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 ,.'
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- 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;-
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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
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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
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