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AFTER THE SCALP LOCKS.
The Scalper's Case Before Judge Burr
Yesterday-Was the Pool Cora
pact Violated?
The case of 8. A. Boda. charged with crim
inal libel on complaint of Chas. Thompson, of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
company, came on for hearing in the police
court yesterday, after the routine business
had been disposed of, and the court room
was fairly filled with railroad men interested
in the upshot of the case.
Boda was arrested Tuesday afternoon,
his arrest growing out of af
fidavit* sworn to by him and a
confederate to the effect that one Hassen had
purchased a ticket to Syracuse, New York,
from Mr. Thompson for $21, or fifty cents
lower than the agreement of the
passenger pool rate, the penalty for
violating which being $500. County Attorney
Egah appeared for the state, Mr" I. V. D.
Heard for Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Thos. D.
O'Brien for the defendant Boda.'
Mr. Whittiker, of the Minneapolis & St.
Louis Railroad company, was sworn, and
testified to having atithorized David Grau
inan, a ticket broker, to pay $5 for the
trouble of procuring an,affidavit to the effect
that Hassen had brought a ticket for
$0] and that Boda had been
present when he bought it. Witness could
not say who paid for the ticket; witness had
paid £5 as the agent of his company, for the
trouble of procuring the affidavit: had not
known Boda in the matter at ail: Mr. Grau
nian had come to his office and said a man
had remarked that he could buy a ticket from
Thompson to Syracuse, N. Y. for |31.
The witness then testified to the agree
ment between the eastern rail
road companies concerning the
east bound passenger business; the low
, c.st rate for a ticket to Syracuse was §21.50;
the penalty for selling a ticket at a lower rate
than this is S500; the ticket bought by Has
sen was attached to the affidavit
and sent to Mr. Merrill.
.Mr. J. W. Granger,the attorney, testified to
having drawn up the affidavit; it had been
signed by two men, Boda and Hassen, but
Mr- Thompson's name was not put in; it was
to the effect that the ticket had been bought
for $21.
David Grauman, ticket-broker, testified to
havintr procured the affidavit.
Mr. Thompson was sworn. He had been
present when the ticket was purchased for
Syracuse; the rate sheet was $23; of this
81.56 was allowed for commissions; the man
paid him, witness, §21.50; Mr. Frisbie, the
broker Grauman, and the purchaser of the
ticket were all present.
The price of the ticket was $21.50; the
•■fleet of selling a ticket lower than this
would be that the company represented by
witness would have to pay a penalty of §500,
and witness would lose his position.
After the testimony of Mr, W. H. Dixon,
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
road company, the further hearing wa3 con
tinued until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
AMUSEMENTS.
Attractions at the Grant!.
It is to be regretted that the engagement of
Frank Ma}-o, which closed at the Grand last
night, was not accorded the liberal patronage
bo honestly deserved by this sterling actor.
The drama, "Davy Crockett," is exceptional
in its way and there is nothing pernicious
or tawdry in the plain, sturdy lesson con
veyed. Besides, Mr. Mayo endues his roll
with an honest, wholesome charm that does
not dim with repetition, and the impersona
tion has a hearty, natural ring about it like
that of pure gold.
The matinee performance was attended by
quite a good audience, but the crowd last
nitrht was conspicuous by its absence, al
though both perform auces were very much
enjoyed.
SEA OF ICE.
Cpmmeneing this evening the boards of
the Grand Opera house will be occupied by
Mis 1 Henrietta Yaders in a grand spectacular
production of D:Ennery's romantic melo
drama, '-The Sea of Ice." This will prove a
decided dramatic treat. The plot is interest
ing, the story refined and the aciton strong.
The company is an exceptionally strong one.
Miss Henrietta Vaders is well known in St.
Paul as an actress of culture and finish. The
scenery is very elaborate, being from the
brash of Wm. Voegtlin and George Dayton.
No expense will be spared on the part of the
management to made this engagement a de
cided artistic success.
The Olympic.
This cosy and pleasant amusement resort
is hlled nightly with enthusiastic audiences,
who seem to fully appreciate the efforts of
the management and performers to give a
first class and enjoyable entertainment.
The programme is varied and admirably cal
culated to. display the talents of the versatile
company. Among tke several performances
worthy of special note is that
of Miss May Waldren, the
young and very accomplished vocalist, who is
in St. Paul for this week only, and whose
artistic rendition of several" selections is
worth the price of admission alone.
A CURIOUS^ CASE.
Twenty-two Years Cohabitation and
Six Children, Without Wed
lock—A Sudden Quar
rel Brings a Case
to Court.
A peculiar case was developed in the po
lice court yesterday, growing out of the arrest
of Chas. Klappenbach on the charge of
abusive language. The warrant was issued
on the complaint of a woman who bears the
relation of wife to the defendant, and
mother to his children, and yet who
has never been his legal partner
in wedlock. The woman who swore out the
complaint goes by the name of Klappenbach
and yet they were never married. She
stated that they had lived together for twen
ty-two years, during which time six children
had been born to them. A couple of
months ago they quarreled and separated,
making an equal division of the property.
Last Monday the woman went to collect rent
for one of her houses, when she happened to
meet her quondam liege and a war of words
took place, in the course of which he called
her some very hard names. On the strength
of this she swore out the warrant for his
arrest. The case will come up to-day.
Real Estate and Building 1.
Seven transfers of real estate were filed for
record with the register of deeds yesterday,
the aggregate considerations amounting to
$3,500. Following are the transfers:
REAL ESTATE TKAXSFERS.
B. W. Smith to John M. Lynch, lot 16,
block 1, Kettering& Constans'"addition, West
St. Paul, 8500.
James A. Daly to Bridget Healy, lot 13,
block 5, Dawson's addition, $1,100".
Charles D. Jones to Edmund Juickenden,
part of lots 1, 2 and 3, block 95, West St.
Paul proper, $600.
Louisa Weide to Lars J. Erickson, lot 23,
block 7, Arlington Hills addition, $325.
William L. Ames to R. C. Merrill, lot 4,
block 4, Tracy's out lots, §250.
John Peters to John Krenn, lot 52, block
8, of Stinson's division, $450.
William Dawson to Laura T. Bunnell, part
of lots 23 and 24, block 13, Terry's addition,
$275.
Replacement of Congressional Records
Gol. W. H. H. Taylor has, after a long and
patient search, replaced the valuable congres
sional annals which were burned at the old
canitol fire. After considerable correspond
ence he found that these works were in the
possession of a Washington gentleman, who
named the very low figure of $75 for the col
lection, forwhich Col. Taylorsecured an order
from the state authorities for the purchase,
and received and shelved yesterday. They
comprise the complete annals from the first
congress in 1789 up to 1837, and are in
seventy-three volumes. After 1837
the congressional proceedings were
published in the Congressional Globe
And at the last congress a bill was introduced
by Congressman Washburn that the full vol
umes of the Globe be sent to state law libra
ties asking for the same, by the secretary of
state, which passed the house but failed to
reach the senate. The bill will be brought
up again during the present session of con
gress, when our law library expects to be
come possessed of the full annals of con
gress since its original proroguement.
HASH HOUSE ROW.
Sensational Method of Collecting
Board Bills—Tumultuous Evacua
tion by the Hungry, Sad-
Eyed Squad, Who Depart
ing- Left No Trunks
Behind.
There was a little bit of high tragedy en
acted at a fashionable West Third street
boarding house the other day, which lays
Clara Morris and the leading heavy of the
Seventh street show in the shade and knocks
the ear muffs off from all
the bum traveling dude actors
who have appeared in St. Paul this winter.
It was a cold morning for a mutiny, but the
air was as hot in the vicinity of the row as
the breath of a July cyclone. It seems that
during the week the landlord got hard up
and to ease the exchequer he
borrowed ten dollars from one of
the skimpy pant and lah-de-dah boarders.
When Saturday night came the good host
proceeded to collect for the sustenance fur
nished during the week and when he came to
settle with the purse-proud young man in
question a dispute took place, mine host re
fusing to allow the loan to count on the board
bill.
The boarder forthwith got up on his ear
and struck, when the landlord followed him
to his room. Here the trouble began; the
guest swore he would leave, and Boniface
said not until he had settled the bill. This
brought on a row, in the course of which the
lord of the manor was reinforced by his son
who loomed up with a dirk. The latter was
followed by the cook and a chambermaid,
who were armed~wlth a carving knife and a
broomstick. There was a deploy, an attack
and a quick retreat, the minions of the man
sion being repulsed by the chum
of the boarder, who flashed a revolver.
Then the boarders held an Indignation meet
ing and nine of them resolved to quit. The
next they hired a burly expressman, to re
move their effects, but in the meantime the
landlord had gotten onto the racket and he
vowed that no one could leave
without giving a week's notice.
The expressman had orders to bring the col
lateral out, if he had to do It over the old
man's body and nothing daunted he pro
ceded to execute the mission. He was met
at the portcullus by the irate landlord who
was about to show fight when the unfeeling
teamster made a break for him. Picking
himself up he vamoosed and the trunks were
carted off amid the exultations of the victors.
NOT STANDARD TIME.
They Tried to Play it Fine on the
Judge but he "Harpooned"
Them all the Same—slo
the Standard all
Round.
When a man owns a fast filly, and when
he has been to a wedding and is feeling good
on his way home, with good sleighing and
the stars twinkling overhead, it is not
strange that a desire should come over him
to whoop it up. This is the way the three
jolly Frenchmen felt on Tuesday night when
they were arrested on Rice street for fast driv
ing. Their names are J. Delos, P. Forkey
and J.B.Simar,and they had looked on the wine
when it sparkled and drank to the health of
the bride, which acconnted for the reckless
speed of the drive. The court said this racket
was snide and it cost them ten bills each to
get outside. C. B. Det
rich and "Little Nick" Kovitz
were arraigned for having been drunk and
disorderly, an account of their escapade hav
ing fully appeared in a previous issue of the
Globe. Nick testified yesterday that Detrich
had entered his place while drunk and that
he commenced to fool with him. Nick, who
was also half seas over, ordered him to quit
his nonsense, when he grabbed hold of him.
This enraged Nick and he picked up a hatch
et and let it drive at him. Nick was fined
§15 and the other man $10.
A couple of paralyzed drunks were dis
posed of,when the court took up the scalper's
case.
THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.
[Before Judge Nelson. J
Margaret Bauner, et al, vs. R. M. Ward,
et al; decree ordered for plaintiff.
C. Allman & Co. vs. Peter Thompson;
new trial granted on conditions.
District Court.
JURY CASES.
[Before Judge Wilkin.]
Wallace & Ryan vs. the City of St. Paul;
jury returned a sealed verdict at 12 m.
Conrad Schwarz vs. Frank Ayd; the de
fendant's counsel plead he was a minor and
the court continued the trial until a guardian
ad litem could be appointed to represent him
in this case.
The cases of Mary Ackerson vsrthe City of St.
Paul and T. Ayd "vs. the City of St. Paul, were
called, but the attorneys were not ready for
trial.
The cases of F. Stephens vs. the City of
St. Paul, and Nathan Silverstine vs.. James
Griffin, were called, but there being no re
sponse were continued.
The cases next in order on the calendar
for trial are P. Ayd vs. the City of St. Paul
and Henry PeirtVs. the City of St. Paul.
Adjourned at 11:30 a. m. to 10 a. m. to
day.
XEW SUITS FILED.
Strong, Hackett & Co. vs. M. Rassmussen;
change of venue to Swift county granted.
Probate Court.
[Before Judge McGrorty.]
Estate of Wm. L. Mintzer, deceased; ad
journed.
Estate of T. J. Kelly, deceased; P. R.
Gibbons appointed administrator, bond filed
and letters issued.
Municipal Court.
i Before Judsre Burr.l
C. B. Detrich, drunk and disorderly; fine
of $5, paid.
N. Kovitz, same; fine of $15; paid.
J. Delos ,P. Forkey and J. B. Simar, reck
less driving; fines of $10; paid.
W. Brown and C. C.i-lson, drunkenness;
committed for five days.
G. A. Boda, libel; continued until to-day.
Chas. Klappenbach, abusive language;
same.
The Danger of Flirting".
Jack Borgensef alias Blackjack and an
other thief calling himself Wm. Collins en
tered the store of Joseph Smith, corner of
Seventh and Jackson streets,yesterday noon
while the proprietor was absent at dinner
and while one of them drew off the attention
of the lady clerks from their labors the oth
er slyly abstracted a valuable piece of ma
roon colored satin, said to contain sixty
yards and to be valued at 61.25 per yard,
from the counter and made off with the
goods. A description of the fellows was giv
en the detectives, who arrested Collins, and
taking him to the city hall he gave away
Black Jack, who he said did the stealing
while he sweet William was flirting with the
fair ones, and told where the booty was
planted. Later Detective O'Connor arrested
Black Jack on a Minneapolis train, and the
"lift" was found by officers in an unoccu
pied cellar on Jackson street and brought to
the city hall about 8:80 last evening. Black
Jack graduated from the work house about a
month ago.
Reversing the Order.
[Boston Post.]
If Frenchmen should get to fighting over
Mrs. Mackay, it will not be the first time
that "a woman in the case" has led to a
duel. But it has generally been female
beauty, not female ugliness, that has proved
the casics belli.
Suggestion to the Administration.
[Chicago Herald.]
Mr. Sargent, the American Minister to
Berlin, is treated by that prince of despots,
Otto Yon Bismarck, with as little considera
tion as the same insolent autocrat treats the
American Congress or the American hog.
Recall the American Minister.
THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1884.
CONGRESSIONAL V
A Heavy Tilt Between the : Senators
on the Steel Cruisers
Bill.
Pleuro Pneumonia Discussed in the -House
Causing Sharp Retorts. %?:}};}:
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A Number of Important Bills Advanced a ,
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The Senate.
Washixgtox, Feb. 27.—Senator Dawes,
from the committee on Indian affairs, re
ported favorably a bill for the allotment of
lands in severalty to the Indians of the
Umatilla reservation, Oregon.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Senator Maxey, to improve the chan
nel between Galveston and the Gulf of
Mexico.
A cablegram was received by the secretary
of state from St. Petersburg, announcing the
death of Minister Hunt, and says he died
from dropsy, superinduced by chronic Infla
mation of the liver.
Senator Van Wyck offered the following
resolution, for which he asked immediate
consideration:
Resolved, That the committee on postoffices
and post roads be directed to inquire whether
at any time the Western Union and Balti
more & Ohio Telegraph companies, or any
officers or employes of said companies, en
tered into a contract or negotiation for the
purpose of consolidating said companies, or
making a combination for any purpose.
Senator Van Wyck explained, that some
days ago he offered a resolution, confining
the time for negotiations be referred to with
in a year. The evidence of Dr. Green, yes
terday, before the committee on postoflices
and post roads, had, he said, clearly estab
lished the fact, that a contract was made and
executed two years ago, but that Elder Gar
rett had defeated the operation of the con
tract. It was neither patriotism or philan
thropy, or terror at consolidation, or stock
watering, that paralized the Elder Garrett.
Western Union had shown no sorrow or
tears at the proposed building
of the Baltimore <te Ohio lines.
They knew, as did Elder Garrett,
that new lines by individuals, ment many
millions more of fictitious stock to be divided
by the Western Union and Baltimore & Ohio,
but It ment also greater burdens upon the
people. The fact that Bates, a trusted officer
of the Western Union had gone over to the
Baltimore & Ohio in apparent hostility to the
Western Union, was significant. That offi
cer bad, at the proper time, gone to the At
lantic & Pacific, and the Mutual Union com
panies, which, a short time afterwards were
absorbed by the Western Uuion. Senator
Plumb did not see any good to come of the
resolution. After debate the resolution was
referred to the committee on postorflees and
post roads.
Senator Blair introduced a bill to extend
the time for the completion of railroads west
of the Mississippi river, to which grants of
public lands have been made, which, in good
faith are prosecuting the work of construc
tion, without forfeiture of such grants.
Senator Lapham introduced a bill to incor
porate the Yellowstone park railroad, and to
aid in the construction of its road.
Senator Vest offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary of the
interior for information, as to whether a
lease has been made of any part of the Crow
reservation in Montana, to any person or
association, and if so, the extent of such
lease, upon what terms made, and by what
authority of law has such action been "taken,
also whether any such permit has been given
to graze cattle on that reservation, and if so,
by what authority of law it has been done.
The senate resumed consideration of the
bill to provide new cruisers for the navy.
The debate was participated in by Jone9,
(Florida), McPherson, Hale, Cockrell and
Beck. The latter criticised the management
of the navy yards, and referred to the state
ment of Admiral Porter, that on one occas
sion $80,000 had been charged to the wrong
ship. He said, no one .could tell but what
that money might have been given to Dorsey
to take to Indiana. It was a shame the
government could not build its own ships,
but have to give the work to favored con
tractors. It was a vice in the administra
tion, dishonesty in the. management with
connivance and collusion between the con
tractors and the officers of the government.
That was our trouble.
Senator Vest said, but few moments ago
while in the corridor, he had been appealed
to by an officer of the navy, an old personal
friend, saying "for God's sake
Vest, vote for this bill."
Vest told him he was mistaken, it was for
John Roaches sake he meant, the Almighty
had nothing to do with it. When steel ves
sels are put up to competition, only Roach
and Cramp could bid for them under the
terms of the bill.
Senator Hale said the committee on naval
affairs was sponsor to this bill, and the com
mittee had never heard of John Roach in
connection with it. The bid of John Roach
for steel vessels was $300,000 less than any
other bidder. There never had been so clean
and incorruptible an administration of the
navy yards and the navy department as now.
Senator Vest inquired, who brought on this
question of the inefficiency of the navy
yards? Was it not his ally from the
marine, his assistant adjutant general,
alluding to Butler, who did not
know these navy yards were hot beds of po
litical corruption?
Senator Butler, with great warmth, repelled
the assumption that he was the attorney or
adjutant general of any one on this ques
tion. The senator from Missouri had better
state in plain terms what his real opposition
to the bill is. It is that he has no confidence
in the honesty of the present administration.
It is that perhaps some political advantage
may accrue to the party to which the senator
from Missouri and myself do not belong, if
we vote this sum of money to build these
ships, but I refuse to subordinate a high pub
lic duty to the achievement of party advan
tage.
Senator McPherson said, a gentleman who
had been asked to estimate upon the ship
which John Roach contracted for, had stated
that if he could have had the same inspector
to inspect the work that John Roach had, he
could build them at John Roach's price.
Senator Butler remarked, that when the
senator from New Jersey, McPherson, said
John Roach had put a representative in the
navy department he, Butler, would take is
ssue with him, He thought the senator ought
to prove that
Senator McPherson stated that he had not
said that.
Senator Butler inquired whether he now
understood the senator as not charging: that
John Roach had put a representative in the
navy department?
Senator .McPherson replied that if any
senator had heard him make the statement
which the senator from South Carolina
charged, he (McPherson) would like to
know it.
Senator Butler continued, that no "lobby"
had approached him on the subject of this
bill. If the senators from Missouri or New
Jersey had been approached, they had better
say so. . .
Senator Vest inquired what the gentleman
meant. He did not consider his remarks
fair, manly, just or generous. He did not
permit any man to asperse his integrity,
whether In the senate or elsewhere.
Senator Butler replied, nothing has been
further from his purpose than to cast any re
flection on the senator. The debate closed
for the day and the senate adjourned.
The.House of Representatives.
Washington, Feb. 27,—Mr, Morrison,
chairman of ways and means, reported a res
olution, directing the secretary of the treas
ury to inform the house how much money is
now in the treasury of the United States,
under what provisions of the law is there re
tained, and how much in view of current re
ceipts, expenditures and legal liabilities on
the treasury, can be applied at this time in
liquidation of that part of the public debt now
payable without embarrassing his department.
Adopted.
Mr. Valentine introduced a bill authorizing
a bridge across the Missouri, near . Decatur.
Referred.
Mr. Phelps from the committee on foreign
affairs reported back the Brumm resolution,
directing the committee to inquire whether
a minister of any foreign power endeavored
to nullify the effect of a unanimous resolu
tion of the house by a reflection on the honor
and integrity of its members. The resolu
tion was accompanied by a report, stating
that the committee made an investigation,
but had been unable to obtain any informa
tion on the subject, and asks to be excused
from any further consideration of the resolu
tion. The report was agreed to without dis
cussion and the committee discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
Mr. Lefevre offered a resolution reciting
that speculation and gambling in American
farm products obtained control of the mar
ket value of those products, and directing
the committee on judiciary to prepare a bill
i prohibiting the purchase or sale of wheat,
: corn, cotton, provisions, or other articles of
prime, necessity, unless a transfer of the ar
ticles, o.r a warehouse receipt accompanies
such action. Also, a Dill authorizing
such governmental interference as will give
stability to the price of those commodities.
Mr. Cox, of New York, and others objected.
Mr. Bingham, from the committee on
postoffices and post roads, reported adversely
the bill to prevent the use of the United
States mails to advertise noxious medicines,
food and compounds. Laid on the table.
: The house went into committee on the whole,
• Mr. Cpx, of New York, in the chair, on the
pleuro-pneumonia bill.
Mr. Gibson moved to strike out section 3,
■ which provides that the states shall pay one
half of the expense of the valuation of all
animals which it is deemed necessary to
i slaughter, and one-half of the cost of disin
fection.
Mr. Hatch, Missouri, moved to amend sec-
I tion 4, by adding the words: -'Into any other
j state or "territory or foreign country," to the
j clause authorizing the president to prohibit
the transportation of cattle out of a quaran
tined state, territory or district, agrreed.
Mr. Everhart offered an amendment for
providing that no state or territory, or part
thereof, shall be declared in quarantine, if
the governor of the same shall officially cer
tify to the president he is satisfied from in
vestigation, that no disease dangerous to the
animal industry of the nation exists therein.
Adopted 115 to" 64.
Mr. Muldrow offered an amendment, con
fining the operatious of the bill to the disease
of plenro-pneumonia only. Adopted, 100
to 73.
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, said, he was satis
fled the adoption of the two amendments
would utterly destroy the efficiency of the
bill. He therefore moved to strike out the
fourth section of the amendment. Agreed to.
This Is the section which authorized the pres
ident to quarantine a state in which con
tagious disease exist*, when such state fail to
make proper provisions for its extirpation,
or to co-operate with the plans of the com
missioner of agriculture.
Mr. Throckmorton moved to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill. Lost, 118 to
114. The debate continued all the afternoon
and was rather dreary. The consideration
of the bill being concluded, the committee
rose and reported it to the house.
The first question was on the amendment
striking out the fourth section. Pending
action the house adjourned.
DRAW POKES.
All the Rage in Boston—What One of Its
Devotees Knows About the Oante.
"Draw poker getting to be quite a popular
game in Boston? Well, I should say so, my
boy," said a prominent sporting man, as he
twirled his mustache complacently. "And a
good game it is, too."
"Why, any man can go in and play faro
or roulette with just as much chance of win
ning as an old hand at the business. But
when it comes to poker, why, it takes nerve
and no little skill It i3n't every man you
meet that can sit behind a 'full house' or a
'flush' and play it for all it's worth without
giving himself away."
"Where is all the playing done?"
"Why, everywhere and anywhere. The
great night for playing is Saturday night, and
it is getting to be quite the thing to form lit
tle poker clubs of from four to six, and sit
down to a little quiet game until 12 o'clock,
and then quit. Some parties meet at the
rooms of the members, when they happen to
board at a hotel or haven't a wife or mother
who objects if they play at home. Then others
meet at regular poker rooms kept for just
this purpose. At these rooms the house gen
erally has a man who sit£ in with the party
and banks. He takes Itfs chances along with
the rest, and if he isn't made of the right
stuff) or, if he has hard luck, he may lose
quitea little pile for his employers."
"But hasn't the 'house,', as you call it,
any recompense for the use of their rooms
except what their representative may win?"
"Yes; I'll tell you how. You know when
there is a misdeal, or when everybody passes
without drawing cards, that makes what we
call a 'jack-pot.' Now, the game that is
played in most of these rooms is 20-cent ante
and SI limit. Of course, if it is a swell place
they play a bigger game. But whatever the
'ante' is when there is a 'jack-pot,' each man
has to put that amount in the pot, except the
banker, who puts in half of the sum; the
other half he puts through a hole in the table
into what is called the 'kitty,' or 'betsy.' All
that goes into the 'kitty' is the perquisite of
the bank, and in the course of the evening
it amounts to considerable."
"What class of men play the most, do you
ask? Well, that's a hard question to an
swer. 1 guess that all classes, except the
ministers, play more.or.less. Thehigh-toned
fellows play at the clubs, and you "can. bet
they play high. Hundreds and sometimes
thousands of dollars change hands in anierbt.
But the men who play most are the young
fellows about town, most'of whom have more
money than brains, and commercial men.
The formeT generally.plays a wild, reckless
game, and consequently lose heavily. As
they can afford it, however, nobody pities
them. But the drummers! Ah! they often
make us professional men feel weary! You
can't tell by their looks whether they've struck
four of a kind or a busted straight.
And when they start in betting, whether
they have a good hand or are trying a bluff,
the man who wants to see their hand pays
for it, I tell you. It's amusing to see a fresh
man draw a good hand. He smiles contin
uously, grows red, and makes a strenuous
effort to look unconcerned. When it comes
his turn to bet he generally raises the limit
right away, and scares everybody out. The
other night a fellow got mad because he
couldn't raise §100 in a dollar-limit game.
These are the fellows that get fleeced. But
they soon learn, and you know in this world
you can't get anything without paying for it,
and experience comes particularly high."
"But isn't this growing fondness for poker
hurting the faro-banks-?" queried the seeker
after truth. . --"• „.
"Well, I should so rejnark! And it's a
good thing, too. These banks are regular
swindles anyway, and the man that begins to
buck them is lost. With poker it rs different.
Although it is a fascinating game it doesn't
set anyone wild like faro, and you can't lose
as much either, unless you' play an awful
steep game. They tell me that some of those
fellows who struck it rich out west in mining
play a good game, and. play high at Washing
ton. But of course everybody can't do
that, and you'll find that in the average game
that's played here in the city it's very sel
dom that any one loses over $30 or §40 in an
evening. And then you're sure of a square
deal at poker, as a general rule' but with
faro, —now I'll give you a pointer, having
dealt in a bank myself once. The chances
are nine out of ten that the dealer fixes
things so that you are bound to lose.
"If you want to find out any more about
the game come around spme night, and I'll
get you into a little party. Perhaps, being a
newspaperman, they'll "let you down easy.
Good-night; I must be off."— Boston, Globe.
The JUaiden. of the Skiff.
[Florida Tnion.]
As the United States mail boat was en route
from Port Orange to Titusville on the 24th
ult., she encountered a severe gale when
near Capt. J. F. McCarthy's, on Mosquito
Lagoon, the wind blowing in gusts from the
south in such rapidity that it was evident
that the little craft could not long weather
the now heavy seas, as for a moment she
would be seen bounding over them and then
almost lost to view in their depths. Although
manned by a good sailor, >she careened and
. was at once lost to view, The youngest
daughter of Capt. McCarthy, Mrs*. M. A.
Smith, witnessing the imminent peril in
which the owner of the boat was placed, at
once jumped into a small skiff which was
anchored at her father's dock, set out at once
to the rescue of the mail.and boatman, who
was in danger every moment of losing his
life, and the many valuable packages prob
ably contained, in the mail. She rowed one
and a half miles, daring the n^w high-rolling
waves, and brought safety to the shore the
ever grateful mail carrier'and two others who
were aboard the craft.
A MARQUIS OF MONTANA,
The Gentleman who Fought the Cow-
boys at Little Missouri.
Ten Months' Work of the Marquis De Mores
in the Bad Lands.
[New York Sun.]
The Marquis de Mores came to New York
in August, 1882. After a short time he was
attracted by the stories of the new territory
along the Northern Pacific railroad, and he
finally determined to see it for himself. In
looking over the business prospects of the re
gion he learned that the people were doing a
very peculiar thing in the way of supplying
themselves with a necessary artieleof diet.
Ranchmen and stock breeders were raising
cattle which they sold to drovers. The dro
i vers shipped the cattle to Chicago slaughter
houses. The people of the cities along
the line of the road (there
were no villages, though some of
the cities contained only three houses) were
sending to Chicago for beef, which was
shipped to them in refrigerator cars. The
two transpoatation3 brought up the price of
steaks to a figure which New York market
men would "call handsome. The Marquis
made inquiry concerning tne shipment of
cattle. He found that a certain part of Mon
tana shipped an average of 4,500 cattle a
month, and imported five car loads of thirty
beeves each per day. The opportunity offered
for the slaughtering business in Montana was
good. The Marquis embraced it.
Of this the public knew nothing, but in
June last, soon after his determination to go
into the business, a very thrilling account of
his encounter with cowboys near Little Mis
souri was telegraphed to the New York news
papers. Some men had tried to run the
Marquis out of the country. The attempt
gave the Marquis an opportunity to win the
respect of his western neighbors, and the
cowboys an opportunity to get hurt. One of
them died suddenly during the encounter.
They were agents for eastern land owners,
and had at first tried to force the Marquis
into a bargain which he did not think a good
one.
After this encounter the marquis was al
lowed to pursue his own devices. He pursued
them mostly on horseback, with a sombrero
on his head, a red shirt on his back, and cor
duroy trousers tucked into very long-legged
boots. His jewelry had siver-mounted handles,
and were hung to a heavy leather belt. He
finally decided that the railroad bridge over
the Little Missouri river overlooked the land
he wished to buy. He purchased six square
miles of the land, and started in to build a
city as well as a new industry. His first
building in the new city was a tent, which he
pitched unaided, on April 1, 18S3.
When the last peg was driven,
he named the city Medora. Medora is also
the name of the marquis's wife, who Is the
daughter of Mr. L. Yon Hoffman, the Wall
street banker. Six hundred persons are now
on the spot engaged In helping the growth
of the city. The Badlands Cowboy, of which
Mr. G. Packard, a former Chicago reporter,
is the editor, tells each of the 600 what the
rest have been doing during the week, and
to the public at large details the many nat
ural and acquired advantages of the new city
as a place of business and residence. It has
done this since Febuary 4, a day that will
therefore long be remembered in Medora.
In the meantime the Marquis has not neg
lected his original intention of supplying the
Montana cities with their own beef without
the intervention of the Chicago butchers.
He began by calling his enterprise the North
ern Pacific Refrigerating company. It was
a cold day among the slaughter houses in
Chicago when he began. Then he purchased
some, cattle and sheep to stock his land with.
The wire fences of the south and the cutting
thereof did not trouble him. Nature had pro
vided him with natural fences, in the high,
steep banks of the Missouri river. A single line
overthe"divide" from creek to creek enclosed
the pasture. Then slaughter houses all on
one plan were built at the larger places from
St. Paul west. At both Miles City and Glen
dive the people united in buying 200 acres
of land, which they presented to him in
consideration of his establishing the new in
dustry of beef making. At St. Paul he built
a large refrigerator house. When ready he
bought all the cattle that the ranchmen had
to sell along the line of the road. He
slaughtered them at convenient houses, and
distributed the beef in refrigerator cars un
der a contract with the Northern Pacific.
When the supply dropped he drew from his
own herds. He kills about 200 head of cat
tle a day now. His private herds at present
number 6,000 head. He employes in all
about 150 men.
Near Bismarck he bought 20,000 acres of
wheat lands. To induce farmers to settle
around that land he gives to each newcomer
the use of forty acres of broken land one
year free, which gives the man a crop the
first year he is there.
When the beef business was firmly on its
hoofs he gave more attention to the growth of
the new city of Medora. He imported in all
over 1,000,000 feet of lumber for building.
He had observed that the divide on the top of
the ridge between the Little Missouri and the
Missouri rivers was almost a natural roadway
that led directly toward Deadwood. He gave
this natural roadway needed artificial im
provements, and started the Deadwood and
Medora.stage line. This is now diverting the
Deadwood,trade to Medora, to the great ad
vantage of.both places. The road will open
up stock farms along the Little Missouri.
It is not impossible that Medora may be the
terminus of a Deadwood railway.
On Saturday the marquis registered at the
Hotel Brrmswiek. in this city. When ques
tioned yesterday he refused to speak
of his troubles in the west, merely saying
that the bandits, not western farmers, at
tacked him. The people along the
line of the road had given him every
encouragement in his enterprise. The busi
ness had proved profitable, he said. He
came here in the interest of his business, and
would return in a week. Of the country and
its prospects and its possibilities he spoke
enthusiastically. Of the temperature in win
ter he said; "I was there during January.
It was cold. The telegraph gave you the
thermometer's register there. But I walked
and rode about comfortably without an over
coat, because the air was dry. I have felt the
cold much more severely in New York, and
in Washington even. My cattle are grass fed,
and they are fat. There are no better grass
fed cattle in the country."
The marqnis Is twenty-six years old. He
is tall, and probably weighs not far from 170
pounds. He stands squarely on his heels
with his shoulders back. He has very dark
hair, grey eyes a very dark moustache, and
regular features: in all, the marquis is a fine
looking man. His dress yesterday was dark
and of very fashionable cut. A silk hat re
placed the sombrero of the plains. Any one
would pick him out for a successful broker,
but none would suspect him to be the mana
ger of the various interests he has In charge
along the line of the Northern Pacific rail
road.
Jeic and Christian Marriages.
The rejection by the Hungarian upper
house of the Jews" and Christians' marriage
bill will probably prove fatal to the present
constitution of that body. It has had an un
interrupted existence from the middle ages
down to the present day. In Hungary all
the sons of a magnate inherit their father's
title and take their seats during his lifetime
as soon as they are twenty-four years of age.
This, combined with the division of the lam
ily estate among all the sons, not only swells
inordinately the number of magnates, but
also includes in the titled class a great num
ber of impoverished families. Throughout
Hungary counts and barons are to be found
who are never summoned to the upper house
and never think of claiming their seats. The
opposition now reproach the government for
bringing up members of such voters who
"had never in their lives appeared there be
fore. - .
To be Brought Home.
Columbus, 0,, Feb. 27.—The legislature
has made provisions for bringing the re
mains of the distinguished war correspon
dent, J. A. McGahan, from Constantinople
to Ohio for burial.
Poor Richard..
[Boston Post.]
Benjamin Franklin was a "free thinker,"
and his name has been called to the atten
tion of Dr. .Newman, who denies that an
"infidel" ever made a great scientific dis
covery. What's more, we believe the man
, who invented curve pitching was an infidel.
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