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The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
Loss Estimated at $50, 900.


Augusta. September IS. Fire early this
(Thursday) morning destr Dyed the
wooden building OF the Comfort Pub
fishing concern with contents, including
Webb perfecting press, type and other
presses, the mailing department. and
storehouse and bottling establishment.
The loss is estimated at $50, 600; partially
insured. The brick building will probably
be saved.
Rockland Incendiary at Work.
Rockland, September 19-Atlantic hall,
the property OF 6. A. Linde, south Main
street was totally destroyed by fire this
morning. The fire evidently was in
cendiary. Loss $500; insured $1,000
The Pig the Only Thing Saved.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Gray, September 1S.-The managers
of the Gray fair who live nearby had a
bad quarter of an hour this morning
when they were aroused from sleep and
looked from their windows to see thu
light of big fire apparently destroy
ing the new grand stand. 1t proved,
however, that Mr.. Fred Tenney was the
loser, his house, barn and hennery being
destroyed. The people who ran to the fire
managed to save the pig from the barn.
Everything else pretty much was lost.
Mr.. Tenney and his family were not at
home and there was no stock in the barn.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
Tho lCeGtheT JodQy
is HksJu to
be Fair.

The tCedtaer TODAY
is likely to
20 N""' Sept 49, 1895.
TNHE draperies room
i is receiving now
some high class
novelties in colored De-
MINIS for doorway and
window draperies, pillows
and cushions, covers,
tablecloths, etc. An en-
tirely new assortment of
designs and colorings, at
very moderate prices.
The Underwear de-
partments are full of bar
gains these days. Great
values in medium weight
goods fit for present
wear. There are more
kinds to choose from than
ever before, there is more
goodness for less money,
a greater assortment of
weights, a wider variety
of styles. We begin at
soc for mems and
women's, and from that
up to as high as you want
to go. We show every
desirable sort that the
home and foreign market
offer.
OWEN, MOORE & co
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19

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The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
CONGRESS ON AFRICA.

Governor Atkinson Talks Upon the suE-
Eested Exodus to That Continent.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 14.-Governor At
kinson, In his address before the Con
gress on Africa said. In referring to
the interest of the negroes In the con-
versions and salvation of the dark con-
tinent, that 1t remained for each to de-
eide for himself whether he would CO.
or remain here.
"You are free citizens of this repub
lie. II you care to stay, the choice is
yours; II you think best to cast your
lot among the people of your old coun-
try, none may say you nay. So long
as have a voice in the affairs Of Geor
gia, l shall do my utmost to see that
the colored man has his rights"
The object of this congress is to give
the American negroes right view Of
their relations to the civilization and
redemption Of Africa. The African
explorer and linguist. He'll Chatelaine
]. II. Smythe. ex-minister to Liberia,
and Dr.. Alexander Crumell of Wash
ingtonl author of 1.-THE Future of At
rica," Iere among the other speakers.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
vIckssURo BATTLE FIELD
-fssyohd tho -LinsNis.

Monticello. ILL.,, Dec. 14.-The COM
mittee appointed by the Vicksburg Ma
tional Park association to ascertain
the price of the land designed for The
park has made Its report, and Is much
discouraged at the outlook. The Tar-
tts owning the land ask the committee
as high as $l75 per acre. The asso-
citation only wanted to pay $4,000 for
$500 acres. The subcommittee re-
ports that 1t will exceed 100000. A
meeting will be held December II to
zee II there cannot be some colnpro-
mise on the price asked by the land
owners.
At Shiloh there was one tract owned
by W. c. Meeks. He wanted $4,000
for 175 acres. His demand was re-
fused. as other lands had been secured
at an average of $40 per acre. Meeks
now asks the commissioners $25OOO
for the land. Condemnation proceed
ings have been instituted. and the case
will be tried by the United States court
at Pittsburg Landing next Tuesday,
December II. The result will estab-
lish the price of the lands on that bat
tlefield.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
ALMOST A F,oHT.

Old Turk who was As1soes sse Shot
at the British.
Constantinople Dec. 13, via sona,
Bulgaria, Dec. 14.-It became known
to-day that the British gunboat Dryad,
which is to act as the second guard-
ship for the British embassy here, had
quite an exciting time while passing
through the straits OF the DardanelleA
When she approached the forts Of
Kun Kale and Sedin Banray, the en-
trance of the Dardanelles, their garri
sons not having been notified that the
Sultan had granted permission for the
passage of the boat. quickly manned
their guns, which were loaded and
trained on the incoming vessel. The
commander sent boat out to meet the
Dryad. and anite time elapsed be
fore he was satisfied that she had tie
right to enter. Then the Dryad was
allowed to proceed.
The absence OF news from the in
terror of Asiatic Turkey, and particu-
larly from Zeitoun. is causing much un-
easiness among the Armenians and
others here.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21


The Statist remarks that II Russia
could export 100000 quarters of
wheat q year from the crops Of 1889 to
1892. which averaged 31.600.000 quar-
tiers, she could have exported twice that
amount In each Of the last two years.
the crops OF which amounted respec-
lively to $4,000. 900 and 48.500. 900 quar-.
ters. But the exports were only about
II. .000. 600 quarters. leaving surplus
Of 10000, 900 for the two years to be
added to the current crop. which 10 said
to be little above the average from 1889
to 1898. In spite of the surplus Rus
SLAMS are not selling freely at present
low prices: the Government makes
loans to the farmers on easy terms to
help them carry their grain. and 1t sup
plies them abundantly with informa-
tion regarding the condition Of the
wheat market of the world. 20 that the
Russian producers. and exporters are
not in haste to part with the grain they
hAv0.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
F.ur Men Are Dead and -Four Others Arr
Missing.

F.ur Men Are Dead and -Four Othcrs Are
Missing.
Knoxville. Dec. 13.-By premature
explosion of powder and dynamite at
three O'Clock Thursday afternoon, four
men were killed at La Folette, Campbell
county. -Four other men are missing and
their bodies are being searched for in the
mass of earth and rock that was dis
lodged by the explosion.
The explosion occurred on the works
Of the La Toilette railroad near La Fol
lette. where new road Is being pro-
jected from La Toilette to Jellico. A
large force of men were at work blast
ing for cut. Three kegs of powder had
been placed In a sixteen-foot hole and
four sticks of dynamite were also added
to the deadly charge. A fuse was at.
tached to the powder and the men ran
from the place to n safe distance to
await the result. They waited fourteen
minutes and the charge failed TO 90 on.
The men were then ordered to break In
to the hole by the foreman, to readiust
the fuse. They obeyed the order, all be.
ing apparently satisfied the fire had he
come extinct. Just as they entered the
hole the terrific explosion occurred.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
KILLED AT DENVER.
LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR COLLIDE
rAs M.ssr... - . Street Car Killed
s.d tbs CeaAsetos Badly Hsrt-Pas-
ssagsfs Alss Injured.

Denver Dec. 14.-A Gulf passenger
train ran into q University Park car.
at the University Park crossing, at
1910 this morning. and Motorman VIII
bur was killed, Conductor John Shear
ing perhaps fatally injured and several
passengers were hurt.
The catastrophe occurred at a point
where the view was obstructed. The
coroner and the police surgeon were
notified and responded, and light en-
gine conveyed the Gulf physicians.
Drs Bancroft and McNaught. to the
scene, and the injured were removed
to the city. A wrecking train was also
sent to the scene of the accident.
A daughter of Chancellor Mcdowell,
who was on the street car, was slightly
injured, and two passengers who were
on the train were rendered unconscious
by the shock.
The fireman of the passenger train
jumped, but the engineer, Michael E.
Shannon, was injured while in the cab
Of the engine.
The engine and one car were derailed
and the street car was demolished.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
FIRE AT COUNCIL BLUFFS.
A Los. of 100000 in the wholesale
Dlstrict..

A Loss of 03OO.OOo in the wholesx,.
DIatrict..
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. IA very disas
trous fire occurred in Council Bluffs ele
vator and wholesale districts last night
1t started In frame warehouse owned
by the Welr-Shugart company and used
by the Empkie-Shugart company as q
transfer warehouse for handling the
goods of their Eastern correspondents
From the southeast strong wind was
blowing and the flames soon commun.-
Gated to the great brick warehouse of the
Deere-W Wells Company. The fire depart.
meht was short-handed and was handi.
capped from the start. Help was asked
from Omaha and was sent over. By
nine O'Clock the fire was well under con.
trol and all danger of Its spreading was
over. At that time the total loss was
calculated at not less than $500, 600, and
would probably reach 1895, 900.
In the big Deere Wells warehouse the
chief damage was done. This pile of
brick, with Its Immense stock of farm
implements, was total loss. On build.
Ing the loss Is put at $4,000, and on the
stock at 100000. with insurance of SIX
900. ~S'
The Combination Fence Company
loses $4,000 on Its building, and how
much on the stock Is not definitely
known. but about $4,000, with partial
insurance.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
Mrw EFFECTS IN EMsRoIpERv.
pssis.A Cssasd fren Coalpsss oAiae
Arc Very BAaAsoae.

pssisns Cssasd from Coalpsss 0Alna
AEs Very BaaAssae.
Persian embroidery done In coarse.
gay Bulgarian cottons that look hke
ersvsl u seen ON pillow covers and IA
ble spreads to be used In smoking-
rooms and libraries that have Psrsian
or other rugs as a floor covering. The
designs used for these embroideries are
copied from Persian rugs, ~ are also
their colorings and combinations Of
color. They are done In linen Of coarse
uneven texture. that II usually q .
twine or max color. Tho Bulgarian
threads used in the embroideries are
20 well dyed that they can be boiled
without changing color. Unless one u
skilled in blending colors 1t Ii best to
buy . piece Of the work In what n
known ~ begun work" Another
novelty Of the Kensington Art School
Of Needlework is known az jeweled en-
broidery. although the Jewels are all
cry silk. II for a center-piece, doiliss.
or toilet mats of white linen, the tr-
regular edges are usually buttonholsd
with white silk. Inside the edge. ct .
distance Of one or two inches, II .
festooned border. like that which would
be formed il you were to lay . necklace
Of beads on the cloth, waving 1t back
and forth in slightly or deeply curved
festoons. In the incest designs the
curves. are wide and not deep. The CEN
ter raised dot or bead in each curve Ii
larger than all the others. those ON
each side decreasing gradually in size.
Often three strings of jewels, one laid
under the other and forming three
curves. are used. In work that II to
be washed the dots are first closely
worked with cotton, in order to raise
them. They are then worked over
with silk. Each one is worked around
the outside with an outline stitch in
silk, shade darker than that used for
the Jewel.
Sometimes the design is reversed. and
the curves of the pattern are turned to-
ward the center Of the cloth instead OF
the border. Each Jewel is connected
with the one before it by q thread
worked in very narrow stem stitch.
For artistic designs for this kind Of
needlework 1t would be well to study
the jeweled designs seen on Coalport
and other china, where the Jewels are
combined with scrolls.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
sympathy for tho Sax. of Duty.


Sympathy, beautiful and pure, 10
apt to be marred by its being prompted
merely by sense of duty, and thus its
true and natural spontaneity is veiled.
1t is true that the habit becomes second
nature to us. and by habit we may and
do develop honorable and charitable
sympathy with all suffering, but the
truly sympathetic are SO born. and it
is az impossible for them to enshroud
their true desires and actions - 1t is
ito soil sunbeam by touch" It -
in the late youth and mature years
that, as rule, we see its most splsn-
did achievements. In childhood It 10
apt to be in allegiance. In the old age
Of good people its beauty Is enhanced.
and yet In many instances. in the ssrs
and yellow leaf. all that was Of SYM
pathy, what little there might have
been, becomes bitterness. and the SELF
ish man clings to what he has gained,
covetins what he has not, with q t.
nacity which SaBss description. All
his treasures are on earth, and ss he
knows he must and shall leave them
there can be no eternal hope in him.
and his mind becomes centered on that
which Is of but short duration. He be-
comes "earthen," and the rest Of his
days are spent in sordid contemplation
OF what at best is but an idle dream.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

D-s. Minney, MCGEE and G. 9. NcCun
tock. Warrants were served upon them
today charging them with receiving tn
three stolen bodieA A petition ~ beas
started for the calling Of q grand jury
and as it will only require the names
of 100 taxpayers there is no doubt hat
that a grand jury will be called and the
grave robberies thoroughly investigated.
Although the excitement Of the 1rN
night has subsided there 10 4 settled de
termination among the best cftisens to
bring the guilty parties to justice.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

From the annual report Of the regis
trar of the treasury. lately made pub
lie, 1t appears that the number of bonds
issued last year was larger than the
amount issued In any other year during
the last decade. and there was also a
gain In the number of bonds cancelled.
During the last fiscal year there were
issued S0.362 bonds with value OF
e1S5. .445.9 $50. and there were cancelled
43,072 BONDS with a value Of S108,-
165. 200, making the value of the total
amount handled during the year $303.-
S11,150. The total amount of unissued
bonds on hand at the end Of the year
was greater by 1856. 500 than at the
beginning.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
ScHLATTER's PILGRIMAGE.
He Is Approaching Santa Fe and II h
llcv-d Will Stop There.

He Is Approaching Santa Fe and II ID
Il lleved Will Stop There.
Denver. Dec. IA special dispatch
from Santa Fe to the Republican says:
Francis Schlatter, the so-called Mes
slah, is In Santa Fe county tonight. He
is at the village Of Santa Cruz, thirty
miles north of here. On Wednesday he
passed through Taos valley, coming over
the range from Elizabethtown. A letter
from Taos says that Mrs. Alexander
Cusdorf, who knows the healer. had a
full half hours conversation with him.
She addressed him In both English and
German and urged him to prolong his
stay in Taos Valley, pointing out the
good he could do among the poor people
In curing their ills, but he said his time
was really not his own; that he travelled
under the guidance and direction of
'.The Father" and must press on to the
end of his journey. He declined to re-
veal his plans, either for the present or
immediate future, and indeed behaved
like one carrying out mission, the OBJ
ject of which he himself could scarcely
divine.
Two ladies' carried nice lunch to
Schlatter, also two bottles, one filed
with milk, the other with wine. He ac-
cepted the latter. but declined the milk
and the lunch, saying the wine would
give him strength to travel. but that ne
needed no food. II frequently 20 four
or five days without taking food" be
said to Miss Schleurich. land when
need 1t the Father will provide for me-"
Miss Schleurich says the devoted at
tention shown this man on his ,rlp
through Taos Valley was marked. Hun.
dreds Of people In all sorts of vehicles,
on horseback and on foot, accompanied
and followed him for twenty miles along
the road, and all this time the healer
was blessing handkerchiefs as he rode
slowly toward the Rio Grande At En-
budo,
Since It became noised about that
Schaltter was nearing Santa Fe, It has
that many citizens here con.
ndently believe he Will terminate his
long journey by protracted stay in this
city. II he does not they win lose faith
In his declarations, for It Is pointed out
that ON that dismal rainy night Of Sep
tember 21, when hundreds of people
from Santa Fc crowded the depot plat
form at I.alny and implored the healer
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
Dunraven's Char~.a.

New York. Dec. 14.-Although A. the yIs,,
OF Lord Dunraven to New York has been
postponed for time, the special com.
mittee Of the yacht club appointed to In.
vestigate the charges made against the
Defender people, are going ahead with
the arrangements made for the inquiry
demanded in the case, and the first sea.
sion of the court will be held on FRIDAY
the 1Dth instant. 1t is not possible for
Lord Dunraven to be here at that time
but whether this fact will cauee anv n,
the plans agreed upon by the committee
to be changed cannot, of course, now he
told.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
a GOOD SUGGESTION.
Bishop Warren Think. Something Might
BE Done to Attract Touri.tA.

Bishop Warren Think. Something Might
BE Done to Attract Touri.ta.
Denver. Dec. 14.-Bishop Henry w.
Warren Of this city has sent the follow
ing suggestive letter to local paper:
Colorado Is really the Switzerland Of
America. 1t should be thronged every
summer with seekers after vigor. Swift
zerland gets more from its tourists than
from any Of its industries. Europe re-
ceives $10O.OOO.OOO yearly from Its
American visitors.
Colorado needs TO do two things to
turn the tide of mountain travel this
way. First, to make Its glories accessible
by paths and trails legibly marked to
ensure safety for pedestrians. All our
places of public resort should have trails
made to several interesting points. We
have mostly provided railroad facilities
to our scenic beauties. But they can
never be known by passing through the
state in railway trains. They are hid
den In mountain Businesses and situated
on peaks inaccessible to trains. We
must offer inducements to the robust as
well as the feeble and the hurried. We
must seek to make them abide. as well
as pass through. For this purpose, hotel,
boarding house, cabin and brush camps
should be utilized.
Second, itineraries of pedestrian toure
for one day. six days or four weeks
should be given with sketch maps, alti-
tudes. Information where bicycles can
be used, etc Who does not remember
books OF the Alps, the visions never to
be forgotten and the magnificent vigor
acquired in climbs Of all grades up to
the perpendicular of the Matterhorn?
Tourists should write up their trips
and the newspapers publish them. The
Board Of Health should help distribute
Information and Colorado Alpine Club
should be formed. Thus the beaut1e.
and vigors that are in our mountains
might annually draw hither many who
could not be as well benefited else.
where.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
RED CROSS WILL ACT.
Armenian Relief Work In Charge of This
Organization.

Organization.
Washington, Dec. 14.-The American
Red Cross Society has decided to accept
the duty OF distributing the relief funds
for the Armenian sufferers and has is-
sued the following statement:
sowing to the unanimous and urgent
appeals from the friends of humanity.
representing nearly all of the people of
this country, the American National Red
Cross has decided that it must accept the
sacred trust OF endeavoring to relieve the
starving Armenians in Asia Minor. Ac-
cordlng to conservative estimates there
are 100000 utterly destitute people In
that country who will have to be assist
ed six or eight months-until the next
harvest.
'Fully realizing the difficulties and
dangers to be met, the Red Cross will
start for Turkey as soon as sufficient
funds are placed at Its disposal, or
guaranteed to Insure success. Author
lied agents to receive funds and ma
terinls Will be published In few days
The Red Cross also suggests that
goods, grains and other material may be
sent by chartered steamer"
:, The society has had this plan of relief
under consideration for some time, but,
It is said, was reluctant to assume the
dangers and responsibilities involved.
Miss Barton feels that 1t will be the most
extensive relief work ever undertaken.
Letters and kilograms have come from
all directions, urging that the work be
undertaken. The Rev. F. D. Green, the
writer on Turkish questions, the heads
of missionary and relief bodies, editors
Of leading Christian papers. As well as
public men and private individuals, have
asked that the Red Cross assume the
duties Of distributing the funds.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
JUDO. THURMAN BURIED.


fshass OAei.is saa ce..ea FesSa
Unite 10 Heeer Hh HsMory.
Columbus. Ohio, Dec. A.-With sim
pie and yet most solemn and impressive
ceremonies all that ID mortal Of Allen G.
Thurman, Jurist. statesman and beloved
citizen. was consigned to mother earth.
The entire city felt the loss and all join
ed with the bereaved family In their
grief.
1t was the desire Of the deceased that
there should be but the simplest exer-
cises when the end came, and in accord
ance with this desire were the arrange-
ments for the sad ceremony Of to-day
made.
The funeral was held at the Thurman
residence at the corner Of Rich stree.
and Washington avenue at ten o'clock
this morning, and even before the ap-
pointed hour the house was surrounded
with Borrowing friends.
The Thurman club, named for the
"Old Roman" and In whose affairs the
dead senator took the greatest interest
during his life time. met At their club
rooms and marched in body to the
house. Governor Mckinley and the state
officials met in accordance with a pre-,
arranged plan and together proceeded
to the residence, as did also the city of
ficials, headed by Mayor Allen. The
postmaster acting under special permis-
sion from Washington, had closed the
office. and all the employees. as well as
the other government officials in the city,
attended. And in addition to those were
numerous private citizens from every
walk Of life, making an immense con-
course. Probably at no time has there
been a more notable gathering In the
city Of Columbus on such an occasion.
The members Of the family, the gov
ernor and party, and such Of the friends
rs could be accommodated. were admit
ted to the house previous to the begin
ming Of the services, and then the doors
were closed until the brief exercises
were concluded. The Rev. ]. L. Grover
who conducted the obsequies, is a life
long friend of the senator, and Is him
self bowed under the weight of years
having passed his fifty-ninth mile stone
in life's journey, and his white head
shook and his voice trembled as he pro
ceeded.
Having consented under pressure to
share their grief with the public during
the morning, the family was left alone
with their dead after the remains had
been viewed. During the afternoon the
immediate members Of the family of the
deceased accompanied the remains to the
beautiful green lawn cemetery, west OF
the city, where the body was consigned
to the grave. The services here were
.e.'-1r e.'-1r-n1orr sin1pir- tnnn those ut tn,
house, consisting only of a prayer no the
body was lowered to Its last resting
place, the Rev. e. L. Rexford of the
First Universallst church being the Of
ficIating minister.
The pall-bearers were mostly grand
sons and near descendants Of the Judge
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

St. Louis boasts of lodging houses
where the guests sleep on chairs and
rest their heads on rope. When II is
time to wake up the proprietor strikes
the rope with club. which has much
the same effect on the sleepers as blow
from billy. Sometimes this method
fails and the rope Is cut and the Sleep
srs allowed to sprawl on the floor. Az
tar this confession 1t Is to be hoped St
Louis will make no further complaints
at being called sleepy.