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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
TURKISH MINISTER PROTESTS
objects TO Articles in SensntionsI
Newspapers PurportinG toGi,rIn-
About His Wife.

One of the attaches OF the Turkish le-
CATION at Washington. in explaining
the position of the minister, Ali Fer
rouh liey. regarding the t. spaper
comment on his domestic affairs. said:
The minister understands ncwSpa
per methods and does not at all resent
ordinary description or comment. 1t
must be remembered. however. that in
Turkey il is n matter of religion and
law TO secure absolute privacy for the
ONE Therefore. when unsCrupu.
lous reporters. both male and female.
represent themselves as having Visited
the wife of the minister. describe hc4
face and garments, and pretend rC
give conversations with her or with
the minister in her behalf. there is nat
ural objection. some of the newspaper
articles printed ia this country. if they
were true, would disgrace the minis.
ter's wifi" IL Turkey.
THE minister has been made the vie
tim of a few sensational and mtruthful
correspondents, who have distorted
casual conversations and have place.
thcwifc of the minister in Il light which
has caused her great pain. She is en-.
titled to the ~chiyalrous respect of the
American people, and the privacy which |
her religion and national custom en-.
join should be guarded both from in.
trIders and scandal mongtrs. She Is
the guest OF the | nited States. and The
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
SEES HER LEG CUT OFF.


Mrs. Mary Arndt, 32a Wolfram
street. Chicago. in spite of her SO
years, watched a surgeon at the coun-
~ hospital amputate her right leg
near the hip and did not give Il sign
Of pain.
The operation proved successful.
DR.. Samuel l.. Weber, j47 RObey
street. "A member Of the advisory
staff Of the county hospital, had
charge of the operation. which is said
TO have been the first Of its kind per-
formed in America. and the second
known to medical men. The method
consists in the d%eadcning of the
nerves in the limbs by the injection of
cocaine in the rertebral cavity above
the point where the nerves controlling
the lower limbs branch from the
spinal chord.
Mrs. Arndt has suffered "A gangren-
Jul affection Of the leg, and ampu-
tation became necessary to save her
life. She was not in % condition to
make the use of an anaesthetic safe.
and the surgeon decided to try the
method which had proved successful
In the Berlin hospital.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
U IS ON DEPEW.


Senator tom" rlatt the other day
turned a neat trick ON his colleague
Chauurcy VI, Depcw, al the republican
caucus at Washington. Some smile
were INDUCED in at the expense of the
famous attcr-diunrr speaker. The re
port of the committee charged viii
the distribution of patronage was read
II was to the effect that each senator
should control patronage to tn,
amount of $500 in addition to hi
clerk. Senator Depew's name did no
appear on the list. After the reading
Mr.. Dcpcw called attention to the oruis
sion of his name and remarked that il,
supposed II was an oversight.
Senator Allison, who presided, die
not venture al explanation, and Their,
was an embarrassing pause, durin.
which the senators looked interrOput
ingly at each other. No one spoke
and then allcyes were focused upon The
easy boss who was almost buried il
Il comfortable armchair. He Hinchc,
aud slowly roSe TO his feet. saving:
"MN distinguished colleague evident
y does not understand the situation
lie has been allowed to name thc secre
tary Of III" senate. As that is one of III,
hi"hcSl salnricd offices in connection
with this booty. he is not entitled t.
any more patronage"
70 say that Mr.. Depcw was aston
iSbpG u1uLI he nuttiuu il ,rfIDy .r,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
MISS ASTOR's SUITOR IN WAR.


Ih" young duk" Of Roxburghc. n can
ain IN the Blues, is said to be n suItor
for the hand of Pauline Astor. dauphr
ter Of William Waldorf Aston.
The duke has been distinguishing
himself under Gen. French at E,ry.
burg. 4 letter from "A Guards uriyat,
contains a thrilling account of how a
small party Of Guards was surprised
by the Beers, who raincd bullets and
shells upon us. We had orders to re-
tire. All Of us were dismouutmi.
when we reached the bottom Of IN,
hi some one Railoped off with my horse.
HE firing was getting thick and |
thought my last day had come, for !
saw no chance Of escaping alive. But
the duke of Roxburghe came back for
me and ! rode behind him into safety.
II owe my life to him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
SCATTER ASHES ON SEA.


From the mainmast of the ship
Shenandoah, lying at anchor in San
Francisco bay. the ashes of Walter s.
Blanchard, founder of the Corinthian
Yacht club, were scattered over the
waters at dusk the other day.
The ceremony was witnessed by two
women in mourning. the wife of the
dead man and her friend, and the mem.
bers of the crew. The two women clad
in black boarded the Shenandoah and
sought the captain, to whom they told
their mission. The captain called the
members Of his crew. to each of whom
he repeated the desire of the women,
but each shook his head.
Steward Edward Eddy finally agreed
to comply with the request. Taking
from the hands of one of the women
a black box wrapped in Grape, and
fastening the box in mis- clothing, he
assembled the mainmast of the ship.
When he reached the top he opened
the box and cast the ashes to the
winds, the dust sitting over the waves
and drifting out TO sea.
Blanchard expressed the desire be.
fore dying that his body be ~incinerated
and that the ashes be scattered to the
four winds from the mast Of some
American ship.
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DIR. w j IEYDS.


land, and the latter made his letter
public.
The two generals were furious. They
Immediately demanded the instant dis
I!iNHhI ~ th' ~'"ir'''i'" t""'tr ~'"
President Kruger was deaf literally
and mctaphoricaIIy-to their impor-
tunitics. He said Lryds was Il very
capable young man who would learn
more as he grew Older. He not only re
tanned him in office, but personally rX-
plAincd 10 him that he would he kept
near the throne so long as it suited
the presidents convenience SO TO do.
in the ten years that have passed since
this incident Lcyds has been clUscr to
Kruger than any other man in Trans
yaal politics.
DR.. Leyds' position as agent cN
trAordinary covers a multiplicity Of
functions. Vast sums Of money arc in
trusted TO him to carry on the work
Of the republic in Europe. and he is the
sole responsible accOUutcr for thcsc
funds. He is drscribed as q man Of pc
culiarly strong personal power, gifted
with a persuasive tongue. aud quite
capable Of proving n match for the old
diplomats Of Europe. Much Of this
ability has been doubtless cultivated
by President Kruger, who saw in the
young lawyer the promise Of n
powerful and very useful future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
AN ECCENTRIC ORDER
''Holy Chest and Us" Society Or
gained at Boston.
It's Members Pledged TO Go Gu,
Into the World 10 Preach
the Gospel Without
Money.

Boston has rot down to practical re.
ligiou. The Holy Ghost and Is so.
eietv"is creating a sensation, and men
women and children are casting ali
their worldly belongings at the feet
If f. W, sanford. leader of the move,
men1. and going ont into the world IN
preach the GOSPEL without money and
without knowing where their food or
clothes or shelter is coming from
What Mr.. Saudford offers is \ reI1-
sion stripped of formality. dignity.a and
rreeds,
The Holy Ghost and Is society
makes no hesitation about cnrsiup all
creeds and denominations alike. That
| the ministers and the press of Boston
have risen against this intruder does
not affect Mr.. Sandford in the least.
''The HOLY Ghost and is" he said.
when asked to explain the motive for
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
TROPICAL FRUIT BATS
lheN Are Destructive trcnturcs,
sometimes Measuring Five Feet
from TIE 10 Iip.

Thc aRricnlt ural department at
Washington is taking precautions to
prevent til" importation into the
United States of any of the animal
pests which are found in Porto Rico.
III" Philippines aud other new colo
MES. Among these none is mOt3
feared than the great fruit bats
which abound in the Philippines. \
~tuil-grown specimen Of the fruit bat
measures ttv" feet from tip TO tip Of
its wings. The fruit bats live tupoth.
er in immense communities and feed
almost altogether on tropical and sub
trnnirnl. fruits Ihry crowd toprthrr
so thtckIY on the trees that SOME
times large branches are broken down
by their weight. In Australia they
have increased 80 rapidly that great
sums of money have been spent in
their destruction one organized move.
mrnt Of the fruit growers of New
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
HERO OF THE HOUR.
Gen. French, the Man Who Raised
the Siege Of Kimberley.
His Mental CaIfber Was AIvay Con.
sidered High by His Comrades.
Hut Personally He Is Not
COnside red Attractive,

Maj. Gen. John d. p. French. who
led the relief force into Kimberley, is
4s years old and first became prominent
III the Nile expedition of 1854. Al the
opening of the Boer war he was desip-
mated commander of the cavalry in
South Africa, but in the rearrange-
ment of campaigns and the scattering
OF the cavalry he was given other du-
ties. Sir George White gave him the
command at the battle of ElandSlaagte.
which he won. Later he won the fight
at Colesburg. His escape from Lady
smith just before the investment of
the town was made in a train that was
riddled with Boer bullets. French and
Others on board being compelled to
get under the seats to escape.
Following is an estimate of Gen.
French by Maj. Arthur G,itiths, of
the British army, printed in the Lon
don Daily Mail six weeks ago:
French has always been esteemed
by those who pretend to nave an in
sight into character as one of the best
VI all HIS SoIuiefll aptltudeS n has
sound qualifications for the military
service were noted almost from the
first.
For a long time he was no more
thai a reginental ad%iutant, first with
his W people, the Nineteenth hussars, |
and next with a yeomanry corps. He
was always held in high esteem by all
he served under. II was greatly TO
his advantage that his lot was east
With one of the best cavalry regiments
in the service, the Nineteenth hussars.
a splendidly trained regiment, perfect
IN demeanor and appearance. 1t ac-
companied Lord Wolseley in the Nile
expedition in lsS4-S5, and won his I'M
stintcd approval on all occasions, es-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
PlETY IN BASKET FACTORY.
Religious Fer,Or Of EmpIoyes Com.
psIs u Total Suspension
of Work.

Owing TO the results Of a revival held
at Sharpstown, Nd, at the Methodist
church a large basket factory had to
close down recently. Soon after
eight O'Clock the other morning abou,
20 young I'M employed in the fac
tory became so affected with religious
feryor that they began to sing. pray
and shout.
The men at work in another depart.
mrnt were attracted to the scene. The
proprietor of the factory, who is a
Methodist. vas called. He made no ef-
fort to control the girls. but told them
TO shout and rejoice and he would pa
them as much for this as for work
ing.
News Of the unexpected demonstra-
ton spread, and so many persons Wis
tied the factory that the work was
brought to a standstill. Probably 500
persons visited the factory. and. with.
out stopping for food or rest. the serv.
ices were continued until late in the
afternoon, when the people went to
their homes exhausted. Several con.
versions we're reported.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
4 CLEVER DIPLOMAT.
DR.. Leyds, General Agent of the
Transvaal in Europe.
GIFTED with u Persuasive Tongue npJ
Quite Capable Of rr"Ning II Match
for the Vast Experienced uf
Ola WorId stntrsmrn.

Or. w. J.. Leyds. the grneraI aren't Of
the Traus,ual In Europc. Is one Of the
/ shrcwdrst and, his enemies SAY. the
most corrupt of the rur,ric of poI5.
t~irians thrown to the surface in the
| stirring history of the South African
republic. Lryds. although Of Batch
descent. is not. proprrlN sprakinr II.
Boer. He is a LAWYER of learning and
of Europran education. and in all re-
sprcts capable of conserving his own
interests and those of his rnnn1ry in
the peculiar position he now ~occupl,.
Entrusted with the delicate mission
Of visiting the German cmprror and
securing from him recognition of the
i~udeprndrncr of the Snutb African re-
public. he succeeded admirably in this
work, Emperor William cave him Il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
SEARCHLIGHT FIRE ENGINE.
An Addition to the New York Fire
Service which Costs More Than n
First-ClnsS Pumping Engine.

Fire Commissioner Scanned, of New
York. has closed a contract with a fire
sngine manufacturing company for
the purchase of the Croker search
light fire engine. Chief Croker. at
whose instance the machine was
built, said that il had demonstrated
its usefulness in the department and
was a success. At a fire in Mercer
street the engine did excellent work
by lighting up not only the front Of
the building but the various floors as
well. The firemcn were thus enabled
TO locate the fire and strike it from
the rear. as well as the front. The
contract price Of the engine was
$500. The engine is more expensive
than a first-class pumping engine.
which costs S4.7OD.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

successful in building mp several large
manufacturing establishments in DE
troit, Senator Mcmillan is ALSO inter.
eSicd IN railroads and steamboats,, and
when elected To tn" senate was prc~i-
dent Of the Michigan Car company. the
Duluth. South Shore u Atlantic Rail
road company, and the Detroit aud
Cleveland Steam Navigation company.
l'cfnr" starting ia business for him.
self senator Mcmillan was purchasing
agent for q small Michigan railroad ON
a slim salary. In this work h" got his
start with which to begin business ON
hiS. own account. lie was elected TO
tn" senate in 1889 and reelected in 1873.
receiving the unanimous vote Of the
legislature. There wns but one demo-
Graf in tn" Legislature that year. and
he joined with the republicans in yot-
ing for senator Mcmillan, as Il rccopui-
ton of his services 10 the state indie
pendent of partisan politics.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
NEW WAR INVENTION,


The great loss Of life suffered in at,
lacking Boer intrenchments in South
Africa has inspired Walter Se~orn. an
English artist. to invent and patent
a form of movable breaStworkS, by
the use of which he thinks fortified
kop.ies might be captured without
much danger to the attacking party.
The breastworkS consist Of steel
plates, mounted on BICYCLES at such an
angle that bullets striking them will
be detected upward. The inventor
has the word Of Maxim. the great gun.
maker, that the steel plates need not
weigh more than five or six pound,
TO the square foot so that the weight
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
RaiIroadS Distribute Seeds,

1t has been noticed that many plants.
not natives Of the locality, are to be
found growing in the neighborhood
of great railroad yards. Sometimes
the seeds of these plants have been
brought thousands of miles from their
natural habitat. Often they flourish
amid their new surroundings, and
gradually spread over the surrounding
country. Thus the railroads carry un-
suspected %emigrants, which travel to
and from every point of the compass.
In the Mississippi valley are to be found
plants which. within a few years past,
have been brought together. some
from the Atlantic %seaboard, some from
the gulf region. and some from the
other side of the Rocky mountains.
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pecially when employed in outpost du-

p~ecially when employed in outpost du-
ties and "Reminiscences.
French was its major and second
in command. and he went with it on
that momentous expedition of Herbert
Stewards, which was thrown across
the Bayuda desert as a last f~orlorn
hope to rescue Gordon in KhartOum. At
the fierce conflict of Abu Klca. when
Stewart was struck down with Bur
naby, French with his regiment was
engaged, and again they were at Ne
temmeh when I1edvers Buffers oppor-
tune arrival was so happily instru-
mental in the eNtrication of the force.
in appearance French is hardly an
ideal cavalry officer. There is little Of
the beau sabrcur' about him. lie is
short and thick. and of rather ungainly
figure. Although he can stick on Il
horse as well as anyone. rides with a
strong seat. and is interchangeable in the
saddle, he is not at all a pretty horse
man.
His mental caliber is undoubtedly
high; he is sound in judgment, clear
headed, patient, taking everything
quietly, the rough with the smooth,
willing to wait, and still more ready to
act. when the opportunity comes, with
tremendous effect"
The investment of Kimberley dates
from October II, we days following
the dispatch of the Boer ultimatum to
Great Britain, and the siege. therefore,
had continued for l27 days when the
cavalry and artillery of Gen. French's
flying column brought relief to the
garrison.
During the entire siege Cecil Rhodes.
the diamond king. promoter and build
er of the Cape to Cairo railway, was
penned up in the beleaguered town,
and the efforts of the Beers to capture
the place are believed to have been
caused by a desire to make prisoner
the man who directed the jameson
raid and who openly advocates the
overthrow of the two Dutch republics.
Cecil Rhodes arrived in Kimberley
from the north but a few hours before
Commandment Botha, with a force of
700 Beers, arrived, cut the railway and
telegraph lines connecting Kimberley
with the outside world, and prepared
to carry the town by storm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

A Louisville bride had peculiar no.
tons about weddings and she had made
up her mind TO have her marriage diff.
ferent from the ordinary ceremonial.
There were to he no attendants xcept
the maid OF honor. the brides sister,
ana ut the appointed hour the family
cohgregated about a large gnar,v tree.
the oldest growing on the country
place where the aI'resco service was TO
axe place. At the same time the bride
md groom, maid of honor and the
clergyman came from the house. and
they reached the tree they
climbed IT and the ceremony was per-
formed amid the foliage Of the lower
branches.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
NEED OF THE NAVY.


According to figures prepared hy n,
navigation bureau, the navy is badly il
need of officers as well as men. VIII
rare exception every naval vessel now
atiuat is short Of officers. If the YES.
sells now in ordinary should be placed
in commission it would be necessary
for congress to authorize the appoint.
ment Of l,4s4 officers to give them a full.
complement.
II would require 3.G4s officers to com,
mission III" vessels now being con
strVcted, and those who could be place,
in service II an urgent necessity arises
he number required for each grade
would be Ten rear admiraIs, Ct captains
sG commanders, 24j lieutenant com.
maud"rF. 1895 junior line officers. 2.
chaplains, and $50 warrant officers.
10 man all these vessels ~. 1893 enlist
ed men would be needed. Secretary
Song has authority to enlist 1885,
men. but the quota is 2,504 short. rs
only 1896 men are now in the service
Therefore, to man ali the vessels nov
in commission. under cOnst rirtiOn. in
ordinary, and authorized. il will be-
necessary for congress to authorize the
appointment Of 3.Ois officers and the
enlistment of 1891 men, This est
mate Of coarse does not contain fig
ures for vessels to be authorized by this
congress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
CHARLES N. SCHWAR
Career of the Present Pres.
iueht OF the Great carnegie
Steel COMPANY.

twenty years ago Charles M.
Nchwab went to work in the Carnegie
IRON works a. Pittsburgh as a stake
driver at a salary of one dollar a day.
Now he is president of the carnegie
steel company Uimited) and draws a
salary larger than that Of the presi.
dent of the United States. And he is
only 81 years old. As the executive
head of the great Carnegie interests
Mr., Schwab is just now prominent in
the public eye. He was born in Penn.
sylvania, and had only a common
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
POPULAR IN MICHIGAN.


Since the death Of Odd Zach Chan
der senator James Mcmillan has been
N" head If the republican party in
Michigan Gen. Algrrand 60, Piugrcc.
1t Was said awhile ago, had formed II
combination to beat him. but so far
he has held his own against all oppo-
nrnts. Born in Hamilton, Ont, May
IL, ISIS, he removed t. Detroit in 1853,
and since that time has been actively
associated with important interests.
He cntercd at once upon u business life,
and in 1868 engaged in the manufacture
of railroad cars. With others he was,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
TO IMPROVE ARMY STAFF.
Efforts to II" Nndc to Pass min ,r
to"Gress That VIII Curry out sus-
scstions Of Secretary Root.


Efforts will be made at this session
OF congress TO enact legislation prornh
ing Tor improvements in the stan Of
the army ON III" line recommended by
secretary foot in his annual report
ten. Hon. chairman Of the house mill.
tary affairs committee, had long ron.
lrfrhc" with Secretary Roo and tn,
bureau chiefs of the department in re-.
gard I" u hill which il being prepared
with this end IN view.
The recommendations made by See
It'lry loot are IN substance that an
army war college be established, com.
posed Of the heads of the staff depart.
ro,,, ""i " nnmhrr, of competent Of
" 't' '''" w ~ '''"'''' ''
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

As one would naturally expect in
q country where the provision OF
freight ears is so generous. the total
amount of freight carried in the
United States is far in advance Of
any other country, the total given in
millions being, for the United States,
o13: for Great Britain. 437; Germany,
276; France, 1870; Russia, 81, and
British India, 80 tons
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

There's little to wonder at in the
statement that were such n
success at census taking in Cuba. where
they were for the first time officially
employed in a government capacity.
II was because Of the other women.
Women census takers would not only
be pretty sure TO make a victim give
her right age, but if it came to the
point she could always guess at il more
accurately than q man. 1t takes e
woman to catch a woman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

on each bicycle will not be more
than that of an ordinary man. 1t is
intended that the movable shields
shall be pushed ahead Of the attack.
ing column by a number of strong
men, detailed for the purpose. they
may also he used to protect the
wounded, TO form squares. and &c
protect men who are cutting wires
They can be removed from the wheels
and transported by wagon, and, when
properly arranged about the sides
they would transform a transport
wagon into an armOred car.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
4 Profitable Experiment.

\ few years ago "A western railroad
planted 600 acres Of land with trees.
with the idea of growing timber for
railway ties and telegraph poles. The
trees have made good growth. but are
o quite ready for use as poles, and
ONT OF the trees are now being cut
out and made into fence posts in Or
der to thin the forest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
Not

An Indiana paper. in reply to a cor
respondent, says it cannot spare space
to print The Vampire" This. says
the Chicago Times-Herald. is probably
the bitterest of all the doses that Kip
ling's admirers have been called on to
swallow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

New York state has 10000 more
bachelors than spinsters. Only on
state in the union has more female cell
bates than male, and that is California.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
Wales Getting Old.

II the prince Of Wales keeps On
having birthdays, says the Chicago
Record, he will soon be older than
bis mother.