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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12

coming In quite freely. and the market
In active. Poultry IL In ample supply
mand Is quiet. Calves are plentiful and
A trific dull New cahbages are I'M
good supply and easy and there - an
tatoes' Vegetables are active and the
supply IL increasing. Strawberries are
ia good demand Receipts are mixed
and fine fruit Is rather scarce
Apple.-rancy. ,O,,ous;. common
ss..1s.ss per Dbl: western box apples
' csSsssSL eS ssas5o per crate
CsuIIGower-sss IS per doz.
C~irry-Fiorida. $3.50 per crate
Chse.s.-Nichlgan full , srsa%% .,o jsS
isc: brick Nv 9isc: schwsitzer. isg
Il coae-@Package coffee, Na7S@ls7S.
pressed CnIv~.--Fancy. 79se;. COM
MI EioSrs-Miehisan patents. In wood.
$40: clear. seio; rye hour. 50 Dbl
F~ed-Jobbing lots. bran. $50; coarse
corn meal. sal; corn aud cat chop; SSO'
coarse middlings $50 fine m.ddiinss'
Fresh vegetsbles--cucumb hot
house. 50a Use doz. lettuce. snlOc 10
nips sse bu: Florida tomatoes. ssSoa
ais crate; radishes. $50 csc doz; wax
beans. $i.76@s bu: green beans 1850
GRAPE cru s'f FrsisM;. $50 Il pee per aS box
Grsp-s-Maiag gas. ssgio per Dbl.
Honry--Fancy white. laGl+c ID: am.
Hny-Detroit shippers are paying the
following prices for bsied haj In car
lots. O. 3 Detroit; Nc. ! timothy ovay
mixed. siiGii.5o: rye straw, ,s.5oV 10:
MiS.smNs. / cured. ise:. No. . cured.
SIC; E Sp cured sdsf 10 isc No !. fcso
gresno. No. l. ,iSe; Ne =, ISIS; s eaif
3: gis lamb skins 400 '''' 'A'''''Hs'' ~
Ls%onEcsiifosnia. H.,SgsO per
Msple sussr--New. io0i2e per ID.
Mnshros@.-5ee per le,
Michigan. 7sasoc per bu; Cuban. $3.50
orssse.-california navel.. ss.2S0s
oiis-Raw linseed. ST.: Soiled lin
seed. esc gal. less l per cent Tor cash
In 10 days: diamond headlight kero-
15ac per gal
Pia<:pp.:.--cuban. saas9aso per
sri rs: s q g.1f per dS. &c o.r H.
rotatoss-Michgan. car lots. {. o b.
Detroit. SO q ssc per blu: new Bermudas.
%; southern; si.7s per Su.
ters. llqi2c; geese. 9q10c; ducks. ian
l5c: turkeys young. $50 zoe. old toms.
l6plIc per ID.
Provisions-Mess pork. $3.50: family
pork. $40 1850; light. clear. usnls.5:
heavy 5000: smoked hams, l2Ac; dry
saited brickets. lac: shoulders. sc;
picnic hams. Sc. bacon. ltc: lard. In
per 10.
straw berries-2t-q cases. S3.75@&.
SuGar--Crystal donunoes. s7.s5: Eagle
tablets. $3.50: cut loaf $3.50: cubes.
s5ss: xxx powdered. ss.75: granu-
lated. extra coarse. $40: granulated
nne. in bulk. $3.50: granuiated In eS-
lated. $3.50; diamond A. $40: confso-
toners A. e5.s5; No. !. $3.50: NJ 2.
$3.50: No. 3. $5.25. No. 4. 1870: SS s.
IS: No. .. SASS: No. 10. s&.9o; No. IL.
t495: No. ~. S&so; No. IS. S47S; No.
IL. s+7S: No. Is. 34.75 per 100 pounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
MAKES $4,000 IN TIPS.
New York Bootbiack Sails for Italy
With American Wife.

NEW YORK, May l2.--with $4,000
and pretty American wife, the for
u1er the result of nine years of shin
lng shoes at the Waldorf and st. Regis
hotels, Donate Digilio is on his way
20 Italy. proud To be an American
citizen. The signor says he had rather
~ m American citizen and shine the
nhoes OF fellow citizens than be son
Or the king OF Italy.
Dfgiiio's $4,000 came entirely. he
Gays. In the form of tips from men
and women whose shoes he shined.
Among his customers he boasts
Charles NJ Sehwab, the steel mag.
.nofe: Count De Sagan and Nine
0ould. and hundred or more Wall
m nnanciers.
RecentIy Digilio married a young
Auerican woman, and his trip to Italy
N IN the nature OF honeymoon
(. II will not stay long In Italy, says
|r1ieilio. II love Italy--but she does
not make millionaires."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
SUES FOR RETAINER.
Mrs. Della Hogue Brings Suit Against
Attorneys Lodge and Brown.

Mrs. Della Hogue brought action
against Attorneys Lodge and Brown
H. Justice OTIS court, Wednesday
morning. for the return of s35 paid
as retainer. Mrs. Hogue acted as
her own attorney and with difficulty
could be repressed from talking all thu
time.
Some time ago Mrs. Hogue consult.
cd the firm about a matter involving
will. and the case gave promise OF
being a lengthy one. After several!
consultations. and some work was
done. the case was dropped. and MIRA.
Hogue wanted the retainer returned.
She was offered $50. but this she re-
fused. declaring she would have 1t al.
Judge OFT withheld his decision.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
SAY THEY WERE TORTURED.
Twenty Chinese Coolies Are Held by
Federal Authorities.

NEW YORK. May Twenty Chi
nese coolies driven back from the
promised land OF their dreams--Unit-
ed States soil-at the point OF revol-
vers when they rushed down the gang
plank OF the tramp freighter Hercules,
are now held by the federal authori-
ties. The twenty said they shipped
on the Hercules from Shanghai over
year ago. and told that they had
been half starved and abused through
out the voyage. All declared they
would kill themselves rather than re-
turn 10 the ship.
The officers OF the Hercules deny
that the crew was ill-treated.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
LIAR LED IN RECENT
ELECTION FOR JUSTICE
eanvassinu Board Gives Him 136,837
Majority--Demoeratie Candidate Re-
- ceived- 1884, 95 Votes

s. LANSING. May 12.-All apparent
Aouht ar to whether the entire Re-
publican state ticket was elected last
Iall has been removed. The state can
raising board met yesterday afternoon
aud went over the returns and have
10 determined. Charles Blair candi-
tate for supreme court justice leads
With 136.S37 majority and the other
IHepubiican candidates on the state
blcket averaged $4,000, none Of them
icing below 10000. c. l.. Black.
Democratic candidate for supreme
1ustice, received 124.795 votes which
vas about the Democratic average.
r0x. Prohibition candidate for the
supreme bench, is credited with 23,-
Ma: Kulp, Socialist, 1868, and VI
'bricht, Social Labor, 1853.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
CLEVELAND LIVE STOCK.
BOSTON COPPER.
COPPER LETTER.

Furnished by Hayden. Stone & Co:
The tone OF the Boston copper mar
ket has been somewhat irregular. Trad
ing has been moderately active. Isle
Royale Is a prominent feature and ad-
vanced to %. up / p points. Calumet a.
Heela- -a4So- strong and shows q gain
OF points. There has been consider
able strength and activity in Parrot.
Mass. Michigan. Franklin. and North
Lake North Butte continues to be a
weak feature. IL opened at an advance
OF "A at Sc, but soon declined To so =.
on selling principally by Lee Higginson
& Co Traders have oeen the principal
buyers II is now steady around 81 \.
Allouez on small transactions Is II
lower. Other departments OF the mar
ket are quiet but the tone Is strong.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
Markets and Finance

RyeA-Cash No. =. soc.
Bcans--Cash. g. 50, October. ss'o9
bid
s5.7S. October. i0a bags at 50 40. March.
zoe hays at s6a5, sample. IS bass AZ
ss,25, at So az s4'S sample al
Timothy seed Prime spot 80 bags
Receipts In the Detroit market on
"wednesday. included ears or wheat.
Withdrawals We're reported. stocks are
sts. 0a5 b uof wheat ioi,f4T bu OF corn.
G2.O4l hu OF oats 1885 bu Of barley.
and lSs I'm OF rye.
Wheat in Liverpool closed I'd lower
and corn unchanged
Wheat receipts at primary points
Wedns sday, $4,000 bu; year ago Sss,-
900 bu.
Winnipeg wheat receipts. "a cars.
year ago. al.
Northwestern wheat receipts Wed
nesday. 10 ears, year ago lS0
81 Louis received 5000 bu ~ wheat
year ago. 10000 bu.
Exports OF wheat and four Wednes-
day. $4,000 bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. May i2.-wheat opening
limited. First trades ranged unchanged
AT yesterdays closing price but rallied
to xsc above that figure. The bulge
brought heavy selling OF July by Pat.
commission buying and little selling
oats NC up. market seanty. Provisions
slow and steady.
Noon-After showing great strength
throughout the morning, all wheat
futures eased OF from one To two
cents. under heavy selling. Corn and
oats very strong.
Close-pIsappointin cables and poor
cash demand gave the market another
weak turn from which II failed To rally.
Corn eased OF at the close. while oats
closed strong.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
100000 Fire IN Alexandra.

WASHINGTON, May ia stub.
born fire in Alexandria. Virginia.
burned the planning mill and yard of
Smoot and company. The yard OF the
H. X. Field company was partially de
stroyed and several buildings in. the
vicinity were damaged. II is believed
that 100000 will cover the loss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12

NEW YORK. May l2.-The stock
market opened strong anu prices gem
orally showed advances ranging from
fractions To over d point. Jersey Cen
above 2ss. while d. & H. moved up
over two points. Reading gained near
ly point.
The most prominent feature OF the
industrials was the continued upward
movement In American Can, the stock
advancing a point.
IL a m.-The persistent buying OF
the coalers caused Reading 10 cross
l5I while d. 4 II. scored five-poinI
advance. The strength in these stocks
carried along the entire list and adj
yanced ranging from fractions TO over
point were made in large number
OF issues.
Governments unchanged: others
strong.
Noon-The market lost good deal
OF its vigor during the last half of the
forenoon with prices In many cases
showing some moderate declines from
the highest. A scattered supply in
Reading caused a reaction or about
point and little profit in Jersey Ger
trail and in d. & ii. caused recessions
IT. those stocks. few other stocks
sold off fractionally but there was lit
tie change in the general tone. Around
midday fresh buying caused renewed
strength in Reading and this exer-
Cised a bullish influence on the rest
OF the list.
, Pc. m.-The market continued
active after noon but with varying de-
grees OF strength and with Interrupt
tons to the upward movement in the
shape of material reactions after fur
ther advances had been made. Read
ing was the most pronounced feature.
selling as high as 15s, but receded
nearly two points on the selling OF
large blocks of stock bought yester-
day. Other issues generally followed
Reading,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
Veterans in Duel.

Those two great veterans. Bill Hart
and Theodore Breitenstein. had an ex.
citing battle at New Orleans the other
day. Little Rock, with Hart pitching
winning by the score of . TO 2. New
Orleans made only two hits on Hart
while Little Rock made eight hits OF
Brett.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
LIVE STOCK.
East BUFFALo--op~niug.

BUFFALO. May ie-tSpecial.) Cat
tle--Receipts 2 cars. steady. Hogs
Receipts 10 cars. steady; heavy, 4TS5,
workers. $50; pigs. $40. Sheep
and Iambs-Receipts - cars. active;
best lambs. ss.20Gs.3o; yearlings, 1915
al: wethers. s6.25 a. $50. ewes. s.. 20
SIS Calves-$i 500 7.T5.
EAST BUFFALO-CIose.
EAST BUFFALO. y. y. May IL
Cattle-None here. demand fair and
steers. ,tsogs Veals@Receipts 500.
common to choice ssn175. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts 5000. active; lambs.
ssqS.3O; yearlings S6.75M7; sheep. So
1850. Hogs-Receipts 100, weak on
heavy grades light grades firm; york
ers. $1.25I7.50 pigs. $7a 40. ..
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, May 12.-Cattle-Recelpts
1900, steady to strong. beeves. s. "
72O: Texas steers. $4,000 6.l0: west
erns s4.7Oq6; stockers and feeders.
S36OI5.sO: cows and heifers. s2.50l
20: calves. s5d7.25. Hogs-Receipts
$4,000. Sc lower; light s6.I5 q 30;
mixed. 1856 a 80; heavy. s67ou7.40;
rough s6s0n 7.05: workers.. $7IOa7.l5.
pigs s575ae Sheep-Receipts 1900.
steady. native. S4m6: westerns, $3.50
8: lambs. native, 1875 49.lO; westerns,
s6.t5 a $50.
CLEVELAND LIVE STOCK.
CLEVELAND, o., May ie.-Efogs-
Receipts 1000. SC lower: mediums.
$40. workers.. $3.50; light. 81; pigs.
sass. Cattle-Receipts cars, steady.
Lambs-Receipts 10 cars. strong, IS.
Calves-Reeeipts 800. steady, $3.50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

Coffee options opened steady, un-
changed TO points advance. Butter
Steady, receipts G.17s; creamery extra,
26hc; state dairy tubs, Fl a 26izc; imi
tation creamery, hrsts, 2lM zee. Eggs
Firm. receipts 3i.l5S nearby white
fancy, 24c; fresh firsts. 2lM2iIzc: near
by mixed, fancy, 22Ia n23c.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
cOPpER NARkET-CIo..

Ariz. Cont, 4ts. All. lOt. Arc, So 1;
All. 40ls; Adv. Hs3. Bay $. Gas. so:
IL Bos a Corb.. 81; Butte Cltn. IS;
COP. Con. s0ls: G. q II. e57: g. & A..
iOi. Davis ID, 64 f.. Butte. 1919. Ely
Cons. ss. Fr., l5is. First Nat. e5s /;
Or l02. Cir 81.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Board prices: Creamery, ex-
tras. 25c; firsts. 23c; dairy. isc; pack
ing stock, 1870 per 10.
Eggs-Current receipts. case count.
cases included. 20i1c per doZ. Receipts
Wednesday 1.o63 cases
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
CvrCACo puon,rrr

CHICAGO. May i2.--Butter--Cream
cry. extra. use: frsts, 23c: seconds, 2lc;
dairy. extra, 23isc. Eggs-Firsts, 20h q;
seconds 1870. Chcese-Twins, 14Ac.
young Americas. l4hc. Live poultry
Turkeys. l5I1Shc: fowls. SIC. ducks
1O1LC. geese 6msC
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
TOLEDO cRAIN.

TOLEDO, O, May lc.--Wheat-Casn n
si45. May. sl44La July sl15t Sept
.los; Dee. 81 osis. corn-.cash. .sc'
$50. Oats-Cash. 5S1c, May. 5sirc;
July. 5Shc. sept. axe, Dec. t5Isc
Rye--No. /. 81 nc. No. :. gle. No. ). ssc
Glover seed--Cash and Nav, $40 Oct
and Dee. Sc 40. March $3.50. Prime al
sike. s7.75 Prime timothy. $50. But
ter--Creamsry, zoe; dairy. &c Eggs
zoe Oil--tnChanged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
An nutomebII driven by sherman "a.
MILLER wns oddly caught between two

Fourteenth cars on GratIOt- aNe., near
Woodward. Tuesday afternoon. One
car hit the rear end OF the machine
and pushed IL against the rear end
OF the car ahead. with considerable
force. The automobile was only
hurt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS.
NEW YORK COTTON.
Cotton prices. furnished by Hayden.
Stone * Co. Opening
Ak n ~.
PRODUCE

Butter Is I'm good supply and easy at
the recent decline. Demand IL increas-
ing with the lower prices. Eggs a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
READING STOCK
Goes BEYOND 157
Persistent Buying of Coal Issues
Sends UP Prices-Advances
Reach Over Point.
y. Y. STOCK aARkEr-Clo.e.

Anal. cop. So. Am. - Il r. 545s do
pfd. ll6a Am. Cot. OIL. Cob Am. Ice.
a0ls; Am. Loco. s., do pfd. ll6: Am.
Smelt, sSis Am. Sugar. 1873 a; Am I.
n T.. l405.. Am. Tob. pfd ioi -, Am.
Wool S64 Ana Cop. 50L; Atch..
1898. h. x q. ll5h h. X. Tr.. 1871
Can. Pac., lSIA Cent. Leath., S0as do
pfd. lea Oh. n @. .Ss. IN. 4 CT W.
. G.. NJ. Il 81. T.. l52. g. y N'west'n
1873; Colo. +. ~ =. Js&. Colo. * Sou"
%. do "a ptd SV-. Cons Gas, lsl = {;
Den n Rio Or. 5OT. Dis 5. c. ass /:
Erie. san DO LIST pfd. 81: do I'd pfd,
$2A Gen. Flee. 1874 CT. Nor. pfd.
ll5a. do ore. IAN hi. Cent. lais ,
Int. Met. lsLa. 10 pfd. 49, Kan. g
so. an. do pfd. 20. l.. 4 y, 1854
NJ h x Tex. 43ss Mo. Pac.. i5is Nat
Lead. SSS Newh., e!s y; Y; Cent.
1917 y. Y o Il W. 49h.. Norf. n
W. 81 \ Nor. Pac.. las = Penn. 1876 ! ,
Peo. Gas. ll5s p. 81. Car. az; Read.
los y Rep / Il ST, e6is do pfd. 80 :
Rock ISL, So do pfd. 7l7., S-Shvf.
so y Sou. Pac., ~, Sou. Ry. so; do
pfd. 6SA. Tenn. Cop. as = T. ST. l. 4
W. pfd 5lA. Twin city. 100, Union
Pac lss L 5. g |. r. X r.. 81 = :
l.. 5. Rub, Sss [ 5. Steel 81 : DO
pfd. lls, Utah Cop. 81. wabash, 1873 /;
do pfd. 81, W. L. Tele., "a. West.
Mfg. s3Is Bonds. l04S; Texas. Ssa. !;
Third-a So
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co., No.
IS John R.-st Phone 1+9S.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations furnished
by Lewis q. Gorton. No. i4l3 Majestic
building. May IL. 1909
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12

Busfpess-lfke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain neat kind that
looks right. Time. Printing Co., No
rs John R-st Phone itsS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
LONG LOST GRAND DUKE
is AIMLESS WANDERER
John Salvador, Who Toiled as Maehin-
list in Ohio. Leaves When Identity
Is Learned.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. May "a
John Salvador. said To be the long-lost
Grand Duke OF Tuscany. cousin OF the
Emperor OF Austria and prince OF the
ancient house OF Hapsbufg. Is again
a wanderer. To the minds OF his ac-
quaintances nothing proves the truth
OF the identification more than the
fact that few hours after his pres
ence here was publised in the news
papers he vanished.
Two strangers came TO PainesVllle
yesterday afternoon. II is said they
were agents OF the Austrian govern
ment AS soon as Salvador learned OF
their presence he became uneasy.
Finally he went To the boss machinist
who employed him and asked Tor his
pay.
Il must 60" he said sadly. They
know me-" He was paid Sl440. he
put The money in his pocket. walked
down TO the railroad tracks and board
ed a trolley car for Cleveland. There
he was lost in the crowd.
His most intimate friends here say
that Salvador feared TO return TO Aus
tria for fear OF being deprived OF his
liberty An immense estate lies
there. which he might claim; but he
is sure that the present owners would
resist him and that he would be
thrown into prison.
WASHINGTON. May l2.-"Pretens-
EN- and ''imposter' were the terms
applied today by Baron Loui Arm
bosey. Charge d'Affaires OF the Aus
tro-Hungarian embassy. IL referring
tc Johann Orth, the gainesville, O..
machinist. who yesterday disappeared
after declaring that he WAS the long
missing grand duke OF Tuscany. cousin
OF the emperor OF Austria.
In referring 10 the missing grand
duke, the foreign office used the word
late" This was taken to mean that
the Austrian government had every
reason TO believe that the grand duke
had been lost at sea in a Storm at the
time he left his private estate with
his bride. an opera singer. on his way
10 some unknown South American
port
The Detroit times., 1909-02-03
FREE INFORMATION COUPON.
that OF study taste which his mother

that OF study taste which his mother.
distilled in him at a very early age.
My son. she often said TO him.
.it Is not sufficient to be prince Of
Portugal. That In itself Is worth noth-|
ing. Work and study that you may,
acquire a personal value and Thus
win the respeet OF all and be useful
To your country
This lesson became deeply Inn
pressed on the child's mind. and ADJ
miral Ferreiro de oAmaral relates that
one morning while strolling through
the palace grounds he came suddenly.
upon Dom Manuel. then a younger
son with no expectations of kingship,
seated In an arbor Immersed In q
book.
"Your highness Is preparing your
lesson" questioned the admiral.
mo" answered the prince. II mr.
ished II long ago
Then why don't you join the
others i'm their sports" asked the adj
mral.
Because | prefer To study. | want
10 show the falseless OF the report
that the second sons OF the house OF
Braganza do not trouble TO instruct
themselves because they VIII never
be kings.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-03

Doctors he said We're only just be-
ing allowed TO recognize thought as q
force. bat OF the forces emanating
from them, In connection with them
and around them they We're still In
the dark
w T. Stead presided this week at a
seance attended by the duchess OF Rut
land Sir Albert Taylor, Lady Wa
beck and other nOta0les. The medium
Was Mrs Clarence Thompson, an
American Despite scientific precau'
lions 10 avoid fraud spirit draped
in white appeared seven times.
\ tragic side OF dabbling in the oc-
cult has been disclosed in a Manches
ter court John Houghton. school
teacher. committed suicide, leaving
this letter:
II have been urged into this for the
past year BY the Unseen World when
/ wish | had never found out. IL would
never have happened If had not both
cred with splritualism.'
Another phase of psychicism was
disclosed this week Every noted sur
eeon and Psychologist in England re-
ceived an anonymous letter containing
an extraordinary threat against vivi-
sectionists. The letter stated that an
anti-vivisectionist was In the habit Oh
praying for the death OF all doctors
practising vivisection, and invariably
tho prayer had resulted In the death
~ the physician.
The anonymous letter warns vivisec'
tionlsts 10 beware. or PRAYER VIII be
levelled against each in turn.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-03
GETS GOLDEN GUN
FROM SULTAN

CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 3.-This
quaint story about the sultan, pasha,
and golden gun is being told here.
Abdul ilamid, who In his younger
days was fine rifle shot used to go
hunting with Riafat Pasha. who one
day won the sultan's admiration by a
wonderful shot at a bear. The sultan
then and there promised to give the
pasha golden gun.
Next day Riafat became suspect
and had TO leave the country. He re-
NAMED in exile for 80 years, returning
here after the revolution. He was
graciously received by the sultan, who
asked whether he still did good shoot
ing.
sire" replied the willy pasha the
last time | shot | was told by your
majesty that in future | must always
use golden gun. | have been too
poor TO buy one; therefore have ney-
er shot since
Then the sultan remembered his
promise. and next day Riafat Pasha
received gun, beautifully embossed
I'm gold
The Detroit times., 1909-02-03
KING MANUEL, ILL,
!. IS AN EVACUATED,
PREMATURE MAN
THRUST UPON THRONE BY ROYAL
TRAGEDY, BEsET BY DANGERS,
HIS PLuMPNEss IS ooNE.-coN.
DIrioN ExcITEs PITY.

LISBON, via Badajoz. Feb. 81
Young Manuel OF Portugal is ILL., AS
cepding the throne through the tragic
assassination OF his father and brother
he has been SO beset by dangers and
worries that his health has failed and
prolonged sojourn In Switzerland
is deemed imperative by his medical
advisers.
His lungs. never strong, have be
come seriously weak and his ailmen.
has reduced the once plump and care
less boy To an emaciated, premature
man. bearing the lines OF sorrow and
anxiety on his face.
Much of his time is spent in bed
and 1t is only with difficulty that he Is
induced to attend court functions Al
one OF the recent receptions his weak
ened condition and inability TO stand
long excited pity among the courtiers
That the BOY kings health is under
mined comes as no surprise. consider
ing not only the gloom which mas
shrouded his throne since the assassa
ton OF his father and elder brother
but also the unnerving task OF attempt
ing TO eliminate the graft of the Portu
guese court and government.
Since his accession Dom Emanue
has had to Withstand repeated attacks
from the Republicans, especially dur
ing the recent crown jewels scandals
In which his mother was implicated
In addition, his life has on several oc
casions been threatened by anarchists
Only a week or two ago a plot to muir
der him, was discovered just In time
the king only escaping certain deatf
owing TO the great speed with which
he passed in his closed carriage.