New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-04
OBSERVING SPANISH ETIQUETTE. ,

nc With him. and these he exhibited at the Hotel
Mctropoe, the earayasar Th narv ne narv Mr.
Wndrors was attacked by la grippe and his physician
advised him TO seek warmer latitude Us son d. no
49, ~aS determined TO combine business with sanitary
ends he would 20 10 Italy, and while recruiting MS
beaItb there he would Inspect the maroe QUERIES oi
Nat conntry and compare their wealth with the
output OF the Michigan properT III, ., v,,soi,,ss that
II was while travelling from Parls 70 MdiseiIss t,a'
orr amiabIe friend fell in with wealthy ana innu-
o .d no Nal one senior Don Jose ROdcr1so Jesus
Marie Infanle Santa Puerto Conelos Hneriano ItIc
nnnisb and Scnor Don del Mantillos spoke niue
English the two became quite chunmy "n h , oc
daarad Andrews to the senior seemed To De he Id..
.Lat Iben n hoy Andrews had eniiycd an intimate
erayaimtonce with Castle soap. and what ehdedreo
The senior I, Andrews seemed TO be the 80
IN. the eenor was native Of the country uUucr
,r" ausnires Andrews native continent was as
covered IL occurred both to the senior ana 10 en-,
dyeyrs that INT for Spain there would never havo
been a continent for Andrew, to be porn upDI.
mother thing Tne senior hmsen was "a t.' a"cert
ouarry near Cssas del ley OF conrse Andrews old
the senior all about his MchIan popeTty ana
si s@ cd aSd Wanted Ss ted to be let into the deal
Y vii fnd upon visiting Italy, said the senor'
,, the vard antique quarcs have quite gwen out
yo nr' Mchiran development comes Just In time
The two parted COMPANY at Msseiss ,h eS Se Tc
eenrtt7ng him to send him word n case he should aG
eide TO part with block 81 10 onc s'o'N " Spanish
caPtha i h reached southern italy Andrews was not
long I'm dnding ont that the senor's statement va,
,hn nrccIons stone was scarcely procurable trust
worthy expert who had visited Greece toil hnnrew'
III io ,irecian ouarries also nearly dug ont
o o,%' ritbin i've wears verd antique would be As
vainoblc as diamonds. In great glee' therefore, Al
a,,s moo, nty returned 20 London, and the result
,hS Kin was not only restoration to health, but
Cnnsiderable advance the price Of the property ne
had to sell Convinced OF TIE VsS c Whr ss qTarry
rit,b capitalists FASTENED 10 invest tleir Soveress
he enteprsc bGsGc ne s EGS~ bet bhoush h
self 81 the promise he had made TO his spanish
friend senior Don del Manto5 Bur all me SOU fo
had been sodthere remained no phU nor PirIct, ~
tIc senor. how was Andrews u redeem his picdSc
A special Pr violence relieved andrews OF iut'"er
George Mchd tel cead 9'
nnnexv IF his club ana thus twenty shares Of verl
ant que stock, at 600 share. remained unclamel
H"dre,rs Ma delighted here was his opportunity 10
Keen faith with his friend in Madrid. 20 that vcr'
afternoon Andrews sat down In ms ,pentu, aPi,,t
ment in the Hotel Mctropole and ndited t'us teie
senior Don jose Rodcrigo Jesus Marie lnfante
santa Puerto Conelos Huerfino CoStllla del : Nan
Ill paI1a della Isabella Roca Prima. -, Madrid
pain: II graties to be able 70 offer yon Tor pr
chase twenty shares in the northern Peninsula OF
,limItodl at one hundred pounds per share l.
The epaniards are siiclcrs etIquette' thought
Andrews so / have studied to be As ioFfnal ID
andrew, summoned a messenger. Take tbs telc
gram to the ccg at once' SAD n, hc ana nave III"
In a few moments tho clerk himself came up he
was very pale and he temIled YIN emotion nov i psS
much II viii cost TO transmit THIS teIecraphi''
% no. hadn't thought anything about it, 9 said
between here and Madrid
.Grc,t scott cried Andrews, chats more than
c,hl, ratc, hut never mind. the senior IS friend
- / can afford to spend the price OF thirty iour
"V.v INIT Sir cypostIated the clerk. there are
more than thirty four word, In this telegraph
on no. thee amt" said Andrews ana he oceah
'2 tut. SIR explained the clerk. lyon have to
count the words In the address TOO ST..
,Atl4
on. Yes. sir. always
mat put the nott,l in quito another light, An.
IN addrcs-. % word, in message. %: Signature, 81
Total mum or Of words. 60 cost Of transmission by
shant pay it, SAID Andrews. ITS robbery
and l shall write to the Cueen about IT to morrow.
You might condcnss the telegraph sir' SIG
YES, / shall have TO-" said Andrews, and ri
crt that fool name down, ~ begin With us all
nonsense for any man to have such name any
way.' 49,.
vcrd antique for two thousand pounds Andrews ,
That's much better. SIR said the clerk and
81 the telegram Vas sent For two Gays no an.
came; Andrews though, lueer and NJ WoT
ned abo.t it a good deal Other British capitalists
we're camorHg for tie took he reserved fog ms
spanish friend. ON the third day word was brought
from the telegraph ONCE that the party for whom the
telegram was addressed in Madrid had not Vet been
found it seems that In spain Jose Mantiil2s Is a.
common name a. John smith is IN EnsllNh, speak,
my COMMITTEES. Ihrc" hundred men named Jose
Mantillns had been seen tn Madrid. ana inc ~
others wouli be hunted MP In due time by u" special
force ~ messengers cnulnycd ~ the telegraph com
pany T. I,c,'c the Andrers tcle.ram correctly.
Now this was not az nil satisfactory. VIZ. Nn1rr""
wa, IN hurry 10 close the deal. he wanted Ia Er hac
to America soon ms he could h had No time "a
waste upon Spaulard whom he had met onN once
and 10 whom he was bound merely hv promise made
In The cnthdsiaem If good fellowship. sun Andrews
determined 10 mnllr one more attempt lle wrote ON
the fnll address Of Don del NantillnS and sent
The Telegram a. he originally mdted IT, The man N
the telegraph Office eyed Mr. Andrews sharply. g II
Viii cost YOU fOur pun ten" said the man.
Andrew, eroaned. but PAID the money The man
handed stamps 10 the amount Of 90 Shilny', ana
Andrews put them as Is the cuStom upon the tee.
gram 4 he PASSED into the street. Andrews kicked
vicously At another rhcumv eyed. o cquouS man who
sri rfrd m pence for opening the door for him Then
Andrews went bac Tie Hotel Mctrop0lc and re ired
10 the swearing room. leaving word to be called al
That evening word came from the ,elosrapM Office
thai the wires were down between seville and Madrid
and therefore the Andrews telegram could not get
seq ahoni il: hc was prctty warm under the collar
The man iu charge was very sorry about ~.
on. don't want Your sympathy said Andrews
"sh,t I want is my moncy-lny 90 shiIIngs.' .
tn, man said that wholly impossible the
stamp on the telegram had been cancelled.
"Thcn shall -uc." said Andrews ,,o, .
said the man. for the delay IS at It's end Of the line
Poor Andrews wa In pickle but he was Just h'a'
Is there 10 other way Of reaching Madrid by "'rcI
'' @ w." way OF Lisbon
"What', the tarinl ,"
"Two shngs word
on course ,..
Andrews hcstatcd but he was too mad 10 hesitate
long He planl"d down a 60 note. send the tcle
gram 10y wnv of Lisbon he said. hoarsclv.
Early next morning determined oosing man en-
tered Mr. Andicwss room. " | rom SColhnu
Yard. Chief Of the Government secret service. ne
said. ermly Last night YOU forwarded long t cae
gram 20 Lisbon: IL was wordcd adr0ty as 10 con.
vince that You employed a cypher. we suspect
you II being Portuguese spy. Come with me. -
This was simply outrageous. Of course Andrews
cot out of the clutches OF the secret service hut not
until the Consul General John c. New, had been iun
n,oncd 10 identify him rs an honest American CITIZEN
II was very ANNOYING. 20 say the least. 49, .
But Don Jose shah pay for IT," mnttered Mr. an
drcws clccfully. when he was agnin In his room
"Trs telegram business has cost SiCo in money ana
hcap Of trouble. but the spanald shall pay for IT, -
him.
There knock at the door nj that very moment
II was a messenger with telegram. when rrau a
follows: Andrews. Me'ropoe, London: senior Don
Jose died last week. signed. His Widow
UNABLE TO AGREE on THE SILVER QUESTION
Washington, May 3.The Republican senate Caucns
Committee on Silver had another meeting this after
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