TOO FOND OF POTATO PATCHES
Trouble Which a Kauvir Pig's Ap
petite Oot Mia Into.
Id tbe old home we once had a funny
little pig. lie waa gem .ally to be seen
In the art of running away. Hardly
ever do I remember seeing Ms face to
ward me. He a Inn had a knack of get
ting away from all the other pigs.
The field next the home the "home
Held," an we lined total! M waa a kind
of commons for the bog, cattle and
fowl. The next wan a potato field, and
the little pig had taken It into his head
to get Into that one. How he got iu no
one could tell, for the field was well
fenced and there wan no opening
through which he could enter. How did
be get In?
One day I watched. He wandered In
sort of unnoticeable way toward a
crooked old lug, acronw which the fence
bad been built.
Suddenly, though chmely watching, I
kwtt Bight of my little friend. Hut before
I bad recovered from niy surprise I waa
astonished to see him in the p itato field.
"Well, now, that is very strange," I
said. "How did he do It V
I went to the old log, anil, lot It waa
hollow. The whole trick became quite
clear to me.
I went Into the potato held to drive
him out. Intending to ulcer him toward
the eud of the hr, ho that he might get
out the name way he got In. Here he
had the best of me entirely. He either
ould not or would not see the log, and
maintained Much tin air ' ignorance on
that point that I had to g e up the task
In diwpuir, drive him out by the gate
and bring him home by a long, round
about way.
The next day I made tip my mind to
piny a trick on him. and I d'd. I went
out very early anil moved t'.ic log just
a little, no l lint Isith end would lie in
the home field.
Then I mood at ramie distance off and
watched. I never was more a unified In
my life. He separated himself from the
other pigs and then went toward the
old log and got In mid throiu'n It. and
is he evidenlly thought) got out luio
the potato field! I could understand this
by the way he immediately began to
anlff for the potatoes. Hut, finding
none, he seemed pomewhat puzzled.
Somehow It dawned on him that he
wan mill In the home field, and he con
cluded that he had not gone through
the log. So he went through it once
more, but only to find himself ag.iln III
the home field.
This necined to puzzle him more than
ver. He looked around In astonish
ment. I could clearly see the expres
sion on hid face. For u moment lie
stopped and wax evidenlly thinking
very hard. Once more he got through
the log, with the mime result of finding
IrlniKclf in the home field.
Thin time, I am sure. If he could talk
he would have cried out: "Spook!"
He Blood (pilte mill for n few sec
oiiriM, wilffed the air, and I could dis
tinctly see the bristles on his back
gradually lining up on end. Suddenly
he uttered a peculiar kind of "IkicR"
and ran with rill Ills might toward the
OtllCT pigs.
The little pig wax never wen in that
part of the field again. Many a lime we
tried to drive him to the old log, but we
could not git him to go. Indies' Home
Journal.
I'll recognisable.
There was once In Massachusetts a
very pious and earncm, but somewhat
eccentric, evangelist named Williams,
who was everywhere familiarly known
as I'urjou Williams. He come and went
nfl he pleased, and his remarks to the
crowds on the street ax he pawed were
often a kind of evangelism.
He once arrived nt the old town of
Wrentham. when? he found several men
utandlng In from of the tavern, some of
them evidently the worse for liquor.
One of these, a man named Cobb, well
known to the evangelist, mepped up to
him and, unsteadily extending his hand,
ald: i
"Why, how de do, Parson Williams?
How de do, old friend, I sriyY"
"How do you do, Mr. Mr. " hesitat
ed the evangelist, an if unable to recall
the man name. Tula turned the laugh
on Cobb, who began to resent It.
"Why, what you thin kin' 'bout, par
eon?" he protested, unsteadily. "Yon
know me perfectly well."
"And your name Ik "
"My name la Cobb!"
"Why, no It la! How do yon do, Mr.
Cobb? You'll excuse me, but tbe fact
is, there waa so much of the corn that
I really couldn't make out the Cobb!"
Politeness. Too Much for the Dog.
A good story In tokl of a dog that one
day discovered on organ grinder' mon
key seated upon 11 hunk within his mris
tr" grounds, and at once made a rush
Per U. The monkey, which waa attired
In jacket and hat, awaited the utm-t
In tranquility, so undisturbed that the
dog halted within a few feet of It to
eoiwildcr. The animals took a long stare
at ech other, but the dog was evidently
recovering from hla surpriwe, and wn
bout to make a spring for the Intruder,
when the monkey raltMnl his paw and
minted by lifting hla hat. The effect
wait magical. The dog's head and full
dropped, and he aueaked off to the
house, refusing to leave it until his s
llte but mysterious vudtor hud de
parted. Weary Willy- Lady, I wnz wunst a
prosperous, merchant; I hed a luxuri
ous home, an honorable name, an' ten
bloom in' an' highly educated daugh
ters. Mr. Wellmcnt What brought
yon to poverty? Weary Wllly-My
daughters Insisted on marrying highly
educated men, an' I bed ler support
wn families, Puck.
Home people tblnk that If they would
go away from home, they would be bet
ter appreciated, faultily, they are the
kind who wouldn't amount to anything
any where.
It
SOCIAL SIDt CF
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, on Itg nodal
cial side, la more like a Euro
pean than an American city.
It does not draw all sorts and condi
tion of people to It. an does New York.
The atmosphere in bad for both art and
literature, because society, which at
present Is the dominating Influence,
gives them too many dinners and asks
them to too many balls.. These Invita
tions are not to meet the sons and
daughters of retired trades people, who.
having had one generation of money,
are pleasant and presentable enough,
but who are nothing a.id nobody. They
are, rather, to meet men and women of
world-wide celebrity, who have helped
to make history or who are making it
now. aud who are brought together
from the ends of the earth for these
months. Money in vast quantities was
practically unknown In Washington un
til the advent of the Arthur adminis
tration brought a great number of rich
New-Yorkers to It, and since then it
has become the chosen winter home
of the mammon of unrighteousness.
Especially Is It a great place for rich
widows wi:i: daughters that peculiar
type of American women who as soon
as patt rfamlihis Is comfortably tuck
ed away under the sod fly to Kurope.
spend years wandering " about like a
social bedouins, then are seized-with
a romantic form of li inu-slckncss, but
they cannot stand their former homes,
and so find Washington a handy stop
gap between the former abode nud the
European mode of living. So they go
there, buy a fine house, get in with the
diplomatic corps, anil the thing is done.
And Washington, which professes a
lofty scorn for trade and ruthlessly
shuts the doors of society In the face
of all Washington brokers. Insurance
agent, real estate people, and. In ffhort,
trade In every form except banking,
welcomes with open arms the retired
trades people from anywhere on the
face of the globe. Washington Is thp
dinner place of this continent. During
the season four weeks ahead Is a very
good time to send out Invitations if you
really wish to get desirable guests to
gether. Two weeks' notice Is far too
short. The dinners are very elegant,
but not necessarily expensive. The
great question always Is. "Who Is to
be there?" and If that be answered
satisfactorily the rest matters nothing.
Html of f chool I'nnrrl.
Mrs Jennie ('. ('rays ha been elected
President of the Minneapolis School
Hoard, alter n service of four years as
member o! that body. The people tried
Mr. Cray ns an experiment when
they put her in office, nut she proved
such a hu"ccsm that all doubt of her
ability has long since disappeared. She
was voted Into the presidency by the
men memlei-K of the board us a reward
for the faithful performance of her
duties. Mrs. Cray lit the first woman
to serve on the School Hoard of Minne
apolis. She Is au active club woman
and the accretary of the Foreign Mis
sionary Society of Plymouth Church
For eight years she was n teacher In
the public schools, and for twenty-one
yenrv she has been u retddent of the
city. She hns always lieen Interested
In politic, but has never taken an ac
tive part iu campaign. Au Interesting
question Is raised by her election to the
presidency of the School Hoard. The
person holding that office Is. by law,
an ex-ofhelo memlwr of the Library
Hoard and the Tax Levy Board. The
latter fixes the rate of taxation. It Is
claimed that men only are eligible to
membership In this board, and It Is pos
sible that the courts will be requested
to pass upon the matter should Mrs.
Crays attempt to assist In adjusting
tbe taxes.
Card and Calllnr Kulra.
Some other card and calling rules
that the present code of etiquette or
dains are as follows: When calling on
a person who Is a visitor in a private
bouse tbe caller must always ask and
leave a card for the hostess also. When
making a call on a young married
lady the visitor must ask and leave a
card for tbe young woman's mother.
A bride should be called on after her
marriage by all the calling acquaint
ances of her and tbe groom's families
who were Invited to the wedding or
received carda announcing It. Person
al visits should not lie returned by card
nnleas there Is some good reason for
doing ao. A hostess should call on a
lady before Inviting her to an enter
tainment, unless the latter owes a call
to the entertainer. Carda with their
home address on them can lie exchang
ed by people who meet In traveling or
MBS. J F.N. ME C CBAVS.
visiting, if both parties wish to con
tinue the acquaintance.
Small cards with the baby's name
eugraved on them can be sent announc
ing a birth when the mother and baby
are ready to receive visitors. Cards
with a mourning liorder may be sent
by those in affliction, acknowledging
sympathy and kindness at the Jlme of
bereavement. Cards should lie left by
all their friends on those In affliction
when a death occurs, and left later or
a call be made on the mourners. It la
proper to call on a young lady when
her engagement Is announced, and on
people on their return from a long or
foreign trip; on a mother after her
daughter's wedding, and on a stranger
who is visiting a friend. Hut we might
go on ad infinitum and not be able to
give all the minor points in card and
culling etiquette. The rules and regu
lations mentioned are the principal
ones, however, and generally accepted
by those whose actions set the fashion
In such matters.
Dressmaking has been given a place
among the domestic arts and is being
taught from plain sewing to millinery
In Armour Institute, says the Chicago
Tribune. The subject is pursued In a
technical and special course, and wom
en can receive cither professional or
home training. There Is no longer an
excuse for the woman who wishes she
could make her c'.othes, but doesn't
know how. Now she can learn if she
wants to at comparatively little ex
pense and lie Independent of dressma
kers and sewing women. If she thinks
she Is going to learn It all In a few lea
sons, however, she Is greatly mistaken.
The first course in dressmaking Is In
tended for those who wish to learn
dressmaking for home use. There are
also three terms of three months each
In the course. lA'Ssona are given twice
each week and are two hours long.
The second anil third terms are devoted
to machine sewing, cutting and fitting
undergarments, and the making of
children's dresses. The full course Is
only taken by those who Intend mak
ing It a specialty, and after the first
three months' practice the student Is
ready for the first principles of dress
making. One dress is all that there is
time to make In a term, but the average
woman will have learned all that is
necessp-y for ordinary home dress
making. One of the Instructors, when
asked "what class of women entered the
dressmaking course, said: "They are
without exception from well-to-do fam
ilies." Ihe Fhlrt-Walat Remain In Favor
Kmma M. Hooper di'scrlbes "Fabric,
Colors and downs" for spring in the
Ladles' Home Journal, and of shirt
waists says: "The comfortable cotton
waist will be In vogue more than ever,
and will not he confined to percales,
cheviots.glnghamsnnd fluch substantia!
goods but dainty dimity and flower- j
sprlnkled organdy, as well as silk ging
ham, will be called Into requisition."
Hints on llonne I eenratinn.
In a house each room should have Its
own design and color scheme carried
out through It all.
Some of our multimillionaires pay as
much as $H,Of)0 or $1O,(Mm0 for the decor
ating and furnishing of one room.
Oak In Its natuial sh idi-s and the very
dark bog oak are the two kinds of wood
most used for both woodwork and fur
niture in library and dining-room. j
Attractive house furnishings are not '
necessarily expensive. The stock of me- i
dlum-prlecd things Is quite as large aa
the higher ones, so that women with
refined tastes but slender resources fun
have ajt congenial surroundings as their
richer neighbors.
Flax velour with a border of ooze
leather or one embroidered In bullion
Is the very latest portiere. These are '
susceptible of a great number of treat
ments In regard to design and color;
Many have Just one colonial or empire,
wreath In the center. :
Curtains of old satin, embroidered. ,
are used In the very finest rooms. These
re u,, ,-, UUi nommg
has been found to take their place, so
tbey are still the most used. They come ;
In every Imaginable color, and the em
broidery, while not being band work
(people wouldn't pay the price for thla),
li done In France, and la almost a pari
"
feet Imitation.
1
LOXU IK Tl CAHINKT.
Major MrKtulrjr . a tli sen Ki Cnrtraor
Ji.ba U. Lor fur a atlurt llce.
Cato, 0., Feb. 10. The s rttnxT.t
that ex-Ouvornor John D. Long had
been definitely fixed upon lor secret ry
of the navy was confirmed by M )or
McKinley h niself last evening. Tl -re
ill be no departure from this sss :n
mcntofthe navy portfolio unless the
entiie cabit et elate should be rearranged
at the last moment.
. Ex-Governor Saxtin of New York
called on Major McKinley last even ig.
He said: "I l eys come to Canton in
the interest of a friend and not care to
state the precise purpose of my errand.
I will cay this much, however, that it
bus nothing to do with the selection of
a New York member of the cabinet. I
am notan aspirant, for appointment to
the cabiner, and I think ttie tnost ac
ceptable N'e York republican for that
position and honor in Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford of Brooklyn, but I fear New
York will be left out altogether."
Major McKinley lie'ened to an ample
detailed discussion of the plana for the
inaugural ball and cerem mies yesterday
0. J. Bell of Washington, chairman oi
the inaugural committee, told him about
the arrangements for the ball. Last
veiling Gen, Horace Porter came hwn
from Cleveland and explained th pans
for the big parade. General Porter is
to be grand marshal. He spent the
night In Cinton. It is understood that
his visit has no relation at all to the
New York political situation and 'hut
be is no longer under consideration for
the cabinet. Mr. Bell txpresfed the
fear that the failure of the railway com
panies to furnish low rates for organi
zations might reduce the crowds eom'e
w!,at, but irom the accommodations al
ready engaged it is known that Wash
ington will be thronged.
A B..1.I Do i lly nbana.
New York, Feb. 10. A Wor'd src:ia
from Key West says :
All Havana is gaspingover the audacity
of the insurgents who destroyed a (-tone
iort ritfht under Major Fondevel'.a's nose,
j'ist outMile of Guanabacoa, Satnrday
night.
The building, a big three-story man.
sion, strong and well made, had tbe ad
vanced picket posted under a garrison ol
100 men. There aleo, were kept supplies
for the outlying detachments, ammunit
ion, etc At midnight a force of 2o0 Cu
bans came up secretly and captured and
bound the outnide sentinels before any
ala m could be given.
Admission was obtnined by giving the
name ol the officer of the guard, bu'.a
sentinel, as the Cubans poured in, fired
I. is rifle, kiiling Lieutenant De Rosna.
As the garrison filed into the street, 'he
fire of the Cubans waa terribly effective,
while in the confupn the Spaniards,
shots did little execution. FulU half the
garrison were killed, the others escai ing
from the windows.
The Cubans looted the building. The
wooden portion was set on fire and a
dynamite cartridge tore d wn the Hone
walls )
A cavalry detachment came from Guam-,
aueoa and lor half an hour the two
forces enaied at short range, the Cu
bans being protected from the charges of
the troopers by barbed wire stretched
across the street.-
The Cubans made a sortie, driving
back the Spaniards, and then retreated,
firing as they left. It is supposed that
Hernandez was in command.
Thirty wounded soldiers were brought
to Havana, and it is reported that tweny
four weie buried at Guanabacoa. Tbe
Cuban loss is not known, as they took"
their dead and wounded with them.
Klotlng tn Hamburg.
Hamiu kc), Feb. 10. T.ie riots, result
ing from the disappointment due to ihe
recent collapse of the docker's strike,
have been renewed. The police finally
charged with drawn swords on the
crowds in the vicinity of M:haar Market
and several persons were injured. A
number of arretts were made.
Rioting was again resumed Monday,
a mob overturning the gas lamps on
Grosser Backergang and other streets
and alleys in the vicinity of the Schaar
Market. The occupants of the houses
on Grower Backergang thoroughfare
poured boiling water trom the upper
windows of the building upon the heads
of the authorities and pelted the police
witll hot a(,,,eg( bottles and stones, com-
pell in jf the officers to retreat and secure
reinforcements. The lamps were finally
relighted and the streets cleared of the
crowds. Three policemen and several
ci ir.ens were severely injured in this
early morning's conflict.
Rebellloa In Brmll.
Nxw York, Feb. 10. The New York
Herald correspondent at Rio de Janeiro,
Brjr.il, telegraphs that the fanatical in
surrectionists under Gonzlhirio have
now 6,000 well armed men, organized
and concentrated, in Bahia. The fans
tics have obtained steam launches and
now patrol the rivers and streams in the
districts where tbey are strongest. In
this way the range of tbe devastation
committed by them is extended and the
utmost terror prevails, The society of
spiritualists of Uio de Janeiro has sent
a commission to Bahia to attempt to
convince the insurgents that it would
be well for them to submit to the gov
ernment in temporal matters.
To 4lt a Lottery.
Kan Fbancmco, Feb. 10. A plan i
said to be on (oot to engineer a lntir
hill through tha Nevada Wi.l.t,...
Ucl capitalists, who are reputed to be
behind the undertaking, were, it is said,
t k. h -i.h -tt-.t.
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SHOT HIM DEAD
Express Messenger Kills a Bobber Who
Eolda Up His Train.
TWO MEN HOLD UP A HEAVY TRAIN.
, Get Some Hrg-intared I'aekaf; a Mid a Dosa
of Lead. Armd fof Scouii.. (ha
Country fur the Oibor Ktiburr.
Los Ava:LKB, Feb. 11. A dispatch
ha1 been received to the effect thit
at 10-10 tbe west-bound Santa Fe train,
due at Lot Angeles at 1 :3 ) p. m.. was
neld up and robbed by two masked
mi ii near Nelson, a small station about
six miles east of Peach Springs, Ariz,
tme of the robliers was killed by the ex
press messenger. The train robbers
stopped the train by signal, and, as the
engineer stepped out of the cab to ascei
tain the cause of the trouble, an armed
and masked man commanded him to
cut off the emrine and run ahead a
quarter of a mile, which he did. The
robliers then turned their attention to
the mail car, their command to open
the door being complied with. One
robber entered the car and commenced
picking up the loose registered Dack-ag'-s,
The robber started for the ex
press car then, but Messenger Summers
qtl ckly opened the door and with ex
j t aordinary c olnesa shot t lie robber
dead. The other man then escaped,
taking wi'.h him a few registered pack
ages. The dead robber was taken to
Peach Springs but has not yet been
identified.
Ki.vqman, Ariz., Feb. 11. The posse
which left here Monday night in pur
suit of tbe robbers who held up the
Kanta Fe train near Nelson returned to
this city yesterday morning in order to
serure a fresh supply of horses. The
posse was reinforce I here and left again
for the scene of the hold up at 11
o'clock. At Nelson Indian scouts have
, alko taken up the trail of one of the
bandits and are hopeful of soon captur
ing him. The trail is clear and easily
found, as the man is riding one horse
and leading another. He lias started
; northward from the railroad towards
I Grand Canon, a point thirty miles
north of Kingman. The body of the
robber who was kille I during the hold
! up is ttill at Pe.ich Springs and as yet
; unidentified. The decease was a young
man of slender build, about six feet in
height; and of Iiyht complexion. From
his dress he was evidently a cowboy.
There is nothing Lund on his person
that would lead to his identification.
It is thought, however, that he was one
of the gang of cattle thieves who ad
been operating in the northern part ol
this territory. The inquest in the re
i mains will probably be held today.
I Troubl at the Mine.
! Belle Vernon, Pa., Feb 11. A riot
, occurred among the striking miners at
' J. H. Somers Fuel company mines Mon
day, in which Superintendent Gates and
Boss Canahan were shot and probably
fatally wounded. The 400 men at the
works struck last Fiiday because the
: company refused to reinstate a hauler,
I who had been discharged for reckless
! driving. At a meeting cal'ed to discuss
the difficulties a quarrel arose. The
I disturbers were driven from the hall,
j but they renewed the struggle with
j clubs and revolvers. Superintendent
Gates was attacked and tried to defend
himself with a revolver. He was met
by Canahan, who flourished a revolver
also. The men exchanged six shots
each and then fell to the grund. After
the mob had been driven back, they
were picked up. Gates was shot four
times, twice in the stomach, Canahan
twice, being also shot in tht stomach.
! Burgesk Bronion has closed the saloons
temporarily and the town is under
heavy patrol. Another outbreak is
i feared. The Somers company has an
office at B idle Vet noii, but its general
office is at Cleveland.
Regular Robbery.
Ottcmwa, la., Jan. 11. Investigation
of the home and farm buildings of Ar
thur Courtney, at Mount Pleasant, show
the entire farm to have been used as a
fence for stolen property. Cellars dis
close piles of clothing and groceries of
everydei-cription, much of which has
been identified. Bicycles lie covered
with hay in the barn lofts, and cattle
and farm machinery, none of which be
longed to Mr. Courtney, have been dis
covered on the place. Earhart, the
farm hand, made a confession last n'wht
la which he stated that Courtney had
stolen thousands of dollars' worth of
live stock snd goods from neighbors dur
ing the last e ghtecu months.
Ohio la High
Cincinnati, O., Feb. II. The Ohio
river at 12 o'clock last night reached
forty-five feet five inches and is still ris
ing five inches an hour. Many families
have moved Irom Water street and
owners are moving merchandise stored
In warehouses on the river front. Much
Buffering among tbe poor of the water
front region has already resulted from
the high river.
Steamer On Shore.
PoktTownsbnd, Wash., Feb. 11. Tha
collier Mackinaw, on her way trom Port
land to Tacoma, ran ashore at Port Mar
rowstone yesterday morning. She it re
ported to be lying in a comfortable po
sition and in ao immediate danger.
Tags have been aant to her "Tfnaant.
The Mackinaw to a steel steamer of about
8,600 tons. She waa chartered by the
Pacific Improvement coaapaay to take,
tbe plaee ol the San Beaito wbea that
'vaawt waa lotlind w as oj way aa-itt.
in KtsaiAM rawsuxa.
Imtiwi AaMrtraaa H44ea Paiaa )
la aibarlaa rrlaaa.
Pobt TowassnD, Wash., Feb. IS. A
Communication was received her Taaa
day by a well known sealer ol tbia city
from a former companion, who is now
incarcerated in a Russian prison at
Vladivoetock, on the coast of Siberia.
Tbe writer is one of the party of seven
teen Ameiicans who were taken into
custody by Russians on Robin bland.
In bis letter be details tbe distressing
experience of himself and seventeen
companions in Russian prisons.
These men were members of the crew
of the schooner Saipans. On tbe 30th
of October, 1895, the schooner put into
Robing island to replenish its water
supply. Seventeen men went ashore
with the casks, but before they were
filled a storm came on, forcing tbe Sai
pans to put to sea, leaving the men
ashore.
They remained on tbe island for a
week in idleness until one day before
the schooner could return the Russian
gunboat Yakutsb steamed into the har
bor and dropped anchor. lis advent,
which tbe Americans hailed with joy,
hoping to be taken back to civilization,
p oved to be tbe beginning of a series
of misfortunes for them that have not
ended yet
Tbe officer who came ashore refused
to believe the men's story that they bad
been marooned, but accused them of
killing seals in Russian possessions.
The entire party was taken aboard tbe
Yakutsh and landed at Vladivoetock,
where they were sentenced on January
24 of last year to five months' imprison
ment. During thei. term of servitude the
United Slates steamer Olympia visited
j Vladivoatock, but failed to procure the
American prisoners' release. The day
when eentence would expire was looked
forward to with pleasant anticipation,
but its coming was only tbe opening for
fur. her trouble.
In the merning the men were taken
to Irkutsk, where after a trial before
the high court on some charges of which
they are yet ignorant they weie again
sentenced to eighteen months' servi
tude. This time tbey were required to
labor. The men are at present em
ployed as laborers on fortification now
in the course of construction around the
Siberian capital. The letter bringing
this information was smuggled into the
possession of a Russ an prisoner, whose
term had expired, and by whom it waa
mailed at Kobe, together with one to
Ban Francisco to the mother of the)
writer, Frank C Hill. t
Ad Actor Dmpa O ad
Naw Yobe, Feb. 12. At the conclu
sion of the final scene of the opera
"Martha" at the Metropolitan opera
house Armand Castelmary, the well
known singer, reeled and before assiv-(
Uiice could be procured he fell dead.
Heart disease was the cause. j
The opera house was crowded to hear
the prod action of Flotow's famous opera.
All had gene well during the firt act,
and Castelmary, who had the part of
Tristano, by his superb acting and won
derful singing had drawn round alter,
round of applause. At tbe conclusion
af the act the scene represented him at
lurrounded by a crown of merry villa'
-era. Nearly half a hundred chorua
girls who took part in the production
were dancing in a circle about the old
man. Suddenly Castelmary reeled,
tripped and fell. By superhuman effort
be recovered, secured his feet and rushed
in strong the crowd which surrounded
him. He grasped a table and supported
himcelf until the curtain dropped.
As the curtain went down Castiemary
gave way and fell to the stage. The
first to reach the dying man was Jean
DeReszke, who was standing in the
wings. Castelmary, without uttering a
word, breathed his last in DeRezzke'a
arms. Castelmary was sixty-three
years old. .
Dueling; Over a Girl.
Naw York, Feb. 12. It has just
leaked out that John Leahy and Pearly
Howard, two troopers in Uncle Sam's
cavalry detachment stationed at West
Point, fought a duel with sabres for
pretty Katie Medler, a blacksmith's
daughter. At a ball Leahy waa the
favored swain, and jealous Howard
promptly challenged him to a duel.
Charley West and Bill Sissy, two other
troopers, acted as seconds. After the
Diual preliminaries each man drew hia
saber and swished it through the air.
Then they came down to business, and
after a few minutes of fighting Howard,
with one sharp sweep, sent Leahy's
word flying and left him defenseless.
With the return sweep his sharp and
heavy weapon caught Leahy's lip and
cnt through it as clean as a surgeon's
knife could have done it. Leahy yelled
"murder," and the seronds tried to
stanch tbe blood, but their efforts were
fruitless and they had to take tha
wounded man to the cadet hospital,
where bis lips were sewed up by tha
Surgeon. H- told the doctor lie got tha
injury accidentally while fencing with1,
rloward. Miss Medler, while bemoan
Ing Leah's misfortune, is the happiest
and most envied girl in the post.
Don't favor the Reform,
Rons;, Feb. 12. The Cuban commit
tea of Italy held a meeting bore and)
voted their approval of tha action
of the New York committee in reject'
lag the reforms offered by Cuba by tha
decree recently signed by the queen
regent of Spain. The committee also
wired to tbe French Cuban committer)
xpreesiag hope that the Litter would
so-operate with the other ommittatw
to the end of delivering Oaaa iroaa
Ipaaiah rata.