THE "GlimSS OF THStD
The following is the third part of a
ceries of descriptive letters Mrs. Myra
A. Wiggins is writing, to her husband
in this city, as she is traveling to Jeru
salem as a delegate to the World 's
Sunday School Conventon to be held
there April l8-21; -
Steamer Grosser . Kurfurst, on the
Mediterranean, between Algiers and
Malta, Tuesday evening,' Mareh 22,
1904.-Yeslerday morning early we ar
rived at Algiers, the French eapital 'of
Algeria. The sight before in a lectnre
we beard about its pirates who lived
there;! they ". held away for centuries.
The inhabitants are the greatest' con
glomeration of nations that yon ever
can imagine; nearly every head is tur
baaed or (fezied and hundreds of the
women are veiled, with only the eyes
visible, costume in cream color, so that
it looks like a "sheet and pillow ease
party" everywhere. The population is
composed of Arabs, Turks, Moors, Be
douins, Negroes, Maltese, French and
Europeans in their national costumes.
Some of the natives are as white as we
are and others are Slacker than the
blackest man you ever saw, at least
tbey appear so in contrast with their
white turbans and drapery. - Most of
them are very superstitious about hav
ing their pictures taken and it is really
dangerous to attempt it sometimes. I
tried it on one big fellow yesterday,
then immediately turned the camera on
ear ship lying in the harbor and made
it elick as if it went off, but be eyed
me with suspicion until I was out of
A ITruvn lonliii h KaIs WfWl tt no
went for our ride in open carriages or
cabs (holding four persons and driver).
Where they got all the cabs is more
than I can tell; they must have scoured
the country all around for them. But
it is a large city of 70,000 inhabitants.
It is divided into the old town (the
Arab quarter) and-- the new town
(French). We were driven first through
the streets seeing strange sights at
every turn, then to the beautiful coun
try, a sort of continuous park and veg
etable garden on the high hills back of
the city; we went to the very top and
hpn descended by another road. Wild
flowers bloomed all the way up; we
picked some to press. . The beautiful
villas we passed on our way down and
into the city were nearly all named,
either on the front doors or on the high
gate-posts. The houses" are all tile-roofed
and are, so. picturesque. We stopped
at the Governor 's palace and walked
about the grounds wnieh were very
beautiful. Ihe high walls which sur
round nearly every house or villa are
usually made of cement; and stuck in
thick on the top are pieces of broken
bottles and glass. We saw this also at
Gibraltar and Funcfcal. The stores are
all quite small, even in, the' French quar
ter, but the buildings are large with
colonaties and blocks in length. It is a
great temptation to buy things; every
thing is so interesting and cheap, or
they seem so to us. At the end of our
drive we were left in the old Arab
'quarter among the cathedrals and
irfonaiies. , We. went into, one of. the lat
ter With a guide'.; There, were no seats
:..;.io Vint th - floor was covered en-1
tirely (exeept a piece at the. back where
we all stood) with strips of velvet car
pet.. The Arabs put over our shoes san
dals or wooden slippers (the latter just
a board with one strap) and we went
forward only about four art a time and
it was too funny to see them skating
slowly along, for we did not dare go
. very fast for fear of stepping out of
them. This happened in several 'cases
and when it did an Arab would go
"Khee-e-cee" and skate over to the
victim ana wuu gesiieuiauuua icpv
. the slipper ' immediately. Away up ' in
one of the front corners of the building
about twenty Arabs squatted upon the
floor; it was a class with a teacher
studying the Koran. We then went to
the market, a very dirty but interesting
place. There we left our guide, and
Mrs. Park and I went back to some of
the stores we had seen in the old Arab
quarter. Of course, they were regular
junk shops and the,1 thing I wanted
were antique and too expensive, so, as
we couldn 't strike a bargain, we
thought that we would try and find the
French quarter by going through the
fold town" which resulted in our get
ting lost. I eould not think of the
"French word for stores to save me and
we tried every way to make. the na
tives understand, when finally the word
came to me like a flash and we were
sent on our . way, and only about a
block farther on we found the Freneh
store. Near there, was a park, where
"W sat -down ana , ate vui uv- " --
we bad brought with us, then we wan
dered again down to the old stores and
this time struck a bargain, surrounded
Vmt twentv native. -'Mrst Park
and I each bought an bid brass hanging
"lantern" he called u iot aoou u
cents each; in the first place he asked
L20 for mine and 60 cents for ' Mrs.
Jark 's. They don 't drop in their prices
like the other places we have "Visited. I
then tried to take a few pictures of the
interesting native but without much
success as the beggars were so "bo",
some" and the boys so mean. We then
went on the search of some greea jugs
which I saw when we were driving in
the morning, and we walked and waUted
till we nearly dropped we were so tired,
and only found one' quite large one, it
was heavy too, but I wasn't going with
out sfo T hought it anyway for So teats
and it 4i4 me good service in develop
in? today. Our room, is looking just
like a junk shop already, but I have
made up my mind to Tmy some little
thing for my collection at every stop
mud I will never be sorry for it as ; it
will always be such a pleasure to pos
sess them. I was going to buy an i even
ing vwaiat there (which -1 need very
much ra the boat as they always drew
for dintfer) but there was nothing fit,
only very "expensive embroidered ones.
The weather bas been simply perfect
at every stop and on board too; it has
Mf.i Tittle in the night several
times. This is oar daily program wherd
vbard. Bath at 6:20; Dreaaiasi,
7:30 Just a lew miantea in our rooms
or a short walk then morning prayers
at 91 hena little mending or writing,
and how a V deep breathing" class at
10.15 taught'Nby Jessie Ackerman;
Inncheon 11:30 to2:30 (it takes a long
time to eat as evening is served in
courses. The triangle sounded at
the. end of each! course fnd everything
(joes .off like dock work). v We usually
(BY 1123. MYRA
take a nap after luncheon as we don't
get enough sleep at night (set watches '
forward one-half hour every night), but i
luuaj i nurneu to my room to develop
films so that I eould finish by 2:30 when
we have choir: ; praetiee. I developed
two rolls of film and was just five min
utes late to practice. Then afterwards
I went back and tended to the negatives
which were soaking; got about 20 min
utes rest before the first bugle call for
dinner; ; Get up and dressed, then ate
dinner from 5:30 to 6:30; went right up
stairs and began writing this. Now the
second Bitting is through, and I Lad to
come down into the main dining- room
again as soon as it was cleared to hold
my seat in the choir as we have to be
here five minutes before time. There is
always a lecture - of some kind every
evening and we do not get to bed till
after 11 o 'clock, so now you know bow
busy we are, but it makes the time pass
very quickly. From now on we will be,
sight seeing more than ever and I will
have a hard time finding a few moments
in waiea to write. .:
' Mr. Jacobs was planning today for
the choir at Mars Hill, Athens.
; Oh, yes, w.e had a grand reception last
evening; that is we all wore our 44 glad
clothes" passed before the central com
mittee 'and wives, also the captain of
the boat, shook, bands with all, announc
ing, our name and state and then re
ceived our convention badge a small
neat button or pin. Mrs. Park and I
were among the first 100 so we sat down
and watched all the rest pass in their
"glad" clothes and there was a steady
stream until about 10:30 and they be
gan at 8 :45, so ' perhaps now you ean
imagine what a crowd We are. We had
some witty speeches by the committee'
and others at the close and a little mu
sic We are just having a fine time and
such a lovely good natured crowd to
travel with.
My films did not turn out very well
today, as I expected it was too dark in
the narrow streets and the focus on my
my new camera bothers me.
I must close now so that I may mail
this in the morning at Malta. We will
cable tomorrow. It seems just dreadful
not to-hear from home when we have
been gone so long.
I wish you could have seen us. yester
lay wandering alone through the streets
(I Algiers with the natives and I would
have given a good deal for a pieture of
Mrs., Park as she sat on a bench in the
park where I left her when I wandered
in the square to take pictures; on the
same bench with her were Arabs, Jse-
groes, Turks, and regular tramps, but it
was in the shade and I eouldn't take
the ) picture, however I had a good
laugh at her.
Between Malta and Greece, on the
Mediterranean, March 23, 1904. This is
the evening Of our day of sight-seeing
at Valetta, Malta (or Melita). We an
chored in the harbor early this morning
with our jninds full of the history of
the island, having heard it last evening
from -several good speakers. But for
all this preparation we were I delight
fully Surprised with the beautiful and
interesting eities,-f or we-took, the train
to Citta -Veecbia (pronounced Chitta
Veckia) -really a continuation of Valet
ta. I The -country, ;betweeu these two
eities is filled witk4 thousands of stone
walls dividing the land up into small
bits- of every shape and design, like a
crazy-quilt; One patch will be probably
a foot or two lower than the pateh next
to it-and the various colors make it all
themene like a patch work quilt pur
ple, yellow, brown, light, and dark
greetvete. Where these patches are un
cultivated the large leaf cactus, like
that of California, grows rank often to
the top of a one-story bouse. The build
ings are all built of the same material
as the walls a. kind of cream color
stone, which If think hardens when ex
posed to the air. We took the train the
first thing for Citta Vecchia" but there
were so many delays that we did not
reach there till after 10 o'elock, so we
took a carriage Mrs. Park, Mr. Lo
renz, and myself '-and were driven up a
steep hill through the little old town to
the great cathedral there. Service was
going on and the organ thundered an
Amen ' ' now and then. The cathedral
was beautifully decorated with paint
ings, etc., and the chanting was all in
monotone. From there we drove a short
distance to the catacombs where Chris
tians are buried. These catacombs are
more extensive than those of Home but
less interesting because there are no
decorations or inscriptions. They have
not been fully exeavated yet, so the
full extent of them i unknown. The
guide gave us eaeh a lighted eandle,
then taking one himself he led the way
into the narrow subterranean passages;
we had to stoop many times on account
of the low ceilings. We saw the shelves
where a single corpse had lain, then a
large family vault; another showed a
wide bed for sleeping on, on one side
the narrow passage and on the other a
shelf which held three bodies a man,
woman and child j in another, room was
a baptismal fount. The bodies have
been removed to .museum. We were
glad to come out into the beautiful day
light again for we were favored with
another pleasant day for our sight see
ing. We then drove to the small muse
am, where columns, vases aid mural
decorations which had been unearthed
were shown. This part of Melita is the
old part and is full of the f history of
the early Christians, the knight of, the
eight pointed, cross, the Maltese cross.
After taking a few snap shots under
great difficulties, on account of the ' Je
rusalem" crowd and begging natives,
we drove to the station and reached
Valetta past noon, had a bard time get
ting something to eat at a crowded res
turaat. ,bnt we. finally succeeded in get
ting a cup of good chocolate and bread
aad butter; then with Mr; Lorenz 'e help
we found the cable office, sent our ca
blegram. (the address and one word for 8
shillings, $2); then visited the shops.
Mrs. Park bought a number of things
at, the jewelry stores but I wandered up
and down Buntlagtai junk shop;" at
least I fonnd what I wanted but alas!
it was an - auction store and the man
wouldn't sell me , anything until the
auction began which made . it too late
for me, So I went clear to the other end
f the street and there right near Thos.
Coot's office, where I was to meet Airs.
Park, I found a store. I invested 60 eents
after a great deal of bargaining and
bought an embroidered table doiley in
dark rich bines and a iitte brass cup;
also to get rid of me (so Mrs. Park
A. WIGGINS.)
said) the. man gave me a pretty little
fan for an American nickel but they
always smile in the end.' ;
i ' Last 'night at the table I heard Mrl
Warren give his experience in trying to
buy a earved ivory elephant for $5; the
man asked $50 for it in the first place,
he said he could have gotten it for $10.
Thursday, 24th. Just before leaving
the city for the steamer Mrs. Park and
I visited the old church of the skulls
where the wall of a building (now
crumbling) and lined with the bones and
skulls of the early Christians. Alnog the
dock the harbor was literally filled with
small row boats something like gondo
las, flying the American flag or a flag
with one star upon it ; these were the
boats which took. our passengers back
and forth and in the morning when we
went over we jnst -.happened to be in
the handsomest row boatvin the harbor
they told us beautifully carved and
bearing the coat of arms of somebody.
We reached the steamer ia. time to lie
down a few minutes before dinner' and
I tell you we were tired and hungry.
We coaled at Malta and I watched - the
men unload the great barges of it car
rying all of it in large baskets on their
backs up the gang planks into the hold.
They said that there were forty-six of
the-barges.' -: 4 -"
When we left Malta, the eaptaia very
kindly went back several miles to St.
Paul's Bay, where the Apostle Paul was
shipwrecked. We passed it "so early
that morning that scarcely anybody saw
it. Today 1 read " the description in
Acts 27th end 2th Chapters and it fits
theVgpot exactly where the two seas
met. There is a statue of St. Paul just
above the bay. f The waves dashing on
the shore were, noticeably larger than
at any other place, probably on aceount
of two opposing currents.
It does not seem possible that our
next stop - will be i Athens early to
morrow morning and we will be there
two days and a half. Malta as you
know belongs to England but it is very
hard to find anyone who speaks English,
especially on the streets, the language
is Maltese, a mixture of the Venitian
and Arabic. We made a mistake in not
getting a supply of foreign money be
fore leaving JNew York; they do not
readily take our American money and
"Cooks" at Malta would not take
American gold. French and -English
money is used mostly. The carriages at
Malta all have rounded square tops with
curtains draped at the four posts and
they are all of a light yellow color; that
is the carriages are, the curtains range
from white to a dark color.
I want to tell Mildred about the kind
of milk the little children in this coun
try drink and how they get it. Every
now and then in the crowded narrow
streets one sees a small herd of goats
about a dozen in a bunch led by a
boy, girl or ragged man or woman; the
goats do not get lost in the crowd for
the leader keeps saying "Hike-hike-hike"
to them; then" if a little girl
wants a drink of milk she runs to the
door, which opens right on the street
and holds her cup or glass while the
goat is milked. It is a funny sight.
Sometimes Just one or two goats are led
by a man. I saw. one, -sign in Malta
which read: "Cow's . milk for sale
here."
I am afraid that the last part of our
trip will seem tame to us j after the in
teresting" sights we are seeing now. All
of it, so far, surpasses my fondest
dreams. Just to look at Malta from the
harbor carries one back centuries upon
centuries for it was founded B. C. It
looks like a continuous eastle in a semi
circle around . the harbor, high towers
and forts all of stone. We passed over
a draw-bridge too in the main street.
The island of Malta was given by Chas.
I. of France to the knights of the eight
pointed star, who were driven from
their own country, Tripoli, by the Turks.
We had a talk this morning on. what
to wear in Palestine for our side trips,
by Mis.' Warren, who was there about
this time last year. We will have to
buy hats and a kind of handkerchief to
wear over them to keep the sun off of
our necks, --also dark glasses. Every
body, nearly, complains of his or her
eyes; mine have hurt a great deal es
pecially on shore. '
The Mediterranean is as smooth as a
river and has been so ever since we
struck it. The captain said that we
could take this trip forty time and
never find it like this so delightful, we
do not rock at all scarcely.
I forgot to tell you how the Maltese
women dress; sways m black, with a
large black piece . like an apron over
their heads. On. one side of the head
this is stiffened and stands out as if
filled with wind. They always hold it
with one hand and it is a wonder to me
how they keep it on in a gale for they
do not hare bat pins. Little girls wear
this costume, too. Tt is nearly dinner
time now and I must close and take
this to the purser before 6 o'clock. lie
mails and stamps them for 1 cent extra
and it is worth it for it is often a
trouble to find the postoffiee. After
choir practice this afternoon we had a
fine tak on Palestine by Dr. Jessop.
Last night; too, he gave us a splendid
talk' on "Forty-eight Years a Mission
ary la Syria." How I wish that I eould
remember everything he says. I tri&d to
take a few notes.
In changing bur trip the only things
we hate to miss are Jacob's well 'and
Samaria. If I feel equal te it and it is
not too warm, I may try to go there
from Jerusalem as, we will have some
extra time there; but it will take two
days anyway. You. have our cablegram
by this time and you know that we are
well and happy We do not dare to
hope for mail at Athens. : I will write
you a letter after every stop so if you
miss one you will know that it is lost.
DEEDS RECORDED.
The realty transfers filed for record
ia the Marlon county; recorder office
yesterday aggregated the consideration
of $19,307, as follows:
A. P. Braaisger,(et ux, to John
B. Coe two ares ia Marion -i -
i county; wd. ... .$
J. L Combs, et ux, to A Coyle,
i et at, 19 acres in t 7 s, r 2 w;
2,500
Wd. , .
.14. , .. , .,... ...
2,100
William F. Dugan et al to Ber
' nardi k Dunsford, a parcel of
laml ia' block , 48, J Balem; . .
2,000
Calvin Jones to Jacob Stauffer,
33.26 acres in t 7 s, r 2 w ; wd.
John P. Naze, et ux, to John R.
Coe,'a parcel of land ia Woo.1
- burn; wd. I". .V . . . . . . . . , L
John P. faze, et ux, to John R.
Coe, lots 3 and 4 in block 12,
, in . Hubbard ; wd.
William Ott et ux, to John W.
Cox, 170.80 acres in t 8 r l
e; wd. . ........,
?000
2,000
1,600
'100
Hpmer P. Cleveland, et ur, to S.
A. and ' Emma M. Townsend,
12.48 acres in t 8 s, r 3' w;
wd.:...:.:: ..v?.
Mary A. Bartruff and husband
to J. L'. Combs,' et ux, 9 acres
in t 7 s, r 2 w; wd. ....
Edward Huffman "et nx,to P;1 J..
Blim, 8 acres in t 7 s, r 3 w;
wd . .'1 . . I . . . V . .'. . , . .'. J'... '
P. J; BliinTo C; MeCIellan, 8 !
acres' In i'7 a, r 3 w; wd. . .
Thomas' Allison to Eliiza Allison,
160 acres in t 10 s, r 7 e; -
wd. v;.:;V :v.;v... ;v::;
S." T. Daniels, et nx, to Gilbert ' :
: L. Perdue, north half of lot 6,
in block" 2, Hubbard ; wd. . . 1 i
George L. Sward, et ux, to J. L.
Larson, J 'acres in Marion '
county; wd. .......... .1...
Jacob Ogle, et ux, to John ,R. '
Coe, a parcel of land in Wood- ;
burn; wd. 1 .'. ... '. ....
Shirley Buck, et ux, 'to T. H. '
Sconce' fractional block 24 in;
nubbard; wd. . . . . .". . . .'. I'1
W. H. Goulet, et ux, to Samuel
Daniels, the north half of ; lot
6, in block 2, nubbard;
wd. . ... . ..'. . .. .
J. L. Dewster, et ux, to. Willis
M. Caldwell," lots 3 and 4, in
block 3, HollfSter's"" addition '
to Stayton; wd. . ..... . . fc
J. W. Landon to Willis Cald,
well, lots 1 and 2, in block 3,
Hollister's additon to Stay
ton; wd. '. .
C. J. Olmsted, et ux, to Eliza
Allison, land in see. 29, t 10 s, .
r 7 e; qcd. .... . . .
M. W. .Smith to R. K. Smith,
lots 12, 13 and 14, Mock in
Knight's addition to Salem;
deed .IC. '. ...... .
O. S. Purdy to W. B. Creager,
640 acres " in - t 7 s, r 1 e;
wd. . .......
J. M. Brown , to Grover Sim
mons, a parcel of land in Sil-
verton; wd. . ... . . (
Wm. II. Smith to John A., and
Charles El Smith, 133.70 acres
in t 9 s, r 1 w," 'and, lots 5, 6,
7 and 8, block 16, in Henry,
Smiths addition to Aumsvtlle;
wd - -.
Wm. H. Smith to Henry .Smith,'
51 acres ia t 9 a, r 1 w;.wd.. .
Wm. II. Smith to Alva Smith,
80 acres in t 9 s, r 1 w; wd . .
Wm. II. Smith to . Walter j F. ;
1,400
1,230
"500
500
500
400
290
225
200
150
GO
.32
10
10
Smith, 100 acres in t 9 s, r I
t
wd.
Total
.$19,307
(From Saturday's Daily.)
.The realty transfers filed for record
in the Marion county recorder's office
yesterday aggregated the consideration
of $10,116, as follows: - ;
Aloazo Dusenbery, et ux, to Geo. j
Horworth, land in Marlon
county; wd. ............-..$ 6,000
Ruth A. Byrne and husband to'
K. T. Dearinger, 14 acres in, - ; J
t 7,r3-t-wi ............ -1,650
Geo. A. MiekeL et ux to Elva - V
L.. Dusenbery k J2. 85 atres ia, !,-
. Gervais; wd. . i . . . i ." .V. . . . 1,100
F. S. Blanchard et ux to F. M. , '
Bagley lot.l blork.1 ef Jeffer
son: Institute .addition to Jef- -f
erson ; . wd.. ...... .... .... 500
Joseph Meyers et ux to Henry. j
W. Meyers undivided one-half .
interest in lots 5 and 6' block . U
16 North Salem; wd. . . - 500
J. H. Pcnlaad et-ux to OrlH. - p.,
Rosenbaun lot 4 block 6 in ' ;
Southwest addition to Salem;
wd. .... - 44
O. & C. B.- R." to Geo. A.
Spencer se quarter" of nw quar- !
ter of see. 27 t 9 s, r .3 ej
qcd. ........... V
Jefferson Institute to F. ' M.
Bagley land tl in Jefferson;
Wd. v.7;-r if
Mary E. Spencer and husband
, to Raymond . A v Speaeer: aw1
140
GO
I quarter of sw quarter of see.
27 t 9 s r 3 e; wd.
Total . .
...$10,116
But Not Serious r
'A. D. Palmer, an old and respected
resident of the city is lying ill at his
home n Chemeketa 'street, "suffenng a
severe attack f rom.in abscess in his
side. Although regarded as being very
ill by. some he is stni able to peruse
the columns of the Statesman ' and
discuss the political situation from a
Jeffersonian's standpoint.'' Mr: Palmer
is one of Salem's most prominent and
substanCal jeitizensj and his ! many
friends will f egret io Xaow, that he is
even ill enougtoOeprived of the
privilege, of being out of doors and ab
sorbing lime of the beautiful sunshine
which' fa now'.extanL-,ft:"-.ir"''...';. -1. : f
A SAT.7TT.T EIIDiarr ' REVTVE3
7 MEMORIES DOWN T& REPTJB- ,
; 140 OP PANAMA.
D. W. Craig Tells of His Experiences fit
.": the Fifties on the Isthmus, and: Re
ceives an Answer From a Prominent
Resident Who Was Then a Baby.
(The Statesman is pleased to print
below a eepy of a letter from D. W.
Ctaig, of this eity, to Hon. Federico
Boyd, of! Panama, and the answer ' of
the distinguished Panamenian. Mr.
Craig was for thirty years employedron
the Statesman, ia ' various capacities,
mechanical and editorial. He now
lives oa his farm across from Morning
side a suburb of thl city. ;
Mr. Craig has a wonderful memory,
and his recollection of names and dates
is especially remarkable. No doubt his
letter revived many pleasant recollec
tion among the old and distinguished
residents . of Panama. The Spanish
which be quotes, translated means:
"The Father is an Arosemena, the Son
is an Arosemena, and the Holy Ghost
is an Arosemena.:" This was a Spanish
witticism Of the politics of that, coun
try fiftjr years ago that evidently fail
ed of its deadly effect. V '
Mr." Boyd has sent to Mr. Craig
copies of the Star and Herald, still
published there, and the most important
newspaper 6f the country. Mr. Craig
has in his possession copies of the Star
of fifty years ajjo, and the typograph
ical appearance of the paper then com
pares more than favorably .with the
hyphenated product' of the present day
and the , editorial matter , will admit
truthfully of as complimentary a re
mark; though the news features have
been improved by the better facilities
for communication that have been made
during the space of half a century. -
The letter, and the answer, which are
largely self-explanatory,, follow:)
THE LETTER. :
Salem, Or., V. S, A., Dec 23, 1903.
Hon. Federico. Boyd, Panama, Repub
lic of Panama Dear "Sr As your
name is quite prominent in the world, in
connection with the late, revolution on
the Isthmus, I take the liberty of writ
ing to inquire if you are the son of
Archibald B. Boyd, who some fifty years
ago lived in Panama. During the year
1X53 I was foreman, and part, of the
time editor, of the Panama Daily Star,
published bv Lewis A. Middleton and
Archibald B. Boyd. The latter bad a
little .boy, from cne to two years old,
whom sometimes he would bring to the
office, t Were you that child f and, if so,
how many brothers did you havef I
read in the dispatches that one Boyd
(may be Manuel) will probably be ap
pointed postmaster-general of the new
republic, and that Archibald Boyd, pre
sumably your brother, or your nephew,
or son, was an attache of the commis
sion of which -you were a member that
went to Washington on the eaual busi
ness, n Mr, Middleton. attended to the
editorial duties of the paper, while Mr.
Boyd was. the business manager.. My
relations with both were of the most
pleasant character. Is your father yet
living! If he is, please remember me
kindly, to him, and I would be glad to
bear of him. Mr. Middleton had a
brother," John H., who was associated
with John Power in the publication of
the Panama Herald, a tri-weekly paper.
Shortly after I had left the Isthmus
Lewis A. Middleton sold his inteerst in
the Star office to the proprietors of the
Herald, and the two papers were uaiTed,
under the name of the Star and Herald.
The Daily Star was started originally
in February, 1849, by Lewis A. and
Peyton Middleton, and has had a' con
tinuous existence since that time.. While
I had charge of the Star a tri-weekly
edition was started, in addition to the
daily, and weekly. The subscription
price of the three editions was, $15 for
the daily, $10 for the tri-weekly, and
$3 for the weekly, all in American gvld.
The' prices for advertising and job work
were ia keeping with the subscription
prices. One page of the Daily Star was
printed in ' Spanish, La Estrella de
Panama," of which Bartalome Calvo
was the editor and compositor. He was
a'cholo," a, 'native of Carta jena, and
a very agreeable and highly-educated
gentleman. Several times Senor. Calvo
was incapacitated for his duties on ac
count of sickness, and I had to take bis
place, and the way I 'cut and slashed
news items cut of the Spanish, ex
change was a caution. He laughed
heartily at my editing a Spanish paper;
and especially at my divisions of words,
during the summer and fall of 1853
there were four elections in Panama,
under" the new constitution of Kew
Granada, which went into . effect - in
September, at one of which 8enor Calvo
was elected to the camera (or legisla
ture) of 1 Panama, 'nd at anothet'-in
Cartajena to the governorship, of his
native state; and I, believe he waf after
ward elected from Cartajena to the
national congress at Bogota. These all
showed his standing at heme and abroad
as a man and citizen. ,
.There were other prominent men who
acted important parts in public affairs,
among whom I may mention Bernardo
Arze Mata, who was elected the'-, first
eovemor of Paaair-a ' under the new!
constitution, which ' conferred suffrage
o all. male citiieas of 21 years -and up
ward, of whatever color or condition.
CotJ Uarrido was prominent In military
eireles, and likewise el 'Jeneral Herri ra
the latter an especial favorite of Pana
menians of every shade of color. ; There
was the : popular Hurt ado family, of
which two brothers were ia business, oa
the 'Cathedral plaza, and very obliging
and honorable men.' There was also the
Arosemena family, comprising men very
influential in social, busiaess, and po
litical circles. They bad some detractors,
but I see that, the, family is not yet
"downed," for' fhere is one on the com
IrTTaeion to Washington and another
holding, an important position in. the
provisional government. I recollect that
in September. 1S53, at the election for
members of the Legislature, the name
of several candidates were proposed,
and among them was that of Mariano
Arosemena. At one of the Spanish of
fices there was printed a small circular,
in which the fact was mentioned that an
Arosemena" was tip tot" governor, but
Prftestin? to the TOters against kia elea-
lion as if it seemed there could be
iuoihing "3oe-without aa- Arosemena t
that "el Padre es un" 'Arosemena, -""el
Hi jo" es nn Arosemena, i el Espiritn
Santo' eS un Arosemena." This circular
caused .some amusement among 'the
American -residents, and the remark
that the Panamenian were learning
American electioneering tricks.
1 departed, from Panama on Thurs
day, November 3, 1S53, on the steamer
Golden Gate, for San Francisco, and
fifty iyears afterward, to a day, occur
red the revolution in government of the
Isthmus, in which the little prattling
child whom I have mentioned acted a
conspicuous part. Many other foreign
residents left at the same time. We had
all got tired waiting for the Canal, and
struck out northward. That morning I
settled up with your father,' and bade
him good-bye, and Manuel the press
man of the" Star, carried my valise to
the wharf. I there met Gov. Davis, the
newly-appointed governor of Oregon,
and thence forward we traveled in com
pany to this place. -
When I first came to the, Isthmus In
the spring of ; 1853, I walked from
Cruees. Two years afterward the sail
road was built, and fifty years after
ward there is a certain prospect for the
Canal from ocean to ocean. ' I would
like to visit Panama again, and see the
changes that have take place there. I
never enjoyed better health thaa during
the six months I - lived there, and re
gretted very much to leave. The town
was pleasant, and so were the people,
native and foreign. : I would like to see
the changes that have taken place
how the city has grown from 5000 peo
ple to 25,000. I would like again to go
over the road te Cruees, rough as it may
be, and visit the fine spring that gushes
oat at the foot of Ancon hill.'
Hoping that yon will excuse the lib
erty I have taken, I will close by sub
scribing myself,' . Yours truly, ,
D. W. CRAIG.
The Answer.
Panama, March 21, 1904.
Mr. D. W. Craig, Salem, Oregon ;
My- Dear Sir: I received your very
interesting letter, which 1 read with
pleasure, but I have -been so busy with
my official duties that I have been
obliged to postpone attending to my
personal correspondence until I bad de
livered to my successor in the govern
ment the office and power that were in
Uy charge. .':!.
; I thank you very much for your kind
letter. It brought to my mind recollec
tions as far back as when I was a child.
You must have a wonderful memory to
be able to recollect so accurately events
that transpired half a century ago.
I am the child that you refer to in
your letter. My 'father was Mr. Archi
bald B. Boyd, and besides myself there
were two bi others and one sister. My
father died in New York in 1869, and
my nnele James Boyd, who bad been as
sociated with him for a few years back,
eontlnned the publication of the : Star
and Herald until lis death in 1881,
when it was sold to a joint stock com
panv, who are now publishing them:
" The Star and Herald"" and La Estrel
la de Panama. "If you would now come
to. Panama you would find quite a dif
ferent place from the one you knew ia
1853. The descendants of those families
you were acquainted with at that time
are . now many; and of quite a different
character, being much intermixed 'with
foreigners.'
" I have a very large family myself; ; I
was married thirty-one years ago, and
have now twelve children, all of them
educated ia the United States, and some
already married and also with children.
None of the fola foreigners, or "pio
neers'" as they were called, that you
knew here are living; the last one that
died wan Mr. Henry Schuber, two years
ago.
We are expecting that in a very short
while the Canal works will be Commenc
ed by the United States, and the Isth
mus will enter into a new career of
prosperity that will benefit alL
- Hoping to be favored again with your
(to me and my family), very interesting
letters, and with my best wishes and re-
gards,
I remain, Sir, your friena,
FEDERICO BOYD.
" Hon. Federico Boyd was one of the
members of - the Junta, or Board of
the Provisional Government of Panama,
established November 4, 1903, the day
on which tho declaration of independ
ence was signed and proclaimed. Mr.
Boyd and his colleagues of the Junta,
by the part they took in the act of inde
pendence of the Isthmus, placed in
jeopardy their lives, their families, and
their valuable interests, but they un
hesitatingly devoted themselves to ' the
service of the new republic, and all this
without any remuneration whatever. The
Junta surrendered its powers to the new
government on" the 15th of February
last, when Dr. Manuel Amador Guerre
ro was inaugurated president of the
republic of Panama. The dispatches re
port that Mr. Boyd has been appointed to
the post of minister to Saa Salvador.
" A-Thougntful Man.
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind.,
knew what to do la the hour of need.
His wife had such an unusual easo of
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
eould not' help her. He thought of and
tried Dr. Ring's New Life Pills and
she got relief at once and' was finally
cored. Only 25c, at Dan, J.' Fry's drug
store. : !' ; " . ':J - -i - .--
The miawbo came to Salem with a
lot of money w'th which to buy a piano,
and then fell in with toughs who took
is the, worst part of town with bim and
finally drugged and robbed him, is not
deserving of much sympathy. He should
have avoided such company.. Ho should
have gone about his business and j re
turned" tome , with ; bis piano, or bis
money. - But the men Who robbed bim
should be sent to the penitentiary, to
prevent them from robbing more deser
ving meiiithaa this fellow' ,. : '
- "-.:A Great Sensation.,
There was a big sensation in Lees
tille, Ind,.whcn W H. Brown, of that
nlace. who wa evnectixt to die. lisd his
life saved by Dr. King's New Discov
ery for Consumptions He writes: "I
, .. . , . ...
enanreu insuaeraDie agonies irom Asia
ma but your New Disocvery gave me
immediate relief aad soon thereafter
effected V a complete cure." Similar
cares of Consumption, , Pneumonia,
Bronchitis aad Grip are numerous.; It's
the peerless remedy tor all throat and
lung troubles. Price, . 50e and $1.00.
Guaranteed by Dan J, Fry, druggist.
Trial bottlef f'et. ......
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JACH SXTTHHnUlI IITJCT TAC-1
XOU3 WilAiJij
' CIRCUIT COURT.
William Lamoreaux Was RotbcJ
$240 and Sutherlin Is' Held for tLa
Crlnvs State's Witoesses Give Dani
sglng Testimony Defendant Is Re
leased on 250 Casa BalL
(From Sunday's Daily.) .
The court is satisfied that a crime
has been committed; and the court n
so wen satisfied that Jack Sutherlin ii
connected with the crime that I would
not feel justified in discharging him un
til the circuit. eourf has had an oppor
tunity to investigate the case. -1 will
therefore bifid the"defendaut Over -to
the circuit court under $250 bonds."
These were. the words spoken by Cit
Recorder X, j. Judaa yesterday after
noon, after having heard the' test into"
of the witnesses in the treliminarr
bearing given Jack Sutherhn who i
charged with the crime of larceny from
the person, alleged to have, been com
mitted ia this city on Thursday after
noon when William Lamoreaux, of Mil4
i itv urn a aTrw.l anil relievo.1 of over
$200 in cash.
t At 3 o'clock -Satherlin was brought
into court and after being duly arraign
ed, pleaded not guilty to the chargo
which has been preferred against him.
Judge Judah railed upon the state to
roceed with the examination, and Wil
iam Lamoreaux, prosecuting witness
took the' stand and related the story os
his experience in the Capital City since
his arrival on Wednesday evening, lie
stated that on Wednesday he sold a
span of horses at Stayton and came on
to Salem in the evening, having in bis
possessiia-about $60 in gold, two checks
on the Ladd & Hush Bank, and a. draft
for a small amount. During the even
ing in eorabany with a iriend he vixit
et the sporting "house of Marie Shields,
on the corner of Front and Ferry streets
where he met Jack Sutherlin, who was
employed in the house as piano player.
On the following morning he had his
checks cashed and placed $240 ia a to
bacco sack which be carried in his left
hand t rouse r pocket. bhortly before
noon he was introduced to, II. St. Helen
at I.c-Brancbe's saloon on Commercial,
street, and held a brief conversation
with that gentleman with' reference to
buying a second hand piano. While con
versing with Mr. SU Helen, Jack Suth
erlin called him away and .told him he
could sell him a piano at a much lower
figure than St. Helen ctwld offer. Suth
erliatok bim to Marie Shield's bouse
wherejihey remained about an hour
and a half, and drank several bottles
of beer. On the pretense of showing
him the piano previously spoken of.
Sutherlin then took bim to another
house on Ferry street (which later tes
timony showed was Fanny Davenport's
place where Lamoreaux bought a bot
tle of beer and then insisted on going
up 'town. Sutherlin induced him to
take another drink of beer, which ho
(Sutherlin) paid for, and while drink
ing it Umorekux detected a peculiar
taste in the beverage and soon . began
to lose his senses. However, he remem
bered that Sutherlin eat. down . .besido
him and put, bis band ipto the pocket
In which he earned the sack contain
ing the $240 in gold. lie stated that
ho knew he was being robbed but was
unable to defend himself. .
: Dr. E. A. Pierce testified that La
moreaux called at his office on Friday,
while in a .state of excitement and
nervousness, and askr-d for treatment to
quiet his, nerves." He said Lamoreaux 's
conmtirfa indicated that he had be ore
drugged.
Other witnesses called by the state
were H. St. Helen, Felix Le Bram-h,
Marie Shields and reatrice St. Claire,
and their testimony in the main corrob
orated the story of the prosecuting
witness. It was shown by the testi
mony of these witnesses that Lamor
eanx was somewhat under the influence
of lipuor on the oay the robbery is al
leged to have beea committed, but that
he knew at all times what he was doing.
It was also shown that he displayed his
money at different times during the day
and that Sutherlin, as well as others,
knew that he bad the money in his
possession. Mr. Le Branche testified
. . . . . . . . . .
wiai nirr ijimoreaui ana ciumeriin iert
his place of business shortly before
noon on Thursdsy he did not seen eith
er oi Jthem again until late at night
when the former came into his saloon
and said he had lost all of his money.
Sutherlin when placed oh the stand
admitted having been with Lamoreaux
on Thursday bat stated that after leav
ing Marie Shield's house, be accompan
ied the prosecuting witness east on
Ferry street to the Club 8tab1es where
he (Sutherlin) became dizzy from the
effects of . the liquor which ho hand
"consumed" during the day, and hur
ried to his room at Panny Davenport's
house,- where he went to bed and did
not get up until after midnight. He
said he did not know what became of
Lamoreaux after he left him at the
Club Stablel. He further stated that
bis obeet in accompanring Lamoreaux
when he left Marie Shield 'a house was
to help him find Mr. St. Helen, as La
moueaox had asked him to assist bim in
selecting a piano, and had offered to
pav im for his services. v
Testimony was also introduced to
show that Sutherlin was not in his room
on Thursday evening and that Gertie
Brenton, his "solid girl," had .tele
phoned to the Shield's house jn an ef
fort to find him. ' Satherlin, however,
insisted that h was in a room in the
basement of Fanny Davenport's houso
daring the later pert-f the afternoon
and evening, and that tlie other octfa
pants of the bouse did not know be
wa there. -, ,
Deouty District Attorney C. tt. IJc
Narv.; who appeared on behalf of tho
state during the preliminary hearing, U
confident, he has evidence enough t
convict the 1 defendant before . the ei r
cuit .court, while Carey 1 Marti
Sutherlin 's attorney,, is equally cor.:.-
irnv luai am win ue aDie to clear l.a
client.:'... .- .'..,--.--.
At a late, hour last night frfem! r f
Sntherlin deposited $2w cash bail it i
Recorder Judah and the defendant v .: i
released f rum custouv.
Balem is filling op with automol:! .
Let them come. They will do i . -than
any other one. thing for the - ;. 1
roads movement. An ; . automobr. - ;
not worth much without good re ?,
streets to run it on.
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