THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 18 , 1890. 0
WEALTH OF WESTERN MINES
IJ 'Sample Chunks of Mineral Riches Displayed
at the Exposition ,
TEMPTING VIEWS OF NATURE'S ' STOREHOUSE
Detnllril Ho * Itir of tlic Hxlilliltn of
I'recloun unit Ilnne MctnU cif
Wvntrrii StntrN An In-
Htructlvc Suiiininr ) ' .
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The following detailed review of the min
) erals and mining exhibits at the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition was written by
Marcus Benjamin for the Engineering and
Mining Journal :
At no exposition since the World's fair ,
held in Chlcaco In 1893 , has the mineral
wealth of the United States been no satis
factorily shown as at the exposition that
during the last six months has attracted
visitors from all parts of the union to Omaha.
Colorado , Utah , Arizona and New Mexico
on the south and the Datcotas , Montana and
Washington on the north exhibited their
host for the purpose of showing their treas
ures to the world.
The building In which the exhibits were
housed calls for a word of recognition. It was
of the Greek Ionic style ot architecture and
was 'designed by Mr. S. S. Bcman , whoso
successful plans have given htm high rank
among Chicago architects. The extreme
length of the building was 301 feet and Its
width 140 feet , whllo the floor space was
29,224 square feet. On the facade facing thb
lagoon was n circular dome ICO feet In cir
cumference that formed a grand , open vesti
bule , which served aa an approach to the
building. The inner dome was richly orna
mented with ribs and panels , whllo the
outer ono was formed by a series of steps
rising In the sbapo of a cone to the apex.
An outer row of dome columns was detached
and the entablatures wcro broken at tut
head of each , over which was a statue on a
pedestal , with a background formed by the
etylobate of the dome. Thla treatment pro
duced a monumental effect , nnd , whllo lii
harmony with the architectural style , waa
both original and iLlcrcstlng. Flanking the
central dome were beautiful Ionic colonnades -
nades , which formed covered ways along the
entire facade , stopping at the corner towers.
Over thcso colonnades wcro balconies that
opened out from the Interior galleries ot the
building. The four corners ot the building
were marked by square- , plain towers , sur
mounted by ornate , open , columned pavilions
that wcro circular ID form.
Uninhn'M Great Smelting InilnMrjr.
The city of Omaha has as one of its moat
Important industries the smelting of gold
and silver ores , and the place of honor , In
the center of the building , was given to an
exhibit of silver Ingots piled ono above an
other , that represented ono day's product of
whlto metal from the Omaha and Grant
Smelting company. Thn weight of the Ingots
wan given as 3,458 pound ? . Some Idea ot the
work ot this plant may bo obtained from
'the following approximate figures of Its out
put In 1897 : Oold , 325,000 ounces ; ! tver ,
12,750,000 ounces ; lead , 79,550,000 pounds ;
copper , 2,660,000 pounds , and blue vitriol ,
7,269,000 pounds.
Surrounding1 this pile ot stiver were a
series ot glass cases , In which were shown
typical specimens of metals and of gems.
In ono was an Interesting series ot gold
nuggets from the Klondike region , repre
sentatives of every digging known at the
time of the opening of the exposition. Ad
jacent were beautiful specimens of the soft
tufted malachite , and the rarer azurlte In
various shades of blue , from the well known
Blsbee mines In Arizona.
The gem stones shown were remarkable.
Ihero were turquoises , cut and uncut , and
lso In the motlicr rock.n \ abundance. , .Most
of these were from the mines near Cerlllos ,
in Qrant county , New Mexico. It was from
these deposits that the pro-Columbian In
habitants ot the "Land of the Sunshine"
obtained the material from which they made
tholr bead ornaments. Deep blue sapphires
from Yogo Qulch , Fergus county , Montana ,
and handsome garnets of fiery red were also
shown In these cases. Perhaps less fashion
able , but equally attractive , were cut speci
mens of the minor gem stones , perldoto and
phenaclte. A lone diamond from California
was shown. Jet from Utah , firm and equal
In texture to that from the famous locarlty
of Whltby ; also specimens of the glass-like
ftbsldlan , likewise from Utah , were evl-
lences of the possibilities ot the transmls-
llsslppl states.
Some ores of Irldlum and osmium from the
ivcstcrn coast > vere shown. A commercial
lemand for thcso rare platinum inctals has
been made , and these show that it can bo
filled.
A fine sulto of quartz crystals , including
the rose varieties and the amethyst , as well
is many attractive specimens from the
Plko'a Peak region , were noted as among
\ .the beauties in the cases ot the Mining
Wilding.
Colorado' * Exhibit.
To the north of the central nislo was the
rno exhibit from Colorado under the 1m-
nedlato charge of Mr. Harry C. Smith. A
luccessful effort was made to divide the
lollectlon Into two portions. First , in flat
tases , was a mlneraloglcal collection of
icarly 1,000 specimens , arranged accord
ing to Dana's classification , brought to
gether to show the wide range ot the
mineral wealth ot the state ; and , second ,
along the fides of the enclosure were a
series of upright caste , In which were speci
mens from different parts of the state , ar
ranged so as to show the geographical dis
tribution of the metallic wealth ot Colorado.
Among tbo minerals worthy of special note
was a flno lot ot agates. Twenty different
associations of gold were shown. Including
nleo wire , leaf and placer forms. Con
spicuous among the silver ores were speci
mens from the Aspen mines , notably from
the MoHle Gibson. There were tellurlde
1 ores from the Cripple. Creek district and
from Buulder county , as well as rich pyrites
from Ollpln' ' county. As might have been
expected , there were splendid specimens ot
Amazon stone and the associated pink
alblte from the well known locality of Pike's
Peak. The collection of zeolites was from
the cabinet of the State School ot Mines In
Golden , and included spmo remarkable
specimens of mesollto or thompsonttc. From
Sallda there were sent several of the largo
green garnets from that locality , one of
which , It was claimed , was the largest per
fect crystal of garnet In the world. A
doubly terminated crystal ot topaz from the
Mountain ot the Holy Cross was shown , and
It was said to be unique. Several fine speci
mens of rhodonite wcro on exhibition , as
well as a large crystal ot argentlte and some
Interesting specimens of ruby from Ouray
county.
Among the specimens that represented the
different parts of the state were choice ores
from the Cripple Creek district , sulphides
from Gllpln county , carbonates from Lead-
villo and typical ores from Ouray county
and tha San Juan country. Other exhibits
included coal , coke and fire clay ,
/ as well as attractive specimens ot
onyx and some good building
tones. A few fosslU were shown , nnd ,
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Tiie Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears thb
Signature of
finally , n gold mine "In actual operation"
was on exhibition as a " § ld how. "
MoutnnM'i Great Show.
Across the aisle was the section devoted to
he exhibit from Montana. This was cared
or by Mr. Samuel Anderson. On entering
ho enclosure was scon a typical lump of
ore from the Never Sweat mln , ono of the
Anaconda group. It "weighed 4,000 pounds ,
and -was taken from ttie 1,300-foot level.
Besides containing 72 per cent ot copper , It
assayed from sixty to seventy ounces of
liver to the ton and from J2 to | 12 a ton
n gold. Ingots ot diver and copper were
also shown. The exhibit , If not so at-
ractlvcly arranged as some others , was cer-
alnly an Impressive one. Mr. Andersen as-
ured me that the collection had been gath
ered In le&s than three months' time.
Among the treasures was a specimen o {
wire gold from the Monitor mine , In Madi
son county , which was undoubtely the finest
ot the variety ever found. Mention has al
ready been rnado ot the sapphires and gar
nets from Montana shown among the gems ,
mt hero they were to bo seen In profusion.
Fully a handful of th blue sapphire * from
Yogo , In Fergus county , and an equally
argo quantity of the garnets from Pole
cre k , Madison county , were on exhibition ,
but more startling were the cut specimen *
ot these beautiful gems , which , Indeed , were
magnHlcent , showing a fire equal to any
Oriental stone.
Some crystals of molybdenite , for which
there la now some commercial demand , were
on exhibition. Specimens of antimony ore
were also shown. Asbestos , resembling that
from Italy , from Oallatln county , and gyp
sum from Cascade county that yielded an ex
cellent quality of plaster , wcro of special In-
[ ercst. Oood sandstones for building pur
poses and some blocks ot ornamental
stones were shown. Much stress was laid
upon an exhibit of coke from Belt.
In addition to the $15,000 contributed by
the state of Montana a private gift of a
llko amount was made by Mr. Marcus Daly ,
part owner of the Anaconda property , In
order that the exhibit of Montana should b
second to none , and the exhibit of the state
was not surpassed by any In the Mines build
ing.
\e - Mexican Ore * .
Opposite and to the east ot the Montana
exhibit was that of New Mexico. Besides a
rather complete series of ores from different
localities , there was not much of Interest
from a mlneraloglcal point of view , although
some attractive specimens ot azurlte ,
malachite and cuprite , combined from the
Santa Rita de Cobre mine , In Grant county ,
were shown. This mine , which has been
worked since 1808 , Is said to be the oldest
copper mine In the United States. It Is also
from Grant county that the turquoises come ,
but , as they have already been mentioned ,
It Is not necessary to add that a flno col
lection of these gems was also shown In the
exhibit of New Mexico. Some attractive
garnets wore likewise on exhibition. A num.
ber ot slabs of ogatlrrcd wood deserve men
tion , as well as some Interesting specimens
of the so-called onyx , now commonly used
for Interior decoration of many ot the larger
odlcc buildings , notably In Denver. Some ot
the sp&clmena of gold quartz shown at
traded considerable attention. The Terri
torial Bureau of Immigration has p.ubllshed
a series of email bulletins and of these the
third Issue on "Mines and Mining" give * a
concise history ot the present condition ot
the mineral developmenti In New Mexico.
As a memento of the old Spanish clvlllza
tlon In New Mexico there waa shown a
church bell from Socorro , bearing the date
of 1549. Even older than this was a bottle ,
said to have been made In Spain In 1387 ,
which In those early days had been sent
from Rome filled with holy water to Vera
Cruz and thence overland to Socorro. Twice
It had made the Journey and now was pre
served as a precious relic perhaps the only
remaining piece ot glassware on the con
tlnent from the early Spanish explorers.
The metallic and mineral wealth of New
Mexico , as well as the rich- historical as
sociation of that territory , were beautifully
and characteristically shown by a small table
mode in Santa Fe. The top consisted of a
finely polished slab ot gold quartz , beneath
which. In filigree work of ( old and sliver
wire , were represented on the four sides the
following historical buildings : The "old
house. " the only remnant ot the Pueblo
which preceded the Spanish city ; the Chapel
of San Miguel , the oldest church building
In the United States ; the ancient governor's
palace , built In 1598 , and the modern capltol
of the territory. The table was begemmed
with native stones , especially rubles , garneti
and turquoises.
Utnh's Elaborate DUplny *
Utah occupied the space to the west of
that of Montana , and opposite that ot Cole
rado. The great mines ot Mcrcur made an
elaborate display ot their ores , and the
different steps In the extraction of the metal
from the ore by the cyanide process were
attractively shown In the cases. Some char
acteristic specimens from Eureka Hill , and
from the Anchor mine , near Park City , are
worthy of mention. Specimens of native
topazes wcro on exhibition , and an excellent
quality of jet from Carbon county. Qllaon-
Ite , ozokerite and other hydro-carbon min
erals , as well as aspholtum from typical
localities , were shown.
The exhibits of Colorado , Montana , New
Mexico and Utah were the largest and most
conspicuous of those made , but there were
also good displays from nearly every one
of the other transmUslsslppl states and
territories , although the specimens shown
were , for the most part , masses ot crude
ore , which were attractive limply on account
ot tholr richness. Typical among these waa
galena , from Washington , that ran from 500
to 1,800 ounces sliver to the ton , and also
carried gold. Some good apeclment o !
bituminous coal trom that atate were shown ,
and also some samples of platlnlferoui sands
containing Irldlum and osmium. From
British Columbia there was exhibited speci
mens ot argentiferous lead from the Le Rol
mine at Rosslond ,
One of the special exhibits in this build
ing was a case containing some Interesting
specimens of serpentine made Into thin
bowls and small tumblcr-llko vessels com
ing from the Island of Santa Catallna , ofl
the west coast of Southern California. These
little vessels were so thin ns to be translu
cent , and , moreover , Ibey had the merit ol
being something entirely new ; Indeed , they
were regarded as among the novelties of the
exposition.
Another Interesting mineral curiosity was
shown In the mining exhibit of South Da
kota. U consisted of a fan , the leaves ol
which were of mica sVets , ornamented
along the edges by a fringe of the same
material , made i > y cutting the mica with
scissors Into thin strings that curled up and
simulated feathers.
SlUcellnneoui Exhibit * .
In the Mining building likewise was a
small exhibit of some specimens of pottery
made by Mr. George E. Ohr of Blloxl , Mlas.
These were of earthenware , very thin , and
covered with a lustrous glaze. There are
so few potteries In the southern states thai
U was a genuine pleasure to find something
now from the gulf coast. Nearly a dccadt
ago an attempt waa made In New Orleans
to produce porcelain equal to that from
Sevres , and a well equipped pottery was
established. Excellent - workwas done , bul
falling to receive a popular appreciation , II
soon proved commercially unsuccessful , and
today all that is left to tell the history
of the venture arc a few specimens that
have survived In the cablnots ot the col
lectors ot American pottery. Let us hope
that a more successful result may be the
outcome of this new venture In Blloxl.
Also In the ceramic line was a aeries of
cleverly modeled animals In unglazed clay ,
made and exhibited by Mr. Frederick
Schmohl ot Chicago. Thty luggtsted th
larger and more tamou * work , ot Mr. Edward -
ward Kemeys , and Included A group ot lion *
and a bear that were well deserving of
iralnc.
Thrro were two exhibits ot pottery In the
Liberal Arts building , Ono from Trenton
conslited of a eolld porcelain bath tub ,
slnka and similar articles for household
, tse. The other wan from Red Wing ,
Minn. , and Included water niters , umbrella
ndg , flowvr poti , and the IMS attractive
but more uioful crocks and jars , all In white
glazed stoneware of unusual excellence. In
this exhibit -were l o a number of small
models of domestic animals , that had evi
dently been made to gratify the fancy ot
.he modeler and were not for sale.
Aa In Nashville , there were also In Omaha
two exhibits of the so-called " .Mongolian
lade-stono carvings. " According to the
Chinese account : "In the Lee mountains
ot southern Mongolia , Jade , so precious
In the estimation of the Chinese , Is found
encased In aeofter stone , which Is variegated
n color and Is called Jade-stone. The stone
Is only found In email bouldecs. It Is pos
sible to carve this stone Into any shape de
sired and the Wan Chou artists , having
taken advantage of this fact , have carved the
animals and blrdi , the flowers , fruit and
foliage ot the district. They have alia
typified In those earrings the legends ot
their race and chiseled into miniature
statues their many gods. "
These carvings were of many designs , curi
ous and beautiful , and even those ot ordinary
size attracted attention from their oddity.
Tha coloring of the stone was token ad
vantage of In carving and pretty and unique ,
effects were obtained In consequence. Some >
of the pieces were of an Intricate and deli
cate character and represented the patient
labor of months In their production.
Before leaving the Mines building entirely
It should be said that both In the gallery , newell
well as on the floor , were a number of ex
hibits ot chemicals used In smelting opera-
lions. The displays of the Rooasler & Hass-
lochcr Chemical company , whose works are
In Perth Amboy , N. J. ; the Solvay Process
company of Syracuse , N. Y. , and the Penn
sylvania Salt company of Philadelphia were
the most conspicuous. The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology of Boston made an
Interesting educational exhibit illustrative ot
mining processes.
Among the state buildings on the bluff
tract the one that contained the moat fully
typical specimens of the wealth of the state
was that of Georgia. A great number of
economic minerals were shown and ot
special interest were a series ot specimens
of bauxite from Floyd county. There were
exhibited a number of articles In aluminum
made from this mineral by the Illinois Pure
Aluminum company , Leinont , 111. ; Sidney ,
Shcpard & Co. of Buffalo , N' . Y. , and the
Plttsburg Reduction company of Plttsburg ,
Pa. There were also some fine specimens
of kaolin from Carr's Station In Hancock
county.
In conclusion it may be said that displays
ot the mineral resources of Alabama , Arkan
sas , California , Colorado , Kansas , Minnesota ,
Missouri , Montana , Nevada , Now Mexico ,
New York , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah ,
Washington and British Columbia were
made , so that with such material on ex
hibition it becomes at once evident that ,
In so far as the mineral and mining exhibits
were concerned , the exposition could not fall
of success , and , Indeed , It was admitted that
In some reapccta it was superior to the
bowing made at th World's fair , held in
Chicago In 1883.
90MB RAPID DREAMING.
The Sort of Thing a Man Mar ImnRlne
in Fire Minute * .
How long does it take vou to dream ?
Did you ever find out or try ? Mohammed.
It Is related , once felt aslees on a camel's
back. Before falling oft Into dreamland
ho said he saw a palm -tree the only one in
sight about six camels' lengths away. Ho
fell asleep and dreamed that he had cone
to heaven saw eights strange and wonder
ful many of them. Ho had no clear con
ception of time hut he felt , rather than
knew , that days and days had passed. And
then he woke up.
The camel vam Just passing the calm
tree Mohammed had been asleep about
four seconds.
Some one told the above story the other
night , relates the Philadelphia Press , after
the talk had chanced on psychology , mes
merism , thought-transference the occult In
general. And then one young fellow of 25
or thereabouts told this tale :
"I had a dream the other night that since
I had It has kept mo awake thinking. It
waa a mixture of the Faust Idea and of
my one master .passion money-gettlne.
But the fact that It was over eo quickly
Is thn part that has puzzled me most.
"I had gone through a pretty hard day ,
and before dressing to go out that evening
I thought I'd He on the couch for a min
ute lie full length on my back and got a
jtood rest that .war. As I lay there I noted
that the clocK on the mantel iwas lust strik
ing seven.
"I fell asleep and dreamed that the devil
had coma < to me and said I could have all
the moner I wanted If I would be content
to die on my thirtieth birthday. He told
me to think the matter over and he sat
down In mv Morris chair , and , picking up a
magazine , read it for a Ions time. In about
an hour's time I told him that I would ac
cept. Ho rose , put a packet of money on
the mantel and told me that as often as I
desired money I had but to look on the
mantel and the amount would be there.
And then ho opened the door and went out
"I waa thoroughly cognltant of the fact
that I was only 25 years old and had five
year * yet 1o live yet In that dream I lived
them. I did not ire the pace I behaved
myself hut lived sumptuously took care
if relatives And frlwidfl traveled all over
the world. I even fell In love , but did not
* sk the girl to be my wife because I had
always In mind the fact that I was to die
as soon as I was 30 years old.
"Y sr after year passed and I saw no
moro of my friend , the devil. As often as I
wanted money I found It and I took It with
no misgivings as to my ultimate future , in
asmuch as I knew that the life I was lead
ing was above reproach.
"Thirty days before my thirtieth birthday
I went , to mv lawyer and saw that mv will
was in perfect technical shape. And then I
concornnd myself no more In respect to my
death than I would to the purchasing ot a
new roller.
"On tbo night before mv thirtieth blrthdav
t gave a utag affair to about twenty men.
I was as cay as nny man there nnd the quip
and Jest and story had gone around. Then
my nearest Intimate got up and proposed
my health. It was drunk and I was called
upon for a soeech. I rose , glass In band.
Just as I rot to my feet the clock In the
hall chlmod out midnight I was 30 years
old. I tried to raise my glass on high , but
U fell with a crash to the table. The lights
danced 'n ' front of me. the men's faces faded
away , a big blank pall came down nnd
blotted even-thing and I felt myself falling ,
falling , railing and then I woke with a
start.
"I looked no nt the clock on the mantel.
It marXed five minutes after 7 1 had been
asleep nve minutes and had lived five
years. "
That was the man's story you can believe
him or not. you can reason out its meaning
or not , lust as It best suits you.
He merely told the tale as Illustrating how
short a time as computed by human reckoning
*
ing It may take to live a cycleof dream life.
And may be that's what's meant by tha
scriptural phrase ; "A thousand years in Thy
sight are but as yesterday when It Is past. "
H > 11. It's worth thinking over , whether
rou believe it or not.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is pleasant to
take. Children n v r object to it. Tbli
Ri dleln mwHlvilv enrf ronrh unit mM ,
UPTON'S ' GREAT AMBITIONS
The Alexandra Trnst , the America's Onp
and a British Peerage.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT CHARITIES
What the Trnmt llenllr 1 I'lnns for
HcntliiK the Ynnkre Yaclitmnen
Willing to Spend Mil.
llnnH til Win.
LONDON . Dec. 4. Sir Thomas Llpton , the
'most astonishing citizen of London , " has
jlanncd to do three astonishing things dur-
ng the year 1899 ,
First To found the Alexandra trust ; cost
$1,000.000.
Second To win the America's cup ; cost
$300,000.
Third To gain a British peerage.
The first ! U a plan of practical philan
thropy , the second Is In the spirit of good *
latured International rivalry for yacht sail
ing championship , and the elevation to the
British peerage Is an honor which probably
awaits Sir Thomas as a reward at the hand
of Queen Victoria If his boat shows her
tiees to the American sailors , and British
supremacy Is thus again established.
Sir Thomas' motto U , "The Llpton Hag
never has been hoisted In vain , " and ho
firmly expects to carry out his three plans.
When the queen's jubilee dinner for the
London poor was In danger of falling
through by the pcnurlousncss of the English
public Thomas Llpton came forward and
; ave' 25,000 , and thus made It possible for
the committee to feed 110,000 of the poor of
London. For that and other charities he
waa knighted , and then last summer ho an
nounced that ho was ready to give half a
million of dollars In the starting of the
Alexandra trust for furnishing cheap and
Russell , lord chief Justice of England , and
his son , Charlw Ruiscll.
"England and Scotland have both fought
for the America' * cup , but Ireland never , "
iaM Sir Thomas , when , after due persuasion ,
ho waa prevailed upon to talk for publica
tion on his Shamrock hopes. "I hive been
ft member of the Iloyal Ulster Yacht club
for some years and as one whose parents
btlong to the north of Ireland , though I
was born In Glasgow , I have long had a
notion of lending an Irish challenge for the
cup , but one thing or another In the past Ins
prevented me putting It Into execution.
Over ten years ago I went so far ns to make
an offer through Hon. W. J. Lnno of the
New York Life company , then a member ot
Parliament for Cork , to race for the America
cup , providing I could get a yacht designed ,
built and manned by Irishmen , but the
matter fell through.
"What I have always aimed nt has been A
challenge from an Irish yacht club , with an
1 Irish built boat , by nn Irish designer , sailed
by an Irish skipper and crew , and bearing , I
need hardly say , an Irish name. All these
essentials , with the exception of the dc-
ilcncr , will bo fulfilled when the new
Shamrock meets Its American rival.
"I do not wish to speak boastfully , but I
am prepared to spend 60,000 to CO,000 to
lift that cup. Out money Is not the only
consideration , as brains arc needed , and
there will be more brains put Into this boat
than some people arc aware of. Every
thing that money and brains can devise will
bo done to roako It the most perfect yachi
that ever sailed. I know the difficulties In
front of us and by no means underestimate
the task , but lift that cup wo will , If skill
ful designing , good workmanship and sea
manship on our sldo can do It. "
Sir Thomaa says one of the rules of his
business llfo Is never to deal with an un
successful man. George L. Watson and
Itavor Webb , the famous British yacht de
signers , hnvo had their boats repeatedly
beaten In the America's cup contests , and
eo Llpton would cot consider them for a
] moment when looking about for an architect
Silt THOMAS J. LIPTON , FHO M LATEST PHOTOGRAPH.
good meafe to the po.gr , and had another
$500,000 to add to. the-fund If the syutorn
proves a success. Its patroness Is the prin
cess of Wales , a good person to know when
one wishes to be a peer and the truat was
named in her honor. The Alexandra echerae
1s much along the line of the soup kitchens
which have proved such a eucctsa in Vienna ,
but Mr. Llpton's wide business experience
has suggested a great many details which
will bo new In such movements. Ho baa
given much sympathetic attention in the
past to the fare ot the lower classes , and
says It Is not only of poor quality , badly
cooked and untidily served , but costs too
much to those who can 111 afford It. Alt of
these faults he plans to remedy by a good
bowl ot soup , or bread or meat , well cooked
and nerved for a halfpenny. For twopence
a fair meal can be bought , the diner having
beyond this a considerable range In price
and selection. This Is the object of the
Alexandra trust.
So soon as the necessary charter Is se
cured a large dining establishment will be
opened in the poorest quarter of the city ,
and other places of the kind will follow BO
soon as It Is shown that the plan Is a suc
cess. Sir Thomas designs to make the In
stitution eventually self-supporting by the
purchase of property In several places about
town. And he is quite business man enough
to do It.
Opposition to the Alexandra trust has
developed from the keepers , of small fish
shops and coffee houses , who say they will
bo driven out of business If Llpton enters
the field. They have been memorializing
the committee on charters asking that a
permit be not granted , and their union U
making ready to present their side of the
matter before Parliament when It meets In
February. These small vlctualera claim
that food In London Is cheap enough for
anybody already , and that lowering the
price of living will simply mean that the
present number ot loafers about the public
houses will be Immnnsely multiplied.
Llpton Is not discouraged by the opposi
tion aroused , and says that the plan will
prove a public blessing If once tried , and this
vlow Is shared by the princes * of Wales ,
the duke of Norfolk and Sir Francis Jeuno ,
who are associated with the promoter ot the
enterprise. There Is little doubt that the
royal charter will be granted , and that the
interesting experiment will be Inaugurated
next year.
IMniinliiK to Whip the Yankee * .
By a little dinner party held In the Savoy
betel a few nights ago the building plans
for the Irish yacht Shamrock were finally
discussed and agreed upon , and the keel
of the trim .racer will now shortly bo laid
In the Harland & Wolff yards at Belfast.
Its plans have been approved , but Just what
those plans call for Is known only by a
select coterie , who after dinner at the Savoy
turned all ot the waiters out of the room ,
locked the doors ami held a star chamber
session to go over the plans again and give
the final building orders. Those present
were Sir Thomas Llpton , owner ot the
Shamrock that is to bo ; William Fife , Jr. ,
the designer ; W. J. Plrrle , director of the
Harland & Wolff ship yard ; Hush McOll-
downey , the Belfast yachtsman ; Baron
for the Shamrock. Ho took up a younger
and less famous man In William Fife , Jr. ,
aged 40vvho belongs to a race winning
family , commonly known about Scotland as
"the Fifes o' Falrlle. " Three generations
of Fifes have built yachts for near a cen
tury at the little town of Falrlle on the
Ayrshire coast , and the grandson , In the
present manager of the yards , has turned
out a number of winners. The Minerva
and the Canada arc among the canvas crea
tions which have swept In to victory in the
American regattas , and Mr. Flfo cannot
only build a yacht , but can handle her In
service to the best advantage.
"It was only after careful consideration
that we decided to glvo the designing order
to Mr. Fife , whom we have every confidence
In , and he thinks he can Justify It. Flfo
believes that hitherto the best boat has
won In the cup contests , " said Mr. Llpton.
An Irlalinmn for Captain.
The same rule of success has held In
naming Captain William O'Neill to skipper
the new boat. He comes of a seafaring
family and Is counted the smartest sailing
master along the Irish coasts , although his
Initial races on the Thames In 1874 went
against him , and he wanted to leave his
command after the first defeat. Then his
luck changed , and ror halt a dozen years
he kept his boat , the Myosotis , at the head
of the winning list Since then ho has
almost steadily kept first place with what
ever boat he has been engaged to captain ,
winning thirty prizes in a single season
with itho Annasona , a Fife cutter.
"I have laid down no new conditions ns
to the race , but will leave all arrangements
to the holders of the cup , " continued Mr.
Llpton. "I know the
states well , and a
fairer or more sportsmanlike body of men
never lived than American yachtsmen. I
am sure I shall get fair play from them ,
as I know of no place where a Britisher can
go where hewill receive more true kindness
or be better treated than at the hands of
our American cousins. "
Information as to details of the Shamrock
will bo crosely guarded until the now cutter
Is launched. The use of aluminum In the
hull of the Defender saved the American
yacht tons In weight over the Valkyrie III
In 1895 , and probably gave Lord Dunravcn
his defeat. Designer Fife has made a study
for years of the use of metal In racers , and
It Is whispered about that ho will entirely
match the Herreshoffs of nhode Island when
It comes to saving In weight. As the Irish
boat must cross the Atlantic on its own
bottom by the International rules , It must
bo raado several tons heavier than the
American vessel need be. The Shamrock's
keel will be laid shortly now In the Har
land & Wolff yards at Belfast , where the
White Star liners have had their building.
She will bo about ninety feet in length , hav
ing a beam of near twenty-five feet , will
carry a canvas spread approximating 13,000
feet , and every possible Improvement will
be Included In her make-up and equipment.
If necessary a balloon top-sail will bo put
on of the best Belfast bleached linen , woven
from the beautiful blue flax grown on the
hllte of Antrim and Down In the native dis
trict of the Llpton family. The Shamrock
sit HIM
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stands to cost $100,000 , twice ns much more
being ready for those who tuako and operate
her , and for the Incidental expenses of the
enterprise. Launching will be made In June ,
according to present plans. The Valkyrlo
III ls now lying In Oourock bay , and It Is
likely the old nnd the new contestants for
the America's cup will spin about a bit to
gether.
Sir The III ill. AVorth TncntjMillion. .
Twenty millions of dollars Is what the
Llpton fortune U accounted at present nnd
this Is being added to rapidly by the re
ceipts which dally roll Into the counting
housu In City Koad from the Immense pro
vision business ot the company around the
world. As ono looks over the large and
beautiful room where scores of clerks and
typewriters arc nt work on the corporation's
accounts he sees a little of the perfection
In the Immenjo system which makes today's
quotation of "Llpton , Limited , " stock on
the exchange sell at nearly two and one-half
times above par. Sir Thomas Insists that
In every department of hla mighty business
antiquated English methods bo caat aside
and < lo\vn-to-dato American ways of doing
business alone be employed , which accounts
In largo part for his being able to spend a
million or two off-hand , as he Is doing In
his yacht and Alexandra enterprises.
Mr. Llpton takes n few hundred of his
employes now nud again out to Osldge , his
beautiful country residence at Old South-
gate , where ho Invites them to take full
possession of the place In the holiday h
gives them. The American nnd British Hags
In the decorations always tell that the host
Is nn Anglo-American , He likes fast horses
as well as a swift business and driven : \
speedy span Imported from Kentucky dally
over the ten miles between his country home
nnd city olllces.
And all this charity , this touching thb
pride of the Britisher In championing British
seamanship , this tremendous activity In
making friends with royalty , this genius
for money getting , la leading straight to
ward the greatcat of all of Llpton's plans
the elevation to the peerage. I suggested
the rumors about his possible elevation to
him the other day , but of course ho wisely
professed never to have dreamed of such a
thing.
oi.nnsT SOI.DIIH.
Foil Klit UN AVt'll n N ( lir YontifvrNt nt
tliv llnttle of OiniliirtiiMi ,
There has just come back from Omdur-
man the oldest of all the privates and noncoms -
coms In the British army Corporal Kelly
of the Thirty-second battery of the Held ar
tillery. The corporal Is clcso on C" , and
nn Irishman , still fond of a scrimmage ; a
"gay old dog , " too , who resents the Impu
tation of age. A London Leader reporter
came ncro'ss him In the Royal artillery can
teen at Woolwich Just after his return , mov
ing jovially amidst the youngsters of the
battery , who chaff him , pat him on the
back and call him "Mick" his pot name.
With bin forage cap drawn tightly ncrcwn
a gray head of hair nnd hla gray moustncho
bristling fiercely on ft face bro ned by tha
Soudan sun , ho waa quite a little picture 1
his way.
Thu corporal started his military career
In ISoU , enlisting a.i n gunner Jtito the ser
vice ot the 12ast Indian company , nnd pro
ceeding straight for India. Ho was In lien-
gal during the mutiny , but had nothing
more verloun < to do than disarm the sua-
pcctod Sepoys.
Afler ele\en years ho was back In Kng-
Innd again having previously transferred
himself Into the service ot itho queen and
Joined the lloynl artillery. After that h
was again lu India , returning to Woolwich
only to be ordered to Kgypt. where h9
came unscathed through the b.ittlo of Tcl-
el-Kehlr. For services In this battle ho re
ceived the medal nnd star and was men
tioned In dispatches.
In 1SS3 he was again at Woolwich , but
after having knocked nbout at various mili
tary stations he was sent with his battery
to Egypt again In March , 1SD3. Here he was
when the Soudan campaign broke out nnd
the old corporal naked to bo sent to th
front.
His major laughed and told him he wa
a bit too old. "Too old. Is It ? " said thn
Indignant corporal. "Ho this an' bo that , I'll
ask General Ratacre. "
The general was sympathetic. "If you
don't want him , Major Williams , " ho said ,
"I'll take him with ino , " so the lighting
corporal went to the front nnd found In
the desert march the height of enjoyment.
Ho had n good word to say for everyone ,
and especially was he full of the kindness
of Major Williams , who , when nny fellow
fell out on the march , tended him , stayed
up with him and fed him with the delicacies
of the ofllccrs' mess.
At Omdurman , Kelly served the battery.
Just llko the strapping youths of a. couple
ot years' service. Kor his service ho Is
going to get the distinguished service medal ,
nnd a pwt Jn the Tower as yeoman warder
I. e. , If he will consent to doff the queen' *
uniform. He was mentioned In dispatcher
for his work In the Soudnu campaign , nud
that ho also possesses a good conduct medal.
For moat of his time lie has been what U
called a "rough rider" 1. e. , a teacher ot
' drill and riding to raw recruits , nnd a
"breaker-la" of young nnd spirited horsea.
He cannot read or write a charnoterlstla
of the bad old days when "a hunk of dry
chuck" ( bread ) nnd "lloatlng batteries"
( bread and tea ) were Tommy Atkins' far .
"Hut It's nil changed now , " says the cor
poral.
And , finally , as to his future ; he Is far
from Inclined to the glided case ot the pro
posed retirement In the Tower. "That's well
enough for an ould man , " says he , "but
It's the likes o' mo they want out In tha
InJIca to do the flghtln' . "
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