The Leader., July 25, 1902, Image 3

G R A N T 'S A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L .
lie He-Knter* P o lit ic a l L ife ae Mayor
o f P o r tla n d , O re.
George H. William», the new Mayor |
of PortUDC on'.. lilt a wide »wath la
national politic» a generation ago and
were It not for a
THE ZEBRA M IL E NOT A SUCCESS.
PACE IS T O O RAPID.
Count Matiuiuta, of Japan, Looks for Craah
la This Country.
nooDS m copn belt
Vienna, July 21.— Count Matsuuafa,
Iowa and Missouri Farmers Will
ex-minister of finance of Japan, who
Lose Their Crops.
recently
returned
from
a
month’
s
visit
w o m a n '»
cabal
to the United States, said to the cor­
would have been
WATERS RISING AND RAINS CONTINUE
respondent of the Associated 1‘ress:
Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court
“ While I wa» greatly impressed with
Louts Now Ctrtiln to Reach Into the Mil­
of the U n i t e d
the tremendous energy of the Ameri­
State».
lions— District Between Keokuk and
cans and their wonderful commercial
Mr. W 1111 a m a
Hannibal Will Suffer Most-
development, I fear that the too rapid
waa born in Co- I
progress of the United States is likely
lumbia County. New '
to experience a serious setback in the
Keokuk, Ia., July 21.—The high
York, In 18^3. stud­
near future. The commercial energy water here touched the danger line the
ied law and settled |
of the Americans incomparably sur­ first of the week, and began to recede,
In Iowa, where, la I
passes anything in Europe.
This is when heavy Hoods started again in the
o. u. WILLIAM». 1*447, be was elect-1
undoubtedly one of the principal causes Pas Moines, Skunk and Iowa riven.
ed a Circuit Judge. Iu 18.13 President!
Som e efforts have recently beeu m ade to crons the zebra on the m are and
of the economic progress of the United With a stage in the Des Moines river
pierce appointed him Chief Justice ot | thus produce an animal of the mule type, having some of the attractive charac- State». I perceive in many directions only three feet below the tops ot the
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efforts
have
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with
encouraging
success. T
In
the
the Territory
of
Oregon.
President
where European countries are already great levees,'.the river began to rise
Buchanan reappointed him In 1857, hut first place the zebra ia wild, vicious and apparently not disposed to Intimate affected by American expansion and I tbiee inches an hour at its mouth here
sssociation
with
horses.
Nevertheless
some
of
the
efforts
have
been
successful.
not being In accord with some of Mr.
think it likely that they will be still today, continuing until the factor of
The Illustrations show tamed zebra that is the sire and one of the zehroid
Buchanan's Ideas on slavery he resign­
But safety was wiped out this evening. A
colts. It will be seen that the greatest attraction, the beautiful markings of the more affected in the future.
ed and became a Republican. In 1804 zebra, are lost in the cross. This practically determines the cross as of no America’ s progress has been so exceed­ rise of one and a half feet in a short
ingly rapid that I fear Borne sudden time this morning at Ottnmwa, and a
he was elected to tlie United States value. The small size of the zebra will always make impossible any great size ia
disaster, as, in my opinion, too much further rise tnroughout its length be­
Senate. It was be who drew up tbs hia colts, and size is absolutely necessary In a mule.
business has been done on borrowed low the capital city was prevented from
reconstruction bill and he had charge _
capital. This, coupled with the magni­ running out freely by a rise of a foot
of It lu the' Senate.
WANT STEUBEN RECOGNIZED.
fectlve blows upon the British forces. tude of the commercial operations com­ and a half at Davenport last night,
From 187-1 to 18(5 he was Attorney
It was Steuben's duty to bring order mon in the United States, wil probably increasing and coming down rapidly.
General under Grant. On the deuth of G o v e r n m e n t A s k e d t o A p p r o p r i a t e
out of chaos. How It was accomplished lead to a panic at the first untoward This afternoon the observer of the
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase Mr.
M o n e y f o r a S ta tu e ,
there is not space to tell here, but the circnmstance, such as a bad harvest or weather bureau at Keokuk sent tele­
Williams was nominated to succeed
A bill was Introduced In the first ses­ results soon began to be manifested. similar misfortune.
While there are graphic warning to all points south to
him. But the Senate never acted on sion of the Fifty-»event h Congress ask-
Steuben was made Inspector general
The Egyptian
the appointment. The reasons for thl» lug the government to give recognition and dld vailaut service in the organisa- many strong banks in the United prepare for danger.
States, there are also many weak ones, levee, which stood the flood just reced­
were In large measure social.
the services of tion
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He composed a book whose failure will reader a crash in­ ing after strenuous efforts to hold it,
of the army.
Mrs. Williams was a talented, beau­
Huron S t e u b e n ' r e g u l a t i o n s in 1778-79, which was evitable.
I fear that some of these including the destruction of farmhouses
tiful womnn and was a leader In Wash-
during the Revolu- j adopted, and upon which the present banks are lending too much money to to use lumber for strengthening the
Ington society. But While popular with
tionary War by ap- ; American army regulations are based aid business enterprises.”
dike, is only slightly above the water
a large element, she was unpopular
propriatlng $50,000 But he Anally tired of this service and
now, and the coming Hood in the Des
with a certain Influential coterie, con­
for the erection of made an effort to secure active work In
NAMES ARE ANNOUNCED.
Moines will top it certainly. This will
sisting of some Senators. Itepreseuta-
a statue to his the field, at the head of a regiment
let the water into hundreds of square
tlves. Judges and other high officials.
m e m o r y . T h i s There was objection to this, and he Two New Battle-ships and Two Cruisers for miles, including the town of Alexan­
It was a thorn in their sides to have
man's s e r v i c e s threatened to resign. He was finally
dria, Mo. The inhabitants there are
the United States Navy.
her the wife of a cabinet minister;
were of Inestima­ gi ven a command and served with dis­
preparing (or an overflow of tlie entire
Washington, July 21.— The navy town to a depth of several feet. The
what would It be when she was the
ble value to the tinction during the trying times, late in
wife of the Chief Justice? The pill
American people the war, when he was compelled to department has announced that the corn crop in the flooded district is all
was a very bitter one for them. The
From the huts ol sleep on the ground because he could two battleships to be built under the made, and wheat is in the shock, and
UAHO.N STEUBKJf
Idea of this lady from faraway Oregon,
Valley Forge to the Ilot buy a tent, when the credit of the authority of the last naval appropri as a result the farmers will lose all
the backwoods, as they said, ranking surrender at Yorktown,' Steuben made POUIltry wa9 exhausted and the affairs
their year’s work.
Grain men put
them! It must not be. And they uni­ his Impress on the continental army, i of the colonists were in distressing con ation bill are to be named the Louisi­ the figures of the loss from the overflow
ana
and
the
Connecticut
and
the
two
at about $4,000,000 between Koekuk
ted, almost ns one, in the most hitter but nowhere in America will one find ; diti0n. He served in the South in 1779-
wnrfnre upon Judge Williams that has any evidence, so far as governmental ^ and achieved some distinction I d cruisers the Tennessee and the Wash­ and Hannibal.
ington.
The
battleship
to
be
built
at
It is believed the Ilinois levee will
ever been known at the national capl-
j recognition goes, that his work was tllg ue[di in spite of the starved and
tal. Mr. Williams asked Grant that appreciated. Pennsylvania and New pooriy equipped condition of hla forces the New York navy yard «ill be the hold, and the damage there is likely
Connecticut.
The
battleships
will
cost
to be cnly $20,000 to $30,000 between
his name be withdrawn and reluctantly York gave him grants of land and hla He was appointed to command In Vlr-
| this was done. Some time later Mr. i ia»t days were spent upon the latter. glnla, and remained there most of the $4,412,000 and the cruisers $4,059,000 Keokuk and Quincy. Heavy rains are
each.
The
two
tugs
authorized
by
the
reported in Southeastern Iowa today,
Williams left the Cabinet and practiced There be was burled nnd there his time until June, 1781.
are to be built one at the Mare and tonight there are indications of
[ l»w In Washington. Finally he re- j grave was unmarked until historical At the close of the war an effort was act
Island yard and the other at Boston. still higher water. Lowland farmers,
turned to Oregon and now. at the age and local German societies erected a made to have Baron Steuben reim­ Admiral Bowles has
prepared an
of 79. he re-enters political life as the monument. Gradually this was neg- bursed for his expenditures and paid elaborate plan for keeping the accounts river men and the weather bureau
observer alike predict the greatest
chlef magistrate of Portland.
j lected and It Is only lately that legisla for his services to the nation. Geneial in connection with the cost of the
damage ever known from the flood from
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I tlve action was taken to Improve the Washington warmly urged this, and Connecticut, in order that when she is
the upper river.
i his last letter, before retiring from finished comparisons may be made be­
NOW A COLLEGE PRESIDENT, ¡»pot
Soldier of fortune tlint he was, the pubnc Hfe, was written to Steuben, and tween the respective cost of building
NEW ARMY UNIFORM.
Boss Yonniz M a n Hose from t h e Posl- p|cture Df a buttlefield beckoning him Pontalned the warmest expressions of ships in government and private yards.
tl»n of Section H a n d .
o n to glorious achievements could not appreciation of the baron’s services to
Board', Report Approved by the Prciidcnt—
At the close of the recent term at | |)e reslgted by Baron Steuben. Details
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the country. Steuben resigned from
Five Million Dollar Fire.
Some of. the Change,.
Baylor University, which Is located at lvpre rap|diy made. Benjamin Frank- the army in March. 1784, and a month
Guayaquil, Ecuador. July 21.— The
Washintgon, July 19.— While Secre­
Waso, Tex., Professor S. P. Brooks J |in wag |n i»ar[s, seeking a man who later was presented by Congress with fire which has been raging here (or the
became president
| j would enter the American army and a gold-hllted sword and a vote ot past two days has been extinguished, tary Root was at Oyster Bay, the presi­
dent considered and approved the report
His advancement
establish the order and discipline so thanks. Then it required seven years' after having destroyed 90 blocks on
of the army uniform board. The order
illustrates the pos-
much needed by General Washington. active effort for the baron to secure a some of tlie principal streets of the
for the new uniform will go into effect
settlement
for
his
services,
nnd
then
Dr.
Franklin
could
offer
no
assurances
| aibillties of tin*
city. The loss on merchandise and on January 1, when officers of the army
only
after
it
had
been
plainly
shown
American y o u t h
of financial support, could not even
buildings is estimated at $5.000,000. are to be equipped according to the new
I who determines to
guarantee the reimbursement of the that he had been reduced to the ex­ The burned buildings
include the regulations. Officers serving in the
tremity of either starving here or beg­ custom "house and railroad station. Tlie Philippines will be allowed to wear the
succeed in spite of
ging lu Europe. The compensation, city is without gas, and the only water old uniforms during their service there.
all the difficulties
when it was finally made, was so mis­ to be had is that taken from the river. Among other changes are tlie following:
and obstacles man
erly in amount that the debts of Steu­
has put In hla way
The full dtess coat is about the same
C H IC A G O M Y S T E R Y .
ben had absorbed all he received, nnd
Professor Brooks
as at present, save that the buttons are
the man who had done so much to
Is now about 4f
more spreading, with ornamentations
make the victory of the American Muonic Temple Sefety Deposit Veulte Were on the sleeve, and with the rank desig­
years old.
Less
forces possible was compelled to retire
than twenty years * * 0F- b b o o k s .
Robbed of $35.000.
nated on the sleeve instead of the
to a little farm given him by the State
ago he was a member oi the section
Chicago, July 22. — Mystery sur­ shoulder knot. The dress coat will be
of New York and which was located rounds tlie reported disappearance o- what is called the dress blouse. A new-
gang on the Santa Fe Railroad, earn­
In what Is now the’ town of Steuben, $22,183 in cash and two certified checkf dress uniform is provided, consisting of
ing only (15 cents a day with his spade.
about twenty-five allies north of Utica. of $800 belonging to three prominent a sack coat of woolen or cotton material
He was considered by the foreman one
Here he built n log house of five bookmakers oi the Washington park of an olive drab color, with trousers to
of the best hands lu the gang, and en­
rooms, and lived, almost in poverty, racetrack from the night vaults of the match. It is intended to provide suits
tirely trustworthy, though he was by
until his death in December. 17ft.
no means a favorite with the other
Masonic Temple Safety Deposit Com­ which can be worn in cold weather
that are almost a duplicate of the pres­
hands, because be took care of fill
pany.
TUB LOO BOI SE AT STEPHEN, N. Y.
Potato Pulp Celluloid.
Last night after the end of the racing ent khaki uniforms worn in warm
earnings and engaged in no pastimes
It Is not many years since the at Washington park, the three book­ weather and in the tropics.
of questionable propriety. In tlie sec­ baron's expenses to America. Con­
A new design for the overcoat is
tion house at ulglit, and when prevent­ vinced, however, that he would suc­ threatened Ivory famine produced that makers, in company, deposited their
Today they adopted, and it is the only overcoat
ed by the weather from work on the ceed in his venture, the baron em­ remarkable imitation known as cellu­ money in the vaults.
The varnish allowed. It is a double breasted ulster
roadbed, he spent his leisure in study ployed his private fortune, which was loid. which has been successfully em­ found the boxes empty.
and reading, and was utilized by the not inconsiderable at the time, to the ployed for a thousand uses. Now the was scratched from the boxes in places of olive drab material. This overcoat
unambitious laborers as a kind of bu­ payment of his own expenses to Amer imitation has itself been Imitated by as if they had been tampered with. is to replace the old dark blue overcoat
a curious preparation of potato pulp. The men all had separate keys as did now worn.
General and staff officers
reau of useful Information. He Was lea, and later, as the needs of the army
The inventor Is a Dutchman, and he the watchman. Other losses have been are to have full dress trousers with gold
also a sort of supreme court, to whom became Imperative, Impoverished him
treats the waste pulp, itself a residue reported, but the management ot the lace as a stripe to designate the services
all questions debated by the section self for the benefit of the Atnericau
from the manufacture of potato flour, deposit company believes no robbery Breeches are provided foi all officer,
He
made
no
conditions,
and
gang was appealed. By his reading soldiers.
with n solution of acid and glycerine. has taken place. The police are work­ and men, whether mounted or dis­
and study he fitted himself for a col- | bargained for uo reward. Military dis
mounted, although trousers may be
The resulting compound takes a plas­ ing on the ease.
tinetion and active employment were
lege course.
worn when in
barracks service.
tic form, and is dried and ground to
Later
in
the
day,
heavy
losses
were
He worked for the Santa Fe between the chief objects of his ambition, the powder. This powder Is molded Into
reported by other jiersons which made Breeches are provided to fit closely be­
Galveston and Brenham for about one Immediate motives of Ills conduct.
blocks with the aid of water, very the deposits that have disappeared ag low the knee, extending to the top of
Upon his arrival n America, in De
year, during which time the foreman
the shoes.
much as one uses plaster of parls. The gregate nearly $35,000.
had never charged him for one hour's Ppnlt,Pr. 1777, Steuben was greeted
The chapeau it retained for general
material can tie out, turned, bored, et
lost time. Another thing said of him ;
announcement of the capture
officers
and officers of the staff depart­
Typhoon
Kilt,
Twenty.
cetera, and used for every pun>o»e for
is that he never lost or broke an imple- j 0j Burgoyne and his entire army, and
Hong Kong, July 22.— A typhoon of ment, to be worn with full dress uni­
which ivory- hone, celluloid, et cetera
meat of any kind, and his spade was . llloked „¡»in it as a good omen He
unusual severity has caused consider­ forms, but uot to be worn when
not only always In place, but as bright |nsd no time in entering upon activ e are adapted.
able damage here and in this vicinity. mounted.
His <^ualifti-alions.
as a dollar nnd as sharp as it Is neces- ( serv|ce. He notified Congress of bis
A new full dress cap is provided,
It is estimated there is 20 fatalities.
He was pleading Ills cause earnestly.
sary for a spade to be. At the end of | arrival, expressed his desire to sort
differing considerably from the present
••I am wealthy.” he said, “ and could
Chins Accept, Condition,.
j cap in design and trimmings. Service
the year’s service for the Santa Fe he the country without conditions other
had saved enough to pay his expense! titan to be allowed to gain the confi­ make ample provision for you.” She
Pekin, July 22.__The Chinese officials j caps also are provided, and the helmets
for one year in Baylor University, dence and share the fortunes of the nodded and checked one point off on have formally notified the ministers of | are retained, as also are the present
which he entered. After graduating commander of the forces Ini the field. her fingers. “ I have had experience the powers of their acceptance of condi- campaign hats.
A new pattern of saber has been
at Baylor, Professor Brooks was a Congress accepted the proffered ser­ with the world.” he continued. She tions of the restoration of Tien Tsin to
! adopted for all officers.
member of the faculty until two years vices with resolutions of thanks, checked off another point. “ I have China.
ago, when he entered Harvard to take and
___ Steuben reported almost imme- passed the frivolous point.” he went
on. "and I have the steadfastness, the
a post-graduate course. Profeasor I nately
to General Washington.
Gift for Mrs Stcyn.
Chines Accept Term,.
Brooks now ranks easily among the Then began the work to which . tcu- age and the wisdom to guard and
Cape Town, July 19.— The womei
Pekin, July 19.— General Yen Shie,
ripest scholars In America, Is a One
¿¿voted his entire energy. A o
guide you well."
of Cape Town yesterday present»! Mrs.
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He paused for an answ er.
speaker, and has won distinction as a
abuses and defects that had evn
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the governor of Chi I.i province, and
wife of the ex-preiedent of the
•The points you make are strong Rtevn,
lecturer.
He speaks very rapidly, j domlnant in the American army cui
reign ------
office ----
have
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the v/„>—
Chinese
offi
0 °« foreign
decided
enunciates very distinctly, nnd £«*tic- mlnated in the encampment at > « ‘**7 ones,” she said, “ but they lead indevla- former Orange “ Ri\ er co ony, * " ' * j to accept the terms proposed for the
uJates with grace and force.
Forge, and showed the need o rat u n tingly to the conclusion that you would parse of $1,000 1» ore s a
'
° r withdrawal of the foreign troops from
make an excellent father for me. You
-------------------------------- reforms. Although the country abound
Eorope with her husband. Mr. Steyn
Tien Tsin, and will so notify the minis-
T h e P e a ch C rop .
., h provisions, a famine existed have all the necessary qualification»,
in a pitiable condition from enteric
‘‘Yes,
Pamn.
a s h in g to n had notified but just now I am looking for a hus­
___| Indeed.”
______ said he, "Miss
Miss Love
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ters unless the dowager empress die-
fever. His arms and legs were partial-1
ts a complexion like a peach.”
rAmrress that something must be done band.” ____________________
has
.,
| approves of their action. This determ-
“That’ so." replied her rival, "it’s
¿ . ‘ troops would have to disband
and he was unable to open j .
,
When the actress is pretty, the men lv y paralyzed,
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. , ! ination was a surprise to the ministers,
bound to fall.” —Philadelphia Press.
subsistence. The men were In the audience are always conceited his
evelids. The censorship over tele-i
starring, were barefooted and almost enough to think they could coach tba grams has been abolished, except in th e ' « h o expect»! the Cn.nere would en­
The most sincere compliment a man
.AeantlHTP (if
case of press dispatches.
I deavor to ob’ atn better terms.
ever pays his w ife Is when he says sha naked,
offered to strike ef- j hero on kiaslDg.
Is economical.
many oppor