Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-10
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
An Over Jealous Clipper.

OF CURRENT INTEREST.
An Over Jealous Clipper.
Editor Medill never taxed his memory
with the contents of his paper except its
editorial page or matters of national i'm
portance. This led to some humorous in
cidents, one Of which has been interestingly
told, thus: He was an inveterate reader
of exchanges. He read them wherever he
went. and whether at home or in his trav-
els in this country or abroad he sent nearly
enough reprint to the office daily to crowd
out the news and advertisements as we'll
When he was in Ireland some years ago he
found paper printed somewhere on the
island In remote town. When he finished
clipping from it there was not much in
the paper but holes. He inclosed the
clippings. marking on the margin of each
his well known Must ]. NJ" and mailed
them to Chicago. On his return he in
quired for the issue Of his paper contain
ing the Irish clippings. The inquiry neces-
Stated the explanation that they had not
been printed. or rather, that they had not
been reprinted. They had originally ap-
peared in the Tribune under the direction
of Mr.. Medill. The Irish paper had pur-
Joined them without credit. Mr.. Medill
was quite deaf and sometimes his affection
was utilized to his advantage. In this
case. when the explanation had been given
he looked out Of the window and to the
sky and said: Yes; it looks like a storm"
An hour later he dumped seven columns
of reprint on beet sugar on the managing
editors desk, with the instruction that he
wanted twenty-five copies of the paper
next day. Every correspondent In the
country was instructed that night to keep
everything down, and at 10 o'clock the
MANAGING editor w NTH
to send over to Mr.. Mediil proofs on that
reprint article on beet sugar."
Princess Salm-Salm Coming.
The Princess Salm Salm is about to re-
visit this country after many years. Her
life has been a romance, of which she has
herself written a partial record In her me-
moirs of her husband and their part to-
gether in the civil war and in the attemp.
Of Macmillan Of Austria to establish him
self as emperor in Mexico. She was a cir
Gus rider and tight-rope dancer, but also
beautiful, brilliant and intellectual wom-
an, who was social lion in Washington,
with scores of admirers at her feet. She
married Prince Salm-Salm. who volun-
teered In our civil war. was colonel Of the
Eighth New York regiment. and was later
commissioned colonel In the regular
army. He Joined the fortunes of Maximil-
ian. and, after the failure Of the ill-starred
enterprise. she wrote book Of great inter-
est about the last days thereof. On her
visit the survivors of the Eighth New
York plan to give her an elaborate recep-
ton.
Bachelors by Contract.
There are three manufacturers Of up
holstery goods who have immense factories
in Philadelphia who are partners. and who
are also bachelors. The latter circum-
stance Is due to queer compact made
when they were years younger. The three
partners started in little mill with but
three looms. When they began they made
an agreement that one OF them could not
get married without the consent of the
other two. The firm grew immensely
wealthy and the compact was faithfully
kept The years passed and the time lin.
itations expired. but the three are yet un-
married. Manageable young ladies refer
to the trio as the golden geese
Gold Plated Ground.
An attempt is being made to convert
for park purposes the smallest and most
valuable block in New York-that at the
intersection Of Fifth avenue, Twenty-third
street and Broadway. The resolution has
passed by the city council. and If 1t goes
through the scheme will cost the city over
100000 The property has an assessed
valuation of $325,0O0 and Is owned by the
Emo estate. who have refused an offer Of
s. 100000 for it. There is probably not a
piece of ground In the city so well known
to outsiders as this. standing as II does
within few feet of the Fifth Avenue
hotel and on the southern edge Of Madi-
son square.
An Anti-Leprous Plant.
DIR. Walter Maxwell has growing at the
planters experiment station In Makiki,
Hawaii, twenty-five stands Of an anti-lep.
rous plant sent to him from the agricul-
tural department at Washington. Dr. Max
well. when in the department at Washing
ton, was the man to whom there were al
ways referred for investigation plants sup
posed to have medicinal properties. The
plants growing here were sent to Washing
ton from Venezuela So soon as they are
advanced. cuttings will be given away.
Pleased Him.
Richard Croker now wears clothes made
in England almost exclusively. One of the
suits he brought from that country proved
to be intentionally tight when he wore It
a few evenings ago and he remarked upon
this fact to some friends at the New York
Democratic Club. well, Mr. Croker"
said one Of them rather sharply, ..you ara
a bigger man here than you are in Lon
don." The Tammany boss laughed more
loudly than any other person present.
Free Fiz. for the Faithful.
Champagne will flow freely at the Chi.
cago platform Democrats dinner, which
will be held at the Grand Central Palace.
in New York. April L. There is great re-
joicing along the line over the managers
OF an offer Of 1.50o quarts from
a domestic wine company.
Mrs. stanford's &2,OOO,OOO sparklers.
Mrs. Leland Stanford Is the owner Of one
Of the finest jewel collections in the world.
It is valued at 100000 and contains four
sets of diamonds from the valuables Of
Queen Isabella. Of Spain.