Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12

hole might be bored through the earth
AZ a certain angle from the Capitol here
u Washington aud strike his c4pii1l n
JOhore. The Sultan IS a Mohammedau
snd bis kingdom is a little bigger than
Massachusetts,. II cOntaines consider
able good mineral lands. but is chief
products are coffee and gambler, plant
which is used for tanning. The most
% the labor Is done by The Chinese, and
the sultan encourages Chinese immiga-
ton in every way. His people are
Nalsys. who viii not work The sultan
told me bis only hope for the develop.
ment OF bis country came from the
Chinese.
SEW STORY or COLUMNS.
Speaking ct the Worlds Fair heard
a new story Of Columbus last night 10
was one which ex-senator William VI.
Eyaris told some time ago AZ dinner
given IN Washington by John b. Alley
Of Massachusetts,. Alley was, you know.
mixed up in the Credit MObiIief, and he
has IN different speculaiions made a
great fortune. He has been living 10
Washington during the winters Tor some
years. and bis dinners arc famous. MI
Alley has a very large acquaintance with
great men. aud he likes to talk about
bis experiences with them. as the
story rues. he frequently INDUCES In
"reminiscences 10 Dis dinners. During
the one 40 which this incident occurred
he had mouupoIzcd the conversation.
He bad told his guests what President
buchanan hal asked Mr. Alley and how
Mr Alley had replied TO Mr. Buchanan.
OF how Abraham Lincoln bad greeted
Alley ON n certain occasion and how
Salmon b. Chase had advised with him
on another. As Alley tcld his last
story, his eye caught a queer smile
playing around the wfink.cd lips of
Senator Evars. aud he asked him II be
had not something to say. Senator
Eyafts replied: 81 have been thinking
while YOU have been speaking, Mr
Alley, of one Of the most stirring iuc.d-
Cnts loo Our history. 10 vas when Column
bus was on bis way TO the discovery Of
America. You remember the anxiety
Of the great discoyeter as the time
arrived when he had calculated he
should arrive on the shores Of the new
country Morning alcr morning he
appeared early on the deck, suaining
hts eyes In looking toward the west AZ
last one day as be gazed through his
glass his face was seen to shine with
surprise. lie looked long and earnestly
and finally handed the glass TO his most
Intimate friend at his side, exclaimed;
There. Alley, thank God, there Is land
NJ iaslW Embrace me, Alley; our
fortunes are madcl" The teller Of this
story does not give the response Of MI
Alley.
now MAi. roSD LOST = FORTUNE.
Mai. +. T.. Pond has been In Washing.
ton this week. lie ig one OF the bright.
est lecture managers Of the United
States. and he has made fortunes for a
number Of people, he made 100000 for
Stanley and nearly as much for George
KEENAN, lie made a nice thing for Bill
Nye, aud he made $500 last year for
Thomas Nelson Page. Pcafy's lecture
business brought sf7. 900 In four months
to the arctic explorer, and Max O'Rell
has made several brick houses through
Pond lie would make a success at any
business. lie has a giant frame, every
cubic inch OF which is packed with ener-
KY, and his brain never stops. lie Sell
dom makes mistake In q lecture,
though he has In his lifetime, once or
| twice, made 4 mistake IN business. The
chief event Of this kind 10 him was m
connection with Telephone Bell. Bell
had invented the telephone, but he did