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LIKE A PIRATE OF OLD.
ALEXANDER MACLEAN ROAMED
THE SEA IN SWIFT SCHOONER.
Accompanied by Thirty Reckless
liuccanccra He Defied Governments
and Gunboat Now In Toll of the
Law.
Thirs's tiKvrr a law of dod or man
lluna north of nrty-tlirra.
Captain Alexander MacLcan, a bold
a rover as over lived during tha priv
ateering days when pirate ships lay
walling In the pathway of Spanish gal
leons, will roam lb sea no morn. That
U, be will not sail the deep In that
freehanded man nor which made hi m
the object of march by United States
and Drlllnb authorities. A few week
go, under an Indictment for couspi-
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racy In fitting hla schooner Cur
(ucuclta In vlolutUm of (he sealing
tatvH. he wan arreHied at Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia. The Department of State
received a telegram announcing the ar
rent of a crew mado up of men aald
to be
"An choice a Imnd of plratfii end cut
throul urn rvrr tnumivtl a puma craft
elm-o (he iln of CuplMlu KlJd."
Maclean's lioimi bus ever been on
the sea; ha knows no llfo but that on
the deep blue and he finds no enjoy
ment on shore. Ho hua been a rover
nd not a freight carrier, and any dare
devil enterprise ut sea that needed a
strong arm could find an adherent in
Captain MacLcan. whether In itearch
of pirate Immure, running a contra
iiand cargo or illegally poaching for
seals found hi in the man; ho has had
experience In all. Mac Lean's ship, the
CarmcnciLn, was formerly the Jenny
Thelln. built In IMS. when speed and
cot carrying capacity was desired.
Poact kng for Seals.
What the rakish looking schooner
did prior to lttlH had nothing to do
with Maclean's operations, but It was
allege 1 in April. 1!4. that tho schooner
was chartered and out fitted for a poach
ing crulso among tho rookeries of the
far north. Tho Russo-Japanese war be
ing then uppermost in tho minds of the
two nations concerned. It was consid
ered by the poachers that they would
CAPT, ALEX. MACLEAN.
not be In a position to guard their In
terent.), and a raid on the Kusslun seal
ing islands was the real object of the
rrulso. Great Hritaln, Canada and the
United States have an agreement to
prevent pelagic sealing, so that appar
ently to protect the ship's owner from
prosecution under either United States
or UrltlHh laws, the ship's name waa
changed to Carmenrlta and registry
papers taken out in Mexico.
Thirty Devils at Deck and Call.
On May 5 she headed for the north
ern islands, MacI.ean sitting aft, thirty
reckleBB dare-dovlls forward and cases
of repeating rifles and ammunition in
the captain's cabin. She had cleared
for Victoria for a cargo, but Instead
ailed for the little islands in the Ber
ing Sea, where it was understood a
new rookery wus discovered.
, Captain MacLcan has had a varied
experience with tha authorities, not
only on the Carmeuclta, but on other
vessels of which he was master. At
one time a revenue cutter annoyed him
bv demanding that his papers be sent
on board for examination. Upon his
refusal the revenue omcers threatened
to open fire on him.
Invoked the Stars and Stripes.
MacLcan hearing this, ordered one
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of hla men. to "run up the flan." The
Htara and Htrlpc were hoisted and
"lilaj Alec," aa he In known, yelled out
"Now Are and be d d to you." The
revenue cutter dipped Km flag thrice
and turned away, Heveral times this
bold navigator has had net to with gov
ernment autliorltlea, but a short time
ago the Carmenrlta made a raid on the
copper iHlanda and had a brush with
the revenue patrol, one of the crew bo.
Ing wounded and aent to Bcattle, Wash.,
lor treatment.
The attention of Mexico having been
railed to the lllegil acta of the Car
meuclta'i crew, that government on
November 1, 1101, cancelled the Met
lean regmtry. With Oil taken awav
from him, Maclnn had the name of
the schooner changed to the Acapulco.
It It underitood thnt when he dropped
Into Drake llay for supplies he had
only 100 .skins on board taken from
(he dealing preserves of the Arctic ho
that government olDClals have suspect
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ed that ihe grcit amount of money dis
played on that occasion must have
come elsewhere than from the fund de
rived from the sale of shins. The gov
ernment agents believe that several
men now under Indictment In tho West
in connection with thU poaching trip
fumUhed the furds.
Always Eluc'ed the La.
MacLean's movements were conduct
ed so cleverly that he could never le
lielil uutll now; he always made tho
technicalities of the law cover his op
erations, but the Department of Justice
has been gathering evidence through
I ho personal direction of Chief Wllkle
of the Secret Service and It wus this
evidence thnt led to bis Indictment
in San Francisco a short time a no. So
now the piratical course of Captain
Alexander Maclean seems at an end
and the stern band of tho law holds
lil tn In Its grip. It remains to bo seen
whctiier his luck will again serve him
in good stead and enable him to sail
away to the "great white silence ;
where the treasured fur-bearing ani
mals are found, or whether the govern
ment's evidence will be strong enough
to shackle hlni.
Japanese Dwarf Trees.
In Japan are some very remarkable
trees. T-iiey are hundreds of years
old and not a hundred Inches high.
The most marvelous collection Is in
Count Okuma's garden, near Toklo.
Here are pine trees that started to
grow In the seventeenth century, that
at the dawn of the twentieth century
are not too large to be carried In one
hand, pot and all. Others, whose seed
waa planted about the time when Co
lumbus sailed for America, are already
outstripped by saplings planted year
before last.
In another place is a grove of 1111
putlan plum trees, gnarled and knotted
and twisted by centuries of wind and
weather, that are none of them too
large to grace a dinner table, as they
often do when in full bloom. More
marvelous still, there are other little
trees, probably planted In the early
"sixties," that are still thriving (It is
too much to say "growing") In a tea
cup, while others planted before Cleve
land's last term in office have not out
grown a lady's thimble.
The Japanese are past uiasters In
the art of dwarfing trees. They nip
off the tree's roots and pinch Its limbs
and starve It with little soil and let
it go thirsty and dry, but at the same
time keep the breath of life In It. un
til It becomes tho veriest travesty of
a tree, a manikin vegetable, with the
wrinkled face of an old man on the
legs of a little boy. Infinite patfenxe
and skill and time are given in onfer
to stunt and dwarf Into these gn
tesque growths.
Will Wed tor Love Only.
rrlncess Victoria of England, the
only unmarried daughter of King Ed
ward, declares tbut If she . marries at
all It will be' for love. She la thirty
seven years old, and for twenty years
has refused to consider every marriage
proposal suggested by ber father, tho
king.
"If I marry. It will bo to the man of
my choice," she is reported to have
said. "Father, mother, and govern
ment shall not chooHe for me. I will
love tho man I marry, if I ever marry."
This bold declaration by the daughter
Of a king has shocked royal ami aristo
cratic circles all over Europe, but it
has been read with delight by the
English people, and it appeals equally
to Americana,
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FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA.
UNDER CZAR'S RECENT MANI
FESTO, LAST ABSOLUTE MOS'
A RCll Y VISA ITS A RS.
The New Empire Promises to Be
Regime of Constitutional Liberty
and Kepreaentatlon Victory of thv
People Widely Celebrated
As on outcome of tho tremendous
agitation which has 1m-cii shaking Uu-
sla to the very core, tho Czar bos aur
rendered uinl has granted rights
which If consummated, will result li
civil lilxTty.
It seemed for a time as though the
history of the l'reiie't revolution would
be repented; that tLe aristocracy and
the bureaucracy driving' ahead In
their arrogance and self esteem, would
fall b recognize the overwbclniin
force of the volcano of public sciitl-
uieut surrounding them, and by their
refusal t recognize conditions, plunge
the whole empire Into civil war uinJ
uimrchy. iSul the hand v. riling on the
wull was recognized und the Cziir
compelled to practically cnpltulute bis
Imperial throne. True, promises are
thus, far more In evidence than fulfill
ment, but Count Witte has uppareutly
been niiiili tl,e real KuFsi.in h-mlcr und
much U hoped and cxM-ct'd In the
way of a pcuccful reform.
In old KiikhIu, the lt'iKsla of last
century, of last year, of last week, the
t'y.ar was nil powerful. Uusxla was
the last rciiwiliiintr absolute monarchy.
Tlie Mlcli'S of the government were
created anil enforced by the Czar and
his Cram! Dukes.
Popular representation was n fragile
promise. Free speech was under the
lian; freedom of the press was un
known. Even nil private mall was
subject to censorship. The prisons
were filled with political offenders.
Imagine casting a man into a United
States prison Is-cause bis political acts
wen' not relished bv the povernment!
A system of public espionage folr
lowed every man's move.
Old Kusxia wis ilivlUetl into Two
classes, the nobility and practical
slaves.
Education of the masses was worse
thnn a farce.
What U promised for Russia?
The n'lollilon of the rule of the Ro
manoff House.
Freedom of speech guaranteed and
freedom of Mrson Inviolable.
A limited monarchy similar to thnt
of England with n guarantee of popu
lar government, with a cabinet respon
sible to the people, nnd with suffrage
made nlmost universal, and with provi
sion for a representative parliament
nnd for n general educational system.
The rlt'ht of habeas cornus recoir-
nized nnd the rreodoui or tho press
assured.
Following the Ctar's Imperial mani
festo outlining tho proposed regime of
liberty, all Russia celebrated. In St.
Petersburg nnd Moscow the dnv was
one such us the Russians never liefnre
bad seen. The Slavic people, who dur
ing the long war Just closed and the
anxious iierlod preceding the an
nouncement of the new era of consti
tutionalism, seemed self restrained,
gloomy nnd apathetic, gave themselves
fully to the exuberance of the mo
ment nnd npent the entire day in pa
rades nnd assemblies which for the
first time In the history of Russia were
freely permitted.
It was stated as n significant omen
that after a fortnight of gloomy nnd
depressing weather. symloIlc of the
days of the great strike, the sun shone
out brightly on the date of the Czar's
manifesto, n bright and radiant Indian-summer
day.
' The Aromatic liar ana.
Apropos of tho real enjoyment of a
cigar Cauthorne, the newspaper cor
respondent. In that most fascinating
storv of "The Tallahasse Girl":
"If you will permit me. I will
smoke." said he, taking out a curious
clgir ense of very fine workmanshln.
"It does not even amount to a kind-
ness on my part." she answered; "for
I enjov the fragrant sweet of a good
cigar."
"Thank you, I can never fully appre
ciate an o-)en air chat without tho
company of this Indian luxury. But
really I am no great smoker. Two or
three a day are all I take."
"Yon must be an exception. Papa
smokes twenty pipes full a day, and
most gentlemen are always Indulging."
"Yes, they lose eight of the equlslio
part of the thing which Is a subtle
pleasure coming only to those who use
tobacco of the finest quality and spar
ingly."
Sometimes I abstain for several days
in order to get the full benefit of a
slow burning Havana."
Huge Precious Stones.
rrlor to the discovery of the South
Afrlcnn diamond a few months ago,
weighing in the neighborhood of a
pound and a half, the largest perfect
diamond In the world was that which
was exhibited In Paris, having a value
of one million dollars. This was the
most valuable stono In tho world; the
largest nnd best ruby In existence is
owned in London, and Is valued at
$50,000. It has no parallel, even In
tho Crown Jewels, and It is related
that It was once carried nil tho way to
St. Petersburg for the Czar to have a
look at. The largest nnd most beauti
ful ent's-eye In existence weighs one
bnndred and seventy carats nnd Is In
sured for 30,000 rupees. The blgcrest
emerald In the world weighs 2.0S0
enrats, and U In tho Imperial Jewel
OtUce In Vienna.
The most costly church of Its size,
In America, Is lu the quaint old town
of Bt. Augustiue, Fla,
DRESS REFORM FOR WOMEN.
Advocate of Practical Walking and
Working GarbRellcf From
Heavy Skirts.
i)r. Cora Smith Eaton, of MInneap
'lis, Minn., believes tluit many of tie
aches nnd Ills from which women
suffer lire the direct result of the
clothes they wi-nr. She says thnt In!
her professional capacity she tries to!
Impress upon ber women patrons the I
need of dress reform. "Not the old!
time blib-ous bloomer costume of i
years ago." laughed the doctor, "but
a rational, sensible ami Ix-autirul
jiilapliilloii of our clothes to our
needs."
"And what are our ncei:," was
asked.
"Normal, unrestricted movement; a!
PR. CORA SMITH EATON,
freedom from confining band9;
and
relief from heavy skirts."
Dr. Eaton puts to practical test her
Ideas on the subject. The weight of
till garments she wears is from the
shoulders. Her gowns are made In
one piece a little on the Princess
Siosiotie
Canycn Scenes,
Capt: Jeremiah
Ahem.
order, though really a modification
of tho Empire.
It Is a delight to watch the doctor
move nbout In her brisk, energetic
way. Her body, sensibly clothed,
and beautifully poised, with that fine,
straight lino beloved of physical c,ul
ti"''"'s. from tli bend to the heels. Is
responsive to tho many demands of
her busy life. It would 1k Impossible
for her to accomplish her work, she
says, hampered by the usual style of
dress.
Favorite Among Cigar Markets.
Bismarck used to boast that In his
fifty years he had smoked over 100,000
cigars. In later years he was seldom
without his immense meerschaum.
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HUGE IRRIGATION DAM.
ROCK II A RRA GE A CROSS NARRO 11
CA NVON IN MOUNTAINS OF
WYOMING.
1 r.n.rm.. Wnri,. Win a Flood
Water tor Fertilization of One
Hundred and Fifty 1 housand Des
ert Acres
A quarter of a century ago the
home of the buffalo, and Inter a cat
tle and slii-p pasture, with an occa
sional ranch house, the ISig Horn
llusin In Wyoming is now the scene of
a great activity Incident to the build
ing of one of the largest of the govcrn-
ment Irrigation works. Some years
ago Colonel Couy, wilier Known as
P.uffalo liill, cade a survey of the
Shoshone canyon, and In connection
with General Miles, projected a com
pany to construct a dam and irrigate
some WJ.0IXJ acres. The necessary cap
ital however w aa not forthcoming and
when the national Irrigation law was
passed, the government took up the
proposition, and a large party of en
gineers has since been employed on
the preliminaries of a great work of
desert reclamation.
The Shoshone River dashes down a
narrow canyon, with Jagged and per
pendicular walls, and ut it narrow
est point the government has begun
the construction of the highest dam
?ver built It will cement together
ihe two can von walls for 2PJ feet
above the stream bed. and its founda
tlon will go Im-Iow the water line feoltions are represented In the huge beds
feet additional, down to tlie soim neu
rock. The stream, where it passes
Ijctwpen these granite canyon walls. 13
but 05 f't wide, and the dam will
form a great lake of 5,01 t acres, with
a watershed of 1.2.10 square miles,
and storing enough water to Irrigate
lKi.fKKj acres through seven miles of
14-foot tunnels bored In the solid
rock.
Little Chance For Land orabblng. !
This will cost about $2.1 an acre to
be paid back to tlie government by
settlers, under the business-like pro
visions of the Irrigation law. The land
flood and then 'boiling over great rocks
itself is free under the homestead act,
nnd has been reserved by Secretary
Hitchcock from, entry under the
Desert and other land laws not requir
ing actual residence and home-building.
Few such picturesque ana -wuaiy
beautiful scenes can be found as this
Shoshone canyon. The river is a suc
cession of foaming, rushing rnplds. the
water coursing along In a deep green
flood, and then boiling over great rocks
nnd boulders In a white surge. Only
for a few hours each dav can the sun
find Its way to the bottom of this
deeply-cut gorge, the mountain sides
towering Into the clouds two and three
thousand feet. From above the dam
site as one looks down at the engin
eers working on the foundations.
directly underneath, they appear like
mimic men.
Clant Forces of Nature.
This Shoshone canyon and Its sur
rounding mountains, are one of
nature's great handiworks. il has
been cut out by the sliver stream,
rushing in its bed below. For count
less ages It has eaten Its way through
granite nnd limestone, wearing, wear
ing, wearing away. For centuries and
nges It has flowed, ceaselessly Htid
likewise uselessly on Its way to Join
the flood of the Missouri; now It Is to
be harnessed and made to produce for
man. A thousand farmers will make
prosperous homes for themselves and
families, and raise an annual product
of a couple or three million dollars.
In the canyon proper the great
forces of nature Lave wrought won
derfully. Enormous granite boulders
have detached themselves from the
mountains and rolled down thousands
of feet, crashing their hundreds and
thousands of tons Into the rocky
gorge. Here the river continually
plays upon them, searching out the
seams and splitting them up, and
wearing them away and polishing
them smooth.
The Rock PUe of the WorM. .
In the canyon's middle, below the
dam site, the Jungle of rock in the
narrow river bed appears as though a
thousand blasts of giant powder bad
rent the mountain sides and tumbled
every rugged projection Into the
depths below. There is . no dirt or
sand in this river bed; everything Is
rock. The Imperishable granite, gray,
pink, and varicolored, oldest of the
geological formations, made by the
welding of various substances when
t'.ie globe was a molten' mass; the
later limestones and black volcanic
rocks, conglomerates also melted by
great beat, the burd red sandstone and
its white and brown contemporaries,
formed from the grlndings of other
rocks subjected to enormous pressure,
and lastly the geyserites and sulphur
rocks, soft and honeycombed, the re
sult of ceaseless spoutlngs of steam
und hot water from the earth's bowels
all are found In wonderful profu
sion. litilow the canyon where the river
mris more peacefully, all these forma-
i or couoie stone
s and smaller boulders
over which the water plays. The cob
blestones were themselves once jagged
rocks, detached by w.nd. water, frost
end sun from their mountain bases,
and rolled and ground by river force
MAKING A CANYON ROADWAY.
nntil all! their sharp corners bave
been worn and poished away.
A Clant Fire Cracker.
Watching the government engineers
cutting a road along the side of the
canyon for the transportation of sup
plies to build the dam 00,000 barrels
of cement alone will be needed the
writer observed the explosion of a bfg
charge of dynamite, which burst with
a roar, echoing up and down the can
yon with deafening reverberations.
Immediately an oblong granite rock of
some 150 tons weight was torn from
its base and hurled down Into the river
a hundred feet below. Shatters of
rock flew In all directions, and a great
splash of water rose like a geyser out
of the black depths of the canyon.
Yet this huge block of granite was
but a baby addition to the family of
boulders which had been detached by
more giant forces of nature, and
thrown into the river bed. A few
hours before we had crawled directly
under this rock in our canyon "explor
ation." Returning, we were fain to
accept the assistance of one of the
road builders in getting across this
place, looking down the while into the
river boiling below amone the rocks.
The engineering credit for this
great project with its great dam,
its enormous spillways. Its moun
tain road building and Its miles of
canals and huge tunnels bored
through the solid rock Is due to
Jeremiah Ahern ,a government dis
trict engineer who. almost cut off from
the outside world, has taken up his
residence for several years in this wild
canyon, once a fastness of the Sho
shone Indians.
The Government Irrigation Program
What does all this great Irrigation
work of the government throughout
the west signify? Simply that the
nation has decided to use the money
derived from the sale of western
public lands to make Its desert soil of
value, and furnish many home-building
opportunities. It means that
many men will find employment in
the construction of dams and canals
in every western community, and that
Anally, as the works are completed,
one by one, new farm homes will be
established, adding to the nation's
wealth and balancing our population
now inclined Cityward.
For a thousand years longer this
splendid dam site would likely stand
Idle before private capital would de
velop It to Its magnificent full capac
ity, for the ditliculties in the way of
the engineers are many nnd unknown:
but the government will meet all o'
stacles and overcome them, and Anally
turn over to a thousand farmers a
perfect lob of engineering, compara
ble to the great works of the Peru
vian Ineas, the Egyptian Rameses or
tho British engineers of India an en
during monument for all time to the
wisdom of the present generation of
America.
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