Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-21
| A KANSAS BOY KNlGHTED.
GETs TO NE CHEvALIER OF THE
CROSS or TRISIDAD.
Interesting Episode III the Life OF Henry
n. Cary, a Newspaper Man. Who
Learned the Art In La
tygnc, Kas.

Topeka, Kas., oct 2O-Cspeciai) A Chi
easo paper brings to the journal bureau n
story which cannot fail OF being OF charm
ing Interest to the Kansas reader be-
cause the hero thereof Is an od-time Kan
sas boy who went out into the world and
became eminent in his profession. Henry
y. Cary. who is now managiug editor OF
the New YORK Times, commenced his Jour
naAstic career as reporter upon country
paper tn La CyEne. Linn county, whore
his mother SIN resides, and it is he who
now, having been Invested with the In
signia of the Grand order OF the Cross OF
Trinidad, Eets up closer TO royalty than
any other Kansan has ever been. The
\ couple OF years ago the eccentric
Baron larden-Hiskcy, the millionaire hus-
band of Millionaire Flaglers daughter
picked up The abandoned lnsular rock
called Trinidad, and has ever since been
carrying II In his vest next his heart.
According to the haron's- s--pardon, the
king s-own description, the island is three
mics M,ae and ilye miles long; ana ana has ,is
from the ocean except in very. calm
weather. has noy a single inhaeitainit. NJ
Utopiau colony founded upon 1t. Even the
pigs and goats which once dwelt upon the
barons island have all died Of low spirits
Baron Harien-fIickey's Trinidad is 200
miles on the coast OF Brazil and should
not be confounded with the larger Trini-
comes asphalt for street paving The only
paving material that has any connection
with Baron Harden Hlekey's Trinidad is
the lireproof sort known as good inten-
Xii tha, is thus far visible OF the kingdom
OF his highness James ]. is paper scheme
for colonization, an issue OF postage stamps
that is the glory and delight, Of the boy
collector, and an order OF lSnighthood. This
idea Of clothing the nakedness OF his isl
and IN n ribbon and n postage stamp is Of
n piece with the barou's modest nature.
H.
Bull, Sir knight Cary would probably stil
be nothing more than plain mister and his
caeo, would not he Lady cary. 1t came
about IN this way: Great Britain rashly
in u Of ahsentminaeedness seized Trinii-
station. Brazil made a formal protest and
sent cruiser to the island TO emphasize it's
ownership of the territory, Baron Harden
but he had a grand chancellor located in
West rhirty-siNth street, New York city
Boissiere discharged stiff protest all in
French, at the United states government
calling upon the United states to protect
him and his sovereign In their imperial
rights. The state department could not
read the chaucelior's writing but the New
York Times printed the protest, and NJ. de
Cary with expressions of esteem. and few
days later Mr.. Cary received a heavy, solid
gold Jewel and badge, with a document en-
crossed I'm French TO the effect that:
we, James, Prince OF Trinidad, sovereign
grand master of the Noble order of the
yrnes 25s 81 and taiens of Henry 4 G Gary and
desiring to give him mark Of particular
en- lin TIi@ bG nr4sent bret,i titIa and badEas
Of Chevalier of the Noble order Of the
cross. OF Trinidad. in the hope that he VIII
title and these houors. Given In the Chan
celerle Of Trinidad, and written IN the
The button Of the order and the righ,
to sign himself "CheYamer de- IOrdre