IF I KNEW. If i knew the box where the smiles are kept No matter how large the’ key 01' strong the bolt, I would try so hard—- ""1w ould open. I know, for me. Then over the land and the sea, broadcast. I d scatter the smiles to play, That the children s faces might hold then fast For many and many a day. If I knew a box that was large enough ’ To hold all the frowns I meet, I would like to gather them, every one. From: ursery. school and street: Then folding and holding, [‘d pack them in And turning the monster key. I‘d hire a giant to drop the box To the depths of the deep, d ep sea. —-Boston Transcript. A LOVER’S ‘JEALOUS 1’1 “Robert, ” said Mr. Vyse, slowly gazing fixedly at the young clerk, “‘ have no doubt that it is you who hav: lobbed me.’ The hot blood flooded Robert Ac land’s neck and face as he took in th1 full meaning of tlTe words. ‘ I swear to you, sir,_” he cried pas sionately, “that you wrong me—l swear it by my soul!” “I wish I could believe you, Robert,’ Mr. Vy se replied, “for I like you; but ‘ unfortunately, appearances .are toc much against you. What, may I ask were you doing at five oclock yester day evening in my private room? Yot had no light or businessatheie.” “Nor was I,” returned the young fol low proudly, drawing himself up to his full height. “I’ve never been in this room in my life except when you have sent me. Has any one told you that l was here last evening, sir?” “Yes, Robert. Your com1ade, Rich- ' ard Starkie, assured me of it not ten minutes ago.” . ‘Richard Sta1kie!” exclaimed Ac land, in great wonde1ment. “VV’hy, he must be mad. What can have pos sessed him to tell so wicked a false hood? We have always been good friends, he and I. Why should he thus try to ruin me, I wonder?” The words, the tone, were those 01 an innocent man. Mr. Vyse began tc waver in his opinionas to Acland’s guilt. “Robert,”- he said more kindly, “wili you swear to me before God that you are innocent?” Raising aloft his right hand, hexsaid: ‘ I call the God before whose judg- ment throne we both shall one day stand to witness that I am guiltless," he declared solemnly. “Surely, you will believe me now?” Mr. V'yse, held out his hand. “ch, Robert, I believe you,” he said, “and I beg your pardon for having doubted you. But what Starkie’s mo tive in traducing you has been I- am at a loss to understand.” “So am I, sir”, ‘ answered Acland “Hw conduct is quite incomprehensi- ble. ” “Well Robert,” wound up the old gentleman, as be dismissed his clerk, “you must promise me onevthing—that you will treat Starkie just the same as if nothing unusual had ocurred. It is my wish.”‘ “I will try, sir. task,” Acland replied as he quitted the r".oom Left alone, VIr. Vyse, a hale, active .. man of sixty- -five, lay back in his chair and gave himself up to thought. But the more he puzzled over the disap- pearance of his cash box the farther he seemed from a solution of the mys- tery. It was gone, but by whose hand it was difficult to say. Of course the news that their em. ployer had been robbed ran like wild- fire through the small community. It was Richard Starkie who first made public the ill news, for no official inti- mation of it was given, but to his fel- low workers he dare not try to incrimi- nate young Acland, for Acland was a favorite with his colleagues, and Star- kie knew well that any rema1k sug- gestive of his‘gui-lt Would be received in stony silence-the silence of sheer disbelief. That evening Bob Acland went to see Elsie Venner, the girl of his heart. There was no actual engagement be- tween them, but Elsie understood quite well that Bob was only waiting for a rise ofsalary before asking her to be his wife. He had intended to tell her nothing about what had occurred at the ofilce during the day, but the quick-witted girl soon saw that some- thi‘ng'was amiss, and taxed him with it, and after a little hesitation on his part and a little pressing on hers the whole steiy came out. , “I cannot think, darling,” finished Bob, “what has induced Starkie to do it.” ‘ “Shall I tell you?” said Elsie de- murely. “You?" “Yes, I. I can, you know.” And then she proceeded to relate how Richard Starkie had a few days before asked her to marry him, and, on her refusal, flown into a violent rage, not only heaping lanathemas on her head, but also on Bob. “And you believe he has attempted to lay the theft at my door to blacken my character in your eyes? What a scoundrel the fellow must be!” “If you had seen the look on his face when he left me,” replied the girl, “you .would think, as I do, that he is capable of anything.” Next day Bob Acland 1epeated to M1. Vy se the conversation he had held . with Elsie Venner. Meanwhile Richard Starkie was in a very unhappy frame of mind. He had just sufficient manhood left to be able to appreciate the unuttcrable currish- ness of his own conduct. But that did not tend to make him sorry for what he had done. No,-it rather embittered him still more against” his rival. A \mania for gambling, inherited from his ' father, who had betted away a large estate during his life, dying only just in time to save himself from actmii starvation, had in the first instance made 'him short of money. ‘ 6 sir, But it will be a hard ' v In order to retrieve his position b. bet still more heavily, and again lost 111 luck pursued him from day to day till at last, unable to meet the demand: made upon him, exposure stared bin in the face, and exposure, he knew meant. prompt dismissal from Mr Vyse’s. service. In this dilemma hf stole the cash- box, and it was 0an when gloating over its contents tha' the idea of saddling Acland with the theft occurred to him. It was Mr. V yse s custom to go for 2 walk, unless the day was very wet, be tween the hours of twelve and one He usually went down the high road straight out of the town for a mile, re turning home over the fields anc‘ through a small plantation. A few days after the loss of the cash-box he took the accustomed path. Dot, his favorite dog, half pointer, half re triever, accompanied him. In the mid- ‘dle of the plantation Dot suddenly snifled the air, then bounded in among the brushwood and pointed. “Dot! Dot!” called his master. “Here good dog come back!” .But Dot had evidently found some thing and refused to be shouted off. Mr. Vyse made his way to where the dog was standing. Up sprang a fine rabbit and dashed away, Dot in hot pursuit. But Mr. Vyse heeded neithex rabbit nor dog. His gaze was riveted on the place from which the rabbit had jumped. Thus for a moment 01 two he stood, then, with a peculiar smile on his face, he wheeled round and walked bliskly home. Some three days later Richard Star- kie VV as summoned to his chief‘s pres- ence. He went, trembling, fearing he knew not what. “Starkic,” said Mr. V'yse, “you have been in my employ longer than any other of my clerks; therefore I think if only right to make you my spokesman to them. I wish you, then, to tell them on my behalf that I attribute the dis- ap :earance of my cash—box to none of them; that I am quite convinced of their innocence.” Richard Starliie paled slightly. Had his scheme to ruin young Acland failed miserably after all? It seemed so. But he replied with apparent frank- mess,— “I am very pleased to hear that Rob- ert Acland has cleared himself, sir.” “He has done so, most completely," rejoined Mr. V'yse. “I have a very high opinion of Acland, Starkie.” “So have I, sir,” he returned glibly, while he inwardly cursed the man of whom he spoke thus laudingly. “It has caused me great pain to think that he could possibly be a thief.” “Is it possible that this man is inno cent after all?” wondered Mr. V'yse. “If not, his hypocrisyis simply as- tounding. But I shall soon know the truth.” “Just One thing more,” continued Mr. Vyse, looking straight into his clerk’s eyes, which met his own unflinchingly, “and this is for your ear alone, Star- kie. In the theft of my cash-box I’ve sustained a far greaterdoss than any one but myself is aware of. It is a box of peculiar construction—in fact, it had a false bottom, and in that false bot- tom, Starkie, there were notes to the value of seven hundredpounds. 1 had placed them there only two days before I was robbed.” “Of course, you have the numbers, sir?” ' “Why, yes, I have the numbersv Star- kie, but an expert thief—and I imagine from the coolness and audacity of the robbery that I have been the victim of one—finds no difficulty in changing stolen paper. He knows where to take it and obtain a good price.” When Richard Starkie went back to his old colleagues to’ give them their employer’s message, his breast torn by two emotions—baflled and greed of further gold. “I will destroy him yet," he the 1;:111 of Bob Acland. “He’s escaped me for a while. but it shall not be for long. Elsie V'enner shall never be his wife." “Poor old buffer”——his mind revert- ing to the man whose presence he had just left—“you little' guessed that in making a confidant of me you were telling the thief how to further enrich himself! Well, five hundred quids will '.come in very handy just 'n-ow, and, I suppose, the commission would not be more than two hundred pounds. Ma rk- by’s getting very restive for his money and I could pay him and still have a nice little balance in. hand. You‘re “in luck’s way, Dick, my boys Fortune favors you.” :1: spite * 1! * Bending down. amid the bramble and brushwood which formed the under- growth of a small plantation, groping among the briars and the grass, Ric-l1- ard Starkie was searching for the cash-box. “I know I flung it somewhere here,” he muttered fiercely. "Where can the thing be? A11,” and his hand at last alighted on some metal, “here you are! I was just beginning to think that jad- ish fortune had served me. a scurv trick. Well,” clasping the box to his bosom, “you’ve beenua good friend to me, and I’ll treat you as lightly as pos- sible. Come, let’s away—merciful pow-_ ers, what’s that?” Four stalwart arms had seized him from behind and were holding him with a vise-like grip, and, before he knew What was really taking place, he felt the cold steel on his wrists and re- alized that he was a prisoner, a de- tected thief who had blindly fallen into a skilfully laid trap—«Tid-Bits. — — He Named the lVIule. “I reckons,” said the old colored man, "‘dat I better change de name 0’ (lat mule.” “it doesn't make much differ- ence what you call a mule. does it?" “No. But I likes tcr hab it sonicthfn‘ ’propriate. Did you cbber hyah tell ’bout suhcumstauces obcr which you ' had no control?” “Yes.” “Well, (lat‘s whut I’se gwinter call ’im; “Suhcum- sta noes !’ ”--~VV'ashi_ngton Star. VV'ilS' 4 HE DREW 'rHE'LINE; And Asked the Court for a Divorce From 5 His Loving “’ife. An attorney from North Carolina told this among a good many other p1 ofcssional experiences: “Though our mountain people are not educated, no Yankee can beat them in a dicker or go after a dollar with greater avidity A rich young fellow from our place went up among them for a time to take 011 some health, and while there paid more attention than he really meant to one of the few beauties that live there. She was a ~1'catu1'e of magnificent proportions, - naturally brilliant, and as relentless of purpose as any moonshiner that ever went after ‘a revenue officer. She sought to recover $10,000 for breach of promise, and I had the young man’s case. ‘ “On the trial the girl made a star witness. When I asked her point- blank if he had ever proposed to her, she replied that he had not, in so many words, but his every action, look, even his tones, were a proposal. She admitted that she had not gone into 'a decline because of his incon- stancy, but graphically pictured months of agony, unrequited longing, and wounded pride. It looked bad for us. “At this stage of the case 21 lank six- footer from the mountains came to me and whispered that he wanted to be called as my first witness. He stern- ly refused to answer questions till 011 the stand, but reckoned that his word was good that he would pull the young fellow through. “All I ever asked him was his name, and you couldn’t have stopped him with a gun. He was the girl’s hus- band. ,He had married her a week af- ter the young man left the mountains. He had consented to her bringing the suit inher maiden name, and saying nothing about her being a wife. ‘But if it’s so,’ he roared, “that she‘s been a mournin’ an’ a pinin’ an’ a dyin’ af- teh this heah dude critteh, I ask th’ cow’t fuh a divo‘ce.’ The girl rushed to his/ arms. She sobbed that she never loved another. The case was won for me, but the young man never goes to the moun- tains or makes any 111isccllm1cous be- stowal of his afiecti.ons.”——Detroit Free Press. A Bloodhound’s Keen Scent. A remarkable exhibition of the keen- ness of scent of the bloodhound was given at the little town of Bronson, in Allen county, the other day. The town recently appropriated $100 out of the city treasury for the purchase of one of these animals, the purpose being the detention and capture of thieves who were" operating in the neighborhood. and a test of the hound was considered desirable. out on foot and walked four miles into the country. Then A they mounted horses, and by a circuitous route re turned to the town. Six hours later the bound was permitted to smell a glove which had been worn by one of ' the men, and the next instant, with a deep howl, he caught up the trail and followed it on the run. At one point ; the men had walked for thirty yards on a fence, and when the bound came to this point he carried his nose along the rail with hardly any reduction of speed. Coming to the place where the men had .mounted, he took up the trail of the horses and followed it into town, where in a crowd of more than 100 men he picked out the one whose glove had been given him to smell.— Kansas City Journal. Tennyson Needed His Pipe. Max Muller, in his reminiscences of , I‘ennySon, says the poet wanted thaw- , tered about, and then, ing out-—had to be “smoking a pipe, sipping whiskey and water”—before he was genial. Once he summoned all his will and pitched his pipes and tobacco out of the window. “For a day he was most charming, though somewhat self- righteous. The second day he became very moody and captions; the third day no one knew what .to do with. him. But after a disturbed night I was told that he got out of bed in the morning. went quickly into the garden, picked up one of his broken pipes, stuffed it with the remnants of the tobacco scat- having had a few puffs, came to breakfast all right again. Nothing more was said about giving up tobacco.” Got '.1. Check By 110%]. A unique freak of the. Kentucky flood came to light the other day. A box containing some valuable papers was found floating in the river. Among the papers was a letter ad- dressed to Judge W. S. Pryor of this city from a Bell oCounty man, con- taining a check for $100 for legal ser- vices. - The letter was turned over to Judge P1 V 1, who placed the check to his credit in the bank: The box had been washed out of the office of the County Clerk of Pineville, which Was recently inundated by high water, and had iioaied 1a distance of over 300 miles—Cincinnati Commercial, Trib- 1:210. the Divorce Disease Attacks the: South. The rafid increase in the number of livorces 1n theSouth isthe cause of =pprchcnsion. It is in the memory of persons not much Hum a suit for divorce in Georgia was 1 rare thing; now they come in swarms. scandalizing society, creating :he impression th. t" there hasbeen a distinct decline in the social purity of 1111- people—Atlanta Journal. A Betrayal of Confidence. ”Why did you break off with Amy?” “She betrayed my confidence. I sent .1 poem on her ruby lips and she urned it over to her father, who used 1 for one of his soap ads.”—Philadel- ' , his North American. TURKEY IS SD MDDEST Exorbitant Demands Upon Greece as the Price of Peace. ALL OF HER'VESSELS TO GO. At noon three men started past middle age. The-Hellenes Routed at Kamarina—Pow- ere Said to Be Agreed as to Media- tion—A Russian Plan to Have King George Dethroned. Vienna, May 11. —It is reported here that Turkey's terms of peace with Greece include the payment of an in- demnity of $15,000,000, a rearrangement of the Greek frontier, the annulling of the treaties favoring the Greeks, the cession of the Greek fleet to Turkey ‘ and the settlement of the Cretan ques- ' tion. Greek Forces Bouted. Constantinople, May 11. —The Turk- ist commander at Janina telegraphs that the Greek forces at Kamarina have been routed by three battalions of Turkish troops, who occupied Kama.- rina. ' The Greeks gathered in a church on the heights above the village, whence they fired upon the Turks, who took the church by assault, killing many of the Greeks and capturing some prison- ers. The remainder of the Greeks re- tired to the bridge of Agros Georgie, where they made a. determined stand, but were finally routed by the Turks. Edhem Pasha, the Turkish command- er in Thessaly, has telegraphed from Velestino to the ministry of war giving details of the occupation of Volo by the Turkish troops, the institution of Ot- toman administration there, the with- drawal of the Greek fleet from that port, the seizure of large quantities of munitions of war and has requested that Turkish customs officers be sent to Volo in order to insure a continuance of business at that port. . The Larissa Disgrace. Athens, May 11.—The Journal Akrop- olis publishes some startling revela- tions. It sent a correspondent to Phar- salos to investigate the cause of the re- treat from Larissa, and he questioned the dismissed staff. The officers positively denied giving the order for a general retreat from Mati and declared that they were not responsible for the abortive attack on Menexe. They explained that the re- treat began with wholesale desertions from the division of Colonel Ma'vro- : michaelis, facing the Turkish position at Dereli. Then the panic spread. The staff was powerless to check it, and a re01ganiza- tion to defend Larissa was impossible. M. Ralli came to headquartels during the night and begged the staff to save the army. With reference to the retreat in Epirus, the papers print the following extra/ordinary telegram from Colonel f Botzarl: ! “It is a disgraceful slander to say T that I ordered the retreat. My brigade had advanced Victoriously- to the gates of Janina. Why it retreated is a ques- 1 tion for a court martial to decide, and ithe guilty parties should be punished with death. " T A dispatch from Domokos says that the Turkish advance posts have reach- ;ed Sk-irmetzi and that the Turks are zmoving forward in considerable force ‘ from Pharsalos on the Domokos- Almy- i ros line, with a view of cutting off Gen- eral Smolentz. , Colonel Vassos and his party have started for Epirus. Some mystery at- taches to the circumstances under which he left Crete. The commander of an Italian torpedo boat reported to Admiral Canevaro that he had seen Colonel Vassos and four companions in a boat off the island of Crete. Colonel Vassos had great difficulty in leaving Crete, as all the foreign war- ships were on the alert. He departed from the island on a dark night, after passing the two previous nights in a cavern. ' The Retreat From Pharsalos. London, May 11.—The Times’ corre- spondent at Velestino says: “When the troops here heard of the retreat from Pharsalos, they pronounced it a betray- al. Certainly it is unfortunate that the Crown Prince Constantine should a. second time be obliged to begin a re- treat. " Volo Is Quiet. Larissa, May 11.—The Greek fleet has left Volb, but the French, Italian and British guardships remain. The town is quiet and has been occupied by the Turkish troops. A considerable num- ber of the latter have taken up posi- tions on the surrounding heights. The bulk of the Ottoman army, however, has been withdrawn and is marching in another direction. Quantities of arms, ammunition and _ a number of ambulances were captured by the Turks at V010. All the heights commanding Phar- Y sales are now occupied by the Turks. Edhem Pasha, the Turkish com- mander, all his generals and a number 3 of officers of lower rank have been decJ -orated and many of the Turkish offi- ' cers have been promoted. '1 A fresh division of nizams, armed ,With mauser rifles, has arrived here ' and proceeds to the front. Wants King George Dethroned. patch says: “The secret struggle at the Russian , court continues.- Count Muravieff, the 1 foreign minister, who has absolute. in- . fluence over the czar, resists the influ- ! ence of the dowager empress and wishes ' to see the Danish dynasty in Greece de- . th1 oned and expelled. Count Mur'avieff has succeeded in persuading the czar to postpone his tour.” Count Muravieff was the Russian 5 minister at the Danish. court when he . was appointed the czar’s foreign min- , ister. j years, and was a great favorite with gthe dowager czarina, who is the king [of Denmark’s daughter, until he re- 3 ccntly thwarted her efforts to have her son, the czar. aid her brother. the king 1 of Greece. Since then they have been. 1 at swords points. bu t the count is said ’ to have gained a controlling influence over the czar. Powers Are Agreed, Perhaps. Paris, May 11. —A semiofficial com- munique was published this aftérnoon saying the impressién prevails that the London, May 11.—A Copenhagen dis-- 1 He had been stationed there for recent negotiations between Greece and Turkey will not be attended by great difficulties and will soon have a satis- factory issue. .Th'e powers, it is 'fur- ther stated, had already agreed among themselves upon the conditions of peace. Germany's hesitation was due to the fact that.the Greek government, in a. circular to its representatives at the courts of the powers, did not for- mally adhere to Cretan autonomy, as demanded by the powers. Greece sub- sequently gave the necessary assur- ance. VICTORIA’S WAITERS MAY STRIKE. Kick Over Discrimination For Jubilee Help at a Palace. London, May 11. -—The British govern- ment and the Amalgamated Waiters’ society are about to clash. The waiters allege that her majesty’s officials disre- gard the “fair wage clause.” The trouble has been brought to a crisis by the jubilee preparations. Seven hundred extra. waiters will be employed at Buckingham palace. These men, will be paid: Head waiters, $10.50 a day; ordinary waiters, $5.25. Only men standing 5 feet 10 inches will be engaged, and all vacancies will be filled by men who are, or have been, in pri— vate service. The Waiters’ society is taking steps to have this matter brought before par- liament, and if any discrimination is shown in favor of the so called “gen- tleman‘waiter” a general strike will be ordered so soon as the celebration be- gins. Striped Prison Suits to Be Abandoned. Lansing, Kan, May 11.—The board of directors of the state penitentiary. have announced to the convicts that the regulation striped uniforms will be discarded beginning on the 4th of July. The new garb of ”the convicts is to be of gray material, with black stripes along the outer seam of the trousers and also under the coat sleeves. The old striped uniforms will be worn only in the coal mine and by offenders against prison discipline. Fraudulent Practices of Marshals. Alva, O. T., May 11.—Inspector Tay- lor of the department of justice, who has been present during the past week inspecting court affairs and investigat- ing charges against deputy United States marshals, has left for Washing— ton to make his report. It will expose the practice of going out and dragging in scores of farmers on trivial timber ND CHEAP TDLEPHDNES Decision of the Supreme Court In Fae vor of the Bell COmpany. BERLINEB. PATENT STANDS. Sufficient Evidence of Fraud Was Not. Shown—The Delay Held to Be the Fault of the Government—A Most Bitten-1y Contested Suit. Washington, May 11.—The Bell Tele- phone company won the case brought against it by the United States to an- nul the last Berliner patent. This de- cision has the effect of continuing the control of the modern telephone by the Bell company for 17 years from the date of the last patent, which was. granted in 1891. The government asked to have the patent of 1391 set aside on the ground that the delay of 13 years in the patent office was fraudulent and through the fault of the telephoneucompany and that the patent issued in 1880 covered the same ground on which the new pat- ent was applied for in 1891. The court, n, its opinion, delivered by Justice Brewer, held that there was no evidence of corruption or undue influence exer- cised over the patent office by the tele- phone company and that there was no evidence that the delay 1n granting the patent had been brought about by the company. It held that whatever de- lay there had been was through the fault of the patent office, and by no fault of the company. Justice Harlan dissented from the opinion. Justices Gray and Brown, it was announced, took no part in the case, presumably because they were in— terested. The court held that inorder to set aside a patent the government must‘ establish grounds of belief as clear an'd satisfactory as it would to set aside a. land patent. All other allegations of the government besides that of delay were overruled. Enormous Interests Involved. This decision by the supreme court sustains the lower courts. This case has attracted wide attention because of ‘ the exte sive interests involved in its cutting charges in order to bleed the , government for fees. The Dispensary Scandals. Columbia, S. 0., May 11.—The dis— pensary scandals have culminated in ' the arrest of Seth W. Scruggs, ex-clerk of the board of control, and of John T. Gaston, an ex-commissioner. Scruggs and Gaston are charged with taking from the contraband room at the. dis- pensary cigars, fruits and other arti- cles. It is said that this has been the regular practice of the employees at the dispensary. The Brussels Exposition Opened. Brussels. May 11.—The Brussels ex- position was formally opened at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the presence of the ministers, the diplomatic corps and the civil and military authorities. Large crowds were present. M. de Mott, president of the executive com- mittee, and M. Nyssens, public works, made speeches. The inau- gural cantata was rendered by a. choir of 1,800 voices. Death of an Aged River Man. Troy, N. 1'., May 11.—Captain Joseph King, who claimed that he was 106 years old last Wednesday, died at his home in Lansingburg today. He claim- ed to be of Indian descent, and his ap- pearance was a corroboration of his assertion. Until the last presidential election he had been a. stanch Demo- crat, but he broke away from the‘party on the silver issue and voted for Me- Kinley. Many Seamen Drowned. Hamburg, May TIL—A dispatch from the island of Heligoland announces that the Dutch steamer Firdene, from Cag- liari, island of Sardinia, for Stockholm, has been in collision with the Norwe- gian bark Roedvar. Both vessels are supposed to have foundered. It is re- ported that 13 of the two crews have been saved and that many others were drowned. Chased by a Canadian Cruiser. St. Thomas, Ont., May 11.—Captain Dunn of the government cruiser Petrel between Rondeau and Port Stanley gave chase to three vessels from the United States found fishing in Cana- dian waters. The vessels succeeded in escaping, but the captain of the Petrel seized 77 nets and about 2 tons of fish which the Americans were obliged to abandon. Canadian Lumber and Our Tariff. Montreal, May 11.—The lumber men of the Ottawa district are very quiet now over the effect of the Dingley tariff bill on their industry. As the market for this year’s output‘has been practically arranged, the effect will not be felt un- til after the mills shut down for this season’s cut, but the effect on next year’s trade, they declare, will be disas— trous. Burglar-3 In a. Priest’s House. South Bend, Ind., May 11.—Two masked robbers entered the residence of Rev. Joseph Flache at Dyer, Ind. The priest and cook were awakened, and the robbers used an iron bar, strik- ing the cook on the head. The priest attempted to shoot, but his revolver 1 . 3 day, hangmg to his cell window in the failed to work, handled. The Janice Mining Troubles. Knoxville, May 11.—The operators of the Jellico mining district were in con- ference with a committee of the miners as to a wage scale at Jellico today. The operators at the expiration of the year‘s and he was roughly contract with the men on May 1 cut ’ the scale 14 cents a ton and closed the mines. A Bicyclist Probably Fatally Hurt. Middletown, N. 1'., May 11.—James Kennedy, while coasting down a hill at Goshen on a bicycle, placed his foot between the forks to act as a brake. He Vi as'thrown to the ground and his . mung canal and was drowned. skull was fractuied. It is expected that he will die. Lead Miners Entombed. London, May 11.—An explosion, has occurred at the Snaefell lead mine on the isle of Man. Twenty miners were entombed, and it is feared that they have been killed. minister of L ; liner claimants , well. settlement, and the opinion of the court has been anxiously awaited. The suit, it was claimed, involved the practical control of the art of telephoning. It originated in a charge of collusion in the patent office and was brought to obtain the repeal and cancellation of letters patent of the United States No. 463,569, dated Nov. 17, 1891, granted to the American Bell Telephone company as assignee of Emile Berliner, the al- lcged inventor. The repeal and can— collation of the patent were sought up- on the ground that the application for it, while filed in 1877, was not issued until 1891. This delay was charged to be unnec- essary and improper on the part of the patent office and the Bell Telephone company, which, as Berliner's assignee, controlled the application. It was as- serted that the company had acqui- esced in and promoted the delay for their own interest, thus defrauding the public of its rights. ’ It was claimed that the Berliner pat-' ent practically controls telephony, as it has to do with both the transmission and receipt of sound, and that the delay thus secured until 1891 operated to pro— long the control for 15 years beyond the time of the expiration of the Bell patent. A Hard Fought Case. It was also hsserted that the patent was granted by the commissioner of patents without authority of law, and that it was for the same invention for which a patent had been granted in 1880 ' and.that the principle was therefore not new. The suit originated in the United States circuit court for the district of Massachusetts, Where it was decided in favor of the United States. Upon ap- peal to the circuit court of appeals for the first circuit, this decision was re- versed and the contentions of the Ber- upheld. From this opinion the United States appealed to the supreme court. The Chapman Pardon Petition. Washington, May 11.—A petition has been circulated among senators asking for the pardon of E. R. Chapman, the recalcitrant Witness in the Sugar trust investigation. It has been signed by quite a number of senators. Senators Lodge and Allen of the committee which made the investigation have not signed the petition. Big lVIalt House Burned. Detroit, May 11.—The large malt house of Henry W. Rickett & Co. has been destroyed by fire. It is estimated that $50,000 worth of malt was destroy- ' ed. The loss on building is $20,000; ful- ly insured. Two firemen were slightly injured. Miss Payn Is Safe. Saratoga, May 11. —Miss Fannie E. Payn of «Saratoga Springs, who it was feared might have been one of the vic- tims of the recent Paris fire, is safe and It was learned today that she did not arrive in the French capital until two days after the disaster. A Murderous Policeman a. Suicide. Philadelphia, May 11.—Moses Orr, the ex-policeman who last week stabbed his wife to death, was found dead to- . county prison. He had torn the bed sheets into strips and used it as a rope. \Veyler Flying Round Again. Havana, May 11.—Captain General VVeyler, after a rapid march from San Juan de 1215 Yelas through Manica- ragua, Fomento and Santa. Lucia, ar< rived suddenly at ngcti Spiritus, es- corted by the Principe regiment. Had a, Fit and “Gas Drowned. Watkins, N. 'Y., May 11.—William Skinner, an ex-patient of the Craig col- ony 'for epileptics and a member of Athens camp, Sons of Veterans, fell in a fit today while fishing in the Che— The Mississippi Floods. : Washington, May 11.—The senate has agreed to the resolution directing the commerce committee to inquire into the ‘ causes of the recent Mississippi river floods and to report next December. 1
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