The Qhauffeur
nnd the Jewels
Cop.vri'jht. I01', bj J. B. Lippincott Company.
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C11APTF.K V.
It was n f,i!f hour later that a ta!
young man in n spring overcoat mount e
the shallow steps of the Albemarle Ad-''
phi hole ami entered the lobby, whie!
seemed curiously full of people. Sow
were sauntering about, others Rutins o
Handing in little groups, while quite r
number were leaving. The attention o
the crowd was riveted on the hotel oni
n'lms which stood in front of the door.
The young man pushed past the throne
of loiterers with scant ceremony and
made his way to the clerk's desk.
"Look here!" he said, addressing that
Individual ; "just a minute, please ! Any
truth in this report about the Prince de'
Pine's attack? I'm on the Morning Post
;nl have been sent to get the facts."
The clerk did not look up from his
writing.
"Ueport officially denied." he said, in
his usuil sings mg. "Poxes taken down
to the docks this morning. The prince
himself leaves this afternoon. Will be
down in the course of an hour."
His speech .'rented a little hush in the
bu:r7 of ta'k around, and two or three
people turned their heads to listen.
"That's true," said a man who was
trancing near the clerk's desk. "I saw
t';Go trunks mysdf go out in the van
three hours ago crest on every one of
them." lie was speaking to a showily
dressed wonvin. evidently an American,
who shrugged her shoulders incredulously.
'"He'll have to let his trunks go with
out him. then." she remarked in a low
tone. "The doctor's been here three times
to-day, and you know what the chamber
maid said. No, I won't believe he's going
till I see him with my'own eyes. Look!
There comes the proprietor !" She stop
ped short, as a stout man in a frock coat
walked pompously to the telephone near
he clerk's desk and took up the receiver.
"(.Jive me Adelphi stables !" he ordered.
in a voice that carried through the entire
lobby. "Hello! Jim, send a covered four
wheeler right here for His Excellency the
Prince del Pino."
Then, turning his back to the room, he
became absorbed in an interested talk
with a man who had just come in a
trim-looking man with a very white face
end dressed in black.
"The prince's valet !" the American in
formed her husband, in a loud whisper
that reached the ears of the reporter
standing near. Stepping across, he ac
sted the valet ingratiatingly.
"Would it be possible for me to obtain
an interview with the Prince del Pino? I
eome on behalf of the Morning Post.
The valet shook his head.
"The prince is very hurry," he explain
ed suavely; "he leaves in one all little
moment for to take passage of the Ma
jestic for New York." He dropped his
voice. "His Highness trusts that you
will most kindly contradict the so false
report, which has unfortunately been cir
culated. Son Altesse has had a severe
cold, from which he has but now recov
ered. You will excuse me?"
Bowing politely, he passpd out, follow
ed by the proprietor, just as a large
four-wheeler drew up in front of the en
Vance. Some minutes passed.
The little groups in the lobby began to
show signs of impatience and that rest
lessness which heralds the appearance of
a long-expected star, ana mere was a
general murmu." of relief when the whis
pered announcement, "Here he comes!"
"vas passed around.
At the othpr end of the lobby a lift
door shot back and four men came quick
ly out. The porter was ahead, much en
cumbered with luggage, then came the
valet, followed by the proprietor himself,
who walked loftily across the hall,
abreast with a tall slight man muffled in
a triple-caped military overcoat with a
high collar and wearing a tall silk hat.
As he passed rapidly, the lobby caught
a glimpse of a handsome, clean-shaven
aee and a glistening monocle.
"Certainly he looks well enough," ad
mitted the smartly dressed woman near
the clerk's desk, in an aggrieved tone.
The reporter drew a step towards her.
"Do you know His Highness by sight,
madam?" he inquired, in the confidence
inspiring voice of his class.
Put the American was not to be drawn
out. "No. I don't," she said shortly ;
"he came here a week ago and has been
in his room sick all the time. Nobody's
een him before."
Then, turnine, she stood on tiptoe,
craning her bead like the rest of the room
to 2't a glimpse of the four-wheeler con
taining the departing grandee, as it bowl
ed rapidly out of sight.
As it ratth'd olT in the direction of the
quays. Ludovic Sarto. the und'-servins ob
ject of so much solicitude and interest,
kst leaning back on the cushions of the
cab. smoking one of the I)cl Pino cigars,
nnd oil lining his plans to Alceste with a
loquacity that had not hitherto character
ized the prince's treatment of his valet.
"It will be easy enough to keep this
up," he said hopefully, in French, "now
that it's started. I shall avoid people as
much as possible on board and stay in my
Ftattrooin. There's one chance in a hun
dred that there will be any one on the
steamer who has ever known either the
Vrince or myself before."
"Most improbable,'' the valet agreed ;
"and yoM swear that you will leave those
trunks at the Waldorf as you found them,
precisely ':" There was a sharp note of
nieiy underneath his nervous insistence.
"Iteniember, Sarto, what I am risking."
The other met bis glance imperturba
bly. "Have 1 ever failed you?" he asked
quietly; "you and I have been through a
great deal together, mon vieui."
There was a pause.
"1 hope the money I have given will be
enough for all immediate needs," Alceste
pursued, changing the subject restlessly.
"1'or iii.vself. I do not know what the
outiimn' of this affair will be. The pro
prietor has promised to do his utmost,
but" he sighed "I shall neither sleep,
nor eat bread, till Son Altee ia aafely
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uid secretly out of that maudit hotel r
hat is. provided he does not die before he
an be moved." ,
"Mache !" the chauffeur laughed deris
'vely. "The prince has no more the sear-
et fever than I who speak to you. Can
on not see what the doctor really thinks';
!le will be ill enough but to realize that
t is his faithful valet who hns saved his
life. Hein Alceste! And, if questions
ire asked, thou hast thy story ready."
"The trunks had to go to allay suspi
ion," mumbled the valet, as if he were
repeating a lesson.
"Exactly. And they went in the charge
of a trusted, discreet friend of thine
re mem tier, my name does not appeal'
who has left them safely, at the Waldorf,
Thou wilt get my cable assuring this be
fore the prince is well enough to inquire
into the affair. How lie will be diverted
by thy witty plan for hoodwinking the
hotel canaille !"
"I never should have thought of it my
self," confessed the valet, with a certain
enthusiasm. "During the ten years we
have known each other, it was always
you. Ludovic, who devised the daring
dans."
"And thou who carried them out suc
cessfully," finished the other graciously.
"I have faith in thy diplomacy. Remem
ber, the prince must lie perdu while he
is in England, and travel to America in
cognito, resuming his identity only on
the other side of the ocean. Del Pino
was always ready enough for a masque
rade !" be chuckled reminiscently. "The
quay already !"
As the shades of evening fell and Rod
erigo, Prince del Pino, lay tossing irrita
bly on his unwelcome sick bed in a dark
ened room of the Adelphi, his ex-chauffeur
stood in the most sumptuous stateroom of
which the Majestic, queen of Star Liners,
could boast, taking in his new quarters
with much satisfaction.
Certainly Alceste had managed artis
tically, the two steamer trunks backing
the wall, with the Del Pino crest in full
sight, being, proofs sufficient to convince
the most suspicious steward that their
owner was actually on board.
With a sense of security and relief that
he had not known for three long days,
Sarto's eyes dropped to an inconspicuous
looking waterproof valise at his feet.
Stooping, he opened it and drew out a
long, narrow parcel. With deft fingers
he unwound its chamois wrappings and
let the contents roll out on the floor.
He had seen superb jewels in his day, but
the eye of a connoisseur told him that
Mrs. Waring's diamonds were deservedly
renowned.
Taking up a snake of brilliants, the
chauffeur held it by its emerald fangs,
picturing the gleaming, folds around a
certain white throat ; and then with a
curious impatience whipped back the
gems into their fittings and, closing the
bag on them, remained kneeling by it
absently, his mind going back over the
events of the past few days.
What a close shave it had been ! one
hair-breadth escape after another in the
desperate race with his pursuers from
the Hotel Maritime to the Majestic. lie
had won, to be sure, beaten them for the
nonce; there was a note of triumph in
the thought ; but in the gradual reac
tion that was setting in' with him now
the chauffeur asked himself moodily if
the game had been really worth the can
dle? What had he gained, after all ;
what was that serpent of diamonds at
the bottom of the valise compared with
the tremendous price it had cost? Dis
honor, flight, probable capture, eventual
imprisonment; why had he done this
thing?
Again and again the question recurred
to him persistently, and, like others of
his sex, beginning with the very first
man long ago in a garden, Sarto shifted
the blame on to feminine shoulders, mak
ing use of Adam's time-honored plea. Ac
cording to the Italian's fatalistic creed,
it was a woman's malign influence, com
bined with that mischievous power known
as force of circumstances, which had
brought him to this pass was responsi
ble for his being here in the cabin of
the Majestic, with a borrowed identity
and fifty thousand dollars' worth of bor
rowed ( ?) Jewels.
At this point Sarto's scattered thoughts
concentrated, narrowing to an inevitable
focus. What was to be done with the
Waring diamonds? The answer seemed
obvious, but it met the chauffeur unpre
pared. Whatever moralists may say, between
the man who commits a crime and Un
professional criminal there is a great gulf
ir,g the jewels ;
t,t when be faced the ,-on- I
sequences of his act, the adventurer, hard
ened as he was, shrank from the thief's
career that lay lefore him and, hesitat
ing, looked half-longingly back.
And while lie hesitated, from the deck
outside came the ceaseless tramp of fej-t,
and against the shuttered window shad
ows of different shapes and sizes passed
and repassed. As he knelt there Sarto
found himself watching the shadows fur
tively, and from time to time he glanced
at the stateroom door opposite, quite un
necessarily, for he had locked it himself.
At last, obeying a perfectly inexplica
ble impulse, he rose, rather sheepishly,
and felt the knob, trying the lock, mere
ly for the satisfaction of reiterated cer
tainty. And then, crossing the room, he
crouched down, with his bead to the level
of the window, and looked out with a
vague, interrogative glance, which gave
way instantly to one of blank, startled
incredulity.
For there on the deck, within ten feet
of him, leaning quietly on the rail, his
bead and shoulders outlined by the even
ing sky, was the man in the brown over
coat. CHAPTER VI.
The detective had bis back turned.
That was a momentary advantage, giv
ing the breathless chauffeur an instant
to take in the full ominous meaning of
the situation. For there waa only one
possible way of accounting for that flgurt
..irsiile the shutters, lie had been ree
gnized, even through the Del Pino dis
.'tiise, followed all the way from tin
delphi and was at that instant a pris
juer in his stateroom.
With his eyes on the locked door oppo
ito, Sarto stood nn instant and nieditat
d, a dangerous glint in his queer eyes,
his right hand thrust into a waistcoat
pocket, lightly fingering something that
'ay there--a chilly, metallic object a last
esort if it came to the worst. Then,
naking up his mind with characteristic
swiftness, he swung himself down to thf
'evel of the window and peered out
through the shutters.
What in the world was the matter with
the man outside? If all had, gone with
him as the chauffeur supposed, where was
the alertness, the unmistakable watchful
ness of the pursuer who has landed his
prey? Why that languid droop of the
brown overcoat? The careless pose of
the bead? And even as the chauffeur
watched this last it turned slowly in bis
direction, a profile came into view, an
eye glanced around negligently.
Ah ! Sarto bit bis lip sharply to sun
press an irresistible laugh a laugh at
his own expense. For be had been abso
lutely mistaken. Whatever might be the
detective's purpose in crossing the ocean,
certain it was that his being in the same
steamer with the man he was after was
something of which he was sublimely un-
aware. That lack-lustre eye gave away
the situation. For the moment the blood
hound was off the scent !
At this top notch in the chauffeur's de
ductions, a distant bell-like note came
along the decks. It rose, sang, swelled
with a dozen measured modulations, fill
ing the ship with the unmistakable braz-
en clamor of the bugle.
Starting at the noise, the detectivt
glanced nt his watch interrogatively. Then
he sniffed the air, hesitating, and finally.
turning on his heel, his hands in his
pockets, followed the guiding sound.
"Full cry for dinner !" sneered tht
watcher behind the shutters. "With the
man he's after and the money within six
feet of his nose ! Ugh ! Rah !"
And, with a snap of his fingers in the
direction of the vanishing brown over
coat, the chauffeur moved away from the
window.
For some minutes longer the buglfc
blew sonorously, but to one at least of
the steamer's five hundred passengers its
brazen clamor was absolutely inaudible
as, standing in the strip of light from his
window. Sarto opened a Russia-leather
photograph case he was holding and scru
tinized the face inside with intense anx
iety. A long, narrow, clean-shaven face
it was, with pin-point eyes embedded in
bristling eyebrows that met uncompro
misingly. And yet the high bony nose
and the thin-lipped mouth had a certain
harsh distinction the hall-mark of a
dozen generations.
With a smothered ejaculation. Sarto
took a step forward, staring half defiant
ly at the man who came to meet him out
of the opposite mirror. A tall, slenderly
built, olive-faced man, who moved with
sinuous grace, his clear-cut features very
subtly moulded as impassive in their
aquiline setting as a handsome bronze.
There was no trace of the brown-bearded
artist in this attractive personage, no
sign of the mustached, bearded, begog
gled chauffeur and, on the other hand,
no resemblance to the man he was person
ating. Seting his brain to work, the discom
fited Sarto now tried experiments with a
bit of charcoal, drawing his brows to
gether, slightly accentuating the lines
about the eyes and mouth. But, alas! the
result was in the main the same so was
the difference; beyond being of approxi
mate height, build and coloring, the real
Prince del Pino bore not the slightest
likeness to his counterfeit self.
"If Brown Overcoat has ever met Del
Pino before, my game is up," mused this
last.
But it whs a long "If."
The chauffeur's chance lay in the eter
nal chance the infinitely small possibil
ity that on the vast checker-board of
Europe these two particular pieces should
have been jostled together. The prince
and the detective ! Odds enormous odds
lav o'n the probability that they had
never laid eyes on each other.
(To be continued.)
filnrtittoiie and Victoria.
Names largely follow lines of histor
ical development, but their real sig
nificance can only be known by noting
the latest phases of that evolution.
There was a time, indeed, when the
King could make a speech to the Brit
ish Parliament and rely on having his
will carried into Immediate execution.
But it came to pass in the progress
of the ages that the King was only
safe In the theory that he could do
no wrong lKvause his ministers would
not let him. To reinforce this theory
it was necessary to adopt in practice
a program that no royal edict had
force unless signed by a minister.
From that caiue. in time, the idea that
all eill'T Slglieu in .1 i.m.i-. i.m.ol
signed by the sovereign.
Queen Victoria had a moment Oi
vacillation si Unit that. She had, doubt
less, some recollection of the theories
of the divine right of kings, so when
Mr. Gladstone, then prime minister,
brought her a paper to be signed sliu
said:
"I cannot sign it. That does not rep
resent my sentiments."
'.'Madam," said the premier, "you
must sign it."
"Do you sn.v must to me, Mr. Glad
stone? I am the Queen of England."
"Madam. I am the people of Eng
land. Sign."
And she signed. Courier Journal
All the horses belonging to the late
British ambassador at Constantinople,
Sir Nicholas O'Conor, have been sold
at auction. The usual notice was put
in the local newspapers, but the censor
took exception, as there were horses in
the list with the names of Pasha, Sellm
and Haroun, which he considered was
offensive to Turks, and the list had to
appear without the names.
He that will lose his friend for a jest
deserves to die a beggar by the bar
ga In- Fuller.
A Hay Starker.
A home-made stacker that will do
good service In handling hay Is shown
In the Illustration. There are no cast
ings to break nnd the timber required
in its construction can be readily pro-
, -tired. The dimensions of the various
parts are:
The lower timbers which are marked
i are about 12 feet long and are made
of 4 by 5-inch scantling. The side up
rights, marked 2, are about 14 feet
long, nnd made of the same material
as No. 1. The slanting pieces, marked
3, are about 10 feet long, and made of
4 by 4-inch scantling. The arms of
the stacker marked 4, are 10 feet long,
and made of 4 by 5 Inch stuff. The
cross piece, No. 5, Is 13 feet long, nnd
made of 3 by 5 Inch stuff. No. G Is
of 2 by 5-inch stuff, and is bevelled on
the front edge to allow the hay to slide
over It easily when being shoved on by
the sweep. Timbers numbered 7, 8, 9
and 10, are made of 2 by G-lnch stuff,
nnd are 10 feet long, except No. 7 and
No. 8, which should be only ns long as
the stacker frame is wide. Each end
of Nos. 9 and 10 should project a foot
on each end oyer No. 2.
Nes. Hi and 12 are made of 2 by 4
inch stuff, about 10 feet long; those
bolted to No. 13 about 15 inches from
die higher e,nd of No. 13.
No. 13 Is made of 2 by 4-inch stuff,
about 8 feet long; the higher end
should be nbout 8 feet above the
ground, so that when the stacker Is on
the ground the weight box. No. 14,
should be about two inches from the
two pulleys on the upper end of No.
13; also when the stacker, Is upright,
as it is when the hay is thrown on the
stack, the weight box should be about
2 inches below the two pulleys on the
HOME-MADE STACKER.
upper end of No. 13; and when the
stacker is half-way down the weight
box, No. 14, should be just clear of the
ground.
No. 14 Is the weight-box, nnd should
be made of 2-lnch stuff, about 8 to 10
inches deep, and about 2 feet square
it must be well spiked together. The
Idea of the weight is to start the
stacker back to the ground as soon ns
the load is delivered from it on to the
stack, and when the stacker is halfway
m the ground, the weight acts as a
brake for the other half of the way
down. The box is filled with stones.
The rope which attaches the weight
box to the stacker should be three-
quarter inch, passing from the weight
up between the two pulleys on the up
per end of No. 13, nnd down to the
center of stacker bend No. 5. The put-
leys on the frame of the stacker should
be attached by means of wooden blocks
with a notch cut out so that the pulley
can fit between the block and frame.
Pulleys for this purpose are 0 inches
in diameter and made of turned hard
wood. These nre fastened in pnice by
means of a hard wood phi for an axle
The pulleys should be kept well oiled
to keep them from calking.
The rone for raising the stacker
should be either inch or inch and
quarter. The teeth on the stacker
cau be made of 2 by 4-inch pine scant
ling, 10 feet long and bevelled on the
upper side to allow the hay to slide
on easily. The short upright teeth on
the stacker head should be about
feet long. They are bolted to the long
teeth nbout 2 Inches from the stacker
'lead, No. 5, and rest ngninst the stack
er head, No. 0. The stacker arms, No.
4 should be bolted to No. 2 with a large
bolt, about 12 Inches from the ground,
Snniner Work With Ponltry.
Provide shade. Tree shade Is the
best, but If there are no trees in the
runs then the next best thing is to erect
canopies of some kind.
Have places provided so that the
fowls and chicks cannot only get into
the shade during the hot weather, but
have a place of refuge during rainy,
stormy days.
Cut down the supply of heat-produe-
Ing grains in the diet and fed liberally
of green food.
As they mature separate the cock
erels from the pullets and give the for
mer nil extra allowance, ns they will
stand more forcing.
It Is advisable each week to gather
up all hens that nre becoming broody
and put them in a separate coop where
no nests are provided. With this
change it will require but n week to
break them from their broody Instincts
and they will go back to laying again.
Crooked Breast la Chicken.
Crooked breast bones in chickens are
caused by the heavy birds roosting on
poles or fences. The bones of the young
birds are soft and are turned to one
side by pressing on the roost If you
have heavy fowls let them roost on
the floor covered thickly with straw,
and you will have no crooked breast
bones. s
Artificial Iloner.
Artificial honey can now bo made so
like the genuine article in flavor that
eveu the expert cannot tell the differ
ence. Thick sirup of sugar la boiled with
it minute quantity of mineral add, which
converts It Into the same form occur
ring in honey. This Is mixed with some
natural honey of strong flavor, and
thus closely stimulates the real article.
It is said that the following, known as
Ley's reagent, will detect the spurious
honey: Ten parts of silver nitrate are
dissolved in n hundred parts of water,
and to tills twenty parts of n 15 per
cent solution of soda carbonate is
added. The precipitate is filtered,
washed nnd dissolved in a 115 parts of
a 10 per cent solution of nnimonlum
chloride. It must be kept In the dark
in n well-stoppered bottle. The honey
to be tested must be diluted with twice
its weight of water. A few drops of
the reagent nre to be added and heated
for five minutes on a water bath in
the dark. Natural honey turns brown
and shows a greouish-yellow fluores
cence; the Imitation turns, a lighter
tint and shows no fluorescence.
Protein (or IMg.
Alfalfa is n nitrogenous roughage.
Pigs have only one stomach, nnd this
a comparatively small one, therefore
they ar6 not as well adapted to eating
as are ruminants; consequently it goes
without saying that it is more than
likely that the young growing pig will
not obtain enough protein for maxi
mum growth from a ration made up of
alfalfa nnd corn. Nevertheless alfalfa
is one of the best sources of protein
for pigs that can he had and should
be used to the greatest extent. When
alfalfa Is fed in the form of hay It
may be given to the pigs in racks. If
they are accustomed to eating alfalfa
in this form they will eat a consid
erable quantity of it, but more will by
eaten if it is chopped fine nnd then
steamed or scalded and mixed wjtb
finely ground corn into a thick slop.
Farmers' Homo Journal.
Mistake of the Farm.
One of the greatest mistakes a farmei
or any one else in business makes is In
trying to secure u luxurious living and
a lot of fun out of a very small busi
ness. Aside from the fostering of un
necessary habits, ex lenses are Incurred
which nre sufficient, to meet the de
mnnds of a much larger business. Cut
your garment according to your cloth
The farmer who takes pride in his
business has the same encouragement
and advantage over competitors, who
lock the snap and sentiment, that the
earnest, progressive man in all othet
callings has. The man who succeeds
in fanning as well as those In the ininoi
professions, must throw his very life
into the work in which he is engaged
This applies to fanning with great
force if excellence is expected. Dakota
Farmer.
Wide Tires Xeeilcil.
Every farmer needs one or two low
wheeled, wide-tired wagons on the
farm. They nre the most convenient
for every kind of work In which a
wagon is used, especially for hauling
manure, filling the silo, hauling grain,
corn fodder, etc. A wide-tired wagon
hauls easily and does not cut up the
land, and also saves much back-achini;
labor In loading and unloading ma
nure, sued grains, wood, hay, straw,
etc. If one already has higli-wheeli'd
wagons outright, there are many linns
manufacturing wide-tired wheels that
will lit any wagon. Tliey cost but a
few dollars, nnd nre one of the best In
vestments any farmer can make.: Wis
consin Agriculturist.
Wrecking Windmill.
The passing of the windmill in Eng
land, antiquated by such recent power
producers as the gas engine and elec
tric motor, has given life to a new In
dustry windmill wrecking. The old
windmill builders understood their
business and meant their handiwork
to last, and so the demolishing of such
structures is no simple task. Many of
the old mills stood WO feet high and
had eight or nine Moors, fitted with
four run of stones, and contained tons
upon tons of brick. Often these huge
mills stand close to other buildings.
and, says Popular Mechanics, accidents
would be inevitable if the wreckers did
not have experience In their tasks.
Timely Uinta on Farm Work.
A well-oiled, sharp saw saves time
and temper.
The sign of the silo marks a pro
gressive fanner every time.
Too much water nnd wet, mushy
foods will not lay on fat. It takes
the concentrated stuff to do that.
Nail a leather strap on the side ol
the wagon box to hold an ax, nnd never
leave the ax nt the house.
Paint costs pretty high these days,
but ft will pay In the long run In sav
ing the buildings provided It Is good
paint.
The man who cannot kick the hlroo
man harder than the hired man kicks
the cow doesn't deserve the name of
farmer.
Make up your mind that you will not
get mad and misuse the calf you nre
trying to teach to drink, no nutter
what the little fellow may do. Be pa
tient. You will think more of the calf,
and surely of yourself.
11EWEEKLY
fcfllSpflAN
1G44 Cromwell defeated the Boyalists
at battle of Marston Moor.
1701 Jacques Francois de Brouillan ap
pointed Governor of Acadia.
1758 Louisburg tnkeu by the English
under Amherst.
1759 Quebec bombarded by Wolfe.
1770-J-Continental Congress adopted tha
resolution of independence.
1S00 Union of Great Britain and Ire-
land.
1803 Massacre of British troops in Cey
lon.
1S29 First issue of the Philadelphia In
quirer. ... Silistria surrendered to the
ltussians.
1S30 William IV. succeeded George IV.
in England.
1832 Cholera first appeared in New-
York.
IS34 Levy Woodbury of New Hamp
shire became Secretary of the United
States Treasury .... Indian Territory
organized.
1843 John Nelson of Maryland became
Attorney General of the United
States.
1S49 British Navigation Acts repealed.
1S50 Amount of the national debt of
the United States was .$03,452,773.
1S52 Body of Henry Clay lay in state
in the national capitol at Washing
ton. 1857 Massacre at Cawnpore.
1859 Blondin first crossed the Niagara
river, just below the falls, on a tight
rope.
ISOO Charles Goodyear, inventor of thfc
process for vulcanizing rubber, died
in New York.
1802 Battle of Cold Harbor, Va Gen.
Pope assigned to the command of the
Army of Virginia.
1803 Gen. Mende succeeded Gen. Hookei
in command of the Army of the Poto
mac. 1SG4 Ninety lives lost in railroad wreck
at St. Ililaire, Quebec. .. .Congress
chartered the Northern Pacific Hail
road Company.
18(57 Act of confederation came into
effect in Canada.
1870 Senate rejected treaty of annexa
Hon of San Domingo.
1S71 British Columbia entered the Do
minion of Canada.
1SS2 Charles Girltenu executed for tha
assassination of President Garfield.
18SO Bartholdi statue unveiled iu New
York harbor.
1S93 The Chicago anarchists paidoned
by Gov. Altgeld of Illinois.
1894 M. Casaimir-Perier elected Pres.
dent of France. ... United State
court issued injunction to prevent in
terference with railroad trains by
strikers. .
1S9S Outer defenses of Santiago carried
by the American army- under Gen.
Shaffer.
1899 International Council of Women
met in London.
1901 I'ev. Silas S. Swallow nominated
for President by the Prohibition
party.
1907 United States fiscal year closed
with surplus of $S7,000.MH). . . . In
the British House of Commons a res
olution in favor of curtailing the
power of the House of Lords was
passed. .. .Sir Henry MacLean, com
mander of bodyguards of the Sultan
of Morocco, captured by the bandit
chief, Ilaisuli.
The Minnesota State university trus
tees have accepted the plans for a great
er campus.
Carleton college graduated a class ot
fifty. Six new instructors were added to
the faculty.
Ilamliue university this year returned .
to the old custom of having graduates of
the academic department deliver com
mencement addresses.
The Senate of Michigan university has
ordered the disbamhnent of all drinking
clubs among the students and forbidden
them to take any part in parties where
drinking is indulged in, no matter where
held.
Macnlester college of St Paul has re
ceived a gift of $10,ux from John C.
Martin of New York, to found a depart
ment of Bible study. The college has re
ceived four gifts, aggregating $170,(KIO,
during the year.
The new buildings of the college of th
city of New York, on Washington
Heights, which cost $7. XI.U 0, were dedi
cated with imposing ceremonies. Secre
tary of Commerce and Ialxr Straus was
the chief spwiker.
Next to the presence of "Bill" Taft, th
conferring of the honorary degrees was
of most interest to the Yale throng and
to the public Chief among Ihose so hon
ored was J. Tierpont Morgan, the New
York financier, who received the degree.
of LI I), in recognition of his service
In the recent panic. Ex-Senator Spooney
waa also honored with a Yale degree.