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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
CHAPTER v.
Events at Malla-Nulla.

Mr.. Smith had been away from his crea-
ture comforts for a spell of twenty hours,
and most of that time had been spent on
the thwart of "a dancing surf boat in the
embraces of dank sea fog. He had been
divorced from food stimuant and tobacco
smoke for all that time-the surf boat had
been twice upset in getting off, and drown
ed all the matches-and as a consequence
his temper vile, and his language was
sulphurous. He was barely thankful when
he came back to the beach again and found
Mala-Nulla factory neither burned nor
looted; he was openly ungrateful when he
found that the last of the stock of lines
had gone moldy, and realized for the
moment a coast cocktail was beyond the
limitations of art. AS a consequence Mr..
Smith romped up and down the untidy
mess room in state bordering frenzy,
and in his own especial poyglot reviled
the unknown X. O'Neil the fons ct origo
mali.
In addition to the legitimate boat boys,
the whole of the other factory boys had
been crammed into the surf boat and as
consequence they also were chilled, cramp-
ed and bad-tempered His own body servant
was openly insolent when commanded to
produce dry tobacco and a pipe. And
when the top of all this Mr.. Smith open
ed Carriers bedroom door, stumbled over
the sleepy Whte-Man' s-Trouble, and was
promptly f1oored by that nervous savage
and threatened with a well-filed matched
the remaining rags of his temper at last
gave way He sat there on the floor, a
very unkempt figure, and for five minutes
without stopping Tor repeating HIMSELF
said exactly what he thought.
During four of these minutes his as
sstant had been awake and listening %
him through the thin filter of the mosquito
bar
Perhaps I should explain, SIR" said Car
ter, stiff1y, when the flow of words at last
ended that l came back here because I
thought you were in hole and might be
Of use. l have not been indulging in whisky
as you suggest, but / believe l have been
through stiffisn bout of fever.
Get up, man, and look at yourself in the
glass;.
Carter did that. inspected a moment and
then whistIed. Good Lord, he said, II
don't wonder you think 1 had been ON the
razzle. What on earth's this white stuff
painted round my eyesockets? 1 look like
a clown In a circus"
'Oh, Carter" said White Man Trouble,
dem ju-ju. Last night you lib for fever
plenty too-much bad. 1 fit for cure you
Now you well. If you touch dem ju-ju,
you lib for fever again. one-time."
Carriers meddling hand dropped to his
side as though the white stuff round his
eye had stung him. He turned half-apoio-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
CHAPTER III-Continued.

A GOOD deal OF discussion took
~ place afterward as to what would
"A have been the proper procedure
L a under the circumstances, hut that
may conveniently be omitted from
this record. which deals only with imme-
date history; and the fact Is that Garter
rushed the sentry, clipped him under the
car, skinned his own knuckles and cap
tured the gun White-Man s-Troupie III
the meanwhile had with much presence or
mind thrown himself on his face to AVOID
any discharge Of pot-leg from the conceaied
marksmen. and was bawling Justify Tor
'Slade. oh Slade." to stop dem dam gun
palaver." Which noisy request presently
had Its wished-for result.
Slade himself came out to meet them. and
even then his reception was Suinclentiy
startling Good Cod he raped out.
"then you've escaped, too, Carter, as Wen
as the KroObOy. What liars these niggers
are! l imagined that your-that parts OF
you were up at Okky City by now. l sup
posed they've scuppered poor old Swizzle-
Stick Smith all right, though? Did he
have bad time of it? Why?' he said as
he came nearer and saw his callers spruce
get-up. you don't look as if you'd been
scrapping much. Or boiling very hard,
either" ne added as an afterthouSht.
Unless" said Carter, you're referring
to an invasion by the Turks, of the French,
what you re talking about
Haven't you come from Malla-Nulla?
Left there about quarter to 4.
And hasn't il been sacked?'
ut was sitting down by the beach, look
ing just as white hot as usual, and no
more when | left
What about the King of Okky, them
He was there at Malla-Nulla, hlling
very big chair on the Veranda.
And there has been no raid? l don't
understand"
THE King of Okky," said Carter patient
", has raided our factory to the extent
of one case of fizz, of which Mr. Smith
SAYS he drank half. but. barring that and
about six gallons of other mixed drinks. L
didn't see him get much out of us. He
certainly was threatening to stop the roads
when | left but ] think that was all gas.
He only wanted to stick Mr.. Smith for
more drinks.
Hes stopped the roads right enough
Not ne" said Carter cheerfully.
The older man thought a minute, and
then. Come along with me- he said. Il
guess ocular demonstration is about the
only thing that will convince you that there
IS mischief in the air and that that crafty
old devil of a king is at the bottom of 1t.
He led to factory outbuildns, threw
open a door and scraped match Look
in there"
Carter did so, and promptly felt sick and
came out But he got another light and
returned resolutely to the inspection. Two,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
CHAPTER VI.
The Coming of the OkkY Men.

The attack on Smooth Riv-r factory did
not take place without due warning. 1t
seemed that large caravan of native mer-
chants from the hinterland had come
through the Okky country with fine cargo
of produce since the king had stopped the
roads Whether they had cut new roads
through the bush for themselves or fought
their way past the obstructing ju-Ju they
did not explain; they arrived at the factory
with kernels, a few tusks of discolored
ivory, few quilts of water-worn gold and
a fine parcel of high-grade rubber, which
were duly valued; they took cloth, six
flintlock guns, a case or two of gin and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

A GOOD deal OF discussion took
~ place afterward to what would
IA have been the proper procedure
Il "A under the circumstances, but that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

The Beach by Moonlight.
White Man s-Trouble was abominably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

untouched bush, and doubtful title, l
daresay that is So
But one can get clear title, / SUP
pose. If takes the trouble?
Mr.. Smiths pipe finally refused even to
bubble, so he started to clean out it's more
obvious horrors into Carriers wash basin
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS who you mean by
one If you're limiting at yourself, | have
no doubt you could manage it, because
you're very painStaking young man, and
I'm sure-you see yourself a partner of
K. O'Neill already. Isn't that SOP
That might do when I'm ready, SIR
said Carter laughing, unless I see some
thing better in the meantime. But as a
point of fact I wasn't setting up myself
as a man to see through the tangle of
African land transfer"
IF you were referring to me, I shouldn't
recommend you to bet on the result unless
the odds big your side. And mark
you I've been dabbling in West African
real estate at intervals for five-and-twenty
years'-he pointed to the crown of his bald
head-thatS what's worn my hair so thin
in places. You get your eye on a piece of
land here, you get all the local evidence
you can rake up as to who is owner, and
you pay that man and put up your build
ings. If within the next six months more
than three other owners don't turn up with
absolutely Notwithstanding titles you'll be
lucky. It's case of pay each of them
in turn or clear OUT
But surely there's the alternative of
doing nether?"
Certainly If you can get the govern
ment to back you up. and that's the rarest
thing imaginable. You see, any land trouble
of that kind, whatever the rights or wrongs
of it may be, always means a war when
the white man refuses either to pay or
quit. The local kings and ju-iin men always
snap at the chance. Well, we needn't argue
this out any further. l know all the dis
tricts in at the back here where rubber
can be grown, and shall go off on a trip
up country and see what I can do in the
NJ in han
here at Malla-Nulla. Your particular OBJ
ject in life will have to be keeping down
expenses"
you think there will be no trade. the q"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
PROCEEDING AGAINST N. Y, N. H. G. H
Effort Making to Compel It to Pay Regular
Per Diem Rate.

committee Of attorneys representing inc vaii
,s railroads with which the New York, Ne"
- p hartford interchanges traffic will within
erort time forward TO the Interstate IoiiieiS 90
,,,,ro;eeion II was learned yesterday, Il peuuoii
ro,,;n,, that the New Haven be Obliged 10 pay
nor diem rate of 80 cents day on cars oi o''
roods-the American Railway Association ieS
- or e,,ch other rate as the commission may hA'
railing favorable action on the petlton 10y ~
I,oreta+a Commerce Commission, IL is saiu' 'i.'
- ;Ias which are taking the initiative IN tne maj
for will begin court proceedings TO colhpei 'n ~
IIaven to continue to pay the per diem charge.
the committee which, as already sala, repi o' ~
oil the roads connecting with the Ne" rhaVei
onnointed about six weeks ago, soon ai'ei 'iie "
IIayan served its original notice OF ih'oh.ioh %
| 80, ,.s arrangernent for the interchange Vi IAN
:. Iorso, citv with the Central Htaliroao VI NC"
-, o,d other roads. The body naming 'ie oo'
,.. ras tho General Managers Associaeoi,'
which Is practically part or the Aiiie 80. -
nav Association. The committee CONSISTS a,oa, " !,
80 couc,,or f,owen of the Pennsylvania Rail- o'u =
,.n,, Hugh I. Bond second Nce-presoe' =
"a General attorney of the Baltimore " 49,, 49, -
r Rrowuell. vice-presdent and genera soNei I,
a., 1,r;a. p w De Forest. vice-presioel' aiiA g.
- -, ,,,n.e, of the Central Railroad or new 'eis
and Charles c. Pauldng. of the iesai osp "a to
49,, ,Ta,y YORK Central. The committee mas iei "
at;n,e n week since its formation. put d. . ~ =
80 meetings it is said have any repiese"
che New Haven been present
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
MANY BUSINESS LEASES REPORTED.

Renwick c. Hurry & Co. have made the following
freproof building. No 1918
West 2sth street for E. Deutsch. to E. T Church &
Co. manufacturers fer five years. at an ag-
gregate rental $50 Offices In the same
building to KrombhoZ. decorator of chinaware;
loft newly renovated building. No z East
Goth ST. for William II. Chesebrough to Margaret
Of 81 OOo Mrs Asper occupied the store in No West
Both st for fifteen Second floor In the
building No East 3Oth St. for weingarten PEARL
building No 70 West St. for E. S. Atwater to
Frieda Salber: floor in the building, No west
2sth at for Robert Hoe T. Mank fourth floor
in building No 8 2Sth ST.. for Robert Hoe, 10
Karl HeIu1uth Ollga-d second floor in building NO IL
West ST. s. A Knight to Caroline Robitsoh'
third building, No. IL West 2sth st. 10 Arthur
Evsrs; first loft in No S9h for the Mapes
Company to Benedlctus Bamberg store and basement
No LAT West the New York importation
Company a years store In No 4e1 Lexlag-
ton ave. TO William Baraban store in No 11o west
<oth St for c. c. Bull TO Benjamin Schneider: three
store. IN the building l02l04 West 96th st. TO T. j.
purand Thomas z Morgan and Frances Deutsch:
apartment No 1Ie 4Oth for C. c. Bull to w
c. Petee furnished apartment in the Monte Sano. No
es West 9th St for DeMont Thompson. to
Charles Appleby suite the building, No 43
West 27th St. for the Advance Realty Construction
Company 70 Walter c. schabeitz and a private dwell
ing No al Lexington ave. o Morris
G. Tuoti Co. leased for William Oppenheim tho
northeast corner nth and Avenue for term
OF wears at an aggregate rent Of slo.5oo.
The Acyicar Ga!lard Realty Company was the broker
in leasing $500 square feet on the nineteenth
floor Building McAdoo Terminal 10 tho
Southern Railway Company, FOR a term Of years
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
STEEL EXPORTS SHOW INCREASE.
Great Advance in November Business Over
the October Showing.

There has been a change in the export steel
+rode situation within the last few weeks. The
cons,pnments of steel rails billets. beams. boons
bars wire nails, pipe and other proouc's sent
abroad last month the heaviest for any SINH
lar period in the last two years, whereas the oc-
,oher tonnage was the lowest for any one month
for nearly three years. The November shipments
wade through New York and other Eastern sea-
hoard points aggregated total of 76,lss TONS an
increase of nearly 50 per cent as compared WIN
the nrevious months exports.
Now York handled almost five times as much as
philadelphia and Baltimore combined This Is a
record breaking proportion for this port The lead
ing rail cargoes went to the Far East, while that
part of the world also the chief purchaser OF
nails and pipe The bets were shipped to Great
Rrtain and South America was the largest pur-
chaser of wire. The west coast markets or Soutn
America show growing preference Tor Ameri-
can steel products which gradually ousting the
foregn Australia was also an important buyer OF
wire last month"; to the practical exclusion OF the
british products which have hitherto largely domi-
mated the antipodean trade.
The rail cousgnments made abroad last month
footed up a total of 3S 1H tons, against 30954 tons
for October The steel blets exported amounted
to 3s74 tons of wire, 17.s01 TONS against u.7s1
tons for the previous thirty days. The nail ship
ments amounted to $3.50 tons.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
CHRISTMAS IN WALL STREET.
Bonuses to Employees Will Not Be Quite SO
Large as Usual.

Notwithstanding the recent panic and the con-
tnued money stringency and the further fact that
this has been year of small profits and largely
increased expenses in Wall Street, the indications
arc that the Christmas fund.- while not SO large as
In more prosperous years. will yet be of generous
nroportions and that none Of the army of employees
in the banks brokerage houses and the various ex-
changes will be forgotten in its distribution While
II is not expected that any of the large banking
houses will give their clerks 100 per cent bonuses,
as tbev did 1901. it is reported that several or
them at least, will make their employees present
of half years salary
Many of the banks howevtr, make IT a rule never
TO distribute more than 10 per cent bonuses BY
far the largest part OF the Wall Street Christmas
fund is apportioned among the employees OF the
great banking houses and the more prominent stock
brokerage concerns but the messenger boys. eie-
yator runners and the host Of other employees OF
the different Wall Street houses are never forsot-
ten and will not be this year. 1t is said oy the
well Informed. The usual committees nave peen
formed on the various exchanges to solicit FUNDS
for distribution the employees on Christmas, ana
the brokers are said to be responding watn tneir
customary generosity in spite Of the restriction In
business.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
IN THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET.

J. Clarence Dayfe. has sold ths United Real Estate
ana Tr,s, Company the Yves. SIDE ef Grand
ave 100 feet south burnside
Ames & Co. sold for Michael Richard q three
s.orv and bal enen brick dwelling house No 2os East
as. g., CT a lot 2o19ss feet, II sdioins the Third
Avenue Theatre. .
Ja-nes b. Duke transferred title yesterday To FeA 10
East eeth st. On plot 25xIoo5 feet. TO whitney Lyon
tn. EXPRESSED consideration was nominal
tn. Sound Realty Company Max Marx president. has
so,d Flmore Court elevator apartment house
nj No 54l West I24th st. plot 1oSxl0oll feet; Ths
bver gives in part payment lots the south s'de OF
1seth ST. 100 feet OF Cypress ave
John J. Cody sold for Alexander FTeund tho three
story dwelling house East s5h St. 12o feet east
~ PARK ave on lot 1sxl022 feet The buyer will oo-
cupy
Bert c. FauIhaber have sold for August ttasse-
rner No 40 Amsterdam Ave story nathouse with
stores. o lot 25x32 feet
The whitehall Realty Company has sold tho plot iooN
81 feet on the west Of Baycheser ave. 100 feet
south Of Nere,d
Brook ave fye story apartment house. on plot 4oA9o
feet Also Charles Knauf No 1918 College ave-
two family house. l6sxi00 feet also sold for
Mrs August Raibe NOS lT3G and 1873 Webster ave- two
four story ahouses plot 60x1oo feet to Mrs Mary
Miilinger
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
TENEMENT HOUSE ORDER APPROVED.

In Consequence OF numerous complaints received ty
the Tenement House Department during the winter Of
foa5 and 1903 concerning tho freezing OF fixtures In
yard closets the Commissioner ordered complete can
yass Of ward during period cold enough 10
,est them and found proportion TO be frozen
that the department has since refused to accept un-
heated ward closet compartments Recently proceedings
- ba,,r arainst the department the purpose OF
enforcing the acceptance of certain patent appliances
claimed 10 be anti-freezng closets
The experience Of the department and tho testimony
-, r,er,as experts in plumbing having showing con-
,,a,,, tho futfiity of trying maintain system
If nuubing in yards from the effect of freezing
weather without the heating Appliances. the de
parnent vigorously opposed the action referred TO- ana
.. ocieion Of Justice Burr, OF the Supreme Court,
e,ooo,4 r,ensrtment tust handed is follows;
.ebo netftoner the court 10 determine on con-
e,ctny evidence whether the flush tanks ana pipes on
., ,or closets about to installed properly pro-
~ a..tor Of frost and then compel the
[,rrss,orer TO agree with such determination inc
-. ;,as no such power. Motion denied
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
T. r. A. HALL CHANGES PLANS.
Structure To Be Built by Him on Fifth Ave-
nue. to Cost $500 900.

Revised plans have been filed for the proposed
twelve story high class apartment house, with a
ground floor store, to be erected for T. r. A. Hall
at the southwest corner of Fifth avenue and 5lst
street. Under the modified plans the building
will cost 0000. instead of $2500o0 originally
planned. 1t will be of BRICK with trimmings OF
marble limestone and terra Gotta, with man
sard and two tiers of bays the avenue front
extending from the second story to the mansard.
Alexander Mcmillan Welch is the architect
The Manhattan plans for buildings filed yes
terday include a six story tenement house. with
stores. to be built at No. 207 Madison street for
Harry Kay, at a cost of $4,000: story loft
building, with stable, for Samuel Markowitz at
No. 81 Broone street, to cost $4,000. and one
story studio for Everett Shinn lessee In the
of the three story house at No. 112 Waverley
Place owned by Catherine de Angemont It is to
cost s. 900.
Plans have also been fled with Buildings Super
ntendent Murphy for remoGelling the four story
tenement house at No. 40 Third avenue into pri-
vate dwelling house. the change of occupancy being
made for Louise Helen Clausnitzer owner. The
architect is John Clausnitzer.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15

o. Mr.. Dowling. For years he has been one OF
the most brilliant realty leaders this city has ever
Aao Ee is constantly active In Formulating OF
carrying out big projects and he is continually
leading. Ills resourcefulness is amazing; his
mental and physical energy apparently hnlltess
ais achievements IN the realty field have beeh
much more successful than even his closest friends
sho thought they had an accurate gauge on the
boundaries of his powers. anticipated
Early In his career Mr. Dowling was especially
sc'ise on the West Side. Then the realty records
fae~ how ne and the late Albert Flake. working
osether. helped to awaken the central 9Th ave-
eisfict 10 become the most important high class
1sIaa shopping centre Of this city to-day. AT the
SANE time. Lir. DowIing and his partner bought
.ha quickly resold substantial profit many
.aise parcels in the leading downtown business
e-sulct The downtown operations in which
-aessfs. Dowling and Flake figured cover a long
s"iod' and IL death had not suddenly brought to
cfose the enviable career Of Mr. Flake they
would undoubtedly extend up to the present time.
,0r now Mr. Dowling is carrying out for the City
~'esnng Company. Of which he is the head, the
'y investing Building project, at Broadway and
SAdhot 81 As regards square and cubic area,
- 10 be the largest Office building in tho
No ~ofic Most ordinary realty leaders would con-
&c mat project, which involves many million
ana represents a new idea in the housing
Hfge corporations, a life work. and seek no
opportunities for greater activity In their
seh Held Judged however. from the point OF
OF tne width and length possessed by Mr.
Sing IL is simply feature OF the work OF
,. present He is planning greater activities for
eh' al, Of course IN the interest OF his COM
aho IL is the opinion of many persons identi-
-, Win real estate transactions that the market
20, sec MIN operating brilliantly again in the
- iuture In many downtown sections in the
lo"h district and the West Side, especially
.an broadway north OF 18th ct
,ss f-eai Estate Record and Guide" says IN Its
- follows:
pres.s, zeal Of attention is being given at the
bpsi,e ui1e not only by people in the real estate
GuctsonH guy also by intending purchasers 10 the
the psrt lsrset s There has been some hestancy OF
On fhe " te investor 70 purchase at private sale
sometb,ssaao saoand th;t he might be able to pick uT
real as,s very cheap in the auction mart The
Scru,.-saals proker, On the other hand, has been
"a. ssz'Ds prices brought by various parcels witt
tus,a~ - 1nding out whether this branch OF the
T1iaf specially.
OF 60 Sn'is - great deal to be said both sides
bic SnA ,e Present time Is not the most favora.
psivsss asinable TO dispose of property either al
tner aass OF al auction. In the OF the for
ooncess hetaers OF realty have not made serious
kfi6 - ana the prospective purchasers nave
Gosn. 'n TOT drop in price, which has not as yet
- an1 IN the latter the tightness of the
1Arket has had decided influence. It has
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Outlook for

f oeen noticed that where good sized mortgage is
alowed TO remain for a reasonable period good
prices nave been obtained On the other hand
Mhen all cash has been required in several in
StahceS either very low bids none at all have
been received. - ~ ~
A notable instance occurred couple of weeks
ago, Wheh elght lots Were put up auction to PIE
vent foreclosure, and the prices brought We're SO
low ltiat the receivers refused confirm them
They were put up the following week with upset
price OF S4,4NS. but not q single bid received
ptaintin. who bid them in for about the amount of
their liens.
High class property has brought very fair prices
considering the condition of he present situation
The Hotel Saranac, which sold during the week
ended october l6 for $4,000. a remarkable eX-
ample. 1t showed plainly that there q
Der or people who were not afraid to place their
money in well located realty. Undoubtedly this
valuable parcel would have brought more money in
quleer times, hut then the price received is under
stood to be considerably more than paid for it
by the sellers
During the quarter including July August and
september, which, OF course, is considered the
quietest one in the auction market. they the
summer months, there was total number of nine
ty-siN parcels sold. The amount involved was
SS.5ioozS. There tlirty-four pieces adjourned
low 59tll street and they brought S,e16.S9i The
sales above 69ih street also numbered forty-eight
and s2.493. .65i received for them OF those ad-
journed ten We're below 59th street and twenty-four
above.
The largest sale below this street No. 429
sS3 Greenwich street, the northeast of
I4aight street 12S. .6XS3E irregular 1t nine
story loft building with stores. II a partition
sale. and was purchased by Edward 7. Haywood