Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1888, Page 8

FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP. is Temps and other journals roy-at banquet at Marseilles sa an indication of the abdication of the monarchists in favor of Boulanger. A mob of about three hundred as sembled in Madrid at noon yesterday, and an- other outbreak oceurred, but the rioters were dispersed by the police. “The Mockade of Zanzibar ports, which was consul, sanctioned by the sultan, has one week at the ae of the Bri . in order toenable him to withdraw the English mission from Magila. It is ascertained that 1,400 slaves have sought protection of the En- glish mission stations. explains the an- tagonism of the Arabs toward the mission. vrinee Bismarck has been made a doctor of divinity by the university of Giessen. The emperor of Russia exhibits at Copenha- gen an immense dinner service of Dresden china, which was manufactured for him a few years ago at a cost of £10,000. There is a di ferent scene of Russian life om every piece, and every variety of Russian uniform aa cos- tume is represented. An intelligent chim in the zoological gardens, London, has m taught to count up to five. He is exhibiting his talent for mathe- matics to the delight of many visitors by hand- ing them with great seriousness and accuracy the exact number of straws they ask for up to that number. __ The Observatore Romano, commenting on the importance to Europe of having an arbiter in the person of the po) , argues that the pope cannot seriously undertake to arbitrate, unless he be a temporal sovereign with complete free- _A Dundee newspaper, after referring to va- rious miracles and pointing out that nothing is impossible with God, suggests that “all the lovers all over this earth of Mr. Gladstone join in Prayer at the same Sime in one body ‘and send up ‘tition to God, who is so good to us, to renew Mr. Gladstone's years, and make that noble man unto youth again—say the years of f- twenty-one, with all the knowledge and wis- and goodness that he now possesses!” pee oe A Letter From Axworthy. SORRY FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WILL DO ALL IN HIS POWER TO MAKE AMENDS. The cause of the recent visit of Mayor Bab- cock, of Cleveland, Onio, to Montreal was a letter which he received from defaulting Treas- urer Axworthy, dated at Montreal, October 29. The mayor spent a week in the Canadian city, but could not find Axworthy. Yesterday Mayor Babcock made Axworthy’s letter public, In it he says: “I shall have to remain in some part of the Dominion for perhaps all the time, for the following reasons: I went east about Octo- ber 1 for the purpose of collecting large sums loaned by me on call from time to time during the last four years (at the suggestion of promi- nent Cleveland men). Ihave been receiving the interest regularly, but greatly to my sur- prise and horror, when I demanded the prin- cipal I was answered, ‘We cannot pay it; in fact, it would have been impossible for us to have done so within four months after we had made the loans,’ &c. In fact, investiga- tion proved such to be the case, al- though I supposed the parties to be wort! millions, I need not dwell on this matter; ® fact, I cannot. It is too terrible for me to think or write about. You will know from the position I occupied in your community how my situation must affect | me or any other man that has been strictly | honest to the letter, thus overwhelmed by cir- cumstances which, when too late, he finds he cannot control. I am properly, and deservedly, perhaps, the sufferer and an exile. Iam not writing however, in extenuation of my criminal carelessness and consequent misery, but writing you as the executive of the city of Cleveland, to advise you that, as far asin my power lies, I desire to make amends by turning over my entire property, real and personal, for the benefit of the city or bondsmen. “An action in the proper court will, I think, make thisentirely legal. Below I will give in full my entire belongings, to which I waive all right and title; and I will write my wife, asking her to quit claim to all the real estate belong- | ing to me or in my name (for a nominal con- | sideration). my stocks, deeds, bills of sale, &c. in box 64, National Bank of Commerce.” He then gives a list of his assets, which in- | eludes stocks, bonds, notes, houses, land and vessel property. Many of the stocks are pro- | nounced by bankers to be worthless, and others | would bring but a trifle. He estimates the value of all at $379,700. n ar he says: “Entire asse' €379.700, which will pay all my lial es. Could I have had four months, after knowing | the true situation of affairs, I could have dis- posed of the above so as to have met my entire | obligations. I have covered up nothing, and | thus do all possible for the present to make all | amends in my power, and my only aim in life | will now be to further make good, if needed b: any shrinkage from the above, but I think it sufficient to cover all.” He concludes by say- ing: “God bless the city of Cleveland.” see The Fire at the Quirinal. Rome Dispatch to the London Standard, Shortly after midnight a fire broke out at the Quirinal palace which at one time threatened to assume serious proportions. Smoke and dames were seen issuing from the iron gratin; surmounting the grand entrance in the Via Venti Settembre, which fog some time past has been disused. It was then ascertained that the fire had originated in a large vaulted hall im- mediately underneath the great saloon of the | Swiss guard, which leads directly to the suite | of apart ts lately occupied by the German | emperor. This vaultedchamber, on the ground | floor, was used as a a place for disused | furniture and a variety of miscellaneous ob- | jects, and, though the ‘troops and authorities | were quickly on the spot, there appears to have been such @ lamentable delay in getting the | engines to work that the whole interior of the hall was like a glowing furnace before the fire | was seriously grappled with. It is entirely owing to the vaulted construction of ihe eet of the hall that that part of the Quirinal, with | its costly tapestries and other valuables, was | t destro} Near at hand was another | amber. containing bronzes and silver plate | to the value of over 1,000,000f. By 3 o'clock the fire was got under. It is remarked as a! very singular fact that while the flames«were rushing out above the doorway the wooden Venetian shutters on the story above, although | blackened. were not burned, while the arms of Pope Paul V. and the Bie sas tiara carved in | marble above the portal were split into frag- ments and fell crashing Burned Herself angi Four Children. TERRIBLE DEED OF A WOMAN WHO WAS MADE INSANE BY THE LOS# OF HER HUSBAND. Mrs. Maria Berthune, of Frontinac, Kans,, went mad on Sunday when she saw the charred remains of her husband taken from the mine in which the terrible explosion occurred Friday night. About midnight Sunday the cabin in hich Mrs. Berthune and her five children ived was discovered to be on fire. The eldest | child, aged nine years, a girl, succeeded in es- | caping. and her story was one that sent a thrill | of horror through her hearers. She said that her mother sent each of the children to bed with a kiss, and then sat down near the stove. ‘The girl could not sleep and lay watching her mother, who, after sitting for some time, took the can of coal oil and poured it over herself and the bed-clothes of the’ children. The wo- man then set fire to some paper and scattered itabout the room, and soon the whole place was in flames. The daughter struggled a short time with her mother in an eoleever to get away. but the burning oil on her mother's elothe caused such intense host that she soon relaxed her grasp. The girl finally mai da to get out of the door, where ahe fell exhausted and frightfully burned. The cabin burned like tinder. and soon nothing was left but the glow- ing embers, from which were raked the charred ony of the insane mother and her four chil- en. -coo— Italy and France. 4S ITALIAN AUTHORITY SAYS THAT WAR Is IN- EVITABLE BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS, ‘The war official organ at Rome prints an article on the relations subsisting between Italy and France, signed by its editor, who is accepted as being high authority upon military Sduirs. It says: ~th France and Italy with perfect good uth vrotest that they do not intend to Sake Nevertheless, war is inevitable on tue first occasion. France must sooner or later endeavor to burst the iron circle in which the unity of Germany and Italy has bound her. Let no one blame her for such an effort. Italy ean not do otherwise thah continue in with Germany, because the success of these French arms, facilitated by Italian neutrality, Would soon be bitterly felt by Italy. Afters Victorious war with Germany. war against Italy ‘ian statesmen who Ville, Barnwell county. 8. C. pod Garrison gloriacetion ox Temrenenn ouavs & i: on = to burn Cleveland it is down on the in y. The whites will not interfere with any decent but announce their intention to prevent the eland crema- tion. Serious trouble is anticipated. There is only one in this world that band, and that is a is better than » good hi 600d wife.— Baltimore American, | who said he woul Gen. Sewell’s Views. 4 7 Mayor Hewitt on the President. HE DOES POT THINK THE NEW JERSEY HIGH | HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE JUDGE BUCKER IN- LICENSE BILL WILL BE REPEALED. A spesial to the Philadelphia Press gives an interview with Gen. Sewell, in which the ex- Senator said he did not think the New Jersey republicans would change their policy with re- gard to the liquor traffic. ‘The region in the southern part of the state,” he said, ‘has placed itself solidly in support of the acts of the last legislature, and particularly, I think, with a view of sustaining those members who voted to submit this question to the people. This is the main point of the law: action can- not be taken without a majority vote, and_ this ought to be a good democratic doctrine. While the eastern part of the state was carried by the democrats in connection with the liquor men I doubt if they have power enough in their own party to interfere with the law passed last win- ter on the liquor question. They will probably sueceed in amending or modifying in some way many of the acts passed by a republican legislature.” ____—ce0______ Murdered For Spite. AN AGED ILLINOIS BANKER AND HIS WIFE KILLED BY A WORTHLESS DRUNKARD, WHO THEN KILLS HIMSELF. Charles Burkhardt, a worthless drunkard, murdered Peter Howe, a banker, and his aged wife at Wenona, Ill, Sunday night and after- ward cut his own throat. There was great excitement when the crime was discovered and Burkhardt would have been lynched if he had not killed himself. The Howes lived about half a mile from town and Burkhardt got into the house through a second story window by means of a ladder. He committed the murder with a coupling pin, Burkhardt’s only motive seems'to bave beens foolish spite. “The do- mestic in the house of the murdered couple, Sarah Richardso1 handsome lass of nineteen and Burkhardt’s daughter, was often im- portuned to come find live with him, but she refused to do so, and he thought the Howes were the cause of her objections. He there- fore concluded to murder them. Peter Howe, the murdered man, had a for- tune of $250,000. He was charitable and en- dowed the Howe institute at New Iberia, La., and the Baptist institute at Memphis, Tenn., the latter being a college for the education of indigent persons of both races. The murdered wife is a t of Geo. Parks, the Magnolia ill.) millionaire. To the coroner yesterday Sarah Richardson, the domestic, said that her step-father, Burk- hardt, the murderer, came to the house Sun- day night, did his fiendish work down stairs, then came to her room, told what he had done, and after an attempt to ravish her, left the house. She lay all night, not daring to give the alarm lest he waylay and murder her. Ap- parently the assassin’s motive, aside from re- venge and liquor, was t@enable his stepdaugh- ter to come into possession of a sum of money promised her by the old people provided she | would stay with them during their lifetime. It is also reported that the girl was implicated in the matter. Driven from North Carolina. THE STORY OF A REPUBLICAN WHO RAN FOR CON- STABLE AT DURHAM. The Norfolk steamer landed at Boston on Sunday Elbridge J. Jordan, his wife, and eight children, who claim to have been driven from Durham ®y the democrats. Elbridge says he was the candidate on the republican ticket in the late election. Being defeated, he threatened to contest the election on the ground that negroes had been prevented from voting. Elbridge says he went to North Carolina from Wisconsin four years ago, and has kept a small fruit store at Durham for the last two years. He declares that when the polls closed on Thursday a hun- dred negro voters, with republican ballots in | their hands, stood’ about the polls, voting hav- ing been delayed by repeated challenges of men who had been voters for years, Next day it was announced that the democratic candidate for constable had been elected by fifty-three votes, There was talk about contesting the election, and Wednesday at midnight Mr. Jor- dan was awakened and called to his door. Here he found seven or eight men with handker- | chiefs covering their faces, who ordered him to leave town on the 8 o'clock train or he would be killed. He said he had no money to pay for traveling. The visitors said they would pro- vide the money. An hour later they returned and said they would gve him no money, but would rovide for his family. At daylight Mr. Jor- San went to the house of a friend ‘and tried to | borrow some cash. His friend said he could not get any until the bank opened at 9 o'clock. Mr. Jordan did not succeed in obtaining money before the 8 o'clock train started, and an hour later, while he was in a store, three men entered the place, hurried him into a car- | riage, and drove off with the avowed intention of killing him. This act was seen, and lead- ing business men of the town, although demo- crats, fearing that a political murder would reflect severely upon the town, rode after the | party, overtaking them a mile ana half from | town. By their influence the would-be mur- derers were persuaded to take Mr. Jordan | | back to his home, but they told him they could not control the worst elements sufficiently to | protect him if he remained, and, taking almost ; body. TERVIEW TO BE GENUINE. A New York special to the Baltimore Sun states that Mayor Bewitt was yesterday asked about the alleged interview with ex-Judge A. W. Rucker in which the President is made to say the mayor ran simply to beat him, and said: “I do not believe the President ever said any such thing. If any one believes that any such treachery was carried on let them come on here, make their examination, and produce their proofs, If the President made any such statement or believes that I ran simply for the uurpose of defeating him he is mistaken. I ae Slay against my own er at I ac- cepted the nominstion, My candidacy bad nothing to do with politics. It was simply a matter of principle with me. Furthermore, I believe my candidacy aided the national ticket. I do not see that Mr. Cleveland has any reason tocomplain of the vote he got in New York city, or that his canvass was injured by any of the local candidates in the field here. He got a very large vote, in fact a larger vote than either he or many of his friends expect- ed. If there was any trading his big vote does not show it. It is certain that he was defeated outside New York city and county, and not within it. Until I have positive assurance that Mr. Cleveland and Senator Blackburn used the language attributed to them about me I dgcline to express myself any further.” coe The Baltimore Deadlock. A TIE IN THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT. The new Baltimore city council consisting of eleven democrats, ten republicans, and one in- dependent, who was elected by republican votes, met for organization last night. Andrew J. Fairbanks was elected temporary president without difficulty, but when the election of the permanent president came up a deadlock re- sulted. As re tie is strongon both sides it is impossible to say how long the deadlock will last. The democratic candidate for the place is Andrew J. Fairbanks, and the republican candidate is Cecil J. Karsner. In ability and standing it is one of the best city councils Bal- timore has had for years. A tae The republicans claim that their side has never been fairly represented on the important committees, and, for that reason, they want to name the presiding officer. They care little for the spoils embraced in the seven offices. Yesterday's proceedings may be considered as a preliminary test of forces. i A large number of persons were in and about the council chambers, anxiously awaiting the result. Those present included politicians be- longing to both parties, Mr. Karsner received @ handsome basket of flowers, tae —_— To Suppress the Slave Trade. ALL THE EUROPEAN POWERS RESPONDING TO CARDINAL LAVIGERIE'’S APPEAL. A Berlin cable special of Saturday says: The chief event of the week is the African agree- ment among the powers. For the past half century English men-of-war have carried on a solitary and almost fruitless struggle against slave trading off the African coast. Suddenly all has changed; the leading powers have been found to be willing to co-operate. The reasons for the change are not far to seek. Several circumstances combined to bring it about, but, without doubt, the leading factor, next to the attacks upon the German settlements, was the intense interest that the pope has displayed in the abolition of slavery. As in the Carolinas affair, Prince Bismarck has again seized the occasion, without cost to himself, to conciliate and satisfy the pope, and thereby purchase the good will of the German Catholics, C Lavigerie’s eloquent European campaign has already proved fruitful, Count Kalnoky has intimated his readiness to send a man-of-war to assist in the block: nd other powers, in- ciding Russia and Greece. are disposed to co- A Mozambique dispatch to-night an- the: departure of the Italian cruiser Dogali for Zanzibar. The agreement with England gives great satisfaction here, but it is thought that some territorial action is also required. It is argued that the blockade will irritate the Arabs and render them more hostile than ever to the ex- istence of German settlements. The govern- ment shows no disposition to provide military assistance for the trading companies, which are said, as an alternative, to be discussing the for- mation of a colonial force to protect their settlements, The Plantation company, which is taking the lead in this movement, has just sent an agent to Zanzibar, with instructions to proceed to Bomday if advisable, in order to in- quire as to the feasibility of recruiting Mahrat- tas, or people of some other suitable Hindu race, for the purpose. Difficulty, however, is anticipated in obtaining England's consent, in in which case an endeavor will be made to make Egypt the recruiting ground. If the scheme proves successful, similar measures might be ogg cre to organize an Emin relief expedition. The government, however, is quite outside of these proposals and may con- template different measures, A Prussian officer writing from Zanzibar says: ‘The sudden abolition of slavery would be a disadvantage to us and a blessing to no- On the other hand, the chasing of slave nothing with them except the clothing they | dhows, as practiced by English vessels on the wore, the family left the town at noon, the men who had rescued Mr. Jordan providing money to pay traveling expenses to Boston, They left Nortotk Friday afternoon on the steamer D. H. Miller and arrived in Boston Sunday afternoon. . Sarat. ee ee A Tough Election Bet Paid. , A Boston leather merchant paida tough élec- tion bet at the Crib club rooms in that city Sat- urday. His first task was to saw two feet of wood. Then he was obliged to prepare him- self for an indulgence in the gentle Canadian sport of “bounce” on a blanket, until the win- ner thought the loser had enough He got in a blanket, which was manned by six stalwart friends, and at agiven word the “bouncing rocess” be; @ rafters are fifteen feet igh, but the leather man soared there every time he went up, and sometimes he banged | against the ceiling as if he wanted to get into the upper story. For several minutes he was kept going, until the victor thought he had enough, and then the’ loser was placed on the floor and showered with sawdust. One hour later the entire party dined with the victor, t have missed the fun for $100. A Freezer. From Judge. Jobley (to Miss Gilder, whom he has met during vacation)—“Ah, I believe I have had the pleasure of" Miss Gilder (icily)—‘“No, I do not remember ever buying anything from you before.” pla eee ame Cast Iron Vengeance. From the Nebraska State Journal. “Do you remember how, ten years ago, you swore that you would kill Overmunk?” 1 . and I am avenged. He is married to my divorced wife.” A Natural Supposition. From the Boston Commercial Bulletin. “Papa, what do they have that crowbar strapped up there for?” said the small boy in the railway car. “That, my boy,” replied pater familias, si ing hot and frantic into his seat with a sprained wrist and half his thumbnail gone after a three minute wrestle with the car window, “that, I suppose, is for the brakemen to open these blanked windows with.” ~~ Tue Inprisonep Cuancestox MERcHANTs.— At Charleston, 8. C., the anti-license war as- sumed another phase yesterday. The prisoners, after discharging their last counsel and en? gaging new counsel, applied to Judge Wallace, of the cireuit court, for a writ of habeas cor- pus. The writ was granted, returnable to-day, when nt willbe heard. The principal ground for the appeal is that the prisoners are imprisoned for debt. The city contends that they are not imprisoned for debt, but for vio- lation of a city ordinance. s00 Svicrpg on Aspuctiox.—A Columbus, 0., spe- cial to the Bultimore Sun records the disappear- ance of Miss Susanne Fairweather, of New tork, who was visiting the family of Rev. J. F. King. Last Friday, at 4p. m., Miss Fairweather le Rev. Mr. King’s residence to attend religigus services at the Catholic cathedral, saying the would return in time for the 6 o'clock dinner. Since then there is no knowledge of her where- abouts, and her mysterious disappearance has excited the whole city. Miss Fairweather was vy loss by the disappearance of a partner of her broth- 4 Prot, Lepore, of 139 West dist street, New York. reverse swept away the coast, is wholly to our interest, as it tends to counteract the depopulation of the country.” a Gum Chewing. A DEFENSE OF THE HABIT BY AN EMINENT AU- ‘THORITY. From the New York Medical Journal. The sight of one or more young persons given over to the somewhat obtrusive chewing of gum is not one of the most agreeable. More- over, the habit has been held to stimulate grown-up women to congregate together for indulgence in scandal, It is not to be won- dered at, therefore, that the light wits of the period are fond of inveighing against it after their manner. It is possible.nevertheless,that the chewing of gum, provided care is taken not to indulge in the performance gregariously, is not wholly reprehensible; indeed, it may even be advantageous under certain circumstances, We do not refer, of course, to the factitious products found in the confec- tioners’ shops. Some of the latter, how- ever, may | epee enough, especially those that have balsam of Tolu as the fun- damental ingredient; of those made with paraf- fin the less said the better. We have in mind the genuine, unadulterated exudation from the hemlock spruce of northern New England and Canada, the Abies canadensis, as the school boy of those regions gathers it by climbing the trees or in illicit and perilous visits to the “jams” of timber that form when the trunks of these stately trees are floated down the rivers in the spring. Not long ago a distinguished physician from one of the gulf states being in New York in at- tendance at a meeting of one of the special so- cieties, was observed to take a piece of chew- ing-gum from his pocket and proceed to chew a portion of it. Perceiving that some of the gentlemen seated near him felt interested in this little procedure, he, remarked that he thought it improved his digestion. There seems to be some a priori reason for supposing that it may have such an effect. It certainly in- creases the salivary secretion, and, used at the proper time, it may assist materially in the Nigastion. ol amylaceous food by that very fact, besides acting as a gentle stimulant | to the stomach by reason of some of its aromatic principlés being swallowed with the saliva. It undoubtedly cleanses the teeth very effectually, and it is reasonable to sup- pose that it may exert a wholesome influence upon the pharynx in catarrhal conditions, per- haps even contributing appreciably to guard the throat against the attacks of morbid germs. On the whole, then. although on presumptive grounds alone, we must set it down as our im- pression that the chewing of speece gum isin some respects to be commende: btctigrert alana Her Betting Made Her Sick. From the Kansas City Times. There is a young married woman in this city who is an ardent democrat. A few days be- fure election she was ia her husband’s store and thus addressed a knot of her husband’ republican friends: “I have $10 in my pocket which says that Mr. Cleveland is the next president. If you gentlemen would like to make a little money now is your chance.” One of the gentlemen ly took the bet and the lady continued: ‘The trouble with you republicans is that iz are scared; you are afraid to bet. Now Ihave $10 more which I — like S en ye en ng oe wi fe me up.” was Shen and the lady delivered a shot: “I'll be aroun it and early to col be te ors 8 two hilarious gentlemen cropped, into the store and called out to the i of the valiant democrat: Where's ‘She Paper and went to bed. + think we'll call in a the dodo is getting The into bad company.—- News, Miss St, Clare (from the west)—What is the wtaltonatal (ca Balt (concisely)—Fog. ag el tl tht heres kag 2 's a fog. Cardinal | | brated drawl, “I thinka | 8reat and small, in Fi F i $ rustle along the ground instead of 6 though the apple, cherry, and pear trees retain theirs, forgetting that the luscious fruit has been rifled by man and no I needs their shelter. But the birds reay advan- tage and chirp among the faded leaves. The oaks, too, in browns and russets make a fair each other from the wind, there may be fewer unclad boughs, but the woods are out of the reach of busy city people at this season of the year. But we can at least enjoy the bright gleam of the sun and bask, like cats, in its warmth. And if there were woods here the deep blue of the water would be shut from our sight, with ite argosies of shining sails, It never looked fairer in the balmiest day of June, and it is as true now as then that it is “bluer than the sky.” As we watch ita great Ounar- der comes slowly up the harbor, bringing in its arms new families from other lands whose hoy will be brightened and fears banished under en influences of this gracious season, e garden feels the inspiration of the time, and plucks up fresh courage, It is little for the hardy chrysanthemums and the stalwart marigolds to flaunt their blossoms in the November air; but mignonette, sweet alys- sum, bachelor’s buttons, are in’ full array, while even the nasturtium vines that have bravely overcome the early frost are cherry with blossoms here and there, and over the piazza the madeira vine still swings its white censers im profusion. So like a real summer is it that the English sparrows are building nest in a gable end close by. It is a glorious season—a fitting adieu to the wealth and full- ness of life before yielding to the frosts and snows of iter, faa E NA = Labor in the South. GERMANS INVADING SUGAR PLANTATIONS—FREED- MEN AND THEIR SONS, From the Wilmington (N. C.) Messenger, Nov. 10. From New Orleans comes an authoritative statement that German is rapidly supplanting colored labor in the sugar plantations of Louisi- ana, a large number having within the past two years been put to work, and there is urgent de- mand for more, which want is to be supplied, These white laborers are employed in the field as well as in the manufacture of sugar, and give great satisfaction, the estimate being made that one white man is equal to two colored in that particular crop. White foreign labor is gradually supplanting colored labor in many localities. The colored man is not, in all places, holding up his end, and we are very sorry to see it. Too many are trying to make their liv- ings by makeshifts to avoid work. They are too ready to imitate lazy, thriftless white peo- ple, who only work under compulsion. The old class of colored people, who were taught te work under the slavery regime, have proved the most thrifty of the free colored peo- ple, the most industrious and the best man- nered, They are the class mainly which have accumulated property in their freedom, and they are the most desirable colored employes, But this class is rapidly passing away, The old-fashioned colored men and women, whom every southern man and woman is bound to cherish with an affection peculiar to the insti- stution of slavery, are growing rarer every day, and in their place comes a set sprung up since the war who often show uo appreciation of their duties of life, and have no consideration for or sense of politeness toward the white ple. We regret to have observed this. No one reared in the days of slavery, born among, in- heriting and owning them, accustomed to their association from early youth, and always tended and served by them, can ever lose his interest in the black people of the south. To such it will ever be painful to observe their retrogres- sion, pee ees Mark Twain’s Courtship. THREE PROPOSALS BEFORE THE HUMORIST GOT “YES” FOR AN ANSWER, David Wechsler in Philadelphia Press, Mark Twain, if he is in the mood, will tell the story of his own courtship in a manner worthy of the greatest of living humorists. When he first met the lady who afterward became his wife he was not so distinguished as now, his | origin was humble, and for some years of his life he had been a pilot on the Mississippi river. The future Mrs. Clemens was a woman of posi- tion and fortune; her father wasa judge and doubtless expected “family” and social import- ance in his son-in-law. Clemens. however, be- came interested in his daughter, and after awhile proposed, but was rejected. “Wel e said to the lady, “I didn't much believe you'd have me, but I thought I'd try.” After a while he “tried” again, with the same result, and then remarked with his cele- at deal more of you than if you'd said ‘Yes,’ but it’s hard to bear.” A third time he met with better fortune, and then came to the most difficult part of his task, to address the old gentleman. “Judge,” he said to the dignified millionaire, “have you seen anything going on between Miss Lizzie and me?” “What? What?” exclaimed the judge, rather sharply, apparently not: understanding the sit- uation, yet doubtless getting a glimpse of it from the inquiry. “Have you seen anything going on between Miss Lizzie and me ?” “No, no, indeed!” replied the magnate, sternly. “No, sir, Ihave no‘ “Well! Look sharp and you will,” said the author of ‘Innocents Abroad;” and that’s the way he asked the judicial luminary for his daughter's hand. Mark has a child who inherits some of her father’s brightness, She kept a diary at one time, in which she noted the occurrences in the family, and, among other things, the say- ings of her parents, On one page she wrote that father sometimes used stronger words when mother wasn’t by and he thought ‘“we” didn’t hear. Mrs. Clemens found y and showed it to her husband, probably think- ing the particular page worth his notice. After this Clemens did and said several things that were intended to attract the child’s attention, and found them duly noted afterward. Butone day the following entry occurred : “I don't think I'll put down anything more about father, for I think he does things to have me notice him, and I believe he reads this diar; She was Mark’s own child. A Baker’s Profits. From the American Analyst. A baker will toss barrel of flour into a trough. Then he tosses 104 pounds of water on top of it. A quantity of yeastis added, andthen the jolly baker has 300 pounds of dough to operate on. The 300 pounds cost him $5. In short order the dough is turned into “twists,” high loaves, pan loaves, and other styles of the same aquality. The oven’s heat reduces the 300 pounds of dough to 260 pounds of bread. ‘The baker sells his bread at the rate of 4 cents @ pound, or at an advance of over 30 cent over what it cost him. There are bakers, this city, and to them is committed the ‘trust of supplying bread for 1,300,000 persons. There are many bakers in this city who make 1,300 loaves of bread per day and sell it for from $80 to $150, or at a net profit of $40. Little money is lost in the ness, and most bakers do acash trade, It is very seldom that bakers fail. The business is steady, reliable and attended by very few risks, unless through inc mpetent workmen. ro. , A Retiarous Deaptock.—The deadlock con- tinues between the American board of com- missioners of foreign missions and the Berkle street church, in Boston, relative to ‘the ordi. — of the worl A Vereran'’s Svsricrovs Dzars.—Sylvanus Wordin, a special policeman and school janitor in Bridgeport Coun, died under very each other person- delight in saying Sho learned many of the dogger 7 f rhymes o: which every hit cam is ific, wi candidates for office are held le. These songs she sang spite- resence of her tes iendly to Mr. Clay. What was, her amazement when her father came walking into their little hotel parlor one evening arm-in-arm with Mr. Clay! 6 “My dear,” he said to her, “this is Mr. Hg “I am always glad to make friends with the children,” said Mr. Clay, as he took his un- ogee Segend by the hands and sat down by er Her father was called from the room for a few minutes, and during that time Mr. Clay completely won his enemy over by his kind- ness and of manner, and when he left her to talk with her father she watched him with adoring eyes. |. , Then her conscience suddenly smote her, as she recalled all the unkind things she had said about Mr. Clay, who was now to her the per- sonification of all that was id it. She recalled those doggerel lines with shame and regret. Being a very conscientious little girl, she felt that she must make all the repara- tion within her power for what she felt was a great wrong, e, therefore, followed him into the hall when he went away, and, going mies ae =— forward, said: Mfr, I He turned around and said, kindly, “Well, my dear, what is it?” “Why.—I—I've_ been a pea! pact itp ru girl, indeed; I—TI’ve said a: things about— about—you, but I'll never, never say them — and she began to weep, while Mr. Clay Cv ea ‘ ve sul ea 601 at you— that awful one that Bs home, And there you'd better stay.” “ana”— Tears choked her utterance, and, to her sur- prise, Mr. Clay, instead of smiting her to the ‘ound, burst into laughter. From that da: the end of his life the penitent offender ani Mr. Clay were the warmest friends. — — What Causes Mirth. From the London Spectator. Sydney Smith gave the true answer when he said that the form of mental pleasure we call mirth was due to the discovery of a congruity in a seeming incongruity or the reverse. This is best illustrated by an example. Boileau had abrother who was a mauvais sujet, failed in life and came to ask for help. Boileau up- braided him with his misconduct, pointed out how they had both started in life under equally favorable conditions and with equal chances, and yet how differently they had got on. “Ahi but just think,” exclaimed the brother, “what an immense advantage you had over me in brothers!” The discovery of the point, the soning of the joke, is, says Sydney Smith, anal- ogons to the pleasant mental feeling in discov- ering something quite new, or in suddenly un- derstanding something dark to us before. ‘This sensation is always pleasant, but in a joke the | discovery, since it is carefully prepared for, is momentary, unexpected, and without | toil, and, therefore, far more highly pleasura- | ble than the ordinary mental Naa To take another example, that of the wooden pave- | ment before St. Paul's: “If the dean and chaj | ter would onl; ny their heads together, the | thing would lone,” said Sydney Smith, Here very clearly the fun isin the pleasure oc- casioned by the instant mental discovery of the connection, notwithstanding the acer com- plete incongruity, between the heads of the leanand chapter and the wood pavement. Now, the slower a mind works, the more diffi- culty it has in quickly following out the con- gruity through the apparent incongruities, or the incongruity through the apparent con- gruities, and so in seeing the joke. Men with slow minds, then, prefer the plainest form of diecovery—such as the mere noticing that something out of the ordinary is going on, as when a man clowns it by putting on an enormous hat, a carroty wig, and a sea- green coat. ‘Thus, all stupid and dull- witted people are most easily amused by caricat and horse play, and those minds which though they are powerfal are also slug- | gah find it too hard work to follow mentally H sekiaing flash in a finely-wrought verbal epigram, No doubt such a theory as this pos- tulates that the man who likes Lamb and Sid- ney Smith, but says he sees no joke at all in buffoonery, really means that he only sees a very little joke, and that he does not care for it because he can see so much more in other things. This, however, agrees with common experience. The man fond of the highestkind of wit is never really unable to see the fun of the clown, though it may bore him by itesmall- ness, and if he is scientifically minded he no more refuses to call it a kind of wit, humor, or fun than he does tocall vin ordinaire wine, though, as a matter of fact, what he really con- siders wine is Lafitte, In truth, all the mirth- causing agents are of one kind and differ only in degree, though the degrees are often in- tense. — Mollie Fancher’s Slow Death. Mollie Fancher, the wonderful fasting girl of Brooklyn, is very ill, and it is thought that she cannot possibly rally. For twenty years baf- fled science has stood by her bed and watched. Eighteen months ago the wise men of the pro- fession said that the end hadcome. Instead of the feeble V peheg failing beneath their fingers it rallied, and she breathed on. Since that time | she has been in better health and spirits than ; tany time since her strange illness began. | About a month ago, however, she began to fail again. Her heart, which has been very weak for years, has become more involved, and the end seems inevitab! so ieee The Fashionable Moustache. From the Philadelphia Times, “The latest fad is bleaching mustaches,” said a barber. ‘Barbers don’t do it. Men buy the bleach and apply it at home. It is done mostly by young men. You can see lots of young men to-day with dark-brown hair who have lovely blonde mustaches, The bleach makes the mustache streaked in lines of gold and light brown. The girls like blonde mus- taches. Black mustaches, even of the simon- pure sort, have lost favor. Men with fiery red mustaches use bleach nowadays. Not alls men with red mustaches, but » great many, You won't see near so many red mustaches now as you could have seen a year ago. You'll see a man witha of red hair, while his tache will be a lov. tint of old i t gis ie | aud recording at “he ge FRIDAY, at peters, Geta AUCTION SALES. __ FUTURE DAYS. [\HOMAS DOWLING, Auctianeer. AN ELEGANT COUPE AT AUCTION. AUCTION SALES. EO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 836 F st. OF VALU! IMPROVET pile mouse St © STREE) | on DA a w Cl reise remem wire | ‘nel miei Sere od ROWESTBE Tan at HALE-PAST FOCI O'CLOCK | “URfy a2, Sew clamacoaionm Ta soptying P. Part of lot ni one (1), inequare pum at the office of the : ee ett C8 improy nl3ats HOMAS DOWLING, Auct, pchgims guy sod made known at tne of HOMAB DOWLING, Auctioneer. Xorhs Gomplie with in teen dare — CRUSTEE'S SALE 01 Suald LOT OF HOUSE- noite GEO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer. Ly —} Li the 7 STEF'S SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED | \ ie tee 2. T EROPERT sitar GX SNRLEENT Sahel sels ons of the the NORTHWEST * | inereby, i ‘shall CHOICE COLLECTION OF BRIO-A-BRAC BELONG, day of sale, All conveyancing at thecost of the pu] ING TO GEVERAL PARTIEG EMBRACING ; JOHN E. McNALLY, Trust Sy, De FINE SPECIMENS OF MOSAIC WORK. COAT SERED 8 OD. Aust. — OF MATL, FINE BRASS LAMPS AND DECORA- TO-MORROW. TIONS, ELEGANT JAPANESE PORCKLAINS SSIGNEE'S SALE OF STOCI URE! NI BRONZES, SCREENS AND OTHER Age wh REET irae “a saith teers OF VALUE. On WEDNESDEY, NOVEMBER FOURTEENTH, = T . 4 , NOVEMB! aT "Terma Neng % AMS & 00, Aucts, |?RIDAY, NOVEMBER SIXTEENTH, 1688, ELEVEN A.M. The articles will be on exhibition day prior to sale, ni2-4t Gborse x TRUSTERS' SALE OF A NTEREST TO VALUE! ERTY ON THE NORTH Ww POURTEENTH NORTHWEST, Virtue of a certain deed of trust Liber No. 1208, folio 347, et neq. one of records of the District of Columbia, ‘and at the req of the party secured thereby, we wil tion.in front of the premises.on THU! PAN OE ROVEMBER, A. D. . FOUR P. interest M., a one-half undi cy the west forty-eixht (48) feet, # (8) tne 10 feet) juare two hi ing on T street by the full depth « lot numbered two (2), tn (205). situate in the city of Washington, De a. Tern sale: One-third cash, balance ip six and twelve montim, in notes secured by of trust Secured upon the property sold, interest the rate of six per cent per annul . icsomtes" im, payable seunt-an- ually, or all cash at purchaser's option; @100 dez HHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. NCERY SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN WASHINGTON AND G ROETOWS ee CONSISTING OF A TH i BRICK DWEL. THOMAS DOWLING, __¥4 WEST, A: ING. No. WEST. By virtue of «decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in the cause of Homiller etal. vs. Homiller et al, No, 10687 Equi i signed trustees will sell at public auction m the premises, on WEDNESDAY, the FOURTEENTH DAY of NOVEMBER, 1888, at FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. sub Jot 31 in Ames" subdivision of lot 1, aud part of lot 16, in square 345, improved by a three“story pressed-brick dwelling, No. 710 Lot street northwest, coutaining ten rooms, bath and all anodern improvements. the SAME DAY at HALF PAST FOUR the said trustees will in like manner sub lot 14, in Davidson's subdi- rel improved by a three-story trame | posit required at time of sales all and No 'G2 Toth treet northwest, containiug Recording at at Sobseame Ree TCADA REET H BAY op | Pundit atte Se NOVEMBER, 188K, at HALF-PAST FOUL O'CLOCK | eodkds GbURGE 'E EMMons,} Trustecs 3 ‘the said trustees will in like manner sell the — of lot 21 in square 81, improved by atwo- | §#- THE ABOVE SALE 18 POSTPONED DNTTL story frame dwelling, No. 514 21st st n.w. <9. | WEDNESDA\, NOVEMBER SEVENTH, 1888, sane Also, on FRIDAY, the SIXTEENTH DAY OF NO- ur and place. VEMBEK, 1888, af FOUR O'CLOCK P. M., the said BLE WARNER, : trustees anner sell lot 66 and part of lot | ml-eod GEORGE E. EMMONS Trustees, fronting Hf Bath st, Cormerly Predevick st | §9-THE ABOVE EIS POSTPONED mting 71 feet on 34th st. ormerly Frederick st. 4 E SALE and 10% feet on Ost lorinesly 2 st.) Suproved by | THURSDAY NEXT, NOVEMBER FIFTEENTIE, wath brick stable tu rear fronting’on Oat house-con: | “me DOUFADA Blase = wit je in rear fronting 01 se CON: x nn cleven rooms, bath and all modern improve. | n& GEORGE E Emwonat ment og oe 9 NT SAME DAY, at HALF-PAST FOUR | (YHA YSALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED OES ERE, the meld: testers Al ia ke manner Ax aE RELI eae: 4 4 sell a lot 20 feet wide by 120 fect deepou the west side ey E REAL TAS 7 gf 15th street formerly Fayette street), Geonsetown, Mel AND LOCATED ON RHODE 3% 0 t tiou o! wor LAND AVENUE, | erly Road street). improved by a sinall brick dwell: | TEI STREET NORTHWEST AND: T ing, No. 2048 35th sireet formerly Fayette treet). > [| SOUTHWEST SORE AG it 200 wil ‘upon sales of 7 y virtue of a decree io, 1067 10th street northwest and. 132% Gath mtreet wore, | Equity. in the Supreme Court of the District of Golam: t, and $100 tipun each of the other ales, | Duthe undersutned ‘Trastee wi “Torna: Gpetiied com thetalsace tn one and twe on SATURDAY, the SEVENTEENTH m one Prewines " Pte" Da: with interest at G percent per annum, and se- | OF NOVEMBER 188K, st FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, Lots cured by deed of trust, or all cash, at the option of the | fourteen (14), fifteen (15), sixteen (16), euchtees (18) purchaser. ‘Taxes paid to June 0, 1sss, fi the terms | aod twenty-four (24), in William McLean's subdivision of sule are not complied with within ten days the right | in Square north of Square two hundred and forty-two is reserved to resell at the defualting purchasers’ risk 2). Lots tourteen (14), fifteen (15, and sixteen (16) cost of purchasers, large t Frame and cont, All conveyancing: | Sty lmproved by a JAMES G. PAYNE, Ci 1315 ity Hall, 31: B13 15th st. nw, | proved by » Dwelling- GEORGE C. PAYNE, House, No. 1457 “DERICK W. JONES, Street northwest, and subject to the life estate of the n3-d&ds widow: sixteen (16) and twenty-four are unim- - - | prow EO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer. ‘TRUSTEES’ SALE OF SPLENDID VILLA LOTS IN WHITNEY CLOSE in Also, on the same day, st HALF-PAST FOUR | O'CLOCK P.M. sub lot twenty-neven (27), im two hundred and seventy -right C27, ouprowed ‘bys | fhree-story and basement brick house, No. 17 lows Circle, ‘Ou MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY jeed of trust, bearing date on yA. D. 1887, and duly | clio 1, et seq. of the By virtue of the seventeenth day ¢ recorded in Liber OF NO- VEMBEK, 1888, at FIVE O'CLOCK P. M., I shall offer land records of the District of Columbia, and at the | for sale, on the premises, of lot seventeen (17), Fequest of the party secured thereby, we will sell-at | aquare Ave hunlired and’ tuirty-elebe “(o38). ublic auction, in front of the premises, on WEDN by a two-story frame dwelling, No. 342 E AY, the FOULTEENTH DAY of NOVEMBER, A.D. | west, anda two-story gon the rear of 188%, at FOUR OPLOGK FM all those ‘cirtitn | lot. "The dimensions of this lot will be given at jeces or parcels of land, situate in the County of | sale. Washington, D.C. and being all of lots numbered | “'Kerms of eale: One-third in cash, and the thirteen (14), fourteen (14), and. fifteen (15), in | im equal instalments at one and two years from the block num! five (5), in B. H. Warder’s subdivi- | of sion of a tract of land called Whitney Close, ws recorded in, County Plat No. 6, folios 62 and 63, surveyor's office, District of Columbia, ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, balan notes, payable in one, two, and three ing interest at the rate of six = ut, payable semi- annually, secured by deed of trust upon the premises purchaser's option. One hundred notice at the risi dollars deposit at the time of sale. All conveyaucing ‘The property will be purchaser's cost. Terms sale to | 1SSK, except as to sub inten day of square two hundred Gl . Fe Foaotons.) — ‘hare paid SA 4 ARSON. conveyancing at cost — WILLIAM i ROBER DUNCANSON BROS. je, With interest at 6 per ceut per anni by the notes of the orcs mews erty ‘haser pay all cash. oid poner con pee may eTIns are he pro} the ‘a +-— ale the property may be complied with HOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer. OF VALUABLE LOT, IMPROVED DWELLINGS, CHANCERY SALE BY TWO FRAME STREET, BETWEEN THIRD EETS SOUTHWEST. ‘ON F STREE’ Court of the | No. 10280, I | | OFFICE OF WASHINGTON DANENBOWER, E ,O Beal Estate and 1 1115 F Street Noruiwest, st public auc mm, i NOVEMBER NINETE! EN MINUTES AFTER FOUR O'CLOCK PM, fhe south 31, feet 9 inches front on, Third street by depth of 75 feet, of original Lot 24 in : Sal property wil be sold in two parcels, each from eet 10s inches on Third street, Uj depth uf “i and each being improved bys comfortable frame | Terms: One-third money in cash, payable ou the day. of sale; one-third in une year, and ‘one-third in two years thereafter, with interest on said | deferred payments at the rate of 6 per cent per annum until paid, said deferred payments to be secured to the ee: to their alten interests sete and sufficient mortage upon said property, sul Ihe approval of the court. If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms after sai On RSDAY, the FIFTEENTH DAY OF NO- VEMBER, 188 ¥, 8, ‘at FOUR O'CLOCK P. offer for sale in front of the umbered eight ie dy of the purchase _THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. | CHASE, SALE OF VERY VALUABLE of sale wit ten day id salé the Trustee ING LOTS FR UNTING THE CAPIT GROUND, serves the right to re-sell at the fiak and toot ef the | ALROO THREE LOTS OM ALTHUR ORC AS defaulting purchaser. All conveyancing and record- PARTS OF TWO LOTS UN in ing at p SQUARE 633. 's cont. IRVING WILLIAMSON, Trustee, 458 Louisiana ave. THOS. E. MAN, O-dts rpuowas ING, Auctioneer. SALE AT THE BRITISH LEGATION BY CATALOGUE OF AN ELEGANT COLLECTION OF GOODS BELONGING TO LORD SACKVILLE, EMBRACING IN PART ELEGANT GLASS AND CHINA WARE AND TABLE DECORATIONS. A SUPERB SERVICE OF SILVER PLATE FOR 50 PEOPLE, SUPERB STEINWAY & SONS’ PIANO, CHOICE SPECIMFNS OF BRIC-A-BRAC, ARTI- CLES OF VIRTU, ELEGANT LAMPS, A VALUA- BLE ASSORTMENT OF WINES AND LIQUORS, SOME CHOICE GROCERIES AND PRESERVES, A COMPLETE BATTERY OF COPPER COOKING UTENSILS, A SPLENDID PAIR OF HORSES, AND THE FOLLOWING CARRIAGES—VICTO- RIA, BROUGHAM, LANDAU, MADE BY PETERS & SONS, LONDON; ELEGANT HARNESS, SIN- GLE AND DOUBLE; ONE 50 LIGHT FRENCH FIRE GILT CHANDELIER: TABLE AND OTHER LINEN, TOGETHER WITH ARTICLES OF VALUE THAT CANNOT BE ENUMEB- ATED. On MONDAY, NOVEMBER NINETEENTH, 1888, commencing at ELEVEN O'CLOCK, I shall sell for his excellency, Lord Sackville, at the legation residence, Connecticut ave. and N st., a choice lot of Housekeep- ing Effects, together with his Horses, Carriages and bP of & decree of the Supreme prs ycause No, Loe wl 2 3885 te) ar te : i : ; gf bait i ite Mais oe ee reactor] N. B.—The Stable Effects will be sold the day follow- ing the Household Goods at precisely TWELVE O’CLOCK. THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, Ea The House will be open for inspection on the morning of the day of sale up to commencement. 8? Admission only by card, which will be furnished by the Auctioneer, to whom all applications must be made. HY ae8 WATERS, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, % SeeyAP GENS fol ‘aes T.D. in A alegre OnE et 9-12:2-6. Gunday, from 10 to 7¥