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The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
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A TOWN ALMOST DESTROYED.
Cameron, W. ya., Suffers from Disastrous
 Conflagration-M Made Homeless.

Cameron, ". ya., Suffers from Disas strous
 Coniiagratio Made Homeless.
 WHEELING, w. Va, June 1O.-The town of Cameron, w. Va, place of l,5O0 people on the Baltimore & Ohio road, 2s miles east of Wheeling, was almost entirely destroyed by fire last night, and the homeless people are camping on the hills that surround the ruins. The fire broke out about 10 o'clock in Fitz- gerald's livery stable and spread rap idly. The town was without fire ap- paratus, and help was asked from Wheeling. Many of the inhabitants have lost all they possessed and are en- tirely destitute. The loss will proba- ply reach SlO0,Ooo. A special train which left Wheeling with a fire engine for the fire was wrecked 10 miles this side of Cameron and the engineer and fireman were killed
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

WILLIAM J. BROWN, aged 70 years, was recently released from the Indiana penitentiary, having s'erved term of twenty years for the m,1rder of rival suitor of the woman to Iya om he after. wards became engaged. A few days ago the white-haired ex-'onvict was married, near New Buffalo. Mich, to Miss Millie E. Jameson, who was his atiianced before jealousy furnished the motive for his crime. During the long lapse of time she remained true to him her one purpose, apparently, beina to accumulate fortune sufficient to su F. port herself and Brown during life.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Awful Tragedy In Kentucky.

HARRoDsBURG, Ky, June l0.-A most shocking assassination and suicide oc. cured 1 mile from Harrodsburg, on the premises of Patrick Higgins. Daniel Warner fired bullet into the back of Higgins, who instantly fell dead, shot through the heart Warner then ran about 100 yards, when, seeing that his deed had been discovered, he placed his smoking revolver behind his ear and fired ball into his own head. He lived but an hour after shooting himself
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
APPEAL FOR AID.
The People of the Strip in Dire Need of the
 Necessaries of Life.


 Necessaries of Life.
 WICHITA, Kan, June 10.-W. J. Mar tindale, presiding elder of the Wichita district of the Southwest Kansas Meth- odist Episcopal conference, vouches for the following appeal for aid which comes from Medford, Ok:
 To whom it may concern, greeting:
 The people of the strip, failing to raise any crops last year on account of the extreme drought, have been forced to organize into county and township associations in order to keep the poorer classes from suf- fering Fully one-half of the people, or l50 families of the local township, are going hungry many of them living on shorts and some on shorts and bran mixed They are also in dire need of clothing to hide their nalSed- ness, and seed corn to raise provender for their stock this coming winter.
 We do not ask for money, but of course will not refuse 1t. We need immediate aid to help us over June and July, especially until we can harvest our scanty wheat crop of two to four bushels per acre. In the name of suffering humanity we appeal to you for such food and other things as you can spare to help the desti- tute and that as soon as you possibly can to appease the hunger of crying children. Ship Aid association, care Mrs. Emma Beacock. The Rock Island carries supplies free of cost
 J. R. SMITH,
 EMMA PEACOCK,
 JOHN WILKINS,
 l.. A. HOOD, Committee. We certify to the foregoing facts and that the committee will put the all where most needed. c. N. BoTRoFF, Resident Pastor
 REV. w. l.. PEACOCK, Solicitor.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Fire Rt KaIamazno.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, June 1O.-Fire yesterday afternoon, which is thought to have been started by tramps, de- stroyed Dewing & Sons extensive blaming mill, sash, door and blind works and lumber yard and seven brick and frame stores. Dewing's loss will reach $50, 900; insurance, SlO0,O ,OoO. The total loss is about S2oO, 900; insurance, Sll5, 1000. .-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
VIII Be Turned to Charity.

NEW YORK, June 10.--Rev. Dr. John Hall has contributed the Sl, ,OOo that his income tax might have been to the fund for home missions asked for by the general assembly. It is said many persons of wealth have thought of giv- ing an amount of money equal to that saved by the death of the tax to char table organizations
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

THE year book of the United States department of agriculture will prob. ably be ready for distribution by Sep. tember 1. It is substitute for the former annual report of the de. partment. Assistant Secretary Dab- ney, says, in regard to the book: '"The purpose of the department has been to supply book which would be of value to every farmer. The government prints 50O.O0O copies of this publication at cost of $500, GOO. Of these 5oO,O ,OO0 copies senators and representatives get 47O,ooO, only 30, OoO being reserved for distribution by the department"
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Slept Twenty-One Days.

GUTHRIE, Ok, June 10.-Mrs. Nancy Lockett, the colored woman who has been asleep for over three weeks. all efforts of physicians or others to awaken her being of no avail, quietly opened her eyes last evening, got up and went about as though nothing had happened. She took no nourishment to speak of in the entire time.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Forty Persons Drowned,

OLDENBURG, June TO- - It is now known that forty persons perished in the flood at Koberdsdorf and at least thirty persons are missing. Koberds- dorf is a Hungarian watering place near here and the floods, resulting from mountain freshets, were so sud- den that in many instances all avenues of escape were cut off.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

THE war department has granted a medal of honor to Capt. Clinton A. Cilly. of the Second Minnesota volun- teer infantry, now resident of Hick- ory, N. c. September 20, 1863, on the field of Chiclamauga. Capt Cilly saw a regiment not his own leaving the line of battle. He dashed after it, seized the colors and rode back into the battle, followed by the regiment, which from that time did effective service
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
DROWNED IN A LAKE.
Two Young People at Kansas City c
 Down to Death Together.


 Down to Death Together.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 10.-Miss Nellie Neff, the young daughter of A. J. Neff, of 520 Walrond avenue, mem- Der of the recent graduating class of the high school, and Albert l.. Scha- bacher, of 637 Garfield avenue, were drowned while boating in Washington park lake Saturday night. They were together in a rowboat and, it is sup posed, attempted to change seats and thus capsized the boat and were thrown into the water and were drowned within sight of several boat. ing parties. Neither could swim, and those within distance to make rescue were too mortified or confused to save them
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
MINISTER FOUND DEAD.
A Clerical Convict Escapes from Jail ant
 Succumbs to Exposure.

A Clerical Convict Escapes from Jatl ant
 Succumbs to Exposure.
 GUTHRIE, Ok, June l0.-J. P. Smith the Baptist minister who was convict ed at the last term of the district court at Saltwater of larceny ant sentenced to five years in the peniten tiary, was found dead in the woods neal the village of Wharton yesterday After receiving his sentence Smith broke jail and made good his escape There were no bruises on the body and death was probably due to ex haustion and exposure. Smith was 2 wealthy preacher in Pennsylvania ir 1880.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

AMONG the new locations selected for patriotic monuments are the battle ground at Stoney Point, on the Hud- son, and the spot on the Delaware river where Washington crossed to at tack the British at Trenton. The New York Sons of the Revolution propose to convert Stoney Point into national park. and the Trenton monument will be erected by the Bucks County His torical society, of Pennsylvania.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

STATISTICS gathered from the city engineers of 300 cities in the United States of more than 10000 population show that more public work will be done during the summer of 1895 than ever before, the expenditure for pay ing. sewerage, water works and bridges approximating S2O0,OOO, 900, while last year less than one-fourth of this amount was expended
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

AMERICANS interested in the butter trade should keep their eyes on Den- mark. That little country supplied s3O, ,OOO, 900 of the scr, 900, 900 worth of butter imported by England in 1894. As result of good methods Danish butter gets high prices.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Senator Gordon to Retire.

ATLANTA, Ga.. June 1O.-United
 States Senator John B. Gordon has an. nounced in card his permanent re. tirement from politics at the end of his present term of office.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Two Young Ladies Killed.

GUTHRIE, Ok, June 1o.-Two daugh. ters of Rev. Eckels, riding near Chan dler, were thrown from a buggy Satur- day night. One was killed outright and the other fatally injured.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

TIE tintometer is a recent invention by means of which the color and bril- 1iancy of any object may be measured and recorded so that the tints may be exactly matched at any future time.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

MONEY is so abundant in London that the Spectator predicts an early reduction of the rate of interest on per manent investments to ? per cent.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

A CONNECTICUT lecturer recently said that there were 96,000 feeble-minded persons in the United States, of whom not more than 6,5O0 were in proper custody
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
Creedon WIu Fipbt uennessv.

BOSTON, Mass. June 1O.-Dan Creedon the Australian middleweight, and Billy Hennessy. of Clinton, Ia, were matched to meet at the Suffolk club OF June Is. The men signed to fight twenty-five rounds at 15s pounds.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

INCLUDING Secretary Gresham, ten members of the cabinet have died in office since the, foundation of the United States government.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

THE amount of capital invested in the electrical business in the United States, not including telegraphy, has been estimated at S45O, O0O,0 900.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

SUSAN B. ANTHONY proposes to retire from the presidency of the National Equal Suffrage association at its next annual meeting. .
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
The stronrest a1en Grow w...

Sometimes. The short cut to rono, vigor is taken by those sensible enorl,h"eo enh"eo use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters srs. 70 stically. It re-establishes impaired Sieoa' S' tion, enables the system to assimilate fenS
 and combines the qualities of a fine meS;a, oSvu, inal stimulant with those of a sovereins preventive remedy. Malaria, dysnensssan constipation, rheumatic, nervous and kidnan complaints are cured and averted bv it
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

"YoU used to do little tradino o change, didn't you, Higgsp' "yes on n "Were you bull or bearin "Nai,Sau Blobbs. l was lamb. b."-Chicago Tribnnp'
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

SHUN equally somber air and vivac,o,,, sallies.-Marcus Antonius.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
J. R SMITH,
 EMMA PEACOCK, JOHN WILKINS,

We certify to the foregoing facts and that the committee will put the al where most needed C. N BoTRoFF, Resident Pastor.
 REV. w. l.. PEACOCK, Solicitor.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-12
An Opportunity.

Miss Cahill, the popular milliner
on Hotel street, has now received
her new goods, and will be pleased
to show her many patrons full line
OF imported patterns, hats, and the.
very latest novelties in birds, wings,
etc, for trimmings. Ladies who de-
sire to appear at their best at the
coming tennis, lacrosse, golf, and
other matches, ought to lose no time
in getting their head coverings from
Miss Cahill.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-12
TUTOR.

ME-. 9. HENRY WHITE, ST. GATH.
WI Coll, Cambridge, is prepared to take
few private pupils in, English, Classics
and Mathematics. Students coached for
the Public Schools and the Universities
Teachers prepared for Examination per-
ing also. taught. Address up. o. Box 43S,,"
Honolulu 3l-1m
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-12

This is the proper time to get rid
OF the old germ-infected clothes and
have some new built. For that rea-
son l., 3. Kerr has imported Navy
Serges in all qualities and weights
superior to anything ever seen
here.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-12
NOTICE.

THE OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE
Il Committee of the HAWAIIAN RELIEF
SOCIETY have decided not to supply rations
after SATURDAY NEXT, the 18th in
slant, unless fresh outbreak of cholera
should occur. Bills against the Society
must be presented by 10 o'clock ON Satur-
day next, PER ORDER.
Honolulu, Oct. 8, 1895. cost
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-12
The Clowns Baby.

The Clowns Baby.
IL was out on the Western frontier,
The miners, rugged and brown,
Were gathered around the posters,
The circus had come to town.
The great tent shown in the dark
ness,
Like a wonderful palace of light,
And rough men crowded the en-
trance:
Shows didn't come every night
Not woman's face among them:
Many face that was bad,
And some that we're only vacant,
And some that we're very sad.
And behind a canvas curtain,
In a corner of the place,
The clown, with chalk and vermilion,
Was making up his lace.
A weary-looking woman.
With smile that still was sweet,
Sewed on little garment,
With a cradle at her feet,
Pantaloon stood ready and waiting;
1t was time for the going on:
But the clown in vain searched
wildly,
The property baby" was gone.
He murmured, impatiently hunting,
cts strange that cannot find;
Therel I've looked in every corner;
1t must have been left behindp
The miners we're stamping and
shouting,
They were not very patient men;
The clown bent over the Grade:
81 must take you, little Ben"
The mother started and shivered,
But trouble and want were near;
She lifted her baby gently;
you'll be very careful, dear2"
"Careful? You foolish darling"
How tenderly it was said;
While smile shone through the
chalk and paint:
81 love each hair of his headp
The noise rose into an uproar,
Misrule for the time was king;
The clown, with foolish chuckle,
Bolted into the ring.
But as, with a squeak and flourish,
The iddles closed their tune,
"You'll hold him as if he was made
of glassp
Said the clown to pantaloon.
The jovial fellow nodded;
give couple myself" he said:
81 know how to handle 'em, bless
you!
Old fellow, go aheadp
The fun grew fast and furious,
And not one of all the crowd
Had guessed that the baby was alive,
When he suddenly laughed aloud"
Oh, that baby taught it was echoed
From the benches with ring,
And the toughest customer there
sprang up
With, "Boys, it's the real thingr'
The ring was jammed in a minute,
Not man that did not strive
For "a shot at holding the baby"
The baby that was "alivel"
He was thronged by kneeling suit
In the midst of the dusty ring,
And he held his court right royalty,
The fair little baby king,
Till one OF the shouting courtiers,
A man with bold, hard face,
The talk for miles of the country,
And the terror Of the place.
Raised the little king to his shoulder,
And chuckled, "Look at that"
AS the chubby fingers clutched his
hair,
Then, "Boys, hand round the hatp'
There never was such hatul
or silver, and gold, and notes;
People are not always penniless
Because they don't wear coats.
And then, "Three cheers for the
babyW
tell you those cheers were meant.
And the way in which they were
given
Was enough to raise the tent.
And then there was sudden silence.
And gruff old miner said,
"Come, boys, enough of this rumpus!
It's time it was put to bed"
So, looking little sheepish,
But with faces strangely bright,
The audience, somewhat lingering,
Flocked out into the night.
And the bold-faced leader chuckled:
HE wasn't a bit afraid!
| He's as game as he's good lookinu
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11
Benefit Entertainment.

In arranging the entertainment for
The benefit Of the Kindergarten, which
occurred IA Goburn hall, last Wednf $
day evening one thing vas not anticipat-
ed.namely neutrality-suspicious. ofthe
small boz. Il would seem as though he
began celebrating eMIiel and Will more
than the usual noise, and that hi favor
.ie i''ee was a'I'esS III front 81 me
nun f9i ''is REASON 'ii " no LUX par
III '"e program were l'"'e' ~ " 'ia'
III 'ii1'se' ne 'i'si 'a''''iiei'' Ho@'
eteI' WIS 4 very fl''s.'ii one.
MI =. b. 0aiiei'' III ie" ie''oi'9as
le''"' n eAPla'he" 'he ''jes1 81 'ie
\ i'i'''' 7''i '''i \ 7s''''1 ioi' anu 'He use
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nv 1t I''a VIII -'A,e'''.h' ''9 u.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11
Maine Man iionored.

The trustees of Colgate University
have elected George William Smith, who
is the professor of history in the tni-
versity. as president of that institution
The new president is native of
Wateryillc. Me. where he Was born p
year, ago. He is the eldest son of Prof.
samuel h. smith 81 long n the head OF
the department of English literature in
Colby, and now retired.
President Smith was educated ut Co
burn Classical Institute and Colby
whence he was graduated in the class OF
1853. He was for Il year principal OF
the Wiscasset High school. In lsS7 he
graduated from the Albany Law school
Later he took "A course at Johns Hopkins
University. He was for a time assistant
editor of Il lax journal in the West. \
few years ago lac was elected professor
at Colgate.
He i a young man of broad education
brilliant attachments and excellent
Judgement.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11

The large increase in the issue of pos
tage stamps Is an Indication of the grow
iug prosperity of business. The state
ment of the stamp division Of the post
office departments shows that during
the past year orders were received for
$500 100000 stmAs of all kinds. This
is an increase Of 'ls0. 0o0, 900 over the
previous year. and the estimated increase
of receipts from the sale of STAMPS is
about S3.750.00n. \ very large proper
ton Of the stamps sold are Of the two
cent variety. though many millions Of
one cent stamps are used. The others
range all the way up to the 500 stamps.
The latter are used in the handling Of
newspapers mails and are never seen in
publie-only by the postmaStcrs. In
tact there are only three offices in the
country where the Sl00 stamps are used
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11
Their Third Annual.
The Madison High school Association Hold
Their Banquet at Hotel Coburn.

The Madison High school Association Hold
Their Banquet at Hotel Cohurn.
The third annual reunion and banquet
Of the Madison High school Association
was held at Hotel Coban last Wednes-
day evening.
Though not a large number Of the as
soeiation was present, there WIS no lack
Of enthusiasm. and one of the most
successful as well as enjoyable reunions
Of the school WIS the result.
At the conclusion Of the banquet the
following toasts were responded to:
"0ur Pilgrim Fathers. g. q. Small,
Esq; "om Guests" Mary W. Gregory
responded to by /. \. Roadway: "Madi-
son High school, f W. Larrabee
"reminiscences of the Past, G. II.
stmteyant; "Where Are We At?" y.
\. Weston: "To-Night and To-Morrow,' =
{. \. Wilber, Esq W. J. Morrill, acted
as POSTMASTER.
The Alumni present included Mr.. and
Mrs {. O. Small, W. J. Morrill, Mary
". Gregory, Elsie May Hunnewen {.
4. WILDER, Adeline Hilton, Lizzie Bal
lantine, Frances Mitchell, Charles Part
ridge Weston, y. A. Weston, +. {
Weston, c. f. Chandler and /. 4.
Roadway.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11
\orridgewock Races.

Tie celebration a. tiis village WAS
well attended and a large crowd bad
collected esen before 'he baud concert
at O'Clock. The programme consisted
Of fantastic. bicycle parade ald slack
"ire performance b. Prot Beaaeuc
The Quinueba,set base BAL club Ha,cd
tie Bloomfield, Of >ko@he2au ~ tle
bah grounds IN Tire forenoon Theeame
was very poor one nom s9at 70 aHl5h.
and was Won by the Bioomdelcs. j. -
10.
In the afternoon there were about
15o9 people at fhe races Al Elmaood
Park The races we're very good. al
though it fequired bat three heafs in
the minute elias, and the tfcc-foi-all.
and tour in the Ia class
Tie minute elias. was wou by lmaus
by Princeps, owned by \. !. Eddy. in
three straight heats best time. -.
HE Ia class Wa a very closely con-
tested race. buy was won by Russell by
Cylex. owned and driven by Charlie,
Russell. This is very speedy l-year-
old. and is sure TO make low mark be-
fore the season j, ont.
The tree-foI-all was walkoyer Tor
Halle lowe. while Mountaneer aud
Becker had hot race for second money
which was Won by Becker.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11

one OF he most common diseases
uov-a-day~ wheel fever The ~Ymp-
toms vary slightly and sometimes the
attack come without nauiag. bur the
result is always the same. Tie only
known remedy is for the patient 70 pm-
chase a bicycle and learn to eide buf for
a long time he seems eXeitable and inelin-
ed to talk moea. Without the appliea-
ton OF this remedy the patient is GEM
orally afflicted with mclaneholia Tie
person who escapes the fever may con-
sider himself fortunate, but the one who
has it and is able to apply the cure is far
more so.-Etcl0ngo.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11
G.. \. X. and w X. {.

Russell Post and the Woman's Relief
Corps gave reception II Mr.. and Mrs.
\. \. Withee in Grand Army Hall, Fri
day evening, which WIS attended by a
large number Of members of each organ
ization and their friends. There was as
little as possible OF the formal connect
ed with the exercises. General Isaac
Dyer and Mrs. {. V. Richards gave very
pleasing readings, Comrades g. Il. SAT
ford and :. \. Patton made appropriate
remarks aid Mrs. Dunton and DR.. VI.
l.. Nam favored the company with
songs. Mrs. Stinchfield in behalf of the
company presented Nj, Withee with a
sum of money II be used in the pur-
chase of Il suitable household article To
commemorate the occasion and in token
Of appreciation for the earnest and long
continuous labors ot Mr.. and MIS-.
Withee for the good OF the Post and the
Corps. They were also made the
recipients OF flowers from friends pre-
sent Mrs, Withee feelingly expressed
thanks II the donors Refreshments
were served by the ladies of the Relief
Corps. The occasion was happy one.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11

The great Christian Endeayorers Con
vention which is held in Boston. this
week, is one of the most notable events
ever occurring in New England. The
society has increased SO rapidly during
the comparatively few years Of its exist
ence, that this will largely outn0mber
any former convention. Boston IS eX-
pecting $4,000 guests
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11

The word agnostic" which is now
Incorporated in the standard English
dictionaries, was originated by the late
Prof IIuxly. He used it to define his po-
sition with regard 10 Christian religion.
-" 1t came into my head. he wrote.
. as suggestiyely antthetie to the 'enoS-
tic OF church history, WHO protessed To
know so much about the very things OF
which was ignorant.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11

The census reports of the churches
show that in 1890 there We're % IL. >oG
communicates Of al denominations in
this country This mean, that about one
person in every three is church mem
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11

The Maine Democrat celebrated The
Fourth" by sending out an edition print
ed in colors, thereby showing thai the
publishers are determined to push this
organ of the Maine Democracy aud
make its influence felt, 1t was very
creditable number.