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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-16

Mrs. J. II. Smith has been very III all
the week with peritonitis but her many
friends will Ike glad to know that she
has passed the dangerous crisis Of her
sickness and will soon be conyalesccnt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-16

Probably the most elaborate affair
of the week was the dance given by
and Miss Macmartin, both Of Tacoma
hall Friday night in honor Of Miss Nc.
Clainc, OF Silverton, Miss McFarlaine
and Misses Macmartin, both Of Tacoma.
and Miss Washburn, Of st. Paul, Il
niece Of Mrs. Charles Brown. The hall
was handsomely decorated with green
brnkers and red rambers. The punch
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-16

Mr.. $. ). Gorlons smiling face IL
seen again On the streets after long
and no doubt tedious confinement on ac.
count Of a broken arm He has had the
sympathy Of host Of friends. all of
whom hope the results may not prove
so serious as was at first thought to be
inevitable.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
OCEAN PARK HOTEL OPENS
New Decatur Scene Of Big Reception.
Several Thousand Citizens
present
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Dec. 24.--An informal
reception, attended by several thousand
persons, including many visitors from
Los Angeles, marked the opening today
Of the Decatur, Ocean Parks newest
and largest hotel
The structure is a magnificent three
story building, located on the front
between Navy and Marine avenues. A.
II. Fraser is the owner.
Beginning Sunday, January Z, the
Rev. George Ringo, now of Riverside,
will fill the pulpit at the Christian
church. The pastorate was extended to
Mr.. Ringo several months ago and
word of his acceptance has been eagerly
awaited. The Rev. Grant K. Lewis of
Long Beach presided at today's SER
vices.
Miss Grace Lavayea will entertain
the members of the Shirt Waist club
1T q holiday reception to be held at her
home on Breeze avenue next Wednes-
day afternoon.
The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Sunday school of the South SIDE
Methodist Episcopal church will be held
Monday evening An appropriate pro-
gram, followed by distribution OF
gifts by Santa Claus, has been ar
ranged.
President z. P. Clark Of the Los An
geles- Pacific railroad, with his wife,
entertained party of seventy~two
guests at a dinner aboard the ship hotel
last evening.
Hotel del Coronado greatly improved.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
LOVED HER WHEN POOR;
NOW He WEEDS HER RICH
PHYSICIAN MARRlEs MILLION.
AIRES WIDOW HE GAVE UP
Then He Was Too Poor to DAIRY;
Now She Is Wealthy and Wants
Hlm-Honeymoon to BE Spent on
the Brides Yacht
sneoinl TO Che Herald.

Special to rho Herald.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. PA ro.
nance that began IN Cleveland years
ago, when a poor medical student fell
In love with the daughter OF a family
In very moderate circumstances,
reached a happy denouement yesterday
when Mrs. Ambrose McGregor, widow
of a Standard oil magnate and pos-
SCISSOR of an estate oonservatively esti-
mated at S6,000,000, became the Wife of
Dr. Marshall Orlando Terry, a promi.
nent and prosperous physician of
Utica, N. Y.
The bride of yesterday was the
daughter of Judge Giles M. Barber,
Cleveland. In her glrlhood she and DR..
Terry. then student were fast
friends, but he was too poor to think Of
asking her to marry him. When he
was graduated from the Cleveland
Medical school In 1872, he went to Utica
and worked hard to establish a prac-
tice that would enable him to propose
marriage.
Before that time came, however Miss
Barber, believing herself forgotten, was
wooed and won by Ambrose NJ. Nc
Gregor He died In 1902, and then DR..
Terry, who had remained single and
kept the memory of his early love en-
throned In his heart, resumed his court
ship. the impediment of poverty having
been removed.
The renewed love affair was carried
on very quietly and even close friends
of the family were surprised to learn
of the marriage, which took place at
Orienta Point yesterday, Rev. Frank
German, rector of the Episcopal church
Of Mamaroneck, officiating.
DR.. and Mrs. Terry went at once to
New York and will remain for a few
days at the Wolcott hotel. Next week
they will sail for Florida, where they
will spend their belated honeymoon.
Mrs. Terry's steam yacht has already
been sent south, and is cruising in the
Antilles. 1t will be in service until the
doctor and his millionaire bride return
to Orienta in the spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
MONKEYS TEACH THE BALLET
Give an Instructive Matinee Performs
anee for the Benefit Of Pros
peetive Dancers
Special 70 The Herald.

Special 20 The Herald.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.--"Never
ogaini" gibbered the ring-tailed
monkey, as he tried to remove his
makeup.
"sacre bieu!o shrieked Mile. Chin
panzee; quite ruined indeed was our
jungle swing chanson."
She had once been In Paris, where the
man In the red coat stands In front of
the circus and says: "Entrez, mes
danes, messieurs and she has never
recovered the use Of Carnerese.
out, oui!" chattered the marmoset.
Ever see such horse play7" snapped
the leading antecedent.
"Hippodrome imitatorsi" roared Ben
Gorilla. stage manager OF the Simiar
opera company, making vicious pass
at the flies which form so large a part
Of the Primate theater stage in the
Central park zoo.
All this was because thirty-siS
dancers, twenty-four men and twelve
women, the pony ballet of a profession-
al matinee, given under the auspices
of Director Smith, especially to suit
their convenience. 1t developed that
they had gone to the entertainment tc
stimulate simian stage business, stea
some of the best Jokes and pirate the
leading song hits. The play was Chat
terland, or the Cage Of Mirth," an ex.
travaganza in twenty acts, as given ir
New York city for twenty-four consec.
utive hours a day.
1t was understood at first that the
three dozen who went up to the zoe
in sightseeing automobile were
members of the Natural History clut
of Norwich, Conn.,, otherwise sucf
elaborate preparations for their in.
| struction would not have been made
Many evidences appeared, however,
that they were sailing under false
colors. No sooner did the performance
begin than all thirty-six executed an
orang-outsfhg pas Beul, which even the
most aged were able to perform with
surprising agility. Two of the visitors
wore costumes like the skins of mon.
keys, and they chartered and glbbered
in such a way as to ruin all the dialogue
of the more talented performers in the
cages.
The leading antecedent shook the
bars in front of him and roared out
that If anybody had to carry on sucf
outlandish gibberish he would better
do 1t in his own lines Two of the
visitors, Mile. Eugenia Omena, 6
French acrobat, and James Adams went
through such a bewildering fantasia
Of motion that Policeman Corcoran
who had charge of the front of the
house, took them to the station in the
arsenal, where the captain read then
lecture on the proprieties of the zoo
On the way back from the matinee
the visitors, especially those who were
In simian attire, put in practice the
business and the lines which in defiance
of all copyright they had SO boldly
cribbed. 1t may be expected that an
injunction will be obtained to restrain
the pirating of production which IL
operas.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
"WAITER NO. 8, SUH," SANG
Miss Nielsen and Her Manager Heard
the Negro Baritone While in
Kansas City

Special to Tho Herald.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.-Joseph
Henry Howard Riley, waiter No. at
the Hotel Baltimore, sang for Nielsen
and Henry Russell, her manager, yes
terday. Joseph Henry Howard had
told them he had a baritone voice, and
had asked them to hear him. He sang
"The Rosary" and when he had fin
ished Miss Nielsen exclaimed:
Good! Good! A clear, sympathetic
voice. Where have you sung before?"
Riley admitted that he came from
Little Rock, Ark, and said he had at
tended college there.
20, sing that song over, sing the last
of it again." Miss Nelson asked.
Riley had regain some of his lost
nerve from the kindness in Miss Mel.
sens voice and this time he sang more
clearly, sung better.
you're all right, Riley" the opera
star said. IT am glad / heard you
There is sympathy in your voice. All
colored people have sympathy in their
songs"
The last remark did not tend to buoy
Riley's feelings, but he had done his lit
tie turn, had sung for Alice Nielsen
and was happy. Mr.. Russell asked him
to sing something more, but he had no
music. Riley may sing at the Orpheum
some amateur day. He has been offered
the opportunity but has not accepted.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
CORONA PosT0FFICE ROBBED
Strong Box Blown Open With Dyna-
mite-stamp Books and Little
Cash Secured
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CORONA, Dec. 24.-Between the
hours of 9 and 4 o'clock this morning
burglars succeeded in forcing an en-
trance to the postofflce and blew on
the outer door of the safe with dyna--
mite. which ruined the strong box and
completely wrecked everything In the
immediate vicinity, including the office
telephone. A second charge which had
been placed against the inner door OF
and consisted of brace and bit, sew
eral drills and punch.
A number of small stamp books and
few dollars in money were taken
from cash drawer. The tools used
by the yeggfnen were taken from a
blacksmith shop on Sixth street, which
they entered by forcing a side door
and consisted of brace and bit and
several drills and punch.
The postoffice clock stopped at 3:3C
o'clock this morning, the time of the
explosion. Some excellent clues have
been obtained and it Is possible that
the robbers will be caught. Sheriff
Coburn of Riverside will arrive here
tomorrow morning and assist the local
authorities in the search for the
thieves. 1t is evident from the manner
in which the job was done that the
burglars were of the professional va
riety.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
SHOCK HURLS GIRL IN AIR
An Electric Current Goes Astray and
the Flying Maiden Faints From
the Excitement
Special to The Herald.


Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--A proposal
Of marriage could not have shocked
Miss Lillian Nelson of 221 West Thir-
ty-first street half as much as the un-
expected current of electricity which
went through her last night in Madi-
son Square garden, just as Prof. Ov-
ington, who plays with volts and ohms
and amperes, was about to demon-
strate how an alternating current could
be largely increased in gradation with
out turning a hair on the operator,
who let this volume of mysterious ell
ergy pass through his body.
The professor, who was only q part
of the show, had 500 spectators seated
in q semi-circle of chairs watching him
as he began to give an imitation of a
human lighthouse. He had shown the
high frequency current and it's harm
lessness on Tuesday. Last night he
switched himself into the alternating,
and announced that he would begin
with 1000 volts and advance until he
was electrified with an invisible thun-
derbolt of 10000.
Miss Nelson was in the front row.
The legs of the chair she occupied were
wrapped with wire as bracer. As the
power was passing the 5000 volt mark
there was n sudden shrek and Miss
Nelson went UP in the air and then
plunged head downward. All the other
women screamed and bolted. Miss
Nelson was picked up, restored with
the usual restoratives, packed into a
cab and sent to her home.
Rather unexpected" said Profess
sor Ovington, "but II was due to SYM
pathetic vibration in the metal of the
chair, which responded to the um te
um of the um of the ohm in the yum
yum. Such things will happen"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25

for another bond issue at its meeting
Tuesday.
Acting on the suggestion Of the board
OF education superintendent Graham
Will order that fire drills be given IN
each Of the city schools every two weeks
during the remainder Of the school
year.
Local knights Templar will hold their
annual Christmas observance OF
o'clock tomorrow. This corresponds to
the hour Of noon along the Atlantic
seaboard and at this hour all over the
world Templars will assemble in their
respective asylums TO toast the order
and a successful future.
Albert 1. Ketchum. aged 50 years
died early this morning at his home at
$50 North Summit avenue. Interment
Tuesday at 2 p. m. The deceased was
born in Ohio and leaves a widow and
three children, one Of the children be-
ing Mrs. George J. Bremen of this city
Hotel del Coronado leads them all.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
GIANT AND SARAH BERNHARDT
Manager Makes offer to Her to Join
Issues With Freak in Tour
of Texas
Special to The Herald.


NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-To Nine
Sara Bernhardt has come a golden
offer. 1t concerns her tour of the state
of Texas in circus tent. Should the
famous actress decide to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity she will
have a sideshow to flank the big tent
and help draw the dollars and dimes
of the Texas cotton growers.
In the proposed annex to her circus
tour will be a two-headed giant nine
feet high This two-headed party is
ossified. He has been osslfied for some
5000 or 5000 years, according to his
manager, Charles Alpert. who lives in
Brooklyn.
Alpert has arranged to call upon
Nine. Bernhardts manager so as to
present the attractive feature of his
proposition. All last summer and fall
he was travelling with his ossified
friend.
This two-headed party is native of
India. Alpert says he was dug up
there several years ago. Tradition OF
the neighborhood where he was found
tells some pretty hard stories about
him in his day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
"PRINCE" WITH BAD BILLS
Made SIS Presents to Austrians and
Got Change for His Coun-
terfeits
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
CONSHOHoCKEN. Pa. Dec. 24..-
Grown Prince Rudolph of Austria"
victimized fellow countrymeu here by
the glibness Of his tongue and lavish
display of money.
The alleged scion of nobility arrived
in town several days ago and was made
welcome in the homes of the best OF
his countrymen. He made 1t known
that he had no end of money and dis
played bills of large denominations. To
show his generosity he gave away $6
cash presents, but usually required
change for $40 and $50 bills.
When he had gone the money began
to be put into circulation by those who
had benefited by his generosity. One of
them made $40 purchase at the store
of John Rakosky and rendered a $50
bill in payment. Rakosky was not taxi
ing any chances 80 he took the money
to a bank to get 1t changed, and his
suspicious that is was counterfeit were
confirmed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
GIVES CHRISTMAS PARTY
Senator Jones' Home in Santa Monica
Turned Into FairyIand for the
Occasion
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 24.-Miramar,
the beautiful home of Senator John p.
Jones, will take the appearance of a
miniature fairyland Monday, when, as
the guests of Mrs. Jones, the young
people Of the neighborhood will be
welcomed at what the hostess desig-
mates "a Christmas tree party" as
suring a pleasant time and many sur
priseS for all.
Among those who will attend are
youths and maidens of various degrees
of affluence.
The Santa Monica fire department
will hold masquerade ball at the
Pierway casino on New Years night.
The affair promises to be largely at
tended.
Spend Xmas week at Coronado.
Try week at Hotel del Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
THIS PRETTY BRIDE
WAS SENT BY EXPRESS
SAFE ELIMINATION OF A PRETTY
LoNG-DISTANcE ROMANCE
She Came Five Thousand Miles, From
Russia, to Be Married in a Ken.
lucky Town-Were Engaged When
Groom Lived in Cars Domain
Special to The Hoi aid.

u.
MI. STERLING, KY, Dec. 24.-The
culmlnation OF pretty romance started
In far away Russia was brought about
IN Lexington by the marriage of Mary
Backer, 15-year-old Jewess, of Goro-
dock, Russia, to Sam Backer her cousin
and former sweetheart.
several years ago, when both were
children, Backer lived at wilma, about
100 miles from the home of his sweet
heart. Parental objection kept them
from meeting, but correspondence was
kept up. Opposition to the Jews in
Russia forced the young man to leave
his native home and he came to Ameri-
ca and settled at Georgetown with Ma
than Effron. Backer left Russia in n
hurry without funds and could not
bring his sweetheart with him. After
working diligently he saved enough for
her transportation and sent 1t to the
girIs home and urged her to join him,
Faithful to her lover, though miles
away, Mary Backer started on the
journey as an express package, bear
the following card around her neck:
This is Mary Backer of Gorodock,
Russia, who wants to go to Nathan
Efron, Lexington, KY, U. S. A."
The entire trip of 5000 miles was
travelled alone and never at any time
did the girl see or talk to any one
about her story. When she arrived in
Lexington she was met by her lover
and the wedding followed Immediately.
The girl is very pretty. with keen eyes
and attractive appearance. and says
she is we'll pleased with America and is
entirely happy The ceremony was
performed by Rabbi Sam Karsner, an
orthodox rabbi, and owing to the GUS
toms, old in the Jewish marriage rites,
the wedding was a unique ceremony.
This is the longest journey on record Of
woman travelling as an express pack
age 5000 miles to join her lover to be-
come his bride. Sam Backer is 35 years
old. The girl cannot speak a word of
English.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
5oyllke

The late Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge
visited ST. Louis family some years
ago.
There was in this family a little boy
with an inordinately sweet tooth.
Mrs. Dodge" said the boys mother
one day, do you think 1t is right for
Bobby to eat so much bread and jam?"
"It doesn't hurt him." the visitor an
swered.
But all that jam?" complained the
mother. anxiously.
"Oh," said Mrs. Dodge, with a grim
smile, "he doesn't eat 1t. He leaves 1t
on the doorknobs."
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
Did Shoot six, Maybe

Beals c. Wright, the tennis champion
was eating reed birds.
when the reed bird season comes
round" he said, II think OF my cousin
an enthusiastic sportsman.
my cousin once went ON a reed bird
hunt, and had excellent luck. The
family. on his return, feasted.
His wife, week or so later, said to
him:
How many reed birds was 1t that
you shot, do you remember
"'Just two Dozen said my cousin
and all beauties
Then the grocer said his wife, has
made a mistake. He charges for only
eighteen
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
MERCURY DROPS
TO LOW POINT
COLD WEATHER HAS NO EF-
Feet ON ORANGES
San 5ernardino Fruit Growers Watch
Thermometer, but Find No oeea-
sion for smudelne--Protest
Against Cemetery
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 24.-The
temperature here last night reached
the low point of "a degrees. according
to the government thermometer. This
Is the lowest point reached by the
mercury since February, 1902, when II
touched % degrees for q short time, at
the time of the snow storm that broke
over the valley.
The temperature of last night while
cold in this city was not low enough
In the orange districts on the bench
lands to do any damage to the fruit,
II averaging fully four degrees warmer
In those sections than on the damp
lands in the central portion of the val
ley. Tender plants and vegetables
were considerably damaged, and in
some cases water pipes in exposed
places froze up and burst.
The night was a cold one throughout,
but the extreme low temperature was
not reached until from 3 to o'clock
this morning and did not last any
great length OF time.
Fruit growers were considerably
worried all over the valley and most
Of them watched the thermometer
very closely as it gradually fell during
the night, and breathed q sigh Of re-
lief wher. 1t remained at the low fig
ure but a short time.
Very little smudglng was done in
this valley and then only in the very
exposed districts. Further down the
country toward the Riverside district
many growers smudged to be on the
safe side. as the temperatures often
drop lower there than in the foothill
regions.
Protest Against Cemetery
The plan to establish q cemetery in
the northern portion OF the city, for
which the Masonic Building association
haii just purchased a ten acre tract of
land, has raised storm of protest
and it is probable large sized kick
will be presented to the city council
at its meeting Tuesday night. The
interests behind the San Bernardino
Valley Traction company, the Arrow
head Hotel company beside the resi-
dents and property owners of the Sec
ton affected. are up in arms and pro-
pose to defeat the plan If it Is possible
by securing the passage of an ordi-
nance forbidding the maintenance of
cemeteries in certain sections of the
city, or by some other means.
The site chosen is in one of the sec
tions of the city that is rapidly de-
veloping into one Of the choicest resi-
dence sections. and it is con-
tended by its opponents that
1t will stop the growth of the city In
that direction and greatly retard con-
sequently the general growth of the en-
tire city. Not only that but 1t will be
a great damage to property all around
that section.
Make Skirts Into Quilt
A log cabin" quilt made from the
old skirts of the women of his Rialto
church, is what Rev. H. e. Wilhite of
the Christian church of that colony
and this city received for a Christmas
present. The ladies desired to make
their pastor gift and finally deter
mined to make a quilt pieced from
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
Do NOD ne Influenced

Never hesitate to say mo" to your
dealer II he. offers you a substitute tor
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, II has no
OF coughs, colds. Group and whooping
cough and you make no mistake in buy
ing this medicine
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
Total Depravlty

Refute the statement II you can
Give vent to II 1 must
There's no one meaner than the man
Who forms turkey trust.-Pittsbure
Post
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25

Once use gas in your home
and you will not be without
it. It is simple to handle and
convenient.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25

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CHINESE IN HARD LUCK
He Just Stepped Out of the United
States--Now He Can't Get
Back
snncial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. "a
Congressman Holiday has written to
Terre Haute for evidence to submit tc
the president in an effort to have per-
mission granted for the return OF Pone
Bow to the United States from the
Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Bow
stepped over the line months ago when
on an excursion from his home IN
Terre Haute. and the immigration Off
GERS have persistently refused him re-
entrance because he did not have GER
tificate from them when he went over
the line.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
Make Skirts Into Quilt

A log cabin quilt made from the
old skirts of the women of his Rialto
church. is what Rev. H. e. White of
the Christian church of that colony
and this city received for a Christmas
present. The ladies desired to make
their pastor gift and finally deter
mined to make a quilt pieced from
their old skirts to keep him warm on
these cold nights.
East or west, Coronado is best"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25

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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
GAS FOR FUEL

See display in Windows of The Hera..
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-25
Pasadena Brevitles

The local postoffice will be open to-
morrow from s to 12 and the carriers
win make the first morning delivery
only.
It is reported that but $4,000 remains
in the street fund for new work during
the remaining eight months OF the
fiscal year. The city c2nncil may ask