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good gold-mining concessions that he's
talking Of working
Il got the Consul to send messenger 10
the ex-Mnister of the Cabinet for an invi-
tation to the evenings fete for me, and
the messenger brought the invitation back
all right | brushed up at the hotel and
climbed into my evening rig, and then.
about 0 O'Clock the Consul and we're
driven to the ftte in his rickety old caloosh.
The Consul introduced me to the host. and
then We slid around to get peek at the
young man ! was after,
I'VE found him waltzing with his rich
hosts daughter. and from the goo-goo
glances they were bestowing upon each
other, it looked like surc-enough case OF
an early splice for that pair. The party
broke up at o'clock in the morning, and
after lot of languishing good-bys with
his hosts daughter the young fellow made
his way to the open barouche that was
waiting for him, I hoped away from
the Consurs side and got alongside the
barouche just as my man was stepping
into it. =.
Room for another in there, mater
| asked him.
He stared at me in the dim light Of the
road and then he laughed good naturally.
There's always room alongside Of me
for man that talks English he said.
Get in. Going to the hotel'
Yes l said and l stepped into the
barouche and sat down with him
1.-The stars look pretty close to the
ground down here. don't they?' said l,
pointing upward, after the carriage had
logged along bit. They seem to be a
BY the way and | turned and looked
straight at him in the light of street
lamp that We happened to be passing,
how would you like to go back 10 the United
States|
He was wise boy, and that was enough
for him. He shifted around in his seat
and stared at me for a long time.
oh, ] see Ire said, and then he stared
at me some more-we were approaching
the better-lighted district of the place
Say he said. az We ueared the hotel:
If go along with YOU you won't peach on
me down here-won't say word?'
What fory said |, What would he the
good of that"
Surprising | buck and refuse to go''
he asked me then.
ION, nothing I replied, except that
I'd make sort of ali inland i,each-comber
Of You here in Tcgucigalpa inside of twenty
'0. .w WHIT start in the morning was his
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10 be occupied hv men who would never
he accounted among the city's plutocrats.
But there is scarcely house among these
that is TO cost its owner less than $50, 600.
and few are TO be had SO cheap.
The migration to this uptown district
has carried into that quar-, er not only the
men who have brought their millions here
from the West, but the families that have
been foremost in New York social life for
years.
1t was Mrs. Ogden Mills who more than
fifteen years ago moved to SiXty-ninth
street and Fifth avenue. to the distress of
her friends. who felt that they had lost
sight of her forever Now Mrs ". H Sloan
is building two houses for her daughters
Mrs Burden and Mrs Hammond, in
Ninety-second street. without hearing the
le's, complaint that this is too far uptown
Mrs. Stuyvcsant Fish is in East Seventy
eighth street and seems comparatively far
downtown 10 her friends.
Mrs Orme Wilson. Elbridge T Gerry,
Mr.. Whitney, the Astors and many others
equally well known in New York are among
those who have moved to this new uptown
section. lust as in tn" past they have moved
nor,hward from one homestead to another
in response to the changes which have
carried the city in that direct ion.
Then there are the newcomers to New
York who have made their homes in that
quarter. The great palace of Senator
Clark dominates with its imposing tower
the entire region. Charles T. Yerkes is
another who has built himself brown
stone palace in this part Of the city. and
the home of W. H. Bliss in East Sixty
fifth street is one of the handsomest in
New York.
SO far this side Of the city has exercised
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They are an outcome of the new craze for
handsome homes in this part. OF town.
Not te year, ago the builder who put up
palace worth half million dollars In the
hope Of some body buying il would have
been thought mad. There were at any
time few New Workers buying houses
that cost SO much and there certainly was
none who would Suddenly. be likely to feel
that he must have handsome home right
away, so must buy one ready made.
There is such class OF BUYERS TO-DAY,
and the houses Of which Frank Gould bought
one were the most expensive speculative
houses ever put up IN the city. Nothing
was LETT undone 10 make them as fine as
they could be Mr. Gould Ii said to have
paid the builders 5000. 900 for his home, and
It ia not probable that Mr.. Schif got his
home further up the avenue for much
less.
typical block of these speculative
buildings is shown in one ~ the pictures
They stand on the corner Of Fifth avenue
and Ninety -second street and most Of them
have already been sold To persons who
do not care to take the time and trouble
Ia build a he usa these structures make a
strong appeal The purchaser L. able TO
see his house complete. the price is equally
we'll and definitely settled and there is no
delay And the houses are built now with
all the care and expense necessary 10 make
them as fine as anv in the world.
Speculative building Of dwelling honses
Is, Of course, nearly as old as any form OF
real estate speculation. But II Is novel
in the form it has taken in this high priced
region. Here the builder has met the rich
man on his own groui and prepared for
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idea that the straw would bear my weight,
but determined to try it,
-'Let s 20 out and take a look at that old
Government scow,' ! said to the embezzler
"a an ofhand sort OF a way tew DAYS alter
the man-o'wa got into the Callao water,
"'Why, yes he replied. readily enough,
10 my surprise I've never be Ell on board
a warship-come ahead
I'VE climbed into a bumboat that was
just about to start for the gunboat and
we're soon being received by the officer OF
the deck, who detailed petty officer 70
show us about After we'd sized up the
kinks Of the ship some of the watch officers
invited US into their mess room for luncheon.
while the luncheon was going on put
up some kind Of excuse to break away
for a minute, and l went square to the
cabin OF the skpper-a bluff naval officer
Of the old school, who died a Rear, Admiral
and in q few words ! told him all about the
ornery thief Who was feeding IN the mess s
man-o- war had only dropped into Callao
to coal on her way TO San Francisco.
That mean thief | said to the skip
per. is now on tho deck Of a United States
Tarship which j. United states t ,his sh
its the only way he'll ever be corralled-.
and let me go along 80 that can pinch him
in San Francisco for fair
-Thc commander of the g,mboat shook
his head some over this proposition, but
to grab the embezzler at that. SO pressed
my edge and described the suffering and
misery and heartaches the thief had caused
40 many hard-working people.
I'd like to take the scoundrel along,
! said the skipper but you know the regu-
lations--were only permitted TO give
asylum on board a man-o war to American
citizens in danger or distress In foreign
ports; but he began to scratch his chin
over it and kept al him.
I'm communicate by wire with the
Department no finally told me. and he
' immediately sat down and wrote some
dispatches. which he sent ashore by his
orderly while rejoined the watch oSicers
in the mess room.
Luckily, one of thos4 heavy South
American coast winds came up while we
were still In the mess room, kicking up
! such sea that the skipper told us that
It would he impossible for us to go ashore
until the blow was over. The embezzler
looked nervous over this. but nothing could
be done, and the officers bunked US in the
ward room that night
-There WAS still a heavy wind blowing
out Of clear skies on the following morning,
and the only boat that the skipper would
permit to be launched was the longboat.
In which he sent his mail orderly after the
ships mail and dispatches. The longboat
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TYPICAL BLOCK OF SPECULATIVE
no 81 OF MoLERS FRENCH STYLE

returned with the orderly after a few hours,
h' despat okes. ~
He emerged presently, said word or
so to the officer of the deck, who looked
surprised, and then passed the word to the
DO suns mate
IAN hands up anchor,' bawled the
DO suns mate after he had given a long
blast on hs pipe, and the skipper smiled
and nodded at me. He had made il stick
with the Navy Department. never. found
out Just how.
-The thief was the color of towel and
trembling when he heard the DO suns mates
bawl.
What's this' he inquired hoarsely of
@'Oh, about fifteen or twenty years for
you told him.
-He made a shrek to the skipper, who
TO d nd h"se n rons Alter e o wa reached sS"
San Franoi'co. lugged the thief across
the continer, to New York, and later had
for his tenner. l regret to say that he
had a large portion OF his loot 40 planted
that he knew where to 60 after II when he
got out, and heard not long ago that
he. was living In comfort somewhere in
Switzerland
-The easiest mon that ever hohfled took
in a little place in Egypt called Rameh.-
l. think I've got the name ofthe place right
He was wanted for series of bucket shop
swindles on a big scale.
ave heard that he was in Cairo-there
was no treaty with Egypt, ether.-and l
WAS sent to Cairo to see II there was any
kind Of bait he was liable TO bite on. But
he had left Cairo and had gone to house,
keeping-it was more of bungalow than
a housewife a coupl" Of native servants
in the little Ramleh plaec.
II walked up the steps Of his bungalow
one afternoon, with story all arranged.
with which to STUFF. him. He was sitting
on the little veranda, tanning himself and
smoking.
Hello, he knocked the wind out of me
by saying. you're a New York detective
and you're after me. All right. III go
with you. I'm damned tired of all this.
waving his hand about. anyhow. Wait II
l get packed up.
THAT certainly was easy We went to
Genoa he was a corking good travelling
companion and from there took steamer
to New York. That fellow had given me
so very little trouble and was such COM
panionable sort of a duck that l was glad
when he only got atwo-specker and had the
dust to begin over again when he got out
| wouldn't have been roofing for him had
he fanped poor people for their rolls, but
he had pnly dented up folks that could af-
ford TO lose.
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SAd0A'S VOLCANIC OUTBURST.
THE FIRST ERUPTION THAT HAS
OCCURRED ~ CENTURIES.

Two Craters Open Among the Mountains
Of savAiIThe People Flee In Terror
From the NrighborhO0d go Features
Of the Event - Volcano SIN Active.
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greater charm for strangers than the
West Side. although many fine residences
have recently been put up there for men
who have brought their money to New
York
The demand for houses in this region
has Of course greatly increased the price
Of real estate lots even between Park and
Lexington avenues that would formerly
have been regarded with slight favor as
dwelling sites are now bringing from one
quarter to one third az much more as they
houses were wanted by persons who could
not afford 10 h" rea-er Fifth avenue but
still wanted to live In the new district. Now
Iney are tirun." to Duv bel"w seventy
second street Dccau use prices have become
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A DETECTIVES STRATAGEMS.
SCHEMES TO GET runaway
CRIMINALS BACK To NEW YORK.
Some Gases oil EnbeyIirrS Who Sought
Refuge In Countries with which the
United States Had No ExtraditiOn
Treaties 80 One Fugitive Who Was
Really Glad to Come Home Again.

Really Glad to Come Home Again.
Back in the EOS and sos, when the
United States had negotiated only a
few extradition treaties, it came my way
to 90 after and endeavor to SnaG a lot of
criminals in various parts of the world,
said veteran detective Of the old Byrnes
staff who Is now conducting a private
detective agency.
we had to frame up all sort Of STRAIT egic
schemes to land them on American terri
tory.
"One case was that OF a young fellow
who made the hop from New York to Te-
gucigalpa. Honduras, in 1884. In the alb
sence in Europe of his employer he had
Quilted the art store Of which he was the
manager. He was supposed to have
cleaned up $4,000 or $4,000 before he
bolted.
He was a good looking chap Of so or
10, inclined to society stunts. Within
less than month the American Consul
al Tegucigapa sprung him. The Old man
sent me down after hing.
"'Thie is a fly boy that you're going after,
he said to me when l started. and there S
no treaty with Honduras, Of course, 80 !
guess you'll have to take your time al the
job and sort of oil him along.
THE evening that got into Tegucigalpa
on muie-back, after the rough trip over
the mountain country from the coast, !
made first for the consulate.
Hes swinging high, the Consul told me,
and tonight he'll be attending swell
al frcsco fete ct the home of one of the ex.
ministers of former Cabinet who went out
OF Office with so much loot that he hasn't
got through counting it yet. Your bright
ana attractive boy is brushing up to the
eH-Secre,arys only daughter, and he'd
have pretty fair chance 20 get away with
the marriage If he wasn't so badly want ed.
b''-'des that, hes got hold Of some RAFT ling
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him on a speculation a residence that will
Aatisfy him.
None OF these houses has 20 far failed to
find purchaser. To-day one or two are
just nearing completion which are equal
ln every particular TO some OF ne
to be ready by next fall, are now no higher
than the foundations. But they arc be-
ginning on all sides.
One marked popularity Of the houses that
have gone up on this east aide Of the town.
Is the prevalence OF the French style OF
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40 high that they are beyond the reach
of persons of ordinary means
The palaces that have made this part OF
New York the most expensive living quarter
in the world are nearer Fifth avenue, Typi
cal of the newer homes are the two houses
being built by Mrs. Sloan. Each is to cost
half million dollars. They might from
their size be public buildings one has
feet high which occupies nearly half of
two stories in the front of the house,
The new Yerkes house is a spacious
mansion and the white stone pile OF Senator
Clark, now being built, must seem hotel
purpose. Jacob H. Schiff has recently
bought a new house that has a frontage
on Fifth avenue Of forty-four feet.
Both Mr.. Schifr and Frank Gould
bought houses Of the kind known in the
building trade az speculative" houses.
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women Of wealth, In other cities, possibly
the least blessed of the owners OF these
homes would be accounted very rich
man. Metropolitan estimates OF fortunes
are different, and some Of these homes are
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, 'ng north Of Fifty-ninth
cast Of Central Park. as
an avenue, is blooming
'e1 houses and those
way Many Of them

In Old World cities would be included in
the list OF palaces that the city possessed
Some are more modest in style. but none
of them was built for any but men and
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Total, 100.
Age limit, Is to So years.
This examination is open to legal
residents of Arkansas only.
Applicants must be at least five feet
six inches in height. exclusive of boots
or shoes, weigh not less than 135
pounds in ordinary clothing, without
hat or overcoat, and have no physical
defects
From the eligibles resulting from
this examination it is expected that
certificatiOn will be made to the DO
SltlCn of substitute clerk in the rail
way mail service, from the state of
Arkansas, and to other similar vacan-
cles as they may occur at that place
This examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who COM
ply with the requirements COMPETE
tors will be rated without regard to
any consideration other than the quail
ifications shown in their examination
papers, and eligibles will be certified
strictly in accordance with the civil
service law and rules
Persons who desire to compete
sh"ld at once apply either to the
United States civil service commits
sion, Washington. D. c., or to the sec
setary tf the local board of eXamin-
ers at the places mentioned above,
fer application form 304. which should
be properly executed Gncludng the
medical certifcate) and filed with the
commission at Washington. In apply
ing for this examination the exact
title as given at the head of this an
nouncement should be used in the ap-
plication.
Persons who are unable to file their
formal applications and who notify the
commission Of this fact either by let
ter or telegraph, with the request that
they be permitted to take the exam
ination, will be examined, provided
their requests are received at the
commission in sufficient time to ship
examination papers.
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GRAVE CERTAINLY ROBBED
Remains of Late wv. A. Wallace Not Now
in Redfield Cemetery
X. II. ROGERS.

Capt. J. O. Wallace returned from
Redfield today, and he says that the
ether grave dug for the remains of
Ills brother, w. A. Wallace, was open
ed this morning and that no sign OF
bcx Or remains could be found. CAPT.
Wallace says that his brother was
buried in 1887, and that the remains
have been removed there can be no
doubt. He says he has employed a
detective in the case, and that if it
is possible to run down the grave rob-
Der he is going to do SO. DR.. Stone,
who was mentioned in connection
with the ratter in the Graphs We'd
nesfoy left Redfield about month
after the death of w. A. Wallace and
located at Fordyce, from which place
he went to Louisiana. He went from
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BIGGEST CROWDS YET
Attended the Carnival Yesterday After
noon and Last Night

Miss Blake'S costume in -tbie dance
was designed by herself and was made
by Worth, Of Paris France. at an
actual outlay of over 81 800 The dress
weighs over sixty pounds and is ]jt
orally weighted down with pure sill
yer. Miss Blakc's dancing and poses
are Just about as near the limit Of
grace and beauty as have ever been
seen in this city.
AS usual the crystal maze attracted
its full quota of visitors last night,
and as usual its patrons came forth
from their visit to it's mysterious
realms laughing. yet puzzled beyond
expression.
Many visitors to the carnival do
not avail themselves of the chance
afforded them to see a truly marvel
Gus performance in the dog and pony
show, believing in many instances
that this is essentially show for
children. This is an erroneous i'm
II '9oi'l, anu ID uulCklY ulSDclIcu Dy
a visit within. The performing Shet-
land ponies, the trained dogs of many
breeds, the funny cockatoos Of Mile.
Oracle comprise a genuine feature at
traction
Prof. Samuels has reached the linn
it of animal training in his tuteage of
the ponies, dogs and monkeys as
shown by him, and the finale exhibit
ton of Mile. Oracle with her clev-
crest of birds forms fitting climax
To this most interesting of shows.
M lie. Gracie's cOckatooS actually per-
form an entire one-act melodrama,
without one word, other than run
ming verbal description by Mile Gra-
cie during the performance.
OF course the wild animal show and
the dancing girls made good again
With tremendous crowds of visitors
last night, and the golden chariots
We're ridden by thousands of fun
seeking people.
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Louisiana to Texas several years ago
and Capt. Wallace says he is unable
to trace him any further, but if he can
secure any convicting evidence he will
run the doctor down and bring him
back. Capt. Wallace is now firmly
Of the opinion that his brothers death
was due to an overdose Of morphine
administered by Dr. Stone He says
that DR.. Harper said, after examin-
ing his brother before death, that he
was suffering from opium poisoning,
and that DIR. Stone called for the re-
naming doses Of the medicine, put
them into his pocket, left the sicN
room and went away. He believes
that Dr. Stone had the remains re-
moved to prevent post mortem ex-
animation.
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FOR RAILWAY NAIL CLERK
Examination to be Held in Pine Bluff ON
une 10.

The United States civil service COM
1903. an examination will be held at
the following named places in Arkan-
sas, for the position of railway mail
clerk: Fort Smith, Hot Springs, Lit
tie Rock, Pine Bluff and Texarkana
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below. which will
be weight ed as follows:
I. S,elling (twenty words of av-
erage difficulty in common use)
weight 5.
2. Arithmetic (simple tests in ad-
dition. SUBTRACTION, multiplication, and
division of whole numbers, common
and decimal fractions. and in United
States money!, weight TO-
g. Letter-writing "a letter of not
less than 125 words on some subject
of general interest Competitors are
permitted to select one of two sub
jects given, weight 10.
4. Penmanship Grated on the sub
jects of plain copy Will include the
elements of legibility, rapidty, neat
ness, general appearance etc.. weight
s.
5. Copying from plain copy Ca sim
pie test in copying accurately a few
printed lines in the competitors hand
writing), weight TO-
6. Geography of the United
States Questions relating to the
boundaries of states, and to capitals,
largest cities. rivers and other bodies
Of water. and the location by states
of prominent cities), weight 90
7. Systems of railway transporta-
ton Questions relating to the names
Of railways entering or running
through the applicants mail division
and connecting the principal cities or
important railway centers within or
near it's borders; also junction points,,
weight 20.
8. Reading addresses "a test in
reading the names and postoffice ad-
dresses on 25 postal cards in differ
ent styles of writing. Both accuracy
and speed are considered, weight
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be appointed to act in conjunction
with a committee from the CONNER.
cial League to prepare literature to
be given to the visitors to carry home
with them to be distributed to their
clients. Mr.. Russell also recommend
ed that number of the most intell-
gent planters and farmers be invited
intelligently on Jefferson county ard
its possibilities Mr. Russell has made
timely and appropriate suggestions
and these matters should receive the
committees attention.
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Show People Wed.

Mr.. A. A. Moore, age twenty-one,
and Miss Edith Goodwin, age fifteen
summers, members of the Gaskill-
Mundy show, were united in mar
riage by Rev. J. NJ Hawley this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Miss Goodwin is
one of the young ladies with the dane
ing girls, and Mr. Moore is one of
the clever acrobats in the stadium.
Mr.. Moore's real name is Arthur A.
Timberlake and Miss Goodwin's name
is Fauch.
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PROGRAM BEING MADE
For the Entertainment OF the Visitin9
Real Estate nen Nay 28.

Mr.. E, D. Russell has received re-
plies from Mr. E. w. LaBeaume and
Mr.. Dunlap. the Cotton Belt officials
to the letters written them by Mr.. Rus
sell in regard to entertaining the ex-
They will arrive on a special at 5: 10
p. m. and will have meeting at
p. M The visitors will be
turned over to the citizens to be en-
tartained. Tie real estate men met
at Mr.. T. Pearce's office and discussed
plans to entertain them. Mr. Russell
made motion that a subcommittee
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allied to Agree.

The committee in charge of the
monument to be erected in Little
Rock met in Little Rock Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, and failed
to agree upon any design, and the
committee has decided to call for new
designs and prices, to be considered
on June %. Col. J. B. Trulock re-
turned last evening after the COM
mittee adjourned.
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Trinity choir will give its month
ly song service on next Sunday at
7:45 p. m. This will be the last song
service before the vacation season.
The choir hopes to make it superior
to any service yet given. All are in
vited to be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-14

DR. and Mrs. J. C. Flynn and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Flynn of Ell Paso,
Tex, are here as the guests of Mrs