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The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

His success on shore. however. did
not cure him of his inborn affection for
the sea. Long before the death of his
brother, while he was still John Paul.
he disappeared from the estate on the
Rappahannock river, and letter to his
brother explained that he had sailed on
a merchantmen bound for Liverpool.
This life on the sea continued with few
intermissions until he arrived at his
majority and came into possession of
the Virginia plantation. About that
time he happened to be on a vessel
whose captain and mate both died on
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destination are completed. The Nation
al cemetery at Arlington will probably
be selected for the gallant admirals
new earthly resting place.
John Paul, who some years later as
sumed the unpoetical addition of Jones,
was a native of Scotland. His father
was a gardener on the estate of Lord
Selkirk at Arbigland. The Pauls were
a race of gardeners, and John was ex-
pected to continue the succession, but
at the age of twelve he ran away from
home and shipped to America, where he
joined his elder brother, who had been
legally adopted by a wealthy Virginia
family named Jones. Some years after
ward, at the death of his brother Will
liam, the Joneses asked John Paul to
take his place, and he consented. By
this act he became heir to a consider
able estate and an American citizen.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03
IN American Sailor Who Became a Russian Vice Admiral
The Career Of Man Who Was Born Sea Fgh

ter disclosing the fact that Jones' mod
est funeral expenses, amounting in all
to $92, had been paid by the French
commissary of police from his own
slender purse.
Finally as the result of General Por-
ter's dogged refusal to give up the
search some cIews were found which
led directly to the abandoned st. Louis
cemetery, which has long been covered
with small houses and shops. A shaft
was sunk to the depth of seventeen feet,
and some bodies were discovered. At
last woman was found who declared
that the grave of the great sailor was
beneath her parlor floor. She demand
ed a large sum for the privilege of ex-
cavating through her premises, and it
took a year to induce her to be reason
able. She was right, however, in her
claim that she alone was in possession
of the remains of the man who was in
his time the terror of the seas. The
leaden coffin containing the well pre-
served remains was found almost pre-
cisely where she had indicated.
Before opening the coffin General
Porter made the most minute and care
full preparation looking to Identification.
He realized that the most trying mo-
ment of his task had arrived. One mis-
step at this stage of the investigation
would be fatal. 1t was imperative that
the identification should be so COM
plete that no whisper of doubt could
ever arise. After hours of the most
painstaking labor series of facts was
tabulated, and it was determined by the
ambassador and the medical and an
thropological experts he had summoned
that the final tests must conform in
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

that the search had been successful
that the wonderfully preserved body
before them was Enthusiastically that of
the famous sea fighter The remains
were carefully transferred to a new
casket and deposited for safe keeping
in the receiving vault of the American
church in the Avenue de PAlna. Cen
eraf Porter will now await the further
pleasure of the government Although
he had expected to come home very
soon, he has concluded to remain
abroad until the final arrangements for
the moving of the body to its American
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

put in charge of the Ranger and at
tached to the squadron of Commodore
Esek Hopkins. who found the young
officer to be a man who was always
looking for trouble and so reported to
the Continental congress. I'm council
the veteran commodore declared, ''he
never advises anything except to fight. y
AS was inevitable. Jones' opportunity
came. He was made commander of the
ship Providence, with twelve guns.
With this brave outfit he started in
pursuit of the British. He captured
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

can and two French, for the coast of
Scotland Off Marlborough he fell in
with q. fleet of forty-one merchantmen
returning from the Baltic sea conveyed
by two powerful men-of-war, the Sc
rapis and the Countess of Scarborough.
Watching his opportunity to attack one
of the vessels separately, he finally en-
gagged with the Scraps, and after three
hours of desperate firing at close range.
part of the time with the two ships
lashed together, he boarded the Brit
isher and fought her to a surrender
His own ship was so badly damaged
that she sank a day or two later. Jones
transferred his remaining crew to the
Scraps and proceeded on his way.
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several fat prizes out of the English
merchant fleet af1oat in American wa
ters and did not hesitate to go in search
of others on the high sea. On one oc-
casion his daring almost brought his
adventurous career to a sudden termi-
nation. In the early dawn of a gray
spring morning he sailed close up under
the nose of a long hulk that resembled
one of his many commercial victims.
The sun came out suddenly and showed
him that he was in the very jaws of a
powerful enemy, the Milford one of the
largest and most formidable ships in
the British navy. His startled crew
were ready to give themselves up for
lost. Not SO the gallant commander.
He seized the opportunity to show the
amazed Britons trick of seamanship
that fairly stunned them. He put the
Providence through a quick series of
brilliant maneuvers and ended by max
ing a dash forward. There was a sud-
den flash of fire from the Providence's
twelve guns, and almost before the enc
my realized it the audacious American
vessel was out of reach 1t was this
episode that gave Paul Jones the repu-
tation among British sailors which led
them to christen him ''the devil of the
Seas.''
In 1879 Jones was put in command of
the Bonhorhme Richard, a decayed In
dia merchantman which had been
transformed into a ship of war. It had
been refitted by the French government
and was originally called the Duras,
but Jones did not fancy that name and
changed it to the Bonhomme Richard.
In August of that year he sailed with a
squadron of five vessels, three Ameri-
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his intimates that he
Is very much in earnest. For two years
he has had the project under contem-
platiOn. and during that time he has
made several visits to London on busi-
ness connected with the purchase of a
suitable ship.
An offer to buy the Fran, Nansen's
famous arctic craft, was declined by
the Norwegian government, which in
tends to preserve the ship as a national
memento. other vessels are now under
consideration, and firm of we'll known
English gunmakers has been engaged
for some time in assembling the outfit
necessary for a polar expedition.
The duke confesses that he has an
ambition to surpass the record of his
venturesome relative, the Duke of the
Abruzzi. This daring nobleman, it will
be remembered, is at present the cham
pion pole hunter. In the summer OF
1900, in the ship Stella Polare, he pene-
trated nineteen miles farther. north
than the extreme point reached by the
Nansen expedition. The Duke of Or
leans has been making careful study
of the earlier expedition.
The extensive and thorough prepara-
tion that he is making shows that the
duke is determined to spare neither
time nor money in his effort to estab-
lish a new polar record. 1t is probable
that an early start will be made and
that the voyage win extend over two OF
three winters. It will be announced
that the ultimate aim of the expedition
is scientific but 1t is understood in
France that the real purpose Of the or
xanizer of the scheme is to obtain the
notoriety for himself and for his country
which will come from getting little
nearer the pole than any man who has
ever made the attempt to reach 1t.
Ever since it became evident that the
present French republic was prepared
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

differed concerning the resting place of
the hero. The archives relating to the
matter were burned during the stormy
times of the French revolution and the
commune of 1871. The national assem-
bly, which sent a delegation to the ad-
nairars funeral failed to keep any record
of the burial place. The whole subject
seemed to be buried in almost impene-
trable obscurity. Many facts were un-
earthed which would be of service to
the biographer. One of them was a let
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

every particular to the standard pre-
viously agreed upon. Two portraits
and several medallions, the bust by
Houdon and authentic descriptions of
the personal appearance of the admiral,
the color of his hair, his height and 9TH
er measurements were used in the in
vestigation.
Subjected to these rigid conditions
and with every source of possible error
eliminated, it was made evident to Cen
eral Porter and the other investigators
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

the College Stanislas, a famous Jesuit
school His father, the late Comte de
Paris, wished to have his son take his
degree at the Sorbonne, but the re-
newal of the law of exile put an end to
the matter, and the entire family> went
back to England. When he was lad
he accompanied his father to F'rohsdorf
to attend the funeral of the Comte de
Chambord. While there he heard his
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

father saluted by the faithful as your
majesty and it made great impress
sion on him.
In England the young duke received a
military education. Queen Victoria took
an interest in him and had him ap-
pointed cadet at the Royal Military
college at Sandhurst. He acquitted
himself quite creditably at this institu-
ton, and when he was graduated he
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

Louis Philippe Robert, duke of Or
leans, is now in his thirty sixth year
He was born at Twickenham, England,
and was only about two years of age
when the law of exile against his fam
lily was abrogated and his parents took
him to France. After the customary
home preparation at the hands of gov
ernesses he was sent to the communal
school at Eu. from which he passed to
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

was assigned temporarily to regiment
quartered in India and given lieuten-
ants commission. He remained with
his regiment for year and gained con-
siderable practical experience. At the
close of the year he resigned his COM
mission and returned home. Shortly
afterward he made his first notable po-
litieal pose. Proceeding to France, he
demanded his right as a Frenchman to
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

1,Is',,,.,asa HE recent discovery and
E :1 subsequent elimination
- ES of the body of the re-
ss: ::E doubtable John Paul
Jones are due to the
- 1ss.Szs energy and patriotism
Eiil,,Ia.ilnt lui,iil of General Horace Por-
ter, United States am
bassador to France. For over century
the mortal remains of the man who
contributed so much to the welfare of
the infant republic and incidentally to
the picturesqueness of American histo-
~ have been suffered to lie neglected
in a foreign and practically forgotten
grave At infrequent intervals the
subject has been discussed in desul-
tory fashion, but nothing practical had
been accomplished until General Porter
went to Paris.
For i've years the ambassador has
been agitating the matter both in
America and in France. He organized
at his own expense a systematic over
hauling of the mortuary records of the
Paris of century ago. In this search
he was aided in every way possible by
ehe police department officials. At his
earnest recommendation a bill having
Tor its purpose the recovery and trans
portation of the remains of John Paul
Jones was introduced by Congressman
Henry T. Rainey. This measure called
for an appropriation of $4,000, and the
president gave it his approval.
General Porter met with innumerable
delays and discouragements in the
prosecution Of the search. Historians
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-03

he latest candidate for
distinction as an arc
tic explorer is the
Duke of Orleans. He
has recently exhibited
a considerable activity
in the matter, and it
is understood among
his intimates that he
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06

Swan entertained forty ladies' at a Ken
sington Tuesday afternoon in honor of
Mrs More's daughters, Mines Evans
Waugh Of England and Smith Of Potts
dam, n. y.
Il. Brockway is at Hartman. Tenn.
where Mrs. Brockway has been spend
ing several weeks with friends Mr. and
Mrs. Brockway are expected heme about
the middle of next week. Albert Taylor
is in charge ut the station during Mr.
Broekway's absence.
At the meeting of the Wauwatosa
lodge of Good Templars this week ], r.
Benoy was elected delegate to repre-
sent the lodge at the Grand Lodge meet
ing of the order. which win be held at
Camp Cleghom, near Waupaca, in the
month of August.
Mr., and Mrs f. G. Moritz were given
IA very pleasant surprise by thirty of
their Milwaukee and Wauwatosa friends
lat their home on Greenfield on Satur-
day evening Cinch and dancing was
the order of the evening, finishing with
Ia lunch ut 1880 O'Clock
The Wauwatosa Gun club organized
on Saturday, April -. with thirty
members The election of officers result
ed as follows: II. l.. Leister. president,
and George G. Lund, secretary and
treasurer They have secured grounds
on the Pabst farm for practice
The residence of Aid. Z. G. Clausen
and the saloon of John Hausch were en-
tered by burglars on Saturday night
They took but little of value from the
Clausen home, but secured about Sl3
from Mr., Hausch. They tried to get into
the Reichardt saloon but were heard and
driven away.
The railroad bridge over the river here
was removed this week after a false
work Of timber had been put in 10 sup
port the track. A new bridge with great
er carrying capacity will be put ON as
soon as the abutments can be put up
The work is being accomplished with no
delay to trims.
Rev. F. w. Longfellow left on Friday
morning to spend few days in Ohio.
having received call to the pastoIate Of
the First Baptist church Of t'rbana. Dr.
Longfellow has never visited the church
and was not expecting the Gull when it
came, some three weeks ago. Ills de-
eision as 10 whether or not he will ac-
cept the call will not he given until after
his return.
Or. Fred Heiden suffered the loss of
about $40 worth Of dental Instruments
from his Office in the Smith-Lefever
building ON Tucaday afternoon by il
sneak thief The Milwaukee police were
notified and succeeded in locating part
Of the booty 1T a place on the north side
whore tile thief had disposed of lot of
the goods for 80 cents
The regular meeting Of the Woman )
club WAS held Thursday afternoon Mrs.
/ Il. w. Grant presiding, owing to tile alb
exceptionally interesting paper was read
| by Mrs. w A. CIapp on ''Nesuyius aud
Her Hidden Cities. Mrs. e. Il. Pares
reviewed The Last Days of pompcii'
in a very entertaining talk after which
the Pure Food Bin" was very general
ly discussed and resolution passed by
the club to support the bill. There is
great interest felt in this matter Of food
adulteration, and it is to be hoped women
generally, both in and out Of clubs. will
use Il strong influence 20 right this wrong
1t is certainly a vital question. especial
ly to housekeepers and homemakers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06
"The Spy of Gettysburg"

The presentation Of The Spy of Get
tyshurg" by the Wnuwatosa Light
guards. assisted by the Misses Eima
Eriksen, Mabel Grant and CalIa Can
right, reflected credit upon all who took
part.
The scene Of the play is laid near
Gettysburg ut the time of the war the
plot hinging about the rivalry between
a rebel officer and a union spy. Cornc-
lius Lefeber. as the rebel, was par
ticularly convincing villain and the other
parts were equally well presented, which
proves that Wauwatosa young people
only need an incentive to show that they
possess talent.
Much credit for the success Of the per
formance is due to Miss Miriam IIoyt
who was the dramatic leader,
The last performance will be given
tonight, and its success financially has
already been assured. The sum received
will add a goodiy amount to the funds
Of the Wauwat0sa light guards.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06

Concert by the Lyric Glee club al the
Congregational church, Thursday even
ing, May II. 1905.
PROGRAMME
]. God Bless Thee. Love. .Podbertsky
The Club.
2. The Drowsy Woods. s............... StorcB
Henry sullivan and the club
B. Concerto in minor First Move
menD .-.-..... ...,.......-. Mendeissohn
Ralph Rowland
4 (a) Nanny Lou .....-...,.. Cartwright
to) Reyeries ..........s. ..,.-..... Storek
The Club
;. Toreador ..-.,.....-........... Trotere
6. a. Daniels and the club.
6. In Vocal Combat .....-........... Buck
The Club
:. Two Sea Songs .............. Stanford
Mr Prothcroc,
s. ta) May Night NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Abt
Incidental Solo by J. ]. Ryan.
o. Laughing Song .,..,.... Abt
The Club.
8. Faust Fantasie ....... ...... WieDieawskI
Mr.. Rowland
TO- Thr The Sword ~ Ferrara .... Bullard
The cub.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06

Advertised Letters.
A list Of letters remaining unealled
for at tbep postoniee Friday noon of this
week.
Bssarn. v s4 Lena Berlin, Ntss Hattie
Graham HaYle, r. J.
siufzfrldt. tucy Metzei, Augusta
Rubel ] T. Wagner. Wm,
}Ylcu calling for the above letters
please say that thevare advertised
~ II. LANpolr +. NJ.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06
Tor Rent.

Good s.room house and barn near
ear line. electric lights gas, furnace
and other couyeuienees. Apply TO
L. X. GBDLEY,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06

We print posters. Programmes
tickets, etc. for clubs. fairs and socials
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02

lions and a~musements, We expected
the Las Vegas visitors To find FIJI
as II was evident To all that they had
brought their hammers and We're pre-.
pared 10 begin knocking right from
the start, but they ha the fun all to
themselves and did no harm, -Demins
headlight.
We had never deemed II possible
that any ulterance OF the Demine
Headlight should be considered
| worthy Of comment, However, such
an %unfounded. malicious and wholly
astonishing statement as the above,
though made In the columns Of as in
consequential Il sheet as the Head
light cannot be allowed 10 pass, The
citizens OF Albuquerque, Of course,
know that the illnatured and illiterate
expression Of the Deming weakly"
is absolutely fals', but other readers
may be mislead,
Whatever may have been the Ill
feeling and determinations OF the
past, for a numler OF years Las We.
gas and albuquerque have worked har
moniously and heartily together for
the good OF the territory. Hundreds
of Las Vegans attended the Albuquer.
que fair and came back with excellent
reports. The Albuquerlueans returned
the compliment by coming In force to
our fair.
Las Vegas people are sincerely
sorry that as the result OF the un.
wisdom OF an inexperienced manage.
ment, the fair, In Albuquerque. de.
spite the attendance Of the biggest
crowds that yer gathered there, did
not prove a financial success. But AL.
buquerque has pulled or 100 many
fairs that have been a success from
every standpoint to be discouraged by
the partial failure OF this one.
We bid the people Of the Duke City
to be Of good courage and assure
them of the hearty interest AMI co
| operation Of Las Vegas in all their
| future fairs. And we take this
occasion to emphasize again that the
genuine good feeling between Las
| Vegas and Albuquerque was never
better than It Is at present and to ex
press the thanks OF the Albuquerque
visitors Of last week for the many
good words they said about us during
their visit here and after their return
home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02
ANOTHER JuNKET.

4 ARRANGEMENTS have just been
"a completed for the congressional
party, occupying two private
cars to leave Chicago on the 9Th, 9Th,
or 7th Of October--the exact date Is
unsettled SO far-for a trip through
Arizona and New Mexico. The object
of the trip will be a close investiga-
ton Of conditions in the two territor
les, with special reference to thei,
admission as one state. The visit
il the outcome of efforts on the part
Of prominent Arizonians opposed tc
joint statehood. who believe, by plac
ing influential members of the ma.
tional house Of representatives right
on the ground, they will be able, BY
proper manipulation, to overwhein1
them with anti-iointure sentiment.
Such committees In the past have
been exceedingly unsatisfactory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02
NEW MEXICO PEACHES.

THE Crop Reporter, published b.
the United States department o
agriculture for September, 1905
contains the following interesting in
formation as to the apple and peach
crops In New Mexicco and adjoinine
isTiantftes ss."" 20 Is s.lGsgS s. what an excellent
market is afforded to New Mexico
this year.
The great apple states are New
York, Michigan, Missouri and Kansas
The percentages this year of a full
crop of apples are as follows:
New York, 3S: Michigan ~;
Missouri, SO; Kansas, IS: being
on the average less than half a crop
The New Mexico percent &c Is 81
and that of Colorado Is.
AS to peaches, Missouri has only
IA per cent: Kansas 16 and Colorado
%. while New Mexico has GO per cent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02

The report of the last Bernalil'o
county grand jury is highly cred tab,
for the most part. Some OF the mem
bers Of that grand jury are to be
severely c%ensured, however, for pre-
venting Indictments for conducting
business Sunday by the unworthy
plea that such action would not be
good for the community. 1t Is on a
par with the argument that the public
schools can not be run without the
gambling licenses. There can tie
nothing worse for any community
than the deliberate violation of law.
That disregard for one law leads to
a disregard of all laws. Albuqu rque
has had sufficient evid ncce of late.
are pleased TO note. however, that
the majority Of the grand jury were
in favor OF enforcing the laws at any
cost. Nothing else is wertAy of an
American citizen and an honest man.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02

President Ripley's answer to Ida
Tarball Is convincing to those who
have read 1t, as the railway man
quoted facts. s~ubstantiated by figures,
while the emotional and s,n~sational
writer deals In fancies and hearsay.
However, the false accusations
against the Santa Fee are likely to still!
further inflame The uniform ID pub
lie mind against railroads and other
corporations and result In injury to
corporate interests as the Kansas
City Journal puts 1t. that will certain
~ react upon the public.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02

1t rained In Las Vegas during the
first day of the Good Roads conven
tion held in that city. If the roads
in the vicinity of Las Vegas are no
better than those around Silver City,
when softened by showers. the rain
was not an unmixed blessing, for it
served TO impress on the minds Of the
delegates what they were there for
Silver City Enterprise.