The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-10
An Attache of q Foreign Legation
Most Positively Asserts
That
Minnie Beels, the Renowned Kan
sas Sweet Singer. IS
Living.
Another Chapter in one Of the
StTaugest Stories Ever
Written.
Kansas City Journal.

10 lfgnt III Tie stoTf vi mitluie Dsais,
the Kansas singer, whose romantic
marriage and supposed sad death
have been the theme OF many news
paper article In the West and the
Fast. and whose present life will cause
the profouDdest sorrow 20 hundreds OF
those ia every part of our country
Who were interested in her fate.
In order to show tie ii significance of
the story which was yesterday related,
it will he necessary to briefly review
the facts in the history of this most
unhappy lady, and recall the points
n her
REMARKABLE CAREER.
Miss Minnie Beals was reared in
Topeka, Kas where her family, or
at least some mernb r. of it, reside ut
the present time. Her remark ably
fine voice early attracted much AT
tention, and by the time she reached
womanhood her reputation was esrah-
lIshed throughout the state and she
had become the pet and the pride of
the Topekans. 1t was her ardent
wish to 20 abroad and receive the
musical culture and finish which
alone can be attained in TIE conserv-
atories of Europe. But like MANY
another gifted genius. chill penury re-
pressed her noble age" and almost in
despair she saw the time go by and no
opportunities opening up for the full
fiIment ..of the dream Of her life.
Many Of her friends talked at various
times Of raising a fund among the cit
ize,.s Of Topeka for the purpose of
giving her the advantages she craved
for the development of her phenomen
Ell voice. but they had been lax in
their efforts and had failed to pro-
duce any tangible results.
But Miss Beals was not altogether
Respondent. Her friends stilI prom
iced her assistance and she made such
progress as she could with the aid
of local musicians. and obtained a
position in the choir Of the most pop
ular church in Topeka. The salary
received she frugslly laid aside with
the hopes that il might prove the
NEST egg" for her educational fund.
About the summerOf 1875 Lieut..
Phillip Reed. an army officer stationed
in New Mexico, paid visit to some
friends in Topeka while on a furlough,
and CHANGING to drop into the church
where Mics Beals sang, he heard her
clear melodiOus voice
AND BECAME INFATUATED.
He, inquired into the history of her
life. and learning of her struggles
against poverty to acquire perfection
in her art. he became deeply i'm
pressed with her story. He sought
an introduction. and learning from,
her the high ambitions she entertained
and the strong desire Of her life to
go abroad, he delicately revealed to
her the interest he felt for her welfare,
and being a man of ample means he
within short time told her of the
plans he had hastily formed for help
ing her to carry out all her plans for
musical culture abroad. Of course
sic was overjoyed with the prospect
before her They plighted their
troth and be told her how he would
send her tn Europe and heed her
slightest wish and a speedy marriage
was soon agreed upon.
The time of Lieut.. Reeds furlough
being about TO expire, the marriage
and her departure were set for the
last day Of his stay in Topeka, and
every arrangement was made com.
plete. On the day of their marriage
she left Topeka for Europe, and her
husband accompanied her as far as
Lawrence, where he left his bride OF
Q few hours. He returned to his com
mand on the Rio Grande. She sailed
from New York, and in due time
arrived at her destination. At the
conservatory which she had chosen
she made rapid and most gratifying
progress. and her friends in Topeka
were duly mortified of her achievements
Finally she made her debut, and the
BRIkILANCY OF her SUCCESS
was chronicled in local papers and
jOyfully received by her friends al
home. About three years had elapsed
since she had parted from her hus
band, and he had about made arrange
ments for q leave of absence in order
that he might visit his wife in Paris
when he received the agcnizing intelli
gence by cable that his wife had sud
denly died in Paris.
Almost distracted by the blow
Lieut.. Reed made preparations f"I
having his wife's body sent to An,eri
ca for burial. The remains we're re.
ceived at Boston and The husband
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