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ter as she was. After she had pepused
the epistle for the second time, she took
1t out upon what old Mrs. Kennard
called the front poache." This was
rickety veranda over which grew q vine
Of custard honeysuckle; and here old
Mr.. Kennard sat, tilted upon his chaii',
under a shelf supporting the water
bucket and a gourd. coming a weekly
newspaper. Near at hand. sitting also
in a split-bottom chair. with her knit
ting, the old lady listened with ad-
rliration to the occasional Oracles Of
information transmitted to her from the
columns before him through her hus-
bands eyes. After long practice in re-
ceiving her news anu literature thus at
second hand. she had grown to esteem
him personally responsible for the we'll
rounded sentences. Coming around the
corner of the house. Miss Kennard, in
a sunbonnet was carrying In wooden
bowl a brood of motherless chicks.
Upon the threshold Of the door. and on
both steps of the porch, dogs were doz-
ing. How trivial Everything else will
seem," thought the little widow. ad-
vancing proudly among them with her
letter, when they hear what my child
thinks of Newport"
Whilst these things were occurring
in far. tranquil Virginia, Felicia was
looking daily upon the passing show of
Newport. What thrilling effect upon
her imagination had been created by
the first view of the sumptuOus part of
the town. as she approached 1t in the
little trap that had been sent to meet
her on her arrival. 1t happened to be
at an hour when the gay world was on
wheels: and while our little girl was
gazing with all her eyes upon the
Kaleidoscope of vehicles and people she
observed the groom who was driving
her touch his hat to q handsome,
naughty lady. whose case just then fell
upon them from her approaching vic.
toria. Felicia saw that she was the OBJ
ject Of this lady's thoroughly and per-
fectly frigid scrutiny, and, to her sur.
prise. became aware that the. survey
was followed by an innnitesimal nod in
her direction.
when tie carriages had passed each
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her gas stove. was all that presented it
self to Felicia's mental gaze. But in her
heart little bird kept singing. over
and over. the blithe tidings that her
mothers employer was to take her old
friend on visit of two months to the
mountains of Virginia, where Miss
Kennard was wont to return in her va
cations to the household of parents who
could give her food and drink and a
shelter, at least. How much better was
this than Felicia had dared to hope!
Fresh air. fresh milk, shade trees on
green lawn. the Blue Ridge mountains
encompassing their daily hOrizon-what
matter if the Kennards' poor old plan
tation house we're falling to rack and
ruin. so that there was a roof to cover
Felicia's deer little mother. to whom
all these luxuries were promised?
1t had not been without a fierce ma
ternal struggle in the little widows
breast that this invitation had been ac-
cepted. That she should be taken and
Felicia left cost her gentle heart strange
pangs. But Felicia. who had a way
with her none could Withstand, had
simply forced her point. She had
packed her mothers trunk. had gone
with her to the station. had parted with
her, to all appearances. joyfully. and
| then. to save car fare. had set out 10
walk over the burning bricks of the
pavement on her return to Mrs. Bal
| lantyne's.
Just then little victoria had driven
close to the sidewalk near her. and
pulled up. A young woman. charming
ly dressed, had leaned forward and
hailed her by name. Felicia, with a
start OF pleasant surprise. recognized
an old schoolmate. q western heiress.
who had recently married and taken UP
her abode here in her husbands city.
Between the two girls had passed the
usual expressions OF fervent greeting
and Felicia. installed under the hood OF
the victoria. was quickly on the way
with Mrs. Branhatn to her pretty bridal
| home.
| what contrast to II. was presented
] by the dtill ana paiisy sitting g-room Of
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other, the groom, leaning back, said, In
rather too jocular fashion for Felicia's
sense of prOpriety:
That's her. That's the madame
goin' out for her drive"
Felicia, answering him with cold
look, asked no questions.
ITO be continued)
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Mrs. Charlton, in her remote Vir-
ginia refuge. had read her darling S
ecstatic pride and joy. 1t seemed to
the poor lady that no one had ever
been blessed with such lovely and
loving and clever and successful daugh-
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l[lHlIlR1[lElEN AT TABLE
BY MRS. BURTON HARRISON.
Copyright 1885, by Bachelor johnson and Bache,rl

Summer had come around again, and
the prospects of spending ii i'm "a piping
hot flat. in the temperature of Balti-
more, between June and October. and
in the company of Mrs. Bal!antyne and
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suit me anyhow. If you can't take
these as a present from an old school
mate, why, l shall never speak to you
again as long as l live"
"Felicia's laugh rang out. Here was
Maud's old familiar threat of school
days. Just now Maud seemed to be
an irresistible fairy godmother who
had only to wave her stick to be obeyed
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
"sCIENTIFIC WORSHIP"
Judge Magee Considers it Indefnite-Re-
fuses Charter to Christian Scientists.

Pittsburg, October 12.-Judge Magee
handed down decision this morning
refusing charter to the first church of
Christian Scientists of Pittsburg. The
opinion says:
cit is not set forth that the purpose for
which the corporation is formed is to
establish and maintain the worship OF
God in accordance with the doctrines and
teachings of Christian science as con-
tanned in the ninety y-sixth edition of a
certain book called Science and Health,
with Key to the Scriptures by the Rev.
Mary Baker g. Eddy, and in such SUBJ
sequent editions thereof. From this state
ment of the purpose of the corporation
the court is unable, from a reading of the
charter submitted, to determine in what
science consist, or the plan or means by
which the operations are to be conducted.
What the Rev. Mary Baker G.. Eddy may
edit and publish hereafter as the charter
privileges to be enjoyed is too uncertain
a quantity to warrant the court in say
ing, as it is his duty to say, that the in
strument is in proper form and within
the purposes named in the first class
specified In the act Of April 30, 1894, and
is lawful and not injurious to the COM
minuty.
'The scientific worship Of God, or the
worship of God as a scientist and as a
corporate body of worshippers needs, we
think, more specific presentation of it's
doctrines and teachings than is furnished
in the instrument before US, to enable the
court to determine the question of
corporation.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
THE GERM AN PRESS.
Inclined to Support the Porte and Condemn
England.

Berlin, October 13.-The semi-official
press of Berlin has distinctly assumed
an attitude favorable to the Porte as be-
ing subjected to harsh and unjust pres
sure at the hands Of England
The North German Gazette publishes a
communication from Constantinople
which traces the Armenian riots and the
attendant bloodshed to the Vaccinations
of agents sent from London. According
to the authorities these agents were plen-
tiff ully supplied with arms and money,
both of which were widely distributed.
The communication denounces the con-
due tof the Armenian patriarohs and CEN
sures the. English agitators, who are char
acterized as Christian fanatics, for in
citing the Armenian fanaticism to vio-
lence against Moslems The Turkish
embassy here appears confident tho Sui
tan will effect an arrangement with the
powers which will be satisfactory to all
parties concerned. The embassy denies
anything approaching an ultimatum has
been addressed TO the Porte by England
or any other power, persistent assertions
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
HIGH HANDED.
The Mormon Church Attempts to
Dictate in Politics,

And GentiIes and Progressive Mormons
Object-It May Mean the Dissolution OF
the Utah Democracy and Formation of
an Anti-Statehood Party.
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 49, All
the party leaders here are talking today,
about the remarks made by President
Joseph F.Smith of the Mormon church at
the recent priesthood meeting, to thu
effect that numerous men in high coun
clls of the church, and particularly
Thatcher and Roberts, the candidates
on the Democratic ticket for senator and
congressman, had accepted nominations
for political offices without consulting
with the president Of the chdreh which
was contrary to the rules OF the church.
George @. Cannon endorsed MIR. Smiths
remarks, The words of the church au-
thorities are taken as command that
those who have gone into politics. with
out the advice and consent OF the Mormon
church must retire from that field. This
declaration is viewed WIN great alarm
by the gentiles and progressive young
Mormons who fear q return TO the old
conditions which prevailed when the
Mormon church authorities ruled with
rod of iron Stong and bitter anti-state
hood talk is being INDUCED in by those
who hitherto favored statehood most
strongly.
Judge Powers, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic state committee, calico 2 meeting
of the committee Tor Monda With tho
avowed purpose of dissolvins Demo-
cratic party and forming aEsr tatehood
party 0ers is strongly ysupportedby the
gentil publicans and the progressive
elerta the Mormons irrespective of
party. IL is believed the fight is on
with the church, and if the latter does
not recede absolutely from position an
anti-statehood movement will be at once
inaugurated.
In speech last night, j. L. aawlins,
nominee for theSenate and the
delegate in Congress, who Sc
cured the passage of the statehood
bill, criticised the action of the church
authorities and expressed the belief that
the people would not countenance any
such interference
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
SERGEANT BROWN WAS SUSPICIOUS
And Caught One Pair of Trousers Doin &
Duty for Many Men.

New York, October 13.-Several police
men attached to the Mulberry street
station have got themselves into trouble.
For the past two weeks the policemen OF
the Mulberry street station have been go
ing, one by one, to Police Headquarters
to have their uniform trousers inspected.
The inspection was made in the office OF
Acting Inspector Cortright by Sergeant
Brown. A suspicion got into Browns
head the other day that one pair of
trousers that looked almost new was
coming tti him more than once for in
spection When the suspected trousers
came to him Oh Friday he put mark on
them without knowledge of the police
man who carried them.
The suspected trousers were at the In
spector's office again yesterday, and
Sergeant Brown fonnd his mark on them
The policeman whoEs had the trousers is
a new appointee. An investigation will
be made against the patrolmen who
sought to cheat the inspection. The new
pair of trousers was used to shield police
men who had been ordered to get new
trousers and had neglected to do SO.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14

organizations should have no 4in 1hno Iay
upon the public questions ol , onu Nth
That young people have no concei:u, VIZ. +.
government or politics. But helono. 4to 40
this the right view. Let ME denne +hie tie
attitude of Christian Endeavorels W Gne
vast question of a better cltlzensAip ~ ~
of the advance steps that we may o an
decentralization of a larger and more IN,
telligent spirit of patriotism anu - spo ba+
citizenship. You have PROMISED ~ hane eaao
ito do whatever He would IKE 70 ;,la nay to
you do"; then vote as He Woulo .iAo "
have you vote. Go to the primaries NJ VI
your party, and take your Christlan Ell
deavor pledge with you. Go to tne caHoas Eo.,
get into the Legislature; stand ior oon-
gettthere, for God and your churcn anu
your country do what He would ilhe W
have you do. -,
Surely this is ground which we can al
take. 1t is not Christian Endeayor
ground, 1t is Christian ground, Whetner
you belong to one organization or amour
or, whether 20 u belong TO one denomiina- iiN
tion or another. If you are a Christian
man is it not true that in voting as well
as in worshiping, in the primaries as
we'll as at the prayer meeting, at the polls
as well as at the communion table. you
must do what He would like to have
you do so far as you can find that outf :,
Not as an organized society, but as weli
organized . individuals, simply because
we are followers of Christ, the Righteous,
let us stand everywhere for the right. 10 10
not be content with overthroWlng one
Tammany in New York and another IN
Chicago. Do not be content until ram
many in America is forever an impossl-
bility. Do not be content until cor,
rupt political deal is as impossible ana
intolerable as an openscesspool would Dc
in your own parlor.
Is not this ground which every one
may take? Is not this -practioal, plat
form of Righteousness on which all may
stand whether young or old? The sone
thing.is to do inspolitics -as in business IIl ss
as in the home, as in the church, WHAT
ever He would have us do. Following
this rule, using the utmost sanctified
oommon-sense seeking for guidance from
above, acting as individuals who are re-
sponsible for their individuality in the
sight of God, and not as a society to be
directed and managed by skilful leaders,
a thing which the very genius OF the
Christian Endeavor movement will never
for moment allow, we cannot go
wrong. -
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.
A Prominent Electrician Killed by the
Fatal Fluid.

Pittsfeld, Mass, October 13.-Franklin
L. Pope, aged IS, one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Great Darlington, and
with a large acquaintance among
electricians, was instantly killed by a
shock of three thousand volts. in the
cellar of his house this evening. He was
manager of the Great Darlington Electric
Light company To facilitate the oper-
ations of the plant he placed iii his cellar
a large and powerful converter. When
the power was turned on this evening, he
visited the cellar to adjust the bearings.
His family heard a heavy fall. and upon
Investigation, found Mr.. Pope dead on
the floor. The doctors say his death was
instantaneous. Mr.. Pope was native OF
Great Darlington, being born in the
house in which he met his death. He
leaves widow, two daughters and a son.
For some years he was interested with
his brother Ralph in the editorial
management of 'sThe Electrical
Magazine published in New York.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
Statements About W. /. Twombley.

A statememnt was made in Sunday
paper yesterday by the South Portland
correspondent, that Mr.. W. I..Twombley
hads disappeared and that his wife had
been hunting for him and said that he
had been gone for three weeks Mr..
Twombley lived in the Teague house on
Broadway. Mr.. Twombley's wife was
Miss Minnie Spruin of this city A
PRESS reporter called at. the house of
Mr.. Henry P. Spruin on Vaughan street
last evening. Mr.. Spruin was not au
home. His wife said that all she knew
about Mr. Twombley's whereabouts was
that the statement that he had been gone
three weeks could not be true, because
Lawyer Nichols had said that he was in
his office last Friday.
d Also her daughter, who waa at homo
with her, said that she went over to visit
her sister at South Portland week ago
and Mr.. Twombloy was there then.
The Sunday paper item also said that
Mr. Twombley had got into difficulties.
Last Tuesday Deputy Sheriff Bucknam
served writ on him for an unpaid bill.
Mr.. Twombley is the inventor OF the
either motor that was to be applied to
bicycles launches and carriages, the
patent Of which was bought by the
John p Lowell Arms Company, which
fact led to the establishment of the BIZ
cycle factory in the plush mill at South
Portland, with the intention of manu-
featuring the ether motors, as well as
bicy cles. Mr.. Twombley was the gener-
al m anager of the plant.
His connection there was severed five
weeks ago and he has since had nothing
to do with the bicycle factory. The Arms
Company own the ether patent, but will
not do anything with it at the present
time.
Inasmuch as Mr. Twombley was in
the city Friday, there seems to be no very
good reason as yet to declare that he has
disappeared, because he was not seen Sat
| urday or yesterday.
| He is evidently In financial difficulties;
but all the proceedings against him are
| in the nature of civil suits.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
PRESIDENT IN NEW YO RK.
He Dimes With DIR. Bryant and Returns to
the Yacht.

New York, October 13.-The steam
yacht Oneida with President Cleveland
on board, arrived today from Buzzard' s
Bay. President Cleveland, unattended,
left the yacht about this aftrnoon, and
was driven to the home Of the Cleyelands'
family physician, DR.. Joseph d. Bryant,
at 81 West 36th street. He dined with.the
doctor and his family and left forIthe
yacht. At 4.30 in the afternoon the
Oneida passed Liberty Island, bound
down the bay. It was thought she would
anchor off the Atlantic Yacht Club house,
the weather being little too threaten
ing for an outside trip to the capes, en-
route to Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
SMASHED TO SPLINTERS.
A Break Rod Breaks Oh a Pittsburg
Street Car.
AND DASHES CAR AND PASSEN-
GERS OYER EMBANKMENT.
Three Men Killed and Ten Probably In
jured-A Mother Throws Her Child
From the Window and Saves Its Life.

jured-A Mother Throws Her Child
From the Window and Saves Its Life.
Pittsburg, October 13.-There was
terrible street car accident here tonight.
A car on the West End Electric road
jumped the track, going over an embank-
ment at $40. George Rathman, furni-
ture dealer, Fred II. Eisel and an un-
known man were killed.
Just before the city limit is reached
there is a sharp curve and hill along the
track for about quarter of mile.
When the car reached that point the
brake rod broke, and the motorman lost
his control The car dashed down the hill
until it reached McCarteny street, where
there is sharp curve. Here it jumped
the track and turned completely over,
landing in a ravine alongside of the road.
The car was broken into splinters, and
the three persons killed we're horribly
mangled.
just before the car jumped the track,
Conductor Mcguire yelled ito the
passengers to all fall to the bottom of the
car. Before they obeyed the order, one
woman dropped her young daughter out
of the window and probably saved the
child's life. Three boys jumped from the
car before it left the track and were
probably not injured. AS soon as he
could extricate himself from wreck, Con-
ductor McGuire, though badly injured
himself, rushed to the houses in the
vicinity and secured assistance The city
ambulances were called at once and the
injured passengers were cared for. Ten
received injuries of greater or less extent.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s, 1se2---voL SO.
MAY BETRAY DURRANT.
A Young Woman Reporter Said to Have
Obtained His Secrets.
Miss Cunningham Visited Durrant in Jail
Almost Every Night-Did He Take Her
Into His Confidence? Will She Tell.

| Into His Confidence? Will She Tell.
| San Francisco, October 12.-Young
Durrant today was greatly wrought up
over stories printed in the morning news
papers that Miss Carrie Cunningham,
reporter, would go on the witness stand
on next Tuesday and testify that he had
confessed he had seen two men numbering
Blanche Lamont on the second belfry
landing of the church where she was
killed. Miss Cunningham has spent
many nights for several weeks talking to
Durrant.
She tried to make him believe she was
his friend, and there is no doubt that he
told her more than he told any one else.
But some time ago a friend excited his
suspicious by the remark that he had seen
bill the young woman presented to the
chief of detectives for services. This put
Durrant on his guard and prepared him
for what he says is the blackest treachery
on her part, as we'll as wilful falsehood.
According to Miss Cunningham story,
Durrant, on one of the days when things
looked dark for him, told her he had
written a confession, giving the names OF
two men who killed Blanche Lamont,
but this confession was only to be opened
in case he was convicted. Miss Cunning
ham promised on her oath not to make
this public, but it is said in her defence
that the prosecution have worked upon
her and convinced her that in the interest
of Justice she should tell on the witness
stand what she knows, so she has been
subpoenaed as witness Ii she tells the
story as outlined it will damage
Durrant's case greatly, unless his
attorneys can show she isn't telling the
truth. Durrant declares she came TO him
with this story of confession which she
said was all around the City hall, but he
refused to affirm or deny its truth. He
says he always suspected her even when
she wept over his sad fortunes. She
dro pped in to see him nearly every eve
ming, and was accustomed to stand on
box which brought her face up to the
level of his wicket.
The head jailor, who knows Durrant
very WE'LL says the prisoner several weeks
ago expressed grave suspicion of Miss
Cunningham good faith. He believes
Durrant's 8 story, for he says it isn't
plausible that man of Durrant's self
control should reveal any secrets to a
woman whom he suspected of being in
police pay.
Miss Cunningham made a "grand
stand play early last week by refusing
to give the name OF her informant for
threatened to commit her to Jail for con-
tempt She seemed anxious to go for the
notoricty it would bring her, but the
Judge decided not to crafty her. The
Press club made her an honorary member
for her conduct, but what action they
will take if she betrays Durrant's conf
dence is uncertain.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
To Exempt From Taxes.

Gardiner, October 13-The citizens OF
Farmingdale, at special town meeting
yesterday, voted to exempt the firm OF
6. A. and c. NJ Phillips from taxation
on their new steam saw mill, which they
will Immediately build, for period OF
ten years. The Messrs. Phillips, whose
extensive mills were burned at Fairfield
last summer have been operating the
Putnam and Classon mill at Randolph
since, decided to purchase the old ship
yard site at Farmingdale of W. W. Brad
street. Operations will commence at
once. When it is completed it will be
one of the best saw mills in the state.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
To the Victorious Crew.

Rockland, Me-, October 1s.-Tho
greatest reception ever given on Deer Isle
was rendered the Defender crew last
night at Northwest Harbor. An
enormous crowd was present from the
surrounding country. Cannons doomed
from sunset until far into the night. At
s O'Clock an elaborate banquet was served
in the Town hall of Northwest Harbor.
About five hundred guests We're seated.
Letters were read from Captain II. O.
Haff and others, and an address, was
delivered by the Hon. e. P. Spofford,
after which there was dance, more than
two hundred couples participating.