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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

desperate charge on 5000 Indians at Palo
Duro.
This is Dan Harley
Mackenzie as an Indian fighter was oil
the Crook and Custer type. and learned
early in the Comanche campaigns 10
rely for leadership in his strategic move
ments on the corps of scouts ne organized
and turned over to the command of his
young daredevil favorite.
From the remnant of the once powerful
Tonkaway tribe fifteen bucks had been
selected as auxiliary traiers. The Tonka-
ways had sustained a seven years wal
against the com bined nations Of the South
west ana were nearly extinct at the time
Mackenzie took the field. So many oi
their forefathers had been left after
battle on the prairie to be devoured by
coyotes that they adopted the doctrine oi
transmigration; and, holding that coyotes
were departed Tonkaways. would neither
klIl nor disturb them in any manner.
Amons the scouts were Adam Paine,
the renowned Seminole, and many
trontiersmen celebrated as rangers and
sharpshooters The choice spirits of the
detail, however, consisted of Steve Sulli-
van, Jack Comfort, Tom Fisher, Billy
Wilson. Martin Fogarty, "Rummy" Pool
and Bob Henshee.
At times not less than 10, 900 Indians
were on the warpath. Long Hungry was
out with the Quohadas, Blue Blanket
with the Quohada- Comanches, Red OF
ter and Quanah (the captaingeneral of
alp with the Comanches, Heidsick and
IL.
When Mackenzie made permanent
camp on the Brazos his forces mustered
1900 cavalry, 500 infantry and two bat
teries, all poorly equipped. The cavalry
sx-shooters were of the old Remlngto ton
paper-cartridge pattern, which hau a
knack OF not discharging until convAnien nj
TO themselves, no matter what the emer.
gency, or of Goint off all SIX chan bers al
the same time, regardless OF results.
At~the very outset the Indians stam-
peded 400 head OF horses, leaving the
cavalry dismOunted. 1t was on this oc.
casion that Mackenze e. mortified by the
coup of the Comanches and beside him.
self at his loss, broke down utterly and
exclaimed in the midst of the troops,
Where, oh, VIII re is my Silver Name"
silver Name, Lhe general heHtucky
charger, then pirouetting on butte
in sight, was not 20 be ingloriously cor
rallied by Comanches. however, for alter
having been chased by them over the
prairie for hours he made the camp by
detour, to the great delight CT Mackenzie
and the whispered satisfaction OF the
troops.
The Indians closed in rapidly on all
sides. At this critical moment Private
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Io take the klrmeSS IN.
| First there were the booths where you
could get beautiful wreaths of flowers to
hang bout your neck. Across the hail was
the door of the room where the faculty pic
! lures representing the reverend seigneurs
in all stages of infancy and childhood,
were displayed, stood invitingly open.
The portraits were all numbered and the
person who guessed correctly the largest
list of them received as a prize fine pho
! tograph of President Jordan.
The Egyptian booth was one of the
! most beautiful in the kirmess. It was q
! corner curtained off from the room where
all the mummies lie. Inside the booth the
ceiling was made to represent the root of
a cave, while rich Oriental rugs were
! spread under foot and the bare walls hid
! den by tapestries. The whole was lighted
/ by dim, religious light from three small
Roman lamps standing with an alligator
before huge open book on whose parch-
ment leaves mystical symbols in Arabic
might be seen. On either side of this an
| cient tomb, standing out white and mys-
terious against the dark curtains, was the
sacred ibis of Egypt. Two gaudily dressed
| Orientais in pointed caps and robes COW
/
tunes by palmistry.
After witnessing the students vaude-
vile, where Mr.. Riley and Mr.. Deul car
ried off the honors with their singing and
clog dancing, Looey Sing visited the
! freak show, which. however, had not by
! any means corralled all the freaks ot$ce
evening Here. as at the circus, were ex-
! hibited the dwarf and the homeless lady,
who made you shudder with thrills of
! horror when she bent over so far the
wrong way until you saw that she wore a
mask on the back of her head; the wild
man from Borneo. the tattooed C1rcassian
lady, the fat woman and the scaly green
mermaid sitting in a tub.
! But Gertie, the child encyclopedia, was
| the star of the show. She was dressed in
short white frock and blue sash, with
yellow ringlets falling to her shoulders.
| Moreover, she chewed gum incessantly
I and tended doll. When the Snowman.
gorgeousIy attired, after the manner of
his kind and wearing a diamond stud as
big as quarter, asked her wEo made her,
she stopped chewing moment to answer:
"God."
'Well, then, who made DR.. JordanP"
"Evolutiou!" said Gertie.
The faculty farce, The Train Robber,"
written by Mr.. Nash, the librarian. was a
hit well written. 1t was also cleverly
acted.
Professor Hudson made a capital gay
d plumber. off on his holiday and when
he tore across the stage three or four
times with his irate wife, the cowboy
houri >hing pistols, the detective and the
distracted German housemald in hot pur.
suit, the audience was convulsed with
laughter.
With the farce, which was repeated
twice that evening" ended the most i'm
portant affair OF the kind ever held at
Stanford, and. in fact, one of the most
beautiful spectacles ever witnessed on this
coast. EUGENIA B. MABURY.
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line leaves in a Chinese book whereon had
been written in English various sayings
of Confucius. Although she herself did
not know what the book contained Looey
Sing very soon learned what plain
speaker Confucius could be on occasions
All went well, however, when to her dis
may the Chinese maiden found that she
had torn out at random and given to
lady very high in university circles leaf
whose sentence caustically insinuaied that
if the said lady was skeleton she had
best cover herself uD.
But the climax was reached when a
young unknown professor. all smiles, ap-
preached and purchased leaf. Instantly
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vases, brlc-a-brac and furniture of black
polished wood, to say nothing of the beau
tltul silks and ape>tries-stood the ancient
bed OF one OF the Mikados. exquisitely
cirved and inlaid with pearl. 1t was dec
GRATED for this occasion with strings of
tiny colored lanterns, and around it was
built shelf edged with chrysantheMums.
whereon dainty japanese tea cups stood
invitingly. All about the room fitted
pretty Gels ha girls in CO stumes of delicate
colors.
In one corner of the same room sat
Looey Sing on raised dais under a gilt
tering Chinese canopy. Here she posed
as Celestial oracle and disposed of sybil-
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Few of the fighters VINO distinguished
themselves in the Indian wars of the
Texas frontier covering the period be-
tween 1871 and 1879 live to recount the
tragedies and Iomances of Bad Hands"
great Comanche campaign. Bad Hand, 3"
be it known. was none other than General
Ran ald Slidell Mackenz e, then colonel of
"ihe centaurs of the army" the Fourth
Cavalry, to whom had been assigned the
difficult task Of subduing the Indians, and
at the same time supDressing the outIawry
prevalent on the Southwest border.
Mackenzie, besides other severe wounds
rece we'd while in action with Sheridan at
Fisher HILL had lost three fingers of the
right hand. Hence the sobriduet fastened
upon him by the ComanChes.
MackenzIe's affections and con fidence
were only accessible 10 brave men. In a
fearless subordinate he forgave every
fault and infrmity though rs . discipli-
marian he stormed and raved at the short
comings OF those upon whom he bestowed
trust. Under his vigilant eye there had
passed from private up to the position of
sergeant-major a youth whose qualities
OF brain and heart, inherited from Reyo-
lutionary ancestors, commanded esteem
and interest.
This young man, infamed by the Iurid
frontier literature OF the day, had resigned
a lucrative post III one Of the largest COM
mercial houses OF New York 10 enlist for
the Indian wars, his fate taking him to
Texas and the Fourth Cavalry. His
ascent in 'galloping K' company was
rapid and naturally excited envy that
0lnd expression in numerous hand-to-
1 rI encounters, whence he issued vic
LES.
J I-.ugh beard.ess when advanced to the
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KIRMEsS IN

ing. and couple of maiden ladies in
hoopskirs and great calashes on their
heads.
Romeo and Washington walked arm in
arm; and as for i'rilby and Sve1gali they
never miss an affair of the kind.
One of The best characterizations was by
a young Scotch lady who represented a
fshmonger. She had taught Ian Mac
larens children, and on this particular
occasion would speak nothing but the
cultural langua.e OF Drumtochty. A little
Japanese girl sold short poem written
by DR.. Jordan with autograph attached.
As for the side-shows and other attrac-
tons they met one at every turn Until
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he burst out laughing. and requested the
oracle to interpret his fortune" to him.
Judge Cf her horror when with fear and
trembling she took the leaf and read as
follows: "If you lie down with dogs you
must get up with fleas!'
The amount of attention that Looey
Sing attracted was somewhat EN- barrass-
ing at times. Young men stood about
and grinned as she minced by on her bigh
rockino shoes, and kind old ladies asked
her if her feet didn't hurt. Passing China
men solemnly stared at her in amaze
ment, VIII lie at one time three other real
Celestial maidens halted in front of the
oracle and broad grins of amusement
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place OF first sergeant, he promptly got the
company under control by thrashing a
mutinous non-commissioned officer who
held the fighting record of the regiment.
In his brief career in The service, he had
unknowingly captivated Mackenzie, who
singled him out for favor, and appointed
him sergeant-maior at the first oppor-
tunity. His term of enlistment ended,
however, the young New Yorker de-
C ined the lieutenant's commission which
Mackenzie urged upon him; but such was
his love of adventure and his desire
to see the border pacihe1 that he con-
sented to become chief of scouts, a post
OF danger he held until every red
marauder had been rounded up on the
reservations and the tribe OF Rio Grande
renegades exterminated, for it is told OF
these white desperadoes that none of
them were allowed to remain on earth.
This long-haired young "whhlwind,
for such the Indians named him, sur
wives Mackenzie and nearly all of the
first rank of the Texan Indian-fghters.
During the week he has passed unno-
ticed daily through Market street and
into the office mysteries OF the Crocker
building, where he has been engaged in
shaping a mining deal in British Colum-
Dia. The C)al-black hair and cropped
brown whiskers be;ray by no gray intru-
sions the fifty odd years OF life or the
dangers braved and hardships endured on
the Staked Plains and in No Mans Land.
In the tall, muscular frame ana srrightIy
military stride can be detected no trace OF
the many broken bones and bullet wounds
suffered.
The unwrinkled, ruddy cheek and vel
We brown eye seem out of countenance
IN the man who generation ago led the
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
OF LIFE AND COLOR AT THE STANFORD KIRMESS

, Looey Sing felt like the little boy at the
fair who had handful of pennies TO
spend, but aound so many wonderful
things to be seen that he didn't know
where to begin.
Sing song of sIde-shows
A pocket full OF tin,
Costs you twenty dollars
To take the kirmess in.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
New York,. Antitrust Law.

The noe which. after a stiff fight.
passed the New York Legislature and
Became law was designed 70 prevent
monopolies IN articles Of common use
and 20 prohibit restraints on trade and
commerce. - declares thar no corpora
tion. foreign or domestic. doing bust
ness An New York shall combine with
any other corporation or person to Gre
ate . monopoly, restrain trade or pre-
vent composition
Moreover. every corporation doing
business I'm New York except railroad
companies and banking and moneyed
organizations shall make an annual re-
port Of the following particulars: The
amount Of Its capital stock and the pro-
portion actually issued. the amount Of
its debts and the amount Of its assets.
The report shall be signed by a majori-
ty Of the directors Of the corporation
and verified by the oath Of the president
or vice president and the treasurer OF
secretary. II such report Is not made,
then every director OF the company shall
be- liable for all the debts Corporations
having their headquarters in the state
must make such report Jan. 1, foreign
corporations by May 1.
Here are acts tho officers Of q corpo
ration may be punished for:
First.-The making Of unauthorized divi
! dends-
SecoDd-The creation Of unauthorized an.
excessive Indebtedness
Third--Unlawfnl loans to Btockholdera-
Fourth.--Making false certificates. reports o
public notices
Fifth--An illegal transfer OF the stock an,
property OF such corporation when It Is IN
solvent or It's insolvency threatened
Sixth The failure TO file an annual report.
Failure TO comply with the law
punishable by fine of not more thai
%, 600 OK in case Of an individual b.
imprisonment OF not more than ON
year or by both. This law is aimed PR
marily at 50 called industrial trusts an
com binationR
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05

A curious illustration of how relative
values change is shown in the case of
dogs and horses ON our northwest coast.
In Oregon and Washington ordinary
horses are not even worth killing for
their hoofs and hides. A good dog, how
ever, in the same localities will bring
at least $15, often twice as much. Go
ing farther north and west. the horse
is still worthless, while the value Of
the dog rises with every 100 miles Of
distance from the coast towns On the
Yukon river good dog is worth from
500 to $50. All dogs taken to that re-
gion must b. acclimated before they can
endure the cold. They haul over the
Chilkoot pass everything used by the
miners - provisions, outfit and all
Sometimes theh owners make buckskin
moccasins to protect the dogs feet. A
horse could not live in the desolate re-
gion where the Alaska miners are dig
ging gold. The breeding Of herds of
reindeer is, however, proceeding rapid
ly. When they become plentiful, they
will be to the Yankee IN Alaska what
they have long been to the Laplander-
food, clothing and means of transporta-
ton They were first introduced into
Alaska by an American missionary
among the Indians there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
Y.M.O A. NOTES.

You are welcome to the Bible class
which meets every Saturday at 5 80
o'clock.
Chairman Paul Pollard reports that
the meeting in the Jail last Sunday was
very impressive.
The devotional meeting for the bovs
was we'll attended Six converts.
All the men who heard Rev r
Beecher Taylor last Sunday were
greatly benefited, and hope to hear
him again soon. Special solos were
rendered by brother r. H. White and
Director @. Williams.
Rev. d. w. Davis will explain the
81 nday School Lesson to-day at 80
O'Clock. You are invited.
Meeting in the Jail Sunday at IL
O'Clock.
Boys meeting Sunday o'clock
Rev. d. Lewis will address the
men Sunday at $3.50 O'Clock at the
True Reformers' Hall Subject
Factions are Failure" All are in
vited. Solos by Mr., r. II. White and
Director @. G.. Williams.
Our Night School will close Monday
june 9TH at s O'Clock at the 3rd Street
Methodist Church. Free to all. Rev.
ID. w. Davis, who is well-known as an
will deliver the address to
the school. Don't fail to hear him.
Ladies' auxiliary meets Monday
June 9TH at 5 o'clock. All members
are requested to be- present.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
SATURDAY JUNE 8. 1897.
THE RAILROAD PORTER.

". ROB'r b ALEXANDER, Lincoln, Neb.
Who's cutter than r railroad man
A porter at his post2
His suit of blue, his shoes of tan,
Portrays this genial host.
His silv'ry badge and iaunty cap,
And buttons bright galOr;
Thus point him out, as just the chap
To guide you safely Ger.
Majestic grace e'er marks his pace
While passing through his car,
A two-bit smiles upon his face,
Nor dollars does he bar.
The transit comp'nies whose behest,
All must obey and then,
Place TRAVELLING people o. the best
In care of cOlored men.
The 'hobos" to the brakemsn's care
The better class. and best,
Ride in a chair or palace car;
The porter does the rest.
The ladies and the children too,
Soon learn 70 honor him;
For he will them favor do,
To satisfy each whim-
There're men more Jealous by one
half
OF porter and his berth,
Who chuckle, cackle, crow and laugh
And wish him of the earth.
When ladies at him sweetly smile
And trest him as peer,
There's always men whose blood VII
rifle
At least there is fear.
That he'll win some winsome dame
And beat them Co the goal,
And p, radventure change her name
Make her happy soul.
But renting pillows, shining shoes,
Obtaining tips, his aim
No privilege does he abuse
FRANK WILLIAMS is his name.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
FROM ASHLAND.
Interesting Church Locals

ASHLAND, VA, May %, 1897
Mr.. Editor:
Please allow me space in your valu.
able paper to inform the friends of the
Christian work of the joyous times and
grand success at the Union.
The Baptist Church on the 23d oil
May, the occasion BENG the ami
versary of our beloved pastor, Rev. E
d. Samuels. We were present with q
good Sunday School and Miss Emma
James from the Second Baptist Church
of Richmond spoke very encouraging
to our School and present with her
was Miss Emily Price, the noted sing
or from 5th Street Church, Richmond.
At IL 80 the pastor arose and offered
prayer and then announced his hymn.
Read the scripture and had prayer by
Deacon Bailey of Brown Grove Church.
After a hymn by the congregation the
pastor again arose and gave the histo-
nv of the years work and spoke of the
pleasantness of the deacon board, of
the Union Baptist Church, and the
blessings that God had bestowed upon
the church during the past twelve
months, of the number of converts
that had been added to the cause dur
ing the year. Also Of the great sue
cess in finance.
He said to US that we need to be
thankful to God that save all true
hearts in Heaven. Then he showed
The congregation the handsome suit
that had been presented to him by the
members OF the Union Baptist Church.
All were more than pleased to hear the
history of the church. He the intro |
duced Rev. cambridge from st. Monnt |
Zion church who preached a sOul-felt |
sermon from John 1920. After seq
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05

we adjourned to returned again
at 3 o'clock.
All Joined in praise, waiting and
watching for the appearance Of Rev.
u ID. Lewis. b. d.. OF Richmond and
about 1886 he appeared in sight. Some
said he was flying: but we saw him
and heard him for ourselves. The
most wonderful sermon was delivered
by Rev Lewis from III Samuel 7:l2
All enjoyed the sermon greatly and
said TO Rev. Lewis come again.
Though their eyes were filled with
tears while he spoke the wonderful
word OF God. their hearts rejciced.
Our night service was also largely
attended with no room for the people
Rev. cambridge preached soal-stir-
ing sermon.
On Monday night, May Oath, Mis-
Emily Price gave a grand concert ac'
companied by Miss Jones as organist
Several selections were read Mis-
Jones
On Tuesday night Rev. HOllan,
Powell, from 9Th Church, Richmond
preached a wonderful sermon TO IL
One that will live in the hearts ant
minds of the people that heard him
On W ednesday night, 26ih, Rev. W
| K. Nash, from the 3rd Street Baptis
Church of Richmond, preached q won
derful sermon and made all glad ant
say TO each of cur brethren come again
and help us.
Our pastor is always glad to hav'
brother ministers to visit him, for h
seems to make them all welcome.
Rev. e. ID. SAMUELs. Pastor,
II. HARRIS. Church Clerk.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
These Are the Men Doing 1t.

Hon. John H. Srnyth, ex-Minister to
Liberia, Mr. George w. bragg, tn
most enterprising laundryman in the
State, Squire II f Jonathan. the most
successful fish, oyster and game mer-
chant in the city, Mr.. A. P Quarles,
Richmond's best practical horse-shoer
and veterinarian, Mr.. Samuel :. Bak-
er, noted for integrity and sterling
christian qualities, James IL. Hayes.
Esquire, the best read and most popu-
lar colored barister in the state, and
John Clinton. Jr., Esq who at one
time published the only Negro daily
journal in the country, the longevity
of which as unprecedented are the gen
tlemen who compose the board OF di-
rectors of the Planet Beneficial Asso-
ciatien and the public may rest as
sured that the concern is capable of
carrying out all set forth in its litera-
ture.
For further particulars address John
Clinton, Jr, Sl2 East Broad Street,
Richmond, Va (old PLANET Building.
Agents wanted in all parts of the
State. Regular salary will be paid
first class agents.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05

There ARE heroes In these DAYS as
brave and self sacrificing as any In his.
tory. They are found In humble walks
or life more frequently than elsewhere
perhaps because there are more com.
mon people than any others. Some Of
the nobIest Of these obscure heroes are
among the members Of city fire oompa-
nteA In times OF great danger, with the
hot breath Of fame and the choking
smoke In their faces, they rise superior
to the recollection Of danger for them
selves and are filled only with thoughts
OF saving Others and of extinguishing the
fire. Wherever lives are lost at a fire
there is nearly always among them one
or more hremen. Now, overcome by
smoke, they drop into the fiery death;
now they are crushed by falling floors
and timbers; but, whatever it Is, no fire.
man turns coward or shirks his duty.
They will go on doing 1t to the last.
even though they read how In a large
city lately 81 iremen were disabled and
was killed outright while lighting
flame In an unusually dangerous posi-
ton
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
A Grand Surprise.

On lest Friday evening the home of
Mrs. Louisa Z. Williams, 1888 West
Boyd Street, was a scene of marvellous
beauty. The house was very Hastily
decorated with various flowers of rare
excellence and beauty. About half
past eight the pealing of the bell an
Lo-nc d . host % unexpected visitors
surprise party Id on Miss Fannie
p. johnson IF Chula who is now stop
ping with Mrs Williams
The eveniF & Aas most enjoyable
one to al present Games to satisfy
the pleasure OF all were resorted TO.
and finally another announcement was
made which satisfied the inner man !:
refreshments served abund antly per-
formed This important duty.
But there must come an end to all
things and at last came the time.
when this happs group begun to scat
ter. After many pleasant adieu the
throng of m rry guest we're seen wend
ing their way home and silence again
reignfd within those walls of passed
merriment. Much credit is due to
Misses Annie and Susie johnson, the
leaders of this grand surprise.