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The Washington times., 1906-10-21

young man named Giuseppe Davi who
mas been her suitor ever since she cana
10 America. Caloggerio and his allies
leaped from the carriage and seized An
etllha- Giuseppe ran 20 her assistance
nut was driven OF by the kidneDers
Then he jumped to the horses heads
and grabbed their brides. The I've
oIher girls In the meantime were scrcnrn-
ing shrilly. and Giuseppe added his
shouts TO their alarm. Angelina strug-
gled desperately, and though her as
sailants lifted her bodily. she made
such good use of her feet that tba,,
could not force her inside the coach
Finally they all became alarmed ana
ran of Caloggerio was the las, -
leave. and just as he darted around the
corner into BroOme street Policar,a,
Hartst ran up and captured him after
chase OF TWO blocks Bernardo Plasoni
the driver. was also arrested. and the
whole party went to the statfonhouse
There Piasoni convinced the police Of
his innocence. Caloggerio. he said han
hlred the carriage under the pretens. C,g
taking sick relative from a house 4,
Grand street to his own rooms tn
attack was as much a surprise tn hin, os
II was TO Angelina, he said
CalosSerio was taken before Mapis-
traie Wahle IN the Jefferson Marker Do
lice Court and charged with attemDte5
abduction He had nothing to say aD1
was held In 5000 for examination
In the courtroom sat Angelina ber
mother and her two sisters, who had
been with her a the time OF tho attack
Inc lHnplorlng glance that CaIoggerio
cast at the girl as no was led awsv -
a cell was answered by cold stare
What would you have done II CaI1a-
g@tlo aad succeeded In carrying YOU or
as he intended" she was asked
Angelina gave wicked shrue to har
shoulders and her eyes flashed
An Italian girl marries only the man
she loves" she replied, "CalogEerio
he had captured me-" -
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A Diplomatic Victory.

The Yankee mandarin now pushed
his military conquests straight into
the TAPPING territory, and achieved a
still greater conquest IN diplomacy by
inviting his former powerful enemy.
Admiral Hope. TO confer with him at
his headquarters, There may have
been something IN the old adage that
blood is thicker than water. for Ward
reviewed his native troops before the
admiral and so won his admiration
TO such n degree that the doughty old
Brltisher returning to his ships de-
eiared his recognition OF the illbuster
as a Manchu general.
Thds was British influence swung
around TO the side OF the imperialist.
and their interference In the most re-
narkabi revolution In the Orient.
founded upon Chinese contact with
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A Young SiciIian Lochinpar

\ me years ago Angelina Spotola
ard CaloggerIo Aignano hrst
met in Sicily. Angelina was
eleven. dark and comely: Cal
ogFerio was an awkward boy OF fifteen
with "a shock of Titan hair, which 10
Angelina appeared just an ordinary
brick red.
When the two played on the hills be-
hind their native town or on the sandy
beach before IT, Caloggerio would tell
Angelina that he loved her, and wanted
her TO marry him some day. But Ange-
liza only made faces at him and told
him never
Angelina continued to Increase in
beauty with years. while Caloggerio be-
came more awkward as manhood ap-
preached. and his hair. If anything.
grew redder Yet all the while he urged
his unsuccessful suit. Although he did
not succeed. neither did any OF Ange-
naa's other suitors. and when uhe came
TO America two years ago. Caloggerio
was still hopeful.
In New York Angelina. for the first
time IN her ufe. had to work hard FOR
her living. She entered cigar factory
AT co Grand street where she rolled Ions
lId4ldH htoBiSS 'S.- 4-o'-'-' q 1'''E' OaIo6-
gerio found her there when he followed
her 10 America six months ago Not
even her hard surroundings made her
change her opinion OF him, She again
rejected him. but he hoped on, found
work and settled down 10 lsstege the
maiden's heart, Then Angeiina's moth
Jer. fearful that their changed circum-
stances might induce the girl 10 yield.
forbade Caloggerio even To speak to her
daughter again,
Caloggerio became desperate, He hlged
a coach and driver and waited under
the elevated railway on West Brna1-
way. near Broome street for Angelina
as she came from the cigar factory
With him weret wo ow-countryInen
Angelina appeared after dark, accom-
panied by i've OF her sh0pmaIes and a
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Gordon Toss Wards Place.

Complying with LIS request. General
stavely selected a young officer from
the British army for the command.
bis choice falling on a captain OF en-
gineers. Charles George Gordon. who
taking command OF Wards Tartar
troops at Sung Kiang on March q
1888. succeeded TO the command OF the
Yankee sailor and adventurer upon
whose head terms Of opprobrium had
previously been heaPed by MS con-
eenporaries, Gordon built upon the
foundation laid by his predecessor and
carried the campaign to successful
end. reaping the glory OF his services
In the soudan. many years later.
Gordon in the service OF his grateful
country. died a hero's death defend
ing himself against countless odds.
and his memory IS cherished BY his
eoantryn.en. but the fIibuster Ward.
who laid the foundation for his great
ness. lies beneath a pagan monument
unknown or forgotten by the country
that gave him birth, while those
whose walks in life lead them by such
different paths may murmur. so be
It to all such soldiers OF fortune
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neved him to be spreading the gospcI
OF Christianity. and the fact OF his
having the richest part of China in his
possession with an avowedIy friendly
feeling toward foreigners. while the
adherents TO the old Manchu dynastz
treated them as foreign devils" help
ed a whole lot
Ihe Heavenly King had firmly estab-
hshed the seat OF his Government at
the ancient capital OF the empire and
was closely pressing down upon the
Manchu possessions toward the sea.
lie had taken Nlngpo and many other
important towns and cities while the
English and French allies were press
ing on their way against Pekfng 20
aVenge the massacre OF foreign resi-
dents there Shanghai was practically
invested. and would be the next i'm
portant place 10 fall. The N1anchu dv-
nasty was tottering on its throne
Such was the situation when Fred
erick Ward. soldier Of fortune. landed
IN Shanghai. having worked his mas
sage on steamer. He had gained con-
siderable experience on the coast AZ a
sailor. and he now saw his opportun-
ity. The imperiallsts were fmDcte.t
to protect Shanghai and the matte
bankers and merchants were tremhI-
ing at its pending downfall. Ward
went TO them and succeeded in con-
vincing them that with n small for
eisn force and a body OF native troops
under capable leadership he could not
only defend Shanghai. but repel the
Invaders. Accordingly they surrl.ed
him with a miscellaneous assortment
OF arms and some money. and Ward
went to work to get recruits.
He succeeded IN gathering together
from the numerous ships in the har-
Dor. n force o. about 100 runaway sail
ors. discharged men. OFFICERS. and de-
serters. vagabonds. and dare-devils.
many nations
With his forIorn Force and a Chin
csc contingent armed with cid blum
derbusses which the Chinese mcr-
chants had fcisted upon them. Ward
Undertook to take the walled city of
Sung Kiang. but bis army feu into
n Hnat. whose existence he had no idea
cf, and he was repnlsed with heavy
loss Cndaunted by tlis hrst failure
and Inspiring confidence in the mcr-
chants VINO were backing him. he re-
organized his force and made a sec
ond attempt This time ne took the
city AMI turned the guns OF the lie
Tenders upon themselves.
Encouraged by this success Re pro-
oecdei To carry war into the rebels
territory. but was driven back again
10 Shanghai He was now General
Ward and fully launched on his Orien-
tai military career. holding the cap
urad sang liang for his headquarters
with Shanghai for q base.
n the French and Eugl sh allies and
tie Heavenly Kings sympathizo 5, he
was the American nIibustcr Ward,
sJignsauzed as an adventurer and out
law with all bat a price fixed upon
his head. Even the English admiral,
Sir James Hope, was LAYING for MIN
areltHlng imprccations upon his head.
Ward regardless Of the aympathies of
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Probably Fought Under Walker.

The vicissitudes of Wards subse-
quent career he appears to have add
ed a soldiers experience TO, for he
sought and found service IN the
Crimean war as a soldier in "a French
battalion. and thence he went 10 Mex
leo. where he fought in a revolution for
Juarez. after which he attempted 10
settle down in New York 10 an orderly
commercial life, That Ward learned
his drst lessons In hl!busterism under
Walker has been disputed. but cir
cumstances point 70 the probability of
his having been one OF The expedition
recruited in New York after Walkers
all but triumphaI landing In that city.
After the death of Walker many OF
AIS followers drifted over the face Of
the globe seeking other adventures in
far-away lands. The United States
with the laundering OF yue guns OF
Sumter was too intent on the business
OF her own war TO care about SINH
lar performance going on in a heather
country on the other side of the globe.
where for ten years the Chinese en-
pire had been rent by one of the most
devastating rebellions lnown TO his
tory.
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Hung su Tsuen's Rebellion.

Fung su Tsuen. who had failed TO
pass the educational tests necessary
for aspirants TO poliucal office in
China, had organized and preached a
nav religion and rebellion against the
Manchu. This dynasty had held the
Chinese people In state Of bondage
L. two and "a half centuries. during
Tiich the Tartar invaders had domi-
mated the entire empire Hung su
Tsuen based his new religion on the
teachings Of Jesus Christ. or such part
OF them as he could remember. they
having been taught to him by the
English missionaries at Canton IN his
youth. He raised the standard Of re-
volt in western China. and with hordes
Of Chinese fookIng 10 it. he gradually
overran the richest provinces OF XII
ang-Su and Che-Kiang. which included
the heart OF the tea and silk districts
With the great city OF Nanking ss
his capital. he had himself croUned
as The Heavenly King" and eb,I-
lenged the recognition OF the West
ern powers.
He had their sympathy II not their
outspoken aid in his cause. Many ha-
The Washington times., 1906-10-21
By THOMAS ROBINSON DAwLEY.

?" RAINED in the middle OF the
century school OF hlbuster-
ing was a young soldier OF
fortune. destined TO carve
out a great name Tor
himself and 70 die faf
nom the land which gave MIN
birth. unheeded and unremembered by
HIS own countrymen. His star OF des-
tiny carried him through repeated de-
feats 10 two short years OF exalted trl-
umphs and to a pinnacle of such wealth
and power as few hlbusters have at
tained, only 10 have this greatness ter
minated by the fatal bullet which has
sent so many to the vast unknown
This adventurer. second only 10 Gen.
William Walker. the greatest Of them
all, was Frederick Townsend Ward.
Yankee OF straightest Puritan ances-
try. whose bones now lie entombed in
a heather temple. where In his honor
Is perpetuated a perenRially blooming
lily. constantly tended and nursed.
while fragrant incense is burned before
the shrines OF three memorial temples
erected by grateful Cinnamon who pay
70 him the most remarkable honors
ever paid TO a foreigner. living or dead.
General Ward. as We shall now call
him, was born in Salem Mass, about
IS2s. Ia those days Salem was the
busy scene Of a vast trade with the
OrieAt. Young Ward pined foT. West
Point. but a cold, meIhoAicaL u>llar-
calculating parent thought that there
was not better education for a son
with wayward tendencies than spell
before the mast, and SO the yOungster
was shipped or on three long voyages
at the enc OF which he had earned
first mates warrant at the age OF
twenty. AS a side light on the char
acter or the man. it is told that during
one OF these voyages. having TO deal
with a mutinous crew which refused
TO 20 aloft and unfurl the sails in the
midst OF a storm. young Ward, smash
ing IN the head OF a powder keg, seized
a hrebrand from the galley stove. and
with the keg of powder in one hand
and the fire IN the other, jumped into
the midst OF the mutinous crew with
the order for them TO go aIoft, or he
would blow them and the ship TO
he'll" Under the circumstances aIoGt
was the safest part Of the ship. and
there was an immediate scattering OF
the refractory crew 10 get aIorJ as
quickly as possible. The sails were un-
furled. and the ship saIeIy worked
through the storm.
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Died on a British Gunboat.

Marching on 10 Jne attack Of Tcekie.
some ten miles from Ningpo. place
which the Imperialists had previous
" failed 10 take. the redoubtabIe COM
mander. who had already been wound
ed many times. fell pierced by mus
ket ball He was Immediately taken
aboard a British gunboat and every
medical attention given him. but he
died the next day. September %. 1852.
at the age OF thirty-seven.
Thus was ended the remarkable ca
reer of the first foreigner In the mill
tary service OF the Chinese Empire.
He died as he had lived, brave and un-
daunted, though suffering greatly.
and even his enemies in the TAPPING
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the western world. with his mind f1xed
upon his purpose. marched with hts
foreign following. 80 Manila men, and
900 Tartars. against the TAPPING
stronghold Of TsingsU. for the capture
of which a large reward was offered
The Manila recruits distinguished
themselves IN this action. but Ward
was repulse1 after receiving FIVE
wounds, one Of them in the jaw. He
vas forced To retreat to Shanghai.
where he remained some time nurs-
ing his wounds. under the suryeiI-
lance OF the British for infraction OF
neutrality laws hts forces in the
meantime being Isbanded.
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What the willy II could not gain by
force he might gain by diplomacy. and
so he shOwered upon the Yankee fill
buster, prince of all the foregn devils,
wealth and hnnnrs
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ing their weII-disciplined Tartar troops
against them. they were forced from
city to city. In June the allies with
drew their active support from the
Imperialists. but Ward and his ever
victorious army with so many victor
les to their credit. was in a fair way
of putting down the entire rebellion.
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service who stigmatized him as a
cruel. mercenary adyenturer, declared
him 10 be with all his faults. a
brave and determined man, who serv-
ed his Manchu employers only too
we'll" He was buried with great
p0mp in the city OF Sung Kiang. the
s:ty Of his most glorious achievements.
where TO this day his memory is hon.
cred with ever burning incense and
the snotless lily. emblematic. sup
pose, of his spotiess career.
Burgevine. an American from North
Carolina. who mad followed Wards
fortunes as his second in command.
accepted the command OF the ever
victorious army. which fell 10 him,
but he was Z man Of poor judgment
and violent temper. His pay being in
arrears. he took a bodyguard OF 100
men and entering the premises Of a
mandarin, the local treasurer OF the
government funds. and his demand Tor
money not being complied with, he
knocked the mandarin down With ais
fist and seized $4,000 which he carried
away. Ii Hung Chang. upon receiving
the report OF the matter. Immediately
degraded him and looked around for
another commander, knowing that the
ever victorious army was no longer
assured OF victory without a conpe-
tent foreigner 70 direct its movements.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
PICTURED At HOME.
Success of a Western Firm of TraO'
cling Photographers.

Photographing people amid home surroundings
is the speciality of enterprising Western firm of
photographers, including couple OF men and one
woman. The woman acts as kind of advance
agent for the firm. She goes TO the house first and
makes all necessary arrangements. studies the
best lights and the artistic possibilities OF rooms
porches or gardens. and suggests and talks over
poses But when possible the photographers try TO
catch the subjects at unexpected moments In
easy unstudied poses.
Some of the happiest results of their work are
with children. elderly people and invalids. who
are made tired and nervous by visit to studio
and to whom such Visit Is often lnposslolo
Children photographed amid their natural sur
than any that could be taken in a studio. A baby
on the floor of his nursery with wooly dog in his
ure that could not be obtained elsewhere Neither
Gould the little eght,year,oId daughter having her her
feet far from the floor and her eyes intent on the
under the trees in the garden did not know pho
tographer was anywhere around. and with their
chairs, their pretty little hands holding the tea
be surpassed in the annals of photography A
carrying a new baby downstairs. Both the baby
and parent We're unconscious OF tne camera me as
handsome staircase they were photographed; thus
A mother Sitting before an open bookcase reading
stories to two eager little girls who hang on her
chair. listening to every word, was the subject Of
o%ered fapees and full " OF gsh touches
pretty debuante, sitting thoughtfully at her quaint
sitting in her wheechair, surrounded by the books.
pictures and flowers which she loved. is pathetic
and beautiful.
One of the finest pieces Of work these phOtog
raphers have accomplished is a likeness of two
old women. friends for more than eighty years.
dressed in their black silks and pretty caps having
their afternoon tea in picturesque, old fashioned
The fond grandmother with her first grandchild
is 6 frequent but always delightful subject. The
handsome white haired old man who for years has
scorned the thought of visiting photographer does
not object If he is caught unawares, TO being pho
tographed in his own leather chair by his own
library table
These artists spare neither time nor pains 10
make their work satisfactory. They frequently
take from dozen 10 fifteen different pictures
which when finished mo proofs are shown are ar
ranged in an attractive folio and sent for inspec
ton allowing the customer ample opportunity TO
choose the best lkenesses.
The pictures, mounted on artistic brown or gray
mats, cost from $40 to SIS dozen. varying in size
from the Z by inch style 20 the larger and moro
popular size. 10 by inches
The firm Is n travelling one and its interesting
pictures be found In many Western towns.
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all these slashings and was used gain the lace
choKer over this hung an original pslet0t, made
with several cepes, the upper one forming a short
sleeve ana showing the long lace sleeve of the
blouse. This Is really an example Of q skeleton
frock which is developed from the bretele gown
that children wore some years
Il seems impossible 20 give general idea of line.
Many jackets are made with the sleeves raised well
from the shoulders; others show a falling sleeve,
sometimes lnurOEen by any seam The same va
Tiety OF opinion Is expressed again IN the waistne
which is sometimes nigh. following the natural
lines Of The figure, and sometimes forming a point
ed bust.
As skirts are growing more vouminOCs and more
trimmed they are also growing shorter. and IL is
by no means strange 10 see an elaborate gown cut
"0fI q skirt clearing the ground youthful ap-
Ita.lng f-ock Is made Of snuf cOlOred vOie and
surah silk. showing black spots cream ground
Tie full skirt is broken twice by insertions made
the color Of the wolfe and put with a tiny edge
Of gulpure The bodice. without suggesting bre-
tees is OF the skeleton variety. II consists OF two
broad straps over the shoulders, which meet IN
iront a short strap stopping with point the
bust, ana TWO UuCer-1rm straps In the back there
&r" three broad straps. AND all these united by
means or ully button STRAPS Of braid over an
Gncertlouse of FUraA silk and old hlet A line of
tiny black velvet bows decorates the chemisette
and also The close cuffs set onto cover four inches
below the elbow The upper part Of the sleeves
slashcd 10 SHOW lace Underpart.
SILK GAUZES RIVAL MOUSsELINE
As chiEnons grow large. very large. hats con-
tinually diminish. BY means Of clever devices in
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hairdressng small toques and capotes have been
made TO appear becoming. it may be that eyes
have at last become accustomed to them. Large
hats are still worn. but possibly they appear less
large account of the eXtraVagant hatrdress1ng,
and after all they are in the minority. When they
do appear the shape is as eXtravagant as is that
of the smaller hats.
Among the new tissues for the spring great
many silk gauzes, some very delicate and others
possessing considerable body. The CouturierS are
trying introduce these in place of mousselne de
sole. which has been rather too long and too popu-
larIy The gauZes have a beautiful, lustrouS
effect. and if, is claimed, they have anything
like the good wearing qualities of mOusSeline de
sole they may prove formidable rival Some Of
the prettiest gauzes in the Picking effect, and
stand well any amount Of tucking and pleating.
Other patterns show spots or printed diamonds and
some a background for raised embroidered
designs.
good model of dotted foulard. white a
silvery strawberry pink gown, Is made with an
empire skirt and draped jacket with loose sides
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Mothers did. yesterday. and for nearly three sold
beck. the treasurer Of the Little Mothers AID As
ISOLATION mounted the stage, he was the object or
a demonstration that would have gratified any
man Mr.. Groesbeck did not say much; chiefly
he beanled But. little girl put il, We re
on to him To them his smile more eloquent
of tenderness and loving kindness for them than
any poor words. and when. waving his hand. ne
wound up with: Have a good time. Merry Christ
mas" they let themselves loose The Syrian
babies in the baldheaded row made a dash for his
legs; others caught him around the body, and
what left of them claimed by two or three
Of his admirers among the older girls.
A pleasant programme followed, consisting Of
motion songs by groups OF children from the NAM
moth sewing school at No. 236 Second avenue and
the kindergarten AT No. 16 Greenwich street. Miss
Efie Stewart sang for them, Miss Aimee Abbott
recited. and the Philonel Quartet. composed of
Miss Eleanor Colette, Miss Elsie Donnelly; Miss
Carrie French and Miss Mary Hodge. delighted
them with their pretty dresses and their singing.
The Little Mothers happy they lifted up
their voices the twenty gallons OF ice cream
and seven hundred frosted cakes began 10 come
their way
Everybody works but father
and as they slowly filed downstairs. each with
her gay geranium in her arms. the glad refrain
sweled out
But my old