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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
South African Gold.

From the F0rtnichtly Review.
south Africa IS a remarkable country. II
| has a climate that the Riviera might envy,
but It's soil IS poor and barren. Farming
has never. even ia English hands. reached
The successful developments Of Australia.
much less Of Canada. But II nature mas
heen m.acrr in her gifts to the surface. shs
has been lavish, in her below
the soil. The mineral resources or Son'h
Africa first came To prominent notice IN tho
seventies. when the diamond fields were
discovered. Gold soon followed. and the
progress Of tile country. backward ior 50
many wears. advanced by leaps and bounds.
The future OF South Africa is bound up with
her mineral wealth, and II Is folly 10 con-
tend that the development OF those re-
sources will benefit only a Few Railways.
commerce. eniightenmcnt. all those Things
which make I'd that complex growth, civil
~,zatior. have followed and Will continue to
depcrd chiefly on that development. How
ma. dsyelopment in the Trarsvaal has been
retarded bv monopOlies. abuses. and unrest.
the world is aware. II Is ~ interest here
10 note the prediction OF Mr.. hammond. q
distinguished engineer. with reference TO
the prospects Of this Industry under I'm
rro,,e,i economic conditions and a sound
government. He says IN his report to The
Consolidated Gold Fields OF south Africa;
.Wh.Ie II is 10 be regretted that the de-
s.,ed economic reforms could not have been
attained by peaceful means, there can os
NJ doyh.. having regard 20 the financial as
rsc, that the drastic measures nnaiiy
aSnn.ed will lie ultimately OF Tar greater
benefit than the economical reforms winch
o,hervtss would have been grudgingiy con-
ceded. The ameIioratiou cf conditions con-
sequent upon good government VIII moss
materially enhance the value or the prop
critics Il. the Wi,watersrand district
I uo,Id regard the sum Of Is per ton as a
or.a,y,tive .stimate of the direct and IN
dirt benefits Of good government. rms
saving would be equivalent to an enhances
uradt per claim OF from 1850 TO tE."n;
and would result In All Increase OF annual
20 f~i.s25.aS5. based on iaS' 49,
- - ore crushed. II Will take. how@
ever. several years - fully realize tho say"
;rz in question"
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Mary Hssitated, Bot Finally Kissed Him.

and anyway" she went on. firmly. I'm
not one TO jlt . man when I've given my
word"
Well" persisted Smith. bending down his
handsome head TO LOOK into her face with
those blue eyes tina contsasted 50 unhappiiy
with Giles storey's. will you Just walt?
No promise OF anything c.ac. mind. but just
TO waltz"
"N-n-uo." answered Mary reluctantly.
steeliug herself. Il couldn't promise that.
Of course. he'd wonder why, You know"
We'll. look here. then. %a.y." said Smith,
stopping short At last an front Of her. II
kiss"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

Few persons will be ready TO believe that
svankee Doodle" was originally a sacred
composition, yet ii is a fact that this catchy
tune had its origin in the Catholic Church.
just when i. was composed is not known,
but IL made its appearance about 1900 a. ID.
y as a solemn papai chant. The deliberate.
Z slow and diguiied measure with which IL
was delivered served to give IL an entirely
different character from the catchy. jerky,
5iglike movement Of later times.
Any one may apply the test to the we'll
known tune. and The effect OF humminc the
tune or playing it on an organ or piano in
slow and solemn measure will bc sUrpriS-
ing and even serve TO remove the doubt
that Yankee Doodle could possibly serve
for church music. II seems that the oil!
tune was not generally adopted in TIA
church, for it disappeared from view FOR 4
number of years. when 1t again appears in
Holland. set to the words of a national
song. The first verse OF the song il.
Tanker didee dude down.
Didee dudel IaUter:
Yankee IiyeT ycoVeE Vown.
Bc;eTnelt und tauter.
There is no translation OF this song ey-
sant and as the words are believed To he
largely taken from 4 provincial dialect.
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AT A FEAST.
Entertaining Foreigners III the Transcaucasus.

with our names engraved in silver. HIS
was filled. and he straiShtway essayei TO
drink out OF il. The first drink resulted IN
his inuudatinE his entire shit front Great
laughter went Up at this; nc managed bet
ter by degrees. but until one masters the
huack Of the thing IL should rot be made q
public ceremony. These horns measure
more than two feet ia length. hold TWO
quarts, and are much used III Georgian
f,ssts. TIE people themselves are thor
ough adopts in the art OF drinking from
them. and one OF the conditions they exact
Of WesteTucrs IS thar. without practice.
they should attain 20 a !ik" skill
During dinner songs were sung. solos and
churuses. The people all possess charm
ing voices. and sing naturally and with
much feeling. The dinner lasted more than
four H0u.s. The children came up 10 the
table for flowers AID sweets; the many men
ssryautS struggled to the table with va
Tious new Gishes. all eXcelieutly cooked.
'oUe OF the iICoagruitics of the dinner,
from which ! extracted much amusement.
was the sight Of the Middle Age retainers
serving at table with white cotton gloves.
This was absolutely the only modern note
sjrIcE.
There WAS noise and confession every
where. and the heat was depressing. every
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25

whlrling skirts. twinklirG feet and blaz-
ing theaters. the !nlmitable. delightful.
fascinating "Ta--a-ra-OOom-de-ay." That
IS another production Of the Catholic
Church, formerly used only on the most
solemn occasions. Fancy the tune rolled
forth by a mighty organ In L dim cathe-
drai, with siov: dignity and accompanied
by swinging CcuSers and S'c-iuclal smoke.
The power Of the composition is manifest
even TO the inaC!nation-
When the tur.. was introduced in Eng
land a few years a.p IL vas passed of
As q rev and original composition. but such
8 not the cas-. Ter the sacred tune. CEN
turtles Old. was not changed except In the
measure and time of its playing. Of course.
the authorship of these famous compost
lions j. unknown. hut II j. safe to say their
composers never dreamed they would have
such Il hisJoTy.-pItt.bucs Dispatch.
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wounded soldiers had been sent home that
Mary heard anything OF her old atmirer.
Then one evening Giles Storey came TO
see her IL a state of ill-conceaied elation
and remarked casually to her mother that
there wouldn't be 50 many Of the girls af-
Ter S5n.th rs there used 10 be. And he gave
"a look NJ Mary. vito went on with the max
irg 81 TIE tea. and made - sign
II vas two or three days after this that
Mary was walking in High street. when
she came upon = sight that made her hear:
jump.
II was the wreck o: Trooper Smith. Ha
had lost an arm: he had lost an eye. Down
one side OF the once handsome face there
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cottage she saw him waiting for her ~ rhe
door. lie was Disguised u Ia" sight Of his
chosen vie In conversation with "a snldirr.
and he expressed his resentment with some
warmth.
Mary. who a minute before had been de-
Tending him. row stood up for his gHsuc-
Ccssful rival.
Hes a most respectable man. Mr..
storey" said she. land | won't hear a word
against one Of the brave men tharH be up
holding the honor Of our country in i
month or two"
She spoke with such a fash OF enthusiasm
as excited the millcr's in" still more.
It's most odd. grufuh!ei he. how even
tho hest uf Won w"u,cnfoik @ct taken with
It soldiers coat, II h" WAS IN my clothes
au! ne Ia his | should be run after jus;
Ike him.
Iut ne was wrong. Smith was 20 good
tempered as he Was handsome. and Storey
WAS g.i G har the one
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From the New York Tribune.

N@' aVH
In the Journal Of travel which she Kept
during a recent tour of the Trarsc sTcas,.s
Mrs Kate WyI-koOp f'uTvoci e.! this city
has this record Of a Georgian feast wHiln
she attended at KGtaIs:
The Georgian fashion Is 10 eat the hos
doeCv:e served standing IN ar auJeruCHn.
II did not look nice TO see the women COB
BILE VI their food Carslessly and quickly: tae
men were more icisurely. Vodk. was drunk
a: the same time. and / noticed the women
took quite as much - the men at ali times.
which is saying "A great deal. On returning
to the salon Wc formally uieI into dinner.
l was escorted by Prince -, and again
took the lead. and arusf.: me we're place!
the few irench-sgeakinS people pyczeuI-tL-
third on my right.
The usual ceremonies began with choos-
ing a POSTMASTER, AMI many hcaiths wers
drunk. Sometimes / was Led through the
several rooms. and made 10 drink Il glass
at different tables: etiquette demanded that
/ should empty il each time. 1T each feat
every one applaUdod and appeared well
pleased. and as ! managed to water uy
wine frequently. I did not mind in the
least. At odd times every one LEFT the tabla
TO toast some one In especial a. some other
table. Two OK horns were presented to US.
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Mary from tine to time in the street She
was always kind. but a little distant. OF
course. Smith couldn't well complain OF
that.
Blu, when the last day Of all came and
Mary saw a man in the brown khaki uni
from that bore such a portentous meaning
lingering outside he railing in the dusk OF
the evening her heart give a great leap.
and she hurried out 10 the little wooden
gate 10 speak to Smith for the last time.
IT'S gool-hy this time said he. as he
held out his hand. And somehow Mary
thought that. handsome as he had always
been In his old uniform. with The smart. lit
tie forage cap set j~luutily ON his head. in
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RaInleSs.

When August burned upon II" years decline
! stepped within the whispers ~ a WOOD.
Whose wE.;'st aay. pricked back hy darkest pine
Made shiE:H-riuE tuHHuiJ whore the taick stem,
stood.
Some sD"rt Of withrrin= s7r-l ~sccthiuc wine
Neie i-ssns. Of IA. bslsIn -hreathed drouth,
sweet "a the sigh Of summer in the South,
A;l.isst FOR autumn and the purple vine.
Az fc- pressed down the m"--es' hbrous gray,
\ dry jw:s cracked upon a drier stone
All parcheI view. Of lavender and brown
Dled IN the channels Il the rocky way.
And IN .he finished covert. I alone.
Knew in what floods the thirst % life may
drown.
-Cecelis Beaux. in the New Daincot,
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Perhaps = ra1 hardly no s-!f tina. she
was a beauty. but there Wa something
ABOUT Mary Gibson which ~aus0l most men
10 TAKE a second look at her.
she was a "'ll-slap"I. frcsh-oom-
pieNloned hontish girl. with goo: teeth and
Laughing black eyes; just tho sort ~ girl. In
iact' TOT whose benefit a soldier draws him
eef up very straight ana passes with h's
taunt!est wager. Trooper Smith. stationed
with his regiment AZ tho camp. not far
from the village whrrc Mary lived VIII. hr-
mother. had noticed hcr a good many times
both when he was riding by with hi- troop
in tho morning ANA when he Wa off duty.
strollinc through tho vi;1.oo in that ra-,ic-
ular becoming uniform o.. black with white
stripe. which attracts tho owes oven rr the
quiet girls behind their window curtains.
Mary Glhsor's mother was a sailors
widow. and If" was not 700 easy 90 her
and her daughter. ]" the summer they
\tet the best rooms Of ta'ir cottage. which
NSas a wooden ono. in ? good POSITION n
Hlgh street. But even with this help. lie
was something o. a s'rngcl" Cor them. and
Mary Gibson was disposed - acre" with
her mother IN feeling m inorGin1te respect
Tot me pounds shiilin%s and pence. OF
~hich 50 Few came in the'r wav.
so that "hen Mr.. Giles Storey, who
III d "'i Il ,'"Ir' ~ ".'I'S AWAY ana
"C ''r'''' !" "'N' "h'r''7 III 'fe
N1"h' souE"l an '"''"""''''h 20 'he ND
"-' NV I'.' ""N "'.'4-'''h '""i"'-
V"'s ." $3.50 ''ntu'E', wv" ""''"eT ana
~" go !
o. S' 'H' "''"i
-. &C., r., ' I
S. =. . III 80
-. -. =
.,..s A.
=. -
y, ~ 80 - - =.
- W.
E "a W. "'l -
''"'' -'' '-' S' a. 80"
80 ~ ~ i"'"' VII"
-e' =" ~ ~ "
go eaten ..hlSr'i' -. u" !" =. Hr'''E
pres Tory II ne i nay 'n! MS E"' =
hushy voice, "'u ! never can IT, ".'I" -
ioohnng' VIZ" 'no@s yrs .. n~' II II H'
sauIH'. /" mex """' I" j"
fe."apS IL 'p"'S"r'''I7 "PpfaIS"en'
OF 'he mAierA IoohS "#S s'Tno"ha' m
o" ~ AZ l." ,''' i'''f'i 7"'N''
'ha' oas"l"s 'uN-e'"u S"'"irF' was "s'hR
The cottage ratings 10 strike n match upon.
and gazing Mt Mary IN such a way as 10
leave no doubt in what direction he was
looking. And having caught Nary's eye.
be saluted politely.
lie had made Mary's acquaintance ~.
Saturday before. when she was doing he
marketing. through the gentle mediation Of
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be shot NJ now" she
said to herself. cry
ing. that night IN her
own room. But II
Ia promised 10 mar
~ him II would have
been n deal worse.'
Although he knew
tina. he had lost his
chance. Smith con-
tiuu.i 90 hover
about the neigh
bo-hood Of tn. cot
a.. n-l - nna1
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
VAIL OF TRIPOLI SAFE.
Escaped From His Office on an
Egyptian Steamer.

Constantinople. May 2.-It is now
learned that Ismail Kemal Bey, well
known for his friendhness for Great
Britain and who was recently appointed
vail of Tripoli. which appointment was
tantamount to exile, and who was re-
ported April 80 to have mysteriously
disappeared, has with his three sons got
safely out of Constantinople on board
the Egyptian steamer Rubinatti en-
route for Europe.
1t develops that when Ismail Kemal
Bey disappeared he boarded the British
gunboat Salamander and claimed an
asylum which was Immediately granted
to him. The British embassy then in
formed the palace authorities of this
fact adding that Ismail desired to go
abroad. The sultan feigned surprise at
such a desire, but finally declared that
Ismail was free to remain in Turkey, to
go to TripOli, or to go abroad.
The fugitives were eventually taken
to the Rubinatti in the Salamander's 5
launch. While the departure of Isnail
is partly due to the conviction that it is
impossible for any one of enlightened
views to remain in Turkey under the
present prevailing conditions, he was
also influenced by the fact that most of
the other signatories of the recent ad-
dress of sympathy for Great Britain in
connection with the war in South Africa
have already been exiled. In spite of
the pOrteS refusal to sanction the mat
ter the British pOStoffice at Salonica
was opened Tuesday
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
MR. BARR HERE.
Says Santa Fe Shop Extension
Now In Hands of Topeka.

Third Vice President J. NJ. Barr of
the Santa Fe passed through Topeka in
private car No. 217 this morning at II 30
en- route to Galveston. where he will
make a trip of inspection over the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe road.
He was seen at the train by a State
Journal reporter. In answer to an in
quiry regarding the probability of the
new Santa Fe shops being located at
this place he said:
q have turned the matter over into
the hands of General Manager Nudge
and he Will do as he thinks best. 1t
rests entirely with the people of Topeka
whether the shops are located here Or
not"
It has been stated that Mr. Barr has
a prejudice against Topeka Mr.. Barr
says he has nothing but kindly feeling
for this city and is of the opinion that
the city of Topeka is a. good location for
the shops. He said:
I have acted in this matter solely in
the interest of the company. Business
is business. These shops will have to be
located where they will be of the most
service and at the same time he built
within a reasonable figure"
Mr.. Barr will be in Texas for ten days
before returning. He will, on the way
back, stop off here and will be in con-
sultation with Mr.. Nudge in regard to
this matter. He will remain here a short
time.
The special committee from the Com
mercial club will arrange to meet the
railroad officials at this time. None of
the members of the local committee
called upon Mr.. Barr though his car
was here for 20 minutes.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02

commission rule and also the sixty day
trading rule are both in effect now and
the trade are not taking to it kindly.
Ih1S IS probably the sole cause of dull
ness and how long it will last no one
can predict The Chicago BOARD of Trade
is now in the hands of a gang of .'re-
formers" who have undertaken to die
tate to the trade and country brokers
what they shall and shall not do Nat
urally, is the case in nearly all reform
it, viz. their own, and the welfare of out
side brokers and traders are not taken
into consideration in any manner, shape
form.
would advance. The tendency is upward
and sentiment is bullish, but trade is too
dull to admit of any material change for
the present.
CORN-Cables came SD higher, which
was stronger than expected, and the mar
over Mondays closing CIearances
were liberal, over a. million bush
els, receipts light and cash demand
excellent. Corn is in a strong position
Del1eYe IN higher prices.
OATS-Oats quiet but strong. There is
a steady stream of investment buying in
the July option.
PROVISIONS-The were more hogs
than expected this morning and prices
to 10c lower at the yards. The hog mar
ket also lower yesterday. This fright
ened holders into dumping their holdings
this morning, regardless of price. Liqui-
dation was severe and complete. There
element, but after liquidation was over
the market steadied up and absorbed all
offerings easily. Pork is low enough and
liquidation has depressed prices down to
point where it is safe to buy and hold
for handsome profits $1,000.
r
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. May 2-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened strong today on the high
It touched 67s4c but sold off to 67ssc
where the market steadied- Trade was
Light and d @ TatheT oG Gull oP6s ToTerep nd
erately. Deliveries were liberal, the aver
age of estimates being about 100000
bushels. Local receipts were % cars,
none of contract grade Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 305 cars against zoo last
week and 266 a year ago
Export bids were a bit nearer the mar
ket and the cash business was reported
somewhat improved, but the remainder
of the session was rather quiet, although
the close was firm, July 1sQAc higher at
67zsgz2c 4,,o,.o -,-,s
a fair trade Firm cables. sympathy. with
the wheat strength and light receipts-144
cars here-were factors. July opened 1s
MAc higher at 411s4Ac, and eased TO 4ossc
but reacted to first figures on better
demand at the decline. At that the
premium over May was 11sc early.
The close in corn was firm, July I'M
oATSLThe oats market was firm and
mand for May early. This option opened
a shade higher at 22AMSsc and advanced
to 2314c, advanced to 2S?sc, but eased bit
from that. Local receipts We're Us cars.
Deliveries were estimated at 250O00 BUSH
els.
PROvIsIONs-Th provisions market
opened with erratic irregularfty in its
quotations and decidedly lower. The drop
parentiy the effect of the heavy hog re-
ceipts and the strength of grain as con-
hicting eonsiderations; July pork opened pc
| S1245 Sold at S12.05 and rallied to So. .171s;
July lard opened 1214915c depressed at
| $3.50 to $zO21a. July ribs began the ses-
| sion 10a20c down at $6.75 to $3.50, sold off
| to Sc. PIE but rallied later to $s.S046-S2la ~
! NOTEEUnder the new rule, trading on
| the board of trade, beginning today, Is
| limited to sixty days
| FIAX-Cash: n. W.. $1.7e: S. w, SIG;
May. $1.75; September, $1.257a; October
| $1.191z.
| RYE-May, 53hc.
! BARLEY-361a944c.
TIMOTHY-May, $780,
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
FEE rs REDUCED.
Life Membership in State Historical
Society Will Be $40.

The state historical society directors
held a meeting Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock in Representative hall, and de-
cided to drop from the list of member
ship those who fail to pay their dues.
The society adopted the following re-
port of the committee appointed at the
annual meeting in January to revise the
rules on fees and membership:
"First-That the annual fee for active
membership shall be reduced from 81
to 81.
'Second-That the income from MEM
bership fees shall be devoted to special
historical research or to the purchase
of historical books, documents or man
uscripts.
''Third-That members who fail to
pay their annual dues after the third
notice by the secretary, shall be
dropped from the roll of membership.
"Fourth-County or city historical
societies may elect one delegate member
who shall have all the privileges of the
state society and who should be ex-
empt from the payment of annual dues,
provided that not more than two such
delegate members from one county
shall be permitted
The life membership fee was reduced
from $40 to $40
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
A HEALTHY SURPLUS.
Government Receipts For April Ex-
ceed Expenditures by $4,136,OOo.

Washington, May 2-The monthly
comparative statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
that during April the receipts aggre-
gated $45, OBS, 1926 and the expenditures
SAC, ,903, ,927, leaving a surplus for the
month of "a, 1876, 600. The receipts during
the month show an increase of $3, 500,
600 as compared with April, 1899, and
the expenditures a decrease of $25, ,000,
900. The receipts from the several
sources of revenues are given as fol-
lows:
customs SIS, ,765,O17, increase s1,12O,OOO.
Internal revenue $23, 0O.2s1, increase
81, 400, 900.
Miscellaneous s2.624.O17. increase $780,
COO
The total receipts for the ten months
of the present fiscal year we're $472, 3S1,-
O62 an increase over the receipts for the
same perod of last year of more than
$4S 300, 600. The disbursements during
last month on account of the war de-
partment were SO, PA. .127, a decrease of
nearly S6,0OO 600 over the same period
last year; navy $4,7O0,07S, decrease $7S,-
OOO The disbursements during the last
ten months were $119, ,5S4, 600 less than for
the same period last year
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
Dam GOING OUT.
CastlewOOd Reservoir Near Den
yer Is Doomed.

Denver, Colo, May "A special to the
Times from Castle Rock, Colo, says:
Paul Klinert, a ranch man living at
Castlewood dam, has just come in. He
reports that the dam is going out and
will probably not last through the day.
Yesterday water began to pour out of
the lower side of the dam near the bot
tom at the west end Considerable
masonry has crumbled away. The wa
ter has evidently found a channel
through the upper wall or face into the
space between the walls which is filed
with loose boulders. Ample warning has
been given settlers along Cherry creek
The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
CLOUD NOT INSTRUCTED.
Democrats Select Delegates and Exact
No Pledges.

The Democrats of Cloud county held
a convention at Concordia Tuesday af-
ternoon to select delegates to the state
conventions of the party to be held at
Fort Scott July "a and at Wichita
May %.
The delegates were elected but there
were no instructions given.
The claim is made that the delegation
is Tor Bryan and Breidenthal.
Delegates were also selected for the
congressional convention in the Fifth
district to be held in August. w. D.
Vincent is the only candidate at this
time but the delegation to the Demo-
cratic congressional convention is unin-
structed.
The Populists are now wondering if
the Democrats in the Fifth are likely to
put up a candidate.