THE LATE BILLY BARN IE
FOR YEARS A PROMINENT PMURE IN CASE BALL-MANAOED
SUCCESSFUL TEAMS IN SEVERAL LARQE CITIES
Wllllnni Rrnle, the veteran baso
tinll player and manager, died sud
denly at the homo of IiIh brother-in-law,
In Hartford, Conn., the other day.
Mr. Bamlo was ono of the best-known
baseball men In tlio country and his
death la a matter of regret to a great
many friends In all tlio largo cities
itiut 11 great many small ones.
ManoBer Hnriile was born In Now
York 48 years ngo. For a time ho
worked in a broker's olllco In Wall
street. His debut in a professional
ballplayer was made In Hartford In
1874, when that city stippoited a club
In tlio llrst year of tlio National
League. Ho caught for tho team and
used neither mask nor gloves. Halls
were not pitched as swiftly then as
tlioy aro now, and tho Incrcasn of
npeod caused a demand for the steel
mask and gloves.
Although Uiimlc showed great skill
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and was considered tho star catcher
In thoso days, ho early took to the
management field, and at times met
with a groat deal of success. Ho
managed teams In Keokuk, Columbus,
San Francisco and Philadelphia,
where ho was at tho head of tho Ath
letics of tho National League. He
next went to Baltimore and was at tho
head of tho American Association
team there and afterwards the Broth
crhood team in that city. Leaving
Baltimore Darnlo successfully man
aged clubs in Louisville, Scranton and
flNHM
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THE "VANDERBILT" OF CHINA
A culostlal who Is playing a some
what conspicuous part In the present
troubles in China Is Prlnco Sheng, the
director of tolegraphs of tho empire anil
who Is said to bo one of tho most
capable, intelligent and broad-minded
men of China. He has had charge
not only of tho telegraphs, but of tho
PRINCE SHENCI.
lallways also. He is the head of the
imperial bank, n position akin to tho
secretaryship of tho treasury, and ho
Is tho piincipal director of tlio China
Merchant Steamship company and the
leader of a dozen private enterprises.
Sheng has shown a remarkable capac
ity for tho absorption of tho weatorn
business spirit and has been quick to
realize tho wealth that is to bo created
out of tho undeveloped conditions and
resources of China, He was first
brought out by LI Hung Chang, who
became his patron, but Sheng soon dis
played talents which promised to en
able him to surpass his eminent friend
in modern enterprise, If not in state
craft. Ho has boon called tho "Vandor
bllt of China."
lllll to Tour World.
ft Is announced that ono of tho roaa-
ons why James J. Hill bought tho olo-
gant steam yucht Wucoutu, formorly
Eleanor, was that he Is planning to
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Springfield, Mass. In 189G Uarnlo ap
peared In Hartford and started tho
Atlantic City team, His earnings
that year woro anout JG.000. Tho
Metropolitans of Now York, who wcro
In the league, woro under agreement
to keep homo receipts and get noth
ing whllo nway. When tho MetB vis
ited Hattford thoy drew largo crowds
and tho scheme proved n gold mine.
Tho following year manager Hurnle
sold tho Hartford team and assumed
tho management of the Brooklyns.
Ho returned to Hurt ford again last
year and took charge of tho team,
which had entered the Eastern
Ieaguo. He lost money and this year
ho was backed up by n stock com
pany. He wub manager of the Hart
fords at tho tlmo of his death. Tho
players will wear mourning badges
for thirty days. President Sobey re
ceived many telegrams of regret and
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orders for flowers, which express
somewhat tho esteem in which the
noted ball manager was held all over
tho country.
Ono of Uamle'a notable enterprises
was a trip to California during the
winter of '9G-'97 with a picked team
of National League players. Ho was
considered one of the most Important
figures In tho baseball history of tho
country. Tho body was burled in
Brooklyn, where ho lived with his
mother, who was 87 years old, und
his wife.
make a trip around the world, and
that ho will go In his newly acquired
boat, which has already been twice
around the world. Tho yacht will re
main In Duluth for the next two
months, it Is said Mr. Hill will start
with the Wacouta from Duluth on his
trip around the wot Id, according to
present loports, which would mako tho
trip by water 1,500 miles further In
bolting tho golbo than any trip here
tofore made, it is known that Mr.
Hill has been planning for somo tlmo
to relieve himself of business cares to
a large extent.
A t'lilneito Woman Willi otii.
The only Chinese woman voter In tho
United States Is Mrs. Tl HI of Idaho
City, Idaho. Mrs. Tl III Is a republican
ordinal ily and next fall will voto for
MeKlnley and Roosovelt, of tho latter
of whom she Is an ardent admirer.
She Is a native of Idaho City, has ac
quired a common school education and
Is unusually bright. She Is n constant
reader of the American dollies and fol
lowed assiduously nil tho proceedings
of the republican national convention.
That she has somo lntluenco In politics
Is proven by tho fact that at a recent
election sho porsuaded the two other
Chlnowo votors In Idaho City to voto for
a friend or hers who waa a candidate
and ho was elected by Jut throo votes.
Houtul the World on Wheeli.
Surrounded by a sweltering crowd In
City Hall park, New York, tho other
duy, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Splro
of New York and Claude A. RIgelow
and his bride of Flushing, L. l started
on tholr wheels for a trip around the
world. The Uigelows rodo a tandom.'
Thoy estimate It will take thirty
months to accomplish tho Journey.
Tho cxpodltlon Is tho outcome of a
supposed 5,000 wuger. All four rid
ers, nigelow stated, are mombors of tho
Century Hoad club. No official of that
club appeared to start tho tourists.
Dlgolow Is a printer by trade. Splro
Is a medical student. The brhlo said
thoy had no money and would earn
their living en routo by newspaper
woik and photography.
WILLIAM W. ASTOR
ADANDONED AMERICA TO GAIN
SOCIAL FAME.
Anil Now I'lniU lltmirlf Mllllonnlrn
Without a Country, Ifnt liiir H-en
Tnlmocil hj the I'rlnro of WnloV Met
ml Other KnglUh Noble.
The story of William Waldorf
Astor, who giOBsly offended English
society a short time ngo by Insulting
Sir Archibald Milne, a particular
friend of the Prince of Wales, and
who is now ostracised by the smart
set", which basks In tho prince's favor,
Is that of a man without a country.
Ho began llfo with unlimited wealth
and boundless ambition. He still has
both, for tho latter has never bicn
satisfied.
About twenty yenrs ago n group of
young men among the rich Now York
ers were starting out In life, nil with
some political nmhitlon and all backed
up by an old family and a big i out roll.
None of them promised ho much and
failed m dismally as William Waldorf
Astor. He Intended to be President of
the United Stutes. He Is now u man
without a country, disappointed, cyn
ical, with no future before him nt GO.
"Ho was tho son nf John Jacob Astor
WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR.
Ill, the bend of the great family who
rnmo from tho little vitiligo of Wal
dorf, Germany, about 1-0 years ago,
and started In llfo as butchers and fur
traders. When William Waldorf
enmo Into tho world tho Astors owned
nine per cent of the real estato in New
York city, and had taken social prece
dence over tho old Knickerbocker fam
ilies, who once held themselves aloof
from a man who peddled furs on his
back. Astor was educated at the law
school of Columbia University. He
Imagined himself n second Disraeli
and began simultaneously n career In
politics and in literature. Ho was
elected State senator. He ran for
Congress to succeed Levi P. Morton
and was defeated by the late Roswell
Flower. He was appointed minister to
Italy by President Arthur. He distin
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1 HONOR TO
When Count do Vlllebols-Mnreull, In
Paris, was officially Informed of the
death on n South African battlefield
of his distinguished brother, who had
died there fighting for the Boers, he
set about the preliminary steps to
have tho body brought back to France
for Interment. A legal formality,
however, required an oxamlnntlon of
the ilcil mnn's will. Tho Instrument
was opened before tho court, and the
first llnu of the- document was as fol
lows: "I desire to bo burled where I may
die."
In the face of this specific declara
tion no option was left to the rela
tives, and the gallant boldler to
AN ENGLISH MONUMENT TO AN
ENEMY.
,wliose valor tho opposing British
troops paid military honors will be
left to rest on the African plains
where he foil.
Tho British paid the brilliant French
soldier a marked token of respect,
General Methuen erecting a neat mon
ument over tho grave where ho lies
burled, near Boshof.
A War Tlmt Mnkr 'Appy 'Oinc.
Somo porsons look at the effects of
tho South African campaign In ono
way somo In another, says a London
nowspnpor. One of tho oddest Is sure
ly that of the widow of a certain Tom
my -who fell at CoIoiiho. A lady vis
itor went to condolo with hor, when
ho looked up with a smllo and said,
with an air of mingled deforence and
confidence: "Oh, mum, do you troublo
bout 'lni? 'E was allays a bad 'un,
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guished himself thcro by scattering
goldon scudl with a lavish hand. In
cidentally ho got along with his minis
terial duties without dlecrcdt to tho
government. Nothing canto up to de
mand diplomacy, and Mr. Astor was
equal to tho situation. Ho icturned
homo and throw himself into politics
In Now York State. Perhaps It would
bo moro correct to say that he threw
himself at politics. He worked very
hard, and ho was very much in earn
est, but his efforts came to nothing.
Ho gave his money freely nnd he gavo
his time without stint. But he failed
to connect with the people, and that is
un essential efement ta success In
American politics, as Mr. Astor found
nut. He wiote n novel called Valen
tino, anil followed It with another
Italian romance called Sforra. In the
judgment of critics they hud consid
erable literary merit. There was u
luck of tho two gieat things, power
and imagination. There were polish
nnd scholarly ublllty to n good degree.
Hut here again Mr. Astor failed to con
nect with the people
To ciown his poll I leal mid literary
disappointments a dispute arose ns to
whether Mrs. William Waldorf Astor
or Mrs. John Jacob Astor wns entitled
to be called "Mis. Astor." In short
was John Jacob Astor or William Wal
dorf Astor the head of the family?
Society settled the question In favor
of tho popular John Jacob, nnd Will
iam Waldorf, In pique, built next door
to his cousin the big und fashionable
hotel, the Waldorf-Astor House. Then
he gathered up his household rooJs
and moved to Loudon. He disposed of
as much of his property in America as
he could gnd Invested his money In
England. He rented his residence and
declared publicly and often that
America was not his country. Ho bo
came a naturalized Englishman and
for a couple of years was apparently
an Intlmnte friend of the Prince of
Wales. It was rumored that he was
to be given a peernge and marry u
daughter of the prince, for ho Is now
a widower. Then gossip connected his
name with that of Lady ItanJolph
Churchill, nnd iccently with tlmt of
Mrs. Ogden Goelct, of New York.
All the time Mr. Astor has attempt
ed to secure n firm footing in English
society. He bought the Pall Mall G:t
zetto and Pall Mnll Budget, and
started tho Pall Mnll Magazine, n'l
ultra-Toiy ami cuteilng to the smart
set. He bought from tho Duke of
Westminster, the richest man In Eng
land, the handsomest sent on tho
Thames Cllvede.n. Then Mr. Astor
built a high wall mound tlio park, sta
tioned guard!, nnd warned the public
to keep off of his grounds. Such n
thing Is not usual with English coun
try gentlemen and everybody bristled
with Indignation nt the American
snob, as they called htm. Gradually
Mr. Astor has become the "beto nolr"
of pretty nenrly nil classes of English
men. He Is 10,000 miles from a peer
nge, and probably now fully as far
fiom a royal drawing-room. Ills con
spicuous use to-day Is as a warning to
Americans who will not keep in touch
with their countrymon.
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AN ENEMY j
I've got a nice lot of money from the
newspapers nnd other kind friends
enough to keep mo comfortable. Oh
mum, this 'ere war's made a lot of
'appy 'omes, It has."
Colonel John W. Geary, the last al
calde and the flrat mayor of San s'rnn
clsro, has been Invited to take part In
the semiccutcnni.il ndmlssion day cel
ebration. San Francisco's Hist city
clim ter was ndopted on May 1, 1S50,
and Alcalde Geary was elected mnyor
under Its piovlslons. He refused re
election and In IS."2 loft the Pacific
ciast for Pennsylvania, whore ho Is
now Ilvlnts.
FmnoiM MinvirreA.
331 B. C. Two thousand Inhabi
tants of Tyro crucified and 8,000 but
chcied by the soldlcis of Alexander
the Gieat.
105 B. C. Celts kill 8,000 Itoinui)
soldiers nt Auranslo, on the Rhone.
102 B. C. Slaughter of Teutons near
Alx, In wnich 200,000 barburlans wero
slain.
70 A. D. Destruction of Jerusalem
Above 1,100,000 Jews put to the sword
by Roman nrmy.
115 A. D. Sovornl thousand Greeks
nnd Romans murdered by Jews under
Andrae, leader of revolution.
11S9. A. D. Mnssacre at Aero of
5,000 Mohammodans by older of King
Richard I., In the crusades,
1260 A. O. Slaughter of tho Inhab.
Itnnts of Aleppo by the Mongols.
1282 A. D. "Sicilian Vespers."
About 8.000 French killed in Sicily.
1572 A. D. St. Bartholomew's Day.
Massacre of 100,000 men, women and
chlldien Huguenots In France.
1592 A. D. Turks slaughter 65,000
Christians In Croatia.
1740 A. D. Settlers in Java slaugh
ter 12,000 Chinese at Datnvla.
1780 A. D. "No popery" riots. Mob
led by Lord George Gordon killed 450
Roman Catholics in London.
1884 A. D. Chinese murder 24,000
Christian at Kuang-Tsl, In Annam. In
Cochln-Chlnn the same year 22,000 na
tive Christians wore mnssacred,
1895 A. D. Turks kill between 3,000
and 5,000 Armenians In Asia Minor.
1900 A. D. Boxer rebellion, having
for.lts object tho extirpation of natlvo
Chtlstlans and nil foreigners.
Mr. Smuts, Dr. Loyd's successor na
State Secietary of the Transvaal, Is
only 21 years old. Ho was educated at
Cape Town University and at Cam
bridge. Ho Is a lawyer and a newspa
per man.
WILLIAMI.BUCIJANAN
DIRECTOR - GENERAL PAN-
AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
II Lntcly ftralgndl from the Otlhc of
MlnUter to Araentlna In Order to
Devote III Whole Tlmo to tho hue
cets of the III Fair.
The director-general of the Pan
Amoricnn exposition, to be held In Buf
falo next year, Is Hon. William I. Bu
chanan, who resigned from the office of
United States minister to tho Argen
tine Republic to take tin tho burdens
and responsibilities of tho management
of the exposition.
Mr. Buchanan, who wns a national
commissioner from Iowa to the World's
"olumblun exposition, wan the first
:hlef of department selected at Chi
cago, where he not only directed tho
lffnlrs of the departments of agricul
ture, forestry and live stock, but wns
l most sagacious nnd helpful advisor In
the general management of the exposi
tion, In the early part of President Cleve
land's second administration Mr. Bu
chanan wns appointed United States
minister to tlio Argentine Republic a
mission that ho filled with great dis
tinction to November 1. 1899. As n dip
lomatist ho Is more widely and favor
ably known throughout the Latln
Amorlcan countries than any other rep-
HON. WILLIAM I. BUCHANAN,
resentntlvo of the United States. Dur
ing the latter part of his diplomatic
service the Argentine Republic and
Chile wore brought to the brink of wnr
by a long standing boundary dispute.
For a time a peaceful adjustment ap
peared to be hopeless. Finally a
scheme of arbitration was dovlsed, nnd
Mr. Buchanan wns mado the arbiter,
whose decision was accepted ns binding
an both parties. The facts regarding
this happy outcome of an international
quarrel that had long excited the coun
tries of tho southern continent, made a
strong Impression on the people of
those countries, and earned for the
United States minister an enviable
reputation tnrouglioitt South America.
Among other results of his diplomatic
service at Buenos Ayres was the suc
cessful negotiation of an extradition
treaty and a commercial convention
between the Argentine Republic and
the United States.
VALUE OF SLEEP.
It lit of Utmost Imnorlnnre to I'rrstrre
Good Look.
Sleep, the rest which holds the eye
lids down, Is of the utmost importance
In good looks. There is no means, aid
or condition so productive or preserv
ing of a pleasing appearance as proper
and sufficient sleep. Nothing will pro
mote brightness and vivacity like this
death-like rest which nature demands
once every twenty-four hours. This
fact Is Ignoicd by many of the most
Intelligent men nnd women. They
know It, but they don't seem to know
It well enough. Every walk In life
seems too full there Is so much to do
"the world Is too much with us,"
thcro does not sesm time enough to
sleep, says Health Culture, When a
halt Is called and we are forced to
learn that we can accomplish much
more by reason of stronger
neives, granted by tho proper amount
of sleep, wo are on tho way to success
ful accomplishment of our heart's de
sires. Our cities nre filled with tired
eyes and faded complexions from lnck
of sloop. Our country places offor
tired countenances from overwork.
Society women consume their evenings
in social affairs and their dnys In the
duties incumbent upon their position
nnd wonder why thoy fade, Tho farm
er's wife works all day and half tho
night, arising In the morning unrcsted
and unrcfreshed, and wonders why
sho ages faster than her husband,
whose work Is done at dark. Youthful
strength and comely appearance nre
absolutely dopendent upon sufficient
sleep. Tho woman who will consider
this fact as positive will give the sub
ject of sloop as much attention aB she
will that of diet or dress, or any other
requirement of exlstonce. Those who
havo been neglectful of this Important
function should nrouse In themselves
flrat a determination to grant suffi
cient time from pleasure or duty for
Its full need. Then go to bed with tho
intention of sleeping mako your prep
arations by removing every garment
worn through tho dny, putting on a
looso single garment which has com
fort for Its recommendation. Do not
sloop on feathers. This stylo of bed Is
a remnant of Ignorance n cotton or
wool mattress Is n good bed. Havo
your pillow Just high enough to raise
tho bond a llttlo above tho lovol of tho
body and' plnco tho pillow under tho
head not under the shouldors. Sleep
between two shrcts nnd under light
but warm covering. Do not plnco your
lied directly, in a draft, but be sure to
have an open window in your room;
night air Is only fresh air and it is
necessary during sleep as at any othor
time.
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POWERFUL IN EMPIRr- k
The IMnn Who llnrnit to l)loliry IUll
io.ul I'ntililiut.
The great soldier Is tho man who, a.i
a subordinate, on nil ordinary occa
sions obeys ordcis implicitly, but who)
when tho great emergency arrives,
knows that, to savo the day and his
country, he mtlst obey. Ho broak"j
his orders on his own responsibility,
knowing that tho result and the future
will Justify him. Failure would be his
ruin. Success may mmoitallzc him.
And If ho Is great, ho knows that ho
shall succeed. One of the members of
the Russian Imperial cabinet, Monsieur
Wltte, minister of finance, Is ono of tho
most powerful nnd Importnnt men in
tho empire. Highly esteemed nnd
trusted by the emperor, he Is respected
and honored by the representatives of
foreign powers. Yet Monsieur Wltte
Is of humblo origin a fact which, In
Russia, where overy circumstance fuv
ors tho man of noble blood above the
plebeian, hns counted for much against
him. Monsieur Wltte, In his early i
llfo, after an Imperfect education, was
mado station-master at a small and un
Importnnt railway station in southern
Russln. The war between Russia and
Turkey arose, and hundreds of thou
sands of soldiers had to be transported
Into Roumanla and Bulgiria. One day
Monsieur Wltte, In Ills station, received
telegraphic Instructions to make cer
tain arrangements In connection with
the passage of these troops along the
line. In Russia orders from a high
source, connected with the affairs of
the government, arc terrible things, not
to be disobeyed. But this young man
saw Unit obedience In tho present In
stance would crento great conftiBlon, If
not positive disaster. His superiors
had told him to do the wrong thing.
He ventured to vlolato his instructions,
and to do the right thing. The pres
ident of tho railway summoned tin
young man before him, nnd asked why
ho had presumed to disobey his tele
graphic orders in n matter of such vast
consequence. Monsieur Wltto told
him why, and convinced him that he,
tho station-master, was right, and that -the
ordois were wrong. Instead of re
moving or punishing him, the chief o(
tho road advanced him. Afterward
this railway president, Monsieur Wlch
negdradskl, was called to St. Peters
burg to assume a place in tlio Imperial
cabinet. Remembering the man who
hnd so successfully disobeyed, he sent
for him and gave him a post under
him. After that Monsieur Wlttc's ad
vancement wns rapid, and ho rose to oc
cupy the highest "business" position In
the empire that of minister of finance.
Youths' Companion
FORTUNE FROWNS ON HER.
The unlucklest woman In the world
Is believed to be La Belle Brooks-Vincent,
who has Just returned from tho
Klondike and is now at Seattle, Wash.
During the past six years sho has seen
more fluctuations of fortune and un
dergone moro hardships than usually
fall to the share of most people during ""'
n long life. Disappointment and fail
ure seem to follow her In every under
taking, but sho shows no discourage
ment and bravely adapts herself to
changes of circumstances. She was
born in luxury and highly educated.
During her senior year at Ypsllantl
college, Michigan, she met Benjamin
Mason, a wealthy retired merchant, old
enough to be her father, and married
htm. The marriage was an unhappy
one, and after a few years the young
wife was granted a divorce nnd given
the custody of her young son. The
husband signed contracts giving large
sums of money Instead of alimony and
settled 124,000 on tho boy. Subse
quently La Belle married L. O. Vin
cent, a musician and song writer. The
second mnrriago was also a failure,
and a short time nftor the couple sep
arated, Vincent died. Mrs. Vincent
then indulged In speculation nnd lost
heavily on hor Investments. She sold
her property In Michigan for 118,000
nnd went to Seattle. The gotd fever
seized tier. She plunged Into specula
tion again and took tho largest stock
of staples and machinery ever trans
ported to Alaska In a single venture.
Sho there fell Into tho hands of a sharp
trader, who through misrepresentation,
beat her out of everything that sho
possessed and who then Incited a strike
among her former employes, whoso
wages had not been paid. Many suits
for wages and other debts were begun
against her and her counsel advised
her to avoid them by returning to tho
States. With ?200, all that romalned of
her fortune, sho commenced the Jour
ney on a dog sleigh, her only compan
ion being an Indian who could no!
speak English, Her creditors learning
of tier departure sent officers after her.
LA BELLE BROOKS-VINCENT.
She was brought back to Dawson City
and placed In Jail. Through the aid of
a friend stio was released from prison'
nnd ennbled to return to Seattle, where
she arrived friendless and ponnlless
Sho Is now bravely, at work wrltlnn a
tier experiences In the frozen north andf 'i
by this means hopes to again get a
start in lit