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CfemrtmBVSt goab jasjjaisBaltb. Saril 5, 1895. PRICE 'XWO CENTSL- DAILI AND SUNDAY. 15 CENTS A WEEK. -fr CLOVER 10 TRY IT.

1 Pocock's Friends Will Shut Counselor 10000 pairs LACE CURTAINS Pnrchase at RECEIVER'S SALE for One-Half oi Regular Yalaes. We have made an unusually advantageous purchase of Lace Curtains the lot includes all grades, the most desirable makes and patterns." We' shall offer the same, for this week only, at the following unheard-of low prices i Irish Point Curtains, 3 1-2 yards long, at $3.00 per pair Irish Point Curtains, 3 1-2 yards at $4.25 per pair Irish Point Curtains, 4 yards long, at. and $7.50 per pair All of Above Worth DOUBLE THE PRICE. Nottingham Laces, 3 yards long, at. .50 Cents a pair Nottingham Laces, 3 1-2 yards long, at.

90 cents, $1.25 and $1.75 a pair Nottingham Laces, 4 yards long, at $2.50 and $3.75 a pair ui These Being ONE-HALF of REGULAR VALUE. Any one in want of LACE CURTAINS in the near future should not miss this unusual opportunity. DRT GOODS CO. AMONG THE Friday Bargains DON'T MISS THE FOLLOWING! HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. Onia number Ladies' Super Lisle Hose, high spliced heels and toe assorted shades russet, tans, fast black.

Considered excellent value 50c pair, have marked this lot 30o. One number Misses' 2-1 Rib School Stockings, with high spliced knees, heels, toes and soles, fast black, and one number fine 1-1 Rib Assorted shades russet, tans. An excellent quality for school wear, sizes 6 to 9, prices 35c to 50c, according to size. INFANTS SILK PLAITED HOSE. 60 dozens Infants' fine 1-1 Rib and Plain Silk Plated Stockings, in shades blue, pink, cardinal, white, creani and black, sizes 4 to 5X, price 50c pair.

MEN'S HALF HOSE. One lot Men's Half Hose, fine quality, assorted shades russet, tans, balbriggan and fast black, price 25o a pair, 6 pairs $1.38. CARPET FOURTH A2VI WASHINGTON JSST CHICAGO PACKING C0XBIKE. LAKGE'S INSURANCE. Basement Dress Goods Section.

The Most Complete Assortment of SPRING DRE3S GOODS in ALL THE LEADING SHADES from 12Hc to 45o per yard. IN FOREIGN WASH GOODS DEPARTMT Full lines of Printed Piques for ladies' waists and children's dresses at 20 Cents. Full line of Imported Jaconets at 25 Cents; Full line of Imported Dimity at 25 Cents. Splendid Assortment of Half-Wool Challiea, in light, medium and dark grounds, at 20 and 25 Cents per yard. PRINT DEPARTMENT.

In fresh styles just opened. 100 pieces of Irish Lawn, 40 inches wide, 120, 75 pieces of Indian Dimity at 15o. 125 pieces of tinted ground Dimity at 12o. In this department will be 6plendid assortments of Penangs for Waists and Galateas for Boys' Suits. Short lengths of solid color French Sateens, originally 40c and 50c good's, marked down to 10c yard.

El GRANT'S Marshall Out of the Case. HATHA 7BABX OTJILIHIS THE SUS PENDED CUT BSGISTEE'S DEPEHSE. He Will Defy Proof That He Ha Been GtiIHt of Ueglect of nty and Win Claim That Evidence of Personal MI conduct Cannot Deprive Him of Hia Olflce Demooratlo Help At the session of the City Council yesterday afternoon.the proceedings of which appeared In the o'clock edition of tne post-dispatch. the special committee appointed to Investigate the charges against City Register Pocock, made Us report. They found the charges preferred by the Mayor to have been well grounded and submitted a set of charges and specifications on which Mr.

Pocock might be formally tried. The report wa accepted and resolution passed setting Wednesday. April 11. as the day on which the City Keglster should appear to answer to the charges. The fcer-geant-at-Arms of the Council notlOed Mr.

Pocock to-day of the action taken by that body and served upon hlua a copy of the charges and speciflcatlons. which are Identical with those preferred by Mayor Wal-brldge. FRANK OUTLINES THB DEFENSE. The derense of Harry J. Pocock against the charges preferred against him as City Keglster by the Mayor will be that be bas been Sullty of no official neglect of duty.

Mr. atban Frank. Mr. Pocock's attorney, this morning outlined the defense, and plainly Intimated that he expected his client to be acquitted. "The Mayor did what he conceived to be his duty In preferring charges against Pocock." 6ald Mr.

Frank. "He relieved himself of further responsibility when be performed that act. The responsibility then rested with the Council. The charter simply provides that the Council shall either sanction the act of the Mayor, upon a trial of the charges la removing the officer, or dismiss the charges. The ordinances provide that the council shall appoint a committee to investigate and report whether the charges are well founded.

There Is no warrant In the charter for the appointment of such a committee: but Inasmuch as the ordinances provide for such an appointment. It la the imperative duty of tne committee to report the charges 'well founded. because the charter requires the Council to bear the vidence against and for the officer. "The Constitution of the State provides that the General Assembly 'shall provide far the removal from ofnce of city officials for willful, corrupt or fraudulent violation or neglect of official and the Municipal Assembly has denned what this means. ec 1,093 of the revised ordinances provides that Any officer of th citr who shall refute or willfully fall or neptect to perform any duty enjoined upon him by law or ordinance, or sbll In the discharge of his ofliclal duties be entity of any fraud, extortion or oppression, parsiallty or willful wrong or injustice, shall be deemed guilty 01 mlteeneanor ana shall ue reuioveu iiom ouce.

"The only thing tor the Council to determine Is Air. Pocock's official record, and Mr. Pocock earnestly desires the fullest Invest! cation, scrutiny and criticism. If any. He exDects no defense for his personal mis deeds.

He Is willing to retard them as rank enougn.ana ue nasaireauy sunerea sumc.eui-ly in self-respoct: but as an elective officer. on the same ticket and by as large a vote as the Mayor and the council, which Is about to try him, he challengps a comparison of his discharge of official duty with that of theirs. Personally 1 didn't think the would take any official notice of the charges. There was no neglect of official duty. Pocock's personal popularity is expected to nave considerable welicnt in determining ma disposition of the charges aealnst him.

It Is asserted upon what seems to be good author ity that a numher or his personal irienas in the- IJemocratle party will put forth earnest efforts to influence the members of the Council In his favor at least to the extent of disabusing their minds of any unduejirejudlce against him. The persons who are so exerting Influence are believed to be thorouuhiv "In line" with City Hall affairs, and to where to throw their weignt to nave it count most tor tueir man. "Amonir the suggestions that have been made for the defense is one which lias In view the exclusion, as far as possible, or tne City Counselor from locock's trial before the Council. Ills friends think they have Just what they need In bec.l,l(Mof the ordinances. Itreaas: Upon the trial the scented shall be entitled to heard by himself or couusel in his defsnse, and the City Attorney shall prosecute on leliaif of the cltye unless he be the aceueil, la which erent the City counselor snail prusceuie.

Now, In view of th Intimacy of official relations existing between the Mayor and the ltycounselor.lt is believed to be to the Interest of Mr. Pocock that some other than Mr. shall prosecute him. and his friends will Insist on the observance of this section of the ordinances relating to the trial of officials under charges. They believe that a prosecution by icy Attorney clover would not be more severe than would be required by the laws governing the case, and tiiey will demand that Mr.

Clorer serve as indicated. ETJS HEN AT OUTS. May Be a Rate War In ths South End Carondelst News. There are promises of another war be tween the drivers of buses on Bates street, between the car lines and the cemeteries on Gravols road. Conrad Kunne.

It seems. originally bad the business and received a permit from the Mayor for a stand. Two other man have engaged In the business In the past few days, and Kunne called upon Cfapt. Young of First Police District to see if under bis permit he was not te only one entitled to a stand on Bates street. Capt.

Young promised to look Into the matter, and meanwhile tnore Is considerable rivalry between the parties, and visitors to the cemeteries will doubtless enjoy the advantages of a rate war betweea the bus men before the matter ts settled. John locsey, the well-known Sontb End merchant and hunter, narrowly escaped losing his life In a bed of quicksand at Bluff Lake yesterday while snipe Mr. Yockey was lu the mire up to his arms and rapidly sinking, with no possibility of freeing himself, when Mr. Louis Schrempp and another member of the hunting party came tip and fished hlui out. K.

C. tddys horse ran away on Michigan avenue yesterday and collided with a lamppost. 1 he bugy was badly damaged, but Mr. Eddy escaped without Injury. A small blaze In the two-story building at the southwest corner of Fillmore street and Broadway caused considerable excitement la that locality yesterday afternoon.

The fire was extinguished with a lew Duckets of water before the department could arrive. The St. liouifuce -Dramatic Club held ttielr monthly meeting last night at st. Boniface Hall. There was a large attendance and the evening passed very pleasantly.

Hmeon Muion is rapidly recovering his health. He celebrated bis Wtth birthday anniversary yesterday and entertained a number of his friends. The annual shoot of the South End Con duo will be held Sunday afternoon at the park In Luxemburg. The Michigan Avenue Club will give a ball to-morrow night at Turner uall. MaJ.

H. u. E. Zell of Frederlckstowu is the guest of Judge Oonnell. Greenhaum Steinberg.

At the residence of the bride. 29u7 Chestnut street, Mr. Leon Greenbaum and Miss Kettle Steinberg were married at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday by Rabbi Sal of this city.

After the ceremony the company repaired to the lower rooms, where a bountiful repast was spread, beneath an arbor of smllax and roses. '1 be tables were removed and dancing Indulged in until a late hour by the relatives and guests assembled. The bride was attired In a traveling costume of gray moire antique with white point lace, and pearl trimming, wore the conventional white veil and carried a bouquet of white roses In ber band. Bell Orders rTaloocs to Close Sunday. Excise Commissioner Bell has written a communication to John W.

Howard, President of the Liquor Dealers' Association, in. forming him that many saloons keep open on Bund- ch Is against the law. The also on the sidewalk, which is they jr. 'PERFECTION BRAND" Bacon and Hams The Finest In the World. MILD, TENDER, DELICIOUS, UiNEQCALED in RICHNESS of FLAT0R For Sale by All First-Class Grocers.

W. D. GRANT, TeL 292a 3830 Garfield At. PURE KETTLE RENDERED LARD A SPECIALTY. a Nfc tl BOMB EXPLODED.

Several Person Injured and Building Wrecked In Paris. PABis.Aprll 5. In view of the explosion of the bomb In the restaurant Foyot, near the Senate Chamber, last night, the opinion Is generally expressed that the police are practically powerless to prevent such affairs. Crowds of people have visited the scene of the explosion to-day. Several persons have been arrested upon suspicion of having been connected with the outrage, but It Is known that the police have no clue to the identity of the criminal.

It is now' said that there were only three persons dining in the restaurant at the time the bomb was ei ploded. The building was completely wrecked and the damage done to adjoining nuuaings is much greater than was at nrst supposed. The waiter in the cafe who was wounded by the explosion Is believed to be dy. lng, but the other wounded per sons, including M. Talllade, the social ist are doing well, although the latter Is suffering a srreat deal on account of the injury to his eye and head.

Portions of the missile also struck M. Yllnor, the man-a car, on the head, bnc did not Injure bis skull. The report caused by the explosion of the bomb was so loud that it was heard as far away as Asnlceres. The report of m. Girara.

nier or tne Municipal l.aoora tory, says the bomb or Infernal machine thrown Into the cafe was ctilefiy charged with nltro-benzlne and that a quan. tlty of dynamite was used with it. Meunler and Ficken Arraigned. LoxDor. April 5.

Charles Meunler, the notorious Anarchist, and John Ficken, his companion at the Victoria Station when In spector Melville arrested him, were arraigned at the Bow Street Police Court to-day. The Erst named was charged witn tne explosion at tne care ery in aris, by which the proprietor of that estab lishment lost his life. Ficken was chanted with being a suspicious character, possibly connected with an anarchist con spiracy. The case against Meunler was postponed until tnis afternoon in order to enable the police to furnish further evidence against the prisoner. Ficken was remanded for a week in order that Inquiries may be made regarding him.

How Do Dogs Tell the TImeP From the Boston Transcript. How do dogs know the time of day? some one asks the listener, and proceeds to relate some stories to prove that they do know It. One of these stories Is about a collie who starts every arternoon to meet his master, who always comes on the 5:30 train. Trains are continually coming and going ana whistling and ringing, but Pete pays no attention to any but this one. As soon as the whistle Is heard he begins to bark Joyfully and never makes a mistake.

Another dog became so much accustomed to going to the school-house every morning with his little master that when the boy was absent for several weeks the dog still went on xolns to school, arriving punctually at 9 o'clock every morning. Moreover, he never went on Saturday or Sunday. A Luck oi Girls In China. From the London Dally Ntwi. Pastor Gottschalk of the Berlin Foundling-house in Hong Kong, draws a sombre picture of the effects of the custom polygamy among the Chinese.

Among these is a lack of marriageable girls. At present girls are sold at a very Blah Drice: a Klrl of 14 to 16 can scarcely be for less than lloO a price which, as Herr uotscnom quainur says, "poor people can 111 afford." some bur for their infant son an Infant wife, who Is occasionally narsed at the same breast as ner future husband, uui eiuuuiuitai device falls, the matter Is regarded as serious, as they may have no offspring to perform the sacrifices at their tombs, i oun gins (adds Mr. Gottschalto) dare not leave their homes for fear of being kidnapped, as they not frequently are. In a place one day Journey from Hong Kong, three or four years ego. twenty young girls were stolen In a nldht.

taken on board a Junk, and carried no iln Foundling House derives no benefit front the brisk demand lor raariiiuoui. nartlv hdoirai. the institution limits ItS choice of suitors to Chinese Christians, an 1 partly because there is in ivmim tlous belief that an evil fata hangs over a Foundling girl. BheWaaNoDye peptic From tie Lewlston Joursal. one of the "tough old gais" or aiamo came to mill last week toting a plump bagful of corn upon ber shoulders.

While the miller was doing his work, the woman -went down to ths village grocery nd bought a wck of roasted her fish on tber.d nni in his st'ove. got a mug of water from mi produced a big. fiat biscuit from ner TOcket and-well, she ate everything except the nsbbonesnd aed at those re-ritfiillv while she bd a pull at her pipe. do not some of you Maine dyspeptics wish tnat you could bav that woman's appetite toVo with your trtonerJ es. and her muacle.

for "he lodged that sack of meal away toher home, tw-o miles off. about as easily as come DOWBDO. and few wU speak etl of thee." Most peo will take In the great BemaaB. mwmm iu-muri hot iu-inoTrow That in SAVE YOUR EYES AND. SAVE YOUR MONEY By having yeur ayes accurately and iclentifically fitted by our new and skilled optician.

STEEL FBAMEN, $1 and op. GOLD FRAMES, $5 and np. MERMOD JACCARD'S, Broadway, cor. Locust. THE CZAR'S DOUBLE.

So Greatly Pleased With the Likeness That It Turned His Head. Most remember the story of the conventional Jones, who. on being assured by Smith that be was the very picture of Bobln-son, hurried off to the latter's lodgings and apprised him of the comparison. "Well, I'll punch Smith's stupid, head for him when next I oome across him," was Robinson's commentary. "Oh, I have already done was Jones' reply.

It was In a very different spirit from this, writes a correspondent of the London Telegraph. that a well-to-do banker in Copenhagen, 'named Carlsben, received the Intimation of a friend that he looked like a twin brother Of the Russian Czar. He had never Seen the Czar of Russia himself, but. as far as he could Judge by such portraits as were available, he found, as be looked In the mirror, that his friend had not exaggerated the resemblance In the slightest. The Idea pleased him enormously, and from that day forward be left nothing undone to increase the likeness and to play the part of "doppel-ganger" to tke Emperor Alexander HI.

For Instance, wbereas be bad always belonged totbe fraternity of the clean-shaven, he now allowed his beard to grow and wax bushy, and had It regularly trimmed like tnat of his model. The ardent desire of his heart, however, was to be presented to the monarch. This, too, he accomplished a year ago, when the Emperor was staying at Fre-densborg; and the autocrat of the Russlas Is said to have been much amused at the striking resemblance between himself and his double. This was the acme of Herr Carlsben's happiness, compared to which all the other events of which his life was composed were vanity. From that time forth he studiously copied his Imperial model In everything, drove about through the streets of the city In a four-in-hand, and was often saluted by policemen, soldiers and civilians.

In the belief that he was their monarch's guest. In a word, Carlsben played his role too well. He Identified himself so completely with the Czar that he gradually began to experience the cares and dread the dangers to which the latter is exposed. one day be awoke with the fixed idea that he was Alexander HI. Soon afterwards his peace of mind was disturbed by the Infernal machinations of the Nihilists, and at last he naa to do connned in a lunatic asylum.

His death has Just been announced from Copen hagen. It would bave been Infinitely better for Banker Carlsben had he Imitated Smith or Jones, and punched the head of the friend who first Informed htm that he was "the very picture -oi tne uzar oi Kussia. A Danger Signal. From the Detroit Free "I found a queer specimens to-day," said the policeman to the reporter. The interrogation points popped Into the reporter's eyes.

"Old fellow drunk in the alley," continued the officer. "I noticed him bo In and watched him. He found a comfortable place and laid down on it then took a placard out from un- uer is coat ana nung it around bis hat was on the placard?" asked the reporter as the officer stonDed with the Titnt intention of having him ask the question so l'iiuiu Fpnajt li is question on 'Handle this with care, it 1 lnodait- and the officer laughed as if ths policeman lot were sometimes a happy one. to beach through-trainf of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway, take the Broadway Cable and get off at Mullanphy street. The Girls of Slexlco.

Frem the Waialoctos Post. 'A great deal of this talk about the beauty of the Spanish and Mexican women Is bosh." saia james Madison of Guaymas, Mexico, at the National Hotel. Mr. Madison la an' American, who Is Interested In Mexican all. er mines and has spent the most of the last seven years In that country.

--fliBuj ui mo ox ican ciris or the higher classes are very nrettr ainn. th. i. 16. no to 25.

Then they begin to decay, and at 33 they are anything but attractive. They nrnuiiinj.il mil, nnu nave a most alluring "ui coeueitisnty concealing their facts behind long mantillas, nsualiy of a bright color, and peeping out from behind these at a fellow, on the theory that a skirt dance is more sugresttve than ths march of the Amazons' ballet, Mexican -trls appear to the stranger to be very beautiful. 1 bey all do bave wonderful eyes, black atd sparkling. But I've seen more pretty women this afternoon on street than Mexico will produce in tne next nity years." VoMkSKA in Mary Stuart at the Grand Opera-house to-night. i CAtrsan nr spjtasts.

rtarks from th ebima.r of William Wedler's residence. 631 Mag-Dolls avenue, veeterdav sseralnc. hi Ihuum onst In the rear of the hose, the luaai spread to ihe bease, a frssts ftraoSare, sua OMagea It lbs extest of 10, i Sale of ths Allerton Plant Taken to Indicate the Pool's Besumption. Chicago, 111. April 5.

The sale of the Allerton packing plant for $291,000, which bas been consummated here, Is taken as an Indication of the resumption of operations by the packing combine. The plant was purchased by R. H. Moran of tThlcago, who Is said to represent a number of Scotch capitalists. The old pool was broken four years ago by Internal dissensions, and the purchase of the Allerton property Is said to be the first step toward re-forming the combine, the object being to control the live hog trade or the country.

m', HOT EK0UGH APOSTLES. Manager Stetson Did Not Want the Pas sion Play to Have, ftwer Than Fifty. The recent amateurish attempt to enact the Passion Play on Long Island recalls pre vious American essays In the same direction. say the Chicago Inter-Ocean. At one time there was a great deal of talk of its production on a New York stage under the management, oI7 Harry X.

Abbey, and with James O'Xell in the character; but I doubt very much whether Mr. Abbey was really committed to the project. At all events the protests from press and people were so strong that tne idea was abandoned In Boston John Stetson, who In stage tradition is a sort of masculine Mrs Malaprop, is said to have gone so far as to put a passion play In rehearsal; apropos of wnicn xnere is a trooa story, rney say tnat when Stetson came on the stage at rehearsal one day, his attention was attracted to a group of twelve rather shabby supernnmer arles who were lounging around with their hands in their pockets and who were appar. entiv neither useful nor ornamental. "What are those duffers doing there?" he demanded of the state manager.

Why. Mr. Stetson, those are the twelve Apostles." "Twelve be blowed 1 They make no show at all. I'll have fifty cr none. If this play Is to he a go.

we've got to have things on a big scale all the way through. Hire a couple of dozen more. It 'won't bankrupt us at 50 cents apiece." All OPPORTUNITY LOST, A Patriarch Who Is Sorry Ha Did Not Be main in Chcago. He was exceeding ancient, with a sweep ing white beard like that of aDrs.ld.and he seemed like some resurrected prophet as he sat In the rotunda of a downtown hotel, discoursing to a few chance acquaintances. says the Chicago Tribune.

A neighboring doorway disclosed the beauties of the bar. and ever and anon his eyes turned longing In that direction. "I was in he said, "when it was nothing more than a hamlet in the middle of a swamp. I was here wken the noble red man flourished and have seen men burned at the stake where this hotel now stands. Little did I think that that Incipient village would be the wonder of a hemisphere, the Jewel of a continent.

Little did 1 dream, as. I saw the smoke curling from the wigwams of the Indians, that stately buildings would one day rear their minarets to the arching ssy irora tnat same spot. An: naa i out remained bere Instead of roaming afar 1 would not be suffering In myold age. Dla you own property here then?" "No. not a foot: but If I had stayed I would now be the oldest Inhabitant and gentlemen would consider It an honor to set 'em up." Then the questioner took his place at the head of the column and the pageant moved Into the bar-room.

VOYAGES 'ROtTIID THH HORN. Xow Oat of Yoga, bat Once Deemed a Enre Cure for Invalids. "I don't hear much In these days about people taking trips around Cape' Horn lathe Interest of health," said Henry Weber to a Washington Post "I owe the fact that I am a California to the notion of that sort that prevailed about thirty years ago. My parents were In New York, and my mother's health was' so bad" that it was thought a good Idea by the physicians and my father that should I be taken In a salllna she ship We around the long trip by way of the Cape. startea tram ew torn in nay, ana It was more than seven months before we reached our destination.

In that time ws had a most delightful voyaee. My mother, who was almost dead at the time we started, was a well woman. I was 7 years dl at the time, but I distinctly remember that we had a great many people on board who were taking ths trip la the Interest of health. One would have to be sick Indeed not to be able to eat heartily after the first few days on the water. "At the end of a month tnere would be no stopping the passeneer who bad recovered from the 111 effects of the sea voyaee.

With us, invalids became strong In a few weeks and people who were given up were well on the road to recovery when our ship got to the end of Its lonsr ran. It was better than all the Pullman car rides that you get In this age of dust and steam." London Dinner Parties. From Public Oplalos. Wednesdays and Saturdays are the days In London on which dinners are most frequent, as they are the. only evenings on which the Bouse of Commons does not sit, and It ta impossible to get any member of the Government to dine on any other evening during the session His Mottles' Bring Suit Agalnsc tlie Mutual Lite leinranre Co.

The mother of Wm. Lange Is now suing for the insurance on his Hie, or at least a it Amnntr the polices taken out by Lange a short time previous to his death was one In the Mutual Lire Insurance Co. of New York for $31,000 In fa-vor of bis wife, Florence Lange. The policy was assigned for a consideration by Florence Lange to Mathilda Lange, who Is now the bolder of it. She says that she has furnished proof of the death of William G.

Lange to the home office of the Insurance company in New York. and also established the validity of the assignment of the policy to her from Florence Lange. The insurance company, however, has so far refused to pay the oollcr and still refuses so to do. Mrs. Lange asks for Judgment for the full amount or the policy with 6 per cent interest and 10 per cent damages from leD.

lb'Ji. GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY. They Carried Everything Before Them In Khode Island. Pbovidissce. R.

April corrected rptnrns from all parts or tne eiai to-day show that the Republican victory is than at first supposed. Gov Qroirn Is re-elected by a plurality of over iwi iiu anttre Republican btate ticset is victorious by about the same plurality, and the Republicans have 102 out of 10S members rvimmtttee. Chas. P. Bennett the Republican candidate for Secretary f.Mi ticket nearly 1 of ,500 QLBIO 1 a 11 cw.7i v.

Votes. Alio 1 1 a ottiAa end towns w.s: Brown fReD.l 89.844; Baker 22,991. The Democratic strongholds, ewport Fawtucket, Scituate. Cumberland and 1 Irei ton gave handsome Republican majorities, ctataB tionninrwlli be a He lX end a. Tueorge 'Peabody etmor.

was accepted by the convention his election may be said to be assured. A Silver Convention. Denver. April 5. A.

C. Fist, Presl-dent of the Pan-American Metallic League, promises to call a silver convention to meet in Washington May 1. the day Coxey's army Is scheduled to arrive there. Kansas K.pabllcan League. Topeka, April 5.

The Kansas Republican League convened at 10-30 o'clock this morning In the handsome new Hamilton Hall, ths finest assembly-room In the State. Ths ball was neatly decorated. The delegates were seated by Congressional districts. Hon. E.

W. Hoch, President of the league, was at the platform desk. The roll of .00 delegates was read by Secretary C. H. Sheldon.

HO GREAT HUBBY. He Could Walt, and Found It Profitable Ta Do eo. Elx months ago a clothing dealer on Jefferson avenue put a lot of summer vests in the front window and marked each one 75 cents. Tbey hadn't been on display but a day or two before a young farmer entered and looked them over, says the Detroit Prtu. and said: 'I want one of them, but 75 cents Is too much.

I'll give yon 60." His offer was refused, and he walked out. In about a week he returned, but the market was still firm. Regularly every week since then be has appeared and renewed his offer. About the end of August be dropped in to observe: "It's only a few days to September now." Yes." They all say we are going to have an early winter. Yes." Shouldn't wosder if we would have snow by the middle of September.

I see." There won't be any sale for summer vests after the 1st." No." Give you 60 cents for that striped one with smoked buttons." "Couldn't do It." Give you the cash right down on the nail." "No, sir." Ail right for you all right I Tnere is no great hurry about it. and I'm a great hand to watt. Feller wanted to ask me t3. 60 for a rslr of yailer shoes about two years ao. hut vielted and not him the other day for 10 shillings.

There's a eal up our way who has been expecting me to ask her to ma ry me for the last four years, I may soms Cay. but there's no great rush. "Won't take 60 cents to-day, eh?" "No," All right. That's tny limit. I'll call about once a wees from now on, and along next winter mebbe you'll come to time.

I've got ths yaller shoes and a red necktie, and 1 ain't suffering the last mite. I shall be drawing sand by here all winter, and It won't be no trouble for me to step in occasionally. If you happen to be looking out of the window as I drive up, I'll hold up six fingers for 60 lflt'j your head; it not. shake. Good-day." Vesterday be sot the rest.

Throooh trains of the Missouri. Kansas A Texas Railway now run solid from St. Louis to Houston. with Wagner Palace Sleep. InsCarsaVdrreje--" ulagChajr Cars.

ItS THEY COOKED THS HAIS. And by the Aid ef Lightning; and Bnow Made a Satisfactory Meal. Perbaps one of tne most peculiarly prepared luncheons eTer laid before hungry people was one which we bad not longago.when we were snowed up la the theater of a small Western town," said' a theatrical man to a Pittsburg- Ditnaich reporter. "Upon this night. In the brief interval after the people left the theater, while we were dressing to go to our hotel, a terrific snow-storm such as you can only find In the West came up.

The snow drifted against our doors and all about the streets, so that we had to remain all night In the theater. Of course we got hungry, as actors will sometimes do, and we began a search for something eatable. "We prowled around the property-room, and were obout to rlve up in disgust when one of the company struck a box of beans, which were used to Imitate the sound of rain. Ry shaking the box a stage storm could be produced. We toot this as the profession is pleased to call It, but saw no way of cooking 1L Some one suggested that the 'thunder' might be a good thing to cook It upon, in liou of nothing better.

The 'thunder' was a sheet of tin or Iron which was shaken to make the roar of heaven's artillery. We bent the 'thunder' so that it would hold the beans, but were at a loss for means of producing' heat. Our property man suggested that we use Might nlng, a rwaer of lycopodium, used for making flashes upon the stage for fire. We found quite a lot of this, and with tb. addition of some 'snow'-llttle bits of paper used to represent the beautlful-we started quite a fire and succeeded tn cooking the beans, which we ate with relish.

Kesolvlng into stave parlance, we had used Uhueder, llghtnlna' and 'snow to cook a lunch that consisted of Tain." Modjeska la nary Stuart at the Grand Opera-house to-night, Bare Treasure From th. Wsiton (G.) Xewi. Some days since some hands on Mr. J. P.

Rockmore'a place, near Loganville, In removing a decayed trunk or a large trnnk, made an interesting And. Imbedded In the leaves and moid was a flask partly filled Willi a liquid, whicn was found to tie whisky. The print of leaves was stamped upon the glass bottle and tb. cork was covered with ea rth mold. Th.

peculiar kind of flask led to Inquiry about the probable length of time ths bottle of whisky bed lain In Us hiding-place. Mr. E. M. Brand was positive that no flasks of that aescripMoB baa been sold at Lotto-tile since the war, and tne time-corroded bottle seems to bear out the reasonableness of the opinion that the whisky had been under the log soms thirty years.

HE IMPEI8SBD RAP0LE0H. An American Cltlsen th. Only Han Whcm ths Emperor Bowed, In an old Held near Lexington, re. the ashes of William II. Crawford.

No monument of any kind to passer-by the grave of this Immortal gian, who came within an ace of tn President, and who was regarded by Ka leon, the great Emperor, as the most 6 tingnlshed-looking man of his day, says Atlanta Conttilution. This brings up an Interesting story, bis writings Mr. Crawford tells of his appearance In the Frencn Court and of bow which be mad. on that occasion, was too motleit. howevar, to describe scene, or.

rather, the effect, which his -sonallty produced. When he entered court, with his lolty bearing ana his Impressive flaure, decorated for the time with the apparel of his high con slon, as the American Minister to that he was received with the utmost demo tlon. The Kuiperor was deeply Impr lie avowed that Mr. Crawford was th man to whom be had ever been const to bow, and on that occasion he overs! the custom and made a repetition courtesy. Fashioned in a gigantlo mold.

Mr ford was one of the handsomest va ever lived. lie was a man of grea and Of Intellectual superiority, lie oicnlsed as the equal of any of his ad ries In the highest councils of the land, as a candidate for the highest office it nation's gift he was defeated by only a majority. And yet Georgians have such little vso tlon for ths dead as to Ignore the ashes o. great man, and to leave them un record, an old field. The man who was one.

envy of all Europe and th. pride ot fellow-man, thus shamefully an outcas bis death, when Georgia is a millionaire the glory which be alone has contributed An Old Superstition, From th London Daily Xsws. Ths old theory that th. Itgbt.d fires In streets had power to drive away a pestilet has long be.n exploded, but tb. Mayor Bordeaux evidently believes th.r.

are oot slons whn public fires of this kind mar used with advantage. It appears thst ihf Is much poverty Just now In Hordes us, alas, elsewhere, and the Mayor, being sH wltn pity for the condition of tb. un ployed, has had huge coal Ores plac.d In tela pirt ot th. city during the recent v.rs weather. Th.

Ores, which wer. plme of course, only tn th. poo.r much satisfaction, and thousands lU.mselvrs to warm themselves, while pxpl did their cooklns by thorn. rii Highest of all in Leavening Power Latest U. S.

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