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The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
THE LIBERTY CAP.
Its Origin and Significance and Those Who
Have Worn 1t.

ITS Origin and Significance and Those Who
Have Worn 1t.
The liberty cap; that bag shaped
headgear SO often seen on the head Of
the Goddess of Liberty, and which sur
mounts the national colors on nearly
all of our silver coins. owes it's origin
to the Roman empire, where it was
given to slaves as a sign of their manu-
mission. The principal significance OF
the liberty cap to the American mind
is not, however, it's Roman origin, but
rather its use as the official cap of the
successive doges of republican Venice
that model of the most stable govern
ment ever framed by man. . In the
doge's palace at Venice there is gal
lery full of portraits of the men who
ruled the republic for 700 years, and the
conspicuous place occupied by the liber-
ty cap in these portraits shows its I'M
portance as a national symbol of free
dom.
Itrather heightens the significance of
this ancient symbol in the minds OF
good Americans when it is remembered
that the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
humbled himself before wearer OF the
liberty cap, and that Andrea Dandolo
wore it on the fourth crusade and at the
conquest of Constantinople. 1t occu-
pied place in the forefront of the adj
vancing hosts that in the early part OF
the fifteenth century swept the Dalma-
tian towns and conquered the entire
coast from the estuary of the Pc to the
island of Corfu.
While Columbus was discovering
America the wearers of the liberty cap
were acquiring Zante and Cyprus, and
when the first half of the half starved
settlements on the Massachusetts, coast
were battling for existence the republic
from which we borrowed our liberty
cap, having successfully resisted
league of all the kings OF Christendom,
was at the zenith of its glory.
The liberty cap is not as conspicuous
in our national signs and symbols as it
was in those of the rulers of the Adri-
attic, yet in modest way it immortalizes
the greatest republic Of early times
Philadelphia Press.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
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Caught a Colt ill a Bear Trap.

Paris, February 24.-An important test
case was before the Supreme Judicial
court today concerning the legal re-
sponsibilities of setting traps on wild or
abandoned lands. the first of the kind in
the county and probably in the state.
This is the case of Abbott VS.. Whitney
Marshall P. Whitney set bear trap GA
alleged abandoned land at Byron and
and caught 4 bbott's thoroughbred colt
outside the pasture. The court ruled in
substance that the owners of such dam
gerous traps are not responsible for ac-
cidents if the usual precautions are used.
The verdict was for the plaintiff, Free
land D. Abbott, with ST33 damages.
Penobscot County Teachers.
Bangor, February 24.-The convention
of the Penobscot County Teachers As
ISOLATION closed at noon with a large at
tendance. These officers were elected:
President, r. A. Nutter, Dexter; vice.
president t. S. Burr, Oldtown; secreta-
ry, Miss Alice Bucknam, Bangor; treas
urer, Miss Helen Hunt, Oldtown; execu-
tive committee, Henry K. White, F. w.
Freeman and Misses Lewis of Bangor,
Ayerill of Oldtown aud Sutton of Oro-
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
In Defense of the Weed.

The American silver weed, or tobac-
CO, is an excellent defense against bad
air, being smoked in a pipe, either by
itself or with nutmegs shred and rev
seeds mixed with it, especially if it be
nosed, for it cleanseth the air and
choaketh, suppresseth and disperseth
any venomous vapor. 1t hath singular
and contrary effects, it is good to warm
one being cold, and will cool one being
hot. All ages, all sexes, all constitu-
tions, young or old, men and women,
tho sanguine, the cholerick, the melan-
choly, the phlegmatick, take it without
any manifest inconvenience; it quench-
eth thirst, and yet will make one more
able and fit to drink; it abates hunger,
and yet will get one good stomach;
it is agreeable with mirth or sadness,
with feastirg and with fasting; it will
make one rest that wants sleep, and
will keep one waking that is drowsie;
it hath an offensive smell to some, and
is more desirable than any perfume to
others. That it is most excellent pres
ervation, both experience and reason do
teach.
1t corrects the air by fumigation, and
it avoids corrupt sumors by salvation,
for when one takes it either by chew
ing it in the leaf, or smoking it in the
pipe, the humors are drawn and brought
from all parts of the body to the stom-
ach, and from thence rising up to the
mouth of the tobacconist, as to the
helme OF sublinatory, are avoided ana
spltten out" A Brief Treatise, g." 1869
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
Treacherous Memory.

In 1860 Mr.. j. C. Jeaffreson was engag-
ed to write the biography of Robert Ste
phenson, the famous engineer, then recent
~ deceased. He began at once to put him
self in connection with the friends and IA
miliar acqEaintances of Mr.. Stephenson in
search of documents and information.
Among these friends one of the most i'm
portant was George Parkes Bidder. In his
youth Mr.. Bidder had been famous as 1.-THE
calculating boyn For Mr.. Jeaffreson' S
entertainment he multiplied four figures
by four figures in his head.
Then he gave Mr. Jeaffreson with conf
Dental freedom full account OF his long
and close acquaintance with Mr.. Stephen
son, narrating at the same time many
droll and interesting anecdotes. OF all
these Mr.. Jeaffreson made notes on the
spot
Some time afterward he called upon
Mr.. Bidder again and drew his attention
to important discrepancies between his
statements and certain documentary eVl
dence. Mr.. Bidder after examining the
documents said:
This is very interesting and instruct
i've demonstration of the Righteousness OF
memory. Those writings put 1t beyond
question that while j was instructing you
80 con1dentially / was strangely m1sre-
membering the very incidents OF my story
ON which have reflected most often and
thoughtfully. In writing your book use
nothing have told you from mere mem
DRY, unless you can corrobofate 1t by doc
nmentary evidence. y
Inc lesson, although not new, Is strik
ing. Mr.. Bidder was peculiarly man
whose memory might be trusted. How
full OF errors, then, must history and bi-
ography be- And how easy 1t IS 1or men
to tell different stories and yet be honest |
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
The Apostles Greed.

Rev. DR.. Dalton, in his sermon on the
Apostles Greed. yesterday, took for his
text the words: He suffered under
Pontius PLATE, was crucified, dead and
buried; He descended into hell" In tine
course of his discourse, DR.. Dalton said :
Men may speculate, as men for ages
have speculated, upon the theory of the
atonement, but the fact will always re-
main that for us men and our salvation, )
Christ came into the world, was cruci-
fed, dead and buried. 1t was not Il
legal, or commercial transaction, but a
moral motive and movement, which be-
gan with the incarnation and ended with
His death on the cross -
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
1T WAS ATHRILLING STORY.
But the Captain of the Allan Liner Corean
Pi onouced 1t Whopper.

New York, February "a. in the whole
Atlantic trade there is not a better or
dered craft than the steamer Corean,
which got in here yesterday from elias
gov, says the Herald. 1t is no wonder
that her commander, Captain Main, was
mortined and surprised when he heard
that Chief Officer Aitkin and Thlro
Officer Cameron had told story about
a meteor that had dropped into the sea a
few cables lengths off the Coren's star
board bow and caused the waters to hiss
and foam.
These officers said that they were on
watch early in the morning of January
2s. when a northwest gale capered over
the wind torn sea. 1t drove the waves
before it in long sinuous lines ana then
piled them up in mountainous masses,
which smote the steamer until her knees
trembled. 2,
Flashes of electric fire broke from the
: black dome overhead and illumlnted the
way of the steamer through the dull,
green scud.
Over the bows of the Corean Almighty
wave reared it's chest, poised IN the ar
moment and then burst into a roaring
food, which swept all before it. 1t was
then, according to the two officers, there
came a roar louder than the roar OF
many waters and flash bright as the
glory of the midday sun. A bal OF nre
rushed through the storm laden air and
Ieaped into the sea close to the steamer.
The waters Missed and foamed as they
closed over the fiery bolt, and CLOUDS OF
steam rose to the height OF the. bridge.
All this occurred, it is alleged, IN
latitude 81 degrees and Is minutes and
longitude II degrees and 81 minutes.
The officers differ in their estimates OF
the size of the meteor. The purser thinks
that it was about the diameter 81
mans head.
~This is disgraceful," said G. 1T ~
Main when he heard the story. y iii ~
think that any body would believe that
such thing could happen to the t,oleai,.
1t causes me pain and annoyance to learn
that officers of this vessel should have 50
far forgotten their dignity as TO tell
sucbsa whopper. That's worse that IL
galley yarn. | shall reprlnand those
gentlemen most severely. We saw some
st. Elmo's fire on the way over; that was
ALL"
The Coreall sailed from Glasgow on
January %. She sprangta leak few days
before and was delayed for repairs.
survey of her was made after the damage
was repaired to assure her passengers
that she was perfectly seaworthy. Inc
vessel encountered much rough weather
on the. way over and sustained no DAM
a0
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
Row's This!

We offer, One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hairs Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY s. co. Props. Toledo. O..
We the undersigned have known +. j. Cheney
foF the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin
anciaHy able TO carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRt4AX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O. WALDLSG. kIEEAN q MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. D.
Haii's CHtaTTh Cure is taken internally, act,
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price Use. per bottle.
Sold by all druggists Testimonials Tree,
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
Athletic Club Banquet.

The Athletic Club banquet this even
ing is to be given in honor of the partici-
pants in injured 1nnocents.' The
gymnasium will be handsomely decorat-
ed by Mr.. George E. Brown of this city,
music. There will be speaking by prom
inent members of the opera COMPANY.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
A Cargo of Dynamite Adrift.

Philadelphia, February 25.-Nothing
has been heard from the dynamite laden
schooner Reindeer, which broke her
n,oorings at Delaware breakwater Satur-
day and drfted to sea. The drift of the
vessel with her dangerous cargo is not
known. The only hope is that she will
fill and sink in deep water.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
Richmond's Plight.

Richmond. February 24.-Twenty-four
degrees below zero, high northwesterly
wind and no water in the reservoir, was
the talk at Richmond this morning. Ow
ing to the depth of snow it will be a hard
matter to locate the leak that drained
the reservoir, but Superintendent Push
ard hopes to remedy the difficulty.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T0DAYS SALE.
MAIN FLOOR.

NINE. REUBEN'S CELEBRATED
MAKE OF WHITE MUSLIN UNDER
WEAR
Night Robes, yoke of tucks on broad,
heavy insertion, with full ruffle round
yoke, neck and sleeves, plated back,
real value $3.50; today's price $H.9s
Night Robes, with full cambria yoke,
full rutfle of fine embroidery round neck
and sleeves, turnover collar of embroid-
cry, plated back, real value 1925; to-
days price $I.S7.
Night Robes, with yoke of clusters of
II fine tucks, wide tucks between, full
ruffie of fine embroidery round neck,
down front and ON sleeves, real value
$l.9s; today's price $I.AS.
Night Robes, round yoke Of go tucks,
with full hamburg ruffies round yoke,
neck and sleeves, plated back, real
value $1.39; sales price S1.l3s
Night Robes, 80, 4s, "a, 50 LIZ,
CSC and 81 each.
White Shirts, so, 70, 81 I-2es 81
and $3.50 each.
STAMPED LINENS
Stamped Linen Tides, knotted fringe,
lOc each.
Linen Scarfs, stamped,1 IA yards long,
Gle each.
Linen Monte soarfs, fancy ends, knot.
ted fringe, sc each
Bleached Linen Damask Tray Cloths,
size u inches long by 20 wide, csc
each.
Gentlemen's Huckabuck Four-in- Hand
Scarfs, material, needle and book of de-
signs for working, all put up neatly in an
envelope, csc each.
Embroidery Silks and Linens in all
colors.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
burglary on Fore street.

Officer Sparrow, early this morning.
discovered that Bernstein's clothing store
on Fore street had been entered, the
thieves breaking window. 1t could not
be then ascertained who much had been
stolen.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
OBITUARY.
Notes.

Norman l.. Munro, the prominent
New York publisher, died Saturday as
the result of an operation for appen-
dicitis. Mr.. Munro's young son is serious
ly i'll with the same complaint, but is
expected to recover
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
The Labrador at Halifax.

Halifax, N. s., February 24.-The
Dominion line steamer Labrador arrived
Saturday night from Liverpool and will
sail for Portland at about nine O'Clock
Monday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
g: MANSON c. LARRABEE, 8:
246 Middle street.
T0DAYS SALE.
BASEMENT SALESROOM.

VDnu W MN In kmu
BASEMENT SALESROOM.
Automatic Clothes Sprinkler, the best
thing ever invented in this line, csc
each.
Lambs Wool Mitten Stove Polishers,
23c each.
Asbestos Stove Mats, with and without
iron tops.
Scallop Top Lamp Chimneys, SC each.
A good Stove Polish, 4c package.
II inch Rolling Pins sc EACH
Wood Clothes Pins, Ic dozen.
Carpet Tack Claw, with tacks, sc
each.
A good Can Opener, &c.
A good quart Dinner Pail, csc.
Youths Tool Chests, sc each.
Tacks, lie paper.
Shelf Paper, &c dozen; 8 dozen for sc.
Toilet Paper, roll or square, SC.
Ink, &c bottle.
Mucilage, sc bottle.
The new Star Mincing Knives, 23c
each
The Leader Oil Cans, I9c each.
Large size Japanned Coal Scuttles, 25c
each.
Everything in the line of Tin Ware and
Wooden Ware at popular prices.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TODAYs SALE.
MAIN FLOOR.

LINENS
/ lot is inch Crash 2 l-2c yard.
/ lot, Is inch Unbleached Linen Crash,
sc yard.
The largest Towel sold in America for
IOc each-bleached cotton honey comb.
Another lot of those Bleached Linen
Huck Towels, extra large size, for today's
sale, l2 Lee each.
Everybody has attempted, but cannot
match in value, this Turkey Red Da-
mask, fast color, 26c yard.
A -Bleached Damask, ASc
yard.
A bargain-Bleached Damask, 69c
yard.
A bargain-Half Bleached Dainask,
csc yard.
WASHABLE DRESS FABRICS.
Ginghams, DC yard.
Ginghams, 5, 6 Ia, 8 and IOc yard.
New styles in dark and light yard
wide Percales.
One case Outing Flannels, regular 1oc
duality, for today, 6 l-4c.
Best quality Feather Ticking IL l-Sc
yard.
Brown and Bleached Cottons at the
popularl low prices
Mems 25c quality Wool Hose, l5c
pair.
Gentlemen, do not forget that now
we have in stock your size in the famous
Senator, or Bonanza, or Forest City, or
Portland Pride, or Cumberland White
Shirts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12

on just exactly as we have done Ii
we were to do differently it would be
an admission that we have been in
the wrong"
District Attorney Milchrist, when
questioned about the seizure OF Mr.
Debs effects, said: "These men we're
arrested on subpoena duces tecum,
perfectly legal operation, whereby
they are commanded to bring WITH
them everything appertainiDg ID the
business. In this case, however, the
effects of that o ganization can be
brought into court on warrant of the
kind issued today. These men were
indicted as officers of their organiza-
ton for offenses as such officers The
records of the organization are subject
to the command of the court. Ii IL
not an unusual procedure In this
court. Only recently, when we were
trying the railroads for violation, OF
the interstate commerce law, we issued
the same process. When the officers
went to the Office and
found none of the officers were there,
Under the subpoena they had n right
to take the effects OF the orgaizalion
L
if the officers of the court took any of
Mr.. Debs' personal mail 1T will be re-
turned to him unopened. The stuff is
now locked up in the safe. Whatever
there ia of a personal nature will be
returned, but l will say emphst-
icaJIy that no letter will be
returned to Mr.. Debs which is
addressed to him as president of the
American Railway union. "They are
part of the evidence of the court to be
used in the trial II anything should
be found in them OF q eliminating
character, in line with the charge
upon which they were indicted. Il
can not give you copy of the indie
ment. 1t is very simple indictr
drawn up in the usual forr
charges the officers of the III
Railway union with consr a @
struct and interrupt thu .Ameri(
the United States m' Tracy to
! operation
Ill.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12

road in this city, numbering So, went
out this evening. Up to this houI
trains have been passing as usual and
the officials OF the road do not contem'
plate trouble in moving freight or pas
sengers. There is no likelihood of any
trouble as all OF the strikers are good
law abiding citizens.
COTTON BELT sHoPMEN LAID OFF.
WACO, Tex, July 10-The Cotton
Belt railroad today laid off all the en-
ployes in the car repairing department
and the machinists and Others not en-
gagged in the operation of trains. This
action was taken upon the order of
General Superintendent Edison, and is
said to be due partly to a desire for
economy during the dull season, and
partly through the strike, which has
effected the road to the extent of pro-
viding little work for the men in these
depaI tments.
NO STRIKE AT HOUSTON.
HOUSTON, July 10.-There are no
indications of strike at this point and
matters are quiet. Pr,selyting for
members of the American Railway
union still continue ard almost any
one is admitted.
UNCHANGED AT GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, July 10.-The
strike situation remains unchanged.
There are no new developments.
FORT WORTH AND DENVER STRIKE.
Fr. WORTH, July 10.-The men on
the Fort Worth and Denver at Clar-
Eoll no
out.
TEXAS RAILWAY MEN ORDERED OUT.
FIT. WORTH, June 10 AT midnight
word is received that the railroad men
on all lines except the Katy will go
out at IL O'Clock, noon, tomorrow.
This information is from the chairman
of the American Railway union, YET
1t is not believed strike will occur.
LAWLEssNEsS AT GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, July 10.-About 300
strikers and sympathizers tonight at
tempted to detach the Pullman sleep
ing cars from the Santa Fe Houston
express. By the strenuous efforts of
the police and deputy sheriffs they
were prevented from accomplishing
their designs. The train was guard
ed by the police as far as
Arcadia. The crowd, after the
train had gone out, proceeded to the
Santa Fe yard, where two yard en-
gines and crews were at work. The
crews were driven away and the en-.
gines were killed, the cabs smashed
and much damage done them. Inter-
national trains and the Santa Fe ii
o'clock express were not molested,
though all carried Pullmans, Sow
ereign's order has encouraged the
strikers at this place and many meet
iDgs of different trades are called for
tomorrow morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12

Last June Dick Crawford brought
his IL months old child, suffering
from infantile diarrh9a, to me. 1t
had been weaned at months old and
being sickly everything ran through
it like water through a sieve. l gave
it the usual treatment in such cases,
but without benefit. The child kept
growing thinner until it weighed but
little more than when born, or per-
haps 10 pounds. then started the
father to giving ChamberlaiD's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhHa Remedy. Be.
fore one bottle of the 25-cent size had
been used "a marked improvement
was seen and its continued use cured
the child. It's weakness and puny
constitution disappeared and it's father
and myself believe the child's life was
saved by this remedy. j. Il. Marlow,
M. D., Tamoroa, Ill. For sale by DR..
]. j. Tobin, druggist, Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
THE SANTA FE STRIKE.
UNCHANGED AT GALVESTON.

UNCHANGED AT GALVESTON.
Special to The Statesman
GALVESTON, Tex, July 1O.-There
is but little change in the strike stu
alton here. The Santa Fe shops have
nearly full mplement of men and
no effort is made to modest them. All
trains carrying PullmLns are guarded
to the city limits by deputy sheriffs
and city police. American Railway
union meetings were held today, but
what was done could not be learned.
General Manager Yoakum and
superintendent Hancock have gone
to Temple to investigate the truth
of the statement that 1irsmen desert.
ed their engines at that point OF &C
count of threats made against them
by citizens. A removal of the shops
from that point to BRENNAN is cur
renly reported % be ia contemplation
If the report is found to be true. More
shOpmen are returning 10 work than
are quitting There has been no vio-
leuce.
STRIKE AT WICHITA FALLS
WICHITA FAILS, July 10-All
members of the American Railway
union in the employ of the Denver
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
LITTLE ROCK DRILL.
Camp Van Etten Almost Deserted by the
Gay Soldier Boys.

SaJ oOINiSA DOJos
LITTLE Rock, July 8 Scamp Van
Etten is almost deserted today, all the
companies having lett save the inter
state troops and the Washington Fen
cibles. The drill is pronounced by all
parties to be the greatest ever attend.
ed and all the boys are pleased with
their reception here, especially the
Emmets and T encibles.
The judges announced the following
per centage this morning:
Interstate Drill-W ashington Feuc i-
bles, So 90, $500; Branch Guards, -.
Louis, SO So, $500; Sealy Ritles, Ga.
weston, SO 50, $500; MCCARTHY Light
Guards, Little Rock, 1904; Emm ut
Guards, Washington, 81.29; Govern
Or's Guard, Austin, Tex, 1928.
Maiden Drill - Emmett Guards,
Washington, Sc Ga, $1,000: Governor
Guard, Austin, Tex, 81 S., $500; Gov
ernor's Guard, Memp .ls, 68.l8, $780,
Eullena Guards, Kausas City, G6 81,
5000 Helena Guards, Helena, Ark,
81 SO, 500; Louisiana Greys, New
Orleans, 81 So; $50; Faulkner Guards,
Conway, Ark, 30 SO; Jefferson Guards,
Pine Bluff, Ark 51.S0.
illery-Indjanapolis Light AR.
tilleTy, 81 %, $3.50; Dallas Light Ariii-
lery, 9l32, $500; Light Battery a,
Little Rock, GO49
Zouave Drill-Chicsgo Zouaves
1913, $1,000; Hale IOuaves, KanF
city, 9124, $500; Nesley ZouB o..
Memphis, 81 IS, $3.50; Busch Z9l , ,vo,
st, Louis, 1913: Fletcher HJugves ttt.
tie Rock, Y 76.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Christian Endeavor Convention.

CLEVELAND, July 10.-Secretary
Baer of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor arrived in the city from
Boston this noon and said; "All re-
ports to the contrary, the annual
Christian Endeavor convention will
be held in this city July II to 15 Post
ponement is impossible. Cleveland
cannot arrange for it later nor can any
other program be selected nor can
hundreds of other details be arranged
in the time required to announce a
postponment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Home and Abroad.

1t is the duty of everyone, whether
at home or travelling for pleasure or
business, to equip himself with the
remedy which will keep up strength
and prevent illness and cure such ills
as are liable to come upon all in every
day life. Hoods Sarsaparilla keeps
the blood pure.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
A Sure Cure For Piies.

Itching piles are known by moisture
Ike Precipitation, causing intense
itching when warm. This form as
well as blind, bleeding or protrudioo
yield at once to DR.. Boganko's pile
hemedy, which acts directly on parts
ahected, absorbs tum0rs, allays itch
ing and affects a permanent cure. 50
cts. Druggists or mail. Circulars
free. DR.. Bosanko, Philsdelph. Pa
Sol by DR.. j. J Tobin's drug store