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Evening star., 1898-08-01

WASHINGTON DRESSED BEEF.
Spring Lamb, New York Roast Beef, Del
monico Steak. go to John r. Kelly, 9th St
wing Center mkt Corned Beef specially.
Evening star., 1898-08-01
"Ericsson LineExcursions"

ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM BALTIMORE
To philadelphia tday boat every day Except
Sunday at I:3o a xl00
To Philadelphia might steamers. 81 90
To Philadelphia and return by rail- $500
To Cape May from Philadelphia by raiD s.. -
To Cape May and return tten days. u
To Cape May and return (seascr). $3.50
60 Atlantic City (from Philadelphia by raiD 81 75
To Atlantic City and return (ten days. S. IS
To Atlantic City and return season $4.UO
To Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long Branch. .ss.O0
To Asbury PF Ocean Grove; Long Branch and
return season (from Philadelphia by raID. sc 90
To New York from Philadelphia by rail-. $500
To New York ard return televen Gays. $500
Night steamers texcept Sundays from wharf
Light and Pratt streets, at pm. Write for do.
scriptiye pamphlet and fshing grounds at Better
ton Tickets TOR sale at OFFICE ONLY Also riek-
et3 to Albany. Troy. Saratoga Springs. Newport, r.
l.; Fall River, New Haven. Bridgeport Conn:
Portland Me-. points north. Tickets to phil.
adeiphiS on sale il Washington at b. * o. Ticket
Ofices Pennsylvania avenue. and d. 4 o. dep,t
CLARENCE SiRIYER, Agent. 20i Light ST.. Bal
tin,ore Nd. je3O-32f
Evening star., 1898-08-01
A GOOD SEAT TO
-GH-EN ECHO

and return is assured IL you go via GEORGE
TOWN aud TENALLYToWN ELECTRIC CARS
which connect with avenue cars 32d
and II SITS, a-d IF St" line, SD aud sts,
EVERY TEN MINUTES. On arrival at West
Chevy Chase lone farel board EMPTY CAR GOING
EAST on Wash. and Glen Echo X. r., thus secur-
ing good seats before reaching crowd at 'the cir
cIe" u yKeturning. last connects at West
Chevy Chase with Glen Echo at 1890
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Evening star., 1898-08-01

FOR YOUR ICED TEA
Use "Kenny's Cheon." the best soc. tea In
America. Pue American-reflned Sugars
sold at cost.
q ID KENNY 8 city stores.
Evening star., 1898-08-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.

Try Reisinger's Ice Cream. 2s5 G st. NV.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

South American countries. The republic of
Colombia. along which We have been sail
ing. and of which the Isthmus of Panama
forms a part. is longer from north to south
than the distance between St. Paul and
New Orleans and wider in some parts than
contains more than 500. 900 square miles. 1t
is one-sixth the size of the United States
without Alaska, and it would make over
big as Ohio or Kentucky. The isthmus or
department of Panama has an area almost
four times as big as that of Massachusetts
most as large as Texas. 1 have met a num-
Der of Americans and others who have re-
gently Travelled in many parts Of Colombia
They tell me the country is an undevel-
oped empire and that a great part of it is
as yet UNEMPLOYED. There are some Amer
leans engaged in business of one kind
or another in Colombia. Some are. in
the extreme north in the Chiriqui lands of
the upper isthmus, raising coffee. and 9TH
ers have been buying lands in the Cauca
valley. This valley is over the mountains.
a little back of the Pacific. 1T is several
hundred miles long and about twenty or
more miles wide, and it is said to have
some of the most fertile lands on the globe.
One American, named Elder, who has re-
Gently died, is said to have left a big for
tune made out Of his coffee plantations. I
have heard it said that his income was
did SO little work that the Colombian gov
finally paid a million dollars to
get rid of him.. This was in the case OF the
concession for the Cauca Valley railroad,
which was to connect this rich region with
the port of Buenaventura- 1 am told that
English capitalists have now the concession
and that they will complete the road. 1t is
now about twenty miles long: and the in.
tention is to build 1t on to the capital of
the province. the city Of Cali, which is
sixty-four miles from Buenaventura. In
addition to this road there are a half doz-
en- other little railroads in the country,
comprising altogether about 100 miles of
track, more than one-fourth of which has
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

been built by Americans. The chief bank
OF Panama. that of Henry Ehrman, is
American. The head Of the firm came to
He is now worth several million dollars and
lives in Paris.
A River of Vinegar.
The chief means of getting about through
is on the rivers and on the mule
and donkey paths which cross the noun
tains everywhere. There Is no country
which has a greater number or more Curl
GUS streams. What would you think Of a
river of vinegar? Colombia has one. 1t is
the upper part of the Cauca river. The
Cauc rises in the southern part of the
country near Ecuador and flows $50 miles
north and empties into the Magdalena.
During the first part of its course 1t has
waters which contains ii parts Of %sulphuric
every thousand. 1t is SO sour within some
miles of its source that no fish can live it
1T. and it goes by the name Of the Rio Vim
agre.. which means the Vinegar river. The
Magdalena, the chief river Of Colombia,
corresponds with our Mississippi. it is
more than 1000 miles long: 1t is as wide.
light draught sail weekly from Barran-
auilia, on the Caribbean sea, UP the Mag
and climb up to the great plain of Bogota,
on which Bogota. the Colombia capital, is
situated. Then there are the branches Of
tDe Amazon ana Oh Otner Dig rivers III COL
ombia, so that the country is almost as
well watered as, China Ten of the little
steamers on the Colombia were made at
Pittsburg and brought from New York in
pieces and here put together.
Just a word or SO about Bogota- II Is a
town of 10000 inhabitants, and 1t has
electric lights and a street railroad, which
were put in by Americans. II has a uni
versity ninetv-fve years DID. a national
tkeater, a library of 5000 volumes. an
astronomical observatory n a poor house.
rrLa .1r.-- 10 49, n n1nfr Ahntf n n 4 n rrs1a
higher up in the air than Denver, and its
climate is. I am told. much the same.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

to ave a leaf a foot wide and fifteen feet
long. 1t was this inquiry that brought me
into contact with Mr.. Mansfield and gave
much curious information. Said he:
There is a wonderful variety of plant life
here, and many specimens l believe which
are not generally known"
There are more than twenty varieties Of
bamboos on the isthmas. There are woods
superior in their lasting qualities to the
teak wood of Siam and a great amount of
mahogany and dye woods. There are
plants and woods which the Indians use
for medicinal purposes. which 1 am sur
prised are not taken up by our doctors.
Take the cacique wood. This will stop the
low of blood almost. instantly: If you
scrape off a little dust from a cacique stick
and put it on a cut the blood will tmme-
dIately stop running. The Indians use it
FOR all kinds of cuts. and they say that if
4 person who has a hemorrhase of n
kind takes hold of a caciqCe stick it will
stop it. You find such a stick in many an
indian hut ready for use in case Of acct
dent. This wood is expensive, a piece the
size OF a walking cane costing in Panama
10 and upward. The necha fruit is good
for cancers and tumors. Another tree is a
inake-poison antidote. and Mr.. Mansfield
says that he learns of some new medi-
cinal plant or tree nearly every time he
visits his little plantation away off in the
Interior where he buys Of the Indians and
has a factory for HI making Of al
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

cocks and a quacking and cackling of geese
On the upper deck within ten feet of where
I am writing there are two big eoops full
Of chickens. ducks and geese. The coops
are two-story affairs, walled with Stats.
The chickens are in the top story. some
out To- get an az t Ie wat eph ana e eorrr IN nef the
troughs outside. The ducks and geese are
on the ground floor. A little further over
onions and others containing oranges and
pineapples. The sheep and cattle are in
pens and stalls two floors below. They are
and. kitchens. and where there is what
you DC not find on other ships a travelling
market. There are men who pay big sums
for the privilege of selling on the South
Pacific ships TO the people at the ports.
Our marketmen have in their stock at
present o a dozen wagonloads of
oranges and pineapples from Panama and
ten cattle from Chile and they will load
up with other things at Guayaqu;l. They
will take this stuff TO the ports along the
grows there. will get very high prices.
Travel Is very costly in these ships. There
are two lines which sail between Panama
and Valparaiso. One belongs to the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company and the other
to the Chiieans- The two companies have
combined. and as they have a monopoly
of the business they keep up the rates. +
have never paid SO much for steamship
travel as / am now doing. The fare to
Guayaquil from Panama is $61 in gold for
a distance OF about 500 miles, or more than
8 cents a mile. The fares to Europe by
the nrst-clasS Atlantic liners do not run
more than 3 cents a mile. and on some of
the boats you can go for 2 cents or less.
The freight rates here are also very high,
being about ] cent a pound for this trip.
These lines have steamers every week
north and south from Panama to Valpa-
rsiso. a distance of 1000 miles. The
through rate is SiJi. but all passengers
are charged extra for stop-overs at the
ports. and the local rates are correspond
lngiy higher.
Something About Colombia
I am ~astounded at the extent Of these
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
whirled the register about. Let me see.

whirled the register about. Let me see
Bondly and wife, of Piunkerville. in 81.
I thought so. Never been in a frst-claSs
hotel before. Go back and show them how
to use the electric light Wonder they
didn't send for a tallow CANDLE and DIS
clerk took several of the corridor loungers
into his confidence
Lady says If this hotel can't afford .
lamp to send up a gas stove. and send IL
quick. said the bell boy. who had made the
round trip In phenomenal time. She acts
pretty hot"
Pretty cold, I should think Go back
there and open the register, show the lady
how to use the water faucets and how 70
turn of the electricity. Thank the Lord.
she can't blow it out"
The next word from 81 came with a rush.
It was brought by a vision Of loneliness.
dressed in bewitching style, her face
flushed and her blue eyes throwing OF
sparks. Make out your bill and receipt
il at once she said. as her dainty foot
beat time OIL the marble thing.
But. Mrs. Bondly|
ATTEND to my order. sir. Include IN
your bill a carriage and express wagon
to transfer US and our things. and tell
Mr.. Eondly when he comes in that he will
find US at the other house, where We will
spend the rest of the season. Understand.
we must go at once. / want q hotel where
it will be possible to warm some milk for
baby before the little angel starves TO
death"
Then the loungers had fun with the clerk
and the best he could muster was a sickly
grin.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
FEATURES OF LIVING ON THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN.
THE WONDERS OF COLOMBIA.
MINES OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS THE
ENGLISH ARE WORKING.
River of yfnegar-Woods Which Will
Cure ~Dfsease-The Cacique Wood
Which stops Hemorrhnge-
Pepsfn Fruit-COdee and
ChocoIat bushes.
Copyright. 1895. by Frank C. Carpenter,

Us - AeeAh ~ -.k~
On the Equator. March D.-As I begin
this letter ] am on the hottest geographical
line on the face of the globe. / am sitting
on the deck of the steamship Santiago.
opposite, but out Of sight Of, the coast of
cuado and almost exactly on the equator.
We shall cross IL within an hour. If 1t
were not for a slight breeze which still
follows us from the northeast trade winds
the air would be sitting. and as 1t IL the
very sea seems to steam. At my right
there Is a vast extent of ocean, which
the sun has turned into molten silver. Ten
billion diamonds are dancing up and down
upon the waveIets, and, although I am
under cover. the light of the sun as re-
fected from the water dazzles my eyes as
much as the direct rays Of a July sun at
home. On the opposite side Of the vessel.
in the shadow, the water is of an indigo
blue, and as j stand up and look about me
] see nothing but a vast expanse of what,
in the hot. haZy air. seems to be a steam
ing sea. To the westward stretches the
Pacific. a distance Of about 10000 miles. be-
fore II reaches the lower part of Asia. and
TO the east is the equatorial region of South
America, including snow-capped Andes and
the mighty Amazon my present field of
travel. II IS now three days since l left
Panama for Guayaquil. the port OF Ecua-
dor. and until this morning we have been
sailing by the coast of Colombia. but in
many places Ip mlleS IGOm the sDOTe- III
this way we have saved four days or five
days OF travel. and will make Guayaquil
tn four days, while the coasting steamers
take ten,
A Southern Pacific Steamer.
The boats Of the Southern Pacific are far
different from those on which 1 have cross
ed at different times to Asia They are
unlike the steamers of any other part Of
the world. TIL cabins are larger. and the
quiet of the sea-for you seldom have a
storm here-enables them to keep every
thing open. There is about a quarter of a
mile of walking space on the two upper
decks of the Santiago, and on the top one
there are places where you could almost
lay out a croquet ground and have room
to spare. j awake every morning thinking
! am on my mountain farm in Virginia.
and ducks. We carry all our meat with us.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

ship in the morning. and after that the
town was run on what Chicago's younS
mayor calls ''the wide open" order. Prompt
ly at 1 o'clock the banana lottery had its
weekly drawing. at 2 a cock fight came
the ruined walls of one OF the great
churches of Panama's past. Five bulls
were tortured and one was killed by the
bull fighter thrusting a sword into 1t, and
having missed its heart, pounding and stab
bling 1t in the back of the neck while the
audience howled with delight. In the even
ing tho whole town turned out and walked
up and down the plaza, while the band
played. There were many pretty girls
among the promenaders. but each of the
respectable maidens had one or more Of
her sisters, her cousins or her aunts OF
maturer years with her. and there was nei-
Their flirting nor spooning openly seen. I
am told that even an engaged couple are
not allowed by the better classes of Pana-
manians to go about alone. and that IL
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
A Terrible Sentences
From the New York Sun

From tho New f0rk sun
Don't seem to Like It much down here"
said q conductor Of the local. forming .
hasty opinion OF Hicks 2redicament,
well, / can't say as I blame you Ain
another town IN York state can touch It
A smart fellow wen down hero to Cat
taraugus creek and stole q s1wmnl. which
he set up here all right enough, buS when
him and locke him Up for trespasA OF
course. he was convicted on trial. and tbs
Judge said he might a his choice OF san.
tiary or six lays in this town. Well, sir
at the end of the third day he got q sTsat
big envelope by mail. with something In
and when he tore It open and glanced a
the contents he gave a big shout yellea
neck Catching the train to Buffalo. The
governor had pardoned him.. rating In the
document that the punishmene was too &C.
yere.~
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

one invites his best girl to the theater he
is supposed to include all of the ladies of
the family in the invitation. One Of the
Americans now IN the isthmus when he
first came here gave a young Panama
lady such an invitation and when he ar
rived at the house found a party Of thir-
teen old and middle-aged women ready to
go along with him and his inamorata- The
bills for that night were more. III his
weekly salary. and 1t was only by chance
that hi happened to have enough money
with him to pay them.
FRANZ G.. CARPENTER.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Fooled for Once.

Just after the night clerk had come on at
the hotel and curied his mustache to his
liking. his attention was called to business,
says the Detroit Free Press.
kerosene lamp for 81, requested the bell
boy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

.po 700 10 In 70. smoking. BlooAfyf' IA: ~
wife has n got out. doncher -
Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-08

The Omaha Museum and Theater company
became an addition to local amusements
last night. Its quarters, at 1916 and 1917
Farnam street, were opened to good business
and for first performance the show was
well designed to afford enjoyment to its
patrons. The enterprise is under the man
agement of William H. Troost, who has
personally superintended every detail and
the big force of carpenters and decorators
that have been at work in the building
for the past three weeks have converted
the business block into n very commodious
and attractive place of amusement. The
interior is very prettily decorated and every
convenience that the patronage demands is
afforded. This is especially true of the curio
parlors on the second floor, which are ar
tistically finished In a delicate tint of blue
The curiosities are ranged around the sides
of the room and the rear is occupied by
the stage, on which is given a performance
particularly adapted to the tastes of the
women and children.
The main performance is given in the
theatorium on the first floor, which is
equipped with very pretty stage and 800
opera chairs. The artists who were heard
last night included May Evans, who rem
dered a number of whistling selections in
very acceptable manner; Alma Howard, a
soprano soloist with very sweet voice and
pleasing stage presence, and Nadine.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-08

Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias
has under consideration the establishment of
a uniform rank
The Masonic Grand Lodge OF Nebraska
will hold Its annual meeting In Omaha com
mencing June Is and lasting for several
days.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Crook camr
OF Sons OF Veterans gave a very successful
May party at Morands dancing academy
last Monday night.
Il. M Bartlett. George p. Cronk, NJ. p.
O'Brien and w. d. Taylor of the local Elks
lodge left Thursday for New Orleans, wher,
they will attend the annual reunion of the
grand lodge.
BY invitation Of members of the Grant
post OF the Grand Army OF the Republic, j.
4. Robinson read "Reminiscences OF
Chickamauga" at the last meeting Of the
post.
The decision has been given by the grand
officers OF the Foresters that according to
their constitution all claims for death or
Injuries received in defending the govern
ment will be paid In full and that no special
action is necessary to make the policies of
the order hold during military service.
The Tennessee Red Men, Fraternal Union
Of America, and Woodmen OF the World
seem determined to be fully represented at
the Transmississippi Exposition Com
mittees have already written to Commits
sioner Roose and secured his cooperation
in the securing OF low rates from Ten
nessee.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-08
LOCAL 1REVITIES,

| Fred Lauer, who was accused Of petty
| larceny, was discharged for lack Of prose-
| cution.
Patrick Tuey pleaded guilty to petty lar
ceny yesterday In police court and was fined
| $50 and COSTS
Womans club will meet Monday. May 0,
| at p. m, in tho club parlors.
From now on all members of the police
force will be inspected as to their personal
| appearance before they go on duty each
day.
William Watts calored man, who was
| charged with assaulting Samuel ]. Wander
bilt. was released on motion of the county
| attorney.
Four scorchers, Swan johnson, L. Bauer.
II. H. Donovan and Frank Ward, were ar
| raigned before Judge Gordon yesterday
| and fined 81 and costs.
Fred M. Hammond of 1880 North Seven
| teenth street. accidentally stepped on
rusty nail some days ago and as a result
| is now suffering terribly with an attack of
! lockiaw.
The local Knights of Pythias held brief
services yesterday over the body OF
Frank Mccoy at Swanson's undertaking
| rooms. and the body will be sent to rela-
ti,es at Randolph. N. Y, this evening
A program OF specialties concluding with
| a dance was given Friday night at Engine
rouse NO. ). a numDer OF atnletic eXh1-
| bitions were given and there were several
| musical contributions by the firemen and
| their friends.
| Charles A. Logan, proprietor of farm
, FIVE miles beyond Council Bluffs. Ia, lost
$4 yesterday among Omaha thieves. Sadie
Alcove a colored woman, was arrested for
the theft and was charged with larceny
from the person.
The Irish-Amercan Exposition club will
hold it's next special meeting in the
hall in the Arlington block on Sunday,
May at 2 p. m. Permanent organization
will then be effected, for which reason
| full attendance is expected.
The work on the upper floors of the new
postoffice has been progressing very slowly
of late, but the difficult parts are all passed
now and work will progress rapidly from
now on. The contracts have all been let
| and the only delay will be on lack of ma
terial.
The United States grand jury was grind
ing away yesterday. but nothing Of impor-
tance was done. About fifty cases were dis
posed of last week. but 80 far no informa-
tion is given out concerning indictments.
The jury adjourned at 2:30 yesterday aft
ornoon but will be in session again to-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-08
Personal PARAGRAPHS.
. John Alling, jr., is In the city.

John Alling. jr., is In the city.
United States Senator F. E. Warren of
Wyoming Is at the Milard.
w. A. Dilworth L. C. Chaplin, Alfred S.
Cooley and A. c. Langdon are Lincolnites
at the Barker.
T.. Corbin Of Grand Island. d. A. Chamber
lain of Wymore, Curtis Cook Of Kearney
and Robert II. Lord of Genoa are state
guests at the Barker.
Miss Marie Heath OF Chicago. Miss Alma
Howard of San Francisco, Mile. Nadine OF
Chicago and Miss Edna Eddy Of Chicago are
vaudevilles playing the Omaha circuit stop
ping at the Barker.
John e. O'Brien of Pittsburg, J. v. Zerby
OF Chicago, o. E. Foster of Deadwood, G. r.
Truax OF Atlantic, Ia, C. e. wilkins of
Philadelphia, ]. T. Hogan of Sioux City, ii.
NJ. Rogers of Chicago and f. +. Henry OF
Cincinnati are commercial men spending
Sunday at the Barker.
Nebraskans at the hotels: w. C. Alex
ander. Pender; w. W. Murray, Arapahoe;
A. Wickstrom, Wilcox; s. ]. Weeks. O'Neill i:
John ]. O'Shea, Madison Perry Moss and
son, Fremont. A. J. Webster, Falls City:
George Rogers. wife and son, Otis Whipple,
Lincoln; G. o. Hutchett, Wymore; M. ID.
Billmeyer Lexington; M. M. Robertson,
Norfolk.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-08
Movements Of Peouye

Mr.. Gould Dietz is in Sheridan, wyo
Miss Win!fred Keane has returned from
Chicago
Mrs. R. H. Clarkson has returned from
the east
Mrs. Jay d. Foster is visiting friends in
Burlington, Ia.
Miss Flora Webster has returned from
an eastern trip.
Mrs. Fitch and Miss Fitch have removed
to 1136 South Thirty-first street.
Mrs. wilkins arrived in Omaha on Sat-
urday to attend the Wilkins Colpetzer nup-
tials.
Miss Elsie Reasoner, who has been visit
Ing friends in Chicago, returned to Omaha
yesterday.
Miss Nellie Connor left last Monday for a
months visit with friends in Des Moines
and Vail, la.
Mrs. Joseph A. Sykes and Mr.. BENJAMIN
part Of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. NJ p Fell and daughter left yesterday
afternoon for Cleveland, where they will
enjoy fortnight's visit.
Mr.. w. s. Rector and family have taken
rooms at the Murray hotel for this month.
after which they will reside at 621 Park
avenue
r. r. Barnes of Clyde, N. Y, on his way
home from the Pacific coast, is stopping
with his nephew, Mr. e. B. Talmage. zoos
South Twenty ninth street.
Dr. Robert Percival Jensen received his
appointment as first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon OF the First regiment Nebrask a
volunteers. last Tuesday morning. He passed
his examinations and left for Lincoln the
same day. DR.. Jensen is an Omaha bay.
having been born and reared in this city'
He received his medical education at the
John A. Creighton Medical college, where
ne was graduated two years ago, being the
youngest member of his class