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New-York tribune., 1901-01-01

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a g.nitTlsLMkNTs and subserptions for The Trlbuns
t'es,.t az fneif Uptown Drlce, No. J2s2 Broaaway
nsstn pf sist-sf until O'clock advertise
or l.aec az The following branch offices regular
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ing. The story runs hat when General
Grant died there was no cable connection
with Japan from any source. The latest
news of the world always came by steamer
from Hong-Kong.
One morning. according to the Japanese.
the Waterman found the tree blasted. with
cred and dead. The night before 1t had
been full Of life. AL three Of the watch
men were arrested and thrown into prison.
some time later the news Of General Grants
death reached japan. and. most strangely.
II was discovered that his death had &C.
CURED on the same day upon which the
tree had died.
Filled with superstition. the japanese
watch closely the tree planted by Mrs
Grant. and even intelligent japanese will
tell you that they expect to sec that tree.
too. shrivel and die in a day and that then
they will know that Mira Grant Il dead.
The three watchmen were released n
received satisfactory compensation for
their Incarceration They were restored -
their old duty and every minute Of time
one OF them. with sword on htp. = guard
ing the dead and living tresa
While General Grant WaS 1D China h Wa0
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TREES Planted by Ii Hung Chang at Grant
l Tomb Suffer at Hands of Sightseers.
No Funds for a Protecting Fence, and They Are at the Mercy of the
Souvenir Seekers-vastly Different Is Japan's Care of
Trees Planted by General and Mrs. Grant.

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic.
New York. June 1.-Two delicate, with
ered-looking trees. planted by Ii Hung
Chang in the course Of that DISTINGUISHED
Ceiestiafs visit to this country several
years ago. near the mausoleum Of General
U. 8. Grant. on Riverside drive. are caus-
ing the Park Department. under whose care
they are. no end OF worry and creating
much adverse criticism by New Workers..
who have a kindly feeling Tor the great Chi
ness statesman on account OF tbs latter's
reverence for the great soldier.
AT the Memorial Day services At the tomb
on May 30 last. WI Ting-fang. Chinese
Minister to the United StateA ia the ora
tor of the day.
Minister WI. after the Chinese Legation
wreath Of laurel and immortelles had been
placed in the tomb, looked at these trees
and found them to be stupted and Of small
size. In fact. one Of them II scarcely alive.
despite the fact that the most tender care
10 accorded them and that they are watered
and the earth near them enricned with great
s~olicitude.
Major Butler, custodian Of the tomb. ex.
plains the condition Of these trees by say.
Ing that vandals have broken branches and
twigs from them to such an extent as TO
retard their growth. Women visitors to the
tomb. says Major Butler. are by far the
worst. Sometimes they will Enger in the
vicinity for hours in order to get q chance
to break or a twig unseen by the vigiiant
custodian and his assistants. From all over
America they come to see the tomb and
despoil the trees. and It In impossible to
prevent 1t altogether. though many a wom-
an. detected in the act, has claimed the
right to carry away q souvenir of the visit.
Major Butler says that he has applied re-
peatedly for funds for the construction Of a
steel fence sufficiently high to protect the
trees from souvenir-mad tourists, but he
has been unsuccessful to date.
In direct contrast to this Is the care taken
in Nagasaki. Japan. Of the trees planted
by General and Mrs. Grant on their trip to
that country near the close OF their tour
around the world.
Up in the historic park and cemetery.
where many notable japanese lie buried. the
General and his wife each planted a tree.
And each wrote a short inscription on
Japanese paper defeating these trees to
the lasting friendship Of Japan and Amer
lea. The japanese. with remarkable clever
ness. transferred these inscriptions fac
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One morning his bed was found
empty; so was the cell
of Pilecki.

His conduct was so strange and his symp-
toms Of insanity so genuine. that II was
thought best to take him to the Insane Asy-
fum Of st. Nicolai for observation.
This prison madhouse is generally crowd
ed with men andwomen. many of whom be-
long TO the criminal classes. At the time
the Polish Nihilist became an inmate OF
this Institution over 1909 persons were held
there for treatment. Pilecki's madness
seemed harmless. but none the less COM
plete. The physicians expressed very little
hope that he could ever be tried for the
many crimes with which he was charged.
and the Government thought him as safe
in his cell at st. Nicolai as in the mines Of
Siberia. His case remained in statu quo
and was lost sight OF over more fragrant
and important matters than the punishment
OF a mailman who seemed to have reached
the end Of his tether by special providence.
A month or six weeks after Pilecki's ad-
mission TO st. Nicolai a young Polish ply
stefan presented himself to the superin-
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Pilecki became again associated
with the Nihilistic element
of Warsaw.

Twelve years elapsed and the exile finally
resolved to return to Warsaw under the
name he had assumed and marry the girl
he coveted these many years.
He registered at the Potocki. which Is the
Holland House of Warsaw. Then he ar
ranged for a meeting with his sweetheart,
now a matured woman. in Lazienkf Park.
Just how much happiness that first meet
ing after more than a decade brought to
the ardent wooer and the woman for whom
he braved the danger OF capture. will prob
ably never be known. True II Is. that 1t
was fraught with months OF anxiety to
him. and the loss Of q friend and q lover to
her. But that is another story.
Pilecki. emboldened through the woman's
friendship and her promise to marry him
ultimately. became again associated with
the Nihilistic element Of Warsaw and or
eanized ono secret society after another
the Kingdom. winding up by as
Stunning the editorial chair of the Robot
nick the most virulent journal OF the par
ty In ell Russia.
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Now. however, the thing IL done. A Zorn
hangs. prominently displayed. in the mu-
scum galleries.
The artist visited st. Louis last spring In
connection with the lawsuit over the Pierce
pictures. He ''thi s;,rened." as usual. bit
when the Pierce case reached its sensational
denouement. whereby Zorn was to receive
$1,000 and the Pierce pct ires were 70 be
burned, he left for New York AMI said no
more about the proposed gift.
1t 10 said that Znrn exercises to an UNI
usual degree che artists t.~me-honored PEE
rogative of doing things at his " pleas
ure and at his own time and II his own
way. This is d,1b.less true. Ar airy rate.
Professor Halsey =. Ives. director Of the
Museum Of Fin Arts. received. one fine
morning. Q letter from Zorn. who vas still
In New York. ;nqa;-ng the address Of the
museums New YORK Cackers- There was
Just IN intimation that there was something
which the artist wanted packed and cent to
St. Louis-nothing n,cre. A few days later
Mr.. Ives. - reprsssnting the BOARD Of Ni-
rectors Of the museum. was N receipt Ct
the 'Zorn."
The picture u called "A Portrait Of q
woman" The fact that 1t 10 "a portrait Ct
Q woman would seem to be the only tust
criticism Of the picture. for the general YER
dict Is that Zorn's portraits of men are bet
ter than his portraits OF women Lovers Of
painting. especially women. say when they
view Zorn's average portrait OF a woman
that. while they appreciate the technical ex-
c~ellence. there 10 something conveyed that u
not pleasant to the beholder.
The picture which now hangs in the Ju-
scum Of Fin Arts gallery IL considered by
those who have seen 1t A. good and thor
oughly representative Of Zorn and the
Swedish school of portrait painters. 1t ex-
hibits the artists dash. his intensity and
his inimitable brush work. The light upon
this face Is strong. the color striking and the
composition the best thing Of all.
The picture was painted in New York. As
usual with Zorn. 1t was done in a short
time and in q few sittings. Those who have
observed Zorn at ~work-and there are many
such in this city. for he has painted a num-
Der Of portraits here-say that In the quick
vas lie in the secrets of his success. He does
his studying before he commences to paint.
He was constantly with Adolphus Busch ev-
cry day for a week before he set up his
easel. Then the picture was already painted
in his mind. and the visible picture was put
In four sittings. varying from one TO
three hours.
Zorn is very arbitrary. as many anecdotes
about him Indicate. After finishing the first
work upon a portrait of a local So
ciety woman he said. In conversation with
a st. Louis artist. that his subject had
asked whether she should hold a book or a
flower In her hand. Il actually let her nave
choice" said Zorn, who considered this
an unusual condescension.
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According to the entries In the ledger.
the frm Of Deupree & Stokes was organized
on September %. 1856. with a stock of forty
" negroes. valued at So, 2e3-50. The negroes
ranged from ! to 40 years of age. According
to one Of the trial balances. all of the orig
fnal forty-two negroes had been disposed
OF or had died by October. 1857. On the
transactions the firm credited itself with
Q net profit OF 1o,s31.5. {
One Of the interesting purchases recorded
- That OF a whole family. consisting OF
Aieck. the father. aged 40. and Betsy, the
mother. aged IS. and the children, Horace.
John. Maria Matilda. Martha and Nancy.
The latter being ~ years old. and Horace
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being recorded at "a years. rhe price paid
Tor the family was 5000. The purchase was
made on September 20. 1855. and on Deem
Der Is following. with the exception OF
Martha and Nancy. the family was sold to
Doctor F. NJ. Peterson for $500. Martha
was sold to Thomas II. Groom on Novem-
Der 10 for $500. and Nancy. the infant. died
on December 2 at Greensboro. and Is
charged up to profit and loss. On the trans
actions the arm credits itself with a net
profit on the family OF g. 100, after keeping
them q little less than three months
Another purchase and sale Of a whole
family 10 also recorded. Almost simultane-
'ousiy. Sally. aged %, with her i've chill.
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low NhIEts LOVE FOR A WOMAN DROVE HIM INTO TOLLS FRI" "%Mk Had ha


.ehdent OF the asylum ana asked TO % q.
lowed to practice unoer the guardianship OF
the faculty he averreo tnat ne nao JUST
terminated his studies. gave ms name -
Noia Mazurkiewicz and submitted NOT only
MS diploma. but excellent creoent'als - 70
MS character aho standine.
CURED greater NUMBERS OF attenoAntS tnsn
were assigned by the Government. ana the
young physician was at once given q oertn-
SWeetheart'S Lover
u
Sdcrinccu linicCiA.
IT,. ,or,~ ,r,.rne nerformed bis dut,..
-
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ner. He seemed to have no other aim than
10 gain whatever knowledge he could from
hourly and daily contact with the unfor.
,una,..o, 9. n;.o,., ,rd thu .uer,.t. ~ho
-,
eaIeo y the"-
ne nad nor oeen tnere more IMAM
month ana tne Iacui.y recom-noeo MN
- a Per"anent po',Iaon 49,.
Mhen one rnornins ms pea vas tUuu0
empty: 90 was the cen OF rneSAt. n Nin'
Is. me mos. tno,ousn searcn "a ,m
oia.eiy Ans'..useu. = ~
49, Iura ~
=. SN. 80 ...r.a Tho. ~s.-
go .ne = hwSt.san =. III h,t ,S.e
~ 80 $500. aa.S ne d,nio.. go ~
,",,aas !. rh,ch =. nj.
m,,,aS % ,he tac,itv ~ e. N,col.i In Al.
mi .sI sn.s.yr p;,e.L; ~ s.. IT,
a.s IN, anI Sas - 1870. ~. 49,.
az IN ou,S,da ,hs hnrdsr. ~ Ru,,ss
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ledger came into the possession Of Mrs
Moore OF Baltimore, . collector Of ~curiosi-
ties.
MIS-. Moore was a friend Of Mr.. Dorland's
rather. the Reverend Doctor Luke Doriand.
Tor many years pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain Church at Hot springs n. c.. during
which time he was one of the foremost fig
ures In the religious life of the Carolinas.
Reverend Doctor Dorland retired from
the active work OF the gospel ministry q
few years ago. and came North to make his
home With his son at Springfield, III. Here
ne died In November. 1881. and by the doc
tors viii Mr.. Dorland was made the Dos
SCISSOR of this most interesting ledger OF
the 6rm Of slave brokers.
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WRITTEN o HI SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
A tale OF antebellum days Ia told In .
ledger in the possession Of Mr.. Charles ].
Ooriand. a conductor on the Chicago.
Peoria and St. Louis Railroad. who runs
between st. Louis and Peoria. The tale is
terssly expressed in the title. which reads:
"A list Of negroes bought and sold by
Deupree 4 Stokes. equal partners in
trade"
The arm Of Deupree Z Stokes. which con-
listed Of William s. Deupree and J. n.
Stokes. nourished at Greensboro. Miss. in
the mites. When the war between the
states stopped the trafic In negroes the
arm vaS dissolved. and the interesting
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Greensboro, Miss, Before the War

were sold to l. Stewart for 1000. the drm
taking credit for 500 on the transaction.
Another purchase. Of January 81. Of sam
and his children for a.125. Is recorded as
having been made from William @. Cren-
shaw. and on April II they were sold At an
auction to C.. C. Hackabee for H.450. the
firm. for their short ownership. realizing Q
profit Of H25.
On August I. 1851. the firm Of Deupree q
Stokes bought out the firm OF J.. N. Win
tiers & Co.. the stock consisting Of fifteen
negroes. for which was paid the sum Of
$15,745. The negroes ranged in age from Il
TO q years. the purchase price also vary
ing from $50 to N,3so. From the time OF
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d~ren-Ridley. John. Ermine. Petre Nella
and Arc EIa-havins been purchased for
the sum of $500. Petre Nella and Arc Ella
died of the whooping cough and were
charged up to profit and loss. after which
the rest of the family were disposed Of on
April 5. following. to Thomas A. Pose for
S2.551. On this transacticn Deupree and
Stokes credit themselves with a net profit
of $50.
her two children. Frances and Sarah. were
purchased from +. Dickinson for s1.c10.
Sarah died soon after the purchase. and on
April II, following. the mother and child
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the absorption Of the business e VlnoD
pree Z Stokes hourished greatly, AoNaaR
purchased 10 negroes at . cost q ~k1naA
II net profit. - told In the ttnl oo1nnoA
on these negroes was 04.300
The brokerage firm Of Deupgoo = -
vas one Of . large number that m1sooa -
the principal cities Of the South h u Anno
when the slave trade Was a3 - SonefS.
breaking out Of the var logoa6 -
majority Of them out Of the buuensna -
before the struggle had ceaelnno0 100V
months . slavs-broksrags I'm eeaso0 - -
known.
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caused no special apprehension among the
directorate Of the museum. who have since
been wondering how much Of X the artist
meant. Zorn continued to visit the city at
intervals. and reiterated his rash promise,
until some ST. Louisans began to regard
the threats" as a species Of Swedish
humor too foreign to be appreciated in
America.
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smile to a massive. smooth stone. and
placed II near the trees. Then they erected
iron fences about the trees and the Japan
csc Government has for more than twenty
years paid watchmen TO watch and care for
these trees. and explain to visitors the cir
cumstances OF the planting.
According to a gentleman who has lately
returned from the Orient. where he was q
correspondent the japanese
watchmen tell a peculiar tale Of the death
Of the tree planted by General Grant 1t Is
dead. but though dead. l. guarded As care
fully a. though 1t were alive and flourish
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the honored guest 1t Tien-Tsin Of u Hun9
Chang. the viceroy. Much honor wa dono
him. and he received attentions Wh1ca
ton Of the Chinese.
Just before leaving General Grant tnEDs1
to Earl Ii and presented 10 hin. - .
token of his affection. his own gold-heaAea
This cane had been presented -
him by friends in America and was Q vi.
ued mark OF their affection. Whorovoe
Ii has gone since. that cane has one also.
and upon the death Of General Grant Il
had II encased IN carved ivory md has G1noo
had II cared for a. one Of The most valua1
OF his possessions.
In contrast with America's method q
caring for the trees planted b. Il theno
two incidents stand out - evidences Of
the esteem In which great man are hesd
by Or1entala.
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Many years ago when Anders Zorn. the
eccentric Swedish portrait painter. first Wis
tied st. Louis. he Threatened to present
an example OF his work to the st. Louis
Museum Of Fine Arts.
As Zorn charges from 1900 to 5000 for
painting a portrait land gets IL. such a
s'threat." for that 10 what he called IT.
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LAZIENKI PARK.

associated with him. was condemned to the
Sachalin mines for fourteen years. because
OF participation in conspiracies against the
life OF the late Alexander III.
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covered and apprehended. His identity was
soon established. his printing shop confis-
Gated and his brother. Bronislaus. who was
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Special Correspondence Sunday Republic.

Special Correspondence Sunday Republic.
st. Petersburg. Russia. May M-Some
day. when the story OF Ivan Pilecki. a ma
tive of Poland and a Nihilist. Is written. 1t
will be found so full of dramatic color tina:
an Ibsen or a Sudermann may consider II
\proftable to build out OF it a realistic play.
Mt is a story Of political crime. fanaticism
an infatuation. daring escapes to and safe
-ty In foreign lands for many years. until
ardent longing for the sight of the sweet
heart of his early days drove the culpr't
back 10 his native city. There his arrest
was quickly accomplished. but again he
WAS rescued in an almost miraculous man.
ner through the contrition of the woman
he loTed. and who had learned TO love
another whom she besought to save from
death or banishment TO the mines OF Siberia
the man who sacrificed his liberty for her.
Both men are now in London. probably in
exile for life.
Pileckis real name is Joseph Piisudzki.
He Is now a man of ~. handsome in APP
pearance. and still filed with the fanatic
IRE of Nihilism. TO the dangerous doctrines
Of which he became a convert during his
student days at Warsaw.
He had imbibed with the mother milk the
hatred OF Poland for the expressions Ct
Russia. This hatred made life a burden TO
Alexander ii and cost him his life on the
quiet road along the Summer Canal on that
fatal 18th Of March. 1881.
Pilecki. by which name he is better known
than that 10 which he came naturally
through his father. soon after his student
days went to St Petersburg to Join the
secret councils of the Nihilists. The Russian
pplice first learned of his connection with
Ne enemies of the dynasty when several
were made upon the life OF Alex
ander III. He fed from the city and lived
for years in various continental countries.
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since his apprehension at Warsaw. Pilecki
was transported to ST. Petersburg and In
generated there. while he awaited his trial.
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Cut a Swath at
lnterlacken and Zurich.

Pflecki was always well supplied with
money. which he spent lavishly in his mode
OF living. In Vienna he was known AS a
Polish capitalist at the Hotel Metropolis.
The leading pensions OF Zurich and Inter
lacken entertained him as a prominent
Nfhilist with an Independent fortune. spent
IN fostering the cause of revolution in Rus
STA Although he was Of ~convivial habits,
he was always alone and apparently
stunned the society of women. He was so
different in this respect from other Mill
lists and political exiles that it created talk
and all manner OF surmise among those
who knew him.
To q friend he confded that his love and
faith were pledged to q beautiful girl Of
Warsaw. the daughter OF one Of the pro-
fessors At the university. They loved each
other and were engaged to be married.
They even ~corresponded. and she had prom
ased some day to follow him into exile and
wed him away from her beloved Poland.
Years passed. however. and Pflecki 70
manned alone. drifting hither and thither.
awaiting the day that would bring to him
tie fulnIlment Of his love dream.
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Bargains in Crawford Bicycles :
Mcintosh Hardware company.
FILED FOR RECORD.

Troy Mining, Power and Improve
ment company, warranty deed to Mrs.
Martha Allen, of Troy, Montana, to
lot IA. block of West Troy, Montana,
consideration, 800.
Kalispell Townsite company war;
ranty deed to Christen M. Slack, lot
8, block ia, Kalispell Townsite com.
pany's addition; consideration $125.
Notice OF placer location on east
bank Of Flathead river near Coram,
filed by Ward Oil Placer company.
Big Bend Oil Placer claim, adjoin.
ing, filed by same, .
Coram Oil placer claims, adjoining,
by same.
Coram oil placer claim, adjoining,
by same.
Deed Of mining claim to Galena lode
and Basil lode, in Fisher creek district
Joseph E. Branscombe, to Kentucky
Vermillion Mining and Concentrating
company.
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PARALYzED
HER SPOUSE
Geo. NJ. Yenne Sues for a Dr.
vorce-Strong Reasons.
PULLED HIS WHISPERS
Drove Him Out of House and Home and
Caused His Face to Freeze. Saws
the Complaint.
PULLED HIS WHISPERS

Suit for divorce has been filed with
the clerk of the district court, in which
George w. Yenne Is plaintiff. The
parties live at Creston, this county.
They were married at Creston, April
7, 1896, but have not seemed to get
along we'll together.
Section three Of the complaint states
that since said marriage the defend
ant has treated the plaintiff in a cruel
and inhuman manner and particularly
as follows: That on or about the 10th
day of April 1901, at Creston, Mon.
tana, at the home of this plaintiff, the
defendant struck the plaintiff with a
heavy iron ladle or spoon weighing a
pound. on the head inflicting deep
cash, knocking the plaintiff almost
senseless and affecting him for days
thereafter. That said defendant for
eighteen months last past has continu-
ally abused, misused and rendered life
burdensome to the plaintiff, and that
said defendant during all the said
time was and has been very quarrel
some and compelled this plaintiff to
go out and work at unreasonable hours
and times, so much so that from the
exposure this occasioned, as plaintiff
is informed by physicians, he has had
a stroke of paralysis on the left side
OF his face. and that defendant has
frequently and at divers and sundry
times pulled the whiskers of this
plaintiff when he was in a partially
paralyzed condition and driven him
about the house and premises, until
life became burdensome and living
with said defendant impossible"
Statutory relief is prayed for.
Mr.. Noffsinger is attorney for the
plaintiff.