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f THE SUNDAY OREGQXIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 26, 190S. YOUTHFUL FOLLIES OF WOMEN GROWN Letters to Be Read in Snell Will Case Cause Tears and TrPTibling. MAf.Y SEE GOLDEN GLITTER Write Tender Missives to Aged Mil lionaire and Dabble Fingers in Ills Fortune Dewitt County Is Agog With Coming Scandal. CLINTON. , 111., Jan. 25. (Special.) Dewitt County to- awaiting with mixed feelings' of apprehension and exultation, the re-opening of the famous Colonel "Tom" Snell will case next Monday be fore Judge Cochrane. There is a feeling of apprehension on the part of women whose names have not yet come into the case, but who fear that among the letters left by the eccentric millionaire there may be some which will disclose the fact that they looked at Snell's fortune with merce nary eyes .and dipped their fingers into bis millions, while he dangled after them, an aged puppet lover. Letters Will Cause Untold Scandals. Two hundred and fifty letters from various women will be offered In evidence by the attorneys representing Richard Snell, the disinherited son, when the case Is called, and these letters. If they are admitted as evidence, will cause heart aches and the breaking of family ties in many homes where today perfect con fidence reigns: - This is a county of feuds and private quarrels, many of which have estranged the leading families In this part of the state and if salacious gossip touches the names of many women, each victim of her indiscretion will have a host of enemies who will rejoice at her downfall. Letters From Girls Now Grown. Some of these letters hark back to the echool-glrl days of respectable matrons, who now have daughters of their own that are being Introduced Into society, and at whom the finger of suspicion has never pdlnted. Others bark back to the tomb, the writers - having long since passed to eternal rest. It la not con sidered possible that all of these letters will be admitted as evidence by Judge Cochrane and even If they are, strong attempt will be made to keep them away from the p ibl.c eye. It Is known that the court Is rt.-onsiy opposed to" the dragging of women's namrj In the mire unless the lti.ers written by them are necessary In t.rovtng that the 87-year-old Clinton mil lionMre was insane.; ' j Has Eventful Life. .-. - " j' .- ' v; sik'H's history makes an In .: ' .; ' ? st .J. He came to Clinton, 111., ' ru-ly His father left some ' i ut Colonel Snell made the bulk , i 'ortune himself by buying land ' u .Uiis i- and by railroad contract .', ", i e bov.il?': iand at 11.25 an acre In runty, v-lil.-h Is now worth J200 an : ' i M the ume of his death he owned ' --es of nr.-. farm land In the vicinity r''t.ton. t-J built a home at a cost if' i. i'ty $;iX.'.cX after the close of the C!..' War. wnli'h Is now, with Its rich ';iiTm!i;v.?. falli g Into decay. It Is urr; .T.i:-j by an estate of 1000 acres. Begins Amours when Wife Dies. in isn. n:s w'f died, and at that time it. F. i:.:-.. ; ol-l friend, prevented him rrum' ji lino her open grave while he -burial services were being read. There Is evidence to support the con dition that Colonel ' Snell began his tmours with women, and especially with roung girls, shortly after his wife's death. Colonel Snell acquired his title of Colo nel In the Civil War. He raised the One Hundred and Seventh Illinois Regiment In Clinton and went into Kentucky with his :ommand. He was a friend of Abraham - Lincoln, and once was candidate for Lieutenant-Governor of Illinois. TAMPERS WITH WITNESSES Druce's Lawyer Says Impostor Got Letters From Miss Patterson. LONDON. Jan. 25. The Druce case, which has been so prolific of sensations, today offered still another. The solicitor . for George Hollanby Druce. who claimed to oa the son of the Duke of Portland in the latter's dual personality of T. C. Druce, and as such, to be heir to the title and estate, today made public the correspondence be has had with the public prosecutor, in which he asks that official to assist him In locating letters offered him by Miss Mary Patterson, of New York, but which have fallen into the hands of a man purport ing to be his representative. In a letter to George Hollanby Druce. Miss Patter son said she had aeverel letters written by T. C Druce to her mother. Ill which Druce referred to himself as the Duke of Portland. George Hollanby Druce sent Miss Patterson money to come to England, but. according to her later let ters, a man representing himself as an agent .of George H. Druce's solicitor, called on her. and got the letters. The solicitor is anxious now to find the let ters, as he says they are necessary In the defense of Miss Robinson. . Miss . Mary Robinson, said to be an American, the daughter of a Southern planter, testified during the progress of the Druce case, that she knew Druce as the Duke of Portland, that Charles Dickens told her "that Druce was the Duke of Portland, and that Druce him self afterward confirmed the statement. Miss Kobinson was arrested January 17, on a warrant charging her with perjury, and she came up for trial today. Her attorney declared that he had been un able to get any coherent story, that he believed her to be of unsound mind, and that the case was one for medical ex perts. The Judge, however, decided there was no evidence to bear out this contention, and be ordered the trial to proceed. DEMANDS CALDWELL RETVRN Britain Presses Extradition Case, Despite His Illness. . NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Great Britain . demands the body of Robert Caldwell, the man who testified in the Druce case In London, and was afterward Indicted I on a charge of perjury. Caldwell has been ill at his home on 9taten Island and the case has been continued from , time to time. Yesterday the counsel for the British ambassador appeared be- I fore United States Commissioner Alex ander and demanded unaer tne treaty between the two countries that Caldwell be produced in court without further adjournment of the application for ex tradition. Commissioner Alexander stated that owing to the inclement weather he would not insist on Caldwell's appearance today, but adjourned the hearing until Tuesday, intimating that If Caldwell was not in the court that day he would be brought to Manhattan in an ambulance and plac ed In a hospital in the custody of the Government until he was able to appear for a hearing. Caldwell testified In the bearing of the Druce case in London that Druce and the Duke of Portland were one, and the same and that he superintended the sup posed burial of Druce, the coffin contain ing a roll of lead instead of a body. The opening of the grave showed that the coffin contained a horiv which answered ' the description of Druce. Caldwell left England suddenly after the lawyers for whom he testified practically admitted that they would not depend upon bis testimony to uphold uieir contentions that Druce was In fact the Duke ot Portland. SOCIETY BELLE ENGAGED DAUGHTER OP SENATOR PER KIXS TO WED. Culmination of Youthful Romance. News Was to Be Kept Secret, but Story Leaks Out. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. (Spe cial.) Though the utmost effort has been made to keep the story a secret. the Interesting news leaked Into so- ciety circles luaay mat alias ransy Perkins, the younger daughter of United Status Senator George C Perkins and sirs. Perkins, and Cleve land Baker son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Baker, are engaged to be married, and a romance which began in their school days will culminate as true romances should. Formal announcement of the news has been reserved for some time hence. It has been expected at Palm Knoll, the Perkins home in Vernon Heights, Oakland, that Miss Perkins would be i ready In about 3'J days to send out I word of the event. Cleveland Baker i is now in Nevada, where he Is inter ested In mining wltb his brother. Bay Baker. Miss Perkins has been prom inent In social life at the National Capital for the last two years. I HEYBURN BILL NOT NEEDED Provides Reclamation Requirements be Covered by Departments. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 25. Senator Heyburn re cently Introduced a bill providing that upon the expiration of five years from the date of entry upon irrigated lands under Government projects where they have complied with the provisions of tire reclamation law, settlers be granted a patent and be discharged from fur ther liability of residence. Senator Ankeny, chairman or the ir rigation committee, has been advised that it will not be necessary to legis late along these lines, in view of the fact that very soon a circular to this effect will be issued by the reclama tion service. The effect will be the release of the entrymen from payment ot charges for an operation which can not be anticipated in advance but later he will be charged on the actual cost of operation and maintenance. The committee therefore decided to take no action on the bill. CEREMONY OF SIMPLICITY Date of Mayor Taylor's Marriage to Miss Jef fers Not Given Out. SAN FRA.. CISCO. Jan. 25. (Special.) There Is to be nothing like a honey- ! moon: I did not let my other campaign Interfere with my official duties and this campaign will not either," said Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor this evening in discussing the most Important romance today Interesting San Francisco his pro posed marriage to Miss Eunice C. Jeffers. -Dr. Frederick W. Clampett. rector of Trinity Episcopal Cnurcn. Is to per form the ceremony that will' make Miss Jeffers San Francisco's first lady. The knot w 11 be tied with most Informal sim- plicity In Trinity Church. Franklin and Bush streets. February' the -r- Mayor j Taylor refused to say, nor would Miss j Myra Jeffers, sister of the bride-to-be. Miss Jeffers is a member of Trinity con gregation. FRIED FAT FR0M MINERS (Continued from First Page.) contribution. He .had the banks In which he was interested or which be Influenced, most of them National banks, give from their surpluses. The smelting companies sent in their checks. The mining companies were called on. the individual owners and investors likewise, to help finance the Bryan tour of the country. Bryan Knew Whence Cash Came. Mr. Daly turned over to the Demo cratic National committee in 1896 In cash. . 1159.000. Mr. Bryan knew of this contribution and was aware that it represented not only Mr. Daly's gift, but also collections from mining cor porations. WILL CONFER WITH LEADERS Bryan Will Today Decide on Atti tude Towards Presidency. WASHINGTON, Jan. Jo. Having missed his train at Atlanta last night, William J. Bryan was delayed In reach ing Washington tonight to attend the dinner of the Gridiron Club. He arrived at the banquet ball, however, attired in evening clothes at 9:30, having dressed on the train and having been brought in from the suburbs by automobile. Mr. Bryan will spend Sunday at his hotel here. There will ' be- conferences during the day with the Democratic lead ers In both houses of Congress. Probably some of the Democrats from the outside will be present to confer wltb Mr. Bryan. It Is understood that the latter's attitude regarding the Presidential nomination will be discussed and a definite decision reached. On Monday night there will be a dinner at Senator Newland's bouse, where Mr. Bryan la scheduled to attend. He will leave on Tuesday for New Jersey. Metsger fits glasses fer f 1.00. SWALLOW WIFE'S LOVE LIKE LUNGH Then Rush Off to Business, Is Comment of Austrian on American Men. MISS VANDERBILT ESCAPES Marrying Count Szechenyl, She Get a Husband Wltb Time to Love Her Proves His Devotion by Withstanding the Press. "1 would sooner see a daughter of mine dead . than married to a for eigner. "CORNELIUS VANDERBILT." NEW YORK. Jan. 25. (Special.) "The reason Gladys Vanderbilt will marry Count Szechenyl Is that she wishes to escape the fate of marrying an Ameri can, who would swallow her love as he does his lunch at a counter, and then rush off again to business." In these words Karl F. Unha, the Aus trian . Vice-Consul, who Is . a personal friend of Count Szechenyl. commented today on what will be the greatest event of the present eocial season. "Do I think Miss Vanderbilt and the Count will be happy?" he repeated, in reply to a question as to whether. In his opinion, next week's marriage would cul minate in the same manner' as the MaiV borough and Castellane unions. "Well, suppose you had J2.O0O.O0O. as has the Count. Then suppose you were to marry a girl with twelve odd millions. Do you think you would be happier with those fourteen millions than you would be on the reportorlal staff of your paper?" The Vice-Consul's left eye closed and he laughed. Count Proves Devotion.' "Seriously speaking, though," he con tinued, "I do not believe that this wed ding will be attended by the disagree able features of those you mentioned. The Count has proved his devotion by facing all the obstacles you could bring against him in the shape of photogra phers and reporters. He Is a splendid type of manhood. His family Is one of the oldest and best In Austria. He is wealthy, heroic, kind and gentle. Miss Vanderbilt Is eminently .suitable to be the wife of one with these attributes, so I see nothing but happiness ahead for them. "But you Americans are such a hurry up lot! You rush off to business in the morning, eat your luncfi standing up In about two minutes, and rush off again to commercialism. Of course, I love you all for it, but what kind of a home can such an American give a wife? American Swallows Love Like Lunch "It is because yon gulp your wife's love down in the same hurried fashion as you do your meals and then run off to leave them to their own amusement that your wealthy girls who love travel and easy living resort to foreign noble men for husbands. In our country a wealthy nobleman travels with his wife, sees to her amusements and helps xher to bring up their children." Mr. Ltnha said that Miss Vanderbilt would have to learn the customs of the nobility and that the Count would have to accustom himself to the ways of Americans. Once both parties have un derstood each other in this respect, they will be bappy. he affirmed. BROTHERHOOD IS "BROKE" UTOPIAN LIFE OUTLINED IS TOO MUCH FOR EXCHEQUER. Universal Co-operative Brotherhood, Whose Castles In Spain Are in Ar gentina, In Hands of Receiver. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. (Special.) The Universal Co-operative Brotherhood, formed for the purpose of founding a colony In Argentina of persons dissatis fied with their situation here, will be thrown into the hands of a receiver If THE GREAT RAILROAD MERGERS The beginning of the Government suit to dissolve the Harrlman merger brings Into strong relief the extent to which the railroads of the country have been grouped In few hands. The Harriioaa system Is the greatest In mileage and is surpassed In capitalisation only by the Pennsylvania system. The great railroads . ars grouped as to control as follows: System ' Mile. Stocks. Bond. Harrlmas . 22.27 $09,0O0.00O gB25.270.000 Vanderbilt - 20.403 495,000.000 652.500.000 Pennsylvania 20.138 751.800,000 690.100.000 HU -Morgan . 19,407 415,000,001) 288,000.000 Morgan 18.879 297..100.OO0 279,500,000 Gould 13.879 264.760,000 333,2110,000 Moore. Bros 13.028 ' 422.000,000. 180,000.000 Rockefeller 10.293 198.000,000 372,000,000 Santa Fe T.808 216.000.000 225.000.000 Total ..140.082 $3,827,000,000 3.62S,OOCMX0 the petition of Wv C. Shepard. who was attorney for the brotherhood be granted, Shepard began a suit today for J530O claimed to be due him by the concern, asked for the Issue of a writ of attach ment against all Its property, including money in bank, and requested the ap pointment of a receiver to handle its assets. v The Universal Brotherhood has a tract of land on the Platte River. "Fra Al bertus,'" the head of the colony. Is now on the site laying out the municipally owned homes, the co-operative street railway system, the municipal telephone plant, public parks, boulevards, palm trees, and other Utopian comforts. "Fra Albertus" took the treasury along with him In order to put through his projects. The colony has its center in San Fran cisco, where there are 1500 members ready to sail for the "Land of Everlasting Happiness" as soon as "Fra Albertus" blows bis whistle. WHEAT 1 RATE TOO HIGH Umatilla Farmers Begin Movement for Reduction in Freight. PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 25. (Special.) At a meeting of the Inland Grain growers' Association this afternoon, the question of taking some action to induce the railroad to reduce the freight rate on wheat from points In this county from the present rate of $3.15 per ton to 12.50 was brought out. After a lengthy discussion, during which the alleged injustice of the pres ent rate was pointed out, the matter was left to the executive committee, which Is to make a report at the reg ular annual meeting In March. Hie BHK queauuM wr an aibu laivcu uy ana tne association received suDscrip-. tions for 135,000 sacks. President Bar rett declared the association, pur chasing grain bags for Its members list year, saved the farmers -ot the county $50,000. It was stated the bags could now be purchased for eight cents, but no contracts have been made. STARVES, FORTUNE NEAR After Winning Suit for Patent, In ventor Dies In Want. TROY, N. Y., Jan. 25. Charles G. Ble dinger was found dead in his room In a cheap lodging-house here tonight. He had been in extreme want lately, but had just learned that the Superior Court at Cincinnati had decided a patent-right claim in his favor, awarding him 393,000 and interest upon it for several years. His Invention, a machine for making paper wrappers, was patented while he was in, a sanitarium by his financial backer, who refused an accounting when the Inventor was discharged from the san.tariuxn. ENCROACHING ON NORWAY Russians Building Railroad Across Northern Frontier. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 25. A mining engi neer who has Just returned here from an exploring expedition in Northern Norway, where the Russian frontier approaches within 15 miles of the North Atlantic at Lyngenfiorm, says that he saw -arge bodies of Russian soldiers Installed In log barracks, engaged In constructing a railway in Norwegian territory in a wilderness many days Journey from the highway. ANOTHER CHINESE VICTIM Tong War in California Claims One More Celestial. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. The tong war in Chinatown resulted tonight in another fatal shooting. Fond Poy, a restaurant keeper, a member of the Bing Kung Tos Hi sitting In his res taurant, when Uvia Sing, of the Hip Sing tong, entered the door and, with- j out saying a word, shot Poy In the back, inflicting probably mortal i wounds. Lem Sing escaped in the crowd. 1 JAPANESE A MURDERER Crazed With Drink, Kills Compan ion and Then Himself. " BUTTE. Mont.. Jan. 25. Crazed by drink and maddened over a trivial dif ference, S. Oneda, a Japanese laborer on the Milwaukee grads.v shot and In stantly killed M. Kosuga. Oneda, when he realized his act, placed the muzzle of the gun in his own mouth and fired, sending a bullet through his brain sn! dying instantly. Little can be learned of the affair, owing to the reticence of the Japanese. (WILL BREAK MONOPOLY (Continued from First Page.) ta Fe so that two members of the Union Pacific board, towlt: Messrs. Frlck and Rogers became and still are directors of the Santa Fe, and the Un ion Pacific as a corporation purchased and still holds a large block of Santa Fe stock. As the result of the close union between these lines, competition has to a large extent been killed. "The Short Line Is a holder of large amounts of stock of the Northern Pa cific and Great Northern Railway Companies. In pursuance of the plans of Mr. Harrlman and his associates for acquiring control of transcontinental traffic, the Union Pacific In 1901 se cured a majority of the stock of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, which was later turned over to the Northern Securities Company. When it was held by the Supreme .Court of the United States that It was Illegal for the latter corporation to hold the stock of the Great Northern and North ern Pacific, a distribution was made among Its shareholders, as a result of which the Oregon Short Line received from the Northern Securities Company storks of both the Great Northern and Northern Pacific. . The latter compa nies are joint owners of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad Com pany, which is an active competitor of the Union Pacific through a large ter ritory, and the Northern Pacific and . Great Northern are likewise competl j tors of the Union Pacific" ' The Attorney-General has engaged as special assistants for the purpose of this litigation Frank B. Kellogg and Cordenio A. Severance, of St. Pauty who acted as counsel for the Interstate Commerce Commission In the case above referred to. Hazzard Goes to Hospital. DETROIT, Jan. 25. Lieutenant Russel F. Hazzard, Seventh United States In fantry, whose courtmartial In progress at Fort Wayne was suddenly adjourned ; several days ago for two weeks by an order from the Secretary of War, ' in obedience to a similar order received yesterday, was removed today from . Fort Wayne to the military hospital in I connection with the Presidio at San Francisco. t Colonel Coruman, commanding (the I Seventh Infantry, says that the order doubtless means that . Lieutenant Haz zard will be retired. He was so astound, ed that he requested the order repeated Bank Falls at Lisbon, Ohio. LISBON, 6., Jan. 25. George B. Harvey, proprietor of the Lisben Banking Com pany, assigned today and the bank is closed. Harvey's real and personal prop erty is estimated at J12S.000 and bank deposits 1150,000. Wilson Aw&its Operation. BALTIMORE. Jan. 25. Ex-Senator John I Wilson, of Washington, Is at a Hotel here awaiting the performance of an operation, probably on Monday, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. OUIDA'S LIFE ENDED Famous Novelist Passes Away in Poverty and Alone. PITIFUL CLOSE OF CAREER Founds School of Heroic Eroticism in Literature and Books Have a Wide Circulation Dies Penni less After Being ' Wealthy. FLORENCE. Italy. Jan. 25. Oulda (Louise de la Ramee). the novelist, died today, at Via Reggion. after an Illness extending over a long period.. She died In most distressing poverty, her only at tendant being an old servant woman In whose arms she expired. Oulda was blind of one eye and the other was badly affected through ex posure and privation. During the last few months of her life she was compelled, at times, to sleep In the open air, when un able to pay for a night's lodging. The lmmedia- cause or death Is said to have been asthma complicated by heart disease. Oulda had a passionate fondness for dogs, and up to the last was surrounded by many of them, depriving herself of even the necessities of life in order to feed them. Louise de la Ramee was the founder of that schol of romance known as heroic eroticism: and though general ly throughout her books there is the ever-present sneer at all things that are respected, rhe possessed the power of rendering her pages charming, and sometimes fascinating, added to which was a marvelous descriptive ability. Sho was born at Bury St, Edmunds. England, in 1840. and doubt exists as to her real name. It Is knoyn that her father was a Frenchman, while her mother was English, and it is al leged that her proper name was Rame. At least, that is the name she was known by years ago in Florence; and it is declared that with herfirst liter ary success she changed th-j name to Ramee, As her novel became mo-.e popular Ihls became De Ramee and be la Ramee, but she always wrote under the picturesque pen name of "Ouida," and preferred to be known by that cognomen. "Ouida," It is said, was the way in which a little girl relative of the famous novelist tried to pronounce ber Christian name. Louise. , - "Ouida" began to write stories when she was 6 years old. Her father, a man of great Intelligence, who wast' ed his talents in Utopian dreams, trained her in masculine modes of thought. From her earliest girlhood she had been & keen student of various literatures, and also dabbled in art, painting pretty pictures in oil and water colors that always bad in them a cat. a dog or horse. Work Well Paid For. She began' her Ilterafy " career by writing short stories for ' English magazines at. t5 a page; but within a few yars rose to the eminence of re ceiving from $7000 to $10,000 for every bootc he wrote, . Many of her novels are too long, tedious from dlffuseness and endless iteration, but this- is due in a measure to the dellgrV of "Oulda" in arraigning society, exposing what she called its hollowness, sordidness, injustice and Iniquity. At times she frequently seems to forget her story and regarded it as subordinate to the utterance of her vindictive indigna tion. She also was very severe on her own sex. At one time, commenting on love and women, she exclaimed that women are the exact antipodes of olives; the one - begins in salt and leaves us pleased with the delicious aroma, the other is nectar to begin with but soon turns to bitterest gall. Nine times out of ten. she added, a woman does, not care a rush for a man that Is dying at her feet, while she Is crazy about some ugly brute who takes no more notice of her than he does of his miry boots. Her first successful romance, "Held In Bondage," might be called the key note to all her subsequent produc tions. It Is an attack on the mar riage state, a satire on chaste marital life. Her Ideal life, as pictured in her books, would appear to be an existence of mingled poetry and passion, with a blending of every refinement of mind and sense in fact, a life of love such us the wildest dreams of fancy never expected to. realize. Faithless Lover Made Hero. "Moths,"' "Under Two Flags," "Strathmore, or Wrought by His Own Hand," "Trlcotrin" and' "Friendship" might be considered her best works, and yet "Friendship" Is practically but the biography of the man who cast aside "Ouida's" love for that of a younger and more beautiful woman, and In revenge she made him the hero of her novel, but a very weak, waver ing and unromantic hero at that. One unexplatnable trait of "Ouida's" character was her general dislike of Americans. They were voracious readers of ber books, and thus helped her income materially, but that .she hated them Intensely was obvious, and she seldom missed a chance to carica ture and hold up to ridicule the people of the United States. - "Ouida" lived a great part of her life in Florence and wrote many of her books there. She was an early riser up at 6 in Winter and 5 in Summer but most of her literary work was done in the color season. In later years fortune and friends deserted her. She was compelled to sell her Florence villa and was almost reduced to penury. In July of last year the Brit ish government conferred on her an annual pension of $750. BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH St. Petersburg. The appointment of IJen-tenant-Colonel Bsron Bode at military attach at Washington, in succession to Colonel Rapoff. was easetted today. - Lionel Ely. Nev. Georse Boarmcasa a Greek sa loonkeeper at MoGlll, was fatally shot laat Bight in that town. Cherls Landpandredoo a brothfr-ln-law of the murdered man, has been arrested on suspicion. It is thought that later developments wili prove the existence of a ven detta, a much bitterness baa existed between the Greek factions. New York. The first Perkins medaj awarded for achievement In applied chemistry was last night presented to J. B. R. Herreshoff. a chemist of this city. In recognition of the Improved methods he has Introduced for re fining copper. The Society of Chemical In dustry presented the medal Pontlac, in Early today the Central Hotel, located on West Madison street, caught fire and was destroyed. The building was an old wooden structure and the 100 or more guests In it had barely time to make their escape In their night clothes, leaving their personal effects anl valuables. Uai $15,000. Houston, Texa. The first atifpment through the Sabine Lake Canal, the last cut In which was made by the Government yesterday, was of export lumber for England. Congress has expended 53e.3O0 on this canal. It is 15 miles long, connecting the Sabine and Necbes river. Dredging began January U, 1906. . Madison, m An explosion In a : heating stove started a fire that destroyed tnV greater Vart of two city blocks in the heart of the business section of Madison thl. morning. The loe. wili exceed aluu.uuu. Forty wrsmi ImJL Open All the Tim i ABSOLUTE SAFETY OFFERED DEPOSITORS No interest paid on commercial accounts or daily balances. INTEREST Paid on Term Savings Accounts By the old gold tried and tested German-American Bank Corner Sixth and AMer St ' Opposite Orcaonlas. - homeless, without breakfast, and some In night clothes, suffered Intensely from severe cold la trying to save content of stores and resi dences. Pektn. Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, commander in chief of the naval forces on the Chinese coast, h&a advised th Britten Legation here that he ts entirely satisfied with the assurance given him by the Viceroys of Canton regarding the future patrol of the West Rlvtr. and consequently the British flotilla, which has txen patrolllna thl river since Decejpber 3 for the purpose of sup I -resting piracy, was withdrawn ytsterdoy. San Francisco. More disaster has attended the efforts of C. R. Johnson, of Bomon. to recover the gold lost on the beach at Man zaniilo, Mexico. In 1862 by thi burning of the old Pacific Hail slue wheel steamer Golden Gate. A letter received here yeseirday states that two men were drowned and on killed by a blow from a large timber during a etorm at Mansanlllo some days ago. In the same storm a gasoline launch that had been sent down from this city by Johnson to assist in the operations was sunk. Denver.. Ddward Chase, one of the wealthiest men In Denver, received In his mall Thursday a letter from the "Black Hand demanding that he deliver laat night the aum of S15.000 to a man who would meet him at the corner of Fifteenth and Blake streets and who would make himself known to Chase by taking off his hat and holding tt against bis breast. At the ap pointed hour last night Chief of Po lice Delaney and several detectives secreted themselves in the vicinity of Fifteenth and Blake, but the mysterious author of the letter failed to appear. FLEET UT BUENOS HIRES THIRD STAGK OF THE JOCRXEY IS COMPLETED. Argentine Sends Torpedo Flotilla of Six Boats to Meet United States Flotilla. BUENOS AYRBS. Jan. 25 (3:10 P. M.). The American torpedoboet flotilla, ac companied by six Argentine topedoboats, was sighted from Montevideo at 2:30 this afternoon. The vessels are on their way j to this port. They left Rk Janeiro Jan uary 21. The first slphtlng of the flotilla was off Punta del E2sta, the north entrance point of the Rio de la Plata, which was reported to the ministry of marine here. The Argentine torpedo flotilla met the flotilla off Maldona, anu will escort the visitors to this port, where they are ex pected to arrive early tomorrow. The programme for the entertainment of the Americans has not been definitely fixed. There will be, however, an ifficial reception to the officers by the President of the re-publ.c. Dr. Alcorta. Buenos Ayres, the capital of the Argen tine Republic, lies on the west siJe of the Plata estuary, about 190 miles from the sea. The river Is 30 miles wide at this point. The city stands on a perfectly level plain and Is the objective point of numerous railways, as well as of ship ping. It. Is laid out on the plan of South American cities in general, with a plaza in the center of the town and the streets running at right angles from .his. This is a progressive city and many fine biu.. ings and boulevards have been completed in the past few years. The climate is moist,' with a mean temperature of 63 degrees and an annual rainfall of 34 Inches. There Is a good water supply, brought from a distance pf several miles. Many beautiful suburban homes surround the city proper. The last census ta 1904 gave the population as 979,235. Will Repair Pacific Squadron. VALLEJO. CaL, Jan. 25.-Official in formation has just been received at the Mare Island Navy Yard that the cruisers West Virginia, the flagship of Rear-Ad-miral Dayton; the Maryland and the Washington will arrive here from Mag galena Bay on February 25. Extensive repairs are needed on all three vessels Colorado, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, needing elmilar repairs, will sail for the Puget Sound Navy Yard on the same date. Cowmen Elect Officers. DENVER, Jan. 25. At a meeting of the directors of the Western National Live stock Snow Association last night, and attended by nearly every member of the new board. E. M. Ammons was re-elected president: W. Fl Skinner, vice-presl- GRIP ALL AROUND 113 And doctors say people affected do not give up quickly enough and go to bed, but .struggle about with groans and complaints. Before going to bed take dose of Hood's Pills for a free move ment ot the bowels, and begin treat ment with Hood's Sarsapariila, the in dicated remedy, because it neutralizes the grip poison In the blood, restores the appetite, aids the digestion, gives strength and tone. Completely Restored. "I have been taking; Hood's Sarsapariila and Pills and I believe they have saved my life. I bad the grip and it left me so weak I did not think I could live. My wife resd about Hood's Sarsapariila and got me- a bottle. In one week I gained wonderfully, and I was - soon . com pletely restored.". Stanford C. Horton. Bristol, Wis. 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I Carlyle, representing the State Agricultural Col lege and John F. Vallery for the rail roads. The officers of the association are also members of the advisory commit tee. TEETH CUT RATES To advertise our new and won derfolly successful -Alveolar 1 Method, we will do work at cut rates for 30 DAYS A ten-year guarantee with all work. Examination free. Silver fillinirs, 50c; rirowns (22k), $3.50 to $5.00; bridgework (per tooth), S3.50 to $5.00. Plate! as low as $5.00. Everything first class. Lady attendant Boston Dentists iiBlVfc Merrlwa St. . PeateSlc.
