The Oregon daily journal., June 10, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

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THE OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, ' IEC3.
COVETED
CRESSES 10
3Irsr Ragan, Former Assist
ant Postmistress at'Koys
ton, tfow on Trial for Ap-
, propriating Contents, of
Packages to Her Own Use,
During the Years She Rode
Range in Klamath as Cow-
- girl She Longed for Pretty
Attire, Say Government
Inspectors. .
Member! of the federal grand Jury,
now In session, "were confronted today
with dainty ling-iris, little . piece if
delicate ribbon and ? other fragrantly
perfumed garments which for a Ums
almost mads "them blush and think of
things etherlal and not of the, -proalo
old work the had at band. ; - .
And then they were reminded of their
duty as grand Jurors by the appearance
of a bailiff. And then they took up the
investigation which will mean eventu
ally that the suspected one a woman
Is to be Indicted or allowed her liberty.
Brass floods on Xvfelbit.
The dress goods and other materials
sre being; used In the case of Mrs. Nellie
Bauer-Ragan, former assistant postmis
tress at Royston, near Klamath Falls,
who is charged with rifling the UnUed
States mails while In office. The
woman's husband has also been charged
with tha same offense. Both are out
on bonds. " . . - f-.--.r-r. . , ,
Mrs. Raran was formerly tha girl
cowbOT nueen of southern Oregon, and
rode the range until she was married,
about two years ago. Shs is but. 23
yearg old, and has a baby only a lew
months of age. - - '
Royston is a relay stage station be
yond Bonanza, and while the postmis
tress moved to town to permit - hef
children to attend school during tha
winter, Mrs. Ragan was placed in charge
of the Royston postoffice. It was dur
ing this period, the postal inspectors
claim, that Mrs. Ragan took advantage
of the situation and opened packages
from department storea in Portland and
other cities and converted tha goods to
, her own u , -v . '' '
Horns Was astjhsd.-'';'',;:r.i
'When her homo was searched ths ' au
thorities claim that they found a trunk-
f ul of all sorts of dress goods and other
garments worn by women. The gov
ernmont'a aranta assert that all of this
stuff, including vsrlous articles of the
sundry line, wr found. Mrs. ' Ragan
was first . arrested and then her hus
band wan taken in charge, the govern
ment officials claiming mat ne anew
of the robberies and that therefore his
case should also be presented before
the grand Jury. . j U. :Jrv-";"
Mrs. Ragan had lived rnost of her
young life on the plains. 8he knew the
hills and mountains and the valleys in
southern Oregon very foot of them
but. girl like, she had often longed for
the city. And some day she bad hoped
of having her dreams realised. It is
said that these anticipations many of
which were always passing through her
mind ss she rode and looked after her
father's cattl resulted in the mail be
ins rifled and the contents taken if they
happened to meet her fancy.
Mrs. Raman, if indicted, will prob
ably be tried In the federal court during
the next few weeks.
, Seversl persons from Klamath Falls
snd others who live In tha neighboring
country are here as witnesses before the
grand jury. - -
APPOINTS BOARD ,
TO INSPECT SHIPS
(Dnltet Frees Leuwd Wirt.)
Washington, June 10. Secretary- of
the Navy Metcalf today announced the
designation of th -following board of
naval officers to Inspect the ships,
bhawmut and Tremont, which are to be
purchased by tha Isthmian canal com
mission to be need for transportation of
supplies from the United States to Pan
ama: . .-, ,
Captaln - Charles T. Perkins, Com
mander Stacy Potts. Naval Constructor
John D. Beuret Lieutenant. Commander
Oscar W. Koestner and Lieutenant Earl
T. Jessop. Ths ships are in Pacific wa
ters. --5.- .;:;.;-.'. t -
KILLED IX 'RUNAWAY
; DOVN A: MOUNTAIN
. (Special Dlnatch to The Journal.)
weston. Dr., June 10. Ed Zeuske, Sf
years eld, son of A. Zeuske of Pendle
ton, was instantly killed yesterday
as the result of a runaway on Weston
mountain. While he was hauling wood
his horses ran away, down hill. , He
was thrown off and wood fell on his
head And crushed it ' The body was
brought to Pendleton this afternoon.
Sew Incorporations. .
, ftpeeUl Dispatch to The Journal
Relem, Or, June 10 Articles of in-
corpora tioa has been filed in the office
of the secretary of stats as follows:
Ths Society of ths Dominican Bisters
of the Perpetual Rosary of Ontario,
Oreson; incorporators, Mary Bogler.
Agnes McLaughlin and Adele Pyrot
.S"1 M"? Company; principal
office. Portland; capital stock, $46,000;
Incorporators, Florence Alice Mason.
Franc la Sealy and John Bealy. '
COfOTATIOH
offr4 .ntold f.iT with iatOTnal sHTkuka
ca oaa ibla la babail or nffcrlnc humMuV"
BAWBOaS, til.
9M
Dest For
Thw Bowels
Fi.M.nl. F-altbt. PoMnt. Tare Onn4 Do Good,
j:r Mokem, W ro er la rip., liw, Uc- Kmr
iid la bnik. Tlx lean in. tablat tumiHHl 0 CO.
liiur.BMoi M ciua ar jrour ahaf back. -
Sterliaf Remedy Co., ChicafoerN V. So)
r.'ALSJiE, te,i silica e:xes
3.
DELEGATES WILL
VOTE FOR DIIYJIII
' '' T " T 1 III II ' 1 ...1 ,
Kentucky: and New' Mexico
Conventions Will Likely
Instructfor Commoner,
- ' T7nltM Preas teased Wire.)
Louisville, Ky, Juna 10. Judging
from tbe sentiment of the early arrivals
who assembled at the- Democratic head
quarters- today In preparation for ths
stste convention, which opens here to
morrow, ths - Kentucky : delegation to
Denver will be solid for Bryan.
There is some favorable mention of
Governor Johnson of Minnesota, but his
supporters sre in the minority, and not
likely to - wield much influence in ths
convention. - '-- -
It ia believed, however, that If local
issues are injected into the meeting it
will Injure the cause of Bryan and it is
known that the Nebraskan ia opposed
to this on the ground that only national
Issues should t.
considered at the Pen
ver gathering.
RoswelL N. M. June 10. Tha terrl-
torisl Democratic convention began to
day witb a preponderance of sentiment
in favor of sending a delegation to the
national convention at uenver piaagea
for Bryan. It is tnougnt tnai ine me-
brsskan will be indorsed and the, six
men sent to Denver with Instructions to
support mm. '
Rnumu. Mont.. June 10. The Demo
cratic state convention opened hero to
day with every prospect of a fight be
tween Bryan and Governor Johnson of
Minnesota for tha delegation to tha na
tional convention. ,
Rrvan i verv ntronr anions the Lern-
ocrats of the state, and his adherents
claim that the convention hers will elect
a delegation pledged to the Nebraskan.
One county, however, has tnstnictedfor
.Thnn , tt la TtT Lodaa.- in which
Anaconda Is situated, and ths stronghold
of tha Marcua paiy iscuon. s - --
Bryan has tha- support of Senator
Clark's organisation, and of th 61s del-
egatea in attendance ins majomv bit
believed to -favor the Nebraskan.- The
convention will select six delegates to
be sent to Denver.
DIRECTOIRE TOPPING
(Continued from Pags One) .
Ths only attendant was tha small sis
ter of ths bride, Miss Frances Wil
liams.. a- -- -' ; " ' - ' .'- '.
The bride, who was given away y
her father, wore a gown of heavy whits
satin made in the new dlrectolrs mode.
Little trimming distinguished the robe,
but draped about th bride's shouldsrs
were quantities of rare old point lace,
once ths cherished treasurs of her ma
ternal grandmother. '
The weddint- ceremony was followed
by a breakfast at Rauscher's, ths guests
numbering about lsu ana - including
many out-of-town friends of both fam
ilies. At ths bride's tabls were seated
20 of her most intimate rnenas, uoio-
nel snd Mrs. WUllams also had a ta
ble of 10 covers, to accommodate th
relatives . and special guests. Ths
smaller tables accommodated eight per
sons each. Ths floral decorations of
ths dining-room were entirely of bride
roses and lilies of ths valley.
! - y Hoasymoea In Amo.
This evening ths bridal pair leave
for Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mra. L. Z.
Letter' country else, making the
journey by automobile. - In. - August
they will sail for Europe and upon their
return in September will take Up their
horn in this city. They will lbr In
ths slegant Letter home in Da Pont
Circle, which ths elder Mrs. Letter has
presented to her son and daughter-in-
law as a wedding present.
Mr. and Mrs.- Letter were ths re-
ciDlentS of many other magnificent wed
dins sifts. Colonel Williams' gift to
his daughter was a check for $1,000
with which ths bride purchased a horss
show brooch of diamonds and sapphires
to match ths betrotnai ring. Mrs.
George Sumraerlln. wife v. of Captain
Bummerlln, U. 8. A., under whoa kind
ly eye most of the courting was oar
riaA forward ' oreaen ted the bride with
a gorgeous, ostrich feather fan mounted
on tortoise sneu ana ornamsntea wun
diamonds, --
J Vnltes Tw ramlliea. -
Th wedding of Miss Williams ' and
Mr. Letter unites two families that
have long been prominent In tha social
life of the capital. Ths bride is 20
years old and is regarded as ons of
the beautie of Washington, flhs was
educsteo at a convent in Georgetown
and spent several years in Europe with
her parents, returning to Washington
last winter. She is a blonde, with a
beautiful complexion, snd is tall and
Slender. She is always well-gowned
snd .has an air of individuality and
distinction. Mr. Letter met her during
his stay hers last winter With bis
U. T ..I or T A u. ' - 1
. Joseph Lelter Is the only son of the I
late Lievi z. Liter, wno niea rour years
ago. s The elder Letter's beginnings
were humble. He was born in 1814 at
Leitersville, Maryland, a town founded
bv his family, which cams of old Cal
vanistic Dutch stock. Hs went west
while still a boy and finally located in
Chicago. He became-a partner with
Marshall Tldd and - Potter Palmer and
established thS firm of Field, Palmer
V Letter, -which became one of the
largest and best-known dry goods firms
in ths world.
Bavsd Kls Konsy.
From the tlms that Mr. Lelter began
to accumulate money all' his gavinsrs
were invested in Chicago real estste.
He saw the tremendoua future of the
city, which was yet a prairie when be
first went there, snd no man Was a
keener Judge of values than he. ' When
he retired from the dry goods business
it wss to devote his entire attention
to his real estate holdings. During ths
latterr years of hia life h divided-his
time between his homes in Chicago and
this city and bis summer place at Bar
Harbor. . V
In 1895 th elder daughter, Mary -Victoria
Lelter, was married to the Hon.
Nathaniel Curson, at that time British
under secretary of tbe state Of for
eign affairs. Three years late, hs was
made a baron and became viceroy ana
oyernor-general of India. - The second
UBrhter. Miss Nannie Lelter, - married
Captain Colin Campbell of ths British
army, and th youngest daughter, Miss
Daisy iiter. became the -countess ox
Suffolk.
Joseph - Lelter was bom In Chicago
46, years sgo and received his educa
tion at Harvard. In his spectacular
wheat deal of 187-8 Mr. Lelter. in his
attempt to corner the market, became
the largest individual holder of wheat!
in-th history of th grsla trade. When
the crash came it rnat tha nlder Tetter
mUlions to settle his son's obligations, '
UKUSUAL WEATHER
l IX EASTERN OREGON
1 I: nrtal ntopatrk f Tbe rnireal.t '
I Penaleton, Or., June 10. The weather
hss been Unusually warm and sultry for
the past few. days in eaatern Oregon.
There hsvs been some wind storm and
cloudbursts. Last evening , a Small
cloudburst occurred on Bear oreek,
south of Pilot .Rock, and as a result
several gardens along tha creek were
partially washed out snd some damage
Was don to crops,- This has been an
unusually cold spring in eastern Oregon
snd since the weather has turned warm
in ths past few dsya it has been very
oppressive. . . -
, Dentists Meet In Augusta.
0nltr4 Prm Uw Wlra.t "' --Augusta,
Oa., .June 18. The annual
convention' of the Georgia State Dental
society met here today and was called
to order by President T. C. Gibson of
Forsyth. The dentists, who represent
noarly all parts of the state, will spend
thre days-in-the discussion of vartn
questions relating to their jtrofeasibn.
SMUT
FOR AWHILE
St : Johns Saloons . Given
lease on -Life' byIhjunc
tioni as Precinct Outside
City sWas Combined by the
Prohibition Workers.
Presiding Judge Oantenbsln In ths
circuit court this' morning granted
temporary injunction restraining Judge
Webster and the county . commissioners
from declaring ths result of th eleo
tion or enforcing the prohibition Tote In
the subdivision composed of precincts
8r, r and comprising th city of
Bt-Johns 'and University Park. '
; This mov has been mad by th. sa-
loonmen in a last effort to save th
thirst establishments of St Johns,
which were voted out at the recent elec.
tlon. - It is claimed that the election is
void so far as proolnct 91 IS concerned
because a nreeinct ontald of tha cltv
ot si jonns was joined with the two
precincta inoiuaea in that city.
1 Baloonmaja Sakas Asttam.
This nint is advanced In tha netltlnn
niea oy uoovert Hiapieton tnis morn
ing ia the nam of Bid Megoon, a saloon
man in nrecinat 91. At .the recent elec
At th recent elect
tion this precihet gave a majority of IT
No. XI, tha other
St. Johns precinct, gave 61 majority for
the drys, and No.
9 srave 14 majority
for ths drva. maklnc a
making a net majority in
ths subdivision of 14 for
on
ronioition.
Under the law-tha county court is ra
quired on the eleventh day . after the
election or as soon thereafter as prac
ticable to declare the result and make an
order prohibiting . the sale of liquor
within such subdivisions' and precincts
as have voted dry. Th county court.
unless restrained, might therefor put
on ths lid next Friday or Saturday.
, tt, John Itself Wet
Precinct ft voted dry ' in November.
1904. beins: then known as No. 63. Since
then no election on local option has been
held within its boundaries until last
week. Because ef its dependable dry
majority the prohibitionists of St.
Johns combined it with the two St
Johns precincts this tlms, being afraid
that they would again be ' unable to
swing the vote in St Johns alone. Their
fears were justified, for if tbe St Johns
precincts alone bad voted, -prohibition
would have been defeated by four votes.
Ths prohls now assert that th con
tention of th saloonmen regarding No.
9l is without merit They will contend
that t makes no difference whether or
not the precincts voting as a subdivision
are within the same city, provided they
are in the asms county and are con
tiguous, i They are confident that Ma-
goon s contention win oe overtnrown
when the matter is heard on its merits.
Under the rules of the court the pro
hibition element will have five days in
which to coma into court and move to
have ths injunction est aside. Although
ths members Of tns county court aro
nominally the defendants, the dry town
promoters of St Johns are the ones who
are expected 10 nsm vacx ana neva iv
remove the injunction. So long as the
injunction is allowed to stand
a ii
will
prolong the life of ths saloons in pre
cinct i. wnere tne name mngss. .
VETERANS OBJECT TO
V PORTRAIT OF LEE
G. A.B. Men Excited by Pic
I ture of Confederate in
" Bed Bluff School.
(Special Dispatch to Th Journal.)
Bedding, June 10. A large portrait
Of General Robert E. Les was presented
recently by a southern lady to ths Red
Bluff high school, and the picture of
the confederate general was hung on
the Wall of one of ths school rooms in
a conspicuous placs. The Grand Army
post of the town took exception to this
and demanded that ths picture come
down. ; The school trustees arranged to
meet a, committee of the old soldiers
this afternoon to hear fthelr arguments.
, Captain Milburn, Major J. W. Burnett
and Colonel C. K. Curtis were a com
mittee appointed to demand that Gen
eral tree's picture be removed from the
high school. . The trustees met this
morning, sleeted a principal and dodged
the issue by adjourning at noon and not
keeping their . appointment with th
soldiers,., Ths trustees are reported
Ss being unanimous In favor of letting
General Lee's plcturs remain wher
t is. , -a..'
DEAD MAN'S NAME
i-V EDWARD BUSCHER
SpcUl Dlapatch to Tha Jonrsal.)
" i Astoria, Or, Jun 10. The name of
th man who wss killed Monday by
falling from aloft - on the schooner
Churchill, which is loading lumber at
Knappton, Washington, was Edward
Buscher. It is thought h -was stricken
with heart disease, as he apparently let
go his hold on the line to which he was
clinging and-dropped. Buscher was tt
years old and came from Portland two
months ago. '' - t
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VALET COMES TO
HITCHCOCK'S AID
Actor'3 Servant Controverts
Testimony) of : Girls Who
Say They Were Attacked.
:' tUoltad Press Lsaaed Wire.)
New Trk, June 10. Herman . H.
Reupke, a valet employed by Raymond
tiiicnoocK, me aciorv wno is on trial xor
th alleged wronging of two little girls,
was on tne stand today. He denlsd that
the actor , had attacked Helen, or Elsie
at the time that they allege th crime
was committed. rnia testimony con
troverts the story told by the girls on
the stand tne otner day. fteupk said
"Mr. Chanler did not visit the Great
Neck home when the New York girls
were there." , He testified to renting a
room in the "house with the green
blinds" and said that ths actor 're
mained in the room with thf slrls 20
minutes. The witness was behind a
screen and saw nothing Improper In the
interview.
A night clerk at the Flanders hotel
Identified the register bearing the name
of the actor on ths night that he ia al
leged to nave taKen tne girls to the
thestre. Justice Olmstead teatifled that
he had known the actor for 17 years, and
vouensa lor ais inormmy. t j :
JUDGE
OF DEAD FIIIAflCIERS
San Francisco Conrt Refuses
to Allow Witness to Tell
How Bank Was Run. J
(United Praas teased Wire.) .
Ssn Francisco, June 10. When th
trial of Walter J. Bartnett was called
this morning before Judge Conlsy ' the
courtroom was , full of people who ex
pected to listen whlls W. F. Walker.
president of thq California .Safe Deposit
urusi company, toia now tne spirits
Of Colls P.
V Huntington, jay Oould
untlnarton. Jav lnnl
and
Other financiers ruled the destinies of
tne oatiK. juag coniay, nowsver, ruled
that Prooooutor Cook must lav a foun
dation for the Introduction of such evi
dence, and Walker was withdrawn from
tne stand ior a time. , .
R. E. Mulcahey, a broker, was catietl
to testify that hs had borrowed a sum
of money for Dr. Allsn Griffith, brother-in-law
of Bartnett. who gav some
of the Cotton bonds as securities. Cook
saya that Griffith secured these bonds
rrora tsortnett, who embessled them
from the bank. When Mulcahey had left
the stand, J. Dalsell Brown, who is
serving- a term in state's nrlaon on hia
confession and plea of guilty to having
altered tne bank's books, wss called.
Brown covered his close shaven head
with a wig of long gray curls snd had
Several days' growth of beard on his
fsce that bad once been covered by a
Van Dyke beard. He mad a frank
witness, answering every question read
ily. ; . . -. .
NO MORE DIVORCE -j'i
i MMD Nevada
(United Press Leased Wlre.1
Reno, Nov., June 10. According to a
ruling of Judge Orr in the circuit court,
whlcn he says today will guide ths court
in the future, fno more divorces are to
be granted In Nevada on the grounds
of desertion or cruelty unless, witnesses
testify to the allegations mad In th
complaint.
Heretofore it has been possible for
people from other states to sue for di
vorce in Nevada and obtain judgment
aiinougn ineir spouses were orten
Ignorant that an action for divorce had
been begun. The Coreys of Pittsburg
fought out their divorce esse in Nevada.
- In explanation of hi ruling. Judge
Orr said today that many times it had
been found after a divorce had been
granted in Nevada that a wrong had
been done.
Hotel a Tnmwater Burned.
(Special Dlapatcb to Th. Journal.)
Olvmnla. Wash.. June 10. -Tha Basle
hotel, for 20 years a landmark in the
village of Turowater. burned down yes
terday. It was occupied principally by
employee of the Olympla Brewing com-
atiy, an or wnora escaped,' aitnougn a
ew lost their neraonal effects. Leo
Ichmidt, son of the owner of tha
irewerv. was Overcome bv smoke while
fighting f re and was taken to ths hos
pital. His injuries proved not serious.
The hotel was worth 1 4,000 and carried
11,200 Insuraao. It. was owned by
Oscar Miller.
Accidental Shot Ia Fatal.' ' -
(Spseial Dlapatcb to The Journal)
'Boise.. Idaho. Jun 10. Elmer H.
Csrson. formerly a resident of this
city, who had for about a rear been liv
ing on his ranch near Nampa, acci
dentally shot and killed himself near
his home Sunday while hunting rabbits
He died while being taken to a hospital
at Caldwell.- Until about a year ago
Carson was city foreman here for the
Bell Telephone company and was highly
respected. Hs Isaves a wife and two
children.
Comparisons In Clataop's Vote, .
I (Special Dispatch to The Juersal) '
Astoria, Or., June 10. Ths vote east
st ths recent general election in Clat
sop county wss 365 less than the regis
tration, which was S,07 in the city snd
Sal in the county, a total of 1,067. The
vote in 1894 in the city was 1.S94 and
in the count v 898, a total of 2.79
BARS
SPIRITS
Your stomacli
when it can't digest any other food. That's
:; because the crisjp flakes of whole wheat are -
thofoughly mixed with the saliva and other ;
, digestive fluids, and because the starch in
the wheat is converted into dextrine by
barley-malt, thereby relieving, your intes
tines of the hardest part of their work, y
" FORCE " is msde of the best white wbest, stesm-eooked, rolled into '
' , thin flskes, combined with tha purest barley-malt and bsked. Alwsys .
,"eriip"it before serving it by pouring into a psn snd warming it in oven.
Then serve ia large dish with ereem, piling tbs flakes in, one side of tha
dish and pouring the ereem In the other side, dipping the flskes as estea. '
. ' Your Grocer
No other Flaked Food
OVERTAKES
ER
GoVernor John C. Cutler of
Utah Races After Girl and
. Narrowly Escapes Fight
X With b Delirery Driyer
With Whom She Eloped.
, (Cnlted Press baaed Win.) . .
Salt lake, Utah, June 10. An exciting
seen was enacted this tnornjng when
Governor John C. Cutler of Utah, after
an all night search with his son, cams
upon his daughter Mabel and ber , de
livery wagon driver I husband, with
whoa jhs eloped yssterdsjr "at a moun
tain resort elg$t miles tip the canyos
from Idlewild. . -
Governor Cutler demanded that his
dauchter leave her husband at onoe and
return with blm to Salt Lake, but th
girl refused. . s . . v - ., . T . .- t.
j. ne cnier executiv ana t. e. Butier,
the husband of his : dauchter- almost
came to blows in the argument.'.
Mabel eloped last night f rom Salt
Lake with Butler, and th ntlr vnn
married by ' prearrangeraent at Ogden,
Governor Cutler had refused to give his
consent to Ms daughter's marrlag to
Butler, and the strl stole from tha ex
ecutive mansion last night At Ogden
the -couple met George D. Folkman, a
annor at tne county courthouse, who
s also a Mormon elder, and authorised
to perform the marriage ceremony. He
went with them into the courthouse and
they were married in a few minutes. -Osrden
oeonle who knaw Miss nutlev
spread the news, and the governor was
in pursuit or nis asugnter within a lew
hours. Together with his son. he took
the midnight train from Salt Lake and
learned at Ogdea that his daughter and
her husband had left for the mountains.
After searching alt night through ths
various resorts 'near Ogdea, Governor
Cutler came upon Mabel and her hus
band at daybreak near Idlewild Mabel
is 18 years old, and says that she loves
Butler snd will not leave him. , , .
CONFEDERATE TUTS' ,
SECOND SESSION,
(Cnlted Pre Leased Wire.) '
Birmingham, Ala.; June 10. This was
another Interesting and busy day for
the thousands of Confederate veterans
and their . friends la attendance at ths
annual national encampment. Informal
reunions were numerous durlnr the day
and the features of entertainment were
plentiful. The Battle Abbey commit
tee submitted Us report this mornlns
and at noon came the memorial .ser
vices., which were of a most Impressive
character. Much interest is manifested
In the afternoon proceedings, which, will
inolude the reports of Important commit- '
tees and also the election or officers
for the gear. - When the business has
been disposed of the early evening will
witness a grand floral parads under the
auspices of the Sons of Veterans. Hun
dreds Of additional visitors are ex
pected to reach the elty tomorrow morn-
ng in time to witness the grand re
union parade of - veterans, whioh will
be th last big feature of the gather
ny , ' "J"-'1;- -
Engineer Tee'g JTarrow Escape, .
' (Bpeda! Dispatch to Tbe Journal.
Astoria, Or., June 10. City Surveyor
A. 8. Tee, while inspecting som grading
work on Tenth street yesterday after
noon, was struck by a hauling cable and
thrown several feet Into the air. He sus
tained some severe bruises, but fortu
nately was not 'seriously hurt. ,
VETERANS' CONVENTION
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heads, as I look down tha hall. Is whits.
Ttaers are just as many of us, because
those that are left are ths kind that
don't ale at any Intermediate age but
I can scarcely believe that- we have
rrown as old as we have In two years'
time." . v--"f-; -,.-. .-".-v.
Out on tha walk there earns a roar
of laughter. "Well, sir," said on old
veteran, 'Tt heard that story for 60
years, and many'e the time that I have
been all alone out on th field ana Just
had to stop working- and laugh. And
I've alius said that Id eoms down to
ths convention yet and see the man
that stols General Harney's overcoat.
mnA h.r. vnti Am. " .
"So Colonel J. A.' Paujsell, who lives
In Woodburs, told ths story and ths
other veterans and ths newscaner men
and all ths kids around crowded in elose
to .listen. ..--'...,-.;.
Took flrsasral's Orsrooaa.
I sraa a hov thenlust turned IS
and hadn't Deen in tns srmy long, ws
Were , st Fort Xeavenworth, Which was
the frontier ftost in 1837.- It turned
colder n blue biases ana by. gad, sir,
some darned scoundrel stols' my over
s' m,
For Infanta tmd CMldf ea.
Tbs Rlr.1 Yea Kara AL-sjs C::;M
Bears tha
Signature of
candigest
sells it.
is "just as good.
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coat.- General Henrv Harney was In
command and he called be Into his
cabin and asked me about It. '
" 'Son,' ses he, 'what's become of your
overooatr
. -"'Somebody stols it gen'ral, ses L
"Wall. I tell you what you do, my
boy," chuckled he, "you Jest watch out
and steal ths first man's coat you get
a chance at" ,. ,
"All right. Gen'ral,' ses and went
on out of the room. . , , '
' "That afternoon coming back from
parade I saw a fin overcoat lying
across a seat all lined with beaver fur
and fur around th cuffs I knew it was
General Harney's but I winked to my
self and took It. ' . . . v
'"Next day at inspection I wore ths
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back, riding up and down the lines and
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here, where'd you get ; that OvercoatT
That belongs to me. .
'Well, Gen'ral ses I, you remember
rou told me to steal ths first man's coat
got a chance to, and when I cams into
the army I swore to Obey my superior
officers, sir, and ' you ordered me to
ateal the first coat I got a chance at,
and I done it.' - .-. -,
"Well, ths Gen'ral hs sat on his horss
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saying a word. Then he beckoned to
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man in ths front rank and you, sir,
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