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to the eastward Of those lakes the party will he
able to advance only during the rainy season.
owing to the scarcity of water at other times.
Another popularity OF Lake Rudolf is that
It's shallow northern waters have q yellow
the water is dark blue. whence comes the na-
tive name Basso Norok. or Black Lake.
Stefanie is Basso Naebor. or White Lake.
The explorers will thoroughly investigate
these int eresting lakes. They will try to learn
the truth about the big Bass River. which. the
natives say. flows into the lake from the north.
although no white man has yet seen 1t. They
will ascertain II the ONO River which Borelll
followed for some distance south. really emp
ties into the Nianamm. the other northern az
fluent Of the lake; Then thoy will march sew
eral hundred miles east-northeast through
country as unknown as any In the world. 1t
is CHAMBERS purpose to find the headwaters OF
the Juba, and then to follow that most impOr-
tant OF all tho rivers in the unknown horn"
from its source to the sea.
Not long ago great lax e allied tho Sam uru
was indicated on all maps. 1t was entirely
wiped out by tho Investigations Of Teleki. and
tho name is now applied to district Of the
country. II the expedition succeeds it may
greatly change our prcconceived notions Of a
vast territory known now only by heresay. On
the march tothe JUDAS headwaters Chanier ia
almost certain to meet many thousands OF
Gallas who have never seen Il white man and
have hardly heard that such beings exist. The
wide distr button Of this family Is shown by the
fact that along the Tana River. on the threshold
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Four hunters from Cherryyale. Kan.-John
Morris; Henry wilkins. William Smith. and
Mike Defoo-left tho town two days ago for q
hunting expedition in tho Indian Territory.
They returned with u startling story OF the
terr0rs they experienced in night passed In
= cave IN tic southern part Of the Territory.
On their trip they encountered storms. heavy
rains, and Hoods which rendered hunting un-
nrnlitaole ana full of danger, The continued
cnve In the side OF one OF the red cliffs near
tns Canadian kiyer Here they were dry. but
he ahe day before their return the rains had
Willing away time playing seven-up. when
suddenly a lond and continuous rafting noise
stamped the game and soon they found their
camp had been invaded By rat!iesnakos driven
20 shelter by the rains For three hours the
four men fought for their lives, killing snake s
by the hundseds IN their efforts to clear the
either killed or drove them away, when. thor
9onghly frightened and half dead from eHhaus-
ssss And iSsS Ss fss Eboy sfy thai
was so overpowering that theyl were Ill slak
for several hours alter the aght
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AN AMERICAN IN AFRICA.
ITO CzEAR UP THE MYSTERIES OF A
DANGEROUS REGION.

with Or1y One white Conrnde and The
Most Costly Ousnt Ever Taken TO That
Country He Expects 60 stay Tive Years
-Prevloa Expeditions Faiinres.
Five years ago the lato Capt Barton said
that very few white men had ever entered the
mysterious regions Of tho Somali and Gala
without feeling knife or spear. Allttle earlier.
Capt. Wharton OF the Royal Navy landed on the
Somall coast to survey the harbor OF Kisimayu.
His officers had hardly set UP their instru-
Tents when they were surrounded by fierce
natives. armed with spears. who said to them:
'"You must GO: wo cannot allow You here:"
and tho inhospitable people literally carried
the officers and their instruments and rides
down to the boat. which they pushed of. and
then waved Good BY" On the water the
British carried on their coast survey. whilo
5000 natives sat along the shore. At night
tho beach was alive with fires. turning dark
moss into daylight. SO that no boat from tho
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IT WAS ONE AGAINST FOUR.
JIM ARCHER's BnAYE FTGHr was IN
FAM AFIER ALL-
NE Ktiiea Tive or The Feur ana Msae the
Other I've Run, but Brother'. ves-
eessee Hss Eeaes HE Career NJ I.ns,-
An 0dA Incident In n stage MAJ.

NE Ktiiea TIVE or The Four ana Msae the
Other I've Run, but Brother'n veu-
eeasee Hss EeaeA His Career At l.ns,-
An Odd 1nesAent In stage Hiae.
oHIrPIE CREEK. Col. June 25.-James Archer.
who was murdered By W. G. Parker at Flor
ence short time ago. was In one respect q
very remarkable man. In appearance he was
feeble minded. and yet he had courage and
nerve equal to tho best men In the noun
tains, and was moreovera good miner and O
good horaeman. He was about five feet nine
inches tall. stopped shouldored. thin chested.
with light hair. watery gray owes. and thin.
whitish moustache that was commonly dis
colored ut the corners OF his mouth with to-
bacco iuice-certainly tho last man in mining
camp that stranger would select as Fighter.
My acquaintance with this man came about In
curious fashion. On my way from Creede to
this camp left the railroad at Florence, and.
after breakfast at the hotel. climbed
to seat on top Of an oll-fashioned
Santa Fd six-horso coach, and found
myself comfortable In no time beside
Cy Tander the driver. for Cy was n genial soul.
and original In his profanity rs we'll as skilful
In the use OF tho whip when the leaders
showed disposition to allow the other horses
to do oil the pulling. The road led over leve,
plain for half mile or 30. and thon wound up
through picturesque lot OF broken hills, to
como out ut last on wide. rolling mesa that
stretches away for miles. to end at the feet OF
the tree-covered range through which we had
to pass to reach our destination.
Two miles out on this mesa we overlook q
young man who was jogging along on pinky-
white pony that had vicious looking eyes. and
showed at intervals a strong desire to got rid
OF its burden. Cy hailed the rider as "Jim."
and Jim said he was bound for Cripple Crock.
He had been in wagon we had Just passed. he
said. but they had overtaken u friend ION this
little cuss" and Tho couldn't handle him
proper and Just to break him In thought I'd
ride him bit"
BY the time we had entered the caf1on in tho
mountains the little cuss" was docile. He
had had such gallops up the slopes md pun
ishmont in other ways IA were enough to take
the wind and spirit out OF three ordinary
horses. So when We stopped that the passen.
gers might get a drink at o soda and iron
spring which tho owners hope will be famous
some DAY. Jim tied the beast to an aspen and
climbed into the stage.
For five or six miles we drove along without
seeing or hearing anything more of Jim. The
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A Remark able Accident TO 70 Load of Pass
enGers In California;.
From the San francis,, E.nlminsr.


From the San Francisn, Examiner
SAN RAFAEL. June 81 Eleven passengers
on the mornings stage from Bolinas to San
Rafael may thank their lucky stars that they
are not now lying In the morguo or under q
doctors care.
About 10 o'clock this morning. as the stage
rounded treachorous point about 100 yards
below tho summit of the Fairfax grade. tho
driver. Thnd Lewis, observed II wagon coming
up tho grade, At this point the road is not
s Il %a. IN s abos %
with slope oiubout IS degrees. The driver
OF The wagon stopped II a blight Of tho road.
Lewis. when alongside the wagon, stopped his
wagon was painters ladderabout fifteen feet
into view Of tho horses hs on NJ horse f GeS cas
driver. put on tho brakes. but was unable to do
anything to avert the threatened disaster.
=, The team continued to approach the edge OF
the road. and In a moment dashed down the
slope and through a barbed wire, fence. In
their descent one Of the horses fell. carrying
coach was turned completely over and fell be-
"a ss sqpe .s M the coach
on top OF T. and six OF tho passengers were
:, Az the coacn started down the steer hillside.
G. +. Young OF San Francisco and two lady
passengers succeeded in alighting from It.
They Immediately went to the rescue OF those
in the wreck. and succeeded in rescuing three
OF the unfortnnates. One Of the party then
walked two milesto a farmhon where assist
ance was procured, and after cons siderable
work those who had been Imprisoned in the
overturned coach were taken from their peril
GUS position.
After all Of the party had been eytricated
from tho coach It WAS found that q chi Id OF 3
years was missing. search was insti uted.
and five minutes passed before any trace OF
her was found.
Mr.. Young, who had been endeavoring to ex-
tric0te the horses from the tangled harness
and the debris OF the wrecked coach. observed
Beneath one one Of the 6or yes With With the
assistance Of the others he, dragged the
feet How she had not been crushed to death
is a miracle; The only Injuries sustained were
u superficial cut on the head BY the driver and
few COMMISSIONS on his face
Lewis is ono Of the most careful drivers In
the business. and Is completely FRUSTRATED
over the mishap the first In an ,e1peEisnce Of
the passengers brought into town. but little
the worse for their exciting experience.
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JAMES ARCHER.

driver by turns told stories OF adventure In
MI mining camps, expatiated on the beauties Of
DEE ham tricky nigh Issdsr that
sible but pun; Finally q pulled up the coach;
that jim came out Of the coach. and when Cy
f fhea 10 to psae sEa o oe %bFd
to b
after for several minutes We contem plated the
that lin was James B. Archer: and
th ns Win s.S '1 aaek was f inside s sa
duck had been very talkatye on mining camp
life. He had told several stories that were 81
when he got to telling, how Joe Parker and
E HHrys Ct a Jm Archer
HnsSie was settin there istonin. YOU bet a"a
Had YOU KILLED. n too. did ho;" said Gy
died q ny wounds. When he got done Hughie
w ySn swat A hsa " asta and hs
Elm isss sSs e "a S
.YS air. heyy' says Hugiie. Well I'd
then This Is Mr. Archer hS says. e"YS ea
ought S, seen hin take tumble e himself
fun so much he did, not want, to lot any more
Of It escape than he was obliged TO- When
WITH unerrns aim III and e sent the %hoe on sh
in u flying gallon down a half-mile slope, and
Snrsss as bS we reached step grade where the
and S$s ABOUT f''N'F
Il never asked you about that fight. Jim. FIR
-er-course I've heerd the story. but Err"
.d 1T was Ts, PLAINLY delicate topic Of sSnvsrsa
which follows is given almost erbatim as he
told il the eh:e' y9Satlon being TIC omls
He said Wy G"sa sHers seste now
re- rU IN were dr. R
and the rrlnc began. Here he lowered his
voice and did not, utter an oath till the dos
another that was no fight at all but a coward
ly.m' ~ der when !. came s little while ago
ss s ~ frs I KIM
Yes. should say did. Parker had killed
Four-he told mo 50 himself, and one of
'em for money-the ono found up in the canon
Fiji about mile and a halt from town. One
day was down on the street and Warehouse
comes to me and says. jim. Tn out OF n JOB;
says. ,Harye. ri tell YOU; I'll be !spuare with
you. l can't trust YOU Iio says, Jim. amt
Tor you I've got sS1 Ret Work or my faiy
90 hungry And says. : / Know You ain no
miner, liarye; but you're nig man and Just
Jim | m out Of work. Why can't yon aiyein
eG list Hns tsfrG H. to MIN a s"n. ts tSs
neither q you He says know it, Jim. but
saat he es
out q work long time; and / han,t got NO
toIs sS grub esan Soifnnf ana 90
needed owe f ePps%ssE ard
trust Yen. and I can't trust, Iiarye.' and the
$50 / says. LET'S 90 10 aud yet a drink
There was rL.v saloon right there and we
they soses "' You SS'A k now that "s
sss' ws ssd set SrI5ab and i Tas qst
the square but want Haryy eS on the dump and
% You una ss 'hs w vi xe
but the iirst time Al, | catch either Of YOU with
Ses o M r yGH or 1 fd them
tSsR to work. and they both said
to one side up there; Ski large. and a desk
and table, where kept my Papers and done
went UP there and Went H. . and there sv Was
and John Cole. had my table In the middle 81
the room CON-, and the papers on the hoor. and
they Rsy .hu high dye for who SHOULD drink
They says, Hello. JIM when comes In.
about shift time. and put other men in their
plaoes and comes back and looks on. Pretty
we'd better get ready and says. There sin't
no need OF getting ready. and he says. Why
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ma 81 &c. ST. ( e: e: I: sAs

and n be heN. had the weed 10 sell he might
have bought hundredb Of cattle and csmela
Besides having IN ali rsspects the finest
and one that IL better adapted also for the re-
duirements OF the country, the young Ameri-
can Inns the advantage, In Lieut.. Won H0hnel.
OF thoroughly tried and competent explorer
who. II is believed. with his experience and
peculiar fitness. can succeed II success 10 at
tainable.
II the explorers are fortunate. the most In
teresting discoveries are probable Besides
the rumors OF the big lake, there are reports
OF active volcanoes the location OF which wo
have only the hazieat iden. There are also
come very unusual photographic problems to
determine Teleki and Won Kohnel assert
that tho large lake. Rudolf. has no visible
outlet. and yet Its water. while slightly brack-
ish. IL palatable. and the thirsty caravan drank
long md deep of 1t whom they reached the
brink. Sweet water lakes without visible out
let's are rare phenomena, and occur usually In
regions undermined by cnverns with which
the lakes have hidden connection. Whether
the waters OF Lake Rudolf have such
means OF exit Ia not yet known. but II In moro
probable that their comparative sweetness 10
due to the fact that during the four months OF
floods the great quantity OF water suddenly
poured into the basin. causing an enormous
overflow upon the fiat northern shores, carries
with 1t n large part Of the salts that would
otherwise make the waters undriukable. Lake
Stcfanic. little to the eastward Is bitter salt
It Is probable that for q considerable distance
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Of his journey. he will first encounter CALAIS.
When on the last stretch. homeward bound
down the Tuba. the party will see all they want
Of tho wild Somalis. 1t Is the opinion Of Chan
Ter and Won Helmet that these people. instead OF
trying to drive them back toward the lake re-
gion. to incite their mortal enemies, the Gal
their visitors as soon as possible by aiding
them in their journey to the sea.
IL the programme Of discovery can he car
ried out tho party. probably. will be entire
ly cut on from communication with the outer
world for at least eighteen months.
CYRUS C. ADAMS.
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Domestic Economy.

From tie Huntington Ep,ains Star.
$50 you are going to be married" said one
girl TO another.
II thought you intended to remain single"
Il did But I've been taking lessons In cook
ing and don't want TO waste them"
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shock cd Over the Wire.

".Igot shock At that 'phoope yesterday"
No. noathe Telephone girl. Sho thought 1t
was the Office boy!"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-06
TENNYSON DEAD.
The Poet Laureate Passed Away Early
This Morning.

The Poet Laureate Passed Away Early
This Morning.
+ LONDON, Oct. 6, 1892. Alfred, Lord
Tennyson. Poet Laureate. died at Aids
worth, near Haslemere, at thirty-fve
minutes past one O'Clock this morning.
His passing away was calm and peaceful.
Sir Andrew Clark. who attended the
poet in his last hours. said just after leav-
ing the death chamber that Lord Ienny-
sons end was beautiful.
"In ali my experience" said the
eminent physician, 81 never wit
messed anything more glorious. There
were no artificial lights in the
chamber. All was darkness except for the
silver light of the full moon which fell
upon the bed and played across the fea-
lures of the dying poet like halo In one
of mbraBdt's pictures.o
The last words spoken by Lord Tenny-
son were few affectionate utter
ances addressed to his wife about
an hour before his death. Through
out his illness Lord Tennyson
showed grateful appreciation of every
kindness and attention extended to him.
Until he became too feeble TO speak, he
frequently thanked the doctors and the
nurses. as we'll as the members of the
household. who attended him.
When the Queens kilograms of inquiry
as to the sick mans condition were re-
ceived, HalIam Tennyson read them to
mis- father, who listened with evident
pleasure,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-06
FRELINGHUYSEN INELIGIBLE.

Republicans Must Find Someone Else o
BE Beaten for Presidential E ;ector
At the meeting Of the Republican State
Committee, held in this city on Tuesday
afternoon, communication was received
from Frederick Frelinghuysen, of
Newark. announcing that it would be
impossible for him TO serve as a Presi-
dential Elector-at-Large. The statute re-
quires that electors shall hold no Office of
profit or trust under the United States.
Government. A national bank director
would be disqualified. and Mr.. Freling-
nuysen, besides, still holds the office of
receiver of the defunct Merchants Bank.
While this is not an Office of profit, it
might be considered one of trust, how
ever small the remnant of assets in his
hands may be. 1t seems lmpracticable
to close out the receivership in q short
time. Mr.. Frelinghuysen expressed his
sense of the honor conferred upon him.
and regretted that it was not possible for
him to serve.
The Executive Committee was en-
powered to fill the vacancy.
Blanche K. Bruce. ex-Register of the
Treasury, called on the State Committee
aud was introduced to the members. He
had just returned fIom Plainfield, where
on Monday night he had addressed a
mass meeting of the colored Republicans
he is on his way to'the West where he
will deliver several speeches. Mr.. Stains
by OF Newark made arrangements with
Mr.. Bruce to speak in this city on his
return from the West. A large hall is to
be secured, and 1t is proposed to hold
mass meeting OF the colored citizens of
Newark
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Lafayette Democrats will meet at the
Wigwam this evening and organize for
the fall campaign.
Bergen Lodge. No. Al, F. aud A. NJ.
Will meet tomorrow night aud confer the
e. A. degree.
Jersey City Lodge F. and A. NJ, will
have communication tomorrow night
and work he first degree.
Police. Sergeant Finley. of the Fourth
Precinct, has three gold stripes on his
sleeve today. Each stripe represents five
years service. He was appointed in 1877,
ard has been a faithful, intelligent officer.
He can boast of a clean record
There was no meeting of the Board of
Finance this morning. Cause, no quor-
um.
In the absence OF quorum, this morn
Ing, Clerk Bouton, of the Board of Street
aud Water Commissioners adjourned the
proposed meeting until next Monday.
The Commissioners of Condemnation
of the lands wanted for the County
Boulevard in Secti on Four, are in session
at The Court House. They met at TWO
o'clock for the purpose of hearing prop
eriy owners.
The Grand Jury this afternoon were
received by Judge Werts and the Fore
man handed up batch of indictments.
Nearly all were for Jail cases. Nothing
of special interest was presented to the
Court.
Marcus Prichard. II years old, of No. 3s
Montgomery street; who was charged
with being implicated in the robbery at
Sam Young's laundry. No. 4SS Bergen
avenue, pleaded gnilty before Justice
kimmerly this morning and was held in
$500 bail for trial.
The annual meeting of the Fairmount
Building and Loan Association, will be
held shis evening. Officers for the follow
ing year will be elected.
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ROD AND GUN.

Forty thousand pounds of weak fish
was the ca ch Of one of the Long Branch
pound nets one day last week. and on the
same day Charles Joues's pound at Man
toloking entrapDea 800 pounds of fine blue
fish. When will anglers move IN the
matter of aboiishing pound nets?
Two weeks ago. while Benjamin Totten
and his family were sitting Oh the front
porch of their house at Andoyer, e, ck
of fifteen quail flew over their heads and
dashed INFO the open window Of the SIT
tIng-room. Without thinking of closing
the window. MIR. Totten ran into the
room and captured four OF the birds. The
rest escaped. Mr.. Totten broke the law
in capturing the birds, but whs is the
line to be drawn If quail persist in tres
passing upon private property in this man
nerp
During the high wind on Tuesday of last
week thousands of high holders or gold
winged woodpeckers. few over Cape
Nav, and the gunners turned out in force
and slaughtered them By hundreds.
An'inquirer is informed that the larg-
est black bass ever caught in this Sta
was taken from Longwood Pond last year
by Mahlon Decker and John Smith, of
Hopatcong. The weight attested ny
scores of men at Hotel Breslin was te n
and one quarter pounds. and half dozen
scales were used. Another big bass W as
that caught by j. N. Sloan of New Ynr k
at Greenwood Lake-nine and thr ee-
quarter pounds.
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H0BeKEN COUNCIL.
Going far the United States Govern
ment's Bricks Sidewalk

Going fer the United States Govern
ment's Bricks Sidewalk.
Fifteen applications for liquor licenses
at the meeting of the Hoboken Council
last night caused some surprise and q
little debate. The applicants were for
renewals. and the men have been CON
dncting their business since june 1 with
ont . license. Colonel Erlenkoetter
wanted to know il all applications had
been considered, but no one could give
him the desired information. The City
Fathers Were of he opinion that the law
shoui1 be enforced and all license money
should be paid in by July L The Clerk
Was instructed 10 notify License INSPECTOR
Gross TO report TO the Council all saloon
keeoers who have not paid their licenses
for 1892.
A communication was received from
Cornoration Counsel Miuturn settin z
forth the ag cement entered into be-
tween Philip Hexamer and The Hoboken
Land and Improvement Company and
Zip Hexamer and the city relative to
the excnange of present fire headquarters
on Hudson street to a place one block
below.
The ordinance providing that no brick
sidewalk be laid in HohoEen, aud imDos-
ing fine of 800 for violation thereof,
passed its second and third rea ling The
Federal authorities are economizing very
materially in the matter OF the Hoboken
Post Office, and Que of their ideas of econ
omy Is 10 have brick sidewalk. Whether
they will do so, in face of the city ordi-
nance, remains to be SEEN