The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 25, 1900, Image 7
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
loadoa. April 23, 6 a. m ?it it
Iaite probable that bj tbia tine Gen
iff Heory Bundle baa fougbt a de
oetoiva battle witb the Boera He
asjtrcaobed bimeelf Saturday to await
tjba arrival of Qen Campbell wltb tbe
Slstewatfe brigade That commander
eWrfved Satardey eveoiog and newe
aaay therefore be expeoted at any
It it atill impossible to ascertain
two poeltioo of eftaira at Bloemfoo
tain or to learn when tbe long ex
wanted advance northward will be
pin The dispatches conflict regard
lag tbe atate of the proparationa
For inetaoce, the Bloemlontein cor
raopoodeDt of tJ?o Daily Chronicle
aayo that tbe troopa have been aap
plied with wioter olotbiog and that
Iba Modder river baa uilen sufficient
If to permit cavalry to cross Tbe
Standard*a repreeentatiee aayo almost
tw# exact opposite. Present indica
tione, however, poiot to atill further
ettev
Without attaching undue import?
ance lo tbe stories from Lorenzo
Merqaeo concerning the atreogtb of
owe Boer forcea it would aimoat teem
twat Iba former eetimatee of 30.000
nreve rather low
During tba laat few daya there baa
a renewal of Boer aotivity in all
of tba theatre of war. The
itj of tbe enemy around Col
"y pro ?ee that oooaiderable
are atill there Lord Roberte
erdered Lord Metboen to retire
Boabof, probably for tbe same
Tba preeence of a Boer
at Fraokfort looks like an inten
toeadeevor to out off Methuen
may next be heard of aa retiring
Kiasberley
Tb# Moore are aaid to half enoirole
Boowmfoetola to tbe eaatward in a
formation There hare been
outpost affaire io that vi
Tbe Sieve nth division under Gen
t-Oerew and tbe Fourth cavalry
I are operating toward Sannee
la Natal there la no dimiou
of Boat activity
i ie reported that Sir Cbarlee
I ten la to be appointed governor
at tbe Frew 8tate Nothing ie known
aagatiing Sir Redvera Boller, but
iwi w little Count regarding bit
aad rumor baa it that Lord
rill get an important inde
Tba Boar peeoe oommiaaionere are
wBdatwtood to have been dieappoiated
fey tbwir vieit to tba Hagoe, but to be
Iwtaimiaed to vieit Berlin and Paria
goiog to Waabiogton
BRABANT WAS FIGHTING
I, Baeotoland, Sunday. April
.?Gen Brabant'e advanced guard
Boehaeea'e kop laat
?lag. Tba Boera held a strong
aiow tkere, witb two guns.
Tbe engagement opened at sunrise,
Ith aeevj rile fire At 6 30 a m .
looeadiog began and continued
enverel boort
Own Brabant'a forcea are on tbe
la aad bave fairly open country
tba way to Wepeoer.
Rvidootly tba Boer reattacked Col
S sTe%batty today
Col Dalgbetty heliographa : "All
?sali; Boera fired 800 ebelle yeeterday
Wrtboat doing much damage "
WlLKKN?ON*9 VIEW8
London, April 21.?Spenaer Wil
kiwaon, reviewing the aitoalion In
Booth Africa for the Aooooiated
Frees, eeya at midnight :
"Tbe Boera admirably understand
Bow to aoit their taotica and atrategy
to tbe cooolry. Their art conaiste
ia compelling the British to attack
mod make exbanetiee marchea aoroea
a country ill provided with rondo
Teno their firat atepe ie to surround
laeupertor force aoy isolated party
?f British, if they try to escape, to
attack under oonditiouo whioii give all
advantagr* of cover and defen
ose of rule fire to the Boer force
British commander in-chief is
forced to oend a relief expedi
Una from a diataooe Tbe Boer force
Interposes, and the Bril'ab, in order
Jaget forward, are aga o oompellrd
to attack
' Tbia ia the history of Wepener,
where Col I*s|gctty has 1.60J men
gearrooeded by Boers Gen Brabant,
from the eoutb, and Gen Rundle,
?Vote the weet, hate to fight their way
to tbe relief of Ualgety.
' Gen R?ndle baa part of Irs own
aad Gen Chermeide'e division, which
If folly preeent would mekn 18 000
aeon. Hie plana should be to try to
earround the Boera in front of him,
mit ae they ride and hie men walk,
Barney find 1'iie impracticable and
Bava to poab them back alowly by a
com bin at i on of a dank with a frontal
attack
"Tbe Boera are uelog their email
forcea witu great energy A day or
two ago they were reconnoitring
Goo Kobeita'e poeition notth of
Bloemfootein Next they attacked
Lord Methoeo, who waa retiring to
ward Boehof "
Who Fiod That Capturing
Bloemfootein Did Not End
War.
Ljodoo. April i\. 4 s. m.? Tbs
ig body af rseoforsemeore *'?ieh
Roberte seat to ausist tbo relief of
Pcpeeer ecd to tadeator to sotslope
djgsi gat off tbe Boers fum a rstrsst
Haas'4 fw'?lfh|ga*^ Bsr erideoce
abet tbe Boers ere mnbIM id much
lirfor forest oroaod Wsptosr tbao bed
hitherto boon soppossd. At The Timee
is oo editorial this moroiog remarks,
whatever may be tbe difficulties of
roads aod raios, lbs Bosrs always
appear to bate gaot?sod sometimes
big ooss?where thoj want them.
A Boer diepetob, detod Tbsba
N'Chu, April 20, says tbat a fresh
sopply of eaoooo aod ammunition has
reaobod Gso De wet, at Jammersberg
drift. It also asserts tbst ooe of
Delgety't goos hss been smssbod.
Karrisfooteio, mentioned io Lor i
Roberts' mosssge to the war offiee, is
15 milee eooih of Bloeiofootoiu
Leeow kop is two milea further sooth
Apparently tbe British oaptared
Perdeo kraal Sunday oigbt. The
Boers evacuated Lseow kop during the
oigbt, remotiog tbe gun, aod the
British occupied the kop next moroiog.
Although lbs Boers sppesr to be
offering stoat resistance to tbe British
adfsaos. their position is dsogoroos
They oao aeareely delsy farther tbeir
retreat northward without iooorriog the
risk of beiog oat off Usually they
base been well ieformed regardiog the
British plans, aod tbsy aro not likely
to rao euoh a risk, cspsoially as tbey
f eve partially accomplished tbeir objeot
io drawing large foroes from Bloem
footeio oo loog aiarobcs aod h%?e
thereby delayed tbe i.dv.nce oo Preto?
ria
The Moroiog Post, commenting
apoo tbe difficulty Lord Roberts is
experiencing, stserts lbs wisdom of
si ranging for a stssdy flow* of reenforoo
meote
Tbe report, tbat a Boer commando
was at K.aokfort proved to be without
foeodetioo, bat evideotly there is a
large foros opposiog Lord Metbueo
FOUNDRY AT PRETORIA.
Lood9v, April 24.?Tbe Loreoio
Marquee oorrespoodeot of Tbe Times
ssye : "The foreign ordinance experts
io the Boer war department have
succeeded io equipping a big goo
foundry at Pretoria The first goo
baa beso scot to tbe Free State. Notb
tog is kaowo bsrs regardiog its osli
bra"
Loadoo. April 24?Tbo Vienna
oorrespoodeot of The Tiass ssys :
"Tbe Boer pssee commissioners will
aot be reeeiftd either at Vieooo,
Berlin. 8t Petersburg or Roms. It is
well tbai tbe Uoited States should
koow bow tbo mission has fsrsd io
Europe aod tbe temper of Eorope
toward tbe Uoitsd 8tatos."
FIGHTING CONTINUES
Boer Camp, Tbaba N'Cbo. 0 F 8 .
April 22?Fighting continues dsy sod
oigbt at Jsmmersburg drift. Tbs
Eoglish treoebss bats teso so fall of
rain tbat tbe men base beeo obliged
every oow aod tbeo to elabor to tbe
books ooly to be sbot dowo Tbs
Boers were so dreosbsd oo Saturday
that tbsy wsre uosble to sleep, so tbsy
started s debate oo tbe subject of the
good to be derived from virtue aod
eoorsge Tbe diseossioo lasted most
of tbe oigbt, shells st iotsrvals inter
ruptiog the epeakers.
Robertsoo's lower mill is reported to
base beso osptored April 21 sod it is
ssid that tbs Osps Mouoted Rifles bsve
oot daring tbs seige 120 oat of 600
men Tbe British prieooers defy tbe
bargbers to espture Col Dclgety'e
esmp eveo if tbs British sre oot
reeoforsed.
A eurprisiog oomber of relatives are
flgbtiog oo opposite sides st Wepeoer.
Elaodslsagte. April 23 ?H or mcs
sengere who arrived io oamp this morn?
ing were identified aa Reus, a solicitor
from Bo?kborg. sod Edward*, notorious
after tbo Jameson raid. Tbey brought
a le'ier from tbs Boer geoersl to the
commending offioer hers They were
mach surprised at tbe ordinary appear
aneo of tbe oamp. Reus deolared that
tbey were ooly gettiog usod to tbe wer
how aod tt at tbo soldiers wcro ooly
begiooiog to fight. The me?e<?ogcre
were finally escorted to tbe ootp at
FROM THE " WIRES.
Fraokfort, Ky , April 22 ?While
the Frank id ooooty grand jury bee
oot adjourned, it ie understood that tbe
investigation of the Goobel ae*a?*ioa
tion bae beeo completed. Tbe iodiot
mint against Repoblioao Go? Taylor,
ebarging him with being an accessory
to the morder will be held op till tbe
e-gument of the govsroorsbip oootest,
wbioh h docketed for heering before the
supreme oourt at Washington, April 30
and it ssid by persoos io tbo council of
the proseoQtioo that no etepe will be
takeo io the oseo till afioi that time.
Greenfilie, April 22?Yesterday af
teroooo a party of children wero on the
Southern railway treetln ovrr a meadow
whioh wae flooded by tbe touoh swollon
Keedy river, when eome of them nried
that the train was coming. Mend
Hammond, tbe 6-yesrold daughter of
Mr. Frank Hammond, prosident of tho
People's ''anI, frightened and sh
lost, hsr ba'aooe and fell < ff tho Irtatlt
into six feet of water, Charlie Gower,
who was tho oldest nf tb" party, prompt
iy jumped in in ? water and suooeodod
in fWtUVfl bold of tbo little girl as she
wae about Is go under lot iho third
time. He seems to have acted with
great presence of mind, ef hie wts a
difficult task under terrifying oircom
tteooeaJ^Jo otuos to (be timbers.
uoiojaS ft almost drowned girl until
GOVERNOR TAYLOR
DODGES THE LAW.
He Makes Strong Appeal to
Roosevelt for Protection.
Washington, April 12 ?Republi?
can Governor W. S, Taylor, of Ken?
tucky, who baa been in Washington
for some time past preparing tbe
papera in his appeal to the supreme
court, has gone to New York He
will return to Washington about the
middle of next week Tbe frienda
of Gov Taylor Bay they have no
information aa to the indictment
alleged to have been found against
him in Kentucky. They say, how
ever, if he haa been indicted he will
return to Kentucky as soon aa the
supreme court bears the case and will
meet all charges without hesitation.
It is understood that Gov Taylor's
visit to New York ia for the purpose
of consulting lawyers regarding the
case
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.
New York, April 21 ?The World
tomorrow will say : W. S Taylor,
governor of Kentucky, ia in Now
York in consequence of tbe finding
of an indictment against him by the
grand jury of Frankfort, charging
bim with being accessory before the
fact to the murder of William Ooe
bei
He appealed to Gov Rooaevelt
yesterday afternoon, asking that any
demand for an extradition be denied
The interview between the gov?
ernor of Kentocky and tbe governor
of New York laated for an hour and
a half Tbe utmost secrecy was ob?
served in the coming of Gov Taylor
to the borne of Douglass Robinson,
brother in law to Gov Roosevelt, in
his stay there and his departure.
During the visit of Qov Taylor
aeveral delegations called on Gov
Rooaevelt and many visitors were
received To no one was the pres
ence of Gov Taylor known, for he
waa seated in a corner chair in tbe
dining room and the folds of heavy
red curtains intervened between this
and the drawing room.
Gov Taylor arrived in New York
from Washington, where he baa been
preparing his case for tbe supreme
oourt The information that he bad
been iudioted caused a sudden change
in his plane Tbe indictmeut was
not anticipated
At first the fact was disputed, but
Friday night friends of tbe governor
were iuformed that the report of the
indictment, which bad become known
in a mysterious way, waa absolutely
correct. A consultation was held.
Some advised that the Governor
should join Ex Secretary of State
Fioley, of Kentucky, also under
indictment, in Indiana
It waa feared that if Gov Taylor
remained in Washington tbe requisi?
tion of Governor Beckham would be
honored The most feasible plan,
and the one offering to the Kentucky
Executive the greatest hope of im?
munity, wss his trip to New York
and bia interview with Gov Roose
volt
Gov Taylor called on Ex President
Harrison al the Fifth Avenue Hotel
shortly after noon Ho made a des
perate plea to tbe Ex President to re
consider his decision not to act as his
counsel.
Gen Harrison heard Gov Taylor
courteously, but firmly informed bim
lb <t ?t would be impossible tor him
tu tske up his cane either before tbe
Supreme Court of the United States
or before tbe Keutucky Courts, where
the trial of the Governor ou tbe
indictment will come up
Geu Harrison said : 'It was not
that 1 do not believe in the course of
Gov Taylor that caused my re
fusal to act as couusel for him 1
bad so many engagements that 1
could not take bis case I was never
formally approached Friends of
Gov Taylor asked me if 1 cared
ta take up his case, as I say, and I
declined because of my numerous
engagements.
1 csnnot discuss what Gov Taylor
said to me today I will say this,
that I have not agreed to connect
myself with the case."
Rivers are Rising all Over ihe
State.
Charleston. April 22, 10 a. m ?The
Coogaree, at Columbia, ie 4 feet above
the danger line, end has risen 6 feet
during tbe past 24 bnurs. The
Wateree, at Oamdeo, and Pee Dee, at
Cheraw, are receding slowly Tbe
lower streams in Sooth Carolina are
risiog slowly, and will oonttnuo to mo
during <ho uext five daya The streams
at GeesOSQ, Cberaw and Columbia will
recede rapidly Monday, Tuesday and
Wcduesday. The stream* at Smith's
Mills and St Sfepnen's will reach
danger lines and possibly 2 to 4 (not
above by Friday er Saturday uext
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Washington. April 22 ?The weather
bureau tonight ordered storm siguais
displayed OU the cutir? gulf OOSSl tmm
Peaeeeola, Pte., Brownsviiio, Tex.,
ne?r the Mexican border lw?e Oo the
guf toast the fortestt for Monday and
Tuesday is for fresh to high winds
from (be southeast, with tbunder
fqiuila. Heavy rains in tbe southern
States, oausiog further floods in thst
section, aaajpw\9dioted for the next two
days.
A Virgiuia Girl Who
Has Seen South Africa.
She Went There in Sympathy
With the Outlandere, bat
is Now a Boer Sup?
porter.
Risbmood Dispatch
"I sympathize with tbe Boers, be
cause I saw manifested among them
so much of the American spirit of
?76," said Miss Ella ft Agnew laat
night as she sat talking to a Dispatch
writer in the parlor or her cousin,
Mre James A Grigg, No 15 South
Third street
"I have just returned from five
years spent in Cape Colony and the
Transvaal,' she continued "1 was
thrown into very close contact with
tbe Boers in their daily lives Gen?
eral Joubert was a warm personal
friend I knew much about tbe daily
life of President Kruger ; Mr
Reitz, the Secretary of State,
and other officials I teemed
to know the people well, and while
I went among them an ardent sympa
thizer with the Uitianders, I left them
fully convinced of the righteousuess
of their OMte, and firmly of the be
lief that th3 greed of the English,
and not the broken faith of tbe
Boers, is at tbe root of tbe trouble '
The Boers have an able advocate
in Miss Agnew She is a bright,
educated, traveled, Virginia woman
She talks remarkably well She is a
Virginia woman, her home being at
Burkville Her mother and father
died years ago Her step mother still
resides there, and Miss Agnew will
go thitber today About six years
ago she was is New York and a lady
offered her a position in the Hugenot
school in Cape Colony Rather as a
joke Miss Agnew sgreed to come out
when notified the was wanted, and
several months afterwards, much to
her surprise, the offer came. Sheao
cepted it Later she took charge of
tbe Boer school at Wakkerstroom
The latter school was chiefly sup?
ported by the late General Joubert,
and be and his family were among
Miss Agoew's warmest friends
She is a great admirer of the char
acter of M31im Piet," whom ehe
describes as most genial and lova?
ble. Indeed, she expresses deep
admiration for tbe people of the
country generally, characterizing
them as honest, hardworking, God
fearing people, of simple tastes,
somewhat unprogressive, but pa?
triots io every sense of tbe term
Miss Agnew did not kuow Presi?
dent Kruger intimately. It may
surprise some to know tbat Oom
Paul is a preacher He has a
church just across tbe street from
bis residence, in Johannesburg, and
occupies the pulpit on those Sun
days when the spirit so moves
him He preached one Sunday
near to where Miss Agnew
lived, but for some reason she did
not go to hear him, Kruger is of
tbe Dooper sect?which a^p^ars to
to be the unreformed Ditjh Re?
formed church.
Miss Agnew greatly admired tbe hos?
pitality of the Boers and the simplicity
of tbetr borne livts She epoito of hav?
ing read one day in an Amsnoao paper
au acouunt of a Boer homo wbieb made
the peoplo little more than barbarians:
she paesed it on to her hoste a, Mrs
Joubert, wifj of a sou of the G< mral's
Mrs Joubert laughed heartily
When tbe war come oo tbe Kchiol st
W ak ln r.it room had to be olosed, and
Miss Aguew went to Pretoria She was
a hospital nurs?? for a time, aod w;uted
to attaoh herself to t'n regular bonpitai
oorps, but was rej?oted cn aooouut of
her not being thought strong enough lo
undergo (ho bard-nip; incident to euch
work
She paw a great deal of war Miss
Agnew called attention to one fjet not
generally known. "Every American
in tho Traaavaal not in the employ oi
one of tbe mining cmipaoifc, or ?neue
other corporation,r abe euid, is fighting
for the Bjers today "
Finally Miss Aguew determined lo
eouje home She secured passports
wbioh took her to Lorenzo Maiques,
where more passports wore obtained
and ?he came oo to Delngoa bay. (_)i-e
of bcr traveling companions for the
entire trip to New York was Mr Web
ater Davie, Assistant Hcorifary of the
Interior, who went to visit thu Teanj
vaal, and who resigned upon bis return
to the United States in order to go on
the lecture platform sdvooating the
ouuse of the Boers. She is a great
admirer of Mr Davis
Mis* Aguew took Htcamer at Dslagoa
tor Naples At the latter city she t.;?k
a North Germau Lloyd for N9W York
Sinco nhe landed ehe has been Visiting
friend ? in Now York ai d Peoesytvaois.
She is going to Key-ivtllc to see her
family Misx Agnew is a kinttwom?n
of Dr D. lUyes Agnew, the dieiin
guisbed Philadelphia pbysioiao and
surgeoo, who was oos of Presidsot
Garfield'c* physicians in his last lliueso.
"Will 1 return to tbe Trsoevsal 7'
seid Mir* Agnew, repeating the report?
er's parting (jurfetiso "I oan't say.
My plats is s?nl open to inc."
? i>e< ? ?
Two years ago the Metropolitan
Tabernacle, in Loodoo, betler known
> us Spurg< oil's Taburoaele, was destroy
rd by tire in an hour It is now
nearly rebuilt Within a month the
tfabcroaolo will outwardly bo as of
yore. Tho old tabernacle cost $100,
000 end the new ono $200.000. Tbe
new edtfioe will seat 4,000, a few less
tbao the old boildiog.
THE BOXERS KILL.
Tien Tsio, April 23 ?Members of
tbe "Boxers'' sooiety Saturday massa?
cred meoj Cbioese Catholics oear Par
Ting Fo, io tbe province of Pe Ob
Li, southeast of Tieo Tsio.
The German guoboat Iltis arrived at
Taku Saturday. Tbe other foreign
vessels bave left for those waters
-?aws??*^ ? aa?
Speaking io Grace Church, New
York, recently. Bishop Potter eaid tba
bis viowe regarding missions bave beet
radically changed aa a resalt of hi
reoent travels throughout the empires
of tbe Eist. Ho confessed that be bad
at timea been influenced by tbe often
expressed opinion tbat money devotee
to foreign missions is so much money
thrown avray that might be put to r^ooe
ose furthering home missions. All of
this was driven from bis mind when Ik
saw the great work that is bein.
accomplished in India, Coioa ano
Japan.
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How to Give a Cat Medicine
A New York gentleman has a for)
fine Angora cat, and so fine a specimet
of tier kind (bat she is famous in :
large circle of fashionable folk. She
is not rugged in health, yet sbe cannot
be persuaded to take physio. It has
been put io her milk, it has been mix?
ed with her meat, it has even been
rudely and violently rubbed in ber
rnoutb, but never has she been deluded
or foroed into swallowing any of it
List week a green Irieh giri appeared
among tbe household servants. Sbe
heard about tbe failure to treat tbe oat.
"Sure," eaid she, "give mo tbt
medicine and some lard and I'll warrant
she'll be atiog ell I give ber." Shr
mixed tbe powder and the grease and
smeared it on the cat's sides Pussy
at oooe lioked both sides olean and
swallowed all the physio "Faith,"
said tbe servant girl, "everybody tu
Ireland does know bow to give mcdi
cine to a eat.''
Mr. E W. H?chel, referee in bankruptcy,
held a rff.*rence ia the United States Court
room jeeterdny in tbe matter of tbe bankrupt
estate ot E C. Horton, of Maauiug. Me9sre
Wileon & Dornet and Mr. A Lcri, ot
Mttortiog ; Mr. Isaac Strauss and Mr R 0.
Purdy, of Sumter, aod Mr George M. Tree
holm were io atteodaoce ?News and Courier,
April 18
EASTER COSTUMES.
They Indicate the Prevailing Styles
For the Future.
Costumes for Easter set the pace for
later ones, so WS may expect to see much
stitching and a continuation of the ex?
cessive use of tucks and plaits. The
newest idea in tucks is to have them
WEVOd instead of straight.
Buttons still hold an important posi?
tion. Both small and largo oues are
used and are often very costly and are
elaborately made. Watteau miniatures
anel steel or jeweled buttons are most em?
ployed for elegant costumes.
Kevers, yokes, collars and panels are
shown in embroidery of all kinds. Em?
broidered applications also continue in
use, while lace and spangles still appear.
Lace in p rticular decorates iu all man
QIRL'S COSTUMBi
ners, completely covering bedroom gowns,
ornamenting the most formal coatumea
nnd being generally employed.
Tho picture shows n very pretty cos?
tume for u girl. The skirt of nilc green
cloth Is mounted in two hollow plaits nt
the Isick, while around the foot is n ?h on
band of tucked white cloth, the upper
edge of the hand being concealed by an
application of cloth. The blouse i> of
green cloth perforated and embroidt red,
opening over :< collar nud plastron of
tucked uile green ailk. The tight sleeves
of perforated cloth have cuffs of tucked
green silk. The belt is of green silk. The
large hat of white straw is trimmed with
a how of nile green tolTota nnd pink haw?
thorn flowers. The |>crforated cloth
might be replaced hj renaissance guipure
with equally good results.
Jl'dic Chollet.
Since time is not a person we can
overtake w hen he is gem1 let us honor
bim with mirth and cheerfulness of
heart while he Is passiug.?CrOStts*
DRESS ORNAMENTATION.
Varlonw l'sea of Trimming* \lreadv
Iu Favor.
Easter brings ur no groat novelties.
The goWU which inaugurate the warm
weather season are not new in cut, the
chief originality depending upon the trim?
ming, and the trimmings employed are
not new, but are so varied that it is pos?
sible to gain many fresh effects with,
them.
Little ruffles Of ribbon continue to be
greatly employed. The ribbon is thin
and is made with a hravier cord woven
in so that it may be drav 1 up into a
mche or ruffle. This is used as a decora?
tion for the edges of plaiting* and rullles
or describes designs upon the surface of
taffetn. lace and moussoline de soie.
Small and complicated trimmings are
more and more used, so lino that they
would pass almost unnoticed iu a general
cloth costume.
purvey of the gown. Their attractiveness
lies in their delicacy and fine workman?
ship rather than in their effectiveness.
Stitched straps are much employed, ap?
plied to form motifs of various kinds.
Sometimes they are of a color different
from that of the gown and are wide, but
the result is too striking to be pleasing.
The gown illustrated is of pearl gray
satin cloth, and the skirt is mounted at
the back iu a hollow plait. Around the
foot is a deep embroidery of pearl gray
silk, above which are stitched straps of
cloth fastened by a pearl button where
they cross. The fitted bodice is closed in
front by pearl buttons, stitched straps
simulating a bolero and attaching them?
selves to the rovers by pearl buttons. The
rovers are of white cloth embroidered
with cream silk, the collar and plaited
plastron of white satin. The close
sleeves are trimmed with crossed stitched
straps and buttons, like the skirt. The
toque of pale gray bengaline is draped
and is trimmed with two mottled golden
brown feathers. Judic Chollet.
MODERN MINE SALTING.
Tke Way This Swindle In Artfully
Worked In Mexico.
'Mine salting nowadays has devel?
oped into a very nice art." said an en?
gineer and assay CT who has lately re?
turned Crom the Inspection of some
properties iu old Mexico. "In Cornier
times it was done crudely. A rascal
"Who wanted to give fictitious value to
a worthless prospect hole generally
bought or stole a sack of high grade
ore and simply scattered it about the
excavation, where the victim would be
likely to pick up a tew pieces l'or sam?
pling. If au exposed ledge was lo b?
dealt with, he sometimes tiled up a $20
goldplece, loaded the dust into a shot?
gun ami fired it against the surface
from which specimens would be taken.
"But at present greater finesse is
needed. The up to dat.' purchaser in?
sists upon having fresh ore blasted out
from beneath the surface, where it
could not possibly be tampered with,
and seals it up in a little canvas sac!;
for the assayer with his own hands.
It is then that the latest development,
the hypodermic syringe, comes i:it<>
play. The scientific mine salt er has
one of those handy little implement
in his coat pocket, charged with a solu?
tion of chloride of gold.
'"He watches for au opportunity, and
when one presents Itself quietly thrusts
the tii? of the needle through the can?
vas saek and gives the piston a gentle
push. The consequence is that .a few
drops of the liquid are discharged over
the surface of the ore. The quantity < f
gold iu tiie solution is almost Infinlteai
utal, but it is enough to *rtiu up' an a>
say $1,000 a ton.
??.Meanwhile the victim is tranquil iu
the knowledge that he has selected the
Samples himself and has them safely
sacked under his own private seal.
Hypodermic mine salting is all the go
in Mexico at present, it beats the old
method to death." New Orleans
Times 1 ?emo/rat.
??tot* In lint tic.
Every soldier believes that the only
aafc place under tire is the recent scone
of some cannonade escapade. When
defending a fort or ramp, the wounded
are generally placed i:i the breaches, as
the enemy is not likely t ? waste pow?
der and shot on points which have al
ready been cleared of all barricade.
Tin? same holds true of naval engage;
incuts. Bailors much prefer to sit in
some yawning gap still hot and smok
Ing from the effect of a splintering
cannon ball than behind the stoutest
bulwark.