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New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

confusion ensued Indeed, the nature or the
chaos can best be realized when ii is SAID tna'
on the following afternoon there remained IN
the cloakroOm at the Palace Of Versailles over
fifteen hundred overcoat. five hundred opera
cloaks three hundred mems hats, seventeen
chignons. nine wigs and solitary boot concern
ing the ownership OF which much fun was made
by the press at the time.
A HECATOMB OF HATS.
NJ Mollard. however. recovered his place In
the good graces Of the Marshal by the following
equally comical incident which took place soon
afterward at a reception given at the Ministry
Of Finance, and for which three thousand invi-
tatiors were issued. NJ. Mollard was determined
that this time there should be no trouble about
the cloakroom and accordingly took particular
pains to organize a proper system for checking
cloaks and wraps. Unwilling to confde the du-
ties in connection Herewith to those whose
negligence had been the cause OF so much con-
fusion at Versailles, he recruited a force OF men
upon whose honesty and obedience to orders he
felt he could entirely rely even although they
were new to the work, many Of them being old
soldiers
At that particular period the gbus, or crushed
opera hat, had temporlrily given place to the
high silk hat for evening wear At any rate
only few OF the guests wore opera hats. These
unfortunately were among the earliest arrivals.
The cloakroom attendants observed that after
having removed their coats these particular
guests nattened their hats by violently pressing
them against their breasts before handing them
10 be put away with their coats After that
every hat that fell into .he hands Of the cloak
room attendants. and nearly AL Of them were
stiff silk hats was subjected by the attendants
70 the same process OF foreshortenlng with the
object of economzing space in the cloakroom.
The scene which ensued at the close OF the en-
tcrtainment when considerably over a thousand
men in immaculate evening dress were bewail-
ing the fate Of their crushed and ruined silk
hats which all bore the most disrerutable ap-
pcarance. was almost comcal H. its way as
the affair at Versailles.
PRESENT CHEF OF THE BUREAU.
Yet. with all that, NJ. Mollard was a kindly
good hearted man. in no wise ashamed Of his
origin. unaffected in his relations with the
friends Il his youth who had remained members
of n, Iabcrng classes, and with no pride or
vanity. save the very innocent one In connec-
ton with the decorations With which he was
covered. Moreover he was very entertaining,
and his death a few years ago regretted by
all who knew him.
The head Of the Protocol Department at the
present time is sinsulary good looking man
named Crozer who was formerly secretary OF
Embassy a; st Peterburg, and whose snow
white hair constitutes a piquant contrast TO the
youth Of his face His chief assistant is Ar
mand Mollard. son OF the former chief Of the
Protocol. lie is said to be the only person In
France or out OF il who understands the pc
culiar laws OF etiquette OF his fathers inven-
ton. NJ. Crozier's immediate predecessor was
The herald., 1898-05-29
C|ENFUEG0S HAS BEEN CHOSEN
AS the First Cuban City to Hammer
Into Submission

special hrd) Cinuegos
land forces Last Tuesday the Mrbehead
destroyed and the Spanish caught between the ships and the Gomez
this considered merely
continually subsequent indicate that here the
located
buse fashion the work of the Mabehead
Brooklyn flagship Commodore
important the mbardmen and landing supplies Once the
there
Spanrds and then
food clothing They made the
Cen and said they could cut off the Spanish retreat time by Destroy
be demolished
indicated the and batteries
the ships operations against Havana Cenfuegos
the island between the cities
could be easily maintained with the
West has Cienu
there CeNe been attended
The herald., 1898-05-29
CFRVERA AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA
While Schley Keeps Watch Outside the
Harbor
While the News Is Not Official 1t Comes From Source
Which Is Reliable and May Be Implicitly
Relied Upon

WASHINGTON May 28-The navy department information
today which, for the first me relieved officials the anxiety and doubt
that they felt for the days
ponts that the American fleet under Commodore shy outside
Santiago habor and second that Admiral CerveraS Spanish
that harbor This information private which
cs regard thoroughly reliable being from the gave
the navy department the first information ago
Spanish squadron inside Of Santiago harbo This of information
has proved itself reliable thus far and for that the received today
accepted positive did any depart
officials There little doubt however, will be supplemented
by official advces from Admiral Sey if indeed such advces
already received though the of office the depart
ment had not bulened anything from Schy The officials
state of expectancy having learned from the dispatches from Kingston
that the scouting Harvard there with reports Secretary Long
went to the review Camp Aer during the afternoon and his absence
no information made public
Situation sImpIified
Relying the advices received naval officials feel that the entire mill
y situation smpfed With the Spanard inside and the Americans
outside Of Santiago ho said that the power mischief by the
Spanish fleet at end One distinguished officer remarked that
result the information received he felt years younger yesterday
He said Commodore schly could several of the ships from his
squadron permit them offensive demonstrations elsewhere All
Schley needs pointed small watch the
Santiago hbo Two beps and cruisers would be ample for this
force would largely ovematch the four aored cruisers
the Spanish squadron In this Cevera fleet be pocked with
number Of American ships active other
needed points
In calculating upon keeping the Spand pened up this fashion, the
officials have taken into the possibility the dispersion of the Ame
bockadng fleet by the tropical cyclones that almost due at
this The American fleet such would be obliged and
for neutral port make its way by into of the Cuban
ports shelter In either there might opportunity for the Span
h fleet to make its providing the commanding officers willing
take the desperate chances going weather heavy enough compel
the big roncads to shelter unless block the hbo by
stng barges the channel On her this country the Waya
passed through heavy weather. almost approaching the cyconc
and proved that her class able to Withstand such storms with perfect
safety During the day the department posted bulletin giving
advces from Adi Dewey This the only specific bit of information
given out during office hours was day epete with of
them Of very sensational nature but the reports of sangunay
battles failed of veifcation.
The herald., 1898-05-29
SCHLfY Will CARE FOR CERvfRA
While Sampson Strikes the Really Great
Blow of the War
War Department Officials Promise that Something Is Go
ing to Drop, and 1t Will Drop Soon
and Drop Hard
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.

WASHINGTON May 28-Admral SIMPSONS fleet back Key West
getting The of Sampson home
port that corked Santiago de Cuba that Commo-
do S do what peases with him there and that the ships under
left free tackle Havana whenever they
All reports from Key West indicate that the great blow
the be Sampson ready and for the lombard
ment great army prepared to make descent at whatever base
There will be need for delay getting Sampson ready His
ships filled with ammunition and have long been stripped for fighting
Transports ready convey sufficient soldiers to effect landing and hold
base of operations All the munitions of hand for quick
descent The air Of uncertainty which has ouded strategy
and the officials the executive mansion has vanished Evidently they
way decisive action When Sampson arrived at Key
today fully knowledge Of conditions along the Cuban
and also sent suggestions methods procedure His
dispatch started the departments connected with into unusual activity
and coming from the president tonight high official sd "You hear
something drop now and will drop hard"
The herald., 1898-05-29
Condition OF Cervera's Fleet

YORK. May 28-Spec to The Herald Among the
gers the Pnz Frederick Hendricks which arrived today from
the West Indies Captain Osborn who had been in South America
Of the navy department He the bearer Of
important dispatches from the United States minister Venezuela
the morning May 3 the captain d the Spanish fleet under
command Cvera first sighted bound for Curacao where two of
coaed The fleet sailed again Sunday night the 10TH Cap
Osborn declares that ships in very bad shape They
and the bottoms all of the vessels foul
Cvea Curacao purchasing 900 tons of COAL twnysx
head of CATTLE provisions and medical supplies At Curacao Cvea
exchanged dispatches with Havana Santiago de Cuba and Madrid
The herald., 1898-05-29
News Brought by the Scorpion

WEST mCopyghted Associated
Santiago this brought
Washington
proceeded eastward
going far Santiago de Cuba Five the auxiliary ships lying off there
the
o o
whereabouts
doubt of his Santiago de Cuba
The herald., 1898-05-29
Observation By Balloon

Associated probability that the balloon
the suggested by the problem that oronts
Sch Admiral "boted Santiago hbo
all doubt suggested today would be
which be the mouth
be readily without
balloon
inhatnga
detect
considerable detail all the
either side the hbo
The herald., 1898-05-29
More Work in the Orient

WASHINGTON May 2S-Specia to the HeraId) The complete
of the PHILIPPINES by the army and of the United States will be
followed another important the South Pacific The Caro-
line islands, dependency Of span understood will be seized Some
of Admiral Dweys ships and possibly the admiral himself will undertake
conquest opinion here that the islands will fall prey
Pacific fleet the Spnads should send renorcerents the
Pacific The Cones have given the American good deal
trouble during the last few because Of the persecution of American
missionaries
The herald., 1898-05-29


wholesome beers exclusively.
drink 1t exclusively.
oon exclusively.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04

De, What IL that reputation. good OF
bad2" " the answer Is bad. the fur-
ther question may be put, Prom that
reputation, would you believe him on
oath, in a matter where he Is persons
ally intercsted2'
The court further holds that when
general reputation of person accused
Of crime is attacked, the date of in
curry should be limited 10 u period not
later than the date of arrest.
When Il defendant says the court,
in n criminal case testifes in his own
behalf, he places his general character
for truth and veraclty In issue. but not
his character for honesty and integ-
rity. and his character in these respects
cannot be inquired Into unless he vol
unfairly places them In issue
The instruction of the court to the
jury. that they should draw no unfav-
orable Inference from the evidence as
to her general good character from the
fact that no proof had been offered, the
Supreme court holds to be error, and
attributes It to an oversight. but holds
It., nevertheless. erroneous and injuri-
Gus to the defendant.
For the errors named the court re-
verses the case and orders that a new
trial be granted
The opinion was written by Justice
Miner and concurred In by Chief JUS
tice Zane and Justice Bartch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04

the past eighteen years. am ga h,,,a
y SNOW boat 2ixi00 feet, and have Nc,
~. an over plus OF ready casb ana
viii therefore be pleased to Interest
you IN the enterprise.
~ VIII take $500. Can you let me
from Lees Lick, Harrison county.
in,,,,ntucky, young man writes 10
,,,,,n, Jas. H. Berry. Paducah. Ky.
Mlliiohairo Capitalist, II. $. V. p" 'rhis
PviSnn doesn't want much. He snys.
A., would you please let me come and
ine WIZ you" I would he wiling TO do
lxlhing In my power to assist Won.
WIN come and do anything for nv
pnhru and few clothes / am very
~ nice AT dihing-room work. NV age is
- ana my ancestors are practically
fnslsh. ! hope to be with you soon.
l.. Maudet of Dillingham;, H., nd
dresses himself to the Dear Millionaire
Philanthropist." in request for si0O
TO start In the jeweiry business.
Ana so II goes. a dashing widow
desires capital to open a boarding
mouse in Washington City. where Berry
VIII be made welcome-which, In view
OF the circumstances is no more than
should be extended.
a little girl in Cairo, ILL.,, wants n
piano, and a man in Ohio wants
COW.
. It's ms good as play to rend the one
sided correspondence of Berry, the
tramp millionaire, and 1t tells lesson
IN human nature, too. There We're
evidently some honest and deserving
ry' but 1t Is also plain that the majority
Wpra mt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04

\ motion for a new trial In the case
Of the Wray Kearns seduction case has
been argued before Judge Cherry, sub
mitted and taken under advlsement.
Emily Klein has entered suit for d.
Vorce from Thomas Klein. The com
plant alleges that the parties were
married In New York ON the 10th of
March, 1881. and that for the past two
Years the defendant has been guilty of
hahitual drunkenness.
John Riches has brought suit against
l.. q. Hardy et al to recover 81, 6l5 al
legged To be due on u promissory note.
The Kentucky Liquor company filed
suit against Frank c. Morehouse
today to recover S2sS.1S on Il certain
promissory note.
Judge Hiles heard arguments today
In the case OF David c. Mclaughlin
against w. b, Doddridge ct al; Edward
Mclaughlin. etc, VS. the Park City
bank. cases tried q month ago.
Mrs. Anna Marks of Eureka, who
won her suit In the Supreme court to-
day. has been number OF times before
mixed up in suits of one kind or an
other. but strange to say every time
her case has reached the higher court,
a decision has each time been rendered
in her favor.
In the case of ]. II. Haslam vs. James
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04
BeGGAR'S NOVEL SCHEME.
How He Makes a Good Living by Not SHAY.
ing.

New York Telegram: About two
months ago Charles Coghlan, the well
known English actor, walked down
Broadway late one evening and was
accosted by bright-looking young
man, neatly but very plainly dressed,
who had about "A two days growth of
beard on his face He approached the
actor in most deferential manner and
caused him to stop by the novelty of
the way in which he asked for aims.
The young man explained that he felt
considerable difiidence in asking a gen.
tleman to aid him in his financial dis
tress. but MIR. Coghlan looked kind
hearted, and therefore he would take
the liberty tosrelate his troubles. He
had only been in the city three days
and by half hustiing had managed to
secure a place to go to work the next
morning. He hadn't any money to pay
for his nights lodging or his breakfast.
He did not care for that particulars,
but he did want to go to his new place
next day looking clean and neat. He
would therefore be very much Obliged
to Mr.. Coghlan II he would kindly give
him ten cents with which to get shaved
in the morning.
The story was SO plausible that the
actor, who Is VIGOROUSLY Indifferent to
the value of money, dipped into his
trousers pocket and presented the
young man with silver dollar. and
went on his way. About n week after
ward, while going from the Lotus club
to his hotel. Mr.. Coghlan was accostsd
by the same young man on Fifth ave-
nue.. without being recognized. He
was told the same story. Desiring TO
learn the real inside of this new
scheme, Mr.. Coghlan said nothing. but
invited the young man to come with
him to the cafe OF the Hoffman house,
where, after sitting down at one of the
tables he remarked
See here, young man. you told me
this same story on Broadway the other
night and ! gave you 81. Now / want
you to tell me all about this scheme
while we have drink
The young mans face lighted up and
he gave vent to an uneasy laugh MS he
replied:
We'll. mister, the drinks are on me.
as | see you are ON to me. have been
working this scheme for nearly two
years. / came to this city broke. and
in two or three days secured n posi-
ton, and. desiring to look clean and
neat when / went to my new employer
the next day, the idea came to me to
ask n passer-by to give me money
enough to get shaved In the morning.
The gentleman gave me 30 cents and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04
IN WAsHlNGTON'S POCKETS.


"A man who has just returned from
post which he held in foreign coun-
try told Star reporter an amusing
story OF something which occurred sew
eral years ago at the National museum.
The gentleman In question was con-
nected with the museum unofllcialiy.
lie spent much time there, assisting to
arrange the different exhibits. In this
capacity he had Il key which admitted
him to most of the cases where the
relics. ETC., were kept. He knew the
curators at the museum, and enjoyed
their fun confidence. He said:
"One afternoon after the museum
had been closed | was there with two or
three OF the other men connected with
the place. l do not know just how the
thing started. but we jokingly proposed
to search the pockets of the clothes of
George Washington. which were on
exhibition. We had been arranging
them or looking at them. l think,
which suggested this:
Let's see II the old gentleman left
any money in his clothes. or what he
was in the habit of carrying about
him. one of us said, and the idea was
carried out.
There was nothing in any of the
pockets but one. In the bottom of this,
when it was turned inside out, was
turned inside out. was some brown.
powdery substance. which had most
puHEeHt sineil. mere WAS consluefabie
of this, which was either tobacco or
snuff. showing that the father of this
country was most likely addicted to
the use of It, l put 1t in n piece of pa
per and kept 1t carefully.
THE funniest part of II was that
when showed It to my little son on re-
turning home, he berated me sound,.'
for taking part in a proceeding which
he characterized as sacrilege in daring
TO violate the garments of so noted a
person by putting my hands in his
pockets.
at was much better to do II after
he was dead. my boy. than to do the
pick pocket act while he was living
declared.
1T proved conclusivelv to me that
the immortal George did not possess
the chewing gum or cigarette habit.
II he smoked tobacco he used 1t In
pipe. There was nothing of dude
about him. Washington Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04

The export trade OF sewing needles
forms u very important part of COM
merce in Germany. Formerly England
supplied that country with needles;
this industry. according to the United
States consul at Annaberg has during
the last few years developed to such
an extent that the Germans are able to
meet their English competitors, not on
ly In the markets of the world, but In
the British colonies and in England as
well. The principal seats of the indus
try are Aix-I.a- Chapeile. Burtscheid.
Iserlohn Altoona, Nuremberg and
Schawnlbach. The factories of AiX-La-
Chapelle alone produce 50,O00,0O0 needles
weekly. The following figures shcw 10
what extent the export from Germany
of these needles have developed. Dur
ing the eight years from 1880 to 1887 the
German export Of needles OF all kinds
embroidery. knitting. darning. sewing
and sewing machine needles-amounted
TO II 800, 900 pounds. valued at Sl2, 800, 900,
The following eight years made a stlll
better showing. During this period the
quantity exported was IS 0oO, 900 pounds
valued at $i5,00000O. The enormous
growth In the production OF this ar
tlcle Is due principally to the export
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04
Burton's Busy -Four Minutes.

Burton had set his alarm clock for
$3.50, as he had some writing to do, and
knew that he couldn't steal time for
that purpose at the office during the
day. When the alarm changed he
awoke, sat up in bed, thought lazily
for moment and utterly forgot his
writing. 1t was 5:42-for he looked at
the unwinking face of the dial-when
he settled back for an involuntary
dose-one of those quick little maps
that overpower man in the short
hours of the morning.
few moments later he was stand
ing in small Enclosure surrounded by
log walls. A brown horse stamped be-
side him and mountaineering mar
Vicious resemblance in face and voice to
his wife--was trying to tell him some
thing. He shook his head. disengaged
his arm from her restraining hand, and
frightened the saddle girth upon the
brown horse. Upon the horses back-he
sprung. the walls opened and he sped
out, while behind him came streaming
n tumultuous rout of horse and foot
solidery in blue uniforms, whom he bad
really failed to notice before, but who
evidently belonged to the walled in
closure.
The air was cool, bracing, delicious
the skies bright blue. To right and left
rolling hills of considerable hight were
crowned with underbrush and stray
Cling trees, while deeper woods en-
tended to the background. He noticed
that the leaves were Respondent In red
and yellow and he realized that Octo-
Der was in all It's glory.
Somehow the ride must have been
short, There was whirl of dust and
coach whlzzed by--not stage coach
of the West, but one of those aifairs
with broad tires and cushioned seats
so much in vogue for tally-ho pa ,tlcs
He found himself, horse and all, By the
side of the log wall again. and the
coach passed inside. The next instant
he noticed puff of white smoke up on
the hillside about 900 feet away Then
came other white puffs, and the leaves
flew in spots on either side of him. lie
called his men-called In voice which
seemed to give no sound-aud there
was no noise accompanying the white
puffings up there among the under
brush. His men began to skuls be-
hind trees and walls and opened fire
upon the places whence the white
clouds kept rolling.
~ man In black ran out upon tic
hillside emerging from a clunlp of
brush. There was a general firing and
the man staggered. As he fell, Bur-
ton noticed that he had changed his
was now nfrayed in n blue gray uni
fern. He picked himself up and reeled
back among the trees. There was
moro firing and Burton awote.
Fully believing himself hours behind
his office time, he looked a, the clock
1t registered SAG. All the events of
the dream had passed before his
drnwsy ri'nd In four minutes OF actu-
Daily News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04
A DEAD MANS MAIL.


Paducah News: Hundreds of letters
encountered room IA at the New Rich
mond House, where James Il. Berry.
the so-called millionaire tramp. died
Monday. Some were llliterate scrawls.
scratched on dirty paper by dirty fing-
ers. Some came in dainty perfumed
envelopes from people whose handwrit-
Ing and language gave every evidence
of refinement. The authors asked for
all things, big and little. They were
of all ages and both sexes. The re-
quests ranged from few cents to n
hundred thousand dollars Nearly ali
congratulated Berry on his new found
wealth and condoled with him on hav-
ing broken his limb. Many claimed
relationship End some acquaintance
with the eccentric king of the hobos.
Hosts of tramps who said they had
Travelled with Berry wanted money.
Fully half pleaded III health or bad
fortune or both, as an excuse for ask
Ing aims. Gentility and honesty were
smeared all over the lines OF most of
them. a great many inclosed stamps
for a reply. Hundreds knew how to
make money In business. but lacked
funds. IT was the old story all over
again of you furnish the capital and
and III put up the experienced"
Berry rarely opened and hardly ever
read his mail. Here are some samples
picked at random from heap that ac-
cpmulated in his bed chamber while he
lay dying:
Prof. +. II. RAYMOND. whose stage
name is Prof. i. II. Mills. writes from
Milton. w. Va. In part as follows:
Dear Sir: Inclosed please find bill
of an attraction that 1 have run for