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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
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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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Overcoats and Rain
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Dress and Tuxedo Suits
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GRANT PHEGLEY,
Manager.
Elks Building.
Seventh and Start
dent, and Fred P. Johnson secretary.
John M. Calkins was elected treasurer. '
The elections were unanimous.,
A committee appointed to name an ex
ecutive committee elected Henry Geb
hard and C. K. Boettcher as representing
the packing interests; J. A. Johnston and
A. J. Campion, for the commission men;
James D. Husted, and H. W. Moore, for
the breeding interests; W. 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
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To advertise our new and won
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30 DAYS
A ten-year guarantee with all
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fillinirs, 50c; rirowns (22k), $3.50
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S3.50 to $5.00. Plate! as low as
$5.00. Everything first class.
Lady attendant
Boston Dentists
iiBlVfc Merrlwa St. . PeateSlc.