Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 28, 1895, Page 12

e e R UM e s UNDER THEHANDOFTHE (ZAR, Russtun Tufluence is Now Uppermost in the . Obinese Empire, INCLINED TOWARD AMERICANS KINDLY Long Relgn of Dritish Supremncey § the Celestinl pire Apparently Gives Way to the Superior Cunning of the Sluvy WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Reports coming | fiére t6"BMcidMs and to the diplomatic repre-t santatives. of eastern countries indicato that the Slavonic or Russian influence is becoming dbminant, and that the Anglo-Saxon or English element, which has been uppermost in the development of the east, is bel systematically and surely eliminated from the control -of China and the east. This eyolution is regarded as of great fmportance A striking illustration of the change In China has come to the attention of the of- ficlals here. An American gentleman has arrived in Washington after being in China for some time negotiating for the building of a railroad with American capital. He found the Russian Influence so strong that ho went to the Russian ambassador at Peking to learn if the American project would be viewed with favor by the Russians. The | ambassador “Yes; Americans and American eapital will be welcome In the development of China, but British capital Is_not wanted." In the most emphatic manner the sador made known his opinion that influence in China was at an end, and sia had openly entered upon her controlling and developing China In an Indirect way the United States has become Involved in this evolution of Chinese affairs. The present condition was foreseen by Great Britain some time ago, before the Rosebery government went out of office. Lord Kimberly addressed a note to this country, suggesting a joint actlon in the settlement of the China-Japan trouble, It has since been disclosed by British officials at Washington that the purpose of Lord Kimberly was to cement English as against Russian influence. The United States de- clined Lord Kimberly's overture, and as a result the Russians have been left free to execute their broad plan of bringing the eastern world under the influence of the czar. MAY said ambas- British at Rus- course of ADM AMERICAN Pressure of South Amerifenn Shippers Too St ng for Englan WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Dr. Wray, the representative In Londcw of the United States Department of Agriculture, reports that the admission of cattle from the United States may be considerably affected by the question now up as to removing all re- strictions on the admission of South Ameri- can cattle. He says it is the opinion of well informed persons that If the South American governmet demands unrestricted admission the British Department of Agriculture will b2 compelled to sanction a bill requiring all foreign cattle to be landed and slaughtered at the foreign cattle markets of England, whether those countries have any diseases among their cattld or not. ~ Dr. Wray thinks that strong pressure is being brought to bear in favor of such a bill. He adds that up to the present time no contagious di has heen discovered among South American cattle, so that without such a bill the Brit- ish government could hardly refuse to let South American cattle come in free of re- striction if the privilege were asked. Dr. Wray also makes a report on the new project to ship live stock fran Australia to England, which if successful, would add to the competition against American cattle, RET AT THE PARTING, CATTLE. rase EXPRESS RE Fortifientions Board tions on Se ficld's Ret . WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—At its ression Just ended the admiralty fortifications board adopted the following resolution: “As this is the last meeting of the board at which Gen- eral Schofield will preside, on account of his retirement from active service, his collcagues desire to formally express the regret they feel over this official parting. General Scho- flold has been president of the board since its organization and has guided its course with skill and uniform courtesy. He has assisted in the development of a formidable system of national defense and the board rejoices that his labors in this and other fields havo re- celved proper recognition “from congress and the president of the United States. The board congratulates General Schofield upon his retiroment with a rank but three t'me achieved in the history of our army, and de- sires to express the hope that he may long enjoy his well earned release from the cares of public office.” Adopts Re: neral of the te Mrs, Crook. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Mrs. Mary Dally Crook, the widow of the late General Crook, was buried at Arlington beside her husband today. Funeral services conducted at Oakland, Md., yesterday. The remains were met at the Baltimore & Ohio railway station by the pall bearers, etary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton, General M.R. Morgan, Gen- eral T. H. Stanton, Colonel H. C. Corbin, Colonel C. B. Schofield, Mr. William Crool Mr. John F. Waggaman, Lieutenant W. V Kennon, Lieutenant Lucien Young and Mr. Logan Carlisle. There were also present General Batchelder, quartermaster United States army; General Willlams, Major Charles Porter, General Stanley, governor of the Soldiers’ Home, who was a classmate of Gen- eral Crook at West Point; General H. V. Boynton, Senator Gorman, Judge Jeremiah Wilson and a delegation from the Loyal Leglon. The remains were interred with the burial rites of the Episcopal church, The only relative present was the sister of Mrs Crook, Mrs. Fannie Daily Read. were, Ready to Prox, WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—The attorney general has sent additional instructions to the district attorney of Wyoming, based on Information furnished by the Indian office. which will probably enable the Unitsd States officials to commence prosecutions against the whites responsible for the attack upon the Bannock Indians. It is thought by the In- dian office that the new material furnished the D:wpartment of Justice will result in bringing to justice the men responsible for the recent trouble at Jackson nte Wyoming Whites. Colonel Gay Henry ransferred, WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Guy V. Henry, Meutenant colonel of the Fifth cavalry, sta- tioned at San Antonio, Tex., has been trans- ferred to the command of the Third cavalry with statlon at Jefferson Barracks, Mo, - FIRE DAMAGED THE SMEL Omaha & Grant Works at Dura Have a Narrow Eses DURANGO, Colo., Sept. 27.—Fire damaged the. Omaha & Grant smelter in this city last night to the extent of $50,000, destroying the receiving house, sampler, roaster house No. 1 and several smaller buildings. The fire caught from the boiler rocm and for two hours the entire plant, representing $1,500,- 000, was In danger of total destruction. The three-story sampler was ruined, together with much improved machinery. It will be im- mediately rebuilt. o Harrison Writing for the W INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 27.—General Benja- min Harrison is devoting himself dally to an important series of literary articles, which he contracted for while in the east lasi spring. The work is to take the shape of mmgazing artloles, which will have for their alm the enlightenment of women upon na tional questions, and giving them a clearer conception of government affairs, Its scope will be wide enough to touch upon all na tional questions of geueral interest. It now appears that General Harrison gave all of his time between deer hunts whils in the Adi rondacks to this work, and he is still busy and will be for some weeks with his e:cre tary n getting the material ready for a Philadelphia publishing house. Arrested for Stealing Silver Bricks. NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—The principal in E a‘ theft of 35,000 ounces of silver, which been shipped by Vivian & Co. of Swan- sea to Sharp & Willlams of London on Wednesday, has been arrested, and a poriion of the silver recovered. The sliver, which was In Ingots, was taken from the van while fn transit from the Midland depot to the ofMce of Sharp & Willlams. e sSCAnRED THE MEXICAN Ruy CONSUL. ored Expedition Agninst Lowe Colifornin Creates Alnr RANCISCO, Sept. 27,~M K. Coney, located at SAN sul General A. Fr to Guadaloupe island, off the co California, by John Breen, the r of sufficlent gerlousness to warrant to put a stop to it. He has addressed a letter to W. D. Fnglish, surveyor of customs, call- ing attention to the matter and asking that he refuse clearance papers to any vessel fitted cut with the object in selzing the telaud. r. Breen langhed at the fears of the Mex- can government. “‘We are not golng tc any Mexiean territory,” he sald. “Indeed, we will scarcely touch at the lsland efther com Ing or going. e shall do some trading on the coast to pay the expenses of the trip, which wili be made to perfect my title to the island. The deeds and all papers referring to my ownership of the property will be cartied on the trip and taken to the City of Mexico, submit to the land department and the titlo to myself made secure. [ would b2 a fool to attempt to seize any property by force of ar We will carry no firearms at all wil take down quantity of powder v tons, to be landed at the littie port of which cannot be reached by large steamers, The powder is to be used in the mines. The vessel {8 now being scraped in Mission bay and will be commanded by Cap- tain Benton ‘of East Oakland. Only men encugh for a_crew of a 209-ton schooner will be carried afong.” The island which is worrying the Mexican consul is off the coast of Lower California 100 mHes and is-160-miles-south of San Diego It is twenty-six miles long and has an aver- age width of ten miles, * Its area is 166,400 According to Mr. Breen's papers Enrique A. Meir,.an, officer. in the Mexican army in 1568, applied to the Mexican government for possession of the Island, stating that he de. sired to promote the prosperity of Mexico by raising cashmere goats on the Island. In his application he stated his intention of forming a company, sinking wells and breeding goats Carlog . Galen, the acting governor of Lower Californla, drew up and executed before F. B Elmer, United States consul at Lapaz, a docu- ment which empowered Meir to solicit for possession of the island, but there are no papers with Mr. Breen to show that the gov- ernment granted Meir's application. - HOPELESS SEARCH FOR A MOTHER. Cnlifornin Girl Al Infant Now Wiants n SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.—Mrs. Charles Refner, a young woman who has until re- cently resided in this city, is engaged in a seemingly hopeless search for her mother, whom she says she has not seen since she was 3 years of age. The story is a peculiar one. Mrs. Reiner's maiden name was Matilda Ralston, or Ma- tilda Fisher. She was born and raised in Chicago, where her mother was living when last heard of. In 1878, when she was 3 years of age, Matilda_was sent to the Chi- cago Home for the Friendless, where she remained for one year, when she was in- dentured to a man named Lars Johnson, with whom she remained until she was 18 years of age. At that time she was in poor health and she decided to come to California. Here she met Charles Reiner, the third officer of the stenmer St. Paul, plying between this city and Los Angeles. They were married in Los Angeles, where they have since re- sided. After her interested in iean neisco, wh putd an attempt view of selze Atata marriage Mr. Reiner became his wife's efforts to find her mother. He engaged the services of an at- torney, and upon the strength of what Mrs Reiner could remember about her family history a correspondence was begun be- tween Mrs. Relner's attorney and the Chi- cago Home for the Friendless. The letter of Inquiry that was sent to the home was answered by the superintendent, who said that Matilda Fisher had been an inmate there. The letter also said that In 1878 Matilda Ralston, the mother of Mrs. Reiner, had been sent to the bridewell to serve out a scntence on a $100 fine for intoxication. Since then nothing has been heard of her. Previous to her imprisonment she had been known by the names of Matilda Ralston and Nellie Fisher of Boston. Mrs. Reiner has not given up, but will satisfy herself it she can what has been the fate of her mother, AR WARDEN., Governor Morton Axked to R Superintendent Lathrao ALBANY, Sept. 27.—John M. Weaver and J. B. White of Plattsburg have presented a petition to Governor Morton, asking for the removal of the superintendent of state prisons, Austin Lathrop. The petition em- braces thirteen counts, and the charges are founded in part upon the evidence taken before an investigation committee, appointed by the last legislature. The petitioners claim that Mr. Lathrop has violated his duty in permitting the war- den of Auburn prison to purchase large quantities of beef for the use of the prison, at prices much higher than ft could have been purchased for, and that the beef was of poor and inferior quality; that such warden sold & large quantity of scrap iron and brass and a large number of horse collars for much less than the property was worth; that the “general ledger book’* used at Auburn prison, was not properly kept for the years 1892 and 1593; that subordinate officials at Auburn haye been permiited to draw more than one salary each, contrary to law; that profits to the state from the hollow ware and_cast iron industries, amounting in 1802 to $50,000, were lost to the sfate by the abandonment of the state account system, and the transfer of these Industries to a cltizen of Baltimore; that the law relating to the labor of prisoners has been violated by so operating under the ‘“piece price system' that the labor of the prisoners was substan- tially let at a given price per day, and that many other irregularities have existed in the management of the ove Robs a Woman in man Berth and Excapes in he Darkness, CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—An unusually bold robbery occurred In a Pullman slceper on the Wabash limited as the train was leav- ing the city for Detroit last night. A well dressed man entered the Pullman, and, stop- ping at the first occupled berth, calmly climbed in, at the same time choking into silence Mrs. George Mack, the occupant After securing the well filled pocketbook, Jewelry and clothes of the terrified woman, Whose husband sat in the smoking compart- ment only a few feet away, the robber at tempted to leave. Mrs. Mack elung to him, however, and ke only escaped after knock- ing her senseless. He jumped from the moving train, and, apparently uninjured, es- caped In the darkness. Must Keep OFf the Reservation. POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 27.—The follow- ing notica posted here has brought forth in- dignant protests: Department of Interior, United States In- dian Service. Notice: ' Notice is her:by given A. W. Fisher, Mrs. A. W. F.sher, his wife, Jule Fisher, his son or any immediate members of his family to keep off the Fort Hall reservation. THOMAS B. Indian TETER, United Agent, Fort Agency. The Fishers, who have considerab's in- fluence with the Indians, recently circulat:d a petition for the removal of Agent Teter. e Jefirey May Go to the Santa . DENVER, Sept. rumor that President T. J. Jeffrey of the Denver & Rio Grande rallroad s to be made president of the Santa Fe system has again gained cur- rency. Mr. Jeffrey has gone to New York, and there is to be a meeting of the Santa Fe reorganization committee there next Mon- States Hali s lned a Flattering Offer, CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—Mr. Charles Calloway, general manager of the Nickel Plate line, has been offered the general management of the Grand Trunk system, but declined. { thinks the contemplated expedition of Lower | E ()fiAH.& DAILY. FBEII ’MWR 'KING OF THE NATIONAL LOBBY Storiea of Sam Ward Related by an Old Washingtonian, A FEE OF 67,000 FOR A JOB Sam Ward's Men the Scer An Original Charneter Withe out a Successor. Ward and “He was king of the lobby, Sam was, and In his day he made more mone: spent more money, and lived more extrava- gantly than any who ever came to Washington. 1 suppose first and last Sam Ward made and spent $1,000,000.” It was an old-time Washington man who was doing the talking to a representative of the Wastington Post. In his day he him- selt was the next in command to a cabinel officer, and had cut conalderable of a figure in national affairs all through the three ad Ininistrations following the war. Returning to the subject of Sam Ward, he sai “Ward was a New Yorker, and while 1 don't know his age, he was born very early in the century. At one time he was a mem- ber of one of the big New York firms. These were merchants after the fashion of auc- tioneers, and were wont to buy whole car- of goods, when they could be gotten cheap, hang out a red flag, and sell them on shipboard, or on docks, or up at their warehouse, whichever was mest convenient and profitable. Sam Ward was the middle name in the firm. “In his early youth blood about town in New about with Dandy Marks, the younger Stuy- vesants, the Astors, the Costers, the Van Rensselaers, and, for all I kunow, the Roosevelts, and tipped over the old-fashioned watch boxes, whipped the old-fashioned watchmen of that day, and took away their rattles and tore their capes. Yes, indeed, Ward, In his youth, was what one would call a rounder, “There came a time when Sam Ward mar- ried one of the Astor girls. I'm not sure but after his first wife died he married another Astor. But, however that may be, he was not a favorite with that celebrated family in any general way, and was regarded as a sort of black sheep. “Ward came to Washington shortly after the war. Like all periods following great wars, the years next following our big civil war were years of glant appropriations. A seedling of the Sam Ward type found here in Washington a genial soll and flourished mightily. ““About the first thing Sam Ward did as a lobbyist was to take a contract from an English syndicate to tear away the tariff on soda ash. The trade was then, and still is, almost entirely fu the hands of the Eng- lish, and it was of first importance to them to come free to our markets. Ward made a success of It, let in soda ash, and received $50,000 for his services. A MAN OF THE FINEST TASTES. “In figure, Ward, while a handsome man, was bullt somewhat on the lines of a gorilla. He was a very broad, stout, heavy man, with a long body and short legs. He was educated to a feather edge, and was, withal, a man of finest tastes. He was a connoisseur in art, in music, in literature. He was very fond of going to the opera. He had read ry book, traveled every country, gone through all the galleries of Europe, knew the history of every picture and statue. This made him a splendid companion, for he s one of the best of talkers, and while he fascinated with his own conversation, he was almost equally interesting as a listener. 1is habits were what one might call ex- cellent. He was not a great drinker, and confined himself almost entirely to wine. For brandy and whisky and = the more viclous drinks, he had but slight inclination He had no bent to gambls, and whenever you met Sam Ward in a poker game or at the faro table you might be well assured he had some reasons for belug there not ap- parent on the surface. During all of the time he was in Washington he haa a couple of rooms where he lived in a very modest, quiet, unpretentious house on C street, near Fourteenth street, northwest. Among the attaches of his household was a very beauti- ful boy, between whom and Ward there scemed to be close and affectionate rela- tions. Wilkes, of “Wilkes' Spirit of the Times,” who hated Ward, and had a long- standing feud with him, came out one day in his paper and explained in a long article that this boy in Ward's livery was but a beautiful girl after all. The matter, how- eyer, created no great stir at the time be- yond forming a milestone in the long-drawn- out feud between Sam Ward and Wilkes. A GREAT READER OF MEN. “Ward's chief element of strength as a lobbyist was in his absolute reading of men. He knew men by intuition, and his idea was that the way to reach them, convince ther and come finally to call them your own was through their stomachs, Ward simply fed men until they thought as he did. His boast was that he could make the best dinner of any man on garth. Dining was a stody with Ward, not to be set In print or told as.a story as in the case with gentry of the Ward MeAllister school, but for a distinct purpose. Ward used his dinners to achieve his ends His life was one long list of dinner giving. He never wen' near tne capitol. Was never seen in the lobby or about the committee rooms. Few people ever met him with sena tors or house men. The truth was he dealt with them across the dinner table. In order to dine the better Ward fairly started one famous hotel keeper, now dead, in business in Washington, and the name of Welcker was founded on the name of Ward. Since the days of Sam Ward's dinners men have lived much better in Washington. The little feasts of the lobbyist had decidedly a moral effect, and tables are spread better in Washington today because of Sam Ward. “His dinner parties were not large. This was because, after all, the dinner party was an incident. Ward's real purpose was to bring certain people to him, or bring one man to mect another, to the end that cor- dial, close relations might be established and certain effects In legislation produced Perhaps five or seven would sit down with Ward to dinner, and he always ‘knew his men. They were always selected with di- rect reference to each other. There were no discords, nothing harsh at the parties of Sam Ward. Not only did he select his guests with reference to each other, but he knew intimately and well their tastes. There wasn't a senator or chairman of a house committeo in Sam Ward's time for whom the great lobby king could not have written a perfect bill of fare. It thus fell out that am Ward's menus varied. To some men he fed one thing and to some another. He was an adept as a cook, and selected everything himself which went upon his table. He did the marketing, and picked out all the wine, and overlooked every gastronomic step in one of his dinners from sherry to cham- pagre. In fact, one of Sam Ward's repasts was an absolutely perfect thing. SELECTED HIS DININ “It is a singular fact, too, did he fesd men differently, but he spread the banquet board for them at different places. He sclected his scene with refer- cnco fo the people whom he was to fatten Welcker's was a favorife place. In fact, if no reason existed In favor of some other Pl Ward would glve his dinner partics at Welcker's. But when he dined the south- ern contingent you were very likely to find bim at the Metropolitan, This was always a favorite southern hostelry, possibly because it is built upcn the site of the old Indian Queen Tavern, where General Jackson boarded for so0 long. If it wers a New York crowd, Ward would go to the Arlington There wore only a select few, and these very intimate personal friends, among them Gar- field, whom Ward invited to his rooms on C “No, I coul’n't tell you the secret of Ward's success as a lobbyist beyond his dinner-giv- ing. He never sald much, never seemed to press any point in legislation, but, however occult his methods, he wielded a tremendous influence and never failled to have his way. He was In every big thing about congress dur- ing all the years he was here, He was in the Pacific Mail and the Pacific raflroad, and in thousands of other enterprises which had their roots in legislation. During all the years he was here he spent money Iike water, and any statesman when he was hard up could borrow money of Sam Ward, and they did do it. He never took any notes, and it's hard to tell how many thousands of dollars would be due to the estate of Sam Ward if the courts would only name an adminlstra- man goes Ward was quite a York, and ran PLACES. that not only tor. While Ward was frank and free and open, and, withal, an absolutely hutest man, still he was always a mysterious proposition | tal to men who knew him: for.years, He had the natural trick to bes secret, and that i | mill at Pittsburg. why, no doubt, that mestsof his work remained always out of sight. He was apt to have little fads in eating and drinking, and at one time used to Import a pecullar tea from China or Japan. A cup of It was recom- mended as a specific atter.a man had been out on an all-night tear, A cup of Ward's tea would drive away that: funny feeling, and almost every mornimg one might see some five or six of these lone old dogs who had been out the night before coming around to Ward's rooms on C street to be straightened up with a cup of his tea GAVE AWAY A FINE TEAM. “Ward was a very generous man, and his servants, as well as his friends, were per- fectly welcoma to everythiag they saw about them. Speaking of his servants, not caring to maintain a_ stable, and still wanting a carriage, he pald several thousand dollars for a splencgl team and carriage and gave them outrigh®to a negro coachman. The negro used the outfit as a hack about town, col- lected and took the fares himself, the only condition Ward placing upon him made the gift being that he was to haul him (Ward) whenever and wherever he de- manded. It was a good investment for Ward, as he needed a carriage once or twice a day Still, the negro was never heard to com- plain, “While Ward remained here he dominate the lobt Nothing was a success without Sam Ward was in it. And yet, through all the years, and among all men, he was rated as absolutely honest, and never succeeded in gaining that lobbby repwtation which makes your statesman afraid to be seen in the man's company who has it. Ward died not many years ago in Italy, in the house which he had bought for his nephew, whose home it then was. His nephew's name was Stock- ton. Since the death of Ward there has no one succeeded to his unique fame and plac The lobby is essentially the land of pigm nowadays.” SOURCE OF THE BEAUTY. A Prominent Actress with T Views Upon the Subject. “It is a woman's heart that Keeps her young,” said Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter, in terviewed on the subject by a New York Sun reporter. “Environment has something to do with it, of because happiness is somewhat dependent on environment, but I contend that women can make their sur- roundings what they will if they so choose I hear it argued that it is because we take more care of ourselves. pamper our bodies more, study the laws of hygiene and health, that ‘we look well and keep young. 1 don’t believe a word of it. It fs because we are happy, utterly and entirely happy; because we are 50 engrossed in our work and inter- ested in large affairs that we have no time for the petty little cares and annoyances that perpetually bother other people. = Look at the life of a society woman. I don't like fashionable people. They don't Interest me. They are all modeled on one pattern and 1 know the sample. They all say the same things and do the same things under the same circumstances, A woman in fashionable lie is cabined, cribbed, confined to an extent that is pitiable. She never has a free moment, an untrammelled idea—that 1s, an idea unaffected by her conventional breeding and_surroundings, or an_nour of unalloyed comfort and enjoyment. You may ask her a question on any subject and I can tell you beforehand the exact text of her answer. I believe that the large majority of the women in domestic life, in society, in many condi- tions of life, are unhappy. They are cast dewn, dejected, and it is because they are slaves, slaves to that dragon, Mrs. Grundy, of whom' they are terribly ‘afraid. 1 ask what does Mrs. Grundy's approval profit them, and in what does it harm them if they fall under her ban? With the genuine important things of life Mrs. Grundy has nothing to do. “What women need more than anything else in this world Is courage. Women are cowards. Many have the ability to think for themselves, to form their own convictions but no courage to carry them out. Conviction and courage are the greatest things in the world. “To go back to my first proposition, I say that a woman's heart is her stronghold Love is a necessity to her; if she gives her affections free play and their choice is a worthy one she is happy, and everything she touches, either in the way of work or play, gives her threefold pleasure, but if her heart is a desert waste and filled with un- utterable bitterncss no amount of outside in- fluence or forced interests will make her happy. Happiness comes from within, not from without, and a woman's good looks and g00d health depend in large measure on her d, on her mental condition. Thera is no one more fitted to speak on this subject than I am,” went on the actress. “I have sounded the depths of conventionality and fashionable society and I found only shal lows of weariness and utter boredom. It was a great day for me when I joined tne army of workers. 1t opened a whole vista of un dreamed of dellghts to me. The vocation of an actress I consider the most elevating that a woman can engage in. My work has made me understand humanity as I never would have done had I Kept on in the old life. My sympathies are enlarged, my interest stimu- lated, my views of life broadened. I feel in touch with all classes and grades of people I comprehend the gallery boy; the man whe moves my trunk has an inferest for me; everything and everybody in the whole world has an interest for me. Some one asked me yesterday ‘What country of &l you have seen Qo you like the best, Mrs, Potter? and 1 answered that they ali appeated to my inter est and that I liked them all, an answer that would sound inexplicable unless one under- stood my nature. I think that every woman ought to be free. It is such a glorious thing to feel as free as a bird and to be able to do exactly as one pleases. No one need supposc that an American of whatever social standing, s regarded as other than just an ordinary American citizen after he is five miles beyond Sandy Hook. The few Americans who are colebrated for their money, of course, are known, but when I play to an Indan audien an ‘Australian audience I know that 1 am simply an actress to them, simply a woman who is trying to interpret her best ideals. “I lead a very regular life and I live in my work," she said, reverting to the original topic of conversation. *Just now I eat break- fast every morning at 8, because if I did not I should not get through with all I have to do. This week I am sitting for photographs for my business printing, sitting sometimes five hours on a stretch, and it is fatiguing work, you must know. I seldom drink any pirituous liquors and very seldom eat a heavy supper. Sometimes I go out to supper, but generally come right home here and have a quiet meal. I think all women would be hap- pler and better for an absorbing life occupa tion, particularly one that dev ahead of them, as does a stage career Ll B WORLIVS idea course, THE A Desolate Plat Benutiful W City Jackson park, Chicago, where the World's fair once stood, has become the home of the water rat, the snake and the creeping things of the earth. At the extremo north end stands the Field Columbian museum, once the Art institute, a forlorn reminiscence of the one-time grandeur of the White city. To the southward the ruin and desoation s com- plete. The footprints of a thousand years could hardly have marked it decper, says a writer in the Philadeiphia Inquirer. All of the splendid thoroughfares are obliterated and rag weed and sorrel grow rank in the sand furrows of the courts. In place of the palaces rise huge piles of burned and twisted firon arches and the squares are littered with fallen statuary, broken glass and jungles of wire. From the grand basin in the Courtof Honor the Statue of Liberty still holds her gilded symbol to the sun. The golden sheen of her garments was blistered off by the fire and the white gar- ments_are streaked and weather worn. Spar- rows have nested In the curve of her huge arm. In the midst of the flattened ruins she looms up unseemingly large and out of place. On that memorable night in July, 1894, when fre swept the city, tne Columblan Ex- position Salvage company was loser to the extent of $226,000. It Is now working at the tangled masses of steel and iron to save as much of the wreck as may be, It Is clipping beams and girders and trusses Into short lengths for the furnaces of rolling mills. Eighty-five thousand dollars was pald by this company for the salvage of the main build ings. Of these there escaped the fire the Government building, the Woman's bullding, the Federal bullding, the two service build- ings, the Horticultural building, Choral hall, the Transportation building, the PFisheries building, the Colonnade, the stock pavilion and five minor structurs Of these bulldings materials have gone to various parts of the cocuntry, The dome of when he | DAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1893. | Jaws of the Hortlcultural bullding ornaments one of the state falr buildings at the Ulinols capl- Structural fron from the Fisheries build. ing forms the framework of a great rolling | Bridges {n many parts of | the country are strengthened by heavy beams from these buildings Tron and steel now left on the grounds are for the scrap heaps of roliing mills at | Pittsburg, South Chicago, Youngstown, O., | Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee. It fs & n's task to reduce these vast networks of half-fused iron and steel. Powerful alli gator shears are planted near one of these ruins, and from a drum a heavy wire cable Is trailed to a glant beam or truss, Rivers are cut and the heavy metal I drawn to the | shears to the puffing of a little short-winded engine. A derrick picks it up like a child's plaything, swings it into the thirty-six inch | the shears, and with irresistible | power they close together, biting the heaviest | truss into stovewood lengths, Work at this great clearance June 1, 1804, and according to contract it must be finished May 1, 1896 Only the building material fs to be removed by the salvage company, and the South park com- missioners of Chicago will receive the trenched, pitt:d grounds and restore them to park beautles, According to the estimaes of the exposi- tion builders, there were 18,000 tons of iron and steel in the bulldings purchased by the alvaga company. However, the original plans for structural iron work in the bulld ings called for such additions in strengthen- ing materfal that the salvage company will gather 30,000 tons of scrap iron from the ruins Of the burned buildings the ruins only the Manufacturers building and Machinery hall. The great arches of the Manufacturers building, which were the won- der of the world, lie prone in the great pit once covered by the building. The warped and sagging arches of Machinery hall still stand, guarded by a headless Columbus, brave in ecrumbling o of plaster and fast blackening under the influence of wind and weather. was begun there remain in - New Books at t Library. The following new books have been re- ceived at the public library by Librarian Barrows. They have been catalogued and placed upon the shelves and are now ready for eirculation Balzac, “Farragus,” “A Start in Lite.” Besant, “In Deacon’s Orders and Other Storie Bigelow, “Diplomatic Disenchantments,” Bjoernson, ‘The Heritage of the Kurt Botta, “‘Handbook of Universal Literature,” 1858, Bridges, “Overheard in Arcady,” 1895. Brooks, “Tales of the Maine Coast,” 1894, Butterworth, “In Old New England.” Cainc, ““The Shadow of a Crime, Clarke, “Jimmy Boy."” Clodd, “Primer of Evolution,” 1895, Cotes, “Story of Sonny Sahib.” Crockett, ‘“Bog-Myrtle and Peat,” Play Actress.” M. E. M. Davis, “Under the Man Fig.” R. H. Davis, “About Paris,” 18 V. A. J. Davis, “The Veiled Doctor." Desmond, “Mooted Questions of History,” “The 18! Dougall, “The Zeit Gelst. Doyle and others, “Strange Secrets 0} s, “In the Fire of the Forge, Field, “Our Western Archipelago,” 1895. Fothergill, ““Oriol's Daughter.” Greeley, “Explorers and Travelers,” 1893, Guthrie, “Lyre and Lancet.” Hapgood, “Russian Rambl Harland, “Gray Roses.” Hawkins, “Mr. Witt's Widow,” “A Man of Mark.” Hearn, “Out cf the East,” 195, Howells, “My Literary Passions,” 1895. Imbert de Saint Amand, “The Revolution of 1848, 1895, King, “Story of Fort Frayne." Leland, “‘Legends of Florence,” 189 Lio, “The Commodore’s Daughters, McCook, “Old Farm Fairies,” 1895, MacDonald, “Lilith.” Merriman, “Socials,” 1891, Norris, “Billy Bellew.” Mitchell, “Philip Vernon,” 1895. Mott, “The OId Settler, the Squire and Little Peleg."” Murray, “The Marty Nixon, “How Oregon,” 1895, Nordeau, **Degeneration,” 1895. Plarr, “Men and Women of the Time," 1805. Remington, “Pony Tracks,” Rohlfs, “Dr. Izard."” Russell, “The Honour of the Flag." chwartz, “My Lady Nobody. Shaw, ““Legends of Fire Island Beach.’ ienkiewlc Jhildren of the Soil.” Sullivan, “Tencment Tales of N Tompkins, *Her Mafesty.” Valdes, “The Grandee Wyman, “From the Memoirs of a Minister to France,” “The King's Stratagem.” Wood, *'Yale Yarns."” Woolson, “The Front Yard and Other Italian Stories.” Zangwill, “The Old Malds’ Club.” A Great Dos n Fort The millions left by the late Benjamin P. Cheney of Boston will be very minutely di- vided, in accordance with the provisions of the will. The entire fortune goes to the widow and children, but the payments will be made by the trusfees in such sun will keep the bulk of the fortune intact. For example. there will be free gifts of $100,- 000 to the widow, with $7,000 annuity and $30,000 additional per year to keep up the expenses of her mansions; $100,000 each to the sons, Benjamin P., jr., and Charles P., and when each shall marry, or when he be- comes 30 years old, $150,000 additional. When they become , 40, 45 and 50 years old they shall recelve $50,000 on each birthday, making the total bequest to each son at 50 vears of age $450,000. Mr. Cheney's daugh- ter Alice and each’ of his other daughters re- ceive $30,000 at once as a free gift, and $50,- 000 more on the day of thelr marriage, or when they reach 30 years of age. On their thirty-fifth, fortieth, forty-fifth and fiftieth birthdays $50,000 is to be transferred to the funds of their respective credit in the hands of the trustees and the income paid to the several legatees. The will further provides that each daughter's estate shall be free from the control of any husband. . Henlth in the Household. Is pretty nearly a surety if Allen’s Hyglenic Fluld is there. There is no medicine its equal for all-around usefulness. First of all, it s a preventive medicine—wards off all con- tagious diseases. It heals and purifies brufses, burns, scalds and sores of all kinds. Kills germs and odors. Its many other uses are described in a pamphlet which will be mailed free if you address the Charles L. Allen Co., St. Louis, Mo. —_——— Memorial to a Poodle Lowell has on one of her roadsides a large urn, which is kept constantly filled with fresh flowers at the expense of a wealthy | lady who resides in the vicinity, as a me- mortal to a pet poodle, which was killed by the cars at that point. Whether the dog was buried in a satini lined casket and has a lot by itself in some fashionable cemetery ls not known. " 18! ed Fool. Marcus Whitman Saved 1895, On the other side— Well, there Is no other side any more—all on our sids Where else can you get as fine a plano, with such perfect tone, such handsome appear- ance, for $15 down and $8 a month—total price $1757 A. HOSPE, Jr., Music and Art, 1518 Douglas, Bleached Muslin For Saturday we offer 100 pes. well known brand 4-4 biched muslin, soft finish and hne quality, 8o goods, per yard Saturday...... 5%0 SATURDXY “Day of all the week the best” for Genuine Bargains from the Great Bankrupt Sale S. P. Morse Dry Goods Co. 16th and Farnam Streets. A day of closing out of many elegant and desirable lots that never can be replaced again, together with hundreds of money ing att tions in all departments too numerous to mention. There's great big dollars to be saved by readit ule carefully. NOTHING MISREPRESENTED. TIES AND GOODS AS ADVERTISED. SALE UNTIL 10 P. M. S. E, OLSON GO. Startling Record-Breaking Prices on Morse’s Bankrupt Miscellany, Notions, Toilet Articles, Fic. Hooks and eyes, per card... «v.. 1c( Dress buttons, 2 dozen for..... . 1e Whalebone casing, per vard AN h-’ Ladies' and misses’ Lindsay hose sup- 1c- g the subjoined sched- PRICES, QUALI IN FULL SWING Good silk seam binding, per plece (10 porters ... Sesairivine yards to plece)... veou 80 Best quality sewing needies, paper. [Pocket Knivess 3¢ 1 lot good sewing needles, paper....... lc| 4 yards 2-inch velveteen binding, per ¢ quality for 19c—50c quality for....2 75¢ quality for 39¢—$1.00 quality for..50c Plaga’ Ui 5 .10¢ White tape, per roll... vevenveens. 1o $1.50 quality fine knives for.. Tbe 200-yard spools Barbour's linen thread 5c | Kirk's large size bottle Florida water.21c Occidental tooth paste, value 36c, for..18¢ Lot fancy dress belting, yard.......... lc Velvet skin powder, value 28c, for....1ac Twin wire dress stays, per set.. . 3¢ Best quality % white loom elastic cakes complexion soap in pretty webbing, value 10c yard, for yard... 4c| boxes, per box.......... oL 1 lot G-yard silk_corset laces. . “10c | Best English pins, per paper.......... e -Box containing 100 pins and packag Common pins, 2 papers for 1e good needles, worth 10¢ box. Sale | Curling iro 1 1c price ... (¢ posst . gc! Thimbles, S ic Morse’s Bankrupt Corsets and Muslin Underwear— 1 lot Tailor-Made Corsets, white, drab and old gold, sizes 19 to 24 only, value Toe. To close Saturday, choice for.......... s 12¢ 29c¢ 39c¢ Lot Morse's Ladies' Gowns, good quality muslin with clus- ter of tucks, yoke, cty, former price e, Bankrupt sale price...c..e.c... How We Close Morse’s'suturday Fine Another Chance Hosiery for the Men Folks d at Morse’s “Swell” eeip Lines of Underwear Getitleniotis | Ladles' fast black Hose, plain and drop stitch, former price 260 pair, Saturday, Saturday, SN Furnishings Look at the prices—see the fine goods. I lot gents’ teck and 4 Morse's price 60c and lot to close only 1 lot silk embroidercd suspenders, real ue $1.50. pair.. fast black Morse's price pair..eee. Ladies’ welghts, Saturday, n-hand silk ties. Choice of the Ladies’ Pantellas, In silk, cotton, at just half Morse's Saturday to lowest price. close cholce Another lot fancy suspenders, Morse's They Ladies’ black and colored Silk Hose, Morse's former orice $2.50 and $3, pair, to be closed out Saturday at only Childrer Hose worth Saturday, price 2§ enly 10c. 1'lot fine suspenders Sale price for only 27 Guyot and Chester everywhere at G0c pair. Sale pri 1 lot gents' imported half hose, fast blacks, tans, modes and slates, sell at 40c everywhere. Sale price for 2lc. Lot English full regular made merino 10, go Saturday at ch pair black 50 pair, Ceerieiais Morse's price 50c. and colored Wool and pair IR A G b onns 25 suspenders, sold Boys' Bicycle fast black Hose, pair. and_pink price Satur- Ladies' cream, blue ts, Morse's | day, each, halt hose, sizes 9, 9% and 3 price 75c pair. Sale price 21c. Lot men's buckskin Values for 48c. Gents' heavy weight camel’s hair shirts lue to Morse's Ladies’ fancy cream and black Silk Combination Suits, $8.00, overshirts, 75, Morse" bankrupt sale prl prica .$1.98 and drawers, fine quality, $1. close each only 98c. Lot gents' natural drawers, $1.00 goods, them at each &0c. Lot gents' laundered white shirts, fancy percale bosoms, value $1.00, 63c, EEVERYTHING MORSE'S FINE| Lot heavy percale shirts, open front GRADES CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR | and back, detachable collars and cuffs, AT JUST HALF PRICE, value §1.50. Sale price 98c. Ladies’ Egyptlan Combination Suits, former prices 75c and $1.00, Sat- wool shirts and 49¢ and urday for choice, each 620 Saturday we closo Ladies’ natural Cotton Vests, Morse's price b0c, bankrupt sale price..... 20c IN Linen Department— Two Extra Specials. Big lot 16 inch Nice Toilet Crash, Morse paid 5c 20 yard. Bankrupt Sale price, yard ...ooeiviianeann $1.49 Lot 3-4 Nine Bleached Napkins, pretty pat- terns, veal values $2. 50 doz, Saturday, doz Bankrupt Kid Gloves— SMALL CUTS TO CLOSE SATURDAY. Celebrated Reymer Kid Gloves, Suede; mark $1.79 Bankrupt Sale price, palr Lot of 4-Button Caster Gloves, Morse's price 69¢ 88c ¢ value 82,50 73 palr We clean up balance Saturduy at, piir 1 lot Fine Kid Gioves, all col . 4-Button and 7-Ho Regulur price $1.50, Saturduy puir i Closing out balance Evening and Reception Gloves at less than price of raw matcrial. Bankrupt Boys' Clothing and Shirt Waists. Saturday we will close the balance of a great lot of Nob- by Boys' Suits made of fine materials and that for= ‘merly retailed at $5.00 and $8.00. They go while they last $ A $ at, forcholessssssssss 1‘50 ?) 2'50 A handsome line of Boys' Laundered Shirt Waists that retailed everywhere at $1.00, Saturday they go into the *Bargain Hopper” at, for choice, 500 eace.. Full lines of Boys' Fall and Winter Overcoats at reatly reduced prices. Look through our stock before Euying elsewhere. It will pay you.