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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13

ems have boon tEorns in tho side Of the
uFA ever since he had anything to do
with Crete. Thousands of the noun
taineers, with their torefathers for doz-
en- generations, have never been subdued
oy the Turk. In times of strife the ma
tiyes live in those caverns, which have
been rendered inact 3sible to the invader.
Many times the, Tuik generals have
attempted campaigns i'll the mountains
Tor tie purpose Hiping out the warlik !
natives, but each tine disaster has over
taken tie effort
Turkey row has fighting force on the
Island OF 1900 men. and arrangements
haFe'pee 4 made 10 send reinforeemc,
in batches Of q 600 FROM Smyrna and
Saloaica ut regular intervals. Opposed
70 this force are 20, 0a0 Cretans. we'll
armed end we'll provisioned Volunteers
from Greco are continually joining the
Cratan ranks, and modern arms and
ammunition are being supplied from the
came quarter. In their knowledge Of the
mountainous country the natives have a
Great advantage. On the other hand,
ruf;sey fully appreciates the magnitude
-"e akye, end is prepared to so TO az
KIT = to win the fight
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13

show their skill in snow-craft and the
hu ndred an one POINTS that go to make
a good guide. Although the guides meet
all solts and conditions of people they
have not. us rule, travelled beyond their
own valley and the various climbing
centres in the neighborhood, and conse-
quently their ideas are rather primitive.
\ Last year Miss Annie S. Peck of Bos-
ton scaled the Matterhorn, but only a
very few other American women ever &C.
complished the feat Many have tried it,
but before one-tenth of the distance hos
been accomplished most of them give it
up either from fatigue or fright. The
only safe costume for woman to wear
is the knickerbocker. with heavy woollen
stockings and strong hobnailed shoes.
People with the slightest affection of the
heart or lungs should never make the
attempt, as the rarefied and wintry air
may prove more deadly than the deep
cliffs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13
HE RAN OFF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
II ow an Engineer on Queer Little Rail-
tlon.
Chicago Tribune.)

General Manager McDoel of the Monon
route tells story of a queer little strip
of track which would form good COM
panion piece for the Indiana road which
The Tribune described the other day as
running or rather meandering, from a
haystack to Terrs Haute.' The railroad
referred to Is located in North Carolina.
1t is now part Of the newiSouthern sys-
tenn. but was formerly known as the
Western North Carolina Division of the
Richmond and Danville. One terminus
is at Asheville, N. c., and the other at
place called Murphy.
''It may have been improved since, but
at the time of which I speak," said. Mr..
McDoel, sit consisted of but little more
than two strsaks of rust and right of
way. 1t had all the weaknesses to which
neglected railroads are exposed; the bal
last was thin. the grades heavy. and the
ties rotten. 1t was good thing for acct
dent insurance oompa mics, as almost
everybody who took this road who was
acquainted with It's character provided
himself with policy. AS a matter of
fact, however, there wasn't very much
danger, as the trains were not given to
sprinting and the regular accident used
to occur without any very serious results.
The trainmen had by long PRACTICE
learned just when to jump and the pas
sengers by following their example, like
the wild goats In the mountains follow
ing the leader, Jared as well as they did.
''The fastest train went at the enor-
nous rate (when the wind was not I'M
favorable) of ten miles an hour, and so
was called the .Asheville Cannon Ball.
Well, one day this cannon ball jumped
the track and went tearing into nearby
eornheld. While the rest of the trainmen
were sitting in the shade waiting for
the wreoking train the conductor game
up and said to the engineer:
Inn, am afraid you ara in for 1t
this time. l miss nay guess if you don't
get the bounce for this.
q, what are you giving us?' said
Jim. 1t was not my fault, it was the
rotten old road. Besides, We Jump the
track somewhere on an average of three
times week, and the Superintendent
wouldn't know what to make of 1t if we
kept on the track for ten days hand run
ming
That's all right. replied the co..
ductor, but you're off the right OF way
So long as you keep on the company's
ground 1t don't matter so much, hut we
have no business in this mans cornfeld,
and you know it.
"Surs enough. the farmer brought suit
against the company for trespassing and
damage to his roasting ears and the en-
gineer was obliged to seek new situa-
tion."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13
WlTcHcRAFT IN ALASKA.
Brutal Customs of Indian Doctors Survive
in the Frozen North.
(From tina St. Paul Dispatch.,)

(From tina st. Paul Dispatch.')
A dispatch has come from southea tern
Alaska by the way Of Tacoma giving an
account of an arrest of an Indian at q
village south of Juneau charged with
brutal treatment, torture and murder of
another in the same village on account of
witohcraft. This may sound like fabu-
lous tale coming up out of the misty past
of centuries ago, but there are many
good reasons for believing in its truth.
The natives all along that coast, from
time immemorlal, have believed in
witchcraft, and that nil human ailments
are nothing mors than the result Of some
hostile incantation, the evil spirit of
which is to be exercised by the shaman
peoially the United States courts in that
country, have for years attempted in every
way to break up the cruel practices re-
sorted to BY the natives to drive out the
evil spirits, the cruelty which they prao-
tice often resulting in death. 1t is only
in the most remote villages that tho In
dian doctors are able to carry cut tteir
brutal customs.
In 1889 at village about twenty five
miles from Juneau, n discovery was &C
cidentall7 made that the widow of a
native who had died under what was
believed by them to be the result of
witohcfraft, had been tied up To a tree,
her throat to be cut at shutdown the same
day in punishment, according to native
custom, for causing her husbands death
by witohcraft. Before dying he made
the charge against her. The shaman or
doctor who tried to restore the husband
TO health WAS in some way implicated
with the wife in the alleged piece OF
Witchcraft. He was arrested, and by OF
ger or the court his long hair, which Is
the badge OF his profession and Of honor,
was ept of close to the skin, and he
thereby became irrecoverably disgraced
among his own people to suoh an extent
that he left the country forever.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13

boen lowering over Europe for the past
five or six years wouldsbe cleared away.
Nearly all of the officially inspired news
papers of the European capitals agree
that the breaking up of the Turkish EN-
pire will begin with the separation Of
Crete from Turkey.
Some of these papers have accused Eng
land of melting tha Crstans in the pres
ent rebellion. 1t is easy to understand
why this should be true. as England was
sadly outwitted by Russia when the
fleets of the powers were stationed in the
Bosphorus during the height of the Ar
menian troubles. Russia now has Tur-
key practically under her thumb, a con-
dition which adds greatly to her power.
England has long been jealous of Russia,
but if the integrity of Turkey were brok-
en- it would 60 long way toward even
ing up scores between the Lion and the
Bear. Russia has recently made over
lures to England for the purpose of hav-
ing the latter join the Franco-Russian
alliance, but England has held off. If
England should accept, tho integrity of
tho Ottoman empire might be prolonged
for an indefinite period. But to accept
England would have to swallow numer-
Gus chunks of humble pie, diet for
which she has no fancy.
The people of Crete on whom the re
sponsibility practically rests of making
the great change in the map of Europe,
are curious folk. The island is only
100 miles long, with an average breadth
of twenty miles, and in extent $500
square miles. The moan tains are flied
more elaborate than the others, formed,
according 10 the history of the island, the
labyrinth of the Minotaur. These cav-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13
MAY LEAVE THE STAGE.
Lillian Russell Has Had Hard Luck Re-
Gently and Is Not Well.

l
called on Miss Russell, says Layinia
Hurt in the New York World. at her
home in West Seventy. seventh street
last week. but she would not talk Her
managers claim they have lost fortune
upon her this past season and that it is
her fault. I stated these facts to Miss
Russell and asked her opinion. The big
blue eyes looked meltingly sorry, but
that was all.
s'They have been kind, she said SIM
ply, settling down in the folds of a light
blue tea gown, and fine. she added ear
nestly: 81 have been from we'll this
season. I have worISe ard, and have
suffered intensely frans fall from my
bicycle. And everything hurts the voice.
But don't want to talk. don't want
to be written about. am going to end
It all right here and slip quietly away
into ths country. where I shall spend
this year and probably live.
"Do you think you will enjoy an ordi.
nary existence after the brilliant stage
life you have led?"
4So6u uUInO Ill0 U6 --uull! SUI
answered, smiling. I scarcely though,
as looked at her that hers mead be.
Then burst of laughter and the clink.
ing of glasses sounded through the por
there's from the dining room. Miss Rus,
FELL lifted her brows md laughed. L
was so apropos.
'You have not given up singing entire
ly, have your" I asked.
Miss Russell coughed in burst tina
sounded like bells No, not l." SHIT
said.
u sing all day. Singing is part of mo
the greater part. When I I'm happy,
sing, which is most of the time; When
Pm unhappy, sing too. 1t is an ex.
osllent remedy.
81 think can be perfectly contented
off the stage" said Miss Russell. ''for ]
have a very pretty home and derive
great deal of comfort from it.
@ And it is pretty home and tastefully
arranged, and 1 haven't the slightest
doubt that she will get plenty of fun ou
of it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13
EMPIRE AT STAKE.
Tile Rebellion in Crete May Change
EurOps's Map.
A VERY WARLIKE PEOPLE ARE
THESE ISLANDERS.
If the Islanders Are Successful 1t May
Cause the Dismemberment OF Turkey

IL the Islanders Are Successful 1t May
Cause the Dismemberment OF Turkey
There is little island in the Medter-
ranean at the mouth of the Aegean sea
inhabited by bold and warlike people
who are 500 years behind the rest of the
the south side the island is inaccessible
because of great mountains whose fiat
walls seem to riss out of the sea.
This island is sometimes called Gambia,
but more often it Is spoken of as Crete.
just now it is of supreme interest to the
statesmen and warriors of Europe 1t is
believed that this little island will be the
starting point of the long threatened
European strife, the first step of which
will be the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Otto
man Empire. If each of the great Powers
does not get what it deems it's fair share
of Turkish territory there will BIO more
wars and Europe will be afalne
At the present time there is an insur-
rection IN Crete, and the natives are
fighting TO sever the bonds which have
tied them to the Turk for more than 300
years. Their grievances are much on the
same line as those which are prompting
the Cubans to make such bitter strug-
gle for freedom. but the outrages suffered
by the Cretans are hundred times worse
than those of the Cubans. Spain is cruel,
but words fail to picture tho yillainy of
the Turk. What he has done in Armenia
he would like to do in Crete, but the
people are too warlike for him.
in 1866 the Cretsns started a war
against their oppressors, and in 1869 the
Turk was ready to sue for poace. The
Cretans would consider nothing but abso-
lutte freedom from the Ottoman Eng ire,
and they were IN fair way to get it by
force of superior arms when the Powers,
headed by England, stepped in on the
side of the Turk and crushed the war
spirit out of the hardy islanders
The reason of England's action at that
time was purely a selfish commercial
one. From strategic and maritime stand
points the i;land of Crete is important.
It commands the entrance of the OAR
danelles. and properly fortified it would
control al maritime commerce going
either way. IT the Cretans had been
allowed to make the rebellion Of 1866 a
revolution, the island would have as
sulned its legitimate Importance fact
which England, in its miserable selfish
ness could not stomach.
There Is native population on the is.
land nf ho,, 4
afths of these are Christians belonging
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13
FIFTY CENTS.

The DAILY PRESS is sent to any
MONTH. Itis delivered by carriers
ia Portland and yieihisy atthe same
rate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13

Signora Eloanora Duss, the actress
who is attracting so much attention eve
rywhere, has written novel, the plot
and situations of which are drawn from
tbs Italian stage 1t is said that she il
fine character reader, and keen stu,
dent OF life in general, and her book will
be looked for with the greatest interest
1t will be remembered that most inter.
esting sketch of this talented woman is
to be found in the book six Modern
Women" by Laura Marholm Hanson,
personal friend of Signora Duse,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13

The residents of the towns do not hesi-
tate to revenge themselves upon the
Turks for any overt act. They escape
punishment by fleeing to the mountains,
where they are we'll cared for.
GRANTLAND GRIEVE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
THE RICHMOND DIspATCH-SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1896.

workshops OF Professor Alvin Clark at
Cambridge, Mass. for seven or eight
years. When u first arrived there II
was great rough block OF crown glass.
weighing COO pounds This lump OF glass
cost $4,000 In the rough. and was pur-
chased OF Nj. Mantois. OF Paris. the own
or OF The only concern in the world
which can produce big discs OF optical
glass. The method OF manufacture pur-
sued by Mantois, cannot be described for
the reason that Il Is the most carefully
guarded secret OF the kind in existence.
The secret OF the Benedctine monks.
who make their wonderful liqueur. Is not
so closely guarded as the secret Of NJ.
Nantois. and that is saying a good deal
ono thing only IS known and that Is
the workmcn OF Mantos may spend
lifetime ovor their crucibles, and yet be
mover sure that the cooled mass OF rough
glass WIN not turn out useless. The
soush block Of glass. which by many
years az lnccssani labor has been turned
into The lorty-inch lens. WAS taken from
tnc furnace ga M0ntois's workshop in 1877.
il WAS not ready then 20 be shipped to
Professor Clark. Mantois had not yet
earned his $4,000 by any means. Months
ANA mQu.h7 ~ time were consumed in
endless cuttngs, bakngs. and mouldings,
ana each process was more dangerous
TO the glass thann its predecessor. The
risk of total failure was always present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08

tuaries convenient places of refuge ana
repose for dogs
1t is recorded that il a certain church
IN Hampshire during the divine service
one Sunday, two dogs which had entered
tho house got into fight. The minister
ordered his clerk-the functionary who
sits at q desk in front Of the pulpit, and
IS ready to perform all manner OF service
for the minlstcr-to turn the dogs out.
The clerk endeavored 10 do so. but he
was old and feeble, and not equal 10 the
task Of parting or removing the animals.
lie went back TO the parsOn and report
81: They won't go out. sir"
They won't so, chr said the minister
very wroth well. John, I'll make EN-
30. l warrant you'll"
He took off his surplice and descended TO
the floor, where the dogs were now fight
ing so iiercely that ne had a terrible time
IN separating them. in the melee he rolled
over the floor, sometimes upon the dogs
and sometimes under them: but at last
he succeeded in kicking them quite out of
tie house.
Then he returned triumuhantly to his
place; but in the excitement OF the fight
he had forgotten where he left of in the
service. He appealed TO the clerk
Where was l just now, John? he
"On the floor. sir" responded the clerk,
solemnly, "a-partin' the dogs!"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08

In the records Of Mantois's shop there are
many cases where discs of glass have
been shivered to fragments during the
very last moulding. and catastrophe OF
that kind means a big pecuniary loss.
II Is the precarious nature Of the process,
which makes the glass in the rough cost
so much. and when all these things are
considered $4,000 does not seem such
great sum.
ALVIN CLARK'S LABOR.
Whom the glass was taken across the
ocoan under guard and delivered to Pro-
lessor Clark there were many years OF
iobor 10 be expended upon II before IL
could be made ready for the telescope.
The first work done was TO supJect II
TO number Of tests 10 discover any
faults. II The block contained the tlnlest
air-bubble, not as large as the point Vi
"a needle, ii would have been useless.
qbcn q. rough polish was given ana
fnrtbest test for defects made. Next II
was examined by C different process 10
discover what curves should be gwen
IL during the figuring" process.
After this the glass went into the
oriuding-room. where sand and water
wero first used TO bring down the gross
frroerlaritics on the surface. Later
emery was used. from the coarsest TO
the finest, this In itself Delng Il idpoi VI
wears. After the emery the finest Jewei-
lers' rouge was used for polishing.
YEARS TO POLISH 1T.
II IS but a brief matter to tell OF this
polishing process. but it is work OF
such dolicacy that several years were
REQUIRED 10 put the desired finish on TINS
40-lnch disc. One of the great arts OF
polishing is 10 get the figure" or uni
formi.y Of curve. absolutely perfect The
polishing machine IS a peculiar aHalr'
which ribs over the face OF the disc with
q motion resembling that OF the human
hand.
one Of the great difficulties In the work
IS 20 rest the glass on a perfectly even
surface Some polishers have tried 10
overcome this by floating the disc In
mercury, and the extreme delicacy OF
the polishing pressure can be judged from
this. The plan most generally used is
20 place the glass upon number OF au-
tonatically adjusting points coated with
pitch.
Every llttle while during the polishing
process the else had 10 be tested for the
detection Of the tiniest bump Oh the sur
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
A waste-paper-Basiect story.
Westminster Gazette.)


Tho editor OF a popular weekly was
placed in a great dilemma the other day.
Having with much care selected six COM
pete stories for publication he placed
them for safety on the floor beneath the
waste-paper basket. On leaving late at
night he forgot to change their position
and when the c2arwoman came the next
morning she swept them up with other lit
ter and put them I'm the dust-bin. Tho
same morning the dustman came around
and the paper including the editors price
less stories, was placed In large SACKS
and sent off to the Salvation Army depot
The editors despair at discovering the
fate of his manuscripts may be imagined
but he is a man of much decision, and
having learned the process OF collection
he chartered a hanson, and taking two
assistants with him set Off for the saliva
ton Army quarters. IL was, OF course
Impossible for the authorities here to tell
him which bag contained the litter. Inc
hugo sacks. forty in number, which had
been collected during the morning, were
without any mark Of Identity, and It was
~ once apparent that II the manuscripts
were 10 be recovered II would be neces-
GARY TO search the entire litter. Undis-
rnsved ~ the prospect the editor and his
assistants took off their coats and went
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08

face. How evsa the surface must be can
be judged from the nature OF the testing
instrument used. This Is called sphere
ometer, three-leRged arrangement with
a screw In the middle, the screw and the
three legs resting securely on the glass
when the surface is absolutely true. The
delicacy OF the adjustment OF this In
strument can be imagined from the fact
that the heat OF the human hand. II II
rests upon the glass. is sufficient TO raise
bumps which viii cause the sensitive
sphereometer to spin around like top.
To perfect the glass to such a degree
that the spheremoter will stand sim is
the art for which Professor Clark will
receive close upon 10000.
The Yerkes Observatory IS practically
completed. The dome Is 40 feet high and
90 feet In diameter and weighs 20 tons
1t revolves on twenty-s!x sets OF ball
bearing wheels, and will be manipulated
by electricity. although TIE adjustment IS
so delicate that hand power could turn it.
a unique feature Is the movable marble
floor, which can be raised or lowered
twenty-five feet by the astronomer by
simply pressing an electric button. Tsis
will enable the operator 70 direct tho
telescope with great ease.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
Seen on Broadway.

Necklaces of a single row of pearls.
Many millinery ornaments OF pearl
beads.
Brilliant cherry-red hats having black
wings and birds.
Many steel ornaments for trimming
hats and bonnets.
Many fancy braids OF chenille, felt. silk.
tinsel, velvet. etc.
Silver belt buckles set with one or seve-
raj large colored stones.
Undersleeves Of fine embroidery or lace
edging and insertions.
Taffeta ribbon. colored, having a tiny
border of black velvet.
Fronts of fine null banded with lace in
sertion for light silk gowns.
Silks having large trailing figures in
white on dark and medium grounds.
New ruches, frills and plaitlngs of chif-
fon, gauze. mousseline de sole, etc.
Pelerne-shaped pieces OF real lace 10
wear with princess-cut silk house gowns.
Leather purses of very fine material and
entirely without any ornamentation.
Serge and cheviot waists In blue. brown.
gray, black, etc, having removable white
linen collars.
Ribbons having many velvet effects and
brilliant brocades toned down with black
satin stripes.