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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

% Secretary oncy.
Waco Tex, june et.--Associated pr,., ais
t,a,enoS "a the uAsctte this morning FROM
iMosssah'aag'en contained letter written by
sSaa" NJ Massey cashier OF the Farmers
NY merchants National bank. to Attorney
uencrel oiney, together With that of,clsis
reply. dtscunalnN the subject a. 10 ,heshss
~ ,n. w, national bank could legally and
Nelslil consent 20 become n depository for
.snds to DO used IN asaiaiing Cuban insur.
Tho story Of tho Incident which led up IN
NY vs,Hoepondcnee IA about as follows;
ApSut Two weeks ago couple Of darn
eempirNloned men presumably Cubpns1
autt.v at the residence Of Mr.. Mashey about
n n,ss and stated that tho desired 10
naAe business proposition with roenrl Ia
". deposit % funds for tho asslstanrs ~
NunAh insurgents. They claimed Ia IL, ,,,,
,,V'sa,atites OF the Insurgents. but declined
IL, ~ hVlr names, stating that they real
position, ~ wv" pollueA
rheS introduced themselves by mention.
~ r,,n n "a.hus OF twn Young mon. residents
a. Nunn, WIN whom Mr. Massey Ia wen
acquainted, end on thia account hc llstonra
W lhelf proposition They dtsirel Ia r,i.
~ a a .spuilanls bunk TO conscut to act
thhl the bank 80 consnntiur wonld 10 ~
,uiuseI ny circulars distributed thronshWut
, ,my, United states ucttlng forth Tint syn,.
naAi~c,s WIN The insurgents would for.
MntI hli contributions 10 IL Mr. Nnssrv
aeti,ed 10 consider their proposition. MI
Mn tnVih thnt he must hrst currosponI
WIN uhe United stntes attorney general
% "a the legal questions Involved Thcy
nvunhN hpprnclnted Mr. Mnsacys posiunt.
hnu STATED that he would hcnf from fhotn
hEs'h u favorable reply was received to
Wy letvr TO tue attorney. gcnefni Ir nm
uhihNofahle reply was received bowever
nu . was npbliehcd, they stated ihey would
consider the negotiation at an pnd
soon afterwards Mr.. Massey forwarded tt,
ieugr OF Inquiry to the attorney generai ns,
uinh,ng mat more than ordinary Importance
WOULD be attached TO H. until this inerning
wheh 10 WAS hurprined beyond measure to
ing hls letter with Mr., oincy'a reply nun.
ton. 'V" NeAhlhb-
onloy one man besides Mr.. Naarcv know
~ w circumstance above related he having
'VR,i,.ino,e1 mo matter ~ confidential.
w onleyh opinion being adverse 10 Tho
' saUh Meupung tho proposition, u IA alto.
h ,,,. Improbable that tho two mon who
putppitcd TO represent the Cubans viii Ia
soon again IN tbs vicinity w
. Tue incident, however. has eiyon IN. |
Farmers aud Merchants bank national asver'
lslng, and Mr.. Mausoy may congratuiato |
hmsef on this fact despite The unfayosahis
lplnion OF the attorney gouerAi
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
DIDN'T GO TO THE DANCE.


Orange, Tex, June 2O.-Wednesday
night about 10 o'clock Addie Robinson
the 20-year-old wife of Daniel A. Rob-
inson, decided TO go to n dance with
Jesse Miller Robinson protested, but
far as the gate when her husband came
out. took her by the arm and urged
her back into the house. She would
have gone on through and out OF the
back door, but Robinson slammed II
to and held her firmly. her back against
the door, pleading with her TO remain
with him. The upshot of the trouble
is that Robinson il dead, his wife is in
jail and officers are ON the trail OF
Miller, There is talk of swift Justice
among the colored people.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Little Rock, Ark, June pa shoot
ing ARRAY occurred at Portland. Ark,
Tuesday which has resulted In the ia
tai woundlug Of one OF the participants
Frank King. colOred, became infat-
uated with Deacon VIM. Toney's wife
and trouble arose between them. When
they met on the street the preacher
pulled a revolver and shot the deacon
in the abdomen. King was locked up
and after dark mob OF Infatuated
negroes repaired 20 the lookup. took
King to a tree and lynched him.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

/ The Worid IS yours.
4 Mo of ITS Incidents and Acc,denfs;
Its Gossip; us Comedies; Its
Tragedies;
For 10 Cents a Week
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Brooklyn, June 2o-rodays troltIng
races nt Gravescnd furnished some sport
and large crowd was present
2.2S class trotting Prince rurdy won;
On Time secondi Lizzie IL third. rime,
Special race, trotting aud pacing; Re
bns tpucel won; filette urotterl second;
olln4,uch'me'not paccrl third. Hest time.
~ class trottlng: Deyruth won; Wood.
ohlnk second; klttIo Maria tnlrd. Best
time. 2:2j.
2:2J class trottlng; Quartermarch won;
wanda second; lube third. Best time,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Medford. Mass, June 20.-1ho third day
the Mystic park meeting proved TO be
S,nner day. Bay Prince won tho untn-
l. 2:2s pace In which he aud ltcciproe-
ny dded heats yesterday.
,1;-s class. pacing Bay Prince won; lie
elpr0city second. Best time. 2.lS II.
2;2S class, trottlng. III Rnmi won; Nash
VIE second Gusslc Leonard third. Best
,.2i2i class. trotting Falkland won;
Yankee Lucy second; Rooney ii third. Rest
time. 2:15 IL
,.2ls class. pacing: Juvlllc wliks won;
hentueky second; Abel third. Best tlmo,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Kansas City, June 20.--Fiye and a half
furlongs; Richard T won. Alya second. Long
fellow third. Time. lis.
Five and one-half furlongs; selling; Mai.
Dripps won. Hen Wilson second, Dr. Ne
Alllstor third. Time ila.
-Four and one-half furlongs: Hawthorne
l Bslle won, John Boone second, Tim d third.
Nile and seventy YARDS handicap. En-
mllda won, Cyantha second. Lonsdale third.
Time, i;52.
~ Fonr and one-half furlongs; selling: La
uartia won, Ia Pavan second, GRAY Bafle
third. Time. $50.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Boston, June e0-Captain Hopkins Of the
Fruit steamer Ethelred. which arrived to-
day from Port Antonio, Jamacln. one day
his experience. The gallo began on the morn
Ing Of the l1th instant and lasted twenty -four
hours. During the hurricane three deck
matches were stove In and the lower hold waA
Hooded with water. This cabin and Storage
was flooded and part Of tho Htnrboard rail
carried away. The damage TO tho cargo
amounts 10 over 500, 000
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Washington. June ga special to the Pos,
from Emory Miss, says. AZ Fernwood
Springs, a summer resort, fifteen miles from
here, bruce Flanagan. proprietor Of the
hotel, called at the residence Of Frank Dean.
Finding Mrs. Dean alone. he made an Inn
proper proposition, so hhe elaine. She lm-
medately disarmod him Of a pistol which he
had and blow his brains out. She then so
cured her husbands shotgun and loyeilng
the muzzle at tho dead mans breast fred
both barrels. Mrs Dean has not been arr
rested and probably viii not be.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Dixon and Erno WIN Not rirat Before Iiud-
hon Athletic Club.

the light weight pugiilHta. win not Gsh,
bofore tho Hudson County Athletic club
IN Jorgey City Monday evening. IA had
been advertised. r. 4. Powers, president
tho club haze decided that Il would DO
be,tor policy TO mako our own matches This
match wnH made by the Seaside Athletic
club aud y was rumorod that we would
take all that clubs bouts The reports ara
untrue. We Will not take b0uia made by
any other club, hunco our decnion In tho
Dixon-Erno affair"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
IN rnosrERoGs CONDITION.



nryan, Tex, June Gothic state Sunday
school aud cOlpnrtguFc convention H. In
epsslnn at tho Fitst Baptist church, and
after prayer by Rev ], L. Mayors Of Baird
the following officers were oioctedi
President, Rev g. l.. ScRsh0ics OF Dat.
us; iir4t ylce-prcsident, Hrv. j. A. IYey
OF sherman; second vice president, Rev.
q. w. Smith Of Abilene. thlrd yica-prosi-
cont. Or. J, w, Howell Of Bryan, treasurer.
!, A. Jackson Of Austin; recording sceru.
tary, Lyman Bryan OF Waco Standing
committees were appointed aud the report
OF the sunday school board WIS read by
Rev. W. G. Luther, The report was
lengthy, hut showed that good work had
been accomplished during the year, the
IMPORT showed that the profits OH books
was Sl2JS,tI aud total receipts from AL
sourcus, Sla,li1 The Sunday school M.
ISOLATION Is out Of debt ana ready 60 meet
any und oil obligations.
1t the afternoon sosaun standing com.
mittecs reported mud number OF interest.
ing papers were read At night u concert
male college,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Little Rock. Ark. June 20.--The Fire
Underwriters association OF Arlsan-
ras In session here tho past three days
adjourned tonight. Only business Of
routine character was transacted.
president; Il. $. Yocum, Dallas, Tex.
Vice president; @, l.. Meyers. Little
Rock. treasurer. Executive COMMITTEES:
J. smith Spiel, Little Rock, j. II.
crnvens. Dallas, II. y. Price. Dallas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Rnby, June 20.--Fiye furlongs' Fisher won.
Arneii second, Little Thorn third Time.
i.0s,
tones second. Matte Sullivan third. Time.
i!tg.
Seven furiongs: warlike won. Abbess sec
ond nuehos Ayres third. Time. 1874 L.
Sly furlongs. The H1ok won, Frank Farm
or second Lisamore third. Time. rs.
Nile Gun Wad woa, Bimboo second. Law
yer third. Time. Ia.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
MURDERED BY INDIANS.

DcminE. N. NJ. June 2o,-EIeht Am
erioan minera on the Yaqul river In
the state OF Sonora, Mexico. were tnur-
dered by IndlanB about two weeks nro.
News OF tho killing has Just reached
known. They had been su0ocnaflil II,
mining ore ana the killing was prob
ably done for robbery.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Waco, Tex, June 2o.-it Is utated that thers
e likelihood OF Waco and Denison Joining
the Texas Southern baseball League. This
would make the league consist OF ten clubs.
dallas. Fort Worth, sherman, Denlson, Waco.
and Shreveport. A meeting will be held at
Dallas next Saturday 10 discuss the matter
and decide upon It.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
nAYE eloNGp A SCALE.
Manufacturers and Iron Workers Come 10 an
Agreement.

pittgburg Pa. June 20.-'rhe conference
between the wage com missioner OF tho
Almalgnmnted association and thu iron and
sheet manufacturers ended tonight by align,
iug the scale to run from July ! to June 20
Of next year. sliding scale hHod on this
selling price OF sheets was adopted Instead
iron.
The workers are TO get per cent increase
on oyory 10 per cent advance Ia tho price
OF sheets. This IL practically the same
rs last years scale. This wage agreement
inHurea work for 10000 men.
The tin plate scale will DO taken up tomor-
FuN.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

in the procession to the royal stand and thers
was another brilliant pageant
The principal event today was tho race for
me gold cup which was won by II. NJ Nc
Salmonts lsinglass, the winner OF the Derby
81 Legrand two thousand guineas In 1893.
the new biennial stakes and Mr. II. Cnn.
mons horses took second and third places
The ST. James Palace stakoS were won by
iho Duke Of Portland's bay colt Troon. Lord
Arlington's Match Maker second, ana Baron
de Hirsh's ST. Johann third.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

ST. Louis, Mo-. June 2O.-one milo and
a quarter Z. II. shorlcy won, Jim Henry
second, Hartford third. limo, 2;i5.
. seven furlongs; Ferris Hartman won.
saraeenesca second, A. II. Q. third. Time,
:, rive furlongsi Madeira won, Richmond
Belle second, Carver third Time. l;Oi 10
Six furlongs: Aunt Jnno won Cnrrie n
second. Lou Prewitt third Time. i1S.
seven and u half furlongs. Geurgo /, won.
1:39 1-2. i"no'
SIX furlonga' y. NJ, white won. Hush
second Mother OF Pearl third. Time, iI6,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
TREASURY Appo1NrMrNr.

Washington. Juno 20.--secrotary Car
Isle has fully determined 10 designate
as appointment clerk OF tho treasury
department Mr.. Scott Ncsbit of Mis-
sourl, the present chief clerk or the in
ternnl revenue bureau. Mr.. Nesbit will
be succeeded by G. IL. johnson, the
present chief OF the income tax dlvis-
Ion. the affairs Of which are being rap
idly closed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

ST. Louis. June 2O.--chairman Mof-
fatt OF the Democratic state centr Al
committee announced as the result ~
the action taken by a majority II he
county committees he would again cOn-
rene the state committee for the pur-
pose OF deciding whether 70 call q state
convention for the discussion OF tho
silver question.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

sherman. Tex. June 2O.-Fort Worth won
another tamo from sherman today, making
thr 70 straightH. The score today was: Mort
worm. 2; sherman, 1. MuAllister pitched for
game was tho closest Of the three that Tho
Two teams played here, The Painters go
from here TO Dallas to play the redoubtRbie
Steers u series VI three games
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
FORMED A CABINET.

ln,s York, June 2O.-General Ellory
I.Dsnna e9erdinB to dispatches from
ecuador. announces the or
F ayh Of the following cabinet:
Is, - Carlo. minister Of the In
ana exterior. Llsardo Gorcla,
~ agriculture and pub
.sh,.,. olAs' Cornelio Varnaga,
N IA ~ war and OF the navy; Jo.
~ pierre Louis Lamayo. Aursllo
y g'Sisstaiin Wolher, Miguel carelo
~, Hirea Nenegas, under secre-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

New York June 20.--Ea-chnmpion John l..
Sullivan will be rendered a benent at Madi-
son Square Garden on June H.--J4mes J..
Corbett. Bob FitxslmmonH Peter Maher,
Joe choynukl. Steve o'Donnell and a score
81 other well known pugillata have pfomissd
10 spar on the occasion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Austin. June 20.--1hn railroad commis.
sion Issued today circular iaing the rate
OF transportation on tho Missouri Kansas
and Texas Of articles ia six classlfcAtions;
also report reporting tile total value OF
the property OF the Central Texas and
f2i2, 1000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Lowell. Miss. June a0.-.Thc nvo hundred
striking operatives IN the Talbot Wuolsn
Mills at North Dillorica. who went out two
Nocka ago, for m increase Of wagce Of 10
amount not being made public. They Will
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

MasrilloD, o.. June g0.--J. q. coxoy haa
refused TO become surety for Carl browne on
the renewal o. HIS bond for appearance Ii.
court In August. charged with criminal lihrl,
and the chancoa are that Carl will spend nil
honeymoon In jail. coxey ordered his dnurh-
Ter Manic 20 icayo his house after her
marriage with browne. III
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Lexington, l.y., june .o--it wns fhourht
that political truce had been patched a.
between Senator Jos blackburn ana Colonel
W, 2. nrcehcnridge, but such aapppsition
ridge arc nEhung BLACKBURN ior All tbsy are
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Houston, ret.. June 20.--At SWIM, a VIII
aged II. Killed his grandfather. Simon
Runneis, BY knocking him Ia the hond
with an axe. Tho young murderer con.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

MannEua. Hiefrasua. Juno 2o..--The uro,i-
dents Of Nicaragua. Honduras. Naisadoi IA
Guatemala arc IN conference ~ Au.ain1tn,
Honduras dlscuaAing plans for il,e ,inIon
OF the repuhi'ca and deyiatnG ncfhoda for
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

philadelphia. June eo.--it has been Eernf-
ofhcially given out by Senator Penrone that
the friends OF senator Quay IN Ponnayl-
yaniA will support McIlinlcy for the pruli-
Dental nomination. This IL intended 70
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
FAvOns cOnpoRsrIoys

Jefferson City. Mo-, Juns eo.--rha Mis-
statute Unconstitutional. Tho law fo-hids
the discharge OF workmsn by corporations
who refuse 10 rd,sr their connection VIII
labor Organizations. - - - "''H
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Cincinnati, o., June 2O.-rhe Eors. uodr.
son was cut down Ia the last race Al
Latonla today aud so badly injured that M
was shot and killed tonight.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

5prlngneld. Ills, June 20. --dov. Aitrcld
hah issued call for an extra sessIon OF mo
Illinois iesiaiaturu 10 pass revenue laws
70 relioyo the deficiency In the state treas
ury and 10 attend to some other pressing
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Atlanta, Ga. {unc e1..--s2,eo a. M .-Z1.h.
chances are nov Tor 0oyernnr AtllIns7a.4 ~
eovsry He pas been gaining strength <>s1dl-
are hopeful th4t Ia may reooser. - N
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

Ascot. June a0-The third day Of the Ascot
meeting was marked by an immsnse atten-
dance Of sweildoui. The weather was nne.
Nazarul Khan today Joined be royal party
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-20
TOWER HILL.

The Most Important Eminence and Most
Notable Spot In All London.
Tower hill is perhaps both the most
important eminence and the most nota-
BILE spot in all the metropolis. Few Of
us, as we pass it on steamer or cross il
on our route to the Ankwerkes Pack
age, at the commencement of our au-
tumnal holiday, think what great per-
sons have quietly lived there, and what
others, equally great. have wept and
died upon it. To it, or rather to Great
Tower street, came Rochester to pursue
his trade as an Italian fortune teller,
while the bedizened Buckingham often
walked thither in order to consult q
oonjurer, shrewd, farseeing rogue,
who, when FELTON, bought at the cutters
shop on tho summit Of the hill for a
shilling the knife with which he killed
the dukes father, may have known for
what purpose it was required.
William Penncwas born on this hill
in house close to London wall. Forty
four years later-that is, in A. D. 1856
a pOOV 10Y uSau, OuOhOu ny q VI uob
which starvation had urged him to de-
your too greedily, in anVpper room Of
the Bull tavern. This was the i'll fated
Otway. At the time when the son of the
muses. lay dead, Betterton, the celebrat-
ed founder of the stage after the resto-
ration, was wringing tears from the eyes
of the public, not for the famished
dead, but at his own fictitious sorrows
in "Venice Preserved"
1t was in Great Tower street that
Peter the Great used to pass his even
ings drinking hot pepper and brandy
with his boon companion, Lord Car
marthen. In the neighborhood Of
Little Tower street, which can scarcely
be supposed to have been inspiring,
Thomson composed his Summer. In
Grub street. the supposed lurking place
Of many mute, inglorious Milton,
much hack literary work was effected,
none of which has survived the touch OF
times destroying hand. Gentleman s
Maooo.na
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-20
Watt and the Screw Propeller.

In the case Of most of the greatest me.
chanical inventions-Watt's among the
number--it has not been the ideas or the
inventions by themselves that have brought
success, prosperity or even satisfaction tx
their owners. These results have had to he
painfully and slowly evolved out of Iona
and costly practical demonstration and ex-
perience Of the alleged merits of the inven-
tion. James Watt toiled, suffered and en-.
dured for more than 30 years, after his dis
covery of separate condensation in 1765,
before he could see that his steam engine
would ever bring him anything but disap-
pointment, loss and misery
It is highly characteristic, however, OF
Watts fertile and original genius and sig
nificant of what he might have done to de
velop the marine engine at the commence
ment Of its history, had he taken the mat
ter up that upon the two principal occa
sions we know of when he applied hii
mind to the subject he made very preg
nant suggestions. Thus, when Watt sent
drawings Of his engines to Soho In 1770 fol
Mr.. Boulton to construct one for expert
ment, and had been told that 1t was in
tended to make an engine to draw canal
boats, Watt wrote, Have you ever consid
cred spiral oar for that purpose or ar,
you for two wheels2" and to make hi
meaning clear he sketched a rough bu
graphic outline of screw propeller. Thi
is perhaps the earliest suggestion Of |
screw propeller, except that 1t was pro
posed by Daniel Bernouilli, the mathema
tieian, in 1752.-Nature.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-20
Gentlemen All.

All amateur poker players are gentle
men. There Is no exception to the rule,
and the amateur pokor players themselves
are authority for the statement Two be-
lated pedestrians were on their way home
the other night, and as they were passing
house just inside tho limits Of the semi,
business section Of tho street party Of
five men emerged noiselessly from the
doorway.
"Heilo'' remarked one of the men on
their way up town. Poker partyP
What makes you think so!" asked the
others.
Sure thing One OF them Is addressing
the others collectively as gentlemen It's
one of the peculiarities Of tho game. When
number Of fellows meet to play poker,
If they are not intimately acquainted, they
invariably address their remarks to the
whole gathering as gentlemen / don't
know why 1t Is dnless 1t Ia to keep them
constantly reminded Of the fact that hold
outs dealing from the bottom Of the deck
and other methods Of the professional
gambler are not expected to be introduced
into the game All I know is that the
members Of these gatherings are invaria-
bly, gentlemen. just notice Ii, and you
will see am right. "--Chicago Herald.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-20
GERMAN ARMY MARRIAGE.
Omeers May Not Wed without the Con-
cent Of Their suporiors-

No German officer can marry without
the consent of his colonel, according to
Poultney Bigslow in "The Borderland
Of Car and Kaiser" and this consent
can be obtained only after careful in
quiry into all the circumstances sur
rounding the proposed alliance. First,
is the young lady suitable for associa-
tion with the wives of the other oficers2
Second, will the bridegroom be able to
live respectfully and bring up his fam
ily2 Third, are his means, or those OF
his wife, invested in proper securities
so that he is not liable to be expelled by
reason Of bankruptcy? The extraordi.
nary social advantages enjoyed by the
German officer and the pecuniary re.
sponsibility growing naturally from
such advantages make his small pay,
which amounts only to about 81 day
in case Of first lieutenant. appear even
smaller than 1t is.
An American lady who had been
spending a winter in Dresden told Mr..
Bigelow that all the bachelors of the
garrison were furnished with a list of
manageable women, each name orna-
mented with the property she might be
expected to inherit This no doubt was
q mistake on her part but it is a very
common one. German officers stationed
in desirable towns are very apt to get
into debt and have to choose between
leaving the army in disgrace or marry
ing rich girl.
Mr.. Bigelow adds: "From my own
experience in Germany the officers would
appear to have married for love and to
be happy in consequence, and yet "the
number of those who got into debt and
fail to secure rich wife is considerable,
although it makes no particular ripple
In the surface. Such men simply disap-
pear and Arm up sooner or later in
America, where they take employment as
Coachmen. walters teachers or instruct.
ors in riding schools. The change Of
life is very violent and is adopted only
as preferable to suicide"