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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-09-30
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"A k3E1l110nC SVeCIUC1R
The plays are well arranged as g rule,
hut. the staging Is bad, the scenery old.
and the costumes shabby. II
Contrary to what has been represent
ed, I have found the $Cubans, as a class.
neither ignorant nor lazy. The highest
class are gentlemen of education and 3re-i
finement. The Cubans are q. simple.
hearted people, hospitable to all stran-3
gers, especially to the Americans. Family
ties are strong among them. They are
temperate, and, on my entire trip through
Cuba T did not see one native under the
influence of liquor, although they all
drink claret and beer as we drink water.
The sugar planter Is ready at all times
to denOunce the Cuban and insist that
he is an entirely worthless fellow, not.
capable Of self-government, and why?
Simply because 1t is to- his interest to
have Cuba annexed to America, SO that
5hds sugar may come to us free of duty.
He tells yolt that Ifs YOU furnish free food
to the Cuban he will not work. My ex--
perience has been that Americans are af-
fficted with like complaint. The gov
eminent Is still feeding thousands
throughout Cuba, and in the province of
Pinar del Rio alone 1000 are on the de-
pendent list. However, the number Is
rapidly diminishing. and when the peo-s
pie find employment they viii cease to-
depend on America for food.
AT CarSlenas saw most p.tiful sight.
Here In one Of the large barrack build
ings 500 little orphan boys are being cared
for by the city. Their ages range from
one to ten years. They are scantfly clad
and receive very little ttention. The city
has little or no revenue, and therefore
can spend but a trifle on these unfortu-
nate children was present duIinR the
noon hour when they were led. All were
Idned UP in front Of the kitchen. some Of
the little tots without q stitch Of clothing
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With the opportunity OF giving choice Sc
iections to those with pull.
Much has been written about the fine.
ly furnished houses OF the Cubans, but
that, so far as / saw, Is a mistake. The
interior furnishings are simple, and even
the best houses look bare to an Amer
can. There are no carpets or rugs. the
1oors being Of tile. White and blue are
the popular cOlors for painting both the
Interior and exterior. AS rule, IN every
house will be found q
Big Reception Room
which has q row Of chairs all around
the walls, placed close together and with.
great precision Pictures or paintings
are rarely found on the walls. Pianos,
very much out Of date and out Of tune.
are In the best houses, and the obliging
senoritas are ready to entertain with the
latest songs, such as "A Hot Time and
After the Ball. The. furniture what
there Is, Is OF ahogany and appears very
old 8 me- 9$
81. Cnimneys are. not built IN houses IN
this country, owing to the scarcity OF
smoke-producing fuel. Charcoal is used
for cooking and big ovens are built in
the Kitchens, on which the meals are pre-
pared. Bathrooms are a curiosity and
running water is never found in a house.
The houses seldom have more than one
story and their heavily barred doors and
windows give them q Jail like appearance.
The theater and dancing are the only
recreation In which the women Of Cuba
indulge They do not play tennis, golf
or any Of the other familiar American
games, but prefer to remain indoors DUR
ing the day. When night comes the
streets swarm with people and the sound
Of dance music can be heard on every
side. Their dances are quite different
from ours, each lasting about thirty min
utes with iptermissions Of two minutes,
and the same partners dance throughout
the period. The music is arranged to
guide the danceTs;s 1t may begin with a
march, followed by an intermission; then
waltz In which the dancers hop up and
down in the same spot; rest during
which the dancers always stand where
they ceased dancing; then a gliding waltz.
something similar to the American waltz,
that lasts until the piece Of music Is COM
pleted. The theaters are built with the
lower circle all boxes: and when they
are filed. with people and we'll lighted
they present
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GEN. c1AY.s APPEARANCE.

Except his physicians and attendants
no one has seen Gen. Clay for several
weeks. His last public appearances was
when he received at whitehall the Ken-
lucky League Of Whee1men. They held
their meet IN Richmonds af1daat the 90
Acitation Of friends, Gen. Clay agreed to
receive them. 81 s.
When the general tottered out upon his
lawn to meet the wheelmen al were
shocked at his changed miaa. and bear
Ing. His hair was snow white and very
Icing. An old-fashioned round comb.
such as school girls used to wear, was
thrust just back Of his forehead to keep
his hair out Of his eyes. The same
thought must have occurred to ali. but
no one Of his guests dared ask the old
man Il It was q comb left IL the house by
his girl wife, Dora.
Welcome, gentlemen and ladies' he
said, IN feeble, Quavering tones. & great
aly regret that have no chairs IN the
house upon which the ladies might Sit.
suggest that some Of you young men
bring hay from the stack yonder kad
thus improvise seats. =
The suggestion was carried out. and to
his auditors, nearly all In the yigor Of
youth, the old man Of nearly ninety
years made q short speech, which
showed that he still read and thought
much about topics Of the day.
When he had finished he shook hands
with all his guests, then babe them
g0od-by and sought again the quiet and
the darkness Of guarded Whitehall.
except In his appearance Gen Clay
did. not on that occasion betray his &C.
.centricities With his falling sisht this
y ! 9r7ovvanB upon him. Few Of his friends
expect him to survive much longer 81.
Y he survives, to retain his reason.
CaSatus Marcellus Clay Is the 0niv mr..
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CLAY NEARING CIR VI
THE GENERAL WHO BECAME
FAMOUS AND THEN FOOLISH
SOON 10 DIE aS
DORA RICHARDSON AFFAIR
with Quilted SENSE and Fading
Strength the Grand Ola 1ken-
tuckian Sits IN His Great Man
sion, Guarded ~ shotguns and
Cannon, = Prey 10 the Fear Of
Assassins-His Last Appearance.


LoUIsvILLEs,IIEk ,,.,-seEs 49, Gen. Cas-
sius NJ. Clay IS growing blind and his.
physicians fear that they will be unable
to save his sight. Under the heavy
burden Of his. age and infirmities the
non-hearted old man is becoming more
and more eccentric. His constant de-
fusion IS that a vendetta has been. de-
clared against him.
The man whose naked knife was once
his suf6cien projections against all the
world Is now guarded IN his castle home
night and day by armed servitors.
Not one Of these guardians. black or
white. who guard whiteall would hesi-
tate for an instant to shoot and shoot
to ldll-were any intruder rash enough
to disregard their directions. Many Of
these men have been with Gen. Clay
since before the war and they are one
and all as true as steel.
Approach the house and you are met
by man, black or white, who, with the
most respectful bow ana IN the politest
accents, says: You can't go that
way, sir; kindly take this path. It's
the general ORDERS Ss
And to back up the orders there is q
loaded cannon at the front porch and
the thick brick walls are pierced for
shotguns.
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a reproach.
Let it be understood that what we have
said applies not to one empress dowager
alone. but to any or all Of those who have
.usurped, or attempted to usurp, the gov
eminent. Such women, however. do not
represent the women Of China. No coun-
try in the world with the same limited
opportunities can present a. finer list of
devoted mothers and noble examples OF
gentle submission that the Middle King
dom--women who have stopped at moth
ing which would contribute to the preser
walton of their virtue or the performance
of their duty.
Not a few Of these have been patron
esses Of learning, some in the humber
walks Of life, others in the palace. His
tory Is full Of noble examples Of women
who have been the confidential advisers
of their husbands. In this capacity she.
is praised, honored and admired; but in
every instance where she has usurped
control of the government-for the Chi
nese polity provides no other way by.
which she could gain control-she has
proved herself tyrant,, II; not g. fiend,
These are strong statements to make.
but are fully borne out.by history.
It is pertinent just now to inquire what
has thus far been and what Is likely to be
the result Of the usurpation Of the pres
ent empress dowager, sHsi Bal Hon. Her
occupancy Of the throne can be but a
usurpation, since she is issuing all the
edicts in her own name and there Is no
plan for the government by an empress
in the polity of China.
The report circulated in several Ameri-
can papers that the present empress dow
ager was a slave or a beggar is wholly
without foundation. She is the daughter
of an official, was taken Into the palace
and was made the concubine Of Hsin
Feng. The empress having no children
the son Of the present empress dowager.
on the death of Hsien Feng, became the
Emperor Flung Chin. During the minor
ity Of Fung Chin the reins Of govern
ment were held by the empress dowager
and the empress mother (the present
dowager). On the death Of Fung Chih,
before announcing the fact, these two.
women took the infant son of the seventh
prince and proclaimed him emperor at the
same time as they announced the death
OF Fung Chin.
During all these years OF the minority;
of this child (the present emperor, Kuang
Hsu) the reins OF government remained.
In the hands OF the two women until the.
death Of the empress dowager, since
which time they remained in the hands
of the present empress dowager Hsi Fat
HON. until the majority OF Kuang Hsu.
Since his majority, she has compelled all
the officials appointed to viceroyalties to
thank her at the same time with the
emperor. And during the hot summer
months she required his majesty once in
every five days to make the trip to the
summer palace 10 pay his respects to the.
in the form Of the KO Fon.
The usurpation Of the present empress
dowager is more remarkable than that OF
any Of her predecessors or, as they have.
been called, her great prototypes. In the
anEe emperor, she was never any thing more
than a collcQlI1dr III ia more reYf1a able
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-09-30
CHINA s EMPIRES IS D0WAGERS

Il ~ N II II Il II - ! ~ - y
AUX n AhIIlI II w
mn i'll 81 wv L(l n AN
NV EN-
8. 7-s s.
So - ,,-.,,,.,, 49,. -.
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derstandinp, hnth s,das ~ ~ a,,nS. .un
On the oaa 1as,aiss,, NY
assav - 8 aly
ami +iors ., M,,ars pa1t OF the ex-
tutA.I ~ tr,.a 800 ~ " sussu-
=, ,t ~ iil.s = snorousn understanding
- 8, o,,a az scpny ann international
heapfM to theu 1n the as Wodd De
good governments
IN fhn oeth ~ s.
FOR +hasr q, Mere csnsured
nnsed pa1,;,a ,, -, oH the pro-
80 $50 49, ana IT was
- a-aa;4e.s, NY. ~ i1u-ila al runway should
~ VI .ile @iln the ministers
tI,a n. pa.a Mere oraereu TO report en-
s pl eo 70 auopt. w estern arms and
whn 90. 4ro ens asr.ar troops 10 one
+,,lae. ~, ....., ps su.ns AROUND with long
tha,, = ~ ,,,e eans. VIII no petter nrelock
s,,at, = 49, - .,,, Ieises tue WISDOM OF
s,,nt, = ,,,a ~ ~ VIZ pe ~ once apparent
~ Iu, = % 'ue HofA VI the latter half
on INV q he co,,,,,, : -,
mont ~ tne estapilsh-
afnco.s. ~ e t.,s So .s III cHs Prov,
1890. ne farmers improved
So, S.,s1. a t. ana the liberal
Pekin nniversitv nrsoW1' Pre- presiusnt OF
Is sIsTT.an u,os or. ". -. Meriln;
to work cojointly with former yicerov
Sun. Those who know anvthinrr about tha
amount OF labor lost in blowing d,ppino.
and irrigating the fields viii anpreciate
the wisdom Of the above move + have
ce- CO., = {" 4 .aIa.., lesans donkey and
f1aid ~, :. . p,tm ~ ner way 70 ploW her
her son were hitched to the piow. which
her husband pushed and guided. On tha
9th the emperor ordered the introd,,otior,
OF patent and copyright laws IN tb..
9th the board OF war and tha fnreia,r
Office were ordered to renor+ IN +ho s,sa
posed reform in the military axa,, ~
lions. On the 7th special ravards n,assa
spromistd to sinyentors and so,,+ha,.
Is In the mental makeup az tha rhs,,a,
there are no faculties moro diva 49, .han
those OF Invention. His carts "a 1itt1a ' Ia
ter than those used 3, thol,sa nd yaars
his blows no better than thas yea ,.sa ago;
Old Testament times. and his tools sc ~ ~
kinds are of t,ha r,1dest ana ,,,e,+ 49,.
tive patterns. He knows ",rtni,o. - 70 ~.
screw, the auger. the power Of stean, o
electricity or the use OF anv kind of co-o
plicated machinery: Instance b;s cottor,
gin-an intestine stretched by a bow and
struck with a stick.
On the 18th the officials were ordercd RI
do all in their power to encourage trade
and assist merchants. China has not yet
reached that point where she understands
that it is profitable to spend one cash IL
-by doing SO she can mako two Che
knows almost nothing about the advan-
tages az, adyertising. o11tsiGt IF the no s+ina
Of a few Obscure nossters ON the wallis nf
courts and houses 4 On the Doth The IS. ct -
lishment nf school t,oa ,,Is 1,a 9 .or3e,ed -,
ever, city in tho ernnira such 10 the l;s+
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TEIHIR INFLUENCE has ALWAYS
BEEN PERNICIOUs.l

mat Of the Present Ruler dc Facto
. II, ns Universally Known, No Elk;
oeption to the Rule-Hosv She
s. Tlasy arted the L1bcrnl and Pros
# Eresstye Plans OF the Young Em-
peror, Who Is Far More sinned
Against Than sinning---Empress
Dowager's Grimes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05
MATTEROF DOLLARS AND CENTS
SENATOR CARRIERS VIEWS ON
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
Believes We Should Seize Islands
With Firm Grasp and Give Ma
tives Good Government.

Washington, Sept 4-Senator Carter
of Montana. in an interview with q
Post reporter today. said that, in his
opinion. the war in the Philippines
would be ended by Jan. 1. Then, he
said, would come the question of the
future disposition of the islands. The
Republican party, he believed, would
settle this question by insisting on the
retention OF the Philippines as q matter
of business profit.
This" added the senator" is a
practioat age. We are going to deal
with iris question on the basis of dol
lars and cents. If the American people
believe that the Philippines are going
to help us, they viii never let the
islands go. If, on the other hand, they
find that the Philippines mean g con-
slant drain and small returns, you Will
find the verdict of the people to be
against permanent retention. Neither
religion nor sentiment VIII have much
influence in determining the verdict.
The great question will be, will it pay2
If we can show the country that it Will.
as ] think we can, the. American flag
Will never come down from ,hc Philip
pines"
what sor. of government should be
devised?"
Three suggestions will undoubtedly
be made. The first will DE To abandon
the islands entirely to the natives.
Go not believe this viii meet the Ep-
proval of the American people.
THE second will be to seize the
islands in firm grasp, assuring the
people shat we mean to give them A
better government than they could en-
JOY under any other flag or could Gre
ate for themselves, but that we are the
masters and propose to remain so.
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MURDERED 6tT OF REVENGE
TWO YOUNG MEN IN CHICAGO
MAKE A CONFESSION.
Killed Man Because He Had Been
the Means of Sending Them to thas
Penitentiary.

Chicago. Sept. An the presence of
Chief of Police Ripley and Inspector
Shea, and before a notary public, Her
man Hundhausen, who, with Richard
Hoeneck, was arrested late Saturday
night charged with the murder of Rich
ard Koeller, their former schoolmate,
made full confession of the crime to-
day.
Revenge, and not jealousy of wo-
man, according to Hundhausen, was
the motive, and the stabbing was done
by Hoeneck with the knife found by
the police in his grip.
Several years ago a series of incen-
diary fires had occurred. in Herman,
Mo-. and other neighboring towns, and
Hundhausen and Hoeneck were arrest
ed and put on trial.. Koeller, it is said,
testified at the time to the effect that
the two were implicated. and largely
on his testimony convictions were Sc
cured. They swore to have revenge on
Koeller.
The murder was planned some time
ago. It was the idea of the two to
make their way to Baltimore via Gin
cinnati, after the commission OF the
crime, and from thence take passage to
Europe on cattle steamer.
Confronted by the confession given by
his companion, Hoenecl broke down
and admitted the truth of Hundhau-
sens statement under the interroga-
lions of Chief Ripley and Inspector
Shea.
II have for ten years intended to
avenge my brother who was assassin
ated in Herman, NO." said Hoeneck.
After the confessions of both-Hoe-
neck, who is 90 and Hundhausen, who is
1S-Inspector Shea declared that the
boys were degenerates of a pronounced
type.
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WHEAT bhlIAlN IS 81 y NNEO.
Unable to Comprehend Yet Just
What Has Happened.

London, Sept. Among the crowd
of conflicting dispatches from South
Africa regarding the Transvaal situa-
ton, it is still impossible to say exactly
what has happened. 1t seems evident,
however, that President Kruger has
withdrawn mis- five-year franchise,
which was dependent on Great Britain's
acceptance of impossible conditions re-
garding suzerainty, and has made some
sort of temporizing counter suggestions
regarding conference.
The Standard and Diggers' News
gives what purports to be a report of
the secret session of the volksraad on
Saturday. According TO this account,
the volksraad not only determined TO
reject the five-year proposal. but also
directly opposed President Kruger Wis
iting Cape Town, and resolved to make
a stand for the abrogation of Englandis
claim 70 suzerainty. The Boer organ
then asserts:
THE government. bot1 the raads and
the burghers, feel that titey have offer
ed ali they intend TO offel and are now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05
ROW OVER A MORMON Assault
CAME NEAR BEING A LYNCHING
IN VIRGINIA.
Elder Who Had Been Brutality As
saulted Was Forced to Withdraw
the Prosecution.

Chicago, Sept 5.-A special to the
Times Herald from Chattanooga, Tenn,
says: A mounted armed mob of some
200 men took charge of a court, sheriff
and ltigants Monday at Johnson
Springs, Va, and by main force put a
stop to the proceedings. For time a
lynching appeared inevitable.
Elder Joseph E. Wuffin, Mormon,
was murderously assaulted some nights
ago from an ambush, brutality beaten
with clubs and kicked while uncon-
scious on the ground. Fleming Ridley,
a white farmer. was arrested as a
leader in the attack. on charge of as
sault with intent 20 murder.
He was arraigned for trial, and soon
after horsemen surrounded the court
house and detailed a committee to no.
tify the court that the proceedings must
stop. A second committee of deter
mined regulators took charge of Elder
Wuffin and threatened to lynch him I'M
less he agreed to withdraw the prose-
cution and leave the county. Fearing
they would carry their threats into ex-
ecution, he withdrew the case The
prisoner had been liberated by the
mob
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MOB ATTACKS A PRISONER.
Tries to Take Murderer From the Off.
GERS In New York.

New York, Sept. 4-Michael FARRELL,
the italian saloonkeeper who shot Po-
1icemen O'Keefe yesterday, when the
latter was about to arrest him for vio-
1ating tine excise law, made an attempt
to escape from the two detectives by
trying to jump from an elevated train
platform. He was held screaming and
cursing.
I, In front of the court house crowd
of about 1000 persons had gathered,
and when the prisoner appeared there
were cries of xiii him! Lynch him.
from all sides. A rush was made for
FARRELL, and it required the strenu-
Gus efforts of a dozen court officials to
clear a passage for the Italian to the
court room.
Farrelli, when arraigned, denied the
charge against him, and said that
O'Keefe had been shot by one Guiseppi
Ferriolie. He was remanded in order
to allow the officers to make an inves-
tigation. Mrs. FARRELL was also re-
manded for examination.
1t was said in court that Farrelli was
at one time resident of New Orleans.
and was a member of the Malta. His
saloon in New Orleans, it is said, was
the headquarters of the gang, and it
was there that the plot to assassinate
Chief of Police Hennessey was Matched.
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low" as there is no evidence on tf
surface that they are inathe field.
LABOR DAY In NEW YORK.
Gathering of Various Organizations
at the Grave of Henry George.

New York. Sept. labor day was
favored with bright sun and brisk
breeze md thousands. took advantage of
the fine weather to enjoy a days outing
Business was practicaiiyN stopped. In ad-
ditioR to the exchanges and ranks, al
the large department StorsS UerSN cIosed-
Flags were lying from all pubic build
ingS and in some instances there was q
lavish display of bunting
Although there was no united parade on
labor organizations there were lesser
parades all over the city. The Central
Federated Union concluded TO omit the
usual Labor day parade because so many
workmen. including the txilors and thoss
in the building trades. are not employed
1t costs S2.oC0 to $1,000 to hold a parade
and this sum it was thought could better
be used in helping out the unemployed
and those, on strikes. In pace OF 2.
parade the combined unions held =
picnic at Suffers Westchesters park.
prizes. followed by speech making.
Hundreds of workingmen and Others
belonging to single tax and labor organ
today at Henry Georges grave in Green
wood cemetery. The party was accom-
panied by nearly all the members of the
George family. Memorial ex . cises fol-
Lowell. after which the WUrkinmen's
Henry George Memorial committee placed
a handsome floral design of the order of
the Knights OF Labor on the. grave. On
the floral emblem were written in flow
ers the four last words in Henry Georges S.
book Progress and Poverty Call
and Call y
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London, Sept. A dispatch from Jo-
hannesburg to Reuters agency def
nitely announces that the reply of the
Transvaal republic to the British COM
munication withdraws the franchise
proposal, and agrees in principle to a
conference at Capt Town.
London. Sept 1.-The afternoon pa
pers take the view that if the forego-
ing dispatch is correct, President Kru-
gers reply is ominous, as it was pal
pably made to gain time.
Sir Alfred Miners suggestion of a
further conference at Cape Town was
instigated with the sole purpose of con-
sioering details and for the enforcement
of the concessions offered by the Beers.
If these concessions are withdrawn,
there can be no object, from a British
point of view. for parleying longer. The
only inference to be drawn is that the
Beers have taken Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain. the secretary of state for the col
onies, at his word in a broader sense
than he intended, and that they now
want to begin negotiations over again
on a new basis.
The shrewdness of this is not likely
to save it from being interpreted by the
British government as a thinly yelled
defiance. and unless it is accompanied
by a vague agreement to further con-
fer, II would generally be taken as suf-
ficient cause for immediate hostilities.
Regarding the exact terms of the re-
ply in question, reports continue mysti-
flying in contradictions, but all agree
that the excitement fns-iohannesburg
is undated. and that the exodus from
that city is continuing, and that dis
tress there is increasing. Cablegrams
from Boer and British South Africa
sources detail war preparations on all
sides
The pessimistic view of the Transvaal
situation indicated by the afternoon pa
pers is strengthened by a well-defined
rumor that a cabinet council has been
hurriedly called, and an evident feeling
at the colonial office that the crisis has
become more acute.