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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
YOUNG MEN ARRESTED.
For Refusing to Obey the Orders of the
Oregon National Guard.

Pendleton, May II. - Considerable
excitement was caused by the arrest OF
four young men, members of Company
&c" Oregon National Guard, Of this
city, Captain James e. Krause COM
manding. The men were absent from a
regularly ordered drill and were fined
by the court of discipline under orders
of the captain, The men refused to
pay the fines. The captain referred the
matter to battalion headquarters at the
Dalles, and received tedegraphic orders
to proceed according to law. Captain
Krause obeyed the superior officers,
and ordered the men proceeded against
in the justice court Of the district in
which they reside. They are now in
the custody of the sheriff. The minl-
mum fine calls for FIVE days imprison-
ment In default OF payment. and an
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
INVESTIGATION BOARD
Commences It's Inquiry as 20 the Cause
of Damage to the Oregon.

Seattle. May 1.-THE government
board of inquiry appointed to investi-
gate the nature of and responsibility
for the obstruction on which the battle
ship Oregon settled. while lying at the
entrance of the Puget Sound naval sta
ton. began It's session nt Port Orchard
today, The hearing y behind closed
doors. Rear Admiral W. A. Kirkland
is acting as judge and Lieut.. !. P.
Hetherington, of the station. as advo-
cate Capt Barker and Lieut.. T,m-
mander Drake of the Oregon testified.
The inquiry has nothing TO DO with
the dock itself. It is simply to fix
the blame for the accident to the Or
egon, caused by the obstruction outside
the dock.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
NEW BIKE RECORD.

Baltimore. May il,-Henry Smith of
the Maryland Century Cycling Club
finished 2I-hour road race against
time this morning IN which he claims
to have established n new set of Amer
lean road records At the end of IL
hours he covered 10 miles, at the end
of tine Gath hour Sl4 The records will
be submitted to the century cycling
Club.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
NEW GRADE ON WHEAT.

Chicago, May 1l.-By a vote Of 4SS TO
iS6 the Chicago board Of trade has
voted to discontinue No, . spring wheat
as q contract grade thus placing this
market on an equal footing with the
other big grain centers of the country.
This leaves only two contract grades
OF wheat for future delivery-No.
Northern spring and No . red winter,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
DENNY FOR CHINA.

Washington, May li.--As this was
cabinet day at the White House there
We're comparatively few callers. SEN
ator Hansbrough introduced t. the
president o, n, Denny. of oregon, wLu
has the backing Of the oregon dele,
CATION and other prominent men of the
Pacific coast for the Chinese mission.
Mr., Denny was consul-gencral at
Shanghai and at one time adviser of
the king OF Corea, He Is said to have
very Wide acquaintance with the af-
fairs OF the Orient.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
RECEIVER FOR FRUIT co.

Chicago, May 1.-Two bills. each ASK
ing for a receiver for the California
Fruit Transportation Company. were
filed in the superior court today. There
is a quarrel between the stockholders
nf the corporation. one party accusing
the other Of mismanagement. The com
pany has been engaged since 1889 in
the transportation of fruits and vegta-
bles from California to Chicago. and
other markets further east.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
HUNGRY SOLDIERS.

Athens May 1.-THE Greek commits
sariat has collapsed. The only rations
now received by the soldiers are bread
and cheese. Not even coffee is pro-
durable.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12

additional day for each dollar Of the
fine above five dollars. The nanss OF
the young men IN custody are Dayton
Barnhart. VIII Humphrey. Clarence
Hayes and VIM. Davidson.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
FLORIDA STILL AT 1T.

Tallahassee Fla, May 1.-THE ballot
for United States senator today was
Stockton IS, Chipley 81. Raney Is. Bro.
kerst 4. scattering .. total IS.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12
TROOPS LEAVE CRETE.

Canes. Nay i;.-The Greek troops are
already leaving Crete board thee
Greek steamers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-12

HUNTINGTON NOT ARRIVED.
Portland. May 11.-Col's P. Hunting
ton is not here yet.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
A REMARK ABLE BOOK.
Ii Is ON the Finest NclIum and Is
Traced Instead of Printed.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The most curious book in the world is
reither written nor printed. Its pages are
composed of the finest quality of vcilum
and the letters We're with infinite pains and
trouble cut cut OF the material with a
sharp-pointed knife or a pair of delicate
scissors. 1t is interleaved with blue paper,
and the letters can, therefore, be read as
easily as any print Il formerly belonged
to the Prince de Ligne. and is now in the
library Of noble French family. The tile
of the book is 'Liber PASSIONS Domin Null
la Materia CCmpositis;" i'm English. The
Book of the Passion CT our Lord Jesus
Christ, in Characters. Without Materials
OF Composition" The matter is a homlly
probably composed by some monas ic
preacher of the middle ages A remark
able circumstance connected with this book
is the fact that, although IL bears the
royal arms Of England. no mention of IL
can be found in any English writing. The
book is believed to have been made some
time In the thirteenth or fourteenth CEN
tury. In 1910 the Emperor Rudolph offered
for 1t 1l.oo0 ducats, which in the money of
our time would equal about s66VO, and the
offer was refused.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
VANITY'S CATASTROPHE.
One Actress Who VIII Wear No More
amOnd-Studded Teeth.

From the Detroit Free Press
THE vanity that leads certain people 10
have diamonds set in the gold filling of
their teeth led to a rather unusual catas-
trophe on the part Of one of the deyotees of
the new fad" said New York dentist
Ihtre was an actress who courted noto-
riety. So 1t was published in the papers
that she had expensive diamonds set In her
pearly grinders. The diamonds, you know,
are placed In the gold setting, and then the
setting is placed in the defective tooth
know western man who spent s., 900 on
diamonds which were placed 10 such ig-
noble uses.
"One night the apartments of the actress
In question were burglarized The men
helped themselves to all the Jewels they
could find, and then one of the masked men
said to the affrighted lady:
Now, madam, open your mouth
She asked them what they wanted.
ne diamonds in your teeth. We read
about EN- in the Breeze
oh, that was only a story on INV man.
ayers part
Well. they say anything you read in
the Breeze is So
SO she displayed her pearly teeth and
tnere, sure enough, were the diamonds
ore or the burglars coolly took out a little
oentai saw and sawed off three teeth Al
least thats the story that is being told
Inc actress didn't advertise the loss of the
teetn, she was so chagrired and Inundated
oe SIDES. IL wouldn't do You know, TO let the
Pa9iic learn that those pearly ornamert is
nad been mutilated and replaced with nor
celain tops this time If the fad coniinues
look TO see people held up regularly for
their teeth" ava
Evening star., 1897-04-03
Employing COnvfcts Probably.

From the New York Post.
The North Carolina penitentiary was
Self-supporting last year for the first time
in its history of a quarter century From
1888 to 1889 .he appropriations for its
maintenance averaged 100000 a year
Then, under change of policy, the annual
expense dropped to $37, 800 which was the
igure until 1888, when further reduction
was made to $4,000 a year. The achieve
ment IN 1896 was under the management of
Augustus Leazer. He thinks it could be
done again. mot probably every year. but
certainly, If the present policy is main
tafned, self-support should be attained or
approNimated every year" This result, the
convict labor demagogues may be grieved
TO learn, was accomplished by keeping the
convicts proiitably employed in farming.
Ihey not only grow their own subsistence
but cultivate sufficient cotton to pay the
expenses OF management, their crop of cot
ton last year being 1853 bales, valued at
over $1,000. There would have been 400
more bales Of cotton were ii not for a dis
astrous Hood on one of the convict farms
which also destroyed 100000 bushels OF
corn. AS might be expected, this outdoor
employment OF the convicts has good ef-
feet on their physical condition. The pres
ent rate OF mortality among them, the man
ager reports, barely exceeds that of some
or the best regulated towns in the state
While the mortality rate among the colored
conVicts Is much less than the rate among
the negroes in the large towns.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
William III OF Germany
From the London Spectator.


Europe is suffering just now from the in
oi'iduailty, rather than from the policy, Of
the GERMAN emperor. He is displaying a
character with which 1t is most difficult for
oiplomatsts to deal, and which is not en-
uteiy consistent with his earlier career The
Eabit of ruling, and the success. or rather
the absence of resistance, which in inter
nal affairs has so far distinguished his
reign, have developed the emperor's pecu-
liarities in a most marked degree. He had
always sufficient belief in himself. as he
showed in his dismissal of Prince Bismarck
but OF late this belief has become exag-
ser-ted into confidence scarcely to be
distinguished from presumption He seems
capable of thanking God for a great har-
vest. and sending Him the Order of the Rcd
Eagle in acknowledgment.
Even MS own subjects, who were at first
disposed by tradition and habit of mind To
welcome another "strorg" Hohenzollern,
now shake their heads and lament that
their kaiser, who is also their commander
ln-chief, acts so completely under the i'm
pulse OF his own will. They never know
What he VIII do tomorrow. There is no
ruling statesman now visible in Germany
for the chancellor is old and deferential. the
minister of war accepts instead of advising
orders, the finance minister CDR. MiqueD is
a Mighty intelligent. exceptionally inteIli-
gent, instrument of his majesty, and Baron
Won MarSchall. recent trials proved
though very able and fairly trusted, has TO
contend against many adverse influences
The emperor is all in all, he is more deter
mined than ever to play the first role in
the political drama, and as his claim is en-
tirely acknow ledged within his own domin-
Ions, where to speak lightly of his ajesty
now involves a sort of civil death. he ex.
tends ii to all Europe, and indeed to all the
world. 1t is to be lord of a Worldwide
empire that the emperor demands, or
threatens TO demand, from his parliame
such vast additions to the navy.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
he Has Been Found in a New Home
on Rock Greek.
ESCAPED FROM THE zoo LAST FALL
Cut Down Great Trees and Made a
Strong Dam.
s N U GLY ESTABLIS H E D
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
THE lost beaver is found! We haven't
caught him exactly, but we know just
where he is!''
A dozen Mt. Pleasant boys rushed home
with this exciting piece of news one night
last week too late to visit the creek by
daylight. but the next morning before
breakfast they led the way, while their
households drove to the spot with a tribe
of boys following. All day people tramped
down the road, crossed the Rock Creek
bridge. turned down the lower road that
runs close to the water, there to investi-
gate the lost beavers astonishing work.
About six months ago one of these queer
little animals was missed from the Zoologi-
cal Park. where quite family of them
live in a snug home of wire built on a
little stream. There were five in the house
hold. contented and happy. but one day
when the keeper was building them an
Evening star., 1897-04-03

addition. they all ran away. The next
morning all returned but one. Search for
him has been made up and down Rock
creek. in the Zoo and outside. He
given up for lost, and now the boys have
found him and his work.
He made his way up the creek ss 1t runs
through the Zoo, and first amused himself
by cutting down a pretty clump of sap
lings, eating the young, tender bark, TAX
ing the slim branches to the water, and
floating them with the current. But he
seemed to think this small fun, for he
moved a few hundred yards to a more am
bilious field. Tall, straight young trees,
beautiful beaches and naples, he cut close
to the ground, and sent them down with
their branches. Later he cut down large
trees, some six or eight close together, piled
upon one apother the foundat ton for
dam.
One of the most intere sting specimens of
his work is shown in the reproduced photo
graph A stump three feet In circumfer-
ence gnawed regularly and beautifully,
showing every mark of his sharp, broad
chisel-shaped teeth and the piles of white
chips lying beside it. The tree must have
fallen toward the water, been dragged
over the bank, and as the creek was high
fro m recent rains. 1t had been carried down
the stream about one hundred yards.
There it lodged, and Mr.. Beaver has made
many journeys with branches and twigs,
small logs and slender saplings to add to
this bridge.
All along the banks Of the creek are logs,
bare of bark. where for months this busy
old wood chopper has taken his meals
Many are partly cut. simply girdled, as
woodman would lay out his work, in exact
lengths from three to six feet. Many
short logs in the water are white and
smooth as If the bark was planed off He
has eaten the water willows and young
pcplars, and stripped the birches bare and
clean
One night the boys of the village deter
mined to find the rascal. Just below this
beginning of a beaver dam" stands an
Evening star., 1897-04-03

end At almost as closely as q tailor bodice
The blouse is as popular as II was last gum
mer and Is made in an even greater variety
OF materials. A pretty model much In
favor is ehirred over the shoulders and then
left full 10 the waist line.
when asked modiste this morning to
0l.ow me some Of the new IDEAS most Ger
tain 10 be received this simmer with smiles
the first costume TO be brought forward
was a pinkish fawn-colored cloth dress for
street wear. II had a long, gracefully cui
skirt, all the fuliness OF which was drawn
TO the back and arranged in pleats II was
trimmed with five rows of brown silk cord.
arranged to simulate An overYkirt hanging
long in front and short upon the sides
Nearer the waist were other five rows dis
posed In the same manner and Suggesting
o second overdress. though to that multi
pi!cation OF draperies we are not likely. for
some time at least 10 attain. The bodice
was blouse of white mousseline de ro,e.
laid IN knife pleats, but almost hidden un-
der long and close fitting bolero opened
on the left side under lace cascade The
bolero was edged with cord like that upon
the skirt and had round standing collar.
not OF too great height, similarly trimmed
The tight sleeves had small pufs on the
shoulders and were ornamented with rows
OF cord set ON at intervals. There was
Evening star., 1897-04-03

and came up about the throat in stand
irg collar tied with ribbons. The tight
sleeves had shoulder puffs and lace epau-
let's. white straw hat went with this
suit and was trimmed with wreaths of
forget-me-nots twisted with pink and blue
ribbons.
The bicycle suits of Frenchwomen are
the freshest and nattiest in the world.
Boomers are not SO nearly universal as
they were year or two ago, but they are
still in great majority. Bicycle stockings
are used instead of the long CATERS COM
mon in England and America, and very
trim slippers or low bicycle shoes. Small
fiat hats. like sailors, are the usual mead
gear. Two suits that | saw on the drive
as particularly good. They were worn by
two young girls who have been making a
bicycle trip through the Riviera quite by
themselves. One was of a pretty shade of
green cloth cut with quite full boomers,
laid in knife pieats and gathered with an
elastic ct the knees. The waist, of heavy
white piQue, turned over at the throat In
round standing collar. with black era
vat tie, and was worn under a jacket of
the same material as the boomers and cut
almost after the Eton pattern, short and
square-cornered at the waist. 1t had a fiat
collar and reVeTs edged with black braid
and tight sleeves braid-trimmed and puff ed
at the shoulders. 1t had a broad sash of
black ribbon. Its wearer had long black
stockings and small black straw hat with
green ribbons ard black and white quills
Inc other suit was rot of the bloomer
order IL was of brownish red cloth with
short Killed skirt and double-breasted Jack
ct with smoked pearl buttons and big rev.
ers; IL was worn with black stockings and
little black hat and a great bunch Of
spring violets.
There is nothing newer than the princess
dress for dinner CT reception wear cos
tune finished yesterday is of primrose vel
low SILK, with square neck barred across in
front with old lace. and with standing col
lar behind of yellow velvet, lined with
Whlte The close-ftting waist is embroi-
dered with gold along the side darts and
the skirt is slashed upon one side to show
lace panel There are elbow sleeves OF
the silk with lace undersleeves
ELLEN OSBORN
Evening star., 1897-04-03

week for the Empress OF Russia 1t
made of gray silk shot with wavering
lights of brown and blue, such as one sees
on the breast of a pigeon. The yoke was
an exquisite lace pattern sewn with Jet
The standing collar was laid in pleats
quite low IN front, but rising to con-
siderable height at the back of the neck
and was lined with Point de Venice lace,
heavy rucheS of which finished the sleeves
The wrap was quite short and was orna-
mented at the bottom with a rich en-
broide-y in black silk, following a wonder
fully delicate and intricate lace pattern,
and costing weeks of labor The sleeves
were pointed at the wrists and en-
brctdered- The wrap was lined with red
silk shot with black, and was accompanied
by a bonnet of black lace with trimmings
OF pink almond blossoms.
Spring bonnets have strings to tie under
the chin. l think / wrote a month or more
ago that the earliest models prepared for
the Riviera showed this innovation. The
fashion promises to persist, at least for
this season This is saying nothing more
than that a larger proportion than usual of
alleged bonnets will be real bonnets in the
older sense of the word. A pretty model
shown by a milliner whose word is law to
thousands of women has half wreath OF
large pink and purple anemones framing
the face. Behind this on either side IS a
butterfly arrangement of black ouills
radiating from the flowers, and behind
are of narrow pink velvet ribbon. Another
bonnet from the same house has a garland
Of pink and white almond flowers about
the face set In knots Of pink ribbon. Be
hi7d rises a mass Of iridescent cocks
plumes, dropping either side.
Hat for Spring.
A dainty hat that nodded yesterday after
noon from a carriage in the Bois de Bou-
losne had a fat brim broad in front, but
diminishing TO nothing behind. 1t was of
back straw with close wreath of small
yellow prin1roses set on the edge of the
brim and ending In a thick rosette on either
eide at the back. The full crown, some
what Of the Tam o OShanter order, had a
high fan arrangement of black ribbons in
front. from the folds of which and behind
which rose stalks of the yellow and white
narcissus. mingled with priInroses.
Walking dresses trembie the giddy
verge Of the double skirt. Sometimes they
fall over. oftener they refrain. The best
II odels. that are the newest, have sleeves
that are almost skin tight, with little epau-
lets or jockeys, or. maybe, round, almost
detached puffs at the shoulders. Waists
show comparatively few changes Some of
the new bolero jackets open on one side
Evening star., 1897-04-03
THE POPULAR IDEA.
But They Are Not All Innocent Meu
Who Go to siberia.

From It'd Bits.
There is popular idea that the wastes OF
Siberia are peopled with men who have
been unjustly exiled from Russia, and that
the criminal Is really as difficult to find rs
the traditional needle In the bunch Of hay.
Facts, however, do not substantiate this
theory any more than they do the large
majority of popular impressions.
A great sensation was created two or
three years ago by the finding Of seven
Russian eNiles or prisoners who had made
their escape fiom Siberia. They were in an
open boat In the Pacific, and were taken
to San Francisco, where they becam
the objects Of popular commiseration,
as well the text for the denounciag Of
the Russian methods of dealing with politi-
cal Offenders
The Cal!fornians ever ready with sy1npa-
thy, gave them clothes and found them
work to do. 1t now appears tha;, during
the interval that has elapsed between heir
arrival In San Francisco and now, they
have every one been punished by The law
of tn, land The last OF the party has lust
been sentenced to twenty years imprson-
ment for burglary. while one OF his COM
rades only a short time back was hanged
for two murders which he had commit ed
Investigations which have been made
show that every one of these men had been
sent TO Siberia for reasons which would
have earned him a corresponding period of
exile from the haunts Of his fellowmen IL
not absolute deportation from the country,
IN any other part of the world.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

have white cuffs fastened to the sleeve
White linen cuffs often require to be boiled
before they can be made quite white but
the dainty colors of the shirt itself would
soon fade if 1T too had to go through such
heroic style of treatment.
There are two styles of cuffs-the plain,
to be worn with the link sleeve buttons,
and the broad turned-over ones, like those
so fashionable last season. The first men,
toned are the smarter and infinitely better
for many reasons They launder better
and slip on under coat sleeves much more
comfortably. AS is always the case, there
are many vagaries of fashion, such as hem
stitching. narrow bias folds of colored
linen, and ribbons worn instead of sleeve
links, but all these elaborate fads do not
accord we'll with the simple and plain eff
feet that the regular tailor-made shirts,
which are in the best style, possess.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

old hollow stump. where the water runs
underneath, and close by Is a large hole
in the sandy muddy bank. They believed
this is little Mr.. Beavers winter home.
1t was quite dark. and they crept near
and nearer with as little noise as possible
They could hear him gnawing-gnawing
steadily as a saw. Then he would stop
and listen. Evidently he heard the steps
but his busy work would again go on.
They got closer to the bank, and softly
leaned toward the old stump. There was
an instant's silence; the boys hardly
breathed. Then came a great splash. and
they knew that their wood chopper was
safely out Of the way of boys.
The keeper of the Zoo has no idea where
the lost member of his beaver family
lives Every day visitors visit the place
and enthusiastically examine the stumps
and chips of trees, the curious teethmarks
and wondrous work of this little runaway
A teacher from the Penn school of
Philadelphia was so interested that she
carried back to the scholars pieces of the
small logs and chips to be examined. They
have sent to Washington bright essays
On beavers and their work, and the story
Of the Lost Beaver of the Zoo"
AS the summer nights come again, 1t is
thought that he may slip home By way of
Rock creek, and persuade some of his
family to return with him to the freedom
of the beautiful woods, its fragrant, de-
licious barks and young leaves. the lovely
creek, where boys, quite as well as beav-
ers, love to splash and build dams.