Show AN interesting CASE the aland troubles being investigated THE EXECUTION OF all preparations are now completed who the next batch of peers will be in easland Ens land ST JOHNS A T nov 13 special A case in the result of which public interest is deep and universal came up for trial today to day sir baldwin walker captain of L M S emerald and naval commander of this station last june closed alie lobster factory of jamea cadru cairu which was situated on the french etiore Sti ore ir baldwin had warned mr bain times against operating the factory de clarine that it was forbidden by alie modus which the british and french governments ino last march mr baird insisted that was no lar on the statue cooka of parliament or of kiy colonial assembly which made liis illegal and eliat lord salisbury was not empowered by the constitution anil laws of england to interfere wi h tin lawful business of any british subject lie disregarded all sir baldvins baldwins Bald wins warnings and protests and instructed liis manager to continue the fac torys operations until forcibly with these ciders were followed and the forcible lor cible interference came whereupon sir baldwin was promptly served with a writ issued from the colonial court directing him to answer mr bairas bairds claim for damages for trespass sir baldwin at first intimated that lie would pay the claim but he finally concluded to put in a defence lie urges tho plea that his acts were justified by the orders of the imperial government issued to give effect to the modus raises the issue fairly and squarely whether the british covern beut had the right to undertake the enforcement of the modus without the sanction of an en abline act or without first proclaiming the territory affected by it to be under martial law execution woolstock Woon sTOCK nov 13 special all the preparations have been completed for the execution of burchall the condemned man has since his incarceration won the friendship of the jail officials abo sincerely regret his fate burchall Burc ball has shown wonderful composure from the day on which sentence of death was pronounced upon him he had hopes of a commutation of the death penalty until the decision oi the cabines that the law should take its course was made known te him and even then ho did not break down his faithful wife and sister are prostrated with grief A kobal marriage LONDON nov 13 special the marriage of lion louis johnstone fifth son of lord darwent to mi 3 talbot was today to day in presence of a fashionable company at the next batch of peers LONDON nov 13 special it is now definitely settled that the next batch of will include the names of sir masy lopes and sir tremayne Fre mayne loth of whom have rendered invaluable service to the conservative cause sirs is a daughter of the late lord vivian a bister to the british minister at brussels and a well known leader of society A british cruiser lost LONDON nov 13 special the british torpedo cruiser serpent has foundered oil the coast of spain the fate of the crew ia unknown the serpent was a twin screw vessel of 1770 tons and carried six guns the serpent was lost twenty miles hii lh 0 cape Finister rc ait of a total 1 l souls on hoard only three were bvrd roi during a monday to thy violence of the storm it was impossible t assistance from tho sues siept the decks f the doomed vessel carrying away alie raup of unfortunate men on beitl boi tl the serpents complement was olli cers end men the others were oin to relieve men now on the african station later d is patches ny that the three PU livors are of the opinion that none of lie others got ashore four bodies have come up on alie beach oliree ot them women taif duke of edinburg was attending alu patti concert at plymouth lie near of alie disaster reached town lie was immediately informed and at once left aliu hall after reading all to that had been received concerning tr e went directly home returning to the concert bail he the utmost sorrow at tit rows tiie newspaper offices al etli cie bv crowds of to hour further news of the disaster were the bobbin daughters of many of lie lot i taft serpent was built after alii ideas of admiral cooper key who insisted upon immense horse per chiuli ac conling to previous notions ws out of all proportion to iier displacement slie conla maintain a speed of 17 knots an leour lord brassey in ine annual adversely criticized criticised the vessel he said the economy of weight had been carried to excess in the construction anu that alio thin and the armament overdone la a sea her heavy top weight would be a detriment to her speed and would unduly strain the hull the vessel was feet long while she biad a draught of only 14 feet relatives of the men of the serpent at plymouth and dockyard people are full of gossip about the loat cruiser it is claimed the t he was and broke down the serpent lias a bad record she broke down more than once in the maneuvers of 1888 several admirals condemned of her class lloyds abent at coranna corunna telegraphs it appears the serpent was gunnine one of the baya north of rn if elie foundered nobody need be but the admiralty mi ralty tf sa s1 grounded on a reef she could not stand many battering in gen SAN tex nov 11 general D S stanley commanding the department of texas has just made his annual report which furnished some in er esting facts and lions the desertions reported during the are put at ent of a i otal of enlisted a smaller showing than any other department in the country the difficulty of g troops in texas is commented upon A creat number of men who are brought loca other parts of the country to this department being stricken with fever the stoy sto y of the mexican revolutionary attests ruiz sandoval whick was put down last june by captain steve and troop G third cavalry as told and the men and officers participating are duly complimented general stanley is calling attention to the general prevalence of lawlessness in the territory west of del rio and lying between the pacific railroad track and hie rio grande river urges the establishment of a post at del kio presidio del 01 ie old fort duncan and penna colorado for the purpose of uart rolling keep out mexicans thieves and protesting the inhabitants from their ma rudinea A woman thief EL PASO tex nov special edna vaughn the young woman whose arrest was asked for by chief parley of was arrested saturday evening in demins by chief lyons and brought to thia city sunday morning she is ac cubid of having stolen over 1500 worth of from parties in denver upon her arrival here she was immediately taken to the wardens room in the city aall and a thorough search of her effects revealed not alie slightest trace of the stolen goods it was learned that the woman bad been joined at la junta by a government official but this is presumed tu be merely accident however he traveled with her to deming and upon her arrest proceeded on his way to tucson ahe accused woman is a finely formed blonde with pleasant feat lures udon being arrested she became very indignant but yesterday ahe became more resigned and talked freely to the officers but stoutly asserted her innocence chief lyons telegraphed the news of her arrest to denver and stated that none of the stolen goods could be found in her possession and in return received a dispatch from parley informing him that it nothing could be found by today to day to let her go general annual deport washington noy 12 special the annual report of general benet chiel of the bureau of ordinance shows the bureau expended during the last fiscal year leaving a credit in the treasury ot on the subject of smokeless powder general benet says though some astonishing results have been obtained in experiments abroad it cannot yet be said with certainty that these new explosives will eventually succeed abo present powder the performance of the maxim american and bedeian Be leian powders are fairly comparable with these claimed to be obtained abroad and it is hoped one of these can bo devole ped in time to thoroughly satisfy small anus powder with reference to the procurement of modern small bored nales for the army general bennet says a lack of a sufficient quantity of suitable smokeless powder delays perfecting the 30 calibro barrel but it will be completed by the time suitable magazine mechanism is selected it seems peculiarly necessary nece seary now eliat a change li the calibre is contemplated tem plated that the present Spring fie d single loading system should be replaced if possible by an equally effective magazine system A board should ie convened to select suitable magazine mechanism after full competition among all the best existing systems anion league club house NEW nov 12 special the new union league club house at bedford avenue brooklyn will be formally opened tonight to night the dedication will he distinctly caland will in reality be the consecration of the club to the republican party shauncey M depew mill be the orator of the occasion and general sherman who has promised to be present will also make a short address several men prominent in the councils of tha party will be in attendance and the affair will undoubtedly be the most notable ot the kind ever witnessed in brooklyn the club now has no debt beyond the bonds all of which are held by its own members there are ofa percent mortgage bonds and debenture bonds the cost of the building was the club now his members da ve neel a provincial system philadelphia nov 12 special at the episcopal church congress today to day the topics discussed were do we need a provincial system conditions of church growth in missionary lands aud the proper care of the newly confirmed |