The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
A 100000 Ocean Yacht.


Feb 4.-What will be the fastest ocean
going yacht in the world is now being built
at the works Of the Burlee Dry Docks com
pany, Port Richmond She is for w. B.
Leeds, president of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad, will cost 100000, and will
be launched Feb. II. The builders expect rho
yacht to make twenty knots. The guaranteed
speed Is 1917 knots. Her first trip will be a
voyage around the world. She will lie
shooner-rigged, 1853 feet over all, 226 feet
on the load water line, with nodded beam OF
% feet
The principal rooms will be finished in ma
hogany and teak wood and the specifications
call for the costliest kind of furnishings and
decorations. A special feature of the design
is a place storing automobiles and
launches.
The yacht will be heated by air forced over
steam coils. The electrical outfit consists OF
two dynamos. These VIII supply all the
lights.
Mr.. Cages Future.
Lyman J. Gage, recently secretary OF the
treasury, arrived in this city to-day and went
to the Hotel Netherland, where he expects to
remain few days. Mr.. Gage said that he
was not going to take the presidency Of the
International Banking corporation, which it
has been said has been offered to him, and
made an officer in the Continental Trust COM
pany.
''To be frank with you," said Mr.. Gage
to the reporter, II am considering severai
offers. I cannot say where I shall reside, be-
cause that question hinges on the question as
to my business plans. cannot talk about
those at present"
Mr. Gage said the treasury portfolio was
hard one to take care Of, but ne was
confident that his successor, Governor Shaw,
would make brilliant record with 1t.
The Royal Box.
All is clear and the way is smooth for q
gala performance of opera for the entertain
ment of Prince Henry, and the several hun
dred other persons who will be invited to sub
scribe for tickets for the fete performance
at the Metropolitan opera-house on ruesday
evening, Feb. rs.
Charles Stewart Smith, the chairman of the
subcommittee on opera, and the general COM
mittee for the reception and entertainment Of
Prince Henry, appointed by Mayor Low met
Thomas Hitchcock and arranged for an ex-
change Of boxes between Mr.. Hitchcock and
another boxholder, which clears the way for
the setting apart of the five parterre boxes
in the middle of the horseshoe. as was in
tended from the beginning, for the prince and
those who will be Immediate after him.
Mr.. Smith said that he had very agree
able meeting with Mr. Hitchcock and that
the matter was amicably arranged to the
satisfaction Of everybody.
Minnie Took the Money.
When Mrs. Margaret Colgan of 210 E Thir-
ty-eighth street, widow, went to her bureau
to-day to get 81 which she had saved for the
rent, it was gone. She told her 1S-year-old
daughter, Minnie. that they would be dispos-
sessed, and the girl began to cry. She con-
fessed later that she had stolen the money
and had bought two silver watches, one for
her sweetheart, S-year-old Johnny Burke.
who lives next door. and the other for her
SELF
Mrs. Colgan told the police. A detective
went with her to the jeweler who had sold
the watches, and he took them back and re-
turned the 81 he had received So Mrs. Col
gan will not be dispossessed.
Municipal Art Censors.
The Fine Arts Federation has made sug-
gestion to Mayor Low that is likely to meet
with his favor. It proposes that the munich
pal art commission be authtorized to report
on the advisability of employing a commits
sion OF distinguished experts, as was done re-
Gently by. congress for the city OF Washing
ton. to make a complete study Of the whole
subject OF making public improvements In a
manner worthy of or city and OF the splendid
in1,s hot