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TRAGEDY: / ?-02? it Crin if tin Mil's Oil. ;BY? \v. F. MOTT. CHAPTER XXIV. One night in the attiro of a 'longshoreman, Stuart was sauntering along South street when he observed a maD In front of him, who he thought resembled the man he had met on the train. The fellow entered a saloon, and Stu> St followed him and heard him speak, e believod he recognized the voice, but lie was not positive. The man wore a ?ap pulled down over his face, 60 that (his eyebrows were concealed. But when ithe man left the saloon, as he presently 'did, he raised his cap, and Stuart made * recognition. ; At last he had found the man who had ^brought an added weight of dreadful ^suspicion upon him, and whom he believed to be John Oakburn's murderer. Stuart's heart leaped, and a wild, exultant feeling came upon him, while hie nerves were tense with excitement. At that instant the man turned and looked Stuart full in the face. xne latter eawa iouk ui rewgumuu w the fellow's eyes, and no doubt th6 other saw the same expression in Stuart's flashing orbs, for he wheeled about And started to run. Stuart Harland leaped after him, determined that the supposed murderei ?hould not escape. "Halt!" cried Stuart, and he strained ! every muscle in the attempt to overtake his man. The next instant, when the chase had i only well begun, Stuart received a crue) blow on the head, and he fell to his .knees, but with a desperate effort, inspired by the thought that the man who might prove his innocence would escape, lie staggered up again, half senseless., and saw Levi Kredge disappear around a neignboring corner. The man oi whom he was in pursuit was no where to be seen. He had vanished mysteriously. Stuart reeled back against the wall ol the nearest building, dazed and stunned t>y the blow. When he had sufficiently recovered, Btuart made his way to a neighboring oorner, suffering from vortigo and a dull heavy pain in his head. The first passing car halted at a signa) 4rom Stuart, and, boarding it, he was ?arried rapidly out of the neighborhood The incident which we have just related transpired so quickly that scarcely anyone witnessed it, and no excitement -was occasioned. Stuart was enraged and bitterly disappointed. It maddened him to think that the supposed assassin had eluded him, and he ^vowed to repay Levi Kredge for his das.ijardly ?low if he ever had an opportunity to do so. J The young man proceeded direotly to the office of Paxton, the detective, tc whom he related hi& experience. 1 Acting under Paxton's instructions, five minutes later Sayer and another of the detective's agents were on tneirwaj to that particular part of 8outh street in which Stuart Harland had encountered the unknown and Levi Kredge. Thej W?re ft attempt to trace these men from this point. While Stuart Harland was relating hia decent exciting experiences Stanmore entered the detective's office and became an interested listener to all tht young man's story. 1 "Am I never to prpve my innocence? Am I to be again placed on trial for mj life?" said Stuart, despondently, as he concluded his narrative. "I believe disclosures will yet be made that will flood this dark mystery with liget," said Paxton, and he added: ! "I made a little discovery the othei day, which I 6aw fit not to mention to any one, but to encourage you I will tell you about it now." fPV*?n nrtAol/irtr* VA AnanA/^ Q Hoclr or?/f 1UUO oycoftJUg, UV V^VUVU M UVVU UUU took out a 6mall package. It was the very parcel we saw him take from th? closet in Levi Kredge's room when he searched that apartment, j "I wish you to closely observe what I am about to show you," he said, and opening the package he drew out a small canvas bag, such as gold coin is packed !l& at the mint. Paxton held up the canvas coin bag, and both Stuart Earland and Stanmor aw the name "John Oakburn" printed on the bag, as though the work had been done with a pen. Stuart Harland sprang forward and examined the coin bag more closely. "I have seen that money bag in fJohn Oakburn*s little safe! Where did you find it?" he cried. ; "I found it in Levi Kredge's room," answered Paxton. "Then he had a hand in the murder?' ! "Perhaps," answered Paxton. "At all events we now have a good case against iKredge. Let me recapitulate the point I have made against him. First, it canSiot be determined where he was at the time of the murder. Second, his boots anade the tracks under the office window. Third, he has a large eum ol ^noney now, which he did not have be1 {lore the murder. Fourth, the moneybag known to belong to John Oakburc (ana to nave oeen Kept m dib private salt 1b found in Kredge's room." "After all your labor has not been In vain. You have accomplished much,' Bald Stuart. "True, but it yet remains to really prove his guilt. After all, ours is but presumptive evidence," replied the detective. ' Paxton had business on hand, and excusing himself, presently be left the ofrrom tne time ol Levi Kr^dge's disappearance Paxton had felt confident that his siBter Judith knew where he was, and he had placed a shadow on the toman's track we lixve seen. Although the r?sult had not confirmed the detective's belief, he had not * ?-- A kn/l ,1o_ aDanaonea me opinion, auu no termined that Judith should be tho guide to conduct him to her brother's hiding place. He had racked his mind to devise some ruse whereby he might turn Judith's suoDOBed knowledge to account. 6ince :the "shadow" had failed to track her to Levi's (.oneeahmnt. Paxton tried "the letter dodge," as the detectives termed it among themselves. That is, he obtained a copy of Lavi iXredge's handwriting, and wrote a note like this: "Judith?Meet me to-night; same place. . x.." v ' A.' !-/ . V;! The note he duly mailed, and he knew Judith received it. But the woman paid no attention to it whatever. It seemed that Judith Kredge was too cunning to be easily overreached, but Paxton did not despair. The detective had determined to attempt a grand coup?to try the most difficult impersonation of his life, all things considered. In short, Paxton had resolved to personate Levi Kredge, and try to deceive the janitor's own sister. Vnr a n?onlr /lofft/'ifivfi Karl considering this last and most difficult expedient. Every day ho hod been studying his part ana practicing tne o'naraoter upon the successful impersonation of which 60 much depended, just as an actor studies a new role. He knew that it was folly 1o suppose that even the most experienced veteran in his profession could perfectly adopt a difficult character at a moment's aoticc. It was Paxton's attention to details, and the fact that he neglected no precaution or spared himself no labor that might avail to assist him, that had frequently made him successful where other men in his profession failed. The detective felt that he had now acquired as perfect an impersonation of the character of Levi Kredge as it was possible for him to attain. His make-up was a triumph of his art. It was positively perfect in every detail. Paxton was a "facial artist," and he possessed the power of changing the expression of his features in a marked manner, in order to imitate the habitual expression of any character he undertook to assume. On the night or tne day or wrncn we are writing, Paxton had resolved to test his wonderful disguise, and his power to perfectly create the character of Levi kredge. But some personal business now demanded his attention. Just outside the offioe door Parton encountered his agent, who was still watching Judith Kredge. "Ah, Brady, what news?" he asked of hiB man. "Perhaps nothing of consequence; I've just tracked Judith Kredge to a pawnbroker, where she put up something. J I thought I would leave it to you to And out what she pawned, if you wished to do it," answered the other. "Very well; I'll attend to this matter. : Give me the pawnbroker's address." j "Here it is," replied Paxton's agent, i and he presented a card on which the, address in question was written. "Continue to keep an eye on the woman as heretofore, and ly the way, do not forget that to-night I shall try the ruso I have explained to you." "Correct, sir. I'll not forget." Tho detective'6 auxiliary turned away. Half an hour later Paxton entered the pawnbroker's 6hop to which Judith kredge had been shadowed. "What relation, if any, Judith's visit to the pawnbroker might have on the investigation which he was making, Pax/tnnl^ nnf imomnft WU U1U UVh 4 4MUI^*MV* On general principles, however, he meant to find out. The detective had previously made the acquaintance of the pawnbroker. The latter had been arrested not long since for a certain irregular transaction, and Paxton was the man who had taken him in charge. Of course he was recognized by the pawnbroker the moment he entered the shop. On this occasion the detective was not In disguise. The pawnbroker was now on his "good behavior," for the authorities had threatened to deprive him of his license, and 60 he naturally desired to conciliate the detective. Paxton anticipated no difficulty in obtaining the information he sought, and therefore he did not lesort to subterfuge. Coming directly to the point, he accurately described Judith Kredge. Then he said: "A woman corresponding to the description I have just given you pawned 6ome article here to-duy. What was it?" "A gold locket," answered the pawnbroker. "Let me see it?" The other promptly produced a handsome gold locket, which he handed across the counter to Paxton. The moment he saw it the detective recognized it. To himself he said.* "I have seen Marion Oakburn wear that locket." He examined the locket, and discovered that it contained a portrait. woe + V\ of f\9 o vrvim cr handsome man, and under it was written the name, "Donald "VVayburn." But the picture did not. in +*resemble the man wno nad exchanged overcoats with Stuart Harland. In a moment Paxton comprehended that he had adopted a false theory. It was clear that "Donald "Wayburn" was not the real name of the Bupposed assassin. Paxton examined the portrait critically. He fancied there was something strangely familiar about that pictured face. Suddenly he gave a violent start, and exclaimed: "I have made a recognition and a discovery." Paxton's face was thq picture of surprise, and it could not be doubted that his discovery was the source of profound astonishment for him. The detective returned the locket to the pawnbroker and left the shop, his mind filled with strange thoughts whioh were suggested by his discovery. After nightfall, disguised as Levi Kredge, he crept to the window of the kitchen in the rear of Oakburn's flat, and seeing Judith alone within, he tapped on the window. The woman saw him, and opening the door bade him enter. In a moment the detective stood in the brilliantly lighted kitchen confronted by Judith. Evervthinjr depended unon the occur* rences of the next few momenta. CHAPTER XXV. Before venturing to present himself to Judith Kredge, as her brother Levi, Paxton had well considered all the contingencies which might arise. 'lhe detective's foresight prompted him to devise a plausible execuse, where* by to account for his presence, well knowing that it would hardly bo safe to trust to an inspiration of tho moment for an impromptu story as to why ho came there. Moreover, ho had given his assistant, who was watching tho house, certain instructions, and he knew that the trusty fellow would act in unison with him so as to sustain the ruse ho had decided to adopt As the detective, so perfectly disguised to duplicate her brother in appearance, stood before Judith, 6ho regarded him in astonishment for a second, and then sho said abruptly: "Levi, you're a fool to come here. ] thought nothing could tempt you to run the risk of arrest you take by coming here." As Judith thus addressed him, Paxton experienced a feeling of relief and satisfaction Inexpressible. The woman's words oonveyed to tha detective the oertitude that his imperau^atioij was a success. - - rr "The faot Is, Judith, 1 am here onlj Q( by chance, and a very narrow chance at that," answered Paxton, while Judith ^ hastily secured the door and drew the widow curtain closely. 0J "Don't talk in riddles. Levi," she said. "Well, to be plain, I was on my way Q( to meet PTatt and Woeke. when I dis- fc jovered I was shadowed. I doubled and td twisted in every shape, but I couldn't throw the fellow off my track, until at tr last I dodged into the passage between a] this building afld the next. Then the shadow went on by me. But he'll coma back and explore the passage. We shall aj aear his footsteps, for I placed soma 6C loose boards whero he'fi step on them. 4j When we hear him in the passage, I'll go out the front door and make off. You w see I have come, Judith, merely to give w jay tracker the slip." K Thus Paxton replied, telling the story ae had devised for the occasion in ad- y ranee. o "You ought to have sent a messenger to Pratt and "Weeks. instead of venturing to go there yourself," answered Ju- h, iith. c\ As she spoke, there came the sound of 5] footsteDB in the nassace. m "There's the fellow I want to give the #lip," said Paxton, who knew the sounds o tie had heard were made by his agent, ^ ffhorn he had Instructed to traverse the qj passage soon after he entered the house, C( Qulok as thought, Judith extinguished the light in the room. oi "Come," she 6aid, leading the way to hf che front door. "You intend to remain at Brouscem's, pi ? suppose?" she asked, as they started n tor the front door. "Yes, for the present." K "I think it's about the safest place fou could find. No one you wish to (n steer clear of is likely to visit Dreaders te Uley, especially after night-fall, and I K presume you keep elose during the day?" "Trust me for that." bi With this conversation they reached uj the front door. ht "Look out, Judith, and see if the ooast is clear," said Paxton. m The woman unfastened the door and cautiously peered out. K In an instant she drew back, sayings "All right, now is your time." fc "Good. I'm off. Good-night, Judith." "Good-night, Levi." b< Then Paxton sprang down the steps and darted away, not forgetting to iini- ?t tate Levi Kredge's peculiar limp. oi In a moment he vanished around an K adjacent oorner. et He was exultant and delighted, ror success had surely crowned his effort th this time. He had discovered where bi Levi Kredge was in hiding. He had not dared to risk a further conversation with the cunning Judith, much as he would have liked to draw her out and gain further information. Paxton well knew the locality where Levi Kredge hud secreted himself, and he was aware that Brouscem's was a aort of lodging-house, frequented by the P1 dangerous classes of the metropolis. Moreover, he knew that Brouscem's E was the most dangerous place in New York to attempt to make an arrest in, anless backed by a strong police force. Ki But to take such a force would be to de? bj feat his purpose when he Bought to cap* ture Kredge. Paxton meant to arrest the treacherous janitor that, very night, and in a ^ moment or so he had hit upon % stratagem which he thought might answer hia 0j purpose. i. Less than an hour subsequently, in an entirely new disguise?that of a snortinff . man 'about town, .the detect.ve was on i a: his way to Dreaders Alley. Before setting out, however, he had . repaired to the ofSoe and made a com1 plcte change in his disguise mentioned, B( while at the same time he had given aome instructions to two of his agents ja whom he found there. , jj, Upon receiving Paxton's orders, these men, who were both powerful fellows whom ho knew to be perfectly fearlesa In the midst of danger, went out. hi "When Paxton reached Brouscem's it a was near midnight. j6 He entered the combined bar-room and office of the establishment, which was thronged, and looked about foi ta Kredge, but the janitor was not there. 1' Tbe detective eat aown near tne uooi id and waited, hoping that Kredge at this late hour might venture into the public rccm. An hour elapsed, and then, just as Paxton began to despair of meeting kle man, Kredge entered. The janitor sauntered to the bar not ]j, far from the door, and just as he entered the room a man at the other end of the apartment mounted upon a rude stage and began to perform some skillful card trick with one hand, for he was a v( one-armed man, while a boy passed fct around with a hat, taking up a collection for the performer'6 benefit. Paxton stealthily arose glided, to th? street door and looked out. * He saw his two agents, who had loft the ki office in advance of him, standing one ei on each side of the door. "With his men he exchanged a silent but significant signal, aiid then he approached Kredge and touched his arm. The janitor wheeled about with a ol start, and his hand sought his pistol se pocket. B "What do you want? Who are you?" he demanded. "I coma from Malvin. A word witi a' & you in private. It is important," said w Paxton. g It was his purpose to deooy Kredge outside, but the later was wary. Just at the door be paused and said: "We have gone far enough. "VVe are c< out of earshot. Tell me now what tford la you bring from Malvin?" p Kredge stood with his back to the door, ? and at that moment Paxton saw one of his axents cautiously open it. ^ The detective cast a rapid glance about the room, and he saw that the attention w of all the dangerous characters there assembled was centered upon the man _ with one arm who was performing the card trick at the other end of the room. Paxton came close to Kredge, as c' though to make a confidential communi- <* cation which he feared might be overheard, and then, quick as a flash, he gave him a violent push. The janitor reeled backward through the door, and at the same instant he was p Beized by the detective's two agents, " and the door closed behind him. * " 5 ? ? A ?: ?^ ?/* ? Knln wfill rr I\ruugw UitJU IV van iv/1 knowing that assistance would be a promptly rendered him if his voice was heard by the men in the "dive," but one of Paxton's agents clutched his throat j eo that he was unable to utter a sound, and, lifting him between them, they thrust him into a carriage which stood ^ close by, leaped into the vehiclo alter , him, unci were driven swiftly away. l'axton hurried away on foot as fast as u possible. n The arrest had been accomplished so h quickly that even the peoplo on the street p thought that Kredge was an intoxicated b man whom friends were taking away in S( a carriage. That night Kredge slept in a police station, and the following day ho was 0 transferred to the Tombs, charged . by ' Paxton with assault made upon Stuart ' Harland, with intent to kill. C The detective did not mention to the g authorities that he believed Kredge was v conoerned in the murder of Jolin Oak- i burn. f Meanwhiie, a few days priCr to the date of the occurrences last/recorded, Richard Stan more received abetter with a foreign postmark. Inside the outer ii envelope a second letter was inclosed, c< oontainingji letter which had been sent 11 oin ivew iore to a lorwgn country, and dw was returned again. At the sight of the directions on the iclosed letter, Mr. Stanmore evinced le greatest surprise, and he eagerly jened it. As he read the letter, Stanmore's sble, handsomo face became transirmed, and a joyful light beamed in is eyes. "At last! at last!" he muttered. "Her ue heart never banished my memory, id she is convinced of my honesty and .>nor." Stanmore read the letter again and jain, and he seemed like another man, ) changed and joyful was his expreson. But leaving Stanmore to reflections, hich must have been pleasant ones, e will turn our attention to Levi rcdge. The morning following the night of .s arrest the janitor sat in his prison 11, musing In terror upon his situaon. He was a coward at heart, and now 3 trembled with apprehension, but the inning rascal had determined to feign avery and deny any charge that ight be brought against liim. "It's one thing to accuse me of John akburn's murder, and another thing i prove the charge," he kept saying to mstlf by the way of sustaining his >urage. The rascal had no idea what strong rcumstantial evidenoe the detective id to present against him. At an early hour Paxton called at the ison, and he was admitted toKredge's ill. It was Pax ton's policy to frighton redge. "Well,-friend Levi, you find yoursell nice, snug quarters," were the deictive's first words as he entered redge's cell. The latter grated out an imprecation, it he did not answer the detective, jon whom he flashed a look o* intense itred. "Not in a conversational mood this orning, eh?" continued Paxton. "What do you want?" demaDded red?e^ flarQel*-. "I want ito have a little chat with yon r your own good, Levi.",|zC "Say wbat you have come to say, and 3 done with it." Suddenly Paxton's manner became ern, and his voice became keen and itting, and each word fell upon redge's ear like a knell of doom as he dd: "I have oome to tell you that I have ie proof that you murdered John Oakirn." [TO BE CONTINUED, j CURIOUS FACTS. California evaporated pears are cx or ted. Icebergs sometimes last great :&ny years. At a recent wedding in Chicago the room weighed 300 pounds and the ride 286. Most of the black pearls in existence from the dark tipped oyster of lower California. Sweden has a deaf and dumb corpe E the Salvation Army. Four meet* igs are held weekly. The first pedigreed horse on record Fnorlanrl was hred bv Charles II ad named Dodsworth. Villain once meant the serf "who be* nged to the farm and waa bought, )ld or exchanged with it. In Buena Yista, Ohio, an apple tree reported bearing at the same time ilf-grown apples, buds and bios* >ms. Paul Gee, of Lamar, Mo., colored, ib thirty-eight children hustling for living in Virginia and Musouri. He eighty-five. The British Parliament imposed a on bachelors in 1695, and again in r95. The impost was repealed earJy i this century. A new religious sect at Zalma, Mo., nploys a young girl as "angel," who ;es to "heaven" and return at frelent intervals. In Africa the telegraph posts are ghtly made of steel, wooden poles jing quickly destroyed by the white its which abound. XJ. U. XUUUUjr 1a Dmu I/U UOID uuu:rted s New Jf-sey politician of lirty-seven years' experience, and arted him out as an evangelist. Two twelve-year-old schoolboys of mador, Cal., last week chased and illed a mountain lion that measured ght feet from tip of nose to end of nl. A great kite flying fete by the Chi* sse merchants was one of the features i the glorious Fourth at Port Townsna, Wash. One of the kites was ;venty-five feet long. A shark recently washed ashore at ; Midian, British Columbia, had two istinct tails, three perfect eyes, and bat appeared to be a rudiment of a n or flipper hanging to the under .w. The secretary of a big irrigation invention called to meet at Goodmd, Kan., was prevented from being resent because of his inaoility to jach the town on account of high ater, cause by phenomenal rains. Peter Ebord, of Marquette, Mich., ent after the grasshoppers in his lrnip patch with a mixture of paris reen and got four deer. They came i after a turnip lunch, and were inght. The salt in the compound :tracted them to their death. Joseph Shannon, the oldest messener of the Adams Express Company, as killed two robbers, was once des? erately wounded in a fight with lieves, and one ot&er occasion was >rtured at intervals for five days ithont revealing the combination of safe lock. he Haudles Make Umbrellas Dear, A thoroughly good silk umbrella rith a plain natural wood handle caD e bought for 810; umbrellas are sold p to S5U, and as high as siuu, aua lore; but above $10 the cost is in the andle. Of handles for umbrellas, arasols, and canes there is an almost ewildering variety; there are thou* finds of diflferent styles, in wood, i'ory, metals, minerals, horn, and ther materials from all parts of the rorld. There is a demand for new roods. Some curiously marked woods ome from France, where the young [rowing woods are cut with tools in a ariety of patterns which are more or ess preserved in the jnaturer growth. -New Tork Sun. Tan eat tn the South. The opening of the Continental Bank Buildig in Memphis the other day marked the )mpietion of the tallest office building in le South. | BANNOCK INDIANS. ? ri( INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ea THESE RED MEN. be th Not a Numerous Tribe, But Hardy and Athletic?Expert Horsemen, Clever Shots, and Said to Be Good Fighters. io re 7T CCOBDING to the data rela- m / \ tive to the Bannock Indians bo obtainable at the Indian la ? Bureau and the Bureau of m Ethnology, Washington, this tribe is sh not numerous. In the latest report to of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Bi it is stated that the Bannocks number nt 441 persons, 219 males and 222 females. Their reservation is at Fort er Hall, in the southern part of Idaho, nc At the Bureau of Ethnology some in- R: teresting facts about the habits and er characteristics of the Bannocks were m given to a New York Sun corre- CI spondent by Professor W. J. McGee tr and Professor Albert S. Gatschet, who IS have had considerable experience with he this particular tribe. , te The Bannocks are what is known as M a hunting tribe. They do not take ar kindly to agricultural or industrial 1 pursuits. They depend largely upon Bi the National Government for their cr support, and do not diplay any par- wi ticular desire for a higher order of fe A FAMILY G civilization. In the Indian language cl the word Bannock is "Pan-a-i-ti." It ei means "3outhern People." Thoy have so seldom sent representatives to Waeh- T< ington; indeed, the Indian officials do V. , not recall a visit to the Great Father m from this tribe. They are tall, athletic- ni looking people, great hunters, and are ki intellifient as a rule. They speak the th Snake language familiar to the tribes of the Shoshone family. bj They are not a progressive tribe, IS nor do they multiply. On the con- to trary, the records show that they are m fa6t becoming extinct. They are good fif fighters, expert horsemen, and adepts 35 in handling the rifle. When not en- cl gaged in hunting they depend largely SI upon the supplies they obtain from cc the agency at Fort Hall. They are hardy and apparently are well fed, and m there is little sickness among them. re The men and women in general present the healthful appearance jQ characteristic of those tribes that live away from the seacoast. ? ki OLD WARKI0B. TOTJKG BUCK. ee' 60 There appear to have been original- in ly two geographically distinct bands pr or divisions of the Bannocks, and to cu this fact, which has not been under- soi stood generally, is dne mnch of the tai confusion that has existed regarding eai them. The main home of the Ban- qu nocks appears to have been in South- wc eastern Idaho, whence they ranged co into Western Wyoming. The country mc actually claimed by the chief of the vie southern bands in treaty lay between cai latitudes forty-two and forty-five de- inj grees and between the 113th meridian m( and the main chain of the Bocky Sa Mountains. Their country thus, sepa- mi rated the homes of the Wihinasnt Sho- se< shoni of Western Idaho and the br Washaki Shoshoni of Western Wyo- its ming. They were found in this region in 1859, and then claimed to have al- el< ways lived there, a claim corroborated su' to Bome extent by Bridger's statement du that he had traded with them in this an country for thirty years, which fixes tit tneir occupancy as fir back at least as su 1829. pr ? GROUP OF BANNOCKS J They were found also in 1833 by au Captain Bonneville on the Port Ncuf, th< jn6t north of the present Fort Hall pl< reservation. Bridger states that when lai he first knew them they numbered sai 1200 lodges, or about 4000 persons. Br Many Southeastern Idaho Bannocks Sa j . iliated with the Washaki Shoshoni, d in 1859 had extensively intermar;d with them. Some of the Southstern Idaho Bannocks, to the numr of 500 or 600, were placed upon e Wind reservation, Western Wyoing, which was established in 1869. ley now appear to be classed officialas Shoshoni. Fort Hall reservation is set apart by Executive order in 69, and 600 Bannocks consented to mam upon it in addition to a large imber of Shoshoni. Most of them on wandered away, however, and as te as 1874 an appropriation was -J. x. 11- j-l_ ? T> nuts 10 enaDie me x>aiiuucno auu ouuoni scattered in Southeastern Idaho be moved to the reservation. The mnocks at Fort Hall were said to imber 422 in 1885. The second band was fonnd by Govnor Stephens in 1853, farther to the >rth. They then lived on Salmon iver. a branch of the Snake, in Eastn Idaho. Specific mention is not ade of the Bannocks by Lewis and lark, who passed throngh the couny just north of Salmon River in 103. These explorers, however, may ive included them under the general rm Shoshoni; unless the "Broken occasin" Indians mentioned by them e identical with the Bannocks. In all probability the Salmon River mnooks here mentioned had recently ossed the mountains from the eastird owing to pressure by the Blacket, as it is certain that the former ROUP, aimed as their laud the southwestn portions of Montana, containing ime of the richest portions of the jrritory, in which are now situated irginia City, Bozeman City, and any other towns of importance. The imber of this band in 1853 is unlown, although Stevens remarks that ey had been more than decimated r the ravages of the small-pox and r the inroads of the Blackfeet. In 169 their number was estimated not exceed 500, probably an overestiate, since their lodges numbered ty, which would give them about i0 persons. The estimate of 1885 inades them with the Shoshoni and leepeaters of this reservation, and llectively they numbered 667. It is probable that at a not very reote period, perhaps before horses ached their country, the scattered inds of Bannocks were united in one cality, probably the southeastern irt of Idaho, where they were pressed >on by, and to some extent incor>rated with the Shoshoni bands oper. They belonged to the buf 1 ? t_ 3! J lo-nunting Class OI inuians, ?uu ?p;ar to have been a widely roving ibe, a fact which favored their dis:rsal and separation. Their lantage differs markedly from thode of her tribes ot the family, the Utes, >manches, Paviotso, etc. Practically nothing is known of the rmer organization of the Bannocks, d of the bands which made np the ibe. Wherever met they were known nply as Bannocks. Fonr band mes were obtained recently by Dr. jffman, and a fifth isjiven by Schoolaft. These are Kutshnndika, or iffalo Eaters; Penointikara, Sugar Honey Eaters; Shobopanaiti, or (ttonwood Bannock ; Yambfcdika, or jot Eaters, and Waradika, or Eye -ass Seed Eaters. The Former Bare Metals. The supposed rarities of the mineral Qgdom are in a great measure not en merely because they are not ught. and those rare metals which the days of our youth were only eseived in minute tubes as chemical riosities, are now to be found as jn as they are really wanted. Tilinm abounds in most rocks and ids: rubidium lurks in considerable antities in the potash minerals irked at Stassfurth; thallium, diapered with difficulty by Mr. Crookes >re than thirty years ago by the lion of a green line in the spectrum, a now be purchased at a few sbill3s an ounce; no sooner is a new ele!d t, germanium, discovered in sony, than it is found to have been ined as an ore in Bolivia; and it now ems that we have all our Jives been eathing argon without knowing of existence. Let but a demand arise for a rare ;ment or mineral, such as has reIted, for example, from the introction of an incandescent gaslight, d they are found in sufficient quan;s. In this latter case an adequate pply of the rare metal zirconia was ovided for a period of several years, VT THE AGENCY. d now, when zirconia is discarded, e far rarer oxide of thorium is emayed, and is actually extracted in ge quantities from minerals and ads in Norway, North America and azil, ior illuminating purposes.? turday Review. POPULAR SCIENCE. An apparatus for raising sunken yeseels has been patented. The Atlanta Board of Health is after the milkmen of that city irho pnt salicylic acid in milk to keep it freeb. To prevent train robbing a balletproof door and* window shield for mail % and express cars has been patented. The ocean hydrtie have no heart, no '.a lungs, no liver, no brains, no nervous system, no organs, save mouth and ekin. A New York company expects to bring out in a few months an "automobile" or self-running carriage adapted to American roads. It is said that moths will not attach green fabrics. Arsenic is used in dyeing green, and the moths are wis* " r enough to shun that deadly drug. J. H. Harris, of Waynesville, Ohfl% ./ is an enthusiastic collector of starfish^ He has specimens of forty species, "jv' twenty of which have never been described. Knoblauch proves that there is a constant ratio between the intensity f of the fluorescence and the existing .7! light, even when the intensity of the latter is altered in the ratio of 1 to -J 6400. Lord Raleigh has made a flash light triumph. He photographed the break* ing up of a soap bubble, a process , which occupied between the two-hundredth and three-hundreth part of a eecond. . yWm The Brookport (N. T.) electric ''p light plant has been equipped with anfcomatio enrinklers in the boiler S* room, and all wires in the dynamo 'Mr room will be ran in porcelain tubing i under the floor. It is now thought by some physi- , cians that death in cases of electric A.fi shock is due to a contraction of the arteries under the influence of the 'j & current so great that the heart is not *$3 strong enough to overcome it and $ keep up the circulation. Dr. Bertram Windle has found that hens' eggs hatched between the poles , of a magnet "produced an unusual number of abnormal ohioks." it also ',^j appeared that the development of the eggs of trout was arrested by pa sing 'jl an electrical current through the water. The French artificial pearl is pro- $1 duced by boring a hole in the shell of the oyster and introducing a small bit jjf of glass, which the animal covers with "nacre," or mother of pearl, to stop the irritation. Such pearls are flat on one side and of less value than those produced naturally. ' , The longest unbroken stretch of ? telegraphic cable in the world is the ijM one which connects the Red Sea with ' India. The weight of iron employed in its construction was not less than . ;!Esl 61,126,714 pounds, while the copper ^ weighed 547,404 pounds; 3590 knots '.1| was the total length of cable used. 1 A French geographical society pro- .v3j poses to divide the face of the clock into ten hours of ten minutes and a hundred seconds each. This is to make time uniform with the dccimal '% system or count by tens. The count 'JflB by twelves which now shows on the . ,'fM face of the clock survives from th? . vS earliest times?probably from long before the invention of letters. Honor For a Dead Pet. A Newfoundland dog was buried at Berkeley, Cal., the other day with all the solemnity and honor accorded hu- \ man beings. The funeral took plaoe from the Tracy residence, at the oor- , ner of Francisco and Grant streets, ;&8 and the great,,shaggy body was followed to the grave by nearly a score 01 mourners who aeemeu tu uv omucis ,Jf-, in their emulation of the griei of Mrs. Tracy. The dog was a favorite in the neighborhood. He used to play in the , streets with children, and he had a fy-jjis manner of greeting friends that won y^S him a warm place in many hearts. When he died and Mrs. Tracy decided that he should have a regular -- > burial, her friends sent offerings of -*5 flowers, which were heaped upon the :{$? bier in profusion. The services in the house were conducted in every way befitting the i.* dog's reputation and character for gentleness and honesty. Hymns were ; sung and a pretty eulogy in which hia m many admirable qualities were elabor- ,0 ated upon was read by a friend of hia mistrees. , Then the remains were carried to a y newly-made grave back of the barn, placed in a rosewood casket and duly "J lowered with as much tenderness as If I a human body was being handled. I The grave was quickly filled with { earth and a little mound raised above it, which was strewn with choioe flow* era of every shade and hue. Mre. . J Tracy will erect a headstone to mark the grave, and it will contain an enduring record of the virtues of her ; pet Newfoundland. ?San Francisco Examiner. "Running" and "Standing" lor Office. Attention has been called to the difference in campaign nomenclature between this country and Great Britain. In the United States a candidate runa for Congress, whereas in England ho stands for Parliament. The difference is easily explicable. An American J, Knf a CtHiUUltbbC DUIO UUl IU Ituwiv y vuv i* British candidate considers himself lucky if he is able to maintain a per- ? pendicular position against the shower < of brickbats, turnips, decayed cabbages, mature eggs and other forms of applause which ttie playful Briton?so very superior in point of breeding to the American voter, according to the London Saturday Bevies?bestows by way of appreciation upon the eminent statesman and authors who aspiro to serve their country at Westminster.? Boston Advertiser. ! The Salir.ou I'ron Short. At the beginning of this season it aeemed es tnough the Columbia River (Oregon) salmon pack would bo phenomenal; but the plethora of fine fish at the opening has bcea 3uccceded by ^ a slackness in the run such as has never before been experienced on tha river. A week ago tha packing prospects aeemed to have utierly collapsod. Possibly tho Msh may become rnoro ' plentiful toward tho close of thia month, but this season's produt}} Till ba comparatively ?mrtl), at tho best. The quality of tho salmon, howover, has been remarkably Rood. :V*