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SADNESS OF A HONEYMOON.
MIsFORTUNES WHICH HAVE OVER
TAKEN SIBYL SANDERSON.
The Famous Singer Ii Suffering From
Semi-Paralysis and Mr.. Terry,
the Millionaire, II Near
~ Blind.

A correspondent of the New York Press.
writing from Nice, says: I nave Just
learned the pathetic story of Sibyl Sander
sons honeymoon. The famous singer. so
well known In New York. Paris and Call.
fornia, was married on December 1 in
Paris. to Antonio Terry. the Cuban mil
l~ionaire. They came here for the honey
moon, taking a private house
The bride was taken i'll in a few days,
and physicians. who were called in; said
she was suffering from brain fever. Sem
sational reports reached a select circle OF
friends in Nice to the effect that the singer
showed the symptoms of paresis, having
especially grandiose notions Of interna-
tional grand opera.
The brides mother and sister were sent
for and they came from Mr.. Terry's mag
nificent place near Paris. Mr.. Terry also
had his own physician come from Paris.
Semi-Paralysis Set In.
In spite of all that money could do, the
fair patients condition became worse. a
semi-paralysis set in and she became I'M
able to move her limbs. As nearly as could
be learned the mental malady, II such
there was, passed away.
To add to her distress. misfortune fell
also or Mr.. Terry. Some malady Affect
ing his eyes manifested itself, and 1t was
feared for a long time that he would lose
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1t must have required some little nerve
70 undertake the expedition, since the In
dians could cover every inch of the route
over which Maus and Chief Joseph had to
pass, and the muzzles of hundreds Of rifles
could be seen sticking out from behind
the rocks. and every gun was in the hands
Of a hostile redskin. But the captain made
light of this.
IT was not in the slightest danger" he
says when telling the story. Since l could
easily place Chief Joseph between myself
and the threatening rifles. Besides. the In
minor officer like myself, especially as it
could not fail to bring on a general en-
gagement and the death of the chief. But
General Miles was somewhat anxious for
me. He was afraid that 1 would 20 too
Tar down In the valley. n that by some
capture me after they had got possession
Of their chief. So the commander stepped
out, In full view Of the redskins, where he
would have made a splendid mark for q
shot.
Don't go too far. Maus,' he called.
come half way!'
Then. seeming to fear that I had not
heard or would not heed his warning. the
general followed US down almost to the
halfway point. All this time he was in
range Of hundreds Of rifles, and It has
skins did not fire.
With our commanding officer killed our
FORCES might have become demoralized, and
the Indians might have won an easy VIC
tory. 1 have always considered General
Miles action on that day an example of
brayest men l ever knew"
AT Pint Ridge General Miles excited uni
versal admiration by his fearlessness. shown
IN refusing to allow a special guard about
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his rife. which was leaning against a rock.
stepped back q pace. perhaps, leveled his
piece directly at my head. and discharged
It. Owing as much to nervousness as any
1 was not even scratched, but a brave
soldier boy Just behind me md just to one
side wa instantly killed.
1T is not my notion that Lame Deer pre-
meditated this act He probably reasoned
that, having been captured, he was certain
was sure Of a journey to the happy hunt
ing grounds he might az well take a white
chief along with him. OF course, Lame
Deer was wrong about this. We had no in
tention of executing him, and 1t had been
explained by my Indian scout that he would
not be harmed If he surrendered then end
there. He did not trust US. however, and
quite naturally, for he would not nave kept
his word under similar circumstances. Lame
Deer was afterward killed in a fight"
In the Nez Perez War.
There is another story Of great peril ex-
perienced by Genera Miles which he never
tells for himself, possibly because of the
soldiers modesty. which is a part of his
nature. 1t is. however. a favorite anecdote
With Captain Maus, who has long been one
Of General Miles trusted aides n who ad-
hires his superior officer almost beyond
measure.
It was while the war with the Nez Perces
vas going on. Chief Joseph, the commander
o. the redskins, had been captured by the
f.rces Of Bear Coat" as the general was
~nendously excited. supposing that the chief
would surely be killed. OF course, this was
q mistaken notion on their part Bear
Cat" knew a trick that was twice as good
a. killing an imprisoned enemy.
He sent word to the Nez Perces that
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WITH THE STUDENTS
IN BERLIN
Bx CY wARMAN.

Written for The Journal.
En- route from Dresden to Hamburg ]
scpped of at Berlin, to see the capital
nd visit a young medical student. whom
had known in a Western town. My
fiend and two of his chums met me at
tie station and carried me OF to a sa-
Ion restaurant, over which one of the
prty, a German. had apartments. This
0ung man had money in his own right
ad kept two rooms, a thing unusual for
emedical student.
L had been arranged that I shoul lodge
Ire, with the friends of my friend, and
o avoid the unnecessary expense of 60
be- to a hotel.
1t was early in the evening when we
anne downstairs. had beer and started tor
4 carriage ride. Carriages are cheaper
Than trans IN Berlin and all the while
you face a Dutch clock (such as are used
in way cars on our freight ~trains). at
fixed to the drivers seat, which tells you
at all times in marks and pfennigs the
amount of the fare due.
There is no need for animated dialogues,
such as one hears in London etween the
cabbies and their customers. no hand out
stretched for ''pourboire" or "baksheech."
It's a great relief after France and the
Orient. The third man of my reception
committee was q Frenchman. hatchct
faced and sallow. He wore the typical
soft hat OF the Latin quarter. carried a
sword cane and smoked cigarettes inces-
sanity. His hair was long. dark and di.
shoveled, so that upon his native heath he
might be an art student or an anarchist
or both. BY midnight I had learned that
he was something more han a French
man-he was a count But a French count
IS like a German pfennig-it takes a hun.
dred OF them to make a mark in Berlin.
That is about the ratio since 1870. 1 am
told.
An American will make friends ny
where. but 1 was surprised to see this
mark and the count dwelling together
under one roof. The three students had
been warm friends for nearly two years
They had fought, to be sure. but that was
not allowed TO interfere with their mutual
friendship. The Frenchman and the Ger
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MADE HIS OWN COFFIN.
Disclosed in . Dream,
Then Died.


From the New York Herald.
When old Evan P. Jones died, at the
Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged,
in Philadelphia, last Sunday, he was happy
in the knowledge that he had carried out
to the letter certain Instructions regarding
his death which had como to him in a
vision. Most important Of all was the cof-
fin, which he had made with his own
hands. following closely the design dis
closed to him in his vision.
The old man, who was Sc years old, died
Of pneumonia, after q weeks illness. At
the time of his vision he was In perfect
health, but when he awoke he knew that
death was close upon him. He was thor
oughly cheerful. about it. TT Is Gods will"
he murmured, land I shall soon be ready
to obey the
He spoke but little Of his vision to any
one save his wife, who was eighteen years
his Junior, and who is also an inmate Of
the home. To her he related in detail the
strange things which he had seen in the
vision, including his transition to the ce-
him that he must make his own coffin,
and to assist him in that task. a complete
design OF the casket appeared to him
1t was composed OF two kinds Of wood,
used in certain proportions. and the lid
and sides of the casket were elaborated
tastio designs of peculiar but most ex-
quisite workmanship were wrought upon
the cover. These were done with different
colore0 woods, artistically inlaid, as IL by
a skilled workman's hand
Before the vision passed from him. too,
was to be the casket In which he was to
be buried, and that he was to be the maker
Of 1t.
For several weeks. with plane and ham
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First of ALL" he began. sucking the foam
from his mustache with the sound Oh a
sink swallowing soapsuds, you shall pre-
sent such a certificate of capabiiity Ut is
not each chump who can enter then you
matriculate-that is to say, registeIGtor
such you pay IS mark. II you have diplo-
ma from such a gymnasium, ct es very
good. 1t es not expensive here, unless. OF
course, when you wish to go way. you
| want yet such a diploma to take. to snow,
or eef Arthur here shall want to send one
to his father in America SO that he can
have yet, some more money. tet may be
But" said I. "you can't buy a diploma
for so much money, If you are not entitled
s t. 5s4it you have not earned it by hard
Then Why is a college," asked the mark,
comingly on the shoulders % Of the S count
"Oh, no! I pay for my two rooms 40
mark in one month, go pfennigs for two
breakfast for myself and my friend: let
spread.
I'VE live very quiet as you see. We shall
see some %kniepping but no dueling: I have
not had a fight his month; Last year l
| the only man who has more" At this
point the German passed his hand caress-
ingly over his fluted face. and swept the
smoky room with his heavy eyes to see
If there were others yet to be conquered.
He looked like a man who had been run
over with a harrow. 1 NOTICED 10. fesi- tna1 the
| ETencnmdn ndu ofllS IL VI iouh
es and my friend but one.
"Eet es all YER silly said the count,
| who had been listening.
"zes talk. on zoze scar yet you are so
D YOU dare to speak with me in such
| a ways' growled the German. you slick
face peacock. I shall give you such a
scars that your girl will think you a Ger
man gentleman"
Huh" said the Frenchman.
Look at Arthur with those smooth face;
has he a girl? And you have only one on
Sunday, while Il the very thought of
himself in connection with his unfortunate
| companions seemed to be too much for the
| coming surgeon and he tossed his big head
from one shoulder to the other. drank off
his beer and subsidized into silence.
During this excitement my friend had
| called for the bill and paid It. and upon
i hearing this the Dutchman grew furious.
He declared that he had invited the party
to dine with hint was his house and
said, 'I shall fight you both"
Ny friend and his two friends now put
their faces very close together and talked
a great deal in an excited manner but no.
body paid the slightest attention to them.
I looked at the pictures. Presently my
friend touched me on the arm and said we
! would go. Outside. the German. who would
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native Kiangsis. who enjoy an enviable
reputation in China, being perfectly trust
worthy and loyal under whatever contin-
gency may arise. proofs Of which I have
had in my W personal experience.
Although entailing a long and tedious
journey, my approach to L'hassa will be
made through Western China by penetrat-
ing as far IS possible up the Yang-tse-
Kians in boats. In this maner I shall es-
cape the rigid scrutiny and infallible
chances of detection Of those coming from
India
"L'hassa being the religious center Of
lama himself and the principal shrine Of
Buddhism-is naturally the place for pill
grimage for he wandering priests and PEN
i I0;I natives. 1t Is the custom for these
in the most abominable manner by run
ming a rod through each cheek or by fold
ing the lips tightly together by iron rings,
They are held in great veneration by the
natives themselves. and, the country being
overrun with them, 1t Is impossible to tell
one from the other.
'It Is of this latter fact that I intend to
take advantage by having false rings made
for me prior to ny departure. and Other
instruments, and with these 1t is my inten-
ton to burden myself. and thus be spared
the necessity Of talking, and in this manner
The question Of habiliment may be easily
decided The body will be stained a dark
brown, the head covered with a wig Of
required characteristics by face putty and
grease paints, and garments worn of dirty
yak skin. similar to those worn by the ma
tives. As I have already been within a
pedients will not ave to be resortsd to
until the fast dash itself to the city.
TT is well known that access to L'hassa
Is only denied to Europeans. And it is Of
this fact that I intend to take advantage.
country Is carried on by means OF large OBJ
long cases., ranging in length from six to
ten feet, three or four feet wide, and Of
which are fastened to the backs Of two
yaks or ponies. arranged in tandem. They
are capable of holding the body of a man
with ease. In fact. three men might be
slowed away in them.
Having reached the outposts Of Chi
nese civilization, and approaching as near
as possible to L'hassa without fear OF de-
lection, / shall then take four or five of the
the purpose and of whose integrity I have
no doubt. and organize them into a band
of wandering traders. Their presence In
the country will excite no comment. as
Kiangsi traders are everywhere welcomed
through Central Asia.
"Attired in the manner described as a
mendicant priest. ! shall travel along with
them until I feel that the chances Of sue
exposure to native scrutiny. Then I shall
stow myself inside the case, taking care
to be covered by some articles of barter or
commerce that would be able to Withstand
a not too critical examination.
I'm this manner I feel confident that I
can enter the city in safety. Having the
Kiangsis hire a vacant abode for two or
guise, to explore the city Thoroughly and
at the expiration Of that time to be carried
from it in a similar manner
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his sight. Physicians lave been in daily,
almost hourly attendance upon the at
f1icted couple.
As I am about to cave Nice. word comes
to me that Mr.. Terry has decided to go
back to his place near Paris. in order to
avail himself Of the most skilled medical
attendance in the world. His eyes are no
better and his bride is helpless as a babe.
Inherited His Fortune.
Antonio Terry was the son Of Tomaso
Terry, q Cuban who left a fortune of be-
tween E0.000.O 900 and $50. oO0. 1000. When An
tonic was only 20 years old he married
Grace Dalton Secor, niece of William
Secor. q lawyer of New York. This was
couple. but after ten years there was an
enstrangement. In 1887 Mrs. Terry began e
suit for divorce. but the suit was settled.
MI. Terry giving his wife q handsome
The Cuban millionaire's adventures in
love continued to be the talk of Paris. The
name of one actress after another was
linked with his including even that Of Mrs.
Langtry, and finally he met Miss Sander
son. then singing In the opera which Mas
pitched voice. More than a year ago Mrs
Terry began suit for divorce. naming
seven correspondents. among them Miss
Sanderson. Mr.Terry's reply was a cross
suit
While these suits were pending Mrs Ter
Tbs di marr hRis " vas M, on s ssDSsemoert III 1s1i
beautiful bride to Italy for the honeymoon
which has turned out so sadly.
Daughter of . C~alifornian.
sibyl Sanderson Is the daughter Of Judge
Sanderson. of California. s. b Is a large,
handsome woman. now "a years old. Since
her debut at sweet Is in California her
pathway has been strewn with broken
hearts. Prince Baldwin, Of Belgium, was
the first of her royal victims. Singing in
st Petersburg she captivated the present
car of Russia. For six months all Europe
gossiped about his infatuation for her.
Miss Sanderson talked freely Of the bonds
-afterward severed by death-which held
Mr.. Terry, and her acquaintanceS fire.
quently heard her build air castles Of the
day when. as the wife Of the Cuban mill
lionaire, she no longer would be compelled
to sing. 1t Is said that the first Mrs. Terry
died from brain trouble. Her mortal illness
lasted only two days.
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drink a schooner which ono of the beer.

drink a schooner which ono Of the beer
tenders had brought
the man drank it. In a little while he
the big a:ls Schooner and they continued to
sway about on his chair. then they laid him
ort, respectfully, at the end OF the hall.
and ! t dsv rest es ,S Ss b tine evening was as quiet
At Il o'clock the president stood up and
appointed a committee to convey the sleep
ing victim to his rooms over the rummery.
come quiet in one bed. my friend showed
me into the spare room" The bed. which
h fa se sef Fl. e eSen sv T cans sIeaRI ana l was glad
'"Weli. Arthur" 1 said, 4 nave had a nice
visit with YOU Shall ! see you in the
."Yes.s he said. 81 will call for you at Z
o'clock. They will be asleep. and We will
go for a drive. Hang your trousers on the
look outside the door SO Fritz Verholtnis
can get them. Goodnight"
Arthur, come back" said !. Il have not
heard you talk SO much since my arrival;
pourboire, knieppes and nightmare. that I
can't understand. I long to hear my. moth
er tongue. Talk to me and tell me Arthur.
TT means relative" said my friend. after
looking at me in silence for some seconds.
vo mEuf es why sh fsisad ! s rsIat Rg tFo Mg ius to
gage is in Hamburg. marked to the Furst
Bismark-I can't spare these trousers"
'OQ, you ounce. 88lU ILL y
the first time: "sho will not keep them.
She will come here In the morning. brush
them and hang them back"
And after that what will she do?"
After that" said Arthur. looking at the
floor, "she will 60 back to the beer joint
where you saw her yesterday and drag her
weary feet over the sawdust from 10 in
the morning till 10 at night all for q few
miserable pfennigs+and for Fritz"
And does she clean his ciothes?"
Yes, and minds them, too. He has many
scars. He Is q great man here in the eyes
Of the barmaids and even the shop girls"
ARTHUR" I said. us every night like this
In a medical institute?"
ing YEARLY. Then he opened his pocket
book and showed me his diploma
And what do you do in the daytimeT'
"Sleep usually in the morning"
And afternoon"
You nave seen one afternoon" he said,
looking me full in the face. with al expires.
sion OF dull shame.
will you do me a favor7" I asked-
Eyes. what is it,"
SHOW me the institute tomorrow morn
Ny friend shook his head sadly. lifted his
eyes to the c~eilipg-they were swimming
with tears.
Alas" he said. IT lave never seen It."
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man dwelt together continuously-the
american slept with them about four
well known family which inhabits a hole
In the ground out in Colorado-the prairie
dog, the rattlesnake n the owl.
Where is the college?" I asked my
The which,"
The institute where you are supposed
to receive your education"
My friend pushed out his lips and looked
at the German. The German scowled:
~ heif not remember[ vas drunk"
EFT es yer far" said the Frenchman,
raising ms shoulders and turning his
w shall stop once here said the Ger
man. tapping the driver with his cane and
pointing to a beer saloon. Dat is Henri's
pfennigs to her"
Without asking any questions I followed
the rest into the resort where there were
tables and barmaids. sawdust and bad air,
None or the girls offered to serve us, al
though they had nodded and smiled as we
went in Presently a fresh looking blonde.
who had been busy at the far end of the
hall, hurried over to our table, wiped it
then without asking what we desired
brought four glasses OF foaming beer. The
Frenchman paid for the beverage and we
went back to the carriage.
At another place We seemed to be wait
ing for someone especially and when we
had been served / ventured to ask WHY
one of the idle girls had not FASTENED to
wait upon us.
All: zey know u.s." said Henri, showing
the palm of his hand; Eat ees Fritz Yer.
holtnis. She wait upon us so Eat she get
some, what you say when you play poker,
re rake-of."
Finally when We had seen a great many
places and a vast amount of beer, We were
driven back to the starting point. The
German, who usually paid. gave the man a
piece OF silver the size Of a dollar and got
back some change.
This same young man now led the way
to the cafe where We had dinner, and
where almost everyone was drinking beer,
The count now took some sort of wine with
peaches in II.
When We had finished dinner, and my
companions were helping to increase the
density of blue smoke that filled the place,
I determined to learn something of the
life of the average medical student of Ber-
lin.
My friend talked guardedly. the French
man spasmodically. but the German, who
had been to England and who delighted to
speak at English in the presence Of ma
tives, was extremely communicative. His
thick tongue had been well fabricated by
the countless glasses that had been emptied
upon It before dinner, during dinner and
after dinner. and l made the most OF 1t.
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be leader or nothing. asked me II I had
been such a k%nieppe;" owned that I did
where is one. we shall see it." We stopped
at a great many places and had a vast
arrived at the knieppe.
I had been thinking that a knieppe would
be a place where perfectly healthy young
the dewy grass. but it is not so in Ber-
lin. It is a place where medical students
and others wade in beer.
men, in one end Of a big beer hall. There
was a great deal Of talking until the pres
ident OF the society called US to order.
fact, the only time when the knieppers
Were not talking was when they were
drinking. The German gentlemen who was
speech. He began by introducing me to
the other mellow company, whereupon the
PRESIDENT ordered him to sit down. he
upon his frame and forced him into a seat.
NOW they lifted me bodily onto a table
AND demanded asn,d a as speech scfi I could only o uni
not understand me at all. The French
man tried to explain but a Frenchman is
not a big hole, in Germany and the count
They seemed to think thai I was guy
ins them and demanded that I be punish
ed. There heIsn1 Is but to- one mode OF punishment
sentenced to drink until he is quiet. At a
'srosse-knieppe," one for instance in honor
Of the emperors birthday. where all the
many corps assemble to do him honor. no
man can give or receive an insult. No
duelS can come out Of such a knieppe.
Everything goes at a grosSe-knieppe, but
not at a small affair like the one I at
tended.
1 refused the flood, and the man who
held the schooner tried to throw the beer
in my face. but my friend hit him in the
ear. the German struggled and freed him.
self. the count fiourished his sword cane
and called the man who had insulted me a
pig. h big. gritter-faced president Of the
knieppe fought his way to the table upon
which I stood trembling and demanded to
know If I spoke German.
Nine" I yelled.
"Will you drink"
Nine"
By this time my German friend had freed
himself and reached the table. He sue
ceeded In explaining the situation in his
native tongue and I was allowed to come
OF.
Tho president. who seemed determined
to punish some one, ordered the talkative
student who had caused the trouble to
drink. The mark wanted to argue the
point but there is no appeal from the chair
and the big Dutchman was commanded to
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.ner and the more delicate tools Of the wood
carver, he worked away at his grewsome
task. The other inmates Of the home
watched with awestricken faces. But the
old man whistled cheerily as he went about
his work.
The coffin WIS finally completed. Mr..
Jones surveyed it critically. and pronounced
it the exact counterpart Of the one which
had appeared to him in his vision. It was
really an exquisite piece of workmanship.
with its delicate tracery and carvings. A
week ago last Sunday the old man was
taken Ill. and grew rapidly worse. He died
last Sunday.
The old cabinetmaker was buried in the
casket of his own making. And now the
managers of the home anticipate more WIS.,
Ions among the aged inmates.