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if I 1 By Order of the Czar A Story of Russian Power Bj MARCUS EASTLAKE OHAPTBIt XVI. A dsy '" arrive ro Berlin and st liberty to seok my oM aeMsrtnte. Karl Ite. la tnr minute t am "t'nlfr de linden." mounted o f thoe blim-wbee! BeHhi 4rokle. rott.c 01 to the view of the donbte stream of latUrMaab that poor la bock ilireeiw, not one of whom bat turn curt ey on mm. A ItauUa prieH l uatteiibtedly a rare aght ia Berlin, and few even know to what nationality t betoog. "The SemStr I one of the many street that run into the great center "Unter den IJ4e." We lam lato It. and presently halt bffore a lame boe that bss a halfway covered with creep ers. There Is an ores mental metal ta ble, awl chair disposed amid a crave of leaf plants. One of the chaira h ecu pM by a jooac ma ia whom. spite or his clean rkiTM chin, trim whlke rs. ami general air of lofty respectability, I at onco recognise the converted PkHtslme, erstwhile of the University af St. Pe tersburg. Karl Boeu. My droskl stopping it the doer, he rise ami lean over the railings of the balcony to Mk ou me a prolonged and astonished stare. 1 ware lay band excitedly, to which he make no response, only Marios the harder. - I Py the driver and ring Doctor Itosen'a bell, whose name oa a large brs plate la an nounced below It. When the street doer flies open 1 meant the flight of staoe steps three at a time. A neat maid servant hekli open the door. "Your master la at home: can I aeo him?" I Inquired In Herman; for like most HhmIuhi ef the educated claaa 1 am a tolerably good linguist. For aoraa momenta abe regards me with eye aa round aa aaucera before abe aufflclently recovera from ber surprise at sight of we, to reply to my question. "Yes, air; step la. air." She precedes me across a hall and pan sea at the door of a room, which matt be that one with the balcony, to ask: "What name, sir?" I healtate for a moment. "Herr Lub aneff," I reply at length. She turns the handle and announces me; then with a laat. curious fiance. leaves mi within the room. A. figure ataada between me ami the light a dapper Httle Scare, the sight of which awakens in me a host of pleasant recollections. I atrp quickly up to it, grasp an unresponsive hand, abaka It heartily, forgetting for the moment bow disguised beyond the poaalbility of rec ognition I am, aa I exclaim: "Don Ksrlo. okl man! bow goes It with thee? Waken up, brother! Surely, thou bast not forgotten thin old com rade. Vlaahaf "Vlaaha," ha repeats stupidly. "Vlashar Gating at me always, bis grasp begins to tighten, hla featurea to work. "Vlaaha It cannot be Vlaaba I.ubanoff; be was banged" He saya this dubloualy. In a wavering, undecided manner. Doubt Iraa my familiar voice and other algna peak to bis besrt. "Was he? was he)" I fling my clerical bat to the far end of the room; my wig. my false beard fol low It; and. twitching up tba skirts of my silken kaftan, I cut a caper before him. I "VlsshaJ Is It possible?" be gasps, and then the tender-hearted little fellow bursts Into tears. I am grave In au Instant- My bands descend on bis shape ly aboaldera, and we look each other In the face. The tears are streaming down bis, and my vltion grows dim at sight of them, and blm. Half an hoar later we are seated with our feet under the same mahogany, with coffee before as. I relate my adven ture. Now and then I hear hla abort, quickened breathings or his low, agitated lauch. The room is iulte dark when I arrive at the end of my story. Al long pause ensues, during which nothing Is beard save the rumble of vehicle and the subdued' stir of life in the street be low. "Vlaaha," be begins, "now that tbou hast made tbls great sacrifice for the weal of Uussla, what better Is she for it? Has It advanced the cause? What better Is aba for those hundreds of devoted men, and even women, who have perish ed on tlis scaffold for ber redemption? Ia tyranny less rampant? In all these years have w advanced a single step? Beest thou not at least that thy methods aro wrong? There Is no help, no effi cacy lu the extreme measures you adopt yet I know that I only waste my breath In pointing this out to thee. I suppose, thou wilt hasten to league thy self with the red-hot social democrats here, and get Into mora mischief." "What if at last I have become a con vert to thy gentler creed, Karlos?" I quietly observe. "No such luck," be responds with a touch of bitterness, "Well, well, I will not Insist, but per haps time may show." "Vlasha, dear old man! If I could only believe that " "Believe nothing," I Interrupt, "until thou bast proof. A man must have lived hla theories before ha has earned the right to talk of them. Therefore I am mute. In this blatant world one gets alck of this eternal talk, talk. Only one thing I will observe, that the mind of a man Is liable to undergo strange meta morphoses In passing through the Valley of tlie Hhadow, and If ho emerges to lind himself still on this side of the grave, the chances are that be sees things In a different light. The mysterious Jour ney opens the windows of bis soul." "Now, I must leave thee for a couple of hours or so to visit patients," Itosen observes, placing at my elbow newspa per and a new book. "Make thyself at home." Left alone, I feel too restless and ex cited to lead, I wander about, exam ining the pictures on the walls, the book, the knick-knacks, and finally tome albums,, in one of which I soon became absorbed. It Is entirely devoted to Ito aen'a University friend. Almost every face 1 familiar to me, and awaken In me memorle of happy, careles day that can never return, ond other that make me unspeakably aad for those who are laddering lu aa earl grave. There la Ivan's honest phlx looking at me with , hla thoughtful, deep-set eyes, ami Pavel's j arm ami fiery one. There la peor Vaall aad those others who went with me tn the scaffold, bait, unlike myself, returned i not ta light ami life again; aad there ; am I. ia different stage of my student existence, lingering In rontemplaHoM of tbe I note not the Bights of time. and before I- have begna to expect -M-n' ret am be ia there a rain, lie pats kb arm throng mine and condacls me tn the dining mom. "Thm art a weky felmw. Karlaa." I say, aa I watch him dhuwtlng a rvt duckling, "te drop mte a thing like tbla Jntt when the time waa rip far thee t da m." "I have ixxfclug ts cemptaia ef." he replies. "And where la thla uncle of thine whe has ahawn aueh wtie discrimination Id his choice of a succeaer) "At preaeHt he la at hla country hoe as eager In exterminating grabs and stwli as be used ta be la doing battle with disease, in the winter he Uvea here, or rather I should say, sleep here; for be spends hi days between the Medkal Oab ami the Aquarium. At the latter be has certain et. the feed ing of whkh he always superintends. In the evening he goea to the opera, or plays wblat at the home of an old bar &flf, whose devoted admirer he baa been for some fifty year. When he la in town, what with his outdoor engage ments and my own, we rsrely meet, save at meal times." "What a fine old fellow be mutt beP' I exclaim. "That la the sort of unci for me." As be lingers In my bedroom before saying good night, he bursts Into a sud den laugh, with his eyes running over my person. "Herrr be exclaims, "what with thy height and the strsnge costume together, thou fallet Into the eye,' as w Ger mans say. Truly thou couldst scarcely walk abroad In the streets thus for fear the 'Strassenjungen' should mob thee. They might take thee for a paradlag advertisement to some show. To-morrow, first thing, thou must pay a vlalt to my tailor and allow blm to eucaa thee In civilized apparel." "With all my heart," I fervently re apond. "Ob, Karloa, tbou canat have no Idea what a relief It Is to me to be don with diagulaes and aaiumed names, to be myself again!" CIIAITKK XVII. My figure, dresaed In a respectable dirk suit and gray wlde-awske. must be beginning to be a fimlllir object to the railroad servants at the Berlin Cen tral station, for this Is the fourth day I hav haunted its precincts, though it Is tho first on which I msy reasonably ex pect Maruscha. To-day, as I tread the now well-known way between the Bteln Strasse and the station, my heart beata high with a sort of qulveriug hope. On moment I exult Maruscha Is on ber way to me! In a few minutes I will hold ber In my arms with the conscious ness that "t part no more. Tbe next And If she should not he In th train? If mj letter to her should bar arrived too late? Maruschs, my tender one, my dove. Is beating her bright wlugs agalust the bars of a vile cage, unable to fly to me! I enter tbe station -and take my stand beside the barrier, from wkenre I can sea the train arrive aad the passengers leave It. Aa uausl, I am too early, and wait, torn by conflicting hopes and fesrs. Then I net only rouse, but become painfully alert. I lean forward over the barrier, eagjr to catch the first glimpse of the expected train. I start nervously as tbe piercing whistle smites my ear, and on it comes gliding like some bilge, snorting sea mounter, trailing Its long Jointed tail after It tbe train that must con tain my Maruscha! Hope dies a hard death! It lies In its last throes when, with casual glances cast on me where I stand prominent, the stragglers piss by me, and no on has claimed me. No little figure his dis severed itself from the crowd md flut tered up to me; no little trembling, eager hind bas been placed on toy arm. I piuse In the street and look aimless ly up and down. Whit shsll I do to slay tbe weiry hours that must Intervene before I may return to mset tbe evening train from Kon!gsberg7 As Ilosen Is engaged nearly all day, and I am debar red from relieving my feellugs by pour ing my troubles Into bis sympstbetlc ear, I shrink from returning to tbe Hteln Htrasse to sit alone between four walls. Thinking thus, I have been absently watching the loading of a couple of dros kles with the luggage from the two trucks, llatlis of different shapes, lucludlng a shower bath, a folding chair, and a folded camp-bed, bave been beatowed on one of the vehicles; portmanteaus, trunks and hat boxes on the other. All tbe time, their owner has been fuming, fuss ing and shouting directions at the top of his voice as to their disposal, to the discomfiture of the porters; for, as the language he speaks is Kngllsh, with an occasional misapplied word In German, they fall to understand his wishes, and thu end of all Is confusion. "Confusion you, for Idiots." the Eng lishman shouts, beside himself with fury. "The seat, I want tbat on the seat be side me, you fools! Valuable!" The chest In question, which 1 banded wjtb steel ami Is of considerable weight, Is being raised by two sulky porters to the box. As they understand not what Its owner Is saying, they go on with what they ire busy, until unable to con tain himself, the Englishman thrusts one of them aside and lay hands on hi prop erty himself. Grasping one handle, he tug vicious ly at It with th evident intention of lift ing the chest back to tbe pavement. Ou end of It rest on the box, and be twlsta about to bring the other handle within hi reach. Involuntarily I make a move ment In hi direction, tbe word la hi tongue rising to my Up. "That 1 too heavy for you, sir. Al low m to " I gst no further. I th chest com la down, and though I throw oat nur hand', I am not near emmrn to avert th aceMent. Whh a era It falls, with all Its weight, on the Hngltahman' fool He set np a yell, which terminatea In a groan, ami fall iMnenolble Into my outstretched arota. The whole thing ha happened In a flash, ami the purler stand by staring stupidly. It Is a tas lag stranger who stops and. qub-kly stoepiHg, remotes the edge of tbe chest from the font, nml the same Individual orders a doctor ta be brought. "I am a doctor." I lHterpf. and to the people who have flocked rwuud U. "Will you make way, please?" Then I take the Injured man as If he were a child, ahd bear Mm back ti the station. For a moment, my own great anxMy has brtiHk into the background. I dlrwt my step to th stalkHi master" quarter, followed by the crowd to the door. The station master take In at a glance tbe hearimr of tba ra. more nnsrkly to open an Inner door. Without n question, he precede me Into hi com fortable sitting rwom. where 1 deposit my bnrdeH on a sofa. "Where l he hurt?" "His foot I crushed." A certain number of curioH onlooker have followed the station master po litely but firmly wave them lck ami shut the door on them. I cannot hut admire the calm self-poeilH of tho man, and his common sense, for while I am loosening the Knell'hman'a neck cloth, ami admlnUteriHK a stimulant, he opens the window, ascertain from me by a questioning glance which I tne truieo foot, and procei-d to tak off th doth shoe aad the woolen stocking, displaying an ugly weal scro- the Instep. Already the oh! gentleman begins to testify by deep-drawn sighs that hi sense are returning. He op-na hi eyea presently, look vaguely in my face, and ckxe them again. "Have you any linen by you?" 1 In quire of the station master. "I have bandage, lint: lu short, every thing you require, doctor." he replies. "I always have them with me. In case of ac cident." "Sensible man," I think; "should have been a doctor." And certainly no prac ticed surgeon could bave lent rnoro able assistance than does be. He anticipates toy requirements, fetching water In a basin, unfolding and holding lu readiness tbe long strips of llnrn, until I am fain to observe: "You hiva mistaken your vocation, Herr Ilahnhoga-Verwaller." He amllea with modest complacency. "I have had a little practical training In surgery," h responds. "It Is useful to a man of my position to know how to bind up a wound at least. I have found It ao. All tba railway offlclala bring their cuta and bruise to me." flo b fontlnned.' P08E A3 DETECTIVEB. Hccrct Service Trying to Ilrk Up Ob jectionable I'ractlcc. "A unrllii: large number of peo ple sec in to bave a mania for posing aa United State aocret-servlc men." re marked Chief Wllkle of that service recently, aya the Washington corre spondent of tho Brooklyn Eagle. "We are running across Instance nearly ev ery day of men who pass themselves off a member of the aecret aervlcc. Home of them arc amateur bawkahaw, who have been reading tbe Bhrrlock Holraea stories and pose around mere ly for the sake of making an Imprea lon. Other are more rlctou In their Intention and pas themselves off a ecret-iervlco men In order to profit thereby. The law trlctly prohibit tbl practice and Imposes a fine and Im prisonment for conviction. We aro trying to break up the business and are prosecuting cases wherever they are found. Here Is a case we have on hand now. "A man was arrested In Indianapolis n. couple of days ago for masquoradlng as a member of our service. He evi dently Is o. shrewd follow nud was making use of the deception to get a check for $2T0 cashed. The man went Into otie of the Indianapolis bank, and presented a check for this sura of money. He told the cashier that It waa the check of the paymaster of our service. The cashier required tho fellow to secure an Indorser, and' when he went out to look for some ono to identify him the bank telegraphed to tbe paymaster at Kt. Louis for Infor mation. The reply was that there was no such person In tbe secret service. The man turned up with an Indianap olis citizen named It Ice, who Indorsed the check. Itlce explained that be had met tbe man while traveling from Mon- treal to Troy and bad no reason to sus pect that be was a bogus government employe. "When the man was arrested papers found on his person Indicated that he was a long-beaded chap and had pro pared for trouble growing out of a po slble question as to his Identity. He had In his possession two or three let ters addrcased to me which ho had Just dictated to the hotel stenographer. They all referred to detail of olllce work and were calculated to disarm the suspicion of any one who might doubt his claims. Another was ad dressed to the president, but In this ho rather ovorrenched himself. In this letter he mado It appear that ho had bocn having correspondence with tbe president In person about Jit transfer to the war department to look after aoine confidential work for Secretary Taft. If anythlug were noeded to ex pose him that letter was sufficient, for, of course, no letter on a subject of this kind would ever be sent from tbe White House." ItlKht Meat Door.M CflsejrI aee be tho paper that a man named Hlggtn av !M Harmony court was struck be an autymobilo ylstld'y au' killed. Oassldy My, my, but Uiot wa a narrow escape fur our frlnd FlanncryJ Casoy Uow so? Oassldy Bure, FJannery lire at 23 Harmony court. Philadelphia Press. At Our Hoarding House. "I nover saw such a tough steak!" "Pooh, pooh. There Isn't enough of It to mako a fuss about." Cleveland Plain Dealer JfehC raVa A AirffTTV- 3TJXr usACJVt -Ara-lC-ialhQvVV r liny WnliimtliiK Hero I u plan fur unhwdliig nr with horse fork In barn or on mhik which I find U very convenient mm I'lwnpor than any net of haying tool ami 1 lellee Just a good. Wo '"'''" uM It lor two year and ronllfo It" value. Kasten pulley block, nt a mm i lit cone of Iwrn. Then with nn open ring fivden another pulley to ring I" hay fork. Then tw one end of rope tn mu.ii rlMP after It has Iwetl closed. and then through the miller at c. then down through pulley nt i. which I on fork, then through pulley nt a. wien through a pulley nt d. which Is down on Iwrn floor. All that I necessary to change the fork so ns to drop hay lu either mow I to untie nipu from fork and tin optmslto end there. This itietlt- oood hat niooino. od save one the cost of track and cnr. and will pull almost directly straight upwards until tho fork full of liny get pretty well up, then will travel over mow. Those who have hoy to stack can use this plan by using two tall post, or one If stack Is near a treo which can b used to fasten ona pulley to. Bet post far enough away so you can drive load of hay between post and stnek. Till rigging will not tako any re o rope than ft track nud car, and I ery convenient In small barns. C O. Ilosworth In Ohio t'tinurr. Trouble of llorae. In the winter season of the year, when most farm horses hnve rather an easy time of life, there ts likely to be moro or less liver nud kidney trouble nmong them, due. to aottni extent, to the liberal feeding and the Inactive life. Oftentimes theso troubles develop In nu nttnek of acute Indigestion, fre quently mistaken for colic. The first thing to do with a horse that U not eating well ts to give n doso of mix vomica three time dally until It re cover Its appetite. The doso Is twen ty drops of tbe tincture given on the tongue. Just beforo eating. Tho outs given th animal should bo ground nud In the grnln given In the morning should be placed a half ounce of (raw tiered nitrate of potash. Then preparu the following general condition pow der, which acts well on both kidneys and liver, and give the animal a heap ing tablespoonftil once a day, prefera bly at noon. In two pounds of ground flaxseed mix four ounces of iNiwdered gentian, tiro ounces of ginger, three ounces of owdored sulphate of Iron aihI two ounces of iwwdered charcoal. Heo that nil the Ingredient nre mixed thoroughly. This tiowder will ton up the system of the horse generally. A Whkoii Toiiuue It is not nlwn) poMlble to have n two-horso wagon suuiclmitly light for long dlstnuee driving where It I l't to use two horse. The Illustration shows a tongue which may bo iHtslly iiindn by n men! blneksuilth nt stnnll expense, for tMe on a light one-horse wagon. Tho Illustration needs little description, the mutii points being to havo tho pole made of tough lumber fit r fc3 Cr7Zi3 A WAOO.t TOKO UK. und about two Inches squnro nt the smull end and three and ono-lmlf Inches square at the largo end. Tho circle should be made of two-Inch wagon felloes. Holt the sluift couplings to the circle, tho doublo-treo resting on tho tongue where tho circle Is bolted to the tongue, This wagon polo Is quick ly attached and Is very light, henco not it burden on the horses, and the-expense of making It Is small. Indian apolis News, Witch Oras. This Is n terrible wend to eradicate either from tho field or the garden. It sprendu by means of underground stems culled root stocks, says Ameri can Cultivator. These nin along below tho reach of tho mowing machine or of grazing animals and ofton too deep to iio disturbed by surfaco cultivation. Thoy prod u co buds nt their numerous scaly nodes, and these buds dorelop In now plants In oxnctly tho samo man ner as brnnchos nre producod above ground, Tho root stocks of couch grass will sometimes grow to a length of ten to fifteen foot In ono season, fur nishing this weed with a means of rapid distribution and propagation, a character making it most pernicious In cultivated land. Tbe only way entire- LI iy to gel rut or it i uy ir""'K ground over cnrnfully mid picking It out piece by piece, Even tho smallest lilt left lu thii ground will ulnrt In growth. To (let Hum In Wlnlrr. A sinvessfiil poultry miser was mice Mfkeil how to siiectwsfnlly "t W during tho winter senson nud hi reply - i. I... ...!. I.... III.. whh, "Imleh winter elilakim from win ter-luld egg." While till I ly " meaiiH the only thing to do. It I, h" ytuid iiosllun, tho foundation of the whole matter. It li Impossible to luno pullets that will lay egic during tho winter netison, lu pronlnhle qumitltle, when thesn pullet are hatched from Into spring or oofly suuimer-lahl egg Notlco wo any "In prontnbln qunnu tie." for tho Into-hatched pullet will lny some during tho winter, but It ten dency Is toward laying at the same sea son as tho egg was laid from widen she wns hatched. Here, then, Is the start for those who seek winter eggs, nud If tho render I out for this sort or tiuslue he itliouhl plan for on lnem bator to bo set at wtirk In early I'eli ruary. Then It must be remembered that tho early-hatched bin!, especially In tho folder sections of tho North, will require unusually gixnl rare, sa that comfortable brooding house must bo provided, with room fur exercise, mid In place where there will be mi danger of the chicks getting damp or tvet. If the brooder room I cool II will do no harm, for the chick will lime the brooder to go to for warmth; but tho room must not be damp or wet. Chicks raised In this manner and given n good range during the following sum mer wilt go Into winter quarter In flu shape and produce eggs at a pro tit In tbe winter. Cliaime Hlicsp I'mlttr. Th sheep pasture must sometimes hnto a rest from th sheep on sccount of the drposlt of the rggs of Intestlnnl worms of sheep. In some old pastures these rggs are spread by the millions. This t particularly dangerous ground to be fed over by young lambs, The man who has more than one pasture will find himself In an advantageous position In case of trouble with Intra. Html worms. He can simply chsnge his sheep run from one pasture to the other. Kuch n chang I not necrawry unless there are signs of tin worm among the sheep. A Winter Wheelbarrow. A very convenient and useful wheel barrow sted may lie constructed as fol lows: Kroui a piece of U-tuch plank cut a runner, a. Then make two rear ruu- st.r.t ma n now. ners, b, of braco Iron or wooden wag on felloes. Kramo these together a;id attach to front runner by thn bed pieces, c, which are "'i Incite wide, I Inch thick. .1 feet long. Put lu the rocking pin, e, a long as the width of tho bed. Attncli It to tho bed piece, c. by a piece of hard wood, d. This should flt tightly through the upright part of the runner, a. I'nrm and Home. rmiltrr l'lckliiu. All the uoti-sltttng breed lay white egg. The roost should be low, especially for heavy fowls. Cnusunlly large eggs denote that III hens are too fat. Glvo one feed of good, sound grstn dally. Whole wheat Is good. The greatest layers mnke oor sit ters and Indifferent table fowls. Never liihreed; change cocks every year and always uso pure-bred birds. Old geese are best for hatching and young geese sell for the best price. For young chickens It Is a good plan to mix the soft food with milk, not making It sloppy. While the guinea Is a noisy creature, Itfljiolso frighten awny muiiy enemies of the poultry yard. In putting salt lu the food, the quan tity should not exceed thu umouut used lu food for the table, Tho farm offers tho ndvnntnge of a wldo range mid fowls thus favored have moro bvitiitllul plumiigo. If any chickens nro to Iio hutched lato they should be of varlutlrs that feather quickly and mature curly. To secure uniform chicks und have tho majority females, tho fowls thutn solves should possess uniformity as re gards color, plumage und age, us wull as sire uud marking. Aizrlcullural Atoms. Animal manure are most economic ally used when applied to the soil as fast as collected. Taking care of tho tools and Imple ments Is one of tho best methods of economizing on the farm. The feed ts an important factor In stock raising. The brood adapted to tho object sought will give hotter re sults and at a lower cost proportionate ly. Usually when many want to sell Is a good tlmo to buy, and when many want to buy is a good tlmo to sell, for many sellers make low prices, follow ed lu duo senson by small supply and good prices, am! tunny buyers mako good prices, followod In due scasou by large supply and low prices. THE WEEKLY JSTORIAH Ono Hundred Yrr Aqo. The battle of lllesett took pi, e Thi Freiieh under Grouchy defeated R.Ufl l'mlsn ami took cmhihhi. Tho IHIth anniversary of the laud lug of tho Mnyflowor w cetebrsted tu Boston. Itnssla und Sweden were negotiating n subsidiary treaty. The Ha) llatt army under Emperr I)llm wm preparing to insrrh n gainst Snnto Doming. Holland was oh the vorge of battk. ruutfy. The Sac ami Vox Imllntt reded to the United Htale NU") square mlK ilOO of wbleli tract wns along the Mi. sWslppI river. Much discontent prevailed among the American nt Sw Orlenti. m-r. sloned by the former Hpntilsh lloterttur retaining hi troop lu tho city to set as a gunrii. Seventy-five Yeara Ago. A new code of commerce was pro jected In Itussla, found neceasary by the new territory ricqulred Many I'orttigoe'e emigrant loft Bruge for Ostend, where they wer to salt for Hlo Janeiro. (leorgla refused to allow the Indians to set up an Independent government lu that Mlate. The Hnat ratified the treaties with tho Indians which gava to the I tilled .State 8,UW.0U acre of land Notwithstanding tho great rejohing at Ht. Petersburg over tho jteai-e of Adrlsnople. there wns much iIImsIIs- faction becaus Constantinople had not been captured. A party of Choetaw altst-hi-d a camp of 0ngs Indian ou the Ctiua- dlan river and killed seveu of thnll i number. fifty Year Ago. Mraoda, Japan, was destroyed by snv earthquake. A wav from thn bay overflowed the town, snd on Its return left but stxtn out of l.Otx) bultdlngi standing. Th British parliament pad a law permitting tha rtillatment of foreign era as officers and soldiers lu her ma jesty's service. England, France and Austria signed a protocol recording the Interpretation fixed by the alltr to tho four polnti of negotiation. Another Kaffir war wn expected la South Africa, as tho Kngllsh attempt ed to Interfere with tho native lr amy practice. One million nml three hundred thousand-dollar of thn United State debt wns redeemed at the. Treasury Iiepsrt incut, nearly issj.000 of which ws tin loan of 1817. Indians of Texas promised to Veep thu poaca ami settle ou tho lauds re served for tin-in in tho Mute Two I'nlled Htates ship were seis ed nt Havana for convoying arms 'J seditious prtMjJnmntlous. forty Year Ago. Hcport were sent out from New Or lean of successful raids mad oa guerrilla camps by Union soldier, Hecretsry Htnnton announced 8her man's occupation of Havanriah, (Is. There wns much complaint of tbl persecution pf Jews In Home. Wilmington, N. C, waa Mug bom barded by thn Union fleet' Members of tho Fenian brotherhood In Chicago urged war against England because of thu Ht. Albans raid from Canada. They pledged a force of S.OoO men. The Mexican Itepubllcnus defeated thu Imperialists nt Hail Pedro. thirty Yearn Ago. A rnllroad wreck lu Oxfordshire, England, resulted In thirty deaths and a mine, explosion tu North Htnfford slilro killed twenty. Thn Hoosao tiimifil was turned ovetal firfrTo Htnto of Massachusetts by tb 1 builders. Tho "mixed school'' controversy In Now Orleans resulted In a street duel hotwoou former Got. Warmoth and Editor Byorly of the Bulletin, In which tho latter was killed. The Kennte passed a currency bill nrovldlnir for tho resumntlon of specie payment, free hanking, tho rotlremontfl or greeuuacsB nnu rrnciiouat cim-"wi etc. There was much turmoil In Mexico over tho government suppression of tho religious orders, All tho churches of Mllwnukeo, Wli nbaudoticd Sunday evening sorvlcos so that tho nconlo might attend n groat muss mooting for tho relief of Nolira-, kn grnssboppor HiilTerors. Twenty Years Ago. Tho Mnckny-Iltmuott commercial ai bles woro opened to tho public nt the offices of tho Commercial Ctiblo Coruj uauy, Now York. I, ' r n .i tu iaflr -!. i . . w . sssi ri j .f I III W rail