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THE NOJtFOLK NBWR : FRIDAY , MAHCII 7 , 1002. United States Cannot and Will Not Interfere. NO HOPE FOR INTERVENTION. Boer Delegates Call First on Secretary Hay and Are Received an Private Citizens and Afterwards Qo to the | White House. "Washington , Mnrcli C. Messrs. Wol- -narniiH uiul Wi'HHclH , the Hocr repre sentatives who ciuno to the United Status from Uuropo for the purpose of conferring with the soerotnry of btntc , J > ave achieved tholr purpose. They were iccolvod by Mr. liny yes- tcrdny. It was distinctly understood tliat the Boors were to ho received ns prlvnto citizens and not In an olllclnl capacity. Socrotnry liny talked with them freely with this understanding. The principal object of the delegates wna to Induce the United States gov ernment to do something to tormlnato tlic present bloody struggle In South Africa. They were not very specific IIH to what they wanted and apparent ly would ho satisfied with almost any * thing from Inturvontlon direct to ti hupio tender of the good offices of the United States. Secretary of State Hay heard them attentively and prom- Jsod to consider tholr representations and to do whatever ho could to ninol < lornto the conditions In South Africa. Jhit ho pointed out Hint the president wan the prime nuthorlty In such mat- tern and ho recommended that they e President Hoosovolt and ascertain Ills views. This they agreed to tlo. " A matter of complaint by the dole- EntcB was the shipment of horses , milled and provisions from the United BtntcH for the British forces In South .Africa. Secretary Hay went over this subject very carefully with them , clt- ipe authorities and precedents , which tc pointed out conclusively estab lished the lack of authority on tlio part of the general government to prevent the American farmer from hipping his stock and the stock raiser from shipping his produce to any part or the world ho desired. He nlso pointed out that the government's atti tude ljuthls matter toward the South African war had boon srlctly noutrnl i\d. that the government hin ] , done * " * noihlng to prevent shipments of com modities to the Boer forces. .Later In the day Messrs. Wolmnrnns and Wcssols , accompanied by Dr. Fred erick Mueller of the Orange Frco State , called at the white house. They were received by President Roosevelt In the library and remained with him about in minutes. They called as prl -vnto citizens and not In their ofllclnl -capacity as Boer representatives. Mr. Jloosovelt listened attentively to what -they liad to say and then Informed them this government cannot and will not Interfere In the struggle. CUBAN RECIPROCITY. House Will Have to Choose Between Rebate and Payne Plan. "Washington , March C. Speaker Henderson and Mr. Cannon of Illinois called at the white house yesterday and discussed with the president the subject of Cuban reciprocity and sentl- vent thereon In the house. .Active canvassing continued among Republican members preliminary to the third caucus on Cuban reciprocity to bo held tonight. The most posi tive claims were made by those op posed to Representative Payne's 20 per cent reciprocity plan that there xras a clear majority against It. Mr. Tayne and his associates did not con cede this , however , and expressed the belief that a concession to Cuba ulti mately would be granted. It was said In this connection that Speaker Hen derson Is now favorable to the posi tion taken by the majority on the ways aud moans committee and that this would exert much influence In deter tlio final outcome. Payne said the conference at the white house was perfectly harmonious and agreeable. lie said that It was brought about by the report that the president would ecnd a message to congress express ing his views on the subject. He denied - nied that there was any friction of any Jdnd whatsoever. The president , ho nald. In order to got a clear Idea of the situation wanted to hear both sides of the case and to ascertain the real feeling existing among the Repub lican members of the house. The pros- Jdent has no Intention at this time , he said , of sending any message to con gress on the subject. Bank Robbers Do Well. "Washington , Ind. , March C. The "First National bank of Montgomery , eight miles east of this city , was robbed last night , the vault blown open by dynamite and $10,000 In cash tind bonds wilen. Citizens heard five distinct explosions , but feared to at tack the robbers , who had each ap pruarh under guard. The robbers es caped on a handcar. The loss Is cov ered by insurance. Favors Leasing Public Lands. Denver , March Discussion of the land leasing question was opened In the convention of the American Cattle Growers' association yesterday morning , with an address by Colonel John P. Irish of California In favor of the enactment of a law to authorize leasing of public lands. Dewet Confers With Botha. London , March C. In a dispatch , dated Pretoria , the correspondent of the Standard says that Mr. Steyn and General Dewet have passed the Natal line and It is reported are confeulng with General Botha in the Utrecht V - STATE CLOSES ITS CASE. Defense's Side of Patrick Trial Be gins Today , Now York , March fi. Tlio testimony ngahiKt the charge that Albntt T , Pat rick killed William Marsh Rico will begin - gin when court opens today , the prose cution having cloned Its case. An outline - line of what Lawyer Patrick's attor neys purpose doing follows : Attorney House will llrst move that the case should ho dismissed. Should the mo tion ho denied , ho will proceed with tlio formal opening address for tlio defense , declaring that Patrick wan Rico's friend , not his murderer. It Is promised that several prominent doc tors will testify that Rico died from natural causes , that he was dead be fore Jones put tlio chloroformed spongb In a cone ever Ills nose. CONFERENCE PROVES A SUCCESS. Steel Workers and Tlnplate Officials Reach an Agreement. Now York , March 0. After a con ference lasting for two days the visit ing committed of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the ofllchils of the American TinPlate Plato company reached an agreement yesterday. The mills of tlio American Tin Plato company will now bo In operation - oration uninterruptedly during the summer months , when the annual scale of wages Is formulated. Tills , It Is declared , means practically a con tinuous scale , prevents the mills of the American Tin Plato company from closing and renders a strlko Impossi ble. Negroes Marching on Marlon. Marlon , Ala. , March C. An organ ized mob of negroes Is marching to wards this town with the Intention of attacking the county Jail and releas ing two negro murderers , one of whom Is Luke Sanders , under sentence to hang today. Citizen soldiery Is being organized and at 9 o'clock f > 0 men wcro under arms , ready to moot the marchIng - Ing negroes. Pickets have boon thrown out on every road leading Into the town and If the mob appears a serious conflict Is feared. Montana Town Fire Swept , Rutto , Mon. , March C. A special from Twin Bridges says : A conflagra tion yesterday wiped out the business portion of the town and for a while threatened the whole place with de structlon. The flro originated In a sa loon and quickly spread to the frame buildings adjoining. Loss , $35,000. McGarry Takes His Departure , Grand Rapids , Mich. , March 0. It was learned that Thomas F. McGarry , Indicted with L. 1C. Salsbury , ex-city attorney , and others In the water deal scandal , quietly left the city last Wed nesday night , taking a train south. His trial was sot for this month. Mc Garry Is under $5,000 bond. Allan Liner Overdue. St. John , N. B. , March C. No word has boon received of the Allan line steamer Huronlan , which sailed froni Glasgow on Feb. I for this port. She is now several days overdue. Her agents hero think that she must bo disabled or else towing some vessel which has mot trouble. Congressman Long Renominated. Hutchlnsou , Kan. , March C. Con gressman Chester I. Long was rcnom- Inatcd by acclamation yesterday by the Republican convention of the Sev enth Kansas district. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Ruhlln and Maher arc matched for a fight at Philadelphia on March 21. At Goodwin , Ark. , a well known young man named Walker shot and killed two brothers named Gossltt. The Santa Fo has commenced the grading on its 200-mile extension from the south line of Kansas to Paul's t.Valley | , , 1. T. The Cunard line Is to build two passenger steamers to eclipse in size nnythlng nllont. They will be over 700 feet long each. Abraham Pasha , the military com mander In north Albania , has been shot by Albanians for endeavoring to restrain violence. The painters of Plttsburg and Alle gheny struck Wednesday for an eight- hour day and 45 cents per hour , 10 cents more than the old scale. James R. Wood , wl\o \ drew the cap ital prize In the government land drawing at Lawton , died at Hot Springs , Ark. , Wednesday of bean failure. J. Harlln Tanner was tried at Bloomfleld , Mo. , Wednesday for the murder of W. B. Watson of Leora , pn Juno 28 , 1901 , and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. War Secretary Brodrlck presented the army budget In the house of com mons , which calls for an appropria tion of $3-16,550.000. Ho defended the conduct of the South African war. Frank M. Smith and George L. Cun ningham , traveling salesmen , were killed while driving near Urbana , O. , Wednesday , being struck by a fast passenger train on the Panhandle road. Lant K. Salsbury and Stllson V. Me- Lead , former paying teller of the old National bank of Grand Haplds , pleaded guilty to violating hanking laws and weie given two VMnr > In the Detroit ImiiBo of correction J. A. Parker , chairman of the na- tiunul Populist party , says that the convention of the allied Populist par ties , scheduled for Louisville in April , will be held at Memphis In May unless a hall is furnished in Louisville free. The bodies of Mr , and Mrs. Thomna McLaughlln and Mrs. Margaret Me- Dermott , old people , were found In the McI.RUghlin homo at Oconomowoc , Wls. , Wednesday. A hard coal stove door was open , showing death by as phyxiation. Snowfall Reported the Heaviest of the Season. NTERFERES WITH TRAFFIC. Trains Greatly Jmpeded or Entirely Blocked at Many Points Feared That More Serious Floods Than Ever May Be the Result. Philadelphia , March G. With the exception of the extreme southeast ern section of the state the entire com. nonwcalth of Pennsylvania Is In the srnsp of the heaviest snowstorm ot ho winter. Railroad travel Is prac- Ically tied up In many places. Enston , lazleton , Wllkesbarro and other points , north of Philadelphia report 22 to 24 nches of snow. Heavy drifts have closed mountains passes , blocked rail roads , etc. At Hnrrisburg , Altoona and Bedford 24 Inches of snow 1mb alien , with the prospects that It will : oiitlnno all night. From all parts of hat territory serious delay to rail roads Is reported. The main line ot .ho Pennsylvania road Is practically .led up at Altoona. At the Pennsylvania railroad offlceh n this city the Information was given out that all tialns from the west are six to seven hours Into. Trains to ho west fiom here are leaving on time. Streams In the Interior of the state are still swollen from the recent heavy rains , and tlioro Is apprehension that icavler floods may result from the snow. Snow , sleet and rains were the conditions that prevailed In this city and vicinity the past 24 hours. STORM IN NEW YORK CITY. Snow Follows Sleet and Streets Are In Bad Shape. Now York , March C. The sleet storm which raged yesterday after noon was succeeded last night after u brief Intermission by another fall of snow. The snow Is dry and drifts bad ly. A force of about 5,000 men Is at work on the streets , which are badly glutted. The heavy mist which hung ever the rlvor during the rush hours last night made the navigation of the ferries somewhat hazardous and there was a terrific crush on the Brooklyn bridge , which fortunately was not attended by any accident. The situation at the Grand Central station 1ms not Improved much. The Chicago limited arrived four hours and twenty minutes Into. The Empire State express arrived three hours and flvo minutes behind time. Flood Along the Platte. Omaha , March C. Ice which broke loose in the Platte river on last Sat urday and has been running down slnco then formed a gorge about op poslto Cedar creek In Sarpy county and as a consequence a flood formed which took out three bents of a Mis souri Pacific bridge near the river , deeply inundated a quarter of a mile of the Rock Island main line and flooded a section of country along the flat river bottoms about ten miles by two. Though the water rose to an alarming point at one time during the night , the gorge gave way Just In time and the water Is now receding con stantly , though the section Is still over flowed. The town of Meadow , on the Rock Island , has been afloat since Tuesday night.J Found Dead Near Railroad. Pierre , S. D. , March G. This city was excited yesterday by the finding of the body of Fred Martin lying by the railroad track near the east side station. The cause of the death Is a mystery. Foul play was charged by the relatives of Martin , but the exam ination of the remains so far reported by the physicians show no indication of a wound of any kind , which has put an end to a murder theory. Marshall's Plea Is Insanity. Lincoln , March G. Insanity will b the principal plea In the defense of Frank Marshall , colored , whose trial on the charge of killing his niece , Ver nal Lee , was begun before Judge Holmes in the district court yesterday. All of the time In court yesterday was devoted to examination of Jurors and It Is not likely that the Jury will be completed until tonight. Meat Famine at Newark. Newark , N. J. , March G. There Is a serious shortage of fresh meats here owing to washouts on the railroads be tween Buffalo and Scranton. Cars consigned here from the west have been stalled since Saturday and as a result the wholesale price of moats has advanced 50 cents a hundred pounds. Blizzard In New York. White Hall. N. Y. , March G. The worst blizzard of the season struck eastern New York last evening. Re ports from Crown Point , Fort TIcon- derago , and other lake points state that a fierce gale Js raging , with heavy snowfall. The storm is fast extending south. Bank Cashier Commits Suicide. Elkhart , Ills. , March G. Frank W. Cottle , the bank cashier whoso alleged shortage of $32,000 caused the closing of the State bank of Elkhart on Mon day , last committed suicide last even ing at his home in this city. Tramps Are Still at Large. Tecumseh , Neb. , March G. The offl- cere have received no clue to the whereabouts of the two men who so brutally assaulted Miss Matilda Golds- by here Monday afternoon. Miss Golds- by la reported us improving. RESCUE PARTY FOR MINERS. tfen Working In Mountain Valley Are Thought to Be Starving. Tellurldc , Colo. , Mnrcli fi.-A rescue ; > nrty has been organized hero to nt- .empt to go to Ingram basin , where oven men were known to bo working when the storm cut off all communlca- Ion. Ingram basin Is one of ths most dangerous places In winter In the San uan country. It Is nbovo timber line and the peaks arc high and preclpl- , oti8 , whllo the valley Is narrow. Many bollovo that nil the men have perished In a slldo or that while they ivoro at work In the tunnel their bunk IOUHO , filled with provisions , has been burled beneath tons of snow and Ice. , Vlth their snowshocs lost It would i)0 Impossible for them to get down , ns the snow Is from six to eight feet deep. If this Is the case they are per- ailing for lack of food nnd shelter. The body of John R. Powell , who perished In the slldo last Friday , has been found. Parties nro at work opening the trails In order to reach the places where It Is known that- bodies are burled under the snow. The Tom Boy mine Is closed and many of the miners employed there nro engaged In the work of rescue. The bodies of Reddln Boughon and John Nixon were found In the ruins of their cabin , which had been crushed by a snowslldc. The body of James Kraul , who was killed by the first snowsllde nt the Liberty Bell mine , was found by n party which was pre paring the boarding house for the use of rescue parties. Fourteen bodies nro known to bo still in the snow. BRING OUT DEAD FRIENDS. Idaho Miners Undergo Severe Hard ships on Journey Through Snows. Boise , Ida. , March G. A party of prospectors reached hero yesterday after a terrible 14 days' Journey through the snows from the Thunder mountain district , bearing with them the bodies of Bert Tullls , formerly a resident of Tellurldo , Colo. , who was killed In a snowslldc at Thunder moun tain about a month ago , and men named Campbell and Sykos , who were also victims of a snowslide. The bodies , frozen and wrapped in hides , were drawn over the snow of the mountain passes , the prospectors un dergolng almost Incredible hardships to bring out the bodies of their dead friends. Rio Grande Trainmen May Strike. Salt Lake , March G. According to the News , unless the present troubles between Trainmaster Cotter of the Rio Grande Western nnd the employes of that system are settled before March 13 a general tlo up of the sys tem may occur at midnight on that date. It Is stated that a committee representing the telegraphers , con ductors , engineers and trainmen's OT ganlzntlons have taken up the matter with Manager Herbert and the latter Is expected to come to Salt Lake with in a few days to investigate the charges brought against Trainmaster Cotter. The latter , it is stated by the railway employes , has recently dls charged a number of men without glv Ing thorn n hearing , thus violating an agreement between the employes and Manager Herbert. It Is understood that the men have requested the moval of Cotter. Convict Labor Suit. Chicago , March G. The Record-Her aid says : Mandamus proceedings ante to be instituted against Governo Yates and the trustees nnd warden , of the state penitentiaries at Jolie and Chester and of the reformator , nt Pontlac to prevent the further con tractlng of convict labor and to indue the governor and subordinate official to obey the state organic law In regar to convict labor. These proceeding , will bo brought by tlio State Manufact urers' association of Illinois and ropre sentatlves of the Illinois Federation of Labor and the Anti-Convict League. As shown by statistics there are now more than 2,000 convicts In Illinois ompioyuu in lines or manufacture which come into direct competition with the free labor of the state and manufactured articles made outside of prisons. San Francisco Strike Ended. San Francisco , March G. After con tinuing for nine and a half months , the strike of the iron workers of this city to enforce a demand for n nine- Kour day came to a formal end yester day. Two-thirds of the unions com posing the Iron trades council have acted upon a recommendation made by that body advising that the strike bo prosecuted no longer and have voted to allow their members to return to work. From good nuthorlty the Intima tion comes that the men accept slight concessions and complete n temporary settlement on condition that the ns- tlonal federation will soon adjust workIng - Ing conditions In the Iron trades gen erally throughout the country. Killed While Talking Over 'Phone. Duluth , Minn. , March G. One of the nioet singular accidents ever chron Icled In the city occurred last night , when James J. McKussIck was killed by a shock of electricity while talking throuKh a telephone. McKussIck was at his home and stood upon a steam register In order to use more conven iently the telephone. Whllo engaged in conversation he suddenly turned up nib hands , his body seemed to stiffen and he fell dead at his wife's foot. It Is supposed that the telephone wire crossed other electric wires and that McKusskk standing on metal formed & circuit. Diamond Robbers Arrested. Antwerp , March 6. Three arrests have been made hero in connection with the largo diamond robberies. The men arrested have revealed the where abouts of the missing stones. Royal Tourist Impressed With Magnificence of Scene. SEES FALLS VEILED IN ICE. Makes Only a Brief Stay In Canada. Officially Welcomed by Dominion Representatives Thousands Greet Him at Rochester. Rochester , N. Y. , March G. Prince lenry of Prussia traveled from Chi- ago to Niagara Falls yesterday , crossed the Canadian frontier for n brief stay , during which he was ofll- lally welcomed by the Dominion , and resumed Ills journey to Boston over ho New York Central lino. Ills long est stop In almost 30 hours of continu ous traveling was at Niagara Falls , ivhlch ho saw bridged in with Ice. Ho viewed Horseshoe falls from Table Rock , the American falls from the edge over the whirlpool on the Cana- illan shore , rode down the gorge to a > olnt below the lower whirlpool and .hero Inspected the plant of the Niag ara Power company , which converts the forces of nature to the purposes of commerce. He was much Impressed by the falls and as ho stood on Table Rock , looking across at the horseshoe , he said : "It is magnificent ; it Is grand. " Fully 20,000 people crowded the train shed and the depot of the New York Centra' railroad and additional thou sands lined the tracks for blocks cast and west of the. station , when , nt 8:25 : o'clock , the nrrival of Prince Henry's special train at the city line was an nounced by the firing of n bomb at the end of the train house. * Immediately red fire burst forth on the tops of hun dreds of buildings , searchlights pointed out the American and German flags suspended from kites in midair , and flvo minutes later , amidst a grand pyrotechnic display , the train bearing the royal visitor rolled slowly into the train shed. Find Gold In Chickens. Chicago , March 6. Nuggets or gold , weighing from a quarter of an ounce to an ounce , were found in the crops of chickens and ducks on South Water street yesterday. The fowl wcro shipped from Flfleld , Wls. , a lit tle town on the Wisconsin Central railway. The ducks and chickens were received by one of the many commis sion merchants along South Water street , and the discovery was made by his helpers when they slaughtered the fowl. The commission men expressed the opinion that there must be gold in considerable quantities about the bottoms near Flfleld. There wore three dozen fowl in the lot , and in every one of these one or more parti cles of gold were discovered , 41 pieces in all being found. The aggregate weight of the entire amount Is six and one-half ounces. Batson Arrives Safely. New Orleans , March G. Ed Batson of Spikard , Mo. , who is charged with the murder of the six members of the Earl family , near Welch , La. , and who was recently arrested at Lawrence , Mo. , crossed the length of Louisiana in safety last night and , in charge of Sheriff Perkins of Calcasieu parish , was safely landed In the parish prison hero. Ho will stay In New Orleans until his trial comes up. Governor Heard Is exerting himself to give the prisoner adequate protection. Batson says thnt ho is innocent. American League Adopts Schedule. Detroit , March 6. By a unanimous vote the magnates of the American League yesterday adopted resolutions fixing the ndmlsslon to the grounds in all cities except Philndelphla 1' 25 cents , 50 cents and 75 cents for bleacher , pavilion and grand stand , re spectively , and Increasing : President Johnson's salary from $5,000 per an num to $7,500. They nlso adopted the schedule for the season. Funston to Succeed MacArthur. Chicago , March 6. The Record-Her ald says : "When Major General Otis retires from command of the Depart ment of the Lakes , March 24 , he will be succeeded by Major General Mac- Arthur , now in command of the De partment of Colorado. The vacancy caused by this transfer will be filled by Brigadier General Funston , who has recently returned from the Philip pines. Cars Guarded by Militia. Norfolk , Va. , March G. Street cars guarded by troops are running at long intervals hero but no passengers are being carried. All is quiet and Mayor Beamon stated that there is no neces sity yet for declaring martial law. Four additional companies of the Sev enty-first regiment have been ordered out , nnd this will place the entire force in the field , two battalions being al ready in service. Nebraska Convention Date. Lincoln , March G. Chairman H. C. Lindsay will Issue a call today for a meeting of the Republican state cen tral committee In this city on March 20 to determine upon a time and place for holding the state nominating con vention. It Is understood that officers of the committee favor an early con vention to be held during the latter part of Juno or early part of July , Starts a New Industry. Allegan , Mich. . March G. H. T. Marsh of Allegan county has sold to Count Carl Klelnstuck 3GO acres of land In Martin township , which the count intends putting Into peat beds. This will be an entirely new Industry for this country. "xIV " RUN" SCALE. WANT A "MINE , . _ _ _ . _ t Iowa Mln-jrs , In Session at DCS Molnes , Declare for Several New Measures. Dos Molnes , March G. Tlio Iowa- miners took up the scale question yes terday afternoon. The discussion will probably continue until the joint con ference with operators March 11. They Insist on employment of shot- firors , nud on a "mlno run" scale. They voted unanimously to establish permanent head offices at a central location , probably either nt Alblai or Oskaloosa , and to place officers on salary. The report of officers show that there are now affiliated with Mlno union No. 13 more than 12,000 miners In tlie lown nnd northern Missouri coal fields , and there are 83 local unions in the state , with ? 17,000 In tlio district treasury. VOTE ON FRYE BILL IN SIGHT. Final Action by the Senate Will Be Taken About March 17. \ Washington , March G. It appears likely now that the sennto will reach . n vote on the shipping bill one week from next Monday. When Frye , in charge of the mensure , ' endenvorcd yesterdny to secure an agreement for the time of taking a vote , that date was mentioned as being satisfactory to the minority members of the com- meice committee. Clay addressed the senate in opposition to the bill and , had not concluded when the senate adjourned. Ho made a forceful and Interesting argument , which wns given careful attention by his collengues. Enrly In the session the scnnte passed the legislative , executive and judicial approprlntlon bill , the second of the" big supply measures to be acted on at , this session. House Talks Rural Free delibcr"x Washington , March G. The house yesterday continued the debate on the bill to classify the rural frco delivery service , but without action adjourned enrly out of respect to the memory of Representative Polk ( Pa. ) , whose death occurred suddenly at Philadel phia Tuesday night. A committee of 15 was appointed to attend the funeral of the deceased member. Demand Eight-Hour Days. Calais , France , March G. The Na tional Congress of French miners has passed a resolution by a vote of 124 to 105 to the effect that the minors must proceed to obtnln an eight-hour day by nn immediate general strike , without further negotiating with the government. Jarvls D. Hurd Is Dead. Central City , Colo. , March G. Jarvls Dehart Hurd , for several years busi ness manager of the Nebraska State Journal and an intimate friend and I political worker of W. J. Bryan , died - hero suddenly yesterday of heart fail ure. Oppose Sale of Islands. Copenhagen , March G. Now peti tions are being circulated by the oppo nents of the sale of the Danish West Indian islands to the United States for presentation to the rigsdag. They probably will have no effect. Snrcnmu That Failed. A certain Englishman by birth who Is an American by force of circum stances has been in this country long enough to absorb the American Idea of humor. Last summer he was in London on a visit and happening to have business with n man ou nn up per floor of n tall building took the "lift" to reach his office. The elevntor J was one of those excessively delibcr- ate British affairs , and Its snnll-llke ' / progress nnnoyed the Americanized < Briton. The only other occupant of the car was a middle nged English man , with n manner of peculiarly English seriousness. The man from , America ventured to address him. v ' "I think I could make a great improvement - . provement In this lift , " ho said. - j The Englishman looked seriously In- j terested. "How ? " he nskcd. "Why , " the other man went on , "I'd make it go faster by n simple little ar rangement. I'd stop the lift/altogeth er and move the building up anil down. " Tiic Englishman looked slightly more interested. "How ? " he asked. Not In Order. In a certain Lanarkshire village s meeting was called to consider the ad visability of erecting a bridge over a creek which had been heretofore cross ed by means of stepping stones. The schoolmaster , who presided over the meeting , warmly advocated the erection of a bridge in an eloquent speech , when a local worthy , who was something of a character and noted for his outspokenness,1 got up nnd inter rupted : "Hoot , toot , schulomnlster , you're fair halverlu' , inon ! Wha wad gang an' put n brig ewer slccnu a woo bit creek as you ? Losh , nion , I cud cross it wi * a stnnnln' jump ! " "Order , order ! " exclaimed the chair man angrily. "You are clearly out of order. " "I ken Pin oot o' order , " rejoined tho- Interrupter amid the laughter of the audience. "If I was In order , I cud Jump as fnur again ! " London An swers. And He Knevr , "Algernon is very Interesting , " said the stockbroker's daughter. "What docs he talk about ? " inquired her father. "Why , he's over so well posted la Shakespearean quotations. " "Young woman , " said the financier sternly , "don't you let him deceive you. i Don't you let him make sport of your Iguoriuce. There ain't no such stock ' on the market' ' " London Standard.