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THE OArTAtS.
for the mIddls.it was only 9 desert and not worth
seeing, anyhow.
Itold Mr. Davis what had heard and what I
wanted. and the recital made him laugh.
~ cannot help feeling amused At the igno-
rance Of people hero about their own country"
he said, "even though It DO an old story. That
reporter could have told you moro about Lon
don or Paris than about Buenos Ayres twice
over. Instead OF an occasional steamer. the
Government keeps three transports employed
making regular trips 10 all its stations south.
One 10 ordered TO sail on the 18th. but It won't
get away until the 18th. They carry supplies TO
the troops and the settlers down that way.
You'll md sheep ranches at every port but
there's nothing to SEQ OF consequence until
you get below the continent. Still. a Yankee
newspaper man may md something where we
wouldn't"
found the steamer wanted lying at the en-
trance OF the long row of magnificent stone
docks which the Government 10 building at
Buenos Ayres, of which something will be told
ct another time. The steamer was lying beside
the huge hulk of an ld-time frigats. A chute
lod from the high deck OF the frGate down 10
tho hatch OF the steamer, and lot Of men were
keeping the chute full OF flying coal. The air
above was black with the dust. However, I
went on board determined to pick out the most
comfortable stateFoom while yet such other
passengers ~ were going had not Vsntured on
board. I found the chief oficeT seated In the
pilot house. where he could at once watch the
men and keep clear of most OF thu coal dust and
he very quickly made me wish had waited I'M
I'll the cOAling was done
To show me what wanted 10 see l found In
volved lot Of trouble TO him and the opening
OF tho cabin 90 that the dust could get in. but
be cheerfully refused TO admit that had come
~ an inoppOrtune moment, showed me the state
rooms, told me which was best, ordered mAtA
tths native teal, and In every way made me feel
At home and 81 ease. The incident seems worth
relating here, because the books dealing with
LAtin-AmericAn character almost invariably
speak OF their pOlitsnsss as something super
AeLal-A mere mAttsT Of complimentary wOrds.
-Four days later piled my baggage into car
rage and drove 70 the ship. l found the deck
thrOnged with people and Uttered with baggage.
The ofncerS were about in gold-lGced uniforms.
The people we're In holiday attire. A gang OF
Hongshoremen gathered about the carriage 70
got At my baggage. but the ships steward came
- my rescue before l had ceased Eondsring
how could escape. and In > trics everything
was on deck aud under the eyes OF police
nleR In sailor uniform who guard the docks
there. Then had leisure 10 look the steamer
over in eursOry fashion. Here Is What learned:
Her name was Ushuaia. She vas built Ia
1871 At Stockholm and sent out To the river
Plate 10 serve as lighter. Il was encouraging
10 learn that, because they do not slight their
~OTk Al StOekh holm. and. moreover. boat de-
signed for lighter In the river Plate H1s s1rs
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OF neatness, considering the surroundings. and
there was q piano In the corner. While the
Captain enjoyed my admiring glance, door TO
an adjoining room opened. and a most attract
i've girl OF perhaps II came In.
is this the agent of the railroad 2" ! asked,
when we had been introduced.
"No, she Is the telegraph operator" replied
the Captain" but she will tell you anything
about the country you may wish to learn for
the benefit Of the North Americans"
"will you do that ?" said To her.
~ shall be glad to, unless you would rather
talk with father" she replied, turning her big
blue eyes on me In way that showed she knew
very we'll no man would want 10 see or hear or
think Of any body else while she was around.
Three or four days later the Ushuaia was
steaming slowly down the coast. bound for the
ancient resort of pirates called Port Desire. It
was . dreamy. Indian summer day. and the
passengers were idling about when q servant
asked me 10 go to the Captains qHartera-
found him picking guitar but he put Il away
as entered, and took q slip cut from news
paper out OF his pocket and handed It 70 me.
Would I DO so Kind as 10 translate the little
poem printed on the slip from English into
SPANISH would try, IL was the story OF = girl
who stood on pier weeping for a sailor whom
the sharks had eaten in a PARKWAY port and 1t
had a refrain:
I" And the waves sigh low
As they ebb and flow,
For they know that the sea Is frought with woe"
she gave IL to me-" said the Captain. cit
must be very beautiful" and he nodded his
head 10 the point OF the compass that was in a
line TO the anchorage we had left In New Gulf
I'VE will be back In thirty days" continued
the Captain, - and then will ask her father"
II took us more than siI weeks 10 get back
Then the Captain once more fastened ashore. l
watched him through glass as he entered the
door, but no one met him there. do not know
some little telegraph operator had some OF the
characteristics that make pretty girl operators
In the States so tsntaliEingly charming. guess
abe WAS a cOqustte who thought naval ship
Captain legitimate prey.
The little settlement In New Gulf called Ma
dTyn. will be described At another time While
lying there, however, all the passengers vent
ashore % eat dlnner peculiar to the desert Of
Patagonia. ] missed this, because on that dAy
the Captain Of the Port, " hO admired the great
Yankee republic, as all educated Argentinizns
do. had inVlSsd me 70 dine with him. Z" As the
nFst representative OF a great North American
newspaper" he had ever met But when Ne
reached Port Desire We All went ashore 10 inspect
the Old ruins OF spanish fort, and then a desert
cattle man invited us all 10 dine With him
We found the home Of our host standing
among the old Tuins The contrast bstwssn the
ancient spanish and the modern Argentine
architecture was very great The Old walls
man eould reaeA and above tksSs tAsss I'D besa
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The Oldest OiI Wen.
Prom ihs Oa c.tv DarieE.

A short time ago the DeTTtek mentioned 4 case
Columbia farm, near this city. had been Cleaned
out and was producing oil la paying Quantities.
There Is another well IN this neiR hb0fhOod that
knOcks The record Of the Columbia farm well
into smithsreenS Ii Is at lockwood, about
Charles Lay and WAS drilled IN $40 for salt.
vein OF oil was struck, and Il impFegnatsd the
NTteF 70 such an extent that IL was Valueless for
s4u una ing. No use was then known for the
OIL, ana u was abandoned. Daring the oil eN-
eiteme9t Tue well Was drilled deeper, and Il
pemped OIL ioT several years. out later b. was
abandoned. Within the past week Il has brca
sputteFing gas and oiL ana may b cleaned GA
aud IaAks : fAlE-siBed PumpsE.
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Following Magellan's Path in
an Argentine Naval
Transport.
sEAfARINe IN ITS RIGoR.
Gales and Glaciers and "Frozen
Volcanoes Vomiting Flames
of Snow"

@tr.iteuea 0-srtsrs Abesrd snip, Fri,itsve
Pare, ana Msiss surrs-rdfnss-Feiiow
Passengers IN vsristy-Ths Chiehen
Coop o. the Quarter Deck-A Fort with
Railroad and Pretty Telegraph Oyer
stor Dinner with Desert C.ttie-s.,
Roast Beef Cooked .. the sh,, or che
steer-whsti No ss.p "A, Une1peeted
Cocktail Leads 20 .. I-p-evised Punch
s-.-.eo Robes, Pstsee-i.. Bi..kets
I.wove- with Figures OF Birds s,a
Bessts-How the Bois and Lssso Are
swpng-strs.se Petrinea Birds. Besuti-
fol Rsss or otter shin and sw..'s
Down, s.a the Yshss. Rush baskets
Discipline Aboard the Naval Tr-nsport
This is q story of life on an Argentine naval
transport engaged in the carrying trade between
Buenos Ayres and various ports on tho coasts .;
Patagonia, TERRA del Fuego. and an island OF
the east coast of the latter that IL known 81
Staten Island or La Isla dc los Estados. accord
tng TO the map one consults. That IL 10 say, X
any OF the readers Of The Sun would like TO
take q journey In tho wake Of such old-timo cx-
plorers a. Magellan, Wallis, Anson, Cook. or
BouRainville. this story will tell of the life one
may reasonably expect TO lead while on one of
the three Argentine national ships that ply
regularly over the route.
When arrived in Buenos Ayres one morning
in April intending 10 mako some such journey
- IL here proposed. was 90 ignorant Of the
region and the means OF transportation Il
might afford that was half ashamed 10 make
the inquiries which tho lack Of . guide book
made necessary. However, when had made
bold 10 confess my condition TO the editor of one
Of the dailies, he made me feel very much better
at once. He did not know any moro than did
about the matter. He said:
you would like TO SEQ tho coast of Patagonia,
oh ? Well, you'll have to charter Q steamer, I
guess. don't know anything about IL myself.
but you can't go overland, because there In no
water. saw ship Captain once who had been
down there getting guano-on Santa Cruz, some
where-when Chill claimed tho region. A Chill
nan-o-war came along and carried OF his ship
while no was on shore hunting gusnacos. and
no had 70 make his way overland to Punta
Arenas In the straits. He got there. but It was
almost . miracle, though In . season of rains.
However, there may DO q sailing ship bound to
Chubut for wheat that will carry you"
And where Is Chubutf"
That's . Welsh colony on New Bay, about
700 miles down the coast Let's ask our marine
reporter about It"
Tho marine reporter came and said had ar
rived In town too lata. Tho Government ooca-
sionally sent q naval ship down that way, but
one had sailed two weeks before, and would
probably not ind another chance In two months.
Still might 60 to see Mr.. Davis, the agent Of
the Welsh colony. He might be chartering .
vessel to 70 thero after wheat. II saw Chu-
but could then return and go BY way of Mon
tsvideo TO the Straits Of Magellan. That would
enable mo to see both ends Of Patagonia, and -
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wooden roofs thstohed With grass. The modern
structure, built Ivy tho Argentine Government
20 iBduce settlers to come, consisted Of light
wooden frame entirely covered IN with CORFU
gated iron. One SEES just such houses In the
mine camps of the United States where they
arc popular because ebesPly aud quickly built
But not till one has been In such . house built
where the wind blows ss IL does on the
Patagonia desert can he fully appreciate
all Of its peculiarities; II lie especially
necessary 10 60 into such q house 10
understand its capabilities - . musical instru-
ment. When We came 70 sit down 10 the long.
bench-iike table for dinner. after a walk over
the hills that had sharpened our sppctites, we
paused 10 listen as II to the notes Of great or
gan played by the hands Of = mad musician.
Probably the cotrugations Of the iron, the sharp
edges Of the plates, the lengths Of plates pro-
iectine unsupported beyond slender beams. and
the differing degrees Of rigfdness with which
the plates were secured 10 the beams combined
70 vary the vibrations OF the plates under the
impulse Of the whirlins wind squalls.
There were soft and smooth murmurs. hosrse
boomlngs, clear and fair altos. singing sopranos
alternately, and combined in . way TO inter-
est and distract every unaccustomed listener.
The dinner was in itself . most interesting
novelty. We had beef roasted In . fashion
which the natives call meat with skin" The
ribs Of steer had been wrapped in the skin Of
the animal, and then impaled on long iron rod,
which was thrust into the ground go that the
wrapped-up meat leaned directly above q small
open fire. Here It had remained for about three
hours while patient native fed the flames with
brush, and occasionally turned the bundle Of
meat TWAS then removed. the skin was stripped
on. and IL was brought, dripping with hot
juice, in big pan TO the table, where the hungry
passengers awaited II knives in hand.
The knives were Of q class novel 10 an Ameri-
can, and. In fact, 90 was everything about the
table. Each knife blade was triangle. was an
inch broad at the handle. and tapered to an
acute point, ~ inches away. This was . good
shape for the usual purpose for which It was de-
signed-the skinning Of animals. but II was not
q good table knife. Even at that the ranchman
had not enough to 60 around. and three Of NJ
had 70 use the knives we had carried. in antici-
~ -
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The D.ssrsAss Ia the Bat,oaAols s,t-..io..
FroS. the Boston ErsninO Manuscript.

long felt want has just been filled by the In
Vention OF migratory buttOnhole. This Is the
way the originator describes IL:
A readily removable and transferable at
tachment, adapted Ia be fitted To an article OF
personal wear, tai temporarily repair a broken
buttOnhOle. consisting Of a strip OF nOn-coTTO-
sive material folded upon itself, 50 that its
bight may be ittsd over the edge Of the gar
ment and its folded mem beers made 70 clasp
both sides OF the part of the garment through
which the brok huttOnhOle Is made. the menu
beers having openings formed In them near the
veTsely OF the width OF the folded members the
Openings adapted 10 coincide with each other
dent and readily detachable fasteniREs for i'm
mOVably SECURING the free ends OF the mem-
broken buttOnhOle.n
80 there need be no more marrying for the
sake OF button sewing: those that are married
already shall keep 80; the rest can use die pat-
ent portable buttOnhOle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-14
Balalsnce in TREASURY. .sa7;7es nj

D.. The ar'sove. b:tlance stands to the
credit of the various funds as per
Ireasurer's3 Balance Sheet, dated
June 2SIh, 1894: co.. ....t.a-. ,A,
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~ Business hours from "a. n. totP.M.
Valuable papers received fer safe keeping
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
THE GoULD-NICOLAUs CASE.
The Defendant Files His Answer in the
$4,000 Suit-Mrs. Nicolaus Took No
Gould Money with Her to Europe.

The Defendant Files His Answer in the
$4,000 Suit-Mrs. NicoIaus Took No
Gould Money with Her to Europe.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-George Gould,
through his attorneys, Cochran & Clark,
has made his answer in the $40, 900 suit
against him commenced by Mrs. leila
NicOlauS. The answer covers ten pages
of typew ritten matter. and consists of
a general denial to each and every
charge made by Mrs. Nicolous in her
complaint. 1t contains no demand for
a general bill of particulars as many
believed it would.
Lawyer Hummell was seen and said
in regard to Mr.. Gould's answer:
'Messrs. Cochran & Clark have served
us with a copy of Mr.. Gould's answer
in this case, but we are not at liberty
to make the contents of the answer
public. If Attorneys Cochran & Clark
are proud of the document which they
have prepared for Mr.. Gould, they
should not hesitate to give it for publi-
cation, but it is not our place to do so.
Attorney Clark, of the firm of Coch-
ran & Clark, counsel for George Gould,
said: sit is impossible for me to make
public the answer in the case of Mrs.
Nicolaus against Mr.. Gould. If Mr..
Hummell thinks best, he is at liberty
to make publication of the answer.
The case has not been compromised in
any way, and will not be. When the
matter comes up in the courts for trial
we shall be prepared to fight the case
to the end. We shall give them all the
fight they want in this matter. In the
meantime I see Mrs. Nicolaus is enjoy
ing herself in Europe. She must have
raised some money from another source,
for assure you she did not get a dollar
from our CLIENT
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
THE WAR IN BRAZIL.
Rosy Report Sent Under the Censorsl
OF President PefxOtO.

4 Rosy Report Sent Under the Censorship
OF President Peixoto.
Rio DE JANEIRo, Dec. 29.-The Bra
lillian foreign minister, acting for
President Peixoto, authorizes the rep
resentative of the United Press to send
the following information:
1.-The insurgent cruiser Almirante
Tamandare was worsted yesterday in
an engagement with the government
forts at Nictheroy. A heavy fire was
maintained by the combatants, which
finally resulted in the beating off of
the war ship, which was seriously
damaged. The Workmanship of the
government gunners showed consid-
cradle improvement and compara-
lively few of their shots went wild.
The government has received advices
confirming the report of the loss at
Itajahy of the lnsurgent steamer Me-
teoro in recent fight with the gov
eminent forces.
1.-The insurgents besieging Baga, in
the state of Rio Crande do Sui. rs
sumed active operations against that
place and suffered a severe repulse.
Their loss in killed, wounded and pris-
ouers was 6OO''
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THOMAS & RICHARDS, one of the larg-
est dry goods houses in Lima, o., was
taken possession of. on the goth, by the
H. b. Clafiin Co., of New York, who
hold chattel mortgages on the firms
stock for over $4,000. The stores of
Marcellus Thompson, senior partner,
at Kenton, was closed to satisfy the
claim. Other creditors will get moth
ing.
"A TELEGRAM was received at the
headquarters of the Knights of Labor
in Philadelphia, on the 29th, stating
that General Master Workman Sover-
eign had been taken quite ill at Halle
ton, Pa. where he had gone on bust
ness for the order, and upon the advice
of physicians, had hastily taken train
for his home at Des Moines, Ia.
THE Etna, Standard and Laughlin
iron and steel mills and Spence &
Sons foundry at Martins Ferry, O.,
resumed rations, on the 2Sth, Civ
ing employing to 500 men. The pros
poets for long and steady run are
considered good.
THE entire plant of the Carnegie
steel works at Homestead, Pa, resumed
work on the LIST. Notices were posted,
on the goth, of a reduction of two and
one-half cents an hour in the wages of
machinists and two cents an hour for
la borers.
THE Pennsylvania steel works at
Stcelton, Pa, closed down, on the goth,
for an indefinite period. Operations
will be resumed as soon as sufficient
orders are received to warrant the COM
pany in running the various depart
mentS.
THE funeral of Henry Petit, the
well-known English dramatist, who
died in London on Christmas Eve,
from typhoid fever, took place, on the
Goth, at Brompton. large number
of distinguished actors We're present.
Col. ALFRED A. WYNNE died at his
home in Sumpter, Tenn, on the 29th,
aged "a years. He was a son-in-law of
Gen. James Winchester. of the war of
1919, and personal friend of Gen.
Andrew jackson.
THE members of the diplomatic
corps in London called upon Premier
Gladstone, on the Goth, at his Down
ing-street residence and congratulated
him upon his attaining his saith birth
day anniversary.
STATE TREAsURER-ELEcr CoLvIN, of
New York, has appointed Charles w.
Anderson, a colored man of New York
city, as his private secretary.
FIFTEEN persons were drowned, on
the 2Sth, during a dense fog that pre-
vailed over the city Of Amsterdam in
the Znyder Zee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
OFF WENT HIS HEAD.

Failing to Obtain a Desired Letter of
Recommendation, C. p. Houston, an Ex-
Car Inspector. Assaults the Foreman OF
the st. Louis Terminal Association with
Pistol. and Getting Worsted, Suicides
by Lying In Front of Train.
ST.. Louis, Dec. 2S.-At $50 a. M.
Officers O'Connor and McGrath, of the
Central district, found the dead body
of C. p. Houston, until recently an
employe of the Terminal association,
at Sixteenth and Ridgely streets, on
track "a of the Union depot, about
200 yards west OF the Fourteenth street
bridge. The man had evidently placed
himself on the railroad track and lain
there until train approached and ran
over his neck, completely severing the
head from the body.
HoustOn'S body was taken to the
morgue and when searched, among
other small things found in his pockets
was small memorandum book, on one
of the pages Of which was written the
following:
HIS LAST MESSAGE.
My name is C. P. Houston. Take the sorrow-
full news to my family, 202 Brooklyn street, ST.
Louis. Mo.
Houston, who was a switchman in
Terminal Co., created considerable of
sensation Tuesday evening when he
called at the office of the Terminal as
ISOLATION and approached Edward Nc
Donald, foreman of the ASSOCIATION,
demanding a letter of recommendation
that he might obtain employment else
where, having recently been discharged
from the Bridge and Terminal associa-
ton. Mcdonald had not time to an
swer Houston's request, when the lat
ter whipped out revolver, and crying
in a loud voice, stake that for what
you you have done to me-" he fired on
the foreman. The bullet did not strike
McDonald's body, but passed through
the left side of his coat.
Mcdonald, who is powerfully-built
man, sprang upon the would-be assas-
sin, and wrenching the weapon from
Houston's grasp gave him severe
drubbing. Houston finally broke away
from McDonald's grasp and ran out of
the Office, followed by Mcdonald.
Houston was too feet of foot, however,
and he rapidly drew away from his
pursuer. Mcdonald, seeing that
he could not overtake the fugi-
tive any other way, turned loose
the revolver which he had
taken from Houston and fred three
shots at the latter's fleeing form. The
would-be assassin's speed did not lessen
any, and he was soon lost to sight.
The police, who were notified of the
affair, made search for Houston Tues
day night, and tried to locate him at
his old haunts. When his dead body
was found in the union depot yards it
was identified by the train hands and
others.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
Annie wagner Not Guilty.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 29.-Afte,
being out for twelve hours. the jury il
the Annie Wagner murder trial
brought in verdict of not guilty.
The courtroom was crowded, and
the announcement of the verdict
was received with cheer after
cheer. During a scene of the
widest confusion the prisoner tainted
away. Annie Wagner was charged
with the murder of Eve members of q
family named Koesters, in May last,
on account Of love for KoesterA 4
strong chain of circumstantial evt
denco was woven.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
An Offer From Andrew Carne,

An Oner From AnUfeW NArHeSI6s
New YORK, Dec. ga special to tho
Press from Pittsburgh. Pa, says:
A letter has been received in this ci "
from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, addressed
to Robert Pitcairn. of the Pennsylvania
railroad, who is associated with other
prominent citizens here on the relief
committee to provide work for the un.
employed
Mr.. Carnegie offers to give, If the
people of Pittsburgh will contribute an
equal sum, $1,000 a working day for
two months This means a contribu-
ton from Mr.. Carnegie of nearly $780,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

The Unemployed of London Asked to
Wait for an Oppeortune Time to Com
slider Their Petition.
LONDON, Dec. ga deputation of
unemployed workmen waited upon
Mr.. Gladstone yesterday, and asked
that the government provide work for
the unemployed by building light rail-
ways in London. Mr.. Gladstone, in
reply to the request, said that the
want of employment was not confined,
to London or any part of Great Britain.
The government sympathizes with the
men and their families in their dis
tress, but it would be difficult for the
government to engage in work that
was beyond its usual powers. There.
were parties, Mr.. Gladstone added.
that desired the government to become
the owner of all the railways in the
country. To a certain extent he,
shared in this desire, but it was a COM.
pick question which could not be de-
cided without mature consideration.
For the present it was impossible to,
consider the question, but he promised
to do SO when the time was opportune.
A Jewish Rabbi Driven Insane by Matri-
mOny.
NEW YORK. Dec 29.-Judge McAdam
OF the superior court, has committed
Rabbi Samuel Kleighton Lewis to the
Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane.
Lewis came here from Louisville, XIV.
and was married on Tuesday last. He,
went on his wedding tour, and on
Wednesday he became insane in WASH
ington. His bride took him back, and
he was taken to Bellevue hospital. He
fancied he was pursued by men who
are seeking his life.