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OREGON DAILY JOUBNAJL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1902,
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HOP DREAM
jSt Louis Monte Cristo's
. Queer Fancies
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD
Ancient Japs and a Mysterious
Book in the Melange.
(Journal Special Service.)
BT. LOUIS, Auk. s.ylaran Silvester
Godier, a Monte Crlsto la feature, would
, be a Mont Cristo In fact if his dream,
cherished for SS years, were only true.'
. Back in '49 he gained possession of a
book and map which told of a moun
tain of gold bidden in the Ozark chain.
. The book was lost before he could pui
sle out the difficult cipher which would
lead him to the spot.
.. And for more than half a century
Oodler has mourned for his lost book,
yet believing that some, day he will see
the gold of his vision.
- The book told that this Eldorado had
fceen discovered and worked WO years ago
py Japanese adventurers, who won much
gold and then returned to their ships on
the Pacific Coast and fared back home,
leaving their staves, who, M. Oodler
ays, art the, ancestors of the American
Indians.' ' (
The- gold mountain was In the West
Bear where the two greatest rivers In the
: world "united. '' The maps, which could
only be -worked by the secret cipher,
showed the exact spot
In the spring of 1849, while Mr. Oodler
was steward of the steamboat John fcti
mon, he found a large book hidden In the
. boat .
The book had and explanatory notes
In English, Latin, French and German,
nd told the story of the gold mountain.
Goder pusaled over the cipher for
many days, never mastering It, and not
, willing to trust It to others for solu
tion. Then the book disappeared 'mys
teriously and M. Odder was deprived of
4-s fortune. Only the dream remains.
SALT LAKE CITY
. READY
(Journal Special Service.)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. .-'Everything Is in readiness for the
entertainment of the host of visitors who are to be here next week in at
tendance on the National gathering of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der, of Elks. A considerable number of visitors are already here, and by
Monday morning It Is expected that Salt Lake City will have no fewer
than J0.O00 strangers within er ga.t,es. The. Rational officers and other vis
itors already here pronounce the arrangement's the best ever made for a
gathering of the order. For months past the local committee has been
busily engaged In the work of preparation, and nothing has been overlooked
that might add to the comfort and pleasure of the antlered herd. The mag
'nlflcent new Elks' clubhouse. Just completed at a cost of 1100,000. Is keeping
open house, and here headquarters were opened today. As rspidly as they
arrive the visitors are taken to the clubhouse, where they are registered,
given badges and assigned to quarters. From the extreme South and Mid
dle East the delegations will be particularly large. The workmen put the
finishing touches today to the Interior of the Tabernacle and Assembly
Hall, the use of which has been granted by the Mormon Church for the
sessions of the Grand Lodge.
HAVE TO WALK
BACK HOME
The Long Journey Before Eloping
. Couple From the Old Buckeye
State.
l " (Journal Special Service.),
1 BALTIMORE, Aug. 9. A walk from
IRlchmond, Va to Dayton, O.. is the
Vtaak set by a young couple from Dayton
Vour months ago and went to Washing
ion, where they were married. The
husband secured work at Richmond, but
, lost his job and they determined to re
turn to Ohio.
.They had little money, and so decided
to walk. They started out, heading for
Baltimore as one of the stopping places.
If has taken them four weeks to get
bere.
A HIGH OLD TIME
Is on at Marinette, Wisconsin,
; I Today.
17 (Journal Special 8ervlee.) -
H MARINETTErWisr, Aug. 9.-The Geii
'mans of Marlette and Menominee , have
completed arrangertittits for a blieWsiy
r bratlon tomorrow. It will be German
day "On the river and a monster gather
: lng with all the forms of enjoyment
known in the fatherland will be held in
-one of the parks. There will be music.
Singing competitions, shooting matches
and public speaking. For the latter fear
ture of the entertainment Secretary of
State Froehllch has been engaged to
deliver the oration of. the day.
BLOODY REVOLT
.. s - i 1
Thirty-Four . Convicts Killed in
' Russia, Others Wounded.
' '- (Journal Special Service.!
VIENNA,-' Aug. .-Rports have been
received here' of a bloody convict revolt
In Russia." Talrty-f our . convicts "were
killed and ft wounded and ji soldiers
tero Injured In the melee. .
' Immediately ftr subduing - the con
victs, their ringleader was executed in
Msv. f a Isllow prisoner '
TO SEA IN A DORY.
Young German Fitted Up Little
Craft for Long Voyage.
(Journal Special Service.)
REVERE. Mass., Aug 9. William
Schneider, 27 years old, of this town,
has not been seen by his friends for
several weeks, and they believe that he
has started alone to cross the Atlantic
In a sailing dory. Schneider has repeat
edly stated that he was prepearing for
such a trip, but his acquaintances did
not take his statements seriously, al
though for several months he had been
at work fitting out 4 small craft andal
tering her over after pecullur designs
of his own.
Schneider's home- Is in Breslau, Ger
many, where he has a mother, older bro
ther, and plater. He was first seen In
Beyere, three years ago, obtaining work
here as a carriage painter. He is also an
able seaman, and in the fall went back
to that calling. Each spring sine he
has returned to Revere and worked dur
ing the summer at the shop of William
P. Norton on Broadway.
Last May be purchased the frame .if
an old dory and had It stored In the
r.t.mcnt of the shop. Every spare mo
ment he spent In rebuilding her. About
a week ago the craft was completed and
the owner launched It, naming it the
Lone Star.
The dory la IS feet two Inches over all
and Is decked over on a level with the
gunwale. In the qenter Is a cockpit
about six feet long, made of galvanized
Iron, and there 'is an Iron cover which
can be drawn over the opening, protect'
ing the boat from swamping. His em
plover made-an effort to turn Schneider
from his purpose, anil others In the shop
tried bard to dissuade him, but he only
became more determined. Mr, Norton
received a letter from Schneider stating
that he would set sail at 4:30 s?. m. and
before the letter was delivered be out
of sight of land. Last week he wrote a
letter to his mother telling her of his
Intention.
JERSEY'S "SALT WATER DAY.'
(Journal Special Service.)
SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug. . This was
"salt water day" on the Jersey coast,
and the farmers of Ocean and Mon
mouth counties, who have for years ob
served the custom, began to 'arrive . In
IS
FOR THE ELKS
farm wagons with their families soon af
ter sunrise. They had come for a day;s
outing and for their annual bath in Old
Neptune. Guests from riejghboring sum
mer hotels turned .out In large numbers
to view the picturesque scene. The
bathing outfits, as usual, worn by tho
farmers and their families were remark
able for variety and originality. After
a dip in the ocean the country folks had
luncheon which they carried In baskets
and boxes and then .strolled along the
beach and encountered the fakirs. The
only thing that marred the day's pleas
ure, apparently, was the mosquitoes,
which, like MfhO .farmers, were out In
force, and proposed to enjoy the occa
sion fo the full.
NEGRO CONGRESS
NEARING ITS CLOSE
(Journal Special Service.)
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 9.-Though the
great negro congress has been In session
four days and is now nearing its close
the scores of participants show no di
minution of Interest in the proceedings.
Almost without exception the visitors
were up with, the sun this morning and
the various churches of the race were
well filled at the early morning prayer
services. At 9 o'clock the general sessions
were resumed In the Piedmont Park au
ditorium with I. B. Scott, D. D., editor
of the Southwestern Christian Advocate,
in tho chuir. The educational life of the
race was the general theme of the day's
discussion. Various phases of this sub
ject were ably presented by the speakers.
Who included Rev. George W. Moore, field
secretary of the American Missionary .As
sociation; Rev. W. Bishop Johnson, D. D.,
Washington, D. C; President Booker T.
Washington, of the Tuskegee Normal In
stitute, Professor John R. Hawkins. Klt
trell, N. C; Rev. W. H. Weaver, D. D.;
field secretary of the Board of Missions
for Froedmen; Rev. H. A. Monroe, D. D.,
of Philadelphia; and Rev: M, C. N. Ma
son.. of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Educational -Society. Tomorrow the pul
pits of the negro 'churches will be occu
pied by the prominent visiting divines.
Regulator Line,
Regulator line steamers from Oak-street
dock at T a. m. Best and fastest line of
steamers for The Dalles, Lyle, Hood Riv
er, White Salmon, St. Martin's, Hot
Springs, Cascade Locks, Moffett's Hot
Springs, and ail middle Columbia River
and Klikltat Valley points. Take this line
and get "to your destination from one to
four hours ahead of other lines. -
Subscriptions received for The Journal
1 at an? of g. B. Rich's clear stores.
BACK FROM ALASKA
Southern Professor " Tells of the
Northern Trip.
"The Alaska trip combines all the
beauty of the Hudson River scenery, the
grandeur of the Yosemite Valley, the lra
pressiveness of the Alps and placid love
liness of Lake George," said Professor
Charles A. Perkins of Knoxvllle, Tenn.,
who passed through tho city yesterday
on his return from the Northern waters.
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
"There is much to interest a traveler
in those regions, the Indian villages
with their totem po&s, extensive salmon
canneries, quaint old Sitka, the Mutr
Glacier, besides lofty ranges of snow
clad mountains and numerous ice-bergs.
"We have traveled on the Pacific.
Coast quite extensively the past few
months and see no city with the jpps
sible exception of Santa Cruz, Cal., that
we would prefer as a place of residence
to Portland. The. business interests here
seem substantia. Indicative of a pros
perous surrounding country. No city
on this continent at least has bo mag
nificent a view as that obtained from
TO REBUILD
CAMPANILE
Plans oa Foot
to Restore
Famous Tower
of Venice
But Many
Architects
Think Work
Would
Be Too Costly.
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Flans are .afoot to rebuild Venice's fallen Campanije. The whole world
Is sorry for the collanse of this historic pile. Pope Leo has cabled the
Patriarch of Venice to offer moral and material support to any plan for
rebuilding. Meanwhile many prominent Paris and New York architects ex
press opinion that the work would
Willamette Heights, with the three per
petually snow-clad peaks in the dis
tance. "Educational questions in the South
are receiving marked attention Just now,
and the meeting at Athens, Ga., a few
months ago brought about, through the
effort of Robert C. Ogden of New York,
assisted by Dr. Shaw of the Review of
Reviews, W. H. Baldwin of the South
ern Railway, and many other phllan
throplcal persons of the North and East,
was productive of excellent results. New
societies composed of the most promi
nent local citizens are constantly being
organized In nearly every community,
village, town and larger city throughout
the South' to stimulate the public in
terest in the matters of schools for both
white and black.
'At the University of Tennessee, with
which I am connected, a summer normal
for teachers Is now in session, and ad
vices that 'I have received from home
are to the effect that It is meeting with
abundant success. Fourteen hundred
were registered at last accounts, and
educators Of wide experience and Na
tional reputation have delivered lec
tures. Knoxvllle, where the university
is located, is up in, the mountains and
has advantages during he Healed term
that attracts tesldcnts from the farther
Southern States."
Mrs. Perkins came to Los Angeles In
April as a delegate to the meeting ot
the Federation of Women's Clubs, and
Is a writer of marked ability. Her let
ters to home papers describing in at
tractive style the natural resources of
various sections of the Pacific Coast and
its unequaled summer climate are sure
to result In an increasing number of
tourists from the Sunny South.
The party left yesterday for the Co
lumbia River boat trip to The Dalles,
where they took the O. R. St N. and
Oregon Short Line Railroad to the Yel
lowstone Park, via Oneida. '
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Ludlow & Southern Railway has
filed articles of Incorporation In the
County Clerk's office in Los Angeles;
Cel., to build a road to connect with
Ludlow, on' the Santa Fe and to run to
three big mining camps some 15 miles
away.
A copy of a mortgage' was filed with
the Territorial. Secretary at Guthrie, O.
T., between the St. Louis A San Fran
cisco Company and Robert ' Wbithrop 4k
Co. of New York for $1,534,026, bearing
per cent Interest. The money, is to be
used for purchasing new equipment.
HIS FIRST 'COMMAND
Commander Turner, U. S, N., Goes
to Take the Atlanta.
(Journal Special Service.) .,.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.'ommander W.
H. Turner of the Uni' States Navy,
sailed today for Sou Ui America to as
sume command -of th miser Atlanta
of the South Atlantic sauadron. This
will be Commander Turner s first com
mand of s first class warship. During
the Spanish-American w .r he was exec
utive officer on Admiral vlrtson's flagship,-the
Newark, and was later plac
ed In command of the j; mi boat Scorpion.
AN OBLIGING SUIODE
Mrs. Bewley Would Not Kill Her
' self at Home of a Friend.
(Journal 6pcial Service.)
.PHILADELPHIA, Aw 9 -" 1 don't
want your blood on my parlor carpet," 1
said, and when she told me sfie would
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prove too costly to undertake.
accommodate me by cutting her throat,
in the back yard I told her I didn't
want the btood on the bricks, either"
thus testified Mrs. Sarah Rhoades at the
inquest Into the suicide of Mrs. Eliza
Bewley.
Realizing that Mrs. Bewley" had de
termined to put an end to her life, Mrs.
Rhoades accompanied her to the house
of William Stilwell on Rising Sun lane.
There Mrs. Bfewley committed suicide
by . cutting her throat. '
WHITE COLLAR LINE BOATS.
Astoria, dally 7 a. m. except Sunday.
The Dalles, daily 7 a. m., except Sun
day. Alder street dock. Both 'phones. Main
351. ... .. '
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To top of ' 1 Q
tower of rV' i'l X
Brooklyn 1- X
Bridge UMtJJW ft
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FRISCO PREPARED
' FOR THE PYTHIANS
(Journal Special 8Tvlee.
SAN FRANCIS X), Aug. e.-Thls city Is
today the Mecca of tens of thousands of
the most prominent and representative
citizens of the United States. Froth every
part of the country, from far-away Maine
and Massachusttis, from Florida and Or
egon, ' and from all the commonwealths
between, the representatives of the
Knights of Pythias are gathering for the
national biennial .encampment and the
meeting of the Supreme Lodge of their
order. Evidence is not lacking in' sup
port of the statement that It will be the
greatest fraternal gathering in the his
tory of this country. In point of numbers,
as well as in splendor.
For mdre han a year the committee of
reception! and entertainment, composed of
the most prominent and active members
of the order in California, has been pre
paring for the advent of the mighty hosts
that will sojourn in this city and suburbs
for the next six days, and even thus arly
the thousands of strangers are willing to
admit that its work has ben 'well done.
In the matter of decoration,'. It might be
said that even Solomon- In all his glory
was not arrayed a Is the business section
of ila Francisco today.. On every hand,
over doors and windows "spanning the
streets, or floating front tall staffs, are
MAKES GOLD
Kansan Claims to Have
; the Secret
(Journal .Special Service.)
KANSAS CITY, Aug. . An en-
terprlsing young Kansas Cityan,
f George Francis, Is planning to en
f sage in the DUBlness qfmaklng'
gold. He needs no ores or" metals.
Just a few chemicals and acids and
several powders, a hogshead and a
strong right arm will do the trick.' .
f For every J20 of expense ,-he ex--f
pects a return of $76. "It is dead
easy," he said when questioned.
"No, I don't need a mine," he
f said, "I cannot tell gold ore from
silver ore. AH I need Is five adds,
f three powders and seven chemical
-f constituents for the final bath.:
The larger the bath the greater the
product.
f "What Is my process? Now,
f that's a poser. W ny, it ts the se
f cret itself. I just take five acids
and three powders, mix them fhof-4-
oughly and allow ' the mixture to '
settle. Then I drain off the liquid
f and plaoo the residue, which looks
f like a piece of clay when rolled
and molded, in the final bath, and
then watch the gold grow. When
f the time comes for the final opera-
tion the 'lump' Is carefully dried.
Then It is almost pure gold. It is
-f then colled into sheets and Is ready
for the market."
Francis produced a small piece
4- of metal an inch square and as
thick as an ordinary piece of writ-4-
Iiig paper. "That is gold," said he;
f "twnty-flve karat gold. It is Just
4- as good as the gold of the Klon
4 dike, and it Is easier to get."
4 The goldmaker laughed when
4- told that his process, if on the
4- square, would revolutionize the
4 finances of the world, and said:
4 "Rockefeller is a rich man, but I
4 can make gold faster than he can
4 turn his oil into gold."
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RECALLED LOVER
Visitor at Carnival Found Former
Sweetheart and Married Her.
. (Journal Special Service.)
OGDENSBURG. Aug. .-Dr. Charles
D. La Clare of Chicago attended a car
nival at Altoona, Pa. As he went from
tent to tent he heard some one singing
and recognized the voice as that ot Mlsa
Annie Nevlll, with whom he used to play
when they were children in Ogdensburg.
They had been engaged to be married,
but quarreled and had not met since.
He followed the sound of the voice and
fpund Miss Neyil singing a solo In the
music department of the carnival. They
renewed their friendship at the carnival
and next day were married.
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE.
And Cheap Excursion Rates via A. &
C. R. R. Make a Hit With the Public.
The exceMent train service and cheap
round-trip excursion rates via the A.' &
C. Railroad between Portland and the
beaches have made a decided hit with
the public. Portland-Seattle Express
leaves Union depot every Saturday at
2:30 p. m. for Astoria, Flavel, Gearhart
and Seaside. Round-trip excursion tick
ets between Portland and Clatsop and
North Beach points sold every Saturday
at $2.50, Interchangeable with all boat
lines and good to return Sunday evening.
Warm salt water baths at Seaside jiow
open to the public Write to J. C. Mayo,
General Passenger Agent, Astoria, for
handsome Illustrated pamphlet "What
the Wild Waves Say at Seaside,"
WILL TAKE A SPIN.
A party of motor cyclists consisting
of Bob Lea. Ell Lea, Billy Lea, L. Hodg
kinson, C. F. Wright, Frank Born, Andy
Fritz, . Jim Gpwnlock, Bob Blodgett,
George Brlckton, S. Bralnard, M. Blr-j
gin, .Q. 9. Cameron, Charfe, El top, J.
H. Hlehhrdson, George Buxton and
George
xon will depart this evening
for the
(tni)e house.; The cyclists will
start at
;urth and Stark streets.
the well known emblems of the order,
with a plentiful profusion of Stars and
Stripes. The public buildings, private
residences and business blocks alike are
gayly decorated, while across many of
the principal streets are magnificent
arches. Van Ness avenue, the Broadest
and iinest residence street of the city, has
been transformed into one grand fair for
the entire length of 35 blocks on each side
of whioh every cpuiity of California has
an elaborate, and Interesting exhibit of its
resdhrces.
The advance guard of visitors arrived
today and before tomorrow noon a score
more of special trains will reach the city.
A glance at the' registers of the leading
hotels shows that there is not a state in
the Union that is not already represented.
A noticeable feature of the gathering is
the large number of visitors who are
attracted simply as spectators. Railroad
officials- esttmatar that - by the time the
encampment opens on Monday there will
be no fewer than lOQ.OOO strangers in the
city. For the accommodation of this host
private residences have been thrown open
In addition to the hotels and boarding
houses. Five thousand bunka also have
been placed In the Mechanics' - Pavilion,
while the members of the Uniform Rank
are to be accommodated in tents furnish
ed by the War Department.
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To The Most Popular Elk
IN OREGON OR WASHINGTON
WHO WILL, WIN?
The Order of Elks Is notably & progressive one. The Portland Lodge
"Of Elks Is especially so. For every enterprise of public interest they can
always be counted on to carry out their part to a successful issue. A
few years ago the order here planned and carried out with great eclat a
Society circus. In 1900 the Portland Lodge gave Portland its first street
carnival, and now the lodge is pushing on another venture of the same
kind. Benevolent' Protective -Order of Elk Is wtiat thse antlered mon
archs call themselves, but which they abbreviate, after the American fash
ion, to B. P. O. E. Some wag once declared that these letters stand for
"Best People on Earth." This isn't very far from the truth, either.
The Oregon Dally Journal believes that so progressive and popular an
organization as the Elks must necessarily be made Up of popular men.
To settle the question as to which Is the most popular member, The Jour
nal will leave the public to decide. It has purchased a beautiful loving
cup of silver which will be awarded to the Elk receiving tho highest num
ber of votes. Coupons for votes will be prltned In The Journal. Fill them
but and 'return them to this office. The contest will close September 13th.
Now is the time to work for your friends.
The Most Popular Elk in
Voter's Name
This Coupon not good after Aug.
' FIRST Votes may be cast on coupons cut from The Oregon Dally
Journal.
. SECOND To be eligible the Elk voted for must be a member in good
standing.
( THIRD The Elk receiving the greatest number of votes will receive
The Journal's beautiful Loving Cup, valued at J125.0O.
FOURTH Address "all coupons to the Contest Editor, care orThe Ore
gon Daily Journal. Contest closes September 13th.
FIFTH Voter may avoid cutting out coupons by prepaying subscrip
tions and receiving credit In the ballot as follows:
SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE
One Month.. 60 Coupons
Three Months .180 Coupons
Six Months 360 Coupons
Twelve Months... 720 Coupons
Remittances from the city or country by mail should be accompanied
by letter or remittance coupon stating to which candidate votes are to be
credited. '
The Oregon Daily Journal Remittance Coupon.
The Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, Oregon:
Ettclosed find $ for The Oregon Daily Journal to be sent to
Name..
Address
Please cast votes for .
Name of contestant..
Votes will only be credited on paid-in-advance subscriptions or on cou
pons cut from The Oregon Daily Journal. f
This beautiful Journal's Loving Cup, now on exhibition p the windows of
Feldenhelmer's Jewelry Store, Cor. Third and Washington Streets.
The counting of the ballots at the end of the contest will
be condupted by a committee of Elks to be named by five of
the leading contestants for the cup.
TAXES ON TEA
Will Be Taken off After, "Next
January.
In an Interview witB. a local tea mer
chant, some truths were disclosed which
miv not be known to the average cltl-
cen. Many of tire, hotels and grocers who
wished to purchase China tea from their
jobbers were- surprised to be told that
they -could get It tomorrow and not to
day. : The purchasers probably thought
that their dealer was "Just out" This
Is only partly true. ' After January lt 13u3
all the dealers will have a largestock
of tea on hand. The following interview
Oregon or Washington is
14th. Contest closes Sept. 13th
explains this: a "
"The transportation of tea across the;
ocean from China is a good deal smaller
this year, than last, because the mer
chants do hot pay the duty of 10 icenla
on the pound. This duty whety applied
to an average shipment, fgenerally,
amounts to quite a sum of money. Th
duty jjrill be taken off on January
because lt was only, a war revenue tax.
That is why the merchants do not import
much tea from China now. After th
1st of January you will be surprised at
th? Amount of tea that ,"wjll flood this,
country. But many people" stlliftlust be.
supplied with their usual- grade of ..Chins
tea, so the importers either get small
consignment; or get a large one - and
place. It la a bonded warehouse, from,
which they take a package at a time or
as much as they need and leave the re
till January, when they will tak It u( .
tree of duty." v
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