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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12

up around II. and the brcczos from the
sea keep the leaves OF the banana and
the palm In constant motion,
MONTE AND ROULETTE
Two Of the fayoritc games OF Porto
Rico are monte ana roulette. Monte ~
much like our faro, Bets are made up-
ON turning Of card. Roulette Is played
with table. In whose center IL a hort
suutal revolving wheel, which slopes
toward the rim. About the outside OF
the rim are numbered holes. curre-
spending 90 figures on the table. The
Cruupipr or manager OF the gumo gives
tho wheel "a Whlrl and then drops a
marble upon o. In the meantime each
Of the bcttcrH has placed his money
upon certain OF the figures. n the mar
bile, when the wheel stops, drupH into
the hole having the same figures az he
has chosen, the winner receives from
the croupior thlrty-hyc times the
amount Ut money he has vUnturcd. "
not IL Hocs 10, the bank, There are q
number of combinations In the game
upon which bets can be made. but In
each NJ them, an IN this, the percentage
N largely IN favor III the table.
The games are always played ON feast
days aud ut all places whore large num-
beers ~ tho people come tngcthcr. At
Muyaguga there is one feast during the
winter, which lasts FOR more than
week. The poor people OF the country
save their money Tor Il, and day or
so before II begins the town IL filled
with professional gamblers, who open
up their games both inside and outside
the city.
There are now about 10000 mon at
work upon the roads. on pay days the
gamblers gather about the gangs and
tempt them 20 play away thclr wages
as soon us they are paid.
The poor ave 10 be seen gambling IN
almost gy.ty saloon, and there are
gambling houses, under the names OF
clubs, 100 the larger cities. such as
Ponce. san Jupu and Mayagucz, which
are rauqhlzod By the rich. our
ruldi,rs have Initiated the members of
these clubs into the American game of
poker, and that TO their sorrow; for the
Porto iaCans 30 far have won rather
than lost They are bold gamblers. and
u II by no means safe to tempt them
with bluff
GAMBLING AMONG OUR SOLDIERS.
Speaking OF tho soldiers. many Of
those who have come 10 Porto Rico are
luvrturate card players on the trans
port which brought me TO san Juan
thCrc was a game or go always going
ON upon deck. and ! IND that there n
considerable gambling among the
troops here At Ponce the soldiers have
little poker den In the rear OF an
American bakery, whore they while
away the weary hours ut roulette, faro
and poker other such games are
largely patronized By the soldiers In
one ~ the saloons nj San Juan. ana
there IN not much difficulty In finding
chances 10 lose your money at May
egucz,
PORTO RICos FAVoRGTE BETTING
GAME.
The most Of the money won aud lost
By the Porto Rlcana themselves Is ON
cock nghtlng, Almost ovcry man and
boy on the island bets more or less on
such contests Every city and every
village has It's cock pit, and thouIands
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blood. Rcd drops are oozing out ~ their
heads ana nrcks. one has driven his
spur Into the back of the other and the
blood spurtH. There the yellow rooster
4 running and the black follows him.
he turns and drives his bin into the
comb Of the black. The black HtugEcfs
ana the yellow again spurs him Some
~ the men hay" jumped over the rail-
Ing and are swapping their fingers at
the cocks. They are wilder than ever
The noise ~ worse than bcdlam gone
mad. You would think IL a gladintotlal
show instead OF two poor brave little
fowls pechng at and trying 70 Kill each
other.
\ BATTLE TO DEATH,
The sight disgusis me, but cannot
help admiring the courage OF the chick
ems, They are game TO the end. They
iight on and on. Now the black one IL
Hpurrl1L, The yellow cock ~ down and
the back on top. Sow the yellow ~ up.
The cocks night on and on, squirting
and picking each other. / have timed
them with my watch and they have
been lighting Tor fifteen minutes 4
human prize fighter would have died M
such a struggle, As II IL the cocks are
almost spent The black IN trembling
so PC can hardly stand, hut stlll he
lights. The yellow IL staggering, but bee
picks away almost us Cuurugcuusly as
when be began
Notice how he tries 10 Keep on one
said II the black. and how the black
cock misses when be- attempts 90 spur
his enemy from the right. See' The
black has lost his right eye, the yellow
cock knows 10. and for this reason he IL
lighting him on his blind side. There.
the plucky black one has jumped up
and spurrcd the yellow. lie has driven
HIS gutir Ia under the RIGHT NyIuu 10
seems TO be q mortal thrust FOR tho yol.
low falls. The crowd goes crazy. Every
man IN yelling The match ~ over.
No, u n not The umpire calls time,
lie turns minute glass upside down
aud the men viii have the sixty ssc-
unds while the sand ls running through
tn sponge IN the birds Tor ID second
up his tiivd and bloody chicken. Hr
puts ltH head In his mouth aud sucks
out the blood Next he nils his mouth
with brandy and Hpurts Il over the
chicken, and the hot spirit appears 10
revive 10.
Now the time II M and the cocks
are again ln the ring The yellow trlc8
10 hold his ioct, hut he cannot He falls
10 the ground ana the black stands by
him and picks him, This goes ON Tor
Few minutes, when there h au-
other call Of time and the sucking.
brandying and spurIng Is done once
more
The poor yellow dying fowl ls again
placed upon the nuur He makes one
struggle 90 rise and then lies down lie
cannot move. aud the black cock picks
out his eyes, while the human brut08
look ON and yell applause. lie can
struggle no more he is dead, and the
black cock has won.
FRANK q. CARPENTER.
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, AUGUST IT, 1895

eminent. got caught In the Ice pack as
the winter came on and stuck there
three months, without coming TO any
great harm. Nansrn says that the
antarctic Ice pack is less dangerous
than that IN the arctic. FOR the open
ocean ~ go much bigger that lt reduces
the probability of severe pressure n
the pack. the fee floating about more
freely
The antarctic region has taken the
llvea or Tower explorers than the frozen
north. into which Andrec and his mon
have been the last 10 disappear But
the open sea which separates tho
antarctic belt Of broken irc from the
mainland ls friEhifully rough aud the
difficulties Of making landing uvof
the vertical ice ellis. rarely less than
40 feet high. are appalling Not only
docs the sea forever lash Itself 10 fury
at thor bnse. but powerful currents
drive the lee 90 and frO wherever man
would land. ns N nature were doing her
best 10 Keep what is now her biggest
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PENALTY OF rALKIyG.

sharp watch over the tongue 4.
necessary ln Germany nnwadnys. whcr.
rtrcloHs remark easily brings the
speaker under the heavy hand " the
law. uu'N the other day a workman
attending hls fathers funeral was over.
como with grief Hs he turned away
from "a" grave, and suhbod out Fare.
we'll We shall never meet again" His
words were reported 10 q magistrate.
who summoned tho workman for a..
outrage against public morals by de-.
nylng the Immortality NJ the soul aud
H'utHced him Co uftoen days imprlson-
mrnt Spare Moments
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Copyright 1880. by Frank @. carpen-
teri
Mayagucz. Porto Rico. July %, $500
Trom Mayagucz, one ~ the best cities
% Uncle Sans new island, l write you
letter about gambling, We have an
a.Asd a large sporting population. The
Porto Rlglus aurpass the brokers OF
Wall street as bcttcra Every city ANA
merry village has It's games OF chance,
sd the children begin gambling as
oon as they are old enough to talk
The little ones pitch copporn | see them
IdyIng marbles In the street, but never
vllh0ut putting NJ a ccntavo on every
th1t The child who has not his ccn-
uyl 10 risk h out Of the game. Men
working ON the road are to be seen
Iay.ng marbles for pennies during the
Room rest.
Il Is the same with kites. I was sur
prsed when | first came here 10 see
Tia, both men and boys were ilyins
Kites They were gathered together on
hs bills about the cities, especially san
'sAh' eheh holding a large KITE, OF NA9
Nnng attached TO one. The dlnctent
y.hers holding the strings OF the nylhs
Aiea tried Co make them move toward
,he another. The strings near the
aies had been soaked with glue nnd
Wo ms powdered glnsh had pe,h
sl'lcd. Each man tried 20 cut the
MlnH VI hls negihhorH Kite ny rubplhk
aA KITE string against II, ana when one
" .he uss-dusted strings touched aA
urinary cord II sawed through II lkt
Ahie, and the kite thus lposcnri
i.ued away or dropped To the srouhu'
" seemed odd that the people were 10
gq'ei by these kite hghts, until /
Nlthel mat every man ana every boy
~ pet ON his kite, ana that all Sorts
sums from pennies 10 dollars We're
uung on the strength or sharpness OF
NRf'ng
PopTo prco,e ,ourr CANA
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as TO hard muscle than the prize Porto
Ricau cock when ready Tor the ring.
THEY BET HIGH.
II is no wonder that the birds are
! carefully cared FOR. The bets are often
high. aud hundreds may be won OF lost
ON the training Of cock. In Ponce
$500 recently changed hands on one
cock tight II ~ not uncommon Tor 500
or $500 o. be- put ON a single match,
Along the west coast there u quite a
rivalry between the towns as TO game
cocks. The cocks Of Mnyagucz and
AguldillH, for Instance. win be pitted
against each other with purses ranging
from s. OTTO 800. The chief betting
however springs up while the fight ~
going on, ana the scenes az "a Porto
Rioun cock nght are craaler than those
~ the Wall street stock exchange at
the time Of panic.
IN 4 PORTO nICAN COCKPIT,
] went 20 see a cock nght today that
! might tell you Just how this cruel
sport IN carried on In our new island, An
army official went with me ana we
spent an hour watching the brutal CNhi-
billion and making the notes from
which the following n taken:
The cock plt We visited u right IN the
center ~ MaynguoE. Il ~ within "a
stones throw Of the cathedral ana not
FAR from the postoiilcu You so down
one of the main business streets, enter
an alley and stop before "a big round
building about feyenty-fvc feet IN dia-
meter. This ~ the ring. The entrance
Zee h. nfty cents. We pay our money
and are paHscd Into "a circular room
hfty feet square and forty feet high.
About the room run tiers OF seats. one
above the other like those of an nmphi-
thcntcr. Tho arena u the cock pit.
which n about thirty feet wide
There are several hundred men In the
seats us we enter. I sec lawyers and
bankers among them. over there Is a
Porto Rlcan school teacher ana hear
near US are two NJ the city officials.
They are talking quietly and look like
penceablc persons The chief noise
comes from the Growing " the ROSTERS.
There are scores Of them IN cages
around the walls Of the building. There
arr others in cages hung from the cen-
tor of the pit The latter arc, am told
the crack cocks Of the day. and are to
be fought for biz money.
PREPARING FOR RATTLE.
A we enter two cocks are brought
into the ring. They are nrst weighed
ON steolyurdH, each being put into a
bag FOR the purpose. They must weigh
Just alike, or the lighter chicken wit
have the right To- odds. A. rule only
chickens OF the same weight arr fought.
Tho two now In the ring Just balance.
Now the bags are opened and the
cocks are passed around Tor cNumlnn-
tlon ana bets. How queer they looSi
They nrc shaved " feathers, except on
their wings ana q thsHel at the tail
Their heads are blood rcd. and their
backs and legs urr AZ blue M your nose
In the zero cold ~ mid-wintcr.
Now the owners take their knives and
sharpen the spurs, Each snur IL pared
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KIDNEY AND BLADDER
TROUBLES PROMPTLY CURED

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II you need medicine you should
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GAMBLING In PORTO RICO.
Frank Carpenter Gives Sporting View Of Our New West Indian
Subjects.

How Men and Boys Kites and Marbles a Visit to
Porto Reo's Monte Caro-The Games OF Monte and Rou-
Ieue-cock Fighting and Cock Fahters-Porto Rcan Game
Cocks Which Are Worth $2oo-Hov They Trained
the Big Made Upon Then-A Visit to Cock Pit and
a Description OF a Famous Fight
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Or. Tulmage's new book, written by
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News.
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MILLION DOLLAR POLAR EXPEDITION

England and Germany Unite TO Penetrate the mysteries
OF the Antarto Region Details OF tho Greatest EN-
ploration Project Ever 1nouguratod
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WHAT DID HE DO?

ohastly Tale OF Young Hospital Surgeons Experience
"A Battle Between Love and Science.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28
ARMY BIAA
PASSED !
1t Goes Through the Senate With
the German Amendment.
RUSHING APPROPRIATION BILLS.

rbs House sends TO the senate the
Army and the FortIhcations Biu-Mr.
Dockery says This Congress win APP
proprIate $1,000, 900, 900.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-After con
test that will be memorable in the his
tory of the aenate tha compromise army
reorganization bill was passed last even
ing at 40. When the senate convened
Mr.. German, Of Maryland, insisted that
his amendment providing that the army
should not be increased permanently or
beyond July /, 1901, be Incorporated In
the measure. For several hours it ap-
peared probable that his insistence at
least would throw the bill over until
today, and perhaps defeat it. An agree
ment was reached finally, however, and
MIR. Germans amendment in a slightly
modified form was accepted. The notable
speech Of the day against the measure
was delivered by Mr.. Vest, Of Missouri,
but his brilliant eloquence availed moth
ing against the measure.
The house was in session seven hours
yesterday and sent to the senate two
more appropriation bills-the army,
which has been under consideration for
several days. and the fortifcations. The
former carried about S79,OOO,UOO and the
latter approximately S4,T0O,0O0. The
final conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was also adopted. The
only amendment of Importance attached
to the army bill was one giving two
months extra pay to enlisted men in the
regular army who served beyond the
limits of the United States during the
war with Spain, and one month extra
pay to those who served in the United
States. The discussion Of the admins
tration's policy relative TO the Philip
pines, which has been occupying the at
tentiOn OF the members to the exclusion
Of almost everything else during the con
sideration OF appropriation bills for the
last two weeks, was continued, several
speeches being made on the subject Mr..
Dockery, of Missouri, the leading Demo
crat on the appropriations committee,
asserted that the appropriations for this
congress would reach $1,000, 100000.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

John and William Durham, two young
men residing on Glover's hill were given a
hearing before Justice Malta last night.
They We're charged with beating Matt.
Cherkois on Washington's birthday and
afterwards robbing him of $l7. The prisoners
were taken into custody by Constable Bolin
aud lodged in the lookup where they spent
the night. This morning they were released
upon furnishing S4OO bail each for their ap-
pearance at court.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28
Accused Murderers Released.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Nicholas
and Neil Matz. brothers, OF Hazieton.
were given a habeas corpus hearing in
court yesterday on the charge of having
murdered Francisco Matchulla, at
Hazleton, IN 1892. The prosecutor in the
case swore that the Matt brothers Of
fered him 500 to kin Matchulla, and
that on the day Matchulla disappeared
the Matzs were seen with guns in their
possession. The court did not consider
the evidence sufficient to hold the pris-
ouers on the charge of murder, and they
were discharged.
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Jr. O. U. A. NJ. Notice.

All members Of Shenandoah Valley Council
No. $50, Jr. o. u, A. NJ, are requested to
meet in their Hall on Thursday, March End,
1899, at one o'clock, to mako arrangements to
attend the funeral of our late brother, James
Hopkins Sister Councils are kindly invited
to attend. By order Of
CHARLES SNYDER, Councillor,
Attest: FELIX kLoCK, Rec. Sec'y. 2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

Shenandoah was largely represented at the
performance of Hoyts Milk White Flag,
at Mahanoy City last night. A Lakeside
conductor stated to day that 1870 people wit
messed the show.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

Mine Foreman William Davis has been
transferred from North Ashland colliery 20
the Monitor coliery at Locust Gap.
James Moran, of Mahanoy Plane, yester-
day resigned his position as supervising
engineer at Kohinoor colliery.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

Owing to the breach at High Point park
the ears on the Lakeside railway have been
put on the 30 minute schedule They will
leave both ends of the line Is minutes before
and after the hour. This schedule will only
prevail until the cave-in is filled up.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

Last week Squire j. J. Fernsler, of Potts
vile, was before the United States District
Court, at Philadelphia. charged with having
violated the pension laws, in having dated a
voucher one day too early. The charge,
however, was ignored by the Grand Jury.
and the Squire returned home much
relieved
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Quay sixteen short.
special to EVENING HERALD.

special 70 EVENING HERALD.
Harrisburg, Feb. 2s.-The result of the
joint session of the Legislature to-day shows
Senator Quay sixteen votes short of an cleo
ton Dr. Weiss, the new Senator from
Lebanon county, voted against Quay The
latter received So votes, jerks 81, Dalzell IL,
scattering 81. Total number of votes cast, 200.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

Mrs. Catherine Keating, residing near
Jacksons, while stepping from the ice-coated
steps Of a Lakeside car at High Point, slipped
aud fell to the ground. She sustained a
fla-t -ture Of the collar bone.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-28

Store Room and Dwelling For Rent.
llO North Main street. Stable attached.
Apply to Nus. Margaret Brehony, Mahanoy
Plane, 2-2s.6t
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Sour krout, pork and mashed potatoes to-
night Special lunch tomorrow morning.
NEIsWENDER's.
Liver and onions, free, tonight. Bean
soup tomorrow morning
WEEKS
Bean soup free, tonight Cold lunch, Q to
IL a. m
KENDRlCK HOUSE,
Puree Of pea soup will be served, free, to
all patrons tonight.
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Coco ArgOline, the genuine article, for sale
at Kirlin's drug store. 1O-6tf
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The best gas mantle in the market for 25s
at Brumm's If
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Dr. Bulls Cough syrup stops t, at
tickling in the throat. This reliable remedy
allays at once irritations of the throat, sore
throat hoarseness and other bronchial afec.
I tipns
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Wanted, Girl to do Houseworlx
Big Attendance.

For private family of six VIII pay So
per week. Apply at HERALD office 2.2D-6t
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FREE LUNCHES TONIGHT.

Cream silver polish, the best in the world
It Brumms. If
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Up TO Date In stoeI. and rrIees

On meats, sausages, farmers butter and eggs.
Bansers meat market, Cherry and Chestnut
streets. 2-9-u
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Don't Let Anybody Interfere, But


Take Pan. Tina for coughs and colds, 25C
At Gruhler Bros, drug store.
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Continued on Fourth Page.l
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OUR FISH STOCK is FULL AND COMPILE

Fresh Creamery and Dairy Butter.
Fancy Full Cream Cheese.
Pure Kettle Rendered Lard.
Fancy California Navel Oranges.
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THE HOPKINS CASE.

Hearing Before Justice Shoemaker Re.
suited in No New Developments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
THOMAS III. LONG.
Attorney at Inv.

Most towns are proud of their young
lawyers, and Chapel Hill is no exception
to this rule. She has a right to be proud
if all her young attorneys are like
Inomas III. Long.
Mr.. Long was horn in Chapel Hill in
1861, ami was educated at the Univer-
versity 1T North Carolina, where he oh
tanned distinction as student. After
graduation he commenced the study of
law. 1924. in the.I.aw Department of the
State University. and was licensed TO
practice rs early as 1895. In 1896 he
began active practice at Chapel Hill.
From the very start he has been success
ful and built UP a good practice. |
predict a, shining and useful career at
the law for this young man.
In politics Mr.. Long is a staunch Dem
ocrat and useful man to his party.
1t is such young men that make the
bone and sinew of our towns, and write
their names in large letters in the his
tory of their section.