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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
Jewels Given to Nilsson
by the Nobility of Europe,

r. HRISTINE NILSSON made her debut
~ in Paris at the Theater Isyrique on
the night OF October e. 1854. There
were present at her debut Emperor
Napoleon Ill. Empress Esugenie. their
court and veritable crush OF the
culture. nobility and financial celebri-
ties OF Europe. The patronage OF the no.
bility that was given to Miss Nilsson on
the night % her nrst appearance, continued
through her entire professional career. She
is today possessed of more jewels. gifts OF
crowned heads, than any other artistic In
the world, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
AS token OF her rendering OF Mar
gueEite III Faust In Paris the EN-
peror Napoleon Ill presented her with
daisy af diamonds. the leaves OF which
the singer could pick of in the trial OF
he loves me. he loves me not" and these
leaves could afterwards be replaced Even
after their sorrowfid downfall, and the I'M
fortunate little Prince Napoleon had been
killed In Africa the ex Empress Eugenie
sent a magnificent souvenir OF her son TO
Nilsson. This wac ring Under n large
diamond, cut fiat. there were the data OF
the princes birth and death. and his
portrait The diamond was guarded on
either side by golden eagles.
One OF the most valuable of Wilson's
gifts WAS presented by the unhappy Gear
Alexander H.. who gave her a star ~ i'm
mense In size. that when worn IL half COW
erred Miss Missions neck. This star was
formed of roses and leaves that were all
diamonds.
King Oscar ~ Sweden has honored his
countrywoman ga no other woman ever
WAS hnnored. or probably ever will be
The most valuable Of these court orders
from the king of Sweden Is in oval form.
on blue enAmeled center Over IN. syn-
hoi the word Oscar is cut and II is COM
pleteiy csrcied with diamonds Another OF
her. court orders from The king 81 Sweden
Is In the In suae menoriam." This l. a
bcau;lfui medal of gold surmounted with
"A crown rf diamonds. and blue and yellow
ribbons. the Swedish national coiors Miss
Nilsson Is the only woman upon whom this
order was ever conferred. and 1, f. In
pNlnt % fact. only held by a few military
officers ~ eruinance and high rank
From King A|ph0nse 81 Spain she re-
Teived piece shaped like a large shell in
the center 81 which Is = costly black pearl
s'anb"rins upon bed ot putes; ray white
diamonds
Al F'esth ths lately murdered Er,pvess
- Austria gave Miss Nilsson a nssgp!feen,
Bracelet. the center piece Of which IL a
large Hungarian opal, surrounded with e,s-
rno05<
From the baroness RothschiAd she has
received bracelet u pink. black and
White pearls. set tu the shape ~ . ,refo,l.
also pair 90 eacriHgs These Issf are
saps&tTs<. surrounded with diamonds
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He wears good clothes. and eats the bes K
food. His hank account Is growing. and ha
expects to be able to take things easy h ola
life.
A few days ago Ring arrived In Ssa,,ls
on q business trip for the Dawson Daily
News. He expects to start back about the
first of next month and Is trying to pur.
chase some collie dogs to take In with hsuA
He says that after outside dogs become
acclimated they are twice as good q III
dogs raised in the interior.
There is nothing equal to a collie fcs
leader" said Ring "They are inteiligeM
and take 10 their work Just as well =
they do to herding shee.,. have seen speck
mems which were trained To wonderfa
degree Of excellence. They know every cor
mand and obey at the word. The bird de-
are first class, but as rule are too ANN
tious. l have one team OF three whid
make the trip to the Forks seventies
miles in an hour and half You oaund
hold them back. They start with huErsh
boys and sail along over the hard snow ike
those horses, which New Englandeu cal
pullers.'
II intend to take In considerable mai AZ
in this way Will make my expenses =
not dread the trip. even II have only on
leg. / like the country, and the peps
Dawson is the greatest place on esfsh -
when q Seattle man arrives there he hsdiy
notices that he Is away from friendA =
many OF the old timers are there.
When l came away George Russell. -
Trenaman. and Stiles Nettleton. all Old -
attic Athletic Club men. were wofkine -
the Alaska Commercial Company IN iewa
Linn Relfe WAS weighing gold ana boo
Webb was the heavy man In tho FsnN
Grand theatrical company.
''Sid Hansard was very intimate wn
Col Bowie, who represents largo Eessess
capitalists, and Arthur Whalley. formefu
Of the Seattle Y. NJ. G. A., was handing
newspapers circulation
Dick Eskridge. who once played on "a
s. A. c. football team. had juS undefo00s
an operation for appendicitis and -.
thought he would get out all rfsht. ffsn:
Hawkins another 8. A. G. man. was y
with typhoid fever. He has b.en u M
employ Of the N. A. T. 4 7. Co
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" hat toeatne L.

''ofs'inF IS an aiksloid of a small shrub
found tn Perm AND Bolivia. The official
nam" az II" trus "a used IN medicine "a
SoCaine salphAfe. a salt derives. from, the
$hFah treated With @niphuric Aeta f.o-
came j. composed - Garrison hysiroSe-,
ana bttTN%Yf F7"'aest &c. sa'pbsse Zach
element - the compound has "a .s,r..-. a.
npence or the nervous system. blood ay,a
'2fogsaAttCs- II Possesses the Singular
prosperity - killing aij sensation = n,t,
sn tfe parts where E; Is loealjv snrltss
while e3cNafsng the mind ~ tha rattan,
g. a pitch - exsitagtea absolutely utth.
eat parable. --s,ssicSKo t-hreasrg~
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the sea began to break over the stern
Now the fish circled about the boat, ever
surging down, and at the end OF an hour
and a quarter Mr.. Manning found himself
three miles from shore, with not ten feet
gained, In fact, the fish had gained 300
feet. and no feet OF line was out II was
evident, a wave swept over the boat,
that should the fish pull harder than us
ual on the line al time the rail- was near
the water the craft would fill
Matters began to look serious when
suddenly the fish turned shoreward per-
haps forced by the efforts Of the angler.
and they moved toward the rocky sea lion
rookery that forms the south end OF the
island, The fisherman did not wish to
lose the fish. (, was undoubtedly a
large one. yet In such sea 20 fight IL TO \
finish WAS suicidal So he determined Il,
try the effect Of some oil which he had i'm
the boat Some was turned overheard by
the boatmau. and the effect was rps~ys-
Gus. II spread around the boat and az
once produced calm that augurcd well
FOR the success OF gazing II was a sim
gular speCtac}e-a sea OF white cans ALI
about, but in one small spot a low yagl
Boat floating In wafer perfectly calm
Then. probably for the first time fxh
vas taken with the aid % oil The boat
man now took I'm his oars and devoted
himself TO the oil Fan. while Mr. Manning
0t&aA 70 hgnt the ffsh by what IL known
as the pumping method as the game was
down perhaps several hundred feet This
consists Of resling until the tip ~ the rod
- near the surface then lifting until ;h.
rod Is upright. dropping II quickly To reel
a. II drops. IN lift again
This presently began 70 have It's ers..
and IN twenty minutes the big creature
~as within fifty feet If the boat ana ,ha
weary angler was disposed TO raise a
cheer Repeatedly IL broke away b,t
finally. three hours and half after he
STRIKE and half mile OF the sea-Iion ro,ca
The fish VAS rss!ed 10 the surface ara "a
Il mad" rush the Mexican hoatrnar,
thrust MS heavy tuna gar beneath +. and
SaHed II The FISH rolled over paa,g,,
throwing the man from thehaat ard syt,h
one iti o. is mighty 'aIi delngea boat and
men hHt :; $aR theirs. the inirt+f4st
haas ever landed. SO they sei.4vee Fa.n-
ing The saT they cut rs thrSat. then vii
'4i1iF1i'f ran a ROPE through It's gIls ar3
GU 81 - mouth and had II secure II vav
a monster. 600 hig TO take syata .he hns.
20 b3s ~ to@. ard they wer. In a .,,,.,.
cary. fortunately a Larger beat arr.
@1.Hs- whose occupants offered with me
sp''t1 thAt aniFnatss All spaytsrnen 70 res
into ts-e Manning boat and give ,hes, 80
- ins AsA 81 the united sf1orss az x,r
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quake did to US The brook which I
thought would not wet my ankles has
gone over my head"
oh, you want to borrow f3 again.
said Yusuf Bey, smiling. We'll, come
tomorrow morning and We shall see what
We can do. 4 man is not worth much
unless he Is of use to his friends"
Selim was astonished at his easy sue
cess. The word again stabbed his
conscience. The former loan was not
forgotten. Yet he had been told as be-
fore TO come the next morning. 1t must
be that YusuT Bey was one of those men
who overlook faults and do good deeds
as treasure laid up in heaven.
The next morning the psychological
moment came for delicateIy limiting that
he would like an answer to his request
Selim somehow felt himself to be trem-
bling. But Yusuf Bey. as before, told
him TO look under the sofa cushion upon
which he was sitting. Selim raised the
end of the cushion with a smiling face
The bare mating alone met his eyes I,
The man was so astounded that involun-
tarily he said. Plague take IL, there is
nothing thereH'
Nothing there?" said, Yusuf Bey.
Look we'll Are you sure that they
haven't slipped further back under the
cushion?''
No" replied Selim. Juggling to lift the
heavy cushion. there is nothing here but
some dust and a spider"
We'll. well!' said Yusuf Bey. cit must
be that you forgot to put them back, II
YOU had put them back the other time
they would certainly be there now I am
truly sorry not to help you: but you see
for yourself that there is nothing there"
For moment Selims mind was par
alyzed. Then as the meaning of Yusurs
words dawned upon him. he made pro-
found salutation and went away He
had taken one step In his education.
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INTEREST N BLOODfD HARNESS HORSES
REVIVED AND GROWING IN THIS STATE.

provemsnts have been undertaken. how
ever. which VII benefit the horsemen IN
this regard The city f. now building. at
an expense Of ts,fGD. 4 pianked road from
the city TO the army post At Magnolia
kiuff.
The boulevard on the east side Of Lake
Union In 20 be constructed during the
winter. ard viii BE- planked for the greater
part OF the distance TO the Denny-Fsinr-
man addition. beginning at Mercer street
This will afford a fine and slightly drive.
The road south Of the city has been Dat
in fair condition for several miles BY the
city and county, although that part coy
cred by the Grant street bridge II sadly In
nees Of rebuilding.
IL the plans OF Qua.terznaster Robinson
are carried out, there will be several miles
OF 6ne driveway built On the site Of the
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tough" but that he was lucky not to have
lost the other.
This faculty of making the best OF things
has stood him in good stead during the past
few years, and now things are commencing
to look bright for him. 1t is a welcome
turn in a long road of misfortunes.
When Ring left Seattle he had only a
few coins in his pocket a crutch and a
pass to Skagway. He worked his way over
10 Dyea on a steamer and then walked over
the rough Chilkoot pass. Many times he
was worn out and thought how pleasant 1t
would be If he were in Seattle. but with
grim determination he pushed on and finally
reached Bennett.
Some people give him the credit of being
the first one-legged man 10 scale the pass.
but Ring says that he believes one other
beat him out. He does not know his
name.
An old scow. loaded down with valuable
cargo of Dawsons favorite goods furnished
Ring a means OF getting down the river. He
worked as a deck hand, part Of the time
and finally was promoted To the position OF
first mate Financially wreck. but still
light OF heart Ring made his initial APP
pearance In the city OF continual hilarity.
At every turn he met Seattle people. He
thought he was at home and felt sure Of II
when Eddie Levin. who used to keep the
cigar store at the northwest corner OF Sec
ond avenue and Yesler way offered him "a
position.
Rings experience as newsboy In Clncin-
natl and in Seattle convinced him that
there was an opening In the Klondike for a
news agency. After looking over the field
closely he decided 10 operate among the
mines. especially. number OF the large
papers. listened 10 his story and opened ac-
counts with him. Then came the Dawson
Daily News. Ring obtained the agency for
that paper In the outlying districts and
made a success OF his venture from the
start.
A news stand was established In Dawson
at which all the big daily newspapers OF the
United States are sold. Then he went out
into the guches and worked up his bust
ness there At the Forks he located an
other store. using II as distributing point
With the money he made at first he pur-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19

r RI ORSEMEE all over the state OF
/" Warrington and indeed the Pa
cific Northwest. are rejoicing over
the very evident and growing re-
viyal of interest In the harness
horse. In the recent meets held a. yari-
Gus points through the state the attend
Gncs &; the races was pslenomeHaiiy
large, and better racing was seen than
for years past. In addition. there 10 now
a strong demand for Ssil-bred and we'll
broken driving animals, People who are
lovers OF horsefsesa. but who were deferred
By times Of hard financial conditions from
induigiag their tastes, are again interest
ing themselves and investing their money
In prime horsefsszh. One OF the results OF
the reyfysng interest In driving ana riding
horses is the demand for better roads.
which has already taken tangible form In
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S ina cog teams. and in add,s,on J.
r,s i'apers created a sort Of .rr,s !" ossle
pahS. with himself president 49, 60
general cook and bottle wasner aae
As soon as conssgnmen, -
r'ses at Dawson he divides then 49,, ss A.
ages and starts his teams ou, - 80. 80 pAfss
There another division i ra.as s soska
teams take the news to d.rvr,r, .s. - esa<ee
mat venture. commenced IN
mas steaGiiy grown and nov ,irs- =. ssl
'hatoF a snug little income ey.rv sse'
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men the Ash was hauled into the empty
boat and the two boatmen now began ~
row TO Avalon, where the giant vas No.
ashore by means Of the wharf Grams. sna
found to weigh 372 pounds, beaiins ~
record OF Mr.. Rider by forty-nve pouno.
The black sea bass is very antinosn, =
Avalon. and not unpaiatable when cpo.a
properly. At the annual banquet " sa
Tuna Club the piece de resistance va
black sea bass of sixty or seventy poun".s.
which siienced critics BY proving sss
eating
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ONCE A SEATTLE BOOTBLACK. NOW
THE KING OF KLONDlKE NFvcpos,

00HE career Of Dave Ring. once Seat
tie boothlack and later the popular
keeper Of the Seattle Athletic Club
billiard hall. in the Klondike gold
fields shows what may be accom-
plishe6 by energy and intelligent use Of the
knowledge thrown in a boys way in a large
city.
Ring has worked under heavy handicap
mos, OF his life, but he never has been one
OF the whining sort. When his leg was am
uutated. he remarked that 1t was pretty
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army POST at Magnolia bun These will
command magnificent view OF the Sound,
looking north aud south from the summit
OF the blum. No handsomer drive will be
found anywhere on the Coast than that
from the city TO and through the post site
when The government completes the build
Ing OF the roads laid out by Capt. Rob-
insoE.
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New Yorks street railway -<.,
have recently restricted the -.
privileges: get II - still appsFeA'y s'~,.rn
BILE IN travel for q lifetime on s.~1s.
ears for u single fare To s~st sns 800.
biiities Of New Y0Tks rsrnafhAos -.as
fer system a reporter 1874 80.
what Il without doubt tSs s0.s r.sine
tinuous street car ride on rscos"- ,,,4v.
advantage az the ordinary ..~chal-
iieges. hs succeeded In trasenAs ...sfnr
Ieuges. no less than is3fs nie'. at
eighty-seven transfers. Tor . s ~ .n.esc.
fare, his ride occupying sn shtus - ~s6al
ufiye swrnty~fos3r hours. Inst 80 =
have anns On indefinitely. sspees.'H
ne haa ridden over only : perf,@
Manhattan Island, there = ~ -
doubt 800
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
MRS. MARY :. LETcHER DEAD.
The widow of Virginia's War Gov
ernor Passes Away.

7 r-V-~---.--0N. VA. october H.-(Spe
cial,-AIrs. Mary S Letcher, widow Of
"Honest" John Letcher, who was Nir'
einia's Governor from 1850 to 1861 diec
this morning at 4:9O o'clock. Mrs. Letchei
took d violent cold about year ago
from the effects Of which she never
recovered. She was a daughter of DR.
Reuben Holt, Of Augusta county, atter
wards Of Rockingham county, and nae
resided here the most of her lifetime
-Four years of her life was spent In hlch-
mond while her husband was Governor
One of the most exciting episodes of the
civil war was when she, with her iamliy
of small children. were given three MIN
utes to leave her house, which was hreu
bv order of the Federal General DaVlu
Hunter The family were not even al
lowed TO take out their clothes. heT
ace was II years. She is survived Dy
aeven cbildren-Mrs. James A. HARRISON
wife of Professor James A. Harrison. OF
the University Of Virginia; Judge S. Hous-
ION fletcher. Of the Thirteenth virginia
Circuit; Colonel John ID. Letcher, OF inc
state University of oregon; Mrs. RoDeI'
/ shovel. of Berlin Md. Misses VIZ
einia and Fannie Letcher, ana HON.
Greenlee ID. Letcher. All were present
when she died, except Mrs. Showeli'
Her funeral will take place from Grace
Memorial church tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock. Of which church she was one
Of the first members.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
prpronNANoE RATHER POOR.
xvonr DID Not Come Up TO Expeeta-
,,ons-GiIIexte's Comedy To-Day

A company naturally labors under as
sdvantage during the first few perform
ances It gives after the rehesrsals nave
hsan finished and the organization taxes
a.. road This must answer, In some de-
srsa for the many shortcomings OF the
5arfarmance OF wang" last nlght, az
he Company only opened IN NonoiA
Monday. however. the organisation is
nat a strong one. and unfamiiarity Win
,hs opera was not solely responsible Tor
tba either slow performance.
s.hsrt Hart worked very hard as the
pSssnt Of Siam, but his efforts 10 bear
~ sntIrs burden Of the opera we're natu-
ra,i., something OF q failure. Frank Ca
100 "a P.pot. was clever in his old role
ksensr OF the elephant, but he, too,
was handicapped in the same way.
Ths intarest OF this audience centered IN
rtss Elizabeth Pattee, young LADY FOR
snarlx of this city. who was cast as
Mat. Miss Pattee's efforts give pro-
,nt.s ~ excellent results when she be-
na,nss more familiar with the require
nants Of IRE profession she has only re-
oartsv entered. Miss Helen Lathrop. as
Marie aid not give an Improvisation that
,,,o,,iJ have reflected credit upon chorus
o,y, IN her frat speaking part. The opera
vas m "a nted very we'll
"vk,iiiarn Gfllette's bright and clever
.arassv ..f3ecuuss Che Loved Him So"
viii be presented at matinee and evening
perfermancss at the Academy to-day.
This latest saceess OF Air. Gillette mas
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
Personals and Briefs.

Mrs. IT, G. Garrison, who was quite III
on Monday, was much botter yesterday.
Miss Ethel Redwood. daughter Of Cap
tain John II. Redwood, Is recovering from
a severe Illness.
Dr. and Mrs 7. J. Hawkes.. after q tour
OF Canada, are back at home, at Walnut
Lodge. in Henrlco.
Miss Ida Edwards. Of Louisville, Ky,
Is the guest OF Miss Belle Perkins, All
west Franklin street.
Mr.. Joseph H. Shepherd has gone to
Columbus. o., as a representative OF the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
Mr.. Dorrans, OF Glasgow. Scotland. has
come to Richmond to accept position
with Laidlaw, MeKill &c Co.
Mr.. Zach. Hiltzhimer. a native of Rich
mond, who resided here until he reached
the age Of manhood, Is in the city from
his home, in Saltville, Va.
Chief Fuller, OF the Fire Department
has returned from Cincinnati, where he
went as q member Of the delegation TO
the Christian Church Convention.
Tho condition Of Mr.. George w. Hunter
whe has been sick for several weeks, is
very much Improved. His fever has
broken and he is now ablo TO sit up.
DR.. W. r. L. Smith. of the Second Bap-
fist church, preached at the East-End
Joel a. Tucker, the pastor, In meeting
witch will continue through the week.
Mr.. l.. Relson narrowly escaped an ac-
cidsnt at Eighth and Main streets Mon
day night He stumbled when about 10
step In front Of a street-car at this point,
and fell on the fender. He was not hurt.
Cadet Upshur. SON of DR.. j. w. Up
shur, of this city, returned from the Vir-
gina Military Institute yesterday. He is
entirely well. II was reported here that
he too, had the fever, but it was "a mis-
take.
Blr. and Mrs. John Steinbrecher, Mrs.
Edward Schumacher, Mrs John Anderson,
Mrs. Jacob keck, and Miss Mamie keck
have left for q two weeks Visit TO New
York and the Philadelphia National Ex-
port Exposition.
Superintendent w. p. Knowles, OF the
Gas Department has been granted
leave Of absence for one week to attend
the meeting of the National Association
OF Gas Engineers, to be held In New York
city this week.
Mr.. b. ID. Chalkley, who has been an
invalid for several weeks at his sons
residence DIR. NJ. II. Charley, Grove
road, Win return TO Virginia Hospital TO-
day aud place himself under the care or
DIR. Edward MCGUIRE.
delegation representing thu local
brotherhood Of ST. Andrew will leave for
Columbus, O.. this afternoon TO make an
effort 10 secure for Richmond the next
annual meeting. The committee includes
Neesrs w. w. Hardwicke, I. 9. Ruffin,
s. r.. Rose. Il. C. Massie. and Rev. DR..
" A Barr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
FOOTBALL SEASON TO OPEN.
Richmond College ana Pantop'
EIeyeus Meet To-Norroyy.

The football season in Richmond opens
Up Tomorrow aftephoon. when the
elevens from Richmond College and Pan
tops Academy will contest on the grid
iron.
Owing 20 the outbreak Of fever at vir-
ginla Military Institute. the football
team was disbanded This knocked Rich
mond College out Of the proposed trip 10
Lexington on the 21st, next Saturday,
when they were to play both the Virginia
Military Institute and Washington and
Lee. However, the management OF the
college team has secured two good games
for this week, the first with PaRtops
Academy tomorrow the second with
William and Mary College on Saturday.
Pantops Is unusually strong this year
and will put up fine article of ball. They
will arrive in the city tonight, and b.
CHARTERED at the New Ford's Hotel
The game tomorrow will be called al
3:2Q p. 81.
The team from Williamsburg Is well
ana favorably known TO football enthu.
sIasts. They played here last year, and
showed up very well. They have beer
coached by Walter Burke ever since COZ
lege opened.
Richmond College has made rapid head
way in the last week. Coach Julian Hi
notes marked improvement since The
game with Portsmouth on last Saturday
Two old men have come out In the las
few days, White and Sanford, and have
helped 20 strengthen the line.