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The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

1t all came about through gridirnn
given by Mrs. Duncombe, favorite of
the Prince, very pretty and equally orig
inal. The Prince was in attendance at
Mrs. Duncombe's party, and the interest
he exhibited has resulted in the state of
affairs described. 1t was the first time
in the history of this scion of royalty
that he ever grilled his own outlet, and
the novel proceeding afforded him no
little enjoyment. The chatting dish was,
Of course, the utensil that performed all
the feats that usually fall to the lot of
the range, and the gastronomic problems
that 1t solved are declared to have been
stupendous. The chatting dish has often
been held to be only useful for preparing
dainty dishes which, while they may
crafty, will not appease the Appetite.
Mrs. Duncombs's party proved that 1t
was not the case at all.
What has been the result of all this?
Why, the chafng dish has achieved a
popularity nobody ever dreamed it
would possess. The dining room of the
fashionable mansion has become the grill
room. Mingled with the dainty odors
that cling to the social portion of the
establishment are those delicate olfactory
pleasures which linger about the ohafn g
dish. In other days it has teen held to
he the height of ill-breeding for an odor
that i'll any way called to mind the
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

| The assessed value of the real estate in
New York, Kings and Richmond cenn-
| ties and that part of Queens county in
| Guided in the greater city is 81, 1854, 49,,
| 966. The value Of the personal property
within the territory Is 1897, 076. 6SS. The
total equnlizsd value Of the realty and
personal property is 80, l69, 795. 1877. The
| indebtedness of the combined cities and
towns is about S170. 600. 600.
! Greater New YORK. will have capacity
for $50 miles of wharfage, and in this re-
| gnrd will be unexcelled by any other
| city In the work..
| The Incorporated city will contain 100.
| 600 dwelling houses, $1,000 business
houses, 6, 500 acres Of parks, 800 miles
of gas mains, ]. 100 churches, 1,125 hotels
and $50 public schools.
AS center of commerce and maDufao-
| ture, with the thousands of miles of rail-
roads terminating within its confines
and across the Hudson river, its splendid
dock and harbor facilities and its ware
house capacity, Greater New York will
| be without a peer.
There will be FIVE boroughs in the
Greater New York, known as the Bor-
ough of Manhattan. tho Borough of
ough of Richmond and the Borough of
the Bronx.
The territory will be divided into ten
Council districts. and the Council will
consist. of thirty-five members, thus
divided: Manhattan, 16; Kings, 12;
Queens, 3; Richmond. /; Bronx. T.
There will be twenty two Aliermanio
districts, and the Board of ldermen
will consist of l04 members, thus
divides: Manhattan, 55; Kings. IS;
Queens. 8; Richmond. 8; Bronx, s.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

tlemsn and thus preserve the evening
suit from grease spots and other evil
denoes of too close familiarity with those
things which delight the appetite ano
cleave to broadcloth when opportunity
offers. The spectacle of half a dozen
young men circulating about seq" 81
chatting dishes is in itself sight =
tsrest, but with the apron attacl j
thu young men assume An appea.. Q
whioh Is positively picturesque.
The mothers with lnarriageable
daug hters enthusiastically approve of the
methods inaugurated by the Prince,
Familiarity may breed contempt, but it
also occasionally breeds marriage and
thus the fashionable mamma re-
joices ut a popular fad which helps along
her match making in wonderful degree.
The Prince of Wales and the chatting
dish are strongly entrsnched for all time
In the esteem of the matchmaker of
modern society.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

g impossible to get 1t alive. for though
could crowd a.pretty big snake into the
canvas bag carried, this one WAS alto
gsther too large for anything of that
sort.
ST thought the situation over and con-
cludsd the only thing for me to do was
to watch and wait for my chance.
knew I was fifteen miles from the near
est person, and that might cry for help
probabi of any response. This was
about two o'clock IN the afternoon. 1t
seemed as If 1t knew ] was watching It,
for it kept as sharp an outlook az any
snake I ever saw. 1 waited until dark
ness came. 1t was impossible for me to
do anything at night. Still was afraid
to go away, lest the snake should disap-
pear, and it might be weeks before
would find it in place SO favorable to
capture.
$50 got into my canvas bag and re-
manned where l was. When daylight
came resumed my watch. but the snake
was as wary as ever. The hours wore
away until it was nearly two O'Clock.
had been watching the snake twenty four
hours and in all that time had not slept
a wink, or eaten or drank anything.
Presently 1 saw the snake move. A
short distance away was a rabbit, and
almost as quickly as can write this. the
snake went after him and seized him.
Then began the process preliminary to
the swallowing Of food by q boa. This
completed the snake commenced to swal-
low its victim.
ST waited few moments until the
rabbit had gotten fairly into the snake
throat. and then went after tho boa.
seized it by the neck and tried to shove
it, head first, into the canvas bag. had
underestimatcd the powers Of my adver-
sary. had supposed the snake would
be in such state, owing to the meal II
was making. that there would be little
trouble in handling 1t. but before knew
it felt the snake fielding around my
limbs. In marvelously sho rt space oil
time the snake WAS about me as far al
the bdo men. clung to Its throat des
psratel7. realizing that II once lost my
hold 1t would be like signing my eatf
warrant. would be squeezed to jelly.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10
PRINCE OF WALES A COOK
lie Popularizes a New Society Fad by
Droiling His Own Outlet.
oOYALTY ACTS AS CHEFIN LONDON
DRAWING ROOMS.

The Grill Room Now Feature of Society
After the Theatre Cooking Parties All
the Rage-steaming Chatting Dishes In
stead of Steaming Liquids.
His Royal Highness, Albert Edward,
the Prince of Wales, has become chef.
British society and American too, for
that matter, stands aaape at royalty q
latest fad. From being the hero of the
social world in various other ways, the
Prince has ascendea, or descended, as
one may choose to think, to the position
of chief ohafng dish manipulator Of the
United Kingdom. The feminine seution
of European royalty has long had a pen
chant for preparing savory dishes, but
this is the first time that a male III
whom royal blood flows has entered the
lists to compete with them. Again do
he Prince and the pretty girl stand side
by SIDE
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

as 1t came to me was that u ship con-
tanning specimens from South America
for ciIc in the United States had
foundered off this coast, and 1t was sup
posed hat this snake, which was really
king of Black Point Key, had been a
part of the cargo of the Inflated vessel.
"Black Point Key lies just off the coast
and at the edge OF the Everglades. 1t Is
a low ridge topped by growth of pines
While an island now, it originally was a
neck of land. The people who lived on
the adjacent Keys were in state OF ter
Tor regarding the snake, and in constant
fear that it would leave the Key On
which it had been for SO long, pay Thorn
q visit, and possibly eat them before they
could do anything about it. The length
of the snake, they declared. was phenom-
email, and it is an actual fact that a num-
Der of men who said they had sean 1t
were willing to make affidavit that 1t
was fully thirty-f1ve feet long and must
at least weigh a hundred pounds.
"f know that no snake from South
America could be of that size, and SO
Ial01o0 GQ6r6 u uSb Ue SUUu uohl VI "a
aggeration. l made up my mind 1 would
at least take look at the monster if |
could not capture it, and made two trips
10 Black Point Key for the purpose. 7
could not even catch a glimpse of the
snake, and not being DESTROYS OF placing
myself in such a position that 1t could
catch me unawares II it really proved to
be as horrible as my informants bad
stated, kept out of the underbrush and
avoided places where it could drop on
me from trees
81 heard of the snake again soon after
my second trip and so decided to make
third attempt I went to that portion
Of Black Point Key shat is known az the
Prairie. being that section of it nearest
the land. If could hnd the snake thers
I knew 1 wsuld have better fighting
chance to attack 1t. Fortune seemed With
me this time, for I had barely landed
when l found traces of the snake. I
trailed it for half mile. and at last
came within sight of it. II was big
one and no mistake, but there did not
seem any opportunity for me to eaptare
ltt alive or aasd, realized that II wgufd
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

ST Is impossible for me to describe
with q pen such a frightful position
The snake turned its head towards me
and Kissed in my face, darling out Its
forked tongue as If it would pierce me
with 1t. Iexpeoted to be slowly squeezed
to death, but to my surprise the folds did
ne, tighten. and then I realized that,
ewing to the position of the rabbit In the
snakes throat, the pressure of my hands
thereon was having al effect. Besides
this, the snake was not seemingly in the
possession of its full powers. My hands
are rather muscular, and doubt II that
fact will sver stand me in better stead.
l Sc ueezsd the snakes throat as vigor-
ously as possible, and it kept up a con-
tinual bissing, Rlaring at me with the
most malevolens look it is possible to
imagine.
'This sort Of thing went on for few
moments, and then made up my mind
to try to break the snakes hold. So I
ohoked 1t with all the strength of which
1 was capable. 10 my joy 1 felt the hold
of the snake upon me relax, and the coils
slipped down as they loosened. pushed
the head and neck to tie ground. Still
keeping one hand and my knee thereon, /
managed with the other to guin posses
sion Of the knife at my belt. With this
l soon ended his snakeship's existence.
1t writhed about to considerable extent
and during its oontortions thrust the
end of its tail underneath the tgs of
one leg OF my trousers. Another move
m ent of the tail split that leg up to my
waistband. At last the snake died, and
/ too 1T back to Miami.
The snake is unlike any I ever saw
before, but l am satisfied it is Brazil
Inc python. 1t is of dull brown in
color, with black spots Its head is about
four inches long and three and q half in-
ches wide. Taken altogether 1t Is as
ugly a customer rs I ever encountered.
WAITER RALsTON."
The snake is being prepared for pres
ervation, and before long will be one of
the cpriosities Of the Smithsonisn Insti-
tuition at Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

shedding a CHEEKY glow upon the scene.
Sometimes in the very swell houses,
even despite the example set by the
Prince, the chatting dishes are presided
over by French chef and his spruce,
linen-clad acoly tes. Such instances how
ever, are rare. III the best society it is
t he hostess herself who prepares the vari-
Gus dainties. She has, as maids, the pref
ty girls among her guests and these are
always eager to display their practical
acquaintance with the culinary art before
their enchanted bachelor friends.
The utensils used for these chatting dish
banuuets are frequently of silver sapd
each quasi furnishes himself with plates,
knives and SPOONS from the supplies on
the buffet and then serves himself as
well from the steaming chatting dish, be-
cause the assistance of servants is, by
general consent tabooed. Some hostesges
pride themselves on special recipes for
Welsh rarebit and tie buck varieties
while others pin their faith to wonderful
connections of lobster or appetizing mess
es of oysters; but whatever dishes may
be cooked and eaten at these dellghtful-
ly Informal little feasts, there can be no
doubt that their slightly Bohemian fla
vor adds greatly to their piquant charm.
Take this piquancy and add thereto
the endorsement of the Prince of Wales
and what more could q society !devotee
ask.
The adoption Of the chatting dish by
the Prince has had effect on the An
glomaniacs of the United States and
those who lead in the demonstrations of
Anglophobia are already planning vari-
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10
FEATURES OF GREATER NEW YORK.
1t Will Rank as the Second City in the
World for Population.

The population of Greater New York,
based upon latest estimates, will be
8, 100, 900, which will make it rank Sec
ond in the world.
Greater New York will have an area of
about 800 square miles, making it next in
size to London. Its greatest length will
be nearly thirty-hve miles-from Mount
St. Vincent to Tottenville.
The street mileage of Greater New
York is estimated at about 1000. One
third of the streets are paved.
If all the elevated and surface roads
within the confines of Greater New York
were placed in single line, they would
reach about 1900 miles. The elevated
roads alone would stretch nearly 100
miles.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

hltcHen to penetrate the sacreu precincts
OF the drawing room or the boudoir. Now
all is changed. The fashionable is what
formerly was unfashionable. If the scent
of the kitchen clings to the sooiey girl,
she is considered thoroughly up to date.
These gatherings at which the chatting
dish plays the principal role have be-
come the fashionable fad of the day.
There was danger of relaxation in the
popularity of the social culinary article
but now that danger has taken wings at
Ube sight Of royal opposition. Former
ly. 1t was the feature Of ths evening mar
ty-sometimes. More often, the lunch
WAS the event that reigned supreme.
Now, however, all is different Society
must have its fad for, to the gay butter
flea of fashion, fads occupy the void
which, in the lives Of ordinary men and
women, is amuly filed by the dailS
struggle for existence. And so, some
kind of stimulant In Necessary to make
life at all worth the living.
just at Present, it is the Prince of
Wales who has afforded the relief from
the ennut which has seized upon sooie-
ty. And SO 1t is that after the theatre,
fashion no longer foeks to the restau-
rants and gratites its taste with the del
icacies prepared by the beoapped and
aproned monsieur, but instead hies itself
to It's home and there is it's own chef.
The social mind is turned toward the
invention of fanoiful new dishes just as
strongly as the mind Of the late Ward
MoAllister had its bent in the direction
of social exclusiveness. The little cosy
suppsrs remind us not little of those
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10
LObstere.

HOLSTERS are not peace abiding crusta-
ceans. They cannot be persuaded to grow
up together peaoeably. If dozen newly
hatched specimens are put into an aquari-
UNI, within few days there will be only
one-a large, fat and promising youngster.
He will have eaten all the rest.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10
OWNED An ISLAND.
The Big Snake Captured by Profes'
SOr Walter RalStOn.
HIS STRUGGLE IN THE FOLDS OF
THE MONSTER.

Terror to the Inhabitants of Adjacent
Islands-Said to Have Killed Several
Persons--Appetite Proves the Cause of
Ending the Kissing Monaroh's Reign
Mama, Florida. April "A huge
Brazilian boa constructor which has
ruled Black Point Key for long time,
has just been captured by Prof. Walter
Ralston, of the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, who came here for the
purpose. The snake measured fifteen feet
In length and weighed fully seventy five
pounds. 1t is supposed to have killed
several persons who landed on Black
Point Key and have never since been
heard Of.
Prof. Ralston tells narrowing story
of his adventure with the snake, and 1t
seems almost miracle that he lived to
relate 1t. He watched the Pr thon with
out food or sleep for twenty-four hours
before the opportunity come which
enabled him to try to master ID with
some possibility Of success. The Profess
sor haa prepared the following statement
which tells In graphic language exactly
what his fortune and misfortunes were.
"To tho Editor:
81 have been working twsnty-six years
in the interest of science, and in all that
time never experienced an adventure SO
perilous as the ono that befell me Oh
Black Foiat Key. I had heard Of great
snake bsing there before ] oame here,
and made up my mind that 1t must be a
specimen worth looking after, The story
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

The following is gem of weather lore:
When you see ths sun drawing water at
night, know that 1t viii rain on the NOR
row. The sur is said 30 be drawing water
when It's rays can be seen shining through
riffs in distant clouds
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

When we read
Of a mother who
leaves her new
born babe shiv-
ering on a door
step, nguarded
from the e1e-
tnents, and to
s u fer at the
mercy of strain
gers, we won
der at her cold
heart and lack
of mother love.
There are other
WAYS. than de-
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10

sertion, of exposing a child to life of suf-
fering. The mother who, through ignorance
or neglect of the health and vigor of the or
gans that make motherhood possible brings
into the world sick and puny child is at
fault for the life of suffering to which it is
condemned. If woman would have
healthy, robust happy children, with bright
futures, she must take proper care of her
wonanly self.
The best of all medicines for women is
DR.. pieree's Favorite Prescription. 1t acts
directly and only on the delicate and i'm
portant organs that bear the burdens of ma
ternity. It makes them strong and healthy
II prepares for wifehood and motherhood
Taken during the expectant period it BAN
ishes the usual discomforts and makes
baby's coming easy and almost painless. 1t
iusures a robust, healthy newcomer and
ample, natural nourishment. Over 10000
women have testified to its merits over their
signatures, Al good d Druggists sell it;
w. va, writes: MY baby now Is nearly year
old. She was born last March After she was
born had local weakness; | could not stand up
began taking DIR. Pierces Favorite Prescription
7 TOOK three bottles and it has cured me. I can
now do all my work"
DIR. PierCes 5 sss ss9,f'R H. !ss Il;
to very great extent be thing Of the past. it
was painful, the proper remedy would be prompt
Witch It ia responsible would cease to exist. But
Unfortunately constipation is the easiest to neg
iat Of al nt s sq a resort
shows Hseif IN headache, and some injuri-
o,,s headache powder that gives but temporary
relief + used Dr. f III &C. Pleasant Pellets
for eonstipation They cause no pain and
ne, never soI gripe. Druggists ~
=: =. r., mr., AZ ~: FL !. ' saaag Pellets.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-10
FIFTY CENTS.

address by NAH for 80 CENTS A
MONTH. 1t Is delivered by carriers
inPoPtlana and vicinity at the same
rate.
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Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05

the professors best manner The caricature
was appreciated and a terrific howl greeted
him. Turning to the canvas he swung his
paint brush at a rate that made the profess
sors previous efforts seem slow by contrast.
lie seemed to be In a frenzy. and the eyes
OF the stolid Germans in the theater bulged
out with ast0rishment. They forgot to drink
their beer. In less than g minute the Amer
lean turned and bowed again to the specta-
tors to imply that his picture was completed,
and he awaited their decision. As he stood
aside and the canvas on which he had been
working was exposed there was silence for a
moment, and then came n storm of jeers,
in which even the professor Joined. The
canvas was merely a blotch. Not even the
widest imagination could trace any sugges-
tiOn OF a picture on II.
The American looked panied at his greet
ing, and then turned toward his canvas.
a surprised expression came over his face.
That couldn't be his picture. The spectators
were still jeering him when, as II II were a
second thought. he sprang to the easel and
turned the canvas bottom side up. The
Jeers were changed to cheers. The canvas
now bore an excellent landscape with no de-
tai left out. There were trees, a stream, an
OLD Dutch house. and In the BACKGROUND sew
oral COWS. II had been painted c~oarsely. but
IL was effective, and far superior to anything
that the professor had turned out. While
the spectators were laughing at the young
amerlcans ready wit, he sprang off the stage
anu accompanied by several friends. left the
nail. l learned that he was studying art I'm
Berlin and that he spent more time in pract-
zeal Jokes than at the art schools. He had
iairly beaten the professor at his own game
however. and there were no moro lightning
that evening""
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Accused on Her Testimony
of n FOur-Year-OId Crime.

Accused on Her Husbands Testimony
of n FOur-Year-Old Crime.
CHICAGO. April Airs. Ernestine Dun
key, living in the suburb of Melrose Park,
has been arrested charged with the murder
of Ernest Kueneth, and aged farmer of
Melrose Park, bn October. 1892.
Kueneth was found dead in a chair in his
home, with two great gashes in his head.
A cornknife and stove poker spattered with
blood and hair lay near. The crime has
been a mystery until yesterday, when a
neighbor Of Mrs. Dunkoy informed the po-
lice that Herman Dunkey, the woman's hus-
band, had said she was guilty of the muir
der.
Dunkey tells the following story: "On
October 26, 1892, my wife went away from
our home on the South Side at about $3.50
O'Clock In the morning. She remained away
all day, and 1t was long after midnight be-
fore she returned. Her hair was hanging
down and matted with some sticky stun.
l put my hand on her hair and my palm
was stained with blood. There was blood
on her dress. Her face was bruised and
scratched and there were marks Of fingers
on her chin and throat. She told me she
had had a terrible fight with a man, and
tearing off her garments she burned them in
a stove. The next day l picked up a German
paper and read of the murder. When l
read aloud she sprang from her chair with
a scream. Don't, don't read! she cried.
I see him now! l see him sitting in the
chair! l see the blood flow down his face!
And to think, only $3.50! l thought he had
much more. But at the least never again
will he propose marriage to a woman and
then break his word!"
The principal evidence against the woman
came from her husband. She denies having
anything to do with the murder. She
is a large masculine appearing woman and
is said to have had nine husbands before
she married Dunkey.