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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-13

'If freaks become any scarcer,U
said dime museum proprietor a few
days ago, ga good many of us will
have to so out OF the business. I
never in my life saw such a slump.
Eight or ten years ago we could get
ell the freaks and curiosities we
wanted-real ones, too, and no fakes.
We've got agents securing the world
for them, but they are as scarce as
strawberries at Christmas time.n
''I'll give you pointer" said an
other man in the same line of bust
ness, and who was one of the party
of three, elf you can secure the freak
have in mind, you can quit the bust
ness as rich as Barney Barnato ever
was"
"Why don't you grab it yourself?"
asked the first speaker.
"Can't If could you'd never have
heard of it.''
"What is it?''
''No, not what is it, That's an old
one. The freak I've been looking for
can't be located. I've tried for him
and know"
''Let's have it." said the other inn
patiently.
"The veteran printer that didn't
stick type with Horace Greeley"
81 didn't think you were going to
spring a miracle on me-" said the
other as he ordered ''three of kind"
N. Y. Commercial.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-13
Passing Of the Horse Car.

There will soon be no horse cars at
all left in this city if the present rate
of elimination is to continue. The
work of laying the underground trolley
for the Fourth and Park avenue surface
road is progressing rapidly. More than
1900 men are working daily on the job.
Underground trolleys are also being put
in on the Fifty ninth street, Twenty
third street, Amsterdam avenue and
Second avenue lines of the Metropolitan
Traction company. A power plant Is in
process of construction between Ninety
fifth and Ninety sixth streets on the
East river, which, when completed,
will be the largest plant of it's kind in
the world. The plant will supply the
entire system.
There are 1873 miles of the system to
be changed from horse car lines to un-
derground trolley lines, and the greater
part of the work, it is believed, will
have been completed by Nov. 1. The
Fourth and Park avenue line will be
opened through to the Harlem river by
that time unless there is some delay in
the construction of the new city sewer
at Ninety-fourth street.
President Vreeland says that no at
tempt will be made to use compressed
air for motive power. The lines will be
run either by cable or electricity.
According to Acton Davies, Richard
Mansfield has again changed his mind
about ''The First Violin.'' Three times
this play has been put in rehearsal by
Mr.. Mansfield, and each time he tired
of it before it reached a production.
All of which, considering some OF Mr..
MansfeId's recent productions, goes to
show that 1.-THE First Violin must be
a pretty coed play. Mr.. Mansfield now
announces that he will open his season
at the Fifth Avenue with production
of George Bernard Shaw's new play,
''The DEVILS Disciple Richard would
better decide to produce this play, no
matter how bad he imagines it to be. Ii
he doesn't, then he may as we'll make
up his mind that he will have to make
friendly speech to his audience every
evening to counterfeit the effect of the
remarks which Mr.. Shaw will have to
make about him in the London Sat1r,
day Review. JOSEPH RUSSELL
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-13
elbow to Cure All Skin Diseases"

Simply apply Swayne's Ointment. No In
ternal medicine required. Cures letter, ecz-
ma, itch, all eruptions on the the face hands ad
healthy. It's great healing and curative pow
ers are possessed by no other remedy Ash
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-13
OUR NEW YORK LETTER..
The Re yalty Of the Vaudeville World.
Stole While Under Arrest-Pass-
ing Of the Horse Car.
Especial Correspondence

kCpeCldi correspondence
Up to the present time the highest
praise that could be accorded a vaude-
vile performer in this city, which is
the center of this branch of the show
business IN this country, was to say
that he writes his own stuff. - No
matter how clever a performer might
be he was put into total eclipse by RI
val in the estimation of his colleagues if
the rival wrote bis own stuff and he
did not do SO. The ethics of the vaude-
vile profession, If there are any, have,
however, been considerably changed by
the advent Of the continuous perform
ance craze. Prior TO that time each ar
fist went on and did his or her turn and
then told how his or her particular act
had made the hit of the piece. Those
who were considered high priced people
sometimes insisted upon having their
announcements put at the head of the
bill in particularly conspicuous type,
and in that way the term ''headliner"
arose.
But in several Of the continuous per-
Torrance houses, especially in this city,
one "headIiner'' was not enough for
the epicurean tastes Of the classic pa
irons Of these temples of art and then
some other plan had to be hit upon to
distinguish between the common herd
and those who were stars, either in
their own Or the managers opinion.
The question promised to be a particu-
larly knotty one until the effort was
made to lure the really great perform
ers into the new haunts, when it was
considered derogatory to the profession
al standing Of player to appear at
continuous house.
The Royalty OF Vaudeville.
These really high priced people tilted
their noses at an angle of 45 degrees
when they We're informed that they
would be expected to show three times
q day. The salary was all right. In
most cases it was much larger than they
had ever before received, but ''Three
times a day? Never!'' Thus the matter
adjusted itself. The managers, sooner
than lose the services of those whom the
public demanded, made this concession,
with the result that the big people gave
only two shows day. Thus it happens
now that If you are a vaudeville artist
and are playing the continuous circuit
you have only to demonstrate that you
''do only two day" to Immediate
~ establish yourself upon a pinnacle
where your less fortunate brothers will
gaze with awe from below at you. Thus
are the weighty questions Of the world
settled quietly, while little things like
wars are made much Of by the big news
papers.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
PANIC AT MONTEDIDEO.
Troops Held in Readiness to Pre-
vent an Outbreak.

MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 19.-The city is
in a panic over an incident at to-day
session of the Chamber of Deputies.
and the report that DR.. Miguel Herrera
Obes, Minister of the Interior and
Of Justice in the Borda Cabinet, had
been shot with a revolver.
In the Chamber DR.. Herrera y Obes
made a violent attack upon Senior
Cuestas, who assumed the Presidency
of the Republic ad interim on the as
sassination of President Borda, who
was shot August 25th last. On Septem-
ber Goth Senor Cuestas issued a declar-
alton of policy, promising to conduct
the administration with strict economy,
to purge the public departments and
religionsly to pay the interest on the
public debt. At that time he expressed
the hope that the Department of Gus
toms would yield 100000 francs
mnohtly.
To-day DR. Herrera Y Obes called
upon him for a more explicit state
ment as to his programme in the event
of his election as President.
Senior Eduardo McEachen, Minister
of the Government, refused to reply,
whereupon DIR. Obes presented mo-
tion demanding the resignation of the
President of the Republic ad interim.
1t is said that if this motion is adopt
ed by the Deputies. Senor Cuestas wall
dissolve the Chamber.
All sorts of rumors are afioat, many
citizens have closed their houses, and
the troops are held in readiness against
an outbreak.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
A MURDERER HANGED.
Kelsey Porter Executed on the Gal
lows at Union, Oregon.

UNION (Or.), Nov. 19.-Kelsey Por-
ter was hanged here this morning.
On New Years Day, 1S9b, Porter, III
Pine Valley, Union County, Or, killed
Reniarnin Mache, Macness wife and IL
vear-cid son. Benjamin Macne, hr- ihe
tragedy was the result of row De-
tween reisn5ols. Porter nad Ehdcen
the Macha family to trespass spon ms
premises, and nailed up his fence. Ihe
three Matches, however. cut the fence
and drove through the land. Porter,
who was peroted or the ROOF CT his
house. opened fire with rife as soon
as the family came within range, and
shot Young Mache dead. The elder
Ma1he stepped beh.n1 the sle'gn IN
which Mrs Mache was seated, but
ball from Porter's rifle struck him,
going trough the heart. Another bull
let struck Mrs. Mache, and she fell
dead in the sleigh. Porter was found
guilty of murder in thA first degree,
in Unioa on February l6, 1896, and
was sentenced to be hanged April 10,
1896 but his case was appealed, the
judgment being finally affirmed.
The Governor had been petitioned to
commute the sentence, but last night
declined to do so.
AT 6:45 Porter was taken from his
cell in the Jail and led to the scaffold.
He manifested the greatest courage,
and walked to his doom with a steady
step. Death was instantaneous, the
neck being broken by the fall.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
CABINET MEETING.
The Cuban Problem and the Cues
ton of Finances Discussed.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The Cab
met was in session for two hours to-
day, devoted largely to a discussion OF
the annual reports of the different
members.
Two subjects which engaged the spe-
cial attention of the Cabinet We're those
relating to the manner in which the
Cuban problem and the question OF
finances should be handled in the Pres
idents message.
The opinion was generally expressed
that the Cuban situation as it affects
the United States was even more IA
vorable than could be expected, and
there was especial good feeling over
the release of the crew of the Com
petitor. This and other concessions
were accepted as indicating a genuine
desire on the part of the Sagasta Ad-
ministration to meet the wishes of the
authorities of this country, and bring
the war to hasty termination.
A wide variety of opinion was de-
veloped among the members of the
Cabinet as to the policy to be recon-
mended on the financial question. There
were, indeed, almost as many views
expressed on the details involved in
the discussion of this question as thtre
were Cabinet members present. Their
differences related, however. largely to
the details, and much of the CONVEX
sation turned upon the probable diff
The record-union., 1897-11-20
SMUGGLER FIRE.
Several Men Overcome by the
Heavy Flow of Gas.


DENVER, Nov. ia special to the
Republican" from Aspen, Col, says:
The danger of losing the SmuggleI
pumps has greatly increased over last
night In fact, the situation in this par
tlcular is most serious, and the an
nouncement that the pump men had
been driven from their posts would be
TO surDrise were it received before
morning.
This morning the heavy or dead gas
was noticed penetrating through the
vein down from the eighth to the ninth
level or pump station. Masons We're
Immediately sent for. and the work OF
constructing solid masonry bulkhead
commenced. Before this was completed
the gas became SO heavy that two men
were overcome. and were restored to
consciousness with great difficulty. The
mason and helper were also knocked
out by the fumes, but finally recovered
sufficiently to complete the work.
The bulkhead was constructed with a
suction pipe throuSh it, the intention
being to connect this directly with the
big pump, and force the gas to the sur
face through the main water line. To-
night the gas is escaping through the
pump, and some other means of keeping
the station clear will have to be adopted.
The sas is carbonic oxide, and is most
deadly.
Should the Smuggler management fail
in their attempt to handle this gas and
keep the ninth level clear, the pumps
are doomed. in which case the Aspen
district would be flooded.
Another alarming feature to-day was
the discovery that an inflammable gas
was being generated, and was beginning
to permeate through the mine.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
EVANGELINA CISNEROS.
Mrs. John A. Logan Appointed as
Her Guardian.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-An order
was issued by the Orphans Court to-
day making Mrs. John A. Logan
guardian for Miss Evangelina Cossio y
Cisneros.
The proceedings in court were very
brief, but the senorita's appearance
created much interest. The application
for guardianship set out that Miss
Cisneros has declared her intention to
become a citizen of the United States,
so far as the law allows. and she in
tends to enter an institution of learn
ing in this city. and hereafter remain
a resident of Washington.
The petition also cites the incarcera-
ton of her father, Jose Augustine Cos
sio y Serello, and that there is no
time fixed for his release, and that
there is reason to believe that it will
be a long time before he is liberated,
If at all.
The case was before Judge Hagner
of the Orphans Court, and Mrs. Ma
cias, whose guest the young lady now
is, acted as her interpreter.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
Three Men Lose Their Lives in the
White Horse Rapids.
Two Of Them Belonged to the Fisher
Party Of San Francisco.
Heavy SHOWS on the Summit or the
Passes Leading Into the Interior
Travel Becoming Difficult and
Dangerous, Yet People Still
Continue to Go Back and foftn
Over the Mountains.

SKAGUAY (Alaska), Nov. 12.-Per
steamer Al Ki, via Seattle, Wash, Nov.
19.-News reached here tonight of the
drowning of two men belonging to the
party of Colonel Will E. Fisher of San
Francisco in White Horse RAPIDS on
November 4th. No details of the acci-
dent We're received. Neither could the
names of the drowned men be learned.
With this nws was also the news that
frank Anthony of Seattle was drowned
at the,same place on October 10Th The
boat capsized. His two companions,
Murphy and Hepburn, were rescued by
the Canadian mounted police.
Heavy SHOWS are reported on the
summit of the passes leading into the
interior. Travel is becoming difficult
and dangerous, yet people are still
going back and forth over the noun
tains. The lakes and rivers of the in
terror are all more or less frozen. On
the Skaguay trail the snow is fully three
feet deep. 1t is ) or feet on the Dyea
route.
E. Irwin Halstead. formerly of Ia
coma, and Charles E. Warner, manager
CT the Pacific Coast branch CT the West
inghouse Electric Company, whose
headquarters are in Tacoma. had an
experience this week on the summit OF
the Skaguay trail that nearly cost
Warner his life. On the summit he
became exhausted through travelling IN
srow nearly up to his neck He fell Hat
on his face, and was unable to rise. MI
Halstead was unable to carry his COM
1.ade to a place of shelter, and but Tor
the timely arrival of a detachment OF
Canadian police Warner would certainly
have perished before Halstead could
have procured aid. Warner was car
1!ed tothe police post and cared for.
PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. l9.-Among
the passengers on the steamer al HI
which arrived here from Dyea ana
Skaguay this afternoon was Wills
Thorp, who drove the thirty-six head
of cattle over White Pass to Lake Ben
nett, with the intention of killing them
there and transporting the meat oy
sleds to Dawson Citx. Thorp sald ne
found that it would cost 80 a pound 10
get the meat to Dawson. and he aban-
doned the scheme. He left instructions
10 butcher the cattle, freeze the meat
and hold it for sale next spring.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFE.
ARRIVES AT ASTORIA TWO
DAYS OVERDUE.
The Captain Reports Encountering
a Terrific Hurricane ON the
Oregon Coast.

ASTORIA, Nov. 19.-The o. r. and N.
| steamship State of California arrived in
the harbor at 5 o'clock this morning,
two days late from San Francisco.
Some anxiety has been felt here con-
cernlng the safety of the State, owing
to the hurricane which has been in
force here for the past three days.
10 an Associated Press reporter this
morning in recounting his experiences,
Captain Green of the State, said:
1--WE left San Francisco Monday
morning on time, and the sea was as
smooth as glass. We had good wealth
er all the way until off Cape Mendoci-
no. There we struck a gale or hurri
cane, and our good ship plowed along
| through heavy seas until O'Clock Wed
| nesday morning, when we came abreast
of Lightship No. Z, fourteen miles off
the mouth of the Columbia River
slgnaled the lightship and shortly after
ward she blew three whistles at reg
| ular intervals Of fog horn practice.
About o'clock her lights suddenly
| went out, save slight glimmer in one
| Of them, like the fiickering of an ordi-
| nary electric lamp which was burning
out. Then all was dark. The seas were
running mountains high and the wind
was a hurricane rather than a gale. 1t
was all one could do to stay on the
bridge. We tried our best to keep near
the lightship, hoping to sight her again.
and hove to under our mainsail, keep
ing our head to sea, and remaining as
| near as possible to where l thought the
lightship should be.
When daylight came there was no
| iightship in sight We cruised about all
| day Wednesday and Thursday, hoping
to get sight of the lightship again, as l
| believed a t the time that she had found
| the gale too strong for her and had
| simply slipped - moorings and stood
| out to sea. The weather was still some
thing terrific, and we had no opportu-
| nifty of coming into port until O'Clock
| this morning. We remained all the
time within a few miles of where the
| iightship was
There is but one of two things that
could have happened to the lightship.
Either, from some unknown cause, she
foundered in the heavy seas and went
to the bottom, or else she got away
from us in the darkness and stood out
| to sea. hope the latter is the case.
| 1t was rough, to be sure, but below
decks all was comfortable and snug"
Lightship No. is commanded by
| Captain Hastorff, who has a crew of
| fourteen men. She was built a short
! time ago in Portland by Wolff &
| Zwicker.
Captain Green was surprised that
| Captain Hastorff did not fire gun or
| rocket, had he been in trouble, so that
assistance might have been rendered.
THE LIGHTSHIP SAFE.
ASTORIA, Nov. 19.-The United
States steamship Columbine, Captain
Richards, arrived at noon with Light
ship No. Z, which broke loose in the
storm Wednesday, in tow. The Colum-
bine went out early this morning and
found the Hghtship drifting about. Her
anchor chain parted at the hawse pipe
in the storm Wednesday morning and
set the ship adTift.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
Neither Would He Make an Order as to Any
Appeal From the Denial.
A Miner Struck on the Head by q
Huge B0wlder and Instantly
Killed Near Nevada City-Homi-
eide at Bear Harbor, Mendoc cino
County, the Victim Being Stab
bed and Completely Disembow-
eled.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-The at
torneys for Theodore Durrant to-day
made a fruitless attempt to again de-
lay the execution of the condemned
murderer of Blanche Lamont.
Their plan was to gain time by insist
ing that Durrant be tried for the MUIR
der of Minnie Williams, and so refer the
execution of the death sentence already
imposed. General Dickinson made an
argument in the matter before Judge
BahrS of the Superior Court, and was
replied to by Assistant Prosecuting At
tOrney HoSmer.
The Judge promptly denied the mo-
tion made by Durrant'S lawyers.
Attorney Deuprey then inquired how
much time would be allowed for an
appeal from this denial, and Judge
Bahrs responded that he would make
no order as to any appeal.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
OMAHA BRIDGE CASE.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion Announces It's Decision.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day. in
an opinion by Commissioner Knapp, an
nounced its decision of the case of the
Commercial Club of Omaha against the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Company and other carriers, known as
the Omaha bridge case. The object of
the complaint was to compel the car
riers to charge a like freight between
Council Bluffs and the same points in
Iowa.
The commission decides that Council
Bluffs, on the east bank Of the Missouri
River, is more favorably situated than
Omaha, on the west side of that river. in
regard to traffic with points in Iowa,
and that the carriers are not to be con-
demned for recognizing such natural
advantage Of location in adjusting their
charges, nor does it follow that rules
should be the same from Omaha and
Council Bluffs into Iowa because they
are the same from these cities into Ne
braska.
The decision states that Omaha and
Council Bluffs enjoy equal rates to and
from substantially all points except as
to this traffic in Iowa, and it is shown
that rates from the south are made the
same by competing roads on both sides
of the river: that rates from the West
are the same as far East as Chicago,
and are part of an extensive system of
transcontinental rates, and that rates
from the East being the same result in
considerable advantage in Omaha.
In view of the conditions affecting
transportation from and to points in
Iowa and of the Whate rate situation of
the two places, the commission holds
that the charge of unjust discrimination
against Omaha is not sustained, and
that the complaint should be dismissed
without prejudice.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
ALTOONA QUICKSILVER MINE
Work to be Resumed, After Shut.
Down of Eight Months.

REDDING, Nov. 19.-Work is about
to be resumed in the Altoona quicksil-
yer mine at Cinnabar, after having
been shut down eight months on ac-
count of an unusual flow Of water in
the shaft, the reason for which long
puzzled the management. The water
has now been drained off, The ore
dryer will be started on Monday, and
the furnaces will be in full blast in two
weeks. With the resumption of work
Will come an increased production of
quicksilver, two valuable ore bodies
having been discovered during the Pc
riod of enforced idleness of the mine.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
BEET SUGAR MANUFACTURERS.
Protest Against the Annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-The an
nual meeting of the Association OF Beet
Sugar Manufacturers was held in this
city to- day, when the following Off
GERS were elected to serve for the en-
suing year: President, Henry T. OK
nard OF Nebraska; Vice President J.
Ross Clark of Montana; Treasurer and
Secretary, James Coffin of California.
a resolution was passed unanimously
protesting against the annexation OF
Hawaii or continuation Of the present
reciprocity treaty, whereby a large
part Of the home sugar market is given
up free to a foreign island 1000 miles
away. to the detriment of the home beet
sugar Industry
The resolution further called upon all
The record-union., 1897-11-20
THE
EVER=BUSY
SHOE STORE.

It is worth something to every
shoe buyer to follow the daily
announcements from the Nom
pareil Shoe Store. It will be
worth a great deal more If you
buy here, as the buying IS sure
to save you money and at the
same time insure you against
possible shoe defects and disap-
pointment. Always the best
styles, best leather and best
made, at the lowest prices, as
has been demonstrated by this
weeks remarkable offerings.
Ladies' Fine Shoes, worth from
So so to 81 so, priced at 81 60,
81 so, 81 95 and So 15. A
crowded and busy store all week
means much.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Passenger Cars on the Santa Fe to
be Equipped With Them.

TOPEKA, Nov. 19.-The Santa Fe
Railroad has been arranging to equip
it's passenger cars with electric lights.
Ali chair cars now running between
Chicago and Denver on its express
trains have been equipped, and the
shops here are turning out additional
cars as fast as possible. The road ex-
poets to have its dining cars and
coaches similarly equipped in short
time.
The Santa Fe is the first line in the
country to adopt the present method of
generating electricity with belt from
the car axle By this system the in
tensity of the light can be regulated,
and any one light can be extinguished
without affecting the others.