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a SUiT AT LAW AND AT LOVE. .„ E ,hO\KITE, detective, l AILS FOB ONCE TO PLEASE. , nd)s e Marfdlu*’* Charmina: Client •tn<! H* - * - contest for nn Estate—A Knotty Question Apparently Set tled t " n Unexpected Visitor, t ronkite Supplies the Climax. From the New York Sun. lt Wilg a matter of comment among h{l ol( ) boys at the Ailanthus Club when t tpe Josi th Marcellus did not appear “ n , , v , ning. Since the expiration of the , -jo.l of mourning for his wife the Judge ha( ! been most regular in his attendance, proving himself something of an epicure. . 0 K h.uid at whist and not the first to so home in the later hours when dig lt}. ji- r if is prone to tip back its chair j.rd touch the button for Just one more. T>ll , comment turned to concern when a we k passed and still the Judge remained • wav; so much so that some of his asso cistf.- were constrained to break their doily routine down town to the extent of calling to inquire for his health. Tile Judge himself put apprehensions at i ;t by receiving them in his own proper person; well-preserved and rosy, with eyes bright behind gold-rimmed specta cles and little dabs of whisker nestling cosily on his cheeks like white mice. In ded he never appeared better in his lift, there was a jauntiness to his bear ing, a newness and style to his dress, heretofore conventionally rusty and old fns med, whit h raised strange notions in the minds of his friends. His reticence, too. regarding his absence, tended to Strengthen these surmises. He was all right, he assured them, only a little pre occupied with some personal matters, whi k, he feared, might interfere with his leisure for a considerable time. It was Eccles. the old bachelor lawyer and beau; Eccles. sharp-eyed and persist ent in court and society, and the most chronic gossip of them all, who solved the mystery. The Judge is sweet on the widow,” he announced one night to the symposium, still mourning that gentleman’s seclu sion. There was a note of Incredulity in the g ,eral inquiry. “Whnt widow?” which Beth s felt it due to himself to squelch at once. I have seen them.” he said, "out driving in the park, dining at the Country Club and with heads together at ihe ooera; and you know how much of that sort of thing he has done during the past twenty years.” Afnr n moment's silence, again came the inquiry, “What widow?” but now ask ed in tones of g:ave. even sad conviction. •Wl v the Widow Straner.” replied the trim pliant Eccles. “You might know that only an up-and-up hummer could catch the old Judge.” There was a chorus of praise, qualified by a growl regarding the superlative fol ly of age from the more indurated of the o!d boys, and then the question, “Why, hi f her lawyer in your great ease, lsn'.t he?' tickled 'Eccles' volubility. "Certainly," he answered, “Marcellus ft Beavers have had the case from the firs'. Tried it at Circuit, reversed the ad verse judgment in the Court of Appeals, won a verdict on second trial, and are now fighting tooth and nail our applica tion for anew trial on the ground of new ly discovered evidence. I tell you if the widow lands a share of old Peter Raven's millions, she’ll have one man to thank for it and that's the Judge; while if she lose , he may yet prove a very snug and comiernt consolation to her. Ah. whether that woman is the fraud we say she is or not ,she's a genius; and if I said that be ing cm- she was bound to be the other, I shouldn't he more than half wrong!” It was on the following day that Judge Marcellus. all unknowing of the rather cynical reflections of his cronies, called Al* Croc.kite, the former detective, in the j private office and began to discuss confi- I Centi dly with him the details of the very j litigation which had wrought such a | change in his habits and hopes. "You may have heard,” began the old lawyer “of the diverse and complicated : suit we are prosecuting against the Raven ' estate on behalf of our client, Mrs. Julia ] Ftraner. It is unnecessary for me to in- l tel- into all the voluminous details; suffice j it to say that the crux of the whole mat- j ter is whether or not she is the child of old Peter Raven.born of a marriage made i in the early sixties, when he was one of the pioneer miners of Colorado, and before j 1 ■■ discovered the famous Raven lode, the t.ou tc of his vast wealth. We succeeded | in establishing her identity and legitimacy j by proof, documentary, to be sure, but which the most skilled experts were un shte to impugn, and the matter was about to he equitably settled when Macron & E Its, the attorneys for the defense, served notice of a motion for anew trial ot the ground of newly discovered evl dei; . . the most significant of which is em bodied in libs affidavit of Margaret Speer, lately Of Sidney, New South Wales, but now of 8 Culver street, this city: "Miss Speer, it appears, is a spinster. Hi years of age. end' the half-eister of Jane Sneer, who wan the first wife of Peter Raven, and. s we assert, the moth er of Mrs. Straner. Miss Speer deposes ihjt she went to Australia nearly forty Yeats ago os a governess, and only recent h learned of these proceedings, having returned to this country a month since, in niter ignorance of the fortunes of the Ravens after her sister's death. Her statement thus far. you see. corroborates *"ir io"ion; but she goes on and swears Cut she was in regular correspondence n't'h h'-r sister for years anil that the lat ter s letters, including one written in the lasi w. ok of her life, were filled with lamentations over her childless condition, to which she attributed the aversion of b“r husband for her. Copies of these let suhmitted, which, if genuine, fui.v bear out these allegations. Do you ' imprehend Ihe scope of this new evl tl.u i Cronkite? It shows our client to } e not only an imposter, but presumably tforger of the certificates of birth and J'tptlsm, adduced to prove her assertions. 'lhe w L ..le story is impassible, villainously imp' dole, bul it must be met. 11 this Miss Speer, as she onll^ who must be discredited. unveil ‘ I r x posed; it U her precious letters :i ‘n must be prove<l to be the forgeries. K 'im* is fearfully short, although we raw obtained a month’s adjournment on "ound of surprise and the illness *' Mrs. Straner, who is naturally over- Irntd by this sudden ieshing of her ‘*fter she has endured so much. . mnst t ike this matter In hand, Cronk ' v ’’* k out this pretended Miss Speer; Min hi'r confidence; learn with whom she u ” league, what she expects, what basis *./ ’* m ®y he for her monstrous Action. , s ‘ more than a professional affair :i me it is personal, do you under ‘ This Innocent and deeply wronged ' ,s Inexpressibly dear to me; I would . everythin* to serve her, to free f , r 11 me from the slightest imputation a, , M| So, work, my man, an yoif have ' f ' r r >rked before.” And up and down . ° :, ' r ' r strode the lawyer, red-faced ‘Kitated. vastly different, vastly old- Arrest • by the timely use of J utts Liver Pills, an old and iv °rite remedy of increasing popularity. 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Without hesitation or delay, she saki in a husky voice. “I have come to right a great wrong." “What do you mean?” asked the law yer, drawing up a chair in a state of ex citement strangely foreign to him, "are you the affiant, Margaret Speer, and do you wish to correct a mistake, an error, unintentional, I am sure, in your deposi tion? My dear madam, I am delighted to see you.” “What I swore to was the truth, but not all the truth,” began the woman steadily. "I did receive just those let ters from my sister, but I had received others, written before she sank In the melancholic condition in which she im agined she was childless, persisting in this fixed idea because .it seemed to ex plain the positive cruelly of her husband. I have one of those other letters here, and it shows, what I very well know, that there was a daughter born as you as sert, who Is doubtless your client. Mrs. Julia Straner. You ask why I did so great a wrong? Well, I was poor, des pondent, arriving in this country to learn that my niece to whom I had applied for help was a grand lady. She had never answered me; I thought she despised me; 1 was tempted. Since then I have learn ed that my letters miscarried; I have heard how amiable is her character: blood is thicker than water; I cannot sleep or eat for thinking of my sin; and so I bring to you this proof of my falsi ty.” And she brought out from her reti cule a folded paper, on which were three round black hlots. "You have nobly atoned, at any rate, my good woman." cried the lawyer, "and I’m sure that Mrs. Straner will forgive, will take you on her true and lov ing heart. Just one moment, please, while I embody your statement in an affidavit and identify this letter. You do not care, I presume, to go into particu lars as to just how you were tempted? No? Well, perhaps the least said, the soonest mended; this is pre-eminently a case for settlement; we want no scandal, no publicity. Now. if you will sign your name just here, this young man will swear you. lAh, that is right, and you may depend on me to make, your peace with your charming niece; she is all com passion. I will see her to-night, though she Is ill. and explain; and if you can coma to-morrow, say at noon; yes, That will do nicely; and so, until thin, good bye.” "That settles it,” mused the lawyer, af ter he had bowed out his visitor, snap ping his fingers exultantly, “how delight- t ed dear Julia will be. Whatever may be' this woman’s motive, ber affidavit abso lutely nullifies the one on which they move. But yet. but yet; have I not been lax In letting her go wilhout ascertain ing her plans? Has not my absorbing pas sion, instead of stimulating me to the nar rowest vigilance, the utmost astuteness, caused me to act like a flighty boy, the freak of every wind of oha,noe?“ Mortified and aroused into his old self, the Judge sprang toward the screen, crying: “Here Abe, here Cronkite, at once." But there was no response. The space partitioned off was unoccupied, while the open win dow and the fire escape conveniently near showed how the detective must have de scended to the street. Abe Cronkite had not viewed the visitor with the enthusiastic trust of his |>atron. The procedure struck him as unnatural. Putting himself in Miss Speer’s place he was unable to see just why she should be so quick to change, so frank to admit her guilt. It seemed to him that the motive should have led her to make conditions of safely by letter, before venturing thus boldly into the camp of those she had in jured. Besides, there was eomeching the atric and at the same time countrified about the padded hood and the black shawl which made him doubt whether either had ever seen Australia. So he weighed every tone of the husky voice, so he watched every turn of the muffled fig ure. and when. In res|>onse to the request that she should sign her name, the woman began to strip off her glove, naturally and unconsciously as a lady would, and only replaced it hastily after she had disclosed a glimpse, of a wrist, singularly white and round for a spinster of 50, he looked tirsl at the window and then at the fire escape with considerable satisfaction. Down the street passed Miss Speer, rather trippingly for her years, and after her slouched Abe Cronkite as if out for a stroll. At the corrter side took a ear. and he 100 got aboard and straddled Ihe dash board as he talked rapid transit with Ihe conductor. When they reached a fash ionable quarter of the town the woman signalled and the cur stopped. As she alighted the untidy condilton of the street caused her to raise slightly her long black skirt, and Abe Cronkite observed a dainty kid boot. Miss Speer entered n business building, the flaring, second-story window of which bore the Inscrlpilon in great gold letters, "Robes.” and to the right, underneath in smaller script, the word “Costumes.” Abe Cronkite slouched up and down out side and looked as if he were awaiting a man. In a few minutes a smart coupe with liveried driver and tiger, drew up be fore the entrance, and then down the steps iAim a vision of up-to-date loveliness, n woman of innate charm and Judicious art, whose likeness had been printed In the pa pers. whose photograph was on sale In the shops, a social favorite and all the mote popular for the mystery which surround ed her, and as she raised her silken skirts to enter the carriage th* detsctlve no ticed the flash of polished klda, .After due d-ellberalkm and a reasonable THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. JULY 19. 190 ft pse of time, Abe Cronkite ascended the stairs and representing himself to the smil ing dealer in gowns and trafficker in cos tumes a? a servant of Mrs. Julia Straner, delivered a message to the effect that the lady had sent him back to ascertain at what price he might purchase a certain padded hood, black shawl and long nar row’ skirt. The dressmaker demurred at first, protesting that the suit was only for rent, but yielding to the adroit yet una suming persuasion of the man. and being anxious to oblige so distinguished a cus tomer. she confided to him a letter setting forth her terms with all the particularity he requested. When the detective reached the office he at once tranquilized the judge's profes sional conscience by assuring him that Miss Speer was in all respects sincere and what ehe appeared to be. ‘ Indeed,” he concluded, ‘‘thinking you would be better satisfied not to wait until to-morrow, I arranged that she should be at the hotel this evening when you called on Mrs. Straner.’’ ‘‘Do you think she will surely be there?” inquired the Judge anxiously. “Just as surely as Mrs. Straner will,” protested the detective stoutly as he sat down at a further table and began to ex amine the papers in the case. Abe Cronkite cautiously took a pa.per from his pocket on which he made three round black blos in a row', w’hich, he then substituted for the letter, similarly marked* which was folded with Mias Speer’s affidavit. The Judge might have lost confidence in his retainer had he ob served this procedure, but he was too pre occupied with thoughts far removed from his practical surroundings to do so. In deed, he started as If from a vision when the other ventured to say: ‘‘Don’t you think it w r ould be well to have the copy of this affidavit served to day. since it is all ready?” “Why so?” asked Judge Marcellus, rather resenting ai\y interference with his practice. “Well,” explained Abe Cronkite, rather hesitatingly. ”1 met Mr. Eccles outside and he made some slighting reference to your client. You know' how loose-mouth ed he is. so I ventured to think that, since the affidavit was all right, he should be apprised of it at cnce, and thus taught a proper caution.” The Judge’s hearty concurrence was shown by the energetic way in which he rang his call and despatched a young man with copies of the affidavit and letter to serve on Messrs. Macron & Eccles, the at torneys for the defense Abe Cronkite breathed freer, but he still had one more detail to provide for in the plan he bad made for the Judge’s protection; and so, as he saw his patron preparing to leave for the day. he remark ed: "I suppose you will want to show those paper:- to your client, sir, eo I nave wrap ped lb.?:* ip. the letter insioe of ihe af fidavit ” ‘•'.nark you, Abe,” replied me law yc". rs ne thrust the package into the jMtckci of htfe coat; “you aie always thoughtful,’’ And then he went out and the detective rejoiced to believe that the next time he returned it would be as the cool, experienced counsellor he oo greatly admired, having discarded forever the weak and sickly sentimentality which so ill became him. Mrs. Straner received her devoted eoun sel that evening with unwonted cordiality and with even a touch of tenderness which sent ihe Wood rushing rather dangerous ly through his veins. Never had she seem ed so lovely; all sign? of her mental and physical distress had vanished; one would almost sav that her magnetic nature had anticipated the intelligence of the 'ri umph of her cause. Thus she sal, as com posed as radiant as a queen, while Judge Marcellus explained the strange and felic itous change in her case which had that day occurred, and then, bowing low, ten dered the package that Abe Cronkite l ad repaired. Slowly and insistently Jula Straner un did the red tape and glanced through the verbiage of the affidavit. Then, with a knowing smile, as If the three round black spois in a row were in some wtse familiar to her, she unfolded the other paper Then the smile vanished; a loo* of confusion, of absolute terror, contorted those radiant features. “You know what this is. you brought it to me?” she whispered. “Certainly.“ replied the Judge with con fidence’ “the whole case rest upon it; when the defense see that they can have no doubt.” , , , •Oh cowardly, cruel!” cried the lady, “have vou no heart, no manliness? For •he sake of what we have been to eacn other, why didn't you stop me? Was not discovery bad enough, but you must add this ridicule, this contempt?" “Julia, dear Julia, are you mad. im plored the Judge; and then with a sudden resolution he snatched the paper from her and standing under the spreading central light, adjusted his glasses with trembling hands, and read as follows: “The price of the padded hood, the black „hawi and the long narrow skirt you wore ?h,s afternoon, my dear Mrs. Straner, wfith such perfect grace, and in such ab solute disguise, will be $25 to you. I only sell them to oblige a valued customer; for as you know by experience, they Simply make the part and we can rent thorn readily.” „ Twice over did the Judge read this mis sive dullv at first, and then summoning ills trained forces to his aid. Slowly, cau tiously he reviewed the incidents of the day; the visit of Miss Speer-yes, such was the clothing h< wore; the letter he had received from her; yes, it had looked like this the. marks on the back were iden tical • Abe Cronkite's voluntary following of the woman find then all he had done and suggested on Ms return; and as he had often patiently, step by step, elucida ted a legal problem, so did he now solve this mystery. . , “You poor foolish woman, he observed quietly, sadly, “you were certain to be detected.” , ■Do vou think so?" asked Mrs. Straner, smiling roguishly. “I had seen the real Speer <*rid made il worth her while to leave town for parts unknown; at all event* there would havo been a long de lay and in the meantime.in the meantime. don't you know, dear ” and her roguish smile grew tender, and in her lustrous eyes old Josiah Marcellus saw that Im possible ecstatic happiness which had been the dream of his days. “I might even now ”he began, and then he hesliaied. What was il Abe Cron kite had said when urging that the affi davit be served? Eccles was so loose mouthed? Aye, that he was! How he would roll such a sweet morsel of scandal under his tongue; how he would dilate tp on it wherever he went and he went ev erywhere! Relinquishment of the suit and the estate would be nothing; but to have one's wife known as an Impostor, a for ger a maker of false affidavits—no, that was Iffipoesihle; and so had the detective known it would be when he gave thia ad vice Fo the Judge reflected; so lie decided; pulling ids youth and hope alike inane, behind him. With a courtly bow. with out another word he left Mrs. Straner'* presence forever. Judge Marcellus went to his home and arrayed himself In his conventionally rusty and old-fashioned clothes. “It was bettor so; It had to be so.” he murmured, as he set out again to Join the old boy* at the Ailanthus Club, “but damn Abe Cronkite." —Deader*hlp—''She is one of the leading women here, I am told. “Oh, yes, she leads her husband a dog's life,”—Detroit Journal. If You arc Tired Takt Horsfords Acid Phosphate It affords immediate relief in mental and physical exhaustion and insomnia. [ Genuine bull asm* Hoasroan’s on wrapper. Bar-Ben removes the shadows from the careworn face of premature age and makes it youthful and happy agatn. It makes delicate people strong, sick people welL It gives to women that vigorous, queenly bearing, and to men that power and strength which emanate only from sturdy health. Bar-Ben i the greatest known ne’-vp tonic and blood purifier It replaces the essential* of life that have been exhausted by high living, overwork, hrsin fatigue. 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In the French section of jewelry at the exhibition a very large part of the exhibit is made by firms who have made a spe cialty of artistic creations In essentially modern style. This style is probably thus named on the “Jucus a non lueendo” system, because it has its origin more in the Byzantine than in the modern school. One of the principal creators of thse strange and gorgeous compositions te M. Lalique. In his W'ork, enamels, carvings, pearls, ivory and sometimes precious stones are made use of by the designer to complete his compositions. In the cases exhibited by Mr. Lali(|ue there is a necklace representing the head of a divinity—the head of a Gorgon, I think—in Ivory, mounted in carved gold, of which certain parts are in red enamel. This belongs to the Grand Duchess Vlad imir. The chain of the necklace is made of links of white enamel fastened together by pearls. At the extremity stands a lit tle statuette in ivory, belonging to the Grand Duchess Sergius. The Grand Duke Vladimir has bought a cane in thornwood, of which the handle in gold is of n strange shape. There is also a necklace made of twisted rows of pearls with a gold enamelled clasp, orna mented with opals. This belongs to Princess Cantacuzene. A bracelet fornvd of a plaque of gold artistically enamelled with orchids is on exhibition. This be longs to Mme. Mill. Another of similar character bears ihe name of Prineesse fti beeco. A bonbon box, very curiously carved out of an amethyst, has been chos en by Mme. Deemarais. (ornhn. One of the showcases is full of artistic combs, either to ke p up ladies’ hair, or, more probably, to fill the cases of mu seums. They are made for the most part of curious figures, flowers, birds, or hunches of fruit, all enriched with enam els, pjarls or ivory. One which belongs to ih** Princess of Monaco represents a p-a o-k, the plum age of which is enriched by blue tinted opals. The others belong to Princess Ten icheff. Princess Lobanoff, Oomt sse <Jc Bearn, Marquise a- Pierres, Oomtesse de Rouge, Comtesse de Gnffulhe. Mesdames Yeatman, Waldeck-Rousseau, Martin-Le roy, Lelarge, Lecreux, Watel, kmile Zola, Lazare Weller. Each is different from the oihei, ech composition is curious, but inevitably suggests a comparison with the Jew-fls of Ihe Empresses of Byzantium. There are also some ne curies. Of these Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has bought a fine cup. Dr. Pozzi has purchased a glass in agate, mounted in silver; M. R**uh 11, a turnir g frame in gold fi'.igre , ornament el with enamel, and oth*r objfcts bear ing the names of MM. Gadala, Plvcrt and Hebert. I also notiod a very fine diadem, made, of vipers in given and black enam- ; el, with long pendants at each *ide made of curious pearls, which would fall on either side of thr face, like rhose of Sa lammbo and scribed by Faubert In the show cos' s of M. Rene Foy, if the number of articles on exhiblt’on is l*w, : they are rrr re simple. nd, pc hips on that ac oun,t more ar id c. I here is a bouquet de coreage composed of three large pinks of the kind known as "la Malmalson.” the one white, Uie other rod and a third yellow, composed of rubles, topaz and brilliants, mounted with gold. The workmanship is really very remark able. % ftirlotiN Dlndrni. There is also a diadem of violets made In white cornelian. Each flower is mount ed on enamel. There is another com posed of. i brunch of mimosa, and a third representing the flower of the hemlock. I also noticed a locket of a necklace made of ivory, mounted on a foundation of yel low enamel, with a pearl of violet hue weighing thirty-four grains, which but for a slight fault In the center would, on account of its color, be a jewel of the greatest value. There is also a locket composed of two nymphs bathing, artis tically carved on :i background of enamel wnrlchfcd with brilliants. After these two specialists, the com positions of M. VeVer may be noted n among the most interesting on exhibition. There Is a buckle made of two pike or dolphins In colored enamel, mounted on •eaweed on carved gold. Another buckle. composed of the figures of two women (Princesses Lointaines) embracing each of her, and a. brooch composed of an iv ory bust of a harpist seen through wreaths of flowers of various colors. These are beautiful compositions, as is a locket composed of two peacocks, stand ing back to bark, with their tails touch ing. In the center of which is a large white pearl. There are, also combs made of branches of mistletoe and holly In enamel, w'hirh nre compositions which can vie with the admirable precious stones such as the two Mazarin bril liants or the Blue Star, which are in an other part of the showcase or this jew t-eler. But all this, however remarkable it may be, is all driven from Byzantine rt. This doeg not mean to say that the merit Is any the less for this—far from it But the jewels of other kinds in the style of the sixteenth century, the work of M. Falize, are much more elastic. In his showcase I remarked an admirable fish in enamel, coming out of a block of rock crystal imitating the waves, and a ring made of the large black diamond which Napoleon I offered to iho King of Saxony in 1810. % >l*rvelou Work. In the same classic school is a little monument, “To the Glory of Christ,” marvelously executed by M. Chauvnel, which attracts as much attention as the admirable precious stonps mounted to rep resent leaves and flowers from the front of the lady’s rorsnge. and the ring with a pigeon’s blood ruby of six carats, a stone which is absolutely unique. “Christus Vincit” it* the title which M. Chaumel has given to a composition which represents the Celestial Globe in agate, around which are represented the Apostles in carved gold and diamonds. On the summit of the globe Is a figure of Christ in gold on cross of wood, at the feet of which are Mary. St. John and Mary Magdalene. At the top of the cross Is a triangular sapphire, emblem of the divinity, the rays of which are formed of diamonds. This globe is on a pedestal of jade, which supports a group formed of the archangel Gabriel, overcoming the demon, who is hurled on a rock below on the three angles of which are seated the figures of Faith, Charity and Humility. All the parts of this little monument are admirably carved and ornamented with rubies, brilliants and sapphires unci other precious stones, which combine to form a very remarkable ensemble. At the base u little fx>ok in gold, which is only four centimeters long, and on the pages of which are Inscribed in relief all the teachings of Jesus Christ, is enclosed, floiwood him! Ivory Curving*. Of n much more profane c haracter are the articles in boxwdod, carved with much talent by M. Becker, which are in the showcase of M. Bouc*heron. The frame of a mirror, with an allegorical figure and a little study clock, of which Ihe carved w'ood case is ornamented wi h plaques of enamelled gold, a number of matchboxes and watchtase* form a mos; artistic col lection, which M. Boucheron has com pleted by a series of splendid Ivories, carved by M. Caron some of which are ornamented with enamel. I will only refer in passing to the en graved diamonds in the showcase of M. Boucheron. These are not in any way novelties, though they belong to the cate gory of artistic jewelry by the fashion In which they have been mounted. Alongside this collection are io be found some, of the most beautiful that can ho seen anywhere, and the famous blue dia mond of 29 carats. —Nautical milew and knots are again in a state of confusion, says the New York Times. This is the natural result of the shattering of the maiden record by the steamer Deutschland. We ire told that she steamed 3.044 knots, when, as a mat ter of fact, she traversed that number of nautical miles. A nautical mile Is not a knot. The latter 1s the murk put on a log line to show the rate of speed nt which the veseel is proceeding. When a certain number of knots run out on the line, In twenty-eight seconds, ir demon* at rates that the vessel Is making thit many miles an hour. The knot Is pro portional to the mile, but it Is not mile. It is forty-seven feet arwl u fraction. No t-uilor man would speak of u vessel traveling ho many knots, though he wou*d apeak of her going *t the rat£ of so many knots an hour. This is one of the litde things that betray the difference between the seaman and 1 the landsman* SBKBATIO** AT BRIGHTON. \ Dcfid Heat mid nn Accident Kept I p the ( rowd’u Spirit*. New York, July 18.—A sensational dead heat in Ihe Babylon stakes, and an acci dent in the lnsl race which fortunately did not result seriously, made the big crowd at Brighton Beach to-day almost forget the discomforting weather. A field of eighteen horses fared th rt starter in the ixth race, and they had hardly gone n furlong when Harry Reed with Maher up, and Velvet with Mackay riding, fell in a cloud of dust. The flel-J *wept on, leaving both boys lying motion less on the track. The starters’ wagon picked them up, but neither was seriously hurt. First Race—One mile. Alsike, 11 to 5, won, with Long Inle, 20 to 1 and 8 to 1, second, and Harry McCoun, 7 to 2, third. Time 1.40 4-5. , Second Race-One and one-sixteenth miles. Prince McClurg, even, won, with Blue Devil. 7 to 2 and 4 to 5, second,, and McLeod of Dare, 9 to 5, third. Time 1:46 1-5. Third Race—Selling, five furlongs. Pe tra 11, 11 to 5, won, with Cherries, 7 to 5, and 3 to 5, second, and The Regent, 5 to 1, third. Time 1:00 4-5. Fourth Rare—The Babylon stnkes, sell ing, seven furlong*. Bombshell, f> to I. and Native, 4 to 1 .ran a dead heat; Ve suvian, 9 to 10, third. Time 1:26 2-5. Fifth Race—One and one-eighth miles. Water Cure, 10 to 1, won, with David Garrick, 7 to 2 and 6 to 5, second, and Herbert, 11 to 5, third. Time 1:513-5. Sixth Hnce—Soiling, five furlongs. Songster, 8 to 1, won, with Miirblehead, 5 to 1 and 2 to 1, second, and Judge Tar v'ln, 4 to 1, third. Time 1:00. HESI hT.H OS THE I>l AHO\T>. Stiperbn’s Overcame Ho*ton’s I,end in SI % fli Inning. Brooklyn, July 18.—Boston looked like r winner to-day until the sixth, when the Brooklyns landed heavily on Dinern. At tendance, 1.000. Score. R.H.E. Boston 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 o—3 8 4 Brooklyn 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 x—lo 14 3 Batteries—Dlneen * and Sullivan; Nope.-* and Farrel*. lew York Heat ( InelnnMtl. New York. July 18.—The New' Yorks won from the Cincinnati* fo*dttv in the last inning. Attendance 700. Score: R.H.E. Cincinnati .. .2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1— 913 5 New York ...1 4 000020 3—lo 13 5 Batteries—Scott,. Breitenstein and Wood; Hawley and Warner. Otlier Game*. At Detroit—’Milwaukee, 4; Detroit. 0. At Buffalo—Buffalo, 11; Minneapolis, 1. At Indianapolis lndlanapolls-Chlcago, no game on account of rain. At Cleveland—Cleveland, 2; Kansas City, 7. At Worcester—Worcester. 5; Spring field. 9. At Rochester—Rochester, 11; Syracuse, j. At Montreal—Montreal. 0; Toronto, 2. Second game: Montreal, 3; Toronto, 1. At Providence—Providence. 9; Hartford. 4. Kid Al•( >• to Meet Corbett. New York. July 18.—James J. Corbett and “Kid” McCoy have been matched to box at Madison Square Garden. Article* of agreement have not been signed, but date is fixed for Aug. 25. —Bloemfontein, which, under British rule, after reorganization is completed, will be the capital city of all the South African atates, may be waited on by nigh municipal and historic destinlea. At pres ent It is rather a small town, but larger than Washington or Melbourne was a cen tury ago. and is handsomely and health fully situated. It has room to spread into a fair city and a dignified seat of mag istracy. —The massive gold cup presented to the city of Dublin by Queen V r la tor la, in com memoration of her recent visit, Is of gold throughom, weighs one hundred and six ty ounces, and stands two feet three Incbea in height. The pedeetal la of black marble, inland with gold. The depth of the cup Itself is eighteen inches, and (he ‘circumference of tb* rir* Ocean SieainsMD 6a —FOR— New York, Boston —AND— THE EAST. cabin accommodations. All the comforts of a modern hotel. Hlectric lights. Unexcelled ttibk-. Tickets include meals and berths aboard ship. Passenger Fares from Savannah. TO NEW YORK-FIRST CABIN, S2O; FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, $32; IN TERMEfHATE CABIN. sls; INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP, s2*. STEERAGE. $lO. TO BOSTON FIRST CABIN, $22; FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, SS. IN TERMEDIATE CABIN, sl7; INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP, $25.00. STEERAGE, $11.75. The express steamships of this line are appointed to sail from Savannah, Central (Yltxh) meridian time, as follows: SAVAXSAH TO NEW YORK. TADDAHASSEE. Capt. Askina, FRI DAY, July 30, ut 11:30 a. m. CITY DF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett, SATURDAY, July 21. at 12:00 noon. NACOOCH.EE. Capt. Smith. MONDAY, July 23, at 2:30 p. m. KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, TUES DAY, July M. nr'3:oo p m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg, FRIDAY, July 27. at 5:00 a. m. TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Asklns, SATUR DAY. July 28, a* <1:00 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett, MONDAY, July 80, at 7:00 p. m. NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY, July 31. at 8:00 p. m. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. THURS DAY, Aug. 2, 9:00 a m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg, SATURDAY. Apr. 4. 10:00 p. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Asklns, MON DAY’, Aug. (>. 1:00 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett, TUESDAY. Aug. 7. 2;00p. m. NACOOCHEE, Cap*. Smith, THURS DAY, Aug. 9, 3:30 p. m. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, SATUR DAY. Aug. 11, 5:00 p. m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg, MONDAY. Aug. 13, 7:00 p. m. TALI,A HASS EE. Capt. Asklns, TUES DAY, Aug. 14. 7:30 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett, THURSDAY. Aug. 16, 9:00 a m. NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith, SATUR DAY, Aug. 18*. 11:00 p m. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. MONDAY, Aug. 20, 1:00 p. m. CTTY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg, TUESDAY, Aug. 21. 2:00 p. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Asklns, THURS DAY, Aug. 23. 330 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett, SATURDAY, Aug. 25, 5:00 p. m. NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith, MONDAY, Aug. 27, 6:30 p. m. KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, TUES DAY, Aug. 28, 7:00 p. in. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg, THURSDAY, Aug. 30. :00 a. m. NEW YORK TO BOSTON. CITY OF MACON, Copt. Savage. FRI DAY, July 20. 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY. July 25. 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, MON DAY, July 30. 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage. FRI DAY, Aug. 3. 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY. Aug. 8, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, MON DAY, Aug. 13, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, FRI DAY, Aug. 17, 12:00 fioon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage. WED NESDAY. Aug. 22, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Cap 4. Savage. MON DAY’, Aug. 27, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, FRI DAY, Aug. 31, 12:00 noon. This company reserves the right to change Ws sailings without notice and without liability or accountability there for. Sailings New York for Savannah dally except Sundays. Mondays and Thursdays, 5:00 p. m. W. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass enger Agent, 107 Bull street, Savannah, Ga. E. W, SMITH. Contracting Freight Agent, Savannah. Ga. R. G. TRKZEVANT, Agent, Savannah, Ga, WALTER HAWKINS. General Agent Traffic Dep't, 224 W. Bay street, Jack sonville, Fla. K. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager, Sa vannah, Ga. I’. K. LE FEVRE. Superintendent. New I’ler 25, North River, New York, N. T. MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. BTfiAMAHIP LINK*. SAVANN AH TO HA I.TIMORB. Tickets on sale at company's offioss to the following joints at very low rates: ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. BALTIMORE. MD. BUFFALO, N. T. BOSTON. MASS. CHICAGO, ILL CLEVELAND, O. ERIE. PA. HAGERSTOWN HARRISBURG, PA. HALIFAX. N. S. NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. PITTSBURG. FROVIDENCB. ROCHESTER. TRENTON. WILMINGTON. WASHINGTON. Flrst-elas? tickets include meals an* stale room berth. Savannah to Baltimore. Accommodations and rulstna unequaled. Freight capacity unlimited; careful han dling and quirk dispatch. The steamships of this company art ap pointed to sal) from Savannah to Balti more as follow* (standard lima: TEXAS. Capt. Foster. THURSDAY. July 19, 11 o. m. D H. MILLER. Capt. Peter#, SATUR DAY, July 21, 12 noon. ITASCA, Capt. Diggs. TUESDAY, July 21. 2 p. m. And from Baltimore Tuesday*. Thurs day. and Saturdays at 4:00 p. m. Ticket Office. 39 Bull streat. NEWCOMB COHEN. Trav. Agant. J. J. CA ROLAN. Agent. Savannah, Ga. W. P. TURNER. G. P. A A. D. STEBBINS. A. T. M. J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager. General Offices, Baltimore, Md. FRENCH LINE. COfIPAGHIE GfNfRALE IRAMIMimi DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE—PARIS (Franooi Sailing every Thursday at 10 a m. From Pier No. 4*. North River, toot Morten it La Champagne. July 2i|l,a Bretagne. Aug IS L’Aquitaine ..Aug. ! I I„a Lorraine... Aug. * La Touralno Aug. 9 L'Aqultatne Aug.su Paris hotel accommodation! reserved tor company's passengers upon application. General Agency. 32 Broadway New York. Messrs. Wilder It Cos. JOHN C. BUTLER, —DEALER IN — Paints, Oils and Glass, sash. Door*, Blind#, and Builders’ Supplies. Plain and Decora tive Wall Paper, Foreign and Doom#**? Cements. Lima. Plaster and Hair. Sold Agent for Ahcstlne Cold Water Paint. 20 Congress street, west, and 19 St. Julian struct, wash "'•■* —— lll w IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL and work, order your lithographed and printed stationary and blank book* {rang 7