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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24
OFFICIALS DISMISSED.

The Government Believed They Connived
mt the Smuggling In of Cinnamon and
Opium.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The official
heads of Patrick II. Winston, United
States attorney; Thomas r. Brown,
United States marshall Andrew Was
son, United States collector at Port
Townsend; C. ]. Mulbey, United States
special agent, and six special inspectors
of customs in the Puget Sound district,
all in the state of Washington, have
fallen into the official hopper as the
result of reports made to Secretary Car
Isle by Special Treasury Agents Wood
and Lewis These are numerous and
circumstantial as to details and tell the
story of one of the most extensive and
successful conspiracies ever formed to
smuggle Chinese and opium into the
United States across the far northwest
ern boundary
There has been hardly day for the
past two months that reports have not
been received Mt the treasury depart
ment from Wood and Lewis and on
these reports officials of the treasury
department have been summarily dis
missed. The first dismissals of customs
inspectors were made Saturday, but
Secretary Carlisle thinks the ends of jus
tice may be defeated by making public
their names. They, it is charged by
the reports received, had been doing u
wholesale business in connection with
private parties in Victoria, B. c., in
smuggling in Chinese by means Of
fraudulent certificates, and in permit
ting opium smuggling either by con-
nivance or otherwise.
Not t. defeat the continuance of the
investigation, all the prominent gov
eminent officials named were removed
by the president and their successors
appointed without the usual announce
ments being made. The purpose was to
keep the public in ignorance that other
implicated persons might not become
suspicious Those appointed were James
Saunders, collector ut Port Townse nd:
James +. Drake, United States mar
shall; John b. Brinker, United States
attorney.
The matter in due course of time will
find its way into the courts.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24
LIZZIE ACQUITTED.

The Jury Declares Miss Borden Not Guilty
OF the Murder of Her Father and Step
mother.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 21.-Thc
Lizzie Borden case was given to the
jury yesterday afternoon, and after be-
ing out little more than an hour
verdict of not guilty was returned.
When court convened in the after
noon the chief justice addressed Miss
Borden by name, telling her that
she now had voice and could say to
the jury what she chose to say. She
arose somewhat agitated, and said to
the jury: Il am innocent, but / will
leave my case in your hands and in the
hands of my counsel"
Judge Dewey then charged the jury.
He read his charge rapidly, and among
other things embodied therein was the
caution to make decision only upon
the law and the evidence given. The
court defined the degrees Of murder and
said the degree is to be determined by
the jury.
At the conclusion of the charge, the
attorneys consulted n few moments.
The jury was allowed to retire and
counsel agreed upon what exhibits
were 10 be put into the case. after
which they were brought in again, the
oath administered by the clerk of the
court, and the jury took the case
1t was just 4:30 o'clock when the
spectators, who had kept their seats
patiently during the retirement of the
jury, noticed a movement indicating
their return. A moment later the
twelve men fled into their seats and
were polled.
Miss borden was asked to stand up
and the foreman was asked to return
the verdict, which he announced-"Not
guilty"
Then all the dignity and decorum OF
the court room vanished. A cheer went
up which might have been heard half u
mile away through the open windows
and there was no attempt to check it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24
A PENSION ORDER.

Commissioner Lochren Makes n Change
Governing the Preparation of TeSti-
mony.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-An order was
issued by Commissioner Lochren from
the pension bureau and approved by
Secretary Smith with n view of pre-
venting fraud in making applications
for pensions. Following is the order:
In the preparation OF testimony in support OF
claims in pension cases, oil statements affecting
the particular case and merely formal must be
written. or prepared 70 be typewritten, In the
presence OF the witness, and from his oral decla-
lions then made to the person who then reduces
the testimony 10 writing, or then prepares the
same 10 be typewritten Such testimony must
embody statement by the witness that
such testimony was written or prepared
for typewriting. rs the case may be, In his
presence, and only from his oral statements
then made, stating also the time, place and
person, when, where and 10 whom he made
such oral statements, and that in making the
same he did not use and was not aided or
prompted by any written or printed state
ments or recital prepared Or dictated by any
other person and not attached as an exhibit 10
his testimony. ANY needless delay In the
preparation OF such testimony or such oral
statement by the witness or forwarding the
same 70 this bureau and any material altera-
tion or erasure win be cause for rejecting such
taStifnonv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24
Fatal HALLWAY Accident.

New YORK, June a1.-A train on
the Long Island railroad upon which
were about 1000 persons returning
from the Sheepshead Bay races was de
rallied last evening in a tunnel short
distance from Parkville, L. ]. Seven
persons were. killed outright, two died
soon after being removed to the hos
pital and about 100 were injured, many
20 seriously that they win not recover
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24

-Tommy-"Paw, I've found out
where the little birds go when they
leave" Mr.. Figg-"well, whereT
Tommy-"To Wingland"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
Fibbinr About Their Ago.

The inaccuracy of women with regard
their age is the subject of some curious
testimony by French president OF as
size. The only instance in which he
finds correct dates given by women is
when they are under rs or over IS. At
these periods Of life, he says, they are
to be trusted. At all other periods the
sure controlling tendency is to under
state. The magistrate has been able to
give rule for guidance. He finds that
female prisoners invariably state their
ages at 20, 80, 40, SO, and from this re-
markable circumstance he deduces his
rule. If their ages are in the forties
they boldly set them down in the thir-
ties, but, conscience asserting itself,
they keep as near the truth as they can
and fix them at 80.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
The New Archbishop of olmutz.

The recent appointment as arch
bishop of Olmutz, in Moravia, OF Rev.
Theodore Cohen, convert from Juda-
ism, recalls the fact that another Jew
of that name, Herman Cohen, of Ham
burg, became Carmelite father in
1s49. In his youth he showed great
aptitude for music, and his parents took
him to Paris and placed him under
Able List, by the aid of whose IN
structions he speedily won an enviable
place among musicians. At this time
he became disciple of Voltaire and
Rousseau in the gay capital, and led
life that was far from edifying, SO that
his conversion, to Christianity created
no little sensation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01


the most graceful model. 1t has a
woke piece and collar in one, and the
cape part reaches to the hips and hangs
closer to the figure than many earlier
styles, which is decided improvement,
as these garments are usually made of
velvet which, when too full, hangs in
stiff. ungainly folds.
The double and treble capes edged
with fur are worn, but would recon-
mend the shirred collar and small shout
der capes over the one long one as being
much more becoming.
Every possible device known to dress
making is being made to broaden the
shoulder and chest effect. We have not
alone returned to the genuine leg O.
mutton sleeve of our grandmothers,
but there is a distinct, tendency to
lengthen the shoulder seam as Of old
and to insert the sleeve as far down on
the round of the shoulder as few
years ago every effort was strained to
bring the shoulder as near the ears as
possible. To heighten the present effect
the broadest revers yet worn are seen
on the new gowns. In some cases they
fare out several inches on to the sleeve
in alarming proportions.
There is fancy for making sleeves
of two or more different materials. In
fact, the more the merrier, aud it is no
uncommon thing to be able ID count no
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
AN INDIAN TEMEScAL.
Something About tho Sweat-Houses OF
the California Indians.

Somethfng About tho sweat-Houses OF
the California Indians.
The sweat-house Tor ''temescal," as it
is called by the Spanish-speaking
tribes) is generally circular, dome
shaped structure, made by planting
flexible poles around a circular excava-
ton some two or three feet deep and
from ten to fifteen in diameter. These
poles are bent inward until they almost
meet, leaving smoke-hole in the CEN
ter They are then interviewer with
tules or Yushes if in the lowlands, and
brush and twigs if in the foothills,
leaving a hole in one side big enough
for a man to crawl through. The whole
is then plastered over with sticky
asobe mud to the depth of four or FIVE
inches.
The sweat-house is usually built near
the stream on which a village is in
variably situated, and somewhat apart
from the other ''wikiyups. Its use is
commonly that of a dance house or
medicine lodge, wherein cures are sup
posed to be effected by the medicine
men of the tribe, and the religious or
medicine dances held.
But the most extraordinary use, and
the one which gives it it's name, is GER
emony conducted in the following
manner: A fire is built in the center,
and the smoke-hole closed over and
made air-tight with mud. The devotees,
stripped naked, range themselves in a
circle round the fires. Then the door is
closed and plastered with mud from the
outside. The Indians, if it be in the
central counties, begin a dance, going
round and round the fire until they are
in a state of profuse perspiration. They
keep this up until they are obliged to
stop from exhaustion; then gathering
their strength for the final effort, they
burst open the door, and, rushing out
like angry bees from hive, plunge into
the neighboring stream.
Whether or not this does them good
from a medical point of view don't
know, but it forms an exciting diver
sion for them, and makes them clean if
nothing else, and cleanliness, as rule,
they sadly need. The sweat-house is
an institution common to all the In
dams of California inhabiting the coun-
| try drained by the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers, and for all I know,
by those west and northwest of Mount
| Shasta.
/ have described it to you, as nearly
as / could, as it was when the white
E.gold-digger,' coming over the lofty
| Sierras from the east, found and in 9
great measure obliterated it. The tenn
escal not only serves the purpose OF
dance and medicine lodge, but is gen
eral lounging place for the lazy men o.
the village. All women are excluded
on pain of death, excepting the favored
few practising or studying medicine
L. Maynard Dixon, in Harper's Young
Paorle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS.

Wade Hampton and John S. Seymour Re
ceive Important Federal Offices.
President Cleveland continues to scat
ter his favors in Office, giving among all
sections of his party and country, ap-
pointing one and disappointing ten. as
presidents have had to do from the start.
Wade Hampton, soldier and senator In
turn, is made commissioner of railroads,
and John S. Seymour of Connecticut
commissioner of patents, while other
equally good offices go to the far west
and far south in turn.
The appointment of Wade Hampton
probably excites most comment and
gives much satisfaction in his section,
for, though Is years old, he is still in the
full vigor of intellect, enjoying excellent
health and genial to an unusual degrees
looking upon life without asperity and
expressing his views with all the opti-
mism of youth. To give his biography and
military career would be superfuous
Suffice it that he was born in Columbia,
S. c., in 1918, was graduated from the
state university, became a lawyer and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

skirt, but many are onIy trimmed at Jne
foot with ruff1e, or one or more bands
of any harmonious garniture.
A pretty house gown is made of Pc
TUNA. a black striped silk, with broad
trimming of black lace and jet bands.
I, AS is usual at this time in the year,
the leading importing houses are now
exhibiting the new spring and summer
materials. Shop windows are full OF
the daintiest of ginghams and ARREST OF
lawns and Swiss, while we, the buyers,
hurry along in snowstorm trying in
vain to keep warm wrapped to the ears
in fur. 1t all seems little incongru-
GUS, but if one wants to get the pick of
novelties now is the time to buy.
Among the newest materials is silk
bingham; firm, soft weave of silk and
cotton mixture, which comes in all
styles of plaid, stripe and small figures
in the newest shades. Some very
pretty gowns of this fabric trimmed
with lace and velvet ribbons have been
imported to take the place of the old
standby, India silk.
There are also some beautiful novel
ties in crepons with silk stripes and
figures, and Swiss with delicate colored
garlands. These are made up in some in
stances with yards upon yards of narrow
ribbons of shades to match the pattern.
One of the novelties of this season is
the red umbrella which on dreary gray
days is carried with the storm gown or
ulster and when hoisted casts delicate
glow over the face and figure which is
rather startling amidst the dull sur
roundings, but withal quite attractive
If one cares to be attractive in that
way, F.F. B.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
REPRODUCTION.
ORIGINAL.

with the telephone has led him to be very
careful with the telautograph, and he has
guarded his new invention by filing
nearly 400 claims in the patent office. He
invented the musical telephone and the
harmonic telegraph, by which eight diff
ferent messages can be sent over one
wire at the same time, but he considers
the telautogfaph the GROWING achieve
ment of a life largely devoted to cleo
trical inventions
The construction Of the telautograph
is very simple It consists of a trans
mitter and receiver at each end of the
wire, whatever is written at one end of
the circuit being reproduced in facsimile
at the other, and the sender and receiver
each having copy Of every message and
reply. The transmitter is an ordinary
lead pencil, with two silk cords fastened
at right angles to each other near It's
point. These cords connect with the in
strument, follow the motions of the PEN
Gil and regulate the motions OF the pen
on the distant receiving instrument as
well as on that beside the operator who
sends the message The receiving pen
| is a capillary glass tube placed at the
| junction of two aluminium arms and is
supplied with ink through a small rub
Der tube. A roll of ordinary paper five
inches wide is attached to the machine
and is shifted mechanically at the trans
mitter and electrically at the receiver.
The electricity coming over the wire
moves the pen,of the receiver sirnultane-
ously with the movements Of the pencil
| in the hand of the operator, and an ink
tracing is left as the pen passes over the
| paper which is always facsimile of the
| sender's motions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
The Waste In Finger Nails.

The average person trims off the thir-
ty-second part of an inch from each
finger nail week, or about II inches
every year. The average Of human life
all over the world is 40 years. There are
1900, 600, 900 people in the world who
therefore waste on AN average 2S,4Oo
miles of finger nail ia generation, st.
Louis Republic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
EMPIRE Skirt.

less than five materials in one sleeve,
viz: Velvet, silk, passementerie, fur
and lace.
give three models of sleeves, none of
which are in exaggerated style, though
of new pattern.
The winter skirt model is not ma
terially different in appearance, except
for the length in back, but it is cut on
different lines, as shown in the
diagram of the empire skirt illustrated
here. The front and back are straight
seamless lengths, slightly curved top
and bottom as drawn. The side pieces
are gored to almost nothing, which
gives the full gathers in the back with
out making clumsy lump on the hips.
All manner of odd little bodices are
being made for the house to wear with
the ever useful friend-an old black silk
or lace skirt. Short Figaro jackets lined
with contrasting color are worn on
cloth and heavy wool gowns, but for
house wear the daintieat OF velvet or
real oriental embroidered cloth ones
are worn over ravishing little draperles
and sleeves of colored crepe, lace, OF
fancy silk.
A pointed belt to match the jacket o
jet or raetal girdle, or one OF the new
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

FIVE strand ribbon belts can be worn
with these gowns.
For house gowns the prevailing
model is a short round waist finished
with a. girdle of silk plaits, ribbon or
passementerie, broad cape revers, very
full shelves and short-trained plain
skirt. There is perceptible tendency
10 Garry the skirt trimmings high up the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
PICTURES BY TELEGRAPH.
Professor Gray's Invention That Will Send
Eacsimiles by Wire.

Professor Gray's Invention That Will Send
Facsimiles by Wire.
Though most people have become ac-
customed to say that they would not be
surprised at any new electrical inven-
ton, however marvellous, it is doubtful
if the world was any better prepared for
the advent of the telautograph than it
was for the photograph when it came,
and when everybody and his big brother
considered it a hoax. That man would
ever be able to sit down in his private
office and draw diagram or a picture
with an ordinary lead lencil or write a
message which should be reproduced in
facsimile hundreds of miles away by
electricity seemed quite as improbable
as it once did that the sound of voice
talking in New York could be heard in
Boston or Chicago. Yet the telauto-
graph will enable him to do that very
thing.
The new instrument is the invention
of Professor Elisha Gray. who claims
that he invented the telephone, though
Professor Alexander Graham Bell was
granted the patent, for which both men
applied on the same day. His experience
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Dark Rich COlorings are in Favor
just Now.

Dressmakers Returning to the Genuine
Leg o. Mutton Sleeves of Our Grand
mothers The Stylish Empire
skirt-Neat House Gowns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

yuyO LET-Tenements in various parts OF the
Il city and Deering; two with stables. frice
AZ. 90 to 8 g. 90 per month. Also houses Tor
sale. j. G. WOODMAN, 10512 EXCHANGE o.;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

YUyO LET-The following houses, with all
modern improvements: Cushman street,
7 rooms. S25 per month Pine street, 9 rooms.
$500 per annum. Deering street, 10 rooms.
$5O0 per ann,lm Winter street, corner Gray
Street. 10 rooms, $3.50 per annun. Gray street
il rooms, $500 per annum. 4. g. S. RiCkER,
Room 20, First Nat. Bank Bldg Telephone
No. 4O5-2. col
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
TO LET.

TITO LET-Lower tenement No. IA Winter
street. in best of repair to small mliy,
large ward in rear. Apply to JAMES BAN,
No. 1i9 Commercial street. 3il
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01
Especial New York letter.

ISpeclaI New YORK Letter.
There is a decided preference kor
dark rich colorings this season. The
light gray andtan costumes SO popular
for several winters have given place to
gowns of elegant simplicity Tin all but
cost, made of heavy rich silk, velvet or
woolens of the velours, reps and boucle
order.
The fancy for shot materials con-
tinues and the velvets and heavy
bengalines are particularly effective IN
dark shades.
The fur-trimmed velvet capes are the
favorite garments of the season Tor
street wear. The Breton is perhaps
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

served With diSClncClOn IN INC SGate IoSls-
lature before the war. His subsequent
career as general, governor and senator
is well known.
In the national senate General Hamp-
ton had an experience probably without
precedent AS chairman OF the commit
tee on military affairs he made 500 re-
ports, and not one of them was acted
upon adversely by the senate. He en-
tered that body in 1877 under peculiar
circumstances, which excited much bit
terness, yet left it in 1891 with the
warm personal regard of every one of
lis political opponents. Indeed no sena-
tor of either party maintained more
pleasant personal relations. In appear
ance he combines the venerable and the
genial His snow white hair and whis
kers, with his broad brimmed hat, give
him quite patriarchal appearance.
At the other end of the country, as
we'll as of the list, SO far as being noted
goes, is John 8. Seymour, the newly
named commissioner of patents. He is
lawyer some 40 years of age and res
ident of Norwalk, Conn. Two years ago
he was elected to the state senate, which
was his first public service. Recently
he was appointed insurance commission
er for the state. In national affairs ne Is
an absolutely new man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

Doyou want to know what is going on in the
world-Take the PRESS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

T. soil; thirteen miles from. Portland; cuts 20
tons Of hay; 800 cords Of standing wood;
10000 Of pine timber; two story house; barn arm
3Ox36. No better farm land can be found IN the
State. Price only S11OO. This is your oppor-
tunity to get good farm for little money.
Address Z. L. Baker, 257 Washington street.
Boston Mass. "a 5t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

UlOLET-At the Willard, Cape Elizabeth, The
Of thirteen rooms with large stable. fine lawn:
Beautiful location overlooking the islands OF
Casco Bay. Fine bathing beach. Fine place
home. +. G.. KICKER, Room % First Nat
Bank Bldg. Telephone No. 4o5 2. 28-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

Store NO. l77 Middle ST., next
corner of Exchange ST., former
Iy occupied by A. w. Reale q Go.
Enquire OF
CHAS. PERRY,
No.54s I-3 Congress ST.
mar3o diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

VUANTED-A first class coat maker; also
w first class trousers maker. one that can
make vests preferred at once. Three large
windows in work room. At F. W. GROSS
TUCK, Merchant Tailor, 10 Free st. 27-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

EHOR SALE-Ths furniture and good viii Of
10 one of the best located boarding houses in
Portland, contains 17,r6oms and has all modern
conveniences Now doing a paying business.
No bonus. A. G. LIBBY, 421a Exchange st.
N 2b.1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

Il Howard,s hand sewed shoes, also one lot
of j. F. Cobb's hand sewed which you can
have for 81. 98. One lot Champion $500 shoe,
narrow widths at the small sum of $l.9S
j. E. FAIR, Al Exchange street. IA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as foreman on a farm,
w BY young man, single; thoroughly ex-
perienced; references furnished. Address l..
W., WO0dfordS, Me. 70