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appointed instructor in army affairs, and Lieutenant Count von Hopffgarten was delegated to the happy office of social guardian of the young heir.
 How well the Count performed his duties is plainly shown by the gay life which marks the three years of his charges life at Berlin. A friend in the beautiful Vassilevitch, a much-talked- about Bohemian singer, was first pro- cured to make happy the days of AL fred. On this lady he lavished immense sums and many are the anecdotes of the young couple and theft ingenious attempts to secure amusement and ad- ventures. The young scion committed
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many indiscretions, which, however, were looked upon as trifling matters by the indulgent parents.
 As time progressed all the vices which are popular among the nobles in the capitals began to appeal to Alfred's fancy. Friends of a dubious character are ever in wait to employ themselves as monitors to the young and curious. Gambling, at first merely matter of curiosity, soon became passion with Alfred. Magnificent palaces are erected to the god of cards in Berlin, in which the highest and most exclusive members of aristocracy may be met Prince Alfred was initiated into clique composed of young blue bloods
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like himself, and the nights were spent
 at the tables. Luck did not favor the young man and he was forced to resort to many eXpedients to raise money. His mother, who is reputed to be the most wealthy woman in the empire, possessing an annual income of about fifteen million marks, is famous for her parsimony. To the demands of her fa- vorite child, however, she was often forced to succumb. Alfred was the pos sessor of magnificent stables at Berlin, Charlottenburg and Baden Baden, in which were found many horses which have made their names famous on Ger man and English tracks. These stables
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sent to cool his ardor for forbidden pastimes in the sequestered old Russian castle of Hamburg. the property of his mother, Maria, the sister of the late Czar Alexa..der the Second. The i'm mediate cause of his exile is a scandal such as but too frequently rends the circles of Europe's aristocracy and ob- tains publicity, despite the stringent ef- forts of those in power.
 During his boyhood Alfred attended the gymnasium at Coburg and appear ed to brilliant advantage among his many schoolfellows. He at that time gave little promise of developing into the sportive young man that later years
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The total tonnage of vessels entering at or clearing for foreign ports from New York and the figures reported at London of vessels engaged in trade with foreign or colonial ports are shown in the following table. The years indi- cated are fiscal years, ending on June 30, except in the last line, where an es- tirnate of tonnages for the calendar year 1898 is given:
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parliamentary paper just issued shows that there are in Belgium no few kinds. or one to every twenty-nine of the population.
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speclal to The Sunday call.

BERLIN, Nov. 21.-A furor was created recently at the capital by the sudden dis missal by his Majesty's command of Captain von Ruexleben, Military Instruc- tor, and Count von Hopffgar- ten, social guardian of AL fred, Prince of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha. Prince Alfred was transferred from the First Regiment of Royal Guards to the One Hundred and Eff teenth Regiment of Infantry.
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~ INCE that time all Germany has
 been talking and eagerly in-
 .quiring for the causes that led N up to the surprising act on the
 part of the Emperor. The noble
 guardians of Prince Alfred were dismissed while the Emperor was away on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
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TIER three centuries of undis- turbed supremacy, London has at last been forced to yield her proud position as the foremost
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5UPER5TITION5 OF GAMBLERS

BEING that gambling is nearly
 always a matter of luck or i'll luck \ it seems consistent with the eter- / nal fitness of things that habitual
 hlnrc. chni11d h. r.,,,,o,.... iL...--
The Mena star., 1898-09-14
REVOLT IN THE CAROLINES.
Natives Rebel Against svsnI-h Rule Ia the
Pacific I-iand-siarrison Caotured
and solstters Mas-acred.

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-The Caro-
line group of islands which belong to
Spain is undoubtedly by this time In
the hands of the natives of the group
with the Spanish garrison wiped out
News of revolution in the islands
reached this city in letters from Homo
lulu brought by the steamer Coptic.
The story was borne to Honolulu by a
trading schooner which touched at
the Carolines
Two native kings of the group who
had long been at war with each other
some months ago declared truce,
combined their forces and began a war
against Spanish authorities. The
Spaniards were concentrated at Ponape
and it was here the natives made their
attack.
The blacks fought with such vigor
and in such numbers that the Span
iards were compelled to retreat and
take shelter in the barracks which
they held. The gunboat Quiros was
then dispatched to Guam for aid, but
on arriving there found the American
flag floating. The Quiros never re-
ihON oht NV AHfs ia esfC SotOiAh
group. it was thought she was lost.
The supposition is that the Ladrone
garrison of Americans had possession
of her.
The Carolines are a widely scattered
archipelago to the east of the Philip
pines. The surface is frequently well
wooded and the soil fertile While
Spanish authority has been recognized
by the outside world, each island and
even the villagers formed separate in
dependent, but cooperative republics
The most peculiar institution is
the Clobbergoll, a kind of CO.
operation for purposes of mutual
aid and defense. The women possess
Clobbergolls of their own and ex-
ert a considerable share OF political in
fluence. The Carolines are divided
into three groups--the Peleios, con-
tanning about 10000 people; the Cen
trail Carolines, with about $4,000, and
the Eastern Carolines, with over 1O0,-
600 people. The group was discovered
by the Spaniards in 1923.
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TO INVESTIGATE THE WAR.
The President Selects Several Prominent
Men for The Position and Urges
Them to Accept.

Washington, Sept. 12.-The presi-
dent has urged the following named
gentlemen, among others, to accept
places on the committee requested by
Secretary Alger to investigate the
conduct of the war: Lieut.. Gen. John
NJ. Schofield, Gen. John b. Gordon,
Gen. Greenville M. Dodge, President
ID. c. Gilman, Gen. Charles +. Mander-
son, Hon. Robert L. Lincoln, Daniel
S. Lamont DR.. w. w. Keene, Col.
James A. Sexton. The message which
President Mckinley addressed to each
of these follows:
Will you render the country q great service
by accepting my appointment member of
the commission to examine into the conduct of
the commissary. quartermaster and medical
bureaus OF the war department during the war
and into the extent causes and treatment of
sickness in the field and in the campsf
1t Is my desire that the full and exact truth
shall be ascertained and made known. / can
not too strongly impress upon you my earnest
wish that this mission shall be OF such high
character as will command the complete conf
dence OF the country and trust you will con-
sent to serve.-William Mckinley.
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RETRIBUTION WAS SWIFT.
A Mob at Liberty, Mo, Takes n Man 20
Years Old from jail and Swings
Him into Eternity.

Liberty, Mo-, Sept. -. 3.-Benjamin
Jones, an old man of 20 years, was
lynched just before midnight last
night for the alleged assault last Sat-
urday of Anna Montgomery, ten
year-old girl. Between IL and II
o'clock about rs masked men rode into
the town from all directions. They
went Immediately to the Jail and bat
tered down the heavy iron door. They
went in and, finding their man, escort
ed him to the front door on the south
side of the courthouse There, on the
portico of the Clay county courthouse,
BENJAMIN Jones forfeited his life for
one of the foulest crimes ever commit
ted in Clay county.
On Saturday morning Jones was
asked to escort Anna, the ten-year-old
daughter of James Montgomery, of
Randolph, to the Clay county fair.
Jones brought the girl to Liberty in
big wagon. He took care of her all
day, taking her shopping in the morn
ing and out to the fair in the after
noon. After the fair was over, they
started on the return trip to Randolph.
During the trip, the crime for which
Jones was lynched was committed.
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ALLEGED PEACE CONDITIONS.
A "fIigh Source" at Washington Has inside
Information Regarding the Presidents
Instructions to the Commission.

Washington, Sept. t3. 1T is given
out from high source that the presi-
dents instructions to the five peace
commissioners as to the Philippines
will be substantially these:
The retention OF the island OF Luzon, on
which the city OF Manila is situated.
Equal trade facilities with Spain In the re-
mainder of the islands
None OF the islands to be disposed Of TO any
foreign nation
The severance OF existing relations between
church and state In the entire Philippine group.
While these are to be the demands
made of Spain, it is claimed by close
friends of the president that he will
permit the commission to accept terms
from Spain which will require her to
give us only Manila and Manila bay
and zone sufficient to support them
as a naval base, leaving the greater
portion of the island Of Luzon to be
otherwise disposed of.
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ELECTION In Maine.

Portland. Me-, Sept. 1s.-The state
election resulted in the success of the
full repu blican ticket, as follows: Gov
crnor Llewellin Powers. Congress-
men, First district, Thomas b. Reed;
Second district. Nelson Dingley; Third
district, Edwin c. Burleigh; Fourth
district, Charles A. Boutelle. The
latest returns indicate Gov. Pow
ers' plurality at about $1,000, repub-
lican loss of 81 per cent The lower
branch of the legislature will prob
ably stand 1873 republicans TO is demo
Gratis, gain of le for the latter. The
senate, however, will remain un-
changed. being. as in former years,
solidly epublican.
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mckinley stops "A Spanish Trick.

Washington, Sept 13. President
Mckinley is very much incensed over
the report that the Spanish authori-
ties in Havana and San Juan were ship
ping to Spain legal and official records
relating to land titles, the ownership
of property and the government Of the
islands. He promptly cabled to the
military commissions in Cuba and
Porto Rico to at once investigate the
reports. If they find them true they
are instructed to announce that there
will be no treaty of peace until all the
records have been returned or properly
accounted for.
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KILLED AN EMPRESS
Italian Anarchist Wantonly MUIR
ders the Wife of Austria's Ruler.
The stiletto Used with Awful Eject at
Geneva. Where Empress Elizabeth
Was visiting-All Europe APP
palIed at tho Tragedy,

Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 10. The
Empress Elizabeth of Austria was as
sassinated here Saturday afternoon by
an Italian anarchist She was stabbed
with a stiletto Her majesty was
walking from her hotel to the landing
place of the steamer at about one
o'clock when the anarchist suddenly
approached and stabbed her to the
heart The empress fell, got up again,
and was carried to the steamer un-
conscious. The boat started, but, see
ing the empress had not recovered
consciousness, the captain returned and
the empress was carried to the Hotel
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PROBABLY IMAGINARY.
Spanish Minister Hears of Battle In
Which Spanish Gunboats Destroy an
Insurgent EIotiila.

Madrid, Sept 1S. Capt. Aunon, min
lister of marine, received an important
dispatch from the Philippines describ-
ing conflict between the Spanish
gunboats and an insurgent fotilla, in
which the former successfully pre-
vented an insurgent landing in the
Visayas. According to the dispatch
the insurgents have five vessels, all of
which were sunk. The Spaniards had
no loss but the telegram asserts that
hundreds of the insurgents are be-
lieved to have perished.
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Opposing Forces of the Circulating
Medium in Session at Omaha
for Three-Days' Debate.
racMlnENT LEADERS or BOTH PARTIES.
Gold and silver Standards Rspres snted by
Able ChampIons-Editor Horace White
Argues That There Ia Money Enough
TOR single Gold standard-Over n
Billion In Gold.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. l3. One of the
most distinguished gatherings of
financial students and authorities that
ever assembled opened three days
session at the Nebraska building on
the exposition grounds this morning.
Scarcely we'll known name on either
side of the great currency problem,
which has been so long before the
American people, but ia represented
on the programme for set paper or q
part in the running debate. Hon. j.
Sterling Morton presided to-day.
Horace White, of New York; Edward
Atkinson, Congressman Fowler, of
New Jersey; Editor p. II. Robin
son, of the Railway Age; Louis R.
Enrich, of Colorado Springs; Former
Senator Carey, of Wyoming, and Gov.
Leslie NJ Shaw, of Iowa, are to take
part in the programme. Mr.. Atkin-
son is not here owing to illness, his
paper being read by Mr.. Morton.
Messrs Warner Towne, Bartine,
Weaver, Reynolds and leaders of sill
yer and paper money sides arc to take
part in the joint debate. Shortly aft
convention to order without any unusu-
al formally beyond few words of ex-
PLANTATION and welcome. Editor Horace
White, of the New York Evening
Post, was the chief defender of the
gold standard this morning. Mr..
White considered the saying that
there is not gold enough in the world
to do the business of the world. II
can prove" he said, "that there is
enough gold to do our business. at
the present time the banks of New
York and Boston have SO of gold to 81
of paper in their vaults. The reason
for this is that the west and south
have drawn nearly all their paper cur
rency away from them. Gold has
flowed in from abroad to take its place.
If the west and south think there is
not gold enough to do their business,
let them send this paper back to New
York and ask for gold in exchange.
The countenances of the New York
bankers will be wreathed in smiles
while handing 1t over to them.
1--WE have produced s5s, 900, 900 in our
own country which we have retained,
And we have received 5000, 900 to S10,-
600, 900 from the Klondilze. Our stock
of gold has increased about $50, 900, 600
in little more than one year. Our
holdings of gold are now fully $780,
900. 900, being larger than those of any
other country in the world, and it is
absurd to say that there is not enough
gold to do our business with.
'But the evidence is overwhelming
that there is enough for other nations
also. The amount added to the worlds
stock during the last eight years was
81, ,377 900, 600. and it is increasing by
leaps and bounds"
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the many Obi lessons in t,np'raase which
the late war has brouynt forth and We earnes
ly request that another signal one may be added
TO the list 10 the christening of the battleship
Illinois We had already asked VI Mtss Letter to II e
water instead Of wine before the fact was
brought to our notice tnat under the war
power, the federal government must decide
how the battleship should be christened We
earnestly request you 10 give fhe weight OF
your honored name and power to this object
lesson for temperance and righteousness
The Mena star., 1898-09-14

EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF AUSTRIA
From Photograh Taken Several Years Ago)
Beaurivargo, where she expired. The
murderer is man named Luchoni.
He was born in Paris of Italian par
ents.
The empress of Austria was born
December "a, 1897. She was a
daughter of Duke Maximilian, of Ba-
varia, and was married to Francis Jo-
seph, emperor of Austria and king of
Hungary. April "a. 1854. They had
three children - the Archduchess
Gisola. who is married to Prince Luit-
pold, of Bavaria; the Archduke Ru-
dolph. who married Princess Ste-
phanie, of Belgium, and who was
(seemingly) assassinated in 1889, and
the Archduchess Maria Valeria, who
married the ArchdulSe Franz Salvador,
of Austria-T Tuscany. The late empress
was an enthusiastic horsewoman.
Completely Transfixed the Heart.
Geneva, Sept l3.-The post-mortem
examination of the remains of the late
empress of Austria, who was assassi-
mated on Saturday last by an Italian
anarchist, has revealed that the
weapon completely transfxed the
heart, penetrating So inches and
making a wound one-sixth of an inch
wide The fact that her majesty
walked 80 yards to the steamer is
ascribed to her remarkable will power
and natural energy.
Deep Gloom Throughout Europe.
Vienna. Sept. 13. The plans for the
funeral of the late Empress Elizabeth,
who was assassinated by an anarchist
Saturday at Geneva, contemplate
bringing the remains to Vienna next
Thursday, lying in state on Friday
and the obsequies of interment on
Saturday. Every flag in the city is
at half-mast and the theaters, races
and other amusements are sus-
pended indefinitely. The emperor's
fortitude is the topic of univer-
sal admiration He is bearing up
manfully, despite the terrible shock,
which, in view of his age, had inspired
the gravest apprehension. Although
at first stunned and then slightly
hysterical, he soon regained his self
control and displayed remarkable
pletely overpowered by his grief, he
moaned piteously, repeatedly sobbing
the name of the empress.
Many of the prominent European
journals are again urging interna-
tional action against anarchists. They
recall that both the late M Carnot, pres
ident of the French republic, and the
late Senor Canovas del Castillo, the
Spanish prime minister were victims
of italian anarchists. The terrible
news has thrilled Europe from end to
end, and everywhere but one question
is asked. how can society protect
itself against anarchism? Special dis
patches from every capital describe
the effect produced, and newspaper
comments that palpitate with bitter
Indignation that defenseless woman.
who Stunned politics and did nothing
but rood, should be selected at
the moment of the approaching
Jubilee for the assassin's kife.
The Mena star., 1898-09-14

Philadelphia, Sept. 1a.--It Is rnofii.
cially announced that Philadelphia
will build for the American navv the
battleship that is TO replace the Maine
Ia ship that will be rival CT the
tremendous Royal Sovereign Of the
English navy, and the Carnot of the
French navy. 1t will be Of IL. so tons
displacement and make IS knots an
hour
The Mena star., 1898-09-14

discussed the subject were nearly all
of the opinion that the commission
would have no authority except the
moral force of public opinion which
would be behind it. That, however,
they thought would be ample. The
military authorities could order all
military men desired as witnesses to
appear before the commission, and a
notary could administer the oath.
The Mena star., 1898-09-14
cold reserve stiIi Cilmblng.

Washington, Sept. ~ Another gain
in the treasury gold yesterday OF
50. .399, SOB brings the total net gold up
to s23o, 394, 394. Considerable OF the in
crease is due to the payments for the
new war bonds and further additions
from the same cause will result
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|{ICE Commissioners.
-. Five Americans, Day, Davis,
Frve. Reid and Gray Will Sail
for Paris Saturday.
IN ONLY TWO LANGUAGES

!. corv,rsatIons ard Writings To He Con-
s.ss.d Ia Epglish aud spanish, Instead
Of french. ss As-erted-Mo oKiniey's
v,sus ON Three sabjects-Pcrsonnei of
the war Inquiry commission
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rhey Appeal to MCKINLEY.

Chicago. Sept -. The National W..
c. 4. u. sent the following letter to
President Mckinley:
On behalf OF the 800. 900 women of the Wom-
en- 5 Christian Temperance Union OF the United
States we respectfully call your attention TO
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
WILL FIGHT THE STANDARD
Independent Pipe Line Coming Inco West
Virginia.

The United States Pipe Line
Company. an Independent oil
transportation corporation, which
has been fighting the Standard
OIL Company for four years,
made it's first move toward enter
ing the West Virginia field last
Saturday. One million dollars
stock to build lines from Corapo-
lis, Pa, to Sistersville and this
southwest fields, was authorized
by the directors last month, and
on the day of sale 100000 of it
was offered for sale at Sisters
vile last week among producers
not connected with the Standard.
Every dollar was taken before
the Office closed. The remand
er Of the million is being placed
with equal facility. The new
competitor of the Standard is
composed of independent pro-
ducers only, and is semi-co-op-
erative concern. 1t is paying
three cents a barrel more than
the Standards price for crude
petroleum and has gotten a foot
hold in Europe.
Agents Of the independent line
were in West Virginia last sum
mer working up the matter and
their Investigations of the feel
ings of the producers toward the
Standard lead to this present de-
finite move,
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LANDED AT LAST.
The Ups And Downs Of The slsnulIs Balt
Safe.

After such an experience, per-
haps. as no other object ever had
the safe for the bank at Glen
vile arrived there last week. II
had been on the road from Wes-
ton to that place for very nearly
three weeks, the greater portion
of which time it was lying over.
turned at Stewards creek hill
on the pike between Weston and
1hat place, 1t was finally re-
loaded and started on its way
again, but on account Of the bad
condition Of the road, but very
slow headway was made. On
last Thursday afternoon the
team was sighted approaching
and about half past two the
town turned out to meet it.
But the trouble was not yet over.
for just below the Presbyterian
church it got stuck in the mud
so deep that it took an hour or
two to extricate it. and few
yards farther on it ran into the
gutter and turned over. where it
lay for several hours more before.
it was righted, About every able
bodied man in the town lent as
sistance in this time Of need,
and the unweildy thing was got
ten to the bank building amid
the wild cheers of the populace.
Here it broke in the floor and
there was further delay. At
Petersburg the safe broke
through the floor of the car in
which it was shipped and had TO
be transferred from that car to
another. which was accomplish
ed only after Q great deal OF
trouble. At harrisburg where
the safe was transferred to the
West Va. & Pittsburg railroad,
it took another tumble. but was
finally set Alright and started on
its fated trip again. When il
arrived at Weston more trouble
awaited it, and the railroad men
had great difficulty in removing
it from the car. But at last il
has reached its destination and
now occupies its proper place In
! the bank at Glenville, and looks
none the worse for It's ups and
downs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
DROWNED
During a Religious Service in Lincoln
County.

Rev. ]. g. Enoch, a Baptist
minister at Hamlin, Lincoln
county, closed a very successful
revival meeting last week. and
had ten converts to be baptized.
Hundreds of people gathered to
see the converts immered in Ten
Mile Creek. Seven of the can
didates were successfully put I'M.
der' water, when it came to turn
of Mrs. Homer Keck, a woman of
forty years old and weighing 200
pounds. Rev. Mr.. Enoch was
chilled and his hands benumbed
from long contact with the wa
ter. Mrs. Keck was timid, and
when the minister tipped her
over backwards she seemed to
lose consciousness from the
shock of the cold water. Her
full weight came upon the pas
tors arms, he was unable to hold
her. and she sank in three feet
of water. Several men hurried
TO the rescue, but in the excite
ment, they were unable TO do but
very little, and Mrs. Keck was
not carried ashore for fully FIVE
minutes. She was unconscious
and all efforts to restore her
proved unavailing. The INNER
sion Of the remaining two candi-
dates has been postponed until
the weather is warmer.