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\ IT \ TTV T7il > 00 MONNEIT TALKS AT BOSTON Ohio Attomfty General Delivers Addrtsi Bt- fora Twentieth Century Club. ABDICATION OF SOVcRHGNTY HIS TII2ME lllulil of Utnlncni Dontliln OnlJ Sufi'o Itiiiird ( lie I'i'Olile Hilvt * CoriHirntliiil Oreed Tom-lie * I'll Stanilllril Oil Cil m linny. I103TON , Dec. 2" . KranH S. Motinott , at torney gesncral of Ohio , well Known for his opposition lo trust * , tnado an Interontlng ad dress tonight before the Twentieth Century club In the hall of Boston university law school on Urn "Abdication of Sovereignty. " The speaker read his speech from man- iihirlpt. Ho was accorded general npplausu KB ho concluded. The epeakcr began by eaylng : "I want to deincnatrnto to you tonight ; that the most potent weapon of oppression 1 Is that club that we as sovereign people hind j , over to certain favored interests , and they in turn having thus seized the raaco of gov ernmcntal authority pervert It to their own MSP and for their own self-aggrandlzemcnt j ! in defiance of the rights of the majority of' ' Individual.1' compcwins such sovereignty. " Itllilit of Imminent lloinnin. Attorney General Monnctt then gave sev 41111'ltlL-V Ml. * * I 'iwu n iv o" i cral Illustrations of the power vested In } > rlvato gwnerBhlp nnd the possibilities that that power might be nppllcd disastrously to I tiny Interest involving the public welfare , i wcro It not for the fact that by reserving the riqht of eminent domain tlio government acquire - quire * original authority by virtue of BDV- crelgnty to control and regulate , even to the extent of appropriating , any Individual prop erly for the public bencllt as the bubllc safety , necessity , convenience ) or welfare may demand. The speaker discussed nt some length the principle of eminent domain us applied to transportation facilities , quoting from court records the decisions of eminent jurists In cases In point. Continuing he said : "I maintain that If. by n great aggregation of cnpltnl , a plpu line company mny minify oil the oil llclds with its system and connect with tlin mauiifacturlng centers , which It In i turn BO controls as to prevent all competition j , I and destroy nil competitors , then the Btate | | nnd federal government , for the good of the i common man nnd the common welfare , has j i the power and right , and It Is Its duty , to In- tcrforo. "So likewise when one giant corporation establishes a system of tank cars nnd erects | tank stntlons nnd combines with railroad companies so ns to get nn unfair rate by vlr- tuo of owning -its own tank , cars and tank stations , then the stnto hns u right under Its , police regtilntlons to pntrct the common man nnd the man of smaller means from such nbuso nnd usurpation of the transportation department. "I bellovo I can safely assert that very lit tle Injury has ever been done through the ac cumulation of capital In the manufacturing business or in other producing departments BO long ns the competitors had an equal j | ohanco through the markets at the transpor- tatlon department. DiNiirriiiiizliiir Commercial Conditions. "It Is the millions that have been made ] from the favoritism obtained from the govOj i ernmcntal grants , as recognized In the transI j I liorlntlon department as nbovo Illustrated , j that are disarranging the great commercial nnd economical conditions of today. The , 5000,000,000 owned by a little cotcrio of ' Standard Oil magnates , the $1.000,000,000 controlled In the Iron , coal , copper and other Inelustrles by n limited number of capitalists | ; rcpicscnt the fruits of this illegal abuse of governmental functions. " The speaker then took up at length evl- , de > nce > presented before the Ohio trust in vestigation commission with reference lethe the methods of business of the Standard Oil company nnd also referred to testimony given 1 > oforo the Industrial commission at Wash ington to show the arrogance of monopolies , especially of the Standard Oil company. Mr. CMonnett nlso described tlio legal actions which he , ns attorney general , had brought against the Standard Oil company of Ohio. "Wo have , " ho continued , "In this , the j close of the nineteenth century , a spectacle j of grants , of corporate power , creatures j i of the stnto moro powerful than the creator , subverting the legislature , delaying Judicial proceedings , defying courts , or In other words , treating the United States and the Ktate of Ohio as they have treated the rall- roi.ds. compelling servitude on the part of the state. "Their attack on every public official who dates lift Ills finger against their cn- cioachcs may ho hitter and may destroy lhal Individual , but let another step forward j I nnd fill the gap. Step forward , march on , | shoulder to shoulder and recover our lost j Bowers , ntsert the sovereignty of the state | over Its creatures , if uuccesary even by re- I J ; Yoking the charters and conducting the i transportation department by the state it- eclf. " PREPARE TU MAKE DEMANDS 1 nlti'il Ml lieAVorUrrM In Kxrriill vi ill C'lil ' ' ' 'nr 1'i'niiHyl- vuula INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Dec. 27. An ex ecutive cession eif the United .Mine Worker. ? of America began In this city today. De cides President John Mitchell and Secretary j Pierce , were John K. Ilonni , president of DistrictNo. . 11 , Deacon , la. ; 13d win Perry , Opkaloosa , la , ; William Johnson , Wcsteir- vlHe , 111. ; Kugcno H. Hellers , Athens , III. , and Andrew Davidson , Plttsburg , Pa. President Mitchell mild the object of the meeting is to arrange for the national eon- \cntlon tu bo held In Indianapolis Januaty 1T > and the Joint conference of miners und I coal operators which meets hero January 22. Ono of the delegates Bald : "Our meetfi ing Is to accomplish what might bo left to the nntlonnl convention , namely , the fixing of wage > scales and formulating other demands that will be madeat the convention. AVe will present our plans to the convention. , which will mainly adopt them. Nothing . fn this time ran bo nude public. " ! AI.TOONA. Pa. . Dec. 27. lleprcsentntlves ! of 2f > ,000 miners In the bituminous conl ills- > trlct met today at various points to con- elder thu feasibility of a strike for a gem- < > riil Increase of 30 per cent In wages. The sessions were secre't. The miners ny unlois the operators consent lo the demand a gen crnl strike Is certain. The operators today Informed the. miners that they regard their demands na preposterous. BUSINESS TEACHERS MEET Slinrllianil mill Commercial liixlruct- IIFH al ClilcaK" .lloHher of Onialia c llcailx a I'aiier , t CIIICMGO , Dec. 27. The first business * os- Fiona of the associations forming thu Com mercial Teachers' uiuocluiloii. now In annual conventlein here , were hedd today. The ) Pub lic School Writing and Drawing School Tcaclioru' association held a Joint mooting with the Western Penmen's association and listened to papers by Cyrus W. Kltdd. Ak ron , 0 , ; IW. . Pierce , rhlcago ; W. J. Kins ley. Now York , and other * . At the meming of the Unfilled } Tuactiors' uraonarion paperu were read by C , U , Putter. Jr. Pc.irla. III. , j VV , Marr , Mollnc 111 M M.'Davis , To- leSe , O. , and others , The cession of lac National Sbortbaud Tp.iohefs' HPdnclntlon was largely attended. AmonR these who read pupera were K. W. Mo. her of Omaha nnd John R. Gregg of fhie-HRo. The meeting of the Commercial Teachers' federation w.i held this afternoon , the other bodies adjourning to attend. James II. Eckels , ex-comptroller of the currency , delivered the principal nddrc s of the ses sion. W. 11. Shaw of Toledo rend a paper on "Tho Value Of Professional Co-operation. " Tbl ; evening each of the minor organiza tions will oleel ofHrera , after which omecrn of ( the federation will be elected nt n Joint session. IOWANS BUYING RICE LANDS Mltli Half tt .Million Cniil- tal llncU of the HOUSTON , Tex. . Dec. 27. An lown syneliol entc , headed by t ) . II. Ilurd and A. N. Metl Vey , has secured options on 10,124 acres of rlco land in Jcffcrflon county , for which they have agreed to pay $185,000. The satno parties have also secured n ninety-day oppe tlon on another tract , which makes the total transaction amount to the purchase of ,201 ncrce , to cost $225,000. The gentl tlcmen ( | act as trustees for a syndicate now being organized In lown to go Into the rlco business on n largo scale. The syndicate is projected with u paid-up capital of $500- 000 and In addition lo raising the rlco It Is , to bo cleaned nnd graded on the farm. The j plan ] , i has progressed so far that the trustees I nay the options on the land wcro necessary ! to the completion of the organization , Farmers . , from Iowa nro to bo brought to Texas ( to do the work and they will bo ntockholders. Certified checks have been deposited for 5 per cent of the purchase money. DEALERS IN BONDS SUSPEND Another Illiv lliiNlnii Kltinneliil Finn ( . 'onuielleil to Clone KM Doom. BOSTON , Dec. 27. Kdwnrd .C. Hodges & Co. ( ! ( , bankers and brokers of 63 State Blreet , suspended business today. The firm Is ono of the largest in the city. Its dealings havi ' > been principally In municipal bonds. The firm is a member of the Ilostcti and New York ' Stock exchanges and Chicago Uoard of , , Trade. Mr. llodgcssald today that the trouble was caused by the refusal of the Boston banks lo glvo the firm credit on United States mining nharcs. "Wo have 5,000 shares of that stock on hand , " said Mr. Hodges , "and when the banks refused to accept It as collateral thorp was no course for us to pursue hut lo protect our creditors. " (5. C. DIckBon of the law firm of Dickson & Knowles has been named as assignee , Those interested say no statement of assets _ or liabilities can bo made today. The firm was composed of B. C. Hodges , B. P. Lowery nnd ] Frederick Swift. WRECKAGE TURNS A CHANNEL IteNiilt of Aeeldent lo Klprlilpcn CIITN l.or.ileil with Steel Five 'I'llI.-en ( n ( . LEWISTON , Idaho , Dec. 27. Although ten days have passed since the tragic North- em Pacific wreck In Kendrlck canyon and the body of the fifth and last dead trainman has been tnken out , the mass of railroad Iron has not been cleared away. It is piled so high that it has turned "tho channel of Potlach creek. The inquiry Into the cause Oj the wreck just concluded shows that the trainmen were nt fault. They hnd eighteen flat | | , cars loaded with etcel rails for the Clearwater cut-off and two locomotives. They should have divided the train before starting down the tremendous 2 per cent grade in the canyon , ns the tracks were slippery ! with n light snow. The heavy load got < beyond control nnd , although the conductor and ono brakemait saved them selves by cutting off the caboose , the train was wrecked , causing a loss of $100,000 and five liven. ALDERMAN ENDS HIS LIFE Worry Ovrr n Slrt'ot Hallway Ordln- nni' < - IM Sitld to Hi ; ( lie t'HIIHC. MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Dec. 27. Alderman Oeorca Hill of the First ward committed siilcido today by shooting himself through the head. Worry over the street railway ordinance1 is said to be the cause. Hill was n democrat and supported the ordinance. Ho was 32 years old and married. -1I3.\CII COXSIMHACY CASKS CI.OHi ; . ' 1'roNctMitor AH ! M ( lint n Severe Sen- Icnee He InuiONcil on ( iiierln. PAHIS , Dec. 27. The public prosecutor concluded his closing speech this evening before the sonata sitting ns a high court In the conspiracy cases. Ho asked that an especially ! severe sentence bo imposed on M. Jules Guerln , the president of the nnti- Semite league. The president of the court. M. Fallleres , then returned the decision of the high court liberating those prisoners whoso pros- cntlon , wn abandoned yesterday , owing to want of evidence. The prisoners in question then left the court , ono of their number , M. Callly , shouting "Vivo rUepubllemo" and "Abas Julfs. " HI'SSIA. AM > Kll.V.VClj COXMVIXC. AiIvlfi-N from Orient Unit They Arc iiicroncliliii on ClilueNe Territory. V1CTOUIA. II. C. , Dec. 27. Mail advices " received from the orient today state that HiiLsltv nnd Kronen are conniving together In encroaching on Chinese territory and against Knclnnd and that Japan Is buying Immense quantities of rice. It Is believed that war will break out In the spring. TWHXTY .MIM.IOX ItlifKIVH Suite rlii is from Kiiinlnc In Inillii Xo InereiiMe of Illlln. LONDON , Dec. 27. The viceroy of India , Lord Curzon of Kedleston , telegraphs ! from Cnlcntta that there has been no Increase | of rain and that 22,451,000 natives suffering ° from fnmino nro now receiving relief. Klnir ( ieorue Ilaniaueil nt Sen , ANTWERP , Dec. 27. The Hrltlsh ship King George , Captain Hurnett. which nrn lived at this port December 24 from San si Francisco ; , was considerably damaged nt sea p In the vicinity of Cape Horn. On October 1 I a It wns forced down to Its beam ends by n tcrrillc gale and some holes wcro punched in its decks by the heavy iicas. Sllvt'lu InforiiiH tin1 Culilncl. MADIUU , Dec. 27. The premier. Senor Sllveln , formally announced nt today'o ses sion of the cabinet council that he hnd had an interview with United States Minister Dellainy Storer , who had Informed him that the United States government would under take the repatriation of the families of the Spanish prisoners in the Philippines. I'liiune Ineiv Caledonia , SYDNEY. N. S. W. . Dec. 27. The Hrltlfih I t consul at Noumea confirms the report that 1 j the plague , in a severe type , la raging and 1 o that many deaths from that en use have oc- j i curred In Now Caledonia. The governt mcnt of Australia has taken stringent pre cautions for quarantining arrivals from Noumea. AinerlfiuiH 1'inlrrlild MrllUli. GLASGOW. Dec. 27. The- corporation of this city has accepted thu bid of a New York company for electric feeders for the Glasgow tramway at JIM,000 or $10,000 be low the lowest Uritlsh offer. a Khiir CurloM Iteoelteu Imln , LISBON , DC- 27King Carlos today gave an .lU'Himco to the now Fulled ijtutca min ister to Portugal , John N , Irwlu. : ( ) PEN DOOR TO THE CHINESE China-Mexico Treaty Allows Free Entry of Orientals Into Mexico. MAY PROV FACTOR IN WORKING MINES nilllcnlt to Secure .Minor * Who Can AVItliMiinil ( In- llnnl-lilliH of Cll- ni at i Outlet to tltr SurnltiN I'oiinlntlon. WASHINGTON , ncc. s-/ . Among the diplomatic otllclals who have recently tnken part In negotiating the China-Mexico treaty ol trade and Immigration It Is expected that > this instrument will have an Important In fluence in the development of the mines of Mexico. The country Is rich In silver nnd , copper , but It has been found dlfllcult to ' pccuro miners who could withstand the | hardships of forests and mountains with ' such primitive surroundings. It Is expected that the Chinese will take , to this kind of work readily anil that they will develop the Interior mines much ns they pushed the Pacific rallrcods from the Pacific coast across the Hocklcs. The new treaty makes tin ; coming of Chinese to Mexico entirely without restric tion and , although there have been no re strictions In the past , the free entry is now to bo carried on under the fostering care of the two governments. From the Chinese standpoint the arrange ment Is very desirable , since It gives n west- urn outlet to the surplus Chinese popula tion which has been much needed since the United States closed its doors against the Chinese. It is said the Immigration of Chinese to Mexico can have no Injurious effect on the United States , us the Inspection nlong the Mexican and Canadian borders is BO rigid that very few cvado the exclusion laws. CLERICAL PART IS FOR DIAZ t'lillUfly Hint Tlu-y Will IMiu-c u < < iui- illilnUIn \ itilniitlini Treaty ivlili Clilnii CITY OF MEXICO , Dec. 27. The liberal party general committee Invites nil citizens of the republic to vote on January 1 for cau- dldntes for the presidency of the republic In the period beginning December , next year. It Is the wish of the national liberal party com mittee to procure a full and free expression of preferences of all cltizcnH regarding the candidates. The convention of the party will assemble hero probably in January to nomi nate candidates nnd the plebcsclte Is wanted as n guide to the convention in its labors. There is n steady stream of letters received requesting that President Diaz accept the nomination and it is a remarkable fact that thousands of members of the clerical party have given their adhesion to his candidacy on the ground that the country's abounding prosperity requires that there be no change In the executive at this time. The Influence of the higher clergy is on the sideof President Diaz , probably in obedlr | once to suggestions of the Vatican , which has recognized the republic , as It has also done in France. It Is wholly unlikely that the clericals will place any candidate in nomi nation. The political horizon of Mexico la clearer than for many years , and as business is everywhere active , there Is no popular dis content. The government hns nearly completed preparations for the Mexican exhibit for the | 1 Paris exposition. The employes charged with this work have been unremitting In their endeavor to make the exhibit a faithful representation of Mexico's products and man. ufactures. There is much satisfaction here over the signing at Washington of Mexico's treaty with China , as it will place the status of the , Chinese laborers hero on a firm ba-ls and , planters j and miners will undoubtedly take measures to supply the lack of laborers by importing Chlncsa in large numbers. CARRIERS QUIT THE KNIGHTS Letter Handlers Itepiiiliule Action of Xiitlonal Kiittclitx of Itubor. CHICAGO , Dec. 27. Dy the unanimous action of local assembly Xo. 14CO , Knights of Labor , the ranks of the organization wore ofre reduced nearly COO last night. At a meet ing the members of the assembly , which is composed of letter carriers , decided to withdraw ccdl draw from the national organization , in accordance dlcc cordance with a ruling made by District Master Workman E. J. Llndholm on Decem ber 1C , when he suspended the local body bib because ( it attempted to repudiate the action of the national association In Boston In adopting resolutions against the administra tion of President McKlnlcy , Last night the resolutions were repudiated and then the members voted unanimously to withdraw from the national body. Not only did they agree to withdraw , but they also decided to surrender their charter , thus dissolving the local organiza tion. The decision was reached by a ballot and not ono voted against the dissolution of the local asscmblyy. Charles O. Duffy , who presided nt the meeting. Is president of the Chicago Asso ciation of Letter Carriers , and vice presi tl dent ' of the National Association of Letter Carriers. civi FAMILY PARTY IN ALABAMA vi Two Are Demi nnil Another Will I'rolmlilr Die ICnlven anil IlllllKNllOt I NCl ] , U HUNTSVIL.LK. . Ala. , Dec. 27. A fight occurred - curred at Despcslt , a small town near here , . In which two men wcro killed and n third " probably . fatally wounded. James Hnrden'aj throat ' was cut from e > ar to ear by his I' | ' nephew , Jesse Harden. The former Is dead. John C. Harden , a brother of the dead man , j was seriously cut by Jesse Harden nud as ll the fight was drawing to a close Mac Rus- bdl discharged a load of buckshot Into the nbdomen of Jesse Harden , causing death in stantly. All the parties are well known and prominent In politics. Russell has not been arrested. The cause of the fight Is not known. HOOSIER REPUBLICANS MEET Iove I'Vnwl Held lit InilliiiiiiiioIlN rrepnrnlorj lo lIcnrKaiilxIntr Harlv Next Moiifli. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Dec. 27. The love feast of the republicans of Indiana brought to the city today representatives from nearly every county. Hy noon several hundred men hnd reported to the Denlson hotel , the headquarters of the party. Sena- tors Fairbanks and Iloverldge are here. Early : next month the party will be ro- organized for the campaign , and this fact lent additional Interest to the gathering today. > ENGINEER AND FIREMAN DEAD Holler of Locomotive on Hie Denver it Illo ( iranilu llonil " a aw DENVER. Colo. , Doc. 27. The boiler of locomotive on the Denver & Rio Grande ol railroad blew up at Mlnturn today , killing of Engineer S. H. Quackrnbuah au4 Injuring f' Fireman Salden so badly that he died a g few hours laterlexander It , Wlleou | I u round house foreman , and T E , Richardjo BOH , rnller. were nlsa Injurrd , but not oiiJly. IIRSIMU'T KIIH A IIW HKCIIUT. tlotv l ( Wa Inilllleil into n l.leulen- ii n I In the l'lilllitliie ) * . Some times n raw rocrnlt will put up with nil Rorta of nbtifto nnd sometimes ho will wiggle and squirm nnd turn upon hto tormentor nnd make the tormentor sorry. The tormentor In this instnnro was a lieu tenant who did not like raw recruits , rclnto ? the Chlrajp Tribune. HP did not see why such pests should over be permitted to Rot Into the nrmy.Vhon they shot each other In the foot or Invariably fired n salutent Ktinrdmount when the command "open chninbors and cartridge boxes" wns Riven , the lieutenant rejoiced , because then ho cnuld descend on them llko n storm out of Ihn clouds and fill their young lives with glonm. It was on the Cnlamba expedition and the dismounted cavalry regiment hnd been alter nately lighting nnd hiking nil dny. First , they would hike for n while through rice pmldlcs nnd across bamboo Jungles. Then the enemy would boh up and they would pause nnd fight. About three-quarters of the ronimand wcro raw recruits and the dny had been n trying one to raw lecrults. At they were almost too tired to lie down nnd sleep , nnd ponio would hnvo slept stand ing tip If their friends hnd not pushed them over so that they lay upon the ground. Ono of the recruits , the smallest nnd newest man in the regiment , had been told off for post duly nnd sent to keep watch on the edge- of a river that ( lowed some COO yards nwny from the camp. Across the river , somc- where In the dense jungles of bamboo , were the Insurgents , and the outpost hnd to move quietly und speak in whispers so ns not to become too popular with the sharpshooters hidden In the mysterious blackness across the stream. At 0 o'clock the officer of the dny cnmo ound Inspecting the outpost. The recruit ns sitting on the bank of the river holding his feet straight out In front of him. The corporal had told him that If ho Hat with his feet held up he would not go to sleep. The recruit wns HO busy holding out his feet that he did tint sec the ofllcer of the dny , who happened to ho the lieutenant who scorned raw recruits. Th recruit finally realized that the qfllccr of the day had come up nnd ho arose , clumsily enough , nnd tried to look as srlldlerly ns the rest of the men.DC lint the officer of the dny looked at the > little boy in the khnkl soldier , clothes with con- tempt. Then he glanced across the river And a happy Idea struck him. "Sergeant , " he salj to the noncommis sioned officer of the outpost , "you ought to have ! a man across the river. If they come In on us there we could bo forming while j they wcro coming across If we only had a man over there to give the alarm. " "Yes sir , " said the sergeant. "You go over there , " said the lieutenant to the shivering little recruit. "Oot behind the bushes ami watch close. If the gugles start for us , fire once , nnyhow. Then you can drop over tl'o bank and come back to the outposts" the lieutenant paused for a moment nnd then concluded , "mnybe. " The little recruit shivered so that his teeth rattled and to hide his fear he merely saluted and hastily waded Into the cold , dark river | and across. The current wns swift and at one time the water came up to his arm- pltfl | , but he got safely over and then , nlone in the enemy's country , ho sat shivering through the nlghl , trying to mnko out the fantastic shapes that loomed up In the dark ness. About midnight he heard some one walkIng - Ing along the beach on the American side ol the river. He raised his rifle and chal lenged "halt. " The figure across the river halted. "Who's there ? ' " nsked the recruit. "Officer of the day , " came back the re sponse In the unmistakable voice of that individual. ' "Advance ofllcer'of the day ! " commanded the recruit with all the dignity of a briga dier general ordering the formation of his brigade ' "and bo recognized. " "Oil , that's all right , my man , " said the onicer of the day. "I can't advance across this muddy rlvor , you know. How Is everything - thing over there ? " "Advance- officer of the day , " came from the recruit on the other side , "nnd be rec ognized. " Then followed a peculiar click such as Is made when the safety catch Is thrown back so ns to permit the firing of a Krag-Jorpen8en ; rifle. The olllcer of the dny hesitated no longer , Ho plunged into the told water nndnrtid | across. Ho stepped Into a hole and weut In over his head. He walked ashore so wet ho could have been wrung out by hand. The recruit looked at him. "It's all right , " ho Eaid , tossing his gun to port.s"I recoBUlzo you. Everything is quiet , sir. " _ Then he stood waiting for the officer of the day to empty a vial of wrath upon hl head. But nothing of the kind happened. The lieutenant nsked the usual questions , then waded back. And ho never allowed by word or action that he remembered the thing afterward. Except that he secmeel to have moro respect for raw recruits and for ono raw recruit In particular. , wisv TIIH I'oi.icn IXTHHKHHHU. CO ivo of "tinKlneHl" Invnile n I'rlvntr B1 Ffincy llri'MN Hull , rc A night or two ago a well-to-do Chicago citizen , who lives on the West Side , celc- a hr.'ited the anniversary of his marriage by giving n fancy dress ball at his house. While | tn the : festivities were in full swing , reports tc | the Chicago Tribune , two policemen In unl- fcrm presented themeelvcs at the main nn entrance nnd demanded an Immedlato Inter- llo view with the host. "Well , what's the matter ? " said tbo latter R when ho cntno to the door. "Don't you kn6w you nro breaking the , je law ? " said ono of the policemen. j.j "Breaking the law ! What do you mean ? How ? " cried the master of the house. "By allowing such scenes as arc going on Inside , " calmly replied the bluecoated one , nt "nnd we shall have to Insist that the com- pony bo dismissed. " "Very sorry , sir. " added the second po liceman , "but wo have received our Instruc be tions , nnd however unpleasant It mny be to to you , wo nro compelled to carry them out. " "This Is monstrous ! " said the host. "Do yen know this is a private house ? " "Wo do , " answered the policeman who had spoken first , "and yem must let us enter. Our orders nro to take the unmet ) of all present. " "My good men , " Bald the host , adopting a tone of calm persuasion , "you'ro making a j i | Jj great mistake. But you can enter nnd tnko { j what names you llko nnd I will pee your nl chief about the matter In the morning. " The policemen thereupon stepped forward Into the ballroom and the dnnco that was In the , | progress was stopped. The host briefly exde plclned the situation to his startled guests , for ( who resented the Indignity of the Intorrup- IIH tlon with much warmth. Still , they gave Of their names to thei policemen and anxiously In waited for further developments. Having carefully entered the names in his boeik , ono of the men walltod up to the rcI I fc frrBhmcnt table und poured out n glas of I m chtrnpagno for himself ami another for his j i In companion. This was a liberty that enraged the host bee ard ho went to the men and said : "What ' rinht have you two fellows to drink my j ln , wipe ? " I i "I don't know about the right , " was the , fr ar.tjwor made by one of the policemen , "but i J > ' supposed when Invited that wo were rc ln freBhinentg were Included , " and amid a roir FI laughter the two men produced their cards invitation. They were well-known frinilu und so effriiual had been their dls- giiisi thai until the moment of selfdi8los - the ure no one in the room had fcuspcted them | ' ou , being other than real policemen , J I jn READY TO STRIKE AT CANADA1 OlarrnrGftel Officer Tells of Plans lliat Have Been Laid. DRILLED MEN THROUGHOUT TH- COUNTRY Claim * Ucinliern In tlic Mllllln mid lli'Kiilar Armj I'lrxl I'latineil lo SInU Initial Cnnnillnii NEW YOUK. Dec. ST. Ilclntlvo to the I nttltudo of the Irish revolutionary social ists toward the government of Great Hrlt- nlii at the present jnnctnro of affairs , the Evening Post today quotes an olllcer of the Clan-na-Gncl ns saying : | "England can only bo made to feel by [ physical force , and we're now going lo glvo I her some Doer treatment. Wo did Intend going ' out and sinking that first expedition from Canada to South Africa , but thought It better to wait a litli | > We can mobilize our men without much dlfllculty for nn at tack on Canada , and we nro fairly well armed as well as the United States troops In the Spanish war. Wo have lots ol Springfield rifles , nnd nrc handy with the bayonet. . "No decision has been nrrlvcd nt yet. Everything will depend on the Immediate ) future. Wo have either regiments or com panies nil over the United Stales nnd nro fairly well drilled , nnd a great many of our men are in the militia. The Ancient Order of Hibernians as an organization has really nothing to do with this. It num bers ( about 250,000 , and a mnjorlty of its members belong to our organization. All Us officers do , nnd so of course it will net with us. We have lots of men In the rcRii- Inr nrmy camps or clubs In every post nnd even It they were sent against us to stop ' ns on the border they would cither march across with us or give us blank cartridges. If It Is decided to attack Canada wo shall do all In our power to keep matters SG secret ns not to embarrass the governat nient until wo arc actually on thu border , The ' French population In Canada would be with us , and there nro numbers of our own countrymen ready to welcome us. Canada would bo nn easy mark. We would have the Canadian loyalists on the run in n week. " P. J. McMnnus. n prominent Irishman , said today that preparations are being "made for a public meeting nt the Academy of Music. Final arrangements will be com pleted ' ' at a meeting of the County noard of the Ancient Order of Hibernians next Friday. speaking about the alleged Fenlnn plot lo raid Canada , McManns said : "Tho proposed raid , if there Is any such thing contemplated , Is against the rules of International law. The loyalty of the Irish ti > this country leads them to regard the nnnouncement ns merely a bluff to keep the Canadians nt home. " It Is expected , he says , that the meeting nt the. Academy of Music will result in a $50,000 fund to fit out a hospltnl relief ship. 11AISIXG Fl'MIS ' IX I'lIUjAUHMMIIA. Call for Special AsNeNHinent In the Order of llllieriiliuiN. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27. There is a genernl movement nniong the Irish citizens to aid the Boers in their war with England. A call was today sent out for a special as sessment on every member of the Ancient Order of Hlbernlnns , of which there are 23,000 In this city. A return of $25,000 is expected , which will help to swell the gen eral fund of $1,000,000 which organlzntlons thioughout the country are Reeking to raise. .Thoiielit H AVan So In Ottawa. OTTAWA , Ont. . Dec. 27. A prominent member of the Hibernians of Ottawa tele graphed President James Noonan of Di vision 3G , Ancient Order of Hibernians , Worcester , Mass. , asking If it were correct that ' ho and the members of the order had voted for an Invasion of Canada. A reply lias been received denying that anything of the kind took place. Mr. Noonan added that the society was for purely fraternal purposes. IBLUEGRASS MUDDLE GROWS Taylor AppollllH Hlecllon CnimnlM- HlonerN Moinlier.s of I.eurlNlatnri ! Arrive llooni for 10111 * . FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dec. 27. Governor Taylor this afternoon appointed W. II. Mackoy , antl-Goebol democrat , ntid A. J. Cochrnn , republican , state election commis sioners. The republican minor state offi cials-elect , , whose contests will come before the board , have not decided exactly what course they will pursue , but as Clerk Shackclford will swear in the democratic K commissioners appointed by Commissioner Poyntz , it Is probable Taylor's appointee th will institute mandamus proceedings to get possession of the olllces. .f' Democratic lenders do not believe the courts will hold Taylor's appointments good , I but , they do not disguise the fact that they to regret the complications growing out of the resignations of former Commissioners Pryor and | Ellis. of A few scattering members of the leglsla lure began arriving today and It Is an ticipated that owing to the unusual Inter est growing out of the contests for governor nnrt lieutenant governor nearly all will bo here by Saturday or Sunday. Friends of former Election Commissioner Ellis | are , with his authority , discouraging a movement among some of the antl-Gocbcl democrats to glvo him a boom for Bcnator , Ellis ] Is unqualifiedly for Dlackburn. Cincinnati After the Convention. CINCINNATI , Dec. 27. The nctlve busi ness men of the public-spirited clacs of Cincinnati uro milking every effort to He- euro the location of the democratic na tional convention In this city. The. Cin cinnati leiuo ha called u meeting , to lie held January 2 , nt which time uteps will taken to se-cure a guarantee fund nnd make other necessary arrangements for puttingtil" claims of rinrlnmttl before the national coinmlttt-e. It la iiKSunied hero thut the competing cities will bo Knnsaa City , Chicago , Milwaukee and Now York. Depart incut Store Failure. SL'ItANTON. Pa. . Dec. 2g.-Lrliock & Corfu , proprietors of thu Ixudur de-partment store , madean iisKigiunent today for the benefit of the'lr creditors. The main Hloru und a branch In C'arbondalo 1m vo closed. ] Liabilities. flSO.iMii. It Is asHortcxl that , the value of stock on hand vvlll cover claims against the firm. ( iiiyinoi * HcNcrvcN IleelHlon , NJ3W YOUK , Deo. 27.-Justlre Quyinnr of , supreme court in Hrooklyn repcrvcd his declhlon on nu application of Dert IttlsH an order to tompe-1 the American Splr- Manufacturing cuiiipany to permit Air. Itt'lwi , IIH a stockholder and ns chairman u minority stockholders' association , tu Inspect Its books. TriuiNfer of DliiloinntH. NKW YOUK , Ui'c. 27.-O. de Wcckhcrlln. a for many yuirx envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the' Netherlundx this country , will act In the name ca pacity In Turkey , and Huron ( invent , until now holding iblH position in Iluclmroat , haH > n appointed to Illl the vacancy In the L'nltcil States. < er elioliiHlli ) Allilcllc ANMoelalliin. 'ST. ; JOSKPI1. Mo. , DI-C. 27 Delegate * from all litlu * in the Mlhuourl valley met llrre loil.i.v ami- organize * ! tnc InU'nsohol.intU- Athletic uiwoclatloii tinobjei t of which In promote iithlmlcB in imldlu rhooln. Fluid day conteHib will be. held hen In May. Mulch I'eililli-r fcerloiiNlv III. J'jhn Ja > , thf ajje'l m t > h pcd.lli r who lin.- . inidKed throuKh fht < mrei-iH of uinuhn for laci tcicr twi f > i .11 Is l > lr > K Hi-rl- < l > l'-k ui the in.Jti e Ht 'l'i'i The old man has beciv addicted to strong drink for many years and has been In the habit of * PlllnR niitchP * rnniifth diirlnK llio da > t.i . Iniy him n drunken stiii > r f r tlic nlghi nr I nflor thf s Rloins h ve cloned lie < lrnn hltnxrir to theI'ly J ll to clcep. It Is thought he will hartlly rwovcr. Spci'lnl llonil IMecilon. SAN FHANriSfli , lr > c. 2T.-AI M sne , Inl election , hrld In this e'lly tnOny Itvnf do- fldrd to bond the city of Sun rrniii'ltto In the utn or JIfiSn , < K > l for public park pur- liose.4. Ah.nit . 30,000 votes were rn ! anil thu proposition carried liy a vole of four to one. ItoiTMi' ! llccil Itevtlnu Mnx > . Ntt\V YniiK. PPI27wVt St. l.uke'n lie < - pltnl totilKlit It wai aiinoniiie.l tint thr rcl.i- fin of Holalid Hei-d have reqiu fto.l tint no Infnrmntlon c-onof-nilns hlf londliloii be Klven otit. H WIK * learned , liowovir , Dial Sir. Upexl was rcstlni ; comi'ortabb. . " KOHTI M' IN SOI.IIIIJIIS til' " Men Who lime Served t'niler More than One Flan In Thin reiiturj. Ill the Transvaal today the soldier of for tune is making his last stand. No other coni'lry In the world la likely to offer the allem ] adventurer of the future the same po- Ifdtleuis ' | nnd prollt Hint have hitherto been the I ' portion , of Sonic ! . Von Albrecht nnd the other ] ' mercenaries of Krugcrdoni. And In this very fnct , says the Pull Mall ( Jazotte , we may see the decline of the soldier of fortune , if wo coinparo his gnlns with the colossal harvests of his predecessors In history. Perron , the wonderful Frenchman who commanded the Mahratta nrmy , arrived In Hlndoostnn a penniless petty olllcer from a mnn-o'-war and In nine years hnd amassed between 1,000,000 or JC2.000.000. Even moro rapid wns thei progress of Colonel Hnnnny , who had to leave "John Company's" service to nvole ; the bailiffs. He entered the service of the Nawab Wnzlr of Oudo In 1778 nnd left It nfter three yenrs with a fortune of 300,000. Mnny oilier French nnd English adventurers were nearly as lucky. In splto of the * chilling effect of modern Ideas , the soldiers of fortune of the nine teenth cunlury form a picturesque gallery- heroes nnd rascals , Fenians nnd Royalists , Poles , Engllnhmen and adventurers of no country. Some of them , llko Lord Cochrnno nnd Hobart Pashn , have established them selves on a higher plane than the mercenary can usually hope to occupy. The revolution ary wars of the continent have naturally at tracted ninny of these adventurers. Count Illnskl wns a. Pole who fought thn Russians In his native Innd and when all was lr t took Rcrvlco under Schainyl , prince of Clr- cassla. The Hungarian war of Independence in ( , , ISIS next employed his desperate valor and at Temcswar ho had three horses killed ur.ecr ! him. Finally ho became' colonel of a Turkish , cuirassier regiment and was known as Iskander Hey. In the Hungarian revolt General Guyon , nn Englishman , was a fa mous figure nnd at Tyrnau ho held his ground until he had lost three-fourth * of his battalion and the village streets were streaming with blood. A less attractive per sonality Is Gcnernl Cluseret , who served as captain In the French nrmy In Algeria , I hen under Fremont , in the American civil war ; WTS next a Fenian "general. " and then war minister under the commune. DombrowKkl , another "general" in tlio commune , and a far abler and braver man than the cx- Fcnlan , had fought In Poland nnd under Garibaldi. He was killed at the barricades In 1871. Among continental forces of aliens ono ought to mention the French' foreign legion , which still Includes the runaway aristocrats and broken men of half Europe , and the Irish brigade which fought for the pcpo in I860 under the command of Major Myles O'Reilly , M. P. An old soldier of the papal zouaves , another Irishman , is now General Copplnger of the United States army , j Garibaldi himself is of course entitled to a ' niche In this gallery of fame , and his son , Itlcclottl , has ainco his ItaUnn campaigns fought for France in 1S70 and for Greece In 1S'.I7 , in both bravely fighting for a lost -jauso. The New World offers us condottlerl of a new type , like Wnlkcr , the filibuster , who became dictalor of Nicaragua nnd might have ruled Honduras but for a Uritlsh man-o1- war. ' General Carroll-Tevlsa , who nerved In the Franco-Prussian war and a good many South American struggles , wns n Fenian hnro. So was Captain John McAfferty , who served In the Mexican war of 1SS3 , and wan then nn olllcer In the confederate army. . I In was in all the Fenian plots of 18GG-G7 and was twice tried here for treason-felony. He was acquitted at ono trial and amnestied after the second , a leniency which he repaid by renewed activity In the ranks of the flan byNi Gael. Ho was said to be the real "No. 1" behind the Phoenix park murders. Egypt has employed many aliens. Muzingcr Hey was n Swiss , who had been Hiltlcdi consul at Massownh ; Geswl Pasha , an Italian , who , nfter serving ns interpreter to the English nrmy in the Crimea , became Gordon's lieutenant In the Soudan nnd smashed the slave-hunters' revolt In Darfur. Loring Pasha was an American soldier ; Lup- lon IJey , governor of the Hahr-el-Gazel , who died in the Mahdl's dungeons , an English man ; Slatln and Emln were- both Austrlans. In moro recent years we have had General Kohncs ( , an ex-major in the German nrmy , who landed a cargo of Mannllchcr rifles for the Chilean congresslonallsts , drilled their Lroops ' and defeated llalmaceda. General Itonald Mclver , a Scotsman , who has served under fourteen flags , from the confederate the Carllst , Is another roaming Driton , llko Kaid Maclean , nn cx-lleiitennnt in our Korvlce , who Is now commander of the nrmy * the sultan of Morocco. Gcnernl Dlgby Wllloughby , who commanded ( In MUD nnd sliver ) the Hovn army , has since fought for the Chartered company In Rhodesia , but linn now turned to the arts of peace. The amateur detective is ns humorous a character as any of Shakespeare's clowns , or even old Dogberry himself. lie sj fi n (1 ( s the 'J most nston-7f ? ishing clues , nnel generally follows them until he brings up about as far away from the solution of the mystery as mortal well may be. 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