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BY THE DUCHESS.
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CHAPTER IX. ( Continued. )
As for Mildred , no sooner had the
words crossed her lips than she dis
dained herself for the utterance of
them , and wished them back unsaid.
Ever since that fatal night in the li
brary Denzil and she had lived seem
ingly unseen and unheard by each
[ | j other , as distinctly remote as though
spheres had separated them , instead else
so many rooms or feet , as the case
might be. Now she felt that , by this
one rash , uncalled-for act , she had
done away with all the good so many
silent days had helped to accomplish.
k Nevertheless , having once given her
word Mildred felt that she must abide
by it , and appeared at the breakfast
table next morning , to all outward
seeming as Imperturable as usual.
Eddie had also risen betimes to see
bis friend depart , and rattle on in gal
lant style all through the dismal meal ,
leaving no space for the other two to
express their opinions , had they been
so inclined. At length , a footman en
tering to announce the arrival of the
dog-cart at the hall door , Eddie rose
to see to Denzll's further comforts , and
so left him and Mildred at last alone.
He came toward her , and , taking
both her hands , held them with a clasp
that amounted almost to pain.
"Think of me kindly , " he said , in a
low tone full of acute meaning.
"I will , " she said.
"Is it quite hopeless , Mildred ? "
"You will be late for your train , "
murmured Miss Trevanion , very gent
ly.
ly.So
So it fell out that King's Abbott was
once more bereft of guests ; and still
the Trevanlons were unhappy , because
the very train that carried away
snugly ensconced among its cushions
the unhappy Denzil , brought to Lady
Caroline a letter that filled her gentle
bosom with dire alarm.
The letter began , "Mr. Dear Niece , "
and ended , "Your attached aunt , Har
riet Disney , " its contents being to the
effect that Lady Eagleton Lady Care
line's aunt by the father's side had
generoussly made up her mind to sacri
fice her pleasures , inclination , habits ,
and self generally for the purpose of
bestowing her society upon her "dear
niece" aforesaid. This was ineed a
heavy blow , her ladyship having at
tained the troublesome age of eighty-
two being one of those people whom
to entertain Is a kind of martyrdom.
As misfortunes never come single , it
was just about this time also that Lady
Caroline heard for the first time of
Mildred's refusal of Denzil Younge. The
girl had hitherto kept it nervously to
herself , thinking of it now and then
with mingled feelings of pain and
something akin to pleasure , but out
wardly suppressing all sign until this
day , when Lady Caroline timidly and
without preface touched on the subject
of his evident admiration of her.
"It seems a pity you could not care
for him , Mildred , " she said , interroga
tively , as though it were by no means
a certainty that Mildred did not care
\ for him ; "we should all like it so much ,
and your father says "
Mildred rose hastily and threw down
ber work , while two red spots appeared
on her cheeks.
"Mamma , " she said , "perhaps it will
be better , and will put a stop to all
further mention of this matter , if I
tell you the truth. Mr. Younge did
propose to me , and I refused him. "
She finished almost defiantly and
turned to leave the room.
"Mildred , is it possible ? " exclaimed
Lady Caroline.
"Oh , Milly ! " cried Mafiel , who was
also present , with lively reproach and
disapproval In her tone.
"Is it such a crime then ? Has noth
ing of the kind ever been done be
fore ? " demanded Mildred , passionate
' ly ; and then she went out , and left
L them to their wonderings and censures
on her conduct.
When eventually Sir George was told
the unlucky news , it rendered him at
first furious , and then despairing.
Things were becoming more embar
rassed and entangled day by day , the
immediate possession of a large sum
of money being the only hope his law
yer could hold out to him of ultimate
ly saving the estate ; and , as affairs
were , it would be a difficult if not im
possible task to procure it. Denzil ,
with his immense wealth , was out of
his great love for Mildred , would have
thought little of lending twice the
amount required. But now all that was
changed , and Mildred's had been the
band to dash the hope aside.
Both he and Lady Caroline were
strangely distant and unsympathetic to
her In these days ; her father irritably
so , her mother with a sort of mourn
ful gravity that touched her far more.
< Lord Lyndon , who at this period
showed a tact and an adroitness that
would have reflected honor on a clev
erer man , managed to be perpetually
at her side. His attentions were open
and unmistakable , while he declared
bis inability to withdraw from .her
presence even for a time by the fact
of his taking a shooting-box quite close
to King's Abbott for the season.
All the little world of Cllston were
beginning to look upon it as a settled
matter , there being no mistake as to
whom his devotion was given , as Roy
Blount's wooing , and Mabel's accept
ance of It , were very transparent
things indeed ; besides , Just now , "the
queen" was too much taken up with
sorrowful misgivings and tender re
flections to admit of any division of
her favors , young Blount having re
ceived orders to Join his regiment ,
which was stationed In Ireland , with
out further delay ; so that scarcely a
week remained to them before "Fare
well" that saddest of all words-
would have to be uttered.
This news had been communicated
to Mabel In a doleful whisper , and had
been received as dolefully. For once
all coquetry was laid aside , and she
confessed herself as miserable at the
Idea of his going as he could be to go.
CHAPTER X.
Lady Eagleton and her "train" ar
rived at King's Abbott , the "train"
consisting of one long-suffering maid ,
one ditto man , one lapdog , and one
dilapidated canary.
"The canary always means three
months , does it not ? " asked Eddie ,
tragically , as the cortege swept up the
stairs.
Mildred burst into an unrestrainable
laugh.
"Oh , what shall we do ? " she gasped.
"What is to become of us ? A little
of Lady Eagleton goes such a very long
way. Mr. Blount" to Roy , who had
walked over as usual , and who , having
seen the procession , was enjoying the
whole thing as much as any of them
"I will give you anything I possess , If
you will show me some method of get
ting rid of her before Christmas time. "
"And I will give you anything , if
you will just take her out and tie her
to a tree and deliberately shoot her , "
said Eddie , gloomily.
"Edward , how can you speak so dis
respectfully of your grand-aunt ? " put
in Lady Caroline , reprovingly , walking
away , her face covered with smiles.
* * * * v *
For a week everything had gone on
smoothly , or rather there had been no
actual outbreaks on the part of Lady
Eagleton , though smothered hints and
comments had been numerous. In a
covert manner she inveighed against
actions , habits , acquaintances , and all
that came beneath her notice , but
carefully subdued any open demonstra
tions of disapproval until the day be
fore Roy's departure , when she chose
to be particularly offensive.
Blount had come over rather earlier
than usual , it being his last day , and
he and Mabel had gone for a farewell
walk among the shrubberies and
through the winter gardens where they
had loved to linger all through their
hurried courtship. As he was not to
leave until a late train the following
day , he parted from her with the as
surance that he wouldbe down the
next morning.
Slightly flushed and wholly miser
able , Mabel entered the small drawing
room , where she found her mother ,
Mildred , and Lady Eagleton assembled
"How heated you look , child ! What
have you 'been doing with yourself ? "
demanded the old lady , the moment
she came within her view.
"Walking , " returned Mabel , shortly.
"With that young man again , I pre
sume ? " grunted her grand-aunt , omin
ously ; whereupon Lady Caroline began
to look uneasy.
"I was walking with Mr. Blount , "
said "the queen , " defiantly. She was
sore at heart , and longing for sym
pathy , so that the old woman's words
and manner grated cruelly on her
overwrought feelings.
"I really think all decency and order
have gone from the world , " went on
Lady Eagleton. "Society nowadays is
widely different from what it once was.
Even common propriety is a thing of
the past. In my time a young woman
would scarcely be allowed , under any
circumstances , to walk alone with a
young man for hours together certain
ly not unless they were formally be
trothed , having the consent of all par
ties concerned and probably not even
then. I presume he has made you an
offer of marriage ? "
Mildred rose , as if to interfere ; but
Mabel spoke again.
"People in your time must have been
very depraved people indeed , Aunt
Harriet , " she said , with ill-suppressed
indignation , "if they could make mis
chief out of a simple walk with one's
friend. At all events , I am very glad
I live in the days I do ; and , if you are
particularly anxious to know , I will
tell you that Mr. Blount has not made
me an offer of marriage , as you call
it. "
'Her ladyship was triumphant.
"Has he not ? " she said. "Then , if
I were you , my dear , I would have as
little more to say to him as possible.
Young men who dilly-dally , and put
off the evil hour , as he appears to be
doing , seldom or never mean anything.
I dare say he Is only agreeably whiling -
ing away his time down here , and will
think no more of you once his back is
turned. "
Mabel was choking with rage , but
could think of nothing to say. Lady
Caroline , who sat a little behind her
aunt , put out her hand to her daughter
with a gesture of sympathetic affec
tion , but she was nervously afraid of
this terrible old woman , and knew not
how to interfere effectually.
"Young men now are not what
young men were , " continued Lady
Eagleton , Impressively , "and I think
Mr. Blount one of the'worst specimens
I have yet seen. His manners are so
cool ; and he is so insolently self-pos
sessed ; and he has none of the well-
bred diffidence , the courtly elegance
that distlnguishd the men of my gen
eration. He Is not half good enough
for you , my dear , even were he in
earnest , which I am pleased to consider
extremely doubtful. I will receive you
for a month or two , Mabel , " declared
her ladyship , magnificently , "and in/-
troducc you to those with whom you
ought to associate. You shall return
with me to my home , and gain these
advantages that this secluded country
place can never afford. "
"Your ladyship Is wonderfully kind , "
returned Mabel , "but I find 'this se
cluded country place' quite good
enough for my tastes. Besides , I could
not dream of accepting your invita
tion. "
"May I ask why not ? " demanded her
grand-aunt , majestically.
"Because there Is nothing in the
world to which I should more strenu
ously object than to spend two months
In your ladyship's society , " answered
Mabel.
"You wicked girl ! " almost screamed
Lady Eagleton , rising and supporting
herself on her gold-headed stick wbile
she quivered with anger. "How dare
you presume so to speak to me ! Caroline
line , why do you not order her to leave
the room ? Am I , at my age , and after
all the sacrifices I have made for my
family , to submit to the Impertinence
of a chit of a girl like that ? "
Poor Lady Caroline was terrified.
"Dear Aunt Harriet , she did not
mean it , " she said "she did not , in
deed did you , Mabel ? Speak , darling ,
and tell her it was all a mistake. "
"She shall apologize to me , or I will
leave this house , never to enter It
again , " protested Aunt Harriet , still
raging.
"So she will , I am sure. Mabel , my
dearest , tell your grand-aunt how sorry
you are for having used the language
you did , " said Lady Caroline , implor
ingly "apologize to her. "
"Apologize for what ? " demanded
Mabel. "She asked me to pay her a
visit , and I declined. She then inquired
my reasons , and I gave them. I do not
see that any apology is necessary.
However , " she went on , turning to
ward the old lady , and executing an
impertinent little courtesy , "if it will
in any way gratify you , I will beg your
pardon , and admit that 1 am extremely
sorry to think I was the cause of put
ting you in such a dreadful temper. "
Lady Caroline , after considerable dif
ficulty , having managed to smooth
down the old lady's ruffled plumage ,
she consented to forgive and forget ,
and once more peace wa ? restored.
But Mabel , when the terrible "last
hour" came the following day , though
she never for a moment doubted Royston -
ton , yet felt somehow shy and con
strained , remembering vividly that one
little biting question of Lady Eagle-
ton's , as to whether he had ever made
her the requisite offer of marriage.
Meantime Roy's sorrow had swal
lowed up all nervousness and every
other sentiment , leaving him only able
to hold her hands and entreat that she
would never forget him.
"I shall be back soon , " he said "so
soon that you will scarcely have time
to miss me ; and meanwhile I shall
write by every post , and you will do
likewise , will you not ? "
To which she had returned a sad ,
half-reluctant "Yes. "
Had he been less wrapped up in sad
thoughts about the coming parting , he
might perhaps have fancied his love
somewhat cold and cruel ; but , as it
was , he saw nothing. Presently he
spoke the words that , had they been
uttered yesterday , would have caused
his "queen" to stand in such a different
light before her tormentor.
"Shall I write to your father ? " he
asked. "You know , Mabel , it is time
there was some decided understanding
between us. Shall I ask your father's
consent to a regular engagement , dar
ling ? "
"Yes , " Mabel answered , partly com
forted "I suppose It will be best ; "
then , sadly breaking down , "Oh , Roy ,
what shall I do without you ? "
After this there ensued fond words
and lingering caresses , and warm as
surances of never-dying love ; and then
they kissed their last fond kiss and
parted.
( To be continued. )
CITY PEOPLE CURIOUS.
Colored Man's Song Nearly Blockc.
Traffic In New York.
It was only a song , and an old one
at that , but it came near causing a
block on the Broadway cable line the
other day. The singer was as black
as the coal in the cart he was driv
ing , but that fact cast no shadow on
his exuberant spirits. As he swung
his chariot from Broadway into Cort-
landt street he raised his voice , says
the New York Mail and Express. Then
the trouble began. When the notes of
"Old Black Joe" rang out high and
clear above the din of traffic expres
sions of blank amazement overspread
the faces of the hurrying pedestrians
who thronged the sidewalks. Necks
were craned in a vain search for the
location of some newly patented phon
ograph. Crowds collected and gazed
vacantly into the air , as if they ex
pected to locate the sound in some of
fice window. Teams were drawn up
until a long line of trucks extended
into Cortlandt street to Broadway ,
barring access to the street , that their
drivers might ascertain the cause of
the crowd's curiosity. Suddenly a
newsboy cried : "Ah , rubber ! Dontcher
see it's only de nigger a-singin' ? " The
crowd laughed. The darky , now lus
tily holding forth on "The Suwanee
River , " turned sharply into Church
street , totally oblivious to the excite
ment he had caused. The crowd then
dispersed , and the long line of wagons
began to move once more. "Well ! "
exclaimed a Jerseyman on his way
to the ferry , "New Yorkers call coun
try people curious , but " He shrug
ged his shoulders and passed on.
Train tlje waitress to hold a dish
with her hand underneath.
WEATISIAIBTBADES
SCHEME TO CUT DOWN OUF
BIG TRADE BALANCES.
Economic Theorists Urge Increased Pur
chases of Foreign Gooili In Order Thai
Onr Exports and Imports Slny Counter-
bulanco Each Other.
Free trade newspapers are quoting
with emphatic approval the views ex
pressed In the speech of the Hon
George B. Roberts , director of th (
mint , delivered recently before tht
Bankers' Club , of Chicago. Their fer
vent admiration of Mr. Roberts un
doubtedly springs from the belief oc
their part that he is an ex-protection
ist who has seen the error of his ways
and is now anxious to be enrolled as
an ardent advocate of freer trade , ! 1
not of absolute free trade. The facl
that In his Chicago speech Mr. Roberts
said not one word which directly or by
implication could be construed as ir
any manner recognizing the part
played by protection in bringing about
a return of prosperity seems to have
been accepted by the free trade and
semi-protectionist press as sure prooi
of his altered economic opinions. IE
this It is possible that too much is
taken for granted. It should not be
forgotten that Mr. Roberts was talk
ing to an assemblage of financiers
and men who make money by dealing
in money. It was pleasant for the
bankers to be told by the director oi
the mint that "our success has been
obtained by the superior use of capi
tal , by the massing of capital , by the
substitution of invested capital for la
bor wherever an economic gain could
be made. "
If Mr. Roberts did not think it nec
essary to add that the reclamation of
the home market to the control of the
domestic producer had been a factor
of some potency in the problem of
building up the greatest prosperity the
world has ever known , it was , perhaps ,
because he thought that it was not
worth while to state a thing so ob
viously and unmistakably true. Still ,
when we are engaged in writing his
tory it is sometimes thought desirable
to make mention of facts and events of
even so trivial inconsequence as thepart
played in our economic transformation
by the election in 1896 of a protection
ist president and the swift enactment
of a protective tariff law. Although
speaking to financial men only , Mr.
Roberts might have been pardoned had
he permitted himself to allude to these
immaterial details. But he did not take
the risk.
The portion of Mr. Roberts' Chicago
address which has set the nerves of
free traders tingling with agreeable
excitation is that in which he said :
"Our exports last year exceeded
those of the United Kingdom , and no
other country approached either. Our
trade balances are so great that to at-
temptto collectthem in cash would ruin
our customers and involve the world ,
including ourselves , in disaster. In the
last three years their aggregate has
equaled the sum of all the gold in all
the banks and treasuries of Europe ,
including the British Isles. No wonder
foreign governments have come here to
place their loans. A nation with the
power to amass such credits as these
becomes of necessity a trader and in
vestor in all parts of the world. We
are out to say , for we never can bring
our belongings home. This is an ex
pansive and cheerful outlook. It is
assuring and inspiring. It means a
broader footing under our industries
and security from the reactions of a
restricted market. It means more in
timate relations abroad and a larger
part in all the affairs of the world.
Such a development of national im
portance has moral and intellectual
bomtflts as well ; it will enlarge the
Rational view ; it will broaden the na
tional character ; it will dignify the
national life. As we strive to extend
our trade we shall meet prejudices , and
in overcoming them surrender some of
our own. We shall arouse antago
nisms and have to conciliate them ; en
counter stubborn foes and have to
placate or retaliate , as the occasion
seems to require. In the long run , the
poliby of a great commercial and ex
porting people must be fair trade and
reciprocity. "
Fair trade and reciprocity ! That is
the doctrine , is it ? Truly it has a
pleasing sound and may be spoken
trippingly on the tongue. Quite capti
vating as an idea it is , too , on the face
of it. Pair trade has been a phrase to
conjure with. Sir Robert Peel used it
fetchingly , and so did Richard Cobden.
Does the director of the mint , a former
adherent of the school which believes
that free trade is the farthest possible
thing from fairness , accept fair trade
in the British sense : "Buy in the
cheapest and sell in the dearest mar
ket" Mr. Roberts did not stop to
explain what he meant by fair trade
and reciprocity. Another unimportant
detail not thought to be worthy of
attention , presumably. If fair trade
and reciprocity mean anything in a
country situated as the United States
is , it means that we must buy from
foreign countries as much as we sell
to them. It means free interchange of
products and no tariff , except for rev
enue and on articles which we do not
produce ; certainly no tariff for pro
tection. That is what fair trade and
reciprocity means to the foreign man
ufacturer who is trying to break into
the American market ; that is what it
means to the New England Free Trade
League and to the general body of
American Cobdenites. But is that what
it means to Mr. Roberts and the ex-
protectionists and semi-protectionists
who are quoting him so approvingly ?
People sometimes UBO phrases without
stopping to inquire , as to , their , iull
significance. Possibly this Is the rea
son why so much Is heard nowadays
about fair trade and reciprocity.
EXPORT PRICES.
TTliy Some Goods Are Solil Cheaper
Abroad than lit Home.
Any fool can ask questions , any
Idiot can utter a falsehood , and neither
the question nor the falsehood can bo
answered without Investigation , re
quiring sometimes much care and
time. For the past three months our
Free Traders have rung the changes
on the accusation that our manufactur
ers were selling their products abroad
at a much lower price than in the
home market. This accusation nas
been made , as most Free Trade state
ments are , in general without any at
tempt at specific names or amounts.
The few instances of guesswork have
been so ridiculous as to deserve no no
tice.
tice.This
This question of export discounts
was thoroughly Investigated ten years
ago , and we are no more afraid of it
now than we were at that time , when
it proved to be the biggest kind of a
bugaboo. Until a thorough investiga
tion is made by a competent autho
rized committee , with power to sum
mon and question reliable witnesses' '
no one can wholly affirm or deny
statements In general or in particular.
In the meantime there are phases o
the subject that will bear discussion
For the sake of argument let us sup
pose that our manufacturers do dis
pose abroad of their surplus stock oi
any of their stock at cut rates. Is
not a universal rule of trade ?
not every merchant have his "clear
ance sale ? " Are not unseasonable anc
shopworn goods marked down "below
cost ? " Are not stale and damagec
products sold away under regulai
prices , frequently below cost of pro
ductlon ? Is it anything rare for our
great stores to put a certain article
or articles on sale at or below actual
cost to attract customers , who will buy
paying articles in such quantities as
to make up for the small loss ? To In
troduce a new product does not the
maker put it at a very low price , or ,
in fact , give away samples at first , till
the people have proved its merits ?
There is one firm in the state of New
York which gave away last year over
1,000,000 sample bottles of medicine.
Besides the cost of the medicine was
the cost of the bottles and postage and
the work of bottling , packing , ship
ping , addressing , ete. , and yet that
firm charged fifty cents and ? 1 a bottle
for the same medicine.
These are all fair and legitimate ex
pedients of trade. If an American
manufacturer , in order to introduce a
machine , or tool , or rail , or anything
else into a new market , as an Induce
ment makes a special price or dis
count on a trial order , putting the
article at cost or perhaps below cost ,
and being willing to pocket his loss
for the sake of future trade and pro
fits , is it anybody's business , and
must he sell at the same price to his
established trade , which would mean
that he would soon sell to no one at
any price ? Certainly American labor ,
the basis of all prosperity , is not the
loser by an operation which provides
increased employment in American
mills and factories.
Has any but a blind Free Trader
any idea that our manufacturers are
going to habitually sell their products
at a loss unless for some good trade
reason ? These reasons are four , and
no more : To get rid of surplus stock ;
to get rid of undesirable stock ( stale ,
unseasonable , damaged or out of date ) ;
to introduce new goods ; to introduce
goods into a new market. So much
for the export price.
But Free Traders assert that Pro
tection , enables the manufacturer to
extort exorbitant prices at home far
in excess of what is a reasonable
profit. We do not need any investigat
ing committee to settle this question
for us. Every man is capable of set
tling it for himself. And there is not
an honest man in any part of the
United States today but must ac
knowledge that he can buy any and
every necessary thing cheaper , con
sidering quantity and quality , than
ever before in his life. It does not
matter if steel rails are a little higher
it costs less to ride and less to send
freight on the railroad than ever be
fore. It does not matter if structural
iron or wire nails are somewhat high
er ; it costs no more to buy or rent a
house. It does not matter if wool or
leather fluctuate in price ; clothing
and shoes were never so reasonable in
price. The advertisements in the daily
papers prove this statement. Com
pare prices with those of five years
ago under Free Trade , with ten years
ago , with twenty years ago , with any
past year , and it will be found that
the same qualities of goods for wear or
use were never so cheap as now.
Why ?
Our grand home market , built up
by Protection , makes such an enor
mous demand that commodities are
turned out by the thousands instead
of the hundreds. No one will question
that a thousand pairs of shoes can be
made per pair cheaper than a dozen
or a hundred pairs. That is why
everything is cheaper today , and that
is why more people are employed in
spite of the increased use of laborsaving -
saving machinery.
So this revived bugaboo of the
Free Traders , with a grain of truth
and a mountain of falsehood , will fall
by its own weight. The more light
turned on it , the more ridiculous it
will appear. Protectionists will never
hesitate to discuss prices any more
than they do wages.
The cold winter in the Adirondacks
killed more deer in the past season
than the entire multitude of hunters
did last fall.
WILL ASSURE PROTECTION.
Chinese I'lonlpltontlurles Are Willing to
Gl-o , Quuruntjr.
WASHINGTON , April 24. It it un
derstood here that the Chinese plenl-
potentarles at Pckln , Hon Chlng and
LI Hung Chang , are prepared to glvo
a guaranty to the powers for the pro
tection of all foreigners in China , 1C
the foreign troops now stationed there
are withdrawn. Thus far the reten
tion of the foreign forces has been
Qrged as necessaxy In order to pre
serve order and protect foreigners , but
the Chinese authorities say that or
der has been so far re-established that
the imperial government Is fully able
to direct the Chinese troops In such
a way as to secure complete safety to
the interests of all foreigners. This
is understood to bo the basis of the
withdrawal of 10,000 French troops
and it Is earnestly hoped among Chi
nese officials that this will be followed j
by a similar movement on the par {
of the other foreign forces In Chine
PRISON POR TWENTY YEARS.
Sentence of Dr. Goddurd , "Who Shoj
Jackson Affirmed.
KANSAS CITY , April 24. A speclaj
the Star from
son's daughter tcok the stand in the
defense of Goddard , who had been tie
family physician. Goddard was tried
tlnee times , the first trial resulting in
a hung jury ; on the second he was
grven sixteen years , but a new trial
was granted on. a technicality. Jack
son was formerly in business in Chi
cago.
CALLS DOWN LI HUNG CHANG.
Einpercr Holds Him KeHponsIhle for Ad
vance of the Germans.
LONDON , April 24. A dispatch from
Pekln says that Li Hung Chang has
been censured severely in a special
edict because , after the French and
Chinese had agreed upon boundaries ,
the Germans , who have no concern
with this matter , marched west and
threatened the Chinese. The edict , It
is said , orders Li Hung Chang to pre
vent the expedition and says that if
he fails the responsibility for the con
sequences will rest on him.
The emperor , in the edict , says that
Viceroys Liu Kun Yi and Chang Chin
Tung were appointed joint negotia-
totrs with Li Hung Chang and Prince
Ching , but that Li Hung Chang spurns
their opinions. Hereafter , it is added ,
Li Hung Chang must consult with
them on all important matters.
BREAKS RECORD IN KANSAS.
Onion I'aclllc Files I'apers for Hundred
Million Increase.
TOPEKA , Kan. , April 23 The state
charter board today had presented to
it the largest charter proposition in
tis history when A. L. Williams , gen
eral attorney of the Union Pacific
Railroad company , came with an ap
plication to increase the capital stock
of the Union Pacific $100,000,000. The
Union Pacific capital stock at present
is $196,000,000. The $100,000,000 addi
tional about to be issued , bringing
the total capital stock up to $29G,000-
000 , is to pay for the interests bought
up in the big deals that have been ,
made on the Southern Pacific , a large
part * of which is represented by the
purchase of the Crocker interest in
the Southern Pacifis , giving the Union
Pacific the control of the Southern
Pacific.
Speak at Floyd Dedication.
SIOUX CITY , April 24. John A.
Kasson , of DCS Moines , has accepted
an invitation to deliver the address at
the dedication of the monument erect
ed in this city to the memory of Ser
geant Charles Floyd , a member of the
Lewis and Clark expedition , who died
near here and was Juried at Sioux
City on a bluff overlooking the Mis
souri river. The dedication will be on
May 30.
Election in Alabama.
MONTGOMERY , Ala. , April 24. At
midnight it appears that the con
stitutional convention movement car
ried by 3,000 majority. In several
counties where the negro vote predom
inated the negroes aligned themselves
with the populists and defeated the
democratic nominees for delegates.
The city of Mobile went against the
convention , but it is expected the dem
ocratic candidates have been elected.
From Fourth to First Class.
WASHINGTON , April 24. The
postoffice department has ruled that
the marks of description and other
similar permissible additions to
fourth-class matter must be confined
to the wrapper or cover or tag or
label accompanying such matter. The
act of June 20 , 1SSS , authorizing such
additions , does not authorize the plac
ing of such marks on the matter it
self. Postmasters throughout the
country have been notified.