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G EXPERT OH SEALS THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HOLDS A PRELIMINARY SES SION AT WASHINGTON. JOHN W. FOSTER CHAIRMAN. MR. CLARKE, ASSISTANT TO DR. JOnnOX, SECRETARY OF THE GATHERING. AN ADJOURNMENT IXTIL MONDAY. Delegate* From tlie Various Coun ties I'n y a Visit of Cotortesy to tlie President. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— The inter national fur seal convention met at 11 a. m., in the diplomatic room of the State department, and organized by the selection of Hon. John W. Foster as chairman, and George Clarke as secretary. Mr. Clarke for two years past has acted as assistant to Dr. Jordan in his investigations in Bering sea. The conference adjourned to meet on Monday at 10 $. m. After the ad journment, the delegates were accom panied by Secretary Sherman to the executive mansion and presented to the ) resident. The delegates to the international fur peal conference are: Russia, Hon. Pierre Botkine; M. De Boutkowsky, M De Wollant, charge d'affaires, Rus sian legation. Japan, Hon. Shiro Fuji ta, Prof. Kakichi Mitsjikuri. United States. Hon. John W. Foster, Hon. Charles Hamlin, President David Star Jot da ;i. In the special note to United States Minister Woodford, the government declares that Spain has done all In her power to end the war in Cuba and cites the many sacrifices which have been made by the nation, the number of troops sent to Cuba and the reforms which are to be carried out In the island, which are fully describ ed. The note ends with the statement that "Spain will not admit the right of any foreign power to interfere In any of her affairs." Senor Moret today received a cable pram from Lieut. General Weyler an nouncing that he will leave Havana on the 29th inst. The instructions given to Marshal Blanco, the new captain-general of Cuba, are under two heads — military and political. In the first. Senor Moret. minister of the colonies, avers that his course of action rests exclusively upon the judgment of the captain-gen eral, but recommends that he conduct the war s--n that the condition of the troops and colonists be bettered and thai property be made safer. The sec ond directs that in the introduction of autonomy in the island an appeal be made to all parties, all being equal in the eyes of the mother country, but warns Marshal Blanco not to entrust the work of autonomy to the revolu tionists as that would be an insult to the loyal colonists. BANKS FULL OF MONEY. Unprecedented Condition of Affairs fn tin* Northwest. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— A peculiar feature of the reports of the condition of the national banks of the North ■\vest under the recent call of the con troller of the currency has been the lar.ge reserve held. "What is the cause of this?" the c< ntroller was asked today. "It is too much for wheat/. 1 was the reply, and yet thai is the only explan ation offered. In the last report sub mitted to the controller, the Minneapo lis national banks held an average re serve of 4S.il per cent: St. Paul. 54.11, and Milwaukee, 43.6 a. This is the largest reserve held by national banks of these cities in n number of years. The demand on New York for money to move the crops has ceased and the tide is turning in the other direction. The banks of the Northwest, which were equally well supplied with funds before, have had their deposits in (i, as< '1 by the sale of wheat at high prices. "Tlie liquidation of debts and the payment of mortgages are reported on a. large scale. Some of the Northwest ern banks are reported as so loaded up with the money that they are actually entering into competition with New Turk banks for local commercial \>\ per. This is an unprecedented situa tion of affairs. In. fact from the re ports received at the treasury depart ment there is plenty of money in the Northwest as well as in New York and other financial centers. Cold is nnv.- In-ins used in large sums in settlement of clearing house balances. Of course the situation from the bankers' stand point is somewhat discouraging as the margin 'of their profits is naturally lowered, it is said that English cap italists are beginning to borrow money in this country on sixty and ninety days' time, and while these operations are comparatively small they have strengthened the rates of sterling' ex change and stopped further gold im ] "its for the time being. FOUR CANADIAN CONSULS. Trade Reports Made to the State Department. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. —Consul Fmith, at Victoria, B. C, report^ to the state department that the busi ness in that consular district is con siderably larger than the preceding year, owing to the Klondike gold ex citement. Owing to the tariff, the ex ports to the United States have been smaller since August. During the year 1596, the mines of British Columbia produced as follows: Gold, $1.244. 150; silver, $2.100.659; lead, $721,384; copper, 51W.926: total. 1896. $4,257,179. Consul General Turner, at Ottawa, in a report to the state department "77" FOR A GhJiS, A Shiver, A Snseza, the first signs of La Grippe or a Cold, ar^ checked at once if "77" is taken v. It stops it in the incipient stage aiul that's the end of it. "77" will "break up" a hard, obsti- Cold that "hang-son." /f ■ lon i« poor, alternate No. 10 for Dyspepsia, Imllijdkiion, W«nl( Stomach. ./• r« U<moop*tk\c Manual of Dl* , • r in iZi<i«t» or ri'iiii'd fioe. ' Wll -i..«.. if* <■<••» says that Canada has been suffering from business depression, but during the past few months a revival has set in. He adds: "The energies of public men of Canada are at present direct ed toward fostering trade with Eng land, on which it would seem that the system of preferential duties lately adopted and the renunciation of the favored nation treaties by England would have an apparent effect. The experiment has not so far been a de cided success, as imports from Eng land have fallen off. Canada buys more from the United States than from any other country." I.iNt of Patents. WASHINGTON, Oot. 23.— List of patents issued this week to Northwestern inventors, reported by Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers. 910, 911 and 912 Pioneer Press building, St. Paul. Minn., and Washington, D. C. : William Apelt. Minneapolis, gravity wheat heater; Alexander S. Capehart, Jiis marek, N. P., side-box matrix-bar for line casting machines; Alexander S. Capehart, Bismarck, X. D., matrix for line-casting ma chines; Alexander S. Capehart, Bismarck, X. D., matrix bar and making same; Olaf Lundberg, Minneapolis, horse stopping de vice- James E. Martin, Nicholson. X. D., bicycle driving gear; Samuel McCammant, Wheaton, car coupling: Caroline B. Miller, Minneapolis, car signal; Adam L. Mohler, Minneapolis, uncoupling device for coach draw bars; Frank H. Morgan, St. Paul, in cubator; Hans Xebbe, Fairmont, stuble catcher; Qeorge W. Weber, St. Paul, com bination bracket and luggage carrier for bi cycles; Carl J. Holmgren and E. .1. Young quist, Minneapolis (design), hat pin. Five Minnesotaui Honored. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. — At the session last night of the supreme council of the Thirty third Degree Masons, five Minnesotans were honored by being made members of the highest branch of the .Masonic order. The gentlemen thus honored are: Roland H. Hartley, of Minneapolis: John F. Lawless and John B. West, of St. Paul; George W. Buck and Judge John B. Carey, of Duluth. These gentlemen are Known officially as hon orary inspector generals of the supreme coun cil. There is only one active inspector gen eral in this order for Minnesota. The gen tleman referred to is S. E. Adams, of Minne apolis. Fort Iliijulnll Lands Open. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— Monday next is the date fixed for the opening of the Fort Randall military reservation at tbe Chamber lain land office. South Dakota. The reserva tion contains about 100.000 acres. After the reservation was abandoned, the state was offered one year to select the entire tract for school lands. Hut State Commissiof-r of Lands L.ockhart refused to make selections, for fear it would act as a waiver of rights to sections 16 and 36 on other public lands and resei vations. A special agent ot lie general land office has been making an appraisement of the lands, and a fixed price will be charged those who desire to get the lands. New Postmasters. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— The president has appointed the following postmasters: lowa— Albia Daniel M. Anderson; Panora, J. T. Ellis. 'Michigan— Vieksburg, Charles Hrown. Minnesota— Plainview, J. P. Waste. Wiscon sin—Hurley, Matthew J. Connors; West Bend, Albert Lindback. New Pensions Grunted. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23— Northwestern pen sions were granted Friday as follows: Min nesota—Supplemental: Antoine Deshone, Min neapolis. Renewal and reissue: Alfred Fran cis, St. Cloud. Widow: (reissue) Mariett Webster. Detroit City. Mexican war survir or, increase: Jacob T. Breggren, Red Wing. LUETGERTS SECOND TRIAL It Will Ht» Begun Next Week, Says Mr. Drneen. CHICAGO, Oct. 23.— W. A. Vincent and A. A. Goodrich, Luetgert's attor neys, called on Mayor Harrison today and made a formal demand. that Police Inspector Schaack be removed. Judge Goodrich called the mayor's attention to a published interview in which Mr. Schaack is quoted as giving intima tion that Juror Harley was influenced by Goodrich in holding out for a dis agreement in the Luetgert case. In the interview Inspector Schaack is re ported to have said that Harley was a business partner of Thomas Gahan, the Democratic politician, and that Vincent and Goodrich were attorneys for the firm. Harley's son, it is said, was seen frequently before the trial in company with Judge Goodrich, and Inspector Schaack is quoted as having called attention to this. Judge Vin cent informed the mayor that every statement made in the interview was false. Unless Schaack could prove the truth of what he said. Judge Good rich, it is said, asked to have Inspector Schaack removed. Judge Vincent called the mayor's attention to what he termed the "rascally" methods of Schaack in prosecuting the Luetgert case, and it is said made a formal de i that the police official be re tired. The mayor declined to say what he intended to do in the matter and de nied that Luetgert's attorneys had called to demand Schaack' a removal. Me said they wanted the North side police inspector to retract several statements attributed to him in regard to Juror Harley and Judge Goodrich. States Attorney Deneen has decided to put Luetgert on trial for the sec ond time some day next week. A continuance is not asked for by the defendant. New evidence has been discovered. This, it is said, relates to the rebuttal and refutes the testimony of three witnesses for the defense. The discovery of this new evidence was made too late to get it in at the first trial. PULLMAN FUNERAL ltemnlns of (lie I.itfc Millionaire In terred at (irarrlauil, CHICA.GO, Oct. 23.— Funeral services over the body of the late George M. Pullman were held at the family res idt nee in Prairie avenue today. The officiating 1 clergymen were Rev. N. D. Hillis and Rev. C. K. Eaton, of New Vi rk, the latter a visitor at the Pull man home on the night of the great financier's death. Each minister spoke briefly, the Imperial quartette sang and the casket was closed. Interment was in the family lot at Graceland. The trains of the morning brought from every section men who had been intimate friends and business asso ciates of the sleeping car magnate In lite. Among tho relatives to reach the city were Mrs. Gibbs and William Minton, niece and nephew of the late millionaire, who live in Texas. Many prominent people from Chicago added to the concourse which filled the house. Mrs. Frank Carolan. of San Francisco, the dead man's daughter, arrived this morning, and, although completely exhausted, attended the rites and took the long journey to Graceland. The honorary pallbear ers were: T. B. Blackstone, J. W. Doane, George L. Dunlap, John M. Clark, N. K. Fairbank, Norman Will iams, A. Welnsheimer, Norman B. Ream, Robert T. Lincoln, Marvin Hughitt, J. S. Runnells, Edward S. Lsbatn, John De Koven. W. W. Kim ball, H. C. Hurlbert. The active pall bearers follow: T. H. Wickes, C. S. Sweet E. J. Mayer, C. A. Gracelon, S. W. Bretzfield, W. A. Angell, G. F. Brown Sr., Henry ganger, F. C. N. Robertson. FALL WEATHER. "Why is it that the kidneys are so often affected in the fall of the year? This is a question that is often asked in medical circles. The answer is this: During the hot weather the skin, through perspiration, has thrown off from the body a great deal of excretory matter. As cold weather comes on the skin is less active because of little or no sweating, and the whole work of excreting this deleterious matter from the blood is thrown upon the kidneys. Often the kidneys fail to bear this in creased strain; hence kidney diseases. A little invigoraticn at this critical pe riod for the kidneys would save much sickness and many lives. Pe-ru-na ex actly meets this requirement. Taken at the beginning of the cold season it guards the system against such acci dents. An illustrated book of testimonials S' ni free by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manu facturing Co., Columbua, Ohio. THE SAINT PAUI, GLOBE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 18D?> GOL. flflMi APPROVES THE COMMANDANT AT FORT SHER IDAN STANDS BY HIS SUBOR DINATE OFFICER. IS PERFECTLY JUSTIFIABLE. KICKING A\D STABBING ABOUT THE RIGHT THING FOR PRI VATE SOLDIERS. THE COIRT OF INQUIRY IS OVER. ItH Findings Mny Never Find Their "Way to tlie General Public — Final Day. CHICAGO, Oct. 23.— The military court of inquiry, which has been in vestigating • the alleged brutal treat ment of Private Hammond at Fort Sheridan, on Oct. 9, concluded the tak ing of testimony this evening. To day's testimony is yet to be tabulated. The court will then write an opinion on the case, which will be returned to Gen. Brooke, commandant of the de partment of the Missouri. Gen. Brooke will forward the report to the war de partment at Washington, and its con tents may possibly never become pub lic. The testimony today corroborated reports of the methods used in enforc ing the presence of the prisoner be fore the summary court on Oct. 9. Hammond's injuries were, however, belittled by the officers who testified. Col. Robert Hall, commandant of the post, was almost the last witness call- LADIES WHO CLAIM TO BE THE OLDEST LIVING TWINS. J^NESVILLE. Wis., Oct. 23.— The claim of the Xewell brothers, of Missouri, that they are the oldest pair of twins in the coun try will not hold. Mrs. M .H . Johnson, re cently of Kaukakee, 111., and now of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. David Noggle, of Janesvill 1 !, are one month older. These ladies are the twin children— Polly M. and Anna M.— of Benjamin and Eunice Mosher Lewis, and were born at Bristol, N. V., May 29, 1813. They wer<3 the youngest of fifteen children. The twins went to Milan, 0., when about 17, married there, and in 1537 Mrs. Xoggle came to the wilds of Wisconsin to live the life of a pioneer. She and her husband settled at Beloit. Mr. Noggle was the first postmaster of that city. He waa a lawyer and was cd. He said: "If it was necessary to prod Hammond with a sword or to kick him in order to compel him to obey an order, I regard it as perfectly justifiable. There might come an oc casion when it would be necessary to run him through with a bayonet. No man who has the slightest idea of military discipline or what military discipline means, could for a moment unfavorably criticize Capt. Lovering's actions. I approved of his actions then and I shall approve of them now." Sergeant Brainerd, who was in charge of the guard house on the day of Private Hammond's mutiny, was the first witness at today's session. Sergeant Brainerd is the man whom, in his testimony, Hammond accused of holding his back down against the door sill as he was being dragged out, so that Capt. Lovering's command of "scrape him" might be obeyed. The sergeant testified that he had been or dered to take Hammond to the sum mary court and the prisoner refused to move from his cell. "I asked him if he was sick," said the witness, "and he replied that he was not. Then I asked him if it was simply a case of •won't walk,' and he said that it was. Then 1 went away and reported to Lieut. Bernard, the officer of the guard, who put the same question to the pris oner and received the same answer. Capt Lovering, the officer of the day, was notified and I was sent to get a rope. Having to search for some time before I found one I saw nothing of what happened until the party was ready to start for the guard house. Then I stood on the step and watched them drag Hammond until they disap peared behind the drill hall." "Did Capt. Lovering kick Hammond or prod him with his sword?" asked Capt. Moon. „ "I saw him make several attempts, replied the witness. "How many times did Capt. Lovering I kick the prisoner?" "I saw him attempt to stab him, In ' the corridor of the guard house, and I also luck at him, at the head of > tho I stairs. I heard no vile language. ' Col Snyder then interposed and I asked the "witness if he thought force i was necessary to convey Hammond to the summary court room. "I do," said Brainerd. "because lie refused' to go and knew that force would be used." KICKED THE PRISONER. Brainerd was asked where Capt. Lovering stood when Hammond wae being dragged from the guard house and answered that he stood just out side the door, also volunteering the in formation that as the men passed, the captain kicked at the prostrate pris oner. Corporal John Ward, acting corporal of the guard, testified that he had seen Capt. Lovering kick Hammond twice and prod him with his sword several times, between the cell door and the guardhouse. Sergeant Charles Wooten, who Has charge of the documents and records pei-taining to the guard house, said In testifying: "I went to Hammonds cell and or dered him to make ready to appear before the court. He absolutely re fused. I talked with him ten minutes, telling him how foolish he was and of the trouble it would cause him. He would not say a word and finally lay down in a corner and I left him that way. Capt. Lovering then came to the guard house and walked to the guard room." "Did you give any order to bayonet the prisoner?" the witness was asked. "No." "Did you kick him?" "No, but I threatened to several times." Capt. Lovering then asked permis sion to interrogate the witness, and asked him -what he thought of. the con duct of Hammond. "He was insolent and sulky," said Wooten. . Then the caitain asked if the prison ers in his custody were all privates and drew forth the reply that there were others confined there, including post and garrison prisoners locked up for petty offenses. Col. Snyde'r asked significantly, if the witness did not know of other methods in vogue to subdue unruly prisoners. The only other used at Fort Sheri dan, the witness said, was that of de priving the Bubject of his "good time" or special privileges given him for good conduct. Corporal Claude News, the orderly who walked behind the procession after it had left the guard house, detailed the circumstances of the march, and said he had seen Capt. Lovering both kick and stab the prisoner as he was being dragged along the ground. STABBED THREE TIMES. "I took the prisoner back to his cell," News said, "and he showed me the wound in his shoulder. It was a third of an inch deep. Besides this he show ed me two wounds, one on each leg, and they were as deep as the one on his shoulder." New« was asked what Hammond had said when he was taken before Col. Hall after the latter had ordered him ur.bound. "When Col. Hall asked him what was the matter," the witness said, "Hammond told him, and then added: 'Cclonel, I have been misused. I have been kicked and stabbed by Capt. Lov ering.' " Col. Snyder here reverted to his oft repeated question. "Do you think that force was necessary in this case?" "Yes, I think force was necessary, but not that kind of force," said the witness. "What would you have done in a similar dilemma?" was asked. "I should have secured a cart and conveyed the prisoner to the court. I never would have dragged him, es pecially in a time of peace." .Private Charles Waddell told the afterward appointed cbief justice of Idaho by President Grant. His health compelled him to return to Wisconsin, where he died in 1878, at the house of his sou-in-law, Con gressman Charles G. Williams. Mrs. Noggle is a woman of native ability and can tell many interesting t;:les of early life In Wis consin. She is the mother of seven children, who, with her, are members of the Episcopal church. She is an excellent chess and whist player. Mrs. Johnson, later In life, weut with her husband to Kankakee, 111. She -was a leader in KaukaKf-e church work until she went to reside with her daughter. Mrs. John Dale, of Omaha. The sisters are both in full possession of their faculties and are as active as women of C 5. court that after guard mount he was in the guard room with other soldiers, when they heard the sound of sculfling outside the door. Hammond was re sisting the efforts of Sergeant Bralnerd to drag him from his cell. Capt. Lov ering was standing close by. •'Prick him up a little," Capt. Lov erlng said, according to the witness. At this Hammond straightened up and re plied: "You can run that bayonet clear through me, but I will never walk to that court." "I then helped to tie his feet," the soldier said, "and while I was at work Capt. Lovering stabbed Hammond with his sword. All that Hamnipnd said was "don't do that — stop!' and after that I did not see the captain prod any more in the guard house." Col. Snyder asked if Capt. Lovering had kicked Hammond, and how hard the kicks had appeared to the witness. "He kicked him pretty hard," said Waddell, "below the ribs and in the side. Then he cut his hand with the svord so that it bled." Maj. Henry Lippincott, the surgeon of the post, made light of Hammond's injuries in his testimony. He said he had been unable to find a sign of a cut or abrasion on the man's body ex cept a slight cut on the shoulder and a similar wound on each leg. KEANE SAILS. He Cxpects to Return to America Xext AugrnNt. NEW YORK, Oct. 23.— Archbishop Keane, secretary of the congregation of cardinals at Rome, sailed on La- Gascogne today, accompanied by his private secretary. Father Gavan, and Fathers Saillart and Pesnelle. The aichbishop said he would return to the United States next August. Com menting upon his visit to this coun try he said: "I believe that my visit here has done good to some people. I do not care to discuss the Mgr. Schroeder case except to say that the board of directors of the university at Washington has done its full duty. I am quite satisfied with the status of affairs, absolutely content with pres ent conditions and I see no reason for any one to worry about Mgr. Schroe der or the Incidents which led up to his resignation." Two Through Lines to the Eait. The Fort Wayne Route and Pan Handle Route of the Pennsylvania Lines connect Chicago with Pittsburg, Harrisburg-. Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New Tork. The Pan Handle Route is the Lower Fare line with two daily trains leaving Chicago Union Station at 10:30 a. m. and 9:00 p. m. The Fort Wayne Route is the Standard Fare line with three through trains leaving at 3:00 p. m., 5:30 p. m. and 11:30 p. m. daily. For further In formation see ticket agents of connect ing lines In the "West, or apply to H. R. Dering, Assistant General Passenger Agent, 248 South Clark St., Chicago. FACIAL BLEMISHES quickly disappear -wften Woodbury's Grand Toilet Combination is applied daily. It will render a rough skin smooth and protect a good complexion. A sample of each of Wood bury'a I'acial Soap, Facial Cream, Facial Powder »nd Dental Cream and a Beauty book mailed a.a receipt of 20c. The regular size •old everywhere 25c. each. JOHN H. WOOD BURY. Dermatologist, 127 West 12d St, N. T. -^ • _, ____ _ _ ... 2T" .<<<^H|^^ nßbjfM BiW Hi BB^^Bftk. P*S^HBB( HSI c* jri -*a ttß/^^B BBHWQ E " • ■ jffi"m ■V^Sa KS^^Bb KSjL Bj ew^ 3 as possible. gn bto h | w . ,sk th. i.. For Business. | 3 dulgence of our custcmers in this „. . . . . . . M We have yet remaining a good assortment of S£ §2 P Heating Stoves, Cock stoves and Ranges; like- g? 3 wise of Crockery, Glassware and Lamps, and a gE >^j>~ ■ — g~ -3 TERMSs very fair assortment of Furniture, Bedding, Car- E: 3 Cash,or on purchases pets, Rugs and Draperies. We hope to sell every || exceeding $25.00, one- thing cut clean this week. It isn't a question of r~ half cash and balance price; only have we got what you want— in most s~ H in 30 and 60 days. cases we have. N 3 ew England sr: I 434-436 WABAS HA STREET. Opposite Old Market House. ARE HALF SAVAGES ENGLISH WORKERS DO NOT COM PARE WELL WITH THE GER MAN ARTISANS. HE IS AN ANGLO-MANIAC. MR. LORILLARD TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW OF CONDITIONS IN AMERICA. NOT A PAL OF HIS HIGHNESS. All London Amused by tlie Stories of the Friendship Between Croker and Wales. LONDON, Oct. 23. — The special com mittee sent to Germany by the cor poration of Manchester, in order to dis cover the cause of England's industrial decadence, found extraordinary devel opment of technical education abroad. Aid. Crossfield, a member of the com mittee, said: ''The English workers are half savages when compared with the intelligent artisans of Germany." Councillor Pythian, a member of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, re marked: "The engines and dynamos made in Germany put to shame most of the work in the English shops." These are but types of .the impres sions coloring the whole report of the committee, the tenor of which is amply confirmed by the multi plying signs of the illusory character of the British pretensions to industrial supremacy. The American line steamer St. Louis, which sailed for New York from Southampton today, had on board Pierre Lorillard, the American horse man. After spending two years in Europe he declares that he will pass most of his time in the future on this side of the Atlantic. He will winter, however, on a house boat in Florida; for, after two winters on the Riviera, he has concluded that Florida is more healthy as a winter resort. Mr. Loril lard took a gloomy view of the condi tions prevailing in the United States and said to a reporter of the Associated Press: "European capitalists have so utterly lost confidence in the United States that not even McKinley's elec tion reassures them. The English, French and German investors cannot be persuaded to invest a cent in United States railroads or other business in the United States and have withdrawn all their investments except from such industries as brewei-ies. Were it not for the socialistic political forces, the United States would cummand millions of money now idle in Europe. I do not see how our politics could be much worse. In New York the Republicans, by keeping two tickets in the field, will return Tammany to power." .Marshall Field, of Chicago, sails for New York on Wednesday next. In con versation with a reporter of the Associ ated Press, he said: "I fail to find Furopoan confident in the United States returning with our improving business, and it never will until our currency system is si.-ttled on a firm, rational basis. I hope England has put an end to the bimetallic negotia tions I cannot understand why she should have given so mucn encourage ment to the monetary commissioners. Mrs Robert MeCormick. of Chicago, takes on the St. Louis a dog weighing ten pounds, which she purchased in Paris for $250, which has been the sub itct of grave diplomatic negotiations between United States Ambassador Hay and the British government, ihe British authorities recently inaugurat- j ed the strictest quarantine against for eign dogs and Mil. McCcrmick was for bidden to import her purchase There upon she appealed to the United fetfitos ambassador, who in turn communicat ed with the British foreign office. After an exchange of several missives, the signature of a cabinet minister was ; obtained to a permit for the dog to ] land on condition that it was not taken to any public place. Accordingly the animal was given an asylum at the United States embassy and has been under the guardianship of Clerk Hod son during the past week. NOT THE PRINCE'S PAL. The Greater New York election amenities are followed here with con siderable interest, especially the pre sentation of Richard Croker as a crony of the Pricce of Wales. The London Figaro on the subject says: "The impudence of the New York poli ticians is laughable to those who know the extent of the Prince of Wales' ac quaintance with the Tammany chief. When Croker brought his race horses here he was introduced to Wales in the character of a great supporter of the turf Immediately, however, the run ning of the American horses fell under suspicion and Croker was dropped from the royal circle like a hot potato. As it was, Croker never progressed fur ther in intimacy with the Prince of Wales than on one occasion to offer him a light for his cigar." The annual Kennel club show opened on Tuesday at the Crystal palace with •7 500 entries, beating the record. The exhibitors include the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, the Duchess of New castle and Marchioness of Conyngham. The principal attraction was the eight een dogs used by Jackson, the ex plorer, in his recent Arctic expedition, and a Schipperke with a set of false teeth. Another exhibition, which has at tracted many people, is the dairy ghow at Islington. Among the exhibitors there are the Duchesses of Newcastle and Marlborough, Countesses of Cra ven, De la Warr and Lonsdale, Baron ess Burdett-Coutes and Sir Thomas Hesketh, who married a daughter of Senator Sharon, of Nevada. There has been one more case ex ploited of foolish persons in the United States who were made to believe fairy tales of wealth awaiting heirs in Eng land. Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. Rafferty, of 347 East Seventeenth street. New York city, arrived here a fortnight ago and called at the office of Charles Rus sell, son of the lord chief justice, say ing they wanted to collect £400,000 ($2,000,000), belonging to the heirs of the O'Neal estate, adding that they want ed the money the same week so as to be able to return to New York on the steamer which brought them here. Mr. Russell examined the documents which showed no evidence of being of the slightest value, at the same time in forming his visitors that no such sum was unclaimed in chancery. The two we men having spent all the money they had in the voyage from New York to England, Mr. Russell paid their pass age back to the United States and they sailed for home on Wednesday. During a number of years past many members of the British nobility have opened shops in London and have been selling anything from bonnets to milk or potatoes. The latest addition to the list has just blossomed out in adver tisements inserted in a leading church paper, in which the enterprising nob leman says: "A lord will supply, post free, chickens at 3s 9d; ducks, 4s 6d; rabbits at 2s 2d per pair; turkeys from ss, and geese from 5s 6d trussed for the table." LONDON GOSSIP. Lieut. Winston Churchill, of the Fourth hussars, son of Lady Ran dolph Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome, daughter of the late Leonard Jerome, of New York, is acting as war correspondent for the Daily Tele graph in India. Mrs. Lily Langtry benefits to the extent of £300 ($1,500) yearly by the death of her husband. The Hon. Ella Scarlett, oldest daughter of Baroness Abinger, Widow of the third Baron Abingor. and daugh ter of the late Commodore Magru der, United States navy, is completing a course of medical studies at Dublin. The gossip of Paris is divided be tween the reconciliation of the Prince and Princesse de Sagan and the visit of Mllo. Lucy Faure, daughter of the president, to the Duehosse d'Uzes, who attained considerable notoriety by giv ing a very large sum of money to the Boulangist campaign fund. Mile. Faure visited the duchesse because the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vlad imir of Russia, had accepted the invi tation of the Duchessß d'Uzes to a hunting party, which is tantamount t<> a full political absolution for the Bculangist escapade of the duchesse. When the actors arrived at the Ave nue theater on Monday they found notices posted to the effect that the house was closed, Fitzroy Gardner's career as manager having been disas trous, financially. An attempt was made, on Saturday to strengthen the bill by substituting "The Lady Burg lar" and '"More Than Ever" for "My Lady's Orchard," Mrs. Oscar Ber inger's play, in which her two daugh ters Esme and Vera appeared, but the novelties proved rank failures. "The Vagabond King," by Louis N. Packer, was produced at the Camber well theater on Wednesday and gen eially made a good impression. It has been in America, where it was played by Richard Mansfield under the title of "The King of Peru." "Spoiling Life." the new four-act spurting melodrama by Cecil Raleigh and Seymour Hicks, in seventeen scenes, including several very striking sets, proves to be a blatant melodrama with a race course scene, "the race for the guineas," the Earlscourt exhibi tion, a boxing match at the National Sporting club, and the court of the hotel Cecil, which will thrill the pro vinces. The hero of the piece depicts the Earl of Woodstock, of the Second Life guards, and Is played by Leon aid Boyle. "The Little Minister" will have its first presentation In England on Nov. 6. Charles Arnold intends to go to America soon to produce a musical melodrama "Paul o' the Alps," of which he and David Christie Murray are the authors. Samuel Potter, the composer of "Tommy Atkins." has fur nished music for the piece. Charles Frohman, it is understood here, is to bring an American company to Lon don in order to produce "The First Born" at the Dukff*of York's theater, fearing he will be forestalled by "The Cat and the Cherub," the rival Chi nese play, which has been offered to London 'managers. Sir Henry Irving has engaged Robert Ta'ber for "Peter the Great." HIGHLANDERS COMPLIMENTED. Their Gallant Da«h Against the Afritlls Recognized. LONDON, Oct. 23. — A dispatch to the Times from the British headquarters at Khangarbur, dated Oct. 22, says: This morning Gen. Lockhart addressed the Gordon Highlanders on parade, and congratulated them upon their gallant exploit during the afternoon of Wed nesday last. He said that the records of the regiment showed many brave deeds in the past, by the side of which their last exploit might worthily take a place. There was more work ahead of them, continued the general, which he was sure they would as fearlessly and successfully carry through, when the time arrived. Gen. Lockhart also thanked Col. Mathias, the commander of Gordon Highlanders, and the offi cers of that regiment for their gallant leadership. Col. Mathias, Capt. Uniacke and Lieut. Meiklejohn were wounded in the storming of Dargal ridge. Two privates were killed out right and forty-one were wounded. Wm. McCarthy, 1222 E. Bih St., Cincirfnati, Ohio writes: "I used Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup In my family with good results. We recom mend it to all heads of families as the be«t.»' JONES HAS HOPES. Believes Democrats Will Carry Ohio and Kentucky. LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Oct. 23.-Sen ator James K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee, was in the city today, en route for home. Senator Jones is particularly well pleased with the Democratic prospects at the November elections. The Sena tor states that the Democratic ticket will triumph in Kentucky by a tig majority. He regards the outlook in Maryland as promising, from a Demo cratic standpoint, and, as to Ohio, he considers the chances good, his ad vices from Hon. Horace Chapman, Democratic candidate for governor, being of an encouraging nature, both as to the state and legislative tickets. The senator would express no opinion on the mayoralty contest in New York. TWO FIRE VICTIMS. Fatal Blaze in a Building on Loire* Broadway. NEW YORK, Oct. 23.— Two men lost their lives in a fire today on Broad way near Ninth street. When the bodies were discovered one was found in a standing position, the upper part of the body bending over a beam. The other was found at a front win.dow indicating that the man had struggle)! to reach the air and escape the flames. The fire was in a three story and at tic brick building, owned by the Sai lors' Snug Harbor estate, and accu pied solely by the collar and cuff laundry of Gardner & Vail, flames were discovered shooting out of the second story windows. The flames gained headway rapidly, but the fire men had them under control afte£ an hour's hard work, and. on reaching the building, discovered the dead bodies of Patrick Collopy, engineer, and Hen ry Haight, foreman. VAGRANTS TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION Services of Two Lnz.v Hen to Be I)i* posed Of at Lebanon, K>. LEBANON, Ky.. Oct. 23.— Two chronic loafers in this town are to I" 1 sold at auction just as slaves used to be before the war. The men are Thomas Hutt and William Reed. They were convicted of va'grmry at the last term of the circuit court, and it was ordered that they be required to work. In accordance with the law. Sheriff Young has posted bills on the court house announcing that he will, on Nov. 1, at the court house door, sell the services of Hutt for nine months ami the labor of Reed for three months to the highest bidder. Whoever purchases the services of these men may employ them for th.< time of their service at such labor as the purchaser choose, but must during that time feed and clothe them just as slaves were. It is twenty years since the vagrant law has been enforced in Lebanon, and now the officers are determined to rid the. town of a lot of shiftless iv groes. It is likely that at the ap proaching term of the circuit court several more will be convicted. _^»> PREVENTED BY PIGEONS. An Attempted Esrnpc of Four Con victs Frustrated. JEFFERSON CTTY, Mo., Oct. 23.— A flock of pigeons in the garret of the new cell house building at the peni tentiary suddenly began making an unnatural noise early yesterday morn ing. Night Guard Gordon, growing suspicious, investigated the cause of the commotion and discovered a con vict in the act of lowering himself to the ground with a blanket rope. Three other convicts were found in the garret ready to follow down the rope. Their presence had alarmed the pig eons. The four were returned to their cells. All were serving terms for rob bery and are known as daring men. RUPTURE POSSIBLE, As a Result of remliuji Spanish \e- H'oiiatloiiM. MADRID, Oct. 23.— El Liberal thinks a rupture is possible as a result of the negotiations which are about to open between Spain and the United States and thinks "we ought to avoid this rupture, so far as duty and honor per mit; but, though the government should act in a spirit of moderation, the nation will under no circumstances - authorize the renunciation of Spanish rights." 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