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THE OltEGON t)Af LY JOURNAL, POItTIyAyp. SATURDAY EVENING,' MAHClt 21, 1903. ;'v
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THE INITIAL STEP IN THE CREATION
OF A FUTURE AMERICAN
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ADMIRAL
How' Uncle Sam Secures
Recuits for His.
V Greater Navy
But 19 years old and almost boyish In
ppearanc, Lieut C. R. Miller. U. 8.
- N, hM already undergone mora Strang
xperlnces than usually fall within the
IHstinM of ur man.
Born tn California this young Ameri
can sntertd Stanford Vniverslty. left
that Institution for the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, graduated with honors,
took hi Initial crulne on board the fam
ous Oregon when that staunch bulldog'
f the wave rounded the South Ameri
can continent In the spring of 1S,
fought with Bchley whon Orv era's fleet
. went down, and then when peace, had
been proclalmed-waded throurh blasts
of Totoanlo Are In the effort to aare the
doomed and deserted at Martinique.
Today Lieut Miller U In charge of a
' temporary naval .recruiting elation In
this -city. Tomorrow he will be gone,
perhaps forever. The party of which
he. Is the chief will spend the coming
week at Salem and will then go farther
Bouth.
. JToafht On the Oregon.
- During the famous battle off Ran tla.ro
harbor, when the pride of Spanish
power crumpled and was transformed
to smoke, Lieut Miller directed two S
tnch guns In tht forward turret on the
port side of the mighty Oregon, the ship
that bore the brunt of the enemy's at
tack and exceeded, during the battle,
the best speed she had previously de
veloped, even when tested by her mak-
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- After the cessation of military opera
' tlons Jn .Cuba Miller obtained a transfer
, i from the Oregon to the Massachusetts
. and went with Gen. Miles' espedltlon
i to Porto Rloo, taking part In the bom
bardment ef Ponce before the landing
Af troops.' He was booked to cross the
Atlantic with the fleet that was to make
demonstration aralnst the Spanish
' ' t coast, and when that course was aban
' doned he was again transferred, this
time leaving the heavier battleships and
. taking station on a lighter and fleeter
Bruiser, ' the Cincinnati
Escaping death by shot and shell
Ueut Miller came very near to meeting
bis Anal end In the blast of fire that
wept down from the summit and fls-
sure of Mount Pelee on May 10, 1902.
X raise's Shadow.
' When news of the wiping out of Mar
tinique and Instant death to 10,000 peo-
' pis reached the outside world the cruiser
Cincinnati was at Ban Domingo, 700
tnlles away. Lieut Miller was with the
hip. ; Instantly upon receipt of the In
formation the giant engines ' were set,
full force, to the task of driving the '
vessel forward in the effort to save
those who might have escaped the first
i fierce blast and to succor the destitute.
Although the staunch little warship
proceeded at full speed until the- end of
her Journey was reached nothing but a
; blackened and desolate waste greeted
, the eyes of her crew as she steamed
with break-neck speed Into the harbor
r containing dangers unknown. To all ap
pearance not a soul was left alive.
At the head of a party of sailors and
. marines Lieut. Miller went ashore and
xhumed , the baked and blackened
bodies of those who bad sought refuge
In the American consulate. It was ilur
. lng this work that the second and most
violent eruption of Mount Pelee came,
IWhen the first rumble of thunder reach-
d the ears of the natives that were
working, under the superintendence of
- Miller and his men, they fled and no
, amount of coaxing' could persuade them
' to remain. Down to the beach they
nasienea ana pushed off their boats,
making for the mouth of the harbor
and safety, far. from the dangerous and
yawning Are pit.
Duty or Death.
"But we had gone with the Intention
pt rescuing at least the corpses of the
consular omoers and their families,"
aid Lieut Miller to a reporter for The
Journal, "and neither my companions
nor myself had any thought of going
back until we had secured that for
which we came. But we did not take
any more time than was absolutely
; necessary, vou' may be eurje. We work
ed fast and got the bodies down to the
beach as rapidly as' possible, boarded
. the vessel and put to sea. The eruption
that followed close upon the heels of our
departure was the most violent he
Island ever experienced and had the ef
fect of almost entirely wiping out any
lndl(.Ulon that a city had ever existed
on the site of Martinique.
Awful Blast of Death.
"There la no duscrlblng the terrible
destruction of that one all-destroying
blast," be said. "Bronte cannons.
Which had been mounted along the
. Water front for ornamental iuriww.
were tora from their bases and cast
many feet away and an Iron statue
the Virgin, which must have weighed
several hundred tons, was torn from its
pedestal and hurled 200 feet.
"In all that city only one man escap
ed. For a petty offense he bad been
thrown In Jtiil, and one of the freaks of
nature r-rm!Ued Jilm to live while his
prosecutors were smothered and suffo
cated, cooked and carried a way."
- Those who read newspaper and magu
Sine account of the terrible tragedy
at Martinique will remember that the
Steamer Koddam succeeded In escaping
from the harbor during the rain of Are,
R portion of those on board her emerg
ing- irora me iurnace In' safety. But
the Roraima. anchored closer In toward
nurc was jess fortunate. Lieut. Miller
wuw u strange story of how her mate
alone of all her crew escaped the death
mat overtook bis companions.
' Zdfe la th most of Death.
: "When they wnw the areat black cloud
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Strenuous Career of a
Young American
Naval Officer.
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sweeping down upon them and vomiting
fire at every rift all those on board
the Roraima sprang for the shelter of
the hold," Lieut Miller said. "By good
fortune, for himself, the mate was first
Down the batch he tumbled and on top
of htm came half a hundred others,
completely burying . Mm beneath a pile
of human beings. This was all that
saved his life, for the bodies of his
shipmates protected'' him from the
gaseous death, and after the blast was
over he emerged In safety to find the
others dead."
Three men who had been crossing the
bay In a' steam launch when the first
eruption came also escaped, the shock
of the out-driven air being leas severe
along the surface of the sea. These
men, ail high and honored personages
of Impotence, were unrecognisable,
charred and In a terrible condition when
picked up by the Cincinnati soon after
she entered the harbor.
Strange freaks of ths Air. '
"While lying off the harbor at Mar
tinique during the second eruption we
saw many strange things," Lieut Miller
said. "The trade winds carried the
great pall of ashes that ths crater sent
forth a dlstanoe M six miles into the
air. First they would slant north
easterly with the wind, and then, after
striking a counter current of air at a
certain height, would double back upon
their original course, still riding higher
and higher. Large quantities of these
ashes fell tM miles to windward of Mar
tinique. This seems unaccountable but
it is true.
"I made about 60,000 miles on the Ore
gon." Lieut. Miller looked proud when
he made that statement. "We had a
crew of 500 men, when all souls were
counted and there has hardly been a
city I have visited Since being assigned
to reuruitlng duty where I have not met
some of my former shipmates. Only
one of them have 1 found to be doing
otherwise, than well."
Blockading duty was very severe off
the port of Santiago, Cuba, but was not
to be compared. In the opinion of Lieut
Miller, with the rigors of the voyage
around the Horn, when the Oregon
braved the whole Spanish navy to Join
the Atlantic fleet and hound the Clirts
tobol Colon ' upon the rocks after the
remainder of Cervera's squadron had
been destroyed.
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Mrs M'Diarmid Receives
No Word.
Friends of Missing Bookkeeper
Astonished When Reading
Journal Last Evening
SAYS HE BEAT HER,
Carrie A. McMullen filed suit in the
State Circuit Court today asking for a
divorce from her husband Walter L.
McMullen. . The complaint alleges that
the couple were married May 20, 1894,
and one minor child, a girl. Is a result
of the union; that In March, 1902, the
husband struck his wife and called her
vile and abusive names, also charging
her with infidelity; that he repeated the
offense in November, 1902, while In a
Ktate of beastly Intoxication. The wife
asks for a divorce and the custody of
the child.
LUMBfcR PILE OBJECTED TO
Serious objections are being made by
the property owners and residents In the
vicinity of East Eighth and Bast Alder
streets to the use of the Alder street
bridge as a 6 tore room by a lumber com
pany. The Alder street bridge over Asylum
Slough Is closed at this point on account
of its dangerous condition and the lum
ber company has taken advantage of the
situation and has piled its surplus lum
ber there.
THE PURE
GRAIN COFFEE
If you use Grala-O in place of
' coffee you will enjoy it just as
ranch for it tastes the same ; yet, it
. it like a food to the system, dig
v tributing the fall substance of the
: pure grain with evety drop. v
TRY IT TO-DAY.
Atgnxsraererywbeni; lie and Be. per package.
1URNED ARROW MACHINERY
The machinery of the mysterious
steamer Arrow was turned this morn
ing and an effort Is now being made
to loosen up the working parts before
the trial trip will be made.
The engines, turned rather smoothly
with only about 30 pounds of steam in
Mrs. Nellie McDIarmld still sits tn her
lonely rooms at 364 Taylor street wait
ing for some tidings of her husband, who
deserted her only three weeks after the
wedulng day. Plnkertona and the police
are searching for James C. McDIarmld,
who is charged with embessling money
from the American Type Foundry Com
pany, his employer. The story was told
exclusively In yesterday's Journal, how
devotion for a destitute sister In Bos
ton led the trusted bookkeeper to aid her
with funds that were not his own. Then
for fear of detection he absconded, leav
ing his young bride to not alonS mourn
her desertion but to nurse a deeper sor
row that of being suddenly awakened
to the horror of being mated to a man
who steals.
What His XiSAdlady Says,
Today it Is not possible to find an
acquaintance of John McDIarmld who Is
not dumbfounded at the exposure which
appeared yesterday. At his old boarding
place, 389 Taylor street, Mrs, M. ' A.
Paulus said: "
"I can hardly believe that Mr. McDIar
mld has proved untrue to his. trust, and
I cannot understand how a man of his
correct ways could desert his young
wife and many friends In the manner
he did.
"The missing man roomed In my house
f on, nearly 18 months and In all that time
I never knew him to be otherwise than a
perfectly upright man. I knew he was
engaged to Miss Nellie Gibson of Ash
land, ur., ana tney intended to marry
last January,- but Just the day before
the time announced for the wedding
Miss Gibson Bent word she could not
come to Portland at that time. The cere
mony was postponed until February 21,
when they were married by Rev. E. M.
Bliss at 487 Union street
' Xe Was Worried.
"During the weeks -of this year pre
ceding his marriage Mr. McDIarmld
seemeu preoccupied. I have heard him
speak fondly of a young married sister
living in Boston. He seemed worried
about. her. but never told me any circum
stances, l believe if he took his em
ployer's money he did so to assist his
A. M. Wright of the United States
National Bank, who is well acquainted
with McDIarmld, said this morning that
he never was more surprised in his life
than when .he read last night's Journal.
He said he had known the missing
man for 18 months and never observed
a susplciouB action. - -
Alexander H. Blrreil was equally
astonished when he heard the story of
McDlarmld's absconding. He said he
had known him for more than a year and
had always esteemed him as a man of
probity and education.
As matters stand, the deserted young
wife waits hungry for any news of her
husband's whereabouts. She will not
return to her home In Ashland for prob-
the both to, and the builders have no
doubt that the new boat will be able to
take care of itself when it comes to the
test, which will Jikely be held, some time
next week.
I ably a month.
come she will
WILLHISPECT COMPANY A i
Major Charle E. McDonnell will in
spect and muster Company A, Third
Regiment Of the Oregon National Guard;
next Monday evening at Oregon City.
The members of the company are In
structed to appear In fatigue uniform
on that evening. , i
If In that time no tidings
go to her parents.
C0UTTS VS. MANNING
In the case qf Charles Coutts Vs. E. I.
Manning a motion was heard before
Judge Sears this morning to discharge
property heretofore attached The court
took the matter under advisement.
Mothers!
Mothers!!
. Hers!!!
Mrs. Winslow's Soothmg Syrup
has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MIL
UONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDHEI
while TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS.
It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the OCMS
ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup,"
ad take no other kind. Twenty-avcctaabottla.
From sheepherder to fleet captain;
from newsboy to admiral, and to sUp
from the humble occupation of a sweep
er of crossings upon the Mrst round of
the ladder that lends through easy
stages to the highest (ltf- In the navy
of the United 'BWtcs; this was possible
to the youth of Multnomah County an
throuKlf the week lust past. This was
while Lieut. C. R. Mllltr and his re
emitting detachment were carrying on
operations in the Federal Building of
this city.
Boys and men to Ix-come a part of
their country's fighting force; to sail to
every point of the compass and uphold
the Stars and Stripes In every climate,
under very sky, were what he sought
and from - every class and condition,
every walk Of life and every occupation
he 'received them. Am long as physical
conditions were up to the requirements
If Hie applicants were of legal age or
If their guardians mado no objection
then Lieut. Miller was happy and the
ranks ot the. New wert- replenished.
. The youth who learned to love James
FeniiBore Cooper and the element of
which that worthy wrote was given a
chance; to become a real and truly
sailor. The - youngster who sneaked
(-cent novels beneath his desk at school
and read glowing and Intensely ochre
accounts of hew "Bloody Mike, the
Scourge of the ,Ses,", performed prodl
gles of piratical valor, found the
chosen way lying poen before him. The
cowboy, tlred 'of following the lowing
hards, was given opportunity to cast a
new rope ln'WtlU a jiewor calling. The
carpenter, the electrician, the cook.
the clerk, the sejeton and even the sailor
If he choose could trade his freedom
for a suit of blue, and for a certain
period, and at a certain recompense, be
sun of three meals a day and plenty
of work.
And many availed themselves of the
opportunity offered.
- The Age Was Yarted.
Boys from 15 t" If years of age and
young men from 18 to 25 were what the
placards called for. In all stages of
modern dress as well as in the deplete
decomposition that follows rank neglect
in any line, i they responded. Straight
or U-necked, stout or slender, tall or
short It was all the same. Like wheat
Into a hopper these young Americans
were thrust before the doctor and his
examining assistants the worthy ma
terial came out through one door and the
chaff through "another. It -was "take
on" or travel, and while many did the
former there was alno a large delega
tion numbered .with the rejeoted.
Bashful and awkward, a boy fresh
from the - grammar school came in.
Twisting his hat and alternating In his
attitude the. youngster took his stand
before the- green-topped table behind
which sat a neat young seaman attired
In the navy blue, The applicant's eyes
told that he was not certain Just what
terrible, form' the Initiation would as
sume, i but he was prepared tor the
worst Paleness was predominant He
gased long and searchlngly at the cell
lng; then at the floor. Never once did
he dare to cast a glance In the direc
tion of the awesome Inquisitor en
sconced behind the table. That would
oe- presumption. He could pot be so
hold. That man must be an admiral at
least.
"Give me your name and age!" The
request came In the blandest tone, and
if there wss a faint Indication of hum
orous appreciation. In- the sailor's eye
it found no outlet In his accent
The prospective commander of a fleet
blushed, started, looked up, then down,
shifted from one foot to the other and
back again, stuttered, licked his lips,
took a fresh start and finally blurted
out:
"Jimmie Jones 181"
The spell was broken. He who had
come forward In fear and trembling re
ceived only kindness. Soon the feeling
of strangeness had entirely disappeared
and, laughing and chatting with those
who put him through his paces, the
.young recrukt took his first lesson en
an Integral part of the greatest naval
power. In point of resourcefulness, that
the world has ever known.
The Possibilities are Many.
Perhaps in some. war of the future
this lad may aim the gun that sends
the decisive shot Into a squadron of the
enemy. Perhaps Portland will ring
with praises of this obscure youth, sud
denly lifted into world-wide fame. Per-
haps the. backward modesty may give
place In time to a daring boldness that
Will win the plaudits of the multitude.
There may be weepings and many
other forms and demonstrations of
physical suffering and mental anguish,
but though all his spare time be de
voted to damninsr ths day- "he' chose to
Join King Neptune's train, yet must the
disobedient youth reform, the wl(d be
come docile a nd " the procrastinating
walk in the pathway of Industry. For
after a name has been affixed to en
listment papers in the United States
Navy nothing less than the influence
of a United States Senator can be of
much avail. '
Tb medical examination Is the first
thing that falls to the lot of the pro
posed recruit. Stripped to 'the skin he
enters the room presided over by "Sur
geon O. F. Duncan. His weight and
measurements are taken, his lungs and
heart teBted, his eyes and teeth exam
ined and his general, condition passed'
upon. If he passes successfully through
this ordeal and no one appears to ob
Ject to his enlistment, he then goes be
iore iieui. Miner and nis papers are
made out He Is given the place of
meeting and the hour of gathering there
and turned loose Into the . world from
whence he came. But f-he needs, care'
that care is given.
Throat Trouble yrevsJent.
"We found many" cases of throat
trouble," said Surgeon -Duncan, "in all
voast cities. Our best , specimens of
manhood come from Tsxm, ' Montana
,-ind Colorado. A hard, Inland life seems
'o be the proper method of development
.'or the human system.: It seems strange
i hat the Navy should go as far. as pos
sible from the water , to secure - work
men, but this is true."
About SO per cent of those' making ap
plication in this city were accepted.
Boy taken between .the. ages of 15
nd 18 years "are rated as apprentices
and are sent at once to the training
school in Ban Francisco. , For seven
months they remain on-land, subjected
to' rigid discipline, v given competent
tribes
THB SALE8 OP
MOET & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE V
3J H 7 s4s4' BOTTLESt'A FIQURB NEVER REACHED
9 y OOs J fjfr -; BY ANY OTHER CHAMPAQJNB HOUSE
THE INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 1902 OVER 1901 WAS
IN THE YEAft
looa WERE..
w.
9 u
BOITLES, A RECORD NEVER BEFORE ATTAINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE
CHAMPAGNE TRADE IN THIS COUNTRY MARKING AN ADVANCE EQUAL TO
564; PER CENT r : "
Greater than the combined Increase of all other Champagne Houses.
Extract Bonfort'a Wins and Spirit Circular, January 16, l0t.
TXXtB jTOTSWOBTXY STATSfTXOS MOW A TXTTX1T01 TjUSVT S SlTBOBSXaTCr THX
QUALITY OF MOET & CHANDON "WHITE SEAL,"
TMS CKAJCTAOVa Of rma AT Geo. A. Kessler A Co., New Torlc
BLUMAUER & HOCH
DISTRIBUTERS, PORTUA1ND, OR.
tftrtructed physically by efficient gym
nasts. ltoxlng, rowing, climbing every
exercise that a boy is supposed to love
is there to be found and he Is Indulged
to his heart's content and sometimes
more. At the expiration , of seven
months he goes to sea on a training
ship and learns a seaman's duties. From
that time on the way to promotion is
open.
NEW TODAY.
Two Street Corner
Lines, Building Post
Broadway Addit'n.
$300 to $400 will buy you a
good building lot in Broadway
Addition, just East of the best
part of Irvington, on Broadway
and Hancock streets. Streets
are to be graded, sidewalks and
watermains in front of every
lot. Good street car service,
good surroundings. The best
residences in Irvington within a
few blocks. Street improve
ments induced in price.
Don t buy without investigat
ing this property. Easy terms.
Pacific Coast Abstract,
Guaranty& Trust Co.
204-207 Failing Bldg.
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"MT. HOOD"
SHIRTS and
OVERALLS
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FLEISCHNER, MAYER & CO.
Makers.
NEW TODAY.
UNIVERSITY PARK
la the pride of the Peninsula;
is the seat of the Columbia Uni
versity, Is the bon ton suburb of
Portland. Mas a magnificent
view of snow-capped mountains,
rivers and valley. Is the most
convenient addition to the Lewis
and Clark Exposition site. Camp
ers here durinz 1005 will have
every advantage, such as city
water, police protection, etc Uni
versity Park is no shanty town
It has a building restriction that
keeps out hovels of poverty. It
has a liquor restriction that
keeps away saloons and other
dens of vice. It has Portland
Public Schools and every con
venience of a great city. Prices
of lots $200 and upward. Prices
will be advanced April 1. Terms,
10 per cent, cash, balance in
monthly installments of $5 on
each lot, no interest, no taxes.
Deal with us and you will not
get bilked with bad titles. We
give warranty deeds and furnish
an abstract with each deed.
schooling in the common ranches and
UNIVERSITY LAND CO.
151 5IXTM STREET.
SLATER & CO.
ARBOR LODGE
LOTS
Are Selling Rapidly
$125 each for Inside lots
$150 each for corners
$450 for four lots two blocks
from, car line and school.
3 lots on Union avenue and
Tillamook at a Bargain.
One lot on Sacramento St,
one half block from Union avenue,
cheap.
J. P. KENNEDY
44 BAXZX.TO . USO, .
NEW TODAY.
The Great
Dry Dock
does to
ST. JOHNS
Second Grand Safe, at
306 L Morrison st.
Monday, March 23
at 2 p. m.
Included In this sale will be s lot of
fine Sideboards, Folding Beds, Kitchen
Treasures, Sofas, Iron Bedsteads; a large
assortment " of - Cooking Stoves, one
with water back; also Dining Chairs,
Fine Rockers, Cooking Utensils, etc
We are always In the, market for
household effects, and pay the highest
possible' price, or will trade new for sec-and-hand
furniture. f
Phpne White 971
A House-An Acre.
A new house ; with four large
rooms and one acre of land at
Northern Hill for $I,I00, small
cash payments, balance $20
monthly. A new house with
four large rooms and four lots
at Portsmouth. Price cheap,
terms small cash payments, bal
ance $20 monthly,. .
Francis I. AkKenna,
J5I Sixth Street I
Homestead Relinquishment ;
FOR SALE IN WASHtfiGTOX COUNTY.
uregon, iou acres, ail good land,
acres plowed; 3-room house, rustic and
celled;, very cheap: $150., HENK&S A
BAKER, 319 Ablngton Blag.-
Acre Tracts
Acre tracts adjoining Northern
Hill for $600 each, easy terms:
Five-acre tracts on the Peninsula
at $250 per acre, easy terms-, all
grubbedy . -
Francis I. McKenna,
151 Sixth Street
" v . - ', 1 1 : : 1 , 1 "
A Bargain ;f
50x100 feet on 18th, near
Northrup, east front, $1,500.
Easy terms, f This is 25 per cent
under .the market price;
, UNIYtKjMiY LAND CO.
i 151 Sixth Street
The price of every acre lot
left on our Miner tract
has been advanced to
$1000.
Last week you could
have bought them for
$600.
We still offer a few
quarter - acre, half
acre and acre lots in
our Oak Park Tract
at former prices.
When these are sold
all prices will be. advanced.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS
llartman, Thompson
& Powers,
3 Chamber of Commerce,
v.
Special Bargain
WE OFFER FOR SALE tbe anqtheaat cornoi
of Et 10th and Eutt Couch u., with a 2
vtory dwelling, cement basexueut and U mod
ern Improvement!. Tola home was only built
a tnxr mouths ago, and caii be purchased (or
, 3,KK). lor term, etc., apply to. ,
ROUNTREE & DIAMOND
241 Stark at., cor. Becond.
1 v i.
i
City View Park
Lots $I50,$200,$250,$300
$25 Down
BsJsnos $10 per month; Boll Bon water t
strssts graded; libaral 41a oo ant (or oas'a.
Oar raprssentstlTs can bs sssa at tli
Park"!! Oar Sunday.
:' Tin 8EUWOOS CiBS.
Fields & Co., Agts.
008 AUsky Bids'.
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