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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-02
An old Venetian Ship Launching.

Admiral Canevaro. commander of the
Venice arsenal. has arranged that in
stead of the Stella being baptized in the
usual way, by having bottle of cham
pagne broken on its bows. the ancient
custom of the Venetian republic shall be
revived. That is, that gilt ring shall
i way by the godmother that when the
ship is launched the ring shall be the
iirst thing to touch the water, this full
Eiling the wedding of the sea Lon
ION News ,.ssE ,,....
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-02
California's Lack Of Song Birds.

In the autumn the society organized
for colonizing foreign song birds in this
state will commission practical dealer
to select and purchase as many song
birds in Europe as the money at his COM
mand will permit. The money is being
secured by contributions, and is being
paid in gradually The absence of song
birds In California is misfortune. The
presence of song birds in California
would be an everlasting enjoyment
Golden Gate park should be alive and
merry with them. They would be an
attraction there as beautiful as the many
hued flowers, the graceful trees and the
smiling landscape Francisco Post
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-02

The worlds fair will have to manage
to get along without the official patron
age of the italian government. The an
nouncement is made that ''In pursuance
of a principle long adopted the Italian
government declines to officially partic-
ipate in any international exhibition y
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-02

A priyateletter receiued this morning
from Major 6. w. Ingalls, commences
thus: .Hnrrah,T Wasco county gels
fret preniunl ON fruits over all others
qf the Pacific Northwest The major
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-02
STATE OFFICIALS.

The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The DalIes that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

dry goods store in West Fourteenth rect,
New York.
There really was very little evidence
against her in that case, and the lady
whose pocket was picked refused to make
any complaint so the detective was much
blamed at the start. But when they
reached the police court he produced an
other lady, Mrs. Agnes Stevens, who testi-
fed that she lost pocketbook on April II,
and believed Mrs. Raynor to be the thief
At her request the accused was ordered to
take off her gloves and then Mrs Stevens
exclaimed: THAT'S her 1 recognize her
hands. Yes, Pm sure that is the woman
who took my pocketbook"
or course there was sensation and much
difference of opinion, as Mrs. Raynor's
brothers, husband and son-in-law all stand
we'll in the business and social world; but
when the detective was pressed he brought
out the fact that Mrs. Raynor was arrested
in October, 1880. She was sentenced to one
days imprisonment, which she served.
Mrs. Raynor was member of and an
ardent worker in St. James Methodist
Episcopal church, One Hundred and
Twenty street and Madison avenue,
of which DR.. James NJ. King was pastor.
The clergymen and scores of his parishion.
ers appealed to the justice for Mrs. Ray
nor's discharge.
She was the treasurer of the ladies'
auxiliary committee connected with that
church. On her release Mrs. Raynor con-
tinued with the church and apparently did
not lose her standing. One lady member
of the church, in defiance of public opinion,
made it point to have her span of horses
and carriage stand opposite Mrs. Raynor's
residence to show that her friends had not
forsaken her.
So it appears that the detective had acted
on the principle of Once thief always 8
thief" and had kept an occasional eye or
the woman during all these years. Mrs
Raynor protests her innocence in bott
cases, and the opinion of those who know
her is divided.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

You'd which no Esquimaux are found, not
because of the cold, perhaps, but because
there is no food, nothing, indeed, but ice.
In 1875 the Alert and Discovery sailed
from Portsmouth, England, and on the
18th of May, 1876, the sledges of the Alert
reached latitude 50 dogs. 20 min. 26 sec.,
the most northern point then attained, and
far beyond the most northern range of the
Esquimaux. From the Hottest point at
tainable no signs of an open polar sea were
discovered, but all in sight suggested pre-
cipitous mountains of ice, rising higher
and higher toward the pole. The vessels
wintered in latitude 50 dogs. 81 min, where
the sun was out of sight 142 days, and no
Esquimaux were anywhere found north of
81 dogs. SO sec. Yet the greatest cold reg
istered was but y dogs. below zero, and of
100 persons only four died-one by FROST
bite and three by scurvy.
The Scandinavians had meanwhile sailed
along the northern coast of Asia, and in
1879 Lieutenant De Long sailed in the
Jeanette. 1t was crushed by ice June %,
1881, and three months later two of its
boats reached the mouth of the Lena The
third, De Long in command, was lost. and
in March, 1882, the corpses of him and his
companions were found in Siberian
forest. The last to attract general atten-
ton was the Greedy expedition, and the
details. so far as known, bear an I'M
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
BARON NoRDENsKJoLI

BARON NoRDENsKJoLD. longitude ~ dogs.
46 min. 30 sec. This is probably the near
est point to the pole ever reached by man,
savage or civilized.
Of this years expeditions the most in
teresting to Americans is that of the Kite,
whaling vessel, which sailed from New
York recently, carrying Lieutenant Robert
E. Peary and Professor Angelo Heilprin,
of the Academy of Natural Sciences in
Philadelphia. The former thinks he can
find smooth route through middle Green
land to its northern coast, and thence lay
out route to the pole, and the latter is to
ascertain the physical facts about the re-
gion. They will go into winter quarters
early, and expect to do their principal work
next year. Greenland's interior is d huge
icecap, of which Fridtjof Nansen crossed
the southern part in 1888, and Lieutenant
Peary went some distance into the interior
in 1886 He designs to repeat that trip and
then go north along the center of the Ice
cap.
DR.. Nansen, the Norwegian scientist, de
signs following the course Of the Jeanette,
and thinks he can avoid the errors of her
managers. Another expedition is that Of
the Danish government, and is command;
ed by Lieutenant Ryder, of the Danish;
navy. He purposes to explore the eastern
coast of Greenland. And lastly Baron
Nordensk jold, whose experience on the
north coast of Europe and Asia qualities
him for the task, purposes to explore the,
mysteries of far southern ice, and get a.
near the south pole IS possible.
]. q. BEADIx
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

F. J. Wells, an expert swimmer, took the
part Of the big fish. Mr.. Wells wore a
leather harness about his head, and the
line was fastened to an eyelet at the top of
his head. He was to take his position at
any part of the large swimming tank,
which is rs feet long by 20 feet wide, and
when time was called the angler was to en-
deavor to reel him within reach of 8-foot
gaff, held by an assistant. If the gaff
touched any part of the swimmers body
within thirty minutes he lost the contest.
The swimmer was not allowed to touch the
line with his hands or to foul it with his
arms or legs; neither was he permitted to
touch the sides or bottom of the tank.
About 300 members of the club witnessed
the trial, and the result was complete
victory for the man fish. Again and again
did the angler 'reel him in" as far as the
middle of the tank, and as often did he de-
feat the swimmers attempt to break the
line by suddenly darting away when it
was slack. At length the line snapped in
two. Time, % minutes. 1t was the regu-
lation tarpon rod.
A good sized tarpon, Mr.. Wells says, will
weigh upward of 100 pounds, and can gen.
orally be landed by an expert fisherman in
from fifteen minutes to an hour, but the
fish will waste his strength in wild en-
deavors to escape, and is crazed with pain
and fright, while cool headed man will
utilize every ounce of force, and will meet
the skill of the fisherman with an equal
amount of sagacity and nerve.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

KEW. 1NNOC6NI WOLt.
rudiments of education in Wisconsin
monk in St. Vincent's abbey, Pennsylva.
mia. At thirteen he entered the scholasti-
cate of the order of ST. Benedict. discarding
his baptismal name and adopting that OF
Innocent. At twenty-three he was or
dained priest. He gave so much promise
of usefulness that Archabbot WINNER, OF
St. Vincent's, sent him to Rome, where he
was enrolled as student of the "Sapienza"
during four years.
He graduated at the age of twenty-seven
with the highest honors of his Glass; and
received the degree of doctor of divinity.
Returning to America, Father Innocent
successfully occupied positions of profess.
or, project of the seminary, procurator,
prior, and master of novices. At the age
of thirty three he was elected first abbot of
the newly erected abbey of ST. Benedict,
at Atchison. His benediction and install
lation took place on the feast of St. Bene.
dict, March 81, 1877. Besides St. Bene-
diets abbey and college, dependent
house of the order at Burlington, Ia, is
also under his care. In addition he is first
visitator of the American-CasineseC ongre-
cation of Benedictines, a position ranking
next to that of president of the congregar
ton.
The American Casinese congregation
takes it's name from Mount Casino, in Italy,
where St. Benedict founded the first mon
astery of the order which bears his name,
in the Sixth century, and is SO called to
distinguish it from the Swiss branch.
Abbot Wolf is native of Schmidtheim,
Rhenish Prussia His parents brought
him to Americ,. in 1851, when he was eight
years old. settling in Wisconsin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
CHARMS OF THE ARCTICS.
FAsclNATloNs OF THE FROZEN re-
GioNs FOR EXPLORERS.

Four Expeditions Now En- Route for tho
North Pole and Ono for the South
Pole-Previous Attempts and Their Re-
sults.
It is not easy to explain in popular
article why any one should be eager to
reach either pole of the earth except a.
matter of mere curiosity, but navigators
have been trying it at frequent intervals
for nearly four centuries, and this summer
five expeditions will start-four for the
north pole and one for the south. It is
some slight satisfaction, however, to learn
that there has been steady gain, though
a very slow one. and that in 1882 two men
reached point within less than 400 miles
from the north pole-to wit. latitude 50
dogs. A1s min.
We may name Sebastian Cabot as the
pioneer, and his object and that of his
successors for over three centuries was
to find the northwest or northeast route
to Asia. Within the Sixteenth cent
ury Frobisher, Davis, Willoughby, Chan
cellor, Barentz and others searched
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
THE GOVERNORS HOUSE.

THE GOVERNORS HOUSE.
rooms, the generous hall, twenty feet wide;
the spacious verandas and park of fine
trees, all show the views which the pro-
prietors had of a home suitable for the ser
wants of the king.
For several years this mansion was
graced by the presence of Chief Justice
Smythe, and in October, 1774, some ten
months after the historic Indian entertain
ment known as the Boston Tea Party, his
excellency Governor William Franklin,
son of Benjamin Franklin, took possession
of the place, and had most unhappy time.
He was thorough loyalist, and stuck to
his colors till General Hugh Mercer
swooped down with his Flying Brigade
and arrested him in his bedroom in this
house. He was taken away to Burlington
and Perth Amboy knew him no more
Then the house was the British headquar-
tiers. After the war it was partially
burned, then rebuilt and made hotel
just before the war of 1912 it was place
of fashionable resort, particularly by
southerners. Finally the place was
bought by Matthias Bruen, inherited by
DR.. Alexander NJ. Bruen, and by him
given to the board of relief of the Presby-
terian church in 1888, as a tablet in the
hall, with the following, shows:
This tablet was erected to the memory Of
Alexander NJ Bruen, who was born Dec. II,
1908; died Oct I, 1885, This house was in the
year 1888 donated by him as home for disabled
ministers Of the Presbyterian church. Them
that honor me, will honor."-I Samuel XXX.
The place is therefore now refuge for
old and intirm clergymen and their wives
and a charming home they find there.
Apropos of William Franklin, the last
governor who lived in this mansion, his "a
ther, the immortal Benjamin, said upon
one OCCASION: will is now nineteen years
of age, tall, proper youth and much of a
beau. He is somewhat overcoming his
idle habits, as have assured him that I
intend to spend what little have myself,
if it please God that l live long enough;
and as he by no means lacks acuteness, he
can see by my going on that mean to be
as good as my word"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
A Dream That Came True.

Charles De Farge,a Frenchman living
at Chicopee, Mass. has reason to believe
that dreams amean something" The other
day he reported to the police that he fire.
qnently heard strange noises in the base
ment OF his house, which disturbed him,
and that few days ago he dreamed there
was dead body in his cellar. Officer Glib
son dug up in the cellar the skeleton Of a
baby wrapped in cloth. Three years ago
the body Of q man was found in the same
cellar, buried usven feet deep. There Is,
however, no evidence Of foul play inoon-
11eotion with tina akeleton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
EMMA cARLsoN-ANN1E rRETTER.

no response, and now police and detectives
are on the hunt. emma was good girl"
says her employer; "she had been with me
three months and her character is above
reproach." Nevertheless she has disap-
peared, and at the present writing not a
trace of her can be found.
Another recent case was that of Miss
Annie Tretter, who left her home in vii
lage near St. Louis on March 80 to visit her
brother in that city. She did not reach his
house, nor was any trace of her discovered
though her father, a wealthy cattle dealer,
spent the entire time hunting for her. She
is nineteen years old and quite attractive
in appearance, but had recently been very
sick; so her friends think she wandered
away in temporary insanity. That is the
theory advanced since her return home the
other day without giving any plausible ac-
count of her whereabouts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

west coast of America. Captains Parry
and Lyon became famous early in this
century, and then all interest centered in
Sir John Franklin.
In 1885 company was formed in London
called the Fellowship for the Discovery of
the Northwest Passage" and from 174s to
1878 parliament offered 10000 for this dis
covery. Later a reward of $4,000 was
guaranteed to any one who should pass ITO
dogs. westward; later changed to 100, and
lastly to 100 degs. Captain Parry received
one of these rewards Sir John Franklin
did discover a northwest passage, such as
it was. for he sailed down Peel strait and
Victoria strait, since called Franklin strait.
He died, as was afterward discovered, on
the 18th of June. 1s47, and much of the
work of several subsequent expeditions
consisted in tracing his course.
Americans, Germans and Scandinavians
then took the lead for some years, and the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
A Belated Story of April First.

y From You Bet, an old mining town of
California, comes the story of a long fast
which is said to be completely authenti-
Gated. Recently Alex McMahon found in
a narrow passageway of deserted build
ing at that town a young COW, which wan
dered into the structure on the 1st of April
last, and was unable to get out again.
The place where it became imprisoned was
so narrow it could not lie down, and it was
there thirty-eight days without food or
water. When rescued it was mere skel-
eton, on which the skin hung loosely. It
is still alive, but is unable to swallow more
solid nourishment than Cruel, and will
probably die.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
How Adams Saved His Life.

1t was because of his extraordinary pres
ence, of mind that John Adams, of Tacoma,
recently escaped one of the most horrible
of deaths. He is employed in a smelling
works in that city The other day mis-
step caused him to fall into pot of boil
ing metal, and in an instant he was i'm
mersed to his armpits. AS he fell he
clutched the rim of the pot, and was thus
enabled to quickly draw himself out. He
then plunged into an adjoining pot of cold
water. His hands were badly burned, but
otherwise he had hardly scar on him.
The secret of his escape was that he wore
heavy wooden underwear and outer cloth
ing, and before it had burned through
Adams was in the pot of cold water.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
GRANTS Comment.

Grant and Sherman We're discussing the
plans of a campaign. when Il third general,
a brigadier, entered the tent--a good sol
der, but notorious for his carelessness as
to his personal appearance.
The brigadier finished his errand and
went out. General Grant pulled upon his
cigar for few minutes in silence, and then
said:
Sherman, wonder whom that man
gets to wear his shirts the first week. ~
Chicago Tribune
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
C. C. DAvIs-H. J. HANcHETrE.

exhibition of oranges and other fruits of
like nature) held at Chicago early in May.
When the exhibition closed he was almost
worn out, and announced his intention of
going to the Pacific coast by way of the
Northern Pacific railway, visiting the Vel
lowstone region en- route. it's known that
he claimed his baggage and went to the de-
pot, and that is the last attainable informa-
tion. He may be lying sick in some out of
the way place and he may be in the wilds of
Yellowstone, but weeks of search and ex-
tended telegraphing have secured no It'd
ings of him.
The lost man is son of Captain H. S.
Hanchette, of the Sixteenth Illinois cav
airy, who was a prisoner in Alabama when
the war closed, and could never be found
or accounted for. The son was born at
Sullivan, Ind, and was, or is, man of
good character and active business habits
No reason is known why he should alb
scond, and his friends think he "has wan
dered from the lines of travel in temporary
alteration of mind" There is some evil
dence that he was acting rather queerly dur
ing his last days in Chicago.
Equally mysterious and much more COM
plicated is the case of Charles c. Davis, an
active business man of Somerville, Mass.
IWlce IN recent years ne was compelled to
give up business by reason of brain trouble.
Soon after his disappearance a letter to his
wife, directed in his writing, reached Som
erville. The postmark was Kansas City.
1t was at once forwarded with special de-
livery stamp to Mrs. Davis, who was at
South birmingham, Mass, yet it was never
received by her, nor have the postal authori-
ties been able to discover it in the mails.
The name of Mr.. Davis does not appear on
any hotel register in Kansas City. About
the same time Sioux City paper an
nounced that "Charles E. Davis, of Boston,
is in the city," but before inquiry could be
made that Davis was gone, and so the mat
ter rests. The missing man is about forty
years old, and descriptions of him have been
widely circulated.
Emma Carlson is described as "a pretty
Swedish servant girl, who left her employ
er's house in San Francisco for short
evening walk and never returned" At
first her family felt no great uneasiness,
for, although it was not known that she
had lover, yet her 'chum" declared that
she had and would soon return as Mrs.
Andrew Oelson. But several days passed,
kilograms to Mr.. Oelson's home brought
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
Death by Asphyxiation.
An extremely sad death was that Of

known musicians
of San Francisco.
On retiring to his
room he turned
off the gas and fell
asleep, but the gas
jet was defective,
and in his haste he
left it about half
open; SO, despite
the : fact that the
window was low
cred six inches at
the top, he was as
phyxiated. His
wife entering the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

pleasant res 9 M
blance to those re-
lated of the rear
guard" of Stanley
Africanus. Suffice
it here to say that
on tn e 18th of
May, 1882, Lieu
tenant Lockwood
and two compan-
ions in this expe-
dition reached the
most orth e r n
point on record
latitude 50 dogs. "a
min. 30 Sec., in
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

long for the want
ed passage, and
early in the next
ce n fury Henry
Hudson sacrificed
his life by persist
ence in the 1T
tempt. EARLY in
the Eight e e nth
century the mari
time nations Wed
with each other in
daring attempts
upon the north.
Behring became
famous by his dis
coveries, and Van
couver surveyed
tho wbolo novfh.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
IS THE WOMAN PERSscuTEo,
Public Opinion Divided Regarding the
Case of Mrs. Raynor.
"Kleptomania:' is the polite Greek name
given the stealing habit when it breaks ont

in a family of good
social position. A
mania" it GER
tainly is in some
cases, for it shows
itself in people
who arr under no
great temptation
to steal, and the
most extraordina-
ry cases are those
of women. A tru-
~ shocking case
is that of Mrs.
Elizabeth Raynor,
recently arrested
by q detective in q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

belief in an "open
polar sea" became
general. June %,
1871, Captain Hall
sailed from New
York in the Polar
is. He died in the
Arctic regions,
but not till several
other expeditions
had been organ
lied. At last the
fact was conclu-
slvely prov e d.
that there is a
northern limit to
b u man occupa-
ton. There GER
taiD1v is a limo no.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
OLDER THAN THE Repusr,c.

4 Famous Structure Which L. One Of the
Sights OF Perth Amboy.
At Perth Amboy, N. j., there is still
standing noble, old house, built before
the American. hornets nest.
It was built by the proprietors of the
province of New Jersey as an official resi-
dence. The massive walls, nearly three
feet thick, constructed of bricks brought
from the old country: the large public
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
ABBOT OF ST. BENEDICT.

A Prominent Catholic Divine Who Has
Celebrated His Jubilee.
One of the growing prelates of the Catho-
lie church is the Right Rev. Innocent Wolf,
abbot of St. Benedict's abbey, Atchison,
Kan, whose jubilee, or twenty-fifth ami.
versary of his ordination as priest, was
recently celebrated. There were present
on the occasion, besides the monks of the
abbey and dependent houses, prelates Of
high degree from other monasteries of the
country.
Abbot Wolf conducted solemn high mass
and Bishop Haid preached the sermon
In his youth Abbot Wolf was a prodigy.
At the age of eight he was learning the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

PROFESSOR G. H. LITTLE. room in the morn
ing found him cold in death. He was thir-
ty-seven years old, very genial gentleman,
and happy In his social and domestic re-
lations. He left a wife and three young
children.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

According to Herr Japipg, the hourly
rate Of water falling over Niagara falls il
00000, 600 tons, representing IL, 900, 600 horse
power. and the total daily production OF
coal in the world would Just about suffice
to pump the water back again.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25
VICTORY FOR A "MAN FISH,"

An Expert Angler Fails in Attempt
to Reel Him In.
A very queer trial of skill and strength
was made at the rooms of the New York
Athletic club the other night to see if q
man could beat the operation Of tarpon
fishing tackle. William H. Chesebrough,
an expert angler, operated the tackle and