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The morning call., 1891-08-18
HE WASN'T HUNGRY.
And That Was Why He Refused to Z
Another SIaD-Jack.

And That Was Why He Refused to Eat
Another SIap-Jack.
A lady looking into a shop window on
Woodward avenue was approached by a
poorly dressed boy who solicited aims.
"Please, missus, give me little money to
get something to eat"
The lady looked at him and her heart was
touched.
Poor boy. come with me-" she said, and
took him into a pancake shop, where she or
dered dozen griddle-cakes for him to begin
with.
But it struck her at the first mouthful he
took that the youths hunger was sham and
pretense. However, she insisted on his
eating a second installment of the cakes,
which she paid for, parting with the boy at
the door.
An hour later as she stood at a crossing
the same boy approached her with the same
formula.
"Please, missus, give me a little money to
get something to eat?"
He had evidently forgotten her, and with
out betraying herself she led him to the
same restaurant for pancakes.
The boy had tuinbled to the situation, but
he dared not refuse. He ate and ate, until
it was impossible to swallow another mouth
ful. Again the lady paid the bill and left
him.
Another hour passed and the good woman
stood waiting for a car. Feeling a touch
upon her shoulder she turned and beheld
the youth whom she had lately fed. His
jaw fell.
mo, you don'tp he exclaimed, mot an
other slapjack. I'm nearly busted now,"
and lie ran off as if fiends pursued him.
The morning call., 1891-08-18

chaSes by small dealers The Reichsanzeieer
SAYS the Government is confident there IS
sufficient wheat TO take the place of rye, and
the reduction Of duties would oily enrich
the foreign dealers without affecting the
price of bread. The whole Government
press reflect these views and declare that
the high prices are due to BourSe specula-
tlon, not to scarcity, and that the ukase
would have been issued sooner had Ger
many reduced grain duties. 1t Is significant,
however, that Count Kanitz, the leading
protectiunist, pleads for the temporary sGS-
pension of the duties.
PARIS. Aug. 17.-There is an active de-
mand i'll the grain market to-day. especially
for rye, which advanced TO 3 francs per 1o0
kilogrammes. Wheat and flour advanced
franc
VIENNA, Aug. 1.-THE grain market was
hrm to-day. Autumn rye advanced 90 kreu-
zerS and wheat advanced 20 kreuZers.
BUDA PEsTH, Aug. 17.-An active grain
market prevailed to-day. Wheat advanced
60 kreuZers.
ANTWERP, Aug. 1.-THE wheat market
here was excited to-day. Wheat rose 2
francs per 100 kilos, ard rye, on forward de-
livery, was quoted at 26 francs.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1.-THE wheat mar
advanced 10 guilders ana rye declined 4
guilders.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE Minister
OF Finance announces that the yield of rye
Is estimated at I'll, 100000 poods, but owing
TO the present supplies being nearly eX-
hausted 99i 600 pools will be required
TO supply the wants of the peasants for SOW
ing. The deficit must be supplied by pota-
toes and IIaize.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
WAITING FOR PROBATE.
A Public Contest VIII Not Be Mad
Until the VIII l. EiIed.

Public Contest VIII Not Be Made
Until the VIII Is Filed.
II is probable that Coils p Huntington,
the railroad magnate, will be asked to at
tempt settlement of the Hopkins-Seares
will controversy. Timothy Hopkins was
too busy to be seen in his apartments al the
Palace Hotel last night, but at his request
J. 5 Severance, the special administrator
of the estate, made statement to a CALL
reporter.
"Mr. Hopkins" said he, requests me to
say that he has not yet definitely decided as
to what action he will take in reference to
the will. If c. p. Huntington has been
called upon 10 arbitrate the contest we have
not yet been informed OF it. 1t may be
that Mr.. Searles has asked Mr.. Huntington
TO attempt settlement of the con-
test. In that event Mr.. Hopkins
will soon be advised of the pro-
ceedings, but so far he has
received no information tending to that con-
cluson. AS you are aware Russell }. Will
son has gone to New York TO look after
Mr.. Hopkins interests. The firm of Bishop,
CARRIER S Boalt has also been reta ined and
Mr.. Boalt left tonight for the purpose of
joining Mr. Wilson In New York. These
two attorneys will confer and then decide
on what course to pursue.
$50 far as Mr.. Hopkins is at present aware
no public contest will be made until after
the will of Mrs. Hopkins Searles has been
filed for probate. AS to whether Mr. Hop
kins would consent to Mr. Huntington inter-
ceding. he Is not at present prepared to
state"
The morning call., 1891-08-18
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1Z-Secretary Foster
has gone to Cape May in response to sum-
mons from the President.
PARIS, Aug. IA serious labor agita-
ton has broken out at Fourmtes, near
Avesnes. and troops have been sent to end
the disturbance.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Two hundred
and Segenty-twn thousand ounces of silver
were purchased to-day at prices ranging
from SO to 1920.
MELBOURNE, Aug. 7-The suspension
of the British Bank of Australia is an
nounced. The liabilities are SSOO,OOO half
of which is owed to creditors in England
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Comptroller
OF the Currency to-day appointed William
1. Atkinson Of Hutchinson. Kans., receiver
of the First National Bank of Kansas City.
ROME Aug. 1.-THE Italian harvest re-
ports indicate that this years crops will be
equal to those of 1890. Recent rains have
greatly improved the corn crop, which
promises to be good. An abundant yield OF
wine from the grape crop is also expected.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
AMONG ROYALTY.
Queen YiGtOfia'S Banquet Hall-Tha Sick
Sovereign.

NEW York, Aug. 17.-Edmund Yates
special cablegram to the Tribune from Lon
don says: The building and decoration Of
the banquetlHg hall which the Queen has
added to Osborne House have cost about
$4,000, and now that the structure is
finished nobody knows what it is to
used for. and 1t was scarcely worth while to
eXpend so much money in order to provide
adequate accommodation for the private
theatricals which now take place at OS-
borne every winter. The Queen is under
stood TO regret that the work was
even sanctioned by her, but it was
begun in a hurry and has considerably
outgrOwn the dimensions originally contem-
plated, so there has of course been CORE
spending increase in the expense.
The Prince of Wales has promised to go
over 10 Dublin foI three or four days shortly
after his return from the Continent, when
he will lie the guest of the officers of the
Tenth Hussars at New Marlborough Bar
racks.
The departure of Prince Henry for En-
gland and the long silence Of the Official
Gazette have given rise to great many ex-
aggerations about the illness of the German
Emperor. The blow he received on
his knee would have been of small
Importance, had not his love of perpet-
ual motion been SO great as to have
aggravated the injury. His knee is now Sc
riously inflamed and the medical advisers,
which he was persuaded to consult with the
utmost difficulty, have insisted on his re-
naming prisoner on board the HOhenZOl-
lern until the end of this week. This advice
has been strenuously backed by his doctor, the
husband of the Princess Henrietta of
SchleSwig- Hostein. Nothing, however, can
possibly keep the illustrious patient quiet
He persists in walking up and down the
deck to show that he IS not so Ill rs the
French papers make out. and gives State
dinner tomorrow night in honor of the En-
peror of Austria's birthday and another on
Thursday.
The eX-Emperor of Brazil has not left his
room in Nichy for some weeks. The chronic
heart disease, from which he suffers, is now
complicated by state of profound mean-
chola, from which i. is impossible to rouse
hGn.
Mrs. Oliphant, who has been living away
from Windsor since the death of her son,
which WAS a terrible blow to her, has Just
returned there, but not in her own house,
which she will probably give up. Mrs.
Olphant is staying for few weeks at the
official residence of the master of the house
hold at Windsor Castle.
Visitors at Bonn are, / hear, aghast at
the unt0Ward consequences of the German
EmperOr's dueling edict. So many bar
barrie encounters have taken place during
the last three months that nearly every
student one comes across has his face
scanned and gash=d in the most unsightly
The morning call., 1891-08-18
EXCITED BROKERS
Unable to Restrain Themselves Until the
Opening OF the Board.


Opening of the Board.
New YORK, Aug. 17.-Pandemonum
regned at the wheat pit at the opening of
the Produce Exchange this morning. Ex-
cited brokers could not restrain themselves
until the board opened, but for half an hour
previous were climbing over each others
shoulders in the pit, yelling, bowling and
wildly waving their arms like q horde of
savages in their eagerness to make sales.
Many spectators were present Gables re-
ported the European markets as opening
from TO 3A cents above Saturdays closing
prices. and these reports were supplemented
by previous reports from Chicago. When
the gong sounded all sorts of conflicting
figures were yelled out. Finally 81 -
drowned out all others and this was marked
down as the opening price of December
wheat, being one-eighth higher than Satur-
days close; September opened at ST. Az,
IA above Saturdays close; Nay opened at
ST 20, rs above Saturdays close; January
opened al 81 1875 September corn opened
at 731l.
Within half an hour after the opening a
reaction set in. Figures advanced and de-
clined with astonishing rapidly. Then
there was lull, everyone waiting to hear
from Chicago. By l o'clock prices were
81 IA for December aud 81 12A for Septem-
Der, and prices fluctnated around these
September at 81 1l1s.
Later reports of the opening prices OF De-
cenber wheat showed that it sold up as
high as 81 IS. Different prices revailed at
the same time in the pit. Wheat was sold
at 81 14b and at 81 IS simultaneously One
broker, by merely stretching out his arms,
was able to make double transaction at
these figures, thereby clearing a handsome
profit Rye was unsettled. 1t opened at
81 14h to 81 15A, and closed at 81 % to
81 0S.
A Wail-street cablegram on the cereal
agitation says: "lt is rumored the Rus
SLAMS are making effolts to get their rye out
by sales or cOnsignments before the prohibi-
tiun ukase goes into effect"
The morning call., 1891-08-18
BARDsLEY's METHODS.
Examination of Governor Pattison and Othe
hv the Cn,ncil Tnrn-ti rntirc- nn.r,,,.i..o.

Examination of Governor Pattison and Others
by the Council Investigating Committee.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. H. - Before the
Councils investigating committee to = day
Governor Pattison told what he knew about
Bardsley when he (Pattison) was President
OF the Chestnut-street Bank. 1t was very
little. The city opened an account with tie
bank. No interest was paid BardSl-y. The
first intimatiOn the bank had that sum Of
money deposited was State money was
when the bank was called upon to file a
100000 bond. In 1889 Bardsley took out
certain certificates of deposit and it was
upon these that interest was paid The
first intlmation that Pattison had that the
bank was paying Bardsley interest was
when the cashier came to him and said
BardSley wanted per cent on his money.
The bank could not Hfford to pay this, and
the account was Withdrawn. The exam
inaton OF experts was then continued.
Their testimony showed that Bardsley, in
addition to his various illegal sources Of
profit, appears to have had use of S654 900
Tor two months. 1t belonged to the Sinking
Fund, being the proceeds of sales OF loans
10 pay the city's debt. Bardsley, instead of
at once paying the money into the treasury,
loaned 1t out at interest for the period
mentioned
The morning call., 1891-08-18
A Vicious and Repulsive Fashion.

The carrying about and cOddling publicly
Of small dogs by women is fashion which,
like some other vicious fashions. is bor-
rowed from Europe. lthas been so intensi-
fed and diffused OF late years that one eau
scarcely 60 onywhere in a big city without
receiving offenSe from this sort of exhibit
tion. Nor is il confined to women of any
special grade or condition, except that those
who have the amplest leisure and ease of
circumstances are, as a rule. the most con-
spicuOus for it. Young women and elderly
women, spinsters, wives and mothers are
devotees to this fashion. which has grown
to be species of worship so common and
so characteristic as to deserve new word
to express it-cynolatry. Being of Greek
derivation, 1t may have a less unpleasant
sound than the English dog-worshIp. But
call it what you may, You cannot make the
habit less unnatural and repulsive. Un-
doubtedly morbid. the more il is indulged
the more morbid it becomes.--St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The morning call., 1891-08-18
AN INSPIRED DENIAL
FTanCO-RuSSian Alliance Not Yet
Concluded.
The Cordial Relation Between The Two
Countries.
The Action Of The DTaibuld May Cause The
Formation Of a FiTmGr Agree
melt.
Erecislto THE MORNING CALI

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE St. Petersburg
agent Of the Reuters Telegraph Company
has been furnished with an inspired denial
of the report that secret treaty has been
concluded between France and Russia. In
the denial it is stated that neither Admiral
Geryais nor any other French or Russian
representative has signed or concluded YER
bally any convention between France and
Russia. It is also asserted from the same
source that no conferences have been held
on the subject, and that the well-known
rapprochement between France and Russia
does not date from the present time; but, it
is added, it was oecasiOned long ago by in
ternational circumstances. rather than by
any spontaneous desire of the powers them
selves. and that it mas since continued to
grow closer.
The statement says the visit of the French
fleet to Cronstadt ana the enthusiastic re-
ception of Frenchmen only served to SOL
emnly confirm the good entente previously
existing.
The inspired official denial also asserts
that the visit of the French fleet had the
effect of ripenng the entente to slch point
that 1t can be converted into an alliance
should the conduct OF the enem es of France
and Russia render formal treaty necessarys
1t is stated in conclusion that an alliance
has not yet been concluded, nor is 1t in
preparation either in Paris or ST. Peters
burg Such proceedings, 1t is explained.
would be suDerdlous aud might endanger
the peace of Europe. Whether the friendly
relations existing between France and Rus
sia shall retain the present status or resolve
into stronger and more formal agreement
depends entirely upon the Governments
forming the Drebund.
ALLIANCE NOT FAVORED.
VIENNA, Aug. 1.-THE Swiss, Austrian
and German delegates on jturday last dis
cuSsrd the fresh Swiss proposals in con-
.uection with the projected commercial
z4aague, but II IS now definitely announced
that they were unable to agree and decided
Indefinitely to postpone the negotiations.
News of the rupture produced a deep i'm
preston in political circles in Rome. Swift
erand has been Itay's best customer in
the last two years. 1t is openly stared that
II Switzerland continues to refuse to
grant the concessions demanded by
Austria and Germany, the value of
aEy commercial arrangements made at
Munich between Austria, Germany and
4taly will be greatly impaired, as it was un-
derStOOd that arrangements made at Berne
or Vienna were to form the basis of the en-
tire scheme. Italy is large consumer of
the manufactures of Germany and Austria
which naturally desire to secure her trade,
While they buy but little of Italy. The lat
ter's Willingness TO join the commercial
league, which would injure her best Gus
tOWer for the benefit of her poorest mySti-
fes all outsiders. though it may be perfectly
clear TO those who are pulling the political
wires at the present moment.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
THE SALVADOR CASE.
Cause of the Seizure of the Steamer City of
Panama

Panama
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE following dis
patch reached the Associated Press from
San Salvador to-day. 1t had no signature,
but it doubtless emanated from an official
source; THE reports published recently in
New York touching the revolution in Saliva
dor are altogether inaccurate. They are
doubtless based on circumstances con-
nected with the passage of several Saliva
dorian refugees from Nicaragua 10 Guate-
mala on board the Pacific Mail steamer City
OF Panama. Among the refugees was Less
andre Letona, man who had been guilty
of many crimes; and against whom criminal
charges had been preferred in San Miguel.
The court demanded that LetOna be sur
rendered. The captain of the Panama, in
direct violation of the law, refused to de-
liver him, but weighed anchor and sailed
away without previous permission from the
Captain OF the Port. By this act he rem
dered the vessel liable to the penalty of
cOnfscatiOn. Such was the origin of the
false reports which have been published.
1t should be borne in mind that the authOri-
ties Of Salvador have respected the existing
treaties and made no demand for the sur
render Of any other OF the refugees on
board the Panama. 1t is serious matter
that the Government of the United States
should set our interests at defiance, though
Justice manifestly is oD cur side. Surely
then we have fallen on times when the right
OF force prevails over the force of right"
The morning call., 1891-08-18
GOOD CROPS.

Large Increase I'm the Grain Yield
Throughout the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 17.-Harvesting is well
under way all over the Northwest, and the
promise of big yield is more than fulfilled.
The wheat averages from twenty-five to
thirty bushels to the acre, and the increased
yield from the increased acreage makes
150,000,000 bushels the minimum product
for the DakOtas and Minnesota. Other
grains are cluse to wheat. Oats especially
are turning out well. Great trouble is ex-
rerienced in procuring labor to handle the
immense crop, and the railroads are hard at
work preparing to handle the grain. The
lack of storage facilities will compel the
great majority of farmers to dispose of their
grain soon, and transportation facilities
will be taxed to their utmost. The weather
for harvesting is all that could be desired.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE visible supply of
grain as reported for the Board of Trade is
as follows: Wheat, 19, ,255.00O bushels, an
increase OF 1,30l. coo; corn, 3,S54, coo bushels,
an increase Of $1,000; oats, =, ,2O9,000 bush
els. an increase of 107, 600; rye. 1,179,000
bushels. an increase of 277,0O0; barley,
$4,000 bushels. a decrease of 20C0.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
An Address By Canon Farrar.

LONDON, Aug. H. Westminster Abbey
was well filled yesterday at the special
services in honor of the delegates to the
Congress of Hygiene. Canon Farrar deliv-
cred brilliant address, In which he argued
that the students of hygiene, and other
scientists, wers assisting in the work Of re-
iigioG by adding TO the we'll ing and en-.
lighteumens Of the world. Any religion
which opposed the advances made by science
was degrading religion. The preacher
secuted the idea that science involved auy
taint of irreligion. So far as the Church Of
England was concerned, it walked hand in
hand with science. The eloquent divine
closed with q petition for special blessing
upon the labors Of the congress.
The International Hygienic Congress
closed to-day. Buda Pesth was chosen as
the next place of meeting of the Congress.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
Lavish RaiIroad Macnate.

Three Philadelphians, all Of whom per
sonally knew the late james McHenry,
ex-millionaire, railroad magnate and trusted
financial agent of Kings and Queens, were
discussing the lavish personal habits Of the
man recently. They said in turn:
He never sat down to dinner without
gold and silver fountain playing cologne in
the center of the table,"
His dinner plate always made ME think
the treasures of the Montezumas had been
poured at his feet"
The time | dined with him in London
the dinner had been specially ordered in
Paris and sent ."1Philadelphia Press.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
How WalI-street Men Get Home.

The men who indulge in the luxury Of
cab after leaving their offices arc not the
rich men of Wall street. The noted Million
aires generally ignore the cabby's plaintive
plea and take either the Broadway cars or
the elevated trains. Jay Gould and his
sons, George and Edwin, almost invariably
travel on the SiXth-avenue elevated road.
c. +. Huntington reaches his home via the
Third-avenue elevated, and frequently he
has j. Pierpont Morgan for a fellow -passen-
ger. Jesse Seligman and his brother James
usually patronize the elevated road, and
Russell Sage invariably does the same.
Samuel Sloan has no use for cabs or coaches,
but rides on the elevated road, as do Cyrus
w. Field. John III. Inman and dozens of
other rich men.-N. Y. Times.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
TIE ANACONDA MINES.
Closed Because OF Alleged Exorbitant Ratt
Demanded by the Montana Union.

Closed Because o. Alleged Exorbitant Rates
Demanded by the Montana Union.
New YORK. Aug. 17-In an interview to-
day concerning the closing of the Anaconda
mines Haggin says: THE mines closed be-
cause would not consent to pay the exor-
bitant rates demanded by the Montana
Union. The original rate of 40 cents per
ton for the carriage of ore from the mines to
the works was raised to 60 cents, and failed
to secure a reasonable concession. don't
care to say anything more about the report
that we Will build new road this summer.
If we build road 1T will be entirely inde-
pendent of any system. However, it is by
no means impossible that we shall finally
accept the Montana Union terms of the cop
per trade II the price is lower than it has
ever been, yet it is good enough TO warrant
the buIldlng Of an independent road"
The morning call., 1891-08-18
pestrnctiva Clnndhurst

KANSAS CITY, Aug, 17.-Reports from
Oakland Mills, ST. Joseph and other points
indicate that the cloudburSt has been most
disastrous. The Platte River in some
places is nearly two miles wide, and all the
tributary streams are badly swollen.
Many cornfields and pastures are under
water, and a great stack of this years hay
was carried down the stream. Hundreds
of farmers suffered tie loss of cattle, grain
and buildings, some of them estimating
their loss at thousands Of dollars.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
Arms for Havti Seized

New YORK, Aug. 17.-Advices from Car
thagen :, United States of Colombia, state
that dispatch has been received there
from Curacao, one Of the Dutch Antilles,
announcing the seizure by the Government
authorities Of the island of Curacao of a
cargo of munitions of war destined for
Hayti. A portion of the cases containing
war material had been partially sunk in the
sea. These the Government officials raised
bv dredging, while the rest Of the cargo was
seized aboard the bark. The whole was de-
posted in the arsenal there.
The morning call., 1891-08-18
The Trouble Caused by a Dim .

The big vault of the City National Bank
was forced open by professional safe
breakers at 1 o'clock yesterday mo rning.
after nearly twenty four hours of hard
work. When the vault door Was closed on
Monday afternoon dime was Jared down
and became lodged behind bolt, effectual!y
preventing it from being worked by tho
sale combination. The safe-openers labored
all day Tuesday and up to O'Clock yester-
day morning before they succeeded in cut
ting hole in the safe through which the
bolts could be Manipulated. While the vault
was locked up business at the bank was
greatly hindered.-Plainfeld On. j. special
to Philadelphia Times.
The morning call., 1891-08-18

Ill, and as there we're no physicians in the
neighborhood Tartar practitioner or "wise
ma" was engaged to cure lin. For three
weeks he was under the Znakhar's treat
ment, until his health was restored. Parting
from him the Znakhar told him if he wished
to live long he must never eat any old or
stale food. For fear lest he fall sick again,
NitehinorenkO observed this rule scrupui-
ously. He ate nothing bat spring fowl, veal
or lamb. and never touched a piece of meat
OF an old animal. Even garden fruit he ate
0nly when it was quite young and fresh; he
never touched canned or picked food of any
md