Telegram-herald., 1890-03-13

Jauses, sAo va 4etermins1. in order q
End cat nz0rs f2lly - L1s nst&Easas a.
ssgns II EnglAn& "a Russia. - give a
Szlss dtn2sr party In koDer - tes Ea-
gllsh koEsiga sSers arr, L0ra --.
Invitations were zeceEtiaSly sent eas.
sn5 Lord 49, 2oospted tas sane. Hers
followed tie strange story. Count
ssosFzlof'. the RzssiAz Ambassador.
set eat table st tat ciDRer p&rsy IL
superb manner, the plates md etAsr a.
eessories cf tie eostlless value. Lord
, hsiRg tie ggest 0f honor, sat 81 tie
ri~ht OF Tie RUss1aA Ambassador. A Dur-
ing tie repast the Secretary. ~ho IS vel
known as klsptcmzniAe, helped him-
sslf - the costlisst spoons, sals-oellars.
stc. This VAS observed by the steward
Who. With amaEemenL informed the
Russian Ambsss4dor. He ga Ihat lie
Foreign Minister, bis guest, lad stolen
some II ths best ware frOm tie t-ole.
Hold on sad Count SkOusslof.
Don't say any thing. Keep quiet for
We have b4gged The enemy
The dinner ~zs over finally, En& the
party retired 70 al adjoining room Tor
the purpose Of smoking. Count SkouvA-
loff inquired u Lord -- Of the truth OF
the report that the English Government
was going 20 send Aest % tie Ros-
phorus for the purpose of srrestlRg the
forward movements Of tho Russian army
IN the Balkans and aiding the Turk
Naturally, the English Foreign Secre-
tsry had little 30 BAY on the subject.
On the departure of Lord - the
Russian Ambassador escorted him 10 his
carriage. While opening the door Of
the carriage the Russian Ambassador
WAS approached by the steward, who
whispered something into the formers
ear. The Ambassador Immediately
turned around to Lord -- and sA.a:
MY Lord something dreadful has hap
pened. so the steward informs me, and
your Lordship's attention will be called
for a few minutes 70 the snte-room."
Lord - acc uiesosd, and upon his ar
rival there WAS confronted by the stew
ard and charged directly with the theft
Of small gold spoons and sslt-cellars
studded with diamonds.
What" exclaimed Lord -- to tho
steward show dare you insinuate this
against my person"
In reply the steward said: II have
seen you put the gold spoons in your
trousers pocket. and the salt-cellars in
your dress-ooat pocket. ! am response
bic for those costly plates; hence l
watched you closely. Please hand them
out of your pocket
"Villain!s excla.sed Lord -;
search NE and your falsehood will be
branded, and for that insult you will
pay dearly"
81 dare not" replied the steward,
''put my hands on your Excellency's
person; bat, pray, do it yourself
"Iwill." said Lord -; and, putting
his hands into his pocket, so uncon-
scious was he Of his kleptomaniac pro-
pensities that he drew forth the gold
spoons and salt-cellars. In a compla-
cent manner ne handed them 10 the
steward as II nothing had happened.
"Holdr' said Count Skouvaloff; ''it
proves 10 me that your Excellency
abused my hospitality as host and
committed a gross outrage on society, as
well as against my person. | have 70
send for the police and have your Lord
ship arrested"
'No," replied Lord -, do not dis
grace me and my official positionr'
well, said the Count, calculatingly,
'it can only be done If your Lordship
will promise on the honor of a Minister
to her Majesty the Queen that you, as
Foreign Minister who has the greatest
voice in the Cabinet, will oppose the
sending OF the English feet 70 the Bos-
phorus in order to hamper Russia"
To this Lord - assented; and, true
to his promise, he opposed the PROPOSE
ton of sending the fleet 10 the Bos-
phorus, and, on that account, he had to
resign his Office. and Lord Salisbury, the
present Premier OF England, was put in
his place.