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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21

thropy, in the highest exposition of true
nOn-sectarian Christianity, I bespeak your
interest and your hearty and unselhsh CO
operation, either by subscription or mem
tershIp-
TO the friends Of the German Orphan
Asylum, on whose ground this Home
stands, I wish to say IT all seriousness
that there can be no conflicting or clash
ing interests, the friends of one must DO
the friends of the other, not in the spirit
Of rivalry, but in the spirit of harmony,
concord, and amnity, so that each may
flourish and prosper to the betteFment Of
mankind. May the home continue to be
an incentive to all of the noblest instincts
of our nature May health and happiness
reign within, and friendship and good
feeling animate its friends without, and
may the blessings of God rest upon its fu-
ture.
And now I wish to publicly thank Mr..
John L. Smithmeyer. the eminent archi-
tect and his assistant Mr.. Didden for
the admirable plan Of this home AID the
skill with which the same has been car
ried out; to the contractor, Mr.. Hender-
son, We also extend our appreciation for
carrying out his contract faithfully and
as expeditiously as vas warranted under
the adverse circumstances; and to the
kind ladies and gentlemen and oFganiza-
tons that have so far contributed in fur
tend our hearty thanks and trust that
they may continue TO be friends of the
home
The Architects Tribute.
Nj J. L. smithmeyer. architect of the
new home, in the course of few re-
marks said:
1T behooves the architect on this oe-
casion to render a brief history of the
structure. from its inception, which I
now present But before that It is my
pleasant duty to thank the gentlemen,
who have had charge Of the management
and control Of this noble enterprise. for
the courtesy with which their business
transactions with me were characterized
at all times: and also for their zeal and
untiTing efforts. without which the vari-
Gus unforeseen obstacles encountered
could not have been readily overcome
and the result have been so satisfactory
7 also feel indebted TO my associate.
Mr. George a. Didden, for the services
he has rendered me by his constant
readiness and able assistance IN the Office
and Oh the premises. I bespeak for him
recognition of high professional ability.
And last. but not least, IL is with pleas
UTe I commend the contractor, Mr.. Hen
derson. who well deserves praise for his
earnest endeavors and square dealings
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21
Thread Makers Strike.

PAWTUCKET, r. I, May 21.-Beeause
the J. & P. Coates Company refused to
pay the scale OF wages in effect here be-
fore the enactment OF the ffty-eiglt- hour
Law. 30 twister tenders have gone on
strike.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21
STEEL PEN IN HIS FRIED EGG.
Theory That the Hen Swallowed the Pen
Before Laying.

PORT DEPOSIT, Nd. May PA pecu-
liar incident occurred here at the home
of Mr. anG Mrs John Shade. Mr. Shade
got up and prepared his own breakfast of
fried eggs, and was very particular about
it When the eggs were cooked he began
to eat.
Suddenly his teeth came in contact with
hard substance, which was found to be
a steel pen. The chicken. 1t is thought
had swallowed it. and during the forna-
ton of the egg it had become encascd in
the shell.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21

cations The cornerstone of the home was
laid September IS last. with Masonic
rites, and the completed work accepted
April IS of this year.
Loving Cup Presentation.
Mr.. Wolf then addressed Mr.. Appich and
presented to him q handsome loving cup,
with the following remarks:
1T gives me great pleasure as the
president of the board of directors of the
Christian and Eieanora Rupert Home to
present to you in the name of the board,
this slight token of their appreciation for
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21
Rescued Crew Landed

DUNKIRK, May 2f.-The English steam
er Abbotsford today landed eighteen of
the crew OF the French schooner Lane
here The Lame VAS wrecked in the
North Sea
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21
RESUMPTION IN THE RAND.
Four Hundred More Stamps to Be Op-
Grated Within a Month.

LONDON. May 21-Four hundred more
stamps. according to a dispatch from Jo-
hannesburg, viii be allowed to resume
work in the Rand district within a
months time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21

Building the New Home.
Mr.. Smithmeyer then recounted the
events connected with the building of the
home, beginning with the time invitations
were issued to four chosen architects, on
January Is, 1901, to enter into a eompe-
tition for plans and for the superin-
tendence Of a building which would COM
fortabIy accommodate forty INDECENT old
persons of both sexes and the necessary
servants, the cost of the structure not to
exceed the sum Of $40. 600
On February 20 Of that year the plans
Of the speaker were unanimously adopted
On May Il contracts from six firms were
opened, and the award was made to VIII
liam Henderson, at S3s, $50, with 81 200
added later for changes made in specff-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21
Building the New Home.

with all parties. interested even under
adverse circumstances.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

But he was so ardently DESTROYS of
impressing Mackay that he could not
restrain the flow of his confidence, and
he kept on grinding out detail on de-
tail. sandwiched continually with the
remark:
Mind you, 1 am talking confidential
1--WE are all gentlemen together-this
isn't to be printed depend on your
being a gentleman"-stil on and on
and on.
He wanted Mr.. Mackay to sell Read
ing short; it was going all to pieces.
Mr.. Mackay seldom specialized, but in
this case he listened without protest
to the closing declaration of the brok-
er that he intended to sell for Mr..
Mackay's account a round block of
stock the next morning.
Now, you won't print it, this is all
between gentlemen" vociferated the
broker in farewell. You won't print
1t, will you-you mustn't-you won't
will you?"
Some veteran newspaper men get
used to insolence of this sort This
newspaper man was young enough not
to have learned the lesson. Where
fore he answered:
Print it? Certainly not-not unless
l can corroborate it'-which soft re-
Spouse tickled John w. Mackay into
roaring joyousness of laughter.
The next day Reading did not go
down far, but when the short stock
was covered there was a round $500
proft-tn it, and Bert Winsmore-news-
paper youth then, broker now-treas-
ures this autograph:
My Dear Boy: Here's check have
Endorsed to you for s512. Made it on
that Reading l did not intend to touch,
sold by my crank friend W. It
was worth more than that to me to
see the effect on him of your corrobora-
ton repartee. 1t will break his heart
To see your signature. Yours, as well
says, "confidentially," j. w. M.
OF the abundant tales that circulate
representing John w. Mackay as a low
er OF the card table, more especially
the recitations that elaborate his de-
meanor and luck at the gentle game
OF poker, most are merely inventions.
Ihey are interesting enough, some of
them, to win Mackay'S own applause,
though as fact, their hero was new
er in the running. From up at Hol-
yoke comes a new one-told by local
chronicles in this way.
An inmate of the almshouse, bowed
with age and bent with long years of
toll and physical struggle, asserts as
ne puffs away on clay pipe that had
he not loaned John w. Mackay, the
millionaire mine owner, small sum
of money in 1865, Mackay would prob
ably have remained poor man all his
life and the present pauper might pos
sibly have been the bonanza king. The
unrequitted debt amounted to ST. With
this money the Westerner paid his as
sessment on stock that afterward net
ted him a fortune.
John Begley, the Holyoke pauper,
says he worked in Virginia City in 1866,
and while employed there he formed
an acquaintance with a prospector,
who proved to be John w. Mackay. A
close friendship was formed 1t was
during this period that Mackay pur-
chased some stock as an investment,
received notice of an assessment, and
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

will be, as the wife of Mr.. WI Ting
Fang. Many Oriental women have re-
sided here for time and are pleas
antly remembered, but none made
such an impression on society and so
many genuine friends as has tiny Mrs.
WI. Since her husband was accredit-
ed here in 1897, she has been GEN.
trail figure in official life. Very small
of stature. with the fiat nose, broad
cheeks and thin lips of the Monaghan,
she is not handsome, according to
Western standards, though doubtless
in the East she is considered a beauty
of the first water. She has soft brown
eyes that would grace any face, an
expression of dignity and decision of
character, and charming smile in
which the loving kindness of her heart
Is plainly reflected. She comes from
one of the most ancient and honorable
families in the Flowery Kingdom and
has the further distinction of pure Chi
nese blood. Her high rank and orr
gin is indicated in her costume, the
gorgeous eagle embroidered on her
breast being one of it's most important
features, as 1t indicates that she Is of
equal rank with her husband, priyi-
legged to enter and leave a room at his
side, instead of being compelled to
the case were she of lower caste. The
beads around her neck have also spec
ial significance, and are worn by both
women and men in the CELESTIAL land,
to show their station. These neck
laces vary with the seasons, jade and
coral being adopted for winter and
sandal wood for summer. AS is sup
posed to befit her rank. Mrs. Wu's
feet are about the size of a year old
baby's, and are clad in the marvellous
little shoes that are seldom seen In
this part of the world, except in mu-
scum cases. She dresses very hand
somely, being rich in her own right,
and having brought to her husband q
generous dowry Her wonderful clothes
are made in the Legation, by Chi
nese tailor who is a member of the
minister's suite, and are all Of mag
nificent silk and satin. the very rich
est that money can buy. and gOr-
geously embroidered. But alas there
can never be any chance OF fashion
for a Chinese lady of the upper
crust. Her gowns must all be cut
from the same model that her ances-
tors used, with scant skirt. tunlc and
jacket, In accordance with royal de-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

cree. Her heavy, shining, well-greased
black hair is always dressed accord
ing to the Canton mode; and her or
binary head-dress, In doors and out,
consists of band of black velvet
adorned with a handsome Jewel.
On ceremonious occasions the hair Ia
built up into a regular Chinese pa
CODA with jewels galore all over 1t and
pineapple shaped punches of artificial
flowers behind each ear. She has been
an Industrious student of English and
understands it pretty well, though she
rarely attempts to converse in any Ian
guage but her own, depending upon
her husband to translate. AS Mrs.
Wu's little feet preclude her from
walking, her daily exercise is taken
In an invalids chair, pushed by Chi
rlese servant, or in the gorgeous auto
mobile, propelled by the minister HIM
self, who has become an adept chat
feur. When Mr.. WI and his wife go
spinning along the street in their strik-
Ing turnout every head is turned, you
may be sure.
Sometimes cameras are leveled at
them, much to the minister's disgust.
He does not object to sit for his pic
ture in a proper way, but is very
averse to being Caught OFF guard, by
an amateur. The personnel of the
Chinese Embassy is larger than that
of any other, not even excepting Great
Britain. and numbers more than fifty
persons, including, besides secretaries
and attaches, a doctor, tailor, shoe
maker, BARRIERS, Wallets and cooks.
Mrs. WI has the direction of this
large menange, and is a model mis-
tress, exercising an authority. and fol-
lowing a system that not only keeps
the domestic wheels going smoothly,
but maintains harmony among the
staff.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

to get mad and not let the other fell
10" nave any doubt about 1t. He was
a disciplinarian, too, and they who
worked beside him, who were his close
associates and his advisers, as we'll as
tnose who were relatively unimport-
ant subordinates, had to accommo-
GATE themselves to rules rigidly strict,
always enforced. His especial weak
ness was his love for promptness. The
man who made with him a business
engagement and was late found the
appointment Cancelled, Mackay often
showing readiness even to inconven-
fence himself to avoid an interview
with a visitor who was late.
It's good business to be prompt to
keep an appointment on the minute"
ne was in the habit of saying. ut is
good business to call an appointment
OH when the other man is careless
enough to be behindhand. Besides be-
ing good business, it has another vir-
tue-it enables You to let the world
know that you have got a genial dis
position
That he was sometimes ready to
grant an interview without having ar
ranged the appointment was disclosed
when excited Mr.. Bonynge of San
Francisco came rushing into the Ne
vada Bark dozen years or more ago,
full of thirst for Mr.. Mackay's gore
because of society collisions between
the Bonynge and the Mackay folks
abroad. Past the clerks like a whirl-
wind came Bonynge, with spouting
gesticulations, up to the very front of
the Mackay desk.
Il have come here for satisfaction"
he shouted.
And you have come to the right
place" was Mr.. Mackay's assurance,
as he proceeded to pound and bound
his irate interviewer around the Office
floor like rubber ball on a spree.
Discussing this incident not so very
long ago Mr.. Mackay remarked:
Really, Bonynge was not such a bad
fellow; he had only one trouble-he was
an ass. But you can't afford to waste
much time on that sort. There are so
many of them that even to count 'em
would overwork YOU"
Enemies" Mr.. Mackay used to say.
ARE my masseurs. They keep my
blood circulating"
One night at the Broadway hotel
where he often made his Headquarters.
he set at dinner with a couple of news
paper friends, when up hustled a
bumptious broker full of exciting in
formation of tremendous deal about
to play havoc in the security market.
Mr.. Mackay was polite and listened,
though he was frank enough to explain
to the reciter that the chronicle did
not interest him bit; that he would
be very, very sure to follow instruc-
tons and keep the matter confidential
when all of sudden the point dis
penser awaked to the fact that he
was proclaiming all of his extraordi-
nary inside" knowledge in newspaper
presence. He began to boil and bub-
BILE; what he had said was in strictest
confidence; it must not be printed; he
would hold any man responsible who
dared betray him-and so forth in
more or less incoherent effervescence.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03
John ". Mackay and His Friends

The first club. says H. Allaway in
che New York Times, that ever dined
a. the Waldorf-in those earlier days
,yben George Boldt was seeking evil
dance as to whether he was to be the
greatest hotel man in the world or
merely tarrying here on a round-trip
ticket from Philadelphia-was labeled:
THE ABORIGINES.
club more human never existed.
Notable names were on its roster. And
in addition to having name it had
an anthem. John Cockerill best bon
yivant that ever escaped from st.
Louis, was the anthems introducer;
Amos Cummings wrote it, Moses
Handy was the soloist of 1t, with Tom
Ochiltree, Henry Davis, John Wise and
Judge Truax correspondents in it's soul
full chorus:
Hockey, Pokey, Winky, Fun,
The Aboriginal man has come
To claim his right to food and rum
AS king of Manhattan Island.
The president of The Aborigines
signed his name John M. Mackay-
and the signature of the treasurer
(when he paid the bills) had a suspi-
ciously similar look.
Once a month The Aborigines met
in their delectable debate, cheerfully
scornful of every circumstance that
could wear frown. Not so very long
ago was the joy of it-but how venge-
fully has the Black Dog barked at that
club door-Cunmings gone, Cockerill
gone, Handy gone, and now gone also
the chief of them all, he of the tran
scendent manliness-John M. Mackay.
1t may not have been at the month
ly Waldorf festivals that Mr. Mackay
most disclosed his real self, but very
real, indeed, was the character he
there did reveal-the genuine man with
soul ringing true every time. Serious
business man was he, great wealth he
had amassed, and all of it he kept in
huStling activity. Flippancy cannot
be dominating quality of one who de-
velops mines, runs smelters, establish
es banks, rears great Office buildings,
lays ocean cables, and nets a CONT
nent with electric ganglia. But the
human being in advancement is learn
ing the value OF having Workadays
limits fixed, the value of recreation, the
value of a physical and intellectual
safety valve. Mackay came to
know this early. The Commercial Ca
BILE Company, the Postal Telegraph
Company, Bonanza mines, suffered
none because of the evenings at the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY they were benefit
ed. And the President of The Abor-
igines lived many year beyond what
would have been the quota had the
eternal routine been unrelieved of the
stress of money grabbing. This was
his own view, anyhow.
Plenty of days there were when John
w. Mackay was something else than
a circulating sunbeam; he knew how
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

New York were quietly married in st.
Paurs Episcopal Church of this city
one morning last week. Senator Mitch
ell gave the bride away, and lmme-
diately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffin started on Northern
tour, intending to spend most of their
honeymoon in Nova Scotia. This is
Mrs. Griffin's third matrimonial ven
ture. Her first husband was Mr.. Han
dy, a wealthy young Washingtonian,
who died here about ten years ago. The
second was Mr.. Heimbold, a prosper
Gus merchant of Portland, Ore, who
lived but a short time after the mar
riage. Mr.. Griffin is a prominent law
yer of New York. to which city he will
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

ton. The historic old mansion is now
undergoing repairs, including the put
ting in of passenger elevator. At
present the Grays are at Nahant,
where the Judge has been improving
in health and now goes driving every
day. while Mrs. Gray makes frequent
visits to the Hub, to superintend the
renovation of her home. They are en-
inently Bostonians of the Bostonians,
of the most conservative type and,
naturally, they found the Bohemian
life of the national capital not all to
their liking.
Mrs. Maggie Mitchell Heimbold. eld-
est daughter of Senator Mitchell of
Oregon, and Mr.. Francis Griffin of
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03
$3.50 Round Trip savannah to
Washington, ID. G.

Effective May is and continuing daily
until Sept. 80. the Seaboard Air Line
will sell excursion tickets either all
rail or via Norfolk and the N. and w.
S. B. Co. Savannah to Washington. at
the rate $3.50. limited returning until
Oct. 81. A splendid opportunity for
reaching Eastern cities at small cost.
Full particulars at the city ticket Of
fee. corner Bun and Bryan Streets.
ed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

tive girl, bright. vivacious and ex-
tremely popular in the younger sena-
torial circle. The Washington home
of the Quays, in fashionable K street.
is the center of gaiety for young peo-
pie at the capital, who hailed from the
great state of Pennsylvania lust now
the family is at Lake Placid, in the
Adirondacks. where the senator owns
a cottage.
1t is announced that Justice of the
Supreme Court and Mrs. Horace Gray,
will not return to Washington to re-
sumo their permanent residence. but
will in future reside in the Gray home
stead, in Mount Vernon street, Bos-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

to save his stock borrowed from Beg
ley.
ay," said Begley. when telling the
story recently. II never asked him
for it and never expected it,
Begley tells with a picturesQueness
most Impressive, as he talks from the
depths of poverty, about the times he
received $3.50 a day in the mines and
worked with the late multi millionaire.
how he always had ready cash, while
Mackay was hard up.
"Mackay was growing richer all the
time while 1 wondered how it was that
he was broke" continued Begley.
THE stocks which he would have
lost and l might have got for a song
If I hadn't loaned him the 81 were
growing richer in jumps, and the first
thing l knew it wasn't for the likes
of me to speak to Mackay.
Many an hour in the mining camp
have played poker with him. but soon
l was out in the cold playing solitaire
with my pick. He had the luck and
hadn't"
In Mr.. Mackay's career nothing was
ever attempted with enthusiasm be-
yond that which he had in his ambi-
ton. to establish the Pacific cable.
over seven years old, he still could
foresee and plan and hustle. Why not
put his capital into some less extra
ordinary enterprise? Why the part of
the Pacific cable pioneer? Easily an
swered, such conundrums. he said:
81 don't want to bother with rail-
roads and be bothered by them. But 1
am obliged to invest the capital. So
I've decided to put the money into
something where they can't be hold
ing me up forever on rights of way
and town taxes-put the money where
they'll have to swim to get it,"
There be laid-lubbed financiers who
can appreciate this Mackay philosophy
OF Mr. Mackay's characteristics none
was more continually conspicuous
than the unaffected modesty of the
man. Anything approaching ffattery
was an affection. One evening up at
the old Windsor Hotel, seated with a
group of men of affairs and good
friends, something was disclosed of
one of his current accomplishments,
some extraordinary progress made in
telegraph and cable enterprise, the
consequence of which challenged Col
Tom Ochiltree (the genuineness of
whose admiration was never question
able) into the enthusiastic ejaculation:
by the Aboriginal John, you are
the eighth wonder of the world
ooh, no, not so bad as that" an
swered Mackay, showing amusement;
'only the ninth, only the ninth. The
eighth wonder is bigger than any 9TH
err things this continent will ever see.''
And what's that?" demanded the
bonfire comp1exioned Texan. What
the devil is the eighth wonder. theu?"
THE man with the ball-bearing
jaw" quoth Mackay.
burned if / see the point" vowed
Col Ochiltree. At least that is what
he said, he said, for at that moment
the Ochiltree voice had been drowned
in merry shout that filled the big,
broad corridor.
Far within bounds is the registered
verdict of John w. Mackay's business
colleagues:
He was strong. bearing adversely
with fortitude and prosperity without
pride"
The real man was John w. Maclay
H. Allaway.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03
THE ABoRIGINEs.

Plenty of days there were when John
w. Mackay was something else than
a circulating sunbeam; he knew how
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

Nobody has ever left the diplomatic
circle who was 20 greatly missed as
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-03

Far within bounds is the registered
verdict of John w. Mackay's business
colleagues;
HE was strong. bearing adversely
with fortitude and prosperity without
PRIDE
The real man was John w Mackay.
H. Allaway.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-01

Happy, jolly, Charlie Straub
of near Ely was in the city
Saturday, His tace round and
rosy, just like the one that low.
ers long to swing on the gate
and gaze at in the moon. Aud
he has just that won't tell
kind of a twinkle in his eye,
But he was IN hurry because
he had to get back to Hassard,
his voting precinct aud do his
duty, Well, while here he did
his duty by the DEMOCRAT and
that made us smile,