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EXCITEMENT IN OIL.
Pnnics In the Now York and Pittsburg
Petroleum Exchanges.

NV NoRR, Jan. li.-Thcrc was wild
excitement at the opening Of the petroleum
market today, and nearly all the traders
had selling orders, while buying orlen
wcrc few aud small. Rumors were current
that the Standard oil people had such q
large amount Of certificates yesterday,
while the more conservative attributed the
1gsirc 10 sell 10 the report Of the opening
oil a new well yesterday, and the probabil
ity that the activity Of the drillcr- and
prospccior would weaken IL moi disrupt
the producers union. The irst sale made
was at % cents, but the price Immediately
dropped slight fraction, but minute
after the opening all hesitation on the part
Of the sellers disappeared, and they began
throwing over their oil without any at.
tempt To steady the market The price
under these sales rapidly fell, aud in less
than ten minutes u decline Of . cents was
recorded. After the price touched ~
cents, supporting orders were placed IN
the market and sharp rally occurred,
which carried the price up Ia OH cents.
There Is still n feeling NJ anxiety IN the
market, and liquidation by small holders
continues.
Despite the excitement in the market
there is q comparatively small business
doing. There are no buying orders Ia
speak of. The market closed at ~ cents.
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p.pen.,.., NJ. Tur,.

CmoAoo, H., Jan. li-Thc blizzard,
which has been raging throughout the
northwest for several DAYS, has nj last cx.
pended liz force. The wind, which was
blowing here at ihi1ysIS miles an hour
yesterday, has subsidized 10 q iourmilc gait
this morning. The tempcriiurc, however,
was lower last night thnn ior tho proceed.
ing night, the thormomclor having Vgis-
tered nearly re below zero. The weather
u now moden,ling rapidly. bnt The signal
service officers say the northern blizzard IA
an the way. In The isr northwest iba
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H,cc.n,,cs in,,,,no,..

CmcAGo, Ill.,, Jan li,--The storm ut
Galena yesterday blockadcd the highways,
tho drifts in some places being fifteen feet
dcdp. No trains ON the Illinois Central or
the Chicago 4 Northwestern reached there
yesterday. The blockade in the latter
road between Galcna and Madison will
not be raised for several days. Stock about
Moweaqua suffered intensely from the sud
den change in temperature, and number
OF losses by freezing are reported 10y
farmer
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rxrI,em.n, ~ pi,tsbsrE.

PITTsuun0, Pa, Jan. IA decline Of
nearly 3 cents In the price OF petroleum
this morning almost created q panic nj the
oil exchange. The market opened quite
firm at 90, and In a few minutes nd
yanccd TO o. Heavy selling was then
innugurtcd at oil City, and the beans
Started a raid at all points. Prices began
10 drop NJ once, and large blocks Of ccrih.
Gates were Offered Tor sale. hut there were
no buyers. The market continued on ~
downward course until 81 WIS reached,
when reaction sct In and, with good
buying values, recovered Ia ~ nj ! o'clock
this afternoon. The brcak was attributed
10 heavy selling and the report that the
Slngle well IN the Rcibold district put l2i
barrels In the tank the first hour. This
well II now doing fourteen barrels an hour.
The excitement about the bull ring aud
the lobby NJ the exchange during the mid
81 the bears was inlcnsc. and general
disposition to unload prevailed. The
scarcity Of buyers, however, saved many
from serious Ices, " they were unable To
cot nd OF their holdings.
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Lad, rro,eu 20 Den,h.

FERGus FAILS, Mimi, Jan. li.-NIiss
Cora Curtis, school teacher, was frozen 10
death coming from school at Dclamcrc,
ID. u
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IIenr IIiIe ,.rnnic.i.

WAsniSGroS, Jan. li.-1he House com.
miitcc on elections has decided not 10 rc.
open the Thocbc- Carlisle case, but 10 con.
firm Mr.. Carlislc's tiilcto his scat Tho vote
was twelve In the affirmative, three mem
bcrH not voting
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A Wan aud Team OF Horses rrosen.

Sock F,uts, d. T., Jan. a. The dead
body Of a man was found near this city
last night frozen solid, as also was the
team Of hou.cs with him. liz lace was 10
bloaicd o. TO b. unrccoFnizablc, and be
las not been identified. The honcs bad
been unhlchcd from the sleigh. with the
harness ON, aud the man had no o,crcoat
ON, and u Is supposed that he with others
were riding together and that he uu'
hitchcd the team 10 60 for help, leaving
the Others IN the sleigh coNcfod by his
oycrcoat. Hunting parties an out An'
other heavy snow storm u nov ~ Pfog'vs'
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BisNARcE, u. r., jar. ll.-No loss n
life In this vicinity has been reported.
Some fcan wcrc entertained with regard
10 the mail carriers, but all that ~ out
from this point are reported safe. Tho
drifts on the roads ar very deep aud
packed 20 hard that honos can walk over
the drifts On tile Missouri division 81
the Northern Pacific The snow must b.
cut and shoyelcd away By men. North.
crn Pacific trains arr being pushed
through with four engines for each ,rih
two 10 move the pillow and 10 moya the
truin
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telegraph wires are again in working order,
n. Vincent being the only point still cut
of from communication. The tempera-
ture at various points in Minnesota and
Dakota ranged last night from 300 to 420
below zero.
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The Victims of the Fearful Storm
Will Reach a Hundred.
Greatest Number of Casualties Are
Reported from Dakota.
Searching Parties Eagerly Looking
for Missing Friends.
Untold Suffering Of Those overtaken
by the Binding, Merciless Biz
yards - RAILROADS. Still
Blockaded.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. a. The
storm back is broken, and the railroads
have gone patiently to work to burrow
their way through the hard packed drifts.
The snow is as hard and heavy as sand,
and battles the snow plows. The only
train in the union depot yesterday was the
Wisconsin Central's. Two east bound
Northern Pacific trains came in this morn
ing eighty and fifty hours late. One OF
them had been showed in fifty miles west
of here for sevcnty-two hours. The Mani
toba this morning started out two North
western trains, two engines and snow
pillow TO each train. Trains from Chicago
are expected in tonight ON all the roads,
but il will take from two 90 five engines for
each train. The Duluth road is open, but
the Omaha's line to Sioux City is badly
plugged up The Northern Pacific has
had an excellent opportunity TO test the
rotary snow plows, and with entire sue
cess. Over 200 miles of track in Dakota,
with snow averaging fifteen feet deep, have
been cleared 10y one pillow in sixteen hours.
This is an unparalleled achievement.
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s,rneL h, n snnn rInn.

BRAINEHD, Mimi, Jan. IA man was
struck bya snow plow yesterday, having
his leg and arm broken. lie crawlcd q
mile through the snow To the station and
died,
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The fisheries commission conference re-.
sumcd liz session at the State department
this afternoon.
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Frozen 10 Death.

Sioux CRY, Ia, Jan. Nv. u. llcadly
was frozen TO death near Barkaton, d. T.,
yesterday.
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II Il stated a, the Marine hospital bureau
that there " no foundation for The rI'or
that yellow fever has rcappcard at Tampa
Fla.
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Unforiuns,es I.os, In the storm.

AnLnDEEN, u. T., Jan. II. Hudson
wcsignic and William Love, Of Nina,
fourteen miles west, started home by team
"Wednesday afternoon. Several kilograms
were received from Nina nskinR ior infor.
nation, and Il ~ probable both pcrishcd.
Information from BoWdlc shows that
nothing has been heard from Mr. Paine,
who left B0Wdlc ON January T. Peter
Hume, farmer living near Roscoe h SUP
posed 10 have persisted IN the storm. Re
ports from Hitchcock, fifty miles south,
State that Emil Gilbcrts, Swcdc from
Chicago, was found iro7cn 10 death milo
east OF town. Virgil, Frank aud William
Nin-on and Joe Wilson were lost IN tho
blizzard. Tho bodies Oi the Nirons were
found, but no trace oi Wilson. A man
we lost at Worthwhile, name unknown.
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The nineteen. cruiser at San Fran.
cisco has been named alter that city.
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The Death List.


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE loss Of
life by the great blizzard on Thursday is
shown TO have been very great, by far the
largest number Of casualties being reported
from Dakota points. Tho EtniBg Di,pdich
has the following summary OF dead and
missing lthirty-six in ALL, but, as will be-
seen by the special dispatches received TO.
day and tonight, the list will be largely
augmented when the returns are all in:
At Adrian, MINI, John Caring; Hitch
cock, u. T., r. Milgilmbcrtsoon; Mitchell,
ID. t., Geo. Allen, jr. aud Jos. Anderson
Minol, u. r., James Smith and two sons:
Raymond, u. T., VIM. Drivers and two
sons and Charles Heath; Omaha, Ncb.,
Fred Ellcr lcigar maker, young lady
name not reported, and WeXwel Beck,
aged eight years; Poster, Ncb.,
Geo, W. Post; David City, Ncb.,
child Of John Dcnlingcr; Sioux City,
Ia, unknown man; Belgrade, NJ. T.,
William Oycrman; Marysvllc, VI. r.,
Patrick llanlcy: Huron, u. T., Thomas h.
tiilkeson, Rowland Chambers; Luycng,
MIMI, John 10y; lnwood, Ia, Mr.. fiif'
gcrld's two children; Aberdeen, u. r.,
VIM. Love, ludson Wcsinlc; Powlc, H. r.,
Mr.. Painc Roscoe, ID. r., Peter Tcrhunc;
Virgil, u. T., Frank NicEon, VIM. NicT-
son, Joseph Wilson; Iroquois, u. r., MrS.
ncyinc, Adam Gemor, j. W. Goslcc;
Barkston, DIT, w. II. llcadly; Dclamcrc,
u. r., Miss Cora Curtis. N
A Brookins, ID. r., special 10 the Pioneer.
Pre- SAYS ~ young man started from
here 10 90 into the country Thursday and
cannot bc found. II Ia feared he has per.
ishcd. Several othon had narrow 60.
capcs."
Claremont, y. T., special reports have
been received here Of four persons lost In
the blizzard, bat without particulars cN.
ccpt in the case Of Miss Stincburncr, ~
Amherst, who was out al night and Gun
hardly recover.
4 Grafton, u. r., special says: The
Northern Pacific train from Grand Forks
left here for rcmbna last night, aud three
miles north Of here was thrown from the
track by q huge drift. The passengers
were shaken up hui none were hurt. 3.
NArEgrowN, u. r., Jan. l.-Ihursday
forenoon, just before the blizzard struck, a
party Of seven farmers. living twenty-five
miles northwest, started for their home
The report comes that the bodies " four Of
them have been found dead. Searching
parties arr out looking for the others.
The school ut lnwood, Ia, wasdismisscd
In the midst II the blinding blizzard and
two Fitzgerald children were lot in the
storm. Others were likely t0 have pur-
ishcd. Two farmers started from Bridge.
water 30 Marion Junction and persisted ON
the way.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
Fire Escape for School Bufldfnea.

A novel system of fire escape for school
buildings has been suggested by Capt Rea-
gan, assistant chief Of the Boston FIRE depart
ment, which upon its face looks asif it might
prove Of considerable practical value. His
idea is 90 utilize the large yard area to be
found about nearly every school house in
Boston and erect an ornamental iron tower q
short distance from the building.
This tower would contain q broad iron
staircase leading from the top to the ground.
From each aoor Of the school house o COW
cred bridge would lead into the tower, and
the door leading from the school room to the
bridge would be kept unlocked during school
hours The rooms on each floor would con-
meet with each other. and in case Of fire the
scholars could have unobstructed access to
the bridge By such an arrangement, when
ever a fire broke out there would always be
an egress open, and even if matters became
serious, the iron tower and bridges would
remain unharmed. The plan appears to be
perfectly feasible. and the expense would, it
Is said, not be much more than what Is laid
out on the present frs escapes. And we
should think the same plan might be adopted
for factories and other buildings where num-
bers OF persons are employed on the different
toors OF the Suilding.-FIre and Water.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
Street Costumes in AIaniI!a.

People arise early in the morning here,
retire late at night and do the major portion
of their sleeping during the middle of the
day when the sun is hot and it is not pleas
ant to work Long. before daylight the streets
are noisy with moving vehicles of all sorts
and crowds of bare legged, bare armed
natives of all sizes and both sexes, hurry
hither and thither on multifarious errands
connected with the housekeeping ana mer-
camille needs of the day. Their costume con-
sists, solely, as to the men, of pair Of very
thin muslin pants rolled up as close to the hips
as possible, and when shirt is worn it hangs
outside the pants; the front is thrown open
and the sleeves are rolled up to the shoulders.
Occasionally hat is worn, which is shaped
like a wash basin, and is made of finished
bamboo strips or sheets Of tortoise shell.
Thewomen wear gayly colored calico skirts,
which reach just below the knees, and a
loose Jacket of calico or muslin. These arti-
cies comprise their entire apparel In the
throng may be seen an occasional Mestizo or
native lady, with her long trained and gor-
geously colored skirt with black silk or satin
apron, worn behind instead Of in front, and
the pretty waist with flowing lace trimmed
sleeves, and rich, fluffy lace handkerchief, in
which her head, with its wreath Of glossy jet
black hair, rests like the petal Of lily. The
hair Of the average Mestizo, or native lady,
is the most attractive feature Of her person.
1t Is always as black as night, usually reaches
far below her waist and grows most luxuri-
antly She washes it every morning, or, at
least, every other morning, and after the
ablution anoints it literally with cocoanut oil,
which is almost as cheap as dirt. You can get
half gallon of it for fifteen cents at retail.
Many a native girl trots along the streets in
these early morning groups barefooted and
barearmed. with about twenty-five cents
worth of clothes on her and a mass Of glossy
black tresses hanging almost to her heels,
that would be considered worth fortune by
an American bella
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
THE WANDERER.


Love comes back to an empty heart.
Or being clothed in loves sweet guisej
Love bids sorrow and tears depart;
The dear old light in tho tender eyes
Like swift bright sunbeam hastens hero
And WARNS the life that was cold and dreae.
The old, old love Of the days Of yoreI
Is 1t the samef Obi Love, confess,
Is it not deeper than e'er before,
To cheer, to guide and forever bless!
Answer me. Love; turn not away:
Speak to me: say you have come to stay.
Who can be sure of Loves replies,
Hiding behind his myriad masks!
Yet TO my soul this dear disguise
Savors of Heaven; It's ell 1t asks.
Swift, sweet tears to the eyelids start;
Love comes back to an empty heart
james Clarence Harvey in Home Journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
Occidental Hotel

A. " Derning has leased z,d taken possessssa os
tie Occidental March / WI put II IL. good shape
and viii De Eizd TO his sd trends Al ohe-s
dis posed 70 give A.2 CAL ess-g
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
MONKEYS IN THE WILDS.

characteristics of the American Species.
Bearded Monkey-"HowIers."
Professor Albert 8. Bickmore's morning
lecture at the American Museum Of Natural
History the other day was on Monkeys of the
New World" The word monkey, he said, had
been derived from manakin or monakin, and
meant unfortunate little fellow" In South
America monkeys are to be found on and
south of line between the City Of Mexico
and Vera Cruz, but none above that line.
The American monkeys have broad nose,
and their nostrils turn outward and down.
ward A peculiar species was the tete, only
S inches high, which has two more teeth than
any monkey in Africa Another was the
bearded monkey, so named because Of a
beard which surrounded his face In fashion
made notable by celebrated journalist,
some years deceased. The animal the mon
key was very careful Of his beard and never
wet it while drinking. He would hollow his
hand into the form of cup, dip it into and
fill it with water, and then drink from his
hand slowly, while with one Of his other
hands he would carefully press his beard out
of the way of contact with any drops OF
water that might fall.
Another odd species was the white throated
monkey, and still another, "Humboldt's"
monkey, discovered by that great explorer,
and sometimes called the NEGRO" monkey,
because of the curly wool upon its head.
Other monkeys had tails SO sensitive that
when their owners were passing rapidly
through the forests, dragging their tails be-
bind them, they could tell instantly when
their caudal appendages came into contact
with anything good to eat The same tails
were very powerful, and their owners could
hook them over limb, and, hanging by that
support, go fast asleep. If a monkey were
shot when in this position he would not fall;
he would simply continue to cling there un-
til decomposition set in The natives shoot
monkeys with poisoned arrows, which they
blow out of long hollow reeds. When the
wounded monkey becomes unconscious from
the effects of the poison, the hunter runs up
and puts some salt into his mouth, after Sc
curing him, and the salt being an antidote
for the poison, the hunter gets q live monkey
as good as new.
The lecturer described in detail the species
of the South American monkey known as the
"howlers." These monkeys travel in groups
and they are very jealous Of each others
abilities as howlers. Each group has cham
pion howler, and when two groups meet one
howler from each sits opposite the other, sur
rounded by the rest, and then each tries to
outhowl the other, the respective groups join
ing in the chorus. This din can be heard at a
distance of from two to three mikes, and the
terror Of huntsman who goes to sleep in the
forest and is suddenly awakened by group
of howlers in the trees above him can be
better imagined than described. Monkeys
like bananas better than anything else, al
though they are fond of green corn and the
breadfruit, which grows abundantly in the
luxuriant forests OF South America.-New
York Times.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
STORIES ABOUT ACTORS.
He Was Almost Fool Enough to Ee
Success.

He Was Almost Fool Enough to Eo o
Success.
Sol Smith Russell tells Of how he was trav-
cling on Long Island some seasons ago, doing
his monologue in town halls and church
Easements. At the railway station in one Of
these little eel catching communities, a ma
tive, rusty and hoary, sat on freight truck
and accosted the comedian with: "Be you
Mr.. Russle"
Eyes, that's my name," answered Sol.
"Waal, thought So" said the native Il
seen yeow up to the teown hall las night,
an'-waal, you're good unf'
80, thank you," said Sol; I'm glad you
liked the entertainment"
"Since come away" resumed the native,
"Pve been thinkin' that mebbe you might do
sumpin for my boy-good, likely critter as
ever lived, but 90 pesky full Of his gimcracks
that we can't do nuthin with him. Put him
in a shingle factory last spring fer to larn
the trade, but he KEEP 'eu all latin so that
they couldn't do no work, an one mornin'
they threw him out, an he hain't doin'
nothin' meow. Settin' up to your show last
night / lest about made up my mind that
Rube would make mighty good iivin' in
your business an thought I'd ask you to
take him along with you He's the gol-
durndest fool you ever see IN all your born
days"
The ex-Rev. George c. Min once had a
similar experience out in Nebraska City. He
was playing Tho Fools Revenge and he
noticed that one old lady sitting well down
N front was fearfully agitated She soobed
and wept like child Mr. Iiln knew he was
q pretty powerful actor, but he had never
suspected tha. be bad il in him 10 exercise SO
terrific control over another emotions He
sent word down 10 the old LADY that he'd Ike
to talk with her after tie play. 80 the old
lady VOTED When Mr. Min bad exchanged
his stage toggery Tor civilized raimsnt he
stepped down into the parques and greeted
the old lady cordially.
''Ay acting moved your be suggested n
bis deepest and most soothing tones
''Lors sakes alive said she, Il should
rayther say II did I've got son who's an
actor In Cheyenne. and il broke me all up 70
think that meboe be wasn't no better At
actin than you ba"-ExchaEsA
Omaha Dame Cooking over nswspa-
prNDear mel There e big dry goods
frm IN this city named Csschem B
Cheateu. snd they have . stock worth
half a uiIlioa dollars; the store has BEEN
open year. It appears.
Hushand-You don't say %! never
noticed their advertisement. What pszs
Of the paper Is it hi
~ have not noticed their Advertisement
either. end the name among the list OF
business fn5lurnAsEOmahA Mnri6
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
Ventilation of Cellars

In he ventilation Of cellars the mistaHs d
frequently made of introducing air from
without which is considerably warmer than
that contained within them Instead Of
making them cool and airy, which is the de-
sired object, they are thereby rendered warm
and damp, for the warm air, although raising
the temperature of that in the cellar. is itseE
cooled and deposits its moisture, which soon
makes Itself evident as palpable dampness
Consequently in warm weather the vensiA-
tion Of cellars should be carried on at night.
the cellar being kept closed between sunrise
and sunset et-flioheQemcrat
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31

No matter how iarrs Dc pos Of %, any
carpet or woollen cloth can Be cleaned BY
appiying buckwheat, pleutuHIiy and faith
ruilJ, brushing it into . dust pan altar .
shor4 time, and putting On fresh until the al
has eli disappeared Never put On liquid Of
any kind 10 cleanse such spot.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
Sen Eraser for Dusty Streets.

1t Bournemouth, England, the streets are
sprink,ed very successfully with salt water,
which is conducted from the ocean to certain
hydrarts. The salt water Is found particu-
larly advantageous Tor u,acadami.ed roads,
as.it seems 90 natp the immediate surface
moro compact It is further found that the
surface holds the moisture about three times
aS long as-.rhen watered with fresh watez.
-ClaceGo Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31

Should any httls fncrustatiou ttartszI sp
near on the x6as a at the back of the teeth,
which illness and vary often the constant
eating Of swes>zDeatA fruit and made dishes
containing ao3ds win cause, put little mag
peda on your brush, and stsez . ts4 aPpkca-
eops ttXiu UQsD4
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-31
An Exampse or Free Agency.

Els mamma having been very i'll in the
spring, / presume some one had told him that
God had sent the illness. for, In the summer,
after partakiug little too freely OF water
melon, he came and stood by my side and.
looking very uncomfortable, said: ''God
didn't send ffis stomachache, did bet That's
my own business, COS ate too much water
y,alo,, 1--RabyhoOd