THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL, PORTLffi). ,' SUNDAY MORNING MAY, 28, '( IB07. ' t , " . v "
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. ; ; MAYORS OF PORTLAND. '
Hugh D. O'Bryant , .". Elected March, 1854
Allison C Bonnell Elected April, (resigned)
Simon B. Marye ..... .Elected by council
Toeiah Failing .... . .Elected April, 1853
William Failing Elected March, 1854
George W. Vaughn Elected April, 1855
Tames O'Neill Elected April, 1856
James O'Neill '. , . ..Elected April, 1857
A. M. Starr . t Elected April, 1858
S. J. McCormick
G. Collier'Robbina
John M. Breck'. .
W. It Farrar
David Lqgan
Henry Facing . . .
Henry Failing . . .
Henry Failing
Thomas J. Holmes
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Elected April. 1859
; Elected April. 1860
...Elected April, 1861
..Elected April, 1862
...Elected April, 1863
....Elected June, 1864
....Elected June. 1865
Elected June, 1866 (resigned)
...Elected bv council
I nomas j. Holmes... Elected June, 1867 (died before assuming duties)
Aaron E. Waite Elected by council July 24, 167
I. A. Chapman .... Elected by council July 31, 1867
Hamilton Boyd .Elected June, 1868
B. Goldsmith Elected June, 1869
Philip Washerman Elected June, 1871
Henry Failing Elected June, 1873
1. A. Chapman 4 Elected June, 1875
W. S. Newbury Elected June, 1877
D. P. Thompson ; Elected June, 1879
D. P. Thompson Elected June, 1881
J. A. Chapman Elected June, 1883
John Gates .V. Elected June, 1885 (died in office)
Van B. DeLashmutt , Elected by council May 2. 1888
Van a. LeL,asnmutt . , Elected
W. S. Mason : Elected
George P. Frank Elected June, 1894
Sylvester Pennoyer . . . .
W. S. Mason .
H. S. Row . .
George H. Williams
Harry Lane
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...Elected June, 1896
...Elected June, 1898
...Elected June, 1900
...Elected June, 1902
...Elected June, 1905
CHAcS. HUTCMiNS.
ym OTTNCIL of 1887-1868 a elected by
. ; th people: John H. Couch, N. 8.
I Coon. T. J. Holme, Chart
. Vi Hutchlna, B. F. Goodwin, A. B.
Hallock. P. D. W. Hardenburgb
. , and fl. G. Reed. With th exception of
Mr. Hutchlns all th councllraen ar
Th council a It waa composed whin
th tna ended:
Edward Hamilton, Stephen Coffin,
William M. King. TL B. Wilson, William
L. McEwan, A. B. Hallock, Charles
Hutchlna and T. J. Holme.
. ... Expelled from the council (flrt ex
pulslon In the history of Portland) P.
JL. W. Hardenburgh. . '
' Resigned, from the council and re
elected by that body Charle Hutchlna,
- firt president, and 'A. B. Hallock, sec
ond president, of that body.
. Man whose official scalp was savage
ly sought' by Councilman Holmes
Mayor James O'Neill. - - , .
Councilman who refused to take his
seat because his credentials had been
referred to a committee Bhubrtok Nor
rls. ,.
CoundUmen who ended a fight that
began with th organisation of th city
government 1 1851 Bhubrick Norrls
and Thomas J. Holmes.
.Principal business before the council
Attempt to save th city levee, to
which , the United States supreme court
later decided the city had lost title.
History Made Quickly.
;- Probably no Infant city in the United
' States ever made local political history
so quickly as the little municipality of
Portland did In the year - beginning
April E, 1857, and ending on the same
date In 1851. During that year every
councilman,' with the exception of one,
resigned his seat. 'Two were reelected.
One councilman was expelled for inti
mating that the other legislators wars
not -attending to i business. A bitter
fight of six years' standing between
Councilman Thomas J. Holmes, late
mayor of Portland, and Bhubrick Nor
rls. one of the best known men of the
day," ended In the defeat of Norrls and
- his forced retirement from politics, ,
With the exception of Charles I
Hutchlns. first president of the council,
all the members of the popularly elected
body are dead. Mr. Hutchlns Is still
hale and hearty and is actively engaged
In the insurance business. The two men
who fought so bitterly passed away
many rears ago. Mr. Holmes died Just
after - be had been elected ' mayor In
street commissioner and city marshal.
Whether Norrls thought Holmes was
holding too many of the most remun-
eratlv positions ot th city, or wheth
er he believed that a man holding three
offices could not properly perform the
duties of any one of them is not known,
but It la known that he went after
Holmes pretty hard. In three month's
Holmes pad presented only one report
as collector, while the charter required
a report from him every month.
1887. Mr. Norrls went to California 15
years ago and died there about 10 years
ago.
Th Norris-Holm qusrrel was not I sign ths offices of oity marshal
the only fight In the council. Holmes street commissioner. In several
Through his Instrumentality, -Holmes
forced to make a report on th
first of August, 1868, and also to re
ar d
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tried to have Mayor James O'Neill de- vlous councils when Holmes was hold-
posed, and twice he nearly succeeded. ,n onB ,ln" "I,e'"T w.'Sl
He induced the council to call a epecial b"n " office-holder from the birth
lection "to elect a successor to our ot olty Norrls had Jarred htm Into
late mayor." The first notice set the activity, either from animosity or be-
eleotlon for November. 1S67, and the n 0,0 no omwre wr
second for December In the same year. be,nar P""perly performed.
The cltv reeorria An nnt ahnw th.i .fth.. All these things were remembered by
eleotion wss held, and Mayor O'Neill Holmes when Norrls presented his qual
servsd nis full term.
Absence From City of Mayor.
The difference between Holmes and
O'Neill was due to the fact thst the
mayor had absented himself from the
city for more than 80 days without the
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SgpS JafeSfel
lflcations to the council aa th suc
cessor of Captain John H. Couch. Holmes
demanded that the qualifications - be
read, an unusual occurrence In th coun
cil. They were read and then Holmes
moved that they be referred to a com
mlttee of three. Reference was made
tn a committee consisting of Holmes.
consent of the councIV O'Neill probably Hallock and Coffin.: The committee re-
re mat nis presence in the city wsfej norted favorably, but Norrls never as-
not needed. His only duties war to ap- I anmed his duties and on September It
prove or veto orainanoes and to sign th bis seat was declared vacant upon mo-
payrou. ana inese auties could be per- tion . of Holmes. That nfled Nornr
formed by the president of the council I .rr as far as ths records show, and
as acting mayor. The president presld- it wss the last fight Holmes mart in
ea at ail tn meetings of ths council, that council
ana me mayor had nothing whatever to
do with the deliberations of that body. Holmes' Subsequent Career.
ni appears 10 nave oeen OX a
fighting disposition. While the records
ahow that Hutchlns was the parlia
mentarian of the council, and a good
one too. Holmes waa ths dominant
figure In all Its deliberations. He first
showed his hand by causing the re
moval of the "city hall" from the one-
story building on the north side of Alder
Holmes served In subsequent councils,
and on November J8T1888, he was elect
ed mayor to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of the late Henry
Falling. The following june ne was
elected to the same otnoe By in peo-
ni. hut he never entered upon uie
full term. He died on June U. 1887,
street to the one-story structure at 110 arfVn th. n.Tt davWbv
Pira ar h i.JL. v made to the eouncfl the next day hy
- ' - " .-uu ...mil ii . ,, . n U.llnl.
This building, by the wsy, ,ts the only
one remaining of the celebrated Kamm
harks. The removal was caused by
Mr. Holmes, so the story, of ths time
ran, because he wanted the city hall
located nearer to his own home.
Holmos' next action was to force the
removal of a building erected by Baum
Bros, on the public levee in defiance of
a decree of the territorial supreme court
The building was on Front street be
tween Btark and Oak. Th building was
finally removed.
Holmes Held Many Of flees.
Three months later Holmes got a
chance to, end the political career of
his old enemy Bhubrick Norrls. Norrls
was a member of the first council and
of councils of 1858-57, when Holmes
held the positions of city collector.
Councilman A. B. Hallock, his old friend
end fellow-councilman or tne eos. wis
funeral was attended by all the United
States army then stationed In Port
land, city officers, clvTo and military
organisations and a large number of
citizens on horseback and on foot.
In singular contrast was th funeral
of Hallock about 17 years later. Hallock
died in Tillamook and the body was
brought to Portland for burial. 8o
completely had he been forgotten during
his long sbsenn from th city that
comparatively few people knew that he
had ever existed or had framed many
of the early laws of Portland, had
been a councilman several times, a
president of the council, and a chief of
the volunteer fire department. His fu
neral was attended only by relatives
and the pallbearers.
As a producer of excitement In tne
HTB
TOE PRESENT
CITY I1ALL.
council Holmes bed a rival In the per
son of P. D. W. Hardenburgh. Harden
burgh has the distinction of being the
first councilman to suggest the licens
ing of dogs, of being one of the only
two eouncllmen . ever expelled by the
city legislature, and of being the first
councilman to move that a mayor be
deposed. The dog . license was tabled
and so was his motion- to declare the
mayor's office vacant. Then he insult
ed the committee "on townsite entry. In
debate he accused the committee of chi
canery and his expulsion was moved by
Councilman McEwan. He was permit
ted to speak to the question and then
remain outside the bar until the matter
was disposed of. He .was suspended un
til the next regular meeting. , Instead
of staying outside the bar he reentered
and resumed his seat and persisted in
sddresslng the council. His action was
so disrespectful that the council recon
sidered the order of suspension and ex
pelled him without debate.
First Happenings of Council.
Thi first Intimation of a caucus in
the council Is given in the record of
April 16, 1857. On the first ballot there
was no choice for president, but unfor
tunately Clerk- James W. Davis does
not tea us the number or the names' of
the candidates. On the second ballot
Charles L. Hutchlns was elected. Mr.,
Davis does not give the name of his 1
opponent, but It was probably A. B. Hal
lock, for it was hs who moved to mak
the election unanimous, the usual cus
tom of defeated candidates.
The city purchased Its first fir and
burglar-proof safe at a cost of 1176
and Us first seal at a cost of 880, In
1857. 4
1 he yeas and naya were first required
on V.i passage of all ordinances under
a ruie adopted on May 6, 1857.
i First street, 'from Jefferson to Ash,
was graded and planked In 1867.
' Ordinances- were first ordered reed
three times and then, either engrossed
or referred In 1867.
A big gulch existed at Front and
Jefferson strtets In 1867, and the ooun
cll ordered a bridge built across It.
Four water cisterns were built for th
fire department at a cost of 1175 each In
1857. Henry Caaon waa the builder.
The cisterns were located at Second and
Alder, Second and Yamhill, Third and
Morrison and Second and Stark. .'. ,
Salmon, Taylor, Tamhlll, Alder, Stark,
Oak and Pine 'streets, from Front to
First, were first ordered improved In
1857. .
Th council proposed that a watch-
house, (r-r a Jail) be built as a "place
of confinement of offenders. ,
Signboards for all streets were first
ordered on June 9, 1857." No steps were
taken to number buildings.
Th first deadlock In the history of
th city occurred la 1887. Councilman
B 'F Goodwin had resigned, and H
took, eight ballot to select his suc
cessor, Stephen Cofflnj one' of the town
proprietors. Coffin's opponent were D.
H. Lownsdala, another town proprietor;
A. D. Shelby, Shubrlok Norrls, M. Pat
ton, Spear, Holraan and Dr.
A. O. denry. Henry, Norrls and Hol
man were - brought tn on the seventh
ballot In order to break the deadlock.
The council of August 11, 1857.1 found
Itself without a quorum, aa several of
the members had left the chamber. The
marshal, S. R. Holoomb, was ordered to
brine in tne absentees. After a search
of the city he reported that he could
not And any of them.
Th city was unable to pay the costs
of maintaining the levee suit in 1857,
and ordered a tax of 1H mills in order
to raise a fund for that purpose.
A tax of two mills for th malnte
nance of a permanent polio force was
voted In 1867. -
Bids lor the removal of "88 dead
bodies from the certain streets to the
city cemetery," wer ordered advertised
for in 1857. The streets ran through
the old graveyard. '
President ' Hutchlns resigned . from
the council 1st in 1867, and was given
a. vote of thanks Tor the able manner in
which he had presided at th meetings.
Councilman Hallock succeeded him In
the chair. A month later Mr. Hutchlns
was reelected to the council.
In 1867-8 the city marshal was paid
138 a month for attending the meeting
of the council. In th early part of
1868 th compensation of the council
man was fixed at 83 a meeting.
Division Into Wards.
. The city was not divided Into wards
until February 88, 1868. On motion of
Councilman King U
BRIGANDAGE, THE, TRADE OF TRIBES
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THX bold, bad bandit of the oper
. , atle type la by no means extinct
even In Anno Domini 1907. A
very choioe specimen - died in
Corsica a few days ago. Many
- a tourist has listened tremblingly to
the blood-curdling tales of this "ga and
gallant bandolero," by name Bellacoscla,
who for over 60 year has been ravag
ing Corsica, holding travellers to ran
som and the peasantry to tribute. The
- exploits of Balsull, the bearded Robin
Hood of Morocco, are still fresh In the
, jmbllo memory and It will be easy "to cite
. recent Instances of .picturesque brigan
dage In Spain. Italy.j'SIcIly, Greece, Tur
key and the Balkanis. .r
Corsica, the paradise of the bandit,
will be like the Garden of Eden without
old Adam now thar Bellacoscla Is 1 no
' more. The vivacious old gentleman (he
. died aged 83) was outlawed because ?f a
' love adventure In hi gjddy youth., He
wanted to marry a pretty peasant girl,
but her father said him nay, whereupon he
fled with his lady love to the mountains,
pursued thither by the girl's father and
i brothers; he doubled on bis -tracks in the
: night and shot down every man of them,
to the number of half a dozen.
' Thenceforward he played the very
Bobln Hood in Corsica. Whole regiments
' of soldiers were dispatched against him,
Always unsuccessfully, the French gov
ernment spending no less than 175,000
In efforts to lay him By the heels. Four
I times he was condemned to death by de
" fault atid for four years a fierce guer
illa warfare was carried on with the ob
ject of capturing him. At last he sur
rendered, but such was his renown that,
v although he had committed innumer-j
alita crimes and lopped Oft scores of
c ears and noses, the Jury at Bastla sc
. quitted him. And now he has ended his
i .wicked dajr In peace.
Brico had carried on a vendetta since
1876. Because his uncle disinherited
him, leaving his fortune to his widow,
Brico assassinated the widow. Re
prisals from the woman's family fol
lowed; there were several murders, and
finally Brico fled from Justice, declar
ing that be would extlrmlnate the whole
family. ; .
He ruthlessly carried out his threat.
Members of the family left their homes
to escape his vengeance, but they were
always pursued by the brigand and his
followers, and sooner or later were
found to have been murdered.
, Oh, what a happy land is Corsica!
1 And oh, what a pleasant place is
Morocco! There the bold, bad bqndlt is
such a power in the lijnd that great
nations like Britain and fhe United
States have actually hap- tosend war-
amps tu jrigHien nun.
Not that he consents to be frightened.
As Lord Salisbury remarked at a time
when the AnJera brigands were partic
ularly keen on ransoms, "Warships can
not climb mountains" referring to th
many high hills which lay, between our
battleships and th brigands' eyries.
So little, indeed, do the swarthy Mo
roccan bandits care, for battleships that
they have actually kidnaped and held
up to ransom two British' naval officers.
; Over' Thirty Murders.
A great land Is Corsica! Not to every
, country Is H given to produce two such
nwn as Napoleon and Bellacoscla.
'. Pao.ll,va desperado of Bellacoeela'a
bund, wfts -brought to Justice last Oc
tober after-15 years of romantic ven
detta. paoll pll"d Ms5 dagger indus
triously In the bush Until he was be
trayed by a Jilted damsel. An even more
terrible Corsica n brigand named Brico
Ws shot In 1903. Fur more than a
quarter of a century Brico levied toll
on the wealthy at the threat of assas-Mnstlon.-"He
"topped at no crime, and
at least 80 deaths were attributed to his
Brigandage a Trade.
Brigandage is a trade in lawless Md
rocco. Practically the wnole Anjera
tribe of 16,000 people?1 Is given up
to it The king . of , modern bandits,
Ralsuli, had an armed force of ' 6,000
brigands, furnished with Mauser and
Remington rifles. .
Their recent explbits comprise the
capture near. Tangier of Mr. Ion Perdt
carls and Mr. Verlay, and the "Times?
correspondent, Mr. Harris.
In the Perdicarls case; the bandits
were able to force their terms upon th
sultan of Morocco.- A ransom Of 11,000
pounds had to b paid, and Raisull's
tribesmen In prison released, before th
kidnaped gentlemen were set at liberty.
In the spring of 1906 they captured
the French explorer, the ' Marquis of
Segonsao, and exacted a ransom of 360
for his .release. In June, 1904, they at
tacked and murdered Mr. Madden, the
Austrian vice-consul, at his residence
at Masagan. In January, 1906, they
descended on the . residence of Lady
Drummond-Hay1, near Tangier, over
powered the guard and carried off many
valuable.
Ralsuli is a great bandit. Murder,
incendiarism, cattle -lifting, robbery,
hay all been freely committed by him.
He has even besieged a town with his
outlaws and brought it to his feet
And he is a gentleman with It all.
Big, handsome, well-educated, of pol
ished mien and graceful manners. It Is
impossible not to like him.
Mr. A. J. Dawson describes him as
"the most straightforward and kindly
hearted native gentleman It has been
my good fortune to have known. " Mad
ame du Oast, the French lady explorer,
makes a point of insisting on his court
liness and popularity. Even his vic
tim, Mr. Perdicafls, says he is "a dis
tinctly manly character, superior to any
of the Moroccan officials.
The latest news from Ralsuli, how
ever Is not comforting to his eulogists.
At the beginning of the present month
he sent a message from his mountain
retreat to the Times correspondent at
Tangier, saying that he intends event
ually to rebuild his house at Zlnat with
the bodies and bones of the soldiers
and tribesmen who at the sultan's or
ders destroyed it!
Which is pretty strong language to
come from a "kindly-hearted native
gentleman!" ,
The Tender Turk.
The mild and tender Turk 1 still an
adept at the gentle' art of brigandage.
Whole villages In. Turkey are sometimes
forced by bands , of brigands to pay
blackmail as security against molesta
tion, in Asiatic Turkey the Bagdad
roads are Infested by banditti, who fall
upon the caravana of pilgrims and re
lieve them of the costly gifts they are
taking as offerings to th sacred cities.
The best. known instance of Turkish
brigandage Is that of the American
missionary, Miss Stone, who was cap
tured -In 1901, and held in bondage.-for
six months a little' affair which cost
the Turkish government a ransom of
1120.000. ,r y-i- v
Numerous stories ar toia or trav
elers held tip to ransom by ruffians who
Cue in , ' the , caves ana mountains qi
Albania. Fierce-looking -creatures they
are, with their heads tied up with black
cloths, their beards matted, their kilts,
which should b snow-white, black and
arlmy. their breasts covered with cu
rious silver ornaments, and their long
coats shaggy and torn. - They have aw
ful bulldog faces, and their language
is horrible, - -
And they are perfect walking arsenals.-,-
A Oreek gentleman, who was
captured In 1902, says that each mem
ber of the band into whose clutches he
fell carried a Oras rifle, ' about 200
rounds of ammunition, a yataghan, or
curved aword, an army revolver and a
dagger! ,,. . -
: Brigandage is rampant An Armenia,
Reumania and Macedonia. Here are a
tew examples which have occurred dur
ing th last three yeara
At Kasa Kitchievo, Macedonia, a
Moslem brigand chief named Islam cut
off the ears and slit th cheeks of many
Christian inhabitants because he was
unable to extort money from them
Baiifl, anotner brigand chler, seised a
prbminent resident of ; Monastlro, and
demanded a high ransom from his rela
tives. . This was not ' forthcoming, and
the captive was tortured to death by the
most horrible mutilations.
A beautiful girl brigand committed
murders wholesale In Roumania four
years ago., , ;.;.., : :'. ,
She was only 22, very -handsome and
dressed in the height of fashion. A
perfect rider, and a crack shot, she led
a company of bandits on all their expe
ditions. Houses were attacked at night
sacked and pillaged, the occupants cru
elty used and, in cases where ' they
showed resistance, murdered. - '
The girl brigand was atrociously
cruel. Not content with massacring
her victims, she frequently had them j
lorxurea Derore putting tnem to death.
She delighted in Inventing refinements
of cruelty. . , , .:y -
She secured 180,000 worth of plunder
from the residence of one landowner.
The authorities credited her with 88
murders, 198 other crimes of violence,
and 648 cases of plundering and rob-
Dery, . , .,, . - --' .
Brigandage is still rife In Sardinia,
where not so long ago the murders by
banditti averaged a eoupl of hundred
yearly. Samuel Welle, F. R. O. 8., waa
told on arriving there recently that
brigandage .was ancient history; but
whll he was staying atTortoli, th
chief port of the Island, a band of out
laws entered the town and sacked th
leading citizen's house under th Very
eyes of the police, killing two men who
resisted them. , .
Picturesque Attire.
.-..In th first paper Mr. Wells bought
on arrival he saw a paraaraDh to th
Jefeot that th well-known brigand
Mula, after killing a eoupl of people,
had affixed a notice to the church door
at Oliena forbidding- anyone "to work
for, buy the produce of, or take the
farms" of certain families, under the
penalty of having to pay dearly for th
privilege. Another paragraph, referring
to a band of brlganda who had been
surrounded during an affray., naively
ooncluded: ' "The fugitives 1 from th
police fortunately escaped."
During hi visit Mr. Wells heard
astounding stories of hereditary hatreds
and long and sanguinary vendettas, and
of tragedies dally occurring among thaij
peasants harassed by bandits. The pic
turesque attire of these outlaws consists
of .sheepskins, green leather Jacket and
crimson velvet vests, with wild masses
of black hair, topped by strange Physlaa
caps. ' ,
': Th - Italian bandits " are world-re
nowned. Three yeara ago the famous
brigand Carmine Donatelll Crpoco pub
lished from prison his book of remlnisc
ences. And he had something worth
talking about, seeing that he had stood
his trial for 76 attempted murders only
IS of which failed and 48,000 worth
of highway robberies.,
Antonio Roccella, one of Italy's most
expert bandits, who died In 1904, enjoyed
the nickname of "Moazanaal," owing to
his practice of slitting the noses of all
soldiers or policemen who fell into his
hands.' - v
Sicily has long made a specialty of
brigandage. The notorloua outlaw Fran
cesoo Varsalona, whose headless body
was found In a wood near Palermo in
1908, had terrorised Sicily by his mur
derous explolta for over 14 yeara
Bold Woman Bandit
Varsalona eluded an army of earbl-
neera for 10-years. His last "messag'
was a severed human hand stuck on i
wall on which was written in letters of
blood: "Varsalona. 1 Tet 1 like most
bandits, he was devoutly rellgiQus, and
would run any risk to get to a certain
shrin of th Virgin near Castranovo,
where he Considered himself under heav
enly protection.';. Nevertheless, he was
decapitated- by a peasant while asleep. -
Only-last year to show tha present
state of Sicily a desperate battle took
place between monks and -.brigand at
the Abbey of the-Holy Ghost at Santo
Splrtto. The brigands raided tha mon
astery, which possesses a priceless col
lection of sacred vessels and Jewelled
crosses, but th abbot, crucifix In hand.
led bis monks, armed with rifles, against
the outlaws, and kept them at bay, with
considerable slaughter, tin assistance
arrived."' -
-The subjects of King Alfonso ar still
th prey of banditti. Brigandage has
developed to such an alarming extent in
the provinces of late that orders were
issued to governors " by th ministry
last January that bandits are to be ahot
down at sight Vehicles ar frequently
neid up hy robber bands In Andalusia,
ana large auma extorted from travelers.
: On th Franco-Belgian frontier bri
gandage la becoming so. extensive that
last week th French ohamber author
ised the organisation Of a special serv
ice of frontier polio to cop with the
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DOG BRINGS UP KITTENS
Thfe Foster Mother Satisfied, Though
Sometimes Surprised.
', From Country Life In America.
Down In .Delaware City, Delaware, a
young mother dog. when she turned to
lick her four newborn puppies, found
iney aia -not- respond to., her' tender
care. They had come into the world
lifeless. ., ' ; -
They were her firstborn and she was
puzzled and grieved that they paid no
attention to th soft caresses - with
which she strove to woo them to her.
She finally ceased In despair and look
ing about her spied a mother pussy, to
whom a pair of ' healthy kittens had
just arrived. ; ; ,, ...-
Jealous and Indignant she flaw to the
happy mother and seized and shook her
till the cat fled In terror and did not
return. Then the dog, taking th kit
tens tenderly in her ' mouth, carried
them , to her box and adopted them as
her own. There were only two babies
In place of four, but not betn able to
count .she-did not notice the lack.
The.- kittens accepted the situation.
throve and waxed fat But since they
sre older and have become playful
their conduct sometimes astonishes
their foster mother.
For instance, when they chase each
other up a tree she looks at them with
amazement and , solicitude, apparently
rerieoung xnat sue never behaved that
way when, she was. a puppy -and as
soon as they alight on the ground again
she seizes them in her .mouth and car
ries them : reprovingly back to their
box. ' ; Thr ar probably other ' sur
prises in store for her when She finds
that their language, instead of being a
bark, ' Is a spit, or a mew, . but in the
meantime ah la happy and salf-satls-
fled. - -'
was then divided
Into three wards, and the names of tha
electors in each tier of blocks wer or-
uered taken. Thla appear to have been
an attempt to secure something Ilk a
registry system. The polling place in
the first ward was th council-room;
second ward, residence of T. J, Holmes;
third ward, county courthouse, which
was then located at First and Taylor
streets, Th officers to be elected were
mayor, recorder, treasurer, marshal, as
sessor, port warden and three council
men from each ward. The first council
men elected from th wards were: First
ward, A. P. Ankeny, O. C, Robbtpa and.
C. P. Bacon; second ward, T. N. Lakln.
T. J. Holmes and Robert Porter; third
ward, William M. King, C S. Klngsley
and J. C. Carson. Th late John M.
Breck, who waa elected mayor of th
city In 1861, was clerk of th council.
The nam of tha port warden, th first
the city ever elected, la not given In
tha records,. '
, - .h-.ll
ticket at the union depot last night Ha
told Lee Mitchell, th depot master,
that his ticket had been stolen, and
that two' of his companions, also In
diana, were missing.
"Oo through your pockets," suggested
Mitchell, "perhaps you have overlooked
it" ' ; - -'
The Indian; Searched his pockets, but
all ha could find waa a half-pint bottle
of whiskey. He had no money.::
"I -guess your -Indian friends stole
your tloket," said MttohelL
"Huh! Indian, steal whlakey flret"
replied the Indian. "Whit man got it"
Famous Old Fox Hunter,
From th Philadelphia Public Ledger.
J. Howard Lewis, president - of the
Rose Tree Fox Hunting club, died today.
He was 92 years old- Mr. Lewie was
one of the most famous fox hunters in
ihls country. A few weeks ago he was
elected president of the hunt," to suc
ceed B. P. Saulnler, who died at the age
Of 97. -.. '
Mr. Lewis began his hunting career
in the winter of 1851 and waa on of
tha .originators of lhe Rose .Tree club. .
He waa also Its first president No man
in ' the Chester, valley. 1iad studied th
cunning and habits of the fox mora
than - Mr. -Lewis. Near Castle Rocks,
th lair of many a fox, was the McAfee
property, which was owned .by John
Lewis, his father. - Reared In auch tri
vlronment, it Is' not surprising that. ha
waa a natural fox hunter. ..' v- t
For many years. Ivanhoe. th famous
thoroughbred, was the .favorite hers :
which Mr. Lewis rod. He had for his
companiona on many hunts auch well-
known men as A. J. Cassatt' Geosc W.
Hill and William Corlles. Mr. Corlles
said this evening that Tie was sure Mr.
Lewis never missed a meeting of the
kos Tre club in sq years.
' :. JKnew His Own Race. '.
-' From the Kansaa City' Star.
Moses Williams, an Indian. "who lives
in - Korton, Kansas, lost bis railroad
v Dutch Women's Head Dress,
Women often possessed two has aw-
dresses, one for Sundays and th other
forweekdays. In cold or wet weather
a hood was worn stiffened with paper
and having two long ribbons, provided
with golden hooks, to protect It against
th wind.':. '
Abov a low silk or satin bpdloe was
worn aa elaborately folded kerohlef of
fin lawn or cambric, which . allowed
only a little of the throat to be seen '
and which -was fastened by a brooch or r
ribbon. . "
v Th bodice itself was usually a tight
fitting lacea one of white or blue satin.-;
It " la said that women of the inw
classes frequently only took th trouble
of unlacing thla oulrass-Uke garment '
once a week! The .tighter th , bodic -the
mora elegant- Its , wearer 'was' con- -
sidered, and as a great number of petti- "
coats war de rlrueur. a small
appeared vea less than it actually wag, ...
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