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Princess Insists on
Marrying Her
Lover.

after having acquitted myself well, your
Majesty will deign to honor me by con-
senting to bestow upon me the hand Of
her Royal Highnes the Princess Mercedes,
whom I love with as great passion as
that which she so graciously feels for
me-"
PROVING HIS PRoWESS.
The Queen was agreeably surprised by
the first of these petitions, but did not
show any surprise at the second one, for
she had already suspected the mutual af-
lection Of her daughter and Don Carlos.
as she was always present when they
held their long daily conversations at des-
sert, and after remaining .pensive for
few moments she replied with tender ac-
cents: 1.-THE first of your petitions, which
does you a deal Of honor, shall be attend
ed to. You shall embark in the first
steamer that leaves Spain for Cuba. Re
garding your second petition, I can at
present only say that while you are in
Cuba l shall speak to Mercedes about It,
and then mediate concerning this serious
matter. When you have returned. after
having fulfilled what you justly consider
to be soldiers duty, shall give you a
more explicit answer"
After having said this Maria Christina
dismissed Don Carlos. first giving him her
hand to kiss, and glancing at him with
a smile that was full of promise. With
in a fortnight the young captain embark
cd for Cuba and during his absence, which
lasted little over a year. the Queen con-
suited Mercedes, who resolutely replied
that she would "either marry that man or
no one"
In view of such a decided answer Maria
Christina began to think the matter over
carefully, and she doubtless must have
considered that her family being COM
posed of four women without any male
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To Study Flax Culture.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2s-The de-
partment Of agriculture IN Washington
has sent Professor Bolay here to study
Russian fax culture. The professor has
Travelled through all parts OF Kasan and
Perm and made a collection OF faxseed.
which, he says, is most valuable.
He has his wife and an interpreter with
him and is now going to Tscheljabinsk. In
Siberia. He will also visit the southern
provinces and return TO America via Odes-
sa. He says the United States Govern
ment IN the future will devote great care
to the culture Of flax
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Famine in Red Neckties.

MARIENBAD. Sept. 2s-Klng Edwards
visit to Marienbad has had a remarkable
effect on the fashions of Austria-to such
an extent. in fact. that there is now a
famine in red neckties there. Each day
the King appeared on promenade with a
flaming crimson scraf. and all Marienbad
initiated the royal example.
Vienna. as usual. initiated Marienbad
and the results are already apparent in
large orders for crimson neckware from
Paris.
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Caserta Cbrother Of the dead ex-King of
Naples and Sicily, Francis ID, Don Car
los de Bourbon, when still very young,
was sent to Spain with his elder brother
the so-caIled Duke of Calabria, so that
his aunt, the Infanta Isabel (also aunt
TO King Alfonso), might take them under
high protection and procure them means
Of living and an education worthy of
their rank which their father, the Count
Of Caserta, having seven sons and pos
sessing only a meager fortune, would not
have been able to give them.
The Infanta Isabel whose good nature
is inexhaustible, interested herself a
great deal for her two nephews and had
them admitted, at her own expense, into
the Academy of Artillery Of Segovia,
which they left after three years study
as officers; and then she used all her in
duence IN favor of the Duke Of Calabria
until she succeeded in marrying him to a
very wealthy German princess. AS re-
CARDS Don Carlos, the Infanta Isabel, un-
derstanding that the youth could not live
very well solely depending on the scanty
pay Of a lieutenant Of artillery, made him
a monthly allowance; besides, In the hope
AA4dA ne NOuiO one Ody also LudhO d 6OOu
match, she solicited and obtained for him
a place in the High School of War, and
after having finished his studies there,
he was promoted to the rank Of captain
OF the staff.
PRESSED FOR CASH.
Nevertheless. either because living is
excessively dear in Madrid or because the
young officer. as member Of a royal fam
ily, could not decorously lead a too strict
ly modest and economical life. it is GER
tain that Don Carlos had not always suf-
flcient money to defray all his expenses;
his limited captains pay did not go very
far. and so it happened that he was oc-
casionally obliged to borrow such small
sums as two or three dollars Of his most
intimate friends and comrades, and there
are still to-day various distinguished Off
GERS in the Spanish army who. if they
cared to be indiscreet, could boast Of hav-
ing provided the present Prince Of the
Asturias with means to buy himself a
new uniform Of a pair of boots or gloves
Of which, for some ceremony or other at
the palace. he was in urgent need.
But for the very reason that Don Carlos
had to present himself at court (where
he had been admitted from the begin
ning) as time passed the small loans
soon nroved insufficient for his increas-
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Returns to
Claim His
Bride.

ing necessities; consequently, even after
having again repeatedly appealed, and not
in vain, to the generosity of his aunt, the
day came at length when he saw him
self compelled. as a last resort. to visit
the latter and confess to her his serious
and constant endorsements for want
Of money.
QUEEN DONATES DINNERS
The Infanta Isabel-who at that time
lived at the palace with the royal fam
ily-was very much moved by the story
of her nephews difficulties, and now de-
cided to speak in his favor to the Queen
Regent, Dona Maria Christina Her Maj
esty, willing to assist her sister-in-law's
protege, but at the least possible sacri-
flee Of her purse, proposed to the Infanta
Isabel that Don Carlos should come and
dine with them at the palace whenever
he pleased, and Don Carlos gratefully ac-
cepted this offer. and was thus enabled
TO wipe out from his list of expenses the
items which referred to dinner and at the
same time daily satisfy the voracious ap-
petite belonging to his age and robust
constitution with the delicacies of the
royal table.
The young captain of the staff then lit
tie dreamed that capricious Dame For
tune would just choose the way to his
stomach in order to approach him and
lead him to the very steps of a throne.
Yet such was the case.
WINS PRINCESS.
Coming almost daily in contact with
Don Carlos, the Queens eldest daughter,
Maria de las Mercedes, Princess of the
Asturias, who was then II years old and
on account of the very retired life to which
she had always been subjected at court
had never before had an opportunity Of
fered her of coming into friendly inter-
course with any young man. could not
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Free Dinners at
Palace Lead to
Destiny.

49, ONDON, Sept. 2s.-Of all the
mild. affectionate, peaceable
and altogether nice husbands
IN the whole European outfit
E9&EF Of imperial majesdes, royal
highnesses and princes of the
blood. let me commend the amiable man
of whom many spaniards were in such
terror when he married within step or
two Of the throne and became what you
might cali acknowledgement Really.
the Prince Of the Asturias is not at all un-
likely 10 become King consort Of Spain in
fact. # not IN name, painfully soon, for
there are increasing indications that little
Alfonso, the unlucky thirteenth, has in
herited the consumption that killed his
father before the boy was born.
I have just received from particularly
zreII-informed correspondent IN Madrid
details about this Prince Of the Asturias
that make really entertaining reading in
view OF the fact that his Royal Highness
is likely TO be thrust forward so soon
from the back seat where he modestly
permits himself 10 be kept.
There was q little incident recently that
showed how gracefully and mildly the
Prince can sit on a back seat It was
when Alfonso XIII during his recent stay
in Cartagena. where he went TO review
the now meager national feet, paid a
visit 70 the famous establishment for the
extrsction OF silver which the ex-LdberaI
Minister, the Count OF Romanones, owns
IN the town. The Count OF Romanones
after having conducted Don Alfonso to
visit various departments led him TO a
very spacious room. where everything
had been prepared for melting an enor-
NOUS block OF silver IN the presence Of
tbe sovereign, and there, while this oper-
a+ion was being effected. newspaper men
Who stood near Don Alfonso heard a per-
son behind addressing them timidly in
the following words: Gentlemen Of the
press. VIII you kindly allow me TO pass?'
But the journalists. engaged in watching
the operation and listening 10 the CONVEX
sation Of the King with the Count, paid
no attention to the request. and Il was
only sfterward, when everything was
ended and the monarch was about 10
leave. that they saw the Prince OF the
Asturias behind them and comprehended
that II was he who had asked permission
"a mass. and not finding himself attended
10 had waited patiently among the COM
mon people until the ceremony was over
in order to refoin his royal brother-in-law.
HIS VALUABLE AUNT.
Timid, pacific and prudent. Of ire
nroachable and bland manners and re-
served and good natured character. the
husband Of the Crown Princess Of Spain
is q living reminder Of the old Italian
sdaae. according to which Fortune
coraes while one is sleeping" The TO-
r,sntfc history Of his life clearly demon
strates it. Second son Of the Count Of
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MODEL ROYAL HUSBAND.

But it is only just to say that after
marrying DOna Mercedes the new Prince
of the Asturias, either on account OF his
pacific character or his want OF energy,
had the tact never to meddIe directly or
indirectly with political affairs. TO show
himself in public only when accompany
ing his royal brOther-in-law. Don Alfonso,
as II he were his faithful tutor and to
limit himself to the fulhllment OF the
duties OF a good husband. He usually
passes the whole day and whole night at
home with his wife and when the latter
happens to be III he nurses her himself
Really, in case Don Alfonso should die
without leaving direct succession. the
Spaniards could congratulate themselves
on the harmlessness Of the King-consort
they would then acquire.
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Proves Meekest
of All Royal
Husbands.

Indeed. the future Prince Of the Asturias
must have been very hard up" at that
period Of his existence. because-although
it seems strange-in the establishment OF
a certain well-known linen draper in
Madrid he was only able to order twenty
four shirts
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THE RESTORATION HOST"
DOwie's Army From Ziou Iity Pre-
pairing For the Invasion of
Ncu York.

Chicago. Oct. i3.-rho Restoration
Host 5000 strong. marched in re-
view before John Alexander Dowie az
Zion City on Sunday. In addressing
5000 persons in the Tabernacle after
ward. he declared that those members
Of Zion who failed TO 20 10 New York
would witber away. and that their
prosperity would cease.
"TheRestoration Host" marched into
the Tabernacle just as II will file into
Madison Square garden in New York
this week. Each crusader wore sashes
OF yellow. white and blue. Men. wom-
en-. boys and girls, headed by the cap
tains OF the different legions. assem-
bled 10 hear Dowie give instructions
for the New York trip. which begins
on Wednesday.
Dowie announced that he has now
registered 3.0ls persons as members OF
the Restoration Host He expects that
with those now on their way TO New
York from other parts OF the country
the army will have 1000 members.
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NEWS FROM INDIANA.
Latest happenings Within the Dor.
ders of o.. Own State.


Charlottesville Ind. Oct i2-Wes.
Icy Hedges. travelling on Big -Four
train, accompanied by his wife and
three children. en- route from Jackson
'ille, Fla. to La Harpe, ILL.,. suddenly
became raving maniac while on the
rain. and after arriving here held the
police al bay for long time. While
he train was running 80 miles an hour
hedges suddenly gave wild scream
and plunged through the car window
into the darkness. The train was
stopped and Hedges was found and
brought TO this city. Shortly after ar
irving here he began To show signs OF
life. Left in the station unguarded,
Hedges again became violent, sprang
out OF the station. and ran down the
streets, pursued by the entire police
force. With large stones. which he
picked up. he kept his pursuers at bay.
tie was finally overpowered and taker
to Jail
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Notices were posted In the 50 al d 10
inch mills al the Homestead pa steel
works. on tho 9th. announcing a shut
down OF both these big mills for an in
definite period Over 1000 men were
thrown out Of employment.
Officer James Cis,lc. who was ir-
jured, on the 9TH. in the battle with
Peter Elliott. the armed crank who
tried 20 reach the president was re-
ported. ON the 9th. To be suffering from
blood poisoning.
Four OF the Chicago glove factories
that We're closed by the strike of the
employees on the 7th. resumed opera
tons. on tho 9Th. with non-union help
a monument commemorative OF The
life and works of Eugene F,na the
ohild's poet. will be erected by the
school children of ST. Joseph Mo.
Frank q. Lowden formally al
nounced his candidacy. on the 9th. fol
the republican nomination for gov
ernor OF Illinois.
Two three masted schooners were
blown ashore. on the 9th. on Ocean
view, Va. in the lower Chesapeake
bay.
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TO RESTORE ARMY CAMTEEn
Csisse. Drunkenness and lnsub-
Ordt Wntion Nave Increased.

Washington. Oct. i3.-Army circles
are greatly interested in the fight
which II is proposed To make durisg
The coming congress for the rc-estab-
lishment Of the army canteen or post
exchange. The plan is said to be To
attach rider TO the military appro-
priation bill repeating the anti-canteen
law, which was enacted two years ago
at the behest OF the W. c. +. L.. and
other similar societies and church or
CARNATIONS
Ever since the law abolshing the
canteen went into effect reports have
been pouring into the war department
from every garrison Of United States
troops in this country. as we'll as in
our non-contguous possessions, all OF
them stating that drunkenness, crime
INSTRUMENTATION and other violations
Of military laws have been increased
many fold.
The record has been so uniformly
bad that administration officials have
been considering for q long time the
ACCESSIBILITY OF making a fight for the
re-establishment of the canteen. The
administration realizes that big fight
will develop from the situation. The
officials know that the so-called tenn
perance advocates viii not surrender
their victory" without struggle
They are prepared 10 meet every at
tack with the cff,fal ra.orde nj tho
great increase OF drunkenness and 9TH
er forms Of vice growing out OF the
soldiers inability TO get a drink with
olt leaving the government reserya-
ton.
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FOUND DEAD IN A DITCH.
Shocking Fate az rhSrtrcn- Year
Old Girl VII" Went 90 Asstss
81 sick eeighbar.

Wilmington. Del. Oct. 13-Nlary
Eoskiski. aged IL years. was found
dead in ditch within few squares
OF her home In South Wilmington.
Monday. and investigation showed she
had been assaulted and thrown into
the water From the fact that she had
been assisting a sick neighbor. Sunday
evening, her parents supposed she was
spending the night there. and made no
inquiry when she failed to return
home. The police officials are without
a clew.
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Game Was Cancelled.

Charlottesville. Ind. Oct. AL
.nough the managers OF the Wabash
college football team. complying with a
request of the Rose polytechnic team.
had decided not to play Gordon. col
pred student. In Saturdays game at
rerre Haute. DIR. Kane. of Wabash COL
lege, interviewed and said the game must
be cancelled unless Gordon was allowed
o play. Accordingly the game was
cancelled.
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indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 12.-Rcpre-
sentatives Of the national and interna-
tional organizations Of building and re-
pairing trades met in conference here
for the purpose OF forming an interna-
tional federation for the arbitration. adj
Indication and conduct OF building
trades affairs. The main idea is to have
the new international federation work
in perfect harmony with the American
Federation of Labor and other national
declarations in which different ones Of
he building trades are represented
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DROPPED DEAD At DECATUR.
An Illinois Ocsoscnarinu Who Took
. New Wife Inst Week Meets
Death SudJe My.

Decatur. H.. Oct l3.-J. W. But
man. retired capitalist. dropped dead.
Monday. from heart disease. He was
50 years old. On returning to Deca-
tur. last Friday. From Cleveland, O..
Mr. Butman surprised his friends
with an announcement that he had just
married Mrs. Florence Mitchell. lie
was for many years prominent in bust
ness here. managing the city gas plant
and owning large mercantile estab-
lishment. lie had no children.
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New York. Oct. Flowing 10 inte--
ruption Of railroad traffic by the food,
this city Is suffering from It's most Sc
rious milk famine since The big blz-
Yard Of 1855 Conservative estimates
are that but one-icnih Of the normal
supply Is being distributed.
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Michigan City. Ind, Oct 12.-Rev. Her
nan j. Alerding. bishop of the Catholic
iiocese of Fort Wayne. laid the corner
stone of the 500. 900 hospital which will
oe built in Michigan City for manage
nent by the Sisters of st. Francis. There
was an imposing street parade Of the
Catholic societies OF the two parishes.
rhe hospital fund was raised by popular
subscription. John II. Barker. the mill
ionaire car manufacturer giving $4,000.
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CAME HOME ON NAMESAKE.
Return Prem the Philippines Of
Lieut.. =. ~. sheridan. son of the
Famous cavalry chief.

San Francisco. Oct. Lieut.. p. II.
Sheridan OF the Fifth cavalry, son OF
the famous civil war general, has re-
turned from the Philippines en- the
transport Sheridan. just arrived. after
a years campaigning Lieut. H. II. Haz-
zard. who won fame and promotion to
the regular army as result II his
good work with Gen. Funston in the
capture of Aguinaldo, was also on
board.
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ARCHBISHOP ATDEATH'S DOOR
Physicians say the Inst spark Of
Life May Vanish nj Amy Moment
Now In state Of Coma.

Baltimore. Md. Oct l3-Nurses and
physicians stand guard at the room
where archbishop Kahn. Of the Cath
Ole diocese Of st. Louis. lies at the
point Of death. Only the attendants
are admitted. The end Is thought to
be not more than a few hours distant.
The archbishop was reported at last
midnight to be in a state OF coma. His
death is expected at any hour.
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South Bend, Ind. Oct 12.-After a
week in Chicago seeking his fortune
among the newsboys on the streets, Ed
ward w. Fink. IL years old. was ar
rested and returned TO his parents in
his city. The moy ran away a week
ago. taking with him $50 belonging to
his mother. He went to Chicago on a
'reight train and had been wandering
in the streets selling papers and living
with uewsboys
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Vincennes, Ind. Oct 12-The thirty
second annual Vincennes fair was a
recordbreaker in attendance, the dis
play Of live stock was the finest ever
seen on the grounds and all exhibits
were more numerous than ever before.
The races were also the best ever Of
fered here.
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Fort Wayne. Ind. Oct 1?--In 4
match at 500 a side at so live birds on
the wing Hugh NJ. Clark, OF Wabash,
who Is state champion, successfully de-
Tended the trophy against William
Jones, Of Fort Wayne. by score OF ~
killed 10 40.
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Nashville. ILL.,. Oct. l3.-The matter
Of securing men to take the places of
the members Of the Nashville fire de-
posrtment who resigned seems 10 be
q greater task than was expected The
council Is beginning to realize the Sc
robustness OF the problem.
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Bedford. Ind. Oct 12.-Joseph Weeks
and wife. under indictment for the MUIR
der Of Mrs. Susanna Ireland. the mother
of Mrs. Weeks. on Labor day. in this
city. whose death was very mysterious.
were taken before court ard entered
plea OF not guilty. They will be tried
at the next term Of court.
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kokomo, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE county
commissioners and the women Of the
Orphans home board have reached an
agreement by which the managers con-
scented 10 temporarily relinquish claim
to the orphans and permit the children
to be taken 10 the White institute in
Wabash county for the present.
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Dallas, Tex, Oct. William 8.
Corey. fire insurance agent, lost his
life by suffocation. in a fire Sunday
night. Corney occupied a room In the
home Of an aged cople. Mr.. and Mr..
George Giden. who we're rescued.
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Hammond. Ind. Oct. r. Harry
Chandler. fireman on the Chicago
Junction railway, was killed in the
Yards here while on his way 10 work at
the roundhouse. He tried TO step on
the footboard of passing locomotive
and was thrown beneath the wheels.
Fifteen minutes before he was killed he
had been talking to some companions
about the uncertainty of life.
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Chicago. Oct. 13.-The death rae OF
Chicago infants less than one year OF
age has been decreased COL yer cent.
since 1891. The death rate Of persons
Of all ages has been decreased 39.2 in
the same IL years.
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Postmaster General Payne an.
nounced. on the 9th. that he had &C.
cepted the resignation OF George A.
Christiancy. who was acting attorney
general for the post Office department
and who had been under suspension.
pending investigation Of his conduct
for several months.
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At the cabinet meeting. on the 9Th.
all the members except Secretaries
Root and Hitchcock were present. The
principal topic OF discussion was the
post Office investigation, which was
considered at length. especially with
reference TO the trial of cases now
pending before the courts.
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With the view OF devising means for
preventing the recurrence OF floods
which did many millions of damage
in the Kansas river valley last summer,
a congress composed of several hun
dred representatives Interested in Mis-
souri, and Kansas towns convened, on
the sth, at Kansas City, Mo.
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Falkland, Ind, Oct. I2.-As the result
Of dispute over payment for quart Of
whisky Ola b. Powers shot William
Wells and inflicted wound from which
the latter died at IL o'clock Sunday
morning. Powers has been arrested
and is being held at Shelbyville on the
charge of murder
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King Oscar Of Sweden received G.
w. kohlsaat, the St. Louis exposition
commissioner, on the 9Th. in private
audience. His majesty manifested great
interest in the exposition. and said he
regretted he could not go to the United
States. but he hoped the crown prince
Gustaf. would represent him in st.
Louis.