The morning call., 1894-06-08
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

James II. Parke OF Detroit Mich, is at the
Palace. He is son Of the senior member Of
the firm of Parke, Davis & Co., probably the
largest manufacturing chemists IN this country.
Mr.. Parke recently had little experience 10
the role OF tramp, which was occasioned by
his falling victim TO the wiles of a handsome
adventures in the East. While on a trip TO
that section of the country be met the woman,
who is said 10 be OF remarkable preposseSsHg
appearance, and after a short acquaintance
presented his fair friend with a valuable en-
gagement ring. After leaving the presence OF
his insmOrita and returning 10 the sober, prac
tical environments of Detroit Mr.. PaTke re-
pented OF his hasty act, il is said, and by the
exercise Of a little diplomacy succeeded in
recover ring the ring. The woman wrote him
several threatening letters and placed the mat
ter in the hands OF detective, whereupon Mr..
Parke became frightened and one day myster-
iously disappeared. His father started several
detectives after the fugitive. who In the mean
time was viewing life from bexcar, brakebeam
or other vantage point usually chosen by mem
bers OF the Industrial Army IN travelling about
the country. He was finally run to earth in
one OF the Southern States and induced to re-
turn home, the present trip to this State being
said TO be for the purpose Of allowing he young
gentleman an opportunity to reeupera ate. The
woman in the case appears TO have disappeared
from view.
EX-CoDgressman James a. Louttit Of Stock
| ton is at the Lick. Years ago Mr.. LouItit was
| a blacksmith with ambitions and he took up
| the study of law. He was admitted TO the bar
| and some time afterward was elected District
| Attorney. Some six or seven years ago he was
sent to Congress from that district and 1t is
said that his appearance in Welkers restau-
rant on his arrival In the capital was source
| of some discontinue TO the walters. Mr.. LOuI-
| tit then, as now, was not overly fastidious In
! his manner of dress and when be walked into
| the restaurant named with a companion he
| wore broad brimmed SLOUGH hat and an outfit
in keeping with that representative headgear OF
the prairies. He and his friend sat down at a
table and proceeded to refresh themselves
with about everything in sight and to
| be found on the bill OF fare. AS the expense
account beg an to far exceed usual proportions
and as the waiter sized up his customers he
became decidedly apprehensive about the BILL
| and finally, it Is related, cautiously suggested
| to the new Congressman that it might be wei
to pay up before downing any more OF the eX
pensiVe viands. When Mr.. Louttit went down
| in his leans" and produced a roll OF bills as
| big as a temperance petition TO Congress, il /:
! said that the astounded waiter gaZed at the
| Congressman and the roll of money for a mo-
ment and then calculated: II knowed you wul
Buffalo Bill, sah but done wanted TO be
shuahl"
Maynard Bixby of Salt Lake, who is inter
ested in mining properties in this State Is a
the Lick. He says that the entire Western
country is being secured as never before by
prospectors in search OF gold. The develop
ments IN Utah in this direction have NOT beer
Of a very promising nature, the principal min
eral output OF that state being silver. Mr.
Bixby's attention was called to a story gOlnI
the rounds of the press to the effect tina
Brigham Young and other leaders OF the Nor
mon church had discovered and quietly worked
valuable mines TO their great pecuniary adyant
age. He says that there Is no foundation 70
the story, but on the contrary the Mormon
prophet had always labored TO discourage min
ing In Utah. "He was shrewd enough to see
that with the discovery and opening of gold o
silver mines would come a perfect horde o
prospectors," said Mr.. Bixby. land the comini
Of these men would have meant the cTipplini
If not the entire destruction Of that leader
power. In fact il was immigration which FINAL.
did in a great measure impair the at one tim
apparently impregnable position OF the MoTmo
church In Utah."
A. c. Scott OF Neodosha. Kans., was at th
Russ yesterday. The town mentioned is In tn
center OF the only oil fields In Kansas, whic
have been but recently opened, and Mr.. Scot
says that immense storage tanks are now beln
erected at the place mentioned in which til
product Of the wells in the surrounding conn
try will be placed. VERY singulariy." said MI
Scott "the first discovery Of oil In this loealit
was due to an endeavor 70 find artesian water
7 When oil was struck people came from mile
around 10 view the novel sight of an oil well o
Kansas prairie soil. Property has gone u
wonderfully in value and the farmers are col
respondngly Jubiant, as many OF them hav
for years labored along with mortgages upo
their places and handicapped by the periodieS
failures In crops"
Arthur G. Raycraft OF Carson, New, Is at tn
! Russ. He is one of remarkable family, whic
? | consists Of eight boys and two girls. The as