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m 1000. iXCWft9ftX) ikxiommmmmmm,,1 PRETTY PEGGY O'NEIL fjj JUllllLiJ-lLL I Ii i - tf.0,.,,iV. AI-fll'ST . UAILT CAPITAL jOLltNAL. SALEM, mihhw. - Tramph and Tragedy of the Beautiful Woman Whose Chamoionshio by General Jacfcson Made an Epoch in g ... . ....... l History :: : : : : ': - .. .. ... iinill. r.'',l!" nj a no'T inn. nui) .ii-ii oi n man of anion. He htojiwd the run away, ent the younjr lover oft' to his parents irftb his rye somewhat dis- rolurei. and turn IOOK nis aaurnier io coach to New York, where she was . -4M0XSSB The twwer of ' I'rstty Peter O'Nell! was wielded for weal and not for woe; for she was a good woman. In the development of Greater WnshlnKton it is now apparently viAraiinv tfiat (inn nt (lift hlllUiriC Wocks of ground 8,all berome the walled In lr a private ichool, safe alto of an apartment house, ami the from observation and admiration of homes of yorcful fraRranee shall be nil mankind. tlfll.l A torn down and carieu away. With this improvement the deinoll tlon of "O'N'oH's tavern" Is Inovlta hie, nnd thus will pass away tho childhood home and scene of tri umphs of Margaret O'Nell, the mar-J veoiisly lirlRlit and ueauiuiii uaugn ter of the proprietor of the orstwhlle famous tavern. , Anvone strolIliiE nlonr Pennsylva nia avenue may notice the row of red "brick dwellings at tho corner of socially recognl . -.,.l.. In new Hf-crttar) 01 war, uucihub i boUrvo the cal"mnlt3 current con- ,.in !i..r The sturdy nreslu.-nt stood by his secretary of war and b hl wife. He dismissed erery mtin--t of his cabinet and appointed In (heir places other men, whose wlus erc not character assassins. Afffr the re-orianlation of th at.inn. " said Mrs. Eaton, to the n ute "I told President Jackson t! hp had saved my life, because I co'i' I not have ilml if he had turned husband out of his. cabinet, and Lis renlv has ever been rinsing in myi ears; for. nuttlnt his are, bony hand on my shoulder, he looked down at me and said: " 'I know that, my child. I un derstand. I saw It fn your eyes and your demeanor. Hut suicide would have been confession, and I feel that I have doubly saved you; and that you are worth It ' " General liaton was afterwards governor of Florida, and minister to Spain. While In Madrid Margaret Katon won the warm friendship of Queen Christina, and the queen also ' Circus SALEM Within a year "Pretty Pew" was bnck In W'ashlnicton. and this time she did not uet nervous nor make any mistake. She fell In love with a handsome purser In the navy named Tlmberlake; told her story to her mother, secured her consent and rn.nnarflf Inn nml U'fthln tun u'twlfs ! the wedding was solemnized with "me a devoted friend of the little the consent, although without the I and Twenty-firm streets. Hut very few persons now living know that within that corner house so mo of the niun most famous In our history Iinre wlncd and dined, and that -linft du'nlt nlwt u'fimnn ti'li. find n In Mint llnllua nn Kroit part in milking Ihe history of .Twenty-first and I streets, where her nor time. The spot nnd its environments have vastly changed slnco tho days approval, of her father. During the last two years of her life, her 50th and 81st years, the narrator had the acquaintance and friendship of this wonderful woman, and she said that the happiest years of her life were the five years spent the corner of f Ions ko when "Hilly" O'N'oIl was the owner and manager of the place. The estate extended down to what Tins since become a public market -and comprised numerous outhouses nnd fctables clustering about tho mala building The house was then an Inn, nnd was widely known as "The Tnvom," thv most conspicuous hotel In ft town which wns then but nn mliryonlc city of totlacrts. There were a few mansions, and all of the streets were of ilum or mud, accord mg 10 mo condition or tn weather. When the roiierwM convenud It "was to the tavern of "Hilly" O'.Vell that tho fatuous slatesumn of that day repaired with their families and large retlnuuri of ohlldrun and ser vants. William O'Nell .was descend ed from nnctwtorn of that tiniiio whose ancient homes had been hi Ulster county. Ireland. h wife was n woiiuui of treat beauty, and of bountiful piety. ' liar daughter, who was to become nn historical character, wns even more beautiful limn her mother--nnd imiro brilliant lierntnio o'f the 'bettor opportunities tor intellectual development. The child, Mitrgurot. was born In Wash liiKtonJimoSO, 1799. while Napoleon was first consul of France. Ah tho Movoloped lulo maturing childhood who became famous for her beauty nnd for hor vivacity. Shu had largo Krny eyes. Iodk lushes, heavy ye limwN and u wonderful imiss of Mftvy uhoatuut brown hair. That who was the embodiment of grace u uttestvd by the fad that nt a sohool commencement she wns crowned by "Dolly," the regal wife of President Madison, for her graceful dancing. MnriliiKo loTlmlH'iliike. That such a child woman should lie sought, -admired and liemniKlit was to have been anticipated She hud scare budded Into womanhood when she became amiiilctioii by im son of her eniiqiMtH. An elmwuiwut with her llrsl accented ofr h.id ntrendy bet-n arraiiisml, when th. VUI..I UlK(IOM( l,.r II,.!., ... ,,.,. .... , -' I " HI ."III IVUllll rather bv a.udeutaiiv ups-tMutf a'.Iu, ,,,,.,1,.., two children, Virginia nnd Margaret jwero born. Then at tho end of those live yoars, young Tlmberlake was ordered off to sea. When he started on that cruise he told his young wife that the condition of his heart was such that he might never return;' but ho went. In obedience to orders, and without a murmur. While on board the old Constitution, at Port Mahone. voiiiik TlmboriabP suddenly died of heart failure. The news of the death of her husband ended the happiness of her lifetime. and she was not yot 26 years of age. Previous to that event, her life had been without a single care. Subsequently her 15 years were veurs of constantly Increasing care and suffering. When this wonderful woman was In her sist yonr, she said to heruar- rater: "General Jackson was a stur dy friend of mine. He was kind and fatherly to my two little lrls, ami I Kdoie his memory. General I'ntnn of Tenneesee was also hind to me. and 1 married him. He was a good and faithful husband. My beauty was a falul gift to me, for It In creased in) cares and worries, and therefore added to my tinhnpplnosH. It was not my fault that I was beautiful. It was. Indeed, my mis fortune. I am nn old woman now. and I havo iio worldly thoughts; and l assiuu you my bounty was my bane. Womon suspected me of cap tivating or trying to captlvuto ini-n whom I merely entertained because of my social disposition; nttd I smiled upon ninny of them while I loathed thum at heart. Hut It was tho duty of my husband's wife to entertain; and I wont ahead enter taining, doing my level best, for his sake, to out entertain and outshine all other women; and I gueaa 1 suc ceeded, too, else they would not have hated me so." Sustained by .IiicKmiii. At that time, when she was the oh- Jen of eu. Jealousy, malice and other malevolent purposes o womeu, her hustmud, General .lohn 11. liat.m whs imide secret ,u. of Vr by Prenl- '11 1 e WlWH of the 1 f the (,il Met reftisvd Tlmberlake girls, both of them belnr highly accomplished. Virginia was a splendid harpist aad Margaret was possessed of a wonderful contralto Mrs. Katon and her daughters were admired and respected and toasted throughout Europe. The elder daughter. Virginia, became the wife of the Duke de Sampuyo of France The younger daughter, Murgaret, be came the wife of Lieutenant Com mander John U. Randolph of the navy, a Virginian, who died In the service of his country. The last days of this wonderful woman were spent in a Washington boarding house on Ninth street. where the Inter Ocean building now stands; and from that locality she was burled, all of the eminent statesmen of the day attending the funeral and paying tribute to her memory. Tiiiiinpli 'in Did Age. ' In the hallway of that bonntin msXggSiRSMSsPKmfnaaBf!mmicsBis Ui B0 k H bbT H 7A Jmr lmm m ss h imi m im : i wtmww Fwsmr 3 frWL- & U ,rj m lA? IS w -ji Ll l"S v7 Vr--rf i a n I ? v k'r. s i. O" Hi r in 'a : W 'I s n I E tr MP V' 1 l E Ats;2 house one evening, when In her SOth year, Mrs. Katon said to the land lady, a Mrs. Smith, and to the nar nar raeor: "I believe that ' I can take those five young fellows in the par lor away from those five voims ladles. I'm solnsr to trv it !invi..n. Just for fun." Very quietly the old lady entered the parlor, gently saluted each one Individually, listened until opportu nity occurred, and then began tnlk Ing to all of the young people at once Hying: , "I was reminded this afternoon of the llm bull light that l ever ,aw in Madrid. Did you ever see a bull "'" light? Well, on this occasion, I was MlTiMlIS accompanied by Queon Christina, i and half of the time I couldn't kooo ' my eyes and mind on the bull fight, although It was a novelty, because I was dazzled by the Jewels of the queen. She wore that afternoon" Here tho old Indy wont Into rhapsodies over the manner In which the queen was gowned and hPiipVi The young mon and the young ladles 1 -h fi' tfiflvnskO rvAV. &HV 7WAV i I V-'! of Trained w WEDNESDAY xw5znaaKZiS5W7ns3BW'i '. AMD LLSBR ENORMOUS SHOWS UNITED A-RSOLUTRLY TTfV. RTnmrCT orrn. . WORLD, TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED TRp vrJ TWV mnn PtIADAfTPD ODUPTtOTTi aUU FIGHTING THE FLAMES Rrpnprv Renresentinp" A Whole Cirv SfntTa v: .. Theatres Superb Costumes Magnificent P.lpcfr,vi t, MnQT r.TP,ANTTn A ATTTSR1VTPNT TTKATTTOT? -CMr eCtsi w- . avfiii DEVISEDj BIGGEST MENAGERIE ON EARTH Tallest fliraffe Alive Hlitrp HinnnnntniTiiio nil., uli ' Captivity Den of Giant Polar Bears A Whole Caravan of p.li mais in the World. s M' SUPERB 8FOL!D CIRCIM NEW SENSATIONAL FEATURES MOST ASTOUNDING nv at, SALVO'S FEARFUL TRIP TO THE MOON; int. iVIUi HAZARDOUS FEAT HP am The Greatest Acrobats, the Foremost Riders, Incomparable Aerial Displays, Athletic and Gymnic Stars Supreme, Groupes and Companies ana Acctns Animals Ixieantic (Jomnanv of Fnnnr ri, w o gr j -- ...j v4L,vv4i. Three Rings, three Stages, Hippodrome Concourse and Aerial Enclave filled with THE WORLD'S FOREMOST ARENICSTads GORGEOUS FREE STREET PARADE, X, THE M0ST ELABORATE, LARGEST PAGEANT EVER SEEN. lK. 'Iw 1 wu SoY $.5 P' M- Doors Pen 1 Hour Earlier. - -m,i i A lrv.IL 1 .AH 1IV1 I I . rt- A W HA UP.PR ICQ. CHILDREN UNDER YBa'rs OL.D, R sfrim III a iiszTyssmsassGXBx&r. i.i-ii.iii i.ii hi-.ih AM) ADMISSION TK'KKTS CAX UK SKCUIIK1) OX SHOW DAV AT 1YTT0.VBRH' ..wv,.v .-,.,, u,., ,n nn, .,..hi; l'lSlt'KS CHAKCiKI) AT TIIK GROUNDS. AT SKA STII,I, KUKQrKXT the ShorkiiiK Triine(lie Kuncted on HlKli Sens In Hm-nt Years. Tho recent upriains of tho crew of the Danish hark Ludwlg, who trlod to murdor the captain and nintoa at Bonno bay, Newfoundland, Is evldonce thnt tlllu tinnln n... . " - i" jvuum mines ---- v...a i,itlii. ivuiiuu formed h circle Hiound hor, and tl. of mao oxlstonco, the root fact In side of luii iir iiiriii, ,ni,.. ...... ..!. so innnv novnllst;' nim i,.,,. i, whi the center of Httractlon, and muails ,,eui illsslpntod by the inarch everybody tho lumrdliiK house of l)roBrt's. tht could net Into the parlor wnt ' 0nly four 'eRr B" ono of those in, ami miium crmned their necks in tr0l"os occurred which shocked tho til the il(Mir. mm""mmmmmmmmtKm 0 A. L f RASER PLUMBING TINNING AND ROOTING. Cornice Work, Hcatinj: and Building Work of all Kinds- Lsumnlcs Made and Work Gunrantcvd Murphy Blk State St. Salem, Oregon ,. ,ti. nunc j CAMPER'S OUTFITS AND Hop Picking Supplies Wh in mI f cmt.t to,j- tbi.,v -i ......... ... . .w k..o. .. . ,.. , ,a W(. "zz:"''""" " d .w. . ,. rilWi ol..ih' """" "' J.N. SHANT7. 373 COURT srwr . y When he had concludod her brll- ni!lstcr ot the IlrltlBh bark Veronica ! rol,01'ftt0(1 ,J.V that of Flohr, tl Hunt deterlptlon, overyb.ly asked uml s,x of ll,s 10" were murdered i8Uilty ot the otllr, who was llllAdt laitka ul.n.., c t . ).! !....-,. i. . . Ofl tt lAAn....A t i- .,...,,n Ruuiu ojimhi, ana o forth, lu,uo uicu beumeu, who woro uc,;u"l, miormer as the but the old Indy mono and left the sllU8,?auently hanged for their crime I1"'06 of llis lluorO' sufflcod to con room, MyliiK; ( Dad food and bad treatment nroiv,ct the throe l"'lHC'Dals, and they "You poult iwvtt gotten me into tllQ ch,ef w of mutinies from WOro a11 hangetl lalklnu uml liMva i.im.i.. .... . timet lnuiit.i.,.,-i..i i ..... I I of tho loss of tho vessel and their comrades, concocted a story, which dally they had to repeat three of four times. The story ran that one died from sickness and tho mate was washed overboard. Tho ship then took fire, and the captain and some men put off In ono boat nnd these In the other. Hut two mutineers could not remember the story aright, nnd were shot down in cold blood by the areatirui chief of the band. Then to bo in eastern Oregon. The yello the vessel was set on fire, the five i pine districts are being zealously I Slimming mon took to a boat nnd vestlgate from near Bend south v. io mo uays later picked up by the a number of buyers, wno Save tie irtttlnr.i.,1.1. mi ... I men in the field estimating well quarter that lias timber on It. J largo sale was recently closed fi land, on tlio nnrtli fnrk- of the JO-I Day river, nt about ?1COO per clij In tho ratio .of the products, bit ft cent events have so aroused cajiti to action that there Is great actio in a number of localities. The Mollalla country shows op expectation of railroad development by n number of transfers. Tbew halem nnd Wilson river cbuttrj swnrms with cruisers, while the iw with the packs nro keeping tabs ci Hammond's engineers south of Sea side. But the greatest activity seta wholo civilized world, when tne,Brnnsw,ck- Thomas' evldonce, coi .-..n,..n uu unit? uiniirt tiiA MK...I uiuo iimiiHinnriui i.n i.. .i... . - "- iiiii" ...... u..t in LtllH in. . and thow jonug iHd!N will be stnnce tho y Idea advanced by tho iiKry wm, mo." .rumsns for their carnival of crime And. aftei wlunln her wsy ln wa a hint pjuue,! ,UM011K the c,w Mint iiiurelous iiuauer. h, .k by the rliiKleailMr tv.o, i . left tin. nniui, the young Hull were,10"1'01' of the captain and ofllcers to Ull - tl KliciiumtlMii. When pains or, Irritation exist on any part of tho body, tho applica tion of Ballard's Snow Liniment glvos nroinnt rnllof p w c..,.. uneiuust in uriti hor ,. ,... 'do wv win. .t. . ... . Pr. cm.... T. ' ouiman, v . .,, tuHviuuR, .----. M.j ecuuiuii. vn ntt'4j t -! uiiiinau r n en i.'i tj.. . i ximtni vmijvi aj 1 1 im i i i.r ionurHtlon and dehcriutlotti f r llug port tho i.,,ir,i,..a .. " for.-iK,, ,,w,plt, Mwl Vimum9t lod tho erle o( butcheries by klllliiK Kuteitnlulnit uanA Hiwripiion the lookout with a bolnylng pm and lnhei Srttli )e,r. .I,e mmit imva been throwing hU body overboard It was 111.. .1.1. 111. ...all. 1...I1. !... . . w..t... AV 1 (13 i...i -iiuuifumi) urtiiiMiit wtin n hor 1'Mine Hua whim ktlMMUtod by tm bit inn for tucUl wnromcy. -" ii i , .. (itilv eMou's Sen 'n M K. life now h. are n tht city " on the higher upland,. 1. yt f.iKdl..e. ho r,,, on DuUow" S j in Wacu, Ttx., !,, wo ,w wal, -f-y. He writ.: -, . m IT. Kings xtw WiC0ry f ..tln the ne , V-,..meweU.ttdwfe. Before th. .,UiSd cough wUUh for yii: had t..en growing wow. .ow ifs rtBe-' c Chronic Cogh aid l.Jt. reuW0ttla. V J t l'ury' drug Btore. vrlM KI i M.OO. Trial bottle free C uuiore nay break, and when the mat went forward to find tho man, having halltii h, from tho dook without reply, he mtt the same fato. UoaUwnlu Abramwn, tear tig HOHiethliic roiiK. wont to call tU captain, and as the latter emerg. od from tho cuddy hatch he w8 V T. tt0t rHtHll-v- crawl od back Into hl8 blBi where he and Vbramtoii barricaded themeives. To dat later tho cbm ,loor W. forced, th, captain and 2 awaln ww ot. and then the ru ton. pro,Ki to murder the co but hi. wtl ww. ndi,l. ,' ho was wMire,! thnil.. ,1, ,n' throata. The n-i-7" . "" lrain orfully frnml -., .'.: po"' follow ,! C,us r.u X , Per,! oliml art..., TT.' "M' hU "-'B- --wrataS: "--, -ore .MM by iU Ofowd -J , randy m ,i.. .t . ,n ulKlng rlnglwdm. J. ..?--. na the tey roacW VuZ'' n ' l"V r to tell m ...,.. . . ' ., iues, juno c, 1902: " i take Pleasure in recommending Ballard's fnw Linljuont to nil who are aflllc. ted with rheumatism, it l3 the only remedy I have found that gives im. mediate relief." 25C, 50c. and ?1 00. l-orsalebyD.J.Fry,Saje J ' Sudileii Talk through u-tlvlly i T,IMlHI1 yhlvkl,t of railway construction many section ..f ! -t... recently has had the effect o "! u 4iteU ,OLS to see where l!Kht. ln would st.lke the timber first. It uuul llhS not mlvnnnn.l Ciiros Sclalk'il. Rev. W. L. Riley. LL.D., Ch N'ew York, writes: "After fifterf days of excruciating pain from sw tic rheumatism, under various trw ments, I was Induced to try fc lard's Snow Llnlmont; the flnttf plication giving my first relief w the second entire relief. I can fi1 If ,..,,.nn,i . .,,r.n,lnHnn. !' v t.iitiuuiitiiru ictuuiiiivnuttv. 50c, and $1.00. For sale by D.J. K o - " Bean th. t The Kind Yoa Hwang Wl Signaturo of GzLyfffibzSfc I A CHICHESTER'S CNaU.H. . PEHHYR,oy5L;g llTl V.AM Wf UlllVIll'St'i" ". V.- aM illiblurlkl)OB, 'luUe''Ji l llau. Bu of j.or """ama nwpi lr I,rll!rfc.BSir,fi Ml "Heller flr l.air. ' T iil ... 11.11. 1 ll.OIIO Trt""?e'T..lf. ... r'"." " ...... t.....f fctwi. ., ... ITWXIlili. B tit"" til, II ,r S-v jr 'r ti OIIAS. K. SPAULDINQ, President. B. O. MHJIS, Sec and Tru- Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co. MannfnrhimM. t Oregon Pine, Ash and Maple Lu SALEM, OREGON. "3V'"