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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25
Miss Morton's Debut.

Miss MOrton's Debut.
Miss Pauline Morton. daughter of
the Secretary of the Navy, and the
only debutante in the cabinet circle,
was formally presented to society
last week, when she and her mother
received the very cordial greetings of
hundreds of friends, they have made
during their short residence in Wash
ington. The crowds that filled the
house and blocked the streets with
their carriages, made the receiving
hours from to Z, far too short. The
first drawing room. where Mrs. and
Miss Morton stood, was decorated with
quantities of American Beauty roses,
and in the large music room beyond
was arranged a multitude of bouquets
and baskets of orchids. violets, lilies,
roses and other choicest products of
the greenhouse. Cards attached to
these floral offerings represented not
only the entire administration circle
and Washington society generally, but
many Chicago and Western friends of
the family, as well as still more dis
tant admirers of the debutante and her
parents. Miss Morton wore charm
ing gown of soft white liberty satin,
the round skirt trimmed with three
deep ruffies each embroidered in white
silk. the bodice and elbow sleeves
also richly embroidered. She carried
a cluster of orchids, and lilies of the
valley. Mrs. Morton, who locks but
little older than her daughter was be-
comingly gowned in white lace over
white taffeta. In the big dining room,
which was abloom with pink roses,
Miss Cannon poured chocolate and
Miss Williams tea, the former wearing
light blue crepe de chine, with garni-
ture of Duchess lace, the other lady
gowned in Irish lace over white silk.
Was Brilliant Gathering.
Among the guests were nearly all
her fathers associates in the cabinet,
the Supreme Court, and the diplomatic
circle-gray haired men and elderly
women. the Chinese minister and his
young daughter both in the quaint
robes of the Flowery Land, nearly
the entire Senate and House, as well
as all the younger set in smart So
ciety.
Following the reception about sixty
Of the younger guests. men and wom-
en-, remained to an O'Clock supper
which was served at small tables;
and after the supper came a dance.
Miss Morton is q very pretty girl,
with a round. laughing face, pink and
white complexion, and light fluffy hair.
She was a good student in school days
and has travelled more than most girls
at her age, both in this country and
abroad.
One can hardly believe that hand
some Mrs. Morton has a married
daughter, Mrs. William CT Potter,
whose husband is a mining engineer
at present, living in Mexico. In an
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25
The NewInnds-von Bredon Engage

The engagement of Miss Francis
Newlands. youngest daughter of the
Senator from Nevada, to Lieut.. Leopold
Won Bredon of the German army, will
add another to the long list of Ameri-
can women to be found in every capital
of Europe. 1t also takes another large
fortune to foreign soil. Lieut.. Bredon
was formally attached to the German
legation here, but is now an officer of
the Cuirassier Regiment of the Guards,
stationed in Berlin. Miss Newlands
made her debut some three or four
years ago after completing a course
in the Columbian University in this
city, and enjoying exceptional advan-
tages of education and travel abroad.
She is a brilliant conversationalist and
like her sister, Mrs. William B. john
son of this city, has inherited a large
fortune from her late mother who was
Miss Sharon, of California. The mar
riage of Miss Edith NewIands to Mr..
Charles Johnson took place in April,
1903, and was followed three months
later by that of Miss Janet Newlands
to DR.. William B. Johnson, the two
bridegrooms being brothers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

The Countess Cassini, who has not
been mingling much in society since
her return to Washington late in the
autumn, gave her first entertainment
last week in the form of a small tea,
to introduce the wife of the new Sec
rotary of the Netherlands legation,
Baroness Van Tuyell. The young Rus
sian Countess has adopted semi-mourn-
ing in Difference to the reverses of war
suffered by her country. In the street
she is generally seen dressed entirely in
black from top to toe. Yesterday, how
ever, the sombre garb was somewhat
lightened by gray furs over her long
black coat and single long white
plume in her large black poke bon
net.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-26

meals are served me. l don't know
how they are cooked or where the ma
terials come from. Since leaving col
lege l have spent little time down
town every day, and then I've played
golf or tennis or ridden a horse in the
park. We do little limitations of the
real thing with blue ribbons tied to
them and think we are camping or
roughing it. This life of yours is glo-
rious, is vital; it means something in
the march Of the world"
The young fellow spoke with unex-
pected swiftGess and earnestness.
Thorpe looked at him in surprise.
81 know what you are thinking"
said the boy. flushing. You are sur
prised that 1 can be in earnest about
anything"
Thorpe watched him with sympa-
thetic eyes, but with lips that obsti-
nately refused to say one word.
II left college at nineteen because
my father died." Wallace went on. 81
am now just twenty-one A large es-
tate descended to me, and l have had
to care for its investment all alone. I
have one sister; that is ALL"
$50 have Iw cried Thorpe and stop
ped.
"The estates have not suffered" went
on the boy simply. II have done well
with them. But" he cried fiercely, 81
hate it! 1t is petty and mean and wor-
rying and nagging Now, Harry, I
have a proposal to make you. 1t is this:
You need 100000 to buy your land. Let
me supply it and come in as half part
ner"
An expression of doubt crossed the
land lockers face
"Oh, please" cried the boy. 81 do
want to get in something reaL 1t will
be the making of me''
Now, see here" interposed Thorpe
suddenly. "You don't even know my
name.'
Il know you,'' replied the boy.
my name is Harry Thorpe" pursued
the other. "My father was Henry
Thorpe, an embezzler.'
Harry" replied Wallace soberly, 81
am sorry / made you say that do not
care for your name, except, perhaps, to
put 1T in the articles of partnership,
and have no concern with your an
cestry. tell you, it is a favor to let
me in on this deal. don't know any
thing about numbering, but I've got
eyes. can see that big timber stand.
ing up thick and tall, and know PEG.
pie make profits in the business" -
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him to be rather than for what he
might think him to be-
Little by little the eager questions
of the youth extracted full statement
of the situation. He learned of the
timber thieves up the river, of their
present operations and their probable
plans, of the valuable pine lying still
unclaimed, of Thorpe's stealthy raid
into the enemy's country.
"Why, it's great! It's better than any
book l ever read"
He wanted to know what he could do
to help.
Nothing except keep quiet" replied
Thorpe. you mustn't try to act any
different. If the men from up river
come by, be just as cordial to them as
you can and don't act mysterious and
important"
"All right" agreed Wallace. bubbling
with excitement. ''And then what do
you do-after you get the timber esti-
matedW
tI'll go south and try, quietly, to
raise some money. That will be diff
cult because. you see, people don't know
me. and am not in position to let
them look over the timber. OF course
1t will be merely question of my
judgment. They can go themselves to
the land Office and pay their money.
There won't be any chance of my max
ing way with that. The investors will
become possessed of certain 'descrip-
tons lying in this country, all right
enough. The rub is, Will they have
enough confidence in me and my judg-
ment to believe the timber to be what
l represent it?''
II see," commented Wallace, sudden
ly grave.
Harry" said he that evening, with
crisp decision new to his voice, will
you take little walk with me down
by the dam? 1 want to talk with
you"
They strolled to the edge Of the bank
and stood for moment looking at the
swirling waters.
II want you to tell me all about log
ging," began Wallace. "Start from the
beginning. Suppose, for instance-what
would be your first move"
They sat side by side on log, and
Thorpe explained. The excitement of
war was in it. When he had finished,
Wallace drew deep breath.
"When l am home" said he simply,
II live in big house on the Lake
Shore drive. 1t is heated by steam and
lighted by electricity. touch a but
ton or turn screw and at once 1 am
lighted and warmed. At certain hours
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Thorpe considered few moments in

1Aoi PC SoAloiuSA GU - AS'' AA'oAAaSASo IL
silence.
wallace" he said gravely at last, 81
honestly do think that whoever goes
into this deal with me will make mon
ey. OF course there's always chances
against it, but am going to do my
BEST
The mans accustomed aloofness had
gone. His eyes flashed, his brow
frowned, the muscles of his cheeks
contracted under his beard.
Wallace gazed at him with fascinated
admiration.
"Then you WHIP" he asked tremu-
lousy.
'Wallace," he replied again, they'll
say that you have been the victim of
an adventurer, but the result will
prove them wrong. If weren't per-
fectly sure of this wouldn't think of
It, for like you, and 1 know you want
to so into this more out of friendship
for me and because your Imagination is
touched than from any business sense.
But I'll accept gladly, and I'll do my
best"
"Hooray!" cried the boy. throwing
his cap up in the air. wen do 'em
up in the first round"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-26
To be Continued.)
BUTLER.

Butler. March 24.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. A.
Burgess spent last Thursday at j. A.
Sarvis.'
Miss Bessie Ellis of Rose Hill, was
an oyer-Sunday visitor with her friend.
Miss Carrie Burgess.
]. c. Kennel went to Wright Mons
day afternoon.
J. T. and Ella Burgess were in ot-
tuniwa Saturday.
Everette Watts was visiting in Des
Moines last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bennett were over
Sunday visitors at the parental Newt
home south of Ottumwa.
Misses Ella and Carrie Burgess were
in Fremont Tuesday afternoon.
John Darner's were at Cal Humph-
rey's Monday.
Phil Alderman was in otturnwa Sat-
urday.
Frank Arganbright was at J. M. Arr
ganbright's Saturday.
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Thorpe suddenly remembered the
two dams and his idea that the men in
charge of the river must be wealthy
and must intend operating on large
scale. He thought he glimpsed it. Aft
1r another pipe he felt sure.
The unknowns were indeed going in
on large scale. They intended even
.ually to log the whole of the Ossa-
winamakee basin. For this reason they
had made their first purchase, planted
their first foothold, near the headwa-
tiers. Some day they would buy all the
standing government pine in the basin,
out in the meantime they would steal
all they could at sufficient distance
from the lake to minimize the danger
Of discovery. Every stick cut meant
so much less to purchase later on.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-26
Homeseekers' Rates.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month the Iowa Central railway
sells special homeseekers' round trip
excursion tickets to points in the north.
west, west southwest, south and south.
east. at one fare plus 50.
Return limit twenty-one days from
date of sale and stopovers permitted,
On same dates special one-way rates
in effect for benefit of settlers.
Call on agents for full particulars
or address, A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.
Minneapolis. MINI.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-26

Thorpe knew that men occupied in
so precarious business would be keen
~ on the watch. At the first hint of
rivalry they would buy in the timber
they had selected. But the situation
had set his fighting blood to racing
They undoubtedly wanted the tract
down river. Well, so did he!
| He purposed to look it over carefully
to ascertain its exact boundaries and
what sections it would be necessary to
buy in order to include it, and perhaps
even to estimate it in rough way. In
the accomplishment of this he would
have to spend the summer and perhaps
part of the fall in that district. He
could hardly expect to escape notice.
By the indications on the river he
judged that q crew Of men had shortly
before taken out drive Of logs. After
the timber had been RATED and towed
to Marquette they would return. He
might be able to hide in the forest, but
sooner or later, he was sure, one of the
company's land lockers or hunters
would stumble on his camp. Then his
very concealment would tell them
what he was after. The risk was too
great, for, above all things, Thorpe
needed time He had, as has been said,
to ascertain what he could offer Then
he had to offer it. He would be forced
to interest capital, and that is matter
of persuasion and leisure.
Finally his shrewd, intuitive good
sense flashed the solution on him. He
returned rapidly to his pack, assumed
the straps and arrived at the first dam
about dark Of the long summer day.
There he looked carefully about him.
Some fifty feet from the waters edge
birch knoll supported, besides the
birches, a single big hemlock. With
his belt ak Thorpe cleared away the
little white trees. He stuck the sharp
ened end of one of them in the bark of
the shaggy hemlock, fastened the other
end In crotch eight or ten feet dis
tant, slanted the rest Of the saplings
along one side of this ridgepole and
turned in, after hasty supper, leaving
the completion Of his permanent camp
" Iue luOrTOW.
In the morning he matched smooth
the roof of the shelter, using for the
purpose the thick branches of hemlocks.
placing two green spruce logs side by
side as cooking range, slung his pot on
rod across two forked sticks, cut
and split quantity Of wood, spread
MS blankets and called himself estab-
lished.
For some days he made no effort to
look over the pine, nor did he intend
to begin until he could be sure Of doing
so In safety. His object now was to
give his knoll the appearance of
trappers camp.
| Toward the end of the week he re-
ceived his first visit. Evening was
drawing on. Thorpe was busily en-
gagged in cooking a painful of trout.
Suddenly he became aware of pres
ence at his side.
How do?" greeted the newcomer
gravely.
The man was an Indian, silent, SOL
emn, with the straight, unwinking
gaze of his race.
How do?" replied Thorpe.
The Indian without further cere-
mony threw his pack to the ground,
and, squatting on his heels, watched
the white mans preparations. When
the meal was cooked he coolly pro-
duced knife, selected clean bit of
hemlock bark and helped himself.
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CHAPTER XII.

f~1HE young fellow stayed three
weeks and was constant JOY
III to Thorpe. Thorpe liked the
~ boy because he was open heart
ed, free from affectation, assumptive
of no superiority-in short, because he
was direct and sincere. Wallace, on
his part, adored in Thorpe the free,
open air life, the adventurous quality,
the quiet hidden power, the resource
fulness and the self suficiency of the
pioneer. He did anything at all. He
accepted Thorpe for what he thought
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c. r. /. &. p, Low Rate Excursions

C. r. !. G.. p, Low Rate Excursions
on February 16 and March / and Is,
the Rock Island" will have on sails
one way tickets to the southwest at
the lowest rates ever offered. Rate
from Ottumwa $1,000 to all points in
Oklahoma and Indian Territories and
s11.50 to Galveston, Houston, Dallas,
San Antonio. etc. Also low round trip
rates on the same days. For few par
ticulars call on or address.
w. L. Parker, Ticket Agt.
Union Depot.
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A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 500
bottle G. areene's Warranted Syrup
of Tar if 1t fails to cure your cough
or cold. We also guarantee a Is cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. F. B. Clark, W. w. Ennis
w. D. Elliott, w. r. Beck. s. V
Sampson. Agency, Ia.
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FTER Wallace left them the
two men settled again into
their customary ways of life.
~ Up to the present Thorpe had
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-14
Russian Warships Under Fire.

Toxic (By Cable).-It is reported
here that the fire of the Japanese land
batteries severely damaged four Rus
sian wafships in the harbor of Port
Arthur. 1t is stated that one of the
vessels was completely wrecked. The
names of none of the ships were
given.
St. Petersburg (By Cable). - The
Admiralty continues without news Of
the reported sea fight off Port Ar
thur, as we'll as of the Toxic report
of the wrecking and damaging of Rus
sian warships at Port Arthur by the
Japanese land batteries. AS a portion
of the squadron has been going out
occasionally to lombard the Japanese
land positions, the possibility that
some of the Russian vessels may have
been damaged by the Japanese bat
teries is admitted.
A dispatch from Chefoo states that,
in spite of the tightening of the Japa-
nese blockade, junks are still arriv-
ing from the fortress bearing refu-
gees, who say that all the attacks OF
the Japanese have been repulsed, and
that it will be necessary to institute
a long siege and a complete block
ade in order to reduce the fortress
The blockade, according to the refu-
gees, is not completely effective, junks
continually arriving with food sup
Qlies and munitions for the garrison.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-14
Foreign.

DR.. Bossi, the alienist, says he found
no trace of insanity in Princess Louise
of SAKE Coburg, but he found marks
of violence upon her body.
A large public meeting in Lage pro-
tested against. the endeavor to displace
Prince Leopold from the regency of
Lippe.
Miss Annie S. Peck, the American
mountain climber, assembled Huascan
Mountain, Peru. to a height of $1,000
feet.
A whaling vessel arrived at Dun
dee, bringing news of the safety of
Captain Amundsen's Arctic expedition
The amounting of King Peter of
Servia was performed at Zicha with
great ceremony.
The steamer Mineola, owned by the
Pacific Improvement Company of San
Francisco, which had taken to Siberia
supplies for the Russian Army and
was returning with cargo of valuable
furs, was wrecked on reef.
Three shells exploded in Fort St.
Marie, at Calico, Belgium, and II SOL
diers were killed and many injured.
Mont Pelee, on the Island of Mar
tinique, is in eruption again, but thus
ia, 10 damage has been done.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-14
FEMALE TRAIN R0BBER.
Woman Confesses She Belongs to a Notorious
Gang.

Fairmont, w. Va. (SpeciaD.-Mrs.
S. K. Jacobs, wife of the former sta
ton agent at Worthington, W.. Va.
has been arrested for being implicated
in the robbery of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad station at Worthing-
ton.
In jail she confessed to- Deputy
Sheriff Watson that she is member
of a gang who have committed at
least 20 robberies in Worthington
within a few months. She named
others in the gang with her, one of
the accused, Hays Mcdonald, being
arrested. Officers are searching for
the other accused persons.
Among the robberies committed
were the Baltimore and Ohio station
at Worthington, robbed three times;
a -four mill, barber shop and numer-
Gus residences and houses. Mrs. ia
cobs said that the gang met in the
house of one of the robbers, where
the plumber was stored. This house
was searched by officers and a large
amount of -four and groceries was
found.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-14
AFTER THE RUSSIAN FLEET
Japs' Big Guns Completing the Work Of
Destruction.
GENERAL KUROPATKlN REPORTED ILL.
Vladivostok Has Report That He Has Not
Been Able To Command Ills Army Since
Battle Of Llaoyang Russians On The Sklr'
mlsh Lines Clad Ia Chinese Clothes-Delay
In Sailing of the Baltic Fleet.

Instead of a sortie of the Russian
warships from Port Arthur. it now
appears, according to Japanese .ad-
vices, that four Russian warships
were damaged by the fire of Japanese
land batteries, one of the vessels be-
ing destroyed. Heavy Japanese guns
now command every Russian warship
in the barber.
Several sensational reports come
from Vladivostok, one to the effect
that General Kuropatkin has been
very i'll and unable to personally COM
mand his army since the battle of LA
oyang, and another that the Russians
are in communication with Port Ar
thur by wireless telegraphy.
Lieutenant General Hasegawa goes
to Korea to assume command of the
Japanese forces there. 1t is probable
that his appointment foreshadows a
move to expel the Cossacks now OPP
Grating in Northwestern Korea.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-14
FINANCIAL. =

Anthracite coal output for Septem.
Der is estimated at 4,ooo,o 900 tons.
Wabash's gross earnings in August
increased II per cent, mostly on ac-
count Of the St. Louis Fair traffic.
Northern Securities stock rose q per
cent. On rumors of a settlement OF
the great fight between Hill and Har-
rimsn.
St. Paurs gross earnings for Au-
gust rose $26,5I3, but the net fell
$8I4I.
Philadelphia houses are particularly
bullish on Norfolk & Western and
Chesapeake & Ohio. The belief here
is that the dividends on both of them
will be increased at the request of the
Pennsylvania. which controls them.
eff Schwab bought 10000 shares of
United States Steel preferred this
week, it was to cover a short contract
on which he must have lost money"
said the president of a Philadelphia
trust company.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-14
ONLY BROUGHT $4,000.
The Sale at Auction Of a 100000 Mercantile
Agency

New York (SpeciaD.-The $3,ooo,-
600 International Mercantile Agency
was sold at public auction here for
$4,000. The sale was conducted by
George R. Beach, appointed receiver
of the company for Judge Lannon,.
of the United States Circuit Court at
Trenton, N. J., about six weeks ago.
Receiver Beach started the auction
by putting up the reports Of the finan..
cial standing of tens of thousands of
firms throughout the United States
and Canada. These were supposed to
have cost ST 100000 to collect. The
highest bid was $40.
Receiver Beach refused to accept
this bid, and revised his plan for con-
Quoting the sale, dividing the prop
erty into two lots. In the first lot
everything belonging to the company
except the outstanding accounts were
included The second lot consisted
of the accounts due.
The first lot was sold to Charles H..
Barritt, of Philadelphia, for $4,000,
and the second lot to the same pur-
chaser for $1,000, making Mr.. Bar
rift the sole owner of the entire cor
poration.