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talion-Wounded, Captain Freeland and
Lieutenant Barton, severely.
South Yorkshire regiment, I'd bat
TALON, rank and file, wounded, 81
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draulic plants are operated by several
companies and great deal of new min
ing machinery is being taken into the dis
trict. Some of the nuggets found this sea-
son were worth 800.
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To Protect Americans.

Caracas. Venezuela, Nov. 2S.-The
United States cruiser Detroit is about
to leave for Carthagena, Colombia, to
protect American interests.
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self-Government the Ideal.

Cape Town, Nov. 23.-United States
Consul General Stowe has received infor-
nation that the British prisoners in Pre-
toria are well fed and that there is no
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Troops Arrive.

Cape Town, Nov. 23.-The steamer
Waiwere. with the New Zealand con-
tingent of troops on board, has arrived
here.
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Gold Output.

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 2S.-The gold
output from the Carihoo district this year
is estimated at 100000 Extensive hy.
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$22.0o
$751; so

Is not a bit high for the class Of
Coats offered; they can't be dupli-
Gated for the money anywhere. The
tailors ask $50 at least for the same
goods, made up as these are.
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POSI-hORTEN PTON1INEs.
The Form of Poisoning Most Dreaded by
Physicinns-Ehect Upon the Victim.

Some time ago a newly elected Coroner, who
had had little opportunity 10 fanliliarize himself
with the various and often curious phases Of his
Office, was called upon 10 act in the case 81 the
death OF friend who had died under peculiar
circumstances II hnppercd that tho Coroner's
Physician for his district was iucapaci,ated by
illness so, being personally interested, he sent
word 10 one Of the other physicians connected
with the Coroner's Office, asking him 10 come az
soon as possible An hour later the doctor APP
pcorcd, and asked what was wanted Of him.
Il want you 10 perform an AUTOPSY, doctor
said the Coroner
Il was afraid II was that when got your mes
sage" was the reply Il can't do II to-day"
Can't do it," said the Coroner. in surprise,
whats the matter
I've cut my hand" was the reply.
That's a queer reason" observed the mex
perenccd Coroner, Lets see the cut"
The physician removed his glove and showed
scratch. barely visible to the naked eye. on the
inside of ne of his fingers
DO you call that cut" cried the Coroner.
wrathiui by the belief that the doctor was trying
TO shirk. That wouldn't incapacitat flea"
but II would bc as much as my life is worth
TO perform an autopsy while it is there" replied
the doctor
TIN be as much as your Job is worth no, to-"
roared tho Coroner. whcreupon the other quietly
departed
III 'ho '"u'He VI '''"e ""o'n'' pnsS'''" came
and the autopsy was performed, The case amount
ed TO nothing az the cause Of death proved 10 he
.nop,.,v. I'M, tho ,,,r,,., vcp, dnup,ow, -, ,Lo
"ff'N'' "' ' ' $3.50 "''"'' va '"o
following day To have the physician S official head
cutoff When he had stated the case TO his fellow
Co,rn.,. ,h.v nromnt,y told him IN his vas, .,,r.
So'""''' 'ne' p''p''' WV nm, :" MS '""' sur
prise ana wrath that he was all wrong and the
doctor was all right and they told him some facts
! .ho,, nos,. ro,,,,, pois,rinr ,b., .dd.d ma
eoo", poS' "'o'"ni p"'7""'''s '"a. "uuoo ma
terinlly to his stock OF wisdom. The physician
did not lose his Job hut got an apology from the
i,.xn.,,.nc.dc o,o,s,
II Is not generally known that dead body is
simply a mass Of yirulenty poisonous matter
,lmos, immediately after den,h and lane, he,o,o
" l'"''' ' u', "'.'' ~" 'N'h ',''''
apparent decomposition Sc'S IN Every medical
/ man knows this from his medical college days
for il ia ono of tho stoc warnings In medical sin
w. ~ o.o W W., '" '''"'''' SUI
dchls' ana one whl'h 'h'S not iAlfcNh'h'lS dIsre'
gard. Occasionally one pays the price Of his
,""oI-,",,,.,'', , I, ~ 70 n,"'"''s "o
long es'apnshru a'Sse' ''s room III Inc country
that hasn't in its records al lcas, ono such death
Sometimes the victim Of the poison RECEIVERS. as lin
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ONE-FINGERED 6LoVEs.
Worn ny Drivers and by People Having
Occasion to Use Pencils Out-of- Doors.

Worn ny Drivers and by People Having
Occasion to Use Pencils Out-of- Doors.
Gloves have long been made in very great vah-
ETY., but novel thing in this line Ii ononngered
glove or perhaps, 1t might be called one fingered
mitcn, in which the thumb and first finger are
provided for precisely AZ they would he in any
glove, with covering for each. while the other
three fingers ave enclosed in a mitten-like part.
MttcnS arc warmer, hut n driver must wear gloves
or have al least one finger free 10 enable him to
handle the rcnS The ohc-hngercd glove is made
tDr Nls especial convenience with the thumb and
f,r, Anger free he can handle the lines oil right
while his hands are for the rest Of them protected
NJ they would he by mittcns
Onc.hngcred gloves are bought also by ship
ping clerks and hnokkeepers and others around
markets and other places Where more oss Of
the business must I've attended 10 outdoors a man
cant ycr" very well handle pencil with mittons
ON his hands, hut he can swing ono all right In
one fingered gloves Gloves Of this sort arc made
Of calfskin ~ Of shccpskn, and wsol-linod. like
any other glove.
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she'll the enemy followed them hard. Our bat
trries did what they could TO protect them. The
Natal Volunteers and Gorduns, and al least part
n the Mhnchestcrs, were there to cover the re-
treat but nothing could rest ne the position again
Batthlions and ranks had got hop,lcssly mingled.
and a. soon az they were out oi range the men
wandered away in groups to the town. sick and
and sleep The cncmy's shells followed hard
on their trail nearly into the town, Pumping
down in the midst whenever any body OF men
or horses showed themselves among the ridges
nf the koplcS Seeing what WAS happening on
the right, the centre began 10 Withdraw as well
and az their bagI age train climbed back into the
town up the New cAstlc ruHd shell irurl Long
I ON fell among them at corner of the hill blow
ing moor ambulance and strctchcr TO pieces
md killing one Of the Naval Brigade Just arrived
from the Powerful"
II was these naval guns apparently that saved
the day from worse disaster
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No MORE CONCISE AGGREGATION
OF Real Estate News l. to he fonrd In any
day.-Adu.
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IF YOU OWN REAL ESTATE.
you are naturally interested In the condition Of
The market. THE Sun gives this each day in
its entirety.-idr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
CHILD LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS.
AMONG ENGLISH HEDGE
DnILC

ROWS.
Written and illustrated by CLIFTON
ILros w. MADIR Crown 6vo.
Cloth extra, gilt top. S2.25.
Pictures Of English rural Rfs Of .
notably high quality.
DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETT1.
An ILLUSTRATED MEMORIAL or HIS ART.
BY ii. c. MARILLIER- $4,000 nd
With 80 photogyawrs plate, On Japn-
csc pe'lun and nearly 200 other illus
trutions.
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The New Standard Works.

The New Standard Works.
FOR TIE LOVER OF POETRY
LORD TENNYSON'S LIFE AND WORKS
New edition in ten volumes Fully illustrated with portraits fac
SMILES etc t2mo Sateen gilt tops $1,000 Sold only in SETS
this country
BISHOP WRrPPLB'S MEMORIES
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF LONG EPlSCOPATE
Being "reminiscences and Reeolecons Of the RT REV HENRY
BENJAMIN WHlPPLE DID,, LL.Du Bishop Of Minnesota
with portraits and other illustrations Cloth 8vo $500
The ohrnan Iional"-The Outlook
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THE ROMAN HISTORY OF
APPIAN OF ALEXANDRIA.
Translated from the Greek by HORACE
WHITE, LID !. The Foreign Wars
II. The Civil Wars $500, not.
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THE STORY OF FRANCE.

FROM TEE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE Con-
sUUTE or NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE. BY
the Hon. THOMAS e. WATSON The
Complete Work, In vols $500
Intensely interesting. and fun Of
originality. Boston BUDGET
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FOR TIE STUDENT OF POLITICAL EVOLUTION.

FOR TIE STUDENT OF POLITICAL EVOLUTION.
THE UNITED KINGDO1: A POLITICAL HISTORY.
BY GOODWIN SMITH, c.. author of THE United States
etc Two volumes Crown 8vo. Cloth. $500
The readable novel;
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LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY,
THE FAVOR OF PRINCES.
By MARK LEE LUTHER.
Cloth, $3.50.
n better wrfttsn. more absorbing book
veuld be hard to and. '-Beuea BtS Sst
WILD EDEN.

BY GEORGE EDWARD WOODBERRY,
author Of Heart OF Man." "The
North Shore Watch" etc. iomo.
Cloth, $1.25.
The character stis quality Of PROF.
woodbsErJs versewili secure for this new
Volume . Welcome from all those who
enre for poetry.
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a1sw CIVILIZATIONS.
1fi,j Yubliratioiis.
agew CIVILIZATIONS.
gert CIVILIZATIONS.
HE MACMILLAN COr1PANY'S NEW HOLIDAY BOOKS

The FOLLOWING list of Illustrated Christmas Books. nj
out and send frsca Bookstore quah the request that
Illustrated Catalogues containing fuller descriptions be had by sending
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

A selection from the stories OF English
verse, made for the youngest read
ers and hearers. by LUCY W. THA-
CHER. With an Introductory note
by THOMAS WENTWORTH HraaIS-
SON. Cloth. extra, S1.26.
Admirably adapted to cultivato Q love for
poetry aud the poeucsl in verso or prose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
: POETRY
NATURE PICTURES BY
AMERICAN POETS.

Edited, with Introduction. by ANNIE
RUSSELL MARBLE Crown Svo Cloth,
S1.25.
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A collection Of scenes and songs OF ma
tur~ which lovers Of the best American
litsra ure will ind valuable and stim-
ulnting.
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BY SAMUEL JACQUES BRUN. With
an introductionI by HARRIET W.
PRESTON, and Illustrations by ERS-
EST G. PEIxorTo. New edition.
Cloth, extra, $3.50.
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STORIES FROM FROIS.
SART.

A Tale Of Rosers's Rangers. 1889.
BY NJ. ]. CANAVAN. With illustra-
lions by GEORGE GIBBS. Cloth. ex-
ira, $3.50.
Pull Of adventure and based on actual 90
G, rreuces OF she old French and Indian
war" In which this wen.knovn corps play ed
is famous part
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left the camp In search OF some barren
land deer which had been seen by them
the day before. Since that time Jackson
has never seen Stickney and supposes
that he was overtaken and devoured by
wolves. which are numerous and very
fierce In that part Of the country
For several days after Jackson made
diligent search In the hills around, but
never found trace Of the missing man.
On December he started out on another
search. but before he had gone far he cb-
served tracks OF 4 pack OF wolves, 20 he
rctraced his way to the camp.
He remained there until February l,
when. becoming weary OF solitude. he de-
termined 10 go 10 Fort Yukon. with very
little knowledge OF the country. In the
dead OF winter. with the thermometer
ranging from 20 to - degrees below zero,
he made the trip. arriving there after a
journey Of twelve days frequently going
day ana half without food. Upon the
seventh day he was ahou: played out and
would In all probability have persisted had
he not fallen In with four Indians. who
gave him food and cared for him. He ar
rived at Fort Yukon on February Is and
was well cared for by tho captain and
crew Of the John J. Hea,y.
Concerning the young mans fearful trip
over tho snow A. NJ. McCorkle, the en-
gIncer Of the Heaiy. writes TO Mr.. Jack
sen that II Is 4 trip no experienced travel
er woula undertake a. that time Of year
ard his safe arrival speaks well for hts
fortitude and hardness
Mr.. Ssickney has no relatives In this
part OK the country. but has a daughter
aged 70 and hts mother. residing at Bloom
inciale. Ill.
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FINAL PAYMENT TOMORROW.
sale 81 Seattle National na NIX Hattd-
fAn e IYAaA MAlfA.

Ths purchase Of the Seattle National
bAnh Building Nv LYMAN SIN IN, Of SYRIA
case. n v. viii re eomnisse., tomorrow
by the payment es ssss sal IN cash, tbs lie
sns the balance due on the total sase price,
40 ae Negotiations Cor the sale 81 this
property have essn pending tos Sasne time
fhrssaxh Mr. s1s'the representative In tsss
city J W elise. The S.oex is one ~ The
Gness la Seattle and contains few empty
effiens.
Til. purchase will bring sae holdings -
Mr. Smith In sns hssjnsss .sssttan II shts
city zip - ~. sasas 80 tssasesA lie owns
also residence and outside property wsgfa
prptehsy aisses osore. Sic nax now tas
rafasr 81 s~esed avenue ard S~ssxr way
with - Feet snensass an Ss1e-a avenue
she tasar Trsss Sysiit1E lie sseS frontage
en- ,sces tsafas exeaNe. tae Squire hsstssfnx
lie fs@t frontage ag sAsss dental aveasse. ar I
sh~ Squire f-sslwsr Natsssss. 80 feet frans-
sEs sn f1rss avenue These fssr prNass
stas we're acquired tss y sssrsst purchase
fa~ Kssso0 He has also the NaTssals
sssstssfng ~ish al fset tFs1szsxe CO Main
street Tor which re pad ssesa
TIE Seattle re-s raj ~ tAis Eastern CAPT
tzAss Ia SAD - D. greater sAan 1Ass ~ any
osheT individual ~ ennsAa~ Noassnw tnis
estyse real estate II represents aa irszsre
Of at~sss. t4s M a y@af
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william Paso's Gold Disappears
and ReappeaRs Again.

Mrs. L. Young. who lives at si5 Clay
street. North Seattle. was arraigned before
Justice Cam An thu municipal court yes
terday afternoon IA connection with the
dhappearance and mysterious reappear.
ance Of sci. owned by William Paso. a car
penter. who lives next door TO Mrs Young.
She wac released on her personai recog-
tzance until today. when Deputy Prosecut-
ing Attorney Fulton viii decide what will
be done In the case. Practically speaking.
Mrs Young was discharged. az the money
had been found.
Pa1o had his money IN a carpenters chest
IN his woodshsd II consisted OF gold and
n few copper pocket pieces. Saturday aft
erncon the money took wings A s~arch
warrant was ISSUED and on Monday after
noon Mrs. Young waa arrested because .
copper found In her houee had been sd.nti
fad by Paso. She was released on personal
recugnixance 10 appear in court yesterday
morning She failed 10 be there. 50 an Of
acer was later sent after her. Just ~ the
case was getting warm. Pxso appeared and
said that HIS money had rearpeared hack
OF hia chest but he WAS sure Il had not
been there In the morning
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GRAND WELCOME FOR SOLDIERS
Committee on Arrangements to Or
ganise Tomorrow Afternoon. !.


ganise Tomorrow Afternoon.
Plans for the reception of Washington
troops on their return from the Philip
pines will he discussed In a meeting Of the
special committee on arrangements TO be
held tomorrow afternoon Al $50 o'clock, In
the Chamber OF Commerce. The commit
tee win be called to order by Aavor
Humes an4 ofYtcers will be elected and
organization perfected. Tho nine members
appointed. and who have signifisd their
willingness to serve, are. Cyrus Walker,
Of Port Gamble: John A. Campbell. Port
Biakeley: l. 4. Nadeau, A. b. Piper A. ].
Blethen, jr.. Z. H. Wells. II. A. Chadwick,
Daniel Jones ard Julius Redeisheimes.
1t 10 hoped that the troops will reach
here about July l. and tho welcoming
demonstration be made on or about that
date. Nothing definite has yet been con-
sidered bat II II the intention TO make
this the greatest celebration ever gwen In
Seattle. The presence Of the baktleship
Iowa has been petiucned for by the city
council rs told In yesterdays Post-Intel-
ligencer, and II has been suggested that
the British vessels OF war II Victoria and
British soldiers AT Esquimalt be invited
10 visit this city and take part In the gem
eral entertainment
A grand banquet will undoubtedly b. a
feature Of the celebration, and no expense
Will be spared in carrying everything out
on a magnificent scale. Individual menu
oers CT the committee have received many
assurances II financial support from ci1i-
xens and business men, and il II believed
taat not the leas; difficulty will b expe-
r3enced in raising q fund.
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THE PASSING THRONG,

Among the visitors in Seattle who are
delighted with the city are r. D. Stevens
and George jerks. Of East Papperel. Mass.
Mr.. Stevens is brother OF William e. Ste
S ysa n CT this city For twelve years he
paper. He has come to Seattle with a
view OF locating here, and during the six
q eight weeks OF his sojourn he will look
tnorougniy into the paper resources OF
Mr.. jerks has been in the real estate and
lumber business. and y looking over the
Pacific Northwest Like Mr.; Stevens. he
and thinks OF making his home here.
Mike Earles. of Fairhaven. whose name
u familiar in Puget sound lumber circles
was In the city yesterday. stopping at the
seattle Hon T. Il. Parker. OF Big Lake.
Thomas Payne. OF Blaine. formerly men,
Der OF the state legislature from Skagit
county. was at the Seattle yesterday.
Port Townsend, Il in the city, making his
headquarters at the Butler.
Lieut.. H. b. West OF Port Townsend
United States revenue cutter service. was
at the Seattle yesterday.
Foster. was In the city yesterday. register.
ed at the Hotel Seattle.
John McMaster, OF the McMaster 4
Waite Lumber Company. Clear Lake, II
at the Northern.
A. Greenberg. a prominent New What
com merchant. was At the Seattle yester-
w. M. Hennessy, prominent Spokane
mining man, 10 at the Northern.
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Details OF the wreck OF the schooner
stella Ersand were received yesterday In
a letter from the captain of the Eriand to
Capt. johnson. of Seattle
IN The letter Capt. Anthony says that ne
left san Francisco on February Is, and
when few days out started iushore again
20 repair some ironwork about the schoon-
sr. ana accordingly sseered for Cerros isi
and. Lower California.
AFTER leaving this point ne steered a
course TO take him clear OF Cane San La
zara ey abea; ten miles He expected to
es Ell the cape about A. m. and left
orders 10 be called then but about II
o'clock one OF The sailors reused him. ,ei.-
ING hin they Were in bad side rip. Be-
fcrs ne could reach the deck the schooner
struck.
There was heavy surf on the beach
ana she Stella rode about dozen lines as
breakers before size stuck fast In Ave feet
CT water. A boat Was put of and land
vac discovered about 100 yards away.
The captains opinion WAS thar q strong
sastcFy current carried atm Gus Of nis
course and caused the wreck
Ihe schooner Il total lass ana kesna
company with the Golden City and one or
two other Pacific Mai steamers and s@y.
esas sailing craft which have gone down.
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IN HER OLD HOME.
Esaie wIatePs Committed % the
County Jail.

Essse Winters. ore OF the most notorious
women In the city, who was arrested
Monday afternoon on the charge of steal
inE two eapes from Newhalrs. corner Sec
ond avenue and Madison street was coma
rnstted to the county Jail yesterday after
noon by Judge Cam In default Of 500
bonds for her appearance IA court this
morning. The last time this woman was
in the county jail she caused more trouble
than all the other prisoners combined.
William WINNER. who says that he ID
plumber. was locked UP yesterday morn
ing on the charge Of aiding and abest.ng
the weman IN stealing the capes. He was
also committed to jail In default Of tteo
bonds
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SHOT HIS PARTNER.
Miner In Atlin who Objected to De-
Ing Awakened In the Morning.

Miner In Atlin who Objected to De-
Ing Awakened In the Morning.
Late arrivals from Atlin who came down
on the steamer City OF Seattle bring news
Of an attempted murder which occurred in
Attn some days ago.
Two men whose names were not learned
were camping together some distance above
Atlin. One Of them arose In the morning
and attempted to arouse his partner by
shaking him. The latter grew angry and
threatened TO shoot II this was repeated.
His partner thinking that It was all \
Joke. again shook him. whereupon the maj
in bed picked up gum and shot his partner
In the head. He then went down to Atlin
and told q physician there that the saoot
ing was accidental and then disappeared.
4 reward OF 500 was offered for his ar
rest by Gold Commissioner Graham and
the man was arrested the same day on
Pine creek.
The wounded man IL very seriously
injured and DIR. Lambert. the physician in
charge. has grave doubts a. to his recov.
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BIG CROWD DESPITE RAN.


LONDON. May M-In spite Of showery
weather large crowds OF people gathered
In ST. James park today In order to SEQ
the carriages containing people bound for
the queens drawing room NJ Buckingham
palace. They began arriving before noon.
and when they were allowed 10 take places
Ut o'clock q double lire had already been
stretched from the palace to the Horse
Guards parade and another from the pal
ace along Buckingham palace road to Vic
toria railroad station.
The unusual eage-nee9 to reach the PAL
ace was due to the hope OF the debutantcs
OF being received by the queen personally.
as generally her majesty only received the
diplomats and the first few Of the general
company. turning over the duty OF receiv-
ing to one OF her daughters.
The queens presence also was the oc-
casion for an unusually large assemb.ags
OF the members OF the diplomatic corps.
The great display of state carriages and
foreign liveries. ETC.. delighted the onlook-
ers.
Neither the Prince Of Wales nor the Duke
Of York attended the drawing room. hut
the Duchess Of York arrived shortly before
: o'clock In q drenchins ram which eff
fectualiy dampened the enthusiasm of the
crowds.
Inside the palace all the state apart
ments. including the BAH room. were open
ed. owing to the exceptional attendance.
Promptly a; 3 o'clock Queen Victoria was
wheeled from her own apartments to the
throne room. followed by the other royal
ties. and conducted by the great officers
OF the household. The function then be-
gam
Mrs. Choate, wife Of the United States
ambassador. presented Mrs. Alfred Par
r.sh. her sister. and Miss Jennings. both Of
Philadelphia: Miss Nora Meet. OF Chicago.
and Miss Mary St:liman, of New York. In
the diplomatic circle Mrs. Choate presented
Miss ChoAte and Miss Elisabeth Choate, a
niece OF Mrs. Choate. and Mrs. and NJ IS
Leshman. the wife and daughter OF Mr..
d. 4. Leshman. the United States minister
to Switzerland. Mr.. Choate and his son
were among those present.