,i.Jii4..l!uit, naiivu(tH MHsiMKS3Ba ' l-V-A I WMynMfc imi m nniwwn numwim WX M Xa THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, MAY 14 1897. A DEMON OF THE SEA. CAPTAIN REED STARVES CREW OP SAILORS. HIS turning Morlc Tolil by the Harlor When the Schooner T. F, Oaltc Iteaehed the I'art of New York Captain Lived on Chicken. if. "ft &" Jf UPPETED about by tho flcrco winds of tho Pacific and thousands of miles out of her course by tho typhoons of tho Chlncso sons; drifting helplessly whoro tho Idto breezes might sen J her, whllo her crew of tho horrible . wib ulowly dying scourge, scurvy, tho American clipper T. P. OnkB was towed Into port after 2C0 dnys of cennclesB struggle with tho ndverso winds, tho horrors of a float Ing charncl-housojuul under control of a rand or seemingly mad commander. Two hundred and seventy days from Shanghai for Now York Is tho rcmarka blo record mndo by this unfortunato vessel. Ten months nearly elapsed from tho time she spread her sails and started on hor voyago boforo hor sick and dying crow found rollof. Twice during all this timo sho was within night of somo other vessel, but onco only did sho got within hall. Tho aw ful story of alleged cruelty told by the survivors of tho crow of the clipper Is bolng put In legal form by representa tives of tho Senmen's Union. It Is un derstood that It will bo used In ac tions soon to bo brought against Cnpt. Rfcd and tho owners of tho ship. The emaciated seamen, now In tho marine iiospltal on Statcn Inland, alleges that Capt. Reed Is directly responslblo for tho Illness of all but two of tho crew; thnt thoy wcro kept on half rntlonB dur ing tho greater part of the trip, and King has a wlfo and two children In Philadelphia and ho sent word by Frank Weber to notify tho Grand Ar my men of tho circumstances of hit donth and to urgo thorn to tako action In tho Interest of his family. Thle message, Weber soys, ho will deliver at soon as lie Is nblo to get out of the hos pital. Tho twelve survivors, although they havo gained much strength since they reached port, still show In their pinched whlto faces tho ordeal through which thoy havo passed. Benson, wnoso enso ih most serious, Is a living skeleton, weighing llttlo more than fif ty pounds. Robinson, who weighed 16S pounds when ho shipped from Now York, now weighs 88 pounds. Ander son, who then weighed 172, now weight 104 pounds. Carpenter weighed 19 and now weighs 117. Mrs. Reed, tho captain's wlfo, is said to havo acted heroically. As the crew kept dropping off through illness and death, and all hands, with the excon- tlon of Mrs. Reed, her husband, nnd mo innics, wcro compelled to quit, a strong gale Jumped from the north. Someone must tnko tho wheel and kocp tho hunger ship on her course. Mrs. need, tho companion of hor husband In all his voyages, and a sailor imm her youth, was tho woman for the emergency. Donning tarpaulin nnd oil skins, sho relieved ono of tho mates at tho wheol, and for a doublo trick, or eight hours In all, held the spokes with a vice-llko grip, nover swerving until tho ship reached port. Tho captain and his wife -say tho suffering of tho crow was unavoidable, owing to tho ty phoon winds. A GREAT COMPOSER. THE LATE JOHANNES BRAHMS HAD FIRST RANK. A Bhort Sketch of III Life norn a German anil an Austrian by Choice Hit Ilett Works Honored la Two Expiree. c ' VaIvUuv vr CAPT. REED, tfcat the vessel could have found Now Vork harbor muoh sooner K tho cap tain had taken advantage of favorablo nondltlons which prevailed during much of the nlno months they were on fbe 'water. "Wo havo not decided Just what charges we Bhall prefer against Capt. Reed," said James H. Williams, secre tary of the Scamon'a Union, "but we hall make the moBt serious charges Against him that wo can sustain by tho Videnco." Joseph Robinson mado tho statement Jilch will bo used by, the union and the other eleven survivors who are Hh him In tho hospital subscrlbo to it. Several wore able to sign tholr names with difficulty, and one, John Benson, Is Btl'.l so weak thnt It Is a question Arhethcr bo will recover. "Wo wore forced to complain about ur food before wo had been a week it of Hong Kong," said Robinson, and tfc cntlro crow went to Capt. Iteed on July 7, only to be refused hot ter provisions. Our conditions became uch that at tho end of July wo determined to make nnother demand, fend again tho entire crew comnlnlnoii lYom July 31 to Sept. 27 thero was an Improvement, but on tho latter dato we were all placed on half rations, and so lontlnued to tho end of the long Jcar Jiey. Tho captain did not supply tho Jhlp with enough provisions before leaving Hong Kong. We had been out aeventy-four dayB beforo wo got any tresh meat, and wo told tho cnptaln It fcras Illegal for him to make no better allowances to the crow. To this he re filled: 'I am not afraid of tho law. Tho aw can't do anything to mo.' Thero b no reason why wo Bhould have been jo long in coming to New York from ttong Kong. Wo had fnvdrnblo winds pouch of tho tlmo, but tho captain would not hoist sails to tako tho full est advantage of them. In good sailing Weather ho often hoisted buIIb as most rressols would carry In a galo. Ho said be took this course because ho was conservative. Whllo tho men In tho evow wero growing weak from lack of proper food, tho captain was living on chicken nnd other good things. Ho had two crates well filled with chick ens when wo left port and when tho Oaks got Into Now York harbor several chickens wero still loft. If tho captain had killed them and mado soup for tho crow, oven giving It to us but onco a week, the men would hnvo been ablo to retain their strength Instead of com Uig In til and helpless. "Wo wore so weak from hunger that often members of the crow had to hold to tho railings to koep from falling on the deck. It was next to impossible for us to climb, tho masts. Our condi tion was such that threo of us could hardly do tho work that ono properly fed seaman should have done. The chicken soup would havo kept away the scurvy. I have been iti somo pret ty hard American ships, but I never was starved as wo were on this trip fix men died on tho trip." G forge King, one of tho dead, waa a 4nlin veteran nnd bolongcd to Parra jiut post In Philadelphia. Tho surviv es are especially indlgnnnt over hla ikro, and Jhey doclaro that ho wns "wrvedto death beyond any question. MURDERER A CHURCH MEMBER Durrani' Name Still on Hegliter of Kmaiiiiel llaptlit Church. Although a resident of tho county Jail for nearly two years, Theodoro uurrant is, as far as the register of the Lmannol Baptist church shows, a mem ber In good standing In that organiza tion, says the San Francisco Exami ner. Unless somo official action Is tak en to have his name dropped from tho roll beforo ho Is hanged, ho will dlo a member of thnt organization. Thero Is Bomo little feeling among the mem bers of tho church about Durrani's name being permitted to remain on the roll with those of tho members of un questionable standing. Prom tlmo to time tho question of having his name scratcned has been discussed in a gen erai way oy tho church people, but nover has the subject come up at any r ilij !. 1- a "i iiiu uuhiuuhb or roiu-wccK prayer meetings, no one seemed to care about taking tho Initiative for fear of being charged with showing nn un christian spirit, nnd tho Rov. J. George Gibson has nover encouraged his peo ple to display prcjudlco or hard feel ing toward the young man who was for merly assistant superintendent of their Sunday school. O H A N N E S Brahms, who is generally consider ed to be tho great e 8 1 contemporary composer, was born at Hamburg on March 7, 1833. Ho was tho son of a double-bass player In tho city theater. and his musical education was begun at an early age. Ho displayed great talent for tho piano, and was also care fully trained In musical theory, at first by one D. Cossei, of Hamburg, and aft erward under Edward Marxson, of Al tona. Ho made rapid progress as a pianist, and appeared In public for the first tlmo at tho age of fourteen, play ing, among other things, a set of va riations of his own composition. In 1853 Brahms started on a concert tour through Germany with tho vio linist Remenyl. They visited Hanover, Gottlngen, and Wclmer, nnd Brahms, by his playing, attracted the Interest of Joachim and Liszt. What especially aroused tho former's admiration was tho feat performed by the youne nlnn- Ist In Gottlngen, when, having to play Dcothovon's Kreutzcr Sonata with Rem enyl, ho found tho piano half n tone tint, and transposed his part, without mo notes before hlra, from A to B flat. A result of his acquaintance with Joa chim was an Introduction to Robert Schumann, then living In DuBseldorf. There ho played to the elder master his sonatas and scherzo for piano, and ex hibited several books of his songs. Schumann's enthusiasm at the evidence certos for pianoforte and orchestra, one for violin and orchestra, and a double concerto for violin and violoncello, with orchestra. Besides the "German Requiem" there are a number of choral works of smaller dimensions, from elaborate cantatas down to unaccom panied part songs. In the Held of cham ber music Brahms left a large number of his most characteristic compositions: many volumes of songs, which are among his most esteemed productions, also several sets of short piano nieces. complote the list of his composition. His work represents all branches of I music except tho opera. Ho also did I considerable annotation and editing of tho great editions of tho classics pub lished by Breltkopf ft Hartel. His pub lished compositions extend to tho opus number 121, tho "Pour Serious Songs" that wero published a few-months ago. In 1880 tho degree of Doctor of Philos ophy was conferred upon him by the University of Broslau, and for his "Academic Overture" an audacious and amusing piece of musical comedy. Ho also recolved various orders and decorations from German ruling princes, and was a member ot the Academy of Arta of Berlin. 3 A MYSTIC WOMAN. MADEMOISELLE DE 'WOLSKA A TELEPATHIC MEDIUM, BK U VUttlng thla Country In Company With Krama Cnlve Will Dulld a Home for Defenieleia Llttlo Olrla of the Breton Const. A Monument for Key. The state of Maryland has made an appropriation to assist In paying for a monument to tho author of "Tho Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key. Tho monument is to cost $16,000, and tho state will supply ono thlrd of this. The remainder will bo raised by G-cont subscriptions from tho school children of tho coun try. Tho Key family, u is said, Is not particularly pleased at this method of raising funds, nnd small blame to the Keys for their dislike of It. These popular subscriptions aro amazingly Uko begging, and under all circum stances, save when there Is an un stimulated expression of sentiment, un dignified. As there Is to bo a monu ment, It ought by all means to be a worthy work of art. Beforo they go too far, tho committee in charge of the HE intimate friend and traveling com panion of Emma Calvo on her pres e n t professional tour in this coun try Is Mademoi selle de Wolska, a Polish lady of dis tinguished attain ments and Individ uality, whoso por trait Is presented herewith. She Is the daughter of Count de Wolska, the exiled Polish patriot whose anti-Semitic book on the Rus sian Jew was a literary sensation of Paris a fow years since. It Is well knows that Calvo is an occultist In mat. ters pertaining to religious and spir itual life. Hor friend Is of tho samo persuasion, only moro so. Mademol- solle do Wolska Is not merely a the osophlst: her professed beliefs may bo said to begin whero theosophy ends. With her, miracles are simply laws of naturo misunderstood. The Impossible Is a matter of frequent occurrence, and mysteries seek hor out. She habitually communicates with departed or distant friends by means of telepathy, or thought-transference through space, without material medlumshlp. In hor mind, there Is not tho slightest doubt that tho planet Mars Is Inhabited, and that shortly we shull not only bo In communication with our celestial neighbor, but that visits In tho flesh will bo exchanged between tho Mar tlans and ourselves of this earth. As Negro Dlea of Fright. On Friday night Mrs.W. Butler, liv ing a mile from Opclousas, La., was awakened In tho middle of tho night by a burglar who grasped her by the throat. Sho freed herself from him, but when he caught hold of her baby and threatened to kill it she agreed to give him all the money In the tiouse. Ho was a negro. Iu tho morning Bho gavo notice of the burglary, and blood hounds were procured, who wont to tho neighboring cottage of a negro numou isu Banders. Sanders was ar rested, but although the house was searched thoroughly, and tho garden wns dug up In looking for tho money, no evidence whatever could bo found against him. He was released, but ho was so frightened, fearing a lynch ing, thnt ho went Into convulsions and died from fright In a few minutes while tho officers were still In tho cabin. Jealotii Ilutband'a Double Crime. Frank Mchan, a resident of Susque hanna, went to tho residenco of hla sis-ter-ln-law, Mrs. John Stallock, to boo his wlfo, -who had been living apart from him, and on whose account ho was MimS && is wiSBrVi FRANK MEHAN. Jealous. Doing denied admission, he shot Mrs. Stallock In the breast, in flicting a sorlous wound. Ho then shot himself through tho heart, and died In. Btantly. Father' Trap Gun Kllli Boa. Recently Mr. Joseph Youth of Orr vlllo, O., who had been troubled by thloves, placed a rifle In the smoke house, so arrangod that should the door be opened tho weapon would be dis charged. His son, Harry, forgottlng about the rifle, opened tho door the oth er day, receiving tho load In his stom ach and died in 20 minutes. Mm THE YOUNGEST FREEMASON. Ceremony of Adoption Performed Whea lie Wan u Month Old. Upon Master Sydney Frederick Forbes has been conferred, by tho lodga of which his father was a foundation member, tho tltlo of the "youngest ma son In tho world," says a contributor to the St. LouIb Republic. Whllo tho universal constitution of the masonic order provides that no ono Bhall Join tho order until ho becomes 21 years of age, Lodgo Jubilee of Barborton, South Africa, working under the Dutch con stitution, performed for him tho cere mony of adoption when he wob a month old. The lad was born Nov. 3, 1888, of English parents. Hh father, William Forbes, was then secretary of the Barbcrton stock exchange, and Is at present tho mannger of ono of Lho valuable mining properties at Johan nesburg. Tho small apron used for the ceremony was made from tho skin of an African kid for tho occasion. It is tho chlof treasure of Master Syd ney's collection of valuables dear to Juvenility. Tho press of the Transvaal commented at length and enthusias tically upon tho unique rite. "On Sun day last," said ono of tho leading Jour nals, "was performed in Masonic hall a ceremony which, wo believe, has never before been witnessed in South Africa, if at all. Tho ceremony In question wob no less than the adoption by Lodge Jubilee, working under tho Dutch constitution, of the infant son of ono of Its foundation members, F. W. Forbes. By tho ceremony of adop tion tho Infant Is admitted as a "Lewis" In freo mnsonry, the oaths and obligations being taken on his be half by tho wardens of tho lodgo bb sponsors of tho lodge Itself, and all Its members acting In that capacity, and undertaking tho masonic guar dianship of tho child in much the same way as sponsors at a baptism. At the ago of 21 years tho "LcwIb" may enter and take part In the working of tho lodge without undergoing nny of tho usual initiatory ceremonies. JOHANNES BRAHMS. Death Ende a Long Sleep. Edna Bain, the twelve-year-old daughter of John P. Bain, living near Kenosha, Wis., who caused wide In terest from the fact that Bhe had been asleep since March 15, ls.dend. Up to tho time of her death she continued her sleep and could not bo aroused. A nail-making machine proauces as hraany nails In a given time as wer tormeNr Tnado "by one thousand men, of Brahms' genius Increased with every hearing, and took tangible shape In the famous article In tho "Neue Zelt schrlft fur Muslk," entitled "New Paths," in which he nnnounced the coming of a now genius to tho musical world, nnd predicted for him a great future. In 1854 Brahms accepted tho post of music master and choir director at tho court of tho Prlnco of Llppe-Dotmold. whero ho devoted much time to study and composition. Ho kept tho post only a few years, nnd for a tlmo lived In his nntlvo city, and afterward In Switzerland, publishing little. Ho played his first concerto for pianoforte In Lelpslc in 1859,but without great sue cess. In 1862 ho went to Vienna, whero he has over since made his home, nnd whero ho has attnlned his great fame. In tho next year ho becamo tho con ductor of tho Vlennn Slngakndcmle, but ho resigned tho post In 1864. Ho mado frequent short Journoys, spending much of his tlmo In quiet towns sultablo for hard work, occasionally conducting his compositions. Tho performance of his "German Requiem" In 1868 nt Bremen greatly enhanced his fame. Lessor compositions wcro frequently coming from his pen at tho snme tlmo, nil tend ing to raise the admiration of his orig inality and power. H8 Hf0 in Vienna for twenty-flvo years and mnrn ,na been quiet and uneventful, markod only by performances of his compositions frequently under his own direction! nnd by his occasional appearance as a pianist, which havo been of constantly Increasing rarity. In 1872 ho wns elect ed conductor of the Gesellschntt dor NusiKireunuo in Vienna, the concerts of which wero made notable by hlB production of the, great choral works of Bach and Handel. Ho resigned this post In 1875. Blnco which time ho had devoted himself almost entirely to com position, spending his winters In Vien na and his summers In Ischl, tho center of a brilliant coterie of musicians from all parts ot the world. Brahms' first symphony, that In O minor, dates from 1870, a late product of his genius, bearing the opus-iumber 68; the second followed tho next year, the third In 1883, the fourth and last in 1886. For orchestra he has also written two overtures, two serenades and a set of variations, and two cou- Key mcmorlnl should consider tho ex perience of the people who erected a monument to Calhoun In Charleston. This monument has been taken down after twenty years, because It was In artistic nnd Inappropriate. If tho Mary land committee carries out Its present intention as to tho design which it has MADEMOISELLE DE WOLSKA. to mundane occupation. Madcmoisello do Wolska has Interested herself In Improving the condition of the children of the Breton fishermen, many of whom ire driven by privation to seek tholr fortune too often to And their ruin In domestic service or aa artists' mod els In Paris. Mademoiselle de Wolska proposes to build a home for these chil dren In a picturesque corner of Brit tany. Tho slto was "revealed" to her In a characteristic way. Sho dreamed of such a place, before 'the project had laken shapo In her mind, nnd beforo Eho had ever visited the Breton coast. Later, coming upon tho spot by chance, Bho recognized it instantly as the slto which had been so vividly Impressed upon her memory's vision In the sam. An Kagle a An Alarm Clock. Mr. W. Le C. Beard in the April 8t. Nicholas tells of a tame eagle he had as a pet In Arizona. Mr. Beard says: Tho half-breed In whoso chargo he had been left told us that ho was far better than an nlarm-clock for no one could sleep through the cries with which he greeted tho rising sun and his notion of breakfast time; and while an alarm would ring for only half a minute, Moses was wound up to go all day, or until he got something to eat. But hls guardian treated him kindly, and Moses grew and thrived, soon putting on a handsome suit of brown nnd gray feathers, which ho was very proud of, and spent most of his spare tlmo in preening; and he was beginning to think seriously of trying his wings when an accident put off his flying for a long time. Having known, thus far, nothing but kindness from man, he was absolutely without fear, and, as it turned out, rather too much so. A Frog on the Mlizenmait. The American ship Iroquois came In to port late this afternoon, in her :abln were the preserved bodies of two strange flsh that were caught on tho voyage and a frog that came aboard the vessel In mid-ocean. All Jhese wcro dd creatures, and Cnpt. Taylor had them preserved to be presented to the AoflHomi r9 CmIm.. en ..w-uc.4, w otn.-iu.-ua. ino rroar won accepted wo reproduce a nhotocranh of the design tho people of Maryland toun(1 y n of the Bailors clinging to win somo uay regret mat tho coramlt- teo should have been so ill-advised. Tho pedestal la to bo thirteen feet high tho mlzzen topmaBt-backstav lanvnni When tho tar discovered tho frog the man was so astonished that he nearly Ho did opinion that tho proposed work ought and tho statute of Key nlno feet. Wo ,ost n'B hold on the ratlines need not point out tho theatric pose j not daro t0 touch the batrachlan, but of the statue. All who have any feel- j rnpltlly descended to tho deck and re- iur lor an win unuerstanu at a glance i"" "' "nu 10 mo captain. The wnai we mean wnen wo express the i Uil"0 weiu 0," n captured It. Tho snip was men in latitude 12:54 south ind longitude 108:20 west. The officers of tho vessel say thoy have no Idea where tho frog camo from, unless it was scooped off n cloud by the mast rhey say it was not on the vessel when iho left port. It was Just about the lime tho frog was captured that tho itrango flsh waB captured. San Fran :isco Examiner. A I.Uely Dead Man. Right Hon. Sir Mountuart E. Grant Duff, in his recently published "Notes from a Diary," records this incident: During the Franco-German war I took up a book which was lying on tho ta ble at the Athenaeum, upon Dlebltsch's campaign In Turkey. It had boon trans lated by some ono nt the tlmo when nil eyes were fixed on tho lower Dnn ubo In 1853-54, nnd tho trnnslntor hnd prefixed to It n short note in which ho or she mentioned that the original wns by a Prussian officer, the Baron von Moltke, who was now dead. Some ono had written on the margin, "For n dead man ho Is surprisingly active, 1S70." PROPOriED MONUMENT, not to bo completed. It Is tho purpose of the committee to placo It on an ele vation near tho main entrance to Mount Olivet cemetery, Frederick, Md. Les lie's Weekly. ltlnU In Htorma. Among the birds, swallows and rocks, Instead of flying about, remain homo when a storm lo brewing, nnd roblnB hide In bushes 'or seek the shelter of chimneys. A beo Is never caught )n tho rain and ants, wasps and spldera will be found -to prepare their nantn against tho coming of a storm many hours In advance. The Klrctrlo Match J'romlned. The electric match Is tho noxt Im portant Invention promised. Beforo very long tho phosphorus tipped wood on splints now in use will be replaced by a handy little tool that may be car ried In the pocket or hung up conven iently for Btrlklng a light when want ed. Already there is on tho market a gas lighter, which affords moro than a suggestion of the electric match of the future, a twist of tho handlo gener ating sufficient electricity to accom p' h the purpose. Also thero aro sev eral styles of cigar lighters which do pend for their supply of electricity up on storage batteries. A Memorial of the Revolution. Tho recent dedication of tho monu mental cairn shown In tho accompany ing picture, on Payne's Hill, at Quln cy, Mass, recalls nn historic nnecdote of tho war of tho Revolution. When tho colonists wero fighting tho battle of Bunker Hill, Ablgal Adams, wife of John Adams (who becamo subsequent ly tho second President of tho United Itubeniteln'a HurprUe. In bis posthumous Journals Rubln iteln tolls how he onco played in Paris to an audience of 4,000 enthusiastic people, aud ffllt that tho world was looking at him. At tho door of his hotel he met a friend, who said: "What! Are you In Paris? since when? Wo are all kept in Ignorance and never hear a word about you. Ara rou thlnkiru of giving a concert hero?" "I was epeecblesB," dryly adds Rubln-Itein. &"C MONUMENT ON PAYNE'S HILL . States), watched the soul-stlrrlng scone from Payne's Hill, which Is situated about ten miles from Chorlestown. What College Women are Dolnir. Out of the college women recently Interrogated, 169 are teachers, 47 libra rians, 22 nurses, 19 Journalists and 19 clerks, while the remainder aro dis tributed around In various unclassified positions. The majority of a given number of women, asked In regard to tho matter, said thoy received less pay than men for tho samo kind of work. A small number wero found who get the samo pay, and a very tiny fraction of tho number received more money than men in similar positions. Ice Cream for Illrcnujrlii. Thomas Knywood, of New Brunc wlck, N. J., hiccoughed for throe weeks nnd was on the verge of death when some Ice cream waa given him. Th hiccough Immediately stopped and he Is rapldlyrecoverlng. 4 - h