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,-»v "VP' 71 $ Will Represent the St. Louis Expo sition in Europe. ReilgM Hi* Post a* Third Aaalitant Secretary of State—Peculiarly Fitted tor Any Position of Trust. Thomas W. Cridler, third assistant secretary of state, has resigned. The announcement was made at the state department by Mr. Hay, secretary of ^t&te. At the same time Mr. Hay stated that Mr. Cridler had accepted a place with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company as European rep resentative for the exposition. It is believed the vacancy created will be filled by the appointment of Mr. Her bert H. D. Pierce, now secretary of the United States embassy at St. Petersburg, Russia. Mr. Cridler has been connected with the state department for 27years past. He has served as assistant secretary since April, 1897. During his long term of service he has filled many dif ferent positions in the state depart ment, and has met and known inti mately some of the most famous of American diplomats. He has traveled on special missions for the depart mer and has met the leading diplo mat* and pwbllc men of Europe. His acquaintance with methods in the state department is* probably not ex ceeded by that of any other man. Mr. Cridler was born at Harper's Perry, Jefferson county, Va., now West Virginia, and entered the de partment of state at Washington, D. C., July 1, 1875, in the twenty-third 'year of his age, receiving an annual salary of $900. July 1, 1880, he was promoted to clas-s 1 November 1, 1881, to class 3 February 1, 1884, to class 4, and was' appointed chief of the dip lomatic bureau July 15, 1889. He was commissioned third assistant secre tary of state, his present position, April 8, 1897. Nearly the whole of the twenty-three continuous years of his official service have been spent in the THOMAS W. CRIDLER. (European Representative of Louisiana Purchase Exposition.) diplomatic bureau. During that •period many important international questions have been discussed and reached a satisfactory conclusion. In many of these, naturally, he has'borne a conspicuous part. As assistant sec retary of state he has immediate charge of the consular service, direct ing the more important part of its' correspondence and signing all the official mail addressed to the consuls'. The volume of labor required to per form this service intelligently and sat isfactorily is great. Mr. Cridler unites executive and lit erary ability in an unusual degree. He is not only personally able to perform an immense amount of work, but has the facility of keeping others steadily occupied. Mr. Cridley is a positive character, direct in his-methods, quick in his judgment of men and measures, and has the reputation of being true to his friends. His friends are all firm ly attached to him. His designation by the president as special commissioner to the interna tional exposition at Paris1, of 1900, •was made shortly after the death of Maj. Mo,sves P. Handy, and Mr. Crid ler's visit to Paris was for the purpose of completing Maj. Handy's unfinished work in connection with the participa tion of the government of the Uijited States in the approaching exposition. This was Mr. Cridler's foqrth trip to Europe on official duty, his last being with the monetary conference at Brussels in 1892. Mr. Cridler, unlike most diplomats, is frank, blunt and plain-spoken. He seldom conceals his thoughts, and usually says exactly what he means'. ^His brusque ways are those of the average American, and have made him feared as well as respected by the for eign representatives. Although there is more red tape in tlie state depart ment than in any other bureau, Mr. Cridler detests frippery and delay, and would -rather cut the red tape than untie it. tniqne Religions Incident. The colored Christian" of Water town, N. Y., numbering some 600souls, "with whom the Methodists have not been able to do much," have applied for admission into the Episcopal church as a mission. The colored preacher will shortly be confirmed and become a postulant and lay reader among the people. Flnt American Locomotive. The first American locomotive that was built for actual service was the -Best Friend, of Charleston, which was built at the West Point foundry, in New York eity, for the Charleston & Hamburg railroad, and Was success fully put in use on that road in Decem ber. 1830. V, B0PB BLUE DIAMOND. Its FMitat Pmmmoi, Lord franeli Hope, la Now Authorised to Dispose of tke Gem. Here is a full-sized reproduction of the famous Hope Blue diamond, which is again being brought into prominence by the fact that the pres ent owner, Lord Francis Hopej ob tained an order of the court author izing him to sell the jewel. On ac count of its size, color and interest ing history, this diamond is consid ered unique among all existing jew els of the world, not excepting those belonging to European or eastern royalties. The jewel, which is now set THE HOPE BLUE DIAMOND. (Recent Court Order Grants Privilege ol Disposing of It.) in the form of a brooch, is of a deep sapphire blue, and of the greatest brilliancy and purity no other dia mond of thU rich color has ever been discovered. It is believed that this gem is part of the same stone which weighed in the rough 112 carats, and was bought in India, in 1642, by M. Tavernier, the well-known French traveler and mer chant. It was sold by him to Louis XIV. and continued to be one of the jewels of the French crown until 1792, when it was seized by the revolution ists and deposited in the Garde Meu ble. It was, however, stolen from there in a very short time and disap peared from all knowledge until 1830, when the stone shown in the photo graph came into the hands of a Mr. Eliason and was eventually bought by Henry Thomas Hope. Connoisseurs at once pronounced it to be the stolen stone brought from India by M. Tav ernier, but recut so as to render iden tification difficult. Contrary to some rumors in the states, the jewel is now, and has for many years past been, deposited at Parr's bank, in Cavendish square, London. Now that Lord Francis Hope is at length at liberty to sell the jewel, it will be curious to see how much it will fetch, as it is reported to be worth untold sums. It seems most probable that it will either be pur chased by a wealthy American or go back to the land of its birth as the property of an Indian prince. WILLIAM D. WASHBURN. Famous Minnesota Man Elected Head of tlie National Organization of Unlversallsts. William Drew Washburn, of Minne sota, who has- just been elected presi dent of the Universalist general con vention by the delegates' at Buffalo, is one of the wealthiest manufactur ers in America and a well-known citi zen of Minneapolis', where his large flour mills are located. Mr. Washburn has participated in political life since 1861, when he was appointed United States surveyor general of Minnesota He was subsequently elected to con gress for three terms, and in 1889 was WILLIAM D. WASHBURN. (New Head of the National Organisation of Unlversalists.) chosen United States senator, his term expiring in 1895. Like his late associate in business, former Gov. Pillsbury, Mr. Washburn was born in New England, and spent his early years in a hard struggle for success. He settled in Minnesota in 1857, and took a large part in the railway con struction of the northwest. He served as president of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie railway until that road was well on the way to its completion, and then retirrd from its active management. Mr. Washburn is 60 years old. Germs Carried by Insects. If malaria is conveyed by mosqui toes it" is probable that other insects may play a like part. A French physi cian records that a certain family had a member who for years was subject to frequent malarial attacks*, and that three children in the family were seized with the disease directly after some oleanders were brought into the house. The malaria germ was found in lice on the plants. Drunkenness In America. Arrests for drunkenness in 129 cities of the United States are said to ag gregAtc 312,000 during the last fiscal year. Former Chicago Capitalist Inter viewed in London* •ays Man Is Ripe at Fifty and Be fore That Is an Apprentice—Not an Ave for the Young and Inexperienced. Charles T. Yerkes was interviewed in London by a reporter for the Morning Leader, to whom he talked entertainingly about young men in business. "From the age of 21' I succeeded fairly well in my schemes," he said to the reporter. "By the time I was 35 I had accumulated fortune of some $1,000,000, which in those days was looked upon as a large fortune. Then, by a stroke of ill-luck, I lost it all, and had to start the worW over again. This, of course, is noth ing extraordinary for Americans, who frequently make and lose half a dozen large fortunes before they finally consolidate their position. It also as frequently happens that ad verse strokes of fortune* prove a man's best friend, inasmuch as he comes out of each failure all the stronger for the lessons he has learned. Hardship, in my view, often proves a part of a young man's good luck." It was to gather his views as to how the young business idea should be taught to shoot rather than to glean personal details that the Morn ing Leader reporter availed himself of the American's, offer to be of serv ice. "It is the fashion to talk of this age as being an age of young men," said Mr. Yerkes. "Personally, how ever, I cannot take the view that there' is ever an age of youth which is really and overwhelmingly suc cessful. The few exceptions simply attest the general rule that young men in their careers are in their ap prenticeship till the age of 40. At that age they begin to see the mis takes they have made, and the next CHARLES T. YERKES. (Chicago Capitalist Who Is Revolution izing English Traction Methods.) ten years form the crucial period, of a man's career, no matter what his line of life may be. Success that comes when a young man i£ .still in his twenties or thirties ife tfue more to good luck than good management. The fact that 1 lost $1,000,000 myself entitles me to speak with some au thority." "At what age do you consider a man ripe as a business man?" "At' 50—not before. I think that the man who starts in life with the necessary fundamental knowledge and who has ability, may reasonably look forward to becoming a success ful man, provided, of course, he pos sesses those attributes of character like steadiness, temperance and perseverance, without which no. man can succeed. -The one thing needful for every yqung man is to have a clearly defined object in view, to find his metier, to centralize his efforts on it, and stick to it for better or worse. With ordinary luck he can not fail. The greatest evil and the one most fruitful of bankruptcy is the fact that the average young man wants to do too many things at once and become rich too quickly." Mr. Yerkes is of opinion that parents in the greatest percentage of cases do not pay sufficient atten tion to discovering or fostering par ticular talent in children. "If a boy," he says, "is meant for the electric business the best time to enter it is between the ages of 17 and 18, when^the foundation of a sound education has been laid. The brain is then plastic and easily adaptable to the peculiar kind of mental training and study required in electricity. Parents have come to me with their college-bred sons of 22 and 23, but in singularly few cases have they proved of much service." As to electricity as a profession for young men, Mr. Yerkes has the greatest faith as to its being one of the greatest of the future. "I have had men of singular talents judged from the purely, professional and intellectual point of view whom I could not trust with 12 subordi nates, and on the other hand men of inferior capacity, whom I could trust without instructions with the hand ling of 10,000 operatives." A statement which was made by Napoleon about Augereau, Ney and Murat. Founder of the Carthusians. Cologne has just celebrated the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of St. Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian order in the original Chartreuse near Grenoble. The cele bration was held in the Church of St. Cunibert, "where Bruno was a school boy. It came just at a time when the monks of the Grande Chartreux had made up their minds to seek authori zation from the French government a»4 to remain ip France. EXCHANGE OF LOCKS. John R. Mosby Tells a Eluoola Anecdote Which Has Neve* Been Printed. Oen. John S. Mosby, the famous guerrilla, relates an incident of his visit to Washington during the war. He went there with the intention of trapping President Lincoln, but his plans were circumvented at the last moment. Gen. Mosby had reached the confines of the capital and had halted on a hill overlooking the city, When he met an old German woman who was going in with her morning's •marketing. She displayed a pair of shears hanging from her apron. Their fa* I GEN. JOHN S. MOSBY. (Guerrilla Leader Who Exchanged Locks with President Lincoln.) presence suggested a happy thought to the confederate leader. Bequest ing their use for a moment he care' fully sheared off a lock of his abund ant hair, and, placing it in a sealed envelope, asked her to see that the package was delivered in person to the president. Consent was easy, and, strange to say, the messenger car ried out her pledge, handing the en velope to Lincoln, who, on opening it, read: "Here's a lock of my hair, hope in a few days to have the priv ilege of carrying away your entire head." Lincoln was equal to the emer gency, for, with the same shears, he de tached a lock of his own and sev eral days later succeeded in deliver ing it to his elusive correspondent. The answer accompanying it was: "Thank you for your kind intentions, but I take pleasure in sparing you the trouble." Gen. Mosby has carefully preserved the epigrammatic reply, which he cherishes to-day as the most precious souvenir of the war. He declares the story has never been told, but vouches for the accuracy. FRENCH IS PROMOTED. Succeed* Gen. Sir Redve'rs Duller la Command of the First Brftlsh Army Corps. Maj. Gen. John Denton Pinkstone French, who has been appointed to SUP£eftdiCen. Sjr Redvers Buller as commander of the First British army corps, is one of the comparatively young soldiers who have risen to high positions in the British military service. He had fought in the Sou dan and in the east previously, to his appointment in 1899 to the command of the cavalry division in Natal. He is one of the two or three Britisjj generals who have fought the Boers MAJ. GEN. FRENCH. (New Commander of the First Corps of the British Army.) with success. He was in command at Elandslaagte, at Reitfontein and Lombard's Kop, and was the com mander also of the operations around Colesburg and in the movements which culminated in the relief of Kimberley. He directed the cavalry troops in the campaign which ended in the capture of Bloemfontein and Pretoria, and was the officer in charge of Lord Roberts' left wing in the battles east of Pretoria on June 10 and 12, 1900. In October last year he was placed at the head of the cavalry division in South Africa. Gen. French is 49 years old, was born at Kent, England, and was educated for the navy, in which his father was an officer. Increase In Railway Mileage. The average increase in the length of railways throughout the world is about 11,000 miles per annum, equal to nearly 2ys per cent, of the total lines existing, which at the beginning of this century embraced nearly 480, 000 miles. Of the increase during re cent years 4,100 miles per annum are added to tlie European system, 3,500 miles per annum to the American sys tem, while the addition in Asia is at the rate of 2,250 miles, in Africa 1,100 miles,: and in Australia 1C0 miles per annurii. Mahoffany's Tcnall Strength. In tensile strength mahogany is next to larncewood, sustaining 21,000 pounds per square inch. MINNESOTA NEWS. Officers Capture a Complete Coun terfeiting Outfit. The Plant If as Run by an Aged Woman, Who Claims She Did Not Make the Money But Acted Solely ai Agent for Others. A complete counterfeiting outfit was lo cated by J. W. Lawrence, of the United States secret service, and Detective John Morrlssey, at 813 Twentieth avenue south, in Minneapolis. The unearthing of the plant Is the re sult of the arrest of Margaret Brown while attempting to pass a counterfeit 15 bill in a Cedar avenue store. Matron Schaefer of the Central station gained the good graces of the woman, and from her secured all necessary informa tion. The officers then went to the rooms on the second floor at 813 Twentieth av enue. Beneath a loose board in the floor the outfit was found, also several hun dred dollars' worth of spurious $2, $5 and 920 bills. The workmanship is poor, according to officer Lawrence. It has been done by the glass transposing process. Genuine bills are split. By means of acids an impression is taken on specially prepared glass and from there transferred to fine paper. Several prints can be se cured from the one impression. After the two sides of the bill have thus been treated they are pasted to gether. In the bills secured the printing was fairly good, but the pasting was very poor. The Brown woman gives her age as 62 years, and appears to be feeble-minded. She says that she has not been making the money, but admits being a tool in the hands of three women whom she does not know. She says she has only met them by appointment in parks, and that she was allowed* 25 per cent for passing the money. _______ Stolen Money Orders. Dwight J. Carpenter, aged 24, a junior at the state university, was arrested at Red Wing on a warrant sworn out by the local postofflce authorities. Carpenter appeared before Postmaster Rasmussen and tried to cash two money orders for $100 each, written in favor of E. S. Gardner. His manner was not re assuring and the postmaster finally be came suspicious and telegraphed to Ox ford, Wis., from which office the orders came, and was promptly advised they had been stolen. Carpenter made a full confession. Impli cating two others who are at large, but who will no doubt be In the net in the course of a few days. He also admitted he" had cashed two orders at La Crosse and had others—ten In all—to cash at Winona, Northfield and Eau Claire. Started Big Fire. Sheriff Tanner, of Little Falls, arrested Peter Anderson at Brainerd on a charge of starting the forest fires which caused such heavy losses to farmers in Crow Wing and Morrison counties. Anderson's, family lived at the time of the fires In Morrison county but recently removed to within four miles of Brainerd. It is asserted that Anderson endeavored to sell a straw pile to his neighbors be fore moving. They did not care to buy, and rather than leave the straw for those who would not purchase, it is said he set it on fire and went away. To this be ginning the conflagration is traced. The arrest was made at the instance of State Fire Warden C. C. Andrews. Roberts' Creditors. The T. M. Roberts creditors will re ceive about 40 cents on the dollar. This is the estimate of Frank Shaw, one of the receivers. It is understood that the In ventory just taken to determine what the purchasers of the stock are to pay at 66% per cent amounts to about $230,000. On this basis the purchasers will pay about $164,525. The receivers have on hand $87,000 and all running expenses paid. This amount, with the sum which will be re ceived from the sale of the entire stock, is $251,525. The creditors' claims amount to about $400,000. Held Up. F. Knor, a blacksmith residing at the little village of Plato, about fifteen miles from Chaska, was attacked by a mob while returning to his blacksmith shop recently. He was beaten on the head with a club, his skull being fractured, and he died next morning at 10 o'clock. The supposition is that his asailants all live in or near Plato, and an old fued had existed between them for some years past. Knor was well known In McLeod and Carver counties, having lived the larger part of his life in Plato. The Company Laid the Road. The Chicago & Milwaukee road recently laid rails in the northern part of Man kato, near the knitting mills. An Injunction restraining the road from going over a portion of the mill com pany's property was Issued several days ago, but Judge Cray dissolved the in junction and the road has laid its track. The mill company's management were out in full force with a large hose to wet down the railroad builders. The police were called in to intercede and the track was laid. Minnesota is First. In the sugar beet contest at the Pan American. Exposition, Minnesota carried off the honors and again demonstrated her superiority as a section for diversi fied farming. The analysis was conduct ed by Prof. George W. Cavanaugh, of Cornell University, government expert, the source of samples being unknown to him. Minnesota, Nebraska and Michigan kd In the contest in the order named. A Good Addition. J. V. Brower, chairman of the museum committee of the State Historical Society, has purchased 4,000 specimens of pre-his torlc implements, during a recent tour in Kansas and Nebraska. They will be added to the museum. Will Come Again Next Year. The triple national cattle show will be repeated at the Minnesota State Fair next year. Secretary Randall and Director Cosgrove have returned from Kansas City, and are assured of favorable action on the part of the Hereford Short Horn and Polled Angus Breeders' Association at Chicago next month. Many Kansas City cattlemen are members of these as sociations and they will advocate a re petition of exhibits at the Minnesota fair. 100 Per Cent Increase. During, October 128 building permits were issued in St. Paul, totalizing $406,332, an Increase of $203,672, or more than 100 per cent over the same month last pjuso^jripw year. Gather at KansasClty and Dlseaaa the Conduct of Penlte^ v, tlarles. ,* TV' Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 12.—Many of the' most noted wardens' and prison officials in the world assem bled in the parlors of the Grand Avenue Methodist church Monday morning to attend the anrfual meet ing of the National Wardens' asso'cia tiqn, the first business session of the congress of the National Prison asso ciation. The president's annual address was delivered by Otis Fuller, superintend ent of the state reformatory of Michigan. Capt. Samuel C. Lemly, of the United States navy, delivered an address before the Old Men's asso ciation at the public library Monday afternoon. FAITHFUL ELEVATOR MAN. Faces Death at Mis Pont While He Carries Women from Upper Floors of IlaruiuB Ilnildinif, New York, Nov. 12.—Fire in the carpet-making plant of the Planet mills in Brooklyn Monday endan gered the lives of 800 women at work on the upper floors of the building, but they were all rescued. Wil liam Stewart, an elevator man, kept his cage going until the last woman had left the building and then fell unconscious from the smoke and fire fumes he had inhaled. Three fire men were overcome by smoke and were rescued by their comrades. The loss was $25,000. Delay In Dnnish Treaties. Washington, Nov. 12.—The project ed treaty of cession of the Danish West Indies to the United States is not so well advanced as it was hoped would be the case at this time. It is now doubtful whether the treaty will be completed in time to submit to congress when it reassembles next month. The delay appears to have arisen through the last change in the ministry at Copenhagen, the state department practically having reached an agreement with the Dan ish government on the treaty. Kesro Charged with Theft. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12.—The police department of this city have placed under arrest J. H. Alexander, a negro in the employ of the United States government, charging him with hav ing stolen $4,700 from the valise of Maj. P. C. Stevens, a United States paymaster, last Friday evening. Gas Cylinder Explodes. Philadelphia, Nov. 12.—A gas cylin der on the first floor of the three story building of the Liberty Chem ical company, Fifteen^ street, near Cumberland street, exploded, seri ously injuring four girls and a man. THE MARKETS. Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Nov. 11. FLOUR—Fair demand and firm. Spring patents, special brands, $i.C0 hard patents, $3.40@1W straights, $2.80@3.20 winter paj ents, $3.50@3.K) straights, $3.30(03.40 sec onds, $1.90@2.10. WHEAT—Unsettled. December, 72Vs® 73%c May, 75%@76^c. CORN—Higher. November, 59c De cember. 59%@60c May, 62@6£}gc. OATS—Higher. December, 3S%@29%c May, 40Vs@40%c. RYE—Steady. No. 2, 5S@59c December delivery, 58%@59c. BARLEY—Very firm. Screenings, 50@ 53V&c malting, off color, light weight or not clean, 55c fair to good, 56@57c, and cholco to fancy, 58@59c. MESS PORK Higher. Quotations ranged at $13.S7%@14.00 for cash $14.90@15.05 for January, and $15.40@15.25 for May. LARD—Higher. Quotations ranged at $8.55@S.67% for cash $8.5008.55 for Novem ber $8.55g,S.62,/£ wa 'Y& for January, and $8.67%@ 8.75 for May. POTATOES—Steady. White slock, good to choice, 75@77c fancy rurals, 7Sc red stock, 70@76c Burbanks, 72®76c. EGGS—Firm. City recandled. fresh eggs, new cases included, 23%524c at mark, oases returned, good t» choice, 19@20c loss off, cases returned, 22g23c. LIVE POULTRY—Dull. Turkey?, 7®Sc chickens, G@7c ducks, 7Vi@Sc geese, $4.00® 6.00. BUTTER—Market higher. Creameries, 15@22%c per pound dairies, 14@19c. New York, Nov. 11. WHEAT—Opened easier, but recovered and was strong all the morning with corn. December, 79 7-16c May, 81 1-I6@ SI ll-16c. RYE—Firm. State, 57tf|5Sc c. I. f. New York car lots No. 2 western, 63c f. o. b. afloat. CORN—Strong and higher. December, 66%@66%c May,.665/4'fj66%c. OATS—Firmer with corn. Track white, 45@60c track white western, 45@50c. BEEF—Quiet. Nominally family. $11.00® 12.00 mess, $9.50 packet, $10.50@12.00. Live Stock. Chicago, Nov. 11. HOGS—Market moderately active and feeling easy. Prices. 2%§5o lower. Sales ranged at $4.2505.40 for pigs $5.35'fi5.75 for light $5.40®5.00 for rough packing $5.50® 5.95 for mixed, and $5.65#5.97% for heavy packing and shipping lots. Bulk of sales, $5.65@5.S0. CATTLE—Market rather slow. Best grades steady, other lots 5§.10c lower. Quotations ranged at $6.15@6.S5 for choice to extra steers $5.55@6.10 for good to choice do. $4.90@5.60 for fair to good do. $4.16@4.SO for common to medium do. $3.9004.50 for butchers' steers $4.60@6.50 for fed western steers $2.10@4.30 for stockers and feeders $1.25@4.60 for cows $2.2S@4.75 for heifers $2.50@4.50 for bulls and oxen $4.00@6.25 for stags $3.20@4.2S for Texas steers $3.75@5.40 for grass western steers, and $4.50g6.40 for veal calves. SHEEP—Market was rather slow. Feel ing weak. Prices 5@10c lower. Quotations ranged at $2.50@3.90 for westerns $2.90#4.10 for natives $3.00@4.75 for western lambs, and $2.75@4.S0 for native lambs. South Omaha, Neb., Nov. 11. CATTLE—Market active ar.d strong. Na tive beef steers, $4.50@6.50 western, steers, $3.75@5.26 Texas steers, $3.50@4.40 cows and heifers, $2.50@4.25 canners, $1.00@2.50 stockers and feeders, $2.75(§l4.30: calves, $3.00@5.C0 bulls, stags, etc., $1.75@4.25. HOGS—Market shade to 5c lower, closed strong. Heavy, $5.70@5.90 mixed, $5.70® 6.75 light, $5.60©5.75 pigs, $4.50@5.50 bulk of sales, $5.70@5.75. SHEEP—Market steady to strong. Fed muttons, $3.50@4.00 westerns, $3.20@3.60| ewes, $2.S0g3.30 commond and stockerfc t2.SO@&4Q lambs, 3.S0@4.70. S"5i