The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01
eINk.walskseso NIKE.
RE IL said 60 he the Only eenaine
orsns-oassssi In Captivity.

lyrom the Kansa' Git, Tims,.)
Unbslievers in the Darwin theory Of the
descent of man from the ,nnnl ey should
Journey out to the Zoo to-day ana take a
careful look at the first ,g-outsng
ever seen In Kansas City ~ rsmarka-
BILE animal arrived at Tie ION de pot
yesterday morning vita Il ain blsck
arms wrapped a1ectiona.ely about the
reck of Frank Bostock, the Zco's mana.
ge rom the depot IL Yves driven TO the
10, .. Twelfth street and Troost avenue
In o rubber tired carriage. AS result Of
the exposure to the cold air to and from
the carriage the little brute contracted
slight cold. Yesterday afternoon and
during most Of the hours Of the night this
missing link coughsd. Mr.. Bostock
induced the thing to open its mouth af
Ter promising candy and peanuts. 1hs
test, had barely opened before the man
had showed q i've grain quinine capsuls
down the "critter's throat" This made
the beast angry and 1t p,utsd. Red nan-
mel soaked In kerosene and oil Of mustard
WIS wrapped about the funny little chest
when his Oraug-O utanship was put to
ted last night But the quinine produced
headache and the creature cried far into
the night.
This oraDg out Ang is declared to be the
only one 10 captivity, either In the States
or on the Continent. MIR. Eostock once
possessed one In this country from which
he made many dollars through exhibitions
but he declares that It died from the
effects of cold contracted OH trip from
Chicago to philadelphia In palace sleep.
ing car. The animal was known as
"1ess.'' She was exhibited In Chicago
for several months before an offer came
to Mr.. Bostock from Philadelphia for Its
exhibition there. 1t Ia said that the maker
Of this offer agreed TO pay large sums
and that the beast died within forty eight
hours after reaohina the Quaker City.
~ would not have taken SIS. 100 for
Tess, Mr.. Bostock said yesterday, as
he sat on the edge Of bunk In an ante
room at the Zoo and patted the billiard.
like head of his new missing link"
~ am afraid that this fellow will die,
too" he went on. he has a cold now,
to Brighten him But I'll take care OF him
like would q child Of my own.
This little orang -outang will be placed
on exhibition this afternoon in a glass
case near the north end Of the Zoo. The
beast has something OF history. lie 10
three years old and was secured from a
native In Borneo, who caught the little
rascal one darx night over two years ago.
A representative Of Mr.. Bostock bought
him with q string of beads This repre-.
sentative brought the little fellow across
the Pacific on one of the Gov rnments
transports which carri,d Uncle sam s
troops to the Philippines During the
voyage the beast was aHectionately
dubted Mike"
III he lives shall inaugurats voting
contest to settle ON an appropriate name
for him and let the newspapers settle 1T.
did this with Tess" Mr.. Bostock said.
''Mike" or whatever Is to be his name:
10 the funniest looking animal mortal
eyes ever rested upon. He is about
twenty inches tall IN his stocking feet
and wears trousers. He wears long stock.
inRs and store shoes and has collar
around his neck just like an ordinary
chsppie wears ON Petticoat lane during
tho busiest shopping hours of the biggest
bargain sale day. His head is round ana
his ears are like those of II child. De has
red hair TIE nose 10 fat and the mouth
10 prominent, but he Ia better looking IL
the face than some men. His hands are
long and bony. and the lines In the palm
correspond with those OF man. The feet
are regular. The thumb of the hand and
the great toe of the foot are alone unlike
the human extremities. Both the thumb
and the great toe have the requisite num-
Der of Joints, but they are too short by
three inches.
One amusing popularity about one so
young In years is that this baby orang-
outang has an abundant growth OF lam
ing red "sideburn whiskers which ex-
tend down the face to point on each
oheek ON line with the tip of the nose.
He as hair ON his arms and legs too.
He eats sleeps, drinks. walks and pou.s
Just like an ordinary child. he never
puts the knife in his mouth when he eats
and he always draws the napkin across
his prominent mouth when the meal 10
ended. He can do most any old thing
but talk