A ii - ••trouble likely over ^ LAFAYETTE SEIZURE. NOTIFIED OF HER COMING Tft. State Department Hay* Thera Can Urn No ^tueatlon of Her Having Violated the lllockade I'roela* mat Ion —French Kmlm«*y Expect* That She Will Soon lie Iteleaaod. MHKWAsniNOTON, May 7.—The seizure ■Of the French lin^r Lafayette by the | gun boat Annapolis caused a distinct 1 sensation in official nnd diplomatic circles here, as It was believed to in volve the possibility of more serious foreign complications than bad arisen thus fur. ^ The officials of the State depart •Arnent nnd the French embassy rc ^^*eeivod the news of the capture and in both quarters it was given grave at tention. In the Statu department it was taken us a forerunner of n num be r of cases of like character to fol 4/S’lpw, for tills was the experience of ®|he United States blockading forces '-during the civil war. Many times during the progress of that war tlio fpipoiintry was on the verge of a breach of diplomatic relations with some of the European nations because of the -peizure of blockade runners. Taking tlio facts as reported, the ■Pklicials of the department declare positively, anil In this they are sup ported by the unanimous voiee of the naval officials, that there can be no question that the Lafayette was a blockade runner, and as such is a law ful prize. Tho state department lias been disposed to treat with the great cst liberality the shipping of neutral powers, and, as already stated, Amer ica has taken an advanced position in this matter. In the proclamation of April 20 the President said: “The right of searcli is to he exercised with strict regard fertile rights of neutrals, and the voyages of mail steamers are not to be interfered with except on the clearest ground of suspicion of n violation of the law in respect of con traband of blockade.’' It will be noticed that in this the President expressly warns foreign vessels, even mail vessels, against breaking the blockade, which seems to iiavo been exactly what the Lafay ette attempted It is said that whether or not the ship earriod con . traliand of war it is absolutely imma £ terial in the disposition of her case. W In his preceding proclamation of April 22 the President said: "Any neutral vessel approaching any of said ports, or attempting to leave the aame without notice or knowledge of the establishment of such block ade, will be duly warned by the ycommander of tho blockading forces, who will indorse or have registered the dates of such warning and when such warning was made, and if the same vessel shall again attempt to en ter any blockaded port she will be captured and sent to the nearest con venient port for such proceedings against her and her cargo as may be deemed advisable.” In the opinion of officials tho La fayette has clearly violated the pro visions of this section of the procla mation, which was carefully drawn iu accordance with tho most advanced theories of the rights of neutrals. The seriousness of the question, however, arises from tiie fact that the foregoing view of the officials here is not likely to be accepted by the French government and its representatives in Washington. At the French embassy the ambas sador had intended to go to New York bu'uujr, uub uu uuai ui uio latviug of the Lafayette he determined to re main here to look after such ques tions as were likely to arise. In the absence of official information he uskod to tie excused from discusssing what course the French government ^ would take. It Is said, however, that France will lodge a protest with the State department immediate ly upon the receipt of official in formation of the seizure. The i y view is entertained iu French quarters that the State depart- \ men t will promptly direct the release of the Lafayette, owing to cer tain circumstance in her case. The embassy was advised eight days ago that the Lafayette wot on her way to this tide, und accordingly a notice was scut to the stall department that this French merchantman might be ex iwcted to reach Havana about this time No answer was received from the state department, but after giv ing this notice the French authorities j took it for graaled that the Lay fay- ' • tie would be allowed to proceed on her voyage without molestation. The > understanding here wae that she had sailed from hi Nasaire. France, not from t ufuuua, Spain, as St. Naze’re is i the usual sailing point fur tba steam ers of tins line me n i a twofsi Ntw tuna. May 7 Instruction* have been neut to the t ramp nlitp budding insssin by K .1 C. tw.lh president ,>f the ter mean Malt steam t ship company, that Ike Best of the four twin serew steamships now tn course of construeiton at tire yard shall he christened tdinirnl l»*wey Anna Mask Wiser • rtea I np Maori hi la III, May n - Anna Meld, the French ee'rean ter das pro seated Heaemt t hastes libunw m of the f irst hr.gate liiim>t Nttmail gear I, utlh an A mer wan dag THE PELAYO AT CADIZ. Reported Tint the ltattle^hlp In Wait ing for m Fleet of Crnluer*. London, May 7.—A Cadiz dispatch to the London Chronicle says: Tho battleship Peloyo, which arrived here from Cartagena last Thursday, is now at anchor far inside the bay. She is painted a dull black all over. This ship, of 9,900 tons, is the larg est craft in the Spanish navy. She has four very heavy Ilontoria guns (two 12..',-inch, two t)-inch) besides quid: firing guns She curries a crew of close upon 000 men. Her orders are unknown. Some conjecture that she will be off in three or four days. Others say she is to wnit until a fleet of five, including the great ship Kmperador, Carlos V, the Cardinal Cisneras, the Kumancia ami the Alfonso XIII is formed at Cadiz, and that then all will sail together about May 15 It also seems likely that she will act as a convoy of rein forcements for the converted cruiser Itucnos Ayres. The fine cruiser Alfonso XIII is held in readiness to accompany her. There is n torpedo boat here. too. Trade has ceased. Hardly a ship comes in. The best trade was with America; now the roads are empty. WHERE IS SAMPSON? Theory That the Admiral Has Gone to Sleet the Spanish Fleet. Wahiiinoton, May 7.—The sailing of the fleet of Admiral Sampson from Key West is believed to bo due to a conviction on the part of naval offi cers that the Spanish fleet is headed in the direction of the West Indies. It is thought that a portion of the North Atlantic squadron will strike for Porto K:co, while another will head for the north coast of lirazil to meet the Oregon, Marietta and Iiuf falo, and convoy them safely into American waters. Meantime tho auxiliary cruisers chartered from tho American Steam ship company are to act as scouts, furnishing notice in advance of the approach of hostile fleet, while a suf ficient number of smaller vessels will be left to maintain the blockade around the island of Cuba The uncertainty regarding the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet is responsible for the postponement of the moving of troops, supplies and ammunition to Tampa. Pay for Our Spanish Cnnanla. Washington. May 7. — The United States consuls in Spain and Cuba who were obliged by the outbreak of hos tilities to quit their posts without ceremony are not to suffer financially. The state department has arranged to give each of these oflicers sixty days’ leave so they will at least draw pay for that length of time. Eniltud tVIII Protect Them. Kingston, Jamaica, May 7.—Since the American consular affairs have been placed in the hands of the Brit ish consuls the anti-English feeling has developed in the cities of Cuba held by the Spaniards. This has been increased by the friendly Eng lish comments reproduced in the Spanish and Cuban press. Woald Hold tho Philippines. Kansas Uitv, Mo., May 7.—Nearly all of the state oflicers of the National guard who are to volunteer for United States service are using their influ ence now to have the Missouri troops sent to the I’hiiippinc islands. Through Congressmen and Senators thoy propose to ask that this be done. Heavy Floods In Arkansas. Van Burkn, Ark., May 7. — Water spouts and tornadoes have done great damage here. Three houses were blown down at Iludy, eight miles east of here, lost night, and it is reported that Winslow, a summer resort on the top oi uie oosioa mountain, is entirely gone. Delvn (iould to Help Cube. New York, May 7.—Helen Gould is to help the Cubans. The favored daughter of the famous millionaire will furnish the sinews of war for four troops of Cuban cnvulry. These troops are not for the United States but the army of insurgents and Miss Gould will pay all the expenses of their equipment nnd transportation. Ha Ytnulil a Soldier Its Moxktt, Mas, May 7. — 1’eeause ho failed to pass examination to become a soldier in tiie volunteer army. Harry l'ulluck. aged 1*. shot himself at A o'clock lust evening. lie left recruit ing quarters at Pieros City, and an hour iuler. at his Mouett home, shot himself through the lungs. 9lud«»n Mur* of lh« ( uinm«ni| Washinutov, May 7,—Senators Har ris aud llaker have bean informed by the President that Major Hudson ol To|*eUa will lie appointed to auiiiuiand the Kansas troops as noon as the troops shall W mustered iu firs liestvors timv.Oiiu la Msaea Cisi tsVAYi, Ohio May . Two shoe factories tvetonging to Wolf llrutheri aad to the Manas show Mann* irliinuit | company horsed u» day The loss »■ , stock by each linn was livin' s »o, ,uit j I .a t «<*a 4 Is* IS less tiemtad Junta. Mu, May 7 Uatu has fallen almost euatinuslly fu- the past twaaty-fsmr hoars, a ns* many «f tbs lead aad siac uuaes of tna Mmsuw and ka«»as distrwt arc Its*.i ted Sums Hi MMttf chilli ftfljf la tuu ('fai tlati in full »f ‘ I 1*4 **>••• M |a tM «<*•«• *4 *4* tteti, Vat l -IoIma Wi! | lls<|l|Mir MI4I jfMAU l % I divafaa Ifam litf tiaVI a,( | Ilf ialia llv off airs, and stew If I had your ioevo to tell her pert of the truth she ta perfectly safe I astern >ua that fwt need never worry your self for a tingle moment about my roe tin Esther" go Dus wan padded, and the fal lowing day went to I'wkueetef not la a very happy frame of mind, all the seme I hate leaving you. Dolly," ha •aid vesedly, ‘J hat* it, l*ve a good attad tw throw up my eomm>*4UM and irum to Eats and the eld savage" ' U*t«, Dirtr she tiled how eae you be so foolish? Supposing that the ‘old savage' did turn round on you and stopped your allowance, where would you he then? If you are in the army you have always the chance of going to India, and I don’t know that I would not rather he In India as Mrs. Aimer than have these dreadful part ings here." "No, no!” he cried hastily, "I couldn't take you out there. I've al ways had a sort of horror of the east, and I would do anything to avoid run ning any »uch risk.” So ho went away with a lump In his throat which made him glad that he was safe In a cab, leaving Dorothy to face the next week by besolf—that Is to say, except for Barbara, who was Jubilant at having got her long holi day over and delighted to be at work again. To Dorothy Barbara at this time wai a wonderful study of which she was never tired. Kor Barbara had been born and bred In the country, and had lived more years at Oraveleigh Hall than Dorothy could remember, and her comments on town people and town ways were something more than amus ing. An: tney did things In a queer sort of fashion at Halloway. My cousin Joe lives at lialloway—you know, Miss Dorothy—he's a plumber in quite a large way of business and has money in the bank and two children at board ing school learning French and music and Heaven knows what besides. Mr*. Joe used to go out every Saturday night to get her stores In for the week, as she always said—for Sunday, I used to think. Never did 1 see such mar ketings! A quarter of a pound of but ter and four fresh eggs. She regular prided herself on those fresh eggs. ‘My dear,’ said I one night to her, ‘them eggs have been laid at least a week, and I doubt if I should be far out if I went as far as ten days.’ " ‘You see, Barbara,’ says she, ‘you’ve been used to a country life, with new laid eggs, and gallons of milk and but ter by the stone, and I dare say you feel a bit pinched-llke here. But if I'd let myself go in butter and live on new-laid eggs at twopence-ha’penny each—well all I can say Is, I should have had to rest content without any boarding schools or anything put by In the bank.’ “I don't say. Miss Dorothy—Mrs. Harris, ma'am, 1 should say,” Bar :< I DRAW THE LINE, bara went on. in her wisest tones— “that 1 should wish to go against my cousin Joe's wife in that respect— a thrifty wife is a crown of gold to a man that has to work for a living; but at eggs that have never seen a hen for nearly a fortnight I do draw the line —to call 'em fresh, that Is." Bui although on most evenings Do rothy used to tell the old servant to bring her sewing and come and sit with Iter In the pretty little drawing room. It must be confessed that at this time she found her life dreadfully dull, and as each day went by she seemed to miss Dick in her daily life more and more. Kor though she had been used to a quiet country home and a quiet country existence, there hud alwsrs been plenty to Interest her. Miss Dlmsdale, If somewhat old fashioned, in her Ideas uud strict In her notions, had been both tender uud Indulgent to her little orphan ulece, and had. more over. always been a clever and capa ble woman with whom to associate Then, about a country bouse there are always so msny different points of In terest Either the moles have worked at last from the meadow under tlie hedge and below the very best bit of 1 the velvet lawn which Is the very pride | and delight of your eyes, or the rats have suddenly acquired a pert measnre of audacity and have scraped and bit ten a new hole In the corn-bin or tb« newly ailed potato bags, or have gone further and found their way Into the principal pantry and created n regular stampede emoag your servants Or perhaps you catch one of the eloaerg ta • new trap which e«at lit and stv pence, and when you go to see its Wtched. booty old eceupeui you feel that If It never entrbee another, this one It well worth the money Or tl trap* and other mean*, tonaiatlng of , horribly aateiltag p touts •oggaattva of tbs infernal region* fail you pet bap* yets have lie professional rat eau bsr up from the village with bm bos of , sinuous red-eyad ferrets, and then y •« j have your re* tag* pa the rata CHAPTER XIV. HERE * J the interest which hourly crops up out of tho unexpected ^ in a country life. Perhaps the speck led hen starts lay ing. or she shows unmistakable signs of a stronger In stinct of maternity than usual. Or one of the cobs casts a shoe, or a wind gets up In the night and tears a large branch ofT the great weeping willow which shelters the most easterly cor ner of your garden, where the wind sweeps up the keenest, straight from the great North Sea. Or maybe the corner of the shrubbery, where the mushrooms have always grown, no body ever knew why, has suddenly bloomed out with broad, pinkish fun gi, and you feel as If you had found a fortune, although you know perfect ly well that the market value of what you have discovered Is not, at (he out side, more than threepence. Still, that does not lessen your pleasure In the least, and you carry them Indoors and present them to every member of your household, your visitors If you have any, your family, and, Anally, to your cook, as If well, as if you wers a second Columbus and had discovered a new America. Then in the country you are a neigh bor of everybody! If you live as Dow othy Strode had been used to live ail your life, you know why Janet Wen ham wag not at church on Sunday, and why Elizabeth Mlddleham's girl left that nice place at Whittington, and hntv l^lltrohdlh orin/l tr\9 days over It, and her girl's Intention to take service In London and see life. And you know all about it when Mrs. Jones has her mauve dinner gown dyed chestnut brown, and bow It is that the rectory curtains keep clean year after year, although white Jllk with a delicately tinted stripe would be ruined In three months In some houses. Yes, you know everything about everybody in the country, al most without knowing why you know It. But in town, In London town, It Is all so different. It Is true when you get known In I^oudon, the gossiping Is nearly as bad as if you were the center of a small village set; but to a girl situated as Dorothy was, lxmJon is a social blank. She knew nobody, and nobody knew her. She did not want to know any one, and apparently the inhabitants of the metropolis re turned the compliment. Yet, never theless. It was terribly dull. Her pret ty little flat was on the ground floor of the block of buildings which was dig nified with the name of Palace Man sions, so she had people above and people below her. But Dorothy know them not. There was a sweet-faced lady on the first floor Immediately above her, a lady who dressed well and had a sweet faced little child with her sometimes, and Dorothy fairly yearned over her and longed to say ‘‘GooJ morning” when they met In the com mon hall of the Mansion. But the sweet-faced lady did not know the exact standing of Mrs. Harris, wax lived At No. 4, and In her dread of even rubbing elbows with "a person” she resolutely made her eyes shone and her lips steol whenever she saw the alight, girlish figure approaching her. Then there was a lady at No. 2— that was the basement, a sort of Wei hnnlr A hhpv in minafurp RHa hfinr a stout and buxom widow, whose grandchildren came running In at all times from a house on the other side of the High street, might have ven tured a kindly word even to “a per son,” but sbe never did. No, on the contrary, whenever she came across poor Dorothy sbe Invariably sniffed, which was rude, to say the least of It. (To be continued.) WON'T FOLLOW HIS ORDERS. Anaemia amt Dyspaptlo titrls Make the Physicians Angry. "When anaemic girls, sleepless wo men and dyspeptic children are brought to me, I feel like going out of busi ness,” declared a bluff, brusque, well known physician, In a burst of Indig nation over a case that he had just been called to attend, says the New York Commercial Advertiser. "I have one patient, a girl of 18, who might 'is well go to a fortune teller for advice fot all the benefit she will ever get from a doctor. I give her a scolding and draw up a set of rules for her to live by, pre scribing certain things to eat, certain times to sleep, certain hours for exer cise, give her a tonic and dismiss her. Do you think that girl improves? Not sbe. In a fortnight sbe trails Into my office, pallid and melancholy. I haven't the heart to scold her, but I anticipate her answer* to uiy question*. "Ha* ah* taken the tonic? Oh. yea, sbe hasn't missed a dose, lias she eaten pastry or lobeters or drank Ice water or Ice cream aoda? Well er once or twice. Has she eaten tbe oatmeal and raw beef aad drank the hot water and beet tea* Yea ith# doesn't add 'once or twice,' but bar pal* far* add* It. And has ska gone to bed early, got up early and slept sfter lun< k* Well, not every day. And yet this gtrl of Intelligence gad apparent common sense wonders •by ah* doesn't get well Why doe* she iklak t give her epeUel laatieettoaaT To amuse myself’ To have them dis obeyed* I am going to try once nwa If aba doesn't obey me then I shall poe litvety reftte* t* attend her farther,* and the darfar banged the hig paper wetgnt that aem# fair hysteria .as*' bed gt*ea him h>r t'brietmg* gad 1 end ed ss> good naturedly term too* the* uae net Mam* the gtrl lor bet*4 up iiCsieat be hi* eteth Bad Eruptions Sores Broke Out and Discharged But Hood’s Cured. “ My son had eruptions and sores on his (ace which continued to grow worse in spite of medicines. The sores discharged a great deal. A friend whose child had been cured of a similar trouble by Hood’a Sarsaparilla advised me to try it. I began giving the boy this medicine and he was soon getting better. He kept on taking it until lie was entirely cured and he has never been bothered with eruptions since.” Mrs. Eva Doi.beare, Horton, III. HOOCl’S ^ariUa America's tirestest Medicine. $1; sis for #•">. Prepared only by C. I. Ilowl it Co , howell. Mass. H/sn/l’c Dillc are the best after-dinner IIUUU 3 rIII3 pills, aid digestion. Jju. More than one-half of the umbrel las used In this country are produced In Philadelphia anil the distinction of the Quaker City In this respect is no new thing, for It has passed almost Into a proverb throughout the Uni ted States that “when the Quakers come to town it is going to rain.” Very few persons have any correct idea of the extent of Ihe umbrella business In the United States. It amounts in a year, taking the retail figures, to $25,000,000. There are In this country 500 umbrella factories having an Invested capital of $U,000, 000. of which more than $3,000,000 Is in the city of Philadelphia alone. New York, Massachusetts, Maryland and Ohio are the other states which are largely represented In the manti faeture of umbrellas, while all tbo Htates are represented, though unev enly, lu their sale. I'rnUe for the KtundaM. The Arena (B. O. Flower, editor), Boston: ", . . It ta full and com prehensive on the one hand, and yet so carefully edited and arranged a3 to eliminate useless or unnecessary ex pressions. . . . The more I have examined this work the more have I been impressed with the belief that It will occupy the first place among dic tionaries of the English-speaking world. . . See display advertisement of how ta obtain the Standard Dictionary by making a smail payment down, the re mainder in installments. Oenerai Stewart L. Woodford, our minister to Spain, came very near be ing tbe president of the United States on one occasion. In 1880 General Woodford was at one time practical ly decided nnon as General Garfield's running mate, but at the last moment he was set aside In favor of Arthur in order to placate the Conkling ele ment in New York. To Cura cLoustipatloB Forever. Take ( SKoarrt* Candy Cathartic. 10c or Ski U C. C. C. fail tu err. drucirlxts refund money. In forma lion for Inventor*. In 1872 a work shop and office was established in I)es Moines for preparing Patent Office drawings and I doing p> 1 w?rk required to pre paid and flic applications In the U. S, Patent Office at. Washington. Many western icventois have availed them* selves of the advantages of such a business place that has been eontln oiisly advertised as the "Iowa Patent Office.” A property right has been acquired In the name Just as the "United States Express Co.” and the "Iowa State Register” have, by long usage, gained title to their names, (n addition to the right gained by long usage, under Iowa law relating to ad vertising we secured a certificate bearing (he seal of State that gives tid an exclusive right to the name of our work shop and office. To do in i vtj iin in uui rigiiL, ii, w. aues, or Omaha, who was discharged from our employ, made complaint against our manner of advertising. But we con tinue business at the old stand under our preferred distinguishing name and will endeavor to serve faithfuuy in the future as in the past all who may prefer to have their work done here in the West. Valuable information about obtain ing, valuing and selling patents seat free to anv address. 'IriOMAS G. ORWIG & CO. Solicitors of Patents. Iowa Patent Office, lies Moires, Iowa, May 5, 1898. If you see one man laughing at tho ancient jokes of another the other has a pretty sister. The Baldwin Locomotive works, of Philadelphia, Pa., have recently deltv-j ered to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road company the last cf the large or der of locomotives placed last fall.' Thla delivery Included twenty heavy engines, which are now being broken In for service b-tween Cumberland slid Baltimore. These locomotives urv of the same stylo that the motive pow er department adopted ss the standard for the first and arroud divisions. Thty are of the Consolidation type, with 21s 20-inch ryilndefs, and the average load that they pull approximates 1.MP4 tone. It Is estimated that at least 1.000.0-) 1 I pounds of rubber ate anuulty used la the manufacture of bicycle tires. 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