The Evening statesman. [volume], December 26, 1906, Page TWO, Image 2

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11 FINAL WINDUP I j
| I OF THE j •
|| Piercing Arrow Sale j]
I j 2\ MORE DAYS and the GREATEST CLOTHING SALE 11
! | Ever Inaugurated in Walla Walla will be OVER. j J
\ j IN THESE TWO AND ONE-HALF DAYS we are going to CLEAN UP I •
I \ All Broken Lines of High-Grade Suits, Overcoats, \ \
J ♦ Rain Co&is, Hats, Underwear, Shirts, Neckwear, | I
: \ Shoes, etc., at about YOUR OWN PRICE. \ 1
| I GREAT AMOUNT Of MERCHANDISE MUST GO AT HALE AND LESS THAN HALE PRICE j !
• ♦ The last two and a half days of THE PIERCING ARROW SALE will overshadow l i
J j every previous effort, the savings will be more than phenomenal to all who attend the last ? 4
£ I two and a half days of the sale. Remember, all short lots and broken lines of goods * %
t t WE WILL SELL YOU AT WHAT THEY ARE WORTH TO YOU \ m
! We Mean Business *T*rt Ne ™ {I
# ♦ _____ merchandise been sold at prices we are going to j J
# t accept during the last two and a half days of our tremendous Piercing Arrow Sale* ♦ J
t \ The Sale will End at Noon, Tuesday, January Ist. Nail Guessing Contest Closes Monday, December 31st ♦ \
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SECRETS OF WOMAN HUSBAND
Mystery of Her Strange Life Yielded
By Former "Wives"
STRANGE ACTIONS OF RUSSIAN PEASANT
ASSUMES "MANHOOD" BECAUSE
HER CONNECTION WITH REV
OLUTIONARY "BUNDS."
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.—The three-day
wonder growing out oi the discovery
that Nicolai de Raylan, for years clerk
to Baron Schlippenbach, Russian con
sul in Chicago, was a woman, a dis
covery only made after her death in
Phoenix. Ariz., has been solved by the
admission of the two women with
whom she lived as "husband."
The motive for De Raylan's mas
querade, which had been kept up for
fifteen years, is mixed. Part of it
dates back to her early affair with a
girl in southern Russia, at the first
period of her assuming "manhood," and
part of the explanation is found in her
connection with revolutionary "bunds"
in this country and Russia
Mrs. Eugenic Bruchulis, 3112 South
Halsted street, De Raylan's first "wife"
and Mrs. Anne De Raylan, 592 Califor
nia avenue, both unbosomed themselves
in explaining the "mystery."
Boy Her Own Child.
There was no great secret dating
back to an "affair" with a nobleman
in Russia. The woman, De Raylan. was
of the common class and of the south
ern part. The 11-year-old boy who has
been reported as being the real child
of the De Raylan woman, is in reality,
as Mrs. Anne De Raylan has stated,
her own child. The boy is the son of
Joseph Armstrong, 1133 Milwaukee ave
nue, her former husband, and the reg
ster of the birth is in the city hall.
Armstrong appeared and claimed the
fatherhood. The reported "kidnaping"
of the boy is a fiction, according to
Mrs. De Raylan.
The idea of posing as a man grew
gradually with the De Raylan girl.
Trouble with her parents over a rev
olutionary secret drove her from her
hove in Elizavetgrad when 18 years
old She went to the town of Kamen
yets, and there, as a man, won the love
of a young girl, Jenya Vassilovitch
Diary Tells of Romance.
Throughout all her life in America as
a man. the romance clung to her. There,
in her diary, which Mrs. Bruchulis re
vealed, was all the details of this
sad romance. It told of how the De
Raylan girl lost the love of "Jenya," re
ferred to as 'my angel girl," through
an affair with a girl of the Neva quar
ter in St. Petersburg.
During the years of her double life
in New York and Chicago and the City
of Mexico, letters constantly went back
to Russia to the "angel girl." The girl
wrote pitiful letters, begging to be
brought to this country, saying that she
would be good and true, and at one
period De Raylan tried to induce her
I friend, Francis Bruchulis, to marry her
old "sweetheart."
Other Women Men.
During her residence in America,
several other instances of like nature
were brought to her attention. One was
the discovery that Chevalier de Lem
j alt, connected with the German consul
ate in New York, was a woman, and
I the other was the revelation of the real
sex of a supposed man named Leon
connected with the French consulate
:in London. The real training, however,
came in the City of Mexco, where De
j Raylan was an aide to Adolf Devrsch
jnitz for years acting Russian charge
d'affaires. After the death of Dever
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schnitz it was discovered that "he" was
a woman. For a short time in that
city De Raylan lived as a woman,
but upon leaving for New York as
sumed the dress and role of a man.
In New York, feeling sure of her
deception, she married her first "wife"
and from there the story proceeds to
Chicago.
De Raylan's connection with the rev
olutionary party is seen in her pres
ence at meetings of the West side
"bund" and the secret conferences with
fellow countrymen and the numerous
dispatches sent to Russia.
SISTERS FIGHT DUEL FOB LOVE
Fatal Outcome of Tangled Cuban Ro
mance Over a Handsome Chap—
Authorities Investigate.
HAVANA, Dec. 28.—The report of
a duel between two sisters has just
reached here. Maria and Carmen Hi
dalquez lived on a farm near Las
Lajas. Not far away on another plan
tation worked a handsome chap
named Juanille, wth whom both were
in love. Juanille seems to have di
vided his attentions.
Some days ago the sisters had their
first open quarrel about the young
man. The next morning they left the
house together at daylight. Carmen
came back alone. Questions disclosed
the fact that each had taken a revolver
and gone to a lonely tobacco field to
fight a duel.
Search revealed the body of Maria
on the adjoining estate of Maguajara.
Carmen has not been arrested, but
the courts are investigating the case.
The sisters previously had been de
voted to each other. One report from
Las Lajas has it that they did not
shoot at each other, but drew lots to
see which should have Juanilla, who
since has disappeared.
GETS BERTH BY "CALL DOWN."
Railroad Official Shown He Can't Use
Law to Be Disobliging.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Members
of the interstate commerce commis
sion declare that every time a rail
road official wants to get out of ex
tending some favor or concession to a
shipper the explanation is made that
the provisions of the interstate com
merce act forbid it. The other night
one commissioner wired west to a rail
road office asking for a berth reserva
tion.
"Can't reserve," came the reply. "It
is violation of interstate commerce
act."
This aroused the commissioner, who
indited another message, as follows:
"By what authority do you claim
that it is a violation of law to reserve
a. berth?"
This message was received in re
sponse:
"Ruling of commission against re
servation."
"Please refer me to the ruling," said
1 the commissioner in his third message.
I am a member of the commission."
The last message from the railroad
man read:
"Berth reserved as per your request."
Suet to Get Big Fee.
BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 28.—Su
preme Justice-Elect Thomas Crawford
of La Grande has commenced suit in
the Baker county circuit court against
the Highland Gold Mines company for
$33,500, alleged to be due for services
rendered as attorney for the corpora
tion and on account of Edward Diehl,
formerly vice-president of the com
pany, which has been assigned to the
plaintiff.
HANGING OF BOY GREWSOME.
First Rope Breaks and Second Is Ne
cessary at Execution.
HOUSTON, Mo., Dec. 28.—The exe
cution here today of John Hamilton,
the 20-year-old farmer boy, for the
murder of five members of the fam
ily of Barney Parsons, a farmer, was
a grewsome affair. Two attempts were
necessary before the hanging proved
successful.
The first rope broke, letting Ham
ilton drop to the ground, where he lay
writhing. Partially conscious, he was
picked up and carried a second time
to the scaffold. The rope was hur
riedly placed about the boy's neck and
the trap again sprung. This time it
was successful.
The attending physician expressed
the belief that Hamilton was fatally
injured by the first fall and died be
fore he dropped the second time. The
body was turned over to Hamilton's
father.
A Wicked Christmas Gift.
"There are Christmas gifts and
Christmas gifts," said Bishop Foss a
few days before his departure for
Japan, "but the only acceptable ones
are those given with a pure motive.
"In a crockery shop, during the holi
days, I once sa wthe proprietor hand a
plainly dressed young woman a $2 bill.
"She looked at the bill, and said bit
terly:
"'ls that all? And durin' the past
year ain't I broken 35 tumblers, 26
cups, 9 meat platters, 4 saucers, 72
plates and 13 of the mistresses' best
tureens?'
" 'There, there,' said the shopman,
soothingly, 'here's another dollar for
you. And don't forget me, you know,'
he ended with a wink."
, Good Dal for a Cold.
Bishop Olmstead of Colorado was
making a Christmas address to some
Denver children.
"Eat heartily on Christmas day,"
the bishop said, smiling. "Do full jus
tice to turkey, to cranberry sauce, to
i plum pudding, to all the good things.
"But don't give way to gluttony.
Don't gloat over your Christmas dain
ties like a Bala boy I used to know.
"This boy said one Christmas morn
ing:
"'My, I wish I had a cold!'
" 'Why?' asked his brother.
" 'Cause, mother says to feed a cold,
and if I had one today, wouldn't I feed
it, tho!'"
MESH ROADS NOT CHEAP
More Expensive to Travel There
Than in America
MILEAGE BOOKS ARE A BIG SAVIN 6
REGULAR TICKETS SOLD AT RATE
OF FOUR CENTS A MILE ARE
GOOD ON ALL LINES.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 28.—
Consul-General B. H. Ridgley, of Bar
celona gives the following Informa
tion as to the railway companies of
Spain, the charges and conditions.
The average first-class fare in Spain
is about four cents a mile (just double
the first-class of some American lines,
and with only 60 pounds free baggage)
but with mileage books, which are
good on all the railroads of Spain, the
fare works out at 2.65 cents a mile for
1,210 miles down to 1.85 and 1.7 cents
a mile for 5,000 and 7,500 miles.
In order to secure these mileage
tickets, application must be made at
any of the important railway stations
of Spain at least 48 hours before the
ticket is required. Sample book forms
to be filled up by the applicant are fur
nished at any of the railway offices
and the application must invariably
be accompanied by a 4V 2 by 3V2-inch
unmounted photograph of the appli
cant. This is glued on the inner cov
er of the mileage book. If desired sev
eral persons may use the same book,
but the book must contain a photo
graph of each of these persons. There
is no advantage in having several
names on the same book, except that
if persons are traveing regularly to
gether the trouble of making out a
separate application and the addi
tional fee for preparing a separate book
for each person is avoided by making
a collective demand.
Cost of Mileage Books.
Second-class mileage books, cost
from 1.96 cents down to 1.27 cents per
mile while third-class mileage books are
issued at one-third less than those for
second class. In Spain it is impossi
ble, however, to travel third class. As
a matter of fact even second class is
not very satisfactory, for the reason
that the express trains as a rule are
limited to first class. However, for
persons who do not object to crowds
and slow traveling and long waits at
railway stations, second class is not
impossible. It is said that tourist
agents in central Europe either know
very little about these economical
Spanish kilometric tickets, or else for
reasons of their own do not advise in
tending tourists to Spain to ask as
to their existence. Perhaps this is due
to the fact that the Spanish railways
allow the agents commissions on tick
et sales At any rate, .persons who
want to travel economically in Spain
should endeavor to supply themselves
with mileage This can be done either
at Gibraltar or at Algeciras by persons
arriving in Spain by the Mediterranean
route. Those coming from France may
secure mileage at San Sebastian, 30
miles from the frontier. Travelers ar
riving from France or Italy by the
southern route may secure the tickets
at Barcelona.
Spcil Tickets for Tourists.
As an example of the saving these
tickets afford tourists, it may be stat
ed that the first-class iare from Barce
lona to Madrid alone is $15.85, while
with a kilometric ticket of 2000 kilo
meters 1250 miles) which would cost
$31.85 and which is good for three
months, the trip from Barcelona to
Madrid, thence to Toledo, Granada,
Cordova and Seville and back to Mad
rid could be accomplished. In other
words, it cost about 50 per cent, less
to travel with the mileage tickets than
with the ordinary tickets. Moreover,
the first class tickets are good on all
trains. They are also good on the
Madrid-Cacere and Lisbon line, thus
enabling holders to visit Portugal.
FOR RENT.
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Third street between Main and Alder
streets. Inquire at The Statesman of
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The Warning Year
For the larger prosperity in which
we have so bountifully shared, and for
the larger opportunities which have
come to our city and ourselves we
are thankful. We appreciate the confi
dence reposed in us by our depositors
and will always safe guard their in
terests with us with most careful con
sideration.
You are always welcome at this bank
and we want you to always feel per
fectly at home when here.
We divide our profits with you by
allowing from 2 to 4 per cent on your
deopsits, dependant upon the nature
of the deposit.
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