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I TALE OF LOVE AND LIFE Fascinating Story Dealing With the Career of an Opera Singer. By E. A. BENNETT. (Copyright, 1900.) The CHAPTER (Continued.) letter was concurrently with 'Alresca's will--that is to say, a few days after.

our arrival in Bruges- and it ran thus: "My Dear Friend: It seems to me that I am to die, and from a strange cause -for I believe I have guessed the cause. The nature of my guess and all the circumstances I have written out at length, and the document is in the sealed packet which accompanies this. My reason for making such a record is a peculiar one. I should desire that no human eye might ever read that document. But I have an idea that some time or other the record may be of use to you- possibly soon.

You, Adrian, may be the heir of more than my goods. If matters should so fall out, then break the seal and read what I have written. If not, I beg of you, after five years have elapsed, to destroy the packet unread. do not care to be more precise. Always yours, Alresca." "That is all asked Caro.

I passed her the letter to read for herself. Her hand shook as she returned it to me. question is, What am I to do? Alresca is deed. Shall I respect his wish, or shall I open the packet now? Could he bave foreseen your state of anxiety he probably would not have laid these conditions upon me. Besides, who can say that the circumstances at which he hints have not already arisen? Who can I uttered the words with daring emphasis, "that am not already the heir of than Alresca's goods At the time Atoolishly flattered myself that I was calm; me there must have raged such a tumult of love and dark foreboding that in reality I could scarcely have known what I was saying.

We do not feel an excitement till the excitement is past. Caro's eyes fixed themselves upon me, but I sustained that gaze. She stretched forth a hand, as if to take the packet. "You shall decide," I said. "Then open it," she whispered.

will forgive us." I began to break the seal. "No, no!" she screamed, standing up with clenched hands. "I was wrong. Leave it, for God's sake. I could not bear to know the truth." too, sprang up, suddenly electrified, as it were, by that terrible outburst.

Grasping tight the envelope, I walked to and fro in the room, stamping on the carpet, and wondering all the time (in one part of my brain) why I should be making such a noise with my feet. At length faced her. She bad not moved. She like a statue, her black teagown falling about her, and her two hands under her white, drawn face. shall be as you wish," I said.

"I will not open it." Caro's maid came in with some tea we descended into small talk. The girl's face struck me. It chowed both wit and cunning. "Your maid has an air of being remarkable," I said. "Yvette? Yes.

She has served half the sopranos in Europe- she won't go to contraltos. I possess her because I outbid all rivals for her service. As a hairdresser she is unequaled. It was she who invented my 'Elsa' coiffure. Perhaps you remember it?" "Perfectly.

By the way, when do you recommence your engagements?" smiled nervously. "I--I have 'decided nothing." As I proposed to leave for England on the following day. I bade good-by to Rosa Caro, wondering when see her again; but early the next morning I received another note from her: Mr. Foster: If you could meet me in the Church of St. Gilles at 11 o'clock this morning, I should like to have your advice upon a certain matter.

CARO." St. Gilles is a large church in a small deserted square at the back of the town. Needlees to say, I kept appointment. I waited for Caro in the western porch, and at five minutes past the hour she arrived, looking better in health, at once more composed and vivacious. We sat down in a corner at the far end of one of the atsles.

Except ourselves and a couple of cleaners there seemed to be no one in the church. "You asked me yesterday about my engagements," Caro began. "Yes," I said, "and I had a reason. As doctor I will take leave to tell you that it is advisable for you to throw yourself into your work as soon as possible, and as completely as pessible." "The fact is, that I have signed contract to sing 'Carmen' at the Paris Opera Comique in ten days' time. I have never sung the role before, and I am, or rather I was, very anxious to do This morning I had a telegram from the manager begging me to go to Paris without delay for the rehearsals." "And are you going?" "That is the question.

I may tell you that one of my objects in calling on poor Alresca was to consult him about the point. The truth 1s, I am threatened with trouble if I appear at the Opera Comique, particularly in The whole matter is mean and paltry beyond words, but really I am a little afraid." "May I hear the story?" "You know Carlotta Deschamps, who always does heard 'Carmen' her at the Comique?" have sing." "Ey a the way, that is her half-sister, Marie Deschamps, who sings in your cousin's operas at the London Scala." have the acquaintance of Marie. A harmless butterfly." "Her half-sister is scarcely so harmless. She is the daughter of a Spanish mother, while Marle is the daughter of an English mother, a Cockney woman. As to Carlotta, when I was younger I was singing in a small part at the Opera Comique In Paris, where Carlotta was starring, and I had the mistortune to arouse her She is excessively jealous, and gets worse as she gets older.

She swore to me that if I ever dared to appear at the Comique again she would have me killed. I laughed and forgot the affair, but it happens that I never have sung at the Comique since that time. And now that I am not merely to appear at the Comique, but am going to sing 'Carmen' there, her own particular role, Deschamps is furious. 1 firmly believe she means harm. Twice she has written to me the most sanguinary threats.

It seems strange that Caro, should stand in awe of Carlotta Deschamps, but so it is. I am half-inclined to throw up the engagement." Instant about fulfilling the engagement That Caro should have hesitated for an showed most plainly, I thought, that she was not herself. I assured her that her fears were groundless, that we lived in the nineteenth century, and that Deschamps' fury would spend itself in nothing worse than threats. In the end she said she would reconsider the matter. "Don't wait to reconsider," I urged, "but set off for Paris at once.

Go today. Act. It will do you good." "But there are a hundred things to be thought of first," she said, laughing at my earnestness. "For example?" "Well, my jewels are with my London you not sing without jewels?" "Not in Paris." "You can order your bankers to send them by registered post." They are worth £20,000. I ought really to fetch them; but there would not be time.

I should have to send my courier." "Let me bring them to you to Paris. Give me a letter to your bankers, and I will undertake to deliver the jewels safely into your "I could not dream of putting you to so much trouble." The notion of doing something for her had, however, laid hold of me. At that moment I felt that to serve even as her jewel carrier would be for me the supreme happiness in the world. "But I entreat," I said. "I ask it as favor." "Do you?" She gave me a divine smile, and yielded.

THE DAILY INTER OCEAN, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1900. SO entirely foolish. And the man ignored it It scarcely was an expect inane it so speech, early so in commonplace, September." I absolutely. Only the corners of his lips drooped a little to express, perhaps, a profounder degree of hate and scorn. The trait had halted several times on the way, and at each station I had had an impulse to change carriages, but had put 1t aside as -well, as cowardly.

Again the train stopped, at a dark and deserted spot which proved to be Sittingbourne. I hesitated, and then, giving up the struggle, sped out of the compartment, and entered another one lower down the train. My new compartment was empty. The sensation of relief was Infinitely soothing. Placing the jewel case carefully on my knees, I breathed freely once more, and said to myself that another quarter of an hour of that detestable presence would have driven me mad.

I began to think of Rose Caro. I was in love with her. I acknowledged my presumption- I exulted in it. Let Rose Caro be what she might I was in love with her. I knew It-had known it clearly ever since my visit to her hotel.

Being in love with her, the next thing was to acquaint her with the state of my feelings. But perhaps she already knew: women are credited with a marvelous perception in these matters. Would she laugh at my audacity in daring to aspire so loftily? Or would she on the other hand, Ignoring all difference of status, think merely of her womanhood and my manhood and give me a chance? tried to imagine myself as the husband of a world-famed prima donna, and, to be frank, I did not precisely see myself equal to such a difficult role. I was the youngest, rawest of doctors, and she one of those rare and radiant beings to whom monarchs bow and statesmen offer the Incense of flattery. Yet-yet, I already enjoyed a certain.

intimacy with her; she had asked my advice; she had intrusted me with a commission of some importance. And after all she was of our common humanity. Lovely, incomparable, exquisite as she was, Rose Caro was still a young girl, with (I felt sure) a young girl's heart. (To Be Continued.) EVENTS IN CHICAGO SOCIETY. Miss Nichols and Robert E.

Davis Are Married--Notes and Personals, Miss Eva May Nichols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols, No. 7565 Bond avenue, became the bride Wednesday of Robert Edward Davis. The matron of honor was Mrs.

Elmer Buchan, and Misses Fanny Davis and Mabel Parker were the bridemaids. Robert Bowlby was best man, and the ushers were Milton Tingle, Charles 1 Borden, Charles Hayes, William Borden. There were two little Ward Mearibb gher and Ralph Dempsey. The bride was gowned in white organdle, over white tatfeta, and carried a shower bouquet of bride roses. The decorations were palms, ferns, and pink and white roses.

Mr. and Mrs. Davis will be at home at No. 701 Cedar street, Milwaukee, after Oct. 1.

There will be a golf tournament at the Oconomowoc Country club this afternoon. The contest will start at 3 o'clock, mixed foursomes being the order of the day. Prizes will be presented by George A. Seaverns. Only members of the club are eligible to enter the tournament.

Following the sport in the evening, from 9 until 11 o'clock, there will be a reception, at which dancing will be enjoyed. A charity concert for the beneft of the Woman's Aid Society of Porto Rico was given last evening at the Chicago Beach hotel. In addition to the music, Mrs. Charles Henry Whipple, secretary of the Aid soclety, gave a talk. General Joseph Wheeler, U.

S. was present, and the following contributed to the programme: James Voss, violinist; Miss Marie Voss, pianist; Robert Chisholm Bain, whistler; Geneva Erb, soprano: Addie M. Ebert, accompanist. The Rev. Dr.

and Mrs. A. J. Messing announce the engagement of their daughter, Josephine, to Herman V. Ullman of Selman, Ala.

They will receive at their residence. No. 3708 Wabash avenue, Sunday, July 29, Whist will be enjoyed this evening at the Oakland club. There will be a bicycle run at 7:45 p. m.

Tuesday, and card games Saturday, Aug. 4. On this occasion euchre will be played. Miss Clementine Keaghy of Cambridge, will arrive in Chicago Monday for a short visit. During a portion of her stay here she will be the guest of her cousin, Miss Genevieve Carpenter of the Plaza.

0. W. Ruggles left Thursday on the Manttou to join Mrs. Ruggles and the Misses Ruggles at Mackinac Island. The family will leave there shortly to go to Buffalo.

Mrs. Hamilton Dewar has returned from Austin, Texas, she spent the winter. peters are living at No. Ellis avenue. Mr.

and Mrs. R. M. Hitchcock of No. 1222 Wrightwood avenue announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth; to John Kelly Robinson, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. William Spencer Harvey, No. 482 West Adams street, left yesterday for Lake Geneva, where they will be guests of Mr. and Mrs.

George H. Taylor. A. P. Richerdson and family, No.

47 Bellevue place, are spending the summer at bor Point clubhouse, Harbor Point, Mich. MOLDING ICE CREAM. Attractive Ways for Serving Favorite Confections of Summer Days. (Copyright, 1900.) Ice cream is more attractive when served if molded, and if one has no fancy mold the freezer- will always give the round shape. It molds are used the cream should be packed into them closely, filling every crevice.

The cover should always fit over, and not into the mold. Bind a buttered cloth around the edge of the cover, or, better still, coat the edge with butter or melted suet to All all the crevices and keep out the salt water. Bury the molds in ice and salt, a little less salt than is used in freezing. Cover the ice with wet carpeting. The cream will keep hard for several hours, but it is well to examine it occasionally, and when the mold floats draw off the water and add more ice and salt.

When ready to serve wash off the butter and salt from the mold, lift off the cover and. turn the mold over on a plate. The warmth of the room will soon melt the cream sufficiently for the mold to be lifted; if not, then lay a hot cloth on the mold, or dip the mold quickly in warm water. It is better to use small molds, or Just enough for one serving, but if any cream should be left and is still hard or in shape it may be kept by laying a piece of thick white paper in a tight ttn box, covering with the paper and a tin cover and putting it in the ice and salt. If put into the mold the mold must be covered with a fresh piece of buttered paper before putting on the cover.

Brick molds open at the top and bottom, if used to keep only a portion of the cream, have usually proved unsatisfactory, as the salt water will get in it the molda are not full. Frosen Fruit. Ripe fruit swectened and thoroughly chilled is an acceptable substitute for sherbet or ice cream, and in hot weather is very refreshing at the beginning of the morning meal. The prepared fruit is simply put in the freezer-can minus the beaters; the can is surrounded with ice and salt, and left without stirring until the fruit is chilled. It usually takes about an hour.

Berries of all kinds chould be hulled or stemmed, picked over aud sprinkled with fine sugar. Bananas should be peeled, sliced thinly and eprinkled with sugar and lemon juice. A speck of salt and cinnamon mixed with the sugar is a great improvement. MARY J. LINCOLN.

Indianapolis Excursion. One fare for round trip, via Monon route, account Bryan notification meeting. Tickets on sale Aug. 7, good returning to Aug. 9, inclusive.

PROMPT ACT OF GAGE At her request we did not leave the church together. She preceded me. I waited a few minutes, and then walked slowly out. Happening to look back as I passed along the square, I saw a woman's figure which was familiar to me, and, dominated by a sudden impulse returned quickly on my steps. The woman was Yvette, Caro's maid, and she was obviously a little startled when I approached her.

"Are waiting for your mistress?" said sharply. She flashed me a look. "Did monsteur by chance co imagine that was waiting for himself?" There was a calm insolence about the girl which induced me to retire early from that parley. In two hours I was on my way to London. CHAPTER IX.

THE JOURNEY. The Boat express was due to leave 1 in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria station showed that scene of animation and excitement which it is wont to exhibit about 9 o'clock every evening of its life. The weather was wild; it had been wet all day, and the rain had come with a sting on the back of a stiff westerly gale. Consequently there were perhaps rather fewer passengers than usual, and those people who had bravely resolvad to defy the storm were stern and preoccupled as they moved to and fro amid the piles of luggage and the hurrying porters. I was busy with the operation of registering my portmanteau through to Paris, when a young lady put her head into the baggage office.

"Mr. Foster? I thought it was. My cab set down immeditely after yours, and I have been trying to catch your eye on the platform -of course without The speech was thrown at me in a light, airy tone from a tiny, pert mouth which glistened red behind a muslin veil. "Miss Deschamps!" I exclaimed. "Glad you remember my name.

As handsome and supercilious as ever, I observe. haven't seen you since that night at van's reception. Why didn't you call on me one Sunday? You know I asked you to." "Did you-ask me?" "Well, rather. I'm going to Paris--and in this weather!" too." "Then we will go together, eh?" "Delighted. But why have you chosen such a night haven't chosen it.

You see, I open tomorrow at the Casino de Paris for fourteen nights, and I suppose I've got to be there. You wouldn't believe what they're paying me. The Scala company is touring in the provinces while theater is getting itself decorated. I hate the provinces. Leeds and Liver pol and Glasgow--fancy dancing there! And SO my half-sister--Carlotta, -got me this engagement, and I'm going to stay with her.

Have you met Carlotta "No-not yet." "Well, Carlotta is- A terrific swell, and a bit of a Tartar. We quarrel every time we meet, which isn't often. She tries to play the elder sister game on me, and I won't have it. Though she is eldervery much elder, you know. But I think her worst point is that she's so frightfully mysterious.

You can never tell what she's up to. Now a man I met at supper last right told me he thought he had seen Carlotta in Bloomsbury yesterday. However, I didn't believe that, because she is expecting me in Paris; we are on perfectly good terms, and if she had happened to be in London, she would have called on me." "Just so," I replied, perfunctorily. By the time that the star of the Scala had said goodby to certain youthful male acquaintances, and had gone through a complicated dialogue with her maid on the 9, subject and of dress rushed trunks. the us--Marie clock and pointed myself to a porter winto, an empty class, but carriage.

it The evidently compartment belonged to an ancient order of rolling stock, and the vivacious Marie criticised it with considerable freedom. As the train crossed the Thames we had a taste of the weather. "I wish I wasn't going," said the lady, "I shall be horribly 111." "You probably will," I said, to tease her. opening the Giobe. "It seems that the morning steamer from Calais wasn't able to make either Dover or Folkestone, and has returned to Calais.

Imagine the state of mind of the passengers!" "Ugh! Oh, Mr. Foster, what is that case by your side?" "It is a jewel case." "What a big one!" She did not conceal her deeire to see the inside of it, but I felt that I could not, even to satisfy her charming curiosity, expose the interior of Rose Caro's jewel case in a railway carriage, and so I edged away from the topic with as much adroitness as was capable of. The pretty girl pouted, and asked me for the Globe, behind which she buried herself. When the train stopped at Herne Hill she suddenly jumped up. "I'm not "Not going?" "No.

The weather's too awful. These newspaper accounts frighten me." "But the Casino de Paris?" 'A fig for it' They must wait for me, that's all. I'll try again tomorrow. WIll you mind telling the guard to get my boxes out, there's a dear Mr. Foster, and I'll endeavor to find that maid of mine?" She delayed it.

the And train it was quite I five who minutes, received, the reward objurgationa was a of smile, porters given with and My a full sense of its immense value. "Good-by, Mr. Foster. Take care of your precious jewel case." I had carried the thing in my hand un and down the platform. I ran to my car-' riage, and jumped in breathless as the train whistled.

journey!" the witch called out. waving her small hand to me in the driving rain. I bowed to her from the window, laughing. She was a genial soul, and the incident had not been without amusement. When I subsided into my corner I observed with a start that the opposite corner was occupied.

Another traveler had joined the train at Herne Hill, and that traveler was the mysterious and sinister creature whom I had met twice before- once in Edinburgh square and once again during the night watch in the cathedral at Bruges. He must have made up his mind to travel rather suddenly, for, in spite of the weather, he had neither overcoat nor umbrella- merely the frock coat and silk hat of Piccadilly. As I gazed with alarmed eyes into the face of the strange, forbidding personality the gaiety of my mood went out like a match in a breeze. The uncomfortable idea oppressed me that I was being surely caught and enveloped in a net of adverse circumstances: that I was the unconscious victim of a deep and terrible conspiracy which proceeded slowly to an inevitable catastrophe. On each of the previous occasions when this silent and malicious man had crossed my path had had the same feeling, but in a less degree, and I had been able to shake it off almost at once.

But now it overcame and conquered me. The train thundered through the murky weather on Its way to the coast, and a hundred times I cursed it for its lack of speed. I would have given much to be at the journey's end, and away from this motionless and Inscrutable companion. His glance was constantly on my face, and do what I would could not appear at ease. I tried to read the paper, I pretended to sleep, I hummed a tune.

even went so far as to whistle; but my efforts at sang-froid were pathetic. The worst of it was that he was aware of my despicable condition; his changeless cynical smile made that fact ohvious to me. At last I felt that something must happen. At any rate the terrible silence of the man must be broken. And so I gathered together my courage, and with a preposterous attempt at a friendly smile remarked: weather we're having.

One would Interest on Government Bonds Is Paid Ahead of Time. NOT DUE TILL AUG. Checks Amounting to Nearly 500,000 Are Sent Out. Fine Display Made by American Artists at the Paris ExpositionParty Campaign Plans. (Copyright, 1900, by the Philadelphia Press.) NEW YORK, July The credit of the United States government, except among those who have claims not adjudicated, was never higher than today and the Treasury Department seems to a be doing all in its power to strengthen that credit.

As, for instance, it bas to. pay on Aug. 1 nearly $3,500,000 In intereet on bonds, but instead of waiting until the days of payment the department a week ahead of time sent out checks covering this amount. Most of this money goes to the banks of this city, which hold nearly all of the bonds upon which interest is to be paid. This step was taken as an indication of the purpose of the Treasury Department to do all that the law and bis discretion under the law permits the Secretary to do, in order to maintain easy rates for money during the rest of the summer and the fall.

Mr. Gage has the whip hand at present, and he is to be considerably assisted through the enlarged circulation due to the creation of new banks under the currency law passed last spring. We are not. apparently, to have any important export of gold this week, although the impression week ago was that we might be tempted to send abroad as much AS $10,000,000, but the understanding here 1s that the relief experienced in European money markets this week will be AB brief as it was unexpected, so that at any day there may come tempting offers from the other side for shipment of gold. American Artists in Paris.

Daniel C. French, whose statue of Washington was recently set up in Paris, returned day or two ago full of enthusiasm for the display made by American at the a Paris exposition, especially by the American painters. In his view the Americans, as he expresses It, have the field" with their exhibition of the genius and originality that are characteristic of the modern school of American painters. Mr. French at one time feared that all the work that he had put upon the statue of Washington would go for naught, or at least that the statue would decorate the muddy banks of the Seine instead of the place designed for it in Paris! On the way from Havre to Paris by the Seine the boat upon which the statue was being transported ran aground and for a time it was a serious question whether they could ever get her off.

She seemed to be in a sort of quicksand and Mr. French was in despair, but an unusually heavy tide that came sweeping up the Seine served to save the vessel and the statue. If the American artists have every reason to be proud of their exbibitions at the Paris exposition, Mr. French asserts that the American people have even greater reason to be proud of their representative at Paris. In three days, one following another, General Porter made addresses, first in English and then In French, and they had all the charm of impromtu utterances, although all who know General Porter are aware that he works with the patience of a sculptor and the skill of an artist upon every speech he makes.

If his French had an accent that was not truly Parisian none but the most cultivated of Frenchmen detected it, and they were too courteous to speak of it. Mr. French says that It was with considerable pride that Americans who heard General Porter speak with perfect charm and grace In language that was not his native tongue noticed that all the Frenchmen who heard him understood His speech, fully appreciated it, and were charmed with the thought and the delivery. Plans for the Campaign. So.

far as formal organization is concerned, the Presidential campaign may be said to have been begun today, although, as a fact, within twenty-four hours after the Republican nominations were made many trades associations here began to make preparations for their peculiar kind of campaigning, and Republican banners were run up here and there throughout the city. But the meeting between Senator Hanna, chairman of the Republican national committee, with the executive staff which is to be permanently in New York, which took place this morning, was in the nature of a formal notification that the Republicans have begun their campaign. The Senator, as Colonel Henry Watterson has long done, has discovered that New York is one of the pleasantest of summer resorts, since he can spend his nights by the sea and within an hour and a half, after a delightful sail up New York harbor, be at the headquarters at Madison avenue and Twenty-Third street. The Republican state committee is hardly more than a stone's throw away and the relations between the Republican national committee and the state committee are to be much more cordial this year than in some other Presidential campaigns has been the case. So far as New York is concerned, Senator Hanna and his committee will rely very largely upon the work of the Republican state committee.

Of course, the campaign work that will be visible, that in which the public is to take part, will not begin, at least in this vicinity, for a month. What Senator Hanna and his associates began to do today and will be chiefly occupied in doing for some weeks was perfecting the plan of the campaign. As there is a consultation today between some of the Democratic leaders, although they have not gone so far as the Republicans in formally organizing for the campaign in this vicinity, it is presumed that they, too, are laying out their plan of campaign. And there are some indications that their purpose in Now York state is to carry on the campaign in a lees public and demonstrative manner than the Republicans propose to do. They are going to rely upon the fine organization and the silent if not secretive methods which are consistent with good organizations and which were so brilliantly adopted in the state campaign of 1898 for their best service.

Senator Hill, it is presumed, will be chief among the campaign speakers, and that is a wise determination, since HIil is always certain of a fine demonstration and usually of an appreciative and thoughful audience. From the little that can be gleaned it Is inferred that Senator Hanna's purpose is to reach the German-American voters, and he has called to his assistance some men who are of influence with that clement and who have taken issue with Carl Schurz. It was something of a setback for those who had counted upon a heavy support for the Democratic ticket from German- hereabouts upon the anti-imperialism and milltarism issue when Oswald Ottendorfer reluctantly and sorrowfully declared that in this emergency he could not agree with those who regarded the anti-expansion issue as the paramount one, Mr. Ottendorter's influ- Be Sure About The Food Was there ever so high and decisive a test of the baking powders as that by the Government Chemists at the World's Columbian Fair? The tests then made by the official experts showed that Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder was the purest, strongest, most healthful of all the baking powders exhibited, and a diploma and medal were awarded accordingly.

It is such testimony as this which has established the use of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder in homes where pure food and economy are appreciated. PRICE BAKING POWDER sold at lower prices, were excluded from are considNOTE. -The alum baking powders, which those CHICAGO. eration at this great competitive because they are deemed unreliable and unwholesome.

as ence paper, that in of the New Carl Staats York Schurz, is Zeltung, and personally is, through of quite course, his as news- great very I much greater than any Mr. Schurz possesses. Then It is understood to be Mr. Hanna's view that the Democracy should, In part at least, be taken at their word so that the Republicans may not shy at the expansion issue wherever it is raised. He proposes to put into the campaign such ardent expansionists as Mr.

Barrett, who was consul at Siam under Cleveland, and who is one of the more prominent who have been in the consular service, as for Democratic expansionists. So, too, others I instance, Mr. Williams, formerly consul at Manila, are to go into the campaign, devoting themselves chiefly to the Issue suggested by the word anti-imperialist. Some Democratic Views. It has been noticed within a week or ten days that some of the more prominent Democrats of this city, especially those who bave had grave doubts about the wisdom of maintaining sovereignty over the Philippines and who have been tempted 1 to agree with the expression upon expansion, as it is found in the Kansas City platform, have been taking the view set forth by Abram S.

Hewitt, which is In some respects similar to that of Senator Hoar, a view, too, which it is believed Mr. Cleveland now holds. Mr. Hewitt in an interview used these words: "It Bryan were elected tomorrow he would And himself confronted with conditions in the Philippines which would make it impossible for him to withdraw American troops from the Mr. Hewitt had especially in mind when he made the statement our treaty obligation.

Furthermore, he does not agree, as he frankly says, heartily with McKinley's policy with respect to the Philippines, but he asserts that no one can question our legitimate title to the islands and that we are confronted with obligations, some of them moral, some of them imposed by the laws, which would make it impossible to withdraw troops at present. Mr. Hewitt thinks that It would take at least four years to arrive at definite and wise conclusions respecting the future of the Philippines and that not until that time will the American people have made up their minds what is the better thing to do. When they do make up their minds they will elect Congress that will carry out their will. Now, in the Democratic campaign, If it is the desire to retain Democrats who are not in sympathy with McKinley's policy, but who have some fears on account of the currency issue, the impression here is that it will be necessary to persuade these men that the view of Mr.

Hewitt is not a sound one, and that this issue is paramount, because it is not one that can be postponed. That is a subject which we hear has given Senator HIll occasion for a good deal of thought, since he is understood to believe that while it is specious it may be the most dangerous of all the influences brought to bear upon hesitating Democrats. The Third-Party Movement. Just how much sincerity there is in the Plaza hotel movement, at least with a part, of that group, can be inferred from a statement made by one who has been conspicuously associated with it. He says that it might be discovered late in the campaign that it would be necessary for these independents to postpone their independent party purposes, and to turn in and help elect McKinley.

For he was of the opinion that if Governor Roosevelt were permitted to go into the campaign without some discreet friend by his side, always ready to clap his hand over the Governor's mouth, if Roosevelt should yield to an impulse to say some impetuous or damaging thing, there might be trouble for the Republicans. In that case the independents, so this third-party man said, would be likely to feel that it was their duty to contribute to the election of President McKinley, but only in the emergency thus suggested or some other that may arise, would they be of that disposition. Now, that was said in all sincerity, apparently, and it leads only to the interence that these third-party men are so convinced of the election of McKinley that they feel this to be a good time to begin a movement for a third party, having in mind the beginnings established by the abolition party and free soilers which afterward, through combination and growth, brought forth the Republican party. Trying 10 Save Molineux. Counsel representing Molineux, now under sentence of death at Sing Sing prison, appeared before Recorder Goff yesterday.

asking him to settle the case on appeal. No wonder the recorder was astounded at this request. He will not settle the case on until he has read every word of the record. To do that now in time to have the record reach the court when It meets 1p October will involve the recorder in a loss of his vacation. For even if he takes the record with him to some mountain or seashore resort it would require the most diligent reading all day and far into the night for him to go over the record so that he could conscientiously settle It.

He would have to carry with him a small library, for the record aggregates 1,500,000 words, or the equivalent of about five books of the length of "Vanity Fair" or "David Copperfleld." A record of that kind was never prepared before, nor can the Judges of the Court of Appeals be expected to read it all through. They will in all probability only read certain parts of the record as are reterred to by the counsel making the arguments for and against a reversal of the verdict. HOLLAND. CLASH OF BUILDERS! Press Committee Deposed Owing to Dissensions. MR.

FALKENAU'SROWS He Almost Comes to Blows with Gindele. Special Policeman Needed to Prevent Fight After a Stormy Session of the Contractors' Council. The Building Contractors' council has dispensed with the services of its press committee, and Chairman Victor Falkenau, who has served in that capacity since the inauguration of the lockout, is now one of the rank and file. Recent dissension in the ranks of the contractors was the cause of the action, and with Mr. Falkenau went Contractors John Griffiths and F.

B. Bagley, who, with him, have borne the brunt of the fight with the Building council. The action of the contractors took place at meeting several days ago, which was one of the stormiest ever held and at which Victor Falkenau and Contractor Charles W. Gindele nearly came to blows. Eye witnesses of the affair state that had it not been for the interposition of Mr.

Falkensu's body guard a personal encounter between himself and Mr. Gindele would have resulted. Previous to the action of the council in deciding to dispense with the press committee, Victor Falkenau, who had been acting as chairman, presented his resignation. The resignation, It is said, was the result of continual friction between Mr. Falkenau and number of the smaller contractors, whose jealousy had been aroused by reason of the prominence which Mr.

Falkenau occupied chairman of the press committee. In the last two months, it is said, the meetings of the Bullding council have been principally occupied with -the ditTerences of opinion between W. Behel. chairman of the executive committee, and Mr. Falkenau.

Mr. Behel and W. D. O'Brien, president of the Building Contractors' council, it is stated, have for some time directed their attention to finding fault with the manper in which Chairman Falkenau represented the council. Accused of Giving Out Secrets.

This trouble culminated a few days ago when a report of conference which took place between representatives of the Carpenters and Builders' association and the carpenters' union at the Great Northern hotel found Its way into the papers. The conterence was of a secret nature, and Mr. Falkenau was openly charged by Mr. Behel with having given out the facts regarding the conference and causing the negotiations to be broken off. Mr.

Falkenau denied the charge, and other contractors took the matter up. For over an hour the greatest excitement reigned, and while the meeting was in progress Mr. Falkenau presented his resignation. The contractors thereupon decided that rather than act upon the resignation they would dispense with the services of the committee entirely. The matter was settled in this manner.

While the excitement was at its height the meeting adjourned and it is said that in the hallway Contractor Gindele shook his fist in the face of Mr. Falkenau. It was at this time that the special policeman who always accompanied Mr. Falkenau interfered and induced the excited calm down. Since that time the contractors' council has been without a press committee and no reports of its proceedings have been made public.

Refusing Federation's Offer. Another matter which it is said heightened the feeling between Mr. Falkenau and other members of the contractors' council was the action of the executive committee the American Federation of Labor in Denver. While the committee was in session in Denver it was decided to offer its good offices to aid in ending the lockout in Chicago. A telegram from the executive committee was then sent to Chairman Falkenau As the chairman of the press committee, tendering the services of the he turned it over to the Building council.

The council immediately decided not to meet the committee from the Amerlcan Federation of Labor, and sent to Denver a curt refusal, which nearly resulted in preventing the committee from coming here. It was stated yesterday that the breach between Contractor Falkenau and the council had been healed, and that now no 111- feeling exists between himself and Mr. Gindele. However, the press committee has not been restored to its former position. A significant fact which caused considerable comment yesterday was that In the recent conference between the executive committee of the contractors and the committee from the American Federation of Labor Mr.

Falkenau was not present. It was said that this was due to other business to which Mr. Falkenau had to attend. Mr. when asked last night regarding the action of the Building Contractors' council, refused to talk for publication.

Contractor C. W. Gindele said that the council had decided to dispense with the services of the press committee, and that In future the contractors' council would endenvor to get along without turther paper notoriety. For several weeks there has baca a grow 1ng feeling among members of the Building Contractors' council that but for the prominent positions occupted by Messrs. Behel and 0'Brten the trouble with the unions might have been settled long ago.

Mr. Behel, whose position as chairman of the executive committee has been one of considerable prominence, is unpopular with a number of labor leaders, and several of them have absolutely refused to be upon any committee of which Mr. Behel was a member. Samuel Gompers' Illness. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor was sick all day yesterday and was unable to participate in any conferences held with the contractors.

A conference took place, It was said, between the executive committee of the contractors and Thomas I. Kidd at the Union League club. The results of the conference were not made public, but it is stated that the labor men have not given up hope that a settlement with the contractors may effected and that another proposition will be submitted. Contractors are beginning to wonder whether if in encouraging the growth of the Industrial union they have not been fostering an organization which in time may become as powerful as the Building Trades' council. Yesterday upon a piece of work, which is being done by a prominent contractor, 8 force of twenty-four union hodcarriers was put to work.

The men had not been at work half an hour before the representative of the Industrial union appeared and demanded that the men be discharged and members of the Industrial union be hired to take their places. This was done at once and the union men were paid for the time they had been at work and were discharged. Counell Re-elects Officers. The Building Trades' council last night, evidence of Its confidence in its officers, reelected all the former officials by an overwhelming vote. Edward Carroll was reelected president by a vote of 142 to 43, his opponent being William Schardt of the carpenters.

Secretary E. A. Davis was reelected by a vote of 132 to 53, his opponent being John Short of the carpenters. Vice President Frank Buchanan and Treasurer James Brennock were re-elected by acclamation. The following board of directors was elected: John Vail, paper-hanger; Mike Hanrahan, junior steamfitters; Peter Greene, steamfitters.

The following board of trustees was elected: Ed. Ryan, architectural Iron workers: H. W. Beckett, painters; Herman Lilien, hod-carriers. Tom Hayes was re-elected sergeant-atarms.

RUNAWAY AT A FUNERAL. Mrs. Devlin Jumps from Carriage and Is Severely Hurt. Mrs. Bridget Devlin, No.

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Devlin and her daughter and son jumped from the carriage. Mrs. Devlin sustained the worst Injuries. She is 47 years old. Soon after the occupants jumped the vehicle ran against a telephone pole, and was demolIshed.

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