The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-15
ELECTED FROM
THE HOTEL
Captain Strong and Lady
Francis Hope
ORDERED TO. "GIT"
Scandalous Conduct Of Strong and Lady
Hope. Formerly May Yohe,
Variety Actress.

from the United States army has not
yet been accepted by Secretary Root,
in order, it is said, that Strongs re-
ported escapade with Lady Francis
Hope may be investigated by the war
department. The particulars of the
escapade at San Francisco are relat-
ed as follows:
Social circles are much wrought
up over the escapade of Captain
Putnam Bradlee Strong, son OF
the former mayor Of New York city.
Captain Strong, under orders for the
Philippines, has been staying here
for several days at a fashionable hotel
with Lady Francis Hope, formerly
May Yohe, the actress.
Captain Strong is registered at the
Palace hotel under his real name, but
at the Calofirnia hotel he registered
as H. l.. Hastings and wife. The
"wife' was the former actress, whom
he brought out here from New York
and expected to take with him to the
Philippines. Capt. Strong evidently
thought he had artfully concealed his
identity, but reporters discovered his
companion was Lady Francis Hope,
because she wore some of the famous
Hope jewels at dinner in the Palace
grill room.
Strong at first denied his identity,
when run down late last night, but he
finally admitted it and early this
morning California hotel people re-
quested him and the actress to leave
the hotel. They departed with
Strong's negro valet and twelve large
trunks. Lady Hope is scheduled to
sail on the Nippon Maru ON Wednes-
day.
Captain Strong was scheduled to
sail on the transpor, Grant on Taes
day, but since the publicity of his es-
capade with May Yohe he has decid-
ed to leave the United States army.
His resignation has been sent to
Washington by telegraph. The re-
port now is that he and May Yohe
will go to Japan together on the
Steamer Nippon Maru.
When the assistant manager of the
California discovered the imposition
that has been practiced upon him by
the pseudo Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings,
who had registered on July 4, he sent
up messenger demanding the pres
ence of the captain in his private
office.
"Wha. do you mean by awakening
me SO early?" angrily asked the cap
tain 1t was little after o'clock.
"You are wanted by Mr. Wrenn."
Tell him l cannot come I'll send
down my valet"
The messenger returned to Mr..
Wrenn with the captains reply. but
was soon at the door again with the
imperative message:
"Mr. Wrern says he does not want
to see your valet, and you will please
come down at once"
The captain slipped into his cloths
and went down stairs and hinted at
proceedings.
"You will leave here at $3.50, and if
you are here after that time your bill
will be $50 an hour" said Mr. Wrenn.
'You don't mean that?" calculated
the captain.
Eyes, $50 an hour; you have my
warning"
But, my dear sir, we have twelve
trunks-twelve trunks-and can we
pack twelve trunks by $780,"
1T gives you three-quarters of an
hour. l give you that much time SIM
ply because you have twelve trunks"
Captain Strong went up to his
apartments and shortly afterward
there came ring for the bellboy
"Get us some breakfast-just some
eggs, coffee and toast, some chops,
and. look here-be quick"
The room was in a frenzy of dis
order. Lady Francis Hope was throw
ing all manner of wearing apparel
pell-mell into trunks. Back came the
boy.
"The management says you amt
going to get no breakfast" said he.
"The scoundrels!" calculated the
captain.
At o'clock the last trunk was out