St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
AMBASSADOR DE RAG, BUT HIS
RANK DID NOT PROTECT
HIM.
A FAT EXCHEQUER MISSING.
1T BELONGED TO MRS. WELLUND.
AND MYSTERI0USLY DISAP-
FEARED.
And for the Time Being His High
Office Is Without an Occu-
pant.

The Russians are celebrated for
their diplomacy, but Mrs. Wellund,
of Mississippi street, would appre-
| ciate this fact sufficiently well with
out paying $50 to ascertain it. Yes
terday afternoon she began negotia-
lions with Isaac Yuris, an ambas-
sadorial rag merchant, for sale to
Mr.. Yuris of a bundle of rags and a
| retired stove. The exchange of
views on the rag question was con-
| Quoted with the utmost courtesy
and the most delicate finesse. So
amicable We're the relations main
tained between the high contracting
parties that the incident was speed
lily closed without even sugges tion
that the question at issue be arbi-
trated by a friendly power. A capt.
ulation was at once signed, by which
the signatories agreed to the trans
fer Of ten pounds of old rags for the
sum Of rs cents, the same to be paid
by Mr.. Yuris Immediately and in one
installment
The stove embroglio naturally in
volved more important interests,
and required more complicated ne
gOtiations. Mr.. Yuris was, at length,
appointed a special high commits
sion of one with power to survey
the present status of the stove, as
it stood in innocuous desuetude upon
the back porch. 1t was further stip-
ulated that Mr.. Yuris' commission
would be empowered to send for
persons and papers, and to adjourn
its sessions whenever desirable, as
is the time-honored custom of high
commissions. Mr.. Yuris therefore
conveyed himself to the back porch,
held brief session, inspected one
side of the stove, and adjourned
without further action. He an
nounced that he would consult with
brother diplomat down town and
hold another session on the porch
in the near future.
Meantime, Mrs. Wellund, who had
been for some time industriously
accommodating a gold reserve, had
deposited in her exchequer-namely
in one big round leather purse
the sum of $50. The exchequer was
situated upon the middle of the
kitchen table. After the stove COM
that, during the progress of the ne
gotiations, the Wellund gold reserve
had become suddenly depleted to
that extent that an official investi-
cation revealed the absence of even
leathern exchequer
At once international sympathies
were aroused. Regardless of Mr.
Yuris previous urbanity, Mrs. We'll
lund recalled the hateful Turkish
apothegm, ga Russian is a bear in
kid gloves" and when the stove
commission met again, half an hour
later, its sessions were rudely in
terrupted by an armed force of one
man under the leadership of Officer
Anderburg. Defying all ambassa-
dorial rights and immunities, a per-
sonal inspection was made of Mr..
Yuris' luggage and effects. Nothing
was found to justify these high
handed proceedings. AS a further
violation of all precedent, the Rus
sian envoy was incontinently cast
into prison.
Interrogated last evening at the
central station, Mr.. Yuris admitted,
after the usual diplomatic delay,
that he was Mr.. Yuris, adding, with
an urbane and fastidious caution
that would have done credit 10
MachiaVelli further than this am
not in a position to state''