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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAI, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY . EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1902 f' ASTOR'S HEK TO WED LADY VTLUERS . (Journal Special Serviced W IjONDON. Ahs. 13. -Society at first was; lisfncltned to take Any stock In the ru jnor of an engagement" between young Waldorf Astor and Lady Edith Villlers, ' laughter of the Earl of Clarendon, but . Um fact that neither family will deny the report and the further fact that the " roung people continue to epend much time in one another's company hae led ;. many to we conclusion that utter all there may fa something In the story. The Lady Villlers has been receiving narked attention from a peer, who has no claims to the vast wealth of young Astor, and there are known to be aev - eral other suitors, so that the ypung American wins out he will have the satis faction of knowlftg that he, leaves a number of disappointed rivals on the Held, The victory, if victory Is won as mow appear probable, may be attributed to those qualities which always places NEW ROAD Being Puilt to Open the New South v, - ,'( Journal Special Service.) ' MEMPHIS; Term., Aug. 13.-The con struction: of the-'- Kentucky Northern railroad through the northeast corner of Estill County to a connection with the Louisville & Atlantic has begun and will be pushed to rapid completion. The new road will assist in the development of some 8,009 acres of the most valuable coal and timber lands in the state. ' ' notable! meet Employer and Employe, to Discuss Their Relations. -"' f Journal Special Service.) ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 13. Th com mittee in charge of "toe local' arranger , ments , for the convention of : employer I nu wrapioya to pe oeia nere nem monui to. to receipt " of advices which indi cate that the gathering will be one of "the most noteworthy and important ever held In the couatiy, both in point of .character and .of, ian .participating and In fh'a influence likely to flow from It. ' Heads of great manufacturing establish , Ilshments will meet on the same plane with their workers and discuss in friend ly spirit the '. questions which concern ' hnrn frgth, Awg " prnhiama ,ja hai considered will be the question of tha eight-hour day, that of making the home of the American laboring man more pleasant strikes, lockouts, labor legis lation and similar questions involving tha relation of employer and employed. BIG TERMS 7 TOURNAMENT Northwest Enthusiasts Are Volley ing Fast at Colorado Springs, (Journal Special Service.) , COLORADO SPRINGS. Col., Aug. IS. . -One of tha biggest, tennis tournaments ever held in this part of the country opened auspiciously today on the courts of the Town and Gown Golf Club. Among the. contestants aro the best playera from Denver, Pueblo, Salt Lake, Crip ple Creek, Kansas City and a number of other places.' The tournament con- linuea through the remainder of the week, and at its conclusion several hand some trophies will be given to the win ners. t EWERT TO WED. v, , (Journal Special Service.) 6PMNGF1ELD, IIJ. Aug. 13. A num ber of guests are here from out of town : for the wedding of Col. Theodore Ewert, ' a&slatant adjutant general. andvMiss Nel lie M. Bell, daugliter of Captain and Mrs. John C. Bel!. The eeremony will be per formed this evening at the residence of ,.a the bride's parents, the officiating clergy ' man being the bridegroom's brother, the Kev. Ai L. F. Ewert, of Jacksonville, . chaplain of the Fifth Kegiment. L N. G. TO RIVAL KLONDIKE Rezina Creek Is the Latest Alaskan 1 1 , Eldorado. (Journal Special Service.) i SEATTLE, Aug. 13.,-More " than U.VX) was brought from Nezlna Creek, Alaska, bjr-E. W. Brown, and two men named Hubbard and Munch from Valdes aboard the steamship Santa Ana, Besides this mount 11,600 came by express consigned to tha Tirst - National Bank. The Santa ana brought 60 pasengers, 105 barrels of salmon and 20 tons of general freight The men referred to 'believe that Ne llna Creek i will soon . rival the Klon Ilke.' Brown baa 15 men working on his alalia and will take back an outfit. Its neck broken by a passing train, a In dog otter, : weighing 21 pounds, , was Mvked up recently at Qalgat. near lei wttr, Eugiand. 1 - ? the leal, for yount; -slor. unlike his slrels a good American cit izen) Notwithstanding the fact that he has passad the greater part of bis youth In England and quite naturally has ab sorbed English -Ideas to a greater or less extant, it is sail by his intimate friends that he cherishes the overshad owing likeness for the land' of the stars aifd stripes. He is a good oarsman, a fine horseman and an enthusiastic hunts man. Recently he has become interested in poutles' and Is a follower of Lord Bosebery. Upon the death of his father he will inherit the greater part pf an estate valued at more than $3)0,000.000. The Lady Villlers is not a great beauty, but she is clever and brilliant with a great dignity of bearing. Her father, who Is Cord Chamberlain of England, has held many political offices, and Is a great favorite with King Edward, as he was also of the late Queen. A BIRD CAGE FOR A BURRO A Deputy Sheriff Did Not Undrstand Colorado Synonyms - H. C. Brown was detected at Valverde dancing oft a bird cage and saying sav agely to himself, "Brown canary with three scallops in the ear!" Oh, Mr. Con ley, let me get at you once." It was a hot, sleepy " morning, with dust storm -attachments which didn't help sight when Mi Brown set out. He had glanced at his -papers when Con ley gave them to him merely to get the address. For H. C. Brown Deputy Sheriff was bound to Valerde to replevin a "brown canary with three scaUops In the ear," the property of James Kurphy, J whom James McFerran Is suing. , "Brown canary Value J2 h'm, no cage,"' said H. C. Brown, who didn't owns the hotel of that name. "Well, 1 can see myself bringing that bird home in me hat I don't think." -And he bought a pretty brass cage for tempor ary prison. Now a man walking through Valverde with a brand new empty brass bird cage looks bad to begin with: The Valverde police thought so, anyway, and came as one man to investigate. "Who be you, whar ye goin', 'n whut ye dojniththatr Tie asked. "My name is Henry C, Brown,"r he replied that one,, "and I am going to the house of James Murphy to get a brown canry WMB three scallops in its ear, value $25." . "Here you'll fall out of bed In a min ute," said the Valverde constable, who knows only of the other Henry C. Brown. And Brown's hardest blow was to come. He found Murphy all right, but "Canary? Sure we have none," said Mutahv.-JtfcEerran- was Jiunted -up. "Canary?" said lie, "Well yes, Rocky mountain canary 'twas the moke I meant the burro there. Mr. Conley was having his Joke, I guess. And this was where Brown, Deputy Sheriff, . stamped his bird cage and said things into the pure air of Valverde. Denver FosU CAPTAIN PUTMAN BRAD LEE STRONG. mm ut. tb mad escapade of Captain Putnam -Bradlee Strong, who gave up a splendid promising military career to gratify a passing passion, is calculated to have a fatal effect upon Ills 'mother. The ' heart broken woman Is reported to be at death's door as a result of her son's shameful conduct.; ! No More Pemmfcan, Fifty years ago pemmican was to the shifting and scanty population of the Northwest what flour J in the present day to English-speaking peoples in most civilized portions of the globe the staple and most common food of the country. Then It was always mad from the buf falo, which covered the ' Western plains. The great fur ' corporation known as America in r. i 7,; the Hudson OBay Company bought hun dreds of bags of the dark; nutritious coin-, pond annually frorr the Indians forusr at its trading post scattered wrtiie vast wildemesf atretclUi1g from the Red river and Hudson ' bay to the Rocky mountains, and from. tha Saskatchewan to the Arctic .sea, a re$Io then designat ed Prince Bupert's Land. - Pemmican (or more prdperily simea kon) is a Greek, word meaning a mixture of something made with fat It was composed of buffalo meat dried In the sun and pounded fine, mixed ;Wlth melted fat, and was sewn up In sacks made, from the raw hide of the buffalo, with hair outside. It did not look In viting, but was In fact wholesome, strong food, which would keep for years. If the buffalo was important to the fur trader, the ungainly an!mai was Ufa Itself to the red man, for it furnished him with everything his heart could de sire, or with the means of procuring it And as, owing to tha migratory instincts of the herds, which took them first into the recognized territory of one tribe and next into that of an enemy fresh meat vas not always obtainable, pemmican was the form In which the indlun pre served and la(d away his store of' pro visions against thfr day .of scarcity. Ca nadian Magazine. ' These bright- looktnrTtiTingsters are the sons of famous Boer lead ers, and If they Inherit the patriot ism and energy of their sires may play a' leading part in the develop ment of the new South Africa. The ,boy In the upper picture is Mathys Johann DcWet, nephew of the great leader. The other Is Joubert Reltz, son of the Trans vaal s former Secretary of State. ".WooIdn'UtJar You? Can a saw buck? St. Joseph News. You bet! Can a horse fiddle? Keokuk Gate City. . . . Sure. Can a chimney swallow? Chi cago Tribune. Certainly. Kver hear a ginger snap? Topeka Capital. Yep. Ever see a bed spring? Kansas City Journal. Of course. Can a rail fence? New York World. - . Yes, and wouldn't a fence rail at such stuff ? Portland Journal. To be sure. And wouldn't a railroad tie? How would a crash Suit? Balti more American. First rate. But isn't th weather vane. Philadelphia Telegram. Rather. Was It a banana peel that made the night fall? Chicago Record- Herald. And what was It that made the water fall and the cowslip? "Enormous Boneless Fish. A York fisherman relates an experience he had the other day. in capturing a curi ous specimen of the finny tribe which is puzzling everybody to determine ex actly what sort of a sea monster ' it Is. He was about two miles from Boon Is land when he felt a tug on his six-pound line. He commenced o pull In, but found that he had tackled a hard job Ha finally got the monster into the boat and brought It in. The fish Is of a muddy color, over six feet long, and with a head that Is fuay three-quarters of a yard, wide at the widest part. It has a mouth resembling a shark and small teeth. The teeth are not hard as would naturally be expected In a fish of thfs size. Its' eyes are about as big round as an old-fashioned copper cent The fish weighs 200 pounds. One of the strangest things about the fish is the ap parent absence of bones.,. ''rf' - r FAME'S PATHWAY. President Roosevelt has still in his em ploy Alfred . Davis, the old negro who drove Mr. Roosevelt to the polls when he .cast his first Vote. William J. Bryan is having construct ed for his Lincoln home a mantelpiece made of bits of stone from every state which he carried in the last election. M. Raffaelli, an Impressionist artist of Paris, says he has discovered a system of painting with solid sticks of oil color, giving all the' effects of pastel draw ings and also solidarity of texture. He claims tkat t will revolutionise the en tire systum of painting and greatly sim plify the arti BOER BOYS ,.' o i'j' i -1 n ; .',- v ." ' CfC - The Journal Smells ot ather and lodiform pervaded the thick; hot atmosphere of No. L Some surgical instruments slid about on the operating; table & the hospital auxiliary gave w steep and clumsy roll to' star board. The. stricken officer moaned a lit tle, for the dipping of the vessel had al most carried Merron olT his feet, (hu momentarily tightening the Hitching In the torn flesh.: Straightway the staff surgeon dropped, on his knees, and with redoubled care, continued his sewing. . " He growled f "My lords? I would to God they were here and under my hands, lying, too. In this stinking old tub! Hos pital ships? Not a single one to be had after ail their talk! Charity as usual comes to the rescue and provides some stop-gap arrangements." It was just after midday. The victori ous squadron was gradually assuming Its wonted' form. Battleships were steaming in line tmk with tolerable regularity, the mosTittyJct towing their halt and shattered du80rts, overmuch occupied with keeping theif upper wrks above water. A cluster of prizes were in the rear between the squadron and the two big armored .cruisers hovering on the southeast sea-rim 'for interception of some missing reinforcements of the enemy. Merron. finished the operation on his in sensible patient. , He gave a dissatisfied shake of his head. "It Is BOi good,. Bailey," he said, - in a disappointed voice, putting down his dulled instruments. "The splinter is lodged too deep for us. Stitch him' up, renew handages round his thighs, and bring him to his senses. Poor soul! H may have some last message for his folks. I'm going off to wash and take a look round, and I'll be back in a litttqi Gently, Byan, with him. His body's one patch- of silk. The shell ripped him up from toe) to toe." He slopped at the cab in door, and ran-his eye over the dropped shoulders and' unbraced body -""of the young surgeon. "Bettor take af spell off, Bailey, after you've given an eye to Lieutenant Prachett. If yhat Interna) bleeding doesn't cease very soon we will lose (fur-man. But got a sleep. I'll wak en you in an hour or so." Bailey looked up, a faint smile on his haggared face. Like the rest of folks, he worshipped his 'Chief." "No, thanks, sir; I'm fit for some hours yet," was his prompt answer. "Bandages in Nos. 2, 3, 6 and 7 are to be overhauled again." "You will go. off, as I have said," Mer ron exclaimed, a shadow of approval on his gray face. "I will attend to the bandages. But keep Prachett In mind before you turn In. By-the-by, no Iden tity slip came across with that officer. Any Idea who' he is?" "The navigating officer of the Formida ble, sir the boat' that fell in with us last night from the south. She's to stiffen the First reserve, 1 understand. The coxswa'ln of the hospital launch said his name was Uilmour or Filmer. He's bringing the voucher with this next boat load, sir, from tho Carthage of the sec ondary cases,"- Memm npproachpd the N. O., in whose eyes an appoal was plainly written. The staff surgeon bent down and put his ear close to the mumbling lips. "Prachett I want Prachett," came in scarce audible words. ; "Prachett?" saUl Merron, In his ear. "Prachett! Second .. the Thetis.. I want him now, "i was the burden of breath drawn swiftly homo " through clenched teeth. Then came the little hackling cry, "How long hve I got?" Merron shook his head. Only his kind, nerving eyes, answered the terrible ques tion. A Pash of strange agony blinded all expression on the officer's face. Merron's brows wrinkled themselves; in some perplexity he gazed down at him. The slightest movement of the body might wo.-k the splinter obliquely against the heart. Was it purdent to act irj. the matter? The officer opened his eyes. He mut tered in a tremulous voice, sorely short of breath: . , v. "Havo you sent for him? I must sec him put things straight Prachett!" "He can't come, I fear," Merron said soothinsly. "You perhaps do not" "Come! He'd come a thousand miles to see me die hates me," the officer gasped, breathless. "Prachett come? Oh, yea!" And a horrid, derisive cackle fled out over the ghastly white lips. Then Merron bet down, towel in hand, and the next second came the belch of blood. In time the stricken man became dimly conscious of people beside him to the left and the clatter of fine, delicate, steel' Instruments being spread dut alongside him. '.',. "It's chance, nothing, bufc a chancer' Merron said, wearily;- "but the operation BATTLE FLAGS1 JN COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., tie flags are flying in Council Bluffs to day and tne air resounds' with martial music. Thousands of. veterans, "j young and old, are to be seen about the, streets and other outward indicatlona are' abun dant that a gr?at military - gathering Is on the tapis. The occasion" is the third annual reunion of the National Society. Army of the Philippines, which. was for-' mally opened, today and . will continue through -the . remainder of the week. Many officers of high rank are taking an active Interest in tha reunion, among the. number being Gen. MacArthur, Gen. Charles ' Jing,, Geo. 'Irving : Hale, Gen. Lloyd Wheaton and others. -Today's pro ceedings consisted of addresses of wel come and responses and the work of or ganisation. President i Donald McRae, -y Tailors In Pretoria are so (busy In consequence of en unusually brisk de mand for frock coat that they cannot take anv more orders for Immediate delivery: Short Sory must be attempted If the admiral is, so anxious. What makes Sir Henry so keen bdut Mmr .; r.-; :;' ?' "He was a Tery smart officer, sir, and could manage his men like a Camper, down.. He was First of the Dundaa when aha was lest while standing in shore on a dirty night to pjck up her captain find a binding party. . He and her officer of the watch were reduced and dismissed the ship.- The Navigating Sub. got off somehow defective charts or something similar,' I believe, sir." ' , i Merron, who had been closely examlng some of the Instruments, looked up and nodded in a tired fashion. He' slowly took off his coat. : i "Yea, Apsley, I remember the affair now; I was on the Station at the time. Ah I here the income with him. "I hope to God the boat 'doesn't jump much, while I'm using the knife. Bailey, you'd better throw a ploth over that man's faae there in case he recovers consciousness; the less he sees the better for him." And . the staff surgeon began to roll up vis shirt sleeves. "' Prachett was being cleverly deposited on the operating table as Filmer opened his eyes. Bailey bade him look away,, but It was too late. . "My God, it la you," the N: Q. jerked out s excitedly in whistling pants, and staring at the livid face with its pleading, restless eyes; they were fixed on Merron. The latter had wheeled in an Instant He ahot a glance at both, then order3 out the attendants. . "Yes, it's Prachett," he exclaimed short ly, hastily putting his hand on Fllmers shoulder to avert an evident endeave of his to raise himself. , ' ' ; The second had turned his face towards the N. Oy and was lying silent and mo tionless. A strange, pitiful expression crept over his strained face. With a Shrug of his shoulders, Merron ordered Apsley to give Filmer a restdra tlve. Then said he, much against his will 'twas plain: "Speak on. but don't budge an Inch, my man, or you will most certainly kill your self." But the'N. O. was heedless in his fever of confession, and both Merron" and an assistant had to hold him fast. The officers lay on their backs close alongside each ptlier. Their beads were towards one another. Prachatt's eagle face was still covered with dirt and rUist, and . black with; DOWdor: Mermn nntml this, and No. 6's attendants were sorry for it afterwards. - jrracnen i am a DlacKguard," was whispered abruptly in little racked and narshly-vibrant gaspar ami clutches of breath. "I knew-about- the the un chartered current; but I was mad for Cecily I was' so keen that whcn-1 saw you in the strength "of the stream-I Just let you go. The charts and soundings saved mo; you were reduced. Disgrace ana my cash did the busl ness with her father and she ha d to give give in I'm done for now; but you'll win though. She loves you said soj-when I told her what I had done done to get her. She would never live with me afterwards. You get her now though by God! I love her. You" But the cackling, voice stopped, its strength outrun. Filmer's eyes clung-to Frachett's face. It was be come grimmer and . more sprained. Its wandereqV eyes bore curiously on the blue sky filing the doorway, for th.e No. 1 was In the deckhouse amidships. There were audible only some voices from the bridge, the steady, familiar treading of the en gines, and the swlshle. thud and spout of the waters aa the big boat ploughed onward. , . "Prachett!" Again that thin, breath less, voice wavered and died away. The second never moved hlseyes from the patch of heaven's blue. - His mouth began to tremble like a whipped child; yetjhe look that gathered on his face was the look of one Joying to see his en emy trampled under. Prachett bad lived as he had fought, fiercely Merron, bend ing over him, sharply eyed him. He cast a look to see whether or no Filmer was secure in hand. He feared something. , "Do you not know? Do you not know?" Prachett called In a lowp harsh voice, strung with suffering and clamant retri bution. "Do-you not know about that railway smash outside Portsmouth on Saturday morning She did not live" "Look out!" Merron dried in a burst. "Grip him by the neck and shoulder." But Filmer had thrown himself upward. "O God!" he shrieked, throwing out his swathed arms. "Cecily! Cecily!" He dropped backwards with) a shrill, lament able cry of torture. "No," said Merron to his gray-haired chief, come aboard for consultation In the doubtful cases. "No operation could iiave sfivw! "'"'"i"": hf was -much too weak! He' died in about five minutes afte teok him m' Hand." And the two of them left No. 1. . FLY . COUNCIL BLUFFS (Journal Special Service.) ' Aug. It Bat-I Jr., and Secretary Summer. Knox greet ed the visitors on behalf of the Iowa veterans, and response was made by Gen. Francis Green, president of the national society. Messages of greeting were re ceived from President Roosevelt, Senator Beverldge and others. The roll) call show ed a large attendance,, particularly from Minnesota, the Dakotaa, Iowa., Kansas and Michigan. v;.i -.-'.' ,,. - A parade, camp Are, sham battle, ban quet and review are features, of the three day's entertainment program. Much in. ferest Is manifested, in the aham battle, which will be a typical-Philippine fight The soldUerafreprsentIng the American forces, will cross a' shallow i lagoon bn the shores of Lake Manawa to an island, where tne aoidlers representing the Phil ippines are to be hidden in the willows and 'rushes.' - ..- - The final estimate of the" wheat crop In India, for the season of 1901-2 recently gl venut by - the statistical -, department of the government of India, gives th yield as e, 000 000 tons of 2ia pounds. ' r;- : EL 1?. . 1L - , - ' - ' - - 111 W $ (bz S mf. m m The Most Popular Elk h To The Most Popular Elk IN OREGON OR WASHINGTON WHO WILL WIN? "The Qj-der of Elks Is notably a progressive one. The Portland Lodge of Elite 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 clreusf VJn. lSOpha Portland Lodge gave Portland ita first street carnival,' and now the lodge is pushing on another venture of the same klnd. Bepevotrent ;jPrptective Order of Elk ia what these antlered mon 'archs call themselves, out which they abbreviate, after the American fash-Ion,- to- B. P, -O.- B. 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 the highest num ber of votes.' Coupons for votes will be prltned In The; Journal. Fill them out and return them to this office. The contest wLirtBepUmberath, Now la tlnrtimjr to work for your friends. The Most Popular Elk in VoterVNarae..!.......,, This Coupon not good after Aug. - FIRST Votes may be east on coupons cut from The Oregon Daily Journal. ' SEC6ND-T0 be eligible the Elk voted for. must be a member In good standing. THIRD The Elk receiving the greatest number of vote wlU racelve The Journal's beautiful Loving Cup, valued at J125.00. FOURTH Address all coupons to the Contest Editor, care of Tha Ore Eon Dally Journal." Contest closes September ISth. FIFTH Voters- may avoid cutting out coupons by prepaying subscrip tions and receiving credit in the ballot as follows: ; SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE : One Month.... ?6o Coupons Three tenths 180 Coupons Six Months ,... ..360 Coupons Twelve Months.. .................. ...... 730 Coupons Remittances from the city or country by mail should be Rccoupanlod by letter or remittance coupon stating to which candidate votes are to ba credited. ; The Oregon Daily Journal Remittance Coupon. The Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, Oregon: Enclosed find $. for The Oregon Dally Journal to be sent to Name.. ......... ...v..'. Address. ......;................... Please cast............... votes for ' " (Vame of contestant. Votes will only beicredited on paid-in-advance subscriptions or on cou pons cut from The Oregon Dally Journal. .. This beautiful Journal's Loving Cup, now on exhibition in 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 conducted by a committee of Elks, to be named by five of the leading contestants for the cup. " sassSfsMsssissi BIG BATTLESHIP (Journal Special Service.) NEW. .TORK,' Aug. 11 Active prepara tlona already are under -way at the New York Navy Yard for the construction of the new 16,006-ton battleship, Connecticut Immense piles are being driven to form the foundation for the cradle on which the vxessel will ba built. The officers in charge, appreciate the fact . that much depends upon their efforts, for -upon 'the speed and effectiveness shown In the con struction of the new man of war depend In a (Treat measure the prospects, fit tas Oregon or Washington is , 17th. Contest closes Sept. 13th IS STARTED AT NEW YORK ,:1 establishment of a - government shlp building- plant at the yard. Every ef fort will be made by those concerned lit the direction of the- construction of tha battleship to keep the manufacturers of armor and machinery strictly, to . their, contract time. If It can be proved that battleships may be built ar quickly and; as well at tha navy yard as at private shipyards the facilities ' for shipbuilding wli. It is hoped, be much Increased an4 mads psrmaaaak , 0 " '
