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‘l‘ke army of thine-Ives some twenty eu Prince. completing their lineacf com- municstion. reorganizing their aulmeuted ~. army and awaiting the arrival of recently Il purchased arms and munitions of war.; l‘hey are also devastating the great agri~ oulturalr section where they are now en- ; camped and from which Legitime received ‘. the greater portion of his supplies. ( Gen. vaolite. having been elected end ( declared Provisional President by the Can ( tral and Northern departments. on his ‘ capture of the capital will demand a con- I grass of Deputies from all the do rtmtâ€"nts ( and the election of a permanent resident. . declaring Dgiume'e election unconstitu- tional and void. He will probably than be i the only candidate in the field. Reports; of defeats and desertioris have raised to a ( h pitch of excitement the inhabitants of . the mice. and hence Legitlme is im- prisouing all the poeslble ringleader-s in a revolt against him. He is showing great activity in securing “ volunteers " through rose gauge. who seine the x laborers in the elds and bring them to the barracks. frequently in chains. to prevent their escaping. Without law, life or property is unsafe in this section. Excessee of every kind are the rule. The horrid cannibalistic riluiof chdocism l are revived. and reports reach this city of e meeting of several thousand on Christ- mas night near Jeumel. the sacrifice of a young girl and the greedy scramble for some portion of the half cooked flesh. The devastation of the central part of the island has been the cause of the robbery of recuntlyâ€"buried bodies and the devouring of the same. These are Well-authenticated facts. The inhabitants of the interior are ‘ fiver) more degraded than their African ancestors. They are rarely brought in con. ' sect with any evidence of civilization, and can easily bn led by any schev'ncg ad- ] venturer. ( Gen. Augusto. a resident of the Northw has been thrown intolhemilttnrg r-n'iecnhere l and his areaseiuation is ll‘lkl'f‘fl F‘ie capital ! is dram: led of troops std mob rule in ’i-etcd l The French Minister. by his upon backing of Legitune. in most unpupnlar The cchoounr Aurora was capture-d in Hm l‘o mingo water, hot mull beg. wt lglill d with l lend, seized before tr. could be thrown flV'l'l’ bond. the letters ogwnwt and found to content statements ifnplluhlllli.‘ norm thirty persons in Port au i’rinuw, most of wh ill Were prevtuuoly “llhilipl'cll'll. All have ' been thrown into uricnu. Many loll huh-h positions in lit-gitiine'c Goveruunnt Tm seizure of the vessel in foreign wumrs wait another high handed outrage. 'l‘iw outrun ‘ of provisions was instantly approprmiml as being much niotlvd. The whole llsymm navy. consisting of some night. Hun l-I. occupied the inner harbor on [he 2| h and 25th. thus rendrriug mill and v-: d arty previous bltllzk-tfltt. ’l‘he htmtlnllliip Ila, lien Hepuhii : in still in the: hurt in of A ltiiiml Lucr- It is claimed lli ct 1.1 .giliim- hue Appropriatt-d to his own pfi'v) purer all ll 0 rr-tnsinder of Ihn mob in the trcssm v. and will line by his fastest gnribout an s )0" as his fall is an assured fact Legi'irne'e official organ ievu'fi»: z“- a fol» lowing to the American and Europe!) press under the title of “ line lnfmni» ” (on cutrngr) -. " It is deplornh‘c for a great but? "-istorical nation and r.- Rvpnl'iiu as Wei/‘25; abuse its power by opprv S'lllrg the feeble in illegally opponing the power u.’ reason with its gone. But, after all. is it the grtat and historical nation which must be accused, or is it her accredited erret-urn tatives. who abuse their great paw-w by loading th- ir Government into wrong so tiou ? This is what has tuner) place in our little Republic. which from its geographical position should appeal to its protection. or certainly to its impartiality. The United States is our senior. A civil war prt Vlllil. a merchant shipmibe Heytien Republic“ sides with the rebels. interferes with out affairs. transports arms and material of war. soldiers and delegates for the in sol-gents. A blockade is declared. and in defiance of all rights this vessel forcew this blockade. after having attempted to stir up the people of pent-elm towns to revolt. The capture is made after the blockade had been duly established. and after due judg- ment this prize has been declared a legal one Nothing can be said in defence. No argument. no proiestetiou can be made against it. as it is clear and evident that the vessel is a legal prize." ,. on“... s. ..-,.M_ um DEAD All?! I. Is Mrs. Harrington Dead or lovely In a “thence f A Cleveland (0) despatch says: Mrs Mary Harrington, wife of a vessel captain. was taken to St. Alexis Hospital last week sufieiing from drcpsy. On Sunday she died.or at least was pronounced dead by the attending physicians. An undertake-r was called and prepared the remains for burial. On New Year's Day he rrturned ‘ with the hearse and was about to place! the body in the ocmn. when he weal astounded to churn evidences of Wei in the supposed corpse. The cheeks were fiusbed.thc hands had become soft and pliable and what appeared to he perspira- tion covered the brew. One of the and physicians made a best examination and concluded that the y was lifeless. although he could not account for its oou~ ditiou. The body wen removed to f'apk Harrington‘s house and further tests were made today. but without avail. although there are as can no of decomposition oreveu deatl": [Lyon total suspension of the circulatory and respiratory organs. 0e . Harrington believes that his wife is etil alive. and states that some years ago she lay in a trance for eightynlne bots and was then thought to be dead. ' Peer (tempo-lure Culture. A New York correspondent writes: Most i . W .t i ii :i i 9. =3! 9% e. Ti 3: t I- ,t‘. if E ‘ crimes. "One night." says Dr. Bushnell. “ when I was at Hurley. half the iris ran out of Joe BartMt'e den (owned y Jack. M ) because a w threshing was administered. A woman at Merrill me of seeing a halfdouvu girls of that den. when Le Claire k it. who were so (rightfully bruised an mangled that they were sickening to behold. Not ice age sushi was pounded in the streets of eyw . Former inmates of Doyle's den tell of his brutality. and even intimate that if search were made it would' not be hard to find dead bodies buried in about it. A former - mate of Hunter's. of Wansau. tells of a sick girl who was dragged down tairs head foremost. A former inmate of Brass Wade’s says he would make them go down on their knees and beg. with a loaded re- volver at their h-ads. A girl was mur- dered in Ashland by having her clothes saturated with oil and set on fire. The coroner’s jury rendered a verdict. ' Burned tedeath by W. H. Griffin.‘ but he was never prosecuted " in acme or the dives there are veritable torture chambers. where girls who refuse to submit to the orders of their keepers are forced to obey. A favorite punishment is to hang a girl by her wrists from a hook in the ceiling. until the horrible pain forces herto yield. A former inmate of Due Beverage's den says she has seen him sus‘ ud his mistress by the thumbs. and ecp her in that position several hours. Another plan is to starve the women into ‘ submission. or. having fastened them naked to a bench. lash them with a cowhide into obedience. " But," adds Miss Bushnell. " there are worse forms of cruelty than those. too indecent to be drsnibed. I visited one town of twenty- iive houses. eleven t-IlOOllI and two dens of infamy. Another tOWn of four or five hundnd inhabitants contains forty dens. each havtng from two to five inmates Another tom- I visited was medeup of not more than a dozen in care. and contained a. large dui and about six saloons. Still on iihcr town supports one degraded woman to about four mslr- adults. These young: WUIIIF'II. who have both taken our of ih-~ llllllitltlul world. are very generally (lUlIlpElllll to remain in the criminal world. ‘1 liry an.- compe Had to do so through iii rs. lutilnldaflolt. and form» on the part of the denkel tor. and oort-ivitlme or ('0 operation 5 no the your hf l‘fl'lfil <flicials. and in some cues slim-e tiny an '1». d in escaping local officials ccnipel thr tr r. turn to the deli." TEHl‘SA \l ARON'S Mill'ltNFlil. END. llruth In Aldo-cl. Poverty of ti. Girl “‘liu Wits Once true of the Relies of Toronto. A St. Paul. Minn , dispatch says: In a snot-rid story room of e. tenement in East. H-vwnlh strut n Cf‘lrtlj, ebonym ffin rested Illlrl morning. It in ninitird the body of a young woman, whtmr name inscribed on tho HllVIIf' pinto was Ti-resa (,‘arnllla Meson, agrd‘ld. The story 0! the girl’s life and death it a remarkably sad one. as told by her diblt r. who sat weeping at the cofi‘in’s aide. him-i Mason was the young-cat daughti r of the late John Maven. a promi- nent and w: alihy Cl'l/mlt of 'l‘oronto, Out. and her death resulted from pulmonary omintirnptinr. hastci cl by went. “mud in wealth and luxury, tlio pelted child of indulgent parents and one of the belles of oronin, her life promised to ho fraught with happiness and sunshine She slop: d with James Anderson. a Wild young man. whose attentions were violriiily opposed by her parents. After her nicrrisge with this man she was diainheriied. dieowned and cart adrift. Anders-n proved a worthless fol. love, who grew must of histiine to wine and cards. 1 hey went to Jamestown. D. T.. where a baby boy can".- to them. juncture the hli<band dreerteul the unhappy girl. who was cared for by kind Jami-s. town people end when well enough to travel was presented with a ticket to St. Paul. In this city slits securei work as a seam- strrss and eked not a livelihood for herself and child for a time. but her frail oonetitu tion was a mark for consumption. and she took to her bed in the dark and dreary room in which she di'rl. She endured the pangs of hunger and disease. sud only the Iletl' approach of death broke her proud spirit and induced her to apply for public rue-cor. Half an hour bi fore she passed away she exacted from her sister a promise cm her body should in remowd toOctutio ‘ and buried beside her father. Telegrams have been received from Toronto ordo ring the body to be shippml there and asking the Poor Beet-d to spare no upcnse in the funeral. .._.._.....4._- . 0.... ,,,,,, 00k} N‘I‘Y 001410.. I. arvammus. Another Encounter Htetwwsu “tenants and follow. A Dublin cable says : The eviction of tensnts on the (Million estates. at Faloar- L-agh. County Ilomgal. was continued yes- terday. The evictors went to the house of c tenant named Doogau. but found the place defended by a score of men. armed with rill-a. who had entrenched themselves behind the loopholed walls. The priests who accompanied the eviction untreated the defenders to leave the house. but the men refused to pay any attention to them. The Riot Act was then read. and the soldiers were about to fire on the house when the Magistrate stopped them. and notified the party in the house that he would ive them an hour in which to riflocl upon t e course they would pursue. After reflecting for an hour the defenders announced that tb would not use their rifles. 1 be bailiffs an ice than ethoked the house. and after a to signals were repulsed. Finally thepvieste persuaded the men to surrender. Apellesl rwaebuilywounded. A doe-u built and policemen were injured. One of the defenders had his law fractured and aaotber wee buried beneath a bent cede. which was broken dewu by tors. and sustained severe injuries. W mmmmcatâ€"uam. AWeehlagleI says: Thane- td M been informed” IletstsruftbsUulted Measurable eftbe edleteftheliupreeebew- . la the Pekle M of .lev.“ - i At this . excitement sound by events in the east“ :30! [codes It only anal-ta i: fell unm stakeble significance y t out of confession. A moulder named Gown. 18 years of age, and his ' ' ' Charles Dob-vii. a timber or 19. attended Salvation my mouth . and were appereutl what heard visited the captain. and made the startling confession that he and his friend. who was “trueaeeteel.” were the authors of the Tuuhrielge Wells mystery. Lawrence had been denounced by Gewer to Dobellaea master's man who had further been. the means of getting him fined because he kept the time at the sawmills. and had to mark Gower late. The friend " true as steel” and (lower himself drew lots who should kill Lawrence. The lot fell on Debell. who. playiu the friend “ true as steel" all throng . calmly esecuted the diabolical purpeae. These accusations could only have one result. The police were called In. The steel-true comrade. after a brief hesita- tion. confirmed his friend's story. The revolver was found. A boy identified Dobell as the writer of the leltrr to the 'l‘nnbridg: Wells Advertiser. 'n a word. the Tun idge Wells mystery was cleared up by that other mysteryâ€" the working of the human mind. ._...._.._._ ‘I'III GOVERNOR-GBELBA L's HON W to the Daughter of the Duke of “molecular. A London cable says : The most impor. tant social event of the season was the marriage Saturday of the Hon. Edward George Villiers Stanley. of the Grenadier Guards. son of the Governor-General of Canada. Lord Stanley of Preston, and Lady Alice Maud ()livis Montage. youngest daughter of the Duke of Manchester. The ceremony was performed in the Guarda’ chapel by the Rev. Lord William Cecil. son of the Marquis of Salisbury and cousin of the bridegroom The eight bridcunaids were the Ladies Alexandra. Mary and Theodosia Acheson. daughters of the Earl of Gosfcrd; Lady Mary Hamilton. and LMlii-R Alice and Mary Montage, daugh- tmrs of Lord Mandeville; Lady Edith Villlf‘l‘t‘. and Hon. Romela Russell. sister of Lord Amphill. The Hon. Richard Somerset use groomsman. Among the guests were the Prince and Princess of Waive. Prince Albert Victor. the Duke of (lenibridge. and the Duke and Princess Victoria of Trek. After the reorption the nude and groom left for Helwuod. the Kuntich seat of the Earl of Derby. where tin-y will pass the honeymoon. The presents numbered over 300. including an Indian alt-M77 from the Queen. a gold bracelet ”idem Empress Frederick. a diamond brooch from the Prince and Princess of Wales. and n silver lamp from Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales. 11cc bridegroom will not only succeed to his father's barcny but to the l‘farltlom of Derby. to which his father is heir presumptive. -.._-._.,.._....-- M. .w - DRUNK. AGED FOUR. Little Nellie Reynolds. of New York, Dies of Alcoholism. A New York despatoh says: Probably the most youthful case of death from alcoholism ever heard of was reported at thecoroner‘s office in New York to-day. it ”as that of 4-year-old Nellie Reynolds. T' soroner will make an investixation. 'i‘fns. attending physicians. Dre. Sachs and klrfiwtt. speak in the severest terms of the criminal negligence of permitting so young a child to drink so large a quantity of whiskey. The child was unconscious from 9 o'clock Tuesday morning until 7 o‘clock yesterday. when she died. The physician was not sent for until 8 o’clock on Wed- nesday evening. too late to be of service in restoring consciousness. Dr. Bach» said there had been New Year festivities at the house. Drinking became general. and one at the party admitted having given the child two tablespoonfuls of whiskey in a tumbler. The child staggered and reeled around for several minutes. then became unconscious. was put to bed and never again recovered. The parents are said to be hard drinkers. .â€".â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"-- THIL’ Ftll‘ (UNI. " Methodist Ilalstens Denounce the Installed “ Christian Science." A Minneapolis despatch says: Before a authoring of the Methodist ministers to-dey Rev. Jae. Door read a paper on " Christian Science.” He declared flatly against the entire idea as a delusion and c seen”. and said it was neither “Christian" nor "sci- ence." and that in denying the personality of God and the existence of do it became infidel in its tendencies. He did not deny the influence of mind over matter. but ridiculed the places where. by the Kagmeut of 95. any one may become a fu - edged physician of the new school. without knowâ€" ledge of anatomy or matetia medica. lie cited many cases where such people have die-d from negligence under Christian science treatment. and quoted one of the praymof an alleged science healer that was mph to bring the whole idea Into ridicule. He also gave a history of the crane from its iccr tioc. and pronounced it a odigicus fra . Other ministers preset: took a similar view of it. Muesli-gauntlet AN re rots. Oct. daspatoll es s: Ou mridey events about Oo‘clee a iargemeesofreekfell rest the reel efikaBueeehueerGeuedlaeresa ea igktat lOo‘eloekaaethere-am as sauna. ( Eire? frtrrtlt: 2... l. the regain her composure again the man who hadn't beta hit assisted themaawlioked limp kit evertbs Home ems ten-towers «um. vs use-saw 2:... women couldn't climb a fence. but shakept biasing away at the boards until her ammunition was gone and than the (eluted. Neighbors. who had been aroused by the noise of the shots. then want to the acetat- anus of the brave housekeeper and the ser- vant. who can tonight command twice the wages they have heretofore been getting. The thieves. who took nothing with them but the two bullets. escaped capture. but the police have a good description of them and expect toceptnre them before morning. ,-.-... ... LIOKID Ill I A .0... Iataafa'a lea Defeat a Party of German Troops. An Auckland. New Zeelend. despatch says: Advices from Samoa say that the German man of~war Olga lost 20 men killed and 30 wounded out of a party of 150 also sent to assist TIMIRM against Mature. The Germans were compelled to r: treat to their hosts. The commanders of the British and American men-ofwar received an intimation of the German intentions. but they remained inactive. A Berlin deapatoh says: Official advices from Apia confirm yesterday's announce- ment of an encounter between Mataafa’s followers and the Germans. On Dec. 18th the German gunboat Adler. with the Ger- man Consul on board. proceeded to Lanly. Mataefo'vl chief position. with the inteu~ lieu of negotiating for the disarming of the insurgents in oouaequence of the destruction of German property and insults to German sailors. A party of men was lauds-d. and while on their way to the Veilele plantation they were suddenly attacked by a party of rebels, led by an American named Klein. The Olga. Adler end Eber landed more men. who succeeded in repelling the natiVes and destroying some if their villages. Lisnt. Siegr-r and 15 men were killed. and Lieuts. Spengler and Burohard and 36 men were wounded. The letter are doing well. Other accounts state that the Germs: s retired to Vailele and held it a inst the greatest odds until reinforced. l .ataefa’s loss was 10 killed and 30 wounded. The Germans bombarded Vailele. Letoga. Lanly. Mataafaga and Matafae. Mataafa now holds a strongly outreach-d position near Apia. where great excitement prevails. The European wo- men and children have been placed on board the man-cheer. Business is at a standstill expecting further German action. Meteafa has obtained a eupply of ammuni- tion. He declares himself ready to appear before the commanders of the British and American men~of-war THE OLD MAN FOLLOWED. A Your).' Chicago Wife Slopes and is Caught With Her Paramourln Detroit. A Detroit despatob says : Yesterday morning. a little after 1 o'clock. an old gentleman. elegantly attired, called at the leutral Police Station. accompanied by Attorney Blodgett. and said his name was Jam .4 A. Bodle. that he was a resident of Chicago. and that he had traced his wife. ’-‘ t. bride of eight months." to a hotel in this city. where she was registered with a man named Griffin. the two occupying the same n rtmeut. The Sergeant at once de tail Roundsmen Denier and Slater on the case. and the two officers proceeded to the Griffin House. and room 83. which had been assigned to “ Mr. Griffin and lady." was entered. The couple were awakened and ordered by the policemen to dress quickly. and in a few moments the petrol we gon dashed up and the guilty pair were wh rled away to the police headquarters. Grime in an engineer on the Michigan Central Railway. living at Saginaw. He is 28 years old and single. Mrs. Bodle is apatite brunette. not up rently over % years old. Mr. Bodle fo owed her on the same train from Ohicsgo. She had ex- rrssrd a great desire to visit her sister in gpsilenti. and he. suspecting all was not right, bought her ticket and took e passage on the same train. with the above results. Both parties are locked up. W A WOMAN KILLED BY A OAT. She Ileedleaely Stepped on the Animal’s Tall and was I‘urtoualy Attacked. Aklilwaukee deepatch says: A queer tragedy. in which a cat has caused the death of an elderly woman. is itating the peoplecf the Eighteenth War . lbs in furiated on”. buried her claws in the women‘s shoulder because the bed uncon- soiouel trodden on the sleeping eulmel's tell. he victim was Mrs. John Beruaske. the wife of a Polish laborer. Two weeks Mrs. Beruaoke attended the wedding moseph Kelineki and Miss Merkowekl. at the saloon of Albert Markewski. on Hamil- ton street. Dancing was one of the pleas- entries indulged in on that occasion. and she headlme trod upon the house eat. The cat was erased with in. and sprung upon Mrs. Beruecka's s More. linking her claws into the flesh and y that she was removed with great dl or The women had been in r health. and on the day after the log she became very ill with symptoms of blood poisoning. Thursday night she died. and very wild eterieaeuneeruleg the manner of her death have been circulating in the Polish colony. where the famil live. The physician who 3:de mth 1:25?“ this wounds l; at on y auravet an ex tendency te‘eod disease. lire. Ber-ache was about 00 years of age. 1...! IL. IflI'IMIGQ. mnmwmncmne m toting: Alottar . shes. ark River. theirs! aetbeatlcle f . " z w r‘ i i W“ l M u 1? " 'n= unwind. along the Red River to Grafton. northweuttethe Manitoba builder .. ' to mnact with a spur of the O. P. WOOD. “Last Monday night an as Age... «Wadi... ; w‘c‘ ‘i. f web at... i - ... . . I "1‘ [Mrs J? b "“Qfi“ ‘ we «I :t“ 3.1%“??? m we are _ press parcel . ;-;. 3.3.2.»; 91.000 in Union Bank bills was taken fro in the Dominion exprets etlleer at Verdun. The agent is not certain whether the money was put in the safe or not. but on Tuesday morning it was missing. Mr. Samuels. Manager of the Express Oomâ€" any. has bran west lookln into the case. a has offered a reward of 500 for the re- covery of the money. ' A man named. Debeaupree. from Mon- treal. en thetreiu from the east this morn- ing. passed through a car of Italian immi- grants. who insulted him. Ba pas-d on . into the baggage ear. and was shortly by another paesecger. who was also reat- . sued b the Italians. Debeauprau asked him w at he did. and be said he stood the l Italians ed with a revolVer. at the same , time holding‘bptlie six shooter. Owinte S careless handling the revolvm~ went ofi‘. the ' bell penetrating Debeau su‘s groin. The : wounded man is new i) ng at the Ireland ' House in a precarious coneitien. BINIIHGHAI'S WELCOME. An E- ihuuleatle (”ecu-g to Ir. and Ira Uhamherlelu The Waddle. Gifts. § A Birmingham cahlegram says: The 'Right Hon Joseph Chamberlain and his bride were iven a cordial greeting by the people of irmiugbatn last night The reception to the couple was held in the Town Hall. which had been converted into a salon and beautifully decorated The gathering wee a large and representative one. Until the arrival of the guests of the evening the time was occupied in listening to a mace“ and viewing the presents in- teuded for the bride. for which the citiz he of Birmingham had subscribed £700. The entrance of Mr. ant Mrs Chamberlain. who were accompanied by Mr. Chem- berlain‘a sum and daughtere. Lady Mandeville and others. wee the signal for great cheering. which was again and again renewed. the organist meanwhile playing a wedding march. Handsome bouquets were we rented to Mrs Chi: wiser-lain. who rrpcatedly bowed her Ioknuwimtlgmelits. The bride was dressed in pink satin. and her orna- ments were diamonds and sapphires. The presentation of the Wedding gifts and accompanying addresses followed. The gifts consisted of a poer necklet with a diamond clasp from the citizens end .7. brilliant diamond brooch containing fifty- five gems in the shape-of a six pointed star. the gift of the women of Birmingham Mr. Chamberlain. in repliii-g to the ad- dresses.said they eurpecesd his expect-s- Virmu in the warmth of their greeting to his wife. whose ancestors left‘Englmd over 250 years ago. (Cheers) Although be neither hoped nor expected in lest-«u her love for the country of her birth. he knew that she was prepared to take up life pxmong them in all its fol ness, one; that she would say with Both : " Thy people shall be my people.” (Cheers) Referring to the feeling of kinship with America espreuaed in the address just pre- sented.he told that that use no new feeling in Birmingham. At the time of America‘s greateetwriaIAâ€"the ori-‘ia of the Union~4he eloquent voice of John Bright. new unfor‘ tuoately hushed for a time by illness. was raised again and again in that very hall to defend the integrity of the republic. The same feeling permeated the whole country. twee now admitted on all hands that serious quarrel with America would be the greatest national calamity. (Cheers) Difierences were certain to arise from time , to time. but the democracies of b M: aoan- n tries were determined that they should be amicably arranged. He was glad to say that even that august body. the American Seuate.ba’d nothiu to say about his private negotiations whi his hearers had just ratified by their pri sense. -9....-.._. Asphalt Pavements Kill 'I‘rooe. In connection with the rte-paving of Brooklyn streets. which has become a sub- ject of pressing concern through the recent outgiving of the Mayor. an interesting point has been made concerning the effect of aspha‘t pavements on trees. Experience shows that in streets where such pavements have been laid the trees do not flourish. if indeed the do nets ily wither. The rea- son is not er to see . It is apparent on a moment's thought that it is almost im- poet-ibis for water to penetrate to the roots of the trees beneath such an im rvioua cm dies. and hence their decline a inevi. tabla. No plans are now in view for in- creaoingtbemphah pavementeln Brooklyn. but this motto? is worth keeping in mind against the {unsibility that the question' may be raised at some time in the future Asphalt pavement; have certain undoubted advantages. along with equally undoubted diaedvautams The drawback mentioned here is doubtless eel-lom taken into account. » New York Tribune. _.._n._...___ .m...“ “out of the Frying Pan." Husband (with a sigh of reliefl~blew Year's at lastl Thank Heaven! No more presents to buy. no more bills to pay No more "tether. buy ms this." or " father. buy me that ;«" no more "John. dear. can you let me have some money. there's lots to buy 7" It is over. Afew more days and I should havebvm bankrupt. But the crlats has passed. the night has gone. the morn is breaking. theâ€"- Wife entering the room) ~John. dear. the coal 'n is empty. .4.- My lea Peon-ooh. Dr. Joseph Rubbers. of Cincinnati com musicals. to the Medics! Record details of arenarkabls recovery which he witnessed in a London lloapitel. in a deep rate case ed pneumonia. under the extraordinary of spout-5:. mu .. or five minutes every râ€"â€" n and We. the sheet. arms and every hear. tueetlier with free etimelatbs. sto. lines that he had tried h samples in diaper-its eases with cadre ‘ L Y . . ~ .. . ’ J... : .1- ... ‘- . . .. u Anni-o it ill" *4... . W; , ,. . onsto havereed ever in court. reuse or none novs. In addition to the tious two letters at to be from the endeut to Mrs. Mackia have been filed as exhibits. and the are quite unique. The first one. whi bears no date. is as follows : Sam. A! Niels-r. It p. m. It rumour bermâ€"I left you witha heavy carton Frills t. Could not make up my mind why 0 has taken such a fancy towantto be with you so much and so often now. when only a short time ago no deelre to some and see on at all.and to call so late. and when he on ht be at his drawin . These and many other h hts passed throng my mind as i went home wit a sorrowful beert that night. I was sorry afterwards that I did not order him home as soon as he came in I cer- tainly should have done so if II. had not been there and then the idea of his remaining after we left. I received your dear letter to-day your premises of devotion to about me up. was beginning to think my Henri was getting tired of me but did not want to tell the so. You know llove you with my whole heart; always have loved you and always will love you, and vou alone. so long as on are true and good. Yes. a terrible. misera is feeling to havenny diubt about. it, which i must confess! have but lately and could not quiet my mind. My ii .rling. you will pardon my plain speaking, but 'tle the depth of my love for you that compels the to speak my mind to you. Never a day of my life passes but I think of you; you are at constant companion, in my mind on will nubtleu know by the newspapers that its had a snow blockade on the “‘13. i only reucnod here on Thursday noon. no Mr. is. sit fellow passenger this trip. but we had a Mr. and Mrs. Alien Yankees. going to Sari Fran- cisco. She was rather comics. . T ere were only five of us in the care. Had a very nice our all the we . Will write M.with particulars. You are righting; pet. the money is a worry and a trouble to the mind. If you can arnnge for l. to pay the interest and on pay yours on the princlpa , I think this will 0 much better as you wiel be red ucing it all the time and then it will be a nice thing to have it paid, for my very heart one out to you wm-e .1 am writing this at 'ust t is er ticular time. I am usually with my oVe basking " in the sunshine of her dear presence. I feel com~ . lets. lost without you. but when hope comes in en bids me look forward to the time when I chat) soc you again. I shall make a b' snort to leave here next Saturday night. In t at. case 1 on ht to arrive in Toronto on Tuesday, but it is a! ttle uncertain at present. 1 ball two invita- tions out to-nn.bt. but concluded that [would ste at my hotel and write to tny own darling love. know you will be ex outing a letter I send a spur marked by t in mail. Now. my dar) ng. w tli all my heart believe me. yours twig. slur. cu TENDER OK In LAMB If the foregoing is spoony. what can be said of letter No. 2, which follows ? If anything is calculated to make a men feel cheap it is an exposition of his moocy-spoouy letters written during his courting days But what about letters written to another man's Wife. Here is the epistla : Sunmr Ntou'r. March 17th. lull. My Ovm Punctcvs Lova.~Abucnt in body. but with you in spirit I have been all day. I went to Zloty Trinity Church this morning. Bisbon reached from the text. " God forbid that I a void glory save in the cross of Christ." I went to dinner toâ€"day tea Mr. Wet- mn'e. our agent. All the afterneou‘l wee think- ing of you and wishing to be with you again to-n ht. Had to gotochurch alone. I wanted my I enri with me. You recious love. how I in as you! Went to All ints' to-nlfbt' text. " Come unto lie all ye that labor and will give you rest." A ve good sermon. Did my Henri gore church twee today? b my loved one thinking of me now. or has she retired for the night? Has she been good all the week? These and many at or thoughts run through my head. No tongue can tell how have you you precious pet. I am doubtful about leaving this week. but shall try hard for Iwanttobewitb you on Easter Sunday. Yes. my darling. I am longing to be with you tobavs a sweet. kiss from your lips and hear your loving voice welcoming me back You are truly the light of in life. When I think of youas my true and good enri it maker my heart rejoice. but when the reverse tho hta came it grieved me to my very soul. Be o .my darling. begood for Iloveyou truly wit my whole heart. and am completely lost when away from you. I ca not spereabit of our love for anybody else. Now my deem! wi say good-night. and may God bless you and keep you. prootcue gun. I still hope to 1"? 1.35"" °’ w i z. to to rsmau.uow mus o. . ‘lgndeet and love. and with It good in wi’shee always believe me to be your own faith- ful and true limr. Give my dear Jenny a kiss from John her own faithful love. to "so“. my own precious love. Orin namus or rule can. The above finish the love letters. but Mr. Waekle has filed others of an entirely dif. farent character. They are from Mrs. Meckie to her husband. The first upbraide him for entering into the suit against “ Mr. Henry." as she calls defendant. the -. ”coed asserts that he has no right to contfir. s it. having been fully aware of the friendship existing between " Mr. Henry" and her- self. asserts that it is a scheme to extort from that individual. and l winds n th a threat that should the not press the business to an issue the will show him it in his true colors. The othrs are the y demands for money. The statement of defence is a general de- nlal of the allegations. more no 1| AMM“ The latest prodigy at the plane. says the London Court Journal. is to be quedruraauousâ€"a men to wit. that brilliantly with all four Ily turn“: .EL'.;l-“g“iffit:. 2 iii». . gushes year the United States was I. Australia 2.961. but to Canada ea increase of 8.0m. I[his is Mr. Rueklu's sixth attack of what is guardedly described as mentalit- turbeuce. These attacks pow more fru- Taut and the symptoms more We: ' present illness is re then the last. but senses is friends great anxiety. Excitement wee caused in the court at Naee on Saturday by Solicitor Hurley. counsel for the prisoners on trial. shoe that Judge Fit rald's conduct on the bench was a . Hurley was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for contempt of court. A report is current that Sir Baden Powell Bill shortly ”pineal“ B aw“ aud ttewa as s a rig ipeteutiery en the Fislnriee question. Such an a pointment is quite improbable. The rumor is only one of many similar pods promoted by Powell's friends. It is asserted that the British Govern- ment will defray expenses of witneessu on both sides who are summoned before the Parnell Commission. strictly limiting these expertbee. hourevcr. to fares to London end return to their res ctive homes. and the legitimate outlay or meals and lodgings while there. The German Lsndtag is conwned for the 14th inst. A measure will be presented increasing the Kin ‘s civil list by 3.000.000 marks. this sum lug additional to the amount requested from the Reiohstag. l‘he semi-official papers argue that the allow. enuo should be more; that according to the feeling in Berlin it ought to be double the amount asked. Further evictions were mode on Satur- day on the Olphert estates at Falcarragh. county Douegal. At one house only was resistance made, but after is light. which lasted. fifteen minutes. the defenders yieldel. The last hours visited by the evictors was found to be so strcn iy forti- fied that the Magistrate decid not to cttempt its capture on Saturday. The gttack was therefore postponed until Men- by. Osman Digna’s first licutenent has de- serted his leader and has arrived at Sualtim. He reports that the rebels are enraged with Osman Dignn 'for coining their effects and their wives. be giving as his reason for such a course that the rebels chewed tobacco. which is contrary to the precepts laid down by the Mahdi. He also reports that 2,000 dervisbes at Handoub are squabbling with Osman Digna concern. lug the evacuation of the piece. a mcjority of the dervisbes being desirous of retiring from the town. The deserter declares that Emin Bey has been captured and that he is a prisoner at Khartoum. wdere he is Well treated by his captors. A big storm is r 'ng at Long Branch. NJ. The streets 0 Seubright ere inun. dated and the people are compelled to use row heave. a Rev. 1". mantel. pastor of the First Uni- tarian Church at relrm. Mean. eomm'fied suicide in his church on Saturday evening by cutting his threat. The Governor of New York has cem- mnted to imprisonment for life Adolph Reich.oonvioted in the county of New York of the crime of murder in the first degree. and new under «ounce d death. William Mann. an artist. that and killed his niece. Mrs. Carrie Jones. d oom- mltted suigide on Saturday in e uptown tenement. at New York. The woman had been living with Mann as his wife for several years. ' Robert Gregg. of Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. on Saturday. while practisi shooting at a target nailed egainst the a de of an old shanty. efter firing a number of shots. heard u groan from the interior of the building. investigation proved be had shot and killed a tramp. who is known there only as “Pet." The coroner’s jury exo'areted Gregg of any intention to shoot the men. On Friday Mr. Brooks. a ruminant young merchant of McDowe ’s Mills. went to Fayettesviile. Tenn. moored his marriage license and started home. On Seturday mornin his dead body was found lying on the me this with’ a bullet hole through his head. When he left town be was accompanied by a man named Smith. who was a bitter rival of his for the hand of the young lad Brooke was tomarry. Tfl'ielre is considers a excitement over the a a r. B. S. Stapleton has been dcin a whole- sale business in the sale of uislana lotter’y tickets in a very bold way at Cleve. land or some time It is estimated that hie sales have av M 000 a month, , and be is said to have sold 8.000 tickets in. T a single week for the big December draw- .lug. He was arrested Saturday in company with one of his clerks. Police in citisens l drees managed to buy tickets at his place. The business has been conducted in connec- tion with a cigar store. A double stage robber occurred near Oloverdalo. Cal.. on Batu ay eight. The down stage from Mendocino Olt was near Phllo about ll o‘el by a m highwaylnau. who demanded the treasure-box and holding a revolver in one hand took the has from the driver with the other. He thanked the driver and ordered him to drive us. "Good night. gentbmm." The a.” bed oelygouee fswyards when it met the :5 stage. and the 6 var remarked that be h .WUMW-, . fad Stewart and Geerpb Beach. prominent Rum; and ewes-aid lea-teat: Town. i an . , u even ug . eblhrm" rh‘fie get late e‘ mi mum “I“. I Stewart's boys ' Wfim a- m i .. s. .... s... “l l He then remarked i guess” l attached I many places. was on fee. numerous clause in Toronto. and finally turned up ii‘m’w'd no' " bebpreeeuuted f: . may his improper conduct. ‘ Mrs Agnes Colo. reliot of the late Cole. of St. Thomas. and mother of r. Robert Cole. who was re-aleetod alderman in Monday’s contest for No. 5 Ward in that clty.vislted the paths booth at 8 o’clock in the afternoon to as her vote. While standing in one of t apartments marking her ballot. her son (one of the candidates). who happened to be in the booth. saw her ate snug. and springing towards her ea t her in his arms in tints to prevent her ailing. Dr. Dallas was summoned and pronounced it estroke of ralyeis. She was conveyed to her home. w re she died at 2 o’cloc yesterday morning. Serious floods and landslides have ouâ€" currod in the south of France. Trains have been blocked on the railroads. Severe weather is reported on the Black Sea. During the peat fortni ht many sailing vessels have been wrecks . and over 100 seamen have lost their lives. It is understood that Samoan affairs will not be made the subject of a special debate in the German Reiobsteg, but will be re- ferred to during the discussion of the navel budget. The diuster in Samoa has created a deep impression and will strengthen the arguments of the anti-Kernel party in the East Africa debate. . e Kielrr Zeirung states that the Samoan losses are the greatest in oflicers and men that the Ger- man navy ever experienced in a trans~ oceanic oxpcrmiou. A dastardly attempt to blow up the royal since at Madrid was made yesterday. ortunately no one was injured. and the only damage done was to smash many win- dows,» The peter-d with which the attempt wes made was exploded on the staircase of the palace. Grunt uxuitutnent prevailed for a time. the members of the royal house- hold being almost peniostriclten. Prime Minister Segasta. as soon as he heard of the attempted outrage. hurried from the Congress to the palace. where he was at once admitted to an audience with the Queen. ..___ ___.”..... war slogpar r Too Much Labor is Thrown on the Week's [first Working Day. Where so much depends upon order and accuracy in the management of the house- keeper it is not always easy to proportion the work of each day. Too much is thrown upon Monday and Tuesday-â€" why not postpone washing till the latter day ‘2 On Monday the house can be put to rights. bread baked and desserts made for that day and the next. That night the table may be laid and covered with netting used for that purpose alone. the clothing put in soak and all the material made reody for breakfast. Where there is but one domestic or none at all. the week‘s labor is time under much better control. The first meal should consist of few dishes. and the dinner may all be previously cooked save the vegetables. The domestic. who swept hall. steps and piazza. while the fire was kindling. has only to remove the breakfast things. wash the dishes and go to her laundry work. On Wednesday she is not overletigued by the previous day's work. and there is time enough to keep the house clean during the remainder of the week. finishing up odd jobs on Monday. Where two or more girls are lie t the same custom might well prevail. by w icb means the cook will be able to do all cookiu . so that the food may be nicely coo as used-Jinn" M. Pool. in the Rom Maker. ......*. ._..._. .....__._. An Obllglng 8o: oi? n Fellow. Stranger (furiously. striding up to fine looting man in hotel lobby) ~See here. your name I Reiko. isn‘t it ? Well. i un- derstand you’re making love to my wifeâ€" my wife. sir i Baike (oelmly)-~~Ah I what name. sir? Stranger (still more lurious)-â€"Smith.sir. Smith ! Raike takes out note book with index. turns to " S. ‘ and runs his eye over the list. and says. inquli'ingly ~-First name. please ? Smith-~Williem J. William J. Smith. sir. Reiko (looks over names again) «Ah. yes. here it is. Well. what do you want me to do ? Smithâ€"~I want you to stop making love to her. air. Bailie~~Ah l (takes pencil. runs it through the name William J. Smith. then lights cigarette, bows pditely and walks 35) ~SI. Louis Humor-int. But Is Didn't. It use the night before the wedding. and he was bidding her good night. and softly whispered : " Tc-morrow eve. my darling. we begin our journey as bride and bride- roe .Kilgrims cflifa together: band in and w l wejcurney adown life's Hired road. We shall want to set out wit a glorious . uipment of faith and hope and courage. t at neither of us may faint and fall h the wayside before the journey is ended; will we not. darling ‘2“ '- Iâ€"lâ€"oh. yea. tcbs sure; only I really am so worried about the train of my dress. It didn‘t hang one bit tiles to-dag when I tried the dress on. and 1's die wit inerti- fieatlon if it hung so at the wedding to- morrow. Go on with what you were say- ing. dear.” W. . nappy Journalists. The famous we...” Frchler of I’. . DodoPestb. is so full of gratitude at v- .50 . ‘ obtained a divorce from his serum that he has founded a peeduu for decaybd Hungarian journalists and other sharitlemâ€"He-fay leer-Ml ll --._.__..- lusts In Its lot to“ M all. am you think you reall l meets. Ir. litmuy " . “ Wellâ€"oliâ€"