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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-20
A TRIBUTE TO DR.. HALL.
AS PASTOR

Whereas We have heard with pain OF the resig-
nation of our beloved pastor. the Rev. John Hall.
D. D. IL. d, and
Whereas The session has called a meeting TO take
action on the pastors resignation on Wednesday
evening, January 10;
Therefore. We the undersigned members Of the
Fifh Avenue Presbyterian Church. or congrega-
ton desire 10 make this public expression Of our
love- gratitude and appreciation OF DR.. Hall: We
recall with thankfulness his thirty years OF faith
ful preaching Of the Lord Jesus Chris-himself the
living example OF all ne preaches-and his untiring
and unselfsh devotion as our pastor. We recognize
that the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church stands
to-day under Or. Halls leadership and with
Gods blessing his work. one OF the first I'm MEM
hership In the liberay OF It's gifts to all branches
Of Christian work and In IT'S Christian activity.
We also recognize that DR. Halls eye Is mot dim.
nor his natural force abated." but that his ser
to-day powerful exposition OF the word
OF God and richer in spiritual teaching than ever
before.
Therefore, We respectfully petition Dr. Hall TO
reconsider his resignation and we respectfully rec.
Ommcnd 10 the said meeting OF the members or
the church that his resignation be not accepted
In addition TO the petition Mr.. Wllds read
resolutions adopted by the various societies and
auxiliares ~ the church urging DR. Hall to
withdraw his resignation.
There were no other speakers either FOR or
against the resolutions which were then put
by DR.. Dufield and carried unanimously.
The committee named by Mr.. Wilds VIII walt
upon DR. Hall some time in the present week.
and his decision will be formally conveyed 10
the congregation at the meeting on February 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Bets are being offered that Gillett will
not be captured
There will be a song recital at Wash
burn this evening.
Mr.. A A. Hurd, attorney for the Santa
Fe, is in Chicago.
Judge Peters came up from Newton yes
terday on legal business.
R. A. Burch of Salina is arguing a case
in the supreme court today.
Major Shreve says that he is thinking of
going to the Klondike in the spring.
Attorney. General Boyle expects. to com
plete his biennial report next week.
Another snow storm is about due. The
streets are beginning to get dry again.
Dave Mulvane is in New York enjoying
rest from the Would-be state appointees.
About half the excursonists who came
to Topeka wanted to attend the Collins
Some of D. ]. Greenwa1d's friends are
trying to induce him to be candidate for
John w. BreidenthaI went out to the
western part of the state today on bank
The postoffice people say that they are
very short on help in most of the depart
Some of the state house steps are still
covered with ice, and probably will be till
County Attorney Crowen and Sheriff
Hartman of Atchison county were in To-
S. ]. Osborn of Salina, who is a candi-
date for speaker of the next house, was In
Topeka yesterday.
Bailin John Coyne of the district court
might make a small fortune by selling
seats at the Collins trial
MT w alIeF Gust OF the pdSSGAlscE uG-
partment of the Santa Fe is confined to
his home by Illness
Every day reveals new wonders in the
show windows, and the heart of the small
boy expands accordingly.
The state officers are. preparing to re-
fund $159 600 of the states bonds which
come due on January l.
An attempt has hes been i made by an artist
room. The odor is terrific.
There is but one case of contagious dis
ease left in the city. and that will soon be
released from quarantine.
w J. Bailey, ngressman-at-large-
elect, was in Topeka yesterday consulting
with some of the politicians.
W. c. Stephenson has sold the three lots
adjoining the Catholic school on Jackson
street to J. NJ. Brunt for 5000.
J. F. Thompson. city attorney of lola, is
in Topeka visiting his son, W. H; Thomp-
son, clerk of the court of appeals.
A Topeka sunday school boy wants to
know whether Jobs turkey was eaten at
Thanksgiving time or Christmas.
w: A. Reeder, congressman-elect in the
Sixth district, was mixing with the pOliu-
clans at the Copeland last night
J. c. Postiethwaite of Jewell City, who
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THE TREATY OF PEACE
as It Will Probably Stand Sticks to
the Protocol

Paris, Dec. THE peace treaty Of
Paris is practically an accomplished
fact. Yesterdays session disposed Of
the essential features of the treaty
which win be embodied in the follow
ing eight articles:
First-The customary preface of trea-
ties in the nature of an expression of
amity and of hope for perpetual peace.
Second-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain
Of her sovereignty over Cuba
Third-The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops.
FOurth-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain
Of her sovereignty over Porto Rico.
F'ifth-Spain's cession of the Philip
pines.
Sixth-The withdrawal Of the Spanish
troops there.
acknowledgement by the United
States Of $50, 000 900 for the Philippines.
Eighth-The provision for the open
door commercial policy in the Philip
pines.
Among the questions not yet settled,
however, are the cOaling station and
religious freedom in the Carolines, the
spanish commission not having replied
70 the American offer. The Americans
nave agreed to transport the Spanish
prisoners home, including the garrison
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AN ORGAN THE COACH.
How the Baggage smasher Amused
Himself on No. ia

There's an organ in the baggage car
to give the train a tone" sang the bag
gageman on ia yesterday as the train
started from Topeka to Kansas City
and for accompaniment the song and
singer had a good sized parlor organ.
The organ was loaded on the train
at Topeka and although it was well tied
and bundled up the pedals and keys
were free. The baggage smasher in his
younger days used to play for the choir
in the country church back east and al
though his fingers were somewhat stiff
he managed to strike enough of the
right keys so that the tune could be
understood.
1t was like a gospel car" for he
sang Nearer My God to Thee and
Rock of Ages" with all the fervOr of
an evangelist. As the train whizzed
through the small stations the melody
of stick to Your Mother, Tom" and
It Was Seeing Nelly Home" hoated
back with the clouds of smoke to the
crowd on the platform.
As the train ran through the yards at
Argentine the switchmen and yard men
were given a few strains from In the
Baggage Coach Ahead" mingled with
Dads the Engineer" and as the train
pulled into the Kansas City Union de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-07
PROPERTY QUALIFICATION
Is a Marked Feature of the Franchise
Law Proposed for Hawaii.

Washington, Dec 7-Under the
scheme of government proposed for Ha-
wall a senator is required to be a male
citizen of the United States 80 years of
age to have resided in the territory
three years, to be the owner in his own
right of 81, 900 worth of property, or to
have during the preceding year received
81. 900 income. Representatives must
be 25 years of age, male citizens; must
have lived three years in Hawaii and
must own property or have an income
of $3.50 year.
Voters for representative are re-
Quired to be male citizens, 81 years old
and of one years residence in the terri
tory, to have registered, to have paid all
taxes due the government, and to be
able, "underStandtnSly to speak, read
and write the English or Hawaiian Ian
guage." To be qualified to vote for
senators, person must possess all the
qualifications and be subject to all the
conditions required for voters for repre-
sentatives, and in addition, own in his
own right property worth 81, 600, upon
which valuation legal taxes shall have
been paid for the year preceding that
in which he offers to register, or shall
actually have received a, money income
of not less than $500 during the previous
year.
and the governor of the territory is au-
thorized to appoint registration boards
with the advice of the senate.
The bill also provides for the election
of a delegate to the house of represen-
tatives in congress by the voters quail
flied to vote for representatives in the
legislature, this delegate to possess the
same powers and privileges now ac-
corded to other delegates in congress.
The governor is to appoint a chief JUS
tice and two associate justices of the
supreme court, the judges of the circuit
court, the members of the board of
health, commissioners of public instruc-
ton, prison inspectors, boards of regis
tration, inspectors of election and other
public buildings that may be created by
law and all officers whose salaries ex-
coed 81, 900 per annum.
Other provisions of the bill are as fol-
lows: The governor is to possess the
veto power, but his vote may be over
ridden by a two-thirds vote Of both
houses of the legislature.
The legislature is ordered to create
town, city or county municipalities.
Foreign goods and articles imported
into the islands after July Z, 1898. are
if afterwards brought into the United
States to pay the same duties charged
upon like articles when imported from
any foreign country. The existing laws
of Hawaii, not inconsistent with the
constitution and laws of the United
States or of this act, continue in force
subject to the repeal or amendment by
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and sailors at Manila captured by Ad-
niraI Dewey and General Merritt as
we'll as the soldiers and civilians held
by the FilipinOs whose return the Amer
leans have guaranteed. AS cOmpensa-
ton, Spain promises to iberate all Gu
ban, Porto Rican and Philippine pOliti-
cal prisoners. Spanish soldiers electing
to remain in the colonies may do so,
but it is a matter of economy for the
Americans to return the others as they
must be fed as long as they are kept,
and Spain is unable to bear the expense
of the repatriation. Also the Americans
have rejected SPANS request for free
shipping for ten years in Cuban and
Porto Rican waters, they having given
the Spanish commissioners such poor
consolation as the latter may derive
from the permission to re-apply when
the diplomatic relations have been re-
neWed for shipping concessions under
the reciprocity scheme of the Dingley
law, for which Senior Dupuy de LONE
was negotiating in Washington when
the war broke out.
There are still under discussion eight
secondary subjects which the Spanish
commissioners preached last week. in
GLIDING the status of patents and copy
rights. The American commissioners
handed to Senior Montero Rios a written
reply covering these questions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-07

New York, December Mar
sin Mahon proprietor of the New
Amsterdam hotel, repeated to Recorder
Goff and a jury in the court of general
sessions yesterday his charge that he
was "badgered' by William A. z. Moore
and his beautiful wife in the Hotel Gre
noble.
States Attorney Mcintyre began his
opening address. 1t was a clear, con
else statement of what the People hope
to prove in the case
Mrs. Moore was deeply interested.
She listened carefully to every word.
When he told of her meeting with Ma
hon the night, it is alleged, she and her
husband worked the badger game
upon him, she shook her head and whis-
pered to ex-United States District At
torney Hill, of Georgia, who is here to
look after her interests.
''NOnsensei'' said she. f'HOw could
I? Hear him! It's ridiculous! He
cannot prove what he claims to be the
truth"
Seemed to Be Seeking Some One.
The jurors listened attentively. Mrs.
Moore would arise in her seat now and
then and try to get a glimpse of the
jurors She never looked at her hus-
band, but her eyes Travelled about that
crowded court room from one end to the
other as though in search of some one.
She Rugged MahOn, she caressed him,
and then she gave a cough, the signal
for her husband to enter the room!"
shouted Mr.. Mcintyre.
Mrs. Moore laughed merrily.
The state will not call Martin NIahOn
a purist," said Mr.. Mcintyre.
4 guess not" said Mrs. Moore, and
then she took her glove off her left hand
and began to study the diamonds in her
finger rings.
once during the days proceedings
Mrs. Moore hid her face. That was
when Mr.. Mcintyre referred to a negro
banker who, it is alleged, had known
Mrs. Moore.
Martin Mahon, the chief complainant
an the case, was the first witness called
by the people. Mr.. Mahon is about so
years old. He is married and has three
children. He is proprietor of the New
Amsterdam hotel and wears a big dark
brown mustache streaked with gray.
He was faultlessly attired-
Mr.. Mcintyre in his opening address
had referred to Mr.. NfahOn as a very
unwilling witness. His story, however,
was told by Mr.. Mahon in a concise
way.
When Mahon was brought into court
he had to pass within two feet of where
Mrs. Moore was seated She tried to
catch his eye, but Mr.. MahOn looked
straight ahead.
Now we will hear what he has to say
about me-" said Mrs. Moore, whispering
to the court officer.
Martin MahOn was sworn.
Identified a Scarfpin.
After he had identified a horseshoe
pin which he had loaned to Mrs. Moore
upon one occasion while with her at the
waldorf, and which pin became known
as Peoples exhibit Al he was asked
whether he knew a woman known as
Fayne Moore.
Look about the court room and see
If you can identify her. said Mr.. McIn-
tyre
Mr. Mahon arose in the witness chair
pointed to where Mrs. Moore was seated
and said:
Yes, there is the woman. I know
her Well"
Mrs Moore arose from her seat. She
bowed ironically.
Mr. Mahon told how he had first met
MIS-. Moore-she was not Mrs. Moore
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HER NAME WAS SMITH.
But Now She is the Countess of Straf-
ford.

New York. Dec. 6.-Mrs. Samuel J.
Colgate was married yesterday to the
earl of STAFFORD. The ceremony took
place in Grace church, this city, and
was simple on account of the recent
death of Prince Edward of Sake Weim-
er, first cousin Of the earl and few per-
sons other than relatives were present.
The earl and countess of STAFFORD left
for Washington, where they will spend
a few days. They sail for England on
Tuesday next. The present countess is
the daughter of the late Samuel Smith
Of New Orleans and a widow of Samuel
J. Colgate of Jersey City.
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Vas loo Nervous to Write.

&c Write as I dictate, or you will be a
dead man, commanded Moore. told
him that I could not write; 1 told that I
was too nervous I told him that 1
would do anything he asked me to do
Then, turning to his wife, he said:
'' Now you -, get over there, and you
write as I dictate
." All right, VIII she replied, and then
she took the pen and began to write. 1
don't recall what he dictated, but it ran
something like this: I, Fayne Moore, the
that this date have been found by my
husband with Martin MahOn under COM
promising circumstances. "
MahOn said he saw Mrs. Moore sign the
paper, and then he signed it at the point
of the pistol Then he said Moore struck
him in the cheek.
Then Moore at the point of the pistol
marched me into the bedroom" continued
the witness. He said: Someone has got
You pay her $4,000 or you will die
II told him that he could kill me five
times over, and that was unable to pay
that sum of money.
g You pay me $25, 900 if you want to live
continued Moore. 1 told him that 1 could
not pay that much; that l did not have it.
Then he came down to $4,000 When /
told him that was too much, too, he said
to his wife:
have been telling me you knew, and he
Mahon told how finally Moore had
agreed to take 5000. which the witness
said he had consented to pay the follow
ing day at the Hotel GrenOble.
Mahon said Moore then walked over to
the desk, wrote out a promisSOry note for
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Moore then placed in his coat pocket.
What happened then?" asked Mr.. Nc
Moore then told me to empty my pockz33
ana threw It on ' the floor. sti1i pointing
the pistol al my head, he made me pick
up the money and hand it to him. Then
with the revolver still in his right hand,
he counted the money with his left Mrs.
Moore was lying on the bed He threw
the money over to the bed and told her to
count it; She did, and said:
VIII, its all right. It's just as you
Mahon then said that Moore had return
money to get home.
Washed MahOn's Wounds.
ct was bleeding" continued the witness.
Then Mrs. Moore got some medicine and
washed my forehead. Moore got basin
from my face. Ny collar and necktie
We're saturated with blood. Moore then
gave me a clean collar and necktie. Then
he told me to hand him my watch and
I don't want that he replied, and
handed the watch back to me-
will see y6g tomorr6 row When Tf@ you Bring
Mahon told how Moore had handed him
his clothes and how he had left the
apartments of the Moores at the hotel.
Mrs. Moore, who had been listening very
attentiVely to the testimony. took dainty
little handkerchief from her poeketboOk
and applied it to her face. She appeared
to be uncomfortably warm
rs she crying?" asked someone in the
Mrs. Moore heard the question. Quickly
she dropped the handkerchief and smiled.
lawyer walked over to her.
Don't worry" she said. ct am all
right. This is nothing. 1 can stand this
Mahon then told how Moore had follow
the defendant had offered him a cigar.
7 hardly knew him. I was so much be-
went into a nearby saloon and had two
the corner of Forty-third street and
drink He asked me If I was a Free
in this world, and that if intended to
make trouble for him he could easily get
Mahon said that Moore had boosted be-
ing Fousin of Mark Hanna and an inti-
mate friend of President Mckinley.
d" If you had been that niger or that
the witness, would have shot you
Mr.. Mcintyre then turned the witness
Mahon said that his relations with Mrs.
M999re h. had always been honorable He
ed clear of her since her marriage to
.'she forced herself upon me-" said the
witness 7 did not believe that she was
possessed ID OF hyPn92tFic powers to
had called to see Mrs Moore at various
out driving, how they had gone to the
theater together, and how she had dined
with him and drank champagne with him.
is It not a matter of fact that Mr..
Moore found you in compromising circum-
by the back of the neck ana threw you on
the floor, and that you sustained that in
Mr.. Levy.
mo, SIR shouted Mr.; Mahon.
and is it not true that you begged him
for mercy because of your wife and chill
dren?"
mo, sir replied Mahon; st was too
busy Just then thinking about the big re-
1t was p. m. when the court adjourned.
Mrs. Moore was then all smiles. She said
that she could not see how anybody could
believe the story told by Mahon.
United States Senator Joseph Simon of
Oregon, who was the law partner of Reu-
ben Strahan, Mrs. Moore's father looked
into the court shortly before the noon re-
cess. The senator did not speak to Mrs.
Moore, however.
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Colored shirts and waists Numbered
so that the colors will not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry, 112 and ia West
Eighth street
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pot the volunteer organist pounded out
Town Tonight" and then the organ was
ruthless1y torn away and transferred
to a Burlington train and started for
the north
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Silver Leaf ATince Meat? Tor sale by
all grocers. Made by Otto Kuehne &
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Collars and cuffs Numbered to look
like new. by Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Mr.. Mahon then said that Mrs. Moore
kissed him and caressed him when she
returned to where he. was seated.
''NOnsense!' WHISPERED Mrs. Moore
Then she laughed outright Every eye IN
the court room was now turned upon her.
I'VE played a game of cards" cOnun-
ued the witness. Then Mrs. Moore said
it was rather warm in the room. She
made me take off my coat. She unbut-
toned my WaistcOat and then she took my
OvercOat, coat, waistcOat and hat and
took them into the bedroom. Then we
played second game of cards. We played
a third and a fourth. and then I wanted
to go home. I told her that 1 had an en-
gagement at the hotel and was bound to
keep it.
Il got up from the chair and asked her
for my clothes. She stood in front of
me, with her right hand upon my Shout
der, and then threw her arms around my
neck and kissed me. Then she gave
loud cough
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Then Moore Came In.

the bed where my clothes were and throw
them into a bureau drawer Then he
locked the door, put the key in his pocket,
took a big revolver from another drawer
and made a rush toward me. was dunn
founded it was all done so quickly.
81 Who is that man% shouted Moore.
." Who is that -? He pointed
the big revolver at me.
. My name is Martin Mahon,' I answer
ed. Then he dealt me a powerful blow
over the head with the revolver. The blood
was running down my face and neck He
had blackened both of my eyes"
Show the scar to the jury said Mr..
Mr. Mahon left the witness stand and
an ugly scar on his left temple.
Now illustrate just what happened"
MahOn took the big pistol which he had
identified pointed it at Mr.. Mcintyre and,
holding it within two feet of him said:
This is the way he 1OuriShed the pistol
at me- He did it all the time 1 was there.
You have not got long to live, you
- said Moore to me, still pointing the
to do three things in order, to save your
life, otherwise you will be killed.
d" GO over to this writing desk and write
as I dictate he said to me, still pointing
the pistol Remember that you have not
got very long to live if you don't I went
over to the desk and picked up the pen.
Mrs. Moore was in the opposite corner of
the room all that time. She had not said
a word since her husband had entered the
room.
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MRS. MOORE SAYS
MAHON LIED.

New York. Dec. THE test
ImOny to which have been
compelled to listen today has
been awful. Mr.. Mahon has
lied. I do wish that he had
told the truth. I am not fear
full as to the result of this
trial and I feel assured that
should I ever be placed on trial
that 1 will be acquitted.
do not work any charms
upon anybody. All I ask for is
fair treatment. Please do not
let the community condemn
me.
cannot go into the details
of this case. but 1 will say
that after listening to the evil
dence given by the chief wit
ness for the prosecution I am
satisfied that we will be at lib
erty in very short order.
Mrs. Fayne Moore to Lawyer
John E. S1mpso on in response to
q request by a reporter for a
statement concerning the days
proceedings in court.
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Mr.. Mahon Was Sorry.

MIR. MahOn Was Sorry.
''And what did you do all this time?'
asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
''I simply sat down and told her how
sorry felt that she should have trOu-
BILE with her husband"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-12
The Young WIFE. Social Duties.

To simply live alone, with no provi-
sion for the qualification of the social in
stinct, is apt to prove too severe upon
the reserve forces of even the happiest
marriage. There is some excuse to be
made for the man who seeks society out
side of the house, wherein no thought
is given to social pleasure, while the
wife is apt to grow petty and personal,
and so less attractive as she shuts her
self away from intercourse with others.
This dropping cut is very easy, but even
when prosperity comes and large social
functions are possible IL is too late to
gain that most valuable possession,
friendship, which is entirely independ-
emit of financial success. To have and
20 hold a place in the social life of the
world is not only the right, but the
duty Of the young wife who desires to
have home in its truest and best sense.
Helen Jay, in Ladies' Home Journal.