The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06

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shares, with the price run up to $1,000 a share,
is negotiating a compromise, but at the expense
Of n good deal OF humiliation.
When the corner was FIRST made each sido
denounced the other In unmeasured terms, but
Stoneham outdid the other side in the bitter
ness of his charges and the strength OF his lam
guaRe. This led to lawyers letters, writs, and
cross actions. When they began to cool, Mr.. r.
Z. Houston, NJ. r., champion of the Lady
Ham pton mine. demanded an sbjecJ apology
from Mr.. Stoneham as n preliminary to any
settlement. There wns much bluster at first,
but Mr.. Stoneham at length agreed. Then Mr..
Houston demanded that he should dictate the
apology and Mr.. Stoneham should sign It. For
two days there was more hagRling. but last
night an apology In terms mutually agreed
upon was drawn UP. wherein Mr.. Stoneham not
only withdraws all tho charges he has made.
but also agrees to pay sl. 900 to any charities
Mr.. Houston may name. This apology appears
to-day in thirty newspapers at Mr.. Stoneham's
expense. Having got so far. the problem of
settling his bear account follows. The terms
are no, yet arranged. but the original demand
for 81, 200. 900 will probably be modified.
The danger of stealing other peoples news
was exemplifed in Liverpool this week before
Justice Kennedy, when the General Brokers'
Association sued Mr.. John Jones, known as the
Commercial Press Bureau, for infringement of
copyright. Both parties issue daily commercial
reports. Mr.. Jones supplies an extensive service.
The plaintiffs felt sure of the plagiarism of Mr..
Jones. and so set a trap for him, introducing
fictitious articles of commerce. They quoted
"Syrublac," which is simply Cadburys spelled
back and "foops," which reverses as
spool. The most daring fight was the descrip-
ton OF sugar as "balias lump the adjective
being a contraction of Bally Ass. The latter
term seems to fit Mr.. Jones's commercial editor,
for, sure enough. all these bogus articles Of
commerce appeared in tine Times, with prices
per pound solemnly attached. The counsel
gravely assured the Court that the theft was
accidental, and his Lordship was so impressed
with this brilliant defence that he reserved
judgment.
London journalists are looking forward to the
exploitation OF the methods of British war cor
respondents at the next law term. when the
Chronicle correspondent who went up the Nile
in the autumn campaign will bring an action
against Mr.. knight, correspondent OF the
Times. for libel. The Chronicle man was new to
the work. and 1t WAS given out early in the days
Of the expedition that he had been recalled
owing to i'll health. 1t appears that Mr.. Knight
had written to the Chronicle editor. and 1t is
alleged that he accused the Chronicle man OF
Ignorance and cowardice. The Chronicle editor
showed that letter to his man when he reached
SS.eSSs "SaS Sos -HAs . " 81 II
Chronicle man has resisted all att EN- pts to
compromise the matter.
The fiat racing season was concluded in Eng
land last week and the owner who won the most
IN stakes during the year is Mr.. Leopold De
Rothschild. who carried off more than $3.50, 900.
The Prince of Wales Is second with $3.50, 900;
the Duke of Westminster follows with Sll5,-
600. and Lord Rosebery with 500. 900. The
offspring of that great horse ST. Simon have
-. -, Co. ~ $500
the stakes won by them amounting to S295, 900.
The second successful sire, st. Serf, has but
$4,000 to his credit.
Truth Is authority for the Statement that
Prince Bismarck's revelations of secret history
are causing annoyance and apprehension at
the English court. Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert correspondent for many years confden-
TALLY respecting all political and family affairs
with the late Emperor William. 1t Is under
stood that most of their letters. either origi-
nal or copies. are In the possession Of Prince
Bismarck, who was allowed to deal as he
leased with a. the late sovereign's papers,
both during his lifetime and for more than q
year after his death.
4. test of the market for old and rare booksis
the current price of a copy OF Isaac Walton's
"Compleat Angler" published In 1858. One
was sold at auction this week for 81. 76o, which
is n record price. In 1879 a fine copy, in choice
binding. was offered TOR $500. and the seller ap-
pended an apology for fixing SO high Il price.
He explained that with one exception a copy
had not been offered In twenty years. The ex-
ceptlon was one example included in q set OF five
editions sold for S340 and afterward resold
for $500 in 1850. Another copy that came un-
der the hammer prod uced 5000. BY 1891 the
value had mounted to 1850. though in tho fol-
lowing year n copy fetched no more than 81 900.
1t is not the "Compleat Angler" alone which
has gone up in price. Many seventeenth and
eighteenth century books are constantly In In
creasing demand. A good deal less than q gem
GRAFTON ago the first edition OF the Vicar of
Wakefield could be got for $25. but in 1902 q
copy sold for S490. The original issue of Gray's
"Elegy,' which was first published at six
pence in 1851. mounted from $3.50 in 1883 to
$3.50 in 1903.
1t Is rather surprising that the dilemma in
which Mrs. Kate Hickey. n woman from Boston,
found herself In London this week, does not oc-
cur frequently. She applied In n local police
court on Thursday to a magistrate for advice.
She said she arrived in England on Tuesday and
left her luggage at the Euston station. She had
been away from England three years. Next day
she went to visit friends at a house In Clerken-
well and learned that they were all dead. She
engaged lodgings In q street somewhere near
Liverpool road, paid a weeks rent, and the land
lord fetched the luggage from the station. She
went out and tried TO ind more of her friends,
but they had nearly all either disappeared or
were dead. She then could not. for the life of
her. remember where her lodgings were, and all
efforts to discover the house had proved una
vailing. She had neglected to take the precau-
tion tn write down the address, and tho police
had been unable TO help her.
The magistrate asked the reporters to men,
tion the case. and the publicity soon brought
the UuZZleQ landlord in SEARCH nj har NrE