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VOLUME XXV-XO. 198.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10, 1860.
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TOBACCO IN DUTCH INDIA.
an MtsBMTMa AeeetBt- erreaaMi
ccLreaa or u waaws.
eatelel Br fart el IIm UUMM (
MM. at xekasee ejrawksg lettawed as
8asstre-Avrage Taskf, Msahads at
raskisg mm
The report Just issued of Vtet Ceasal
Weed, of Bstavls, Jar, ea the tebaees
enttare et Dutch Indie, Is of leterest te
lobteoo grewsrs, and It M here pabltabed
! fill 1
la tMw of the growing Imperteaee of
tobacco eultuis in tmeocleoy, aad tee. la
eoastderatloa et tbe prominent Nat whtea
Ikla article occupies among tbs Imports late
the halted Biataa et prodaee from Nethsr
lsnds, India, bow amenntlBg te an annuel
Talee of between 98.000,000 aad 84.000,000, I
have procured lofermotloa, taadlaf te ladl
ute tbs encouragement glvsa for gnat eat.
Isys te establish end promote this latersst,
a wall aa te abew tbe source of tba law
preBta atteedlng tbeae Investments. Re
gardmg tbe industry Itself, It aaay be aaid
tbat tobaeeo la piaatad very generally
throughout tbe Islsnd et Java. Za fasti
wharever a native houesbetdsr has a pateb
nf land aaltabla te tba grewta a aasall
quantity of aeed ta sews te supply the waate
or bla family, sad te make aa honest peaay
by dispealsg et the surplus et tba crops te
tbe Chinese tradsrs. Tea pleat la Uierler,
however, and prodeoaa a leaf whleh finds
favor la the native markets, bat Is. bsbst-
ally, et tee rank a flsTer te salt tbs tsstss of
mi st Europeans. A superior quality la,
nevertheless, raised at Qeurabaya aad
Mad lean, where tba cultivation U la the
bands et Europeans, who possess lands
ceded by tba Javanese. Bat It la la tba
ether province of Pssaransn, Proballego,
BsnJeuma, Eedlrl and Reecuke, tbat the
Isrgeet qaantltlea are grown by native
planter, wbeaall tbs crops te dealers In tba
bsxira. Frem data farntened by tba latter
It may be elated tbat tbe harvest for 1680
amounted In round numbsis te 10,008 000
Pfuad, aad In tbe year following te 10 639.
040 pounds, while tba ex perta for tbeaa
fxrlrnia ware, reepeewvely, 1,110,000 and
997,700 pounds.
As regards tba European markst, how
ever, tbe Java product bears little oomparl eomparl oemparl
aon,eltker In quality or la quantity ex ported,
with theeumatra prod net from tbe astern
dletrlets el Dall, Ltngkat, aad bisk,
especially, where tbe Importance of tbe
culture 1 laereatlng from mentb te month,
and le rapidly becoming one et tbs chief
soureas of revenue for tba government, by
which, therefore, every inducement la bald
out te capitalist, end planters towards ex
pending money and stfert In theee fertile
regions. At present tba sole blndrsnoseto
a meat remunerative beelnees sssms te
be due te tbe difficulty of procuring
efficient labor and te tbe unsettled oendltloa
of ihe country.
Tbe Malays bsve settled along tbs coast
only, as is tbelr custom, and oeoapy a belt
of Und net wider than 20 mllea, Baek from
tbe ses, towards tbe inter ler. there la another
race et perple, called the Battaks, who ere
native te Sumatra, and have net jet been
. brought Inte aubjeotlen by the Duteh
authorities, and whose presence is a soures
of much anxiety and leas te the planter,
slnee, though by nature gentle sod peacea
ble aneugb, tbey are prompt te avenge
a wrong by pillaging and burning
property, In which detr notion the inno inne
ent often sutler alike with tbe guilty.
AKslr,cateleeelygusrdsd livestock and open
buildings prove an Irresistible temptation te
Vheft, especially In view et the refuge from
pursuit and punishment which tba
jangles sad mountains bshlnd them otter.
Use cauae el grievance whieu deserves
attention lies In tbe laet tbat many planta
tions sold te Europeans by tbe Malaya ws. 3
wrongly claimed by tbem from tba Battsks,
While tbe Utter, naturally, tee resent tbs
dally enercachment by tbe European npen
Ihelr domains which deprlvea tbem of tnelr
old baunta and dwelling place.
Concessions are new te ee obtained from
the native rulers tbemaelve, subject, of
oenrie, te-tbe approval of tbe government
of Met nerland, ludl,fer a period et seventy.
five year, with (be tight et tbs leasee te
sublet, In whole or part, one-third of bis
grant. Formerly tbe yery beat localities
were bought for a email present of watches,
knlvse, musical Instrument, weapon, and
tba like. .Nowadays, however, tbe Battak
1 saltan and emptrers, awake te tbe signs of
i tbe time, suU having learned by ecetly
' exnirlenee tbe cash vsius et tbsir estates,
1 (tsmsnd payment In money. Tbe ameunla
Keuirad varv with tbe nature of tbe soil
and tbe climatic advantage adapted te
tobacco growing. Fer example, at Dall 1
benr, (9.487 72 rqusre yard.) brings 50,
Mtxlcsu atandard I at Blrdang, IS ; wulle at
Assil'Tanab a yearly rent of 60 eents la
charged per cenn.
COST OF COKCK8SIOK,
Te cs'.lmsts ths cost of concessions allow
ance must be made for differences dus te
tbe site eMhs plsntatlen, whether npen tba
plain or npen tbe mountain slds. Mew that
tbe lewlsuds bsye been clslmsd,ne woemers
are obliged te retort te the blab platsees,at
an elevation of from 1,500 te 3,000 test above
tbe sea, thereby Increasing tba expense of
transport and read making, though this out
lay Is, In a grest measure, Delancsd by tbe
sxpendltura upon tbe valley territory for
dltebes and suitable dikes along tbe river
bank. Tbe preliminary expense for a
concession of, say 1,000 benne, situated 6
mile from tbe sea, with a force et two hun
dred coolie farm hands, msy be stated aa
folio wa:
1. axpenae of aurver, traveling ex-
pt tea, anapreienl. tecattvs ..tfl.COJ
g. Drate. dltcbea. cisea for two rlrera
fore mllea; tnvlcanaia, for flr.t yeir.
traver.leg flilda for a dtataoee el 11
Biilea at. ay Sj.0,0 meters, at Scenia
per meter... ...... ......... .......... 1.500
I Clearing Una lore rainaga. ..
Hlgbw.r for pproeti MpiantaMenana
for bate of aj atern uf reaaa, J.0C0 meter,
at Stieentiperue'er
a. Heiue ter planter
Heuse f or two aaslatanta
Beaaa ler uhlntae everieeri
sis heutea for coolie, and li foremen... .
Six bnnsea ler Javanese, or native
Heapltii, two ahni, andatore-boo.e
Tw.nti dnins-khaCa for tobacco. 01mn
600
1ed ii by m tuetcra, te acoiuimedate
twenty coolies a. is par 1 m. SO c ?,00
One abed et heavy plansa te abetter
leaves while feitnenting 400
Kaf'erafnrroataet abere bail31eg.,J!0,-
0t18 par 10W B.UO
Also.Mi.eou crnM-btama. at tie perl.O'JO,
ana e v wena ei rii4n. w
s rive baling pre.ae.
e ilea and Chtrmemetera ler fannent fannent
lagpiecen SIX ei out a at no, and aix yoke et oxen
at SbO. .. ... ..
Ibrs. burtea. ntrneaia, ladOiea, and
en e.rilage... ........ ....
S Cost of hl'lng aixty laborers ler mas.
Oralna. travltn expanae. Irea te
eoeiml.atoatia at Ka uvia, Bamarang,
or tliigape'e. atl Aprr mti
Ksg.gl' g two buudtel and flltr plai.
terfTibafxponietutluileg nlty pr.
eon mi re in u are n eaaary. aa tbu
40
7
409
M
working tetce aoen aecrcaie.in nam
br by ai.Uone,aickneir,ste
Othar leaiaa.. ...................
t,roe
i,tee
Total .",90
Though tbe alia of tbe srea under culti
vation la changed from year te year tbe
abed are, however, left standing ter three
season.
Tns uwelllDES Intended te be permanent
araelldiy bunt, audare grouped as closely
together as possible. la bulldleg tbem
tbe weeds in the vielnlty era employed, cr
these ktnde of mere durable nature msy
tie obtained from the Cblneae aid
Mslsy lumber merchants along tbe oeaar,
Pulea for drying the tobacco coat from f 8 te
12 per tonus ma; the eupperte are valued
at from 140 te (GO per thousand; brace,
from 926 te f 100 per hundred. Sometimes
tba beards are sawed upon tbe plantation,
bat mere frequently tbey sre brought from
Fensng or Hlugspere at sn expense of lrem
933 te f70 per bnndred, the dimensions
being IS tset by 1 feet end et varying thick
nesa. The price of refters is about 112 par
tbeuasnd. Of materials ter rooting sine has
bsen found te uske the bulidiegs tee warm,
and only, beard and fluted tllee have
proved Batlsfaiteryr- Bsfure the opening of
tba railway, In 1SS4, weed wss almost
exeluttvely used in building, Bioesthat
date, however, p'antera have erected com
modleus snd nubsntial bungalows of
brick sud stone.
reOFLa BMPLOTED IJ BAUIMQ TOBACCO,
Tee cbaracier and camber of the people
sagsgsd In raising tobaeeo taay be bristly sat
oewa as fellows; la taa Dall, Wak aa
MHMt
liaiaa
fifty flsatstlnas, works!, aa aa avarsga, by
SN CttMesa, Me Javaaaaa or ethar taborers,
baassjes Mt aaUvaa aa gaged la baUdlatt
freeB MteM.M0 Chlases eoellaa, 90,090
te W,wa Obtasaa sradent B.0M te 18,000
hired Jsvsaase, 2,000 te S,ta etkara, O.flOO
te 8.000 hired Tlalaaafress Malabar, 1,000
arssssas, plaassra ar salaried i 900
Korepssas, sBsrsksatsi 900 gTI
cBetals, aad 900 te M0 aeMlara.
Tka qassilea of effieleai Uber la Mm
asareaef paraapa taa grsatsst aaaeyaaea
te plaatars. both ea acoeBBt of taa dim
ealttsa la taa way of preeartac daatrsbla
werksasa, who will aet Jela la a strlkei who
are tataUigsat, ktwaMdlagaad ladastrloesi
aad, tee, Bacaasaeftha oenataat attentlea
Btesssary te oealrol tba large Bassaarars
qalred for taa oeltare, aad te prevsat
brella betwaaa tba dlffsrset raesa and
aoaeag their members. Be troablasesss,
i, aas tba vraasat evstem beeema
It la stated, a Datck eesiBilsslOB
Ttsltad Madras raeaatly with theparpese
or seeBtng, wnn tne aia ei sae aegiwn
aatherttka, ssbm Bietbed of raasevlag tka
dlfflealtlea above meatlened, and of faclll.
tauag taa eatlgrattBB et Hindoes, Mnea
bera,ae at Psasag aad Blegapera, tba 1st
tar control Imtatgrauea late Sumatra by
requiring tbelr vies te all centraeta aeade
by thrsa people for this country, aa wall
aa by rsqalrtag all Oblasse aad BlsaMsa
te appear before tba oeatmlsalonsrs at the
latter perta te pay tbe neeeeaery fees and
te beoeiaa aatitlsd te British protection.
Iisberere are of ' different rases, though
tba assJerlty ara Ublaaaa frera Ataer.
Tbera aie, under tba control of eaen
plantar and la tba charge of a director,
fresa three te four hundred eoeliss,
saparated Inte stsngs of forty man nndsr
aa ovsrsesr. Thslr eontrsets ara mads
eat at HlngsDere or FenaaK before a Obi-
asaa commissioner ter. a term of tbtse
years, though as aoen aa they hsvs paid I
tneir asets tney are ire.
The rata of wsges depends npen the
demand for labor, bat whan there le, as la
1887, a btlsk call for oeoliee, each men
reesivee 9120 for the term of the oeatraol
aad 983 la advsnee. As the aoeouota ara
net cieHd natil tbe aad of tha aeaaen, la
Deeember and January, prepayments are
allowed semi-monthly and ea every fstt
day, Tha employer agree also, ea bla
part, te pay for medical attendance and
medicine la essa of sickness, and te supply
each gang et forty oeoltea with a house,
well and water niter. It neglectful et his
ompleyss In tha above particulars, ha
becomes eubjeet te prompt and severe
punlahmsnt by tha aatherltlsa, while mls mls
dsmsanera by the former ara psntsbad by
tbsoeort by imprisonment, and erlmsi by
hanging afur a ulal at Bstayla.
Ohlnssa In tha neighborhood of a plsnta plsnta
teon, bat net ompleysd thereon, nsaally
Had work la ths shop of thslr oeuntrymen.
la tba abssnea or theee' dealers stores et
previsions of rice snd drlsd fish ara kept
la tbe planter's atnrebeute. The workmen
bay what they ned, and, If near a vlllsgs,
are granted leave every fifteen dsys te get
thslr euppllee from Its ehepa. Twe dsys of
rest are allowed each mentb, together with
elz or eeven feast days, Including four
days' holiday at New Tears,
OOOMB, CaiNBSB, JAVAJTSSB Z.A.BOBBBS.
The oeolls breaks and works the soil,
sews tbe seed, eares for tha plant, gathers
ths Issvss, and hsngs tbs crop la ths dry
ing shsds en his own aoeonat He has,
beeidee, toebey rales regarding working
hour, giving net lee than tea dally. Tbe
employer pays him 98 psr thousand plants,
according te their quality, and also 1 mllL
per bundle for tying together tbe leaves
and S mills te staerl them according te
color and length i snd for many ether
duties, sueu aa repairing reads, msklng
drains snd tha Ilka, 20 eents psr
dsy; ae that aa Industrious fellnw
raes.ee e Clear profit of from 160 te 9200
Toe Ohie amen who re-engegea at Dili
makes aoen trset for a ysar only, st tbe
expiration et whleU ha la free, uetsss thsrs
ara advsnees te his debit la this ease he
u retained daring the following year, and
If still uncancelled, for anetber yearaddl
Hen a', but for no longer period.
The Javaneee are engaged at Batavlaer
Bamarang at the rate et 0 galldera a month
of twenty-eight days et ten hours eseb,
with an advance et 40 galldera snd a pre
payment of traveling expensss by tbe
lamer. Tbls sam, small ss It msy eeetn,
, however, an advsnee for tbem et from 25
te 60 per eanL ever the wsges procurable In
Java, a third of wblen are required ter
dally living expense. Tbey are, never
theless, rarely employed In cultivating tbe
tobaeeo, though eeveral endeavor nave
been made te encourage tbem te plant In
tbs Jsvanese msnnsr. But ss they require
constant direction and oversight, for tbey
have net aa yst acqulrsd tasblts et Industry
or tndepsndene, though emenelpsted from
slavery some thirty years alncs,tul projset
has been abandoned for tbe preeent, at
least, and It has been neeesiary te latum
te the Chinese, who are excellent farrutri.
Interested In tbslr work, Intelligent and
setlve, bat reetlve under oeatrol. Tbe
same experlenee hss reeulted from the
trials et tbe nstivee et Madras, Fondleherry
and Oeylen, who, also, proved Inferior
workmen te tbe Chines. Tne Hin Hin Hin
deos, cr Kllngs, as thsy sra celled
by Mslays, excsl, however, In making
enalne, disss, reads snd water ways j and,
tee, la the care of live stock. Tbe Bingslese
are geed wsteb men and messengers. Fer
tha smaller building, such as shads aad
stablee, natives from Bernee and Hlaei are
encased st a sslarvet 88 par month eaen.
the contract msds at Mlngspers with tbe
latter people being ler eight months usually.
Bettacks and Mslays msknelssrlngs In the
forest In consideration of 930 psr opening of
200 meters square, or 97 60 for 2 sores,
though a smaller sum is aoeepUM If the
jungle growth u young.
Ol tbe districts in Samstra best adsptad
te tbls Industry that of Dell dsaerve a rat
mention, olnee It yields tbe best recalls,
which are doe In a great measure te the
richness of the soil, and, alao,tea most favor
able climate, enjoying aa the country dots,
frequent light ralns,snd possessing beeidee,
edvantagss sbsred In a lets degree by ether
residencies, and net st all by Java. The
Dell lends Us upon traets et oeuntry sloping
fresa tbe mountains te tbe ass, and extend
from 0 te 40 mltee from tbe chore Inland,
with an average width et territory of eight
miles. But of Dell lie tbe Glrdsng planta
tion, and these et Bldequet snd Padang,
stretching along the esaisrn slopes of the
mountains. Tbey sre under tbe sway of
native prlnees, however, though within the
limits of tbe Dell reaMeney. All soils
found In this region srs net equally favor
able te the eultura of tobacco, ler, while at
Dall and Kueghsst the isnd Is of volcanic
origin and Is rleh and easily worked,
tbst towards tbe east Is ssndy, lack
fsrtlllty, and produces lnfeiler tobaeeo.
Blx dsys' drought In tbls locality Is
serious, as tbe depths et tbe soil is fsr
isss tbsn tbst st mil, wnere an aDseces or
rain for thirty dsjs even would net cauae
muen dsmsge te tbe crops. The d la t riot
does net, however, experience soy isek la
this reaped,
Tbe average nroduet for a plsntatlen et
800 coolies Is about 900 pound per coelio
and for an area et 2f seres ; but wltb a
painstaking workman, smplcyed upon
geed seu enriched by gasoe, a yield et
ever 2 000 pound of leaf la easily ebtalued,
tbe price varying from 1 61 guilders at
Bhscgbal te 0 035 guilder at Blle.
As tbe oeoiie t tbe oultlvater he must,
accordingly, defray tbe outlays expended
in improving nia lacua ny mean et araina,
clearing Inreat growth, aed tbe like. He
mast, besides, provide himself with tbe
following tool : A bee, valued st 0 40 te
060 guilder; a pruning knife, priee 0 30 te
0,40 guilder I arake 0 80 tnO 40 guilders aa
axe, 0 60 te 1 20 guilder; twrt large utensils
for esrrvlng wste", 0 40 te 0 60 guilder; two
amsll pelts ter battling, 0 16 te 0 20 guilder;
two extra bee handle, 0.16 te 0 20 guilder,
rsecksi or cultivation.
Daring ths sammer months of Febrnsry,
March and Anrll. tbe fields ara prepared
and the eeed la planted. In May and June,
light rains nourish the young plant, but
oeouronly st rsre Inter vela durleg July and
Ansast. The plsnt tbea msturse, and tbe
crop la gstbered before ths btsvyielns
begin In November. After tbe forest bss
been elesrad away, In Deeember and Jan
uary by tba nstlvss, with sxe and fire, a
nursery bed Is sewn evsry eight daj s It
tbs farm work Is enough advanced and rain
falls In abundance, tbe oeolle begin te
plant tbs sheets forty dsys slter tbe firel
sewing; bat, if circumstances are unfavor
able, be destroys tbs nursery. In April,
Msy and June be tbtne out tba rows. In
plaaUag he auksa use et a suing apea
waaakarakasMatataaatkaf two fssM for
Ma aUaeasua hssssaaa aaa Blaaaa. Mad ast
haaelral aad fart te
three feat for that msxwbMbi the rows,
Flttsea days after the weed tag aat preesss
taaaatl betwsea tka rows tslagkttywraed
br a sseead etewlaa.
tatcawe
are ripe for hsrvsestag Mdaya later, eeea eeea
aieaeiiy they require fear asaataa te reach
BsatarHy. whleh M lsMtleaMdhyaeaeage
la thslr appsaraaea te a yellow perch
assat color. They are taea eat ay the eoella
aad haagla banebea of tea la the sheds,
where they are taspseted by the Xarepsaa
ptaatar aad aeespted at alaa raagiag
fresa 98 te 910 per theeasad, aseerdlag te
Saallty. The eoelle taea Isaves taeas te
ry durlag twsuty-flve days, after whleh
he gathers thesm ta baadias late rsttaa
baskets,whsrela they are allowed te reasala
aad fsrmset until tee aad of the ssssaa la
Oetebsr. Tbe laborers thea asseaable aad
sort tha leaves, aeoerdlag te length aad
oelor, darleg the next three sseaUts. Tha
acoeaata are thsa settled, aad thsy are free
te make another eagegsaseat or te sssk
work etaswhere.
la JaQaarytbaaseet sxpsrt Ohtaaaeare
employed te asset t the handles late grease
aoeordlng te fsegth t First grade, leagth of
leaf above 83 eeeUaaeters; sseead grade,
between 88 and SO eenttssessts; third grais,
between 80 and 92 esaUatetent tearth
grade, below W eeattaietera. Othera class
tbe leaves aoeordlng te appaarsaee i First,
Isaves aet nsUdewed or tern (a)
brown, very dark, like Havsaa tobaeeo,
end sssrksd "D D," - darks (,&)
brown, dark red, llkeHsvaaa tebacei,
aesrksd "D," hrewalah ; (e) brews, dark
red.'llks MsnlU tobaeeo, ssaraed V t (d)
greenish, fkoed bat lacking anatomy,
marked "V"i (s) pale oelor, like light
Msnlls,ferOsratany,tmsrksd"ii." Bsoend,
laavss slightly mildewed but aet tore,
marked '" ; this vsrtsty la alsoelsssed as
above, has a geed sale, aad by many is
prsfsrred te tbe ether brands. Third, leavee
mueh mildewed bnt net tern, marked "8
B" i this ta eleased usaally aa dark aad
light Fourth, leaves heavy, thick, aad
aet tern, clssaed light aad colored, sssrksd
a." Fifth, leaves damaged by fermenta
tion or ether cease, elessea propsrtleaetely
te, thslr quality, snsrksd ." Sixth,
lsavse tern aad dsauged by mildew aad
ethsr esase.
Dall tobiejo differs essentlslly from the
Slset eultlvstsd by tbe Bsttsks, as the
itter has large leaves clssplag the stalk,
while the former has from 8 te 4 inehss of
the etem uncovered. Tbe Dell variety
pressnte two well defined kinds, one wltb
leaves eleagated and very painted, aad the
ether having the leaf roueaed, beert-ehspe
aadmueh larger. Tha latter ta usually
preferred, beoaaee the Isaves grekr atralgbt
and de ;aet tear ae easily wbea handled,
whilst the ferrasr has drooping lesvsa wltb
thicker edges. As tbls ta a dlfxsreaoe dae
toseleetloD, trsdsrs have aet as yet aiads
any great distinction between the two
kinds. Tbe best tobaeeo ta grown ea argl argl argl
laoseue soils aad these with aa abandanes
etsllsx, the plants being well develepid
Wltb flee, silky, supple, oily Issvss, ooior eoior oeior
Ing by fermentation te e rleh brown, similar
te the noted '.Cubs product, which recom
mends tbls brand especially te the Amsrl Amsrl Amsrl
ose msrkst Osrmsn purebsssrs, ea the
contrary, prefer the light colored numbers
from tne plsnt, grown en sandy soils
ususlly, whieh hsa .foliage crlap, dry, end
rough te tbe toueh. It seems tbat tba
dsmsnd for tha darker shadsa Is fslllng oft,
however, though confessedly muah better,
and word bss been sent te planters this
aeasna te prepare only tha light oelora for
the Hellsnd marksts.
VAOKIKO AMD TBAHSPOBTATIOlf,
Tbe pecking and transportation of the
tobacco takes plsee from Jenusry te Jane.
Each bsle et 176 pound bears, la addition
te the plantation mark, tbe letter Indicating
tbe oelor. The matt used In baling oeme
from Bernee, and nest from 90 te 920,
aoeordlng te six. Oerdsga Is Imported
from Cain staa cxpsnsaef from 98 te 910
per 100 kilograms. Ths press for baling is
sent from Bauraraya or bv aasnnfsetursrs
In Hellsnd, Belgium and Franca, the price
ranging from 8000 te 9800. The type la
either oerew or hydraulic, tbeuah each hsa
lis dlsad vsntsges. Tne former Is simple In
oeastrnotion, speedily repaired, net easily
disarranged, and requires lrem thirty te
forty oeoliee only te work It. Tbe latter, It
le true, requlree fewer men; but, when out
et order, repairs ea bs effaeted only by
machinists at Singapore, or by railway
empleyes, whose services in this respcet are
das te the courtesy of the director of
rellresds.
Fer transporting the crop ter shipment
upon tbe amsll steamsrs plying between
tbe shallow Humalra harbera ana the ports
at Pensng snd Singapore, where theeargees
are transferred te Isrgs veesels bound for
Europe, wsgecs are m general use at an
hourly expense of 60 cents, though ex
tesms msy bs obtained for 91 for a trip of
about 4 mllee with a lead et from 400
te 600 kilograms. Othsr means or
transport are furnished by tha rivers, whsa
navigable, snd also by narrow-gauge
rsilwsys, which are new In dally service
ever a distance of 85 mild and 1a being
extended ter an additional distance of 18
miles. Tbsre Is, also, npea Isvsl and
favorable ground, a abort line of portable
railway connecting tbe esvsrsl plantations
In tbs vicinity of ir.
The annual sxpsnssa of such a crop upon
the plantation before mentioned Of 1,000
benne would be ss fellows :
Annusl expenses :
8atarynf director, fromtlte te WOO a
month, aav SIM 1 1.SM 09
Traveling expnnae, par year e oe
MaOieal attanatne .
talari, et two aub-dtrectera, from 111
te line iwr month, aay HOi
Chlneae foreman at ft) and two ever
sesr. at tie
JavaneMeveraeeis
Xhrr watchmen, mtiiengara, ana
earner............. .....................
tiMHnt.M. .. . .-
00 00
1,400 00
90 00
SWliO
100 00
ISO CO
21S00
WJUO
Workmen te kp heuaa and ground
tnerd.r. atfe.,,. ...
Bantat te tulu.n, aay
Uevarnment tax of i per cud t. en ib
above wgr. Una ux and patent
ngbt paia te auUtertil., aay.
00 00
Total
eeeeeesseseseseeeee
Expensss proportional te the crop t
Ceelie, reeelve advaneta mi-monthly
en account; If tbera la a geed
crop, tbere win ee a balance in tnetr
favor, bnt. if en ths contrary, tt l
bad, many et tbem fall into debt,
buppeaerach coolie raipmnUxlen
an avaiaga about I.tOJ tlanu, and,
wlthth aeend growth Da cut In
all about 1,603 nuuibea of tobacce:
anppeae, aiae, that be ha received
lnruibe!e aiSODerl.dliObuncbe.
the total eipentea would be ler 100
coeliet, aay.,
IU.800 00
Freparatteu el tobacco ler precea of
lermentauen propnruenai te ins
numoerel plcula et 131 pennda earn,
1 sue picula of 1 100 buncbea each (In
elevated diatrlet. a maty a. SUU)
bnnclwa)
Bemeval of buudlra et leave, lrem
dryleg .Lel. in b.aieta at tl per
lOuoertSoentaprrploal
Ai.ertment by oelora at I J per l.Ooe
bUQate,..... -.. .......
AeortrnentetbnnoJea by color and
length, at above raiea
Large mate for covering tobaeea aiid
auialler ilxei ter baica, S.uuc at 10
can t...... ...... .....................
Freight te ateamer ,
JCxpeitOuty, lsulliler per bale
eeivlte of agent who receive tbe
b. le i..-. ...................... ......
Commtaalen te chlneee e v.rater of (1
1,000 00
430(0
1,130 OS
3M0)
STOOO
UUO0
70010
JJ0 03
ptr bale, aay
eseeeeee
1.SCSCO
Total i 33,700 tO
The total expenaea, then, et purchasing
and establishing a plsntatlen wltb euiflt
and labor, and of raising and preparing a
crop et tobseoo ter the market, upon a Con Con
ors ilen of 1,000 bonnet, msy be bristly
stated ss fellows s
Preliminary expenaea.,
Yearly erpenau.
frepjr.ljual eipeue.
rMoaeoo
T.ttMtO
.............
. 14.700 M
Total w.M oe
This smennt my be redueedattheend
el tbe year by mortgages. Tns coneseelcn
for seventy-five yeara msy bemertgsged
for ten year, ey 8400 ; dialnsge works for
asms period. v H50 ; roadway, en value
et 8000, aav fSOO ; plauiei'a dwelling, en
valus of 300 for three year, 8200; fsrman.
tatlen sbsaa, en valus et 8000, for three
yeers, say HCO s ethsr bulldlugs, at sggre
K'e value of 10 170, for two yeers, aay
14 6S5 ; preaaes fur baling, en vatue et 1800
ler ten years, ssy 8820 ; ejalee, wsgens,
eaUK berate, bsrneea, at aggregate value
nf 1 1C0 for four yeara en an average, say
1870 ; tbe frame for auspendleg tobaeoo, en
avaiu fituu, rer mrce years, say vu J
total, 913 938.
WBXRBTHBOBKATBBQCAHTITT IS SOLD.
Tbe cblet esle of tbe crop, wbieh Is
shipped te Hellsnd entire, taxes place at
Amsterdam, though miner transectiens
I also oecur at Keuerdsm, Xioadea, aad
I BreaMa. While the heiee are yet la the
I aJaaaaakaMnltaaaBssattsaaBSsataflsaaaSl
atariae lasaraaea apea tkssm, aa apea
sblpassat thereof he beeeaase ratpeaaibla.
He pays all exneaess of trsnsoert te Ka
rope ead these aseeassry until the date et
the sale ef the produce, This Is aseatiy
sffseted by mesns of sealed Mda After
dsdaeUag axpsaeta laearrat sad has
eoeBmlssfoB tne ageata rsmlta the hsl
aaee te the phwter. Very frequently, hew.
ever, It hapssas that the lattsr ta hsavUy
la debt for eavaaees asada by the ageat at
the beginning of tha ssssea upea aa
aatlBMtad vsius of the future crop, whleh
aas aet been realised. Again, Bswpientera
gsasrally receive saffleieat leaaa fresa
Hellaad te taatall themselves, and are,
therefore, bound by eontrset te sead the
eatlre crop te their crsdlters until tha la
dsbtsdasss la osneetlsd.
Uhargsn ter freight, hrekersge, fire aad
atariae lasarsnes eensume from 8 te 10 psr
esat ealy of tha gross receipts, se that a
planter working with hta ewa capital, la
view of thoaldaaaeatleaad above, tasaablsd
ta realls a haatfaissa profit la a geed
sessaa. If he sella hta tobaeeo at 1 36
galldera perpeaad, 1,900 balsa ef 180 pounds
eaeb, at 1 98 guilders, would bring 840,000
Saliders, from whleh there must -be
edaeted aa average for eharges of aay 12
Kr esnt, or 88800 galldera, leaving a
Isace of 311,900 guilders, or 9105.000
(Usxleea enrrsney, which aaa bsea quoted
tarongbeut tbls report et a valuation of 9
Zanders per dellsr ). Dsdnctlng thersfreM
10,627 for earrent nxnensss, tbsre rsmslss
aa ast profit 168,873. It the planter Is
proprietor snd director, few deductions
ere asessssry from this sam. Bat
Bsaelly, hewsvsr, the capital is furnished
by a bank or company, the land ta pre
vlded by aa old planter, and a third
person takes charge of the administration
of tbe estate, for a remuneration of 10 per
eaat et the profit. Frequsetiy there la an
assistant director, who hsa a sbsnstoe.
vary tag from 2 te 6 per esnt, while 6 psr
esnt Is awardsd te an inspector and aa aa
etberB per eent te the accountant who
eaperlutends the exoea'.lon et the oentreet.
The crop of 1586 yielded the heavicet re
turn PBOriTS Or A r-LAKTATIOW.
One et the plantations of the DM
company, worked bv 400 oelle. made a
J ast profit for Its sbsrehelders et 9294,840 ea
hs uuui ui awv,vuu uui & vvuiie an, ui
oeurse,Bot squally as prospereasas this,
la 1887 the bsrvsst wss about 140,000 bale,
though a portion et the crop was net
ablppsd until the following year. In 1888
the price per prend of tobacco was 1 64
galldera, and tne crop of 188,965 balsa
brought 32,250,000 guilders. Tbe present
condition of tbe Industry, therefore, msy
bs seen from tbe following table t
sr at
SB SO
Is
a e A
' 2 S- Price per v.i,,.
f !!
iL2
(Juildt'i. Ouildtr.
Dell 47 tint l.tfa iujao.ne
Lanckat U U.W- 1J7) 7.S0.0j
Snctang 8 lMif 1.2MS S,wi0W
Bedequeh... e MM itr roe.ua
PaOeng t l,7u4 lit sjsoeo
Paaarenar... l u, . n,tJ
aasleBara,,. t 1.SI0 , SM.oej
Bla ,ms lioeo
aaaahan..... 1 14. 1 10 ao.ex)
In brier, tbsn, It msy beststsd,asrsgsrds
tbls enltaie la Nsthsrlsnds India, teat
some twslve or fifteen years sge lbs
cultivation bad grown te be of considerable
ImportsBee In sastern Jsva, but, as tha
qnsntlty proved uedeelrable and the prlees
were unremunaratlve, only a few of the
dtetrlct plsntsra surmounted these dlfB dlfB
eult'es, whleh threateeed at one time tbe
extinction of tbe Industry se tar aa
Korepssas wsre oenosrned.
At the preient moment, Indeed, no
tobaeeo is grown la the Beurabaya resi
dency ; but in tbst of Bsseukt the produet
has, aoeordlng te all account, Ineressed of
lste, tbe buslneee being oenduoted by tha
plsntsrs chiefly en their own aoeount.
This Is tbe only spot In Java, tee, wbsre
tbe leaf is grown with a view te shipment
te Europe, though the quantity thue pre
pared, as may be seen from the expert
tables, Is very small.
As rsgsrds tbe plsnt Itsslf, It msy bs
added tbst, wbsress formerly tbe eeed
from tbe Manila varieties was exclusively
used In the Beseukl diatrlet for this trade,
new that from Dell landa baa taken Its
plsee. Tne seel for planting In the Utter
dlitrletla obtained from the native plaat,
snd lerelgn kinds bava never been Imported
for trial.
At tbe time when the industry la Jsva
was psaslng through tbe crls's attention
was directed te tbe Dell dlstrlet, and a stock
company wss fermsdln Amsterdam In 1870
te make an easay wltb tbe plant In Samatrs.
ss the quality of the tobaeeo then produced
there In email quantities was excellent, and
ethsr olreumstauoes also augured well for
the new enterprise.
The crop et 1873 et 40 000 baler, and tbst
of 60,000 la tba year following, proved tbe
wisdom el this oeutse, though a definite
Impulse wss net observable until 1682,
Since tbst time, hewsvsr, tobaeeo oalilva ealilva oalilva
tlen has spread with surprising rapidity
ever tbe eastern oesst Isnds et Suwalrr,
and lias even Invaded Seuth Bernee re
cently. TOBACCO XX r OUTS,
The result of this Industry for 18S7 are
thus stated otfielslly :
Whence exported lt list 18)7
Tobacco unprf Alie. Jflie- JTiJe-
par.it- gram$- gramt giant.
Helland luitp.utt tjuat)i iivum
Utber cenntrUa... t.iui Svv UI74
Total TetTtm gweyj lawi.tm
Tobacco pripartd
fernallvtmarktti
Helland 1811 S.M7 10 F87
Singapore Wl, lil.ttt IJJ.S S
Other ceanul.... Ul ?- S9S
Total mill tOl.W " BeflWl
TUB r,anCASTBK BALL UM7B.
A Manager Betd Laat Might and OI(n
eutberliy te siga a Team.
At a meeting of the base ball club of tbls
elty, held last evenlng at tbe hotel of Jehn
A. Hnyder, Terrene Cennell, of Philadel
phia, wss present. The directors of tba
club wsre glvsn pawer te obeose a maesger
and without any difficulty thejr selected
Mr. Oennell. The new manager was given
authority te elgn a full team of players who
will report In Lancaster by Wednssdsy,
April 23. Several local men msy belong
te the tesm snd It Is certain tbst Keen,
catcher, will be given a trial.
A meeting of tbe directors of tbe elub
will be held ea Friday night, when a
uniform will be decided upon. Tbe
question of season tickets will also be
settled.
The Brooklyn and Phtlalelpbla elub
played a great gsme in tbe Qiaser elty
yesterday, and Byrnes' men wen by 7 te 6
In elsvsn inning.
Tbe Attilatle were defeated In Bosten by
0 te 8 veeterdsv aftar tbey bad outplayed
tbe League team. Fenneliy'e error at short
step In tbe ninth Inning wis the cauae.
Tbe exhibition gsmee of yesterday be
sides these mentioned sbeve wsrsi At
Brooklyn : All America 0, Chicago 0; at
Haltlmere: Baltimore 20, Pennsylvania
Univeralty 2; at Cincinnati: uievtlana e,
Cincinnati 2; at Ht- Leuis: Bb Leuis 11,
Pittsburg 6; at New Yerk: New Yerk 13,
Met 6; at Washingten: Washington 7,
Newark 2.
O Ilka, of the Cleveland elub, snd Tenv
Mullsee, et the Cincinnati, bad a quarrel
yesterday after tbe game, In which the
tatter aicaeu me rermer iu iue iaoe.
Philadelphia pspers think Collin, el
Brooklyn, did net Saew much sgilltyat
second base yeaterdey, yet hie record show
tbst he bad six putouts, six assists and no
error.
m
His Wife Horned tteter BU Eye.
Rebert Scbtdeler snd wife were driving
teMans-ra, Is.onMendsy wbea a spark
from riehldeler's pipe Ignited the clothing
of his wife, snd aa the wind wa blowing a
stiff gals she was enveloped In flames In sn
instant She Jumped frcm tbe buggy snd
hsr ImabaLd did all In hia power te quench
tbe fltmes. Tne grass took fire around
tbem end Mis Sebldeler wss completely
enveloped in a flsry shroud, aad dtsd before
her heabaac'j eyes. Bebldelsr'a hands
ware burned te the aeae aad will have te
M84BfBtata4.
CHARLES F. EBERMAN DIES.
(BMoeoaiBa arraa aaiav aetraB
IRd VBOK TtPBOIU VBVBR.
ttativa or tats eny aad rrssstaset la
Onsreh aad reUaeal Otretss-Bssakwer
the Mhael ateard SMghteea Veers-Depaty
Ksvseas Oaltecter Fer a aTew gears.
Charles F. Kbermsn, one of Lancaster's
best known dtisans, died at hta resldsaee,
Ne. 217 North Prince street, ea Tuesday
alght shortly attar 10 o'clock, aftar aa UL
bem of lees tbsn two weeks, lrem typhoid
fsver. He had been cetaplalateg et fsslieg
aawsil since last fall, after hie return freas
a fishing trip. Oa Taarsday a week age he
was tee ill te go te work and atom that time
was confined te bed, Hta death was aet
aasxpsetad te his physlelsa, bat te hta
targe elrcle et f rleads It was a severe shook.
Mr. Ebarmaa was bera la Lsnesstsr elty,
April 9, 1830. He received hta early
education la the publle schools, and
completed his education la Frank 11a
oellsge, corner et Lime and Orange streets,
his preceptors being Profs. JamssKsgsa
and F. A. Muhlsnberg.
On quitting oellsge helsaraad the trade
et watchmaking with hta father, Jeseph
Bbsrmsn, aad ea finlsbtag his trade
engsgsd In that business en his ewa
aoeount.
In 1602 he received from Jehn J.
Ooebran, postmaster, aa appointment s
lettsr-carrler, and asrvsd until i860, whsa
he was appointed assistant aasssser of
lnternsl revenue under Ospi Jehn P. Raa.
This position be held until the cfnete of
collector and assessor were oeasolldeted,
Msy 16,1878,when he was appointed deputy
collector by the lste Dr. H. K. Muhlsnberg,
oeUeotor of Internal revenue. He was re
appointed by the nsxt succeeding eollsetor,
Thes. A. Wiley, and was een tinned by A.
J. Ksuffmsn.
When Mr, MacQonlgle was appointed
oelleetor, Mr. Kbermsn teadsred hta resig resig
nstlen as dsputy, whleh was aoeeptsd, He
took a vacation et a few months, Oa
January 1, 1888, ha was appelated te a
clerkship la tbs efflee et Bscjtmln Long Leng
necker, recorder of deeds. Hs served three
years under that offlelsl, and wsa re.
appointed a elsrk by K, L, Rslaheld, the
present reoerdsr.
Mr. Kbermsn was a proneunoed Re
publleen and always took aa aetlve part la
loesl, etate and national political affairs.
Frem 1874 te 1870 ha wsa ehatrmaa of
the Rspubllesn county oemmlttse, end
was an alternate delegate totasRspublleaa
Bsttensl oenvsntlon la 1870.
In religion he was a Moravian, bsvleg
been a member of the Moravian cbureh
all hta life, aa wsre hta ancestors for several
gsnerstlene. He was aa aetlve msmbsr of
the Moravian ohureh beard of trestesa for
many yeara, but declined a re-slsotea a
ysar age.
Mr. Kbermsn wss an aetlve member of
the Washington fire company la the daya
of the old volunteer fire depsrtmsnt, and
was secretary of tbe company ler twenty
years. He remained a member until the
oempany was disbanded.
He wss elected, member et the Leaesatar
sobeol beard ea October 10, 1871, assumed
tbe duties et that efflea en November 2, of
tbat year, and has been a msmbsr oontln eontln oentln
uoualy from that date te the preeent tlmeOa
the 8th of November, 1873, he was elsstsd
secretary et tbe beard and waa reelected
annually until November 2, 1883, whea be
was supstssdsd by Oeerge W. Zseber. He
wss agsln elected sseretary In 1837 and
sarvsdforeneyesr, whsn the division of
the cflleers In the beard gsve the sseretary
ship te the Democrats snd he retired,
Us waa a useful, aetlve msmbsr of the
beard and when he wss net sseretary served
en Important esmmlttees. He took a grest
Interest In the publle schools aad could
always be relied upon te advocate the
Introduction of improved methods la the
sobeols of the elty. la Febrnsry he was
rsleetsd for a full term of three years, te
begin nsxt November. Daring hta mem
bership et nearly eighteen yeara ha only
missed half adcieu meetings.
In 1E65 Mr. Xbsrmsn married Miss
Christina Krisman, daughter of the late
Dsalel lvrtamaa. There waa bera te thsat
six children, et whom only two survive a
son Dr. Hsury K.Eberman, andadaughtar,
Miss Naemi
Mr. Kbermsn was a msmbsr of Lsacaster
Ledge Ne. 07, L O.O. F. end of Wsshlngtea
Eoesmpmsnt for msny years.
The school beard will meet specially ea
Thursdsy evening, whsn action will be
taken and arrsegsmenta made te attend
ths I ansrsl, which will take place ea Fr
dsy afternoon.
ii
UUAK TO KB WARP BJABTIN.
Bew lb Lane.atrlaa Aieea Bla B the SUte
Treaaatenhlp right.
Frem the Pittsburg liltpatch,
A candidate for llsutsnsnt governor has
oeme prominently forward In the person of
K. K. Msrtln, a well known Lsnesstsr
lawyer. Hs is sn Intense Qusy mse, and
figarsd In tbs recent tight As a result all
but one of tbe Lancaster delegation were
for Quay. Otherwise he would bsve had
but two of tbe six votes, Tbe story of hta
friendship for Quay Is Interesting :
Msrtln is a tighter In tbe political arena,
and Quay had often felt his blows. Whsn
Qusy was a candidate for state treasurer
he lennd one dey that Magse was uodsr uedsr
mlnlng blm all ever tbe state by mesns of
his own candidate, Jamea MeDevllt, of
Lsnesster. a lermsr Piltsbnrger. la Alle
gheny tbe work was slreedy done, and In
Lsnesstsr hardly a shrsd el Qasy's Influ
ence wss left Kven these en whom Quay
bad for years showered favors deserted blm
openly. It wa. then Quay aaksd for a con
ference wltb Martin, and Martin took off bis
oeat for Quay. Frem tbst Urns tha fur
fisw, and at Isst MeDsvltt led a broken
minority from his own county te tbe stats
oenvsntlon at Hsrrlabarg, and wss easily
turned dew a. It took one of tbe hardest
fought bottles fiat Lancaster evsr
wltesssed, though, av Mages bsd evsry thing
thoroughly ergsnlsad before Qusy an
nouneed blmaeif. That battle teugbt at
McDsvlil's doorway settled the etate
treasurer's flgbt. which wss tbe stepping
stone el Qusy te tbs unbroken line of
success whice ns nss sioee enjoyed.
Mattm'e r,l.ul Boemlag Blm.
from tba Fblladelpbla Inquirer.
K. !. Martin, of Lancaster, baa soma
friend who srs talking of making him tbe
next Republican candidate ter llsatenanl
governor. Tney might sucesed, and It
they did It would be one et the best things
tbst oeuld happen.
Het S.rlea.ly Bart,
MIiki Annlssnd Fiorenee Wlley.ef Lima
stieet, wbe hsd a runawsy yeaterdey attar
uoen, were net seriously hurt. Tbe ladiss
were driving along Bread street, which la
near tbe reaervelr, when their horse shlsd
s; a galley. He jumped aside and unset
tbe esrt In wblch thsy were riding. The
ladles wsre thrown eat and Miss Annie
hsd her ankle slightly sprained, while bsr
slater wss sotnewbst bruised. Beth wsre
sble te wslk home and tadsy tbey ara
doing wall. Tbe herae wse eaugbt be 'ere
be had damaged tbs earL
Krell.gH MbtOalliy,
The Jury In tbe murder trlsl In Nsw
Yerk el tns boy Willie Kroliseb, for tbe
murder of Drug Clerk Wecbsang en
March 7, found a verdict of net guilty,
Te Walk se California,
Jehn Ntasley aad Jehn Melsler, two
young mea et 8pertlB(Hlll, ea Meadsy
asiatowUaiUwayteOJlsfaUa,
Wsstaatsktsr presbytery,
The presbytery et Wcatmlntsr Is la
aasefea la Btewsrlstews, Yerk oeunty.
The rstlrlng asodsrater, Kv. K. A. Lewe,
epsaed the meeting with a ssrmen ea
Mendsy avsnlng. Rev. J. D. Bmltb,
pastor of Blsta Ridge church, wsa elected
moderator, tad Ksv. W. W. MeNatr, of
WsaUatBstar ebureb, Yerk, aad Xldsr
Slag, of Columbia, were elected elsrka
Rsv. Mr. Hellldsy, of rrcsbytery e!
Allsgbsay, waa Invited te sit aa corn,
pendlag msmbsr, and Mr. F. O. Wheeler, a
ltasatlate under the care of this presby
tery, waa dismissed te the presbytery of
Huattagtea.
Oa Tuesdsy morning tbe following
delegates te the general assembly, whleh
auatala Nsw Yerk, wsre eleeted. Prof.
Msrtln, of Llnoeln university, prlnclpsl,
aad Rsv. Qsa L. Bmltb, of Yerk, as
altarnsts, and Henry Bmsll, of Yerk, prin
cipal, with Mr. Clsrk, et Mi. Nebo, alter
nate Rev. O. B. Cress, pastor of the Chsneaferd
ehureb, asked for a dissolution of the
pastoral rotation txlstleg between himself
aad that ohureh. The rsqusst wsa granted.
Rev. Dr. MoDengsll waa appointed te
declare tha pulpit vsesnt nsxt Sunday, snd
Rsv.R. L. Clsrk appointed moderator et
ths session.
Rav. E. A. Lewe, pastor of tbe Fourth
street ehureb, Lebsnen, requested ths dis
solution of the psstersl relationship be
tweea himself and that church. Mr. Lewe
desires te take a fertbsr course at Prinosten
asmlnsry. His request waa granted, te
take attest the last of this month, and It was
directed thtt Mr. Lewe declare the pulpit
vsesnt, aad that he be moderator et tbe
assslea as long as be remains there, and
thea Rev. Mr. Kvsns be modsrster.
Rsv. Mr, Ress, pastor et Peqaea ohureh,
requested tba dissolution of the pastoral
rotation existing between hlmsslf and that
ohureh. Tbe presbytery directed tbst tbe
oengregatloB be etted te appear bsrere a
msstlng of presbytery te be held at blate
vlile, June 12, 1860.
A petition from the ohurehes of Lebsnoe,
desiring that the presbytery oe epsrsts In
s souring the traasfsr et Lebsnen oeunty te
the presbytery et Carlisle waa received and
referred te the home mission oeramlttee.
Arrangsmsnta were made for the Insist Insist Insist
latloeef Rav. E. W. Gsylerd evsr tha
ohureh at Wrlghtsvllls, en Msy 7th. Rsv.
Gee. W. Ely ta te preside and ehsrga tha
people, with Rsv. Dr. J. Y, Mitchell altar.
Bates Rev. Jehn Kerr, of Elisabeth, N. J.,
te prsaeh with Rsv. Qalursstb alternates te
oharge the pastor Rev. Dr. Tlmlew, with
Ksv. Ose. L, Smith alternate.
la tha afternoon addresses weredellvered
by Dr. Btwsrt In the Interests el home
missions, and Dr, NUes en foreign
missions.
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A Dig Stew.
At neon te-day a man, who Uvea near
New Provldenee, walksd into tbe store of
Charlie Eekert, ea But King street On
the oeunter steed a bowl In whleh wis ens
huadred and twenty-five oysters. The
man asked Mr. Ecksrt what he wanted for
them and a price was fixed. The oyster
dealer auppessd tbst tbe man wanted
te take thsat away, but was astonished
whan he said he wanted te eat them there,
Mr. Eekert stewed the oysters according te
bla order and than poured tbe stew Inte a
bowl of tremendous slss. The msn ate tbe
whole of It together wltb twelve aweet
eakss that he bad In hta pocket. He said
he ettea ale that msny eystsrs before, bat
be did net think II right for a msn te eat
mera than he felt geed en.
Beth Wars JJiuaa.
Mary O'Hsrs, who waa picked up while
vary drunk yesterdsy, wss dlaehsrged tbls
morning en the psymsnt of oeat.
Jehn Coensy, whose face 1 as familiar In
the polies courts as tbst of sn aldsrmsn,
was fermsrly an Inmate of tbe almshouse.
Tsstardsy be get drunk snd called st
the hospital. He behaved badly and
Dr. Lsndls ordered him from his office.
Ha retussd te go, snd Constable Sam Bbsub
took blm Inte oustedy. He wss taksn
before Aldsrmsn Deen, wbe gsve blm 20
dajelnjslt. He tried te beg oft by telling
tbs msgtstrste tbst he bsd net or been
before blm, but tbst would net werk.ss the
record showed dlfisrently.
A Bell 4 garnet a Bendarnsa.
Jehn Geed, who was ball ler bla brother
Jacob, who fsllsd te appear for a hearing at
Alderman McConemy'a yesterdsy altsr altsr altsr
aoeo, eame te town te Inquire Inte tbe
matter. Whsn be wsntle Aldsrmsn Me.
Ooaemy'a he found tbst tbe Juatlce had
turasd the mstter ever te tbe oeunty
solicitor for blm te bring a suit sgstnst tbe
ball. Mr. Geed oeuld net aoeount for hia
brother's abssner, but It is ssld tbst Jacob
thinks an aldermen hss no right te hssr
blm. The ault sgstnst the ball Is likely te
bring him te ths surfsce.
I aad Ver 03,000 fjamega.
A. H. Frltchey, attorney for Jacob Q.
Kline, te-day entered suit In tbe court of
oemmon piss sgstnst the Pennsylvania
railroad oempany for 95,000 dsmsges. Mr.
Kline wss oennected with tbe Notions!
Hedge oempany, snd in tbe ssrly psrt of
January was about getting en a moving
pssssngsr train at the station In this city,
whsn he wss thrown etl by ths motion et
tbe esr and sustelnsd severe InJ urles. The
llgsmenta of one knee cip were tern and he
will be a cripple for lite, lie claims tbat
the aoeldsnt bsppened through the csre
leisneea of tbe railroad oempany em em
peoyes. All Rarpna.d.
Yesterdsy wss tbs blrtbdsy of Jehn D.
Elcblsr, et 106 Middle street, snd a number
et frlsnds concluded te surprlae him. Thsy
gathered at tbe home in ths evsnlng, but
Mr. Klchler hsd hssrd of tbslr oemlng snd
be trested tbsm te a genuine surprise by
having a full orchestra present. The
evening wss very pleasantly spent by sll
present, and an elegsnt supper was one et
the geed features.
Republican Have a M.Jertty.
Tuesday's by-elecllens In Hhede Islsnd
settled tbe Republicans In control of the
asxt Lglslstur. Tbe Senate new stand ;
Republican, 25; Democrats, 10 J te Ni
nnoeee, L Heuse : Republicans. 84:
Damecrats, 88 The Rspubllesn candidates
ler etate cfQeee (exeepi lieutenant gever
nor) wilt be eiectea ey me ijtgisisiure,
A Great aaa Well,
Dxs MOIHXS, la., April 10 Peter Lehsr,
a farmer living one mile weet et Uernden,
hss struck a tremendous flew of nstursl
gs at a depth of 180 feet. The well Is 28
inebsa lu diameter. Tbe force of tbe g.s
wss se grest tbst tbe tools snd reds were
thrown entirely out snd lsrge rocks hurled
into ths air. A stream of ssnd wss thrown
300 test high.-. This Is tbe atientsl flew of
gas yst struck la this section, snd tbere Is
grest sxeltement.
Score et U Pedaatrtaus.
PirrsncBO, Pa , April 10, 11a. m. score.
Hsglemau, 236 mile ; Noremse, 214 ;
dinners, 231 1 Dsy, 224 ; Messier, 22 1 1
Herso, 223; Osrtwrlght, 213; Adam", 2.3 j
Ooldse, 209 1 Nelau, 201 ; Bleberr, 194 ;
William. 192 s Yoekum, 192 ; Tayler, 174 j
Tilly, 172; Msekls, 170; Turner, 103 s
Dillen, 140 s Brown, 133. OH, Ltrgtc,
EDfjledruni and Cox.
WBATHBK 1MU1UAMONS.
PWASHixaxea, D. C., April 10. Far
Eastern Pennsylvania i Fair tlt'J'i.
ary taafsyttars, sertewlj wtad
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
TKBBIBLC AOOlDBWr ON BB ',
bamta bb saxireaaiA BtOAP,
A rrstfkt Trate Craakee lata she Bess'et a
raassagar Ttata-Ts Dtrseteea Bas aass-
asspsd aaa las Osespaats Betted la the
Wrssk-the lsjatea List ft
Cbioaeo, April 10 Four
repotted killed aad fire sadly la j area fcy
an soeidsat that ecaurred ea taa caMasje,
Santa Fa California read aaeat fear
o'elook this mcrnlng,
Tharegalsr dsy express, Ne. t Wbftsfe,
left Kansas Olty at 840 yeetereay ataiBlag
was oempossd et one baggsge ear aad twa
parlor ears aad ihsdixeetsrs'ewettMisxwl-
The train reached Ceal City, 88 amtta
Chicago, promptly ea Mais. Three
east,nssravlliags eslled Lereaa -M waa
run late from the rear by a sf sslsl tvtlaH
whleh soserdlag te all aeecaata waa taay
alagwUd. Newsrnlag waa gtvea tasaw
anfertunste oeoapaata et the private or.
and the oelllsloa necurred ae aaedealy aaa
with such force that It waa easBBMeJ
wrecked, the locomotive talsseeetaf M
nearly te tha eentre. Ths sseead sar, how hew
svsr, escaped with a wrcekea plalleraiaad
steps.
The dead and Injured ware at eaee ewtrl
sated fresa the mass et debris, aaa taa Isv
Jured brought te Chicago la taeslesptae;
ear of the trstn, whtaa arrived at taa)
o'elook. A dlspstea had Beta seat te tM
polies depsrtmsnt for aatbalaaesa, aad a
dessnwsrala waiting whoa taa lraaaf
rived. Only four, however, Weta
asedsd, aad la tbeaa Mr. aad Mrs,
Hsrdt aad J. L. Hardt, ef BreekMtai
Mass; Hsnry W. Lamb, of tha
aad P. L. Palmer, cf Chloage,
wars een vsyeds tbe three former taafstajr
snd tbe tatter te Bt, Luke'a hespttal.
wsre pisesa upea strsiebers aaa
with blsnksu betera bsleg tsssavel
the esr. aad Conductor Krets, whoa
regarding thslr lejaries, rspltad that
"ware ealy badly scalded."
A JoUetdlspateholslmatBAtBovMi
killed and feartaea Injured, aad
ssvsrslef thedlrscters warata tfeepartf.
This ta dsnlsd at tha depot. TMNsaataa
et tbe killed were lelt at Lertaaa.
Anether account et the aeetdeat aaya. He,
2 wsa raanlhg ea time, and taa axtra
height was following thsea. At Lenaai
the grade ta very a asp, aad the ejigtaaav
or tha sxua saw that hta trala waa
unnunsgssbls Just aa ha perestvad
the lamps ea the rear ef taa
passenger trala. Ha whistled 1ar
brakes, and front brakssssa, P. L. raiMer. u
sprang for the brakes. It waa tea late aad t
the freight engine crashed late the private h
esr, driving it up ea the steps of taa fall 3
man ear Santa Anna. The araasaa el ta,-,;''
frslght eaglae Jumped aad asssped, bat ,
englaser waa crushed late a taeas ef aalf ,
wsa J. L. Hardt, a director et taa OsittBrataVj
Osntral railway. Ha Uvea at wehllBYg,.r
mm sum. aim ivmw was nia nn - ,
waa badly scildsd. Bta aaa aad ;
dsughtsr, who aoeompsakd hlsB, warat
killed Instantly. Henry W. Lsasa, WtmM
was la the private ear, was hart absat ttd m.
raes aaa oeay. rawer, taa rreigat araae.
I, waa laigwu v-9
engine Inte the maw of debris,
esespaa with a dm resia ea bm
and both baada were terribly
Tba tourist ear 405, J ast ahead of the)
srTHi
Santa Anns, waa set injured aad IhaethtT
cosehss and bsggsgeasr weredsmsgsdealy
about the dratt IreBS. EBglaser Jeaa
Bynder was sevsrsly bruised by the ferae
et tbe concussion. Tha wreck et tbe private
ou wss left at Lorsnse snd taa
of tbe trala eama late Chicago,
Tbe firemen of the wrseksd
waa seen and finally laduesd te talk.
"My engine ta D, ML aad yea aaa aat
we are net te be blamed for tha aeeMeat, 18
wss pitch dsrk whsn the ansa esase, aad
wa stepped our engine ss qatek as wa
oeuld. We were running ea Uate, bet
the frslght waa aa extra. Whs
she struck us evsry eeupUac tat aat
train waa broken. Kvsa tba eeBBttag aa
the tsndsr te our engine waa brekaa la tMp
mi irvigu. vagina rwa ngni ibiwbbbbsbjb .-';'
last oeaoh aad thea tbe boiler aaini
erlea of tbe dying and Injured were stay)
a wiul xns neuwg water aaa i
ever tbsm, and thslr flesh terribly i
The brakeman and fireman of taa
mu.tbave Jaeepsd,,Dccauss they!
fatally injured."
TOOK TBB WILL WITB BUM.
Hew the Aaeka Baea eaaktar At
UeBBdsase ef a Waase.
Akeka, Minn., AprU 10 Mrs. stall
called at the bank yesterday te get bar wilt,
which aha had placed there for safe kesp
lag, sad found tbst Ossblsr Pratt bed takes
It with him In bla flight, It la said taat
Prstt wss hsr principal heir, aad would
reeelve 1600,000. After learalBg tbat Pratt
hsd stelsa bsr will, Mrs. Nsll wired her
attorney at St. Paul and he sxseuted a tiff
one.
Tbe Union National bank of Ohtaagakaa
Informed the loesl bank that a acta tar
13.000, indetsed by Mrs. Nell, la dsposited
wltb tbsm. President Tlekanr
covered anetber nole for 8,000 at J
spoil. Tbls makes a total et 143,000 wktah
Mrs. Nell wll 1 be obliged te moors as a resell
of bsr orsr-eonfldeooe la hamaa aetata,
Prstt as administrator of Mrs. Nell'a aetata
bsd a power et attorney, which gave bias
obsolete oentrol of her affslia. The sup.
position la that he Induced her te alga the
notes without being thoroughly aware at
their amount, as she asys she eftea slgasd
pspers whleh be presented te her without
rsading them. The oendltloa of the aaak
osnnet be sscertslnsd, as tha dlrestOM
tsfuse te talk. Presldsnt Tlokaer aald
yeaterdey : These are all time aetat aad
we may net hssr of ail for sesaefuae.
Mrs. Nsll hss net lest oenfldsnoe la Pratt
yst. It Is impossible te find hew mas
money Prstt secured, as the wheal operator
and Mr. Sparks only knew hew ateek waa
Invested In speculation end asttaar Wall
divulge ; ths books srs fslalflid. "
Daata ef Or. rjaeuea.
Brni9ariBLi, Msss,-. April la Dr.
Jeaepb Oberlss Pyaobeadleu .;algataf
heart 4tassse, aged 74 years. He wsa a
direct descendant of tha founder at gasJag
field, and nearly a llleleng rstldsat et that
elty. He was a graduate et Wllitasja
OJllege.
They WUI Vuu.
Viksa, April 10, Eapsrer Frsaea
'Jeseph bs deeldsd te psy hta presslsad
Vint te Berlin, ea the 10th et asxt Ag Ut.
LosDesr, April 10. roe qussa wui skat
thsPitacesnd Friioiasef Walas alsUa
dringham daring ths last four daya (I
April.
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John.ea MayBas.ps IB dsltaWA
HAUBtsacBO. Pa. April it). tse
of ardens is considering the Jaaataa i
der case. A commutation Miai
Lieutenant Governer Davlee le aald M Mea
agreed te vote for executive eiBee wtlh
t are ether msmb crs of the beard. 1
Met Oalliy el Btsrslar. , -
Ojiaha, Neb., AprU 10 The Jury la -.-
Mlsf-BsecblsrBiBtder trial retired ai Maw,
o'elask this meratag, aad at 11 es ' K
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