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THREE CENTS. L. 51. NO. 10.

SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1891. TWENTY PAGES. "yECHSLER fe ABRAHAM. THEY MAY FIGHT TO DAY. this juntry, 54 inoh wide, all shados, lnolndirjg creams, BczrL grays and tans, $2.50.

Cheviots, 54 inch wide, original heathermutturel a ad "ahot over" off eels, $1.00. Dross Stuffs loft oontef. AUDACIOUS ALICE HINES. WILLIAM J. BESKETT SCED FOB 50,000 And made Corespondent In W.

J. Yonoe's Suit for Divorce. IRISH SUCCESSION. to prolong their existing commercial treaty until December 31, 1801. The misery of the poorer clasBos in Vienna has been much increased by tho irruption of a considerable number of the 11,000 Germans and Aii8trians expelled from llussian Poland by order of tho Russian ministry.

Many of the refugees, however, hare obtained employment in Prussian Poland, where, owing to emigration and other causes, there is a dearth of labor. Prince Bismarck gavo a precedent for tho harsh courso taken by the ltussians when ho expelled Austrian and Russian Jews from Posen, thus violating tho treatyof 1815, which provided that Poles born in either of tho threo provinces Bhould hayo a right of residence in any ono of them. A UNIQUE VIENNA CHAIUTV. In Vienna, owing to the extreme cold weather, "warmstubeu," or warming room3, have been opened to the poor at sixty difforent places in tho city, and are densely crowded. On Tuesday last tho corporations of Vienna and its Buburbs met at the same hour aud formally roted tuoir thanks to tho emperor for his efforts in bringing abonttho incorporation of groator Vienna.

A banquet was afterward held in the town hall. Under the new plan Vienna will take rank, in population, among tho leading cities of Europe. Sir Arthur Sullivan's new grand opora will soon Bee the light at Mr. D'Oyly Carte's new theater. The full score of the new opera covers no loss than 040 pages of manuscript: and as Sir Arthur writes very neatly and closely the mero manual labor herein involved must havo boon very considerable.

Dnring tho twelve months or thereabouts that he has been engaged on "Ivanhoe" tho compoBer has had fairly good health far better, for instance, than while he was writing "The Golden Legend," and he has never worked with greater facility than during the few weeks previous to his putting the final finishing touches to tho opera. Mr. Harris has decided to give a cheap oason of Italian opora in the spring, and Mile. Giulia liavogli will return for a short time and appear, among othor parlB, in Carmon a role which sho has already played with much success in Italy. For his summor campaign at Covent Garden Mr.

Harris has concluded an engagement with Miss Risley, an American contralto of whom report speaks very highly, and who is now completing her studies under tho celebrated Mme. Marchesi. The impressario has also saeured the services of M. Maurol, Mr. Dovoyod and Signor Perotte, all valuable artists.

Americans who havo business with the court of Holland may be interested to learn that the little girl who is nominal ruler of that country must bo addressed aa "King," not as "Queen," Wil helmina. This ia official. The absorbing topic of general discussion is again the Irish controversy, Mr. Parnell's movements and tho negotiations at Boulogne. Mr.

Parnell'B speech on leaving Dublin is taken aa tho keynoto of his new campaign, basod on his victory over tho malcoutonts and Mr. O'Brien. The McCarthyite organ, the Insuppresslble, declares, however, that Mr. Parnell's irrevocable retirement is the first article of the Boulogne acrcemeut. Tho Mall Gazelle, remarks that excessive loyalty to leaders is tho besetting sin of the nationalists.

They set up idols, but do not know how to displace them. The absurb deification of O'Brien is sure to land them in a Becond crisis, as that of Parnell led to their first. The striko situation in Scotland continues to grow mors serious. Tho large number of accidents occurring helps to strengthen tho public sympathy with the strikers, as tho companies are censured for endangering tho lives of their patrons by employing inefficient men instead of taking their trustworthy servants back at fair wages. As many people as possible refrain from making journeys during tho continuance of the trouble.

The condition of tho mind of those who aro compelled to travel may be inferred from an incident occurring to day on tho Caledonian railway. Tho train halted for somo purpose, and the nervous passengers, immediately coming to the conclusion that an accident was iminiuent, threw opon the doors and windows and began jumping from the cars. Before the train hands could allay the panic tho coaches had been completely vacated, men, women and children having joined in tho stampede. Several rjersona were quite badly bruised by contact with the frozen ground. The unprecedented cold Bnap of six or seven wcoks has cauBod great sufforing to tho poorer classes in London, especially on aocount of tho high pricoB of coal and many kinds of food.

The charitable societies report an unheard of amount of distress to bo reliovod. Germany has reason to bo well satisfied with the evidence of tho growth afforded by the census just taken. At the rate of increase for the past decade Prussia will not be long in overtaking France in population. Whilo the population of Franco is approaching a stationary coudition, that of Prussia is steadily growing. It is remarkable that in tho matter of births the recently annexed province of Alsaco Lorraino is German rather than French, showing an increase in notable contraat to the sterility of the nation of which it was formerly a part.

Anew German Southwest African oompany is being organized under tho supervision of the imperial gorernment. Advices from Zanzibar state that much alarm ia felt for tho future of that place, owing to tho German regime on the mainland making no concession to goods shipped by way of Zanzibar. Tippoo Tib ia expected in Zanzibar in answer to a summons from the British consul general. Considerable doubt has been thrown on the accuracy of a number of the stories told by Yolkhovsky, the Russian nihilist, regarding his CBcapadeB with the Russian police. A skeptic poiuts to tho fact that ono of his most romark able storieB bears a curious resemblance to a celebrated talo of Edgar Allan Poe's.

A Russian police official onco searched his house for compromising papers. At tho time there was in his poBseBsion a certain document the discovery of which meant serious danger, not only to himsolf, but also to his friends. But a daring trick saved him. Do coolly handed the document to th official, who scarcely glanced at it and handed it back. Thus aftor a most minuto search the official, his noso blackened with soot aud his hair decorated with feathers for ho had even examined tho stovo pipe and bedding had to depart without succeeding in his mission.

The Loudon sooiety for prornotius Christianity among the Jews is passing through a crisis, and it is difficult to tell what tho result will be. The society has frequently been assailed from without, but now the attack is from within. Tho committee demanded by the archbishop of Dublin has held many sittings, and has gone very carefully into the specific charges. These may be summed un under two heads: First, mismanagement by the London committeo; second, inadequate results in tho mission field. It is hardly probable that the report of the committee of inquiry will be made public, but it is not unlikely that unless radical reforms are made thore will be a large secession of members and another society will be started on more economical linos.

Attempts have been made to hush up the facts of an attempted outrago upon Bishop Healy of Clonfert. It appears that the biahop, while on his visitation, preached a strong sermon againBt Beorot societies. The bishop slept that night in tho house of the parish pneBt. After all had retired an unknown perBon firod a revolver into the diningroom, damaging a picture. The Kaiser Wilhelm barracks at Metz wore burned early this morning.

Tho soldiers lost most of their clothing and many of them had narrow escapes with their lives. A society of citizens and clergy has been formed in the Thuringiau district of Germany, with the object of carrying on a propaganda against socialism, which the royal inhabitants of that region abhor as treasonable to the emparor and the empire. Prince George of Wales will soon start with the North American squadron for Jamaioa, where, on January 27, ho will open the exhibition. Prime Minister Rhodes of Cape Colony started from Capetown on Wednesday last to come to England aud discuns South African affairs with Lord Salisbury. Until hiB arrival Lord Salisbury holds opon tho South African iBsues between England aud Portugal.

M. Maurel will return to London in March to take part in the opera season which begins at Covent garden in the following month. Among other artiBts expected about tho same time are Mme. Sembrich and M. Mierzwin sky.

This famous Poliih tenor, who has not been heard in London for seven years, has signed a contract for England with Daniel itoy. er, who recently heard him in Berlin. His voice is said to bo as fresh and powerful as ever. Through the Bamo agent M. Djmitresco.

tho William J. Bennett, proprietor of Bennett's casino, tho big concert hall at the corner of Broadway and East New York avenue, in the Twenty sixth ward, was served with oorespond ont's papors and papera in a Bait for 150,000 damages at his place of business last evening by Constable George Palmer. The documents alleged criminal intimaoy between Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Jessamine Young, and the papers were served pursuant of an action for divorco just begun by William Young against hiB wife.

Mrs. Young had already, on December 3 last, instituted divorce proceedings against her husband, accusing him of the Btatntory offense in a number of places of ill repute in the vicinity. Tho story whioh tho husband tella of the alleged unfaithfulness of his wife and tho duplicity of his friend iB in Bnbstanoo the following: William Young was married to his present wife in 1885. In tho fall of that year ho became acquainted with William Bennett, who was his landlord at the time. Thoy went around mnoh togethor driving and to tho thoater, and finally ho introduced Bennett to his wife.

For a year everything was pleasant, until Young noticed that his wife had very handsome presents. Biich as diamond earrings and the like. Mrs.) Young gavo many explanations of how she obtained tho gifts, all of which hor husband found afterward to be false, and that the real donor, as he alleges, was Bennett. By a series of specious and well planned attacks Mr. Young claims that Bennett alienated his wife's affections, and ultimately accomplished her downfall.

Her manner toward him ohanged completely, and from an affectionate wife changed to a cold and unresponsive and even a heartless wife. Young endured this Btate of affairs as long as he could and then ho openly accused Bennett of his culpable actions. He forbade Bennett the house; but to no avail, for the latter, as Young allogos, continued to meot tho fair but frail Jessamine at various places. Jessamine even went bo far, her husband statos, a to holp Bennett in his selection of decoration and adornment of the casino last spring. The final aot of tho domostic tragedy, according to Young's statement, occurred when Bennett enticed his young wife away from him and sent hor to England ostensibly to visit relatives there.

Ho kept her away until November 1G, paying the wife largo sums of monoy for expenses. The husband states that on her return from Europe, Bennett lived with Jessamine at Furnill's hotel in Bath Boaoh for over a week. Then instigated by a promise of marriage on the part of Bennett, Young doclareB that MrB. Young instituted proceedings for a divorce and Bennett bought a house in tho Twonty Bixth ward, to which he was to take tho wifo when tho divorce was accomplished. On these grounds Young now asks for a divorco on his own bohalf, and has sued Bennett for $50,000.

William Bonnett's father was, before his death, a few years ago, one of the moat prominent residents of the Twenty sixth ward, where he amassed a fortune of $300,000 in tho hotel business at the comer of Atlantic and Vermont avenues. At his death William received abont $80,000. The house which Young alleges that Bennett has purchased and furnished for tho reception of his wife is on Van Siclen avenue, near Arlington. The family of MrB. Young is a highly respected one in the Twenty third ward.

She is now living with her little daughter at tho home of her mother on Monroe street. Young's father is a prosperous butcher in tho Twenty sixth ward. THOMPSON'S VIOTIHS INCREASE. An Unfortunate Enterprise baid to Have Canspd Elto tall. The publication in yesterday's Eaole of the sudden departure of Real Estate Agent John Thompson to parts unknown, leaving a host of creditors behind, has sorved to bring to light other evidences of tho missing man's failure to keep his business promises.

It is rumored that Nathaniel Bnrtis, a broker residing in the Columbia fiats, in Pineapple street, holds Thompson's valueless paper to the amount of $1,000. John Graham of Lafayette avenue, near Marcy, is also said to be out to tho tune of $250, while Dr. Willis and Mr. Cook, living on the same block.are reported to have suffered through transactions with the missing real estate man. One of the principal creditors mentioned yesterday said that several persons had come into his place of business, telling sorrowful tales of how Thompson had withheld from them rent money which ho had collected, putting them off from time to time by the shabbiest cicusob.

It is stated on good authority that there are first mortgages against the properties on DoKalb avenue and PnlaBki street, aggregating $12, 000. The former at the highest appraisement is scarcely worth $7,000, whilo tho latter was bought by Thompson for $0,000 and at present would not bring more than $0,500. Last February, iu consequence of failure to pay over rents received, Thompson was forced to give the Pearco citato a mortgage for $1,800, a sum somewhat larger than was published yesterday. The mortgager managed to pay $350 on tho principal and ust August met tlio semi annual payment of interest. Mr.

Pearco feels safe, as ho considers the property of the misBing man sufficient to cover his claim, which is only precedod by the $12,000 of first mortgages. During the past year Thompson became interested in a patent irrigator or automatic water sprinkler and formed a company whose object waB to manufacture and sell tho machines. He was tho president of the concern and his son acted as secretary and treasurer. He was very enthusiastic over the merits of the invention, and even gavo a public exhibition of its workings at the city hall park, in order to induce the oity officials to use it in sprinkling the parks. They, however, did not seo its surpassing excol Iciiccb and so did not introduce it.

Its projector was not daunted, but spent a good deal of money, it ia said, in advertising the appliance, flooding this cpuutry and even South America with circulars. But still trade did not come and his efforts were all for nothing. This ill fated enterprise, it is rumored, was the cause of tho old man's downfall. He used his customers' money to further it, and whou the collapse came he could not withstand it and so fled. HAD A BOAT 8T0YI IS.

Tho bark J. H. Marsters, of Windsor, N. Captain F. McNeil, arrived at tho A.

C. Woodruff stores yesterday afternoon from Little Glace bay, from whence she made the voyage in twenty four days, bringing a cargo of coal consigned to Per kinB the vessel to J. W. Whitney fc Co. The vessel encountered very heavy northwest and southwest gales, with terrific seas, during almost the whole of the voyage.

In one of tho worst of the gales considerable damage was done about the decks by the force of the waves and one of the boats was stovo in. A CAR OILER IKSTINTLI KILLED. Joseph Van Sicklen, aged 50, of Linwood are nue and Eastern parway, an oiler employed at the Bergen Btreot car Btables, was instantly killed there at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was oiling a car on the down track, in front of the stable, when a car on the up track, driven by Thomas Ruddy, jumpod the switch. Ho was caught between the cars and crushed to death.

The body waa removed to the Twelfth precinct station house aud from there taken to his late residence. TWO HIIKDBED XERKY DAXCKBS. The Senator social club gave its annual reception last night at Phillip's Turn hall.on Meser ole street, which was enjoyed by fully one hundred couples. The opening maroh occurred at 10 o'clock, after which dancing followed and continued until morning. Tho are the officers who supervised the affair: Jacob Pitz, president; H.

J. Hancock, vice president; John Doer ing, secretary William Priestley, recording secretary; J. Powers, financial secretary: W. B. Foale, treasurer; Beveth, STRUCK Bt A TRAIN AMD 1ULLCD.

Patebbon, N. January 10. Jean Voltier, a veteran of the civil war and of the Franco Prussian war, waa struck andinBtantly killed by a train on the Erie railroad. Ho was a silk weaver, out of employment, and was forced to pick coal along tho railroad to keep fire in his homo. He was thUB engaged when killed.

His body was horribly mangled. Yohier waa a Frenchman. The Troops Closing in Upon the Hostiles. A Desperate and Bloody Battle Expected Before Sundown Women and Children Leave Pine Ridge Ajrency Jiows From Other Parts of the Frontier. St.

Louis, January 10. A staff correspondent of the PostDispalch at Rushville, telegraphs that paper as follows, under to day's date: "The crisis has boon reaohed and a goneral battle is looked for to morrow and tho circumstances are forcing a conclusion to the hostiles aud parleying will not bo longer continued by either Bide. Tho Indians said yoBtorday that General Milos must preparo to fight or got off tho reserva tion. "General Miles, it is said, has given them nutil to night to surrender, and if they do not come in by that timo ho will close in upon thorn. This iB mado necessary by the condition of his men.

Those on tho north have been pretty well worn out with camp life iu this bleak climate and the cold marchos from ono position to another. They cannot stand it much longor and unlesB matters aro brought to an end at onco the Indians will have no one to oppose them but worn out and frozen out soldiers who aro unfit for duty. The conduct of tho men has boon exceptional and thoy havo borno their hardships without a murmur. In order that the situation of the forces just previous to the expected battle may be bettor understood it may bo neceB sary to repeat what has already been told. In the first placo, the F.

E. and V. railway runs oast and wcBt of tho towns which aro situated upon this line. North of tho railway about fourteen miles is tho militia lino. They aro stationed at intervals and mounted men rido constantly from one to the other.

Eleven miles further and west from Rushville is tho agency where General Miles is with his men. Sixteen milos further north are tho Siouxl and due east aro found, fii'Bt, tho Rosebuds and then the Brules. Many of the Rosebuds, and Brules are already with the Pino Ridge Indians, but there are many more on their respective reservations who are expected to join the hostiles tho moment thero is an outbreak. The position of the troop? up to this morning was the same as already stated in these dispatches. "But the situation is changing rapidly.

Every line is drawing in. The militia aro moving north, Bomo going further north than tho agency. The regulars on this side who were from six to eight miles from the hostiles aro moving to within half the distance. The men aro all getting in fighting trim. MomberB of Company Nebraska militia, were iu this morning.

The company is nino miles from Roaebud agency and thoy report that laBt night they saw fire ariso and Bignal lights, which were communications between Pino Ridgo and Rosobud hostiles. Preparations are making for a battle and everyone hero anticipates the bloodiest battle that has ever been fought iu this country. The wives and families of the officers who aro at Piue Ridge were sent East last night It was a sorrowful parting for husbands and wives, for it may be that many of thorn will never meet again." ''Buffalo Bill is reported to have made the statement to day that 'the ball will open Minn eatolis, January 10. A special to the Journal from Bismarck, N. syB that Governor Eurko has received a telo gram for aid from Bottineau, N.

D. An Indian uprising is on the tapis. The governor has sent a special agent to investigate and has promised help if necessary. Washington, D. January 10.

The Indian bureau has received a telegram from Agent McLaughlin, at Standing Hock, de nying rumors of troublo at that agency. Those Indians, he says, are to be depended upon for their loyalty to the government. The Indian bureau has received a diBpatoh i from Agent Waugh, at Devil's Lake agency, stat ing that there is no danger of trouble at Turtle mountain. A communication haa also been receivod from Indian Agent Palmer, at the Cheyenne river agency. He says: "The farmers have been engaged watching the camps in their resneotive districts to see that the peaceable Indians were not disturbed and to prevent Indians passing from one camp to au othor.requiringallto remain athonie, and sending away all visitors.

This has been done to prevent all hostile Indians from visiting in tho Christian camps. Tho police have acted under instructions of the farmers, and havo rendered excellent service in all the camps, especially in the camps affected by the ghost dunce. These policemen havo been on duty continuously day aud night, often riding 120 miles without resting and performing the journey iu less than twenty four hours, carrying messages from tho agency to Farmer Marcello at tho hostilo camps and to tho troops camped on the Choyonno river. Theso policemen havo been loyal and trustworthy in every respect, havo responded willingly to every call and havo withstood the hardships of the service without murmur or complaint." Especial attention is called to what haa beou accomplished by Farmer Marcisae Marcelle, who succeeded in bringing 458 Indians from the Choyonno river district and twenty six of the Standing Rock Indians to tho agency headquarters aud causing them to delirer all their guns to the agent. This left Big Foot with Iusb than one hundred men who eould uot be pursuade to submit to the authority and protection of tho Indian office but preferred to dispute tho authority of the war department.

Tho Indians who came in with Marcelle, and who are now camped near tho agency, aro very quiot and orderly, have ex presBod their regrets for the trouble they have caused, aud have promised that in future thoy willobey all the rules of the Indian office. Some of these people have been loyal aud those who havo not are now thoroughly convinced that it would be folly to make any resistance to tho authority of the department. The commissioner to day received the following from Eliaue Goodale, supervisor of education, now atPino Ridge: "Your telegram asking how many returned students and parents of school children are among the hostiles is receivod, It is impossible to ascertain at present just who the hostiles are. Some have fled tho agoncy from fear, and do not necessarily assume a warlike attitude. In tho general way, however.it is Bafo to Bay that thoao who have participated iu the ghost dance aud subsequent disturbances are of tho wild or heathen element among tho Sioux.

A great majority of the Christian and the educated Indians have remained loyal and steadfast, at the sacrifice of name and property and at tho risk of their lives. I think that those who have identified themselves with us during this upheaval, and have thereby lost all that they possessed, should be generously reimbursed for their Iobsob at the very least. Fifteen or twenty Christian yonng men aud women of ludiau blood are now serving as volunteer nurses in our improvised church hospital, where we havo thirty wounded prisoners from the battle of Wounded Knee." ACCUSED Or GUAKD LAUCEST. Aubdbn, N. January 10.

H. Rheubottom, president of the Rheubot tom Teal manufacturing company, of Weeds port, which iB in the hands of a receiver, was arrested to day on a charge of grand larcony in the first degree. The charge is that Rheubottom ob. tained $3,000 from Henderson fc Burritt, bankers, at Weedsport, on a false statement as to the financial condition of tho concern of which ho was president. SUICIDE OF AN IKKAllE Auburn, N.

Jannary 10. William Downs, confined in the state insane asy. ham lor criminals, committed suicide hyhanEtue himself in his cell this afternoon. Downs was a New York man and was transferred to the asylum from Auburn prison in March, 1889. He was Bervinc a term for grand larceny.

ACCIDMT TO A PAINTEE. David Gibba, aged 40 years, a painter, while at work, on the buildine 202 South Becond street late yesterday afternoon, fell from tho scaffold and sustained a fraoturo of the foot. He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Ovroli and re ruoTod to his home. SUNDAY Foir. AWFUL SHRINKAGE ON REMAINDER OF OUR EUROPEAN BUILT GARMENTS.

10 LONG IMPORTED GARMENTS IN HANDSOME MATERIALS BROCADED SILK. MATBLASSE, PLUSH, OLOTH. ALSO SEVERAL HIGH NOVEL TIBS IN EVENING WRAPS LATEST PARIS CREATIONS. THE PRICES HAVE BEEN 885.00 TO $225.00. MONDAY, TO 100 LADIES' SHORT WRAPS, MADE OF BLACK SILK PLUSH.

HANDSOMELY BRAIDED, LINED THROUGHOUT WITH QUILTED SILK. PRICES WERE $33.00, $45.00 AND MONDAY 810.50, $25.00 AND 3115.00. .10 LADIES' FINE DIAGONAL OR CAMEL'S. HAIR SHORT WRAPS. HANDSOMELY TRIMMED WITH PASSEMENTERIE AND HILK OR ELAB ORATELY BRaIDED, ALL SILK LINED, LATEST STYLES PR10KS WERE $30.00 AND S35.00 TO HE 50 LADIES' CLOTH NEWMARKETS.

IN BLACK CHEVIOT AND ALL WOOL CLOTH, EXCELLENT STYLES: SOLD FOR $28.00 MONDAY 8 10.50 20 LADIES' PINE IMPORTED FUR TRIMMED JACKETS, LATEST STYLES. WITH WIDE COL LAR AND FRONTS OF MINK OR REAL PERSIAN LAMB FUR; ALL ARE SILK LINED AND SOLD HERETOFORE FOR 845.00 MONDAY 320.50 100 LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS, VARIOUS STYLES, IN CHEVIOT AND DIAGONAL: BEEN $12.00 TO S10.50 MONDAY, Sli.oO AND 88.50. Cloak Department 2d floor. START OF THE MEN'S DRESS SHIRT SALE MONDAY. IIOO doz.

Men's Unlaundored Dtobs Shirts (double baok and front), 3 ply linim re entorood. and made with patent continuous facluga on baok, splendid vrorlc manbhip. each shirt cut full and larrje tho uOo. quality. To open the Bale, 3Uc.

each. 200 doz. Mon's Unlauudered Dross Shirts, raane of Utica nonpareil muslin, ro enforced, 3 ply Irian linen bosoms, made with patent continDous faoings on back and aleeves, baud made buttonhole in Iront of nock bands, each shirt stamped and warranted UTICA NONPAREIL MUSLIN, all sizes, 47o. eaoh (lhe all tho yoar around (J5o. shirt).

200 doz. Mon's Unlaundorod Dreis Shirts, mado of Utica Nonpareil Muslin reenforcod ti ply Irish linen boaoms, continuous facings on baok and sleevos, the yery best of workmanship, alt sizes, regular 85c. grade Mpn rf 04c. 50 dozl Mon's Faiicj Trimmod Night Shirts, made of pood muslin, out full and long, all fast color trimmings in reu auu uiuh, si.us, uubDui, Or. Mania Vinn Uorfu In ht.

fLMfl inftlllUln fihadeS. new shapes in "4 in hands" ana "made up," regular 39 and ljOo. each ordinarily Monday. 'Z lor Gentlemen's furnishing front Tight, THE BIG FUR SALE SECOND LIST OF REVISED PRICES. ALASKA SEAL REEFEP.S.

IN ALL SIZES, OUR OWN MAKE AT $175.00. CHANGED FROM ALASKA SEAL SACOUES. 38 AND 40 IN. LONG, OUR OWN MAKE, AT $100.00: WORTH. ..8250.00 ALASKA SEAL NEWMARKE1S, OUR OWN MAKE, $290 00: WORTH $400.00 ALASKA SEAL CAPES.

805.00; WORTH. ALASKA SEAL AND PERSIAN COMBINATION CAPES. WORTH S75.00 ALASKA SABLE CAPES. WORTH $50.00 NATURAL BEAVER CAPES, WORTH ASTRAKHAN OAPES. $12.50: WORTH $18.00 FRENCH CONEY OAPES.

87.50. WORTH. ASTRAKHAN MUFFS, $2.08: WORTH 84.50 OAPE SEAL MUFFS, BEEN $3.01) GENTLEMEN'S FUR LINED OVERCOATS. COACH MEN'S FURS, CARRIAGE AND SLEIGH ROBES, CAPS AND GLOVES AT PURPOSELY MAD15 LOW PRICES. Furs second floor.

OOLOSSAIj UMBRELLA SALE, LESS THAN ONE HALF VALUE. Purchase of a manufacturer's ontiro stock. Ihoj consist of over 2,000 Extra Fine Silk Umhrnlla3, suitable for men and women, amonK whioh are almost fiery size, finish and Btyle of mounting seen on fine KOOds tats season. Only tho very best wearing silk employed in their manufacture. All recently mide up goods, too.

lhe story of our getting them is quickly told tardy compli tion of orders on tho maker's part, unusually sluggnh trado on tho partof tho retailers, discovering which, to hedgo, the retailers Btood stubbornly out and wouldn't SOio'S'inul? Silver Handled Heavy Twill Silk Umbrellas, silk cases, 'lassols, Ac, Paragon frame, Hooks Straights, stock price $3.00, at 2H inch, Baine oiact. $3.00. 81. ia 500 20 inch sterling silver baudle Umbrellas, heavy twill silk, uaragon frame, silk cases, hooks, straights balls and caps, stock price $4.00, at. a.0() 28 inch, samoeiact, atook at ...94.00 300 20 inch 14 karat gold, patchod silver and natural wood hanJlod Umbrellas, silk cases, tassels, Ac, parairon frames, hooks, knobs, caps and balls, Ac, stock pneo $4.75, at $yo 2S inch, same oxaot.

stock price Sd.OO. at liOO Mi incli umbrellas, itold and silver trimmed, natural wood of tho choicest kind, line French horn, sterling silver bands, paragon bilk cases, tassels, stuck nrice $5.50, '00 20 inch umbrellas. Hilver horn, ivory trimmed, natural, very best silk, paragon frame, silk cosms. lassela, c. stock price Sti.OO.

at. j)0 28 exact, stock prico $8.00, at $4.00 100 20 inch Ene lish "Hall mark" silver, real tortoise shell handle, ou oitra twill silk paragon frame, silk cases, tassels; stock price $10.00, ti.oO Umbrellas front, left. LADIES' WRAPPERS LOWERED. 500 LADIES' SICILIAN CLOTH WRAPPERS, WITH CASHMERE FRONTS, SPECIAL. $1.00 STOOD $2.75.

200 LADIES' EIDER DOWN MORNING WRAPPERS IN LIGHT BLUE, RED OR PINK, $3.25 8TOOD S0.50. 75 LADIES' STRIPED FLANNEL WRAPPERS IN DESIRABLE COLORINGS PRINCESS STYLE, STOOD $5.50 Wrappera 2d Uoor. 20 PER CENT. OFF FURNITURE MONDAY. Commcnoing Monday, the oak, chorry, mahogany Folding Bed3 that are tlonetad from to $175.00 20 per cont.

otf. Mondav also the Mahogany Bedroom Sets that rango from $85.00 to at 20 por eenL off. ljurnitura 3d floor. SHOES HARD 2D HIT FLOOR. BOUGHT 1,000 PAIRS OF FINE EVENING OXFORD TIES.

WITH PATENT VAMP, TAN AND STEEL COLOR BACKS, ALSO ALL TAN SUEDE; EVERY PAIR RETAILS ORDINARILY AT $3.00 AND WILL SELL MONDAY FOR $1.81 A PAIR. 700 PAIRS OF LADIES' FINE PATENT TIPPED, LOW HEEL ANt) POIN TED TOK DRESS BOOTS, MOST RECENT SHAPE. THEY SELL FOR $5 50 MOST ALWAYS; HERE MONDAY $3.00. 394 PAIRS OF LADIES' FINE KID OPERA TIE SLIPPERS; SOLD AT MONDAY TO GO AT 05c. 500 PAIRS OF LADIES' $0.00 EVENING PATENT LEATHER BOOTS, COMMON SENSE AND OPERA TOE.

MONDAY $4.00. 002 PAIRS OF WOMEN'S WALKING OR STREET BOOTS IN ALL STYLES, SIZES, AND WIDTHS SOLD ALWAYS AT $4.50 AND $5.50: MONDAY $3.44. 1 000 PAIRS OF MEN'S RUBBER OVERSHOES. SELF ACTING, SELL ALWAYS AT $1.25: MON. DAY, TO OLOSE THEM OUT UIOKLY, 00 CENTS.

Shoos second floor. EARLY SPRING DRESS STUFFS THESE OPENED, OTHERS OPENING. Vienna Camel's Hair, 52 inoh wide, in the approved shades for early spring costumes, Sl.nO. Sbepberd Cheok Suitings, 54 inch wido, latest stylos and colorings, $1.25. j.

Silk and wool Lansdowno, 40 inoh wide, the leading fabric in street and evening tints, $1.25. Bedford Cords (new width) very hnest goods brought to She Tells Another Fishy Story and is Found. Out. ncr True Name is Keatine; and She Has Had Experiences in Police Courts Did She Fool a Furniture Dealer as Well as Lawyer Miss Alice Hines, whoso efforts at Btory telling dwarf into insignificance tho fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen aud tho Grimm brothers, told another of hor improbable yarns yesterday afternoon aud as a result got herBelf into serious trouble. It all came about in this way: She called at the offico of Lawyer Case about i o'clock to tell him something moro regarding her Now York posses, sioua.

It occurred to him that it would be a good plan for the girl to put her story into writing and affix thereto her signature. Alice was very willing and dictated to him another version of the oft told tale, to which she readily signed her name. Great was the lawyer's surpriso when be saw that the girl had written "Alice Keating" instead of "Alice Hines." "What does that moan he asked. "Oh, I told the police Hiues was my name, bo they wouldn't know too much about me. I wanted to conceal my identity." In this Btory tho girl said she mot Dr.

Charles Smith at the homo for consumptives, Kingsland avenue and Douglaia street.whero he was attending physician and sho was a night nurse. She waB introduced to tho doctor, sho said, by tho matron, Mrs. after bIio (Alice) loft.five or six monthB later, tho doctor continued his calls at her home. Tlien aho wont into the employ of a family named Roslyn, on Clermont avenue, child'8 nurse. Finally sho returned to the home for consumptives, and was there when she learned of Dr.

Smith's death. Mrs. Tabbs accompanied her to Third avenue and Forty second streot, Now York, she declared, where they found the women with whom tho doctor had boarded, aud received from his clork in tho drug store the tin box containing the will, tax receipts, deeds, otc. Inquiry at tho home for consumptives revealed tho fact that the matron's narno was Picrson and that thore had nevor been a Dr. Smith or Alice Keating oonneotod with tho institution.

Iu her signed statement tho girl said that beside her father and mother she had shown tho will and told ner story to William Koran, a saloon keeper at Linwood streot and Atlantic avenue. An Eaole reporter called at Doran's placo of business last night and said to the proprietor: "Do you know Alice Keating?" "Yes." "Did she over show you a will drawn iu her favor and tell you the story of a bequest?" "Nover a word. Soe here, young man, if you want to find out something aboul Alice Keating go to the Seventeenth precinct station house. Sho iR a bad girl. Hor parents aro respectable people and live at AtkinB aud Stanley avenuea, but the children will be their death.

This girl's brother is in a reformatory on Randall's Island." At the Seventeenth preMnct station tho reporters learned that Alice Keating was known there very well, as she had been arrested no leas thau three timos for laroeny. On the 26th of May, 1887, Mary Parker of Eldert street and Belmont avenue charged her with petit larceny, and Bhe was taken before Justico Schiellein. Tho case was never brought to trial. On tho 9th of April, 1888, Detective McNeany arrested her for grand larceny. Tho charge was changed to petit larceny and sho waa convicted by Justice Kenna, but sentence was suspended.

March 18, 1880, Detectivo McNeany again arrrested her, this time on complaint of Jamea Gallagher of 074 Lafayette avenue, who charged her with petit larceny. The police of the Seventeenth precinct havo long been on tho lookout for the girl, who is again charged with grand larceny, and when they earned her whereabouts last night a 'detective was sent to take her into custody. The woman with whom she has made her homo of late at 457 Dean street is named Andrews, and to the neighbors Alice was known as Phoebe Tho name and address of tho man suspected of taking tho box from tho girl in the corridor of the court house was learned yesterday afeernoon, but in view of later rovelationB he will hardly bo called to account. Mrs. Keating, the mother of the girl, was seen last night.

"I do not know what possessed Alice to give a wrong name. She once brought a young man to tho house, whose name sho said was Smith and who, Bho declared, was going to marry hor. A few weeks ago sho said tho man was dead and had left her Bome property." Alice told Lawyer Case, who, by the way, appears to have been badly taken in by tho in the tin box with tho papera were a watch, two rings and several diamond collar buttons. Sho showed him the rings, one of whioh was supposed to be the token of her engagement. There was an inscription upon it.

She said also that during their acquaintance the doctor had given her a gold watch and other valuable presents. From the first the police have distrusted the girl aud her marvelous story. They could not help, however, admiring the audacity with which Bhe invented her fairytale. Captain Campbell was told yesterday that two one of whom answered tlie description of Alioe Keating, alias Alice Ayros, alias Alice Hines, alias Phebo Andrews, had called at a well known furniture honso and picked out $4,500 worth of furniture. She gavo no address, but said she would call next week, pay the bill aud tell where to send the goods.

AMATEUR raoTOdltAPlIKliS MEET. Tho annual meeting of the Brooklyn society of amateur photographers was held on Thursday evening at the residence of Mr. Blake, 87 Pierre pont street. Ex President Trowbridge called the meeting to order, and the election for officers for 1801 was then held, with tho following result: President, Homer Ladd: vice president, C. 31.

Trowbridge; secretary, H. P. Sewall; treasurer, Allan Ormsbco; tho house committee will be represented by Messrs. C. Litchfield, E.

G. Acker man, G. R. Shsldon, C. F.

Blake, V. Trowbridge and F. P. Ladd. A large numbor were iu attendanco and various plaaB wore discussed, among which were preparations for a lantern Blide exhibition to be given in tho near future.

Tho members have been preparing for such an event for some mouths past and the work already done promises well for a fine exhibition. SUING A LABOE U3I0X FOR DAMAGES. Counselor George Gru has just begun an action in the supreme court on behalf of William M. Baynard against John Manning, as president of Local union No. 471 of the United brotherhood of carpenters and joiners of America.

The action is for tho purpose of reinstating tho plaintiff, and alBo to recover $300 damages. Baynard claims to have been a member of the order for four year, but that in March last he received notice that oharges had been preferred against him. In perfect ignorance of the nature of the charges, he claims, he appeared before the officers of tho sooiety for trial. He was dismisBod from the union, and consequently lost his employment. Ho therefore aBks to be reinstated by tho court, claiming that the action of the union was entirely illegal.

THE IS SE.1K0AL. Paws, Jannary 10. Advices received here from St. Louis, the chief town of Senegal, bring the news that tho French troops under Commander Archiuard havo oarried by assault the fortress of Niora, belonging to the Sultan Ahmadous. During tho battle 400 na tivos were killed or wounded of 8,000 natives engaged.

On the French Bido 51 native soldiers were killed and several were dangerously wounded. GOT JOHH WOOD'S CHECK. CASHES. Yeiterday noon John Wood, the furniture deal or, of 223 Fulton street, sent bis offico boy, John Harris, to tho bank with a chock for $100, which ho was to havo cashed. The lad attended to that part of the errand all right, but failed to return to his employer.

So Mr. Wpod went around to the First precinot, told what had happened and gave a description of tho young man. The police are looking for him. i 1891 WASH GOODS SOME PRICES. CASHMERE TtLL, A NEW COTTON FABRIO HASN'T APPEARED IN THE AMERICAN MAR KET AS YET, CONTROLLED BY W.

4 A. FOR BROOKLYN, HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A FINK CASHMERE. CHOICE STYLES, ...35 CENTS. FRENCH SATINES, EXTRA FINE OLOTH, NEW UEBIONS. NEW COLORINGS 35 CENTS.

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS, IN THE WELL KNOWN MAKES SUCH AS TOILE DU NORP, CRITERION A. F. AND ZEPHYRE CLOTH. ..12 4 15 CENTS' OUTING FLANNELETTES 12 CENTS. WftBhablos Main aisle, back.

2D MONDAY OF THE ANNUAL COTTON UNDERWEAR SALE. GOWNS 250 ncs. Muslin Gowns. t.nnVrt Tnlro cambric ruffle on neck, yoke and sleeves, only 3 pes. sold to any ono customer; as quantity is limited cannot prom ma uu, uiab tumors, biauuaru gown lor 30o 500 Dos.

excellent nualitv Muslin Cnvn. wlth'fnn. oluaters of tuoki aud two Hamburg insertions, or Bolid tucked yoke, embroidorod edging; only 3 pes. to ono customer: a gown sold yesterday tor to bo nUa 1.200 pes. tine Cambrlo aud Muslin Gowns, 4 different styles, two with Torchon insertings and two with Hamburg insortion, high sleeves and full widths a staolo gown, for jjSo 1)00 tino Cambric and MuBlin Gowns, 4 different styles, all made with handsomo Hamburg embroideries, full sleeves; a $1.05 frown, to be si 25 SKIRTS 300 pes.

Muslin Walking Skirts, oambrio rnftle, with cluster of fino tucks, 3 pes. only to one customer, 50o. quality, to bo 300 pes. Muslin Walking Skirts, deep cambrio'riitilo wine lorcriou laoo insertion and Torchon lace edge; articlo. to bo CHEMISES 1,200 pes.

line Muslin ChemiBes, Pompadour yoko of handsome embroidery; a regular 7oo gar meut, to bo og0 DRAWERS 450 pes. Muslin Drawors, full slzo. feuu lar made, doep hem and rows of tucks, 3 pes. tj ono customer; a staple 2oo. Drawers, to bo ll)o 000 pes.

Marseilles Muslin Drawers, handsome embroidorod ruffle, to be 500 pes. Cainbrio LongSlipB, yoke of Vy.l.uluo uur roBuiaruuc. sup, do. CRT bLIPS 4a0 pes. Cambrio Short Slips, Mother bbtrd VOke.

tncknd in tine lilnut ra II Kmhnnr on neck and sleeves, OSc. quality, to be 000 pes. flue French NainsooK and Li DCS. mm l'rannt, Kam.nnLf rk.a.. stylos, yoke of beading and tnokB or Gretchou waist, a staple $1.25 dress, to be pes.

linest quality Nainsook and Lawn tireesns'. latest styles and trims, reduced to OSc, $1.30, $1 08. $2.00 and nave been 1.50. $2.00, $3.00. $4 50 and Children's Short Ooits 10 short coats, 6lzo 1 to 3 ypars.

all wool materials, handsomo plaids and plain cloths, latest stylus aod triinmingB. $4,91) line rotlcketed to for the day. ti.UO line rotickotod to 3.00 for tho day. U.2,1 lino retlckoted to for the day. 12.50 line reticketed to (i.l)O for the day Somo very pretty Plush and Silk Coats will bo showa Monday regular pricos will prevail on those, though.

Underwoar 2d lloor. Infants' Depts 2d lloor CHEAPENED BOOKS FOR MONDAY. RED LINE POETS, PUB. AT OURS, 49 CENTS. 1,000 same oloth.ismos.at 25 cents each.

encyclopedia britannioa. 2 sets. 30 cloth, including american supplement to '00, at $30.00, instead of $39.75. 50 sets george eliot's complete works. 0 leather binding, to go at 500 BOARD COVER JUVENILES, SLIG HTLY SHOP WORN, SOLD FOR FROM 20 TO 50 CENTS, TO OO AT 15 CENTS EAOH.

DORE'S BIBLE GALLERY, DORE'S MILTON'S PARADISE LOST, DORE'S DANTE'S INFERNO. DORE'S DANTE'S PURGATORY, EAOH BOUND IN HALF VELLUM. TO GO AT $1.18 EACH, INSTEAD OF $1.50. Book Department 2d floor. A STRIKING SALE OF DRAPERY NETS AND FLOUNCINGS.

31 to 45 inch colored Drapery Not Pink, Bine Nile. Corn, Cardinal, ralue Goo. to 98c, now HSc. a yard. o4 inch and Colored TluboI Striped Nets, regularly $1.00, now 38c.

por yard. 45 inch Biaok and Uoloroil Drapery, with tin eel effect Bold for Sl.fiO, now H5c. 45 inch all Mlk Drapurj Not in Polka dots and stripes, valuft il.iih. reduced to JhSo. 45 to 4H Jnoh all Silk Blank Drapery Not.

choice patterns, regularly $1.35 to reduced to 3c. and 8o. yard. 45 inch Blaok La Tosca Flouncinca 'with colored flowers, regularly no 81. 3H per yard.

4. inch Blaek (Jhanttlly, Black Guipuro and Black Ln Toscu Flouncinga. roguiarly $1.75 to S.3o, rill bo eotd for 31.38 por yard. 175 pieces Black, Cream and Uolorod Triraminc Lacei, 4 to ttinahea wide, sold during eeaioa from 40c. to fil.10, all for Xiuc.

yard. Lacescentor. INGRAIN ART SQUARES UNDER PRICE. SPECIAL SALE OF BEST ALL WOOL REVERSIBLE INGRAIN ART SC1UARKS. were s7.oo.

T): WERE SS.00. S7.00: WERE $10.00. Hi H.a:; WERE $11.00. WERE S1U.B0. A FULL LINE OF ISPAHAN CARPETS IS ALSO ON HAND.

YOURS MONDAY FOR LESSENED PRICES. Rub Dep'lr yd floor. BLANKETS, FLANNELS AND LINENS. 2 caso3 11 4 strictly all wool California BlankotB, $5.00 pair, instead of $0.50. caBes 12 4 Btrictlj; ail wool California Blankets, $0.00 pair, instead of $7.60.

00 pair wool Skirt Pattorns, length 4.0 inchos, width 7Ltrdtl, SI. 00 each, as against $1.25. 75 piuced all wool SilK Emuroidorud Flannel, white and colored, 08c. yard, of $1.5. 10 pieces extra tine Satin Double Daraayk, 70 inchos wide, $1.10 yard, tiwtead of 25 pieces oxt, a heavy Scotch Cream Damask, 00 iachts wide.

40c; worth (joe. 100 extra heary German Damask Table Cloths, without triage, 1 size only, yds. tunc, $2.50 each; worth at. least S.50. linen 10 4 Fringed Table Cloths, rod or bluo borders, $1.11) each; worth Sl.Titl.

500 doz. extra line and hnavy German Napkins, sir.o, SI. 11) doz. instead of $1.50. 75 duz.

fancy colored fringed Doylies, all linen, 5 colon, Mr. each, instead of Gc. 50 purs liiion fringed Damask Tray Cloths, size 18 inches x26 inches, 15c. each; value 135o. piacoK 22 tncti all linen extra line Glass Toweling.

l(io. instead of 20c. STAPLE BLACK DRESS GOODS DOWN. ALL WOOL LADIES' CLOTH, 52 INCHES WIDE, 75c. MARKED DOWN 1'OR MONDAY, 57c.

TURKISH MOHAIR KKII.LI ANTfNE, M8 INCHES WIDE. VERY HIGH LUSTER AND FINISH, THE 85c. QUALITY FOR 05c. PURE SILK WARP HENRIETTA CLOTH, 40 INCH. E8 WIDE, FINE AND BEAUTIFUL, THE $1.50 QUALITY, for $1.15.

Blaoks lelt aisle, back. FOUR HUNDRED 54 WOOL SHAWLS, 1.98. $4.00 Shawls, two yards square, warrantod all wool colors, grays, browns, faocy pUidx, and checks, aro sole in both cities at $4.00. This lot Monday Sl.Ot Shawls 2d floor. DOINGS IN CORSETS.

HEAD OF THE CORSET SECTION TELLS US TO SAY THIS: "CLEARING SALE OF CORSETS TO COMXIENCE MONDAY (BEFORE STOCK TAKING). ODDS AND ENDS IN FINK FRENCH HAND MADE CORSETS, IN WHITE AND COLORED OF POPULAR MAKES, PRICES TO BE 500., $1.25, 81.50. THEY'RE THE $4.50, $8.75 AND S2.60 LINES. "SPECIAL VALUE IN SATIN CORSETS ALSO, PRICE $1.98. BEEN ALL ALONG $4.00." Corsets 2d floor.

WECHSLER ABRAHAM. BROOKLYN, N. Y. BROOKLYN, N. T.

Parnell Pursues His Plan of Campaign. McCarthy Does Not Consent to Yield The Feudal Party in Germany Pope, Kaiser anil Boclalist A Unique Vienna Charity Snlli Tan's New Opera. Copyright 1891 by the United London, January 10. Mr. Parnell ia pursuing his plan of campaign With appftreat indifference to the outcome of the recent conferences with O'Brien.

As far back as Christmas ha announced his intention of speaking atLimeriok.and from that city proceedine to Ennis, Waterford, and other centers. To morrow he keeps his encasement at Limerick. The news from Dublin and other places indicates that the demonstration will be one of the greatest since the boginninB of the present controversy. The only enstinK stumbling block in tho way of a settlement between the two Irish factions is understood to bo that Far jioll wishes to name O'Brion as his successor, McCarthy to resign, and the party to formally elect O'Brien, and the McCarthyites, on the other hand, wish to have the liberty of electing whom they please. Mr.

Parnell insists on O'Brien, and the latter is understood to be willing. The return of Mr. Dillon from America is not considered a good ausury of settlement as he would probably have remained there.had there been a reasonable prospect of peace. McCarthy is urged by Mr. Gladstone's associates, by the clergy, and tho rabidly anti Parnell Healyites to Btand firm in the chairmanship, and at present he shows uo BignB of vacating.

The British fleet, or a part of it, is just now engaged in a good work on tho coast of Ireland. The Magnate, Banterer, Britomarto, Sea Horse and Grappler, and the two mercantile steamers, Hawk and Falcon, beside a number of small steam tenders, are supplying provisions to Boffin, Achill, Clare, the Arran islands and other distressed places. Balfonr's fund is rolling up apace, and everybody is hastening to put their names in the same list as that of Queen Victoria. The distress is yery great, and all the monoy from any source can undoubtedly bo pat to excellent uso. Mothers and daughters are toiling with the spado and shovel on government relief works for loss than a shilling a day, and some of the women have their babes strapped to their backs.

THE FEUDAL rAIlTY IS OEHMANY. Tlia feudal element in Germany ia at length, making itself heard in protest against the levol ing policy of tho kaiser. The grand duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, Frederick Franz III, is the potentate who has undertaken to bill the cat by hurling defiance in behalf of himself and his fellows in the petty sovereignties of Germany at the imperial autocrat. Tha grand duke is him nelf an autocrat in his little, but by no means contemptible domain. He governs his duchy to plos.se himself and his legislature is composed chifly of the noble and well to do.

He views with alarm tho plans of the emperor to abolish feudalism and substitute local self government throughout Prussia, and he is also inclined by origin and marriage rather to Russian than to Austria. Tracing back his family to tho age of Charlemagne, and calling himself "Prince of the Wends, orGerman Slavs, he is one of the proudest rulers in Europe, and he has regarded with ill concealed disgust Ixith the self assumption and tho reformatory tendencies of his imperial suzerain. His invitation to Bis maroktotakeohargoof tho affairs of the grand duchy is gonerally construed as a rebuke to the emperor, and Bismarck's decliijation has not lessened tho force of the rebuke in the public estimation. The grand duko has now assumed the leadership of what may bo called a pro KuBsian aud reactionary party in the Gorman empire, and there is no doubt that ho has mauysympathizera. The manufacture of Koch's lymph is not going to bo a scheme of charity with the Prussian government, although Buch has been the common impression.

Tho Prussian treasury intends to mako a very handsome revenue out of the secret, and its profits may rival, after a time, those of the famous patent medicine vendors of Great Britain and America. Tho pretense that the object of keeping the formula secret is to maintain the purity of tho lymph has been at last exploded by the admission that the state expects to net a yearly profit of 4,000,000 marks out of tho business and of this Dr. Koch ib to receive a sum not exceeding 1,000,000 marks and his asKistants 250,000 marks each. The lucky assistants are Professor Pfulil and Dr. Libbertz.

The financial arrangements are subject to the approval of the Prussian diet, but this will no doubt tfc accorded. Dr. Koch has just returned from a fortnight's holiday in tho Hartz mountains. He is in excellent health and spirits, and has recovered from the slight depression caused by overwork. To an English doctor who begged him, in the interests of humanity, to publish the details of hiB discovery, ho said that the discovory was his own, and he could do what he pleased with it, that ho had confidod it to the state, and would abide by tho decision of the state.

A singular case is reported from Lugano, Switzerland, of a Frenchman sick with tuberculosis, who was advised to try the Koch remedy. He replied, "Nothing Prussian. Nothing Prussian," apparently preferring death to the use of a German enre. THE KAISEE AND THE SOCIALISTS. The kaiser has secured an ally in Pope Leo XIII in his campaign against the socialists.

It is said that, after many communications, an understanding has been arrived at between tho emperor and the Vatican to make common cause in the suppression, of courto by suasivo methods, of the declared adversary of established institutions, and instructions have been given to the Catholic clergy in Germany to influence their flocks against the socialist agitation. On the part of the German government the attitude, heretofore distant and sometimes hostile, which Bismarck maintained toward the church, is abandoned and amonds are to be made for the past, so far as liberality in tho future can amend. An important movement in this connection, first alluded to in these dispatches, is the international conference proposed by Germany for the suppression of anarchism and revolutionary socialism and tho extradition of persons accused of political crimes. Austria has already agreed to the conference, and Italy and England have the subject under consideration. In due time the proposition will be submitted to other European cabinets.

The conference is to be held in Switzerland, with the object of bringing pressure to bear on that little republic, heretofore an asylum for political refugees from all parts of tho continent. Tho consent of England to any arrangement is looked upon as hopeleBS, so far as political extradition is concerned. It does not speak well for tho prospects of European peace that Germany is preparing to make a first class fortress of the city of Breslau, in Silesia. The work will cost many millions of dollars, and when it is completed Breslau will be one of the strongest fortresses in Europe, and a mighty breakwator against Euisian invasion. Count 'Waldcrsoe, chief of the general staff, has been quietly looking over the plans and as boob as the reichstag ib ready to supply tho money the work will begin.

The socialists, notwithstanding tho antagonism of the government, are actively pushing their propaganda now among the agricultural classes to whom they are giving special attention. As the strength of the conservative ia chiefly in the rural districts, this new turn of the socialists is giving rise to omo anxiety. Although tho government has indicated that tho Hw expelling the Jesuits ia not to be repealed, petitions are still being circulated throughout Germany against such repeal, and are receiving numerous signatures. On Thursday laBt, the 8th, tho German and Hungarian dologates resumed in Vienna their consideration of the proposed reciprocity between the German and Austro Hungarian empires. Tho changes in the tariffs of tho respective countries will not bo so sweoping aa at first contemplated, and it is now certain that there will bo nothing like free trado in tho manufactured goods of which Germany and Austria are rival producers.

Austria and Italy have agreed Roumanian tenor, who made a successful dohut during Signor Lago's recent season, has been engaged for two years by the Carl Rosa opera company, together with his wife, Mme. Louise Ltt blache, a contralto of considerable ability..