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Big Stampede In Alaska.

FAIRBANKS. Sept. 14.-The biggest
gold stampede in Alaska since the
Tanana rush In 1908 is now in full
swing to the creeks of the Iditarod, q
tributary of the Innoko river and $50
miles from Fairbanks. The steamer
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KAL1sPELL, Sept. 16.-A man be.
lieved to be connected with the recent
bank robbery at Libby was captured
early Tuesday morning near the
Crackerjsck mine, 30 miles south of
Libby. He was suspected by some
miners whom he met because of his
actions and they decided to take him
in charge and turn him over to the
authorities. When searched he had
several pounds of silver dollars on
his person and Q gold piece, identified
as one put in the bank by q forest
ranger for safe keeping. His name
or previous history is not2kuown.
HELENA. Sept. 16.-A report was
received in Helena this afternoon
from the Hotter dam at Wolf creek to
the effect that half of the force Of 100
men employed there had 1quit work
this morning Their alleged grievance
is that when they were employed it
was with the understanding that they
were to receive 81 day, and when
they we're given their time checks they
we're at the rate of Sl.75 day. The
men are employed by the Stone-Web.
ster company which has the contract
Tor building the dam.
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pied with his studies. and In addition
10 this. as the younger son. DO was
Kept great deal in the background
since he became king. ne has been 100
much occupied in gathering together
the reins Of his troubled kingdom to
mink OF trips abroad or even of mar
riagc.
Alexandra is is years old ana has Just
come out She made her bow to society
at a ball at Buckingham palace a few
weeks ago. She Is n quiet. retiring girl
with little VIII OF her own. who much
prefers the quiet uneventful life on her
fathers Scottish estates TO the whirl OF
a court.
Now. however things have settled
down In Portugal and Manuel's adyis-
ers think that II Is time he was taking
a wife. There is no doubt that nego-
tiations regarding the English alliance
have been begun. but the great obstacle
to be overcome is the princess relig-
ion. Public opinion In England would
receive a severe shock Il a grlnd-
daughter of the king changed her faith
I'm order TO marry the occupant ~ q
foreign throne Moreover, Princess
Alexandra comes within the terms Of
the royal marriage act. and cannot
marry without the kings express con-
sent and that Of parliament.
In the case of the MARI age OF
Princess Ena Of Battenberg 10 the
King Of Spain, there was a great outcry
about her conversion TO the Romln
Catholic faith. In this case, how
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manage matters 50 that the marriage
may come OF without any offcnse b5-
ing given to his own subjects
At any rate Edward has invited Man
u"l to come over and have a chat about
II. and Manuel has accepted the invita-
tion and VIII be coming before many
weeks-the exact date isn't set vet The
young people wifi then sec each other.
and IL is hoped that they may add per-
sonal inclination TO The other forces
which are at work e. unite them II
is Significant also that Manuel is bring
ing with him senior du Bocage. his
minister for foreign affairs. and his
prime minister senior WenCeslau De
Lima. Statesmen Of this rank do not
as q rule accompany klngson visits that
are merely private ~ character. Tho
social gossips IN England are predicting
that there will be- some very serious
conferences az Windsor castle about
the proposed marriage. Il may b
stated that there was no questions at
issue between England and Portugal
which would call for the presence IN
England OF two such functionaries
II has been suggested that the Portu-
guese statesmen might be prevailed on
TO adopt the view that the adyantag y
Of an alliance with the English royal
family would outweigh any imagined
which might accompany
the Introduction OF Protestant queen
10 Portugal. and that the pope Nigh;
he prevailed on in return perhaps for e..
modification Of the English coronation
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point ~ view. the alliance wouNl NJ an
excellent one ior Manuel Tl,r Luxe
OF Fife is very rich man and 20
doubt would make generous provision
TO enable his daughter 10 maintain tn
position she would be called to Manuel
ls poor ana a few months ago DE de-
cided 20 forego "a part OF the income
from the state to which he is entitled
until all the money Illegally oVerdraWn
by his father IL repaid. In addition 10
the provision made for 0is daughter bv
the Duke OF Fife the English people
could be relied on 10 do something
handsome for the granddaughter OF
their king
or course. there are some other cues b.
tions 10 be decided before the marriage
could take place. one OF these IS the
health of the princess Apparently she
is buxom. hearty sort or girl. but tho
maintenance of the royal succession de
Ponds on a queen. and kings take no
chances In selecting their wives As a
rule royal engagements are not an
nounced until the prospective bride
groom is satisfied from report bv his
own court physicians that his
prospective bride Is fitted 70 become
the mother of princes. The announce
ment or the king Of SPANS engagement
was delayed for months because there
was some doubt on this score. This
fact never found its way into print be-
fore, but IL is none the less a fact.
II an the difficulties are overcome,
however, Alexandra may expect to have
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oath and certain other CONCESSIONS fnr
which public opinion in Eusland is ripe.
Co grant a dispcnsation allowing
Manuel, who bears the title OF THE
Most Faithful 10 marry a Protestant
princess. il this could be obtained
there is no doubt that the marriage
would be popular enough Boo England.
where the sad circumstances OF the
young kings accession have created a
chivalrous regard for him Much de
ponds, Of course, on the imprcssi ION
which he makes on the English public
in November next
Another influence trine IL ia true
but tI1fes sometimes change the history
of nations-has helped along the kindly
plotting OF the tao royal mothers King
Edward has an almost eccentric desire
10 do the same thing M the Same tins
every year. Ever since he came % the
throne he has entertained European
monarch at Windsor Castle every sum-
mer or autumn. This year ne Intended
10 have the car al Windsor. but al the
last moment IL was decided that the
czars safety could not be guaranteed.
so he was only allowed 10 land from his
yacht al COwes for an hour or two.
Edward has entertained nearly every
one else at Windsor. and he was in
despair, when his daughter suggested
that he should invite Manuel over. Th-
King jumped a the chance of killing
Two birds with one stone and Manuel
is coming
From material. as well as a political
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as possible. The peasant actors wear
costumes worn by their fOrefathers i'm
1903. the arms and the rifles in their
hands are the genuine article that
carried death many q time and the
patois speech. except in the case OF
those impersonating French officers or
high government officials when the ef-
feet certainly Is rather funny. is the
same that their forbears used a hum
dred years aero. and finally i'm more
than one case the plays are. being en-
acted on the very spot where fighting
took place while the actors are fro
quently descendants Of mon who
fought In the memorable year.
The photographs published herewith
represent some Of the actors and Scenes
m such n patriotic play-Pairotische
Noks Schauspicl as II Is called which
is being enacted every Sunday and
fete DAY afternoon-on other DAYS these
amateur actors have not the leisure
az q picturesQuely situated village calt-
ed Brixlegg. In the Unter-Innthal about
"a miles from Innsbruck on the Munich
railway They give three plays In rota-
ton nancd Andreas Hofer. Peter
Mayr and Joseph Speckbachpr. three
Of the principal heroes OF 1909. The
PLAYS represent only perfectly autheu-
tic Incidents and the two first named
end dramatically. as did the men
tons Hofcr having been shot az Man
tua by the special orders Of Napoleon
who Insisted on taking this ignoble
revenge upon the TyrOlese innkecpcr
who had 50 often defeated his hitherto
inwuicble troops. while Mayr met his
death IN the same way at Bozon,
REFUSED TO TELL LIE.
The latter who had also heen am Inn
LFf ssuf 80 lts ftf
"a treacherous ruse, could have saved.
his NE by denying that he knew of
the recently published government
edict that Instant death would be- tho
lot of am body taken with arms In his
hands Indeed the French commander
General Baraguey d'Hiliers, who de
sired 90 save the brave fellows life
offered 10 spare IL n he would say this
but Peter Mayr was made Of sound
stuff and be refused 90 purchase HIS life
hv "a lie. though his wife. about 90 be-
como "a mother threw herself an her
husbands feet with placid mien Pie
went forth ON that morning Of the 20th
Of FebrcuarN 1910. ON which also hts
leader. Andreas HOfer in distant Man
tua died the death Of "A patriot, % face
me rifles Of the firing party. Joseph
speckhackors story, though lacking
This molOdramatic male. 10 one even
more replete with deeds OF personal
daring and audacious defiance of dead
ly pcrils
80 CUSHIONED STALLS
Zach Of the plays lasts some four
hours and rs enacted in big shed
used in other years FOR the perfOr-
nance of the Passion Play but the yif-
ltor must not expect comfortably
upholstered stalls He win have 90 put
up with hard benches striking "iiV-
ing pictures hl up intervals Boz the
plays. and thus the eye NJ not the ear
h enabled 90 take la the main events
of the action. Considering the eN-
traordinarily simple llfe led hy the
Tyrolese but "a few of whom have ever
been inside "A real theater the perfur-
mancos are truly remarkable and show
The unusual hlstrionlc talent that lies
latent Boz this peasant folk
WILLIAM A BAlLLIE- GROHMAN.
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princes, Royal of England
And Queen Mother
Of Portugal Vowed as
Children That Their
Offspring S h 0 uld
Marry.
80 corrc.nerdorcel


oNDoN Aug. 26-Wton For-
.~,,o.e rrweparer snro.n, "a a
so, weeks ago that an Ga e.
IL ,cnt mad been arrang b.
. king Msuucl Of Portugal and
,,s.,oss Alexandra of Fife, King Ed
'.,,.. granddaughter. and few days
- tbe story was officially deried Ia
,,..,sn5 IL was thought that the wish
- Portugal was father to the thought
"a ,bst there WAS nothing in toe
s,,ry Tho fact is that while the an
..,,.enent may Doc premature two Wo-
r,,r are moving heaven and ca'th To
h,.rs this marriage about, and IT rs oh
~, ards that they may overcome the
affections to the marriage of a prin-
of such Protestant traditions as
- Edwards granddaughter ana the
90 I'D "a country so INTENSITY de-
WA 10 the Roman Catholic Ialth as
Portugal .s.
tuo Young people, the queen mother,
Amelie of Portugal, and the Duchess
al Fifo. daughter OF the king, the
nrincess royal OF England. These tNO
ladies' have been bosom friends since
girhood. Although separated ftom
Zach other by the dCties Of the high ro-
.lti11s they occupy. and seldom aDis
to meet they have mainI..ned a week
M correspondence which mas been un-
broken for years They have con-
dded 20 each other their JOYS and snr-
rows. and IL IS safe TO assume that the
princess royal knows all about the in
Gntile ailments and smart baby say
ings Of the present king OF Portugal
while his mother is equally familiar
with the early COLES and other adVen-
lures OF the Princess Alexandra.
] am told by a parsonage In close
touch with both courts that years ago
a compact was made that II il were
possible the two houses should be al
lied by marriage. and that neither
mother has ever lost sight of that
agreement. First it was the Inflated
crown prince OF Portugal-whO was
murdered sgtth-liss, father.-on Feb. I,
l90s-WhO was 10 marry Princess Alex
andra, but when his younger brother
became king the desire Of his mother
that her son should marry the daugh-
ter OF her old friend was transferred
TO Manuel, and II was with this fixed
idea that she acted so sternly 10 break
on the poor boys love affair with the !
daughter ~ a noble Portuguese house.
In this she was assisted by the Portu-
guese statesmen, who see that the DO
siion NJ the throne would be greatly
strengthened by an alliance with a
powerful European nation like Eng
land
Curiously enough the young people
nave never even seen each other. Man
uel is only 20 years old. and until he
succeeded 10 the throne he was occu-
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dramatic Sfosy of a Reuolf
Lea BY an Lnnkeepes, a
WoodcHiter and a NIL
fanf Monk.
r special Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
IL "lNL-la Tyrol, Austria. Aug.
X I-Al over the picturesque
~ iyroI this summer and fan the
,. peasants are celebrating the cen
,D''s of their ancestors great struggle
~ N'ef'y against the victorious
"'''s OF Napoleon. To 1903 belongs
s'uonahIy the honor OF being the
-o'a year for wars ana internocine
Az. an Europe was under arms and
hrtl" 'm The Bosphurus TO the At
sb.s 1D'ald blood was being freely
ers..i.,l in battling against the ag-
or ID, XII "i lhe scourge OF Europe. d"
cai '''n1N uprisings against tvranni-
va oNer-Iords '''"'''''-
Ar.,. turkey Italy. the papal ststeg
F,.'''. Russia, the NetherIands 80.
$50, spain and Portugal as we'll a.
gt,.-'. fii hung heavy the NAH III
pr,N"'f smoke And AZ e.a-,,i,.,
ip,esiH escaped the actual horrors ~
tfr.,'' l's sons were nevertheless
ths a,5 usiy lighting In various parts I'D
Am NJ ehu M the new world Bnt m
fesre,, martial achievements OF maj
vap,d geAr the guelro outranne
pe riIp,t.,t poor little mountain noo-
on T.o,.l'N lhs scarce more than "a tenn
qussfi,.- present population was nm
hni " ,nsabiy the most daring and rai-
honor,t.i. 'ns one than best deserves me
oommsn, 'e distinction Of a centenary
'HoLEANs CAST OFF YOKE
tbsy 'aaa9lned by the emplre IN Which
Tyrol ' a.l nte centuries. me peasant. Of
saoe. una ..iig unframed In military sell
solder or .,.uD y a single professional
artin,r.. W skilled strateglst. witbont
targ y or cavalry, nav withont NM
Bayarsol. nad been oonhscated 6y he
laiiers o,. curing tho four years Of he
ese Win an ia,loh Of ryrol. the Tyrol
nr,rsii. 4h audaciousness thar st.nds
phetnia,,.o N history. rose against ovrr-
tiye rols oe1s ana cast on the oppres.
way VI Napoleons henchmen'
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PEASANTS IN TABLEUAX
OF TYROLESE CONTEST

historian The percentage OF hits was as
great ms I'm the TyrOlese fights is a well
known fact. ard so great was the fear
tnsLllcd by the good Workmanship Of
the Tyrolese that the proudest marshals
or France habitually dressed them
selves I'm the uniforms of the common
soldiery SO as not TO attract specially
the fire Of their keen eyed foes am-
pushed in impossible looking places.
HEROIC WOMEN.
That such r lengthy resistance fur
nished innumerable opportunities for
the display Of personal gallantry and or
stratcgical perspicacity arising out II
an Intimate knowledge OF their moun-
famous home, goes without saying. Wo-
men and even young girls. such as the
famous Maid or Splnges. who with hor
own hands pitch-forked several French
men into eternity Joined the fighters.
they acted as leaders 90 their husbands
fathers and brothers; they helped I'm tho
construction Of those deadly stone ava
lanches by which literally thousands Of
the enemy we're crushed 10 death IN the
narrow dchles through which they had
pcrforce 20 march, or guarded tho
countless prisoners captured by the
Tyrolosc. Contemporary accounts OF
the events ~ 1909 evince such modesty
0nd lack ~ self laudatlon that none but
those who knew the country intimately
ana who, as the writer has. had the
opportunity I'm years gone by Of talk
ing with old men who took part In the
struggle, can realize the lion hearted
courage displayed by the peasants.
CENTENARY CELEBRATION.
And now il e. high time 10 come 10
ihe centenary celebrations that are oc-
curing throughout Tyrol during The
present summer. Many OF the towns
arc having fetes % their own 10 CON.
memorate events more Immediately
connected with their own history. Thus
icautiul Meran win have shows in
memory Of Andreas Hofer and his home
a. the Sand Hof IN its near vicinity.
hozen and Rregenz VIII have other
Iageants, while Innsbruck the noun
tain giu capital of the country. viii
appear at rs best ON or about the be-
ginning ~ September. when the ven
cradle emperor ~ Austrin has promised
90 visit his true riroler" an event
which viii be celebrated by "a great
shooting match and march past of
some 10000 peasants dressed In their
national costumes Of which no country
M the world has am equal variety. some
being among the quaintest and most
picturesque dress we children Of the
twentieth century can see IN any part
OF the world
EVENTS STAGED
Quite as interesting and from a
Spectacular point Of view we'll worth
seeing viii be the patriotic PLAYS in
which some Of the most stirring events
~ 1903 VIII be staged ana this ox-
clusiNelN by peasants and villagers
without the aid of the usual theatrical
attributes and make-upf Tho set
ung' OF these plays will be as realistic
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BRIDE IN A PEARL GOWN
is PLANNED IN LONDON
Especial correspondencel

especial CorrespondenceD
I ONION Aug. 21-Some say there
is more than fun I'm the an
Il nouncement that Mrs James
Henry Smith has purchased the
missing pearl robe OF the ey-shah for
her daughter, Anita This is a mar
vellous garment composed of thousands
Of pearls and no trace Of it can be
discovered in Persia since the late
shah ceased 20 rule. The story goes
that Mrs. James Henry Smith heard
that the late monarch was anxious
20 dispose OF much Of his personal
property in Jewels rather than that
they should 20 10 his successor and
that she promptly sent am agent 10 inc
terview his majesty on the subject az
she desired Anita 10 have some wed
ding present the like of which no
bride Of this century was ever in
position 10 display
The story also saws that the cele-
hrated gem. the World of Light" Is
also in the possession Of the mother OF
the future princess. This she proposes
20 have SEE In the center 90 the amaz
Ing tiara which i- to Doe ono ~ the
scores of gifts this adoring mother
Al Tullooh Castle where the BRIDE
elect and Mrs Smith are now enter
taining Dom Miguel. there is "a host
of French artists iu frocks and mill
hnery designing the rousseau They
have brought with them from
Paris numbers Of pieces 90 exquisite
silks satins and brocades. not 10 speak
Of specimens OF priceless laccs ana
embrOidcrics, hats. cloaks. and et-
ceteras, Mrs. James Henry Smith and
her daughter decided that they Woula
not break up their house parties by
rushing 10 and from Paris Tor the
trousseau Pm they arranged 10 bring
Paris 10 Scotland iusfcad.
MANY ROOMS FOR SHOW
one whole wing OF Tulloch Castle
has been set aside us show rooms
Mother daughter and hanco run
through every morning 10 inspect the
fresh creations which have arrived
or 90 give an order Several lnurs
each DAY have 60 be- given up to ht-
ting by the prospective bride. She SAYS
she Is weary Of ID and viii be- thank
ful when the wedding ls over 10 only
90 escape the tyranny Of the dress-
makers whom She considers yoritabla
martinets'
Mrs Smith is now more reconciled
90 the marriage than she was al nrat
ana she is throwing herself heart ana
soul into the preparations According
90 present arrangements the wedding
Dr. 10 take place in London ana VIII 10
royal in every sense uf the VOID. A.
though the reigning house OF Portugal
has been "a dagsers drawn for years
with the family ~ Dom Miguel or
Braganza. young King Manuel and the
future Bridegroom arc the best or
friends and IL is expected that his mai
esty VIII be present an the wedding,
The bridal dress 10 being made after
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cARofhez Sfd5fier fo5 The
Smasf Sci VW be ibe
"SWImmmg Parties Of
Lady GraHard.

cost something within measurable dis
lance Of $4,000 The bath VIII be- sup
piled with hot and cold water $50 that
Lady Guuard and her friends can en-
Joy swim in December as well as in
June.
SWIMMING PARTIES.
u Is said that this gorgeous swine
ming bath win result Iu "a new form OF
cntcTtaInment-the swimming party
which Lady Gl1nard means 90 intro
ducc American women before ai oth-
cIs reVel in the idea Of being able IN
initiate something which cannot be-
come common Tho countess certainly
can claim that this neg pastime win
remain exclusively her own. The cost N
10 urDriudIng tho romOtost possibility ~
its being initiated outside the milll0n-
afro set
1'p add tn Che numerous worries NJ
tn' London s"H.nn tnIH year. tine ladies'
u. hrE e0...t. HsFc been worry much
p.If.r.'I ls Obj. HUt thIt nothing was
.rH0 about Ira dCuu1tiHr off lhe
h.rrs annual holiday until quito poe
couti' Although 900 the Hlsf BLUSH.
DO lr moe .l.t" apparent why thIs sHHi
uHfIrH tn... .UHl.U souls eI uI.u. ID
ar.- Uum tN. fI.t IHHt fI D.. "IH t.
swim 10 H 1.N tnHt Hou su1.'a
he ordered to Iln ame ruee as u.e
nfst gentleman uf Europe for 'nur n"-
raa. "cur. aul uat they Ene" Na.t
p'H.. uH Dad nn.IE decided upon. 10
Was quite impossible t1 decide Nslt
disease thHy should suffer from an Chat
DIS cure should also be the.r Hove
ever tneF HN UDHfIsad intelligent an-
tDlpatI0n t0 the best 0I Ihe.r ability
and thrIr doctors ordered chem a.
dou-Badtn. inmhurs and sl com.
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BRACE Right to1 Liberty Waged BY Their
ancestors Sho1on in Replica at Cen
feharP Celebrations IN Little cNoun-
tam looms and Villages.

The superiority i'm numbers in equip-
ment and I'm generalship which they
laced was truly appalling the armies
of three kings and OF Napoleon him
SELF. led by the lattcrs ever victorious
generals, The first task they had TO
face, that Of ejcctinE from the country
the army of occupation consisting OF
some 1900 men, seemed at the outset
an apparently hopeless one But the
unexpected happened by a cleyorly and
secretly organized simultaneous rising
With night SURPRISES n few hundred
Iyrolese yokcls led by an innkceper. a
monk ana a wood-cuttcr, drove out Of
their capital ana then ont OF their wall
leys this well equipped army Aston
ihninG ms was this feat the achievement
Of successfully defending their country
against vast forces poured into Tyrol
by every available pass and opening by
IN" incenscd conqueror Of Europe, was
an Infinitely more glorious one. For six
months these indomitahlc heroes either
ranquishcd or kept az bay victory
flushed armies commanded By such
world famous leaders az Lefehvre. De-
roy Rusca, Wrede. Feron and Mar
mont.
8 SUCCESS or COUP.
The success of their first coup by
which a large army of trained soldiers
was gnominiously chased ont of the
country by some stray bands ~ peas
ants, instillcd confidence into the rest
Of the population, whera there had been
but hundreds al FIRST there were now
thousands eager 10 join Andreas Hofer
the monk Haspnger and the stalwart
speckbacher. AZ FIRST and then again
later on when the captured supplies
gave out the lack OF weapons and par
tcularly of gunpowder ANA lead sadly
handicapped their efforts. Swords and
pixies had 90 be forged out OF scythe-
blades, cannon-like appliances were
manufactured out Of hollowod-out
boles of oak bound together By iron
hoops, and sulphur and saltpeter were
struggled al night time over the gla-
ciors OF the Swiss border mountains and
turned into homemade gunpowder Tor
their deadly "Stutzcn." These latter
of which the skilled use really gave the
1yrOlege the victory, were OF equally
primitive construction ana la many
cases had served in the preceding wars
OF 1908, 1896 and 1893 To obtain bul-
let's Tor their rifles they melted down
their pewter spoons and platicrs. while
clock-Weights and window pane leads
helped 10 exc out scanty supply. That
In no othcf war known ~ the military