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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

NtIpp1llenJ OF the mus
cal talent which she
had already shown in
remarkable de gree.
She was about twelve
then a child wit h
a smooth, dark skin,
a wealth of hair, and
big eyes full of
dreams. | can recol-
lect how beautiful |
thought she was as
she sat perched de
murely in a chair to
have her picture taken.
There was no SINH
larity between this deli
cate little maiden and
Adelaide Ristori. the
Italian actress and per
haps the greatest TRACE
diennc of that time.
But the latter also made
a great impression on
me. Tall and COM
manding, with a ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
j. HERBERT WEIGH

a
Contrary to the custom among deadhcads | was
one OF the first in the applause that night and when
II was all over | thankful that | had not sold
those tickets But glad | was, | felt doubv so
about week aterward when Dickens stepped briskly
into the store again.
We'll, my boy, -" he exclaimed with broad smile,
have YOU heard that Dickens YETI"
Il have, Mr.. Dickens " | answered. smiling in
embarrassed way as | remembered nv remarks
when he in before and !"
Well, " he cried, interrupting me and now l
daresay you are prepared to take back those fine
things you said about him the other dav
Not word of them, a word. replied quickly
recovering myself under the influence of his gcniaitv
Il would add to then-add a loft | could do he
subject Justice.
Oh you Anericans,' he cried raising his hands
to his if to shut out the compliments you
would turn mans head With that he wheeled
about to greet Mr. Chckering
Plenty of the celebrated I have met since
then have been fond OF fun. hut few have possessed
the degree of boysh high spirits and keenness for
amusing situation that Dickens avowcd when he
played his little practical Joke the unsophistcated
young tICket-seller
suppose l was rather new to the worlds wavs
then. and vet Dickens not the first celebrity
with whom | came IN contact. The wealth and
fashion of Ncw-Yorl and personages from afar were
wont to go to the Photographic studio of Thomas
FarIs. on Broadway near Eighth-St have their
portraits made porcelain, a process which Faris
had introduced from Berlin and which had become
graduated
years service at the studio general utility boy
and had seen something OF the vanitics Of life
One OF the prominent persons of the day whom
| observed at Farss and whom still can see wildly
through the fog of years, was the inventor of our
Geographic system, Samuel F 3 Morse a tall man
with blowing beard. large nose and glasses which
only partly concealed the kindly expression in his
eyes. In appearance and manner he suggests to
me. as ! recall him. man OF trend of mind vastly
different from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with
whom some years afterVard I drank currant wine
a Cambridge.
Mr. Morse at the studio several times to sit and
about his pictures but | remember that he was
less interested in them than the Photographic processes
One day when he waiting for Mr. Faris who
was busy with sitter he began to quiz me The
scope of what | didn't know about photography
comprehensive, and he saw it, of course but
he quickly set me at my ease, and we had a pleasant
little chat Faris afterward revealed to him the
mysteries of the darkroom.
Another of those who stands in my mind from
the crowd that came and went at the Faris studio
little Teresa Careno longer little Teresa but
the woman who had achieved worldwide fame as a
pianist. Her father, the President of a South Ameri-
republic, had sent her New York for the de
velopment of the must
Al aln II,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

/ interiors II theateTs IN gloomy 0@03
l. ...tr.-. with the briIance OF the
-.- there Is no glamo in the theatrical man
II Is q maker of contracts. a director of dry
0eSS man But when night comes. and
--... .-- - before the pay-houses and the crowds
the manager becomes another per
#-a his cares hidden behind an impassive
evening dress he Is less a man of business
0diment OF a smiling welcome to an
--here OF art.
work. brings him in contact with the
SIDE OF the world OF the stage The
-.r rings him in contact with the glitter
world At large. In the course of time
a4ser Of important productions his dual
PRODUCER and host causes him know
actors on both the stage behind the
the wide stage OF life in general.
Tx a long vista of DAYS and nights
..e- can see many interesting and
amy parts. One OF the first that occurs
-l in little impromptu comedy of his
..- Tor my especial benefit
---.l rosy-faced man, who wore a care
he and goatee. and extremely tight
Tbs ray hair. l remember was brushed
--t Of his ears. He approached me at
chickering's piano and music store
near Bleecker-st. where l. boy in
-eliing tickets for the much-advertised
a Charles Dickens, who then honor
.s---y with his second and last visit was
- N..-Norll
The sale OF seats for the Dickens readings
.-ed The dressy little man.
@ indeed, answered reaching for
u..s .. e.n- seem to be taking in New-York.'
E.- g. seem 20 be taking | exclaimed. Well.
..E So He's great. He hits of his charac-
very life The people falling
..- get in # YOU haven't heard him yet.
t3 night away I've only few tickets
f.. week How many viii YOU have"
waved aside the tickets which
s.z-- .r.-asly before him. and remarked with
OH | won't want any tickets. wouldn't
... you'd give them to me I happened
passing and ust thought j drop to inquire
.- -.. man Dickens / suspect. sir, that your
5.r him is merely IN the way OF business.
Eau that. for all YOUR praise. you've never
..- The great
-.--..E -.E and confessed that such he demand
5- .-- -hat hadn't been able get free tickets,
mi Tia. their price beyond my pocket-book.
H- assured him that had heard great deal about
-- and thus knew whereof I spoke
H.U #e'" he exclaimed It's a shame that
z- -H.-lI miss this treat. Here take these. that
r. future YOU won't have to speak from mere
t-r about so important matter. Yes. take
t. Z don't want them. I've heard Dickens
t-- Zoo much Of him
r had extracted from his wallet three tickets,
he passed over 20 The clerks at sur
-.- ling COUNTERS had stopped work and wee ewing
-h g-lns but
suspect the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

and small and COWed with the
little Warehouses. They were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

all alive to him, and so they were to us
The truth was that Dickens was display.
ing remarkable ability as an actor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
BY James w. NG0rrissey. +

. URN. the working day. when the
interiors Il theaters are in gloomy
- Contrast with the brilliance OF the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
NEWS FROM SEAT
FAR EASTERN WAR
st. Petersburg War Office Makes
Denials.
REPORTED MukEN ENGAGEMENT.
Absolute Denial Is Given to a Shann.
hal Telegram Reporting that a GEN
eral Engagement at that Place Has
Been Won by Japs

hal Telegram Reporting that Gen.
eral Engagement at that Place Has
Been Won by Japs.
st. Petersburg Oct. 1.-5;02 p. H.
important developments on the east.
ern flank of the Manchurian army are
admitted by the war office to be pro.
ceeding. The details, however, are
withheld for strategic reasons, the au.
thorities departing from silence only
to the extent of saying that the Rus.
sian cavalry is executing important
movements, leaving it to be surmised
that it is trying to cut the Japanese
line of communication and thus defeat
the flank advance.
An absolute denial is given to the
Shanghai telegram reporting that a
general engagement at Mu6den has
been won by the Japanese. The war
Office even declares that nothing is
known of the serious fghting there. II
Is pointed out that the reports of the
Russian retirement from Mukden are
disproved by yesterdays telegram
from General Sakharoff, showing that
General Kuropatkin's outposts are as
far south as Yen Tai.
Further reconnafsances continue
and indicate that the Japanese forces
are still crossing the Taitse river at
Bentsiaputze, indicating That the CEN
ter Of CAVITY remains east of the river
They apparently have not yet sue
ceeded in drafting sufficient men thith
sr to drive home their fianking opera
tions.
Considerable significance is attach
ed to Sakharoff's report that Chinese
bandits are fighting in the Japanese
ranks in the Liao river valley. Taken
in conjunction with the attempt of ban.
dts to cut the railroad between Muh
den and Harbin reveals the extent of a
widespread Japanese organization OF
bandits west Of the railroad. The news
from the front is extremely meager.
The army organ is still expressing
skeptioism of an immediate advance
This paper is inclined to attach great
Importance to the stories of the wide
spread prevalence of disease among
the Japanese troops.
No late news concerning the JOpa
nese turning movement east, has been
received, which is regarded to be the
chief movement of the Japanese. Field
Marshall Oyama may be compelled to
abandon the idea of an advance it is
1ntlmated in a Mukden dispatch that
1t is possible with fresh troops CON
strant1y arriving, that General Kuro
patkin may attempt some offensive op
Grafton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
FOR BETTER PRICES.
Secret Meeting Of Cotton Dealers Held
at jackson.


at jackson.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. IA secret con.
ference of cotton dealers from the
principal market points in the state
was held here at the Edwards hotel.
About Is dealers participated and
all were enjoined to secrecy regarding
the proceedings, declining to make
any statements for publication, but
promising that there may be something
interesting to announce later on.
It is believed that the cotton deal.
srs have plan ON foot whereby a
good portion Of Mississippi's cotton
crop will be held back to await better
prices.
When this question was put point
blank to the participants in the confer.
ence they did not deny that that was
the object Of their gathering. The
resolutions adopted at the recent con.
vention Of the Southern Cotton Grow.
ers' association in ST. Louis. wherein
It was decided that It is advisable fo1
the farmers to hold back their crop,
1s thought to have been the incentive
for the gathering, and 1t is not at all i'm.
probable that some warehouse schema
Is being devised which will be an.
nounced after the plans have beer
fully formulated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
TRUCE STILL PENDING.
Between Uruguayan Authorities and
Revolutionsts.

Between Uruguayan Authorities and
Revolutonsts.
Buenos Ayres, Oct 1.-The truce
between the Uruguayan authorities and
the revolutionists continues, pending
the acceptance or refusal of new peace
proposals, the provisions of which
have not been made public. Paraguay.
an advices give reports of small en-
gagements between the revolution.
lists there and the government forces
but they are so conflicting as to rem
der the making of accurate statements
impossible. Both sides claim to be
masters of the situation, but 1t is be.
lieved the conditions are practically
unchanged from those last reported.
It is reported from Corrientes that
John N. Ruffin, American consul at AS.
uncion, Paraguay, is acting as presi.
dent, and has telegraphed to Washing
ton through American Minister Finch
for an American warship to assist the
movement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
BROTHERHOOD ST. ANDREWS.
Members of the Newly Appointed
Council.

Council.
Philadelphia, Oct 1.-The only bust.
ness of Importance to come before the
Brotherhood of st. Andrews delegates
today will be the selection of the next
meeting place. At a meeting of the
newly appointed council the following
were elected:
President-Robert H. Gardiner, oil
Gardiner, Me.
Vice President-J. Harris Davis, oi
Philadelphia, Pa.
Second Vice resident-Edmund G.
Billings, of Boston, Mass.
Treasurer-George H. Randall, OF
Pittsburg, Pa.
General Secretary-Hubert Carleton,
Of Pittsburg, Pa.
Office Secretary-Edga P. Oriswell,
Of Pittsburg, Pa.
]. A. Houghtaling, of Chicago, and
r. H. Gardiner, of Gardiner, discussed
"The Forward Movement, and J. A.
Cato, of Toronto, Canada, and ]. H.
Smalle, Of Chicago, spoke on "How
Can the Brotherhood Movement Be
Best Promoted?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02

There is no virtue in a dawdling
.saunter. The slow and languid drag
ging one foot after the other, which
some people call walking, would tire
an athlete; it utterly exhausts a weak
person, and that is the reason why
many delicate persons think they can
not walk. To derive any benefit from
the exercise it is necessary to walk
with light, elastic step, which swings
the weight of the body so easily from
one leg to the other that its weight is
not felt and which produces a healthy
glow, showing that the sluggish blood
is stirred to action in the most remote
veins.-Family Doctor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
CLAY MAKES SPEECH.
Georgia Senator Enthuses Democrats
on Campaign Issues.

Augusta, Ga, Oct. Senator A S
Clay addressed a large and enthusi
astic audience, composed Of the best
citizens of the city at the court house
on the national issues of the day.
A number of ladies graced the oc
casion with their presence.
Repeatedly the speaker had to wait
for the applause to subside, in order to
be heard
After referring briefly to state af.
fairs, he gave four reasons why Judge
Parker should be elected. First, the
Republican party is a sectional party !;
second, the Republican party is domi.
mated by corrupt officials; third, the
Democratic party is for economical ad.
ministration of the national govern.
ment; fourth, only by Democratic
victory can the people secure an in.
vesttgatiOn of the manner in which
the money of the government is spent
by officials. He pitched his entire
speech on these heads.
In closing, Senator Clay spoke brief.
ly to the Populists of the state. He
declared that they are now all Demo.
Gratis. His prayer was that the peo.
pie of Georgia would never again be
divided as they were eight or ten years
ago. 1t was church against church,
family against family, neighbor against
neighbor, brother against brother,
town and city against the country. He
never wanted to see, he said, such con.
ditions prevailing again. In the last
primary, the Populists came back and
voted with the Democratic party They
ore now our brethren. In many coun.
ties the POpulists who came back to
the party are in control, and they
ought to be. They are in the major.
ity. They will vote for Parker in
November, and help to roll up a 10000
majority.
Senator Clay declared that the white
people of the siuth must stand togeth.
or. They could gain nothing by di.
vision. No other party offers any.
thing to the southern white man.
Cleveland stands for the nominee.
Bryan stands for the nominee. 1t will
take the united strength of the people
opposed to Republicanism to oust the
party from Washington. The Repubr
ncan party stands for Capitalization
OF power and against the people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
Shot by Former Followers.

Buenos Ayres, Oct lit is rll
mored today that General Munos, the
leader of the Uruguayan revolution.
lists, has been shot by his followers.
General Munoz succeeded to the lead.
ership of the Uruguayan revolutionists
after the death of General kparicio
Saraiva recently. Munoz soon after.
ward arranged peace with the govern.
ment but eight revolutionary leaders,
including two members of the family
Of Sariva, declined to recognize the ac.
tion of Munoz and said they would
continue hostilities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
Capitalization New comnanles.

New York, Oct. considerable in.
terest is shown in the total capital.
ization of companies organized under
the laws of the eastern states during
September with $1,000,000 or more
authorized capital stock as compared
with the previous month. The new
companies show an aggregate capi.
talization of $6,250,00o This is more
than double the total of August.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
DEATH SIR WILLIAM
VERNON HARC0UR1
Finest Political Gladiator ct
His Age"
END CAME QUITE SUDDENLY
Among All Glasses In the United King
dom, Regardless of Party, New
Caused a Sensation and Genuine Re
gret-Forty Years In Politics.

London, Oct. 1.-Sir William Ver
non Harcourt, ''the finest political
gladiator of his age,' died very sudden
ly today at Nuneham park, near Ok
ford, the country seat which he recent
ly inherited from his nephew.
Only his wife, daughter of the late
John Lothrop Motley, the historian
and former American minister td
Great Britain was with him. Who
Sir William went to bed last night /
seemed fairly WELL though he had beeA
suffering from a slight chill. Thi;
morning when he was called he replied
cheerily:
'In a short time"
Later a servant entered the room
and found Sir William lying dead on
his bed His son, Lewis Vernon Har
court, member of parliament for the
Rossendale division of Lancashire, was
hastily summoned from London.
Among all classes in the United
Kingdom, regardless of party, the un'
expected news caused a sensation and
genuine regret. The somewhat pathet
ic announcement in March last of his
intended retirement had prepared the
public for Sir Williams eventual disap
pearance from the active arena of po
litical strife but there had been no
whisper that his stalwart constitution
had been impaired by nearly 40 years
of fierce parliamentary strife.
The evening edition of the Stand.
ard, one of the daceased's most bitter
opponents, aptly and generously says:
with the late Liberal leader there
has passed away one of the last E
those titanic figures bound up with t
most brilliant traditions of the hou
of commons. There are but fe,
left Of those eminent statesmen who
received their political training at the
hands of Gladstone and Disraeli. The
coincidence of his death with the in
tended withdrawal of the distinguished
statesman into we'll earned repose af
ter a career of hard work and polfti
cal activity, gives pathos to the event"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
Officially Commended

New York, Oct. Frank Ryan, EN-
ployed at the navy yard as a rigger,
who smashed against the side of the
battleship Connecticut, the bottle OF
wine which Miss Welless had failed ia
break, has been officially commended.
Naval Constructor Baxter thanked him
on behalf of all the officers concerned
in the launching for the promptness OF
action Ryan had shown. Captain Bax
ter also presented Ryan a part of the
gold cord which had been attached tc
the bottle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02

Louisville, Oct 1,-George Kerr, ia.
nous a few years ago as a cartoonist
and illustrator, is dead at the Soldiers
Home in Dayton, o. He served in
the northern army through the war,
and at its conclusion became an illus.
traitor for an eastern magazine, going
later to a New York comic paper.
He was friend and contemporary OF
the late Thomas Mast
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
Frank Duncan cantured.

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 1.-Franh
Duncan, safe blower and murderer
who broke jail at Birmingham three
years ago. has been captured at st
Augustine, Fla. Sheriff Burgin,
Chief Of Police Weir and Detective
Bodejer secured requisition papers and
left for the prisoner. Duncan is un-
der death sentence in Birmingham and
has exhausted every right of appeal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
LEARNS OF FORTUNE.
Broker Hears of Valuable Property At
ter Thirty-Five Years.

Broker Hears of Valuable Property AT.
ter Thirty-Five Years.
New York, Oct. 1--After nearly 50
years Thomas Looney, a broker, has
just learned that his mother, Mrs.
Louisa M. Looney, whose home is in
Memphis, Tenn, is the owner of two
valuable tracts of land on Long Island
which neither of them knew anything
about
An attorney in examining titles re-
Gently to property near Huntington and
Islip found the record of Mrs. Looney's
holdings and spoke about them to the
broker, whom he knew. Investigation
showed that the elder Looney, who
died five years ago had bought the
property and decided it to his wife and
that the matter had been forgotten.
The tracts are valued at $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Report New York and Hudson River
Railway

New York, Oct 1-Extracts from
the New York Central and Hudson R1v.
er Railroad company's annual report
just made public shows gross earnings
of $77G82221, an increase of $76,443
over the previous year. Expenses in.
creased $2,300,746, decrease in net
earnings Of $2,224,303
Dividends from subsidiary companies
and other income increased as com.
pared with the total for 1903, thus re.
ducing the less in net income to
$1,508,440. Ordinary dividend and
other charges when deducted, from
this amount leaves a surplus of $500,
363 for the year; but deductions are
made for new equipment so that the
actual surplus for the year is reduced
to $20,673.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
.SkYSCRAPER WILL
HOUSE MANY PUPILS
Great Building to Be Erected In
New York.
WILL SEAT MORE THAN 1000.
Building Will Contain $50 Class Rooms
Accommodating Between $500 and
5000 Children, and Will Be Abso
luteIy eproof-New Departure.

New York, Oct. 1.-Accommodation
for nearly twice as many pupils as
any other elementary school in the
world will be found in a skyscraper
to be erected within a few months.
1t will be situated in Grand street. on
the mower east side. 1t is planned that
the school shall be ten or more stroies
high and have about Is class rooms
to the floor. The entire building will
contain at least $50 class rooms, &C.
commodating between $500 and 5000
children. The building will be abso.
lutely fireproof. Only the desks and
doors will be inf1ammabIe.
Another school building of large type
Is now in course of construction on the
east side, in Hester street, at the cor.
ner of Essex. 1t is six stories high
and will accommodate 5000 pupils.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
Church Is 175 Years Old

Middletown, N. Y, Oct. 1.-The
175th anniversary of the Good viii
church was celebrated in it's present
edifice, near Montgomery. 1t is the
oldest Presbyterian church in the
state but one, west of the Hudson
river. the organization dating back tc
1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
BONDS FOR WATER WORKS.
Citizens of Covington Seeking Needed
Improvement.

Covington, Ca, Oct. 1.-The necessi.
ty for a waterworks system for this
city was never more apparent than for
the last or months. The recent
fire, by which $250,OOO worth of prop.
erty was destoyed, and which, had the
city possessed waterworks, could no
doubt have been saved, was valuable
object lesson that put the citizens OF
Covington to thinking.
The drying up of so many wells in
the city as result of the continuous
drought has been another means OF
crystalizing a strong sentiment in IA
vor of an early bond issue for this
much-needed improvement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
BODY FOUND IN WELL.

Miss Cook, of TaIIadega, Probably
Committed Suicide.
MeetSept vETAO TAOT M INoN N
Talladega, Ala, Oct Miss SalIie
Cook, who lives about 10 miles west
OF this place, was missed from hel
home Thursday about O'Clock.
Searching parties were sent out,
and her body was found in a well
on the place.
1t is supposed to have been case
OF suicide, as her mind had been af
fected for some time.
Miss Cook was about 20 years OF
age, and of a prominent family in thm
county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-02
Carrie Nation Jailed.

Wichita, Kans., Oct. Mrs. Car.
rie Nation, Mrs. Lucy Nllhoite, Mrs
Lydia Mounts and Mrs. Miriam G. Hen.
ry broke two large plate glass windows
in the Mahon Wholesale Supply com
pany's warehouse. They were arrest
ed and are now in Jail.