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TROUBLE sI3iSIERlNG

On tho Electric Street Car Line, on Ac-
count OF tho Discharge OF an Operator.
Some days ago Charles Stanton, an
operator OH the electric street car line
refused to instruct in tho science of
operating man whom the superin-
tendent OF the line put on. Stanton
asked the man to show his permit from
the union street cur employees, and as
he could produ:e none, refused TO in
struct him. Stanton was discharged.
The case was called to the attention
Of the union, and at y meeting the road
committee was instructed 10 ask..for
tho reinstatement OF the discharged
operator. This request tho supcrin-
tendent refused 10 acccdc to, and the
road committee was then instructed to
conferwith the board OF directors 1T tho
earliest possible momont. The COM
mittec yesterday cndcavored 10 procure
an interview with the board, but owing
to the absence from the city OF Prcsi-
dent Sweeney that body could not be
called. The unions representatives an
ticipatc meeting the board OF directors
to-day, when, it is to be hoped, the dis
pute will be amicably settled.
The men claim that as the situation
now stands the vital principle of union
ism is at stake, and that the reinstatc-
ment OF Stanton is necessary to tho
vindication OF that principle.
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Rig DAMAGE SUITS.
The Ohio River Road Gains Ono and Loses
Annthcr ----------

Tho Ohio River Road Gains Ono and Loses
Another.
Speciol Dispatch 10 The IntelliQenccr.
CLARKsDURG, W. Va, Dec. lS.-Nine-
year old Freddie Efinger's case against
the Ohio River railroad came to an ab.
rupt termination in tho circuit court.
IIo sued tho company for the loss OF =
leg, and the case has been on trial for
several days. To-day counsel for de-
fendant made a motion to exclude the
plaintiffs s evidence from tho jury on the
ground that the allegations were not
sustained. Judge Borcman sustained
the motion and instructed the Jury to
return a verdict for tho defendant,
which was done. 5.f
Ellis Core vs.. the Ohio River railroad,
in 4 suit for $4,000 damages, was tried.
Core lost NIL tho fingers off his right
hand whilo coupling cars at st. Nary's,
over three years ago. The jury, after q
long deliberation, awarded him dam
ages amounting 10 $l,60O. A motion
was made by defendant to have tho
Judgment suspended, and it was there
fore suspended.
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New YoRK, Dec. 1S.-A very dramatic
incident onlivenod tho Blaine divorce
proceedings which wero in progress at
tho Office Of Referee Lord yesterday.
NIrs. james G. Blaine, jr., arrived with.
her friend, Mrs. Ogden Dorcmus. She
did not know that tho law gave her hus-
band the right to bo present. When
she saw him there, though aho had not
met him since she badc him
good bye Mt Bar Harbor three
years ago, sho controlled any sign of
surprise SO well that her companion
never suspected that the man who rose
as they entered was tho person in ques-
ton. Mrs Doremus had seen Mr..
Blaine before, but it was years ago, and
as his wife did not take tho slightest
notice OF him she did not suspect that
it was he.
During the proceedings Mrs. Doremus
got into state Of mind. Sho looked
round for some sympathetic person. To
the person next her she said: "The
man in tllis case is q scoundrel and
paitroon."
"Do you know whom you are talk.
ing to?" snapped elc individual adj
dressed.
mo- n.she replied.
swell, | am Mr.. Blaine"
Mrs. Doremus flushed slightly, and
then continued quickly and with in
creasing emphasis: II did not know
that YOU we're Mr.. Blaine when spoke,
but lrepeat itnow. Aman who would
abandon not only his wife, but his inno-
cent child, at the dictates OF his father
and"
'Don't tmcntion my mothers name,"
burst in Mr.. Blaine.
"Sinco you have mentioned it, calmly
continued Mrs. Doremus, II will add,
or his mother, is q poltroon and
scoundrel.'
Mr.. Blaine had nothing handy to re-
ply, and the passage at arms came TO an
nf,l
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DAIzEIu A CANDIDATE.
Tho Pittsburgh Congressman is Willing
Oppose Senator Quay.

Tho Pittsburgh Congressman is willing to
Oppose Senator Quay.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 1S.-Rcpro.
sentative Dalzcll, OF Pennsylvania, was
to-day asked whether or not he was n
candidate for election 10 the United
States senate. In reply he said: 81
had hoped not to be pressed for an
answer to that question at this time,
but, since continued silence on my part
seems only to be fruitful OF misrepre-
sentation, l will define my position.
There is undoubtedly widespread
sentiment in Pennsylvania against tho
reelection OF Mr.. Quay. In this senti-
ment wholly apart from any consider
ations personal to myself, sincerely
concur. Ii that sentiment shall take
form III my favor and ! be elected to
the highly honorable and responsible
Office Of United State, senator, / shall
appreciate the homo. and to the best of
my ability perform its duties with
fidelity and with loyalty on all occa-
sions to tho declared principles Of the
Republican party.n AZ
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BERLIN, Dec. 1S.-Aitor 4 protractcd
debate, the German-Austrian-Hungarian
treaty passed its third reading by . vote
OF 245 to 10. The house aitcrward
adopted the German-Italian and the
German-Belgian treaties.
After the three treaties had been
finallyadopted, the Reichstas djourned.
1t will not reassemblo again until after
the Christmas holidays.
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CONDITION. or TRADE.

I y
Il. G.. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of tho
State of Business.
New York, Dec. 1S-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review for tho week says:
AS the end OF tho year approaches
general trade slackens, and there is
perhaps not moro than the usual dispo-
sition to defer large transportations un-
til after stock taking and the holidays.
Itis satisfactoryto see from nearly all
points that the reports which note the
inactivity usual at this season, also OBJ
serve. a prevalent and strong belief that
the business OF the coming season will
be unusually largo and profitable.
CommerciNlcredits and confidence are
in satisfactory shape for the transaction
Of an enormous business early{next
year.
( AtPittsburgh iron seems alittle sitter
and an n$advance in@indow glass is look
ed for. i zs8s
The iron trade shows creator strength
and larger sales of.-pis than ior a long
time. z Z. ?, s ! !. (, q. Z,
The coal market is very irregular. and
output i,0S9,593 tons greater than last
ycarito date. ,s!t !.
Tho business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
endays number SSS35, compared with
;32O last week, and for the same week
last Year 40l. .. & b,
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uabln v. Espanol.

Spteia! Dispatch 10 The lnhlli9cncsh
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. lS.-Thc
spanish-American Newspaper Com
pany, ior the purpose OF conducting an
advertising business with and between
Spanish-America, Brazil and tho United
States, and to enter into export trade
with those countries, office at Parkers-
burg, w. Va, capital stock one hundred
thousand dollars. fully paidup, and the
privilege to increase to five hundred
thousand dollars, was chartered to-day.
The incorporators are Il. G. White, OF
Cincinnati, Ohio; A.B. White, OF Par.
kersburg, w. Va, and others.
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NEW YonK, Dec. ls.-AIichael Harvey,
thirty-tour years old, a boardor at Nc.
lsS Van Dyke street, South Brooklyn,
became suddenly insane this afternoon
and shot John Connerton, Sam Dicl;er-
son and Mamie Dickcrson. Connorton
and Sam Dickerson were dangerously
hurt, and were taken to 4 hospital.
They may die. Mamie Dickerson was
shot in the arm. n a.
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FIRE AT PITTSBURGH.
An Expensive Building Goes Up In Smoke
and others Threatened

PIrTsBURGII, Pa, Dec. 1S.-A disas-
!trous fire broke out this afternoon.
Porter & Donaldson's building $50 to
S24 Liberty street, was where the fire
started. BY the time the fire depart
.ment arrived the Academy OF Music,
the Seventh Avenue Hotel and Ar.
buckles were threatened.
At2 o'clock the flames were still con.
fined to Porter and Donaldson & Co.'S.
building and thc4iire chief. expressed
hopes OF saving the adjoining bindings.
The guests at the nthAvenue hotel,
however, are removing their effects and
Manager Williams is taking precautions
to save the Academy. The Porter build
ing was entirely destroyed, 1t was n
six-story glass front brick structure. rs
feet wide by about 200 deep TO Virgin
Alley, and was owned by Hon. B. T..
Jones. The loss will reach 10000 OF
which 125, 5,000,is on stock. The insur-
.ance on the stock is $4,000, and on the
building $4,000.
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INDIANA MINERS FIRM
In Their Dcmnnds-Only n Tow Havo Re-
turned to Work.

1'A 1900 l. v" law AhS-
turned to Work.
TEERE HAUrE, ND, Dec. 1S.-Presi-
dent Cummiskey, OF the United Mine
Workers, has visited the Clay county
districs 10 learn how we'll founded was
the report from Brazil indicating that a
stampede OF the miners was eminent
He said that one miner had approached
the operators and agreed to furnish. be-
side himself, six miners who would re-
turn to work at tho old wages. Mr..
Commisky says that fifteen men are
working at shafts numbers S and 10 and
this number includes the company
bosses and other men. The fact that
these mines are operating with q iow
men will have no bearing on the strike
whatever. Said Mr.. Commisky: "The
men who returned to work have been
weak knecd and the wondcris that they
have remained with us up to this date.
So far rs can learn the men in the
Brazil district arc firm in their purpose
10 remain idle until their demands are
granted"
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Killed His uouse;;rc.ncr.

DrrEolr, Dec. Isl. Il. Hcrig, sixty
years old, became involved in a dispute
with Mrs. Kate Freeman, his house
keeper, when the woman suddenly
pulled q revolver in his face. The
weapon failed to go of, whcrcupon
Herig fired two shots into the woman's
head. She was instantly killed. Heris
gave himself up to the police. Z
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LONDON, Dec. lS.-Tho Chronicle says
it learned on the best authority that the
judgment OF the judicial committee in
the case OF DIR. King the bishop of Lin
coin, who was tried for maintaining GER
tain objectionable ritualistic forms in
worship, will shortly be dclinercd. This
judgment, the Chronicle AYERS, will prac-
tically uphold that which the arch
bishop OF Canterbury delivered in the
cur t.t... nIl r.a..h
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PlTTsDrRGu, Dec. lS.-Gcrtrudc Kun
klc, aged eighteen years, was burned to
death last night and her father danger
ously injured by the explosion OF lamp.
Miss kunkle and her. father, William
Kunlile. were reading in the parlor at
their home in Knoxwill, when the lamp
exploded without warning, scattering
tho OF! over tho room. Miss Kunklo
was horribly burned, and died in q few
minutes. Her iather will rocoYer.
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: i. Was Only Dynamite.

HAERsnuRd, Pa, Dec. 1s.-What was
generally supposed to bean earthquake
shock, but which was subsequently dis.
covered 10 be an explosion OF go
pounds OF dynamite Mt Steclton, alarmed
the, people OF this city this morning.
Nobody was hurt.
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0rrAwA, OSr., Dec. 1S.-A valuable
train passed over the Canada, Atlantic
railroad yesterday for Boston. It con-
sisted OF twelve carloads of.poultry, the
value OF which at the frontier amounted
to nearly S26,000. Tho duties OH this
freight amounted to SS, $50. This is the
annual Christmas poultry train for the
American market but is somewhat
smaller than in previous years.
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THE WATER WAYS CONVENTION.
Adoption OF Important Resolutions Look-
Ing to Grcnt Public Improvement.

Ing to u Gront Public Improvements
DErEolr, AIicir, Dec. ls.-When tho
deep water ways convention assembled
this morning, tho committee on rcsolu-
tions reported a lengthy memorial to
the senate and house OF representatives.
Among them wcro the following:
Resolvul-That this, convention does
hereby respectfully and earnestly re-
quest and urge Congress TO authorize
tho immediate commencement and
speedy completion OF an unobstructed
channel, not LEGS than twenty foet IN
depth and sufficient width through tho
lakes, and their connecting waters, be-
tween Chicago, Duluth aud Superior
and Buffalo, and that the secretary OF
war be authorized to mako contracts
for tho entire work and q sufficient sum
OF money be appropriated therefor.
r WHEREAS, Every consideration OF
prosperity in time OF peace and protcc.
tion in time Of war demands the con-
struction OF water way oil sufficient ca.
pacity to allow the free passage OF vcs-
sells drawing twenty feet OF water
through our own territory lEoHl tIlc
great lakes to the Atlantic ocean, there
fore,
"Rcsolrtd, That wo further request
Congress TO authorize the secretary OF
war to cause to be made surveys, exam
nations and estimates OF tho ccst OF the
various practicable routes for such
waterways with view to determining
the onowhichismost' advantageous, and
to appropriate 4 sufficient sumto dcfray
the expense OF such surveys and exam
nations"
Mr.. Roberts, OF Pennsylvania, called
attention TO the action OF the Pennsyl-
vanin state legislature upon tho pro-
jcCted ship canal from tho upper Ohio
to Lake Erie and offered the following
resolution:
ReSOlred, That the bill recently intro
duced in tho United States Senate pro-
yiding for thoappropriation OF $4,000
TO bo expended by the United States
engineers in the determination OF the
feasibility Of making ship canal con-
nection between the waters OF Lake
Erie and the upper Ohio river meets the
approval OF this convention.
Referred to committee OH legislation.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
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Fighting tho Lottery.

BATos ROUGE, Dec. 1S.-Thc Adams
Farmersi Alliance and Anti-lottcry
combine convention, holding its session
at the state house last night, adopted a
platform, nominated their state ticket,
provided for the appointment Of new
state central committee :nd adjourned
siHe die.GThc combine candidates arc
nowsin caucus mapping out a pan OIL
camnainn.
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West Virginia Pensions.

Sptcia, Di.patch1o Ne Inttlli1cnccr.
WAsllINGron, D. c., Dec. 1S.-Wcst
Virginia pensions: Origina l-Wm.
Frynycr, Theodore G. Bennett, Bcnj. p.
Holbcrt, Jno. Wincmiller, Amos Mar
quis, Ashbel f. Hamilton, Jno. Adkins,
Thos Taylor. Additional = Andrew
Cecil, Chesman Haney. Rcncwal-Jas.
c. Lovejoy. Increase-Gco. Smith, Ro-
bert II. Hebb, George W. Wolf, Samuel
3. Reed, David Noland. Original wild
oW-NIarY Hammond.
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uAsT NIGHrs coNCEnr

" u r
Iy the neutrality-suspicious. Eaujo, la.-
dolin and Guitar Club an Artistic Success.
The Washington and Jefferson Col
lego Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar club
with the assistance OF popular amateurs
last night gave very enjoyable and
successful concort at the Opera House.
The audience was not SO largo as it
should have been, but il was OF iair size,
and exceedingly apprcCiativc. The en-
tertalnment was n delightful ono in
every sense, and those who were pres
cnt will lonsremember the evening Of
unalloyed pleasure they enjoyed. The
following programme was rcndered:
rARTI.
l. W.&J. Club Galnp........ Arnold
W.F.J. Club.
Lullaby 5EI Old Homestead
8 Humorous song; ;vy beware b Of the widows
4 Triumph March ..,........... &C.,. Armstrong
+ Po,ry nanoo Banjo Club.
D. falty DAnce.,.. Fleming
Mandolin Club.
C. Soprano Solo--Evcr With Thee. RnfF
Miss Cora Daugherty.
FART H.
I. Violin solosccnc do Ballet. Dc Dcroly
Z. W. Flpming. s N a.
Q ElbcrEon WnlzcS liar.
banjo Club. Ess ~
- - :, : Viii II Day: ~; f :, = ;';4''.';'
al Lying Poet Gottschnlk
NJ tD) .HocRct GRl0p =. 80. Fleming
Mandolin Club. " 4 ~ lT.s1s
g. lal Inc tiirtat .....Ah There
III lb) Geraldine March. u DobsoI
Banjo Club.
aliss sarah Sweeney, Accompnnist.
OF course this programme was ar.
tistically rendered Tho. performance
was deserving OF special mention OF
each number, but lack OF space iorbids
that it should rcceiVeit. Suffice; sc 10
gay that all OF the popular performers
acquitted themselves with alf the credit
that usually attaches 10 what they do.
After the concert q number ofsibe
members of the Wheeling Club With.
other.friends aud the w & J.fBanio.
Mandolin and Guiyars club adjourned to
Dnrstis pnrlors and had Refreshments.
after Which they wentto the club rooms,
killmyer played mcrry5,music and
dancing was kept up until O'Clock this
morning. !
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Reciprocity with Germuny Assured.

!. WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 1S.-The rat
ification by the Reichstas to-day OF the
commercial reciprocity treaty between
German and Austria Hungary ensures
the completion OF the reciprocity ar
rangement between tho United States
and Germany, SO far as the latter coun-
try is concerned, but its effectiveness
still depends on the action OF the Austria
Hungarian Rnichsroth.
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n Hns I,oIo,mlpd mo Static.

'Sptcia! Dispatch 10 thc Inteiigeaccr.
CINCINNATI, Dec. lS.-The appoint.
ments OF AIessrs.. E!kins and Coli were
enthusiastically approved here, and
have been tho means OF opening the
eyes Of outsiders TO the grand resources
ofiWcst Virginia, not only in great men.
but in other respects.
JouS SISsEIL.
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"A DRUNKEN WOMAN
Receives Tiainss That She Is 1rcircss to m

Receives TilinGs That She Is 1Icircss to m
Estate in Germany.
Paterson, \. j., Dec. 1S.-AIrs. Sophie
Rompt, a middle aged woman, who is
at present serving about her iiiticth
term in the county jail in this city for
drunkenness, hgg just received word
from herrclatiycs in Germany that her
father has died, leaving $4,000, $4,000
or more OF which will come to her.
Mrs. Rompt is tho wife OF locksmith
and her parents arc said to have held a
high socia! position in Germany.
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Nearing Completion.


EpccIa! DISpGtch 70 tTe IalclIi0:nctr.
GRAFTON, W. VA, Dec. 1S.-The con-
nection OF tho West Virginia Central
railroad with tho Grafton and Green
brier has been made ut Belington, tho
last rail being laid to-day. The narrow
gauge between Grafton and Belngton
will be made standard ut IN carly day
and before the winter is over it is cx-
pected that West Virginia Central
trains will enter Grafton.
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THEIR old TRICKS.
Mugwump and Democratic AS
saults on MIR. Elkins.
NOT ONE SINGLE WORD OF TRUTH
In tho Charges, Which arc Mado
for Political Eject.
CHOICE DEMOCRATIC HARMONY

May bo Expected in this Congress
When the Factions Begin TO Cut
Each Others Thronts Speaker
Crlsp's Littlo FREQ Trade Scheme
Runs Up Against tho Mckinley Bill
aud Gets Beautiful Black Eye.
Secretary of agriculture Ruslk has
Plan Which VIII Result in Great
Good to tho American Farmer.
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aIcKialcy Improving

CLEyrl.ASp, Dec. ls.-At special from
Canton. Ohio, saysithat there is much
improvement in the condition Of Gov
.ernor.clcct Mckinley to-day. He is
not able to SEQ callers yet, however, and
will not for several dnys,to come.
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Il CROOKED OFFICER.
Secretary of State soper, of Michigan, I'm.
dor Serious Charge.

dor Serious Charge.
LANSING, MICH, Dec. 1S.-Goyernor
Winans has appointed a commission to
thoroughly investigate the charges
against Secretary OF State sopcr, who
resigned night before last under press
urc. Until this committee reports no
further action will jbc taken. The de-
posed official in an interview enters
general denial OF the charges, but would
give no reason for rcsigning.
Within the lost two weeks contrac-
tors have delivered two carloads of
.paner-cnougl to last nearly two years.
: a new paper contract will take effect
Saturday night. None OF this paper is
needed at present, and under the new
contract it could have been purchased
for $500 less than the state will now
have to pay for it. AS far as can now
be asccrtaincd the value OF tho books
given away was about 81, 200.
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Newly Annolntetl nIsl.ops.

NEw YoRE, Dec 1S.-A cable dispatch
fromth Roman correspondent OF the
CGttolic Ncus announces tho appoint
ment Of Very Reyerned Ignatius !.
Horstman, D. D., OF the Cathedral,
'PhtIadelphia, as Bishop OF Cleveland,
O.; Roy. Sebastian Mcssmer D: D.,
professor Of canon law in the Catholic
University ut Washington as Bishop OF
Green Bay; Wis. and Very Reverend
james Scllwebach, Vicar General OF La
Cr6sse,Wis., is promoted to that vacant
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BE FaIlntte,. u unIont.o.,iwn.

UsIoSrowX, Pa, Dec. ls,-Julgmcnts
aggrcgating So 900 we're entered dagainst.
Alpheus Benlln the owner Of tho largest
Touring mill in 'Eayettc county, and the:
plant is now in the hands OF the sher-
i'll. The iull liabilities will not be
known ior several days, as claims arc
still coming in. i, NJ. Y. q
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Copyright 1891 BY he Ntw iort iS,ocia;ed PreSs.l
LONDON. Dec. lS.-The rupture OF
diplomatic relations between Franco
and Bulgaria on tho prctext OF tho cx-
pulsion OF tho French journalist Cha
dovine, now proves to be tho initial step
OF q French diplomatic scheme to ask
the sultan to use his suzerain right to
Interfere in Bulgarian and Russian in
tercsts. Advices were received ut the
foreign office tonight that NJ. Cambon,
tho French ambassador at Constantine
pie, has demanded and will obtain n
formal conference on the subject with
tho sultan tomorrow. This develop
ment is 10 surprise to LORD Salisbury
and his diplomatic allies in Vionna and
Berlin.
The st. Petersburg weekly, the Fe-
dOmosti, after suggesting that it il possi-
BILE that France, failing TO obtain salts
isfaction, may blockade Bulgarian ports,
says that Russia would protest against
the appearance OF French iron clads be-
fore Varna or Bougan. II NJ. Ribot's
policy results thus tho peace OF Europe
is over.
ANOTHER SOCIETY SCANDAL.
\ certain stratum OF British society is
now considerably cxcitcdover the action
iorslandcr brought by the wife OF Capt.
G. A. Osborn against Major IIargreaycs's
wife ior accusing her OF stealing two
pearls while visiting the Hargreavcs
family and selling them for $3.50. The
interest manifested in the case centres
in the mystery OF who really stole and
sold the jewels.
Mrs. Osborn's counsel brought out
evidence suggesting that Major Har-
greaves knew OF the affair at the time OF
its occurrence. Mrs. Osborn declared
that tho major told her that he would
commit any crime for "Oof," slang
word for money. The major says that
these are the plaintiff words; that the
lady used slang. The counsel on each
side are trying to show that the promi-
ncnt persons in the case are impccun,-
GUS and ready to lie and steal anything
to get cash.
The conservative organs are trying to
educate the British public into approval
OF parliament grant, raising the income
OF the recent ellianced Duke OF Clar-
ence and Avondalc to $1,000 pounds
yearly. q