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EXPEL MISSIONARIES

Action Decided Upon by the

Turkish Government.

AN AMERICAN IMPRISONED.

|t May Canse Serious International Complications and the United States Govern­

ment May Send a Warship to Turkey. The Case of the Rev. 3Ir. Kuapp—Some Startling T*velopments Expected.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8.—Advices received here. from Diarbekr indicate beyond any reasonable doubt, that the Rev. George C.® Kiiapp, one: of tije American missionaries at Bitlis, is con-., fiped in thej|[l aj Diarbekr, capital of: the vilayet 'of~ thaijL name, in Turkish Armenia, andtliftt s^.ricus international complication^ ar^mgre, than likely.-to. ioUow. The Turkish. government, replying to the representations of the United States charge d'affaires, Mr. John W. Biddle, has announced through the grand vizier and through the minister of foreign affairs that no news has been received by the porte regarding the reported expulsion of Mr. Knapp from Bitlis, and it was intimated that if it was true, he had arrived at Diarbekr, it would appear that the local authorities were desirous of secretly expelling the American missionary. But the, latest news from Diarbekr shows thajit this can uot possibly be the case, as it is further announced that Mr. Knapp is tjpi be sent from Diarbekr to Alexandretta, a seaport on the bay of Iskandernn,opening into the eastern portion of the Mediterranean, there to be either •hipped out of the country or delivered to the representatives of the United States.

At the first intimation of trouble, the United States charge d'affairs, after communicating with the porte and receiving the unsatisfactory reply cited, cabled to Washington for further instructions, and it is now said that the United States squadron in the Mediterranean, consisting of the flagship Min-neapolis-commanded by Admiral T. O. Selfridge, and the cruiser Marblehead, will shortly assemble in the Gulf of Iskaiidertiti. and at the same time a formal protest against the treatment of the American "missionaries may be made to the porte, coupled with the demand for an adequate indemnity., for the damage recently done to the property of Americans.

The imprisonment and proposed expulsion from the Turkish dominions of the iiev. Mr. Knapp is, however, understood to be but a preliminary to the expulsion of all the Christian missionaries, mostly American, English and French Catholics, from Asiatic Turkey, and, possibly, from European Turkey, as well. Besides, it is rumored that the agents of the American Red Cross society, now distributing relief funds in Asiatic Turkey, in the presence of the local Turkish officials, are also to be expelled from that part of the empire. In support of this report, it is stated that an imperial irade, providing for the expulsion from Turkey of the Christian missionaries and agents of the American Red Cross society, has already been .signed by the sultan, although it has not yet been issued from the palace.

That this is the case would seem to "be proven by the activity at the French and British embassies during the past few days and by the visits which the United States charge d'affaires has made to the government officials. It is also known that a panic exists among the Armenians of the district of Suedich owing, it is explained, to the presence there, for some unknown reason, of a strong force of Turkish troops.

The United States charge d'affaires has obtained from the porte the assurance that the vail of Aleppo has been instructed to protect the American missionaries in the Suedich district. In spite of the assurances of the Turkish government, in view of past experiences. it is considered quite important that the porte should promptly be made aware that the United States, acting independently, if necessary, is determined to protect the rights and property of its citizens in the sultan's oojninions.

Of course, in the matter of the arrest, imprisonment and proposed execution of Mr. Knapp,. as in all other cases of a .similar nature, there are two sides to the question. The claim made by the friends of the American missionary is that he is being unjustly persecuted by the Turkish authorities. On the other hand, the Turkish officials assert that ,ihe Rev. Mr. Knapp has persistently -•HCouraged seditious movements among -the Armenians, in spite of several official warnings. It should be added, however, that a disinterested observer, Mr. Uampson, the British -consul at Bitlis, has carefully inquired into the •harges brought against Mr, Knapp, and has pronounced them to be absurd.

The American missionary, nevertheless, was miormed that if had been decided to try him before the criminal •ourt .on the charge of conspiring against the Turkish government, aha he was notified to appear for trial Mr. Knapp .thereupon placed the matter before United States Minister Terrell and asked for the latter's advice. Mr Terrell telegraphed the missionary to obey the orders, under protest, of the Turkish authorities, pending action upon the

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irt of the United States minister here. Terrell then notified the porte that he would not consent to having Mr. Knapp tried iu the manner proposed, and suggested that the case be brought beford a mixed commission.

It was later decided to try the missionary here, in the presence of a reptesentative of the United States government, but it appears the roads were «o blocked with snow until the end of last month that the missionary was unable to travel to this city. Hence, it aeems, his arrest and imprisonment at Diarbekr, pending his expulsion from Asiatic Turkey, and also, it seems, the ^termination of the sultan to expel all Christian passionaries and agents of -the American Red £Jj3oss society from Turkey. It,is.believed here that only prompt and energetic action will prevent the issuiug of the imperial irade provid ing for the expulson the missionaries *nd Red Cross society ftgepts "It is aot impossible, according to report. that the British gOyeyumeMt may take immediate steps-to protest against -the proposed expulsion of the missjou--aries, and that the Marquis of Salisbury in this instance will be supported by th$

grench'gorwament. Hereairisera deligftfeflncptiw. Russia iaipeeipingly.the or France and"the sfarong^anpporter of Turkey under almost any crnsumstances. But sngulav FrapoM^termine to £aj|e potion in.thfs qase,:it is-difficult to Sep how she can do so without, in some degree, embroiling herself with Russia. I It is just upon this point that rests the hope that France, through Russia, will prevail upon the sultan to issue the imperial irade, providing for the expulsion of the missionaries and agents of the

American Red Cross society, and that this may avert any serious trouble, except, possibly, upon the part of the United States, which may think it proper to insist upon obtaining complete satisfaction for the alleged persecution of Mr. K^app, who*,by, the way, the oulyv^^erica^^mi^siqnary vjbfcW* string ground for

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coinplaint against the ties. REV. UPSON- SMITH TALKS.

%vfuieut of the Tnr^£i8^i Qo*erumeiit No Snrp^JH|o Him. BOSTON, April- 8.—The missionaries

of the American board of commissioners. for fore:gn missions are those most vitally involved in the threatened movement ofv the Turkish government to

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pel missionaries from the conntry. When shown the dispatch from Constantinople to the Associated Press, covering the situation, Rev. Judson Smith, D. D., secretary of the foreign department of the board, said that such a move on the part of the sultan had been feared by those acquainted with the character of that potentate.

Iu view of the possibility of such a move on the part of the sultaij, Dr. Smith emphasized the fact that the United States is putyicly pledged! to maintain the missionaries in Turkey, free from injury to themselves and from obstructions to their work, and he expressed confidence that the authorities in Washington will deal vigorously with the issues involved.

In speaking of the issues alluded to. Dr. Snath stated that- the indemnity tor the loss of property in Harpoot, Eastern Turkey, and Marash, Central Turkey, has not yet been paid. This amount is $100,000.

The expenditures of the American board in Turkey represents $6,000,000, which, Dr. Smith claims, shows the American interests involved to be too great to be slighted, either by the American board, the United States government or the public. The officials of the missionary organization will at once place themselves in close communication with the state department at Washington, and be prepared to act quickly if developments shall make it necessary for them t$ do so.

A vital fact in tlie Associated Press cablegram was the news of the imprisonment of liev. Mr. Kuapp. Concerning this, Mr. Smith said: •'Mr. Knapp has the full confidence of the board, and the charges against him are disbelieved absolutely and have already been disproved, as have kindred charges equally groundless that have been made from time to time against some of the ablest and most honored missionaries, who are still at their posts in Turkey.''

RELIEF WORK IN ARMENIA.

The Red Cross Society Not Hindered From Distributing Relief. NEW YORK, ^».pril 8.—The following cablegram was received by Spencer Trask yesterday from -Miss Clara BarI ton, president of the Red Cross society, now in Constantinople, who is in charge of the relief work in Armenia: "Our corps of physicians and supplies left Beirout April 3 and will reach Marash the 10th. Scourge of typhoid and I other diseases from starvation and exposure, unabated. "Keel Cross reports just received from our expedition, which are meeting with splendid success. No obstructions nor

Turkish supervisions, as has been wrongly reported. Every facility offered. Welcomed everywhere. One party working between Marash, Zeitoun, Maiatia and Harpoot. The others between Orfa, Diarbekir and Harpoot. Visiting towns aud villages en route. Giving assistance where most needed."

CRUELTY OF SPANIARDS.

Thrilling Story of Shipwreck and a Narrow Escape From Death. PHILADELPHIA, April 8.—A thrilling

story of shipwreck and a narrow escape from deatn by the Spaniards patrolling the south coast of Cuba, was told yesterday by Mate William Adams of the British bark Barnscliffe, which was recently totally wrecked on the small island known as Cape Decruz, lying to the southeast .of Cuba.

Mate Adams, with seven other members of tlie crew, arrived here from St. Jago on board the Earn line steamship Earnwood. He denounced the manner in which he and his suffering shipmates were treated by the Spaniards. The crew took to the open boat when the vessel struck, as she became at once a .total wreck, and pulled for the shore of the island, expecting to land. They were fame from exhaustion, but were driven back into their boats by Spanish soldiers,, and their only alternative was to row north to Manzanilla, a distance of 75 miles, which port it took them 48 hours to reach. Their sufferings were internes as the heat became unbearable,

They were hailed at I o'clock ou March 22 by a Spanish man-of-war •Mate Adams could not get her name but she made them come alongside and officers came into the boat aud searched her from stem to stern. All protested that they were only shipwrecked seamen, but the Spaniards never offered to take them on board." Mate Adams was

forced to turn his pockets inside out and give up a revolver he prized very highly After about an hour's detention they were set adrift and on the evening of the lolloping day, more dead tlmn alive, they reached Manzanilla. Here they were again detained for some time until the Spanish authorities satisfied themselves they were not filibusters.

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Fourteen Buildings Burned. NEW YORK, April 8.^Fourteen'build­

ings in the business section of Youkers were burned yesterday. The total loss amounts to about $100,o00 on buildings aud stocks.

Another New National Bank, WASHINGTON, April 8.—The comp-

trailer of the currency has authorized! the organization of the Commercial National ban* of Steubenviile, O., capital, 1125,000.

By MAETHA IfOULLQOH WILLIAMS.

[Copyright, 1898, by American Press Association. 1 You never saw such a nosegaywinged blossoms, all paly purple, all tender pink, blue gray, clear white, blackish crimson a lavish cluster too.

The small fingers holding it could barely encompass the stems. The breath of it filled the crowded "L" car with a sweetness that brought memory of country gardens and singing birds and long, level lances of sun^nigr junshine.

Tfeewoman whoh^^ivwaaasifresh, as $stjn$y,a|? blossomy gWBS^ Fro«j|.r^-.^ a$4l*r l#%|k

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c^ftght the.•$ glance, felt' the

wistful appe^lo? itsquick withdrawal, Bmiled a little, deftly parted the cluster an&laid the larger part in her neighbor'slap, saying: "I-am sure you have seen them growing-"

Tbeij she, passe# opt ,of thi* chroniple forever—ap an actuality, that is to the end she is potential. The other gave a half gasp over this suddeiv]atg$#& Ijgfee tried to speak, hot- only a broken- mnrmur got ppst tbe lump that had risen in her throat at sight of the bright blossoms.

PpA hloepopiftJ, not seen than —acres, and, acres carpeting Carolina cornfields, makingdelicately faint all the fine, sampler air?

Chi their painted wings she crossed in one smal) minute the thonsand mijes between, and- saw in clear sunlight the wide, low plantation house, the sighing pine woods, far in t}ie distance a blue mountain rim. Sunshine layover it all, sunshine that stole into and somehow transfigured her face.

Oftenest it was a pale face, thin, too, with shadowed eyes and tense curves about the mouth. When she pinned the flowers at the throat of the black gown that would have been shabby had it not been so well bfushed and well fitting, it seemed as though the heat and burden of her dreary life were lifted, a free soul left to walk upright and thank God.

It was blinding summer. White hot glare filled all the streets, with no breath of air to stir the loftiest flag upon its staff. Yet the pea blossoms held their heads up cheerily, so cheerily indeed that their wearer, unconsciously bathing her soul in their freshness, gave back its radiance in her face. Presently she turned into a big doorway, climbed flight after flight of dark, winding stairs, all a-quiver with the throbbing of huge presses, and at last came out into an airy region of comparative peace, where many men in shirt sleeves sat about at many desks, with a lurid litter of paper, pencil, paste, scissors and small boys pervading the intermediate space.

Most of the men were writing, a few gossiping in whispers, one or two downright loafing. One Bingle individual was industriously doing nothing—that is to say, he had a full inkstand, anew pen, a pile of fair, white paper before him and withal an air of intense occupation, though be had not moved a finger since coming in two hours before. He was a tall young fellow, well made, though rather stoutish—quite the star member of The Evening Blazer's staff.

He knew his importance too. Word went about freely behind the backs of hands that nobody else would dare thus sit immobile through two precious morning hours, especially with the "old man's" humor on edge and the devils all hot foot howling for copy. The others envied but dared not. imitate him. Pennington had conquered a following several thousand strong. The old man realized that The Blazer would much better pay him to do nothing for it than risk forcing him to work for a rival sheet.

He was an odd fish, was Pennington, as full of quips and cranks as of genius and good fellowship. Toward womankind his habit of mind was feudal. Women were to be defended, protected, worshiped—"in their place." When they came out of it, especially into a newspaper offioe, what word could sum his misliking?

He was,. however, fair minded enough to admit that some women have really a message for their kind. To such be flung wide the gate of pure literature. He readily allowed th^t genius had no sex, though het was apt to add that Pegasus abhorred a sidesaddle. That which made him emotionally resemble the fretful porcupine was the woman of poor, small talent who sought to make market for it in the daily press.

Pennington sat full face to the door. As the lady with the pea blossoms came in he gave the ghost of a start, then fell frowningly to furious work.

A little way off one of the envious ones said low to another: "Say, the old man had better give A^rs. Eton a regular place. Pen never would quit writing when she was in sight."

The other laughed lazily. "He hates her, for a faot he does. D'ye know the reason?" "No. Always thought it was on general principles, as I always thought till this minute she was uglier than homemade sin. Now I see she's almost, yes, positively handsome. What can she have done with herself?" "Realized her possibilities, maybe. That is the root of Pen's grievance. He preached about her one day. The old man had somehow inveigled him into reading a lot of, h?r eopy, and the air was blue for five minutes afterward. Then he began. 'Here,' «}id he, 'is a creature with divihe possibilities as a woman in womanly ways. But she throws them all away-to swathe herself In a hideous black stuff business gown and trail into newspaper offices doing -work that it is a oompliment. tOQaU^j bad. The »oat aggravating pairt is that It might so eatfly be good. To a most ixquisite itistihbt of ohoice abd point of View she joins an absolute genius for

maltreating botb.' There waslot more off tbe same pieos. Did man heard it— thought sure Mrs. Eton's djiy was over. Wbeh ah? came in jast. after, he did say, 'I'm. afraid we won't have room for any more, of your copy.' She looked up at him with the bravest smile and tried to •ay something. All she could get out was Well'— The rest stopped in her throat. Pen wrote on like a steam engine didn't raise his eyes till she had gathered up her bits of things and was going away with them. He watohed her till the door closed on her, then patted the old man on the back and said, 'Hope you'll lunch with me today, sir.' Old man went. Next day Mrs. Eton got the order, for specials—three a week, you know—and it's my solemn belief that Pen rewrites every one of them. Else why should he be always too busy for a word with her?" "Give.it, up. Widow, is she not?" "Worse—got a crank matrimonial attachment. I know her people down.Carolina way—lots of blood no money, or next to none. She was a sort of ugly duckling. What little there

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I spent on her beautiful sister. One day there W«s^ a fine row. Martha Creighton, the. qgly one, htid run away to New

York. Nctxt n$ws W** had married as aotor. Rfpgd looking toast w£th fre* enough brains tor a two. line

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pmtiitiou is to star. Because he capnojt do that he does nothing and lets his Wife maintain him« Bo much I know beeanse her people asked me to find out and If it came to starvation with ber.^o wnd her bsck to them« Otherwise they disown. her, In, fs»oW sJmi* dqad to $hem so long a*.she persist**19 bar infatuation. But, hello I Jjtie^ talking to Pto herself and turning as niany colors as the flowers she is giying him. gibe must be thanking him for revising her work. Moses and green spectacles! Won't

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profanity,when she goes away!" Mrs. Eton had surely a grateful soul. Only the flowers, though, spoke her thanks. She laid a choice half dozen timidly beside Pen's racing quill and said tremulously: "You have been so very good I—I—that is—will you come to our apartment this evening? My busband—I wish to make him known to you aud—and something else—something important, terribly so—to me," the words stumbling and huddling like a flock of frightened sheep.

She was asking something preposterous. She knew it. Pennington knew it. He wrote on doggedly for a half minute with downcast eyes, quite as though ho had not heard her. He knew, though, better than through eyesight, that the new, strange splendor was dying out of her face, leaving it wanner, more haggard than before. And somehow he began to choke, his heart to knock furiously against his stout ribs. Tbe noises of the 6treet came dim and blurred to his ear. He set his teeth hard one second, then said: "When shall I come? About 8 or half past?"

It was something earlier—twilight indeed had hardly fallen—when Pennington found himself in a poor, bare, little parlor so far over on the west side that from its windows you looked up and down tbe North river. It was quite at the top of a tall building. With the outlook and the clean, fresh river air a very little money might have made it dear and homelike. Pen knew now why it was not, why the windows were undraped, the floor spread with ugly, cheap matting, the walls bare nowhere any ornament save the glass of pea blossoms upon the bare mantelshelf.

Mrs. Eton presented with a little smile, "My husband, of whom I hope you will one day hear a great deal.''

Pen was glad that the other merely nodded and stood stock still three feet away.

In the handsome, sullen fool he had recognized one hanger on of a dashing ballet dancer, one, too, who spent money like water till his pocket was empty. No dollar of it but was minted from the wife's brain. Pen had never before comprehended why, with her income, she had found it necessary to wear one stuff gown the year round and went gloveless all through the pleasant weather.

The knowledge gave him a sudden, raging desire to fling Eton bodily out of the window. Instead he turned to it himself, murmuring something about the stairs making him so dizzy. "They are appalling truly so," Mr. Eton graciously assented. ''I am always threatening to move where there is an elevutOr, but she," nodding toward his wife, ''insists upon staying here, all because she can see the water and trees and hills."

With that he came closer. Pen, eying him severely, saw that he was well dressed fashionably even—with no trace, though, of foppery well groomed, too, faintly redolent of fine essence, with an old, silver set diamond flashing upon the right hand. Save for a disfiguring scowl, the dark, brilliant face was perfect in line, curve, color.

With a sick spasm of disgust Pen admitted to himself that a goodlier person never rode among prees of knights or made a football of a woman's heart.

The husband smiled in vacuous content as his wife set her poor best chair for Pen, so placing it that the river air came full in his face. After a little space of inconsequent talk, throughout which the house's master stood loaning against the open window frame, he said with a tinge of impatience: "Remember, Martha, it's very good of Mr. Pennington to come. We must not take too much of his evening." "Indeed, he'is good nobody knows it quite so Well as I do. That is why I—it seems such imposition, really," with a •pitiful little tremulous laugh. "I am a wretched conspirator when it comes to acting out my treason."

What is it?'' Pen asked. Then notihg that both hands were held hard behind her back added gravely, "I can guess-—it's a manuscript novel on which I am-to.fit in igdaSL^t. 'V ,4 [CONTINUED.]

FOR LITTLE FOLKS.

RUSSELL AND FRANK.

Aa Atlanta Boy and His Dog That Remind One of Mary and Her Lamb.

Master Russell Hopkins, a son of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Hopkins, is a student in Hunter's School For Boys. Russell is a boy of unusual abilities, and is thought much of by his fellow students. He is the only son of Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins, and being the only child is, of course, greatly beloved by hi#»parents.

Russell has one of rbe largest dogs in the oity of Atlanta, and that dog at-

tracts attention everywhere. Tlie dog and its carter may be likened unto Mary and her famous little lamb, which, acoording to the story told by pur fathers and grandfathers, used to follow Mary to school and everywhere else she went. Frank, Russell's big Newfoundland dog, follows his master to school and to all other places where be goes. No one has ever been at Hunter's, school when Russell was there without passing Frank on tbe stairway. Like Mary's little lamb, he sleeps in tbe hall until Russell is ready to play with him or to go homo.

The accompanying picture shows Russell and his dog Frank. What a genial look has Frank. There is no mean look of revenge lurking in his face, as in the faces of some dogs.

Master Russell is a bright young fellow and always stands high in his class. —Atlanta Constitution.

Just Xliere.

Five-year -old Nell was "playing cars" with some of the chairs in the nursery, when a visitor came in and unfortunately selected one of the cars belonging to the imaginary "train" and drew it out of the line.

Nell was disturbed. She surveyed the friend of the family for a moment in silence, and then said: "Did you know, Miss Reed, this is a train of steam cars?" "Ah, is it indeed?" inquired the obtuse visitor. "Very well, I should like to take a ride."

This reply seemed not to be wholly satisfactory. The other chairs in the room were comfortable for visitors, Nell knew, but they didn't match her "train." Presently she stood beside the caller again, with her little hands folded before her. "Miss Reed," she asked hesitatingly, "where did you want to get off?" "Oh, at New York," said the lady, with a smile. "Well," said Nell in her sweetest tone, "this is New York where I'm stopping now."

And fortunately that delicate hint was acted upon, much to Nell's satisfaction.

A Stnrdy Newsboy.

In front of a well known drug store, close to the bridge, may be seen every night and morning a bit of a newsboy, hardly 9 years old, selling papers. This youngster disposes of bis wares every night until 8 o'clock. He goes home at that houv, sleeps until midnight, and then starts down town in time to get the early morning papers. He remains at his stand until 8 in the morning, when he goes to school, studying until 4 in the afternoon. The little fellow seems not to mind his hard lines and labor a bit. To use his own words, "You've got to get used to it." His mother is a widow, and has a news stand in Park row. Her industrious son gives her every cent, whether it is made from selling papers or in running errands. The boy is bright, and he says that as soon as he is old enough he is going to enter one of the big department stores, where he hopes to rise from bundle boy to manager. He doesn't chum much with his fellow newsboys, his reason being that "dey are too tough."— New York Tribune.

Fancy Codfish.

"Mamma would like a package of decorated codfish," said Harold to the grocer's clerk.

The clerk looked puzzled. Decorated codfish?" he repeated. "Are you sine that is what your mother wants?"

The man thought a minute, and then with a half laugh he said, "Oh, I have it!" and began looking along the shelf. There was an amused expression on his face when he handed the package to Harold. "Tell your mother," he said, "that if it is not what she wants she can send it back."

Harold repeated the message, adding, "He did uot seem to know at first what decorated codfish meant!" "Oh, Harold," ciied mamma, laughing, "I said desiccated, not decorated, codfish!"

Harold looked ruefully at the package. "I thought he wauled to laugh about somethiug," he said. "Gness that was it."—Exchange.

Nature does rot capriciously soatter her secrets as goldeu gifts to lazy pets and luxurious darlings, but inipows tasks when she presents opportunities and uplifts him whom she, would in-, form.—Whipple,

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Ceegrewman Gialn Never Delivered Another Speech In the House.

Tbe death of Congressman William HI Crain of 'Caxas removed from political life one of the brightest minds in tbe south.

Mr. Crain used to be one of the leaders of the house. He never spoke without the greatest attention, for he always spoke well. For five years past, however, Mr. Crain has practically taken no part in the proceedings of the house. His usefulness was destroyed by a joke —a joke from which he never recovered.

Mr. Crain was first elected to the Forty-ninth congress. He was bandsome in appearance, well posted on all subjects* an orator, and a man of great personal magnetism. These qualities immediately brought him to the front. His first speech in congress made him a name. The newspaper correspondents took. a gr^Qt fancy to. him, and often wrote flattering articles about him.

It was during the Fifty-first congress that be was sitting in the Press club one afternoon discussing politics with a party of newspapermen. To one of tbem he r^mprked. URQn the fact that when some men spoke all the correspondents left the gallery, and retired to the lobby, while when others addresated the house tbey. crowded into the bonse to hear. He added that he noted they always came- in to hear him, and he expected all of them to be present on tbe next day, when he expeoted to make the speech of his life on the MoKinjey tariff bilL

Tbe next morning the press gallery was crowded to hear the debate. There were several speakers to precede Mr. Crain. During their speeches the gallery remained full, but the moment Mr. Crain. took the floor evejry correspondent in the gallery arose and filed out inta the lobby. It was arranged on the part of the correspondents as a little joke on the Texan.

The concerted action of the correspondents naturally bad its effect upon Mr. Crain. It annoyed him so that he cut his speech short and quickly resumed his seat. The moment he did all the correspondents filed back into the gallery and listened to the other speeches.

Though given to joking himself, Mr. Crain could never realize the joke of it. From that day to the day of his death be never delivered another set speech in the house, and rarely ever said anything on the floor. It was a shock from which he never recovered.—Altanta Constitution.

The Palaces of the Saltan.

The sultan has no confidence in any of his palaces except that of Yildiz, which he thinks he has so fortified that revolution cannot endanger him. He was frightened almost to death when the Czar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated some years ago, and his life has been one of continuous unrest. He has, all told, from 30 to 40 palaces, a number of which are on the banks of the Bosporus.

Yildiz is situated on a hill, and its grounds contain acres of rrvines, of forests and lakes, of parks nd gardens. Not far from it is the great palace of Dolma Bagtche, where Abdul Aziz, the brother of this sultan, committed suicide in order that another brother named Murad might be raised to the throne. Murad was pulled down by other conspirators, who declared that he was crazy, and it is said that be is pining in the dungeons of one of the palaces along tbe Bosporus.

Abdul Aziz furnished this Dolma Bagtche palace. He spent £60,000 a year on his harem, and within 12 months expended £120,000 on pictures alone. The rooms—and there are scores of them—are walled with satin, while the hall is ornamented with crystal posts as large round as the body of a man and more than six feet tall. The palace has luxurious couches and magnificent furniture, but Abdul Hamid has feared it because it was too near the water, and he has only used it for public receptions. It is said that Abdul Aziz warned him to keep out of it if he should ever become sultan, and the result is that he has confined himself to the palace of Yildiz.—Constantinople Correspondent.

The Austrian Premier.

Casimir Felix Badeni, the present premier of Austria, is the son of a cook. His father, who was tbe chef of one of tho last kings of Poland, was created a count. Then his aunt, the famous Ger-. man actress, Anna Wierer, left him the half of her large fortune. In 1871 he became district chi^f of Zolkiew, and two years later entered the ministry cf tbe interior. For a time he was attached to the administration of the Statthalter in Qalicia, but he retired from his office to care for a large estate that had been intrusted to his management upon the death of his father. In 1888 he was Inade governor of Galicia, an office he eld until he was recently appointed prime minister of Austria by the Emperor Franz Joseph. He is said to be worth about £500,000, but bis younger brother, who has succeeded him as governor of Galicia, has been far more conservative in his expenditure and is credited with being the possessor of a much larger fortune.

An Editor's View of an Owner's Rights.

I suppose that The Pall Mall Gazette costs its owner, Mr. Astor, a good deal of money, and, if it pleases him to pa^ for an organ, it seems only reasonable ibat he should insist upon its advocating hi* rather than those of Mr. Cust, or Mr. Any One Else. These views are, in thn ase of Mr. Astor, peculiar, if, as Mr. Cust says, he was ordered to insist that the Radicals lost the last general elcoi ion owing to Sir William Harcourt's budget. But what of that? I have no doubt that they are sinoerely entertained by Mr. Astor, who is a very rich Uiiiij, and who objects to taxation being it row a on rich men. If an eel bad a newspaper, its columns would very pv.Uibty be largely devoted to the 'iemiuciauon of the habit of skinning jels.—l^tndon Truth.

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