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THE MOKNIKG QKEGONIAN. RtURDAT, JULY 19, 1902. TWO BABIES BURNED Set Straw Afire While Play ing With Matches. NURSE LEFT. THEM IN A BARN Before the Little Ones Could Be Res cned, They Were DcndWn 11 a "Wal la Firemen and Civilians Make Heroic Efforts to Reach Them. WALLA. WAX.LA, July 18. Penned In side a burning barn, two little children. Zero Smith, aged 5 years, and John Smith, aged 2, were cremated alive at noon today. The babies were playing with matches in the straw, and the Are resulted. They were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, prominent residents of this city. At the time of the fire their father was at his place of business in this city, and their mother was visiting In "VValtsburg. The little ones were In charge of a nurse. Bcreama of agony emanating from the barn were the first signals of distress. The nurse ran to the back door of the Smith home, and saw the barn in a blaze of fire. The alarm was turned in, and the department came quickly, but it was too late to save the babies. Ringed around with fire, they had retreated into a gran ary and closed the door. All efforts to rescue them were futile, although "William "Ward, a fireman, and Carl Church, a civilian, were burned in the attempt. Fin ally the roof crashed in, and with a Btream of water to pave the way, Emil Sanderson ran waist deep through the glowing embere, and brought out the first little body, so badly burned and contorted as to be almost unrecognizable as human. Another fought his way through the de bris, and the second corpse was recov ered. Both now lie in the local morgue, where nundreds swarmed all afternoon. This is the first time in the history ol "Walla "Walla that two persons have been burned to death In a single fire. MARRIED IN HASTE. A Curious Incident of Life in the American Metropolis'. New York Times. The Sun did well yesterday to make a front-page feature of the exploit of two young people who, happening to lunch to gether at the Waldorf, adjourned post prandially and were married at The Lit tle Church Around the Corner. That morning the two had gone on their oev eral ways, he to his ofllce and she to her chopping. That night they were forever one. Unless we misconceive our cheerful contemporary, the prominence it gave this etory was a protest against the increas ing .formality and artificiality of American life. All respectable histories of the Insti tution of marriage start off with the well attested fact that primitive man sought his bride with a club, and when she made a pretense of escaping him as what woman will not? knocked her on the head and dragged her by the hair to his cave. Those who know the feminine heart best, say that to this day most women prefer lovers who belong to this primitive type. As a woman conceives the mat ter, it is a man's duty to give chase, and a woman's to make the best eport that is compatible with being finally captured. "When American life was In Its pristine purity the chase was known as keepln comp'ny, which meant anything or noth ing until the knot was finally tied. Now adays a courtship 13 begun under the eye of a chaperon. Is proclaimed by the act of engagement, corroborated by engagement dinners and the buying of the trousseau, made a torture "by the compilation of wedding gifts and the issuance of wedding invitations. Even the sanctity of the honeymoon Is invaded by the necessity of acknowledging wedding presents. "When young men permit this course it Is no wonder so many of them are refused, no wonder that spinsterhood is becoming a distinction. A young matron was lately asked how long she had been engaged. "Ben always says four months," she re plied with angelic frankness, "but I think it was six." All wise men will honor Benedick for this state of affairs, and con gratulate Beatrice on the triumph of those two months. That Is the way young American folk used to go about their mating, and that is the way they should alwajs continue to do. Only oneincident marred the perfect symmetry of the ro mance featured in the Sun. It is chron icled that, whereas the couple drove away from the church In one carriage, they had driven to the church In two. That was a sacrifice to base convention. "When luncheon at the Waldorf has Joined two people, what cabman should put them asunder? Here Is the Sun's story, first page, head and all: CAME SHOPPING; GOT MARRIED. 1CANCY CURRIER UNEXPECTEDLY BE COMES MRS. HERBERT "WARD. HER FRIENDS IN NEWARK WERE WON DERING HOW SOON THEIR ENGAGE MENT WOULD BE ANNOUNCED WENT FROM THE WALDORF TO CHURCH FAINTED IN THE PALM ROOM When Herbert Ward, son of Dr. Leslie D. Ward, vice-president of the Prudential Insurance Company, was called up on the telephone at the company's offices In New ark at noon yesterday, he probably never imagined that three hours later he would be married to Miss Nancy Currier, daugh ter of Cyrus C. Currier, a Newark manu facturer of paper mill machinery. But that -was what happened. The telephone message which Mr. Ward received came from Miss Currier, who was at luncheon In the Waldorf-Astoria. She and young Ward have been chums since they were children", and while no formal announcement of their engagement had been made, it was generally understood by their friends that one might be ex pected at any time. For the last few days Miss Currier, who Is 21 years old, has been staying with the Ward family at their Summer home at Afton, near Madison. N. J. The bride's father, whose home Is In South Orange, is spending the Summer at Bernardsvllle N. J. ' When Dr. Ward left his Summer home at Afton. yesterday morning, to go to .his office in Newark, he left his son and Miss Currier at the house. Young Ward came to Newark soon after ,hls father, and stayed at the Insurance company's ofllce until noon. Miss Currier came to this city to do some shopping about 11 o'clock. She came alone, and If she contemplated get ting married, she told no one about It. She went to the Waldorf-Astoria, and while there she telephoned this message to Mr. Ward: "This Is Nancy. I'm at the Waldorf Astoria. Can't you come over and have luncheon with me?" Young Mr. Ward thought he could and hurried over. What happened at the luncheon outsiders know not, but about 2 o'clock Miss Currier hurried out of the Thirty-third street entrance to the hptel and hailed a cab. "Are you engaged, cabby?" she asked. The cabman said he wasn't. "Then drive me to the Little Church Around the Corner." said Miss Currier getting into the hansom. Meantime Mr. Ward, who wore a blue Ecrge suit, a white walstcoast and a Pan ama hat, went out of the Thirty-fourth street entrance to the hotel. He hailed another cab and told the driver to get to the Little Church Around the Corner as fast as he could. . The two cabs arrived at the rectory. where the Rev. Dr. Houghton lives, about the same time. Dr. Houghton is away in the country. The servant told the .occu pants of the cabs to drive to the curate's house, a few doors away. There Is always some one around this church who will officiate at emergency marriages. The cu rate, the Rev. W. W. Rutherford, wa9 at home. "I am Herbert Ward, of Newark," said the young bridegroom-to-be to the curate. "This is Miss Currier, of South Orange, and we want to be married." A housemaid and the sexton were called in as witnesses. The curate performed the ceremony, and the young couple drove back to the Waldorf-Astoria, this time In one cab. There Is always the material for a crowd around the neighborhood of the church, and the two carriages, bustling from the rectory to the curate's house duly assem bled the crowd. It waited for the young couple to come out of the curate's house, and when they drove away, they were cheered. The departure of the young couple from the Waldorf-Astoria had also caused a stir there. So when they returned the curious were anxious to know what they had "been doing. Strangely enough, when the couple entered the palmroom the orchestra played "They Were on Their Honeymoon." Two reporters, scenting a story, asked Mr. Ward if he had been married. With out waiting to reply. Mr. Ward hurried back to his bride and spoke to her. She promptly fainted. This caused more excitement. The new Mrs. Ward was soon revived by a maid and two hotel detectives. Then the couple left the hotel in a carriage. As they de parted, Mr. Ward remarked to his bride: "I hope they'll keep this quiet till we get out of town." The wedding was a surprise not only to the friends of the young couple, who are leaders of the younger social set In New ark and the Oranges, but also to their parents. So far as Is known, there was no objection on the part of the latter to the marriage. Dr. Ward said last night on hearing of It from reporters, that he was surprised, but not displeased. He had re ceived no message from his son, he said, and did not know where young Warn was. Dr. Ward said that he certainly had no objection to the match, and he did not know of any one else who had. "The onlythlng I can say is," remarked Dr. Ward, "that the young couple have missed a fine wedding and lots of pres ents." Young Ward is 23 years old, and a grad uate of Princeton in the class of 1900. He Is a member of the Baltusrol Golf Club and the Essex County Club. He Is an athlete, something of a rough rider and a polo player. LONDON'S FIRE TRAPS. A Prnctlcnl Inquiry "Would Reveal an Airful State of Affairs. London Lancet. We are sure that if a practical Inquiry were set on foot as to the extent of the provision generally made in the buildings of London for protection against fire an appalling conclusion would be reached. Several lives have been lost recently in London fires because there was no way of escape. London Is undoubtedly swarm ing on all sides with death traps only ready to claim their victims when a fire has broken out. Every one Is aware of the difficulties which have to be faced when the question of the efficient pro tection of life shut up in buildings In a congested area is approached. In prob ably the majority of buildings In London It Is impossible even to escape to the roof and thence to gain a safe refuge on the adjoining premises. We know at least of one instance, that of well-known bank premises, In which the boundaries 'of the property are marked on the roof by ugly spiked fences. While it is true that even this way of escape is not easy, it is cer tain that in a greater number of in stances no such thing as a fire ladder Is available. How painful and appalling the outcome can be is evident from the terrible results- of the 'non-existence of any means of escape at a fire which occurred in the city on Monday last. The example Is all the more remarkable since the fire broke out In broad daylight, 'at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and within 300 yards of the chief city fire station. The first call. In deed, came to the brigade by a messen ger on foot. In spite of the proximity of the rescue station, 10 lives were sac rificed In this fire because there were no means of escape and because the rescue appliances could not reach the upper floors, where several poor operatives were In danger. The fire escape was too short by a few feet. On the morning after the fire one of our representatives visited the scene, and he states that tho building was not a remarkably high one. and not so high as thousands of others' in London streets. The fire brigade authorities must be aware of the length of their fire escapes, and they must surely also know the ex treme height of the largest buildings in the. metropolis, and yet in this instance the fire escape failed to reach the top floor of the building. Prima fade, thero would seem to be divulged in this oc currence a distinct and serious defect In the machinery of the brigade. Offlce-Seekers Ineligible. American Medicine. Such is the determination that has been formed in the minds of those who are shaping the future of the American medi cal profession. This spirit has been form ulated Into a commarid by the Kentucky State Medical Association, which adopted the constitution and by-laws as recom mended by the American Medical Associ ation. In this document there is a clause as to the election of officers which pro vides that if It Is known any person pre senting himself as a candidate for office thereby becomes Ineligible. Such an oltlce hunter at the meeting of a large National organization, recently held, "was told that seeking the place is now the most certain method of not getting it. At the meet ing of the American Medical Association the placing of power in the hands of the house of delegates has served to bring Into effective action the resolve that ofilce seeklng will disbar the very consideration of claims. There is nothing more encour aging than this spontaueous resolve on the part of the better men of the profes sion to have done with the medical poli tician and office-seeker. Cleared of Suspicion. New York Times. Julius H. Wyman, a young corporation attorney of Baltimore, has so much the appearance of a minister of the gospel that at the numerous conventions he is called to attend he Is Invariably asked to offer the opening prayer. Only once did this clerical appearance threaten to "de bar" him. The antipathy that the philanthropist Girard had to the ministerial profession Is well known, and members of that Imly calling are even now excluded from the university that bears his name. A short time ago Mr. Wyman visited the college. He was met at the door by the guardian, who, supposing him to be a preacher, said: "No ministers allowed,' sir 1" The young lawyer, surprised, grabbed him by the arm and cried: "Who In h said I was a preacher?" "Walk right In, sir! -walk right In." was the good-natured remark of the doorkeep er, who smiled a. broad, apologetic smllo. Xo Hitch With Levrlston Line. Some time ha been spent In perfection of the survey for the Snake River line to Lewlston, a question having arisen as to which side of the river offered the better route for the railroad. But now It has been definitely determined that the road will be built on the north side of the stream, where O. R. & N. engineers origin ally located It, and the work of construc tion will be begun very soon. Repartee. "What's the name of that little thlnr you are playing nowT" "Piano, old man. What did jou think It was, a harp?" Town and Country. EITHER BYERS OR JAMES TODAY'S FLAYING WILL DECIDE AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Yesterday's Contest Was Carried On Over Ground Partially Cov ered With Water. GLBNVIEW GOLF COURSE, 111., July 18. Either E. B. Byers, of the Allegheny Club, of Pittsburg, or Louis James, of the Glenvlew Club, of Chicago, will wear the amateur golf championship laurels tomor tow night. These two men won their way through the semi-finals today, Byers rather easily, James after an exciting contest, and tomorrow they will meet In the finals at 35 holes for the champion ship. The game will be played over the first nine holes of the Glenvlew course, unless the players shall elect to use row boats. The low-lying lands, embracing the fair greens to the 10th. Hth. 13th and 17th greens, and the greens of the latter two are covered with two to 10 Inches of muddy water, the result of last night's terrible storm. Even the higher ground GOVERNOR DE FOREST wSuE2EEMkS& , "SsHSsBBBBsfc "WHO HAS BEEN ltE"OMINATED BY THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Governor DoForest Richards, of Wyoming', who has been renominated by the Republicans of his state, has had a arled career, which has stamned him as a successful business man and an able politician. He was born in Charleston, N. H.. August C, 1SW. of Xcw England ancestry. He was educated at Kimball Union Academy, at Meridian, N. II.. and also attended for a year Phillips' Exeter Academy, at Andover. At the age of 18 he remoicd to Alabama "Rlth his parents, and was placed In charge of a plantation. He sened In the first Alabama Leg islature under reconstruction.. He alco was appointed Sheriff of Wilcox County. He engaged in the tannery business until he became bankrupt, and then became a shoemaker, and worked for two j ears paying off his debts. He then engaged in a successful mercantile business at Camden. Ala. In 18S5 he went to Nebraska and started a bank at Chadron. A year later he started a bank, at Douglas. Wjo. He is president of the Platte Valley Sheepgrdwers Association and of the Lander Valley Transportation Company. He served on term as Maor'of Doug las, and -was for three jears, 1S01 to 3604, commanding oMlcer ol the "Wjomtng National Guard; was a member of the constitutional convention of "Wyoming; a member of the State Senate in 1S82-03 and In 3 SOS was elected Governor of tho state, his term expiring the first Monday In .January, 1003. ot the first nine holes Is In exceedingly poor condition for play. Nevertheless, the United States Golf Association offlclnls say the championship contest must be finished. After a critical examination of the entire courso and conferences with the contest ants, the association officials today decid ed against a postponement of the cham pionship games, and the first pair In the semi-finals, were called to the first tee at 30:30 A. M. It was decided to hold the play over the first nine holes of the course, as the flooded condition of a large number of the last nine made it Impos sible to upe them. Xo local ground rules were decided upon, only the United States Golf Association rules as regards casual water on the greens and fair greens ap plying. When play was called the rain was coming down steadily, a thin mist over hung the sodden course, and the dark, low-hanging clouds gave no promise of Improving weather conditions. The first green, 427 yards from the tee, was barely visible through the rain and mist, while 1E0 yards from the tee and stretching half way across the fair green w.i5 a pond that threatened disaster. The. medal score In the James-Rheln-hart play was: James Out . 6 43544735 443 In 5 4 5 5 S C4 5 Rheinhart Out 5 4 45 5 G 4 G 443 In 54654G4S The afternoon medal score of Byors and Fredericks was: Byers Out 53555G46 443 In 5 4 5 5 5 5 Fredericks Out .... 54655552 542 In G 4 5 5 5 5 IS JEFFRIES OVERTRAINED f Rumors Current to Thnt Effect, but the Champion Says No. SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. Owing to persistent rumors to the effect that Cham pion James Jeffries is overtraining, and gossip that he will not be able to make a showing against Robert Fltzslmmons in their battle next Friday, Jeffries made a statement to the Associated Press to day, denying all these stories and de nouncing the authors of the same. "I slept late today." said Jeffries, "be cause I attended a theater In San Fran cisco last night and was very tired. I am not overtrained, and am In perfect form." Billy Delaney, manager for the cham pion, however. Is not satisfied with the situation. Jeffries did not leave his bed until nearly noon today. Fltzslmmons was up with the birds, however, and spent an active day at Skagga. He will reach here Sunday with his trainers. The betting is slow at 10 to 4. with Jeffries still the favorite, rumors of tho champion's indisposition seemingly hav? Ing had no effect upon the public as yet. The sale of seats continues brisk, and the amphitheater at Fourteenth and Va lencia streets, where the battle will be fought. Is almost in readiness. It Is to be turned over to the club management within three days. GOOD TENNIS GAME TODAY. Conclusions In Scml-Flnals Will Be Reached. The M. A. A. C. tennis tournament con tinued yesterday, the warm weather be ing conducive to some excellent sport. The day's contests resulted as follows: Ewlng (owe 3-6 of 15) beat Seager (owe 15 and 3-6), 6-3. 6-L Gcss (owe 40) beat McAlpln (owe 3-6 of 15). 6-3, 6-4. Bethel (owe 40) beat Rosenfeld (receive 13 and 3-6) 6-2. 6-3. In the semi-finals today Bethel will play Goss and Ewlng will try conclusions with the winner of the Zan-WIckersham match, also scheduled for today. The Bethel-Goad match will prove of great in- terest to all tennis enthusiasts, as the two contestants are by far the best play ers In Portland, and are evenly matched. The semi-finals will occur at 3:30 P. M. and the finals at 4:30. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia, 7 Chicago, O. PHILADELPHIA. July IS. With Chi cago leading by one run in the ninth In ning, two men out and two on bases, Schreck. for the home team, hit to the left field fence, scoring two runs. At tendance, 4000. Score: ' RHE RHE Chicago G 11 2PhiladelphIa . 1 15 2 Batteries Callahan and Sullivan; Wad dell a'nd Schreck. Cleveland, 14; Boston, 4. BOSTON", July 18. Hughes was wild and Ineffective today, and retired In favor of Williams in the second Inning. The vis itors batted Williams at will, and made it four straight. Attendance, 4760. Score: RHE RHE Boston. 4 10 2Cleveland 14 16 1 Batteries Hughes, Williams and War ner; Bernhardt and Wood. St. Louis, 4; Baltimore, 3. BALTIMORE, July 18. The "transl- RICHARDS, . OF WYOMING. 4 tlon" Baltimore American League team was defeated by St. Louis today after one of the best and most exciting games of the season. The Baltimore team con sisted ot: Gilbert, shortstop; Selbach, loft field; Williams, second base; Mc Allister, first base; Arndt, right field; Howell, center field; Oiler, third base; Drill, catcher; Shields, pitcher. The score: R H E RHE 3altlmore .... 3 6 2jBt- Louis 4 12 2 Batteries Shields and Drill; Sudhoff, Powell and Kahoe. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn, 2; Ronton, 1. BROOKLYN, July 18. Brooklyn defeat ed Boston today In a 10-InnIng game by the close score of 2 to 1. the home team making the winning run on safe hits by Kettcr and Ahearn. Attendance, 3000. Score: RHE RHE Boston 1 7 lBrooklyn 2 7 2 Batteries Willis and Moran; Donovan and Ahearn. Umpire Emslle. CIiIcmro, 2; Plttsburtr, O. PITTSBURG, July 18. Doheny pitched a good game and was given excellent support, but Pittsburg could not nothing with Taylor's deliver'. Only twice did the locals reach third base. Attendance, 2000. Score: R H El RHE Pittsburg .... 0 5 OJChlcago 2 7 2 Batteries Doheny and Zlmmer; Taylor and Kllng. Umpires Tannehlll and Chance. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Nntlonnl League. Won. Lost. P. C. Pittsburg 57 15 .792 Chlcano 42 33 .jus I Boston 37 32 .536 Brookln 42 37 .532 ' Cincinnati 31 40 .437 j Philadelphia 32 43 .427 ai, Jjuuis 41 z ,-iZo New York 24 53 .312 American Lcngnc. . , Won. Lost. P. C. Chicago 41 27 .603 M. Louis 33 30 .563 Boston 39 35 .527 Philadelphia 36 33 .522 Washington 35 3S .479 Cleveland 35 39 .473 Baltimore 31 , 42 423 Detroit 2S 41 .406 Ppmllifnn CTin T.n r!.......i rk PENDLETON. Or.. July lS.-Pendleton shut La Grande out In. the second game of the scries here today in a fast and Interesting ball game. Bob Wllner pitched fine ball, holding La Grande down to three scattered nits and striking out 11 men. His support was first-class. Schmidt's home run In the fifth was the first made on the grounds this season. Clar'-e pitched a good game for La Grande, but his support was at times ragged. The score: RHE RHE Pendleton ... 4 S 7La Grande 0 3 2 Batteries Pendleton. Wllner and Rhea; La Grande, Clarke and Shea. linker City Defents Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 18. Two errors by the home team lost the game to Baker tDlty. Kid Titus pitched fine ball for Walla Walla, and Lefty WiHard was all In for Baker City. The visitors played errorless ball. The score: RHE' RHE Walla Walla.. 0 5 2Baker City.... 2 5 0 Oregon City -r. Upchurch Tomorrow Oregon City and "Upchurch will play ball tomorrow at 3 P. M., at the Portland baseball park. The battery for Oregon City will be Callff and Martin, and Hay- ner and Swope will do the act for Up church. Oregon City has been defeated but three times this season, and Upchurch twice, so tomorrow's game will undoubt edly be close. The boat from Oregon City will bring down an excursion so plenty of visiting rooters will be on hand. Upchurch followers will be out In full force, to cheer their favorites. Ed Ran kin will umpire the game. TO SHOOT FOR PRIZES. Willamette Rod and Gun Club "Will Hold Tournament Sunday. The seventh annual tournament of the Willamette Rod and Gun Club will be held under the oaks north of Fulton station tomorrow morning, commencing at 9 o'clock. The official programme Is as fol lows: First event Ten singles, unknown angles. Entrance, ?1 50. Division, 40, 30, 20, 10 per cent. Second event Twenty singles, unknown angles. Entrance, Jl 50. Third event Ten singles, unknown angles. Entrance, $1 50. Division, 40, 20, 20, 10 per cent. Fourth event Twenty birds, unknown angles. Entrance. $1 75. Fifth event Fifteen singles, unknown angles. Entrance, 52. Division, 40, 30, 20, 10 per cent. Sixth event. H. Beat's event Fifteen singles, unknown angles. Entrance, Jl 50. Seventh event Ten singles, unknown angles. Entrance, JL Division, 40, 30, 20. 10 per cent. Eighth event Medal shoot, champion ship medal, donated by W. A. Storey. Sheriff of Multnomah County, value $30. Flfty singles, unknown angles. Entrance, $2. Thirty-eight dollars added money. Medal, first prize; second, 40 per cent; third, CO per cent; fourth, 20 per cent; fifth, 10 per cent. Medals, firearms, sportsmen's equip ments and cash prizes will be given to the various winners. THE DAY'S RACES. Races at Brighton Beach. NEW YORK, July IS. Brighton Beach summary: Three-year-olds and up, six furlongs Hatasoo won. Lux Casta second, Redpath third; time, 1:12 4-5. One mile and a sixteenth Warranted won, Lucente second. Pleasant Sail third; time. 1:46 2-5. Maiden three-year-olds, six furlongs Muslo won. Forarder second, Bright Girl third; time! 1:14 4-5. One mile and a quarter Tom Kenney won. Ethics second, Daffydowndllly third; time, 2:05. Six furlongs Minotaur won. Birch Broom second, Eva Russell third; time, 1:13 5-5. One mile and a sixteenth Bessie Mc Carthy won. Clonemel second, Khita third; time, 1:47 3-5. Races at Washington Parle. CHICAGO, July is! The Washington Park results: Six furlongs Huachuca won, Emma R. second. Henry of Franranstanar third; time. 1:19 3-5. One mile, selling Andy Williams won. Hans Wagner second. Boaster third; time, 1:49 4-5. Five and a half furlongs Airtight won, Emir second. Senator Morrison third; time, 1:13 2-5. Seves and a half furlonrs Favonlus won, Ethel Wheat second, A. D. .Gibson third; time, 1:44. Six and a half furlongs, selling Muresca won, C. B. Campbell second. Peat third; tfme, 1:27 3-5. Six furlongs Ordnung won, Grover sec ond, Erema third; time, 1:20 2-5. Rnces at Delxnnr. ST. LOUIS, July 18. The Delmar re sults: Five furlongs, selling Jack Young won. Dr. Kemmerer second, Luke third; time. J:05tf. Seven furlongs, purse Sinn won. Lynch second. Curd Glllock third; time, 1:33. Five furlongs, selling Seize won. Flash of Night second, Lazarre third; time. 1:05. Mile and an eighth, purse Edgardo won, W. B. Gates second. Nettle Regent third; time, 1:59H. Six furlongs, selling Miss Dora won, Duela second. Optimo third; time, 1:20. Six and a half furlongs Eva's Darling won. Sir Christopher second. Llzzetta S. third; time, 1:27. Rnces at Sandovrnc Park. LONDON, July 18. At Sandowne Park the 15th renewal of the Eclipse stakes of 10,000 covereigns was won by the Duke ot Devonshire's Cheers, ridden by Maher. Rising Glass was second, and Royal Lan cer third. Twelve horses started. Harness Races Postponed. DETROIT. July lS.--The heavy rain of last night made the Grosse Point track unfit for racing today, which was tohave ended the blue ribbon driving meeting, which was postponed until tomorrow. Shooting at BIsIey. LONDON. July 18. At BIsley today tn0 shooting for the Prince of Wales prize resulted In several highest possible scores during the first stage. Captain Mitchell (Canadian) scored 49, and Captain David son (Canadian), also scored 49, both out of a possible 50. The Elcho Shield was won by England by a score of 15S7. Ire land was second with 1530, and Scotland third, with 1505. Cricket Practice Today. There will be a special practice of the Portland Cricket Club today at 3 P. M. on the Multnomah g-ounds, when all members are requested to turn out, as the team will be chosen that will play against Tacoma on July 26. A match, has alto been arranged with Vancouver, B. C, Freeman Defeats LavrNOn. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 18. After 20 rounds of see-sawing. Howard Free man, holder of the world's 20-mile bicycle record, oefeated Gus Lawson last night by half a lap In a most sensational fin ish. He went the distance In 31:11 1-5. Fern Bests Emerson. EUREKA SPRINGS. Ark., July 18. Jim ("Rube") Ferns was given the de cision tonight over Billy Emerson after 10 rounds of lively fighting. Ferns forced matters throughout. ST. VINCENT SHAKEN. Violent Earthquake Felt In the Inland. NEW YORK. July 19. A dispatch has been received from St. Vincent, cables the Port of Spain, Trinidad, correspondent of the New York American, stating that the island is In consternation over a series of violent earthquake shocks. The trem blings began Thursday morning, and were to severe that all the business houses of Kingston were deserted. Many buildings were badly cracked by the shaking of the ground, and further news from the Island Is anxiously awaited. Apologized, but Goes to Jail. VICTORIA. B. C July 18. William McAdams was committed to jail for nine months and ordered to give security for his good behavior for 12 months for con tempt of court in printing an article ln which he charged that the trial had been postponed through the plaintiff having a pull with the court, and also charged that the court was corrupt. He also made reference In the article to the personal character of a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. He apolo gized to the court, but, despite this, the severe sentence 'was pronounced. 9 The Indian vlna is a bar of hollow bamboo, to which are fastcaed two empty gourds. It is struns with elrht wires, five of which are provided with movable frets. BONES OF A GREAT AUK DISCOVERY. MADE IN A FOSSIL BED . ON FLORIDA COAST. Bird Long Ago Extinct Once -round in Large Numbers Off New foundland Coast. Interest In the great auk. a bird that has been extinct since 1S14. was revived recently, when, at the meeting of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science, held In the City of Pitts burg. Dr. Oliver P. Hay. of the American Museum of Natural History of New York, made the announcement of the dlscovery of the humerus or upper wing bone of a great duk In a fossil bed on the southern coast of Florida, says the Washington I Star. Inasmuch as before that time the j bird was not known to have existed far ther south than the coast of Massachu setts, this announcement by Dr. Hay im mediately commanded the interested atten tion of the ornithologists and proved a feature of the discussions at the meetings. The fossil bed wherein the bone "was found Is located near Ormond. Fla.. and Is about 1100 feet long, 250 feet wide and 10 feet high. Along with a lot of other bones and shells the humerus of the great auk was dug up and sent to Dr. Hay by State Geologist Willis S. Blatchley. of Indiana, who was engaged in field work In that lo cality, and still more recently Profti?sor Hitchcock discovered a similar bone In the same mound. The history of the great auk Is a mourn ful one. and the extinction of the bird Is one among many Instances, such as the extermination of the buffalo, where the greed of man destroyed the whole species of animal life. Many years ago the' great auk Inhabited Funk Island, just off the coast of Newfoundland, and there every year for centuries millions of the species were hatched unmolested, but finally man encroached on their-seclusion and the an nihilation was begun. While the flesh of the bird was not as palatable a3 that of the turkey, yet, since they could not fly and were easily killed, the fisherman at first began slaughtering them In large numbers for food and great quantities or tho meat were salted down to be carried by the followers of the sea on long voyages. Later It was discovered that the feathers, which were very fine, had a great commercial value, so many of the natives devoted their time exclusively to capturing the bird for the wealth of Its body, the feathers being used as a medium of exchange and barter. This wholesale slaughter, year alter year, soon proved disastrous to the species, and extermina tion was practically accomplished as early as 1830, very few of the birds being seen after that yar. Its Inability to Fly. The great auk Is of the alca lmpennls species, so called because of Its Inability to fly. and for that reason the nests and breeding grounds of the birds, like those of the fur seals, were on Isolated Islands removed from the habitations of men. It was said to be the king of all bird swim mers and dived to a great depth. In size It was about the samt as the tame goose, measuring nearly 30 Inches from the tip of the tall to the beak, and1n appearance it resembled its smaller relative, the razor bill. The wings of the great auk were not more than tix Inches long. The blfd was found in Northern climes, and yet not as far north as the Arctic circle. It flourished to some extent In Greenland, Iceland, Labrador, the west coast of Ireland, and "n the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts, but the great est numbers were known to have existed off the coast of Newfoundland. Several theories were advanced In regard to the finding of the bones of the bird as far south as Florida, one of them being that they had been taken to Florida by vessels frorA Newfoundland, bound for Europe; but the strength cf that argu ment was lost in the fact that vessels barely touched on the coast of Florida during the voyage. It was also asserted as the opinion of some of the scientists that the bird waa borne southward during the second glacier period. jr. F. A. Lucus, of the National Mus eum, who, during 18S7-SS, secured the larg est collection of bones of the great auk that was ever made, gives as his opinion that the birds e'migrated southward during some very severe Winter In the North, and that the abode in Florida was but tem porary. A singular incident connected with the discovery of the humerus of the auk Is that among the bones unearthed at the time were those of adachshund. No In dian dog Is known with legs so short n3 the dachshund and it is suggested that the peculiarly shaped dog was brought to the locality at a more modern time than for Infants and Children. Tho Blind "Sou Have Always Bought has home the signa ture of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has heen made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good" are hut Experiments, and endanger tho health of Children Experience against Experiment. The Kind Ton Have Always Bonght Bears the V rtr'' In Use For Over 30 Years. THS eiNTAUR COMPANY. 7T MURRAY STREET. NSW YORK CITY ,,nS;4!-i;-Sya'S!g5ae6S5,'??:;r m lui 1 1 ii i . ' 'g'!a;k ' "" PAPA Oh, what a palnl I believe I have a fever in the heart. " , MAMMA Nonsense, It l3n't your heart. It's your stomach. Every time you eat, this hot weather, you get a sour stomach full of hot gases and acids, and you swell up until your heart hardly has room to beat. If you were not so obstin ate; you'd take my advice and keepyour lnsldes cool by taking a CASCARET Candy Cathartic every night before going to bed. They work vhlle you sleep and keep you regular In the hottest weather. The Knowing How Why the Three Great Leaders Ar Found at Eilers Piano House. If you want to buy a good horse, you go to a man who understands horses. If you want a house built you go to a man who understands building houses. If you want to find out whether a signa ture is genuine or a forgerj you go to a man who has made a study of such things. And so on. Everybody appreciates the value of an expert opinion. When you buy a piano, therefore. It Is just as essential to go to a man who has made a study of pianos one who has ab solute knowledge of the various p!ano3 that arc manufactured today an expert. The men who are connected with Eilers Piano House are experts. They have not taktn up the piano business Incidentally, but they are in the piano business today because they have made It and the raanu- fature of pianos a Me study. They un derstand every detail .In the bus ness. every detail in the p.ano itself. Years of traveling and years devoted to the whole saling and manufacturing of pianos, with 16 years of continued study of American and foreign makes, have given them the most discriminating knowledge of what constitutes a good instrument. All of our experience has been embodied in the selection of our pianos. It Is fair to .say that we are In a position to assert positively that we havo the ..hrce greatest pianos manufactured in America the celebrated Chickering. of Boston; the beautiful Weber, of New ?-?rH? .and the no'-v famous and superb Kimball, of Chicago. We have the choice of practically all the high-grade pianos manufactured, and there is not a factory In America that would not be pleased to have us handle US J5O0OS. We chose these three great pianos In preference to any others on the market. we did It because we believe they are the best pianos that money can buy In aduition to these superb Instruments we have about 25 other leading makes, so that it Is possible for us to suit every taste and meet ever;- demand for pianos and organs for whatever purposes they .are intended. Eilers Pluno Houe 251 Washington street, opposite Cordray's Theater. Four stores Portland. San Francisco. Spokane and Sacramento. that in, which the Indians held sway In that section. The Egs Highly Valued. The eggs of the great auk are about the tize of a gcosc egg. but more pointed, and they are msre costiy than are the eggs ot any other bird or fowl, bringing from $10CO to 51500 apiece. There are but two such eggs In this country, one at Philadel phia and the other- htre. In the National Museum. In fact, it is stated, on author ity, that there are "only about SO of these eggs In the world, about 70 of which are In England. Because of their rarity con slderaole envy Is aroused among rival collectors, who pay the large sums named to secure them. Only five stuffed specimens of the bird are found In the United States, and these are distributed in five different . institu tions, as follows: The American Museum of Natural History, at New York; Smith sonian Institution, in this city; Academy of Natural History in Philadelphia; Vassar College and Harvard. Further research among the fossil beds of Florida, it is supposed.. will reveal ad ditional evidence upon which a definite decisiun can be based as to the reasons for the bird having migrated eo far southward, and at present the question Is one prin cipally of opinion, which, as is usually the case, gives rise to considerable diver sity of views. "Writers, Be Brief. New York Tribune. An English Journalist, discoursing on Wagner's music dramas and their pre posterous, even inhuman, length, makes some remarks which authors as well as composers might take to heart. "When Wagner made the first act of 'Die Mels tereinger alone last two hours, he clearly proved that In one important' respect he did not know his business. It Is idle to answer that Wagner had much to say and could not say It In fewer minutes; it should have been part of his craft to say It In fewer minutes." Precisely, and our modern author would do well to remem ber that It is part of his craft, especially when he Is writing fiction, to cut to the bone. When the three-decker went out of fashion, readers heaved a sigh of relief, for under" the new regime the novelist, saying what he had to say in a single volume, proved, on the whole, much bet ter company than in the old days. We do not forget that the masters have covered some pretty extensive canvases, but, as regards novels today, we are not talking about masters. What we complain of ia that the veriest dabster thinks nothing of spinning his story along until It fills hun dreds of pages. i m . The recent census returns show that the pop ulation of Belgium now stands at C.693.S1C. haln? doubled during the last 69 jears. Bel glum Is now tho most densely populated coun try la Europe. Signature of iMfe