The Sunday Oregonian., February 16, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 16, 19QS.
OF LOVE MATCH
Theodora Shonts and the Due
De Chaulnes Are
Married. . '
HOW DUKE WINS BRiDE
His Flaying on the Violin Heininds
Girl's l-'iither of Days When He
Won Her Mother and Ills
Heart Is Softened.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15. What Is said to
be an international love match wag con
lummatwl this noon, when Mis Theodora
Shonts became the bride of Manuel Theo
doriu Bernard d' Albert da Luynes, Due de
Chaulnes, of Paris. The prominence of
the bride, who is the daughter of Theo
dore Shonts, the IsthiAian Canal Commis
sioner, ha made the affair one of Xa
Lional interest.
The wedding took place at the home of
the bride's father at V2 East Fifth ave
nue, the ceremony being performed by
MonniKnor M. J. Lavejle. rector . of St.
Patrick's Cathedral. Although consider
able Interest has been aroused because
of its international phase, it was planned
to tie an unostentatious home wedding
without unusual display or exceptional
gathering of guests.
Notable Guests Present.
Notable among" the guests, however,
was the Duchess D'Uzes, a sisLer of the
luke and a member of one of the most
aristocratic families ot Paris; the Baron
Louis de Coude,. of. Paris, a friend of the
Puke, and sevi-ral 'members of the French
Embassy in Washington, including the
counsellor of the 'Embassy, M. Ues Portes
de la Fossa, Jlme. J)vn Portes and their
daughter, the latter a personal friend of
the bride, and l.ieutijniyit-Comniander De
Plampre. the French Naval Attache, and
S1me. Blampre. , ...
Miss 'Marguerite Shonts, sister of the
bride, was her only attendant, and the
Prince Andre Galitzine, jtlie Duke's , uncle,
was be;t man. The Shonts home was
decorated with American beauty roses,
lilies of the valley and smilax.
The brido wore a gown of Duchess
satin with court train,, bordered with or
ange blossoms.
The Due de Chaulnes Is" 26 ears old
and a member of one of the most aris
tocratic , families of the French nobility.
He has a home in Paris and an hereditary
castle in one of the French provinces.
.Theodore P. Shouts, the bride's father.
Is now president of the Ihterboruugh
Metropolitan Company, which operates
the New York elevated railroads and
subwaj. - -
Because of the fact that it has come to
be believed that tho marriage is the re
sult of a genuine love match. It has at
tracted much attention hi New York. Tho
Due is of tho Roman Catholic faith, and
obtained a dispensation for his marriage.
The young couple will spend their honey
moon in Florida.
llpw the Duke Won His Bride.
Due de Chaulnes Js another case of a
man fiddling his way to fortune. I4is
personality and titles won Miss Shonts,
but it was his expert handling of the
violin that finally made a hit with Papa
Shonts and broke down what seemed an
insuperable barrier to the match. The
Duke plays very well and one evening
when he had managed to get into the
house, he brought his violin and played
some choice selections with unusual
skill, which awakened a memory.
Twenty-one years uro Mr. Shonts,
then an attorney in the railroad of
fices of General Francis M. Drake, at
rntu.'-lll" To Mr lirnVo'R
daughter by his skill as a violinist.
As the Duke rippled up and down the
strings Papa Shonts sat back and re
called the domestic scenes of years ago
HUer through his memory and it soft
ened him mightily.
"Well, he's a pretty nice sort of cuss,"
he said, grudgingly, after the guest had
departed. "One can't help liking him."
Then Mrs. Shonts and Theodora knew
the battle had been won.
SAID TO BE FORTUNE IIUXTER
btory ot the Duke's Wild .Life and
Attempts to Marry Heiress.
. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. (Special. )
Emanuel Theodoric Bernard d'Albert de
Luynes, Duo de Chaulnes et de Pic
quigny, is a descendant .of 'one Qi the old
est and proudest families of France, and,
indeed of the continent. Unfortunately,
scandal has touched the family of re
cent years and the Duke's 'mother, the
beautiful Princess Sophie Galitzin, a Rus
sian noblewoman, frivolous, brilliant and
petted, was tile center, of an unpVeasant
nffair with the Comto de Dion 25 years
ago. For this the Duke s grandmother,
t he severe Duchess de Chevreuse, literally
closed the door in her face and she died
in penury at an obscure part of Paris,
deserted by all save a faithful maid. As
for the Juc de Chaulnes, society has
looked rather leniently upon his wildness.
Brought up by his sister, Therese, now
Duchess d'L'zes, in surroundings that
were almost cloisteral in the gloomy
ancient palace, he inherited the fun-loving
nature of his mother and found his every
instinct rigorously repressed. Family
restrictions once removed, however, he
entered upon the life of the gay world
with a zest that soon made him notorious
throughout Europe. "Handsome and
Kracious in manner, he quickly dissipated
two small tortunes, and his name began
to be associated with wealthy American
girls as a fortune-hunter. His really line
estate In the Department of La Sarthe
early began to feel the burden of debt,
and his town house in the Pare Monceau
Quarter of Paris to groan for additional
funds with which to support its state.
Tho eagerness of the young Duke to
repair these losses and his unfeigned
desire to Dt himself out with a fresh
fortune by selling his title and his family
name for as high a figure as possible,
brought him some notoriety a few years
ago. One of his former fiancees was Miss
Gebhard, niece of Frederick Gebhard and
of Mrs. Frederick Neilson, of New York.
This engagement is said to have been
broken because of the Duke's financial
exactions.
. A still more notorious Instance, how
ever, was that if his engagement to
Princess Katherine Turiewska, the
youngest of the natural children of Em
pero Alexander II of Russia by Prin
cess Dolgorouka, whom the Emperor
married morganatically a few months be
fore his assassination, and a number of
years after the birth of their three chil
dren. The Princess Dolgorouka Is, in spite
of her great fortune, reputed to bo ex
tremely niggardly, and she was so
shocked at the Duke's " pecuniary de
mands at the time of the engagement to
ber daughter that she let all Europe
know the reasons which prompted her
to reject him as a son-in-law. He then
resumed his quest throughout Europe.
DIVES INTO BURNING MINE
Man Makes Seven Trips to Rescue
Companions From Flames.
GRASS VALLEY. Cal.. Feb. 15.
Twenty-five men narrowly escaped be
ing sufocated to death this morning
in the Brunswick mine several- miles
from this city. Harrison Eastus is
still in a dangerous condition. A num
ber were hoisted to the surface un
conscious from the effect of smoke
and bad air. The cause of the fire
Is not yet determined, as it is impos
sible to get to the point where the
fire started,. It is believed that it was
due to the motors burning out at" the
700-foot level. Eastus, a pumpman of
that station, was startled by a loud
explosion, and the' next minute the
pump station burst into flames. He
attempted to check the fire with "a
hose, but was unsuccessful. Then, he
started to the surface. He climbed
I'OO feet and .was found half an hour
later clinging to a ladder. The mine
belched smoke all day.
William Bawden is the hero of the
camp. Hex made seven trips through
the heavy smoke and assisted in
bringing every man out. Several times
he came 'Up with an unconscious man
on a'truck. The-fire will not do great
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damage, as the woodwork outside tho
pump station is too wetto burn.
MAY TEST PRIMARY LAW
Friends of Pleasure. Vrged to Secure
Immediate Court' Decision.'
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. . 15. (Spe
cial.) The suggestion is made here
that if the Direct Primary League is
wise it will hasten a decision on tho
new law in the courts so in case flaws
are found in the act a new bill can be
passed in case the Governor should
call a special session to submit a con
st,itutional amendment to enable the
Railroad Commission to .make rates.
A prominent judge who was here to
day said: t
"It the charge were true that a de
liberate lattempt is made by enemies of
the direct primary bill to prevent an
early decision, so as to block a special
session that could amend the act be
fore the next election, the friends of
the bill are very foolish to - permit
themselves to be 'jobbed.' Subdivision
4 of rule J of the State Supreme Court
provides 'cases ready for hearing .may
be submitted on briefs by stipulation
at any time and when so submitted
shall be entitled to as prompt consid
eration as other charges then before
the court.' "
In other words, if the friends of the
bill think there is an effort to play un
fairly with the pending litigation, it
would be a simple matter to have a test
stilt brought to raise all the constitu
tional points, say at Tacoma; submit
it to the court there and an early de
cision could be rendered and then by
stipulation' the case could be brought
at once to the Supreme Court.
WILL FIGHT FOR HARBOR
Oakland to Make Southern Pacific
Give Up Stolen Land.
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SAN FRANCrSCO, Feb. 15. (Special.)
A battle for waterfront property
valued at SL'0.000.000 will be begun next
Tuesday when the authorities of the
city of Oakland organize to fight the
Southern Pacific. For half .a century
Hie Southern Pacific has dominated the
front of Oakland's harbor, grabbing,
step by step, strips of land, until it had
laid .its hands upon the greater part of
the harbor entrance. A recent decision
of the Federal Court of Appeals has
opened the way by w'hich the city of
Oakland may regain the land.
Mayor Mott, of Oakland, has called a
meeting for next Tuesday, at which
will be present City Attorney McElroy,
ex-Governor Pardee and ex-Mayor W.
R. Davis. These men will plan the
battle to be waged against the rail
road. Under the court's decision '.he
Southern Pacific, it is maintained, can
be- forced to give back what it has ap
propriated. As a preliminary step private parties
have seized the entrance to Broadway
wharf, the most important section of
the front. This may .be made a test
case.
MEDF0RD TAKES AN OUTING
Forty Business Men Leave Today on
Excursion to California.
MEDFORD. Cr., Feb. ,15. (Special.)
Forty excursionists will leave here to
morrow for a 30-days' trip, which is to
be extended as ftir south as -os Angeles.
No other town of equal population has
sent a similar excursion into California,
and this fact makes prominent the con
tinued reign of prosperity here.
Gets Xo Damages.
REDDING, Cal.. Feb. 15. Mrs. Pauline
Foley sued the Northern California Power
Company in Red Bluff for i35,000 damages
on account of the death of her husband,
James F. Foley, who was killed in Red
Bluff in January last year by a live wire.
After a trial lasting all week, the jury to
day rendered a verdict allowing her
nothing, holding that she had no claim
because of her husband's contributory
negligence.
Uetzeor. lawnlAr. ootlniu. SA2 Wash.
STRUCK
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S. HETTY GREEN
Vanderbiit Family Do Not Re
ply to Allegations of the.
Woman Financier.
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE PANIC
Banker Says Story of Kefusal to
Loan Money on Jvwels Is True,,
However, and Incident Caused
& Slump in Smelters.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15.--(Speclal.) Mem
bers of the Vanderbiit family who were
mentioned in the -Interview with Mrs.
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Hetty Green as having been turned down
when they begged loans from the great
woman financier on their jewels refused
today' to discuss the allegations of the
richest woman in the world. Mrs. Van
derbiit, the mother of the Countess Sze
chenyl, against whom Mrs. Green turned
her most biting comments, declined to
have anything to say on the statement of
Mrs. Green that if Mrs. Vanderbiit mar
ried this foreigner the control of the Van
derbiit system of railroads will pass out
of the family's hands.
Harry Payne Whitney, the son-in-law
of Mrs Vanderbiit, who, Mrs. Green de
clared, obtained frm her a loan of
$1,000,000, giving as security a first raort-
Fa&c UK ilia iiicilii9tl,ii Hi ic ow u (.11 vy
corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh
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"I have nothing whatever to say. I
have not made a statement to any one,
and I shall not."
Family Cannot Believe Her.
Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard, a sister-in-law
of Mrs. . Vanderbiit, and who was not
mentioned in the interview with Mrs.
Green, said.
"I cannot believe the utterances cred
ited to Mrs. Green. Those which have
to do with the Vanderbiit estate are ab
surd, "' I am sure. Mrs. Vanderbiit would
scarcely seek -such ' means of raising
money as Mrs. Green is quoted as telling
of. The statements are surprising and
incredible to me."
E. V. W. Rossiter, vice-president of
the New York Central and executor
under the will of the late Cornelius
Vanderbiit, consented to talk as to
the allegations of Mrs. Green that the
New Y'ork Central had appealed to her
for financial assistance.
"It is both absurd and ridiculous,"
he said. "The New York Central's di
rectors have never, to my knowledge,
either appealed to Mrs. Green or the
Chemical National Bank, which she
owns, for a loan. I am pretty sure I
would have known it If such were the
case. Neither has the Vanderbiit estate
appealed to her for financial aid. The
statements seem so absurd I can hardly
believe that Mrs. Green has been cor
rectly quoted."
Troubles of Rich to Get Money.
A banker of some prominence, how
ever, said:
'Mrs. Green's remarks may. appear
somewhat severe to some people, but tney
were true, nevertheless. There was a
close connection, for instance, between
her talk of refusing to lend, money- on
vanderbiit diamonds and the big slump
In Smelters. It was the failure of one
man to raise a large sum of money that
caused 60,000 shares of Smelters to be
thrown on the market and precipitated
the big decline in that stock. It was
sad, but nevertheless true, that many
people worth millions had to descend to
all sorts of shifts to raise money to pro
tect tneir own interests."
RECEIVERS ARE APPOINTED
Mutual Reserve Insurance Com'
pany's Affairs to Be Settled. .
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Judge Ward, in
the United States Circuit Court, today
appointed the following receivers for the
Mutual Reserve Insurance Company:
Charles J. Gould, of the law firm of
Gould & Wilkie; William H. Russel, of
the law firm of Russell & Winslow, and
Archibald C. Haynes. president of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company.
Each receiver was put undr a bond pf
iou,uuu.
. Insolvency and inability to meet its ob
ligations are given in the court's order as
the reason for the appointment of the reT
ceivers. The report made by examiners
to the Superintendent of Insurance, on
November 10, 107, and which explained
the condition of the company down to
the last day of August, last, showed total
liabilities of J5.41S.717, and admitted as
seta of $3,701,602.
PASS THE HAT IN THEATERS
Unique Scheme at Wallace to Evade
Sunday Rest Law.
WALLACE,' Idaho, Feb.
olaL) The .Star Theater
15. (Spe-
will betin
tomorrow giving Sunday evening per- I
formances, which were discontinued
when the Sunday rest law went Into
effect. No admittance will be charged,
but it is said that the management
will imitate the churches and pass the
collection box during the performance.
. Parsifal" will be given in moving
pictures, it being claimed, that this
will be a sacred concert.
"The Holy City" will be sung.
PLEA OF TIMBER BARONS
WiH Ask Assessors' Convention Not
to Increase Taxation.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 15. (Special.)
Timber land owners .in Western
Washington, including some of the
largest lumbering and logging concerns
in ihe'West. will ask the County asses
sors' Convention, to be held in Seattle
on February 21, that no discrimination
be practiced against them, and that
before' a radical increase in the .assess
ment Ue. made in the timber coundes
of the state they be given a chance to
present a comprehensive statement of
existing conditions.
Anticipating a redhot ' discussion of
timber land values by the Assessors who
have been asked by Assessor T. A. Par
ish .to convene in this city, the timber
land owners met this afternoon in the
oftlces tot the continental timber com
pany in the Empire building. This- com
pany is a subsidiary corporation of the
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad
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Company, owning thousands of acres of
the most valuable timber lands in West
ern Washington. A general invitation
was sent out to permit loggers and tim
ber owners, as well as lumber manufac
turers to- be present at the meeting.
E. B. Palmer and Timothy Jerome, the
latter an officer of tne Merrill & Ring
Lumber Company, advocated the ap
pointment of a committee to represent
the timber land owners and loggers of
Western Washington at the coming meet
ing the Assessors. E. E. Brehru, former
general manager '.of tho Wasnington,.
Logging and .Brokerage Company, will
also be active' In making the case for the
timber land owners.
RULINGS UNDER RATE LAW
Commission Decides- About Persoii-
- ally Conducted Ruilroud Tours. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today in for
mal rulings announced that a. carrier in
arranging personally . conducted tours
must keep separate charges for transpor
tation and for meals and hotel accommo
dations, leaving to the patron the right
to accept the transportation without the
other accommodations. The carriers are
permitted to stimulate travel by provid
ing entertainments at points on their
lines to which it may contribute, but such
contribution must be in a definite sura
and be in no way dependent upon the
number of tickets sold.
A passenger traveling on a special lim
ited excursion ticket with 6top-over privi
leges, mining connections through suc
cessive delays of trains, is entitled to
have his ticket made good if out of date
when he makes the return trip. The
Commission also ruled that passes grant-
ed to State Railroad Commissioners can
not be- used in interstate journeys.
CLOSE OLD RAYMOND ROUTE
Railroads Reach Agreement Regard
ing "oseuaite Valley.
MERCED, ' Cal., Feb. 15. O. W.
Lehmer, superintendent of the Yosemite
Valley Railroad Company, returnea
from San Francisco today and gave out
the announcement that a traffic 'agree
ment was entered into yesterday by
the Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe and
the Yosemite Valley Railroads, whereby
the old Raymond route to Yosemite will
be closed hereafter and all passenger
travel will go via the Merced route.
The men who have heretofore main
tained a stage line between Raymond
and Yosemite, via Wawona, will here
after operate a similar line between
Yosemite and Wawona only, thus mak
ing Wawona and the big trees a side
trip from Yosemite. Last year the
visitors to Yosemite numbered! about
8000. -while this year, under improved
conditions at least 15,000 people are ex-
pected to make the Yosemite trip via ! Arenas through the Magellan Strait,
Merced. m j Smith Channel and the inner channels
' j to this port. ' The battleship fleet passed
, ' ., out from Cane Pl'lar about 7:30 on the
END OF ThE DRUCE CASE;eveni"? of February 8, making the voy-
Robert Caldwell Committed to Asy
lum for Insane.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Robert Cald
well, the American witness in the
famous Druce'case in London, will be
taken to the Manhattan' State Hospital
for the Insane, on Ward's Island, to
morrow. He was committed to that in
stitution today by Judge Lester W.
Clark, of the Supreme Court of Rich
mond County. In obtaining the com
mitment of Caldwell his lawyer stole
a march on the British government,
which is endeavoring to have Caldwell
extradited to answer to the charge of
perjury.
Caldwell's commitment was obtained
on the Petition of his daughter. Miss
Georgina M. Caldwell, supported by
the certificates of two examiners in
lunacy who declared him a hopeless
paranoiac.
New Orleans Plumbers' Indicted.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 15. Fifty-four
master plumbers of this city and three
plumbing firms were, today Indicted by
the Federal grand " jury on charges of
violating the Sherman anti-trust law.
PLAYS NO POLITICS
Mayor Taylor Joins Issue With
Supervisors. .
VETOES THEIR PET LAWS
Defends City From Franchise Grab
and Relaxation of IJquor Laws.
Refuses to Appoint "Mere
Politicians" to Office.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Feb. 15.
(Special.) The- harmonious relations
which have ' existed between Mayor
Taylor and the reform Board of Super
visors have been seriously threatened
and some members of the Board are
already talking open revolt. The May
or's action yesterday in vetoing the
amended liquor ordinance has brought
about a climax which the most astute
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PASSED FRIDAY,
political leaders are endeavoring to
keep from breaking into an open rup
ture. Since January 9. when the new ad
ministration went into office, two
pieces of legislation have divided the
city into hostile camps, and in both
of these cases the Mayor has run
counter to the wishes of the Super
visors. The first case Involved the
rights of the railroad corporations to
the use of the streets for spur tracks.
The question arose on an application
of the Santa Fe. The Supervisors
granted the company a franchise for a
track running from the company's line
to the bay. Afte.r a public hearing on
the question, the Mayor vetoed it. No
attempt was made to carry it over his
veto, as public opinion was with t.he
Mayor.
Insists on Liquor License.
The Ia:esb legislation to divide the
city was the amended liquor ordinance
exempting wholesalers and groceries
from the $500 yearly license. The Su
pervisors passed the ordinance by a
vote of 14 to 4. At once a protest went
up rrom all the church, civic and im-.
provement societies in the city. Again
the Mayor called a public meeting for
a general discussion. Y'esterday he re
turned the ordinance to the Super
visors with his veto upon it.
Supervisor Hocks, who fathered the
ordinance, has been talking of fighting
the issue with tho Mayor. He believes
he could pass it over the Mayor's veto,
but some of his friends are averse to any
split at this time.
Gives Cp No Patronage.
Another grievance which the Super
visors appear to cherish against the
reiusai io allot them any
share of the city patronage. The Mayor
1 is very outspoken with the Knnorvicnre
i One Supervisor who asked the Mayor
to place a friend on the Fire Commis
sion was met with:
"Certainly not The man you recom
mend Is a mere politician, entirely unfit
for the place, and he can have no posi
tion under this administration."
SLOWED DOWN NOT ONCE
FLEET CAME THROUGH STRAITS
AT m-KXOT SPEED.
Flotilla Arrives at Talcahuano Willi
Story of Most Difficult Part
of the Voyage.
TALCAHUNANO, Chite., Feb. 15. The
American torpedo-boat flotijla arrived
here today from Puerto Montt. taking in
all about six and a half davs from Pnnta
age irom i-uma. .Arenas in au1 nours.
Commander Rosas, of the Chilean navv.
was aboard the torpedo-boat destroyer
Whipple, the flagship of the flotilla, and
the little vessel kept along with the bat
tleships, which steamed at 10 knots an
hour. Not once did the vessels slow
down, and the navigation of the English
and Crooked reaches was completed
without difficulty. Strong west winds
were experienced to the English reach
and light winds and rain to Smith Chan
nel, at the entrance of which the de
stroyers' parted company with their big
brothers.
A slight accident to the destroyer Law
rence happened Off Cape Holland, but
this soon was remedied and the Law
rence overhauled the others of the .fleet
and passed Cape Tamar into Smith Chan
nel in company with the flotilla. In the
voyage through the Inner passage an-
chorages were found in Mayne Channel,
Moliheux Sound,
Port Quellin and La-
guna Bay.
' WOMEN WILL CAPTCRE FLEET
Fair Oarswomen of San Diego Plan
Naval Victory.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 15. Ail committees
preparing for the reception of the battle-
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I ship fleet and Rear-Admiral Evans when
j they call at this port are working hard,
i The finance committee reports that funds
' will not be lacking. The present plan Is
to capture the IS battleships and their
consorts at the mouth of the haTbor. 1
The young ladies' rowing crws, of which ;
there are seven or eight, will be detailed
to do -the capturing and Rear-Admiral
Evans is expected to surrender to their j
50 or CO oarswomen.
As Rear-Admiral Evans' wife will come j
to'the Coast, the key. to the city presented j
to him will be a golden brooch set with j
San Diego gems.
SEXDS wikelb;ss to CHILE
Evans Exchanges Courtesies With
South American Republic.
VALPARAISO, Feb. 15. Two wireless
dispatches have been received here from
the American battleship fleet under Rear
Admiral Eivans, which was reviewed off
Valparaiso yesterday, after which it
continued on its way to Callao. One is
addressed to Rear-Admiral Simpson, or
the Chilean Navy, and says:
"The Commander of the Atlantic fleet
begs you to convey to President Montt,
in the name of himself, his officers, and
men, the appreciation of the honor he
has done them by reviewing the fleet off
Valparaiso. To this I add expressions
of my personal regard and I hope I will
have the pleasure of meeting you again.
I send you my good wishes.
"EVANS."
The other message is addressed to John
Hicks, the American Minister, and says:
"I beg you to express to President
Montt the thanks of the officers and "men
of my fleet for the many graceful acts
of courtesy received at the hands of the
Chilean government. I am sure the
American people fully appreciate them
and that they will go far toward cement
ing the friendship between the two na
tions. EVANS."
Admiral Simpson replied to his com
munication as follows:
"Thank you. I am Instructed to convey
to you the personal thanks of President
Montt for your good wishes. I and my
officers all Join in wishing Admiral Evans
and the officers of the American fleet a
hearty farewell and a successful and pros
perous voyagre."
Mr. Hicks made the following answer:
"I will deliver to President Montt your
kind message. The whole review was all
that any one could have asked for, and
I am proud of our fleet. Good-by and God
bless you." .
The American cruiser Chicago, which
left here three days ago for the Atlantic
station, passed the battleship fleet of
Constitucion. She saluted both Admirals,
the American Commander and Rear-Admiral
Simpson.
DEST1XATIOX OF BATTLESHIPS
AVhere Fleet Will Go for Overhauling
and Repairs on Coast.
VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 15, Following is
the substance of an official order re
ceived at Mare Island from the Navy De
partment in Washington regarding the
destination and repairing of ships of the
Pacific fleet:
The Colorado and Pennsylvania will
proceed to the Bremerton Navy-Yard im
mediately for docking and extensive re
pairs, remaining there until May 1. when
the first division of the fleet, including
the Maryland and West Virginia, will re
assemble in Northern wraters. New eight
inch guns will be installed aboard the
Colorado at Bremerton. The Maryland
and West Virginia will go North upon
completion of the repairs at Mare Island
and will be docked before the reassem
bling of the fleet. The Washington and
Tennessee will proceed North early in
April for docking and minor repairs, re
maining at the yard only a short time.
The Albany, on duty in Central Amer
ica since September . 1, will proceed to
Magdalena Bay and upon the complettou
of target practice will go to a suitable
port to give the crew shore liberty. The
Albany will not visit the yard until May
1, unless repairs are urgently needed.
The torpedoboat-destroyers 'erry and
Preble will come here in the Spring, the
former to be given repairs and be docked;
the Preble tq be placed' out of commis
sion, as her boilers need retublng. Her
place will be taken by the Paul Jones,
now being overhauled here. The Charles
ton. Milwaukee arid St. Louis will, com
plete target practice between February 15
and March 14.
Nebraska Sails From Magdalcfia.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Feb." 15. A wireless
message from Magdalena Bay tates that
the battleship Nebraska, Captain Nichol
son, left there last evening, and that
Adimiral Dayton's squadron was getting
ready to start this noon. The Nebraska
should pass here tomorrow afternoon or
later on her way north.
Mississippi Sails fur Cruise.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 15. The new
battleship Mississippi, in .command of
Captain John C. Fremont, sailed from the
Letigue Island Navy Yard today for a
six-weeks' cruise to the West Indices.
STEP TO .CRUSH FfNLAND
Governor-General Removed and Mil
itary Authority Named.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 15. Nicholas
N. Gerhard, the Governor-General of
Finland, has been removed, and M. Von
Boeckman, the Governor-General of
Courland and commander of the Twenty
second Division, has been appointed to
that office. . It is understood that M.
Boeckraan's duties will be chiefly mili
tary. AFTER PNEUMONIA, TYPHOID FEVER,
SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA,
fiRIP, ETC., ETC.
Blood-Poisoning, Prostrating
Diseases from which it is
Hard to Recover.
The But Course to Pursue Is to Take
Hood's Surxaparilla.
Convalescence from the grip and all
other diseases that poison the blood
and weaken tUe whole system should
be promoted by every means at one's
command. Careful attention has been
found to be as important after these
diseases, which have been so preva
lent this winter, as during them.
Hood's SnmnpHrilla ls of great serv-'
ice in convalescence, because it rids
the blood of any lingering poison, re
stores the appetite, aids the digestion.
Renew the Strength, and builds up
the. whole system. In eases where a
cathartic is needed. Hood's Sarsaparilla
is greatly aided by Hood's Pills, the
tonic cathartic, peculiarly well adapt
ed to the weak and run down.
Sicls. Two Months "Hood's Sarsapa-.
rilla .nas cured me of the grip. I was
sick for two months and was tired
and weak and could not do any work.
Finally I sent for a bottle of this medi
cine, and when I had taken half of it
I could do the housework. I recom
mend Hood's to all who have the grip."
Miss Carrie Irby,' Jenkins, Mo.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold every
where. In the usual liquid, or in tablet
form called Snrsutab One hundred
doses one dollar.
f
Big
task
little time
to do it in
the men who
help us will
bd well
repaid
During the. next two
weeks we must do some
strenuous hustling. We
still have a round ten
thousand dollars' worth
of stock which must be"
moved turned into
suits to make room for
new goods. There's not
a' moment to lose; a
couple of warm days, a
few robins, a few buds
and we'll wake up to
the fact that Spring is
right in our Japs!
Order your New
Suit at once
The big reductions and
other concessions now
in force make it well
worth while to replen
ish your wardrobe im
. mediately don't wait
for the rush.
Any of our regular $25,
$28 or $39 fabrics, now
cut to
Including an Extra Pair
of Trousers Free
FREE EXTRA
TROUSERS
Also included with every
Suit or Overcoat ordered
while the Clearance Sale
continues.
But don't forget only
a little while longer will
these special induce
ments prevail. Highest
class tailoring on a basis
so much in your favor
as we offer you now, is
too good to pass profit
while you can.
OJOOLB
GRANT PHEGLEY, Manager
ELKS BUILDING
SEVENTH b STARK
BIG DISCOUNTS
ON UMBRELLAS
Our entire stock ls now Included
"in a Clearance Sale, during which we
offer the following special discounts:
All Colored Umbrellas &t 25
Per Cent Discount
All. Black Umbrellas From $7
Up; 20 Per Cent Discount
All Other Umbrellas &t 1C
' Per Cent Discount
This is an unusual opportunity to
secure high-class goods at low. prices.
Do not neglect it Get your Summer
umbrella now. . Our colored stock is
complete and you can save 25 cents
on every dollar. We have black um
brellas from 75c up.'. Twenty yearn
in Portland. Repairing' and recover
ing. Fine work at popular prices.
i
MERIDETH'S
TWO STORES.
312 'Washington St., near 6th, and
23 Morrison St., near 5th.
Octo chliek. the noted marine engineer,
of Hamburg, now proposes that ft hearj
wnel be mounted on a vertical axis,-
as to prevent the rolUnj of the ihtp act
hi on tha HriliciuU uf fh Kjxoacop.