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4 THE SAN FRAN CISCO CALL, SUNDAY, :MAY 26, 1893j. e e ——— e ——— e e —EEEE GO0 MARTS ABROAD. Consuls Report Demand for Products of America. FRUITS OF CALIFORNIA. They Find a Ready Sale in Many Parts of the Orient. BETTER PACKING NECESSARY. Several Lines of Staples From This Country Used In Chinaand Japan. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—The Bureau of Statistics of the State Depart- ment has just published reports from con- sular officers upon the Oriental market for dairy products and fruits. Consul Hunt at Hongkong sums up the subject for that part of China as follows: “There are two articles—condensed milk and raisins—from the United States which are used by Europeans and Chinese and should command an important place in the market. I might add that bacon, butter and ham, and all kinds of salt meats are in demand at a small profit; however, it is necessary to improvise a new mode of packing them superior or at least equal to that of Europeans. “It is absolutely necessary in this climate to protect any perishable fruit, as the voyage is too long to avail of cold stor- age. Nearly all of the butter consumed at this point comes from Europe and a small percentage from Australia. As for cheese, the United States compares very favorably with the European supply, but it would command a better place in this market if it were put up in smaller sizes."” Consul Sommer at Bombay says that California canned fruits and preserves are considered the best in the Bombay mar- ket, though most California fruits are brought by way of New York, increasing their selling price. No butter or cheese is imported from the United States. Consul-General Polk at Calcutta says there is small chance for the United States fruit-growers to securea market in Bengal. Vice-Consul Boone at Padang reports that the dairy products are almost exclu- sively from Holland and Switzerland. The imported fruits there come exclusively from California. Consul-General McIver at Kanagawa, Japan, reports: The market for dairy products and fruit in Japan is very lim- ited, since the demand for them, except apples, is confined to the foreign residents at the open ports and a few natives of the higher class, who have come into direct contact with foreigners. The consumption of butter and cheese is confined almost en- tirely to the foreign communities. There has been a great demand in Japan for apples and pears, as those grown here have very little taste or flavor, and the de- mand has to some extent been supplied by shipments from our Pacific Coast and Canada, but recently the orchards in the northern end of Yezzo, stocked with imported trees under government su- pervision, are producing some excel- lent pears and apples, have begun to bear fruit in sufficient quantities to go far toward supplying the demand, and the quantity will in all probability increase as the years pass. The trade in preserved and prepared fruits and products has been largely controlled by English manufac- turers for many years. There is no reason why we should not at least share this mar- ket. Vice-Consul-General Tyler, at Teheran, Persia, says American meats, saimon and canned fruits are now sold in Persia. Consul Connelly at Auckland says that New Zealand is & dairy country, but that the superiority of American fruits will afford & market, and the importations are noticeable. FORM0SA’S INDEPENDENCE. This Country Not Ready to Recognize the New Republic. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—The dispatch of Minister Denby announcing the declaration of Formosa’sindependence is not taken seriously at the State Department. The information con- tained in the dispatch was taken at the department to mean that the Minister awaited instructions to recognize the new Government or that it was in position to be recognized by the United States. But there is not likely to be any action taken by the Government nor would Mr. Denby be justified in taking any such step. The United States recognizes Formosa as belonging to Japan, and no matter what may be the form of government which the revolutionists may have organized, a recog- nition of the independence of the island would be distinctly an unfriendly act toward Japan. It is not forthe United States Minister to China or for any other country to recog- nize the independence of an island in re- volt. The idea of the Republican form of government being formed in Formosa is treated with some derision at the depart- ment. The population of Formosa is composed of savages, reclaimed savages and Chinese immigrants. It is thougnt more likely that an oligarchy is in control of the island. It is believed at the department that the trouble has arisen over the fgar of the inhabitants of Formosa that the Japa- nese will take away the property the peo- vle have acquired. The Japanese legation here has received no advices on the subject. The officials do not attach much weight to the affair, say- that the natives are little advanced from savagery and are incapable of organiza- tion. . Ea Drowned Herself in a Well. DENVER, Core., May 25.—Mrs. J. T. Williams, wife of an Erie (Colo.) capitalist, drowned herself in a well to-day. She re- turned home two weeks ago from Califor- nia, where she had been on account of poor health. Her mind was affected. She ‘was 50 years of age. Double Tragedy at Chicago. CHICAGO, Irn., May 25.—Joseph Kan- orta, a sailor, shot his wife, and then to avoid capture by the police who were pur- suing him, cut his own throat to-night. It is thought both will die. The wife had refused to live with her husband for two years, Rl SO There Was No Nose-Pulling. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 25.—Corbett and Fitzsimmons, who have been telling for several days what they would do if thev met each other, occupied seats in the same row in a Tenderloin district music- hall for an hour this evening. There was no nose-pulling, no face-punching—only cold stares. The fighters’ wives accom- panied them to the music-hall, i Sy O Civil Service Rules Amended. WASHINGTON, D. C., May ,25.—The President has amended. the civil service rules, taking all chiefs of divisions in the Department of Agriculture, of whom there are eighteen, out of the accepted class. Vacancies in their ranks are to be filled hereafter by promotion from the large corps of trained experts, or occasionally where necessary by competitive examina- tion. The classification of the Department of Agriculture has also been amended un- der the civil service rules. R geen 1 Authority for a New Bank. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—The Comptroller of the Currency has given authority for the organization of the Continental Bank of Helena, Mont. TERROR 10 THE RS Again the Price of Wheat Goes Sailing Rapidly Up- ward. Declare That the Dollar Mark Will Soon Be Reached. Bulls NEW YORK, N. Y., May 25.—The bears in wheat had things their own way during the first hour this morning, but before midday the pits resounded with yells as they frantically tried to cover short sales put ouf yesterday and early to-day. The light rains over portions of the winter wheat belt had so improved crop accounts that the country was in a mood to take profits and sold big blocks on the decline, but as soon as it heard that irosts were predicted for to-night over a large area in the West it resumed its buying with all the old-time vigor. July opened about a cent down from last night’s price and fell to 78, where it be- gan to feel tne influence of the outside de- mand. In a few moments it was sailing up at a rate that struck terror to the bears. Up it went until it reached 8117, 434 above the lowest point, the closing being nervous at 8134, The bulls are talking of dollar wheat again and say the country has un- loaded so much wheat in the past two days that it is eager to try its hand once more at lifting prices. GUNS MADE OF PAPER. Their Chief Points Are Elasticity and Lightness. Almost without limit are the purposes to which wood pulp is being put, says George D. Rice in the Paper Trade Journal. The latest invention in this line is the manu- facture of large guns from this material. Guns have been made from leather pulp, and these are bound with hoops of metal. The leather pulp is, of course, hardened. There is also a core of metal set inside of the gun. The lightness of the leather can- non is an essential feature. The principal aim, however, is to secure a material which has some elasticity, so that the force of a heavy discharge will be broken gradually. This seems to be obtained in cannon made from a pulpy substance. Paper pulp answers the purpose, as numerous trials and experiments have proved. It Ppossesses more elnsticit{ than ‘metal and when hardened is nearly as tough; hence this material is useful in the manufacture of articles requiring hard, efficient and elastic properties. The body of the gun is mode or paper pulp. The core is of metal, and made very much like the cores of ordinary cannon. The exterior of the cannon is wound with wire. About five layers of copper, brass or steel wire are firmly wound on, thus binding the cannon. Outside of the covering of wire are various bands of brass. These bands are set with ‘I:Frights, through which rods extend par- lel with the gun. There are lock-nuts on each side of the uprights, and these hold the rods in place. The process of making the gun is as fol- lows: A special grade of paper pulp, in which the fiber is long, is selected and well agitated. The usual hardening and tough- ening ingredients, consisting of litharge, wax, tallow, white lead and blue, are in- troduced. The pulp is then run into molds and cast of the proper shape. The steel core is put in, wire is bound around the exterior, brass or steel bands are se- curely set about the whole, and the parallel rods are agplied. The rods, being of steel, ossess a degree of spring, and as they are astened to the bands the resultisa which will give way slightly at each charge, yet cannot burst. A person may make his muscles rigid and fall' to the ground, in which case he is likely to receive a. broken bone, but if the muscles are relaxed the bones will give way somewhat and will not break. The same principle is applied to the paper cannon. The pulp, though ex- ceedingly durable, will give way enough to prevent a break. The layersof wire, the bindi:dg of steel banas and the parallel rods add strength. In war times it is easy to batter down a brick wall or a stone foundation, but a protection of bales of hay, bagsof sand or similar substance is not affected, as the shot is simply im- bedded in it. The chief points of the pulp un are elasticity and lightness. Bein, ighter it follows that transportation wi be easier. Itis said that the leather ;ulp guns, which, if made of metal, would re- quire a derrick to move, are readily trans- ported on light wagons. A MYSTERIOUS QITY. Its Mirage Is One of the Most Inter- esting and Curious Ever Seen. Many stories have been written about mirages and delusions, but none have been more interesting and curious than that of the Silent City mirage, which makes its appearance near the Pacific glacier in Alaska. The discovery of this wonderful mirage was made by the Indians, who would tell of the city which was built in the clouds. The mirage can be seen in the early part of July from 5to 6 P. M. It rises from the side of the Pacific glacier. It first appears like a heavy mist, and soon becomes clearer, and one can distinctly see the specter city, well-defined streets and trees, tall spires, huge and odd-shaped buildings which appear to be ancient mosques or cathedrals. It is a city which wonld seem to contain at least 25,000 or 30,000 inhabitants. No one has been able to identify it, although several have claimed to recognize the piace. There is no cin{mlike itin Alaska, norin any country about it for thousands of miles, Some claim it asa city in Russia, others say it is a city in England, but none can tell what or where it is, Tue mirage was given the name of the “Silent €ity,” asit appears tono one like a dead city. There is nothing which would indicate that it is uninhabited. is- ——————— _Getting His Money’s Worth. “What's the matter .with your face? Have you had afight?” “Oh, no! But my barber owes me 3 francs which he refuses to pay and I am about to leave town, so I mntfe him shave me six times in the last three days.”—Le Figaro. Our Punishment to Come. Many a man is rehearsing his fishin; yarn. “Last year’s would be asmigfit.—Bn - falo Times. —————— If you sneeze in a Vienna cafe even strangers will remove their hatsand ex claim, *‘God bless you.” IN THE SWAGGER SET, Noted Americans Who Are in the English Swim. CROKER AND WHITNEY. Significant Conferences Be- tween the Well-Known Men of Gotham. WALES TO COME TO AMERICA. But the State of Queen Victoria’s Health May Prevent the Con- templated Trip. LONDON, Enc., May 25,.—To the delight of everybody except the undertakers and kindred professions, London had a return of fine weather this week, and the great metropolis is overflowing with American tourists, who are occupying the best rooms at the hotels, and making things interest- ing and lively in the fashionable shopping districts. Much attention has been attracted to the party of distinguished Americans who have been occupying the best apartments at the aristocratic Hotel Bristol since Batur- day last. Its members consist of W.C. ‘Whitney, formerly Secretary of the United States Navy, and Mrs. Southgate; Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, accompanied by her son and daughter; Pierre Jay, Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Goelet and ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt of New York. The baggage of this party filled the hotel lobby and corridors, and the arrival of the Americans was the signal for the invasion of their apartments by a small army of dressmakers, tailors and shopmen who had been lying in wait for the travelers. The Goelets have been deluged with in- vitations to various aristocratic gather- ings, and their presence here, as well as the warm manner in which they have been received, has caused a renewal of the cir- culation of the rumors that there is a possibility of the Prince of Wales accom- panying them to the United States in order to be present at the races for the America cup in September. It is im- possible to get at the truth of this matter at present, but those who noticed the Prince’s partiality for the company of Mr. and Mrs. Goelet during the yachting sea- son on the Mediterranean, when the Prince was their guest on board the Whyte Ladye, would not be astonished if the report turns out to be correct. On the other hand, sober-minded per- sons claim that the state of the health of Queen Victoria is such as o preclude any possibility of the heir apparent being al- lowed to wander so far away from home. But stranger things have happened, and the Prince is known to have a will of his own. Questions on the subject have been put to Mr. Goelet, but he maintains a dis- creet silence, neither denying nor confirm- ing the stories. It is known, however, that he and his family are going back to the United States shortly and that they will remain there for the America cup race. Among the persons who called upon Mr. Whitney on Tuesday last was Richard Croker of New York, the famous Tam- many leader. Mr. Croker had a long in- terview with the ex-Secretary, and it has caused much gossip among the Americans here, who have kept themselves in touch with New York State politics as well as National affairs. The subject of the con- versation -between Whitney and Croker is not known, but naturally there are people who claim that the names of the possible Presidential candidates of both parties was reviewed by the two statesmen from New York. Another gentleman here in whom con- siderable interest is taken by the American colony in ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant of New York, who is engaged in seeing the sights in company with bis bride, a daughter of Senator Murphy of Troy, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Grant are among the latest arrivals here, having previously spent a week in Ireland. They will go to the Continent next week, and will visit Paris, in addition to other cities. It may be added that Mr. Grant and Mr. Croker have met, and will meet again while in London, and New Yorkers are the persons who can form the best idea of the probable subjects of their chats. It is now freely predicted that there will be a general election in Great Britain the coming month of July. On all sides it is admitted that Lord Rosebery’s govern- ment is in a bad way and the very atmos- vhere of the House of Commons empha- sizes the sense of coming disaster of the Liberal party. The “Revolt of the Prospective Peers,” as the crusade of the Hon. George Curzon, M. P., eldest son of Lord Scarsdale, is called, came to naught as generally ex- pected, though the question raised by the Earl of Selborne as to whether peers could or could not sit in the House of Commons after succeeding to the House of Lords, or be elected members of the House of Com- mons, occupied the attention of the latter bedy for a few days. Little by little much secret history con- necting with the last two drawing-rooms at Buckingham Palace is leaxing out, and is giving the gossipers plenty to chatter about. It appears that the application of the dowager Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Mrs. Louis Hammersly of New York, who wished to be presented to the Queen on her marriage to Lord William Beresford, was returned to her through the Lord Cham- berlain’s office, where such applications are filed, with the indorsement in the hand- writing of Queen Victoria that her Ma- jesty could only receive her as Lady Wil- liam Beresford, and that she could not re- tain her previous higher title, as she has often done. Consequently the charming lady who is generally known as the ‘‘American Duchess” will in future have only her place in precedence at court as Lady William Beresford, ana will not have ‘the right to sit on the coveted bench re- served for Duchesses at St. Albemarle and other court functions. The second incident which is being dis- cussed eagerly by the gossips is in connec- tion with the drawing-room of Wednesday last, where the Princess Louise, Mgrchion- ess of Lorne, third daughter of Queen Vic- toria, represented the Queen in place of the Princess of Wales, who had been first selected for the honor. It was given out that the indisposition of the Princess of ‘Wales was the cause of her refusing to be present, but it would seem that the health of the Princess of Wales was not the real cause of her absence from Buckingham Palace last week. Among the names of the ladies to be presented was a certain peeress, for whose company the Prince of ‘Wales had shown a marked partiality. This caused the Princess to pay a flying visit to the Queen at Windsor, and her Majesty reluctantly consented to call upon. the Princess Louise to represent her at the drawing-room. But after this turmoil in the royal family the much-discussed peeress did not appear at Buckingham Palace, and so the storm is blowing over. Vanity Rair says that the sensation of the function, the drawing-room of Wednes- day last, was the presentation of Mrs. George N. Curzon (formerly Miss Mary Leiter of Washington and Chicago). She was dressed more beautifully than any one there, in a silvered white gown, with a yellow train, attached to silver wings on her shoulders and with diamonds ‘like dewdrops” over her dress and in her hair. As predicted in these aispatches, Mrs. Cur- zon is being most warmly received here and is being as much petted as any lady in the city. Lady Mary Hamilton, the young daugh- ter of the late Duke of Hamilton, will be the richest peeress in England and prob- ably in the world. She is only 10 years of age and has inherited the bulk of the late Duke’s estate, including the isle of Arran, which alone is worth $5,000,000. The whole of the Duke of Hamilton’s property was at his own disposal and the rentals already amount to $1,000,000 a year. The Duke’s death was due to “banting,’ as the process of reducing of a person’s avoirdupois is termed. He had succeeded in lightening himself by about sixty pounds, but the process was too much for his vitality and he succumbed in spite of the efforts to save his life, which were made by those who had been supervising the banting treatment. The present Duke of Hamilton, a distant relative of the late Duke, inherits Hamilton place, and barely enough to support the title. A camphor famine is threatened as a re- sult of the war between Japan and China. The price of camphor has rapidly advanced and Japan is placing the most severe re- strictions upon its exportation. Much of the camphor in this country is held by a syndicate. Should a warm summer bring cholera and dysentery the demand for camphor would be very great, and its scarcity will not only interfere with many medical compounds, but will hinder the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder, in which camphor largely enters as an in- gredient. ~ Copyright. OSCAR WILDE CONVICTED, Sentenced to Two Years’ Im- prisonment at Hard Labor: Jurors Make Pertinent Inquiries Concerning a Warrant for Lord Alfred Douglass. LONDON, Exe., Mag 25.—Oscar Wilde's trial having reached the final stage, the 0ld Bailey courtroom was filled with in- terested spectators to-day. Sir Frank Lock- wood, Solicitor-General, concluded his ad- dress to the jury. After the arguments were finished Jus- tice Wills began summing up at 1:30 ». . The general tenor of his address was favor- able to Wilde. During the address of Justice Wills to the jury the foreman asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglass and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose name has been brought promi- nently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred’s arrest had ever been issued. The Judge replied that he thought not. The foreman then asked if it had ever been thought of. To this the Judge re- plied he could not say. He added that the suspicion that Lord Alired Douglass would be spared if guilty simply because he was Lord Alired Douglass was a wild idea and a matter which they counld not discuss. The present inquiry was as to whether the man in the dock was guilty. The jury found Wilde guilty on all the counts of the indictment, including the charge with reference to persons unknown, who were also pronounced guilty. The announcement of the verdict caused a great sensation in the court, as it was the general impression that Wilde would be acquitted. ‘When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict, Wilde, who had entered the prisoner's dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail of the dock. The silence which prevailed throughout the courtroom wasreally painful as Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should be also summoned before him. Then in a voice trembling with emotion the Justice said: “I never before had such a case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are by the nature of your crime lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done. To think that you, Taylor, &nd that you, ‘Wilde, a man of culture, should be guilty of the offenses charged. ‘““There is no doubt but that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentenced to hard labor for the term of two years.” ‘Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room and his face never changed color, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced. As Wilde turned in the dock and started to go back to the prisoners’ room the crowd yelled “Shame!” “Shamel” This shouting caused Justice Wills to rise and exclaim in a loud and determined voice, “Bilence, silence!”” During the time the jury was debating on the verdict Lord Douglass strolled out of the courtroom and into the courtyard, where he walked about nervously, smoking a cigarette. His face still showed traces of his recent encounter with his father, his left eye be- ing much disclored. During the final stages of Wilde’s trial to-day there was an immense crowd in front of the Old Bailey, and the windows of all the neighboring houses were filled with highly interested spectators. Oscar Wilde and Taylor were, after the conclusion of the trial, conveyed without delay to the Newgate Jail, where they waited until warrants were signed for their sentence. Both men were then conveyed in the prison van to Pentonville, where they will serve out their sentences unless a pardon should be granted or they should be trans- ferred to another prison before the expira- tion of their sentences. Medals of Honor Awarded, PARIS, Fraxce, May 25.—At the salon to-day medals of honor were awarded to Herbert’s painting of the infant Jesus sleeping and to Bartholdi for his marble group “Strasburg.” ——————————— It is calculated that over $14,000,000 is annually spent in tobacco and pipes in the United kgnp;dom. e IN WILLIAM'S DOMAIN Little Accomplished in the Reichstag’s Ses- sion. CRISIS OF THE CABINET. Several Mentioned as Probable Successors of Chancellor Von Hohenlohe. SILVER HAS ITS ADVOCATES. Powers Will Be Invited to Send Representatives to the Mone- tary Conference. BERLIN, GeruMaNy, May 25.—The work of the Reichstag session, which has just closed, was mainly of a negative character. In an unexpected parting attack on the Government, just previous to the adjourn- ment, Count von Kanitz reproached the Ministers with this fact. He declared that the members of the Reichstag might as well leave Berlin empty-handed as to return to their constit- uencies with “miserable legislation touch- ing upon sugar and spices.” Such results, he added, could only increase the discon- tent in the country. The Government, he insisted, had done nothing in spite of all the promises made by the Ministers to relieve agricultural distress, and he demanded that the Gov- ernment either drait a new bill by the autumn or accept his motion to raise the Pprice of cereals. Baron von Manteuffel said that the whole Conservative party subscribed to the opinions on this subject of Count von Kanitz. Dr. von Boetticher, Imperial Sec- retary of State for the Interior, said, in reply, that he regretted so little had been done during the session, but he added that the Government had not felt encouraged to prolong it in the face of such empty benches as had recently been seen in the House. One of the chief features of the session, which has not been without startling inci- dents, has been the rapid growth of the bimetallicagitation. The bimetallic party has been even more successful in the Prus- sian Diet than in the Reichstag, in- asmuch as the resolution of the Diet, instead of merely asking the Government to call a conference, as the Reichstag did, instructed the Chancellor, Prince Hohen- lohe, much against his liking, to persuade the Bundesrath to so frame invitations to the monetary conference as to make it plain from the start that Germany wishes to bring about the general adoption of a double standard. Dr. Miquel, the Prussian Minister of Finance, however, in his speeches on the subject in the Diet, while doing his utmost toward conciliation of the conservatives, is careful to bind the Government as little as possible to any aefinite policy. Prac- tically, however, there is no doubt that the Bundesrath will empower the Govern- ment to invite the powers to send repre- sentatives to a monetary conference. Finding no support for the bill advo- cated by Count von Kanitz, looking to a state monopoiy of the sale of grain, they regard a money standard as one of the big remedies which they claim the Goyern- ment owes them, and they will be satisfied with nothing less. It is interesting to note that Prince Bis- marck, in his recent table talk with the Saxon deputation, declared himself to be a bimetallist, saying to Mayor Beck of Frei- borg that he was obliged when in office to yield his own convictions to the opinions of currency experts. Rumor still busies itself with the proba- bilities of a ministerial crisis, and that Count von Eulenberg, Count von Walder- see and Count von Radowski, the German Embassador at Madrid, are canvassed as possible successors to Prince Hohenlohe. Emperor William, after indulging in deer-stalking to his heart’s content, is back in Berlin looking remarkably well. While a guest at Wierohkowitz the Emperor was present at an exhibition given by Herr Fielder, an inventor of Berlin, on a new fluid. The exhibition took place on the lake near the castle. The in- ventor poured some of the liguid on the waters of the lake, and directly in coming in contact with them it burned upward, giving a high flame on the surface. A strange feature of the ex- hibition was in the fact that the flames could be pushed aside at will by the boatmen on the lake. The Emperor was highly interested in the spectacle, and ex- pressed the opinion that the invention can be made use of in case of war. Emperor William has painted a fine pic- ture, representing Pagel of Nibelungen fame, and has presented it to the new Ger- man ironclad Hagen, where it adorns the messroom. The Empress of Germany and her chil- dren will pass part of the hot summer sea- son at Wyk-on-Fohr Island, in the North Sea, where four villas have been rented for the use of her Majesty and her suite. The measures to be taken in order to counteract the effects of the American petroleum combine are still under consid- eration by the Government. For one thing itis proposed to differ between raw and refined petroleum in the levying of duty so as to permit the establishment of oil re- fineries in Germany. It has also been de- cided to allow the bringing into the gen- eral market of mixtures of Russian and American petroleum. Steps for the complete reconciliation of Count von Kotze and his traducers are still pending. In accordance with the wishes of the Emperor, Duke Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein and Count von Hohe- nau had to call on Count von Kotze this week and express their sympathies with him. And so the great court scandal arising from the series of anonymous communica- tions sent for years past to various high personages is gradually smoothed over. The chief of the general sta’f, Count von Schlieffen, is now attending to this matter, and the court proceedings which would have been personally distasteful to the Emperor have been entirely suspended. Copyright. Not to Succeed Williams. COPENHAGEN, Denuak, May 25— James E. Risley, the United States Min- ister to Denmark, says there is no truth in the story that he is to succeed Ramon E. Williams as United States Consul-General at Havana. ———— Reforms in Armenia. CONSTANTINOPLE (TuRkEY), May 25.—A. majority of, the advisers of the Sul- tan }:sve counseled to agree to the prop- ositions of the powers regarding reforms in Armenia. The Grand Vizier, Djevad Pasha, opposes these counsels. His atti- tude is much commented upon and is likely to lead to complications. —_—— Dr. Kingston Knighted. LONDON, Exe., May 25.—Dr. Kingston of Montreal has been knighted by the Queen, in commemoration of her Majesty’s birthday. HIS FIRST VIOLIN. Caesar Thompson Made a Boat of It and Set It Sailing. When M. Thompson was asked the im- pression made upon him by his first violin, he replied: “Iwas so young at the time that I cannot remember. I do remember, though, what I did with it. I madea beautiful boat and set it sailing in a pond. As a result I was soundly whipped. I was always more enthusiastic over music than over the violin. The orchestra is the greatest violin. To me my instrument is a means of expression, and the best I have. I never studied much, and received no more lessons after I was 11}4 vears old. Dupuy, my first master, died fhen, and I received a few lessons from Leonard, who went away from the town in which I lived after the war of 1871. At the age of 15 I went to Italy to \Play in the orchestra of Prince von ded Veis, under the direction of Herr Muller-Berg- haus, to whom, through association, I owe much musically. I remained there ten years, and the Italians interested me greatly. It wasnot music that I studied in Italy, but the plastic arts. It isthe art atmosphere there which makes upon one such a profound impression. In the pres- ence oF the works of such a man as Da Vinci, architect, sculptor, painter, what are we all? Having free access to the royal libraries I studied the old Italian writers for the violin. We walkin a path made by those who have gone before; from justice we must study them. Among other manuscripts that I examined were forty compgsitions, hitherto unknown, by Valentini, written for the violin in 1690. I had them copied, and in due time will publish them. As far as my technic is concerned it i not the result of arduous vpractice, but of concentrated thought. As a small child I studied three hours a day. Now, with four or five minutes,I can accom- plish with concentration the work of three or four hours. Then why practice so much? I study in a scientific manner, and do not believe in so much practice. is needless. Here in Chicago I have not racticed a note. My playing has been one in concert. In New York recently I did not take my violin out of its case for eight days; then I played in concert. I study the relation of things by mathemat- ics. Through trigonometry, throngh the study of angles, I accomplish my work, My unfailing technic has been mentioned that is due to the simple means through which I obtain it. I hesitate to make my method public, nordo I know when I shal do it. Joachim desired me to, but it will awaken too strong opposition. It is to directly opposed to existing traditions.”’— Baltimore American. \ NEW TEST FOR GEMS, Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires Floated to Prove Their Genuineness. An accurate scientific method has at last been discovered whereby precious stones may be distinguished from the fraudulent gems, which are now so numerously manu- factured in the laboratories of Parisand other continental cities. This is by testing them for their specific gravity, but not by the scales occasionally used for large stones, and which, however delicate, are unreliable, says the Chicago Times-Herald. ‘The new means of detection of bogus gems is simple and ingenious, and is likely to be widely adopted in the jewelry trade. It is the chemist who hasadded this knowl- edge to the lapidary’s art. Several liquids have been discovered which are more than three and a half times as dense as water, and in which, therefore, the amethyst, the léeryl and other light stones will actually oat. The most useful of these liquids is methylene iodide, which has a specific gravity of 3.3, and in which the tour- maline readily floats. Moreover, it is not corrosive or in any way dangerous. It being impossible for the lapidary to pre- pare a number of liquids each having the specific gravity of a different gem stone, the methylene iodide is easily diluted by adding benzine to it. Each drop of benzine added makes the liquid less gen e and so it may be used to separate the tourmaline and all the lighter gem stones from each other. If it is doubtful whether a certain gem be an aquamarine or a chrysoberyl, all that is necessary is to place itin a tube of the liquid, together with a small fragment of true aquamarine to serve as an index. 1f it be a chrysoberyl, which has a specific gravity of 8.6, it will sink like lead. Ifit be an ac}uamgrine, which has a specific gravity of 2.7, it will float. If the liquid be then stirred up and diluted until the index fragment is exactly suspended the gem will also neither float nor sink, but will re- main poised beside it. This method may be ndogted with all of the lighter stones. But for heavier guns like the carbuncle, the Ag.rgoon, the_ sapphire, the topaz and the diamond a different liquid is necessary. This has lately been discovered by the Dutch mineralogist, Retgers. He has found a colorless solid compound which melts at a temperature far below that, of boiling water to a clear liguid five times as dense as water and therefore sufficiently dense to float any known precious stone. This compound is the double nitrate of sil- ver and thallium. Its most_remarkable property is that it will mix in any desired roportion with warm water, so that by dilution the speci- fic gravity may be reduced in density by nddan water, drop by dbl'op, 50 as to sus- pend In succession carbuncle, sa: i Tuby and diamond. s Broit These tests of precious stones may be made in a few minutes and are absolutely reliable, as all stones of the same nature have the same specific gravity. None of the bogus rubies or diamonds have the same weight as those th ey g ey are made to ———— OUAGED THE CANARIES. Energetic Songsters of the Atlantic Doomed to Perpetual Imprisonment. About _350 years ago a ship returning from the islands in the Atlantic, which peo- ple then called the Fortunate isles, but whiih v;ere undoubtedly the Canaries, went ashore on the coast of Italy, near Leghorn. A cage of beautiful birds cap- tured on these islands was broken and the birds were liberated. Through some caprice they did not take refuge on the Italian mainland, but went to the island of Elbe, where in due time they nested and bred and increased in numbers. The Italians discovered that they were admirable singers and began to capture them and sell them in cages. % This gave rise to ‘a traffic which soon completely cleared the island of Elbe of canary birds, so that not one was left there ina wild state. From that time the his- tory of the canary has been one of per- ?etunl Jmprisonment and of the trans- ormation of hisappearance and character, He has become what may be called an artificial bird. Every nation of Europe has groduced a canary of a special type. In the natural state of canaries, as they still exist in the Canary Islands and other Atlantic islands, the birds are of a grayish green, not remarkable for beauty; but they are such energetic singers that they have been known to break the membrane of their throats in pouring forth their song.— St. Louis G]obe-g)emocrat. —_————— Crazy With Joy. [N There was a crazy passenger on a Cen- tral Wisconsin trzinp the «fther day, who the passengers by purchasing a fulminating cap for dynamite. He was arrested, and was found to have a big stick of dynamite tied about his body by a string. " He had three times tried to explode it. Name, John Lock; cause of craze, inheriting a fortune.—New York Recorder. il WHITNEY THER WA, Advanced by Cleveland and Tammany Hall FOR THE *PRESIDENCY, They Say the Ex-Naval Secre- tary Will Be Able to Unite the Democracy. NOW AWAITING HIS CONSENT. Administration Chiefs Think the ... Massachusetts Man Will Have a Large Following. WASHINGTON, D. C., May ~If William C. Whitney will permit the use of his name in the next National Democratic Convention, he will have as a nucleus of strength the hearty and honest support of the Cleveland administration =znd of Tammany Hall. A report to this effect, based on the very best authority, came from New York to- day. Mr. Whitney is now on his way home from Europe, and immediately upon his arrival his consent for the use of his name in the convention will be asked. A Cabinet authority, in speaking of this report to-day, said that it was undoubtedly correct. He went on tosay that the im- pression which had gained ground in some quarters to the effect that there estrangement between President C. | and Whitney was false. He admitted that | the ex-Secreta: f the Nayvy had not been iu Washington since the inauguration of the pr istration, but observed | that by keeping away he had at the same time preserved his ts from contamina« tion with any of the different cliques of the party. | “Whitney is the most popular man in the party to-day,” this gentleman con- tinued. “He has kept his hands off all ghts, and is highly thought of by both | reform and machine politicians. The only | question of his permitting the use of his | name in the next National Convention | rests on his opinion of the party’s pros- ll pects at the next National election. “He does not wish to lead a forlorn | hope. I am able to stake my political | reputation on the truth of the statement | upon giving permission for the use of | his name he will receive the support of not jonly the administration and 7T ammany Hall, but of David B. Hill, Fairchild, | Grace and elements represented by those gentlemen. “There is no doubt that if Whitney | shows up in the next Democratic conven- | tion, backed by a sol | State, he would receiv vote on the first tion would be pro Mr. “Whitney nown to the | Democratic leaders outside of New York. He made friendsat the last Nati vention of Democrats from ev Many stalwart Democrats at the Chicaco convention expressed admiration for the ex-Secretary; and- they said ~they would like some time to have the pleasure of cast- ing their vote for him. If there isa man in the country who can bring all the dis- cordant elements of Democracy together that man is Whitney. A PEOULIAR GLASS. It Will Transmit Light Freely, but Not Heat. The announcement recently made of a German method of producing glass which will transmit light ireely, but no heat, is founded upon the following statement of details, presumably from the source o- operations: A plate of this material four- tenths of an inch thick, containing 2.8 per cent of iron in the form described as fer- rous chlgride, allowed only 4.06 per cent of radiant heat to pass through it, while another plate of equal thickness and con- taining ‘quite as much iron as ferric cnloride, permitted 11.2 to pass. The chemical distinction is exceedingly small, but the effect is very marked, Using oxide instead of chloride, and again having it in a ferrous condition, 1 per cent produced a glass having a very faint blue tinge, but even more impervious to heat than the other sample. A layer.332inch in thickness allowed only 0.4 per cent of the heat from a bat's wing gas flame to pass ttrough, 0.72 of that from an argand burner and 0.73 of the heat from a lime light; but it would transmit 12 per cent of heat from sunlight, ordinary window glass on the other hand letting some 86 per cent through.—Philadelphia Record. delegation from his flatt Buffon alwa rote in full dre BUDS, Society buds, young women just en- tering the doors of society or womanhood, require the wis- estcare. Tobe beautiful and charming they must have per- fect health, with all it im- plies—a clear Vskin, rosy cheeks, bright eyes and good spirits. At this period the young woman i1s especially sensitive, and many nervous . h(rm.\bles, which through life, have their origin ache, backache, and nervous distur- ‘bances, or the general health not good, the judicious use of medicine should be employed. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is the best restorative tonic and nervine at this time. The best bodily condition results from its use. Yowll find that the woman who has faithfully used the ‘‘Prescription” is the picture of health, she Zlooks well and she feels well. In catarrhal inflammation, in chronic displacements common to women, where thero are symptoms of backache, diz- ziness or fainting, bearing down sens- ations, disordered stomach, moodiness, fatigue, etc., the trouble is surely dis- peiled and the sufferer brought back 1o health and good spirits. “« WOMAN'S ILLS.” Mzs. W. R. BATES, of Dilworth, Trum bull Co., Ohio, writes! “A few years ago I took Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescrip- tion, which has been @ a great benefit tome, I am in excellent health now. I hope that every woman, ‘who is troubled with ‘women’s ills will try the ‘Prescription® and be benefited as 1 have been.”