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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-11
EARLY NEGRO MINSTRELSH
Charley Waite. the vessras. Sets Mnssess
Risht and ContraAiess Veteran Ksakel

Charley Wh1tes the Veteran, SETS MnssesS
R'sht and Censr~Aiess Veteran Ks.keL
Charley White, the veteran minstrel. had
carefully read the article on Early Minstrelsys
republished In THE SUN OF Sunday last from
the National Republican. and was In romiuis-
Genital and communicative mood. 1t gave par.
ticulars OF an interview with George Kunkol
another veteran minstrel. and said that Kunkel
was the oldest living negro minstrel performer.
"Kunkel Is way or" the old performer said.
and would like to act tho mattor right for
the benefit OF the playgoing public. He says
that the men who first organized negro min
strelsy were George Kunkel. Harry Lohr ]. X.
Search William Penn Lehr. W. II. Morgan. III,
W. White. H. X. Johnson. T. L. Floyd. and Low
Brown. and that 1t originated from two or thres
circus performers In q ring. All Of that is per.
fecty absurd and calculated to give tho min.
strel profession false starting place In his.
tory. Daniel D. Emmett Of Chicago u
the Oldest negro minstrel now living.
and Is one OF the originals In START
ing tho mirthfui entertainment. He was
on Jan. 81. 1928 There was no negro min minstrel
band II existence In 1910, consequently not
connected with such profession at that time.
turtheImaoro. negro minstrelsy did not orig
Th bana In
Of Mrs, Brooke In ,Cathsrine street. New YorS
CITY 1t consisted of Dan Emmett, Frank
Brewer: Billy Whitloek,. and Dick Pclhsm.
The The be Sfp H q Pelham on Fob q. is3S, IL
tpny w In the II ,BGyery Amphtheatre Thence
and then to Europe, under the management Of
ssps Daniel Emmett who i. n lis sss sSa ss g.
IT have frequently noticed q great error
With many profess !onals who are M eIs to give
themsslves credit for q longer period Of servioo
than they have actually attained. II IL also 8
dimSult matter, and one which would reauirs
ind out where the lost tribos Of Israel went, 70
b Pa biz hs face In this county, early e
Boston, q man named GIaupner appeared IL
nesso eh rIsa between tSs pieces and sung
E.SnyiOf the air IN the banjo This fact g pub
h1Ss :pd e authentic: part Of this vaiSa6is
Mpnumsnt Committee. and deposited viii
o ,n re!Ics there q tho Iayinf OF the corner
the death Of George Wsshinston. TsS ss ~ ~
N ny possession"
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ONE WAY or ADTERT1sIN0.
A Singular ssery TslA ~ . YsusG weas
In . Photographers Werk rooa.


In . Photographers Werk roea.
In an uptown photographers workroom
yesterday were three young women sitting be-
foro long table. Each had large pile Of pho.
tographs before her. which she pasted ono at y
time on cardboard. One Of the photographs
was that OF portly man with Q long. dark
moustaohe. and dark hair that was brushed up
from . high forehead. Only the head and
shoulders were visible. The head reolined ON
large pillow. and the eyes were closed.
Tho next pile contained pictures Of an old
man. with thin. gray hair on his head. and .
fringe Of white beard under his chin. He re-
closed. and on his right tomple was dark
streak. as II scar had been made there some
The third was the photograph OF n young
woman. Ono dimpled hand was under her
cheek. There were frizzes over her iorchend
ana s Sss ia aos
the rounded form beneath.
wSs% ssssp g s.a goans
man Ar to s Gne so 81 the giFisa ,,,.,,,,
ana q: III. ill., as sf' Ties:
1 .SS q friend: but what host
The young .wSman threw tho card tS ono
p6Op!0 arc UNKNOWN SUICIDES, out the photo.
graphs were not taken to facilitate the finding
OF friends. or for any other philanthropic pur-
pose. They are advertisements for an under.
taker. An undertaken cannot advertise In the
papers saying that his spring stock Of the
latest cut OF collins and OF the most fashionable
styles OF caskets Is now more complete than
ever. Neither can he say that he has Just i'm
ported fresh barrel OF the famous
Egyptian mummy elixir, and that hav-
ing bought 1t for cash he will be pleased
to embalm all his friends at lowrates. II would
not be appropriate. He must approach an oted
relatives dolicately. So he goes to the Mor9ue,
gets fresh suicide and embalms II. Four or
FIVE weeks later the photographer H. called In,
The peaceful features the chubby hand, and
the rounded shoulders OF this girl make one
think that she has only just dropped asleep.
You can almost imagine you sec her bosom
rise and fall rs she breathes. But as you look
ct the picture your eye soon catches q line or
more OF type below. and you read:
found dead IN iosth street, with bullet Wound
IN her lef breast and small revolver tightly clasped In
her right hand. Tho body was taken to the Morgus
where II was embalmed BY Undertaken John Jones OF
- EAST lOsth street. The photograph was taken sig
weeks after death. Terms for embaimng reasonable"
Why docs tho undertaken take the body Of
an unknown person 2"
Because friends would object to the com.
mon distribution OF q photograph OF q relative
for such purpose. No ono Is shocked By the
receipt OF photograph Of an unknown corpse.
II ocoastonally happens that the distribution
the unknown"
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AN INJURED MEMBER OF THE FORCE
Oas sf the Dissstreus Results OF Beins Out
Late At NiGht-His Valuable servicea

Oae 81 the Disostr0us Resu1ts OF Being Out
Late at N'sht-His Valuable Services
There Is sorrow In the Fifth street police
station. Jack. anondescrlpt. four. footed men,
Der OF the force. 10 under the care OF surgeon.
He limped into the station few nights ago,
and mournfully lay down near the stove. Ono
OF his forelegs was broken. and he was suffer-
Ing from Internal injuries. His recovery ID
doubtful. but his friends think his strong con-
stitution and tenaclty will pull him through.
Jack. like Moses and other great characters,
has no surname. He was born In tho Fourth
ward. and passed his early years In the pur-
suit 81 the quiet-orbcd. tortuous- horned goat.
and tho contents OF eating house ash barrels
After three years OF suffering he was adopted
TRs ehen asd In
6o arlm Jack 70 tho baTkeeper One night
na thS q. nc .be
drunken mans toes struck the door iamb with
painful violence Tho man angry beyond con-
ed with his hostile Intentions by arrostins him.
JACK followed the policeman and his prisoner
70 70 ne hie station stat When the policeman returned
station ana Was formally adopted BY tho force e.
sstat,o n during ne day: He leaps up from DO.
ses hsn he tSa for the
SaPtain'G order. Present arms" Jack
the ranks and follows 6im out. Hs
man comes along and he then transfers his
attention to the roundsmHn. lie has assisted
from corners. and 10 protecting property. He
was once loft at tho entrance to basement 10
man ma turned n an alarm: Jack refused to lst
policeman returned. The bartender who for
merry owned Jack captured him. and tied him
midnight relief 70 60 out Jack began TO howl.
He continued bowling until morning. when the
bartender. who had been kept awake all night,
R ESu him e The driver Of brewery wagon.
the brewery. A roundsman from the Fifth
street St.tion happened N the brewery and
bark Of recosnition and delight. leaped up on
ms nd nlnd iegs. broke the rope that bound him
Since bic injury JACK hass made several efforts
to 70 out with the midnight relief. but he hes
sp9ersa 90 much that 10 could crawl only 3
little distanss: A! he sses the last man dissp-
ful hoWiiAG.
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!, : ::s:, e e: s.A ssa IA:
stayed u they he'd Wtshed, without reyine
aG0iq for shelpqrchAse. The mountains ~
psn6le thoee Of NoIyay. and ths plseS doubt.
yalueteee for all practical purp0eee. and aside
from the suggestion Of the fatherland. was -
diSmsi = could s. iovndl :. .,.-.-..-,.,,.
Wlll animals thai Inhabited the forests edt0ln.
l1e his castle, The birds camp n nocks 70 bear
castle. !whep Be Tas Playing on BE hteh perch.
"a ard indicating thsir Rlessufs ~ unaT as,
sams out Of ths forest charmed 81 the won:
siI sss Musis steppsd. Many secounS are given
Of Ole Bulls plano. but no one can SAY how
much truth they may contain. He evidently
built many Air castles, and. like similar build.
ere. he lived 70 go them torn down and %.
StroySd. He lived 70 see Ats capital deserted.
The last ysstlgs q 81 drpsm o. ccaonisatlon
SSasss . Ssd tAs us.sr rain 9! his yi'i0s..v
echema There u no monument 70 NE mem.
oey In The foreSs whore b. sp4nt biz most un.
happy days; bot the ruined castle tells the
story OF hls ambition and the disappointment
that n:ab S:f snn moro sloausns' fh 'ss: Of
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THk gUN, SUNDAY, MAY III, fSel.

= ~.
sfFiAQ taets. tAeuGA tAsy - MAKO lofe eut
lcans esn. iIeSfssd ~ trS4S In FariS. and de
ApsEieea isdiss vis!t!ng thsrS wsE aSs9oEi.
sai .ss yrsnsst .S%s az. srs eSnsssssls ss!ns:
LATED 70 their studies Of Artistic eject By their
lssf Of aatHra beauty. The Y The secret Of
Dc sSs osS.s nasiSnsiss stand in the
exercise. Of taste
Spanish and italian ladies display Z goo4
S e sss ssHsls:s q az. ss e T.
few better dreessd wowse IN the world thep
womsn. after tSsr have been herr Q long lime
;:Rss :oS ~. ss: s:
Amsricsns. have. worse tasl1 IN .hSadweAr and
drese espeislly Aaa. aay. sduoatsd women On
SSssn: German lsdiss o. sas hiSnss "a : 49,
ishly aftsr freach models. A. for ne fastS p
country, they haven't rot any"
srox xEs sh !: StS:pp: 's''''ovnsd Ass' sun
PES; icy Sse more the rass this ysar than
But Do you fhi9k tHsy. - 81 % hidsopst
LSSs e THE TY1oleSe tess e hsve trimmed 70
=, The hst vas marvel. a few minutes later
the lady for whom. II he'd been made came IN
TO try 4 on. ~ abe .ohsnced 70 be extremely
beautiful, and the hat was IL sxee!lent keeping
good GAUGE for. satisfaction. .
,.wopld yop have any objection 70 our repeat.
name" the forewoman asked.
sion Of such atressure," she replied. but when
vertlsementf fhavs no objection Whatever.
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any OF the castles OF the old country. Ropes
and pulleys were broken before the memorable
sssa name psc oPe hpE %s a.
9Sts, hisb Of the %ountans Il Is about esht
walk upon i comfortsbiy. Each stone is as
Trnss and perfect as thirty yeaTs ago when Ii was
oths vail earth ed in near s s 70 The s sop
assns soSs ss Ssss q s s
fos the trees growing In the steep, mountain
high i below tho main wall. Il Il almost insc me.
Fl %hs I. G :a
perfectly preserved. The tourist wonders how
n must 70 pssa E when a.;
raas M RS r.. Tbs .; s: 4:
sSas Rsis
with small trees. A dense, forest surrounds L.
12s s% M" Ss.. sn {: Sss. Sss
progrsss slow and difficult. There j. vi
ssa p sssn !hH .s Ss Da
nearly % good as evor; with only one ioe to
the great fGm ias sams down
han q. o!sona. This road q deserted now and
the bordering trees shows that It WAS ever
travelled By man. Door chase each other over
The castle and road were built In 1859. They
were used less than o year BY Ole Bull, who left
Si;
the failure OF his settlement was the grestSst
disapg0tntment Of bis life: He really hoped 10
NIGHT md homes happy and prosperous,
There was probably too much po0tSy M NM.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
HIS LAST LETTER.

The robber and murderer, W. III
Brown, one of the gang who at.
tempted to rob the Medicine Lodge
bank, aud murdered the president and
cashier, wrote the following senlimen.
tai letter to his wife after he had been
jailed, and just before the mob broke
his worthless neck.
MEDICINE LODGE. April 80, 81.
DARLING WIFE, am in Jail here,
Four of us tried to rob the bank here,
and one man shot one of the men in
the bank. and he is now in his home.
| want YOU to come and see me as
soon as You can. | will send you all
of my things, and you can sell them,
but keep the Winchester. This is hard
for me to write this letter but. it was
all for you, my sweet wife, and for the
love | have for YOU. Do not go back
on me if you do it will kill me. Be
true to me as long as you live, and
come to see me if you think enough OF
me. Ny love is just the same as it al
ways was. Oh, how | did hate to
leave you on last Sunday eve, but
did not think this would happen. |
thought we would take in the money
and not have any trouble with it; but
a mans fondest hopes are sometimes
broken with trouble. We would not
have been arrested, but one of our
horses gave out, and we could not
leave him alone. do not know what
to write. Do the best you can with
everything. | want you to send me
some clothes. Sell all the things that
you do not need. Have your picture
taken and send il TO me. Now my
dear wife, go and see Mr.. WitZleben
and Mr.. Nyce, and get the money. If
q mob does not kill us we will come
out all right after while. Maud, l did
not shoot any one, and did not want
the others to kill any one; but they
did, and that is all there is about il.
Now good bye, my darling wife.
HI N. BROWN.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
BEN BUTLER AND TARIFF.

BENJAMIN, the cock-eyed turncoat
and the grand political topper of
America writes letter to the editor
of the Detroit journal, last Friday, in
which he gives the following excellent
uttcrances on the tariff question:
DEAR SIR: There is so evident a
good faith in your communication TO
me that break a custom in answering
specified questions as to my political
views on the special subject, aud per-
haps upon the subject of the tariff.
can give them in word, for l never
have concealed them. We cannot
have free trade in this country, how
ever desirable theoretically. ii would
be. Our country is so large and our
interests SO vast, and SO much is TO be
done by the general government that
for series of years we must raise
hundreds of millions of dollars by tax
alton of some sort. The only constitu-
tional taxation that l know of is di-
rect tax in proportion TO the number
of inhabitants of the states. The re-
MUS of our people will not permit OF
that direct taxation, and therefore in
direct taxation must be resOried to.
From the beginning of the govern
ment TO this time taxation by duties
on imported articles has always been
the resort of the government, except
in time of war and for limited Pc
Rod. Other methods of taxation have
been tried, because the duties on i'm
ports were insufficient.
Therefore, | favor the raising of a
suffi cieEt amount of revenue for the
economical administration of the gov
ernment, and no more, from duties,
and no more from imports, but in
LAYING those duties TO tax all articles
of luxury up TO collection point to make
free all raw materials not raised or
produced in this country, which enter
into arts and manufactures aud the
actual necessaries Of life as much as
possible, and to cheaper them in every
way possible, and within these limits
to so judiciously place our duties as TO
best encourage and aid American la
Dor, and American industry. If L
could | would also devote the taxes
upon whisky and tobacco TO the fund
TO pay the remaining debts of the war
only, to-wit: TO pensions and the
care of soldiers disabled by the war.
| do not know tina: | need to make
any further statement upon this topic.
lam very truly yours,
RENJ RITTIFR
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
THE TOWN OF MURDOCH.

The railroad has reached the new
town of Murdoch, which is said TO be
one Of the most beautifully located
places in this section. The Cheney
Journal of Saturday says: of this
new aspiraut':
Murdoch has three stores-two sell
ling dry goods and groceries aud one
hardware. There is hotel nearly
completed. A bakers dozen and the
number of buildings in the town are
the same. Its situation is picturesque
"a level piece of ground, obscured
from western view by a range of hills,
over which only the rising smoke OF
the approaching locomotive can be
seen, and TO the east visable to several
miles of the Minnesota. Traffic wagons
have not trodden down even its prin-
cipal street, where the green sward
stands as high and as fresh as on the
most favored spot of the open prairie.
The Wichita a. Western reaches the
southern point of its route at this
place, the engineers finding il the only
practicable crossing OF the high
country Cheney Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
KlNGMAN AND INGALLS,.

Apropos TO the letter from Senator
ingalls, in this issue: The other day
Chief Justice Kingman in conve-sa-
ton with us at Topeka touching the
possibility OF Wichita becominga COM
handing city and the wonderful fer
tility of the Arkansas Valley, said that
in 1864 he and some other parties came
over on TO the Little and Big Arkan-
sas rivers for buffalo hunt. So i'm
pressed was he with the country that
he wrote description of it for the
Atchison Daily Champion, which at
the time was being edited by John J..
ingalls,. The Judge said when ne re-
turned he asked Ingalls, if he had pub
ished the letter. Ingalls, answered.
"Ies, but it was so exiravagant, thrt
was compelled TO cut about half of
it OUT
Senator Ingalls, ten years afterward
visited the valley himself for the first
time, and he thought the portions of
the valley lying between Wichita and
the Territory the finest in the world,
and the view from Chetopah Mound
unriYaled for pastoral beauty.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
CRANKY MAC VEAGH.

MacNeagh, of Pennsylvania. who
couldn't stay in Arthur's cabinet be-
cause of his impractical and extreme
notion, is out in an open letter 10 Gen.
eral Bristow. II was evidently writ
ten to give vent to his personal spleen
and has met with nothing but con-
domination. The fiercest fighters in
Mr.. Blaine's ranks speak out in con-
demnation. or are silent in shame.
and the independent and democratic
papers speak of the letter in severest
terms. Mr.. MacVeagh's personal
friends in Philadelphia at first pro-
nounced the letter forgery, and
when it was vouched for the Phila-
delphia North american said: 10th
erwise no friend of Mr.. Macyeagh
would so far .discredit him as man
of decency and sense as 10 lay the
burden of the authorship Of that ran
corous effusion upon him. The SUI
preme egoiism manifested through
out the letter, from the first line to
the last, is extraordinary" This is
in line with the general spirit of COM
ment Of many papers friendly TO other
candidates than President Arthur
Clearly MIR. MacVeagh hurt his own
reputation and that of 10 one else.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
GIVES IT UP.

The incorrigible George Martin. of
the Junction City Union, gives it up
that everybody seems Ia he for John
A. Martin, even the straight prohibs.
He says:
"A few weeks ago we stated that
Col. Martins editorial against result
mission cut him loose from the anti.
prohibitionists. 1t begins to look as
though we were mistaken. In that
remarkably strong prohibition corner
of the State, Atchison. Doniphan and
Nemaha, the delegates have already
been chosen for Martin. 1t looks as
though the prohibs were 10 be driven
to the wall, and the sole question now
is viii they even get the wind pud-
ding. In this country the Grand
Army boys, whiskyites and prohibs
alike, are all for Martin. The anti
prohibitionists, not belonging to the
q. A. r., are indifferent. The Wild
eyed ones seem TO be quiet. We no.
tee singular circumstance in the
Atchison county convention last Mon
day. On motion of DIR. Krohn com
mittee ON resolutions was appointed.
II. A. Vanwinkle, roaring anti-pro-
hibitionist, spoke against any resolu-
tions because he didn't know what
position the grand old party would
take upon the issues of the day. No
resolutions were reported. Delegates
were instructed for both Martin and
Horton.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
HOME TRUTHS.

The Louisville Journal
commenting on the condition of law
lessness in that State, tells wholesome
truths. We do not deal with crime as
we ought, IL says: We tolerate muir
der, and pardon vice and honor criml.
mails if they are brave. Physical prov.
ess is the only virtue that appeals te
us. We are passionate, unreasonable,
unrestrained, lawless. Society pro.
tects no man either by its recognized
rules of law or by that public senti-
ment which gives strength and force
and vitality TO all written laws. Un-
til we change all this until murder il
punished until we educate men to
look to the law for protection and vim
dication until the law does what it
pretends to do what it is instituted
for, we should cease our Boosting, and
no longer content ourselves with traits
aud achievements which equally distin-
guish the barbarous and half-civilized
communities.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
SENATOR INGALLS,.

Two years ago the Republicans of
Kansas established an excellent prece-
dent in re-electing Senator Plumb
with comparatively no opposition.
This wear our entire Congressional
delegation has been, or soon will be,
re-nominated without opposition that
amounts TO anything, and the people
will re-elect them in November. The
Legislature, next winter, will elect 4
successor to Senator ingalls,, and the
same general principle should be car
ried out, and Mr.. Ingalls, should receive
the solid support of his party. No
State ever has or ever will exert any
influence where the people allow lot
ofjealous small fry politicians to drag
man down as soon as he gains a little
prominence. The States that keep
their men in Congress for years con-
troll the Nation. Every reelection
adds immeasurably TO the strength and
influence of Senator or Representa-
tive The intelligent people of Kan
sas recognize these facts, and are
profiting by them. These are not
brilliant or original observations. but
well known facts that should and do
weigh heavily with the people. With
Senator ingalls, the people are well
satisfied. If left to a direct vote the
opposition to him would be insignifi-
cant. The people are proud of his
splendid abilities of the fact that he
is the most brilliant debater and the
ablest parliamentarian in the Senate.
Ingalls, and Plumb are entirely differ
ent men-both strong in their way
and together they make a remarkably
strong team, and no one doubts for a
moment that they will keep Kansas
Golden Chariot right up at the head
of the Abilene Chronicle.