The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 18, 1902, PART TWO, Image 9

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PART TWO
PAGES 9 TO 16
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VOL. XXI.
PORILAM), OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1902.
NO. 20.
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This Week
Makes its bid for business with an unsurpassed offering of
special sales. Neither time nor latior has been spared in the
creation of this sale. The result is the
Best Offering of Fine Millinery
Ever Held in Our Store
50 line Dress Hats, Turbans, Walk- 20 fine new Black -Hats, la, all the
ing Hats, Colonials and other
shapes, trimmed "with the very fin
est material, regularly sold from
$7.50 to $12.50;
special
.$5,00
new shapes, trimmed with chiffon,
lace and flowers;. special,
from ?3.75 to...... Jldiull
Ready-to-Wcar Hats
A really startling sale in as much that the' Hats offered
are most in demand at the very present time. The PRICES
ARE JUST ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICES. The lots
are small; you'll have to be early. At these prices they are
bound to go quic kly.
LOT ONE Soft Straw Neapolitan
shape, trimmed with straw straps;
regular 3.00; 4 c(
special $ ItOU
LOT TWO Three-tone straw Colon
ial shape, trimmed with white
wings and steel buckles; Q fin
regular ?3. 95; special vP&iUU
LOT THREE Fine two-toned straw
Colonial shape, trimmed -with
straw buckle and silk trimmin)
regular price $5.00; spe
cial
.$2.00
$2.50
LOT FOUR Large draped Turban,
two-toned straw braid, twill trim
ming; regular 3.95;
special
LOT FIVE Rolling Turban shape,
with straw bands and wing trim
ming; regular ?4.95; (n en
special v.P,iU U
LOT SIX English walking shape,
two-toned straw, trimmed with
large wing and buckle;
regular $3.95; special.
::. $2.00
IN 'ADDITION WE OFFER SIX MORE STYLES.
Ladies' High-Class
TAlLORrMADE SUITS
7T.
RP3T$22.5'0 anft $25.00," "at
&-?-&?
$14.85
In black, navy, castor, tan, gray and brown Eton and Blouse
Suits; broadcloth, etamine, cheviots, covert cloth and home
spun in high-class tailor-made and fancy trimmed styles;
skirts made in the new eleven-gored and serpentine effects;
most phenomenal bargain at
$14.8
LADIES' WALKING
SKIRTS
Of heavy melton cloth, made in the new flounce shape, with
eight rows of stitching at bottom of flounce, and graduating
cord trimming at top of flounce, in gray and brown oxford;
regular 5d.iu, at
$4.35
GIBSON WAISTS
Of fine moire velour, in white and black, and all lined;"
regular price, $6.00 and $6.50; while they last,
Special.
$3.08
Bargains in Most Desirable
Wash Goods
50c and 60c Embroidered Dress Linens for
38 Cents
This is the greatest offering yet in 1902 Wash Goods.
A pure Linen Batiste with colored embroidered satin stripes.
This season's most popular summer fabric.
THE SECOND HUNDRED OF
"THE BATTLEGROUND"
Br Ellen Glasg-oiv,
Author or "The Voice of the People."
The most re lining Influence upon charac
ter comes from being In touch -with refined
people, and this new book of Miss Glas
gow's carries the reader away on a lslt
to two of the most charmlne homes of
"The School for Gentlemen," during those
chivalrous daja before the war. The men
and women, the boys and girls growing to
manhood and womanhood. Impress us Kith
a refinement, a sweetness, a. dignity and
purity of character, that is broucht out
eharply and romantically by the 'Wght
foot spirit" and the Montjoy blood.
There are fltlrrlns scenes, and there Is
much dramatic action la "The Battle
ground ; but the reader will be most
grilled with the battle of heart and spirit,
in Dan and "Betty," who first meet
when he startles the little girl who Is out
In the dark road in her "nightie." when
malting her desperate attempt to "con
jure her red hair into black.
Among the great mass of historical fic
tion now being published, "The Battle
S?, ,tand." ut enwnly because of the
soul of It Jt has a charm of freshness
S&H..qul?.ld,,le' yet th0 movement Is
constant Interest neer flags, from the
tlm., Z.e .meet the "' "rea-head slrl"
until the last rag is turned S
Perhaps no book eer -Rrltten has rten
Ka fWi? picturc ot "e soul of the
South, famishing jet undaunted, in that
mond tnst conquest before Rich-
The Battleground" is a book that Is
well worth while. Price $1.03, book store.
SALE Or LACES
Imitation Duchess Lace Bands, 4 Qa
real value 25c lOu
Imitation Duchesse Lace Edgings, 3
inches, wide, real value 50c, QQn
Edgings 5 inches -wide, real yQr
value 65c, at ..n'Ou
Black Chantllly Lace, 6 to S Inches
wide, real value 50c and 60c QC
yard, for Zub
Venise Bands, butter color, QQ
regular 50c, at dub.
All-Over embroidered Ba- 14 nc
tiste, real value $2.25, at $ 1 1 &U
LACE CURTAINS .
SHARPLY REDUCED
The shaj-p, reductions in several
groups of Lace Curtains -will interest
hundreds of economical house wives
who are anxious to make home beau
tiful and attractive. The quantity
is large and the patterns are among
the most elegant designs.
THESE PRICE HINTS.
White Irish Point Curtains, -were
$6.00, $7.50, $10.00; now $4.50,
$5.00, $8.00.
Brussels Point Lace Curtains, were
$6.00, $10.00, $12.50; now $4.50,
$6.50, $7.50.
Point D'Arabe Lace Curtains, were
$6.50, $7.00, $15.00; now $4.00,
$5.85, $12.00.
Scotch Lace Curtains, were $1.75,
$2.50, $3.50; now $1.35, $1.75,
2.S5.
More Silk Bargains
2000 yards of our standard quality
colored Taffeta Silks, in all the
leading shades, wil be offered to
morrow (lor only one day)
at, yard
Regular value 75c yard.
And in addition, 900 yards of
Lyon's Dye Habutai Silks
24 Inches wide, in black and nnft
'colors, real value 50c, at dob
White -Silks
range from 38c to $4.00 yd.
Kai Kal Silk.
China Silk.
Japanese Silk
TutlciTiec
Satin- Duchessk. &? &&
TafferAsV " '
Hemstitched Moussellne.
Peau de Cygne.
Crepe de Chine.
Hemstitched Grenadine.
Satin Regance.
Corded Novelties.
.59c
Prices
White
White
White
White
-White
White
White
-White
White
White
White
ALL-WOOL
White Albatross
ALL-WOOL
Crepe Egypta
'We have gathered atiout 3000 yards
of these favorite fabrics and tomor
row will see very lively selling.
The 60c soft, silky finish all-wool
Albatross, in 15 up-to-date shades,
for evening or street wear, will be
offered for one day only nnn
. dau
The $1.00 extra fine finish all-wool
46-Inch Crepe Egypta, in 10 differ
ent shades for street and evening
gowns ana waists, for one
day only at
.670
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SPECIAL DISPLAY OF
Cream and White
Wool Fabrics
Tomorrow we will make a
special display of an unusual at
tractive collection of ..up-to-date
weaves in all-wool and silk and
wool cream and white fabrics at
50c to $3.50 per yard. Among
them will be found
Etamlnes, Mistrals, Voiles,
Albatross, Lansdownes, Sublimes,
Sicilians, Serges, Batistes,
Brilliantlnes, JCheviots, Prunellas,
Bedford Cords, Broadcloths, Henriet
tas, Crepe de Chines, Bengallnes, Taffetas,
Embroidered Crepes, etc., etc.
New Skins to Burn
Greens, tans; blues, reds, browns,
gold, orange; special Mon- QQ
Q',drup!e Plated Ware
New, guaranteed goods, but odds
and ends of our last sale. Not enough
left for regular, stock, too many to
keep; so we nave marked them very
special, to close them out quickly:
, 4-piece Tea Set, engraved, regular
price $6.50; special, $4.48.
4-piece satin and engraved Tea Set,
regular $7.50; special, $5.48.
Berry Dishes, special, $2.45 and
$2.95.
Engraved Cake Baskets, Bpeclal,
$1.19, $1.39.
"Engraved Crumb Sets, special,
$1.38.
Fern Dishes, new, pierced designs,
only one or two left of a kind; spe
cial, $1.95, $2.45, $2.95.
Bake Dishes, special, $2.25.
Bread Trays, special, $1.19.
Pickle Castors, special, 9Sc
Water Pitchers, special, $2.95.
Napkin Rings, Bon Bon Dishes,
Butter Dishes, Soup Tureens, and a
dozen different articles, all special.
(oete4i4ettfitioii
SAVAGE GOES FREE
Jury Acquits Him of $10,000
Diamondflobbery.
VERDICT- RECEIVED WITH JOY
Only Evidence Asrnin-t Kim Was
Given by Kelly "Wiley, an Accoin- '
pllce in tlic Crime, and Trao
Johnson, nn Accessory.
Charles Savage, charged with larceny of
$10,000 worth of diamonds in the Portland
Hotel, November 17. 1901, was acquitted by
a jury In Judge Inzer's department at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The de
liberations of the Jury occupied two hours.
The verdict was received with joy by
Savage and his companion, Frankle
Thomas, and several friends of the de
fendant, who were present In the court
room, gave vent to their feellnga with
exclamations of approval, and were re
strained from making any demonstration
by the bailiff. Savage thanked and shook
hands with each member of the jury, and
Frankle Thomas expressed her gratitude
to a number of the jurors.
Savage was Immediately discharged
from custody, but Frankle Thomas Is still
held on a charge of receHlng the stolen
goods. She was originally Jointly charged
with Savage, but that Indictment against
her was dismissed several days ago, and
the other charge filed. The case against
her will, however, probably be dismissed,
as haIng failed to convict the man the
attorneys for the prosecution cannot' hope
to convict the woman.
The only diamonds recovered were thee
obtained from True Johnson, amounting
to about J2000 or less. No trace what
ever has been secured concerning the rest
of the diamonds, and the evidence at the
trial was that the officers do not know
where they are. True Johnson will doubt
less be given her liberty as a reward for
testifying for the state, and the only
person punished Is Kelly "Wiley, who
pleaded guilty because there were sev
eral burglary charges pending against
him on which he could havo. been con
Icted and imprisoned. "Wiley testified
that at the trial in consideration of his
plea of guilty he was let off with a live
years sentence, and the burglary charges
were dropped. He said he neer got any
of the diamonds, but stated that he leafed
on the outside of the hotel while Sav
age entered the place, and that when
Savage came out he showed him diamonds
In plush boxes, and afterwards at his
house. He stated further that Savage
informed him that he divided the plunder
with another man, but did pot say who
the mar. was.
True Johnson testified that she received
diamonds from Savage and Mrs. Thomas,
and took part of them to Omaha, where
she was arrested. Other diamonds, she
said, she left in her room, and gave a
key to the room to a friend named i Col
lins, and "took the only other lia,y-t0te
n room, -with Tier. TherqJ was alsq evidence
that there was a white man at True
Johnson's house on the night of the rob
bery, but he was neer located by the
police.
It Is the opinion of persons who heard
the evidence that only a small portion of
the real facts have et been discovered,
and that there are parties who were con
cerned In the robbery who have not been
apprehended.
The only positive evidence against Sav
age was that of Kelly "Wiley, an accom
plice, and True Johnson, an accessory. In
law the testimony of an accomplice uncor
roborated Is not sufficient to sustain a
conviction. No diamonds were found on
Savage or Frankle Thomas, nor was It
shown that they disposed of any.
John Manning, Deputy District Attor
ney, who conducted the case In conjunc
tion with A. C. Spencer, was disgusted
with the outcome of the two trials. He
remarked after hearing the verdict: "It's
no use trying to convict anybody in Mult
nomah County," and then added as an af
terthought, "with such Juries as we get."
The jury was composed as follows:
Ferdinand Floss. John R Slaln.
Daniel Healy. TV. K. Jackson.
C. K Burns ide. E J. Jeffery.
A. Blschoffberger. A. O. Bachrodt.
John P. Sharkey. J. C Jamison.
R. H. Knight. L. E. "Wise. '
SUES FOR $10,000 DAMAGES.
Mrs. M. C. Wells Seeks to Recover
From City & Suburban Company.
Suit for $10,000 damages was filed in the
State Circuit Court yesterday by Mrs.
M. C. "Wells, against the City & Sub
urban Railway Company, for alleged per
sonal Injuries. In the complaint filed it Is
set forth that on July 14, 1S01, Mrs-. "Wells
was a passenger on an open car on the
Third street line going south, and sig
naled the conductor to stop at Jefferson
street, so that she might alight. As sho
was in the act of stepping from tho car
it Is charged that the conductor negligent
ly and carelessly gave the signal to go
ahead, and the car was started suddenly,
and she was thrown violently to tho
ground. As a result, lb is averred that
Mrs. "Wells sustained injuries to her leg,
spine and hip, and is permanently crip
pled in her left hip. Her health, it Is al
leged, i3 completely broken down, and
she !s unable to conduct a boarding-house
as before, and Is therefore deprived of
earning tho means of a livelihood. Henry
E. McGinn and V. K. Strode appear as
her attorneys.
CHARGES VIOLATION OF LEASE.
F. K. Gannon Sues John Snllivnn for
$SOO Damages.
T. F. Gannon yesterday commenced suit
In the State Circuit Court against John
Sullivan, to recover JSOO damages, becauso
of the refusal of the defendant to carry
out a lease. Gannon alleges that on Oc
tober 15, 1901, he leased from Sullivan
for a term of five years ground and build
ings at East Twenty-first and Powell
streets, at the rate of. $20 per month. In
May, 1902, lie charges that Sullivan broke
Into one of the buildings apd removed
his (Gannon's) goods and chattels into
the street, and refuses to permit him to
occupy the premises further, or to sub
let the same to others.
Sue- Louis E. Harris for Divorce.
Maud Harris has filed suit In the State
Circuit Court against Louis E. Harris' for
a divorce. They were married in Ore
gon Cltj April 5, 1202. Mrs. Harris avers
that her husband never had any means
with which to provide for her support, and
asserts that Immediately after their mar
riage they went on a trip to Roseburg,
and "he persistently endeavored to per
suade her to enter upon a life of shame
and support him. She asserts that he
struck and beat her, because she refused,
and sho was compelled to leave him.
Will of Mrs. Lilian A. Felloes.
Tho will of Lilian Augusta Felloes was
admlttedto probate In the County Court
yesterday. By its provisions "William Bar
rington d'-Almelda, father of the testatrix.
residing In England, is to receive $250,
and $250 is to be paid to Marmlon d Al
meida, a brother. A sister Is devised cer
tain articles of personal property and
Jewelry. The two children are bequeathed
one-half of the remainder of the estate
In equal parts, and tho remaining half
goes,, to Edgar Felloes, tho husband.
Marmlon d' Almeida Is named as executor
without bonds, but as he is a resident of
Australia, Edgar Felloes was appointed
administrator, and his bonds fixed at
$3600.
Guardian Gibbons Discharged.
Thcmas Gibbons was discharged in the
County Court j-esterday, as guardian of
Margaret Allen Ferris. AH objections to
Gibbons' accounts were withdrawn by her
attorney, J. H. Hltohlngs, as a compro
mise was agreed upon by the parties, and
a settlement was made with the guardian
on a reduced basis.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation of the Oregon
Electrical Association were filed in the
County Clerk's office yesterday by Ed
Cannon, R. "W. Wilbur "and H. W."Hogue.
The capital stock Is $1000. The objects aro
to deal In electrical supplies, etc
Charles Doty Sued for Divorce.
Winnie Doty has sued Charles Doty, to
DIED TD AVOID SIN
Remarkable Story of the Sad
Idaho Tragedy,
DEATH FOR JflAN AND WOMAN
Miss Booth, It Is Believed, Was Hyp
notized by Dr. Ledbroek
Strange Letters Written
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SPOKANE, May 16. The double suicide
of Dr. J. F. Ledbroek and Winnlfred
Booth, both of Moscow, still continues to
be a staple subject of wondering discus-
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for a divorce on the ground or desertion.
She alleges In her complaint that he aban
doned her in- Portland January 10, 1901.
There are two children, and Bhe asks the
court to be granted tho legal custody of
them.
ENGLAND'S LATE SUMMER
Rain, Snorr nnd Hall Pat a Damper
on All Festivities.
LONDOX, May 17. So far as It has
progressed in London, rain, snow and hail
have been England's harbingers of Sum
mer. Never has there been such an In
clement Spring. Americans who have
come over for the coronation sit around
in doleful groups, waiting for the sunshine
that never comes. Women go to the
opera and clubs in furs, and the men
have long- since reverted to their Winter
clothes, so prematurely discarded In sunny
April. No amount of festivities, and there
are plenty of them, can dispel the uni
versal gloom that the awful weather has
created. In the northern part of the
country there was actually skating this
week, while an automobile trip to Scot
land has been uanaonea. iionuon urcij.
has been spared this last visitation, but
fully brought the unsavory weather rec
ord of the metropolis up to that of the
proinces today, when it became slightly
better and warmer.
Among the Americans who will have a
good lcw of the coronation is Lady
Charles Wolseley's 15-year-old son, Eric.
Lord Wolseley, who will be close to the
sovereign throughout the ceremony, has
selected Eric to act as his page. Lady
Wolseley was Miss Anna Murphy, of San
Francisco.
As regards the London season, of which
so much was expected, the fact is that
up to now the town is more empty than
usual at this time ot cne year. ,
The Associated Press Is In a position!
rJofinttolv tr denv that cither Sir Thomas
Llpton, William Waldorf Astor, or Sir
Ernest Cassci, wno recently piacea w,-
000 at King Edward's disposal for utili
tarian purposes, will be made coronation
peera, as previously reported. To a friend.
Sir Thomas said today: "A peerage has
not been offered me, and if it should be,
I. while appreciating the great honor,
would be compelled to decline. I have no
desire to get so far away from my friends.
1 am quite satisfied to remain as I am."
,At the same time Sir Thomas cbuld have
a peerage for the asking, and the King
himself has suggested It.
Seventeen-Year Locust.
EVANSVILLE, Ind , May 17. The 17
year locust in myriad numbers appeared
In Meskor Park and Garvin Park at the
margin of this city today. Their track Is
marked by the disappearance of every
thing green.
Cold-Storage House Bnrned.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17. The coldil
storage house of the Willow-Street Stor
age Company, filled with all kinds of
merchandise, was destroyed by fire to
day .Loss." $2000001
eion throughout Idaho and Eastern Wash
ington. It is a tragedy of a most unusual
nature. The friends of Miss Booth all be
lieve that Dr. Ledbroek exercised some
sort of hypnotic influence over her, by
reason of which she was unable to resist
hl3 will. Testimony that she actually
feared him is now common, and more
than one young woman has been found
who says that Miss Booth had expressed
to them her dread of the doctor.
MLjs Booth Informed Miss Lucy Mix, a
girl friend, that sho disliked and feared
Dr. Ledbroek, and told other girl friends
that while she was In the hospital recov
ering from an operation for appendicitis,
he had hypnotized her, and had continued
the practice throughout the period of her
recovery until he had gained complete as
cendancy over her. To one young girl she
stated that while she was still sick in bed
Dr. Ledbroek had come to see her and had
brought with him a letter he had written,
dismissing a young man to whom Led
broek had objected as an associate, urging
her parents to forbid him the house? This
letter he had shown Tier, and demanded
that she copy it, and direct it to the young
man. Sho tearfully told her young friend
that through his unwelcome Influence she
had been unable to resist him and had
written the letter.
Winnlfred toll the same story to her
mother, and ended with the remark, "And
I let the old fool work me, and -wrote the
letter." Mrs. Booth, having complete con
fidence In Ledbroek, supposed that bis
endeavor to induce Winnie to break off
social relations with the young man were
caused by the great fatherly Interest he
took In her welfare, of which he fre
quently spoke to her parents.
The story of the double suicide is, in
brief, that the couple left Moscow and
went together to Oro Fino Saturday, May
10. They spent the night at the hotel.
Sunday evening they attended the Ep
worth League meeting and then retired to
the hotel. They did not appear for break
fast in the morning; and at noon, when the
door of their room was opened, the girl
was found dead on the bed. Beside her
was Ledbroek, in a dying condition. He
passed away at 3 o'clock. The couple.had
taken morphine by hypodermic injection.
A note was left by the couple on the
table, stating they had sent letters to
Moscow, and that people would arrive
from that point to take charge of the
bodies. Ledbroek was a married man and
was wealthy. Miss Booth was a school
teacher, and was employed near Kendrlck.
Ledbroek joined her at Kendrlck Friday,
and the following day they came to Oro
Flno. Ledbroek came to Moscow about a
year ago from Minnesota and became
acquainted with Miss Booth in church
work. He was also the physician, of the
Booth family.
The prominence of tho couple and the
fact that no intimate relations were sus
pected has caused a profound sensation in
Moscow, where the girl has been raised
and where Dr. Ledbroek had practiced hia
profession for six months. He was for
merly a clergyman, and at various times
during the past Winter had occupied pul
pits in Moscow. He was a well-read man
and a psychological student. He was "art
intimate friend of Rev. Booth, and about
four months ago he performed an opera
tion upon the girl for appendicitis. She
was a handsome young woman of 20, and
had formerly attended the University of
Idaho at Moscow. Her infatuation for
Ledbroek was not dreamed of by her
parents.
Dr. Ledbroek's letter to E. M. Gillette, a
friend, was as follows:
"Oro Flno, Idaho, May U, 1S02. My Very
Dear Friend: You have promised alwaj'3
to love me. Please do. We have under
stood each other and do yet; this explains
what I meant When I said that some day
you would understand all. Do net get
angry, but please remember U3 In love.
It may seem Idle nonsense to write about
Winnie and mself loving each other so
that to live pure, acceptable lives would
have been Impossible; but such are the
facts. Rather than bring shame upon
you, the church, and my home, we each
for ourselves choose death. Our love for
each other Is stronger than death. This
is the only gate friendly to us through
which w e can be together alwaj s. It costs
us a great many tears to rend so many
hearts, but to explain is1 useless; we would
not be believed.
"Some will pity us, and still love us;
others will think of us as heartless and
vile sinners. But we die as we have
lived, believing In the love of God as it 13
In Jesus Christ. We die thinking of you
all and expect that you will all love i.s,
and not say unkind things about us. We
are sorry that such tragedy should enter
your life as well as ours. Wo would that
it were otherwise.
"Poor Mrs. Booth! I know It will al
most kill her. She knows all about us,
and we will always sleep knowing that
one heart understands us.
"Please do not leave our cold bodies In
Moscow. Take us both to Spokane or
Portland. See my poor wife, and comfort
her. Talk things over with her and then
quietly lay U3 away.
"We would like the simplest kind of a
burial. We are tired of living and want
to rest. Bury U3 together, either In the
same grave or side by side, on the same
day. If you sing, let it be 'Abide With
Me and 'I Heard the Voice Of Je3us Say
etc. If anything Is said let it bo from
the words In Mark, 'All manner of sin,
etc., 'shall be forgiven.' Let Rev. Le
Crone conduct tho services.
"We are still alive and are together for
ever; do not think of us as dead. We are
rational and choose rather to die than sin;
we are not cowards It cost us much thus
to die. Forgive us, please, and lay ua
away together, please. Tour friend,
"J. F. L."
The girl's letter was brief and without a
date line. It read:
"Mr. Glllett: Will you please read this
letter and then take it up to papa and
tell him? Be sure and take it up as soon
as you get it, so papa can come down on
the afternoon train after us. He will need
some one to come with him, and, as ho
thinks so much of you, please come if you
can. It will be such a shock to him.
"Please do not think harshly about us.
We prefer to go this way than to havo
people talk ill about us. I know you aro
our friend. A long, long, good-by.
"WINNIFRED BOOTH."
The two letters were- in the same en
velope, a small note envelope, which was
addressed In Miss Booth's handwriting.
The letter was posted at 7 o'clock Monday
morning, although Dr. Ledbroek's letter
bears date of the previous day.
On the stand of tht room was a piece
of paper on which had been written In a
feminine hand:
"To the Proprietor, Hotel Noble: We
have notified our folks in Moscow that
they will find us here, and unless the let
ters miscarry they will be here on the
afternoon train. We have also sent for
an undertaker from Moscow. Expect
them on the train tomorrow. They will
take charge of our bodies. Please re
member the last song that we, sung last
night:
No sinner bo great that He will not take h!m.
No, not one; no, not one.
Jesus knows all about our struggles;
He will guide till the day is done;
There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one; no, not one.
On the stand of the room were a number
of torn scraps of paper, on which Miss
Booth had evidently written to Mrs. Led
broek. These torn scraps were gathered
together by Mr. Gillette and sent to Mrs.
Ledbroek, no attempt having been made
to piece them together before sealing:
them up.
TRAINS AT COURT.
Restored at Future Fnnctlons by,
the King's Order.
LONDON. May 17. At the third court
ot the King and Queen of England, held
at Buckingham Palace, owing to tho re
cent order concerning the dresses to be
worn at court, only the ladles presented
and those who presented them, wore court
trains. The unique spectacle was wit
nessed of many ladles making their bows
to their majesties clad In dresses only a
shade more gorgeous than, ball gowns.
The question a3 to whether or not
trains should be worn at court has caused
great excitement in society here, and the
restoration of trains at all future courts,
which has been ordered. Is a great tri
umph for the fashionable dressmakers of
London, who brought such pressure to
bear at court through influential custom
ers that His Majesty yielded in the mat
ter and countermanded his first order
abolishing trains. But he permitted those
ladles who had not had time to procure
trains for last night's function to attend
In gowns without this feature.
The court was the best attended and,
most brilliant of the year. A large num
ber of Americans, in addition to those
presented by Mrs. Choate, wife of the
tTnlted States Ambassador, were present.
In the diplomatic circle besides Mrs.
Choate were President Roosevelt's sis
ter, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, and Mrs.
John R. Carter, wife of the second sec
retary of the United States Embassy.
In the general circle Mrs. Choate pre
sented Mrs. Foxhall Keene, Miss Louise
Chandler, of New York; Mrs. Frank
Avery, ot Chicago; Mrs. Blow, of Den
ver, and Mrs. Newhbuse, of New York.
Among the Americans who attended
court and who had previously been pre
sented -were Mrs. John Hays Hammond
and Mrs. J. W. Mackay. Mrs. Mackay
wore a white satin gown with a velvet
train, covered with a network of dia
monds and edged writh ostrich tips caught
with diamond bows. She wore ropes of
diamonds across her corsage and her won
derful jewels Included the famous set of
sapphires. Mrs. Hammond wore a dres3
of apple green satin, beautifully embroi
dered with large pearls and emeralds.
Mrs. Blow wore a yellow satin dress with
a train of white brocaded moire, lined
with cloth of gold. Upon; her head was
a diamond tiara and 'her necklace was
also of diamonds. Mrs. Blow wore the
order of St. John of Jerusalem, which eho
received for her services In connection,
with the hospital ship Maine.
Mrs. Langtry was among- the presentees.
She was clad In a wnlte satin gown,
trimmed with guelder roses.
Lord Kelvin's Thanks.
NEW YORK, May 17. Two wireless
dispatches have been received from Lord
Kelvin, who Is a passenger on the Lu
canla eastward bound. They were sent
by hfm In mid-ocean to the Campania,
westward bound, and relayed by that
steamer to the land station. They bore
the thanks of the great English scientist
to friends In this country for their cour
tesies during his recen.t visit.