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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
PATHETIC LATER LIFE OF KATE
CHASE SPRAGUE.
ONCE A POLITICAL POWER
But Now She Has Neither Influence
Nor the Means TO Live Comfortably
Her Personal Property TO be Sold
at Auction-A Career Full of Dis
appointments.

There is a sad story behind the an
nouncement telegraphed from Wash
ington that the furniture of Mrs.
Katharine Chase, daughter of the late
chief Justice and wife of the late Sen
ator Sprague, Of Rhode Island, had
been seized for debt and was about 10
be disposed of at auction.
Her name Is really Katharine Chase
Sprague, but she is better known as
Mrs. Kate Chase The furnislre and
brlc-a-brac are all valuable, and even
in Washington, where antique furni-
ture is hawked about like the para
phernalia OF lodging-houses, it Is ex-
pected to bring $1,000 or $1,000.
There are about 100 pieces, from par
lor, library and chamber sets. There
are some valuable pieces of decorative
china and many valuable French plate
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

necessary for him to secure informa-
ton of delicate bat important nature.
The case was such that 1t was impos-
in the matter, and, mentioning his diff
ficulty one day to prominent Amer
lean then visiting in Paris, that gentle
man replied: why don't you ask
Kate Chase to help you. She is now in
Paris, and if anyone IL the world can
get what you want she is the woman"
Mr.. Morton asked Mrs. Chase to din
ner and preached the subject. Though
assured that the task was one Of inn
portance to the United States, and one
which, II accomplished, would earn
the gratitude of all Americans, Mrs,
Chase smilingly declined to undertake
1t. At the same time she asked great
many questions concerning the matter
and displayed so much curiosity that
Governor Morton thought she was
about 10 accrde to Lis request She did
not do so, however, and for some days
the minister was at loss to know
how to proc ED. Suddenly there was
placed in his hands, in an unsigned
note, the very information which he
sought. 1t was clear and satisfactory.
Though the intelligence came 10 him
anonymously, Mr.. Morton afterwam
learned that 1T was Mrs. Chase who
had helped him out of his dilemma.
From that day Mr. Morton was one VI
Mrs. Chase's friends. Mrs. Chase was
then a resident of Paris, and was eX-
ceedlngly popular in the higher social
circles of tie French capital. Her
beauty. which at one time had been
remarkable, was now only dimmed.
No more brilliant and fascinating
American woman HAD ever been seen
in Paris.
1t happened about this time that Mr..
Blaine, between whom and Mrs.
Chase there had never existed any
good feeling, CHANGED to be in Paris.
Mrs Chase was able to render him a
peculiar service in her peculiarly
gracious way. Mr.. Blaine was very
anxious to see a real French duel, an
affair between parties of social or po-
litical Importance. At that time duel
ing was quite the rage In Paris, and
meetings were being held every few
DAYS But the affairs We're managed
with a great deal Of caution, and 1t
was only rarely that an outsider could
secure an Invitation to be present Mr..
Blaine talked to friend of his desire
10 see duel. and asked If there was
not some American In Paris who
could help him out. There is no one
here that can serve YOU in this par
ticular but Mrs. Chase. and You
wouldn't be under obligations to her,
would your replied his friend.
Mr.. Blaine thought he would, IL he
could. and Mrs. Chase was accordingly
asked to arrange for Mr.. Blaine's pres
encc at Partisan duel. Within a
week an opportunity presented itself,
and the diplomatic and popular Amer
lean woman was able to crafty Mr..
Blaine's desire. He stood one gray.
cool morning. in a retired spot in the
suburbs Of Paris. mufiied in great
coat designed to afford him 4 disguise,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

the richest young man in public life,
the man who was thought 10 be the
greatest catch and have the bright
est future, she has been living for
quarter of century upon the property
left her by her father, receiving not 4
single cent from che estates Of her
husband, once reckoned at millions.
Roscoe Conkling, whose attentions
brought her 80 much unharpiness,
Mrs. Chase speaks of to this day with
respect and admiration. She talks
frankly of the episode at Canonchet
which attracted so much attention
years ago, and ascribes all the m
pleaslntness of that affair to her hus-
bands ungovernable temper and cruel
suspicious, which were never justifi-
her respect for Mr.. Conkling, 1t is well
known that to her intimates Mrs.
Chase, as she is generally called,
though her legal name Is Sprague, ex-
presses the opinion that Mr.. Conkling
was more anxious to save his own
reputation than to preserve hers from
tarnish. She does this, however, with
cut any bitterness and more in the
way of passing comment than as a re-
proach.
Mrs. Chase still mas few powerful
friends, and the wonder is that these
have permitted her to be driven to the
wall Among these friends is Cover
nor Morton, of New York, who has
often helped her during the last ten or
fifteen years. The friendship between
them had its origin in rather roman
tic manner. While Mr.. Morton was
American minister at Paris it became
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
a TERRIBLE BIUNDER.
Charles Chappell Mistakes Ills Mother
for a Burglar.

Delavan, Wis. July 23.--Mrs. Mary
Chappell, widow ~ years old. was
shot and almost isnsartiy killed by
her son, Charles chappell, Mt her home
in this city, Mrs. Chappcll slept down
stairs. She went TO her sons room
and notified him that burglars We're
trying to enter her room by the win
dow. He told her TO remain in his
room and he would attend to the burg
lars. He got his revolver and Went
to hiS mothers room leaving her up
stairs. She went hack to her room,
however, and he mistook her for a
burglar and fired two shots, one of
which penetrated her heart.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

mirrors of immense size. There Is
also q library of several thousand vol
umes. All but the mirrors is stored at
a furniture auction-horse on IL street,
awaiting the final order of the trustees.
The mirrors are Mt Edgewood. the
country seat. a place Of forty acres
just beyond lexington, left her by her
father. This place was mortgaged and
mortgaged again.
Kate Chase WIS poor manager.
She had blind faith in the future of
her property, AMI that Edgew } ID
1t would have brought comfortable
sum three years ago, during the boom,
but Kate Chase waited for the boom
to get bigger AMI it did not. This
woman, who was so long the ac-
knowledged queen of society, has two
living daughters. One, Ethel. was
carefully educated for the stage. but
has not yet made her mark before the
footllghts. The children are Spragues,
dark-eyed, shy and morbid. A in all,
she mlsfortunes of Kate Chase make a
sad story.
Mrs Chase was in many respects
one of the most remarkable women
ever known to Washington society.
In the days Of her prime there was no
disputing her leadership. She was
actually the queen of society. She
could make or unmake social aspirants
with an invitation or a snub. Many
stories are told Of the peculiar power
which she ut one time welded here.
Her drawing-rooms came nearer realiz-
ing the dream Of salon after the
Nine de Stael model than anything
that has been seen at the capital since.
PDblic men and aspiring politicians
We'd With one another for her favor,
1t was often predicted before the
downfall Of Governor Sprague that the
arts and faScinations of his wife would
make him president ii ne lived. & ~
ernor Sprague Is now recluse, Of
moroSe temperament and strange
methods IT life in Rhode Island.
Through all her troubles Mrs. Chase
has managed 10 keep up Appearances
She must be good deal OF philoso-
pher for she has laughed at her own
misfortuneS and worn 4 bright and
winsome smile through all The dark
days. She Is without bitterness, not
wthStanding her great disappoint-
ments. Some time agl the writer had
an extended conversation with her
and found her ready to talk of her af-
fairs wlta engaging frankncss and
something Of her old yivacity and fas-
cination. H there wa, any bitterness
in her talk Of tile eveltS Of the past it
was because Governor Sprague had
made no provision for the SUI port and
education IF their children. Her only
son. who resembled the Spragues and
not the ChaseS, committed suicide
some years AGO at Seattle. 1t Is re-
markahlc that the union Of two SUCH
distinguished families as the Spragues
and Chases should have led TO such
misery. Nothing but Ill luck has fol-
lowed either Of the families since the
separation Of Governor Snrague from
his wife, Though Kate Chase married
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

Decatur, ind. July 23-,suna.
night about IL o'clock word was
ceived here from Monroe thar Ma
Mary Elzey was dying. William ors
Thomas Elzey, her brothers star,a, !
separate buggies, accompanied by tbo,-
wives, in haste TO see their An.
sister. A few miles from the eitv !
young man and lady who were a.,
riding attempted to pass both tba N
zey buggies. The horse of William NJ
zey ran away and in a momen+ a
three rigs were badly mixed In ana
all the occupants We're badly iniu,oa
Mrs. William Elzey was crsbaS
about the head and shoulders and ~,
not live more than a few hours NJ
Thomas Elzey's shoulders and HrolS
We're broken and she will die. Mis-,
Myers, who was in the buggy rho.
tried to pass the Elzeys, had her hct
and both legs broken. Her recover
is impossible. William Elzey's arm,
We're broken and he received severe
internal injuries. His recovery Is con
sidered very doubtful
The dying sister of the two Elgor
brothers is calling for them, but she <
kept in ignorance of their double SCR
row.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
LATE QUOTATIONS.
Prices of Grain, Provisions aud
Stock

Chicago July =. Wheat July. 81
So; sept. q Sc Corn: mly 45c.
sept 80, oats. luly. - 7-Sc; sept.
- 3-tc. RYE i 12c. Barley. So.
Flax. i.27Gtl.2s Timothy, 80 Go.
yer, $50
Pork July. lilo; Sept. 1i.2o Lard.
July 6.&5; Sept. gle IL. short rit,s.
July CT -; Sept, i37 IL.
Hogs Receipts $1,000; market toq
l5c lower; light, 5oam55o: mixed 100
0t3ioi heavy, 47am5.35 Cattle. Re
eetptS, 1900. market steady steers.
3len6.oO; cows. l6ad3.75. Texans.
223di75; calves. 2eom55o: western
Eegers. 335@i7o Sheep. Receipts
ll@o. market 5ula, lower
Milwaukee 1uly - Wheat higher.
No spring Gar Sept. ~ n. corn
lew, No y. q q oats higher: MI.
white -7c BARLEY Il lie rye. 5te
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
WON'T HAVE TO ACT.
rne Kenosha Strike Settled without
the Board.

Kenosha, Wis, July 23.-The strike
among the employees Of the Chicago
Glass company was settled yesterday.
saturday Mayor Farr received a tele-
gram from Coy. Upham saying the
board or arbitration would arrive not
alter than Tuesday A committee OF
strikers called on Vice President Tut
tie and the result Of the meeting was
that the men were told to return 10
work au the wages that prevailed
prior to the panic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
DISASTROUS COLLISION.

London, July 22.-lThe steamer Mar.
Jap collided with an outgoing steamer
in the Gulf of Genoa. The Mariap
sank Immediately, and the 14S passen
gers and crew were drowned. The "a.
tastrophe was due to a heavy fog and
poor lights on the vessels.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
A FIREMAN INJURED.

Quincy. H., July 23.-Wright &
Adams foundry and the Oriental hotel
burned last night. The loss is $4,000.
partially insured. Percy HunSacker.
fireman, was perhaps fatally injured
by falling walls.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

John r. Wheeler 81 Milton. Wis, and
Miss Lillian Rood we're married Thurs
day in camp near Ashland, Rev. Mr..
Lathrop performing the ceremony.
Miss Rood is the daughter of Prof.
Rood. principal of the Washburn high
school 1t was at the camp of her
father that the marriage took place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
FLASHES or HUMOR.

Waiter-The landlord of the Lion"
sends You his compliments. and begs
to inquire it you are thinking of stsp-
ping across this evening"
Student--W hat docs he want to know
that for!
Waiter-Because IL you don't It viii
scarcely be worth while tapping
fresh barrel today.-Unsere GeseH'
schaft
TITS quite true, thirteen is mighty
unlucky number" said the prisoner
gazing ait the Judge and jury as ne
heard the Guilty. "-I1d-Blls
He-Why do you refuse me when
say | can't live without you?
She-You have aroused NY curiosity
Detroit Tribune.
Mr. Belleiield--Why did You address
that young lady ait Sister HLland! "
YOU and she belong to the same
church?
Mr.. Blcomfield-Oh no; but she re
fused my offer of marriage once ana
said she's be that sort of a relative q
me.-Pittsbulg Chronicle Telegraph
"Ah.' remarked Mr.. Quilp, 'ou'
women haven't the play Of iDteliec'
that men enjoy"
NO. of course not snapped MIS-
Quilp. "Woman's intellect works :
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cawker-I am very n uch afraid tha'
Snodgrass will 90 blind. He's such az
egotistn
cunso-How can egotism produce
blindness?
Cawker -He overworks his l'-pT
troit Free Press.
Mr. Epson Downes (seated Deslap
a stranger in a street carl-Wnat tl'Ds
is 1t by your watch, please?
Stranger-I don't know.
Mr. EEsom-But you just looAF'
at It.
Stranger-Yes; l only wanted 10 81
If y was still there.-Tid-Bits.
A Wise Precaution-Mrs. Nv,
Otto, what are you doing there! MI
are actually burning all the loyeiss
tiers you sent me during the peri0' y
our courtship! -
Mr.. NJ just took up the letters "a
was reading them through, when ! = :,
Cured to me that anybody who ca..
to dispute my will after my go
would lind ii quite an easy matls.
prove my insanity on the oass
these miSsivcs. -Tagliche Rundsc1"S
The fourteenth annual reunion y
Green County Soldiers union "A
held at Monticello Oh Aug. Y
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

Miss George Horton, the 15-year-old
daughter of George Horton, a poet aud
formerly Chicago journalist and now
United States consul at Athens
Greece. has left her home at Oakland
Cal, to 60 ON the stage. Miss Horton,
though quite a young girl, is very
well known in Oakland society, and
has been popular in literary circles
there, so that her aspirations for a
theatrical career have caused decided
sensation Miss Horton is the poets
daughter by his first wife. from whom
he has been divorced Mr.. Horton
married a second time. however. Miss
Horton has made her home with her
grandparents on her fathers side.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
A FAMILYS SORROW
SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT Cow
CLOSE TOGETHER.
FIVE ARE LIKELY 70 ne

Two Brothers fastening to q nv,.
Sisters Bedside Meet With ~.
tune-They and Their Wives Ra,r
Injured Recovery Is Doubtfnl y
Impossible.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
10, will he paint me the way want

30. will he paint me the way | want,
AS bonny as grille,
Or will he paint me an ugly tyke,
And be id to Mr.. Nerli.
But still and on and which ever it is,
He is 4 canty Kerlie.
The Lord protect the back and neck
OF honest Mr.. Nerli."
This, one of the last verses ever
written by Robert Louis Stevenson, Is
in reference to the portrait of himself
which is given to the public with his
verse for the first time in the July Cos
mopolitan. The lines might have come
from the pen Of Burns, and are inimit-
able in their way. The portrait was
declared by Stevenson himself to be
the best ever painted of him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25
EGAN RESIGNS.
The Poet and Author Goes to
Washington.

South Bend, Ind, July 23.-Re,,
DR.. Maurice Francis Egan, the well
known poet and author who for seven
years has occupied the chair of Eng
fish literature At the university Of
Notre Dame, has resigned to accep: a
position in lhe Catholic uni.
veisity OF Washington.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

He-Why do you refuse me when
say can't live without you?
She-You have aroused NY curiosity
Detroit Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

TITS quite true, thirteen is mighty
unlucky number" said the prisoner
gazing ait the judge and jury as he
heard the vefdict-"G Guilty. "-I id-Bits
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

"Ah, remarked Mr.. Quilp, "0u
women haven't the play of iDtele'
that men enjoy"
mo. of course not snapped MT
Quilp. "Womans intellect works
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

The fourteenth annual reunion o o - :
Green County Soldiers union WIZ !"
held at Monticello on Aug. y
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-09-19
An Approved Sponge CAKE.

m approved sponge CAKE
An old-fashioned sponge cake re-
ceipt that has been tested and ap-
proved by good cooks, consists Of
three-Qua Of cup of granulated
sugar, one and one-half cups Of pastry
-four, the grated rind of a whole LEM
on and the juice Of half of it and six
eggs. In making it the whites should
be beaten stiff and the lemon juice
added. To the sugar add one-fOurth
cup of boiling water and boil it until
1t begins to thread. Beat the yOlks
enough to break we'll, then pour grad
ually over them the syrup, and beat
all the time until cold and thick. Add
the rind Of the lemon to the whites,
then add q portion of the whites to
the other egg mixture, mix well and
lightly, add a portion Of the flour,
which should, of course, be sifted,
then more Of the whites, then the
flour, until all of both have been add
ed. Fold in the whites lightly so as
not to break the air bubbles. Line q
pan with buttered paper and bake It
in one loaf, forty minutes. in a mod
crate oven. 1t may be baked in two
lOaves If thinner cake is desired
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-09-19

Haudsomest Woman In London.
1t is now ten years since the beautiful
Lady Helen venitia Duncombe made
her bow to London society, under the
chaperonage of her sister, the Duchess
of Leinster. Her grace's death leaves
Lady Helen Vincent, as she has now
become, the most beautiful woman OF
London society. She is Of slender ig-
ure, with perfect bust, full arms and
a face exQuisitely chiselled and denOt-
ing intelligence Of a high order. Her
skin il white, with the whiteness Of
snow, her eyes are light blue. Her
husband, Sir Edgar Vincent, not 20
many years ago, was voted the hand
soonest man in the Household troops,
to which he belonged in the capacity
OF captain in the COldstream Guards.
At present he occupies the lucrative
position Of financial adviser to the
khedive and director general of the
Ottoman bank.
Lady Helen comes from q stock that
has given England many beauties.
Her great-grandmother on her moth
er's side, was known AZ the beautiful
Miss Linley," and becem me the wifesOf
Richard Bfinsley Sheridan, author of
'The Rivals" himself a very good
looking man. Other descendants Of
Sheridan noted for their beauty were
Lady Seymour, afterward duchess Of
Somerset, at one time EnglAnd's
crowned queen Of beauty" and the
mother Of the present marquis Of Duff
feriu. All Of these women not only In
herited the good looks for which their
present ancestor sWkcshrdl shrdlhhh
brilliant ancestor was noted, but also
some, at least, Of the wit that made
his fame.
Lady Helen Vincent was the bright
est Of the Duncombe sisters, and did
not make the mistake Of marrying for
love ana position alone, like her late
olster, the duchess Of Leinstsr. Her
grace, while In the flesh, was always
kard-pressed for money, and was very
dad Of the several hundred pounds
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-09-19
THE WOMAN'S WORLD.
4ATTERS IN WHICH WOMEN TAKE
- An INTEREST.


An amusingly original and pretty
thing has far more chances of beins
bought at a high price in Paris than
In London. l know a girl who makes
30 francs for every mantle pattern she
sells; and she sells so many as to
overwork her brain. Her ideas are
worked out in white and black mus
lin. The black is so cut as to repre-
sent lace or jet ornaments or other
trimming. When she receives sudden
orders from a number of houses, and
must vary considerably her patterns,
her brain becomes so congested that
she would probably go out Of her mind
or die were it not for bleedings at the
nose. When she sleeps she dreams Of
nothing but mantle patterns. Some
times to rest her brain she takes q
situation for few months as a coun-
ter assistant in some country town.
Her ambition is to found house Of
her own, and she hopes soon to do so.
La FavOrite corset, made of ribbons,
was wealth to the woman who took
it up. She belonged to an Alsatian
family ruined in the late war. This
corset is strong, elegant, pretty to
look at, and does not increase the
bulk of the figure. When st. Etienne
was nearly ruined because ribbons
had gone out of fashion, a struggling
dresSmaker went to manufacturer
with a number of designs for dresses
into which ribbons largely entered.
She said: IF you give me credit for
certain quantity of ribbons I will
promise to bring business hack to you
and to make you sell more in six
months than you ever sold in year."
After making due inquiries as to her
trade reputation he closed with her
and the st. Etienne business had
greater boom than she promised. Over
skirts Of ballroom dresses made Of
ribbons unattached except at the waist
came in, and many other kindred ar
The French woman in decayed cir
cumstances prefers business, however
to a situation that would
oblige her to live under the roof Of
else. The liberty Of the
chez sol is dear to her. I once knew
q comtesse of high degree whose for
tune was spent by gambling hus-
band. She had expectations Of an
other fortune, not strong enough,
however, to enable her to borrow
What was she to do while
waiting for it? She turned the corner
by darning coats and gowns Of expen-
sive stuffs, dressing dolls for toy shops
and by picking gray hairs out Of the
boards and hair of gentlemen anxious
to keep approaching old age out Of
sight. In short, she was an epileuse,
4 calling In which her 1.-THE, tactful
fingers and long nails enabled her to
excel. The fortune she hoped for
came to her. But I heard her say,
after she came into 1t, that she was,
In the days Of poverty, often anxious,
but never suffered for single mo-
ment from ennui.-Mrs. Crawford in
London Truth.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-09-19

Mrs. Theodore Thomas.
One Of the most potent factors in the
success Of Mr.. Theodore Thomas in
Chicago was doubtless the fact Of his
having married Chicago woman
writes Mrs. Hamilton Mott, in the La
dies Holae Journal Mrs. Thomas,
although not a Chicagoan by birth,
had resided in that city for so long q
time before her marriage that the peo-
pie there had come to feel a sort OF
proprietorship in her.
Mrs. Thomas, whose maiden name
was Rose Fay, was born In 1852 In
the parish of st. Adams. VT, where
her father, Rev. Charles Fay Of Bos-
ton, a clergyman of the Episcopal
church, was at that time acting as
rector. His wife, Miss Emily Hop
kins, was the daughter Of the presid-
ing bishop in the house of bishops,
and it may be readily imagined, Their
fore, that Mrs. Thomas is, by choice,
as by Inheritance, an Episcopalian.
In appearance Mrs. Thomas is tall
and slight, of fair complexion, with
gray eyes and brown hair. Her face
betOkens much of the intellectually
Of the cultivated BOstonian. She
dresses in quiet and excellent taste,
preferring the darker shades of brown
for street wear, and reds or hello
tropes for evening.