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EVENTS IN THE OLD WORLD.
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Aatl-Haadshaataa; HocUty ' Kasla.
LoicDOit, Aug. 18. The scientific sensation of
the year th" announcement mado to the
British Association t Oxford this weok that a
iew gas has been discovered In the atmosphere.
The great assembly of the world's savants has
felt ae near an approach to excitement over
the astonishing news as men of science ever
allow themselves to reach. Iord Raylclgh and
Prof. Ramsay aro the honored discoverers of
what they believe Is the nsw element In chem
istry. The qualities of this strange substance
are peculiar. Although It is said to form, chem
ically, the proportion of one per cent, of com
mon air, nobody suspected Its existence
until about three weeks ago. The expert,
raentcrs found that nitrogen obtained from air
has a different density from that of the same gas
obtained from other sources. Then they treated
what they supposed was pure nitrogen from the
atmosphere with magnesium. The nitrogen
.. hnrh1 tmt the residue remained. This
mysterious remainder waa tested and proved to
be a denso and remarkably Inert gas twenty
ens times heavier than hydrogen and BO per
cent, heavier than nitrogen. The spectrum was
sew, showing a single blue lino much more
intense than the corresponding line In the nitro
gen spectrum.
The discoverers kept the result of tho Investi
gation secret In order to fulfil the conditions of
the prize offered through the Smithsonian In
itltutlnn for the most important scleutlflo dl
emery. They have succeeded thus far in accu
mutating only a quarter of a pint of the new gas.
Prof. Dewar, the great expert In all atmos
pherlo affairs. Is plainly skeptical about tho
Identity of the new gas. He has found, when
liquet) tng air, that the product Is always
clouded by a whlto deposit, which he suppoeed
was solid enrbonio acid and other impurities. It
mty be. he says, that this Is the solid form of
the now gas, but it forms far less than one per
cent. The substance must have exactly the
same boiling point as either oxygen or nitrogen,
otherwise he would have been sure to detect It
la his experiments In solidifying air.
The general belief is, however, that the new
gM is really new, or an allotroplo form of nitro
gen, which does not exist In appreciable quanti
ties In ordinary atmosphere, but which was
produced by tho discoverer's experiments. Just
u ozone Is produced by the action of electricity
on oxygen.
Other bits of news of popular Interest
in the various departments of tho sclentlflo
world have been announoed at the meetings of
the association. It lias1 Ions t:en known that
the earth's axis varies In an irregular way as
regard its relation to fixed objects in space;
lut Prof. Forster announces, as the result of
careful observations by agents of the Inter
national Geodetio Union, that the earth's
His Is a bit loose, as regards the globe Itself.
The. effect U that the North Pole wabbles slight
ly. The variation In position Is not over fifty
feet, however, so there Is no danrer that any
explorers who have gone totheArctlo regions
without Prof. Forster's warning will get hurt
by going too near.
tiome queer discoveries by the Prince of
Monaco during his deep-sea dredging In the At
lantic and Mediterranean in the present sum
mer were made known. He found that at great
depth', where It was supposed nothing could
lire, life Is abundant. Many black ground
sharks of a species supposed to be extremely
rare were caught ata depth of a rnllo and a half.
Some fishes not Identified were found at a depth
of mure than two miles.
Several strange discoveries regarding prehis
toric man wero announced. The remains re
cently found In Hwltzsrland show the exUtenoe
la the neollthlo age, of a race of pygmies In
Europe. Herr Maacha has unearthed, within a
hw days In Moravia, many remains of mam
moths, and with them the skeletons of a whole
human family almost glgantlo in size. The dis
covery aetras to settle the disputed point whether
man was coexistent with the mammoth.
An explorer In Guatemala reported the discov
ery. In an ancient mound in that country, of
many small jars, each containing the remains of
s little finger from the human hand. It is sup
posed to have been the oustom of mourners In
imi prehistoric race to make this sacrifice.
The dlplomatlo crisis between England and
France Is almost as serious as that which led the
two countries to the verge of war over Slam a
rear ago. It has kept the Government In a state
of grave anxiety during the presentjweek. Little
hu been allowed to coma to light beyond Hlr
Edward Grey's admission in the House of Com
mons, Ust night, that he would not attempt to
deny the profound danger of the present Franco
English relations on the weet coast of Africa, in
tie Niger region. Early In the week several
leerlal Cabinet sessions were devoted to the sub
ject. Lord Dufferln was recalled from bis vacation
sad sent In haste to Paris. The Foreign Offlco was
kept open two entire nights, and the Ministers
were busy sending and receiving despatches. It
was suspected at one time that Franco waa In
tentionally fomenting trouble, but It Is now un
derstood that the acute nature of the crisis has
subsided.
Thtr has ba a distinct falling off In the
Interest in yachting events during the past few
4y. The departure of royalty from Cowesbaa
eroiibt the brilliant social functions to an end,
and various drawbacks in the weather and mis
haps bars caused so many postponements of the
International races that all except those directly
concerned take little Interest. To-day's acel
dnt to the Vigilant was particularly aggra
vating both to Mr. Gould and his royal rival.
The House of Commons is sitting to-day in
erder that the voting of the Supply may be
hastened-, but the session has practically terml
"ted, and over 400 legislators are already holt
dsynuklng. The course of the business session
f 195 can even now be announced with some
confidence. The Oovsroment will meet Parlia
ment in February with an Imposing pro
gramme of reform, but the only measures
"aleh wH be pasted through the Com.
Bona and sent up to the Lords, there to
U rejected, will be tho Welsh Church Dis
(UbUihment bill and an Irian. Land blU
of some kind, rendered necessary by tho re
jection of the Evicted Tenants bill this week.
The Government will then dissolve upon the
sntl-Lorda veto cry and a popular budget. Tho
Ministers will rely mainly upon their financial
programme, however, for securing a majority
at the polls. The budget will Include the pro
rosiive income tax echsrns, for which the
Radical have clamored for years.
Sir WMUm Uarcourt feels absolutely certain
' hsvlng a comfortable surplus for 1803-W,
uk.h will enable him to abolish the duty on
Ul- Ills quite possible that the surplus may
t,l large, enabling Urn to make other re
iion in taxation, so that the prospects are
"igUt anyhow and the Ministerial optimism Is
Viite understandable.
The Grand Old Man has been making little
speeches at Hawarden this week, and it must
f confessed that his vole has sounded like one
Irooi tho grave, so thoroughly has William
I J-wart GUdaUns disappeared from the political
lulrburly. The spsoch.es wars tton-poUUcal,
utaoagt, nude mainly to the liberal ex-
wniooJeta who nocked tftere. attracted by
Us feu in aid of the local Institute
L . trMtfHiftjjgsjjma.
in which Mr. Gladstone lakes a great In
terest. Tho Ixxitn has been a profitable
one for Urn Institute, nnd the Grand Old Mnn
has lent himself to It with great henrtlncs and
good humor, making little oration, walking
about among the people, nnd oven Hitting dally
under the shado of a big hawthorn tree In
the middle of the rnstlo terrace and allow
ing hlm-elf to be photographed singly and
In family groups 1th thousands of eyes staring
at htm without putting him out of countenance
Among the attractions of the ftto has been
the guaranteed, real hide of the cow which had
the audacity, generated by Insanity, to knook
down the great statesman In his own park three
or four )iars ago, as duly recorded at the time
InTilESUx.
Tho Marquis of Clanrlcarde, that grinding,
stcrn.wllicd, absentee landlord who lias been
the cause of half tho agrarian trouble In Ireland
in the Just dozen years, broke his long nnd
obstinate sllcnco by making a ten minutes'
speech In the House of Lords during tho
debate on the Evicted Tenants bill. Few
people know this strange man. He rarely
appears In his place In Parliament and he Uvea
tho life almost of a rrcluso In chambers off Pic
cadilly, with not Infrequent lapses Into most
unhcrraltllko courses In London and Paris.
Publlo curiosity to know what manner of man
Uils lord might be has been ery keen this week.
Two gallery reporters therefore ventured
through two newspaper syndicates to describe
his lordship, and the result Is two remarbablo
descriptions. Number 1 sayst
"Lord Clanrlcarde Is a little, fragile man,
qui to a dandy of the old time. Ills ruddy, ruby
complexion, reminiscent of the vanished port
and madeira tamon in wine, inrows into reiiei
a profusion of iron-gray hair and gray beard."
Number S says I
"His lordship Is a middle-aged, middle-sized
man, with a strong personal resemblance to Jus
tin McCarthy. His face, however, unlike that
gentleman's. Is palo and ascetic, and his gray
beard, though of similar length and shape. Is not
so luxuriant. He woars his hair without any
parting, and, like the Duke of Argyll, has a cu
rious habit of throwing It back when anything
Interests him. His somewhat thin aquiline noso
and compressed lips betoken a spirit of firm
ness." The Queen, relieved of tho restless presence of
tho German Emporor, la passing her time at
Osborne House plaiting straw for hats at a rapid
pace, which must result In an output sufficient
to supply half the royal family, despite Its size.
Many fashlonablo dames have taken to plaiting
straw under tho tuition of girl workers from
Luton. Any diversion is now welcomed that
will In any way relieve the awful dulness which
prevails In polite society following upon the
whirling gayety of the last few weeks.
If ono may believe the commander of the
Tenth Italian Army Corps, Italy Is blessed with
a heaven-born general In the august person of
tho Crown Prince. That amiable young man
took part In tho recent manoeuvres of the corps,
and the oommnnder. In his report to the Minister
of War. declares that the Prince showed re
markable ability and sagacity in his choice of
strategical positions and In his disposition
of the troops under lili Immediate
orders, and King Humbert is naturally muoh
gratified, as ho has had his eon carefully
trained from a lad to lit htm for a high military
command. All Is not well with the Italian
army, however. Home critics declare that it
requires thorough reorganizing from top to
bottom because Incapacity Is rife at headquar
ters and Indiscipline prernlls among rank and
file. Seventy thousand men are to be put Into
the manoeuvre field early next month, but It Is
alleged that they will bo picked troops, selected
to deceive foreign observers Into tho belief that
they are a fair sample of the whole.
Ho attempt Is now made to dony that the In
quiry Into the supply of new rifles has revealed
scandals of the gravest description and a num
ber of Deputies have notified their intention to
move a resolution In favor of placing the Italian
army entlroly under the civil administration.
The appearance of cholera here and there
through Europe Is exciting no alarm, although
ths sanitary authorities are expressing grave
forebodings. Russia seems to be getting a gen
eral bacillus scare. So much has been said there
recently about dangers from microbes that
in the city of Ilaker. on the Caspian
Sea, an anti-shaking hands society has been
organized In order to prevent the exchange
of bacilli by contact. Members pay six
roubles a year and wear a button as a sign of
membership. They are fined threo roubles for
each handshake. The ladles of the city resent
the prohibition, and recently sent a large peti
tion to the Governor-General asking him to
suppress the society.
Lev! P. Morton sailed for New York to-day
without making known his plans regarding
home politics. Ou Thursday he luncliwl with
the President of tho French republic at Vichy.
Lew Vanderpoole Is In a fresh scrape, which
is likely to prm a a serious one. Ha appeared U
the How Street Police Court yesterday, charged
with attempting to obtain 1.000 by fulie pre
tences. It l alleged that he called at the office)
of Charles Itussell, son of the Lord Chief Jus
tice, and said that he wanted to borrow 1,000,
When he was asked for his security he said he
had 4,000,000 francs In the Hank of France,
that being his share of MOO.OOO franca paid
into the bank when ths company In which ho
was Interested wound up. He added that owing
to being an Orleanlst he would have difficulty
in obtaining It until the end of 1S00, and wanted
1,000 to bribe the bank offlclala to let him
have it earlier. Itussell asked what proofs be
had, ami he produced what purported to bo let
ters from the Dank of France relating to the
Then nussell induced him to write a letter
setting forth the facts, and. haying ascertained
that he had no money in thy Hank of trance.
Save him into custody. Ou bis way to the sta
,on the prisoner said: ...
" I havo received no money. He has not lost
anything. Why should I be locked up! What
I did was to try to get money for some ono else,
a lady staying at the Langham Hotel."
The prisoner was remanded until to-morrow
The bull fights will begin next week In San
Sebastian, wliere the Queen Ilsgent of Spain U
staying with her children. One of the sight of
the season is a regiment of tiny children, who
have been trsinedto go through military evolu
tions In honorof the King baby, as little Alfonso
is generally called. There Is a band of baby
muatclans belonging to the regiment, and their
performance before ths residence of the young
King It very amusing.
Alexandre Dumas has been putting his head
Into a hornets' nest by attacking the dramatio
critics of Paris. .The aggrieved writers are
waiting anxiously for the production of bis next
new piece, and meantime some fiery spirits
among them talk of drawing lots to determine
which shall challenge him to mortal combat.
The affair arose out of some remarks by harces
to the effect that the opinion of the critics
and regular firslnlghterswas of little value com
pared with that of the genuine, paying public,
tramas was interviewed, and not only dispar
aged the critics, but declared that a large num
ber of them were dishonest. In Paris they
have a Critics' Club. The President. Hector
Psard. wrote to their -naor and
asked him for the names of the dishonest
ones. Dumas replied, by mentioning one name
only, M. Monselet. who Is dead. At the same
time ho apologized to the others, but the apology
was not considered sufficient, as he does not
say he was mlstaksn.
Olassloae Iloaea to Kesama Maasakasaklas.
Loxpon, Aug, 18. Mr. Gladstone has referred
In private letters recently to the Improvement of
his general health, bis eyesight, and his hearing,
and has spoken as If he might soon resume pub
lic speaking. These utterances have encouraged
the belief In some quarters that the old man
might return to Parliament and rescuehls party
from the predicament. This U unlikely, yet
should he give mors definite signs of his willing,
ness to return, he would bo received by ths
Liberals with open arms. The present leaders
are leader only lu name. They exclts no en-enthusiasm.
Asia that Parosfclat eUkoolo bo Ulvea Vp.
Kamsa Crrr.Kan., Aug. 18. -The Catholic
priests of this city have recommended to Bishop
Flak that ths parochial schools hers bo aban
doned and ths popUs. about 1.000 in number,
attend tho nubllo schools. The movement U la
?itaffiuoa of thtlloard of. Education for tho
llmtfisldVM thTCathollos elalus. otthUt Uach
orstatKS pubUoacboolT .Thorns!0'"' Of tie
xMmbew of ttur Board are A. P. A. man.
CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS
uATitK Tint nnna issvnnECTioit
JIAItTEXED Tlttn MEABVItE.
New Tork, Chicago, hi, I.onla, and Colnm
has to Have t.arcer Military Foreea at
Haad Rooa-The Policy Not New, but
the Time of L'arrjlaa; It Ont Hlgataeant.
Tho order of Secretary of War Lamont for
the abandonment of recruiting derots as such,
establishing, instead, regular army posts, where
recruits may le gathered for a short time, was
the subject of much dUcutslon among army
offlccrs In this city yesterday. It was generally
agreed that tho establishment of a permanent
garrison at David's Island, the strengthening of
Fort Sheridan at Chicago by making It a re
cruiting rendezvous and tho changing of re
cruiting depots at Jefferson Barracks nnd
Columbus Barracks Into military posts are the
sequel of ths railroad strike at Chicago and a
recognition of the prudence of Increasing tho
strength of the army near railroad and Indus
trial centre.
For some time tho War Department has been
carrying out the policy of placing troops at fo
cal points. '1 he latest movement In this line Is
the establishment of a central post at Helens
Other military poMs in the adjacent Indian
country will be abandoned and the troops will
bo centred at Helena. Fort Keogh, near the
Cheyenne reservation! Fort Custer, nenr the
Crow reservation, and Fort Missoula will bo de
serted. Fort Aeslnlbolne.whlch Is near the Brit
ish line, will be maintained as a frontier post.
This policy has been carried on by degrees with
reference to the other sections of tho far West.
The crisis In the movement seems to havo been
brought about by no less a person than Mr. E,
V. Debs, now that tho Bcoretary of War haa de
cided to locate more troops near the large cities.
He will at the samo time mako a radical change
In the recruiting system.
The recruiting depots at David's Island, Jef
ferson Barracks, and Columbus Barracks havo
heretofore been schools of instruction, where
recruits have remained In three months' train
ing before they are ordered to various regi
ments. This policy seemed necessary when the
regiments In tho Indian country were depicted
by losses In battlo and recruits ready to fight
were needed. There Is no longer an Indian
question, so far as tho War Department Is con
cerned, and at the outlying posts It Is poislble to
train recruits Into service as well as they are
trained at David's Island.
Last year nearly one-half of the recruits
were enlisted at military posts throughout the
country, and It has been found that recruits get
better training In some respects than at the
depots. They are benefited, by dally asso
ciation with tho old Boldlers, and are
spurred by an Incentlvo to appear as
well and work as well as their comrades.
There Is i.ow but little demand for recruits. Not
long ago the ranks were full, and so oral re-
Srultlngstatloniln the larger cities were aban
oned. The number of recruits at David's Isl
and has been reduced by several hundred with
in the past year. There have been similar re
ductions at the other depots, though It was nec
essary to maintain the same force of officers.
The onango will reduce expenditures for a ser
vice which Is far less available for praattral pur
poses than a permanent garrison, which could
be maintained at the same cost. It means t hat
the recruits will bo scattered as soon a poiwltile
to the different regiments after enlistment,
though this la Incidental to the real purpooot
massing troops near the cities. It was evident
to some of the officers at David's Island that ths
War Department intended to etnngtheu that
place. Largo mortar batteries were ordered to
be placed there some time ago, and there wero
other preparations to show that It might bo
tinsformedlntoapennsjientMrrieon.
Gen. Oliver O. Howard, the Commander of ths
Department of the East, said yesterday that It
was undoubtedly the Intention of the Uo em
inent to establish a regimental post at David's
Island, and to give to it an Important place
among the centres of seaboard defence.
"It has been tho policy of the War Depart
ment," ho said, "to bring In troops from
Indian poaU, where they are no longer needed,
and placo them nearer the centres of popula-
" Would a reason for this change be the pres
ence of disturbing elements In the popula-
"Perhsps so. Five Anarchists, you know,
might stir up n good deal of trouble If they wero
not restrained by. tho presence of authority.
There is a large class of Idle criminals in New
York and other largo cities. Their power of
destruction would bo very great if they got
started and could not be checked. An ounce of
rroventlou Is worth a pound of cure every
lime "
Uen. Howard said that David's Island was
admirably situated for military purposrH. I
have always believed," he fcald, ,l In maintaining
a military force on Governors Island which
could be held In reserve at this end of tho
harbor for troops In action at Handy Hook or
paints in that vicinity. David's Island oocu
pies a similar uosillon with reference to Ixing
Island Sound. It commands tho channel at
that point and la finely adapted asupUoafor
holding reserve troops. Experience has shown
that the recruit gets good training in the regi
ments among the older soldiers, and the depart
ment certainly thinks that David's Island tvmld
be made, doubly useful by the. rstabllidununt
there of a regiment which would strengthen
our defenco and at the aame time be a plare
where recruits could train as in other regi
ments under the new system. However, our
coast defenco Is In good condition now."
Under the new order the superintendent of
tho recruiting service will be relieved from
duty on Oct. 1. when he will Join his regiment,
and will bo succeeded by Col. J I.Clay Wood, the
Assistant Adjutant-General, who Is now on duty
at the headquarters of the recruiting service at
the army building In this city.
Col. Wood snla yesterday that the Govern
ment had been concentrating troops at local
points for a year or moro andthst the present
order was intended to strengthen forces near
the large cities. . .. , . , .
' Would von say that the recent labor trou
bles in the west havo caused the Government
to make this change?" the rnportir asked.
" Undoubtedly the necessity for having more
troops ready for aotlon when riots In our cities
hinder the execution of the Federal laws waa
Impressed upon the Government by the rreat
railroad strike. It is probable that this change
will result in a feeling of better soourlty In our
cities, and It Is probable that tho Government
has hastened the change In view of tho Debs
strike."
Washiroto. Aug, 18. War Department
officials say there Is no significance in the orders
lasued yesterday increasing the garrisons at
New York, St. Louis, and Columbus, and that
this action has no direct connection with the
recent etrlkrs as Indicating the necessity of
having larger bodies of troops available In the
great cities. The new order. Acting AdJU.Oen.
Vincent said to-day. Is a step In the line of policy
recommended several years ago by(ien.Bcho
fleld. When it was decided to establish a num.
berof large military posts, ouch as Forts Sherj
dsn. Logan, and McPherson, the question of abol
tshtng many of the minor posts and receiving
stations was also considered.
It Is deemed advisable by ths war officials. In
the Interest of economy and good service, to
have these largo posts as strongly garrisoned as
possible. The efficiency of the service Is some
times Impaired because officers are sent away
from their regiments to do duty at small sta
tions. By concentrating the troops and aban
doning some of the useless recruiting stations a
mure advantageous distribution of officers U1
Gen! Vincent was asked It the new order was
framed with a view to protecting the larger
cities. He said that It was not, but was Issued
with a view to improving the servloo and car
rying out the object for which the larger posts
were establisned.
mb. BYXVit'B rjtouisra.
A fans.r Waata to Rao tho Coaftressaiaa.
Beeaaso Wheat Illaa't Co U.
iKDUsraroLlB, Aug. 18. William Stanley, a
prosperous farmer of this county, and until he
Joined the Populists, a Democrat, has consulted
a lawyer with reference to bringing suit against
Congressman Bynum for damages. He says that
when Mr. Bynum was a candidate for Congress
two years ago he said that ths farmers would get
11.25 a bnshel for their wheat If Cleveland was
elected. Tbey were gutting from 80 to WO cents
a bushel at that time. Stanley save that. In the
belief that ths Democrats would carry the
country, and relying upon Mr. Brnum's prumlss
that wheat would be $1.4 a bushel, he sowed a
large amount of wheat, and had a crop in tho
two years of 2.S00 bushels. Inatead of getting
the promUed price he was compllMi to srll his
wheat for 60 cvnUlast year and 45 cents this
Fear, and, therefore, bo intends to sue Bynum
or the difference) between tho price promised
and the price ,ecelred.
ltd.W. "Oooaoe." K.AW,
la folded cclLua.
t W. - SUuvoo.- X. W- Us.
ntvitDEnED jir nvnoLAns,
Kdwara Crosby Came o Ills Til-other's As
alstaaee ood Waa Mhot.
HAvrniiit.L, Mass., Aug. 18.-A little after IS
o'clock this morning Jacob Crosby and his family
wero nroused by a noise at the frontdoorof their
house, caused by three men who demanded ad
mittance. Mr. Crosby and his wife quickly
dressed themselves and left tho house by the
rear door In search of assistance. Tho dwelling
Is a little less than a mile from tho centre of the
ton, and Is about flvo roils from tho nearest
house. M rs. Crosby started for the house of Ed
ward Crosby, a brother of her husband, and Mr.
Crosby went In the opposite direction.
Mrs. Crosby aroused her brother-in-law, and
ho started In hasto and unarmed for his broth
er's house, whero he arrived before Jacob
Crosby returned. On reaching the house ho
found that the men who caused the disturbance
had gained an entrnnco, ransacked some of tho
rooms, and were about to leave. Edward tried
to remonstrate with the men and prevent their
departure In a scufllo which followed a shot
was fired, the bullet lodging in Edward's body,
causing Instant death. Assistance was sum
moned at once, the lire alarm rung In. and a
searching party organized to search for the mon
who committed the crime.
The nirn wero masked, and It Is thought that
the leader of tho gang was a man who had some
111 will against Jacb Crosby. It Is presumed
that the object of the men was plunder, nnd as
Mr.Crosbyhasaprofl table buslncss.they thought
there would be some money In the house.
A gun which Jacob Crosby kept In his barn
was found under a grape vine this forenoon in
therearof the house, where it had probably
been thrown by the murderers beforo the attack
on the house, in order that tho owner conld not
use It. This seems to bo conclusive evidence
that at Inast one of tho men was thoroughly ac
quainted with the premises. .
The only person employed about the premises,
or who had any knowledge of thnarTalrsof tho
place besides tho present household, wan one
Frank Little, who was a hired man during tho
summer, and lert ten dnys ago. Ho said he
came from Vermont. He worked steadily at
first, hut during tho lat fow weeks of his star
paid frequent visits to Haverhill. When he left
he said ho was going to work In a brickyard In
that city. Tho pollco havo been ordered to ar
rest Little, Harry Johnson, and a man named
lloberts as suspected persons. ...
A clue connecting Fred Little with tho rob
bery and murder has como to light. Late yes
terday afternoon Little tried to borrow fifty
cents of V. II. Hayes, a box factory tram driver
here. Ho said if Hayes would let him havo the
fifty cents he would pay him back (1 In the
morning: that ho was going to Saunders Hill
to rob Crosby, and If he did not succeed he
would shoot or kill him. He did not get the
money and left, and tho matter was forgotten
until rccnllcd by tbo tnurdcr this morning.
Llttlo was Intoxicated at the time. The burglars
got Just eight cents at the house.
ItVSSELL SAOE XNDIQlTAlfT.
Haya Ilia Una la Well Heat-Fate or a
Clothier tVho Blda't Hetl Ulna m Coat.
Russell Sago read yesterday In a newspaper
that tho front yard of his country place at Ce
darhurst. Long Island, was sadly In need of
mowing, and that the unkempt appearanco of
the lawn had become such nneyesoro to his
neighbors that a committee had been appointed
to wait upon Mr. Sago and tell him that his
' lawn was a dtsgraco, and if ho could not afford
to have tho grass cut a collection would be
taken up to cover tho expense. Mr. Sage Is re
ported as having said to one of his neighbors that
the lawn was his and that ho was growing ths
grass for feed for his cattle.
" A He, an Infernal He. Tho whole thing's a
He," exclaimed Mr. Sage, as he pounded tho top
of his desk with his cane. " If the lying nigger
who said that cerrue on my plaoo I'd like to put
him off on the toe of my boot. Why do they say
those things about mo? Why do they single mo
out? Tell me, why? Deny that whole thing
for me.
"To begin with. I have no. near neighbors,
and bel'lr my nearest neighbors are gentle
men. The nearest house to me Is unfinished.
No one lit cs lu it. On the other side is my friend,
Mr. Iawrence. In a large field he keeps a lot of
fine cows. Perhaps the Infernal liar means that
those cows want the grass. The cows are my near
est nelghlmrs. Tho ignorant person who said all
this trash says I Hvu at Lawrence. I don't. I
tlvo at CrdHrnurst. My gross has been cut. My
grass Is always cut, and the mnn who sas It is
not tell a falsehood.
" Here, here, come back. I want to tell you
something else. I was thinking a moment ago
that that dealer In clothing hasn't sold two suits
of clothes sine ho told that Infernal He about
the suit he trUil to sell me. You remember t hut?
Well, please deny that alu. I didn't want to
buy a suit of clothes. I didn't new! a suit. I
only wanted a cont to wear in my office.
" Yes, yes, I stent into the clothing shop. I
said I wunted au office coat. Tho man said he
didn't have many office coats, but hu had sums
bargains la suits of clothes. I told him I did
not want a suit, but an offico coat. Then that
follow went andtold uverylxxly that I had tried
to lient him ilmn on a suit of clothes. He
thought he would boom his business, but. I tell
you, sir, he's ruined hi business. He hasn't
sold two suits of clothes since then. I don't un
derstand why they tell such lies about me."
J1AXK EXAXISEH MILKER'S TiEATlI.
A. Government Official Iatlaiatea That It
Was Murder aao Nat Halelae.
At.TOO.VA, Pa., Aug. 18, The Coroner's Jury
in tho case of the suicide of Hank Exnmlnrr
William 'Miller met this morning at the office
of Alderman W. It. Smith and began taking
testimony. United States District Attorney Hall
and Assistant United States District Attorney
Griffith are here, and District Attorney Ham
mond of this county is also watching the Inves
tigation. The remains of Miller were shipped to
Mercer this morning. Few persons believe ths
rumors of murder that were current for a time
yesterday.
WasninaTOf, Aug. 18. Hamuli B. Griffith,
Assistant United States Attorney at Altoona,
Pa., telegraphed the Treasury Department this
morning with reference to tho death of Bank
Examiner Miller that it was doubtful whether
Mlllor committed suicide.
Mr. Tucker, tho Deputy Comptroller of the
Currency, said to-day that there was no bssls
for the report that Mr. Miller bad been consured
for delay in making public the exact condition
of the Second National Bank, whose affairs he
was examining when he died. The complaints
mede against Miller for not giving out Informa
tion as to the prospects of the bank for resum
ing business wero not unusual, as in nearly
every case of that kind depositors sought such
Information and It was refusal by the examiner
In charge, who Is under Instructions not to tell
the result of his researches until he has made
his report to the Treasury Department.
Miller adhered to this rule, although asked by
depositors to let them know how tho bank
stood. Some of the depositors railed on the
Comptroller of tho Currency and complained
that Mr. Miller would not tell them enough
about too condition of the bank's affairs. Be
yond this the Treasury Department does not
know of any criticism of Mr. Miller's management.
rvyiauED ron orEntEAz,
A Canadian Ootelal HuspendXI tor HtUlag
the Louise.
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. IS. As a result of his
offiolousneas and overzeal In ordering tho sell,
ure of the United States fishing steamer !ulse,
tho Sub-Collector of Customs at Southport,
Ont., has been suspended, by order of the acting
Comptroller of Customs. Inspector McMlchael
was Instructed to inquire Into theclrcumstances
of ths seizure of the Louise of Sandusky, and he
has reported.
It appears that this steamer haa for years
been In the habit of coming from Sandusky
and purchasing fish from Canadian fishermen,
reporting at one of the nutports of Amherst
burg, of which Southport. on Pelee Island, Is
one. McCormlck is sub-collector at Southport.
and has endeavored to have the Captain of the
Loulao always report to him. for which ho has
charged a fee of 1. 60, which M SO cents more
than the authorised amount.
It also appears that some years ago Mr. Mc
Cormlck gave the Captain of tho steamer clear,
ance papers signed In blank, so that he could fill
them out himself, and one of tbeso papers was
actually used by the Captain at the time that
McCormlck caused the seizure of the Louise to
bo mads by the Marine and Fisheries Depart
ment, on the ground of infraction of customs
regulations by not reporting. The Captain of
the Louise did not commit any Infraction of tho
law, and MoMichael reports that tho seizure
was unwarranted.
Chicago UmlUKl sad North Shora LlmlUi, U Wew
York (Siau-al. eopaoUaawdi Iw'M Mow York 4. so
P. hC. arriisa ChWga 4.0h U. Mil oar, Eaave
Chicago, via Lax snort. i.Hr.a, arrif s Ksw fork
.) P. St. aui say-AM
VIGILANT IS DISABLED.
MIX LOBEH Unit CENTHB JiOAltD
ASD IS VlfAItLB TO It ACE.
While IleatlaB Vp to goothamatoa tho
American Champion Meets with Another
Aele)eas-Hho Haas AgroaaS la a Htrong
Ehb Title an Becomes Loekea with a
Hvrealsh nark The Rlooa Is Towed
Away TVIthont Rnatalatnn; Mneh Injury
englishmen Conclude that tho Yl
Hani's Handlers Did Mot Want to Haee.
Toti,A!d HAT, Aug. 18. The original Inten
tion of tho committee In charge of the match
race between the Britannia and the Vigilant for
tho Wolverton Cup was to havo the racers
towed to the starting point by the royal steam
yacht Osborne and Mr. Oould'a Atalanta, There
was enough breeze from tho northwest, how
ever, to allow ths yachts to put out from the
rendezvous here under their own salt. The Ata
lanta and the Osborne preceded tho racers. They
were to hare been started from the Osborne,
which was to have steamed fifteen mltos to lee
ward of tho Needles and there anchored. Had
It not been for an unusual mishap to the Vigi
lant the course would have been from a point
fifteen miles southeast of the Needles, dead
against the wind, and a run back with spinna
kers set.
The yachts got under way at 10:30 o'clock,
and passed down the Solent. Tho Britannia,
after rounding the Needles, headed to the east
ward, Into Freshwater Bay, The Vigilant was
then standing close to tbo Needles. She sud
denly luffed up, lowered her topsail, took In her
forcstaysall, and run down her racing flag. It
was seen that she was disabled, and boats put
out from the Osborne and theAtalanta to learn
the nature of the accident. Later a boat from
ths Osborne conveyed the Information to tho
Britannia that tho Vigilant had lost her centre
board, and would not bo able to race. The Brit
annia returned to Cowes under sail, and the
Vigilant was towed to Southampton to be dry
docked.
It was ascertained that tho Vlgtlant'a centre
board, an Immense plate of Tobln bronze,
weighing several tons, had dropped out nnd
sunk Just after she passed the Needles. Ameri
can yachtsmen here cannot recall a simitar ac
cident In a rare. The Vlgtlant's board was not
hung on a pivot. In the old-fashioned way, but
was held In place by detachablo gearing. It
may be n week before eho will be able to raco
again.
Cowics, Aug, 18. Howard Gould says that tho
Vigilant struck the ground close to tho Needles,
tho chain of her centreboard broke, and the
board sank. Ho blames Pilot Draper for running
tho sloopsground. Draper says that at the time
he did not know the centreboard was down,
Mr. Gould further said that he did not think
the Vigilant would get another centreboard
here. He thought she would race again, how
ever, before leaving English waters, toward the
end of September.
It Is Impossible to deny that there Is a general
feeling of disgust here at what Is believed to
hare been amero scheme on the part of those
sailing the Vigilant to avoid racing. There Is
hardly a yachtsman who does not think that the
Vlgtlant's centreboard was sacrificed for ths
Sake of appearances. The needless tactics after
tho accident, the housing of the topmast, the
ostentatious reduction of sails, the subsequent
full sailing to Southampton, and Howard
Gould's readiness to be interviewed, all am re
garded as pointing the same moral.
Lord Wolverton's immediate withdrawal of
thoprus shows the opinion tliat prevails In the
Royal Yacht Squadron. A resumption of the
racing between the Britannia and the Vigilant
is regarded as extremely doubtful.
Southampton, Aug. 18. While the Vigilant
was beating up to Southampton this afternoon,
In a strong ebb tide, she grounded below Hythe,
slewed around, and was carried by the tide
across tho bows of a Swcdlh bark lying at
anchor. Tho Vlgllant's anchor was quickly
dropped, lessening her way, and sointi of her
crew hastened to the croastrevs to help clear
the bark's yardarms.
The crew of the bark took to the rigging to
render what help they could. Tho vlgllant's
sails were lowered as speedily as possible, but
they narrowly escaped being pierced by the
bark's projecting spars. The two vessels clung
to each other until the steam yacht Growler
towed the Vigilant free. The Growler and the
stram yacht Dora afterward took the Vigilant
to the mouth of the lichen, where she anchored
for the night.
The United States cruiser Chicago sent a
launch to render aid while the vessels were
locked together. George Gould came up earlier
In the afternoon aboard the Atalanta to visit
the Chicago, but had left her at the time of the
accident. He returned to Cowrs. passing the
Vigilant some time before the accident.
1OND05. Aug. 18. Several English news
papers print rancorous paragraphs dally con
cerning the American cutter vigilant. They
speak sarcastically of her absence from recent
races In the Solent, and criticise Mr. Gould
savagely for not keeping her in every rnntest,
The HtUl sas to-day: "The Britannia's
superiority as a workable sailing craft has been
shown more plainly than ever, She undoubted,
ly Is the most capable yacht that ever has been
built."
Another tirade against the Vlsllant. In the
shape of a letter from a correspondent, appears
In to-day's ftll. The writer waxes wroth on
the subject of the Vlgllant's Internal structure.
Tho America's Cup waa defended, he says,
by a "construction" which In no way
conformed to British Ideas of a yarht, and
shifting ballast was used during the Cup races.
He points out wbert the Vigilant violates the
British Yarht Racing Association's rules as to
wooden bulkheads, fittings, Ac. Sho was not
measured, ho said, until British patience was
He asks whether the Vigilant, with her empty
shell for a hull, which renders her Ineligible to
compete with raring yachts, and with her Norss
crew and English Bulls, shall beallowrd to break
every rule of the association. Englishmen, he
says In conclusion, boast In their national pride
of a British ship, not a machine, with British
canvas and British sailors.
Bkistoi. It. I., Aug. 18. Tho accident whlrh
happene.1 to the Vigilant to-day at the Needles,
Isle of Wight, whllo standing nut to tho starting
point, Iry the dropping ont of the t entryboanl
from Its casing, was a great misfortune. It is an
occurrence wltlch seldom happens, but such
a thing was possible wttn the Vigilant. Her
natural draught Is 14 feet, and the depth of the
wntroboard is ten feet altogether, with two
frvt of It In ths centreboard casing fnrleverage.
When lowered dowu to Its normal position and
also at Its lowest point, it gives the Vigilant a
draught of 22 feet. , , ...
The Vlgllant's centreboard Is constructed of
two tough bronze plates, between which are a
number of braces about a foot apart. Theso are
bolted together with a preparation of cement
filled into the spares, which makes the centre,
board weigh a little more than 3,000 pounds.
The board is rigged with chains at each end,
and Is moved up and down by a patent at
tachment. . ... , ,.
When the centreboard Is lowered it moves
evenly. Instead of swinging on a hinge in the
old-fashioned way. and two feet of It ar always
kept In the centreboard rasing.
When not In use the centreboard rests on an
Iron pin, which Is fitted through the forward
part of the casing, and this pin probably gars
out.
Itwlll.no doubt, take three or four weeks to
repair thedamage, and the season then will be
almost over.
FLKEIXU rH03t IiLVEFIELVS.
Two Thoasaael Peoale Havo lf Dnrtaa:
tho Troubles.
Nsw Orijuks, Aug. 18. The steamship Wil
son, which arrived hers to-day from Blueflelds,
announces that 2,000 psople had left during tbo
rooent trouble. The departure of theso people
Is not due directly to the strife, but is ths tndl.
rect result of It, as the troubles havo made trade
ao dull that it was almost Impossible for ths
poopls to mako a Uvlng, Tbo declaration of
martial law doe not seem to strike tho revolu
tionists with awe, a their every act Is still men.
aclng.
Mr. L. R. pisen, mats of the steamship Wilson
says that of the 3,000 people who ars reported
to have left Blutflelds oOO left when the Nlca
raguans took nosseuton of HlueBtlda, Many of
tbein were American and Lngliah subjects
leaving the place with their families for good.
Most of the foreigners went to Colon, while
many natives went to plarcsln the republic of
Colombia like Loess del Toro. St. Audrna. and
Old Providence. Many negroes left for Jamaica.
Blueflelds, when the steamship loft, was In a
stats of terror. No American sailors were on
shore, and onlr very fsw Englishmen. The
NWaraxuan soldier, who swarm all over tho
plaoo. Car looted many house and robbed a
largo number of poopls. ThsAmsficaa warship
MarblslMad had Uf t Corn laUnd to aooors a
fresh supply of coal. Tho Columbia 1 still at
rmauxEVL xxplosiox.
Two Persona Killed, n Doaea Itnnsss
Wricked, and a Itoatlnac Party at Isslnc.
Fojit Smith, Ark.. Aug. 18. An explosion of
200 kegs of powder and 1,300 pounds of
dynamlto belonging to tho Hpcer Hardware
Company occurred at 8s20 o'clock this evening
and gavo Fort Smith a terrible Jostle. The
warehouso was situated about three-quarters of
a rnllo from tho city.
It blew the residence of Mrs. Cook Into the air,
killing Mrs. Cook and Babe Cook, lior daughter,
Instantly,
It also wrecked ten or fifteen dwellings In tho
neighborhood and broko plate glass In hun
dreds of business houses In the city, loosening
plastering from almost every dwelling within
Bover&l mites.
A boating party consisting of A. W. Walters,
Miss Kato Hurley, and others, which was In tho
vicinity of the explosion. Is missing, and men
are out In search of them.
ESOLASD'S VEERS,
The Kslatenee of tho House of Lords Slay
Yet be Submitted to the People,
I.okdox, Aug, 18. When tho Evicted Tenants'
bill shall reappear lu Parliament next sosslon It
will hat o hern greatly broadened to as to In
elude most of the recommendations mado by
the Irish Land Committee. If tho House of
Lords throw It out again Iiord Rosebery will
dissolve Parliament at onco and appeal to tho
country to sottle tho whole question of tho
upper House's existence.
The Government havo promised that thn
Evicted Tenants' bill shall run Its course con
currently with the Welsh Disestablishment
bill. This promise docs not satisfy sumo of tho
Welsh members, and they are out once moro
with their threats of dire vengeance In case tho
Ministers do not como up more promptly to tho
Welsh demands.
KOLll'S LATEST CAZZ..
Ho Heemi to Hint that Ho la Not Averse
to a Dual Uovrrnorahln.
IimxtN-aitAM. Ala.. Aug. 18,-Rsuben F. Kolb,
tho defeated candidate for Governor, Is still
making strenuous efforts to bo seated, and from
tho tone of a proclamation Just Issued seems to
thirst for a dual government. His latest ad
dress Is to his friends. The address licglns by
returning thanks to his supporters. It Is of a
revolutionary character, and goes on to tell of
alleged frauds that have been committed. It
closes as follows:
"The question as to whether or not yon and
your wives and ohildren are to remain slaves
rests with you, and you alone. If you are deter
mined to be free, then meet In your counties on
the 2.1d Instant, and by your action then
and there given to the world so declare, and at
the snmetlms and place organize honest olectlnn
leagues to enforce honest elections now and In
tho future. If you are willing to remain slaves
to the black belt thieves and 'heroes,' publish It
by your action then and there.
"Tho question as to whether the writer Is to
be Governor or not Is of small concern. In tho
very nature of things ho will soon pass away
and be forgotten, but upon your action of the
2nd Inst., pcrhnps, depends the right of genera
tions to come to have and enjoy the hlnod
bought freedom your fathers gave you, Again
let me urgo you to meet nnd act, and speak nut
in no unoertaln tones. Your aotlon will deter
mine my action, and, as in the past, I will be
with you until the end."
UIAHOSliS WORTH $700 XIBHIxa.
Mr. Rosenthal's nouseraald Arroatoa for
Mteallnc Them.
Fanny Luynhardt, 23 years of age, a house
maid In tho family of Mark Rosenthal, a New
York business man who lives In a summer cot
tago on Potter avenue, Hammell Station. Rock
away, was arrested on Friday night on a charge
of stealing diamond earrings and n diamond
ring from her emplojer.
On Friday morning Mr. Rosenthal mled tho
diamonds, which were valued at $7S0. He says
that the stones were wrnnped In a bit of doth
and were In the pockets of his trousers Thurs
day night. Before lie discovered the loss, the
servant had been In and ont of the room nfone.
The loss was reported to Police Captain Allen,
and tho girl was arrrstcd. When examined by
Justice Smith yesterday, sho denial the charge,
and was remanded for rurtherexamlnatlon.
Mr. Rosenthal testified that whllo conversing
with the girl yesterdsv morning sho asked
whether sho would suffer punishment If the
diamonds were returned. Rosenthal added that
a friend told him that the woman had said she
was to sail for Europe soon.
SHE POISOXED SIX 1'ERSOSS.
If rs.Iluller.Now Dead.Nald to nave Caused
the Heath of Heveral or Her Family,
DrmoiT, Aug. 18. The Journal prints to-day
a desnatch from Hamburg, Mich., alleging that
Mrs. Julian Butlcr.who resided near that village.
Is supposed to havo poisoned her father, mother,
husband, and herself, all of vthom are dead;
Harry Whttlock, the hired man, who Is dying,
and Dr. Ellas Smith of Whltmoro Ijtke. the
family physician. Dr. Smith Is broken In health,
and attributes bis Illness to partaking of food at
tho woman's home.
Mrs. Hutler attempted suicide by taking
laudanum, and falling in her purpose an
other poison was used which killed her. Just
before her death tho woman practically admitted
her guilt to Dr. Smith. Whltlock la still living,
but his hands and feel are useless.
Tho woman was a neighbor of Ex-Gov.
Wlnans, who died of heart failure some weeks
ago. It was charged that Mrs. Hutler had sent
him food and that his death was dlrrvtlr at
tributable to her. Dr. Smith denies this, however.
Tit A IX B IX OOI.LISIOX.
Hsveral Persons Injure by an Acetdeal at
tha Worcester Htatloa,
Worcmtek. Mass., Aug. 18. The Adams Ex
press train over the Boston and Albany Rail
road, which left Boston at 10:10 P. M.
to-night, collided bead on with the
11:15 P. M. Framlngham accommodation
train from Worcester, while the latter was
about to pull over a cross-over In tho Worcester
yard. Both engines were smashed forward, two
cars were badly damaged, and George) Rossiter
of South Natlck and a man named flu el of Hot,,
ton, mall clerks on the Adams, were Injured.
Other trnlnmen. express men, and postal
clerks wero shaken up and bruised. Frank K.
Conway, engineer of the express, (llil not sea tho
red light plated on the west-bound track to pro
tect the wroinmodatlon train while tho latter
ran out to tho crow-over.
lie said that If the switchman who placed the
light had beeu there In wave It th accident
would not have haptienrd. Rosstter's right arm
was broken above tho elbow, and Huels head
was bndlr cut. They wero taken through to
Springfield.
mi. ci.EVELAxn iiwnorixa.
It Is Expected at llnssard'a Hay that II
Will Leave There Oa Tuesday,
Boxxahd's BAT, Aug. 18. President Cleve
land denied himself to all callers at Gray Gables
to-day. At 3 o'clock a row boat put out from
the Gables with Mrs. Cleveland and others on
board, and made tha way to the lighthouse ten
der John D. Rodger.
The steamer weighed anchor and went down
the bay and out of sight. It was 0:30 o'clock
when the steamer returned. It I posslbls
that the President was on board ths craft, but
If so there was no no Indication of Ida presence.
Nothing of an official character hasbecn given
out at Gray Gable as to what action, If auy.tho
President will take on the tariff bill.
A messenger from Washington Is expertel to
arrive in the morning with the Sundry Civil
Berries bill to be presented fur tho President's
signature. Ths President'- health U said to be
Improving, and there U little doubt that he will
bo ready to return to Washington ou Tuesday,
as hs ha Intended.
Valaabl Horse llurned at Oecaa Orov.
Asbubt Park, Aug. 10. The livery and
boarding stable of MIcbael Sexton, on Main
street. Ocean Orov. caught fir about 12ilB
this morning, and In less than one hour the big
building, running back to a rear street, was con
sumed. Out of about sixty horses, many of them tha
property of summer resident, only thirty war
saved. Several of tho burned war valuU
trotter.
Th loss U about 140,000.
THE MIKADO'S COUSIN HERE j S
rovxn s Japanese armt orn- . jH
CKItS IlERE AHEAD OF HIM. ! H
' jH
All Jlonnil East Prince Itomatsn, Two) '; H
Generals, Three Colonels, nnd Three) laH
aBBBBJ
Lieutenant Look I.Ike Men of Trace. H
A council uf war might havo been held Inlt '1 jK
night at the Windsor Hotel among the military 't 'H
and muni representatives of the land of tha 'v H '
chrysanthemum who are stopping there. Tha , H
military arrived on the Campania on Friday $ H
night.' They were full of diplomacy, and pel ; H
suadrdthegtlllelesarrportersloliellcvetheytsera t H
merchants from Berlin. Thoy didn't have any j sH
breastplates on, and wero entirety lacking in ' H
tho terrible psrnplicrntlla of grlm-t lged war B i
as portrayed by the Japsnrse srtl'ts uf fifty 'llH
jenrs ago. They wrro drcsrd Just like tha '.tnaaB
gentle folk nf this latltudr, but thry are really fH
Generals, Colonels, nnd Lieutenants. One of '4aH
thrm, V. Oku, lsa Major-Gonrral. He wouldn't "MaH
say what ho Intends to do when ho gets to mraaaal
Japan. Ho Just elmpl) smiled nnd salaamed, and 'm
remarked that the American newspapers wero 'f jH
great institutions, nnd that their reporters era 'jM 11
tho salt nf tho earth, or words to that effect. jH 1
Y. Otrrn ami 11. lnnnjr, who posed hs Innoreno !H
merchants on Friday, and are Colonels, were jH
willing to admit yesterday that they might bo H
tiSK sH
V' row ' R
yrSr? f
v y aV
IjPtefV - ill
rillNCE KOMAT3D, COUSIN OV THE MIKADO. ' HH i
returning to their native land on a mission thaS " aH '
might lnolve tho sacrifice of divers pigtails. , ; Hj
Gen. Salgoand Lleuts. J.Teragaskl. F.Iwyamn, ;; H
F. Okl. and S. Nlshlmurl were, as the hotel c H
rleA laid down his Hyruntoremark.themlldess ' Hj
mannered men that ever scuttled ship or cuts,
All tho Generals and Colonels and Lieutenant I HH
wero throw n Into a condition of mild and proier . B
exrltrment yoUnlsy morning br the arrival nit , f-B
I.a'lourulncor uu'lon of the Imperial house or H.
Komatsu. He Is the Prlnco Yoiinlto Komstsu. K
n llrst cousin of ths Mikado of Japan. .' K .
Ho was accompanied by his secretary, Mlrhtnorl ' M I
H. Nngasakl, one nt the politest Orientals '; aK
whose perfect teeth ever gleamed In an Ucol- B
dental port. In the peaceful art of diplomacy ; :
Mr, Mlchlnnrt S. Nagasaki Is n marvel. Ills ' B
full title, as his card shows. Is "Master of Cere- asaaal
monies to his Imperial Mujest) the Emperor, aaHi
Master of tho Court of his Imperial Hlghnesa H
tho Prince Komalsu. and Secretary of the Cab- E
inet of tho Minister of tho Imperial House." ; jM
Tho prince did not travel as tho Prince, lie waa HK ,
put down on tlio passenger list as M. Mlshlma. JMaK
Hut by somo unhappy circumstance, possibly 'JH,..
because tho Secretary gave his official card to t stVH V
the purser, the identity of tbo Prince becema , h
known all ovr the ship, .TLo same, thing hap- i SHg
pened to the'PHnccfwTieTi-ho got ht-numer- .. B.f
out trunks checked nt tho liter. The bag- ; '
gago carrier got posoassion of the secret, aTffatl
and soon oerybody around knew thao -
the Prlnrn was travelling Incog. That Is , M
w hat Mr. Nagasaki told the Custom House ofll-
cer who looked over the baggage fordutlahlo , H
Implements nf war, and the officer concluded. , B
that it was surely true. At the Windsor ths H!
Prince registered as Count Mlshlmo, He begged aaaV
to Inform the liotol clerk that ho was travelling; ' aaaVl
Incog., but that he or his secretary would, H -
see his friends, the Imperial Consul here, and tha '.. B
military gentlemen who hod arrived the night ' H
before. 'JMbbI
Secretary Nagasaki saw tho reporters and as- . VAWSB ,
sured them that if the Prince were not suffering1 BH
from inflammation of tho left ear he would tm ; aatag
delighted to lie interviewed. Tho secretary- aaaal
speaks English with a slight accent, and ffH
easily broke the French rerord for po- ,; 'HI
lltenrss. He clasped his hand betura K jHj
him, bowed with a grace that Is rare here. IBH ,
nbouts, and permitted an amiable smile to II- .. -
inmlne his brown face. It was a smile In which '. !BjW
his teeth played a conspicuous part. .They ara , IfmfK
teeth that a woman might envy him. Whenever 3m
tho secretary gently inclined bis head and ll-t- IH
ened to a question that struck him as txlng '
notexartly iiroiier to answer, he retired behind .' &
his shining battery of pearl. For; every 'leading M
inquiry ho had Hifs wonderful smile. Other and aJH
perfunctory questions lio answered suavelv. H
While he nas talking the Prince passed througrt M-H
the parlor to his room, whereupon the secreturr .H
got up and salaamed, and the reporters observed fmfjj
that thn Prince was a modest-looking, lltha 'fBH
little man In a brown suit of Parisian maka sJH
that fitted him perfectly. Maal
After tho Prince vanished the Pccretarysinlled ,
again, nnd remarked, apologetically, that tha '
Prlnco would doubtless b delighted to seo and fB
talk to the reporters when his ear got well. Ho ,. f-K
would stuytomewlmt longer In New York than sTaV
ho originally Intended to, so that he might havo i BBJL
tlie beat talent to attend the ailing ear and fit i H
htm to do work-in tho imperial navy, maybe- i MB
for the glory of Japan. .,.., uaH '
"ThePrlnre," his suave secretary said "ls.2T . ,'
vrars old. having been born In 1807. He was BBD
hers In September last on his way to Conti- BBD
nental Europe, where ho has ben travel- BBD
ling for tho last enr. On hearing or . JtBJJ
the unfortunate occurence" hero the. sec- BJJ
rrtnrj's smile faded altogether, and lie
looked supremely grave " between onrrountry aaHi
and China, he considered It his duty to return BJ
as soon as possible and put himself at tho com- , IBM
maud of tlio Emperor. He was then In Paris. I '
rannnt tell yon the nature of the work tha BJBJ
l'rlnre will engage In when he gets bark to Japan. VJaV
I may say he has spent five years abroad study- BaWJ
Ing naval arrhltecturo. He may remain hero BJH
three or four days, then he will travel overland 7 Baas'
to San Francisco and sail thence to okohama. JJJJJDB
Yes. It is true that there Is a Major-Grnrral BBJJ
here. What he and his staff Intend to do I ran- . -BJB
not tell eiactl)'. Doubtless they are returning; H
to Japan to sen If thry will be needed in this un- BBE
fortunate affair." ..... . , BaB '
Then the hecretary smiled and salaamed and BBD
salaamed and smiled to his visitors, who with- BBD
drew with tha Impression that tho French wera BBJJ
merely the Japanese of the West. -H
HWEAHIXa TO TUB OUOST. H
Nls Names to Thla Aatdavlt-Th flan H
Itaportrr Can't Add HI. B
It is alleged that ths Third avenue ghost re- H-
appeared In the window of 1,233 on Friday JBC
night Just after Tim Sum reporter got tired of H
waiting for a phenomenon and came away, I H
Ghosts do have a way of dodging1 newspaper ,1 fM
reporter. This Is the allegation; ' H ,
" Ws, the undersigned, do swear that w saw . H
an object In white appear at the first-floor win- iHK
dow front of 1.253 Third avenue on Friday !
evening, Aug. 17, 1801, at about 1 1 130 o'clock. aaW'
MA.iSlMMCii.t, 303 East Seventy-second street. Mm'
"L. FbikDmav, 213 East Seventy-second street. Wl
"William Meteii, 800 East Seventy-second B
street. JHf
" Michael Fhiexp, 1,250 Third avenue, H
"Thomas Allkm, 1,278 Third avenue. H
"Joe Koiih, 1 13 East Seventy-sixth street. jH
" Hxrna ku Kmm. 113 East beventy-slxth street. -
"Tar Fhiemuan, W12 East beventy-sctond H
"8am HULTAW, 110 West 180th street- WM
" Hworn to before me this 17lh day of Au- U
""himom Weihbibo, Notary Public. No. 122," BB'r
Till HUM reporter waited until midnight last flfW
night, but the ghost would not txjmn and look at BaaM
him. About (SCO men, women, and children BDB
helped th reporter wait. There were also si; BDB
uniformed policemen and Detective Welter and H
Urabfromth East Sixty-seventh street pollco H
Grab stood lu ths hallway of the bona ready H
to rush lu aud Justify hi nam If th spook ap- fmBJj
peared. Wt Her stood outalde to do the slgual BBJJ
aervic act. The crowd enjoyed itself very B
much and consumed much beer, and many BBJJ
bought cigars from the neighboring Institutions BBM
that furnish ghost uffidaviU. . , , , JjBDD
Tuo handiest beer saloon had up a big sign. fH
"liar you seen th ghost I" There wer still I H
300 peopla on th ground at midnight, and 1 DJBDBJ
tnayb tr will b som mora affidavits, dated , I fBBB
1A.M. iBaaai
Coaty Island. Mo. 17Uss- Parte, jhaa, I V
KxettralonTUth Wast Bad tUctrto trains tnjaotttll I aaafj
su-ooklyn yerry at WatuhaU sl-44. DDfJ
aV. . Ji a ii-Vnjatfcaagi JkWtM- aalsaaJaasWai