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:IR0N IS ALL EIGHT,
-But Business in Other lines Shows
'no Great Improvement!
SCARCITY OP KEADY MONEY
Has Caused Greater Caution in the Spec
ulative Fields.
THE TREASURY SURPLUS I5CSEASIKQ
rtrECTAI. TXLZOBAX TO THX DISrATCII.1
New York, August 23. Special tele
grams to Sradstreet's indicate no note
worthy change in the volume of general
merchandise being distributed, except that
,' moderate increases are reported at Phila
delphia, St Louis, New Orleans, St. Jo
seph and Omaha. There is an average
movement at most other points, and at al
most all the general belief favors an active
fall trade. The unfavorable feature at the
week is found in fears of stringent money,
more particularly at New York City, where
the bank reserves have run low.
Demands from the "West, customary at
this season, coupled with the absorption of
funds by the National Treasury in excess of
its payments, are responsible for this. At
Chicago, where funds have begun to flow to
the country more freely, lenders are firmer.
Boston, too, reports a closer scanning of
commercial paper, owing to recent textile
mill failures, and at Providence, B, I., from
the same causes, there has been considerable
uneasiness in financial circles.
COLLECTIONS EASIER.
On the other hand, mercantile collections.
South West, and Northwest, are easier, and
interior merchants feel encouraged by the
generally favorable crop prospects. The
Louisville leaf tobacco market offerings
and sales are the heaviest on record, with
strong and advancing prices. Pine barleys
bring the highest prices ever realized.
Stock speculation is disturbed and prices
are irregular, under the fear of financial
stringency and the possibility of western
rate troubles. The underlying tone of the
market is hopeful on the crop situation, but
the tendency is to await developments in
connection with money. Bonds are dull
and a little lower. Call loans at New York
are firm at 6 per cent. Foreign exchange is
dull but less firm. Demand sterling $4 87
Baw wool is duller and weaker, with
price concessions to cash buyers. Demand
is slow and prospects for manufacturers are
less favorable. A special meeting of wool
manufacturers has been called for Septem
ber 17 to discuss the situation and such tariff
changes as may be recommended. Raw
cotton is active and 3-lGc higher at New
York on good spinning and export demand,
slow crop movement and small stocks. Crop
prospects are only marred by reports of
damage from worms.
DRTGOODS LINES.
Domestic cotton and wool dress fabrics
and foreign dress goods are generally more
active with jobbers at the East, owing to a
larger Southern and "Western demand. A
heavy distribution of ginghams has been
made at New York at concessions.
Agents report a moderate demand, the most
activity being in reorders of cotton goods.
Prices are rather more irregular. Some
makes of woolen dress fabrics have been
marked up by agents. Print cloths, on the
contrary, are weaker and 1-lGo lower at
New York. Southern brown cottons are in
buyers' favor owing to large supplies. Some
.leading makes of prints are slightly re
duced. Woolen men's wear goods are quiet
Importers of foreign goods report the autumn
lrr.de several weeks late.
Pig iron is firm, as the very heavy pro
luctis readily absorbed. Southern makers
'ecline to sell at concessions. Bails are
. arce and $1 higher on the month. All
'domestic iron and sieel markets are expand
ing. Steel blooms, billets and slabs are in
urgent demand. It is announced, semi
officially, that the agreement between the
American copper mine owners and foreign
operators that tne large amount of copper
sow held her under foreign ownership shall
not be sold here, while exports of 32,000 tons
per annum will be allowed as against last
year's exportation of about 39,000 "tons.
BBEAD3TTTFFS DEFBESSED.
The breadstuff markets have been de
pressed and prices lower all around. This
is caused by a decreased demand for flour,
wheat and corn, both for home use and for
export Western deliveries of wheat are
restricted, but Eastern offerings are freer.
The latter is true of corn East and West,
and of oats. Wheat leaves off lc lower.
Exports of wheat (and flour as wheat) ag
gregate 2,703,145 bushels (both coasts),
against 1,914,412 bushels last week and 2,
336,620 bushels in the week one year ago.
The aggregate exported July 1 to date is 13,
593,290 bushels, against, 15,990,600 bushels
in a like portion of 1888. Dealings in hog
products have been of fair proportions, but
prices are lower in sympathy with the West
Cattle and hogs are off 1020c at the West
Importers of raw sugars after a somewhat
protracted resistance reduced prices one
fourth cent and refiners bought with com
parative freedom. European cables are de
pressed. Befined went off more freely at
the modified prices, some grades advancing
one-eighth cent on the improved demand.
Speculation in coffee has been tame and
prices are one-sixteenth to one-half cent
'lower. News of rains in the Bio Janeiro
district, which helped depress prices, it is
said ' was received by some operators here
some days before the public learned of it
Business failures reported to Bradttreet'x
number 213 in the United States this week
against 177 last week and 1C7 this week last
year. Canada had 13 this week against 24
-last week. The total of failures in the
United States, January 1 to date, is 7,427,
against 0,585 in 1888.
DUN'S EEVIEW.
B. G. Dun & Co. 'sweekly review of trade
Bays: The monetary pressure, of which so
many warnings have been given, has oper
ated this week to modify an improvement
in general trade due to excellent crop pros
pects. It is quite the fashion in stock ex
change circles to represent the rise in lead
ing rates as artificial and intended to effect
prices of stocks, but the truth that specula
tion of various sorts had previously with
drawn too much money from the support of
iegiumaic uusiness ana productive in
dustry, and tne tendency of apprehension as
to the future has been to cut down time
loans still farther, while many of the lend
ers have preferred to place their money on
call with readily negotiable collaterals.
The treasury meanwhile has been collect
ing its surplus revenues from the people at
large, but .disbursing it to the holders oi
bonds and lenders at monetary centers. The
result has tended for months to cause a
faulty distribution of the monetary supply.
GEEATEB CAUTIOIT.
. The suspension of important mills results
in greater caution as to loans, and a quick
arrest of purchases of materials for wool and
cotton manufacturers. Thus at Boston the
wool market has been completely unsettled
again, sales for the week amounting to onlv
1,100,000 pounds, all in small lots, and con
cessions of 1 to 2 cents would be necessary
in order to move large lots.
At Philadelphia the money market is
tight and the banks scrutinize closely be
cause they have little to spare. At Boston
banks who supply customers discriminate
very closely. Here the demand for com
mercial paper is verylight, and four months'
paper ranges from 67J per cent
-. The money markets of interior cities are
far better supplied; at Chicago by liberal
receipts from the country, ana at most other
points because the demand has as yet been
only moderate, but some closeness is noted
at St Paul withtloir collections, From all
quarters improvement in business is re
ported, with fine prospects for fall trade
consequent upon large crops.
IK inn INTEBIOB.
At Chicago the actual transactions are
about equal to last year's in clothing, a lit
tle larger in boots and shoes, and 18 per
cent larger in drygoods. The grocery trade
improves at most points, excepting as to
sugar, for which the demand has been mnch
aflected bv the operations of the trust, and
raw is a c lower. Coffee is in better de
mand and Jc higher, and the serious injury
to the Eastern potato crop- by wet weather
has caused a sharp advance. Butter and
eggs are also higher, and cotton 3-lGc for
spool, notwithstanding a decline of 4c in
print cloths.
The splendid crop prospects begin to have
their legitimate effect upon prices of bread
stuffs and provisions. Hogs have declined
this week 20 cents per 100 pounds; lsrd 12
cents and pork 60 cents per barrel; oats and
corn half a cent cacb.tbc latter with sales of
5,000,000 bushels, and wheat has declined
IK cents, with sales of only 7,500,000 bush
els. The speculative movement in wheat
has been defeated by liberal receipts from
the farms, and when the farmers market
freely early in the season the prospect for
fall trade is excellent and monetary pres
sure is not generally of long duration.
IRON AND STEEL.
The iron and steel business appears still
more encouraging, but the rapid increase in
supply renders consumers more confident
as to lower prices. Secretary Windom's
confidence that bonds would be offered
freely in case of an advance in the rates for
money appears to have been justified thus
far, the offerings and purchases this week
having been quite liberal. The treasury
nevertheless holds $2,000,000 more cash than
it held last Saturday, and, as has been ex
plained, bond purchases do not put much
money at the right spot to meet commercial
needs. Happily toreign trade at present
threatens no drain.
The business failures number 206, as com
pared with a total of 213 last week, and 201
the week previous. Por the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 214.
A PBOTESTANT -LEAGUE
Organized to Counteract the Possible Politi
cal Eflect of Parochial Schools An
Amendment to the National
Constitution to be
Asked For.
rsrECUI. TELEQEAlt TO Till DISPATCH.!
Saratoga, August 23. A meeting com
posed ot 100 persons, mostly clergymen,
from various sections of the country, was
held here to-day for the purpose of consider
ing the possible political and religious effect
of the general establishment of parochial
schools throughout the United States in con
nection with the Bonian Catholic Church,
and as aVorking part of that great religious
system. The . meeting was private, being
held with closed doors, and none could gain
admittance who could not show a ticket of
invitation, the desire being, in the in
cipiency of the movement, to have only
those present who were known to be friendly
to the purpose to be furthered.
The name adopted for the organization
and movement was "The National League
for the Protection of American Institu
tions." Under this name auxiliary socie
ties are to be everywhere formed and encour
aged and literature on the subject prepared
and circulated. One of the avowed objects
of this association is to procure an amend
ment to the Constitution protective of
American institutions and prohibiting leg
islative appropriations tor sectarian or de
nominational purposes.
This evening a large public meeting was
held in furtherance of the objects of the
national league just organized. The Bcv.
Dr. Minor, of Boston, was President The
principal address was made by Bev. Joseph
Cook, of lioston. .Letters of hearty co
operation were read from -Bishop Coxe, of
Buffalo, and ex-PresIdentHjll, of Harvard.
Said the speakers: "Our movement is and
will be defensive and not aggressive. We
shall make war upon no man's religion, but
upon the political dangers which threaten
us. There is no safety to our institutions so
long as any man with a ballot in his hand
is dictated to by any other man."
A BBAYE DHPMMEB.
After 25 Tears IIo fleets tho Man Who
Saved nil Life on the Field of Battle
Promoted by Gallant Gen
eral Phil Kearney.
(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATCH.1
Sr. Paul, August 23. A very romantic
meeting between two old soldiers took place
in Minneapolis a few days ago during the
national convention of Foresters. B. B.
Levy, of New York, who was attending the
convention, has been specially designated as
a hero oy an act ot Congress, when the
war broke out he enlisted in ' the
First New York Volunteers as
a drummer, being only 16 years of age..
xlis regiment was bard pressed on the re
treat from Bichmond under McClellan, and
the boy dropped his drum, took a gun from
the hands ot a comrade and charged in the
front rank. The color bearers were shot
down, and the Stars and Stripes were for a
moment trampled under foot and in immi
nent danger of capture. But only for a
moment, lor young Levy rushed back and,
fighting desperately, seized the colors and
bore them triumphantly back to his retreat
ing regiment
An eye witness to this heroio act was
General Phil Kearney and he at once pro
moted Levy from drummer to color-sergeant
When the time of jhis regiment was
out he re-enlisted in the Fortieth New York.
At the battle of the wilderness Levy was
wounded by a compound fracture of the
thigh was left on the field for dead. A
brave surgeon who stayed by his fel
low comrades at the risk of his
life tended Levy's wounds. Before
he could be removed from the field
Levy was captured by Colonel White's
guerrillas, but alter several weeks was re
captured by Northern troops. His acts of
gallantry were reported to Congress, and by
special act he was decorated with a cross in
recognition of his services and bravery in
saving the colors at Bichmond.
While in Minneapolis he accidentally
overheard the name of Dr. O. J. Evans,
and, wondering if it could be the same
gallant surgeon who had saved his life on
the battlefield, called at his address. Sure
enough it was the same, and for the first
time.in 25 years the two comrades met and
clasped hands with a feeling only old
soldiers can understand.
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
A C3-Yrar-OId Wldoir Saes a Man Half
Hor Aire.
Kingston, August 23. The particulars
or an interesting breach oi promise suit for
$5,000 comes from Kingsbury. The parties
are Catherine Noonan, a 65-year-old widow,
with seven children, and Daniel Heenahan.
who has seen less than half that number of
years. The fair widow alleges in her com
plaint that Daniel promised to marry her
on three different occasions, his last vow to
take her for better or worse being made on
the Fourth of July. He now refuses to
marry her because she does not get home
from her work a 7 o'clock in the evening,
at which time he is ready to begin his court
ing. On the other hand the fair Catherine
claims thai, having to go out washing tor a
living, she is obliged to stay out some even
ings tilt 9 o'clock or later. She likewise al
leges that she had lost much valuable time
with Daniel under his promise of marriage
when she could have had her choice lrom a
score of aspirants or her band. For all of
which she wants 5,000.
CLARA BELLE
in to-morrouft Dis-
taga and relate the effect of the elixir of life'
jo I
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PITTSBTJKG,
INSURANCE BUSINESS.
Of the State of Pennsylvania, as
Shown in the Annual Beport of
THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
Great Increase In the Number of Policies
Written the Past Tear.
LESSONS TAUGHT BI THE BTATIBTICS
(SPECIAL TM.EOBAM TO TBI SISFATCB.1
Haebisbubo, August 23. The second
part of the sixteenth annual report of the
Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania,
just issued, contains the reports of 6 com
panies of this State, all located in Philadel
phia, 32 life companies of other States and
6 accident companies. It also contains the
reports of 11 assessment life companies and
4 assessment accident companies of this
State and 29 assessment life and 9 assess
ment accident companies of other States.
The total paid for insurance in Pennsylva
nia in 1888 was $21,918,689 44,of which $ 12,
334,708 98 were premium receipts of life
companies. The Pennsylvania companies
received from business in this State $2,568,
B93 10 and companies of other States $9,706,
115 82. The premium receipts of Pennsyl
vania stock, fire and marine companies were
$3,032,186 79, those of Pennsylvania mutual
fire companies $974,171 97 and of other
States $5,587,631 70. The aggregate paid
for insurance (.$21,948,699 44) is $1.78$,
070 86 greater than the outlay for insurance
in 1887,of which $1,163,793 28 were receited
by companies of other States and $315,451 40
by Pennsylvania companies. The accuent
and casualty companies ol other Statesldid
an increased business of $32,591 40, maling
the aggregate in 1888 $272,159 80.
A. GREAT INCBEASE. I
The companies of this State issued f,978
policies last year, insuring $14,286,81 on
lives of citizens of this. State, an increase of
insurance of $4,533,175. In addition, J0.233
industrial policies, insuring $3,836,273 were
issued. Companies of other states issued
14,812 policies in this State, insuring $46,
598,756, and 238,540 industrial policies, in
suring $25,514,711, making an aggregate ,by
all companies of 287,563 policies, insuring
$90,236,554. '
The total losses paid by life compaaies in
this State in 1888 were $5,918,046, of which
home companies paid $933,865.15, and com
panies of other States, $4,984,181.
The insurance in force at the close of ihe
year 1888 upon lives of residents of Pennsyl
vania, including industrial insurance, of
small amounts, aggregates 655,450 policies,
insuring $365,447,545, of which 35,200 poli
cies, insuring $71,409,365, were in companies
of this State, and 620,250 policies, insuring
$294,038,180, in companies of other States.
ACCIDENT BUSINESS.
The accident companies held in force In
this State at the olose of the year 9,485
policies, insuring $23,095,440; the Pennsyl
vania life companies 51,979 policies, insur
ing $138,669,786, against 46,639 policies,
insuring $124,233,034, at the close of the
year 1887. The same companies had a total
net premium income of $5,441,987 51 in
1888, against $4,726,574 55 in 1887, and a
total income from all sources oi $7,294,
606 in 1888, against a total income of $6,398,
519 83 in 1887. Their entire expenditures
in 1888 were $4,628,527 11, of which sum
$3,047,291 81 were paid to policy holders.
In 1887 their expenditures were $3,789,
609 77, and policy holders received $2,506,
251 CO.
The entire income of the assessment life
companies of this State was $978,076 88 and
expenditures$910,169 66. Of the sums ex.
pended $635,507 84, or 65 per cent of the
entire income, was used in the payment of
death claims, and $274,661 82, or 28 per cent
of the income, went to expenses of manage
ment The total number of members at the
beginning oi the year in the companies of
this State was iH,4uy ana at its close -',iitj.
OT1IEB ASSESSMENT COMPANIES.
The assessment life companies of other
States, licensed in this State and reporting
to the Insurance Department, show in 188!
a total income of $10,618,620 31 and exi
penditures amounting to $9,581,319 58. Of
their expenditures about 68 per cent of the
income went to the payment of losses and 21
per cent to general expenses of manage
ment. The 12 assessment accident companies re
porting to the department show in 1888 a
total income of $1,712,075 91, and expendi
tures, $1,661,080 91. Sixty per cent of the
income was used for expenses and 30 per
cent in payment ot losses.
In referring to deieatea legislation "de
fining the power and assigning the legiti
mate field of operation of beneficial associa
tions beneath the rank of assessment life
companies," the Insurance Commissioner
says: "Although this bill by its terms did
not apply to societies doing business entirely
througn the lodge system, it was no sooner
made public than a number of these favored
orders were in full cry against it Its pro
visions were misrepresented, and the members
of the orders, through their numerous
lodges, induced to petition the Legislature
against its passage.
THIS POTEST INIXTTENCE
was reinforced by the beneficial assocfations
already under the ban of the law, but who
expected to obtain better terms than this
measure proposed to accord them. Of
course the bill had no chance against this
combined opposition. Perhaps, upon re
flection, the active opponents of the bill
may conclude that their victory is a
barren one. The orders had not thn
' shadow of a reason for their opposition, as
they were not affected. The associations
directly affected are in a worse plight than
ever. The bill defined and contracted the
powers which the court decided they could
not exercise, and now they are in peril of
immediate dissolution,' or at the best of be
ing confined to such powers as the court
may in its discretion determine."
Speaking of the bill for the incorporation
of friendly societies, vetoed BJr tlje Govern
or, the Insurance Commissioner says it
"was objectionable because it afforded ev
ery facility for the creation of small insur
ance companies with general powers and in
adequate or sham capital and failed to pro
tect the interest of the insured."
THE ASSESSMENT PIONEER
Insurance Commissioner Poster devotes
considerable space to comments on the busi
ness of the United Brethren' Mutual Aid
Society, of which he says: "It was the pio
neer ot this State in the assessment life in
surance business, and was supposed from
its, organization to be under the
special guardianship or the re
ligious denomination whose name
it bears. Its rapid growth and apparent
success promoted the organization of many
imitators and rivals, and it may be said to
have stimulated the craze, lor this kind of
insurance, which reached its climax in the
disreputable graveyard business. He then
shows that the average insurance of the so-'
ciety diminished from $21,241,500, in 1878,
to $9,891,250 in 1888, while the cost per
$1,000 increased from $19 80 to $43 55.
"This record," says the Insurance Com
missioner, "tells its own story of constantly
diminishing membership and constantly In
creasing cost Any comment on the lesson
it teaches would be superfluous. The ag
gregate amount of assessments required to
pay death losses on the insurance in force
December 31, 1888, during the ten succeed
ing years, assuming that the losses occur
according to the table of mortality, and
that uo new members enter the list and the
old ones remain to the end, would amount
to $3,236,007."
WHAT IS NEEDED.
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SATURDAY, ATCHTST
instituted against the society are for the
purpose of having the officers removed and
placing the control of the society in the
hands of its members, where it properly be
longs. . ,
The loss of life and accident companies in
the Conemangh Valley was $333,060, which
amount does not include the losses sustained
by beneficial associations and orders not re
porting to the Insurance Department The
loss of the Mutual Life, of New York, was
$100,000; New York Life, $42,500; Equita
ble, $25,000; United States Life, $18,500;
Fidelity and Casualty, New York, $20,500;
Peoples Mutual Accident Association,
Pittsburg, $21,500, and Northwestern Ma
sonic Aid Association, Chicago, $15,000.
The losses ot other companies ranged be
tween $60 and $9,000.
BABNUM'S WBECEED.
Many of the Most Valuable Animals Killed
in a Ballrond Accident The Dun-
nee Will Amount to Aboat
940,000 Scenes of
Confusion.
Watebtowit, N. Y., August 23. The
second train of the Barnum & Bailey show
was wrecked late last night about two miles
and a halt east of Potsdam, while en route
on the Borne, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Bailroad, from Gouveneur to Montreal. A
broken axle was the cause. Thirty ring
horses, including one of the four chariot
teams and two camels, were killed. Six
cars were derailed and two were telescoped
so that everything in them was crushed.
There were three trains conveying the
shows. The first train, which carried tents
and their belongings, passed into Canada
safely, but the second train, conveying all
the animals belonging to the shows, met
with an awful disaster. The scene is one of
confusion. At either side of the track are
distributed the bodies of the dead horses.
with here and there a poor beast which had
received injuries that rendered it useless
tethered to fences.
At the side of the highway were one
camel, sacred cows, steers and various other
animals which were rescued from the de
railed cars. The cars are crushed and
twisted into all sorts of shapes and piled
upon the track in a seemingly hopeless en
tanglement The elephants, which were in
the first car that was derailed, and were not
hurt, have not been taken from the car, and
are swaying their bodies angrily as if dis
pleased at their unusually long confine
ment. Barnum's paUner, J. A. Bailey, is
at the scene. He says it is difficult to esti
mate the loss at present, but it will be in.
the neighborhood of $40,000. He thinks the
loss of the day's receipts at Montreal will be
about $18,000, and some or the horses that
were killed were valued at thousands of
dollars each. Money cannot replace them,
as it requires two years for training them,
after the right kind have been secured.
The trick ponies which have attracted
much attention were among the animals
killed. The $7,000 stallion, which was
driven by Mrs. AdampForepaugh, Jr., was
also killed. It is said that Mrs. Forepaugh
wept bitterly and could not be consoled
when she learned of the death of this horse.
The pretty white mul, which performed re
markable tricks, is nlso among the lost
Seven of the eight cnarlot horses are dead.
There are about SO head of live stock
stabled and pastured near the scene of the
wreck. These were ikea from the derailed
cars. Eleven men v ere taken out of one of
the cars through th s roof, there being no
other way of egress. The night was very
dark, and this mai e the work of rescue
much more difficult Bonfires were built at
a safe distance from the wreck, and they
shed some light overlthe ghastly scene. The
Arabs were much teiiified at first, but when
they found that nonebf their patty were in
jured they worked brlvely in rescuing oth
ers. Stock cars ha vel been brought here to
convey the animals to) Montreal, and all the
oeiaus nave oeen arranged for transporting
the remainder of the" show as soon as the
track is cleared. Ihe total number of
horses killed is now. reported as 33; two or
three others are expected to die. Some were
killed to relieve their sufferings.
OP DIFFEREST CHAEACTEB
But Both Suits Acalntt the Same Company
Court! News.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flbn yesterday entered
suit for herself and two children, Catharine,
aged 12, and Edward,aged 7, against the
Allegheny Heating Company for $5,000
damages. It was stated that on June 7 gas
that leaked from the company's main on
Preble avenue exploled, and severely
bruised the two children. The leakage, it
is claimed, was caused ly the neglect of the
company. I
A. A. Thompson, of lArch street, Alle
gheny, yesterday sued tie Allegheny Heat
ing Company for $l,000uamages for breach
of contract He had arranged to have his
dwelling supplied witht gas, and paid for
the first quarter, when tile supply was shut
off without any just reason, putting Thomp
son to great inconvenience.
James Lee yesterday entered a suit in
ejectment against Julia Kennedy and John
B. Kentner for possession of a lot on Jeffer
son street, Second ward, Allegheny.
An application was filed yesterday for a
charter for the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The trustees of the church are "W. S. John
son, Isaao Morton, Nelson Bryant, J. Carter
and Alex Barbour.
THREE ROBBERIES IESTEEDAT.
The House Breakers Wero Unusually Busy
In Two Cities.
AL Johnson, a negro, was arrested this
morning by Chief Xirschler and Acting
Cc';f Glenn on suspicion of robbing three
houses. About 3 o'clock he forced his way
into the houses on Brighton avenue, and
stole table linen and eatables.. Mr. A. S.
Patterson, whose place was robbed, was just
moving into his house, and had the goods
promiscuously scattered abont
At the Harrisburg Hotel, on Penn avenue,
the rooms of "William Haney and John
Zeider were entered and their trunks rifled.
A gold watch, two gold chains and $85 in
money were taken.
The stores of Biddle & Funora. 151 "Wylie
avenue, and J. H. Gamble, just adjoining,
were entered and robbed at an early hour
yesterday morning. In the former' the
burglars secured about $50 worth of jewelry
and $10 in cash, while in Gamble's they got
abont $25 worth of jewelry and trinkets and
$1 50 in cash. The burglars in both in
stances effected an entrance by prying off
suubicra m iuo rear oi me .stores, xhere IS
no clew to their identity.
Jack's Una Brldgs.
A charter was granted at the State De
partment yesterday to the Jack's Bun
Bridge Company, capital $25,000. The
bridge will be built over Jack's run from a
point near California avenne extension, in
Allegheny, to a point on the opposite side
of the river. The shareholders are: John
L. Gullett and D. F. Henry, Allegheny;
J. H. Dawson, Bellevue; S. L. Fullwood
and L. H. Mathews, Pittsburg.
Abused n Team.
Yesterday Humane Agent Samuel
O'Brien went to Sharpsburg and entered
three charges of cruelty to' annimals
before 'Squire Bobinson. The de
fendants are Thomas Godfrey, formerly of
this city, and his farm hand. It is said
they abused a team of horses on the Kittan
niug road in Ohio township, and J. Adam
Metnart, for working horses with sore
shoulders. 'Warrants were issued, and the
hearings will be held this evening.
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DISPATCE
24, 188
NO"W FIEST
BCUpippHOLD.
A Tale of
Author of "Under Drake's Flag,"
ALL RIGHTS
CHAPTER XL
ATTACK ON A "WAGON TBAHT.
Sergeant Blunt, you will take a detach
ment of 14 men, ride down to Port Eliza
beth, and escort some wagons back here.
There will be a party of, native levies to
come back with you, so that they, with your
party, will make a pretty strong force.' The
dangerous point is, of course, the Addoo
Bush. It is, I hear, full of these Kaffir
villians. Going down you will pass through
it by daylight; and traveling fast, there is
no fear of their interfering with a party like
yours. Coming back, the Fingoes will let
you know of any danger, and I should
hardly think that the natives will venture
to attack sb strong a party; still, as the
wagons willTe laden with ammunition, and
these fellowsalways seem in some way or
other to know exactly what is going on,
you cannot be too careful."
"Very well, sir. I will do my best in
the. matter."
An hour later Bonald started T.ith the
detachment. They traveled rapidly and
reached Port Elizabeth on the third day
after starting without any adventure what
ever. The wagons were not ready to statt,
for a heavy sea was setting in, and the
boats could not continue the work of un
loading the ship that had arrived with the
ammunition two days before. Bonald.after
seeing that the horses were well cared for,
the rations served out, and the cooking
commenced, strolled down to the beach to
watch the heavy surf breaking on the
shore.
The encampment of the native levies was
on the shore, and a white officer was in
specting their arms when he arrived. Bo
nald stood for some time watching the
group with amusement, as some of the men
were in blankets, others in karosses of cow
skin, many with feathers stuck in their
hair, all grinning and highly amused at the
efforts of their officer to get them to stand in
regular line, and to hold their muskets at
an even slope on their shoulders. Some of
their wives were looking on and laughing;
others were squatting about by the shelters
they had erected, cooking mealies for din
ner. The officer, who was quite a young
man, seeing Bonald looking on, said, rue
fully: "I don't think there is any making sol
diers out of these fellows, Sergeant"
"I don't think they would be any the bet
ter for it if you could, sir," Bonald said.
"The fellows will fight after their own fash
ion, and I do not think any amount of drill
would improve them in the slightest; in
faet, it would only puzzle and confuse them
to try to teach them our discipline. They
must fight the Kaffirs in Kaffir fashion.
"When it comes to regular fighting it must
be done by the troops. All that you can
expect of the native levies is that they shall
act as our scouts, find out where the enemy
are hiding, prevent surprises, and pursue
them when we have defeated them."
"Do they not try to drill them np at the
front?"
"Not at all, sir. It would be quite use
less to attempt it So that they attend on
parade in the right number and their own
head manJooks after that nothing more is
exnected of them. They march in a rough
body anyhow, and when it comes to fight
ing they fight in their own way, and a very
useful way it is."
"Well, I am very glad to hear you say so,
Sergeant I have been doinc the best I can
to give them some idea of drill, but I have,
as you see, failed altogether. I have no
orders except to take command of these fel
lows, but I supposed I was expected to drill
them to some extent; still, if you say they
have given it up as hopeless in the front, I
need not bother myself about it"
"I don't think you need, sir. I can as
sure you that no attempt is made to drill
tbem in that way in the front"
The young officer, with an air of relief, at
once dismissed the natives from parade.
"I am in charge of the party that is going
up with you to-morrow, sir, or at least as
soon as the wagoni are ready for you."
"Oh, is it you, Sergeant? I heard that a
detachment of your corps was to accompany
us. I suppose yon have just arrived from
King "Williamstown.?"
"I came in about an hour aeo, sir, .and
have just been seeing that the men were
comfortable."
"Did you meet with any Kaffirs on the
way down?"
""We saw no signs of them, "We came
through the Addoo Bush, which is the most
dangerous point, at a gallop. Not that there
was much chance ot their attacking us. The
natives seldom.attack unless there is some
thing to be got by it : but we shall have to be
carelul as we go back. "We shall be a fairly
strong party, but others as strong have been
attacked; and the fact of our having ammu
nition the thing of all others they want
is, of course, against us."
"But how will ther know that we are
carrying ammunition?
"From the Hottentots, who keep them in
formed of everything," Bonald said. "At
least, we have no doubt whatever that it is
the Hottentots. Of course, the General
doesn't think so. If he did, I suppose he
would keep tbem out of camp; but there is
only one opinion in the ranks about it"
The conversation was interrupted by yells
and screams from the natives and a general
rush down to the beach.
"There is something the matter," the
young officer said; and he and Bonald went
down to the edge of the water.
They soon saw what was the occasion of
the alarm among the natives. Some of the
women and bovs had been down at the edge
of the surf, collecting bits of wood, thrown
ashore, for their fires. A boy of some 14
years of age bad seen a larger piece than
usual approaching the shore, and just as the
waves had thrown it up he made a dash into
the water, eager to be the first to capture the
prize. Ignorant, however, of the force of
the water, he had been instantly swept off
his feet by the back rush of the waves. The
next roller had carried him some little dis
tance up, and then borne him out again,
and he was in the midst of the surf. He
could swim a little, but was helpless in the
midst ot such a sea as this. The natives on
the beaeh were in a state of the wildest ex
citement; the women filled the air with their
shrill screams, the men shouted and gesticu
lated. "Nothing can save him," the officer said,
shaking his head. Bonald looked round;
there was no 'rope lying anywhere o'n the
fliore.
"There's just a chance, I think," he said,
throwing oft his belt, tunic and boots.
"Make these fellows ioln hand in hand, sir;
I will swim out to him he's nearly gone
now and bring him in. "We shall be'rolled
over and over, but if the line of saea can
grab us and prevent the undercurrent from
carrying us out again, it will be all right"
The officer was about to remonstrate, but
Bonald, seizing the moment when the water
had just swept back, rushed in, sprang head
foremost into the great wall of aonroachin?
water, and in halt a minut 'later appeared
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took him to th side ofthe drowning boy,
whom he seized by his woolly mop of hair;
then he looked toward the shore. The
young officer, unable ,to obtain1 a hearing
from the excited Fingoes, was usingiiscane
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vigorously on their shoulders, and pres
ently succeeded in getting them to form a
line, holding each other by the hands. He
took his place at their head and then waved
his hand to Bonald as a'sign that he was
ready.
Good swimmer as he was, the latter conld
not have kept mnch longer afloat in such a
sea; he was obliged to continue to swim
from shore to prevent himself from being
cast up by each wave which swept un
der him like a racehorse, covering him and
his now insensible burden. The moment he
saw that the line was formed he pulled the
boy to him and grasped him lightly; then
he laid himself broadside to the sea, and the
next roller swept him along with resistless
force on to the beach. He was rolled over and
over like a straw, and just as he felt that
the impetus had abated, and he was again
beginning to move seaward, he felt himself
seized.
For a few seconds the strain was tremen
dous, and he thought that he would have
been torn from the friendly grasp; then the
pressure of the water diminished, and he
felt himself dragged along, and a few sec
onds later he was beyond the reach of the
water. He was up on his feet, feeling
bruised, shaken and giddy; the natives,
who had yelled with joy as they dragged
him from the water, now burst into waitings
as they saw that the boy was, as they
thought, dead.
"Carry him straight up to the fires," Bo
nald said, as soon as he recovered his shaken
faculties.-
The order was at once obeyed. As soon
as he was laid down, Bonald seized the
blanket from one of the men's shoulders,
and set the natives to rub the boy's limbs
and body vigorously; then he rolled him in
two or three other blankets, and telling the
men to keep on rnbbing the feet, began to
carry out the established method for restor
ing respiration, by drawing the boy's arms
above his head, and then bringing them
down and pressing them against his ribs. In
a few minutes there was a faint sigh, a little
later on an attempt to cough, and then the
boy got rid ot a quantitv of sea water.
"He will do now," Bonald said. "Keep
on rubbing him and he will b ail right in
a quarter of an hour." As Bonald rose to
bis feet a woman threw herself down on
her knees beside him, and, seizing his band,
pressed it to her forehead, pouring out a
torrent of words wholly beyond his com
prehension, for, although he had by this
time acquired some slight acquaintance
with the language, he was unable to follow
it when spoken so volubly. He had no
doubt whatever that the woman was the
boy'B mother, and that she was thanking
him for having preserved his life. Not less
excited was a native who stood beside him.
"This is their head man," the officer in
terpreted, "he is the boy's father, and says
that his life is now yours and that he is
ready to give it at any time. This is avery
gallant business, Sergeant, and I wish I
had the pluck to have done it myself. I
shall, of course, send a report about your
conduct Now come to my tent I can
let you have a shirt and pair of trousers
while yours is being dried."
"Thank .you, sir; they will dry of them
selves in a very few minutes. I feel cooler
and more comlortable than I have done for
a long time; ten minutes under this blazing
sun will dry them thoroughly."
It was another two days before the sea
subsided sufficiently for the surf boats to
bring the ammunition to shore, and during
that time the chiefs wife came several
times up to the barracks, each time bring
ing a fowl as a present to Bonald.
"What does that woman mean,Sergeant?"
one of the men asked on the occasion of her
second visit "Has she fallen in love with
you? She takes a practical way of show
ing her affection. I shouldn't mind if two
or three of them were to fall in love with
me on the same terms."
Bonald laughed.
"No, her sou got into the water yesterday
and I picked him out, and this is her way
of showing her gratitude."
"I wonder where she got the fowl from?"
the trooper said. "I haven't seen one for
sale in the town anywhere."
"She stole them, of course," another
trooper said, "or at least if she didn't steal
them herself she got some of the others to do
it for her. The natives are all thieves, man,
woman and child; they are regularly trained
to it Some times fathers will lay wagers
with each other as to the cleverness of their
children; each one backs his boy to steal
something out of the other's hut first, and
in spite of the sharp watch you may be sure
they keep up, it is very seldom the young
sters fail in carrying off something unob
served. It's a disgrace in a native's eyes to
be caught thieving; but there's no dis
grace whatever, rather the contrary, in the
act itself. There's only one thing that they
are as clever at as thieving, and that is ly
ing. Xhe calmness with which a native
will tell a good circumstantial lie is enough
to take one s breath away."
Bonald knew enough of the natives to
feel that it was probable enough that the
fowls were stolen, but his sense of morality
was not sufficiently keen for him to hurt
the woman's feelings by rejecting her
offerings.
"The Kaffirs have proved themselves
such an ungrateful set of scoundrels," he
argued to himself, "that it is refreshing to
see an exception for onee."
As soon as the ammunition was on shore
it was loaded into three wagons, and on the
following morning the party started. It
was slow work, after the rapid pace at
which Bonald and his men had come down
the country, and. the halting places were the
same as those at which the troop bad en
camped on its march, up the country five
months before.
The greatest caution was observed in their
passage through the great Addoo bush, for
although this was so far from the main
stronghold of the natives, it was known that
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there were numbers of Kaffirs hiding there,
and several mail carriers had been mur
dered and wagons attacked. The party,
however, were too strong to be molested, and
passed through without adventure. The
same vigilance was observed when passing
over the sandy flats, and when they passed
through Assegai bush. Once througn this,
the road was clear to Grahamstown. "Here
they halted lor a day, and then started on .
the road leading through Peddie to King
"Williamstown. After a march of 15 miles
they halted at the edge ot a wide spreading
bush. They had heard at Grahamstown
that a large body of Kaffirs were reported to
be occupying this bush, and accordingly
when they started in the morning, Bonald
had advised the young officer in command
of the Fingoes to pass through it by day
light "There is no making a rush," he said,
"we must move slowly on account of the
wagons, and there will be no evading the
Kaffirs. I do not think that there is mnch
chance of their attacking such a strong
party as we are; bnt if we are attacked we
can beat tbem off a great deal better in the
daylight than at night; in the darkness we
lose all the advantage of our better weapons.
Besides, these fellows can see a great deal
better than we can in the dark."
They started as soon as it was light The
Fingoes, who were 100 strong, were to skir
mish along the road ahead and in the wood
on each flank of the wagons, round which
the detachment of rifles were to keep in a
close body, the Fingo women and children
keeping just ahead of the bullocks.
Scarcely a word was spoken alter
they entered the forest The wagons
creaked and groaned, and the sound of the
sharp cracks of the drivers whips alone
broke the silence. The Kifles rode with,
their arms in readiness for instant use,
while the Fingoes flitted in and out among
the trees like dark shadows. Their blan
kets and karosses had been handed to the
women to carry, and they had oiled their
bodies until they shone again, a step al
ways taken by the natives when engaged in
expeditions in the bush, and which seems
designed partly to give more suppleness to
the limbs, and partly to enable them to
gjide through the thorny thickets without
being severelyscratched.
They had got about halfway through the
bush without anything being heard of the
lurking enemy, when a sudden outburst of
firing, mingled with yells and shouts, was
heard about a quarter of a mile ahead.
"The scoundrels are attacking a convoy
coming down," Bonald exclaimed.
"Shall we push on to their aid.Sergeant?"
the young officer who was riding next to
Bonald asked, ,
"I cannot leave the wagons," Bonald
said: "but if you would take your men on,;
sir, we will be up as soon as we can."
The officer shouted to his Fingoes, and at
a run the natives dashed forward to the'
scene of the conflict, while Bonald urged
the drivers, and his men pricked the bul
locks with their swords until they broke
into a lumbering trot
In a few minutes they arrived on the
scene of action. A number of wagons were
standing in the road, and round them a fight
was going on between the Fingoes and
greatly superior numbers of Kaffirs. Bonald
gave the word, and bis men charged down
into the middle of the fight .The Kaffirs
did not- await their onslaught, but glided
away among the trees, the Fingoes follow
ing in hot pursuit until recalled by their
officer, who feared that their foes might turn
upon them when beyond the reach of the
rifles of the troopers.
Bonald saw at once as he rode up that
although the Fingoes had arrived in time to
save the wagons, they had come too late to
be of service to the majority of the defend
ers. Some half dozen men, gathered in a
body, were still on their feet, but a score of
others lay dead or desperately wounded by
the side of the wagons. As soon as the
Fingoes returned and reported the Kaffirs in
full flight.Konald and the troops dismounted
to see what aid they could render. He
went up to the group of white men, most of
whom were wounded.
"This is a bad job," one of them said;
"but we thought that as there were about 30
of us, the Kaffirs wouldn't venture to attack
us. We were all on the alert, but they
sprang so suddenly out of the bushes that
half ot us were speared -before we had time
to draw'a trigger.
' "What had we better do, sir go on or go
back?" This question was addressed to the
young officer.
. "I should think that now you have got so
far you had better, go on," he said. "The
Kaffirs are not likely to return for some lit
tle time. I will give you halt my Fingoes
to escort yon on through the wood. Don't
you think that will be the best plan, Ser
geant?" "I think so, sir. I will let yon have half
my men to go back with them. The rest of
us had better stay here until they return.
But, first of all, we will see to these poor
fellows. They may not be all dead."
Most of them, however, were found to be
so, the Kaffirs having sprang upon them
and cut their throats as soon as they had
fallen. Two of them who had fallen near
the group whichjiad maintained the resist
ance were, however, found to'be still living,
and these were lifted into the wagons. Jnst
as the party were going to move on toward
the coast, a t groan was heard among tho
bushes by the side of the road. Bonald and
two of the troopers at once proceeded to the
spot
"Good heavens!" the former exclaimed,
as he leaned over the man who was lying
there, "it is Mr. Armstrong."
He was lifted up and carried into the
road. An assegai had passed through both
legs, and another had transfixed his body
near the right shoulder. The point projected
some inches throush the back, the shaft
having broken off as he felL Bonald seized
the stump of the spear, and with the great
est difficulty drew it out from the wound.
"Cut his things off," he said to the troop
ers, "and tear up something and lightly
bandage the wound. I am afraid it is a
fatal one." Then he hurried off to the men.
"Were tfiere not some women in the
wagons?" he asked.
"Yes, there were three of them," the man
said; "a girl and two women. The women
were the wives of two of the men who have
been killed. The girl was the daughter of
another. I suppose the natives must have
carried them off, for I see no signs of
them." t
, Bonald uttered an exclamation of horror;
he knew the terrible fate of women who tell
into the hands of the Kaffirs. He returned
to the officer.
"What is it, Sergeant?" he asked, "any
fresh misfortune?"
"A young lady I know, daughter of that
poor fellow we have lust picked up, and two
other women, hare been carried off by tho
Bathes."
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