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THEY WILL PROBABLY DIE.'
Three Men Injured in a Singular Rail
""7 way Accident.
TWO ARE BADLY HURT.
A Big Fire at Milwaukee-General- Intel
ligence of the North
. west.
Special to the Globe.
Fergus Falls, Minn., March B.—
Yesterday afternoon a snow plow and
caboose went up the Pelican branch to
open the way for a passenger train.
Which was stuck at Elizabeth; While
passing through a cut about four miles
west of here, the fireman opened the
door of the lire box to put in some coal,
when the engine •'kicked*' and the cab
was quickly filled with steam, smoke
and fiames. * The engineer. John Smith,
Fireman Peter Orth and Assistant
Boadmaster Mike Deviney crawled
through the windows *of the
cab. The train went on for
a mile or so when it ran into a big snow
drift. The conductor and workmen
came forward to investigate, and found
the cab deserted. They walked back
and found the men. Koadinaster Deviney
escaped with a badly bruised knee and
- severe burns. Engineer Smith had his
skull broken with compression of the
brain, also badly bruised and burned.
Fireman Orth was frightfully mangled.
His skull was broken, the scalp almost
entirely torn from his head, lower jaw
broken", compound fracture of one leg
and his whole body one mass of
bruises and burns, * lt is supposed
that when they climbed from tim en
gine they found themselves in a deep
cut, with snow banks so close that they
could not escape the train and were
rolled and jammed about until the
caboose passed them. .John Smith is
forty-eight years old and resides at St.
Cloud. ' His wife reached here this aft
ernoon. Peter Orth also resides at St.
Cloud, is twenty-two years old and
single. His brother arrived from that
place to-day. Both men are still uncon
scious, with no hopes of recovery. Dr.
J. 11. Murphy, of St. Paul, reaches here
to-morrow morning.
A MILWAUKEE FIRE.
Destruction of a Cot of Valuable
Business Property.
MILWAUKEE, March B.— At 2:45
o'clock this morning the double five
story brick building occupied by J.
Perneks & Bro., 351 and 868 East Water
street, was discovered tobe on fire. The
fire department arrived, in a few min
utes, but the structure was mass of
fiames before they got to work. Cold
smith & Co.'s carpet house, which ad
joins Ferneks' candy * factory, soon
caught lire and in a few minutes was
wrapped in Haines. Before 8:30 o'clock
the floor of the Ferneks building col
lapsed with a thundering crash.
The stock of fireworks • kept in
the establishment became ig
nited, and above the roar of
the flames could be heard the sharp de
tonation of giant firecrackes and
bunches of smaller ones as they ex
ploded, the hissiliC sound of sky rock
ets as they shot up In miscellaneous and
confusing fashion, breaking high over
head. The river was brilliantly illumi
nated and a fire tug could have worked
wonders in the rear of the burning
buildings while the firemen were light- '
ing the Humes from the street front. i
but there was none on hand, and the 1
flames shot out. through every window, ,
The fire next took hold of the mattress" ",
and feather establishment of A.Weigell,
adjoining the Goldsmith building on the .
north. The' heal became so intense
that the firemen had to retreat, and the
building, which was a four-story brick
building, was soon in ruins. 11. Berger
& Co. occupied the upper floors as a mat
tress factory and feather emporium, and
the louder floor..' was* occupied by W.
Loewenbacb. The '-""total loss by fire •
will reach J**2oo,ooo.*; "-';■'
The losses are as follows: Goldsmith ,
& Co.. loss 8150,000 to $175,000 ou stock; 1
insurance ***i:*:'.(*oo. - Ferknes & Co.,
stock, $70,000; building, 350*009; insur
ance $41,000. Henry Berger, loss about ,
813,000; insurance, same. -Loewenbach,
printer, loss about 82,000 from water;
insurance $8,000. The Goldsmith build
ing is owned by Joseph Ilobbius, of
Madison, Wis. ; 7 v -[.
THE JOLLY DRUMMERS.
They "Wake Up Watertown in, Fine..
Style.
Special to the Globe.
Watertown, Dak., March Dur
ing the blockade this city has .been .
headquarters for traveling men until
to-day there are about seventy-five
knights of the grip tarrying within the
limits of the peerless city of South Da
kota, which borders the verdure clad
banks of the translucent Sioux river,
and to-night these missionaries are de
lighting a large audience at the Grand
opera house by giving an original mu
sical entertainment. The street parade
this afternoon -was. a novel, mirth
provoking •- affair,: abounding in
many happy hits gotten up to
order. Headed by the city
band, with banners and streamers Hy
ing in the stiff breeze, the procession
took up its line of march through the
principal streets of the town. Tlie
much-abused mule, loaded with' sample
cases and a colored boy manufactured
for the occasion, occupied a prominent
and important position in the Ions:
drawn out procession, while an impro
vised orchestra, with toy instruments,
brought up the rear in most elegant
style. The whole affair, while it has
bordered on the ridiculous, has been
very interesting and highly entertain
ing. The proceeds go to the charity
fund of the city.
lowa Female Suffrage.
Special to the Globe.
Dcs Moines. 10., March 3.— Gossip
was rife around the legislature to-day
concerning the probable fate of the bill
to confer municipality and school suf
frage upon women when it comes no for
final passage. An analysis of the vote
yesterday by which the bill was ordered
engrossed, shows that of tiio Democrats,
twenty-eight voted against it and five
were absent, while forty-nine Bepub
llcans voted for it and four were
absent, lt will be necessary" for the
friends of the bill to hold
the strength they mustered on yester
day's vote and gain two more. Of the
absentees Wyekoff is known to favor
the bill, and Shipley is believed to,
while Townsend is opposed to it, ami '
Hanson is thought to be. The two
votes needed can probably be obtained.
but there is strong reason to believe
that several members who voted for en
grossment will either vote against it or
dodge on .final passage. Either act
would be fatal to the bill. There is no
question that the final vote will be very
close.
Quarrel Over a Sewer.
Special to the Globe. r.:'^..^r._. . ..
Red Wing, March 3.— A dispute has
arisen between the street commissioner,
William Llewellyn, and the city en
gineer, William Danforth, in regard to
the Plum street sewer, now in course of
construction, the • engineer claiming
that the work hits not been properly
done, and that he has in no wise been
consulted in the matter of building it.
The engineer has offered- his resigna
tion to the council, and it lias been laid
over to await the result of an investi
gation. ' ":;**.;'■
Made Chief Clerk.
Special to the GloDe.-- - .-■■'. '.. .- ..
Fergus Falls. March 3.— W. C. Lin
coln, deputy auditor of Otter -. Tail
county for the past six years, has been
appointed by State Auditor Brad-en as 1
chief clerk of the land department, to
succeed A. G. Griswold.
Seen in Chicago.
Special to the Globe.
Winnipeg, Man., March 3.— Gideon j'
* Bordeaux the government defaulter, has .
_%Wa l ______ Vi f wm > v _^
It ft li
been in Chicago, He says that he didn't
take a cent and that lie arrived in Chi
cago with only $68, so that it is going to
keep him bustling to get enough to eat.
He says that he could not steal SK),000
from the fact that the returns from the
office amounted to only about 57.000 an
nually and that he squared up every
thing last July.
The Saloons Must Go.
Special to the Globe.
Slot x u.s. Dak. March ".—The
following letter has been received by
Winsor & Kiltridge, attorneys for the
saloon element, from-. County Attorney
A. A. Polk: "To Winsor & Kiltridge—
Dear, Sirs: I have returns from Bis
marck on the local option case, and it
will be necessary after to-day to enforce
the law. Please notify parties inter
ested so that there may be no misunder
standing, and oblige. ' Yourf truly, -
A. A. Polk,
District Attorney."
A number of the saloon men were in
terviewed to day, and they state that
they- are going to close their establish
ments to-night. At amass meeting of
prohibitionists held at the court house
this afternoon to decide what to do-in
the matter, it was almost the universal
opinion of those present that the saloons
should be closed, and resolutions were
passed to that effect.
A Deadly Dose.
Special to ttie Globe.
Dcs Moines, 10., March 3.— Martell,
the man who tried to shoot Mrs. Kiilcu
lator at her farm house, near Algoua, on
Thursday last, died to-day from an over
dose of laudanum left in Ins reach by
the attending physician for the purpose
of quieting pain. He swallowed about
live teaspoohftii's, evidently not know
ing the poisonous nature of the stuff.
Alter attempting to kill Mrs. {Calculator
lie shot himself in three places frith the
same revolver. One of the bullets pene
trated his jaw, but his injuries were not
considered sufficient to cause his death.
Death of Sheriff Slick! by;
Special to the Globe.
St. Cloud, March 3.— Mathias Mick
ley, aged fifty-four years, died early
this morning of dropsy after an illness
of several weeks' duration. At the time
of ins death lie held the office of sheriff
of this county, which position, or the
deputyshfp thereof, he has held since
IS")"". He leaves a wife and large fam
ily. -•■ ; . .
Sent to the Reform School.
Special to the Globe.
Hastings, .Minn., March 3.— Chief of
Police F. M. Richards took Charles
Pitcher to the state reform school at St.
Paul this afternoon. His age is fifteen,
and he was committed by Justice Dan
iel O'Brien upon the charge of petit
larceny from Capt. W. 11. Clark, Of the
Gospel army. '7 7-:. -. '.'.-'•
- Two Strong Tickets.
Special to the Globe. -. , -■■ ,-- : *'
Chippewa Falls, Wis., March 3.—
C. A. Stanley was nominated for mayor
by the Republican convention to-day.
Both tickets are strong. The municipal
election takes place in this city Tues
day, March 0, and in April the judicial
election will be held. ; :
BRAGG AND DIAZ.
Formal Sleeting of the American'
Minister and President of' Mex
ico.
City of Mexico, March 3.— The pres
ident to-day gave audience to the new
American minister, Gen. Bragg, who
enters on the formal discharge of his
duties on Monday. The reception took
place in the hall of the ambassadors in
the national palace.. The great palace
room is adorned with the portraits of
Mexico's presidents. President Diaz
stood on the dais surrounded by
the entire cabinet. Gen. Bragg
was attired in the full uniform of
a brigadier-genera] of the United
States army. He was accompanied by
Secretary of Legation Connery. Gen.
Bragg saUl, addressing the 7 president:
"By the gracious consideration of the
president, of the United * States of
America, I have been accredited envoy
extraordinary and* minis te'r*. plenipoten
tiary to the republic of which you are
the distinguished head. \1" presenting
my letter of credence I- am especially
charged .by the chief executive of
the government, whose representative 1
have the honor to be, to bear to you as
surance of his high esteem and bis b st
wishes for the preservation to -yourself
and people of "your .; continued good
health, and for the "prosperity of the re
public of Mexico, and also make known
to you the sincere desire of himself as
well as the wish of the" people whose
chief executive he is honored in being,
that the bonds of amity between tin
two republics may not only continue,
but be. constantly strengthened by strict
preservation of national faith and the
mutual extension by each republic- to
the other of the friendly offices which
inspire confidence and trust, as well
as by an enlarged intercourse,
social and commercial, between
the "people of the two republics.
For myself, sir, if in the execution of
the high trust reposed in me. I shall be
so fortunate as to be able to contribute
towards securing the ends so desired, I
shall feel assured of the hearty 'approval
of my chief and .the great body of the
American people, ln conclusion, 1 now
have the honor to present to your ex
cellency my letter of credence from*
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United Stales of/America.'.? • .
President Diaz replied in the most
cordial manner. The general opinion
of the assembled company was that
(Jen - . rage's speech was tactful and
friendly in the extreme The new min
ister is residing temporarily, in the man
sion occupied by Judge Mannius* till the
time of his death;
SENATOR SARIN AT HOME,
Rut He Has Very jit tie to Say
This Time.
Senator Sabin arrived in Stillwater at
4 p. m. yesterday, and immediately gave
his attention to business matters. Aside
from a cordial hand-shake with the
senator, tlie representative of the
Globe got but very little. "I am too
busy to talk upon business or politiejii
matters just now. You may say.though,
if you like, that the management of the
Milwaukee road has been seen and that
arrangements will be made whereby it
will soon be running trains in and out
of the union station." The senator is
looking extremely well and was warmly
welcomed by his old friends and neigh
bors. He will be the guest of his old
time business partner and Mayor
George M. Seymour, while In the city.
The new High school building, lo
cated at the corner of Third and Pine
streets* is now completed inside and
will be formally occupied by the High
school department on Monday, March
12, a week's vacation of all the city
schools intervening. The exterior of
the building, which is of St. Louis
pressed brick * with white • stone trim
mings anil iron cornice, will require
some finishing touches, which cannot
be applied until spring. Architecturally
this is by far the linest bunding in the
city. The site is commanding and the
design elegant.
'■■'~y' '/• 7* IN* THE SOCIAL SWIM. .
The hist game of the Progressive
Scat club was held at the residence of
William Shermuly, on North Second
street. It was very exciting,* as a num
ber of members were in close proximity
to each other for the prizes, when it was
finally decided that Albert .Drews won
the first prize, having made fifty-six
progressive points in twelve evenings:
Charles Brenner, second prize, having
fifty-five points, and Herman Sohuien,
fifty-three points, third prize. A fine
lunch was furnished by the host, and
all were well satisfied as to the skill of.
the winners.
Some of the ! principal parts "of the'
Crusaders' production, on the 17th of
March will be assumed by Edwin Bar
bour, George Scully and Miss Clifford,
of Minneapolis, and J. O'Shaughnessy,
.Jr., James 'Goodman,;-. Bobert Welch,
Miss Mary Burke,. Miss Mahoney, and
Miss Mamie Kelly. " '
A course of lectures lias been arranged
at the Universalis! church, commencing:
March IS. Key. S. Vail, Key. M.-D.*,
Shutter, Bey.' ll. M. Simmons, Prof. - J. ,
THE "SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: '-" SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1888. —EIGHTEEN PAGES :
F. Downey and. Ilev. Amos Crum will
be among the speakers.
Miss Ada Osborne, of Canton, 0., ar
rived here on Thursday, and will take a
position as stenographer for H. C. Fogel,
general manager of the Minnesota
Thresher company.
J. A. Hausner, of this -city, who has
been an employe of E. S. Brown, re
ceiver, for several . years, has taken a
position in the car accountant's oflice of
the St. Paul & Duluth railway at St.
Paul.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Demaray will be pleased to
hear of the safe arrival of a new baby
boy at their home in Washington, D. C.
A Georce Washington 'party was
given at the home of Mrs. A. T. Jenks
on Wednesday evening by a number of
the members of the Chautauqua circle.
John Thompson, late a prescription
clerk of King Bros., has resigned and
gone to Washington territory, wiiere he
will engage in business.
Judge McCluer is making prepara
tions to leave for the South next
Wednesday for a short trip among the
people of Dixie.
Mrs. W. G. Bronson. Jr., and Mrs. F.
P. Doe cave an afternoon euchre party
on Tuesday to a number of married
ladies.
11. M. Anderson is up in the pineries
this week on the Omaha road, looking
after some of his interests in that re
gion.
Mrs. B. Loofgrcn, who has been vis
iting friends In this city, returned to
lied Wing Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock entertained a
few of their friends Tuesday afternoon
with a dinner party.
Mrs. D. A. Blakney has returned to
this city after a protracted visit among
Eastern friends.
Mrs. George Reeves, of Taylor's
Falls, Minn.,. is a guest of Mrs. C. W.
Merry.
Robert Smollet, a former police officer
of this city, but now. of Duluth, is in
town. '::£'■':>#■
A surprise party was inflicted on Mr.
and Mrs. C. L.Eastou Wednesday even
ing. yy/\:
Mrs. D. R. McGregor.of Osceola, Wis.,
is visiting friends in this city.
Orcn Mower has gone to the Hot
Springs for a brief trip.
W. S. Conrad returned from an East
ern trip Wednesday.
. •***•*■ ~"'"%'U
CHICAGO JEALOUSY.
No Blizzard Alons; the "Soo" 'as
Was 'Reported.
The Chicago Herald publishes an item
from Marquette, under date of March 1,
relating to the so-called "terrific bliz
zard" that "swept the entire Lake Su
perior country to-day."' Among other
items appears the phrase "that the new
'Soo' road is hopelessly buried." The
animus of the article is plain. In the
first place, there was no terrific blizzard
that any one could find. The
trains on the "New Soo" ran that
day and every day, and have since the
line opened. When trains on lines out
of Chicago have been abandoned and
invariably late, the trains on the
"Soo" are proceeding without inter
ruption. A cali at the .Soo office brings
out the fact that their snow plow equip
ment has cost the sum (if three hundred
dollars, and it is sufficient to keep the
road free from snow every day in the
year. The Chicago papers will have to
hunt up a new bugbear against the
"Sou" to make their case a good one.
A reporter for the Globe came over the
"Soo" Wednesday in company with two
very prominent business men of
Chicago, who failed to find either the
blizzard or the drifts.
Winona & Southwestern.
Special to the Globe.
Mason City, To., March William
Mclntyre, of the Winona & Southwest
ern, presided over an enthusiastic rail
road meeting last night. He seated that
the company could make no detinue
proposition, but the railroad and a
division point could be secured by
Mason City. . Tlie subsidy they will ask
for amounts to §20,000. The preliminary
survey runs through Cedar j Falls,
Mitchell, Liberty and Wayne townships,
out of the state. If all works satis
factorily the toad will be in running
order from Winona to Omaha by Oct. 1,
1888. . :
Another Cut.
The last cutting of rates left them for
classes A, B, C, D and E at I~>£, 15, 13,
10 and 8 cents. Yesterday Judge Chan
dler received instructions to reduce all
the rates in these classes to 8 cents be
tween Chicago and St. Paul, and all
points where the cut rates apply. The
St. Paul & Kansas City road immedi
ately adopted the same, and the others
followed suit. The railroad men begin
to shake their beads, and say they don't
know what great misfortune will at last
happen to the railroads. Between the
strike and the danger that it may extend
up into the Northwest and the destruct
ive rate-cutting policy which still con
tinues to exist, it looks as though they
were cut out for destruction.
Northern Pacific Earnings.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific
for the month of February show a very
large and satisfactory increase over
those of February of last year, as fol
lows :
IPS'-*. 1887. Increase.
Freight 8010,526 (832,337 5287, 1 88
' Passengers... 230,845 127,023 103,821
Total $916,990 $525, $391,261
ST. PAUL & DULUTH.
The earnings of the St. Paul & Duluth
road for the fourth week of February
amounted to $20,196; for the month of
February, $78,197, and for the first two
months of the year, §140,050.
Chips From the Ties.
Explaining the reasons for continued good
earnings on the Milwaukee & St Paul, Vice
President Bond ascribes it to the fact that a
large portion of its territory is outside the
area of competition and is unaffected by the
rate war. Two Important extensions were
completed in December last, and train serv
ice on them has been regular since the be
ginning of the year. The heavy amount of
non-competitive business and the earnings
of the new lines enables the company to
make a good showing as compared with last
year.
The remnants of the storm still linger. The
Chicago & Northwestern road was open only
to New Tim. Huron and Pierre are reached
over tbe Omaha by way "of Salem. The
Omaha is open everywhere except on the
Pipestone branch. The - Manitoba and all
roads running West and "Northwest arc all
right. On Friday night the wind blew a gale •
between Willmar ana Benson. It subsided.'
however, about midnight, and now nearly
everything is all right on that road. .
The tirst train over the Fargo. Moorhead &
Southwestern road reached Fargo Friday. It
is expected that the Manitoba trains will be
run over this line to Fargo hereafter, thus
avoiding the danger of blockades on the
Breckenridge and Barnesville branches.
A new time card on the Milwaukee & St.
Paul road will go into effect to-morrow. The
fast Chicago trains will leave St. Paul at 7:30
a. m. , 3 and 7:30 p. m. j 7 : > 7 7
Bob Ford a Coward.
Special to the Globe.
TniNiDAD, Col., March 3.— 80b Ford,
the slayer of Jesse James, had a dispute
with amaii ouamed. -Miller, of -Baton,
New Mexico, and it was agreed between
them that blood only could atone for the
insult. A challenge was given by Ford
and accepted by Miller, and they were
to meet this morning at a lonely
spot in New Mexico, from which
place it was understood only one
of them should leave alive. Miller was
on hand ready for the fray, but Ford
failed to appear. The latter" has conse
quently lost caste with his associates,
who loudly denounce him for his cow
ardice. "^_
interstate Telegraphy.
.Washington, March 3.— The senate
postoffice committee has decided to re
port favorably on . the Spooher bill to .
regulate interstate Telegraphy. The.
chief amendment is a clause equivalent
to the "long and short haul" clause of
the interstate commerce bill.
" 7 A Lonj** Life Ended.
Special to the Globe. ' ,' 7
Washington, March- 3.— Mrs. Anna
Stirling. Skillman, mother of .Mrs. Dr.
: : D. C. Price, of St. Paul," died to-night at
the residence; of j her /son-in-law^ 7 Judge
J. J. Noah, aged ninetyroue years.'^fevi*
VERY CURIOUS WAGERS.
How Some Reckless People Have Lost
Very Big Fortunes.
EITHER CHANCE OR LUCK.
Three Enormous Bets— Yankee
Won the Hat— Betting in India—
Miserly Mendicant's Mania.
Chicago Mail. ; ;-.,7t ;
Lord Hastings, in his palmy days,
made some, wild wagers, but the largest
wagers made in years were those of the
late Lord Dudley, who only made three
bets in his life— one of £10,000, another
of £30,000, and a third of £25,000.
THE PONY BALKED.
Capt. Candy, once a bosom friend of
James Gordon Bennett,' was with a
party of friends dining at North. Lodge"?
Melton, Eng. The conversation, felt
on the ■ subject of clever horses, and
"Bill" Candy wagered that he had a
pony that would go up stairs and down.
The pony was sent for and very readily
walked up stairs. Down, however, he
declined to come, and he would proba
bly have been there now if they had not
pulled out a window, and by means of a
pulley and tackle lowered the pony to
the ground. Capt. Candy paid his
wager.
FOR ONCE THE SIGN FAILED.
A French banker named Buillott,
being a firm believer in the saying that
if St. Swithim's day is wet it will con
tinue to rain more or less for forty days
after, offered to back his opinion to any
amount. So many persons were ready
to take up his challenge ; that the terms
were reduced to writing, as follows:
'•If, dating from the 15th of July, it
rains more or little during forty days
successively Buillott will be considered
to have gained."
. So confident was he that every cent he
"had in the world was j wagered, and he
mortgaged every piece of property and
article ot value he possessed. For twen
ty-one days rain fell, but on the twenty
first the weather played him false, ami
not a drop of. rain fell. So utterly was
he mined that his creditors sued, and
he ended his days in a debtor's prison.
HE WON Tin: HAT.
A wager of a silk hat once cost many
lives. it was in 1811, when Capt. De
catur, of the United States navy, com
manding the frigate United States, met
Capt. Garden, of the British navy, com
manding the Macedonia. It was just
prior to the war of 1812, and while talk
ing about the chances Carden said to
Decatur:
"If you and I ever meet after hostili
ties are declared, I'll bet you a silk hat
that the Macedonia will capture the
United States." -77-7 ;■
"I'll bet you a silk lujVyou don't," was
the reply. ■^■■•JC '■
The two frigates met on Oct. 25, 1812,
and after a bloody fight the English Hag
was lowered. 7 '£■" - ; V' ■; .-r.'V ■•
Decatur hastened on board the prize,
and Carden tendered his sword.
"D— 11 your sword, Carden," said De
catur. "I bet you a silk hat, and as
we're a long way from a hatter, I'll take
the one you wear." - The hat was given.
A RICH beggar's strange tour. g
One of the apparently most crazy
wagers was that made by an English
man some years ago. He wagered that
he would visit every town in England
and Scotland that had more than a cer
tain number of inhabitants, and subsist
during his tour on what lie would make.
lie was a man of means, and the wager
was for £20,000. lie bought a fine mule,
and had a special cart built. On thig!
he placed a handsome \ hand-organ, an*;
the mule being handsomely harnessed I
the musician started on his way. HI
speedily became known, and his tour;
was a triumphal progress from town to
town. Every one contributed, and a
common sight was to see the mendicant
play a tune of two and, while his groom,
who was dressed in livery, held the
mule, make the rounds of the spectators"
soliciting, pence. His tour was soesitcp
cessf til and such interest was taken ii
him that at the end of his journey he
had not only paid all expenses out of
his collection, but had a substantial bal
ance over of several thousand pounds.
This he donated to charity and con
tented himself with the money earned
by the wager. -5 .
LORD CHARLES' WATER CART.
Men are frequently accused of not
having pluck enough to back their opin
ions, and to show pluck, as well as to
support these opinions, will make wag
ers that seemingly have a very moder
ate chance of success. Others again are
actuated by a spirit of deviltry and
make wagers that apparently are im
possibilities and attempt to win them
either by dash or readiness. Others
again have had the scheme fully made
up in their minds before the wager was
made. Some wagers stand out from the
general run very distinctly.
Lord Charles Beresford, of Condor
fame, was once dining with some friends
in London, and the conversation turned,
on Botton row. Now Rotten row is con-'
fined to equestrians only, and such a
tiling as driving down the row never oc
curred to any one until the reckless
irishman offered to wager £100 he
would drive down the row at 12 o'clock
the following day, and at the hour punc
tually would speak to his friends from
the box scat and -claim the wager. At
the given place and hour the friends
were all assembled. Hundreds of riders
passed by, but 7 not a sign of Lord
Charles. At a few minutes before mid
day the watering cart which was en
gaged in sprinkling the row turned
around, and as I passed the group of
friends the driver turned the water oh*
with . such force that it splashed all of
them. - A volley of objurgations were'
fired at him, and he merely responded:"
"I'll take- a hundred 'soys.,' please."
Lord Charles' had given the water man
a "liver" to change places and clothes,
thus won the bet..
FINNY BETS IN INDIA. '.'.'l
A certain captain in the English army,
by name Kay, was noted for Ids extra
ordinary wagers, and from the fact that
the more, improbable the wager the
more certain he was of winning it.
When in India,' a brother officer watched
him counting a row of posts outside the
mess bungalow, and thinking some
wager was intended sallied out and dug
up one of the posts. That night at mess
Kay got the, conversation on these posts
and wagered that they were seventeen.*
. The wager was j made and an adjourn^
ment showed that sixteen was the num- 1
ber. Kay yearned to retrieve his loss"
--and get even with his opponents. He
wagered the officer who had beaten him
on posts that he could not run to a cer^l
tain spot in the mountains, distant two*
miles, and back in an hour. The only
way to reach this spot was by a narrow,
precipitous path, only wide enough
for one person. - The wager was made,
and at the given time the man started*:..
When he got to the path he found a herd]
of goats being driven up it, and, after!
great trouble, having succeeded, he;
came upon a flock of sheep. Seeing
that he could not win his bet he re-j
turned and.,; paid. . Not satisfied, In*^
made a wager with Capt. Kay to carry
him ICO yards in ; fifteen seconds at a
given hour and a given place. The
wager was accepted, and invitations
were sent to all the ladies and officers of
the regiments- around. At: the ', hour
named the runner 7 appeared and i Kay
was also on hand. Mr. .—_-' requested
him to remove his clothes as -he had
contracted to. carry him and, not his
clothes. Kay could not undress before
the ladies, and had.to pay,* but he did it
. with a very bad grace. .
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Revenue Reductions. .
New-York, March 3. A Washington
special to' the Herald says :/£ he internal
reqenuQ reductions were agreed on yes-,
terday By"the, Democrats of the ways
and means committee and will be re
ported to the full committee early next
week and considered with the tariff bill.
They effect a total reduction of .about
$24,000,000 or $25,000,000. 7 The tobacco
tax, except on cigars and cigarettees, is;
repealed, reducing revenue • about $1!),
--000,000. , Licenses abolished will make a
further reduction of between $4,000,000
and £5.000,000. There is *no i reduction"
"on spirits of any kind. The manufac
turers of fruit brandies are allowed to
,• nlaee i theirs product s in f bonded *' ware-".
houses and take warehouse receipts for
the same time as the whiskey distillers
now have. .. Some extreme penalties
have been lessened. ;.
THE END"IS NEAR.
\ Con tinned From First Page.
is (fated to die suddenly at San Remo,
he has every ready. , He has writ
ten his will and prepared a political
. testament for his successor. .
THE PRESENCE OP PRINCE J WILLIAM
at the villa has cheered his mother and
the princess. * Comments adverse to
Prince William continue to be heard in
Berlin society. Significance is attached
to [the fact that none of the family met
him at San Kemo station, where he ar
rived from - Genoa in company with
Prince Henry, his brother, and : Prof.
Bergmann. He was received by the
prefect, the mayor and the German con
sul. This arrangement was due to the
crown prince, who sent instructions to
Prince William at Carlsruhe that
Prince Henry with Dr. Bergmann
' would meet him, -.. the obvi
ous object being to enable him
to gain a full knowledge of the condi
tion of his father before seeing his
■ mother and sisters. The crown
princess, with the princesses, awaited
him within the villa. It is understood
that he received the warmest welcome,
and that many tears were shed during
the interview. Twenty minutes after
his arrival the crown princess alone ac
companied him to his father. During
yesterday and to-day Prince William
has been with the crown prince on the
balcony, and there was every appear
ance of cordiality between father and
son. The reports of a coolness in ' their
relations are chiefly traceable to French
j sources. The French papers vie with
each other In malicious inven
tions. During the journey from
Carlsruhe Prince William obtained
a number of French papers and was ex
cited to anger by the stories in them of
his selfish intention toward the crown
prince and his callous disregard of his
father's sufferings. Throughout Ger
many the public, interest in the news
from San Kemo grows in intensity. The
people of Berlin await despatches with
the same eagerness and agitation as
would be shown if a campaign involv
ing the. fate of the nation were in
progress. Extra editions are rushed out
'and the papers are excitedly read and
discussed by the groups on the streets.
The
STRONG FEELING OF SYMPATHY
• for the German physicians shown by
the people is being daily increased by
the suppression of the full official news,
and by reports from creditable sources
of quarrels between Drs. Mackenzie
r and Bergmann over the treatment of the
[crown prince's disease. The tone of
several of the German papers increases
the public irritation. The Magdeburg
Zeitung declares that the German peo
ple owe nothing to Dr. Mackenzie, and
that the fact that the crown prince's
life is still preserved is solely owing to
Drs. Bramann, Bergmann and Schrader.
The National Zeitung predicts an
imminent crisis until the Berg
mann treatment with the use of
the German tube is definitely adopted.
•Those opinions are generally accepted,
combined with views affirming the
maintenance of Dr. McKenzie's hold on
the crown prince and crown princess,
and are adding to the lasting unpopular
ity of the crown princess. Hence arises
rumors that the crown princess and her
daughters will go to reside in England
i after the death of the crown prince.
■Daring the week Prince Bismarck
had long conferences with Emperor
William, it is supposed, with reference to >
the proposal to grant Prince William
power to sign in the event of the tem
:peVary incapacity of the emperor, con
cuVreiit with the prostration of • the
crown prince. The crown Prince dif
fers with Prince Bismarck on the ques
tidii of a regency of this character. It
is reported that the emperor accedes to
"this proposal, admitting tlie force of
Prince Bismarck's plea that the simul
taneous illness of himself and the crown
prince might create confusion in the
management of pubiic affairs. The
emperor is careful to • show himself
rjjvery day, either driving out or appear
ing at the window of the palace. ; r This
helps to calm the general perturbation.
]'; A ROYAL BRUTE.
Shameful Doings of the Crown
Prince of Austria.
By Cable to the (J lobe.
London, March 3.— While the Aus
trian reichsrath wasjrecently discussing j
a bill restricting the freedom of stu
dents Deputy Pernestorffer delivered a '
speech in- defense of the students, citing
cases of depravity in high life. Among
other thing h asserted that the Arch
duke Kudolphcrown prince of Austria,
had. after a night's oarotisal with a
brother, officer, asked the latter if he
would not like to see the archduchess,
Stephanie, in her own room. The of
ficer answered affirmatively. The two
ascended the stairway leading to the
crown princess' chamber. The adjutant
on guard in the corridors intercepted,
them, and declaring that he would
defend the princess with his life
succeeded in preventing the outrage.
.The story coming to the ears of the em
peror he compelled the crown prince to
ask the adjutant's pardon, and per
suaded the princess to forgive her hus
band. Ilerr Perncstoffer further stated
that the crown prince while in an intox
icated condition a . few years ago met a
funeral procession upon a country road
whereupon he ordered them to stop in
order that he might leap his horse over
the coffin, which he did several . times
before tiring of his brutal sport. Last
Saturday while Herr Perncstoffer was
sitting in his parlor, two men entered
and beat him with heavy sticks until he
was insensible. They are supposed to
be army officers, who assumed civilians'
attire for the occasion. ;". , r i
J "• - Pauper Statesmen.
London, March 3.— Mr. Howorth,
Conservative,will at an early date make j
a motion in the house of commons ask
ing lor a list of the members of past
!?And happy, smiling faces is what you will
And happy, smiling faces is what you will
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governments who made declaration
that their necessities compelled them to
make application for pensions. The aim
of the motion is really an attack on Mr.
Shaw-Lefevre and other members of
the Liberal ministries who appear on
the pension roll on the statement that
they were too poor to live on their pri
vate income.
. THE RUSSIANS.
They Are Simply Acting on the
Defensive.
Brussels, March 3.— -A dispatch from
St. Petersburg .says that 'the purpose to
which the loan now being negotiated by
the Bussian government with Belgian
bankers is to be applied is entirely mis
understood by the European journals.
"It seems," says the correspondent,
"from the tone of certain German and
English newspapers, that Russia seeks
this loan for war purposes. Such is not
the fact, or, at least, it is only partially
true. From the moment that 'Bussia
ceased to entertain the prospect of offen- .
sive operations her resources have been .
devoted solely to strengthening her de
fenses. There are now being constructed
on the German frontier no less than
eighty casernes, or permanent barracks, '
which will permit of the permanent
concentration in that region of consid
erable forces,and these cantonments are
to be connected by military roads of the
most substantial character. One of the
routes, upon which work will be com
menced in the .first days of spring, is
that connecting Dubno, in Volhynia,
witq Kamieniec, in Poadlia. Several I
new railways are also being sur- :
veyed to various points, and it is these j
railways that will absorb the greater
part of the proposed loan. But this :
loan will not be distinctively a war loan,
because these railways will have an
even greater value from an economic
point of view as transportation routes
lor agricultural products.
"However, even if the opposition of
the German press should cause the fail
ure ofthe negotiations with the Belgian
syndicate, Bussia can always raise
within her own borders any amount of
money for defensive purposes by the
emission of paper money if necessary.
That which was done during the Busso-
Turkish war of 1807 can be done
even more readily now, and although.
the issue of paper money is an expedi
ent not to be resorted to except in cases
of serious emergency, yet a paper cur
rency, guaranteed as that of Bussia
would be by her 80,000,000 of people,
would mean practically unlimited funds
for war or other purposes. In the face
of a national peril the Bussian people
have never been found lacking. As an
instance of their patriotism it may be
recalled that when the present'czar
then the czarevitch— appealed to them
for funds to build an ironclad, the vol
untary contributions at the end ot the
third day were sufficient to build not
one, but five cruisers."
- . The Clergy's Memorial.
London, March ".—Mr. Gladstone, in
returning thanks to 250 clergymen of
the Church of England for a memorial
gotten up by them in favor of home
rule, said he believed it would have the
effect of greatly aiding the growing con
viction that neither honor nor advantage
can possibly be gained by a continued
refusal to accede to the moderate and
constitutionally expressed demands of
the Irish people. r * ; .-
Where's Donnelly.
London, March 3.— A quantity of
documenl s, numbering about a thou
sand, have been discovered at Strat
ford-on-Avon all bearing dates and
other evidences of their existence dur
ing Shakespeare's time. Great interest
is aroused by the discovery and the
documents will be carefully examined
and the valuable portions of their con
tents made public. .*v
An Appeal Taken.
Paris, March 3.— M. Wilson and M.
Bibeaudeau, who were sentenced to
two years and eight months imprison
ment respectively for trafficking in
decorations, have appealed from the de
cision of the court. ....
i Parnellite Dissensions.
Dublin, March 3.— The Express af
firms that there are internal dissensions
in the Parneliite ranks which will pro
duce a rupture that will shake the
foundations of the National league.
American inspiration, it says, is caus
ing a number of leaguers to join the
Gaelic association, which opposes Mr.
Parnell's policy.
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--. Gilhooly Remanded.
Dublin, March 3.— Mr. Gilhooly, M.
P., who was arrested in London under
the crimes act, was to-day remanded at
Schull, County Cork, until Monday.
'Short in His Accounts.
. Terre Haute, lnd., March 3.— Ex-
County Treasurer Strops, of Green
county, was arrested here last night and
taken to Bloomfield. Strops went out
of office last September about $0,000
short. The grand jury has indicted
him for embezzlement. He has been
living here several months. He and his
friends claim that he is not a criminal,
but that the money was lost in the fail
ure of Harrison's bank at Indianapolis.
Much Wine Wasted.
Fresno, Cal.. March 3.— The Mar
querita winery and distillery, five miles
from this city, and owned by Rogers &
Multer, of San Francisco, was totally
destroyed by fire shortly after midnight
last night. Over 200,000 gallons of wine,
valued at $150,080, and machinery and
buildings, valued at $50,000, were con
sumed. The property -.-was partially in
sured. ■'>.'"*■■.•■■'•:■
An Arizona Hanging.
Prescott, Ariz., March 3.— Martin
Duran, a Mexican, was hanged in the
jail yard here yesterday for the murder
of his mistress, at Flagstaff, Ariz. Be
was sentenced to be hanged on Jan. IS,
last, but was respited.
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