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the Big Four. They had all gone 10
California in 40. Mackay drifted ,c
Nevada. where he gained possession OF
the famous Bonanza mines. at Virginia
City.
Pointing to the entrance of one o
these mines Mackay Is eportcd to have
said: out OF that hole | took $780,
000. 600"
In 1878 the four established the Bank
OF Nevada. In 1884 Mr.. Mackay was
concerned in the establishment Of the
Commercial Cable company.
Mr.. Mackay married his wife In 1867
She was the daughter of Col. Daniel G.
Hungcrford. of New York. and the
widow of a California doctor. She had
social ambitions, which she determined
to crafty when her husband made his
fortune.
h fashionable society of San Fran.
cisco snubbcd the miners wife. and
Mrs. Mackay wisely went to Europe.
He career there has been n brilliant
success. Mr.. Mackay first bought her
a house in tho Rue de Tilsit In Paris
and gave her $1,000 900 In government
bonds to keep things going. Later sh,
bought a magnificent house at No. &
Carlton House terrace, In London.
In 1856 Miss Lula Bryant Mackcy.
their adopted daughter, married Prince
Colonna di Galatro. This marriage
turned out very unhappily, and the
princess recently obtained n divorce.
In Europe she had been obliged to hide
with her children from her husband
Charges OF cruelty and generally dis
reputable conduct were made against
the prince.
The Bonynge-Mackay feud Is one OF
the most amusing of the many rows
that Mr.. Mackay has been concerned In,
It has been carried on by means OF q
hstic encounter, by lawsuits, by In
spired paragraphs In newspapers or
both sides Of the Atlantic and by a
book.
Tho exact truth about It cannot be
known. but the following account was
given by n person favorable to Mr..
Mackay when he assaulted Mr.. 10
nynge:
Charles William Bonynge, Il appears,
IL a man Of uncertain origin. but prob
ably English, who made a fortune az Il
broker In California. II Is alleged that
he originally spelt his name Burning,
When he became rich he went to Lon
don In search of social triumphs. lie
preferred to pass as an American, be
cause high English society Will toler-
ate an American more readily than an
Englishman Of low birth. Unfortu-
nately, In California he had laid stress
on the fact that he was an Englishman
Their some one wrote a letter signed
"Publicola," or "Veritas' to the LondoI
Morning Post asking how 1t was that az
Englishman not eligible for p~resenta
ton at court could 20 to California
make money and come back and b,
presented.
Mr.. Bonynge Immediately concluded
that this letter referred TO him and tina
Mr.. Mackay or one of his hireling,
wrote It.
lie replied with q number of revela
lions concerning Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay'i
early life. published anonymously IL
London papers. II was said that Mrs
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fcctcd by pity, by sympathy. than any
thing else. The most of them have
known Franklin Dyke. known him as
n wild, impetuous, bu: good naturcd
youth. The town has censurcd the
action of the father in casting him off
without II penny. in the days gone by.
They shudder. and interchange glanccs
OF sympathy as they hear the damning
evidence. see the prison doors yawning
Tor the unfortunate onc
Yes, he has been in West Chester.
lie must have committed this murder.
The jury render their verdict, ''That
the deceased, Ezra Wilbur. came to
his death from the effects of a eve
blow upon the right temple, given by
u flint rock, in the hands of Franklin
Dyke"
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life. but the truth Ia that his life since
he became wealthy has been one long
series of troubles.
The greatest of them. no doubt. was
the recent death of his eldest and IA
Norite son. whom he was raising to Sue
coed him in the management of his vast
fortune, The newspapers had hardly
ceased to discuss this, however, when
it was announced that he had lost his
suit of 100000 against Edward y.
Stokes. These two events illustrate the
variety Of troubles which are always
raining down on this unfortunate mil
lionaire.
They range from the most serious to
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TO he COntinucd.)
J. anet ShndOWa.

There is no doubt that some of the
most brilliant planets, such as Venus
and Jupiter, are capable of casting dis.
tinct shadows, as may be seen any fine
evening in the tropics. Not long ago
NJ. j.. Guiot oil served that Jupiter
threw "a d s met shallow of his watch
upon a wall, and that he was able to
read n newspaper by the light. M.
Moye also finds that Mars is able &c
cast n shadow, but u much fainter one
than Jupiter. lie was also able To
count the number OF words in q news.
paper, placed in the light of the
planet entering by u window; but he
could not read them.
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THE REJECTED PORTRAIT.
Mackay had been a washerwoman and
her father a barber, and not an officer
In the United States army AS alleged.
In an interview In a New York paper.
Mr.. Bonynge remarked Of one of these
attacks that "it was not a libel
Mr.. Bonynge passed from New York
10 San Francisco. and there, after read.
ing the last attack, Mr.. Mackay sought
him.
Mr.. Mackay found Mr.. Bonynge In
the office OF President Hellman, of the
Nevada bank. With all the energy OF
an lrishman and n former miner he
sprang at Bonyngc and knocked him
down. A rough-and-tumble fight fol-
lowed, in which the W rolled all over
the floor Of the presidents Office. Bon
ynge had the worst of It.
Mr.. Mackay brought suit against the
Galignani Messenger, Of Paris, for libel
ling Mrs. Mackay and won II. The pa
per printed a rejected oil painting OF
Mrs. Mackay, as her favorite portrait.
He brought a similar suit against the
Manchester Examiner. This was set
tied out of court.
On Feb. "a, 1893, Mr.. Mackay was sho.
by Wesley c. Rippey. an old man made
insane by losses in stock gambling.
Rippey shot Mr.. Mackay In the back
while he was walking in the street.
The bullet entered between the sixth
and seventh ribs and passed dangerous
ly near the spinal column and the kid
ney Eventually 1t proved no TO be
serious.
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vas shot and Immediately after he
recovered he underwent an operation
for appendicitis. lie refused 20 pay a
bill of $12, 800 for the doctors who at
tended him when he was shot.
lie does not belong to clubs or 20 to
heaters. He has no serious interest
In life except to make money, Of which
ne has already about fifty times as
much as he can spend.
lie is and has long been engaged In
innumerable lawsuits. He has quar-.
relied with all or nearly all OF the part
ners of his early life. the men who
made up the picturesque Big Four OF
bonanza days.
John w. Mackay, James G. FAIR. Will
tam O'Brien and John G. Flood were
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Unique Organization OF Bachelor olr,..

Unique Organization Of bachelor Girls.
The Federation OF Girl Bachelors
Clubs in New York Is a cooperative AZ
fair with 800 bachelor" households,
The organization is compost OF many.
small clubs banded together to SECURE,
home comforts at wholesale prices.
They have a laundry OF their ewn. anti
the President Is an artist VINO notifea
each member by mail where they may
purchase their clothing and food and
rent their apartments at 10 per cent or
a third of the regular prices.
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THE WOES OF WEALTH
JOHN w. MACKAY'S CUP OF
SORROW OVERLOOKING.
Troubles. Worries, Rcrcn,cments on
Every Hand shot Az. Operated On
by Surgeons, Overwhelmed with Law
suits. Ills Household iirokcn Up.

listen to the story
of the troubles of q
multi = millionaire.
His name Is John
w. Mackay. He has
G o IN IN o N been
thought of as Il man
whose life has been
n phenomenal sue
cess. because he
made q great fortune
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The arg Moose.

The largest moose killed in the
M%oosehead lake region OF Maine In sew
eral years was shot last week by an
Englishman, who came across the At
lantic solely to hunt, and who Is ma
turally greatly e.ated over his luck.
The antlers had a spread OF within .
few inches OF six feet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-12-06
Loads of LiberIY.

Foreign Guest-You call your coun-
try a land OF liberty, Is the liberty for
women as well as men? American Host
Yes. indeed. See how rich our dry
goods merchants are.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-12-06

ance In The Kingdom of siam and at ban,
kok. The native population took an ini
nense interest In the first trials Of the en-.
CINE on the first halt. mile Of track con
structed.
The morning times., 1895-12-27
Taking No Step Backward.

Notwithstanding the regularity with
which defeats and routs of the Cuban in
surgents are announced by the dispatches
edited at the ceDSor's office in Havana
the patriot army has rapidly advanced
toward that city and, if most recent ac-
counts can be credited, is within easy
marching distance of the chief city and
capital OF the island. Neither the out
numbering and admirably equipped forces
under the command Of Captain General
Canpos nor yet the hundred miles OF
fortiTications thrown up to check the in
surgents progress, have been able to hold
them in check.
This points to one of two conclusions,
either Campos is a very POOR strategist or
Gomez and Maceo are most superior ones.
1t is certain that they have outgeneraled
him in every direction. The slight defeats
which they appear TO suffer at times are
really more like victories, for, by means
OF this desultory fighting, they are re-
tardiDg the Spanish army, while their
own push forward toward Havana. The
report that Campos is simply laying q trap
for them and allO wing them to rush on
to the capital so as to get them between
his army and the garrison, and then crush
them is rather fish ~ Gomez and
Maceo have proved themselves too clever
trap. 1t is not probable that they are
The morning times., 1895-12-27
THE PEOPLES PAPER.
Gives All the News Every Twelve
Hours for Fifty Cents u Month.

Gives All the News Every Twelve
Hours for Fifty Cents u Month.
The rapid growth of The Times clearly
indicates that the Washington public rec
ogniZes the difference between q he wspaper
that boldly attacks abuses that injure and
destroy the peace and comfort of communi-
ties and those that lay claim to popularity
on the ground of their inoffensiveness. In
its efforts to defend public interests The
Times has spared neither friend nor foe.
1t has denounced monopoly as freely and
fully as it did the money sharks who preyed
upon the poor by extorting usurious rates
Of interest. II demands cheaper gas, cleo
trio light and telephone service, and will
continue to urge Congress to grant this
needed relief. 1t opposes the bond bill
because that measure would increase the
burden of debt to enrich a few individuals,
and In the name of public deoency it insists
that the Commissioners cease 10 protect the
Division from prosecution.
In the short period of its existence The
Times can proudly point to the accomplish
ment of more public good through the in
fluence of its columns than has been done
during the life of all the other Washington
dailies combined, and it now calls upon
readers to substantiate that assertion.
What other ne newspaper has advocated cheap
er gas, lower street car fares, a rlddance
of public monopoly, or any other reform
that effects its advertising columns? 1t is
true that an occasional demand has been
made for better telephone service, but a
selfish reason might he found for that ex
ceptional request.
Nor is the fact that The Times is the only
real newspaper friend to the people its
sole claim to their patronage. 1t gives
nearly double the reading matter each day
for the same price that any other Washing
ton daily does, and its morning and even
ing editions are filled with the latest and
best information. Not an item or a line of
news is duplicated or republished in any of
its succeeding editions, and for FIFTY
CENTS A MONTH the morning, evening
and Sunday Times win be delivered to any
address In the city. Try it for a month
and become convert to the peoples paper.
The morning times., 1895-12-27
=. Was It an Act of Patriotism or Necessity?

retribution. Instead of standing Loyalty
by the party that invested him with power
President Cleveland practically turned the
country over to the Republicans by re-
fusing to listen to the advice Of party
leaders and by gathering around him a
! coterie of mugwumps and corporation
servers. He was elected to abolish trusts
and put an end to the growth of monopoly,
but instead of making practical use of his
celebrated phillipic against the 'commu-
nism OF pelf'' he encouraged its existence
by appointing an Attorney General known
to be in sympathy with corporate interests.
Then followed the financial breach in the
Democratic party, the loss of confidence In
the ability of tue administration to carry
the country through the crisis, the enor-
nous increase of public debt, and at last
this tariff surrender TO a Republican
Congress.
But it has been lesson the public will
long remember. 1t teaches that a country
cannot be run successfully on platitudes
and theories. Long, well-phrased messages
are pleasant TO read, but they must be
backed by vigorous business methods to
make them acceptable. If President Cleve-
land'srecord could be made up from his pub
lie utterances it would be known in history
as more brilliant than that of all his prede-
cessors, but when judged by his aets-welI.
the less said in that connection the better.
The morning times., 1895-12-27

marching forward without properly pro-
tecting their rear.
1t is highly Improbable that the in
surgents will venture upon a siege or
attack upon Havana itself, for there they
would have TO reckon with great fortifl-
cations and the Spanish navy. They are de-
ficieDt in artillery, and no attack upon
the strongly fortified city could be at
tended with any but disastrous results
Much more likely it is, therefore that they
will continue to oyerrun the island, destroy
ing everything that contributes to yield
revenue to the Spanish government and
protract this desultory warfare until the
wet season with its attendane diseases
comes to their aid.
Never before in any attempt that has
been made by the Cubans to throw off
the Spanish yoke has there been such
cheering prospect Of success as appears to
be before them in the present uprising,
Their forces are more numerous, better
equipped, better disciplined, and better
generated. Their struggle is exciting more
general sympathy Oh the western hemis-
phere, and in the United States their cause
has found encouragement in more ways
than one. Sooner or later the Congress will
send them a message of cheer, and their
recognition as beiiigerents will not long
be withheld.
The morning times., 1895-12-27

Key West, Fla, Dec. 26.-Advices re-
ceiyed from Cuba today say that a battle oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon between the
vanguards of the Insurgents ard Spanish
armies and that the Spaniarts were re-
pulsed.
Col. Pratt, who commanded the Spanish
vanguard, was killed Martinez Canpos
was present and directed the retreat OF
the Spaniards to JovelIanos. Canpos' forces
are now entrenched at that place, ex-
pecting to be ATTACKED by Gomez's main
army.
Campos has armed all the civilians in
Joveilanos and is forcing them to do mill
tary duty.
Advices received by Cuban leaders via
ture of the town OF Ell Rogue by Gomez as
announced In these dispatches last night.
With Gomez were Serafin Sanchez, Aguirre
and Quarez.
The Spanish regiment stationed at El
Rogue surrendered without firing shot
All of them were paroed except twelve,
who were charged with having poisoned
the water In the reservoir OF the town.
CONVICTED AND SHOT.
They were tried, convicted and shot.
After taking all the arms, provisions, etc,
found in the town, the insurgents set fire
TO it and then left, going in the direction
of Quniiana and Joveiianos.
They also destroyed the sugar plantations
near San Vicente and La Antonia. The
vanguard Of GomeZ's forces, under the
command OF Lacrete, has entered the town
Of QuiDtana, bet ween MatanZ;fs and Colon,
and destroyed by fire the largest sugar
plantation ON the island.
The train that left Colon for Matanzas
was detained at Quintana by the insurgents.
Columns of smoke could be plainly seen
from JovellaBos. The general superstition
is that all plantations in that district have
been destroyed.
Maceo and his forces have encamped at
the plantation Al Harmonic, and Gomez has
established his headquarters at the plan
tation La Espano, belonging to Romero
Eobiedo, or the Spanish cabinet
RAILROAD STATIONS BURNED.
All telegraph communications between
Las villas district and Havana have been
destroyed by the insurgents, and no trains
have passed over the road since Saturday
last.
The railroad stations at Madana a md Toca,
belonging to the United Railroad Company,
have been destroyed by fire.
The insurgents under Numez have en-
campetl at the Plantation Revido, and de-
stroyed all the cane.
The forces of Antonio Maceo and Quin-
tin Bandera, compose the rear guard OF
the army, under Gomez.
The Spaniartls prohibited all. public en-
tertainments on the 25th and ordered all
saloons closed at l2 O'Clock at night
Lacret. with a large force, is marching
towards Guines.
The insurgents assert that no crops will
be gathered this year.
Gomez has notified Campos that it is
his intention to destroy all the sugar cane,
to prevent its being gathered. The sugar
being exported now is taken from the
warehouses, and is part of last years
truD
The morning times., 1895-12-27

Of the Treasury TO redeem greenbacks in
gold. They are considered as paper
substitute for the yellow metal and when
accepted in payment Of duties they are
gold to all intents and purposes. There
fore, his argument, so far as greenbacks
are concerned, amounts to little else in
n figurative sense than mighty poor cider.
For greenbacks are gold in the financial
eye of the government.
The loss of gold to our Treasury, as
has been repeated shown, is due 10 in
sufficient revenues and TO the ease with
which spectators can use greenbacks to
deplete our gold reserve for export pur-
poses. So thoroughly are greenbacks gath
cred up by exporters that hut little paper
currency. except silver certificates Is
inegeneral circulation, and law such as
Senator Wilson proposes would do little
to relieve the situation. The first thing
to be done is to stop the Treasury deficit.
After that a way to protect the gold re-
serve can readily be found.
The morning times., 1895-12-27
A Little Weak-cider Advice.

The matcbless a. wisdom displayed by
Senator Wilson in his published advice CD
the monetary question Gu mot fail to
elicit The admiration of the financial world.
As his mind turns back TO his cider-dilut-
ing days, this Senatorial newspaper
stntesnan grasps from among the visions
OF long-suffering cider barrels simile
on imports that does credit to. his farmer
life. Said he in Illustrating the ncces-
sity of law providing that import duties
be paid in gold: We cannot long keep
barrel full of cider If we let out cider
at the spigot and pour in water at the
bung, and no more can we keep up the
gold reserve when we pay out god ex-
clusively and take in greenbacks and
silver
Bat the thoughts OF the learned Senator
on the financial question are like his
diluted cider-too weak in wisdom to
give him rank as statesman and yet
sufficiently tinged with common sense to
prevent his immediate removal to fool
paradise 1t has always been the policy
The morning times., 1895-12-27
ARABIAN Beauty Standard.

The Arabian code OF feminine beauty
still holds good. Tt Is:
Blaek-Hair, eyebrows, Iashes and pupils
White-Skfn, teeth and globe of the eye.
Red-Tengue, lips and eheess-
Raund-Head, peck, Arms, ankles and
" aist 49,. .,s=si,tit-
Long-Back, fingers, arms and limbs.
Large-Forehead, eyes and lips
Narrow-Eyebrows, nose and feet
SInaH-Ears, bust and hands.
For a woina n OF B feet s, 7 3Sp pounds is the
proper weight; and If she be well formed she
can stand another ten pounds W ithouf
greatly showing it. When her arms are ex-
tended she should measure from tip of mid
die finger to tip of middle finger just 5
feet 5, exactly her own height. The length
OF her hand should be just a tenth Of that,
and her foot just seventh.
The distance from the elbow " to the middle
finger should be the same rs the distance
from the elbow te the middle of the chest.
From the top Of the head to the chi should
be inst the length of the foot, and there
should be the same distance between the
chin and the ,arInpits- A woman of this
height should measure twenty-four inches
about the waist, and thirty-four inches
about the bustsif Inrasured under the arms,
and forty-three il. over them. The upper
arm should f}easire thirteen inches and
the wrist si1t ,-s-.----
The morning times., 1895-12-27
Street Ext ension.

Editor Times: There are two or three
points OF observation as TO the street ex-
tension project OF more or less interest to
The citizens Of Washington; and | respect
fully request little OF your valuable space
for few remarks, principally confined TO
the situation in lie Droit Park as { strikes
a twelve years resident or thai section.
The residents there, especially owners OF
their homes. do not wish for the large
destruction OF property proposed by such
extension and widening through the i'm
proved portion, which is probably worth
more than IA million dollars Whatever We
might receive with the cost of law suits
dedncted.l
As far as lie Droit Park is concerned there
are plenty of'streets in its improved por-
ton, SO that the laying out of New Jersey
avenue is entirely uncailed for, and would
cause great damage.
We not only protest against this wanton
distinction and the cost involved, but the
shadow of uncertainty hanging over the
ownership, no one knowing who is to be
the owner, causing great hardship. If one
desired to sell or TO improve his property,
involved in this extension. An adouional
hardship Is also noted, where streets are
designated for widening or changing which
We're listed for paving, they are now
suinmarily stricken from such list, so
we will probdbiy be Obliged to undergo
another suspense
LIE Droit Pack is virtually a part of the
city, having paid full taxes for many years
and entitled to all the improvements going
but II has not been easy to obtain the i'm
prOvements We have and we believe we
are deserving OF more.
Another side OF the question OF street
extension is this: 1t is at least ostensibly,
for the beautifylng and Improvement Of
the whole city that the plan is projected.
and TO some or us shortsighted ones such
heroic action as would cause great cost
may be necessary, as asthe case with many
OF the changes and improvements made by
Gov. Shepherd, who has recently been so
graciously received and so highly praised
by the citizens of Washington. His plans
developed into real and grand improvements
so we feel that we have a much more beautf-
full city in some regards than we should
have had II some such plan had not been
followed, and yet many private enterprises
and homes suffered irretrievable loss.
1t should not be so now. A liberal
policy must govern. and no citizen can right
fully be called TO part with his property in
this forcible manner without being fully
repaid; so that all losses, damages and
costs ought to be promptly met without
the trouble Of law suits to Individual
owners.
We are planning and working fer the
future as much as Gov. Shepherd was and
IL the streets are to be krfi out systematic
cally through the comparatively vacant
ground, it never can be done as eheaply as
now, In many cases the cost will be quite
insignificant
But Is there not prophet among US who
will say that soon these adioining hills
must be dotted with pretty homes and some
OF them covered with homes and business
places. H. l.. g.