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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-16
FOUR NAPOLEOMS
Seen by This EnGIishman, Who Is
Sti!E Living.

Westminster Gazette
Dear Sir: In your issue of the Gth
INST. you nave a paragraph in which am
spoken of ias having seen NAPOLEON when
he Was prisoner on board the Bellero-
pEon, III cur sound in the year 1915, and
II Is suggested that l might be induced
to give more definite account Of the
matlef. J. ms l shall be happy to do,
and 1T the same time, perhaps YOU viii
allow me 10 add what probably not one
IN million Of persons now living can
say, that l have seen all the four Ma
Of tho first Napoleon I have a very dis
unct recollection. At the time he was on
beard the Beuerophon there was natu-
rally great curiosity 10 see him, and
II was understood that at a certain hour
IN the afternoon he would CRAFTY int
curiosity by showing himself on decK-T
th.nk II was / o'clock. The public were
not slow in avatling themselves of that
opportunity, and long before the time ar
rived great crowds of people of all ranks
hd0 SatDered round the ship, but We're
not allowed TO come quite near, being
kept at proper distance by -rOwboats
L was then boy Of seven years of age
and ! nave u distinct recollection of the
scene at tie moment Napoleon presented
himself at the ganSWay and received the
respectful homage of the thousands
men. women and childTen-that stoou CD
IL thelf boats and gave expression to
their feelings by a subdued roar, not ae-
preaching huZZah, nor partakinEg of tie
least rapIoach. l fancy l see him now
slI"I l an person., SUM- upf1Snt, rather
stout He graciously saIuted the, assem-
bled crowd. stayed a few minutes, and
then retired. This was continued day
after day as long as the ship remained
IL the sound -.-t- .t.s- $50.
The second Napoleon-son of tie above
born king of Rome, 1871, on the down
fall of his father retired with the en-
press, his mother, to her fofmer home at
the court Of Vienna in which Ycity
happened to be in the month of Novem-
ber 1881, on my way back from Poland,
where l had been serving in the Polish
army as surgeon in the struggle they
had made with Russia for their inde-
pendence.- The eXiled prince was known
at the court under the title of Duke Of
Reichstadt. and I was fortunate in be-
ing at the theater one evening when he
was present. He died the following year
at the age Of twenty-one years, Of con-
sumption.
The third Napoleon, with his son, the
prince imperial. the fourth Napoleon. I
saw in the yea1 1871 at the seat of the
Earl of Mount Edgcumba After the
catastrophe Of Sedan they had sought a
refuge in England, and were then The
guests of his lordship. 1 am, dear sir,
your truly. joseph Nav
DevonpOrt, Nov. II.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-18

ence In the past many insane asylums,
prisons and reform schools have been
little better than gloomy dungeons in
which confinement was the only med1-
cine for a diseased mind and aSSocia-
ton with criminals the only inspiration
to reform. Humane methods are now
coming forward to prevail in dealing
with these sociological problems, and
master minds are discovering and
working out the remedies.
This conference has every indication
of being an interesting one. Leaders in
this field of work will be present and
and institutions of correction will be
discussed in its various phases. Among
those who will be present are the fol-
lowing:
Prof. Frank B. sanborn of Concord,
Mass, a veteran friend of Kansas; Fred
H Wines, Ii. D., assistant director of
the United States census; L. G.. Kline,
of the Iowa state board of control; Rev.
Samuel G. Smith, D. D., of st. Paul,
Mimi. professor of sociology in the
Minnesota State university; Miss Julia
c. LathrOp, of the Illinois state board
of public charities; Gen. r. Brinkerhof,
of the Ohio state board Of charities, Il
famous expert in prison reform; Mrs.
Sarah S. Decker, president of the Col
orado state board of charities and cor
rectiOn; Mrs. Isabel c. BarroWs, of BoS-
tion, the most thoroughly informed wo-
man on these subjects in the United
phia, famous for his interest both on the
Indian question and in general philan-
trophy; r. c. Storrs. Lansing, Mich;
a o. Wright, Madison. Wis; ]. r.
Bracket, Baltimore; John r. Elder,
Minneapolis; Miss Mary E. Perry, St.
Louis; E. P Bicknell, Chicago; VIM. P.
Lyon, Madison, Wis; w. F. Slocum,
Colorado Springs; Daban Pratt, Boston.
The organization of the conference for
this session follows:
President-Chas E Faulkner, super
intendent Washburn memorial orphan
asylum, Minneapolis, Mimi, formerly
superintendent of the state soldiers
orphans home at Atchison.
Vice presidents-J. A. Troutman. To-
peka; Mrs. Isabel c.. Barrows Massa-
chusetts; George H knight, Connecti-
cut.
General secretaries-Hastings G. Hart,
Chicago.
Assistant secretaries-Amos w. But
Ter. Indianapolis; c. P. Kellogg, Water
bury, Conn; c. H. Fem, Leavenworth; !;
c. NJ Hubbard, Cincinnati; Mrs. F. E.
Lee, Dowagiac; Carl Kelsey. Chicago.
Treasurer-A. o. Crozfer, Grand Rap
The~first session of the conference at
Representative hall tonight will be pre-
sided over by ex-Lieutenant Governor
James A. TrOutman, chairman of the
local committee. The members of the
conference have arranged that the pro-
gram shall be as short as possible in
order to make way for the reception
which is to be given by the people of
Topeka for the delegates and visitors.
In opening the meeting Mr.. TrOutman
will deliver a short address of welcome
on behalf of the city followed by greet
ing on the part of the state by Governor
! w 2. Stanley.
The east and the north will respond
/ to the addresses. Frank B. Sanborn OF
Massachusetts, and Rev. Samuel G.
| Smith of St. Paul. Mimi, pastor of the
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Peoples church, having been selected
for this office.
Following the addresses which will be
brief, President Faulkner will deliver
his annual address. Then comes the re-
ception on behalf of Topeka
There is one fact apparent in connec-
ton with this meeting and for which
the association will receive the commen-
dation of the people who will attend the
sessions, the programs VIII be interest
ing because the various features are to
be brief The most noted man in the
list on the program does not have more
than 20 minutes to read his paper, this
being followed by tWenty-pinute dis
cussion.
The interest of people lags when pro-
grams are tedious and papers long. This
association evidently realizes that in
tereSt is stimulated by interesting pa
pers given concisely. In the discussions
speakers are limited to five minutes.
There will be a business meeting of
the association Saturday morning at
o'clock, followed by papers. At 1870
O'Clock the conference members will
visit the Topeka asylum. At o'clock
the first section meeting will be held,
devoted to reformatorieS and industrial
schools. This section will resume Mon
day morning.
At O'Clock Saturday afternoon the
committee on the time and place of
holding the next national conference
will meet. Tomorrow evening the gen.
eraI session will discuss county and mu-
nicipal charities. Sunday morning the
conference will listen to a sermon by
Rev. F. H. Wines of Washington. Sun
day evening Governor Stanley will ad-
dress the conference upon the workings
of his plan of conditional pardons for
inmates of the penitentiary and reform
atory The pulpits of the various
churches will be filled by the delegates
Sunday Following the governors ad-
dress Sunday evening the conference
will discuss the care of destitute and
neglected children. Hastings L Hart,
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NOT AS ENJOYS.
But as distinguished Persons"
Beers Are to Be Received.

Washington, May 1s.-A Herald spe-
cial from Washington says:
What chance the Boer commissioners
had of being received officially by the
president and Secretary Hay is lessen
ing in consequence of their conduct in
New York. Administration officials have
been following with close interest the
statements the delegates have made. 1t
is unusual, according to the officials, for
the diplomatic representatives offoreign
governments to come to the United
States and Immediately upon arrival
publicly announce the purport of their
mission before they obtain recognition
and some of the authorities do not hesi-
tate to call such conduct highly i'm
proper.
From the administration point of view
the action of the delegates and their
friends is calculated to stir up a senti-
ment designed to force the government
to receive them and to carry out any
suggestions the government may make.
1t is still the purpose of the state de-
partment to receive the delegates as
distinguished persons and after they
have presented such papers as they may
have the question of their recognition
as representatives of the Transvaal will
be determined. It is becoming apparent
of the commissioners is more of a po-
of the commissioners is more or a DO
litical than a diplomatic character and
looking to the Intervention of the United
States in South Africa it is altogether
likely that the president will decline to
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TO PUSH CLARK CASE.
Senator Chandler is Directed to
Press Action.

Washington, May 1S.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
has directed Chairman Chandler to
press action on the Clark resolution as
originally adopted.
The following dispatch was received
and read to the committee from Cover
nor Smith, dated Butte, Mont, May II:
Hon. w. E. Chandler. Washington:
Il desire to present in as forcible
manner as possible my protest against
the course pursued by w. A Clark in
attempting to defeat the action of the
senate Of the United States upon the
resolution presented by the committee
on privileges and elections affecting his
title to a seat and to protest against
the methods pursued by him in securing
an appointment at the hands of the
lieutenant governor during my absence
from the state under circumstances and
conditions which to my mind indicate
collusion and fraud.
This conduct in attempting a resig-
nation and procuring reappointment
under the conditions he did if the mat
ter was before a court of justice would
have been considered a contempt of
court on his part. I therefore, trust
that the committee and the senate will
proceed to proper and complete con-
sideralicn of the question so that the
rights, not only of Mr.. Clark but of the
state OF Montana in the premises, may
be determined and that upon the pre-
sentation of his credentials Of appoint
ment by the lieutenant governor the
same be transferred to the committee
on privileges and elections for investi-
cation ara that I be permitted to make
a .s.ore complete and detailed statement
of facts concerning the resignation and
appointment of Mr.. Clark"
The language of the resolution of the
committee directing Chairman Chandler
to press the resolution as reported fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the chairman be di-
rected to press to a vote the resolution
reported to the committee
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quired to keep the people from the
mayors office. The hour set for the re
ceptlon OF the delegates was 3 O'Clock
and promptly on time the first line of
carriages turned into city hall mark
The crowds pressed around the car
riages and cheered and the delegates
raised their hats in Acknowledgement.
Mayor Van Wyck was at his desk
when the delegation entered his office
Willam Van Rennesslar chairman of
the reception committee, introduced
each OF the delegates in turn To the
mayor who said; 4 am delighted to
welcome YOU to this city of New York
and TO assure you that in America Won
viii receive a cordial welcome from ths
liberty loving people of this country 7
desire to inform you that the represzn-
tatives of the city Of New York bavs
asked me to extend you welcome and
4 welcome you on behalf of the peonle
of the city. Never since I have been in
the mayors Office has more pleasant
duty been discharged by me than this
one 70 welcome you on behalf of a free
people. want to assure YOU thar
Wherever you so You will find a well
come from the people, and we hone
when your mission is ended and vou
are returning to your own country Won
viii again call on us. so that we NAV
have the pleasure of giving you another
welcome"
Delegate Fischer said:
This is to us an occasion of pleasur
and of pride. We are not so conceited
as to take to ourselves the honor shown
as, but we wish to show that we do
not represent an unworthy people We
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FORMAL WELCOME
Extended to BOer ENJOYS by the
City of New York.

New York, May 1S.-The principal
event in connection with the visit to this
city Of the Boer delegates. Nessrs. Wes-
sells, Wolmarens and Fischer occurred
when they were received at the city hall
by Mayor Van Wyck, and in accord
ance with the resolution passed by the
municipal assembly officially welcomed
to the city. Accompanied by the re-
ception committee and a delegation
from the South African club. the dele
gates drove from the Hotel Manhattan
to the city hall, where the municipal as
sembly and the mayor We're awaiting
them.
In anticipation of their arrival the
customary large crowd around the city
hall was largely increased and the serv-
ices of a numberNof policemen were re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-18
END OF The WAR.
British Expect 1t by the Queens
Birthday.
Refugees Arriving at Lorenzo
Marques Report
RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
No Confirmation Has Been Re-
ceived at War Office.
Queen COngratulates Butler on
His Success.

London, May 1S.-A special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marques dated yesterday
says:
The last 500 refugees who arrived
there agree in stating that Mafeklng
had been. relieved. The end Of the war
is anticipated by the queens birthday,
May "a
1t is stated at the war office that no
news as to the relief Of Mafeking had
been received up to s o'clock this morn
ing.
BOERS FALLING BACK.
Dannhauser. Thursday. May 17.-Gen.
Butler entered Damn hauser, at 10 o CLOCK
this morning. The houses in the town
were found to be not much damaged
owing to the sympathies of the Boer IN
habitants. \ house at Hating Sprult,
however, was destroyed. number Oh
rebels were found in their homes and
arrested. The railway is little damaged,
but several large culverts have been de-
stroyed.
The Beers north of Newcastle are fall
ing back on Amajuba.
Gen. Butler has received message
from the queen congratulating him up
on the taking Of Dundee and express
ing appreciation of the work of the
troops to which he has replied.
The Beers left two doctors ana an
ambulance here.
PEACE PARTY AT PRETORIA.
London May 1S.-From KrOonstad
comes the a
comes "a story attributed to excellent
authority to the effect that peace par
ty is being formed at Pretoria, while
reports from Pretoria itself indicate
encouragement at the recent reverses
and the possibility of an early suing
for peace.
There is nothing to throw light on the
mystery of Mafeking. The usual crop of
rumors We're started on the stock eX-
change and elsewhere, based mostly on
the fact that this day, May 1S is the
earliest date on which Lord Roberts
held out to Mafeking the prospects of
relief The national anxiety is strained
almost beyond endurance although no
where is there the slightest doubt that
Col. Baden-PoWeu viii keep the union
Jack flying
on the line of Lord Roberts advance.
the only important news is that the
Beers have blown UP a bridge over the
KrOOnstad.
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Conntesa Sues For Divorce.

San Francisco, May 1S-Divorce pro-
ceedings were begun here today by Ella
Countess Festetics. against Rudolph
Count Festetics. In her petition the
Countess alleges desertion, failure to pro-
eide and cruel treatment. After rehears-
ing their memorable cruise in the small
yacht, Tolna. which was recently wreck
ed in the southern seas, the Countess al
leges that when they reached Singapore,
in November last year. she was unwill-
ing to proceed further and while they
were endeavoring to reach an amicable
understanding, the Count sailed away.
leaving her without means to return to
the United States. The Countess. who
is a daughter of Louis D. Haggin of New
York, petitions that she be allowed to re-
sumo her maiden name.
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BIC men HERE.
National Charities Conference
Will Open Tonight.
Reception to Visitors VIII Fol-
low the Session.
SPEECHES TO BE BRIEF
James A. Troutman Win We'll
come Delegates.
Excursion to State Institutions
Planned.
SPEECHES TO BE BRIEF

The twenty-sevent national confer
ence of charities and corrections con-
venes in Representative hall this even
ing. This is perhaps the most important
meeting and conference which has been
held in Kansas for years, the reputation
Of the state abroad as to progressive
methods in dealing with the charitable
and penal institutions being one of the
principal Inducements which brought
the conference to Topeka. Men of ma
tional reputation in this work are COM
ing to investigate the institutions of the
state and to exchange views concerning
this subject which is becoming one of
the principal branches of modern sci
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general secretary of the conference. will
at that time illustrate the child-saving
movement by a series of stereopticon
views.
The business of the conference will
continue through Monday forenoon.
Monday afternoon the delegates will
visit the Haskell Indian school at Law
renee. The delegates will return to To-
peka for the Monday evening and
Tuesday and Wednesday sessions of the
conference. Thursday morning they
win visit the state penitentiary, national
soldiers home and federal prison at
Leavenworth, closing the conference
with words of farewell at 4 o'clock,
Thursday afternoon in the chapel at the
soldiers home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-18
MADE BOGUS STAMPS.
Charged That Neely's Printing
Office Turned Out Millions.

Muncie, Ind, May 1S.-One Of the gov
ernment detectives who has been here
working the Muncie end of the Cuban
pOstOftice embezzlement case, made the
statement today that the real steal has
been the sale of counterfeit stamps,
which it is alleged have been printed in
the office Of a printing company in this
city. Thousands of dollars worth of
bogus stamps are said to have been is
sued and distributed to Cuban post
masters, a number of whom it is al
legged shared in the profits with the
chief culprits. The printing office is
said to have been searched from gar
ret to cellar for the material used.
Heretofore the search here was sup
posed to be for an alleged package of
money. 1t is asserted that almost 81
100000 worth of bogus stamps have been
printed in Muncie and sent for distri-
button to Cuban pOstOffices. The sys-
tenn was to distribute these stamps in
numbers that would not cause suspi-
ciOn to officers who furnished the reg
ular. cOnsignments. When Mr. Ross
COwan, president of the Neely Printing
company, was told the story he did
not seem especially concerned, but said:
J on may say that if there is any story
afioat that the Nicely Printing company
ever turned out Cuban stamps, either
for the postal or any other service, it
is false. We have neither printed
stamps legifimately nor illegitimately.
The government contract work that we
have we have not denied. 1t has been
mostly in the form of printed blanks.
This work has been conducted for the
past eighteen months, since Nicely took
the office, and my books viii show that
it has not exceeded ten thousand dol
lars, while the printed stories are that
it will reach eighty thousand. Do you
suppose that the government officials
that have overhauled my place since the
day of the arrest of Nicely would not
have found some evidence if the
gigantic stamp factory you speak of
was located here?"
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RITCHIE ENDORSED.
Populist Gets Fusion Delegations For
Secretary of State.

The Democrats and Populists of
Montgomery county have endorsed the
candidacy of j. H. Ritchie. POpulist, for
secretary of state. This place was as
signed to the Democrats but that fact
has not deferred Ritchie from entering
the race.
The resolution adopted by the Demo-
cratic convention commencing Ritchie
is one of the unique political declara-
tions of the year. as follows:
1--WE entertain the highest respect
and esteem for J. H. Ritchie of Cherry
vale and we regard with pleasure his
candidacy for secretary of state and we
hereby return the thanks of the Democ-
racy of this county to said Ritchie for
the earnest work he has done in the in
terest of harmony among the fusion
forces"
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BOTHA CAPTURED.
Boer Commander Reported to Be
a Prisoner.

London. May 1s-4:14 p. NIT has
just been officially announced that Gen.
Methuen entered Hoopstad yesterday
unopposed; that Generals Duprey and
Daniels and forty men have surrendered
and that Gen Broadwood occupied
Lindley yesterday.
It is further announced that Hutton's
mounted infantry yesterday surprised
and captured Commandant Botha and q
others thirty miles northwest of Kroon-
stad-
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MONEY TALKS.
Denmark Will Cease Parleying Over
Her Islands.

London, May 1S.-The Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
THE Danish government intends in the
near future to issue official account
of the negotiations with the United States
over the Danish West indies.
'.I can confidently assert that the pre-
nier will not enter into further negotia-
tions with the United States or with any
other state for the sale of the islands,
and unless the United States government
makes such a definite and advantageous
offer that the Danish authorities would
feel unable to decline it, the present gov
ernment is resolved not to sever Den
marks colonial possessions.
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A SWEEPING CHALLENGE.
Owner of Lieutenant Gibson Will Race
Any Horse of His Age.

Chicago, May 1S.-A special to the
Times Herald from Louisville says:
Charles Head Smith of Chicago, owner
of Lieutenant Gibson, last night de-
posted with the sporting editor of the
Courier-Journal, a certified check for
$4,000 as a forfeit for $5O.0O0 that Lieut..
Gibson can beat any horse in the world,
weight for age, at a mile and half,
the race to take place after Gibson's
stake engagement at Saratoga at the
track Offering the largest purse Mr..
Smith said that he bars no horse in the
world
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Diggs, state librarian. undertook the
work of organizing a state association
of librarians. The first formal action
was taken Thursday by the appoint
ment of Mrs. Diggs, Miss Zu Adams
and J. l. King, who were authorized to
take the necessary steps to interest the
librarians of the state in this work. A
number of Topeka library workers and
authorities on books and other litera-
ture comprised the meeting which was
held yesterday evening.