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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAt MORXIXG, JANUARY .13, 1908.
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CHESAPEAKE FLAG
PLACED ON SALE
Colors Captured. From Ameri-
can Vessel in 1813 Of
fered at Auction.
IN LONDON COLLECTION
Chance to Recover Historic Emblem
Lost in Battle Made Famous by
Law rence's . Cry, "Don't
Give Up the Ship." -"
LONDON. Jan. 4. It is announced
that -the flag of the American man-of-war
Chesapeake, which' was captured,
by the British ship Shannon on June
12, 1S13, will he sold at public auction '
In London on January 29.
The flag in question is one of a large
number of relics related to memorable
historical events.-which were collected
by the late T. G. Middlebrook. These
relics are to be disposed of in Deben
ham's auction-rooms' by order of the
executors of Mr. Middlebrook's estate.
It is said that the fact that Mr. Mid
dlebrook owned the Chesapeake's flag
was known to a good many Americans,
and that he received a number of invi
tations from the United States to come
over and display the precious color. It
is said that at one time he seriously
contemplated crossing the Atlantic, but
was compelled to abandon the trip on
account of a matter of business. . ;
A statement relating to Mr. Middle
brook's ownership of the Chesapeake
relic is In the possession of the auc
tioneer. From' this statement is appears
that Mr. Middlebrook obtained the flag
from William Chapman, of Kingston-
on-Thames, and that it 'came to Mr.
Chapman from Signor and Mme. Papi
Wapusci, . the latter having inherited it
from her mother, a Mrsu Grundy, whose
husband was a Captain in the British
navy. Captain Grundy a father, who
also was a Captain 'in the British navy,
participated in. the engagement be
tween .ie Shannon and the Chesapeake,
being at the time a midshipman, and
in some way came Into possession of
..ie- American ship's colors.
It would be a graceful and patriotic
act if some wealthy American should
send a representative to Debenham's
auction-room on the day of the sale in
structed to buy and eend back to Amer
ica the flag of the warship commanded
by James Lawrenoe, the man who, with
his expiring breath, ..ivered himself
of the order:1
"Keep the guns going! Fight her
till she. strikes or sinks! Don't give
up the ship!"
Surely " England is no place for the
flag of the ship the gallant Lawrence
commanded.
It i not probable that an extrava
gant pricf would have to be paid for
this flag by any American disposed to
buy it and place it in some proper de
pository in the country where It right
fully belongs.
A relic which, according to English
standards, is much more valuable than
the w.iesapcake's flag, will be sold at
the auction. It is the bugle on which
was sounded the order for the famous
charge of the Lign- Brigade, at Bala
klava. Mr. Middlebrook paid $3750 for
this bugle, and when he bought it ac
quired also the medals and clasps pre
sented to Trumpet Major Joy, who
sounded the call.
Cromwell's -helmet, the spear that
killed General Gordon, and Dr. John
son's spectacles and a number of Nel
son relics are Included in the Middle
brook collection. The Nelson relics
are two silver dishes weighing 150
ounces and a pair of gold buckles the
hero wore at Trafalgar.
guilty to breaking into the warehouse of
Edward Chidley, of West street,, sharing
Cross. :
Detective Sergeant Collins said that on
November 6 a serious burglary took place
at the premises of the Watchmakers
and Jewelers' Association, in the Strand.
Entrance was gained by forcing the iron
bars in a skylight, and about $2500 worth
of jewelry was carried away.
In consequence of this robbery he, with
Detective Sergeant Burton and Detective
Henry, engaged a room in a house in the
Westminster Bridge Road, from which,
with the aid of a pair of. field glasses,
it was possible to see what took place in
White's room, where he, his wife, and a
young woman were seen frequently.
A continuous watch was kept until the
evening of November 15, when the young
woman was seen to leave with a port
manteau. She was shadowed. And seen to deposit
the bag in the cloakroom at Waterloo
Station. She then returned. , He ascer
tained that the portmanteau, contained
four valuable concertinas, and inquiries
revealed that they were the proceeds of a
robbery the previous night at Mr. Chid-ley's.
The next day. the girl was seen to re
turn to the cloakroom, and, obtaining the
bag, walked back to White's lodgings.
There she was arrested, but White had
disappeared. White's wife appeared at
the court when the girl was remanded,
and when she left the court he (Detective
Sergeant Collins) and other detectives fol
lowed her.
She was seen to enter the Southampton
street Postoffice, and as she wrote a
telegram, he sidled up and managed to
look over her shoulder. In this way the
detectives learned White's address in
Glasgow, and the police there being in
formed, the prisoner was arrested. A
brace left behind at the first burglary was
identified as his.
This was White's first conviction, al
though he was known to associate with
housebreakers. He was ordered nine
months' hard labor.
The grand jury and the judge com
mended the detectives for their skill and
ability.
SHIP'IS ALSO IN ENGLAND.
Timbers of Chesapeake Built Into
Old Mill.
CHICAGO. Jan. 5. It seems that the
only reiic of the flffht with the Shannon
that remains In England. There is the
ship herself or rather that part of her
which reposes In the form of an old
mill at Wykeham, Hampshire.
A singular fate befell the Chesa
peake. From time immemorial It has
been the custom of the British Admlr
alty to place in commission captured
ships, and, on their lowering- the flag
for the last time, to fill their places
with new ehips bearing; the. names of
the captured. That is why there are
so many French and Spanish names
among the vessels of the British fleet
today. There is no Chesapeake," how
ever. -
As the captured ship lay in Ports
mouth harbor an American flag was kept
at half-mast, and no British seamen
could be induced to tread her blood
stained decks. For five years she re
mained thus, and at certain times persons
living in the vicinity declared that thej
could distinctly hear Lawrence giving
commands to his crew.
Then she was quietly- sold to a broker
for 500. who managed to double his
money by reselling her to a firm of house
builders she had cost the. United States
Government J150.000 to build. She was
taken from her moorings late one night,
and for weeks afterward there was a
rumor in the neighborhood that the brave
Lawrence and his phantom crew had got
ten up sail and . sailed away to hunt the
ships of her victors, as a sort of Yankee
Flying Dutchman. .
Some of the timbers of the old ship
went Into Fortsmoutn dwelling-nouses.
but the larger part, consisting principally
of her decks, was built Into a flour mill
which in 183d was inclosed in walls of
brick. These 'walls still ho'.d the precious
relics well preserved, and on the floors
of the mill are dark stains made by the
blood of Lawrance and his brave men,
while from certain round holes In . the
wall bullets can be extracted by means
of a penknife.
FIELD GLASSES FOR THIEF
Detectives Watth With This Aid and
Catch Burglar.'
LONDON, Jan. 4. A remarkable story
of the clever manner In which a burglar
was tracked by detectives was told at
the Clerkenwell Sessions Court. Graham
White, aged 24, a cabinet-maker, pleaded
S ST MONTE CARLO
MRS. LAXGTJtY'S SENSATIONAL
PLAY AT CASINO.
Slakes on No. 3 2 on Two Tables
Simultaneously and Is Paid
at 35 to 1.
MONTE CARLO, Jan. 4.-,Lady de
Bathe, better known in America as Mrs.
Langtry. . wooes fortune at the. Casino
here every afternoon and evening. She
had had bad -tuck at the trente et
quaranto table- the other day, and arose
in disgust, exclaiming: "1 shall play no
more for the present. '
As on her way out Lady de Bathe was
passing the roulette tabic she had an in
splration, perhaps an instant's glimpse
into the Immediate future. Whatever it
was. she staked, on No. 32 on two tables
simultaneously. Marvelous to relate, 32
won on both tables. It took the croupiers.
paying 35' tor 1 for her stake, nine
minutes to count out her winnings.
The coup caused Intense excltemerkt. es
pcclally as ' Lady de. Bathe resolutely
walked out with her winnings. In the
atrium acquaintances surrounded her and
were congratulating her, when a friend.
rushing, from the tables, shouted to her
"Thirty-two won the second time on
one- table! '
So there was .a fly in her ointment
Unlike the seasoned gambler, she had not
bet again on the number which brought
her such big winnings.
The famous "Jcrsy Lily' lives like a
queen here, and like a queen who lacks
no money to Indulge every whim. She
nas a magnificent suite in the most ex
pensive hotel; her costumes and jewels
are the envy of women: her splendid
motor car is fitted in tortoise shell and
gold; her personal suite consists of a
woman secretary, two maids, two chauf
feurs, and a courier.
Every one declares she has found the
secret of youth. Only her voice, grown
thinner and harder, recalls the fact that
a long time has passed since she aroused
the profoundest admiration of the then
gallant Prince of Wales.
People are predicting a bad season for
Monte Carlo, chiefly because, compared
with othir seasons, few Americans are
expected here. The stock of the casino
has been fluctuating strangely this year,
although last year's dividend of J70 a
share was the largest ever paid. The
dividend was only 44 In 1900. The shares
of the nominal value of $100 were quoted
at $1400 last year. Later they fell to
$800, but have risen to $1000.
This decline In value Is attributed
directly to the diminishing amount of
American money lost at the gaming
tables.
JAPAN ENTERS NEW FIELD
Becomes Rival of England in Cotton
Manufacture.
LONDON; Jan. 11. (Special.) Besides
being a rival of England in the shipping
and shipbuilding industries. Japan Is now
entering the Held of cotton manufacture-
"Some of the most brilliant and enter
prising men in the Kmpire," Mr. Tater-
sall, the great cotton exporting manufac
turer, said this week, "are reported to be
controlling the cotton mills, the largest
banks are heavily interested, and the
Government encourages cotton trade do
welopment by every means in Its power.
During the last 11 months Japan imported
Lancashire textile machinery to the value
of $2,000,000- In the corresponding 11
months of 1903 the figure was $1,000,000.
This represents both spinning and weav
ing machinery. The chief Lancashire
makers of textile machinery are all busy
with extensive Japanese orders.
- Advance in technical skill and the con
stant improvement of machinery has en
abled Lancashire to turn out fine grades
of cotton cloths at a cost which has made
foreign competition so far impossible, and
while the trade harf grown in consequence,
the earnings of operatives have steadily
risen. Whether the Japanese will be able
successfully to produce fine calicoes is a
problem for the future. That they will
endeavor to do so Is certain. If only to
supply the extensive home demand.
Finger-Nails ReTcal Character.
PARIS. Jan. 11. (Sepcial.) Palmistry
is to be superseded by the study of finger
nails. It appears tifat they are the best
signs by which to read character. When
long, narrow and pointed tney are evi
dence of a delicate and dreamy mind, fond
of ease, and averse to exertion. On the
contrary, when they are broad and short
thev indicate hot temper, impulsiveness
and obstinacy.. Pink nails belong to happy.
and well-balanced natures. . But beware
of the man or woman who has hooked or
brittle nails. The former obviously prove
him or her to be grasping, and the latter
are an unmistakable sign of a . cruel tern
' per.
ENGLAND FEARS
POWER. ON SEA
Cannot Maintain the "Double
Standard" Against United
States and Germany.
COMMENT OF ADMIRALTY
Voyage of Fleet to Pacific Iads to
Discussion of America's Grow
ing Importance as Far
Eastern Power.
LONDON. Jan. 11. (Special.) The
fact that the United-States is to spend
$70,000,000 on its navy during the pres
ent year Is greatly worrying the Brit
ish Admiralty officials who for a num
ber of years have kept up the two-
power standard that Is, a British navy
equal to that of any other two power.
It has been considered by the British
that in a two-power standard alone re
posed the safety for the. Island Empire.
Neither the exact amount nor the al
location of the naval estimates for this
year Is as yet settled, but, speaking at
Liverpool, the First Lord of the Ad
miralty, Lord Tweedmouth, made an in
teresting comment on the outlook. His
lordship remarked that the navy must
be of sufficient strength to secure Eng
land's supremacy on the sea. He said:
We have 'no intention and no desire
to attack any foreign poaver. All we
said was that we must have command
of the sea so that our commerce may
go safely over It." He recognized the
great burden that was thrown upon the
taxpayer by the Heavy cost or the navy.
but "we must not be -cheeseparers."
Speaking at a gathering like that.
he" asked for support and individual -
self-sacrlflce to help the Government
to do what it was obliged to do. He
and his colleagues were desirous of
being as economical as they could, but
if they found that they had to make
considerable demands they must ask
the country to' support them.
Pace Set Too Strong.
With the vast expenditures which the
United States and Germany are making
to place those powers on a first-class
footing as regards sea power. Great
Britain will find it extremely difficult
to maintain the pace, in view of the
present high rate of taxation.
The dispatch of a powerful American
fleet to the Pacific forms an interesting
tonic of discussion in England, and. for
that matter, throughout Europe. Head.
ings like this appear in tne Lonaon pa
pers: "The Rise of the Pacific Question."
"Is War Coming?"
"New Departure by the United
States." . ' -
A high naval authority says:
Within the last decade the Atlantic nm
the center of America's political and atrat
eglc Interests has meadlly declined, and the
Pacific has as steadily risen. It Is hardly
too much to aay tliat since tne conmci
with SDaln the menace of war, never a -very
heavy o.ne, haa been dissipated along- the
whole length or me Atlantic com&i-uiic y
a losslble cause of embroilment between
the linlted States and any European "power,
tha West Indies have virtually ceased to
exist. The problems they present are no
longer International, but domestic. Again,
the revolution that haa taken place In Anglo-American
relations Is another and po
tent guarantee for the peace and security
of the Atlantic seaboard. Finally, the prac- -tlcal
acquiescence on the part of all Eu
ropean powers in the Monroe doctrine has
removed South America from the list of
possible causes of war. No American In
terest would be endangered if the naval
force in the Atlantic were reduced to little
more than a .mere police squadron.
Active in the Paciric.
On the other hand, within the last ten
years the Pacific haa risen enormously In
the scale of American Interests. Since lftns -the
United States has strewn the Pacific
with stepping-stones from Hawaii to the
Philippines. She has built up an export
trade to the Far East worth $"100,000,000 a
year. She has landed an army on Chinese
territory. She has been drawn into the vor
tex of the Far Eastern question. She haa
played. In the evolution of that question an
active, often a leading, always a distinctive,
part. She has formulated policies and taken
a hand In momentous negotiations he has
definitely enrolled the Far East among the
objects of her diplomatic solicitude. She has
become, in short, a Far Eastern power her
self. -
It la possible, therefore, to regard ths
new naval arrangements as finding their
origin and Justification In fundamental
events that long preceded the outbreak of
the present dispute between Japan and
America. A condition of things under which
America's heaviest liabilities were being in
curred in one ocean, while the bulk of
her fleet was stationed in another, could
not be permanent; and In the redistribution
of American sea power that Is now In
progress there may be nothing more than a
necessary Unking of policy with strategy,
of responsibility with force, of diplomacy
with the material power that can alone
make diplomacy effective.
Following- on Lord Tweedmouth'a
speech, Mr. Haldane, Secreary of State
for War, spoke of the navy In a speech
at Hanley. While England had a great
navy, he said, there might come a
time when it would not be so easy for
her as today to command the two
power standard. Germany had a pop
ulation of nearly 60,000,000; the United
States would before long have 100.000,
000; it would be very hard for England
with 44,000,000 to maintain ' a two
power standard against, two nations
with a combined porrulation of 160,000,
000. England should spend mors
money on her army.
JAPAN BUYS NEW BAYONET
Weapon, to Be 'Longer Than One
. Used at Present,
TOKIO, Jan. 11. (Special.) The new
Japanese pattern bayonet for the army,
orders for which are about to be placed,
is to be exactly five inches longer than
the present bayonet, which Is one foot
In length. With the new bayonet Infan
trymen will be afforded a thrusting
length of 61 Inches Instead of 56Vi Inches
as at present.
The new weapon will have a slightly
tapered point and a cutting fore-edge. At
the back it will have a broad, flat edge,
and between the back and the fore-edge
It will be deeply grooved. The crow
guard will on one side have a deeply
curved or hooked terminal, which will fa
cilitate the operation of "piling arms."