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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. SATURDAY, JUNE IT, 1899.
9
AMONG THE RAILROADS
hchli.vgtox witL spend a quar
ter OF A MILLION HERE. -.
Specifications for the Nctt DepotJWIll
Be Delivered to the Contractors
To-day Other IVe-iva of
the Rnilroods.
The plans for the new frefght, house of
the Burlington are completed and the
cpeclficatlons will be placed In the hands
of the contractors to-day or Monday, and
ground will be broken July L
The building will be of brick, stone and
terra cotta. The office will be finished in
hard wood. The entire length of the plat
form will be S00 feet; 600 feet will be In
cloEed, and the remainder being covered
with open aides. The arrangements of the
different platforms will allow the loading
of three trains simultaneously for a dis
tance of 6X) feet, and five trains a dis
tance of 300 feet. There will bo two sets
of team tracks, one on Twelfth street, and
the other on Mulberry and Thirteenth
streets.
The new yards will be paved with vitri
fied brick, and the entire space covered
by the yards of the Kansas City, St. Jos
eph & Council Bluffs will be devoted ex-
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PROFILE OF NEW BURLINGTON FREIGHT DEPOT.
clusively to freight 'business. The passen
ger business and the repair work will all
be done in the Hannibal A St. Joseph
yards. It Is the intention -of the Burling
ton to consolidate. Its Kansas City inter
ests under one roof, and the shippers will
not have to be asking which depot is the
proper one for the shipment of freight.
The roundhouse will be increased by
rcven stalls. A modern coal chute, the
first to be built in Kansas City, a new
sand tower and a large ice house will be
built. The mechanical department will
have an office and storeroom in the old
Hannibal & St. Joseph yards.
For the handling of heavy machinery
and other bulky freight there will be-erect-ed
at the south end of the platform a fif
teen ton crane and a sloping platform, so
that it will be possible to load heavy ma
chinery from the wagon direct on the car.
When completed the buildings will have
cost about $125,000 and the yards will cost
at least J125.000 additional. The latter work
will be performed by the company and the
cost is estimated.
The business of the Burlington in Kan
sas City has increased to such an extent
that the increase in its facilities has be
come imperative. In 16SS. tho Burlington
brought into Kansas City 16,035 cars of
grain, flax, bran, and hay. which was
1.S41 cars more than any other line It
was third in the live stock trade, having
11,232 cars. Its merchandise business show
ed an Increase over the year before and it
had become a serious question as to how
the business could be handled.
The Burllncton onerates 7.500" miles of
tracX every mile of which .contributes , a,
tauu.re lo-ino prosperity oi naiisus vH.j.jl
equipment coupled together would make
a string of cars and engines 300 miles long.
The line Is constructed and operated in
eleven states, between the Mississippi
river and the lakes on the east and the
Rocky mountains on tho west.
An idea of the country may be gleaned
from the fact that of the 1.175 cities and
towns on the line, forty-four are cities of
more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Grain Rate Investigation.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 16. Judge John H.
Reagan, chairman of the Texas board of
railroad commissioners, appeared before the
interstate commerce commission to-day and
made a statement in regard to the alleged
discrimination against domestic . and In
favor of exporting handlers of grain, and
the alleged discrimination against the prod
ucts of grain.
it nas neen cnargea mat railroads man-
,lng export points have made special Tates
wn bi.1111 iui cijuiu mm uio tgmiuicaiuu
received a protest from the handlers of
grain for domestic consumpt on. It was
also charged that there was discrimination
against the products of grain. i
l n mtiAtlni t rt-rl ! rac loro-Alii oltanilail
by railroad men connected with Western
roads. Most of the morning session was
devoted to hearing Judge Reagan, who ap-j
.reared for those who are protesting against Work began yesterday on the surveying
the alleged discrimination. After stating of the Blackwell & Southern railroad,
the situation as it appeared to him, and in which Is to connect those two cities. The
answer to a question as to the most prac- line is to be a branch of the Atchison, To
tlcal remedy for the difficulty. Judge Reag-tpeka & Santa Fe railroad and the road
an suggested that there should be a meet- will be completed for operation In a short
ing of railroad men and shippers from all time.
over tne country at wnicn tne situation
could be thoroughly canvassed, 'and some t
agreement reached -which would be satis-'
-.rti-v (n all nnn.nrnail TT& tVimmh, I.
posslbip for the railroads and the shippers
t0,.rc!,ch such- nn aer?ement.
Chairman Knapp asked if, in view of the
legislation against rate agreements and tho
declslons of the courts upholding such leg-
jsiawuu, lb WUUIU uc pussiuiu iu miiKe SUCH
e an agreement could be reached
we have some legislation on the sub-
This would be necesarv not onlv
necessarv
neiore
that
Ject. This would be necessary not only
10 mmte the agreement valid and binning,
but aleo to fix penalties for its violation
Certainly the spirit of such an agreement
is not opposed to the spirit of the laws
against pools and trusts. Such an agree-
-ment would be for the benefit of the peo-
Pie and the shippers as well as the rail-
roads. There is certainly some middle
ground upon which all can stand with
couai advantage."
Chairman Knapp thanked Judge Reagan
for his valuable suggestions and the tak-
lng of testimony from the railroad men on
the Question Involved whs resumed
At the afternoon session a half doien
gentlemen, representing railroad and mill-
mg interests, gave testimony wnicn in tne
mam tenacn to snow mat toreign mar
kets have all the advantage over domestic
markets on prevailing grain rates
The questions Involved In the lnaulry
wlll not be decided for several months.
Chalrman Knapp announced that he would
go to Washington to-morrow. Both sides
would be allowed until August 1 to file
any supplemental statement they desired,
f.r 2t ,timfmVhr,vCn?,1nhnWvU,h0rne;
view the testimony ana probably hand
down a decision some time In September.
.,. .!.. t
After the Scalpers.
CHICAGO. June 16. The fight upon tick-
et scalping, waged so earnestly by the
merchants of this city and the West under
the direction of the National Association
of Merchants and Travelers, has not been
abandoned because congress failed to pass
the law "desired. Instead of discouraging
the merchants the reverse met with seems
only to have whetted their appetites for a
harder struggle. At any rate, they al-
ready have begun on plans to drive out the
ticket broker, which will cost them many
thousands of dollars before they are
worked out. They have had the Museum
of Ticket Scalping Iniquity, the pamphlet
which cut such a figure In last winters
campaign, reprinted, with a new argument
against scalping, and it Is being dlstrlb-
uted w-hercver meetings aro held to which
the delegates came on excurs on rates
The first Issue of this publication is 100.000
copies. Further Issues will be turned out
by the printer as soon as needed. The
uisinuuuuii is ucjii. mn; niiuuhii me mix-
chinery maintained by tho Central. West
ern and Southwestern Passenger Associa
tions for the execution of return portions of
tickets after Investigating whether the
transnortation Is to be used in accordance
with the contract. Through such agents
the new "Museum of Ticket-Scalping In-
iqulty" Is to be circulated. Besides show-
ing why ticket scalping should be abol-
ifhed. the pamphlet contains extracts from
all of the- annual reports of the interstate
an agreement valid Detore tne bar. "I am i crn Railroad Cnmnariv horn witir.rt V,
Hon " "rcVdudge Reagan"""! Hm ' lffiffiS?&B?5t&
li0.". .Jc?"fi,r"e1."e-.nV-a"di "! preferred stock, payable August l.
commerce commission which have urged
the passage of laws preventing such sales
of railroad transportation. v
Resignation of J. A. Kelson.
At a special meeting- of the board of di
rectors of tho St. Louis Southwestern rail
way, of Texas, held on Wednesday at Ty
ler, Tex., tho resignation of J. A. Edson as
vice president and director was accepted
and F. H. Brltton was elected In his stead.
The following resolution was offered by
"W. C Connor, of Dallas, and unanimously
carried:
"For years we have been associated with
Mr. J. A. Edson in the management of the
railway and property now owned by the
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
of Texas. During that time the property
has undergone many and varied troubles
and embarrassments, but Its condition has
constantly Improved. Through it all hla
able management, control and direction
and devotion to duty have been such as to
call for our confidence and admiration. His
ability as a manager, his courtesy as a
gentleman, his uniform kindness and flrm
ness as an official have our unanimous In
dorsement. "The present good condition of this prop
erty is due most largely to his industry and
competency and his fidelity to duty.
"Resolved. That we rcgre that he has
found it necessary to sever his connection
with the company and property, but we are
glad of his promotion and wish for him
success in his new position, and absure him
of our continued and best wishes for his
welfare in future."
Lott Rates to Denver.
DENVER. June lG.-(Speclal.) A west
bound freight war was precipitated here
to-day by the announcement of the Mis
souri Pacific in connection with the Cum
berland Gap dispatch and Kanawha Dis
patch that it would meet the rates from
the Atlantic seaboard named by the Mal
lory and Morgan lines via Galveston and
New Orleans, and the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf. For some time freight from
the Atlantic seaboard has been shipped to
Colorado on a combination of locals
through Kansas City, which made the
through rate 13 cents lower than the pub
lished tariff.
Effective June 19, the following rates will
apply from the Atlantic seaboard cities to
Denver via Cumberland Gap dispatch or
Kanawha dispatch and the Missouri Pa
cific: 1 2 3 4 5 A B
Prcs. rates ..2.33 1.S5 1.27 1.17 S3 1.08VJ 84
New rates ...2.201.75 1.201.14 83 1.02 S2&
Commodity rates Coffee. SS; soap, 70, and
rice, 86 cents per JOO pounds.
The local representatives of the Missouri
Pacific, Kanawha Dispatch and Cumber
land Gap Dispatch denied all knowledge
of the action taken by their respective lines
in regard to meeting competition to Den
ver. Mr. Barnard, of the Cumberland Gap,
stated positively that he believed it was
all a mistake.
Aimed at MichlKnn Central.
CHICAGO. June 16. The Western Pas
senger Association has agreed that here
after no low rates tendered by connec
tions for basing purposes aro to be ac
cepted unless the road making tho tender
is using like rates for selling purposes over
Its own line. This order, though drawn In
general terms, applies directly to the action
of the Michigan Central in tendering an
IIS rate from Chicago to New York and
proportionate ratesto other Eastern points
though keeping its own selling rate from
Chicago up to a basis of $20. The tender
was one move In the fight between the dif
ferential and standard lines of the East
and has attracted more attention than any
other play in tho big game.
No More Commissions.
CHICAGO, June 1G. The executive offi
cers of Western roads have taken the com
mission question Into their own hands and
have ordered that no such payments are
to be made after the last day of this
month. This decided stand of the execu
tive officers may result In the abolition of
the custom to a groat extent, though the
improvement is scarcely likely to be more
than temporary.
Car Builders Adjonrn.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. June IK Tho
! Mastpr Car Rnllrt.-.r Acanplaffnn rf Am
lea adjourned to-day after electing officers
jor ino ensuing year as follows:, resident,
c A. Schreyer; first vice president. J. R.
Chamberlain; second vice president, J. J,
Hennessey; third vice president. W. J.
Robertson: treasurer. C. W. DmnrMt.
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Black-well & Southern.
GUTHRIE, O,
June 16. (Special.)
Switch Shanty Secrets.
'F'FfapMi'A Turin " thn Cnntn C. wtll ......
eel all its live stock tariffs with the Frisco.
The freight officials and grain men that
went to St. Louis to attend the" interstate
commerce commission Investigation are ex-
pected homo this morning.
' e Burling on will run a special sleeper
"-r" .h t0 ,AtUl"tl?1 C" to-night-via tho
A andalla. , It will be occupied by a dele-
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the annual convention.
estern roads have ngreed upon a round
trip rate of one faro plus J2 for the annual
convention of the Young People's Christian
Union of the United Presbyterian church ot
.North America, to be held at Pittsburg,
August 2 to ..
' President Stlckney, of tho Maple Leaf,
was In the city yesterday. He had a good
word to say for Kansas City, and talked
entertainingly of tho Maple Leaf. He
thinks the Maplo Leaf Is going to be one
of the greatest systems in the world. But.
as ho naively remarked
rauroaas are not
bunt in a day
The Western Trunk line committee onen-
ed its monthly meeting at the Hotel Pflster
in Milwaukee yesterday with an attend-
ance, of eighteen general freight 'manag
ers of the larger roads leadlntr from Mil.
waukee and Chicagp to St. Paul and Mls-
S0Url river points. Last night tho delegates
were taken to Whitcflsh bay by a delega-
tion of Milwaukee manufacturers, freight
traffic managers -and local railroad men.
Representatives, or the St. Louis and
Tefineuspr nivor P.irket fnmnnm- mi-erinc
JXtrom' It! tSSte Wlorence? Ala.
antl from St. Louis to Memphis, and tho
various lines with which It connects, have
hld a meeting for the purpose Of adjust-
'"f rates. The local passenger tariffs, for
Points along the river, have been reduced
about 20 per cent, but the "fighting rates"
n freight that had prevailed for a year
or more were advanced to the rates for-
merly prevailing in the territory,
The Southern Pacific Company has ab-
sorbed the Santa Ana & Newport railroad,
recently purchased by J. Ross ClarX The
road extend from Santa Ana to Newport
Beach, a distance of ten miles, and thence
to Westminster, the entire line being about
twenty-two miles long. The sale Includes
all ths rolling stock, tracks, and rights of
way of the Santa.Ana & Newport company,
together with the long wharf at Newport
beach, and the shipping privileges. The
consideration Is said to be $100,000. "This
purchase gives the Southern Pacific anoth-
er important coast terminus, where the
lumber business alone for several vears
paBt has amounted to many thousands of
aoiiars uunuatiy.
The executive committee of the Western
Passenger Association had a meeting yes
terday, but the question of selecting a new
chairman to succeed B. D. Caldwell was
tint nnc!rirA tm r,',I-.. ji ...
they have troubles enough of their own
without trying to solve problems which
ultimately must be finally passed upon by
the full membership of the organization,
The suggestion that one of the retiring
members of the old Western Freight Asso
Tho directors of lh Ttin nrnnrtn JG- fVntii-
ciation bo given the chairmanship does not
meet with general favor. Members of the
organization declare that they need an ex
ceptionally able passenger man for leader
if the association is to be of any real value.
PORTRAITS OF GREAT MEN.
An Artist' Chats Entertainingly About
the "Way They Sit for Their
Pictures.
From tha Kew York Fresa.
Noah Davis sat for a bust a little time
ago to J. S. Martlcy, the sculptor. The
latter was duly Impressed with the im
portance of the undertaking, of course,
but the judge took It with such ultra
seriousness that for a time the sculptor
was discouraged. He tried to engage the
sitter in conversation, but absolutely with
out effect. No matter what the topic
broached, the judge's part in it would be
monosyllabic and his face would not re
lax. In his despair the artist consulted a
mutual friend. Ho suggested tho late Ros
coo Conkling, for whom the judge had
great respect, as a topic. It vork"dper
fectly. Davis" eye lightened at once, as,
forgetting himself and his bust, he launch
ed out Into praises and reminiscences' of
the man he admired so much, and the work
progressed satisfactorily.
Mr. Hartley made busts of Edwin Booth
and Lawrence Barrett In their lifetime.
Both were good sitters because of their
stage training, no doubt and lent them
selves to relaxing conversation. But there
was a striking difference in the two men.
Booth was inordinately shy, almost bash
ful, on his entrance into the studio every
morning. Barrett was the reverse Ho
was always confident and no'ver had to
thaw out. The range of his topics was
great, though tending toward tho theatri
cal. Booth used to like to talk about his
father above everything and any one else.
Hubert Herkomer. the English portrait
painter, used to say that few artists could
avoid their favorite types in portrait work
even when a fair likeness of the sitter
was achieved. More curious Is Hcrkomer's
statement that many artists unconslously
make their portraits resemble themselves
In greater or less degree. Wagner, the
musical composer, was one of his more
stately sitters. Ruskln was also a good
bitter; not in tho least restive or impa
tient, but he astonished the artist by doing
his best not to look at tho portrait which
was being done In water colors until it
was completed. He seemed to have a hor
ror of beholding anything unfinished. He
could not help seeing something of the
painter's methods, however, and was
mightily anxious concerning the result
when he saw that Herkomer laid out the
outlines first in broad thin washes with
out heed to the details, which were add
ed later. Ruskin's idea seemed to be that
the work should be completed in Its details
as It progressed. He argued this point
while the painSng was going on, and was
apparently much surprised at the likeness
when it was finished.
Jay Gould proved an entertaining sitter
for Herkomer. The great Wall street op
erator hesitated a good deal before sub
mitting himself to the artist, and brusque
ly stipulated as to price by asking briefly:
"How much?" at the first meeting. "I
guess I'll be done," was his equally terse
way of concluding the bargain. Then he
asked about the number of sittings that
would be required antl the time-length of
each, and after being told, announced that
should the number of sittings or the time
overrun he would not tako the picture.
Herkomer. therefore, hurried the work,
and had It so nearly completed before the
last sitting that it was merely a perfunc
tory one. Gould impressed Herkomer a3
ithe "on time" idea personified.
BIGGEST HEAD IN TlHE WORLD.
James Mennt's Measures 51 1-8 Inches
In Circumference, the Normal
Head Ilclng hat --.
Trom the New York World.
A man with the biggest head In the
world was, sent from Bcllevue hospital
yesterday to the city hospital on BlacK'
well's Island.
Tho man with tho phenomenal head Is
James Menut, 33 years old. He was taken
to Bpllevue Friday by his sister, Mrs.
Emily B. Gerry, of No. 143 East Forty
ninth street.
The head of the normal man measures
about twenty-two Inches In circumference.
Menut's head measures fifty-one and one
eighth inches, or nearly two and a half
times as much as the average masculine
head.
Recently tho Bellevue doctors performed
an operation on a child afflicted with in
sanity. Menut has been an idiot since in
fancy. His sister, Mrs. Gerry, read of the
operntion on the child, and took her broth
er there in the hop- that an operation
could be performed that would restore his
reason.
Owing to the man's peculiar physical
construction the doctors determined to
place him under observation for several
days before attempting the operation.
Menut is a dwarf, four feet one inch
tall. The circumference of his head Is more
than two inches creater thnn his mtrm.
height.
From his waist up he is proportioned
on gigantic lines, having a breadth of
shoulder and a depth of chest greater
than Jeffries, the champion pugilist. But
his legs are grotesquely short and very
thin.
Menut was placed in ward 19, which Is
tenanted by patients suffering from or
dinary maladies.
Menut was very quiet In the daytime,
but In the late hours of the night he got
into the habit of stealing out of his cot
and wandering about the ward.
He would go up to a sleeping patient
and pinch his fingers or tickle his toes
and awaken him and say: ,
loure ir or "xou cant lose me," and
scamper back to his bed.
This practice drove several patients Into
hysterics. Waking out of a sound sleep
In the dead of night, they saw hovering
over them tho strange figure in a white
nightshirt, with the monstrous head, the
herculean shoulders and the lillputian legs.
The first time the patients of warA-18
saw Menut was in the middle of the night,
and the superstitious almost died of fright."
As It was Impossible to restrain him, the
doctors concluded to send him to the
Blackwell's Island hospital.
PADEREWSKI'S WIFE.
The Interest That Her Appcnrnncc
In New Vorli Will At
tract. From the New York Sun. t
Tho bare fact that her namo was Helen
Rosen or Von Rosen and that they were
married In Warsaw is scant information
for his women admirers here concerning
the woman who seems to havo become the
wife of Pederewski the other day. Helen
of the Roses, that was, assumed a sudden
importance in the eye3 of many American
women when she bocamo tho wife of tho
pianist. He was announced to appear at
a concert in London and play a new work,
but left unexpectedly for his own coun
try. It was not known what the nature
of his hurried errand was until the news
came of his wedding In Warsaw. The loss
of the London concert probably did not
compel him to curtail tho expenses of his
wedding journey, as one Incident of his
brief stay in London was the payment to
him by William Waldorf Astor of $5,000
for his participation in two musicales a
sum unprecedented even In London, where
artists receive in private houses much more
man tney ever ao nere. .faaerewsKl has
spent a fortune on his Invalid son and
nobody outside of royalty In Europe has
ever given so much to the doctors, so far
with no results, as the boy has grown up
as much of an Invalid as ever. Until more
is known concerning the new Mme. l'ade
rewski Interest will center in the question
of her presence here next winter. Certain
ly the fifth whe4 to a coach would be an
Indispensable necessity In comparison with
her presence In the group of excited wom
en who gather about the pianist at the
close of every performance. Her presence
In this country might havo a discouraging
effect even on that faithful group that
used to travel to the neighboring cities as
a sort of guard of honor to the pianist.
Ilovr Chalk Is Prepnred.
Thornton B. Thorpe, of London, who rep
resents a wholesale dealer in chalk, talked
about the manufacture and sale of the ar
ticle, saying: "Chalk Is one of the most
Important ot tne lew .British products
largely used in the United States. It comes
from the banks of the river Thames, and
about 1S0.000 barrels of tho material are
consumed annually In this country. In its
crude form remarkable flint fossils" are
very often found, usually tho remains of
fish. The process of manufacture from the
natural state to that of a form when It can
be utilized tor commercial purposes is very
simple. When received at the English mill
the chalk Is put Into great machines and
ground In water. It Is then floated off Into
vats of clear water, where all the Impuri
ties and foreign substances are nreciDitat-
cd. the water being afterward drawn off
by a series of filtering operations, and the
soft reMduum dried by steam heat and ex-
Sosure to the air. The substance Is then re
uced to a powder of different degrees of
fineness by grinding in a burr mill and
belting, -nnen it is ready tor the market.
THEY ARE IN CHARGE
WALTON H. AND CON-WAY F. HOLMES
TAKE OFFICE.
Become Respectively President and
General Manager of the Metro
politan Street Rallreny
Company.
President Walton H. Holmes, of tho Met
ropolitan Street Railway Company, yes
terday assumed the duties of his new posi
tion. The office, however, is a new one only
In name for him, as he has been practically
at the head of the great system ever since
he was made general manager. All the
active work of superintending the nffalrs
of the company has been done by him for
some time, and he has been the ruling
spirit of the company during that time.
General Manager Conway F Holmes also
entered upon tho duties of the office so re
cently vacated by his brother.
A list of estimates for some special curve
and crossing work which lay on the desk
of Superintendent Satterlee, of the Metror
politan Street Railway Company, yester
day gave somo Interesting Information on
tho question of what ltrcost to build stiect
railways and was a good deal of a surprise
to the few "laymen" who saw It. .The es
timates were for the special work on the
line now being built along Grand avenue,
and were exclusive of the cost ot the reg
ular track. They were:
For end of diamond turnout between
Third and Fourth streets, $401; double tiack
curve at Seventh street, $770: curves and
crossing at Eighth street, $11,751; at Ninth
street. $1,S74; at 'tenth street, $2,505; at
Twelfth street, $S54f at Fifteenth street,
$1,303: at Thirteenth street. SCSI.
These were the lowest estimates made; a
considerably larger sumjwas asked to guar
antee the work. Mr. Satterlee. said it was
not decided yet how much money would
he nut In, but that tho special work, in
place would cost in the neighborhood ot
?25.00n.
Tho overhead work and the doublo track
on Vine street was completed vesterday and
ready for the operation of cars, south ot
Twenty-eighth street. From Eighteenth
street to Twenty-eighth .street the Metro
politan company is still watting on ma
terial for the overhead work. iTlils lack
of material for constructing and renovat
ing the trolley lines has been tho most se
rious drawback th? .company has had to
meet. Probably the. next piece, of work In
tho Improving of the system will bo the
rebuilding of the West side tracks In Kan
sas City, Kas., frbm Minnesota avenue
north. "" "
RETURNS FROM MEXICO.
Professor W. II. Holmes Completes.
Ills Examination of Ilnlnctl
Cities.
From the Wshlcgton Stir.
Professor W. H. Holmes, one of the
head curators of the national museum, has
returned from a trip to Mexico under the
auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.
He went from San Antonio, Tex., on April
1 last, and with Major Dutton, in charge
of the miltlary post at San Antonio, and
Mr. G. K. Gilbert of the geological sur
vey, was the guest of Mr. Brackenridge, a
banker of San Antonio, In whose private
car the party traveled. Professor Holmes,
returns with a wider knowledge, and high
er respect for the culture of tho ancient
Mexican peoples than he had entertained
previously. He accomplished the explora
tion of the ruined city of Xochicalco. "Hill
ot Flowers," something not done hitherto
In a scientific and thorough way.
The party made its headquarters at Mex
ico City, and from there proceeded first to
tho famous mountain, Orizaba, and later
made the long trip to Xochicalco. They
went first to Cnarnaba 'and then were two
days In crossing the valley to the ancient
city side. On the way they stopped over
night at tho great sugar hacienda, and
watched the work with sugar cane. The
next day, after a threebours' ride across
ridges and canyons, the 'ruins were found
on the summit of a smallhlll several hun
dred feet high. The hill, , is a series of
stone-faced terraces from the base to the
summit. It is a network of walls, finished
in selected or cut stone and well plastered.
The summit Is about one-fourth of a mile
square, and In tho center stands a temple
of simple but artistic character, its walls
aro covered with rude irlvnhs carved into
them. The temple is about CO by go feet
square. 'and is -surrounded by a very com
plete system of courts and pyramids, jr
Professor Holmes says the city belongs
io me pre-apanisn perioa. ana mar. f re
model and build the summit In tho exten
sive way now indicated must have taken
centuries of time. Therefore he concludes
that tho city is much more than 500'years
old, as there is no record of Its cipture
and occupancy by the Spanlan'3. Hb said
mat it was tne work ot tne Aztecs, m hoe
material development shows' a primitive
culture of a type similar to tho Egyptians.
They were an enterprising and thoughtful
people. The excavated caverns In that
vicinity were found most interesting.
Tho party also visited and examl'ied the
rums oi tne city of Ban Juan Teotinuacan.
This Is the most extensive nre-hlstorln cltv
on we American continent, it lief in tne
valley In which Cortez established (.he City
of Mexico, and there are no records of its
occupancy by tne Invaders army.
From the archaeological point ef view,
the next important trip was to the .ancient
obsidian mines of the Aztecs, eighty miles
north of the City of Mexico. The Aztecs
were famous for their use of knives, with
which they shaved and cut their hair and
made use of somewhat as tlje moderns do.
The sites of ruined towns and dwellings
all over Central Mexico are covered with
fragments of these Implements. All were
made from obsidian quarried In these
mines, which cover one square mile ot
mountainside It was a difficult art, but
flakes properly clipped made excellent
khives. Numerous of these pits are still
to be found, and some yet have a depth
of twenty-five feet.
"No new nrchaologlcal facts wero dis
covered, or established conclusions
changed," said Professor Holmes, "but I
havo gained a wider knowledge of these
ancient peoples and their cultures and have
a higher opinion of the Intelligence and
ability of the inhabitants ot Mexico In tho
far away ages."
FIRED A BLANK CARTRIDGE.
Maintained Ills Repntatlon an n
Fighter and Avoided Rlslc of
Killing Any One.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
"If you ever have to use a pistol," said
a man of experience, "the chances are
you'll find yourself in endless trouble with
tho courts. When I was living out In Tex
as I adopted a scheme that worked llko a
charm. I went armed, like everybody else,
but I always kept one blank cartridge un
der the hammer of my revolver, fyr use
as a bluff. One day a professional bully
made a dead set at me. and when I saw
that a fracas was unavoidable I whipped
out the gun and blazed away square lr
his face. The suddenness vt the thing
scared him nearly to death, and he tore
down the railroad track and fell Into a
cattle guard, thinking ho mi killed. An
other time a fellow threatened to carve me
on sight. I met him coming Into a store
and Instantly opened fire. He skipped out
nimbly and couldn't be found for three
days. Those blank cartridges saved my
bacon and my reputation, and. best of all,
saved me the untold tribulation of defend
ing myself In a murder trial. After that I
was regarded as the gamest citizen in town
and the bad men gave me a wldcberth.
Of course, I always had live good bullets
In reserve in case the bluff failed to work,
but, I'm thankful to say, I never had to
use 'em."
Mrs. Davis nnd the Copyrlcht.
Trom the Boston Herald.
Senator Hoar unfolded what he called a
little bit of interesting history In the sen
ate when the bill relating to changing the
copyright law was under consideration.
He told how Mrs. Jefferson Davis prepared
a very Interesting life of her husband. The
ownership of that biography wasi a very
Important resource to her in her old age.
General Gordon came into the senate one
day just before his term expired and in the
last moments of President Harrison's ad
ministration and stated that the publishers
of the book had failed to make the proper
deposit ot copies with tho, librarian to save
her copyright. They claimedthat the copy
right was gone, and Mrs. Davis was con
sequently In their power. -Consequently
they undertook to compel her to submit to
some. vers hard and onerous terms. She
was in great distress and came to congress
for help. A bill was pasted relieving her
from that disability, and it, was signed by
President Harrison within JO seconds of 12
o'clock, when his term expired.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Summit Street Metkodlrt Episcopal church. 1SK
Summit street; Chaplain W. C. Coleman, pastor The
pastor ii 111 preach et 11 a. m. At 8 p. m. Dr. O.
M. Eteart, pastor of Dundee Place St. V. church,
will preuch.
Trooit Avenue it. K. church. South, corner Twen-ty-sJMh.
and Troost; Rev. Dr. S. II. Werlein. paitor
11 a. m., a sermon to children and their parents;
7:15 p. m., Kpworth League; S p. m., "The New
Man."
The Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints (second Kansas City branch) Meets every
Sunday at LandstM- hall, northeast corner ot Six
teenth and Fenn streets. Sunday school at 9:30 a.
m.; preaching at 11 a. m.: social meeting at-2:20 p.
m.: preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Calvary Baptist church, northeast corner Ninth and
Harrison streets Preaching by the pastor. Rev. Dr.
J. O'B. Lowrr. Lord'a day, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. rp.;
Sunday school at 0:30 a. m.: B. Y. P. U. meeting
at close of evening service. All are cordially Invited.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Ninth and Lo
cust (Pepper auditorium Regular Sunday services
at 11 a. m. Subject, "Is the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved b Atomic forte?" Music In charge
of Professor .John Behr and T!IIa Uackus.Behr. Sun
day school at 12 o'clock. Wedncsday'eiening meet
ings at om'Ioik. All are welcome.
First Lutheran church; J. M. Cromer, patlor
Morning, subject, "inconsistencies in Our ltercise of
Faith." Eicnlng. "Tne Silence of the Spiritual
Conflict."
Union mission, cor Eighteenth and McGee streets
Morning senices at 11 o'clock: Sunday school at 3
p. ra. ; evening services at S o'clock. Revival sen ices
eicry night. Rev. Mr. II, JI. Turner, pastor.
Oospcl hall, 1109. Walnut street M. D, Ross III
preach the Gospel. Seats, are free and there are no
collections.
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal churrh, corner
Kansas avenue and Tw entr-fourth street; Rev. Mr.
Harry A. King, pastor Sunday school at 0:30 a. m.:
preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. ra '; Junior League, Z
p. m. ; Epnonh League. 7:15 p. m.
Olivet Congregational ihurch, Nineteenth and
Woodland.; R, ,Crai en. Walton, pastor Morning sub
iect. "The Lord's Elect'-" eientng subject, "Pilate
Washing His Hands." Sunday school at 10 a. in.;
Junior Endeator at 5 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E. at 7 p. m.
Flrt German JI. K church, corner Fourteenth and
Campbell streets; Rev. Mr. V. Hausser. rastor
Memorial services I1I bo held In honor of Dr.
William Nast. founder of German Methodism, at
10:45 a. m. The Children's day programme will be
rendered at 7:15 p. m. All friends are invited.
First Church ot Christ, Scientist, Ninth street and
Forest avenue Sunday morning serTices at II o'clock.
Subject. "I the Universe. Including Man. Evolved
by Atomic Force;" Sunday school at 12 o'clock.
.Sunday evening services at 8 o'clock. Repetition of
morning services. Wednesday evening meeting at 8
o'clock. All are Tielcome.
'McCoy Avenue Sunday school. McCoy avenue and
Howard avenue, S p. n. Prayer meeting Tuesday
evening, S o'clock p. m.
Howard Memorial Methodist Episcopal church.
Springfield avenue and Cherry streets The pavor.
Rev. Mr. I. F. Roach, will preach at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m.
First Congregational church, corner Eleventh and
McOee streets Sen Ices at 11 a. m. anil 8 p. m.
Pra&Ding toth- morning and evening by tho assist
ant pastor; Taul Brown. Morning sermon, 'The
Battle With the "World." Evening sermon, "A
Stranger's Wish."
Universal Brotherhood lodge No. 47. second floor
Masonic building, 312 Walnut street Sunday night
at s o'clnck.a uhject. "The Mystery of Existence,"
by Dr. Charles L. Hungerford.
Y. M. C. A. The regular Gospel meeting for men
will bo held In the Y. M. C A. parlors Sunday at
4 p. m., 10 Wyandotte. All men cordially invited.
Unity Society ot Practical Christianity, 1315 Mc
Gee street. 11 a. in. . .
-FourtJijeresbrterlan shurch Children's day. Sab
bath school will begin at 9:45. Special Sabbath
sehodl services, consisting ot declamations, songs,
etc, Ttill begin at 10.20. The patrons of th school
and member of the church 'and congregation are
especially Invited to be .present. Song service In
the evening at 8 o'clock.
Central Presbyterian church Rev. Dr. S. II. Keel
will preach as usual. Services at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m. Young people's meeting at 7 p. m.
. Roberts mission. 106 East Third street Mr. Harrr
.Halderman the evangelist, will lead the meeting
runcay evening at s o'clock. Sunday school at 3
p. ra..
Ooodway mission. 610 East Fifth street Regular
services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.. Rev. Mr. A. J.
Neff preaching at 3:30 p. m. Meetings every night
during the week.
rirst Presbyterian church, corner Forest avenue
and Tenth street: J. M. Logan, pastor 11 r .
Children's day exercises. Address by Rev. Dr.
Wellington E. Lourkes, ot Philadelphia. Subject,
"Four Wise Little Things." Preaching at g p. m.
by Dr. LouckOs. Subject, "Salvation Mirror." Sab
bath school at 9:30 a. m Y. P. 8..C. E. at 7 p. m.
St. Mary's Episcopal church, corner Thirteenth and
Holmes streets Rev. Mr. J Stewart Smith, priest
Low mass at 7:20 a. m.; Sunday school at 945 a. jn.;
6olemn mass at'll a. ra. ; ritual service and sermon,
erensong at 8 p. in.: choral service and sermon.
Grand 'Avenue M. E. church: Rev. Dr. C. B. Wil
cox, rastor Dr. Wilcox will preach at 11 a. m. and
8 p. ra.; Epworth League meeting at 6:45 p. ra.
South Park "Baptist church. Twenty-fifth and Ben
ton boulevard rrea,ching at 11 a. ra. and 7:45 p. m..
by the pastor, W. T. Campbell. Sunday school at
9:30 a. m.; B. Y. T. U. at 6:45 p. m.
Central M. E. church. South, Ninth and LTdla
Rer. Mr. Felix R. Hill will preach at 11 a. ra. and
S p. m.
Prospect Avenue Christian church Rev. Dr. Combs
preaches in tho morning. In the evening Rev. Mr.
Ftllan delivers an illustrated lecturo on Constanti
nople. All Souls' church (Unitarian). Tenth street between
Broadway and Washington street: Rev. Mr. George
W. Stone, minister Sundav school, 10 o'clock a. m.:
service and sermon, 11 o'clock a. m. : sermon by the
minister; subject, "The New Theology:" Sunday
kindergarten in church rarlor during the hour ot
morning worship. Meeting ot women's , Alliance, z
o'clock Friday afternoon. i- S
Dr. Northrop welcomes the reader to tho First
Baptist church services. r
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal 1 Lhtrfn. cor
ner Twenty-fourth and Kansas avoiue rreachlng. 11
a. m and 8 p. m. : Sunday RrhotT. 9:30 a. m. : Junior
League. 2:00 p. ra.: EpwrrtS League. 7:15 p. m.
Harry A. King, pastor'
Arlington MeJhodlH Episcopal church, corner of
Seventeenth uttecT and Prospect avenue The 136th
anniversaryof the birth of John Wesley will be tn
wad.sln the mornine Rev. Dr. Heaton will deliver
pa. discourse on "Wesley and His Times:" In the
evening, "Methodism Its rast. Its Present, Its Fu
ture." Good music. Everybody Invited.
St. Paul's Reformed church. Fifteenth and Penn
streets Rev. Dr. J. W. Lore, pastor, will preach at
11 a. m. on "Faith as a Working Force," and at S p.
m. on "Victorious Faith." Sunday school at 9:15 a.
m : Christian Endeavor at 7:15 p. m.
Twentv-ninth Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Twenty-ninth and Holly streets Rer. Dr. S. "Warner
will preach at 11 a. m. and 8 p. ra. Professor Barnes
will conduct tho music at the -night service. 8anliy
school, 9:45 a. m.r Junior League. 3 p. m.; Epworth
League,,, p. rn.
Clyde Congregational church. Seventh and Brook
lyn avenue; Rev. Mr. E. Leo Howard, pastor
Preaching by the pastor at 10:45 a. m. and 8 p. ra.
Sunday school at 12 m. The" Junior and Senior Y. P.
S. C E. meet at 5 p. m. and 7 p. m. respectively.
First Christian church. Eleventh and Locust streets
The pastor. Rev. Mr. W. F. RIcharlson, will
preach Sunday morning and evening. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m.; Junior C. E. Society at 3 p. ra.; Y. P.
S. C. E. at 7 n. m.
Balos chapel (Baptist) The pastor. Rev. Mr. W. J.
Williamson, will preach morning and evening. The
ordinance- of baptism at the evening service.
Southwest. Tabernacle jCongregaUona! church The
pastor. Rev. Mr James P. O'Brien, will preach
mornlngand evening. The. subject ot tho morning
sermon wlll.be, "The Fellowship of Our Churches as
Expressed In Assoclaltbns and Councils."
Memorial r Lutheran church, corner Seventh and
Tracy: Rev. Mr. Edward P. Schueler. pastor Ssrv
Iccb at 11 and 8 o'clock. Morning subject. "The. Doc
trine of Providence."
Llnwooil Presbyterian church, corner LInwood and
Woodland avenues; Rev. Mr. Paul Burrlll Jenkins,
pastor Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Subject of
morning Eermon, "The'Frlend of Sinners;" evening
sermon. "On Strike." Sunday school. 9:15 a. m.;
Junior Y. P S. C. E.. 3 p. ra ; Senior Y. P. 3. C. E.,
C l. m.; prayer meeting. Wodneaday, 8 p. m.
Beacon Hill CoirgregaUonal church. Ariel hall. 1214
East Tw ci)ty-fourth street; Rev. Mr. J. II. Crum.
pastor rroachlng 11 a. m Rev. Dr. Haskell: sub
ject, "Self-Denial In God and In Man." Preaching 8
p. m by the pastor: subject. "Christ'a Yoke." Sun
day school, 9:45 a. m.: Junior C E. Society, 2:30 p.
m.: Senior C. E. Society, 1 p. m.
Fifth Tresbyterlan church, corner Twelfth stret
and Brooklyn avenue: Rev. Dr. Irwin P. McCurdy,
pastor At 10 a. m., special Children's day services
ot the Sabbath school; Mr. H. Robert Ennls, superliy.
tendent. At 8 p m.. special sermon by the pastor tb
young men and women about "The Pleasures of
Sin." Junior Christian Endeavor Society at 3:30 p.
m. ; Y. P. S. C. E. prayer meeting at 7:15 p. ro.;
question box meeting. Wednesday at 8 p. ra.
St. George's pro-cathedral, LInwood and Troost
avenues Holy eucharfst. 7:30 a. ra.: matins, 11 a.
m.: Te Deum In E flat (Stalner); anthem. "As Pants
the Hart" (Sphor); services 8 p. ra.; preaching at 11
o'clock by Rev. Mr. Bliss, of Boston. Mass. At Ilia
evening service, the bishop.
First Unlversallst church. In Its new church home.
Tenth and Park avenue: Rev. Mr. Charles R. East,
pastor Service for worship.'ll a. m.: sermon by the
pastorr subject, "Modern Motives ot Good Living."
Suuday school. 10 a. ro. : -Y. P. C. U. dcvotloml
meeting. 6 p. in. Scats free. All cordially Invited.
Westport Baptist church. Thirty-ninth and Balti
more Rev. Mr. J. S. Klrtlcy, pastor Children's day
services. At 11 a. m., sermon by the pastor to chil
dren about their parent. At 8 p. in., sermon. 'Tho
Spirit's Urgent Entreaty."
Tabernacle Baptist church, corner Thirtieth nnd
Holmes street Regular services. Preaching by the
pastor. Rev. Mr. R. L. Divldson. Sunday school at
9:30 a. n. . , , . ,
Campbell Street SI, n. church (South) Rev. Mr. J.
TV. TJamon will preach at II, and Rev. Dr. C. JI.
Brlggs, presiding elder; will preach at 8, and ad
minister tho sacrament; Junior league at 10; Sun-day-
school at 3;-Senlor league at 7.
Westminster Presbyterian church, corner Tenth
and Central Rev. Mr. Sjrauel Betta will preach
morning end evening: Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. ;
Y. P. S. r E."at 6:45 p. m
Second Presbyterian church, corner Thirteenth and
Central streets! Rev. Drr It. D. Jenkins, pastor
Services at 11 a. ra. snl 8 p m. Subject of morn.
Ing sermen, "Setting up a Banner": evening.
"Witchcraft. Ancient and .Modern." Sunday school
9:30 a. m.; Chinese Sunday school. 1.20 p. m.; Ju
nior Endeavor, 3:30 p. ra.: Y. P. S. C. E., 7 p. pi.:
prajer 'meeting Wednesday. 8 p. ml Prelude In tho
evening devoted" to Mrs. Eddy's late pastoral letter.
At tho Independence Avenue M. B. church the
presiding elder. Rer. Mr. W. T. Wrrght. will preach
at 11 a. m. Evening sermon at 8 o'clock by tho
pastor. Rev". Dr. Hughes.
"Western Association Dlsbnniln.
ROCKKORD. ILL-. June 1G. President J.
Stanley Browne, to-day, announced the dls
bandment of the "Western Baseball Associa
tion, being unable to secure a cltv willing
to take the franchise of the tallenders. Du
huquo.' Ottutnwa-wHs also weak 'financially
and Cedar Rapids refused to continue with
a four league club, whloh was favored bv
Rockford. Rock Island and Rloomlngton.
the latter three towns being in good con
dition linanclaily.
Chnrced "With DnrInry.
John Lynch. Harry White and John
Corey", three boys ranging In age from 15
to 17' years, were' arrested yesterday even
ins on" the' corner of Seventeenth and Har
rison for burglarizing the grocery store of
A. B. Sweeney. 1621 "'Campbell street, on
Wednesday night. They were locked up
in station No. 3 pending 'arraignment.
APPEAL TO STANLEY
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY PROSE
CUTE MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS.
Mercantile Clnb Aaks the Governor to
Lend a Hellnc Hand In the
Strusrclc for nn Equitable
Assessment of Taxes.
The taxation .committee of the Mercan
tile Club ia not at nil nlpnsnil nr4fh tn
equalization of taxes, as made by the'board
ot county commissioners in Kansas .City,
Kas. The mandamus nrnrippdln'-fi ntnrtoA
against the board Thursday will be vigor
ously prosecuted.
Yesterday Governor Stanley was asked to
lend the attorney general's department to
assist in the prosecution of the case. It
is believed that Attorney. General Godard
or Assistant Attornev General wt win
co-operate with the local attorneys in the
ngnt to secure a raise of personal prop
erty valuations. The committee expects to
receive a reply from the governor this
morning.
According to the order of Judge Holt, is.
sued when a petition for a writ of manda
mus was filed, the commissioners must
cither double the valuation of corporation
property or appear in court and show
cause why they failed to do so. The or
der of tho court was served or. the com
missioner Thursday afternoon, and the
time for complying with the order expires
to-day. It ib believed that the board will
appear and make some kind ot a showing
to the court. In the event that they fall
three commissioners will probably be ar
rested fdr contempt.
There is a possibility of the entire as
sessment being declared Invalid by the
courts. The fact that the assessor applied
two separate and distinct rules in making
the personal property assessment is not
disputed, and the best lawyers in the city
'Claim that this alone will invalidate the
whole assessment. In such an event the
city treasury will carry a limited amount
ot ready cash. The citizens who enlisted
flth tho Mercantile Club In the fight for
a more equal assessment are highly in
dignant pvtr the work of the board of equal
ization. They claim that the commission
ers have failed to equalize the taxes of
a single corporation to which their atten
tion was called by the Mercantile Club com
mittee. The- committee spent much time search
ing for facts and figures upon which the
board might base an honest assessment,
but its labor was wasted, (so the remon
strators claim. Tho snvtllesl raise that the
committee expected the board to make was
to double the figures returned by tho as
sessor. The evidence submitted by the
committee. It true, was sufficient to war
rant the board in raising the total valua
tion of the entire county Jl.OOO.COO, and some
of the members of the Mercantile Club
expected a greater raie.
,'h-i'ual "raise made by the board,
over thSTiercs of the assessor, on all the
personal property of ihe county, amounts
to about $32,000. This lncr-s&-oi valuat!.'.!
of personal property represents about ?3,
000 In taxes. Hence, ir the taxes are col
lected as equalized by the board, the coun
ty will recehe only J3.000 more In taxes
than it would have received on the figures
of the assessor. It was the assessor's fig
ures that started the agitation for a fairer
assessment. The board.- in showing how it
had raised the valuations, compared its
figures with those of 1S0S. The people real
ize that the total assessment has been rais
ed over that of last year, but they give
the city assessor credit for doing this. Sev
eral of tho large corporations voluntarily
agreed to raise their valuation over last
year. It is generally acknowledged that
there never was a fair assessment made
in the county, but the people claim that
the sooner the long existing evil 13 reme
died tho better it will be for th city.
The Mercantile Club has .undertaken the
task ot reducing taxes Injthe city, by se
curing an honest assessment on corpora-
tlnn nrntiftrti- Tf 1.. ....n..A.i .u. i
.. ,,., ..flj-oswiiTjiiL v.t-e icvieu me
-WStS"(!PThtrcity and county would be 3
f li" n,l nnt.il nconu..A. ......... I... I. J .1
I'.-. 1.1.-111, .uaitju'j ui o.
A MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Adientnroua Yankee Skipper "Who
Acquired an Inland Reported
Seizure by Japan.
From tho Boston Herald.
Japan evidently believes in expansion
that Is, if the news be true that she has
just seized a neat little Island in tho Pa
cific which the United States government
was very desirous ot acquiring.
This island is generally known as Mar
cus island, but it Is also known as Mar
quis, or Marcus, of Weeks, and a not un
tenable assumption is that It may at one
time havo been the property or the resi
dence of a nobleman of this name. How
ever this may be. It was uninhabited for a
long time, and It might be uninhabited
even now if a wideawake American skipper
had not chanced to spy It one fine morning
a few years ago as he was cruising In the
Pacific.
The name of the skipper Is Captain Fos
ter, and he is the commander of a sailing
vessel which plies between the Orient and
San Francisco; He was making one of his
usual trips on the day when he landed on
Marcus island, and the result seems to
show that he was fully justified In going
for a few hours out of nis usual course.
True, he found the Island uninhabited and
barren, but, then, he was shrewd enough
to see that it misht prove of considerable
value in the future, and, consequently,
as there was no evidence that any one
owned it, ho determined to tako dt under
hi-;' own protection.
Having arrived at this 'decision ho re
turned to his cabin and wrote a polite let
ter to James G. Blaine, who was then
....c j u at;, iii.u.lUltlH lllll Ul I1LTJ
new acquisition, and requesting permis-
MP.tflW, nf alnl.' 1..a..mI.. l.f . 1.1.
oiui. u, iiuisL iiiu unucu aiaicH nag tucre
on. No American ever appreciated an ad
venturous deed more than Mr. Blaine, and
it did not take him long to send word to
the modern Robinson Crusoe that he was
at full liberty to hoist tho United States
flag from the most conspicuous peak of his
new dominion. This was w-lmm- rtrrt in
Captain Foster, and a few hours after it
reached him the stars and stripes were
raised on the .island, and there they have
waved ever since, not a single great pow-
vi unering a wora or protest, nut all, on
the contrary, tacitly, if not openly, recog
nizing Captain Foster's ownership and the
suzerainty of the United Statps.
This is not surprising, for until recently
no one except Captain Foster seems to
have thought the Island of any value. It
is oniy nve nines tong, ana is densely cov
ered with trees and shruhherv. A whii-
sandy beach surrounds It, and near Its cen
ter Is a knoll rising about 200 feet above the
sea. It is in 21.4 deg. north and 154.2 deg.
cast, and Is near the track "of vessels ply
ing between Yokohama and Honolulu, be
ing i.iuu mues nistant rrom 'Honolulu and
on the direct route to Manila.
CORNER ON POSTAGE STAMPS.
J. M. Fontanlas Think He Has a
Sure Fortune in Hand In
I'orto Itlca.
From the Chicago Tlmes-nerald.
J. M. Fontanlas, of San Juan, Porto Rico,
Is registered at the Great Northern hotel.
In company with F. F. Arguero, the of
ficial interpreter of former Governor Gen
eral Guy V. Henry, who has Just concluded
his administration of tho island.
Mr. Fontanlas has proved himself an up-to-date
man of business. At tho close of the
war ho bought up all the residue of the
Spanish Porto Rlcan stamp.. It cost him
125.000 to corner the Issue. But he hai ob
tained the monopoly and now, since Span
ish administration Is over, no more Porto
Rlcan stamps will be fabricated. In these
days of stamp collections and a brokerage
stamp business. Mr. Fontanlas thinks he
ha a fortune In his hands.
The value of his stamps, he savs, will
constantly accrue: already they are cu
rloui. and soon they will become costly
rarities. Besides, ho can hold them as long
as he pleases and watch the price go up.
Another llellnray Colony.
from the Nashua (N H.) Dispatch.
The socialists of this city are organizing
a Bellamy colony, and expect to leave
Nashua, late In the summer or early fall
With a membership of between- fifty and
seventy-five. The colony or .community will
be conducted on the same lines as is the
Harmonists' colony at Economy. Pa., and
negotiations are now being made for the
purchase of the Shaker property at Har
vard and Shirley. A local merchant, who
, is at the head of the enterprise, said that
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Cbe fiotel PoweK
Columbia, mo.
Is a newly furnished and well managed hotel,
in the prettiest city of its size in Missouri
the Athens of the state and will offer
special rates to families or couples within;
to migrate for a while during the hot months.
For particulars, address F. V. POOR. Prop.
FAIRMOUNT PARK
A 08EAT SHOW AND ALL HEE.
TWO PERF01UU.NCES EACH DAY.,
AFTERNOONS Ar 3. EVENINCJS AT 8
A treat for the ladies and children tha afternoon.
Cram reception on the state after tie performance.
The best cttaace Is see Howard's Beastlfttl Ponies,
Don't miss the fiie Baby Fawns.
THE ORPHEUVS Superb Vaudetille Artists la the Theater.
IT pOSTS YOU NOTHING.
TROOST PARK
Grand Concert To-night.
ZIMMERSCHffiD'S :-
MILITARY BAND,
TWO CONCERTS TO-MORROW?
BASEBALL!!
EXPOSITION PARK.
MINNEAPOLIS vs. KANSAS CITY.
TO-D.-VV.
Game called at 3:45 o'clock.
VELODROME
BICYCLE RACES!
10 PROFESSIONAL RACES
JUNE 22.
Fifteenth and Troost.
ADMISSION. - - 25d and SOo
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION.
Steamer Jacob -Richtman.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. "
Lenes frara foot Main street at? anJ 8 p. in.: return
and 10 p. m. Fare 2Sc. InCsJlnf danclnri children IDc
Mtrsic by Third Reiiment band. 7 p. in. trf-r especially lor
ladies and children.
THE MIDLAND
The Only Absolutely Fireproof .
Hotel In Kansu City.
AMERICAN.
EUROPEAN.
TheNewCoates
ABSOLUTELY F1REPROOP.
European Plan $1.00 Per Day and Up
American Plan $3.00 PerDayand Up
HIGHEST AD COOLEST LOCATION. IN CITY.
between fifteen antl eighteen people. .Itfid
already pledged themselves to becomo
members of the colony, and that he had not
the slightest doubt about Us success. "X
don't want to give out tho namea of any
of those interested at this time," said he.
"There are half a dozen or more Bellamy
counties In the United States now. and
all are successful, especially In the case of
the Ruskln colony of Tennessee. Th
plans tvill be made public within a very
Bhort time, and all who desire to do 30 will
be given an opportunity to Join us."
Trlmmlnc for Blnclc Hats.-
Hany of the new black hats are trimmed
partly with wide black edelnsr. One In rlca
straw has two rows or this lace plaited on
to -the upper side of the brim. Ic has ons
of the new high straight crowns, about
which Is folded a broad band of black vel
vet fattened by a Jet slide; surmotmtlnic
this, rising still higher than the crown. Is
a. large bunch ot globular roses In several
shades ot pink. Hats of cream lace on a
foundation of wired tulle will bo very
fashionable this season. Their effect is im
proved by sewing thereon rows of fancy
TJuscan braid with an Interval of. an Inch
between each braid. A very stylish hat ot
this sort has for trimming merely a. large
dull gold buckle securing the foot of a. fan
shaped aigrette of the lace placed slightly
on one side of the high crown. Lace veils
are to be preferred to tulle this year, and
the new selections Include veils of the most
expensive kinds of lace, besides admlrablo
Imitations of tha same. They are often
used to drape round the brims of hats a
style that will be affected by those who
consider the lace over tho factt unbecom
ing. Long scarfs In net. with dejl-ras in
Eacurlal, are now being converted into dec
orations for hats: one end Hei along the
brim, and the remainder ot the, scarf Js
worn twisted once round the throat.
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