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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-2-7, Page 4MARKETS OF. nig WORLD WOO Of Cattle, Cheese, Grain, 8e in the Leading Markets. BRF'.tADSTIIFFS, ETC. Toronto, Fob. 5,--Whoateeth:Atari° Wheat heldabout steady to -day. Game wheat and Manitoba carets were principally wanted, Quotationa aro as follows; ---Red winter, 60o; white, 66o, middle freights; spring wheat, 600; gaaee, 57o, low freight to New York; Manitoba No. 1 bard, old, g,t.t., 98 1:20; No, 2, at 941.20; No, 1 herd, North 'Bay, 071-2c; and No, 2, hard, 981 2e, Miillfoeid-Saaroe and firm. Ton lo!te, at the tni11 .door, sell as follows;. -Brae, $13 to '$13.50; and aborts, at $15, west. Corm-Du11. No. 1 American, yol- 1oev, 45o; Na 3 yellow, 45o; No, 2 yel- loev, 44e. Perim -Finn and in geed demand, Na 2 sold, Middle freirghts, at 031-2o; and east at Oto. Barley -Firmer, and in better de- mand. No 2, east, 41 1-2c; and mid- dle freights, 40 1-2o; No 3 extra, 40 1-2o, east; and 89 1-2o, middle freights. R:ye-45tendy. Car tote, 470, west; and 48o, east. Bueldw,heatt-Demand light. Ca lets, west, are quoted at 49o; and ea at 50c. Oat,g-A Shade easier to -day. iQ 1 'white, east, k81-2 to 29c; No. 2 whit north and west, 271-2 to 28c. Flour, -Steady. Dealers ask $2.65 for atraiglrt rollers, in buyers' bags, DIAGRAM OF THE START OF THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL, The Royal yacht Alberta passed from Cowes to Portemouth, as is shown in the accompanying cut, through double lines of ships. The inner Circle was composed of mea,ofeeer of Great Britain and other powers. The other lime were made up of merchantmen and auxiliary war ships, At the entrance to Portsmouth harbor the lines are shown as they were• made tip of torpedo boats and destroyers. .1 r 15� ox OMA 0 UShM 1 t4,141. 44' "k+..,:gaH4 Zttkiik,4444A441.444 4.4"; ` "..-., a\tii ,i! Jr t ..*144. 1. wa rem me-M. e,� mal',144444 le t`142`46i 1 `�Y PLAN OF THE CHEAT NAVAL DISPLAY FOR THE QUEEN 1-2 to 10 1.2cir !large rolls, good, to RING TO CROWN PRINCE. choice. 17 to 18c; creameries, boxes„ 21 to 22o; and pounds, 22 to 230, Cheese -Fedi cream, July and Augus make, sells at 10 1-2 to Me. LIVE+• STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Fob. 5. -Art the western oattle yards to -day we had a total of 50 carloads of live stook, including 800 oattle, 500 sheep ands lambs, 850 hogs, a 801 30 calvee. Wo had an over -supply of inferior Bt. cattle ; business watt brisk for choice stuff, but pekes were weaker and trade slow for all inferior cattle, either e butcher or export t What Edward VII. Said to Frederick William, et despatch from London says: -The following da the text of the address of King Edward VII. to the Crown Prince of Germany, Frederick William, on the oecaston of hie Majesty presenting the )insignia of the Ostler of the Gar - tee to the Crown Prince, in the Coun- ctl chamber of Osborne house yester- day morning:- " Sir -In conferring on your Imper- ial and Rotvae Highness the ancient one moot noble Order of the Garter, which was founded by my ancestor Edward III., 1319, many centuries ago, I invest you with the order of knight - bead, not only as the heir to the throne of a mighty empire, but also as my near relative. It was the wish of my beloved mother, the Queen, to be - stew it on you; as a mark of her fa- vour, and I am only carrying out her wisbee, and ane glad' to de so to one of my illustrious relatives. ! "To the German Emperor, to svhom I wish to express my sincere thanks for haviing come at a moment's no- tice to This country, and for having assisted Sin tending end watebingover the. Queen, and remaining with her until her last !moment. I desire to express the hope that any action im conferring on you this ancient order may yet further cement and strength- en the feeling which exists between the two great countries, and that we nem go forward hand in hand with the h'gh object of insuring peace, and promoting the advance of civi- lization of the world." • DE WET'S MOVEMENTS. meddle freig'btd, and expert agen bid $2,00. Chicago, Feb. 5. -Wheat was a d market to -day, closing 3-8e lows. under the influence bf liberal receipt good weather, and no outside s post. Cern closed unchanged, oats Meade louver, and provisions 21-2 t 71-2 to 10c depressed. Minneapolis, Feb. 6.-W9reat-Caath, 75 1-8c; May, 751-8c; July, 75 8-4 to 757-8c; ou track, No, 1 hard, 77 1-8c; Na 1 Northern, 751-8e; Ito. 2 North ern, 715-8 to 7s 5-80. lelour-Fire patents, 94.05 to $1,15; second put ante, 93.85 to 94; first clears, 92.00 t 93; emend clears, 92 to 32.10. Bra -In hulk, 911.26 to $11.50. Duluth, Feb. 5. -Wheat -No. Thar 75 1-8c; Kay, 78 5-80; No, 1 Northern oar fats, 73 1-8c; May, 76 5-8e; July 77 1-8c; No. 2 Northern, 63 1-8 to 6 1-8c; No. 3 spring, 54 7-8 to 61 7-8c Corn -36 1-4c. Oats -26 1-4 to 26c. Milwaukee, Feb. 5. -Wheat -Dull Na 1 Northern, 75 1-2 to 76c; No. 2 da., 71 1-2 'to 74 1 -lc. Rye-Menu; Na 1, 52 to 52 1-2c. Barb:ml-Steady; leo. 2,58 be 60e; sample, 4,5 to 66 1-20. 'PRODUCE. Eggs -The supply of fresh eggs is quota ample, Limed and cold stored are slow and easy. Prices are as follows; --Naw laid, 22 to 23c; fresh gathered, 170; cold stored, 16c; lisped. 14 1-2 too 15c. Poultry -Receipts are light, and choice bright stook is readily picked up at full prices. Prices for bright stock are as follows; -Turkeys, 10 to 11c; geese, at 8 to 8 1-2o; chickens, at 80 to 40c; and ducks, at 50 to 70o. Cold stored turkeys and geese sell at about 1 1-2c a pound less. Potatoes -Easy 'at 280 for ear lots, on track here, and 35o, out of store. One car sold at 28c. Field produce, etc. -Turnips, out ole store, 30c per bag; onions, 70o per bag; carrots, 85o per bag; apples, par bbl, 91 to $2; sweet potatoes, per bbl, 92.50. Dried apples -Dried apples sell at 3 1-2 to 4e; and evaporated at 5 to 6 1-2c. Beans -Ordinary white beans bring 91.20 .to $1.25; choice hand-picked beans are quoted at $1.40 to 61.45. Honey -Firm Dealers quote from e 1-2 to 100 per lb for 5, 10 or 60-11 tins, according to to size of order. Comb honey sells at, 92.40 to 62.75 per dozen sections. Baled hay -Steady. Choice timeothy, an truck, 910.25; two -ton lots, deliver- ed, 911 to $11.255' Strawy -Steady. .Car lots of straw on track hero, 96.60. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS, Dressed hogs are mane and about steady, One car sold at 97.25, track to -day. The same would be paid for more. On the street prices were easier alt •97,50 to $8. Prcvieions continue active and ffa•m- Quotations for provisions are as fol- lows: Dry salted 'shoulders, 8e; long clear bacon, loose, in car lots, 10o; and in case lots, 10 1-4 to 10 1-2c; short out pork, 919.80 to 920; heavy meas, $18 to 919. Smoked meats -Hams. heavy, 120; 100 medium, 19 1-2 to 13o; light, 13e; break- fast bacon, lac; picnic banes, ; roll bacon, lid, smoked baeke, 12o. All mode out of pickle le .less than prince quoted for smnked meats. Lard -Tierces, 100; tubs. 10 to 101-4o; pail°, 10 1-4 to 10 1-2e. ITAIR,Y' MARIIFTS, butter -Prices and conditions are Unchanged. Quotations are as fol- lows: -Se ir;v, tubs and pails, choice, 17 1-2 to 18 19e; medium, 16 toe& 1.26; poor, 18 to 15e; dairy prints, ehoiee, 18 Most of the export oattle here Bold at from 4 to 4 3-4o, •,with a few jots of prime stuff at 5c; there was a fair is trade, but too much cott•le of only see. and -rate quality. u11 Good butcher cattle was also selling freely at from 3 3-4 to 41-4c per pound. ✓ For secondary and inferior; cattle the up' market was a poor one, and prices a were off, as we had an over-sol@p1y. There were no change in stockers. ° feeders, or bulls. et load of butcher oattle, average 1,085 lbs., Wald at 31-2o per pound. Sheep were a shade lower, but lambs were steady and unchanged. No cbange (n milkers or calves. t Goode cows and choice veals are - wanted. O Hogs are isncbanged to -day. n Hogs to fetch the top price mwst be of prime quality, and scale not be- d ktw.100 nom above i00 lbs. Fallowing ie the range of quotaMoths ;- - 9 Cattle. • ,Shi'pppere, per owt. $ 4 00 $ 5 00 Butcher, choice do ... 375 425 j3utabee, coon, to good... 325 975 Butcher, inferior 2 75 3 00 bookers, per owt ... 275 325 port bulls, per cwt... 350 425 Sheep and Lambs. Shelly, per cwt 800 390 Lamb, per cwt 3 50 450 Milkers and Ca1vem. Come, each,... e"0 00 50 00 Calves, each...... 2 00 10 00 Hinge. Choice hags, per cwt... ...6 00 d 25 Light hogs, iper cwt.... ,550 570 ' Heavy hogs, per cwt550 5 75 `lCnvs 8 50 4 00 '+,ge 2 00 225 HAVE GOOD HORSES. e The Boers Have Also Supplies of Mealies and Fruit. .A despatch from Kroonstadt says :- t 4 trooper of the 16th Lancers, 3rd ' Cavalry. Brigade, named Lardner, who was captured near Lindley on Tuesday, arrived here on Tuesday. 'He was with the rear guard of Col. White's column, and was taken prisoner by De Wet, who la ,s 1,000 men in that d'atrlct. He was deprived of everything except his uniform, and detained till Wednesday. H The enemy asked him for information as to the movements of the British,' and said they had killed 20 of the e column. They also told him that De t Wet did not Set hit followers know his e whereabouts, but that he was only an hour's journey away. Lardner re- 1 porta that the Boers are in a dirty be condition, and their clothes and boots are worn out; but they have very good horses, and supplies of mealies da and fruit are brought to them by the o natives. The commando consists t mostly of foreigners. Lardner, when b released, bad a two days' walk to If reonstadt. 0 Operating in His Favorite Stamping Ground. A despatch from London says: - Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office as follows:- " De Wet has been engaged by -Seim 40 miles north of Thaba N'Chu, No details. De Wet intends again at- tempting an invasion of Cape Colony:' News of Commandant De Wet'e movements hue been lacking for some weeks. His whereabouts have only e been conjectured., A recent report 0 said De Wet had trekked into East- rn Transvaal to participate with Botta. To -day's despatches indicate that his preport was fictitious. De Wet ].s operating in his favorite stamping ground, the eastern part of the Orange River Colony, Thaba N'Chu, near which place De Wet encountered the British. CHIEF OF THE SOVEREIGN Lord Rosebery Speaks of Our L Queen's Gifts. A despatch from London says Lord Rosebery presided on - Wedn day morning at a special meeting the Royal Scottish Corporation, ea ed in London to pass resolutions e pressing sorrow, at the death of Quo Vuetorta, and of congratulation the accession of King! Edward V There was a crowded attendance. Lord Rosebery, remnrki,ng that would pass lightly over the congrat latory part of the programme, sa his Majesty's speed) at the Pri Council meeting sufficiently bad 1 dicated the lows by which he inten ed his reign should be governed, th promising to make his rule no le illustrious• than that of his parent. Lord Reaebery then dwelt in el quent terns on the life and death Queen Victoria, saying that in t whale history of mankind no dos had so touched such a large numb° cd persons in the entire world. The was scarcely an intelligent individu in -the civilized world but; was deep moved. Be wondered if her subjeo yet realized how reach' they had lo and what an enormous, weight th Queen had in the connoils of the word Di was not brilliancy, or genius whi could supply the advantage she ga Great Britain by her fund of now S. A BRILLIANT COURT. La to. King Edward Will 1101,1 8151,1 inrnwing nenniN Instead or Afternoon Function. A despatch from London, says:- ;"-- ays:- .- Members of Bing Edward's quite tell • their friends that His Majesty appears °P 'overw,helmed by the sense of the 11- responsibilities- of Kingship. Whereas x" formerly he was genial, ,but exacting en and irritable regarding official 'mat on ters, ,be has become 'profoundly grave, 1I, and exceedingly considerate to khose t about him in amall as well as in impor- he tont matters, ;He has worked many u Eburs daily sine° the Queen's death, disposing of two or three weeks' ar- vY rear. of public business which she had n- not been able to attend to. d- Society expects that Ring Edward us VII. will make St. James the most as brilliant Court of Europe e hold night drawing -rooms, instead of the mime- o- what dreary afternoon functions of of the past quarter of a century, and pro - he vide refreshments, anetead of leaving th the guests to eat, satndwichea in their ✓ carriages ander the eyes of the crowd. re Those who have been presented to al Queen Victoria will be, entitled to at- ly tend ging Edward's. drawing -rooms is after submitting their names to the at Lord Chamberlain. e It fa hoped the Ring.will revive the d. custom of the monarda visiting the ch Castles of the nobility, and also revive ve the holding of drawing -rooms at Holy- - rood' Palace. Whether he will adopt ledge, which was unequalled by any constitutional historian. It was no disparagement of other kings to say she was the chief of the European sovereigns, and her influence 'in the councils of nations was always used for peace, freedom, and good govern- melut. (Lord Strath,00na and Mount Royal (the Canadian High Commissioner); se minded the resolutions. BRUSH WITH THE BOERS. Gen. French Engaged 2,000 of th Enemy. A despatch from London, says; - Gen. Kitchener reports to the War Office, under date of Thursday; - the prerogative of kissing the cheeks of the ladies presented, followed. by Lila: Viceroys of India and Ireland, is one of the topics of society gossip. LONG CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA. Furl 'Roberts 'lays on the Condlatton 01 Alralre. A despatch Mom London, Wednes- day says;-T1ve Daily News says. that Earl Roberta, commander-in-chief of his Majesty's farces, does not contem- plate the possibility of withdrawing a single soldier from South Africa for the next twelve months, and that the Government recognizes the nacos- 0, sity foe asking the House of Commons 1 flat $'70,000,000 during the ensuing ,financial year, in addition to what has already been voted for the war, • The Hen' DE WET MOVING SOUTH. e Crossed Bloemfontein Line Wednesday Night. A despatch from. London, Friday, tys;-Ueneral Kitchener's charao- eriolinally curt admission that Cen- ral De Wet rias eluded General Bruce Hamilton increases the fears that ,lu. Boer leader bag entered, or is a nut to enter, the Cape Colony. to itelegra . from Cape Torwn says that unofficial corroboration of ycst:er- yel report that b3 is now la the of ny has been received, and es- imat.es bis farce at 1,500 men, with wo guns. i 'Ah.i news is regarded here es onrilging, if no. worse. "It is not a ', pleasant opening to the seventeenth mental 4 the war," nays the Morning U Post, while rather papers whioh per- sist in t.,ptimism, betray a certain eon- 005100es, So ha WEARING OF BLACK. EMPRESS FREDERICI{. A Report Current That She Is Mueh Worse. A. diespatch trains Berlin says; -The Empreels bas agars gone to visit Em- pnem Frederick, her nnather-in-law. Ilhs fept, and a statement im the Berlin Post that Esnp:rom William. Will . leave England Saturday after the •funelral and go direct with the Crown Prince to Frirdriehghof, creates a fear that the condition of Empress Frederick is much worse. There tie, Solwavor, nothing authorita- tive on tlra subject, and Math the ex- oeptlon of the statement in the Post there is teething to change the belief that the 1!lmporom, an reported from London, will not return before Mon- day or Tuesday. That he should 11, elm eareuenetanaes visit his mother ace Won an he return@ seemrd only na- tural. "French, with cavalay and mount d infantry, is sweeping the Gauntry ase of the Pretoria-Johauneslburg railroad, between the Delagoa flay and Natal railroad, as far as Ermnlo He. engaged about. 2,000 of the enemy at Wilge Valley, The enemy retired with four killed and nine wounded. Our casualties leers one killed and seven wounded. After Gen. French left the Springs, near Johannestbuug:, yesterday, 500 Boers crossed train Nigel and did some damage to mine property at Elands!fontein. l3'rom there they pro - Deeded towards Rietfontein, and in passing threatened the East Rand mines. The Delilah garrison repuls- ed them and captured the command- ant, who had been wounded. Some other prisoners were a:so taken. An armoured train also fired on'the Boors with poen-pours from Rietfon- tx:in station, caueing further loss to the barghers. Another commando is reported to have gene westward along the Gate ltarand, eou,lb-west of Johannesburg, in the Potchefstroom district. • Ephraim Knox lived in the center of his native village, and his hens wandered here and there at their own sweet will, to the frequent annoyance of his neigh- bors. Ephraim, however, was no re- • specter of persons and considered his bens "as good as anybody" and desirable visitors. When it was decided that the town library should be built In a vacant lot "next door to him," Ephraim was filled with pride and joy, and he and his hens 'superintended operations from the first. Ephraim's brother Seth was not devot- ed to hens. One day he was passing the site of the library with a friend and stop- ped to view the progress of affairs. llpbraim's hens were there, cackling away as if their lives depended on it, Seth looked at them in disgust. "What in the world are those bens making such a noise for, do you suppose? There ain't any grain in there," said the friend. "Well," remarked Seth dryly, "they've had the oversight of 'most everything in town. You know the cornerstone of the building was laid yesterday, and I calc'- late that speckled ben over there thinks she laid RM. COST THEM $500. sers of Seditious Language Were Fined. A despatch from Cope Toren flays: - me of the residents of Murraysburg ve been fined 4160, with the alter - live ot six months' imprisonment ✓ rasidg threatening and seditious eguage. The sentences were len- sed by a military court. The mom mand:mt has warned the public re- rding their future condnat. fo Period of Mourning T111 6th Day la of March, 1,o A de.epaLch Moen, Ottawa, says; -A cable has bred received from the Sec- ga eatery uti Mete for. the Colonies, stat- ing that u0nut interning for her Iate 1 Majeoty the Queen lasts until the 24th Th oe January, 190.2. 'Pira public will wear deep nlonrn.ing until March 6111 neat, and half -mourning until April A 17th, In comectquonce of this intelligence 1n them will be no reocp1item at Govern- to talent house until after ann. 124th, 1902, to An extra bit this Canada Gazette was ish deemed this afternoon containing the above Informal on, and the Governor- Ge.neral invites all persons to join in ed general mourning, 08 ATTACK ON MAb0IESEURY, Fee Goer Cununa]dm's Ilrporleii to no Combining For 77YIs Purpose. A despatch from Cape Town ems: - large and well-equipped )doer eumr Ando, is in the n.eighbtrurhoo4 of mhert's Bey, where it is believed at the Boers wenn to make an at - mph to land ammunition. A Brit- cruiser is bound thither. Three Boer commandoes are report- tol be combining with the intention attacking Melmoshury, Gambling Holmes. There is a legend among gamblers that ever since gambling houses have been known the hour for beginning play has been 10 a. m. The gambler, unconven- tional in most things, is a great respecter of long established gambliugcustoms, In no branch of business has there been so little change or so tow inuovations. Any gambler will tell you there le rarely a morning play of any account, yet they all open at 10 n. m. The hour of closing de- pends upon the players. A gsmbling house is never open on Sun- day. Saturday night may be extended to daylight Sunday, but that doesn't count. It's Saturday to the gambler, On Sun- day there may be some short card play- ing -hearts, poker, eta., but uo gambler who is self respecting will deal bank or turn the wheel en Sunday. That's an- other or thorn customs handed down from ancient days, but still a law unto the gambler, Derrawing Trouble. "I have heard a good deal about people who borrow trouble, but 1 thine my wife is 0 champion in (het line, "Why, I thought sho was always cheer- ful and contented with her lot?" "She was until aur baby was born six weeks ago. Now she Is worrying because be may marry some girl that we eluin't like."` 0)letmotion. Mrs. Cobwigger-So they are not in your set? Mfrs. Proudfut-NO, indeed. They go to n gymeasinm, while ave [Weed a pbysicnl culture eiase,-Judge. IHE NEWS IN A NUTSHELI THE VERY LATEST FRO ALL THE WORLD OVER. interesting Items About Our Own Country, Great Britain, the United States, .and All Parts of the Ulepe, Condensed and Assorted for 0asy Reading. CANADA, The MaoLaughli.n Air Brake Com. pang, with a capital of one million, will be established at Walkerville. Ottawa City Council has rejected a proposal to add a ninth ward to the oily, but will apply to the Loglslature for power to redone the number of aldermen from 24 to 10, The .G. T. R. has refused Montreal's ottert08 9000,000 towards 'the coat of elevating the tracks from la!ontresd to St. Heart. The company Wants ate just half the estimated cost, Veterinary Surgeon Desohenes of Quebec reports to the Department of Agriculture that the mortality among the horses in Montmorency is due to typholl fever, oansed by drfnkiag'Im- pu'l'e' water. Mr. George E. Starnes, elty account- ant of Montreal committed suicide be- cause the Finance Committee had re- duced his eatery from 9900 to $000 and made a regulation that all civic em- ployees moat live in the city. The shingle mills of British Colum- bia have combined to prevent rate -out - ting, and to regulate prides. Major J. G Scott, representing a Chicago, syn- dicate, will handle the output of 8,500,- 000 Shingles a day. The Canadian Northern will erect a new depot and build a bridge over the Red River to enter Winnipeg, They have purchased very valuable property in the heart of the eity for their de- pot. BIos Dominion will be asked to grant a subsidy in conjunction with the Province in aid of the establishment of shipbuilding in British Columbia. past fiscal year as 91,190,510, Thomas; May & Son's day goods es- tablishment at Montreal was damaged to the extent of 9250,000 by fire on Friday night. Capt. Tozier, of the United States cutter Grant, has apologized to Col- lector of Customs Milne for landing Japanese at Victoria, in contraven- tion of the quarantine' and immigra- tion laws, and has offered to take them back to Waldron Island. GREAT BRITAIN. An epidemic of smallpox prevails at Glasgow. A. royal commissfon is to examine the beer -poisoning epidemic in Eng- land. Julian Arnold, son of Sir Edwin Ar. nold, who was extradited from the United States in October toot, charg- ed with misappropriating trust funds, was sentenced to ten years' penal ser- vitude at Old Bailey. 23, G. Lake, at one 'time one of the most prominent solicitors in Grea Britain, has been found guilty of a1, propriating trust funds amounting ( 9865,000, and has been sentenced to 1 yeare• penal servitude. UNITED STATES. Carnegie .wants 9200,000,000 for bis aloe' business. There are now said to be over 5 oases of smallpox at Watertown, N.Y Wolves aro killing sheep in the northern part of La Porte County, In diana. A specialist has been sent from Ann Arbor University, Mich., to San Fran- cisco, to report on suspected oases of the blank plague. H. D. Croaker, whose fortune was swept away by the flood at Galves- ton, shot and killed himself at Corry, Pa. "Chicago leads all other cities in the world in crime," said Illinois States Attorney Delman, at a dinner in Chicago the other night. USL. NARKED CARDS A GAME OF POKER THAT WAS Pi-AYB1I ON AN OCEAN LINER. The Sharper timed Dar Thiel Way Dm visible to the Other Players, but Plainly Discernible Prom the Post. tion 144 Which Ile Sat. A prominent turfman ')ere told a good . story the other evening of en adventure on a dunarder, "You never he alta visible ink?" he said, "Well, neither had I up to a deem yeare ago, and my Intra letion to It was rather peeulinr. At that time I was copsidet'alliy greener in the ways of the wicked world than 1( em at present, and, coming across 08 the Iltruria, after a season in London, 1' was fool enough to alt in a fourmo handed . ker game with three fellows I met in the smoking room of the ship. The vulnera- ble point about any greenhorn who plays. poker is his proud conviction that he can protect • himself against any kind otmainlinework,' That was my own opinliand consequently I didn't care 'a copper vvho my three nequaintanees miglit be as long as I found their moiety entertaining, Two of them, I may as well say right here, were plain, everyday business men from Boston. The other was a small, dark, smooth shaved chap Who intro- duced himself by the name of Qum, mines and said he was a lace buyer for a' firm of importers in New Yoi'k. "We began playing ou the second day out of Liverpool, and inside of 24 hours we were giving. tho game pretty nearly our exeluslve attention. The table we used was in the far corner of the smok- ing room and had four stationary chars. Ae is customary' aboard ship, we seloatlyd our seats at the beginning end kept there throughout the play. Cummings sat with bis back to the partition wall, I sat otipu-' site, and one of the Boston fellows way on either side. I mention this arrange. meet because it has a bearing on what followed. "We started out at n very easy gait," continued the turfman, "but soon raised the ante high enough to make it pretty warm. As far as I could see none of ,try three friends played more than en ordhla- ry clubroom game, and at the outset the bulk of the luck drifted to the lace buyer and myself. At the end of the first day we were each about $150 ahead. Nest day I made most of the winnings myself and was astonished at the succession of good hands 0 held. As nearly as I at remember I cleared up something lure 9400, mainly from the two Beaton men, and Cummings quit about even. Several times during the day I imagined tbe Bos- tonians looked at me with some slight suspicion, all of which afforded me coo- stdei•able amusement and satisfied me in- cidentally that the game was absolutely on the square. On the third day luck veered around to the lace buyer, and he not only gathered in my entire winnings, but nearly 9200 besides. Meanwhile be tapped one of .the Bostonians 'for 9000 and the other for 9150. Altogether, be stood about 91,200 ahead at the close of tbe afternoon. By that time we wore all pretty well fagged out, and we ngreed to quit for a couple of Boars and resume 'the ploy after dinner. Cummings left the ta- ble first, and 1 tarried for a few moments to smoke a cigar and chat with the Bea- ton men. "I had to get up to procure a ligbt, and on returning I dropped. into the ¢hair which had been occupied by the lace buy- er and began idly shuffling the deck of curds. While so doing 1 happened to no- tice a peculiar metallic speck at the upper right hand corner of the top pasteboard, which preyed to be the king of clubs. I1 looked lire a minute dot of some kind of aniline ink. The eud of the room where we sat was rather dark, uud there was a fired lamp in the molding behind Omn- i wings' chair that was kept burning day and night. The spot caught the gleam o from this light and could only be se, n when the card was held at a eertaln 2 slant. Fm roany of the other chairs it was entirely invisible, I wns surprised, of course, and in running over the deck 1 soon found that all the face cards and aces were similarly spotted, some with one and some with more dots, the .ar- 0 rungemeut being different in eacb ease. , 'The dieeovery upset me completely, and 1 could see it was an equal bombshell to my two companions. We Icy our - heads together, and, to ninth a long story short, we sent n steward alta our lace- mnking friend, and atter a very brief but spicy preface gave. him two minutes by the watch to disgorge his simile. I must admit he carried It off pretty well. 'This looks considerably like u welsh,' he said coolly, 'and if the dock is marked 1 know no more about it than you do. However, if you want your money back you can have it. A gentlemen,' said he, 'always wishes to avoid a scene.' With that he counted out his winnings and bade us -good night. A year or so afterward I saw him at Saratoga and learned that he was n pro- fessional short card player, who mile a business of working the Athletic boats. To get back to the original point, the stuff he used in marking the deck was whet is known as 'invisible ink,' and while it is seldom employed nowadays it can still be bought from any dealer in gambling tools. II has the peculiar prop- erty of being visible only by atileinl light and when viewed from a certain angle. Ilow and when Cummings did his mark- ing and why be left the deck on the table are matters of mere conjecture. Letting me twin the other fellow's money at the start off and then winding me up at the finish is easily understood, It's an Old gambling trick and diverts suspicion." r Benjamin Miller's fouchildren were burned to death in the destruc- tion of his home by fire at Wabash, Ind. He is now insane. The United States Senate has rati- fied the treaty with Spain by which Uncle Sam, gets two more islands of the Philippine group for 9100,000. Engineer John Cleft stopped his train on the Lebigh Valley, ran down an embankment and rescued a .girl from drowning, near Wilkesbarre, Pa. Mrs, Emma Lemiah ran away from her home in New York with her four- year-old boy suffering from smallpox. She did not want the authorities to get him. Five Chinese .girls were sold at auc- tion at San Francisco as publicly as if in Canton, They were the "proper, ty" of Gong Gow, who was selling. out to return to Chita. The girls brought from 91700 to 92,500 each, GENERAL. St. Pcter's'at Roma, is now lighted by eleetrioity. al new field gun baa been adopted by the Italian artillery. The marina bas gone to Moscow, where her next child will be born, Despatches report a civil war in progress in Abyssinia between two iof Meg Menelik's favorites in one bat Ile, of which 60,000 men wore engager] and 7,000 killed or wounded, Verdi, the composer, died et Milan, ' Ile Changed Ills NNind, "Her trouble Is a nervous one," Bele the fnshianrlble physician, "and you can- not do better then to humor her whims. Do not 00055 her in any wa.v." The husband looped troubled. "That is asking a good deal, doctor," be replied, "but I appreelnte your disin- terestedness in giving the advice," "My disinteeestodnessl" "Yes; if 7 nm not to be permitted to Payment of 50111. 6111." "On second thought," returned the pliyskeintt, "poselitly n little wbolnsome 105(10151 wnnpl bon good thing far hrr,- 11050111) Ion, A firemen It was realm; n blood atln Mender novel. 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