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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-21
new FORM OF SPORT
Gilded Youth of France Going
in for Aeroplanes.
RISKY AND EXCITING
THEY CALL IT TOBoGGANING IN
THE AIR.
Motors Not Used Now, but Will Be
Tried Later Spirit of
Emulation.
RISKY AND EXCITING
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS March 5, 1904.
viii aeroplanes. operated by petroleum
motors, be seen darting through the air in
France this summer?
Along the English channel coast, on the
French side, there are great stretches of
soft white sand. diversified by dunes.
the midst of them lies the watering-place
town. of Berck. Next week an up-to-date
contingent of the gilded youth of Paris will
go down to Berck to live there a while and
occupy themselves with two new things:
1. To experiment, for the good of the race
and the glory of France, with aeroplanes
furnished with motors-that is to say, IN
accurately, flying machines heavier than
the air; and
2 To amuse themselves with a new hardy
sport, not without danger, soon to be known
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1 cannot say. It will depshdeon the spirit
OF emulation. won't i?
Spirit Of Emulation.

Spirit Of Emulation.
The spirit of emulation. what has it
not done for the sporting yp4th of Paris in
the past five years? 1t has made long
distance ballooning a gentleman's sport. 1t
has made rich mems sons tYeritably risk
their precious lives a hundred times day
in automobile road racingo There is not
man in this little crowd, going down to
Berck who has not given proofs Of reckless
courage. After this, let--us stop saying
that France Is decadent.
The Aero Clubs Park tat st. Cloud is
simply a big grassy space surrounded by
wal, and furnished with couple OF balloon
sheds, oxygen-generating machines, illumi-
ma ting gas mains laid from st. Cloud. etc.
1t was from here that rSantos-Dumont
started on his prize-winnlng alrshlp trip 10
and from the Eiffel Tower. into Paris and
back again, some seven miles, with and
against the wind in half an hour. From
here have started off almost daily in the
good weather of late spring, summer ana
early autumn, one, two. three or four spher-
ical balloons all private-oWned many WIN
ladies in them, on purely sporting balloon
trips that carried them TO every part OF
France. Here from one OF the pulloinss
M Archdeacon had the men bring out his
aeroplane-the new toboggan of the air.
1t is made of ash wood, extremely stanch
silk and piano wires. the whole thing
weighing only thirty kilos, that is to say,
siXty-siX pounds.
Technically it is of the Chanute type OF
aeroplane" said M. Archdeaeon. I con-
fided it's designing and construction to NJ.
Dargent. the modeler of the French army's
balloon station at Calais-Moudon. For
years he was the confidant of Col. Renard
airship dirgible balloon planning, so that
he is familiar with the thousand and one
problems of the air.
Handsome Prizes.
Next week we go down to Berck to begin
our tobogganing We shall be quite
party. You have heard the names? Fer
ber. Drzewiecki, Balsan, Mallet, hobart,
.Girardot. There will be prizes to win.
Henri de Rothschild has offered magnifl-
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w ash Fabrics
present park of the Aero Club at St Cloud

present park of the Aero Club at st. Cloud
He broke lot of ribs.
Later the Marquis de Bacqneville tried
another. He fell on a washerwoman's boat
in the river Seine and broke a leg. And the
records contain the names of others, the
Locksmith Besnier, Bernain of Frankfort
and so on.
self at London in iirigible parachute with
two wings. The Belgian de Groof Qs74)
lost his life at Antwerp under almost iden-
teal conditions. Three years later Capt.
LIE Bris died in the same way.
Then ii came the turn of Otto Lilienthal,
who with science equal to his courage.
made the technical and practical studies
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stantinople made an attempt before the
Emperor CoTnnenius. He also broke his
legs, ribs and collar bones. He was the
second martyr.
In the sixteenth century the immortal
painter Leonardo da Vinci, made studies
of the flight of birds, of which the mastery
designs remain; and there is a legend that
he actually constructed an apparatus that
was successful. In any case, he wrote
treatise to accompany his designs Santos
Dumont has a privately printed fac simile
copy of 1t.
In the time of Louis XIV of France
dancer of the royal ballet, one Allard,
started in an aeroplane from the high ter
race of St. German, not ten miles from the
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The Missouri Illinois collision.

The findings of the court of inquiry ap-
pointed to investigate the causes for the
collision of the Missouri and Illinois off
Guantanamo have been received at the Navy
Department. A high official of the Navy
Department who has read the findings said
that there was nothing in the evidence to
warrant further proceedings. but that ey-
erything indicated tina. the collision was an
accident due entirely to the failure of the
gear of the Missouri to work, for
which no one could be held responsible.
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Gen. Wood Commissioned.

as a major general in the army has been
made out at the War Department. The
promotion dates from August 8, 1903, which
is the date of the issue of the original re-
cess appointment of General Wood as a
major general. vice Major General Young,
appointed lieutenant general
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Palais Royal, A1.==- q s 18th SITS.

which have made aeroplaning at least a
possibility IN 1896 he fell and broke his
back and died. A few months later his
disciple. Percy Pilchez, killed himself In
the same way.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
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Best Cor sets.
BARGAIN SPOTS.

S1 10 for So French ''F. D." Cor
W n' sets, with genuine whale- ;
bone supports. All sizes. Guaran-
teed So value.
S1 DR. for superior Straight front
Corset Waists, with re-
movable steels. All sizes for ladies
and misses.
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Grain Expectation Not Forbidden.

Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador,
has been instructed by the>Russian minister
o. finance to deny the report. which has been
current in several European capitals to
the effect that Russia was forbidding the
expectation of any grain from the empire
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Underg garments,
44c, 60c, SOC.
5Oc to SI.sO Values

Drummers' samples of Gowns.
Skirts. Drawers, Corset Covers and
Chemises from a leading New York
maker who has a dozen men on the
road. Bargains to hurry for.
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Best Hose,
21c, 35c, soc.
25c to 75c Values.

The importers sample line of
Onyx and "Hermsdorf' black and
Paris Novelty Hose. 81 for five pairs
of 25c Hose; 81 for three pairs of soc
Hose; 81 for two pairs of 75c Hose.
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S f yks Aconec
of niady
a o
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1000 Yards White Silks. soc.
Shirt Waist Silks at soc.

enea
the plain finish
in bonan
and white Miles and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-21

To understand conditions in Russia NO
must first. consider the vast difference no.
tween her pro.etarian class and the Same
class in the rest of Europe Her proleta-
rians are agriculturists, some of whom have
infinitely small land holdings with starva-
ton actually staring them in the face.
and others who have lost these holdings
and are dependent upon their unskilled
labor. Both classes are buried in the
srossest ignorance, and the violence of
their passions is in an inverse ratio to their
intelligence. In the rest of Europe the
same classes have become educated by as
ISOLATION In the great Industrial centers.
They are quiet and llw-abiding citizens
They aim at effectine5 reforms peacefully
and by the force of reason. The torch and
ASA ss.nation they look upon as madness
and folly. Not SO in Russia. Dissatisfac-
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06

wire rope nearly fifteen feet long and
about one icnb In circumference.
This rope is now in the Music Bor-
bonico ut Naples. 1t consits OF three
strands laid spirally together. each
strand being made mp of fifteen wires
listed together, and its construction
does not, therefore, differ greatly
from that of wire ropes made today
Pompeii az buried a. ID. 70, over
1.SOO yenrsa go, but how long wire
ropes had then been known IL i'm
possible to tell, though. judging by
the the knowledge shown in the con
struction, II may be safely y con
cluded that they had been known for
n considerable time. 80. Exchange.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
Sale of Rye Valley PIaCer.S

ID. Cartwright has sold To H. A..
aud u. l.. Cartwright and John W.
Drew the Rye Valley palcer claim,
The deed MAS filed today with
County Recorder Henry. The con
sideration paid WAS $4,000 When
seen In reference To the matter today
by AN Evening Herald representative,
one of the Cartwright boys said
We shall open work at once. We
will start u drill within two weeks
aud expect to push Iiah, through to
bedrock. We will work u large crew
Of men throughout the summer aud
within u year expect to have large
paint there to handle the output, "
Herald.
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TO START AT ONCE ON
MOUNTAIN VIfW MILL

Dir. Walter Techow, superintendent
of the Mountain View, came down
last night to confer with B. l.. Nc
Lain. who is to have charge of the
construction of the new plant at the
property. DIR. Techow returned this
afternoon aud Mr.. McLain will 90
up tomorrow TO take charge of the
work ut once. DR.. Techow states
I hat he expects to have the mill fin
ished aud in operation within three
months.
As previously stated, 1t IL to be a
five foot Bryan mill, capable of
treating from twenty five to thirty
tons of ore day, equipped with four
Johnson concentratoIs, slime plant
and cyanide. Much of the machinery
IL already on the ground aud the rest
il expected from San Francisco In n
ew days.
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TO -
MEET IN PORTLAND

W. W. Gibbs. superintendent or
the Copperopolis, accompanied by "A.
W. Dunn, of the Yankee Boy, of the
Quartzburg DISTRICT came In last
night. Mr.. Gibbs is on his way to
Portland to visit his family. and at
tend the annual stockholders meet
ing of the company, which takes place
on the 14tb instant. Mr. Dunn, as
recently stated, sold out his holdings
in the Copperopolis. amounting to
300, 600 shai es, TO the Georgia capi-
talists who visited the property not
long ago with President Willett, OF
Portland. The proceeds OF the sale,
il Is understood Is to he invested In
Yankee Boy improvements.
Work at the 'Copperopolis; Mr.,
Gibbs says. Is being concentrated on
a crosscnt, about 900 feet from
where the ledge was recently tapped,
This crosscut is now within ffteen'or
twenty feet M the vein. The vein
IL of great width and carries good
values. as previously stated.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-07-06
BIG CREEK PLACfRS
NEAR SUSANSWllt

j. * Zimmerman, manager OF the
Blue Channel placers on Big creek.
near Susanville. u. In town looking
for men 10 work at his diggings.
Satisfactory lnhor II scarce IN the
vicinity of Su,nnvilIe, Mr.. thinner
man says, aud he has been forced to
seek ID elsewhere.
Mr.. Zimmerman work this year
has been largely of n preliminary
nature aud he IL not expecting much
IN the way of n cleanup. lie has
been opening his gravel beds, IN.
sinlling hydraulic plant, putting IN
ilnmc aud doirg general preparatory
work. lie hns secured u good lot
of pipe In the Greenhorus which
will be sent To the plucers at once.
The ilumc has been completed all but
three fourths ot n mile. Mr.
will bc In II position to
work the dipgings tn good advan-
tnpe next year.
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WORK Al LAST CHANGE
AND BABY MCKEE

l.. e.. Lilley, manager of the Baby
Mckee company operating the Baby
Mckee aud Last Chance In the Cable
Cove district. returned this morning
from n two months trip east. lie
spent much Of the time at his old
home In Cincinnati, but WAS also IN
New York. Philadelphia and other
eastern cities,
MIR. Lilicy II back Ia continue
operations nj his properties on an en-
tensiye scale. Sinking at the Last
Chance will be continued aud DRIFT
ing aud crosscuttine at the Baby
Mckee with I'M Increased force of
men,
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SLICES GULCM PEOPLE
EXPECT BIG CLEANUP

Sheriff II. *. Brown, of Baker
City, aud j. =. Kenyon. superintend-
ent of the Stices Gulch placers, came
mp this morning To attend IA meeting
of the stockholders of the company.
To transact some unfinished business
from the last meeting.
MIR. Kenyon says he will start in
to cleanup in "A short time and that
the prospects for big one this year
are good.
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Fully $So.Ooo.Ooo in
Gold Escaped the
Hands of Cortez.

Whether the report of the dis
covery Of the lncns' hidden
treasure nt ChayaItaya, Bolivia, IL
true or not. 10 IL certain that the con
uiusitadorcs did not gtt all the gold
= Of the lnst Inca of Peru. nor all the
gold aud precious jewels OF the
Mexican monarch. The story IL that
the Incns' treasure, withheld from
Piznrro aud now discovered IN
Bolivia, TX worth sl6,00O,o0 aud
that the Indians believe there H. still
much more hidden away. Pizarro
received u erent sum from the Inca.
whom hc ~ cruelty treated and then
killed, but In 40 doing he missed u
greater amount. which the Inca,
hoping To save his life, promised his
tormeuior.
IN this country one sometimes
hcurs talk of u great golden sun aud
other treasure hidden securely from
the onrly Spnninrds. One gentleman
who hns the blood Oi Monctluma IN
his veins aud In whose family the
traditions Of the times ot the con
quest have been preserved, has snii
that probably fully $50. 900, 600
worth of treasure escaped the hands
of Cortcz aud his followers. Where
is this trcnsurc hidden Some have
snid thnt ID wns thrown into Lake
Tcxcoco and not many years bnck
company. we'll provided with funds.
mudc extensive excavations IN the
Pcdrrgnl. ncnr Coyoacan. on tn" spot
indicated by tradition. \ series at
suhtcrrnncan chambers wns found.
hut no golden sun.
Both In Mexico aud Peru gold wns
hidden nwny from the greedy con
uuisitnhorcs 10y the Indians. who
cherished the hope at making sue
ccssful rising against their Conquer
ors. TIM, hope has long died nwny,
though much oi the hatred Tor the
rncc uf the conuuislindores remains
in 'hc breast oi the nhoriginc.
II n quite probable that some iine
day much of Muntrluma hidden
treasure mny be- found her" by "a
lucky hit. Perhaps II II concealed
In AN idol cave IN the southwestern
pnrt of the Sierra surrounding this
valley, u cuve of which stories nave
been told among the Indians.
Whence has come the gold That
Indians living In those mountains, 20
clos, 10 the city, have brought here
aud sold To their legal representatives
There is IA mystery in all this, aud "a
greater mystery IN the Whereabouts
of In, Mouteyuma' treasure. which
remains untouched. Mexican
Herald.
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The wire rope IL generally con
sidered "a modern invention, u pro-
duct Of modern skill, aud II will
surprise many to learn that its manu-
facture Is really lost art. Although
the Assyrians prscticed the art OF
wire beating, no evidence has been
found TO indicate that they used
wire for making rope. The excsvs'
tions Of Pompeii have. however,
brought to light u piece Of bronze
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Don't 60 10 ST. Louis

Till you call at or write to the
Chicgo, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road. Office l3i Third Street.
Portland, Oregon. Low rates to all
points East, in conenction with all
transc continentals.
w. S. ROWE. General Agent,
Portland. Oregon.
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FOR SALE-New set light har
ness, one second hand wagon and two
trucks. Sumptsr Lumber company.
Sumpter, Oregon.
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WORLD Will GET
MOSLfM'S GOLD

The Worlds supply of gold will
shortly be tremendously increased
by revolution of sentiment which
is to be inaugurated in Egypt and
India. It appears odd that change
of sentiment will produce gold but
in this case the oddity is very likely
to become n reality.
The Moslem character, through
principle inculcated by the decree OF
the Koran, abhors usury, and this
feeling has through centuries become
so strong. that even Legitimate in
terest will not be taken by Moslem,
There are about 10000 bank de-
positors in Egypt, and of these less
; than 1000 are Moslems, and among
these not. one.ot them will accept
interest legally accruing to them
from their savings deposits.
I'm India the same condition pre-
walls. and for centuries 1t has been
the custom there, as In Egypt. for
those who are thrifty to place their
savings in the purchase 'of gold aud
Jewels. Statistics show that although
India IL u gold producing country,
the imports of gold have exceeded
the exports by over one billion dol
lars during the past forty years.
The supposition Is, and II Is probably
well founded, that the Indian people
have an almost incalculabIe wealth
hidden away In hooks aud corners,
all expressed In gold and jewels.
To bring thts wealth to the light
of civilization students of economy
have spent their efforts for years. and
IL seems that at last a solution has
been found. Lord Cromer, the Brit
ish pienipotentisry In Egypt, has,
through several conferences with the
grand mufti and other executive
officials of the Egyptian law. OBJ
tained revision of their views re-
gardiug financial Institutions. and
the payment or acceptance OF leRifi'
/
aud savings deposits. These officials
have consented to promulgate an
Interpretation of the law of the
Koran, which will modify the re-
strictions of that document so as to
aid in disipating the Inherent pre-
judice among the Moslems towards
/ Il lancial Institutions. IT this inter
pretation works as 1t is intended, the
British tinanciers are confident that
many millions of the present hidden
treasure will he troueht forth and
placed in the channels of civilization.
The sudden accretion of so much
additional gold to the present worlds
supply would undoubtedly cause
depreciation in its value, but as 1t
has taken centuries to overcome
superstit.ons of the Moslems in
other particulars, it is more than
probable that many years will pass
before even n large proportion of the
immense wealth possessed by them
will be turned into modern cash or
sercurities. The gradual distribu-
tion of this wealth among the
worlds financial institutions,
which will undoubtedly occur, will
be more than commensurate with the
worlds increasing needs and the un-
covering of this wealth will there.
fore mean continued supply Of the
yellow metal suitable to the worlds
necessities for many years to come.
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Elk Head Saloon.

Elk Head Whisksy, old, fine aud
mellow, at the Elk Head saloon, Cen
ter street, Old Olympia stand. Try
II.
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To try a cup Of Crescent Cream
Coffee served free at our store. r..
z. BERG MAN.
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LIKELY TO BREAK RECORD.
Estimated Foreign Commerce of the
Country This Year.

The total foreign commerce of the United
States in the year about ending seems like
ly to exceed that of any preceding year.
The total exports will probably fall slightly
below those of last year and the years 1900
and 1901, but as the total imports Will ma
terially exceed those of any preceding cal
endar year, the grand total of imports and
exports combined will probably be the larg-
est.in the history of our commerce.
The statement of the November COM
merce and of the eleven months ending with
November, just issued by the Department
of Commerce and Labor, through its bureau
of statistics, shows imports for the eleven
months ending with November, 1904,
amounting to 1898. 600 600. against $91S OO0, 600
in the corresponding months Of 1903, $780,
COO, 900 in the corresponding period of 1907
$500 0O0, 900 in the corresponding period OIL
1901, and $50, 900, 600 In the corresponding
period of 1900. Thus the imports for the
full year seem likely to exceed those of any
preceding calendar year, and for the first
time in the history Of calendar years i'm
ports will exceed one billion dollars IN
value. The total value of merchandise i'm
ported in the calendar year 1903 was $780,
100000; in 1902, 1863, GOO, 600; in 1901, $50
600. OOO in 1900, 1929, 900, 600: in 1899, $685.
600 600. and in 1898, $685. 100000.
While the import record seems likely to
exceed that of any earlier calendar year,
the total of exports for the eleven months
ending with November, 1904, is about So
600 COO below the figures for the correspond
ing months of 1908, and $23 900 below
those of the corresponding period of 1901.
This slight reduction in exports Is of course
due to the great falling off in exports OF
breadstuffs. which amounted in the eleven
months ending with November, 1904, to only
$S2 600, O0O, against $4,000 600 In the cor
responding months Of 1903. and $232, 10000
in the corresponding months of 1901.