Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — Page 6

Current Topics

Chicago's ‘Police Scandal. Astounding revelat.ons of the misconduct of the police force of Chicago continue to amaze the public. It was generally sujpected that the department, through some of it 3 commanding officers, is a patron of the criminal classes, shielding them from prosecution in return for money or political assistance. This was a dignified and honorable business compared with thi position in which the most recent charges have placed the department, It figures now not as the protector, but as the tool of criminals. The accusation is made by one of the societies fothe prevention of crime that when a raid of poolroom owners communicated with police captains and sergeants over the pol ce telephone, whi h had been kindly placed at the disposal of the runners, and the captains and sergeants forthwith sent out men frem the stations to warn the cr.m'nais. This is in some respects the worst charge that has been mada against the department. Not only does it.connive at crime, but it devotes its energies to a systematic defeat of the processes of the court. It is apparent from the manner of the men under suspicion that they are in no terror of punishment, and will be in none until the sustaining political power behind them, which would comp°l them to protect vice an*d crime even

FRANCIS O’NEILL.

Chicago's New Chief of Police Who is Cleaning Out the Department, if they were not too willing to do it, Is smashed by the people.

D ivorces in Indiana.

The statistican of Ind.ana has ■done an important service of sociology by compiling the statistics of marriages and divorces throughout the entire state. If the same work could be done, and done as thoroughly, in every other state a more exhaustive study of the divorce question would be possible, and the needs of uniform legislation would be more apparent. The reports of the statistician show that during the year ending June 30, 1901, the total number of marriages in jt.he state was 24,007, and the total number of divorces granted was 3,009, or about 13 per cent. Undoubtedly some of these divorces have been granted, but It is extremely doubtful whether such a large percentage of marriages as this should have been annulled. Other statistics -are also of interest. The divorces granted ta “wives were 1,967, to husbands 659, and this is about the proportions in other states. It does not follow from this that women are more prone to rush into the divorce counts than men. The causes explain the numerical difference. Of the total „ (1.967) divorces granted to wives 792 were for abando. ment by husbands and 901 for cruel treatment by them. These are sufficient Causes and explain the apparently large proportion of wives seeking divorce.

Famous Pearl Necklace.

(A. jewelry firm of London are now the fortunate possessors of the magnificent six-row pearL necklace, sold for £20,000 ($100,000) recently at Christie, the property of a French lady of rank, and sold for the pur-

tfiose of family division, the sale of which created such extraordinary sensation among the connoisseurs of Kurope and America, attracting to the salerooms the leading merchants Of London and the continent. The necklace was sold at the auction to a syndicate of three leading wholesale pearl merchants of London, who have nbw resold It to the above named Jewelers. -

BURIED BY TWO HUSBANDS.

Remarkable Case In England Recalled by One in America. Apropos of the remarkable Instance of conjugal devotion which lias recently been displayed by Mr. Gannon, of Cincinnati, in bringing his wlfe'a body from America to her nat've place in this countiy for interment, says the London Globe, It Is Interesting to recall a somewhat similar, bnt even more romantic story which Is recorded of Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of James, second Earl of Rosebery, This young nobleman, Who died in 11p5, met in London some yea-s previous to,his death a lady with whom he fell violently In love and whom he persuaded to marry him. The marriage, though concealed from the relatives on both sides, proved to be an extremely happy one, the pair living together in the greatest harmony until the lady was overtaken by a mortal illness. When assured that she was dying she aated for a pencil and paper and wrote the fallowing message: “I am the w r ife of the Rev. Mr. Gough, rector of Thorpe, In Essex. My tnaiden name was C. Cannon, and my last request ls to be buried at Thorpe." In what circumstances she had deserted her husband does not appear, but Lord Dalmeny protested that he knew nothing of her former marriage, and immediately set about fulfilling her last wishes.' He had the body embalmed and nclosed In a chest, and then, under the assumed name of Williams, he brought It to England, landing at Colchester. Here the chest was suspected by the customs house officers of containing smuggled goods and was opened by them, to the great distress of tbe bereaved husband, who grew almost distracted under the darker suspicions which arose whenIts real contents were revealed.

However, after Infinite difficulty, he succeeded In conveying the body to Thorpe, and when it had been placed In the church on an open bier, took bis seat beside It, evidently absorbed In grief, the scene having reminded a bystander of “Romeo and Joliet." At length he gave a full explanation of the circumstances of his marriage, and Mr. Gough was sent for to come and identify his wife, which the latter gentleman did without a moment’s hesitation. The meeting hetween the sorrow-stricken young and the Indignant husband was described as n most moving one, but neither seemed inclined to waive bis right to the other, though of the two Lord Dalmeny was the most anxious to do honor to the deceased. He had a splendid coffin made for her. and followed her body to Thorpe, where he was met by Mr. Gough, and in their presence the burial was performed with all due solemnity; thus probably furnishing the only instance on record of a woman being attended to her grave by two husbands at the same time. Immediately after the ceremony Lord Dalmeny left for London, apparently inconsolable at his loss. In the peerage he is described as unmarried.

Mans factoring Artificial Silk.

Artificial silk can l>e -made out of glue, thus demonstrating that our ancestors were not so foolish and ignorant as we like to think. So far as we can judge there was no reason why they should not have made the, proverb read: “You can’t make a silk purse out of a cow’s heel." But they didn’t say that They used another simile. They were smart enough. After taking all the trouble to make a proverb they did not propose to have science get the laugh on them by making silk out of cows’ hoofs and horns. The gelatine is dissolved in water to the proper consistency, dyed and forced through tiny glass tubes as with the cellulose silk. It is really an animal product like the silkworm silk, but the manufacturers have not yet been able to get the appliances for water-proofing the thread with the vapor of formaline that the silkworm has which secretes the same drug for the same purpose. Also, It is quite difficult to dry the thread quickly on the carrying belts, for you can easily see that they cannot be made very long. I suppose every one that reads this will Instantly think it would be easy to dry the threads If the room were made warm, but, unfortunately, warmth and moisture together havi the property of making the glue softer. Another difficulty is that the silk must be dyed before It is spun, and as gelatine has a way of not being the same shade for the same quality of. stickiness, it Is pretty hard to tell what color you will get till it is dry. If the spun threads are soaked in the dyepot the stuff thinks that this Is a new way of making wine jelly, and makes all possible haste to change itself from dress goods Into dessert. Still, it makes a very pretty silk If you don’t wear It out in a rainstorm.—Ainslee’s Magazine.

An Old Land Grant.

J. H. Blakeinan brought to the Journal office a land grant to property in what was formerly Virginia. The deed Is signed by Governor Patrick Henry at Richmond on the 24tli day of April, 1780, and printed on sheepskin. The land cous'sts of 230 acres, and is now located on Back Creek. Garrard County, six miles from Lancaster. Mr. Blakeman got the deed from John Saunders, who lives in Garrard. Mr. Saunders married a great-grandaughter of Elijah Walker, to whom the deed was assigned, and who was the grandfatner of Mrs. J. H. Blakeman. The deed is yellew with age and the writing barely eligible.— Jessamine (Ky.) Journal.

The Executions of the Pencil.

The late Baron Faber, the pencil manufacturer, once said of the article that had made him rich: “It has done more execution, since it came into use, than the sword, while who can enumerate the libcis it has written T’

THE AMERICA'S CVP.

The noticeable feature that is associated with the historic America's cup, and which at first glance speaks vo.umes in favor of the temperance yachtsman, is the fact that never since the bit of silver* was fashioned into the Royal Squadron One Hundred Guinea Cup—by which name It was first known —has it held intoxicating liquors of any sort. Candor compels the admission that the reason for this is that the cup has no bottom, it was more than a generation after the old schooner “America’’ won the cup, before this fact became known to the club members. It was during a banquet sometime in the early seventies, and when a toast was proposed to the “blue ribbon of the seas,” it was suggested that the cup be brought, filled with sparkling champagne, and quaffed in fitting style from that receptacle. Nels Olsen, the big goodnatured superintendent of the club, was despatched for the cup, which was

iuly brought forth from its niche and placed in , front of the toastmaster. Several bottles of wine were brought, bjit just before pouring the fizzing fluid into the silvery depths, it occur-

COLUMBIA.

red to some one to look inside the cup. It was found to be minus a bottom, and the wine was drunk in the ordinary manner. Other Valuable Caps. The America’s Cup, although the most rioted of any prize in the world, is not.the only one that has attracted attention in yachting circles. Two other famous cups, presented by the New York Yacht Club —the Cape May Cup and the Brenton Reef Cup—have been won in international contests by the British cutter “Genesta.” The ‘Genesta” crossed the ocean in quest of the America’s Cup, but the “Puritan,’’ designed by BurgesS, of Boston, proved superior. Before leaving, the “Genesta” was. entered in the race for the Cape May Cup off the Jersey coast, and in the Brenton’s Reef Cup was sailed off Newport. She won them both, and it was not until Royal Phelps Carroll’s “Navahoe” crossed the ocean that an American yacht again comjfeted for these trophies. She brought back the Brenton’s Reef Cup. but the Cape May Cup still adorns the handsome club house of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes. ffeto &orK ilacht Club. Three races across the ocean have been held by yachts of the New York Yacht Club, one between the “Dauntless” and “Coronet,” and the other between the “Vesta,” “Fleetwing,” and “Henrietta”; the latter was sailed during Decerhber, and proved the seaworthiness of the American craft The yachts enrolled in the club, both sail and steam, are the fastest in the world, and the magnificence in fitting

SIR THMOAS LIPTON’S SHAMROCK II.

them out Is notable. J. Pierpont Morgan’s “Corsair 11J.," which ib a representative boat of the' fleet, cost its owner about $75,000 a year while she is in commission, and even then, he Is not noted as a lavish entertainer. The club has recently built a new home ou West Forty-fourth street. New York city, which is the finest of its kind In the world. In design, it is of modern Italian rennaissance. It is equipped with a library of great value; chart room, with charts around the world, a quaint grill room built like ‘‘between decks” on an old man-of-war. The model room, which is the most pretentious apartment of all, contains models and half models of all the noted yachts in the club fleet, and others of importance that fly the flag of other nations. A pretty custom of the club is to make the owner of the challenger for the America’s Cup an honorary member of the organization, and all those who are living today,

with the single exception of the- Earl of Dunraven, are members of tbe elub. The Irish earl was at one time a member, but was requested to resign after his memorable charge against the owner of the “Defender" in 1895, which were absolutely without foundation in fact.

Fifty years Ago.

More than fifty years ago, before the nineteenth century grew old, a few enthusiastic yaohtsmen met on, hoard Commodore Stevens’ schooner “Glmcrack,” and organized the New York Yacht Club. There were about a dozen men in the cabin of the old yacht, young fellows who toved the sea in all its varied moods, and who banded together for pure sport. Success- of the new organization was drunk in the Simpler beverages of the time, for in

NEW YORK YACHT CLUB’S CUP DEFENDER CONSTITUTION.

those days when the sport of yachting was scarcely in its teens, yachtsmfeu were not the luxurious set who,

THE AMERICA’S CUP.

in these days of splendid steam yachts, recline under awnlng3 and sip champagne from cut glasses, while the soft zephyrs waft the blue smoke from their perfectos to leeward, and the song of the sea gurgles soothingly past the shapely hull. Many years ago the “Gimerack” joined her prototypes in “Davy Jones’ locker,’’ but just how New York Yacht club has prospered is a matter of history. Its growth was healthy. Many young fellows joined the little coterie, and the squadron swelled from half a dozen modest sailing yachts to the greatest fleet of pleasure craft In the wide world. Today the blue burgee, with its red cross and white star is known and respected on all the seven seas. The founders of the club did not grow old, but drifted into eternity at intervals. None of them is alive to-day. The Princess Frederick-August of Saxony, daughter of the grand duke and duchess of Tuscany, who some day will be queen of Saxony, is taking a regular course of training as trained nurse at the Lutheran hospital in Dresden. The princess is particularly

INDEPENDTNCE.

interested in ambulance work and “first aid to the injured.” An oil tank, balding 1 260 000 gallons, has been built in San Francisco torstoring oil fuel for the use of the street railway companies.

FACTS AND OPINIONS

B*toor« of the Stenographer. A decision as to what constitutes a libelous “publication” in contemplation of law has recently been handed down by the Maryland court of appeals, which should lead persons employing private amanuenses and stenographers to use great care as to the subject matter of a dictated letter, says the Baltimore American. According to this decision, the first Judicial deliverance of a state court of last resort deciding the precise point, the publication of a letter dictated and typewritten containing libelous matter is legally complete, although its contents have not been made known to any person other than the stenographer. The court ruled: ‘Neither the prevalence of any business customs or methods nor the pressure of business which compels resort to stenographic assistance can make that legal which is illegal, nor make that innocent which would otherwise be actionable. Nor can the fact that the stenographer is under contractual or moral obligation to regard all his employer’s communications as confidential alter the reason of the matter.” Under the ruling publicity within the meaning and intent of the libel law of Maryland fs sufficiently accomplished when the objectionable matter is dictated to the stenographer. The libel. Is “published” under such circumstances as fully for the legal purposes as though It were printed In a newspaper and published broadcast. No case presenting the same facts appears to have been before the courts of any other state for adjudication. In view of the universal use of stenog-' raphers as confidential secretaries, it is important that the decision should be widely published'.— Pittsburg Diepatch.

This Is Open War.

The people of many prosperous manufacturing towns in Pennsylvania and Ohio are dismayed, with good reason, by the announcement of a new policy adopted by the United States Steel Corporation in fighting strikes. The corporation has determined, wherever it Is possible, to dismantle or abandon mills where the workmen have gone out. This is wasting the enemy’s country with a vengeance apd savors of real warfare. The mills are the very heart of many fine cities and towns. Thousands of persons and their small concerns depend on the activity of these establishments. The blow as usual falls heaviest on the non-combatants, the unoffending public. The operatives can move to other industrial centers and gain employment. The case is different with the merchant or banker, who has a heavier stake in the community and who has risked everything on the stability of the local conditions. He Is not apt to think very highly of a victory which is won at the cost of complete ruin to himself and his family, who have had no interest in the dispute. But the policy may have a large usefulness if It makes people ask whether a struggle between a combination of great wealth and its employes, which may practically destroy whole communities and bring ruin cm multitudes of innocent people, is really a “private matter” In which each of the contending parties can do what it wilt wfth its own.

The St. Louis Exposition.

The of Works for the Louisiana Purchase exposition at St. Louis announces that ground is to be broken in a few days and that before the end of November the contracts will have been let for nearly $6,000,000 worth of work. It is expected that the entire cost of the exposition will exceed $30,000,000, in which case it will surpass all previous enterprises of this nature. The Forest Park tract of 1,100 acres, set apart for the fair, is picturesque and beautiful to a rare degree, and no less than 610 acres are to be occupied by buildings and other attractions. The plans are already sufficiently matured to make it evident that the St. Louis people are determined to eclipse even the World’s Columbian exposition. The World’s Fair in Chicago cost for construction $18,300,000, of which $5,000,000 was appropriated by the City of Chicago, $5,604,000 was secured by the sale of stock, and $2,488,000 came from the sale of the souvenir coins contributed by the national government. While Chicago had $13,000,000 raised before the gates opened, St. Louis already has $16,000,000 in sight. That city is fortunate in having an appropriation of $5,d00,000 from congress. Chicago got only £he souvenir coins. The City of St. Louis has appropriated $5,000,000, the same amount Chicago gave, but the State of Missouri has voted $1,000,000. Illinois gave no such sum to the Chicago Fair. Finally, the subsciptions to date are said to exceed $5,000,000.

Niceties of Language.

Here are two or three niceties of language to which perhaps some who read this may 'not have had their attention called, says Harper’s Bazar. A man just married is preferably not a “groom,’' but a bridegroom.” The former is not exactly incorrect, but the latter is much the better word. “Dressy” as an adjective cafi be dispensed with, “dress gowns,” “a dress affair,” covering the ground decidedly better. “Full dress” in. the same application is also unnecessary as well as inelegant. Tell your brothers, too, not to talk about their “dress suits’; rather speak of “evening dress.”

WHAT IS AGE ?

A Definition That Drew Forth a Newman Anecdote. ' Upon one occasion, when Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff was in the company of the distinguished physician, the late Sir Andrew Clark, their talk turned upon old age. Asked to define age, Sir Mountstuart took refuge In the conventional view by which a woman is the age she looks, and the man the age he feels. “Well enough for society,” commented Sir Andrew. “But what is age?” “Suppose you define it?” suggested Sir Mountstuart. “It seems to me,” replied Sir Andrew, “that age begins when we cease to be able to adapt ourselves to the changes of our environment. A man who cannot do that is already aged, whatever the sum of his years.” “That reminds me,” said Sir Mountstuart, “of a story told of a caller upon Cardinal Newman during a severe illness. ‘He is very ill,’ the observer said; ‘nevertheless, I don’t think he is going to die. He has a great deal of Latin read to him, and he is made almighty cross by the false quantities!’ ” “That is deep-sea sounding,” Sir Andrew remarked.

A Happy Boy

Oldenburg, 111., Sept. 2d:—The doctors all failed in the case of little thir-teen-year-old Willie Keil, who suffered with acute Rheumatism. For over three months the poor little fellow suffered excruciating torture. His father, who had done everything he could think of, saw a new Rheumatism Remedy advertised Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He bought some, and soon his little son showed signs of Improvement. Three boxes cured him completely, and he has not a symptom of Rheumatism left. This miraculous cure of a case which had been given up by the physicians has electrified Madison County, and Dodd’s Kidney Pills are a much talked of medicine.

Present for Lady Graduate.

Various articles are suitable for presentation to a young lady on the occasion of her graduation, depending upon the means of the donor and their terms of intimacy. We will enumerate a few appropriate gifts: A set of books by a popular author, an opera glass, a beautify.l pen, any article of jewelry, a neatly 4>ound book of poems, or anything in the way of art novelties.

A Wonderful Bridge.

The most wonderful bridge in the world is one of solid agate in Arizona. It is a petrified tree, from three feat to four feet in diameter, spanning a chasm forty feet wide. More than 10) feet of Its length is in sight, both ends being embedded in the sandstone of a the canyon.

A Delicate Compliment.

An Irish judge sitting in Four Courts, Dublin, in summing up a case in which the plaintiffs were a lady and her daughter, began: “Gentlemen of the jury, everything in this case seems plain—except Mrs. O’Toole and her charming daughter.”

Youthful Diplomat at Washington.

The new Italian ambassador at Washington, Marquis Obizzi Malaspina di Carbonari, is one of the youngest diplomats ever accredited to this country. Only five years ago he was an under secretary cf the embassy under Baron Fava.

Annual Loss of Ships.

Out of an average annual loss to the world’s shipping of 2,172 vessels, nine-ty-four are completely missing and never heard of again.

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