the Bank of France lost heavily.
While high rates were paid here, for
money required in speculation, no
stringency embarrased any branch of
legitimate business, and the stock mar
ket has held up surprisingly. ,
LIGHT. FAILURES. - j
New York, Oct. . BradstreetV to-
nukfnnw kITI aa K t n.t lat ir-a tt failures
j point to continued trade Improvement,
I . a. fill AtvHlna. ttAm fviiain!!
mortality. " Failure reports for the first
and second quarters of the year left lit
tle to be desired, showing as they did.
fewer failures than in any but the most
favored years. Return by months
! showed failures and liabilities In June
' only about half what they were In Jan
f nary, indicating that failures were well
; down to the minimum possible when
. . . . .. .1. . . kii.tn.. llf
me irictioo ia vruiu , i
w considered '
The present report of business fail
urea Is, however, even better than any
that has gone befdre It la recent years
in, Ha iiayt nnarti fit the vear 1S99.
j appropriately enough, shows the fewest
failures, the smallest liabilities and the
'smallest proportion of assets to liabili
ties of which there Is any recent record.
'As Indicative of this good showing being
representative ' of existing conditions.
it Is to be remarked that failures and
JiaDinues alike found their minimum
this year in September, and correspond
ing totals of previous years near to, if
not actually possessing the record -of
the smallest business . embarrassments
and liabilities. . .t . .
There were only 2026 failures, involv
ing 1550,65 in liabilities and $6,340,
286 in assets, in the third quarter of
1899. a decrease of 16 per cent in num
ber and of 48 per cent in liabilities
from the same' quarter of last year,
which, it is hardly necessary , to add.
was a very good one for business gen
erally. Compared with the second
quarter of 1899. labilities are IS per cent
smaller and compared' with the first
three months of this year liabilities are
less than half as heavy. This tendency
is practically universal, though a slight
Increase In number and liabilities of
failures in the West over those in the
second quarter is noticeable. Against
this, however, it is to be recalled that
comparisons with a year ago are satis
factory .through business conditions
last year in - the West and Northwest
were. highly favorable. 1 ? -
. Perhaps the most satisfactory show
ing of all is that made by the Southern
states, which have at last apparently
begun to share in the prosperity earlier
noted in other sections of the country.
Confirmation of reports from "time to
time of improving Southern trade con
ditions, partly, of course, the result of
better cotton prices. Is found in cur
rent failure returns. Growth In popu
lation, : and, consequently, in the num
ber of traders. Is apparently mainly
responsible for the Increased number of
failures throughout the territories,
A FAMILY OF GOVERNORS.
The Remarkable Career cf the Rich
ardsons of South. Carolina. '
The record cf govc-rntrs furnished
by the Richardson family cf ; South
Carolina probab.'y surpe ssn that of
any family in any state. '.The facts
are recalled by the recent death of
John, Peter Richardson, the lat gov
ernor of the ''old regime He was a
nephew cf Flizabcth Peyre M inninff.
nee Klcl-ardson, the only woman who
was the wife tf a governor, the sUiei
of a governor, the niece cf a governor
the mother of a governor and the aunt
and foster-mother of a. governor. Shft
was also the half first cous'n of hr
husband. Gov. Richard I Manning. ?
Gsn. jemes H. Richardson, . the
grandfather, was-, governor, from 180
to lS04;tJ9hn Peter , Richardson, , the
father, from 1S40 to.1842, and John. Pe
tr Richardson, the t n from- lw to
1890. Gen. IUch.irdson was also th;
gntndfathcr of 'Richird I' Manning?
governor, 18TMK54.-: .-. And if .' there is
such a thing as lat-ing amcesior-in law.
thoro are two more gcvernors to-bo
added to the family tree, bcth Rluswi
ou Ocorfce irM:ruffle and l'- Wade
Hampton.1 McDuffic marrk d a great
grand-daughter - of Gen. Richardson,
while . Gov. 4 IlatHpton s second - wife
MtDume'a daughter, ws a great great
granddaughter. " "" '"
There is a coincidence in that th-
lata Gov. John Peter Richardson and
his father bore th tame name, ere
governors of the same state and both
succeeded goveruois . who wei e nit
elected to that trfflce but were Ailing
out the unexpirel terms.
DIED ON TRAN3PORT.
Heavy Iss to the Government
Many Mules Expl ted. .
Wtshlngton, Oct. $. A cable mes
sage from General Ctls 'to' the war de
partment j brings wArd of the loss cf
several hundred horses nr.d mules on
the transiort Slam. ..The lncsage fal
lows:;':: "V. "I . - ;
"Manila, Oct. 6. The steamer Plam,
which left San Francisco August Mth
with 45 horses and 326 mules, encoun
tered a typhotm on SpTember 21st ft
Northern Luzon, In which all but six
teen mules' were lost. The animals
were killed by the pitching of the ves
sel, and the lack of Mr from the necs
sary clong of the hatches. r There
were no nisuaitts among the passen
gers." ' ' '"' '
It is" stated at the ' quartermaster's
department that the mules which wire
lost on the Flam were trained rack
mules, which were cc-nslckied the most
valuable rent to ihe Philippine.
MASSACHUSETTS JtEPUDUCANS.
A Harmonious and Enthusiastic Con
vention Names Its Ticket.
Boston; Oct. . The state republican
convention today was exceedingly en
thusiastic and harmonious, and nomi
nated the following ticket: "
.Governor. Wm. Murray Crane, of Dal
ton; lieutenant-governor, John L. Bates,
of Boston; secretary of state, Wm. M.
Olln. of Boston; attorney-general. IL
M. Knowlton. of New Bedford: auditor,
John W. KJmball. of Fitchbarg; treas
urer and receiver general. Edward 8.
Bradford, of Springfield. ,
. PRAIRH5 FIRES.
Panal n, Oct. . Prairie fires three
miles ,veit of here y;terday destroyed
hundreds f acre of meadow and torn
4 thousand ions of bay, fence and
buildings. The fire U atlU raging.. al
though heroic efforts are being made
tc stay Its progress. The lots will be
many thousands . of . dollars.
PIED SUDDENLY.
Amos Steele, sen of Robert Steele, of
Suver, Polk county, died at an early
hour on Thursday, the Eth Inst. , Ilia
illness was of short duration. . -
II. Gill 111
Drives Eebels from the
Imues River.
THREE MEN WOUNDED
The iDggrg-euU' Loti Reported to Be
Ten Filipinos Retire Before v
Imeriean Troops.
MANIL.. Oct. , 6:50 pm. General
Fred Grant, with three companies of
the Fourteenth Infantry and a band of
scouts attached to the former regiment
advanced from Imus this morning,
driving the insurgents from the en tlx
west bank Of the Imus river. Three
Americarfi were wounded. II Is esti
mated tl&. ten Filipinos were killed.
Companies C. and H., with the scouts
crossed the river, at he big bend, and
advanced westward in the direction
of the Blncayan road, the insurgents
firing voLTys, but retiring :, Twenty
Filipinos were discovered In trenches
at the Blncayan church, about mid
way betwen Bacoor amd Cavlte Vl'ou.
Thoe were routed, - e4x being killed.
Riley's buttery f the Fifth artillery,
made an effective sortie about a anile
"uth of Bacoor, and shelled the west
bank of the river at clore range. That
bank is now. held by the Americans.
VOLUNTEERS DECORATED.
San Francico, Oct. Governor J.
R. Rogers and several members of his
Staff,' besides a number- cf ladles, vi-
Ued - the general hrspltal today In
search cf any Washington men that
might be there, to they m'ght decor
ate the stitTeters with the state med.il
to be presenlel to the men tf the reg
iment t when it hs returned. " There
wero seven Washington nen in the
h-.'Spltalf Nelson ' ChurcMH, Louis E.
Brlttson nnd C. If. Hovey. of company
H:-otjeri E. Bncklln, of company K.
and Jesse Arnold and Robert T. Gold
en, of ompany C."Golden nm w 111
riih typhoid tht nox-ne buT the gov
ernor was allowed to whj him. but the
others were all anxious to tee the del
egation, and in each ward mhere there
was a Wabhingtrn man, quite a 1-vee
was' held.' Goi'prncr Rogers hlruself
decorated each man, at tne rame time
acknowledging Ills service in the name
of the state.
- j A BIG CONTRACT.
' Portland, Cct.' 6 The ' government
today awarded to Wolff & Z wicker the
contract for remodeling the transport
Lc-anox, vhich i to cairy mule and
supplies' to the Philippines. The con
tract price. is f30,000. " , .1
, BOUND FOR MANILA.
New York, Oct . -A special to the
Her. Id fr.m Washington says: The
verstl' which have thus far received
order for Manila are:
Armored crubr Brooklyn,' en roule
to Hampton Kcads; proceed to New
York for repair a,id fitting out and
charges in personnel.
Protected cruiser New ; Orleans, -en
route -to Hampton Ttoads; proceed to
New York for repairs and changes In
person tieU - ' ' ' "
Gunboat NashvIUe, now .:';at , Santo
Domingtj; proceel to, Manila without
delay via Sues canal, and stopping at
San Juan for coal and needed repairs.
Auxiliary cruiser Badger, now . at
Mare, island; prepare for orders' to
proceed to Manila. 1 ,
. The other vessels which will be sent
to Manila are the protect! cruiser
Albany and the " gunboats Marietta,
Machlas and Bancroft. Qt these the
Albany Is now befcg completed In
England. Her officers and crew will
be sent about January 1st, and she
will proceed at once to Manila. The
Marietta Is now at Warbington under
orders to proceed to the mouth of the
Orinoco. She will probably carry out
the orders, ret urr I r.g when relieved to
prepare to join Admiral Watson.
. The Bancroft Is at Bostcn and prob
ably ready for service. The Machlas
is now at Washington, and after need
ed impairs she can leave with tittle de
lay. With tha exception of the Al
bany and the Marietta ill these ve
sels can leave, for Manila, within a
month. The admiral ' has Impressed
open the author Hie the Beef of haste,
nnd they are proceeding accordingly.
The department may later decke to
send : add t local teasels of the auxil
iary gunboat class. The admiral baa
pointed out the desirability of large
vessels, saying there is danger cf small
gunboats being captured, When the
eight vessels named reach Admiral
Watson he will have under his com
mand one battleship. - two monitors,
on armored . cruiser, seven protected
and auxiliary cruisers and T gunboats,
Including; the vessels bought from
Spain by General Otis. Tha Unitsd
Stabs will then e super ler th naval
strength In the Pacific to. Russia, which
stands next to G: eat. Britain.
AGE OF WOMEN.
Women have a more favorable chance
of nre before reaching their 5oth year
than men, but a less favorable one af
ter that period. . .
HIS MOSfTJlTO-FftOOr ROBi:
Tien He Wasn't Enveloped in It It
Reposed in the Crown of His Hat.
"While I waa over In Montgomery
the other day,- said a drummer, I
saw a most ingenious contrivance put
to a very practical ue. I had re
paired to the sidewalk in front of the
hotel after supper, but found the usual
curbstone chairs almost untenable on
account of the ferocious, rcan-ftlng
mcsqaltcs. Everybody was ebipplng.
myself among the number, when out
walked a tall, cool lcokirg gentleman
wearing a linen suit and c straw hat
with a mlde stiff brim. He took oT
thrf hat and reached Into the crown
and extracted a mosqnlt$ n-t mid-i on
the principle of a very ample Mother
Hublurd wraprer without sleeves. It
was attached at the top to a steel
hoop about the diameter of the hut.
He tupped this A-er the crown and
the netting fell down all around, like
a small baloon. All he had then to do
was to insert himself at. the ' bottom
and put the hat' on Ut htad. The
br ad brim kept the bar away from
his face, and as he b.ok a chair and
gathered the bottom fullnvrs around
his legs I noticed that he wore a tuifr
of blcycla guards on his trousers. In
other words, he wes armed cap'a-pie,
and when he calmly Ut a cigarette aud
cross d his hands on his abdomen I
was last in admiration. , lie tol l me
h had been using the device for a
couple of years, and found it invalu
able. The hoop held it sscurely in;
side his hat when not in srrvice, and.
as the whole thing' weighed only a
few ounce, tt was no trouble to carry.
On the railway train, out driving and
loafing around hold aud depots, h
declared it was onh Ha weight in
diamonds. I rked him whether he
wasn't afraid of setting . hlms-lf on
fire, and he explained that the nettlnz
was r-on-Inflamniable. As I, understood
him. it has been treated with sme sort
of a solution f ptah." New Or
leans .Time-Democrat. .
HETTY GREEN AND MONEY.
She Will Soon Confide Her Enormous
. fortune to Her Successful Son. ,
V Thursday night there was . noticed
among the men who threnged the cor
ridors of the Waldorf -Astoria a figure
that te wered above all the rest, says
the New Journal It was that of a
ycung man, six feet fonr inches ard
weighing something like 5C pounds.
Tho man was Edward H. R. Green,
president of en Important Texas rail
road, chairman of the Texas republi
can executive crmmiitee, presitent of
the famous Tarpon club, which has
almost as many millionaire- members
as the Union Leagne dub. and a di
rector in a dozen or more Texas banks.
He Is also the only son of Mrs. Hetty
Green, 'the richest woman In the
woild.' which is a very ' important
matter, just at this - time. Age and
hard work are beginning to tell on Mr.
Green's rich mother, and the will do
something (hat la not V'ual for her
that is. take a rest, and during her
vacation her Texas son will conduct
the business whl-h hns rarely, been In
trusted to any one else.
fche is now giving him the finishing
touches of a business education com
menced 11 years sgo. so thtt he if ill
bo thoroughly equipped to handle the
vast Interests which she will t on con
fide to him, an estate which, at a fair
valuation, approximates the ei c ta
ble Pgure of ido.OC-v 0T0, and which Is
now increasing at the rate tf several
millions a yeai.. -
Mrs. Green had in Texas a "couple
of irraks of rust cn a right of way"
that ran from Garrett to Rotftts, a
distance of some 65 miles. The road
was a scrap of the old Hourton 4f Tex
as Central system which was shed af
ter the receivership as worthless, a
It went from iiuwbcre to n-iwhere.
Her ton took charge of this In 189J.
Today that road is twice as long as
it wrs when he took h-Hd, and It Is
said by those who ur familiar with
the facts that It is net enly the finest
piece of road in Texas, but It Is one of
the best equipped in the United States.
Its termini are in Funis and Paris,
two of the most prosperous towns of
the state, and its equipment equals
the best to be seen on the Pennsylvan
ia or New York Central. '
-Young Green has oien-d up rich ter
ritory, founded thriving towns, equip-'
ped them with banks, electric lights,
water works, etc The peeple wh)
live along the line think he is the big
gest man In "the "country. He , has
never hd a strike, hs know all hit
employes personally fcnd be sees to it
that n me of then, suffer if m'tfortune
happens jlo come along.
In 1596 Green became Interostd in
politics. - At th state convention he
was chosen chairman of the executive
committee, ' and commenced to organ
ize the state just as If Texas hadn't
always p.ld up a six-figure democrat
ic maJoiJty. His ambition was to
carry Texas 'republican. -
Well hs didn't Uo it, He accon
plisbed wonders, . however. ; Up to
that year the banner republican vvte
of the state was cast for itlalne in
184. W.0C0. In 1852 this hnd dropped
to less than 0,00X By oiganizing ev
ery county in the state and lifting the
standard cf republican ptltks out of
Use naire he managed to get out. for
McKlnley neatly 170,000 rotes, an In
crease of over 100 rer cent within four
years, and the largest vote McKlnley
got in a southern ttte excepting the
border states of Kentucky and Mis
souri. ' .. ' ' " -
Green was reclscted chairman two
years ago. and 1 now slated for, the
national committee frjm Texas. Wjt
patty ft lends hive been anxious for
nun to stand for the tT'venvrh!p, but
he his refrained from" going out into
politics o utrp, owing to the epposi
tKn cf his mother. .
PAY FOR THEIR SMARTNESS.
What It Cost Two Drummers to As
tonlsh the Natives.
"Ita sad story.-, said the drummer
to a Detroit Free Press reporter, as he
counted up his available cash. , . "My
idea was to say nothing about It. but
I understand that the other fellow Is
nrana xeuing tne story as a
Joke on me, and I might as well give
my side of the story, for the truth Is
bad enough without aving It exagger
ated. .
' "One night last week I found myself
obliged to put up for the night at a
little country hotel some miles west of
here. It was a chilly evening and sev
eral loungers were, loafing In the bar
room matching pennies to kill time.
They were as much interested over it
as though millions were at stake, and
It gave me a tired feeling to watch
them.
There was another drummer, a
friend of mine, who was doomed to
pass the night at the place, and sudden!
ly I was seised with a -bright Idea. I
uiu wiirvicu m. wti iui 111 uuc oji
$50 and. had chanced to be paid In $3
gold pieces. I got my friend aside and
said: ... .
" See here, let's wake this morning
up and show them where they swy at.
I have 10 $5 gold pieces. I will gtvyou
half of them and we will start a fake
gambling game and astonish the na
tives. "My friend agreed to the plan and
we started matching $S gold pieces on
the bar. while the loungers gathered,
about and breathlessly watched the
game, with their eyes fairly hanging
out of their heads.
"We had een at it only a few min
utes when the village marshal came
up and arrested us both for gambling.
I tried to explain that it was noly a
Joke, but he wouldn't listen, and show
ed his determination to take us te jail
for the night. We prevailed upon him
to send for the Justice of the peace, who
saved us from the lockup by holding us
on our own recognizance to appear, be
fore him next morning, at which time
he gently fined us $25 apiece and con
necated the evidence to pay the fine.
"If I ever try to be funny again I
hope someone will kick me!"
THE EM IN INT OBSERVER.
Diplomacy Is the art of lying artisti
cally.' '
A person can write soft nothings with
a hard pencil.
Praise from even the humblest is a
stimulus to greater exertion.
The more bitter me-lcine tastes the
greater benefit we think we derive from
It. ? .
" If we were to know now uy would
turn out we wouldn't get up in the
morning. --'
The horseless carriage -does not
seem so at tractive, when it is obtained
in a runaway.
When a man has a great deal on his
mind he generally has very little on his
stomach. .
. The reason many men tire of women
is because so few women realise that
they ever can get tired of them.
We have grown so lazy that a book
loses Interest for us as soon as we dls-
All the gorgeous French animal toys
are as nothing in the eyes of a child
compared with a mangy puppy that
tags at jits heels all day.
When we grow reminiscent we dis
cover that the happiest hours of our
life were those that at one time made
tne least impression upon . us. i uu
deLpbla Times, -t
HEAVr BANK CLEARINGS.
All Records "Broken By the Fiist Nine
Months cf 1839. .
.New York. Oct. S Bradstreets will
say on Saturday. ! ,
The September bank clearing returns
confirm the early advices of the main
tenance of the country's general trad-
and productive industry in An exceed
ingly large volume. .
The total clearings for the nine
months of th yesr aggregate a sum
greater than the entire !& total, al
though there are three months yet to
elapse before the year ; is complete.
The annual report of Manager Fherrer,
of the New York clearing house, shows
that the aggregate bank clearings, in
the year ending with September, were
ihe heavlowt evpjr known, jj
'
LOG RAFT ARRIVES. !
Towed into San Frandtco, Hartdf AfttS
Being, Lost at Sea. '
San Francisco, Oct. 5. The Immense
log raft, which left Seattle a few weeks
ago in tow of the steamer Czarina, and.
which was lost off the coast and found
a few days ago oft Port Harford, was
towed into port today, not much the
worse for wear, and practically Intact.
BY ORDER OF ROOT.
Washington, Oct. 5. The secretary of
war has Issued an order discontinuing
the military department of the Gulf,
and making it Into the department of
the East, under the command of Major
General tMerritt. with headquarters at.
New York.
DRETBIjrS INNOCENCE.
London, Oct! 6. The Farts corre
spondent cf the Dally ' Mall says: I
learn that' Germany Is ebout to hand
ovr documents which will lead t- th
quathlng of th. preyf U9 verdict.