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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
A FORBIDDEN SONG.
The Only Tune It Was Not Pernissib
to Play in the Dancs Hall.

The Only Tune 1t Was Not Permissible
to Play in the Dance Hall.
I recall an interesting scene in Ar.
bour's old dance hall in Silver Cliff in
the winter of 1sTS-79, writes Denver
correspondent. The Silver Cliff excite
ment then ranked only second to that
of Leadvillc, and thousands were rush
ing to the new Eldorado.
The great dance hall was crowded
with miners, prospectors and tender
feet. Two sets Of dances had been on
the floor all evening. Two long rows
of gaming tables had also been rum
ming at full blast, and at midnight
there came = lull in the dancing for
lunch. Some of the boys took posses
sion of the platform, and young fell
low dressed in jacket and overalls
threw his slouch hat back on his head
and struck up some familiar tune on
the piano. There were about dozen
in the party who joined in the singing
Suddenly one of the boys started up
Homes Sweet, Home. The young man
at the piano struck in'with an accom-
panirnent, and that, old-tirne song OF
loved ones and home association began
to fill the great. hall Pop" Arbour
was soon seen rushing toward the or
chestra platform. He had no objec-
ton to Gospel hymns, but entered .
protest at Home, Sweet Home"
Don't, boys; don't sing that song
here"
"Why not?" asked one Of the boys.
"You will make all of the girls home
sick and break up the dance hall.
Sing any song you want to. but not
Home, Sweet Home"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
A THOUSAND SERVANTS,
The Extensive Retinue Which Waits OIL
the Wish of Engiand's Queen.

The Extensive Retsnue Which Waits Ola
the Wish of EnEiand's Queen.
Queen Victoria s household comprises
a multitude of titled and salaried Off
cials, says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
There are the lord steward. the lord
chamberlain. the treasurer, the comp
troller, the keeper of the privv purse.
his assistants and secretaries. the cor
oner and the electric light engineer.
The lord chamberlain's department
comprises vice chamberlain, comp
troller, examiner of accounts, p2y-
master, master of ceremonies, marshal
of ceremonies, lords in waiting. croorns
IN waiting, extra grOoms. gentlemen
nshers OF the privy chamber, gentle.
men ushers of the black rod. gentle
men ushers daily walters. gentlemen
ushers quarterly waitsrs, scrgeant-at-
arms, poet laureate. examiner Of plays,
librarian, painter. marine painter.
sculptor, surveyor Of pictures. German
librarian, constable of Windsor, gen
tlemen-at-ar1ns and yeomen- The de-
partment of the master of the horse
comprises: Master Of the buckhou1,ds,
clerk marahals, grand faiccnsr. crown
eQuerry, sQucrries in ordinary. extra
eqnerriss. honorary equerrics, pages
of honor. superintendent of royal news,
storea1eeper AMI a host of clerks. The
department OF the mistress of the robes
comprises, Ladies of the bed.hs1nber.
extra ladies of the bedchamb:r. bed
chamber women, extra bedchamber
women, maids of honor, groom of the
rohaa, clerks OF the rotes; and chaplain.
Tho religious department. consists of
the dean Of the chapel royal, clerk Of
the closet deputy clerks of the closet
and domestic chaplains. The medical
department has among its members
physicians in ordinary, physicians ex-
traordinary, sergeant surgeons, sur
geons extraordinary. physicians to the
household. surgeon to the household,
surgeon apothccary. other surgeons
and apothecarics, surgeon oculist. sur
geon dentist. dentists to the house
hold and chemists ard druggists.
There are also hereditary grand al
u,oner, n lord high aimoncr. a subal-
moner ana secretaries, clerks. walters,
servants and other persons TO the num-
bcr OF about q Thousand.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
- I:;sale
A NEW BUNKO GAME.


Originality Of . Sc :, swindle tho
Unsophisticat, "A Chicago.
That's miner'
"It's minel'
The two men spoke simultaneously,
Rnd reached At about the same instant
for Q crumpled piece of paper that lay
on the sidewalk I he man with the
purple necktie was shade the quicker
of tho two. His hand closed over the
paper just In time to be clutched itself
In tho grasp Of the other man, dusty,
trsvel-stained pilgrim in a gray suit
and carrying . valise. says the Chicago
Tribune.
There was momeutary struggle, but
the man with tho purple necktie re-
tanned possession of the prize.
Il saw that frstr hotly exclaimed
the traveller.
eff you saw it first, my friend" re-
piled the other, why didn't you pick
1t up?"
''You jumped in ahead of me-"
Il saw it as soon as you did, if not
little sooner. l was making for it
when You stopped"
81 was nearer TO it. had the best
right to it! / demand"
Softly, my dear SIR said the man
with the purple necbtie, retreating as
the other advanced. Possession is
nine points of the law, and the point
you're trying to make is not well
taken. / think saw it first, and GER
tainly got it first. l am going to keep
T. uniess-hello.' he exclaimed, as he
opened the piece of green paper and
looked at it. Its twenty-dollar
BILL.
81 say it's bloody shame and a.
Hold on! This is a bigger find than
] expected. thought it was fiver I
am willing to divide it with you. Isn't
that fair? Isn't it little more than
fair?"
The dusty traveller reflected a mo-
ment.
"Well," he said, 81 guess that's
square enough. Got a ten dollar bill?'
mo, but if you'll wait here min
ute I'll take this into a cigar shop
round the corner and get it changed
''You needn't do that. / think I've
got ten"
With some alacrity he drew a leather
wallet from his pocket, opened it, ex-
tracted bill and handed it over, re-
ceiving the twenty dollars in exchange.
Two hours later, with fierce gleam
IT his eye and a hickory club in his
hand, he was hunting all over town
for man with purple necktie.
The twenty dollar bill was coun-
terfeit.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
At once he found himself hopeIessIy

At once he found himself hope1essIy
mired among the contradictions, mis-
representations, concealments and in
adequacies of the published statements
of results of so-called African explora-
ton. That which he wanted-positive
knowledge of the real lives, manners,
habits and interests of the natives, the
resources of the country and its capac-
ity for development by civilization
was conspicuously lacking in all the
books he could get hold of. Some ex-
plorers had evidently penetrated but a
little way into the country and con-
tented themselves with writing, from
safe ground. romantic tales told them
by imaginative natives about tribes
far away. Others had gone as con-
querors. seen the savages only in war
like array and had left behind them,
wherever they had been. trails of grief
and hate. closing the country for gen
erations to come against all white
men except very strongly armed
forces. Still others had gone out in
the service Of governmental policy, or
to further the ends of grasping COM
mercial corporations, and had given to
the world only such information as
their masters saw fit to have made
known.
Disgusted with all, DR.. Johnston re-
solved to see for himself. He found the
means for an expedition Of thorough
exploration which he planned should
go clear through the heart of South Cen
trail Africa, q journey of four thousand
five hundred miles, which he would
make 90 foot, with no other white man
to bear him company; and he resolved
to traverse vast tracts, inhabited by
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

book soon to appear under the sugges-
tive title: Reality vs.. Romance in
South Central Africa
DR.. Johnston is Scotchman, from
Aberdenshire, now only thirty-nine
years old, bony and vigorous, with
strongly marked features and an i'm
mense fund of vitality and energy
the ideal physique of an explorer.
His mental characteristics, too, are
peculiarly adapted to one in that
career, nature having endowed him
with the best Scotch qualities of keen
intellectual perception, shrewd tact,
dry humor, obstinate persistence, in
domitable courage and inexhaustible
resourcefulness. He was educated in
the universities of Edinburgh and
London for the ministry, ordained in
the Presbyterian denomination and,
from choice, entered upon a mission
ary career among the blacks of ia
maica; but he was too forceful, orig
inal and broad-minded a man to be
spoiled by clerical training, too prac-
teal in his views of the duties Of life
to be constrained within the narrow
limits prescribed by custom as the
boundaries of the occupation upon
which he had entered.
He became, during this time, a doc
tor of medicine and surgery and the
manner of his doing 30, being thor
oughly characteristic of the man, is
worth nnrrating. Having primarily
some knowledge of medicine, he was
accustomed to give advice and medi-
cine in simple cases among his people
who were too poor to pay physicians
feet, except in the gravest cases. But
a local pr actitioner decming his rev.
enucs dim u;shed by a minister's work
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
1Iishrracy In Various Countries.

Recent statistics state that the
greatest proportion OF illiterates is
found in the three Siavia states of
Roumazaia- Russia and Servia, where
SO per cent OF the population is un-
nbie to mead or write, OF the Latin
speaking races spain heads the list
with IS per cent France and Belgium
having about 45 per cent. The Hitter
ates ia hungary number about - per
cent: in Austria, 80 per cent. and in
ireland. 81. In England we find - per
cent: Holland, 10 per cent; United
States (white population), per cent,
and Scotland. per cent. unable to
read or write, When we come to the
purely Teutonie states we find a
marked reduction in the pcrccntagc Of
iliterates. The highest is in Switzer-
Land. IS. IN the whole German en-
pirc it is but per cent. In Sweden,
Denmark. Bavaria. Baden and Wur-
temburg there is not single person
over ten years OF ago una bic to read
and write
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
IN THE JUNGLES.
DR.. Johnston Tells How He Crossed.
South Central Africa.
Some Marrow Esca capes-How Ae Won Over
= Whole Tribe by Healing Its Chief,
Though His Life Was ut Stake
il He Failed.
lCOPYRIGHT, 1893. [


'In my twenty months journey, on
foot. across the South African CONT
nent, a distance Of forty-five hundred
miles, although encountering a num-
ber of the most hostile and warlike
tribes. never had occasion to fire a
shot iD anger, or in self-defense against
a human foe. Blood calls for blood;
cruelty invites revenge: while kind
ness and justice evoke peace and good
will, would not ATTEMPT to travel
where Stanley has been in Africa
unless surrounded by a thousand well
armed soldiers; but any white man,
with reasonably good judgment, tact
and good intent, can, alone. follow my
route in safety and find all along the
way people predisposed to be friends. ;"
This striking averment was made in
conversation the other day by the
distinguished African explorer. DR..
James Johnston, who is now in New
York experimenting the issue of his
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

the most ferocious savages, making
his way by tact. diplomacy, kindness
and good will, without recourse to
murder. How contemplate. and per-
haps impracticable. such a project
would have seemed to- Mr. stanley
who potted darlSies with as little COM
junction as II they had been partridges
may be left to the imagination.
DR.. Johnson's words. quoted at the
commencement of this sketch, modest
" told how successfully he realized all
his plans of peace, without any sacri-
fee OF his purpose as an explorer. 1t
is not to be supposed that he was not,
at times, threatened by grave dangers
When he reached Bihe three hundred
miles from the coast, where his main
caravan was formed and he entered the
little known domain of the hostile
savages of the interior. he was earn
estly urged to abandon his undertake
ing. or at least delay il for many
months. because OF the war then rag
ing between the Portuguese and the
Ganguella tribe, which had innamed
the blacks against all whites. He
calmly moved on. bg. before he did
SO Z fortunate incident occurred which .
was undoubtedly of inestima ole sub
sequent yalns ts him and gave him
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

whnBal'-u, sse;;;' 77og-sszse,,-' 70 -,sstoiia
y.,,sSeSss w>-s,& c:la .,e c7:Ai' -; -z:oria
rse-ses.9t; JIis>. 'cli'5 t. C5st&3fi,.
Wasnsaa ;ssar,l l,.n@ s..res ASA sooria
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
COWBOY DUEL IN VENEZUELA.
They Loved . Little Indian Girl Of the
Orinoco Plains.

They Loved . Little Indian Girl Of the
Orinoco Plains.
witnessed strange duel on one OF
President Crespo's big cattle ranches
in the interior Of Venezuela. Two
vanqueros, or cowboys. were enamored
Of the same dark-eyed little Indian
girl of the great Orinoco plains and
they decided to settle by duel with
the lasso which of them should take
her to wife. A dozen fellow vanqueros
assembled to witness the fray.
The lovers, says the Florida Times
Union, soon appeared mounted on
mettlesome mustangs, each with .
long. powerful lariat of tough cow
hide. They were both experts with
the lasso, and their horsemanship was
a marvel They approached to within
forty and fifty yards of each other,
then began to maneuver for a deciding
cast. After several feints the lariat Of
the younger of the rivals, handsome.
sun -bronzed fellow from Carabobo,
went whizzing through the air SO
swiftly that the eye could scarcely fol-
low IL. uC OtuC1 Sam LIS oRuAc oCSP
into his mustang. The animal sprang
forward just in time to save his master
from the moose. and as he did SO the
second lasso rose in the air and settled
around tho shoulders of the man who
missed. pinning his arms to his sides a.
in wise. He was jerkediheadlong out
of his saddle.
His successful rival drew him along
hand over hand, half,lifting him from
the ground by the tenacious thong.
and put q bullet square between his
eyes. He then turned and rode direct
ly to the camp where lived the cause
of this barbaric scene.
She mounted behind him and ho
came galloping back swinging his
S0ro hrArO
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

zone OF my ancestors won battle
during the crusades by his skill in
handling his artillery" said the baron.
But, my dear baron" said his
friend. 'at the time of the crusades
gunpowder had not yet been discov-
cred"
u know that as well as you do, and
SO did my ancestors"
How did he win the battle, thenP'
He brought his artillery to bear on
the Saracens. and the stupid fools.
seeing the guns, supposed that powder
had at last been discovered and fed in
dismay."
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
How He Knew,

Lawyer-Are you sure that occur.
renee was on the seventeenth of the
month?
Witness - Yes, it was tho seven
teenth.
Lawyer-Now remember. you are un-
der oath. How do you know it was the
seventeenth?
Witness-'Cause the day before that
Lawyer-Be careful what you say,
now. Go on.
Witness was the sixteenth. and
the day after it was the eighteenth
\. Y. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

The PcrStans resort to curious rites
for the purpose of avcrtiag the attacls
Of the cholera. One of the most wide
~ practiced Of these is that of passing
under the Koran. Two elders stand OPP
posite each other, holding between
them scroll of the Koran wrapped in
. silken scarf. Under this swinging
talisman the peasants pass one by one
and then go home. convinced that the
cholera will rot be able 20 touch them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
W ell Treated.

Sam Johnsing-Did you see the kur-
mel?
Jim Webster-I did for fact
How did ne treat ron? Wild dc
proper respect"
de best N de world De cigar
smoke what he hlowed in my face came
from enty-fye cent cigar. "-Texss
Si;tinrx
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09
A Fine Street.

Probably as handsome a street as can be
found in the city will be Twentieth ave-
nue.. through Squire Park. The entire
street is owned by the Union Trust CON-
pany. and since, on this particular street.
no houses can be built unless they are
built by the company. the architecture
will be equal to the best houses in the
city. All houses will be set back thirty-
five feet from the sidewalk, making a
width between houses across the street Of
1876 feet. There is no street in the CITY of
this character. There is also on the street
. park about COO feet long and $50 WIDE
toward which some of the houses will
face. It is expected that the sewers will
be laid before the first houses are COM
pleted. which will also be supplied with
city water, gas and electric lights. The
James street line is about to double-track
its line through Squire Park, giving ~
minute service, and they also give a pass
over the road to those who build on this
property. Taken altogether. it is an ex.
tremely desirable place to build. II those
who desire home on this street will call
at the company's Offices in the SQUIRE
Latimer building they can arrange to have
houses built TO suit them, and have the
advantage OF the monthly payment plan.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09

Peter Larson, OF shepard. Henry 4 Co, left for
Helena yesterday.
The rnion Pacific 10 said to intend buvt,,
1850 freight cara
II. E. Tsloott, of the seattle Coal & Iron Com.
pany, went to the Grand Ridge coal mine yes-
tsrdsy.
II. J. Todd. master mechanic OF the wash.ne.
ton southern road. came In from Shelton yes.
ssrday.
H. A. johnson. division freight aad nsssenss,
sgeas of the Great Northern. returned YESTERDAY
trota Portland.
". J. Feotner. general manager Of the Gre.,
Northern Express Company. wlu arrive here To-
day or tomorrow.
The Washington Southern and the Mason
CoGn,y Csatrsi roads are hauling into shelton
about SO 600 feet OF legs daily, mostly long rim
oers Tor the foreign trade.
The Commercial Cable Company, o. New York.
has voted 10 lay third cable Acroes the Atlantic
The report Tor is92 shows: Gross earnings.
V.ssc,sI.. and net earnings, 3i.o3a.ss7. During
tie Year Sso.olo wa disbursed for dividends.
aud 500. oo" was appropriated for reie1 ptsoa o.
deesniare bonds on January Is, ls9S
I. II. Phillips, who 10 10 succeed NJ P. Benton
- usvsiing trsisat sssas Of the Chicago. Nil.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09
NEWS OF RAILROADS.
Projected Line Across Kitsap
County Surveyed
WILLARD GIVES Up CONTROL.
HIS Resignssfen 1roo NessAssn Roeana
beard AnneunooA-0Rea1 1Sa0o
A WSrlAss Fair ExhIbiss.

A party Of railroad engineers returned .
few days ago from the survey Of . line
from Gig Harbor IN . northwestsrly de
reetion through Kitssp county. and from
the fact that e was IN charge Of J. r.
Malcolm. IN engineer Of the Northern Pa
cific, Il 10 inferred that Il 10 . Northern
enterprise.
Wsll-founded report has Il that the line
b intended 70 run from Gig Harbor, nearly
opposite Tacoma, In Kitsap county,
through Sidney and around the head OF
Port Washington TO Beef Harbor, on
Hood canal Almost directly opposite
Beef Harbor, ct the narrowest point In
the canal, IL Fish Harbor at the end OF
the Toandos peninsula, and the line u
undsrstood 70 have been run along this
peninsula to Port Hadiock. ct the head OF
Port Townsend bay.
The apparent object Of this line would
b 70 draw the business Of Kitsap county
and the Hood canal country 70 Tacoma
At present Ill this business comes to Seat
Tie, and with the growth Of population on
Port Orchard due to the establishment OF
the naval station there Il 10 assuming con-
siderable importance. It il estimated
that this road would b such . short cut
for the people Of Kitsap county and Hood
canal that their business would DO de
verted to Tacoma.
Several surveys have been made over
the route from Gig Harbor, and the
scheme 10 Pot one with Tacoma people.
but il has never gone beyond survey 20
far.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09

TAToosH, April As p m.-C1oudy; frosh
southwest wind. Passed out-Bark In TOW OF
Tyee at 1:5O p N.
NEAH BAT, April As p m-Cloudy; light
southwest wind.
CLALLAu BAY. April AS , A-Cleudy;
light southwest wind
PYsRT, April As p might rata: light
west wind
Pokr cREscEx1. April As p m-cloudy;
Light west wind.
Pozr Asc.LEa, April as p m-cloudy:
light west wind.
fArIHAvEs. April aispeciaLl-Ths steam
schooner Signal arrived yesterday from San
Francisco.
wHArcon, April a4spsciaL }-Ths ship
Alaska finished taking her cargo of Blue Canyon
coal today and 10 ready TO sail for San Fran
cisco. The bark Theobald will take her place at
the bunkers
HoouIAn. April AIspecial Esailsd-sc
Lucy. for San Francisco
SAN FRANcIsco, April A-Cleared-str Walla
walla, for Victoria and the Sound: ctr Oregon.
for Portland; ctr BawnmOre, for Nanaimo: hktn
Catherine Sudden, for Nicolofski; bktn Arago,
for Vladivostock- Departed-Bk Sycamore. tor
Port Gamble; bk J. D. Peters. for Nanaimo
The LIZARDS, April a-Passed-La Tourains,
from New York.
LIvERPooL, April A-Arrived-Nomadic from
New York; Georgian, from Boston; Csmbrorian,
from Boston.
NEW YORK. April &-Arrived- from
Liverpool; Columbia, from Hamburg; State of
Nebraska, from Glasgow.
NEwPoET. Or. April S-The steam schooner
Alice Bianchafd still lies IN the sand near the
1etty The Oregon Pacific company's tug tried
70 pull her of last evening, but was unsuccess-
full They will continue to lighter her, aud will,
after getting all the cargo out, make another At
tempt to pull her or 4
INV YoeK, April AT 1880 o'clock tonight
the Danish steamer Hekla. long overdue.
dropped anchor off quarantine. and all the cabin
pasbengers and officers gathered in the saloon
and drank the health OF the captain. A speech
was made thanking him for bringing the ship
safely into port. The delay had been caused by
the shaft breaking on March "a 1t was re-
paired and the vessel proceeded. but another
and another break occurred and the steamer
America finally sighted her and took her in TOW.