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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
MARK rwAINs Rot,fl.
Why I. wm Not BE Publl.hsa Uatll

Why It VIII Not Re Published Unfi1
the Year 5000.
Mark Twain was just about 70 taka
a cab in front OF his hotel In the De
We're gardens, Kensington, when 1
snatched a short interview with him.
says a correspondent of the Washing
ton Post. Yes he said, 81 have some
literary designs. but not on the public.
If you are good at shorthand and viii
let me do all the talking viii tell you
what these designs are without much
expense of time They greatly interest
me, but they may not interest the rest
OF the population Of the earth, and 1
cannot make any promises under that
head First of all must tell you that
1 shall not be writing anything for pub
LEGATION for years and years to come.
according to my forecast, and I expect
10 be busy all that time on two books
which are now we'll under way. One OF
these 1 am writing for myself, the 9TH
er for posterity- The one will never
be published at all, the other not be-
fore the year 1000 Don't interrupt, it
will only waste time The one is a
story, the other a portrait gallery, ae-
counts and contracts with the most in
teresting among the people whom I
have spoken with, here and there and
yonder, about the world since my child
hood. I mean of every rank and walk
in life. from the very highest to the
very lowest. Their one requisite is that
Is that they shall be so charged with
the human element that no lapse OF
time can make IL pale or cheap or in
different to men, There are monarchs
and princes in it; 1 have already put
them on paper. There are tailors and
shoemakers and cabdrivers, editors,
lawyers, poets. novelists, actors, hu-
morists. thieves, desperadoes, forgers,
printers. pastors, pirates. negroes, In
dams. horsethieves, cooks, walters,
children, women, historians, fashion
able society, questionable society,
Cinnamon, Englishmen, Irishmen.
Viennese- all the nationalities.
have hundreds OF names on my list, and
the only reason that any name is there
is that there was something about my
contact with the person bearing it
whose interest burnt the episode into
my memory for life. am setting moth
ing down in malice, but am writing in
freedom, and one cannot write with
freedom about friends or acQuaintan-
ces except upon one condition, that the
matter shall not see print until those
people and their children have long
passed from life Ny book is for pos
terity only, and it must interest pos
terity. because pictures of past people
and of a life that was lived and of the
ways and manners and clothes OF a
vanished age always command interest
and cannot help il when they are
frankly and honestly drawn. II there
had been more Pepyses and Benvenu-
ito Cellinis We would know more than
we do of the intimate life of bygone
epochs My ultimate plans? 1 am to
stay in London a couple of months.
About September 1 shall be back in
New York
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
SCHEME FAILS.
Governor POynter Fails to Arrange for
Soldiers Fares

Governor Poynter Fails to Arrange for
Soldiers Fares
Omaha, Neb Aug 22.-Gov. Poynte-
has abandoned the project of provid-
ing special train for the First Ne
braska and the disbanded volunteers
will be forced to use the travelling al
lowance granted by the government.
Over SIS, 200 had been pledged by pri-
vate subscription, leaving $50. 900 still
to be raised.
The governor issues a proclamat ion,
in which he states that he resorted to
every possible measure to secure the
funds, without result. Bankers and
other wealthy men of Omaha and Lin
coin were appealed to, he said, to ad-
vance his money upon his promise to
call upon the Legislature for return
of principal and interest Following
their refusal the railroads were ap-
pealed to, to return the soldiers and to
accept claim against the state. This
request was denied by the different
lines and the project was abandoned
The proclamation ends with an ex-
preston of regret that Nebraska has
failed to accord to its volunteers the
same practical honors given by other
states. The railroads are arraigncd
for indifference to the interests of Ne
braska and for lack of practical patri-
otlSm.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
AFTER FORTY YEARS
Paid an old Debt by his VIII and Saved
Creditor From Want.

Paid an old Debt by his VIII and Saved
Creditor From Want.
Plainield, n. j., Aug. 22.-FortS
years ago Henry Augustus Frazee
loaned to William p Hedden, a New
ark merchant, 50, 500, with winch to
carry on business Mr.. Hcddeu after
ward failed and went West to engage
in mining. Mr.. Frazee gave mp all
hope of ever recovering the money,
and had practically forgotten about
the affair, when recently he received =
call from William E. Robinson, of To-
ledo, o., who informed him that u few
months ago Mr.. Hedden died and n his
wall left SIS. 600 to him because OF the
old loan. Yesterday he (Mr. Frazee)
received letter from the executors
telling him that the money wouId be
sent TO him very soon. Mr.. Frazee is
in moderate circumstances For TWEEN
ty years he carried on a package ex-
press business between here and New
York A few years ago he met with
an accident while out riding, and one
of his legs had To be amputsted. This
compelled him To give up his business
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
'DEWEYS VIEWS.
From Interview in London
Daily News.
GONGEDE AUTONOMY.

New York, Aug. GA dispatch to
the World from London gives at some
length the London Daily News re-
ported interview with Admiral Dewey
at Naples According the correspond
emit. Admiral Dewey began by saying
that he regarded Cavite as the battle
which decided the fortunes of war in
favor of the Americans. He added:
THE Spanish ships fought well, all
the same
The correspondent asked him if the
Philippines were likely to be pacifed
soon. The admiral replied: II have
the question of the Philippines more
at heart than has any other American,
because 1 know the Filipinos intimate
ly and they know l am their friend.
The recent insurrection is the fruit of
anarchy which has so long reigned in
the islands, but the insurgents will
have to submit themselves to it. ]
affirm that the Philippine question
will be very shortly solved. The Fill
pinos are capable of governing them
selves; they have all the qualifications
for it. 1t is a question of time, but
the only way to settle the insurrection
and insure prosperity to the archipel-
ago is to concede seIf-government to
the inhabitants. That would be a 30
luton of many questions and would
satisfy all, especially the Filipinos,
who believe themselves worthy of it,
and are so. Ihave never been in favor
of violence toward the Filipinos. The
islands are at this moment blockaded
by a fleet. and war reigns in the inter
ior. This abnormal state of things
should cease. 1 should like to see au-
tonomy first conceded, and then an
nexation might be talked about.
This is my opinion. According to my
view, the concession of self-govern-
ment ought to be the most just and
most logical solution
The admiral spoke with an air of
frank conviction.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
GEN. CHAS. w. BLAIR.
czd-Time Kansan Dies ut = Ripe Age
was CRAFTY Honored

was Greatly HOnOred
Kansas City, Aug. e2.-The death of
General Charles W. Blair is announced
He has been i'll for year and for two
months he has been at Coronado Beach,
California, where he died. He was 20
years old on February 5 last and for
several years prior to his death was
connected with the legal department.
Of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
GULF railroad in kansas City.
General Blair was native of George.
town, Brown county. Ohio. He mar
ried = daughter of Samuel Medary,
who was the last territorial governor
of Kansas 1t was largely due to the
fact OF his fsther-in-law's removal to
Kansas that influenced Mr.. Blair's
emigration to the state in 1859, since
when he has always been = citizen of
Kansas
Prior to leaving OHIO he was demo
cratic nominee for governor of that
state. and made strong, though =
losing campaign.
General Blsir's military career COM
menced in the famous expedition of
Gen. Lopez for the liberation of Cuba.
For this expedition ne raised com
pany of ''6llibUsterS" in Kentucky and
became their captain. His service in
the civil war covered its entire period
General Blair's career as lieutenant
colonel of the Second Kansas infantry
forms vital part of that organize
TONS history and of which the state
of Kansas has always been proud. On
February IS, 1862, Colonel Blair was
made major of the Second Kansas cav
airy, and later raised the famous
Blair's battery, of which he remained
in command about six months. He was
then assigned to the command of the
post at Fort Scott, and also of sub
district composed of all of Kansas
south of the Kansas river and the
western tier of Missouri counties.
September &c, 1868, ne was made
Northumberland of the Fourteenth
Kansas cavalry and was soon after
ward promoted to be colonel of the
same regiment Colonel Blair did
splendid service during the Price cam
paign of October, 1864 He WAS mus
tered out of service August 81, 1865,
having been brevetted brigadier gen.
eral prior TO that time
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
To Pension Employees.

New York, Aug. 22.-After having
operated successfully for a period of
thirteen years a relief fund has
disbursed among its employees ap-
proximately $4,000 900. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company is about to
put into operation plan that will
give to everyone of its employees who
has served thirty years or reached the
age of seventy years pension for the
rest of his days.
The pension fund is to begin its
work on January 1, 1909, and thence
forth the company will increase the
amount it has been spending on relief
from its own treasury from a little
more than 500, 900 annually to $685.
600 year.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Catholic Church Burned.

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 22.-The st.
Paurs German Catholic church is
burned and several adjoining buildings
damaged. The total loss is estimated
at S12O, 600. The church was being
remodeled. The interior of the church
was full of scaffolding. which assisted
in the rapid spreading of the flames
None of the rich altar appointments
were saved The stained window
glass cost $40, 900 and included one
that took the first premium 1T the
worlds fair. The chimes were also
very valuable.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
ANARCHIST RIOTS.

Riots In Paris, Church Looted, and Im-
ages, Relics and Pictures Burned.
Paris. Aug. 22.-Paris has again been
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some of the aspects Of the
commune. Anarchists and socialists
into sharp conflict with the police
They also sacked the church Of St
Joseph, completely wrecking the in
terror
Up TO the midnight ffty-six persons
were reported injured. including sew
eral policemen. No one, rs far Is
known, was injured by firearms.
Nearly all were hurt by being crushed
or trodden under foot.
According to the first account. the
wild horde burst into the church of st.
Joseph, which instantly became a scene
sf pillage and Sacrilege. Affairs were
hurled to the floor and smashed; PIC
lures were rent. candiesticks, orua-
nents and hosts from high affairs were
thrown down and trampled under foot;
get for missiles, and the figure of the
Savior was fractured in several places.
Then. while rancorous voices sang
the ''Carmagnole," the chairs were
carried outside, piled up and set on fire
in the center of the square fronting the
church.
When this stage was reached the
cruciix was pnlled down and thrown
into the flames. Suddenly the cry was
raised that the statue of the Virgin had
been forgotten and the crowd returned
and tore this down also.
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had just set fire to the
pulpit. The interior of the edifice was
. complete wreck. Several valuable old
pictures that can never be replaced
were ruined.
A lamentable feature of the affair is
that it will be regarded as pro- Drey-
fus demonstration and react greatly to
the detriment of the chances OF &C
/ quittal.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Guesses at Dreyfus' Fate.

New York, Aug. ga dispatch from
Rennes to the Tribune says: Accord
ing to impressions just communica-
ted from such an exceptional source as
to carry with it unusual presumption of
truth, the sentence of Dreyfus is al
ready decided upon. He will be found
guilty of disciplinary indiscretions'
for which he will be sentenced to five
years Imprisonment"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
DEFEATS SOCIALISM.
Typographical Union Defeats = Motion
to Endorse it.

to Endorse it.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 22.-At the last
session of the forty-fifth annual con-
ention of the International Typo
graphical union today the following
district organizers were selected:
First district, Henry Mcmahon; sec
ond, o. j. Donnelly; third, A. w. KEEL
Ter; fourth, L. A. Fraser; fifth, c.
C. Houston; sixth, A. II. Smith; sew
enth, NJ B. Palmer; eighth, George g.
Noyes; ninth. j. w. Cline; tenth, John
w. Hayes; twelfth, 81. Stephenson;
fourteenth, Francis Drake; fifteenth,
C. A. Deering; sixteenth, George W..
Dover.
Delegate Banded of Indianapolis
wanted the convention to endorse the
Socialist Labor party. When his res
olution was voted on it was oyer
whelmingly defeated.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Dlas Must Await Action of His Congress-

Mexico City. Aug. 22.-The special
committee appointed to wait upon
President Diaz with the formal invita-
ton of the citizens of Chicago to attend
the laying of the corner stone of the
United States government building in
that city October 1, was received by
President Diaz at Chapulepetec castle
The president expressed his great de-
sire to attend, but said that he would
have to await the permission Of con-
gress At its assembling on the 18th of
September
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
To Aid Porto Rico.

Topeka, Kas-, Aug. Ex-Governor
Stanley has asked the people of Kan
sas to respond literally to the call for
help made by the Secretary Of War,
for the people of Porto Rico. The
Governor has designated the county
clerks and boards of county commits
sioners OF Kansas as the proper agen-
cies through which contributions can
be taken and forwarded
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Island Reservations.

Washing ton, Aug. 22.-The war de-
partment has set aside two large tracts
of land near Honolulu as military re-
servationA One tract contains .334
acres situated about three miles north
west of the city, and the other II, 400
acres, is nineteen miles frum Honolulu
and about nine miles from Pearl har-
l7OTs
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Relief for Porto Risn

Philadelphia, Aug. 22.-The trans
port Panther leaves this port with 500
tons of supplies for the Porto Rican
: a, jEnrars
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Farmer Ror student..

Farmer Boy Students.
OF the $1,000 students In the colleges
Of the United States during the past
year 20 per cent OF them were fro8
the agricultural classes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Hint TO Housekeepers.

HIT 10 HOusEkeEpEGf8s
a little dry ssFaultless Starch VIII make
large quantity of starch mixture and gives
better results than any other starch; try IL.
All grocers sell ''FaulIless Starch" 1Gc.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
HIGH WIND IN IOWA
wind swept WInd Mills, Stacks ano
Buildings Destroyed.

DEBORAH, a., Aug. :2.-The gale of
Sunday morning, = severe wind and
rain storm, did much damSge both in
city and country. Small buildings
were demolished and se=erzI large
buildings lost roofs and we're Hooded
Reports from the country Indicate that
large number of windniils aad hay and
grain stacks were blovva sSou:.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26

Good resolutions should be reduced
10 writing. Memory is such treach-
e-ous thing
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26

The San Felip hotel at Albuquerque
is burned down, the fire starting from
an electric wire on the roof. The esti-
mated loss is $42, 900; insurance S22,-
90
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
OUR CENSUS.

The $4,000, 900 people scattered over
the 5000 900 square miles of surface
of the United States are to be counted
and classified next year. Practically
all the work of collecting the material
will be done in three months next
summer To carry it out the census
authorities are now organizing force
of nearly 5000 men. OF this number
the majority-the enumerators-will
be employed only for few weeks, but
the clerical staff Will be kept busy for
two years or more in compiling the
results and publishing them.
In the last two censuses-thoSe OF
1880 and 1S9O-the publication Of the
results occupied from five to seven
years In the act providing for the
census of 1900 congress stipulated that
the four principal reports those on
population, mortality, manufacture.
and acknowledgements be published by
July 1, 1902 The enumerators viii be
local appointees in all points or the
country There will be one for each
township, or, in the case of cities, one
for each ward or district Their pay
will run as low as $50 in some cases
and will average probably about $1OO-
In compiling the results OF the
enumeration every person in the
United States will be represented by
a card. The facts recorded are shown
by holes punched in the cards. The
average number Of records that can
be transferred from the schedules tc
the punch-cards by each clerk In one
day is 200. Electrical machines not
only punch the cards, but also tabulate
the statistics from them, one machine
doing the work formerly requiring
twenty cerks The expense of taking
the census will amount to more than
SO, 600, 900.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26
Russell b. Harrison Sick.

Santiago De Cuba. A=g. e2.-Msjol
Russell B Harrison. inspector general,
a son of ex-President Harrison, Is crit
ically Ill with yellow fever. The dis
ease had progressed for three days be-
fore it was pronounced yellow fever.
The case is the first 70 occur st Girls
to, whittier headquarters WAS removed
last month to escape infection.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26

There are vigorous preparations By
England for war in South Africa.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26

The New York Daily Sun. which has
been having = general strike, has be-
come able to get its every department
into quiet running order sg4iA-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26


1t is not generally known that the
Highland Presbytery, which includes
Horton, is now maintaining mission
airy in the Kickapoo, Pottawatomie
and Sac reservations They tax each
member of the church in the district
Is cents per year for the support of
the missionary. 1t is a worthy enter
prise and will no doubt result in the
! diffusion OF better thoughts and high
er ambition among the local Indians
Moline and Howard are having an
awful time with their amateur base
ball teams Howard claims that Mo
line has salaried players, and Moline
makes the same charge against How
ard.
It is said that fully three-fifths OF
! the proposals of marriage in Kansas
come while the young couple is driv-
/! ing in buggy. and in the starlight.
There are farm horses in Kansas,
which, spirited on week days, will
creep along a country road like q CON
sumptive snail. Sunday nights.
/ A carload of sea lions went through
/ Kansas the other day Each was box.
ed in crate. They came from San
! Francisco, and were being sent to
Paris for the exposition They are
fed on fish and are standing the trip
we'll
! At Nickerson the Temperance Union
; agrees to pay a reward of SIS to any
person who will furnish information
and evidence leading to the arrest aud
conviction of persons found violating
the prohibitory law in that town OF
within q radius of two miles OF it. !.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08

It has been reported from London that C. d.
Rose. who 10 having a first.class cutter built
from designs by George L. Watson. Ia going to
challenge for tho Americas Cup. The new
yacht IL being built at Henderson's yard at
Meadowsids. near GLASGOW, and 10 nearly
Gp wso Do EnsTss
the rigging of the boat. The boat will
be called the Rose and will be built up to the
limit. the water-iine length being eighty nine
feet o, ID. Rose cha lenged for the Cup after the
last Valkyris was here. but he withdrew the
shsIls Eng later: rspSrt 'T.m the EAT other side
under the British girth rule, hut that In the
event OF the yacht being sent hero to try for
the Cup she could be fitted with q centre board
She Is expected to be a much better light
weather boat than the Meteor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
Yachting Notes.

Lewis Nixon 10 building steam yacht for . we'll
known yachtsman sne will be ready for launching
very soon.
The Charleston yachtsmsn will build so-footer
TO try and win the lntercity cup won by the Dragon
last summer.
W .. Gay. who had a seventy. foot sloop built by
herreshon last summer 10 now cruising In the
yacht lie 10 much pleased with the craft.
J. Nelson Gould has purchased q new rAceAbout
which he 10 now sailing on tho Sound on hne days.
He will race the boat o. much possible next
aon.
new class OF small boats Is being planned to
take the place Of the Lark class that popular
this year, II will be called the sparrow class and
the first boat 10 being built by l.. d. Huntington At
New Rochelle.
The new composite schooner being built at Law.
ley's from designs by @. Il. Crane for George Lord
Day 10 approaching completion. She will he
launched In a few days aud when nuished will DO
the finest cruising schooner In the country.
More than 100 persons have promised to Join the
new club that the Yacht Racing Association Of Long
Island Sound Is trying to organic. The New York
Yacht Clubs present rendezvous will be vacated
next spring and the Yacht Racing Association Com.
mittee has been ngnrIng on secu ing these quarters
u the mberrhip 10 Large enough.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
REsULIs ON OTHER TRACKS,
At Chicago.

CHICAGO. nov. Jockey McQuAds rode bad rae .
Harry Sutter in the NTH event at Lakeside to-
day and the Judges suspended HIM, as we'll as HIS
contract employer II. NeCarrsn, Jr.. pending in.
NostgAton. Tho horses entry will also 10 refused
temporarily. There were several close finishes and
the racing was spirited. Summary;
First Race.four and half furlongs.N Miss Fee.
IOs CMitchell, to :, won: NivernA los twinkheld)
to l. second; TsrrAeno Tia ,Hnioyj, to /, third.
Time. O:Jv.
second Rsoe-one mile and nifty ysrds-Fantasy.
W ,Newton 10 to l, won; Del Paso H.. io7 FlicIl
10 to second; UArdA. 100 LWinkneld. to third.
Time. l:4pl.
Third Rsce-ons mile and seventy ynrds-En-
nomiA, lo< " ScheArer). & to I. won; Catastrophe
Io4 Nititocl, to l. second: Moroni ll2 Mitchell
? TO !. third. Time. l;t9A
Fourth Race-siI furlongs-Red Cross H., lo5
Chitcheln. I to TO-. won: Microscope. loB wink.
neldl. 20 to !. second: Kitty u. lo2 (w 3. scheArer
10 to 1. third. Time. i:igt.
Fifth Race - one mile = Prince BlaIss, 100 wv.
Jones', lotto I. won; yolandiss nb Nitcheip. Rto g.
second; Duke Of Baden. 81 Vititosl 10 to ]. third
Tims. l:<6a.
Sixth Raoe-siI furlongs-CAnaes. 100 Cwinknsld),
2 to l. won Brulsrs. lOb lNewconn,, to 1. second
Digs. io6 tConlsy). q to 1. third. Time. il74.