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TlllSf EVENiyO JOUliyAI. FOBTIiAlTP, - OBISGOJr' BATUBPAY. JUNE 28, 1902
1
A' (OWH
Edward Comstock Was
Jollied Into His
. ; Grave.
i, (Journal Special .Service!;
f f MINNEAPOLIS. June Ed
ward B. Comstoclc has auiea wm-
self here. He fired bullot Into
his bead ar.d another into his
MP. Comstoclc. who was'an archr-
feet's assistant, was A member et
a -Minneapolis . national uua
- company at the outbreak of tb
Spanish-American ; war. H did
not volunteer, and was ealted a
coward by his comrade.
4-,-Thla preyed on his mind, and it
believed to have been, the main
reason for hla suicide,
HUBBY WAS ; ;
TOO TOUGH
"" '' ' - -V
'?'. , -I- V - - fs'r: '''r
f A (Journal. Special Service.) "
BAN FRANCISCO. June 28.-"Tou had
two -husbands, and you killed 'em both.
You won't kill , me, , though I'm too
tough.- - i , ' ', - r
The alleged troubles of a nan In the
prims of life with a septuagenarian
apouse were made known to the world
when "Uidwlg Ohlssfj, aged 45, sued Cath
erln Ohlsen, aged 7ver divorce.
j Now cornea the wife with a denial of
the charges of cruelty mads against ber
and with a recital of various alleged acts
of cruelty on the part of ber husband,
among , which la ther charge that she
caused ths ' premature demise of two
previous huabanda. , Mrs. Oblsen denlas
that -she broke her husband's nose, threw
vegetables at him, rifled bis pockets of
I2W or set upon him her two middle-aged
sons by, a previous marriage. She ad
: tnlta having douched Mr. Ohlien with
cold water, but says this way dona in
elf -defense,
IN PITEOUS PLIGHT
.- (Journal Special Service.) ;:
' ' SEATTLE, June a.Qae et the most
i plUful cases with which the police hava
bad to deal with la soma time has come
' to light here. An insane mother and
father and their four j children-. Vera
Jbrought to police headquarters by Detec
tives Hubbard and Freeman. The mother
Hid children were put In charge of the
folic matron and the father kept in
the receiving .cell at the station. ; The
tWenta will undoubtedly ba sent to the
Insane asylum. Alexander fl, Kent is the
ttama of the Unfortunate man. He came
tiers from Victoria a month aro and has
been employed as a clerk by the Seattle
brain Company. Kent is but t years of
ago and Jils wife one year younger. The
;, oldest child is T years of age and the
. youngest but JO months old. The chil
area are all girla . - , ,
. Vhbsaw too much,
'' , (Journal Special Service.) ,
UULKB VILLA, HL, ' June 88.- 4-
James Barnstable of Antioch gos- -f
' Mped that he had seen certain young
ladiea of the vUlage nude, bathing
t taa creek, ?W. A. 'Williams, post- -f
master, forced Barnstabla to apol-
. -r ogisa to the young ladiea He also
f- took the gosslper to his house and
-i held him whUa Mrs. Barnstabla ' 4
ff appUed a horsewhip. . f
AMUSEMENTa i
The Baker Theatre
Geo. th, Baker, Manager. Phones Oregon
. -' North 1078, Columbia 60S. 1
Special engagement of the Pollard's
Juvenile Opera Company In "A GAIETY
GIRL." Tonight, Friday, Saturday night
,s and matinee Saturday. , ,
, Never-changing prloee Evening, 160,
: SSo, Be, 60c Matinee. lo, luc, 86c.
. Next attraction "The Geisha." '
SHIELD'S PARKr-, '..-.V'
" Cor. "Washington and Thirteenth Sts. -
Open Every Evening, Admission 10c
: - " ' HELEN LAMAB
!An4 Big Company of Vaudeville Stars,
: , Including the Wonderful
, f v s . POLYSCOPK
- ' AND SHIELDS' ORCHESTRA.
'No liquors of any kind sold on tha
soundft.
- Week of June 29th Imperial Acrobats. '
, , FAMILY ROOMS
' ' . ' .;.Qentlemen'g Resort... .
Louis Dammasch
Oeodaourb Bldg., idS-tve Filth St.
. . , i Oppoeiu Portofttce, - , .
Cold Lnnchea. Schlitg Beer on draught
TS,
Hackney Cottage
f SEA VIEW,' WASH.1" "
' 'Now open for the season. 1 block'
from R. R. station. First-class ta- -ble.
Pleasant and homelike ur- '
roundlnga. . Excellent surf bathing.
Klamath Hot Springs
X ' Edson Broa., Proprietors. f
V Beswlck, SUklvoa County, Cal.
j,--, s,. v ,
Finest flahlng. hunting and health ra
: sort on. the 'Coast. v..'
fluty1TOaJartCt; 80 Wlnd 110 0' a0
;. Trout flaMtig nnsurpased. 1 " ? - -'
Hot, swimming, steam, sulphur and
mua baths. . . , . '
- j .j, ; ' 4 j j
" - Rates $3.00 to $3.5o per day. '
$10.00 to $14.00 per week. ;
Full particulars upon application.' : ,
ij raST AND MADISON STS.
We cash aB kinds of checkt.sood
"bti" and indifferent, at all hour of
the day and nizht. Including Sunday
MEMORY- OF .
VON.KETTELER
- (Journal Special ServlceJ '.
BERLIN. June a. There- U to be aa
elaborate memorilal aervlc at Kroll's
tomorrow In honor of Baron von Ket
teler, the German Ambassador to. China
at the beginning -of the Boxer upris
ing. The date will be the second aa
nlveraary of von Ketteler'a cruel murder
toy the Boxers. v : KroU's, where the. ser
vice is to be held. Is the Imperial sum
mer opera house In the - Thlergarten.
The Kaiser himself has framed the -musical
program, in which all the great
artists, ott tha royal institutes, opera,
concerts and academies, will participate.
Besides sacred tnuslo there will be mar
tial airs, and' as a special compliment
to Bareness Von Ketteler. the Kaiser has
ordered all ; the best compositions of
Frederick" the Great to be played. The
theatre will be draped In black and dec
orated with Chinese trophies, captured
guns, the ksjs of the conquered . cltlea
and arma . . 'v.
i professor, Begas baa Just completed a
magnificent sutue of Baron von Ket
teler, a replica of which will be pre
sented to his widow, wno is tha daugh-,
ter of Henry R Ledyard. of Detroit c
MAIDEN TRIP
OF
(Journal Special Bervlca.) '
-f , NEW YORK June -Triere was
4- a great tooting of whistles along
the North iayer toaay as tna new
American line s steamship Kroon
Und. the biggest. Vessel ever built
In -America, departed on Its first
trip across the AUantlc The ship
was built by the Cramps of Phila
delphia, and- - confident Is the
company ' of her ability to meet
contract requirements that tbo
right of preliminary tests has been,
waived, and the voyage begun to
day is also tha trial trip of the Wg
ship. -Tho KroonUnd'S sister ship,
the Finland, has Just been launch
ad at Philadelphia! and as soon as
completed will be pution tha trans
Atlantld route, runrilng opposite to
the Kroonlaud, Tha two ships are.
V 20 feet longer and of 400 tons great-
e- ar dlsniaoement than the fit Louis -f
4- and New York, also built .by the;
4- Cramps , for the American line
4- They are ' luxuriously . equipped 4
and are of moderate speed,' being 4-
4- designed to make the" trip across 4-
4 tha Atlantic in eight dys. t " 4-
4- 4 4.4.4 4 4- 4 4- 4
(Journal Special 'Service.) ,
HOLLAND. Mich., June SS. Arrange
ment a have been completed for the state.
camp meeting of spiritualists, to open to
morrow at Jenniaon Park-and continue
to August 10. The officers In charge are
H. W. Melenbacher, president; JTK. Wal
ker, vice president, and manager, and
A. H. Melenbacher, secretary and treas-
tirer:.jv::y:js:. -yl:. J?.-V " v.'V' -
GREAT CROPS '
FOR CANADA
. - (Journal Speolal Service.)
OTTAWA, Ont,' June ft. Reports of
crop conditions, throughout Canada are
the beat aver , received at thla season of
tha year. All through Ontario the winter
Wheat is In a strong, healthy.? forward
condition. In Manitoba, where, the wheat
crop la two weeks ahead of last year,
the grain Is reported to be developing
splendidly,, and the 'largest cropln tha
history of tha country Is expected, iTho
latest adyioes from Winnipeg estimate the
yield of hard wheat for Manitoba and the
Canadian Northwest Territories of 70,000.-
000 .bushels. . .The railway companies are
Jubilant over the. prospects, of big earn'
lngs for another year. ' ; 1 ; !
OLDEST POSTIH
. (Journal Speolal Service.)
NOROSI LANSING, N. Y JUne .-
Roe well Bardsley of this place claims tha
distinction' of being the oldest postmaster
in point of service in the United States.
Today he sounded out his 74th year In
the service. ' He was appointed by John
Qulnoy Adams. , The first year his salary
was $14.53, and It has never exceeded 1200.
Fortunately, Poatrsaster Beardsley doe
not depend -upon hid cofllce for a livings
aa he has a fortune of 1150,000. ; ' .
THOUGHT OF OLD FATHER,"
(Journal Special Service.)
SEATTLE, June 18. Mr. Alice Pear
son, a woman about M years 01 age,
committed suicide in the Colonnade hotel
at First avenue and Pine street ' She
shot herself .through : the upper part, of
the stomach, the bullet passing upwara
and probably severing the spinal column;
which . caused" Instant death. .
. On jthe table In front of the dead wo
man was found the following letter:
"Doctor,' please send the certificate of
WldemeiV; Esq., of Applegate. , Sanllao
County, Michigan. Yours and oblige1
(my marriage name), Mrs. Alice Pear-
sonVM "r'A :' .v;';:;',vii
'-4 :. '.-(Journal .Special Servteat ;':
' HENNINO.' ' Minn.," ' June 28.Joha
Owens' was found two . miles from Hewitt,
lying' unconscious at the foot of a large
tree. He had evidently been there for
nine days without food or drink and was
reduced to a mere ? skeleton. He had
gnawed the bark from tbefeor of the
tree. He died two hours after being taken
home , . k
; As Lady Meldrum eat at the window
and watched her niece cantering down the
drive, with the faithful groom In attend'
ance, twenty yards behind, she flattered
hecseit on her phenomenal success as 4
dragon. She explained to Mrs. Barre that
this, was the third' younff'retatlve ; who-
had been sent' down to that remote part
of the country to be broken-ln. ;) " , t
"You can't imagine what a nuisance It
Is to be the one unmarried sister,, of a
large family, I get despairing little notes:
'Dear Jane: Would you mind Uklng Eve
lyn for a few months f; She' ha been see
ing too hauch of young somebody' or oth
er out pf the question, don't you know;'
and next morning down comes the glr
wlth-a disgraceful temper and a fixed d
termination to spend aH her time writing
Tou seem to have been vary success
ful with Lilian; she, is . flulte cheerful
Bow." .Vi'-;.vv:t-':'i,j
yea 1 think so.' She rose and looked
put upon the distant hillside,, on which
Lilian was accustomed to take beg daily
ride; but nobody was to be seen there, of
course. She turned away front the win
dow. "I think 'it is almost time to writs
and say ths cure la complete." ,.;
Perhaps."
'I think I should wait until Lord Ban-
ford has been here for a few days." '
Lord Ban ford was One of the desirable
people whom It was Lady Jane's duty to
ask down to see her nieces when, suffi
ciently tamed. He was coming this after
noon. . , ;. ,' ,
"Did I tell you,! said Lady Jane, "that
Lilian at. first said something about run
ning away with ths groom T" Mrs. Barre
shuddered. : : , . :1 A
"Xes, she really did, and t was almost
afraid she might," V ; ,
Mrs. Barre said: "I she such Ian awful
girl as thatT" . . .. ,: . . f-
Yea I believe in a wild moment she
might have done it. l had a young fel
low, quite handgme,lat the tlme.-and
had to send him away.f I got, a most re-
uaoie eiaeriy man, with side whiskers and
a very blue chin, in his place," r
"The man who is riding with her howf"
'Tes, and I defy Lilian to, run away
with side whlakra and a. blue chin. She
Is a girl of taste. He came with the most
excellent references, and I have Instruct
ed him never to let her out of his sight.
She grumbled at flrs a; little but I am
accustomed to havlng'my way. f :l, i
And the conversation branched off to
leas gruesoms subjects till the grating of
the carriage wheels outside announced the
arrival of the "very desirable Lordship,
He was ushered In and shook hands, then
glanced around the roon, and for a mo.
ment seemed a little surprised to find the
two ladles alone. , Tha glance was not lost
on Lady Jane, whose infallible powers of
observation told her It was an excellent
sign. 7:;.;.--r .s?"'-""3r-,v",7,F" ;'
She smiled. ' Lord Banford i delicately
hitched up the knees ef, his trousers, sat
down and prepared to deecrjbe the speed
Of the train and appearanoe of the coun
try. V' - r.r C,vj
. "You were wondering where Lilian Isr
. He did not wait to think out how she
guessed that her intultWn was notorious.
Ha merely sabjt & . ; f
"No; was It I-er-dlda't know Miss
Bralston was here. Ir-erem very glad
to hear It" . r ' ... . ';X V:-. , i-J; U:yi--$:
k Lady Jane's keen intellect told her that
if he Were indifferent, lie would not have
pretended Ignorance on the very matter
which must have been the only reason for
his coming.' ..I . v.--- , 1 -n('
"I suppose hea-heel'f said hie Lordship,
"that the country Is very beautiful about
here when seen .- from . the back of, a
horse".. ..' , , .. , '
'Yes," replied Lady s Jane, divining at
once the purpose of that remark,. "Yea;
ons Is rather apt to forget how .time Is
flying when one Is really enjoying It"
"Hee-hee." said Lord. Banford.
"I am afraid my niece must have gone
rather farther than she intended; she cer
tainly knew what tlm you were coming."
"Ah," said Lord Banford, much encour
aged. : ';:':' t -- ;::V'."fV '(
"Are you fond of long, lonely rides when
the scenery is goodT. ':.'; -''i" '
"Long rldest.Yes,'' ne ' replled'i fbut;
hee-hee; one doesn't oare to be altogether
lonely,-doe;;one';fs?
After a few ; minutes footsteps ; were
heard in the hall, and Lady" Jane's, eye
brows rose a little higher as she realised
that .the groem had come Into the hall ar
well, which was surprising in a servant
of such experience. The .door opened and
Lilian - appeared, ' flushed and radiant.
Lord Banford aw that she had evidently
been riding hard in order not, to Keep turn
waiting, and he read apologies in the
hearty shake of the hand which she gave
bim. . ,. '4-.s., ,.Vv.V'''..,.,..-'fi.i.':
. t'Yott..are latere tny idearv". iatd Lady
Jane, much pleased with the appearance
Of her niece. com and have tea before
you change your dresa". , . . , !',
"Thank you, aunt ; I'm dying to drink
something. I am o pleased to see you.
Lord Banford! ; You can't Imagine how
bored aunt baa been3 with me. She baa
been longing for your .arrival.' ,i i, :i
Lord Banford; saw what that speech
meant, and in his Joy nearly split the cup
of tea he was handling. .y .ry
'No! . Reallyt Hee-heet I hope you
have enjoyed your ride?"' , ; L.i ' t S'
"Immensely! Best ride Pre ever had.!
"Where did . you go, nr dear T ' 1 said
Lady Jane. ft didn't eea.W on the Uu.'
"No, ens replied, "iror once tne gate
of the prison yard was unlocked." And
shs laughed and laughed Indeed adorab
ly, though at Lord Banford.1 " - t
Lady Jane thought the' new groom had
been disobeying rdewf but It didn't mat
ter now. 1' '' "j ' ,
"And where did you go tol" she asked.
while Lilian' deaeended "upon the toast.
apparently much tickled-by-thls anxiety.
"To Wormington,",she said.;,'
tady Jane was surprised.
"All that dlstancer she said: "What
NOTED
V.'
WATERVItlLBk Minn., t June H. The
annual Chautauaua Assembly opened to
day under favorable eonditiona, An ex
cellent program covering eight days has
been arranged, the speakers to be heard
Including among otaera ' JHenry Watter
aea, Wiliiaa X Bryan and Sam t. Jonea
its a very ?uu
&
- frTo tet tnarried..TeBUed Lilian, cheer.
fully,, with her mouth full. Lady Jane
received rather a shock, while Lord Ban
ford flattered himself that he entered In
to the Joke. '
'"Hee-hee!" be said, "How amusing!
Yes; Isn't It funny?" said Lilian. WS
f ging her bead at him. Her levity was Ir
resistible,' though . Lady Jane thought It
hardly In the best of taste under th cir-
cumstances. v
"But what old you really do there, my
dearr ' t , . j
"Oot married," said Lillian, abruptly.
.Lord - Banford 'chuckled hugely-he
thought he had never met such a delight
fully humptous glrL And while he, in his
Innocence, chuckled, a horrid fear began
to creep Over Lady Jane. But she tried
to enter Into such a Joke as there ap
peared to be. and ' aald, with a weak
smiler -"And who did yo umarryr"
' "Willlama" said Lilian, lightly, passing
her cop for more tea,
:''WilliamB,"iwasvthe new groom's
nameft 'Lady ; Jane clutched her hair
tightly, to avoid screaming; Mrs. Barre
looked up In alarm. Lord Banford didn't
know who 'Williams was, but he began
to. feel that! there was aomethlng the
matter. Lilian rattled on. unconcerned;
' "So funny it; was by special . .license,
you know.':' Have' you ever been married
by special license, Lord Banford? Do, if
you have not, It Is moat Interesting',
You've got to go Into a funny little room,
and everybody looks at you with interest.
as If you - were doing something awfully
wrong-,, and please, the toast; . yes 1
wonder where my husband Is? I told htm
to come In and have some tea as soon as
he had given tbe1 horses a bran-mdsh. or
Whatever it iar-Iln sure you will like
him awfully," If you' haven't met him
already. You've' -always thought; hFtn a
splendid- man, haven't you,- aunt? He
showed, me: his references, and they Were
simply perfect, so I lenew It Was all
"Lilian!" she almost shrieked, when
the door opeehd and Williams entered,
preparing himself, .for the drawing-room
by rubbing his mouth with the back of
one hand and' dusting bran-mash; from
hie trousers with the other. He grinned
and pulled "an -oily ? forelock, . while Lady
Jah sank back :and moaned :
"Lord Banford Oh turn that that-
awful creature out! I-Oh, Lillian, Lll
ian!',,1,;:"'.i...;:''v-'
Lord. Banford moved a step toward the
Intruder, but hesitated when Lilian said;
Come In, Jack,-dear; the tea -! getting
quite cold. Let. me Introduce you. This
Is Lord Banford.". -
"How :ao; my boy" laid the groom,
taking a chair and beaming upon. him. e
Lord Banfordaroae and glared furious'
ly, all his face turning the color of his
moustache. .''.'?! -
I'Qo out fellowl" he began; but Lilian,
With an air of sweet pathos and reproof.
checked him. .
"Oh, Lord Banford! My husband!"
He turned in despair to Lady Jane, but
she was beyond giving any help, and was
taring in asionianmem at wuiiama,
who, having drunk one cup of tea, eara-
fully and deliberately removed one whUt
ker, then the other, then the greasy wig;
and finally rubbed off the: healthy glow
upon his nose and the unhealthy blue
ness upon his chin. The colors did not
come , off very successfully" under, the
dry handkerchief, but he changed himself.
Into , a. handsome, .sunburnt man of 21
much in need - -a wash, and "Lady Jane
realised that thla, war Harlelgh, the un
desirable young relative of Lord' Olton,
whom it had been her sole object to de
feat. It was a fellet, of coarse, to find
that , he was not 'a groom; but that did
little to take away the sting. She rose
with, dignity, . .y ': i-Afiy r
Harielgh, aheatruggled-"wK!rthe
paint on his chin, began to apologise
I am afraid, Lady Mel burn, I have
doen. rather an unpardonable thing." I
don't know what to say to excuse my
self." -
"I think, sir, you had better say noth
ing. You wtll,underatand,' of course, that
I cannot receive you .here." ,
'Lilian protested: "Aunt Jane, you must
not treat your nephew like that i" : ;
Lady Jane turned fiercely 1 upon her.
"And I will have, toothing" more : to do
with you, you-disgraoef ul child! You
have chosen your path and you must
expect no sympathy from me. The car
riage will be ready for you In half n
hour. Good afternoon!'
Harlelgh offered his ' hand, but she
swept by without looking at him and left
the .room. . .
"Poor dearr said Lilian; "it is a horrid
blow to her unrivaled Intuition. - I sup'
pose we must leave her; she won't be so
.angry' when she has had a little time
and knows ths truth. She really was so
awful as a dragon that I had to score off
her somehow." ,
Lord Banford nodded mournfully and
found that he had to be back In town
that evening. -
As Lady Jane sat raging alone that
night, there arrived a letter from Lilian'
mother. She opened t gloomily. -It b-
sran; .
"Dear Jane: I don't think you heed
watch Lilian so carefully. It appears that
young Harlelgh Is reconciled with his un
cle, and has been presented with their
place tn Hampshire and Quite a large In
come, on condition of his marrying de
cently and settling down.' It would not
be at all a bad thing for Lilian to, meet
him again."
i ";She flung the letter down. . . ,
.. "And the little villain kneir this aU
the Ume! Never again wUl I haVe any
thing to do with other people's chil
dren t" - - 1 t .
And, gentler thoughts coming over her,
she sat down and wrote ,- to nher new
nephew.- , - - :
The note contained - a check for a
month's wages In lieu of notice: and Lil
ian, aware that her aunt had some sense
of humor, knew that she . must have
been considerably mollified to have done
a' thing like Utt'ir
4f.fr
INDIANS KILLING DEER.
MILTON. Or?. Juna 28. Indians - 'are
killing deer along the Watte Walla, ac
cording to complaints that come down
the river. Game wardens of Umatilla and
Walla Walla Counties are almost unable
to cope iwth the trouble because of the
difficulty of getting evidence. , i,,,
did you go there fort
road.".' ' ..- :rfv.f.'.'i'
(.;.''. ... ' 1 '. '!.. " 1". I
f ubserlptipns re6eTted for The Jour sal I
at a ft B. Rich's dear storea , , J
1 " 4 , , -
niviunu 1 lit.
WHEELMEN
i
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Aflf omohile Races Mav Re niven
af irvinflrtnn Pjtrlr-Nnt A I
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'Automobile
races at Irlvlnaton track
July 5th are being arranged for by the
Fourth of. July committee . and local
owners of automobiles. "H. L. Keats, a.
wide-awake bicycle man.- started out last
evening to Interview those In the city
who .would be likely to enter the race
The committee has promised a silver gup
to the winner. Mr. Keats Is not confident
of. the willingness of automobile men -to
enter a competitive race. The owners
aref arraia of defeat. . Tney wouia iiae
te have the honor of winning a race, no
doubt, as one expressed it but they are
unwilling to run the chances of .coming
out behind. However, a determined at
tempt . will .be made to, have the race.
go. Such a . contest Is entirely . new tn
Portland,. and would furnish, one of the
the . Jihief . sporting attractions for this
year's celebration. ' . , ' :-'--
4 It was remarked by -a bicycle 'dealer
yesterday .that .automobiles are owned
morg , generally In the country 'towns
than Jn a city like Portland. Pisces like
Bakerr.City or Walla . , Walla afford 1 a
much.. larger,, number . of . Automobiles In
proportion to ths . population than this
city. , The reason for this Is thought
to; bp. partly .due to the better iacllltlee
for .fast and unhindered riding. . .
Two additional bicycle 'deputies have
been appointed by Sheriff Frasler, Messrs;
Mountain . and Knight. - They work, to
get her. In the shme manner as Jackson
and. Weir, keeping a elose watch for .un
licensed wheels on the paths,' Delinquent
taxes are coming into . the . Sheriff's
office 'at ' s'ltvely rate-since ' the--depu-
ties were put In the field. . The record
made thus far by Jackson and Weir has
had1 an Appreciable 'effect unon the bicycle
riding public. The payment of the flat
Hnnuenf taxes has been made," accom
panied with no email nmonnl .of "kick
ing" from ; threatened ' damage suits
against the Sheriff to "thumping"' the
deputies. ' Thus far no Injuries to the
oiflcers has resulted, nlthougn several
conflicts with 'angered Individuals has
been narrowty everted. The . law is. on
the side of the ofiicera and It Is useless.
t$ tsndertake to Tcsist - aw officer-
Frank Waller, the crack bicyclist, who
Is wel known in title city, passed through
town iam 'ruesqay -en route 10 uiympia
to attnd the. blctclo races to be held
Sunday at Olympla, -Wash,
J. F. Pulfurd, of Boise, Idaho, Is In ,
the city for a few days, looking Into tJe
bicycle affairs " generally. He states 1
that" the bicycle business In Boise is I
good.. Sunday .he wltl go out on a spin
with some of the boys here. He rides
a motorcycle,' a machine v. which Is
scarce article up in his country.
RIVER AND OCEAN.
Sailors are scarce at Port Townsend,
and It Is thought that the bark Palmyra
and the. British ship Senator will be -in
able to get their required complement of
seamen for several days. Both vessels
are bound for South Africa.
Captain T. W. Garilch of -Sen Fran
cleco Will leave for the East in , a few
days to bring , the giant freighter Tre-
mont to that port He will go to Boston
and will sail for San Francisco on July
20. The Tremont was reoeptly launched
for the Boston Towboat Company.
Teh schooners are now In Taooma for
lumber cargoes. The bark Coloma was
towed to sea yesterday with 700.d00 feet
for San Pedro, and the Haydn Brown.
with ($0,000 feet for the same destm
tton. " . . '"' ''.-;
The Northern Pacific liner Victoria bas
cleared at TBcomafor China and Japan
with a cargo valued at $25,003. The pres
ent season of the year Is extremely du'l
In Oriental trade. Thla Is believed to be
due In a large measure to drouths In and
about Hongkong and Internal troubles In
China.
The steamer Albany has been chartered
by the Oregon City Transportation Com
pany, and made her first trip up the
river yesterday. .- v' t ;.. ' '
M. V. Harrison Is again local agent of
the Regulator line, having succeeded B.
F, Hedges, who resigned. Mr, Harrison
took charge of the office yesterday.
AH the docks present a clean appear
ance. They have recently been treated
to a coat of ..whitewash.
The French bark Asls will move on
Monday f from the ' Willamette Boiler
Works', shops, where she has been moor
ed during the past six months undergo-
tng repairs.- to Montgomery dook No. 1
to receive a cargo of wheat for Balfour,
authrle ft Co. .The vessel has been paint
ed from stem o stern, and looks as spick
and span as a brand-new ship.
Captain B. O. Stoddard Is considering
the Idea of running on the Pudding
River, with his boat, whloh Is now navi
gating1 the . LewhW-He talks ot making
regular' trips up the Pudding as far as
possible and connect below with Willam
ette Iwata With the exception of about
two months the river is navigable all
the year round. . The. stream Is extreme
ly crooked. It Is said that at one part
of the river one: Is obliged to go. 10 miles
along Its course . In order to make a
straight mile and a halt " .
The British ship Dee can has completed
loading a : cargo of wheat and flour at
Tacoma for South Africa. Tbe shipment
consists of 19,250 barrels of flour; and 55,
462 bushels ot wheat. - ' '
The steamship Roanoke arrived at Se
attle from Nome yesterday, having left
the Northern r city June Jt : She brought
no tidings Of either the Portland or the
Jeanle, and both vessels have now Men
given hip asjost. ' - - .v
The Canadian Pacific has chartered the
steamship Forerie as an, extra steamer
for the Canadian-Australian line. ' The
Forerlo wlll arrive at Vancouver,' B. C,
about July 15 and will sail early In Au
gust with a general cargo; Including 4
heavy shipment of flour, for Australia. V
I The Oriental liner Indfaahama sailed on
Wednesday from. Yokohama for Portland
and to, expected to reach here about the
middle of July; She la coming by way
of Victoria, B. C, where ahe Is bringing
a larga .number of Chines passengers.
The vessel has about a 000-ton carxo. i
' Tns nw aireciory just issued by tbs
Columbia Telephone Company sUews that
eomoanv te be trewlnc. . , " J
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The). new directory just issued by the
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In the 'quality, reliability and
prlct f our bicycles. Each Is
fully-jruaranttied. FIrst-cIas
construction shown In
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Term Reasonable..
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The MITCHELL MOTOK
STANDARD OF THE WORLD
WHY
wheels when ttie; BEST Bicycle on
; earth can be: had for $40, the next
bestfot $35; no cheap trash to dis
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One price to all. Complete workshop
with expert repairmen. Fun line of sundries.
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BICYCLES
$30, $35, $40, $45, $50
C0A5TERS
. , Different modety to suit the requirements of various; riders.
.v Durable equipment to give extra good service Is given on
tne bagie. . c
Satisfied riders ride satisfactory Eagles.
1 the prices on Eagles are right, but the recollection of 'qual
ity will remain long after the price has been forgotten. s ,
. QUALITY Is what makes the EAGLE "f MB WHEEL WITH-
A OOOD REPUTATION! "
SEAQUEST BROS.;
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EAGLE BICYCLES....
'! Snniggier's Tricks. -'J "
la JKni-land, , even, under, a system , ef
free trade, there are still plenty of peo
ple who think It worth whil to risk pains
and penalties by Burreptttloua .attempts
to Introduce, eontraband pods. says the
London Express. V i How much ' sweater,
then., mast the temptation be to France,
where almost every necessity of lite Is
liable to heavy duties, not only on enter
ing the. country, but even when passing
from one commune to another. , ,
At the rates of svery town and ths ap
proach of every hamlet you find a small
guardhouse, labeled ''OotrolVfrom which
a . posse of . Officials issues to scrutinise
every 6ne who passes In. The formalit
ies are increaslnly severe accordlns to
the apparent poverty of the person. '' A.
carriage or cab may go In almost unchal-
lengedV while peasants' carts art ran
sacked. -'--'A' load xf sand or - bay will be
probed "with 'a long steel staff; and nV
individual who arouses su""Woa Is liable
to be searched . -
0n the wnp of the wind'-'
. Gives the greatest delight, -
With speed, comfort and ease, :
When your -wheel b all right s
Ifsright if a Mitchell or Snell
t' - Is, your mount, - : v .
For each wheel of itself gives
an honest count, V
to the Scratch'?
'ri. 1 it '.i- T... , - . 1- aw a !
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Larfg stock of Tires and Sundries on band.
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throVv ypur money away on
fire crackers , and cheap
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$5.00 EXTRA.
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s Cor. 6th and Pine Sts.
In spite of . Intense vigilance, however,
tha authorities have often been bafltal
for iuite a long Urns by tha uarvelou
Ingenuity which has been devoted to sys
tematic smuggling. To obtain an idea of
The Waft and iubtlety aeihst whteh the
Fiench revenue has had to contend, a
very interesting visit may be paid to .tHe
strange museum which has been-. formed
at the headquarters or the .octroi In" tha
great building opposite .the Parle Hotel
ds Villa. ' j J
By far tha majority of the? specimens),
were India rubber contrivances 'for 'con-'
ceallng under the clotbea . There were
some very elaborate pairs of stays at the .
top real corsets with the regulation laces,
but developing : lower ; down Into huge
pouches ' capable t . contalninsT ' manyf
liters of alcohol. . 1
; I also saw a sort of glorified life-belt,'
which wis filled with liquid and worn In
side a working-man's blouse, and a wide
India rubbers flounce, !. which . was veryf
popular -with Smugglers la ths happy
days crmouens ' v
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