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ARREST OF REY. DIAZ

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further Accounts of th^ as Received From Havana.

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13 STILL RETAINED IN PRISON.

Cut Off From All Communication and Oar Owa Consul Oratral Is Not Allowed to

See Him—The Matter Reported to WashIngtoa, but Details An Unobtainable# Other American Citizen* Arretted. HAVANA, April 18.—The arrest of

the Baptist missionary bishop, Alberto -Jesus Diaz was due to the declarations &' made by some prisoners who were captC~ tured at Yiyora, near Havana, and to •j documents which were found in their possession. The bishop was arrested

"Thursday morning and was denied communication with his friends in the cfjfice of the chief of police, where only j^riuii&nt persons are detained. His -cue will be summarily pushed.

The bishop and his brother were made prisoners of war and handed -dyer to the military jurisdiction.

Mr. Williams, the United States consul general, has. made Active, efforts to see Bishop Diaz, but tijis has proved to :be impK^siblfi, ad, the bishopis still cut off fr5n communication.

Two American citizens have been arrested between Cardenas and Matanzas on a chai'ge of taking plans of defenses. They jhaye been hfinc^ed over to the civil: authorities, according to their treaty rights-

MORE ABOUT DIAZ.

JHe Openlj Talked Rebellion According tp This Dispatch.

NEW YORK, April 18.—A special to "The World from Havana Cuba gives the following additional details about the arrest of Rev. Mr. Diaz. Diaz is a native creole. He has been acting as a missionary for a number of years, in charge of the Gethsemane church, and has been frequently in trouble with the authorities.

He called on the consul general of the "United States Feb. 1~4, 1887, and requested liim to write a letter to the captain general and inform him that he (Diaz) WHS supervising bishop of the Baptist church in Cuba. He had a controversy with the Roman Catholic bishop of "Huv uni, because the latter prevented him from using property belonging to the diocese.

Diaz is also engaged in the undertaking business. He is a naturalized citizen of the United States and has been a pronounced opponent of the government, talking rebellion openly.

REPORTED TO WASHINGTON.

6till Details of the Affair Is Lacking, Probably Owing to a Censorship.

WASHINGTON', April 18.—The state department has received a brief cable message from Consul General Williams at Havana announcing the arrest of Protestant Bishop Alberto Jesus Diaz, who is well known throughout the Aouth and to many churoh people in all -parts of the United States. Diaz is a naturalized American and of strong Cuban sympathies, but his friends insist that his work in Cuba has be confined to proselyting for the chuK and deny participation in the rebellion on his part.

The message from Consul General Williams contained no details. The case will be closely followed up by the representatives of the United States, •who will take the customary steps co protect the interests of an American ipitizen. The consul general will insist -on a civil trial should the matter .go to the length of a trial.

SPAIN'S POSITION.

^She Will Never Grant to Cuba Independence as Long as She Has an Army.

NEW YORK, April 18.—A special to "The World from Madrid, Spain, says: Although no definitive official exchange of views has yet taken place between •the Madrid government and President Cleveland, nevertheless Mr. Cleveland |»as been extra officially informed of the disposition of the Madrid government and the exte to which it could go in ^the meeting the advances Mr. Cleveland might arbor an intention of making as a mediator between Spain and

Quban insurgents. Both governments evidently are feeling their wy cautiously and warih ind ft path to an amicable solutl Both seem disposed to take all the Mme accessary to prepare public opinion ia :4»Ch ooun tries for an arrangement 6«mpatible with the patriotic suseaptiblli«f the Spanish people aad with jftatfofri mtiereits ir* gravely{affected |roteri|atton jitW ^ufw&tpn ft

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Autonomy and In tariff reforms for Onba M* sad Porto Rico, and how far President Cleveland as mediator could go in guar.sUitaeing that the Cuban Insurgents accept such concessions, and how

Id guarantee that the Ameri-

iir h# 6ou} ^eaiL £iti«eh and the Cuban refugees djjase" to assist the rebellion.

When once that is clearly understood to insure the prompt pacification Cuba, it Will go to any length in the wy. of conpfssions short of independ"that Spain will never assent to Withput aju appeal to war, in which oho wQald risk her last soldier and last dol--glar..

Thi#is exactly the state of thematter at present. It is difficult to imagine ^thw^A anxiety the whole nanc)iQ,fi|i rfltioiahe and statesmen, its military above all. its goverhment aatt »-watching the attitude aid *ehr s- 0#.

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Cleveland and tM

it«^ sy* ptoms ef derelopriieilt of

cy In regard to Ouba.

5parards

are all the morsaaz-

4*«s because they, are awakening to farit that the rainy and unh«fJwjr.($* ^aon in Cuba will begin next month, 'jf. ^tliput any serious alteration or ^j^vgmeat in their favor of^l tary sitfuatieti, which easiss tlJ,_*000,000. a mouth and whiti recke^ Oaba't sugar ana tobaoca ^«rops.

|6£ REVIEW lUO. Dan^,

TROTH." WmIkIjRepert

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ComjMiny'iB^weeSly^ reviewof tradesays: The .sudden chang* from rieighiag to midsummer heat, with., fair skies in inost cities, his tested .the prevalent, idea that good weather, only was needed to bring general improvement of business. Everywhere there has been more retail^uying and in some branches better demand a£ wholesale and at the works has resulted, but not as yet in most lines. There is no abatement of the almost universal disposition to deal with unusual conservatism and not to anticipate future wants, and this has been especially conspicuous where combinations have been formed or prices advanced. The comparative infrequency of serious failures, with n^oney less disturbed since gold exports began than might have been expected, helps to give encouragement, but does not kindle speculative fires that such improvement as appears is mainly of a fyealthy 6ort.

To many interested in lrdn ore and coke, steel billets, Bessemer pig and various forms of steel, it may be disappointing'' that the forming of combinations and fixing of prices have not started again the rush to buy ahead of needs, which made last year ro megiprable. But it is' not easy to forget the lesson which the past year taught. Instead of increasing, purchases have on the whole rather slackened, though a little better in tank plates at the east and in sHejets at Chicago. Bessemer pig and fctey forge-are a shade lower at Pittsburg, as is the average of all iron and steel quotations' and obstacles tp some attempted combinations have not been overcome. The greatest consumers of lake ore have not hastened to mako contracts at advanced prices and the output of coke is stationary. Tin plate makers are meeting, and some propose to produce steel for their trade at plants of their own. Unsold stocks increased in March 18,588 tons more than was reported last week. At the-west almost every town seems to want steel for some btiilding and good orders have been placed for bars by implement and carmakers. Heavy production of copper defeats heavy exports and 10 3-4 cents is quoted for lake and spelter has broken to 410.

Shipments of boots and shoes from Bostoa in April thus far have been 8 per cent less than last year, thought larger than in previous years. Textile works are less fortunate. The silk association states that 40 per cent of the machinery and hands in the country are idle partly because of increasing Japanese competition. Several more woolen mills have shut down and some have reduced wages 10 per cent while many are working only half time, but recent advance by appraisers not only disclose heavy undervaluations in the past, but tend to check future imports. The demand for goods does not improve and sales of wool for the two weeks of April at the three chief markets have been only 5,464,600 pounds, against 11,559,200 last year, and 10,182,500 in 1892. Somewhat more demand for staple cottons has been aroused by bargain prices, but the closing of many mills for a time is urged as necessary and one of the largest and oldest mills, the Lawrence, abandons production of heavy goods and turns to hosiery.

Wheat rose about 5 cents last week, met some reaction, but is a shade higher than a week ago. Later accounts are more promising as to winter wheat and western receipts in two weeks of April are 8,838,502 bushels, against 2,284,802 last year, while Atlantic exports for the same weeks have been only 2,301,917 bushels, flour included, against 3,718,888 last year. The small exports so late in the season and western receipts proving that the yi^ld last year much exceeded any estimates, have left little confidence in predictions of scarcity.

After remaining unchanged for many days, rumors either way having no effect, cotton rose a sixteenth on Thursday. Heavy commercial and mill 6tocks hinder most buyers and possibilities of injury to the coming crop retard sellers at current prices.

Failures for the past week have been 228 in the United States, against 241 last year, and 36 in Canada, against 34 last year.

ISLAND OF RAIATEA.

It Has Been Captured by the French but England Will Object.

SAN FUASCISCO, April 18.—The brig City of Papete, Tahiti, brings news that Queen Mamea of the island of Ralatea, in the South Seas, has surrendered to her old enemieB, the French. The queen, according to the reports^ is now thoroughly subdued, and beyond giving further trouble.

Queen lamea has reigned over Raiatoa nearly a scere of years. fiLer tab* aja,

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flfc Spain

far,iOnMi itd .wr allj tjufforftign :ntr:es interested in the, commerce :£g&2uttilre' bf tie' West •ofc. .i ie knot of the whole question seems t* be how iar public-opinion in Spain alio# ie sovernment to goin oonp£«M8ions of political and administrative

atWay ovir the island with the condition that sh* be recognized as queen. France is to control tHe shipping, which is said to be very, valuable, and is to be permitted to establish a coaling station at the principal harbor. When the Papete left Tahiti a French gunboat was anchored off Raiaiea.

The English are said to oppose French possession of the island, and will, it is said, ask that it be restored to Queen Mamea.

Edward Pardrldge Dfad.

CHICAGO, April 18.—Edward Pardridge, one of jtfce inott prominent and wealthy operators of lite board of trade, who has been ill for several weeks w'itk Bright's disease, died at 11:80 yesterday. Sir.. Paprdridge Qrat Mpue into Prominence' on the Hoard ef trade as a (ear in {he wheat market, about 10 years ago, and reputed to nave made and lost. several fortunes sinoe that Mme. He left a fortntie of at leaec a million dollars.

Train ItobbMr* Identified.

LCTCHFWLD* Ills., April 1.8.—*^he enginter and fireman of the 'fTrisbo railroad positively ideated th* man shot here a week Ago together with the two other 4»ep v^dw arrest, as being the pfirsonl who successfully held ap the VT$POO1 tiraTti some time ago inafibn, Mo., andvtook riev&al dollars. Requisition papers asked for.

iar LibDundred will be

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Every Month Has Added to the Deficiency of Rainfall.

A BARE HALF INCH THIS MONTH.

The Sarfaee of the Earth Is Dry and Ia Proving Harmful to Newly Planted Trees and the Grass Crop—Fruit Growers Fear Another Cold Spell—Other Indiana State News.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 18.—The long drouth-continues unbroken, and every month this year has added to the deficiency in rainfall. A bare half inoh of water has fallen this m6nth, and 1.4 inches more must fall before the April average is .reached. The country roads,' lately so maddy, have turned into) dust. The surface bf the earth is dry, uad already the drouth is proving harmful to newly-planted trees, and is retarding the growth of the graee drdp. Clouds of dust are arising from plowed fields, and there has b«en almost a midsummer head and dryness in the air.

Farm work i£ advancing rapidly, as thertf has been no interruption from rainfall. It is too eaiiy for the corn planting, however, and fai-mera uid fruit growers are fearful that this "spell of summer" has been sandwiohed in between firosts, the1 'last of which will da immense' damage. Fruit'tlre« are in bloom. Peach blossomS areWbe seen this spring .for the first timeih many places for fonr years. With water and no frost the' friiit crop this season in Indiana ought to be immense.

The total deficiency in rainfall thus far in 1696 is 4.'I.l inches, the deficiency in 1895 was 11.*88 inches in 1894, 18.77 inches, and in 1893, 5.52 inches—a total since the beginning of the drouth of S4.93 inches. ..

BARN BURNED.

Bloodhounds Tree a Man »Vho Narrowly Escapes Being Lynched.

GREENSBUKG, Ind., April 18.—James Newman's barn, near Millhousen, this county, burned Thursday evening, consuming 10,000 bushels of corn and 1,000 tons of hay. Eighteen valuable horses and mules were cremated, together with 40 head of cattle and hogs. The total loss will be $15,000.

Bloodhounds were sent for and put on the trail, and late last night a man was found in a tree, where the hounds had chased him. The officers had hard work to keep him from the hands of enraged citizens. A lynching may yet result, as a dozen barns have been mysteriously burned in the last few weeks.

Jary Finds For Plaintiff.

BRAZIL, Ind., April 18.—The case of Miss Mary Moberly vs. James R. Henry, cashier of the State Bank of Indianaplis, for $10,000 damages, was settled yesterday by the jury finding for the plaintiff and fixing her damage at $1,000. Henry was charged with making a false statement to the school board of Gosport regarding Miss Moberly, to prevent her from securing employment as a teacher in the public sohools there. The case was venued here from Owen county, where it had been in constant litigation for over seven years.

Singular Accident.

PLYMOUTH, Ind., April 18,—An accident befell John Fogle, a mechanic ia the Plymouth cycle works, yesterday by which he will probably lose the sight of both eyes. He was working with red-hot sand, which he had poured into a steel tube, and the ends plugged up, as is customary, and was about to lay it aside, when the plug blew out, throwing the sand in his face and against the upper part of his body. His breast and cheeks were horriblv burned, and his mouth was filled with the hot stuff. His eyes were blinded.

Overawed With Revolvers.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 18.—Burglars entered the residence of .Wright L. Kidder last night, and, silencing the ocoupants by the use of, Weapons, carried off cadh and valuables to the value of $200, Mr. Kidder is a director of the Vigo County National bank and the head of several other prominent interests of the city, inoluding the Imperial flour mills. He and his wife were com-

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jelled, at the muzzles of revolvers. to in bed while the house was loooed. Mrs. Kidder is suffering from nervous prostration.

Instantly Killed la a Runaway.

NOBLEtvnxa, lad., April 18.—Abraham Foriaer, jivfag aear Jolietvilla, this oountjr, WM bfctMiitty killed in a runaway yesterday. The horee became frightened at a tnia, a&A while turning at a cro§*-road FwfSMT .thrown violently. to the gpnmd,, alighting on his ift&d. tits dcuu WM crashed, both eyes popping bill.

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inoii| the Cattle.

WhrcaBriTKR, Ihd., Afcrii 18.—William Miller, one of thie largest cattle breeder In eastern Indiana, Has lost several head of cattle from eerebro spinal meningitis, and others are afflicted.

IN A BURNING TENEMENT. „r.r

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Children L#H Tk«lr Uvu at Tnracrt

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Ttraimts FiiLi IfaiM.,' April 18 Five children ware smothered to death by afire in a teMment block here yesterday. ?ha fire «yiglnated In the basement of the B-stp^y bVfofc i* whioh the ohlldren aiid t^epre parents tff^ living. on the esoape with ttrilr litfo. '1"

ft spz^ad so rapidly that those seoond fibor w«re MurjBljr aj»le to

Though blinded and nearly overcome by the smoke a maa named Oourmaline, who lived on the apper floor, seized two of his six email ontlfcen and oarried them to a placf of eafaly. Two more he then secured Mid earned thein oat, but thfe othew peilaytd. yodnjf man, cripple,. escaped by going down a

a cripple,, esca]

JosepM^e OoUnaaline, aged it. Bdward Ooormaline. aged 10. Anna Dubois, aged 4. Lena Dubois, aged T. Rosie Bofimler, aged 10.

Jeha ttetsoa Osad.

BOSTON, April 18.—John Btetson, the theatrical manager, died at li80 this morning of pneumonia at his home in this city.

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MQU9E ANO SENATE.

ftlMon Bills 'Oeeapy the Honge Whlle the Bond De~b«ie Contlaaes ia the Senate. WASHINOTON, April 18.—The net re-

salt of Ave hours' work on the private calendar in the house yesterday was the passage of: fdnr pension bills, one to pension th^ widow of Rear Admiral Fbqte^' at |0O per month the rejection ol bill to retire a hospital steward as a second lieutenant of eavalry, and the passage of a war claim of less than $600. The latter was the first war claim brought before the house for consideration and naturally provoked a general debate on this* policy of paying war claims.

The question of granting to officers' widows larger pensions than private soldiers was discuss&d in the house at tle-night sessiori for two hours in connection with a bill to pension the widow of Brigadier General Ferdinand Vandlerveer of Ohio at the'rate ot $75 per month: The bill was filially favorably acted upon with an amendment making t|ie rate $£»0 per month. tfc* sea ate.

WASHINOTOX, April 18.—The debate on the bond resolution proceeded yesterdigr,hMif. fiiil 6olitini4ngl m"o|»i^osition hlr^p^ech "yriich iff tfoti'yejr i^inpleted. Mr Hoat smfported the pioipa^d bond iQ^«ii^aiion Tne debate is proving attractive to. the public, the galleries being cfcn^cTed' througliout the day.

An exciting episode occurred late in the day concerning Paoific railroad affairs. Mr. Gear, chairman (St th6 Paoifio railroad^ committee, pK^ented a bill prepbsin^ a^i adjustment" 6t the railroad debfc -This led Mr. Allen of Nebraska to criticise the7 committee for alleged partiality to "Collis P. Hunting* ton and his lobby." A bitter personal altercation between Mr. Gear and Mr. Ailed followed during which Mr. Alleb declared that Mr. Gealr had tittered a "falsehood" concerning General Weaver of Iowa. Mr. Hoar called Mr. Allen to order and demanded that his words be taken down. Mr. Allen was obliged to take his seat, but on motion of Mr. Faulkner, was allowed to proceed in order.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

First National Congress to Be Held in Washington Next Week. WASHINGTON, April 18.—The first na

tional congress of religious education, under the auspices of the American society devoted to that cause, will be held in this city, beginning Monday evening next and continuing until Thursday afternoon.

Associated with the officers of the society in the call for the congress is a committee representing seven of the leading denominations, including, besides prominent pastors, Justice BroWn of the supreme court, Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the navy, and J. L. M. Curry, ex-minister to Spain.. There will be 10 sessions of the congress, at which General John Eaton, ex-United States commissioner of education, and Dr. J. M. Gregory, ex-presi-dent of the Illinois State Industrial university, will preside. The list of speakers includes tne names of 60 well known educators and men in public life.

Mother Arrested For Killing Her Child.

LOUISA, Ky., April 18.—The body of an infant was found in a spring near this place yesterday with a rock tied around its neck. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that it was killed and placed there by its mother, Orpha Stanley, a widow with nine other children, who came here three weeks ago from Johnson county. Mrs. Stanley is in jail.

Base Ball.

AT CINCINNATI— E Cincinnati 3 001 2000 1— 7 10 6 Pittsburg 00 02 80 1 1 3—'0 18 5

Batteries—Dwyer and Vaughn Ki'len and Sugden. Umpire—Enislie. AT BALTiy "KE— E Baltimore 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2- 6'13 1 Brooklyn 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4— 8 15 4

Butteries—Hoffer and Bowerman Stein and Grim.

Tmpire—Keefe.

AT PHILAnEPPIA— E Philadelphia 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 x— 7 13 I Boston 0 0000080 0— 8 62

Batteries—Orth and Clements Stivetts and Bergen. Umpire—Lynch. AT WASHiyGTOH— E Washington ....0 2 0 0 1 8 2 1 6-14 17 3 New York 3 01 1 0 0 0 0 0- 6 12 8

Batteries—

Tames

Waiting For Navigation to Open. CHICAGO, April 18.—In the Chicago

river there are now 400 vessels laden and ready to sail as soon as word is received from Mackinaw that the passage is clear. The cargoes are valued at $6,000,000.

and McCauley Ger

man, Ten iss and Farrell. Umpire— Hurst AT

LOUISVILLE— It Louisville 1 0000200 0— 3 92 Chicago 10 0091091 x—14 14 1

Batteales—Smith, MoOreary and DexIfr, find W rner and Boyle Thornton and. Donahue. Umpire—Weidman.

AT ST. VO'lllS— St Louis........0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0— S 99

Cleveland ...... .9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0— 5 78 Bfttter'es—Hart knd MoFarland Cuppy and O'Meara. Umpire—Sheridan.

Indications.

Increasing cloudiness during Saturday, followed by ocal Showers Saturday afterbooh er i.ight} slightly.cooler easterly winds, increasing in force.

THE~ MARKETS.

Review ef the Grain and Livestock Markets or April IS.

Fltfftbwry.

Cattle—Prime, |4 J504 86 good butchers, 80A4 OOi bull». stags and eows, It TfOV M|' rough fat, |8 UUQ3 78ifreth sow*and.eprlufsw, 116(040 Hogs—Prime light, W WOef 961 heavy. S3 65«3 ?0( eommon to fair, W 10418 76. Sheep—Bxtra, 19 6908 7t gooi, 12 4001 00) aommoa, 18 7001 10: spring lambs, 18 600 I 96 veal cadres, 88 M04 00.

Claolnnatt.

Wheat—71074)40 Corn—81H089o. Cattle—.Selected eutehers, 83 6503 6st fair I*

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edlum, #8 1008 60i eommon. |9 600 Hogs- Veleoted and prime butchers, |6 U0 tUr aching, $8 4008 60j eommon to rough, fo 1008 40. Sheep—83 8604 00. Lambs—88 600 4 76. ii

Ohieage-

Bogs—Selected butobers, 88 9603 80 mixed, 83 i503 66. Cattle Poor to eholce steers. $3 1604 851 others, |3 600 4 10 cows and bulls. 82 2c08 25. Sheep— |2' 3o@4 00 lambs. 63' 2604 60

Kew York.

Cattle—12 75@4 50. Sheep—82 60@4 35 lambs, 70O14 tio.

GEMS OF QUICK WIT.

HAPPY ANSWERS WORTHY OF A PLACE IN LITERATURE.

Old WltOteisms Which Are as Good Today as When They Were First Pot Forth. Law Courts and Prisoners Famish a

Ooodtjr Share.

Mr. Samuel Weller's memorable evidence at a certain breach of promise trial is probably a "record" for the greatest number of happy answers in the shortest time, but there are authenticated instances of actual utterances which certainly rival them in brilliance and appropriateness. The law courts, as may be imagined, furnish their full quota, but many are, perforce, unappreciable by those unacquainted with the technicalities or the "argot" of the forum. Still, Lamb's chaffing description of a friend's maiden brief as the "first greAt oause least understood" is incomprehensible enough, as is the quietr acquiescent "That is so, mjr lord," of the barrister to whom an irate judge had just observed, "I can't give you brains, Mr. So-and-so." myself, have two small manors, my lord," said a very ill bred, pompous counsel, to illustrate a question of propierty law. "We all know that, Mr. Kewsey," observed the judge with suave courtesy, and a smife of delight ran round the assembled bar. "Look at me, sir, and attend to what I shali ask you," thundered a learned counsel whose unfortunate "homeliness" of feature had gained him the sobriquet of the Veiled Prophet. "This.is an English court," rejoined the witness quietly, "and you have no right to impose torture before putting the question."

Prisoners, too, have a fair proportion of "happy answers" credited to them. Of these perhaps the best known are that of a man who, when asked if he pleaded "guilty or not guilty," replied that he couldn't say till he had heard the evidence, and the naive response of the prisoner to the usual question before the sentence, "Have you anything to say, prisoner, before sentence is pronounced upon you?" "It's very kind of your honor, and if it's quite agreeable to the court I should like to say 'Good evening.' On one occasion counsel in a certain drainage case submitted that the plaintiffs, the Sewage Localization company, had "no 'locus standi' in this court." "Heaven forbid!" was the fervent ejaculation cf the learned judge. Something akin to this was the answer of the judge when complaint was made that a luckless process server had been compelled to swall6w the writ he had endeavored to serve. "I hope," said his lordship gravely, "that the writ was not made returnable in this court."

The "happy answers," owing their point to Biblical or ecclesiastical allusions, are still more numerous, but in many cases are somewhat too audacious for print. "He is a regular St. Paul" was the final eulogy made by an enthusiastic friend of a certain needy clergyman whose chronic impecuniosity had brought him into painfully frequent familiarity with the various processes of the law for the recovery of debts. "Yes," said the bishop, whose assistance was being solicited, "quite so. I see—'in prisons oft!' The pardonable but injudicious enthusiasm of some clergymen ovejr their musical services has given rise to many smart sayings, which are, at any rate, "ben trovato." None, perhaps, is better than the familiar one of the exasperated visitor who, after being made to listen in torment to Gregorian chants cruelly murdered, was told that according to tradition those chants owed their origin to King David himself. The visitor, rendered reckless by his misery, retorted that he had often wondered why Saul threw that javelin at the royal psalmist, but he quite understood it now.

A careworn divine is reported to have said in reply to the ecstatic declaration of an intending Benedict that' 'nothing in the world beats a good wife," "Oh, yes, a bad husband often does, and— 'vice versa!' One would like to have known the sohoolgirl who, in reply to her brother's jeers and inquiry, "Why girls should be always kissing each other and men not?'' said that, of course, it was because girls had nothing better to kiss and men had—but perhaps she studied the question too deeply and developed into the fair cynic who, after a season or two of conquests gave it as her opinion that men were like colds, very easy to oatch and very hard to get rid of. Few better things are recorded than the answer of Beaconsfield to the question how lie felt after the change from the stormy scenes of. the commons to the serene atmosphere of the lords. "Feel!" answered the statesman. "I feel as though I were dead and buried," and then, noticing for the first time that his questioner was a peer, he added, with a charming smile and bow, 'and among the blessed spirits of the grtat and good." This adroit recovery from an unfortunate slip recalls the familiar story of the prince regent and the officer of maririea In those brave old days of free drinking the empty bottles which gathered apaoe were styled "marines," for what reason it is hard to say. The prinoe called to a servant and bade him "clear away those marines. Ah officer of that distinguished corps who was present resented the observation as being—to adopt the phraseology of Mr. Weller's mottle faced friend —"personal to the cloth," and requested an explanation. 'My dear oolonel,'' said his royal highness, with winning courtesy, "I called them marines because, like your fellows, they've done their duty and are ready to do it again.'' The apt replies in the language of compliment claim a literature of their own, but one must serve "pour indiquer les autres." "We shall never forget yon,'' said a queen of *:ciety to one of her subjects who was making his adieus. "Your ladyship has now giveh me the only inducement not to return.-Lon don Standard.

DUCKS DROWN AN EAGLE.

Alleged Exploit Attributed to Crow Daek*

on the Potdniae.

Ha writer for Thie'American Field is to be believed, the crow duck is a most extraordinary bird on the Potomao river, cutting up such capers as to make even a naturalist gasp. "Four years ago," he writes, "while shooting ducks with Mr. Waller, I noticed a flock of 8,000 or 4,000 crow ducks. After half an hour I noticed an eagle going toward the flock. When he arrived at the proper distanc^he made a dart, but the ducks, as if by magic, went under water like a flash and sent up ai volume as if a big mine had been exploded. This was done time and time again, and finally the volume of water thrown up was so great that the eagle was nearly drowned. An old ducker once told me that he once witnessed the same scene and that the eagle was drowned. This is a sight seldom] seen, which may occur but once in a 1 ducking life of 50 years."

This crow duck is also known as the American coot, mud hen, blue peter I akd Filifefc' ameridah& b£ various htrnt-j pebple. Up' north tlieji£ &&& ma{^ bfe' sfeeii in creeks and marshy, rfeed tffcrtrii riVers, but south in Florida they resort in' enormous-num-bers to the lakes where bonnets or yellow lilies a&otnid,1 associating there with lesser scaup ducks. They are shy, birds, being much persecuted usually, but in localities where shooting is prohibited, near the Titusville (Fla.) railroad pier, for instance, they are as tame as sparrows, understanding that there. they are safe.

The nearest anybody ever came to the drowning eagle story was Frank M. Chapman in his "Birds of Eastern North America,'' when he says: 'When alarm-, ed, they patter over the water, using their feet as much as their wings. The sound produced is a characteristic one." He does not say whether the water flies or not, but one could imagine that a crow duck just as it turned up to dive conkl give its scalloped webbed feet a kick up behind, like a vicious mule, and so saturating the eagle that it would be drowned. Eagles often catch living fish out of the water, and, of course, get more or less wet in doing so, but perhaps the Potomac river eagles are of a different species than those known to bird books.

ORIGIN OF ICEBERGS.

A New South Wales Scientist Advances a Theory of Their Formation.

In a paper read before the Royal society of New South Wales Mr. H. C. Russell dealt with the origin and release* of icebergs. As is known, the number of icebergs met with between the ce pe of Good Hope and Australia differs greatly, being much more numerous in some years than in others. There has, for example, within the past few yeai-s been a very large accession of enormous icebergs, and it has been suggested as an explanation of this that unusually heavy falls of snow may account for it by accelerating the motion of the ice.

Mr. Russell, however, assures us that the circumstances forbid the acceptance of this view, because the motion of the glacier depends mainly on the declivity down which it is descending, and that does not alter. The piling up of snow could not in one year cause such a marked increase in the rate of flow as would be necessary to account for the enormous increase in the number of icebergs which appear from time to time. It is obvious that there must be a force sufficient to break off the icebergs which are slowly forming on the shore and to do it at irregular periods separated by many years, and in Mr. Russell's opinion the true cause is found in the volcanoes of the antarctic continent.

When these burst forth in eruption, and by that act shake the foreshores, the icebergs are broken off from the glaciers. This view is to some extent confirmed by the report of the United States hydrographic office on the floating ice seen during 1892 and 1893 in the south Atlantic east of Cape Horn. In that report it is stated that the icebergs were of such size that they could not have been formed on small, low lying islands, but only on a large continent, where glaciers of great height could form. —Pittsburg Dispatch.

Lord Lelf hton.

Although an Englishman, Leighton wafe brbught up abroad, and this is no dctibt a sufficient reason why his works lieein1 stand apart from tliose of his contSeinporaries of the English school! Bt)jn at Scarborough on the 3d of December, 1880, the son of a doctor, he was taken abroad at a very early age on account of his mother's delicate ti&dth/ tn 1840 the Leightoos went io Rome, where he learned1 drawing rtegjiilftrly tinder Signor Meli. They theft moved to Dresden and Berlin, where he attended classes at the academy. In 1848 he was sent to school at Frankfort, and in the winter of the following year accompanied his family to Florence. It was here that his future career was finally settled. His father consulted Hiram Powers, the celebrated American sculptor, who, answer to the question, "Shall I make him an artist?" replied, "Sir, you have no choice in the matter nature has done it for you."— Cosmo Monkhouse in Soribner's.

The Cockney View.

While the tower of Babel was being built a bricklayer on the top scaffolding bawled out to a laborer below to bring tip some brioks. While the laborer gazed upward, open mouthed, a large lump of mortar fell from the bricklayer's trowel and lodged in bis mouth. We are told that the guttural sounds he

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