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Lieutenant Roper and a Pretty
American Girl.

A cable dispatch from London to the New
YORK World of yesterday says: London Trtth
Mt. Laoouchere'S paper, has ii from Stuttg art
that Lieutenant Roper, OF the Royal Engineers
who was found dead under mysterious ctrcu,n.
stances at the Chatham Barracks On February
10, was rejected by pretty American girl to
at stuttgart, and the inference Is that he COM
mltted suicide. Mr.. Roper was young man
in the mower Of life and strength. ne was
quartered at the barracks OF the Royal Engl-
neerS at Chatham and On the evening OF his
death he left the officers mess. room about
$50, saying that he had some letters to write.
A quarter OF an hour later he was found on
the stairs which led to his quarters. He had
been Shot through the lungs. There was some
evidence OF a struggle. siX-chambered re-
Volver, with one chamber discharged, was
picked up near him. Some stray Cartridges
were also found. There was poker lying by
him, and there was also Mr.. Roper's purse,
which, when opened, was found TO contain a
few sh1llings and stamps. The revolver had
been taken from the quarters OF a brother
officer. The cartridges were traced to another
set OF rooms, from which 1t is believed they
had been a6stracted the poker was part Of MI
animation was held by five medical officers
resident in the barracks. They all agreed
that the shot which caused death was fired
waistcoat being actually chsrred and burnt
by the discharge. 1t was Impossible,
In their opinion, that Mr.. Roper could nave
fired the pistol with bis right hand and that
to have fired 1t with bis left hand. Their
conclusion, therefore, was that he was shot In
the course of struggle. and that the assassin
must have almost pressed the revolver against
him when he fired 1t. Acting on this theory
the home Office offered a reward OF 800 for
such Information as would lead TO the arrest
and conviction OF the murderers, but nothing
came OF tt. fortnight ago a sergeant
major OF the engineers, also quartered at
Chatham, committed suicide, and IL was at
first surmised that he had been implicated IN
Roper's murder. but on inquiry IL was found
that the act was committed from other reasons.
The Stuttgart story throws quite new light
unOn the matter
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Determined to be Married.


There has been good deal OF scandal In the
west, IN consequence OF the ensational elope-
ment and subsequent marriage OF the daughter
OF we'll known clergyman In Cornwall The
young lady left her home oStenSibly 10 visit
relative In London, but got out at a station
In South Devon, aud proceeded to the humble
abode OF relative OF her future husband,
who is plaSterer. In the course OF a fort
night she was traced, and her father and hfs
solicitor visited her and implored her TO
cast OF her infatuation and return home. but
she declined, and being 'of full age and compe-
tent understanding" it was Impossible for
them to remove her by force. The Rector OF
the parish, friend OF her father was placed
In peculiarly awkward position, for the requi-
site residence having been completed he could
not possibly decline to marry the couple A
license was obtained, and one morning last
week, soon after dawn. the bride and BRIDE
groom made their way across the fields TO the
church, when, after considerable delay, the
ceremony was performed by the reluctant
Rector who was threatened with the direSt
penalties OF the law II he refused 10 celebrate.
The lady is stated to possess fortune In her
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A BlOOdless Duel.
London News.


Few duels end so merr1ly as that affair be-
tween Darcier. the singer, and the manager OF
the theater In which he was engaged, which has
recently been recalled to memory. Darcier was
playing at Bellev1lle, and In q melodrama had the
part OF hero who shoots william In duel. Most
unluck1ly, Darclers pistol was loaded by an over
sight Of the property man, and the poor player
who took the role OF the villain was shot OAR
cier at once fiew on the property. man and beat
him severely. The manager tried TO interfere.
Darcler, whose blood was up sent the mana
ger about his business. Next day came the
managers seconds. Darcier, noted fencer,
chose swords for weapons, and Roulet, the
fencing master, for second. They ali Went
down to the Bols de Rom atnville, and Boulet
tried to get Darcier to light With pistols. HIS
own reputation would suf1er with the Police IL
Darcier, his pupil, slew man with the sword.
But the actor was obstinate, and Boulet, with the
swords in their green batZe case under his arm,
went of to consult the other seconds They
retired behind clump of trees, and the pr1ncf-
pals waitel Principals fn these affairs must
never speak to each other. They waited on for
quarter OF an hour. Then Darcier said. "Sir,
where are your seconds?" ISL. said the man
ager, "where are yours" The principals went
Ia search OF the tenlOirls, but these worthy men
had thought better of the whole business, and
had "scutIled," as Lord Beac0ns1eld says In his
dignified way, with the weapons OF war. Fight
ING was impossible. and Darcier and his m ana
ger returned to Paris the best OF friends.
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darker tone again. Jute and cretonns dra-
peries are excellent here; and an eoontzed top
for the table shows of glass and silver hand
somely. A sliding hatch can be fitted into the
sldeboard. through which dishes can be p sssed,
and dumb-waiter can be concealed there. The
square carpet is always half unseen, but 1t
should be darker than the remaining color OF
the room, but not so dark as to absorb all the
light from the brass sconces and the hanging
lamp with its tinted shades.
The library should be another place OF CON-
fort, With luxurious chairs and 10 Y tables, and
with desk OF countless pigeon holes. and q
revolving top defying busters. Around the
room should run the book cases, these going TO
the ceiling, those broken for busts and vases,
the lower shelves for the larger books, space
being left beneath for drawers and closets,
whose top serves as q shelf for ornaments and
things Of use. Stained wood fitted to the wall
is as good as costly cases, and spring blinds
may be fastened TO the cOrniceS to roll down
and protect the nicer volumes. Rugs should
cover the painted floor; and japanese lacquer
work or porcelain plaques on the front of the
bookcase closets. and brackets bringing out
the recesses with busts and china. are elements
OF brightness that take away from the stiff ness
and auStertty of the sacred place
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The Mysterious Death of Gen. Ney.

]
The mysterious and tragic death Of Gen.
Ney. Duke d'EIchingen, continues to be the
social topic OF the day in Paris. The versions
as 10 how IL occurred are OF the most contra
dictory nature. Tue General was sean alive
Ior the last time on Monday night. on the
same evening Lieut.. Duvlyier, the deceasefs
orderly officer, had Just returned to his
apartment In the Rue Martignac. when
poorly dressed man rang the beil, and said to
General has commissioned lne to tell YOU that
ne wiz not come home Tonight. and begs you
70 go and inform the Duchess Of the fact"
Inc man then disappeared.
ON Wednesday the Duchess received tele
gram said 10 be dated from St. Petersburg. and
signed oy the General, In which he stated that
he did not know when he should ha ahle ro
return home. The suspicious of the Du>.hess
already aroused by the fact that her husband
mad not had time since his departure to reacn
81 petersburg, were increased by the receipt
OF the following letter by post: Madame. ft
depends On you whether you will ever see your
husband again. III you wish to, you must
f Geposlt Immediately med at the sam OF 500 900
went 10 the Prefecture or Police and male
known the disappearance OF the General In
spectors were forthwith put on the search, and
they were not long II discovering tina TIA. d.
ceased Aad recently bought a small couaLry
Rouse a. Fontenay, AK Jsa5. 10 suolrb
every day.
The GdulotS states that the General had made
Up his mind 10 IL ut duel win NJ Ivan de
Yoesty ne-the journalist who drew hi u t1to
the Casey haulia scantal-ard not oailg a
GOOD shot, had resolved 10 perfect MIN seit In
secret. The polio posted down 10 Fonuanay
and entered the house. After searching IL vain
In the front rooms, they came ID loI. oI
room on the ground rO0r which the deceased
bad transformed into u shooting gallery. Tne
dOOr was Locked inside Having knocked AMI
received 10 answer, the police broke 1t open.
Just behind the door lay the bo1y OF the Gen
sral. A bullet had pierced his skull, blowing
out his left eye. Claspedin bis right hand was
revolver. on closer examination 1t was dis
covered that the deceased had been wounded
twice. The first shot had been fired at the
heart, but the weapon being badly directed, the
ball had only graZed the skin ana torn the coat
The second bullet had entered the brain, and
death must have been instantaneous. A sum OF
1,60e francs In notes and gold was found IN his
pockets. together With all his papers aud
Jewels.
Spots OF blood were discovered in an adioln.
Ing room, and the Caucus infers from that fact
that IL was there that the first act or the drama
took place. IL IS said that the police authorities
believe the General committed suicide, but the
family OF the deceased persist that IL Is case OF
attempted extOrtton and murder. The General,
who Was 40 years old, leaves six children, the
youngest only three months old.
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LIST OF SENATORS AND REs1pIsoEs

Z; A Arthur. Vice President. 7oa i.th 9, NV
Allison. W, b.. Iowa, ilss Vermont ava NV.
R Rs1aohy p IL Is, K l: $50; stn.w:
Beck, J. b, by, lea 18th at NV
Blair. IL. w. n. H.. 205 East Capitol at
Brown. j. Z, Ca. Metropolitan Hotel.
Burnside. A. K, X. l., 1873 stnw
Butler. NJ. G., \. G.. sa2i ST. NV
Call. w. Fla, National Hotel
Camden j. N. W. Va, Arlington Hotel
Cameron Cameron ). D., Penn: 1913 n 81. NV.
Coke. r.. Texas. 9l5 u st NV.
Conger. o. d., Mich. National Hotel
Eohkling. r.: n. Y. sot l4th st. NV.
Davis. D.. Illinois. National Hotel
Davis. ii. G., West Virginia. Arlington Hotel
Dawes, II. L.. Mass, 9Oi l4th St NV.
kdmunds q. F.. Vt. lsll Mass ave. NV.
Fair, j. u, New. Riggs House
Farley, j. T.. California, SIS Iith ST. n. W.
Ferry. I. w. Michigan, National Hotel
Harlanu, A. IL. Arkansas. 5i9 "a st. NV.
SSorInan. A. b, Maryland, S2S 18th St n. W.
Sroome, j. b.. Maryland, Wizards Hotel.
GroSer: l.. r., Oregon, isls X St NV
Hale, Maine. Wormley's Hotel.
hampton, w, :. C. Netropolitan UotaI
Harris, L. G., Tennessee sis nth AZ N ~
HARRISON. Ben, Indiana, Riggs House
hawiey, }. X Connecticut. So ST. NV.
liil, IL. IL, Ca, II Grant Place.
HUI, \. l., Col, i40s Mass ave NV
Hoar, q. F., Mass. 9l9 | st. NV
ingalls, j. D., Hamilton House
JACKSON. II; X; Tenn, Ebpitt HOUSE
Johnston, j. W.. 1894 Mass. ave. NV
Jonas, h. F., La, WIZARDS Hotel
Jones, &. W., Florida. 1li6 q ST. NV
jones, j. p New. cor. n. .. ave. aud II az sw
kellogg, w. p, La, Nillards Hotel
Lamar, l.. q. G.. Miss. 2 Il 81. ne
Logan. J. A, H.. sig 18TH st. NV
Mcmillan, 5. ]. r., Mimi. 9ll North CAPITOL az
Mcpherson, j. r., y. j., 1909 Mass. ay n w
Malone, W., Va, Arlington Hotel
MaXey, 5 B., Tex. 4lS attn st. NV
Miller, j. T., Cal, WIZARDS Hotel
Mitchell, J. l., Penn. 129 18th st NV
Morgan, T. j., Ala, 4Dl q st. NV
Morrill, j. =, Vt, cor. VI. av. and ST. NV
Pendleton, q. H.. Ohio. 1901 K 81 NV
Platt, % r.. Conn, Arlington Hotel
Platt I. c.. n. T., Arlington Hotel
Plumo. 7. B., Kan, 1906 ST. NV.
Pugh j. l., Ala. Metropolitan Hotel
Ransom, Nj. w, y. c., Metropolitan Hotel.
Rolilns, l.. H.. n. a., las East Capitol St
Saulsoury, Ell, Delaware. WIZARDS Hotel
saunders. A, Nebraska, Riggs House
sawyer, r, wisconsin. 1928 street NV
Sewell w j.. New Jersey WIZARDS Hotel
SHERMAN. j., Ohio, 1919 X 81. NV
Slater, J. H., oregon, $40 t ST. NV
Ieier, ii. NJ, Colorado, 1911 NJ st NV
Vance, II. b, North Carolina, Arlington Hotel
Ven W. @a, Z. H.. Nebraska, Riggs House.
' est, q. G.. Missouri Go I4th st NV.
voorhees,, ID. w. Indiana 25ol Penn. ave. NV
Walker. j. d., Arkansas, 72O 18th ST. NV
Williams, j. s. Kentucky. 1905 ST. NV
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Louis kOssuss

HIS PRESENT CONDITION LETTER gao. u,S
sIafRR.
The san FranclSco Alta prints the following
letter from the sister OF Louis Kossuth 10 one
OF mis- old patriotic comrades now residing In
that 1ty:
coIIEGso: Province Of Torrlno. Italy. Feb.
ISL shortly after receiving your
lines ! accepted my brothers kind invita-
lion 10 make my home with him
as long as life is spared to him, and
which ,r1 are particularly distasteful Tor
and am nov now ,ro settled here. 1 thought
having reached my brothers, could comnu.
nicate some news of him also. had put away
your direction so safely that In spite OF my re-
peated searching after it only found it last
week. In the envelope OF one OF my preserved
letters, where must have put ir when, packing
up. burned my superfiuOu5 correspondence.
hasteDd TO mend, so far as possible, my SEEM
1 am thinking. with profound friendship
ard interest, OF you, my dear Sir. and
OF whomever / thought can give me some in
formation of you Many years have passed
since we met, and many changes have happened
10 both OF US, but life also has passed away TO
aereat extent, and the time Is drawing nearer
and nearer when the grave will heal all the
scirews and achings OF the head.
My brother sends his kindest regards AMI
greetings to you. You will be glad TO hear
Wat he is enjoying not only good health for
Gle OF his age, being nearly 70, but also the
perfect elasticity OF his intellect, the power
OF which you can ind In his recently pup
lished work, II you are reading 1t. He has now
very pleasant villa near Turin, surrounded
by handsome garden, which he planted him.
self and cultivated with the greatest care
Natural science is one or his favorite studies.
Botany occupied a great deal Of his time as long
rs he was strong enough TO climb the Alps;noW
he has given IL up, but has nne collection OF
plants. dried. about 1890 specimens. which he
arranged with the greatest care. HIS sons are
very well situated, and have ample opportu-
nifty 70 put their fine talents, improved by q
generous education, TO show and 10 practice
FRANCIS Is Director OF the sulphur mines Of
Sesena. IL Tuscany; Louis is Chief Engln Ger OF
me Ala italia railroad line. None OF them
are married; IL seems their father does not
desire IL, perhaps because they have no oppor-
Iunlty TO marry Hungarian women =.
De assuIed, my dear sir, that cherish the rec
Onecllon OF your kindness TO me- and believe
ne 70 DC, With much esteem, your sincere
IiSnu' LOUISA KOssUra RUrrkAY.
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Bismarck. strength ana Weaknc...


There is a weakness somewhere IN Prince
Bismarck II he is TO be judged solely by his
career, there never was man so strong. He has
attempted the most terrible undertakings, and
has succeeded In them all. He engaged Aus
trla 10 help him Ia wrestling SchleSwig- Iolstein
from Denmark, then deprived Austria or her
share In the spoil; then la a seven weeks war
drove Austria from Germany. aided one half
TO his masters domntons, and finally eStao-
iished the hegem3ny OF Prussia. While accom-
pltshlGg these featS he kept Russia quiet,
soothed the Emperor Napoleon with promises
aEo then. when he was no longer trusted,
narched on Parls. overthrow the Napoleonic
empire and clutche1 two provinces more.
Chabglng Germany into an empire, he has
ruteo lt FOR ten Gears with complete SUCCESS
mus 1ar-that he has mastered a rellcJa1t
court and a disconnected people has Kept of
sill ent mics, has controlled all allies has as
sunni a Kind OF diplomatic hea1Ship In Elrope
has made the army far stronger than ever has
filled the treasury, has reduced parliament 10 a
debating society, and, with Germany at the
top OF the world. has compelled all arm ans To
accept him as the necessary buckler or the
cOuD try, the one Indispensable man, It ts a
wonderful career, one which only Carlyle could
have nttingly described; but there is weak
ness In the hero, nevertheless. He cannot
make. or find, or keep deputy Bsmarcks. There
never was man OF his rank among statesmen
who had such trouble with his agents, who
failed so utterly to secure the help without
which any brain however great, any energy
however matchleSS, must ultimately be eX-
hauSted.
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up TO fruitstand. and, after examining some
OF the fruit. asked the major general In COM
mand II he believed In the Bible 81 do, =
Baptist church for Is years." "If you believe
In the Bible then 1 suppose you admit that
men are judged by their fruits, and that by
their fruits ye shallknow them" and picking
up an orange, Gilhooly showed him where there
was decayed spot as big as a half dollar on II.
The kick that good man discharged at GIL
hooly knocked q hole In the awning i've feet
above his head.-Gd{peSton Ne1rS.
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"A IRAhP was looking wistrully into a cofYee
tSAioon on galveston avenue. He smacsed his
lips and said: 81 wish i had some cofYee,r A
klnd-hearted gentleman reached In mis- pocket
and taking out ten cents, handed it to the un.
fortunate man, saying: Go and Uef scma
coree, II you need IL so bad The trsmn TOOK
1be money, but instead OF going into the cofYee
soloon he made q bee line for q barroom.
Hello! Come back. There Is no cofYee over
4 here" called out the benefactor. That's ali
:, on know about IL. There Is coffee and cloves
! "A sauce, on the bar. I've been there before. ;
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Some Hartford school boys obtained q holiday
by putting ice around the bulb OF the ther-
mometer IN the school room during the tempo
rary absence OF their teacher.
At Laurel Grove, near Danvfrle. Va. Monday.
Mira Henderson was burned to death ~ het
clothing taking f1re from the fireplace
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part or the dressing gown, &c must be cut up in
front from hem 70 XHist- AMI fastened togaLnar

part or the dressing gown, &c must be cut up In
front from hem 20 waist, AMI fastened together
In the ordinary way with buttons You then
choose some pretty chintz or Pompsdour mate.
rial and make up a loose polonsiSe. separating
INTO two side curtains In front. and punched up
behind. You fasten the band OF your quite
pettlcoat securely TO the waist OF your polo
nalse. and you are then able TO put on the
Whole arrangement as you would an ordinary
dressing gown. IL you make, In addition, a
muslin mob cap, trimmed with crimson ribbon,
you VIII present picturesque tout ensemble,
which VIII be In marked contrast with the
usual Impression OF slOSenliness called up by
ordinary dressing gowns. Ia short, You viii
lno that, with such gowns and comoing Jack
cts, and such bedroom appointments a. We
have roughly described. both you aud your
room will be fit TO be seen at any moment. and
that both alike Will merit the epithets You win
hear bestowed on you-"A most refined woma an
"a most charming ronm,"
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In the very cold weather which London
lately experienced the death rate rose from 2l 3
and p g. In the two preceding weeks. TO 2Sa
per eco. The loss OF life directly caused by the
weather was appalling.
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Efforts are being made to increase the en-
dowment Of the Elmira Female College by at
least $50. OoO.
Virginia journal expresses doubt that any
IL men can be found In South Carolina who
would declare q homicide by duel murder.
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DeCleI lnan any tntng are marble mosaic slabs,
lne woodwork In two darker shades Where
the inner door or screen Is OF jeWelled or loaded
glass. its colored lights ada immensely to the
cheerfulness OF the entrance Flower designs
OF this 1ewelled glass, by the way, might often
be set here and there into the white panes Of
the upper part OF the windows Of TO Hn houses
to advantage.
Where we have no mantel IN the inner hall.
the CRATE can be framed in tiles kept In place
by mOuldings, with groups OF diminishing
shelves for china and curios above each other.
On the walls bright reddish tint for the
lower portion, with yelloWish one above, Is
enllvenlng. and 80 Is golden brown with Pom
peiian red dado and black sk1rung. and frieze
red, the woodwork black unless there Is q
great deal Of 1t, and In that case In two shades
OF warm color; again, peacock blue With vellum
OF Sue Pictures
Ing the eye-line, and there may be figures and
CHINA Oh brackets at the angles, while hang
s aids I ln h glass; 70 match the
town house there is room for little
other furniture than one or two high. backed
fthh s1n' or sofa and an umbrella stand; but
sliding doors, for coats and hats, the TOP serv-
ing as table. ON the landing comfortable
Guar cue Wilh bright scarf, and stand for dow
ets, neip Inc EFFORT to turn the long dreary
vault OF ne stairway into q path OF pleasure
II lne raii and oalastrade are ugly, by.the.Wav.
we we are a, ipiess except for partial concealment
cover nearly the whole width Of the stems. and
prayer rugs lie on the landings. Some Of those
Japanese FANS and scrolls, where the artist with
so few touches gives nature and life and move
ment, can hang on the walls, or the outlines
OF their chief figures can DO traced and used in
stencilling the frteze or the panels of doors
which are painted In two coloIs, the pattern
taking the darker.
Unlike the French. the English use the din
lrg-room great deal, and make II pleasant.
1t Is q room where dark dado and bold chair
rail are advisable, or else four-foOt oanelIIng
with the wall above papered or dtstempered TO
the ceiling. the woodwork In two shades OF a
Middletown transcript., 1881-08-26
THE PRESIDENT.

The condition Of the President is ex-
tremely critical. None but the most
hopeful believe that he can hold out
forty-eight hours longer. The swollen
parOtid gland was lanced on We'd
nesday, but the operation is be-
lieyed to have been unsatisfactory to
the surgeons. But a very small guam
tity Of pus came from it, and the swell
ing has not subsidized. The trouble is
now with this complication. Blaine's
despatch to Lowell last night said.
''The President has lost ground to-day" :"
The country knows there is little ground
between the President and the grave.
A return of the periodical relapse to-
morrow, the eighth return of the
day Of Guiteau's dastardly deed, would
doubtless be attended with fatal results.
That he has been sinking every day for
the past week, and that the end is near,
few who have studied the official bulle-
tins Of the last few days, can doubt.
DR.. Agnew left Washington yesterday
morning. DR.. Hamilton remains at the
Capital. The following are the official
bulletins issued from the White House
to-day:
$50, A. M.-The President slept most
of the night, awakening at intervals of
half an hour. On first awakening there
was, as there has been for several nights
past, some mental confusion, which dis
appeared when he was fully aroused.
The symptoms have abated this morning,
as they did yesterday. Pulse, 108; tenn
perature, 99.l; respiration, II.
1890, p. MAT the morning dressing
of the Presidents wound it was observed
that pus from the parotid swelling had
found its way through the ear and was
discharging through the incision. His
wound looks as well as it has for some
time past; his pulse and temperature are
at present higher than at the same hour
yesterday. He continues to take liquid
food. We regard his condition as critical.
Pulse, ll8; temperature, 100; respiration,