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THE sQUARE-BUILT MAN.
Two Occasions on Which He Said
"Well, General,' to WOlseley.
From Saturday Reyiay

Two Occasions on Which He Said
"Well, General,' to WOlseley.
From the Saturday Review.
War correspondents" exclaimed Lord
Wolseley. Some of them are desperately
brave. while others are anything but heroes.
The majority, I think, do their duty well,
even when it leads them into tight places.
by the way, talking of tight places and war
correspondents, remember an incident that
may interest you. 1t was at the beginning of
the Ashantee campaign, just after our land
ing; square-built little man came up to me
and said. speaking slowly. and with an un-
mistakable American accent:
General, allow me to introduce myself: I
am the correspondent Of the New York Her
TOO busy to attend to him. cut him short
with What can do for you. sir?
He replied. imperturbably, with the same
exasperating slowness. Well, general, 1 want
to be as near you as can if there is any
fghttn' to be SEEM
Captain So-and-So has charge of all the
arrangements concerning correspondence
re1oined. curtly; you had better see him.
And with this turned on my heel and went
about my business"
Il saw no more Of my correspondent with
the aggravating coolness and slowness of
speech for many day. did not even know
whether he was accompanying the column
or not.
Personally speaking was only in danger
once during the whole expedition. 1t was
shortly before we entered Coomossie 1 had
pressed forward with the advance troops
hoping to break the last effort at resistance
and have done with the affair, when the
enemy. utilizing the heavy covert, came
down and fairly surrounded US. For a few
minutes the position was critical, and every
man had to fight, for the enemy's fire was
poured in at close quarters. They pressed
upon us from all sides, lodging from tree to
tree, and continually edging closer, hoping 10
get hand to hand. In the hottest Of 1t nv at
tention was caught by a man in civilians
clothes who was some fifteen or twenty
yards IN front of me, and Who was complete
ly surrounded by the advancing savases.
He seemed to pay no heed to the danger he
was In, but. kneeling on one knee, took aim,
and fired again and again, and seemed to
see that every time he fired black man fell.
l was fascinated by his danger and coolness
AS our main body came up and the savases
We're driven back, l went forward to see that
no harm came to my civilian friend who
rose just as reached him. To my astonish-
ment It was the correspondent Of the New
York Herald, and he began again in the same
slow, calm Nay:<
again 1 interrupted him: You were
lucky to escape. Didn't you see that You
were surrounded?'
We'll, general he began again, I guess
! was too much occupied by the niggers in
front to pay much attention to those be-
hind
That was evidently the simple truth.
Whatever men may say in the future about
Henry NJ. Stanley, no one that has seen him
IN danger will deny that his courage is of
the first quality. took a liking to him on
the spot, and we became great friends; nor
opinion Of him."
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the fortress of Montmedy. solitary rock in
the plain.
When our diligence rolled into the main
street of the village, the host of the Lion
dor came out to welcome u.s. In the kitchen
doorway stood an officer.
His KEPT was banded with crimson vel
vet. His dolnan was trimmed with astra-
Khan, and he wore red morocco surgeon s
case slung under his elbow. HIS attitude
suggested absorbing interest in the cooking
When caught glimpse of his profile
said: Does 1t smell like roast beef,
Jacques?" and, pivoting on his spurred
heels he grasped both my hands in astonish-
ment.
He had been at the Val de race while l
lived in the Latin quarter, and our acquaint-
ance had budded in the cafe Vachette
He told me he was attached to the -th of
the line, in garrison, and received with
enthusiasm my proposal to visit the fortress
1t was growing dark when the table was
ready, and We sat down with three of his
brother officers, De k of the artillery,
b of the engineers and little b of the
chasseurs-a-cheval.
Light the lamps, Monsieur Perron. if
you pleaser they cried to the landlord,
and instantly, as though by magic the
room was filed with a light so VIII tie and
dazzling that it blinded me for a moment
They all laughed at my astonishment 1t
was rot magic, only coincidence One of
the powerful search lights, mounted some
where in the fortress over US, had been
turned upon our house.
Jacques intimated to the others my de-
sire to visit the fortress, and they agreed
1 should see ali that any foreigner was al
Evening star., 1896-01-04
A SHAKE For A NINE.

Property Valued Mt 100000 Staked
on a Game of Dice.
From the Helena Independent
A silver mine changed hands yesterday
on the result of a dice game between r. A.
Bell and Pat Welsh. Each owned a one
half interest in the Belle of Clancy, in
Lump Gulch. The mine was worth consid-
erable, for 1t was one Of the properties that
are termed promising prospects" by those
who own them. Considerable development
work has been done, and there Is already
good streak of ore, although not as much
as the owners thought they ought to have.
In discussing the development of the mine,
they found they could not agree on some
deadlock, and with the prospect that 1T
would not be broken, they decided that 1t
would be best for both if the property were
all held by one man.
Welsh.
what shall it be?" was Mr.. Bells prompt
reply.
Bell philosophically reflected that what
was sauce for the goose was sauce for the
gander. To be sure. there might be luck
In the rocky road to Dublin" or in drop
dice" as they play the game in California,
but it would be as likely to be luck for Mr..
Welsh as for Mr. Bell, and, after consider
ing moment, he said that three shakes,
horses" was good enough for him.
They dropped into Staff & Opheim's and
called for the bones. They were handed to
Mr.. Bell. and he took the first rattle at
them. On the first flop he threw three
aces, and on each succeeding throw an
other ace came to keep that one company.
Five aces were so good that Mr.. Bell re-
posed in confidence while he awaited the
result of the first horse. Nor was his con-
dence misplaced. His opponent had but
three skies, the best he could do. Mr..
Welsh. as is the custom, kept the dice box
and shook again.
-Four sixes," he said, as he picked up
the dice and handed the box along. That's
five of kind every time"
Mr.. Bell couldn't. He managed to get a
pair of fives. having split pair of deuces
in the first place, because he thought they
weren't good enough. 1t was horse
and horse"
Then Mr.. Bell tried with all his might.
The result was four fives.
BLOW in the box" said Mr. Welsh to
Charley Snedaker, who was refereeing the
game. Mr.. Snedaker complied. He also
made few mysterious passes over the
box, and muttered an incarnation taught
OF Lake Victoria Nyanza.
With a smile of confidence. Mr.. Welsh
took the cylinder in his hands again.
They have got to come now" he said, as
he tipped the ivories out. They rolled
across the face of the showcase and set
tied down, while both the participants tried
to look as If there wasn't 500, ZOO at stake.
Five aces" said the referee.
That settles it," said Mr.. Bell.
1T was that breath that did the busi-
ness" said Mr.. Welsh joyfully.
The deed will be signed today.
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lowed to see. So many of my brother ar
lists had been arrested for innocent sketch
Ing In the vicinity of military works that
l was glad enough to have a sponsor or
two.
/ learned that the fortress of Montmedy
vas one of the great frontier bulwarks. but
that 1t was none of my business how many
guns or of what caliber it contained There
are parts of the fortress forbidden to all
except the commandant and a few high
officers, parts forbidden to every one ex-
eept the garrison. and still other parts for
ridden to foreigners and native alike
What was left / might see
The conversation ranged from the spring
maneuvsrs to the late agitation along the
Russian frontier. 1t was reported that bal
looms coming from Germany had been seen
over the frontier fortificat tions, and when
fired upon. had, to the amaZement of the
Russians. returned, apparently against the
very air currents which brought them
Jacques laughed and murmured. Ca
nard."
De k said. turning to me: THAT
balloon problem will be solved in America
soon The balloon of the future will move
Independent of air currents 1t is very sim
plea plane holding light engine, a screw
and stearing gear
Very simple-oh, very simple" said
Jacques. sarcastically. my compliments to
Monsieur Maxim and vive les Etats Unisr'
"Oh, yes," I said, that's all very well
Evening star., 1896-01-04

great and rich gold fields in various parts
Of the dark continent remain as yet un-
found. or at all events undeveloped.
Many tribes Of natives in Africa mine for
the gravels of the streams. The yellow
metal thus obtained is carried to the coast,
and there disposed of in barter at the
trading stations established by various
European countries. Along the so-called
gold coast of Africa there is no native FAM
lily without its ornaments Of the pureSt
gold ard often of artistic workmanship
Inc insignia of the court officials of a ma
i've king are almost invariably covered
with beaten gold. and gold dust among the
people Is a common medium of exchange
But for the climate there would have been
a rush to the gold fields of west Africa
long ago.
In South America.
Immense deposits of gold remain as yet
almost untouched in South America. In Co
lombia and Ecuador are regions rich In the
yellow metal. Stories of great mother
veins in the mountain ranges, said to have
been worked by the Incas, and now jeal.
ously hidden by the natives, are frequently
heard. Expeditions have been undertaken
many times to find alleged lost mines, but
they have been uniformly unsuccessful.
Ihere are places in the mysterious region
known as the Interior ON the eastern
slope of til. Andes. where much gold is
found. From thai section there is a con.
stant flow of the yellow metal TO the coast
amounting to great quantity yearly. This
land of gold. however. is not to be enter
cd. Nc white man has ever returned from
II alive. The Savages are fierce and brave
and are known to practice cannibalism
The country is a trackless wilderness, the
only means Of Communication being by the
numerous waterways. To the village:
along the coast come canoes from inland
each bearing its little burden of coffee
planta.ns. nuts and fruits, and usually
carefully wrapped in a leaf, little golt
dust or nugget or two. Thus the golt
noWs In tiny streams to the coast, from
which it is shipped by merchants in pay
ment for goods.
1t Is estimated that The worlds annua
consumption of gold in the arts, chiefly in
the manufacture of jeHelry. Is somewhere
between $5O,OO0,O0O and s60,OOONOO Prcb
ably about $1.500,OOO worth of gold coin OF
the United States is melted yearly for such
employment. This government makes fine
gold bars of five ounces and upward fol
the use Of jewelers. and other manufac
turers, and they are more generally en-
ployed. Similar bars are turnad out by pri
vate refineries. OF such bars OOO(
worth are bought and used in this coun try
every twelvenonth.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Estimated total produce of wheat, barley and oat
in Great Britain, 1905.


= 1t Is necessary to remember that, while
the area of wheat continues to decline, that
of barley and of oats is extending. The
wheat product of Great Britain this year
is estimated at 37,176.257 bushels, or only
4.647, ,O32 quarters. This quantity is barely
more than half of that which we were pro-
ducing ss recently as five years ago. Bar
ley yields smaller product than it did five
years since, while the output Of oats has
IL creased to a merely fractional extent.
Hence no indication is afforded by either
barley or oats of making good. by larger
output in the case of these two cereals the
enormous and significant decline recorded
for wheat, the produce Of which is now 12,-
100000 bushels below even that of the year
of supreme drought, 1898.
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for the future; but I want to know what
will prevent modern balloon from sailing
right over this fortress and dropping load
of dynamite? I don't mean a cigar-shaped
machinslike that experiment of yours, La
France but just an ordinary military bal
loon such as we see every few days float
ing over Parish"
Jacques enjoyed this My military ardor
delighted him.
Dear me. what strategist you have be-
come" he said. as We rose from the table
and took our cigarettes to the porch.
No: the question is perfectly RATIONAL
said De k, smiling: II don't know that
Evening star., 1896-01-04

skirmish line when ammunition is needed.
We expect to use them in searching thick
cts and uneven ground for the wounded,
especially at night. They could go over a
battlefield, after an engagement, to carry
all sorts of little necessaries to the wound
ed. The dogs like it-take Bibi there, his
nature ts military to the stump Of his tall
will you allow me to take sketch Ct
Blbi?" asked
De k laughed, and said: ASK Bib"
I did SO, and Bibi consented with that
delightful sympathy which characterizes
the French race, canine or human.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Enxland's Grain Crop.

From The London Times
The official estimate by the board Of agri-
culture Of the yields of cereal crops in
Great Britain for the present year was
published in the Times of Saturday. AL
three crops come out below the ten years
average, while the decline compared with
last years estimated yield is 4.46 bushels
for wheat, 2S1 bushels for barley, and ASS
bushels for oats. When we turn from the
yields per acre to the estimated total pro-
duce. some startling comparisons present
themselves. - ~
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BOARDING Of {: !; GOLD
0-x1
Treasure Amassed and. Withdrawn
From Circulation.
FLO WING TO- IND 4
The Wonderful Treasures Hidden
by Oriental Princes.
81 II.
YELLOW METAL LYING IDLE
F L 0 WING to- | N D A


OW DID RUSSIA
amass the immense
store Of gold which
she has offered to
Uncle Sam?
The answer is sim
pie. She has been for
ever so long a hoard
er Of the y ell 10 w
metal, withdrawing
from circulation not
only the product of
her own mines, but
also the foreign coin
and gold bars i'm
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One of the Effects.

From the Chicago Record.
'"This talk of war Is absurd, isn't it?'
II don't know about that"
"Do you think there's anything in it?'
"Well, I noticed that Ponsonby has quit
dyeing his beard and that he's walking
with q cane"
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THE ART OF WAR
Some of the Latest Military Devices
Adopted in France.
BALLOONS IN PRACTICAL use
Maneuvers of the Bicycle Corps
and the Results attained.
D o G s A s s G o q T S
BALLOONS IN PRACTICAL
Copyright, 1896. by Bacheller. johnson Baeheller,

IGNALING w A >
going on from the
hills as our diligence
creaked along the
highway which leaves
the National road at
Chauvency.
We were in the mid
lie of the spring
maaeuvers. On ev-
cry hillock f1uttered
little flags. Some of
the signal men were
mounted, some on
foot. but the flags
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A STRANGE FACULTY.
Objects Oddly Photographed on tn,
Retina of a Human Eye.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
A special to the Constitution from Slyva-
mia states that the Telephone has dlscov-
cred a man who is endowed with one OF
the strangest faculties that mortal ever
possessed. He is different from other men
only in his eyes. He says they were In.
1ured when he was hoy. gazing too long
one day at recedine train. Whether this
was the cause or not, from that day until
Evening star., 1896-01-04

From the Los Angeles Express.

From the Los Angeles Express.
Love is the current from a powerful
dynamo" says Ella Whee,er Wilcox After
reading Elias efforts the average resdsr
would say that it had a voltage of about
SIX hundred thousand amperes
Evening star., 1896-01-04
From Punch.

She-"Oh, Mr. Jones-thcse two lovely
poems of yours in this week's-a-a-"
He "a poetical star Of the seventh magni-
tude)-"You mean my two sonnets, in the
Weekly Sundew?'
She-"Yes. How exquisite they both arsv
He (much pleased)-"And which did you
like best?'
She-"Oh-tbs longer one!"
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ONE MILLION HIDES WANTED

DRY FLINT SIC
DRY SALT .......... 49,. ...... SIC
GREEN sELTED. ....... &c
Nothing but the freight deducted from the
above.
RANDOLPH KIRKLAND.
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changed; No. 2 spring wheat, 65a65ssc
10. red, 6Sstd699sc; No. corn, 2S3t M2S7sc
NO. oats, DC; mess pork, 50 70G9 Is; lard
So;a0noS2l2' dry sailed shoulders, $i62iad
SS;;S5s552; short clears, S5.25d5S7l9; whisky
Cincinnati. March 5.-Flour. steady,
winter patents SS.65d39O; spring patents,
S0n3.S5. Wheat, quiet, unchanged
Corn, firmer; mixed ear. SOIkc. Oats,
steady; No. mixed 22d22l4c: No white
&c Pork, easy; mess 1913 Lard. quiet
steam leaf. 5Ac; kettle lard. SIC. Bacon,
quiet; loose shoulders, SIC; short rih
sides, 59sc; short clear sides, 5skc. Dry
salted meats easy, active; loose shoulders,
PC snort ribs, DC; short clear sides, sac;
changed at S1.22
st. Louis. March 5.-Flour. unchanged.
wheat, steady; May, 65Ikaf65asc. BUYERS:
July, 6i2c. Corn. shade lower; March. 26c
asked; May, 2PsQ214c; July, 2SI4 d2S3sc
ia 0ats, unchanged, to lsc higher; March,
STANDARD mess, new, $685.; old, 50 S7I5. Lard.
prime 5lsc; choice. 5.20c. Bacon. short
RIBS, 5l9c; longs, 59sc; clear ribs. 5Ikc;
slear sides, bic Dry salt meats. shoulders
5Ac' longs, DC; clear ribs, sac, clear sides.
54c. Hlgh wines steady at $122
Baltimore, March 5.-Flour dull. un-
changed. Wheat dull; No. red spot and
I me, IN lS12@I3Ae; May, ,75h@739sc; south
ern by sample, 76a7c do on grade. 7iIb0D
4lac. Corn dull; mixed spot, s3ssT sS5sc; 40
month, 3SSsa33Ac; April, 34634i4c; MAY.
54AnS4sc steamer mixed, 322sa32I5c
southern white, S3lAM4hc; do yellow, 3Sis
Mo4Ac; oats steady; No. 2 white western.
&c DID no. mixed. 2515G26c. Rye steady
no. z, 45u44c, nearby: 456i46c, western
"a easy, good demand for choice grades.
changed ''' "a"
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Cotton-Market quiet. Rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale S1.25;
New York, per bale, Sl.00; Philadelphia,
per bale, $l00: Baltimore, per bale, Si.OO;
to Liverpool via New York SIC; Bremen
via New York, CSC; Antwerp, via New
York, 36c; to Havre, via New York, Csc;
Amsterdam, via New York, 43c; Genoa,
via New York, 43c; Reval, via New York,
Boo; Hamburg, via New York, 3Sc. Direct:
Barcelona, 49c; Genoa, 40c; Bremen, Doc 4;
ReVal, acc; Gothenberg and Warburg, 47c
Lumber-By Sail-Freiglts are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business Is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $250
b.5O for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base "A feet.
l6c. Timber rates, 50c@Sl.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward, nominal; TO Rosario, $4,000
1900; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. $40 90
@11O0; to Rio Janeiro. S14.0O; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports. Sli. 30d11.50; to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-pound 5s standard.
BY Steam-To New York, 500; to Phil
adelphia, 500; to Boston, $500; to Balti-
more, $500.
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market Is
quiet Large sized. Cork for orders, are
As Cd; Genoa, IS 3dI3s Cd; Adriatic Is 6dD
IS Cd; South America, rosin Csc per bar
rel of $50 pounds. Coastwise-Steam-To
Boston. lie per 100 pounds on rosin, 9Oc
on spirits. to New York, rosin, SIC per
100 pounds spirits sc, to Philadelphia
rosin, 71ac per 100 pounds; spirits, SOC; to
Baltimore. rosin. nc per 100 pounds;
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some reports in circulation tonight that
the export demand was better here II
was even rumOred that something like
S:so bales had been sold for export.
though this was not fully authenticated.
The Russian ports will soon be opened.
and then a better Russian demand may
be expected New York is the cheapest +,
or one OF the cheapest markets in this
country, and those who want cotton for
Europe will be apt 10 buy here. IL is true
that Manchester advices were less cheer
tul than recently, but even Manches-
Ter agrees that on somewhat lower ba-
SIS of values a good trade might be ex-
pected. At Liverpool the spot sales in
creased 10 1900 bales. On the other hand.
however, futures were lower there. The
italian crisis was considered a very i'm
portant factor in European politics. The
GuDan question is not disposed Of. and
the receipts at Galveston and Charleston.
Mobile and Savannah were rather liberal,
or lower
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COTTON DOWN AGAIN.
SPOTS DECLINED lie CENT AND
CLOSED QUIET.

spirits TurPentine Down TO 261sc
AGAINST 33c a Year AgO-ROsin in
Good Demand at Unchanged Quo
tatfons-State and Municipal Sc
rurffies in. Demand-Other Markets
quiet.
savannah, March Cotton declined 1-16c
and spirits turpentine lost sc to-day. The
rosin market held very firm with very little
Offering. The transactions in every depart
ment were limited and the business of the
dsv was generally dun. The wholesale
markets were quiet. The following resume
of the local and Geographic markets will
show the tone and the quotations at the
.roze to-day.
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RICE.

Market quiet: common, &c; fair, 21k0
head, 4hd4hc.
Rough-Upland, per bushel, 4Od6Oc; tide
water, 0qSOc. Stock at mills, about no.
900 bushels.
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orida Central & PeninsuIar Railroad

to
rs,
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Georgia brown shirtings, q, 4ikc x, SC;
"A brown sheetings. &c; white osnaburgs.
719c; checks, 4Q5lzc; brown drillings. go
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NAVAL STnRES-

Spirits Turpentine-The market declined
sc and remained firm, with a fair de-
mand. The sales reported at the first and
last call at the Board of Trade were 29S
casks. The market was bulletinqed firm
at 26isc.
Rosin-There was no change in the stu
alton of the market. The offerings were
limited, and the demand strong at I'M
changed quotations. There were no sales
reported at the Board of Trade. The quo
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Stock on hand and on ship.

board to-day ................ 9451 100 715
stock same day last year. 5000 14l, 426
Receipts same day last year 1S2 1866
Charleston, S. c., March 5.-Turpentipe
Rosin firm; sales, none; b, s1.10; c, Sl15:
d, 81 20; +, $l.S5; F, $1.4O; G. $3.50; H, s.. So
Wilmington. n. c., March 5.-Rosin
Spirits turpentine dull; machine, &c; ir-
regular, 261zc. Crude turpentine dull. Tar
firm, at 9Oc
MISUNDERSTANDING turpentine, 100
New York. March 5.-Rosin firm, fair
demand; strained common to good, $17O0
LIS. Turpentine quiet, easy, 1914 d29Jbc