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structure has about twenty-one times
the volume and over 300 times the
weight of the modern building.
Evidently. in respect of the bulk and
weight of our buildings we cannot COM
pete with the ancients, and as the
pyramid is no longer a popular form
of mausoleum, it. is not likely that we
shall ever attempt to.
1t is a curious fact. which will come
as surprise to many of our readers
that, for all it's great size and mass
this building is no heavier than the
latest ocean liner the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. The building contains about
5000 tons of steel and $1,000 tons of other
material, chiefly brick and terra Gotta,
making a total weight for the building
of 10000 tons. The Kaiser Wilhelm
displaces 10000 tons of water, and
therefore equals the towering 'sky
scraper" in weight. The extreme length
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15
Special to The Sunday Call.

Special to The Sunday Call
~ UR new islands in the West In
dies furnish one opportunity for
Yankee speculative genius that
has been curiously overlooked.
On the submerged rocks and
reefs and in the dangerous pas
ages around Cuba and Porto Rico lie
untold wealth-millions of dollars in
gold coin, silver bars and jewels. In
the past SPANS rapaciOus rule has pre-
vented the recovery of. much of this
treasure, although several men have
been made millionaires by the findings
q of divers in Cuban waters.
During the early years of SPANS
rule in the New World hundreds of gall
icons sailed yearly from Mexico and the
shores of South America for Spain,
stopping at the ports of Cuba and pass
ing out into the Atlantic through the
Windward Passage. For more than a
century there was a close rivalry be-
tween the buccaneers and the hurri-
canes to see which could sink the
greater number of these treasure fleets.
In many cases the location of the
wrecks is now definitely known, while
in many other the records at Madrid
and at Havana show the location only
approximately. West Indian waters
outside of the harbors are exceedingly
clear, so that it is Oftentimes possible
to see to the depth of eighteen or
twenty feet. making it easy for divers
TO make the necessary exploration. In
deed, with some of the recently in
vented submarine boats, such a boat,
for instance, as Simon Lakes Argo-
naut, which crawls on the bottom of
the sea, ii would be a comparatively
easy task to prowl around on the bot
tom of the sea and discover these old
wrecks and loot them of their gold.
- Lost $1,000, 900 Every Year.
A little research into the musty re-
cords of Madrid show that during the
early part of the seventeenth century
over thirty million dollars worth Of
silver alone was shipped to Spain
During the latter part of the seven
. teenrh century one mine, the Valen-
ciana,. Of Guanazuato, employed 1000
slaves, and the company owning it lost
SGOQ9,0OO every year by pirates and ac-
,CTdents at sea without in the least i'm
pairing its credit in European markets
Most of these enormous losses strew
the ocean bottom around the West IN
: dian islands. A careful search of old
Spanish records would reveal the ap-
ptoXimate location of scores of the
treasure wrecks so that they could be
visited with very little difficulty.
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1886 feet abC5e the sidewalk, while the
top Of the cupola on the towers is 800
feet above the same level. The flag pole
truck is fifty-seven feet above the
cupola, while the feet of the piles are
fiftyfour feet below the street level;
hence the total height of the building
from shoe of piling to truck of flag pole
is over 500 feet.
Although tn building admits of com
parison in respect Of height with the
pyramid when we come to the question
of volume and weight our nineteenth
century effort sinks into positive 'insig-
nificance The pyramid, in its present
mutilated condition, has base of
about $50 feet. It's present volume is
estimated at about 80 900, 900 cubic feet,
and it's weight at 6.316,000 tons. The
Park Row building has a volume of
1906, $50 cubic feet and a total dead
weight of 10000 tons, so that the ancient
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house and left his descendants among
the wealthiest in New England by
sharing the secret of a smuggler, who
saw plate fleet go down in storm
about half way between the nearest
points of Cuba and Hayti. "Phipps for
yet it is said that he found only one of
the sunken ships of the fleet containing
not less than thirty-two tons of silver
with jewels enough to make $2O00,OO0
The remainder OF the vessels still lie off
the eastern point of Cuba, and they are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15

Mrs Blykins Reported Progress.
The gentleman who had rung the bell
several times before the servant let
him in was looking. surprised and. a
trifle apprehensive when Mrs. Blykins
came into the room.
Il called" he explained, ito inquire
about your husbands health. He and I
belong to the same organization, and
several of the members desired me to
call and see how he is getting along.
We We're very sorry to hear of his ILL.,
ness
It's very kind of you" she an
swered
There was a crash which shook the
chandelier.
She paid no attention to it.
Il think it win be only day or two
before he is able to get out and go
down town." she added.
The slamming of doors echoed heavily
through the house.
Has he been dangerously sick"
Not until to-day"
But 1 understood you to say that he
was convalescent."
Il think 1 may say that he is so. He
wasn't we'll enough to be dangerous till
this morning But before noon he had
discharged the trained nurse, quarreled
with the cook, smashed a rocking chair
against which he stubbed his toe and
thrown the canary bird out of the win
dow. Those are always hopeful syrnp-
toms with him, and feel fairly rjusti-
fed in saying that he is convalescent."
Washington Star.
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estimated to contain many millions Of
dollars
Millions in Bullion.
Another treasure wreck is the center
of. a most romantic and thrilling story
of crime. In the year I'LL Charles
Vane, a notorious pirate of the West
Indies. captured about $50, 900 in pieces
of eight that were being taken by div
ers from one of five plate ships that had
gone down in a storm just east of Key
West The silver bars, as they were
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lot of grayish metal, which some wise
acre on board decided to be tin ore, and
not wishing their newly acquired yes
sci to be laden with such trash, the
leader ordered it to be thrown over
board, and there it lies to this day. not
far from the Colorado banks, not less
than fifteen tons of fine silver bars.
Phipps' Enormous Fortune.
Sir William Phipps, baronet of New
England. who was once Governor Of
Massachusetts, enriched his ancestral
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Small Johnny had on his best clothes
one Sunday, and his mama told him not
to play in the dirt with them on.
Don't they have any dirt in heaven
to play in?'' he asked.
mo, of course not" replied his
mother.
Then what do little boys do up
there?" queried Johnny.
20, they play harps and sing and sit
under beautiful trees was the reply.
We'll" said the little fellow, Il don't
see how they can have trees If there
amt no dirt."-Houston Daily Post.
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=. ~ undertake the construction of
~ lofty Office buildings until they
Il 4 had become a familiar feature in
= the architecture of some Western
:citfes, it has run them up in such num-
bers and to such unprecedented heights
in. the last ten years that they have
now become the most characteristic and
8trusive feature of it's architecture.
Towering high above the tallest Of
these great structures is the vast bulk
Of the Park Row building, which lifts
it's twin towers 800 feet into midair and
unfurls its two flags over the city at
a height Of 447 feet above the sidewalk
AS regards the engineering and archi-
tectural problems presented, it must be
confessed that the first have been
easier Of solution than the second. 1t
is simple matter TO pile story upon
story and so proportion columns and
Orders toload1 that the structure shall
possess eternal stability, but it is an
. altogether different problem for the
architect to cl1the the skeleton" with
a. mantle of stone and glass that shall
: appear diversified, yet dignifed and ap-
!: prOpriate.
The Park Row building is consider
ably the tallest commercial building in
1.-The world,
d. The sketch, which is drawn strictly
Ito scale, shows the relative height
" above ground level of several notable
structures in this country compared
with that fay rite reference scale for
height AID bulk-the great Pyramid Of
Egypt. It will be seen that while the
Park Row building greatly exceeds the
World building, the dome of the Capt.
toll at Washington and the spire of
Trinity Church, New York, it requires
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Boston father-What is it?
Philistine nurse-A boy.
Boston father-Bahl I mean an az
nostic or a positivist?-Town Topics.
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the base of the building is only 7Ox75
feet The design of the building is
the most graceful and symmetrical of
any business structure in EXISTENCE
tall, square tower surmounted by a
magnificent dome of carved stone. q.
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TolleSt Modern
Office Bulldog

Height, 800 feet; number of
stories, %; depth of foundations.
"a feet; height from bottom of
foundations to top of fagpole.
sol feet; number of offices. $50:
estimated number of occupants.
1000; number Of windows, 2095:
total weight, 10000 tons; cost
$2,400, 600.
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LTHOUGH New York city did not
undertake the construction of
lofty Office buildings until they
II had become a familiar feature in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
NEW ORDER INSTITUTED.
Ccuroll Of Tho fralemlss Accident Order ui
Philadelphia Organized in This ClL

Last evening a council Of The Fra
ternities Accident Order of Phnadel-
phia was organized i'm King Philip hall.
with a membership Of rs charter mem
bers selected from among the leading
fraternal order members in Provi-
dence. The purposes of the order are
TO unite those already members OF
other fraternal orders between the
ages or is and go years for protection
from disability from accident or sick
ness. only seleotcd risks are writer.
thus members are enabled to secure
the maximum OF protection at the min
imum Of cost.
The following officers were elected
ana then installed by George u. TAFT.
general supervising equity: Coun-
c.llor. \. o. Blake: vice councillor. IF
Coffin; past councillor. Torrance NJ.
O'Reilly. secretary l. ter j. Fitzger-
aid: treasurer. John j Devenish; chan
lain, Albert J. batchelder: guide. Mel
vim III. smith. warden. :. NJ. Thomp-
son. sentry. Charles Connolly: meii-
cal examiner Edgar G. Gates. VI. ID.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
WILL EVER BE KNOWN
AS THE DEWEY ARCH.
Col. Church of the Executive Com
mittee, Says Memorial Will
Bear Name of Hero of rIaniIa.

monument TO Dewey and his battle at
Manila bay was concerned, and that
when built Il would commemorate the
deeds OF no one in particular, and the
navy as a whole throughout It's his
tory.
Colonel Church showed much emotion
while declaring that the committee was
as loyal to Admiral Dewey as the indi-
vidual members were the morning the
Olympia came up the bay.
1T was a shameful attack" declared
Colonel Church referring 20 the storm
of abuse heaped on the admiral over the
transfer of the house. There was no
excuse for II, and IL will not lessen our
love and respect for him or change us
i'm our purpose to build this arch for
him and i'm his honor.
THE arch is to be the Dewey Arch in
the sense that IL has always beep.-If
you will look at the arch" added the
colonel, pointing a the picture near his
desk. you will find eight full size fig
urcs and eight medalions. The full size
figures are those Of Commodores Jones.
Hun, Decatur McDonough. Perry and
Cushing with Admiral Farragut first Of
course. The medallons are OF Admirals
Worden. Davis. Dahlgrcn and Commo-
dores Preble. Bainbridge, Foote and
Barry. IL is not only Dewey arch. but
a tribute to the whole navy. The archi-
lecture of the arch shows that. The in
scription shows that TO the glory of
the American Navy. and in greeting TO
our admiral. a grateful city relying on
their valor has built this arch
1T is certain that the fame of Admir-
al Dewey and the battle OF Manila bay
, is 10 be commemorated in the arch, and
there is little doubt that it will be
known as the Dewey Arch just as the
Trafalgar column IN London is called
the Nelson Monument. IL viii always be
known as the Dewey Arch" repeated
, Colonel Church, to emphasize his state
ment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
RULING ERRONEOUS.
Appellate Court So Decides in Tho Case Of Ellen
N. ThackeraI vs.. VIM EldLuan.

The exceptions Of plaintiff in the case
of Ellen NJ. Thackeray VS.. William Ell
digan TO the rulings Of the justice of the
Eleventh judicial district court were to-
day sustained rfru T7rIvJFr1TrtF- court.
Judge Tsllinghast writes the opinion of
the court.
The opinion Is as follows: This case
Is before us on exceptions to the ruling
of the district court OF the Eleventh ju-
dicial district The action is trespass on
the case for The defendant plead
ed in abatement setting up in sub
stance, as we understand the plea that
the action should have been an action
of waste Gen. Laws II. |. cap. 26s. in
stead OF an action OF the case for
waste. The court sustained the plea and
ouashed the writs TO which ruling the
plaintiff duly excepted. We think the
ruling was erroneous.
Case is the proper common law
remedy for injury 10 the reversion.
The statutory remedy for waste pro-
vided by Gen. Laws r. /. cap. 26S does
not take away the remedy at common
law IL is 20 be regarded as cumulative.
and not exclusive. II the statement had
created a new right and at the same
time given a remedy. such remedy
would probably have been exclusive
But as the statutory remedy is merely
cumulative the plaintiff had his election
as TO which action ne would bring.
Moreover II Is 10 be observed that
our statute of waste gives a remedy in
the affirmative, without any negative
expressed or implied, for matter which
was actionable at common law, as
aforesaid.And in such cases the COM
mon law remedy is not taken away"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24

New York, Nov 24.-It is still 10 be
the Dewey Arch despite the incident of
the admirars transfer to his bride Of
his home in Washington, gift by pop
ular subscription, and the immediate
transfer by her to the admirars son,
George Goodwin Dewey
This is the stand taken by the CON-
mittee for the perpetuation of the arch.
Colonel William Conant Church, chair
man OF the executive committee, made
a statement yesterday afternoon in re-
gard to the relation Of the arch TO Ad-
miral Dewey obviously intended to on
set the published reports that the com
rfiutee. exasperated by the transfer by
Admiral Dewey or the Washington
home to his wife. had washed its hands
of him so far as making the arch a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
rlR. HOBARTS REMAINS
WILL LIE IN STATE.
Placed i'm CHARTERED Oak Casket and
Removed to the Library of
Carroll Hall Today.

Paterson. n. j., Nov. 24.-The re-
mains Of Vice President Hobart were
placed in the coffin at $3.50 this morn
ing and the public will have an oppor-
tunity to view them this afternoon
from 2 to o'clock. The body has been
removed from the room where the
vice president died to the library where
it will lie in state.
The casket is Of solid English quar-
tered oak with heavy moulding ana
conner ornaments. The ornaments are
after the gothic style. There are eight
handles to the casket. three on each
8 dc and one on each end. They are
made of solid silver and are very mas
sive. The casket has a metallic lining
with tufted white satin body and satin
pillow. A..
SENATE and friends OF the Hobart fam
ily were working on the funeral ar
r9ngements long after midnight, but
we're not ready this morning 10 make
onv official announcement of the de-
ta1s Th.re will be- 81 pail bearers,
.ie,f reDresenting the United States
sepate. eight representing tn House OF
po,resenfg gtives. eight personal pall
hsdrers selected by MIR. Hobart. two
months before his death. and eight
members or The SyuHtu police, who witt
act as quarter b arers. IL was origi-
nallv proposed TO form procession
frcm Carroll hall 20 the Church Of the
neaeemer. headed by President Mckin-
lev and Cabinet. but Attorney General
Griggs told the committee that the
president would be exposed TO danger
I'm "a large crowd.
The President and Cabinet will 60 "a
the church in carriages but the % pail
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24

Beers have only sent an occasional
shell into the British camp since this
morning. The range of the British
guns is not sufficient for them TO be
effective. An official native runner
corroborates vhe report that heavy
firing has occurred northwaI'd. The
runner. who is from Estcourt, says he
was captured by the Beers who infest
the heights northward. He adds that
they searched him but failed to dlscov-
er The dispatches.
The Beers are In strong force under
the cover of a hill on which are TWO
guns. When the British opened fire the
runner escaped in the confusion. The
same runner was at Ladysmith last
week. He reiterates that heavy fighting
occurred there. The Beers, he claims,
made several attempts TO capture the
British camp, but we're repulsed with
heavy loss. The native explained the
failure of the assaults by saying that
every time the Beers approached, the
British set the whole country ablaze
killing everyone within reach.
CONDITION AT MAFEKING.
Magalapa, Cape Colony, Sunday, Nov.
ia dispatch received here from Ma
feking dated Wednesday, Nov. Is, says:
The garrison is cheerful. but sae po-
A oi'i'h 10 boiis tloNiHt lDOTt
Beers are always drawing their en-
trenchments closer and are incessantly
| plying the British with artillery and
musketry fire. The garrison Is living al
most entirely in underground shelters
and the health of the troops is suffer-
ing"
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
Cape Town. Nov. 24.-An unconfirmed
report has reached here to the effect
mat Gen. White recently caught the
Soers in trap at Ladysmith by in
ductng a Beer detachment to venture
into the open country around the Brit
ish camp, wf/l the British made a sor-
tie and captured the attackers. IL Is
difficult. however. to believe that news
of such importance would not have
been officially announced. and ut Is held
that il Will probably turn out to o.
the same sortie as reported from the
Boer headquarters Nov. %. Three
squadrons of African light horse have
gone northward. Late arrivals from
Pretoria estimate the total Boer casu-
alties at 1000 men. half of whom We're
killed. They say also that the race
course there is being prepared for In
the event OF a siege and the guns of
.he fort are trained on =. in case the
prisoners should attempt TO escape. A
Maxim is placed at the gate OF the race
course.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
Minister on Trial Before a Council Of Union
City Baptist Church.
MISS SQUIRES SAYS He KISSED HER
0ttsrsd Her Revolver and Tod Her 10 Shcol Him
but She Refused Bestowed Affections
on Miss Simmons Also.

Waterbury. Conn. Nov. 24.-The dis
ruption in the Baptist church at Union
City. which reached a climax in the
meeting of the conncil last night, fol-
lowed charges brought by two well
known young men that the young pas
tor. a polished minister and a gradux e
OF Yale. had alienated the affections of
their respective fiancees. The charges
against the popular young clergyman
have created a profound sensation and
the entire population OF Union City is
awaiting with intense interest the ac-
lion OF the council.
The Rev. T. Carson Hanna is the pas
tor in question. He is 2S years of age
and popular. He was educated at Yale
and the University OF Pennsylvania.
TROUBLE DATES FROM soCIABLE
The trouble dates from Church So
ciable' some time ago. at which the
parson met many of the members Of
the congregation. He was attracted By
two in particular-Miss Eta simmons
and Miss Irene Squires. Miss Squlres
says the parsOn became infatuated
with her. and that after the sociable
he frequently called on her. On these
occasions, she saws. he kissed her. and
when she upbraided him he drew a re-
volver and asked her TO shoot him. Up
on her refusal, she says, he threatened
to shoot himself.
He next bestowed his affections. ac-
cording to the testimony, upon Miss
Continued on Page Three)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
NOTES FROM CITY HALL.
Two New Cases Of Dphlhera Reported cOmniI'e,
on Rartor FOLDS MleIInp

Superintendent Of Health Chaplin re-
ports two new cases OF diphtheria on
Elmwood street, both patients being
taken TO the Rhode Island hospital.
According 10 the records al city Hall
Thomas f. Farrell has attached the
property OF John and Catherine ". Nc
Laughlin for 800.
The Joint standing committee on har-
b0rs OL lhc city council met ln Council
-CleIk- -naYden,s- -onlce this Afternoon FOR
the transaction OF regular business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
FIRE IN BOX FACTORY.
Fifty Girl Employees Had Difficulty In Escaping
from The Burning BuIdnz

Lynn. Nov. 2i-Fire broke out this
morning In the four story wooden
building owned and occupied as a pa-
per box factory by George H. Allen.
catching from an overloaded shafiing
box. In the top story Some nfty girls
employed In the factory escaped win
difficulty The loss. principally on dam
aged stock. Is over 5000; fully covered
by Insurance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
TO LUDLOW ST. JAIL.
Francois Book Could Not Furnish
$4,000 Bail al New York.
Charge Against Hin is That Of Smuggling
10000 lmItatIO, Pearls.

A dispatch from New York TO the
News says Francois Book ne jeweler,
who was arrested last Sunday on a
charge of smuggling imitation pearls TO
the number OF 100000 Waived exani-
nation today and was held i'm $4,000 bail
for the grand jury. He was unable 20
give bail and sent TO Ludlow street Jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24

bearers will walk to the church The
Union League club of New York mas
asked for 80 tickets. but on account Of
the limited capacity of the church the
cluo VIII have to be content with 10.
Col. Bright expects at least GO
members of the Senate. about 20 mem-
bers Of ne House OF Representations.
Mrs. Mckinley or the ladies OF the
Cabinet will not De here, but IL is ex-
pected that the wives OF the Judges Of
the Supreme Court will attend the
funeral.
Continued on Page Twol