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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
Do y and z MAKE ~
EXPERT MONEY HAS FOUND IN
STANCES WHERE FIGURES LIE.
Work and Career of n Famous Gov
eminent Bank Examiner The
Man Who Is known as the
@SiIent MI. MOxey."

Those who follow the news OF the day
now and then come across this terse SEN
tence-"An expert, Edward p. Mickey. has
been sent by the government to examine
the books and prepare a statement" The
name MoXey is known in financial circles
from New York TO California; from Ban
Ror to Tallahassee. He has been in
Kansas City several times upon expert
duties, notably in connection with the
Lombard Investment Company and the
Missouri National bank. He is a gen.
tleman who possesses a strong disbe-
lief in that old proverb tina figures
never lie; for IL seems to have been Mr..
MoNey's chief mission in life to prove salts
factorily that they do, particularly when
these figures have undergone the deceptive
manipulation of cashiers, b~ookkeepers and
other necessary clerical assistants who are
needed in the management Of banks and
other corporations.
Mr.. Moxey is a resident of Philadelphia,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27

Born and raised in Virginia, Go miles
southwest Of L~ynchburg; near Chatting.
Nathan Hutchinson lived the life of an
old, joining in the sports and social life
of his neighbors. Then there came a
change. Hutchinson fell in love with the
tune and the village belle smiled on him.
and Hutchinson was pointed out as the
man who had drawn the prize.
Then a strange from the greater town
OF Lynchburg came to Chatting. He was
young, good looking and dressed well.
Hutchinson's sweetheart turned her
heart from her homespun lover to the
stranger. Wedding bells rang out, and
Hutchinson. a confirmed bachelor and wom-
American desert. Crossing the plains.
risking his life from Indian attacks and
| West until at last he stood on the top of
Gradually civilization has closed around
him. but Hutchinson has chung to his
mountain home, Small cultivated patches
have dotted the. mountain side. but
Hutchinson has lived his isolated life.
| coming down to Golden only when It was
necessary for food. In all these years he
has rot been known to receive any mail
or hold om mn as, ION with s5r, anyonei HIS
and the war of the rebellion is recent
history to him.
Brnoding over the past continually. his
mind at last gave way. He began wan
dering the mountains and frightening
women.
The testimony as to his insanity brought
out that he was continually
talking to himself. He would place his
thumb on his pulse and say that he could
telegraph to anyone in the world, and
would stand in that position and repeal
the answer he received TO these fancifu
communications. He also thought he was
a great preacher and wanted TO e~vangelizt
the nei-hborhood by a big revival held or
the top of Mount Sampson. One of hi:
curious beliefs is that everything he doe:
I 1a = nfl 20 I H. tta saa. a.l4 4
believes that he has a mine on his noun
tain containing fabulous wealth.
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To the yiOlinist.

Softly. sveetly. grand. majestic.
Float the tones upon the air.
INTO one Of love they whisper
To another breathe a prayer.
What the tale. oh. strange musician
Thou art seeking to declare?
post thou tell of Joy or sadness?
Are thy visions marred or fair?
Who can tell. who can interpret
What thou sayest? Enter In
To thu secret hidden meaning.
Dreamer with the violin?
For thy tones are sweet. yea. sweetsr
Than in dreams the lovers kiss.
And anon thy trill and trembie.
Like the songs of birds We m!sl
Then the tones die out in sadness.
Naught save longing and regret
Speak the heart. for at thy bidding
Memory awakes-and yet
Would I hide within the casket
OF mt life OF yesterday.
Dreams tina, vanished with the waxing:
Still forget 10 love and pray?
All. caught the white winged message.
Like the poets jeweled lance,
Higher rose the strains majestic.
Then in one swift burning glance
Spoke he all his soul; and never
In a world OF strife and sin,
Shall / meet again the dreamer
With the dear loved violin.
r A. L. M'MILLAN.
LYONS Eaa
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iitdi lIiiS eAlS iiC dis
rived last Monday.
and was met by his
anxious wife. who
did not find him as
handsome as when he
went away.
Gates was a gunner
attached to battery
A. Second United
States artillery,
which. under Captain
Grimes. did such ex-
ecution in the early
days of the fighting
a b O u I Santiago de
Cuba. D During the
second day of the
fighting on San Juan
hill a piece of shrap-
mel struck him in the
face. tearing off his
upper lip. knocking
IT ~ -
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Carlyle Hear. Dicken. Read.

Thomas Carlyle. in the December Atlantic.
April %. 1865. Carlyle wrote thus of one of
Dickens readings. Il had to go yesterday
TO Dickens reading, s p. m. Hanover
rooms. to the complete upsetting OF my
evening habitudes and spiritual compos1re.
Dickens does it capitaily. such as 1T
is: acts better than any Macready in the
world; 4 whole tragic. comic. heroic the
ater' visible. performing under one hat,
and keeping us laughing-in a sorry way
some of us ~thousht-the whole night He
60 pounds by each Of the readings"
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Who Is This Famous Man.

From the Boston Herald.
Just think of it, The Washington Post
tells of a certain famous statesman there
who some time ago received a request from
the editor of Il famous magazine to write
an article on a subject with which the
fled. The great man knew rothing what
ever about the subject. He isn't nearly so
wise as he is famous. and he asked a news
paper man he knew to write the article for
him. The newspaper man was busy. but
he spoke to a female member of his fam
lily about ii. and she sat down and wrote
the article that has already been quoted
far and wide. The great man received the
credit. but the woman is wearing Il new fur
collarette, and Is cor~respondingly happy.
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years. but is already
making Il name as a
W er of popular
pieces. His stirring
march "In the Surf"
was one of the favor
lite numbers frequent
ly played by James
Military band in out
door concerts last
summer. The same
piece was played by
some of the Thomas
orchestra men in
their summer engage
ments in Chicago. A
new march, THE
American Boy" by
Mr.. Finn. will soon
be adding to his p
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the popular and clas-
steal orders. Orches-
trail compositions of
Mr.. Wheeler's are
played by every band
in the United States.
In 4 recent letter
from one OF his pub
fishers. the composer
received the pleasing
that a
collection of pro-
on which
his compos I o n $
found place would
fill q room eight feet
square. Most of Mr..
Wheeler's orchestral
compositions have
been arranged for
piano and published
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has been here for
fourteen years, and.
he finds evidence of
Kansas City's inter
est in music in the
tact that the SYM
phony orchestra here
is the only one in the
United States that is
Il paying institution.
In 1s>4 Mr.. Behr
left Boston. where he
had ben playing in
the symphony or
chestra and went on
Il tour with kiralfy.
At Kansas City he
found Il demand for
good conductors, and
WAS induced to stay
and lead The orches-
ira at the Gilliss.
After making Il Sue
cess of that work. he
organized an orches-
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vLtM SLSuloIQ p u "
lawyers and he took
1t as a matter of
course that he. too.
should study Il W.
But music had al
W a y s possessed a
magic charm for him.
AS a small boy he
took lessons in a
& i o S l n D 3BQM5uIos
manner on the flute.
1t was not until he
had reached the age
| STU lgql sIgsi CT 10
serious study of mu-
sic began. Niels ".
| Gade. a noted Danish
musician was his in
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AAAAt SS
Nathan Hutchinson,
bright Intellectually
and strong physical
ly, has come back in
the world incompe-
tent mentally and
weak as d child. He
is now held in Cold
en-, and he will soon
be sent TO Pueblo
asylum.
Nathan Hutchinson
came to Colorado in
1865 and took up his
residence on the bar
rem peak of Mount
Sampson. There he
built a small log hut,
with but one room,
and cultivated a lit
tie garden patch. His
only companion was
his old muZZle-load-
ing rifle. For 20 years
! he has lived there the
| life of a hermit and
| a recluse. distrusting
| the human race. I'M
til at last his brain
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in both arrangements.
The Liberty Bell a comic opera with
libretto by z. Bethany. of New York, and
"Meramoun." u grand spectacular opera.
with iibretto by c. f. Carhart. formerly
of this city. but now of Chicago. are among
Mr.. Wheeler's more pretentious works.
The Symphony orchestra played "Mera-
noun in 1885, in Kansas City.
Mr.. Wheeler came to Kansas City ten
years ago. He Is a native of Darmstadt-
pursued entirely under the direction of
Joseph Nesvadba. director of the Grand
opera house in Darmstadt. Mr.. Wheeler
came to America when IL years old. and
returned TO Germany in 1873 to continue his
musical studies. He was for some time
present leads the orchestra at the Grand
opera house.
For only four years Carl Hoffman has
been directly connected with the musical
world of Kansas City, but his musical in
tfrastc and shilitieS have established mis-
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otherwise injuring him. His wounds were
given such attention as possible on the
field, and he was afterward hurried to
New York. where surgeons did all they
could toward restoring his physiognomy.
Before coming West he stopped in WASH
ington and saw President Mckinley and
Secretary of War Alger. Upon hearing his
story they urged his case before the pen
sion commissioner and succeeded In piac-
ing his name on the pension rolls.
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both words and music
We're from his pen.
Then came the Con
yention Hall Il n d
&C o m in Star
marches. The Kan
sas City ] o II a |
March," Of which Mr..
Venuto ia the COM
poser. has been pub
lishei but two months
and Is in its second
edition.
Mr.. Venuto came
here sixteen years
ago from St. Louis.
He was born in Ma
pies. Italy. His mu-
steal studies have all
been directed by Kan
. -L---
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oped into the symphony. This is an ag-
Sresation of fifty-four members. skillful
musicians. and many of them well known
virtuosos.
The Beethoven society occupied Mr..
Behr's attention for some time. and he is
now the conductor of the James Military
band as well as of the symphony orches-
ira.
Mr.. Behr has written 4 great deal of
good music for his bands and orchestras,
but has refused to have any OF it published.
Mr.. Behr is such a conscientious musician
that he has not yet satisfied his critical
estimate of what a musical composition
should be. One march only has he pub
lished. That one was written for Mr.. Eli
Hirschfield. secretary of the Texas-Colo-
rado Chautauqua.. where Mr.. Behr and his
orchestra spent six weeks last summer.
Mr.. Behr is a student as we'll as con-
ductor. and he makes occasional trips
abroad for the purpose OF studying under
the masters of the old country
For a number of years the name of
Carl Busch has been prominent in musical
affairs, not only here. but in Eastern cities
and in Europe. Mr.. Busch is a native CT
Copenhagen. Denmark. Mr.. Busch's father
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SfrnnfQr

structor. CARL BUSCH.
he spent a year in Belgium and France,
and later began a correspondence with Mr..
Sogart, who was then, Danish counsel at
Kansas City, with a view to coming here.
country Mr. Busch decided to come. Or
ganizing a quartette with three of his
begun. There was not the great demand
for musical talent here that Mr.. Busch had
anticipated. and the four Danes. who could
not speak a word of English. found them
selves in an unenviable position. But grad
ually they accustomed themselves to the
needs and requirements of Kansas CITY,
and succeeded in establishing their reputa-
tians
An amateur orchestra was Mr.. Busch's
| first venture. The initial practice brought
out only players for three rumen
the piano, violin and eornet. But the num-
Der was gradually, increased. those VINO
| lessons, and successes were soon scored at
public appearances. The Ph~ilharmonic
orchestra is the outgroWth oil thiS amateur
Mr.. Busch's work is now entirely that of
the composer. conductor and teacher. He
rarely plays in public. LauGhingiy ne &C
knowledges that the very thought of play
ing before large audiences gives him such
a severe attack of stage fright that he is
Sick for three weeks beforehand. But that
is because he appreciates so keenly what
consummate skill a soloist should possess.
lection. In 1880 Mr.. Busch's compositions
first became widely known. An orchestra
suite. Revere Pastoral" was chosen from
a number of COMPOSITIONS to be played ny
the Thomas orchestra at the National Mu-
sic Teachers association in Detroit. about
a year later. Mr.. F. y. Arens was giving
a programme of America compositions in
Berlin. knowing of the success of Mr.;
Busch's Revere Pastoral he included
that in his numbers. 1t proved to be the
most popular of the music introduced;
Musical settings of Tennyson's Lady OF
Shalott' and Passing of Arthur have won
Mr.. Busch high praise. OF a long list OF
orchestral, piano and violin compositions
many have been published in New York
Horns" possesses many characteristics
which mark it as peculiar to Mr. Busch's
style.
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position unequivoca-
bly,. Since 1869, Mr..
Hoffman has b e q n
identified with the
musical interests of
this portion Of the
country. but only in
1894 he located II
Kansas City. In mu-
steal compositions Mr..
| Hoffman has written
a We ry successful
vocal quartette. La
| Papillon.'' which was
sung at the Madison.
| SQUARE garden. Ca
vote Facile." cap.
rice
Blizzard Galop," and
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A COLORADO HERMIT.
uu,.d When n Young Man in vir-
rinfa, He Determined to he
come a Recluse.

From the Denver News.
With a vote for Lincoln and a shattereo
live for q maid nf "a years ago, Nathan
hutchinson a tall. handsome young Vir-
pinian endowed with many Of natures
coveted gifts, babe farewell to all inter-
course with the world, both outward and
nearest the heart.
From the barren peak Of Mount Samps
son, near Golden. the authorities have
taken a bent. emaciated man. well past
middle age, and. worse than all, insane.
He who was known 80 years ago in a pretty
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larity. J. P FINN.
In the song writing field Mr.. Film mas
proved himself especially versatile. His
songs are of a higher order than the
the true musician. Mr.. Finn invented and
perfected a thirteen string guitar which is
being manufactured.
ADELIA ALICE HUMPHREY.
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SCI 90

Carlyle Correspondence. In the December Atlantic
After the following letter Carlyle never
again wrote with his own hand to Mrs.
Hannfng or to any member of the family
across the Atlantic:
Chelsea, Jan'y. 1875.
Dear Sister JENNY please myself with the
thought that you will accept this little .Nevyear-s
GIft from me as a sign of my unalterable affection,
With tho it is obliged to be silent unable to write
as of old cannot fade away until l myself do. OF
that be always sure. my dear little sister.-and that
ii in anything l ran be of help to you or yours. I
right willingly will.
.'CI.uthiIrs'' Photograph is wonderful and deeply
affecting to me. Not one feature in it can I recog-
nize as his: such are the changes half-a-century
works upon us! II you have any means. send him
nv afectionate remembrance and unchanged good
wishes.
No more from this lame hand. dear Sister Jenny
except my hearts blessings for the year and forever.
Yr affect'e Brother.
7. ARLYL
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A Mixed

From the Detroit Free Press.
"Dickie, did you give your papa and
mamma my Thanksgiving dinner invita-
tom"
"Yes'm: ma said she'd accept with pleas
IRE, an pa said at he wouldn't go if y
come after him with a policeman"
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Charles NJ. Daniels is the youngest
nnSDr in .ha city Though he Ia

Though he has mad
slight instruction in
musical science he
has succeeded i II
striking the popular
taste with his songs.
and march,
es. For five years
Mr.. Daniels has
been before the pub
lie as u writer of
songs. His first sue
cess was oh Heart
of Mine which was
sung by Louise Ar
cher in the OF the
f Il t n company.
The Imperial cour-
Ter March, was Mr..
Daniels first big
seller and Little
Baby came near
reaching the same
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TelIer-"My Uncle Grout Is a very sar-
castle old fellow; painfully so at times
Askins-'That SOP Teller-"Yes. I have
Just received the following telegram from
him: Dear nephew. II you want to see
YOUR Cousin Amos for the last time before
he marries. come at once Puck
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CHARLES n. DANIELS. mark.
"Margery." which has had 4 wonderful
popularity in the last nine months. is at
present in its thirty-tifth thousand The
ency. only Il Bugle Boy has reached
its fifteenth thousand; As Our Boys Come
Marching Home" and Josephine" Il COM
latest of Mr.. Daniels productions.
Under the nom de plume of Neil Moret.
Mr.. Daniels writes music of a higher class
without Thee" and "A PROPOSAL" are
pretty songs which have lately been pub
lished under this pseudonym. Mr.. Daniels
has never made Il serious and continued
study of music but has been his own in
structor ever since his mother taught him
the notes.
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Ambitious.

From the Detroit Free Press.
"I wish ] knew all the mean things my
~reiChbors say about me-"
You want to know too much"
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FIRST PENsIoNER OF THE WAR.
Jesse F.. Gates, n Gunner Wounded mt
San Juan, Arrives Home at
HfEhwOOd, Ill.

From the Chicago Record.
Jesse F. Gates. the first pensioner Of the
war with Spain, is at home at Highwood,
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Mr.. H. o. Wheeler is another of Kansas
City's promising and successful composers.
For a number of years he has put forth
in tn -,rical field compositions of both
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Rocco Venuto is another of the musicians
who nave contributed to Kansas City's
fame abroad. He has had many of his
compositions published in New York and
Chicago. Mr.. Venuto has written twenty
five marches. many waltzes and polkas
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and three suites for orchestra. Seventeen
years ago he placed his first song on sale.
1t was entitled. .Good-by. Dear Love" ana
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Mr.. Lenge and Mr.. Busch. He plays the
violin in the symphony orchestra at pres
ent.
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A youns music writer of prominence. who
may be claimed by Kansas City is ]. Hop
Finn Mr. Finn has only begun pub
fishing his compositions within the last TWO
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equally popular instrumental pieces are in
cluded in Mr.. Hoffman's large portfolio of
s%nr9eI sSd Love or ei5 son With k Ssa 8
have had wide sales. "Heartsease' is Mr..
Hoffman's latest production, and it prom
ises to rival his former publications in
popularity.
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CarIxIe.s Last Letter.

Received payment
Third statement Please ren
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Lyons. kn
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1898-10-07
CHIvALRY AT CHApULTEpEc.
Noble Act Of a Misslssippian In the Storming
of The Fortress.

The Hon. John Temple Graves, in a
brief speech before the Georgia Wo,
mems Club, told on the spur of the
moment beautiful story-a true story
which embalms the heroism and
surprising chiyalry of a gallant vet
eran now living in Atlanta. Mr..
Graves said:
"This is an era of heroes. We are
clarifying the prowess of Dewey and
Hobson and Blue and browning them
with immortal memories. And this is
right. The appreciation of heroes pro-
duces heroes. Men do not mind risk.
ing their lives for country that will
remember the daring. And the time
to recognize heroes is while they live,
not after they are dead. Let us re-
member our present heroes while they
are with us, and let us not now or ever
forget the heroes yet living whose
prowess gloritied an earlier day.
There is hero and a knight of
chivalry in this hall tonight. Let me
tell you the splendid story which his
modest lips have never told:
'The war with Mexico is a part of
our martial history. Taylor and Scott
and Lee came out Of 1t immortal. The
epic of that great struggle was the
storming Of Chapultepec. That frown-
ing fortress was the Gibraltar of Mex
leo. It's massive walls seemed i'm.
pregnaDle. But American daring halt
ed at no obstacles, and an intrepid
band of volunteers was chosen to scale
and assault it,
Among the first Of the dauntless
few who braved their way through
shot and shell to the fortress on that
dreadful day was young MISSISSIPPI
plan, handsome as Alcibiades, proud,
confident, ard thrilling with patriotic
feryOr. He was among the first, if
not the first, to scale the wall, and,
sword in hand, dashed along that
storm-swept rampant In advance of all
his fellows to cut down. the waving
flag Of the enemy and reap the immor
tally of the deed. He was the first
to reach the flag; his sword was raised
when he heard swift footsteps behind
him. He paused, turned, and saw his |
commanding officer, to whom he was
tenderly attached and deeply obi. |
gated.
"And then this gallant Mississsip-
plan, without moments hesitation,
with the bow Of q Chesterfield, low
cred his sword and with the point at |
rest stood aside while his friend and
commanding officer cut down the fac |
of Mexico and was bulletined for the |
laurels of that splendid day.
In the history of battles there was |
never more gallant, more chivalric |
deco than that. And the real hero of |
Chapultepec, manned and gray, but |
glorious still, sits just beyond me here
tonight in the person of my noble and |
beloved friend, General William s. |
Walker Of Atlanta"