FIRE STILLBURN1NG
But Has Lost Its Fury and Is Now
Slowly Dying Out.
NATION COMING NOBLY TO RELIEF
Foreign Countries Stand Ready With
Help, But Their Aid Will Not
Be Needed.
Ban Francisco, April 20. Plunged
into absolute darkness tonight at 10
o'clock, Ban Franciaco bai not iron tba
coiicalaion of tba devastating work of
tba conflagration.
The fire that started at Nob Hill and
worked iti way to the North Beach lec
tion, sweeping that section clear of
buildingi, wai later veered aronnd by a
fierce wind and made ita way southerly
to the immense seawall sheds and grain
warehouse. The flames were beading
directly for the immense Ferry build
ing, the terminal point of all central
overland and local trains of the South
ern Pacific road. The darkness and the
wind, which at times amounted to a
gale, added fresh terrors to the situa
tion. Tonight the principal remaining fire
was confined east of Van Ness avenue
and north of Union street, but was
burning ita way to the shore.
late this afternoon the police broke
open every saloon and corner grocery
in the saved districts and poured all
malt and siiritous liauors into the
gutters. ,
HUNDREDS DEAD IN HOTELS.
Over 76 Bodies Taken Out One
Hundred In Cosmopolitan.
Pan Francisco, April 20. The three
story lodging bouse at Fifth and Minna
streets collapsed and over 70 dead bod
ies have been taken out. There are at
least 60 more dead bodies eiposed
This building was one of the first to
take fire on Fifth street.
At least 100 people were lost in the
Cosmopolitan hotel on Fourth street.
The only building standing between
Mission. Howard. East and Stewart
streets is the Ban Pablo hotel, which i
occupied and running. The shot tower
at First and Howard streets is gone
This landmark was built 40 years ago
The Risdon Iron works is partially de
stroyed. The Great Western Smelting
and Refining works escaped damage,
also the Mutual Electric Light works,
with slight damage to the American
Rubber company and Vietagas Engine
company. Folger Bros.' Coffee and
Spice house is uninjured, and the firm
is giving away large quantities of bread
and milk. .
Msnv are dropping dead from the
heat and from suffocation.
Over 1B0 people are reported lost in
the Brunswick hotel, Seventh and MIS'
eion streets.
NATION TO THE RELIEF.
War Department Assumea Entire Con
trol of Situation.
Associated Tress dispatches from
every important ciiy in vu iawi mu
cate that 12,000 000 In cash is already
in sight for the relief of the fire and
esrthqnake sufferers' in and about San
Francin-o, and that a total of 120,000,
OHO is 1-kely to be raised. The United
Stats will grapple alone with the situa
tion growing out of the total destruc
tion of one of her richest and most pop
nlons cities. Foreign countries, in view
of the magnificent responses of the
American people to the cMl for aid,
will not be asked to contribute, though
numerous offers have been made.
Before the cabinet, at its meeting
yesterday, bad resolved upon this
course, however the Dominion of Can
ada bad taken cognisance of the situa
tion in San Francisco by voting $100,.
000 in cash for relief, and dispatches
from the seaport cities of British Co
lumbia indicate that they are ignoring
hi existence of the international
boundary line and are Joining in the
work of forwarding money and provis
ions with their sisters cities on the Fa.
cific coast.
Ruins Small Companies.
Chicago, A.ril 20. It was declared
last night by Chicago insurance men
that many of the small accident and
fire companies probably will be forced
. I hnaineaa because of their
IU Dllff " ' , , ,
.n,.pn,nm loss in San Francisco. Even
r. tha liiiripr companies will be
l,.r.t nreesed. The total amount of lia
i.nu convolved is now placed at more
,. iiHO 000.000 tn San Francisco
lone. This is considered conservative
Added to the losses in San Francisco
-in k .t lt 150.000.000 to be met
in other cl ies.
PottofTic Department's Task.
Was inon. April 20. The War de
rtment has learned that the Southern
Pacific freight sheds at San Francisco
were not seriously Injured. The super
int indent of the railway mall service at
San Francisco has telegraphed that ev
ery train to and from Oakland is pro
ceeding with reasonable regularity on
low schedule. He has been authorised
by wire to call in subordinate officials
and all clerks of the railway mail serv
ice not on regular duty and command
the nse of postal cars available to han
dle San Francisco mall.
Can't Deliver Telegrams.
San Frai cisoo, April 20. The deliv
ery of telegraphic me.saires from out
side points to people in San Franicsco
is in impossibility. Ths messenger
service of both the big telegrsph com
paniea no longer exists. Even had the
companies an army of messengers, they
would be of little value for the reason
that the people are scattered far and
wide, and that a Journey from the ferry
building to t ie western addition, or
the refugee camps consumes hours.
to
Will Build 6.000,000 Plant.
New York. April 20.-U was an
nonnced at the ofTiea of M. Guggeon
helm's Sons today that orders have
been issued by that firm to proceed as
soon as possible with tba nrait'
of a $5,000,000 smelting plant in San
Francisco.
DEATH LIST LARGE.
Will Probably Exceed Even .the First
Estimates Made.
Ban Francisco, April 23. Now that
the extinction of the fire allows of in
quiry, it has become known that hon
r!rdrf, if not thousands, of people lost
teir lives, eitner in the collapse of
buildings due to the earthquake or in
the fire wbicb consum. d the ruins in
which they were imprisoned live, but
injured and powerless to flee. A merely
psrtial estimate places the total at over
700 in the lodging bouses and a few ad
joining buildings.
Bouth of Market street the loss of life
was chieHy brought about Dy me col
lapsing of many cheap lodging houses.
Among others, the caving in of the
Royal, corner of Fourth and Minna
streets, added to the horror ol the sit
uation by the shrieks of its many scores
of victims embedded in the ruins.
The collapsing of the Portland house,
on Bixtn street, between Mission buu
Market, came about in a similar man-
Probable Republican Ticket.
Senator, short term, F. W. Mulkey.
Senator, long term, H. M. Cake.
Congreiisman, First District, W. C.
Hawley.
Congressman, Second District, W. R.
Ellis.
Governor. James Withycombe.
Treasurer, G. A. Steel.
Supreme Judge, Robert Eakin.
Superintendent Public Instruction,
J. 11. Acksrman.
State Printer, W. 8. Duniway.
Attorney-General, A. M. Crawford.
Labor Commissioner, O. P. Hoff .
ner. Fullv 60 persons were entombed
Manv of these were saved before the
fire eventually crept to the scene.
The large five story Erunswlck lodg
ing house with its 300 rooms filled
with guests, on the corner of Sixth and
Howard streets, collapsed to the ground
entirely and fire started amid the ruins
scarcely five minutes later. It is esti
mated that over 800 persons lost thoir
lives in this building.
Part of the large Cosmopolitan house,
corner Fifth and Mission streets, col
lapsed at the very first tremor. Many
of the sleepers were buried in the
ruins, others escaping in their night
clothing.
At 775 Mission street, the Wilson
house, with its four stories and 80
rooms, fell to the ground a mas of
ruins. As far as known very few of
the inmates escaped.
RESTORING WATER SERVIOE.
Within Four Days City Will Have Half
Normal Quantity.
San Francisco, April 22. Experts of
the Spring Valley Water company who
have been engaged in making a mor
oueh examination of the aiainsand res
ervoirs of the system have reported that
the company has in its reservoirs
enough water to supply the city at the
reuglar rate of 30,00',),000 gallons per
day for a period of 600 days.
The onlv immediate problem is that
of Betting this supply into the city
Already pipes have been repaired in
certain sections, and a supply of 7,000,
000 oallona per day ie coming in
tbroush Ocean View from Lake Mer
ced. About 1,000.000 gallons or this
is being consumed daily by Ocean lew
and the other towns alor.g the pipe
lines, but 6.000.000 gallons daily
reaching and will continue to reach
the city proper.
Within a few hours another supply
of 6,000,000 gallons daily will lie
poured into the city from College Hill
station. This will lurnisn waier 10 me
out hern section of the city. Already
water is being supplied to the Black
Point and Pacific Heights districts, and
with an additional snpply of 4.000,000
gallons daily, which is assured from
lines that will be repaired within a day
or two, the city will within four days
be receiving a daily supply of between
16.000.000 and 17.000,000 gallon
which is practically equivalent to hall
the amount that was being furnished to
the entire city prior to the earthquake
This makes it certain that the city
will be habitable again amloet immedi
ately. A food supply has already been
assured.
Earthquake at Granta Pass.
Grants Pass, Or., April 23. An
earthquake shock which broke some
windows and awoke sleeping citizens
was felt here at 1:11 this morning
The shock lasted between 15 and 20
seconds and was accompanied by a dis
tinct rumbling noise. The motion
the undulation was from east to west
nd oscillation was sufficient to set
banging lamps and pictures to swsying
Mavor Georue Good states that tn
shock was felt all over bis house
which is a structure 75 feet in length
and two stories high.
South San Francisco Burns.
Oakland, April 22. A report reached
here from San Francisco at midnight
that a brisk fire is burning Jn Sout
San Francisco. The illumination can
readily be seen from this side of San
Francisco bay, a distance of eight
mllM. It is believed that the fire
broke out afresh from smouldering cm
hers that could not be subdued on ac
count of the lack of water. When th
fire was prononneed to be practically
nnt In San Francisco, several frame
hnlldinira were standing in South San
Francisco.
Docks Still Do Business.
Ssn Francisco, April 22. South of
Market street the loss on the wster
front nroner is comparatively small
Several sheds have been entirely recon
stmcted and small repairs w ill have to
le made to one or two of the dorks
hut hevond this the property loss is in
Ifl.ant. There is nothing to Inter
far with the unloading of ships and
teamera at any of the docks south of
the ferry building, save at pier No
of Mission dock.
Glendale Is Badly Shaken.
ni.nd.le. Or.. AdHI 23. A distinct
hnrk of earthaaske was felt in thi
city at 11 minutes after 1 o'clock this
morning. The shock was apparently
heavier than the one of April 18, caus
ing bolldings to rock and rattle.
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Tuesday, April 24.
Washington. April 24. The Senate
pasted bills as follows tod at:
Extending time unin
se lass to go into effect between the
Philippines and America; providing
for the reappraisemcnt of certain public
lands at Port Angeles. Wash.; autho-
sing the occupancy of lands in can
Bernardino, Sierra, San Gabriel ioreei
reserves for power plants of the Edison
Electric Company.
Monday, April 23.
Washington, April 23. Congress
this morning appropriated si.ouu.uou
for the relief of the homeless ana u-
serving in San Francisco.
The measure, which was me secuuu
one paused by the House ana eensie,
tbe first carrying $l,()0,000t wss pass
ed under a suspension of tbe rules.
It wss Introduced In the House, mi
ni for $1,000,000. When It rescued
ths Senate, it was amended by adding
$500 000. The House agreed vo vne
iiieudment, and then the Din was
passed.
Washington, April 23. Represent-
ive Gaines of Tennessee lntroouceu a
hill tnd.v admittinn free of duty all
goods, wares or merchandise wbicb may
be imported into tbe United Statefras
cr.tnitniis contributions for the reliel
of the earthquake sufferers in Califor-
ia. and consigned to the uovernor oi
that state, the Mayor of San Francisco,
the Secretary of War cr the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor.
The bill further waives duty on
building materials imported into the
United States when satisfactory proof
as been made to the Secretary oi me
Treasury that such building materials
ave been actually ana pernianeunj
used in rebuilding Sao Francisco.
Thursday, April 19.
Washinaton. April 19. The senate
and boue today passed, and President
Roosevelt this evening signed, a joini
resolution appropriating $1,000,000 for
the relief of the San Y rancisco eariu-
uake and fire sufforers, the money to
be expended under the direction anu av
the discretion of the secretary of War.
The resolution was introduced in the
senate by Perkins and called for $500,-
. 1. ! .1.
000. Upon the measure reacniug m
house, Tawney, of Minnesota, offered
an amendment mak'.ng it $1,000,000.
This passed the house, and when the
resolution was returned to the senate
the amendment was accepted without a
question.
Wednesday, April 18.
Washington, April 18. A pall hong
over the bouse today by reason of the
oreat calamity which has come t- San
Frsncirco and the nearby towns oi oak
w . . ,
land. Perkeley and Alameda. Legisla
tion went on, but In a most perfunctory
war. There was no heart or interest
in the bills under consideration
Members of the California delegation
were besieged with inauirita and tbe
members from San Francisco and Oak
land districts showed tbe strain upon
them, not being able to ascertain
whether or not their families were vie
Urns of the shock and their homes de
stroyed.
The bill extending the national lrri
(ration law to Texas was passed after
nearly three hours' debate and the ins
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up to continue before the
bouse the remainder of the week.
Washington, April 18. In a special
message delivered to congress today,
President Roosevelt declares the result
of the recent trial of tbe "beef pack
ers," inC hicago was a "mi'H-arriage of
unties," and that the interpretation
placed by Judge Humphrey on the will
of congress "is such as to make that
will absolutely abortive."
Gives Up Attempt.
Washington, April 20. Senator Ful
ton had another conference with the
Reclamation service today in the hope
of reviving the Malheur irrigation pro
ject, but met with no success. He
learned that it baa been finally dete
mined to abandon this project, at least
for the time being, bees use of tbe many
difficulties that stand in the way.
Moreover, he was informed that at a
very early day the Interior department
will restore to entry a large portion of
the land now withdrawn, in order that
private capiUl may carry out plana to
irrigate much land which the govern
ment intended to reclaim under its pro
ject. Just how much land will be re-
Will Confirm Judge. '
Washington. April 24. Judge Wick-
srsham, ot Alssks, will probably be
confirmed by the Senate before long in
the light of the report made in his fa
vor today by the Judiciary Committee.
On a vote, Pettns. Kittredgeand Black-
burn voted with Nelson in opposition,
while Clark, of Wyoming, Foraker,
Knox, Tacon, Patterson and Culberson
voted to confirm. Tbe ronferencs com
mittee today agreed on the Alaska Del
egate blil, substituting the Cushman
bill for that passed hy the Senate, with
but slight change from tbe original.
Take All That' Offered.
New York, April 24 Gaylord Wi'.
shire, chairman of the publicity com
mittee of the California Relief Also ia
tion of this city, today said: "We
would kindly ask the general trade un
ions and President Rootevel' to refrain
from interfering with any mil. who
ever he may be or wherever he is, who
wishes to extend us sympathy or p-xi-nlary
aid. I may say thst at a mas
meeting of Californians, bel I at the
Casino Theater Saturday afternoon, a
resolntion was unanimously adopted
giving voice to the above sentiment"
May Delay Hermann Case Again.
Washington. April 24 Owing to the
illness of A. S. Worthington, Repre
sentative Hermann's rase was not
taken np in the Supreme Court of the
District ot Columbia Monday, and no
ruling was made on the question
whether the trial shall be postponed
until F. J. Heney returns to Washing
ton. It is believed the court will even
tually order a postponement nnil tbe
fall term. This will be satisfactory to
the Government.
stored to entry is not yet known, but
all the laud which private capital pro
poses to irrigate will be made available.
President Asks for Money.
Washington, April 21. President
Rooseveit today sent to congress a mes
sage accompanying documents and pa
pers from the War department recom
mending the appropriation immediate
ly of an additional $1,500,000 for the
relief of the sufferers by the calamity
at San Francisco.
The president today conferred with
Secretary Taft, with Senator Allison,
chairman of the senate committee on
appropriations, and with other senators
and representatives about the need of
further aid for the residents of the
stricken city, and a decision was
reached that congress should be re
quested to appropriate the additional
$1,600,000. Assurances were given by
the members of congress that the ap
propriation would be made.
Washington, April 24. General
Greely, in command at San Francisco,
has telegraphed the War Department
that within a week or ten days, when
tbe militia shall have been withdrawn,
as is desired by Governor Pardee, May
or Schmiti and the militiamen them
selves, tbe force of regulars must b
largely reinforced to preserve Older and
safeguard public interests.
He says that tomorrow o.ooo regulars
would not be an excessive number. He
believes that halt that number from
outside bis military division could do
tbe work. These should be largely
cavalry, owing to a lack of transporta
tion facilities. There are z.oou regu
lars now at San Francisco.
General Mail Service Resumed.
San Francisco. April 22. Trains
have been running on all lines prac
tically on the regular schedule, except
ins on the coast line oi the southern
Pacific company. Service on that line
was resumed today and dispatches will
now be made regularly. The first mail
from San Francisco for outside points
was dispatched yesterday and since that
time all regular dispatches have been
made, excepting a few of the smaller
closed pouch dispatches, which were
omitted in order that the postoffice
might concentrate tbe forces upon tbe
heaviest and most Important man.
Government Vessels to Rescue.
Washington. Aprill 9. The depart
rrent of Commerce and Labor will lend
all possible aid to the San Francisco
sufferers solar as its facilities go. In
dispatches to the inspector in San Fran
cisco and to the officials of the Fish
commission, Secretary Metcalf has dl
rested the lighthouse tender Madrono
and the United States ship Albatross
to go direct to the stricken city and do
everything practicable to aid the sutler
ers.
Remove Court to Portland,
Washington, April 20 Senator Hey
burn will offer a resolution in the sen
ate authorizing the Federal judges who
were soon to hold a term of court at
San Francisco to remove all causes to
Portland and bold court in that city
Mr. I ley burn contends that this cannot
be done except by act of congress
Other senators interested believe no
legislation is necessary.
Two More Quakes Friday.
Washington. April 20. The Weath
er bureau today issued the following
bulletin: "Two small after shocks o
the San Francisco earthquake were re
corded on the seismograph at the Weath
er bureau, Washington, D. C, during
the night and this morning."
Limit Taken Off Transfers.
Washington, April 21. Secretary
S'.iaw announced today that the $10,
000,000 limit on telegraphic transfers
to San Francisco has been lifted. All
relief that can be properly etxended
the California banks will be given.
to
Washington, April 24. President
Roosevelt late tonight signed the joint
resolution of Congress appropriate
$1,600,000 additional for the relief of
San Francisco sufferers.
Washington. April 24 The Red
Cross telenraohel $100,000 to San
Francisco on a request from Dr. Da
vine, tbe Red Cross agent at San Fran
cisco.
Chinese to Get Money.
Washington, April 23. The Chinese
Minister tonight announced that
would send at once his first secretary to
San Francisco personally to distribut
among the needy Cbinamea the $10
000 that his government has authorise)
him to contribute to tbe relief fund
This contribution was declined by th
President today, in accordance with
the decision that foreign aid was not
necessary, but the minister feels war
ranted in distributing it among h
countrymen nnder ibe auspices of th
Red Cross.
Hermann Faart Heney.
Washington. April 23. Represents
tive Hermsnn. who enly a few weeks
sgr was availing himself of every tech
nicality to postpone trial in the 8u
prrnis court of the District of Colum
bia, on the letter bonk indictment, has
suddenly grown anxious to fsce a Jury
No sooner was Hermsnn notified that
the government would like it postpone
his trial because Mr. Hney has ben
oh'iged to return to San Francisco, tha
he entered a stout protest and came for
ward with a demand that his trial be
gin next Wednesday.
Seattle Transport Headquarters.
Washington, April 23. For the time
being it is probable that Seattle may
be mad transport headquarters on the
Pacific Coast until the docks and ware
houses at San Francisco can be rebuilt.
All the stores on hand at San Francisco
have been destroyed and there are no
facilities for handling troops or sap
plies. The transport Sherman, now on
tha way from Honolulu, will be sent to
Seattle anon arrival at the Golden
Gate.
EVIDENCE OF GHOST TAKEN.
Two Mea Were Oaee Haased ,
' Barb Tnllacir
The testimony of -t- vnnl.t
uui uow couui ior much in a court or f
law, but the day has been when It has
auttteed to hung a man. It is statud
thnt the original depositions are In the
Bodleian library of a most remarkable
case of this character.
A girl named Anne Walker was sup
posed to have beeu sent away for her
good by a subatuutlal farmer. Some
time afterward a so-called apparition
npiared to a uelghdor with Ita head
all bloody from wounds and telling hltu
that she had been murdered by tuo
farmer and an accomplice. Her body,
the apparition said, had been burled in
siut which she described and she
begged the man to whom she npieared
to bring her murderers to Justice. True
enough, the body was found In the
place mentioned and the men were
brought to trial. Tbe sensational char
acter of the case waa intensified by one
of the jurymen declaring that he aaw
the child of the dead woman "sitting
ujion the shoulder" of Its father, the
furuier. Both the culprits were hanged.
There was a ghostly accuser In a
case with which readers of Scott are
familiar. Soon after the "45" an En
glish soldier wandering near Braemur
met a violent death. Hawks do not
leck out hawks' een and no man opened
his mouth to give a clew. Years panned
and then came a story of a communi
cation from another world.
A farm servaut declared that In tho
night a spirit hid appeared to him
declaring Itself to be the ghost of the
soldier, whose bones It sutd lay still
unburled. Tbe Highlander must see
to their decent Interment and have the
murderers, two men named, brought to
Justice. The Highlander promised, but
did not keep bis word, and a second
and third time the spirit appeared and
upbraided him for hie breach of faith.
A tunned at last and no longer daring
to delay, the man called a companion,
went to the siot which the spirit bad
Indicated and there found tbe bones of
the murdered warrior concealed in n
moorland tract called the 11111 of
Christie.
The story f the Highlander came to
the ears of an antl-Jacobtte, who caused
the matter to be brought to trial before
the court of. Judiciary, Edinburgh.
There the tale waa corroborated by a
woman who hnd seen a naked figure
enter the place on the night spoken of
by the man. It was an age of supersti
tion. In a district more than commonly
given to superstition, and the Jury
seemed disposed to find the two men
charged guilty of the murder. But It
hnnpened that the principal witness
siMike only Gaelic. -Now." said the
counsel for the defense, "In what lan
ninse did the ehost spenkr In as
good Gaelic as I ever heard in Locha
her," was the reply. "Pretty good for
the chost of an English soiaier," saia
counsel. And thnt question and com
ment saved the necka of the men at
the bnr. The Jury could believe In
ghost, but not In an English ghost
shaking Gaelic London Stundnrd.
MODEL HOUSES IN NEW YORK.
Tenement at Moderate Heat Kl peel
ed to He Good Iwreatmenta
There hnve Just been erected In East
7Hth street. New York, two model tene
ment buildings on a tyie which, when
duplicated In other parts of the city,
will do much to solve the problem or
living for ninny workers. Those build
ings are presentable In apiwnrnnce and
were designed by men who understood
tii imiMirtmica of sunlight, fresh air
and an abundant and convenient wn
In maintaining health and
...
comfort There are ninety-six apm i
ments In the two houses and no room
hna even n-dnrk corner.
All the finishing of the building, in
side nnd out. Is good and the entrances
are attractive, comparing not unrnvor
.t.i with those of apartment houses
where rents are several times higher,
All the apartments have porcelain
.....i,inh blfrhen sinks, wash basins
and hnthtuba. The highest rent ror an
apartment of four rooms and nntn is
$4.00 a week, while one of two rooms
may be had for from $2.20 to $2.00 a
a.-Mk.
The entire block bounded by TSth
and 70th streets and Avenue A nnd B
will within a few years be occupied by
r...ii.iini of similar construction,
Among the men who are financially In
tereated In this work of providing com
fortahle and attrnctlve living places
ttl.ln the reach of people of very
modest incomes are Jacob H. Schlff,
I) O. Mills. Ismic N. Scllgmon. Andrew
rnmoffle and John ! Crlminlns.
The plnu Is not altogether pHlan
tlirni.lc. It Is expected to pay In dol
tnr nnd cents, as it will surely bring
returns In nddlng to the health nnd
comfort of innny fnmllies. There Is
now among architects nnd builders n
much better understanding of hjglenc
and of construction iermlttlng free
access of light nnd nlr than was shown
In the building of apartment houses
even a few yenrs ago. One of the most
pleasing Incidents of this Increase In
Knowledge Is Its employment In the
construction of buildings In which peo
ple whose earnings are small will live.
Hartford, Conn.. Courant
Tatea ta Too Kapeaalve.
TatenU cost too much," said an In
ventor. "It ahould be as cheap to pat
ent an Invention aa to copyright a book.
Many a man hits on a od invention
and then Is afraid to risk his money
pstentlng It ...
"Do you know whnt It cost to pro
tect an Invention to protect It all over
.... world? It cot $2..V0. and It re
quires the taking out of no es than
-o.n different patent." New
Tork Press. .
Mnmma-Now, Jimmy, you must
promise me not to steal sny more of
tlione preserves.
Jimmy All right, mamma. 1 11 prora
honest Injun, cross n.y heart
Mamma-Why are you so willing?
That looks suspicious.
jlmtnTrTe got all there was there,
Cleveland leader.
a he Kwew Hew to OH It.
rfcileTVouldn't yon like to have
real golden D",r . ...
Maud Oh. I'm Just dyeing for It!
Baltimore American.
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Many and strange, and of all sorts
and condltlona, are the conveyance
which traveler eucouuter in various
parts of the world. Some clumsy, some
dainty, some fautastlc, some userui, ani
other utterly boix-leaa. lVrhis the
rudest of any are to be found In Mex
ico. The cart In u there must go
bnck almost to the days of prehistoric
man. Phnroah's chariots are aa good
as rubber-tired bealde this.
The old Sedan chair had no rival
for distinction and grace, and one often
wonders why It was allowed to go out
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of fashion. If the sedan-choir were not
agreeable. It would certainly not be so
senerallv popular aa It la In the far
East There you will find a kind ot
sentry Box. where you sit bolt upright,
and can be carried about at a great
pace. The position ia tiring, dui you
feel securer than In the more luxurious
equipages, where you have a hammock
or arm chair, and snootte through a
ourney. Borne of theso are drawn by
two horses, one behind aud the other
In front but rou are rather at their
mercy In case of a stumble.
For towns and smooth roads there is
nothing to bent the Jlnrlkshas and varl
oua little wheeled go-carts drawn by
runntnc men. The pace la often that
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of a fast trotter and the motion la very
agreeable. ,
The most picturesque kind of litter,
as might be exiected. Is to be found
In Japan, where everything Is arranged
prettily. When you travel through the
forests of the Interior you mny meet
whole families being conveyed In trav
eling chairs. As ninny as six or seven
hammocks are susHnded to one long
pole borne by at least a dozen little
men, and there Is room for baggage on
the top of the awnings. The pace is by
no nieaue fast and many rests are nec-
HUMAN HOBSE AND HII JINBIKBHA.
essary, but the travelers make them
selves very comfortable and the time
pnsse quickly with gossip and refresh
ments. French colonial personage are par
ticularly fond of Iwlng carried about
In a reclining po"'1""- In Abyssinia
the French minister alwaya travels to
and from the coast on a regular couch,
where he can lie at full lennth. It Is
supiKirted In front and behind by mules,
nnd looks very magnificent with all
sorts of brllllnnt drnerle. Hut the
natives cannot understand It at all, and
wonder why he "travels like a wom
an." In parts of India, however, where the
rtriHah nre by no means considered ef
feminate. It Is quite the recognizee
thing for officers to iravci uoum ...
chair carried by nnuve.
Mutiny hero, whom the writer met on a
Peninsular and Oriental steamer, re
lated many amusing stories of bis ex
perience on such Journeys.
Once, when ue woa in n umirn i
where the natives were rumored to b
disaffected, he heard his bearers grum
bling a good deal amongst themselves.
Occasionally they chanted rude thin
about him, such as: "Verily this In
fidel Is a mass of flesh ; Indeed, be Is
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a heavy as a niou ou ountaln,
n....r. It was very hot and he felt
t.Mi sleepy to make a fuss.
Suddenly he was rudely awakened by
his litter llng thrown down nion tlw
road. He looked up. and saw evil fsofs
acowilng at him. One of his bearers
.... actuslly pointing a revolver aud
asking for his valunMe.
"What do you mean, you black ruf
flanf li roared.
"It Is no use making a fuss, aahlb,"
waa th reply, "we are eight and you
are one. W are tired of carrying your
ugly carcass, so we mean to tske what
ron have cut and leave you here. The
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next station la only Ove hours' dis
tant" The traveler saw he waa In a fix, but
It would have set a very bad precedent
for bliu to give In. Besides, five hour'
walk In the blltderlng sun and choking
dust was not to I thought of. Un
fortunately his guns were stowed away
so that he could not reach them.
However, with a quick movement ho
snatched the native's revolver and
pointed It at his head.
"Now," be exclaimed. In a calm. Ju
dicial voice, "you evlll go on carrying
me at double siieed, and the first one
who showa a sign of stopping receive
a bullet In his gtxxnrd!"
They hesitated for a moment but
the white man nerve triumphed.
lie was awake enough now, and ha
beguiled the Journey by abusing th
rascals unceasingly. In little more than
three houra they were within eight of
the station. Jut lief ore reaching It
he ordered a halt aud took out a shot
gun, which he hnd Juat loaded.
"Now," he said, "I am going to give
you a chance, lou see nun rice nem
over there. You have got to ran for
It and when 1 count five I shall fire ut
you. One."
They ran as though they were pos
sessed and presently he fired (but over
their bends), so thnt they might not
get off without a fright
At the station he found other Car
ers and completed his Journey without
further Incident
Quite as Interesting as queer convey
ance are the queer creature that have
been employed to draw them. We hnve
grown so accustomed to the horse, a
the noble animal whom all must pre
fer If they can ossltly afford him, that
It Is somewhat surprising to hear of
countries where he takes the second
place.
In Abyssinia a mule costs as much
aa two or three boraca, and Is always
preferred by iersons of distinction.
Travelera who go to pay their reiecta
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to the Emperor Menellk find It difficult
to realize that they are doing the right
thing In riding mules while their serv
ants bestride horses with flue long tails.
The little donkeys of North Africa
also enjoy a eertnln consideration. Per
haps the queerest use they were ever
put to was at Tangier, when the Ilrlt
lull minister tmjtortcd a billiard tahK
There are no wheeled vehicles In Tan
gier, nor, It Is believed, anywhere In
Morocco, unless we except the Pultun's
cycles. So the only woy to bring the
tohle np the steep, tortuous streets
from the landing stage to the legation
was on donkey bnck. Sixteen donkeys
groaned beneath It completely hidden
from view, and It seemed to be crawl
ing about of It own accord. The Moor
declared that It was a new kind of
Afrit evil spirit and were almost
moved to Insurrection.
Every one has a lurking desire to be
drawn by an unusuol team. This fv
counts for the opularlty of goat car
riages by the seaside, as they cannot
he amusing of themselves, seeing that
they go at a snail's pace, and you are
not allowed to drive. The aame thing
may be said of elephant rides at tha
Zoo.
A friend of the writer's Imported a
pair of xebras, and succeeded In break
ing them In for driving In the country,
but they were always a source of anx
iety. One of the Illustrations here given
represent "the first trained ostrich In
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the United States." At the Jardlti
d' Acclimation In Tarls little ostrich
csrs are let out st ten cents a drive.
There are also zebra carriages there
at the same price. Ostriches sre cer
tainly not emy creatures to break In
to harness, for they have a decided
will of their own.
In the great Indian city of Bombay
one may see pieniy or nnuve enns
drawn by oxen, and an enterprising
gentleman at Ielcester. England, not
long ago, utilized the Idea for a car
nlvsl and won a prize for a very pretty
little chariot decorated with flower
and drawn by a pair of fat klne.
Most of ns have, or have had, too
many dog friends to approve of their
drudgery, so when we see two jxior
dogs panting In shafts w hile a Flemish
peddlnr or inllkwomnn sits or Umuui-
behind them, we long to Interfere. Hut
It Is only fnlr to add that they gener
ally mviii to I kindly t rent i'i and In
good condition Montreal
Star.
(initllude Is a strung thing. You
never find It where It should be found,
hut In ca's where there Is seemingly
little or nothing to he grnteful fur It
abounds.
The discrimination sgnlnst the male
sex hss no end. When a scsrecrow Is
built ver notlc that it Is patterned
and dressed like a Man?
Often "the coming insn" hss a little
bill be would Ilk to collect