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Show 4 CURIOUS CASS WHICH IS EX CITINO ENGLAND. Rm Uw Dak Pm.t Fatlwl mt Ala T. C. PwWi DmiwIuM tm laf Ikt IMI4m Tk ImM NE ot the moit in terestlni ,lawults that English court barf am bad to deal with I bow la progrew In' England. asd.wtli ia all probability .bo ought from court to court, consura Ing perhap peart of time And mil lion of money. The great dukedom af Portland, with aa income of 11,600.-90- 0 a pear, le the eubject of dltpute, and the allegation made by the plaintiff, if uatalned, wUl reveal the moet extraordinary Pr JrkyU and Mr. Hyde that baa ever come to tight The duke of Portland, whoe alleged double life it now to be Investigated, wax the aecond rlcheet peer la England, and It le claimed that betide hit Ufa at an eccentric unmarried nobleman, he alto had an exlatence aa a London ahopkeeper, with a wife and family, Thomaa Charlea Drue wt the name of the ahopkeeper Who la declared to hare been none other than the duke of Portland, and It la hla daughter-in-laMra. Anna Maria Drue,' who ha InMr. stigated the present action. - Drue an application has mad to exhum th alleged body of from a vault ber late father-in-la-- in Hlghgate eemetrey, u4 thla application la a Bret atep la ber attempt to prove that the aald Thomaa Charlea n Baker street Druce, th furniture man, waa no other then the fifth duke of Portland. Mra. Drnces story, of yrhloh.aha haa Already produced a remarkable confirmation, ia that tha dukojed a 'double life, each part ot which wa strangely Bha and almost incredibly distinct. eaya ha lived in London as a shopkeeper named Druce. and a married man. He lived on hla vast estates as a duke and a bachelor. He pretended to die as Druce in 1864. His daughter-in-laalleges that only a foil of lead-wibe found in hla coffin. He died as th duke In 1879, There ia no doubt that the duke died the?. , The result of proving that Charles Thomas Druce was th fifth duke of Portland, would be to transfer the dukedom and the enormous estates to th eon of Mrs. Druce, Sidney George Druce, a poor allor of 22, now In Australia. The .present duke of Portland, who would be ousted from his poalllon, la on of the moat conspicuous pobletnea In England. Ha hold tke'offioe of meats of the boras, th"grateat In tb queejfr household. - .fie ' ha won-- 1 the Derby twice. He was a direct cousin of the fifth duke, whom be succeeded. Most extraordinary points of reaem-blanhave been proved between tbe late Tbomaa Charles Druce and th fifth duk ot Portland, Drue bad a secret entrance to hi shop, the Baker street baxaar. and a ay item of .tub! tarranean passages under It Tbe late duk undermined bis estate, Welbeck abbey, with miles of subterranean passages, having many' exit, by meant of which h could hid bit movements. With vast wealth and great power and no Intimates, the lata duk of Portland waa la a position to conceal bit move-manand surround blttsl with my Nobody on tbe estate or in th bouts waa permitted to speak to him without first being spoken to. He bad Issued orders that nobody waa to recognise hla presence by a courtesy, a hit' ' AMIIRAL DUl towUj-jnsde-lb- i he-we- Tbla-meetin- g -- th. Won-trsr- ltb ry , Rav-ebwort- h. e a , PWt1thwiwM5,o a r Uil 1 new THOMAS CHARLES DRUCE. hours. While the duke was commonly regarded as being crazy upon this one particular point ot .under? ground construction and exlatence, he was a notoriously good business man In all that related to the management ot his. Vast properties. The "Portland revenue mdrmwiaty1' Increased under his shrewd management,-An- d' he left tbe estate In splendid condition, yield log a revenue of over .1,500,000 a year. Th other side of the dukeallfe, according to tha allegations," was seen In th Baker bazaar, - the shop Thomaa Charles Drtce, founded by fiow said to be the fifth WtO'o? Port It land.- It ia etlllln exlstyfi-'la an extensive' and valuable fiipertyf'wlth patronage among a, tl wealthy residents of tuWeat End-- i At th preeent tiro'' It belong to. a wealthy politician of aomVromlpence. Since the litigation bega$ijwhkh now threatens the title and ewaatee of the preeent duke of Portland, J ah examination has been made ot regions ot the Baker street bazaar. Thla haa disclosed th extraordinary fact- - that is honeycombed with tunnels and trap doova and mysterious passages. Hef ,hav been found every means to Jenable a man having control of tha premise to leave and enter without anybody knowing c, ty-a- lx aMhgf-nafipt- carq-serena- being-accepte- j - - ed '. T at the One former assistant manager ' Baker street bazaar has told bow Druce rarely entered tbe shop during tbe busy hours of th day when fashionable people 'were- - likely to be present He kept hlraijelf accreted in a room at tbe back, having double doors with a passage leading into the cellar. No employe" of tbe ahop wag allowed to enter tbla room unless Invited to do so by Druce, . Nobody la the shop could tell whether Druce i'as In the room or not, and bad no. means of finding out; and, would have been dismissed for knocking at tbe door or disturbing, him,. These rule were rigorously enBut .In order that business forced. matters should be settled authoritative-l- y DniCe would from- - time to time afitlfV hla chief managers of the hours and days when he might be expected, an and thefhad to wplt- out id pony. The coffin In the Jllghgat cemetery, which .wilt- - probably, be openfid lb a few Weeks to see whetbef It contain a roir-tlead bra skeleton, th shopkeeper who lived at Atninn. Hendon, nd died Pec. 28, tha,,coffin plate say 'ln hla jjsy; s first year. Among th. prfioflt ter enty hlcb Mra, Druce will produce etrnrt la order hep claltasv igre dotuCVJtll rftflfig to show thatvDtjibe when, preparing for hla alleged death, turned over to himself aa th duke of Portland a certain piece ot property valued at f 150.000. y It was as a result ot years fit labor on tha part of Mrs. Druce to penetrate Hhe mystery of the disappearance of i'thl,prDiiertjf' that ah discovered, aa she claimed that hqr husbands father, was the duke Af Portland. A period jf fifteen years Intervened between the alleged death ot Druce, the ahopkeeper, and the genuine death of th fifth duke of Portland. During thin time Mr, Druce i "prepared, to tCe ahopkeeper, was how thst re . ' MwVIof,oivrnterra,Tier -- S; P-u- n 1 '- eensor fifprrjuspticBlsl. 1,'wga He-J- . itfttl a eye every mlTlgi'iffi J D6 ,1 .. J I dfiri i wm A a. KLi-atv- rgs : SSSVKuSSSlSl '' -- irJL pfelmfffq far-htm-i- u st- m ha - rthe-.pjoe- afui!:debt; - ftrt It a 4 : ur v IrMT-itha- . coti.V e ll - wf - 9.HN w THE DUKE OP PORTLANO,. salute or even by a glance. If the dqke of Portland were- walking about tbe country and be met one of hla tenants or employe tb latter; would be Ia. etantly dismissed from the nelghbdp-hoo-d If he manifested any. knowledge of tbe pretence of the duk. Since tbe been ,dl opening of the covered that the' premises In Baker street contain many' of the features which tbe duke of Portland latroduo-- 4 into Welbeck Abbey; Tbe- - duke Wa ehlefly known for what was called his "mama for underground tunnels One or two members of hi family had .seen an enormous underground dining room which he bad built at Welbeck Abbey, aa well as a drawing room, nib- ting room, and huge art galleria, the decoration of which, be aald, occupied nearly all bla time. It baa now beta discovered that tbe duke of Portland tad a rule in his household to the effect that when be disappeared usder- - x several timea seen aad BASMEJO: ic'other op pitzhuoh lee. former employe:. a4 ,uu 144 f " 'WwUlsM It ia lust Ber thafthe re'markatX Her ( ramUy. wemaa told w lameet story By Robert Wilson Penn contribute to HE IS A GOOD LOOKINO SPAN Blind pd almost helpless as a baby. several startling- proofs, which IARP .TriAT.S-AL- U Nicholas' wa interesting story abqyt Hie inothemf Gen. Fttahugh Lee Uvea already made a decided Impression up- gt rrbe Jtsar.kMttiii with her aon Daniel, near Fredericksjn on the Judicial mind In EngU&iiirTrlt on waa 'of banks tha fenn camping bn burg, Va Though nearly ninety year well known that one ot the, moat dip ww im old; aba ia aUU bright and cheerful. flcult thing to 8urrounded 1 by descendant who fairly authorization Character irons a coijjt Kingdom ,VkWb Ojns Foyit Q We Bad finished esW: our le rapidly nearing the she Idolize evening her, ta Riuiak CaMzet to open a grave or eoffln.iFVDpon fl dark river, fearless and with childlike mere statement of Mrs. Druce that th steal, and ! waa enjoyln'g 'nty the toldllla. or netHer grandfather, George confidence. coffin in tbe Hlghgate cemetery-d- id DMIRAL BARME-JMason, waa a prominent statesman In ?wlth- - my. Indian not enclose tbe body it was alleged to ting, and .chatting the Spanish th early day of the republic and took contain, she never could have secured companions, when suddenly 'the most minister of marine, awful f the American constiin I Catcalls had that part which" waa the authorization granted haa not been able tution. framing the eon, John, Inherited third Hit heard disturbed ever oifirYAeasd last week by the chancellor of th to distinguish him-,e- lf considerable property In Virginia, In1 sight air.- A prolonged yowl, like the diocese of London to open IC r greatly th Analostan Island, to which u th.atg, oa-al- l Mrs. Druce applied through her- - nt- -l Bnu In th fight with cluding far e of-fbe brought a lovely Maryland roofs place th large rates-Tilfit to ls tbe bishop 'Londoa.fcfoii tha UnRe B torneya whose family name was Mu nay. bride, cold chill down ' and my .creep up Is th men permission, to open this coffin, alleging The child of this couple waa. that It did not contain . tha body .of. spine .andgooeeflwU JJ runall over who so grossly de- Annayoungest MariA who waa brought up on UP tie le I me. "WhAt of aakeffiqe ceived the Spanish the outskirts of Druce, but Instead a roll of lead. Thfi Washington. In her Er.' tfgre. senor! tTberWgerj bishop of London turned the matter, men. people concerning youth she was known aa beautiful over to Dr. Trlstam, tbe chancellor of sir!) be replied; "va a paaar el ilofhie tl ffiovementa of thTcape Vesd fleet Nannie Mason of tbe Island. At Arthe diocese, who, sitting In th consis- Is. going to cross the river). Sfcet .Afbne'time he gave out an official no-h- im cross if he wants to, aald I; but tic that tha fleet was half way across lington Rhe flret met Lieut. Sydney tory court in the Wellington chapel of Smith Lee,' U. S. N., a brother of Robdoe to upet my gP BL Pauls cathedral, beard th why Atlantic, and from his bints to ert Si argu-- , thj resulted in courti Imsaf AffloiEii wvAwi fot&lrinni dinner' 4vji gmi spoil Dty liter . . ment. E. Gen. Joseph and marriage, ship "Gome andVbe Dr. Trlstam stated that permission to hi hideous poise?" Johnson being one of Ihe groomsmen. believed actloh hla the and be Madrid taking up peoplaat replied, coffin could not be granted aenof, open Portraits', taken In those early day without the written consent qf the gun, motioned me to .tyitow-- ; SoHW1- JlhAI )he fleet would soon be at. work ahow the .bride to have bad a lovely, bard Y Boston ort ingifim and'.New' margin we th oAlhervekcrept along Owner of th tomb. This Mr. Druce'e pflfiltfnt face, with rosy cheeks, brown toward the fiver, and making our way Brm$jo succeeded AtRblral :Befanger attorneys admitted had not -- been ejer and clustering brown curia. The . er lB the mlnlytry ovarbaR-Bfirahg Theae a ttorney,' 'however, through the spines .ot-th-fi young couple resided for some time in went and Canoyaa cabinet, came tnirutoff'tlq Ing bamboo, pointed our to the chancellor. (hgt where Mrs. Lee beauty, Washington, ifffen The Shg.iaU. stepped. In., . to the law ot England aml.tw all row beach near the made ber the admirand wit vivacity hrese4?- Spanish minister, pf. mgripe custom and practice, no physician had Sure enough, by CThVllnf'&utlmfBrr ation and center of a choice social cireae 'ot Tkttlr Bon We' ever certified to the death ot Druce, along in th shaded of the bluff cle. At their country home, Clermont, nc the w our musical frienuattm .o th shopkeeper. The death certificate near Alexandria, on the 19th of No, IK UMctk-iuivember. 1835, their eldest son waa produced In court showed that the la bad not been complied with,' the apace ."w-'Sv- s M born, and named Fltzhugh, after a ' . beloved friend, Mrs. Fltzhugh of provided for tbe signature of tbe at- blood curdling serenade gncovJq, thft! and looking tending physician never rharlhg.'ibeea' pact Five other sons were born B(A filled In. Dr. Trlstam at oqce jgmi world 'like a 'glgantle tab tfy to them, and dll grew to manhood and could-havted that thla waa an extraordinary, if what connection such Were gallant sailors and soldiers durnot a suspicious circumstance. It was with hla passage of tW" ffreVtbe civil- - war. When that struggle ing thown by the attorney! of Mra! Dru& failed to. see, "AnaBUeloft-- fiffdin-commenced CapL Lee resigned Ppm that many otberatranga facta AUendell tbe nayy,.and, like his famous brother, whisper, J.dcpnt the fdWhmtlelloWt the strange burial. Updfl "these" facta know tha.VJi.e wUl draw all ifSertalU-gato- ra offered his sword to his native stats. Mrs'. Lea wqnt with him to Richmond, the chancellor of the diocese granted in he when and get together, permission to open the coffin, r There- to fhwatfir hft will awJm .qf) U .aec leaving all her property In the bands of the enemy. Never throughout these upon a wholly unexpected and quite re- tlfina? markable feature of this casevras,.de-veTfiph- d' the four years of horror and carnage did The Druce tomb' in. Hlghgnfp Mjtb. Lees courage give way, though Herbert bushes her husband, sons and many relatives cemetery belongs. It eems. trtne river. We were at the front At the close of Druce, a adn of tbe Baker street shop- wajted hja next Jor hostilities she returned with her famkeeper, and bis prlnclpaljcgat. TkU lirV'milisraveJjeen JthfidWbfiufr tWeni-- ' Herbert Druce ia a wealthy pah, Jlf. mlhuteaMr balf'aH hXuJUAntf f fy" ily tow cunhtry place in Stafford coun-Ing near London. Although. ft might ty...Virginia. where her husband died eMrvUh --tike yyoin appear that hla interest wfifcld be 6 attacka- - of tfir&fidftoa, jnipnbthe--W)ak- j sofln afthr. Mrs, Lee spent many years lAmw' open the grave and In every way to ffrt .lp hq quiet dignity of widowhood at Set1 au(JdeJwrcedsed.,4tyAb? old .Rlcjpond oq tbe Potomac. When strengthen tha case of . Mrs. Drtc to figVeiitfshow that hla fathpr waac fha duke If ier son, Fltzhugh, became governor ana cloud, trf Virginia, she made her home with Portland, yet he la at th prevent Bm' bright fngp,bfbind-.- firm, pointed .to nudgln&.tus him In and once more beexhausting every effort In an attempt Kf 'thnr if-war' a'lpa.He has came a Richmond, to prevent, examination of the coffin. ZM r,ifkiar, u hUjown in charm f society. She was 4. r Under English Jaw he la illegitimate,' evgr keenly Interested in the political and there ia nothing for him to gain ' 1 issues, of the day, but unfortunately a I i awlft and they hut as f P. by It severe cold settled on her eyes. After SPAlNi m,T The plan of Mra Drue la ftrat to inIntense suffering, borne with her usual w curs the digging, open of thp..Druc she submitted to a painful .lllgrtfiro'fsperS4'tPfiWtab7Sfiil1 lLtle THCttii.dree an Vty fortitude, operiCtlon, which, however, failed to grave before attempting td maye, good WClttei.Tlitr saw thlt MUJtow J g CampMg a tbe claims of her son to the title of the Jblrfe.; IrtfeiVkAl mB'dtSiSMCvif 'give- - relief, knd she became totally Few pernpMjfqallye the vast amount duke of Portland. . At. tbe present tlik' some ht'tfliAey tnMSpjn ha spent In try; blind. Mr. Druce, through her.i(toinyfc, has lalf doail. ef the big fellows, XtdtA' Wtdie- - the Cuban mad the wej,l 4i(t afidymy bean authorised to make TALENTEDYpUNQ ARTIST. ahpicing. nnfHth ,,HUemoairtW''the' SpaoUh godern- een tepw ot tkeesfis, but ah ovdritbrir eycA W,all I'aVPdfybcelptcSCompnteAtOthce Atunr Womad irtlst of much beauporarlly atopped., from doing so tiy' ..Thp, struggle ty' and talent ia Florence Nightingale, technical objection on th part of the expecfW1.khfe Wt Jhpjwereno be yeome ffrfie,' for the Jaguar, .ya heuuin February 1895. SJnc the charming darfghter of Prof. Nightother elds. Thla reqqlred the' eonae'nt dlsappoWued ingale of Argyla Park, Mias Nlghtlm of her 'eon. That consent waa secured immedlatoiy'tffieh theneaflkgsdriltltit thAt'flnipa!n haa spent Iq the tadfethazr I360,000,pOO, apd Cf fiff upbfitregm . la a ,da)nJy,.sUm girl scarce five started nle But counsel cable. th at by opposing tha bank tain General Blancehft rffftrounthdthrfl feet high, with weajjh of soft brown bard, as he could ruq-ajo- ng once objected to a cabled consent 'of the river, anA ,'whah ,he had. gone he WtJl If 81(1)000, OCHA per' fnbnthr' hlr whldv'iifia a gllqt of gold and lies .In. court, and Insisted ih'9t tile 1 of. tbe ordinary--'five hundred about aroppl. lq" curia' about hey face and neck. Her either should man himself young .18 Snau ilfA? fS&VliSr adlWWaM f, of gmounl'-' treasury eyes are green gray gnd filled with the softly ppar in court In perfion or send his W in 185,96. to fire of genina. Like her famous name- written consent duly: certified Bonn gereaMttlebJSwd enltffl f fiiwheaihffguha But, In- the gg- -. sake, the: heroine of tbe Crimea, she la Jfnougb Jkieh2 Australia. - Tha Ison Will greatly loved by' all' who know her. few weeks with all hlfi Miss Nightingale haa 'studied her art the gfavfi - tfc SAAKPSid for exemption from ; but unobtrusively, In this Mh military ot persistently, and watched, lawyers on behalf Will, of course, ttfbjf out country and. Eyrope.. A few weeks ago Druce are making every effort so e war lijn. For wsedtarf jreaf her sister wits married,, and In preparath grave may be opened aa .soon It tion for the wedding Miss Nightingale x possible. , decorated the- - frieze fit each foom In Because Madge told tnq you looked ia . ,,, , t,rrtnn i y ofi the Walls of the rethe.house. ,.W EDDINGBJ; ception room .blossom In varied hues and color the kingly, chrysanthemum Often when th Magyar Youth' go 4F VvilAAi, this last Jienb and abw tbe recribt for fit Japan. . In the ?: music room and Drat friend' he a woman sends wooing bkedrfffRAi-'fron- ? the thlntary aeVvk.-e, sbe.hafl traced the symbols of art to tbe house of bla loved one to !n ,rMl' Lkvg Sfefrt.ooood- - This and llferatUfe, klollns, harps, pandean quire If hid suit be welcome;. and if ha 'plfcea, sheet"muslc. the owl, the receives an Invitation to call, be lose tsThfirfioma debt ofi' the motto of her father, CubaftpgJg no thne In accepting It, but,) accops-- . :aff?Re- - fo " aa war a g6vernt)ent f'Lpgendoidea ctmua," hi 'graceful scroll, man, wpo iy i ndrsel . .- 'panted by a speak-for- " , i: w - i ;; ..i . even more gayly attired than the love? PpliRi CongreWanJTlkftffintijsa and who glibly pays compliments to the vrossman are kEssourl, charge of afifiut iO(5.M!oi)8rr riflhlr brldea parents and urges the, suit paAcepbbrlfWn hla friend, delivering an oration wo&! nderful In words and phrases. TJe begs --) Tfiahsna Tec y to JIVlAWwfiftry' credit PPPNt42B!R .5129 fiyPrilJilywe ow-bthe parents consent to the betrothal of the navy dcpartriMit''fi,i)l probably the ariny and navjv MclusTOvf ibfi cusr?-theullarceptlnijbe-yj- V IixatiosA figurfd. tallofi of the German empcF j(jlsU tpi 231'Apoiogp. -him Jn Beljn. CpiedwitJSMtX. debt Vtfarge'-- Sn'fl th? ,ute of hiiniMrth haa normjj eqlUfafynnitffl services a'l coWVcned iTjr. Dr.-- H. L. Wsyland o! .sorb altogether evcrVIr.SOOOOd-.-wfeirt- r Ve.VtlUn J?llAdelp'Wa-t- o resign h!sJSie.a'abv far-of th editorkPll'NHjfij;k;eBX:-eni- i ae4iliilstrjruJli expenditure of the eTectloiKi aqai.net, country'' ' T- well-know- ta -- ,t bJ-th- w ca V- t m-avr- oa V - w. ground into thee enormous chamber, upon which b bad spent over a mll-liand a half dollars, no servant was under any circumstances allowed to follow him. More extraordinary even than tbeaa aubterraneaa rooms waa a walk or road over lx mile long, all underground, and built by tb duke of Portland underneath hi estate. Thla amaxlng tunnel, which alone coat nearly a million dollar, wa long regarded aa a fad or. amusement of hi grace. But now that It Is claimed that tbe duke of Portland waa In reality leading a doubl life. U la seen that this underground passage leading from Welback InAbbey may have been In fact an disto him enable to device genious appear from the country where he waa known aa thf duke of Portland, and come up to London as Druce, tbe shopkeeper. 'Tbe tunnel run completely under tb estate, and with its various branches open on several country road widely separated. All these openings, it has now been found, are close to railway etatlons. affording easy access to London, about two hour away. In thla way it would have been quit possible for th duke of Portland to deacendoiBtp.one of the subterranean chambers of Welbeck "Abbey after having bad bis breakfast there, and to hav come up to London without pass ing over hla estate, and without being seen to leave tbe house. Old servant who have now been examined say that it waa a very frequent occurrence for the duke of Portland thus to disappear or thir and slay away for twenty-fo- r I i' i V'T- LED A DOUBLE LIFE. ' Uv . HtlNGARIAN- - WIFE AND MAIDEN, their daughter and hla 'frlecd.iaafn then the girl mother bnHgkheg She wear gal drese and fa kelther shy hla diet la regujq Uv medical men. rraBrfrWWHtrHe.eDe. -- W ' jpav me papptjrMeny; and the emtlazcmei coat of arma of the , NhUfigxln' addXmase BuhllleA f among All red roses. t'-wre-ricl- - many h4f Wfe ed to V& -f dr they 4 th' Eng- - tha Khei4ak- - should hay been tubed 'In th! length of mi.. tm the "kfaelng. feaet." Uhtll thea onjprobatlonu they take It were, and maj Wlthdrawwithotft Jhs' least rdlseoitrteay '.to' oniifiothw, hit ktaa after th feast, xew on another, there 1 ad dfkw1ng..bcM Before thl..feast' tbtf - lev'ey 'sndy.--- , filfld hqusq to )how friend again to Jf ah will mily marry him. Omt ceremonies attend the wedding, and the Sunday afterth wedding dky.whca there Is a great feast at the home f the bridegroom, (ter is a similar feast and dance at tb old home of the bride. 1 (vy'w' Vernik S tfts1 each-othe-r In nerfpj theqa study' Jajwinted - lih ac-eo- Hi Nightingale devoted to ...... ' Sir Thoffifii'tTirto& wel a moat talked about man in Ll., he floated h! proTision business into a heavily capitalized stock company, He ia now alerting ch ap rcaUuraata in many places ia that c.ty, where k dinner intends to supp'y for cent ea-- h. the. erub Ttmarked a rhat convivial hablU, tm id f & downtown per dinners "If I am not her by 11 dock dont alt up waiting for me. won Jnmea, replied hla wife If you are not here by 11 oclock I shall put oa my wrapt and go after you." Jaaaei waa at home at 1L eydj.-ar- t MAria j j v i: !;. r a 1L'- -. iuvt; muwtrti.S4-- i - , 'Alexander Lad been reading some stories from English history. He looked up from hla book meditatively and aald: Mamma, th klnga la olden times always had wise men to consult with, when they didnt know what to do. Our presidents dont have wise men, but then they have eongren instead of the wise men." Truth. NlnU-yeaf-o- ld |