(flBRAUTAR-l
B^ A/sl^A/^AT>4t-W^ME|
An American wishing to travel
through Hpaln today might feel that
to insure It* being a pleasuro excur
sion he must provide lilmnelf with an
armed escort and a dynamite gun for
calming the excitable populace; but
two year* ago all the equipment* need
ed for a mo*t enjoyable trip In that
region of romance wa* a little knowl
edge of French, a few word* of Span
ish or a good understanding of the
* gn language, a love for the beautiful
and a supply of Kngllsh sovereigns;
adding, If feasible, a strong constitu
tion to stand the wear and tear of Span
ish railway* and a keen sense of hu
mor to lubricate the friction* of travel.
Spring is the best time to visit the
country, for by the latter putt of May
much of the luxuriant vegetation Is
parched by the tropical sun arid some
of the southern hotels are closed, it
was southern Spain that wi especially
wished to see; we longed to eat Its or
anges, to go Into ecstasies over Its
Moorish architecture, to admire Its
beautiful girls even to lice from its
beggars, for surely, we thought, mendi
cant* with hidalgo manners must he
mere picturing than every-day tramps.
Hut thejr were not!
Ho In April our steurncr approached
Gibraltar In the midst of n glorious
sntisvt. There was un early dinner
and the stewards were exasperated by
m a rif everyone's leaving the tables
between course* and rushing up on
dick to *e(. the view. We withstood the
temptation until the lengthy banquet
was almost over, then we rushed ulso
BMd saw the coast* of Afrteu and Spain
on either hand, misty and purple, with
mioses of rose pink cloud flouting
above, while from the stern a gorgeous
sky was brilliantly reflected In the
s< a. Getting very enthusiastic and hot,
we went down aguin to cool off with
In cream, and I remember that this
portion of the dessert ulso fell
the heat somewhat, and, being in the
f< i m of a pensive greyhound gracefully
reclining upon a napkin, showed !', •
fei mgs by dripping snowy tears from
the tip of an abnormally long, slendet
Soon a lighthouse with revolving
light appeared on the African coast
mid gleam* began twinkling from Glb
raltar; the stars grew Intensely bright
and the scene aboard became animated.
I’ar.renger* who had been chrysalises
In steamer t tgj or gone about the
desks j'n nondescript attire for the past
nn days now emerged us butterflies,
tin gay bonnets and golf cloaks being
denned for an hour's sightseeing In
Gibraltar. The steamer anchored half
a ratio om and a noisy little launch
took, he ashore.
H/d'ay the resemblance between this
kin* of rocks and the king of beasts
Is rot vey striking, but as we drew
ntir^rt the dusk the lion's figure he
r .mflw$>re dear until ugalnst the gray
ish sky thife was perfectly outlined an
Imry^st silhouette of Ills leonine mul
es! .v;’We4’ked with royal gems, for light
sparUUd far up the magnificent bight.
Vtloteci by the hotel-runner, we pass
ed ~ustem ofllclals and stalwart llrlt
ish soldiers—our first view of Tommy
Aik ins-*-through great rocky gateways
nnd presently Into streets that seemed
tqp picturesque to be true. We mean
dered along, trying to look four ways
nt once, timidly dinging to every stray
section jpf sidewalk to be found (though
the iijjiphitants were promenading the
ntiddlo *»f the street) and giving sym
pathy fo lamenting fellow-passengers
wlttf haRTiot planned for a stay in tills
fuicinatjug place, hut must tear thetn
sdves Sway after alt hour's glimpse
Scull we were leaning front a front win
dow, almost believing ourselves in n
Uu-ater box, and greutly admiring tin
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n Jr J *-r
INK CAftKttAltM QIMUUTAl
stage setting. Across the way, sur
rounded by trees, rose an old Moorish
building, and directly opposite our win
dow a short, narrow street, bordered
by Irregular houses whose roofs jutted
■ out at uII angle*, shapes und heights,
ended abruptly with a most stagey ef
I feet of stone ramparts, moveless wuter,
I ail anchored bout and u dim suggestion
of hills beyond lly the corner lumps
| ami hotel lights we could see the thor
i otighfare und people below us senoras
In mantillas, senors in sashes and Imre
legged Moors In long white cloaks.
Hepose wua rather hard to And. for
Gibraltar at night, or any other time.
Is not a quiet place, though uo ma
chinery is heard except the hotel hells
and telephone. The racket Is made by
people, gouts, fowls and pulnfillly hys
terical donkeys.
But the first morning In Gibraltar,
whut u delightful thing that Is! ISv
erytblng Is so absorbingly Interesting
that getting dressed and having break
fast seem only remote necessities as
1 r/w \ m
.
A STREET IN GIBRALTAR. r
«'■ peer through the queer blind* Into
tie glowing world. Sunshine blazes
o'i the white houses and roofs of I
moss grown red tiles; swallows are
darting everywhere; In the very mid
dle of the narrow streets stands a
Spaniard winding Ills long scarlet sash
about hint; there are dower women
and sellers of cakes; donkeys laden
with grass or panniers of charcoal, the
most dilapidated vehicles rattle along
taking English ladles to do their mar
keting; a street car drawn by mules
comes up. lets the solitary passenger
alight and then there are no track*
; turns around and goes buck. Tommy
Atkins pervades the premises, his
bright coat lighting up any shadowy
j places; till sorts of strange cries are '
heard, and somewhere it hell Is toll
ing.
Being unused to continental custom* i
we order a substantial breakfast and
then wonder why we must wait a cou
ple of hours for It. But the interval
is well lliled by walking about the
Btreets and at length we are ushered
! past the bowing waiters, who are ar
; rayed in evening dress as to the cut of
their coats, although the material is
white linen with lavender stripes. My
mind Is ho occupied in wondering why
each of the four windows should have
a left hand curtain of thin bright col
ored figured stuff while all the right
hand oisg^are of regulation while lace,
that I scarcely notice being Introduced
by the lavender striped master of cer
emonies to several strange articles ol
diet. Including unsalted blitter, the
mild fruit called loqtiot and coffee with
an accompaniment of goat's milk.which
last makes a very strong claim upni
one's attention.
Now to the amateur photographer
Gibraltar Is an Kden with a serpent
bigger than a boa constrictor. This rep
fun Invading the premises of British
government, forbids the use of kodaks
except to her majesty's subjects. The
spectacle of a camera fiend In charge ol
an officer Is not uncommon, blit I can
not say what fate awults an offender,
for the hotel clerk waylaid us as we
were sallying forth to take snap shots
galore, and besought us to lesvo the
forbidden toy in his care. Then the
chaperon. Cousin Mary, and I had great
fun Invading the premises of British
officials while attempting to convlnt*
them thut our desire to sketch and
photograph meant no sinister designs
upon their fortifications; but the wily
serpent was too elusive for us, though
we chased him diligently all thul morn
ing. One after another the titled beings
would twist a blonde mustache and
suggest with assumed concern that we
would better see one more captain, a
colonial "neeret'ry” or a "mll'Cry sec
refry" and direct an orderly to conduct
us thither. Our side of the fun con
sisted In seeing their charming gar
dens arid hearing an Immense amount
of cleanly clipped Kngllsh accent, hut
finally the assistant adjutant general
concluded the farce by advising ns tc
interview our consul. Ah that gentle
man Informed us that he could not pos
sibly obtain the desired permission, wc
subsided. An amateur can arrange It
nevertheless, by bribing some local
photographer who Is British subject tc
get a permit that he can use; hut wc
learned this too late, and took only
stolen shots from the hotel balcony
with thp serpent liable to glide around
the corner at any moment!
No mutter how rasped t he: nerves ol
the camera enthusiast may tie, an aft
ernoon drive to Europn Point will Is
a panacea, especially If one has Just
left a snow hound lunel. Upward winch
the road between borders of tropica
plants or walls overhung by great
masses of geraniums and nasturtiums
past tig and orange trees, aloes, upple
tree's in bloom and lemon trees, of won.
derful foliage, hang with golden hulls
A handsome English girl canters by
with her groom following; and Pel
vales Orlherls. Mulvaney and l.euroyc
are out for a stroll. Beautiful viewi
come at every turn of tlie road, am
when, in the public gardens, one hui
seen the sweetest heliotrope gruwlni
:uc a tall hedge, there are no adjective,
left to use. High as we go the hole
----
rocks still tower far above us. and aa
we gaze at the topmost peak there Is
blown across Its face a (limy white
veil and a delicate cloud drifting from
behind It floats out to sea.
Then past colossal cannon stationed
at Intervals, back through the town to
the boundary wbere (Cngllah (-.entries
pace along the straight and narrow
path that leads from one sentry box to
another, keeping, we suppose, an ever
watchful eye on their Spanish breth
ren. who are protecting the -ights of
Hpuln by doing the same thing about
half a mile away, on the outskirts of
the town of Lines (I. c„ "on the line”),
the Intervening space, called "the neu
tral ground,” Is thronged with a mot
ley crowd coining und going, and odd
sights are to lie seen. For example,
here la a man busily fastening a large
blue handkerchief about the neck of
hlu dog, a proceeding we fall to un
derstand until our driver explains that
the wrapping hides u package of to
bacco which the canine smuggler will
convey into town while Ills muster
talks to the custom ottlclul. This In
broad daylight, with that blue necktie
apparent at 1U0 yards, makes one won
der what could have happened to so
dim the ofnctul's eyesight.
Perhaps the most Interesting thing
of all la to visit the galleries, those as
cending passages tunneled through tile
solid rock that reach to the brow of the
lion with a line of cannon-filled loop
holes commanding the Mediterranean.
It Is worth scrambling through a much
harder climb to Anally lean front one
of the openings over 600 feet up, and
see the sheer descent of rock with tiny
people und vehicles crawling uhout at
the base, und the brilliant sea dotted
with bouts shining In the sun. One
In ! hut till* Pl'lvilfp Allf lltu Ilfilfi link
held one’s arm to render the hanging
out performance safe, U In some way
responsible for the lovely scene, so he
In tipped accordingly; and our gratitude
Is Increased when he tells its that we
need have no fear of rain's Interrupt
ing our sightseeing, us not one drop
will fall during the summer.
After u day or two one Is persuaded
that the desirable thing In life would
be to stay In old "Ulb-al-Tarlk" for
all l|irie. II, Im a joy to explore steep,
romantic: lines, and watch the agile
douk picking his way down flights of
steps where the rise Is so abrupt that
folks may look down the chimneys o?
their neighbors In the next street b<
low, and no ladder would be required
for playing Santa Claus; to pbke about
In quaint little shops and bargain with
Spanish or Moorish dealers, who never
expect to get what they first usk for
their wares; or, above all, to he on the
alert twenty times a day when the sol
diers go by. The Kngllsh troop* are
fine. One gets enthusiastic: at the
regular lines of scarlet coats and white
helmets dazzling In the sunlight as
they curve In and out along the* wind
ing street, nearly forming a letter S,
bended by the picturesque drummer In
Ills leopard skill, with ids square
shoulders and elbows perfectly motion
less, though his hands are going like
mad. Hut It Is the* bonnle Highland
er* that are particularly adorable to
see, with their fresh coloring, their
sturdy walk, and the dear little skirts
HWlshlng from side to side.
On Sundays us the- soldiers march to
church the hands play lively airs us
iiHtial, hut In place of the gun every
mail carries a prayer hook. If on a
quiet Sunday afternoon yon should
hear slng'ng near the old town hall,
go and Investigate, for you many find.
as we did, a few members of the Hal
vution Army holding an outdoor meet
ing. A Him looking, newly converted
sailor hoy was making Ills first public
speech, very simply and prettily to the
strangely assorted audience, ull listen
lug respectfully, too,whether they wore
| the red coat, the plaid kilt,
the blue jacket, Ihe robe of
the Jew, the wide brimmed hat and
sash of the Spanish of the fc/„ cloak
and yellow slippers of the Moor. It
wua a curious mosaic.
Now comes sunset with ltM gun tir
ing; a detachment marches down to
shut the gates for the night; bits of
music and bugle calls tloat here and
there over the great rock. Soon the
stranger, who is, literally, “within the
gates," Is ready for rest, and perhaps
may recall as a lullaby a lilt of Ihe
music which wukened him curly iu the
morning hs a life and drum corps
passed by. and lie had drowsily listened
to the stirring Scotch melody until It
softened Into a rhythmic beut of -the
drums and a faint echo of the highest
notes, and so gradually lost itself iu
ninny-voiced Gibraltar.
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Mr. I alfour of tin- Kuglish forelgr
' office bus a new bicycle which attracli
' considerable attention among the sec
* retarlcs ami officials. The action 01
| the pedals Is vertical Instead of dr
[ cultr and when det trading it hill wltl
| the feel at rest the pcdula remain stu
' Hungry.
The lute laird I.Ilford to whose mem
lory three slalned-glass windows hm<
been unveiled In the church of 't'huri
[ \church. Northamptonshire was om
i i f the incsi distinguished ornithologist!
' of the present generation, \i l.'lfort
i hall, hi* seat near Ouudls, he had i
' tuagulAceut collection of hlrds hot!
I live and stuffed Including uo fewc
i than seven different IGnds of eagles
j which, together with owls, fa Icon <
t nswhs wad bustards were i on lined li
I ihe numerous n vie tic* with vhtch ht
I Israutlful grounds Wet** ties I dotted
{ laird IJtfont during I h« las’ ten yean
i of hie life WSI an absolute cttpp.c
VI George I’harpeSMIer, the (CHSMI
)*■( • pobllakst, who l>w* hed lined
' go la with s p* nslau uf lieu a munil
when he was poor and struggling, hs
keen ytewelel to Ihe rank of og|. e
In ths la*sUi« of Manor a very hlgl
distinction In Kisrsv
ROAD WILL BK SOLD.
THE UNION PACIFIC SOON TO
BE BID OFF.
ri»n« of Ihf Rror|»nli«(lon Commit!##
to It# A#r#pt#«l t>f tli# 4io%'#riim#nt.
— I nrl# Hum Will l.oft# Rlfl OOO,
ooo -Tli# H#w i (MilpitIIx Will
T»li« riMirulon «t O »»«••.
V(#<-«lv#r«hlp Will lloon End.
Washi.’iotox, Sept 34. —The Union
Pacific reorganization committee's
proposition for the settlement of the
company’s debt to the United States
will be accepted, the government
mortgage will be foreclosed, the road
sold ami the company reorganized.
This statement Is made on good au
thority. For i eversl days past Presi
dent McKinley has had conferences
with the representatives of the com
pany and with thr United States at
torney general, and before he left
Washington he agreed to the sale of
tlia road and its reorganization upon
tits basis which the reorganization
oomnilttae suggested. The announce
ment of the decision may lie looked
for at an early date. It will come In
an order for foreclosure issued by the
prysldeut to tho secretary of the
treasury.
The agreement to which President
McKinley has decided to give his sanc
tion la tha same which win submitted
to Congress by President Cleveland
lost January. Under this agreement,
the reorganization committee will bid
for the road under a foreclosure sale
the sum of t4Z,uZ4,MV. In order to
give an Intelligible statement of what
this bid will mean to the United
States, It is necessary to enter briefly
into the story of the Union I’ucifle ob
ligation to the government.
The principal debt of the Union
racinc u> me i mien mates was
636,312. A part of this has not yet
been advanced by the I lilted States.
The interest paid by the government
amount* to 130,954,*93. The whole
indebted Mess on the first day of July,
1*97, was <70,494.40). The sinking
fund of the f nion I'nclfir. in thu bands
of tile treasurer of the I,'nlted States
on the same day was 117,7.3*.’.’09.
After deducting the sinking fund,
which is an a*»et of tin- com
pany In the hand* of tin- I'nttcd
Ntates for the purpose of paying
tile debt of thu I'niuii I’aclfic
Hallway company to the government,
file sum of <3S,013,060 remains to be
puld. That is the only sum which
Fitzgerald’* reorganization committee,
us It is known', will he required to pay
the government. The loss to the gov
ernment I* the difference between f.',3.
'100,000, which is the net amount duo
ttie government fn round numbers, and
f lic 0;*,000,000. making a loss of nearly
<'.'5,000,000 ill round numbers, ueeof-d
ing to the figuring of the opponents
of the agreement,
Thu agreement for the foreclosure
sale contains a provision for the re
organization of thu Union i’neifie
Kailroad company uud its Kansas l’u*
cl He branch. The reorganization com
mittee consists of Louis Fitzgcruhl,
Jacob II. Schiff, 'I', Jefferson t'oolidge,
jr.. Cliauncey M. Depew, Marvin
llughitt uud Oliver Ames. Thu new
capitalization of the company under
tile new Fitzgerald plan will he 1100,
009,000 4 per cent bonds, <76/100,000 of
preferred slock and <01,001,000 of com
mon stock.
JUDC2 FOSTER’S DECISION
If I phalli l.y tha Supra,Cuurt All
Commercial Ksuhaoaas May II* Closed.
Washington, Sept. 34.—Judge Fos
ter's decision in the I nlted States dis
trict court at Topeka, tvi wWIch he
held that the Kansas City Live Stock
Kxchunge was a trust, organized in
violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law, may result in closing all the live
stock, grain and produce exchanges of
the country.
The decision, if it is upheld by the
supreme court of the lulled States,
to which it will he appealed, w ill be
of the utmost importance, for it will
class all excnanges which are organ
lzed no the same lines as the Kansan
City institution as unlawful combina
tions In restraint of commerce.
Attorneys ure uncertain as to the
scope of the decision, for the reason
that there may have been some pecu
iiarity about tiie organization and
methods of the Kansas City hive Stock
exchange which does not apply U
other exchanges As it is understood
here, however, tills exchange is siinl
ar to others in which live stock
grain, cotton, farm produre and pe
trolcum are dealt in, ami if the Su
preiue court of the 1'tilled Stutei
should uphold Judge Foster's decision
these institutions would have to cb>s«
their dieirs or change their organl/.u
turn aud methods.
AuanonsemeaS uf Mur uf tits targes)
t% fur lh« l •^rUt»r¥
Wasmixoto*. s«pt. :i The follow
tag appoUstutetils for tiie liidiun Ter
r tory are auitottneed Marshal of th*
Northern district. I.eo A. Iteuoett o!
Muscogee; marshal of tiie Southert
district, John F Hammer of Ardmore
Hutted States attorney for Hie Centra
district. John II Wilkins of Atoka
Failed States attorney fur the Mouth
era district. William Johnson of Ard
more, lb U nnett to a national eoui
in.lleciuuu
Mltlb EVA BEEM ACQUITTEC
I,. s*«psa4»4 llotltioox Wnnuf
t tort Mat ttalilf uf Shuts
Wo tilts. Kan , to« pi *i Miss Kt
’ tUwiu ol Hub'll, a sou. charged will
lire sutU tlemunt of *l.a>ai from Hu
pnsi-ttteu there out attanlllad llid
1 ia*du ug Mu* Iteeai snU that stu
’ tad assurances from Washington the
1 Met eld pi see ta th- Mubhlaout p«tst
1 oltiae sunlit he gi««a he>h to her aa<
p tkst she wrotld aft»rd«rd seMra ai
‘ »P|s .almeat at the national capHa
lot which the is aa spu'tbsnt
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THE AMERICAN GIRL IN FICTlOl*
At a Heroin* Mtia la Smart, ami !>•
light* In Managing Mr it,
"Sometime* the characteristic type
of the American heroine of Action Is
vulgar, sometimes cold-hearted, or un
kind, or willful, or Indiscreet, hut she
Is never stupid," writes "Droch" In the
l.adles’ Home Journal. “That Is the
verdict of contemporary observers on
the American girl. Whatever she may
he or do she always linn her Wits about
her; she Is smart.' While her father
delights In managing factories, stock
operations, or railroads, she delight* In
managing men. And In every kind of
Action which she dominates the men
seem to be uniformly glad to be man
aged by her. Often In Action ehe has
been lacking In certain graces ehleAy
the supreme grace of tact. But there
are signs that our novelists have dis
covered that the American girl pos
sease* thin grace also, and so It hap
pens that today she trails through Ac
tion not only with fine clothes, and a
beautiful face, and generous deeds, and
witty. If Impertinent, remarks but
there Is developing around her a gra
cious manner, an unconscious alinpllc
Ity that shows Itself In consideration
for the weaknesses of others In ad
dition to that keen knowledge of their
foibles which was always hers. What
we have yet. to hope for is thut tier
wealth or her poverty may be made
less obtrusive and less a significant
part of her always attractive person
ality."
Notable Typewriter*.
In the Btrund Magazine there la un
article concerning die origin of tin
typewriter, lu which many Interesting
facts are stated. The writer says:
There have been tunny curious and
beautiful machines constructed from
time to time to the order of vurloit*
people, or for presentation, Perhaps
the most elaborate typewriter ever
produced was that made for the Czar
la. n.a.al.. All ......... .1... __.1.1..
ordinarily black were enameled blue,
anti those portions of Hie frame work
usually outlined in gold were lululd
with mother-of-pearl The keys were of
African Ivory and the bright parts >f
solid gold. A similar machine wa*
presented, on her wedding day to tie*
Duchess of York; and another was re
c-uitly made to order for the Khedive
of Kgypt. The Queen also possesses
an extremely elaborate typewriter, It
is a "bar-lock," Ivory-keyed, gold
plated throughout, and very beautifully
engraved.
An extraordinarily curious machine
wa* that made for Id llmig Chang. It
was fitted with twenty sets of charact
ers eighteen hundred in all -each of
whtl;b, 11 b no dies were available, had
to be engraved by hand. Apropos of
this yoMarkable machine, Its liitrodli'
tlo^j Into Pekin was-promptly followed
by life appearance In I.TOdoh of an en
terprlslng Celestial bent upon forming
a company for plnclnjfttypewrlters on
the Chinese market. AdfudUig to this
gentleman. It la quite pmpdbl* to writ*
the Chinese lullgiiug**-ror‘Ut all events,
a sort of modified phonographic vi-rr
slon of It, with as few ns -■>» charac
ters, The machines lie proposed to
manufacture, and for which he aiuierl*
ed there would bo a ready sale In the
Flowery Kingdom, were to have been
about five times tile width of an ordi
nary typewriter, and the sale prle.»
was to have been one thousuiid pounds
apiece. The Kngllsli capitalists, how
ever. failed to "bite." and China sslll
doe* Its writing In ill* old-fashioned
way.
Inaiirliig Workingmen.
The German government provides a
system of compulsory insurance for
working men. Fnder this system u
workman iO years of age pa/s an
equivalent of 4U cents a week for three
years, and at the age of tiu he re
ceives the ijtim of $77, in the meantlmo
having hud un lusiiruiue against ac
cidents. The annual premium is di
vided Into three parts, one of which
is paid by the workman, another by
his employer and the third by the
state. The report fur 1X90 shows that
IX,389,000 persons were Insured under
the law, of whom 3,409,000 were em
ployes lit shops and factories, 12,290.
ooo were employed in agriculture and
090,000 were lit the employ of the
state. In that ytar the number of ac
cidents was 74,897, of which 0,148 ter
minated fatally The total expense of
the system for the year was 113,400.000.
MimikIiik H Mea-I.loo,
A correspondent of {{ant's Horn nar
rates a pulling match between a ue*
lion uud a farmer: Near Tillamook.
Ore., an old German farmer chanced to
be driving along the beach, when his
watchful gaze was greeted by the sight
of a large sea lion some distance out
mi the sand, fast asleep it was the
work of a moateut for Jacob (o make
u lasso of a stout rope lie had in hln
| wagon, fasten the end of ll to the hind
axle, and adjust the noose over the sea
lion's head. Then Jacob yumptd Into
the wagon and started homeward with
his prise The sea lion did the same,
anil us hi* »cam was the stronger of th»*
two. Jacob started seaward at a good
pine, and only anted hlms.tr and tils
outIU b> springing quickly to the
groutMl. grasping Ids J<t h knife and
rUltihk the rope
wge kos r«ss « I inssMlUHt.
II* |g* you think your father would
him and aak for *»u*
title l et s see I tadler* >uu hubl g
‘ I mortgage on papa * bn slurs* don't
!(yt*n* t
I He Vwg, uud It'g about In mature
•the Vuu min be pel feet if sal* in ap
•mmehiHg him at aar date or place that
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