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lll l_ll lllll THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Mere-ting Items About Our Own Country Great Britain. the United States, and All Parts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted for Easy Headhu- CANADA. Berlin is to have a bicycle factory. London’s tax rate this year will be 21 23 mills on the dollar. Woodstock has asked the Dominion Government for a new public building. Sir Dolnald Smith. Chancellorpf the University of Mitix‘ill, has promised to 1:11di a chair in zoology. Mir. Dobell has returned to Ottawa from England. where he was in conâ€" nection with the fast Atlantic sol-Vice. London, 0nt.. will invite the inter- {national convention of the loung Men's Christian Associations to meet them in 1899. MT. Wm. Gibson, M.P.. for Lincoln. has the masonry contract for the Vioâ€" toria bridge enlargement at Mont- real... ' Forty-eighth Highlanders of To- ronlto have accepted the invitation to gall-t mford on the Queen's Birthâ€" Siir Henri Joly has effected a saving in the Inland Revenue Department by amalgamatng the districts of Kings- ton and Belleville. Frederick G. Morris, warden of the E iscopal church, Halifax. has confess- ed) to misappropriating some 82,000 of the church funds. A steamer to relieve the settlers in distress from floods along this Red River has been sent. out by the Mani- toba Government. The tranchise of the Lower Town Street Railway of Quebec has been finally sold to the new electric rail- way company for $20,000. {rho-Cabinet. has posed. an order-in- Ooluinoi'l, making the 22nd of Jlune the date for the diamond jubilee celebration all oven- the Dominion. 11!: is understood that the re t of the commit of mlquiry on the ueen's Own; 'ttraiibles is not favorable to 0011 Hamilton's reinstatement. A petition has been presented to the Dominion Pamliament. asking for the hibition of the pictorial reproduc- lon of the great Corbett-Fitzsim- mans prize fight. Proceedings are to be taken to run- Beat. a when of the councillors and school trustees of Dundas who are said to have been granted tax exemptions and given town contracts. Iside Vaillancdumt’ of Montreal mellowed a large dose of Paris green mndattlemvards went to the river with the intention of drowning himself. He was rescued and taken to the hospital. The Dominion Government has decid- ed ‘to put an amount in the estimates to pay the outstanding debts in con- nection wuth the Regina Industrial Ex- hibition. The indebtedness amounts to four-teen thouband dollars. A British (syndicate has petitioned the Government for incorporation as [the British Yukon Chartered Company. The Dukepf Teck and over 50 members of the British House of Cbmmons are among the petitioners. er. McLermnan’s bill to control rail- way companies to sell secondâ€"class return tickets at the same proportionâ€" ate reductionas they now sell first- class return tickets was defeated im the Railway Committee at Ottawa. .The workshops of the Canadian Paciâ€" fic railway at Hioohelega will be the scene of great activity for months to come on account of the extensive locomotive and carâ€"construction opera- tions which have been decided upon by the management. The 481h Highlanders, of Toronto. have entered a team of eight men in Various events in the Royal military tournament at Isling'ton, Eng, which begins on the 27th prox. They aim the only u‘epresentatiyes Canada will have at: the tournament. There is a proposal to establish a large Danish and Sweden colony on the Upper Gatiineau. along the line of the O. and G. and P. J. railways. The movmg spirits in the plan are the of- ficials of these roads and the Danish and Swedish Consuls in Ottawa and Montreal. The annual report of the Minister of Militia for 1896 has been published. It contains a number of recommenda- tions by Gen. Gascoigne regarding the newarmri for the militia, annual camps of instruction and the necessity for the thorough organization of the forces of the Dominion. The Militia Department has sent out instructions regarding the composition of the. jubilee contingent. All the rank and file must be nonâ€"commissioned of- ficers possessing certificates. 'lloronto Will furnish 17 men, four each from the Queen's Own Regiment, Grenadiers. Governor-Generals Bodyguard and 48th Highlanders. and one from the Field Battery. GREAT BRITAIN. The Canadian Government officers in London have had minim-urns enquiries lately from persons going out to worth in the Yukon district. Much. interest 5 taken at present in England in the reports from the Canadian gold fields. 1 UNITED STATES. The United States Senate has decid- ed to vote on the arbitration treaty .on May 5th. . Dir. Samuel Colgate, head of the rent soap and perfume house of Samue Col- gate 8: Co, died at New York. iA-n ordinance introduced by the Fin- mnice Committee of the Norfolk, Va.. City Council provides for the taxation of ol‘ty newspapers. The 26th annual convention of the National Fire Chiefs“ Association will be held in New Haven, Conn, during the t’hii-rd week of August next. . The United States Government will] not support the demand of ‘Edward [17033; for $100,000 from the British Gov- ern cut for his imprisonment. [Edward C'layland, a lineman for the Missouri Electric Light and Power St. Louis, was burned to my, Effigy a live wire. His smoking body in the air for at least! 10 minutes. President McKinley has appointed Gen. John W. Foster, a special ambas- sador of lhe United Slates to negotiate an agreement with Great Britain lo se- cure joiiii action for preventing the ‘de- struction of seal 'hel‘ds in Behring boa. It. is stated that" the Dingle-y Tariff bill has been so liadkcd to pieces by the suliâ€"(mnmiltee of the Senate, and the duties so reduced, that it is doubtful if the Senate wml pass the bill. It is understood the i‘clractive cause has been eliminated. Our commercial advices from New York as 10 lbs condition and prospects of trade in. the Uniled Slates are on the whole, L‘LflCUUI'ilglflg. ’l‘he improve meat. from week to “(‘le is slight, b’lit i1. is steadily piugi‘ussixe. In several lines a reduction] of Miiges is threatâ€" ened, and as a rleslull'. labour troubles will prom.ny follow. Wool and dry goods generally are quiet. Ilmvevcr. some cities report a decided unprove- ment in trade. The CoriimerCial fail- ‘ures for the past week in the United Sin'tes were 213. as cornipnred With 23H for the corresponding week of last year. GEN EBJA'L. Pietro Alecinirilo. the man who at- tempted to siton K'ilng Hninilber't on Tihllll‘Sllfly, Illle been declared insane. .Twlal‘ve persons have been drowned and $100,000 (homage done to property by floods in Eastcrn New Zealand. A squoidmrn of eight British warâ€" ships entered Delngvon. Ba, on Wed- nlesvzlaly evening, and cmuse great ex- oileinlclnt. - v Am attempt: hhs been made to as- snssizulitle the Preslllialnt of Uruguay. Hie writs shbt at, but the bullet missed its mark. The President's assailant wth unrestietla .The Spanish are reported, to be cain‘ylilng on a ruthless war of extor- minia;t.ion in Cuba. Gen. Weyler has is- sued orders to destroy all Cuban hos- Edlhiem Pasha. who succeeded in car- rying Miloulna piss, has been recalled by the Sullimn, mud Osman Pasha, the homo of Plevlna, will be givetn the Comâ€" mnlnld of the Tiuirlk‘isth army on the frontier. IIt. is learned t‘llklt the visit of the oiglht British warships 00 Belugas.be was intended to fruistrabe tube inâ€" tii‘i of Germany, Portugal, and the 'Ilrninsvlial, to cdmnlg‘e the station quo to the disadvpmage olf Grbat Britain. The Friemclh malll steamed Pro Patâ€" rja left St. Piflrre tan days ago for the Enamel] shore of Newfoundland. Nlo inest bus been hleurd olf her amt it is fenmeli thht she is lost with all blinds. Eillb todk n. large number of fishermen as Messengers. The fighting between the Greeks and T'ulrlcs is still in pmng at Tyr- naivb, whom the Greeks have the best (positions. The Gieeks 'hmve Minn iimipop‘tnnt victories on the Thesâ€" Bal'lfi‘l] frontier, and this ’Durks are coir- resplondingily depressed. Fighting obnltilniies in Greats. l BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY. What She Would no In the Event of War W11]: 3 Forrlgn Power. The Birmingham Gazebte in a recent we discussed the question of Brit- ain’s food supply in case of war. Itl finds that the supply of wheat from; abroad was diminished during the Cri~ mean. war from six million quarters in 1853, to two million quarters in 1854. The price was increased from 538% to 72s 5d per quarter. In 1896 twenty- thlrlee million quarters were imported. The Gazette ve'ry truly says that if this flow of food Were stopped foramonth most; serious results would follow, and a. stoppage for a longer period would bring the British Isle to the condi- tion that (now, afflicts India. That be- ing the 03.88, The Gazette does not think that those who would plunge] the country into war over the woes of Crete fiully realize what it would mean. As a measure for [partially meeting this critical state of affairs the writer in'l‘he Gazette thinks it influmbent to take steps to eiuxiuu'nige a greater home production of wheat. He agrees with a correspondent that asaprecalu- tlonary meantime asmall duty should be placed upon foreign wheat}, and the pgodiice thereof paid asa bonus to naâ€" tlve isomers for every acre of wheat they cultivate. The establishment of binge Goveirlnment granaries containing a six months supply of wheat is also advocated. » . . Mir. Balfour dealt with this subject the other day, and gave it as his Opllllls ion that the wheat-selling nations would not, allow cereals to be declared contraband of war. More especially was this the case witlh the United States. That country, which exports more wheat to Britain than all otllt‘ll foreign countries combined, would nevâ€" er consent towhcat. being treated as contraband, and with s-ucli an ally, Mr. Blalfdiu‘ added. they need fear no pos- sible combination of powers. The reâ€" duction in the importation of wheat durin the Grimean war could not have on because the ocean avenues were closed or obstnuc'tcd. Russia, with! whom we were at war, was then our chief source of wheat supply. and imporltaltioins would of course be upset for the time being. QUIII'E A DIFFERENCE. All disoiples of llzaak Walton will appreciate the story Mblic’h is going- the mounds, concerning Mr. Andrew Lang, the Ehglish critic and essayist. An exchange publishes the anecdote which one of Man Lang‘s literary firielnds tolls: ‘- l ‘Ilt happened to me to spend a few days last summer in an English vilâ€" lage. Having noticed a. pleasant rival- whioh seemed topu‘omise excellent fishing, I spoke of it to my landlady. Oli, 'es, sir, she said, there is very good ishln-g heroâ€"many people come here for fishing. “'hnt kind of people come if asked. . Literary gentlemen come here very often, 511‘. We had Mr. Andrew Lang staying here. - _ Oh, really, does he fish? Is he a good fisherman? Yes. sir, lie fishes beautifully. Really iDues he catclh much? Oh, no, sir, the never catches any- thing. but he fishes beautifully. beret iATHENllWTflglEALLIANGE RUSSIA. GERMANY AND AUSTRIA GETTING TOGETHER. â€"â€"i Italy is Too “'ciik and France Too Flrklc For This Partnership. Ill: is understood on reliable authorâ€" ity that another great shifting on the political clmssbourd of Europe. is inib miilent, The rciations of France and Russia .lin ving sleadiiy grown worse, to the extent that, they are being artific- ia..ly bolstered up, and the adlilesion of Italy to tile Ili‘eilliliund being merely nominal since the financial and militâ€" ary impotence of Italy became glaring- ly apparent by the Abyssinian adven- ture. Therefore. or new arrangement for preserving 'bhle peace balance of Europe has been deemed necessary. Since lust Se.ptelmll.>er private letters on this subject have been i‘epeuledLy exâ€" ohuuged between Berlin, st. Pelersburg and Vienna, and in German (lipiomalio and po..i1icu.1 circles it is considered a. foregone conclusion that an understandâ€" ing lltlB been reached. Italy Will little longer belong to the Dreibund, even iioanlnnfllly. and the force of events is gradiiuJy driving her into the arms of Great Britain and France. With the pmbnbn speedy victory of bhle Radical party in italy this change will be ac» avmplislled. On the other hand, the Czar and his advisers are said to be decided “but, France is too fickle for a reliable ally, and on the best possible authority the Associated Press is inâ€" formed that an entente. which perhaps later will be followed by a formal aL dance. is to be reached in the spring and summer between Germany. Russna and Austria. Some of lib-c preliminaries will be agreed upon between Emperor \Vl/Jllldn and. his ally, Emperor Francis J oseph, during the farmer's visit to Viâ€" enna. Tlhree days later Emperor Eranâ€" cis Joseph will visit. the Czar at St. Pelersbury. During these visits the preliminaries for the understanding beâ€" tween the Emperors wihl be discussed and will! probably be ratified. Elmperr- or lVi.iliani’s visit to the Czar, soon after, will serve. the same purpose. The proposed agreement is directed mainly against the policy of Great Brit- ain in the eastern question, and the iiiainleiiaiice of the lilumpcan status quo. JAPANESE MATCHES. The Very Cheap Labor lly Which They Are Manufactured. Osaka, Japan, produced last year 1,â€" 200,000,000 boxes of matches, employ- ing 3.629 mien and 9,711 women, to say nothing of the innumerable children who earn a few sen a day in the work. One of the largest factories employs 2,500 hands. The sticks are cut by machinery. They are stuffed intoboxes by women and collected and put in frames by tiny wnlifs of children. some ofvwhnm do not look to be over 3 or 4 years old, and the majority of whom are under ten. The sulphur and par- affin are put on by hand presses and then dried by the sun. The boxes are made and the labels put on by little girls whose fingers are so nimble that. the human eye is incapable of follow- ing their movements. as the purple and yellow boxes dropm'ore thaln onease- cond into the huge baskets at their sides. Over twelve hours a day these little creatures labour for wages which range from one cent to five cents of our money. Here tlhe wonderfully cheerful temperament of the Japanese is seen to perfection. Tlhey sing, and chatter, and laugh and eat their ti'ffin. consnsting‘ of rice and flSlhl. from tiny boxes. With chopsticks, which they handle with as much dexterity as they doting matches. Here they sit the 12. long hours on the floor in small iens about four feet. square. marked 0 fby bamboo poles, and no expression of dis- (‘Dtlllk’l’lt is ever seen. There are no factory law-s. and no regulations as to the age at which children should begin work, and no limitations of hours of la- bour in Japan. For _t In" moment there is a scramble to utilize every pairof bright eyes and dextrous hands. rc- gardlless of future consequences. but the Government and the sanitary authori- ties have taken the. matter up, and in a few years in all likelihood, :i. more human. system Will be evolved. ______.__â€" SHE REMEMBERED HIM. An Interesting Incident or the Winnipeg Hamil Boom. "My first good start on the road to fortune." said the speculative capi- talist, "was during the. boom in Win- luiipeg. I landed there with little mon- ey, but turned it and increased it so rapidly that. in time I had real estate worth $75,000, accordilng t0 the cur- rent quotations. I realized that a break must come some day and watch- ed the ind‘icatwns with all the care that a manner studies a threatened storm. “At the head of the controlling syn- dicate was a grim old Scotchman who adhered to the same code in specula- tion that, is gonerullly accepted in love and war. He was the man who would precipitate the collapse and he would have been). (ll'kl'wn and quartered ra- ther than confide in anyone but his immediate associates. ‘ “One night Iwas sitting in mg'diiigy little office. smoking a pipe as :in aid to thinking clearly on the course I had best pursue. I had just decided to hang on a few weeks longer, when there was a knock at the door and I admit- ted a woman dressed richly in the furs demanded In that climate. She did not raise her veil, ’but I recognized her voice as she hurriedly told me that. I must dispose of my land inside of fortyâ€"eight hours If I did not want. to rb caught in the crash. Through a. score of agents the syndicate was sell- ing to those who would put all their money into the property and there would be an end of the craze. "It was tough on the victims. but I solid and cleaned up all I had hoped for. Did I marry her? Bless your heart no. She was the second wife of the Scotchmuln, and I had. saved her little. boy more when he was lost in a \Viunipeg snow storm." THE GREEK COMMANDERS. Crown Prince (‘mnslmiliuc and "H‘ Generals Who are Fighting Turks on the Fron- Her. The commander of flip Greek Army all: Aria. Greece, Gen. Antonius Marro- michzilis, lwlonlgs to one of the most illustrious families of Greece. Born in 1929, hm is allOllllf. sixty-eight years of age. He enlisted in the Greek Army as volunteer in the your 19-17, in 1853 was appointed Nibâ€"lieutenant, and in 1880 he alllrainved the rank of general. H'O’ was in 1980 llinistar of \Var under Premier Ill‘lyill’lllll , and gave. his deâ€" mission. at the time that the Govern- ment. decided to follow the policy of peace. 'l'hv millâ€"commander of the Greek Army lll. 'l"li-l>s::aly, Col. George Mavrn- nllt'l'illls, is a brother of Antonius. He was boon. in 1836, and, like his brother enlisted as a, volunteer. file is one of tho bestâ€"ediwated officers of the Greek Army and is a strict disciplinarian. The Crown Prince Constantine, Colm- rnundnr-inâ€"Cbiet, hogan his military ca- reer in tho regiment of Mavromichalis, which is made up of selected men. Col. Mill'lmnil‘hdlis is of high stature and has a very military appearance. Col. Thrasybo‘ulos Manes belongs ‘to the artillery. and is the subâ€"comman- der of the Greek Army at' Arta. He is well educated. Hla traces his ancestry hack to one of the noble Greek families of Constantinople. file was commander of the. military school called the School of Evelpilles for many years. He gained his military training in France and Germany as an interior officer. He is now about. sixty-two years old. THE “CHARM” 0F SERPENTS. .3. Instances Where Some Animals [love I'm-- alyzecl Others. Any popular soâ€"called prejudice. if long continued, probably is founded upâ€" on some matter of fact, although this may not have been demonstmt.ed,writes Dr. Henry Lee in the London Lancet. That. some animals have the power of paralyzing others which they prey upon is a matter of direct observation. :A rabbit will remain perfectly motion- less in the presence of a stunt, and with- out moving will allow abole to be made through the skull at the hack of the head. \Ve may suppose that the powâ€" er of feeling, as of motion, is for the lime gone. Dr. Livingstone felt no pain when seized by a. tiger. I have seen a mouse remain perfectly motionless un- der the gaze of a cat. “'hen excited the cat's pupil becomes dilated. On one occasion in the. evening I saw a. cat in an excited state retire to a shady place whom it could no longer be seen. but presently I saw two small red globes fixed upon me. I once saw the same, less defined, in the eyes ofa kitten, but it is very difficult to get their eyes fixed when near. A general officer who has seen long Service in India informed me that on one occasion a large serpent had got into a house and taken refuge in a cellar. Being, asoldier, it was sugâ€" gested that he was the proper person to dislodge the intruder. He took a spear and looked through a hole in the wall of the cellar, but saw no serpent. Presently two small red globes were fixed upon him. These he supposed to be the serpent’s eyes and thrust his spear. as he thought, between them. The spear caught the serpent just be- hind the head and killed it. â€"â€"+â€"â€"-â€" BRICKS’OF‘ STRAW. Mlxed Willi Tar null Formed [mo Cubes llnder Pressure. A Polish newspaper announces a new invention made by a Warsaw engin- eer. who proposed to the city author- ities a quite original material for street paving. He uses cubes of com- pressed straw instead of the wooden blocks used in some other European countries. The manufacture of these straw cubes is carried on according to a peculiar process. Straw is cut in pieces of o'certailn length. impregnated With a fluid. the cplmlpomtion of which is a secret of the inventor. and then pressed in blocks. The inventor buys up straw in bales. binds them‘ closely together With Wirediid then’ immerses the entire bundle trith hot. solution. the smell which indicates. that sev- eral materials like pitch. rosin, tar and others of the same kind form part of the mixture. These bundles of straw remain for a certain length of time in the solution and are "then subject- ed ‘to heavy pressure no a machine, which they leuye iLn the shape of ready cubes. According to the imventor lliis paying material is cheaper than \VOilKl but morn durable and stronger, and at the some time more elastic. 'l HE WATERS RISING. 0â€"- The Situation at Morris and Emerson Growing Worse was drowned on Monday while endeav- eriillg to escape to a. place of safety from the rising waiters at Emerson. Nolii- also had a narrow escape. The flood sit nation is growing worse at both Morris and Emerson, us this Red River is still rising. An Emerson despotcli myLszâ€""A cold, sleely train has pres vailed all day, which adds to the misâ€" ery already existing in the families coop-ed up in second storeys. Their close quiirlers since the flood 001111116110- ed have made them feel very despond- cut, and [hey would gladly welcome some means oft exit to their friends in \\ lump-enr on dry ‘rround. The citizens have all They can 0 to look aftevrltheir families and property. All are doing the best they can under the circumâ€" stances, but. the outlook is gloomy for some time to come. It is a serious matter for Emerson.” «g... _. HARD WVORK. \Vhal was the hardest work you; ever did for a living? asked the benevolent old lady of ’the weary pilgrim. Stealin'. mum. A despzitcli from \Vinnipeg says :â€"â€"~'[‘be l wife of Conrad Near, a German settler, - ill lineup METEllll. FORT ERIE LABOURERS DRIVE ITALIANS BACK. Free Fight at the Fort Erie Race Trackâ€" (‘lican liiimilo Labourers Sent Home on the Imu- A gang of Canadian labourers. em- ployed by Clmig & Craig, of Hamilton, who have the contract for grading the new raceâ€"track at Fort Erie, drove back a gang of Italian “orkmen who were hired in Buffalo, and taken by boat to Fort Erie on \Vednesday to help with the work. When the boat drew. up at the Canadian shore. and the men landed, they were soon undeceived. for a short distance up the street. a mob of fifty or sixty Comedians had col-- lected. "There they come boys," shout- ed one of them. " Let's drive them in- to the river." He started on a run, followed by his fellows. and as they reached the Italians one of the mob knocked the first one down and the next one kick- ed him. Blows fell like rain, and the terrified labourers were too terrorL stricken to think of anything but flight. They ran for the ferry landâ€" ing, and the bowling mob followed them, kicking and punching every man who was not fleet. enough to distance his pursuers. Down the hill the frightened. Ital- ians ran, and they dived into the boat: like rabbits in 9. Warren. After the battle the men .in Canada. who had headed the riot walked up _th‘e village streets. making threats againsfl contractors Craig 8; Craig. and tell- ing what they would do to prevent any American labourers from. working on the new track. Some said 'that they, would kill the first Italian labourer who was brought across the border, and others threatened to burn down the houses that had been built'upo the grounds for the accommodation 0 the workmen. THE ASSASSIN ABROAD. ,__. An Attempt. on the Life of the Km: of llnly. A despatch from Rome says :â€"An at- tempt Was made on Thursday to as- sassinate the King of Italy. At 2.30 o’clock in the afternoon while King Humbert: was on his way to the races, a man named Pietro Amiarito, an iron worker out of employment, attempted to stab his Majesty with a dagger. The man :was seized before he could carry out his purpose and the King: proceeded to the Campanelle race course seeming- ly unmoved. Om arriving at the race course his Majesty was greatly cheer- ed. Acciarit‘o appears to be a political fanatic. He says he has no accom- plices. , King Humbert, accompanied by his aldeâ€"deâ€"camp, Gen. Pondis Vaglia, was going to witness the. royal Derby. His assailant, waiting outside St. John’s gate, rushed up to the carriage in which his Majesty wasseated and at- tempted to stab him. The King avoid- ed the danger by rising from his seat; Acciarito. seeing he. had failed in his attempt to assassinate the King, threw. away his dagger and was immediately. arrested by two carbineers, while his Majesty calmly ordered his coachman to drive on. The news spread with great rapidity, and when the King reached the royal stand at the race course it was soon surrounded by 31 cheering multitude. The members of the diplomntic corps present at. the races and a number of_ other distin- guished people sent their congratula- tions to the King on his escape._King Humbert treated the matter lightly- and remarked, "It is only one of the little adventures of my trade." The King remained at the race course With his nephew. the Duke of Aotfl. until the royal Derby was run. Acolarito is 24 years old and a native of Artcgna, a village of Italy, provmco of Udine. ____.._.‘_â€"â€"â€"â€" A VANCOUVER SUICIDE _ Bari-Islet Takes life. ,A despa’ich from Vancouver says:â€" Mr. E. A. Mugee, a. prominent? barrister of this city. committed suicide onl Tues- day afternoon. Some. weeks ago he visited Tisdale‘s gun store to purchase ' a revolver, but not. finding one to suit him said he would call again when new Stock arrived. Tuesday afternoon he called at the store and selected a. 38- culillre Sluiilli & “'esson. In response»- to a request. Mr. Tisdale loaded it to show how the ejecting mechanism worked. Maigee took it 'up, and before l'l‘isdrile could stop him had placed it I l l Ills 0W! Prominent in his llllll'lfl and fined. Dleal‘h wns‘ inaniiilaiieonis. Deceased was a naâ€" tiw of Nova South, and a graduate of Dulhousie University, Halifax. where lbw look llie degree. of LL. 1%., in 1888. 5H» cami- llu this Province that year and [bus sinl'e followed his profession. About four years :ug'u Il-‘i‘. married 3.. dzilughltc'r of Mr. George Black, one of the pioneers of .1958, who recen-tly‘ died. Mogul liud ’lwo'n drinking heavily of Idle, and it is said this and family iron.- bles caused his act. A DUDE PRINCE. Prince Albert of T’hlurn and Taxis is spending 0:11 his cilolllbles the fortune acâ€" ourmuinled by his ancestors while they held the monopoly of the post as hered- itary Grand Postmaslers of the Holy Roman Empire. He wears a new suit, perfumed with. attar of roses every day, spending $15,000 annually on his tailor, who keeps 20 worldinlen constantly at work for him. fHe puts on a new neck- tie three times a day and uses up 200 pairs of boots :1 year. He spends $1,000 a year on cigarettes and $75,000 on sports. The Prince is 30 years it age and married to an Austrian Arch- lducbess.