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Show CALLED DmVX THE KID. Tha English Government Says the Bones of Britons are Not Public Property, ME. CKOKEE'S EETUEN HOME. Ottawa Gets New Water Works-Minnesota and Kansas Grangers-Other Grangers-Other Specials. London, June .-Speclal.)-Honie Secre-t.uy Secre-t.uy Matthews made the discovery again today in.it the average English subject can not easily ob intimidated. For a long time one of the UUs of Uie Frincess Kllzabeth. second daughter daugh-ter of Charles 1, has been exhibited In the Isle or Wight. The princess and her father were confined In Caiisbrooka castle, and after the beheading of Charles, the daughter did not live more than eighteen months. A short time since a visitor from Kent saw the rib. and he communicated with the home office. Soon afterwards af-terwards a stranger entered the old curiosity sh'ip. The proprietor is in his way a bit of a wag, and no little banter preceded the announcement ot tho visitor that he was a detective sent down to see about the rib. Nottiin? taken aback, the curiosity man informed the in pitrer how tno ribhidoeeaobtained-thatltlnd been purchased pur-chased fairly and above board and that he intended in-tended to stick to it. The detective had to content himself with the intimation, which was not received in a kindly spirit, that It would be well to ce ise the exhibition of the rib. Mr. Matthews the home secretary then stepped in. He wrote to the cariosity man demanding the quiet and peaceable possession posses-sion of the rib. His r.ply came today. It was couched In courteous but tirm language. It told Mr. Matthews that he could go to the Isle of Wight and on payment of the usual fee get a glimpse of the rib; that the rib would not be given up peaceably: that tt would remain in the hands of its purchaser, and be on exhibition to the curious. Matthews has not yet dec ded what next step he shall take In tho matter. |