The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
PINK ~WHISKERED MIkE.
He Is Said to he the Only Genuine OranE-
Outang in Captivity.

From tie Kansas city T,mSS.
Unhelievers in Darwin's theory Of the de-
scent OF man from the monkey should journey
out to the Zoo to-day and take a careful look at
the. first orang-outang ever seen in Kansas
City. This remarkable animal arrived at the
Union Depot Yesterday morning with its thin
black arms wrapped afrectionately about the
neck Of Frank Bostock. the zoos manager.
From the depot il was driven to the Zoo at
Twelfth street and Troost avenue in a rubber
tired carriag e. As n result Of the exposure to
the cold air to and from the carriage the little
brute contracted n slight cold. Yesterday af-
ternoon and during most Of the hours Of the
night this missing link" coughed. Mr.. Bos-
took induced the thing to open its mouth az
ter promising candy and peanuts. The teeth
had barely opened before the man had showed
q nve-grain quinine capsule down the crit
ter's" throat. This made the beast angry and it
pouted. Red flannel soaked In kerosene and
oil Of mustard was wrapped about the funny
little chest when his E-Outangship was
put 10 bed last night. But the quinine pro-
duced headache and the creature cried far into
the night.
This orang-outang is declared to be the
only one in captivity. either in the States or on
the Continent. Mr.. Bostock once possessed
one in this country from which he made many
dollars through exhibitions. but he declares
that it died from the effects OF a cold contracted
on a trip from Chicago to Philadelphia in a
palace sleeping ear. This animal was known
as Tess" She was exhibited In Chicago for
Bostock from Philadelphia for its exhibition
there. It is said that the maker Of this offer
agreed to pay large sums, and that the beast
died within forty-eight hours after reaching
the Quaker City.
NJ MI would not have taken $4,000 for Tess
and pattei the DiIIIiard ballii'lIike head Of lis his
fellow viii die. too" he went on He has a
sola 9o " End 9riab the roaring 1Im R Of the lions ,.ts in nth there re
This lutte 'orang-outang will be placed on
exhibition this atteEnoonin a glass case near
thing OF a history. He is three years old and
was secured from a native in ,Borneo. who
s@sss Ssa is' as ,;}ti' 4 t1s si4.s sns ar5s Of a'S NJ. R RSsr
took bought him with a string Of beads. This
tse fseIf,e on 5 5re1 1f tbe sh Go llttle m 1s.ISy a eraoss
ports which carried Uncle Sans troops TO the
P ahaatIonSi.,v 9 9%bbsss the hS yHssse the beast was
II he ] yes l shall inaugurate n voting con-
test to settle on an appropriate name for him
Shab +! fes :ns Mr. asW bostosf s ss!i!o It, did this
Mike" or whatever is TO be his name. Is the
Funniest st = 1r looking n a. Hni nRant mortal eyes eye,
wears long stockings and store shoes and has
q NplIh u'OuLu HIo .utCh Just ,llhe an ordinary
charpie wears on petticoat lane during the
busiest shopping hours of the biggest bargain
sale dav. His head is round and his ears are
like those OF, a child. He has red hair. The nose
Is fiat and:the mouth is prominent. but he Is
better looking in the face than some men. His
hands are long and bony, and the linesin the
palm correspond with those Of man. The feet
are regular. The thumb Of tho hand and the
great toe Of the foot arc alone unlike the hu-
man eXtremities. Both the thumb and the
great, toe have the requisite number of joints,
but they are too short by three inches.
one amusing regularity about one so voun :
in years is that this baby orang-outang has
an abundant growth OF flaming red 'sideburn'
whiskers which extend down the face to q
point on each cheek on n limo with the tin OF
the nose. He has hair on his arms and legs
too, He eats. sleeps. drinks. walks and poutl
Just like an ordinary child. He never puts the
knife In his mouth when he eats and he al
ways draws the napkin across his prominent
mouth when tho meal is ended. He can dc
most any old thing but talk.