Show they WERE NOT 0 HOSTS A for big los angeles los angeja tines october 1 east los angelea people are considerably worked up over a little exposure made in a vacant bouse last bunday night it seems that during the past few weeks strange noises have been heard in the house and the owner thinking it was being occupy by grampa trampa made up his mind to break the gang up if possible lie called nt the ast side police station and in formed captain mckeag of what he believed waa going on in his house the detective visited the house and made a thorough investigation ti the house had been vacant some time and the owner had taken everything in the way of furniture out of it but the officers found a bundle of fancy bed clothing in one of the closets the cothes were of the very finest material and one could see at a glance that the owner belonged to a family in good circumstances the officers were puzzled to know how such a labout could have been left in the bouse but the owner of the place declared that he knew nothing about it and had never before seen it the officer camped in the house several nights but no one came and they thought it was the old worn out story being revived more the officers did everything in their power to bring the ahot out but he refused to walk and saturday they made up their minds to give it up as a bad job the owner of the house was not satisfied however and sunday he and several of his friends quietly slipped into the bouse and took up their quarters in a dark corner of the dining room they had not long when they beard a key turn in the front door then came through the bracing night air the cooing tonea of a couple of lovers the voices wera go low that the wate hera could not catch the drift of their conversation but they discovered that the pair were making their way to the room were concealed the watchers were BO much excited that they began to talk among and the cooing couple overheard them the male attini of the outfit did not run a the majority of men would hare done but threw wide open the door between the dinine room and his room aad in a voice that moot asked what the watchers were doing there the rio gleader trembled in his boots aad replied we thought there were ghosts in this house and we are here to speak with them we are sorry to give you any trouble anil if you will permit us wo will leave at onte oil I 1 could not think a thing replied the bold bad nan this house does not be long to roe and if jou and your to hold a ghost meeting I 1 would not for the world disturb you so if you will permit me I 1 will leave the house at once and before the astonished watchers what was going oo 00 be and his female companion were out of the house aliey roust have feared pursuit for the watchers say they never saw two people make faster time on foot is supposed to be an individual who has created much scandal on the baat side during the pad year or two and some of the hot blooded ones are in favor of treating the fellow to a dose of tar and feathers and the chances are that if he is captured things will be ccady very warm fur him MINUTES A ouri kailahni Ka lahni st louis the late congressman jim burnes of st joe combined with his talents as a lawyer and a legislator a neve rending desire to play a bicle joke upon some one when king kalakaua was making bis tour of america he was entertained at jefferson city and following out a royal prerogative and one much exercised by crowned headla he got in Western vernacular a full sized load on lie was out on a settee in one of the cars of the special train bearing biro and a party of friends to st louis and waa soon snoring as only a sandwich islander can do the fact that king kalakaua was on board the train was telegraphed ahead and at every station larger or smaller crowds congregated to catch a glimpse of the visiting monarch at one place a stop waa made aud loud cries for the king were heard the people expecting that he would come out and make a speech about the glorious country as is done by the ruler of this enlightened nation the king was snoring placidly inside the car but jim burnes thought it would be too bad to disappoint the crowd and stepping out on the rear platform in the aemi darkness be made bis most profound bow amid shouts oblong live the king the people began to clamor for a speech and although this wai wa i an unexpected turn to affairs congressman jim made the best of it and he taked to them about the beauties of honolulu and the climate of the pacific islands meanwhile wishing with all his heart that the train would ecart and take him out of the loyal crowd but the train stood emark still and the perspiration began to roll down the face of the pseudo king one man stepped from the ground upon the platform and said king I 1 have a brother jobu a missionary in the sandwich balanda do you know him aay most particular friend replied the king with a heavy band shake and here the train pulled out amid the buzzas of the assemblage and to the great relief af his royal abs |