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New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
4. r. CoNkLryG on THE F1M-S7. OPENING.
HE ASKS THE CORPORATION COUNSEL TO APPEAL
FROM THE ORDER OF JUDGE ANDREWS
GRANTING THE EXTRA ALLOWANCE
THE cO,rNfrSS-ONrRc

TO THE COMNIss: :ONERs
Alfred r Conkllng has written q letter 10 Cor
poraton Counsel Whaen. in which he says.
| wrote you recently suggesting an appeal from
the order 0. Judge Andrews az Special Tern grant
rg an extra allowance OF $4,000 10 two Clnm.s-
sioners and a proportional amount 10 the third
substituted Commissioner In the matter OF the
Opening Of Elm-st. Let remind you that these
commissioners have already received the statutory
ices for their services. / am aware tnat Chapter
GO Of the Laws OF 1893 authorizes extra conpeusa-
ton. and. while | appreciate the magnitude or the
work for opening Elm-st. submit that >7"' each
would be a very liberal extra allowance.
Manv citizens including several attorneys. have
announced the total award Of goo 40 excessive 20
Tho last degree and as a member OF the bar and a
taxpayer. I hope you Will endeavor 10 20; aside
these awards The fact that these gentlemen arc
gentlemen o. high standing in tho legal profession
need not deter you from making an EFFORT TO relf's5
,heir rapaclty Not having received reply 20 my
lcttcr do not know what course YOU VIII pursu",
but feel that express the sentiments of thou-
sands o., citizens when respectfully request you 10
appeal from the order Of Judge Andrews 20 which
I have referred
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
rwo Dr1ygS on THE CAMPANIA.

Among the passengers who arrived /" port on mo mo
can,nania Yesterday were Everett Jerome. John H.
NJ, r. y Osler Hugh OTeirne. Mr.. and Mrs
D.,rv,ard Lely. a. Il. Wagns. John II. Starln a ana
tonnt scioln. Mrs Maud Burrows tnlTty tty -eisr, t,.
-,rs - o,d If Nottlncham England. died from hear
ti-ea-e In The second cabin q thc steamer on
rav on q lursday Ralph j. DIXON fu'cu"Oeu ~
q.ssrt diseaso Both were buried al sea
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

morning This is believed TO he the result OF the
conference Of the miners held at Louisville, at
which the forces formerly employed In the lncus-
trial Leader and Imperial properties. that place.
were represented II is also stated that by unani-
nous vote the miners Will return 70 work on the
terms offered by the operators Of the Northern
Colorado properties
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
COLORADO MINERS RETURN TO WORK.

Denver Jan. Among the operators OF the
Northern Colorado ccal mines II is reported In this
city tha; the miners strike has been declared on.
and that the men Will return to work on Monday
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
cryrrRy dr. SHE LIKES TO Roup.

Schenectady. y Y. Jan. % Mrs. Ann Alexander.
OF West Charlton. Saratoga County, celebrated her
,ootb birthday TO-DAY by holding n reception. She
so. horn In an adjoining township and has lived
tn fhIs section all her life. She has the appear
- of being about seventy years old She en-
aovs n romD with her great-great nephews and
yleces every day FOR an hour or so.
A.. go, f,r1 of mus!.- Nions. oanjos and
g7,itars are advertised IL the marrow aniumnA
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

enng Of tired nerves.
Another great preacher. the Rev. 5. Domer'
pastor Of St Taurs English Lutheran Church,
Washington. y. G.. says
Washington. D. c. May II. 1891
Wells Richardson & Co.
Gentlemen-Have taken Paine's celery COM
pound as a tonic. and am pleased to certify
that so far as have been able 10 test it have
found il quite satisfactory.
Yours very truly.
s DOMER,
St Pauls Eng. Luth Church.
T. cannot be repeated too often that the stonl-
ach is the fountain which supplies every part
- the body. If the stomach Is sick the brain
heart liver. bowels and kidneys are all sick
Tho trouble may be felt in one spot, IT may be
I'm the stomach itself. or il may he in the brain
or in a rheumatic muscle 1t will be felt in the
weakest place Paine's celery compound is fully
con,pet.nt to correct all such dlsordered con-
dit'ous Of the stomach. and to restore healthy,
bear-v tone that will enable It TO meet every
demand made upon it by hard-workel brain.
heart and nerves.
\ dvspeptc stomach cannot furnish sweet,
healthy chvne. as the dgested food is called,
but acids and poisonous gases. and the brain
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

xEw-YoRK BUSINESS MEN.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
Electric rower tn Africa.

Attention va. recently called In THIS
column 10 The proposed use Of the cat
aracts o the Nile Tor the generation u
electric power. Al meeting Of the
Institution Of Clyl Engineers In Lon
don q short time ago. Professor Forbes
reported that he had been consulted
about another similar enterprise In the
dark continent This was q proposi-
ton to employ the Victoria Falls OF
ihe zambesl river In supplying electric
power 10 the gold mines IN Matabcle-
laad and the TnnsyaalHe thought the
scheme was not so chlmeflcal NJ 1t had
at first appeared 20 him. In bis opln-
lon the distance over which power
might he probably transmitted BY
electricity was not FAR short Of 1000
nllea"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08

As all the world knows. there II no
more perfect means Of ventilation than
an open fire." writes Mrs. Burton
Klngsland. telling how to nurse the
sick. In the Ladies' Home Journal.
1T ls continuous. aud attended with no
danger Of draught A more equable
temperature II obtained with wood
than with coal. and the thermometer
should be- frequently consulted 10 o
sick room As fresh air Is the best ton.
&C., II Is said that a window may be
opened at the top on a sunny day. no
matter how ill the patient be. II In the
opening a wooden frame covered with
flannel Is fitted The air strained
through the Woolen material is deprived
Of all power to harm. An umbrella
covered with a swawl makes good
screen when the windows are open. the
patient being sheltered under II as In
q tent A folding clothos-horsc may al.
80 be- utilized as screen frame As q
person lying on his back il deprived Of
the protection Of his eyellds from the
light. the blinds aud curtSns should
be adjusted with regard to that fact
4 room a little shaded Is more restful
to a person In illness. but n a patch Of
sunshine eau be- let IN somewhere In the
room Il makes a CHEEKY spot for him
to turn 10 II 80 minded, Tho Italian
proyerb says. Where the sun does moi
enter the doctor does
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
$3.50 as p:''#5Ssy'''' 56ll 4

This IL the story OF Anita Hemmlng
d Vafsar. a. In an the news n the
sasi ie= weeks there has been nothing
more dramatic than the story Of this
woman and the sudden revelation Of
the secret she had kept 20 we'll The
public was told that one % the most
beautiful, the most brilliant and the
most charming graduate Of this years
class az VaEsar was a negro girl The
public was intensely interested, but TO
no one ala the revelation come Nith
such overwhelming surprise as TO the
classmates with whom Miss Hemming
had been 10 closely associated for four
years In no mind. until very receFsly.
had there been the slightest suspicion
Of the truth.
The story Of Miss Hemming's college
life and Of the influences and charac-
teristlcs that made her what she Is
will be told here. There IL interest In
II. a. well a. a moral lesson There
IA Inspiration. too. In the splendid
triumph Of this young woman who came
into life 20 heavily handicapped for
the career she has achieved. These are
the things that she has done. How
she has accomplished them and the
manner In which she has surmounted
al obstacles will be told In detail later
on. In 1855 she was graduated from
/ the Prince Grammar school. Boston,
az the head Of her Glars. In 1880 she
completed. with the highest honors.
the full course at the Girls English
school In Boston Subsequently she at
tended Dwight l.. Moodys school at
Mortified. Mass, and there prepared
for the entrance examination Of Vas
sar. astonishing her teachers and as
socia,Ss by her brilliant work. In
1898 she entered vassar. from which
she has this year been graduated with
high honors.
During her four years az college she
was a prominent and brilliant figure In
the life OF the great institution. She
became a leader among the girls. q
member Of the most exclusive college
societies. a guest in the best POUCH
keepsie families and the idol Of large
following OF enthusiastic freshmen. She
was lovingly called the beautiful
brunette" II was supposed that she
had Spanish or possibly Indian blo.'
In her veins No one dreamed that II
a little. modest Boston home thar,
lived an honest mulatto who was ne
father and prepossesslng mulatt'
woman who was her mother. Both o
these we're light In color. and they hai
bequeathed 10 their child. with IN
mixed blood OF their race. regular fea
lures and a clear olive complexion
which many a white woman would Civ
much 10 possess
To these parents Anita was Dor
twenty-five years ago. Her father wa
a clever and industrious man. Is
worked hard, and. almost from the b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08

Humbert T. king Of Italy, wa
wounded In the battle of CGctozLa
which ended 40 dlsastrously FOR the
Italians. The Austraus, under the
Arohduhe Albert. were the yictors. and
Humhtrt endeayored In vain to stem
the tide OF retreat, throwing himself
repeatedly into the thicl. Of Il. and Civ
Ing evidence Of courage that can on
~ BE- described as heroic. Bleeding from
a severe saber cut. he was at length
lltcrelly swept of the fel Of battle by
hls fathers officers and bis own friends
who fully realized the lrreparable in
jury that would be sus'a!ne by Italy
In the event OF the popular heir to the
throne being either killed or captured.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
ANITA HEMMING.

ginning. he was able 10 give his family
the advantages offered by the average
white husband and father OF the middle
class. Anita had a happy childhood.
She was sent TO school. where she as
ISOLATED with the white children OF her
age. At this time there was no effort
made by her parents to conceal the
negro strain In her blood. II was prob
ably the unconscious shrinking away
from her Of some playmate that first
taught the colored child her own aloof-
meas and showed her that she must
make much Of life's journey alone. The
thought did not discourage the amblti-
Gus little girl, who quietly laid out the
plan Of lie which she has NO consis-
tontly followed. In her wish for an
education she had her fathers afec-
tlonate support and aid. She entered
the Prince Grammar school, In Boston,
where she II still remembered as one
OF lts brightest pupils. At the end OF
two years. during which she easily dis
tanced all her associates. she was grad
uated at the head OF her class. This
honor secured her entrance TO the
Girls English school, where for four
years she gained new laurels and wore
them modeatly.
Just at this time she met the woman
who has probably had most influence
in the young girls life. This woman
was a phllanthropist. She had broad
sympathles and keen observation. She
met Anita at Trinity Church, Boston
where the girl had been communicate
since childhood. The clear-headed and
sympathetic woman Of the world be-
came deeply interested in the beautiful
oolored girl who was making such
steady, brave uphill fight against en-
vironment and tradition. She suggest
ed college. and In the contemplation o.
this vista OF delight Anita almost for
got her peculiar relations to the world
OF ideas. achievements aud white skins
She entered Moody's preparation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
FIGS AND THIsTLEs.

Strong Judgment Is a strong friend.
Courage will bridge the chasms OF
life.
An ounce OF comfort is worth ton
OF style.
satan cannot down you without you
help him.
Heaven sets lofty ladders for all that
will climb.
Wealth Ia too poor to purchase wis
dom or purity.
There are no big words In the SER
mon on the mount.
Coming close to Christ, brings men
close TO each other.
The best thing TO do. IL TO do well
whatever God gives us 10 do.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08

her room and discontinued the ac-
Il was the nrst blow
Ia the colored girls college course
and Il was a bitter one Anita awaited
further blows with an agonited fear
She knew that Tie story would spread
like wildhre through the collese. ana
she felt that the upbulldlng % the
structure she bad raised was but a
waste OF time. To What end was at
her work aud study. u the friends me
loved turned from heF and che eolles'
she loved closed lts doors o. herr Nc
one knows what me r.rl suffered iof
rhe never toli she krri to hut'lf
withdrew from her associates aud Do
came absorbed IN hrr erfk hui 'hf,
would not have b On For some rrt.
son the roommate. 600. kcri ihc tr'
cret. 4 few umors started hHi erfe
Immediately fconed doen A. tht
weeks passed. and her friend. t,'il rail-
lied around her Anita brsathct again.
She had had a narrow ana ms.i
dramatic escape
During the last year 70 hrr c''ge
career Miss Hemmlug bella cur ci iar
most prominent positions iu ths .nsir
tuition. Il vas admitted ihai she ecnA
graduate among the frst Wfhcli q,
fort she held her supremacy al s,eitrt
and leader In the collego set Sht htl
never been a solitary nor a "iie feo
unpopular types AZ college puuue Dec
last year u was natural that she Should
cling fondly % the friends shr BAD
made and the social cm.ncncc -
which she knew she could never Be-
sure again. She was ias-
clnatlng woman. and professors AMI
students and strangers alike fcll under
the charm she exercised during these
last months. In the midst % an this
the revelation came.
Once more the little umors began 90
circulate this time more loudly and
persistently than ever before The
girls began 20 eye her curiously. Won
derIngly. She knew that they were
commenting. discussing. There wa
bitterness beyond words In this TO the
proud. sensitive woman. To her these
girls had come 10 seem like sisters
To them she was merely a creature q
be discussed ~ problem. a phenome'
non. In grief and humiliation she weni
TO a member Of the college faculty. ant
In plain words told her story. Their
was nothing more for her TO DO bu
await the result.
A faculty council followed Some o.
the professors had surmised the truth
Every one knew II now. Preslden
Taylor himself advised that at 80 lat
a day no Official action be taken 4
prevent the girl from graduating will
her classmates. And 20 Miss Hem
mlngs fate was decided. But she hal
worked harder than two-thlrds Of he
class. and was graclously permitted. a
favor. 10 take equal rank with N
members 0f that class.
Miss Hemmlng carried of the honor
~ commencement day. In the circum
stances. II was not as happy an occa
sion as her splendid record dcaerye'
but she made the best o. a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08

woman's attitude towards her brilliant
pupil may be assumed from the fact
that she subsequently visited Anita at
her Boston home during the holidays.
The Hemmngs were humble people.
and they made no effort to conceal the
fact from the college professor who was
their guest Their friends and associ-
atos were colored people. There was
no pretense Of being white
With the exception Of this friend,
Miss llemming entertained no guests
from vassar In her Boston home. The
professor. like Anita, kept the secret
we'll. Anlta's roommate was beautl-
iul and popular student. whose family
held high social position. Not even
this girl suspected the truth for years.
When she did Anita's first great trou-
bic came
Miss Hemmlng's progress Through
Vassar was triumphal one. She had
a beautiful voice hence she Joined the
glee club. She was also taken into the
choir. and became a leader In the musl-
cal set Of the college. She Joined the
choral club, As the months passed she
was made q member Of other college
associations. Among these were the
Contemporary club, the '07 Federal De-
batting society, Greek club and the
Marshall club. But these were not all
her trlumphs.
There are dances and festd days at
Vassar. In which Harvard. Yale and
Princeton men are allowed to partlcl-
pate. In large numbers these young
men bowed at Anlta's shrine. II was
Princeton youth who gave her the
sobrIquet by which she became re-
nowned-"the beautiful brunette"
II was her roommate who finally
caused the temporary downfall OF THU
striking figure from It's fine colleg,
eminence, In some manner this CIR
had discovered that Anita was OF negro
parsntage. She Immediately changes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
GROUNDS ron COMPLAINT.
what Happsssd whsa the Tailor Missi
the Wedding salts.


I'm on the warpaih." declared the
Young man who IL yet IN the arai
quarter Of bis honeymoon. says the De.
irolt Free Press. II ; get a judgment
Of less than $4,000 against that tailor
Of mine I'll appeal the case and % S
the end Of the road with him. There
should be a special statute aimed a
such offensss as his"
What's your claim against him.
"tIrest case YOU ever heard Of I've
got him where be can't wiggle. You
know that ! was married week before
last az the residence Of the brides
parents They live fifteen miles from
Detroit and decided 10 ride out there
on my bicycle the day before the eere-
mOny. The tallCs had made my we'd
ding suit. but Il needed pressing and
was to be sent to me that night By ex.
press. without fail. i impressed Il
upon him time and again that the de-
livery was imperative Next morning
along came the clothes neatly packed.
] looked them over and then huns
them away TN the fateful hour ar.
rived.
When Il came time 10 dress prog.
ressed with fair degree Of equanlmity
tlll I donned the breeches. Then
had cold sVeats md something that
was mlrIssy near faintlng spell.
yanked the braces tlll q stood on my
toes and even then the pantaloons
we're six inches too long. They were
big enough for the Colossus Of Rhodes
I tried the vest and had 10 button II
10 keep II from sliding ~. ~hlle the
coat never touched me said more
things than I ever had before In mJ
life. but that couldn't provide a wed
ding suit and I had 10 be married II
about as tacky an old bicycle outnt al
you ever saw. ! was guyed. LAUGHED
al and humlllated at least $1,000
worth.
when ! went roaring and foamlnl
into the tailor establishment there wa
a 25O-pounder threatening 10 wreck IN,
institution He hourished the rem
nants Of my own suit that he hai
tried to don FOR his own wedding. rip
ping seams and scattering buttons ~
the clothes looked az II they nigh
have been hung out 10 dry In a cy
clone. Now we're both after the tail
or and we're going to get him"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08

school at Northheld. and II Is NJ this
point thai her career may be said 90
have really begun. She was al this
time a Girl 81 twenty. with beautiful
face. a splendid intellect and a habit
Of introspectlon. Her parents mingled
wholly with their colored friends. and
her home lie had brought her into
contact with the people Of her own
race. The line between her and the lie
she wished to lead seemed very sharply
drawn. There was nothing about her.
however. 20 suggest her negro blood.
Her skin vas a clear olive. her eyes
sof, and dark. her hair straight "a an
Indians. her figure and carriage per-
feet She looks like a spanish o.
Italian girl.
Al Mortified Miss Hemmlng first
had the experience OF associating in
timately with girls not Of her own
race. Tier roommate there. however.
was a Miss Bessie Baker. a mulatto
like herself Miss Baker has since be-
came the wife Of w. H. Lewis. a we'll
knowa negro citizen Of Boston. who
was known In his college days as Har-
wards great center rush. Miss Hem
ming was bridesmaid al the wedding
which occurred last autumn.
During the year al Mortified the two
colored girls were closely associated
with the social ~ well a. the educa-
tIonal lie at Mr. Moody's school.
Strangers looking AT either Of them
had no suspicion OF the presence Of n
strain OF negro blood. Their class
mates seemed to have forgotten Il. The
happy life there and the temporary
absence Of the cloud that had hung
over her may have aided Miss Hem
ming In her resolve TO enter Vassar
without the great handicap which she
had carried 30 long. She determined
10 conceal the fact Of her negro origin
| This implied no false statements She
had merely 10 let II be assumed that
she was AZ the others were.
Miss Hemmlng entered Vassar. Ma
/ Nif AHhfh NV HHHANfA Hhf NhH H'hfN
or New Englander. Indian or Spanish
She was young. brilliant and beautiful
That was enough She had passed an
excellent entrance examination. She
had met the necessary requirements
as TO good moral character" sh'
promptly and quietly took her place al
the head Of her classes. friends nocket
around her. professors praised her, sh'
was initiated into the mysteries Of 80
cret societies and midnight fudge
parties. Her college career had begun
For almost a year she kept her Sc
cret we'll. Then she suddenly dlsclose'
H. Perhaps It weighed upon her min
and she told II to obtain relief Per
haps the disclosure was accidental n
one knows But the girl chose her con
hdent wisely She told her story to
member Of the faculty one Of the mos
popular professors In the college. Thl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
CURIOUS FACTS.

The mountain region Of Thibet Is
one Of the few places on the earth
where p0lyandry stlll prevails. a wife
Is regarded as property. and is 30 eX-
peuslye that only a wealthy man can
have one an his own. Ordinarily a
woman becomes the wife Of several
husbands.
In India there are one hundred thou
sand boys and 1900 girls under the
age Of fourteen who are legally mar
ried. while 5000 boys and $4,000 girls
who have not attained the age OF four
are under marriage bonds as arranged
by their parents
The empress dowager Of China sent
to Queen Victoria as a jubilee giit
picture painted by her own hand on
q roll n feet long and ave feet broad.
Il consists Of an expanse Of rocks and
trees, with storKs wearing red cresis'
TIE emblem OF lOnsiy'Y
The frult-eating bats do not live on
insects. nor attack animals and suck
blood. as do the vampires. The Vam-
plre is n small bat, with exceedingly
sharp front teeth. making a slit IN the
sleeper's leg and sucking the blood.
They arc Feldom dangerous TO human
beings. but are to cattle.
Greenland boys are great egg col
lectors. As soon az the gulls ana
other birds that nest In the far north
appear IN the spring. the work begins
No boy who has not practiced a great
deal at climbing the rough mountain
sides and creeping over the glaciers Il
allowed TO venture on the perllou'
task.
The prevailing impression that the
famous soap OF Marseilles was made
from the pure olive oil OF the south o
France has been swept away by th'
fact that the soap factories have beer
obliged to close because OF the quar-
antlne against India" says the Medlca
News. IT appears that for twenty year
the manufacturers have been supply
Ing the market with an Inferior pro
duct made from common linseed oil
imported from India"
II Is said thai there are no remain
ing public lands In any OF the state
Of New England. In New York. Penn
sylyanla. New Jersey. Delaware, Mary
land. Virginia, West Virginia. Mort
Carolina South Carolina. Georgia, Ten
nessee. Kentucky or Texas. There ar
%. 900. 900 acres Of public lands in Ohio
81 900. 900 In Florida. 100000 In Ala
bama $4,000 900 In Louisiana, $4,000
oCO In Michigan and 100000 in VIII
censin. The other public lands are
the Western states and the terrltorie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08

"By next spring said the wlld-eyed
inventor II shall be rich beyond the
lmaginngs Of paresis am going TO
Ki0nllko"-
so are lot Of other people
"Thst Il where my fine work comes
In. have almost perfected a process
for making gold edible "- indianapolis
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
lie CnnId Vote.

Voter challenge Shamus Maciogar-
ty. He's no dimmycSat
Chairman-Give In yer violence
Voter-Hls wife borrows butter OF
Mrs. Robinson, republican.
Chairman hut hear she never pays
II back Yer ali right, Mr.. Maciogarty.
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