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about thirty-three years. The others
are about twenty-five years old.
The balloon in which the party is
travelling is declared to be the largest
ever constructed. When inflated it
measures from mouth to head lis feet,
and it's greatest circumference is 22S
feet. More than 1000 yards of Pilgrim
cloth was required for it's manufacture
This cloth is sewed in three thicknesses,
and the bag is lined with oiled silk 1t
is also thoroughly coated with prepara-
tions which make it impervious to the
weather. These dimensions are much
larger than those of the balloon of
Prof. Andree.
From the balloon hangs an immense
car, the most commodious ever sent
into the clouds. 1t is circular in shape,
"a feet in diameter, and feet high. In
addition to living and sleeping apart
ments there is a complete plant of Don
Carlos invention for generating gas and
keeping the balloon supplied with DOW
er while in the air. The capacity of
the balloon is 1885, 900 cubic feet, and it
cannot lose more than two per cent.
Instead of having only one escape.
valve in the top, like most balloons, this
one has four, placed equi- distant from
each other in the sides. This novel ar
rangement of valves enables the aero
nauts to adjust the balloon to the vari-
GUS winds and currents it encounters
1t is steered by a rudder of sixteen
f1anges which is so arranged that il
may be moved at will around the car
The rudder may also be used as a pro-
peiler.
II have an improved apparatus for
manufacturing hydrogen cases." said
Don Carlos in speaking of his trip, land
for mixing oxygen and hydrogen to
produce a non-condensing gas. The
furnaces are cylindrical metallic cas-
ings with asbestos Innings. forming a
conically-shaped fire-pot in the bottom
of which are CRATES which support the
charges of material"
The car is divided into two stories, its
several compartments as comfortably
equipped and furnished as small fiat
On the first floor are the generating and
storage rooms. In the latter are kept
the voyagers' provisions, clothing and
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they summon up enough courage to
make a balloon ascension, but women
seem to have no fear.
perhaps they do not fully appre-
ciate the risk. But Miss Lee is the
most reckless aeronaut of her sex. The
prospect of this trip simply fills her
with delight and have become as en-
thusiastic about it as she. I believe we
can show the pack travellers, who climb
wearily over the hills to the Klondike,
that there is an easier, speedier, and
less expensive way to reach the gold
fields; and 1 should not be surprised if
our method of covering the journey is
initiated by others before the close of
the next season.
So great is the confidence of a num-
Der of capitalists in this daring plan,
that they are reported to have backed
the enterprise to the amount of $780,
900. 1t is further stated that among
those interested in Miss Lees voyage
are Henry Jacobs, a we'll known con-
tractor of Kansas City, John A. Low
of Millersburg, Ohio, who is a retired
banker, and Frank Allmon, one of the
wealthiest and most popular bonifaces
in the Buckeye state.
| After passing as far West as Kan
sas City. the "Klondike'-which is
the appropriate name borne by this
unique balloon-will be brought to
earth, so that it can be thoroughly over
hauled and re-provisioned. From Bis
marck the journey will be continued to
Seattle, and from the latter city, its
course will be straight toward Juneau,
where the last descent will be made be-
fore the final plunge northward to the
gold fields In the Klondike, Miss Lee
intends to stake out a claim and work
it on shares with her fellow-voyagers.
Whether this bold new woman pio-
neer will meet with the success which
she SO confidently anticipates in her
hazardous enterprise, is question that
cannot yet be answered. Seldom in the
history of ballooning has journey so
long and adventurous been recorded,
and never since the first ascension has
woman had the hardihood to set out
upon an aerial expedition Of such mag
nificent boldness as this trip of Miss
Eola Lee.
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enced the ups and downs of an enthusi-
astic aeronaut since she was a mere
slip Of girl. She is now at that age
where a woman is no longer twenty
one but will not permit herself to be
called thirty.
Miss Lee is a new woman only in SO
far as she is enterprising and unconven-
tional in her occupation. Ma1nDt.in her
bearing, brilliant conversationalist
with the refined features and easy man
ner of a society belle, Miss Zee is the
last person in the world one would
point out as an absolutely fearless
aeronaut; yet she has had many thrill
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Don (AeLos STEVENS

years to do it, but without success. 1t
would be of great value to them in sub
stituting power for hand work in turn
ing out fine engraving.
when the Bureau of Engraving was
engraver, Mr. Morris. told me he had
found out how he could prevent the
raising of the So bill. Look at the back
of the new 81 note and you will see
very elaborate g at the left of the dou-
BILE vignette, and the reverse of the
same design on the opposite side. That
is the design which the engraver
thought would prevent raising. Now
look at this note
The Chief laid on the desk before me,
face down, what seemed to be S. note.
The figure IS" appeared in many places,
| in the familiar block characters used
on currency.
| Look at the scroll at the side of the
vignette," said the Chief.
1t was a very pretty scroll, Of a de-
sign which seemed familiar In a mo-
ment I recognized it. 1t was the scroll
2' which the engraver had thought
would be such stumbling block to
money -raisers.
That is So note raised to S." said
the chief. you see, the man who did
the work paid no attention to the '2' on
each side of the vignette; and as soon
as you remove the other 2s on the note
or turn them into SIS, these become in
effect only scrolls. There is a great
deal of note-raising going on-much
more than there is of counterfeiting
The reason for that is that the man
who raises notes needs no confederates.
He can both make and pass the money,
and do it very quickly. Does it pay for
the work involved? I should say not,
even leaving out the question of pun
ishment. You see, the man who raised
this note made only So, and he took the
chance of ten-year term
There is always something new in
the world of counterfeiters; but the
official year just closed has been COM
paratively barren of sensations. One
reason for this is very curiously asso-
cated with the changes in the charac-
ter of magazine illustration. Every one
who buys the cheap magazines knows
that most of their pictures are "photo-
engravings," or "half-tones," which do
not require the work of skilled engrav-
ers except for touching them UP and
making the lines clearer. The falling
off in the demand for hand engraving
has lessened the number of engravers.
which is diminishing every year; and
this is reducing the number of possible
counterfeiters. Every good engraver
In the country is under the surveillance
of the Secret Service Bureau, because
any expert engraver may become a
dangerous counterfeiter at any time.
AS engravers become scarcer the work
Of the Secret Service Bureau becomes
less. That is one reason the record of
the past year shows only one new coun-
terfeiter of currency-a young man who
had plant" on University place, New
York. This young fellow was a grad
uate of the Elmira Reformatory. He
was not an engraver, but some artist
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ing adventures above the clouds, and
can recount not a few narrow escapes
from death.
Miss Lee is slender, graceful blonde,
somewhat above medium height. Her
hair is of the wavy kind, light brown
and rather closely cropped, and the
beauty Of her clear cut features is en-
hanced by a pair of bright blue eyes.
Miss Lee was born in Lancaster, Ohio
Her first ascension was made with the
late Prof. Mcdonald at Cincinnati; she
was then but fifteen years of age.
When the first news of the remarkable
finds in the British Columbian gold
fields was spread throughout the coun-
try, Miss Lees spirit of adventure be-
gan to disturb the tranquility of her
mind. AS the repetitions of the scenes
Of the old '49 days in this new Ell Dora
do of the far north were narrated to her
by fortunate friends who had Struck
1t rich," her determination to see this
land of gold with her own eyes became
more fixed. Having made up her mind
to go to the Klondike, it was only
natural that she should choose the bal
loon as the speediest and, to her mind,
the most available means of travel.
But Miss Lee found that it would be
ucCCSSdIy " nave d DdilOOH e4pIGSSly
made for such an unusual expedition,
and that the balloon proper, as well as
the car attached to it and all the ap-
paratus used in connection with them,
would have to be of a special charac-
ter. Her balloon must be as strong and
unique in construction as the one in
which Prof. Andree set forth in quest
of the North Pole; but all this did not
daunt the daring new woman aeronaut
Arriving in New York, Miss Lee made
arrangements with Don Carlos Stevens,
balloonist of many years experience,
who with Prof. Charles LaStrange, a
young but expert aeronaut, undertook
to build and launch a cloud-craft that
would not only withstand the buffetting
OF the upper air currents but would also
provide kind Of suspended camp, i'm
pervious to cold. and light enough to
be easily carried by a gas-bag of suita-
bic proportions. The building of this
ideal air-ship is at last practically
completed. Miss Lees castle in the air
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FiG. l. TOWNSHIP PLAN
SHowIso ARRANGEMENT OMAN ROADS

cess, and is caught So the farmer with
small capital in this country is caught
by the bait of a section or quarter sec
ton, and he or his tenant-after the
mortgage is oreclosed-marches into
town complaining that after years of
labor farming doesn't pay. Fortunate
ly. our American cities are still in the
initial stages of 'submerged-dom when
there are among the poor plenty of
country-bred people who know some
thing of farming. We shall begin with
these They will need less educating"
"As to practical Details" I suggested;
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back every cent expended upon them
for houses, land and tools, and interest
at 5 per cent. besides; but they can do
this easily on the installment plan,
where it would not be possible for them
to furnish capital for an independent
start"
"Will the city poor be willing to go
into such an enterprise, in view of their
usual distaste for a country life?"
That's the great advantage of an ir-
rigation colony" replied the Com
mander. "It will be city, with
schools, churches and other advantages,
and with hundreds of neighbors. We
take them in quantities. I can't much
blame a man who doesn't care to go as
a laborer on ranch ten miles square,
with no neighbor in sight, get $40 a
month wages, have no chance of getting
married or owning a home. Prosperity
is right ahead. with our plan. Why,
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what kind of houses will you furnish
the colonists?"
1--WE shall probably make deal with
some big lumber company to supply us
with standard portable one and TWO
room cottages which can be set up
cheaply and removed when the occu-
pant is ready to build better one at
his own expense. I have seen quite
neat little portable cabins costing no
more than $50 or $75 each, even at re-
tail. The colonists will have to pay
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try are making inventories of their col
lections. When roundup" of the
contraband material has been made,
the metal will be carted to the Navy
Yard here under guard and put in the
big furnace to be melted and destroyed.
The plaster moulds will be broken to
powder and the counterfeit currency
will be put through the Treasury mac
orator and reduced to pulp.
GRANT HAMILTON.
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate
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Immense Aerial HOuseboat Soon to Start
for the KlOndike Gold Fields.
LATEST FLIGHT OF NEWEST WOMAN.
Plans Of Miss Eola Lee and Her Fellow
Bigger Than Andree's-TwO Story Compartment Car.

has become a picturesque reality, and
she is ready for one of the most dra-
matte and dangerous voyages ever
made by woman since the world began.
Besides Don Carlos and Prof. La
Strange, Miss Lees travelling compan-
ions are said to be Dr. L. G. Heldring,
a Chicago physician, and Mortimer Nc
Kim of New York. Mr.. McKim is the
Oldest man in the party, his age being
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The new woman is on her way to the
Klondike gold fields, and being an es-
sentially intrepid and adventurous
creature, she has scorned the patient
burro and the clumsy raft as a means
of transportation and taken wing lit
orally by the aid of a specially prepared
balloon. The new woman in the pres
ent case is personified by Miss Eola Lee.
q beautiful young lady who has expert
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4, CANTON, Ohio. Feb. IA Kentucky
delegation, composed Of Judge Du Relic.
of the court OF appeals, Frankfort;
James F. Buclsner, jr,, and Charles Il.
Ballard, OF Louisville, was granted an
audience by Presldent-elect Mckinley
this morning. They were closeted to-
gether in the south parlor for an hour.
leaving shortly before noon for cleve-
land.
One of the gentlemen said that there
were many subjects talked over. which
the major would not probably not wish
to be disclosed. They were asked II
the name of St John Boyle was spoken
OF for cabinet position, and said that
his rame was mentioned during the
conversation. Kentucky WOULD be
greatly pleased II one OF her citizens
would be chosen for cabinet POSI-
ton"
In reference to the senatorial affairs
In Kentucky, Mr.. Ballard said that Mr.,
Boyle had good chance OF being
chosen. He said that while DR., Hunter
and Mr. Yerkes are prominently spoken
OF In connection with the senate, Mr..
Boyle IL the faYorite. In reference TO
q special session OF the Kentucky legis-
allure, Mr.. Ballard could not tell wheth-
er one would be called or not, nor could
he name the appointee II Governor
Bradley did not call a special session.
Ex-Governor a. 3. Cornell, Of New
York. who was In Canton week ago,
was again caller at the Mckinley resi-
dence this morning. He had confer
Cnce with the President-elect follow
inE the Kentucky gentlemen. Governor
Cornell declined TO talk as to his mis-
sion al this time, and would only smile
when the names Of prominent men OF
his state were mentioned In connection
with the cabinet.
There Is rumor afloat to-day that
Governor Cornell is considered as q cab
met possibility himself, and that he Is
In the city at this time TO talk over the
motter with the major He was equally
as reticent on this subject as on others.
Hon. John Addison Porter, OF Hart
ford. Conn, arrived in Canton this
morning and called upon the President
elect upon his arrival. Their talk was
short at that hour and he returned later
in the day for lunch and conferred with
the Presldent-elect.
Rev. John Sutherland, OF New Cum
berland, ". Va, was visitor this
morning He IL said to be an aspirant
to the consulship to Jerusalem, and
bears endorsements from Senator Ste
ptcn B. ISllllns and other prominent
men of his ytate
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. a,-Judge
Joseph McKenna, who It was announc-
ed. will be secretary of the interior in
the cabinet OF Prcsident-elect Nc
KinIey, was born In Philadelphia. in
lS4a. When twelve years of age he
was brought by his parents to CalIfor-
MIA, the family settling at Benecln.
He studied law at st. Augustine Col.
lege. being admitted to the bar IN 1865
In the same year, when twenty-five
years OF age. he was elected district
attorney OF solano county, holding the
position for four yencs, In 1875 he was
elected a member OF the state leglsla-
ture nnd In 1879 was elected to Com
grcss, holding the position FOR four
successive years. While serving his
fourth congressional term he was ap-
pointed by President Harrison In 1892
Judge OF the United States circuit
court. succeeding Judge Sawyer. He
has rendered many important decls-
Ions. notably IN connection with the
railroad legislation IN California dur
ing his flve years OF service on the
bench Judge Mckenna has wife and
two daughters who are prominent In
society. All the members of the family
are deVout Roman Catholics,
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CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Feb. D.
Chief Justice snodgrass, OF the supreme
court Of Tennessee, has sent a letter on
the laws OF building and loan associn-
lions In Tennessee 70 Hon. James IL.
Bible. OF thlR city, In which he says that
the decisions OF this court, remote ana
recent, have been uniformly TO tho effect
that the legally chartered hnilding and
loan nssocIatlonS which make legal Con-
trnrta In their buslnuss were entitled
10 the protection OF the law. hs con-
strucd from the Patterson case In 18th
Lcn, through all the succeeding pub
lished opinions of the court There has
been no change In the law by any con-
struction OF ours at Knoxville or else
where
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NEW YORK, Feb S-rho United
States authorities after long inves-
tlgatlon have discovered the manner
in which sets OF uncancelled "newspa-
per and periodical stamps" which are
only used between one department and
another OF the postal service, come In
possession Of philntellsts. II has been
asceTtained that the sets which sell at
Sg07 each have been stolen from the
bureau Of engraving and printing AZ
Washington. Following up this In
formation Hamilton J.. Colman. an
empioye In the chief clerks Office Of
the general land office at Washington,
was arrested to-day. In the possession
OF the prisoner was found uncanceiled
newspaper and periodical stamps to
tho value OF $5,50s. colmaT denied that
hG had stolen the stamps but refused
10 make any statements regarding
fhauN
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bread Riots oasllod.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-A Madrid
to tho Standard tells Of the MARINER "
which strikes and bread riots at Mhds
rid and Arnnjuez were QuIeted by u
militia. According to these accounts
the officers promised to examine into
the popular grievances, During the
riots, the correspondent says, the mob
succeeded In destroying all OF the 0ctrol
posts. The mayor and the municipal
officers were stoned and compelled 70
seek a hurried refuge in the town hall
The police were very forbearlng, larses
Is on account OF the presence among
the rioters OF many women and children,
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Inhrs lIoKsnna,. J. PesItlon.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S-Judge
Joseph McKeuna was to-day shown a
dispatch from Canton, making POSI-
tive announcement that he had been
offered a place In the cabinet. He
was asked to state whether or not he
had accepted the proffered seat. In
reply he said;
81 do not wish to seem evaslve, but
I cannot say have accepted any cabl-
net position. because none has been
rendered me. Major Mckinley has new
er said to me: "Will you accept the
secretaryiDip OF the interior, or will
you accept the -generalship?
He may have made some statements
attributed to him regarding me with
the exception OF the remark OF supreme
bench, but he has never made de-
finite offer to me OF portfolio II he
should do so. viii speak but not un-
Ill first statement comes to me from
Mr. Mex IDlnv "
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Feb. s.-At
walford. Iowa, a little town about
twelve miles southwest Of Cedar Rap
IDS early this morning, the general
store OF NOvak and ZabolIrtcky was
burned. This afternoon the trunk and
skull of a man was taken from the
ruins, so badly burned that It was Inn
possible to identify them and It Is sip-
posed the remains of another man are
vet there Several attempts have
been made to rob the store lately ana
the prOprietors fitted up a room in the
second story and have been sleeping
there. Last night Novak was In COM
pany with Edward Murray, a farmer
living near Waltord. Nothing has been
seen Of either since and II Is Supposed
that Murray went to Novalk's room
to remain with him and that they per-
ished in the flames. The loss IL about
f6t 900
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Csl,bro,r,I I,lbsI salt.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. s-MariS
Hanna. chairman OF the Republican ma
tIonal committee. has been subpOenued
as witness 10 appear IN the criminal
court tomorrow. The cases which call
for his appearance in court are two libel
suits brought against the Commercials
Gazette and the Press Publishing Conn
pany by State Senators e. l., Magee and
William Finn. The alleged libels were
published during the campaign proceed
ing the Republican presidential nominal
tion, The article in tho Commercial
Gazette was headed sold out to Han
ma" The Indictment against the Press
Is for tho publication of similar ar
ticlc and an S-ray picture OF senator
Films head, showing his alleged
PRINCIPAL factors In the then pending
campaign to have been doodle and pop-
fInrity
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scEOONER RRECKEp
And the Crew saved by the BFitlsh
Steamer Jason,

~N+NNsNN
NEW YORK. Feb. 3.--The steamer,
Jason CBrltIsh) Captain FraGer, which
arrived to-day from Jamaica porta,
picked up the crew of the dlsmasted
and sinking schooner, Mary Spragus,
on january Co.. near Crooked Island
passage, and brought them to this
port. The schooner was bound from
Demorern for Philadelphia and left the
former port on January 9. with q crew
of ten hands all told, and cargo OF
800 tons OF sugar
The story OF her loss was graphically
told by Captain Poland He said: "EY-
crythinE vent well until the night OF
January 20, about p. M, when In a
strong southeast gale our forerlgginB
parted, lstting the foremast so by the
board. The main mast In falling
broke rails and stanchionS. smashed
the forward house, and one boat all 70
pieces, the other boat being badly
stove. The ship then fell Off Into the
trough OF The sea and lay for twenty
four hours while we were getting clear
of the wrecltage with the seas making
u clean breach over the vessel and
large quantities OF water got into the
hold The vessel lay IN position for
nine days On the 29th OF January the
steamer Jason hove in sight and In
answer to my distress signal. bore up.
The steamer sent lIfeboat manned
by the CHIEF officer and four seamen.
MT considerable risk, and took US ali ,
on. After we were all safely aboard
the steamer. Captain Frazer sent his
first officer back on board the schoon-
or 10 set lre TO her. as she was likely
to be a dangerous obstruction to nayi.
cation, night coming on and she being
right in the track OF vessels bound q
and from, the Crooked Island passage.
When last seen the Sprague was
aAane fore and aft and burning fierce
~"
The Mary Sprague was three-maSt-
ed schooner of 6l7 tons register. She
was built at Thomaston. Me-, in 1850.
and hailed from that port.
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ANOTHER OONTESsION
Made by Flsnd Who Pat Poison in Ills
aEotheFln Coitso.

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Feb. AT Is ru-
morcahcre ythatc llttonHnoTT,who
along with Lloyd wlntersteen, was IN
dlcted yesterday on tho charge OF at
tempting TO kHl Levi Waller aud family
By blowing up the latter's house with dy-
nnmlte, had made another confession.
The alleged second confession, h0wever,
turns out to be part Of u confession made
several weeks ago, In Il he admits try
Ing TO poison his mother and he also says
he Intended TO shoot Levi Waller.
Knorr is said 20 have pun poison In his
mothers coffee twice, but was detected
by the servant, who threw It out. He
then spread dlphthcrla germs among
her clothes, but to no effect. lie says
that he purchased a revolver az Win
tsrs;oen'E suggestion and lay In walt 20
shoot Mr.. Waller US he went from his Of
flee 10 his home, but falled,to hnd him.
Il Is now said that Wintersteen Is
charged with the burning nf a store he
owned at MOrdunsville. a few miles from
here, AMI upon which he received tho In
surancc. The store was stocked With
goods he removed from the IrondRle COM
pany's store.