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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-15
Eugenie and the Artist.

It1i is said that Emperor Napoleon
III. was desirous of bestowing the
cross of the Legion of Honor upon
Rosa Bonheur, the eminent artist, but
hesitated, fearing the popular judg-
ment might condemn the giving of it
to woman. Leaving home in the
summer of 1865 for an excursion, he
left the empress as regent. From the
imperial residence at Fontainbleau it
was only short drive to- By. The
countersign at the gate was forced,
and, unannounced, the empress en-
tered the studio where Rosa was at
work. She rose to receive her visitor,
who threw her arms about her neck
and kissed her. 1t was only short in
terview. The imperial vision had de-
parted, the rumble of the carriage and
the crack of the outriders' whips were
lost in the distance. Then, and not
till then. did the artist discover that,
as the empress had given the kiss, she
had pinned upon her blouse the cross
of the Legion of Honor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-15
GOLD FIELDS OF THE YUKON.
Plonty of the Precious Metal, But 1t Is
Difficult to Reach.

Difficult to Reach.
Some destitute Alaskan miners who
were recently landed in San Francisco
by. United States revenue steamship
brought a dismal account of the gold
fields of the Yukon country. They do
not dispute the claim that mineral
wealth exists there, but say that u
great part of it lies under impenetra-
BILE mountains of ice. Moreover, the
high cost of living renders the pros
poets Of the average miner extremely
dubious. Flour sells for twelve dollars
q hundred pounds and sugar twenty
five cents n pound, and other necessa-
ries of life are proportionatelYas dear.
For meal of corn beef and beans in
the settlements seventy-five cents is
charged, Inclement weather, too, linn
its the mining season to three and a
half months eachrXear. Mining in
Alaska,n s,.idY one of the prospectors,
.ig different from mining in any other
region ever heard Of In prospecting
for claim you first have to dig up
from six inches to- three feet of moss,
and beneath that is mass of ice Of
questionable depth which has to be
thawed before you strike bedrock. l
have seen men thaw out thirty feet Of
Ice and then not get anything" He
admitted, however, that occasionally
the gold-seelxer sstruck 1t rich" "We
learned before we left, he says, "that
there were four men who had each
taken out ten thousand dollars worth
of gold dust this summer. There are
several others who will carry away
five thousand dollars worth of gold
DUST but then some of those men have
been prospecting all through the Yu-
lSon district for several years past with
out scraping up more than enough to
live ON, The miner who secures enough
dust to pay his passage back to San
Francisco Is doing well.n
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-15
ACTIVE VOLCANOES.
Burning Mountains of South and Central
America That DO Deadly Work.

Burning Mountains of South and Central
America That DO Deadly Work.
The volcano of Abina, in Peru, which
fora century and half had been con-
sidered extinct, suddenly awole from
its long sleep the other day and began
pouring forth lava, smoke and ashes in
such quantities as to obscure the sun
up to the date of the last report, says
Panama correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Press.
Together with this news comes an
account of remarkably severe earth
quakes in Ecuador that shook the
whole Pacific slope and extended far
into the interior. A series of rapid,
violent shocks continued one minute
and some seconds It created the
greatest terror in Guayaquil, where at
every convulsion it appeared as though
the pile-built structures must go over.
However, no damage to speak of oc-
cured there, but several accounts of
disasters had arrived from the in
terror. At Canar seven families and
their homes are known to have been
swallowed up by the earth One GU
rious incident at Guayaquil was the
bursting open of the doors of the peni-
tentiary. Many convicts escaped be-
fore the demoralized guards could pull
themselves together to prevent it.
Then the guards fired indiscriminately
on the prisoners, those fleeing from
crumbling walls as we'll as those es-
Gaping. The city waterworks were so
damaged that water famine was inn
minent This series of shocks was felt
over an area of eighty thousand square
miles. At almost the same time Coto-
paxi and Turgurahua burst forth in
such terrible activity as has not
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In digging a well in Carroll county,
Mo-, recently, farmer claims to have
found at a depth of ten feet a stream
of water in which were floating num-
bers of white walnuts, together with
leaves from the trees.
A BRIDEGROOM of Salem, Mass, was
so overcome by the novelty of his po-
sition during the marriage ceremony
that he tainted. The bride looked so
mortified that she seemed to be medi-
tating severe Caudle lecture for his
benefit.
In a dispute with member of her
family, Miss Emma Lindsay, of Ohio
Falls, Ind, became so excited that she
fell to the floor in swoon. She has
since been blind and speechless, al
though the quarrel occurred several
weeks ago
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SLAVE TRADING sTlLL EXISTS.

One Form OF It, Called 'BIackbIrding,"
Carried ON by Adventurers.
II is high time that the attention of
our naval officers in the Pacific was
directed to the "hlackhirdingN raids
that have lately been made upon the
Gilbert islands, says London Truth.
'iBlaclSbirdmg." should perhaps ex-
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Steamers Portland to San
Francisco every 5 Days.
TICKETS AND r. Te9aom EUROPE

For rates and general information
call on A. R. Bradley. Depot Ticket
Agent, Athena, Oregon.
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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
DEATHS.

In this city, Aug. 16. Peter Mcdonald, aged
35 years IL months.
Funeral Thursday afternoon at o'clock, at
No. IS Green street
In this city, Aug. Id, infant child OF G. w.
Burns, aged weeks.
Funeral this Thursday forenoon at 1890
o'clk, from No. 10 Orange street,
In this city, Aug. Is, Bridget. wife of the late
James Reagan. aged rs years.
Funeral on Friday forenoon at $50 o'clk,
from the residence of her sister, Mrs. John T.
Griffin, No. 8 Carter street. Requiem high mass
at st Domincs Church at O'Clock.
In Springvale. Aug. ID. Mrs. Harriet Osborne,
widow of the late Rev. Mr.. Osborne in her 10th
year. 70 .r..
formerly of Portland, aged so years months.
In Auburn, Aug. 10, Mrs. Mary A., wife of
Richard Dresser. aged sc years.
In Bath, Aug. H. Mrs. Louise H. Lowell, aged
III Biddeford,. Aug. II, Mrs. Fannie I. Web
In Blddeford, Aug. ~, Mrs. Mary $. Bettes,
In Augusta, Mrs. Ida L. Austin. aged 3S yrs.
In Haiioweil, Mrs 0. E. Merrill. aged IA yrs.
In Bangor, Aug IL, Mrs Jennie T. Sherman,
Ss IN b. Bangor Aug 1s, Charles N Dore aged
In Eddington, Aug. ~, Hannah E. Gonld,
aged 73 years.
In Cambridge, Mass. Aug. 10. Mrs. Caroline
w. Packard, formerly of Brunswick.
fThe funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah j. Eaton
will take place this afternoon at ESQ O'Clock
from No, IS Federal street, Changed from No.
90 Hancock street,
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
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The Crops and the weather.

The weather crop bulletin of the New
England weather service for the week
ending August II, 1898, says:
The first five days of the week were the
warmest of the season in most parts OF
New England. At Eastport, Maine, the
10th was the warmest day on record IN
twenty years of observation. The ther-
mometer registered only ninety degrees,
but it was point never before reached
in the twenty years. The 18th and 18th
were very cool with the temperature
dangerously near frost on the morning
of the 14th. AT Northfeld, VT, it ran
down to So degrees and in some towns in
Eastern Massachusetts, it registered from
SO degrees to 40 degrees. There h as been
plenty of sunshine and harvesters have
taken advantage of it in all districts.
Very little rain has fallen in Maine
during the week, and in the vicinity of
Sidney and Morrill, crops are being in
jured very much by drought; potatoes
are dying, and springs failing. The grain
harvest has begun in some localities and
a good crop is promised. The potatoes are
rusting some in Aroostook county but
probably no more than is usual at this
time of year. The correspondent at Nor
rill reports that the orchards are covered
with worm that makes a web like a
spider. The hay crop. is generally, re-
ported of excellent quality and of about
an average quantity.
The hay has not quite all been cut in
some northern towns in New Hampshire;
good crop is quoted generally.
Grain harvest has begun in Northern
Vermont and good yield of oats and rye
is promised. Corn is making a large
growth and is maturing very we'll The
correspondent from Burlington reports
that no blight has appeared on potatoes
in that vicinity yet. Haying is not yet
completed in all sections, and a good
crop is being secured.
The few reports that have come IN from
Connecticut indicate that nearly all
crops are in need of rain; corn is rolling
and tobacco whiting very badly while
potatoes are being badly injured, Cor
respondents in eastern New York have
the same story to tell of injury to all
growing crops by lack of water; every
thing is parched and dry and going
backward in many instances. Fruit is
dropping and dairy interests are suffer-
Maine-Houlton: Rust has shown it
self: Morrill,; Farmers are harvesting
grain. Sydney: The drought is doing
great injury to our cops. Princeton:
Hay crop all in; about IA less than last
wear; the potatoe crop bids fair to be ex-
cellent. West Levant: Grain will be
heavy; corn doing well and will be a
large corp. Chesterfield; No fall feed;
potatoes failure: grain will be very
light Palermo: The hail of the 18th
badly cut squash and pumpkin. vines.
Farmington: Blackberries are rlpenlnlg
with prospect of fair crop. Orland !:
Grain is being cut and is in fair condl-
ton; the apple and pear crop is ll2ht.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
MI McnonaId,s Beer.

Mr.. Farquhar Mcdonald complained to
the police last night that he had been
assaulted on the street and robbed of a
purchase he had just made and five dol
lars in cash. Mr.. Mcdonald made his
purchase on Centre street. He bought
a quart of beer and started to carry it to
his home on Bracket street. There
were many thirsty people on Center
street last night. Many who frequent
parts of that street have a chronic thirst.
They can also detect the odor of Center
street beer very long way. Numbers
Donald. He says they took the beer
and drank it all up. If they also got the
five dollars, they probably drank more
beer Mr.. McDonald's trip to Centre
street will long be remembered.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
The High School Building.

To the Editor of the Press:
Dear Slr-I wish to correct statement
made in last evenings Express, under
the heading THE High School-the
Contractor Being Hauled Up" 1t was
through a misunderstanding of the Bos-
ton contractors for the iron beams that
they were slightly under weight, nine
pounds, not thirteen as stated; and as
soon as was aware of it l Immediately
called the attention of the mayor and the
committee to the fact and offered to
change them if they thought it necessary
but If they were of ample strength, l
would make the proper deduction to the
city. A.,
/ was the first mover in making the
matter right and have not been hauled
up'' as stated.
1 understand that the architect tested
the beams and pronounced them amply
SUFFICIENT to carry any weight they will
be subjected to.
JOHN W. BURRowEs.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Larrabee's Sale.

Today, Thursday, is to be great day
at 246 Middle street. Manson G.. LARA
bee is to make this the greatest of sales
days, one day spot cash benefit sale.
You should read his advertisement I'M
der the heading of the Then and
NOW" Now means today, Thursday,
August H. Prices are made to close every
lot he has advertised today. Mr.. LARA
bee has been taking few days among
the manufacturers and jobbers, bargain
seeking. He never fails to please Gus
toners in the way of bargains, when he
inaugurates one of these sales. Remem-
Der, the store is at 246 Middle street,
corner of Cross and Middle.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Mascot" the Travelling Kitten.

The travelling dogs have had their
turns, and now pussy comes forward to
aasim her share of notoriety. So far
this pussy has not travelled beyond the
limits of New England, but she will
probably attend the worlds fair later if
the cholera does not come. No one
knows exactly the origin of pussy. She
appeared in the Union station the first of
the season. She was then of beautiful
white color, but long residence in region
of cinders and locomotive smoke has i'm
narted a dust color to her fur. She be-
gan riding by jumping onto trains about
the station, just as in this way small
boys begin their preparatory training as
brakemen. Then she ventured onto the
Kennebec train going as far as Gardiner.
This trip being both happy and safe she
ventured next to Bangor. Then the Mt
Desert Ferry journey was tried. BY this
time the trainmen had become thorough
ly acquainted with pussy, and had named
her Mascot" The other day she tried
the mountain division, going as lar as
Lunenburg, Vermont. But she always
returns to the Union station, where the
cooking has superior attractions to any
thing that can be afforded out of town.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
The Illumination at Peaks.

The annual illumination of cottages at
Peaks Island will occur next Saturday
night. While this event portends a
closing of the season, yet it is always
looked forward to with joyous exp ectan-
cy. 1t is an affair of considerable i'm
portance, and this year the decorations
will be much more elaborate than ever
People are not going to wait this time
until the island is deserted for this gala
night.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17

IS tacety 10 Oe
YER hear Of Mey-
- ers9
He's a New
York Perfumer. Makes
pretty good perfumery
too, and wants to get his
goods known and talked
about in Maine.
OF course he made a
bee line for this store as
the most available dis
tributing point. Talked
us into letting him have
a counter to himself with
a chance to- show his
goods and tell people
about them.
We are as much in the
dark as to the quality Of
these perfumes as you are
but Meyers says they're
all right and most all the
best stores in New York,
Boston and Chicago en-
dorse what he claims.
Today at ten o'clock he
will begin selling, begin
Is introduce meyers
Perfumes" and will try
to sell a thousand bottles
in one day. Ills method
is unique. Each bottle
is opened before you buy
it, an atomizer fills the air
with the fragrance Of VIC
let, white rose, lilly OF the
valley, jockey club, steph-
anotis, jesamine, crab
apple,--a dozen odors or
SO in the line, and you
take no risk whatever.
This sale which lasts
through till Saturday
night, is to find out
whether the name Meyers
on a perfumery bottle can
be made to stand for as
much as Lubin or Wood
worth or Lundborg.
At ten o'clock today
then.
OWEN, MOORE & CO.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
CRAZY TINE.
The Unfortunate Family Who Live in
Portland Harbor.

The facts in regard to the unfortunate
family living on an island in Portland
harbor, mention of which was made IN
the Press last week, are as follows: The
name of the family is Mansfield, and the
island is Great Chebeague. The hus-
band and father. who is now crazy, but
not violent, took the farm from his father
the old man of 90 years, with the under
standing that he and his wife should sup
port the old man and his crazy daughter.
Some years ago the younger Mr.. Mans
field had a mental trouble. His
present insanity began about a
year ago, and his plucky wife
has hopes that he will again get
over it, as she thinks it is the result of a
sunstroke, though the fact of his sisters
insanity indicates that the mental trou-
BILE is more deeply seated than that The
daughter 'sTine' is claimed to be violent
and to have threatened the neighbors
with a knife, and the feeling is she
should be sent to the insane asylum, and
she will be taken there tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Lincoln Club.

The Lincoln Club has passed these reso-
lutions:
The members of the Lincoln Club,
of Portland, hereby attest their apprecia-
ton of their late associate, Herbert r.
Woodland, and express their sincere sorrow
that the appointed time for him SO early
severed the bonds of fraternal love, and
we hereby extend to the family of our
departed brother the only balm we can
give,n our honor to the dead and our
consolation to the living.
Resolved-That the above resolutions
be spread upon the records of the club
and copy sent to the family of our late
brother, and that copy be given to the
city papers.
Carroll W Morrill,,
S.A. Stone,
W.L.Lefavor,
Committee on Resolutions.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Tremendous Sacrifice

80 pieces all wool Dress Goods at 29c per yard, the
greatest bargains offered in any store
10 pieces Printed Wool chaies Sc yard, regular
price I2 IL cents.
pieces French Cotton crepons, white and blue only
at IL i-2 cents per yard, worth Is cents.
20 pieces WooI Bedford Cord i'm three shades OF grey
and two snades Mixed at Ia cents per yard
bought to sell Don't fato see this bargain
just the thing for house wrappers
80 French Pattern Dresses. Your coice for $3.50.
There never such sacrifice made in desirable goods
i'm the history of Dry Goods trade
Hot All Wool ID inches twotone Hop Soaking, at 75c
per yard, reduced from $i.25.
20 Dress Patterns of French Organdie Muslin, at 25c
per yard, been selling at 81 IL cents per yard.
10 pieces all wool French crepons, in coors, at SOC
per yard, worth 81. 90 per yard.
500 yards French Nainsook at IL I-2 per yard
worth Is and 81 IL cents per yard.
IS pieces Scotch cinghams at IL IL cents yard
reduced from % cents.
1000 yards Fruit of the Loom "a gIeached Cotton the
best in the Market, at 8 cents per yard.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Veteran Firemen.

The members ofthe Veteran Firemen's
Association who are going to the muster
at Brunswick today, will be at City
Building by a. M, prompt, in uniform,
ready to march to the Union Station,
where the train will be taken.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Dazzler.

The season of 1So3-94 opened at Port
land theatre most brilliantly last evening
with Cosgrove and Grants company in
the farce-burlesque of "The Dazzler, !"
which Lydia Thompson-the only Lydia
introduced to Portland audience two
seasons ago. There was an audience
present that taxed the capacity of the
house and included many of our best
known people. From beginning to end
Of the piece the house rang with the
laughter and plaudits of the spectators
and double and even treble encores of
the various songs and dances were fire.
quent.
The play has been aptly termed 1.-The
Dazzler," because it dazzles with the con-
tinued succession of good things, pre-
sented by some of the cleverest people in
the farco-burlesque business. Joe OFT,
the oomedian-Ezekiel Piper-has face
that would be his fortune, but he supple
ments it with some of the best eccentric
dancing seen in the profession. His
songs were re-demanded, especially HE
wore worried look" Miss Annie Lewis
kitty Starlight-has neat figure, is a
graceful dancer and good singer, and
her skirt dance t.was prettily executed.
Mr., Albert Hart-Smasher Jones-is ex-
tremely amusing and his postures ex-
ceedingly comical. Max Miller-Tann-
hauser Bock-John P. Curran-Mulligan
and Howard Graham = Viscount de
Mouton-are capital dancers and singers.
Mr.. Curran sang ''The Pretty Girl Milk
Ing Her Cow very sweetly. Annie Cur
ran-Angelina-sang a Tyrolean song,
with yodler, so we'll that the house was
exceedingly enthusiastic. Jessie Hatcher,
Books daughter, has a figure that com
mands attention, and Miss Oracle Gaylor
gave dance, with high kicking, that
was as good as any of Cyrenes and much
more attractive. The others in the cast
were all good. There should be another
crowded audience this evening.
The seats have been changed in the
theatre SO that there are now four aisles
Instead of two. This arrangement gives
MANY more end seats and returns to the
Did seating plan of the house when Thax-
ter was manager, back in the seventies.
The atmosphere of the theatre was very
agreeable last night for thorough clean
sing has been given the house during va
cation. All the old employees of the house
remain, except that Mr.. Foss is seen at
the box window in place of Mr.. Will
Rich, who has gone to the Howard
Athenaum, Boston. as treasurer. Chief
Leavitt has charge of the ushers. A most
attractive souvenir programme is fur
nished by Mcdonald Brothers, a pro-
gramme that is metropolitan in style and
execution, and it will prove marked
feature of the house. Mr.. Grimmer and
his band were warmly welcomed last
night; in fact. the theatre would lose
half its charm without him.
The Pavilion.
Fair Play continues to draw large au-
diences to the Pavilion and richly de-
serves it. It is a splendid play well acted.
Better improve the opportunity and go
to see it today
'sGrimes's Cellar Door, will be the at
traction at Portland theatre, Thursday.
the oath inst.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
MARRIAGES.

IN Rockland, Herbert E. Kennedy and Grace
0t In BATH. Aug. 6. Geo. E, Rogers and Miss
In Milo. Aug. S, Frank H. Palmer and Miss
May Ellington. both of OrDeyille.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.

WEDNEsDAY-John Gorflam and Bridget
Flaherty Intoxication. Fined IS and costs
EACH
Daniel Black and Timothy ]. Conley. Com
mon drunkards. Sixty days fin Jail each.
Mary Lally. Common drunkard. Ninety
days in city house of correction.
Patrick j. OMalley. Eyading payment OF
fare. Fined So and costs.
Alex. G. Mclean Assault Discharged
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17

The Delaware and Hudson Coal COM
pany's colliery No. 2 and the Eddy Creek
coliiery at ELEPHANT. Pa, were shut
down yesterday morning because of a
lack Of water to feed the boilers. Eight
hundred employees are made idle.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Band Concert.

The following programme will be rem
dered by the American Cadet Band at
Deering Park this evening at 7.3O:
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17
Sprinu and : Summer Goods
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

80 dozen Ladies' Jersey Knit Underyests at 10 cents
piece, reduced from CSC
About Ladies' SILK Undevests at SOC piece,
reduce from SIC
dozen Boys Shirt Waists at I5c piece, reduced
25 cents.
dozen Boys Outing Flannel Shirt waists at 3Sc
piece, reduced from SO cents
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS AT half PRICE.
10 dozen Ladies' French Saline Serpentne Shirt
Waists at $I5 a piece, reduced from 1918
White Shirt Waists CSC, 79c and 81 90 piece.
10 dozen silk Shirt Waists at So. GO piece, reduced
from So. and $1,000.
one hundred gross Petroleum Jelly at &C per bottle.
gross Bakers Witch Hazel at 5c per bottle usual
price Is cents.
gross large size Channels loc piece.
one gross Tooth Brushes at SC piece. Better ones
at oc, I5c and 25c.
gross Steel Scissors piece, usual price SOC.
100 gross Dress Buttons at &c per dozen.
1000 dozen Brooks Spool Cotton at &c per Spool.
100 dozen English Pins at Sc paper.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-17

GARMENT Department.
Eton Suits reduced in price.
Garments for early fall at prices wonderfully low
PATENT WIRE WINDOW SCREENS.
Medium size, 20 cents piece
Large size, 80 cents piece
Kid Gloves at one-haIf Of cost.
About IL dozen Mousquetare Suede and Foster Lace
Suede Gloves per pair, worth $a5O Sizes l-X,
8 Sd, g. 6 I-2, 8 Sd and 4. ss4
We cannot fit them or exchange them
dozen Ladies' Gauntlet LisIe Thread Gloves at aSc
per pair, marked from 38c
LADIES' HOSIERY
100 dozen Hermsdorf Dye Black Hose at 25c, 81 lao
and soc per pair. ALL SPECIAL VALUES.
lot tan coiored Silk Hose, also black, at 5Oc per
pair, reduced from 75c.
% dozen Bicycle Hose, fast black, at 25c per pair
So dozen Ladies' boot top fancy coored Cotton Hose
at 10 cents per pair