Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1896 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1898.

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SCIIOOLTCACIICIl IIAI'K MAKCS A PARTIAL CO.IFCSSION 1 JAIL. A Doctor Implicated In the Death of Grace McCliinirock Attempted Lynching at Sullivan. Special to-the Indianapolis Journal. CRAVFORDSVIL,L,E, Ind., Jan. IkCoroner Barcus . returned from Covington last night, whither he went to see Philip Hauk, the school teacher who is charged with causing the death of Grace McClamrock. and who was arrested by the Horsethief Company and taken to Covington by Marshal Grimes in order to save him from mob violence. Hauk Is said to have told the marshal and a newspaper man the entire story of the' affair, and his connection with the crimo. It places him in a bad light. He also Implicated a doctor at Covington In such language as to leave but little doubt as to who the doctor Is. Hauk is "dudish and effeminate in his tastes and la a man who has always been a "masher" amons the girls. Mr. McClamrock opposed his going with his daughter, but . the-girl had her way. The girl died without a word escaping her lips as to who had been the cause of her ruin. Hauk had undoubtedly been led to believe that no evidence of crime could be detected even by a postmortem examination, and whrn he was Informed that he was mistaken, he seemed to be very much affected. He has made a partial confession which is too vile to print. The feeling against the doctor who performed the operation is as bitter as it is against Hauk. F. 13. McClamrock, the father of the murdered girl, is a prominent and wealthy farmer of this county, and Grace was his youngest child, bright and beautiful, and merely a school giri attending the district school near her home. While Hauk was in Jail here previous to being taken to Covington, the marshal had several arguments with excited men who seemed bent on dealing out justice with a swift hand and the vigorous pretest of the marshal had much to do in pacifying theso men. There Is little doubt that there would have been trouble last night had Hauk remained here in JalL The doctor connected with the case will be placed under arrest Monday morning. Hauk several limes while in custody of the marshal started to cry, but the marshal told him to stop that and take his medicine like a man. The coroner has not made his verdict yet. but says. he has sufficient evidence to hold Hauk and the suspected doctor also. The doctor in the case had trouble over a woman once and hU wife left him. Hauk is a nephew of the late "Lucky" Baldwin, the millionaire and famous race horse man of California. The funeral of Miss McClamrock was held this morning at her father's residence. seven miles north of thi3 city, and was largely attended. The funeral sermon was delivered by Elder Trotter, and the remains were interred In Oak Hill Cemetery, near this city. , INDIANA OBITUARY. MIm Elisabeth IIeaon, Once Abe Lin coln's Sweetheart. ROCKPORT. Ind.. Jan. 2C Mrs. Klizabeth Hesson died yesterday, at her home, near Lincoln City. She was born in Mercer county, Kentucky, in 1811. In her girlhood she lkvl near the family of Lincoln and was once Abe Lincoln's sweetheart. Mrs. P. A. SanKamnn. KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 2G. Saturday Mrs. P. A. Sassaman, wife -of the well-known contractor, died, after a long Illness, passing away at the home of her brother, Hon. Joseph Gray, at Galveston. Deceased was a pioneer resident of this city. IinOKB IXTO JAIL. Mob at Snlllvnn Attempted to Lynch Grant Atterbnry. Associated Press Dispatch. . sullivan: 'ind.. Jan. :s.-a mob to-day endeavored to lynch Grant Atterbury, who Is under arrest here on a charge of assaulting? his sister-in-law. The door of the Jail was broken down and an entrance forced. The sheriff confronted the mob and threatened to kill the first man who came upstairs towards the cell room." The mob halted and finally withdrew, but threatened to return within twenty-four hours. Atterbury strongly asserts his innocence, and the only evidence against him Is that bloodhounds followed a trail to his house. South Dead Y. 31. C. A. Anniversary. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SOUTH BEND. Ind.. Jan. 26.-The Y. M. C. A., of this city, celebrated Its fourteenth anniversary to-day. Eight of the city churches opened their pulpits to the association. The churches at which these exercises were held were the First M. E., Grace, Reformed. First Baptist. Christian, English Evangelical, United Bretnren and ' Trinity Presbyterian. Among the speakers were E. E Htacey, Indianapolis; J. W. Burns, Fort ayne: E. A. krapp and B. F. Stephens. Klknart; E. M. Cook, Logansport; Wilbert Ward, A. It. Turner. Harry Keller, , Myron Campbell. P. D. Webster. It. It. Peck. Chas. Summers, E. T. Howard. W. O. Davids. P. M. Hatch, J. E. Lewis, N. N. Snyder, William McCurtln, H. A. Pershing, II. H. Thomas, S. E. M. Coulter, S. C. Lehman and L. C. Whltcomb. of South Bend. At 4 o'clock this afternoon a large mas meeting was hell at the association builiing. The association is making a move to erect a new building. Lnts la Free Again. Social to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 26. Mayor Ross has remitted the remainder of the Jail sentence imposed on Charles Lutz, who was accused of assaulting girls on the strvet, on the payment of the fine of $25 and costs. Lutzs's fellow members of the Crder of Red Men raised the money and ent a committee to the Major. Lutz is to b3 restored to his position as receiving clerk in a large wholesale house, where Ms employers and fellow-employes have rever believed that he was the man who for more than a 'year had been catching hold of girls and hugging them on the street In the early morning while they were on their way to work in the overall factories At the time of his trial seven girls testified that he was the one. but six of thee have since told his wife, who has been constantly trying to secure his release, that they might have been mistaken, as they were confused when they were in the courtroom. Medium Adams Still In Jail. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind.. Jan. 26,-Messrs. J. II. Vault and A. V. W. Pickard. of Crawfordsville, are In the city in the interest of Dr. Harry Milton. Adams, the "medium." who was arrested and brousht here on the charge of criminal libel against Elder Covert, of this city. The men arrived late last night, but were not successful In getting Dr. Adams released. He will be taken before 'Squire William R. West Monday morning for preliminary trial, and his friends will then furnish the necessary bond. Elder Covert bitterly denounces Adams and those who were allied with him. Adams says he has all the letters that passed between himlf and Covert during their correspondence and at the trial will give them to the court and to the public, when a genuine surprise will be sprung on the elder. Saint? for Church Subscriptions. Bpecial to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 26. The trustees of the Walnut-street Presbyterian Church, this city, liave adopted heroic measures to pay their church debt, which has been pledged for some time, but not paid in. Last week O. P. Kllnger, a prominent member of the society and a well-known business man, was sued in court for W0, the amount of his unpaid subscription. The case was heard yesterday, and the church not Judgment for JlDO, It being shown that HQ of the subscription had been paid. This will be followed up with more suits if the other subscriptions are not promptly paid. Farmer Hilton Sues Dr. Ilroadbent. Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind.. Jan. ai.-Last July the family of George M. Hilton, a farmer retldlng in Richland township, was poisoned by drinking from a well Into which a can of poison had been secretly placed. It was weeks before the family recovered and seme are still suffering from the effects of the drug. Detectives have been working on th case and yesterday Mr. Hilton brought evil: la the Circuit Court against Dr. Oliver

Broadbnt, a near neighbor, for JS.000 damages. Hilton alleges that Broadbent has

been circulating the report that the poison was put in the well by Hilton himself. The filing of the suit was a surprise to the friends of both parties in this city, both being prominent residents of the county. Murray Itrigg He-Klected. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TEHRE HAUTE, In J., Jan. 2C.-The board of trustees of the State Normal School yesterday ra-clectedMurray Brigs. of Si'lllvan, president of the board. Lewis Martin secretary and Vt. R. McKeen, of Terre Haute, treasurer. The board accepted the new builc'ir.g from the contractor. It was deciJed to employ assistant teachers for the spring term. It was also decided to consolidate the departments of German and Latin, beginning with the next school year. Professor J. J. Schiicher, now of Mount Morris, Hi., will be selected for the head of the department. He is of German descent, a graduate of the Wisconsin university and took a post graduate course of two years in the University -of Chicago. Lynx at Large In Montgomery County Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 26.-A man came to this city this morning and said that he was chased by some wild animal last night as he was returning home. He was going along the road west of Yountsville, when the animal Jumped out from a woods and took down the road after him. His horses became frightened and ran away, but the man kept them in the road. After a chase of nearly a mile the animal disappeared in the woods. There have been several reports lately of some wild animal roaming over this part of the county, some thinking it a lynx or panther. It is now proposed to organize a hunt and capture the animal. Nicholson Is Gratified. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 26. The Hon. S. E. Nicholson has been here the past two days, delivering an address each evening. While here he gave out some statistics as to the effect of the legislation. He estimates the total number of saloons In the State last September at ten thousand. During that month fully one thousand were refused license under the Nicholson law. He says that this legislation has given an impetus to the work of temperance that the State has never before known; that he has been in seventy counties and has found that the law has won thousands and thousands of friends. Girls Capture the Prises. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Jan. 26. There was a large attendance last night at the high school oratorical contest, given under the auspices of the Wabash Oratorical Society. The Judges were Prof. Walter Irvin, North Manchester: Prof. A. H. Douglass, of Logansport; Rev. Harry Nyce, Peru. Miss Ertha Aukerman was awarded the first prize, $20 in gold, for the best oration, and Miss Blanche Beitman the second prize for second best oration, $10 in gold. Miss Marie Rohbock received the first, $20 in gold, for the best essay, and Miss Mabel Rohrbacher second, $10 in gold, for the second best essay. Crarvfordsvllle Slot Machine Stopped Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 2G.-Last night at midnight every slot machine in this city was set aside and will not be used any more for the present at least. This was done In accordance with an ordr from the Mayor, who last Tuesday notified the people that It was unlawful to run these machine?, and gave notice that after last night the use of them must be discontinued. The Mayor had one of them in his own store and said that he would be the greater loser. Alexandria Steel Works to Resume. Special to the Indianapolis Journal, ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 26. Work will be resumed In the sheet department of the Union steel mills, near Alexandria, to-morrow. This department has been closed for some weeks and the resumption will give employment to nearly two hundred men. This mill is one of the largest steel plants in the West, and when all departments are in operation more than one thousand opera tives are necessary. The wage scale was recently increased. An Old Clothing House Falls. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 25. The firm of Heller & Frankel (Globe Clothing House) executed a chattel mortgage last night cov ering all Its stock to Robert B. Hanna, trustee, for the benefit of certain creditors. This is one of the oldest c:otning houses in this part of the State and the embarrass men: is due to light business. Heaviest creditors are in Philadelphia and New York. Liabilities are $14,000; assets, $20,000. I'nknorvn Suicide Identified. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Jan. 26. The re mains of the old man who committed suicide last Friday were Identified to-dav bv Reader Leach, of Louisville, as those of his unc.e, Fred Holdenhaus. residing on the Bardstown pike, below Ixuisville. The re mains were taken to his late home. A Farmer's "Wife Fatally Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Ind., Jan. 26.-While sit ting in front of a fireplace sewing carpet rags, last night, the clothes of Mrs. Joseph Vinson, ageu sixty-nine, wife or a wellknown farmer, caught fire, and she was so oaaiy Durnea mat sne died to-day. Rev. W..A. nobertson Critically 111. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SOUTHPORT, Ind., Jan. 26.-Rev. D. A Rabertson, of Southport, while engaged in a successful revival In the Methodist Church, became ill with pneumonia and is now critically ill. strong hopes are enter talned for his recovery. Deaf Mate Killed by the Cars. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 26. John Troyer. o this city, was killed by the cars at Council Hill, III., Saturday. He was a deaf mute and a graauaie oi me state ueai and Dumb In stltution. HIE MIGHTY FALLEN. Stock of the Once Wealthiest Oil Com pany at One Cent a Share. Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. Bids were made on 'Change yesterday for Columbia Oil Company stocks at 1 cent a snare, but no sales. The par value of the shares is $r0. There are ten thousand shares, and if the bids of yesterday are to oe lateen as a basis or calculation the entire stock or the company would be worth $100. "How are the mighty fallen!" The Columbia Oil Company was. at one time tne greatest oil company in the world. Its dividends have amounted to millions of dollars. From the wells of this company nave pourea iorth tne wealth that has made millionaires and laid the financial foundations of families which to-day stand high In this city. A few of those who reaped the golden harvest are still livlne. honored and old, but more have passed away, leaving behind fortunes on which their children and grandchildren may live in comfort and luxury. In 1SS the oil business was new and the oil excitement high. Then the Columbia Oil Company was powerful. Its original capitalization was $100,00). The dividends paid were enormous, amounting to over 5o per cent, a year. The dividends were declared every month. They ran 4. 5 and 6 per cent, a month. The capitalization was increased to $2,500,001). The percentage of the dividends was reduced, but the aggregate increased. Out of one farm alone five million dollars worth of oil was taken. The value of the oil varied from nothing up to $5 a barrel, according to the arrount of supply and demand and the difficulty in getting the oil to the market. There were no pipe lines in those days and there were few. if any. Iron storage tanks In the oil regions. The oil business was new and drillers did not know howto plus? the well and stop the oil from wasting. In fact, they never thought of stopping It, as the flow seemed Inexhaustable. Some of the well.' flowed as much as 2.000 barrels a day. That required 2.0a barrels to put the oil in. The barrels could not be procured. At one time oil was worth 25 cents a barrel and barrels were worth $2 apiece at the wells. The oil men simply could not handle the immense product, and, as they did not know how to etop it, they allowed it to run Into the creek. It flowed into the river, and old residents ay that at times the entire surface of the Allegheny River at Pittsburg was green from shore to shore with the fluid. All this was before the Standard Oil Company was dreamed of. Then the wells bgan to play out. New wells were fonnJ. but a greater dancer than falling wells appeared. The Standard Oil Conrpany was organized. Little by little It pushed all others to the wall. The Columbia Oil Company was no longer the greatest oil company. Its dividends dropped off and it was found necessary to reorganize It. The capital stock was reduced to S00,W..

and for a time dividends were again paid.

At last these stopped, and for some years past none have been paid. One of the stock holders said yesterday: "The company has been practically dead for a long time, and we have been trying for three years to get Its affairs closed. But the stockholder had lost Interest in it and would not attend meetings. The same officers held on year after year because no successors were elected. The members of the board of directors would not attend meetings and nothing was done. An oil company that has ceased pay ing dividends is one of the poorest things on earth. Its property is in oil leases which are valueless and in materials scattered over the leases. Nobody looks after them. After a few years everything is stolen. Those fellows up in the oil country will carry off your engines and boil ers, tear down your derricks, pull the pipe up out of your wells and steal it, and they would carry away the holes If they could. "A meeting of the stockholders of the Columbia Oil Company was held a short time ago, and a committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the company and report on the advisability of winding thtm up and ending the corporate life of the company. The bids of 1 cent a share for the stock show t:at the bidders do not think there will be nuch left for the stockholders to divide." C0RBETT THE BRUISER BRUTALLY ASSAULTED A FIREMAN IX A PHILADELPHIA THEATER. The Little Fellow Smashed Him In the Mouth and Tripped Him Down the Stairway. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26. William H. Murphy, a fireman detailed for duty last night at the National Theater, where James J. Corbett Is now playing, came into lively contact with the pugilist, and both men were badly battered before the trouble was over. Murphy smelled cigarette smoke and traced it to Corbett's room, where he entered. I Just stopped to tell you that smoking Is against the rules, Mr. Corbett," said Murphy. "No one is smoking here said Corbett, but he was unable to conceal the smoke that came from under his coat. "Why, you are smoking yourself," said Murphy, Indignantly. ' Corbett sprang up, shoved Murphy out of the room and elammed the door. The fireman threw all of his weight against the door just as Corbett opened It, and Mur phy staggered half across the room, and before he could recover himself Corbett struck him twice. Murphy came back wltn a blow on Corbett s mouta that brougnt the blood in a stream. ' The fireman then started down stairs, but Corbett caught him from behind, threw him down and kicked him. Murphy then started down again, Corbett following.. Murphy giabbed Cor bett around the legs and pulled his feet from under him, letting the pugilist slide bumpety-bump down the stairs. When the pugilist had reached the bot tom he was frantic wltn rage, and again atacked Murphy, but the men were soon separated. Corbett's mouth was very badly swollen, and Murphy was badly hurt In the back where Corbett kicked him. The fire man Is a little fellow, much smaller than Corbett. Lord Douglass Wants n Ilox. EL PASO. Tex.. Jan. 25. Dan Stuart this morning received a telegram from Sacramento, Cal., asking if a box could be re served for Lord Sholto Douglass, son of the Marquis of Queensberry. Stuart replied to his Lordship: "As the glove contests will all be under the rules of the Marquis of Queensberry, It will not be Inappropriate for his son to be at the ringside. Box asked for awaits your pleasure. Lord Sholto Douglass is said to have In his possession the original parchment on which the Marquis of Queensberry had the fighting rules engrossed. , C0UST DE GAIUIO'S BROTHER Refuses to Believe the American Was Killed at Johanneshnric. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 2C.-Count Charles P. DeGarmo, who was reported killed re cently at Johannesburg, in the Transvaal, In one of the battles, used to live in Covington, Ky. His brother, S. C. DeGarmo, teller of the Northern Bank, In Covington, does not believe he was killed. His reason for this disbelief is that he received a letter from Charles P. DeGarmo, dated Dec. 8, 18il. at Delagoa bay, announcing the in tention of the latter to sail tor Egypt at once, to spend the winter In Cairo. He believes Charles went to Cairo. How he got the title of count Is a matter of conjecture. It may have been assumed. and it may hav been applied by others. He is a director of a pure food exposition that was to have been given In Johannes burg in December, but was postponed till April on account or hostilities. Charles De Garmo was the originator of card adver tising In street cars, and was also a leader" In pure food expositions in the united States. FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY. Stationary Temperature Forecasted for the Central State To-Day. United States Weather Bureau forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twen ty-four hours ending 11 p. m., Jan. 27 Fair weather on Monday and Monday night; nearly stationary temperature. General Conditions High ati.jspheric pressure prevails. The temperature fell east and rose west of the Mississippi, from 10 to 24 degrees, from western Texas and Kansas northward; freezing temperature continued from South Dakota. Missouri. Il linois and the Ohio valley northward; zero and slightly lower in Manitoba. Light local snow fell near the lower lakes. FORECAST FOR THREE STATES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-For Indiana Partly cloudy; light westerly winds, becomIng variable. For Illinois Fair; warmer; variable winds, becoming southerly. For Ohio Partly cloudy; light westerly winds. Sandny's Weather Observations. Bar. Ther. K.H. Wind. Wt'nr. Pr 7 a. m.. 30. 40 31 83 N'west. Cloudy. .01 7 p.m. .30.46 29 72 N'west. Cloudy. .00 Maximum temperature, 31; minimum temperature, 26. Following is a comparative statement of 'the temperature and precipitation Jan. 26: Temp. Prec. Normal 28 .11 Mean 28 .01 Departure from normal 0 .10 Departure since Jan. 1 40 1.23 Pius. C. F. It. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Ollicial. Vesterdny's Temperatures. The following table of temperatures is furnished by the United States Weather Bureau: "a.m. Max. 7 p.m Atlanta 42 3S Bismarck, N. D 14 8 Buffalo SO 30 Calgary. N. W. T 6 6 Cairo. Ill CO 31 34 Cheyenne 2t; 4? 40 Chicago 36 CO, Concordia Id Davenport, la 12 22 2) I)es Moines 8 -22 1 Dodge City 20 m -44 Galveston M f0 Helena ."2 4S Jacksonville, Fla 60 62 Kansas City. Mo IS 2 24 IJttle Rock, Ark 3J 24 Minnedosa 2 ! tuatuivtil ...... .. Memphis as ?4 Nashville 38 U) Now Orleans 52 ' fO New York 42 & North Platte IS 56 S3 Oklahoma, O. T 22 44 2i Omaha 10 2S 1'C Pittsburg :: 32 Ou' Appelle, N. W. T 2 G Rapid City. S. D 14 46 Salt Lake City 38 51 46 St. Louis 2o 32 St. Paul IS 16 St. Vincent. Minn 10 1 Springfield, 111 3) 30 20 Springfield. Mo 20 30 20 Vlck?Durg 4 ZS H'ochlnulAn T" C J J II auillhlvlti ....... .. a m Below zero. (i t ting Even. k'aiain Cltv Journal. Last week Chicago women went Into hysterics over Piderewskl. This week Chicago men are having an inning with Yvette Guil-

LAND OF THE KAFFIRS

S03IC OF THE STRANGE THICKS IX SOl'TII AFRICAX COIWTIUES. Characteristics of the Zulus Since the Matabele "War Natives Are Not Allowed to Carry Arms. H. B. Kettler, In Pittsburg Dispatch. When I try to give a true discrlption of the different Kaffir tribes, their habits and history as far as it can be traced, it re minds me of my earlier school days, in which the manifold struggles and battles, victories and defeats of the old AngloSaxon race were first laid before my youth ful mind. I mean to say, that the various countries of South Africa now inhabited by certain native tribes had been years back occupied by other natives, who, having been vanquished by their more powerful assailants, were either driven north towards central Africa beyond the Zambesi, or else doomed to slavery, as the Makalakas were held in a similar position by the stronger Matabele. It was shown in the columns of the Dis patch last Sunday how the Matabeles were defeated, and since that event the Makalakas' chains of slavery were broken. They began to build up a nation of their own un molested by any one, with the exception of the greedy gold hunter. One of the strongest South African tribes is the Zulu, which is considered to surpass all as regards physical strength and mental ability. Of a fine, straight, muscular build. the Zulu stands averaging six feet. His face is not like that of most other tribes, round, with high,, heavy cheek bones. It has a better profile, longer drawn, more oval, and the language of his keen, flashing eye, tells us that he fears no foe, that he is prepared to right and die. He set an everlasting monument of his valor some fifteen years ago, when the English had to sacrifice many hundred men before they could subdue his bold spirit. ine Zulu well knows his superiority over other Kaffirs, and anybody who has ever visited the gold mmes of Johannesburg or the diamond fields of Kimberley is able to pick him out of a dozen others. The Zulu is entrusted with work that requires more than mere manual labor and many a family in the Transvaal employs him as coachman or valet. His direct descendant Is the Mata bele, living north and . northwest of the Limpopo (Crocodile river), and it is worth while to dwell at length upon, this tribe's characteristics. Between 1K.0 and 1S35 this powerful tribe was forced to leave the southeastern coast. First, the population of the two, Zulus and Matabeles, was growing too fast, so their fields could not yield enough to maintain them: the many and continuous quar rels among their leaders brought on a short, but desperate, .war, after which the Matabele 9 thought it wiser to leave for the north, " till tney found pastures rich enough for cattle. The Matabele is of a similar build as the Zulu, not quite as tall, but is able to undergo great hardships. He is good on his feet. Cases are known where he covered forty-five to fifty miles a day in spile of the usual excessive African heat, and the fact that he carried about thirty pounds' weight. He walks over rocks and pointed gravel stone or in hot deep sand without injuring his feet. Hundreds of Matabeles are engaged in Buluwayo doing laboring work for brick layers, stone masons and carpenters. One finds them In restaurants or with prospec tors, so tnat tney mignt bring "back the latter's tools to become redressed and sharpened fit for work again. NOT ALLOWED TO CARRY ARMS. The English police engage the boys to cook their meals or to carry messages from one station to another. The Kaffir carries the letters between the split part of a stick, whicl-: he holds in his sight, and whenever he meets a white man on his errand he apprises him of his mission's nature. "Sagalona Um Kulu Molungo" Is his address when meeting or leaving, you at any time of the. day. It means "Good morning" or "Good-bye." great white man. Before the late.Matatbele - war all the men used to carry an "assegei," or club. Ever since the British occupation they are forbidden to display either, and their present arms for defense consist of two thin sticks. aoout tnree ana one-nair reet long, one for the attack, the left-handed one to guard off the blows or the enemy. The English laws which greatly reduced the limits of his former rights, was at first very hard on him, and it took many months before the Matabele was able to obey the new rules. ..When the chartered company s troops were looting the many kraaJs of their cattle it is a. known fart 'that they often met with armed resist

ance, and not before several lives were taken could they proceed with their plundering system. Of course, a Kaffir's riches consist of the number of his cattle, and it was stated that Loben owned nearly 100.000 head of oxen, cows, goats and sheep, without taking into consideration the numerous kraals spread a!l over the country. The Matabele, who has been working on the gold fields of the "Rand" (Johannesburg), or the diamond district of Kimberley, returns after' an absence of six to nine months, according to the length of his contract. In order to select In his or some friendly neighboring kraal his future wife. He has to buy his bride; the price varies, depending on her age and her father's wealth. Very often a young girl of thirteen or fourteen years of age becomes married or united to her lover, who paid from fifteen up to twenty head of oxen for her, besides a few goats and sheep. There is a great ceremony observed on the day the young couple are married. Early in the morning one of the best oxen is killed by the bridegroom and a select piece of it offered to his tather-ln-law. When the Invited guests have partaken of a hearty breakfast, consisting of meat, fried over, or in the ashes of a large fire, the different parties group themselves in a circle, In the center of which is the band to accompany their wild fantastic dances. - ' The instruments, which are all made by themselves, consist of drum3 and fifes, they all being of an Inferior make, but fit to stir up theirexcitable nature. After a while the Kaffir beer is served with the usual "groye (tobacco.) The latter is used In. two forms they smoke it and they powder It and use It as 6nuff. The tobacco pouch Is an empty cartridge, which is tied on a woven string of grass and fixed aroUnd their neck. Some of the invited guests appear in warrior's garb, a head-dress (a plumed helmet), numerous spangles and bracelets of Iron, wire, and neatly arranged round their necks, arms and ankles. The assegai puts on the finishing touch. ABOUT THE KING'S DEATH. The warriors. In groups of twenties and thirties, execute their war dances, while the beer is being served In small, carved wooden cups. Although the beer does not possess great Intoxicating qualities, it does play on their minds when taken in large quantities, and on these occasions very often oil personal grudges and enmities are settled. As soon as night sets In the festivities are brought to a close. The new couple inhabits a hut that has been erected months before by the bridegroom, with hi3 friends' aid. It often cccurs that after a few years of marriage the Kaflir takes unto himself another wife, without discarding the first one. KaiTlrs who have lived several yeara among white people and saved money are known to have throe or more wives. Loben, the often-mentioned chief, had as many as thirty, and after his deith. near the Zambesi, all his wives, princes and princesses of his royal family were brought back to Buluwayo and cared for in every possible way. ' It may as well be mentioned here that the great king's death is surrounded by an unsolved mystery. Different causes are assigned for it. Sorre of his people say he died of malar'.a, others allege that he was poisoned by his own companions, for he was known to have treated his people very often with great cruelty. O.i one occasion, when he haJ all h!s lrrrpls (regiments) and their indoonas (leaders or generals) assembled to hold a war council, he noticed that one of his subjects had stolen his beer. He administered a severe punishment, for he cut off both the offenders ears. Another Instance of his cruelty Is the extermination of a whole Makalsla kraal, forty miles west of hi9 residence, for the simple reason that they were late in tendering their usual selection of their fields' growings, so as to remind them of his person's auiru.st mnjesty. Gubuluwayo, officially shortened Into Buluwayo, means a great king who can decide over life and death cf any of his subjects. Many other Instances of his cruelty are stated. He has been heard to say very often that he was obliged to deal severely with his wrong-doers in order to keep them down. He was a bis; man, standing six feet four Inches, and weighing over three hundred pounds. The men work only very little, and they

give no assistance to produce the neces- J sary food for living. All the women of a kraal, young and old, join hands in giving their proper care and attention to the planting of Kaffir corn, potatoes, watermelons, etc., in the early spring about two weeks before the fall of the tropical rains. They do not plow deep, the soil i very fertile and the quick growth Is accelerated by the rains. Besides different kinds of corn they raise potatoes, both the sweet and ordinary kind, the latter not much larger than a marble. Whilst the women are looking after the domestic work the men go out hunting, armed with assegais. The game they kill to serve as food consists of spring buck, koodoo harterbiest, etc., Is hunted single handed and is generally killed while asleep, the native's approach being done noiselessly, so that his well-thrust assegai kills instantly. The skins of their prey are, by means of an iron comb, prepared to serve as body cover for their women, and if large enough they are used as blankets. When they hunt for wolves, wild cats, speckled leopards or other wild animals they congregate in large numbers; they form a ring, inside of nrhieh the animal is located. They gradually close on It, and when within near reach a certain number of them throw their spears, well directed, with deadly result. The skins of smaller animals cover the native's body from his waist almost down to his knees, the only garments worn by them. RIGID GAME LAWS. It often happens that a lion finds its way into a herd of cattle and carries off an ox or cow. In this case several kraals unite In their efforts to kill their bold intruder. Five or six hundred men well armed assemble, form the usual circle and as soon as the desert's king tries to break through he Is attacked and finally killed. Naturally on these occasions many lives arc lost. I have seen several lion skins obtained in this way, but found that they had been ruined by the assegai piercings. There are plenty of sea cows northwest of Matabeleland, but as they only can be killed by a gun of big bore (No. S), the natives are barred from pursuing them. Giraffes, zebras, buffaloes and elephants are still left in that part of the country la spite of the effort o. the English and Boer (Transvaal) hunters to exterminate them. At the present time the chartered company's government gives strict regulations which forbid the killing of these animals. Any trespasser puffers a penalty of 30 or six months' imprisonment. Yet there are many violations of this law, as it is impossible to exercise a control over hunting parties, hundreds of miles away from the nearest civilized township. A traveling companion of Selous met with a horrible death, whilst going after elephants. They are usually hunted on horseback, and he followed a family of four, accompanied by two Kaffirs belonging to their expedition. The heat was unusually great; he lost in his pursuance the way to retrace himself to the outspan. Neither he nor his boys could find water. Next day he died In great agony of thirst, after he had beforehand engraved on the barrel of his gun by means of a pocket knife the detailed circumstances, even to the date and hour, of his approaching death. The two boys returned with the gun to relate the sad story. Plenty of traders and prospectors are overcome by similar occurrences, but their greed for riches makes them ignore the country's dangers. When a person in the kraal is taken sick medical aid Is asked of some indoona. who knows how to cure sickness or disease. I have met old indoonas who are known for their curing abilities, miles round. They are consulted by sufferers from all parts of the country, and their pay for the administration of the healing medicine, which Is chiefly prepared of herbs and roots, is offered them in shape of cattle or corn. There are plenty of white men, among others missionaries, who make their living by traveling the country and dispensing their drugs and pills among the afllicted. . KAFFIR DOCTORS. The drug store is generally a small one, and one prescription usually possesses healing qualities for different complaints. These "Kaffir doctors" are4 doing a first rate business, and as soon as they have cured enough of the sick, they return with their collection of fine cattle, which they received as payment, to the nearest market In order to dispose of It by sale. This class of doctors always try to make a strong Impression of their skill upon the uncultured natives' mind; they put all sorts of questions to the patient, having previously covered their face with an ugly mask, on their head a large feathered hat of all colors, and the whole carnival attire gives them the appearance of the devil himself. I am rather inclined to believe that their Intended hypnotic effect upon this inferior mind is destroyed by the Matabele's strongly developed will power. The Kaifir buries his dead not far from his kraal, and after the corpse has been lowered to its place, the nearest relatives, besides a large body of mourning women, pay the grave a visit and remain about a week. As soon as n.ght sets in, they make large fires around it and the mournful lamentations in a chorus, often Joined by dozens of howling dog3, can be distinctly

heard a long distance. The concert in tne stillness of the night Impresses a white man strangely. Whenever a f.irl is born there are great rejoicings, for she adds to her father's fortune as soon as she grows to be selected to become a bride and wife. Most of the Kaffirs have no names, and an often repeated address of one Kaffir to another is, "Mackdota comlna," which means "My dear one." Natives who have been working for white people name themselves. I have met boys who gave their names as Sixpence, Friday, John Whitboy. Smartboy, etc. The young boys and girls have to look after the work connected with their homestead, both inside and outside of it. A "kraal" Is a combination of huts, let us say fifty to sixty. The plan is laid out in a circle, Inside of which the different huts group themselves, surrounded by large pojes of wood or logs, of trees, which ar rammed- Into the ground. Several entrances and exits are made, both for the natives and their cattle. The latter are at sunset driven into a shed prepared purposely In the kraal. The cattle remain there till about 9 o'clock In the morning, when the sun is pretty high. The reason for not allowing them to leave sooner Is going to be dealt with later on, when Africa's climate Is described. The young folks of both sexes are Intrusted with the taking care of the cattle. They have to lead them to the water, as well as to the soot3 where good sweet grass grows. Another of their duties is to sieve and grind their corn on specially prepared stones. The water used for drinking and boiling purposes is carried by them In earthen vessels on their head. When the corn 13 ripening half a dozen boys are placed on a high wooden stand at different points of the field, armed with whips, the crack of which will frighten away the birds. Bonnets of GIums. London Invention. Science is ever adapting materials from the vast laboratory of nature to practical use. We have almost arrived at a rediscovery of malleable glass. At all events glas3 Is now ranked among our textile fabric. In Venice a manufacturer Is turning out bonnets by the thousand from glas3 cloth. They have the shimmer and brilliancy of silk and are of nearly any color. They are impervious to water. For a long time in Russia has existed a tissue manufactured from the fiber of a peculiar filamentous stone from Siberia. By some process it is shredded and spun Into fabric, soft to the touch, and of exquisite pliability, durable in the extreme. When soiled, as it is indestructible by fire, it Is simply subjected to heat sufficient to drive out all dirt. In the case of las3 silk, however. It will not stand such extreme heat. It may be made clean again by simply brushing with a hard brush and soap and water, when it Is none the worse for being either stained cr soiled. The material is now to be had in white, green, li'.ac, pink and yellow. It bids fair to become fashionable for evening dresses. The new fabric is rather costly. It is alss made for use as tablecloths, napkins and window curtains. It is even claimed that glass is capable of being made Into fabric which may be worn next to the skin without the slightest discomfort. An Austrian is the inventor of this new textile. LoMnen by Fire. LAM li ERTV TLLK, N. J., Jan. 2G. Fire entirely destroyed the rubber company s reclaiming mill here to-night, together with the valuable machinery in the building, causing a less cf &0.1H, whiA is fully covered by insurance. Cause of fire unknown. Fifty men will be thrown out. ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt.. Jan. 25,-Fire totally destroyed cne Avenue House, a fourstory frame structure next to the Howe Opera House, to-night. This buiUing was finally saved, although badly damaged. Total less, $10,000, partially covered by insurance. Mnnmrr Ire Gorge U'rerkn n Hrldffe. TOLEDO, O.. Jan. 2J. Th Ice gorge in the Maumee river about eight miles above the city broke about 6:30 o'clock to-r.Ight, and, in running out. carried away two spans of the new bridge in course cf construction. The bridge was supported by a trestle work on the Ice, and the loss is estimated at JOO.C). The ice in the tributary river Is running to the lake, but no serious damage Is expected.

The Flying Squadron. "Have another cigar, Lieutenant," I said, pushing the box across the table toward him. "No, thank you," he replied; "but, wfth your permission, I'll fill my pipe from your bowl. Indeed, when I came up to your j room it was, only for a little tcbacco ran Out myself cigars all gone. And here It Is already 12 o'clock. My! my! how time flics when one gets reminiscencelng. But, to continue" . i Now, when my good friend Lieutenant Swash takes possession of me and my room at 11 p. m., I do not always consider it my duty to listen to him. He has been such a frequent visitor of mine since he has been staying at our boarding house; and, then, he i3 one of those individuals who so lose themselves in their own narrations that they even forget they have an audience. So, when the Lieutenant said: "Now, to continue." I sank deeper into my big chalr and gazed absently Into the fire. He was talking warfare of the future. What cared I for that, who possessed neither stocks that would go down nor focd products that would go up. My eyelids

closed wearily; how I wished he would go. Then he made a statement so absurd that I laughed. "It took place on July 16, 194G," I heard him say. "Eighteen forty-six." I corrected. "Now, see here," said the naval man, testily. "How old Co you think I am eighty? Pfehaw! I was thirty then. It was 1045, and please don't contradict me. It was fifty years hence it all happened." "If you will have it so, all well," I said. "Now the date is settled and you thoroughly understand the cause of the war. Great Britain claimed the atmospheric covering of the earth to a height of lo.t) leet. basing the claim on the tact that as far back as 1S99 an English balloonist had disappeared from view at that height he was never seen again. Such a claim as this, had it been recognized by other nations, would have given her too great a contrcl over mankind's supply of breath. We claimed up to an altltuae of 1.0JU over the United States, but she would not recognize this, and refused to arbitrate. The result was war terrible war." I took my pipe from between my teeth and fixed a cold eye on the speaker. "Lieutenant Swash," I said, in a low but, distinct, tone, "you have explained the cause of the war five times. I have swallowed your dates and may be able to gulp down your facts, but I ask that you desist from repetition." "Well, wen, if you'll have it so, I'll go ahead. Having the cause straight in your mind, you will rememter tnat it was July 16. lifiG, that the fight occurred. There were three tattle ships in our fleet: Admire! Wad's flagship, the Swallow, carrying fifteen tons of dynamite and two machine guns; the -Lightning. Captain Blower, ten ions of dynamite and two six-Inch rifles; the Hawk, Captain Wind, eleven tons of dynamite and one pneumatic gun, used for throwing explosives at the enemy n case she got above us. We were accompanied by. two small torpedo boats and the swilt unarmorcd cruiser, Kalamazoo, which we expected to be of little serv.ee, since a builet could have punctured her and sent her to earth forever. We lay about five hundred miles east of New York for four days, awaiting the approach of the enemy flying squadron. It was 10 o'clock on the morning of July 16 when we sighted them, about two hundred miles away, running toward us at a rapid rate. They must have seen us at about 'the same time, for they sneered off a little toward the north and began to rise. "Admiral Wad, at whose side I was standing on the quarter deck of the Swallow, at once understood their maneuver. In modern warfare it's the fellow who gets above the ether and drops dynamite on him that wins invariably. We were then at an altitude of about 8.000 feet, and did not lose any time getting higher. I can see the grand old admiral now as he stood at the switch board, coolly puffing his cigar as if he was at his club down in New York. There was not a tremor observable in his long thin finger as he pushed the buttou marked 'up.' Then we began to ascend. "The two other battle ships followed, and as we arose we cleared for action. The Kalamazoo and the torpedo boats were left behind, as it was not deemed advisable to expose their frail structures to the enemy's firo. "I confess, as I stood beside my brave leader and felt our ship mounting higher and higher and shooting on toward the enemy at a speed of ninety miles an hour; watched the crew of ten men coolly placing dynamite bombs In the most convenient places; saw the three great steel balioons of our enemy's squadron glistening in the sunlight as they shoUtoward us I felt that strange Inward sensation that theretofore I believed could only be caused by a Welsh rabbit at 2 a. m." "You must drink a good, deal-of ale with your Welsh rabbits, Lieutenant," I ventured, mildly. "I'm a total abstainer, sir," he replied, quietly. "And never did I have more cause to be thankful for it than on tnat day. I was in full possesion of my mental faculties, otherwise I would never have been able to have lived through those awful two hours. And the crew, too I never saw a braver set of fellows in my life; not a moist eye or a trembling lip among them. "The enemy had two firvt-class battle ships and two second-class. They advanced In a line parallel to ours. Admiral Wad signalled Commolore Blowrer to engage the two second-class sliips on the left, to Wind to take the rignt, leaving us the flagship in the center. This vessel, I saw through my glasses, was a little larger, but of almost the same construction a9 the Swallow. There was a great cylindrical balloon of steel, fully SCO feet In length, with the car swung btneath It; an armored turret fire and aft. protecting her guns; at her stern the great propeller fan and two huge rud ders for steering. I saw her crew running to and fro getting in readiness for tne conflict; her commander, with a little knot of officers about him. standing forward, eagerly scanning our fleet. Higher and higher we arose, the air rapidly getting more and more rare and our breathing becoming more and more rapid. I looked down at the soa, which was glimmering 15.C0) feet below us in the funlight; I turned my eye at the great cylinder overhead; shot holes in two of its air-tlgat compartments and what a fall! But there were other things to think of. " 'Admiral,' I gasped, Mf we go much higher, we shall die for want of air.' " 'Mr. Swash replied the grand old salt, 'duty before breath always remember that, sir. I'm afra'd the ship will not carry much higher. We'll get over them, don't you thir.k. Captain Howitzer? "Howitzer gazed anxiously at the enemy, who were now within fifteen miies, and replied: " Close call, sir.' Then to the r-en: " 'Stand ready to drop a ton of dynamite on tnem If we go c er them" "As he spoke the. e was a puff on the enemy's flagship, and a solid shot came singing half a mile below us. Old Wad laughed, and ordered the bow gun to return the fire when we were within five miles. Our shells passed over them. We had then reached as high an altltuae as it was possible for the ships to float, and then we reduced speed. They approache-d to within two miles and stopped and began to circle about us. evidently intending to subject our balloons to a cross fire. Higher tnan we they could not go, and the discovery of this fact brought Jeer3 and cheers from our cretv. "For some fifteen minutes there was terrible suspense. Each vessel circled warily around Its chosen opponent, banging away with its machine guns in vain endeavor to puncture the enemy's balloon. But the distance was too great and the movements of the vessels too quick for any successful gun work. Suddenly Howitzer seized my arm and pointed toward the IJgitnlng. Her crew had ju3t thrown overboard her whole caiin. her two guns and a great quantity of dynamite bombs. "For a moment we were speechless with astonishment. Were they toirg to take to flight? Admiral Wad seized a flag to signal Commander Blower, but he .lust srst as far as d a-m when he stopped. Slowly the great vesel was mounting in the air. A cry of dismay was heard from the hostile ship with which she was engaged. In five minutes she was four hundred feet above them. The i;ritih crew madly threw overboard all the weltrht they carriedguns, bombs 1 3nd everything but they were too '.ate; the LIghning v.as above them; then a blatk object ehol down on them; a deafening roar followed, with a rush of wind that hurled the SwUow a mile out of her courKe. And when we looked toward tre Lightning the was al:r.e, but slowly sinking toward the sea. for the conrjssl m had ton off the end of her balloon cylnd?r. We could see her crew at the rll cheering wildly. "Admiral Wad at once ordered that we pursue the same tactics; everything went by the board, guns, and all arnmunltlDn but five bombs. We leofentd pome rivets in the floor and let the cabin fall; then we. too, began to rise. But the British admiral was not to b1 outwitted, for he had been busy at exactly the same work, and when we found ourselves one thousanJ ftet higher he lay a mile away at the same altitude. "Admiral Ward swore. 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VACCO No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptio AchiilfJ o U-dyspeptic men together, and in a neat, touching? speech asked for one volunteer for a forlorn hope. "All that can be done. he said. is tc ram the enemy. One min and myself can handle the ship, and It would be useless for you to stay oa board simply to lose your5 lives.' "Every man volunteered: every man offered to stay in their commanier's plc. He chose me for his companion, since I alone of all the crew was unmarried. ar.d he positively refused to accept a substitute. He would go down with the old ehip, ho said. "The scene that followed was most touching. The men wrung the brave old man's hand in a last parting. One by one they took their parachutes, swung over the sidai and went sailing away Into the blue. "The last man was gone and oil Wad turned toward me and embraced me. Between hl3 emotion and the extreme rarlfication of the air he could not speak. This show of feeling lasted but a minute, for we were brought to our senses by a great cheer from the enemy's crew. They b lleved the ship deserted and were bearing down toward us. Instantly the admir.il straightened up and firmly pushed the button, turnirg the full fnr" of tiie electr'il current into the propelling motors. Th great ship swung around ai.d with terrii.c speed sailed at the enemy. The enemy tried to swing their ship out of the course, but In vain. In a minute we struck them. A crash like a thousand peals of thunder, a flash like the explosion of a dynamit factory and all was still. And when t looked again there was nothing but blue, the endless blue of infinite space. Tb Hawk and her two opponents had beea wrecked I " suppose by the awful concuscicn." Lieutenant Swash had flnkhed hi? narration, and for a long time pufed silently at his pipe. I, for my part, was rapt in silent wonder at the man. I knew Swash well, but such assurance as this I had not believed him capable of. After all, he was on of those persons who lie so habitually that, coming from them, a story of. their ow death is rot surprising. Suddenly I wua thrown violently from my chair to the floor, and when I recovered my senses I W2S bound fast in a blanket and. looking up, saw the naval man bending excitedly over me. 'Here you've been sleeping all this time.' he began, "and instead of hearing about my last cruise, got your feet Into the fire. X pretty kettle of fish! Charred your slippers and trousers in fine style. "Lieutenant Swash." said I. rising to mf feet, "I wish my dream ha been true." "Why?" "Because you'd have been blown to pieces when the Swallow struck." New York Evening Sun. A XOVEL IIRADLIG11T. Shift So nu to Light the Track When a Trnln Hounds a Curve. New York Sun. The improvement In railroad appliances has been going on almost uninterruptedly during the last few years, and, in advc of the representatives of all other nt:cns. Americans have taken the lead in patented contrivances. But aa Englishman) employed in the Dunsmulr railroad shops has contrived an invention which, althojgh simple In character, feems likely to adl very much to the safety of travelers on railroads. It is an automatic headlight walch adjusts Itself to the requirements of railroad travel on curves, where thcra is now the greatest danger of obstruction. A rail, a tie, or a sleeper misplaced, is sufficient, as the record of recent rallroal accidents show, to wreck a train, and the present system of headlights on locomotives does not provide any measure of security against such encumbrances If the be placed on curves. In going round curves headlights on locomotives, being made stationary, throw the light straight ahead, Instead of throwing It so that It follows the track, where the light should be at all times. The automatic headlight, however. Is suspended on two pivots, one on top, the framework that holds it being fastened to the smokestack, and one at the bottom, attached to the boiler head. From the bottom of tho headlight two chains run to the ends of an extending arm, which Is connected by a rod that runs to the pilot wheels truck. Thus, as the pilot wheels strike a curve the outside wheel forges slightly ahead, and this moves the rod and chain enougii to move the headlight so that the reflection is cast directly ahead on the track. Of 1.62) railroad accidents in l&Ti. Just t-75 were due to derailment?, usually on rurves, which could have been provided against by tho use of an automatic headlight, except in isolated cases, where such derailments :eeulted from the spreading of track, freshets, or the breaking of a brid?e or trestle. To be thin, for a baby, is to be deprived of its natural ease; to suffer and not be able to feel it ; to wear a sad pinched face; to live on the edge of sickness; to grow imperfectly; and to lose the power of resisting disease When a baby is thin it needs more fat than U gets from its food; it is starved, fat-starve Scott's Emulsion is the easiest fat it can have ; the fat it needs. jo. and ixm at all druggists. NATIONAL Tube Works WrongM-iros Pipe (cr Gu, Stun tod Viler. Boiler Tu-. Cat and Mill. abl Iron riainrbla- art r;Ttiuzl). Mtof i'o k. LujrlB Trimming, steair. iaue, Plp Toojn, Mi Cutter. Vise. Srw l'!nt- atU blm. W ren, b, M-arn 1 rmp. mmp. Kiuben MnK, llote. 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