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THE BISHOFSBLESSING.
By ROLAND BELFORT.
Author of “A Cornish Ghost Story,” “At an Atlantic Cable Station,” “A Fight for a
, Fever,” Etc., Etc.
Co; y righted, 1895, by Roland Belfort
“But the girl must be stark, staring
mad!” I
Such was the exclamation heard in the
sunlit library of Barchester Palace. The
Bishop Had Just received a mysterious
looking telegram, which ran as follows:
"EVEQUEJ BARCHESTER.
“Twittering gloaming voluptuary
swindler logwood bigwig elephants pop
?;un twisting haggard babies shrapnel
iarbier cocoanut chicken delighted dog
days purblind screwnut.”
By the side of the telegram laid a mo
rocco-bound volume ‘bearing the title:
“Family Code.” The message was from
the Honoiable Mrs. Rawton, the bishop’s
spouse, who was staying at Nice wdth
their only daughter, Gladys, a graceful
creature of nineteen, very romantic, very
engaging, but just the sort of girl likely
to indulge In a sudden “coup de tete” cal
culated tq strike terror into the hearts of
her parents, who litterally idolized her.
Like all spoilt, children, she had a pretty
strong will of her own, and an absolute
contempt for all antiquated, conventional
ideas and customs.
The bishop had just translated his code
message, every fresh revelation increas
ing his stupefaction and anger. He threw
both message and book on the table with
a savage gesture, and repeated:
"But the girl must be stark, staring
mad!”
He got up and walked restlessly about
the room. Then, yielding to a species of
uncanny fascination, he again took up
his translation and began reading It aloud:
"Come at once to Nice. I am terribly
shocked and troubled. Gladys has fallen
violently in love with a French comedian,
son of the notorious Marie Barbier. De
clares she will marry him or die. Am
nearly distracted, Telegraph reply what
must do.”
"How on earth did Gladys make the ac
quaintance of this mummer, this son of
la Barbier?” soliloquized the bishop.
“The daughter of a bishop,a wealthy pil
lar of the House of Lords,marired to the
son of a bolevard comedienne, just emerg
ed from the troes of a scandaloup divorce
suit, whose eccentricities and liaisons are
the talk of Paris and London. The Scar
let Woman was a vestal to this shameless
creature. I would rather see Gladys dead
at my feet!"
The bishop's broad chest heaved with
episcopal indignation; he was breathing
heavily—almost snorting—ln his agitation.
Binklng down in an easy chair, he en
deavored to lake a calmer view of the
.'.are. After thinking tho master oVer, he
tpok hJM Qgde Book en.’ t* I ''p;‘-rtd tlk to’,.
* ''’J-tf.uX l ’ t«7« g "usn; '
’ "Hon. Mrs. Rawton Hotsl Cpsmcpoli
tan, Nico.
' “Slrlppltng dishcloth poker leafless ph-k
--v. Ick Bristol packsaddle duckling spunk
or broomatlck.”
Which, being interpret cd, meant:
"Bring Gladys home Immediately. Stop
at the Hotel Bristol, Paris. Will meet
you there Thursday morning."
Having despatched this telegram, and
Another to the Hotdl Bristol engaging
apartments, the blstiop rang for Banks,
his valet, ahd gave him orders to prepare
everything’for the journey to Paris. He
was determined to lose no time in eradl
j rating this senseless Idea from the mind
of his daughter. Hid Gladys suppose he
would allow her to Introduce this eccen
tric Maria Batbier, with her coffins, her
Ilgars, her monkeys, and her Ethiopian
slave into the sacred precincts of Bur-
CtheHlor I’alucd?
The bishop wont to town that evening,
and started the following morning for i*a
ria. AU his episcopal engagements were
postponed or cancelled; Mr. Grail, his
Qhaplnin, was left to arrange matters,
and to advise the bishop’s registrar that
urgent private business necessitated his
lordship a departure for the continent.
“The church must be saved from this dis
grace at any coh It” thought the bishop,
us he flow through the pleasant pastures
of Kent. He really fancied himself to bo
engaged in a mission more sacred, more
important to the church thun to his own
family
I On arriving at Calais he took a hasty
Yunch at the buffet, bought the Frenon
morning papers, and Installed himself in
a comfortable coupe-salon. Lighting u.
fragrant Havana, he unfolded the "Fi
garo.” Suddenly his eye fell on the fol
lowing announcement:
"Marte Barbier, in 'Josephine sold by
her slaters.’ ”
"And that woman," muttered the un
fortunate man, “Is destined to become
my daughter’s mother-in-law! The shame
leas parodist of a sacred scripture sub
ject. Never I’’
He angrily turned to another page of
the fashionable gazette. In the “Echoes
of Paris” he read the following malicious
paragraph:
"The nigh life of Nice are watcnlng
with interest the progress of a. serious
•flirt’ now going on between the son of
<>ur charming comedienne, Marie Barbier,
and the daughter of a distinguished <l<>-
v)ne of the English Protestant, church.
Is the union of the church and stage to
bo consummated In the dainty persons
of these two handsome ’enfants de la
belle France et de la viellle Angleterre?’
Our best wishes are extended to the
charming couple."
The wrath of the bishop now knew no
bounds. Was he to be disgraced simply
l>evause a romantic girl Find lost h< r
reason? No! He would not tolerate it.
Throwing the journal aside in disgust. h>'
continued to ruminate on 1 this unexpected
family rmbroglio.
His position was rendered all the more
ridiculous by the fact that he was the
dominant spirit of the Dramatic Purity
Society, hail expressed strong views on
the modern drama, and had actually in
stanced thia very Marie Barbier, as the
most scandalous example of its pernicious
influence. Strange to say, Gladys had al
ways been enthusiastic tn this crusade
even assisted him In the prepa
ration of various pamphlets denouncing
the stage.
“And now she wants to marry one of
the acolytes of this degrading cult!”
He was shocked that a daughter of h!s
should descend so low. that passion should
lead a brilliant product of Girton to de
velop such unrlghteus tastes.
On arriving at the Hotel Bristol he was
immediately conducted to the suite of
apartments on the first floor usually set
apart for royal or dtatlnaulahed visitors.
The windows of this suite overlook the
Place Vendome, and are themselves over
looked by “ie Petit Caporui" from the
• top of his triumphal column. The furnish
ings were of the most sumptuous tieserlp
lion, suitable for the deuisrns ot paiac* s
The ffre scroon was curiously decorated
with the emblazoned royal arms of Eng
land. out of compliment, probably. to the
usual tenants of the apartments.
His wife and daughter not having ar
rived, the bishop determined to dine
quietly at the hotel, amt to spend hin
vvanlltg at the Corned le Franca U-h* He
therefore divested himself of his Eplsco
pal garments, and assumed the sable
trappings of an elderly man about town.
Os course, nothing could have tempt'd
him to ilsit any English theater ip
consoled himself with the thought Hutt ,
thia forbidden visit was really more "uno
etude de taoeura” than a vulgar seat ch
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after amusement. His mind thus at rest,
| the bishop settled down to the enjoyment
or one of Dumas’ very suggestive society
plays. Passing out with the aristocratic
crowd, his lordship returned to the Hotel
Bristol, and retired to rest, haunted by
the flaming posters he had seen depict
ing Marie Barbier in "Josephine vendue
par ses soeurs;” a beautiful woman in a
daring Oriental costume which would
have attracted judicial attention in any
other city but Paris!
, “And that is Gladys’ future mother-in
law! groaned the bishop, almost in
agony.
Too harassed to think of rest, he spent
what the French call a “white night.”
When Banks made his appearance the
following morning with fragrant coffee
and delicious Vienna rolls, he found his
“guvnor” looking decidedly depressed.
Soon after that he was called to the salon
door by a "maitre d’hotel, who said:
“Your patron iias a rare eye for color!
There’s a lady in the salon who does not
knock at every man’s door!”
Banks went in and asked the lady’s
name.
“No matter! Tell the bishop a lady
wishes to speak to him on urgent busi
ness.”
And the elegant visitor sat down and
commenced toying with a parasol that
represented a small fortune, with Its
delicate lace and jewelled handle. Banks
disappeared in the bishop’s inner sanc
tuary and announced:
“There’s a lady in the salon who wishes
to see you, my lord.”
The only lady the bishop expected to
see was his aristocratic spouse. He there
fore said:
“Why not say at once that it is Mrs-.
Raw ton?"
“But it is not Mrs. Rawton, my lord.
It is a lady who declines to give her
name. She wishes to speak to you on ur
gent business.”
“Very good, I will go.”
The door of the salon stood ajar. As
the bishop entered no sound of his foot
steps was heard. The la/ly was seated
with her back to the high windows. The
bishop had time to detail the graceful
contours of a perfect figure, to divine the
charm of an attractive face. He
coughed slightly; his visitor hastily
looked up.
"Bonjour, madarne,” began the bishop,
bowing politely. "1 am afraid I have not
the honor of your acquaintance.”
His lordship uttered this last phrase
with a certain embarrassed hesitation,
for he had a vague, uneasy consciousness
that she was not a stranger to him. But
he ,, w » 9 „« re , at ly perplexed; the lady her
self differed so completely from the or-
P lna V y ty P e clerical femininity. Where
had he seen that face? His visitor was a
royal specimen of womanhood; a splendid
creature, not over thirty, graceful In her
every movement, with a figure almost
Oriental in its voluptuous contours, a
beautiful dear complexion, suffused with
an Italian warmth, golden hair, and
flashing black eyes. She was dressed
with that finished elegance of which the
I arislenne has monopolized the secret;
her frock was a triumph, her hat was a
poem, and every dainty accessory re
vealed the absolutely perfect taste of a
woman long■ aci-ustomed to la vid<. »one»
a;« caprehe dictated. They
haunted him, ana disturbed his mental
balance.
1 he lady ceased to toy with her parasol
ami started up. She appeared to be as ag
itated hh he was himself.
Itrus't you will pardon the liberty I
ain taking," she Xuid In dear, silvery
(Ones In which there was a slight quiv
er, "but my mission Is an exthemdy dif
ficult one, and
She paused, heaijated, and finally stopp
ed. '1 he bishop bowed in grave expecta
tion. “Cun this overture be tho prelude
to an A&satut on my episcopal purse?”
thought he. This silence increased his
fair visitor's eml>arraesment. She drew
forth a dainty lace handkerchief, applied
it to her humid eyes, us if to wipe away
an incipient tear.
“Yes, ’ sue continued, in tones of fer
vor, as the divine still paused for un ex
planation, "you and you alone can assist
me. You have it in your power to serve
a distressed, widowed mother, who looks
to you for help in her great sorrow."
Her pathetic -aecenits touched the bish
op's heart. His perplexity increased every
, moment. Though the elegance of her at
tire precluded all po«sibility cf her being
a beggar he put his hand In his pocket
and rew out his wallet.
"No! No!” excla'med the lady, eager
i Jy. "It is not money, it is justice I want.
Let me tell you my story; it is very
brief!”
With an air of patient resignation the
bishop seated himself in the opposite arm
chair, fully prepared tor the infliction of
one of those interminable tales of woe
with which he was so familiar.
“To come to the point without loss of
time,” resumed the lady in a business
like tone, which almost startled the bish
op. “A few weeks ago your daughter ac
cepted the addresses of my son Gaston.
She agreed to marry him provided you
gave your consent. That consent you
nave refused. My son—quite as proud as
any bishop—immediately withdrew his
offer. But he Is wretchedly unhappy. I
say nothing about your daughter’s state
of mind—cela, e’est votre affaire—but 1
will not have my son’s happiness wreck
ed without making a strong effort to save
him. You, who know French life so well,
must be aware that we French mothers
watch over our children’s happiness with
jealous care, instead of allowing them to
drift through life without a guide as
English mothers do!”
The tender mother again bfoke out Into
a paroxysm of sobs. During this speech
the waxy, pink tints of the bishop's full
, face had turned a deep crimson with an-
I ger. His blood was fermented to fever
heat by th- audacity of this creature,
I with her abi4ird story of her son’s hap-
I pines* and her maternal solicitude.
“Madame,” said he, making an effort
■ to speak calmly, “your errand is quite in
i vain. On no consideration will I consent
| to mj’ daughter’s marriage with a come-
With the idea of terminating the in
! tervlew, the bishop rose from his seat
' and stood with his buck to the royat
I coat of aims. To his great surprise the
I lady suddenly ceased to weep. Rising
from her chair with a nervous gesture,
' she thrust her handkerchief into her pock
i-et, walked toward him and confronted
I him with eyes blaxing with anger.
"Ah! ah’ On no consideration!” she
' repeated, darting at him a glance of with
s »ring contempt. “When you have hear t
the rest of my story you will change
,! your tone.”
I “Never, madarne!” he thundered forth,
“and further entreaties are useless; 1
j will never withdraw my opposition. No
I comedian shall ever marry my daugn-
To his surprise and consternation the
lady burst forth into a peal of laughter.
The next moment she had risen and ap-
I preached him. and wdth a smile of odious
I familiarity, which almost froose the blood
i In hts vdns, had tapped the bishop on
j the shoulder with the Bp ot her dainty
P ’“‘wnat Bobby!" she exclaimed, her dark
I eyes flashing and twinkling with malice,
I “not even for me?"
"What. Marie?" he gasped, in hoarse
tones.
Instantly his mind reverted to his youth
j ful days. He saw himself a young curate,
fresh from college, paying » visit to p a r-
Is. madly in love with the piquant "cais
sore a>f a smart case in the Faubourg St.
| Honors With a whudder he thought o’
i th use love letter*
written to P the
th^r^hv k s^_ he haJ
"Yes." continued Marie Barbier; "it ta
the Marie whom vou delved and de4r -
cd to marry a rich AnglaHe. the Marie
whose happiness you ruined as you are
now trying to ruin her son’s, the Marie
who, despite your betrayal, has loved
you—her first love—all her life; who has
treasured all your passionate epistles,
written in the fervor of a pure and madly
passion.”
At these words, spoken with dramatic
effect, the bishop was seized with a mortal
fear. She had kept his letters!
Marie w’as now standing quite close to
the bishop, watching the effect produced
on him by her dramatic declaration. Not
withstanding the change that was visible
In Mademoisselle Barbier, despite the ele
gance of her diction, the distinction re
vealed in ’her manner and style, he rec
ognized the old flash in her dark eyes,
that captivating smile which had stormed
his boyish heart.
“Eh! bien?” she asked. “May I hope that
you will give your consent now, mon
seigneur?"
"Never!” again thundered the bishop,
recovering his presence of mind. “De
spite our former friendship, the duty I
owe to the church compels me to refuse
my consent to this impossible marriage!”
He struck a dignified attitude and con
trived to look in the face of the fascinat
ing comedienne, w r ho met his gaze with
smiling composure.
Knowing that his imperious spouse
might arrive at any moment and surprise
his tete-a-tete with a lady whose busi
ness was clearly not clerical, he walked
toward the electric button, placed his
hand on it, turned round and said:
“Madame, allow me tfe suggest the ex
pediency of terminating this interview.
My decision is irrevocable.”
lie delivered this speech with an tinc
tious impressiveness, intending to over
awe his visitor. But he did not know the
lady.
"Ah!” she exclaimed, in a bantering
tone. “You find the subject painful,
lour decision is irrevocable. Fort bien.
lou are prepared to support the conse
quences of your action. They will not be
& a Y , f or you. My son will instruct his
solicitor to bring an action for breach of
promise against your daughter.”
The prospect of a scandalous breach of
promise case frightened the bishop.
But reflecting that he could probably
settle the matter out of court for a money
consideration, his fears were somewhat
alloyed, and he smiled with an air in
tended to express supreme indifference.
Thyn again fixing her eyes on the
bishop, Marie Barbier continued:
“To-mOrrow mornipg Mr. Gifford Bur
bage, the Paris correspondent of the
‘Daily Radical,’ will receive the burning
declarations, the passionate letters you
formerly addressed to me. He will be de
lighted tq obtain such a spicy primeur
for ills journal, and the British public
will greatly enjoy reading about your
amours. This episode in your career will
add piquancy to your position as the spir
itual adviser of pious princesses. Oui,
mon cher Bobby, I was so fond of you
that during a visit to London I bought
this photograph—”
And she drew from her reticule a cabi
net photograph of the bishop and two
young princesses studying the Scriptures
together. All the bishop's feigned indif
ference now deserted him. He could see
that Marie Barbier was in deadly ear
nest, prepared to go any lengths to ob
tain her revenge. Whilst she was speak
ing, all the color left his cheeks, his
heart sank within him. What would Mrs.
Raw ton say?
“The photographs of your letters,”
calmly resumed the merciless woman,
“are already done. I intend to send them
to the Honorable Madame Rawton. You
never wrote such letters to her!"
“You are forgetting yourself,” said he,
W’ith a miserable attempt at dignified
composure. , “My ju;qua4»tance
witj> you'*F m io <75 v.rith-A’cs. *
Raw tan. title Knows nothing about you—”
“Oh, but she will shortly know a great
deal about me!” interrupted Marie, with
a merry twinkle in her eye.
“As for my daughter, a Frenchman can
not sue an English girl for breach of
promise of marriage. He would be laugh
ed to scorn!”
"There, you are mistaken, mon cher.
Sir George Lazarus, your most distin
guished solicitor, assures me that he can.
You see I nave thought of everything."
"If.” continued the bishop, “your alms
are financial, we could probably come to
some undertsandlng whereby your son
would receive a substantial equivalent for
his shattered hopes!" He smiled sarcasti
cally.
"No!” she retorted with flashing eyes.
"I do not want your money, neither apes
my son. I want Justice, and he wants
Gladys. And wc both mean to have what
we want, monseigneur.”
“Or"—and here she indulged in a sneer
ing, cynical laugh—"the public shall know
the reason why; your wife, your prin
cesses—”
“Madame, I forbid you mentioning these
names, which have nothing to do with
the case, I —”
“Mais, mon petit, you are not in a posi
tion to forbid anything, not even the an
nouncement of this forthcoming marriage.
Think of the excitement that will be caus
ed by the publication of your letters in
the ‘Daily Radical.’ How delighted your
admirers—and your colleagues—will be to
le'arn that their idol is, after all, very,
very human! You* are president of the
Dramatic Purity Society. How your po
sition will be strengthened when it be
comes known that you are the former lov
er of tMe captivating Marie Barbier, the
odalisque in ‘Josephine vendue par ses
Soeurs!’ "
The bishop felt that thia fiendish woman
was right. Beads of perspiration trickled
down his face; his clerical collar w-as as
limp as a rag as he thought of the aw
ful dilemma in which he found himself.
The situation was really terrible, and he
cursed the day that Marie Barbier crossed i
his path. This French Jezebel had him '
completely in her power. He paced up i
and down the room in a fever of exas
peration, exposed to the fire of his beau
tiful enemy s sparkling eyes. What was |
he to do? On the one hand, to give his |
consent for his daughter’s marriage to i
this mummer would be equal to a public
recantation; on the other hand the publl- I
cation of those idiotic, passionate love- I
letters, worked up in the spicy style usual !
with the ‘Dally Radical,’ would deprive I
him of his prestige and render him the .
laughing stock of the whole country; vis
ions of ribald cartoons In the comic pa
pers, “The Bishop and the Bayadere,”
darted through his disordered brain. He
saw the thunderstruck faces of his clergy,
the delight of the Nonconformist minis
ters, the holy horror of Mr.
Grail. He shuddered at the cer- i
talnty of that future archbish- '
opric being transferred by her majesty,!
into a request for his resignation. He |
coujd even hear his own daughter, a |
typical New Woman, boldly pleading his I
own backslidings as an authority for her
departure from the proprieties. He saw’
no means of escape.
With a triumphal look at his agitated,
perplexeii countenance, Marie again rais
ed her silvery voice.
"When are the letters to be published?”
she asked In dangerously subdued ac- I
cents. Her eyes gleamed with an unholy j
light—she appeared to be savoring to the
full her forthcoming revenge.
lirtrembling indecision the bishop paus
ed before her. His brain was in a whirl.
At one moment he determined to save
his daughter and the church. But the
thought of the public exposure and the ,
loss of a luxurious position caused him
to cling to ffis reputation and trust to
chance to arrange the question of a mes
alliance. Bishoprics were not to be pick
ed up every day, whilst it would be very
easy to adopt a tolerant attitude toward
the stage, as the result of doser ac
quaintance impartial inquiry.
"Choose,” demanded Marie, impatiently,
laying her hand on his arm and darting
a piercing glance straight Into his eyes.
In their preoecupati a neither had ob
served the entrance of a third person. At
the sight of this fascinating, golden-hair
ed Frenchwoman clinging to her lord's
arm,and gaz: “eseechlngly into his face,
Mrs. Raw:on—for it was she—uttered a
sudden exclamation. With a startled ex
pression the bishop looked up. He instantly
recognized that sharp voice.
"1 neg pardon," said the honorable ladv
in a frigid, tone. "I am *de trop.’ ”
“No. no.” exclaimed the bishop, who. af
ter the flrst shock of surprise, considered
his wife s appearance as a divine interpo-
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1895.
sltion to extricate him from his present
difficulty. “I am at liberty now. This
lady”—bowing in the direction of Marie—
“has finished her business.”
In breathless suspense the bishop waited
for Marie’s response. With a half-piteous
glance he looked across at her. But as
he noted the triumphant expression in her
gleaming eyes he felt that he could ex
pect no quarter.
“Introduce me to your wife, Robert!”
said the comedienne, in the most nat
ural manner in the world.
“Robert” writhed in agony at this as
tounding request. As to Mrs. Rawton,
she was struck dumb with astonishment,
totally unable to understand this enig
matic encounter. Finally she contrived to
ask:
“Is this lady ”
“Parfaitement, madam. An old friend of
Robert’s,” interrupted Marie, with con
summate coolness. Then, taking an exquis
ite little card-case from her reticule, she
handed Mrs. Rawton a card, on which that
lady readi
Mademoiselle Marie Barbier,
120 Av. des Champs Elysees.
Theatre des Folies-Comiques.
Mrs. Rawton immediately understood
that she was in the presence of her fu
ture son-in-law’s mother. But she bad
no time for reflection, for Maris Barbier
continued in a sweet, caressing voice:
“I am happy to say, madarne, that the
bishop has consented to bless the union
of my dear sop Gaston with your charm
ing ’’
Without allowing the comedienne to fin
ish her little speech, the Hon. Mrs. Law'-
ton hissed forth the questions:
“Can this be true? Y"ou have consented
to a marriage of our daughter to the
son of this—person?”
The wretched victim threw one agonized
glance at his tormentor, whose face be
trayed the delight she felt at the com
pleteness of her triumph.
“Yes!” he gasped, in tones of cruel an
guish.
Divining some mystery, the irate ladv
swept out of the room without uttering
another W’ord; whilst the poor bishop
sank into a chair, thoroughly exhausted.
As to Marie, she took up her parasol, and,
smiling with exquisite sweetness, said:
“Au revoir, monseigneur. We shall
meet later on to arrange the ceremony.”
She then left the room. Two minutes
afterward a. dainty coupe was being
driven at a rapid rate through the Rue
de Rivoli in the direction of the Champs
Elysees. Throwing herself back on the
soft cushions, the charming artist burst
into a hearty laugh, and exclaimed:
“Sardou would have.gone into raptures
had he seen with what consummate art
I played my part in this society comedy.
Sarah herself could have done no better.
In any case, Gaston will have a charm
ing wife, but—beware la belle mere!”
••*. » » • «
Within a month of this interview the
marriage of Miss Gladys Rawton, only
daughter of the Right Reverend the
Bishop of Barchester, to Monsieur, Gas
ton Barbier, son of Monsieur Andre Bar
bier of- I’arls, was announced by the
Figaro as having taken place at the Brit
ish embassy in Paris. “Owing to the
sudden death of a near relative the mar
riage was celebrated in the strictest pri
vacy.”
From the moment of his forced consent,
the bishop had found his relations with
Mrs. Rawton somewhat strained. As for
Gladys, the innocent cause of his disgrace,
he positively refused to hold any further
intercourse with her, and it was with
great difficulty he was induced to assist
at the wedding.
The day following the ceremony, a let
ter, written in a- bold fimipln-r .rand,
arrived H-v .-f T’rirtnt ’’oy TIU ?"''.‘h-1
op As soon as his lordship
read the contents of this missive he near
ly went into a fit. It ran as follows:
“Theater des Folles-Comiques. My
Dear Bobby—As your daughter’s wedding
has now been consummated, perhaps it
will be better for me to re-establish the
facts. In the flrst place, there is abso
lutely no relationship between your am
iable son-in-law and “Josephine;” mere
ly a similarity of name. Monsieur Gas
ton Barbier is, I believe, the only son of
an old French friend of yours, Monsieur
Andre Barbier, w-ho, ruined by a bank
failure, died suddenly, leaving his family
penniless. Obliged to assure hl? future,
the young man determined to go on the
stage, and utilize his exceptionally fine
voice. The story of your unreasonable op
position to his marriage was a matter of
daily comment amongst his comrades at
our theater. I saw' a chance of wreaking
my revenge on you for your desertion,
and of procuring the happiness of an hon
orable man. Hence the sparkling comedy
In which you played such a brilliant part
at the Hotel Bristol last month. Need I
add that all your letters were burned
years ago—when I mgrried my present
husband, Monsieur Armand Duval, who
is, I am happy to say, still flourishing.
Begging you to pardon my W'ell-meant
intervention, and with kindest regards to
the haughty Mrs. Rawton, believe me,
dear Bobby, yours very affectionately,
The same evening the bishop escaped
from Paris, and returned to the seclusion
of Barchester Palace, where his flrst work
was to'send In his resignation as presi
dent of the Dramatic Purity Society.
(The End).
STOLEN BY STUDENTS.
Two Inion College Boys Accnscd of
Many Burglaries.
Schenectady, N. Y., Nov. 20.—C. G.
Humphrey and C. C. Miller, students of
Union College, who are charged with hav
ing committed many burglaries in this
city and vicinity recently, appeared in
the - police court this afternoon, and
through their counsel, H. G. Glenn, waived
examination. They were held for the
action of the grand Jury at the January
term of the county court. Bail has not
yet been obtained for the accused.
The room containing the great variety
of plunder stolen by Humphrey and Miller
from stores and residences was thronged
with people all the forenoon, hundreds
coming out of curiosity, but scores of
others in the hope of finding goods or
articles that had been stolen from them
Most of the property has been identified
and the ownership proved. In some
cases canned goods, pictures, utensils and
nicknacks that had not been missed, have
been discovered by the owners in the mul
tifarious collection. Some things, how
ever, are not yet claimed.
A BANQUET TO DINRAVEN.
The Attendance Not as Large as Wan
Expected.
Manchester, Nov. 20.—The Manchester
Courier announces that 200 guests will at
tend the banquet which is to be given
at Cardiff to Lord Dunraven to-morrow,
Nov. 21. The committee, the Courier sayr
expected a larger number, and will keen
the list open until the last moment, iu
the hope that the attendance may be
larger.
“Even Lord Dunraven’s neighbors,” says
♦he Courier, “seem to doubt the wisdom
of his recent fulmination against the
cup committee of the New York Yacht
Club.
A BLAZE IN INDIANA.
The City Hall, a Hotel and Ten Stores
Burned at WndiMonvillc.
Evansville, Ind., Nov. 3).—a telephone
message from Madisonville. Ky.. to this
city at 2 o’clock this morning, asked for
assistance in fighting a fire raging in the
business portion of Madisonville.
At 4 o’clock advices were received that
the fire was under control. The city hall,
Jones’ hotel, the laijge building owned
and occupied by the Renecke Coal Com
pany, and ten stores were destroyed
The loss wil aggregate about with
insurance of JA'.ObQ. No one was injured.
MACEO WINS A BIG VICTORY.
SPANISH TROOPS DEFEATED WITH
500 KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Gen. Navarro Wounded and Nar
rowly Escapes Being Captured,
the Battle Raging for Seventeen
Hours—The Loss of the Insurgents
Small—Maximo Gomez Also Wins a
Battle, Wounding den. A r altlez and
Killing Col. Aldave—The Filibus
tering Trip of the Horsa.
Key West, Nov. 20.—Passengers by the
Olivette to-night report that Gen. Anto
nio Maceo, with 1,800 men, had a battle
with Gen. Navarro on Nov. 17, near Santa
Clara, w’hich lasted seventeen hours. The
Spanish were defeated with a loss of 500
killed and wounded. Gen. Navarro, hav
ing been -wounded, naiyowly escaped be
ing captured. The insurgents loss is said
to be very small.
Advices also state that yesterday Gen.
Maximo Gomez fought a battle with Gen.
Suarez Valdez in the Santa Clara prov
ince. The battle lasted for several hours,
the insurgents finally defeating the troops,
seriously wounding Gen. Valdez and kill
ing Col. Aldave. Full particulars of the
battle were not obtainable to-day.
Washington, Nov. 20.—The following
story is a copy (in translation) of an or
der received here, believed to be authen
tic, and issued from the headquarters ot
a portion of the insurgent forces operat
ing partly in Santa Clara and partly in
Matanzas.
Liberating Army of Cuba.
Fifth Corps of the Army—First Brigade.
In accordance with orders of the pro
visional government and to the end that
no one may allege ignorance, I hereby
make known to the sugar manufacturers,
cane planters, (Colonos) and proprietors
of this zone under my command:
First—The buildings and cane fields of
all plantations will be considered and re
spected provided no work is given to any
able-bodied laborer, nor the operations of
grinding commenced.
Second—When there are no fortifications
nor forces located in the same for their
protection.
Third—A term of ten days to expire on
the 12th instant is hereby granted for
the suspension of all works, if commenced,
the destruction of the fortifications w’hich
may exist, and the withdrawal of the
troops, if any, from same.
Fourth—Those who contravene this or
der will be severely punished and their
buildings and cane fields reduced to ashes.
Headquarters of Operations, Nov. 2, 1895.
Francisco J. Perez,
Chief of Brigade.
Official information received here re
ports that the strength of the late Cuban
filibustering expedition, which sailed
from this country on the Danish steam
er Horsa, is exaggerated in the published
reports. There was but forty insurgents,
twenty of whom embarked in New York
on the night of Saturday, the 9th Inst.
They had attended, with ethers, a mass
UMeting in that city wuloi) was held in
tile interest of the Cuban Jiynii gents, and
when this adjourned the men went to
the wharf, where they were taken on
board a tug, which was awaiting their
arrival. The utmost secrecy was observ
ed, and every effort was made to elude
the vigilance of the federal authorities.
The tug had no lights burning, and a
sheet of white canvass was pasted over
her name. Shortly after midnight the
tug dropped down the stream and carried
her crew of passengers to a point off
Cape Barnegat, where they -were taken
on board the Horsa, which awaited them
at that place. The Horsa had carried an
equal number of insurgents who had
gone aboard at Philadelphia. These
forty, it is claimed, represented the full
strength of the expedition.
The Horsa cleared from Philadelphia
for Port Antonio, Jamaica. Upon her
arrival in Cuban waters she attempted
to land the members of the expedition
upon the eastern coast of the island. It
w r as attempted to put the filibusters
ashore in boats. While thus engaged, a
Spanish gunboat hove In sight, where
upon the Horsa immediatly steamed away
in the direction of Jamaica. Upon her
arrival at* Kingston, Jamaica, the Horsa
was seized by the British authorities, as
retxtrtea in these dispatches.
The fact was developed to-day that two
of the leaders of the Horsa expedition,
Francisco Carrillo and Jose Maria
Aguirre, are naturalized American citi
zens. They were arrested in Havana at
the outbreak of the rebellion, but were
released at the request of the American
consul general, Mr. Williams. They
claimed at that time to have no con
nection with the rebellion, and their re
lease was granted because of their Amer
ican citizenship. It is stated to-day that
they were then in active sympathy w’ith
the rebellion, and that this last act is a
third time they have allied themselves
with the enemies of the Spanish govern
ment.
A strong denial is given to-dav to the
statement that this expedition had its
origin In Canada, or that any of its mem
bers started from that country. The entire
affair was planned in New York. It is also
denied that the Insurgents carried with
them any considerable member of arms. It
is not doubted that each had whatever
was necessary for himself, but no more.
Suspicion was directed to the Horsa upon
her arrival at Philadelphia several weeks
ago. It is customary for incoming vessels
to employ the same pilot upon arriving
and departing. When the Horsa brought
up at her landing the captain paid her pi
lot SBO, which is the amount he would have
received had he also taken the vessel out
to sea and he was notified that his services
w’ere not needed outward. This at once led*
to the belief that the vessel had some hid
den purpose in pursuing this course and
her movements from that time were care
fully followed.
Madrid, Nov. 2».—A dispatch from Ha
vana says the constitutional union party
of Cuba has held a meeting at Matanzas
and renewed its assurance of adhesion
to the government. Gen. Martinez Cam
pos was present at the meeting, and ex
pressed himself as confident that reforms
Will be introduced in Cuba by the govern
ment at the earliest opportune moment.
The dispatch also says that the rebel
leader, Maximo Gomez, has issued an
other order commanding the laying waste
of plantations and burning of the build
ings thereon, and threatening with death
ail persons rendering assistance in the
gathering of the crops.
A dispatch from Havana to the Impar
cial says that while the successes of the
Spanish troops in Cuba have been small
of late they have resulted in defeating so
far the plans of the insurgent’s leader,
Gomez, to invade Matanzas.
New York. Nov. 29.—The double cordon
of Spanish men-of-war around Cuba the
special system planned by Admiral Ma
rengo. minister of the navy, is reported
as being in full working order and very
efficient. The testimony to this effect
comes from a wholly reliable and inde- ■
pendent source, the captain of a British
steamer that arirved here yesterday from
the Spanish main and the West Indies
On Thursday evening last. Nov. 14 at
about 7:45 o’clock, while en route for’this
port, and when about thirty miles west
of Cape Maysl, Cuba, he noticed a power
ful search light playing in shore on the
Cuban coast. Suddenly two lights an- >
peared gleaming from the topmast head I
of a vessel in the offing, evidently a sig
nal to the ship in shore. Soon afterward
the search light from the Inshore ship
was turned seaward, but, for a time fail
ed to reach the British steamer. How
ever, It was repeatedly flashed toward
her. and at last a streak of light fell
upon the ship. After apparently satis
fying themselves those in charge of the
light turned It inshore again, and the mast-
head lights in the offing disappeared.
Later; as the steamer was proceeding on
her course she passed a vessel displaying
two similar white lights from her top
mast head. She was then about three
miles north of Cape Mays!.
Some time ago Admiral Beringer said
that as soon as he had enough full pow
ered men-of-war, he would establish a
double cordon around Cuba, the ships to
steam in an inner and outer circle around
the Cuban littoral. Under this system,
the British captain before mentioned be
lieves that filibusters will meet a warn re
ception.
Havana, Nov. 20.—The govern
ment asserts that Maximo Go
mez has found it impossible to carry
on operations in the Las Villas district,
and has repassed the river Zaza, in the
direction of Camaguey.
■ x A TREASURER ON THE RUN.
He Turns Up Missing After Having
Embezzled $25,000.
Philadelphia, Nov, 20.—There is no clew
to The whereabouts of Daniel Brenizer,
secretary and treasurer of the Citizens
Trust and Security Company, whose dis
appearance after having embezzled $25,-
000 of trust securities, was announced to
day. Os the amount misappropriated the
officers of the trust company expect to
recover $15,000, thus leaving an actual
loss of SIO,OOO. The absconding secretary
and treasurer had been connected with
the Citizens Trust and Security Com
pany since its organization, six years
ago, he having first been appointed pay
ing teller. His faithful services were
recognized two years later by an in
crease in salary, and subsequently he
was promoted to the position of sec
retary and treasurer at a salary of SI,BOO
per annum. During his connection with
the company, Brenizer was considered by
his superiors to be possessed of every
virtue, and his judgment was frequently
consulted in the matter of investments.
About a month ago he was married.
He announced that out of his salary he
had saved sufficient to purchase and
furnish a residence in Germantown, a
suburb of Philadelphia, but it is now be
lieved that a portion of his stealings
were thus applied.
Brenizer left the company’s office last
Thursday, and since then nothing has
been heard of him. Speculation in stocks
is given as the cause for the peculations.
He is said to have recently lost SIO,OOO
in one deal. The stealing is supposed
to have been begun over two months ago.
The young wife of the defaulter is pros
trated.
AN ARMY OFFICER IN TROUBLE.
He Is Accused of Violating the Game
Law* of Colorado.
Denver, Col., Nov. 20.—Lieut. L.
M. Koehler of the Tenth cav
alry, stationed at Fort Du
shesne, Utah, will be proceeded against
in the civil courts for violating the Col
orado game laws. Last week he was
discovered by a deputy game warden with
a party of friends hunting in Routt
county with spoils of the chase in their
camp. Koehler resisted arrest, claiming
that he was under orders to persuade
the Indians, also hunting there, to return
to their reservation .
lhat"he would
make an example of tne army officer
and would then proceed against the
Indians. He believes that the state can
make laws for game preservation which
even government treaty rights cannot
override.
To-morrow Judge Riner, in Cheyenne,
will hand down a decision in the Jack
son Hole cases, and the governor is san
guine that his opinion will be confirmed
by that decision. The army authorities
are investigating Lieut. Koehler's case.
A PLACE FOR THE FIGHT.
Stuart Claims to Have Fpund a Spot
Near El Paso.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 20.—Dan Stuart, who
has been on a pilgrimage to El Paso and
territory contiguous thereto for the last
two weeks, looking for a place where a
prize fight may be pulled off without mo
lestation, returned to Dallas to-day. He
said to the United Press correspondent:
“1 have found a spot where Corbett and
Fitzsimmons may fight as long as they
are able to stand up, and nobody will in
terfere with them. The place is not far
from El Paso, but I shall not make it
public until the morning of the fight. I
shull start for New York on Sunday next,
and see the principals and have articles
signed. Fitz is in earnest and will fight
Corbett on any terms.”
MADRID’S CITY FATHERS.
An Attempt to Kill a slarqul% Who
Miule Charge* Against Him.
Madrid, Nov. 20.—The Marquis Cabranl
ni has caused a sensation here by mak
ing charges through the medium of the
local newspapers against certain mem
bers of the municipal government of the
city. The charges are to the effect that
these municipal authorities have used
their positions for private advantage. An
official inquiry has been opened. Last
evening two unknown prisoners fired sev
eral shots from pistols at the marquis,
but their aim was bad and he was not
injured.
CONDEMNED BY HIGHBINDERS.
A Converted Chinaman Asks Protec
tion of the Police.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 20.—Several months
ago Jen Jot, a Chinamen, embraced
Christianity and began the task of re
forming his former brethren. To these
radical departures from their traditions,
the Chinamen objected, and the matter
was the principal subject of discussion at
the last session of the Highbinders Club.
According to Jen Jot’s story, as told to
the police authorities to-day, the sen
tence of death has been /placed on him,
and he asks police protection.
YELLOW FEVER ON A STEAMER.
One of the Sailor* on the Helen Sick
Off Galveston.
Galveston, Tex., Nov. 20.—There were
no new developments to-day in the case
of yellow fever on board the British
steamer Helen. One man has yellow fe
ver beyond doubt, but the others who
were sick have not developed yellow fe
ver symptoms. The vessel will go to Shir**
Island, in the Mississippi,, and leave her
patient at the hospital there. The ves
sel will then undergo a course of fumi
gation and will probably proceed to New
Orleans when thoroughly cleaned out.
SPRING VALLEY’S RIOTERS.
The Motion For an Arrest of Judg- I
meat Overruled.
Princeton, Ills., Nov. 20.—The motion
for an arrest of judgment in the Spring
Valley riot cases was overruled this morn- \
ing and eight of the defendants who were !
refused a new trial were sentenced to the I
penitentiary. Raymond Jordan, who ■
pleaded guilty during the trial received |
a like sentence. The sentences are all In
determinate under the new law. *
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ROME’S FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
ONE OF THE WRECKERS TELLS
THE STORY OF THEIR WORK.
They Were All Armed With Revolv
ers and Expected to Rob the Dead
and Dying Passengers of About
s3o,ooo—When the Crash Came and
They Realized What They Had
Done They Lost Their Nerve and
Fled Through the Woods—One of
I’hem Lost His Hut and This Led
to Their Arresf.
Rome, N. Y., Nov. 20.—At the coron
er s inquest over the bodies of Engineer
Hager of Albany, and ‘‘Billy”. Bond of
Syracuse, who were killed in the railroad
wreck here yesterday, there was no im
portant testimony except by Miss Celia
Perrin, a young lady with whom Hildreth,
the leader of the gang of boy wreck
ers, was very friendly. She testified that
Hildreth came to her house yesterday
morning and told her about how they
had wrecked the, train. Hildreth told
Miss Perrin that they turned the rails
that were loosened so that the train
would go into the ditch. The coroner’s
inquest was adjourned until this even
ing.
The four boys who are charged with
committing th© crime have all confessed,
except Bristol, who refuses to say any
thing. The evidence of the others, how
ever, implicates him, and makes him and
Hildreth the leaders of the gang. The
boys had revolvers which they said they
threw away in the woods. The boys had
all been reading sensational novels. They
frequented Hildreth’s home at the Tem
perance hotel, where they played bards
and had boxing bouts. About three weeks
ago they went to Utica. There Hildreth,
who already owned a revolver, purchased
two pistols and they rode home in a box
car and planned the wreck. They thought
they would get about $30,000 from the
dead or dying passengers. They matured
their plans, and not until the rails were
loosened and the train was nearing the
fa /al did they seem to hesitate.
Then,” says Hildreth, "we were on
pins and needles and wished those rails
were back in place. We stood on the
north side of the track with our revolvers
in our hands ready to rush in among tbe
people. When we heard the crash and
the cries of the people we ran away
through the woods. We had not gone
tar before we decided to throw away our
revolvers, because we were afraid if they
were found on us we wourfi be suspected/’
Hildreth lost his hat, but did not stop
to get it. The loss of this hat was what
led to the speedy arrest of the boys. The
boys do not seem to feel any sever*
pangs of remorse.
There is no danger that any of those
Injured in the wreck will die. Fireman
Wagner, who is in Hie hospital at Oneida,
is improving and John Macey of Syra
cuse, whose leg was taken off, is doing
well at the hospital in. this oily.
John W. Hildreth. Theoddre Hibbard
and Fred BMuol v(ere arraigned before
•recorder tuA- afternoon chatged X ’ •
der in the* «rst degree in’vßWfig dpi'
death of Nathan M. Hager and Robert
Bond. They pleaded not guilty and their
examination was set down for Dec. 3.
This afternoon a young main named
Fred Palmer was arrested on suspicion
of being connected with the wrecking
plan. He says that the prisoners talked
to him some time ago about wrecking
a train, but he refused to join them.
At the continuation of the inquest it
was shown, on the testimony of Detec
tive John Latham and others that the
wreck in which the deceased lost their
lives was caused by Hildreth, Herbert
Plato, Bristol and Hibbard, who tampered
with the track for the purpose of ditch
ing the train that they might rob the
passengers, dead and living.
The inquest was adjourned until Nov.
26, at 8 p. m.
CHICAGO AFTER THE CONVENTION.
Business Men Ready to Pat Up $50,-
000 to Secure It.
Chicago, Nov. 20.—J. Irving, chairman of
the committee of the business men who
are taking initial steps to bring the na
tional republican convention to Chicago,
said that he had canvassed the business
men of his acquaintance sufficiently to
assure him that between $50,000 and $60,-
000 could easily be raised by subscription,
and as soon as he receives an answer from
Chairman Carter of the national commit
tee, to whom he wrote regarding the
conditions which would be imposed on
Chicago if the convention is to come hen-,
Mr. Pierce intends to obtain the amounts
promised verbally by the Chicagoans and
corporations he has seen. He thinks that
the convention will cost Chicago not over
$60,000. The Coliseum, whilffi collapsed
while in course of erection, will be fin
ished by May 1, and it is believed by the
convention promoters that when it is
known generally that the building win
accommodate 20,000 people, the fact wTTI
be a powerful argument in favor of hav
ing the convention here.
NEWFOUNDLAND’S SMUGGLERS.
A Movement for Their Release on
the Payment of a Fine.
St. Johns, N. F.,‘ Nov. 20.—The ffiove
ment for the release of the imprisoned
smugglers is endorsed in official circles,
but Chief Justice Sir Frederick Carter,
the administer of the government, wishes
the matter to remain in abeyance until
the arrival of Gov. Murray. The board
of revenue met last night and adopted a
resolution urging the relefose of the pris
oners on payment of a. fine pioportionate
to their offenses. It is understood that
the government approves this proposal,
but the chief justice holds the foregoing
view now, although the friends of the
prisoners are hopeful of inducing him to
alter it within the next few days.
The revenue cruiser Fiona starts at mid
night to-night on another cruise against
the Fortune Bay smugglers, having in
formation which it is believed is certain
to result in a number of new captures.
FORGER WARD FLYINcF HIGH.
He Has $50,000 on Hl* Person and
Has Not Been Arrested.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 20.—William Row
tan, a locomotive engineer, arrived in
Memphis this morning from Honduras,
where A. A. Ward, the celebrated forger,
is, and states that when he left Ward
was having a good time, and was not
under arrest, and will not be arrested.
He says also that Mosely, the Memphis
chief of police, is on a disabled ship, and
that Mrs. Ward has already left the
country. Rowtan states that Ward has
$50,000 on his person.
TWO CHILDREN HOASTED~ ALIVE.
They Were Canght in a Burning
Building and Couldn’t Eaeupe.
Raleigh, N. C.. Nov. 20.—At Williams
ton last night two wooden buildings oc
cupied by a colored man as a store and
residence were burned. Two children in
one of the buildings were burned to
death. The man with his wife and one
child barely escaped. The other two chil
dren, upstairs, were entirely cut oft by
the flames, and nothing could save thenu
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