, LAST OF OLD SNIP
Once Famous Yankee Sea Fight
er Is Sold as Junk.
Portsmouth, Ornament of American
i Navy, to Be Broken Up—Had a
Long and Glorious Fighting
^ Career.
—
“Gallant Old Portsmouth Sold as
I Junk for $3,662.”
This heading marked the inglorious
end of one of the old and tried defend
ers of the nation.
Even as the mighty fighting ships of
the Atlantic fleet swept down the Hud
son, across the bay and out to sea a
few weeks ago, the doom of the old
sloop of war was announced in an ad
vertisement that she would be sold
to the highest bidder above $3,000, her
appraised value.
The government had tried to save
the Portsmouth from such a fate, but
its efforts were unavailing. Secre
tary Daniels was willing to present
her to any patriotic society that would
take her and repair her, or to give her
, to the city of Portsmouth, N. H., after
which she was named. But it would
cost at least $25,000 to raise her from
the mud of Norfolk navy yard and
take her any distance and fit her out
so as to make her presentable even as
a relic.
Because she had taken an active
part in the troubles on the Pacific
I coast that eventually brought Cali
' fornia into the Union it was thought
fitting by many that the sloop should
be sent to San Francisco for the ex
position. In August, 1911, a bill was
introduced in congress to appropriate
$25,000 to make her ready for the trip
The senate passed the bill, but the
house rejected it.
She was launched in 1843, a sister
ship to the St. Mary’s. She was of
1 about one thousand tons, 150 feet long,
• with a draft of about seventeen feet.
For many years she plowed the seas in
[ all parts of the world, an active unit
i „ i. 1___
Her first service of note was during
the war with Mexico, a few years after
she was launched. With Commander
John B. Montgomery in command, she
took possession of the Bay of San
Francisco and the adjoining territory,
previously having met the full-rigged
ship. Admittance, under charter to
Mexico, and forcing her to strike her
colors. She towed the prize into port
f and soon afterward took part in the
I bombardment of Guaymas. She re
mained in these waters for several
months, and for two years patrolled
the coast of Mexico. Then she went
to Africa to keep an eye on the slave
traders.
Her next achievement of note was
when her commander taught the Chi
nese the respect due to the Stars and
Stripes. It was just before the be
ginning of the war betwen England
and China, and Commander Foote was
with the Asiatic squadron, then under
Capt. James Armstrong. WThile en
deavoring to protect the property of
American residents in Canton one of
the forts opened fire on the Ports
mouth. An apology was not forthcom
ing, and Commander Foote received
permission to avenge the insult. He
did so effectively, assisted by the Le
vant and the San Jacinto.
They attacked the four forts of mas
sive granite, eight feet thick, mount
_ ing 176 guns and garrisoned by 5,000
men. After a fight lasting several
days the four forts were captured.
The American loss was 12 killed and
28 wounded, while 400 Chinese were
killed.
* Her last venture of note was during
1 the Civil war. WThen the question
arose of capturing New Orleans it was
determined to have the wooden ships
Holds The Lead
For over seventeen years Grape-Nuts, the pioneer health cereal, has had no
equal, either in flavour or nutrition.
STRONG WORDS
Thousands of families use it regularly because From a Doctor With 40 Years Experi
ence.
^ “In my 40 years’ experience as a
g ^ i teacher and practitioner along hy
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general health of all classes of people.
“I have recommended Grape-Nuts
Has qualities which make for a number of years to patients with
. . , . . the greatest success and every year’s
it the ideal food— experience makes me more enthusias
tic regarding its use.
“I make it a rule to always recom
■-k l* • f«| mend Grape-Nuts when giving my pa
l JJellClOUS t lStVOlll*. tients instructions as to diet, for I
^ 7 know Grape-Nuts can be digested by
Rich Nourishment, “As for myself, when engaged in
much mental work my diet twice a
A„* 1, D—day consists of Grape-Nuts and rich
V£U1Cjc£ rreparation, cream. I find it just the thing to build
up and keep the brain in good working
j order.
1 j • i l j. j ‘In addition. Grape-Nuts always
f and Withal, easily digested. keeps the digestive organs in a per
fect. healthy tone.” Name given by
_ . . . . Postum Co., BatUe Creek, Mich.
Grape-Nuts and cream, in place of heavy, Strong endorsements like the above
. , . . from physicians all over the country
indigestible rood, helps to make one cooler and have stamped Grape-Nuts the moat
t , , , . ii-iiii scientific food in the world.
more comfortable on hot days; and builds body
and brain in a way that gives zest and energy.
S “There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
of the navy make a bold dash along
the Mississippi, past Ports Jackson
and St. Philip, and should they be suc
cessful, take the city, in which case
the two forts, cut off from their base
of supplies, would be compelled to sur
render. By many the plan was consid
ered foolhardy, but Admiral Farragut
determined to put it into execution.
It was dark when the order was giv
en to start. The Portsmouth, the flag
ship of the mortar flotilla, soon found
her sails too slow for the frenzied
rush; but she threw a line to a steam
er, and swept up the river with the
rest of the fleet.
The attack was soon discovered by
the forts, and cannonading began.
Still the Portsmouth swung on until
she was almost directly abreast Fort
Jackson. Then a shot severed her
line which held her to her escort, and
she began to drift helplessly down the
stream—her guns in action every min
ute, however. The enemy saw her
plight before she could make fast to
another steamer, and centered their
fire on her. But, helped by the tide,
she swung out of danger. But she
took no further part in the engage
ment.
All His Fault.
One witness in a recent police court
case was an old Irish woman.
Immediately the prisoner’s lawyer
asked her a question she began talk
ing, and talked and talked and talked.
“Stop! Stop!” ordered the magis
trate, hammering on his desk.
But the old woman still talked on.
"Here, you in the witness box, do
be quiet!” thundered the magistrate
again. “Oh, do stop for a minute!”
And the old woman still went on.
Then the magistrate turned angrily
on the lawyer.
“Look here, Mr. M-,’’ he shouted,
"you started her—now stop her!”
Hint Did Its Work.
When the young British officer, or
dered to the front, called on his tailor
to get a fresh outfit, the tailor could
not forget that there was an unset
tled account.
But he felt nervous about broaching
the subject.
“I see the enemy,” said the young
officer, “has had a check.”
“Lucky enemy!” said the tailor,
wistfully.
The young officer looked puzzled for
a moment and then took the gentle
hint. Next day the bill was settled.
Perfect Example.
“The paper speaks of a certain argu
ment as being tactfully yet forcefully
phrased,” said the young student.
“What would be a good example of
that?”
“My son,” returned the father, "can
it be that you have never lent ear to
your mother's able representations on
the periodical occasions when I return
home on pay day?”
Force of Habit.
“I’ll bet that judge used to be a
street car conductor,” said the bride
groom as they came out of the office
of the justice of the peace.
“What makes you think so?” asked
the bride.
“When I handed him his fee for
marrying us, he asked me if I wanted
a transfer?”
The Grand Smash.
“So you bought an auto. How are
you getting along?”
“On crutches.”
Different.
Tem—Do you like the Boston hop?
Chem—Naw, I takes Chinese dope
fer mine every time.
Cacophonous Item.
“She Mngs like a bird.”
“Yes. Incessantly.”—Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
HAPPINESS HAS BEEN FOUND
Thrift, According to Banker, Guaran
tees the Unattainable for Ages,
But Does It?
“Thrift,” runs a bank's advertise
ment in a car window, where many a
weary eye must see it night and morn
ing, "Is the guarantee of happiness.''
Men have hunted for happiness for
many a century, hunted for it in
wealth, In power, in knowledge, in
friendship, in accomplishment, in re
ligion, in gratified vanity, in change, in
freedom, in crowds and in solitudes.
No one has been able to fill a lifetime
with happiness. It may not have been
intended that anyone should. In all
lives there are oases—garden spots in
the desert, with springs of clear water,
where one may lie in the shade of the
trees. But at the end of the road the
pain at least matches the comfort, un
happiness balances the happiness.
Sometimes old men say that life is
worth the trouble It takes to live it,
and sometimes they deny it.
"But,” says the advertisement in the
car, which people stare at when they
are tired of looking out of the window
or at each other, “thrift is the guaran-j
tee of happiness.”
Some are thrifty because they can-j
not possibly procure more than the
necessities of life. Others are thrifty
from choice. They worry about their
money. They wake up in the middle
of the night, with cold sweat on their
brows, having dreamt that the bank
has failed. They deny themselves
pleasures which might have allowed
their lives to blossom out and expand.
For the sake of a problematical future
they build high walls around the pres
ent. They envy those who have more
than they, and sometimes they despise
those who have less.
With a few, thrift becomes the
noblest of virtues. It is so when it is
practiced for the sake of others. But
it does not guarantee happiness. We
must go a little further to find the pan
acea which shall cure humanity of ills
and relieve it of its sorrows. If we
could find out the secret we should put,
the seal on the philosophy of all the!
ages. For philosophy is a seeking after
the solution proclaimed so glibly in
tne car placard. Bmiosopnys nrsi
question is, whether life is worth liv
ing, and its second question is, how it
may be made most worth living; that
is, happiest.
There is happiness in being without
envy, in being without hatred, in being
without fear. There is happiness in
helping others. There is happiness in
finding what one can do best, and do
ing it with all one’s might. There is
happiness in the emotion of brother
hood, in feeling in one’s own body the
flow of great forces which sway man
kind from generation to generation.
But if we try to define happiness, or
to point the way to it, we are as futile
as the placard on the car. If there is a
road to happiness, every man must
find it for himself, and perhaps the
first step will be renunciation and hu
mility.
Wearisome Proposition.
“Well, Mirandy,” said Mrs. Bosby
shell to her cook, "1 hear it rumored
that you are going to be married again,
this time to Joe.”
“No’m, I ain't gwine git mahrled
again, Miss Lucy,” replied Mirandy.'
“I’m very fond o’ Joe, but I ain’t gwine
mahry him.”
“What’s the trouble?” asked Mrs.
Bosbyshell.
“Ain’t no trouble. Miss Lucy,” said
Mirandy, “but yo’ see I done been
mahried three times already, an’ tell
yo’ de truff I’m gittin’ mighty tiahed
payin’ out good money to dem undah
takahs."
Manchuria’s trade is affected very
little by the war.
Canada is finding a wide market
abroad for baled hay.
OUTRAGE IN
CAPITOL JOB
OF ACRANK
Letter Signed “R. Perce” Sayf
Bomb Was Intended as Pro
test Against Shipping
of Arms.
EXPLOSION HURTS NOBODY
Washington Police Seeking 9
Clue to Perpetrator of the
Crime—Facts Carefully
Guarded.
Washington, July 3.—The pub
lic reception room in the Senate
wing of the capitol of the United
States was wrecked just before
last midnight by an explosion,
probably caused by a bomb or an
infernal machine. No one was in
jured and today there was only
one clue, a letter received by the
Washington Times, an evening
newspaper, announcing that it
would take place.
The letter was mailed nearly
two hours before the explosion. It.
was signed “R. Pearce,” and in
dicated that the writer had been
waiting for an opportunity to
carry out his plan, which he said
would be “the exclamation point
of his career.”
Only one man of that name is
in the Washington city directory.
A search was begun for him.
The letter stated that the ex
plosion would be fired as a pro
test against the shipment of armq
and explosives to the allies. The
letter denounces the traffic in
munitions and indicates the
writer caused the explosion in or
der to accentuate the opposition
to this traffic.
Officials at first believed the ex
plosion was caused by spontan.
eons combustion of escaping gas,
They abandoned that line of in
vestigation and proceeded on thfi
theory that the explosive was
planted by a crank, seeking to
create a sensation or by some for
eign sympathizer, seeking to reg
ister his disapproval of the poli
cies of the United States govern
ment.
Superintendent Woods, of the capitol
building, summoned by panic stricken
watchmen, made a hurried investiga
tion and then telephoned for an expert
on explosives. Until the expert has
made his report, no official statement
concerning the Incident will be made
public.
First reports of the effects of the
explosion said the windows In the re
ception room had been blown out; that
an immense plate glass mirror was
demolished, and that part of the cell
ing and walls were torn down. The
explosion was heard for several blocks.
Could Small Powder.
Persons who reached the capitol soon
after the explosion occurred said they
noticed what smelled like burned pow
der. which persisted 16, or 20 minutes.
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
capitol building; Sergeant at Arms Hig
gins, of the Senate, and the head of the
capitol police, who directed the Inquiry,
refused to give any theory of the cause
of the explosion until the investigation
was completed.
At the time of the explosion the capi
tol had been closed since dark and no
one was In the building except the few
watchmen on duty and telephone oper
ators. The watchman In the hall di
rectly below the reception room said he
was almost blown from his chair by the
force of the blast. He declared that
no one could have been near the room
Damage Not Great.
Part of the celling and side walls or
the room wore shaken down. A huge
mirror and a crystal chandelier were
shattered and the doors blown open.
One of the doors led into the office of
the vice president and is said not to
have been opened in 40 years.
After first rumors of a bomb, some
of the investigators concluded that the
blnst had been caused by spontaneous
combustion In a gas pipe. The sides of
the walls were torn out, however, and
all pipes apparently were intact. There
had been no gas fixtures on the Ser ,te
Bide since an explosion occurred there
nearly 20 years ago.
A strong odor permeated the build
ing, but none seemed able to detect
Just what it was. No trace could be
found of an explosion of a bomb, nor
of anything else which might havo
caused the blast.
AUS AN REFUGEES
H DING TO TRIESTE
People Fleeing From Isonzo
Region Before Italian Ad
vance—Food Scarce.
Udine, July 5, (via Paris).—Uarge
numbers of refugees from the Isonzo
district have flocked to Trieste and Go
lzlan, according to reports received
here. Trains bearing Austrian wound
ed are said to havo passed through
those places several times a day.
Food for the civil population of Go
rilla and Trieste Is reported to be
scarce. There is no bread, but the
communes dally distribute small quan
tities of maize flour. Petroleum Is lack
ing and those persons whose homes are
not equipped with electricity are com
pelled to remain in darkness at night.
No newspapers are permitted and the
only news provided is that contained
in official statements, which ure post
ad on bulletin boards.
IF BLUE JUST EAT
BALE OF ALFALFA
When You Are Depressed
Take Lunch With the
Cows and Fcrgetlt.
Chicago, July 5.—Alfalfa as a remedy
for Indigestion and mental depression
was recommended by Dr. Alexander L.
Blackwood, of Chicago, at the closing
session of the annual convention of the
American Institute of Homeopathy.
Dr. Blackwood told of experiments
made with the new remedy on patients
at a Chicago hospital.
“During the past year observations
were made of the action of alfalfa on
17 persons,” he said. "All of them noted
that they grew so hungry that they
could scarcely wait for their meals.
Their minds were clear and bright, all
bodily functions were stimulated, and
It was Impossible to have the ‘blues.’ ”
VICTORY CLAIMED
BT RUSSIAN FLEET
Baltic Squadron Engages Five
German Cruisers and Tor
pedo Flotilla—Damage
• Stories Conflict.
London, July 3.—Details of the naval
battle between Russian and German
cruisers In the Baltic yesterday appar
ently were lost In the fog which en
shrouded the scene.
The official account from Petrograd
claims that a Russian cruiser squadron
drove a German cruiser ashore, but all
unofficial reports agree that the ves
sel which met the disaster was the
mine layer Albatross.
Petrograd claims that the German
vessels retired before the Russian at
tack, while unofficial accounts of the
engagement declare that Russian war
ships had to retire before superior num
bers. after a battle lasting half a day.
The submarines from the entente had
their Innings yesterday. Athens report
ed that a Turkish troop ship was sunk
In the sea of Marmora by a British
submarine, while Petrograd claims that
a Russian submarlne obtained a heavy
bag of merchant ships In the Black sea.
Petrograd. July 5, (via London).—
When the Russian naval squadron in
the Baltic gave battle to five German
cruisers and a flotilla of torpedo boats
off the east coast of Gothland on July
2, one German cruiser was beached and
the other warships were put to flight,
according to an official statement is
sued today by the Russian admiralty
under date of July 2. The damage to
the Russian cruisers, the statement
adds, was insignificant.
The text of the statement follows:
“This morning (July 2) along the par
allel of the Oestegarn lighthouse, on the
east coast of the Island of Gothland,
our cruisers encountered, in a fog. two
of the enemy’s light cruisers and some
torpedo boats, and engaged them in
battle.
“At 9 o'clock In the morning a Ger
man cruiser, badly damaged, lowered
her flag and ran ashore. The other
cruiser and the torpedo boats fled.
“At 10 o’clock our squadron encoun
tered the armored cruiser Roon, one
light cruiser and one torpedo boat and
renewed the battle.
“At 10:30 o’clock the enemy began to
retire toward the south. During the
retreat the enemy was Joined by anoth
er light cruiser. This vessel was at
tacked by our cruisers, and fled. At
11:30 o’clock the pursuit ceased.
“After the battle our squadron was
unsuccessfully attacked by submarines.
“The damage to our cruisers wis
quite insignificant.”
London, July 3.—The Stockholm cor
respondent of Reuter’s Telegram com
pany says the German mine layer, Al
batross. was chased by four Russian
cruisers and compelled to run aground
to escape capture. Of the mine layer's
crew 21 are said to have been killed
and 27 injured.
Another dispatch from Copenhagen
says the German battleship Wittles
bach and another battleship of the Kai
ser class, have reached Kiel in a crip
pled condition. The Wittlesbach is said
to have been badly damaged, while the
other warship had many shots under
the wrater line.
A German torpedo boat, with manv
wounded, is said to have arrived at
Katthammerivlk, on the east coast of
Gothland.
THREE TURKISH SHIPS SUNK
BY RUSSIAN SUBMARINE
Petrograil, July 3 (via London).—
The activity of a Russian submarine
n the Black sea is recounted In an of
ficial statement issued by the admiralty
today. The undersea boat sank two
Turkish steamers and one sailing ship
with cargoes of coal and provisions
tnd then exchanged shots with three
irmored schooners oft the mouth of
the Bosphorus, driving them ashore.
The text of the statement follows:
"A Russian submarine In the Black
tea today torpedoed and sank a
iteamer of 2,500 tons. It then set fire
to and sank a sailing ship of 1.500
tons. Subsequently a small steamer
was sent to the bottom. The three
lessels were in the neighborhood of
■Cesken and were laden with coal and
provisions.
"The submarine also shelled another
Iteamer anchored In the river and sev
eral coal laden barges and a tug were
Iriven ashore.
"Near the mouth of the Bosphorus
Ihe submarine came into action with
in armored schooner. After an ex
change of shots this vessel with two
ithers of a similar type were run
ishore."
'LAIM BRITISH WERE PUT
BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Constantinople. July 3 (via German
wireless to Ixmdon).—The repulse of
British assaults on the Gallipoli penin
lula is reported in an official statement
ss-ued today at the Turkish war office.
The communication follows:
"Renewed attacks by the British
luring the past three days near Avl
Burnu and Seddul Bahr were beaten
>ff with heavy enemy losses. The Brlt
sh were driven back into their old
positions.”
London, July 3.—In the Black sea,
'.?n. Sir Ian Hamilton reported from
he Dardanelles that the French troops
Jso have advanced until the Anglo
french line Is almost straight.
Dr. Johnson is commonly reckoned as
i successful author, yet he received
'or many of his compositions a com
paratively small sum. His most prof
table undertaking was the dictionary,
lor which he asked 37,875 and received
more, but the task occupied his time
tor seven years.
DES MOINES TRACTION
COMPANY IS BANKRUPT
Judge Wade Appoints Receiver
to Take Charge of Affairs—
Long Pending Trouble.
Special to The Tribune.
Des Moines. Ia., July 3.—The Des
Moines City Railway company went
Into the hands of a receiver at noon to
day, when, upon petition of bondhold
ers, Judge Martin J. Wade in federal
court named General Manager Schmidt
to take charge of the company.
Schmidt qualified under bonds of
3100.000.
Proceedings were filed by the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank of Chicago to
foreclose a mortgage of 33.000,000 on
the property because the company has
defaulted on interest payments. The
company had admitted the charge and
by an agreement Schmidt was made
receiver. The receivership follows a
long series of fighting over franchise
rights and litigation covering a dozen
years.
IE, GETS AWAY
__
Believed Mexican General Has
Jumped His Bond and Es
caped—Revolt Ru
mored.
El Paso, Tex.. July 5.—Paacual Oros
co, second only to Huerta In Impor
tance, appears to have disappeared. He
is not in his house, where six men
have been guarding him. The authori
ties, however, have not yet abandoned
hope of recapturing, if he attempts to
escape across the border of Mexico.
Orozco was arrested last Sunday
with General Huerta on charges oi
conspiracy to violate the United State*
neutrality laws. He was placed unde|
a bond of $7,600. Notwithstanding hi*
bond, federal authorities kept his res
idence under close watch.
Word of his disappearance reachef
federal headquarters early today. Of
fleers were rushed to the Orozco reel
dence at 1319 Wyoming street. A
thorough search was made, but no tract
of the former Mexican general could
be found. While not definitely known
It was believed Orozco slipped away
between midnight and daylight.
His disappearance has revived ru.
mors that an attempt to carry out tht
alleged plan to launch a new revo
lutionary movement in Mexico, might
be made in the next few days, select
ing some remote point along the bor
der for the crossing. Border patrol*
were notified and steps taken to ap
prehend Orozco before he could cros*
the boundary.
No trace of the Mexican leader had
been discovered by noon and it Is as
sumed that he made good his escape.
Fear Is expressed in Mexican circle*
that before many hours the Villa gar
rison at Juarez may place Itself under
the command of Orozco. It was re
ported last night that an armed force
was marching towards Juarez from the
west, and among the rumors In cir
culation Is one that Orozco has planned
to move toward Juarez with this or
ganization. For some time past there
has been reason to believe that dis
affection In the Juarez garrison has
gained such headway that it would
not be difficult for any of the Mexican
recognized factional leaders to take it
over. The escape of Orozco was ac
complished In spite of a guard of six
men—three soldiers and three agents
of the United States department of
justice. The orders of the guards were
explicit and warranted their taking
drastic action In case of an attempted
flight.
The house In which Orozco lived Is
so constructed and located that guard
ing Its occupants appears simple, but
10 - ards away there Is a growth of
shrubbery that would make compara
tively easy the disappearance of a per
son after the Intervening space had
been covered.
An examination of the house dis
closed an open window. Authorities
were of the opinion that Orozco left
the building through this window,
crossed the intervening space In the
Bhadow of clouds that Intermittently
obscured the moonlight, and gained the
shrubbery, from which his progress
was uninterrupted.
It is supposed that Orozco then
walked from the vicinity of the build
ing, and, if an attempt was made to
cross the boundary into Mexico, that
he took a waiting automobile several
blocks from the scene.
ZEPPELINS WRECKED
BRITISH ARMS PLANT
New York, July 3.—A description of
the bombardment of the northeast
coast of England by Zeppelins on tho
night of June IB, details of which havo
not been permitted by the British cen
sors to become public, was brought to
New York by passengers aboard the
steamship Lapland arriving today from
Liverpool.
According to accounts of the air raid
given by the Lapland’s passengers, tho
Zeppelins, which raided the northeast
coast of England, were more success
ful from a military standpoint than any
previous aerial warcraft which havo
flown over England, as they did con
siderable damage to Palmer’s Foundry,
a large machine shop in New Castle,
now used for a munitions factory.
The official reports, according to tho
Lapland's passengers, cited that a ma
jority of the deaths caused by the ex
plosive bombs dropped by the raider*
took place in the munitions factory,
which also suffered grave material
damage.
The raid began at Grimsby, where it
was said the highly important and val
uable docks at Immlngham narrowly
escaped bombs which were dropped by
the Zeppelins. From Grimsby a course
was steered for Hull, but when Hull
was reached little attention apparently
was paid to the city, which had suf
fered heavily from the previous visit
of German aircraft. The pilot, who
evidently knew the country well, led
the Zeppelin squadron then to New
Castle.
Running with double shifts day and
night, the munitions factory at New
Castle was well lighted and offered a
fair target to the aircraft. One of the
big Zeppelins seemed to hover, almost
stationary, over the munitions work#
and rained down upon the factory a
quantity of explosive and incendiary
bombs.
There ate more than 400,000,000 peo
ple in the British empire.
