The Commissioner of Immigration
wants to inspect immigrants who
come as cabin passengers as well as
those who oome in the steerage.
The new battleship Koarsargo will
have seven times the displacement of
the splendid old sloop-of-war whoso
name she will bear, and whoso bones
are whitening on the fatal Roncador
Reef.
The English House of Commons con
tains 670 members. Of these there
are in the new conservative Parlia
ment 222 in favor of woman suffrage.
This is seventy-four less than the wo
men had in the last Parliament.
From ono of the most important
shipping and receiving centres for live
stook in the Unitod Btat9s, the Pitts
burg (Penn.) Central yards are now
ranked as hardly seoond-olass. Tho
business has gone to Buffalo, N. Y.
The Governor of Arizona says tha
Territory will produce this year 810,-
000,000 in gold against 31,000,000 last
year. 11 the gold resources of this
country should be capitalized on the
Kaffir basis, millionaires would be
reckoned small men and give place to
tho billionaire, exclaims the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Los Angeles (Cal.) Times says:
When a good maro, at a horso sale in
Ban Bernardino last week, was sold
for $2, it was thonght the bottom
prico for horseflesh had been reached.
A new record was established in
Ventura County, however, a few days
ago, at an administrator's ealo, when
a horse was knocked down to a Mexi
can boy for fifty cents. 110 bid so
high because ho coveted the halter
which went with > animal.
Bloomers blossomed out in the city
of Macon, Ga., for tho first time tho
othor day, and their appearance
created something of a sensation, and
a stagnation in business. Tho news
papers, in telling about tho exciting
occurrence, spoik of tho costume as
tho "long - heard - of-artd-nevor-seeu
bloomers." Tho New York Sun thinks
the incident is especially worth not
ing, as evidence of the ironclad con
servatism of Macon, that the bloomerß
were worn by a visitor and not by a
resident. She was a member of a
theatrical company.
Wide tiros must replace tho narrow
tires now in use on most vohiolea bo
fore good roads can bo kept in good
condition at reasonable expense, de
clares the American Agriculturist. In
Pennsylvania, those whoso tires are
not less than four inches wide for
loads of a ton or more are rebated one
fourth of their assessed highway tax.
In Massachusetts tho State law em
powers townships or cities to rcgulato
the width of tircH used within their
limits, and a few towns hnvo„ already
fixed a date two years henco when
wide tires must go into use.
Says New York Trnth: For a num
ber of years tho word "fireproof," as
applied to the monuments of iron and
mortar that decorate all the principal
thoroughfares, has oonveyed such an
idea of security as has insured for
their owners steady tenants at fancy
rentals. But a severe blpw has re
cently been dealt to tho power of this
popular catch-word, and tho ensuing
revulsion of feeling seriously threat
ens to handicap the profits of such
structures. The owner of each asserts
as positively as ever that his building
is absolutely fireproof, but tho faith
of his tenants has flown and, until he
can sucoeed in coining some new
phrase to win back their wavering con
fidence, ho will find it difficult to
combat tho growing distrust. Of
course no one doubts tho sincerity of
the ownor's protestations, nor his firm
belief In tho incombustibility of his
sky-soraping structure, and this being
so solidly planted on the shining pedes
tal of his personal trust, it only
needs a little invention on his part to
effect tho much desired return of pub
lie confidence. Let the owners join
in forming a mutual gnarantoe asso
ciation that will not only insure tho
tenant's personal effeots, but will pro
vide each t ..ant with an accident pol
icy covering all oasnaltios transpiring
on the premises. As tho buildings
are so absolutely free from danger tho
risk thus assumed by tho association
will, of course, be merely a bagatelle.
But it would be necessary to advertise
that the policies would be insoribQ
in aluminum ink on asbestos paper,
and that eaoh do 'ument would be pro
vided with a mica lined vault sus
pended from a platinum parachute to
insure its preservation, before the
publio would take kindly to tho
eokeme. As a matter of fact the only
really fireproof dwellings yet devised
were those occupied by the troglo
dytes of long ago.
IN NEW GOLD FIELDS.
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF YEL
LOW METAL IN MINNESOTA.
The State la Awaiting with Consider
able Interest the Opening of New
Mines in Kcdwood County—Hidden
Treasure Is Said to Exist.
Discovered a Year Ago.
Minnesota is now awaiting with con
siderable interest the result of the open
ing of its new gold mines. The State has
never mined a dollar's worth of gold, but
was content to acquire wealth by the
slower but surer process of raising wheat.
The alleged discovery of gold in paying
quantities, however, has brought visions
to its people of a road to suddeu and easy
affluence.
Tho new mines are in Redwood Coun
ty, nine miles northwest of Redwood
Falls nud about 115 miles west of Min
neapolis. Sightseers have been there
daily in crowds from mites around, but
the doors of the company's buildings have
been closed to them. Tho visitors have
had to content themselves with n super
ficial view of where tile hidden treasure
rfe- iiSE-'iS 5 '
lay and of the preparation* for extract
ing it, and by carrying off pieces of tlio
vitreous, smoky-looking quartz as sou-
Gold was discovered there a year ago
by A. Edlund. Mr. Edlund had been a
prospector in the West for years and be
came impressed with the idea that the
rugged, rocky country of the Upper Min
nesota Valley might he gold producing,
and he began prospecting on his own ac
count. Mr. Edlund claims to have been
rewarded at last by discovering gold in
paying quantities in Itedwood County.
At tiiis place, he says, he found a true
fissure through quartz which reaches
from the surface to an unknown depth.
VIEW IX THE SO-CALLED MINNESOTA GOLD IIEGION.
The gold-producing quartz, Mr. Edlund
says, is a twelve-foot vein following this
fissure. A shaft has been sunk to a depth
of 135 feet, lit which depth the pay streak
lias increased to five and one-half inches
in breadth. The fissure is filled with blu
ish clay which is easily pulverized be
tween the fingers when dry and which
sparkles with tiny bits of yellow dust
which have been washed iuto it from the
adjacent rock.
At the depth of 135 feet the projectors
began tunneling in a southwestern direc
tion following the fissure, which seems
to run parallel with the river. The rock
was hoisted to the surface, dumped on a
pile now containing thousands of tons
reaily to be crushed for its store of gold
as soon as everything is in readiness. A
stock company was formed by Mr. Ed
lund for working the vein. Most of it was
'taken in Minneapolis, and it is claimed
that the capitalization of $500,000 has nil
been subscribed. Over $30,000 already
has been invested in the plant, and new
machinery is to be added and the equip
ment further completed to an aggregate
SJIAFT-nOI'SE AND DUMP.
cost of $lOO,OOO. The present capacity
of the mill is fifteen tons daily, though
work is to he begun immediately on a IIM>-
ton stamp mill. The machinery consists
of a crusher, separator, and amalgam
plates, and was built by a Chicago con
cern. The refractory rock is to he rosst
ed for the gold which does not exist in a
free state, and a ton and n half of mer
cury is to be the drop in the bucket which
is to seize upon the yellow metal which
is not winnowed out by the separator.
The mine is on the south bank of the
Minesotn Kiver and there is a small lake
immediately to the south of it. The
country in the vicinity is wild-looking
and rugged. The first discovery was
made on the land of a German named
Hehroeder and the corporation quietly
bought lift this land and 1,000 acres in the
vicinity, so it has plenty of el I tow room.
The gold-hearing ledge is said to extend
three miles and preparations are being
made also by other parties to operate
upon it.
A force of fifty men is employed at the
mine and the company say they will grad
ually increase it. Two buildings have been
erected, a stamping mill and a shaft
house. The two are twenty rods apart
and arc to be connected by a tramway
line to carry quartz. John Pnrton, the
foreman at the plant, said the other day
that besides gold the rock yielded small
amounts of silver and platinum and thai
special efforts were to bo made also to
extract the latter valuable metal.
HUNTING HUMPBAOK WHALES.
Excitiue Sport in Capturing the Mon
sters of the Deep.
As wo came abreast of a tiny cove or
cleft In the cliffs, the harpooner sud
denly stiffened with excitement, and
he muttered "Blow-ow-ow" in an un
dertone. There in that little dock-like
cleft lay a monster just awash, a tiny
spiral of Vapor at her side showing her
to be accompanied by a calf. Down
came the mast and sails as if by mug
lc, and In less than one minute we were
paddling straight in for the cove. The
water was as smooth as a mirror and
the silence profound. A few strokes
and the order was whispered, "Stand
up!" to the linrpooner. Louis rose,
poising his Iron, and almost im
mediately darted. The keen weapon
was burled up to the socket In the
broad, glistening side. "Stern nil!" was
shouted and backward we swiftly glid
ed; but there was no need for retreat
Never a move did she make, save con
vulsively to clutch the calf to her side
with one of her great wing-like flip
pers.
We carefully approached again, the
harpooner and officer having changed
places, and, incredible as it may seem,
almost wedged the boat la between the
whale and the rocks. No sheep could
have more quietly submitted to slaugh
ter than did this mighty monster, whose
roll to one side would have crushed our
boat to flinders, and whose death strug
gle, had it taken place as usual, must,
In so confined a corner, have drowned
us all. Evidently fearful of injuring
her calf, she quietly died and gave no
sign. Case-hardened old blubber hunt
ers as we were, we felt deeply ashamed,
our deed looked so like a cold-blooded
murder. One merciful thrust of a lance
ended the calf's misery, and, rapidly
cutting through the two lips of our
prize, we buckled to our heavy task of
towing It to the ship. We were soon
joined by the other boats, but all com
bined made no great progress, and we
had seven hours of heavy labor before
we got the carcass home. Securing it
alongside, we went to a hard and well
earned meal and a good night's rest-
Good Words.
To Wash Dishes Properly.
To the woman with whom the love of
cleanliness and daintiness is inherent
the manner in which the ordinary ser-
vant washes dishes Is maddening.
Glass, silver, china, are nil crowded,
helter-skelter, into a dishpan full of
warm water, a cake of soap is next add
ed, and while this swims in the tepid
suds, a greasy dishcloth is used to
"swab" <>IY each article before it is re
moved from the pan and placed on the
table to drain.
Dishes to be cleansed properly should
be washed, as it were, in courses. Into
a perfectly clean pan of scalding water,
to which have been added a few drops
of ammonia, go first the glasses, each
one of which must be dried rapidly
with a soft linen cloth. Now the wash
ing powder or the soap, Inclosed In a
shaker, or, lacking this, In a deep cup,
goes in the pan, and the silver is washed
each piece being nibbed to a polish
while still hot. I vast comes the china,
from which the grease must already
have been rinsed. As many plates,
etc., cool the suds, boiling water must
be poured in as often as needed. The
secret of bright and polished table
ware iN never to allow a dish to drain.
Each bit. of crockery or metal must be
wiped the moment.tt is drawn from the
hot suds. Not one servant in a hun
dred will follow this rule, unless con
stantly reminded by the mistress that
}fiie must, do so. The price of well
washed dishes is, like all other dainty
housework, the mistress' eternal vigi
lance. —I I a rpe r's Baza r.
Slic Wanted It fladly.
In one of the Washington jewelry
stores Is n diamond breastpin valued at
$l,OOO. A young woman whose love for
ornaments Is much greater than her
ability to buy them happened to be In
tills store when the pin was shown to a
lady, who did not purchase it. Two or
three times a week since then the girl
has gone to obtain a glimpse of the
beautiful pin, until she finally made up
her mind that she would make an effort
to own it, so the following colloquy
took place, that 1 happened to hear:
"How much is that pin?"
"A thousand dollars."
"Well, I will take it if you will let
mo pay for it at $1 a week. I only make
$2 a week. I buy everything else that
way."
The astonished clerk told her that he
would have to speak to the proprietor,
who was out, and the girl promised to
return.—Washington Star.
A Johannesburg in Montana.
Iticli gold discoveries 011 Ilarley
creek, Mont., caused a great rush of
prospectors, and the new camp has been
named Johannesburg.
The wife of a Massachusetts minister
wears a blue dress on Monday to match
lier husband's mood.
GOSSIP.
Queon Victoria used to write verses.
Tbo Queon of Portugal is a good
physician.
The Queen of Roumania fairly rovels
in literature.
The Princess of Wales is a fino pian
ist and praotioes regularly.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stovonson has
snilod from San Francisco for hor
home in Samoa.
Tho Loudon School Board wants to
introduce Hogging into the industrial
schools for girls.
A New York City restaurant koepor
proposed to put his waiter girls in
bloomers, and they struok.
Tho captain of tho British Ladies'
Football Club complains that men will
not tako the play of women seriously.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, whoso
oightieth birthday was recently cele
brated, is looming to play on tho
piano.
A woman lather is regularly em
ployed at her trade in tho neighbor
hood about Biddoford, Me., in which
town sho lives.
Governor Stone, of Missouri, re
cently commissioned as notary public
a member of the Order of Sisters of
Charity. iu St. Louis.
It is altogether possible that the girl
baby Olga born iu St. Petersburg tho
other day may bo tho autocrat of all
the Russias some day.
' 'John Oliver Hobbes," tho charming
young authoress who recently visitod
in New York City, speaks eight lan
guages, including Latin and Greek.
Princess Maud of Wales objects to
marrying Prince Christian of Den
mark, as has been arranged for her,
on tho ground that ho is her cousin.
Five waitresses in bloomora have
been serving in a Los Angeles (Cal.)
restaurant for several weeks, and tho
innovation is regarded as a success
there.
Tho editor of a Missouri newspaper
has offered a year's subscription to his
journal us a prize to the young woman
who will write him tho best proposal
of marriage.
Thirty-five young women bicyclists
of Topeka, Kan., arranged to make a
sensation on a certain Sunday by at
tending church in a body arrayed iu
their bloomers.
Tho old time Quaker half handker
chief is borullled out of acquaintance
with itself, and appears on tho shoul
dersof the girl of to-duy who is any
thing but Quakerish.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton thinks
that tho horse show, Now York City's
annual social function, is an immoral
exhibition, on account of the costumes
of the women who attend.
Fanny J. Crosby, tho hymn writer,
esteoius her blindness a special bless
ing, as it led her more thau anything
else to hymn writing. She has com
posed ovor three thousand inspiring
songs.
Mrs. Bonda, of Newark, N, J.,
scared away a tramp with a revolver,
and then fainted away. She says that
she was terribly ufraid that the re
volver would go off and shoot tho
rascal.
Miss Louise Imogen© Guiuey, tho
poetess, is described us "a light, blue
oyod girl, delicate as a wild rose, elu
sive as thistledown." Miss Guiuey
has both Irish and French blood in
her veins.
Mrs. Rhoda Stearns, of Highgato,
Vt., familiarly kuowu as Aunt Rtioda,
is now in her 103 d year. She enjoys
good health, with her mental facul
ties unimpared, and bids fair to livo
for years to come.
Ellon Terry, tbo actress, never
travels without a collection of recent
photographs of all her kith and kin.
She puts them last into her baggage,
and decorates her room with them
wherever she stops.
M. Rousseau, the now Governor-
General of the French possession in
[ndo-Ghina, is so intensely opposed to
evoniug dress for women that ho has
issued au ordor that all ladies attend
ing Goverumeut balls shall wear high
necked gewus. Ho is humorously
kuowu among the colonists as "Mr.
Modesty."
Mrs. Maybrick, the poisouer im
prisoned for life in Euglaud, is uu
Amorioau woman born, brod and edu
cated in the South. Hor father was
William G. Chandler, a promiuent
bunker of Mobile. Her ancestors
served in tho Revolutionary War, aud
one of them, Samuel Phillips, was
Liouteuant-Goveruor of Massachu
setts.
FASHION NOTES.
Pink in overy known % tint is a lead
ing favorite this winter.
Bodices are cut longer in tho waist
and absolutely tight fitting in tho
back.
Tartans appear in all classos of
goods, from silks and satins to wools
and poplins.
Mohair mozambique, a light cpiality
of mohair, is one of tho loading favor
ites in winter fabrics.
Thocolors of autumn foliigo are re
produced in mauy of the new taffetas
in small, brilliuut figures.
Fitted bodicos of seal, ottor, chin
chilla, Persian lamb and dark beaver
are in high vogue thissonson.
Haircloth has had its day as a skirt
lining, excepting in a band about
threo inches wide for a facing.
Velvet flowers uro very elegantly
and effectively used upon dress bon
nets and hats for calling, receptions
and theatre and opera wear.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
RUST ON A PIANO.
The appearance of rust on tho tun
ing-pins and the steel wires of a piano
is a sure indication that the piano has
been exposed to moisture or damp
ness. The time of year or the age or
quality of the piano has nothing to do
with it, as rust may appear in a night.
The fact that the room is heatod bv a
stove just outside of it will probably
account for the rust, as the chuuces
are that after the usual cooling of a
Ore over night its heatiug in tho
morning would bo likely to cause
condensation on the metal, and rust
would immediately appear. Dc not
use oil or any greasy substance to re
move it. It will probably not do any
harm unless it causes the striugs to
break, in which case they will havo to
be replaced. Most pianos require tun
ing twice a year. The only importaut
care to bo given a piano is to keep it
in as oven, dry temperature.—Detroit
Free Press.
HYGIENIC HOUSEKEEPING.
The woman who loves her family
will not content herself with nursiug
them when they havo colds, but will
see that her household arrangements
are such that illness cannot easily
gain a foothold. She will, if she must
choose between a new piano and im
proved plumbing, choose the plumb
ing always. She will not use any more
dust harlioring upholsteries thau pos
sible. She will havo few carpets and
all tho sunlight and air she can com
mand.
Tho plumbing must bo kept in por
fect order. The most improved sort
of plumbing is not too good and not
too exponsivo. When it is possible it
is desirable to have tho bathroom
floors of marble and the walls tiled.
The tub should be of porceluiu and
the fixtures of nickel. In such a room
as this it is an energetic germ that cau
find a lodging place. But evon if tiles
and marble are out of tho question the
arrangement of tho pipes must be ac
cording to the sanitary code.
Hygienists havo been teaching and
preaching for years against woolen
carpets and hangings, but it is not uu
til after they have been scourged by
contagious diseaso and forced to burn
their belongings that most people
realize tho danger that lurks in such
things. One such experience, how
ever, usually teaches a woman tho
value of bare, polished floors, easily
removed rugs and hangings and furni
ture which does not depond for its
beauty upon heavy coverings. —Phila
delphia Times.
TO KILL FISHY FLAVOR IN DUCKS.
Most of the wild ducks oflored for
sale, except tho more costly sorts,
possess moro or less of a fishy flavor.
The following recipo is recommended
as eliminating almost entirely this
undesirable quality: After a wild
duck is picked, cut out with a sharp
knife tho wing and leg bones. Then
make an incisiou in the skin of the
neck and along tho middle of tho
back. Separate the flesh on each side
of the body to its junction with tho
breastbone, and cut away from tho
neck and windpipe connecting tissue.
Seize the neck and windpipe with a
cloth and give a sharp pull, and the
entire carcass of tho bird, with its con
tents, will come free, with the excep
tion of tho breastbone. This may
then bo cut out, leaving nothing but
tho flesh of the breast. This is trimmed
free of all loose pieces of skin and
placed in a marinade or liquid bath
composed of one part of vinegar to
two of water, to which are added tomo
chopped onions and carrots, a clove of
garlic, parsley, basil or summer
savory, and some whole peppers. Tho
duck is allowed to remain in this bath
for twenty-four hours, when it is re
moved and wiped dry. Some pieces
of butter and pepper and i-alt are put
upon the flesh side of tho breast of tho
bird, and with this uppermost in a
pan it is allowed to bake in a hot
oven, being frequently basted, for
about teu minutes. It is then placed
on a broiler and broiled until done
rare. It is served with a maitre d'hotel
sauce, made of melted butter, a little
lemon juice and some finely chopped
parsley, and if the bird is properly
cooked, its juicos, when carved, will
mingle with the sauce. This treatment
of a tough wild duck of fishy flavor
is tho outcome of many experiments
by a person interested in obliterating
this undesirable quality. None other
was successful. The above recipe is
really ouo for tho cooking of fillets of
duck.—New York Sun.
RECIPES.
Brown Bread—One pint of sour
milk,one-half cup of molasses in which
has been dissolved one teaspoouful of
soda. Add graham flour enough to
make a stiff dough, form into a loaf
and bako three-quarters of an hour.
Rico with Fig Sauce—Soak a cup of
rico in ono and a fourth cups of water
for an hour ; then add a cup of milk,
turn into an ear thorn dish and place
in a steam cooker and steam for an
hour. Stir occasionally with a fork
the first fifteen minutes.
Cocoanut Sauce—Flavor a pint or
new milk with two tablespoons of co
coanut, skim out the cocoanut, heat
the milk to boiling, add two table
spoonfuls of sugar, thicken with two
even spoonfuls of cornstarch, pour
thisover the well beaten whites of two
eggs, stir thoroughly ; serve cold.
Anchovy Toast—Remove the tops
and bottoms from five lunch rolls;
then cut each in two slices; toast and
butter them. Wash and remove bones
from-anchovies, chop very fine, spread
on five of the pieces of toast; cover
with remaining pieces, arrange on
their dish and pour over custard made
as follows: Place one-half pint of
cream in a doublo boiler; as soon
as it comes to a boil add two well
beaten eggs and a little iralt, and let
it thiokrou kdeivi hoU
THE FIELD OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DAR
ING DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
A Gigantic Lobster Fights Two Men
—Duel on the Frontier—A Panther
Under Her Bed.
SEA serpents are out-done by
the mammoth lobster en
countorod a few days ago by
two fishermen of the smaok
Three Sisters, of Piotou. It was on
tho flreat Banks of Newfoundland
that tho fishermen onconntorod it.
Tho Threo Sisters was moored in tho
port of Boston tholfether day, nnd tho
fishermen told thoir weird tale to a
Now York Press man. It seems that
tho Micraac fishermon havo long bo
liovod that tho bay of Chaleur wns in
habited by a moDstor lobster, which
is said to upset skiffs and drag un
fortunato victims to watery graves.
"Tom Moseev and Bill Rood wero
out in a dory about a hundred yards
from tho smack," bogins tho yarn, as
told by the mate. "Thoy wero fishing
when tho boat gnvo a sudden lurch, as
if some onowas climbing over tho sido.
Thoro was a cry of torror. Massoy
was hanging on tho sido of the boat
for dear life, while Reod was belabor
ing a great, green, slimy looking
thing that was waving long feelers
about his head. It was tho lobster.
Its huge claw bad Massey's right arm
fast. Massoy hung to the thwarts with
his loft hand whilo the horrid croatitro
was trying to renoh Reod with tho
other claw. Tho heavy skiff lurched
dangerously, and it seemed every
ininuto as if it would be swamped, aud
that tho monster would securo its vic
tim.
"One of tho other boats quiokly
came to tho rescue. Ono of the men
mailo a orack at tho grcon hoad with
a heavy hatchet. Ho struck it a
glancing blow. Instantly it let go of
Masoy and turnod on the men in the
other boat, throwing its heavy body
half over tho side. It grasped tho
sido of tho boat between tho jaws of
one of its nippers, and tho strong
wood was crunchod like paper. But
it did not succeed in getting bold of
any of the men in tho second boat,
because tho moment it let go of Mas
sey, Hood seized a pike ax and gavo it
a blow in tho bnck of tho nock. This
was enough for tho monster. It lot
go its hold and sank out of sight."
As Reed himself tells tho story, tho
big lobster followed a cod whioh thoy
had hooked, and as thoy drew it over
tho sido of the skiff tho ugly shell fish
followed. Roed says that tho snap of
its nippers when thoy came together
sounded liko tho crack of a ride.
Both Massey and Kood say that tho
body of the lobator was over three foot
long, and that its claws were about the
same length too. "I nevor anw such
a frightful eight as tho creature's
eyes," Baid Reed. "They eeomod to
bo drawn way up into its head, when
suddenly they would spring out fully
eight inches hlto a pipe stem, and
soeruod to bo in the ends of u pair of
long tubes. They suappod and blazed
liko fire, and waved from sido to side
with a horrid movement, as if one of
them was watching mo aud the other
wutohing Tom."
Tho largest lobster shell known to
day is in tho British Muuoum, but it
measures, wheu stiotolicd out, body
and claws, thirty-eight inches, while
the monstor which these fishermon en
countered was over six feet iu longth
altogether. Reod Bays that he is sure
that ho broke one of tbo lobster's
claws with u blow from his oar, and
he thinks that when ho hit it with tho
pike he must have touched a vital spot,
lfe thinks that ho killod tho monster,
and that its shell will bo found somo
day to prove his statomonts of its size.
Duel on the frontier.
At a lonely spot seven miles below
Besbeo, Arizona, on tho lino that di
vides Mexico and tho United States,
two cnttlo men, who count their for
tunes by the hundreds of thousands
and who rcceutly woro fast friends,
fought a duel a few days ago.
The principals iu tho affair, which
savors moro of tho savage aud relent
less combats of Indians that of a moot
ing botwoou civilized men under tho
code, wero Fredoriok Romero aud
Juraos Montague. Tho former is
widely known throughout Souora aud
Southern Arizona, where his immenso
hords of cattle gri ze on an ustato al
most princely in extent. Tho other,
also a cattloman, hails from Cali
fornia, but had settled in that region
for some years, his rango adjoining
that of tho man ha mot in deadly com
bat.
When tho sun peeped ovor tho
mountains, tolographod a correspon
dent of the Bun Francisco Examiner,
tho two partners, whoso business in
tho cuttle line was at one time tho
most extensive iu Arizona and So
uora, faced each other, foot to foot,
with dnggerß uplifted, ready to bogin
the battlo for life or death. G. Gal
matti, foreman of Montague's ranch,
and a bosom friend of both parties,
fired the gun,[tho signal whon the fray
should bogin.
Quick as tho lightning's flash and
truo to his native custom, Romero
bounded in the air and made a fearful
thrust at Montague, who dodged aud
saved himself. For a time they
sparred, the flashing steel glinting in
the rays of tho sun. Tho keen eyed
Mexican, with murder flaming in his
face, was looking for an opening,
while Montaguo was contenting him
self with fighting off tho deadly
thrusts.
Romero, in his mad hatred of his
antagonist and in bis rage at being
baffled in tho uso of a weapon native
to his hand, evidontly forgot tho rules
of the game, for as they whirled their
knives, now aloft on a level with their
throats and again with arms und bodies
swaying toward the earth, ho left an
opening, Quiok as a flash the Ameri
can's blade was driven into the groii
of the Mexican, who staggered, audal
most fell, the blood pouring from tin
wound, from which Montague plnckoi
tho knife, standing on guard for at
attack should any life still be left it
the wounded man.
But at this point tho seconds inter
fered and interested thomselves in
stanching tho flow of the life fluid
which was fast crimsoning tho ground
whore thoy had laid Romero. Mon
tague stopped a moment to ascertain
tho extent of the injuries of his rival
and then turned to where his horso
was pickotod in the chaparrnl oloso by,
his intontion being to rido at once
with his friends to somo point in Ari
zona, whore he would be safe from tho
vengeance of Romoro's frionds and tho
law officers of Sonora. Ho had scarce
ly taken half a dozen steps when an
employo of the stricken man rushed
upon him and drovo a ltnifo into his
baok, wounding him fatally.
A Panther Umlor Her Hod.
W. W. Smith, who residos in the
mountains about sevon miles north of
Ukiab, Cnl., arrived in town recontly
with the skins of two largo panthers
which he killed near his homo. Ho
also exhibited a suit of c'othos whioh
ho had worn at tho timo of tho killing.
Thoy wore torn to shreds, nnd boro
ovidonco of tho truth of tho story
whioh he told regarding tho difficulty
he had in winning tho trophies.
Mr. Smith loft his homo early 0110
morning for tho purpose of visiting
this city. Ho rcquostod his wife to go
over to an adjoining ranch, owned by
J. W. Fitzsimmons, and remain thoro
until ho oallod for her on his way bnok.
Mrs. Smith was just putting on her
bonnet when she was horrified to ob
serve tho hoad of an enormous pauthor
through tho open door. She sprang
toward tho window, hoping to escape.
At her first movement tho panther
sprang in at tho door aud rushed un
der tho bod. Mre. Smith then ran
through tho door and rcachod her
neighbor's house throughly exhausted.
Her husband arrived later, and, ac
companied by Fitzsimmons, loft for
homo to either kill or scare away tho
panther. Fitzsimmons carried a shot
gun nnd Smith was armed with u
butcher knifo and carried a lantern.
Reaching the house, Smith stopped in
side, when the panther, which had
boon feeding on tho romains of a deer,
sprang at his throat, bearing him to
the ground and breaking the lantern.
Smith finally succeeded in gaining
his feet, and callod on Fitzsimmons
for help, but tho latter was able to see
only tho dim outlines of man and beast,
aud was, therefore, a powerless spec
tator of tho struggle.
Smith 'plied his knife and dually
succeeded in administering a fatal
wound. Tho panther rolasod his hold,
and, after a few convulsive struggles,
lay still on tho floor. Smith, though
scratched and laoerated, was not seri
ously injured.
Mr. aud Mrs. Smith remainod all
night at tho Fitzsimmons ranch and
returned to their homo the. following
day. On their arrival at tho housu
they encountered another panther, tho
female, which was soon treed by Fitz
simmons's dogs and killed.—Sau Fran
cisco Chronicle.
A Ducky Pistol Shot.
In a big bottle, on tho cabin table
of tho British stoam bark Severn, is a
largo venomous snake preserved in
alcohol. Tho story connected with it
is worthy of recital. Captain James
Roid, tho commander of the Severn,
is a plucky young Scotchman, who has
voyaged all over the world, aud had
enough adventures to till a book us
large as a city directory. Ho is u
lieutenant of the Royal Naval Re
serves and wears a couple of medals
awarded him for gallant couduut by
Queen Victoria und tho Khedive of
Egypt, during tho Egyptian war, in
which ho fought with great bravery.
Ho is a great hunter and a dead shot
with a rifle, shot gun or revolver, ond
the cabin of tho Severn contains many
handsomo trophies of his skill with
firearms.
During tho lattor part of Septombor,
when tho bark was at Rio, loading cof
fee for Baltimore, Captain Reid paid
a visit to a young English lady, re
siding on tho outskirts of the city,
and, ns tho day was an exceptionally
ploasaut one, a walk out in tho coun
try was proposed. They wero stroll
ing together, along a narrow road
leading to the mountains, when sud
denly tho young lady uttered a cry of
terror and stood transfixed with hor
ror. In au iustant the Captain saw
the cause of her alarm. Poised close
beside her at tho base of a large tree
with fangs exposed ready to strike,
was a venomous snake of the most
poisonous variety in Brazil.
In another instant tho young lady
would have received a fatal wound,
but even as tho glittering, ugly flat
head glided toward her, Captain Reid
pulled his revolvor out of his pocket
and with a single, well directed shot,
stretched the deadly reptile dead be
side its intended viotim. For a pistol
shot tho lucky shot was a marvel, but
tho snake's body in tho botUo plainly
shows whoro the bullet pierced its
nock fairly. Captnin Roid says tho
young lady nearly fainted when she
fully realizo.l tho narrow escape she
had had. A bito from that species ol
snako is invariably fatal.—Baltimore
News.
More Sinned Against Than Sinning.
Not long ago a young saleswoman
was arrcstod at Stuttgart, Germany on
a charge of theft from her employer.
At hor trial .she proved that in pay
ment of her arduous 'services sho re
ceived six marks (SI. 50) a mouth and
her board. The magistrate censured
the omployer as tho more guilty of the
two—doclared him morally responsi
ble for the theft—and then inflicted a
merely nominal punishment on the
unfortunate maid.—New York World.
—New York World.