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The morning call., 1893-03-26
Literary Notes

The Magazine of American History for
March, under its new management, keeps
up the promise of the February issue. The
first article begins a series, setting forth the
attitude of several of our great cities toward
the contest Of the Civil War. General T.
F. Rodenbough presents very fully the mil
itary advantages of the sympathy of the
great moneyed center Of New York with
the movements at The front.
The Overland for April Is good number.
The leading articles are: 1.-THE Wreck of
the Petrel," by Ninetta Eames, story of
adventurous summer cruise on the Califor-
MIA coast. Illustrated by drawings and
washes by PeiXottO and from photos !;
Among the Diggers of Thirty Years Ago"
ii, by Helen NJ. Carpenter; Forest Trees
of the Sierra" by Charles Palaehe, illus
trated b large photographs Of the principal
trees.
From month TO month The Century Mag
azine continues 10 present among its Illus
tratl0ns interesting artistic work by Amer
leans. Among the artists repres ented in
the April number are George Inuess, Thomas
Hicks, Daniel Chester French the sculptor,
Pennell, Brennan. Gibson, Harry Fem,
Sandman, Francis Day, and, not least in
teresting of all, Castaigne, whose work In
The Century is rapidly Bringing him to The
The morning call., 1893-03-26

Archbishop Walsh is reported as quoting
some remarkable statistics iIlnstratinp %
great increase Of habitua drunkards in
ireland. The convictions for drunkenness
IN 1887, he said, numbered $4,000; in 1883
67,OO0; in 1889. 81. 600 and in 1901 100 528
The morning call., 1893-03-26
The San Francisco Contest.

Students qualified to participate in the
San Francisco prize essay competition. now
open, are particularly requested to note
that manuscripts must be sent in before the
1st prOX., on which day the contest closes
and the opportunity OF winning money aud
honor yanishes
The morning call., 1893-03-26

ests in New York, as also has the King Of
Sweden and ex-Queen Isabella of Spain.
King Humbert of Italy is reported to be
interested in all directions, aud it is also
said that there are agencies of Ru;sia's Car
looking about in America for good inYeste
ments
The morning call., 1893-03-26

The banana seeds only in one small spo
on the earth, the Andaman Islands. Every
where else il must be raised from suckers.
The evening world., 1893-11-17

hearing his story, We were still much
thrown together, and one evening we had
gone to call on some English ladies at
the Consul's. We had taken our leave.
but on one Of the ladies TO whom Love-
lace had been paying some rather zeal
Gus attentions appearing on a balcony
above. he stood up in the open carriage
we occupied 10 catch the overs she half
mockingly threw down 10 him.
A at once he turned his laughing
eyes on me, and as he did | saw his
face freeze suddenly with the horror l
knew so well. He started backward, and
at the same moment the horses reared
slightly, and before l could catch him
he had fallen from the carriage into
the street.
LAS he did so a long sigh caught my
ear. and | turned my head to see for
a brief seCond the woman in black at
my side still holding her gashed throat
She was gone then, and l hastily tam
blei from the carriage ana Joined the
driver. He was bending over Lovelace's
lead body.
He had broken his neck on the
stones'
some days after l called on the lady
referred to, who had also witnessed the
accident, and one OF her nrst questions
was:
"'who was the grl In black In the
carriage with you twG tina drcldtll
day.
Take the story for what Il II w3r;h.
gentlemen. explain 1t IL you ian These
are the bare acts.'-ExchaHge
The evening world., 1893-11-17

full Of good stories, had seen much OF
life. though. perhaps, too much Of its
w rst side. and was well liked by all
on board. He was Just the sort Of man
that women love 10 infatuation and
throw themselves away on, and from
What he would sometimes in confidential
words lot drop l fancled he was pretty
much %entanSled In half a dozen different
directions ashore. When we left on
the cruise | Tell you of, l thought tina
he seemed to have something on his mind
and nee l Jaw !uEI tear up some let
tiers he had tnI heard him murmur sew
eral times: N'C"r San. pu0r girl
but this unwonted seriousness wore
away In y week or two, and l thought
nothing more of 1t. Rut one night when
he and l had just parted Tor the night
and l a started for my cabin. he
called me back.
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Prescott he said, did a woman
pass you just now?'
II looked at him in amazement. We
were two hundred miles from any wo-
man. and he knew 1t.
"A womanv ] echoed. why, how
should a woman come aboard the Pr!n-
cess Alice?"
"'Oh. all right he answered lightly,
although l could see by the pinnacle
lamp that his face was s%ingularly col
orless.
1T must have been imagination that
made me think ! saw some one in wo-
mans dress steal out of the shadow OF
the mast there. Goo night
I'VE were to touch at Gibraltar, Nal
aga and Barcelona as we entered the
Mediterranean, and It Was at the first
Of these ports that the mex of the SER
les of extraordinary events / have to
relate took place. We had passed the
mighty fortress and lay at anchor near
the town when Lovelace and l got leave
to go ashore for n couple of hours. AS
we passed along a street lined with
houses closely shattered, as it was noon
tide, / noticed a womdn half concealed
bv the pillars OF a church. | was just
about TO call the attention of my COM
panIon to the fact that she seemed to
he an Englishwoman and that her quiet
English costume seemed out of place
in this essentially foreign town when /
saw him start back and turn pallid. l
caught him, thinking him faint, but
soon saw that It was unmistakable ter
ror ! detected on his face.
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"rhe woman was in black, and in
London would have been taken for n sort
Of superior workinE-woman, probably
the forewoman of "A mantua-making es-
tablishment. But what struck me as
strange was the fact of the unusual in
tentness of her face fixed immovably on
Lcvelace. and that she held her hand
- her throat in a way that concealed
II from view.
I'm another moment Lovelacc seemed
tc rally. and started forward with a
cry OF Lucy! you here on his lips,
But as my eyes went from him back
to the spot, not thirty feet away, where
the girl had stood, ! saw that she was
o My companion now became en-
cited.
where did she go?' he asked.
81 vas as much puzzled as he, for
It was hardly possible that she could
in that mere moment of lime have
gained one OF the adjacent houses or
have gone down the street unseen by
us. Indeed, in both directions there was
no one In sight. There was only the
church. but on our entering We We're
confronted by a priest speaking very fair
English. who assured us that no one had
entered the edifce within the last hour.
| was, as | have said, puzzled 10y this,
but thought nothing OF any supernatural
element it might have,
"Lovelace, on the contrary, returned
at once to the ship, II for days Sc
cluded himself from all companionship.
When we reached Malaga he did not
wish to so ashore. but the commander
The evening world., 1893-11-17
LOVELACE'S GHOST.
A LOVe Story Which Borders on the
Supernatural.

i don't think l am more superstitious
IMAM the general run of men, and l
Know l am no believer in this table
Waiting. ~wall-rappIng sort of spiritual
nm but 1 did once run across II queer
'hihs not to be explained on natural
grounds" says a writer in the Phlladel-
Dhia fines.
i nm Il natl re of England, and for
seven or eight years of my carly man
MOOD served In the Royal Navy as Lieu
tenant, In 1866 | sailed in the Princess
A''ce' where l first became acquainted
win a young fellow a little older, than
myself named, or | shall call him. Free
''ah LoVelace. While l cannot say /
'Ner conceived II real affection for
"'"' we became rather good friends. as
Aueh friendships 80. He was clever,
The evening world., 1893-11-17
AFTER REINER'S PROPERTY.
Lawyer Kahn and the Miser's Son
Will Fight for II.

Miser Michael Reiner's 5000 in cash,
his diamonds and rubies and emeralds,
and a bundle of negotiable promissory
notes, which were found in his room in
Bayard street after he died last July,
are to be the subject of considerable
litigation.
Counsellor Aaron Kahn, Of SO Will
lam street, who acted as his legal ad-
vers. puts in a claim for the property
on the ground that Reiner bequeathed
all his property to hin in a will made
Dec. 2, 1878. That document. however,
was lost. Kahn says, about May l. 1892.
Reiner's son, Moses II. Reiner, a
horseshoer of Centreville, N. j.. will
contest the will, and it would seem as
II an interesting contest might follow.
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Very Like.

Jack-Did 1t ever strike YOU that a
marriage was very similar to a house
on tre?"
mo: why?"
Jack-Well, they both arise from a
spark, and the result is about as dan
gerous in both cases. '
The evening world., 1893-11-17

Irishmen have always declared that
Gaelic football is superior to the college
game, from the standpoint Of skill and
fine chance to find out for themselves
tomorrow at Manhattan Field. when
the ,Mitchells and the Shamrocks, two
crack teams, will play. The game will
begin at 2.30 o'clock.
The Yale Faculty is considering the
a~dvisability OF prohibiting the football
team from playing games in New York
next year. Too much football and too
little study. The games may be limited
to New Haven, Cambridge and Prince
ton, Just how that would increase the
study the Faculty does not say.
has been used at football games at East
ern Park and Manhattan Field will be-
used at the Springfield game tomorrow
week.
The Pastlme Athletic Club has de-
clded to waive initiation fee on all APP
Plications for membership, received from
Dec, Is to March -. This is following
Rim. Harnish, Werner. Mundle. Far
rington. Hollander, Kantrowitz. Hlavac,
GLiebsotd and Jacobs, WI represent the
Another football game with the Narunas
is likely to be arranged.
]. H. Still, tr.. OF the st. George A. c.,
writes to The Evening World" con-
corning the election day row of the st.
George-St. Bartholomew games, as fol-
lows:
The assertion that We protested Diviney and
Flanagan because we were afraid OF them is
false. II was done because We knew that they
had been suspended by the A. A. L. for non
payment OF dues to the Star 4. G. We received
a letter from the Secretary OF that Club to-day
stating that they had not yet settled up.
Three worlds bicycle records were
broken at Nashville Yesterday; N. F.
start record from 5 2-5s. to 5s. j. r.
Bliss with a standing start rode the dis
lance in s 4-5s., the previous record being
The evening world., 1893-11-17
THE WAR

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The evening world., 1893-11-17

The championship of the American
Football Union has been held by the
Cresc2nts since the Union was organized
six years ago. Its only formidable rival
during that period has been the Orange
Athletic Club. The latter is particularly
strong this year and its members feel
confident of victory at Eastern Park to-
morrow. The teams will line up in this
nr1an.
The evening world., 1893-11-17

MaXey More has announced that.
owing to business duties, he canno
referee the Corbett-Mitchell fight.
The evening world., 1893-11-17
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Alexandra Confident Of Winning
His Race Against the bike"
Corbett says Brady's Bet Was
with His Money.

Mr. j. ]. Alexandra. the Florida
man, who Is going to ride horses against
a wheelman at Madison Square Garden
next north, arrived in New York es-
terday. Mr.. Alexandra is check iull If
confidence in the ability of himself and
] horses, to beat any bicyclist living in II
twenty-miie rgCe. He will use only Two
.io;S"s IN the race, changing his Mount
at the end Of every mile.
Il left my horses in Floridd,' sail
Mr.. Alr'-oi drc. land will not nave them
shipped up until just before the Rae. |
have been training for several weeks.
l rely PRINCIPALLY OF one horse. He has
thoroughbred blood in him, lots OF bot
toni and has had some experience in
racing against bicyclists, having been "a
three races against Jack Prince, two Of
which We won. Nothing can nold him
when he sees IA bicycle in front of him.
for he i,sInts the claims of bicyc..stS
that they are faster than HORSES
MIR. AleNlndte admits that he hicy-
cliSt can &c faster AROUND the turns
than his horses, and will gain consiIc:,l-
lily When he changes his mount, bat he
expects to CutBeneral the rider.
II don't believe there is any 5,Cy"list
nho Is "A COCO Judge of pace 'aid IT,
They. are apt to 20 either too idst or
two slow. # it narrows lown to Il
slrint at the finish, l am confident / can
beat them out"
he can MAINTAIN about a three-minute
clip for the journey. He Is willing to
back himself with coin, and there is
likely to be some lively betting on the
Jim Corbett, on his return from Cleve-
land, where he will fill a short, theatri,
cal engagement, viii pack his buds and
depart for Jacksonville,
Corbett, his brother Joe and Porter
Ashe SAY me boxing cats; 49, t
more amused by the antics of the fe.
lines than the champion. Between
rrHioTsnsds 3 c ,9T said he weighed pretty
said, that was m 81 600 that Brady bet
with Mitchell that the latter wouldn't
appear IN the ring. l don't regret 1t.
fight" 1t is probable hat Corbett will
referee the broadsword combats at Madi-
son Square Garden Thanksgiving week
s madef he. a A have exeit sesn SsBBer5 #, roF cs yGS;.
mia; and they make your hair stand on
Charley Mitchell, once the best of
friends. are now not on speaking terms.
McAuliffe, 1t is said: thinks he has been
left in the lurch by the British boxer In
his theatrical ventures, when there had
been an understanding that they were
to go together.
MaXey More has announced that.
owing to business duties, he cannot
referee the Corbett-Mitchell fight.
h championship of the American
Football Union has been held by the
Crescents since the Union was organized
six years ago. Its only formidable rivaI
during that period has been the Orange
Athletic Club. The latter Is particularly
strong this year. and it's members fee
confident of victory at Eastern Park to.
morrow. The teams will line up in this
order:
Crescent A. c. Position. Orange A. g
PrenIisS .....-.L Left End -.-- GrlsMnli
The evening world., 1893-11-17

was manifested on account Of
the intense rivalry which exists between
the two clubs for supremacy in this line.
AFTER II night with the bows
Yours tor a clear head -BEuNO-SELTZEG ."
Mrs. MISSIONS SOOTHING a. for children
tccthing cures wind collie, dlarrlira, sc. 2JC. -
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The evening world., 1893-11-17

Q LBS. He rode an eighth of, a mile
standing start, in IL los, beating John
sons record of II los.
The evening world., 1893-11-17

A story Is out that Jack McAuliffe and
Charley Mitchell, nee the best of
friends, are now not on speaking terms.
McAulife, 1t is said. thinks he has been
shabbily treated by Mitchell, having been
left in the lurch by the British boxer in
his theatrical ventures, when there had
been an understanding that they were
to go together.
The evening world., 1893-11-17

Barlow s. Weeks, of the New York A.
c., is spoken of as the next President
OF the Metropolitan Association, A. a.
Il
The evening world., 1893-11-17

The daughter of Louis James, the ira
gedian; has been engaged for the COM
Rany that is to present "Charley's Aunt
m boston. The organization will contain
several clever people.
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The evening world., 1893-11-17

Company +. Seventh Regiment, Will
go to the Springfield game in "a special
car.
The evening world., 1893-11-17

Creston Clarke and Miss Martha Ford
are going to educate theatre-goers by
starring In a comprehensive legitimate
repertoire including Hamlet" "Romeo
ana juliet, TT Merchant of Venice"
Othello,' The Tanning of the Shrew,"
hichelieu' and several other plays.
The accident at the American Theatre
iast night. when four horses fell with
tnree helpless boys beneath them, will
teach no lesson. 1t will merely adver-
Use The Prodigal Daughter"
The evening world., 1893-11-17

The ingenious scoring system which
has been used at football games at East
used at the Springfield game tomorrow
week.
The evening world., 1893-11-17

]. H. Still, jr.. OF the st. George A. c.,
writes to "The Evening World'' con-
corning the election day row of the st.
George-St. Bartholomew games, as fol-
The evening world., 1893-11-17

The Thanksgiving companies, or, as
they are irreverently termed, turkey
snars, are getting ready for business.
The Streets of New York" The Har-
vest Moon" THE Messenger from Jar
Wis Section and a number OF other
chestnuts are going out.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-30

This was after paying out over
Sso,ooo,0oo, showing how quickly
the money returned to the banks
through the different channels of
business. The Secretary continued
to pay out the treasury notes. isseiny
over $3f, 900, 900 during the first six
mouths after the passage OF the act.
The following Is rather interesting
reading at this late date in view of
the professed sacredness of all natio-
nal promises:
lla the Sd day Of September, 1861
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-30

bv the command of Lie,en1ant- Gen
er:l Scott, f. 0. Townsend, assistant
adjutant general of the United States
army, notified the soldiers in the field
that they would no longer be paid in
coin as heretofore; That they would
receive treasury notes in is, los, and
POS as good as gold (greenbabks).
and he added: Good husbands, faith
ers, sons ana brothers, serving under
the stars and stripes, will thus have Il
ready and safe method of relieving
an immense amount of suffering
which could not be reached by coin.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-30

There was never time in the history
OF our country when the demand for in
yentiOns and improvements in the arts
and sciences generally was so great as
now, The cOnveniences OF manklng In
the factory and Workshop, the house,
hold. on the farm, AMI in official life, re-
uuire continual accessiOns to the appur-
tenances and implements OF each in or
der To save labor. time and expense.
The political change in the administra-
ton Of gov, rnmcnt does not affect the
progress Of the American inventor, who
being on the alert, and ready to pre-
ceive the existing deficiencies, does not
permit the affairs of government to de-
ter him from quickly cOnceiving the
remedy to overcome existing discrep-
ancies. Too great care can not be ex-
ercised in choosing competent and
skillful attorney to prepare and prose-
cute an application for patent. Valua-
bic interests have been lost and destroy
cd in innumerable instances by the en-
plOymcnt OF incompetent counsel. and
especially is this advice applicable to
those who adopt the No atent NO pay
system. Inventors who entrust their
business to this class Of attorneys do so
at imminent risk, as the breadth and
strength OF the patent is never consid-
cred in view of u quick endeavOr to get
An allowance and obtain the fee then
due. The PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
John Weddcrburn. General Manager,
6lS F. street, N. w., Washington, ID. c.,
representing o large number OF imIsOr-
tant daily and weekly papers, AS we'll As
gel al pt r:Odicals of the country, was
inst. Int ID to protect its patrons from the
unsafe methods heretofore employed in
this line Of business. The saio CON-
pany is prepared to take charge OF all
latent business entrusted to it for rea-
sonable fees, and prepares and prose
cutcs applications generally, including
mechanical inventions, design patents.
trademarks, labels, copyrights, inter-
ferencas, infringements, validity re-
ports, and gives especial attention to
rejected cases. 1t is also prepared to
enter into competition with any firm in
securing foreign patents.
Write for instructions and advice.
JOHN WEDDERBURN,
6lS + Street,
r. O. Box 3Sj. Washington, ID. G.
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The PanSy

announces many new and important
features.
A special department, 'OUR CHRIS
I'll \N ENDEAVOR BULLETIN" will bc de-
vO,ed to the work OF the Christian En-
,,eavOr Society. The editor, Mrs. G. X.
Alden Il . ,sy), has long been one OF the
prime movers in Christian EndeavOr
work. Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin. ID. d.,
contributes in November an article ON
The Immediate Future Of Christian
E.ndeavor" TO be followed by helpful
and progressive papers from Christian
F:ndeavOr specialists.
Other departments of the magazine
are to be brOadened and enlarged. One
is the department of "Athletics, and
Indoor Games IN the Family Circle. "
Mr.. \. AlOnzo Stagg. the famous Yale
pitcher, will contribute an early paper.
10 be followed by other experts.
Pansys new and fascinating serial
vIEA's MOTTO. will be illustrated by
II. +. Barnes.
Margaret Sidney's GOLDEN DISCOv-
EKY PAPARS will have important sub
jects.
The PANsY READING CIRCLE is to
take up Greek History this year. Eliz-
abeth Abbott will prepare interesting
papers.
An important new feature will be
''DAILY THOUGHTS" comprising daily
readings for Christian Endeavor Soci
cites and Sunday schools.
The Missionary and Foreign fields OF
labor will have special departments.
BABYS CORNER will be continued. So
will the stories about animals, pets. etc.
THE PANSY is $l.OOa il year. n Free
Subscription will be presented to any
one sending direct to the publishers two
new subscriptions, with 500 for the
same.
-. LOTHROP COMPANY. Publishers,
EO ,tOn. Mass.
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Lolds, Essex Co., Va. Nov. 10.

In 1892 the kepubIicans in Ne.
braska had about 2O,OO0 more votes
than the Peoples party, on state
officers except on governor. Gen.
Van Wyck, the P"pul:sl's nominee
for governor, VA, defeated by about
10000, but he ran ahead o; his ticket.
b.in, Ilite popular. II ,rtsoa, blu
rality over Weaver was 4.G19. hnt
under the advice q: Cox. Hui,l ma,y
Democrats voted for Weaver cier:ors.
On Lieutenant; Governor. in 90 tho.
Republicans l,,l 5000 more than
the pppulis's; On Secretary of the
State 2l,o"U; on Aui;,o: II, 900: on
Treasurer l9,GO' :. tia, the r.
publican plurality over the Populists
IN Nebraska last year was .oou; 20
nUn. This yea: The Republican plu.
sal'ty is bu. 1922. \, The ?opulists
tor independent party as it is known
,ut there got twt!hirls of the county
f'fiiscrS chosen ut the recent clec-
iion. and as the party is growing.
,he state in 81 IS about Il s.iure thing
from Governor Gown. We cnn-ratu-
late the Independents in Nebraska.-
Missouri World.