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They Talked About Silver.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-A public meeting
was held today at ST. Pancras to hear
addresses on the silver question.
George Howell. liberal, ex-member of
parliament, presided. Sir WILLIAM
Houldsworth, who represented Great
Britain in the Brussels conference;
H. B. Grenfel. chairman of the gen.
eral council of the British Metallic
League. and the Hon. Alexander Del
mar spoke in favor Of bimetalism. A
resolution was adopted, urging upon
the government the necessity Of join
ing the other powers in an inter-
national agreement to settle the cur
rency question.
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Eight Killed. Ten Hurt.

DUBoIsE. Pa. Aug. 16.-A dispatch
from Clearfeld says that eight men
were killed and ten seriously injured
tonight by the premature explosion Of
a blast near Mehaffy, on the Fittsburg
& Eastern railway. The telegraph
offices in the vicinity are all closed,
and no further details can be had to-
night,
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An Emergency Letter.

LONDON, England, Aug. 17.-Some
talk has been aroused here by the is'
sue of an emergency letter from the
war office, signed by the principal
medical officer of the home depart
ment, asking the city authorities and
the guardian boards whether in the
event of war or invasion they will be
prepared to allow the war department
to utilize the public infirmaries for
the mobilization of army corps for
home defense. The war office is re,
ticient, and it is impossible to obtain
the reasons for the issuance OF the
letter.
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oRoP-wEArHER REPORT.
In Eastern Oregon For the Week Ending
August 19, 1895.

In Eastern Oregon For the Week Ending
| August 1s. 1895.
| WEATAER-The hazy condition of
the atmosphere became more dense,
and the smoke from the forest fires In
Western Oregon has become more
dense until now the atmosphere Is filed
with smoke. The maximum tempera-
ture during the week has ranged from
a to w degrees, slightly lower than
during the preceding week. The
minimum has ranged from 4S to SO de-
grees, except on Tuesday morning.
where in places south OF the Blue
mountains, 1t was near to and below
the frost point. No frost, however. is
reported to have occurred. There has
been an entire absence of rainfall, and
very few clouds.
CRoPS-Under the favorable weather
conditions which have prevailed
throughout the harvest season, har-
vest has progressed and the late sown
grain has filled better than anticipa-
ton warranted. In Wasco, Sherman.
Umatilla and Morrow counties the
grain harvest will be completed at
the end OF the present week, while in
the Walla Walla valley it Is about half
over. From reports received early in
the season an average crop Of grain
was despaired of in the counties south
and east of the Blue mountains; also
In some OF the Columbia valley coun-
ties; such has actually been the case,
though there are many fields of grain
on the low lands that matured the
average yield with grain of superior
quality. Grain sown on the upper
lands suffered from the drouth, and as
AVERAGE. and the ora;n in NAM e, ,.,srN
ces is sbriveled With ta,v ayoan,;on.
the farmers in wasco and Shdm
Counties are sat;sfaJ ,1;,h ~ re.,,isa.
the harry Ia of e,ood nna,;t, 9s.
Walla Waiia va ai7av :, y .a,,os,. IL - Wy ono
tiaelv in favor of tSe rrod,ca,. 20 ha s h 81
raissr of frnit on rrouan
In ITn,on' Cro, ~ 1a,ea sa:
many fsr,na,s c,,, ,hs;, H n,hea, 1Oaps,es sou
Dnrinp the months of Mav snS fay:
the weather cont;nned cool ssnacsaIIv @ %
at night. and the Norm cron IooLad
vellow and s,cLIy hnt shoe tha
weather has haco,,e ,ra.,, ,ha,a has
been noticeahla ;mnrovanent &C,
nec;allv in tho Hood R;vo,, sao,;r,,.
fair cron NAV ha axnactad THE h.v
barvast 10 clos;n0 X ,,,sr,, sa-,t,onss
the Farmers are c,,,,,ng aiss.fs rh;nb
is q verv oood cron wbara a. hss haen
ry.;gataS and ,,a,.,, ,L;,, "a
nfa,.;or rha,se ;t 5sa i,,Ss aa-Ira.aS
Past,,res and the va ,,o,a shoys rSa az.
iact NJ rho drontb s,e.tIa - th;n
Hav will he scarca na~t win,ar tho,,ah
here viii he enonah ~ Ola he, - s,,n
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AN INDIAN RAN AMUCK.
Two squaws Were Fatally Shot Before
He Was Caught.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 16.-A
Chemanius Indian, Jimmy Page, ran
amuck at Wellington camp this morn
ing, and as result, two Indian women
were fatally shot, and death is expect.
ed momentarily. The Indians had
all been drinking for several days, and
several quarrels had been stopped
previously. About 6 o'clock this
morning Jimmy appeared in an open
space between the cannery and the
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Woodi woodi Wood I

+ Oak, fir and slab wood at minimum
rates. Send us your order from the
nearest telephone.
Jos. T. PETERS & Co.
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Helm Wanted.

IyXI ANTEp.- An Intelligent active man or lady to
1 w travel for reliable house with expenscspaid.
salary S7e0 Advancement for faithful and cess-
ful work. Reference. Enclose self addressed
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For informo.ion, time cards, maps and tickets call
on or write, So - W. q. ALtAWAY Agent.
III A, D. CHARLTON Asst General Passenger
Agent, No. 225 Morrison Street, Corner o. Third
Street Portland, Oregon. ys,.g..-----@-
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habitual hand in his trousers pocket.
When she sits on the piazza with
the Summer man, and listens to the
soft nothings he whispers in her ear
her eyes may look pensively off to the
sea or to some sun-lissed mountain
peak IN the distance. but her arm will
ibaAaaapyp ibaAaaa pFHSIBSSyn HSBSn fs h.ni more forcibly than
ever.
Perhaps the wickedest fad of this
season is the little silver brandy flask
which has place in the end-of-the-cen-
tury girls outfit. 1t holds about two
gills, and costs somewhere in the
neighborhood of $50. Sometimes there
is a monogram in gems upon the stop
per, and some have merry little SEN
swagger girls have them in gold, and
these cost as much apiece as a Worth
dress, if there are any diamonds on
them. Old-fashioned people may ele-
vate their eyebrows when the girl in
the next chair in the drawing room
cling bag and tips 1t to her cherry lips,
but that is the correct caper this
year.
This seasons girl buys her collars
and cuffs by the dozen. They are
made to button to her shirt waists
and wristbands in exactly the same
fashion as her brothers, and she
collar button slip down her spine and
her collar flap up against the back of
her ears. But it's "faddy." so it's all
right.
These are just few of the fetching
little belongings and ways with which
'95's Summer girl will captivate crea-
ton. She has a lot more that she will
spring upon unsuspecting masculine
humanity later on in the season; but
these mentioned are already in work.
ing order. KATE MASTERSON.
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there gathered in with an elastic band.
The ehoes or slippers TO suit the 90,
casion. For Winter Or wet weather
down into q boot, which should ~
some three or four inches at least abovs
the ankle. This boot should be RrSoa.
fully sloped at the upper edge ana
trimmed with fur, or fancifuliy en-.
broidered. according to the taste oe
the wearer. The material might be
forth, and made waterproof e desirs.
able"
Mrs. Bloomer argued that ifsthe con.
tune advocated by her we're adopted.
there would be less soiling~1rom muddy
streets; that u would be cheaper than
terial In 1t; that It would be more 4urs
able. because the lower edge OF theselEirt
would not be exposed to rubbing ana
chafing on the pavements; that, e
would be more convenient as 0eceU1lA
tating fewer changes OF costume to suit
1t would require a less bulky ward1obes
that 1t could more easily be rendered
cooling In Summer and warming In
Winter than the ordinary attire oS
femaninity, and. finally. that 1t would
be conducive to health by the avoid-
ance of damp skirts cIiugtng about the
feet and ankles in wet weather.
xuo lies OF LH6 WdSulukVOdI 40lVe
graph. the Lycoming Gazette. the
Hartford Times. the Rochester Daily
Times. the Syracuse Journal and news
papers of the year 1851 record the
public adoption Of the bloomers In
their respective localities. The gem
able to the garb. It was pro-
nounced elegant, convenient. and IN po
way open to the charge OF indelicac2.
According to Robert Chambers. an
American lady qectured on the subject
in London in the Autumn Of 1851. and
wore. It seems, a ''biack satin Jacket.
skirt and trousers. and urged upon
English ladies the adoption Of the
new costume" But this retQrmer and
her followers succeeded only In raising
q laugh. Even in America" declares
as It was called, speedily became .
reaotion the naonstrosity oe cumhso4s
skirts has since. in all cuuntrteet be~
come more monstrous, until men ere
beginning to ask what proportion %
to occupy"
bered. were pennsd over a generation
ago. Neither Mn Chambers, nor, for
that matter Mrs B1oomeS herself,
even remotely Dreamed that q stee1
eteed would shortly be CreaeoA and
that It would revolutfonise tbe eftMa~
her idea more firmly 81 time passed
by. She adwayS lived very Quie3ly, and
to the day Of her dAa#h many people
were unAwprs that blonme9u vsro
named after an actaiaI womahs
The picture here etrown Of Mrs.
Bloomer 1s from Q photograph taken
In 1851 by Mr; n - Brown. Of Al.
any parttcti1Er torn TOR ths
upper garment to be worn with the |,
bloonnsrA As will bs seem she wore !
her view Of q bail Dress The efepot
created by Mrs. B1oomer wfsn she
danced must hove been thrilling. She
was quite young at the ttne, and the
personal courage essential fpf such en-
BILE.
The NvornAn ,vvdho- n ,r9%or~,>l~S,es n -
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rather q French than an English effect;
and, indeed, the French take less kindly
to the severe outlines of the sailor.
Toques, with shot bows and aigrettes,
or big clumps of flowers, wera brought
hither in great number from Paris, and
they 60 well with what Is known as the
ar3stocratic profile.
Every one has heard 1t said that a
woman well shod. we'll gloved and well
bonneted is well dressed, which Is rea-
sonably true-of course, supposing that
she has something to wear besides! To
be well shod nowadays requires low
shoes, high shoes and slippers In q va
door use, and as many colors as you
have gowns for indoors. Gloves are
worn longer than ever before, owing. of
course, to the revival Of the pretty Gus.
tom OF wearing elbow length sleeves.
So that these items are by no means IN
expensive or easy to arrange.
More recent observations confirm me
In pinnfng my faith to the flchu, or
fichu-shaped collarette, as the dietin.
gushing mark Of the season. It Is a
proof of the obstinacy Of the feminine
instinct for dainty. lacy, fluffy THINGS
which Is worth noting. For what "a the
fichu after all but a suggestion Of the
modest kerchief, crossed upon the
bosom and knotted or fastened at the
waist?
A very brilliant boating gown has a
skirt OF senesta blue serge, a blouse
OF cream serge striped with black
braid upon the sleeves and opening
quite to the waist, showing an ena-
broidered "dicky" OF white muslin and
white collar and tie. Less beautiful.
but very smart, is a yellow and black
striped serge blouse over a skirt Of blue
serge or white duck. have seen
yachting suits Of white duck throuch-
out, even to the shoes and the CAP. but :
uhe arrangement is not emphatic
enough for the prevailing taste. Strange
as 1t may seem, most of the yachting |
biouses have big sleeves, nearly as big |
as the china silk monstrosities of terra |
6r,ne.
Heliotrope is one of the favorfte tints
lor young people as well as their elders
For those days have gone by when
1ny color was consi dered particularly
appropriate to widows Since the law
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publication the desirabffty or the
change in woman'e attire; but expe-
rience convinced her that If she wished
to make any impression in the matter
at ali she must herself lead the way.
Mrs, Bloomer had undoubted social po-
sition. a fact which aided her material
ly in her efforts; and when, in July, the
great bali of the year came off at the
house Of q leader of society in her town
she proflted by the occasion to don her
new garb. Those who have access to
the columns Of the Lily, a publication
now reposing in bound form on the
shelves Of quaint old libraries, will be
edited by O. perusal of Mrs. Boomers s
own ideas on the subject.
"If delicacy," asserts the lady. "re-
quires that the skirt should be long,
why do our ladies a dozen times a day
commit the indelicacy of raising their
dresses, which have already been
sweeping the sidewalks, to prevent
their dragging In the mud of the
streets? Surely few spots Of mud
added to the refuse OF the sidewalk
on the hem of their garment are not
cacy to which the display they make
might subject them"
Thus the progressive Mrs. Bloomer.
And she carried her theories into prac-
tice bravely enough. That ball was
one Of the best-attended functions Of
its year, and the courageous female
achieved distinction in a night. She
other woman in the rooms. An Eng
lish historian who has undertaken tc
make the matter one Of official record
see "The Book of Days." by r. Cham
bers, Edinburgh's great publisher and
author-makes the following COM
nent:
"It was an attempt to substitute
for the cumbrous, inconvenient. inele-
giant, in many other respects objection
able dress which then and has since
prevailed, one OF q light, graceful and
convenient character
Mr.. Chambers c5. '.iues to remark
that in no part &, the world, perhaps
would such a ISsorm have been at
tempted but in ione where, for some
time. women llaf been endeayoring to
assert an indey endence and an indi-
viduality hithe.'io unknown. But, Ike
many other reformers. Mrs: Bloomer,
we are assure 4, lived before her proper
day. In thfs pleading she made for the
proposed chjnge in her magazine she
| defended 1t from the charge OF being
either INN Oldest or inelegant. She
told OF the picturesque dress of the
Polish ladies', with high. fur--trimmed
boots ana she It tunic skirt, It is par
| tioularly imp, rtant to give IN Mrs
the garment q, she intended It to be
Quoting her Il nguage from those In.
Valuable files the LILY. we see:
1--WE would. n ave q skirt reaching
down to nea1r half way between the
knee ana III. ankle. and not made
quite go full As is the present fashion
| Underneath this skirt trousers mod
Ing down -tkShe ankle tpct instep), ant
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when his predecessor has been re-
iected. At least, that's the popular
fable that poets and artists have been
tuning and picturing about. girls In
Summertime, ever since that first
memorable Summer in Eden.
Sweater" is the name Of the big,
clumsy-looking knitted garment that
men wear in athletic field sports, row.
ing and bicycle riding. 1t is not a
pretty article Of clothing, and it GER
tainly is not attractively named, but
there are sweaters feminine this sea-
son, and very fetching they look when
worn by the right sort of girls.
The young woman with too redun-
dant "curves" and an over-supply OF
pulcritudinous charm, may nor affect
the "sweater" to advantage. Its ma
terial is like that of the Jersey waist
of several seasons ago, and 1t accentu-
ates every line of the figure. 1.-the,
willowy, Brown-Pottery girls with slim
waists, broad shoulders and style
can don their sweaters for the morning
sail or for a bicycle spin before break
fast. On the deck of yacht they
look especially appropriate, and offer
an unlimited opportunity for the posing
that the dog-day girl is so fond Of
I looked over a stock of these odd
things at a "haberdasher's" the other
day. for they are sold at the mems fur
nishers like the stiff-collared shirt
waists of this year, and l found that
they came in all colors--white. black,
shell pink, Yale blue and azure shades
as soft as Summer skies. Then there
are stripes and polka dots and mix
lures, but the solid, delicate colors are
much the prettiest, though. possibly
very perishable beneath the influence
OF sun and salt-laden breezes.
Hush! Whisper! The up-to-date
maiden carries her keys on a chain
fastened to button somewhere on the
inside of her belt just under her. right
arm. The keys must necessarily be
plain, ordinary things, without any
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THE NEW WOMAN.
Random Dashes at Her Winning
Wiles and Ways.
Copyright, 1850

The new woman and the Summer
girl begin to blend their identities. The
Summer girl is an apostle Of the Trilby
craze this season. and she had devoted
good deaf of attention to her feet pre-
paratory to the Summer campaign, and
she goes barefooted with her pink soles
and her polished toenails down on to
the sands by the sea. She sits in the
sand with her feet in oil their nude
and rosy loveliness, sticking out in
front of her, dazzling the sunshine, and
tempting the rays and the Oreezes to
give them fond coat of tan. Then at
night she bathes them in lemon juice,
and puts cold cream and pink lotions
upon them. and eventually she trea6s
hearts beneath them. Her bathing suit
is more abbreviated than in former
years, and her hair was never bur-
nished so smoothly over her shapely
head. She can talk about the up-to-
date novel, too, and she believes in a
mission for woman, and thinks about
It a good deal while she polishes her
toenails. The Summer man learns
about the new woman.
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the number Of her fads ana thei,
bizarre originality.
nave never been able to discove,
. whether this cspricious goddess of the
| from her inner cousoiousness or hed
them invented to order. Where they
originate ts almost as great a mys-
tery as where she herself goes when
tns turning Autumn leaves betoken
the ending Of Summer.
A unique and decidedly novel orna-
ment which Is to be found in the level
box Of my lady's dressing table is the
huge heart locket. which she hangs
about her neck on long silver chain
that reaches far below her waist II
Is nearly as big as a silver dollar and
q rather awkward ornament, as II
swings about with every motion Of the
greatly in travelling about, getting into
carriages or horse cars, walking
through a crowded shop or on the
promenade of q swagger watering
place.
OF course. this heart has been chris
Tened Frilby" Why, who can tell?
Trilby has never been represented as
wearing her heart on her sleeve. sho
would probably have tangled herself
inextricably in the Quarter Latin
Irlvont1eS had che attempted to sport
such an ornament. but 'Trtlby hearts"
these fancifu, dangling receptacles are
called.
They are Of gold or silver, ana many
are incrusted with diamonds and other
gems. Some are extremely fat, and
others are repousse and rounded, like
the organ that is supposed to beat in
the breast Of the girl who dares to
wear russet shoes, with a silk frock
and a sailor hat, on horseback.
These heart lockets are, of course.
intended to contain the photograph Of
the especial man who is buying bon
bons and roses for the young woman
wearer Of the trinlzet There are
frames for two pictures in some, and
q girl tod me last week that the SEQ
ond one was for the best mans I'M
derstuuy. In-r~ To- -~-nv nio...v~ =.
other man in the back kground sorhs-
where, ready to step upon the scene
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+tS. a.. puSlneSB peopIe. be
shs as It may, there is probably no
sucn motive back Of the project to
ouald monument to Mrs. Amelia
hioomer. the lady who became a saint.
OF at any rate an angel, in heaven.
arter years spent in popularizing the
Quaint garb which will forever bear her
name The women bicyclists Of tho
country have taken hold OF the matter
very earnestly. as every one knows,
end the woman suffragists have in
dorsed the project in the bargain.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton has even
gone to the length of asserting that no
more practical work was ever achieved
py mortal woman than Mrs. Bloomer,
unaided. performed. The monument.
when 1t Is complete and dedicated, will
snow to an admiring world exactly how
MRS. Bloomer hooked when she donned
the first pair of those immortal things.
Tne Dloomer has conquered. There Is
no doubt whatever about that. At the
victory has received but a small share
OF the glory that by right is hers.
There is something particularly inter-
esting In the story of how the bloomer
was first worn. A glance at the picture
accompanying, which is taken from q
photograph Of Mrs. Bloomer. made IN
1901 and now very rare, will show ex-
actly how the primitive garb-for It
was then primitive, whatever 1t may
be to-day--looked. It was at g. ball
given on the 28d OF July in the year
named that the heroic lady first dis
played to an admiring world her idea
gular that not until the bicycle came
into vogue did the bloomer conquer.
Few women, perhaps, who now tool
along in the habit think of what their
dead and gone sister endured for the
sake of the progress. Mrs. Bloomer,
at the time of her bifurcated campaign,
was editor Of temperance paper pub
lished at Seneca Falls in New York
State. She had advocated in. her little
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| has taken to aiding death in the proc
ess or making widows, they are numer-
Gus enough to have soma weight in So
ciety.
Why should widows with living hus-
for the moment a favorite material,
perhaps because only the very best
quality will stay fresh after little
wearing.
There are wonders in evening gowns
heTa- The cool weather makes dan
cling possibls. and there are always din
ner parties, though, on the whole, the
place 10 very quiet after the sun has
dipped beneath the Wickford hills.
T7h.ts and light blue or pale green
satin is favorite material, as It always
usually hung rather low, after the
English mode, and the skirts are invari-
| ably perfectly plain. The bodice NAV
| be completely embossed with embroid-
! cry, or crossed by festoons of seed
| pearls, or with perpendicular bands of
insertion and frills of spangled net.
| Frosted silver is used in pro fusion with
light blue.
| A pretty example is Of white silk bro
caded with Malmaison carnations ana
draped with rare old rose point gui-
| pure.
Another IS of pale blue silk. with
plain full skirt hung with silver lace.
The low bodice is trimmed with per-
pendicular bands Of silver insertion,
and from the neck hangs a frill OF net
| spangled with silver.
An oak green brocade Is a striking
matronly gown. 1t has short but
wonderfully graceful train of black
lace caught at the sides with pink
| flowers.
Cream crepon, with lace yoke and
satin rosette and quilts, makes a
! charmingly fresh and youthful frock
for young girl. Cream muslin is even
prettier to my thinking, with lace
| ruchings caught with pink roses.
Pink striped muslin was one Of the
| features at the Casino this morning.
1t was trimmed with pink mousseline
de sole. and worn with a large white
hat, nodding with white lisse and pink
| carnations.
A second noticeable frock was of
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anchorage in our clustering winds
with dotted white yelling. The white
crowned hats and bonnets-not tha nat
ural yellow of the straw, but perfect
bleached white-is for the moment
high in favor, 1 saw to-day a bon
net whose white crown was sentineled
on either side by sprays Of red cher
ries and red roses, fronted with coro-
net of gold and backed by nothing at
elll Always with the white is com
bined more or less Of jet black for the
cake of the startling contrast. White
Leghorn is trimmed at times with
white wings and big double bows of
ribbon in stripes Of black and white.
Black wings ana black chiffon are more
in favor
The sailor hat, with its two pert, up
standing wings, reminds me irresistibly
Of tiny schooner scudding along with
the wind abeam. and many are they
that present this Illusion. Much less
frequent, but capable Of great beauty.
Is the sailor hat trimmed with vioiets
and roses loading the brim. This is