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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-28

for the United States in 1886. Coming
back once more to what followed the re-
port of the gun, Prawda described The
position of Mrs. Meyer when he first saw
her. At that time she had the lamp III
her hand and stood half leaning against
the wall. She was suffering greatly. ohe
spoke in German, and said as PraWda
thought, "The lamp exploded, OF shot "
This led him to say to Mr.. GeroW that
the old lady had been injured by the ex-
plosion of lamp or had been shot.
After he went to see Mr.. Gerow, and re-
turned, and before he started Tor the
house of George Carter, Mrs. Prawda said
that Mrs. Meyer really said 1.-THE lamp
exploded like shot" Mr.. Prawda said
that after he returned from the house
of Mr.. Gerow, his wife said She's faint.
Get some water" He went down stairs
and got some water, and then cut open
her dress at the neck SO she could
breathe more freely. For that purpose
he used his knife.
Prawda was asked how it happened if
he knew, as he stated he did. that Mr..
Gerow had started for the doctor, that
he went for George Carter. to get him to
go on the same errand. He said in reply
that while he knew that Mr.. Gerow had
gone for the doctor and.for Mr.. Meyers,
he had been gone SO long that he did
not know butsthat he might have met
with an accident, and so thought it best
to go for Mr.. Carter. After he was told
that DR.. Hanson had gone to the house,
he went back with Mr.. Carter and his
brother. He said that after the shooting
he did not want to go for the doctor
himself, because he did not want to
leave Mrs. Prawda alone. In reply to
questions put to him he said that to the
best of his knowledge and belief she was
alone with the wounded woman while he
was at Mr.. Gerow's, and again after he
left the house to go for George Carter
He could not remem Der that he asked
Mr.. Carter to go with him to the house,
but might have done so.
did you expect to be arrested, Mr..
Prawda?n was asked.
II knew nothing about it except what
come from the outside, only what DR..
Hanson told my wife. He told her that
I might be arrested"
On arriving here, Prawda was taken
directly to the Jail, and given in charge
of Sheriff Cram. He will be brought be-
fore Judge Gould this morning for a
preliminary hearing. 1t is hardly
probable that there will be more than
the reading of the.warrant and fixing OF
some later date for the real preliminary
work in the case
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. John E. Dewitt and family left
Portland yesterday for their new home
in Hartford, Conn.
Rev. A. n. Wright of this city is the
author of a serial story "Tom Lanes
Christmas; or the Better Plan," which
is now running in Zion's Advocate.
The Western papers state that Rev.
Dr.H.W. Tilden, formerly of Augusta,
is meeting with hattering success as
pastor Of the First Baptist church in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Hon j. H. Drummond is confined to
his home by cold.
Deputy Sheriff Samuel D. Plummer is
confined to the house by illness.
Last week Miss Sarah Nd. Taylor,
principal of the Training school, was
taken sick with severe attack of the
grippe, While she is somewhat better
now, she will not be able to go to the
meeting Of the Pedagogical Society at
Wauerville.
Ex-Mayor Macomber of Augusta, was
Hob. Wilbur f. Lunt and Lieut.. Philip
Little, US. R.M.
Barrett Potter OF Brunswick, was at
the Preble house yesterday.
John P. Swasey of Canton, was at the
United States hotel yesterday.
A Washington despatch to the Lewis
ton Journal says, Capt. Black Of
Augusta. has been there looking after
his candidacy for the pension agency Tor
Maine, and the impression is that hes is
likely to receive the appointment. The
only other prominent candidate now is
E.C.Swett of Portland. 1t is supposed
that the appointment will be made on
the re- assem bling of Congress.
Congressman Dingley was invited to
address the great protective meeting at
Exeter, n. H., but was prevented from
accepting by previous engagements.
Bill Nye" will give one Of his
characteristic lectures at K0tAscb mar
hall in February, 1894.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-28
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

The Veteran Fireman's Association
will hold their regular meeting at 7.30
O'Clock in their room at City Building
tonight.
The annual meet ing of the Martha
Washington Society will be held with
Mrs. Redlon, Brown ST. at 2 p m. today
The Free ST. Sunday School will cele-
brate it's Christmas the primary from
to D. NJ. and the higher classes at
7.45 p. m. today.
Fire escapes have been put on the West
End Hotel and on the new Rines and
Davis blocks on Congress street.
The County Commissioners have pre-
sented bill to the owners OF the four
masted schooner Laura G. Anderson for
$40. Os for damage TO the draw of Port
land bridge last Saturday.
A report is in circulation that is not
confirmed that lease has been signed
for the land on Monument Square be-
tween the Lancaster block and Baxter
block on which to erect an operahouse.
Adjutant Brengle, assisted by Captain
Salmons and Lieut.. Hansen. will con-
duct the meeting at the Salvation Army
tonight There will be a swearing in"
of soldiers.
HOLSTERS were SO scarce last week nine
cents pound was asked by the fisher
men.
Schooner Mary E. has brought the first
cargo of silicon to this port for the Eos
sill Flour Co.. on Browns wharf.
When Congress st. store was opened
the other morning it was found that
large quantities of goods had been badly
damaged by SCOT thrown off from two
large lamps left burning over night.
The regular meeting of Portland As
sembly, No. LA, R. S. of G.. F., will be
held this evening at Columbia Hall,
Monument Square, when the election of
officers will occur.
Yesterday was fine winter day.
The Boston Bridge Company is putting
up the false work of the Staples Point
bridge.
The workmen are busily engaged max
ing the necessary changes for the steam
heating in the rear of the county building
to conform to the changes made in the
apartments by the county commission
ers.
The children of the Female Orphan
Asylum enjoyed their Christmas tree
yesterday.
The committees on public buildings,
drains and sewers, health, streets, street
lights and agency, met yesterday and ap
proved bills.
Bramhall Lodge, No. 3, will confer the
esquire's rank on two candidates this
evening, also elect officers for the ensu
ing term.
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The Tire relief Bal.

The ball of the Relief Association Of
the Fire Department which occurs next
Monday evening is sure of a good patron-
age. People are always glad to help the
fireman's relief, and the annual bali is
its source of greatest revenue. Then,
too this year there is TO be the novelty
OF "a night hitch i'll doors.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
g ]. R. LIBBY.

After the deluge, what?
After the Christmas storm, what ?
Not calm surely, at least not
under this roof,
But another business atmospheric
disturbance.
(When we were boys we used to swing in the
barn. When the boy who was pushing us got
tired, or we got tired of having him, we SAID,
Now let the cat die" meaning BY that we will
swing with the momentum already gained,
for barn-swining but not for modern merchan-
dizng. We never let the cat die here. She's
got times 80 ives.)
Last week the Christmas pusher
pushed, and he swung us to the
beam.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Women's Cotton Underwear takes
hand in pushing.
We've got thousand piece Odd
Lot of Underwear.
/ Some Of it Manufacturers Samples,
/ Some Of it the accumulation Of
broken lots,
Only three or four pieces Of a
kind, or style, or size,
And so put away in the stock
room for just such time as this.
~
Here are Night Gowns for women,
made Of fine, firm, high grade cotton,
hamburged handsomely, tucked in
triple tucks.
Embellished with embroidery, ele-
gantly, no two or three exactly alike.
Price, so cts.
You've paid s1Oo for goods no
better. You'll do it again.
Come early and get in the front
row Of walters.
Here are Girls Night Gowns,
cheap, but candidly, we can't sell
them to you quite as cheap as the
women's.
A section OF the 3 o'clock Bargain
Counter will be occupied by
A higher grade of w omen's Night
Gowns at Is cts.
You get two of them for what
you have often paid for one.
X.
Here are Women's Drawers, all
sizes, tucked and hamburged, at
20 cts.
Extra superior Drawers.
Best material. Best trimming.
Best work, SO cts.
Match 'em elsewhere at half as
much again, and we'll make apology.
You know the White Hamburged
Skirts we sold you two weeks ago at
so cts.
We've perhaps 20 Of them, no
| more.
Extra superior grade Of White
Skirts, odd lot, no three alike, worth
easily s1.00.
3 o'clock bargain price, SO cts.
I Little Girls Drawers, IL IL cts.
Corset Covers.
/ About 2 dozen, size 80.
3 for 25 cts.
Corset Covers.
Choice styles and shapes, trimmed
as if for Worlds Fair competition.
Price, 35 cts.
These, and a multitude Of odd
things in Women's Cotton Under
wear on the 3 o'clock Bargain Coun-
ter to-day.
| The entire centre section will be
given to this sale for about an hour.
| Two reasons why we sell fully half
the Underwear sold in Portland.
First. We buy in colossal lots di-
rect of the manufacturers,
at trife above cost OF
material.
Second. We sell such quantities, that
we can well afford to sell
four pieces at the common
profit on one. See?
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The tuedther today
Is JikeIy to l,s
7'ainv.

fQt3lU.
DECEMBER %. 1898.
.<HE most interesting
i things we have to
tell Of today are
calendars, New Years
cards and booklers.
You'll want a calendar
to begin the New Year
with Of course, and they
are here in variety.
For IS cents you can
get a poet calendar with
an appropriate, sugges-
tive and helpful selection
for every day in the year,
or you can pay $I.38 for
I a perpetual date indica-
tor in a pretty silver case.
A graceful reminder
of the time when good
resolutions" are formed,
new leaves" turned over
and expense accounts
started is one of Raphael
Tuck's, or a dainty Ger
man new year card with
a bright bit Of sentiment
or verse on it. t h e
booklets are choicer than
ever, more artistic and
still less expensive.
The stationery counter
has a large line Of these
things; also inkstands.
pens, pencils, erasers,
diaries, memorandum
pads, desk clips, etc., and
prices are little enough.
OWEN. MOORE & co.
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THE PRESS.
.sNEw ADvER rIsEMENTs TO-DAY.

Owen. Moore e. Co.
J. r. LIBBY.
x. John Little.
Lung Kuro.
Rines Brothers.
Brown, the Shoe Dealer.
Notice OF Insolvency.
Municipal Security Company.
Palmer, Anderson s. Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand Ball-Portland Montgomery Guards.
Charity Concert.
AUCTIONS.
F. o. Bailey s. Co.
New Wants, To Let For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on Page 6.
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2543.

Oracle F. Norton, of Falmouth Foreside, hav-
ing registered on the above lucky number has
received the beautiful French doll that w L.
Plummer. 497 Congress street, gave away
Christmas morning.
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Annual NHeeaiang,

FSIHR annual meeting of the Cumberland
a. County Agricultural and HORTICULTURAL
Society win be held at Harding's Hall, G0rham
January I'd, 1894, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
D. f. WHITTIER, Sec'y.
December 9th. dec2Sd1W
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-04
SEATTLE. WASHINGTON MONDAY . 1898

View of E3rcaton." Tie KEY 10
his address was contained in the
folloUing sentences. ITO speak Of
these o. those branches usually taught ia
our schools. With view only to his COM
Tort here FOR q few, very few years. and 10
make no other provision for his welfare. is
to betray stupid. shameful ignorance of
who and what be is. It's TO deny prac-
Ideally the Immortality of the soui and
supernatural origin. and TO frea. him rs
an animal This Is sheer materialisn.
From confagion Of such view OF e6uea-
sion and its consequences may heaven
preserve our country. Religious and
secular education should not be divorced,
and cannot be divorced without detri-
ment TO both. As the separation of soul
and body means death and dissolution.
the separation of religion and science will
inevitably result in corruption Of the lat
ter. They who for obvious reasons oppose
religious instruction in the schools say the
proper place for il is the home or the
church. Religious instruction cannot be
given at home. nor will it be, for the excel
lent reason that parents as a rule have
neither time. nor inclination, nor ability
10 give IT, As TO Sunday schools con-
Quoted BY young ladies and gentlemen. a
moments. reflection will suffice TO realize
how little of value it is. It's simply ridic-
uious rs q provision for great work: and
what is one hour one day ont of seven p"
The next speaker was the famous Cath
olic orator, Archbishop Ryan, of Phiia-
deiphia He covered about the same
ground as did Archbishop Hennessy. with
whose conclusions he fully agreed, declar-
ing that all Knowledge. religious or scien-
tific, was holy. God being master in tenn
poral as in spiritual things. and it was,
therefore. essential that il should be inn
parted by those religiously taught. Judge
Morgan o'Brien. of New York, spoke on
What Catholics Have Done for Educa-
tion in the United States. and Hon. T. G.
Gargan, OF Boston. discussed "Catholicity
and Patriotism" The meeting then dis
persed, those present scattering TO view
the fair
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Salmon More Than Pientiful.

PoRr TowSsEsD, Sept. a-Ispecial. r
The run of fsilver-backed salmon on Lower
Puget sound is larger this year than at
any time heretofore. From the wharyes
at Port Angeles last Thursday 5000
salmon were taken in nets. On
the EIsha river more than 2.o0o were
caught IN one day. On the Dungeness
river the fish sre so thick that people
wade into the water and kill
the fsh With clubs. Dead fish
along the banks have accumulated
in such quantities that in many places
the stencil Is unbesrsble. In the small
.tre.ms in this county the fish are un-
usually plentiful Most of the salmon
are wha, are termed silver backed" al
though there are g great many humpback
f.h.
The steamship Queen Is due from Alaska
tonight with cargo OF salmon destined
for san Francisco. The eanneries up
north report big catches thi. year. A large
consignment viii be sent to Victoria for
transhipnent 10 London. The Queen
will proceed direct TO San Francisco next
week and land her cargo. The remainder
Of the Alaska salmon pack will be brought
down on the City of Topeks. Probably
another steamer viii be sent north TO
assist the Topeka
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he was snembsr Of the lower house Of
congress from the 81 Paul. Minneapolis
district. He ieis Surviving him Eve sons.
one OF whom IS q lieutenant in the United
states army. the other tour, all residents
IN the state of Washington, have each
been appointed TO a good Office since ths
4ih Of March last. as follows:
Edmund Rice. Olympia, Democratic
remeer capitol commission, appointed by
Gov. John McGraw.
Stuart Rice, Tacoma. receiver of thu
Washington National bank of Tacoma.
appointed BY Comptroller OF the Currency
Eckels
William A. Rice. Everett. receiver Of
the Puget Sound National bank Of Ever
est, appointed by Comptroller Of the Cur
reney Eekels.
Phillip Rice. Tacoma. deputy auditor.
Pierce county, appointed by County Aud
itor ketner.
The uncle of these gentlemen was sena-
tor Rice. of Minnesota. one of the two tirss
United States senators from that state.
and the one who drew the long term for
the seat in thas body. The Rice brothers.
as they are commonly called I'm this city.
are universally respected and esteemed as
honorable and trustworthy men. Stuart
Rice having once been mayor Of this city.
But the appointment Of four members Of
one family to Offices in the state within
six months seems in strange contrast with
the large number of individual members
from different families who are seeking
Office
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Mr.. Carter Give. Aavie. to mon..a..

HELENA, Sept. 3-FSpecial l-"Asion AZ
our people insist on the free and unlimited
coinage of silver or nothing they will get
nothing" These are the closing words in
an interview with Chairman #. III. Carter.
of the National Republican committee.
published in a local paper. In the course
of the interview Carter took strong grounds
against the advisahility of calling an ex-
ira session OF the Montans legislature TO
elect senator. He declares that an ex-
ira session would be little better than a
public calamity. 'sfn the light of experi-
ence." he says, s'it IS entirely probable
that the legislature would continue in ses-
sion the entire sixty days OF the term and
in the interim between ballots for senator
would be occupied 20 no inconsiderahle ex-
tent in calamity talk and suggestions of
violent remedies, which would tend TO
alarm our Eastern correspondents and
precipiiate the enforcement by action OF
.aw OF every past-due claim OF every
citizen in the state. When pressed
by outside creditors cur merchants and
business people generally would be COM
pe'led 10 enforce as far as they could their
collections st home. | am aware tha,
every one who opposes meeting of the
legislature is beng denounced as an en-
emy of silver. This Is in keeping with q
fashion which has grown up of denounc-
ing everybody as an enemy OF silver who
is not in favor of such radical methods as
will forever necessarily forestaig progress
in behalf of the white meta"
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sAs FRAscfsco. Sept. 3.-Ths cruiser
Olympia will not be turned over TO the
trial board for two months. When she
leaves the Union Iron Works she win bs
virtually completed. On her trips around
the bay IL Is said TO be clearly proven that
the necessary speed Of twenty knots will
be made without any trouble. and there
are many who believe that she win make
twenty-ons knots and over. For every
quarter Of o knot over twenty the Union
Iron WORKS will receive premium Of s50,.
es0
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Floquet and Clemenceau De-
feated by Panama Scandal.
SOCIALIST SUCCEEDS Floousr.
Emperor William and the Italian
Crown Prince Visit Metz.
The French People Fursoas Over the
Insais Conveyed. and Especially Mad
at tsIy-Rassisn Fleet 60 Re warmly
Received ~ Toulen.

Paris. Sept 3-The country was in a
state OF excitement today over the second
ballots taken for members of the chamber
OF deputies. The campaign, which has
been under way for two weeks, became
more active and resulted in additional vio-
ience with each succeeding day. In this
city the excitement eliminated this even
ing when dense crowds assembled in the
bculeyards and IN front of the newspaper
Offices 70 learn the resalts of the voting.
The thronss were in a boisterous mood,
and there were disorderly scenes at various
points. which the police promptly sup
pressed, scattering the participants.
There were l64 second ballots taken
At 80 .. M. the returns showed the eiec-
tion OF 1oa Republicans. 6 Conservatives
and Rallied Rights candidates, q Re-
publican gain Of Is seats.
Fioquet. formerly president OF the cham
Der OF deputies. was defeated by Socialist.
his connection with the Panama canal
scandal proving fatal. Much excitement
was caused by the announcement
Clemenceau also was defeated.
AT 80 results from is2 districts have
been received. They show that is2 Re-
puhlicans. 2 Conservatives and Ii Rallied
Right candidates are elected. Reports are
coming in of conflicts bet ween the follow
ers of defeated and successful candidates.
Under the heading republicans" in
France are classed radicals, socialists and
all who oppose the monarchy.
Floquet, defeated yesterday. has for
years been one of the foremost statesmen
OF France. IL was he who slashed Gen.
Boulanger' throat in q duel. The Panama
scandals ruined him.
Ciemenceau was also mixed up in the
Panama scandals. After the death of
Gambetta he was the most powerful man
in France. He led the radicals in the
chamber. and always refused Office. No
ministry was able TO stand without his
support. He married an American girl.
who left him because of his amonrs with
other women1
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EvKRErT, Sept. 3-tspeciai. l--Matters a
the paper mill begin to show preparations
for the fall business. Bids are solicited
for the delivery at the mill Of 800 cords Of
woods cut on the skykomish. and also for
filing in 300 feet Of dock work. The fire
proteetion of the plant has been increased
by large Worthington pump, which was
successfully tested this week.
An excursion party Of business men Of
Everett will visit WILDLY island on Mon
day.
Marshal Crome has o strike on hand.
Three prisoners--two confined for vag-
rancy and one for larceny-were put on
the streets to work out their fines, but
they refused TO lift q finger, and simply
sat down in the middle of the street. Even
bread and water diet and ball and chain
have tailed to bring them TO time.
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The Cholera at Jersey CITY.

JERSEY CRY. n. j.. Sept. 2-The state
and government are working together,
taking vigorous measures to prevent the
spread of cholera here. The city will
be thoroughly patrolled by officers
with authority to enter all houses.
The streets will be cleaned and
sprinkied with disinfectants. An
other suspected case was discovered
today. The patient was taken to the
emergency hospital. He Is John Lynch.
of Baltimore, who arrived today from
kearney and was found sick in the street.
1t has been decided to exhume the body
Of Josephie Smith to determine definitely
whether hers was genuine case of Asi
attic cholera.
WAsHiSGroS CIrY. Sept. 2-The cholera
outbreak at Jersey City has caused scare
among congressman and may do much
toward shortening the session. Officials
of the marine hospital service do not fear
an outbreak.