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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20

PAGES, sapphires and rubies, and it rep
resents vast amount Of money. The,
idol is placed high up above the i10or
of the temple, almost under the roof.
1t is SO high that it is hard to appre-
ciate it's value, but so holy that the
king bows before it every morning, and
the hundred ladies of the harem come
in now and then, and, bending their
naked knees upon the cold floor, ny
to it. Siam has hundreds Of other G n
pies. They are by all odds the finest
buildings in Bangkok. The contribu
tions to them and the priests do much
to keep the people poor. There is no
city of the world that has so many
Buddhist priests as Bangkok. Siam is
the home of Buddhism and Bangkok is
the central station for it's worship.
There are 5000 Buddhist priests in the
city. These are of all ages, from six
teen to eighty, and the religion is such
that any man can be a priest II he
chooses. Every Siamese man is expect
ed to become a priest for a certain
part of his life, and King Chulalong-
korn has, 1 am told, served two terms
in the priesthood This being a priest
changes a mans relations to his fell
lows for the time. He is then consid-
cred holy to his family as well as to
others. / saw mothers bowling down to
their boys sons who were acting as
priests The priests shave their heads.
They go about with nothing but yell
low strips Of cloth wound around them
relying upon the gifts of the people for
food. They have certain times in the
morning and evening during which
they go from house to house for rice.
The people bring out the rice in pots,
ready cooked. When the priests come
alCng they drop on their knees, and,
folding their hands, as though praying,
they ask the priest to accept their gifts.
I was told that the priests never make
direct requests for aims, and that the
offerings to a large extent are volun-
tary. Frank G.. Carpenter.
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more than $10,000000 year I was told
at Bangkok that he had between $780,
100000 and $40, 100000 stored I'D for q
rainy day, and that he could increase
his revenues at will. 1t is the king who
decides what the taxes are to be. He
taxes what he pleases and whom he
pleases. He gets his money from ali
sorts Of sources, from gambling TO
farming, and the taxes upon some
classes Of people are so heavy that ST.
amese men have often to sell their
wives and children to enable them to
foot the hills. 7 saw men in chains
working on the road under the shadow
OF the palace wall, and I was told
that the kings laws were such that
all of his subjects have to work a part
or the year without pay FOR him. He
has, you know, about 10000 900 of peo-
PIE in his kingdom. The kings power
is absolute. BY a word he can deprive
a man of his property, throw him into
chains or put him to death He owns
well, and he has the right to take into
his harem any maiden that attracts his
fancy
A VISIT TO THE PALACE.
The king has acres of palaces. In the
center OF the big city of Bangkok there
is little city surrounded by a big
wall which contains the quarters Of his
majesty and those Of his servants and
his harem. The latter is shown to no
man, but [ was able to go through
some Of the finest buildings of the pal
ace proper. Passing the soldiers at the
gate, [ walked for perhars a quarter
c. mile by one building after another
until L came to an immense structure,
which III the distance looked like mar
bic. AS 7 drew closer I saw that the
marble was stucco, and that the build
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plants, and of the very greatest into
the white elephants 1t was for this
reason that white elephants were wor-
SHIPPED in times past TODAY the king
keeps number of White elephants in
his palace stables. I asked to be shown
these beasts during my visit to the
palace. [ expected to find the ami
mails decorated With6gold and purple
and fastened with golden chains. I was
shown something far different The
stables We're dirty wooden sheds, and
the elephants were tied with rough
ropes to wooden posts. The keepers
in charge of them We're dirty and there
was no sign Of royalty about them.
The elephants themselves looked freck-
led. They We're not edf'ei white by any
means, and / have since learned that
the white elephant is a. diseased ele-
plant. His whiteness7 is more like
that of leprosy than na9hre, and he is
the ugliest beast of The Elephant kind.
WHERE THE KING WORKSHOPS.
1 spent some time in f4he wonderful
Buddhists temples ofBangkok. There
was one right next to the palace of the
king. in which his majesty daily Wor-
shlps during his stay IN his capital.
This temple has a Spife hundreds of
feet high, made of coil after coil of
masonry plated with gold There is,
I was told, more than S1O0. 900 worth of
gold upon it. It has doors of ebony
inlaid with mother pearl, and it is
lighted with candles of all sizes, some
as big around as YOUR finger, others
OF the size of your waist. These can
dies are in candlesticks plated with
gold. They will burn for weeks and
their Pickering flames are supposed to
dispose of a multitude of sins. In this
temple there is one room the floor of
which is covered with a carpet of
woven silver wire. Its chief idol is
the famed emerald god:
This god is about foot high. 1t
is made of pure gold, mixed with
jewels. 1t is set with diamonds, to-
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ton to the leading Siamese officials,
and was given an inside view of mat
tiers connected with his majesty and his
government.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE KING.
His majesty is called Chulalongkorn
for short. His real title is Prabat
SOmdet Pra Pramend Maha Chulalong-
korn Kate Klow Chow-yu-Hua He is
the ninth child OF Maha Mongkut, who
was the last king. Maha Mongkut had
eighty-four children, and of these
Chulalongkorn was chosen to be placed
upon the Siamese throne He has thir-
ty-four half brothers and forty-nine
half sisters, and he liked one of his half
sisters so we'll that he has married her.
and she is now the queen. The king is
forty-four years old. He is about s
feet 4 inches high, has a plump, olive
brown face, beautiful eyes of a liquid
black, a broad, high, rather full fore
head, and short, straight black hair
His nose is short and half fiat, his !lps
are rather thick, and his upper lip is
decorated with a silky black mustache
lie dresses in clothes which might pass
well for those of a bicycler In the
place Of pantaloons he wears a wide
strip of black silk, or surong. which
Siamese gentlemen wrap around their
waists and pull between their legs so
that it forms a pair of loose knee
brooches. He wears long silk stock
ings and low shoes, while the upper
part Of his body is clad in military
coat. His majesty sometimes wears
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20

The patrons of the MetropoHt@n
welcome this week two faVoflle
who are held in high esteem
Downing. the tragedian, ana HU70--'N
Blair. Ill known
pobert Downing IS too we'll Known
70 reouire extended comment o"'
nav he of interest to many OIL hl'
-. 70 learn something OF MS @ai -
.tr,,oe,las for recognition in the 'eelri
800 drama Mr.. DowninG's rise III
n,,b,ic estimation, keeping pace win
bis art has been steady ana co'l9C 0li.
rrbare have never been any IreI%'c" -
Forts at advertising. no sudaell
;,,+o startling notoriety. his aot' i'l0
o,,+otion and his business nave ~
oraoead steadily and together
C~,;,o,s entire stage career SHOWS
~ ,ocsession of uncommon SehsS' l
boosn in the best schoCi Oh III '~Ai-0
etock company When his teSte loi 10y
bis+rionic art asserted ltselt' ne SCI
Cd tho uosition cf call boy III JUN -
Eord,s Washington theater. ne Va" q
clever anprentice and did not REMAIN
coll how long. He was soon play'HS
oroou narts then more important 0heS'
oDd finally became leading man Oh inc
con,nanv. He then made to"i VI ~
South in the support OIL J"nh
loueb and AGAIN of Edwin booth'
intelligent reading attraction 1he u
+ion of the latter great artist 2hu
Doo+b asked for the loan Of the flSl1%
1,orne actor during his engagement III
Nv, York That was the beginning CT
-.B,
70 him the eyes Of the leaders or the
profession, as we'll as or the FuplIc'
# was also the beginning or a lTleho-
shin between him and Mr.. Bcoth th2t
continued until the latter's death. Nj.
Dcwnins was next found III the sup
port Of Mary Anderson, playing .ngo-
mar to her Parthenia, Romeo to her
Juliet, etc. Then 1t was that he played
opposite parts to Joseph jefferson in
comedy.
1t was a broad foundation which lie
had laid by this time-StOciI company.
tragedy, romantic drama. comedy and
melOGrama-and he believed that be
had received Il sufficient training to
give him the breadth and depth and
finish requisite to undertake the hlgh:r
forms Of dramatic Interpretation for
himself. But even then he pursued
a conservative course. He Gid not at
tempt everything at once, nor t,y IL
produce all Of Ike great plays known
TO the tragic stage in single season.
as many unseasoned stars do. He mos
tered one character at time. making
a success CT it before he attempted
another.
He began N 1886 to star in The
Gladiator" That in itself was large
undertaking, Ger some of the giants
of the stage have illuminated the role
with their genius. Eut though there
were many innovations in his inter-
probation. he compelled the critics to
acknowledge that lie was virile and
intelligent, and that, moreover. he ha.l
the power az moving has audience. Ard
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a helmet. At other Zines he sports a
derby hat, and it is only upon state oc-
casiOns at his home that he puts on
one of his enormous crowns. He has
several such crowns in his palace.
These crowns are pyramids of jewels
set in gold, rising in circular tiers, and
ending in a long point, like that of a
pencil, is or 20 inches above the head
Of the wearer.
HE HAS MONEY TO BURN.
The king is. practically the owner OF
Siam. He has one of the richest cOun-
tries of Asia. 1t is bigger than Germany
and richer than Egypt. There is no
land anywhere which will produce more
valuable rice. Its mighty forests are
full of teak wood, and it's mines con-
tain gold, silver and precious stones.
The king has hundreds of elephants,
some of which are worth $1,000 apiece,
and his income is said to amount to
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copyrighted, 1897, by Frank C. Carpenter.)
WASHINGTON, June 13.-His Maj
Csty, King ChulaIongkorn, is now in
Europe, and is expected to cross the
Atlantic in his royal yacht to make a
visit to the United States. Chulalong-
kern is the king of Siam. He is the
richest ruler Of the world, with per-
haps the exception of the car, and he
has more power over his subjects than
any monarch outside Of the petty ty-
rants Of savage Africa. heard much
about him during my stay in Siam a
few years ago. His majesty was away
frCIn his capital at the time Of my
visit. He had gone up the river Me-
nam in one Of his royal households,
with about thirty of his wives, and was
not expected back for weeks. I met,
however, the men closest to him. 1 had
letters from our minister at Washing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20
LIS C.Ni IN Yniz

On talielands and mountains OF New
Mexico and Arizona r'here SGu.a lie
Route crosses Continent Therefpre
hny yurr ;lcSats ov:- Santa lie, gang
II Christian E.ndeavoc Conventions al
San Francisco. Inquire of c. G. Car
renter, a13 Guaranty Loan building.
Minneapolis. Ev1n.. aScut cheat raees.
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ton to the leading Siamese officials,
and was given an inside view of mat
tiers connected with his majesty and his
government
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the King of Siam Expec This Fall
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
NEUROLOGICAL.

LYCKMAN-Victoria, Texas October 90
Led, at his home on Spring creek in this
county yesterday, Charles Lyckman, aged
20. The funeral occurred today.
DRUESDOW .-Brenham. Texas October
2o-Mre. William Druesdow died Wednes-
day night near Long Point in her 10th
year. The funeral occurred Thursday
afternoon. bereaved husband and three
children, two daughters and son. survive
her. The son. Mr.. William Drusedow, re-
sides at Taylor and was notified by wire
of his mothers demise. The family belong
TO the early pioneers of Washington county
and lave the sympathy of many friends in
their sad affliction.
Observation-Disclosures. Texas, October %.
Mr.. T. c. Gregory died at his home here
this morning from the effects OF chronic
rheumatism. He was 50 years of age and
had been a resident of LAGRANGE for the
past thirty-five years. the last fourteen
years of which he had been sufferer from
rheumatism. Mr.. Gregory was Mason
and an odd Fellow and highly respected
citizen beloved by all who knew him. He
leaves surviving him wife, five daugh-
tens and two sons, all grown. one of his
daughters beEg the wife of Judge H. G..
Ledbettor of this place. His remains will
be laid TO rest in the cemetery tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock a. m the local lodge l. 0.
o. f. here officiating.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
HYNENEAL.

HUNTER-GORDON. - Cleburne, Texas,
October 2S.-NIr S. d. Hunter and Miss
May Gordon We're married at Bono eight
miles west OF Cleburne, October 81.
YARBRoUGH PARSONS. = Mckinney,
Texas, October 27.John w, Yarbrough
and Miss Josie Parsons of this county
were married here yesterday. Elder &. W.
Taylor officiated. They left at once for
Dallas, the groom's home.
CLINECK-LEWIs.--- Cuero, Texas, De-
tobsr 2S.-At the Lutheran church last
night Mr. George G. Clineck and Miss
Emma Lewis were united in marriage The
contracting parties are very popular and
there was large attendance at their we'd
ding. a.
MEYER EHLERT. Brennan, ToNas,
October PA number OF the friends OF
the contracting parties from this place
went out to Cedar Hill Thursday afternoon
to witness the wedding of Mr. Charles
Meyer and Miss Alvine Ehlert The nap
tial ceremony Nas s3lemnized at / o elock
by Rev. Carl Zettner the ceremony oc-
curing at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ehler,.
DAUCHEY GRAHAM. - Luling, Texas
October 29.--MaTied at the residence OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c.
Graham. Mr. A. c. Dauchey of Prairie Lea
to Miss ophelia Graham, Rev w. IL. H.
Bigss officiating Mr. Dauchey is one OF
the leading merchants OF the prosperous
little town of Prairie Lea and his fair bride
one OF our most popular young ladies' The
newly married couple left for brief trip,
and will be at home November I.
WILLIAMS WRIGHT. = Denton, Texas.
October 2S.-Yesterday evening at the SUI
burban home Of the brides parents Miss
Efiie Branche Wright and MIR. William
Williams were united in marriage, the
Rev ]. NJ. Clark, of the First Presbyterian
church. officiating The contracting par
Ties are two o. Denton's most popular
young people, and their wedding was
quite the NEST brilliant seen here for a
number OF years. The bridal party con-
sisted OF Miss Myrtle Wright ana Miss
Eiiie Lee Williams, first brides maids.
MISS farnell Ct Searcy, Ark, and Mss
Williamson Of Honey Grove; Mr.. p. Ma.
gee of Bowie and Mr. Thomas Williamson
OF Honey Grove first groomsmen Mr.. D.
Lee icilg and Mr. ]. G.. Wright The bridal
party was preceded by Masters Crow and
Gober Wright. stretching white ribbons
ana the bride and groom were preceded By
little Misses Mary and Margaret Williams
bearing white satin crahions. on which
the pair kpelt After the long and i'm
presslve ceremony many CONCENTRATIONS
and harry wishes Were exrrcssed after
NHien the young lady friends CT the bride
served runch and cake in the dining room,
souvenir cake boxes were presented 10 tha
xuests, and after their departure Mr.. and
MIS-. Williams were driven to MIR. and Mrs.
ROBERT Hames, their present home Ono
Oh ire features OF the evening was the ey-
uu'si.s music. Befo0e the bridal r,rtv cr-
.ered Mrs, s. J, Carrcl sang softly "Fn,
Al fternity." Then DAYS crchrstr, ~
oallas PLAYED Memberships .'Weddjn.
,s End continued their sweet strains
through the evening.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

q. ooLDIHWArrE.-Hea in this yicin-
ny Us considerably improved from last week
s ana mere are very few cases Of densue in
!, IEhRELl.-Revs. j. H. Ellis and Az
bright are holding a protrtoted mestiny =,
south Of the city. '''ss
SsohsicANA,--A proposition has been
submitted to corsicana for an electric rail-
way through Captain j. A. Townsans an
Eastern capitalists. Dsenu oy
bRAzoLIA.--A lodge OF colored Mason.
mas been organized here with twenty s sonr
,ae, , State Grand Master McKinnev
lett Tor Austin Saturday. iN'uuey
GoLcTHWAITE.-W sau,res ~
well known in Western Texas is not Esq 80 !,
pected to live through tho day. Cause . eH ~,
age and general debility. euse' Ola
~, CAT spRiNG.-The dengue epidemic r..
l.si struck this town. The Post cor rss
spondent and wife are the first ssss eorfs,
seems to be Of mild type. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
A Prosecution Under the LAW Poo
hibiting Their Use.

A Prosecution Under the Law P.S-
hibitinG Their Use.
Somewhat OF an unusual prosecution &C.
CURED In Justice Hills court yesterday.
The prosecuting witness was colored
man who had brought In a wagon load OF
pccans from the BRACES. He calculated that
he had some eighteen or twenty bushels OF
nuts, but ON striking trade with fruit
stand keeper near Macatee's warehouse, in
the First ward, when the nuts we're meas
ured out In half bushel measure furnished
BY the fruit dealer, 1t was found that the
pecans parned out only about ten bushels.
The Brazos negro could not account for
this remarkable shrinkage, but he was
not fool by any means and proceeding d.
rectly to Mr. Keller's store he borrowed
half bushel measure and going back 10
the place where he made the trade he asked
to see the measure used In the purchase Of
his pecans and being handed 1t he slipped
into 1t the half bushel measure he mad
borrowed from Mr.. Keller, and according
to his statement made subsequently to
the court, there was lots OF space between
the circumference of the two measures
and also considerable discrepancy in
their height
The pecan dealer laid his grievance be-
fore Justice Hill and the fruit dealer was
arrested under the law which fixes as a
maximum penalty fine OF 5000 for using
false weights and measures and upon
waving examination was placed under a
bond OF $3.50 to appear before the grand
Jury
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
Personal MENTION.

II L. Wilson Of Austin is at the Capitol
hotel.
s. J. LIgg of Sherman was In town yes
terday.
Or. J. NJ. Boyies is laid up with the
dengue.
DR. Knox has returned from trip to
New York.
c. w, Carr of Navasota is at the Law
j. G, Payne of Wharton was in the city
II. f. Dodson Of Corsicana Is registered
a. the Lawlor.
Mrs W. J. Bergeron is reported quite
III wrth dengue.
T. A. Cheevcs and wife Of Marlin, Texas.
are at the Hutchins house.
7. w House paid business trip TO his
sugar plantation yesterday.
Judge l.. +. Chester OF Beaumont Is
stopping at the Hutchins house.
Ed j. Byrne prominent Austin cotton
buyer. spent the day here yesterday.
Miss Alice Gibbons OF 1908 Smith street
has returned homo from a visit to her
sister in st. Louis.
Lee Smith and Dean Tompkins went to
Dallas last night and will today size up
the nov plays in the game between the
university and Dallas elevens.
Assistant City Engineer Bradburn, At
dcrman Geiseimar and Assessor and Col
lector Justin G. Wh,te are all Just out
from wrestling with the dengue.
W. L. Crews, a well known young bust
ness man OF Columbia. Texas, and his
bride are at the Hutch.ns house. Mr., and
Mrs Crews are on their wedding tour.
Rev. II. II. Olmstead of Galveston will
occl.ry the pulpit OF the Westminster
Presbyterian church on Sunday. The pas
Tor VIII be home for the following Sunday.
Mrs. Dan Borchard returned yesterday
from New York after an extended visit to
relatives and friends. She was accompa-
Galveston.
W. d. Cleveland, Jr.. left for Dallas Last
nFnt. lie Will referee the football game
mere tomorrow between the university
ana lJnias teams, having been unanl-
mously chosen for that OCCASION
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
Another Ita,.cns Cor,,,,.

writ OF haibeas corpus was issued yes
terday by County Judge Shaw, made re-
turnable at o o'clock this morning. under
the terms Of which the sheriff is directed
to have before the court the child known
as Elwood Aston Franks, claimed by Mrs.
j. 7. Wilson as her progeny. which claim
Is denied by Mrs. Franks, who claims the
child as hers by adoption on the ground
as she alleges that the mother of the in
iant gave 1t TO her Immediately after
birth since which time she has been its
custodian
Ihis VIII be the third appearance of the
case before the courts. Some months ago
Mrs Wilson got possession OF the child
In consequence OF which she was arrested
and placed under bond on the charge Of
abduction. and tho child was restored to
Mrs. Franks. Later, on writ of habeas
corpus, Mrs. Wilson secured reduction
OF bond and release from custody, the
child In the meantime remaining in the
possession OF Mrs. Franks, AT that habeas
corpus hearing a witness appeared who ad-
mitted the paternity OF the child, but no
amount of persuasion could induce him to
divulge the meme OF its mother.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30
THE CRYsANTHEMUM.
Houston the Pioneer I'm ExhIbiiInS
the Benutiful FIower-The
Waco show.

| Mr.. Sid Mitchell, who has paid special
attention to the cultivation Of chrysanthe-
NUNS for a number OF years past. and who
has among his collection some Of the pref
| test Of these flowers growing I'M Houston,
will have some OF his choice blooms on ex-
hibItion this year at the Chrysanthemum
Show, to be given here on November
and 10, by the ladies OF the Faith Home
Association.
The absence OF Mr.. Mtchells flowers
from the exhibition last year was source
OF considerable regret, but he rcaron for
their absence among the prize winners was
that Mr.. Mitchell himself was one II the
judges and the delicacy of this position
prevented his placing his own productions
In competition.
This year, however, he has accepted the
responsible office Of Judge Of re Waco
flower show, which occurs on November 10,
IL and IL, hence the Houston show will
have the benefit OF his exhibit.
The Waco show this year promises TO be
quite an extensive affair, the management
having already posted $3.50 IN Cash prizes
An effort will be made at Waco this year
to form State organization around the
Waco Floral Society rs a incubus.
Houston was probably the ilrst city Ia
Texas to marguerite the Chrysanthenium
show. This was about six years ago when
a very small exhibition was made at the
residence OF Mrs. S. Il. Byers This first
exhibition was under the auspices Of the
Ladies Faith Home, as each recurring ex-
hibition has continued to be up 20 the
present time.
While Houston was the pioneer In In
augurating the beautiful custom Of cxtib-
iting the queen flower of the autumn, some
eight or ten towns in Texas have since
fallen in line and are now giving anEual
exhibits.
To Mr.. Sid Mitchell belongs the credit
Of having been the first to produce tie
large blooms which are so much admired
nj the annual exhibitions.
When asked yesterday by reporter for
The Post how 1t was that the chry9anth.-
mum was developed to a so much greater
degree of perfection in the North be re-
piled that the chrysanthemum Is .sseh
TALLY cool weather plant and the Ncrth-
ern climate is more propitious to its de.
v4Innnput