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NOTORIOUS STILES DIVORCE CASE.
Supreme Court Denies the Woman i'm the
Case "a New Trial.

Springfield, Ills. Oct. 16.-The final act
in the sensational divorce drama Of
Everell d. Stiles against Lillian b. Stiles
took place yesterday when the supreme
court denied the motion Of the defend
ant for a rehearing. The court also di-
rects the superior court of Cook county
to grant a degree in the case or the
ground of adultery. The case was begun
in the Cook county superior court in 1892,
and Stiles charged his wife with adul-
terry with Herbert p. Crane the million
aire elevator manufacturer
Mrs. Stiles advanced the theory that,
admitting very friendly relations with
Crane, and even appearing in court with
him, their love was purely platonic The
lower court refused to grant her a de-
cree. The appellate court sustained the
finding. Last July the supreme court
reversed the lower courts decision. The
custody of the child is ordered decreed
TO the complainant. A criminal prose-
cution awaits Mrs. Stiles and Crane, in
dictments having been returned against
them.
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Another Boy for Lanky Bob.

Cincinnati, Oct. 16-Bob FitZsimmons,
the heavyweight champion, is again
proud father He has received a tee-
gram from his home at Rye Beach. n.
Y, notifying him that he has another
son. The newcommer is said to be
strapping youngster. When Fitz re-
ceived the message his face fell some
what. He had been anticipating the
event for some time and had his hear,
set on having a girl as tiny playmate
for his little son, Bob Fitzsmmons, Jr
Fitz, however. concealed his disappoint-
ment and In few minutes was loading
the wires with messages to his wife.
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RUSSIAN SEALING REGULATIONS.
They Make Pelagic Sealing a Good Way to
Throw Away Money.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Although formal
Will not open until after the arrival OF the
japanese delegates, yet the presence
here Of two Of the Russian delegates has
permitted the authorities TO inform them
selves quite thoroughly as to the atti-
tude Of Russia on the protection of the
seals. 1t has brought out the fact that
Russia takes an advanced position IL
preserving her seal herds, and has more
stringent laws and regulations in that
direction than any of the countries in
terested. Under the Russian system
zone thirty miles wide is established
around the seal Islands belonging to the
empire. The seals found within this
zone are regarded as exclusively Rus
sian, ard no one other than the inhabi-
tants of the islands can take seal with
in these limits. This gives the Russian
citizens exclusive rights over the seals,
not only on the islands, but extending
thirty miles seaward. A British or Jap
anese sealer cannot operate within the
zone except TO buy skins OF the Russian
inha bitants OF the islands.
The Russians themselves are only per-
mitted to kill bachelor seals. ii being
or pup seal. The females are guarded
with special care as the killing Of ore
female is regarded as the equivalent OF
the killing of three seals, namely-the
female herself, her pup on land and her
unborn pup Furthermore the Russians
are allowed to kill bachelor seals only
when the animal is on land, II being for
hidden to kill any manner OF seal in the
water. The Russian authorities see that
these regulations are enforced. A fleet
Of government ships patrols the thirty
mile zone and any foreign sealer who
attempts to operate within these limits
is seized. AS a rule the seized sealers are
taken. Vlaidvostock, their catch con-
fiscated and severe punishments in
flicted. This has led to mary protests.
but Russia has maintained thus far her
rigid regulations against foreigners
within the thirty-mile zone.
In one notable case the ship Dahlia,
cleared by "a United States consular officer
but manned with a Japanese crew, at
tempted to take seals on the Russian ISL
ands They were met with armed re-
sistarce and several OF the japanese
were killed. Claims for indemnity were
made against Russia. but never paid. as
the imperial authorities maintained their
right TO protect their property against
invasion. 1t is understood to be the
wish Of Russia in the forthcoming con-
ference not to stop at the protective reg
ulations already made. but to carry them
further by increasing the width of the
zoEe considerably beyond thirty miles.
The Russian authorities have found by
experience that many of the female seals
go more than thirty miles to sea in
search Of food. The wish is. therefore,
to make the zone so wide that ii will ex-
tend to the farthest point to which the
females go for food.
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LATEST SCANDAL AT TT. SHERIDAN.
Report the Hammond Case Has Reached
the Washington Authorities.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Secretary Alger
yesterday received the report of an in
uuiry conducted by Captain Richards
into the alleged brutal treatment OF Pri-
vate Hammond by Captain Lowering al
Fort Sheridan some days ago. Captain
Richards examined number Of persons.
including Captain Lowering and Ham,
mond. The testimony of these two wit
Eesses, Secretary Alger says, agrees al
most entirely except that Hammond
claimed that Capt. Lowering kicked him
and jabbed him with his sword more times
than the latter admits; also that Ham,
mond declares that the captain swore at
him. which the latter denies. The testi-
mony Of the other witnesses. Secretary
Alger says. is mainly corroborative of the
main facts of the case.
That of the surgeon who made an ex-
animation of Hammond was to the ef
feet that there were some very slight
wounds but rot nearly as serious as the
prisoner claimed. Colonel Hall, the
commandant at Fort Sheridan, practical
ly indorses the action taken by Captain
Lowering in the case. Secretary Alger
had a consultation with the president
about the matter yesterday and will con-
suit further with him about 1t today.
General Miles, commanding the army.
took the report home with him for the
purpose OF reading IL over and giving his
opinion on the subject to Secretary AL
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QUESTION OF MAll-CARRYING.
Doesn't Lie with Chicago's Board of Alder
men to Decide.

men tO Deciue.
Washington, Oct. 16.-Should the city
authorities in Chicago undertake to stop
the carrying of mails on the street cars
they may find themselves in conflict
with the entire power OF the United
States and their police may be confront
ed by soldiers. No official information
has reached the postoffice department
regarding the decision OF the corpora
tion counsel of Chicago that the carry
ing of mails was a violation of the
street railway charters, but the officials
are very much interested in the case,
and are awaiting developments.
The department will deal only with
the street railway companies with
which il has contracts. II is in no way
concerned with any question that may
arise between the companies and the
city. There is no question as to the
right Of the government to send mails
over any highway in the United States
and while ii cannot compel any trans
portation company to carry the mails
there is ample authority for the pro-
lection Of any company which may un-
dertake to transport them.
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Will Be THE Church" I'm Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Oct. 16.-The Protestant
Episcopal church will be known in fut-
ure simply as the Church" If the
movement formally inaugurated in the
meeting of the Milwaukee Diocesan
courcil yesterday morning is taken up
by the dioceses generally throughout the
country, as the clergymen and laymen
fondly believe ii will. In amending the
constitution Of the diocese, the words
THE Protestant Episcopal church" were
stricken out and THE Church inserted
In their stead
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sue. but these views are merely specu-
lative. With congress constituted as II
Is. II may be said in all truth that the
outlook for substantial currency change
during the next two years is gloomy.
All that the administration really ex-
poets is that there will be a healthy
and free discussion OF currency re-
form" along the lines advocated in the
presidents message and in the report Of
the secretary.
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DEATHS BLUE PENCIL
Strikes from the Record of ths
Living the Name Charles
Anderson Dana.
EDITOR OF THE SUN is mo MORE

PASSES from Earth at the Age of ~, the
Nestor of the Journalistic Profession i'm
the United States-His Services I'm Public
Life and to the Press-How He Built Up
the New York Sun-Remarl<able Intel
Iectual Attainnents of the Man.
New York, oct. 1S.-Charles A. Dana,
editor OF the New York Sun, died at his
home in Glencove, Long Island, at 1:2O
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The cause of Mr.. Dana's death was
cirrhosis of the liver. On June he was
at his office apparently strong and
healthy. The next day he was taken
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BaItimore vs.. Au-Americans.

Pittsburg. Oct 16.-The Baltimore ball
club met the All-Americans here yes
terday and were badly defeated. Ow
ing TO poor management and lack Of
proper advertisement only 600 people at
tended the game. Score: Baltimore. 8;
All-Americans IS
The true northerner., 1897-10-20
sheboygan Man Commits Suicide.

Plymouth, Wis, Oct. 16.-J. NJ. Logan,
OF Sheboygan, Wis, representative of
the Sheboygan Yeast company. aged As,
was found dead in his room at the Wis
consin hotel yesterday. Indications
point to suicide, large bottle which con-
tanned carbolic acid being found at his
bedside. Logan leaves widow ard
family
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WAS A rIRsr-cLAss JUDGE OF NEWS
Knew What Would Sell the Paper-His
War Experience The sun.

Having been one OF the editors OF a
little weekly called The Harbinger,
when he left Brook farm 1t was with
the conviction that journalism was his
field of action, but first he went to
Europe and was in Paris at the time OF
the revolution in 1S4s. at which time
also his newspaper instincts became full
ly developed. lie wrote TO the New
York Tribune Of the scenes in Paris at
that time, and his correspondence is
even regarded TO this day as a model OF
The true northerner., 1897-10-20
Ex-Congressman woodman Better.

Chicago. Oct. 1S.-The condition OF ex-
Congressman Charles Woodman is re-
ported to be much improved. DR.. Hood,
the attending physician, said he be-
lieved there was a good chance for
his patient 10 recover. He admitted,
however, that the danger point had not
vet been passed.
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One ofKentucky's Products.

Carlisle, KY. Oct. 16-Samuel Wilson,
aged is years. was shot and killed by Ed
Crump, aged Is years. Crump was ar
rested on the charge of murder. He got
the worst of IL i'm a fight and after
ward obtained revolver and lay In
wait for Wilson.
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Casson Gets AN Important Post.

Washington. Oct. 15.-John A. Casson,
formerly member Of the house of repre-
seEtatives from Iowa and ex-minister
to Australia, has been appointed a spe-'
cial agent of the department of state for
the negotiation of reciprocity arrange
ments under the Dingley tariff law.
The true northerner., 1897-10-20
Greater New York's registration.

New York. oct. 1s-Saturday was the
fourth and last day Of registration. The
total registration Of Greater New York
Is 57O 749. The total registration in New
York city is S24. 500, as compared with
GIG last year.
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More Omces Given ont.

Washington. oct. 1s.-The president
has appointed Eugene Seeger. of Illi-
nois, consul general at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil; James +. Donald. Of Indiana,
consul at Nogales. Mex, and Julian
Phelps. OF Iowa, consul at Crefeld, Ger
many.
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tire. but the president did not acknowl-
edge II until Oct. 9. The letter of an
nouncement is dated Washington, Oct.
1t says: Near the close of last term,
feeling the duties Of my office had be-
come too arduous for my strength,
transmitted my resignation to the pres
ident, to take effect on the first day OF
December next, and this he has accepted
with kindly expression of regard, as
will be seen from copy of his letter,
which is as follows"
President Expresses His Regret.
The letter from the president is dated
Oct. 3, 1897. and is as follows:
MY Dear Sir:-In April last Chief
Justice Fuller, accompanied by Mr.. JUS
tice Brewer, handed me your resigna-
tion as associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States, to take ef-
feet Dec. /, 1897. In hereby accepting
your resignation, / wish to express my
deep regret that you feel compelled by
advancing years TO sever your active
connection with the court of which you
have so long been a distinguished mem-
ber Entering upon your great office in
December, have served upon this bench
for a period Of thirty-four years and
seven months, a time longer than
that of any member of the court since
its creation, and throughout a period
of special Importance in the history Of
the country, occupied with as grave
public questions as have ever confronted
that tribunal for decision.
Congratulates Him on His Service.
Il congratulate you, therefore, most
heartily upon a service of such excep
tonal duration. fidelity and distinction.
Nor can / overlook that you received
your commission from Abraham Lin
coin, and, graciously spared by kind
Providence, have survived all the mem
bers Of the court of his appointment
Upon your retirement both the bench
and the country will sustain a great
loss. but the high character and great
ability OF your work will live and long
be remembered not only by your col
leagues, but by your grateful fellow
countrymen. With personal esteem and
sincere best wishes for your content
ment and happiness during the period
Of rest which you have so well earned, /
am. dear sir very truly yours.
"WILLIAM MKINLEY."
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Another Important Pension Ruling.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-In the case Of
John Kelly. Of the Forty first Pennsyl-
vania emergency militia and the Fifty
seventh Pennsylvania volunteer infan-
try, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Davis has laid down the ruling that as
the soldiers two terms aggregated more
than ninety days the rejection of his
claim under the act Of June "a, 1890, was
error. This reverses the former practice
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characteristics of That Region.

Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 15.-John
Vance killed James Thompson and seri-
ously injured Thompson's wife in Logan
county Wednesday, the result of an old
feud. Vance is a son-in-law Of The
Devil" Anse Hatfield.
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Indiana Man Appointed.

Washington, Oct. 15.-The secretary
OF the interior has appointed E. b. Rey-
nolds, OF Hagerstown, Ind, special In
dian agent
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Star Pointer and Joe Patchen.

st. Joseph. Mo-, Oct. 15.-In their trialafl
here yesterday against time Star Point
er made the mile in 2:02 and Joe Patch -
en-, 2:03. There was q strong wind
Moving.
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LAYS OFF THE ERM|ME
Full Of Years and Honors Justice
Field Retires from the
Supreme Bench.
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FACT.

Writes Ia His Associates Giving the Presi-
dents Reply tn His Resignstion-Has the
Record for Long Service-McKenna His
Probable Successor-How Russia Pre-
serves Her Seals and Pre-empts the High
Seas for "a National Preserve.
Washington, Oct. 15.-After a service
OF thirty-four years on the supreme
bench Justice Stephen j. Field has re-
tired and his retirement been accepted
by the president The fact was officially
announced to the court yesterday i'm a
long letter i'm which the retiring chief
justice reviews the momentous events
that have occurred since he took his
seat in that august tribunal. Justice
Field, it is learned, notified the presi-
dent last April of his intention TO re-
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Apne6rances.

One had long hair and high collar,
and the other had hair cropped close to
his head. Their silk hats were little
rusty, yet tl11s was an air of gentility
about the two men. saw them this
morning from the window of chop
house. They walked to the side door Of
a pawEshcp across the way, after they
had first taken furtive look about to
see if anyt >dy observed them. They
would not have been seen entering
pawnshop for worlds. They came out
minute later. The one with the long
hair had one less watch chain than he
had when he went in. They stopped
within two feet Of the door from which
they had come. The long haired man di-
vided some bills with his companion.
He looked at little slip Of paper in his
hand, and any one might see that the
alp was pawn ticket. There they stood
FOR ten minutes by the side door Of that
pawnshop, within sight Of Sixth avenue
and Broadway, that all who walked
might see that they had been to visit an
avuncular relative. Yet they would not
have thought of boldly entering that
pawnshop by the front door. - New
York Telegram.
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His Sacrifice.

Darling" he said, looking down
tenderly into the eyes Of his bride, st
have often heard you say that there is
no true love without self sacrifice. You
have taught me this great truth, and
now am going to prove my love by
giving up something that has been very
dear to me for years. You know how
fond am Of smoking Well, dearest,
am going to abandon the practice, even
though it be like tearing out my-my"-
At this point his emotion apparently
overcame him, and he looked down at
the sweet face, expecting to see there
appreciation of his noble resolve, but
he saw only look of blank disappoint-
ment.
''What is the matter? Are you not
glad that I am following your teach
ing?" he asked.
cts not that, she answered, almost
sobbing. "Never mind what it is. - And
she rushed from the room.
The self sacrificing hero smiled. He
had learned from his wife's dearest
friend that she had set her heart on
buying him half dozen boxes of cigars
covered with lovely silver paper wrap
pers, with pictures in the middle.
And that is what gave birth to his
noble resolution. Pearson Weekly.
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A Wasted Sermon.

A teacher in large public school at
Peckham has recently been much an
noyed by the persistency with which
one of her scholars plays truant. She
was on tho point of reporting his case,
when she spoke to one of the lady su-
pervisors. This lady believes in kind
ness rather than harsher measures and
told the teacher to send the offender to
her house the next time he was trouble
some.
So one afternoon there appeared at the
lady's house a boy. The supervisor was
all smiles and attention, and she treat
ed him to ''spread" the like of which
he probably had never enjoyed before.
He was soon made to feel perfectly at
home.
tNow," thought the benefactress,
sis the time to preach my little ser
mon. So she put before him the evils
of playing truant and besought him to
be model boy in the future.
Imagine her surprise when he said to
her:
81 amt the boy that runs away,
ma'am. He gave me penny to come
here in his place. scottish Leader.
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Electric Protection of Safes.

The latest idea for the protection Of
money and valuables is to have the
safe which contains them secured in
side a cabinet. Where the safe is kept
in vault the vault serves the purposes
of cabinet. In either case an electric
lining is used, consisting of strips of
metal mounted in connection with thin
metal sheets SO arranged that even
pin thrust through the cabinet and PEN
etrating the lining will sound the alarm.
The door Of the vault cannot be opened,
nor can the curtain of the cabinet be
raised, until time look has disconnect
ed it from the alarm system. In order
that the alarm box may be proof against
molestation it is made of steel and
placed within hood lined in the same
way as the cabinet Any attempt at
tampering will cause an alarm to be
sounded, as in the case of the cabinet.
The door is held closed by heavy lag
bolts, the partial removal of any Of
which will give a warning signal.
There are several of these lag bolts, and
before the door can be opened they have
all to be removed, which requires a con
siderable length Of time.
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shown Up Still Again.

The naughty beauty glanced at the
catd that the servant had brought hef
and noticed that it bore the name of a
titled fortune hunter Of unsavory repu-
tation.
''Show him up" she said.
"What, again?" asked the footman in
surprise.
"Again?" repeated the naughty beau
ty. "What do you mean?''
''Why, the papers have already shown
him up once" answered the footman,
Who had been doing little reading.
Nevertheless, returned the naughty
beauty, with her most imperious ges-
ture, cit is necessary to show him up
before can turn him down."
Saying which she turned to a mirror
to practice the icy stare for which she
had become noted. Chicago Post.
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Killing an Elephant.

1t took three hours to kill a vicious
elephant in the vicinity Of Liverpool,
and in assisting to bring about this re-
suit medical gentleman almost sue
eeeded in comprising his own destruc-
tion. Charles II was the name of the
elephant Two Liverpool physicians
We're appointed executioners. They fed
tne beast on aconite concealed in carrots
ana arsenic sprjnkled on buns, which it
swallowed pleasantly and asked for
more. Then one medical gentleman con-
celved the idea of loading syringe
WIN prussic acid, inducing the ele-
pnant to open it's mouth and squirting
'ne poison down its throat. Charles IL
considered this great sport, but the doc
tof who was operating the syringe, by
reason of his interest in the experiment,
m1omentarily forgot the deadly proper.
'ies OF prussic acid, inhaled the fumes
una Tell unconscious. The other physi-
clan saved his colleagues life with
slea1 difficulty, the elephant looking on
", WIN deep sympathy. However, after
Gnarles Ina II had taken enough poison to
@ NH 200 men, according to the doctors,
s anu three hours had passed since the first
sose ne suddenly toppled over and ex-
n 9lred quietly. Like the other Charles
~ ne had been an unconscionable time
"slhg.-San Francisco Argonaut.
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A R,smance Of the Wire.

"There's .uck in matrimony as in
everything slsa," mused an old De-
5roiter who, in his early days, was a
telegraph operator. "For nearly 80
gears my wife and have lived happily
together. We have had our little domes-
tic squalls like other people, but I can
say that we have sailed on smooth wa
;5ers with fair winds. --s-e=,,'s,. e4:ssEsg
"She used to be a telegraph operator
too. went TO substitute for a friend Of
mine on the line to give him brief va
cation. He told me that he had been
carrying on a Irritation with woman
operator with whom he was very favor
ably impressed. She only knew him by
his office call, and he requested that I
carry on the incipient courtship SO that
ne could take it up OH his return. The
girl would be none the wiser, and his
suit would be that much further along.
Being young and romantic, assented
as matter of course.
From the first message I concluded
that the wooing had reached very in
teresting stage and entered right into
the spirit of the affair. Not being trou-
bled by any of my friends embarrass-
ment, for he was in love, talked to her
like bold and ardent swain. She evi-
dently liked this, and I was on the
verge of engaging my friend when I re-
celved word from him that he had met
his fate at home; that he was going
Into her fathers store, and that must
close up his telegraphic courtship as
gently as could.
AT first I was mad enough to hunt
nlm up and thrash him. Then I sud-
denly discovered that I was nightly
pleased. She only knew him by the
Office call, and now the call was mine.
Just as soon as there was an opening I
proposed, and back came an acceptance.
I've never told her, but between me and
you she's worth carload of his wife. I"
Detroit Free Press.