HEPPNER GAZETTE: HEPPNER, OREGON.
FINANCIAL LETTER
By Banker Henry Clews
of New York.
HIS EULOGY ON WINDOM.
Money Very Easy In the Emt But Stock
Speculation U
Dull.
New Yoiik, Jan. 31 We have to re
cord another week of dullness and weak
ness on the Stock Exchange. The sea
son's investment demand appears to
have been satisfied ; and the speculative
movement that set in with the restora
tion of ease in money lias exhausted
itself by advancing prices to a
level that leaves little room for
further rise until some new element of
stimulus in forthcoming. ''Bear" at
tempts to force, prices to a low er lever do
not afford encouraging results, and the
fluctuations are consequently within
such a narrow range of prices as to dis
courage operations. Under these cir
cumstances the market is a narrow one,
anil transactions are largely conuiicd t
a few specialties which are affeete I for
the time being by exceptional considera
tions. Factors connected with politics and
legislation hold the market in suspense
and are producing an unsettled under
tone. In the States as well as at Wash
ington, party politics are assuming
phases of conflict and "ciookedness"
which suggest unwelcome tendencies in
the working of our political institutions.
S hemes to defeat the results of elec
tions and to abuse the power of minori
ties cast a a shadow upon the political
horizon; and the tendency towards
broad sectional difl'erei ces upon funda
mental issues suggest political possibili
ties which none like to consider, but
which, none the less, all are unable to
disregard. The sudden uprising of the
Farmers' party also has a disturbing
tendency. It throws practical politics
into confusion and defies' a 1 possibility
of forecasting the settlement of national
questions upon which vas interests are
dependent. The serious feature of this
movement is that whilst its broad plat
form includes barely a simile sensible or
wholesome issue, and is little else than
an expression of the lowest form of pop
ular ignorance, yet it is backed by a
mass of voters pi" sibly large enough to
constitute it a determining power in the
next federal elections. Tne vir:ual mis
carriage of the federal elections bill ami
of the cloture rule in the Senate stems
to have been welcomed irrespective of
party iitta-hments, for the reason that it
was calculated to revive sectional nihili
ties at a time when the bonds of amity
between North and South were being
cemented by new material inteiests.
The possibility of the passage of the free
coinage bill still continues to contribute,
among other causes, to the dullness of
the market; but this factor would have
much more eflect were it supposed that
there is much probability of the enact
ment of the measure. The unfortunate
sudden decease of the Secretary of the
Treasury may be regarded as in 6ome
measure favorable to the silver faction.
Mr. W'indom was undoubtedly the chief
intellectual force arrayed against further
commitments to silver currency ; and it
may be reasonably feared that the loss
of his firm counsels will leave the Presi
dent more ex posed to the astute man
agement of the silver men. Unless a
strong successor to the deceased Secre
tary iz appointed, a new set of uncer
tainties must surround 'his question.
London is now becoming an important
element concerning the future of th.s
market. The action of the Bank of Eng
land, in reducing its rate of discount
from 3 to 3 percent., is conclusive evi
dence of decided ease in the money mar
ket. What that ease means and what
effect it may have upon speculation are
open questions. Judging Bolely from
the present condition of the London
stock market, it might be inferred tnat
the ease in money is in a im a-iure
caused by the absence of demand from
the Exchange. Speculation is, at the
moment, as dull in London as it is here:
and, even on the very day that the Bank
reduced its rate, London was a seller of
securities at New York. It is rea-onable
to expect that the holders of the large
mass of new securities issued in Great
Britain within the last three years wiL
avail themselves, as far as possible, of
the ease in money for reviving the r suf
fering specialties; but how far such a
movement would extend to American in
vestments remains to be seen. The un
certainty about the upshot of our silver
legislation no doubt crea e.i much shy
ness in London toward those of our is
sues which might lie deemed payable in
silver. The metropolitan financial press
is loud in its warnings as to tne conse
quences of free coinage, and predicts a
sweeping return of our corporate
securities to the event of
the adoDtion of that measure
Still there seems to be no reasonable
doubt that in the event of the pending
silver schemes being derated, London
speculation would run very actively into
Americans; the more so on account ol
the losses that have faileii upon
British investors from the sort of foreign
enterprises to which they have lieen
committed during recent years. In this
view the late of silver legislation will
have verv much to do with the future
course of speculation and of prices both
at London and New lorK.
The local money market continues to
exhibit extreme ease, and so far from
offering any obstacle to speculation af
fords to it every facility. Money is flow
ing to this center from the interior in
lilieral volume, the net receipts of the
banks from that source during the week
have having amounted to $2,750,00. The
transactions with the sub-treasury, show
a net loss to the bunks of :j,0i)0,00J ;
whichu mainly attributable to the cur
rent specially large payments of duties
at the custom bouse, consequent upon
the termination on February 1st of the
period in which goods may lie withdrawn
from bond at the old rales of duty.
Hknky Clews.
FOB PRESENT RELIEF.
A New Uond
Ordinance to
Help
Seattle,
Bkittie Feb. 11-Judge Jacobs has
i- .. u .ii,ii,a tlie
prepared an ordinance to author ue the ,
redemption of warrants heretofore is- ;
sued bv the City of Seattle for work j
" . , . . ici,0j ; .),'
done and material furnished in the
opening, grauing unu ucui ..up.-.-
went of the streets of the city under or -
dinances creatine special assessment
districts and the issuance of coupon
bonds in lieu thereof.
The ordinance will be presented to
. the council at their next meeting, and
the sutr-tanee of the sections is as fol
lows: Section 1 provides that bonds
shall be issued by the city ior me pur.
pose above mentioned, bearing interest
at the rate of 8 ner cent, ner annum
payable semi-annually at the ofiice of
tne treasurer.
Section 2 provides that the bonds shall
be issued in denominations of one, two,
tlll'Ott f,f fii.ann.l 1 ,1 I .lll
Set?
nny be equal to the balance due on war
rants, for which no liond has been is
ssued. Section 3 declares that the bonds shall
be styled as "redemption street-improvement
bonds," and that they shall be
numbered from one upward. They
ihall bear the date and number under
which the improvement was made.
Each bond shall have attached thereto
0 semi-annual coupon notes, and the
bond and interest notes shall be signed
by the mayor.
Section 4 provides that the interest
shall be computed to the date of the
bond taken in lieu thereof, and such in
terest shall be added to the principal,
both principal and interest to form a
new principal for which bonds shall be
issued.
Section 5 says that upon the publica
tion of a "call" for four weeks any or all
bonds may be redeemed, such calls to be
presented w henever there aie suflicient
iunds to the credit of any special' street
assessment.
Section U directs that any amount due
and unpaid at the date of maturity shall
be paid by the city.
Section 7 says that the comptroller
idiall cause the bonds to be printed.
Section 8 provides that thecomp:ro'ler
shall keep a register of all bonds issued
and canceled.
Section U says that the treasurer shall
also keep a record of all bonds canceled.
A 3lmi of His Word.
Mitchell, Ind., Feb. 4 Mitchell has
the most stubborn man in the country.
Ahout 25 years ago there lived near
lalloi, Indiana, a family of colored peo
ple named I'ond, consisting of the
mother, two daughters and a son named
John. They were in comfortable cir
cumstances, owning their ow n farm, etc.
The mother decided to sell the farm,
but upon making the decision known tu
the children, met with great opposition
from her son, who declared if the farm
was sold he would go to bed and never
get up again. No attention was paid to
his threat, the farm was sold and the
family moved to Mitchell. The
lirst night they stayed in their
new home, John went to bed as usual
but m the morning relused to rise, and
lias stubbornly fulfilled bis threat for 27
years with one exception, that being at
the time of the death of his mother. At
first Bond's action caused considerable
comment, and a physician examined
bun and pronounced him in per
fect health. All eiiorU were made
to get him out o! bed, but every scheme
proved futile. When told the house was
on tire or that burglars had broken in.
he made no effort to rise. For the last
few years his health has been gradually
failing, and lie now lies with his bead
and body covered, sneaking to no one.
Germ.iiiy Won't Lei Go.
London, Feb. (5 The formation of a
Hamburg company to take charge of
Germany's interests in Southwest Africa,
otherwise known as Dainaraland, is a
.disappointment to British colonists at
the Cape ami not altogether palatable in
London. England has been expecting
lor some time that Dainaraland woulo
oe abandoned by Germany as not worth
the cost of maintaining, and that the
iritish would get it. either very cheaply
or for nothing The kaiser favored the
abandonment but the part.iotic senti
ment of Germany was against any sur
render of territory. Consequently,
Dainaraland will beheld for Germany by
ihe trading company just orgauized.
A Historical Iron King.
BhitLiN, Feb. 6 The kaiser received a
peculiar present this week in the shape
of a small iron ring with a history. It
is one of the rings which were given in
exchange lor gold and silver in the early
part of the century at the time Prussia
was under the heel of France. So sweep
ing were the exactions of the conquerers
that an appeal was made to private citi
zens to give up their precious wealth to
meet the demands. Tne state had no
way of repaying those who came to its
rescue, and iron rings were issued as
tokens of the sacrifice made and as me
mentoes of Prussia's hour of trial. One
of these the kaiser now possesses, and
he values it highly.
More Opium Seized.
San Fuanclsco, Feb. 4 Customs ofli
cers made a heavy seizure of opium yes
terday. Among ihe cargo of the German
ship J. F. Bischoff from Hong Kong,
which arrived in January, was a con
signment of edibles and firecrackers for
the Chinese New Year, the cases on
being opened, were found t) contain a
large quantity of opium. Today officers
succeeded in bringing to light what, ii
average is kept up, will be $25,000 worth
of opium.
AVant Their Logges Shared.
London, Feb. (i Somo leading share
holders connected with Scottish railways
affected by the recent strike have ad
dressed a request to the English railways
to share their losses on the ground that
English companies were protected and
strengthened by the result of the strug
gle in Scotland.
The Police are Hiding.
London, Feb. 6 Advices from Barce
lona state that much excitement still
prevails there and the government has
sent troops to deal with any outbreak
that mav occur. Gen d'armes are airaid
to show themselves except in considera
ble numbers, owing to tlie popular rage
against them.
Lilt of ''! po."
Foktlasd, Ore., Feb. 8 Since Tues
day last the United States inspectors
have captured about 1(20,030 worth of
opium which did not contain the regu
lation stamp provided for by tin) recent
act of Congress.
Sunk at Her Duck.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 4 The British
steamer Circe, from Glasgow, sunk this
morning at the dock, the ca;'o oi Hour
being removed. Some one on bor'.rd is
supposed to have left open one of her
water pipes, through whicti the sea enter
ed. No lives were lost.
A Delayed Steamnr Arrive.
New Yokk, Feb. ti The overdue Na
tional line steamship Denmark, which
le:t London January loth, and was
spoken at sea with her eugmes stopped,
here tuJav ni)er ))er oH.n etea,n
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London, Feb. 6 Ulster Protestants
continlC 'Q ppeak ont witn cle.trne98
, that ,8 atartijng and declare theirability, !
1 j( not coerceii by imperial troops, to j
whip all the rest of Ireland.
Large Failure.
London, Feb. 8 The failure is an
nounced at Bradford of the firm of
.lllicneil Ot D. iliaril, uau lines jfcno.mu.
The T,m is engaged in the manufacture
r. i .it r. ci . i i t:u:l:: pud ntf t
of alapaca, mohair, woolen and worsted
' goods.
JAY'S CUNNING HAND.
to Unite North-
western Railroads
ALL UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT.
To Be in Effect Before the Close of the
Year Aggregating 25,000
Mile of Uoad.
New York, Feb. 10 The World this
morning publishes upon the authority of
"one of the prime movers in the Western
Traffic association" that before the end
of this year all the roads in the North
vest will be under the one management.
This w ill include the Northern Pacific,
Canadian Pacilic, Burlington, St. Paul,
Northwestern and Great Northern. This
means ail aggregate of 25,000 miles of
road. Exactly how the consolidation
will be accomplished the gentleman
would not state, but he says the plan is
now being worked out, and has met the
approval of several roads.
It may be that the St. Paul & North
western will first make an independent
consolidation. If they do it will only
tend to simplify matters. Burlington,
the Great Northern and the Manitoba
are already working in the closest rela
tion with each other, so close in fact
that the president admitted at the
Windsor hirtel meeting that the Burling
on intended to extend its line from
Dead wood to connect with the Great
Northern. This would practically re
duce the six or eight companies to be
considered in the deal to four.
Exactly what the plan is that wilt
bring about such consolidation the
World's informant refused to state, but
it lias met the approval of all those
directly interested in it, and little re
mains to be done except to work out
some of its details. With these great
systems knitted in a community. of in
terest they would absolutely control the
territory of the great and rapidly devel
oping northwest. No other road could
possibly enter this section. They could
ix the rates at a remunerative price and,
what is more, they could maintain them.
This group of Hues would- form the
northern arm of the four great systems,
which Hussel Sage said last summer
would eventually be formed and which
would finally control the enormous
irallic between the Atlantic and the Pa
cilic coast. Jay Gould's cunning hands
an be readily discerned in the North
west deal,
KOIEGEOHH GOWNS
Worn at a Fancy Ilress Ball Given by
Madame Karrios.
Nkw Yokk, Feb. 7 Madame, Barrios
gave a fancy dress ball at her handsome
residence last night, and nearly all the
members of the Spanish legation from
Washington were present.
Here are a few of the costumes: Mad
ame Aporicao, mother of Madame Bar
rios, was attired in a superb gown of
the Elizabethan period. It was of blue
satin studded with stones. She wore a
1 ia m oni I necklace and a pearl headdress.
The Misses Aporicao, the four sisters
of Madame Barrios, were elegantly cos
tumed. One wore a suit of the timeol
Louis Philippe, all in w hite and gold,
uid another was a Turkish Princess and
wore white gau.e trimmed with pearls
iver old rose s lk. The gypsy dress
worn by one of the sisters was very
linking. The black velvet bidice was
strung with gold coins and the skirt was
red. The fourth drees depicted an Am
azon with a helmet.
Harry Cannon was resplendent in
while and gold as a gallant of the Eliza
bethan period. His costume was en
tirely of silk, gold embroidered, with
the exception of a cloak of white velvet.
Mrs. James Ba rd wore a Spanish cos
tume of rose silk, with overdraperies of
real Spanish lace, caught with red roses,
a jacket of black velvet and a mantilla
over a high comb. Ornaments, dia
monds. Mrs. G. Wilton, as a Duchess ot Hol
land, wore a velvet gowa with a long
train and a coronet of diamond stars.
Miss Wilton, as Queen of the Silver
Mines, was a mass of silvery sheen, dia
monds adding brilliancy to a small sil
ver cap.
Mine. Barrios, made a brilliant Cleo
patra, in a gown of flesh pink silk, made
with a demi-train anil covered with a
cloud of jewel-studded chilfon. Her
gird e and Egyptian head-dress were of
diamonds, sapphires and emeralds, and
die wore a marvelous necklace of La
inonds and emeralds, each stone worth
a tor tune. Her tiny white slippers were
studded with jewels.
Mi-s Daviask wore a pretty shep
herdess costume, with a white skirt, bro
caded with roses, over a petticoat of
quilted satin. Tne tiny cap perched on
ner head was of lace and ribbons. Mrs.
Uavies was a very effective Qjeen of
.ight. Silver butterflies quivered on
her black tulle skirt, which was over
satin. A real owl's hea I rested ami I
folds of tulle on the corsage. The veil
fell from a coronet of diamond stars..
Mr. Ladenburgh wore a superb Turk
ish costume of white silk, embroidered
with gold, heavily laden wiih diamond
crescents in the headdress. The cloak
was real Arabian cloth, woven with
go d, and a dagger with a jeweled han
dle. Mrs. Eugene Kelly Jr. wore a verv
handsome Empire gown. Miss Annie
Cameron was the portrait discovered by
Ellen Terry, all in red.
J. W. Mackay Jr. was in lavender sat
in made in the style of Charles II of
Spain.
THE ECCENTRIC RAISE It.
He la Jlecnmlng Very SeiiMltlve and Sus
ceptible to Flattery.
Berlin, Feb. 10 The Kaiser's eccen
tricities are attracting inoro and more
attention every day. In some respects
he seems to be imitating the mad King
Louis, of Bavaria, by taking unexpected
i steps here and there, and appearing
1 win re he is little looked for. These
j p eculiarities are much more prominent
I now than w hen he lirst ascended tlie
throne. Tlie Kaiser exacts the most
I rigid devotion from everybody, and the
j pronioton of Count DeS.hliffen to tie
chief of staff is said to have been
i prompted by that oiiicer's obsequious
I courtesy to his sovereign, whom De-
Schliffen ever proclaims as a wonderful
: military genius, uniting the qualities of
Ciesar and Hannibal.
Train Kobbera Shot.
Delano, C'al., Feb. 10 A dispatch was
received here this morning from Sheriff
Kay, of Tulara county, stating that he
in the company of a sheriff's possa, shot
, . , T
' ' n'8ht lMa,"s
, uuiouo, mm un m hiiu i.om mc
cene oi tne attempted train robbery at
Alila, and supposed to bo the two rob
bers. THE WAY IT WAS DONE.
Tne robbery was a most exciting
affair. When the train pulled out of
Alila last Friday evening, two masked
men boarded the engine, one on each
side, with pistols pointed at the engi
neer, J. P. Thome, and fireman, J. S.
Kadi liffe and ordered them to stop half
a mile south of Alila, near a small tres
tle. The engineer stormed the train.
and was ordered by the robbers to get
down and take a link and knock on the
door of the express car, which he did.
tlaswell, the express messenger, sus
pecting that something was wrong, put
out the lights and lay on the floor. The
robbers hred through the closed door
and the messenger returned the tire,
shooting through the door on the right
side and then on the left. He received
soent ball in the eve, but the wound is
not thought to be serious.
THEY GOT NOTHING.
Sheriff Kav arrived from Yisalia, hav
ing been summoned by telephone, and
making the trip of 11 miles with a team
in 38 minutes. A train was then made
up at tlie sheriff's disposal for conveying
horses and another posse of men to tlie
scene. The description received of the
robbers indicates that they are the same
men w ho robbed trains on two previous
occasions. Hie robbers did not get a
cent.
UKAKV'ri BILL.
1 SUrer Bill Introduced by a Califor
nia Member.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 10 There is
sonle likelihood that Mr. Geary's silver
bill, introduced today, will be taken up
by the committee on coinage, weights
and measures, as it has met with con
siderable favor from those who wanted
to see some sort of compromise mea
sure. It contains the provision men
tioned several weeks ago, by which sil
ver taken from ground in the United
States is coined free, while that brought
from foreign countries is subjected to a
coinage fee, which amounts to protec
tion for home products. Its effect will
be to swell the volume of currency about
1(00,000,000 a year, and this, it is argued
in some quarters, will be sufficient for
all purposes, and keep up with the
growth of the country in population and
every ot her way. Tnat part of the bill
which differs from the Senate bill is as
follows:
That all silver bullion not the product
of the mines, mills or smelters of the
United States, and all silver coin, and
silver bullion the product of silver coin
other than silver coin of the United
States, shall be subjected to a mint
charge to be fixed from time to time by
the secretary of the treasury, and which
idiarge shall ba equal to tlie difference
between the market value of said silver
bullion in London, England, at the
time of its deposit, and the coinage val
ue thereof, and the secretary of the
treasury may make such rules and regu
lations as may be necessary to determine
whether the silver bullion so offered is
or is not tlie product of mines, mills or
smelters of the United States.
Representative Carter said today that
the coinage committee would meet to
morrow, and it. was then hoped to adopt
a report and present it to the House dur
ing this week. He would not say
whether the bill presented would be
that already under consideration or Mr.
Geary's measure.
IN INDIA.
Opposition to the Marriage Laws
Czarwich Arrived.
-The
London, Feb. 10 The most disquiet
ing reports have been received from In
dia of Hindoo opposition to the proposed
changes in the laws regulating the age
of marriage for females. The Rajah
Mu!;araji, of Bengal, has come out in
open opposition to the government
measure raising the age of consent, and
is sustained by the leading land owners
of the province. There is wide-spread
animosity among Hindoos to what they
regard as an assault on their religion,
and while nothing is heard of an insur
rection, loud ana bitter protests are ut
tered against British interference. The
Hindoo priests at Madras have deter
mined to exclude from the temples all
w ho conform to the customs of marriage
as laid down, and especially to exclude
all parents who permit their widowed
daughters to contract a second marriage,
London, Feb. 10 The Czarewich has
arrived at Madras, where he was re
ceived in state by the new governor gen
eral. The Russian prince ordered coins
to be scattered liberally among the mi
mense throng of natives who crowded to
see him. In the rush to get money sev
eral persons were injured.
A New Opera Produced.
Beklin, Feb, 1J The opera Santa
Cheara, by Duke Ernest, of Saze Coburg
Gotha, has been produced with great
success at the Municipal theater in
Hamburg. The critics treated the opera
tenderly, perhaps with recollections of
tlie law ot l-es Maiestas, which makes it
a crime to speak disrespectfully of the
reigning prince. All the aristocracy of
Hamburg was represented on the occa
sion and helped to make the venture
profitable. Duke Ernest intends, it is
said, to have the opera produced in
Kngland, under the special patronage of
his royal relatives, the queen and Prince
of Vt ales.
She Don't Like the Erench.
Bkklin, Feb. 10 The Princess Alex
andrine, grand aunt of the emperor, and
grandmother of the grand duke of Meek
lenberg-Schwerin, is again reported ill
Tlie Princess celebrated her 8dih birth
day this month. She is a remarkable
old ladv. resembling her brother, the
Inte Emperor William in the vigor of her
intellect. She retains a lively recollec
tion of the era of Prussia's abasement at
the feet of France and has never been
able to overcome her prejudice against
the French.
Getting Keady.
Bucharest, Feb. 10 The Roumanian
authorities are pushing forward rapidly
the defences of the capital. Of the 18
detached fortH which aretodefend Buch
arest 10 will be ready and armed with
their Krupp guns before summer, and
the remaining eight are to be completed
by 189.'. An army of 30,000 could be
concentrated within tlie forts. King
Charles is giving his personal attention
to tlie work.
Eiiglfhh Praise American Opera.
London, Feb. 6 Novell's "Ma 1
Marian," at the Prince of Wales' theater
in London, last night evoked applause
of a very enthusiastic nature from the
delighted audience. Among those pres
ent were the Prince of Wales and Minis
ter Lincoln. The papers sieak of it as
the first American opera in England.
Chilian Men-iif-War.
London, Feb. 10 Advices from Mon
tevideo are to the effect that three Chil
ian men-of-war ai rived from the revolu
tionary fleet and are at that port in
safety.
NEW YORK LETTER.
The Engagement of
Young "Jack Astor.
UN AT CARMEXCITA'S BALL.
Details or the Dinner at Which
Cleveland and Hill Shook
Hand.
Nkw Yokk, Feb. 3 Society is stirred
tip over several engagements in swell
circles, chief of w hich is of John Jacob
Astor, jr., to Miss Alva Willing, of
Philadelphia. This is the engagement
of the vear. The voung ladv is rich.
beautiful and of old stock and the young
man, being a son of Mr. Astor of Fifth
avenue, is of course wealthy but he is
not known to have any other reason for
distinction. He is tall, boyish, homely
and as much of a gaw k as a young man
who has seen as much of society as be
could very well be. The match was
much desired by Mrs. Astor for the Wil
lings are people of the bluest Philadel
phia blood.
They have resided in Philadelphia
ever since the old town has had any
history at all. The family received at
the start considerable grants of land
from William Penn ami directly from
the crown. Tlie member of the Willing
family that belonged to the Revolution
ary period was a banker, and it is said
joined Robert Morris in the loan that
was made to tlie Continental Congress.
Mr. William Astor, who goes to
Europe every year immediately after
Christmas, will return for the ceremony
and settle at the time, presumably, the
question of his son's future income.
The report is that Mrs. Astor lias pur
chased the lots on Fifth avenue immedi
ately opposite St. Luke's Hospital, and
mat a modern palace win be erected
thereon for the occupancy of herself and
the younger branch of the family.
Miss Vi illing has a verv interesting
face and charming manners. She has a
fine figure, standing about five feet six
inches in height, and has jet black hair
and eyelashes, and large, luminous eyes.
1 lie wedding will take place in Plulii-
lelphia, and is set down lor February 17,
just prior to Mrs. Astor's departure for
Europe, it is probable that a special
train will be chartered for the wedding
party and friends of the family.
1 lie wedding will be a house wedding,
and the invitatioiiE will be limited, it is
said, to but). The House ol the YVillings.
which is No. 507 South Broad street, is a
handsome one, but it is difficult to see
how even 500 people will be comfortably
accommodated in the drawing-rooms.
home surprise has been manifested at
the wedding taking place during Lent,
but this irregularity has been settled by
the discovery that two of Queen Vic
toria's daughters were married in the
Lenten season, and to this precedent all
our local snobs how and have nothing
more to saw
icons with money.
Another engagement which attracts
almost au much attention as that above
is that of Miss Marion l.angdon and
Royal Phelps Carroll. Both are of old
Southern families and both are wealthy,
she having about ifL'0,000 a vear in her
own right while be has perhaps iwicu or
three tunes as much.
Miss Langdon is regarded by a great
many people as tlie most beantilul
woman today in New York. She is a
brunette, with noticeably handsome
eyes, regular leatures and a superb
figure. She is not tall and is inclined
somewhat to plumpness. But her
charms of face, figure and manner are
undeniable, and very few seriously dis
pute the claim lor pre-eminent beauty
that has been made for her by count
less admirers and a peculiarly nnineroii.t
and aristocratic family connection.
She made her debut something over
10 years ago and at the same time made
a sensation. She spent a season or so
at Cannes, and it is gravely asserted
that the Prince of Wales saw her there
and did not admire her.
Although an insignificant looking per
son, bo far as personal appearance goes,
Mr. (Jarroll has cerulean blood in lus
veins and has made a record as a
yachtsman and as a hunter for biggame.
He had dodged succesHtully the poisoned
arrows of tho African dwarf, but little
cupid, armed cap-a-pie met bun at a Del
monico ball and there thrust a dart of
fatal consequences into his susceptible
heart.
Miss Ethel Forbes Leith has become
engaged to Captain Burn, equery to the
Duke ot Uoiinaiight. Miss Leith s lather
made his money in Illinois, and if, is
only w ithin the last 10 years that ho and
his family have been ailmilleil into the
sacred society circles of the metropolis.
HI. UK HLOOI) AND MUSICIAN.
A real love match is announced from
Boston, one of the bluest blooded of the
Hub set having married a poor musician.
The bride is Miss Anna Lee Ames,
third child of ex-Governor Oliver Ames,
w hile the groom is George M. Now ell, a
young. musician, whose talent has war
ranted his playing in the exclusive sym
phony concerts as soloist, but whose
profession has not enriched him in uny
substantial manner. In fact, this is a
love match pure and simple. Mr. Nowell
gave lessons to the pretty daughter oi
the many times millionaire, and sho in
return gave him her heart. Their devo
tion to one another naturally attracted
much attention, but Papa Ames failed to
see the drift of it until the climax of en
gagement came. He readily assented,!
howover, for he believes more in honest
labor than inherited wealth, and he also
readily acquiesced in tin.1 desire of the j
bride for a simple home wedding, in
stead of that elaborate and fashionable
pomp which her father's money and po-1
sition could assure if desired. So the
bride, plainly dressed in a long gown of
white satin, wearing no gloves and cur
rying no flowers, stood in the parlor re
cess of her father's magnificent house,
with neither ushers nor bridesmaids
around her, while she repeated the an
swers in the Unitarian ceremony as the
questions were uttered by tho village
pastor, who so long has been the adviser
of the family at their country home in
Easton. The groom himself is a quiet,
light-complexioned man with the ap
pearance of the student about him. His
bride, the beauty of the Ames family,
is tall and stately, with flashing
dark eyes and luxurious black hair.
SENATOR BKOWN B DINXE'l.
The political sensation of the past
w eek w as the dinner given by Slate Sen
ator Brown, which was attended by
Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill.
rd... Llu,,,. .r.unu;r, ...I.L.l, li.o Mun.
hattan club now occupies, is not particu-
lurly tilted for a club house, but the
magnificence makes up for other de -
ficiencies. The bouse, by the way, cost
Stewart over $2,000,003 and rents to the
club for $40,000.
The Brown dinner was given in the
library on the second floor.
The walls of the apartment were al
most hidden bv towering ferns and
graceful tropical plants. In the ce iter
of the room was the great oval table set
for the feast. But surely nothing just
like it was ever seen before.
All except a ridge of about 18 inches
around the outer edge of the table was
covered with a minature grove, so ar
ranged as to represent the luxuriant
growth of a Southern swamp. Mirrors
bedded in moss looked like the water,
from which sprang tall grasses bul
rushes, cattails, ferns, mingled with tree
stumps covered with mosses, lichens and
maidenhair. In tlie center ot the swamp
was the gnarled stump of an oak tree.
on which was an eagle's nest containing
1 eagle's ejgs, while hovering above.
suspended invisibly from the chandelier.
was a stuffed American eagle.
Scattered through the foliaite were
specimens of all the game birds of A mer
ica. These were the fishy but luscious
canvasback, the daintv red-head, the
juicy mallard, the wood duck, the wid
geon, the plover, the snipe, the quail,
the partridge, the wild pigeon, the goose
and the turkey. The only foreigner was
a great boar's head, which had been
especially imported from Germany.
A unique leature was a group of four
real live and wriggling specimens of the
diamond-back terrapin from Maryland.
Two of them were very big, and supposed
to ue very ancient, one ol them, they
say mind, "they" say was discovered
to have some hieroglyphic figures
scratched on his shell, which, on close
examination, proved to fce the date 1802.
There were no flowers among the decora
tions ot the table.
The electric lights of the chandelier
and the softened glow of pink shaded
tapers in silver candelabra at each
guest's place lighted the room beauti
fully, while soft music played from an
adjoining room.
WHO WERE Til EKE.
This is the way the company were dis
posed of at the table :
On the right hand of the host, Sena
tor Brown, sat Governor Hill. On his
left was Lieutenant Governor Jones.
Directly opposite Senator Brown, at the
other end of the long oval sat Frederic
K. Coiidert, the president ot the Man
batten club, and on his right hand, so
that he directly faced Governor Hill,
was ex-President Cleveland.
The other guests, beginning on the
right of Mr. Brown and going down the
table on that side were Calvin S. Brice
(whose seat was next after the Govern
or's), David Gilbert, Edward Schell,
Robert Maclay, Robert Taylor, George
ti. Haven, Oe l.ancey Nicoli, J. Edward
Simmons, C. C. Baldwin, Judge Allen,
Commissioner Gilroy, Register Fitzger
ald and Benjamin Wood.
Beginning nt the left of the host and
ranged along that side of the table, alter
Lieutenant Governor Jones, sat, in the
order named, Judge Van Brunt, Judge
Lawrence, Judge O'Brien, Judge Truax,
Senator Goodwill, Hermann Oelrichs,
J. Sargeant Cram, l' R. Pendleton, E.
I). Farrell, Liccester Holme, John Hone,
Jr.; Walter Stanton, John T. Agnew
and ex-l'rvsident Cleveland.
It had been solemnly deciered by the
directors of Ihe feast, that under no cir
cumstances would there be any speech
making, but how could such a company
retrain from post-prandial eloquence un
der the mellowing influence of such a
feast, anil inspired by the millennial
making up of the two great, party leaders.
Colonel Brown started the oratory
agoing in a little speech, in which he
spoke in words of compliment, lirst to the
Governor and then to the ex-President,
as the two guest whom they especially
honored.
And that brought out the lirst incident
which was significant ol the lovo feast
that was to follow, for ex-President
Cleveland joined in the ironenil applause
which the eulogy of Hill brought out,
and the Governor in his turn clapped his
hands and smiled w hen Mr. Cleveland
was praised by the speaker. But there
was a studious avoidance of politics in
what Mr. Brown said.
CLEVELAND SI'KAKS.
The ex-pnisident was toasted by the
host and his health was drunk in bump
ers. Then Mr. Cleveland rose to re
spond, and there was an expectant
silence? After a few generalities, ex
pressing his thanks to liiH hoHt and his
pleasure at. meeting so ninny old friends,
ho turned toward the governor and,
while everybody listened with breath
less interest, he spoke in words of eulogy
of Governor Hill's political career,
lie satd that Governor Hill's services
to his party and to the state were unsur
passed ; that us governor his adminis
tration had been wise, conservative, and
charactcrizedbyHumeoft.be most heni
licent measures ever placed on the stat
ute books. He had used the veto power
with discretion and fearlessness.
He congratulated the governor hear
tily on his administration of the gover
norship of thegreatest state in the union.
Ho congratulated the governor and the
Democratic party that Governor Hill is
to bo the next United Slates Senator
from New York, and he concluded by
saying that if bis career in that office
was as successful as his work at Albany
he would have a record to bo proud of.
There was nothing half way or hesi
tating about Mr. Cleveland's words in
speaking of his colleagues. And his
manner was earnest. and impressive.
The effect was electrical. It was what
everybo iy had been hoping for; tlie
hour of reconciliation had come. Every
man present rose in his seat and voiced
his delight in applause. Napkins and
handkerchiefs were waved in the air,
chairs were overturned, Cleveland's
bands were grasped by n dozen men at
once, all anxious to congratulate him
and to show their joy.
Tlie Governor's face was a study. The
Governor has one of those faces that
grow pale under emotion, and hischeoks
were pale now.
HILL IIKI'LIKK.
As soon as the applause had subsided
anil the chairman called upon the gov
ernor for a response there w as instant
silence and attention.
The Governor's reply was brief hut to
the point. Ho thanked Mr. Cleveland
(or his praise, w hich, he said, was far
more than he deserved.
lie in turn spoke of tlie great services
of Mr. Cleveland to his party and the
country, reviewed briefly his career as
President, alluded to pome of the great
triumphs of his administration and de
clare! that his highest ambition was to
I emulate the example and the success of
Gruvor l.levelaiiil.
Another burst of applause followed
the Governor's speech. Then followed
a repetition of the previous scene.
Governor Hill spoke for only four min
ute by the watch. He was graceful
and easy in his manner. The psycho
logical moment was reached when tlie
speaker turned toward the seat of the
ex-President and said :
I DI B NEXT I'llESlDENT.
"Gentlemen, I will now ask you to
drink to the health of Grover Cleve-
i
Somebody murmured sotto voce, "Our
1 next President," and now it was Hill's
turn to flush. The still small voice could
be assigned to no one, and perhaps it
was only the thoughts of not a few pres
ent, laaing auoioie iorm.
Other speakers followed.
I At midnight the ex-President left the
hall and was accompanied to his carriage
by Senator Brown. Governor Hill left
shortly afterward and before one o'clock
tne banqueting hall was deserted.
But in the lobbies, oarlors and corri
dors there were many animated throngs
oi members who wanted to know the ex
act political significance of the event
that had just transpired.
tun proposed Cleveland s health,"
murmured a Sachem as he started for
his uptown Wigwam. "I'm a Democrat,
nut that beats me."
The truth is that this dinner showed
Cleveland to have unusual political
sense, this eulogy of Hill was the shrewd
est political move he ever made.
He took the position that he was the
leader of the Democratic party and forced
Hill to recognize him as such.
The People's Municipal League has al
ready begun work for the next campaign
against Tammany, this time however,
minus Oliver Sumner Trail. The new
organization is to be somewhat along
the line of the perfect machine of Tam
many. There is to be a central commit
tee of 75 and a general committee of
from 1401) to 1800 persons.
H. 1. deG.
THE POPE I'ltlEMILV.
ermnn.v' Emperor on Good
Ternii
Willi the Holy See.
Dlhi.in, Feb. 0 The Kaiser's conces
sions to the Roman Catholic party,
whose members in the Reichstag are
strongly supporting the government, are
arousing suspicion and uneasiness
among the Protestants of the North Ger
man empire, and the protests of
Free Masons against any yieleing to
Jesuits have been followed by similar
protests from church and religious bod
ies. Concord between the Kaiser and
the Vatican, however, continues.
It is said that the Kaiser was much
impressed whon he visited Rome by his
interview with Leo XIII., and he has
ever since treated the pontiff' with re
spect to his personality. It is known
that the Vatican and Germany have had
frequent and very important communi
cations with each other, and that espe
cially us regards the question of social
ism there has been established a well
defined concordant action.
The pontiff, it is said, recognizes in
the German empire a conservative
power capable of entering on and con
ducting victoriously a struggle against
socialism and instructions have been
sent by the holy see to German bishops
to coojHirnfe with the imperial govern
ment in its ell'orts to prevent the spread
of socialistic ideas. It is reported on
good Catholic authority that instruc
tions to make war on socialism have
been sent not to the prelates in Germany
alone but to bishops throughout the
w hero such ideas are supposed to have
any popular hold.
They May be Nent Hack.
London, Feb. f) News of Baron
Hirsch's immense gift for the benefit of
the Russian and Polish Jews emigrating
to the United States has been received
with considerable satisfaction in London,
as there is a strong opposition both
among the working classes and business
men to any more immigration of Rus
sian Jews to England, and Lord Salis
bury's government has been asked to
interfere to prevent it. The latest ar.
rivals from Russia on their way to
America are of the most squalid descrip
tion and it is probable that the local
authorities would have interfered to pre
vent their remaining here even if the
imperial government had not acted.
It is hoped that Baron Hirsch's dona
tion will induce the United States to
send back to Europe the many thou
sands of Russian Jews who are prepar
ing to swarm across the Atlantic and
and settle in New York and other Amer
ican cities, most of whom are destitute.
Another dispatch savs that instruc
tions have been received from St. Peters
burg to facilitate the emigration and get
rid of all Jews possible.
Pink ami lllue Luncheon.
Wahiiinuton, D. C, Feb. 11 Mrs.
Stanford gave a luncheon of 20 covers
today. The decorations were pink
and blue. Diamond shaped satin
boxes of I wo colors filled with
choice bonbons were the souven
irs ut each plate, and the indi
vidual ices were served in small bags
embroidered with a wealth of pink roses
that were also retained by the guests.
Among tho guests were Miss Judson, of
Albany; Mrs. Edw. Halliday, Mrs.
Brow n, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. MeOnll, Mrs.
McMillan, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Hoar,
Mrs. Waltham, Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. Miles,
Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Vance, Mrs. Mahone,
Mrs. Rush, and Mrs. Stockbridge, of
New York.
The Crar'a Hevero lletiutr.
London, Feb. 10 The Telegraph this
morning expresses the opinion that the
action of the czar, in returning through
the Russian ambassador at London, the
Guild Hall memorial interceding for the
Jews of Russia, constitutes the severest
rebuff ever served the lord mayor of
liiidon and one painful in effect, and
which will be forcibly reflected upon the
Englishmen generally.
Epldemlo of Robberlen.
San Fhancisoo, Fob. 10 An epidemic
of robberies bus broken out here. Last
night three robberies took place in the
Mission within a short radius of each
other. Agitation is being carried on for
an increase of the police force, which is
now ridiculously small.
Krerything Cnmliia Our Way.
San Fiiani isco, Feb. 10 It is reported
here that J. 1). Spreckels & Bros, will
soon send one of their two tug-lioats
north to compete (or the towage business
on Puget Soiiiuh
(UnsN Workcm on MLrlko.
l'Attis, Feb. 10 A groat strike of glass
workers of Lyons and vicinity is impend
ing. The desire for the increase of
wages is the muse of the agitation.
New Hhlp for the Hound.
San Fhascisco, Feb. 10 The barken
tine Charles Crocker, recently launched
at White's ship yard, Alameda, sailed
for Port Townsend on her first trip yes
terday in command of Captain Lund.
Parrott & Company are the consignees.
European War Prnmlaed.
Vienna, Feb. 10 General Mano, chiof
of the Roumanian cabinet, expresses an
opinion that the war cannot long be de
layed in Europe, and that tho Bimill
States like Kouiuania must not be found
unprepared. General Mano was enter
tained at dinner by the Austrian Em
peror.
Let Them Come Here.
PoiiTLANfi, Feb. 10 Owing to the
scarcity of wheat in the northwestern
States, all the wheat from eastern Ore
gon and Washington which is here is
being shipped east by rail. The result
will be that ships will be begging for
cargoes.