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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-05
<nani.h Victory
THEY FAVOR III MErALLIsM.
Letter From Two Bank of England
DiFectors-gofnage of silver

LONDON. Oct 4-The Times published
this morning q letter signed by Lord Old
enham dIenry Hucks Gibbs} ard Henry
RiveTsGale Grenfell- IN which The writers
express the opinion that the time has
passed for an academlcaI discussion Of the
currency question. whlch has become one
Cf the practical ones. Recalling tae resolu-
zion adopted in parliament after Mr. Bal-
f0ur's speech on March Il, isS, ard the
promise q Sir Michael Hlcks-Beach = t1e
same date that the government would Do
It's utmost to secure By international
agreement stable par exchange between
gold ard silver. while preserving tne geld
standard, the writers say:
The leaders cg the bi-met4llc move
rnent IN London have accepted tho Hicks
Beach Comprouise- IL tire negotiation
are s7ec essfll there VIII be 40 further ol-
metallic discussion. for. alfhcush re Re-
Heve the s8undest and w.seat course would
ae tor Great Britain &c cooperate Vsth
other nations We should Re glad 20 ses
the couproxniSe Effected. it would give
Erurortarr ard desiT8 Ole resut-s toward ere
ay.ng par q exchange between gold and
silver"
LONDON. oct. 5-The Tlmcs. la spe-
cial article this morning. says
The Wolcott commission intends to re-
quest the government 20 give q anal and
immediate reply 70 i-s monetary proposals
After giving a review q lhe history CT t8e
question the writer % the article col-
rIeaes. The core - the whole subject
Is the question whether h5-aaet aIEsEu IS
wise. Tha United States and Francs say
vas. on behalf az Great Britain 81 IS de-
ef4ad 20 say no But .f yes Is 90 be an
sNered on behalt g Icd.a. ws shall be n
g uet % contra6-etorF proposit Ions. tu-
deed. for TIE keys of fbe Indiaa ulnts are
81 Downing street no less taaa ths keys q
tss LsoE8ou mia-
$40
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CAyENDISH PARTY SAFE.
English Explorers Capture Native
Traitors and Mske Important
Discoveries i'm East Africa.

LONDON. Oct. "a letter was received
here TODAY from Eiklyna. British East
Africa which GlsrosEs Ok the story reeasv-
"a at Rene from Rsnassir. sayiRg that ira
CaveudIsh sporting expedition. which LEFT
BerkeF I.asg Asrsea Isst year arrsxiuE at
LaEh Samaliaud. aeo9S the middle ~
November procoetinE fh&ace tnwara Lake
Rudolph, had been attacked by band os
AUharss Who murdered All the members
81 the expedition. consisting u two En-
gIsshn1eu and niuety Ascsras.
The later news SAYS that Cag9ndssh.
Rho - a nspAeS of the duke ef nsven-
shlre. ard Lieut. Andrew. his companion.
arrived az Kiksyaa ga AUE =. after a TRIP
srouud Lake Radoiph. wBseh up 20 shas
time bad not been explored. Iavendish
and Andrew had a trying tirne- Thesr
heaa men lBclfef me AscsraS 20 n9sEny
and the two EsnEAshmaen ware farce1 10
y5eld to their demands. Bat near klkiyEls
CaveBdlsb ard Andrew sesxsd she twe rsug-
leaders who have sinee been aent 10 tns
,7sast for tr3AL
The expedition discovered rev lakes ard
tao active volcanoes and crossed fFoHs tae
gulf ~ Aaen 20 the Zsnslhar casst ~
much the smase ronta Vas previously
followed by uonaldsoa Smith. ~ Faliasssl-
phsa.
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new XoRk. CA.t. A-TAe co-aussstee o
eTEa1lsst&au e ere Ctfaz@ns' TFussn rsst &C.
AlS2F a11 recesv@d "a -eaeT1 from fas ex-
eH-zlFe ecnzcsstss recoznen1i-Zg sAe saa-
se~4ls candidates Ea- ez-g. coa1ey an& ta-
elel&4 cs1Aces, So ths Esckst headed by sen
~ Frss1srT - ths cogreii. jean II.
- '-sZ-sS1a; ccs grTo1lsr. former Secretary
e rae Treasury Charles :. Es1rcnssH 5ls-
E9-tE Affo-EeE. .Aus-sz g. F0x- caE1tv
et~-k- bens@E1a < Hail. shaEfsr ESwavd
= AcSTTee-sey- register. Ricaard = Aa-
ans judges - - supreme coure- Carries
= van 5rzEt and George p An5rez-s.
1-1ssS e re cl-y c5lrt- Joseph Fst-retch
ana : sJetuuoo6 Genken. president q ths
soTs1Ea- Robert ~ Eoaus1. ccrouers. A.
fred z Thaysr. Dr. cyrus :. Stwoug. Or.
AsF1 r Warren and william X Terry.
TIE report Wzs adopted
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FAMILY ExTERHr>,TEp.
Train Rams Down Prairie ~rhonner
and kills seven Persons.

WILLOW SPRINGS. Mo- Oct. IA
rrairfe scheune. cantafaing seven persons
was rlln do1n today n r<ad Mans rsst
hy train on the kan@ae city. Fort Scntt
& Memphis road. Six pers0as were In
atauttp klfle4 ara she seventh fatally m
tured
Thoae killed we're
PHILLIP Z. N00TES.
PHILLIP Wo0TES fr.
AMANDA WDOTEN.
DORA MOOT IN
MRS FRANCIS MAIBREY ana an n
faut chAa Z nunfhs nla,
PhuHp Wo3fens vlfe is ~ badly ssrt
thas she cannot lsye
Tf1e train wes atoppea and the rerusins
~ saa dead ard ln3uTea hruaaht hwra
Conductor Hsllawav ssys thE proper sfE-
nails Tor crossing vgera wivsn. tttf wers
not heard Tae persons hi.iha Hsaf "a
Teaaa county M}ssosrf AnH Here 9N thefr
Way 90 AFkaGsaa o pick eotfans
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captains believe that the ltxht-drsft
vessels can reach Dawson city bsfore tae
river freezes and danger % fssBiue viii
thus De ayertea These steamers and
barges have on hoard soo tons Of food.
This news IS contained in aaviceS received
by the Alaska Commercial Company tosay
from SIS agent az st. Michael
A letter dated September = says that
the uew steamer. which j. t1 take Wood a
party % the river, was laaaeAea early IN
the morning on september is ard was ok
pectea to leave tor the river ABOUT sep
tember q.
The Alaska Commercial Company q
steamer Alice. with pss.enEers frosu -he
Excelsior. was met oa September s en-
her way up the river gfty miles Il lgN
Novikakat. or about ito miles above Nu-
iato, going a. good speed. Capt. Kennedy
reported all weH aboard and the hsst max
lng good time.
steama- Bella vas passed sorne distance
above TIE Russian mission on her way np
she had 5 hsrse % tow. and was reported
getting up the river in excellent time
The Alaska C7musr-la7 Company ness
steamer victorss. was passed nesT gro
same place. g7tng up. TIE same com
p.4ays steamer Yukaa. len st MicAael
September x towing two hargrs.
All these vessels are laden wiih qravis-
ioHs ard their saptains sxpect e. reaeh
Dawsor la gooa season These steamers
are smaller ard q lighter draft taan the
Hamilton which stranded st tae mad
fats near Fors yasaa ana The COM
n-snders exrer. t1 e~nss the sh.HaW wate-
with Wttte Difficulty.
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DENIES THERE i sToH PARTY.
Nebraska BrysEises Protest Agafsss
National Democratic Ticket.

LINCOLN. Neb- Oct 4-CA as-nar
baaaEaE2. q the Democrats state cen
tE4l ccnunl.I -. late this afternoon h2e4
S.th 11s secretary u state 4 protest
against pi&c1ng tas Ea1iousl Ue-ocrats.
Nominees o. tie ctseial ballot al ina CON-
ing e4ecEica- The protest states that there
= no sUch party - Nebraska as t1e Ma
t55nal peuocrats, thst the iaw reEarting :
the torF7astou ~ q rev party hss net hea9
complied wsth ard hence. The ohfector As
serts the nominees are rot entitled 70 .
place Oh the ballot.
ToEnJrT0E TIE state committee - the
National Democrats VIII meet % hu ths
vacancy caused BY TIRE refusal n Ju&ge
J. n Waolf9rta - accept the nomination
for supreme Judge
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DECISIVE HATTIE At HAND.
aarrIoz and the Rebels Confront one
Another Ia Gznt@mnIa-

&EEr YORK. Oct "a e&SgalrH % RS
HaraI6 from fsaateTnala sass ae gov
eminent - zzal nnobElsrsGE its forces aT
7-osrrf,-a ra-s ara ts nrsuaytus - make an
a.+srk ea tts rebess Waa 63ve ta&e9 q
rsss.sar CT the sssRhts - CoNoc- rear
To7rnl -en- There VII he a n1E a&ff =
shera wssra ziu marx ths turnlrg poinr
~ tne war TIE reretH. safely p22ee1 i1
,he hiax opened aTe on TIE ciEy - AZ
ss~fv hour on ire rnorclng * SEPTEMBER
- TIE Sre DFovea szeEeelafe aaa th3
g-o.a~~- -za-- forces da8 aa< retEFs r. DE-
.ato- rsrrs9s has lssgs@8 3 decree grant
f~w amnesty 60 retsas $50 W&a 3ay Gown
,hsl- s~ras Inside af fez days
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REPI DATED NJ uSIox I.saoR.


CHICAGO Oct. A-The anarchists waa
memory of tha men executed fer thr Hay-
market massacre. have dropped = bomb.
50 fa speak. in the council uf tae Chicago
Federation 81 Tssher hy aSking for ne Of
fIciRf endorsement and cooperation ~
union latroT. The invitation stirred mp a
hsf hours violent debate. and at ir8gfa
tae ht9b coWacti - union labor vent nga
record hv repHdattne any smpiie3 fft~
tsrulsv between unlouism ard anarchy.
and aatIv refused to sahe ans part Ia TIA
cc ming exercises Ths iuvftatinn TO taxa
rart In the memorial services was seirct-
ed 81 4 Va3e az atsant g. - 8 After tbs
vote a majority - tire anarchist eiernent
left the haM in a body
Ths anarchists wtI hold a memorial
meeting - usual. buf If + exgserssd that
tha eathertnn Will ~ a tane affair.
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BacN FRou ~ tc.r .r.
Whstcom County gea Give Tr the At
tewpt 70 Reach thr A1onaikr.

sneca4t UtsuaEeh 30 ere E'ast~f ~frset'tr treece~
WaATFoA CcE a-1osu Cess2a ar8
Wallace Coleman. 80 rAis cstr. ans W E
EaEer and sleroerr SA8w- ot Ea4Fhsx3a,
have returned frasp a fr1gstiess eTeet ID
Fe8ch E'aw@on city over IRE SkAguay trsM
&r haEer a1t ass parfg slccnaaee "a
EefueE shglr eutats fn9rtceo miles ap ~.
terrible trail. h0t the 'ass oE the}r horses
#r1 e.1er ssisAaaS naFluE carF taeed gkeTa
f0af E tsotll8 ~ }r1rosSt bee FOR them 70
Eet throHEh 10 fhe EldaFa30 this winter.
taey saiG thetT goods - parties who stIlI
hae horses, stVseest tsss rrececfs ana sep-
sT8ta8- tteUrF Srh5oss &ut tfe0rEn FISHER.
however, bozens "a with other parties aad
dec!8ed - make another eEort eo al lesAss
Teann ne lakes
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LINCOLN Neb.. Oct The anti
fusion Popalist state convention this aft
srn0on was almost a failure. BohAnnnn' :
hal wAs advertised as the place Of meet
ing. Dat the convention was held "a prl-
vare ofrice the purpose being, 80 IS was
announced By the delegates 20 outwtt
those favorable 20 fusian who might at
tempt 20 gain c0nfro3 as was done last
year. After ascertaIninS the almost total
absence Of delegates from outside OF this
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TO pur CLEVELAND ON THE BENCH.
Princeton FscnIty and Alumni Nov
Ing for Hfs Appointsment.

NEW YORK o.. IA speelal % fhA
Herald from Trenton. n. J.. SAYS; The
rssrncr shat Grover Cleveland il preparing
t7 enter ev Jersey politics has tts four
Ga,iou tn a movement BY some q the
Democratic aiuuul q Princeton "a secure
FOR him a positloa or t1e bereh q fns
-crrt ~ errcTs and appeals TIE matter
has been thoroughly canvsssed by Nom
hers os tha faculty ard of TIE Alumni
Association q %ew York ard New Je--
sey. There is vacancy on ths bench
caused hy tha dast5 Of william Lewis
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RaSn's AssAssINs ARRESTED.
They Confess 10 the Crime and To Va
rfou~ Other OutrmE@S.

BOMBAY. Oct. t--Domaser Ctapekar
peceaul. a Brahua.r a1voeafe. ard twszfy-
esZrs others have bees arrested so- tho
murder y Plague Caznr n sss5zs~ Rsgd and
Lieut.. Averst. while eEgaEed last June -
eha posuah eisrrset IN enforcing the saal-
tsry regulations They were scot wniss
avsnx -ae xoEerror's reo@ptioa n 02!n-
xafktn8. tss mur3erers oeiF1Z concealed f-s-
afus trees Llsut ATsrst 1.ed aAr15st iB-
ssaztly. ard sEr Rand shortly sfferS aralt
The arrested men have confessed tee
murder. Deccaui oe1ag apparently tf= leszd-
- IN the crime. he E&s ais5 cafsf aszsesi %
9,zvfrz tarrsd ere queens satrse II ta.s
svl+s- and eghe~ - aEsss.
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THE xsvARcms CREW.


gAS FRAvCfsC0. or IA special .
the pfata from - Mhhasl. Atssks.
ssss that SIX ~ fs@ crew ~ ffza iess
sseara wrsairr Nsearen Nsra Ys1ekeS sfp tv
ffs wasa3ar Charles MaFENn 81 ISIS
eitg ard sFe atal 90 acasa & th@t Es4s#k
lg - he sever. feared taaaf TIE reBisiaiHg
gvae51fF-fNo maam - fhe %a0zTras corr
ganv hase beer tost On tse ~. as shHfr
shsr aseus 70 rteeea Heog atEeF fss eaafatT
ara hss 1lfe ard several - lee rfA~, go
weFe plkes8 uD ~ the reTenEe cutter
Bear left hey
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DUTIES TNNES ar rAGrsH.


VICTORIA 4 CO. oct A-fsoiieei Or
MAne received "a etter from the Cana-
eian customs afttce- az Taglsh lake stat
inE that BE vas abaut 70 forwsra sia.ess.
the amount ~ 6aIy collected fTaua ira
prospectars wh0 sook Amerac.sa gooss
over the SAaEaay ard DyesA trails en-
theig way 10 tae N3ondlkc
Alexander Trainer Who has heen With
the Dominica government survey party
Oh the sttekean Foule. states taat @esl
meu PASSED Telegraph creek '~ssna tor
the klomdlke IN ths aIl-CaaaaAan route.
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THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
Number of Influential Politicians
Desire Appointments.

WASHINGTON. Oct tine president
t0say renewed the receptions given On
Mondays 20 the general public. ard shook
hands WITH a5ous 30 visitors n the Eas-
room He also saw for the arSt time all
persons who sought an audience. lie was
not able % give much tIFne 60 each. but
ssw every one for a few moments
Senator Co-bett. q Oregon. whose calm
% = seat Il the senate VIII be taken up
Immediately after congress assemblies. saw
tae president foT a snort tine and tss-
cussed Oregon appointments several ot
which are pending.
Bissop A-zo,. ~ ths African ~. z.
church. o. 0aso, paid els respects . Pres
idsnt Mckinley during che afternoon
Richard C.. kerens, national committee
urlac fer Missouri. with q number ~ Ms
sour! Republicans. called 81 the afternoon.
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osra utm FIaw 40 smrrITlsa.

LONDON. Gssf. a-Tfse west Eniusser fia~
zstss sars tm So aHsncial arthaie fEs4 A.
ferroasa lhzf tNe weekly stafe FsEsgt -
ths &aw XaFx ksxseiafs-si banks fevufs
ihe efea fnss fhe nasWV rnxfNRs aiA spe1
- easssr. I'd aas3a The rssmTrs ErsB-
cate fHax We are appvoa eala< tfe siEss
wasn shspnsate - E7sa fr1sa E1rens ~iH
ssfa 1aenns zsQex ally sasefg fher@ has
Been g raecs - naysux AFa@steAa ze@4ss-
alax g0s Sew York AcGeGnt~
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THE DISEASE DYING orr.
Yellow Fe~er Deaths stop fer Dsy
-~Sfeitsans q Qsmrnnftn@d.

NEW ORLEANS pct f-Fer twen.w-
foar hoarn cioanw st mtghtfAN there kaf
a1t beeU q ss9afe death recorded 81 fhe
afHee ~ tha aaafA - Aeafsh Yesterday
fhsre RAD sssea p uaH eaees FenaFtssf sd
AZ z. -l9- K tonight = weea reported saaes
p a-e8aek lass r1Eft. Yesterday there wars
urfeT sfarve5Ilauee neerfY 50 rreraiesa IN
wnA yetiew fever hs8 haen dselaraf 80
ex.ss The prespecfs fsr an sarfv ssaHsfs-
lrz aat ~ fne disease have hesu auaataer-
ably frightened
Tae shlp bringing - slrsHsu srrinal-
grnrta un8n srrfe8l here mffi ~ aets8a-
~ es 0uarantlne as the moa Ia Of the rt9er
unff Further artsers
OCEAN, EpH1 Sgs. 1fGss. Orr s-sa~-
-edn Murray FFtsrced fossr from scrka-
tcn saG rrrcfss t.etwseu = arsd = cares
cf fever there wifh 6esttz yesterday
ara feasV
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trees a1enE sae rcuge wsa serve 20 sup
pe-t the carriers
tAe tzE@eas Ana the ea0s5s sh npa1
tsreHEh Ea afl cnsfrarv weather Thts wlH
On aw&v wsA sea Hardsalps ~ fhs tra
Aag msaa eaa wsaE avez tne CatgSsot pass
81 - un.n-uwaeerea&. Twenty u tss =
nasns feon pxea t&kes asaa eeer thag
cestscss. Thsn fhs tAses an8 river So shs
rssc. W. wsif sGs4eaEor 70 1eGyeg hss sza-
plses 4hEa8 Of a3S arrival
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NV FORK o. Il 17a0aE-n =
fsa Herald fru-s F.5o D@ JAnears says
The Frencn ninlsser here has Geu&n1e8
irs-asssfate settlement q taa Acaapa cues
sse- ana a. en6 0f 6el8y to fss natter.
u asserts shz1 rze E'rsrca Eaiusster has
received A. Gatirs8tEErs frons ais govern
-aenr - E-zx1 csls las 1ot thus far
rr-pser-@sa g. France hes rs9Dzvea % &C.
c.zy La --zs2ts- lsE-1s0Ey.
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Special Dispatch 70 the Post-Tnteilsencsr
SAN FRANCISCO. 0et. 4-Taree steam
ers loaded win supplies and toEIns havsrs
similarly laden are now on the way up
the Yukon river from St MUcsasI. The
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county il was voted 20 postpone the state
convention. which means its abandon
ment Local delegates then organized as
a county convention and selected = tAcket.
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CAMDEN, y. j., Oct THE returning
beard OF judges made their returns of fhs
constitutional amendment elections today.
The official figures snow majority nf i5e
fer the ant3-zsmblfng amendment and 80
for the regulation Of appointments, and So
AGAINST woman suffrage.
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LONDON. Cct. 4--Tte rswspl7e~s hers
generally pay -cre attention ~ ne N@w
YORK uorr.-a1 caurslzu publishing tong
& zraeehes ard editorials G. TIE subject.
Tee CLOSE ssTs.
-.Jssrsrr f-7-n the Ts-sas Srpstea. Hsa-
~ t4aa~xa wIl - the reXr mayer A-aer-
f-e~s ID r0t exrae3 Gree s1a~feT - tns
vv-0Fa reputation ana Europea1 AKA a-@elsts
srs enc sts-IraE-ars. Poles Eaugs~ta -
ara pu=sssas-all the very lowest q thefr
race Nj Sspporr Tas E1aa wsose chlH3 81
e.-o- a-s-s ara wt16 treo--es are GeteEtes3
.n every capital % E1~1re Jhssa oseng
tAs ~ea-sa wns szET pGeltc opinion e -
he hssrce % aasuratT 20 rave s9o1t
bfaos berg ~ Ea- taa1 water
TIE Pan Mai Gszetrs's z~rscie g Tr5t-
ts- ~ az Ara--aa ard rcsc3sses BY stat
frz .rst the AnasrtcanS E-8 WE
IET E.%A Merr, Gs-.- 4--f .-sf+r51y tsoT-
S-.tA received message feuna John q
SAazha- Tsur-s-~ss ee5er ar@nt f1s
r,-ese-r rsay~-altv E<rt su %ew York au1
ire s1srr.a-z ~ Van WTck Ta tc.s t6e gov
err er rerlsa-
Judge Van V~v~E having beer Eoz.-
-a-es tsv rB~vsntsan faat vas afra-1 -
.-sersa ere nazaazzt rlatts~za - rhe Esssa-
ccraess parry. ~ prom ga1sc go Cate.szo
r. Tss shosasG - sefza.e6. iv ny ors1-
.oz- EezEy Gso-se sA0z-4 re-s-gs "a y9Gs
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Foop FOR THE Kgn~BIKERs.
Great Herds Of >Aeep and Cattle en-
the Dniton Trait.

VICTORIA r. e. Oct 81. C Near
taas. Dominion soverrFnant surse eyav. $50
has fast -s;uraea from me Narsh. says
there vili be 70 ssargsr3oa Al Daws0n fhEs
winter. When he isft th4re were acre aeaa
q SHEEP ard 81 head q cattle ca tha paf-
toa tran. whsca nolis reala uaas0a he-
tweea September IS ana g
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EsA4zaa-. 24-1sa1 p4sk. lgse tozsy.
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what smgastn win Concesse.

HAVANA Oct. 4-rae steamship Reina
Cris7a which arrived to-day brought to
Cspt Gen Weyier 5000 on. Il Is asserted.
70 bs applied n military expenses T0rnor-
row I. 80 Spanjsa soldiers. sick OF other
wise fncapacitated. will return 10 Spain
The evening times., 1897-11-17
On Ma rk Twain.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Two good stories on Mark Twain were
told the other afternoon by Rev. Robert
Cullyer to u coterie of Clubwomen. Tht
facctiors man Lad related the peculiar
experiences To the fUn-loving divine during
an outing in the mountains se-eral SUM
mers age.
on one Inflated occasion IL seems Mark
Twain was derelict in dispatching a we'd
ding gift to some titled people abroad, in
whose family a nota BILE marriage was about
to take place. The present was entirely
forgotte en- until the da Y set for the ceremony,
and then, of course, it was everlastingiy
too late. There came sudden happy
thought. however, and the omissive man
rushed off to send a compensating ca bio
to the prospective brides mother, Baroness
Somebody or other, which read somewhat
after this fla,tering fashion:
Allow rnr to present my heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS on this Ihust auspicious occa.
sion.''
The wedding, in the meantime, had been
unexpectedly postponed, but that, as Rud-
yard Kipling is constantly quoted as sa yiny.
is another story.
The forretfui pen pusher, though properly
that he had made amends ny sending the
congratuiatory message. That afternoon a
man whom he CHANGED to meet ON the
street hopctessiy shattered his happiness by
saying
'.cf course you saw the sad news in
yesterdays paper about the baron" mem
tioniDg the family name of the foreign
friends.
News: whatnewse" asked Mark Twain
Eervouay.
why. the sudden death of the baron,~
WIS the crushing rejoinder.
Just Ina CINE my feelings" desperately
declared Mark Twain in telling the
story on himself, las 1 pictured .he be-
reaved baroness weeping bitterly by
tire 5Gc OF her dead husband and being
handed that awful congratulatory cable
OF Inins."
The second story told by the reverend
gentleman, who loves jokes. WAS to the ef-
feet that one day an overzealous newspaper
cDrrespoa lent in England teieeraphed 20
this country the sudden death of Mark
Twain in ar English town. 1t happened the
weIIknown writer was at that time at his
Eome In Hartford Conn.,, and in d happy
state of health.
A solicitous friend in London, however.
seeing the same erroneous dispatch, imme-
diately cabled to Hartford for particulars.
The message of inquiry came to the much
alive dead man, who seuG back this anus
ing answer.
THE reports OF my death are greatly ex-
asgerated. TWAIN"