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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14
,RT WORKS AT AUCTION.
AYE OF THE HARRIs-HoLBRooK-
BLAKEsLEE COLLECTION.
prnprNG AT cHIcKERING HALI--THE To-
TAI FOR THE NIGHT MORE THAN ses.ooo--
sour or THE PURCHASERS.

al. FOR THE NIGHT MORE THAN $500
SOME OF THE PURCHASERS.
-. was some lively bidding for pictures In
,.s.rnr Hall last night at the sale OF the Harris
ChHsnv rslakeslee collection, Thomas f. Kirby, OF
.,.rtcan Art Association, acting as auctioneer.
W.. six hundred persons were present and APP
Ha.a the gems of the collection as they were un-
pa The affair did not drag for moment. but
w', S. actual bidders were mostly dealers. who de-
:" "a - disclose the names of the customers for
esn they we're buying. the destination Of the pict-
VIM" .,d not be traced. except I'm a few Instances.
W" snnounced positively that a tall portrait by
W. codde. called Princess Palatine," which
hes, $500 had been purchased for the Will
Museum collection of Philadelphia. and II was
sa,ted though not so positively. that portrait
'.snrha Earl OF Arundel" by Van Dyke. which
:" -, the highest price of the night, $500. was
s,nght for George j. Gould.
Rache banker. also the reported pur-
....er Of landscape by Daz. La PLANE de
e. s"r, for $1,000 and another by Jules Dupre.
'.rs, ION the Coast" for $3.50
3 eohaus paid 300 for Watching the FLOCK"
r r Jacauo, and a portrait of Mrs Lusnine-
49, Sir T Lawrence. knocked down TO
W., clark. q banker. for 1900. Mr.. Clark also
" 60, q nor,rait Of Lady Charlotte tombstone by
v,s,ra REYNOLDS for 81 100 Knoedler IL Co.
." o.. sThe sheik Issuing Orders" by A. Schreyer'
so' ., am and Venus and Cupid" by Diaz. for
I'm John hoffman bid $3.50 for Les bords DE
rr,a,g Vile d'Avray," by Corot. ana got II.
:, h ps,,is carried off a portrait OF Elizabeth
n..nt by j. A. Van Ravesteyn. for $1,000 10
Dr. Dr. oAhroe fe the Testing OF the Fates, by
~, for 5000 and "Springtme," by c. h.
~V. 70, 1900. and to c. Lambert portrait
20 ne MARQUIS Of Huntey went for loo /, was
u 'n rork of d. Mytens G. H. Robinson outpla
the o To's for j. F. Miilets sheep and Pasture
oy o,Snr purchasers of less costly pictures were
p 0snTi { Vosc W. NJ. Laffan. f. Enstein and
Frederick S. Gibbs , -,,a ,ho
~ cianning which arose when Van Dykes Earl
many s SSrundeTi was shown 1t was started with an
31sn "a Of 5000 and ran up by quick jumps OF sooo
,, = ,in,e 10 5000 The advances dropped then 70
800 hut so quickly a bid from any part OF
~ ho,ss followed by rise from that part where
~ bdding was started that II was soon felt that
snv,e one was present who intended 10 have that
nsr,icular picture al any price: and although the
snc,ioneer urged the contestants with all his skill
~ make /; $1,000. at which price he declared II
.homd have been started. ii wet re MI ran
snInh" the reputed representatNe OF MI. Gould,
Mr. Kirby protesting that S0,0O would be cheap
for H. -, ....,
II s6sl@ IL was announced that the remaining
ighty Including another Van Dyke, would be dis
posed OF al the same pace tonight. Here follows
The full list Of the pictures sold last night;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14

ONE DIES FROM BURNS. THE OTHER AsPHYxI-
ATED.

Atlantic CITY, ". j.. April 10 (SpeciaD.-Mrs.
Louisa Brooks, of Philadelphia, died here to-day
from burns She had been staying at one OF the
hotels and last night went too close to the gas
stove that in her room. Her clothing cau ss
Mrs Brooks had been frightfully burned about the
body. T.. -
Campbell Bradley. of Philadelphia, a guest in one
of the hotels. was asphyxiated by gas during the
night When Bradley did not respond TO the break,
fast call this morning his room was opened and
he was found suffocated. II is believed that the
gas was turned on by accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14

Referring to the extreme difficulty Of pleasing
Democrats, even If It should be desirable to DO
So which was pointed out recently by The Trib-
une in connection with the fact that some Jersey
editors were working overtime trying 10 find
some ground TO fault the Governor. The West
Jersey Press" says:
IT is noted curious fact. illustrative OF Demo-
cratic Inconsistency, that those papers which were
so quick to assume that Governor Voorhees, would
attempt In influence legislation are now hauling
him over the Goals because he did not II the Cow
ernor had interfercd in any way with the functions
OF the Legislature he would have been condemned
as a dictator. and because he did not he is called
weak and vac!llating. our New-Jersey Democrats
are certainly queer people AS matter of fact,
Governor Voorhees, has conducted himself with the
utmost propriety, neither sighting his own work
nor undertaking TO NEEDLE with that OF the Legis-
lature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14

The Hackensack Record is bulglng with
prosperity. 1t has added column to each page
and is as interesting to its readers as it is vau-
able to its advertisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
JONES IN ST. LOUIS.
Chairman National Democratic Com
mittee to Consult With Party
Leaders.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 16.-Chairman
Jones, Of the national Democratic COM
mittee, arrived here last evening from
New York, and went to the Planters
hotel, where he will confer with Vice
Chairman Stone and other party lead
ers. He was met by g. Woodson, mem
Der of the national committee from
Kentucky, and the two spent some time
talking over the situation in the Blue
grass state. Committeeman WOOdSOn
left soon after his conference for Cairo,
Ill. where he Will meet William J.
Bryan. From there he will escort Col.
Bryan through Kentucky on his speech
making tour.
Later in the evening Chairman Jones
was clOseted with Vice Chairman Stone,
Chairman Johnson, of the executive
committee; Sam B. Cook, Mr.. Devlin.
manager of the press bureau of the
inent Democrats The time was spent
talking over the political situation, and
the developments during Senator Jones
absence in Europe and in arranging the
details of the conference.
Among other business to be trans
acted is the transfer to Chairman Jones
of the affairs of the national commit
tee, which have been in the hands of
Vice Chairman Stone. It is believed
that the Devlin fight that has been en-
crossing the Democratic factions in
Chicago viii come up and be settled by
some action on the part of Chairman
Jones and his associates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
MRS. FUNSTON NOT PROUD.
Would Love Her Husband Just the
Same If a Corporal

San Francisco, Oct. 16.-"How does
it seem to be the wife of a hero?" was
asked today of Mrs. Funston
ITO tell the truth said she, Fred
and I don't realize the Importance of
it at all; it doesn't seem real to US.
Every once in a while I say:
Why, Fred, you're a general and
he answers:
- Well, if am, what of it?'
Yes, I am very proud of my hus-
bands achievements-it would be I'M
true to deny it. But I love him for
himself, aside from any distinction that
he has gained Why. I would love him
just the same if he were only a cor
poral
Il have seen wounded soldiers brought
into the hospitals on stretchers and I
have visited the hospitals and the
things 1 saw there I can never forget.
II wish could have gone oftener, the
poor fellows were so grateful when a
woman came to talk to them! 1t
seemed to make them less komesick in
their illness But the drain upon my
sympathies was always so great that I
could not continue my visits without
breaking down myself.
My most exciting experiences came
when an engagement was in progress.
In Manila we were in Geographic com
munication with those at the front. I
would stay at the operators elbow for
hours at a time, shuddering with dread.
Mortified, when the news was flashed
that meant sorrow and mourning in
Kansas and elseWhere-the news of
some poor fellows death on the battle
field One could not bear Up many
more months under SO terrible a strain
as that was"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
Pathetic Chinese Incident.
[From Lippincott's Magazfne.I

lETOTn 1lpp1nCOTt+S MagaZfne-1
This is what the Fair Samaritan saw
after she had climbed the dark stairs
behind the store and peeped into a room
that was in semi darkness. while she
repressed Lee Chung with a warning
finger that enforced silence. 1t was 4
room of considerable dimensions with
a low ceiling. The windows were so ill
placed, besides being barricaded, that
the room was in twilight gloom, al
though the day was bright without It's
furniture was curiOuSly disposed close
against the walls. thus leaving a wide
! space in its midst. And in the room the
woman Suey Yep was taking part with
the little Lee AIOy in what was evil
IDENTIFY daily occurrence
! With palms folded suppliantly before
| her, she regarded Lee NIoy with a look
| of ineXpressible love tinged with sad
ness. He was hitting wildly about him
with a toy whip, and shouting angrily,
| his language being punctuated by
/ strong AnglO-S Saxon explosives.
On you, mOtherI Why cometh not
! the sun2'
She submitted with the patience of an
oriental TO the imperious language of
my lord her Man-Child.
"Oh, son OF mine,' she replied with
infinite tenderness: 1.-The sun is still at
Pekin, drying his hair-for he hath but
now risen from his ocean bed. When he
! hath had his morning meal. and washed
his face with dew and decked himself
with marigolds, he will mount clouds
of purple and gold and amber and come
! to San Francisco"
DO they OF Pekin see more of him
/ than we dO?'
Yes, son-oh, would we were thereI"
she sobbed; for the sun always shines
/ there. but here it is mostly dark
we viii 90 tht5fe, mother, at once!''
! He held up his hand for his mother to
/ take.
But it is long and stony road from
/ here to Pekin, and we must eat and
/ drink before we start"
She led him to a little table, and set
! cakes before him, and a cup Of tea
/ which she fortified with a generous
| draught of sam shu.
When he had satisfied his appetite,
she prepared him another cup similarly
sophisticated, and set it before him.
Drink once more" she said, for
when we have left San Francisco we
shall have no more tchah (tea) till we
reach PelSin.''
And the little man drank as he was
directed, and prepared for his daily
| flight acrOSS-the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
CDR" SAYMAN ARRESTED.
Seems Impossible For Him to Keep
Out of Trouble In Topeka

DIT. Sayman is again in trouble. This
time he must answer to three charges
before the police Judge
DIT Sayman has been playing q re-
turn engagement in Topeka. His wagon
is fitted with electric lights, picture
and talking machines. He exhibited at
the corner of Sixth and Kansas avenue
Saturday night and the crowd so block
AIDED the streets that it was about i'm
possible for carriages, people or street
cars to pass through.
The warrants were issued by City
Attorney Bird The first one read that
Dr. Sayman did 'unIawfulIy vend goods
on the public streets and thereby block
and Obstruct a public street"
The second warrant said that Dr.
Sayman did -unlawfully exhibit sam
pies Of salve on the public streets Of
the city of Topeka without having a
license therefor from said city"
The third warrant said that DR.. Say
man did "uniawfully advertise patent
medicines in the city of Topeka without
first taking out a license therefor from
the city Of Topeka"
When the doctor arrived at the police
station Saturday night he was very in
dignant. He said it was bluff but
would not work He stormed around in
a passion He got Tim Donovan rfIed
Il won't stand it" shouted the doc
Tt looks as If you are standing it."
said the sergeant.
1t wiz cost the city a dollar for ev-
cry minute 1 am here shouted the
irate doctor
Better stay all day then" said DON
ovan, 1t viii be the easiest money Won
ever made The doctor is out on bond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
DROPPED DEAD
While Making a Speech In Favor of
Women's Rights.

New York, Oct. 16.-While addressing
a socialist women's meeting in a Sec
ond avenue hall last night, Mrs. Flor
entine Cantius-Lange was stricken with
apoplexy and died in a few minutes.
Mrs. LANCE was portly woman,
about % years old, and often became
excited when making speeches.
Her subject was woman's rights In
about ten minutes she suddenly stopped
speaking and began gesticulating with
her hands. Her face became almost
black and she began to tOtter. Several
women on the platform ran to her and
caught her as she was falling, but not
quickly enough to prevent her from
reaching the floor. Some of the women
began to scream Others went for a
physician and in the meantime Mrs
Cantius-Lange' friends tried to revive
her When the physician arrived she
was dying and was dead in a few min
utes.
Mrs. Cantius-Lange came from Ber-
lin, Germany, about seven years ago
and was prominent as a socialist agita-
tor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
JONES KNEW ALL.
Kept In Touch With Democrats
While Away In Europe.

st. Louis. Oct 16.-Chairman Jones.
speaking of the Democratic conference
here. said:
THE present conference is merely an
informal meeting of a few members
who fill official positions OF Importance
in the national committee to talk over
what has been done and what will be
done No changes will be made as a
result Of the conference. I shall remain
as L have been before, chairman of the
national committee None of the i'm
portant acts of the committee were
without my knowledge Governor Stone
wrote to me fully concerning every I'M
portant action of the committee before
it was executed. have even while
was out of the country, kept in thorough
touch with the committee and have
been at its head except that was not
asked Governor Stone and Committee
man Johnson to meet me here.
Il shall take no part in the campaign
in Ohio or Kentucky. Mr.. Bryan and
Governor Stone have done os much
work there as can be done by non-resi-
my home as directly as I can and fol-
low the advice of my physicians to do
no active campaign work
''All my friends whom have heard
discuss the situation appear to be very
. hopeful of success in both states L
ize myself thoroughly with the situa-
ton there but share the hope of my
friends"
Asked If he would favor a reconsider
alton of the resolution which the ma
tional committee passed at it's last
meeting concerning the conduct of the
press bureau by B. J. DeVlin, the sena-
tor replied: mo, I would not. 1 ap-
prove entirely of all the actions of the
committee during my absence"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
END OF THE LAURADA.
Famous FiIibuster and Blockade Run
ner Is a Wreck.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 16.-By the U. S.
revenue cutter Corwin, which has reach
ed here, survivors are brought of the
steamship Laurada, which lies a wreck
in Zapadine bay, St. George Island. The
Laurada, Captain Frank White, left
Seattle September Il for Cape Nome
with a crew of forty-eight officers and
men and twenty passengers. She car
ried full cargo of general merchan-
disc, hay, lumber, cattle and sheep
The Laurada encountered rough wealth
er from the start and on September p
she sprang a leak. She was run into
the shallow waters of Zapadine bay
where her crew, passengers and cargo
were landed and housed in several
abandoned cabins. The CorWin, at
tracted by signals, took aboard the crew
and passengers, taking some to Dutch
harbor and bringing the remainder to
Seattle.
The Laurada was built in Great Brit
ain and became famous shortly before
the outbreak of the SpaniSh-American
war as a filibuster and successful
blockade runner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
BRYAN IN KENTUCKY.
Begins Speaking Tour of the State
Today.

Cairo, III, Oct. Estate Senator
Goebel, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF Kentucky, accompanied by a
distinguished party Of KeutucIzfans and
= mum Der or newspaper representa- fves.
feached the city last evening on a sDe-
- ram from Louisville. Mr. viii
Ian Jennings Bryan and National
committeeman WOodson, of Kentucky
arrived curing the night and an leave
To-Day Tor a tour Of Kentucky Extend
- from west to east, Bardsweu being
tHs nIsL STOP ana Covington, the home
OF the Democratic candidate. the anal
one Inc trip viii be made in a speciaI
train and viii consume the greater part
q tne Week Mr.. Bryan is scheduled
1or from nVe TO eight haIf-hour sneeob-
es per day Ex-United States Senator
blackburn will join the party at F7ra1I2-
fort. ain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
MRS. M'LEAN'S PLAN.
Will ohaperon a Band of Young Wo-
men Campaigners.

Washington, Oct. 16.-AIrs. John r.
Mclean is to inaugurate a novel plan
of helping her husband in his guberna-
torial campaign in Ohio. She will take
Mr.. McLean's private car and start on
a tour through the Buckeye state, Ieav-
ing Washington within a week or so
and visiting nearly all the principal
cities in Ohio.
She has invited a bevy OF beautiful
young ladies to accompany her on this
trip and it is no doubt her intention to
fascinate the youth of Ohio and to Sc
cure at least the first-vOte voters votes
for her husband. Among the young
ladies who have accepted Mrs. Nc
Leans invitation for the trip through
Ohio are Miss May Handy OF Richmond
and Miss Lota Robinson of Baltimore,
both noted for their beauty. Several
young ladies from Washington have
been invited to join the party and it is
expected that at least half a dozen will
make the tour with Mrs. Mclean. The
young ladies will not be expected to
make speeches, but to make themselves
exceedingly fascinating to the young
men in the various cities visited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
AT THE THEATERS.

Tho matinee performance of "A Lady
of Quality" at the Crawford lneateA
Saturday afternoon was not Wen az.
tended, due TO the facI tnal the LIIs31-
scale of prices were allowed TO remain
undisturbed. Topeka people Nd tuIs-L-S
do not take kindly to matinee perform
ances where a SI-50 price is ma1ntalneu.
Much larger audiences would nave seen
Miss Blair and her company at the
evening and matinee performances II
the prices ranged from 81 down
Both Miss Blair and Mr. BramWeH
did better work in their respective
parts at the performance Saturday az
ternoOn than on the previous evening
This was probably owing TO the IacC
tbaf the members of the company were
compelled to go on Friday night an
hour after they left the train aIter an
all day ride. The fourth act, the most
dramatic of the five, was splenoldIy
done by Miss Blair and Mr. BramWell-
If Miss Blair would change her COM
pany 50 as to give Mr.. CharleS torIeS-
ter the part OF Sir CeoILery W IdaIIs
in place of Mr. BOuic Clark, the per
Torrance would be more true to the
book The book represents Sir Geot-
ferry as a man of rOtund form, while
cidedly limited Mr.. Forester IS both
shorter in stature and more rotund in
form.
Owing. probably, to the fact that
company was not previously adver-
tised the Melroy- Chandler Colored
Mfnstrels drew but a small audience to
the Grand Opera House Saturday night.
The company has a quartette of fair
cOlored end men, two young ladies who
have ability to execute some wonderful
steps, an elongated artist with a fal-
setto voice, and fOur-year-Old young
ster who can put the baton whirling
abilities of many adult drum major to
shame. The people who saw the per-
Torrance were generous with applause,
and donated an unlimited quantity to
to the colored entertainers. The COM
pany is somewhat short on costumes,
but this discrepancy was more than
balanced by the trombone artist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
VETERANS CAN VOTE.
Court Holds That Inmates of Soldiers
Home Cannot Be DISTINGUISHED

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 16.-An effort to
disfranchise the 1000 inmates of the Ma
tional Soldiers home at Marion has been
defeated in the supreme court. Last
year writ of mandamus was sought to
force the Grant county commissioners to
omit the home in laying out the election
precincts on the claim that the ground
had been ceded to the national govern
ment. A few days after the writ was
asked Representative George ". Steele
secured the passage of an act by con-
gress ceding jurisdiction back to the
state The petitioners then claimed that
the home was d charitable institution of
the nature of a poor house and that in
mates had no franchise residence there.
Judge Hadley rebuked this contention,
holding that the veterans are not paup-
ers and that their voting residence is at
the home if they have lived there a suf-
hcient length of time to comply with the
general laws of the state
The appeal to the supreme court was
made by Grant county Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
MEN GIVE THEIR CLOTHES.
$4,000 Raised For Missionary Work
at Carnegie Hall

New York. Oct. 16.-Sixty- eight
thousand dollars was raised in Carnegie
hall yesterday for the heather. It was
obtained by the Rev. A. B. Simpson and
his associates in the Christian Mission
airy alliance, amid the tumuIt of reIi-
giOuS enthusiasm which prevails when
the alliance takes up its annual col
lection Women tore off their jewels
and men their coats and vests, throw
ing them to the collectors and shouting
GLORY to Cod and "HalIelujah,'' as
they contributed all to the fund by
which the alliance will keep it's mis-
siOnaries abroad for the year.
While two meetings were to have
taken place, and did take place in the
hall, one in the afternoon and one in
the morning, they We're so close to-
gether that there was scarcely any in
Permission, and it was as though there
had been one continuous session of
more than seven hours. While the
amount was not as large as had been
raised on a previous occasion, there
was no diminutiOn in the religious en-
thusiasm at the bottom of the giving.