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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09
SCHOOL
OF TURIN.

prominent in the body as thick and
thin adherent OF all royallstic politics He
was looked upon with much promise and
was selected with two Hawaiian youths.
Booth and Boyd much his juniors, to pro-
coed to Europe to be educated. They
went under the charge of selso Caesar
Moreno of this city. at that time prime
minister OF Kalakaua. Moreno was an
Italian by birth and returned 10 his ma
tive land bearing commission from the
Hawaiian king, which stated that Morena
had the charge and care OF Hawaiian
youths proceeding TO Europe for their
education In foreign countries
On the ed Of March. 1851. King Hum
bert granted an audience to Senior Nor
emo and his charges and the request OF
Kalakaua that the Italian ruler furnish
schoois for the boys that they might per
feet their European education brought a
prompt response from the Italian king
Wilcox was sent to the artillery school
at Turin. Booth was assigned 10 the col
lcge academy 81 Nunzateli ia Naples.
while Boyd, who desired 70 follow the
sea, attended the naval academy at
Leghorn. These youths were all bright
and they had money. for the parliament
Of King kalAkaua had voted an, appro-
priation Of S22Uo for the purpose o. IN.
dertaking the education Of Hawaiian
youths. Gradually Il came to be believed
In Turn and Naples that these youths
were distinguished princes and notable
people began paying them attention
Wilcox appears 10 have taken no pains
20 uudeceive them lie completed hts
course az Turin and returned e. Hawaii
with the knowledge THAI he had the
heart Of Victoria Gina Sobrero in his
keeping, she was the beautiful and ac-
eomplished daughter Of Col. Baron Sobre-
70, OF the Italian artillery She believed
him ~ be prince % the line OF Kane
hameha the Great This lady's mother
Nas the Princess Victoria Colonna of
StiEIiuo. q branch OF the famous Coionna
family OF Italy into which Mackay II
san Francisco and New York married
some years later. wilcox having learned
all the vices Of the Italians with none
OF their virtues. upon his return 10 the
Hawaiian islands took a commanding po-
sitioa among the natives. kalakaua
evinced a decided interest in the young
Mauian who had in four years made
artillery school at Turin that he had
succeeded in winning the love Of the
eoloneis daughter. patrician among
patrioians.
In due season Wilcox married the
Barona Sobrero and took her with him
back to Hawaii A rude awakening fol
lowed The rank and position Of Wilcox
turned cut. OF course. To be mythical
and. heartbroken over the deception
pracuced upon her. the daughter OF
noble and celebrated house turned her
footsteps backward TO her italian home.
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important part in Hawaiian affairs. These
two kanaka gentlemen are on the most
intimate terms OF friendship. 1t was no
secret here that they hoped TO arrange
their political affiliations that one or the
other should come to the capital as dele
gate The national political parties had
no formal existence In Hawaii until last
spring, when the Republican and Demo
cratic territorial conventions We're held
at Honolulu
Sam Parker headed the Hawaiian dele
cation TO Philadelphia and Prince David
that TO Kansas city All those who witt
messed the Republican convention viii re-
call the hearty round of applause that
greeted the appearance Of the rugged
bronzed face OF the titanic staturcd
Parker holding high above the standards
OF the states the handsome silk banner
OF Hawaii This was the first time a
Hawaiian banner was ever seen In a ma
tionai convention Parker. who "a very
genial and popular. received notable at
tention from prominent Republicans at
Philadelphia, and was recognized as sure
20 become the party leader in the new
territory. Prince David performed much
the same role at Kansas city. HIS Fri nj
Parker shipped the Identical hanner-it
was beauty. too-to Prince David at
Kansas City. end that handsome Young
representative Of the old royal line OF the
Kanakns carried II in the merry ge-round
parades % delegates n the exciting
scenes Of the convention.
prince David was not only prominent
on the door OF the convention. but he
played a highly important part IN COM
ruitee work He served In the committee
on resolutions and II was his casting vote
Hawaii being the last territory can a.
that placed In the Democratic platform
the distinct Affirmative Of sixteen 10
one demanded by Col William J Bryan.
After the conventions Col. Parker and
Prince David returned 10 the Islands and
each one was nominated By his pol. deal
party for congress
some time after the regular c9nven-
tIons Robert W. Wilcox announced q
runp candidacy as an indepSnde ut Roy
aiist. but It was generally supposed that
Parker would poll large majority Of
the American and other foreign votes and
be elected The Democrats relied IN the
influence OF the ex-queen TO aid the sci n
OF the royal line who was their leader.
N the native vote had gone largely for
Prince David he would have been eected.
Rut the ex-queen threw her support TO
the half-caste sdventurer. He carried
every island but oahu, and was elected
BY a plurality over Parker. while Prince
David ran a very bad third in the "a e
Delegate-eiect Wilcox Is about ~ years
OF age At q he Was elected member
OF the parliament of the Kingdom from
the island of Maui. ana although he IS
said to have been so poor at that time
that he had never worn shoes. became
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aire he had no use for the salary. which
went to his assistant.
Mr.. Rogers is now financially interested
in a vast number OF enterprises. some of
them of enormous proportions From
many of these he draws salary as an Off
Ger, and from others only those fees
which usually are paid to directors He
gets salary as president OF the Hunt
ington & Big Sandy Railroad Company.
as president of the National Transit Com
pany. as president of the New York Tran
sit Company, and as president of the Ohio
River Railroad Company. This would be
enough to satisfy most men, but IT is only
as drop in the bucket to Mr. Rogers.
Just imagine what II must be worth to
him to hold a vice presidency In each and
all of the following corporations:
The Standard Oil Company.
The Federal Steel Company.
The Amalgamated Copper Company.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company,
The Arcadian Copper Company
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company.
The Cheesebrough Manufacturing Com
pany.
The East River Gas Company.
The Atlantic Coast Electric Railroad
Company
He is also trustee of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company and of the Atlantic
Trust Company. and n director in each of
the following concerns:
The International Navigation Company
The National Docks Railway Company.
The National Storage Company.
The National Union bank
The New Amsterdam Gas Company.
The New York and Staten Island Elec-
trio Company.
The Rapid Transit Ferry Company.
The Richmond Borough Company.
The Staten Island Electric Railroad
Company.
When he adds to those burdens the du-
ties pertaining to the presidency and gen
eral management of the Anaconda COM
pany he should be- q fairly busy man.
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but all that is Standard OH history.
oniy rogers is not generally given the
ereoit Tor the brain work that made this
immense combination possible and sue
cess1ul. There are even those who de-
care s mat the idea did not originate with
MN at all. Still, he has long been n a.
rector In that corporation, is now one OF
us vice presidents. and has grown i'm
=, .en s rich through his connection with
~ me grocer's boy at 50 week of fifty
years ago Is now reputed to be worth az :
Vvo,oo, so his services in the oil fields
must nave been worth little something.
Tor the Standard Oil doesn't give millions
for nothing.
once ascertained Mr.. Rogers capacity
Tor executive work was In demand Ali
around. There was the matter of putting
tne standard OIL Company's products into
al the markets Of the world, and Mr..
rogers had hand in the successful ac-
compiishment of this task Then there
We're competitors abroad to be extermi-
mated, and they have all been put to the
sword except the Russian. Up to date
tne autocrat OF all the Russias alone has
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proved too mighty for the genius of the
Standard Oil Company. If the copper
syndicate doesn't keep him too busy Mr..
Rogers may yet be able to take the cars
measure. 1t would delight him above all
things.
But the copper syndicate Is Mr. Rogers
latest hobby. He is responsible for that
syndicate. The demand for copper some
years ago made him open his eyes when
he came to investigate il. New electrical
inventions were eating 1t up faster than
the mines could produce 1t, and yet the
price Of copper was less than three times
the price of lead, which was being pro-
duced In Quantities far In excess of the
demand. Mr.. Rogers thought he would
take a look over the copper-producing
districts. He went West. He studied the
situation in Wisconsin. and then he went
TO Montana In Butte he took in the
Anaconda workings in all their details
and examined the other big mines. He
got some data on the Mexican output of
copper also. When he returned to New
York the Amalgamated Copper Company
was under his hat He had planned 1t in
detail. and II did not take him long to in
terest the Standard Oil crowd and estab-
fish the copper syndicate in business. The
subsequent advance in the price of copper
from II to IS cents a pound is an indica-
ton of the value of his business judg-
ment. He admits that his purpose was
and Is to establish copper trust, but he
cannot score a complete success in this
endeavor until the syndicate acquires the
great Verde copper mines OF Arizona,
owned by w. A. Clark of Montana, and
In Wall street Mr.. Clark Is credited with
having made the declaration that he
would not only never sell to the copper
trust, but that he would leave the mines
IN L. oh ffrx.xx O.. -
they should not be able to turn them over
to the trust. Mr.. Clark and the car of
Russia enjoy the pleasant distinction of
being the only two men on earth who
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following unusual and Interesting line;
Hawaii Robert William Wilcox, INDIE
pendent Royalist.
The Royalist delegate from the island
territory Is well-known In Washington,
having passed a large portion of the last
year here In company with ex-Queeu
Liliuokalani. He was interested in the
passage of the Hawaiian government bill
and became a familiar figure in the
rooms of the senate and house committees
on territories. He Is a half-blood. the
son of an American sailor and Kanaka
woman. The career of Wilcox has been
in many ways remarkable one. He has
been a prominent figure in Hawaiian his
tory for twenty-five years. The new
delegate Is well educated and Il an elo-
quent public speaker but is as wholly an
adventurer and soldier OF fortune as any
man who over sat in congress.
The regular party candidates for del
egates were Col Samuel Parker. form
erly minister for foreign affairs. who Is
a descendant OF native nobility tRepuhii-
cam. and Prince David kawanahakoa
lDemocrat. They were men In every
sense superior to the adventurer who de-
feated them. Parker and David passed
last winter In Washington, and were well
received in the best society here. Each
man il very wealthy and has played AL
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@ ROM time 70 time reports reach
~ America from Coutances,
ia France, OF the construction of
some new and startling me-
IL chanical marvel in the form of
clock. Sometimes II Is
tfmepece made entirely OF straw, again
one OF solid gold inlaid with diamonds. or
even by triumph OF ingenuity a clock
made of paper, and which keeps perfect
time.
Few know that all these freak time
pieces are made by one man, wonderful
workman, some OF whose productions
have not been surpassed In the annals of
horology.
Monsieur L. Boullat is the clever artifi-
GER who conceives and executes these
strange clocks, and his skill In this fas-
cinating line of work has spread his fame
all over France,
He has in the course OF the last twenty
years made freak clocks of almost
every conceivable shape and material.
Metal, wood, straw and bread have been
used. and the clocks have ranged in size
from towering giants of ten feet high,
intended for halls and public buildings.
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POSE FROM NEWSBOY
TO A TRUST MAGNATE.
Romantic Career of Henry H. Rogers Who
Will Succeed Marcus DAILY in the
Anaconda Company.

= HE man who Is slated to sue
N ~ coed the late Marcus DAILY as
president and general manager
Of the Anaconda Copper Min
fnx Company is Henry II.
s..s.,s AZ the Standard OIL directorate.
sfsyvelous as was Marcus Days rise
1~~, noverty to affluence, even more
s.srvrious has been the rise OF this man
+. Ssssrs DAILY grew UP among miners.
IN n his childhood was an appren-
.sshio IN the business that eventually
~~1. rim rich and famous. He never
m srv other work for a living than
S,ssrr Rogers. like DAILY, was early
1921 upon his own resources. Like
~ also. ne comes from poor and
-sbls stock Unlike DAILY. he has striv-
4 "a 4 rsauy fields Of commercial enter
~. and from each of them he has
s19ed the toll that only success
<~Ss6a He Is mighty in many ways.
SSiv ~ mighty only in one.
~ I century ago Henry H. Rogers
~ 4 neVsboy. He sold papers for liv-
"a ~ the streets OF New Bedford, Mass,
a - home port OF great fleet OF
S-rv1oan Whalers. That was before the
5rvs 81 oll wells, and in the heyday of
~ sperm oil trade. Knocking around
-snx the wfalers and oil refineries, 1t
= = 81 unlikely that young Rogers early
Sssired profound respect for oil as an
1tole Of commerce.; perhaps he may
- than have engaged in mental spec
i16fion g to what would be the standing
"a wealth Of the man who could sue
Ha9fujly corner the oil supply of the
errid for he openly and frankly says
~ ~ has always been in favor of
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-07-06
Prohibition Ticket.

The National convention of the Pro-
hibition party was held in Chicago
last week, and the following ticket was
nominated: For President. John q.
Woolley. of Illinois; for Vice Presl-
dent. Henry Is. Metcalf, of Connect
cut.
John G. WoolIey is descended in a
direct line from Emanuel Woolley, an
English Quaker and friend of George
Fox, who Came to New England in
1868, and later became a large land
owner in New Jersey, which is still the
family seat. lie was born at Collins
vile. Ohio, February Is, 1850 He was
graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan
University in 1871, practiced law in
Paris, ILL.,. Minneapolis, and New York
until 1883. when he became PrOhibi
tionist, and from accepting occasional
invitations to speak upon the subject
CT the liquor traffic drifted out of the
practice of his profession into the lee
ture field. He has resided in Chicago
since 1892.
Henry Is. Metcalf, of Rhode Island,
Prohibition nominee for Vice Presi-
dent, was born seventy one wears ago.
lie is president of the Providence
County Savings Bank and superin-
tentient of the Sunday school of the
Church of Oar Father in Pawtucket,
IL. |. MIR. Metcalf was formerly u Re,
publican, but joined the Prohibition
par several years ago aud has been
prominently identified with that party
since. He has been the candidate of
his party for governor several times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-07-06

The Rockbridge News has given Au
gusta some advice which nOdoubt will
be gratefully received and may do good.
There are few sections where wisdom is
more honOred, or sooner recognized
with gratitude than here. Looking in
to the congressional horoscope the
News comes to the conclusion that
Augusta will not this time furnish the
Tenth district with the Democratic
candidate for Congress, and the News
may be right, in fact such a conclusion
forces itself on us since the recent
county conventions have been held.
But just why the Rockbridge News
should beg us to bear this loss with
Christian fOrtitude we cannot tell. Has
Augusta ever done otherwise when her
claims failed of recognition ? Has she
grown covetous, for office or i'll temp
cred over defeat? We trust not. We
do admit that some of our Democratic
friends have on previous occasions
sulked in their tents, when a candi-
date from Augusta even though he
were Republican was opposing a
Democrat who came from another por-
ton of the district, and thus might
Augusta seem cOvetous or sore. Bnt
Augusta knows the SORROWS of defeat,
che knows the pangs of neglectful in
difference to her sons, yet should it be
her fate this time he called upon to
vote for Congressional candidate 9TH
er than one of her citizens, she will do
so with zeal and party loyalty, and re,
member the good advice and sympathy
Youchsafed by the News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-07-06
Commissioners Sale
REAL ES TIE,

BY virtue OF the authority vested in me
as special commissioner of the circuit court
for the county of Augusta, in the chancery
cause of Granville Bashaw's Heirs VS..
Granville Bashaw's admir-, ct ais by de
cree of June u. 1900, will offer for sale at
public auction, in front of the court house
in the city of StauntOn, on
MONDAY, JULY %, 1900,
at IL clock NJ. the following described
real estate which was owned by the late
Granville BashaW at the time of his death.
situated in Pastures district, in Augusta
county about Two miles from CraigsviIIe
lSt-A tract of land containing 17Oi acres.
more or less, and sometimes spoken of as
the "Binford land" This tract is without
buildings.
2nd-A tract Of land containing about
80 acres more or less, near the aboye tract.
This tract is without buildings.
3rd-An undivided one half interest in
a tract of land containing 1881 acres, more
or less. and sometimes called the Hunter
land" This tract has on it a fair dwelling
house. and outbuildings.
4th-An undivided one half interest in a
tract of land containing 2i0 acres, more or
less, and on which DIR. Darwin Bashaw
now resides. This tract has on it a splen-
did brick dwelling and all necessary out
buildings.
in and around Craigsville, this IS a rare
chance for purchasers who desire to invest
their money to good advantage.
TERMS OF SALF-One fourth of the
purchase money cash in hand on day of
sale, and the residue in three equal annu
al installmentS, to be evidenced by the
bonds of the purchaser or purchasers, bear
ing even date with the day of sale, with
interest from date, and falling due respec-
lively in one. two and three years from
date. with good personal security thereon,
and the title retained as ultimate security
Each of the four parcels above described
will be offered and sold separately.
f. B. KENNEDY,
Special Commissioner.
Jerks Office of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta County, to wit:
|, Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk of the Court |
aforesaid do certify that F. b Kennedy, |
me of the commissioners above named.
,as executed the bond required by decree |
f sale entered on the 18th day of June. |
900. in the chancerv cause of Granville |
,ashaw's Heirs VS.. BaShaw's admir-, now
lending in this ceurt.
Date June 20, 1900.
JOS. B. WOODWARD,
jun ~ At Clerk
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-07-06
THE PASSING OF GEN. ROSSER.

Gen Thomas l.. RosSer has at last
found congeniallity in the bosom of
the Republican party. He must now
be sivty-five years of of age. During
all that time he had been tossed on a
billowy sea of unrest, wandering weary
and foot sore hither and thlther, pant
ing las the wounded hart panteth for
the waterbroOk for some spot where
he might lay him down and be at rest.
Strange he did not find it earlier.
Other pilgrims had clmed this bill of
difficulty and entered the golden gate.
Judge Robt. w. Hughes who seems to
have had spikes in his shoes and pc.
culiar Indian like intuition for follow
ing trails reached the goal in a few
bounds shortly after the close of the
war some 80 years ago, and has since
been happy and has bid others do like
wise. Others did follow in his foot
steps, and arrived sooner or latter.
Then came great mass of pilgrims,
headed by one VIM. Malone and cap
tanned as to various cOntingents by
such pilgrim soldiers as Harry Riddle
berger, Jno. s. Wise, Col. 8. Brown
Allen, Col. VIM. Hubbard and others of
lesser fame or political fortune.
Later great cloud of dust rose ON
the path, the stones were seen to crum-
BILE and up TO the gate swept magnifi-
cent figure, a person of soldierly bear
ing and sientOrian voice. When the
spheres had regained their equilibri
UNI and the sun WAS permitted to shed
his rays again, the presence was found
to be that of Gen. James A. Walker,
ex commander of the StOnewall Brig
ade G.. s. A. In his hand he bore a
parchment which on being opened and
read was found to be an eulogy on
Lincoln, and this being in his own hand
writing and the sentiments being
vOuched for in person ,he too with some
tripidation in the part of the keeper at
the gate, was allowed to enter. Later
when we'll on the inside he recanted
all of his previous uLterances with ref
erence to secession, states rights and
yankees, cursed the day he was born
in the South or aided the South in her
struggle for constitutional liberty,
committed other acts of hari kari and
has since been happy.
AS strange us it may seem, with the
road to bliss so well blaZed, so long
open, so well Travelled and so many
sentinels becoming the wayfarer, Gen.
Rosser did not see it until recently land
h IS spent his life wanderer and an
outcast as it were. Now he kneels at the
feet of Teddy and pOurs out the fol-
lowing libation. one of the most truck
ling 81 ky libations Ct this kind We
have seen. We reproduce it though
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-07-06

we blush to say that it 1mes from the
lips of any man who wore the gray.
Thus doth the new convert recite HIS
comics sion of faith in II letter to Gov.
Roosevelt of recent date. Penitently
aud devOutly he saith:
: II have hitherto been AL earnest
worker in the ranks of the democratic
party, but circumstances aDd cOndl
tions have SO changed that l cannot
affiliate with it any longer. l natu
rally came out of tue great war OF the
sixties prejudiced. ana it Was easy 10
believe all The Charges of evil that Wer ;
made against the parry which | had
antagonIzed as II soldier AS hoy l
WAS not h eecessiOuist, but in the flerce
aud bitter fight that followed l became
thoroughly saturated with its venom.
''When The war was decl 4rtd against
Spain in 1898 the fear that my country
was III danger passed through me like
al electric spark, clearing my vision
and revealing the f0llies behind which
| had been sulking. That the South
is unanimous in its political opposition
to the North cannot satisfactorily be
ascribed, in my mind. TO u difference
in primary belief, but is founded sole
Tyson blind prejudice which all can
did, loyal citizens should tplrn. III
the North can prosper, and it does,
under publican administration, the
South should blush to admit that she
cannot do the same, for she has equal
opportunities. TO say tn 1T republi-
ou,, q lnuo nr. ri l,Oupst a nd that Il EN-
Ucrats alone are honest is foul black
guardism.
IL most heartily approve the admit !.
istration of President Mckinley and
shall do all in my power to insure his
election to the high office he now holds.
Fully approving your political and ad'
niring your military record, rejoice
personally and congratulate our coun-
try in securing your services as Oul
vice president"