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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-01-14

W. 8. .gouns, g. @rtefenbed, Suso 4 sdmeIsss,
Msenteu fur Gan Nntpntp.
6. @unse d Co., Nsenteu fur Guerp.
g. sau6ef, Nsent fur S4ulenburs.
Mpie Rapbael, Nsent fhr Seufpn.
Clemens & gauft unb anOde & Gtbaab, 0senteu fkr
Nenz8raunfeIs.
8. g6ttder, Nsent far Wetmar, 9esas.
Y. ". 9aSler Il Co., GSenteu far Batrpp.
Sresmann & S&ulse, ebtner, Iesas.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-01-14
@eferrei6.

Wien. Na1 benz Wulter Der Gte.
pbansfirte tpiro fortab aud Die 6rans
3isfanerfir9e mittelit eleftrif9en Vi1tss
bflsnhtet tuerbeH. &aralid fanb cine
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
-CIIfCAGO.

--CIiCAGO.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900. shipments, $500. Mar.
ket steady to strong. Top prices, 5.5O959O;
medium to good, 4 30Q5.2i; others 4 5O94.6O
fed Texans 4259L40; Gamers, -; fat active
COWS and heifers 365G4.10.
Hogs-Rec7 ipts, is 900 shipments, 1000, Mar
ket lower. Common and mixed, 6.72l2@L2{;
prime, heavy aud butchers weights. 7959h45;
light 500 1Z05.
Sheep-Rec9ipts 5000; shipments, 21O1. Mar
ket higher Natives, 45O96.35; westerns,
5l5Dl45; Texans 3,009L35; lambs, 4.5O@o.6O.
ST. LOUIS. 80 $50
Cattle-Receipts, 1870; shipments, 1900. Mar
ket stea1y Fair to good native steers, 9.5)@
3.55; Texas fed steers, 3,709L3O.
Hogs-R ceipts, 5l0G shipments, 1900. Market
1O@l5c low9r. Heavy 0O9zSG mixed, $50
@120, light, 69O@L15
Sheep Receipts, 200 shipments, 1000. Market
firm and unchanged
KANSAS CITY.
ICattle-Recefpts, 5SOG shipments 200. Mar
ket m ore active, steady to strong throughout
Dressed beef and shipping ste RS 4OO93 81
Texas and Indian steers, 35OQ4l5 stockers
aud feeders, 2.j09l3j; cows aud heiters, 3,21
@4O5.
II igs-Receipts, 800; shipments, $40. Mar
ket dull, Is NJ &c lower, closing lower, strong.
All grades 5.2507.15; bulk, 6.3596.95.
Sheep-Receipts 300; shipmeuts,-. Mar
ket active, strong higher Muttons, go.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
DIED AT HIS CASE.

A Tribute to the Life of an Editor of
Alabama.
1t was New Years Sunday, and all
over the land in many thousand pull
pits godly men preached sermons
filled with the glory and pathos of
the day and the theme. But, whether
in gilded auditoriums or beneath
rough-hewn boards, no sermon in all
Of the day was filed with a diviner
truth, or taught purer lesson than
the sermon that is in the death of a
simple and honest and faithful coun-
try editor of the little town of Calera.
He was country editor. His life
was spent in the struggle to publish
a paper in the communities where
patronage is scarce. He did his own
work. He reviewed his exchanges
and wrote his editorials and gathered
up his news and set the type and
locked it in the forms, and with his
own hand piled the little country
press. He solicited patronage, made
his own contracts, and issued his
own receipts. He was all in all, a
man of toll. He was the one man in
his county who touched all the
people.
And for many, many years he did
all this and more, and no man can lay
a charge to his simple character. We
have seen him here and elsewhere,
often and often, always the same.
ready with smile, ready to fight for
his convictions, shy and modest
man, with an air of country embar-
rassment that never did forsake him.
This simple, frugal, loyal life came
to a close-when? We cannot know.
But the man was found dead at his
case in the little office at Calera.
dead at his CASE" with the cold
hand grasping the iron stick of his
trade.
"Dead at his case" where his duty
lay, where he was toiling far in the
night when the summons came.
What new year we should have
in this land if every man whose sum-
mons shall come shall be found at his
case, with stick in hand, as was
Samuel H. Gist, the editor and pub
Usher of the Calera Journal. -Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
An Electric Locomotive.

Austria announces an electric
locomotive which is to travel 125
miles an hour. The independence
Beige follows with the statement that
the North Belgian company and the
North France company are construct
ing a line for locomotives, operated
by electricity, on which the journey
from Brussels to Paris, about 1872
miles, will be accomplished in eighty
minutes, speed of nearly $50 miles
an hour 1t is further stated that
the trains will be running in about
two months.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
DEATH BY STARVING.
The Awful suGerlngs of Man shut Or
in Mine.

The Awful Sufferlngs OF a Man Shut Up
in Mine.
"The most horrible death of all is
that of starving" observed Oscar
Christiansen to the Globe-Democrat
embellisher. 1.-The most vigor is
lent to it by being imprisoned in a
cave or mine. Some years ago l was
working in coal mine near Padua,
Ohio. The distance from the mouth
down to the first vein, where l was
working, was sixty-three feet. 1t
was an eight foot vein, and had been
well-worked, so that many large
chambers were made and plenty of
space was had to move about in. A
miners life is rather wearisome and
lonely, indeed. You have to labor all
day long in darkness, with only a
little wick lamp on your cap to break
the intense darkness. The life is
much too hard for the recompense.
Then, ones life is always in danger.
Great rocks are liable and do fire.
quently fall. Explosive gases and
fire-damp are generated, and the
first approach of light sets them
off. The mine is then wrecked and
the miners-well, was once caught
in q mine wreck, and in that great
vein at Padua.
81 was working very quietly, away
back from the shaft of the mine, and
all alone. My labors were interrupt
ed by a dull, smothered roar that
was followed by falling earth, and
then l realized that was penned in;
that the mine was wrecked, and that
my life was worth very little. The
noise soon died away, and things
were much as they were before. But
q little distance from my position the
earth had fallen and blocked. the path.
was, at first, overcome with fear. I
imagined that could hear my brains
grinding in q tunnel. Then l lost all
consciousness. When l awoke again
I was somewhat more calm, and be-
gan to move about. | crawled along,
over great banks of earth that had
fallen for distance of fully 100 feet,
then heard groans, and 1 knew that
was near some injured miner. But
here my progress stopped, and 1 had
to quit. A few hours later my light
burned out, and then my misery was
complete.
"For eight days l remained quite
near that one spot, hoping against
hope for deliverance. 1t came event
ually. I heard the sound of picks
and soon the glimmer of miners lamps
shone through the various crevices.
When an opening was made crawled
out, and I assure you that I gave
thanks. Yes, that's why people say
I look old now, when 1 am only 35,
and that is why my hair is gray. But
I assure you that an aged expression
and gray hair are endurable, but to
starve to death in mine is the awful
est and deadliest way to beat out a
mans existence in this world that I
can conceive of.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

Corn-No. . 4O6Hc.
Oats-No 2, 292!c. -.
Mess pork-Per barrel, l7.07K@1L19.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, 10 S2h01OS5.
Short ribs-Sides. loose, 9.77hG9 so.
Dry salted-shoulders. boxed 9.37%@9.5O.
Short clear sides boxed 0.20@l025
KANSAS CITY.
wheat-1S Lower. No. . red, 69c; No. hard
G366}h.
Corn-Flrmly held without gu )table change
in prices. No. 2 mixed, 33Hc; No. white,
35Hc.
ST. LOUIS.
Flour-Quiet, steady, unchanged.
Wheat-UnSettled, irregular, closing % below
yesterday. No, 2 red cash, 64c; April, 6ihc;
May, 65%c: July, CSC
Corn-FOllowed wheat, closing -h@Ac off.
No. 2 mixed, cash, S6Ac; April, S6Hc; May,
37X@7sc; July, 391c.
0ats-DuIl No. 2 cash, 800; May, higher,
3lHc.
Corn meal-Steady at 100
Bagging-5I&@634c.
Cotton iron ties-l.05.
Whiskey-LH
Professionalism.
Pork-Standard mess; 1sOO lard 1875.
Dry salt meatS-Sho llders, loose, S.l5; longs
and riks. 9.90Gl00O shorts 10. 10 9lO.l5'
Boxed l5C more
Bacon-Paoked sho rlders, 1000: longs and
ribs, $500 O62a shorts l0.S7h0lLOo.
Hlms-Sugar cured. 13.O0@lt5O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
Legal Advice Was Not Wanted.

Watson-Up again for stealing
chickens, Uncle Nose, are you?
Uncle Mose-Yes, sir; guess so.
81 suppose you'll want some legal
advice, won't you?"
"No, sir; Use gwine to have a law.
yer this time. Inter Ocean.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
LEADING FUTURES.

Closed as follows:
,Wheat-March, 75%c; May, 7SHas,c; July,
,2orn-March, 4Oxc; May, Axe; July, ESQ
oats-May, SOFA &c: June, SOXc: July, soc,
Mess pork-Mav, lL72S: July. IT'S
l006.
Short ribs--Msy, 977H July 9S7J<.
Cash quotations:
74A@75Hc ieu
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
/ Must Move

Before the damage done by the fire
can be repaired and will occupy the
building one door above the City Ma
tiona! bank for about thirty days
while my store is being repaired.
Will sell everything in my store at a
sacrifice before moving. G. A. Balm,
Jeweler, 6l2 Congress ave. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
They Want the Best,

"ibe people of this vicinity insist on
having Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and DO not want any other" says
John V. Bishop, OF Portland Mills,
Indiana. That is right. They know
it to be superior to any other for colds
and as a preventative and cure for
Group, and why should they not in
sist upon having it. so cent bottles
for sale by DR.. j. J. Tobin and all
other drug gists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
An Elopemsnt in High Life

causes great excitement, so do the
beautiful new designs of wall paper AT
Moreland & Keisei's,
Estimates for good work in paper
hanging and painting in all branches.
4l2 Cong. Ave.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
pA1Lv MOVEMENT At INTERIOR TOWNS.
WOOL MARKET.
GALVESTON.

Unsecured wool-Market closed steady and
unchanged.
spring, II months clip, fine, 179lsKc; medi-
um, l7Ht9l9c; fall wool. 6 and months, fine;
l59l6Hc; medium l6@l7c Mexican improved,
l20l3kc. Sales. uone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

The largest assortment of boys shirt
waists in the celebrated brands
Mothers Friend and Star, are to be-
found at the Capitol Clothing House
from SOC up. ABE WILLIAMS
52l, 523 and 525 Congress Avenue
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
COFFEE MARKET,
GALVESTON.

Coffee closed firm and unchanged, with
downward tendency.
Ordinary, lSSsc; good ordinary, 1910: fair
2Oc prime 2OHc; choice, 2l3Sc; peaberry, 2S9
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
TRUSTEES SALE.

The entire stock OF carpets, furni-
ture, upholstery goods, ETC. Also
store fixtures and Office furniture Qate
John :. Boak's) are on the market for
cash regardless OF cost, ard must be
promptly closed out
Frank Hamilton, Trustee
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
Golden Bell sc cigars.

Remember Chiles & Co.'s is head.
quarters for Easter egg dyes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
REFINED SUGARS,

Standard. graduated. 472c; standard. con.
fecuUners' A, 1905 cubes, 5.0Sc; powdered, 5.O3C.
crushed and cutloaf, 5.51c.
Wholesale grocers' quotations, H9xc higher.
Grades omitted not in market
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
SUGAR MARKET.
GALVESTON.

Plantation agents prices in round lots by the
carload for Louisiana sugars:
Market closed steady as revised.
Choice white, 47Sc OF white, 4He fancy
yellow, Axe; choice yellow, 4,Gc; prime yemuw,
iLc; choice seconds, 3Ac prime seconds, Shc;
fair seconds, &C; common seconds. &C,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
Mirabilia Sc cigars.

Six beautiful colors Easter egg dyes
for cents at Chiles & Co.'s drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

Remember that,the Windsor Fold
dug Bad is the finest in the world,
and that wa have the exclusive
agency for the same in this city.
N. v. DlTTLiNGER,
fHE HOUSE FURNISHER, 3O2 AND 3O4 E. 6TH
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
CITY DIRECTORY.

A UsTIN WHITE LIME CO.,
A. +. Martin, Proprietor, ,--..
Manufacturer OF Austin White Lime and deala,
u cement plaster, hair and building material
Telephone a. Office 202 W. Sixth street, Austin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

SECURITIES.
BosToH, March 20. - Mexican As. 70 to 7io;
stocks, q to 23c.
BRITISH COSsOLs
LoNDoN, March 29-Bank rae closed this day
2i9d: Yesterday, 26d. silver clos d 37Id; yes
terday 37l3 lG1. Consols closed aSlsd; yeser
DAY 50 Lied.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK March % Sterling bank. 60 days;
4s6A@--; commercial gu days, 45)a0@
Telchmarks commercial 60 days, 94lS@-;
francs, bank. GO days s5.17l2@--; commercial
co days, 51S4.
NEW oRLEAN3 EXCHANGE.
NEW ORLEANS, March 29-Sterling 60 days, 81 SIX
o.; francs commercial 60 days s5.l8I;
New York sight bank, $50 prem, commercial,
rs premium.
GALvESTON EXCHANGE.
GALVESTON, March Clustering GO days 84.s3;
New York sight, &c discount New Orleans, &c
discount; American silver - discount.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

Lye, per case, 4 doz $500 .:.-%s, glazed. Ice pei
gal; crooks, glazed, Toe per ga. Iadigo, 75c pei
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
AUSTIN PRICES CURRENT

The following quotations are on basis of job
lots unless otherwise specified, On carloads OF
round lots 4 shade better than quotations ear
be obtained.
Best patent 50 Is per 100 lbs; half patent,
90; third grade; 81 30.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

Smoke Seal of the West SC cigars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
COTTON MARKETS.
SPOT COTTON.


Spot cotton closed firm ut yesterdays quo
Ordinary .. go. So Middling ..'.. Ses
Good ordinary. TX Good mddling.. SO
Low middling s BIC Middling fair, "a
- 576
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
Mothers Friend.

Honey Suckle sc cigars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

MARRIED LADIES-Send 10 cents for "In.
IXA- fallible Safeguard" mo medicine, no de.
cepdon;) Just what You want Ladies' Bazaar.
Kansas City, Mo.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

Armour d Co.'S. Butterine for sale
by W. Walker.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

WOOD AND COAL, CHARCOAL AND coFs
telephone No. 2
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

DOARDERS WANTED-At the Cosmopoli.
ID tan hotel Reasonable terms. Teleph one
40
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

MONEY TO LOAN-s5,OO0 in amounts of
Raymond Jr., Agent, Board of Trade building.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

NOTICE-E. Mayer and Jno. Schmitt have
~ entered into partnership in the tailoring
and repairing business Can save you money
on spring suits. Repairing promptly done.
satisfaction guaranteed Call and see us next
to Journeys, 8lS Congress avenue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

TNIRE IESURANCE-Iusure with the Alamo
~ Insurance company. Safe, prompt. reli.
able. L. M. Odom & Co., agents. :,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

S00 MEN WANTED to call at once at the
ooo New York Tailoring Agency and examine
samples of all wool tailor made suits for SIS.
Also ~ rants made to measure. Fit guaranteed.
l03 w. 9TH ST.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

FLoWER PoTs-A car just received, guar.
~ Snteed the finest pot and sold cheaper
cheap at Brush's China Palace. wy
NORMAN THOROUGHBRED STALLION
to pay livery bill. Call at Starlight 8 stable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

FOR SALE-Two splendid horses, one beau
u tiful single foot saddler, 5-years old; also
gentle year-old buggy horse. simms' wood
yard, 900 3rd st.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

For seats, maps, ETC., call on or ad
dress, w. j. NICHOLS,
Tray. Pass. Ag't, San Antonio, Tex.
.. MILLER, DIG. EDWARDS,
Traffic Mangr. g.. T. A
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

"IND AND WATER-My opponents can
w give you the wind, can fix YOU Iip for
using water, Get my estimate To- sewer connec-
tons aud plumbing. VIM A. Burke. I07 and
l09 East 9TH ST. Telephone 23j. "'-'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
WANTED, FOR SALE, ETC.

XTANTED-Pushing canvGsser of good ad-
w Dress Liberal salary and expenses paid
weekly. Permanent position. Brown Bros,
Nurserymen, Rochester N. Y.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14

at the printing office, and make point of
getting the papers back here on time.
They have to, for occasionally senator
wants paper, and he wants it right off,
as a rule l have to tell him that 1t is at
the bindery, and then there is trouble
down on North Capitol street. So that
keeps them hurried up.
HIS LITTLE ANNEX.
''You think you have seen all my books,
but you have not. Come across the cor
rider and see our little annex" and the
way was led to a little bit of room that
has been built among the pillars of the
crypt, where the papers of the new west
are stored
"Our policy has been to take two pa
pers from each large place, one of each
party, but out in the west we have to
take three, now that the populists are
given to publishing their views on things.
Here is a curio, - srid Mr.. Van Ness,
laying his hand fondlY on pile Of three
portfolios labeled THE National Anti
Slavery Standard"
THAT is one of the most unique files Of
the lot, for it contains vast amount Of
information about the first anti-slavery
movements. 1t was published in New
York from 1S41 to 1870 This is the only
file in the world that is at all complete.
There are a few copies missing from the
ITSJ SIX VOLUMES anu IllC ldob bWOs 81 "
have not had them bound regularly.
Then here is record OF other days than
those of war and strife-a record of New
York's political conventions and of fash
ionable doings 1t is the Daily Sarato-
gan complete, and is very often referred
TO, for it contains complete records of the
proceedings of The state conventions.
"Well,' sighed the custodian, Il dread
the day when we are to move all these
volumes, nineteen or twenty thousand Of
them, in%o the new building. l don't
know what sort OF room am to have
for my books, but nope it will be better
lighted than this l have nothing but
gas here, and it is trying on my eyes
But the moving won't come for two or
three years yet. ana you know what the
Bible says: Sufficient unto the day Is the
evil thereof"
And with that the custodian bowed
adieu and went back to his den, his cat
and his morning mail, as get unsorted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14

took ten strong men TO carry it, Allowing
only 100 pounds to man he must have
had considerably over 100000 in gold.
He and his prime minister, whom he
could trust, determined TO hide this large
quantity of gold in a sequesGered place.
So the prince instructed the prime minis
tiers TO employ ten coolies, or Chinese. to
carry the vessels containing this gold and
hide them, and then cut tine throats of the
coolies, saying, Dead men tell no tales
This was actually done,
MYsORE's GOLD MINE.
''In the district Of Mysore, not far from
Madras. there is gold mine that is pay
ing well. Thousands of skilled miners
are at work IN the Mysore gold field. The
Of this field is very interesting
There was man in England who WIS a
great Biblical student. He heard a SER
man preached in which the preacher
claimed that the gold mines Of King Solo
man, Of Israel. were not located, as some
supposed in India. The Bible account is
that once in three years the navy Of King
Solomon came bringing gold, silver, etc
This Bible student made up his mind that
he would prove that Solomon did
get this gold from India Being rich. he
was able to carry out his plans. Through
his travels attention was called 10 the fact
that gold docs exist in Mysore.
After had been in India only short
time formed the acquaintance Of an I'm
glish mining engineer, and one day he
sh wed me drawings Of an ancient gold
mine in this Mysore field. This mine bore
upon II marks which proved its great age.
There were ancient perpendicular and
vertical shafts in this mine, the sides Of
which were so smooth that IL seemed as
though the shafts had been cut more for
ornament than utility. How this work
was done is a mystery 10 English en-
Eineers. In one Of these shafts near Inc
bottom they found marks similar 70 those
in the quarries Of Jerusalem. thus show
ing that identically the same tools used
by workmon who probably had worked
Oh SOlOmon's Temple were used In this
ancient mine 90 India. Shortly after
saw these drawings 3 gold company was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14
OLD WSPAPERS
The Great Number Stored Away in
the Capitol Crypt.

Arranged in Chronological Order-A
Talk With Mr.. Van Ness, Their Gus
todian-The Completed Files.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14

formed TO work this quartz ledge, and to-
day these mines are being proftably
worked.
THE RICHES OF GOLCoNDA.
"One place, where it is said that for
centuries much gold has been buried In
India, is in the region of the famous
Golconda diamond fields. Three centu-
ries ago hoardes of robbers-at one time
an army of 10000 of them-descended
there, and the inhabitants, many Of
whom were afterward killed, hastily
buried all their treasures. The litera-
ture of India full of references to this de-
cent of robbers on Golcondr.
''Ihe rate of exchange to-day between
the United States aod India is about
three rupees TO dollar, and some years
ago a rupee was valued at United States
half dollar. The suffering among the
families Of officers and soldiers of the
British army in India was some time ago
so great, owing 70 the depreciation of
silver that the government made up the
difference TO them. While silver is the
ocurrency of India. the people also use
currency Of shells Two hundred of
these shells are in value equel TO our cent,
and yet these people manage TO live and
trade with such currency"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14
PETS OF ROYAL PERSONS.
Their Friendship is Disinterested and
They Reveal No Secrets.

The sovereign in Europe who stands
most in need of friend and companion
whose fidelity and loyalty are above all
suspicion is The unfortunate car, who,
like his predecessors on the throne of
Peter the Great, has so often found him
self deceived and betrayed by just those
of his courJiers, his officials, and even his
relatives upon whom he had bestowed
the greatest amount of kindness. Under
these circumstances it is not astonishing
that he should place his principal reli-
ance on a superb and huge Danish dog
with short, mouse-cOlored hair and quite
as big as a young donkey. The dog, gift
of his father-in-law, King Christian Of
Denmark, is the successor Of a similar
hound which lost its life in the terrible
railroad accident at BOrki, when the i'm
perial train was entirely destroyed, the
car and czarina escaping all injury Save
the shock to their nerves. in the most
miraculous manner. Alexander's present
dog is not only by his side when he walks
out. asleep beside his bed at night, but is
also always present when he grants audi
ences. snifing at strangers in an inquir-
ing and sometimes suspicious manner,
which is not without exercising a certain
influence upon the treatment accorded by
the car 10 his visitor.
All OF royalty's pets are not, however,
IF such aristocratic birth aud imposing
.ppearance as the cars dog King
gorge Of Greece, for instance, is inyari-
ably accompanied wherever he goes by d