New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
THE PASSING THRONG.


the SUM-" said Joseph II. Keep. Of Spokane. Wash,
at the Hotel Imperial yester-
A IACKAss WHO day. "Once the fever Of Il
pROSpECTED gets into n mans bones he
never let's go until advancing
years death or, in some few cases. the actual
making Of a strike, puts an end TO his labors as a
prospector The stories OF some OF the finds and
the fortunes made thereby really wonderful
For instance take that Of Harry Bare and
Dutch Jake who are running variety house In
Spokane to-day Together they gruo-staked ". 3.
Kellogg and Phil O'Rourke to miners OUTFIT and
a man named Peck staked them to a jackass. Tho
tales differ as to how the discovery was actually
made Tho tackass in any event. got lost. and ono
story is TO the effect that when found he was paw
Ing the earth and had uncovered the mines Tho
other and more probable story Is that IN hunting
for the jackass they came across tho outcrop OK
these mines that to-day tho greatest lead mines
in tho world; or rather lead mine. since they have
been consolidated Kellogg, however, allowed the
time for filing the record OF the location TO eaRse
and then h he and na be ohr the cs1s
mine They tried 70 freeze out Peek, VINO had
suit. Claiming that he was entitled to an interes;
in the mines Peck won his suit and the :; decision
throughout the West 1t reads something as fol.
lows: Inasmucha as the jackass Phil" OKourke and
n. s. Kellogg discovered the BUNKER ~ ~, and
OSullvan mines, find that the plainun Is En-
The sS 1ds w peck Tor $50
and later sold the mines for 100000. and to-day
ITO his honor it is held in memory in the West
that Kellogg Immediately retired the jaekass from
age grazing on the finest meadow lands Of Oregon
''It seems as II tho Beers were something Of
marksmen after ALL" said Wallace A. Kortwright
OF Chicago at the Hoffman House
BOERS yesterday Mr.. Kortwright is in
AS the lumber business. He has taken
MARKSMEN. an intense interest in the Boer
war, and In speaking Of It yester-
day said IL have talked with great many peo-
pie who familiar with the Beers and their
ways and also with people who know a great deal
about tho English army. From what have been
able to CLEAN 1 think the British have moderated
the Beers. They remember the odtme Boer
craftsmanship, but OF late have Inclined to the be-
lief that tho younger men have not the clear eyes
and the steady hands OF the oldtime Beers. IL
seems that the trick has been handed down. One
man talked with told me a good story about the
craftsmanship OF the Beers and their superb con-
fdence In their abilities. The story TO the ef-
feet that a British officer some years ago was in
the Transvaa and wanted TO go hunting for ante
lope He hired Boer to go with him When the
time came to start the British officer appeared
with fine guns large cartridge belt with
full kit. The Boer tucked a small package Of food
inside his coat, unsung an old muzzle loading me
and started to go. The officer protested He said:
Here, the cartridges | have wont go with your
Rad better take some more ammunition The Boer
shook his head quietly and said: NO. all want IS
three antelope.
IAN amusing incident happened in my town
short time since" said w. A Gore. Of Chicago. at
the Hoffman House, yesterday.
LET THEIR There are three brothers there
BROTHER GO who great practical tokers One
TO JAIL night a fire occurred in a nearby
house, which the two younger broth
ers were watching from the second story windows
Of their house. which within the fire lines. In
some way the elder brother. who had been away
from home, got past the guards and, making his
way to his house. tried to get in windO% as he
him off to the little brown Jug. in spite OF his
indignant protests that he was the owner OF the the
brothers at the upper windows. There, stormed
h 4sFf are or ny Ss IS And then he
added some gratuitous bad language ABOUT me
policeman In particular In consequence 1t
highly Indignant bobby who attracted the atten,
demanded acrimoniously IL it was their brother he
had in custody. When the younger brothers took
claimed any and all knowledge Of the captive
coupling the dscaimer Win the Request that ne %
born was, and. since he showed tight, was incl
Ser SaR T snf o the bail and ultimate
deveranSe Of their elder erGther took the I
until the storm blew over"
Harvey Mhm. OF Pittsburg who Is interested IN
the brewing industry, is at the Imperial Hotel Mr.
Mihm has just returned from Eu-
RHODES rope He left there just before
POPULAR the first news of British disaster
IN ENGLAND. in South Africa reached London
This war" he said, rs not.
from what heard generally in England, popular
one Mr. Chamberlain is not any too well liked.
The British when left there were expecting news
of great victories and their confidence was so great
that they impressed me deeply. The news OF the
reverses IN South Africa came shock 10 me,
but / wonder how much more Of a shock II must
have been TO them. Cecil Rhodes. who figures
prominently In the war. Is sort or popular IDOL
In England. / went to music hall where they
were showing the moving pictures, and one OF
them picture Of Rhodes horseback IN
Hyde Park. 1t was a clean cut reproduction, but
as never saw the man l don't know whether Il
10 think II did, and they cheered Justify. Chamber
lain's picture was cheered but not so loudly, and
came in for a few Kisses I take II that Rhodes
IS popular In England, and that his policy has
inclined to side with what Mark Twain said about
MIN: L don't remember just the words but II was
TO the effect that Rhodes OF the greatest
men or the century, empire builder and a force
full character and would make his way in the world
and would be heard from, and when all was said
and done. Twain said, he wanted piece Of the
rope as n souvenir"
SPEAKERS AT THE NEW-ENGLAND DINNER
Preparations for the New England societys an
nual dinner on Friday night are completed II will
be held In the large ballroom of the Waldorf
Astoria. and ex-Judge Henry f. Rowland will pre-
side. About SIX hundred seats have been taken
and the boxes Will be filed with women. II Is