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The Roupell Mystery By Austyn Granville CHAPTER XVIII. Alfred Oastjngne remained In earnest ronversatlon with Mine. Cresson for up ward of two hours. During that period the young woman several times retired to the privacy of her bed chamber and as many times emerged therefrom, reappear ing upon the last occasion dressed in full street costume, and Iiaving her dark hair entirely couccaled with a profusion of Monde, fluffy ringlets. She had on a rather loud, plaid dress a traveling cape of Scotch woolen, nud .n bonnet very plainly trimmed. Plain gold earrings were in her cars, and in her hand she carried a silk umbrella and a small traveling bag. On her feet were a paid of broad, large-heeled shoes and over those white gaiters which twinkled in and out from under her petticoats as she walked up and down the room. Ce leste looked on wondorlngly and ate her bon-bons. M. Cassagne examined her mother with the eye of n critic. "You'll do," he said presently, "all but the gaiters. I don't think those white gaiters have readied London yet." "Oh, monsieur Is mistaken, I am sure," replied Mine. Cresson, with enthusiasm "I was on Regent street not two weeks ago. You know I went over there on the Peter Hobinson case. They were very generally worn." lou are wrong, all the same. 1 was over there myself lately. Gaiters were worn, it is true, but in much darker shades. London is always sis months behind Paris, and New York six months behind London in such matters. Now, don't contradict me, child. The English ladies are not yet wearing them." Mmc. Cresson urged the point no fur them. Turning to her maid, she said: "Bring me my dark gray gaiters, Na non ; they are a year, at least, out of fashion in Paris, monsieur. I hope they will satisfy you." "You think I am very hard to please," remarked Cassagne. "I may be so. I know the kind of man I have to deal with In Victor Lablanche, the prefect of po lice. I will call for you -to-morrow at ten o'clock. In the meantime I have quite a deal to attend to." He took his hat, kissed little Celeste good-by, and, descending by the stairway, opened the black door and passed out on to the street. "I love Papa Cassagne," cried little Celeste, as she stood by the window watching the retreating form of the gen tleman who bought the bon-bons. Then looking up at her mother, she added : "You love him, too, don't you, mamma ?" "Celeste is a goose." said Mme. Cres son, her charming cheek tinged with color, "and geese mustn't ask foolish questions." i 'M. Cassague pursued his way still fur them into the intricacies of the Latin Quarter. At last he irtopped before a small shop, pushed up the latch of the door and entered. A large, stout man, "with a pen behind his ear, was seated at .a high desk, with a pile of proof in front of him. He nodded familiarly to the de tective, got off his stool and at once con ducted him into a private office. "Ha ! Monsieur Cassagne,' 'he exclalm d. "What can I do for you to-day V" t "I Lave two small jobs for you. It's simply to set two lines of type, and print me half a dozen sheets of note paper ; also n couple of cards. I will pay you well for it. Can you do it personally, so that no one else will know what you are do ing? and can you do it right away?" "I, can. Write out what you wish printed. Here is a pen and some paper." "I want you to set up this," said Cas sagne, as he handed his copy to the printer. "Set It up In English type, and ttrike it off on English paper. I will wait here for it." Twenty minutes later M. Cassagne waa on the street. In his pocket, neatly packed between sheets of tissue paper to prevent their "netting off," were six sheets of note paper, and on the top right-hand corner of each was printed the words, in bold English type: "Office of "SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE "Scotland Yard, "London. W. C." ne also bore two cards which read : i "MR. GEORGE RUSSELL. , "30 Eaton Square." Casagne jumped into a cab and drove fionae;' Arrived there he took off his hat rtid coat aud washed his hands carefully. Then he took down from an upper shelf ' an old letter file, and turning to the letter "II," drew out a letter addressed to himself, which was written in a large English hand. Next he took from the pocket of his coat the six sheets of paper and the two cards. The latter be put into a card case by themselves; the for mer he put on the table. Then he got a pen aud some ink and went to work, laboriously but skillfully. After spoillug three sheets of paper he produced something he was satisfied with. Taking the letter to the window he held it to the light, as if admiring his own handiwork, and read as follows: "Office of "SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, "Scotland Yard, "London, W. C July 0, 18 Viet or Lablanche, Esq., Prefect of Po lice, Paris, France: "Denr Sir This will Introduce to you Mr. George Russell, a friend of mine, who with his wife intends making a pleasure trip on the continent. "Any courtesy that you can extend to Mr. Russell during his visit in Paris will be highly appreciated by me. "Yours very truly, "JAMES T. HENDERSON. "Sunt. Police." "That's about perfect," soliloquised the detective, "because It transgresses every known rule of French letter writing, and tlmt alone stamps it as English. The 'Esqulro' is particularly good. English men, even of education, are perpetually making that mistake wheu addressing letter to this country, 'Paris, France,' also is not bad. M. Hemlerson would doubtless he careful lest his friend Mr. Russell (diould present it at Paris, Ken tucky, or Purls, Texas." The prefect of police had hardly time to place himself tn the dljulfied attitude In which It was his custom to receive his callers next morning, when the door swung open, and n gentleman, unmlstnk ably English nud carrying in his gloved hands n tall silk hat, and the inevitably umurcua oi mo raiu-aiuictcii ifriton, en tered the apartment. He wns nccom- panied by a lady whose grace of carriage, and really handsomo face, accentuated if anything In the eyes of the Frenchman the villainous fit of nil her garments, "There should be n law passed to com pel such people to employ Parisian dross makers. Rut even then they would never look like our women," was his Inward comment, as he arose, and with the po liteness of his race bowed low as h re ceived his visitors. "Monsieur le prefect, I presume," said the gentleman, in French which was slm ply execrable. "I have the honor of ad dressing Monsieur Lablanche, the prefect ot the Parisian police?" "I am he, monsieur." "Permit me to present you to my wife. Madame Russell Monsieur Victor Ln blanche." The Frenchman bowed more gallantly than ever. Really, notwithstanding their gaucheries, these English women were quite charming. In fact, the prefect was agreeably surprised with his visitors. The Englishman's manner was perfect. With his native dignity was blended a delight ful air of deference and politeness. Not withstanding his villainous pronouncla- tion of the French language, he managed to make himself clearly understood. The evident cordiality of his manner thawed whatever reserve the prefect had sought to hedge himself in with. His heart quite warmed to the intelligent Londoner. I have the great fortune to be the bearer of a letter to you, monsieur," he said, "from the superintendent of police at Scotland Yard, our mutual friend, Mr. James T. Henderson." "I am delighted' to see anyone who comes to me introduced by Monsieur Hen derson," replied the prefect. He scarcely glanced at the letter. He was afraid he had but little to show them after the magnificent department of his friend, M. Henderson, in London. Still he should be happy to place himself at their disposal. What would they like to see first? "Oh, the rogues' gallery, by all means," suggested Mme. Russell, enthusiastically. "Or your splendid Bertlllon system of measurement for prisoners, which you have brought to such perfection in Paris," added her husband. It was a telling compliment, because it was true. M. Lablanche had been in deed the first to adopt the Bertillon sys tem, and under his supervision It had attained a marvelous degree of accuracy and perfection. He had taken the raw theory of a prison reformer, and reduced it to a practical science. "Our rogues' gallery is not as exten sive as it used to be, he explained. 'Since the adoption of the system of measurements we have not photographed any but the most notorious criminals. You cap probably see more pictures in Lon don. However, I will show you some of the most importaut.' He led the way into a square, high ceiled chamber, lighted from the roof only. the walls of which were literally covered with portraits of the desperadoes of. France. "You see we have them arranged al phabetically, and here is an index book on the table for Instant reference. Oppo site each name, you see, I have placed the Bertillon measurement of all those prisoners who have come here since the adoption of that system. There they are, men and women, from all classes of so ciety, and of every degree of crime and misfortune." The fair English woman seemed strangely moved. "Poor creature," she murmured, soft ly, as her little hand rested involuntarily on the officer's coat sleeve. The prefect regarded her admiringly. Tears of genuine pity were in her bright, laughing eyes. "But it is strangely interesting," she added. "Oh ! monsieur, .?ase show me one or two of the most desperate and relate their history." The prefect turned to M. Russell. The Englishman was evidently deeply engross ed in the index, hunting up the charac ters for himself, in his independent Eng lish fashion. "No, I don't wnnt to hear the his tories," he said, looking up from the book, with a cordial smile. "I'm perfectly happy. But Mrs. Russell is an enthu siast on criminal heroes. She would be for raising a monument to Jack Shep purd and Dick Turpin, if I would allow her." "It Ik a sad thing to have a brutal husband," cried madnme, with a pretty pout, an she went Herons the room on the arm of the prefect. "Let us leave hlra to his own devices, monsieur, since he says he is happy, and amuse ourselves." The susceptible M. Lablanche was In the eventh heaven. He was entirely at the service of madame. So he proceeded to regale her with short sketches of his favorite malefactors, and madame looked on and laughed or became sad, Just as the proper time. They had completed the circuit of the room and were near the door again. M. Russell was still investigating on his own account. Mme. Russell, the pressure of her little hand still upon the arm of her gallant conductor, looked up imploringly at him with those fatal eyes. "Oh ! monsieur," she said, "do show me some of the prisoners." "It is not a pleasing sight for mad ame," feebly protested the prefect. It was a rule of his never to leave a stran ger alone in the rogues' gallery. Pic tures had been abstracted before now by reic hunters. Still a friend of the Lon dou superintendent of police, and a man so evidently to bo trusted; It would bo all right. Besides it would give him an other five minutes of the society of mad ame. As many another man In his placo would have done, he took Mme. Russell to see the prisonere. Ten minutes later, -with a thousand thanks, the cordial Eng lishman aud his wife took their leave. CIIAPl'KlR XIX I "A. comparison of this portrait witn ! the miniature in the locket," remarked M. Cassagne, "now convinces mo beyond a doubt that Philip La Scur and Philip Graham arc one and tho same person. His Bertlllon measurements, which I have carefully noted down, arc nt pres ent of but little use to us, but ns u means of Identification should we hereafter suc ceed In running him to earth, they may prove Invalunble. Beyond nny question whatever, we may now assume that Philip Graham Is ju somo way connected with the murder of Madame Roupell." Charles D'Auburon stared at his friend in speechless surprise as ho uttered these words. "I think your experience of yesterday must have turned your head," he said, at last. "There has been no commuta tion of Philip Ln Seur's sentence. Being Htlll a prisoner nt Toulon, how Is It pos sible for him to have been connected with the mystery of VlleneuveV My dear friend, I beg of you not to think any more of this case to-day. You need a rest. You have bctn taxing your brain too much." "And you, my dear Charles," retorted Cassagne, "have been taxing your brain too little. You think that because there Is no commutation of sentence recorded in the case of this Philip La Seur that ho is still In the custody of the prison offi cials nt Toulon?" "Most decidedly." "Well. Philip La Seur broke prison nearly five years ago, and he has never yet been retaken." "Impossible, escape from Toulon pris on 1 I will not believe It. It is tho most strongly fortified of any penal establish ment in France." "Perhnps; but here Is a convincing proof of it Look nt this foot note, copied from the register of Monsieur Lablanche : 'Escaped from Toulon,' and under It ev ery year since is marked : This prisoner is still at large.' Besides that." added M. Cassagne, laughing, "the prefect re lated the history of this particular pris oner to my supposed wife, Madame Cres son, as one of the most daring escapes on record." Well, of course that settles It," ex claimed D'Auburon. "No, I don't want any more proof. You overwhelm mo as It Is. But what is the next step which you propose to take?" I now intend to find," replied M. Cassagne, with the utmost deliberation, "Philip La Seur. alias Philip Graham, late of Toulon, and who mny be, while we are talking, at the present moment, in Paris, and only waiting for this murder to blow over to come forward and claim his share of his aunt's fortune." "But who," remarked D'Auburon, "ma not be in Paris at all ; but may perhaps be in Rio Janeiro, for all we know to the contrary, THEWESo? !,iliiB tn lluMrr Mnklwr. When butter will not gather the difficulty can bo traced usually to vnnccd Inctntlon or too low n tempera hire of crenm. The milk from one cow long In Inctntlon Is sttllleleiit to spoil n whole churning. The viscosity of such milk renders separation of but ter fnfs olmv imil lintierfcct. It ortm hnimcns during the winter months that butter, or crenm. rather, will break or Roimrnto Into small nartlclcs, which re fuse to adhere or wither. In spite of nil coaxing. The only remedy l to raise the temperature of the whole mass tip to the proper degree, in this work the dairy thermometer 13 inmost mum nensablo. ns it will save much time nntl worry. If the churn Is a revolv ing one and the crenm Just breaks Into minute particles, refusing to gather, then ndd warm water to that used In rinsing the butter until it reaches alout 04 degrees. The butter particles win generally ntlhere after n few revolu tions of the churn. Trouble of this kind can bo avoided. Before attempt ing to churn the cream should be test ed until 04 degrees Is reached ln win ter, and should be smooth and velvety and hnvo the required degree of acid ity. If this degree of warmth Is not Imparted to cremn by tho temperature of the room ln which It Is kept, then It can be raised to the right degree by sotting tho cream Jar or can In a larger one containing warm water. Field and Farm. nnclc for DehornlnK. In the construction of this rnck for dehorning, there are three Bill pieces 4 feet long and 4 In. x 4 In. These are mortised 8 Inches each side of the cen ter for the posts. Four of thce posts are C ft 4 ln. long, nnd the two others 5 ft. 8 In. long. Three cap pieces 8 In. x 4 In., nud 4 ft. 2 In. long, are mor tised to fit over tho tops of the posts, The -stanchions In front nre bolted at You must not forget that ln h. nm i,0fwi..n n ' ln. x 4 ln. niece. these days of lightning express trains, nnd th , ,eavlnR n Rpnco Uj, nnd and ocean greyhounds one can trav el a I wn ,Q frflnt flvfi lmhfa w(,0 Two gOOU way 1U liircc wcuks vapeviuiijr u one has money In one's pocket.' "Philip Graham never left Paris," an swered the detective, "of that I feel con vinced. A man who could escape from nnd a half feet from the bottom of the stanchion cut a place for the animal's neck. The lever, which can be made of wugon tire. Is 5 feet 0 In. long. A Toulon Is too smart a fellow not to Inch hole is punched In the top of the know he is safest when he remains right lever, a second hole 13 Inches from at home. Besides, when he committed tne top ll0jei an(1 irj no0 n inches tills muruer ne was in a couuinuu oi financial desperation. He did not have plenty of money, as you seem to suppose." "How do you know that?" "It has since transpired that Madamt Roupell had, besides tho loose bank notes found in her escretolre, a consid erable sum of money in ber chamber. That sum of money disappeared on the night of the murder. I believe that mur derer was Philip Graham. I believe he took that tnocey. I believe, if we wait ionir enough, he will come forward and declare himself, for tho purpose of claim ing his share of Madame Roupell's prop erty." ..... -i . . Lit l .. ui eil, wny noi a u.i niiu B.ve inui - , -., Im, a "SrJse. simpleton, justice won't ''8 for toe attachment of two Iron straps wait. If we don't prove she's altogether on each side, which are fnstened to wrong, she'll have Charles Van Lith's the left hand stanchion. From the head under the ax of her guillotine be- lower hole two pieces of iron 14 Inches fore two more months are passed. It long go to the right hand stanchion. would be a poor satisfaction for his 1 DEHOnSINO RACK. Wlutrr Work on Karma, One of the greatest needs on tins friends if we failed to avert such a calam ity, and brought In our evidence in time t .. . vi-.Mfi flint t irAforrt mnnr li i il killed an innocent man. - The next step veBe Southern '"" nowadays Is will be to call on Madame La Seur. It ire work ln winter. Ever since I is not unlikely that Philip Graham, after could remember, It has seemed to me his escape from Toulon, went to see her." that life on the common Georgia farm (To be continued.) jH too much of a happy-go-lucky style. ur.sinverr7TSp. et rc"u"? "! "T i!"' T hUH ! It is onlv four years or w since the keep everlastingly at It, ho to speak, law governing slavery In Egypt has ra 1'" card staid old fann- ,,. ctri,.!,, pnwe,l. nlthoL,h It w.is era discussing full plowing aud spring .l.. t. onrlv n.-n.ir.nninf l.v plowing, but I IlllVe seen tOO little Of l""lu ' J - .. , l Hul,-Mnt. ...rl..u I f Jt 11 UtlWiH WII7VI FUMVW( 1 1111,1 V . J. the English of the valley of the Nile. Even now It Is not easy to keep track.11- lUK of the natives, especially In the upper' '"CIC "- '" " - part of Egypt ami the desert, In their .w dealings In shivery, for there Is a sort a.n1 w,",t0,r nlowlmc. home ar- gued It was Injurious to plow deep In dealings r lwia f nc.tirv uftnrvv nmnn.- fhlm and the 'slaves held nre too Ignorant '" ?.tl,t!rH V'"!'1 W."H a,,M,nl tM or too frightened to make known their state. It Is said that, In spite of the strictest surveillance, children are now often bought nnd wild by native trad ers. Life has always been held cheap In Egypt, and It Is naturally difficult for the natives to observe all at once a law the edicts of which are entirely contrary to the teachings of their fore fathers, and also of their religion ; and It will undoubtedly take more than one generation of English control to con vince these Oriental people that slav ery ! nt o"'y unlawful, but also wrong. plow In the springtime to nny great depth. The truth of the matter Is that good plowing at any time when the soil Is In good condition In n good thing to do. Usually In the spring the sub soil is too wet to plow, and when It Is turned up or broken In this condi tion damaging results are likely to occur. Jfovr to Kill n I'lic. The jlg should be thrown on Its back, and held until stuck. One man should stand astride the body, with his feet closo against Its sides and take hold of tho front legit. In this way the hog can be easily controlled. Another per son should do the sticking. A narrow, stralght-hladed knife, eight Inches Krminine Kotlm. IHm I consulted a fortune teller to day nnd she told me that I was In love with a pretty girl, but she would never .long, should be Inserted In the hog's marry me. It looks like I am up throat, nfter making an Incision against It. through the skin, Just In front of the Slit Oh, not necessarily. No fortune breast bone. The jiolnt of the knife teller Is authorised to speak for me. should be directed toward the root of tho tall and held exactly la line with the backbone. When the knife has been run Into the throat six or eight Allifh li Smile. Travers Yes, I met your brother when I was In Arizona. He's a road lcheg( he d,1)t (ilimuUuK m tm, agent, wa'. 0f tho hog, It should be given a milck Easterly-Sir, do you mean to Insult turn (f) ono Bl)le ,, withdrawn. The mo? My brother Is a real estate agent. Vterleti that are to be cut run close Travers Oh. I beg pardon, but I together, Just Insldo of the breast bone, knew It was something like that. nnd wm hoth be cut when the knlfo Is The snake-nut tree Is a native of 1 tun.cd, provided It Is sharp on both British Guiana. The kernel of the nut ,H,defl 'tho ,')0 nt A "Ir klIlw' ,n bears n marvelous resemblance to u "l die ln a very few minutes, colled oak i,nd W,U bleed out tuoro"S'ly. .Iclf-ClonliiK iHr Tlu, ,lim.r doors of the barn should ,ne so arranged that tlit-y will clone of X,selves; this Is particularly noces snry If they open Into the granary or other room, where the animals ought not to enter. A slmpN' contrivance Is k.ht to the door, so unit " ? ' f Itself. Hani- , II Will riwu - . ,i,ii, wre Mores sell spring hi"" answer the desired purine for h eaMj doors, but the weight and pulley Is to he preferred for lighter doors A sim ple arrangement Is to Imvo the black smith make holes at Intervals In a.lla strip of Iron, so that It may be smved to the door nenr the top. Hook a chain In the hole In the end of this strip, fun it through a pulley (obtainable at a hardware store for a few cents) fasten, cd to the frame of the door or the Jamb, as It Is popularly known, and on the im n J in nru-oiflsi.to noon. other end fasten a piece of Iron of the desired weight. Usunlly window weights are used for this purpose, but tlier should not be so heavy, for n light door, that they will cause the door to cloxe too quickly. The Illustration shows the Idea plainly. wr jtf m i Pimm - iliiis 0I.V-WrAtmlntcr Abbey (ltjr,i,j ll.'W-KIng Stephen of I-2Blan4 Cf(mj. IBM-Chnrlm V. raised the bIck 0( Met. ..1.1S III, i . "l I ui-u i iigrnus negnn building i ..,. ment nt Plymouth. liOOUoAton received tldltiM ueaiu oi King Uwirce II. t til I Srttlnir Tree In Wlnlcr. Fruit and shade trees may set nny Mmf ilnrlnir tho winter If the soil Is III proper condition for the work, snys n reixirt hr the Oklahoma Station. The condition of the will at the time tree are sot has more to lo with the success or failure of tho trees than does the season of retting. If tho land Is In good condition In the fall, nnd the trees can lie obtained. It Is lietter to set them then than to wait and run the risk of I not having the soil In good condition Inter on. The land should tie In a thor-1 ough state of cultivation and should Is) moist enough to work well when tho tfKAt nrn mnt It llini Hrn In WWta! nn- ' . V. v: ..... w.. . ... n ' - -' dltlon there la no need of watering them. Trees set ln the fall may be n little dlHlcult to protect from rabbits, but they are usually In better condition to start growth In the spring than thoe that have lcen heeled In all winter. There are not so many poor trees nold In the fall as In the spring, and for this reason fall setting usually gives better results than spring getting. WelKht, ot Mine I'er riuahrl. In connection with a very thorough study of the quality of various kinds of lime used for agricultural purjiwes in New Jeney, L. A. Vorhees, of the New Jersey Station, made careful estimates of the weight per bushel of the different materials. Ills results show "that the weight of stone lime jwr bushel (heaped meas ure). Is quite variable and without any conMnnt relation to the analysis of the samples. The average weight per bushel of tho twelve mngneslari Htm wiw ninety-seven pounds, and that of the six 'marble' limes was 101 pounds." The weight per bushel of seven oyster shell limes exnmlned varied from thirty-nine to seventy-five jxiundN, av eraging tlfty-one and a half poundc. The prepared or so-called "agricul tural" limes examined were still more variable In weight. Keril fur llrrriiliiK Anlmnla, It Is Important that hreHIng animals have laxative feeds when they nre put upon dry feeds after being taken from the pasture. Bileh articles as oil meal. flaxseed meal, etc., should enter large ly Into the ration. When animals are changed from pasture to dry feeding there Is a tendency to constipation, and ' steps must be taken to hnvo the (tow els move freely, or there Is danger of serious trouble. In ease the above ar-l tides do not have the desired effe?f. Lpsom salts or raw linseed oil must be used. I.raaou In ltrcliiiri Witalr l.nnila On King Island, formerlv It ltd rrmi sand heap, rising above the sea be tween Tasmnnla and Australia, acci dent has given a suggestive lesson in I the use of certain grasses for reclaim ing arid wastes, a few years ago a shipwreck cast on shore some niit. tresses stuffed with yellow flowered clover. A few seeds took root. fMIIIM. lug a large area to become covered with rich verdure. The power of do. ver and other leguminous plants to fer tilize poor soil through their nitrogen absorbing bacteria Is well known. Itrnaitna for I'riinliiu, The chief reasons for pruning treet are to modify the vigor of the tree - to produce larger and better fruit : to keen .1... iai.i . . . tm- urn wiiuiii iitiiniigeaiiie shape and limits; to change the habit of the tree from fruit to wood productions, orvlco versa; to remove surplus or Injured parts; to facilitate, harvesting and spraying; to facllltato tlllngo, and to wain to somo aiuircd form. 1770The British nbnn.loncl tMr ' on the Delaware river ...II.mTj; 1778 Savannah, (Jn nttnclttd bi iL British. 1770 Gen. Clinton, with H.fiQO ai(a.ui. rd for Savannah. hSOO Attempt to nKnMiimti Nipo Bonnparte. 1803Marrlage of Jerome Uon.Mrt.w KlUnbeth Patterson. 1S00 The Russians entrrrd IluchirM. 1811 New Orleans attacked b; it, British under Sir R. Pbc.mUb,, flni. Jackson nttne-ked tbt Ilriild camp below New Orleani. l8X'-Cltndel of Antwerp aurrendrrij t ' tne r rencii. 1837 Boiler exploalon on utMroer ni4 ' Hnwk, on Red rlvrr, with Iom ell lives. 18.18 Indon and Greenwich nlliij, first In Ixmdon, ojw-nrd to traffic. i840 Iowa admitted to the Pnloo. 1831 Library of Congrrns and putd national capltol at Waahlngtoa bsr rd. 18.-;t Orrst snow storm In Nor fcj. land, lasting thlrtynlx hour. 18.18 Fifteen lnd cnmhnl to dtttk b panic at the Victoria thtattr, Lot don. 18(50 South Carolina State aulheritW elxed Castle Plucknej and Ytn .Mouiiric. i 1S17 First meeting of the Ontario b ialnture. 1872 Tho Northwrst Terrltorlra Coadi formal In Canada. 187l Many lives lost In the Tar brvifi disaster, 1880 A new design adopted for a I'lit rd Slatrs nnry flnac. 1891 Canada divided Into two protian IJpjwr and Lower Canada. 1803 Homestead Iron work hut don, throwing cevernl Ihouaand Ml it work. 1890 (Jrn. Robert nalli-d to onw command of the BrltUh form b South Africa.... MrltUb ttMso Arloftta stranded off Cat Hittmi with lona of 21 live. ppLITICIAg The Republican Ktnte commlttM Missouri met at St. Loula nnd unanlsw ly voted to Indorse the candidacy of V rrtary of War Toft. Senator Cullom has Introduced a n lutlon to amend the roiwtitiitlon n)Ut limit the lerm of President nnd Vice ft blent to six years. He ny tliii w top the bickering over thin quwtioa, With the Introduction of Mr. CeW Kfltidemon, leader of the auffrarftw b England, to an American audlroct woman suffragists at Cooper I'nloo, York, the suffragette movfatfot thought to be grafted upon the LoM States. . Gov. Broward of Florida h PP"1'' William James Bryan of Jckonril! the United States Senate to All wt ' unexpired term of the Inte Htpb Mallory. Mr. Bryan Is a youn Ml lug only alwut 110 year old. H tlve of Florida, .. Another word for the central has been spoken by financier of M standing, Vice President Vnndcrllp of i big National City Bunk of New ion. He favors u combination f t f , ostein of Scotland and the central Ih of Issue In Germany. "Responding to repieHt," 'P"!ji live J. Hampton Moore of I'M1 lias Introduced n resolution providW the restoration and continued u, motto, "In God we trust," on " " aud gold coins of the I'nlted Stale. resolution calls for the destruct on i , .it... i .,i,i ,.r .liver colni !M (itii cmild be coined lii future. ... ... The Aldermen oi tne "---.., hatlnn, New York City, virtually nj ' Gov. I ugh nnd also .Mnyor W by re-electing John V. Ah' "JS. dent of the borough, an olllre W"1 hu had been removed n few .j by Gov. Hughes. The vote Tlw ruling of tho Major ; was Ineligible for re-election M . bidden by nn cnunlly emphatic W . The presence of W. c i Ir, Okla., recently In-p red h e cMfJ of tho lower house of the Irl lJ r. pray, that Mr. "ryn inlljt President of the I'nlted ) BUI dlntely after the prayer the iiou Into a storm of appla" tlmt u. era! minutes. 'Hie Hpeaker ' u;. l. by putting It ne n qurotlon ,Jou ( Every Democrat present ',"w,."JjI1tii Later both branches of H a met to listen to n speech by nnd he was afterward given during which he shook hand ww , thouMnd people.