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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11
BRITISH CAPITAL

BRITISH CAPITAL ~ tANADINN bl''' ItI'II.'
Toronto, ont. Jan 1O.-Ihc whoic-ale tf"'ci7 81
this city, Montreal. Hamilton, London, ottawa and
Kingston have been approached on behalf Of an tni
lish syndicate, which eudcayorng to secure control
Of the wholesale grocer trade Of Canada IL is
understood that most Of them have agreed to sell oDt
and have given option. Of their lu,nc, for cert ain
length Of fine although The grocer, are silent to
inc detail, nf the scheme. II j, understood If ia"
scheme ehoud De successful Board 0f Directors
woud control the entire business Of the country, but
that for the present each house would continue o
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A ROUGH VOYAGE FROM NOVA SCOTIA.
rom THE WRECKED VESSEL

Newburg. y. Y, Jan. 10 CspcciaD.-The bark Fal-
mouth Captain james II. Harvey. arrived here at 10
a. m. today from Windsor Nova Scotia with a cargo
OF gypsum She took thirty days, or twice the usual
time to make the trip, and later in the season
than anv ever known 20 have arrived here from that
part. She blown or the three times. and
he cargo. OF which had be thrown overheard
shifted three times. The captain il one OF
The ronghesl voyaccs DE cycr OK NncrLcnccd.
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AN AMERICAN CLAIM AGAINST HAYTL
MAINE SCHOONER LOST THROUGH THE FAULT
OF A HAYTIAN PILOT

Searsport Me- Jan 1O.--A cable dispatch from
Port au- Prince saws: "Thc 15s tn schooner Lacka-
wanna. Of Scareport Captain Aonzo Ford, arrived at
Jercmie Ilayti, on the evening 4 December 81,
twelve days from New York. he next morning
cOlorcd pilot boarded her and ordered Captain Ford TO
change his moorings. This the captain refused to do.
rs there was a heavy running and light wind
blowing from OI-shore The pilot insisted upon the
change and Captalu Ford ubeycd under protest.
While handling the schooner, she dliftcd ashore and
became total loss Part of the stores Sails, rigging
and the dcclOad Of lumber were saved. captain
Ford has laid the case before United States Minister
Douglass, at Port au-rincc The schooner when hrst
brought 20 anchor, was in charge Of q Government
pilot
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cuoKED TO DEATH RY BURGLARS.

Toronto ont. Jan. 1O-An old woman, Jane
cpccrs was found in her house in the rear Of 40.
Agncs st. yesterday badly assaulted and choAcd with
rope that she died "a icw hours later at the hospital
from her Injuries, MI, ~porr, va, -pin-tcr She lived
alone and was thought to have considerable money.
II is believed that the intention ol tic Nonhn'e o.
.ailants was robbery ana that, being interrupted hy
Mis-, Spccr- thcy attacked her. Her house was ran
sacked and everything valuable wd7 stolen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11
ENGLAND READY TO TREAT WITH PORTUGAL.

Lisbon. Jan 1O.--It is semi officially stated here
that Lord salisbury regards tho reply Of senior
Comes, Portuguese Minister Of Foreign Affairs, to the
last British relative to the Anglo Portuguese di,
putc concerning territory la East Africa, a. aiordnS
the basis for an amicablc settlement Of the tronlIe
MI the political group, in the C0rcs concur IN Tue
opinion that the scrp Pinto Incident VIII not rctdrd
the twO Government, in reaching satisfactory agree
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11
BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL THIEVES.
ALONG SERIES OF RoBBERIEs IN THE ANNEXED

\ LONG SERIES OF IOBBIkLtS IN THE An NNr.NID
pIsTRICT-ARREsTS MADE
gang Of thieves has been working In the An
ncNcd District. in the ncghborhood of one-hundred-
and thirty nth and the southern Boulevard, during
the las, few weeks, until it has become unsafe to leave
house unprotected during the day or to walk on the
,trc.t, at night At first the robbers contentcd them
~cvc, with petty thevng. but becoming boldcr on ac
count of their in cludng the police. they have
begun to hold mp" people on the streets and to enter
their houses while the people are away No less than
nine persons were held up" during the last week
while coming down rne southern Boulevard, and the
police Of the Thirty third Precinct now say that they
are on the track o the mtscrcanto and will have them
all locked up within few days. Two Of them have
already been caught
\ woman, whose name was forgotten by the police
in the excitement. lives at One-hundred aud thirty
eiNth-,t. and the southern Boulevard. She was on
her way home at about O'Clock on Wednesday
evening when three men confronted her ana De
manGcd her money She screamed and hed 50 quickly
,t She -capcd the men, bat they started in pursuit.
officer, Constant and Ilayman being attracted by the
woman, screams also In the same direction.
one Of the ruilans caught in Harveys stables,
" here he hid and lie proved to be FRANK Farewell,
who was recently released from Blackwells Island
The other two. who known to the police, and who
are cA convict,, escaped in the darNhes5 Farewell,
" ho was captured lciusrd to say VINO MS comrades
we're. and IN default of $4,000 bail he was com
United. - ~
st 80 p. m. on Thursday the homes of Mrs. F. f.
Gentu and Mrs Ann q. Lane, sisters, living In adjOn
in house. Nos. 563 and 565 East one hundred-and
thirty-ffth st.. were forced open while the women
Mere out When they returned to their homes they
found plated ware and good, Of lesser value Ntrewi
over fine, floor ~ thodgh by thieves who had escaped
In hurry. The burglar, had forced the doors with
"a Jimmy" chisc and soldering iron. all Of which
wcrc left on Il bed upstairs Much valuable jew
cry wa, left behind, being overlooked by the thieves.
4 man with a brown mustaGTc had been seen
talking to a policeman evidently with the intention
Of dvertng his attention from the place. The police
have cews 10 the members Of the gang.
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rvrIrFyzA HOLDS ON IN EUROPE.

Frankfort. Jan. 10.-The influenza is making great
havoc with the health Of people in all Western Ger
MANY There are $1,000 cases nj Mannheim.
1t. Petersburg. Jan. lO.-Thc influenza has COM
pctcy disappeared from this city and Moscow,
Paris Jan. 1O.-Thc deaths In this city officially
rcported for January o aggregate 90. which is 30
lc,, than for January :. This IS los less than the
daily average for last week.
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SERIOUS ILLNESS OF a RAILROAD MANAGER.

r. Paul. Mnn Jan. i0.-Ethclbert l.. Dudley,
general manager Of thc -. Paul and Duluth Railroad
victim of grippe stricken with laryngea paraly
.is yc tcrdsy and the attending physicians do not ex-
pcot him 10 live. Mr. Dudley IS a native OF Danvil.c,
Ky. and began railroad service I'm the engineers de-
Iarmcn II the 81. Lous. Iron Mountain and southern
hallway. subsequently he was superintendent "
tl, TcNa, ard Pacific, and In lS-6 was appointed
receiver and general manager Of the Iowa Central
Railway. which Office he resigned to become general
manager of the st. Paul and Duluth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11
PAGERS MATCHED FOR 81 800.

San Francisco. Jan IO.-W. f. Davis, OF Chicago
has deposited $500 with The Breeder ana sport'h
of this city as a forfeit for match between MS PAGER
Roy Wilkes and Orrn I1ickoks AGoni' Tor T-,1oo
side the winner to take the gate receipts also Inc
match must come OIL before February H. Il, ii 1ilvl
tba ,.t" N.itc roe. into tic stud. Davis j. WILING
10 have the match come Oh on any track wiihlh ioo
miles Of this cty.
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TO SUCCEED ADJUTAYT GENERAL BARBOUR.

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 10 Ad1utant Gencrh bTOo"'
today rendered his resignation to the Governor VINO
Immediately accepted it. and appointed Major Embler
formerly Of the Foot Guards and now captain oi
Company ID, New Haven, 10 succeed him
Henry s. Redfcld of this city, has been appointed
an aide on Governor Bulheleys staff In place OF Coone
raITOtt. Of Bridgeport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11

Mcdford Mass Jal. 1O.-Aftcr rcctorship Of
twenty years. Dr. Charles l.. Iiutchins. Of Craze
Church. has rendered his rr-ignad n. DR.. llutChns
will take other pastoral charge. but VIII engage
IN church work outside vi the pastorate.
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THE LOSS IN BoSroy on 7RAyESGIvfYG DAY.

BOSTON, Jan. lO.-Johu &. Paige, the Insurance cN-
pert ,a tho total loss including hsurauccb by the Bos-
ton thanksgiving Day fire will not exceed Sl,OcO, 600.
lie is satisfied that the origin of hc fire had rca
ton Ia the West End Railway electric system.
and also that the true Will never be known
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c1.NsnrnG ~. M rlrru GAME.

Havana Jan. 1O-ln the chess match between
MessrS. Tschgorin and Guusbers, 10" being played
here the fifth game in which play was suspended
AT midnight Wednesday nlgt wa, resumed ye-tor-
dnV and resulted in "a victory for Mr. Guisrrs, hi
onnoncnt re, guing after seventy ~N moves had been
made The game occupied seven and half hour7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11

Quebec. Jan. lO.-Amons tn fishing privileges sold
to-day by thc Government were the following:
The Noieic RIVER. upper part, 10 ". @. Rogers, OF
New York. for S1O5.
The -. Mar-ucrite west branch. 10 the 81 Mar
gucritc salmon club. Of Boston, for 500. 49,
The II. Marguerite north branch. ~ Walter W.
Brachrtt. NJ The l0siOn salmon club. for So. .
Dartmouth River. 70 II. Il. Wells of New YORK
for 500.
York River 70 Mr Murdoch. Of Chicago for 500.
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MIR. pARNELL EXPOSES A FORGERY.

London Jan. IO-Nr. Pauc naS written a letter
stating that the letter published under his name on
Wednesday, addressed 10 the Enui, Ioard. a forgery.
The Internal evidence, ~ thinks. should have been
sufficient TO convince any that It was lot gen
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Ay0TBgR JcEgERG IN rHE ArLANYIC.

Boston Jan. 10.-The steamer Norscman. from
Liverpool. which arrived at Boston To day, reports
that January 5, in latitude 1o 10, longitude A 80
height
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NEWYORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, ls9!-TWELVE PAGES.

This is consequence Of the irritation produced by
the electoral tactics Of the UtaCOnscrvatvc party,
and especially by the rooibJchs published in the
kreuZ -/,ituuc." The story denied 10y the Emperor
IN his recent letter 70 Professor lIenepeter Is sample
OF the inventions that have provoked the Emperor
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rrARs EELr rnR nERNAN OrrIcERs.

Berlin Jan. 1O.-A di9p1iCh u me Iaf'bl1t' from
Zanzibar states that fears are entertained there that
rarahcrl has captured Lieutenant Grtvcircuth, oi
Major Wi,smann's command, and two other & ..nan
officers.
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FATAL EXPLOSION IN 4 CARNEGIE FURNACE.
Pitt,burg. Jan. lO-By a natural gas explosion this
afternoon at Mr. Carnegies Lucy Furnace. this city.
Thomas Wech. workman. was killed and i've Others
eriousy hurt
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Paris Jan. 1O.-Thc Government Is about 10 ncg0-
tiac loan Of lOOOOOOOO francs for the purpose Of
constructing railways in 1Onquin and other French
colonies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-11

Berlin. Jan. 10.-The Emperor has ordered that the
Krcuz Zetung." of which Baron Iiammerstcin IS
editor be no longor received at any royal palace.
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Sigaren.
Pupen en- Tabsk

The hall used for the dinner was employed FOE
that purpose for the first time. 1t was the marble
corridor the Equitable building, No. l2O Broad-
way, and everything possible had been done "a
make the occasion what it should be. Owing to
the great height of the arched ceiling Of the
ground-hall in the Equitable, Christmas trees
were used by the decorator, instead of smaller
plants In decorating, and innumerable electric
light bulbs were ung inside the foliage Over
5000 tulip bulbs were planted to force 2,o0o
flowers for this dinner.
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A SILK FACTORY AT LYONS BURNED.


Paris Jan. 1O.-Iias's SILK factOry at LYONS has
been destroyed by fire The loss IS 100000 francs.
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,,,ppIcovrD nv THE KING OF DAuOMEY..

Paris. Jan. 1O.-Advicc- from SENEGAL state that
covcrpor Iaiai. of Southern Senegal. has been i'm
urj- 0ucd by the King 0f DahOmcy. bpdy Of Scnc-
aal sharp,bOOters has started 10 Tcscue him.
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NOEDENFELDT. TIE GUNNAKER. BNNkRi Pr
London. Jan. 10 Thor.tcn Nordenf"ldt civil cnr
nccr and manager Of the Maxim Nordcnicldt "un and
Ammunition Company. has been declared bankrupt
Ills liabilities amount to .Ju.OOp.
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PRICE THREE CENTS.
SONS OF OLD HOLLAND DINE
A NOTABLE GATHERING OF DUTcHMEN.

"VANS" " FILL THE GREAT HALL OF TILL
EQUITABLE BUILDING - SPEECHES BY
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw. THE REV. HENRX
VAN DYKE. GENERAL sTRYKER.
JOHN w. vRO0MAN AND OTHERS.
"I'm Van of Van Of a Van Of Val
OF Van of way back lines
On every rugged feature
Ancestral glories shine;
And all our band in kinship stana
With all that's old and fine;
I'm Van OF Van of Van Of Van
OF Van OF way back line"
Three hundred of these Vans" in addition d
two more hundred that were not Vans, gathered
last night at the Equitable Building for the pur.
pose of doing honor to the memory of their Dutch
ancestors. There were two hundred, at least. a.
has been said, who were not Vans and among
them were some who occupy exceedingly eminent
positions in the community There is, for example.
Chauncey NJ. Depcw, who, according to his
own testimony, derives his existence from the
old " De Puys' who, several centuries ago. were
perhaps known as Van Puy." Accordingly. every
member, at least, of the Holland society of New.
York. if he was not himself "Van," considers
himself 10 be a descendant Of VAN Inc
menu which was placed before the 500 guests
was gotten up il the good old Dutch language.
II read:
Half-om.half.
Blauwe Landtonesche oestsss.
HoOg -sauterneswijn.
SOepen
Dixie Rivisrkrssften Soep.
Vomaak,e Soep vs. D,p osEs
AmOntiado.
ZIschOtelles.
selderij. Oliiven. RadiJs. Harngen. Peuksavsm
gebakken in Berg.op- -Ioomsche stu.
LicbfTaunilch.
GekrUide Gerecliten.
Gestreepte Baars, Pict Helm Still.
La1bpssteeB met Zeea~scte sAUs.
Chateau DanLac.
Noorgcrcchtcn.
Hoenden Vleuges. met Hasgsche Saus,
Heetkoudegemskten OanLenleSers IN zwolsche Still
Ruinart wrang win Bzondr Perrer Jsget Louis Rex.
erer. wrang, Geslcr Co. q. IL. Aunn,
buitcngewoondroog.
Aardappelen In Sneeksche still.
Doperwten. Fransche still.
Gebakkens KropsAlaAls
Sorbet. Anneke JAMS.
Gebraad.
Kanefasrus Eendvogels tekruide Selderil|sla.
Richebourg.
Nagerecht
Curaeaogelei Itaiaanschc Edamsche Kaas Vruchteal
Gemonteerde Stukken.
kone
Lkeuren. Sigaren.
Pupen Tabak.
The hall used for the dinner was employed foE
that purpose for the first time 1t was the marble
corridor of the Eouitabe BuldinQ No l2O Broad.
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FROM A SINKING SHIP.
EIGHTEEN MEN RESCUED IN MlD-oChAN'

THE CAPTAIN DIES FROM HEART DISEASE AMI
rxu,usT1ox-rHE MEMS LONG STRUGGLE
AT THE PUMPS-EXCITING TRANSFER
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How the Pope Lives.

A correspondent from the Eternal City
gives the following interesting account
of the daily life of Pope Leo:
every morning before addressing
himself to the direction of the affairs of
this planet the Pope offers the sacrifice of
the mass and then attends a second mass,
at which his chaplain is the celebrant.
With mind thus attuned TO divine things
the Pope then begins his working day.
A single glass of coffee, tea or milk suf-
fees to break his fast. After going
through his papers he begins to receive
about 9. From that hour till 1 in the
afternoon the throng of visitors never
slackens.
Secretaries, ambassadors, cardinals
from the congregation, distinguished
strangers, bishops from afar have audi
ence in turn. There are 1900 bishops
in the Catholic Church, and with all of
them the Pope is in more or less constant
personal relations.
''After four or five hours spent in this
way he returns to his papers and his
books until 8, when he dimes. His meal
is frugal; little soup, two courses of meat,
with vegetables, and dessert of fruit, with
one glass of strong wine, suffice his wants.
After dinner he goes out for drive or 4
walk IN the gardens of the Vatican. In
the evening he resumes his papers, and
at night, between and 10, all the men,
bers in the papel household assemble for
the rosary, after which they retire to rest.
But long after that hour the cardinal
state secretary, Rampolia, or the under
state secretary, Mocenni, is often sum
moned to the papal apartments, where,
by the light of the midnight lamp, Leo
watches and thinks and prays for the vel
fare of the church.
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Farming for Olive Oil.

Olive culture, says L. c. Brown in the
American .4griculturist, has attained
enormous proportions in Italy. 1t is
computed that the amount Of oil pro-
duced annually in the entire kingdom is
thirty-three million gallons. Frlnce's
production, although much less, is still
considerable, being seven million gallons
annually. The olive tree thrives best in
a dry soil on slopes toward the sun, suf-
fciently sheltered. 1t attains height of
twenty fee. usually TO even fifty feet in
some lcealities), and frequently reaches
an age which appears almost fabulous,
one specimen Near Nice, recently care
lessly destroyed having had a positive
record of five centuries, and measuring
thirty-six feet in circumference when it
fell. The foliage Is evergreen, having
lanceolate leaves, which are gray under
meath, and its flowers, which appear in
June, are white and resemble those Of the
] Elder. The fruit is oval in shape, with
! a igneous kernel inclosing an almond
shaped seed. The flesh of the fruit,
which when ripe IS of an intense violet
black color, yields about seventy per
cent. of its weight in oil.
The gathering of the crop begins in
November and continues until May The
harvest is divided into three periods of
two months each, the first yielding a
high-colored oil called ''fne," the sec
ond straw colored oil called ''super-
fine, " and the last pale-colored oil
called extra superine. The fruit is
gathered from small trees by hand, and
from large ones 1t is knocked off with
poles. Women and boys are employed
for this purpose, for which as wages they
receive seventy-seven cents for every
twenty quarts gathered. When the
fruit is collected, it is taken TO mills,
where it is reduced to a paste. tits then
placed in bags of esparto Spanish rush.
and squeezed under press, the oil es-
Gaping into a receptacle underneath.
This first pressure produces what is
known as virgin oil" The bags are
then removed, soaked in boiling water
and placed q second time under the press,
thus yielding the ordinary oil of COM
merce. A third pressing follows, yield
ing an inferior oil used for Illuminating
purposes.
The dangers to which the olive trees
are exposed are frost, wind, hail, and the
dacus, little insect which appears in the
fruit, when it begins to get ripe, eating
through the little stem which joins the
fruit to the branch, thus destroying an
nually more than six hundred thousand
dollars worth of olives. The olive is
also attacked by disease called the
psorphua or fumago, which turns the en-
tire tree black, and which lasts about ten
years. There is as yet no known rene
dy. An acre averages from seventy-five
TO eighty trees, from which the proprie-
tor receives net profit of S26 annually.
A great deal of care has to be exercised
lest the trees or roots should be injured in
any way, thus producing decay. 1t Will
be seen that this crop can be made pro-
fitable only when the cheapest labor is
obtainable.
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A Rnr Hunter.

A buck had been seen several times
going with herd of Mr.. W. F. Sowelps
cattle, says the Sylyania (Ga-) Telephone,
and several efforts had been made to kill
him by the hunters of the ''fork," but
without success. On Wednesday, how
ever, as the children were on their way
from school in the afternoon, they saw
the deer with the cattle, and Mr..
Jenkins's son went home for the gun to
shoot it. When he got home he found
he had no buckshot SO taking piece of
lead he cut 1t into large slugs, loaded his
gun and returned to the place where the
deer had been seen, and took stand by
which the cows had to pass in going
home. Very soon they appeared, and
the buck among them. Our young hunter
took unerring aim, fired and the buck
fell dead. Being some distance from
home, he was in a quandary as to how to
get it home, but remembering that he
had small pet OK and a block wheel
wagon he asked the children to guard his
game while he went home to get his little
OK and wagon. As he was getting the OK
in shape to go for his booty, Mr.. w. F.
Sowell came along and helped him to get
it home, hauling it with the yearling and
block wagon, and dressed it, and soon
each of his little school mates were seen
trudging home with piece of vension.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-03

The late ones, as late as July and August,
can be brought forward so as to pay well,
while eggs bring good prices. Strictly fresh
eggs will probably retail as high as 50 cents
per dozen, in Boston and New York markets
before January 1st. Mn. L. J. Wilson, of
Northboro, Mass, says: in past years when
my pullets laid at ali, they would lay litter
and then NOPE around for weeks doing no
laying. Last fall and winter there was no in
terTuption of their laying. The results were
the best l ever saw in an experience OF eight
cen years. My thirty pullets were all six
months old. In just eight weeks they laid
1887 eggs, which L ascribed to the use of
Sheridan's Condition Powder, to make hens
lay l. S. johnson s. Co, % Custom House
street, Boston, Mass, THE only manufacturers
Of Sheridanls Powder, will send postpaid for
% cents in stamps, two Is cent packs of Sheri-
dams Powder and a Poultry Guide for 60
cents, five packs for 81. A large 81 pound
can of the Powder for S1.20 and the Guide;
six cans s., express prepaid; testimonials
sent free. For 5 cents copy of the best Poul-
try paper sent postpaid. Thepaper one year
and q can of Powder for $3.50.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-03
Fired Out of the House.

General Loris Melikoif, of Russia, the
famous chief of the dreaded ''third sec
ton, had been given unbounded power
TO act against the Nihilists, and had viz
tually been created Yice-Emperor, as
Melikof himself used to say. Now,
Melikoff had discovered that one of the
leading Nihilist chiefs was in the habit
Of frequently visiting Count Tolstoi, the
novelist, and one day he went out to
Tolstoi's country house. Before the visitor
had announced himself, Tolstoi recog-
nized him, and said: "You are Loris
Melikoif, chief of the third section. Dc
you come to see me officially, or as a PR
vate MANI If you come officially, here
are my keys; search; open everything.
You are free" II come not officially, -
replied Melikoff. Very good, " answered
Tolstoi, and calling two mujiks, he said
TO them: Throw this man out of the
housed" The mujiks obeyed Tolstoi to
the letter, and Melikoff had to accept
this treatment.