THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. AUGUST 4, 1902.
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HERO STORY iS SPOILED
INGRAM DID XOT SAVE THE IiIFE
OP A GUAIID.
He Says Himself That He "Was Shot
by aicrrill Purely by Accident In
Sanabble Over a Ladder.
8ALEM, Or., Aug; 3. (Special.) Frank
Ingran?, the convict who -was shot by
David Merrill In the penitentiary stove
foundry at the time of the outbreak, tells
a story of the shooting that varies ma
terially from the reports that have been
heretofore made. The first story of the
shooting was that Merrill was about to
shoot Guard Girard when Ingram seized
the barrel of the rifle, turning it aside
and receiving the bullet In his knee. This
account has been generally accepted as
correct, though some reports have been
that Tracy shot Ingram soon as the latter
seized Merrill's rifle. The general under
ftanding has been that Ingram risked his
life and lost a limb In order to save the
lives of the prison guard. By his own
Btory Ingram claims no such credit, and
"while he takes from the Incident some of
Its romantic Interest, and robs himself
of some glory, he leaves a favorable Im
pression by accepting no more honor than
-is due. In giving an account of the whole
scene Ingram says hat after killing
Guard Ferrell and firing through the win
dows at the guards on the front wall,
Tracy and Merrill ran back to the rear of
the molding-room and passed into the ad
joining room, where a ladder was kept.
All the convicts were running in various
directions to escape the bullets, and the
guards made their way outside the shops.
Ingram had run into the room where the
ladder was kept, and was glancing around
to see which w&y to turn next, when he
was suddenly confronted by Merrill, whose
rifle was pointed directly at Ingram's ab
domen, and only a few Inches away. In
stinctively he grasped the barrel of the
rifle and pushed It down, and was about
to reach out to catch the butt of the rifle
with the other hand, when the gun was
fired and his knee gave way, letting him
fall. The two desperadoes then secured
the ladder and made their way out through
the rear of the shops. Ingram says that,
so far as he knows, there was no guard
near him when he was shot, nor within
range of Merrill's rifle. He does not think
Merrill intended to shoot him, or that the
Tlfle was intentionally pointed at him,
but in the rush and excitement the two
came together and In the apparent dan
ger he turned the rifle aside. If there
was a guard there, Ingram has no doubt
the officer would have been killed; but he
lias no knowledge of having saved any
one's iife. The escaping convicts were
after the ladder, but naturally would have
tshot any officer they met.
Criticism has been very general because
of what seems to" be negligence in keeping
In the shops a ladder by which prisoners
could scale the yard. The ladder was
kept for use in oiling the shafts of over
head machinery- It was kept in the
shops all the time, and was not fastened
or secured in any way to make its use by
the convicts impracticable.
As the interest In the chase for Tracy
subsided, discussion of the question of
responsibility for the escape of the two
convicts became more general. As Pri
vate Secretary "Walter Lyon said in to
day's Oregonian, the men might have been
shot while they were scaling the wall, and
the question why they were not Is likely
to be a. live .one for some time to come.
The excuse that the rifles were out of
Sate is not generally accepted, for it is
cbvlous that the guns were of as modern
construction as those that have been used
Jn killing other convicts, and in various
feats of good marksmanship in the last
100 years. If the guns were out of order,
ome one should have known it, and had
them repaired. Whether the guns were
or wer.t not in proper condition is an un
settled question. Whether the guards
had practlcd with their rifles, and if not,
why not. is also undetermined. In view
of the suggestion that the guards had not
practiced because the state was economi
cal with ammunition. Superintendent Lee
says that when he entered upon the dis
charge of his dujtles at the penitentiary
he asked the captain of the guard to look
through the arsenal and make out a list
of what was wanted. The order came
for three riot guns and three 30-30 rifles
end ammunition. These were procured at
once, and since then he has at all times
honored freely all requisitions for such
supplies.
MIXES OF SUM ITER DISTRICT.
Progrrcsti in the Callfornlu BorlngT
und the Xorth Pole.
SUMPTFJl, Aug. 2. (Special.) In the
California mine the SOO-foot crosscut has
cut the main vein at a depth of 4W feet
below the lowest former workings. .Mo
statement has been made by the manage
ment as to the width of the ore-body
there, or values carried, but the impres
sion prevails - that the owners are wen
satisfied. When this adit tunnel has been
driven under the apex of the mountain,
which is now nearly reached, a vertical
depth of over 900 feet for stoplng is had,
The tunnel Is being carried ahead on the
vein more rapidly than the crosscut was
driven, as there Is a vast improvement In
passing from the hardest of granite, to a
reasonably soft ledge matter.
Owners of the mine have stated that
soon as the crosscut revealed the charac
ter of ore had at the depth, a treating
plant would go up. Such plant will likely
be a concentrator, as the ore of the Cali
fornia is thought to offer no difficulties or
an Insuperable nature to this mode of re
duction.
The visit of Alexander Baring, of Lon
don, and owner of the famous North
Pole mine, is the mining sensation of the
"week. Countless rumors are rife as to
its meaning. Some intimate that Mr.
Baring's great succcsb In development of
the North Pole, which is currently est!
mated as worth many millions, will lead
to far more extensive Investments In this
camp. These investments are rumored to
be a rail line, an electric line between
Sumpter and Bourne, and other Industrial
measures for thorough mineral develop
ment. Regarding all such matters there
i no certainty, as neither Mr. Baring nor
ny of his agents have intimated any
urpose to become identified with other
Sumpter interests.
The last time previously that Mr. Bar
lng paid the camp a visit, the North Pole
was not exciting particular Interest. In
fact, it was believed to be for sale at a
fgure under a million dollars. Since
striking the marvelous streak four to six
months ago, the output of the mine is
known to range close to $100,000 per
month, rather above the figure than below
It, In mining this rich streak, a great ore
reserve of high" grade, but not equal, of
course, to the rich core, has been demon
strated, and an additional 20 stamps are
being added to the mill.
Development at the mine will be along
slightly different lines in the future, as it
is the purpose of the management to gain
greater depth. This cannot be done well
by tunnels, as the E. & E. is close In be
lo.v the lowest present workings, and
a long crosscut would be necessary to
approach the -vein from the lowest point
on the North Pole. It is more economical
to sink from the lower tunnel, which Is
understood to be planned for the immedl-
ate future.
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Du 1 PROVIXCE VS. DOMINION'.
pro: .
low British Columbia "Wants to Keep the
hen Japanese Oat.
f le Vancouver, b. c, Aug. 4. (Special.)
VVC British Columbia has Just started on a
battle for provincial rights against the
Dominion government. The Japanese have
rsaused the conflict. For many sessions
jast, private members of the Legislature
ia.v introduced bills to prevent the em-
ployment of Chinese and Japanese on
public works granted franchises by the
Assembly. As fast as the bills became
acts, the federal goverment disallowed
them.
Last session the provincial government
took a hand in the game. It passed an
act based on the Natal act and perhaps
going one better than any measure of a
private member. The Ottawa authorities
have answered this defiance in the same
way as the others. But this is more ser
ious. The Dunsmulr goverment wJU not.
It Is thought, consent to be sat upon in
this niarncr; at all events Joseph Martin,
K. C M. L. A., the leader of the Liberal
party, will not. He has already picked
up the gage of battle and is prepared to
fight to the bitter end.
Mr. Martin Is demanding that a special
session of the Legislature be called to re
enact the anti-Japanese legislation, and
he urges that as fast as It Is disallowed
again the members meet and again pas3
the bill until the federal government is
brought to time as it was in Manitoba
some years ago.
It is very probable that the Dmurnuir
government will pay attention to the re
quests of Mr. Martin because he holds
the balance of power In the local house
and can turn Mr. Dunsmulr out of offlcs
If he does not do what he wishes. The
Japanese have made themselves more un
popular than ever on the Fraser and
Skeena Rivers this year, an J tne move tnat
Mr. Martin has made Is likely to have
popular support.
The attitude that the Dominion govern
ment takra on this matter is that the
British Columbia legislation is unpopular
in Great Britain, wnicn country is
slrous of keeping on the best of terms
with Its new ally, Japan, with whom it
has so recently made a treaty. The flgnt.
therefore, which British Columbia hac
started Is likely to become famous. How
it will end it Is not pofwlble to forecast,
but it will bo recalled that Manitoba won
Its fight for provincial rights against tne
federal government, and Joseph Martin
was the leader.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER,
Fort Hall Killing Charged Against
a Blaclcfoot Man.
SALT LAKE. Aug. 3. A special to the
Herald from Blackfoot, Idaho, says:
County Attorney Winters, of Bannock
County, came up from Pocatello today
and placed W. A. Durham under arrest
on the charge of murdering E. M. Fritz
and J. L. Donaldson on Pocatello Creek
when the Fort Hall Indian Reservation
was opened In June last. Mr. Winters
refused to make any statement except
to say that he has a complete chain of
evidence connecting Durham with the
crime. Asked as to the motive for the
crime, Mr. Winters said it was robbery,
but refused to be further questioned.
The murder of Fritz and Donaldson,
which occurred shortly after the opening
of the reservation, created considerable
excitement around Pocatello, and at the
time it was generally supposed to be the
work of some drunken Indians. Donald
son was a well-known farmer of Wood
River, Neb.
Wasco County Schools.
THE DALLES, Aug. 3 (Special.) The
annual report of the Superintendent of
Schools of Wasco County, shows the fol
lowing facts:
Number of school children 4939
Number of mini's on register 33i3
Number of pupils under 6 on register.. 23
Aumoer or teacners empioyea aunng
the year iw
Number holding state certificates or
diplomas 42
Number holding first-grade certificates 32
dumber holding second-grade certin
cates 55
Number holding third-grade certificates 20
i umber Holding permits 9
Number of schoolhouses in county.... 71
Number schoolhouse built during the
year 6
Average number of months taught
aunng me year v d-t
Compelled, to Rob Passengers.
HELENA, Mont. Aug. 3. A lone high
wayman tonight held up Samuol Travis
and James Randall, and after he had
robbed them, compelled Travis to stop a
street-car, tie a handkerchief over his
face, and go through the car. The robber
secured JS0. There Is no clue td the iden
tity of the highwayman.
Death of Pioneer of 1S43.
HILLSBORO, Aug. 3. William Corne
lius, a pioneer of 1843, and a brother of
the late Colonel T. R. Cornelius, died at
his home near Mountalndale last even
ing. He left a widow and a family of
adult children.
OPINION ON SMOKE.
Comparison of Conditions in London
and Xctt York. '
London Lancet.
As Is well known, the fuel used for heat
ing purposes in New York, as In most
Continental cities, is anthracite. As a con
sequence, the atmcsphere of these citica
is never blackened with smoke, for an
thracite is a smckeless fuel. Owing,
however, to the high price of hard coal In
New York City, as a result of the gen
eral strike among the anthracite colliers,
cheaper and smoky coal has suddenly
come Into vogue. This change of fuel soon
had Its bad effect upon the atmosphere
of the city, and to some extent the Inhab
itants have been experiencing a condition
of things similar to that frequently met
with in London, where the householders
are allowed to pollute the air with com
parative impunity.
In New York City it is a civil offense
for a householder to allow smoke other
than white, or cinders, dust, gas, or any
offensive odor to come from his chimney.
We fear that it would be impossible to
impose such a restriction as that regard
ing the use of anthracite or smokeless
coal in London. But what an excellent
result would accrue could it be done!
There is little doubt that the household
ers of the metropolis tarnish the atmos
phere of London to an Infinitely greater
degree than does the manufacturer. There
is no reason, however, why pressuro
should not be kept to. bear upon the latter
offender.
It Is quite easy to prevent smoke produc
tion in a large furnace 'even when soft
bituminous coal Is used, whereby not only.
Is a nulrance effectually checked, but an
Important" economy of fuel obtained, as
we hBve repeatedly pointed out. It is a
thousand pities that the use of anthra
cite or smokeless coaj cannot be com
pelled In the private dwelling-houses of
London and of this country. But London
and smoke are accepted by a great many
as synonymous terms and not a few on
grounds of sentiment would object to hav
ing this acceptance disturbed.
The Imperial Rose.
London Field.
The rose Is, of course, our national
flower, soft and fragrant to those who
touch it respectfully, but armed with a
hundred thorns, like Briareus, to those
who pluck it rudely or unawares. The
rose in all its beauty and variety may
fairly and freely be taken as representing
the character of the whole British people.
Itls the one flower that grows all over the
world, and nowhere more luxuriantly
than in South Africa, as at Pretoria,
Johannesburg, and elsewhere. As the sun
never sets on the British possessions, so
also we may say that the rose never
ceases to bloom therein.
Four Rounds and Knock-Out.
SIOUX CITY, la., Aug. 3. Australian
Billy Murphy knocked out Johnny Van
heest, of Minneapolis, this afternoon in
four rounds. The fight was pulled off in
a grove In Union County, South Dakota.
PORTLAXD-CHICAGO.
Seventy hours and thirty minutes (70)
is the time of the "Chicago-Portland Spe
cial" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves
Portland every day at 9 A. M. Ticket
office Third and Washington. O. K. & N.
Co.
AGAIN ON TRACY'S TRAIL
SHERIFFS CUDIHEE ATfD DE BOLT
ARE IX PDRSDIT.
On Road That Is Little Used Between
Almira and Davenport Hope
Capture Is Xear.
SPOKANE. Aug. 3. Sheriffs Cudlhee
and De Bolt, respectively of King and
Douglas Counties, are traversing a little
used road from Connewal Creek to Daven
port, a distance of about 50 miles, be
lieving that Tracy Is somewhere on the
road. The officers left Almira at 3 o'clock
this morning, and traveled until about 11
o'clock before they learned that a man
with two horses, riding one and using the
other as a pack horse, had traversed the
road from Govan in a southwesterly di
rection toward Connewal Creek Saturday
evening. The man was seen by several
people, who said that his pack horse was
dragging a rope. The rope mark was
tracked in the dusty road for about 12
miles to the home of John Sterett, on
Connewal Creek. There It was learned
that the man with the horses had in
quired the way to Davenport about 10
o'clock Saturday night. He said he had
lost his way trying to get from Almira
to Davenport. Almira is the place near
which the supposed Tracy was seen early
Saturday evening.
The officers learned that Tracy had ap
parently back-tracked after leaving the
Sterett house, turning off at the by-road
which leads to Davenport. They picked
up the back trail of the rope again, and
found where it turned off into the Daven
port road. Within three-quarters of a
mile they lost It again, but determined to
push on. At this station the newspaper
man who was with the party left them
and went to Krupp on the Great North
ern, a distance of about 10 miles'. That
was at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Since
then the officers have not been seen; but
if nothing has occurred to send them off
on a new trail, they arc on their long
journey to Davenport. They are cut off
from telegraphic communication, and will
probably have to camp out on the road
during the night.
Tho supposition is that Tracy Is travel
ing by night, and they hope either to in
tercept him on the road or swoop down
on his camp early in the morning.
Murderer Will Die Today.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Aaron Halle, who
murdered his sweetheart. Miss Mary
Brannlgan. in May 1S00, shooting her as
she stood behind a sales counter in a
downtown store, will be electrocuted to
morrow at Sing Sing. Halle, who has al
ready been granted two stays of Judg
ment, has displayed complete indifference
as to his fate and evidently exults over
the commission of the crime. He killed
Miss Brannlgan because she refused to
marry him, pawning his overcoat to buy
the revolver with which to shoot her.
After shooting her, Halle awaited the
officers and when they arrived he was
calmly rolling a cigarette.
Last Seen With Husband.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Aug. 3. The
body of Mrs. George Wolf, who has been
missing since June 27, was found today
burled in the sand four miles south of this
city. Mrs. Wolf was last seen alive on the
night of June 27 driving with her hus
band, who has since disappeared. Today
George Bollinger, while prodding the
earth with a wire, discovered the body.
Marks on the face Indicate that death
was inflicted with a heavy instrument or
stone.
Xotorlous Cattle Rustler Killed.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 3. A special to
the Miner from Billings says that word
has been received from Sanders Station of
the shooting and killing of a notorious
cattle rustler named J. W. Perry, known
throughout the Eastern Montana ranges
as "Black Perry," by James Haynle, fore
man of the Hysham Cattle Company. No
particulars of the killing are given. Hay
nle Is a well-known stockman and is ono
of the oldest cattle managers of the state.
He has given himself up.
Arrested for Lynching.
BALTIMORE, Aug; 3. Harry Nipple
was arrested In Frederick today charged
with being Implicated in the lynching of
Craven at Losburg, Va., on Thursday
night. Nipple was taken before Justice
Wood, hut was remanded to Jail without
a further hearing, which, at the request
of the Virginia authorities, was postponed
until next week. He has employed counsel
to resist his removal to Virginia, Nipple,
It is charged, wielded one of the sledge
hammers with which the door of Craven's
cell was smashed In.
HAIR CUT OR ARREST.
Desperate Trade Measures Adopted
by a West Indian Barber.
Washington Star.
The large corps of newspaper corre
spondents which went down to tho West
Indies after the volcano disasters brought
back any number of interesting stories of
their adventures at St. Vincent and Mar
tinique. The best of these, perhaps, is
one concerning two well-known corre
spondents who started to explore tho
streets of St. Vincent town. One of them
went into a hat shop and the other waited
outside for his companion to emerge,
While basking in the hot sunlight a great
six-foot West Indian negro came up to
him and Inquired If he was from the
United States ship Dixie. The corre
spondent replied In the afflrmatlvo, where
upon the negro Informed him tnat he rep
resented the St. Vincent Board of Health,
and that the correspondent must have
his hair cut immediately or return to his
ship. The newspaper man smiled scorn
fully. The negro did not, but firmly. told
him that he must take him back to the
ship If he refused to lose his back locks.
And the negro looked as If he could do
It. At this Juncture the correspondent's
friend came out of the hat store and
Joined them. The big negro presented the
same ultimatum to the newcomer, and
finally both correspondents were escorted
down the street by the alleged health offi
cial.
As they turned into an intersecting thor
oughfare the trio met with a policeman.
and in a twinkling the stalwart negro had
become but a flying black streak away
down tho avenue. The two men told the
story to the guardian of the peace, who
smiled sardonically. "Why, that man is
a barber," he said, "and keeps a shop
right down on the next corner."
Extortionate Cabmen.
Leslie's Weekly.
The recent spirited and effective cam
palgn which the New York Tribune has
been waging against the present cab sys
tem In this city has an interest extending
far beyond the bounds of the metropolis,
since the evils aimed at prevail to
greater or less extent In all American
cities. In other years the Niagara hack
man stood as a type of all that Is most
odious and reprehensible in this dlrec
tlon. but the unenviable distinction en
joyed by the vociferous sharpers at that
famous resort has extended to the same
calling almost everywhere. The occupation
of the cabbies is. in fact, regarded with
a degree xof settled suspicion and distrust
by the vast majority of people, owing
to the prevalent impression that these
Jehus of the pave as a rule are given to
petty extortion and much shabby trick
ery. and sometimes to practices worse
than these when conditions are favorable.
Many persons habitually refrain from pat
ronlzlng cabs who would often lo so were
it not for the prejudice thus created and
the dread they have cither of being lm
posed upon or of stirring up a storm of
nrofamty ana possiDie violence Dy any pro
tests they may make. There Is probably
as large a proportion, of honest and worthy
men engaged in this useful business as In
most others, but the good and the bad
suffer together for the reasons we have
stated. '
THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT.
Efforts to Tame and Make Him Use
ful for Domestic Purposes.
New York Sun.
The need of animals' to serve as beasts
of burden In Africa Is becoming more and
more pressing with the extension of white
enterprises there. Horses," cattle mules
and donkeys are adapted only to a limited
extent to be useful in tropical Africa, and
even in the more temperate parts of the
continent the prevalence of tho tsetse fly,
whose bite Is fatal to domestic animals,
makes It Impossible to employ them In the
work of the country. The camel is the
"ship of the desert," and will always be of
great service In the commerce of the
Sahara; but the camel is useful only In the
dryer parts of the continent. . An attempt
was made, a number of years ago, to intro
duce camels into the transport service of
tropical Africa. A number of camels were
loaded with trade goods on the coast oppo
site Zanzibar and started inland for Lake
Tanganyika, 800 miles from the Indian
Ocean. The experiment was a dismal fail
ure, not one of the animals living to see
the waters of the Inland lakes. Another
attempt with camels further north, along
the Tana River, was equally unsuccessful.
In fdct. the camel Is useless In the moist,
hot regions of equatorial Africa.
Railroads, to bo sure, are penetrating the
continent to a small extent, but tho va
rious industries of Africa require domestic
animals. Just as we need them In enormous
numbers. In spite of the fact that wo have
a wonderful network of railroads. It is a
great disadvantage to African enterprises
to have to rely on human porterage, be
cause it is the most expensive form of
transportation, and there are very few
commodities that can stand so costly a
form of carriage.
These are the chief reasons why, in the
past few years, attention has been direct
ed to tho possibility of taming the African
elephant and using him as a domestic ani
mal. It has long been asserted that the
African variety cannot be reduced to servi
tude like his Asiatic brother. The fact Is
well known, however, that the ancients
made large use of the African elephant as
beast of burden, particularly for war
purposes. Some progress is now Demg
made toward trie domestication of the an
imal and high hopes are entertained In
France and in other countries interested
that the experience which tho trainers in
Africa are acquiring every year will place
the work on a scientific basis before a
very great while, and that tho elephant
may gradually be adapted o serve many
useful purposes.
Thus far the results are small. Accord
ing to our present Information there are
today Just 11 domestic elephants In Africa.
One of them, the first of tho series, Is In the
French Congo; three are In the German
Cameroons; three In the Belgian Congo,
one is at Mossamedes, In Portuguese ter
ritory, and three are in Abyssinia, two
of them belonging to Emperor Menellk.
An interesting letter written by M. du
Bourg de Rozas, In charge of the French
Mission, sent to Abyssinia a while ago,
has Just been published In Le Tour du
Monde. He tells of the capture and tam
ing of a young elephant there. In .one of
his hunts ho killed a female elephant. A
few minutes later her young offspring,
coming to seek her. was captured. The
rapidity with which he. became accustomed
to the presence of men and learned to
trust them was remarkable. Within an
hour after he was captured all signs of
fear had disappeared and tho little animal
was easily led to camp. As he plainly
manifested a preference for one of tho
men who was clad In red cotton, this viv
idly-colored textile was used thereafter as
factor in his education. Red cotton
seemed to have a hypnotic effect upon
him. He would follow any one dressed m
red all day long as doggedly as a dog.
After the first hour of his capturo he never
manlfestod the slightest trace of fear or
any Indication of mlschievousness or
treachery. In short, he was a good little
elephant.
For three months he marched with the
party, docile and contented and on easy
and familiar terms with everybody. The
expedition, unfortunately, was compelled
for eight days to travel through a region
that was destitute of water and had the
scantiest of herbage. The marches were
necessarily forced and the poor little ele
phant had little opportunity to rest. The
result was that ho succumbed to these
trying conditions. In view of tho ease with
which he was thoroughly domesticated his
master expresses the opinion that It Is not
at all difficult to tame elephants which are
not over 2 or 3 years of age. He thinks
that older animals have usually been made
too wild and savage by their encounters
with tho native hunters to be easily
tamed. There are few old elephants In
Africa, he says, that do not bear the
marks of wounds received from the na
tives.
Empdror Menellk has two elephants that
have been trained to haul his cannon. It
Is said that they perform their duty as
efficiently as United States mules do and
are less subject to fits of bad temper. Ras
Makonnen, one of the Generals, has an
elephant that served him all through the
recent war In TIgre as a means of trans
port for heavy boxes of cartridges.
M. Paul Bourdarle, of France, who Is
glylng much attention to the domestica
tion of tho African elephant, says that as
long as the young animal Is not over about
three feet In height it is comparatively
easy to capture him. his mother being
killed: his tusks are not long enough to be
dangerous and when he Is firmly seized by
tho trunk he Is soon rendered powerless.
An animal that Is four feet or more In
height Is much more difficult to capture.
The same writer says that, as far as he
has observed, the loss of young elephants
in captivity has been due more to the
negligence of the Europeans In charge of
them than In the feebleness of the animals
or the difficulty of nourishing them. One
trouble has been that tho natives, who
think that every captured animal should
bo turned over to them for food, are likely
to poison the elephants committed to their
care. Of the seven young elephants, for
example, that the German Lieutenant, Von
Lottner, had captured In the Cameroons,
within the past two years, four were suc
cessively poisoned by tho blacks of his es
cort. When he discovered the nature of
the trouble Von Lottner took care to pro
tect tho remaining three from harm, with
the result that they have all thrived and
are made useful every day in the trans
portation service.
HEALTH PROTECTION.
Law Must Be Enforced Against Poi
sonous Food.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Ignorance of law can never bo admitted
as an excuse for Its violation. It Is a
tempering circumstance where the law Is
not vital to the well being of the commu
nity, and Is so admitted by Judges and
Juries, but where health or property or
life are concerned it Is right that the let
ter of the law should be regldily enforced
About these times the health authorities
aro making trouble for sellers of unripe
fruit, overripe fish and meat, watered
milk, faded vegetables and the like. If
not, they are neglecting their duty. A
few days ago they found that peddlers
had bought some bushels or tons of green
peaches, and were selling them through
tho streets. The health authorities
stopped the pushcarts, shoveled the un
ripe fruit Into wagons and carried it to
the dumps.
It seems Impossible that men affecting
compliance with the manners and cus
toms of civilization should be found to
plot against the health of the world and
to Impose risks of sickness and death on
the Innocent; but so it Is. For the sake
of a few dollars brewers will adulterate
beer with chemicals that cause Bright's
disease; candymakers will put clay Into
their sugar; makers of pickles and pre
serves will foul their merchandise with
dangerous adds; dealers In drugs will
Olds, Wotman & King
THIS MORNING OUR
All Croquet Sets Reduced
tL..to...5Sc to $2.35
These arc handsome sets of excellent wood, war
ranted not to warp; one set, if properly cared for,
will afford out-of-door pleasure for a number
of years.
Wash Goods
Again we call attention to these airy bargains.
Old -values at new prices those old standard
fabrics, Dimities, Batistes, etc-, in new exquisite
colorings and figures; the old prices utterly
obliterated by new, reduced ones; but the worth
is there; the freshness, daintiness and durability
are not changed
J 4 will buy the old 20c Batistes, French
' C Dimities, Tissue Persian and Brodee
weaves, in all the new colors
1 9c
a yard will buy the popular mercerized
Madras, both plain and fancy
A Carnival of Reductions in
Foulards and Fancy Silks
The beautiful quality, the freshness and lovely
designs in these silks, and most of all, the prices
will make any woman happy. Come early and
make your selections.
mix their medicines with cheap and inef
fecUve substitutes that not only will not
heal, but will" Interfere with healing. It
is against people like this that our boards
of health must wage continued war. Tho
pressure of the law must supply knowl
edge and a conscience where these do
not exist.
THE PEANUT POPULAR.
Known In the South an the "Pin
dar" nnd the "Goober."
Columbia State.
An nhRArvant state contemporary, con
sidering the virtues of the "plndar," re
marks that "they do say a South Carolina
legislator can eat more plndars than any
body else."
It Is a fact that the average South Car
olina legislator Is abnormally fond of
"plndars, as our contemporary caii3 me
fruit scientifically known as tho Arachls
hypogaea, and variously designated In the
overy-day language of this country. Even
tho strictest rules a trains t eatlntr in the
legislative halls aro insufllclent to abolish
the habit In the House, and, while the se
dato Senate Is not so openly addicted to It,
still wo have known the most punctilious
Senator to send our surreptitiously ior a
has- of nlndars and devour them in. that
dimity of manner becoming a Senator of
South Carolina. The Senators eat plndars
quietly in the Senate chamber and care
fully dispose of the hulls or they slip out
into the lobby or cloakroom and there
enior the feast in peace. But In the
House it Is quite different. There ttie
members indulge themselves regardless of
conventionalities, and after an especially
trying day tne noor is coverea wiiu ine
hulls that have fallen from their careless
hands.
In this article we have followed our con
temporary In designating the Arachls hy
the olndar. but there are many
other names for this popular fruit. In the
South, where the fruit Is nest Known, pin
Hnr is the some common name riven It. al
though It Is spelled either plndar or plnder.
while the form "plnaa" is also round, as
well as "plndal." In Georgia the common
name is "goober," and In Virginia, where
it Is raised on an extensive scale. It Is
usually called the "groundnut." In tho
North the name by which this vcrsatllp
Hood's Pills
Do not gripe nor Irritate tho alimen
tary canal. They act gently yet
promptly, cleanse effectually and
Give Comfort
Sold by all druggists. 25 cents.
Latest
Styles
in Tailor
Made Suits
Be up-to-date. Have
your milts atyllshly
made In the latest cuts,
designed especially for
you, so as to produce
Just tho rlcht effect.
Take advantage of our
25 Reduction Sale
We have a beautiful Una of cloths
from which you can. make selections.
Our Mr. Helbl, Just from New York
City, has no equal In the Northwest as
a fitter and designer.
OUR MOTTO "NO FIT, NO PAT."
VIENNA
Ladies' and Gents' Tailoring Co.
345 Washington Street.
Tel. Red 1055. near Seventh.
SERIES- OF AUGUST SPECIAL SALES BEGINS
All-wool Smyrna Rugs, in artistic colors and rich
designs, size 30 x 60 inches; regular f &
price $2.25; this week S OO
Bear in mind, we are continuing our sale of
men's four-ply linen Collars and still have some
very choice styles in all sizes.
Lace
Extra fine, heautifully shaped, lace lisle Gloves
all sizes, in mode, slate and black; regu- QO-,
lar price $J.25; this week 7QC-
Sometfcing
We have just received a Beautiful new line of
women's black lisle lace Hose, in assorted pat
terns, especially pretty; these are a bar- ETA-,
gain at JJC
The sale of our J5c, 20c, 22c, 25c, 30c and f f
35c Ribbons continues this week at, yard, vIC
In addition, all our fancy 65c and 75c striped
and checked Ribbons, in all colors, go on
sale at, yard
Bathing
"Women's stylish, shapely, prettily trimmed
Bathing Suits; regular price $20 to $10.00;
ial..thif $2.00 to $3.50
Misses' Suits, regular price $2.00 to $3.00, this
weefc $1.50 to $2.98
Men's Suits, in two pieces, plain and colored
stripes; regular Sl.00 and $J25 values; S T
this week...:... "QC
Violet, Oatmeal, Glycerine, Honey, White Rose,
Elder Flower and Magnolia, three cakes to Q
box; regular price 25c; this week. r sO
Dr. Graves' Tooth Powder, one of the best Q
on the market, per bottle sO
Today's;
BARGAIN
BULLETIN
An advantageous purchase of one hundred
Melton Walking Skirts
Latest graduated flounced and stitched effect,, tailor
made, in all those popular gray oxford, blue mixed
and navy shades, at, special,
$2.55
English Long Cloth, value 15c 9c
Ready-Made Sheets, special ...45c
Ready-Made PilJow Cases, special 10 Jc
Attractive Bargains in Stationery
Last day of Sale of Muslin Underwear
Extremely low prices on Table Linens and Towels
Avondale Art Cushion Covers, special 39c
$2.00 to $3.00 White Shirtwaists $1.19
New Waisting Flannels just received
Sale of Ladies' Knit Underwear
Sale of Handkerchiefs at 4c, 8c, 15c, 18c
Bargains jn Druggists' Sundries
plant and Its product are known Is "pea
nut," or the "frround pea," and it rejoices
In still other designations, such as "earth
nut." "Manila nut" and "Jurnut."
The peanut has been found to be a very
profitable crop, and m&ny Virginia farm
ers have made fortunes out of It. The
market Is sure, and the expense of plant
ing, cultivation and harvesting Is by no
means great. The Newberry Observer In
terviewed a peanut dealer in Its own town,
who "has a $240 peanut roaster, and has
11 acres planted In peanuts on his farm,
out beyond Helena." This gentleman ex
pects to gather "50O bushels of good, sound
peanuts, leaving the undergrown and de
fective on the vines for stock." Last year
he planted one acre late and cot 0 bush
els. "Peanut vines yield abundantly,"
says this authority. "If each vine on an
acre yields .only a pint, the yield of an
acre Is 73 bushels. Often a vine will yled
a Quart. Good plndars bring from 90
A Summer Rug Bargain
Collar Sale
Lisle Gloves
New in Black Lisle Hose
Ribbons
Suits for Women, Men
and Misses
Soap Specials
cents to Jl 23 a bushel through the year."
So that there is money In plndars at this
rate, when we know that a town, the slzo
of Newberry consumes 1500 or 2000 bushels.
Verification of Rnnlc.
"Did the Count speak to your father?"
"Yes."
"What was the result?"
"Oh, papa Is so cautious. I couldn't
quite make it all out. but I think papa
told him he wanted to see a properly
certified abstract of title."
Drank Acid Parpoxely.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Captain Fay Hy
man, well known in marine circles, com
mitted suicide today on the shore of Lake
Michigan by drinking carbolic acid.
Hamburs's shipping trade with Australia
doubled In 1001.
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