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Hi | \ 4 i , arrest of Delegates Kurth and Deterling a public examination was had. ' testified—to quote from the stenographer’s minutes: | tright. The Evening Tlarvid. the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 63 to | Row, Padliened Dally wxcept New York. 1, ANGUS BIAS, & . 1 POMEL PULITZER, Pree, 7 Rast 104 81 — 2 Post-Office at Entered at t Bubsoription Rates World £ t One Year One Month VOLUM AD ALMOST FORGOTTEN HISTORY. Before the adjournment of the Constitutional Conyention, an Sept. 1: Adler in the Police | Court of Albar | A combination ha 1894, information was laid before Juc forth that been formed among certain del tes, members of ments of $906 the Constitutio € ntion, for the purpose of enfc & pa to Charles J. K h dnd ot * *« © the said Ct J. Kurth and others of his corrupt combine did corruptly, and for the purpose of forcing the payment of said $900, vote against and refuse to vote for the first amendment, which came up on Tuesday morning, Sept. 11,1894. * * ° That several leading delegates of the Republican majority * ° | went to said Charles J. Kurth and his associates and others composing ee | corrupt combination and urged them ae delegates elected by the Republican party to vote with said party; that said Charles J. Kurth and his associates refused unless promises and guarantees were given by the party controlling waid convention to pay him and his associates the sum of $900 each. * * © That at 1 o'clock P, M. a committee representing safd Charles J. Kurth | and others interested in said combination did meet by appointment in one of the rooms adjoining said Assembly Chamber ELIHU ROOT * * © and did there and then exact and obtain certain promises and guarantees. That thereafter said Charles J. Kurth and the members of said corrupt combination did vote for said apportionment article and for such other | amendments as the leaders aforesaid favored. Gaal That said bargain and promises above set forth were corrupt and un-| lawful and against the peace and good name of the People of the State of New York, and that said Charles J. Kurth and others did violate Section 72 of the Penal Code by receiving or agreeing to recelve a consideration for | their votes as members of the Constitutional Convention. | Section 72 of the Penal Code says that any public officer “who | asks, receives or agrees to receive a bribe * * * is punishable by | imprisonment for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more| than $5,000.” A conviction also forfeits any office held by the of-| fender, and forever disqualifies him from holding any public office im) the State. Upon this information Judge Adler issued a warrant, and on the Philip W. Springweiler, residence 145 Monroe street, Buffalo, del- | egate to the Constitutional Convention from the Thirtieth District, | Q. Do you know the defendants, Kurth and Deterling? A. I do. Q. Did Mr. Kurth say to you that he would enter into a combination with you and others to prevent the passage of any proposed amendment un- less he got his pay? A. We had agreed with one another. e Q. What did they say to one another? Leave the word “agreed” out. A. “You stand by us and we will stand by you.” Mr. © >ringweiler went on to tell how he and Delegate Coleman, acting for Kurth, Deterling and others, met ELIHU ROOT by ap- pointment in a room off the Convention Chamber. Q. Go on and state now what you recollect you said to MR. ROOT. A. I esked MR. ROOT what he was going to do about the Gravesend delegates. He said that would be taken care of. Q. Who did you see inside? A. I saw MR. ROOT for one and talked with him. I asked him what wes going to be done with the Gravesend fel- lows, and he said, ‘They will be taken care of.” Q, Well, when your interview was at an end, where did you go? went and saw Deterling and Kurth. Q. What did you say to them? a AI A. I told them everything would be all John Coleman, delegate from the Thirty-first Senatorial District, testified that he knew Charles J. Kurth “was present at the conversation between you, them, Mr. weiler and others,” after which Mr. Coleman continued: ‘The secretary commenced to call the roll. Mr. Kurth, to my recollection, and I believe I am correct, voting against the amendment. I voted against Mr. Lauterbach came over and he said: ‘What are you boys go- * d William Deterling and Spring- ite * ing todo?” * * Q. What did Lauterbach say? A. Lauterbach came to Springwetler and said: “Don’t attempt to do this, Everything will be rectified this afternoon.” Q. Say anything to Kurth? A. Said the same thing to Kurth, Four jof us were there together—myself, Springweiler and those two gentlemen, ‘Kurth and Deterling. Q. MR. ROOT came over there? conversation was with Springweller. Q. Did you hear what was said? A. Yes, str. Q. What did he say? A. He sald: “Springweiler, you are doing a bad thing,” * * * and ROOT sald, “Give us time; give us time,” and Spring- "weller made the remark to Mr. Kurth, “Don’t give him a d—d minute,” Q. What did Kurth say? A. Kurth said: “Give them until 1 o'clock iWe will give you until 1 o'clock.” Q. After that the gentleman yoted on what? A. He went down and changed his vote. A. MR. ROOT came over and all his 6S toon te “Vat iss it I should vant, vat Ikey go in, Mosey come out, nobody mind the store! man, “Such a business! worla Daily Mag The Day agazinel Monday; Dec of Rest. By Maurice Ketten. Taal Feccow Sattw WILL ORIVE ME CRAZY, WITH THAT NOISE You Won'T SToP You DARN Foot 1010T SMITH WELL ILL JUST MAKE ALITTLE NOISE AYSELE ais rt f oRRY > MP SMITH, { ME JOHN, BUT I MY NAME (5 JOHN Do AS 1 DARN PL NTHAVe THE FLAT \ BELow You witt { You PLEASE MAKE LESS NOISE 7 S el —Y fy Ne Mr JOHN, MY Name 1s BROWN LHAVE THE FLAT BELOW You WILt You PLEASE MANE LESS Noise WY QQ ION VANS ACS ¥ You'tt THRow HINGS ON YouR, CEILING To BOTHER ME _witt You ~ TAIRE THAT! and You'tt THROW THINGS ON Your FLOOR To BOTHER ME Witt You, { STARE THAT: The Rising Generation Is Building Up an ‘‘Old Fogey’’ Class. Do You Belong? Mr. Jarr Chats With One of Its Victims. By Roy L. McCardell. The queer nasal tene, with a rising inflection. came down upon Mr. Jarr from ahove and seemed to rebound from the sidewalk as if # were thrown at him. Mr. Jarr lovked up to the second story of the apartment- house on the business avenue near the street where he lived uptown, The rasping voice, with the rising final inflection, uttering this strange name of nothing known on sea or ‘and came, Mr. Jarr soon perceived, from one of his ac- quaintances, Slavinaky, the ginss-put-in man. “Shid-NEY!" again the raucous cry, and Mr, Jarr, the ground Sloor and the equally small but brightly lighted delicatessen store conducted by Schmidt, saw that Mr. Sla- vinsky was not directing his remark to him. “Shia-NEY!" bawled Slavinsky again. And then Mr. Jatr was aware of a very good-looking young man, with dark curly hair, somewhat overdressed and be-ringed, come out from a cigar store across the street and look up at the little glazier with a frown. ‘Ey, yl! And so there you are, mine fine chentlemans?" bawled Slavinsky What do you want, father ked the young man. ss {t I don’t should vant?” asked Slav! Vy can't you stay, yes?” “There isn't any business with the store open at night?" replied the young sullenly. “And there ain't no business mit the atore shut,” said the trate Slavinsky. Loafer, vat you are! Shoot the dude!” Q. After that? A. Yes, sir. And Slavinsky, after gesticulating in rage, slammed down the window 7 llehawmdiaie Dalecates “Don't mind father,” sald the young man, apologetically, “Don't mind him, Mr. Coleman went on to tell how he and Delegate Springweiler| yr, Jarr, He's only a greenhorn and he don't understand he’s Iving in America,” vesident Choate’s room after the adjournment. “MR. ROOT He understands it well enough," sald Mr. Jarr, with some asperity He went tp President Ch a " suffered enough before he got with his family, and he's worked hard enough had invited us in there to feed and dress you all, for you're his son, aren't you?" Q. State what was said. IR. ROOT came over to M oo — — eee Springweiler and told him end delegates, “Their back SA yy ] * After ROOT had told oye ke The Million Dollar Kid pay ve wed ae wt ne mening acer root mal |The Million Dollar Ki up will be defeated.” * * * der that will ‘done to-' very gen com Q. Did Mr. Choa A. MR. ROOT. M Q, MR. ROOT of the pay be all r Q. This « r Deterling. Q. Wh demand for Q. What were the word A Mr. Sprineweiler e ¢ end delega Q. Did} would be Vo which was corr 1 eal \ rina fendants for + ae of being Del truth, PLI MR the pay would ROOT? | old you old them what J heir pa IR. ROOT had oken t n regard to the Graves: ROOT told him tract I ‘Albany ( 1 Grand J and th 1 tOOT were st 1—J fashion. ~_ TLL SEND THIS CANDY TO MAY, THEN ILL GO AROUND AND EAT ‘T with HER! essan! NLL HURRY RIGHT UP WITH IT, SAH! keeping his eyes above the darkened little glazier shop on, insky. | yes," stammered the young fellow, “but I don’t call myself young fellow, having seen him grow up from a dirt: This change into a would-be swell was a matter Mr. Jarr had not watched more or less quickly took place. The young fellow drew out a red silk handkerchief ag n he handed a card to Mr. Jarr which read idney Si in, Theatre." “I'm only I'm going 1 Dublin Swell. “So far the swell has only gone to the head,’ some displeasure at the young fellow, father's still darkened door. Presently Mr, Slavinsky came down, tolé ‘Shidney’ he could eo, locked up the store, and then walked with Mr, Jarr up to Gus's place on the corner “Vat good iss it you raise children, {f they are ashamed of you?" asked Mr. Slavinsky. ‘‘He ain't never done no vork and he ts a gembler and shoots crips. He's a loafer!" | “The rising generation,” | fogies. | “Ach, never mind!” sala Slavinsky. “Let him go. Such a great idea I have to make business. I bought cheap from the Polo Ground fellers such a bu: of old baseballs, the big hard baseballs, and I am going to gif them aw | Ikey and Mosey {s too schmall to help, but !f Shidney was only not sucl. | loafer he could help, because he knows the glass-put-in business.” | “If you can tell me how giving away baseballs will help business I'll be | greatly interested,” said Mr. Jarr. i} “Listen to it," said Mr, Slavinsky; “I gif the | play in the street. My, how the vinders 1s brok: ‘Great scheme!" 1d Mr. Jarr. Here's luck.” But he was not so enthusiastic over the « scheme when he reached and Mrs. Jarr told him the janitor had sent word up that Wille } seball through the basement window and to send down a dollar, 1 By R. W. Taylor pe MO ORG NANY ie NOW ILL GO AND HELP May EAT THE Chocovares! nsher, Blan! n usher now,” sald the young man witn the ci vaudeville with a neat song-and-dance act as the said Mr. Jarr, and 1 1 with who stood smoking cigarettes in his sighed mr. Jarr. ‘They don't appreciate us old swe seballs to the Ittle boys ed OW, YES! AND LOO\E 17'S THE BEST T's ALL HELLO, MAY! DID ' GONE ,MONIX \ ou GET THE CANDY ? THEY! TLL GWE You \#190 1F You'LL SET FIRE To Wooe'S CANT DO IT, Bo! LOE 19 A FRIEND OF HACOOOOOH Fifty American Soldiers of Fortune By Albert Payson Terhune #32 jose \ NO, 21—LOUIS JOLIET. OUIS JOLIET (or Joliet) was the first of America’s greatsoldiers of jortune to be born in America. the son of a Quebec wagon maker. Brought up unde Jesult teachings, he was designed for the priesthood. But, dn 1667, when. he was twenty-two and had already taken certain minor orders as he scandalized all Quebec by throwing aside his black robe and embaz! on the perilous career of forest adventurer. Into the Western wilderness he went, in search of furs. There, Ike Lhut and other “forest runners,” he fought, tricked and bargained with J savages, and, incidentally, caught the fever of exploration. All the vast: merican continent, save for a few patches of civilimation along its borders, untrodden ground. No man knew what wonders, what riches, it migutx contain, Already, Cortez and his fellow Spaniards had found incredihie! wealth in gold and jewels. Others had discovered such natural marvels ag Niagara Falls. Every one delieved there might, somewhere in the un~ known land, be more ¢hings as well worth the finding. j Just at that time the interest and legends of exploration centred about the: Mississippi River, That wide watercourse led no one knew whither. Hunters and traders had heard from tying Indians all sorts of weird stories about the country along tts banks and about the wonderful sea into which i was supposed to; run. The shores of the river, to the south, were sup. posed to be peopled by monsters and demons. Tt was am age in which such creations wore still believed to exist. The mouth of the Mis sissippt might be In China, in the South Sea or in the Atlantic. No one knew. rate, tt was to ¢he southward; and the south was where America’s fabled 8 to be hidden. arying of trade and of Indian warfare, began to dream of exploring stssippi. Frontenac, Governor of Canada, authorized the scheme. But all: the Canadian Government could afford Jollet by way of equipment was one bark canoe and one Indian guide, With this scanty outfit Joliet began his Jour ney of ry. To sirengthen his expedition he visited the Jesult mission om and met Pere (Father) Marquette, who joined forces with him. He w ( eee ey i Into @ Lend of Mystery. Seen uperior 17, 1672, Pp arour The details of th have alrea plorer travel Ing les e world nowadays would be mere child’s play. ¢ voyage down the Mississippi, its dangers and discovertes, y been dwelt on in full in the article on “Pere Marquette.” The ex- 1south to within a few days’ sail of the river's mouth. Then, fear- h attack might ruin their plans, they turned back. Joliet had taken is notes of each step of the route, had drawn careful maps of the whole ugh whl ' passed and had written exhaustive accounts of every He and Murquotte parted on the way north, and Jollet hurried toward |. when well on his way to Quebec, Joliet's canoe was up- ig the Lachine rapids, and every paper, map and note was lost. sick over this destruction of the labor of two years, he nevertheless set to copying from memory his maps and rewriting his recollections of the voy miy weicomed at Quebec and recelved high office there. He sot, a local belle, and prepared to settle down as @ prosperous t the fever of discovery was st!ll upon him. Soon he begged the French mment to let him colonize, in France's while shoot marr landowner. ied Clara B » h Mississipp! Valley. he plea was re- A Wholesale Jected, m for the refusal Joliet received a title to Misfortune. the Island of feosti. There he built a fort and made ~~~) his home. Scarcely had he gathered about him a flour- community when the English swooped down upon his beloved island, in tured it, destroyed his fort and houses, seized his entire fortune and took wife prisoner ve the soldier of fortune was forced to begin fe all over. In no ouraged, Joliet turned explorer once more a in into the He explored nearly all the coast of Labrador, sought for mines on / and at . in 1707, was rewarded by a new gI ars later, he died. t of Jand near Missing numbers of this series may be obtained by sending one \ecent for ench namber to Circulation Department, Evening World. DIONDDOQOOGGODIDOOOQOOOOOQOIGO DIIGO OOOO A19HOGHIHI_? Players of the Period: @) @) | No. 13-JOHN DRE W.—By Johnson Briscoe. OWN DREW, whom time cannot wither nor custom stale, was born in Phila- J delphia, Pa., Nov. 13, 18 » the offspring of most distinguished theatrical parentage, Mr. and Mrs. John Drew. He was educated in the city of his birth, at the Protestant Episcopal Academy and by private tutors, and it was there, too, that he made his stage debut, March 22, 1873, as Plumper tn “Cool as a Cucumber," at the Arch Street Theatre, where his mother maintained @ most admirable stock company. He was a member of his mother’s forces for two . Playing such roles as Cummy in “Betsy Baker,” Capt. Crosstree in “Black-Eyed Susan," Dolly Spanker in “London Assurance,” Gaspar In “The Lady of Lyons" and Modus in "The Hunchback.” Mr. Drew was next engaged by Augustin Daly as a member of his company, making his New York debut at the Fifth Avenue Theatre Feb. 17, 1875, as Bob Ruggles in ‘The Big Bonanza." appeared in such old-time favorites as ‘‘Sara- Weak Woman,” “Money,” "Princess Royal” aud ne Dark City He also supported Edwin Booth (then stock Starring under Daly) in “Hamlet,’? “Othello,"” “Richard III." "The Merchant of Venice,” ‘Tne Taming of the Shrew,” "King Lear,” "Richelieu," ‘The Apostate’ and “The | Lady of 1 and he was also with Clara Morris in “Leah the Forsaken.” For two seasons, 1877-78, and the one following, he was abse! from the Daly fold id appeared on tour respectively with Fanny Davenport in a repertoire, range from “Pique” to “As You Like It," and with Frederick Warde and Maurice rrymore as Henry Beauclere in “Diplomacy.” | It was the night of Sept. 17, 1879, that Mr. Drew became leading man ef Daly's company at the Broadway house, which still bears thi * he and Ada Rehan y SEE Ee part being Tom Sanderson in “Newport.” played leads at Daly's, a partial lst of his suc Pins," “Dollars and Sense," Seven-Twent ere destined to enjoy such joint triumphs, his firat For thirteen consecutive years he es being “Divorce,” “ lighi f Veedies “Love on Crutches,” A Night Of," “The Magistrat Nancy & Co.," "Love in Harness,” ‘The | Railroad of Love,” “An International Match,” "The Lottery of Love,” “The Great Unknown,” “The Last Word" and "Love in Tandem.” ‘These among the modern plays, while in the old comedies he was to the fore in “She Would and She Would Not, he Country Girl,” Phe Recruiting Ofer,” “The In« constan Phe and ‘ choo) for Scandal.” And his list of Shakespearean parte incl ancis Ford In “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” Petruchio in "The ‘Taming of the Shrew," “Demetrius in “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” Orlands [In “Ax You Like It” and the King of Nevarre in “Love's Labor's Lost" tae nade his London debut with the Daly company at Toole's Theatre, July 19, 1896 in "Seven-Twenty-Fight,"" making subsequent visita to the British Y with | this company tn 1886, 1888 and 1890, agelay Drew was engaged by Charles Frohman to star at the head of own ny in 1892, since When he has appeared in the following plays, stent ale 1 ial); 189 » Butterflios;"" 188-85, “The Bauble Shop; 1895-96, “Thee ident Soung no" “Christopher Jr." and “The Squire of Danes;"" 1896-94, "as Marriage of Convenience” and “One Summer's Day;* ne Liars;"* «00, ‘Phe Tyranny of Teng af Me Second in "* 1902-03, “The Mummy and the Hummin, ; 5 Bires in Diep; The Duke of Killicrankse;"" 1906-06, “De Lancey:” His Honse tn Order; 197-08, “My Wite;” and 1906-00, “Sack Strog™ harly In his stage career Mr, Drew married Josephine Baker, an actress tormer well-known in the support of such stars as Lester Wallack, Mr. and Mra, W. & Viorence, John B, Owens, &ec., and they have one daughter, Loutge, who has beer on the stage the past seven years and 1¥ now appearing with Billle Burke im “Love Watches." Mr. Drew waa the first actor to be started by Charles Frohea (Ye gods, how many haye come after bim!) and, most interesting tact, he is ihe only star on our stage to-day who for seventeen years pust has produced et least one now play on Broadway regularly every season, Minsing numbers of this series may be obtained by ae cent for cach number to Circulation Department, Evening Wann, e” | C oeeeeeneeenemniemmnes ” TS | 0 wrens anvemnnnnrnnrreenernrenerennennrvnnnneannnnnnnnnananonononen [28 The Day’s Good Stories # | 1 re anneal | Must Have Meant | Him, A Tremendous Study. ‘ Wis! . new,” sa! Tholy Bap- 46 © YOU are going to study law? ‘I head, “if I have any show of Ss xe x otal iP 3 naps 194 winning Miss Rexte Swellman.”’ ‘Well, replied Miss Pepprey, “from law?’ ja remark of hers I think you're her choice. | “Aw! really? What did she say? | "She sald nobody was geod enough \to be her husband.” —Cathelie Standard eed “Lee as Jollet, Marquette and five followers began a voyage compared to’ 1900-01, “Richard Carvel;” ~ = my |