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. Some of the Trials' of Old Steady. . ;
Dwlght Hum In Old Scout arrived
yesterday morning at Burns and Is now
-vn- his way-e-'rineviHei- wnjon -n
'." j pecta to reach tonight or tomorrow
morning. Megargel has lost the race,
(or he expects to reach Boise tonight.
. Last Sunday the Portland Automobile
- club made a run to the Twelve-Mile
house, where at a meeting 'alt present
. agreed to take part-la-welcoming the
, racer and to give Huss.e dinner.
' H. L. Keats yesterday at . a. m. re
' reived a telephone ' call from Burns.
Oregon, that liuss was approaching that
. city. Shortly before 1 o'clock Huss
held a telephone, conversation with Mr.
' Keats. He reported that desplta the
-' ' hard work his little runabout has been
subjected to It was still la good coadl-
tloo snd that as soon n 1(1 rot aboard
'' all the gasoline he could carry he would
leave Burns. At l : JO , o'clock Hues
- ala rted to Prineville, .
' George a.-Chlpman, ' Vhauffeur 'for
Walter 8. Martin, arrived in Portland
. yesterday from his trip In the big Pack-
; ard ear to Ontario. In that place h
saw Huns and report fi that the mtle
' car was dplng finely. Mr. Chlpman did
not go over the route that Hues Is Tol-'-
lowing, but says that he learned that
'. for about 71 miles on the road from
Burns. to Prineville the and la very
heavy, and if this is the case Huss may
" not make Quite aa good tiro as he es
- pects.
Huss has a-hard nrow to hoe In hlfea there. The bunting was still hangin.
'. trip through Oregon. Just after leaving
- Burns ha has a fair stretch of 10 or 10
milea; after that the ' roads are bad.
' '.'After leaving Burns Huss will ' pass
' " ' through Riley,, then cross Silver creek,
then on to Camp Curry Springs, through
.1. fit, Hardin, Paulina, Mowry, Post, -and
--4 t rom thee-4-PrlnevlllSi Arrangements
' " Iiave been. made so that be can get a
, , supply of gasoline at any one of these
towna. ' After leaving Prineville he will
- follow the Crooked river to Slaters, and
V i- thia, roadTlr-one of the best. 1n eastern
Oreeron.- From the Sisters he has a hard
climb over the Cascade mountains. After
crosalng the divide he follows the San
- . tlam river, passing through Harrison,
LowerWoda, Mealeyi 8weet Home, -then
ti lhepq, tire Mr V enit hi. I
party will meet him.-end from there
to Albany, Salem and thenoe to Port-'
land. v - .. .
The party which trill leave here with
ts-wHl go In an -Olds totirtng
ear, and will consist of Mr. Keats7B
machinist, and ' two friends. ; They ex-
pact to leave Portland earlytomorrow
. morning and spend that night in Albany
and Tuesday morning meet Huss at
i Lebanon and bring him to Portland,
L reaching here In the afternoon. ,Word
will be sent ahead from Albany ao that
- the time trf arrival can be fixed and
, have the welcoming party meet the
tourist outside of the city.
The Portland party will atart to meet
Huaa as soon ss his "departure - from
Prineville is reported.
Percy Megargel, who started - from
New Tork with Huss, la now In Idaho.
f He met with several mishapa, but the
'. moat serious wss when his companion,
- Barney - Stanchfleld. was taken ill and
, for three .days was threatened with
.pneumonia. He wanted Megargel to
, push ahead and try to win the race and
the tl.000. but rather than deaert his
friend, Megargel stayed and nursed him.
i Yesterday morning A. L. Craig, general
passenger agent of the O. R. ft N. rail
road, received the following telegram
from Arco. Idaho, which tells how Me-
. garget Is making out:
OH Steady reached here I- p. m. and.
started weat at t p. m. Driver Megargel
expects to make Bolaa by Sunday.- Me-
' chanlc Stanchfleld has fully recovered."
, .Walte 8, Martin e Bait Fiaiutmo,
... president of the Eastern Oregon Land
company, and hla chauffeur, Oeorge O.
Ch tp ma n,a rrl veLin J?ortland y est erday
after a tour through eastern Oregon as
---far- Ontarior'-TTiey made the trip In
Martin a Packard car and had many try-
ing experiences. Mr. Chlpman aaya that
' he has driven a car over roads In many
states, but nowhere has he encountered
such terrible roads as there are In east
em Oregon The car was shipped to The
. .. Dallea and the trip from 4here to Moro.
up the Rattlesnake road, was made at
night, and how they ever negotiated the
grades and eacaped the pitfalls Chlpman
says Is a wonder. From there they
' went through Prairie City and the next
night stopped at Hot Springs, and from
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tween. Duluth and Buffalo and steam,
hip "North Land", between Chlcajn
and Buffalo, oafrlng at Intermediate
points of Interest. ' Return rail
tickets good for this water route on
slight addltionsl payment. -- .--
Cmnrtalt B AMEBICAlf fLAK.
Aatertraa (art all n(tw es
' 41rket. .
. n. 'Knrll-lJllHt, lee ftiktan (Utnr1ii
. a. "NnftS-WW leave lenlnth rTii.4tl
ft f0 sertiealere spolrer wriu is
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there continued the journey to Ontario.
There never had been an automobile
In Prairie City, but a month or so ago
J. li. Donaldson came to Portland and
bought an Olds runabout Hie arrival
waa Swatted with Interest and the whole
town waa' on the tiptoe of excitement
waiting to aee Its flrat .automobile. Mr.
Donaldson was detained and did- not
arrive on time Snd rain threatened to
ruin the bunting and other decorations
Dread in honor of the first automobile.
(.After two nights of anxious waiting,
only to be disappointed, the town be
came more excited and It waa then that
the town joker goftn his work. - Beour
In two red lanterns the Joker wnt
about a mile out of town and put
lantern on each end of a broom handle.
He then- started toward Prairie City.
Borne one aawr the two red lights ap
proaching and Immediately imagined
that It waa the new auto coming, to
town. The fir bell was rung to arouse
the Inhabitants and let them know that
Prairie City was about to put on metro-
poutan tr.Ths ' prayer tneetrng-waa
dismissed and every one hurrledjo the
postofflce to sea the automobile arrive.
When the town joker arrived with hla
two red lanterns the crowd reit so ais
appointed . that all sneaked" away, anx
loua not to be considered among those
who had been footed. Next, day Mr.
Donaldson arrived without, any fusa and
but no Japaneae. ku
Ur-: honor, of th fvi
n terns were lrghted
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Local automobile circles- are still ex
cited over the talk' of a race between
the Cadillac' and . the Olda cars, -which
has resulted irom- the challenge issued
by H. M. Covey Of the Cadlllae that
his -tourabout cun defest any tourabout
In Portland, which sell or $8M, Tha
challenge hM been accepted by H. L.
Keats on behalf of the Olds company.
but so fsr no definite arrangements have
been made for running the match race.
Mr. Covey- yesterday stated that he Is
ready for a test of speed st any time.
Mr. Keats-aays that as soon aa Huss
and Megargel arrive he will consider
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Ben Holladay's friends, who have tha
Wlnton agency, in Seattle, cams out this
week wltlr a "challenge against the Pope
Tolsdo. offertng to-befr il.OOfr that-the
stock Wlnton oar, model P. can defeat
the Pope Toledo stock car. Mr. Keats,
ag-soon aa he learned of the offer, wired
his Seattle agents to accept the chal
lenge and la now waiting to hear from.
It If that raoe takes place it will prob
ably be before the"ohe between the
OMs and the Cadillac In thia city.
ITALIAN DEAN OF .
CORPS
Passing of Cassini Makes Baron,
des Planches Senior of tha
Ambassadors.
WatalnftoB - Buren of Th Journal.)
Washington, June 17 With the pass
ing of Casslnl. the Italian ambasaarlor
Baron Edmondo Mayor des Planches be
comes dean of the dlplomatlo corps. In
many wsys uaron Mayor la the most ac
tive of the Washington diplomats, and
IUIS 111 I II lllllllllll WIIMIMfUl III IFHIDI 1 1 1 U
IiIh embttiiky iJ power and popularity
after Its lost prestige throush the In.
cumbency of Baron Fava. Baron Mayor
na naa jnany activities, snd the recent
southern industrial oongress haa brought
prominently forward his plans for
colonisation of worthy Italian Immi
grants in tne southern states.
Braall's First Ambassador.
Dr. - Joaquin Aurelio Nabuco
Aurajo of Braxfl last week presented
hla credentials to President Roosevelt
as tha flrat ambassador from hla coun
try,, and Indeed as ths first representa
tive of ambassadorial rank from any
South American country. Dr. Nabuco
o called for short) Is recornlaed n
able statesman and diplomat, -and has
aireaay flaa experience in .Washington,
having been an , attache here In H7I.
Since then h has seen high diplomatic
service In England and Italy.
Aastrtan SaaiMa rr
In all theaa chinni in tha
there is a. persistent rumor that Mr
Ladlslaus Ilengelmuller von I T n mvi r
ambassador from Auatrla-Hunsarv !
aeeklng a transfer to a Juuropesn.rpoat
where he would be -better nl..rf
espectolly in a position where he would
nui nave 19 enaure the eoldnep. nf
WiHsiilngton's winter season - arhlnh h.
says is particularly trying to hlm. He
is now abroad on leave, anu It 'is sup
posed that Washington's next news of
him wilt be. the announcement of a
chn ire of poet. ' .
vtitn tne appointment of the aii.
cessot to Senor Aspiros, tha Mexican
ambaaaador, who died here In March, it
rooka as If the opening of, the formal
season In ths fait might see four com.
psrstlvety new faces in the ranks of
the ambassadors, a greater chsnge than
the oorps has known for one time for
many, many years. . : .
RESIGNS FROM COUNCIL .
TO GET-CITY CONTRACT
IJenraal Bperit SerTiee.)
.Pendleton. Or,- June-IT. The con
tract for city sprinkling next year has
been- a warded -t Walter- Wetts: "who re
signed, as a member of the. council ' in
order to accept the contract. The bids
were not opened ri open rouncll, but by
the committee at a private meeting ear
lier la the day, ; .
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INDICTED PIRATE
IS HERO OF BOOK
Captain Alexander McLean is the
Original of Jack London's -Sea
Wolf.
COMMANDS A VESSEL
- POACHING ON SEALS
Financed by San Francisco
Merchants Wolf Larson Flies
a Strange Flag.
(8pctil Dispatch by Leased Wire to Tbe Journal)
Ban Franclaco. June 17. The recent
Indictment of several prominent San-;
Francisco merchants for piracy due to
their connection in fitting out a ahlp
to poach on the forbidden Alaskan
Islands In search of seala has brou ght
ltilTTriefai t 'IKaT-ThV t-nrnrniLna
of the vessel. Captain Alexander Mo
Lean, la none other than' the original
of Jack London's "Sea Wolf.
-4;ntf-the--thln-dla;ulaa--of-Volf- Lar.
aen,' the aovellst haa j depleted In
wondroua fashion the characteristics of
the commander of the schooner Car
menclta, for whom a warrant has been
Issued, and for whom a cell awaits
should he ever again sail within the
federal Jurisdiction of the United
States - - .
Captain McLean, scholar Inventor,
tyrant and poacher, is worthy of the
strongest indictment that can be
drawn against him IJls ship sails a
strange flag not her bwn. Una of his
men was shot desd during one of the
raids in the present cruise. Another
was dumped into a Seattle hospltsl with
a bullet hole in his head. Since he
painted out the name of the Jennie
Thelln and transformed her-Into .the
Carmenctta, . not long after leaving the
bay of Ban Francisco, he has - r Aided
the rookeries of Copper island at the
Prlbilof islands and the Commandorsk.
islands, where the Russians have guard
ed 11,000.000 worth of sealskins since
Japan 'became mistress of the northern
seas.
Uteres la IU rata.
The' newa that Jaok-JUondotr has in
dicated his fugitive from Justice wss the
source of hit Inspiration In writlng-the
"bea wolf arouses keen Interest in the
ultimate fate of McLean. Thousands
have porsd over the history of this
man half monster, half philosopher, and
all demon, -who fought his way through
life with scorq (or the hearts broken or
stilled' that lie might triumph even In
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Hera la the' first Impression of Wolf
Larsen recorded by Jack London's hero,
Vsn Weydewr an impression mad lust
after the. latter found himself against
his win aooara me achooner Ghost
bound "see! hunting to Japan": .' m
"Pacing back and forth the lenath
of tha hatchway, and savagely chewing
me-ena or, a cigar, wss the men whose
casus! glsnce had rescued me fr6m the
sea. Hla height was probably five feet
10 Inches, or 10 and a half; but my first
Impression, or feel of tha men, wss hot
of this, but of his strength. And yet,
while he wss of mssslve build, with
broad shoulders and deep chest, I could
not . characterize his strength ss mas
sive, it waa what might be termed a
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we ascrlbetpJear4jui41rjrjnenutJ
which. In him. because of his heavy
boHd.-partook- more of "thr large' gorilla
order. Not that in appearance he seemed
gorllla-llke. What I am atrlvlng to ex
press is this strength Itself, mora"' as a
thing apart from his physical semblance.
It waa , i . a strength savage, fe
rocious, alive In Itself . . . in abort,
that which writhes In the body of a
anake when tha. head la out off, and.
the snake, aa a snake. Is dead, or which
lingers in a shapeless lump ,of turtle
meat and recoils and qulvera" from the
prod of a finger. . -r - v - He waa firmly
planted on hla legs; hla feet struck the
deck squarely and with surety; every
movement of a muscle, from the heave
of a 'shoulder to the tightening of the
lips about tha olgar, waa decisive, and
seemed to come out of a strength that
was excessive and. overwhelming." '----
Vortrayml of Character.
"His eyes," continued the -narrator,
"were large and handsome , . shel
tering underjt-heavy brow and arched
over by " tfilctt black eyebrows. . .
They were eyes-that masked tha soul
with a thousand guises . , , eyes
that could brood with the hopeless
somberness of leaden skies;- that could
snap and crackle points of fire like those
which sparkle from a whirling awird;
that could grow chill a; an arctle land-
scape, and. rclKtin-cotild warm and)
af.ifirn allli Ims.lighla, liitetiseiana sues
cullne, luring and compelling, which at
the same time fascinate and dominate
women till they surrender In a gladness
nf-oy-and. of -relief , and aacrlftoe.-
A few days later, after Van Wevden
had not only seen other members of the
Ghost's crew horribly abused by the
schooner's master, but ' had himself
been , kicked "as a cur Is kicked," he
gat a glimpse of another aide of Wolf
Larsen .
"Following the cook's Instructions, I
had gone into Wolf Larson's stateroom
to put it to rights and maka the bed.
Against thai wall, near tha head of the
bunk, waa a rack filled with books. I
glanced overthem.jiotlng with as ton-
ishment such . names as - Hhakespeare,
Tennyson, and Foe and Do Qulncey
There were acientific works, too, rep
resenting such men as Tyndall, Proc
tor and Darwin. Astronomy and physic
were represented, and there were a num
ber of grammars. I found between the
blankets a complete Browning open at
'In a Balcony,' and fr-noticed passages
underlined In pencil." . .-, '
wolf a Secular Devil. '
Still mora light Is thrown on Larsen
In the estimate of him uttered by one
of his crew, Louis, a Nova Scotia Irish
man, who had sailed with him before.
rAh. my boy. 'tis the worst achooner
ye could. lv selected. Tls aealln' la the
sailor's .paradise on 'other ships than
this. - The mate was ths first, but mark
me words, there'll be more dead men
before the trip Is- done with. Hist, now,
this Wolf Lsrsen Is a regular devil, and
tha Ohont will be a hell-ship like shs'a
si wsys been since he had hold Iv her.
Don't I know? Don't I knowf ' Don't
I remember him in Hakodate, two years
gone, when he hsd a row and ahot four
Iv his men? Wasn't I a-lsylng on the.
Emma L. not J00 yards away? An'
there was a msn the sums year he killed
with a blow iv hla fist. Tea, air, killed
him dead oh. Hla head must hare
smashed like an eggshell. - An wasn't
there the governor of Kura Island, an'
the chief. of police, Japanese gentlemen,
elr, an' -didn't i they come aboard the
Ohost, as his guests, a-brlnsrln' their
wflves along wee and pretty little bits
of things like you see m painted on
h w" -tettln' under
r.,I: 1" Vh '""d husbands get left
he 11'" !lTlr " " ""Ight
Tater'thV. .rn,T A w""n t "'
later that the .poor little ladle waa put
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ashore on the other side of the Island,
with nothln' before 'era but to walk
home across the mountains T Don't I
know? 'Tie the beast ha Is, this Wolf
Larsen, 'and 'no good will he ever come
to Wolf Larson! Wolf 'tie what., h
Is. He's not black-hearted like some
men. 'TIs no heart he ha at all. Wolf,
just wolf, 'tl what he la."
-, ' A Classical Soholar. r '
On several occasions . Van Weyden
give long accounts of Larsen' imil
Ing erudition, facility in ponderous argu
ment and general Intellectual brilliance.
Laraen quote Kipling, glorifies Omar
Khayyam., analyaea the character
of Hamlet! . Then we have a vivid pic
ture of this monster In action. The epi
sode l brought about by a complaint
of one of th crew, a man named John
son, that he haa been cheated' n the oil
skins sold him by hi captain from the
schooner' slop-chest. " Johnson ha been,
led before Larsen in the latter cabin.
- "Three yards away from Johnson he
was, and sitting down. "Nine feet! And
yet he left th chair In full lesp. with
out first gaining a standing position.
Ha left the chair juat aa he sat In It,
squarely springing from th sitting pos
ture Ilk a wild animal, a tiger, and like
a tiger covered the Intervening space. It
was an avalanche of fury that Johnson
strove valnlv to fend off. It was too
revolting. It turns me nlrk even now
When I think Of It. Johnson fought
bravely enough, but hs wss no mstch
for Wolf Larsen. Larsen struck him
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with his flats, kicked htm with his
heavy - shoes, knocked him down, and
dragged him to hi feet to knock him
down -again. Hla eyes were blinded so
that he could not aee, and,, the blood
waa running from' ears and hose and
mourn, turning - tne cabin into : a
shsmbles. And when he eould no longer
rise careen continued to beat and kick
him where he . lay." (Excerpt from
"The Sea Wolff by Jack London, Copy
righted by Macmlllan company).
BAKER COUNTY WINS v"
SUIT FOR SHORTAGE
(Josrad Special Svrvlre.)
Pendleton. Or., June -17. Baker
county, has won a Its suit against th
bondsman- of ex-Sheriff A. H. Hunt
ington, who must rsfund to the county
Ui full amount sued for, 10,000 and
accrued Interest. Th case I on of
Idng standing and was brought by Jh
county, to oompel the bondsmen to re
Imburs It for losses sustslned through
th shortage of th ex-sherlff. ,
ld circuit Co-are, - T t'r
J ' (RpecUl Dlisstek to The Joarsil. '
: Salem, Or., June 17. O. B. Michael of
Lincoln, juat over... the - Una In Polk
county, hss been held, to answer In lhe
circuit court on a charge of. selling
liquor wnnoui license
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