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BUIL.. FIGHT.
A Vivi;? Doscriptiou of
rible Brutality..
Hor-
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My dear Brae her and Si:stor,—You
will wegalcr what has become of ma
by tdiie time, so 1 will start and tell
you at 0000. I am, toe you 000, 011
board our company's sIoam0r Viking.
:r. bit 110111)3 on N Ov. 11 to join this
ship 10 relieve the electrician whilst
he went to England on leave of
absence. I cam0 down by a French
hall atoltmor, and when we arrived
it WAR blowing a gale, and the
authorities would not visit us for
two days, and it wee ewhilly cold.
I didn't know what Lo do to keep
warm ; I don't think I felt the cold
eo much all the winter I wits in
Regional. It is what they call a
'pamper,' ern southerly wind blow-
iug right 31 CLO90 the parutine from the
bouth Pole. This deco is about
2,000 miles south 3f Bahia, awl the
climate i' htue Ole null 111 of England.
Montevideo is at fine eity, all laid
out to equaree, !ilio Americas cities,
and is the capital of the Republic
of Uruguay, with a population of
about 105,000. They are of Spanish
descent and speak Spanisb, whilst
the Brazilians are of Portuguese
descent. I think these are a better
race of people and much better look-
ing. Some of the ladies, are veru
pretty, with a good, wholesome color
in their cheeks, In the evenings the
bands play in the squares, and the
streets and squares are crowded
with promenaders up to :) or 10
o'clock ; even quite little children
are out, Flowers grow wild bete,
such ate geraniums, dahlias and ver
hems. I have been to several 001033et
matches, athletic sports, etc., and I
went one Sunday to see a bull fight.
There were about 5,000 people
present. It to like a gigantic circus,
only the place whore the spectators
stand and sit is of solid brick
masonry. The ring is boarded all
round about els feet high. and there
are places every few yards for the
fighters to run out into an outer
ring ; then where the spectators aro
it it raised about twelve feet, with a
chain nod ropo Above that to keep
the people from falling down. There
aro about a dozen men dressed in all
aorta of gaudy colors with a large
scarlet or bright colored cloth over
their arm ; they open tt door and let
the bull into tho ling. He is Satter
ally itertlril at so many people, the
mitotic (theca !e a baud) and the
bright colors. lie ruches irantieally
at one man, who throws the cloth
over his eyes and jumps to one side,
and 90 00. 'Then they stick darts
into hits with streamers entombed to
them, thud if the man doesn't put
the darts 111 properly ho fs hissed
and hate to put more in, Then men
on horseback, called picadores, with
long pikes in their hands (they havo
their legs armor plated) oomo in.
Tho horse is blindfolded in ono eye,
and they ride that side to the bull.
Of course the poor horso is goaded
to death, and the man has to spike
the bull, Tho man generally fails
off, but can't get up without help
from two other men. The fighters
draw the bull off whilst they do this
Then in comes tho matador, or
killer, with a sword. He stands in
front of the bull .and entices him on.
Of course the bull is nearly mad by
this time, and blood streaming from
him in all parte. Perhaps he has a
dozen trials before he can get a good
chance to drive his sword into the
back of the neck and out the spinal
cord. The bull drops like a log if
properly struck, and the better the
matador does it the more he is ap•
plaudedaand .the.people throw money
into the ring for him, We caw five
bulls killed, and about five. or six
horses; the sixth bull was a very
vicious one. .ECe rushed at the right
and left, jumped over the six feet of
boards three times, and the last
time he climbed up the twelve foot
wall among all the people. My word,
you should have seen them spatter
right and left. Fortunately it was
opposite to us. The bull wont up
the steps to the top and jumped
outside the circus, a drop of 80 or
40 feet, One boy was hard pushed
by the bull and jumped over and
broke his leg, and a man fell over
on top of the bull—the bull broke its
legs also. We left then. It is a
siokeuiug sight, yet thee° people en•
joy it; it is their national sport, and
they have it every Sunday.
Cattle, horses and sheep aro cheap
hero. They kill sheep and cattle
for their orkins only. You elan buy
beef in rho city for about 4 cents a
pound, mutton chops 2 or 8 dents,
and if you want a log of mutton they
don't weigh it, but stay, "Ola, you
can have this ono for so much."
Yott earl gsta good horse for $15 or
$20. I'saw one tite other clay, a
beauty, young, just broken in, that
was bought in the country for $15,
1 wont over to tlio 'Saladeiras' yes-
terday, that is where they !till cattle
for their hides. They eun dry the
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"A few lying pope are reporting ;
stories r'f frr,0 flnlriu I to I and
nntnernu+ kittitioe. The wlr 1pe
1,neiv I:../;,. There •re hasn't e
man !tilled in (lntlarle sine,, tile
.-.2nd,"
"The first Sabbath in Oklahoma
was a quiet awl orderly ono. No
real estate business wns dine, the
gambling games were postponed
until Monday morning, and no one
was killed.''
"The flre'u lire in Guthrie sr.1•1 rho
burning of Marshal Jones' tent.
The rifle stock badly 'wombed, and
this curiosity relic is now for sale.
All retina of the conflagration now
on ante at the Getup offioe."
"Au ex0ur.fou from Artcaueme
City Snuday. That's proper, boys."
"We have three banks, but one
is it sandbank. Ha ! Ha 1"
"Jonathan 13o,varo is the First
subscriber. Lord bless hien. Colne
forward, brethren."
"Guthrie has no flies on her."
"Best Guthrie boasts rho fairest
claimholder in the West. She hails
from Cllicao, sings lt!to a lark, and
will make it taut for jumpers,"
•G1eiteo a1 1®fare'6•tti.
boof, salt it, and it goo:+ up to Brazil,
WOst I11 180, 111)1, to 1)303,
the world. They were not killing
then, but we rt tirel killed for le •f
far the mon. 'This le the way at it
done : They drive the cattle into a
Pon, a man etaud:i on the wall and
lassoes there, p,tse?1 the rope through
a block ou to at ete!,m which, the
animal is drawn up to the barrier,
another man shuttle on top with a
knife, ho give; nue blow in the bade
of the neck, and the animal lirope
dead as a door nail ; they culeliip the
barrier, toad the place where the
bullock 1031') e)))nding was it trolly,
it is pulled out anti ruu along a shod
where 550 or 100 tuo0 are ready for
skiuniug. Ile is thrown devil to
the first man roady, and in l080 than
Ave minutes front the time that
animal was alive is skinned. The
way tnoy elfin them : A knife like a
razor ; they take off the iltiu, and
not a bit of fat left on, it they neither
cot the akin nor the north ; the way
they drive the knife in and meet each
joint is eotllnlhfug wonderful. The
bead and legs seem to drop off. All
these skinners work by pleee work,
00 yon may puna, the gcielcnr they
aPe the more money they earn. Of
000080 31107 are smotherad in blood ;
bruugbt up to it from childhood. 1
want to go some day and see them
properly at work. They kill 800 or
900 cattle a day, and have at this
place, we saw, killed as many as
1,000 head of cattle a day. They
have large steam vats, where all the
refuse is thrown in, and make all
the fat into lard, or whatever it is.
Well, enough of this. The carnival
is just over. Wo wout to see it. It
is very amusing and silly. I really
can't see the fun of it myself, dress.
fug up and paradiug the streets for
hours with a mask and domino on.
Yet they do it iu all Cathode coun-
tries and upend thouseuds and
thousands upon it, squirting water
and scent over everyone they moot.
Now I suppose everything will bo
quiet till Leot it over, thou there
will be a burning of Judas, and
gaiety again at Easter,
This is an awful plaice fur weather.
In half an hour it coulee ou to blow
great guns and a big sea gots up.
Wo couldn't get on shore fur four
days bast week. 'Phnuder and light
Mug such se I never before heard or
saw. At Nlaidettadu it is the e,un o.
I load to get up several times at 4
a. m., saddic toy horeo and rile six
unlee to the eeble bootie t, to.,t ba•
ford the station:, opened for working.
Riding back ono day I thought 1
was blinded by Lightning, awl was
oalculataug what I should do if I
were, as ,t is all sand and ohubrua,
sand hills, lite snow in a snow storm
in North America. I tam not much
of a rider, but I eau "stick ou till I
fall off," which I haven't done ye..
We had a good lot of riding these,
and u+od to go out shooting, every
day nearly, wading up t0 o0o's lineae
and middle through tho marshes
after duck and geeoe, but the winter
is the best time. IL is pretty hot
here now. One day I was plodding
along, and creeping tip to what I
thought were geese, fired and knook-
ud over three. When I got up to
them I found they were only cranes
and no good. Imaging my 'litigant,
as I had, in my anxiety, fallen down
once flop into the water and mud.
You can imagine the state I was in.
There are also partridges, suips and
plover to be had there, and oomo•
times an ostrich, besides wild hog if
you like to camp out at night by the
river. ALF.
Tek ORA1Vtlhi ORDER.
The Snprome Grand Orange Lodge
roamed its Bitting ab Goderiob at
11 p. m. on Wednesday of last week
and continued in seesicin until 5
o'clock Thursday morning.
The debate on the Jesuit question
was continued, and the Grand Lodge
was split into lioatile camps on the
matter. The report of the Special
Oommittee was the fighting ground
of the contest, and the bone of con -
tendon was whether the Orange
members of Parliament who voted
with the majority should be con•
damned or not. The first oleos° of
the report was laudatory of the ac•
tion of the noble 18 and was ap•
proved of by the entire grthering.
The second clause was condemnatory
of the Protectant members, especial-
ly those who aro Orangemen, of the
Dominion Parliament who had voted
with the majority ou the question
when it was before the House. The
entire Lodge was is favor of censor-
ing the Protestant members, but the
speeial mention of the Orange mom -
ben canoed a division.
In the afternoon John White, of
Hastings, and Stewart Mulvey, of
Winnipeg, had thrown bombs into
camp of the Orange members and
their friends, and when the Lodge
met at night the excitement was at
fever heat. Strong addresses in
favor of =attiring the Orange mem.
bets were made by Major Armstrong,
of St. John, N.. 11. ; 0. B. Gorden,
of Sherbrooke; J, L, Hughes, Rev,
W. H. Wilson, All McMillan and
Wm. Bell, of Toronto; and the de•
I tenet) was talcr'n up by (leo. 'Taylor,
M. P, ler l ; tlaehrence, 11. 1'.
fel. Bert Northnutbertao1 ; lion.
1r.lc,,,•ri' lava ll, :1 'el el.•..y, Al P.
for Hamilton ; Robert llirmin;hanr
and Rev. Ur. Ilalliwsl1.
The vote woe in favor of eon, 0r•
flag the Orange ruerlabers of Parli t'
count, but in the report lamb: Mel to
the reporters the phrase '.especially
Owe wit, are Orangemen" waa
0111(1luate,l.
Thu rusnat of the vete 003H ;;costed
with r0nefog cheerio and singing ef
lbs National Anthem.
Thereby tlan 13) 0lneie before the
Grand Lodge leas of au ordinary
roatiue character, and the members
settled down to steady work, look-
ing toward an u•trly break up of the
gathering,
The olectwu of einem, undiluted.
by Zion. 1faolceuzio Bowels, resulted
as follows :—Gra d Maxtor, N.
Clarke • Wallace, Woodbridge (re-
elected); Depaty Graud Master, E.
F Cleric, Toronto (re elected); Grand
Chaplain, Iiev. J. He11iwell, Amebae.
bur: (00 elected); Grand Secretary,
Thoma Keyes, St. Catharines (re
elected); Grand Preaearer, Anderson
(re-elealod); Graud Lecturer, James
!folly, St Jolie, N. B. ; Grand Di-
rector of Ceremonies, E. hlooly,
Clinton; Doputy-GrandChaplainsl—
Rev, Rural Deau Cooper, B. D., In-
vormay ; Rev. James R. Dill, llter-
riton ; Rev, William Walker, Port
Robinson ; Rev. Mr. Miugot, Arthur;
Rev. E. W. Sibbald, Lloydbown ;
Rev. W. H. Wilson, Toronto ; Rev.
R. Hazzard, Blacketootc ; Rev. F. A.
Rooney, Garden Hill ; Rev. Win, NI.
Pattysou, Fouelon Falls; Rev. W.
P. Flewlyn, Lakeville, N. B. ; Rev
Dr. Smith, NI. A., Montreal ; Rev
David Carscadon, Forest ; Rev. F.
11. Finn, Custer; Rov. Thos. Argue,
Manitou ; Rev. W. H. Barnes, Bar.
rie ; Rev. Rural Dean Highland,
Watford; Rev.Wm. Donogh, Strath-
roy ; Rev. Chas. E. Parry, Angus ;
Rev, J. 13. Wilson, Dunnville; Rev.
R. 11. Lentil), Eldorado ; Deputy.
Graud Secretary, A. J. Vauingeu,
Newcastle; Deputy•Graud Treasur-
er, Prank D. Stewart, Carmelo ;
Deputy -Grand Leetnrers — Ontario
West, Csept. Witmoro, Burford ; •On-
tario East, John McCaughey, Oo
bourg ; New I3rtlnewiok, Wm. Rex -
borough, South Bay, N,L',; Qaebee,
R. McGloughliu, !Montreal ; !Mani
toba, J. llorrow ; North-west '1'arri-
tortes, J. Niblock ; Alberto, Jos. H.
1MMI11, Calgary ; Nova Scotia, John
0. Gars, Shubenaceilto ; British Cul
unable, William Jobuston, New
I%estinleeter ; Auditors,.. T. 0. Nie•
Avoyt, Balsam and W 11. Stewart.
A rate of $20 from Ontario, there
and return, !lite been arranged on
the now short lino of the 0. P, R.
Tho Graud Lodge closed at 8
o'clock, and the four p. m. train
took away the last of the delegates,
who, despite the disagreeable weath-
or that had prevailed during their
sojourn here, paid high tribute to
the hospitality of the town and the
cordiality with wbiub they were re-
ceived by the citizens.
1/1elalioma•e 10(x1 Newspaper.The salutatory of the Guthrie
Getup, the first newspaper publish
ed in Oklahoma, breathes the air of
the free unfettered West.
"We prance into the field at the
(lead of the pro00siion, Praise Jo-
hovah, all yo good people, and let
the praises resonud to the measured
stroke of our new job press. AL,
there's the rob ! If you do not give
us job work we must go back to our
wife's folk. This would place us in
a wretched fix, for we are not mar•
Hod. The last statement," adds
the editor facetiously, "is particu-
lary directed to single women who
occupy corner lots."
Then the policy of the paper is
briefly outlined in vigorous lang-
uage. "Should any man even as
much as kick his dog we will give
theP ublic an a0enraEo
estimate of
the power used, Parsone, free of
charge can loop at our devil, and
the W.C.T.U.is hereby approved.
The correct weight of the newly
born will be given."
From a peculiar phase of the sit-
uation the, "long•folt want" para-
graph is missing, but the editor pro.
sages much for the future.
"Our Washington hand -press is
in soap, and this accounts for the
postage stamp size of the present
edition, as it had to he printed on
our now job press. Tho next issue
expects to put on enlarged and
more dignified pants, and then we'll
make things hum until Guthrie, is
a mannfacturiug oapital of 100,000
people."
A suspicious and lugubrious note
follows :
"Funeral notions will bo publish-
od at a discount of 00 per cont."
The rural tocalotte column fairly
teems with scintillating brilliancy.
"Our streets aro being laid out.
Thank Beavon that cannot be said
of Our citizens."
"Uncle Sara stopped the sailing
of water et the village of Oiclahoma.
Poor fellows I They will now have
to driulr beer.,"
France has been visited by des.
tractive storms.
Great damage has been done by
etorm in Franca.
Several tribes in Morocco have
rebelled against the Sultan.
A cyclone in Kansas on Wednes-
day uprooted corn and wheat, ,end
did other damages.
Tho ,Marquis of Lorne is confined
to the house with a bad cold. Ilse
is unable to speak.
Several Women and men were ar-
rested in Now Orleane for taking
part in a Voudoo dance.
The Liberals loaf sixteen seats in
the general election for the Provin•
cial•Aeeombly of Holland.
Fire in Boissevain, Man., on Sat-
urday morning destroyed property
to the value of over $80,000.
It is etatod that the Vatican
authorities are alarmed at the re-
ception King Humbert met with in
Geemany.
A battering ram was used in the
evictions on the Rowell estate on
Cork. Several persona were wound
ed and one fatally injured.
A boy 13 years old has been
sentenced to one month's imprison-
ment at Miltown-Nlalbay for incit-
ing rho people to boycott a sale of
cattle.
A. sleeping car on the railway be
)ween St. Petersburg and Warsaw
watt destroyed by fire, and a nurse
std her charge, a colonel's child,
were burned to death.
There has been a deoreaee of $8,
000,000 in the public debt of the
U. S. daring May, notwithstanding
the pension disbursement of nearly
$12,000,000 daring the month.
Mrs. Mollie Oorwin, of Shelby-
ville, Ind., whose marital experien es
beats the record, was granted a
divorce the other day from Joseph
Oorwin, her seventh husband, from
whom she was divorced lest winter,
and to whom sho was re -married
after.
A robber single-handed went
through a train of the Milwaukee
and Nortb•westare railway near
Beaver, Wis., on Wednesday night,
and at the point of a revolver com-
pelled one after another of the pas-
sengers and trainmen to yield up
their valuables.
The administration of the law
acroes hue line is wonderful. Nfo•
Garigle, ex•warclen of Cook County
Hospital, who was sentenced to
three years' imprisonment for de-
frauding the county, and who es-
caped to Canada, being a fugitive
hero for two years, is now back in
Chicago again, a free' man. The
three years eentenoe-'seems to have
been forgotten and the boodler made
everything right by paying 81,000
fino.
A woman of West Nyack has
made a oisoovery which, if it can be
put in successful operation, will re-
sult in the abolition of the old
method of ohurntng and revolution•
ize the' art of bubter•making. The
discovery was purely accidental,
and the disoovorer, who has experi-
mented with her new method many
times, believes in it thoroughly.
She put the cream of several days'
makings from her pet Jersey cow in
a thick cloth one day, and, as it was
ton warm to churn, planed the bag
in the ground in a Oo01 place,
throwing a shovelful of earth over
it so that the cat could not get at it.
She left it there until she came
home next day. When she took
the bag from the ground she found
the oroam had turned to a groat
yellow lump of butter, and the only
thing left for her to do was to salt
it. The buttermilk had entirely
disappeared, but there was about a
third more than the usual amount
of butter obtained by churning,
She has tried the experiment a ,
dozen times since, and always ob•
to lied bettor butter than by °burn•
ing. The only exception was one
timo when ,!a a rain soaked into the
.ground end e'iidowo'the oroam,
The 'Clolana, Padloc
Every Ilousekeeper should
Gall at MCKAr & Co.'s
IIAItvwAts STORE and
See the New
Carpet Stretcher.
It is a Dandy and may be
secured at a Lola Price.
A. Stock of Lath, Shingles
and Builders' Supplies always
on Hand.
We have a Handsome Line o1
SIL VERW.'IRE,
very Suitable for Birthday
or Wedding Presents.
f CALL IN AND MBB ITS.
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