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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30
ncIieved "a nc varIoioid.

Mckinney. Texas, March 2s.-Two OF the
three cases OF smallpox at Toncine is now
believed TO be only mild forms of the
yarioloid. No now cases developed today
The infected vicinity is ten miles west
of Mckinney and is eifcctually quaran-
tiupd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30
RpnEMpr1oN on LANDS.

The comptroller today Issued the follow
ing circular to tax collectors
Your careful attention is directed to an
act approved March 20. 1899, providing for
redemption Of lands sold TO the state
which becomes effective on the date OF APP
prevail
section reads as follows BE u enact.
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nelief for Laredo suncrer..

Hampstead, Texas. March 29---Mrs. Ella
b. Thornton. wife OF DR. Van b. Thornton.
has collected an extra large list OF cloth
ing OF all descriptions. about 200 suits in
all which have been forwarded to the
smallpox sufferers at Laredo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30
m, ono pntientr. pead.

copperas Cove, Texas, March 29.-John
Chalk. who had smallpox in the Brawnins
neighborhood. died last night. No new
cases,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30

rug FIGHT TO PASS the sherifs' fee bill
.,vse the governors veto was renewed in the
sorss this morning and lasted until noon,
.rd II ended-as was anticipated in these
aisnstchos--in a complete victory for the
thief executive. Following is the way they
,o,ed on the Bailey motion to override the
--.-...n.,r,. nhinrIlnnH.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30

pead. u
dispatch N
! Va, sayspI
the ofan,is|
Ella hotel y
academy N
.uated pa''I
Evening star., 1899-02-03
Survey B0ards to Meet Here.

Col. William S. Patten. quartermaster' $
department; Lieut.. Col. Frederick G. Hodg-
son, quartermaster's department, and Sec
ond Lieut.. Henry l.. Newbold, 7th United
States Artillery, have been appointed a
board to meet in this City to report upon
and fix the responsibility for shortage
of quartermastar's supplies, for which
Capt. Benjamin Johnson. assistant quarter
master, u. S. ". is accountable
A board of survey, to consist of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Medad c. Martin, quartermas-
ters department: Capt. William Ennis 18th
United States Artillery, and Second Lieut.
Hugh La f. Applewhita 9th United States
Artillery. has been appointed to meet at the
War Department in this city, to investigate
and fix the responsibility for the loss of
clothing and clothing book during the
storm and tidal wave at Fernandna Fla.
october =, 1893. for which Capt Gilbert !
cullen. assistant surgeon, 1st Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, acting assistant ouartermas
ter, U. S. ", is accountable.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
FOR PRESIDENT OF TR,NsvAAL.
Bocr Politicians Have Selected Sue
cessOr to Dom Paul.

A London dispatch says: The Beers have
arranged that the next president OF the
republic shall be Andreas Daniel Wynand
Wolmarans.
Heretofore Dom Paul would not permit
any one to succeed him even If the people
by their votes expressed the opinion that
he had been in power long enough. At
previous election 1t was practically certain
that General Joubert had majority Of
votes but Kruger was duly returned at the
head of the poll
The president is elected by ballot among
the adult male Beers. but il the powers
that be say that a certain man is to be
elected he will be and there is an end TO
il. No matter what the voting may be the
figures are made to show the desired result.
There is no hope for Krugers election
now. for the Boer politicians have said that
Dom Paul who is now in his seventy-fourth
year is too old for active service, and that
Wolmarans shall be the next president, no
matter if the peoples votes demand Kruger
or another man.
Wolmarans is forty-two years of age. who
has fought in the Secocoeni war of 1876 and
took prominent part in the siege OF Pre-
toria in 1880. He is a rabid anti-Out-
lander.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
RAILROADS.
SDIl-uFnN pAuWAY-

i'ii-'N-'
All trains arrive ut and leave from fehhsS i'a'i"
s:oI AN. Daily Local for Danvifle, Charlotte
and way stations Connects at Manassas lor t
with the Norfolk ard eSttrn dal!y. anu Win -
and o Ii-ii for Natural Bridge daily ana Le@AHs
''I Il.i5 ,' &,M."baHy THE UNITED STATES
Wnsbir-t'n 20 Jaetsaagile. s. Augustine and Mi
ami uniting It salisbury with sleeper tof Ashe-
nnoca ard Memphis Tenn, aud Charlotte with
Sleeper fa- luguSta- Sleeper New York t. New
Orleans. emitting at Charotte with SLEEPER c"r At
lanta. S,lid tIaiu Washington 10 New Orleans
without cE-uce- Dining car service. sunset Per
This train every Wednesday aud saturday to San
FraHcisc,. without ehanSe. --, -,
4:OI l'Ni--Locai Tor Front Royal. StrasbuTg and
HarrisouhuIs. da.ly. except SUNDAY
40 t4~Daiiy for EhiTi@fersNiiiItSX:D lepr iIXD,y NEW
YORK AND FLORIDA LIMITED. composed Of
PuIluians latest Drawing Room. Compartment,
observatiag IIhraty ard .tuiug Cars. Tor Jackson
vile aud st. Augustine and Drawing Room Car
fer augusta. With connectiuus Tor Aiken; 90 ,-,
In:I5 I. M.-DaiIy.-W -WA>HINGTO on AND SOUTH
WESTERN VESIlBI LED LIMITED. composed OF
Pullman Nesthu!ed S!eepeTS. Dining Cars and Day
via AsLe,iIIe knaxyille and Chattanooga; New
York to Tampa. via Charlotte, Columbia. savannah
and jacksonville, New loIk To Memphis. via Bifia-
Ingham: New York and Washington to Aiken.
with coErcctiun with Aucrsta: New YORK 20 New
Orleans via At1aura aud Montgomery. yestibuled
Day coach washington TO Atlanta. southern Rail-
way DInng Car GTee;isi,ore, 70 Montgomery nv,
sion leave Washington 9:oi am. daily and 4:45
pm daily except sunday. and 6:25 pm. Sundays
only f:nund Hill; 4.a5 pm. daily except sun
lev for Lecsburg, and G:25 p daily for llerndon
Returning. arrive at Washington S:2G I'm. daily.
and S:+3 . m. sunday only and 2: p m daily ex-
rCpt sunday. from Round Hill; 700 am. daily.
except Sundsy from lerndcn. and S:3i a m daily.
except sunday from lecShgrg.
Through trains from the south arrive at WASH
lngton G.42 m. .: - IN and 22n p m and 9;o9
p m daily. Harrisonturg. 1900 noon daily. except
Sunday. and 9,O5 pm. daily and $50 am daily
from Charlottesville.
Tickets sleaping reservations and other in,
formation furnished and baggage called for ana
checked from Hotel and Residences by Union
Transfer Company on orders left at Ticket othces'
705 Fifteenth st. NV. 511 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. ana at Pennsylvania Passenger station.
Telephone call 1Ifl Cor Pennsylvania Railroad Can
Service.
FRANK : CANNON. I'd Vice Prest. & Gen Mgr
]. NJ CT-LP. Traffic Manager.
W. A TT-PK Cen Pass Agent.
L $. RROWN. General AGENT. ja30
Evening star., 1899-02-03
HAWAIUS MONEY.
Proposed Retirement of Silver Coins
and Certificates,

The question of retiring Hawaiian coins
and silver certificates was considered yes
terday by the House committee on coinage
Representative Hit OF Illinois and Judge
Frear of Hawaii explained the need of this
step. The Hawaiian silver amounts to
about S1,0o0,900, and the silver certificates
to $212.oo0 curious feature developed
was that literal specie payment prevailed
each numbered silver certificate having a
corresponding numbered silver coin In the
Hawaiian treasury for its redemption.
1t was stated also that the only fu.l legal
tender in Hawaii was the United States
gold coin. Hawaiian and American silver
being legal tender only up to $40.
The bill was referred to subcommittee
for further inquiry.
Evening star., 1899-02-03

made by the President today:
Regular Army.
To be brigadier general by brevet-Chas
A. Wikoff, 22d Infantry Qlilled in action
at Ell Caney).
To be lieutenant colonels by brevet-Wm.
H. Boyle, 9Th Infantry; Marshall ".
Wood, surgeon; John j. O'Connell, Nat p.
Phister, list Infantry; Caspar H. Conrad,
Sth Infantry; Valery Howard, surgeon; Leo
pold Parker. 22d Infantry; Philip H. Ellis,
18th Infantry; Henry H. Humphreys, 18th
Infantry.
To be majors by brevet-John B. Guthrie.
Harry G. Cavenaugh, James Fornance
James b. Gee, Benjamin H. Gilman, 18th
Infantry; Nat P. Phister, John J. O'Con-
nell, Charles NJ. Candy. assistant surgeon;
Charles v NodSss, Francis L. Lacey, VIM.
NJ. Crofton 1st Infantry: Thomas c. Wood
bury, Samuel r. Whitall, 10th Infantry;
Rudolph g. Ebert, assistant surgeon; John
Drum. 10th Infantry dkilled in action:
Walter NJ. Dickinson, 18th infantry (since
decea sed).
To be captains by brevet-Peter c. Harris,
Munroe Mcfarland, Harry Y. Ferguson.
18th infantry; VIM. A. Safer. 18th Infantry;
John W. Heard, Sd Cavalry; Guy c. NJ.
Godfrey, assistant surgeon; Francis Z.
Lacey, Sd Infantry: Everett E. Benjamin.
George A. Delchmendy, Hiram Mel. Pow
ell, VIM. NJ Crofton, Amos H. Martin, LIST
Ddld w. hllpufn, Ou Infantry,
Dwight Z. HALEY, 4th Infantry; Charles s.
FarnswOrth, eth Infantry; Thomas J. Kirk
patrick, assistant surgeon; Charles l..
Bent, 18th Infantry; Mark L. Hersey.
Frank s. Cochen. VIM. G. Elliot, Frederick
S. Wild, Edward Taylor. VIM. NJ. Wood
David ]. Baker, 18th Infantry; Robert T.
l.. Spence, 10th Infantry.
To be first lieutenants by brevet-Louis
II. Bash. 18th Infantry; Dennis E. Nolan
James N, Pickering, 1st Infantry; Edgar
Ridenour, 10th Infantry: Dwight Z. Ault-
man, 2d Artillery: Walter c. Short. 9th
Cavalry: Harvey w. Miller, 18th Infantry:
Alfred T. Smith, Fine W. Smith Glen FL
Davis, Charles Churchman, 18th Infantry
In the Volunteer Army.
To be lieutenant colonies by brevet-
Richard W. Johnson, brigade surgeon; VIM
c. Daniels, assistant adjutant general;
Joseph Z. MaxfeId. Signal Corps
To be majors by brevet-George b. Will
cox. Robert II. Huston. Joseph A. Carr,
1st Cavalry; George S. Cartwright, assist
ant quartermaster.
To be captains by brevet-George B. Will
cox. LIST Cavalry
Evening star., 1899-02-03
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.
S.l....Ir,l. h nfa..f InnnarY 1b- 1888.

Schedule in effect January 10, 1919
Leave Washington from station corner OF New
Jersey @venu and Z st; ,.,..,
For Chicago and Northwest. Vestibu1ed Limited
trains. Il, ,n5. 11:2- a IL. sos pm
press It-25 am. Vestbuled Limited. $40 pm.
For Pujsburg and Cle1 Gland Express daily, II O5
an and $50 pm IPittsbgrS only!' % 20: pm, pm.
For Winchester and way stations 1900 a-m-'
For View orleans Memphis. birmingham. Chat
tanooga, Knoxville. Bristol and Roanoke. $50
pm daily; Sleeping Cars through
For Baijimore. week days 500 6:2o. x7:o5,
xI:1o. xI:5D. xS;O0 $50 1880. xlO:0o am
49,. x5I5 x5:IO. y So x6:2O. $50, xS:OO. $780,
11o.oo. II :2o. xli:5o pm. aud Woo night sun
xII5. zoe x3. 90 3;S5 435. x5:O5, x5:1O $50,
xs:o0. x1G:op. 80, xi1:5O pm, x2:0o night.
$50 pm. Sundays $50 am. 4:35 pm.
For Frcderick week days. 600 and % m.
For Ha-trstown I1:05 am and $3.50 pm.
For Boyd and way points week days. 9:OO a m >
SO $50. I:U5 pm. Sundays. 900 am. 1;lo,
SIS ESF GaiIheEsg,s nd Tag points Tssk dpys y
PA sundays. 300 a ~. 1:l5. ABB. I:01, lO:lo
For Washington Junction and way points. 900
NJ $50 5:i3 p M, week days. 900 am., l;lo
For Upper Marlboro $50 am. $50 and '4:35
ROYAL ELUE LINE TOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch light
= For FhtiadelDhia New York, Boston and the
East week days. 7:O5. SEQ, 1000 am. 1905,
1:l5 pm tall Dining Cars. (3:0O ..ROyal Linn
iei. Exclusive Pullman Train, Dining Carr, 5:05
Dlnlng CasJ, S.Uu t2:OO night, Sleeping Car open
at 1000 OclOck). sundays. 7.O5, 900 u 1905
noon 10 Dining Car. 300 t5:05 Dining Carr
500 200 night Sleeping Car. open 1000 O'Clock.
faTlOT IGrs Oh all Jay trains.
For Atlantic City. 1000 an. 12:C5 noon and
l:l@ pm. week da. 1905 noon Sundays.
For APE Hay i::C5 noon.
Except sunday. sExpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences hy Cui Transfer Co. orders left
ut ticket offices. GIT Pennsylvania avenue forth
west. New York avenue aud 18th street, and at
q pot.
r ID UNDERWOOD. D. p. MARTIN,
General Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
s & HEGE. tien'l A:t. Pass. Dept.
Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
Recently Adopted Prevention Act Av.
proved by President Mckinley.

Six months from now any owner, lessee
or occupant of any building in the District
of Columbia which has chimney or somke-
stack that emits dense. thick black or gray
smoke or cinders will be liable to a fine of
not less than $40 or more than 800
This contemplated condition is assured by
reason of the approval yesterday by Presi-
dent Mckinley of the act passed by Con-
gress providing for the prevention of smoke
in the District of Columbia Besides
the provisions already outlined above
the act further provides that each day
that such smoke or cinders shall be per-
mitted to escape from any chimney or
smokestack shall constitute a separate Of
fense, and requires the District Commits
sioners to detail inspectors of the health
office to prosecute offenders.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
RAILROADS.

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF
AMERICA, ALL TRAINS NESfiBtlED'
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED.
ALI MEALS SERVED N DINING CARS.
STATION. SIXTH AND Il STREETS.
Schedule in effect Dec. 8. 1898
20 PM DAILY-CiBcnnati and st. Louis Spe-
cial-Selif train for Cincinnati. Pullman Sleepers
to Cincinnati, k xiDgton, louisville indianapolis
and st. Louis, without change. Connects at Cow
ington, Va. for Virginia hot Springs Parlor
Car Cincinnati to Chicago.
lilo F.M DAILY-F. r. v Limltcd-Solld train
Lexington and Louisville without change: open for
10 Virginia Hot Springs ,copnectiop for hot
Springs Va, daily. without change. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and saturdays. Sleepers Cincinnati TO
Chicago and st. Louis.
2:2o PM. DAILY-For GerdonsvIe. Charlottes-
Sunday.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Offices, bl3 and 1927 Pennsylvania avenue. and at
The station Telephone call 1441 for PennsyIvania
Railroad cab service. H. " FCIIFR.
deI-3od General Passenger Agent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Intended steamship sailines from Vancouver
JAPAN. CHINA AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
EMPRESS OF CHINA. Feb %, May s. July 10
EMPRESS OF INDIA. Mar. 81 May 20, July 81
EMPRESS OF Japan April H. June 10, Aug p
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FIJI, NEW ZEALAND
AND AUSTRALIA.
AORANGL. Feb. . MIOwERA. -. Mar o
For rates apply 353 broadway and 60 Wall st..NY.
oc1i-f.m&w 1etf
Evening star., 1899-02-03
Deaths of soldier. I'm Cuba.

General Brooke at Havana has sent the
following reports Of deaths among the
army in Cuba TO the War Department:
Deaths on the 31st: At Santiago-CorpOrai
clifford c. Atkinson, Company J. 9th Inn
munes, ard Private William J. Finn, sams
company, malaria. At Havana-Private T.
]. Dolan, I'd Artillery, meningitis.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Dependencies of the World and Their
Formulation.

THE Colonies. Protectorates and Depend
encies of the World, Their Area, Popua-
ton, Revenues and Commerce and the
Share of the Mother Country in Their Com
merce" is the title of publication just is
sued by the treasury bureau of statistics
The following table shows at a glance
the main facts regarding the colonial pos
sessions of the world.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
FRENCH LINE.

Compagnie Generate Transatlantique
DIRECT LINZ TO HAFRE - PARIS FRANCE)
Sailing every Saturday at 10 AM
From Pier ~, North river foot Of Morton street
La Gascogne FEB. La Touraine =. Feb. IS
La Champagne. Feb. II La Nornandie. Mar. 4
La Bretagne Feb. is La Champagne. Mar. IL
First class passage to Huyre St5 and upward
Gen1 Agcy for L Sand Can. 3 Bowling Green n Y
G. W. MOSS. 921 Pennsylvania ave
BELL co. 1406 G st feI21y-15
Evening star., 1899-02-03
North German LIoyd

FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
SOCTIA MPTCN. LONDON BREMEN
Lain. Tu.F Feb. 21 10 am Lain .Tu., Mar. p. 10 am
Trave.Tu, Mar 7, 10 am frave. .Tu. Apr. T. 10 am
Kaiser Wilnelm der Crosse. :. .Tu., Mar H. 10 am
Kaiser Friedrich. .Tu. Mar. %, 10 am
OELRICHS & CO, BOWLING GREEN, n Y
Apply to E. q. DROOP, 925 Pa. ave-
my14-12tf Agent for Washington,
Evening star., 1899-02-03
OCEAN TRAVEL.

HOLY LAND, EUROPE. ETC
Clark's Parties leave Feb. for Nile and Pales-
tine, etc per SIS. Ailer direct to Egypt; Europe,
monthly. f. c. CLARK, III Broadway n Y.
ja24tofe7
Evening star., 1899-02-03
Red Star Lime.

NEW Rk-ANTWERr-PAR
Every Wednesday at u noon.
Westernland. Feb. 8 Noordland 90. Feb. %
'These steamers carry only second and third class
passengers at low rates.
INTERNATIONAL NAVI1 ALTON COMPANY
Piers IA and 15 N r. Office @ Bowling Green.
WASHINGTON OFFICE, 1906 L st. NV. or
Geo W. Moss, Agent. a21 Pepua. ave. se27
Evening star., 1899-02-03
American Line.

FAST EXPRESS SERVICE.
NEW HAMPTON-LONDON
Sailing Wednesdays at 10 An.
st. Louis. -. Feb. st. Paul - Mar IS
st. Paul. 49,. Feb. % ST. Louis. Mar. 22
st. Louis. -. Mar. st. Paul ... Apr
Evening star., 1899-02-03
OUT OF WASHINGTON.

UNDERGRADUATE DOCTORS. DENTISTS FHAR-
MACISIS. LAWi EltS, p:acticiDs soon gradual led.
Home Other professions degrees conferred. Prep
arltiOn by college correspondence courses. For
Independent declaration address Boy $50. Chicago.
al4-lm*
Evening star., 1899-02-03
REWARDS FoR OFFICERS.
Brevet Titles Bestowed by the Presf-
dent.
Regular Army.

Following are the brevet nominations
made by the President today:
Evening star., 1899-02-03
UNDERWRITERS.

w. r. Speare,
Undertaken & EmbaImer
$40 Street Northwest
everything strictly frst-class and on the n,ost
reasonable terms Telephone call $40 ta5-tr
SERoFULA, BLOOD POISON, CANCER ECZEMA
leter and all other disorders OF the blood perrna,
neptiy cured and an taint elimina from the sys
lem ). J. s.. the greatest purifier. aul7-y fm-Iy
Evening star., 1899-02-03
Report Approved.

After some further C-scussion of the mat
ter, the committees report was approved
upon the motion of Mr.. B. W. Holman and
the committee was continued, with dtrec-
tions to use every endeavor to secure some
appropriate disposition of the matter
The meeting then adjourned subject to
call
Among those present We're: Jas. L. Pugh
jr.; Jos. III. Crawford Percy Crawford. h
H. Parmenter, A. l.. Leonard. Capt. W. L.
Cole. E. B. Townsend. Louis p. Shoemaker
p. B. Priest Thos Blagden T. A Harding
3. w. Holman. c. C. Bryan, J. w Somer-
Vile, Lee D. Latimer, o. T. lexis. ], B.
Donald MACPHERSON, l. S. Lipscomb.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
A Flag of Precious Stones.

A New York jeweler has combined
patriotism with very fine advertise
ment by making copy of the Stars
and Stripes. which is probably the
most expensive flag in the whole world.
1t is quite SMALL only inches by A
inches, but is worth at least s17,500
1t is entirely composed of precious
stones. 1t has thirteen stripes and
forty-two stars. The white stripes are
OF small diamonds, 800 of which go to
make them up. The red stripes are
rubies, the same in number and size
as the diamonds. For the blue field
there are about 300 sapphires, with
forty-two large diamonds for stars
This unique flag is displayed in the
jewelers. window on Broadway, and
attracts a constant crowd.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
odd Oaths In Court.

In Austria Christian witness is
sworn before crucifix, between two
lighted candles, and, holding up his
right hand, says: II swear by God.
the Almighty, and All Wise, that l
will speak the pure and full truth.
and nothing but the truth, in answer
to ANYTHING l may be asked by the
court Probably the most curious
European oath is administered in Nor
way. The witness raises his thumb,
his foreilnger and his middle finger.
These signify the Trinity, while the
larger of the uplifted fngere .p-
posed to represent the soul or the wit
ness and the smaller to indicate his
body.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19

every visitor who came to the house,
every servant about the place. saw and
commented ont"
''What did they see-confound
them?" I clustered wrathfully.
Saw that you were keeping a
sweetheart and wife under one roof"
the old servant retorted bluntly; "saw
your face brighten when you looked
at the one, heard your voice soften
when you spoke to her; saw you pass
ing notes to ome another, riding to-
gether, slipring away together ten
times day; meeting after dark, whis-
pering together. All. Master Paul.
Master Paul, does not your conscience
this moment tell you what they saw
and what brings the color into your
face so cruel hot this minute? There
I've spoken out as you bade me, and
I've said too much l dare say; but l
couldn't help it. Send me about my
business. If you like. 1 couldn't help
it; it was wrong-wrong!"
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
SHARK LIKES WHALE.
THAT IS WHEN THE LATTER
; IS A DEAD ONE.
Story of banquet of This Nature In
tho South Seas = Tho Sea Wolves
Come in Vast Swarms to Partake
Thereof.

The presence of any large quantity
Of easily obtainable food is always suf-
ficient to secure the undivided atten-
tion of the shark tribe. When cut
ting in" whales at sea l have often
been amazed at the incredible number
Of these creatures that gather in a
short space of time, attracted by some
mysterious means, heaven only knows
from what remote distance. 1t has
often occurred to us when whaling in
the neighborhood of New Zealand to
get sperm whale alongside without a
sign of a shark below or bird above.
Within an hour from the time of our
securing the vast mass of flesh to the
ship the whole area within at least an
acre has been alive with a seething
multitude of sharks, while from every
quarter come drifting silently an in
calculable host of sea birds, converting
the blue surface of the sea into the
semblance of plain of new-fallen
snow. The body of a whale before an
incision is made in the blubber pre-
sents a smooth, rounded surface, al
most as hard as india rubber, with ap-
parently no spot where any daring
eater could find toothhold. But, OBJ
livious to all else save the internal an
guish or desire, the ravenous sea
wolves silently writhed in the density
Of their hordes for a place at the
bounteous feast. Occasionally one
pre-eminent among his fellows for en-
terprise would actually set his lower
jaw against the black roundness Of the
mighty carcass and with a steady,
sinuous thrust Of his 1.-THE tail, gouge
out therefrom a mass of a hundred
weight or so. If he managed to get
away with it the space presented
curious corrugated hollow where the
serrated, triangular teeth had worried
their way through the tenacious sub
stance, telling plainly what vigorous
force must have been behind them.
But it was seldom that we permitted
such premature toll to be taken from
our spoils. The harpooners and the
officers from their lofty position on the
cutting stage slew scores upon scores
by simply dropping their keen-edged
blubber spades upon the soft crowns
of the struggling fish, the only place
where shark is vulnerable to instant
death. The weapon sinks into the
creatures brain, he gives a convulsive
writhe or two, releases his hold and
slowly sinks, followed in his descent
by knot of his immediate neighbors,
all anxious to provide him with
DromDt sepulture within their own
yearning maws.