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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

Sir Richard Webster was once In a
cab collision near the law courts. and
on ai!ghting he gave his cabman his
card. In case he should be wanted as a
witness. The case came on. and Sir
Richard, on entering the court, was
asked to take a seat near the bench.
The verdict was given In his cabmans
favor and when Sir Richard went out
there stood the cabby waiting for him.
Jump In, sir" he said. "Ill drive yer
anywheres. | knowed II 'ud be all
right when ! saw yer up there squar.
ing the beak."-Tid- Bits.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

was a brother Of simon. emigrated 20
this country IN 1862. and was among
the first settlers In New Utrecht, lie
occupied a farm where Fort lIamil-
ton now stands. His house was after
ward torn down 20 make room Tor Fort
Hamilton. Jacques was a private tu-
tor. and died about 1893. His wife.
who was Neelje Van Duyn. daughter Of
Garrett Cornelius Van Duyu. died In
December 1895.
When Lord Howe's troops landed on
Long island Tories were plentiful. The
Simon Cortelyou Of the day was one
OF them. While Lord Howe and his
stan were making sImons house their
headquarters. according 10 a legend Of
the family. Catherine, the daughter OF
Simon. fell In love with a young Brit
ish officer. simon opposed the match
and the couple eloped on horseback
After getting married they returned TO
Simon and asked 10 be forgiven, but
their pleadIngs were In vain. The
officer went down 20 the beach 'front.'
ing the house and put a bullet through
his brain. The bride became insane.
After the revolution the house fell
into the hands Of a man named Napier.
who turned the place into a tavern,
and Il was the scene OF prlzehghts.
cooking mains, badger drawings, and
dog fights. On one Of the doors. to-
day. Is the impression made by brass
knuckles. Other marks show where
blows struck with bludgeons. chair
legs and similar weapons landed on
the woodwork The house fell into
the hands Of the United States govern
ment, and Is now being used by the
engineers department. New York
Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

uuiaas Present Received ~ ihs nishss
90 Loadoa-

90 Lsadoa-
From the London Chronicle: There
has just been presented 10 the bishop
OF London a inter which Is the only
one Of lts Kind In the world. Il Is OF
Furnished ivory. with gold orphreys.
On the plaques er plates are written In
pure leaf gold the words Holiness 10
the Lord" In Hebrew. Greek. Latin and
English. These words. Il will be re-
mcmbered. we're ordered 10 be written
on APRONS miter-as II Is described In
Exodus XKylii-x1ix. The Hebrew and
the English are on the front plates The
lining In OF crimson corded SILK. and
the lapelz are the same covered with
cloth OF gold. each bearing a Greek
cross OF thin ivory. Otherwise there Is
no adornment whatever. and the effect
generally 10 AZ once plain and rich. The
shapes Of miters have varied through
the ages. There seems To be little doubt
that the original linen inter prescribed
for Aaron was iillet Of linen. But In
Exodus. XIX. II IL ordered. Thou
shalt put the inter upon his head. and
put the holy crown upon the inter"
SO that the effect % the original high
priests miter was that OF fllet with
a crown superposed And so II has
been since the Christian church adopt
ed miters. there has been the fiilet and
the crown. In the eastern church the
crown has almost concealed the hllet.
Mlters In the west have been Of various
shapes. The papal tiara Is thrice
crowned inter. The Celtic and old En-
glish form Is much lower than that
prevailing generally In the west The
best known type Of the former 10 the
Limerick miter-whoae lines have been
here followed which has been engray-
ed times untold. Miters have been Of
linen. OF silk. Of gold and silver. and
all these plain or ieweled. II does not
appear 20 have occurred 10 anybody
until this year 10 make one Of ivory.
Unexpected difficulties arose. but they
were overcome by little ingenuity and
care. The miter Is "a thank Offering.
1897" and the donor. with whom the
idea originated. desires to remain un-
known.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

The largest flower In the world grows
on the island Of Mindanao. one Of The
Philippine group II was FIRST discoy-
cred there some years ago by a Ger
man explorer. 10 is a -petaicd
blossom. nearly a yard wide. a a
distance the buds look like giant cab
bagc heads A single flower has been
known to weigh twenty-five pounds.
The natives call Il the bolo. speci.
mems sent 10 Europe were recognized
TO be Of the species Raniesion. a plant
discovered IN Sumatrn and named after
the English governor Of that island. SIR
Stamford Rallies The bolo IL only 10
be found In the neighborhood Of the
crater of Apo. one Of the highest vol.
canoes IN the Philippines. or about
$500 feet above tho level Of the sea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
sssssssssssssssssss&s1s>s,
|. Fort Hamilton's +;
|. "a Old House. E;

The second oldes, house on Long
Island is said 20 be- that standing on
the Shore road. adjoining the military
reservation 40 Fort Hamilton. Il Is
believed 10 have teen built 10 1893.
iss years ago. by Simon Cortelyou. a
Hugleuoi refugee. 4 year ago. In
Consequence OF a rumor that it was 10
De torn down. the Historical Society
q Boston made an effort 20 obtain
possession % the structure and have 10
removed 20 Boston The rlmor was
untrue. as there is more 81 the build
Ing being torn down by relic hunters
than by the United States authorities.
The house figured 10 tke revolution
AIRY var Il served a. a fort Tor the
patriots when they opposed the land
ing Of a party OF Hessian and Scotch
troops under CORVALLIS. from Lord
HoSes feet on Aug q. iT76 Ameri-
can troops garrisoned the house. and
300 picked rl1emen Of washington's
army occupied the hill AZ the bIck Of
The house. just about the spot now oc-
cupied by the military barracks The
American rihemen we're under the
command % Col Hand. and so vigor-
Gus and effective vas the resistance
they offered that the British lost
large number Of officers. who were
picked on by the sharpshoo;ers a. they
led the invading forces up the beach 10
the attack on the Corteiyou house.
The Hessians were repulsed six times,
and the American troops were driven
out by overwhelming numbers only
when a large cannon was brought 70
bear upon them. The house still bears
marks Of the conflict. the holes where
bullets entered the woodwork being
plainly discernible on an sides OF the
building on the following day. Aug.
p, Lord Howe took possession Of the
house and made q his headquarters for
about four months
When the British had wres,ed the
colony from the Dutch and Col Rich
ard Nichols had become is first gov
ernor he gave 20 Jacques Cortelyon and
others the whole OF the township OF
New Utrecht, Cortelyou getting for his
portion the land including the site Of
the old house Jacques. according 10
the legends Of the Corielyou family
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

Can ] see the lady Of the house?"
asked the canyasser with candor.
Yes. she replied. candldly. you can.
II you are not a political candidate"
How can your" said he. No. mad.
am am selling a can opener which
can't be beat II can open any can
that can be opened by any can opener.
and any can can be opened by this can
opener that can be opened by any can
opener and II you can show me a can.
can What can't" cried she. Il
wish had cannon and ! bet you'd
eanter.' Then she slammed the doc,
In his faee.-Phlladelphla Bulletin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
Uncle JAke's Tish.

Uncle Jake lives In Florida. weighs
about two hundred and fifty and Is
very fond OF fishing. The other day
he went down 20 the bridge at the foot
Of his orchard. and after batting his
hook and dropping II into the water
settled himself with his back against
the railing and went comfortably 10
sleep. Presently the pole slipped from
his grasp and foated down the stream,
but Uncle Jake slept on. Then his
head began 20 sway from side 10 side,
only 20 be brought mp every few min
utes with a sudden jerk Bot az last
the head went too lar Tor recovery. and
Uncle Jakc's rotund body disappeared
with a great splash The water was
not deep. but after much nouuderng
and kicking a white face and two big
staring eyes appeared above the sur
face. "G-g-gosh'" spluttered a Won
dering voice but wasn't that a whop-
peri Pulled me smack In. Must a
clean swallored the hook" His gaze
swept the water around him, and his
face heightened ylsibly, and the pole.
too, by gum"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

water colors on exhibition in hiI
workroom. The sixth day the painter
disappeared after receiving his money
The two business men began dlspos.
Ing Of the water colors. A well-knowD
Main street business man paid $500 for
one Of the pictures and others sold
from s. up 10 $500 At the end Of tive
weeks they had sold every picture and
had $4,000 IN the bank IS the result
They looked IN vain for their painter.
but couldn't locate him until month
afterward. Then they discovered him
In a dime museum, where he was act
ing as an announcer. They offered
him all kinds Of money to 20 back in
their employ. but the fellow declined.
saying he had a soft berth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

strument OF such insane abuse as the
fortune which Berry got hold of last
June.
Few persons know who he was. how
he got the money he flung to the winds
or Just the exact amount Of his for
tune. lie made his debut on a startled
world June 2. 1897. In the little town
OF Salem. H. His appearance and his
conduct were the signal for an activity
in the telegraph Offices which has never
ceased since he paid bcotback Sc for
a "shlne" and gave a cabman s25 for
driving him half an hour He marrted
Miss ssaIe Miller In Mount Vernon ana
drove her on the wedding tour" to
salem behind horse for which he paid
$4,000. He took the whole main floor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

70 bring the train to a stop. whea
they had to stop a train in the short
81 possible distance. they shut OF tho
steam and applied the air. and DID
nothing else; there was only one
quicker way 10 stop a train and tina,
was to run ~ something. They
agreed that upon reversing. the back
pressure In the cylinders was 20 great
a. 20 lock the drivers and cause them
20 slide. thus losing the breaking
power % the locomotive. Neither did
they approve Of sanding the tracks.
for nothing seemed 10 be gained b. II
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

English board school teachers can all
produce charming examples Of naive
parental or;hography Here are two
scraps from the correspondence Of GER
tain Australian mothers. The frat is
an excuse: "Piese. sur. mi Kids kant
go 10 skuie. as iherc close is wore bout.
ga they kant git more till the whesiF
sould" The next refers t0 clothing
Dear Mr. : Please send one pai
~ soks 20 NJ boy OF DO years Old one
par 10 ~ one . years Old one par 90 10
one years want the three pars all
east iron stockings. London Globe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
Origin Of scnInInr.

The Indians. like many other tribes.
have peculiar ideas regarding con-
tlnulty Of life and kind OF spiritual
link between animate and inanimate
objects. They believe a piece Of any
article connects them with the en-
tirety. The hair Is thought to have q
close connection with life. and one pos
sesslng It may work his will upon who
ever or whatever the hair belonged 10.
From this idea came the custom OF
scalping enemies.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

In a recent trial At Poughkeepsle, n.
T., for damage against a railroad
corporation for train running over a
child, negligence was claimed because
the engineer did not reverse his en-
gIne. Three OF the best New York
Central men testified In defense that
they would never under any clreum-
stances reverse their engines in order
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

Foxey- Did you send the Borems o
card for your musicale Mrs FoSey-
Yes. how could ! get ont o. ~ Foxey
Well. m tell Borem that Smith "
going 10 come B1rem owes him
money. Philadelphia Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
A Moving Appeal.

At q recent entertainment In su-
burb OF this city OF culture, the cards OF
admission bore this legend. Ladies'
are requested to remove their hats as
far a. .cs$.5!e. Boston Transcript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
REAL COWBOY ARTIST
"TIMBERLINE" KEPLiNcER sun.
PRIsES AN ART CLUB.
Csnons. Peaks. and Asare Say the
Oblsets That led Iiim Co. seek 60
Reproduce Their Grandeur - Young
Woman Aids Him.

OR fifteen years.
ever since he was
a boy q la youEg
man from Iowa has
haunted the tim
berline Of Colora-
dos mountains. As
a boy he worked IN
the camps and did
any Kind Of work
there was 10 do.
Gradually he be-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

Remember, my boy" said the mid
dle-aged gentleman, that eontentment
ia better than riches" Yes replied
the young man, who Is something OF
a philosopher himself; that is to say,
Il would be n there were any such
thing. Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

WILLIE put pin In the teachers
chair this morning. and he was wild
Bobbie-Well, he won't sit down In
such hurry again. Wnlle-No; mel.
Their will 1.-The Philadelphlan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
Pro.e VI. Poe,,x

Romantic Maid-And would you be
willing to die for me? Practical Man
No; but | will gladly try to make r.
living for you.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09
'TRAMPKING"ISDEAD
sAMEs BERRY RAN The LIMIT
OF DEBAUcHERY.

Ind Of q life Of Pronigasy Scarcely
Esusisd IA Modern Time. Riss
Of = "nobo- 20 the Pace That
KGn@
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

She-"Mr. Beacon talks like a book. /"
He-"Yes; like an autobiography
Puck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

PROPOSED REVOLVING PALACE.
ia,ors may thus occupy the same posi-
ilon and see. spread out before them.
the entire panorama Of the exposition.
with the city Of Paris and It's environs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-09

ILLION AIR 4
Tramp" Berry has
reached the limit Of
the pace that kills
With only one
friend al his bed
side OF the many
who had pronted
By his recklessness
In money matters.
be brcathed his last
nj the hospital IN
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office in San Francisco. He will ther
send the papers to the Chief Of the En-.
gineers' Department in Washington
who will pass on the decision made by
the Major. and will transmit the result
to the Secretary of War. who will make
the final decision.
The only other step to be taken Is
the appropriation of 100000 by this
Congress for the work of the first year
There has been some alarm as to the
possible defeat of this measure by the
enemies of the project. This would
cause the annulment of the contract
and possibly reopen the entire question
But thorough poll of the different
committees which will pass on the meas
ure shows beyond any doubt that the
appropriation will go through safely.
The specifications provide that pref
erence shall be given to domestic prod
ucts; guaranty of 100000 will be re-
quired in ten days time from the sue.
cessful bidder. The importation of for.
eigners or alien laborers to do the work
is expressly prohibited. The final action
in the preliminaries cannot we'll be ex.
pected before June, as after the bidder
is accepted it wild take him probably
some time to gather his plant together
and arrange the details for the prose.
cution of his task.
The breakwater is to be about $500 feet
long, and will contain 2,O69, ,623 tons OF
stone in the substructure and 221, ,O25 ir
the superstructure. The contractor will
be required to commence the work ir
thirty days after he is notified that funds
are on hand for the purpose.
The herald., 1898-02-11
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

r Zolas trial drags along: some Of the
4 witnesses refuse to answer and some 4
4 are silenced by the court for fear they 4
4 will talk about the Dreyfus case. (
\ Baron Harden Hickey, king of (
4 Trinidad island and author of Ethics (
+ of Suicide" commits suicide by taxi :
\ ing morphine at a hotel in Ell Paso,
\ Texas.
i The Spanish cabinet meets and ac-
+ cepts the resignation of Minister de :
4 LONE; diplomatic negotiation with <
\ Spain is at an end until new minis :
4 ter shall be chosen.
+ Debate in the house develops much
4 bad temper but accomplishes no busi- <
4 ness; the senate considers the Indian :
+ bill and listens to denunciation of (
+ Car Reeds methods.
4 Steamers leaving Seattle carry an I
+ other regiment of miners to Alaska; :
4 disorder rampant at Skaguay and (
\ Dyea; reports of rich strikes on 1
+ United States territory.
4 The record Of Wednesdays fire at I
4 Pittsburg grows worse; the known 1
4 dead number eleven, while twenty I
+ seven missing men are thought to (
4 have perished; the ruins are still too I
4 hot to permit search for bodies.
4 Opening of bids for the improve 1
4 ment or San Pedro harbor attract 4
4 great crowd of contractors to San (
4 Francisco; seventeen bids are SUBJ (
4 mitted the only step left Is the ap- I
4 preparation of money and the begin 4
4 ming of work. 4
4 The Ohio legislative committee in 4
\ vestigating the Hanna bribery 1
4 charges prepare a report finding the 4
4 charges proven and embracing a 4
4 memorial to the United States senate 4
\ asking in effect that Senator Hanna 1
Z be unseated. 4
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SENATOR HANNA GUILTY OF BRIBERY
ACCORDING TO REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE
The Report to Embrace Memorial the Senate Prayne
for Action "As Provided BY Law"

COLUMBUS o. FEB lo,(speca to The Herald)
make report finding Senator Hanna guilty
Cincinnati
lbesig
Of
of IT,
present report covering
provided law
there will be votes enough to adopt the report
Hanna and Hannsm met with rebuk the
to
election
pledges
of by
swain, actin
honest Re-
Republican
the floor of the house by
acted
When the
overwhelming majority.
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murder trial today the story of the pur-
chase of the second revolver was told by
H. J. Justin, salesman at Aliens gun
Store. Figel, the witness said, bought a
3S-caliber revolver and a box of cartridges
remarking that he had sold 32-caliber
gun because 1t was too small. Justin said
that when he identified the box of cart
ridges at the coroner's inquest II was still
sealed, not having been opened. At 800
o'clock the jury was excused until tomor-
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cling salesman Of Cincinnati, badly c,

cling salesman Of Cincinnati, badly Gu
on head.
George King, Engine Company No.
|'scalp wound and bruised.
John Hunter. Engine No. Z, bruised
and both ankles sprained.
LIST OF MISSING
Nathaniel Green, accountant, Dali
myer Building, supposed to be in the
ruins. H. Berry, watchman Of Storage
building. g Newman, inspector OF Phil
adelphia Gas company; VIM. Dorm, VIM
Finch, Edward Donnelly, Christie
Schriver, James p. Morrison. Prof. Jas
Moxan. an organist at Evangel church,
Bushton, Pa; d. b. Weickely, John Ger
ry, Geo. Mcdonald, Jack Farrell, Sam
uel Mclaughlin.
Jacob Booth and a party of four COM
panions, who were in saloon on Penn
avenue when the building crashed, are
missing. and are supposed to be under
the debris.
Mrs. Mary McFadden and her family of
eight children are also supposed to be
under the fallen walls. They lived in a
house on Mulberry alley, which was
crushed. Nothing has been seen of them
believed all are dead.
SEARCH FOR BODIES
All day long firemen, policemen and
other city employees have been working
at the risk of their lives, but up to night
fall but little progress has been made
in clearing away the debris. The work
will be continued until it is known that
hndfpS q h,1r 10 a
walls, towering midst heaps of smolder-
ing rubbish. threatened to topple over
at any minute. Twenty streams are
constantly playing on the still burning
ruins. heavy pail Of smoke overhangs
the desolate scene, and the tired police
men have hard work to keep the hun
dreds of curious onlookers from getting
within the rope Gordon. Many of the
people who fled panic-stricken from
their homes last night are plucking up
courage enough to return to places not
jeopardized by the fire. weakened walls
Mayor Ford this afternoon, realizing
that some of the worst features of the
calamity are yet to come, so far as the
dead and heads of families are con-
cerned, and that many will be in need.
issued public letter suggesting sub
scriptions from the citizens for distribu-
tion among the needy victims.
There Is no reason to change last
nights estimate of the aggregate loss of
property.
ESTIMATES OF LOSS
1t is difficult to get figures, but insur-
ance experts say that 1t will be at least
$1,5OO,oOO, and may be more.
The total insurance is variously esti-
mated at from $500, 200 to 81. $50, 900.
The estimates of the losses are: The
Union Storage Co., $775,OO0; Keeveller's
storage warehouse and contents, $780,
900; Chautauqua Lake Ice Co., $3.50, 900;
Small Pennsylvania avenue houses, $685.
600; total, about $1,5N0.O00.
The individual losers in the Union
Storage Company Warehouse are:
Economy Distilling Co., 1000 barrels
Of whisky in bond.
6. w. Schmidt Co., whisky in bond;
J. w. Friday Co., whisky in bond Mon
ongahela Textile Co., wool dealers, 1885,
OOO pounds Of wool. Collins Cigar Co.,
70 carloads Of tobacco; Pittsburg Dry
Goods Co., $4,000; Patrick McGraw G
Co., Allegheny wool dealers, s25,O0O;
american Cereal Co., $4,000; Ditworth
Bross large quantities of canned goods;
Allen Kirkpatrick & Co., canned goods:
W. II. Williams, commission merchant,
twenty carloads OF sugar.
The herald., 1898-02-11
A CORNER ON COAL

England Finds Way to Cripple Her
Opponents
NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-(Special to The
Herald.) The Suns London cable says
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Sin.
gapore says the British admiral, acting
under instructions from the admiralty
has bought all the available Welsh Goa
at Singapore and at the Chinese an6
japanese ports, with the result that the
foreign squadrons in the waters OF
The step has excited the foreign COM
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dead, twenty-seven missing, eighteen
injured and property loss Of 81. 500. 900 is
the awful record Of the big fire of last
night.
LIST OF DEAD
POLICE LIEUT.. A. ]. BERRY.
JOHN M'HANNA.
WILLIAM SCOTT, JR.
STANLEY STIz.
JOHN DWYER.
GEORGE LOVELESS.
WILLIAM SMITH.
ALBERT A. WOLFEE.
THOMAS CLAFFEY.
VIM r. WALLERHABENSTE
An unknown man, supposed to by John
Scott, the youngest son Of the president
of the Chautauqua Ice company.
LIST OF INJURED
Robert Rosamond, single, aged 4C
years, lieutenant Of Engine Company
No. 2, right foot crushed, amputated be-
low the knee. He was also bruised about
the body.
owen N. Fielder, aged 10 years, COM
pound fracture Of the right leg.
Geo. Douglass, IS years old, from Belle
vue, unconscious, internally injured.
owen Mulligan, married, 30 years old
lacerated scalp.
VIM. Fleming, 80 years old, single.
confusion of body and scalp wound.
JOS Headley. aged IS years. bruised
about body and head
Kit Wilson, 30 years old, of Paducab
KY, received injury about the head. NOT
fatal.
Robert Robson, S5 years old, badly in
jured about the head and body.
Captain A. J. Brown. Superintendent
of the Bureau of Building inspection,
right leg cut and bruised
Peter Malone, aged 20 years, slightly
injured about legs.
David Stewart, flfty-two, badly cut by
falling bricks.
William Desmuke, thirty-three years,
injured about head and shoulders.
Charles Wilson, struck by falling brick
and seriously hurt.
Peter Malone, leg broken.
Police Ofhcer Hogens, cut and bruised
and injured internally.
Mrs. Mary Desmuke, thirty-three
years old. cut about head and arms and
internally injured.
Charles Simon. thirty-six years, trav-
The herald., 1898-02-11

A duel has taken place between Prince
Frederick Hohenlohe- Waldeburg and
Lieutenant Schoitz. officers of the Prus-
sian hussars. Both were wounded.
The herald., 1898-02-11

The Hoffman Murder
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-In the Figel