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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-24

Silrer State,


An unframed elephant 1t ths age of % to
40 Is worth $40, goo, and performing ele.
phant S45, 600.
The value of male lion is about $1,000,
and of female $1,000.
A fine specimen Of the royal Bengal tiger
is worth $500. The female Is much less
valuable.
The striped hyena is rated at $500, the
spotted at $500.
A South American panther costs from 500
to $500. A male Is worth about twice IS
much as . female.
The prices Of sea-lions range from 500 to
5000.
Seals cost from $500 to $500.
A polar bear IL worth $1,000.
Black bears can be bought in any number
for 500 each.
A poonah bear, from Hindoos.an, is worth
$500.
The South American tapir costs from 5000
to $500.
The cost of rhlnoceros Is from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The value Of the hippopotamus is from
4 giraffe, eighteen feet high, is worth s25,-
Camels cost $500 to SAOO.
The sacred cow can be purchased Tor $IOo
or $500.
The zebra Is worth about the same as q
ascred COW.
A gazelle costs $4,000; anylghau, $500,
an eiand, $4,000, and hartbeest $500.
The ordinary oryx costs $1,000.
The llama Ii valued at $500.
The yak, from Siberia and Tartary, ranges
from 81, 900 to $1,500.
The one blesbok In this country cost $3,-
600.
The oudode, strengthening beass, from
the north of Africa, costs from s6,oOe TO $S,-
600.
Kangaroos are ratsd q ifon $500 TO 1000.
The pricea fxed for ostriches Is from S2,-
600 70 $4,000
The prices of the different kinds Of birds
range from s.. to $100.
The big snakes are 500 to 500.
Monkeys are valued st $50 TO $500.
Some Of the large menageriea are worth
s., ,O0Q, 900. A small one. would cost at the
lowest estimate s5Q,eN.
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Letter TO Springfield Republican.

Letter to Springfield Republican.
The railway up to Pixies Peak is progress
Ing. The route Is not fully decided upon,
and surveyors sre still working busily. The
road will be . narrow Gauge, The length from
twenty five TO thirty miles. Trslns Of three
cars will be run, each carrying forty persons.
The officers are making point Of running
the road where the finest views can be OBJ
tanned, views which will be new TO the tour
ist, not seen from sny Of the old trails. The
tist twelve miles Of tbs route win be Of sur.
passing beauty. Hew camping grounds win
be opened. high up among the moqntsins,
where people can live In tents, enjoying the
pure air and the Wild grandeur Of ths Rock-
les, sending down by rail every day for the
luxuries Of civilization, and even getting
their daily paper regularly. Soms large
summer hotsls and sanltoriums win probs-
bly, be erected on tbs line Of the road. The
Pixies Peak railway will b looksd upon -
one Of the greatest trlumphs Of engineering
skill In America. No road, In America or
abroad, has ever been laid through such
yOpdeIfpl ena bsaqgilfqli mp b9l !.sGn !s.cseGnssY.
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NO. 737
A SMUGGLER'S DEVICES.
Giving Up Paste Diamonds and Saving Real
Ones.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
A well known diamond smuggler, whom
the New York custom house detectives have
In vain tried to seize, not long since sailed
from Antwerp, on the Rynland. A Ham,
burg detective came over with him to watch
him the whole payass- Thi. clover SNUG
gler wore thick black beard and whiskers,
and 1t was suspected that he carried his pre-
cious freight concealed in them. One morn
ing not long ago the authorities on this side
received from their Hamburg agent q dis.
patch which read: ar. has shaved his beard .
Did not know 1t until he had sailed five
days. He Is on the Rynland; has got sew
enty large diamonds on his person." As
soon as the Rynland was sighted, six custom
house officers steamed down and intercepted
her. They looked for the now beardless
man. Just as they were about to give up
the search, q stranger asked, "You are CHS.
tom house officers, and you look for Rosen-
burg with the diamonds?" ave arc and We
do" "That is Rosenburg, and the diamonds
are sewed In the lining of his necktie." In
another minute pale, smooth faced, sallow
man was struggling in their hands. His
scarf was taken from his neck and carefully
explored with a pen-knife. Twenty dia-
monds of various sizes were found. His
trunk was next rummaged, every necktie
searched, and seventy.three diamonds Of
great lustre discovered. The fellow wept
and wrung his hands.
When the Custom House officers arrived
at headquarters, the chief, who held cable
gram in his hand, eagerly inquired: "Did
you get Rosenberg" Eyes, SIR" "Where
were the stones?" "Sewed in the Innings of
the neckties." "That's rather strange" said
the chief; "here's Hamburg dispatch which
say: Just learned that r. carried the dia-
monds between his back and porous plas.
ter" "Here are the diamonds, anyhow"
said the leader of the raid, "and we found
'em in the lining Of his neckties." The
chief looked at the gems and said: "Send
the jewel expert here" He came, examined
the diamonds, shrugged his shoulders, and
said: paste, but frst-class." Three frantic
officers spent the afternoon tracing Mr.. Ro-
senberg. They discovered him at the Me-
tropolitan Hotel, and without word Of GER
emony burst into his apartment. "What do
you want'" he inquired with apprehension.
They threw him on his face and made q
frantic exploration of his back. He had
taken his bath and the plaster had vanished,
but where it had been, mixed with impress
sion of the plaster, were the imprints of the
seventy large diamonds.
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DOES THE DAY BECOME LoNGER7
Arguments Against Darwin's Theory.
Contemporary Perietu.

Contemporary Rerietc.
1t Is we'll known that Professor G. Darwin
has associated what may be regarded as q
new theory of commercial evolution with
the gradual retardation of the earth's rota-
tion spin, and consequent lengthening of the
day. Mr.. 4. Stone, formerly chief assistant
at Greenwich, and now the head of
the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, has just
published some calculations, which, though
they do not actually dsprove the change in
the earth's rate, throw grave doubt on the
only direct evidence ever recognized in Its
favor. When it was found that Hausen's
lunar tables do not agree with the evidence
respecting the moons movements derived
either from actual observations or from the
study of ancient eclipses, 1t was suggested In
explanation Of the discrepancy Correspond
ing to an apparent gain Of the moon on her
calculated place) that it may be apparent
only, and due TO the change of the rate of
going Of our great terrestrial timepiece, the
earth, by which, of course, we time The
moons movements. Delsnay showed that,
owing to the movement of the tidal wave id
q direction opposite TO that of the esrth's
rotation, the rotation rate must diminish,
though very slowly. Sir George Airy, going
through the same process Of inquiry, OBJ
tanned at first q negative result, but later
recognized the existence of certain terms in
dicating retardation. Since then It has
been regarded as an accepted doctrine that
the length of the day must gradually in
crease until the Cay is as long as the lunar
month. Nay, Prof. Ball, astronomer royal
for Ireland, goes further than this, and con-
sids.s thst the solar tide must eventually
lengthen the day until 1t Is equal to the year,
overlooking, apparently, the fact that the
lunar action will prevent any increase be.
yond the length Of lunar month. But Dir.
Stone has found reason for believing that
the discordance between theory and obser-
vstion which has been thrown on the earth's
rotation does not exist, so that, $50 far IS
We know at present, the time of the earth's
rotation is constant" If his calculation
should be confirmed 1t would not prove that
there Is no retardstion Of the earth's rota-
tion, but that the length Of the day Is chang
Ing much more slowly than had been sup
posed-too slowly, IN fact, TO be recognized.
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webb's Neighbor in the silent Grave.
Buffalo Express.

In the grave nextto that of Captain Webb
in Oakwood Cemetery lies the body Of Fran
els Abbot, the hermit Of Niagara, for whom
Hermit's Cascade is named. 1t is so called
because Abbott used to bathe here. He vas q
young man, gentlemanly and accomplished,
who for two years lived solitary life Mt
Niagara. He had hut, the first on Sister
Island, and later on he built one in what is
Prospect Park. He had but little Inter
course with anyone, wrote good deal, and
always in Latin, but destroyed all manu-
scripts as soon as written. On Goat island,
at hours when il was unfrequented, he de-
lighted to roam, needless, if not oblivious, OF
danger At that time stick Of timber eight
inches square extended from Terrapin bridge
eight feet beyond the precipice. On this no
was seen at all hours Of night pacing to and
fro, without the slightest tremor OF nerve
or hesitancy of step Sometimes he has been
seen sitting caxelessly on the extreme end OF
the tiabes-sometimes hanging from it by
his hands and feet. He belonged to o re-
spectacle English family, and his reasons for
leading .his life were never known. He was
drowned while bathing near the foot OF the
Park railway in 1881.
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ALFONSO,S AFFINITY.
A Beautiful Widow Who Once Visited
America.
NeW York Tribune.

ado you understand" was asked Of an old
army correspondent by q former officer Of
Gen. Rosencrans' staff, "shat the Duchess Of
Ossuna, who Is mentioned In the Tribu,le's
Paris letter, as the cause Of the breach be-
tween the King and Queen of Spain, Is the
Princess Salm.Salm who figured for time
so prominently in Nashville while General
Rosseau was In command there?" eyes; /
understand 1t was the same woman" was
the answer. "She was about 20 then and
one of the most beautiful women ever saw.
She was very tall, graceful, and daring
rider on horseback. She was As reckless Of
reputation as of life in those days. Salm-
Salm was poor spirited sort Of husband,
but very good soldier. The Princess fol-
lowed Maximilian-to whom her husband,
as tho son of the Prince Salm- Braunfels, was
distantly related-to Mexico; and was with
him ss nurse, confidant and cher a,nie dur
ing the siege Of Quefetaro, where the bogus
Emperor was captured and remained at his
bedside during his captivity and Hines TIL
accompanied his remains to Austria and IL
was Immediately after this that the Prince
died and the gay widow married the late
Duke Of Ossuns." "She must be quite ma
tured now" "Forty-6ve Is not old for such
o woman, for her charms Of conversation
were as great as those Of her person. Age
could not have withered her much, and her
Infinite variety Of arts has evidently increased
with years. Max was about her own sge,
and Alfonso, her latest conquest, is about
twenty years her junior" The latest pre-
vious publications devoted to the Princess
Salm-Saln, who figured here as this army
correspondent states, represented her As be-
ing in Canada, but that was several years
ago. Henry C. Clark, lately private sscre-
tary to General Green B. Raum, and now
clerk to some commission in Washington,
was also In Querstaro at the time Maximil-
ian and Salm-Salm and his wife were cap
tured, and some years ago published an ac-
count of their behavior at that trying time.
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THE LATE CAPT. WEBB.
An Account of Some of His Exploits-A
Man Who Could Swim Twenty Miles.
Neto York Times.

| Nao York Times
Capt. Webb was . native of Colebrookdale,
Shropshire, England, where he was born
thirty-fye years ago. His father was ply
sician. In early life he shipped on coaster,
and after becoming an able seaman entered
the merchant service, making several trips
betweea sinss city and liverpool as chief mate
of packet. He subsequently became mas.
ter Of q vessel, and it is related of him that
bis sailors could never be induced to take a
second voyage with him because Of his reck-
lessness and absolute want Of anything akin
to fear. He was first brought to public no.
tice in April, 1872. He was at that time q
passenger on the Cunard steamer Russia,
from Liverpool to this city. A seaman
named Wood fell overheard and Captain
Webb sprang from the vessel to his rescue.
The sailor was drowned. Captain Webb
was in the water thirty-fve minutes before
the vessel was turned back after him, and he
was picked up some minutes later not at all
exhausted from his long swim. For this act
the passengers presented him with $500, and
he was given silver medals by the Liverpool
and Royal humane and life-saving societies.
The first gold medal awarded by the latter
society was presented to him, the Duke of
Edinburgh making the presentation speech.
He made his first public appearance as pro-
fessional swimmer in July, 1875. On the
Sd of that month he swan q distance Of 20
miles In the Thames river In hours and So
minutes. On July Goth Of the same year he
swan from Dover to Ramsgate, distance of
20 mile,in eight hours and forty-ive minutes.
He swan across the English channel on
August 25th of the same year from Dover to
Calais. This feat was his greatest and was
heralied the world over. After this the 24th
regiment British infantry, which was after
wards almost annihilated In the Zulu war,
presented him with q handsome Burmese
times. On August 13, 1870, he swan from
Sandy Hook TO Manhattan Beach, Coney ISL
and, distance In line of ten miles. Owing
to the tides and the fact that his contract
would not permit him to land before 8 p. m,
he was in the water eight hours and swan in
oil about sixteen miles. July !, 1882, he de-
feated Geo. II. Wade, of Brooklyn, forty
yards and one minute, in five mile-swim of
Brighton Beach. On the night of Oct. IS,
1882, be completed his great feat Of endur-
ance, remaining In the water, In tank, for
12s.. hours, eating and sleeping In the water,
and leaving Il only fifteen minutes at the
close Of each twenty-four hours. Captain
Webb was feet, inches in height, weighed
about 200 pounds, had q well-knit frame, and
measured 40a inches around his chest. He
had q ruddy, open countenance, his features
being expressive of determination and pluck.
He.was very quite and unobtrusive man
and popular with those who could get to
know him.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
VELVETS.

Our entire stock of Black Vel.
vets will be sold at 75cts. 81 SO
and 1925 worth double the price.
Our entire stock of regular
$3.50 colored Silk Velvet, all
good c%olors, Myrtle, Mfrine,
Bronze, Olive, Navy, Wine, Plum
Seal, &C., to be closed out during
this sale at $l.95 per yard.
Our wholesale stock Of Black
and Colored Velveteens about 40
pieces worth 76 cts to Sl.2ha
yard, to be closed out during this
sale at 374 cts. so cts. and IS cts
yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
BLkGK Sill Ks,

As the greatest bargains ever
offered in any line of Silks with
in the past twenty-five (25)
years and as one of the great
leaders Of our sale we shall open
and sell one dress pattern to a
customer as long as they last.
We wish to distinctly state
that the usual retail value of
these goods as stated below are
not in the least exaggerated or
enlarged for the purpose OF mis-
leading the public.
Is pieces fine quality Lyons
Black Silks, 10 inches wide at
IS cts, never before retailed at
less than $l.OO.
6 pieces very fine Fl inch
Lyons Black Silks at 81, never
before retailed at less than $1.25.
Is pieces Guinet's extra fine
quality Lyons Black Silks ~
inch wide to be sold at S1.25,
never before sold less than $1.75
IL pieces Alexander Girauds
Lyons Black Silks 81 inch wide
at $50 regular SO 20 quality.
s pieces Alexander Girauds
Cashmere Princess Black Silks
"a inch wide $l,75, magnificent
goods and would be cheap at
$3.50.
10 pieces Bellon's % inch
Oa,hnlo-o Dl.eL Sill, Arnn~a
Mourning Silks, double faced
mourning Rhadames, all at
$40, would be considered a
bargain at S2.75.
5 pieces Tappissier Freres 25
inch grease proof Silks, warrant
ed not to spot, break or grow
shiney. and Guinet's Cashmere
Richie Silks, extra fine quality at
1925 would be very cheap at
$3.50.
25 pieces "a inch Black Satin
Rhadames and Mervilleux at
$1.25 worth and sold at SO a
yard.
20 pieces rich "a inch Black
Silks Damasse Brocades 60 cts. a
yard worth $l.25.
10 pieces extra fine 81 inch
Black Brocades at rs cts. a yard
never before offered at less than
$50 a yard.
pieces lustrous Black Satins
20 inches wide at 95 cts, worth
$50.
4 pieces % inch heavy Black
Satins at $l.2O worth $2.2, "a
yard; these being an extra width
are a very great bargain.
25 pieces "a in'h rich Black
Brocade Damasse at 81 25, worth
fully SO to 50 so a yard.
We have about 1900 yards of
Bonet's, Ponson, sGiraud,s and
Guinet's rich Black Silk Bro
cades, in lengths of from 6 to 20
yards that we will sell at 81 rs
and 50 per yard worth from So
to 81 a yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
CHILD2EN'S HOSE.

Lot |, Ten styles children's
fancy seamless Cotton Hose all
sizes at % cts, have never sold
under so cts.
Lot ?. Fifteen styles of child
ren's fancy Cotton Hose at 35
cts, not a pair in this lot ever
sold less than so cts, and from
that up to IS cts.
Lot 3. A large assortment of
infants 81 Isle and cotton
Hose that cost so cts to I'M
port, will be sold at 25 cts.
Our stock of Misses Isle
thread Hose, comprising all the
desirable styles and the largest
assortment shown in Omaha, is
being offered at corresponding
reductions.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
LACE CURTAINS.

2OO pairs Scotch Lace Cur
tains will be sold at $40 a pair
never before sold less than So so.
125 pairs hcru Nottingham
Lace Curtains will be sold at
IS so, usual price s 90.
50 pairs best quality cream en-
bossed Nottingham Curtains at
81 so cost 8 so, sold before at
$11.
100 pairs real Swiss Curtains
a very great bargain at Sc 90 a
pair, worth S12.
Our entire stock of fine Swiss
Curtains and Nottingham Cur
tain nets at about one half pres
ent marked prices.
Nottingham Nets at zoe, 25c,
35c, soc, worth double the price.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
LADIES' HOSE,

Lot l. Ladies plain and fancy
cotton hose in variety all re-
duced to 25 cts a pair.
Lot 2. Twenty styles splendid
E quality Ladies solid color and
fancy striped hose at 35 cts.
some of these cost as high as
800 IA dozen to import.
Lot 3. Comprises a liue of
Ladies French Isle hose fancy
ribbed in black. wine, seal,
olive, &c.
lThey were intended to be re-
tailed at 81 90, but by special
arrangement with the manufact-
urer who did not deliver them
until too late for us, we can sell
them at 65 cts a pair.
Lot 4. An elegant line of
French Isle in pink, blue car
dinal wine, &C., usual retail
price 81 20, during this sale
rs cts.
.(Two lots comprising our en-
tire spring importation of striped
and openwork Isle hose, all
goods that sold for 81 SO to
w will be marked down to IS
and 80 cts.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
COlORED SILKS,

Our entire wholesale and re-
tail stock of regular 81 20 col
ored Dress Silks about IS pieces,
all desirable shades, will be sold
without reserve for rs cts.
25 pieces beautiful colored
Satin Rhadames to be sold at 55
cts, costs to manufacturer SO cts.
always retailed at 81 a yard.
AS a most desirable and UNI
equalled bargain we shall offer
our entire stock, about 20 pieces
of American colored Silks in a
magnificent line of shades, our
own assortment r9tailed hitherto
at 81 5Oa yard, to be closed dur
ing this ale at 81 ~. 1t will
be impossible to duplicate these
goods at anything like this price.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
WHITE GOODS Dept

oOO pieces checked and striped
Nainsook s cts per yard; regular
retail price II! cts.
400 pieces fine checked Main
sock IL! cts, regular IL cts
goods.
$50 pieces extra fine checked
Nainsook, handsome styles, all
this seasons goods, at Is cts.
same as always retailed for 20 ct,
$50 pieces extra fine quality
checked Namsook at II cts.
never retailed less than 25 cts,
200 pieces very fine checked
NainsOok in two numbers 25 cts,
regular retail prices 334 and 374
cts.
100 pieces striped Nainsook
ia cts, regular retail price IL
cts.
1875 pieces striped Nainsook,
fine grade, IL cts, former retail
price % cts.
200 pieces white Victoria
Lawns very fine weave, at 124
cts, a bargain at IL cts.
$50 pieces fine white Victoria
Lawns IL cts, a bargain at %
cts.
l25 pieces India Linens IL cts
close wholesale price 90 cts.
l75 pieces fine India Linens,
superior quality, 90 cts, regular
retail price 30 cts.
200 pieces India Linens, super
fine grade, 25 cts, regular retail
price 81! cts.
200 pieces spotted and figured
muslins, IL! cts, regular retail
price % cts.
$50 pieces spotted and figured
muSlins, 20 cts, regular retail
price 40 cts.
l75 pieces spotted and figured
muslin 30 cts, IA bargain at 50
cts.
$50 pieces corded Pique at 5
cts, lowest price ever retailed
hitherto s cts.
1000 pieces lace check and
stripe white Piques 10 cts, low
est retail price ever quoted 12t
cts.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
WIDE BLEACHED CoTTONS

5 cases Mohawk valley ga
bleached, % cts. worth 30 cts.
. cases New York and Wam-
sutta linen finish, duck woven
lO-4 sheeting at 30 cts, the best
made and worth so cts.
On an average our cotton
goods r cheaper than
cottOns have been for
the past twenty-five
wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
COlOred Dress Goods.

1870 yards Brocaded and Ar
mure Dress Goods, all new spring
shades in IL, ID, Is yard lengths
at Z! cts a yard, worth 20.
400 yards silk and wool mix
lures, spring colorings, an ex-
cellent cloth, to be closed dnring
this sale at lO cts a yard. The
import duty alone on this lot was
more than the price we ask for
these goods.
12OOFrench andEnglish fancy
Dress Goods in all the new spring
shades offered at 22@ cts. worth
from IS to As cts.
1875 yards double width, new
color English Cashmere at 10 cts
regular price 35 cts.
1000 yards all wool Black and
Colored French Nuns Yelling
during this sale will be sold at
Is! cts. cost rs Its. to import.
1900 yards double width Lu-
pins Black and Colored French
Nuns Yelling 49, cts. "A yard
would be very cheap at go cts.
$50 strictly all wool illumin-
ated French Beige, 40 inches
wide to be sold at 81! cts, never
sold under SO cts.
700 yards A inch black and
white, blue and white, bronze,
myrtle and other desirable shep-
ard checks, to be sold at so cts. a
yard, were bought to sell at 80
cts.
1900 yards very fine, all wool,
French Cheviot Beiges at 80 cts.
cost 9o cts. to import.
1900 yards, very fine, all wool
Illuminated sheplrd checks, cash
mere delaine Beiges, and French
twilled Foulles, 624 cts. previous
retail price SIPS.
50 pieces II inch Gilbert's
spring styles flannel suitings
81 cts, usual retail price 81 90
to 1925.
26 pieces very finest new
finest all wool new spring pin
checks, with pin head Illuminated
stripe, so cts. a yard cost 81 so
to import, usual retail price
81 IS.
10 pieces superb quality CASH
mere foule pin head checks, in
all new spring colerings at ~
cts, usual retail price, 81 10.
10 pieces best quality 32 inch
all wool Jersey cloth in straw
berry, navy, wine, &c., IS cts a
yard, usual price Sl.25.