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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
FREED BY A BARREL OF OYSTERS
HOW GREAT RUSSIAN BANKER BOUGHT
HIS FREEDOM FROM sERFDOM

One OF the bes;-known banking houses OF ST.
Petersburg and the to which most American
visitors to Russia carry letters Of credit is that Of
Messrs Shalounine & Sons. the founder OF which
father OF the present head OF the firm. owed his
liberation from serfdom fifteen years before the de-
cree Of emancipation. to barrel of oysters. Old
Shalounine serf belonging TO Count Shere-
me;ief OF the wealthiest mobiles in Russia He
had frequently entreated the Count to grant him
his freedom, Offering him much as $4,000 for the
boon. But money was no object TO the Count, ana
IL gratied his pride feel that OF the leading
bankers of the Empire one Of his serfs unable
TO marry either his his daughters without
his masters consent. Moreover. serf. the banker
liable TO have his money seized and conhscaed
at any moment by the Count since everything that
belonged TO a serf. including his wife, children and
property, belonged ipso facto TO his master.
One day Shaiounine. who had just that very
morning returned the capital from odessa. called
at the Sheremetleff Palace for the purpose Of
porting his arrival. in duty bound TO his owner
He had brought with him barrel OF delicious
Crimean oysters for presentation TO the Count. but
left them in his carriage at the palace door until he
should have obtained his masters intmation that
his gift was acceptable.
On entering the presence Of the Count the banker
found hin, surrounded by party Of guests and en-
were about TO sit down The butler was explaining
10 the count tha there were no oysters 10 be got IN
the capital at that moment for love money
Catching sight OF the serf- banker the Count
claimed:
'Oh Il is thou again. thou art come TO poster me
once more for thy liberation, Thou knowest that
1t Is useless / should know what to do with
thy money But. stay. will tell thee something
Get some oysters for my breakfast and thou
shalt have thy freedom
Shalounne bowed low. left the room. fetched
the small barrel Of oysters which he had left In his
rrage at the door, and laid II at the feet OF his
master
AS the barrel had been opened the Coun,
called for pen and paper. wrote out decara trOn
emancipating both the banker and his family from
sertdom. and then bowling courtcOusly to the man
who but moment before had been his slave.
claimed: And. now, my dear Mr. ShaOuninc-
will you give us the pleasure OF your company AT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
INTELLIGENT FISH, INDEED!
From The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
II very much interested In case that shows
fish reason" said A. p Buchannon. of Nash
Vile. at the Cochran. Il have fish pond. stocked
with trout. No one has ever caught any OF the
fish, as / have been trying to increase their num-
ber the pond being but three years old. My daugh-
ter. who is something of natural surgeon. has
whenever she goes along the banks the fish follow
her and will eat out OF her hand One day a fish
appeared evidently about to die with some kind
OF swelling on his head. She caught him and con-
cudcd to try to cure him, lancine the gathering.
The next day he came for his food, evidently feel
ing as well as ever: few mornings after that her
friends in the pond made considerable stir they
swan after food. They pushing a companion
ahead of them that had in some way got caught
and torn fin nearly off, Gripping him badly
that he could not swim. His friends taking
him TO my daughter TO cure him as she had the
others. After looking at the injured fish, she went
TO the house and procuring needle and thread
returned TO the pond and took three or four stitches
In the fish as surgeon would with a man. and
then put II back into the pond He recovered. since
which time none OF them have been sick. but II
they become so. expect them to call on the doctor
again"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
1T AGED RAPIDLY.
THE wHISKEY WAS HOMEMADE AND iAs'~
GOOD AFTER MEXICAN PuLorE.
From The Chicago Times-Herald.

From The Chicago Times Herald. al.
IT have always loved Vest as brother. ,rsss
General Shelby. Il reckon ] thought iuly a. ~" I'm
OF George Vest as II he was my neaI .,y. = 70 M
when We were young men. but was awe " "a
faults; His falling was overhastlness: ne ~ n,r.
impatient man. can recall an instance ~. ~ bays
After General Lee surrendered and Preslten. ~ "a
had been captured. II looked 10 a grea. man al I'd,
as II there wasn't room enough on eartn Lol ThsV
wanted to i've here so we went 70 Newt ss thought
was chance for ambitious men there We Wssosh
Vest went so did Governor Reynolds OF m nas H.
and and thousand OF our friends. IL assd
couraging in Mexico 1t wasn't Missouri AZ, J Il
wonder when was in Mexico II the G Tss ss,ui
Eden could be loveer than Missouri in se aeeh
We got TO drink would surely drive man " rhat
or infamy. Mescal aguardiente. or puNus,, "a
ever name It got. was simply an alas ior ' AXE d
vanished hopes. And /; would set fire TO SsoneCt
Ice We were simply pning to death Tor ." ''"
When lived in Kentucky had acquired s ns r. r.
or mastered the scence-whcheyer term IN me- e.
day, the Governor and will surely 60 MAJ ia
can't get drink. Something has Sot 70 "a Ne
10. and very quickly. he said. told mem md RI
good cheer. nearly that as they couia M "isu
see II couldn't smi,e tho rock In that im"s'
section OF the wilderness. a., nj
OF pipe and an iron kettle and two OF tn nes outti
OF corn. With that unpromislng mecns"Hf msde Z
mash distilled drop or two more than ,,a asa ~
OF whiskey. II wasn't what you weui Sanr,iisr smer
h a4y sT made Of Us s0 %ssp 'V the s0s
were not ashamed OF our tears Inc nquot, rsnk ha
portoned fairly into three parts Vest aaa. nd y
rough as barb wire ;i We tried to get him TO ~
but he had to have that whIskey then. and ne "a se
That's why used to think ne s success stse nA''
The Governor and had ourselves unde1 Rgsntst
cSnrSl We could resist our APP appe ". restrained our
selves We kept il I'll 1t got an age on " ''''
we drank IT," "a. c.,~
well R kent 'i mine NE" ful hour and half ~"
nolds didn't drink his share for two hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
DE WITT SMITH DORMITORY.

for the riding habits and costumes. The kitchen de-
par;ment. with all necessary storage room. cold
chambers ice chests etc. and also the steamboat
ing plant and elevator machinery. have been
planned on an elaborate scale.
The first. parlor floor. will he entered from
Wcst-st. through granite arched entrance richly
carved into lobby with vaulted ceiling supported
polished marble columns with carved capitals.
The lobby. vestIbuie and main hall Will be noored
with mosaic tiles. The parlors are unusually lars"
well lighted and will be Handsomely decorated AMI
The dinng-room to which the architects have de-
voted much study. extends across the entire build
ing. the ceiling being supported BY stee glrders.
stage for rehearsals and private heatcals has been
provided. an addition which sxcites the interest OF
all the students. on this floor also will be the d.
rcctresss suite. and the library and reference room
These Will be finished In quartered oak
studies and suites Of TWO ana three rooms we'll
provided win large CLOSETS window seats IRE,
floor has ample space for the storage Of trunks and
light, and viii have complete system Of electric
bells and pneumatic speaking tubes. Special attcn
modern and complete in every detail. Fire escapes
and FIRE doors are abundantly, provided. The high
is also a feature OF the building
me materials to be used IN the consrHson Will
story outer walls Will be OF Indiana limestone
man size. with stone and terra Gotta trimmings
will be used. The roof Will be Of heavy tile Spanish
be elaborate those OF a FIfth-ave. house.
fight Of steps will lead TO the main
entrance. From this one passes to the rotunda, In
which beautiful effects In finishing and decoration
will be displayed. The rotunda will be about sixteen
feet In diameter. with several white marble columns
the e spas being .d gs wit Be hS S S
oak paneng. six feet high with plaster finish
above and stucco cornices. The curved ceiling will
be OF oak.
on the right of the rotunda will be the main par
Tor, 10 by II feet. On the opposite side OF the
tunda Will be the library. is by q feet. in which
Will be fine assortment of books
A large number of the dormtory will be
occupied by young women from this city, who nat
urally have many words OF praise for Mr.. Smith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

and the number of them that get away being con-
sidered the price charged by the clubs Is certainly
moderate But yet 1t is an exPehsive i 10
shooting pieeons-and can be INDUCED IN only py
those with solid bank accounts. Many OF the c!ups
buy several thousand birds at time Such cIuos
as the Westminster Kennel Club and the Rlverton
closures large enough fly in freely, Strict care
Is taken to keep the birds well fed and Watered SO
that they shall be strong or wing wnen nOefa h
should be at least six months old. although the
largest birds are not always the best flyers When
pigeons slow and sluggish in taking flight II is
generally because they are not IN proper conditioh
have been badly handed.
FOREIGN PIGEONS
There has been much said and written about the
trained pigeons used in the matches shot In En-
gland and at Monte Carlo 1t has been declared
time and time again that these birds are much
faster and more difficult TO kill than the American
birds Many of the American crack trap shots
who have gathered honors abroad do not hold this
opinion about the birds there. They say that
some of the birds smaller and that greater care
wise they about the same as the American birds
no better and worse. Some foreigners un-
fortunately not above practising deception al
trap shooting matches. The first American TO com
The story that he was pitted against one OF
the champions Of Great Britain. fast .ot of birds
provided and unfortunately for the captain.
the larger share Of his driving twisters. He
grassed them In fine style but at last II got BIT
monotonous and upon Investigation he found that
the handlers OF his birds were pulling their tail
feathers out. and this was what made them fly so
wabbling and made them so difficult 10 hit To
put 1t mildly Captain Bogardus was highly ndig-
nant, and he appealed 10 the Editor or Bclis
Life" who was the stakeholder. The latter put
Captain Bogardis won the match and the approba
ton of the spectators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

Barberton discovery-are possibly the outcome on
a much later period. But It Is undoubted that sne
various Zimbabwe ruins are widely scattereu, ma a.
they were the work OF the earlier advehtuIers ",
their immediate and undebased descendants. ana
that they are invariably situated near soid VOTE
inps II would be extremely interesting - know
when these miners sank their SHAFT on sne
ground of the present Monastery Mine, ana Whetnea
fhev were in search OF god diamonds. D'd these
wonderful people discover thousands OF years an H.
that diamonds existed toward the south OF tne
continent and were they actually engaged III
mining the precious gems as far down as me pres
en rea Of the Orange Free State? These are ques-
tons which deeply interesting as they are. can
perhaps never be answered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

will be the mott complete dormitory Of It's KIND IN
the country for the exclusive use OF young women
students
The site OF the building will be at West and Green
sts near the college campus and the main halls
and on an elevation which nsures 10 the occupants
one OF the finest views in Northampton There VIII
be accommodations for about sixty-four students
No expense is TO be spared In the construction OK
the building which will have every modern conven-
fence
The structure will be about seventy zee, long In
IN. Wcs-s side and lg) feet In the Grcen-st side.
The architecture will be- Romanesque IN style. The
building will be FIVE stories In height, the upper floor
being lighted by iorrner windows. Among Its many
features. 1t will have completely equipped gym
nasium in the basement. also a large swimming
pool shower and needle bath. al noorcd and VAIN
scotcd with white marble. The swimming pool liz 20
constructed that II can Doe hlcd or eupucd In few
seconds There IL also this floor a large storage
room exclusively for bicycles fitted up With lockers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
A COREAN PROCLAMATION.
THE KINGS DECLARATION AFTER HIS FLIGHT
TO THE RUSSIANS
From The Pail Mall Gazett

From The Pail Mall Gazette
Alas. alas! On account Of our unwor'hiness and
wise retired OF The last ten years. none has passed
without troubles Some brought by those
others by those Of our own bone ana flesh. our ly-
nasty Of five centuries has thereby been often en-
ms blush and swell Tor shame KIT tbtse froIh.s
have been brought about through Partially and
selfwill giving rise to rascality and bunder lead
the first to the last; Fortunately through loyal and
faithful subjects rising up in righteous efforts 20
ations experienced may invigorate the state. and
that calm may return after the storm. This ac,
have freedom after long pressure. and that the
ways Of Heaven bring success after reverse. We
shall endeavor to be merciful No pardon, however.
shall be extended to the principal traitors CON
venting the indignation Of men and gods alike But
les general amnesty free and full is granted ire
spectve OF the degree Of their offences. Reform
ness. public or private. as in times past AS to tho
cutting Of the topknots. what can We say? Is 1t
and coercion brought about the affair. That this
MEASURE ea was taken against our VIII is doubt
sentative subjects throughout the country, moved 10
circulating false rnmors causing death and and injury
to one another until the regular troops had 70 be
@ naRed their gy m Se
thing FIngers and hairs would fal to count their
insurgents. Cut any OF the ten fingers and one
continued would blood and heap up cor i
it communication and 'rahis Alas! II
Contemplation Of such consequences proSokes our
tears and chlls our heart. We desire that. as soon
and the insurgents to their respective places and
occupations; As to the cutting OF top-kno,s.
should be forced. AS to dress and hats. do as you
please The evils now sailsting the people shall be
OWN Word of hono Let ali Is our
n BY Gdsr Gf His nS Pax chang Yang Act
1lth day, "a Moon, LIST year OF kOn Yang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
GETTING EVEN WITH THE ADVERTISE
u San Francisco Argonaut.

An Engshman recently received a., H ssch nus
saying: Dear r.: Have you seen ,ns hope =
Yours rs e. He at once smeiled rat, 20 % 70 b
down and indited this reply. wnich ne man nnstsmpd
Envelope: Dear E.: have one previous tSss
Der Of the - and hope ney Th,s 20 orecIcss -
sive cost the enterprIslng editor who ns 100 9
this cheap advertising trick JUST souS 49, u.
account of upprepaid posfase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
BERIBBONED RAILROAD SANDWICHES
From The Atchison Globe.

An Atchison man who recently returned from
trip the Central Branch. ran across lunch
counter In his travels ,hat served railroad sand
were made OF tough rolls and mouldy ham but The
ribbon was bright and new. The strange part of II
that q man conducted the businesa - -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

N of his death, MS lain,ly receives iNet
sum The social life OF the Nsreln consists mainly
in gathering from week to week at the different
branch clubs and exchanging experiences over
glass OF wine. -
Giacomo was not a member OF the club. but he
had w4: $ aHd waters as
sitting in circle. singing Margherra' ar
reeeived most kindly. The president OF the club.
a Swiss porter, introduced us to the others Win
whom s q Wh t the soSd
clothes which each man wore. Any one OF them
also impressed with the number OF languages that
each walter could speak. The president addressed
made Speeches and told stories in French. German.
Italian and English alternately. They had learned
spoken and nearly every one present had lived IN
all OF the large capitals OF Europe met some who
was one not an old man either, who had been
around the world four tines.
more interest than the walters right to wear
mustache This has long been burning question nIi
amusing. The majority OF opinion although grant
the S TS of the to to prb hs
ers musaches and allow the cooks to retain them:
Another tSP h SS gmsa wis
was old and what amount Of money VIII pun
was "a. said 9 that TGEss heard sne
or banked will keep him IN cGmpara NS d,lsr
n r he sas sSsda a HP ace
the moot for his money The ampnoh 20 most be
tel propretors but few ever get so far. ! heard at
he of who has acCOmpnsntu tnls. Dut "
was darkIy limited that he joined the Camorra and
plundered innocent forestieri to achsye his end or
Course this is more or less part OF the walters
n re- not many who can smass so 900 lire. this
did The majority of camerieri, | learned. either
end their porters or drift into some other
business -, , - =,
and dancing and gossip took the place OF serious
found a little SwisA particularly inter-
estng; he told me how he had worked for Professor
Huxley and Count Schuvaloff. They had both been
very kind him. but there was one thing about the
former that he had never been able to understand
EVERY afternoon he saId. II used to bring tea
hours afterward and he hadn't touched if-just sat
there looking into his books!' But more amusing
than all the remarks made about the different
pensions and hotels In Rome itself Here one learns
FOR instance. what pensions frequented by Ita-
ian officers seeking rich girls; in what others old
maids and bridal couples constitute the clientele;
why the Germans go to place and the English
to another; how the books stand in the large hotels
whether the shareholders are making money, and
many other matters which understood to be
secrets OF the trade.
During the evening or two walters came In to
borrow money OF Their fellows and was Impressed
with the generous way In which they were received
In one case board bill had to be paid, and unless
the man settled It Immediately he was to be
turned into the street Another wanted the price
Of . railway ticket to Naples where place was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
RAINES LAW ~ A FEDERAL COZ RI.
A sALOONKEEPER MAKING FIGHT UNDER TIE
CONSTITUTION OF TIE UNITED STATES.

A SALOONK KEEPER MAKING FIGHT UNDER lhh
CONSTITUTION OF TIE UNITED STATES
Utica. " y June l2-Judge Coke to-day. on the
application Of Louis W. Pratt, OF Albany entered
an order requiring state Excise Commissioner Ly
man to show cause why he should not be eiloheu
from revoking the license OF William j. hresse'' vi
Albany which was granted for a year In Fepruary'
1896. The application made under the NV IN
Amendment OF the United States Constitution.
The order is made returnable at the Canahdalsua
term of the United States Court which begins next
Tuesday.
Mr.. Pratt acts in the matter OF this appH'a'on
as counsel for the Ale Wine and Liquor Dealers
Association OF Albany. which wants an interpTe'a-
ton O, the section OF the Raires law when says
that all licenses shall expire on June 30 lie De
leves that the provision is in violation OF inc
Constitution OF the United States, as II dcpri'es
certain persons who own licenses for a period eN-
tending beyond the date mentioned OF that i'r
which they have paid tax. Mr.. Pratt argued
that the sections Of the Federal Constitution re-
.erre5 70 should be construed 10 restrain the state
Excise Department from interfering WIN ~
clients in the prosecution Of their business hnu'I
The existing licenses during the periol ioI NH'tn
thev were granted. The Application was mace III
behalf % over twenty Albany salooHKeepefs'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

..,o Ohio June 12-Thomas White fatally
Chillco'he,e theart. Bertha McKelyey. here last
shot his sWees' LiIIad himse.f White had grown IN
nlshi an lo,,s of the girl and las; hsht 'hey q"a
relied. -.
,,o, GUY Iowa June 12 The first train oyer e me
,,rronor IJiyision Of the Chlcaso ~ tra ,,oaLa
"a Ilroad aimee the bg storm OF ihIee "es~s
dhoo Le,r busy In repairing the roau nv, "a .usv
Th,r,een miles Of The roadpel "V'o '
ana nine bridges were destroyer.
t,or,,ora Conn. June l2-Steere ana NINE, Tue m
esraned convicts, were arrested j" i1' 90 -
c,no,r,.u June l2-Frederick Mohl. ;ao1rer: Srd,
conrniited suicide yesterday D; nnts 6irertng
,'n rieces with dynamite. lie leii a ', o ,,ss he
disposition OF HIS '
cause - a Mon
,,or y u June l2-An attempt was maze AIol. %
I abt to blow up the farm buildings OF iio' a.,
Tayis al Blackwater. three miles rom lie Ii r~rc
Davis and family. at me TINE o . nr gIass we're shat
seen in the house. Forty lights OF gIa1s g t e.
ared and the building was nearly shahei arp
tundation The curtains on the dooIs aha ~, ,be
r,are torn off The dynamite was expiodeu III ''
front yard near the uooi
T,-...,aancs r + June l2-Frank Maloy is at the
fnoue fnor nan whose name is withheld, is dead, ana
,, another Is III from the effects OF drinking woou
alcnhoi The men were all employed III ihe fiilvi NJ
alcoh4T,i 4T,iectricaI Works at Phi.ipsdale. Maoy was
ehia ,cLen TWO weeks ago. and the man who died wa
saLen IN on Monday and died he next day me
dcobo is kept the works FOR the purpose OF ciei
Ing the betting.
pock y,l,s Conn June 12-The Rockville Free
~ 'he nubc this afternoon. with 2S0 books Tho
~ Wv. "a slIpported by the income from $4,000
aSacy by George Maxwell and from $1,000 appre-
by the ss George gre ByEs
- v William Maxwell treasurer. William II. Pres
scaatt}: librarian. Miss Geraldine Keating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
4 SAILOR CHARGED WITH MORDhh.

STORY OF A QUARREL AT sFA-MARTEN Ai'kS''h
PLACED IN IRONS.
Marian Alksne sailor from the American snip
rooo,,a q, Rath Ne arrived here last night on 'he
cu,ard steamship Campanla IN custody OF ). En-
- . r-,l,ed States officer Alksne IS charged WIN
be murder ~ George Moshcr. the second mate Oi he
Tacoma The prisoner taken beioi" 'oWi''S-
sioner shields at $50 last night together WIN 'e"te
I Uones Charles Sandell ana John HederS!eii sal
org ~ the Tacoma and witnesses Of The ki!AS WHO
,so arrived here on the vessel After a bTl"i near
ing the prisoner and the Witnesses were Teinah''1
10 Ludlow Street jail until ~ A m to-ua'' wiz" "
preliminary examination VIII be hel1.
According TO the Witnesses the case against AiKs"e
10 M, q strong one The man j. twenty years Oh
native of Berlin, Germany. and speaks kht'iSh iH'-
e.eoctjv The Tacoma bound from san ffdH-
cicc, ia Liverpool, and II was on ApGli : tna' '"'
,ro,,tlc occurrei The second mate. tn men sat,
a.. crne and na3 d bad record. MOsn". hah ucdl'n
,Iksue hadly from beginning OF IN" NOS db' IN,
e., e. pate.s hing and the latter accused Alksne
=" ,nroUtrg sayera. # The articles OFeTnOaIh. ! hc
satlor protested that he had not dOnc So ana 'SI'
'rrck' MIN Then .e chased him about me dech al''
rra,l,, struck him witt heavy DOI'. Ah.H' tn'l';
go ie Witnesses, drew his sneaih-kilfe anC htdpn'
, ot g. irons and the wounded man cared for a. wei
a. nnssi5le on sh!pboard When the snip HIi lNsI az
i,ier,nol he was taken TO a hosp!ia'. "i"fc u" u.ri
II = sai the surgeon there declared that 'he md.e
49,. 'haG'v diseased ana would hav" died soon any
,, AliSsre was tradited ana sent TO uiis cOun-
' M1' rs, he American Consul in Liverpool Deputy
1,1ited States MaTshals took charge o. NE man "po"
~ a-ri,,.I of the Campania al Quarantine