The morning call., 1893-05-04


Duchess OF Sutherland to Jail for contempt
he was observed to be laboring under strong
emotion. The history of the Duchess and
himself explains why. She is the daughter
of the Rev Richard Michel, who was prln-
cipal of Hartford College. Oxford. Sir T.
Jeune's father was also head Of one of the
colleges, and the Michel and Jeune fami-
lies were on very intimate terms. Dsraeli
was also on terms of friendship with the
MChells. Captain Blair. who married Miss
Michel, took to dissipation, and when his
wife captivated the Duke of Sutherland he
oOHgingly blew his brains out, and, rs far
as she was concerned, left the course clear
for liaison. As Mrs. Blair. she travelled
with the Duke to the far East, and for a
time they enjoyed life in palace at Bang
kok, in Siam. English society reprnved this
fragrant defiance OF its codes by ostraciSm,
and the Duke aud Mrs. Blair sought seclu-
sion in Florida. The Dukes wife died, and
fourteen weeks afterwGrd Mrs. Blair be-
came Duchess. She only adds Dowager TO
her name now, but 1t Is suspected that by
burning certain document she has added
much TO her fortune at the cheap cost OF six
weeks Imprisonment.
1t was expected that that Indispensable
accompaniment of everything great, the
American piano, would be heard when the
Worlds Fair opened The opening salvo is
the public are Indifferent. Why there
should be a rule that only official pianos are
to be pummeled is understandable on the
assumption that some equivalent has been
exchanged. Some instruments are being
pulled and others are excluded. Great eX-
ecutants like PadeTewski do not care a snap
for such bargains. They will play the
piano they like or not at all. The same
row about pianos has again and again &C.
Cured when Patti and other operate stars
have arrived for tour. On one occasion
about 500 pianos were furnished TO the
members of an operate troupe, and the
capital made out Of the fact in advertising
was sufficient reward. A vioinlst carries
his own fiddle. and a flutst his flute Why
should there 0e An exception to pianos? 1t
is very commercial example Of grossness
10 mix no the Instrument too much with the
style of an artists performance.
A new way Of settling quarrels has been
developed in Paris and it is such pleasant
way that 1t ought to go round the million
aires who speculate in futures, corner wheat
and rig the market for shares. Through
losses in grain brought about by the tips Of
an operator, ali aristocratic victim gave his
despoil CT the alternative of resigning from
the Cercle Royal or of fighting duel to the
death. The operator weighed the proposi-
ton judieiously and concluded that the one
act would disgrace him and the other might
finish him. The happy thought struck him
that present OF $4,000 to the poor would
be a proptiatOry amende honorable, and on
this condition he still draws his breath
more or less, without choking As there
are no poor in this country the Vanderbilts,
Sages and Goulds. who play jumping-jack
with Stock Exchange business, doubtless will
excuse themselves from regarding this as
precedent worthy OF imitation.
In order to quiet the alarm which has
arisen, not without reason, as to extortion
bordering on robbery in Chicago the Tri-
duHe assures its readers that a temperate.
economical man can do the fair and board
and lodge himself for So a day. This is
most comforting assurance, but as every
body going TO the fair is not bent upon
ebeeseparing ana would be glad to escape
for double the amount the Tribune would
do genuine service by publishing definite
information on how to succeed. The aver
age visitor Will 90 to the exhibition pre-
pared TO be sweated out of all he has, and
the faster his money goes the less time be
will have to stay in the Windy City. There
Is Il possibility that the accommodation for
the dollar-plethoTic stranger has been much
overd one and that in month, the rush not
not being up TO expectations, there will be
a collapse OF prices The student of econ
omy. however, will not get left whatever
happens.
Claus Spreckels has gone down to the
Hawaiian Islands to turn the ground over
with a new spade. To use another meta
phor he is about to pay out cable for some
purp0se-perhsps to lead the Kanakas into
pleasant paths of peace, whatever be the
outcome of the Blount mudile-but he has
only few links of his chain in hand.
While investigating what to do Mr.. Spreck-
els has no doubt be must be energetic.
when have fully matured my plans,' he
says, Il will talk fast enough, and Claus
Spreckels is not afraid Of the devil HIM
self" He is reported to have done one good
thing. he has convinced Liliuokalani that
the monarchy is dead. Elsewhere this has
been known for some time, aud but for Mr.
Biounts mission it would have been very
cadaverous.
distinction not very Ineligible seems
to be made between the merits of service In
the United States navy and the United
states army. Unless some mistake has
been made couple Of sailors who have