Nebraska Newspapers

    FOREIGN DEVILS IN CHINA ,
"Oarp" Tolls How Amarlcan Mulaton an
Treated Over Tiara ,
A BOWIE KNIFE SAFER THAN A PISTOL ,
Tlio Story of Sam HonsUuN Plrsl
BlnrrlntfO Joke * on Congressman -
man > i irtlit , a lltul Man
From Tc.v IB.
lCojr/tM | It01 l > u Frank ( I. Cnn cn ( > r. ]
WAsmsnTox , D. 0. , Nov. 10.fSpccln !
orrospondonco of TUB BIK. : ) The crltlcn
situation in China calls attention to tbo fact
that the Chlnoio mission Is still unsettled
A now minister will probatilbo apnolntoii
by President Harrison during the cominp
session and through these recent trouble ;
the Post of Poking has sprung into the
greatest Itnnortanco. Tlu-ro Is n chnnco for n
statesman to mnko a reputation in China.
The country seems to co on the eve of n
great revolution nnd the protection of out
foreign citi/ons there Is KolnK to rciulro | both
nerve and diplomacy. During my visit tc
China about two years ago I found the ma
jority of the people opposed to foreigners nnd
nt every ono of the treaty ports there was
an nntl-forelun party which did all It could
to oxclto the masses against the foreigners.
Among other things they published a maga
zine which was Illustrated. This magazine
contained a graphic description of how the
foreigners ground up Chinese chltdron nnd
made mcdlcmo of thorn. It had p ctures of
American girls packing thcmoillclnoln boxes
nnd in tbo sumo cuts were pictures of soothIng -
Ing cauldrons In the soup ot which babies'
nrras , legs and heads bobbed up and down.
In ono picture the babies were being cut up
for grinding nnd in another the pieces ol
them were being weighed so thnt Just so
much Cbinoso baoy wont Into each packngo
of medicine. The Chlneso text , lu translated
for mo , .stated Uiut this was n common
method of making modlclno in China nnd
tli at the Americans and English have ns their
chlof business In China the making of such
modlclncs and that they stele Chinese babies
tor this purpose.
liable * ' Kyon lor Photographic Ma
terial.
The grq.at disturbance which wo bad In
Korea somu ycar.s ago , when our naval force
was called to the capital from ono of our vcs-
sols in the harbor of Chomulpo to defend the
American minister , arose from this nnti-for-
clgn influence which has also strength in
Korea. These people had circulated the re
port that the Americans were stealing httlo
Korean babies nnd grinding up their eyes to
mnko photographic materials. It was whis
pered abroad that nn American liked nothing
better than n sllco of a Korean baby clone
brown , nnd the statement wns current
throughout the 100,000 huts of the Korean
capital that our minister , Mr. Dlnsmoro , had
given a party the week before at which two
Juicy babies had been served to the guostii.
The people were wild. Mother love nnd
father love is ns strong among the celestials
ns among tlio Christians , and such statements
ns these make Chlneso and Korean blood boil.
The masses look uuon the foreigners : LS bar
barians nnd tboy are willing to believe such
stories. Our minister would have been mobbed
at Korea nt this time luul it not ocou for the
king , who sent out n proclamation saying that
any man who was found circulating such re
ports would bo executed , and tolling the pco-
plo that these lorelgnors wura kind hearted ,
cultured people llko themselves nnd they
would not bo so inhuman us to cat babies.
How Solt. Soup Ilniiioil 11 Mlhstnnury.
Durlng-my stay at Canton I mot a mission
ary mid his family from the Interior of China.
The man came from Ohio und ho wus a very
Intelligent icllow. Ilis sister , n medical
missionary , was with him. Their bouso had
boon burned nnd they had been robbed by
tlio Chinese through this superstition In
regard to American mcdlclno. It happened
thnt this medical missionary had u young
Chinaman who was studying niodicino with
bar and this Chinaman had In some way
obtained possession of a skeleton which ho
keitln his room at the missionary's house.
The Cutucso know nothing of anatomy nnd
'
tnoir medical system consists largely In'doses
ns big ns hot-so powdora nnd In superstitious
incmiuuions , ttio burning of Joss paper and
such things. They know nothing of
the use of the skeleton nnd their rovcronco
for their ancestors is such that they would
decidedly lesi-nt our custom of dissection.
Now , just nt the tlmo thnt this skeleton was
lying on the tabloid the young Chinnnmn's
room , the wife of the missionary got out of
soap. She has been raised In ttioconntry ami
she concluded to make some soli soap ns she
had boon her parents do nt homo. She inndo
n barrel of It. Then the story became noised
nbrond that this missionary's homo was a
modlclno factory und something llko three or
four Chinese bnbles were ground up in it
every day. A mob collected within n short
time niuiattacKol , ( the house. They found
the soap. It was n now material to Chinese
eyes and it smelled llko medicine. They
wont upstairs nnd found the bones nud the
evidence was prima fncioso strong that they
burnt the bouso und the missionary's family
had n narrow escape for their lives.
Itnliy Cooking mill the Tientsin Mt > -
unoro.
The terrible Tientsin massacre of 1870 , In
which the Catholic sisters of the orphnnngo
of that city were killed , came from this
charge that they were stealing Chlneso babies
and cooking thorn for medicine. Tientsin is
n city of nearly n million people and thu mob
numbered thousands. They burst Into this
French missionary establishment , sot IIro to
the convent and literally toro the women to
pieces nnd throw their remains into the
tlnmos. There were n hundred children in
the orphunngo nnd these were solzod nnd
thrown into prison nnd questioned. They
would not say anything against Uio ulsters
nnd at the und of six weeks they were elvon
ovor'to missionaries who were sent from Po
king to fauo cnra of thum. There were many
other foreigners killed during this mnssncro
and the Chlneso lu n mob llko this do not dis
tinguish batwccn American nnd English or
between French nnd Ooriimu. All nro the
Bumn to them. They nro foreign barbarians
and they call them all by the numos of ' 'Uud-
hondod , bluo-oycd foreign dovlls , " nnd u for-
olgnor cannot go aloiirf Iho strcots of a CIil-
neSo city without being grouted by this opl-
thot. Ho does not understand itberuusobo
does not know Chinos , but tbo vilest 01 Jokes
and the most vulgar expressions nro uttered
against the foreigners ns they pass through
tbo stroota of the larger Chinese duos.
Our Ministers to China.
I saw ox-Sonator Henry W. Blair of Now
lUmpshlro in thu Aslor house in Mow York
the other day. Ho told mo that ho did not regret -
grot his rejection by the Chinese us minister
to Ctilun nud that ho would accept no other
foreign mission though bo might have had
ono hnd ho chosen. Ho will probably setilo
somownoro in the west and may possibly
practice law. The forcing of Ulafr upon tbo
Ctilnoso notwithstanding their objection
would not huvo boon a now thing lu our
treatniont of China aud It is a question ns to
whethorChlim will not have In every rnso to
be driven rather than load. No concussions
have over boon gotten from China wnlch
have amounted to anything except through
fear nud our first treaty with Chlnu was tbo
result of the bulldozing of Caleb Cushlng
who was sent to that country bv John Tyler
in 18-13 at nn oxpenuo of t-10,000 to tbo govern
ment. Ho hnd an nblo squadron with him
and ho forced the governor to receive him nt
Canton , Ho wanted to go to Poking and the
Chinese did not want him to go further Into
the country than bo then was. Tboy sent a
messenger to the emperor and this man In
timo. brought back an Imperial envoy who
after much objection made n treaty with
Caleb Cushlug and the United States. Mr.
Gushing was very anxious to go to Poking
and bo Intended to foroo his way into the
Dretorco of the emperor if no got there , and
mid thai tin did not iutond to bump pis bead
nineteen times against tbo floor as wus tbo
custom , Tbo arrival of tbo Imperial eiivov
however prevented him , nnd bo brought buck
tbo treaty. The treaty waa ratified and A.
tl. Kverett of Maajathuiotu win our Ural
( uiuUtcr in China. Ho aied ( u Chlua
In 1317 , lust about the tlmo bo arrive
tbcro. Ho wni a man of much culture an
wldo diplomatic experience. Ho graduate
nt Harvard with the highest honors at th
ngo of U , studied law with John Qulnc
Adams nnd w * part of his legation whllo h
was minister to Uussla.Vhilo John Adiitn
wns president Everett was minister to Spat
nnd when Andrnw Jackson boc.imo nrosldon
ho cnrno back homo iiiul bought tlio Nort
American Review , which ho edited. H
wroton largo number of hooks nnd had h
Hvod bo might Imvo made an oxccllon
minister to ( 'hlnii , The first treaty wit !
China which Hnglnnd * got from bur wn
through war , nnu the second war , In whlcl
Iho Unltod Stntos IOOK part brought out
now treaty In 19.17. At this tlmo Or. Johi
Ward was sent to China by Huchnnun u
minister. Ho arrived In Poking , but re
fused to got down on his knees nnd bump hi
head before the emperor. Mr. Wnrd is nov
living In Morrlstown , N. J. , and ho practice ,
law In Now York. A ftcr him wo had a inln
Istcr named Kecd , and In ISO'J ' ttio noted inU
slonury , Mr. S. Wells Williams , became sec
re.tary'of legation. Ho Is the best authority
on all Chinc.so matters nnd has written thi
boat book over written on China. During i
part of the tlmo ho wus secretary , Ansoi
Jitirhnffgamo wus minister and It was ho whi
brought China In to close communication witl
the outsld ) world. Of late there has bcci
but llttlo trouble with the Chinese , but the ;
do not nnd have never treated foi'Qlgn minis
ters well. They try to make them contompti
bin in the eyes of tlielr people und to maki
the Chinese masses believe that they nro onlj
subjects or trlbuto-bcarcM to the emperor
The street of Pelting ulong wblon tlio Inga
lion buildings nro erected is known there in
the title , "ThoStrcetof thoSublectNations. '
The ompjror receives foreign ministers onlj
when ho has to and foreign ministers are no
Invited to the homes of Chlnuso ofllclal.4 node
do many of them consider thum on a socia
equality with thum.
I lie I'lHtol or the Howie KillIV.
During nn Interview which I recently nni
with ( Joncral Cnsslus M. Clay , the notci
Kentucky elndlnlor , 1 uskud mm which hi
considered the safest weapon to use in n personal -
sonal encounter , the pistol or the bowlo knife
"Tho bowie knlfo by nil moans , " roplioi
General Clay. "Tho best of revolvers after
mlssos tire nnd you may cot so close to youi
enemy ns to bo unable to use it. Your bowli
knlfo never misses nud bciontitlcally used i'
will cut to the death every time. During
my llfo 1 have had to bo on my guard. J
would have been dead long ngo had I boon t
coward or gene about unarmed. My bnwic
knife I bnvo always carried with mo during
my cnmpnlgns and it has several times savoi
my llfo. " Uenoral Clay's house nt White
hall , Ky. , is built llko u formication. Tin
walls arc very thick and the doors of the in
terior nro very high und narrow. The build'
Ing Is almost lire proof nnd the greater parl
of it wns constructed while General Clay
wus in the midst of his political troubles und
bis enemies were attempting to shoot him 01
run linn out of the country.
The subject of Clay's bravery and of hla
nerve in n quarrel was somewhat dUcussod
in the Nationnl Capital Press club bvn " parly
of southerners Inst week and Colonel
William Stnrritt of the Unlvoston News said
thnt Clay made him think vorv much ol
General Sam Houston , the noted Toxnn.
Said Colonel Sturritt :
"Houston wns afraid of nothing. Ho won
the attention of General Jackson by his
desperate bravery in lighting the Indiana
una Jackson was his closest fnond and nd-
visor. It wns Jnckson who gave him the ad
vice ns to the steadying of his nerves in n
duel. I have hoard the story in Texas. It
was whllo ho was In congress and bo had a
duel to tight with General White. Jackson
told him that before ho wont to the liold he
should put n good-sized leaden bullet in bis
pocket and Just before ho was ready to lire he
should take this out and put It in his mouth.
You can bite on this bullet , ' said Andrew
Jackson , 'and you will lind it will steady
your nerves nnd you will pot a fair shot at
your opponent.1 Houston did this , and ho
said ho found the reclpoto work hko a charm.
Ho wounded White and cnmo oil himsell
without a shot. "
A New : tory of Sain Houston's Mar
riage.
"By the way , " continued Mr. Starritt , "I
havu never soon In print the true story ol
Sam Houston's first marriage. They hnvu
ono version in Tennessee , but there is an
other vurMon in Texas. The Tennessee storv
is that while Houston was governor of life
state ho fell in love with n very pretty youuc
Indy named Allen and proposed to her , nnd
nftor n titno wns accepted. Within n very
short time , the next uny nftor the marriage ,
I think , no loft his wife xvithout n word of
explanation. Ho protobtcd thut the cause of
separation in no way nffocted his wife's char-
ncter. Ho loft Tennessee nnu wont nmong
the Chcrokoes nnd lived with them for three
years. And during this time it is suid tlint
ho got u Cherokee wife. As to the lust I do
not know , but the marriage und separation
uro cor.ccdod facts. Now , In Tennessee it
was claimed that as soon ns the wedding
party wns over Governor Houston's wife
told her husband that she had been forced
into the marriage by her pnronts.
nnd thnt sho. loved nnotbor. Hous
ton thereupon snid that ho would not
compel her to Hvo with him , but that ho
would give her n divorce bv lenving the
'
atuto. This ho did , taking nll'tho blame. In
Texas it is said that this .story rwy or mav
'
not bo true , but that another reason for hi's
leaving bis wife was a wound In his shoulder ,
resulting from n shot which ho lind received
in the Indian wnrs , which at this tlmo made
him very offensive to these who were closely
associated with him. At all events , ho noted
most magnanimously in the matter , nnd ho
never made a public explanation of bis
course. Ho married ngaln nftor ho wont to
Texas and there are n number of bis chil
dren living In the state today. There are
several boys and ono girl. The boys nro
bright , well-to do young men , and the girl is
a brilliant writer , nnd she not long neo wrote
a scathing review of some article which bad
been published concerning her father. "
The Kowln KnlCo of Mni'tlii of Tex IH.
Sneaking of Texas recalls the bowie knife
of Judge Martin und the fact that the next
congress will bo free from the danger of u
thrust from it. During bis lust davs in con
gress Martin wus pining for u light. Ho
went around , it is said , with this bowie knlfo
slung back of hl.s nook and ho longed for nn
opportunity to use It on tlio adipose form of
Thomas D. Rood. Ho could not understand
how such words ns ho heanl could bo used in
congress between gentlemen and not cause u
tight. Ho thought himself the spaclal pro
tector of Mills aud ho sometimes got up close
to linn during his controversies with Hoed.
At ono time , when a democratic member
denounced. Rood , Mnttln rushed to the
front of the house and throw
his bony linger nt ttio speaker's desk
and yelled out , "DMu't you bourn Itl Ho
denounced ye , ho denounced yo. " Ho evi
dently expected Uood to como down from the
chair and light nnd ho was eager for the
fray. Martin looked for days for the corre
spondent who reported tbo story of his blow
ing out the gas nt Wilturd'n hotel , nnd ho
threatened to out off the oars of the page
who fooled him about the telephone. This
telephone Incident was put up by some of
the practical Jokur.s of cntigruss. It was at
the time of the congressional convention that
nominated Mnrtln's successor. These prac
tical Jokora took their stand in the committee
room in Bon Butler's house across the wav
nnd culled through the telephone for Judge
Martin. The page rushed to the house and
told the Judge that some one wanted him at
iho telephone. Martin hardly know what n
telephone was but he finally got up and wont
put. Ho asked the boy to do the talking.
The boy , who bad boon coached , said , "It ls
ii telephone from your convention In Texas.
1'hoy are tolling you how things are going
on. " "All right , " suld Judpo Martin , "what
Jo they sayl" "They say , " replied the boy ,
"that they tblnlc you will win. " "Is that
sol" replied Martliu "Keep a llstonln' . "
"Thoy say , Juilgo , " contiuuod the bov ,
"thoy wont to know what you thluu of tlio
illlunco and will you vote for free silver , and
they want you to toll them what you will do
in over/thing , " "O. " said Judge Martin ,
"will you Just toll them you can't find me. "
Martin then loft tbo capltol. In three hours
10 came back expecting to Hurt himself
) lootud. When ho found ho had noon sold bo
ivas mad , and when a telegram cnmo saving
ibo other man was nominated ho was the
naddost man lu Washington , The boy kept
iway from tbo house for days und Martin
lever caught him.
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md specify in your purchases that you want
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i pi tits ot any kind manufactured by Her &
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jousumlng 9,000 bushels per day. Insist
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THE RESCUE OFMAK1IN KOSZL
_
A'ete I'm It lleeonttr.
No braver olllcor over trod the Joe
of an American nmn-of-wnr limn buncn
1 N. Ingruluim. IIo nnulo ono sad an
. trotnondoua inlstnUo when ho wont ovi
I to the confederacy in 1801 nnd turnc
! his brillliinU-Uiloiits ngnlnst the go von
I nioiit ho had gnlliinllj uphold for tieurl
half a coutury , but in the dayH when h
\viia fighting under the stars and stripe
ho was mi example and a typo of wlm
every Amorlcttn naval ofllcor ought t
bo. For nourly a generation before hi
death ho lived a llfo of great retirement
ho much uo that ho has boon put down i
many of the biographical dictionaries a
having died in 1803 , but loDg than fort ;
years ago his name was ringing througj
two continents , and ho was rccognizoi
by his own countrymen us ono of th
g roatcst of their naval heroes unit thi
staunchosl upholder of American right
abroad.
Ingralmm inherited fighting blood
His father , Lieutenant William Ingrn
ham , was the most intinmto friend o
Paul Jones , and served as lirst olllcor o
the lion Iloinme Richard in the dcspor
ate encounter with the Urttish frigatt
Sorapis oil Flamborough Head in 177 ! )
when Jones answered hl.s adversary * !
'
taunting inquiry whether ho had h'tu
enough with the historically cool re
mark Unit he had only just begun U
light. The future commodore was ap
pointed a midshipman on .luno 18 , 181:2
when he was but little more than i
.years old , and It was not long before hi
begun to show his mottle. There is t
little story about him at that time whicl
was told years later with a relish ,
Captain Pot or Duggott was cons' '
pilot of the frigate Congress , upor
which the boy saw his first scriyco.
One day in 18113 , while at fcoi. : they saw
a ship , which they afterward took tint
made a prize of. When the ship was
discovered in the distance Captain Dag
gett and the "middy" wore on the foro-
yard , and the older man was looking nl
the vessel with a glass. The younij
midshipman inquired : "What do yoi
iniiKo of her , sir ? " Captain Daggotl
took the boy under his arm and ran oul
to the end of the yard where ho could
get a bettor view of the ship. "Oh , sir , '
said the boy , "I hope she is a frigate ,
and that wo shall have a hard light , and
that every olllcor over mo will bo killed.
Then I bhall bo captain and you and 1
will take the two ships to port in grand
style. "
The boy lived to servo through three
wars and ho never showed the white
feather. As ho grow in experience he
not only displayed tho.greatest bravery ,
but showed the finest appreciation of'ii
naval ollicor's obligations to his country.
"Wo can't afford to lot old Ingraham's
memory die oven though ho was a
rebel , " said a naval olllcor who m.ido an
enviable record for gallantry during the
war , the day after the commodore's
death. "Tho greatest piece of good for
tune th.xt over cumo to mo was being
placed untlor the command of such a
man in the early days of my service. Ho
was an inspiration to mo and to every
youngster who was brought within hid
inlluence. Wo looked up to him and
revered him. IIo was the ideal to which
every ono of us inspired. 'Why , ' ho ex
claimed , excitedly springing from his
chair and eagerly pacing the floor as
memory came flooding back , 'wo would
have followed him to hell ! ' "
Martin Kosztti was ono of the bra vest of
the Hungarian patriots of the revolution
of 1818. Ho was military nido and secretary -
rotary of Louis Kossuth , and at the eloso
of the disastorous revolutionary move
ment ho tied with others from the Aus
trian dominions and took refuge in
Turkey. Austria demanded his extradi
tion , but the Turkish government re
fused to give him up , although ho with
some of his companions wore confined at
Kutahia. They were finally released
with the understanding that they should
quit the Turkish dominions , and Koszta
accompanied Kossuth on the hitter's
memorable visit to the United States.
On the 31st of July , 18-52 , Koszta declared
his intention of becoming a citi/.on of
the United Str.tes , and in the spring of
18o3 , having securcu a passport , ho loft
Now York for Smyrna on business with
the intention of returning to the United
Stiitos. As soon as the Austrian consul
at the port of Smyrna learned of the
oxilo's presence in that city ho sot about
his capture. As the Hungarian was un
derstood to have papers from the
United States government , the consul
resorted to a questionable expedient to
accomplibh the end desired. On the
night of the 21st of Juno , 18.r > ! i , while
Kos/.tu was quietly smoking at a Greek
colTeo house on the wharf , ho was sud
denly sot upon by a hired band of
Greek bravos , who throw a lasso over
his head and hustled him to the edge
of the wharf. Ho was thrown into the
water of the harbor , and a crow from
the Austrian man-of-war Hussar , lying
in wr.it for the purpose , picked him up
and carried the unfortunate Hungarian
a captive to their ship. It bus boon said
that the Austrians had a clumsy idea
that by this procedure they could avoid
the complications which might have
arisen from seizing their prisoner di
rectly on neutral soil , but If that was
their object the precautions were hardly
necessary , as the Turkish ollicors would
not have interfered in any event. The
atTalr created intense cxcltiment in the
foreign colonies of the city.
The American consul immediately
waited upon the authorities and said
that ho understood that Kos/.ta had bo-
30ino an American citizen. No Amer
ican vessel was in port at the tlmo and
10 attention was paid to his roprosonta-
tion. Two days later the slnop-
nf-war St. Louis , with Captain
[ ngruhum in command , came to
iinchor in the harbor. The old St.
Louis was a sailing sloop-of-wnr of about
300 tons , carrying twenty guns , with a
crow of 220 men a typical old-tlmo
"water bruiser , " but very .olllciont for
that day , and comparing favorably with
the corvettes of foreign powers' Her
commanding otllcor survived all but
three or four of the olllcora who wore
under him at the tlmo , but among the
passed midshipmen were Messrs. Ghor-
nrdi and Dralno , who subsequently became -
came admirals , and ono of the midship
men was Captain 11. W. Monde of the
navy , a nephew of General Moadp , who
kept a journal of the events , and in
whoso graphic language the remainder
of the story can best bo told ,
"I was only a boy of 15 at the tlmo. "
says Captain Meade , "but I remember
ilia circumstances distinctly , although
it was thirty-eight years ago and I waa
'roofer' of of
ft young only a couple
yours' oxporioncc. Wo had boon qruls-
ing in the Levant , and on the night of
Juno 22 the wind fell light and * wo an
chored under the land to wait for a.
aroozo. The next day wo got under
way and about 2 in the afternoon an-
uhorod oil the city of Smyrna.
Hardly wu ? the anchor do\yn whan
Mr. Oflloy , our consul , visited
the ship and told Commander
Engrnhum that two days before ono Mar
tin ICoszta , who was said to bo an Amer
ican citizen , had boon kidnaped and
taken by the crow of an Austrian man-
of-war to their vessel In the harbor ,
where bo was confined in irons In the
liold. All this in bold deflanco of the
Turkish authorities , whom the Austrians
sooinod to hold in utter contempt.
When Mr. OWoy had loft the St. Louis
a delegation of citizens of various na
tionalities , most of thorn English , vl
ited Captain Ingralmm and begged hii
to save Koszta's llfo.
"Tho captain did not need any urginj
IIo had his gig manned without dola
and want nt once on board the IIussui
The Hussar was a brig of war of nbot
four hundred tons and carrying oightoo
guns. Upon Ingraham's arrival h
asked to see Martin Kos/.ta , an nllcfe
American citizen , who was undorstoo
to bo on board. The oantnln of th
Hussar was on Hhoro and Iho first lloi :
tenant met the inquiry by replying Urn
no American citizen named Koszta wu
on the ship. Captain Ingniham wn
astonished at Ijiis , but ho repaired a
once to the mainland and went dli
ectly to the uresldenco of the A us
Irian consul , 'where ' lie found tin
captain of the Hussar and repeated
his request. The Austrian commander
who was an ISpgllshman by birth , re
luctantly admitted that Kos/.ta was 01
board the Huss'n- . Tills sooinod to sti
Captain Ingraham up more than over
and with some remarks that rollcetoi
rather slmrplyoh the duplicity of tin
lieutenant , litr'-doirmndcil puromptorll ;
that ho be glvo'fi'iin Interview with thi
prisoner at oucp , unencumbered will
fottor.s. The deumnd was complied with
Koszta. in his interview , did not clain
American citizenship , but asserted onlj
that ho had filed his declaration to become
como a citizen , having resided for tw <
years in the L'nilod States. During tin
conversation ho told Captain Ingrnhan
that if ho were sent to Tricsto it nioanl
to him either death or lifelong imprisonment
mont in an Austrian dungeon. Cnptnk
Ingraham left him hopeful , and forsov'
oral days there was a spirited corre
spondence between the Austrian and
American olllclals. Finally the Austrian
consul declared to Mr. Olllfty that he
should send Koszta to Trios to by thr
next steamer of the Austrian Lloyd's
line , at which Ollloy protested both
orally and in writing.
"Ingrahain's protest was of quite a
different kind. The St. Louis qulolly
got under way and dropped down to the
nnchorago of the Hussar. Then the
guns were shotted and the Austrian *
were informed that Ko-r/.ta must not
leave the ship until time had been
given our side to communicate
with the American charge d'af-
fairs at Constantinople. The
Austrian force in the harbor consisted
of the Hussar of eighteen guns , the
Artotneslu of twelve guns , and throe
Austrian Lloyd's steamers , carrying
ono trim ouch. The total was thirty-
tjireo guns and about 650 men against
our twenty guns and 220 men. Hut
Tngrahnm's demand was complied with.
"On the night of the 1st of July ,
Captain Ingraham received a dispatch
from Mr. Brown , our charge d'affaires
at Constantinople , h.iying in substance
that Koszta had not completed his
naturalization , and that any interfer
ence on our part must bo mainly on the
ground of humanity , thus throwing the
whole burden of responsibility on
the shoulders of Ingraham. The
captain was equal to the occasion.
Ingraham got his dispatch from Con
stantinople on the uignt of the let of
July. At S o'clock the next morning ho
sent a peremptory demand for the sur
render of Koszta by ! tint afternoon ,
coupled with the threat of forcible seizure -
uro unless the demand were complied
with.
"Tho surrender was refused and both
sides made preparations for battle. The
Artomesia , a largo twelve-gun schooner
[ Lied with sweeps , got under way and
stood on" and on across the bows of the
St. Louis , ready to pour in a raking
broadside as soon as the signal for battle -
tlo was given. The three steamers getup
up steam and tho'wholo harbor was astir
with excitement.
"On board the St. Louis the arrange
ments were quietly and silently made.
The guns wore already cut loose , the
magazine and shell rooms made ready.
The loiuall yards'woro ' mast-headed and
the sails stopped with split rope yarns
so that the ship could bo got under way
without sending iho crew aloft. The
rigging was 'bunked down , ' cables were
made ready for slipping , and albo
springs on cables read1 for a fight at
anchor if necessary ; all bulkheads wore
taken down and the decks sanded to absorb
serb the blood that was expected to flow.
The surgeons had a formidable array of
amputating sawa and knives sharpened
and laid conveniently at hand for use
on possible patients. Kvery preparation
known to the art Of naval warfare at
that day was made , and there was no
bustle , only a grim determination , if
there wcro any virtue in Yankee guns
and pluck , to have Koszta , dead or
alive. Not n man was there in the
ship's company but was ready to fight to
the last ga'sp to sujtain the bold skipper
who had thrown out his challenge in response -
sponso to the cry of humanity.
"All the whllo , unknown tous , di
plomacy was at work. Through the
entire forenoon boats were plying between -
twoon the Hussar and the shore. The
Austrian consul-general was terrified at
the idea of a fight. Ho know that In
such an event the guard of marines
about , the consulate would have to bo
withdrawn , and ho would bo at
the mercy of the refugees , of
whom there were a largo number In
Smyrna. Neither did ho relish the ido.i
nf a precarious refuge on a man-of-war
with hattlo in the air. It was presently
suggested by the Austrians that if Koszta
was handed over to the French consul to
libido the result of a conference between
the Aubtriiin and American consuls , a
Lorriblo scone of bloodshed might bo
spared. Ingraliam's only object was to
ativo the llfo of Koszta and ho knew that
this compromise would affect it. So it
was agreed. At 4 o'clock Koszta was
taken on shore and delivered over to the
French consul and from that tlmo ho was
practically free. The Austrian naval
afllcors were chagrined , but they were
bound to submit to the orders of the
consul general. If It hud not boon
tor this they would have made a dospor-
ito light and as the conditions stood
it 4 o'clock ' with a dead calm prevailing
the odds were gieatly in their favor.
Yet every man aboard the St. Louis bo-
itovod that wo would make hash of that
brig in short order. At the very close
rungo , fifty yards , the Austrian's long
2 t-poundurs were about as good as our
short thirty-twos. But the steamers
\nd that Infernal schooner , with her
iwoops , would have played the devil ,
For with a calm there was no chance to
nanouvro , and springs on cables are
jfton shot away. All day long officers
uul men were quiet as if nothing un-
asual were going on , They laughed
ind joked much as usual , but there was
in ndorcurront of grave demeanor ,
'or ' no man on that ship felt any
xmfidonco that ho 'would see the next
lay's HUH rise. The final toucli was
* lvon when , on the morning of the
fourth of July , the' Austrian commander
iiolatod ttio American Hag and saluted It
' That last stroke
with twonty-ono 'puns.
ivon old Ingraham's heart.
"About ton daWjator , Koszta having
ioft Smyrna , two largo Austrian frigates
; arne in the tuujupr and anchored di
rectly across th jObursa wo should have
.akon in going out. This stirred Ingra-
: iam up again. AVlicn wo had got under
ivay wo passed rl'gftt between them with
iur cannon loaded'tho men nt quarters ,
prlmors in gun- and lockatrlngs taut ,
livorythlng wut ) uoudy to * give thorn a
Vankoo broadside if they should seek to
'ilndur ' our movements. "
The results of tllti Koszta affair were
jf far-roachlng importance. It not only
Drought about a definition of the rights ,
) f American foreign-born citizens in1
other countries , but itgavo to the Unite
States a standing and a character union
.thp nations of the earth which wo hn
not before enjoyed. Immediately nftc
the occurrence the Austrian govori
mont , before making any conimunicatlu
to the government of the United Slate
addressed a circular letter of complaii
and protest to all the principal Europoa
cabinets. Some took tlio side (
Austria and others remained ncutra
Chevalier Ilulsoman , the Austria
charge at Washington , in his loiter t
Secretary Marcy , assumed that Koszt
was seized by virtue of treaties cxlstln
between Austria and Turkey , and thai
as no satisfactory ovldonco had boon tu
duccd as to his being an American clt :
zcn , ho was still an Austrian subject
Secretary Marcy in his reply justlflo
Ingraham'tt conduct , maintained th
right of any subject to dispatriato him
self , and declined to comply witli th
Austrian demand.
The plucky captain became the lion c
the hour. All Europe was agitated will
his fame and monster meeting
were hold In Ills honor in every largi
city of the United States. The score
tary of the navy bent him a letter o
thanks , and was presented with a mcda
by jolnU resolution of congress. Medal
were also given by the city of Nov
York , und the state of North Carolina
The working classes of England , b\ \
penny subscriptions , presented him witi
a magnificent sword , and many othoi
testimonials were given him. Ho cairn
homo from his cruise with the St
Louis , broken In health. For fem
years ho was chief of the bureau o
ordinance in the navy. Then cann
the civil war , and Ingraham wont
with his state. It was a terrible
struggle for the old man , and he
was never afterwards quite tlio same
IIo could not find it in his heart to lighi
against the old Hag with the same spirit
that ho had displayed when sheltered
by Its folds. The tiophieswon by his
gallant conduct at Synmm were buried
in the ground to escape the destroying
army of Sherman , but they were dug ni
mil carried away to the north and the
old sailor would never lift a linger tc
retrain them. He had dropped out ol
-ho minds of his countrymen and during
the closiug-yoar.s of his llfo ho made nc
effort to bring himself again to tholt
lotico.
The old St. Louis suffered a fate like
.lint . of her master. After nor cruise
with him in the Mediterranean she was
nlmcsl forgotten. During the war she
was aligned for a time to the South
"
Atlantic "blockading squadron , but in
1807 she was condemned and since then
she has lain at the League Island navy
yard in Philadelyhia , roofed over and
utilized as a receiving ship.
Dr. Birney cures catarrh. Boo bldg.
o
Till : lllf > l.\l HK.N Kit I7'/O.V.
Mule tTnliiiny To Is : i St.ory.
Sna Francisco Examiner : Ono time there
was it young pete wlca foil butty , and there
was a ole rain wich lay in the road , hat
n sleep , a uliunc his cud. The goto ho liud
uijcii sliot up in n pastor ol his lifo , an hud
novcr sii\y u ram , mi ho scd to his sister , tlio
Koto did , "You Just stnn still an so mo whipa
that fiuok on" the face of ' .lie crth. "
So the tote lie wont up before the ram an
stompt his foots and sliiiko his head real
fritoful , but the ram ho didn't pit up , but
only Jest hen chuno his cud and wotchcd out
botivccit his hishn.Uiiuo ) by the goto bo
backed of niul Uihc a run , nu than arose up
in the air an como down with his hod on the
ram's hod , wnck ! The note's hod was busted ,
but the ole ram ho never wank his oyo. Then
the ole ram no sinilod with his inowth , on"
sod to tlio buttc-ROto's sister , "Pcar.s to mo ,
miss , Hint kangaroo of yourn is mity careless
where hu lite : ; , ho como gum dastod near
itiakin' mo swollor my cud. "
I e < 'oiiliit't ! IJu Friilitonod.
Detroit Free Press : A small boy on Sixth
strent bates the washing process worse than
snnltcs. hates liquor. Ilis. mother wus scrub
bing him nnd ho was kicking.
"Why don't jou bo a good boy } " she
begged. "Don't you know you'll go to the
bad place it you ere not1'
"Thoro uiu't liny water there , is thoroi" ho
asked.
"Not a drop. " she answered solemnly.
"Thon I guess I'll ' keep on being bad. "
And ho kept en.
en.A
A \ \ orhllv
Philadelphia Era : Sick Child Mamma ,
da folks that dlo und go to uoavon , wear
white robes nnd crowns nnd Imvo burps to
piny on when they want toj
Mamma Yes , dear.
yick Child And do thov have blcylos to
rid i ) and spoiifjo c.iko to aatt
Mammu No.
Sick ChildThen I guess you can bring mo
that medicine that I didn't want to take.
Sinili-H and Millie.
Smith , Gray & Co's. Monthly : .Hiiiius
Hrutus Johnes. Mu , what's the difl'oronco
between the wnxllguroof u woman nnd dad's
keeping mo from the circus today ?
Mrs. Johnes , Why , I aon'tknow , my boy !
what is it *
Junius Brutus Johnes. Ono's a sham
llama and the other's a - oh , lot go my
oar , will you ! i'vo got to go to hchool !
G.xxl .l
Boston Condor : Class in mythology.
Professor Now , Master Flint , will you
[ ) lease tell us what you know about the n'mo
muses )
Master Flint. All I know about 'om Is
that they wouldn't bo In It with the olthor
: > t the Boston nines.
Go to tlio lloiul.
Epoch : Whv did Lot's wife look back ?
asked the pretty Sunday school tone tier.
1 suppose u woman passed her with a now
bonnet on , replied .lohnny Cum so.
FlnniHM.illy Corri'ut.
Harper's Young Pooulo : Teacher ( in n
\'ow Orleans hchool ) . Duraud , what does
mpocunlous mean )
Dur.ind ( who lia.s hut ono name for a half
llmo. ) An impecunious boy is a boy that
ias not a picayune to his name.
As You n ( ; lOyeH Sio It.
AuntJano Whnt a disgraceful spoctnclo
.hosa two tipsy men are making ot thom-
iclves !
Hobulo Yes , a pair of spectacles , uutitio. "
A Jlorsn of A other ( olor.
Llttlo .lohnnio There's a man nt the door
.vitli a bill.
Brown Toll him I'm not nt homo ,
'Llttlo .rohnalo But It's a jr. bill ho says ho
iwcs you.
lintiy'H Oniuc.
"You ought to see our baby ploy , " said
'ohnnlo , proudly.
"What can a six months' old baby play ) "
iskod Prodilo.
"Bawl , " laughed Jimmy.
Wonry of Well
North Side Mother Oscar , why can't you
10 a good boy I
Wayward l-Yoar-Old Maminn , it makes
no so tired.
I'llp'H llUlllUI-IIIOIIt.
Toachnr Why do you como to Sunday
chool , my llttlo maul
Llttlo Man Pap said uo'd out my oars oft
f I didn't.
IlllllltUll.
"I sunpo.io you tnko uftor your father ,
fohnnyl"
"I do , if there Is anything loft to take. "
A MiiHlur Stroke.
"That was the stroke of a innstor hand , "
aid the boy when the sjhool teacher pun-
shod him.
Dr. nirnoy cures catarrh. I3co bldg.
The president of Ecuador hat ordered that
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iroparod for the fair. This is to include n
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vovon straw and other noveltiaj.
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rco.
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