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CHAPTER VIII,

The whole Imperial Court was assembled
in the Winter Palace. The gentlemen in full
uniform, the ladies in the national costume,
were standing at their places opposite those
reserved for the imperial family. The Mas
ter of Ceremonies with his marshal's staff
was seen hurrying to and fro, seeing that
the rules were observed. 1t was gala day,
and all hoped to see the Cars family as
they were returning from church.
The Winter Garden, separated from the
Hall of st. George by the Pompey Gallery,
had attracted several higher officials. They
were engaged in confidential talk.
Only in the gallery nobody remained, for
here two of the greatest statesmen of Russia
were walking up and down. They were
Count Orloff, head of the gendarmes, and
the Emperor's intimate friend, Count Per-
owski, Minister of the Interior.
A soldier of the Golden Regiment, who
stood sentry at the door that opened upon
the gallery and the rooms of the mighty
rules of the empire, presented arms every
time they came near him, and the Arab who
was posted on the opposite side never took
his eye from them.
"Thus it isl said Count Orlotf IT left
His Majesty under the impression of very
sad thoughts, nor could bring him better
news, for I have known for two months
what you told me but now. My police have
been watching very dangerous conspiracy
all this time, but as they often met with
Mr.. Schelm's emissaries they would not in
terfere with them. Yesterday, however,
Colonel Palkin assured me that Schelm was
in tine dark and that we must root up the
whole conspiracy at once or there might be
real danger?'
'RealIy?" replied the Minister. "Your
Palkin is very cunning. Schelm always
tells me he is better at fictitious than at real
conspiracies."
"Palkin told me literally the same Of
Schelm," said Count Orlof, smiling. "Ons
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1882 19g@lN -
%s@lA lDI50EGglD0M Y
~I@ @3gASIA 1V
A ROMANCE OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIA.
BY PRINCE JOSEF LUBOMIRSKL,
Author of "safer-Hadji Story Turkistan," Etc.
TIL
BY META DE VERA
A ROMANCE OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIA.
BY PRINCE JOSEF LUBOMIRSKI,
Author of "safer- -Hadji Story Of Turkistan," Etc
ny META DE VERA.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.


noth Of COUNT
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misses o him ou
and Miller left the Vladimir Nicholas
the
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worked with good success while we were in
Mexico and its prospects for the future
were still great.

worked with good success while we were IN
Mexico and its prospects for the future
were still great.
THEY WANTED GRANTS NAME.
''The company which operated it was an1-
ious to stock the mine and float 1t in
Europe, and they wanted to get Grant to
take the Presidency OF it. An Engllshman
was the agent selected to influence Grant in
this direction, but he evidently understood
their purpose and he did not give the man a
chance to make his proposition. Finally the
agent called upon me and told me that he
would make me rich If I could get him an
interview with General Grant whereby he
could induce him to accept the Presidency
of the mine. He hung around me for long
time, and finally told the General of his
anxiety for the interview. General Grant
told me that he would make no appointment
to see the man, but that if he happened to
call upon me at some time when he was
present could introduce him and he would
settle the agent. As General Grant was in
my room at the hotel at certain times every
day the appointment was an easy matter. I
told the mine representative and he called
promptly the following day. and though
General Grant had not known Of the ap-
pointment he was present.
u introduced the man when he came in,
and he at once began to talk about his mine.
He said nothing about the floating of the
stock, but he described the value of the
mine and bluntly offered General Grant the
sum of 81 ZOO, 900 in cash if he would ac-
cept the Presidency of it. The General
quietly heard him through, and then said
quite as quietly that he was sorry he could
not oDlige him; that his trip to Mexico was
without personal interest on his part, and
that he could not accept any remuneration
for the trip He said that be could not con-
meet himself in any way with the mine, but
that he would be glad to mention it to his
friends when he returned to New York. His
reply was so decisive that the man accepted
1t as conclusive and bowed himself out
MILLION WITHOUT. DIsHoNoR.
General Grant could have accepted this
Presidency without dishonor, for the mine
was good one and there was no doubt of its
value. Had he been made President of the
company they could have placed the stock
in Europe for untold millions, and it is not
improbable that improved machinery and
methods of working might have even brought
in a iair rate of interest upon such an in
yestment,
General Grant sat still for Is minutes
after the agent left. The loss of fortune
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Grants sentences rarely had to be revised in
any way, and it was only at the last that he
did not express himself in full.
THE dictati on Tor him was painful. His
voice got lower and lower as he went on.
At last it was a mere whisper and then it
stopped. I shall not forget soon his joy at
the completion Of the book. He had In
tended to have had the whole read over to
him and to have revised it all. He was in
reality only able to revise the first volume,
and during his last hours he was afraid that
he would not be able to complete it. He
used in his writing for his book yellow
MANILA legal cap ruled with blue lines and
he wrote with pencil. The work tired
him very much, and at last he was only able
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COLOR TEST IN BEEF.

The Air Soon Darkens the Brightest Red
Mear-Overdriving Cattle.
Again and again lady will refuse to take
steak which looks dark because she places
explicit faith in the color test, and can not
imagine that dark meat can be other than
dressed beef, says st. Louis butcher in the
Globe Democrat. This is all nonsense.
When meat is first cut it is often quite
bright red, but brief exposure darkens it.
When beast has been overdriven just prior
to slaughtering, the meat is usually dark
from the first, but even this test is not infal-
lible. Very few butchers can tell dressed
from home-killed beef except by the way it
is cut, and not one retail buyer out of one
thousand can tell at all.
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"Return, and if the members should in-
sist upon removing Ace of Clubs, I author
1ze you to give them nv name. We shall
meet again, 1 hope, Colonel, and In the fire
of actionp'
Then he beckoned to a cab driver. Drove
to the Michael Theater and bought tickets
for proscenium box. 1t was past when
he entered the restaurant, where Lanin sat
waiting for him impatientiy.
Pardon me-" said Miller, "but was en-
gagged until this moment"
And while he unfolded his napkin he
handed him the tickets and said:
Il thought of you-here are tickets for
Saturday,
u thank you, said Lannin, and sat down
opposite him.
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AN OYSTER In HIS EYE.

Curious Attachment n Sea Spider Has
Been Carving for Two Years.
New York Herald.1
While Captain ED" Scudder, one of the
best-known oystermen, of Northport, L. l.,
was dredging near that place one day last
week, his rake brought up medium sized
sea spider fitted with a unique attachment
in the shape of an oyster that covered his
starboard eye.
The sea spider is Of the genus maia,
and abounds in the waters around New
York. His principal food is the oyster,
and he spends his life at the bottom
OF the sea searching for oyster beds.
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WARD M'ALLISTER'S BOOK.

Breath for Its Appearance.
New York World
Ward McAllister, it is understood, is
busily engaged in writing his book on So
ciety, and society people are much inter
ested over the probable contents of it. J he
speculations as to what he will say ard
what he will not say, the people whom he
will mention and the people whom he will
not mention, are endless and diverting.
Everybody is anxious to see the chapter of
be advice which will, it is taken for grsnteda
included in the book. and which will be ad-
dressed to those who desire to secure
entrance to the most exclusive social circles
of the metropolis. !.
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had won Grants admiration by his splendid
qualities at the battles of Atlanta and Pea
Ridge, recommended Mr.. Dawson and he
made his recommendation SO strong that
Grant gave Dawson all the funds for the
trip at his first meeting, and trusted him
from that time on implicitly. 1 talked with
Mr.. Dawson about this tour to-day.
A PATRIOTIC PURPOSE.
Mr.. Dawson said: General Grants trin
to Mexico was purely patriotic one and he
hoped through it to bring the two countries
closer together. He was q great enthusiast
on Mexico. He had been there as boy in
the Mexican War and had served in every
battle except that of Buena Vista. At the
close OF the war in 1865 be had impelled our
army in the direction of Mexico ana had
thereby made Macmillan leave the couu-
try. He was indirectly instrumental in
forming the republic and he had a some
what sentimental interest in it. When he
went to Mexico in 1881 it was in the interest
of all sorts of American investments, He
wanted to see railroad relations established
between the countries, wanted to push the
submarine telegraph, and, in short, was de-
sirous of bringing the countries together.
"He was not interested in any investment.
and he had no financial prospects present
or future in the trip. He was offered big
salary by several companies to act as their
official in making the trip, but he refused
all such offers. He finally consented to be
the president of nominal company, and in
this he only took enough in the way of pay
to cover his expenses. As a proof of his
non-mercenary motives, an incident oc-
CURED while we were in the City OF Mexico
which established this beyond doubt and
evidenced courage and probity quite as
great as Grant ever evinced in his lie. The
Real del Monte is one of the largest gold
mines in the world. It had been operated
for more than century, and it is said to
have produced more gold than any other
mime in the world. This mine was being
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CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
Miller was in the act of seizing the bell in
order to close the session, when suddenly
one of the elderly men rose and asked to be
permitted to speak.
"Gentlemenl Ace ofspades has the foor!"
"You have given me, gentlemen, the
name of Experience and not without cause.
I am indeed an experienced conspirator. I
have, from childhood up, hated that despot-
ism which disgraces our Holy Russia. I
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from my lips the name of Ace of Clubs.
They can meet again on Saturday and carry
the final orders to other members. To-day
move we close the meeting"
He appeared almost great under the inf1u-
ence of his sublime courage. All were car
rled away, they were ready to explain, to
excuse themselves, even Ace of Spades
hung his head. All cried unanimously:
"We believe It'll We trust our leaderp'
Miller, however, meant to profit by this
lucky turn of affairs. He insisted upon the
election ofnine delegates. After moments
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She Has n supple Tongue.

A pretty Kensington girl rattles this
off like lunch: "Six silver sieves of sifted
thistles and q sieve of unsifted thistles. am
a sitted thistle sitter and An unsifted thistle
sitter with sieve Of sifted thistles and
sieve OF uusifted thistles,"
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~ h4dANh1 AOOAJ eAS
following correspond
ence passed between
the War Department
and General Grant:
NEW YORK,
March %, 1851.
Hon. Robert I. Lincoln,
Secretary of War,
Washington, ID. c.:
DEAR SIR-May1a ask
the great favor of you
for a 60 days absence
for Mr.. N. E. Dawson,
of your Department, to
accompany me to Mex
leo, as secretary and
ste n e rapher. His
knowledge of Spanish
will make him especi-
ally useful. I ask this
favor with more conf
dence hecanse 1 helieYe
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he Refused a Million Cash for
the Use of His Name.
A PURELY PATRIOTIC TRIP.
Intercepted kilograms That Might
Have Saved Conkling.
ATTITUDE ON THE THIRD TERN.
How the General Worked on Els Book Up
to the Last Moment.
HIS RELATIONS TO Ii HUNG CHANG

rcoRREsPoNDENcE OF THE D1sPATcH.l
WASHINGTON, April 26.
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TO the nation at large than to me or any other
person individually. If Mr.. Dawson comes he
should meet me in St. Louis in time to take the
morning train, Iron Mountain road, for Calves
ton; or else come on here in time to leave with
me on Monday morning Would like very
much to see him in New York before we start.
Very truly yours,
US. GRANT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, I
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25, 1881.
General U. S. Grant, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York:
DEAR GENERAL-It will give me pleasure to
grant Mr.. Dawson leave until June l to accom-
pany you to Mexico. He will report to you on
Sunday morning in New York.
Very respectfully yours,
ROBERT I. LINCOLN,
Secretary.
The Mr. Dawson referred to in these let
tiers is perhaps the most remarkable stenog-
rapher in the United States. He does not
look to be 40, but he has had the experiences
of half dozen ordinary life times. Tail,
slender and retiring, he is thoroughly mod
est and unassumiug, yet he sustains the
closest Of confidential relations with the
most prominent men of the country, and
many of them have dictated to him their rem
iniscences with his simple promise that they
are not to be used until they consent or
until after their death. 1t was he who
acted as Grants stenographer in the prepar-
alton of his memoirs, and he sustained
closer relation with the great General dur
ing his last days than any other man out
side of the family.
HIS ARMY RECORD.
Mr.. Dawson's connection with Grant
came about indirectly through his service
in the war. He enlisted in the army at the
age of Is, and while serving as a private
soldier was taken prisoner. His prison was
In Texas, and he improved his leisure time
In studying the Spanish language. He es-
capped from prison, and after hiding around
in the swamps for a couple of weeks, during
which he was led by the negroes, ne made
his way to General Banks headquarters.
General Banks offered him a clerkship, but
be preferred to go back into the army, and
he remained there until the war closed.
After it he became a reporter on the Bur-
lington Hdlcbeye and took down in short
hand speech made by Senator Allison.
Allison liked the report so well that he
took him to Washington and made him a
clerk to his committee. When McCreary
became Secretary of War Dawson was
given the place of stenographer and conf
Dental secretary. and he remained in the
War Department until the above corre-
spondence took place.
He had served undr Grant at Vicksbure,
but had not become acquainted with him
When General Grant was about to start for
Mexico he needed private secretary VITO was
thoroughly acquainted with the Spanish
language. General Dodge, of Iowa. who
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to scratch down his ideas. There was con-
siderable arranging to be done in the work,
and he did not know that it was so near
completed as it was. I saw at last that
he had reached the end of all he could do,
especially if he was able to hear it read, as I
had wished
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

The report that ex- Assistant Postmaster
General j. :. Clarkeon Ia dangerously m OF
pneumonia In Aahyillo Is untrue. MIR. Clark.
son " walking the streets and Ia rapidly lni-
proving in health.
Mr.. Sanders, Of Canada, has arranrod Ia
market In England S30Oo,OO worth of poultry
and eggs yearly. Tho movement Ia attributed
10 the effect Of tho Mckinley Dill In closing
the American market.
Tho unfortunate domestic complication,
which has moro than once been oludcd 10 aa
Affecting n high funotionary In tho British
government, will ere long como 20 the front,
involving much discomfort TO two Of tho most
prominent families In Great Britain,
From Austria comes the statement that the
JceuitS, who up 10 the present have refused TO
undergo oxamlnatlops prescribed for teachers
In tho Austrian public schools, have now do
cldod 10 submit themselves 10 these tests In
order 10 qualify their educational institutions
to rank as public schools.
MIR. Wanamakor has given mortgage on
his handsome residence In Washington,
which has beon tho socno Of 30 much galty
since tho Wanamakors entered society. 10
was recorded Saturday. II waa given 10
George l.. Crawford TO secure tho payment OF
Sbo,0O0 90 Amanda and II. O. Ford, Of that
city.
An attompt was made Al Belfast Saturday
contrary 10 tho proclamation Of tho authori-
ties 10 hold celebration In memory OF the
Manchester martyrs The police dlspersoJ
the assonblngc. making thirty arrests. Two
cpnstablca were injured during tho sonf1o
which attended the affair Similar collisions
baiwuon the police and phs people also o.
oqFrsd a. many cthar blaqas 10 iFalpnai
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27
WEALTHY WIDOW Lost
mrs, Twomhly plsappoHTs from pioaG''
And IL Thought ~ Have Been NUulrfni,

Mrs, Twombly Disappears fran QlioaE''
aRd 10 Thought " Have Been NUuiri0i'
CHICAGO, Nov eA.-Mrs. Nellie
Twombly, of Denver, whe hns boop Ia
Chicago for tho past three wefks with
friends, has mystelioualy disappeared,
Mira, TwOmbly ID u widow HbWt ps
years old, and " said 10 be wealthy,
"wednesday afternoon gentleman
called on her and wm introduced 10 the
family with whom Nth Iwmnbly wap
stopping Rs Mr, ii0lliuPWurti, ul H.
Paul, lle invited her o. 10 nd The
opera, Thursday MORNING he nfHiu
called fm hon, ard they lclt tho house
tegether, Nothing has brfn f6en on
heard of Mf, IW0mhy since her de-
pm,mc, Mr lwnWbly although pos
Htfbiug Hn extensive wardrobe, lfii with
no uthrr wmH fhm 70 mnHll cHpe, aud
apparently dul uut intend 20 ue away
any lmglh m sine, fhe Toto nt The
house two lut3u tWnha containing her
dresses, Her friends thbk abt haa Nueu
fOully dealt with o. obtain the iewclry
which Wlo wore, and hr money OF
which she carried considerable about
hpr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27
VERY GRIEf TRIAL,

Albert H. Smith nruker, Church Deacon
aud foraor Found Guilty In ia Minutes
Nav YonR, Nov, 90, Albert II,
Smith, broker church dencon and
forger, through whose recent fraudulent
practices tho firm OF Mills, Robson g.
Smith, brokers was ruined, was placed
on trial 40 ana yesterday afternoon aud
Al exactly . o'clock tho Jury rendered q
verdict Of "guilty us charged Va the In
dioimmt 10 10 ww probably the brief
est trial over held here, The present
mcnt Of the case hy Assistant District
Attorney Gu0i occupied Int trn minutes
and only four witnesses were examined,
Smith made no defense, Judge fit2.
gerald granted u stay Of sentence until
Dec, 3, The indictment forgery In the
iiWt degree contained two counts,
forgery and .uttcrng with intent "a
dclrud aud the maximum sentence
under the law is ten years imprison'
mont
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27
DESPERATE THIEVES AanEsrGp.


Four iioid safe nobhorles and iunumera'
bio Th,ns Lnid No lheir Door,
CHICAGO, Nov, 9i.-Elght desperate
thieves were arrested yesterday by the
Deyplaiuca street Untlan police, For
two months thoy have lived within the
shadow Of the station, but no clever
woio they that their prrence was not
known until u day or two ago, -Four
bold safe robboiips and innumerahle
thefts are laid ~ their d61r, Since FRI
day night the police have been guarding
u small cottage NJ l20 West Washing
ton street, whore mcmberH OF the gang
were seen 20 oG,rr and yesterday the
officers rnidrl tEo Cotioge ana arrested
siX mon ana Two wOmcn with but little
resistance, Tho police oldln they nre
the parties who robbed the Hnlo AZ the
Lake street depot Of the Illinois Central
railrond, Booth q Sous sntc, and also
the stealing Of q box containing deeds,
mortgages, ETC., belonging 70 Millionaire
Keller, valued 40 500. 600.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27
THg ReeuLr oF A nLWAnp.

Tai Pryor, nn Ey-rolioemnn, Arrested for
Completely In Nn AToolout Crime.
WAUPAcA, Wis, Nov. -, Tab Pryor,
who was q policeman in this city Mt the
timo Of the Mend murder, In 1889, was
arrested for completely In the crime NJ
Amigo, and win ho brought here,
Pryor is one Of four mon Ia this city
who were suspected NJ the time, but the
evidence was too poor, The arrest Of
the othora is expected IN u day or two,
The murder Of Mend was hn atrociou8
crime. He was In his bank NJ night and
was stunned, then robbed and then the
top Of his head blown of with u shot
gun, The arrest Of Pryor the result
Of the reward offered by The county
board
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27
GOOD AND BAD INDIANS
RECEIVE THEIR SUPPLIES At THE
PINE RIDGE AGENCY,

No water pis Road and Other Leaders
of the Ghost Dancing Say They win
Cease Their Antios-ilttle wound the
Only Oue Saw Oul-settlprs Continue
20 stampede aud Some Pathetic Ap-
peals fnr Protection Are sent in-More
Troops Moyipa.
OMAHA, NEn,, Nov e5 Dispatches
from Pine Ridge agency say that there
h yet no sign ot breach of peace up
there. Al duy long tho employees Of tho
agency have handed out supplies 10 good
and bad Indians alike, II was doomed
not eypfdmt 10 withhold supplies from
tho dancers, No Water, Biz Road aud
other leaders Of the ghost dancing hayo
sent word lhnt they will cease their
antics LIttIH Wound 10 tho only one
now ont. llr has dcgned no reply since
the Onr sent carly Sunday morning that
hr WnU'd not come 10 tho agency
Special Agent Cooper IL Inclined to be-
fuHpiuiuna ut tho aMeyerallOnH 0f
obedience nude by tho indiana aud
vigilance viii not be- relaxed tor some
time, Agent ltoycr has opened regis
Ter and now beepsa
Closr iteoord ~ Al Persons
who como 10 the agency from whatever
motive. llesof tho opinion that much
trouble huH hrru caused by the freedom
with which whites aud half breeds have
been allowed lomlngle with tho Indians,
COl llughc6, chief quartcrmUster Of
tho department Of the Platte, mud Col,
LudIngl0n uf the QunrteImuatcr gen,
erals office, returned last night FROM
Pine Ridge, They report everything
quiet no the agency Con, Brooke h
comfortably installed and has plenty Of
rutiOnH nnd forage for the troops.
School iG progressing In tho agency
school building, Scttl0a along tho
reservation lines, however, continue 10
stampede rud some pathetic appeals for
protection arc sent In, II iH thought by
iht authorities that unless there ~ Il
fight ull viii be- quiet within the week,