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6 FITHUGH LEE THE MAN OF THE HOUR An Interesting Sketch of the Famous Consul-General in Charge of Affairs at Havana Sprung From a Family of Fighters, He Has Seen Plenty of Active Service—A Cool Head MAJOR GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE The man of all the nation who Is In the public eye Just now and who ban occupied that position for some weeks Is General Fitzhugh Lee, consul general of the United States to Cuba. The complications which have arisen between this country and Spain have served to Intensify public In terest in the war for Independence waged by the Cubans, and to focus Interest upon Consul General Lee, the diplomat and sol dier who represents this government in the heart of what Is rapidly becoming an enemy's country. The fact that General Lee was retained in his position as consul general by Presi dent McKlnley is remarkable and unique for at least two reasons. He is a Demo crat, He Is an ox-Confederate officer. The fact that President McKlnley saw fit to retain him in his post at Havana Is a compliment not only to the birth, training and diplomacy of General Lee, but to the wisdom and foresight of the president. With a host of Republicans who bad been officers, or soldiers at least, in the Federal army all eager to accept posts under the government, it might have been expected that the president would accept tbe resig nation which General Lee sent In many months ago. Mr. Mr. McKlnley realised the wisdom of the choice of Mr. Cleveland When in April. 1896, be Bent General Lee to succeed General Williams at Havana. Since his accession to the presidential chair Mr. MeKinley has been in receipt of hundreds of letters from business men and others who have had dealings with Consul General Lee asking that he be retained at the post. , The consul general comes of a family of fighters, a family which has filled many pages of American history. His grand father was General Henry Lee. the "Light Horse Harry" of the revolution. That gal lant fighter married twice, and the third son of the second wife was Sydney Smith Lee, father of Fltshugh Lee. Sydney was trained for the navy and graduated from the naval academy in 1820. lie rose suc cessively to tlie rank of commander and at the outbreak of the war resigned and tendered his services to the rebels. He had served his country, however, in the Mexican war. He was a favorite brother of General Robert Lee, A FAMILY DI-' FIGHTF.RS The eldest son of Sydney Lee was Fitz hugh Lee, born at Clermont, Va., in 1835. He too was trained lor war. When but Pi years old lie entered the military academy at West Point and when he graduated he led his class in horsemanship. He was appointed second lieutenant and attached to the old Second cavalry. lie saw con siderable service in Indian fights on the Texas frontier under Major Earl Van Horn. He was shot once with an arrow anil barely esc aped with his life, ami on an other occasion grappled hand to hand with a big Indian buck, tripped him with a "Virginia back heel and killed him. Later he was returned to West Point as an in structor in cavalry laeties. At the out break of the war he resigned and hurried to Virginia to Join the rebellion. At first he was attached to the staff of General Ewcii and then was made lieutenant-colo nel of the First Virginia cavalry, under J. E. B, Stuart. When the latter was pro- BY THE CZAR'S ORDERS MILLIONS WILL BE SPENT IN BUILDING SHIPS HAS CASH IN THE TREASURY Naval Affairs and Estimates Also Occupy the Time in the British House of Commons Associated Press Special Wire ST. PETERSBURG, March 10.—An Imperial ukase just issued orders the disbursement of 90,000,000 roubles as ex traordinary expenditure for the con struction of warships. It is added that no loan will be raised to provide the money. In an Imperial rescript to the Minister of Finance, M. J. Devltto, accompany- Ing the ukase, the Czar says: "In con sidering the probability of assigning so large a sum at one time without refer ence to a loan, I am Induced to point out that the disbursement contemplated has been preceded by very considerable pay ments from unailoted cash in the treas ury for other items of extraordinary ex penditure. "During your administration the ordi nary receipts have exceeded tho ordi nary expenditure by more than 600,000.000 roubles and consequently the greater *>art of the extraordinary expenditure is and a Brave Heart moted Lee was made colonel and a little Inter became brigadier-general. The cay airy of the army of Northern Virginia was at that time in tfto divisions, one com manded by Lee and the other by Wade Hampton. When Stuart died Lee sue ceeded Hampton as commander of the cavalry of the army and acquired the rank of major-general. General Lee served gallantly through the war. engaging in many of the fiercest battles of tbe rebellion. He hnd three horses shot from beneath him at Winches ter and was responsible fot'the t'onfed crate victory at Chancellorsvllle.. In the many stories which ate told concerning him he Is at times confounded with his cousin. General Robert E. Lee's son. Gen oral W. H. Fitzhugh Lee, who was also a cavalry officer. On the day before the Con federate armies surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Fitzhugh Lee headed a cay airy charge at FartnvHle, the last battle In which the army of Northern Virgtna engaged. He was opposed to General t rook In this engagement and won quite an advantage. One of the famous old war stories about him is Ids connection with the surrender which came next day. When he was proceeding dejectedly away from AppomattOX after "the cause" was lost he met a graycoat hastening to Join his regiment. "Never mind, old man." said General Lee. "you're too late now. Lee has stir rendered. You'd better go home." "What's that?" demanded the soldier, "Lee has surrendered?" "Yes,' that's right." was the answer. For a moment the soldier stood silent and B tear trickled down his cheek. Then he blurted out: "You can't make me believe Uncle Rob ert has surrendered. It must have been that Fitzhugh Lee." General Lee has been a warm friend of Grover Cleveland since the latter's first In auguratlon, In 1885, General Lee rode at the head of the division of southern military organizations In the great parade up Perm sylvanla avenue, and he was recognized and c heered the whole length of the line, The next day he was Invited to call upon the pre sident, and a warm friendship re- BUlted and ripened into intimacy as years went on. The. same year Lee was elected governor of Virginia. When Cleveland was once more in the White House he appointed General Lee collector of Internal revenue at Lynchburg, Va. In the spring of 1896 Presldent Cleveland intended sending a spec ial commission to Cuba, but after ma ture consideration he decided to send Gen eral Lee as consul-general, with Instruc tlona to discover, as a military man. the exact conditions of affairs on the island. In appearance General Lee is more Im posing when mounted and sitting In the saddle Gen. Robert E. Lee used through the war than he is on foot. He rides like ii centaur and is an ideal trooper. On foot he Is not so stately, as he is of medium he ight and rather Inc lined to be portly, lie has a most striking face, set oIT with white hair and imperial, and he bears him self as Jauntily as though lie did not feel the weight of his sixty-two ye ars. He married in IS7I at Alexandria, Va., Miss Ellen Bernard, who is also a member covered without an appeal to the Im perial credit. "This expenditure, including the great Siberian and other railways, as well as the payment of a considerable portion of the crown debt by the Imperial Hank for the conversion of the credit notes in accordance with the currency reform af ter the above expenditures of the unal located funds of the treasury, amounted on January 1 to 200,000,000 roubles, of which 100,000,000 roubles are needed for extraordinary expenditures. Therefore there remains sufficient to cover the |aforesaid expenditure for naval con struction. "This state of affairs convinces me you follow both the instructions of my lather, resting in Cod, nnd mine, re garding the observance of the necessary thriftlnese in the financial administra tion of the Empire. "While enjoining you to constantly cxerel.se economy in the future for the complete preservation of the equilibrium of the budget, in which lie the props of the power and well-being of the Empire, 1 remain, your unalterably well dis posed and grateful NICHOLAS." In official calculations, according to tho Statesman's Year Hook, 6.40 roubles are equivalent to the British pound sterling. RUSSIA'S ULTIMATUM Mr. Curzon announced that the British ambassador at si. Petersburg had con firmed the report that Russia was nego tiating r,,r the l< ase of p 0 rl Arthur and Tain 11 Wan for the same period and under the same conditions as granted to Ger many ,11 the ease of Klao Chau. and that Russia was also negotiating for the rlsht to construct a railroad from Petuna. on the rransmanohurlan line, to Kwan« Uiuns Tsu. Aukden and Port Arthur, but MRS. FITZHUGH LEE of one of the first families of Virginia. The couple have live children, Ellen, Fitzhugh, George, Nannie und Virginia. One of the most beautiful homes in the quaint old town of Lynchburg Is theirs, situated on the main residence street and looking upon the River James. Much of General Lee's claim to being a man of letters rests upon his "Life of Gen sr al Lee." a biography of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the best one written. With his heart In the work of transmitting to pos ferity a faithful picture of his uncle as he knew him. General Lee made a brilliant success of his book. It is dedicated "to the memory of the soldiers who fought and fell under the wave of Robert E. Lee's sword and who are sleeping in unbroken ranks with the dew on their brows and the rust on their mail." That he was fair and generous to both friend and foe is perhaps best excmplilied by this selection from the book, treating of Jeff Ddvls and Abraham Lincoln: ••when the red curtain of war rolled up from the American stage to the world were revealed two presldention chairs. In one WIU , seated Mr. Abraham Lincoln, in the other Mr. Jefferson Davis. These two chief magistrates were both born in Ken tucky. One when a small child was carried by his parents to Mississippi, the other when about S years old was taken to Indl ana. and afterward to Illinois. Each ab sorbod the political theories of his respec five states. Had Davis been carried to Illinois and Lincoln to Mississippi In the war between the states Lincoln might have been carrying a Mississippi ritle while Davis held aloft the star spangled banner. ... The deeds of a brave soldier, even though unsuccessful, excite the admira lion Of mankind. The civil ruler of tho van qulshed Is not so fortunate when the power to sustain his government departs. Mr. Davis was not the demon of hate his cne hues have painted. He did not thirst for the blood of his countrymen. His whole character has been misunderstood by the mass of the people who opposed his public views. His heart was tender as a woman's, he was brave as a lion and true as tho needle to the pole to his convictions." This soldier-author has a grave and seri out problem to face in Havana. He has need for all the training, all the diplomacy, all the courage which have come to him in his life's experience. Surrounded by a populace almost openly hostile to his home government, with a number of Amer le an residents who are threatened and harassed by the more violent clement among the- Spaniards, he must move care fully and at the same time fearlessly to uphold the honor at*, the dignity of the United States. Were he not a soldier It might be feared that he would make some rash or 111-advised move; were he not a man of birth and education fitting him for a diplomatic post, the United States might even now be plunged into war with Spain, Hut In the hands of "Light Horse Harry's" grandson, Sidney Smith Lee s son, Robert E. Let's nephew, the affairs of the country are safe. He will move along wise and politic lines, firmly upholding and guard |ng his country's honor as Jealously as he does his own. Anel the Lees of Virginia may be trusted to do that.—Chicago Chronicle. Mr. Curzon explained that Russia did not demand sovereign rights, and had not threatened to move troops Into Man churia in the event of China's non-compli ance with her demands. Mr. Curzon denied that Russia and France had protested against the Anglo- Gorman loan to China. AN' ENGLISH ADVANCE SHANGHAI, March 10.—An English steamer has successfully ascended the Yank-Tse rapids as far as Chung King, province of Szo Chwen, at the juncture of tho Kla Lin Kiang with the Yang-Tse, thus opening to navigation the most fer tile tract of the Yaug-Tse valley. The Chinese authorities have announced their intention to remove all obstacles with dynamite. THE ENGLISH NAVY LONDON, March 10.—The first lord of the admiralty, Hon. George J. Goschen. in presenting the naval estimates to the house of commons today, pointed out that, With the outlay In naval works, the expen diture amounted to the colossal sum of £25,560,000 pounds ($126,750,000), which he ex plained was even considered inadequate In some quarters. Continuing. Mr. Goschen explained that the navy was In a transitional state, to which many of the admitted deficiencies j were dm-. Moreover, he added, the govern ment Is Introducing a series of Improve-) merits. The jubilee display had been great ' but the navy had not reached the ideal i standard. Continuing, he dilated upon the quiet and unostentatious increase of the British fleet In Chinese waters by four vessels from other foreign stations as being an In stance of the naval preparedness. Later Mr. Goschen said he hoped the admiralty, would not be too hard pressed to communl- I cate Its plans, but he assured the house 1 that In the distribution of cruisers, for In- I stance, the admiralty had considered care fully the protection of every trade and every food route, and he trusted that "if LOS ANGELES HERALD. FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH H. (898 times darkened" the admiralty would have the confidence of the boose and the ad miralty would be found doing Its duty. Touching upon the Increase In the per sonnel of the navy, he said there was no lack of recruits for tha navy,-in fact, only one In eight boys was accepted, and the supply of stokers was also Improving. He denied that the navy was under manned, declaring that every vessel which took part In the Jubilee review was as fully manned as It would be In war time- He admitted there was a paucity of of ficers, but he explained that would be easily remedied. Touching on the building program, he said he would defer furnishing particulars regarding the proposed new warships In order to keep foreigners In the dark con cerning their plans, but he could say that the battleships and cruisers would be adapted to the special circumstances which the past year had revealed in various parts of the world. He concluded: "If peace shall again reign In our centers of Industry, and If the nation that calls herself mistress of the sea, reasserts herself by an increase of merchant seamen, then the nation may look forward In confidence that If there be peace It will be peace with honor, but if war, which God forbid, it must be war crowned with victory." (Prolonged cheers.) William Allen, Radical. advocated greater efforts, and moved an amendment that greater provisions be made for man ning the fleet. Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. Conservative, seconding the amendment, urged a larger reserve of men and sug gested that Great Hrltaln should buy all the vessels now building In England for other countries. The house rejected Mr: Allen's amendment. The discussion was then dropped. It Is reported In the lobbies this evening that the Russian imperial ukase ordering the disbursement of 90.000.000 roubles as extraordinary expenditure for the con struction of warships will cause the gov ernment to make a considerable Increase in the naval estimates. ENGLAND NOT ALARMED LONDON, March 11.—The morning pa pers all urge the government to keep pace with Russia, but no alarm Is expressed, since it will take Russia years to build new vessels. The Standard says Russia's action Is probably directed as much against Ger many and Japan as against England. The Yokohama correspondent of the Times says: Japan is calm and the govern ment docs not expect war. A morning paper says it learns that Js pan has warned Russia that if the latter retains Port Arthur Japan will retain Wei Hal Wei and the Islands adjacent. The same paper says the Japanese ad miralty has ordered the men-of-war build ing abroad to be hurried and It denies the report that Japan will sell the cruisers now building at Philadelphia and San Francisco. The Hongkong correspondent of the Daily Mall says It is reported that the Phil ippine rebels have captured Bolina near Mallna. The land telegraph lines connect ing Manila with the cable at Bolina have been cut. According to the same correspondent the British cruiser Edgar will sail for Manila this (Friday) morning. COREAN AFFAIRS YOKOHAMA, March 11.—In reply to the recent complaint of M. S. Chepeyer, the Russian charge d'affaires at Seoul, to the king of Corea, that the Corean officials displayed disfavor toward M. A lex left, the Russian representative in the customs, and the Russian military Instructors, and to his demand for an answer within twenty four hours as to whether the king wished to retain their services, the king asked Russia for three days' delay. Yesterday the cabinet met at Seoul, dis cussed the demand and decided to answer that the government wished the release of the drill Instructors and of M. Alexleff. The acting foreign minister, contending that the national Integrity of Corea was only possible with Russia's assistance, dis sented from this decision and resigned. All London Ooes Crazy Over Tipton's Grocery Store LONDON, March 10.—The flotation of the stock company which Is to take over the business here of Sir Thomas Johnstone Tipton, provision, tea and coffee merchant, fruit preserver, etc., closed at 4 p. m. today. Tenders were made to the amount of over £23,000.000 for the £2,300,000 asked, of which sum Tipton, for himself, the directors and his friends, retained £1,250,000. The flota tion Is pronounced to be the most sensa tional ever launched. There was an ex traordinary rush of people who knew noth ing about the affairs of the company. The "tip" had been generally circulated, how ever, that it was a good "gamble" and the craze extended to the West End, where ladies of title, officers and public men were amonst the people who beseiged Sir Thomas Tipton, imploring him to take their money. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed at the Bank of Scotland, where the lists were opened. The pollce had to regulate the crowds. FRESNO. March 10.— J. B. Clough, a partner of Cliff Ragan, the notorious out law, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Tlm mlns today. For the last ten weeks Clough has occupied a cot at the county hospital, where he was receiving treatment for a bullet wound in the thigh. Deputy Sheriff Dickinson of Snelllng came to Fresno to Identify Clough and returned to Merced wdth the prisoner this afternoon. Last fall Clough and Ragan stole a horse and Win chester rifle from a man at Snelllng. Clough hSi A Positive Surprise Top Coats SB Shirts nOW rtady tX 3y $7.50 to $25 The great values offered the Los Angeles public this week have proved 50c to $2.50 \W (j£ a positive surprise to many people. They did not know that goods j£ I could be sold so low by a "fair and square" firm. But do not get the 1 I impression that we are lowering our standard of quality; such is not the I- €S case; simply knocking prices for our last GREAT CLEARANCE SALE. «■> Men's Suits Men's Trousers Boys' Clothing fej Men'S Sack SaitS $3.45 100 pairs odd Trousers f 1.43 imperative 1 to dose o* A AjL s Honest worth $6.60 Honest worth $2. 50 some goods as quick moving prices. n&r Ii [/. Jl\ eil ' S S «« 100 pairs odd Trousers #2.63 75 Boyf School M. « .el Cfi« Honest worth ROO Suits Jlis, honest worth #2.50. Age j>fg&jy 1,,e,, S MCX t, U,tB t SftSi-, nairt odd Troiiem* *V 1 oja 90 Boy»' Mixed Colored All-Wool V \ r] Honest worth «io.oo 100 pairs odd Trousers 93.69 S uitss 2.45; honest worth $3.50. Age ft L AT V 1 Mpii'k SarrV «nlt« C 7 AH Honest worth $5 and #6 7toi4. I* JF • ir\# /V V Mens SaCK SUITS " ' too Boys' Double Seat and Knee X h-muLS \i fl <Sl Honest worth $12.50 Suits, all wool, $3.75; honest worth \T ' V \ Mph\ Sari Suit* CO 01 m our new spring stocK we «5. 00t 056.00. \ _]■... I \ \1 rncil S 9dbH oUUS jy.y j are now showing a very hand- Also odd lots of Boys' Reefer Suits, llfiT,Jl|. I IMI Honest worth $15.00 some line of Dress Trousers, nicely braided, age 4t06, at the same \\\ I 'ftl* 118 Never ,n our lives did we quote "V* the finest made-to- at 25, WM \ \\ such reductions before. Last Satur- order gOOCJS. Prices extra value. YW Of 1 \U day several persons bought two suits. _ * _ — 30 doten Boys'Fauntleroy Blouse WW" JjJ X They knew a good thing. $3.00 tO $7.30 Waists at 25c, extra value. mWaT I- mte m Nerlk Sprig, St HT te m Mr* *rk*K HT to 125 Nerth Series St 1 | ■errheedrrefit.rVeee. larrta I rreat, Freee. derrts i freek, frees. I MBm^kmammmLßM\mm^ A GOOD GAMBLE An Outlaw Captured came to the county hospital In Deoember with the story that he had been acciden tally wounded. The Stambouloff Murder BERLIN. March 10.—A dispatch to the Lokal Anselger from Sofia says that yes terday before the appeal court the Bulga rian, prosecutor withdrew the charge against Naum Tuffeketchleff, sentenced to three years' Imprisonment on December », 1816, for the murder of M. Stambouloft, who was stabbed and otherwise wounded In the streets of Sofia on July Is, 1896, and who died from the effects of his wounds. The court canceled the sentence. Will Hang Today -- —- p j SAN (.DENTIN. March 10.—Wing Tung, who will be hanged tomorrow morning for the murder of his uncle In San Francisco on September 2, 1897, shows no signs of breaking down. His case Is remarkable as being the only one on record since exe cutions have taken place In San Quentlri that no appeal to the supreme court has been taken, the verdict of the trial jury being taken as final. STATE NOTES District Attorney Herrlngton closed for the people In the Flannelly murder case yesterday afternoon at San Jose. The jury was locked up for the night. Eight Jurors now occupy the box to hear the Charge of murder against Albert Hoff of San Francisco. Frank Dumont was the ohly Juror secured out of twenty-one tales men. A meeting ot citizens was held at San Jose last night for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for holding a carnival of buds and blossoms In that city early In May. Rev. F. F. Jewell, who has been appoint ed superintendent of Pacific Grove by the Pacific Improvement company, vice Rev. T. H. Slnex, deceased, will enter upon the discharge of his new duties on March 15th. Miss Esther Wilson, aged 1». the pretty daughter of Policeman Matthew Wilson of San Francisco, ended her life yesterday by swallowing carbolic acid. The act followed a quarrel with her married sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Sully. Julius Knutzen was arrested in Wash ington, Yolo county, last night for attempt ing to rob Mrs. Lizzie Miller. The woman was walking on the levee below the vil lage, when she was halted by Knutzen. who attempted to go through her pockets, but was frightened away by her screams. D. de Martine, a dairyman living In Chlleno valley, six miles west of Pctaluma. was frightfully bitten by a vicious dog yesterday afternoon. While he was pet ting the animal It sprang at him, knocking him down, biting him about the head and face and almost severing his nose. He will be disfigured for life. Bids for dredging work in Oakland har bor were opened yesterday. When the work for which they call Is completed, the depth of the channel will be twenty feel throughout its length. The lowest bid was that of the San Francisco Bridge com pany, the total amount being 1101,500. The bids have been forwarded to Washington. John Desmond, who in October, 1895. was sentenced at San Francisco to serve fourteen years at San Quentln for the crime of perjury, was pardoned by the governor yesterday, and at 2 o'clock walk ed out of the prison a free man. One of the reasons given by the governor Is that Desmond Is suffering from an Incurable disease, and did not wish to die In prison. Controller Colgan has replied to Fish Commissioner Vogelsang's demand for fishing license blanks that he has no blanks on hand: that the state printing office ts closed: that he does not conduct a printing office and will not write out the blanks; that the fish commission can use none of Its funds for printing blanks, and that unless a legal method can be devised, fishermen may follow their avocations without licenses. The state receives 14500 annually from fish licenses. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS Manager Sullivan has engaged Warren Beckwith. son-in-law of Robert T. Lin coln, to pitch for the Dubuque team of the Western Baseball association. Mayor Robert McKlsson of Cleveland has announced that he will contest the election of Senator Hanna when the latter attempts to take his seat for the long term. There has been a bread riot at the vil lage of Pobalderra del Valle in the prov ince of Zamora, Spain. The gendarmes intervened, three of whom and two rioters were wounded. The house committee on foreign affairs yesterday ordered a favorable report on the bill of Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania, pro viding for the creation of a committee for the reorganization of the consular ser vice. The resignations of eight members of the session of the Fifth-avenue Presbyterian church of New York, of which the Rev. Dr. John Hall is pastor, were accepted by the session of the church at a meeting last night. The sub-committee of the house commit tee on civil service reform decided yester day by a unanimous vote to report ad versely the Evans bill taking a large num ber of places out of the classified service. The report will be made to the full commit tee today. Judge K. Jenkins of Milwaukee has signed an order giving the Oregon Iron and Steel company permission to file objections to the alleged preferred claims of the Northern Pacific company and S. H. Solo mon on all of the lands of the railroad company east of the Missouri river. HE CHANGES HIS SKIN case op john sbbhsuto has BUT TWO. PABAZiLEXB His Body a Mass of Scales Which Curl and Give Him Pain John Drehslng, a cigar maker living on Scioto street, near Calhoun street, Is again undergoing the painful process of changing his skin. He writhes and wrig* gles, and has chips cut off himself, while men learned In medical science look, on and marvel. Drehslng's disease Is called by the learn ed followers of Aesculapius, Ichthyosis— a word coined from the Greek, and mean ing snake-like or flsh-like. Instances are comparatively common of patients shed ding their skins In dark, hornlike scales. With the Scioto street man the entire cuti cle becomes horny in texture, with a slight tendency to scale: becomes partly pearly white, and sheds from every part of his body, commencing at the extremities. Be fore It peels off, his skin Is as hard as the bark of a tree, and as he lies In his bed and suffers he looks npt unlike a silver birch. BUT TWO SIMILAR CASES KNOWN The disease Is due to a nervous derange ment, a lack of nutriment and an Impov erished blood. Flint, a medical authority on skin diseases, cites but two cases In medical history where the skin peels off annually In pearly white flakes. So, while he Is uncomfortable, Drehslng can console himself with the reflection that his malady Is unique. He does not enjoy this feature of the case, however, and despite the ap peals of physicians who "lave been called In to look at him by Dr. George F. Herman, his attending physician, he stoutly refuses to go before the academy of medicine. This singular man is 32 yt>ars of age and Is married. Until two years ago his skin gave him no more concern than does the skin of the ordinary man. Then, In the early spring, he noticed that his cuticle was hardening. Soon he was obliged to go to bed, and after about thirty days he was able to get up with a brand new skin, which, however, peeled off when spring came around again. Now comes another skin, and Drehslng Is bedridden, his skin cracking and peeling and curling all over him, twisting Into such hard knots that he has to have It cut off with scissors in or der to be able to endure his bed. His new skin, of course, is young and tender, and those bark-like scales make him feel as though he was lying in a bed or sharp Iron shavings. COMMENCES AT HIS EXTREMITIES The scaling commences at his extremities, and ,nt the present time Drehslng Is cover ed with scales from his hend to his breast, and from his feet to his thighs. The middle portion of his trunk is only hardening, and has yet to reach the stage where the cuticle cracks and curls up. Tht process of changing goes on night and day. The patient will feel his skin twisting Into a knot under his shoulders, and then he has to call attendants to cut it oft with a pair of scissors In order that he may be relieved from his most excruciating pains. He will have something more than two weeks Jo stay In bed yet, and It will be almost as much longer before his new skin becomes sufficiently hardened to endure the touch of clothing .without painful irritation. The sufferer Is a man In ordinary cir cumstances, and he can ill afford the month's Idleness which his freakish skin Imposes on him every year, to say nothing of the expense for medical attention. But he has to endure It, for It Is his own skin.— Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Railroad Building in Corea United States capital Is Invested In the railroad now building between Seoul and Chemulpo In Cores. The Coreans were sup posed to furnish timber for ties, but. hav ing proven their inability to do so, Japan has been called upon for such as are need ed immediately. A million and a quarter feet, the first ever used there from this country, has been sent from Puget sound and further orders have been placed. Cute Beyond Her Years It was a Philadelphia little girl who, when her mother had given her a box of candy and had told her to invite one of her friends to partake of It with her, said she would ask Fanny Brown, because candy always made Fanny's teeth ache, so she couldn't eat much. FOREIGN NOTES George Muller, the English philanthro pist. Is dead. Queen Victoria started for Portsmouth yesterday afternoon on her way to the south of France. Sir George Lawson, K. C. 8., English assistant under secretary of state for war, Is dead. Be was born In 1838 and entered the war office In 1885. A sensation has been caused in Paris by the announcement that Count Ferdinand Walson Estorhazy, on the advice ot his counsel, has abandoned his prosecution of Mathieu Dreyfus, brother of the 111-fated prisoner of Devil's Island, for defamation In accusing him of having written the bordereau. The Calcutta correspondent of de Lon don Times says: Experts estimate that a million tons of wheat will be exported from Cawnpore. Wheat for April delivery Is selling at three rupees, six annas, per eighty pounds, against an average rate in parcels of two rupees, fourteen annas. No such price was ever touched before and the cultivators will benefit greatly. Women Strong Partisans With respect to last year's election IB New Zealand. Sir Robert Stout, In the Australasian Review of Review*, eaye that the prediction that party zeal ana partisan fellng would blind women to the 'derects of 'the character of candidates has not,been fulfilled, and that the women were carried away Just as much by party cries as the men were and party domina ted them. Some. Extra Strops Strauss Specials Today and Tomorrow A powerful lot of low prices which we have no fear of any other store matching. In addition we will give a boys' large four wheel Wagon Free to every one who purchases three dollars worth or more from us and brings this coupon— eat It Oat Good for • Hoy-' Wagon with a $8.00 or more purchase. N. Strauss & Co. No wagons will be given unless you have the coupon. These wagons are large size, made of hardwood, antique finish and sell for $1.00. LADIES' WAISTS—New lot of Ladles' Waists, elegant quality of black sutln duchesse, latest Russian blouse style, with de tachable collar, 13 handsome tucks across the front, box pleat and 4 tucks In back with yoke, cuff finished with group of 5 tucks nnd ribbon rosette. These waists ure well lined and splend idly made. The swellest dress maker In town could not turn out a handsomer one. Actual worth, $8.50; special for to- /ax s»/\ day and tomorrow sbOsdU WASH WAISTS—A big line of very handsome percale waists just opened. Very handsome stripes and figures In lovely color effects, also black and white mourning styles, made with de tachable collar, latest style sleeve and In every way an elegant waist; special B?A_ today and eMIC tomorrow w-» CHILDREN'S APRONS—Of fine quality white Victoria lawn, open work embroidery bib front and edged with embroidery, all sizes for all sized girls. This Is an extra special value for <%«• today and tomorrow At)C only at «ww LADIES' SKIRTS—The greatest value ever offered In Los Angeles for the price, large selection to choose from, all the latest Eng lish, German and Scotch novel ty weaves. If such skirts were to be had In any other store they would readily command from $4.00 to SiMi each. Our (p>»» np price today and sßsCaOt) tomorrow only * Ladles' Skirts made to order for $1.00, If you buy the material of us. LADIES' WRAPPERS — Made from good quality Simpson print, light and dark color effects, neat, clean patterns, newest style sleeve, waist lined and Wattcau back. These wrappers would be considered cheap at 85c; /Q special for today and QOC tomorrow at BOYS' WAISTS—Of fine import ed flannels In plain, solid colors, handsomely made and worth up to $1.50; special for to- day and tomorrow tfdC Good spool cotton, per doz 18c NAINSOOKS —White checked Nainsooks, soft finish, five differ ent patterns, extra tine quality. Worth up to 20c yd; your mm choice of any In the lot / l f* for today and tomorrow 8" 12',sc Zephyr Ginghams V&c. CHILDREN'S HOSE — Extra stout quality, fine ribbed Chil dren's Hose, with seamless feet, come In shades of tan and fast color black, would be extra good for special for lA_ today and IUC tomorrow «vw LADIES' HOSE—Plain or drop stltch, black or 'shades of tan, perfect shape, seamless feet, vel vet finish and a very extra qual ity for 20c; special si for today and I4C tomorrow T N. STRAUSS & CO. 425-427 S. Spring St Between Fourth and Fifth Streets