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The Progress., 1896-08-22
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st. Louis, Nc, Aug. 21.-A sW ial
from Mansfield, Mo-, says: There las
been great excitement here over The
reported gold discovery and the find
ing simultaneously of the largest cave
in the world near the new town OF
Hudson. For two or three years the
earth has been sinking in these parts
to such an extent as to cause uneasi-
ness amoag the Inhabitants. Lately
there has been a recurrence of this
strange phenomenon. Upon investl-
CATION an opening to what is supposed
to be the largest cave in the word was
found. Cavern after cavern lined with
pure onyx and traversed by subteT'
raneous streams has been explored
without finding the end. Portions OF
the stalactites in one OF the caverns
were found to contain gold.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
Strike Becoming Serious.

New York, Aug. 21.~All employees o.
the Adams Express company in The
eastern cities may stop work in two
days. The general executive board of
the knights Of Labor ordered this sym.
pathetic strike Wednesday. 1t is said
that the Trainsmens Mutual associa-
don stand behind the strikers.
Such action, Of course, wu1lh seri-
ousiy impede The loading of express
cars. Master WOrkmcn FCCncy says
the men taking the strikers Places are
wholly incompetent, and that many
merchants and shippers have promised
90 forward their goods by Othc" lines
than The Adams.
On The other hand President Weir
OF the Adams Express company says
the company can easily get along with
out its old emp,oycs, and that there IS
no probability of the strike spreading.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

London. Aug. GA dispatch from
Paris says that it IS stated that tho
viii Of eX-Empress Eugene, drawn re-
Gently, fayors her namesaltc, Engenie,
The daughter or the late Prince Henry
Of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice.
En- Empress Eugenie Of France, and
Prince Beatrice, of England, widow OF
Prince Henry, Of Battenberg, have been
friends for many ycans, and this draw
ing Of The will since the death Of her
son. the prince imperial, while fight
ing in Zululand in 1879, in the service
OF the English, will create lite sur
prise either in England or France
Prince Beatrice, during her recent trip
TO the continent, paid an extended visit
to ex- Empress Eugene. The daughter
Of Princess Beatrice, Eugene, will
thus lie placed in the unique position
Of being the beneficiary Of the wills OF
two queens. Queen Victoria having re-
Gently bequeathed, it is said. the bulk
Of her private savings, amounting to
G1,500,0O to Princess Beatrice, her
favorite daughter, together with Os-
borne and Balmoral. both residences
being the private property Of the royal
mother,
The Progress., 1896-08-22
He Got n List.

Isabella, Ca, Aug. H.-Tom Ed
wards, a young white man, of Sumner,
was recently tried for assaulting Mss
Inez Sessions and acquitted. Wednes-
day party Of fifty representative citi-
Gems marched into Sumner and inform
ed young Edwards that they would
give him twenty-four hours to leave
the community and never return. Ed
wards agreed to do so, provided the
crowd would give him a list Of their
names, which fortythree of them did.
Edwards father gave the names to the
sheriff, and an effort will 'be made to
have the men arrested tor open
threats upon the life OF fellow man.
The men who composed the party made
no effort to conceal their identity, and
the list of names shows many of the
most prosperous and prominent citi-
zens of the county.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
kreuEer Talks.

Pretoria, Aug. 21.-President Krup-
ger of the Transvaal republic. in an in
terview, declared that the stories at
tributing hostile intentions OH the part
Of the Transvaa. are absolutely inven-
tons spread by people who were angry
because England and the Transvaal
could not be pushed into a war with
each other. In conclusion he expressed
the opinion that war between the
Transvaal republic and Great Britain
would never occur.
DR.. w. J. Leyds, the secretary OF
the Transvaal republic, in an inter
view just published expresses similar
sentiments. He denies all the rumors
OF recent troubles between the two
countries and the assertion that the
Transvaal republic has negotiated q
treaty with foreign country in con-
travention with the Anglo-'Boer con-
tract.
He thinks it best to secure COM
plcte harmony all around.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
CMstOm-lIOusC Scandal.

san Francisco, Cal, Aug. 2O.-Dur-
ing the last six months II. H. Moore,
special agent of the treasury depart
ment, has been engaged in a system
attic Investigation Of tho custom-hOuse.
Three Or moro Of the employees have
been dismissed, while others have
have been indicted for VOCATION of
federal laws. The latest testimony
secured by the special agent drags into
the scandal Collector John n. Wise
and his son, Hardy Wise, the first
named being accused Of knowing that
eX-Chinese Interpreter Dick Williams
was making money by the illega
landing Of Chinese, while the latter
Is accused of accepting valuable pres
ents from Williams and with attempt
ing to aid in an effort to inthnidatt
witnesses.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

New Orleans. La.. Aug 81. \ snort
tine ago 4 man In Cincinnati d"liy"r-
ed to The Louisville and Nashville rl''
road twelve bales n' hay. consigned -
X. l.. Caldwell. Port Rarr'ios, Nuato-
maIa. Yesterday NachCCa Bros. whose
ship. the Wandorcr, carried the ha.cS
10 the Central american port. received
word that Caldwell. togcthCr with an
oihor American citizen have been ar
rested by The Guatomalan government
on The charge Of bringing Contfaband
goods into the county. and thai gov
crnmon. inspectors have found that
the twelve bales contained $1,000 cart
ridges. besides great quantity ~ ma
niiions Of war.
This discovery has uncarthea one %
'bn greatest plots for smuggling war
materials into Guatemala, and tho COY
eminent has already found that like
shipment was made to Livingston IN
tune, and that few weeks ago 5000
cartridges were discovered in nine
bales Of hay, consigned to II. G, Park.
At Port Barrios.
Both Caldwell and Park are contrac-
tOrs. in the employ Of Si.yanls Mil,cT,
the big railroad contractor now build
ing the Guatemala gailroad. The case
will involve The United States. on The
ground Of yoition Of the neutrality
laws. The war materials may have
been for for the usC in the pending
Guatemala revolution, or they may
have 'heen for rcshipmcut TO Cuba,
MaCheCas and the railroad officials say
they handled The freight in good faith,
not knowing It's nature. Caldwell says
be did not know tho hay contained
ammunition. The railroad has wired
the general Offices in Cincinnati 10 get
the name Of the shipper.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

New London, N, H., Aug. 2,-Jo-
siah whitney, the eminent geologist,
died here yesterday, aged II. Prof,
Whitney was graduated from Yale in
1889, and in 1S4i he made geological
exploration Of the Lake Superior re-
gion, fo,.owed by survey OF the
mining regions of all the states east
of the Mississippi. In 1855 he was ap-
pointed state chemist and professor OF
the Iowa state university. He was q
member of many scientific societies in
this country and in Europe. His Il
brary Is said to he the most complete
In geological works ii existence.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Woman, lovely woman! You are al
ways getting the sterner sex into
trouble. An almost dangerous mutiuy
broke out in the barracks of the Guard
Cuirassiers in Berlin in which over 100
soldiers took part, many being wound
cd. The cause of It all was comely
and buxom cook who has played with
the susceptible hearts Of these gallant
sons OF Mars. She had been unable to
state positively whether she preferred
the Guard Cuirassiers or the Second
Dragons stationed near by, and about
fifty men from each regiment decided
to fight the matter out Hence these
tears.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
Some eastern fanatic has devised a

Some eastern fanatic has devised a
bicycle destroyer" and has apparently
cold q number of them in eastern
cities. In New YOrl, Boston and other
neighboring suburbs wheels have been
punctured frequently by this device.
which Is apparently manufactured
wholesale. It consists of a thin strip
OF Rubber studded with sharp tacks.
which Is laid on the street near the
curb where the wheeling track usually
Is, and nailed down at each end Used
thus at night it can accomplish the
puncture of quantities of wheels before
any OF the victims would discover it
and destroy It.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
Miss Adrienne Dairolles, the eminent

Miss Adrienne Dairolles, the eminent
French actress, does not like America
and did not hesitate to say so to an
English interviewer. She seemed
chiefly struck with the fact that the
women were pretty. well-dressed and
made the men work all day tp get
money. which seemed to her an ex-
rellent arrangement but when the be-
wildered interviewer asked her what
phe thought Of the American actresses
she shrugged her beautiful shoulders
rolled a cigarette and said: Actresses
Actresses? Actresses in America! Lee
rs not be frivolous. To be blonde and
blue-eyed is sufficient on the American
stage" This is what the street Arabs
call "hot stuff" and the worst of It is
that unjust as 1t may be, 1t is no. with
out a certain basis of disagreeable
truth.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
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The Progress., 1896-08-22
The neighbOrhoOd of New York IL

The neighborhood of New York Is
much excited over the wanton desecra-
ton of church In Williamsburg INTO
which some miscreants broke and de.
stroyed everything of sacred nature
they could find. Nothing was stolen.
and the only object OF this piece of
vandalism seems to have been mere
spite against holy things. The crosses
wers pulled out of place; Bibles and
prayer books torn up and scattered
over the floor, and the organ so pulled
to pieces as to be destroyed. Every eff
tort is being made to discover the per-
petrators OF this outrage. and 1t will
20 hard with them II they be caught
The Progress., 1896-08-22
An blh >pWshuy Dead.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Aug. 2l.--Oro-
mus Sackett, "thc newsboy," is dead.
jlc VAS g years old and had been ped
ding papers here for ten years or
more and leaves a fortune Of several
thousand dollars. lie was bonn in
New England and as a Young man
grow rich in nilOtin% G. l'ranCiS Train
Horace Greeley and other famous lee
tnrCr about jhc country. He lost his
money in Specializing IN oil and in
an UnfOrtuDatH VeDtuTO IN western
lands, and when he came here ho
event broke He began selling pa
pcr5 in a modest way and soon became
q familiar character. II was his boast
that he could furnish papers from
any city on the globe. AT one time he
made 4 sensation by appearing in q
suit Of clothes with S., $40 and $40
gold pieces as buttons. Two sons sur
Viyo Elm.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug H.-One me, Der
Of the family Of George Bias, ma ket
gardener Of this city, has Diet OF
CHAMBERS, his wife Is dying, and An
other child, a boy years old, Is Ne
ginning to show symptoms Of The
dreadful disease The disease was
transmitted to the Bias family from a
horse used in marketing the garden
products.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

it appears that Grace Wilson s
mother Is something of a match maker.
II the wedding between her last daugh,
ter and Cornelius Vanderbilt takes
place she may boast that she married
her children of both sexes to an ag-
gregate of $175,COOOOo, which is doing
pretty we'll for fond mother ambi-
tlous for the social success of her off
spring.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
Pictures Destroyed.

Paris, Aug. ca fire at Montpe-
lier industrial exhibition DESTROYED
the most valuable pictures and some
of the most important papers in he
archives. Montpelier university ~as
also burned. There are rumors taat
the fire was incindiary and anarcb 'sts
are supposed to have started the Ton
dagration.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

In somo parts Of Indiana they punish
wife beaters by ducking them in the
river. Some people advocate weight
ing them down and this plan is said
to be increasing in favor.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Weakness IS love at school; love at
the Savior's feet. 1t Is Christian lowli-
hood. 1t Is the disciple learning to
know himself; learning to fear and
distrust and abhor himself. II is the
disciple practiclng the sweet, but self
emptying lesson OF putting on the Lord
Jesus Christ. 1t Is the disciple learn
ing the defects Of his own character.
1t Us the disciple praying and watching
for the melowing OF his temper and
the ameliOraton Of his character. 1t
is the living CHI istian at his SaviOr's
feet, learning OF him who Is meek ard
lowly and finding rest for bis SOUL
DR.. James Hamilton.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Lille Ashley, who failed 10 get any
or the Baldwin millions. has had TO
go to work. But think how many times
she got her name in tho papers.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
Again Cora Belle Fellows, the sill

Again Cora Belle Fellows. the silly
white girl who m'rr!ed Chaska. the
young Sioux Indian a few years acc,
has her name in the papers. Why?
Because the noble Chaska has squan-
dered all of her money and run away
with young sQuaw, leaving Cora Belle
and her four red pop1uses to the ten
Der mercies OF cod world.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Nothing really makes weak rjan
revel in foOlishness quite 50 much rs TO
learn that some woman desires him TO
reform.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Among the wedding presents Of
Princess Maud were twenty-three BIZ
cycles. The wheel seems to be usurp-
Ing the time-honored Office The lamp
Nas 30 long monopolixed
The Progress., 1896-08-22

There is to bo another epidemic Of
Mars literature. \ Boston man has
gone to Arizona to see If our ncighbo'
Is inhabited
The Progress., 1896-08-22
CARTRIDGES FOUND.
SMUGGLING AMMUNITiON EiTO
GUATEM ALA.

Twelve Males OF IlHN Contained AH,NN"
Cartridges aud Other Munitions ~ "nr.
iursrthr,, u Smuggling $.h'""--'""
Wen Have Epcn Arrested,
The Progress., 1896-08-22

There are a vast number Of pcop,,' in
tho world who fear nothing more than
the truth.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

The Campaign Of oduCaiion' thi;
year ought 60 end with u full course
az tho electoral college.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

II George J. Gould is ice bound IN
The Arctic ocean long enough that
Angel case may be over when he gets
back.
The Progress., 1896-08-22
TAIN AGES SERMON.
ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM
SCENES IN a COUET ROOM.


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courtroom. YOU say
10 Yourself: AZ
This bar crime has
often been arrAjgn
cd, ut this witness
stand the oath has
often been tak"N;
at this Jurors bench
iho verdict las
been rendered; at
this Judges desk
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Tie lucky father who was not worse
than his son at the Same ago.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

A great many people think that whom
they reform TO help themselves other
people ought to get up a jubilee.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Jokes that convey wisdom arc III"
most efficient teachers known.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

Fow constitutions arc strong enough
to stand prolonged vacation.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

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The Progress., 1896-08-22

The time is now ripe to blanc tho
weather for your sins of omission.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

T,te Care.
If free your lips
Would keep from slips,
Five things observe with care;
Of whom You speak,
10 whom you speal
And how and when and where.
Exchange.
The Progress., 1896-08-22

The treasury lost $4,000 in xold
coin and $S1,S00 in bars, recently,
leaving the gold reserve 500. 982.7u.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-30
CURRENT COMMENT.
BEGINNING TO SEE THE INIQUITY
OF IT.
(GalvestOn News \

Beyond sll question it is manifestly
unfair for 5,655 voters of Mississippi to
have Representative in Congress, while
in Toxas it requires 81. 900 to 10000. In
dead, in 1894 the vote in the sixth Texas
district Was 40. 1874, against total Of &c.,
5Si in the seven Mississippi districts.
Congress ought not to permit this
inequality to longer exist. The figures
of tie last election are not at hand, but
enough is known to warrant the state
III ent that Mississippi's representation IN
the gnational mouse of Representatives
should be- redu cea from seven to three.
Likewise Mississippi's representation in
the electoral college should De reduced
from nine to four ana South Carolina g
from nine TO five. This is but justice
to states like Texas, Missouri, North
Carolina and the other commemorative
where there 10 no restriction of suffrage
such as the quoted provision of the CON-
stitution refers to as a hypothetical con-
tinRency, and the same provision I'M
questionably makes it mandatory upon
Congress to take such action.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-30
Messengers NOface.

Office OF the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State OF Maine, Cumberland. So. November
25th, A. D. 1896.
1yHIS is to give notice that on the 23d dav
of November. A. u. 1896, a warrant in insoI.
vency was issued out OF the Court of Insolvency
for said County OF Cumberland, against the
estate of
EMMA L. MCINTOSH, of Portland
adjudged to be an lnsolvent Debtor, on petition
of said Debtor, which petition was filed on the
18Th day of November. A. d. 1896, TO which
date interest on claims is to be computed
That the payment of any debts to or Nv said
Debtor and the transfer and de-
livery of any property by her are forbidden by
law.
That meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and
choose one or more assgnees of her estate. will
be held at Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room, in said Portland in
said County OF Cumberland, on the 7th dav Of
December, A. d. 1896. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written
G. L. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court OF
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland
nov26&dec3
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-30

The chairman oil the Populist state
committee of Kansas announces that his
party intends to make new constitution
for the commonwealth. Evidently the
Populists haye made up their minds to
it as permanent as possible. With every
department of the government in their
possession Executive, legislative and
judicial-and constitution made to fit
their ides, there is no reason why they
should not convert Kansas again into
bowling wilderness.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-30

Unless the situation changes material
~ it is very n u b to be doubted that
Congress will take any action at its
coming session in regard to Cuba. There
are certain mem bers of both houses who
profess to be in favor of the recognition
of Cuban independence, but as that ac-
ton would undoubtedly involve us i'll
a war with Spain we doubt very much
If f h use gentlemen would vots for it ii
they thought their votes would carry it.
We doubt il a dozsn men can be found
In both houses who would be willing to
assume the responsib ility of deliberately
bringing on a war with Spain. AS re-
CARDS the recognition of Cuban belliger-
ENJOY that belongs to the executive
branch of the government rather than
the legislative, and it IS not probable
that close to tbs end of his term Presi-
dent Cleveland will take action that he
has up to the present time persistently
refused to do.