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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29

The late King Humbert has left \
very handsome patrimonv. which Is es-
timated at from 81. 900 600 TO Sc 600. 600
In the twenty-five years Of his reign
King Humbert put aside at least
100000 year from his civil list the
greater part Of which he spent In ac-
curing vast estates In Piedmont. ana
also in the neighborhood OF Rome and
Monza.
These estates are the best cultivated
IN ltaly, for the King was an agricui-
turist OF the first order. His private
domain at Monza can compare with the
finest in the world
The Kings object in passing the hot
test months Of the year In Monaa
(Which has The hottest summer eli
mate OF any town in italy, was TO de-
vote himself to the care OF his model
farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29
THIRTY TONS OF RARE TREASURES.
The Vatican
the REGIONS of the Mondike.

tate of the Pope. He inherited many
OF them when he was elected to the
Holy See. He is required to give an
account Of his stewardship at his
pleasure. To a large proportion of
these treasures his personal right is
We're presented at various times. and
more particularly on the occasion of
his jubilee in 1888, enough gifts of pure
gold TO ransom kingdom.
The golden cha1ices alone that are
kept in the storehouses of the Vati-
can would probably represent a value
nearly as great as the sum total of
the klondike's product. Quite two
thirds of these were in the Papal pail
ace when Leo was elected to the chair
of Peter in 1S78 and the precious
stones IN most of them magnify their
value many fold. They were for the
most part gifts of sovereigns or ma
tons to the reigning Pontiff. The
treasures inherited by the present
Pope also embraced archiepiscopaI
and pontificia1 croziers and pectoral
crosses OF gold, studded with gems;
various altar ornaments-used in the
exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
that shine like the sunlight, and the
vestiments for the celebration of the
Mass, each and every article heavy
with the gold employed in it's fabrica-
ton or decoration.
The Pontifcate of the present ven
cradle Prelate has added inestimabIy
to the treasures of the Vatican. Jan.
1, 1888. Leo recited the Mass in ST.
Peters in Rome, in celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of his ordination
as & priest. The preliminary cere-
monies of his Golden Jubilee began
about a week earlier, and continued
for more than month in the new
year, during which time an exposition
was opened in the vast Pontifcal pail
ace for the display of the presents
that had been sent to the head of the
Christian Church from every corner
of the world.
Before the exposition was opened
tons upon tons of gold poured into the
Vatican, beginning early in December
of 1887, and continuing without inter-
mission until after the exposition had
been closed in March of the following
year. There was scarcely an object
received in which the metal universal
ly appropriate to the fiftfeth anniver-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29

Brun, who comes from the land OF the
sagas and the Morse gods, as accord
ing to rumor guccumbed to the charms
Of a pretty Washington debutants and
his marriage may be one OF the fea-
lures Of the coming winter
Baron Covers IS a clever diplomat
whose American mother has inspired
him with devotion toward our land.
This gentleman has been IN America
but few months. so matrimonial ru-
mors regarding him are premature. He
is attached TO his mother, whom he
calls the queen Of women: perhaps ne
Is hopeful of finding her counterpart
An envoy from Nicaragua is a bach
elor, DR.. Luis +. Corea. He has spent
his entire diplomatic career in the
United States, coming first as Second
Secretary Of the Greater Republic OF
Central America and afterward acting
as Charge d'Ahaires.
IN the British Embassy Sir Charles
Eliot, the British Commissioner TO Sa-
moa. is a notable figure He Is vounr.
talented and handsome. has good In
come and is able 10 bestow a title on
the lady Of his choice. His career has
been almost meteoric and there Is no
doubt that before many years ne viii
De at the head OF one Of the Important
diplomatic posts of Great Britain.
Mr.. Gerard A. Lowther belongs 10
the famous family Of which the Earl 81
Lonsdale is the head. Mr.. Lowfhor
may succeed TO a title should his eldest
brother die childless.
Mr.. W. @. Muller IL a bachelor
secretary Of Great Britain and no Is
Mr.. Herman Q. Norman. the ''beet
dressed man Of three capitals"
france has an array Of bachelors. all
welcome additions TO drawing rooms
ana clubs. NJ Eugene Thiebaut. the
Charge d'Anairs. IS somewhat deiicat.
ana does not. accept many invitations.
IA. oliver Taigny is a brilliant young
diplomat famous for his bon-mots and
comic songs new member Of the
embassy is NJ. Antoine de Godfrey.
whose mother was Miss Catherine
riggs, daughter OF the Washington
banker, George A. Riggs. This mar
rage to the Minister from France
during the civil war was one u the
notable events OF the times. NJ. cod
troy was born IN Picking while his
father was Minister to China.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29

sary did not figure in some form and
proportion.
AT the Jubilee Mass alone ss,oOO,OOO
in gold, the most part in coined money
were presented to His Holiness. There
were audiences of pilgrims from the
various countries, and those from.
France alone presented to the Pope.
100000 in gold ncoin, besides many
other objects in wrought gold.
The Duke of Norfolk, Envoy Extra
ordinary from Queen Victoria. pre-
scented to His Holiness on behalf of
the Catholics of England, a massive
basin and ever of solid gold. Her
British Majesty personally presented
an altar ornament of gold worth many
thousands of dollars. The Emperor
of Russia sent a mammoth crozfer of
solid gold, inlaid with precious stones,
and the Emperor William of Germany,
a gold mitre that blazed with dia-
monds and rubies.
ROYAL GIFTS.
The Emperors of Austria. Turkey,
China and Japan and the lesser mon
archs or chiefs of state Of Europe,
America, Asia and Africa paid tri-
butte to the venerable Pontiff, in price
less articles wrought of the rare met
al Don Pedro, of Brazil. sent a pee
toraI cross sixteen inches long of the
purest gold ever mined in his en-
pire, and huge diamonds added to the
weight of the massive gift.
The total value of the Golden Jubilee
gifts to the Pope was estimated at
S14. soc. 900, OF which 81. 300, 900 were in
gold coin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29

There is one place in the world
where more gold is to be found than
aas so far come out of the K1ondike-
And. stranger still, in the same place,
there are more diamonds and other
gems than the total output of the
south African diamond fields This
spot. rich as the mythical wealth Of
AiaddIn's palace, is the home of
ehildless old man. whose feeble life
S creeping daily to its imminent close
Who can he be; this solitary man,
whose possessions are as vast and
Falua Die as those of Monte Cristo?
he is no less a person than Pope Leo
XIII, born Biacomo Pecci, of a noble
put poor family of Carpineto, Italy.
Who entered upon his pontidcate with
almost nothing of worldly possessions,
ana still lives the life of a recluse,
rating sparsely. and whose bedroom
5 furnished more humbly than the
nome Of many a day laborer in this
country. His home, however, is in
the Vatican. palace that contains
1000 rooms, and within which are
stored treasures that eclipse the
wealth of the ES1ondile.
It would be difficult to estimate pre-
cisely the total weight of gold in the
Vatican. but is is safe to say that
there are at least thirty tons of it,
worth n the neighborhood Of see. 0OO.-
700 at the present market price of the
unwrought metal
OF this huge amount of gold, there
Is probably not a single pound OF the
metal that remains in its virgin state
Nearly every ounce of it has passed
through the hands of skilled artisans,
who have worked it into countless
forms, thus adding perhaps a third
Or a quarter more TO its value. Nor
does tie alloy that is usually employ
ed by the goldsmith to give a dura-
Bile quality TO objects made of the pre-
cious metal enter at all into the COM
position of the treasures of the Vati-
can. which. being almost entirely ma
tive offerings to the Sovereign Pontiff.
are literally of solid gold.
Here, therefore, is an isolated cor
ner of the city of Rome. about ten
acres or land, which are perhaps rich
er than any similar amount of terri
tory in as much of the universe as has
ever been explored.
HIS PERSONAL ESTATE.
The Vatican treasures may be prac-
tically considered as the personal es-
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and the young woman on whom he be-
slows the title of Countess viii not re-
ceive an empty honor.
Three continental Ministers are
bachelors, the ENJOYS, from Sweden
and Norway, from Denmark and from
the Netherlands. Mr.. Constantine
The sun., 1900-07-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Lima Greenwood, Of German
town, Pa., is visiting Wilmington
ilieuds.
James w. Ponder, of this city, will
be one Of the orators at lhe Fourth OF
Tuly celebration ~ Better,on, Nd.
Miss Florence NJ. Saunders and Mr.,
William II Sauud,rs, Jr. have gone to
Pueblo, Colorado, to visit the family OF
Dr. r. n. Mills.
Charles White, nephew OF Turnkey
Hiram White, and whose bome is al
Manayunk, is aboard the United States
ba'tleship Oregon.
Miss MilIie Roberts, formerly OF
Washington, D. c., and Miss Lola Nes-
sleiu, of this city, are enjoying a weeks s
sojourn in Philadelphia and Columbia,
Pa.
Mrs. Allen H. Ainscow, who has un-
dergone difficult operation made nee.
cessary by severe illness, has recovered
sufficiently to be removed from the hos
piial to her home.
George w. Grove, the local representa-
tive Of the National Cash Register Com
pany, has gone to Dayton, o., TO attend
the annual convention OF the compaDy's
employees and agents from all over the
sC!ld.
The sun., 1900-07-02
An Excellent Quartet.

The new quartet Of Central Church
sang i0r the first tinle at the services yes.
teraay morning and made au excellent
impression. Ii rendered the following
anthems 10 30 q. M. service: Anthem,
'The God OF Abraham Praise, Schneck-
er; trio, Praise Ye," (attia) Verdi; n
.. m, anthem, Again Returns the Day
OF Holy Rest Williams; offerSory, Oh,
for Closer Walk with cod" Foster.
The quartet il composed Of Mrs. W. r,
Smallev, soprano Miss Lulu V. Elliott
alto; Howard Carver, tenor and W.
Frank Mason, hasso.
The sun., 1900-07-02
WILMlNGT0N'S MAYFAIR.
King Golf Holds Sway in Spite
of These TOrrid
Days.
Social Functions Held During the
Closing Days OF the Month
Of Roses.

In spite of these torrid days King Golf
holds sway, and just now the only fes-
tivities spoken OF are number Of house
parties for ''over the Fourth +" One of
the most enjoyable is one to be given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Scott, at their
beautiful home, Lexington. DR.. and
Mrs Ellegood will entertain some guests
at "Hiltop farm. Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Wolfe and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bail Pierce
are going to entertain house party over
the Fourth at their home, ''Tne Hutch,"
near Stanton.
Miss Charlotte b. Young sailed for
Europe with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j.
Krebs and A. Sonnin Krebs, to whom
her engagement has just been announced,
on the "Gray Waldersee." They will
visit Germany. Paris, Switzerland, Dem
mark and Norway, remaining abroad
three month.
The marriage OF a former Wilmington
ian, Frederick T. Cause to Miss Gertrude
Grier, of Birmingham, Pa, attracted
many Wilmington guests.
The wedding reception was held at the
residence OF the BRIDES mother. The
maid of honor was Miss Guffy of Pitts
burg, and Charles S. Gawthrop OF Will
mington, was best man. The brides
maids were Miss Audenreid, Mics Graft,
Miss Doras, Miss Campbell, and the
ushers were classmates of Mr.. Cause, at
the Institute of Technol gy, Boston,
were Messrs. Audenreid, Dow, Dixon,
Grier, Spencer and AtN ater. Mr. and
Mrs. Cause will shortly sail fot Japar,
the home of Mr.. Cause IN Yl kohama.
Lieutenant j. RI. Hetherington has
been ordered to report as executive ofli-
Ger on the Adams. Mrs. Hetherington
will spend part of the summer in Will
mington, while her mother and sister.
Mrs. Emlen Hewes and Miss Helen
Hewes, will divide the summer months
between Sycamore, Lake George and
Shelter Island,
Miss Mary Warner, who is summering
near Centreville, Md, has as her guest
Mr.. and Mrs. A fired Jones, yesterday
entertained Samuel Middletown and his
! tiancee, Miss Mary Robertson OF Balti'
more, and Mrs. Robertson.
: Mr.. and MIS-. Willard Hall Porter are
at Cape May, at their cottage in Stockton
Row.
Miss Mabel Capele has just returned
from visit to the Berkshire Hills.
Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard is in Atlantic
) City.
About three hundred guests enjoyed
VIC dCbSIltiu' vi his anu
Mrs. Joshua Conner, the Misses Alice
, and Rhoda Conner, and Master j.
Christy Conuer at their home, No. 5lC
! West Eleventh street, on Friday even.
ing last, the oce2sicn being the celehrs
tion Of the silver wedding anniversary o
: Mr. and Mrs. Conner, and the debut al
the Misses Conner.
! The hnurs Q! ,ecs ption were from &c
y 10, and during that period about three
: hundred guests called TO congratulate tlls
: hosts upon tle 'ycu. occasion, and tt
Z testify their regard. Many beautiful and
: c'stiy piesen,s oi siNetwae, cur glass,
etc aerr received hy Mr. a q Nh
Conner Ole ii Is tokens o affection
'nost CHERISHED bead III is q handsome
3ai lei Iatal 81 ch W. made by tteil
e SON. i. Chtisl, CMnor, in Che lotae de-
paf,ine ng oi iha .n scool. 7 e Miss,
DonNer = g'so reeeived many pretty pres
I cuts. pufing the ruing an eatora,G
. u"chean Nas served,
The sun., 1900-07-02
LIFE IS CERTAINLY
WORTH LIVING SAYS
CHIEF justice LORE
He Delivers an Eloquent Ad-
dress in Harrison Street
Church.
SPECIAL PATRIOTIC SERVICES
The Chief Justice Thinks Life is Not
Worth Living For Money or
Honor Alone and Quotes as
Examples the Lifes ofSome
Prominent Men.

Chief Justice Charles b. Lore made an
interesting and eloquent address last
night at the special patriotic services
held in Harrison Street M. E. Church.
His subject was ''Is Life Worth Living"
and was made especially interesting by
the beautiful illustrations which he used
in bringing out the particular points.
Judge Lore said che thought life was
certainly worth living in this great
country. Suppose we lived in China
where the boxers of that great and old
Empire which was civilized when we
were barbarians are engaged in war and
in killing our missionaries. Or suppose
we lived in India where there is now
forty million people starving and there
is not say Of us would like to be in the
Transyaal where war is going on between
England and the Beers.
"Now don't you think as nation we
should be grateful for living in this mag
nifcent country and the greatest part of
it all is we live in the land of the free.
There is no king over you but every man
| in this country is an uncrowned king.
The queen OF England good as she is can
at any time send her subjects out of that
country. The czar of Russia can at his
pleasure send men to the dark mines oi
| Siberia, but no man can be taken from
this country unless by the law. This
country is glorious because our fathers
made it so. 1t is owing to what you labor
for, what you are after or what your
purpose is whether life is worth living oil
not.
"Life is not worth living for money
alone" AS an illustration he referred
to Jay Gould, whom, he said, 'dieo
leaving fortune of sixty millions and
was said to be close and very selfish
When he died there was not paper il
the country that had good word to say
for him. His daughter, Miss Heller
Gould, is as noble a woman as God evel
made. She is lifting up the people ano
spending the money her father made II
doing good.
He said life is not worth living fol
honor alone and referred to Daniel Web
ster, James G. Blaine and Henry Clay al
, illustrations.
Daniel Webster was one of the great
est men of his dav, but he died broken
hearted man because be could not get to
be President of the United States. Honor
prevails not, it gives disappointment
Honor is but shadow and is not wortf
living for.
"There is nothing worth having bu
what we get by work. There is dignity
in work. A man or woman who works
and works for purpose obtains it,"
Judge Lore spoke for few minutes OF
the life of Abraham Lincoln and of hin
from being rail splitter getting to b.
, President OF the United States.
He concluded his address by sayinl
.'that the American people ought to b
thankful that their lots have been cas-
here and that he hoped we will Away
be free to do what we will but will al
ways do what God wants us to do"
Next Sunday night Rev. W. E. Avery
pastor of Harrison Street M. +. Churct
j will preach on 'tThe Duty of the Press t
. the Public"
The sun., 1900-07-02
YOUNG SOLDIERS IN CAMP.
Large Crowds Visited them at
Brandywine Springs
Yesterday.
First Pennsylvania regiment, U. B.
b., OF America, is Holding it's
Annual .Encampment
Near This City.

Large crowds yesterday visited the
camp OF the First Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, United Boys Brigade of America,
at Brandywine Springs Park. Rev.
Charles E. Adamson, D. D., preached to
the young soldiers at 10 O'Clock in the
morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon
in the big assembly tent.
The boys went into camp about ll.4o
o'clock Saturday morning. There are
200 tents ON tie field, which has been
named Camp James |. Good in honor OF
the brigadier-general of the Boys Bri-
gade of Pennsylvania.
They number 800 and haYe been gath
cred from different quarters OF Phlladel-
phia and divided in the different
branches of the service-infantry, artil-
lery and calvary. The camp was formal
ly opened at noon Saturday by Colonel
Fl. f. Spicer, who is in command. He is
brother-in-law of Col. Enoch Moore OF
this city,
The routine for camp is as follows:
First call. 5 so; reveillp, (roll call, set
ting-up exercises, serSice) g.; mess (break-
iass 6 40; fatigue call, 7.l0; SICK call,
7.25; inspection of quarters, 7.4O; guard
mount, S; first sergeant's call, $50; drill
Company, hospital corps, band y; and
recall at 10 a. N !; mess (dinner) Y noon;
drill battalion or regimental) 4 p. M
recall, 8 80; mess (supper) 6 parade,
| 6 As; retreat, sunset; evening service,
| 4 15; officers call, 7.35; tattoo, $50; call
TO quarters, 9.45; taps, 10 p. m. Roll call
at reveille and retreat. unday-Church
call, 10 a. m, and D. m.
The boys are divided into battalions
nnder the command respectively oi
Major James FL. Davis, Major NJ. W.
Sl,l.nau. Major u. Z. b. Roe ana major
George b. Alexander The regimental
taft is composed Of the following officers
Colonel, Henry f. Spicer; Lieutenant
Colonel, George Il Steele; Adjntanti
Aaior Edward Y. smith; Quartelmaster
Captain, O. T. LamSert; CommlssarY
CAPTAIN Julian y. TaliSer; Surgeon
Major Samuel + GERHARD; Assisiail'
Su,s seon, Captain tiugh Hanna; Sergeant
Major, Haro9 lInrleigh, and Color Ser
geant, Harry Heinle. =,
i nusp,taI ,eut, fully equipped Will
medical stores, is in charge Of iour boys
constituting a hospital corps, and ol
trained nurse from Philadelphia, Mist
Catharine Bird. cS<ssc. 7s;,s, - ~
The Fourth sill be appropriately cele
grated iu camp. There will be shan
battle ard addresses will be made b.
Chief Justice Charles 3, Lore and b.
Hon. William N. Ashman, Judge of th'
Jruhaas Court OF Phlladelpn'a Oh
hiv there will be athletic sports anC
m Jnlv 6 the regiment will parade il
this city.
The sun., 1900-07-02
ONE CENT
A WORTHY MOVEMENT.
Barbers' Association Wants Sanitary
Regulations Prescribed.

The members OF the Baroers' Protec-
tive Association will at Their meeting
tonight take up the matter Of having the
Board OF Health pass a resolution re-
quiring more cleanly regulations for
barber shops. They propose to ask for
the adoption Of regulations similar to
those now in effect in Boston.
These rules provide the following re-
strictions:
The place of business, together with
all the furniture, shall be kept, at all
times, in cleanly condition.
Mugs, shaving brushes and razors
shall be sterilized after every separate
use thereof.
A separate, clean towel shall be used
for each person.
Alum, or other material, used to
stop the flow of blood, shall be used
only in powdered form, and applied on
towel.
The use of sponges is prohibited.
Every barber shop shall be provided
with running hot and cold water.
No person shall be allowed to use any
barber shop as dormitory.
Every barber shall cleanse his hands
thoroughly Immediately after serving
each customer.
The sun., 1900-07-02
THE CHARGES
GROSSLY EXAGGERATED
1t s.Denied That Cruelty Was Prac-
ticed on q Child at st.
MichaeI's Home.

The executive committee of the Board
of Managers Of st. MichaePs Day Nurs-
cry and Hospital, No. 207 Washington
street, met on Saturday afternoon to in
vestigate charges made that a child had
been ill-treated at the home.
The committee at the close of the in
vestigation reported that the charges
had been grossly exaggerated; that the
child was fractions and there was no
cruelty practiced.
Agent Stout, OF the S. P. G. c., is in
vestigating the case also.
The allegation is that Mamie Will
liams, 13-year. old girl, had been cruel
ly Leaten by two attendants of the in
stitution, Miss Davis and Miss West,
and that the attention of people living
in the vicinity had been attracted to the
matter by the cries of the child.
Mrs. Millard F. Davis, of No. 209
Washington street, said to a reporter
that she was dressing when she heard
awful screams emanating from the yard
OF the institution.
Continuing, Mrs. Davis said: "With-
out stopping to fasten my waist ran
downstairs and hammered on the door
OF the home. There was no response.
My son Ellwood jumped up on the fence
and unlocked the gate. We went inside
and saw the child on the ground in the
hands OF Miss Davis and Miss West. Miss
West was holding the child by the
shoulders with both hands and Miss
Davis was beating her in the face.
could not say whether with her hand oi
bunch of keys, but a bunch OF keys
dropped to the ground just as Ellwood
and appeared on the scene. A colored
woman was standing there too, but we
did not see her touch the child.
"The child's lips were swollen and hei
mouth was bleeding There was blood
on her clothing. Ellwood said, here,
hold up there, and when the attendants
saw us they stopped beating the chtld.'
Mrs. Davis said she had seen Mr.. Stou
and told him of the matter as she saw it
She says she will stand by what she ha'
said.
The sun., 1900-07-02
CHURCHMAN NOW CHAIRMAN
Hugh G. Browne Retired From Reg
,uIar Republican State Committee.


uIar Republican State Committee.
The Regular Republican State Com
mittee held a meeting Saturday after
noon. Philip @, Churchman was chosen
chairman to succeed Hugh G. Browne.
The latter made short speech on retir-
ing from the committee of which he had
been a member for many years, and the
committeeman passed resolution of
thanks commencing him for his services.
There was hitch ever the election of a
secretary. Frank l.. Speakman was be-
ing doomed for the place but William
H. Heald had strong following, and If
the matter had been put to a vote the
latter would likely have been chosen.
After much discussion the election OF
secretary was postponed. Speeches were
made on the general outlook.
The following resolution was adopted:
t.'Resolved, That we entirely approve
of the course pursued by the Republican
delegates elected to the National Repub-
lcan Convention at Philadelphia, and
that we highly commend their action in
refusing to accept half vote in said con-
vention, and to thereby become party
to the recognition of Addicksism, or to
accept any responsibility for the same" Z"
The Regular Republican County Execu
tive Committee also met yesterday. A
two hours session was held. When il
adjourned the members of the committee
from each hundred were instructed tt
find ont when it would best suit to hole
nominations.
An az journed meeting will be held or
Saturday, July IA. At that time th'
delegates will report from their respective
hundred organizations when in thei
opinion the primary election in New
Castle county should be held.