The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08

suspicion. however. She accepted the intro
ductions to Lords and commons. and danced.
had another supper and danced again until
daylight began to stream into tho club at the
edges OF the curtains
Several Corinthtan gentlemen then insisted
on accompanying Mrs. Sire to her home In Pei
ham street; three OF them with her inside Of
four wheeler and six on the top.who struggled
with the cabby for the possession OF tho reins.
In the intervals In which they were not break
Ing each others hats all the way to their desti-
nation. Now Mrs. Sires troubles began. Her
escort insisted on coming into the house and
1t was only after much difficulty that she was
finally enabled to got in unaccomranied and
slam the door in their faces. moment later
smash went the door and the Corinthian gen.
tlemen surCed into the hall
Meantime Mrs. Sire had reached her Dress
ing table and developed Smith Il Wesson
seven shooter. with which she opened fire
upon the intruders. who turned about and got
out OF the door with such unanimous prccipi-
fancy that one adolescent. who viii some day
be n Duke II he does not succumb to dipso.
mania before his father dies Of govt. was Sc
verely Injured In the crush. Mrs Sire took one
shot at him az he lay at the foot OF the
steps and despatched 1ivo bullets after his
companions before they got through the front
street A policeman and an arrest Judge
took proper view Of the case. however. and
Mrs. Sire was discharged from custody. The
names OF the others who participated in the
affair were carefully suppressed. but ply
stefan testified that tho Lordct who got the
worst OF it would not be able to stay out all
night again for several weeks
This afternoon Minister Lincoln drove to the
Foreign ONCE carrying n little leather case
under his arm containing copy OF the Behr-
ing Sea Treaty signed by President Harrison.
A quarter Of an hour later he drove back to
the legation with the same little case. which
then contained o cory Of the treaty signed by
Queen Victoria and Lord Salisbury. Tho
actual exchange Of notifications occupied only
two or three minutes. 1t took place in the
Secretary OF States room. overlooking st.
Jamess Park. and Lord Salisbury and Mr..
Lincoln each signed his copy Of the treaty
with a now quill pen. The pens. together
with the blottinG pad used. wero placed in
special bureau for preservation through the
ages. At the conclusion OF the formal bust
ness Lord Salisbury and the Minister had
short chat together. and a half hour later the
Prime Minister was on his way to Windsor
Castle. whittier he had been summoned BY the
Queen.
DR.. 6. NJ. Dawson. assistant director OF the
Geological Survey OF Canada. has arrived at
Westminster Palace Hotel and is daily en-.
gage! at the Foreign Office with Sir George
Baden Powell upon Behrine Sea business.
Peter Jackson is training at Brighton for his
fight with S!avin in a somewhat peculiar man
ner. He does no sweating walking but takes
long jaunts inland. generally by himself. and
he never spars with any one because. he says.
II has a tendency to make him slow. He has
reduced himself in three weeks nearly fifteen
pounds. and will enter the ring weighing
about 1856 pounds. Frank Slavin is training
at Dovercourt. on tho east coast, and his
method OF procedure is tho very opposite
OF Jackson's He tells me that his fighting
weight will be considerably over 100 pounds.
There is little or no betting. but what wager
ing there has been has favored Jackson.
Jack Slavin and Con Riordon Of San Fran
cisco have been matched for 600 side and a
big purse. The men will fight at the Ormond
Club on June2. Tho fancy here favor Slavin.
but tho match ought to be a good thing for
Riordnn.
Fred johnson. who is matched to fight
George Dixon. will leave for New York on tho
Majestic on Wednesday. He ought to whip
Dixon II he gets into good condition. He has
trouble in getting to 11S pounds. and fights
better at 122 pounds. but he will make the
weight all right.
BuIRlo Bill 8 Nlld west snow opened here
at Earl's Court to-day. nominally as an ed-
junct OF the Horticultural Exhibition. though
in reality the Wild West Show Is the attrac-
ton. The Duke OF Connaught conducted the
ceremonies OF the opening after which he
presided at a luncheon. at which were pres
ent. aside from Col. Cody himself. United
States Minister Lincoln. United States Consul
General Now. the Bishop OF London the
Spanish. French. Turkish. and Russian Am
bassadors and many other extraordinary
persons. The show proper was received with
the greatest enthusiasm. The company now
numbers 400 persons. thrty-Hve more Indians
than ever before. 1t will be augmented in a
week by twenty Gauchos from Uruguay. with
their horses and trappings. when q ompeti-
ton will be held to decide whether the cowboy
or the Gaucho is the better all-round horse
man. There were 10000 people present at
Earl's Court this afternoon.