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TAe ElRsT STRIKE ON RECORD.
1t Occurred In Rome and Took Place In
the Year 800 b. C.

the Year 800 IL. e.
Livy, in his famous book, "The An
nails" 9, so, relates in the following
suggestive words the story of a singular
strike which occurred in Rome in the
year 800 B. g. and was probably the
first strike ever known:
That year occurred an event little
worthy of being related, and which /
would pass in silence had it not appeared
as involving religion. The flute players,
dissatisfied because the latest censors
had forbidden them to take part in the
banquet in Jupiter's temple, according
to the ancient custom, Withdrew, every
one of them, to Thur so that nobody
was left at Rome to play during the sao-
riflces. This incident shocked the reli-
gious sentiment of the senate, and the
senators sent messengers to invite the in
habitants of Thur to make every effort
in order that the players should be re-
stored to the Romans, The Tiburtines.
having promised not to neglect any
thing necessary for that purpose, caused
| the flute players to come to the place
where the senate met and exhorted them
to go back to Rome Seeing that they
could not prevail upon them to do so,
they employed a strategem in keeping
with their character.
On day of festival, under pretext
that music would increase the joy of the
feast, every citizen invited the flute
players individually to his house, and
wine, of which people of that profession
are usually fond, was given to them in
such quantities that they fell into a
deep sleep. They were then thrown into
wagons and transported to Rome. They
only became aware of what had hap
pened on tho day after, when dawn
surprised them lying on the carts,
which had been left in the forum A
large crowd had assembled, and they
were induced to promise that they would
remain at Rome. The right of attend
ing the banquets was restored to these
flute players. New York Tribune
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HIS EIRsr ATTEMPT.
A Bachelors Highly Interesting Experience
In the Tribulations of Housekeeping.

A Bachelors Highly Interesting Experiences
In the Tribulations of Housekeeping.
II am passing through novel and az
ceedingly interesting, even if not highly
agreeable, experience just now, )" said
young newspaper man at one Of the
down town offices this morning. 81 ana
going through the tribulations of the
housekeeping side of marital life, al
though have never yet led bride to
the chancel rail. Yesterday all my folks
went away to the seashore, leaving only
myself, the youngest of the family, and
my sister, who is next older than me-
to assume the cares of the household.
Neither of us has had any experience in
this line, and the results bid fair to be
amusing, If nothing more, especially in
the matter of preparing for breakfast.
as both of us are late sleepers. This
morning the first break occurred,
and thus it happened. The servant is
due at about o'clock in the morning.
and as / am sound sleeper instructed
| her to ring tho bell vigorously and not
| to go away il she was not very prompt.
/ ly admitted, and / also told my sister.
| if she heard the bell, to awaken me,
and would let the girl i'll, Last night
| / was up till 2 o'clock writing, and con-
sequently four hours later was in the
soundest of my slumbers when the ice
man came and left a cube of his wares
ON the steps. Just afterward the serv-
ant came and applied for admission. At
first her vigorous rings ON the loud
gong, which is only one flight Of stairs
away from my room, produced no I'M
preston on my morning slumbers but
she followed my instructions and con
timed conscientiously to make that bell
startle the whole neighborhood except
myself and sister, whose alarm clock
also did not have the slightest effect Of
driving away Inconsistencies. III i3e
s'Atlast was partially aroused SO that
the ringing Of the bell caused me to
| dream of fire engines, and in q few sec
onds all the horrors of destructive fire
passed through my reviving brain. and
/ saw myself running and shouting, and
the engine steaming, and the firemen
pursuing their heroic work of rescue.
Then-I suppose her arm was tired
the faithful servant pulled slow, steady
strokes, and instantly my dream
changed, and found myself ON rail
way station going to join the family ai
the seaside. Suddenly these visions
were dispelled, and the stern reality %
the occasion was forced upon my UNI
willing mind as reluctantly jumped
up and removed the bars that hinderec
| the servants entrance. She was quite
cheerful over the affair and said shs
had not been kept waiting for more than
Is minutes. Truly, the way of the head
of the house is pleasant. - Washington
| Star fst tiH If
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"The growth Of the use of electricity
as motive power is remarkable, said
q. L. Carson, an electrician Of Boston.
1.-TWO years ago there We're only 1851
electric railways in the United States,
while now there are over 500, Sixyears
ago an electric car with two motors cost
81. 500, while the bids for the last CON
tract / knew to be given ran from ,$8A0
to 81, 500. and the former was the price
at which 1t was given, the manufactur-
ers being reliable men. 1t seems singular
that with such constantly increasing
demand there should be such competi-
ton as to run prices down to one-seventh
OF what was paid six years ago, butsuch
Is tho case, and before it stops. there
will be very few lines Of street railroad
In the country not run by electricity.',--
Cincinnati Enquirer saapt
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THE ToucAN.
A Queer South American Bird with AN Ex-
traordinarily Large Bill. . LIZ

A Queer south American Bird with an NIX
Extraordinarily Large Bill. f0s
A queer kind is tho toucan. 1t seems
to have been made expressly to take
charge of its huge banana shaped beak,
| which, in. some species, is fully inches
| in length and more than inches in
width---entirely out Of proportion to Its
comparatively small body This bsak
is the most brilliant possession of the
toucan, being orange and black, scarlet
and yellow or green and red, according
to the species of the bird. fa0nE8
Its home is in the wild South Ameri-
can woods, where, mingled with the
screaming of parrots, macaws and other
tropical birds, is heard it's monotonous
cry, "Tucano tucanol'' from which
its name is probably derived. 1t is q
fruit eater, and climbing among the
branches 1t gathers its food with its
long beak, whose strength no stem can
resist. aeA tsA
The toucan nests in trees, and it is
uncertain whether it excavates its bur
row or builds in natural cavity.
Nothing more comical can be imagined
than the head of this creature, with its
sparkling eyes and enormous, gayly col
ored beak, appearing from q hollow in
the trunk of some forest monarch. tits
said that the young birds are subject to
the attacks of monkeys and birds Of
prey, and that when the parent bird is
alarmed all she has to do is to poke her
head ont of the aperture leading to the
nest. The nssailant, seeing so huge
bill, fancies an animal of corresponding
size behind 1t and leaves, without bow
ing or saying farewell
Toucans are sociable birds and 20 in
large fiocl1s They make common cause
against their enemies, such as owls and
falcons, which they surround and mob,
as the rocks do in England. Having
thus no need for protection, they are
noisy and clamorous, like parrots and
monkeys. 3'AAsI
The plumage is generally black, but
the throat is white, tinged with yellow
and commonly edged beneath with red
The tail is nearly square or moderately
rounded, with the upper feathers red
and the lower scarlet Alterations OF
the brighter colors are displayed in the
feathers of the throat, the breast and
the tail it'i4 s..ARs
The bird is kept easily in confne-
ment, and no doubt from early times
many were brought alive to Europe.
Some of its brilliant tints are very. feet
ing, and they often leave little or no
trace after death, so that little idea Of
its beauty can be obtained from stuffed
specimen. philadelphia Times
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Auninne Hnndkerehief.

Walter Aldrich, the photographer Of
Providence, has in his possession a
unique bandanna handkerchief, one yard
square, made of silk of red body, with
portraits of Davis, Beauregard, Semmes,
Lee, Mason, Slidell, Morgan, Jackson
and johnson printed in black, encircled
with wreaths of characteristic southern
leaves, with ferns and the cotton plant
on white ground. 1t is said to be the
only one extant a the 10 ordered for
the Confederate government in England
by Judah p. Benjamin and was rescued
when on his way to this country from
tho Alabama when she sank. 1t subse-
quently became the property Of General
Kirby Smith, but Mr.. Aldrieh now owns
it and has it framed and glazed ard
values it at 81, 900. Exchange.
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A Model,s Reauest.

Sir Edwin Landseer once had mod
el who said to him; "Sir Ed'n, l sees
from the papers as you of'n dimes with
her gracious majesty at Buckingham
palace. Now, Sir Ed'n, my missis is a
rare good washer, and IL next time you
dimes with her majesty you would just
prevail ON her to give my missis her
washing 1t would set us up, 1t would "
1t is not stated whether the request was
ever put 70 her majesty Chicago Her
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A Costly opinion.

Judge Ira Perley believed in the jus-
tice OF his clients cause. He would not
enlist in it otherwise. At one time u
sharper tried to retain him and WAS
smoothing over his crooked eonduet as
well as he knew how. when the Judge
astonished him by exolaiming. "a think
you have acted like an internal scoun-
drel, sirl''
is there any charge for that opin-
ion?'' 800 Sesffs9
Yes, sir; $5p'-san Francisco Ar.
gonaut. sa
tiisA ~ ks4k tA4g6s
.L.rLl-ll ~ ...l.. 4 - n 49,
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More counterfeit money is said to be
in circulation in Philadelphia now than
ever before. Among the counterfeits is
dollar silver certificate marked "Plate
No. 49," The check letter is A, series
Of 1891. Another bogus 81 dollar note
has the check letter b, series of 1886.
Other counterfeit 81 bills that are ahoat
in great quantities contain the check
letter d, series Of 1891. A bogus so
note is also very well executed. 1t has
the check letter A. series of 1886.
These counterfeits have been scattered
around in profusion. Others of larger
denominations have lately made their
appearance. One is a rather carelessly
executed So note, series Of 1880. letter
ID. Another note for the same denoni-
nation has the check letter d, series Of
1886. III Ia aItffE Ma
Bogus small coin is to be met with on
all hands. Quarters and half dollars are
the counterfeits, which are cleverly made
and are detected by the shopkeepers only
by ringing on glass. metallic or mar
BILE surface, Philadelphia Press.
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Written In Slang.

Matthew Henry's commentary on the
Bible was written for the common peo-
pie and in the slang Of the day. In com
menting on Judges tx he says: 1--WE are
here told by what acts Abimeleck got
into the saddle. He hired for his serv-
ice all the scum and scoundrels of the
country. lothian was really fine gem
tleman. The Sechemites were the first
TO kick him off. They said all the i'll
they could Of him In their table talk.
They drank health to his confusion. -
Exchange.
tsaR J.
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A Woman with Neryes.

Let no envious man ever say again
that feminine NERVES" will interfere
with feminine success in business. Al
the recent decapitation of the Anarchist
Henry in Paris one of the most inter.
ested spectators was Nine. Yver, the
representative of French paper. She
is said to have written calmly yet
busily" throughout tho scene.
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A Beginning.

Bromley, l hear you are going to
start housekeeping"
eyes, Darlington. -
"What have you got toward it?'
"a wife. London Tit-Bits.
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There is o laundryman In Lonaon
who has baby girl with 26 Christian
names, each name beginning with q
different letter Of the alphabet.
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He EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE worm.

A bird once read this cute old saw.
Then to himself he said,
'If can catch that same old worm
I'll early leave my bed"
And so he did, but that old worm
The same cute saw had read,
Then sagely took his morning snooze,
And bird sneaked home united.
MORAL.
The maxim lacks consistency
Whichever way you squirm,
For what is good advice for bird"
Is bad advice for worm"
Boston Transcript
The morning call., 1894-07-09

cOuVer Barracks at IL A. NJ. under CON-
mand OF Colonel Thomas A. Anderson.
The news quickly spread, and soon
crowd OIL several hundred strikers gathered
about the depot. Their faces were dark,
but little was said and no threats were
made.
1he troops have pitched their camp in
the railroad yards at the depot. which
fairly bristles with arms tonight. Besides
the 2OS regulars, $50 deputy marshals and
dozen special policemen were on duty
during the day.
Beginning this evening, seven or eight
regulars will go out on every train leaving
Tacoma, returning with the train. Colonel
Anderson expects to be here month, and
that more troops will be sent from Van
couver.
Local trains on this division are all run
ming. A freight train started west from
Ellensburg to-day. Tomorrow a freight
will be sent East and another to Portland.
Two hundred out of 234 shDgle-mills
in Western Washington have shut down,
or will Immediately, on account of their
inability to get cars. Thirty mills or so
on the Great Northern's line continue
running, having received thirty-four cars
out of 1000 asked for. Shingle dealers are
receiving and unusual number Of orders
for this time of year. but must postpone
all shipments.
PORTLAND. Or. July 8.-Mount Hood
Division No. 81, Order Of Railway Con-
ductors. 120 strong. to-day unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS In view Of the present strike Of
the a. r. C.. We as members Of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, in meeting assembled;
ResolUe. That We will strictly adhere TO our
contracts entered into with the Southern.
Union and Northern Pacific railways, and stand
ready at all times to perform our duties as con.
ductoTs.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. July 8.-Com-
pany +, Fourteenth Infantry, U. S. A.,
Captain Murphy. left Port Townsend to-
night for Tacoma to do military duty on
the Northern Pacific Railway.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, July 6-Troops
a and II, Fourth Cavalry, Captains Smith
and Wilder, left here at II o'clock this
morning for Spokane with twenty days
rations, equipped for field service. They
went by rail to WsIlula, marched from
there to Pasco. distance of ten miles.
and there took the Northern Pacific TO
SDOkauA
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HER MAIDEN VOYAGE.
Another Steamer Added to the
Hamburg-American Fleet.
She Is Named the Prussia and
Was Built at Belfast
Island.

NEW YORK, July 8.-The steamer Prus-
sia, the latest addition 10 the Hamburg
American feet, arrived here this morning
from Hamburg via Havre on her maiden
voyage, bringing So cabin and 81 steerage
passengers.
She was built at the yard of Harland &
Wolff at Belfast, builders of the White
Star Line boats. Her gross tonnage is
5937 tons. registered tonnage 1865. has four
pole masts and one funnel. She has twin
screws and two sets of triple expansion
engines, and is fixed with all modern I'M
provementS and appliances. She is built
expressly for the freight and steerage
passenger trade, having accommodations
for at least 2000 passengers and can carry
5000 tons of cargo, dead weight. She
steams thirteen and half knots, with a
coal consumption of seventy tons per dav.
Her sister ship, the Persia, which was
also built at the same yard. will arrive
here within the next three weeks.
CAPTAIN Karlowa, formerly with the
White Star Line. is commander of the
Prussia.
Three more steamers Of like construc-
tion are being built by the Ham burg
American Company at a German shipping
point and will probably be placed in COM
mission toward the end of the present
year.
The morning call., 1894-07-09
A STATE OF SIEGE.
Trouble About the Killing of
Kneebone.
Mines in Wallace, Idaho, Have
Closed Down and an Out
break Is Expected.

WALLACE, Idaho, July 8.-The trouble
which resulted in the killing of John
Kneebone a blacksmith at the Gem mine,
on July 8. originated in his giving damag-
ing testimony against the strikers in their
trials for rioring here two years ago. A
month ago he and about thirty others
were blacklisted by the Miners unions of
Gem and Burke, and their employers were
requested to discharge them.
The mine-owners refused either to dis
charge or protect them, allowing them to
take their own chances. About half
dozen left at the time, the rest remaining
on. On July 8 about forty masked men
armed with rifles went to the town of Gem
and shot Kneebone. Other men whom
they saw in the mines and mills were
warned and hid themselves.
They took Superintendent R. K. Neill,
William drummer, the mine foreman, and
two others and marched them over to the
Montana line. where they made them take
an oath never to return to the Cpur
d'Alene country and left them. Their
eaptors returned to Gem and Burke.
Knowing the difficulty of securing evi-
dence against the assassins, nothing has
been done toward their arrest. although
the crime was witnessed by at least $50
people.
To-day Governor Mcconnell offers $1,000
toT their conviction. Twelve or fifteen of
the blacklisted men have left since Knee
bore was killed. Both Wallace and
Wardner have been in a condition of sns-
pense and distrust for the past four days,
as other threats have been made.
Every citizen is taking precautions for
his own protection.
Every mine except two has closed
down, and these are likely to close.
Troops have been called fer. An at
tempt was made to blow up the Bunker
Hill electric power-house yesterday. but it
failed, only because the bomb struck a
stump and it exploded near the building
instead of under it as was intended. The
damage has been repaired.
This town is guarded nightly by SEN
tries, and signals have been arranged for
summoniDg assistance in case of surprise.
The morning call., 1894-07-09

Merced. for the purpose of hauling pro-
visions, etc. If the train orders called for
regular train No. % he destination would
: have to be Lathrop. aud that would not
answer the purpose agreed Cd. as the
goods would have to be hauled by teams
from Stockton TO LathrOp.
Superintendent Frazier insisted that it
should be the regular train or he would
have it sidetracked. The men accepted
the situation and No. 2S left five minutes
late. 1t is generally believed on its return
not another freight will leave.
The branch of the American Railway
Onion at Bakersfield do not care about
granting such privileges as train No. 2S,
and are determined to stand pat" Sew
eral crews have been tied up at Mendoza.
Their homes are a Bakersfield, and seeing
ITO hopes OF a break, no chance of seeing
the newspapers and no mail facilities, life
became mon notonous. Yesterday three en-
gnes and train crews left there for Bakers
field. with an engine and caboose.
PACIFIC GROVE. July S.-Since last
Wednesday evening things have been in a
luu in this vicinity, and no regular trains
have either left or arrived at this terminus.
Yesterday local was run in from Coyote
with non-union men, two United States
Marshals being aboard.
To-day a train arrived from Gilroy with
one passenger.
=. The first real excitement took place this
afternoon when the strikers would not al
low the local train from Gilroy which ar
rived here at u :55 to depart. They killed
The engine. and as there was no other here
>: the train remained.
For over an hour there was great excite
. ment at the depot. and it was thought II
= would result in bloodshed.
-. Los ANGELES. July 8.-Everything IS
i: quiet here to-day. Local trains were run
.'over both Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
roads. and Santa Fs got out an overland
with one Pullman attached.
A train arrived from Albuquerque with
Pullman attached. 1t IS reported here
that the Government will take steps to-
morrow to compel the railroads to move
freight as we'll as passenger trains.
The morning call., 1894-07-09
TWO CAVALRYMEN DESERT.
They Objected to Riding on Nom
Union Train.

TACOMA. Wash, July S.-Sergeant Sully
and Private Kennedy of Troop a, State
Cavalry, of Spra2ue, deserted their COM
mand here this morning, not appearing at
rollcall. They belong TO a railroad or
ganizaton at Sprague, and objected to
riding home on a non-union train. Major
Ashton says they will be court martialed.
They endeavored Saturday to stir up mu-
tiny by getting other troopers to refuse to
ride on a nOn-uniOn train.
Troops A, . and D. State Cavalry, left
early this evening on a special train of
two sections for their homes al Sprague.
Yakima and Spokane. respectively. A
guard of twenty three men from Troop B,
Tacoma. accompanied the train TO bring IL
back. The trains fairly bristled as they
pulled out of the yards, carbines cleaning
from coach windows and also from cattle
cars in which hordes were Quartered. Cav
alrymen says this is the first time in years
so large a squadron of caYalrymen has
been msssed together in the Northwest.
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TO CRUSH ANARCHY.
French Cabinet Ready to Employ
Strong Measures.

PARIS, July S-A special Cabinet Couu-
Gil presided over by Premier Dupuy was
held to-day. There was complete dis
cussion of the anti-anarchist measures de-
cided upon by the Council Of Ministers the
dav after CarnotS murder.
These measures will be introduced in the
Cham Der tomorrow, and the Government
will insist upon their being adopted before
the close of the session.
They provide for the removal of the cor
rectional tribunals for the trial of often
ders who hitherto have been sent to the
Assizes for trial before juries. Among
the offenses covered by the Ministers are
incitement through the press to outrage or
crime, speeches advocating theft, murder,
robbery, incendarism, crimes against the
State and the defense of such crimes.
The publication of reports of anarchist
trials is forbidden under heavy penalties.
The reason for dispensing with jury
trials in cases of persons charged with the
above offenses is that the juries have al
ways hesitated 10 convict because the
Assizes Judges are empowered to inflcl
the heaviest sentences.
The morning call., 1894-07-09
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
Visibly Affected by the Great Rail-
road Strike.

LONDON, July S.-The release of Gov
ernment dividends and the increased
plethora of loanabIe money during the
week kept the rates at the lowest point.
The cheapness of money failed TO stem
the influx of gold. but the American ar
rivals appear to have ceased. The tropi-
cal weather and the rival attractions of
the Henley regatta and other sports made
the attendance at the stock exchange small.
The business was of the most quiet ma
ture. The settlement was concluded better
than was expected.
American securities continued to ad-
vance in prices. The aspect of affairs in
the United States had the effect of killing
speculation.
Foreign securities were firm, but the
market was without feature. Home rail-
The morning call., 1894-07-09
HAS HEARD ENOUGH.
Emperor William Objects to Kotz
Scandal Discussion.

BERLIN. July 8.-Emperor William is
vexed over the Kotz scandal. When he
ordered Kotz released he determined also
to end the gossip at court. He instructs
the new grand chamberlain to caution all
court officials that they must cease talking
of the scandal or give up their places in
the court circle.
The Grand Chamberlain will soon revise
the list of household officials and will can
eel the names of Won Koz and Won Schra-
der. Among other exiles from the old
castle and new palace will be Prince Leo
pold of Prussia and several ladies of the
court whose private lives suffered severely
from the Kotz inquiry