( TY .IM- :.rAG.zrxi: section. OREGON CITY, OREGON FRIDAY. JANUARY 19, 1900. PAGES 1 TO i. GUEST OF KING EDWARD. MRS. POTTER PALMER, SOCIETY LEADER, SPENDS SEASON IN LONDON. Leased "Egypt House", Isle of Wight Polished floors of Famous Man sion Persian Carpeted to Please Royal Whim. Mrs. Potter Palmer, social censor for the great world of society In Chi- cago, is numbered among the few American women who have really and truly penetrated to the inner circles of exclusive society in England. One hears every day of Mrs. This or Mrs. That who has set the social world of London agog, but few of this vast number ever do more than receive an invitation or two to affairs which are by no means the entertainments of the smart set. Mrs. Potter Palmer, however, is a woman whose social position is as sured and has been for a number of years. To know her is the open ses- ame to the most exclusive houses in America, and so when she went abroad last summer and announced her intention of staying for the re rf BJLSm. , Afrit,,, J MRS. POTTER PALMER. gatta season at Cowes, it meant one more distinguished American woman to be admitted to the King's circle. Mrs. Potter Palmer never does things by halves, and this was never more thoroughly demonstrated than when she arranged the marriage be tween her niece. Miss Julia Dent Grant, and the Russian Prince 'Can tacuzene. It was one of the most bril liant matrimonial achievements the social world has ever known, and, un like so many similar affairs, the union has turned out to be a supremely happy one. , When Mrs. Potter Palmer deter mined to Join the social colony at Cowes last year she leased the his toric Egypt House In England's fa mous beauty spot, the Isle of Wight. Everybody who is anybody in English - society goes down for the regatta sea son, for the King is sure to be there, and society flocks at the royal heels. This recalls that the Interior of Egypt House Is a splendid example of the simple luxury which prevails in so many old English houses. Several years ago It was leased by Consueio, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, ine Duchess is one of the oldest friends of King Edward, and during the season that she was mistress of Egypt House she was the King's hostess on more than one occasion. The Duchess had the old place done over in anticipation of the King s com' ing and all the floors were highly pol ished and covered with expensive rugs, His Majesty was escorting the Duch- , ess into dinner one evening when he slipped on the polished floor and nar rowly escaped getting a bad fall. For the instant the King was angry and reminded the Duchess that he detested polished floors and would never again enter a house where they prevailed. Merchants of London received or ders the following day to take meas urements of all the floors in Egypt House, and when the King again vis 'ted the Duchess there he found every room and corridor carpeted in fine Persian effects. The King laughed and partly apologized for his bad tem per on the previous occasion by say ing, "You are very good, Duchess. You see, I am not as young as I used to be." Since that time polished floors have been tabooed by the English smart set. la Sunless Dungeons. A victim of Russian severity who aa at one time immured in the grim Tortress of Peter and Paul, In St. Pe tersburg, describes it as resembling a house of the dead. "Its dungeons, utterly sunless, are lodes of gloom and silence. Not a -ord is spoken among the hapless pris oners, intercourse being carried on nainly by gestures. Prisoners com muuicate with each other by knocking on the walls of their cells, so many times for each letter. But 'even this Is sternly repressed by the authorities, and captives detected in the practice are liable to severe punishment. "In short, the prison reproduces all the horrors of the dungeons of ro mance, with mildewed walls, cold si lence and despair. The fortress, in deed, is never spoken of in Russia without a shudder, for imprisonment there is little better than being buried alive." ' Noah was a Wise One. A little girl was asked by her Sun day school teacher, "who was the wisest man." "Noah," she answered. "He was the only ona who knew enough to go in out of the rain." FITZHUGH LEE'S VIEWS. Once Told General Howard Southern - Defeat Would Work for Good. In March, 1896, I had the pleasure, recently remarked-an oflicial of the In dian Department, of traveling in com pany with the "Indian party" from Washington City on its way to Car lisle, Pa., to attend the annual com mencement exercises of the Indian school there. With the party, which included some members of both houses of Con gress and a few officials of the Indian service, were the fearless, forcible Fitzhugh Lee, and that knightly Christian soldier, Major-General O. 0. Howard. Naturally the two old veterans, serving on opposite sides of our coun try s most desperate war, found much in common to talk over and discuss; and were together during the entire trip. I had the good luck to be included In their conversation from time to time, and heard much that was in structive and entertaining. From present events their conversa: tion drifted back to the heroic days of the civil war, and they fought over again many of its battles. Then they recalled old days at West Point, when Howard was an instructor and had "Fitz" as his pupil. "Do you remember," said General Howard, "the time at the Point that I induced you to attend chapel serv ices?" 'Yes," answered General Lee, "but I didn't go for the services, I went for you." Again their conversation was about the war, and its decisive battles, and to the wonderful changes since those tragic days of '61-5. They had discussed the industrial conditions of the country, and General Lee seemed unusually, well informed as to the needs and opportunities of the South. - 'Do you know," he said, "the next decade will witness an industrial re naissance for us. We are just begin ning to get an influx of Northern capi tal and push; and we are learning that we can get along without the niggers.' Yes, assented Howard, whose thoughts seemed still to cling round past events, "it s all the result of that fight at Gettysburg." , "I don t know as to that, responded General Lee, "but I wish you would tell me how 'you'ens' came to win that battle." 'Well," said the gentle Howard, "I didn't win it, Fitz, God did." Yes; General," Lee answered, "I know you went up into the steeple of that old church at Gettysburg for some purpose, but I didn t know, it was for that" Lee gazed for some time out of the ' . , j j . j 1 1 ' JSP it 1 'L I )sd! My p. -Imn."..ia-'y ir-riHMiftmi Winn, uririwmwiwi1- i-rgr- -ffmiiiii i him i ii j THE SHERIDAN STATUE. car window at the flying trees and wheeling' landscape. His thoughts seemed far away. Then, without look ing at Howard, he said, "Well, I'm d n glad, General, that you licked us. It was the best thing, that could have happened for the South." Where Age BroughtWealth. A proud father In a western town, who has a number of daughters of a marriageable age, in speaking of the qualities of the girls, said to an ac quaintance that while he loved each of them very much, he would like to see them comfortably married. "I have a little money," he said, "and they will not go penniless to their hus bands." "There is Mary, twenty-five years old, I shall give her $1,000 when she marries. Then comes Bet, she is more than thirty-five, and she will get $3,000, while the man who takes Eliza, who is more than forty, will receive $5,000 with her." The acquaintance after some few mo ments of serious thought, wanted to know if he had any daughters .fifty or sixty years old. NEW SHERIDAN STATUE. OUIO ERECTS MONUMENT AT A COST OF TES THOUSAND DOLLARS Striking Figure of the Cavalry Lead er as He Appeared in the Later Years of His Life, But Noc as n Looked During the War. The dedication of a statue of Gen eral Phil Sheridan at Somerset, Ohio, on Nov. 2nd, revives interest in the career of the great cavalry leader or the Union armies. The state of Ohio erected the statue, an equestrian one and there his birth was recorded, which wlil stand in the public square of the quaint old village In which Sheridan lived as a boy. It was al ways bnlieved prior to his death, that Sheridan was born in the village. He and his family allowed the impression to remain as there was some hope that he might be nominated for Presi dent. Sheridan himself was always proud to call himself an Ohio man, When he died his relatives admitted that he was not even born in this country, but on a ship when i-.s par ents were en route from Ireland They settled first at Albany, N. Y. and there his birth was recorded However 't was in Somerset that he crew up, a quick alert little Irish lad whose greatest delight In' youth was to await the coming of the stagie that he might ride the horses to water. His old mother used to tell in her da dining' years'of Phillies great love for horses and how hard his father used to whip him for riding every horse he could hnd to mount Early Cavalry Training. That early love of horses stood Phil in good stead when he entered the cavalry arm of the service and fitted him for the famous "Sheridan s Ride to the battle of Winchester. Sheridan began as a clerk in the village store and was sent to West Point by a con gressman who hoped to catch the Irish Catholic vote. Alas, the con gressman was beaten, but he gave the nation a great soldier and in later years when the man was in trouble, Sheridan came to his relief in a grate ful manner. The mother of Sheridan almost outlived him and died at the age of 90 retaining her faculties to the last. He visited her often and she was never so happy as when she told all her neighbors "My I'uillle Is com ing." He gave her a nice little home on the edge of the village, and under a great tree that stands In the yard speeches have been made by the first President Harrison, by Slilerman Tom Corwin, Garfied, Hayes and' Mc- Kinley. The father of Sheridan lived I to see his son win fame in the war, but died from the kick of a vicious hurse. Took Care of Relatives. The General did much for all his relatives and his memory Is blessed In the old town of his boyhood. His younger brother "Mike" Is a retired army officer. Another brother, John, died some years ago and his daughter Eller is now postmistress of the vil lage. Mrs. Sheridan, the widow, was present at the unveiling with her children, one of them being an officer in the army. The sculptor, Carl neber, endeavored to represent Sheri dan as he may have appeared when making bis famous ride, except that he has pictured Sheridan as he looked in the latter years of his life. The Sheridan of the battle of Winchester wore a full beard as pictures taken then give proof. The Statue cost ten thousand dollars and the dedication was attended by Corporal Tanner, commander of the G. A. R., who made a speech. Adjutant Tweedale re .;ted "Sheridan's Ride." TUE YOUNGEST SENATOR. Burkett, of Nebraska, Who Defeated Wm. J. Bryan for the Toga. From the farm furrow to the Sen ate is the somewhat remarkable record of the youngest member of that body, Elmer J Burkett, of Nebraska. To be elected a Senator is considered a distinction worthy the ambition of any American youth; to be the "baby" member of the greatest of legislative bodies is a higher distinction, and es pecially as iu the case of Mr Burkett where the race was a hot one, and his opponent un able and renowned an tagonist, no other man than William J. Bryan. Out in Nebraska, says Edgar C. Snyder, of the Omaha Bee, who is fa miliar with state politics, there has been in the past a number of long drawn out senatorial deadlocks. The people were not only dissatisfied with conditions, but they were determined to stop it. They concluded to direct the action of the legislature. Nomination by the People. The newspapers took up the matter of a popular nomination very ener getically, and the plan was suggested of having a state convention nominate a candidate for United States Senator, and instruct their legislative nominees to vote for him when the legislature met. Of course, there was opposition to the plan in certain quarters, for it materially interfered with the desires of the "bosses" who had controlled Nebraska politics for many years, and Burkett was not exactly to their liking. The opposition, however, did not de velop any great amount of strength, and Mr- Burkett was unanimously de clared the choice of the Republicans of the state for Senator, to succeed Sena- SENATOR ELMER J. BURKETT , of Nebraska, tor Dietrich, and, of course, Republi can nominees for the legislature were pledged to carry out the action of the state convention. Hot Contest With Bryan. William Jennings Bryan was the uni versally accepted candidate against Burkett, supported by the Democrats. Populists and Free-Silver Republicans. The fight was thus narrowed down to one between Mr. Burkett and Mr. Bryan for control of the legislature. Inch one would be senator was de pendent upon the political complexion of that body- The campaign, extend ing over a period of about five months, was exceedingly virile, and there was plenty of uncertainty to make it inter esting, and at times almost bitter. Mr. Burkett like his distinguished opponent, is of even temperament, slow to anger and plenteous in that brand of good nature that never wears off; and so whatever may have dis turbed others, it can be said that noth- ng harsh or bitter ever passed be tween them personally. Koosevelts great popularity made the state surely Republican, so far as the electoral ticket was concerned, but Mr. Bryan's popularity and his force as a campaigner made the outcome as to the complexion of the legislature one of doubt and uncertainty. Then, too, there were local conditions that were not advantageous to the Republi cans. These were the conditions confront ing Mr. Burkett when the campaign of 1004 opened- Mr. Bryan, brilliant, shrewd and resourceful as he is, took advantage of every mistake of the Re publicans, and he went into the cam paign determined to elect a Demo cratic legislature. He strove mightily; he held meetings In nlmort every dis trict; be completely covered the state with a special train, and made from five to eight rear-platform speeches a day, arousing as he always does, great nthusiasm. But Mr. Burkett was also over the state. He made as many speeches as did his opponent, and he is convincer, and he visited every por tion of the Commonwealth. ' Genius for Organization. Probably one of Iiurkett's chief at tributes In his genius for organization. As a result of the marshaling of his forces, a legislature was elected with every one of the thirty-three members In the henate a Republican and only nine Fuslonlsts out of one hundred members of the House. The legis lature met and in just six minutes elected Mv Burkett a Senator. IN TROPICAL ARIZONA. DESERT SANDS MING TRANS FORMED INTO VERDANT FIELDS AND ORCHARDS. Country Was Once Inhabited by an Ancient People Only Ruins Left to Indicate a Teeming and Prosperous Population. . Swinging gently in one's hammock beneath wide spreading fig trees load ed with luscious fruit, and breathing Into the nostrils the fragrance of a field of Peruvian clover mingling with the almost tropical bloom auout me, it Is Indeed hard to believe that this very spot, only a few years ago, boasted naught save the homed toad, the Gila monster and the rattlesnake. A suspicion of a scent of desert sage wafted on a summer morning's zephyr awakes In one a realization that, just beyond this fair oasis, gaunt desola tion, weird and mysterious, stalks wide under relentless skies of brass. All these thoughts and others are yours when you drop into Phoenix or Mesa, or any of the little onses in the Salt River Valley, after the Ion? hot ride across the burning sands which Intervene between It and El Paso, Texas. You are glad to feast your eyes on the green verdure which seems to spring suddenly from out the sere desert An Almost Tropical Climate. Phoenix, beautiful in a garb of tropical luxuriance, with wide aven ues shaded by magnificent palms or shapely umbrella trees, with pleasant homes almost hidden by vines and flowers, bids you welcome. Many of her pioneers and her best citizens came here to fight a last bat tle with tliait dreaded scourge, the White Plague tuberculosis and the welcome they received from the des ert brought the bloom of health to their cheeks and now hope to their hearts, and Is reflected in the welcome which greets the stranger at their gates to-day. Ours is usually termed a new coun try, yet in Arizona one views the re mains of a civilization that flourished as long ago as the 'eighth or ninth cen tury, and mayhaps as ancient as that of the first. There is an irrigation ca nal, deep and wide, cut from the solid rock by a race which lived in the Salt River valley ere man had learned the use of metals. On the bank one finds a broken stone axe, mute evidence of the wonderful pa tience of a people of whom history records nothing save this sign of skill in engineering and irrigation.- Van ished are they into the misty past ao long ago thatt the U'iihbJlilll",.; ffL ;' , 'hl - 1 L SCENE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA An Irrigation Ditch Runs boldest legends of the oldest Indian tribes convey to us no woru or an in dustrious nice of lnislMiudmeni who carried the waters of the Salt River out upon the desert and made it to blossom. What dreadful catastro phe overwhelmed thorn? What cruel fate overtook them and swept them from the face of the earth? Ask of tlie desert which quickly returned to claim its own and obliterated under Its drifting sands the long lines of canals and ditches and the wide spaces of green. It answers not. Centuries passed, nnd then tlie Anglo Saxon came to battle with the des ert As his great steam shovels swept aside the sands, behold ho found his canal lines crossed and recrossed by the ancient ditches or following them. So great were the returns from ir rigation in the valley, it was but nat ural that the old canals should be widened and lengthened and new HUOE ALFALFA STACKS. ditches constructed. With the op timism which has ever characterized the desert pioneer, great works were undertaken- There came a day when the sup ply ceased to suffice; Periods of nnusual and protracted drought fol lowed Qcb other for a number of years. Thousands of acres of vines and orchards perished miserably and the desert once more began to en croach upon the cultivated fields. With a courage born of experience with arid conditions, a sublime faith in their chosen field, the people brave ly tried to meet misfortunes and to overcome them. It was a hopeless struggle. Salvation, though near, was just out of reach. The great floods which came each year, sweeping away bridges and tearing out cauals and ditches, could not be utilized because GIANT CACTUS OF THE SALT RIVER VALLEY. storage necessitated an expenditure beyond the means of the people. Once Lair of Geronlmo's Apachea. Far up In the San Francisco Moun tains, once the rendezvous of the Apacho outlaw Geronlmo, and hi9 , baud of murderers, Salt River and Tonto Creek come together in Touto Basin and flow into a d,pep and nar row canyon. Near the entrance to this gorge the Engineers of the Re clamation Service are building the Roosevelt; dsim, one of the highest in tlie world. From bedrock to top it will be 275 feet high, or about half the height of Washington monument. It will be of rubble masonry, and In its construction) will require 220,000 bbls. of cement. When completed it will store 1,400,000 aero feet of water, or sufficient water to cover that many acres one root ueep. unce mil, it will insure sufficient water to cover nUW,UUI, tU-H ill 1.1HJ VUlll-J- TV11U 11 , J feet of wuter, the amouut needed to produce a full crop. The people are pledged to pay $3,000,000 In ten years for this worlcr To-day only 100,000 acres are irrigated undet present sys- Through tho Town, terns. Tho Roosevelt dam will double the acreage. It will also furnish 10, 000 horse power, which can be used for pumping water from underground sources where tne supply is known to be large. Some of tlie power will be conveyed electrically to tlie Snn Carlos Indian Reservation, and water pump ed from wells may restore to the Pima and Papago Indians tlie lands which are now worthless, and change a tribe now almost wholly nomadic into their former condition of prosperous agri culturists. t Thirty miles of wagon road up the rugged Salt River canyon have been completed, a cement mill at the dam site is turning out hundreds of barrels of fine cement daily, saw mills are cutting big timbers, brick yards are in full blast; thirty miles of power canal now furnishes 4000 horse power for all constructive purposes, telephone lines, electric lights and water works are completed, a city of 1,000 Inhabitants rests In the reservoir where 170 feet of water will cover It Geronlmo's Apaches working every day on roads or timbering all these signs of activity breathe unmistakable promise of npeedy prosperity for the Bimny valley sixty-two mi!e below, Phoenix redivlvus. - . 5T--6