THE OMAHA DAILV BEE : TITTHSDAY , APRIL 20. ISO ! ) ,
MOUNT ST. ELIAS OUTCLASSED
McKlnlty's Snowy Great Top ? it by Two
Thousand Feet.
x * HIGHEST OF AMERICAN MOUNTAINS
CSrniililf Afrnnnt of HIP fUprrlrncp t
tin ( ! IM criiinrnt i\ilnrliiK
1'nrly In ClliiililiiK VlniUn'n
I'cnk.
Up to Iho present time the belief has nl-
moit universally obtained Hint Mnunt St.
Ellas , which rises to a height ot 18,021 feet
tibovo the level of the sen. Is the tallest
peak on the continent ; but the recent work
done by the United States ( Jeolngleal sur
vey shows conclusively that Mount St.
Ellas la over-topped more thnn 2,000 feet by
another Alaskan peak , situated about 120
miles north ot Conk Inlet and on what Is
known at present as the McKInley range.
This towering mountain la close to the In
tersection of the C3d parallel of north lati
tude with the 151st meridian of west longi
tude , and Is designated In recent maps of
Alaska as Mount McKlnlry , although It
was not Inaptly named by the corly Russian
Bottlers around Cook Inlet , Dulshaln , which
translated , means "big. " .
In a general way the great height of
Mount McKInley Ins ulwa > 8 been known to
the Indians and the scattering whites , who
nettled In the vicinity of Cook Inlet and
along the banks of the Sushltna , as IIH tow
ering summit h plainly visible on clear
days for a distance ot 125 miles or more.
So far as there Is any record , how over , no
attempt was over made prior to the summoi
of 1898 to measure KB exact height.
I'licvploriMl AliiNUn.
Alaska has an area of nearly COO.OOO
Bquaro miles exclusive of Its many Islands ,
nnd Its coast line exceeds that of the United
States. Accurate data with regard to Iho
geography of thli linmcnsn territory 13 as
yet dintcult to obtain. There arc many largo
areas on the map of Alaska which have
never boon viewed by the eye of the omni
scient white man and .ire totally unknown.
It was In response to a very general do-
Biro for more and better Information about
Alaska that several departments of the gov-
oinmcnt received appropriations from congress -
gross to equip and send out exploring pur-
tics , whoso duty It would bo to break up
several of these blank areas nnd to flius
nnd report on routes to the Interior from
American seaports. Twenty thousand dollars
lars placed nt the disposal of the United
States geological survey , determined that
body to organize and send Into Alaska four
parties. Each was to consist of a geolo
gist , n topographer nnd as many assistants
as advisable. Two parties were directed
\ to cross the passes nt the head of Lynn
canal , anrt to proceed down the Yukon until
American territory was reached. The otliei-
two were to proceed to the bead of Cook
Inlet. One of them , under the direction of
J. E. SpUrr , was then to proceed westward
In an endeavor to reach the Kiwkokwlm
river ; the other party , under George H.
Eldrldgc , geologist , was directed to travel
north up the Sushltna In an attempt to get
through to the Yukon. The second of these
parties I accompanied In tlio capacity ot
topographer.
Jln tin * i\ | > I ral ( < > ii WIIM lleniiii.
The United States gunboat Wheeling , de
tailed for the purpose of carrying the four
governmental parties to Alaska , left Seattle -
attlo on Anrll 4. Ench party was equipped
with camping outfits , supplies for six
months nnd necessary scientific Instru
ments. The Wheeling followed the regular
Insldo passage from Seattle to Skagway ,
where the two Yukon parties disembarked
on April 10. H arrived at Tjoonok. near
the "head of Cook Inlet , on April 27. We
unloaded there and prepared for real vvoik.
Dcslde Mr. Eldrldge and myself there
word five experienced woodsmen from the
vicinity of Lake Superior , chosen as. espe
cially adapted for tlie work proposed on
account of their long experience. In pacKIng -
Ing and boating. All wcro stalwart follow * ,
Inured to bard work and travel , nnd the ?
bore themselves well throughout theexpe
dition. We consumed little time In pli-
parlng for our trip and on May 4 we made
a start up the Sushltna rl\cr.
This stream , by far the largest which Hews
Into Cook Inlet , Is of glacial origin and Its
current extremely swift Throughout Its
lower course it traverses n heavily tlmbeied
glacial plain. The sticam Is divided Into
many channels by low sandbars and Inlands ,
most of which are covered during seasons of
high water , and It carries In Its waters an
Immense amount of wilt It Is navigable
only for canoes and light draft boats. Wo
stalled up about the time of the spring
flood and our passage was constant ! } Im
peded by trees which came floating down
stream with roots nnd branches sweeping
everything before them. The swift current
was constantly undermining the banks.
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thereby precipitating the trees Into the ilvor
Great quantities of Ice also drifted down
stream until the luttei part of May. The
water at first was Intensely cold , but wo
soou became accustomed to Us temperature.
lliirilxlil | > N of ( InTrip. .
From May 20 to the Ctb of July wo wcro
In the water every day , wading and pulling
the boats after us. Each of these was 1 art on
with from SOO to 1,000 pounds of provisions
and Buppllcs. They were light and constantly
bring tnnKK1 1 bj the n/.Hing . trtra or by
sunken Umbers Progress was consequently
flow nnd difficult. On rorne days we were
unable to advance more than half a mile ,
and we mteotneil ourselves fortunate on the
dnjs when we made two or three miles.
I'rom the mouth of the Sushltna I ran an
Instrumental line of survey and made plane
table sketches of the river nnd surrounding
country. Some twenty-five miles up from
Its mouth the Sushltna Is Joined by the
Yentno , a large tributary flowing In from
the west. At the point of conjunction the
Alaska Commercial company has established
n store.
Hero wo took leave ot Mr. Spurr and his
party.
Wo continued up the Sushltna and arrived
on July 24 at a point some eighty-two miles
from Ite mouth , whore It receives two large
tributaries , the Talkcetna and the Chulltna ,
which How in from the east and the west
respectively. Hero a latitude station was
established and wo found It to bo In 62 de
grees 20 minutes north The channel from
hero up Is more confined and the river
rarely exceeds n half of a mile In width
The fall , however. Is greater and the cur-
rent Is swifter , but the banks arc better
than In the lower course and we made more
progress dally. <
. \iiMititliliiK | Mount MrKliilcj .
On the 5th of July wo found ourselves at
the mouth of Indian creek and at the head
of navigation of the Sushltna. Here , accoid-
Ingly , we determined to cache our boats and
surplus provisions nnd to take the so-called
overland trail for the Tanana. Klrst , however -
over , we determined to pitch camp long
enough to make Dual observations on Mount
McKInley and the great rnnge which it
dominates.
Wo had sighted the great mountain from
near the mouth of the Sushltna and as we
advanced up Its course made frequent obser
vations with the transit , reading both hori
zontal nnd vertical angles. From these
readings nnd our final observations we de
termined the height of the mountainto bo
20,461 feet , or the highest peak on the North
'
American continent.
Our last observations on the great peak
were made from the top of n small range
some 4.000 feet In height This ranso lies
near the mouth of Indian crick between the
Sushltna nnd the Chulltna rivers. The ob
servation station was about five milts from
the mouth of the Indian creek and almost
directly cast of Mount McKInley. For homo
little tlmo we were unable to obtain a view
of the mountains on account of the clouds
I Wo could tell , however , that the top of the
rldgo commanded a magnificent view of the
whole range and when the winds had finally
dispelled the clouds wo aw the whole east
ern side of the great rnnge for a distance of
perhaps 200 miles.
MiiKrnlHtM'iu'o tif til * * Vlo\ > .
The panorama was one vvhlih I believe
Is unsurpassed for grandeur nnd magnlll-
CCIHO In Iho world As the air became
clearer vvp could see the range stretching
off perhaps 150 miles to the southwest , Its
contour broken hero and there by Jagged
peaks , which shot thousands of feet nbove
the level of the rldgo Some sixty miles
away a gre.it flat-topped peak rose 18,000
feet above sen level To the right of It was
a. smaller conical shaped peak , perhaps ! . " > , -
000 feet In height , while still farther to the
right , and about fortv-lhe miles from our
point of obseivatlcn , towered Mount McKinley -
Kinley , whoso peak , clnd with eternal snows ,
looked down upon the surrounding waste
and solitude from a height of 20,500 feet.
Helow us , nnd about ten miles away , the
Chulitiia river tan along the eastern sldo
of the great range , fed mostly from the
glaciers formed on Its peaks. Opposite where
wo stood Its bed is about 500 feet above the
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of the HP.I At n glance we SAW the
whole of thp ca tprn slope of the great
mountain. This PP \ < of the mountain I *
seamed with hundreds and thousands of
sharp Kulllw nnd Is cut by ravines nnd canyons
yens ofttlmes to n depth of thousands of
foot. It serve * also as a ba o for Innumer
able ppnks , some of which rise to a height
of from 7,000 to 10,000 feet. Running off
to the right of the great peak , and perhaps
twenty-five miles In length , Is n glacier fed
by the Ice and snow accumulations of con-
lurlei.
The entire party agreed that as far ns
human beings are concerned the mountain
U absolutely Inaccessible from the eastern
side.
side.The
The whole McKInley range gives an Im
pression of the greatest ruggedncss and Its
outlines would bp harsh In the extreme were
they not tempered by the soft white of the
snow which caps nil high peaks. Moreover ,
_ below the snow line the slaty rock 1s covered -
' ered by the soft Alaskan IHOJECS , which lend
i to all the mountains of Alaska a beautiful
I p.ilo green color effect peculiarly their own.
I'hiitDKriiiililiiic ( lie Motintiilit.
Observations on thn McKInley range , nnd
In particular on the great peak , consumed
srnxns TAKHN ny EXPLORING TVRTY UNITED STATES GEOLOOICAL SURVEY.
only a short time. We made a number of
camera exposures , but these proved to bo
complete failures , presumably on account of
the Intense whiteness of the range. To
guard against such a contingency I made a
number of rough sketches , both of the gen
eral landscape nud of the great peak. This
done we took n last look nt the great range
and began preparations for the long portage
across the divide to the Tanana.
We made a start early on the morning
of the 13th of July , carrying with us only
absolutely necessary sustenance and equip
age. The Journey proved trjlng in the ex
treme. We traveled by slow and toilsome
stages for six weeks , nnd on no day did we
make progress far In excess of that possible
to an unencumbered man walking on level
ground In an hour's time.
Country Pull of ( Ininc.
The country was wild and beautiful.-Our
Journey cnrrled us'mostly abovu timber line
LOCATION oFAMGRICA'S HIGHEST
'MOUNTAIN MT. MCKINLEY
anil among mountains In some places as
rugKcd as those of the McKInley range.
Wild ( lowers grow In abundance every n hero
below the snow line. We saw plenty of
game , mostly grouse and caribou. We also
B.IW some bear nnd signs of mooae , but
did not stop to do any hunting.
Wo crossed two mountain ranges the
first at the head of Indian creek , some
twenty miles up from the Sushltna. About
thirty miles farther on we crossed the main
divide at an elevation of 4,200 feet. In the
center of the pass through the great dlvldn
there Is 11 lake whoso waters drain both
Into Bering Sea and Into Cook Inlet. The
paba was Uirlitoned Caribou Pass on account -
count of the largo number of caribou which
wo saw In the vicinity , nnd wo gave the j
iiamo of Summit Lake to the lake. The
Immediate dlscoveiy of the pass and of the
lake came about through our meeting with
an Indian who wo located by the smoke
which arose from his camp fire a little dis
tance to Hie left. It was the first signs of
human habitation that v\o had seen fa ?
months and a party of us went over to In
vestigate. There wo found the Indian , a
man of perhaps 35 or 40 , camped very com
fortably with throe or four of his squaws.
Tho'y had been hunting nil biimmcr with
only tolerable success. Ho could speak
only n word or two of broken English nnd
was prevailed upon to guide our party In
the direction of the Tanana ,
When wo arrived nt Summit I.ako tic
pointed toward the Chulltna , which ho
called by name , and then pointed northward -
ward , Indicating by signs and language that
If wo followed the direction of the stream
wa would "Oo Tanana. " This wo accord
ingly did , nml followed the course of the
stream for ten days. The country on the
l.ortli side of llio great divide differs from
that on the south In that It U much dryer
and vegetation grows much less luxuri
antly. Our course led us northwesterly ,
nnd wo followed the stream until wo felt
assured that It wao n tributary of the
Tanana. Wo would have penetrated the
country until wo arrived at the Yukon , hart
it not been for the fact that OUT provisions
had run alnrmlngly short. Accordingly on
August 2S wo determined to retrace our
etcps.
The return trip was accomplished with
out Incident. The party arrived safely at
the mouth of Indian creek on September
2 and the bouts and provisions were found
to bo just ns wo had left them. After a
short delay for repairs wo launclied the
boats nnd ran 100 miles down the Sushitnix
In fourteen hours. Wo arrived nt Tyoonok
on September 9 and there learned for the
first tlmo that our country was at war
with Spain. Aftrr waiting llftecn days for
the btcamer Dora wo arrived at Junea : >
October 1. We waited there five days foi- .
the boat and arrived at Seattle on Octo
ber ' . ' Honnirr MULUROW.
The standard for purity and excellence is
attained In champagne by Onok's Imperial
Kxi ra Dry Uiuquet excellent.
SPAIN'S AMAZING APA111Y
Catnutropbies of the Nation Fail to Aronso
the People ,
PRESENT CONDITION , FUTURE PROSPECTS
' " ' niunlry
ot
to llrform Hmlf.
and Her I'u-
"The Present State of Spain
turo" Is the title of a paper by Nicolas Este-
vanez , Spanish ex-minister of war. In the
New York Independent. Ho reviews the con-
about by the
brought
dlllon ot the country
late war and draws a very gloomy picture
of the nation's prospects , ns follows :
Spain's defeat In her recent struggle with
the United States has surprised no one.
world , and
what has astounded the whole
the Spaniards themselves , Is the Indolent
poMlvenoss of this people , generally con
sidered proud nnd easily aroused , dispose. !
to rebel against the public authorities for
trifling causes , and even without cause or
pretext. The loss of a whole colonial em
pire , the death of 100,000 men , the naval
disasters and the ruin of Its scanty credit ,
state of Impasslvenoss this
have left In a
unhappy nation , which neither exacts nu
account fiom thane who are to blame for
so many misfortunes , nor exhibits any per
severance in the proposed measures of re
form.
There arc not lacking these who attribute
the Indifference of the people to Christian
resignation , Mussulman apathy , or a con
sciousness that all ore to blame , each In his
own degree ; but one thing Is certain that
In no nation has there ever been seen such
Ignorance of the situation , or such scorn for
horrible catastrophes.
Today Spain appears to be a cold corpse ,
a dead soul , and , In my opinion , the Euro
pean nations make a mistake In not studyIng -
Ing the phenomenon , which perhaps con
cerns them greatly. What these nations
have done Is to discuss the partition of the
Peninsula , the new Poland , between Eng
land , France and Germany , without taking
Into consideration that Spain , like Turkey ,
appears to bo In the dcnth agony because
the oUrcmltlcs are the first to grow cold In
a dying body. What is dying Is not Spain ,
but old Europe.
It Is clear that the death agony of a whole
continent may bo prolonged for jears and
centuries , but the day is not distant -when
Europe must play In the world the part now
ployed by Egypt and Greece ; that of a mu
seum ot antiquities , a school for archaeolo
gists and learned men , -without picdoml-
nnnce of any class , or Influence upon prog
ress , or any positive function in the process
of civilization.
But the object of this nitlcle Is not to talk
about arrogant Europe , but about the pres
ent and the future of Spain.
The Fill u ri' .
To spenk ot the futuio is a little risky ,
because these of us who do not believe In
the biblical prophets ought not to claim for
ourselves the title of prophets , but at any
rate -we will draw logical deductions from
I the present , from the visible , from that
which cannot bo questioned , and wo shall
discover whether there is logic in the world ,
of which , in sooth , we are not thoroughly
' convinced.
I For the moment the laws of logic do not
! rclgn In Spain. If logic were performing its
functions In Spain there would not exist at
the present time either Illiberal govern
ments , or decadent parliamentarism , or In-
toloiablo centralization , or that system of
mystifications personified In a foreign woman
and a child.
Ono of the persons moit to blame for the
colonial disaster , through his rule In the
Philippine Islands nnd in Cuba , General
Weyler , Is , nevertheless , considered by some
persons as a hope of the country. General
Weyler , by regenerating the country with
the hacked sword of his dictatorship , would
save neither the national fortune nor the
national honor , but perhaps he would "re-
concontrato" us , as ho did the brave noncombatants -
combatants of Cuba , or eradicate us , as ho
did the poor Indians of Luzon. Ono can
neither perceive logic nor discover good In
tentions In offering such a man as a savior ,
as some liberals are doing.
Among the men in civil life one of the
most baleful In the colonial question , ono of
those who were the cause of the national
misfortunes , external as well as Internal , Is
Senor Romero Ilobledo. And he , also , figures
among the hypothetical regenerators.
Other elements of politics and society , per
suaded that our evils proceed principally
from century-long political
corruption , place
their hopes of regeneration on the men who
nro most confessedly corrupt , and moat
Justly discredited. Political corruption la
upheld by the system of leaJers ; Judge , then ,
what It will become If great leaders like
Pidal , Gamazo and Sllvela attain to power ,
flcrlciillNin mill ( Vnlrall/iilloii.
The Injury done to the notion by clerical
ism 1swell known , and the clerical system
is not only firmly maintained by the ardent
roformcis , but many hope for salvation from
the very friars who have lost us the Philip
pine Islands. Today , m , I write , n clerical
ministry Is being created , and an extremely
important part of the government Is being
intrusted to the clerical Polavloja , of whom
PI y Margall says , with accuracy , that he la
not a general but a prelate.
The Injury caused to this country by the
absurd French system of centralization In
recognized , and with that object the cham
bers of commerce and of agriculture do.
inanil regional autonomy , but they bopo for
It from the monarchical agents of authority
nnd the ceiitrallzera , from those who have
never been autonomists , from Sllvela , Pola-
vleja and the dynasty , which Is "to demand
pears from an elm tree. " The whole nation
seems to have lost Its wits.
Logic , did it exist , would lead us to estab
lish a federative republic , slnco with II
would disappear centralization which grinds
down the people , end one-man leadership
and the monarchy , for whoso security ii
senseless war was first Instituted and foi
which afterward a humiliating and shame
ful peace -was signed , nut few people con
sider the federation and the republic. If we
except the ft-derals of Senor PI y Margall
This man and his party would bo the besi
guaranty of honesty , as bis policy Is tlu
only rational and redeeming policy
Unfortunately the federal party has beer
considerably diminished by the war with ,
out quarter waged upon It for a quarter o
a century , not only by the monarchists bu
also by the one-man republicans The lat
ter who content themselves with republic ;
un Icr a dictator like that of Ecuador am
have not } et nil themselves of roedlcva
i
preju1iT hive con plred more against PI
y Margall nnd nl party than against the
Iwmrbons. Precisely nt the present moment
they hope more from Wcjler or from Ho-
mere Hobledo than from the sole statesman
and political writer who boldly faced unpopularity -
popularity In Svaln | by defending the Inde
pendence of Cuba , who foresaw disaster ,
whft opposed war with the I'nlted States ,
nnd who offers to the country n redeeming
pjstcm.
I'olltlrlntiNVltlinnt Tollctm.
The other politicians , monarchical or re
publican , lack a definite program ; they In
tend to govern according to circumstances
and at haphazard , since for them there ex
ists no other policy , nnd no other Ideal than
the possession of power and calculation.
A cowardly calculation , unless it is to bo
adjusted to the true reources of the coun
try. Through It will como the death of the
one-leader party , with a monarchy or with
out It , then adjusting Itself to the effective
resources , they will not bo able to satisfy
the parasites who form the nucleus of the
centralizing parties , and expressing to the
people , who are the pro Ulcers , more than
Impossible wealth concedes , eventually the
revolution of wretchedness will break out.
A military Insurrection led by Wejlor or
by any other man will , perhaps , convert the
monarchy into ix republic , but will solve
none of the pending problems , rather will It
ggravato them. Against the republic ( cither
vlth a dictator or free ) , or nenlnst Iho
Monarchy , there will Infallibly emu- rovo-
utlon , determined by the qtnotalrulciicd -
icss. unless the budget ot expenses be re-
luced bv half. And this can only bo done
jy the federal party , whoso procrnm and
whoso btldset are well known. The one-
nan republic would make no reduction ex
cept the Insignificant ono ot the civil list ,
and would In addition find Its-jit disturbed
> y a great Carllst Insur.vctlmi , nnd would
lot touch the budget lor the clergy. The
federal party alone has made provision for
verythlni ; ; the regulation debt , the leduc-
.lon of the army , the suspension ot naval
construction and the absolute suppression
of the clerical budget , whicH now amounts
to $8,400,000.
Spain Is on the eve of a transformation
which will be effected after passing through
successive phases. Perhaps Carllsm Is rais
ing I'-s head ncalnst a constitutional mon
archy , and although It may not do bo , be
cause its relatives arc now governing , and
are preparing the marriage of Don Carlos'
son to the sister of the boy-King , in any
case the conflict of the fanatical papists will
arlso and a now nnd disastrous civil vvnr
will stain the fields with blood. These nro
bad means for avoiding bankruptcy or for
preventing the Intervention of the powers.
The result of the revolution can bo nothing
but the establishment ot a federal nnd
truly demociatlc republic , which , If It docs
not arrive too late , will prevent foreign In
tervention , and will put nn end to the
separatism which is spreading In various
regions , notably In Gallcla , Vlzcaya and
Catalonia.
None of these regions Is really opposed to
national unity , but If the experience of
Cuba be repeated , which could not obtain
lecognltlon or < the promise of Its autonomy
until It had recourse to arms , we shall have
a separatist rebellion , Catalonia will be
come independent or French , and the other
regions will find foreign allies who will
help them to break the links of nationality.
1'nrty 1'nctloiiN.
In the regions mentioned the separatists
are scarce , but the autonomists are so nu
merous that they arc really In the majority.
Under the name of Catalonlans in Catalonia ,
of Vlzcayans in Vizcaya , of autonomists In
Gallcla , they arc nothing but good federal
ists , but as they have no confidence in the
federalists of the other regions , they are
working In Isolation , with an excluslveness
which is none the less censurable because It
Is capable of explanation.
Neither aie they right In distrusting the
federalism ot the other legions , slnco In all
of them there are federal councils and pub
lications , particularly In Valencia : In Val
encia , also , they form the majority ; Castile ,
Estremadure , Andalusia , the Canary and
Balearic Islands , Aragon and the Asturlas
are where they are in the minority. The Na-
varroso themselves , who aie so Carllst and
Catholic , are In a certain way , federalists.
If all the reglonallsts have not yet been
fused with the federalists , it Is precisely bc-
cause among .the former there are many
monarchists , some Catholics and not a few
embittered , and It is well known that the
Spanish federal party , which accepts the
program ot Senor Pi y Margall , Is , above all ,
republican. Is firmly democratic , is unani
mously liberal , and proclaims , above all
things , absolute liberty of conscience. There
are reglonallsts who deslro the autonomy ot
their region In order to return to the past ,
while federalism ardently longs for national
growth , In order to enter fully upon the
path of democratic reforms , establishing
nationality upon the common and voluntary
consent of all the regions , which today are
assembled together by force , by the hateful
right of conquest , rather than united.
The establishment of a federal republic Is
Spain's only hope of salvation , and , In spite
of the resistance offered by Interests less
profound than national Interest , In splto of
the prejudices of classes and of parties
which have learned nothing from the loss
of the colonies , In spite , also , ot the habits
of these who incline to return to the fixed
type , Spain will , at last , enter upon a life ot
progress with the inevitable triumph of the
revolution.
When ? It Is not easy to predict. It Is be
ing slowly brought to perfection In the very
heart of this decrepit society. Soon , very
soon , wo shall sco Its first steps , and I bo-
llevo that In less than a year the republic
will have been founded on a federal basis ,
or Spain will bav rnased to exist.
Some of the results of neglected dyspeptic
conditions of the stomach are cancer , con
sumption , heart disease and epilepsy , Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure prevents all this by effecting
a quick cure In all cases of dyspepsia.
M.VII 1C TWAIV.S MJW 1VOIIIJ.
Mncl > - r.lnliI.fllor < Ji'ivrl lit * HIIN
Aililctl to Illx ( iiTiiuui VniMiliiiliiry.
Mark Twain , who seems halo and hearty
nnd thoroughly to enjoy American life and
society , has oni'e again rejoiced the hearts
of bis multitudinous Vienna admirers by a
lecture In the aid of local charity. Lecture
Is scarcely the appropriate term , says n Vi
enna letter , to apply to the famous Ameri
can humorist's deliveries , seeing that In ad
dressing bis audiences ho rarely reads , but
extemporizes and gesticulates In a way pe
culiarly his own. On the present occasion
ho contented himself with throwing a fur
tive glance Into a volume of Tauchnltz ly
ing on the baize covered table at his side
and began to speak German with his native
nasal accent , running hU fingers ever and
anon through his dense Ibsen crop of
white hair. Ho owned , as ho said , to Ills
shame , his Inability to proceed with his
address In German , but must needs continue
In English , seeing that he had not as yet
sufficiently mastered the foreign language
so us to allow of his using It with Im
punity. His collection of fourteen syllable
German words was still Incomplete. Ho
had added , however , to that collection by
the discovery 'and appropriation of a veri
table jewel , which ho had found In a tele
gram from Llnz of a word numbering
ninety-eight letters , namely. Porsonaicln-
kommensteuriichatzungsKominlgsloncmltgllc-
dsrelsekoBtenrcchniingserpunzungsro visions-
bcfund. adding "If I could get a similar
word engraved upon my tombstone I should
sleep beneath it In peace" Ho then gave
his sketch , "Tho Lucerne Girl. " an experi
ence ho had had with his friend , Harris ,
when In Switzerland , closing with an ac
count of how ho had been Interviewed , and
. ridiculed in a way that delighted his audl-
cute laicrvicwers , the interviewed and the
public reading the dlshed-up Interviews In
the papers. In the crowd of distinguished
personages pre cnt I observed Minister and
Mrs. Charlemagne Towrr.
A itn.vsov pint UKTIIUM ; .
II Wan n ( ionil OIK- When You ( onto
to Think of It.
The street fakir who sold a perfect panacea
for every pain on the street wss resting be
tween bla afternoon and evening services
nnd was doing a little talking In retrospect ,
relates the Washington Star.
"I wasn't alwaj.s In this business. " he
said , "for my real taste was In the dramatic
line , nnd I made my first appearance as
Wezzoosk ! the Wonderful Wizard , doing my
act under ,1 roof and on a real stage , eras
as often that way as the towns 1 struck
were fixed for It. I don't know that I made
any more money than In the present line ,
but I was in love with my art , and I could
afford to make less. What Is money to a
man wedded to his art ? " and the late wizard
laid his hand on his bosom and looked up
at the celling.
"Hut I was not to bo permitted to follow
the inclinations of my nature , " ho went on ,
"It Is nearly nlwn > s so , jott know , In the
higher walks of life , In the purely Ideal , ns
It were. Ono of my acts , which was , In
deed , the star turn of the whole lay-out ,
was the famous gun act , In which I let any
person in the audience shoot nt mo from
the roar end of the hall and 1 caught the
bullet In my teeth and spat It out In n
plato entirely unharmed. It had always
been so successfully performed that I hud
fallen In love with It and made It the
grand finale ot the show.
"One night , In n Kentucky town , where
there were u lot of men who wore crack
shots , I made such n success that I wa
asked to give another performance the next
night , nnd , llattcred by the attention , 1 did
so. When the gn-nt gun act came around
i tall slab-sided man said he would like to
shoot the gun 1 was perfectly willing that
10 should do no , nnd after carefully loading
he weapon In the sight ot the nudlomo.
citing one and all see that I put the bullet
nto the gun and lammed it hard home-
was the ramming , vou know , that smashed
the bullet , made for the purpose , and ren
dered It Into harmless dust I handed it to
him and took mv place to receive hi * phot.
At the eommnnd he fired , nnd as he did so t
thnueht somebody had stuck a red-hot poker
through my ear , and I clnpped my hand to
my head and took It awav covered with
blood. The curtain went down with a rush
and I took a faint for the nett fifteen min
utes. When I came to. the tall man was
standing In the crowd around me.
" 'Here stranger. ' he ald. sticking a J20-
bill Into my hand , ' 1 RUCPS you've got a right
to that much , anhow. You .see , I bet Judg <
Jones Jr > 0 I could plug > ou through the ear
and 1 done It ( Mas. You ought to be glad
wo didn't bet on jour windpipe , er jour
spinal colyum. '
"Of course , he had slipped a bullet In on
me , and being a crack shot , It didn't turn
out so bad , but the more 1 thought of It.
the more 1 felt like not giving some awk
ward chap iv ehnncc to gamble In that
Fame wa ) . and 1 cut the art out. Hut the
people wouldn't havn mo without It , so I
gave up the whole thing nnd took up my
present line "
Stops toothache Insitnnllv. Dent's Tooth
ache Gum. All leading druggists. 15 centi ,
t'rmiriint for 1'lni'o.
NEW YOUK , April in A special from
Washington PHJS The successor to General
Guy V Henry as governor general of Porto
Hlco has not jet been selected , but the
assignment ( if Urlgndlcr General Fred D
Grant to the Philippines Ins been held up
and some of his friends are urging that ho
bo piomnted to the vaeaticj.
K > Ktitru Kills ami ri M > * .
CHICAGO. April 18. After killing bin R-
j ear-old son today by cutting his throat
with a butcher knife. Enitl Eykatra jumped
on a horse and fled from his homo In South
Holland.
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