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THE SUNDAY OBEGQXIAN, PORTLAXD, JTJLT 22, 1900. TOURNAMENT IS ENDED "WALTER GOSS CHAMPION OH; .THE SINGLES. Successful Series of Tennis Games Ends With a Live Day's Play The Summary. The Oregon state championship tennis tournament was finished yesterday and the champions for the year to come were determined in matches which tested to the utmost the endurance and the skill of those winning the coveted honor. As a result of this tournament, Wal ter A, Goss becomes champion in the singles. Goss and Carl D. Lewis In the men's doubles, Miss Halsted, of Los An geles, in the ladles singles. Miss Halsted and Miss Elmore, of Astoria, in the ladles doubles, and H. B. Bcnbam, of Spokane, end Miss Carstens, of Portland, In the mixed doubles. The most Interesting final in the after noon was the double match won by Goss and Lewis against Smith, of Seattle, and Benham, of Spokane. While the score was not particularly clot-c, the ultimate result never being in doubt, the match ebovnded in pretty rall't-j in which Ee. ham won the most applause. Goss made some apparently Impossible returns. Many wonder at Goss winning ability. His 'service is easy, his returns not particu larly severe, and his general play rather grotesque and nwcward. The secret of his play seems to be his steadiness, his ability to get everything biek, his unre lenting energy in trying for every point, and his careful pi-ring. Goss and Lewis won. C-S, C-4. C-2, receiving as prl2es or ders for Pim racquets. The runners-up. tBmith and Benham, rccc-ived as second prizes, silver match boxes. Lewis was pretty well used Up by pre vious matches and was compelled to de fault the singles. G033 being declared the -winner, ar.d presented with the dainty little cup as first prize and also" with the lisle challenge cup, which he Is privi leged to hold fcr one yea?. This cup lias now been won once each by Bethel and Goss. A pretty scarf pin was given to Lewis as second prize. In the ladies' singles. Miss Kalsted won from Mr?. Cook on her merits, C-2, G-l. Miss Halsted is an unusually strong plavr by reason of her practice and ex perience. 1'i.e j.rctilst match of the day. not ex cepting the finals, was played between Cheil and Lewis, the litter winning, G-S, 7-3. 7-5. The first set went to Lewis, Choal getting only the third, seventh and eighth g.imes. two on his own ccrve and one 0:1 Lewis'. Cheat's net work, usually his strong point, was very poor, and nearly every lob he tried to kill was knocked out. With the games 4-2 against him, Cheal began to play in the second set, and by better net work and clever passes he got the set, 0-7. In the deciding set Cheal rapidly ran the games up to 5-3, and had the set won, but an unexpected brace on Lewis' part took the next four games and gave him the set, 7-5. The last two games were lost by Cheal himself rather than won by Lewis. The success of the tournament was due in great meisure to the indefatigab'e ef forts of Mr. McAlpin, chairman of the tournament committee, and of Mr. Joseph Smith, the referee. In eddifon to giving his advice whenever necessary, as ref eree, ho not only pulled off the matches but kept the score, acted as linesman, and een chased balls for t.ie ladles. The finals of" the ladles' doubles, played In the morning, were very c'ose and in teresting, many clever returns and passes being made. Miss Halsted and Miss El more had the games, 4-1, when Miss Morce and Mi3s Carstens, by superior playing, took the next three games, mak ing it 4-4. Miss Halsted and Miss El more won the next two games, the last one on Miss Ilalstcd's excellent service. Score, C-4. The second set was longer and closer, and should havo been won by Miss Morse and MIns Cnrrtcns, for at one time they had the games, 5-2. Jn their favor, but the greater experience of their opponents told, and Miss Halsted and Miss Elmore won three straight. Miss Morse, on her service, won the next, and Miss Halsted did. the same, C-6. The next two games and the set went to Miss Hal sted and Miss Elmore, S-6. Miss Carstens made many points by her net work, and Miss Morse on her accurate returns, while Miss Halsted and Miss Elmore won on their placing and their clever back hand strokes. For winning the singles Miss Halsted received a cup similar to the one for the men's singles, while Mrs. Cook received a bonbon spoon for second place. First prizes for ladies' doubles were silver belt buckles, and second prizes silver bracelets. Benham and Miss Carstens won the mixed doubles from Letter and Miss Morse, largely through the clever net work of Benham. Miss Morse had a most effective servo. Score, C-4, 6-2. First prizes were a stein and scarfpin, second prizes a silver-topped pencil and a hat pin. Tho consolation prize was won by L. B. Wickersham, who had to win four matches in order to do It. In the morn ing he beat Durham in a three-set match, 6-0, 0-8. 6-1. In the afternoon he beat Graham, C-2, 4-6, 6-0, and in the finals Lothrop. 6-2, 6-1, G-L The prize was a handsome stein. Summary of Matches Played. Semifinals Goss beat Andrews. 6-0, C-2. 4-6. 6-2. . Levfis beat Cheal. 6-3. 7-9. 7-3. Goss and Lewis, beat Cheal and LaFarge. 6-1. C-0. Smith and Benham heat Glf ford and Remington. 1-6. 6-4, S-6. Ben ham and Miss Carstens beat Lewis and Mrs. Cook by default. Finals Benham and Miss Carstens beat Lelter and Miss Morse, 6-4, 6-2. Miss Hal sted and Miss Elmore beat Miss Morse and Miss Carstens, 6-4. .8-6. Miss Hal Bted beat Mrs. Cook, 6-2, 6-L Goss and Lewis beat Smith and Benham, 6-3, 6-4. C-2. Goss beat Lewis by default. Consolations, second round Lothrop beat Bell, 6-4, 6-4. Graham beat Oliphant, 6-2, 6-3. Wickersham neat Durham. 6-3. 0-6, G-L Semifinals Lothrop beat Gomph. 6-3. 6-1. Wickersham beat Graham, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. Finals Wickersham beat Lothrop, 6-2. 6-L 6-L QUIGGING OF BRYAN. He Is Under Real Obligations to the Committee on Style. New Tork Times. Political pilgrims to Lincoln are in dulging in gossip that is criticism. Many of them, having called upon the candi date of the Kansas City convention, have extended congratulations to Colonel Bry an upon his nomination and upon the "admirable declaration of principles" emitted by "his" convention, only to"come away with the impression that the plat form was not that writtten by the candi date, and that several unexpected things distasteful to Mr. Bryan had happened to the Lincoln draft before it was official ly adopted. The original Bryan platform, it is as serted at Lincoln, carried utterances "tending toward Socialism," which were dropped because the members of the Na tional committee declared that It would be Impossible to raise campaign funds if they were retained. A plank demanding an income tax and another favoring Gov ernment ownership of railways, tele graphs and other properties now held by corporations were rejected upon the de mand of ex-Senator Hill and other con servatives, although Mr. Bryan had asked for both. We are at a loss to understand how the draft of a platform consigned by Colonel Bryan to the care of his personal and devoted friend, Mr. Metcalfe, of Omaha, came to suffer such battering as it ap pears by these Lincoln gossips to -have suffered. Mr. Qulgg was not at Kansas City or on the committee on resolutions and platform. Mr. Metcalfe was. With Senator Tillman, of South .Carolina, and George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, he was of the commltttee on style selected to put In shape the remnants left after the committee on platform had. with the help of Hawaii and New Mexico, decided to stick to 16 to L and conditionally to assert that the Democracy of 1896 was sound as enunciated at Chicago. If the Bryan draft was changed before It was adopted by the committee on plat form and the convention, it Is necessary to assume that tho story from Lincoln that Mr. Bryan lost his temper and scolded Chairman Jones by telegraph Is Idle. But there appears to be little room for doubt that changes were made, whether approved of or protested against by Tillman, Metcalfe and Williams. Mr. Bryan asked for the assertion that secret alliance exists between the United States and Great Britain: the platform especially condemns "the ill-concealed Republican alliance with England." The referendum plank disappeared, and there was no ref erence whatever to Government owner ship of interstate railways, telegraphs and telephones. Senator' Tillman's sense of humor, his appreciation of the force of ridicule in political campaigns, saved Mr. Bryan from mortification when he refused to I HOWARD MAUPIW, WHO ENDED accept that part of Mr. Bryan's draft declaring condemnation of "the Republi can policy of seoking trade with foreign nations with hands full of blood at tne cannon's mouth." It is doubtful whether Mr. Bryan really wrote those words. Mr. Williams proved to be a true and wie friend of Mr. Bryan by substituting for the language objected to by Tillman the words: "We favor trad expansion by overs' peaceful and legitimate moans." So far as we can ascertain the facts about the revision of the Bryan platform at Kansas City. Mr. Bryan has no oc casion to complain about it for what It lost. Instead of suggesting criticism or sending expensive telegrams of regret to Chairman Jones, It seems to us that he should be grateful to that not always discreet manager, and. particularly thank ful to the sub-committee that did the "qulgging" at Kansas City. ILLINOIS FIRST CAPITAL. The MIssls.tippt River Has Washed It Nearly All Array. Chicago Inter Ocean. The last remaining vestige of what re mained of Kaskaskia. once the capital of this state and the metropolis of the West, will have disappeared in a few weeks, as there is only a few hundred feet of the corporate limits of the old town left, and at the rate the Mississippi is caving it in that will all be washed away. Since the Mississippi cut-through the peninsula above the old town in 1SS2, and formed a Junction with the Kaskaskia or Okaw River, eisht miles above the place where it originally emptied into tho Mis sissippi, the waters have been washing away the land upon which the town stood. The residence of Governor Bond, the first Governor of the State of Illinois, was washed Into the riwr ihn fan, -,- and all the buildings, with their nn J old-fashioned French architucture, have one by one followed in the wake, until now a few ruins overhanging the brink of the river are all that remains of what was once a city of 15,000 Inhabitants, tho first capital of a territory and later of a state. The church of Kaskaskia was torn down and removed several years ago, and last Fall tho ground on which It stood was washed Into the river. The old graveyards, three In number, con tained thousands of Kaskaskia's dead, but a great many of them were disinterred and removed to a new cemetery on the bluffs ODDOSlte the old town thrnno-r. tha efforts of ex-Senator Rlckert, who Intro- i aucea a dm ror that purpose in the State Legislature, Those now rest where the relentless waters cannot reach them, but many were left behind and washed out by the river. The end of Kaskaskia closes an epoch in the history of the West, for with Its disappearance the most important land marks of French -colonization in the Mid dle West will have disappeared. ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME Do you know of a train outside of the Northern Pacific's new "North Coast Limited" that Is wide vestibuled from end to end, electric lighted, provided with an observation car carried at the rear end of the train for 2000 miles, In which ladies and gentlemen are surrounded with all the comforts of modern civilization, L e., ladles' parlor, waiting room, library, ob servation platform, gentlemen's smoking room, card room, toilet rooms, barber shop and bath room? Try the "North Coast Limited." It runs dally and no extra charge Is made for traveling on IL Towne He's got an awful cold In his head. Browne Severe, eh? Towne Well, I should say. It was so severe yesterday it cracked his glasses. Philadelphia Press. 'KILLED BANDIT CHIEF GOOD SHOT OF HOWARD MAtTPHIK, CROOK COUJfTT PIONEER, ' Operations of the aeaecsde Snake River Band That Led to tfc Death of the Leader i ASHWOOD, Or., July 20. Living within three miles of Aahwood is the wife .and son of the real slayer of Paulina, the chief of the Sn&ko bandit tribe of In dians. History has It that Jim Clark killed the famous chief, and the family of the real slayer have never gone to the trouble of making the correction until now. The gun from which the fatal shot was fired, and the knife, a large, ugly thing? is still In the possession of the family. The name of the real slayer of old Paulina was Howard Mauphin, and the famous bandit chief was killed within a few miles of this place. On a little CAREER OF CHIEF PAULINA. knoll -at the foot of Paulina Butte, a monument names the last resting place of Howard Mauphin. On It is inscribed the information that Howard Mauphin died January 14, 1SS7, aged 71 years and 21 days. At the foot of the knoll is tho former home of Mauphin, whero his aged wife and son still live. In full view of the monument is the gulch 'by the side of Pau'.ina Butte through which Pau lina entered a short time before ho was overtaken and killed in Paulina Basin by Mauphin. History has the facta of the life of oM Paulina down right, but has never gotten j tne trutn about tne circumstances of the killing. Up to the year 1EGT, old Paulina and his band roamed the mountains and plains of Oregon from the California line to the Des Chutes River. His band was composed of Snake Indians, Flutes, Shaw anoes. Modocs and others that would not submit to the laws of the white man. They were the worst of the different tribes, and were nothing less than thieves and cut-throats, and old Paulina was the worst of all. Howard Ma.uphln then lived alone with his family at tho present site of Antelope, in Wasco County. A neighbor at Cross Hollow, now the pres ont site of Shanlko, was the only Inhabi tant on the north, and another at Can yon City, several miles to the southeast, were the only inhabitants of this sec tion, i Hovr Indians Stole Horses. Late one night In 1857. Howard Mauphin heard a disturbance among his horses and rushed out to the lot in his night clothes and found everything Intact. The fence next to the trail was composed of flat rocks, picked up In the gulch, arid Mauphin walked up this wall of rock and peered up and down the trail on the outside, but saw nothing to alarm him. If he had stood close up to the wall and looked In the shadows against the wall on the outside, he would have seen nine dark forms lying against the wall, and he might have never lived to tell what he saw. But he went back to bed In the belief that the horses had only become frightened at a coyote or some other marauding animal. He had scarce ly began dozing when he heard the dis turbance again, and, rushing out, he found the rock wall torn down and his horses all gone. He ran back into tho house, hurriedly dressed, seized his' gun and struck the trail of his horses.- Out on a ridge a short distance from home ho overtook his horses, moving toward the south. In a straight line, as if guided by herders. He hurried on to surround them, not suspecting that they were b lng driven until he saw a crouching form In their rear rise up between him and the horizon on the opposite side. ITIred and There Was a Dead Indian. In those days the pioneers acted with out delay and upon little ceremony.. He raised his rifle and fired, and an Indian rolled over and was dead. Other dark forms rushed into the canyons and other hiding places, and Mauphin scalped his Indian and recovered his horses. Mauphin heard nothing of "the Indians until late next evening, when Jim Clark, the alleged slayer of old Paulina, came to his place. Clark had discovered the Indians, now eight In number, following the gulches southward, and having In their possession a band of cattle and horses which they had stolen from the whites, and among which was some of Clark's property. Armed and mounted, the two pioneers Immediately set out up on the trail of the bandits. Mauphin knew the country like a book, and as soon as he struck the trail he knew the probable route of the Indians. He also knew their custom to keep a lookout In their rear, and pursued the plan of heading them off Instead of following them. The pioneers reached the anticipated trail of the- Indians so far in advance of the latter that they became impa tient and started back to meet them. Tak ing a roundabout way through " Trout Creek Canyon they accldentaly got be--tween the Indians' rear guard, or look- out, and the main band. They caw where they had entered a narrow gulch at the foot of a mountain, now known as Pau lina Butte, and followed this along a' ridge, keeping a sharp lookout. At the top of tho ridge they could see far, be yond, and, seeing no Indians, knew that they were in the Immediate vicinity. Then Mauphin remembered & small basin a little further around the moun tain, where there was grass and water, and he suspected that the Indians were in this. Riding cautiously to a point where they could sea into the depths of this basin, which is sow known as Pau lina Basin, Clark, who was nearer the top of the ridge, announced an Indian in sight. "Shoot him!" was the quick respens of Mauphin. Got the Old Chief. Clark dismounted and fired. Mauphin by this time- had dismounted and ap proached the brink of the basin at an other point. At the crack of Clark's rifle the Indian at whom he had fired, and who was standing with his back to Clark started at top speed toward an opening in the wall of the basin, and six other Indians came from cover and followed at a like speed. Mauphin. who had a new Henry rifle, and the first that had been: introduced into this country, now began shooting, with the confidence that he would kill the whole band. But under the excitement he was disappointed. At the first shot one fell upon the ground and then another, but the last one rose and ran again. A few shots were di rected at him, which seemed to be with out effect, and he and the others es caped. Upon approaching tho Indian lying up on the ground he was seen to move his hand, which bad something In It. Clark borrowed 2uauphln"s gun and fired a few shots into the body of the prostrate In dian. Upon approaching the body they found that the hand clasped a knife, and that the first shot fired by Mauphin had broken the thigh of the Indian. Mauphin then and there scalped the Indian, and, rounding up the stock, returned home. The band of marauders bad stopped in the basin for a rest, had butchered a yearling, but the pioneers had intercepted them before they had satisfied their hun ger. It was afterwards learned that tho In dian hero killed was old Paulina, for whoso scalp H000 reward was offered. An other Indian was found dead a few miles farther on, and this was tho last raid of Paulina and hl3 band. A short time after wards the remainder of the band ap peared at the agency and treated, and forever afterwards kept their pledge. Tho picture here' rhown was taken shortly before old Paulina's death, upon a visit to the agency, where, with his hand on his heart, he pledged friendship for the white man and obedience to his laws. It was the only one ever taken, and was presented to Howard Mauphin by the Indian agent shortly after Pau lina's death. The picture shown of Mau phin was also taken about the time of the killing of tho Indian chief. A Typical Pioneer. Howard Mauphin left the State of Mis souri In 1S32 and crossed the plains with his family, arriving in the Willamette Valley In the following year. He moved to Antelope in 18C4 and afterwards came to his ranch near Ashwood. His wife, Nancy Mauphin. aged 77 years, still lives here. One daughter lives In Montana, and one in British Columbia; one son lives with her here, and another lives In Linn County, in the Valley. Mrs. Mauphin, at this present age. Is as lively as a girl, and can still handle a gun with the proflcienoy of a marks man. Her eyes sparkle with the en thusiasm of youth as she relates the early experiences of herself and husband in the plone-r days of this country. BRYAN AND THE WEST. Ia Reaching for the Shadow He May Lose the Substance. Philadelphia Press. The Denver Republican, ono of the ablest nswspapcrs In Colorado, and a supporter of Bryan in 18W, spoke as follows in its numb' for last Wednes day morning: "So far as we are able to learn, after careful inquiry in many di rections, not one Silver Republican In a hundred in Colorado Is willing to accept either the ticket or the platform adopt ed at Kansas City. Unquestionably, great numbers of Sliver Republicans are rapid ly drifting back Into the straight Repub lican party, and if the movement contin ues throughout the campaign at Us pres ent rate of speed, nobody need be sur prised to cee Colorado give a majority for McKinley and expansion." Thl3 utterance of he Republican por trays tho situation In Colorado. It Is, re inforced by the attitude of the Denver Times, which also supported Bryan four years ago. Neither me of these news papors will give him any aid this year. Both of them refuse to follow Senator Teller Into the Democratic party. The Times has come out openly for McKin ley, and the Republican will doubtless take the same step before the, campaign Is many weeks older. With the loss of those two newspapers, tho Bryan cause will be In desporato straits in Colorado. The same situation exists In Utah, where the Salt Lake Tribune, the leading "news papor of the state, ana a supporter of Bryan In 1S06, has deserted the Demo cratic causo and returned to the Repub lican party. The situation t In these two states i3 doubtless an index of the situation In all the far Western States. To show the drift of things in that neighborhood, the vote cast there In 1806 and In 1898 Is com pared In tho following table: 1S96 1SSS States Rep. Dem. Rep. Dem. California 146.170 143.373 H7.7M 128.293 Colorado 26.271 161,153 50,880 94,274 Idaho 6.324 2-U92 13.794 19,407 Kansas 159,541 171.S10 149.853 123.9S3 Nebraska 102,304 U6.SS0 92.9S2 95,703 Nevada 1,938 8.377 3.548 2,060 Montana 10.494 42.5T7 10.491 42.537 North Dakota. 26.335 20.6S6 27.087 19.620 Oregon 48.779 . 42.662 45.104 34.330 South Dakota. 41,042 41.225 S6.949 37.319 Utah 13.834 64 517 31.573 34 670 Washington .. S9.153 51.646 40.352 32.339 Wyoming 10.072 10,655 10.3S3 8,95$ Totals C50.307 -601,713 560,713 653,524 The change in two years in the body of stntes west of the western boundary of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri is evi dent from this tablo. It was In that neighborhood that -free silver was the strongest in 1S96. In' that year Bryan had a plurality of 51,406. Two years later, or In 1S2S, he had only 122,811 plu rality, or a loss of over 50 per cent. In T89S McKinley carried only three of these 13 states. n 1S9S the Republicans had a plurality over the Democrats in seven ot these same states. The change has' been going on more rapidly since 1SSS than before it. If the' Bryan plurality was cut down one-half in the first two years after 1S96, it is not too much to hope that the other half -will be found to have disap peared when the election returns of next November come in. Mr. Bryan Is said to be planning to make his strongest campaign In the East and Middle West, believing that the far West will remain true to him. But the utterances of the Colorado and Utah newspapers and the revelations of tho elections of 193 ought to convince him that his hold on the. mining states is slipping away, and that he has no strength to snare for other sections. LOOKING FOR A COOL PLACE? Then take the O. R. & N. special train from Union depot at 9:30 A. M. Sunday and go to Bonneville. Special low rate of 50 cents for the round trip. Refresh ments to be had on the grounds, or take a basket lunch with you, and escape the heat of the city. Cool groves, magnifi cent Bcenery, good music, first-class per formance; all free. Reniember the time. 9:3) A. M. Sunday. Union depot. THE HANDEL FESTIVAL HOW IT IMPRESSED ,XS ElfTHUSr ASTJO PORTLAJTDER. Interesting Incidents of London SlKhtseeinK' Enciisb. Law 'Courts And tho Telegraph. Offices. LONDON, July L Well, I promised to tell all about the Handel festival, did I not? Owing to a. delay in getting our train, we were & little late, so that we expe rienced quite a difficulty in getting Beats. The crowd was so dense that we had a struggle to edge our way through, and we had so many steps to go up and such everlastingly long passages to skirt that it must have taken us at least 15 minutes from the time we entered the palace till we reached the top. But, alas I we no sooner arrived there than we were told that the reats were all taken; so, like a Jot of sheep, we turned about and headed back to the ground floor. "Here we found the hall divided off into sections, called "blocks," and searching about for awhile we at last spied "block EE." indicated by a large red signboard stuck up like a railroad post, which directed us to our chairs. Once comfortably seated, we drew a breath of relief, and settled down to a day's enjoyment. The hall is vast, having a seating capacity of over 50.000, though there wasn't anything like that number there. Directly bpposlte the stage, and elevated some distance from the ground, are the royal boxes, finished off In fancy carving and gold decorations. By the flowers placed there, we knew that some members of the royal family were present. The performance lasted from 2 o'clock until 7. with 40 minutes Intermission. The programme for this day conslsfcd of parts II and III of "Judas Maccabaeus," given in celebration of the victories of the British Army In South Africa; re lections from "Samson," "Acis and Gal atea," "Semele." "Jephthah," "L'Allegro ed II Pensleroso," 'Alclna." "Berenice" and "The Watr Mustc."' The soloists were Madame Albanl. Miss Lilian Blau velt. Miss Marie Brema. Miss Ella Rus .sell and Mes-?. Lloyd, Santley, av'cs and Black. August Mauns acting as con ductor. Th?re were 000 voices In the chorus and 1030 instruments, so the ef fect of this volume .it round can be Im agined. Partl-jularlv Impressive was that grand trio and chorus In "Judas" "See. the Conquering Hero Comes," when the full strength of the chorus and orchestra thundered out Its peals of victory and triumph. The applause after this great work was deafening, and the whole hall rang with the "ttavos" which lssu-vd from thousmos of threats. The favorite soloists were Etla Russell and the two veterans of uie concert stage Lloyl and Santley, each o" whom received a special ovation. In "Jephthah"." tho chorus did some remarkable work In tho selection "How Dark, O Lord, Are Thy Decrees." The harmonious blending of the mixed 'voices, the rounds, chromatic thirds, the sudden start and quick, sharp slopa showed the perfection of the leader's art and addei anorher successful score ta the laurels of August Mauns. Walter Hcdgcock, as organist, did noble work. The finest bit of solo numbers was ren dered by Ella Russell In the song "Let the Bright Seraphim," from "Samson." This was Bung with trumpet obllgato and showed off to rare advantiK the depth, fullness .nd aM sweetness of the sin ger's voice. Altogether, the festival was an occasion never to be forgotten. The Crystal Palace resembles a large exposition hall, only that It Is more beau tiful than ni'vhlng we have of the kind out West. .After the concert we walked about, had some refreshment and de scended to the palace gardens. At S:30 the fireworks began, and my enthusiasm I arose to fever heat. The set pieces were wonderful. One represented a bicycle race, four wheelmen the last one dressed In red. white and blue riding down the road. Finally, the end one got ahead of the others, and then they all. tumble! oft their whetls, and the lights disap peared. It was as natural as -life. Then they had a waterfall about 100 feet from the ground with the noise of the water rushing. But the most beautiful of all was a bombardment, the many colored balls flying from all directions Illummac Ing the Vho'is iky. the noise of cannons filling the air. A funny thing happened while we were at Madame Tussaud's wax work exhi bition the other day. Of course, no oni who has not seen these figures could understand It. for it Is Impossible to im agine a wjx figure looking so human. We had decllnl to tuiw in the "chamber of horrors," and our friend, not wishing to CHIEF PAULINA, OF THE RENEGADE BAND OF SNAKE INDIANS. be wrought up, stayel behind in the. main halL While he sat there studying nis catalogue two ladles approached eyeing him closely. "I wonder who that isT" said one. "I cannot find his number," replied the other, studying the ground at our friend's feet. Just then the young man looked up, and you should have seen those women scat ter! He concluded after that to Join us. considering the chamber of horrors pref erable to being mistaken for a wax figure. Let nobody say anything about the uncertainty of Portland weather. It isn't "in it" with London. We have not been out one day without an umbrella since our arrival here. Pluvlus seems to have a monopoly on London weather. Of course, we havo had nice days, but you can never tell when a shower is coming on, so the safest plan Is to pre pare for at least one or two a day. I have a score to settle with the old man for spoiling our exqursion to Brighton. He turned the water on us Just as we 1 were ready to start, and Pyo cried scissors ever since. What a vast place London .Isl I got I out the map the other day, thinking to ! mark out tho area we .had covered in j our excursions, and what to me had I seemed like the greater part of London j was nothing more than a flyspeck on the I map. I am- told that in some parts of London there are 640.000 people to the square mile. Hardly conceivable, is it? I Think of the conditions that compel alx families to live in one room, yet such things exist. And, on the other hand, you find enormous structures oc cupying perhaps a quarter of a mile of ground, housing a single family, and they staying there about three months in the year. The degradation of the poor here Is heartrending to contemplate. I saw one old man stoop the other day to pick up the remains of a bun that a little child had thrown into the street, and with almost ravenous eagerness put it between his lips. The number of men, women and children that roam the streets shelterless is legion. St. James Park of fers a refuge to many of them in fine weather, as they can stretch out on the grass and sleep off their exhaustion. But what do they do in the cold Win ter? Numbers of them find graves In the Thames. A policeman stationed near the Duke of York's column (which is 195 feet high) told us that in former times people used to be able to climb to the top, but it got to be the fashion for suicides to choose that method of exterm ination, and so the steps were removed. j He said at times suicides averaged 100 a month. Wages here are very low. Clerks In stores earn at tho utmost $3 50 a week, many working for 10 shillings; yet, strange to say, the majority look well fed and healthy. Station guards have to work 14 hours a day; their position Is a responsible one, yet they are paid at the low rate of 23 shillings a week, B of which has to'be paid out for rent, and sometimes whole families have to live on this. They have a small recom pense, however. In that portions of land about the railroad track are allotted them for the cultivation of vegetables and fruit, and this helps to supply their table. It also Improves the land, and is thus an advantage to the railroad company- Also the Servant netion. The servant question Is as much alive I here as with us at home. It seems the conditions are Identical the world over. The whole matter seems to revolve j about the Independence and freedom of ine worKing gin, ana iney win purcnase these at any price. Make the conditions of housework the same as those In other employments, placing It, at the same time, upon a business footing, and I believe we will be upon the road to solve the problem. What a busy place London Is! If those brainy people who are trying to Invent a perpetual motion machine would only step up here a moment, they might get some ideas that would help them. Every thing moves here; there Is no such thing as resting at least, that Is the way It Impresses a looker-on. I find myself wondering sometimes how the people can keep from getting mixed up with the horses and the horses with the teams, and the teams with the railways and the railways with the streets. It seems such a perfect tangle that It 13 a mystery how they manage to unwind themselves. I feel as If I were assisting with a Chi nese puzzle every time I walk the streets. But. then! any one who starts out as a tourist may become a machine, and one, moreover, that will go without winding. You see a tourist has a reputation to uphold. He cannot afford to miss any thing In the way of sights unless he Is willing to accept the commiseration of his fellow-travelers. It Is all mapped out for him that while Jn London he should visit Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower, the wax works and a dozen other places, and so. of course, we "did" these. But we got even, -for we visited places that the con ventlonals could not get to. Having Influential friends, we were shown through the law courts and the tele graph ofllces, thus seeing something of the distribution of news and Justice. We visited tho different courts of appeal and heard various members of the council In their powdered wigs and black gowns plead. We were most Interested in the Admiralty division of the High Court of Justice, of which the Right Hon. Sir Francis II. Jeune is president. There was a damage suit on between the owners of the St ran ton and owners ot the Spray, and & mlniaturo model of the steamship In question stood upon a slanting table for purposes of Illustration. Son ot Charles Dickens. While wo stood listening to the speak ers we had an opportunity to see the son of the Immortal Charles Dickens, who is a prominent "barrister hre. He is "a little bit of a fellow" (thus our barrister guide indicated him), with a. thin, intel lectual face, J-ather sallow In complexion, and very much wrinkled. He seemed to be of a rather nervous temperament, for his movements were short and quick. The London telegraph building is said to be the largest in Europe. To go through it Is to appreciate what teleg raphy has done for tho world: in no other way is it possible to understand its value. The offices occupy three stories; they are divided into sections, each division dealing with a special country or dis trict. There are about 600 wires going in every section, some single, others com plex, and when It is considered that 4000 men and women are employed in this building, some idea can be formed of the amount of business done. They work steadily for eight hours, and in all this time are not permitted to leave the building. Refreshments axe brought to them at their desks. As the strain of the work is very great, the employes have to pass a physical as well as a mental examination before they are accepted. Their pay is very small, averaging about $3 60 a week for the women and SGOO a year for the men. But they have the advantage of a pension after a 15 years' eervioe, consisting of one-third of their salary, and if capable they have an op portunity to advance. London ia having, a little excitement at present in the visit of the Khedive, and the appearance of the "fez" in the streets marks quite a little stir. An amusing Incident happened the other day at Guildhall, and as the Evening News gives such a graphic account of it, I will sand, it to you: "When the illness of the Khedive was' announced, the Corporation had to post pone indefinitely its reception of him at the Guildhall. But as it happened, to day, which was- the day fixed for the cer emonial, did not pass without the recep tion of an unusual visitor. "At the Cheapslde end of King street was standing a horse, with a Midland Railway van fastened on behjnd. Perhaps It had not heard that the Khedive's visit was postponed, and having a strain of Arab in its blood, wished to pay its re spects to tie ruler of the neighboring country. Or, possibly, ft wished to step into the vacancy caused by his absence. "Anyhow, it seised the opportunity, be ing left alone, to rush furiously down King street, across the Guildhall yard and through the open doors. There were three stone steps, a yard or two of pave ment and two more steps to be passed before the inside of the Guildhall was reached. But without a moment's hesl itatlon the gallant animal carried the heights, and with an air of conscious triumph worthy of a, Gordon Highlander cams to a, halt half-way up the Inner flight of stairs leading to the sanctum of the city dignitaries. "The van was still behind the panting steed. It was wrecked, twisted, torn and bent. The stone steps were chipped and splintered, and an awning hung loose and limp from Its fastenings. "It was dark where the horse came to a standstill. The equine head wa3 thrust Into the banqueting-hall, and the iron-shod hoofs were resting in felt car pet which was softer than clover. "Its arrival had not been unnoticed, though no preparations had been made to receive it. In fact, a lamentable cold ness was shown to the enterprising steed. 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