Kansas City journal., 1898-03-08
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contract was made by Pittsburg parties
with a Chicago firm Of builders for the
construction Of large building in Pitts
burg. 1t is stipulated that all labor under
the contract shall be performed by Pitts
burg union workmen. the contractors being
under bond Of $4,000 to see that this is
carried out. The contractors are permit
ted to bring but one man with them from
Chicago. who will act as the general su-
perintendent Of construction. and who Ii
bound to see that every man employed on
the building is a member in good standing
Of the organization of the craft at which
he is employed. All men engaged must
present with their application for work
their union cards. This applies to all the
building trades. as well as structural iron
workers. and all others whose labor il
utilized on the building.
Policemen are SO often required to pene-
trate dark alleys and explore buildings that
q light of SINE kind Is necessary, and d.
rector Ritter, of Philadelphia, has deter
mined to introduce a compact. up-to-date
gasoline lamp. Orders for $500 OF these
articles have been given. and as fast al
they arrive they are distributed among the
blue-coated gentry. The new lamp is OF
nickel, cylinder-shaped. and only a trifie
larger than the old candle. The cylinder
is filled with cotton waste saturated with
gasoline. and the wick peeks out OF the
top. They are warranted not to leak, and
the policemen need not worry about carry
ing them loose In their pockets.
English Actor Ratcliffe. the wife beater,
bigamist and perjurer. left the Tombs in
New York. Tuesday. TO do his six months
''bit" on the Island. When he left the pris-
on he was attired as IL for a stroll on
Broadway. His trousers were carefully
creased, and his light colored derby was
small. with a tiny brim. He is as brazen
as ever. I'm going to stay In this coun-
try" remarked the nervy ex-idol Of the
matinee girls, "and they cannot crush me.
although they have me on the hip now.
can easily get an engagement with some
prominent company and then there is the
chance to go into vaudeville. have had
several OFFERS
A recent issue Of the Congressional Rec
ord contained the speech Of February OF
Jerry Simpson. of Kansas, in reply to a
speech by Congressman Mahlon Pitney, Of
New Jersey. Mr.. Simpsons speech as he
delivered would have filled about q page
of the Record. but when 1t appeared in
that publication, four days afterward, IL
filled some three and a half pages. The
printed speech included an article copied
from the Newark Ledger, which Jerry had
UOI Ofliy Hot icdu eS d pat u hSS SPSSNhs
but which was not published in the Ledger
till February 5. two days after Jerry had
made his speech.
The annual payroll of one Fifth avenue
residence In New York foots up $l266o;
but wages are not the only expense at
tached to the servants in a great house.
They must be maintained in a befitting
manner. and at a low estimate this will
fny ard 1nd1 1fyy-
cries. The majority Of the men servants
in the retinues of rich New Workers. are
English, while the maid servants are gen
orally Irish. Swedish or German.
The unanimous support OF biennial ses-
sions by the Democrats in the New York
legislature. at the command of Richard
Croker occasioned an outburst OF poetic
sarcasm on the other side of the house
when the debate was in progress. A wick
ed Republican closed his speech with this
quotation:
Man a thinking being is defined
For using the grand prerogative OF mind.
How few think Justly OF the thinking few:
How many never think who think they do.
The richest baby in the world has been
discovered again. 1t is the 3-year-old son
Of Woolf Joel, favorite nephew of the late
Barney Barnato. Upon this child Barnato
settled before his death the sum of 5000, 900,
the same amount which the present cZar
of Russia has settled upon each of his two
daughters. The three richest babies in the
world are. therefore. this precious infant
Joel and the two equally youthful daugh-
ters Of the czar.
Madame Patti is to be added to the list
of those who have had the uncanny ex-
perience of reading their own obituary no.
tices. The papers by a recent Australian
mail contain full accounts of her life aud
professional career. The cable message an
nouncing the death Of her husband, II.
Nicolini was misread-
Herbert Spencer proved that he Is with
out delusions when he said recently. IF
YOU were to ask so people out Of 100 wheth-
er they would rather take spoonful OF
cod liver oil daily or read chapter of my
book daily, they would prefer the cod liver
Oil.
The horseless cab has made a permanent
appearance in New York. apparently, for
there are now twenty-five in operation. and
the company operating them declares its
intention of putting as many as 1000 al
together into service.
A little mouse created a wild panic in
New York public schoolroom the other
day. and the panic was finally stopped by
the singing Of patriotic song by the
teacher. -