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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17

feta laid in fine accordion plaits and
cut as trailing princess gown. The
sleeves and the entire back of the long
skirt show the long yielding lines of
the plating. The skirt opens all the
way down upon front of applique
work on cream colored lace founda-
tion. The bodice is of green taffeta
without plating. A scarf drapery of
creamy lace is fixed by black velvet
knot upon the left shoulder, carried
across the bust, caught again and al
lowed to fall half way to the ground
There is black velvet belt and colltr,
and there is very small bonnet of
green tulle, with knot of black velvet
and white paradise bird plumes. l do
not remember with this toilet any bon
net strings, but there were strings n
another bonnet not far off and the
bonnet was worn by an obviously
young woman
This second costume was Of water
green faille of some silk not quite so
heavy. 1t was cut, like the first, upon
the princess model with half-trained
skirt opening in front upon green
mousseline de sole laid in the very fine
"sun" plaits from the throat to the
ground. This plated front was gath
cred under belt of gold braid and
jewels. Revers of superb lace made
long corsage draperies and fell in dain-
ty frills 'over the hands. The bonnet,
for one reaches that finally, was of
gold braid, with wreath of red roses
set about the face as frame. White
paradise plumes rose behind and the
strings were Of dark green velvet rib
bon. Almost too formal, was it not,
for casino or sea wall promenade, but
worn by young matron proud per-
haps Of her new dignities.
Of quite other types were the dresses
Of two French girls strolling under big
parasols. One wore delicate beige
colored canvas with little bolero en-
broidered with pale pink and blue floss
in flower designs. This opened upon a
blouse of lead-colored silk, showing
faint pink and blue lights, like the
breast Of pigeon. Collar and sash
were in the same tones. The hat was
broad one--the bonnet cult will be some
time in reaching the unmarried wom-
an. 1t was of yellow straw with trim
mings Of lace and flaming poppies.
The other girl wore brown glace
silk that was, after ALL perhaps nearer
cream color. 1t was figured in yellow
with touch Of green, and made with
blouse gathered like ohemisette
across the top and belted with a broad
folded sash of yellow satin. Her hat
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17
EAST.

The wages of about 800 men have
been reduced from 10 to 20 per cent. in
the Keystone rolling mills at Pitts
burg, and at the Standard Manufacture
ing Co., in Allegheny, Pa.
Daniel r. Church was nominated. for
governor by the Rhode Island deh1
cratic state convention at Providence
on the 10th.
The dissolution of the Hoop iron as
sociation was made public on the 18th.
1t was caused by the refusal of two
leading firms to continue in the organ
ization. The market is now open.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ended March 10 num-
bered 256, as compared with 800 for
the corresponding period of 1896, and
81 in Canada, against go for the same
week last year.
An increase of 3 per cent. is shown
in the railroad earnings for March over
last year and the tonnage westbound,
as well as the better class of eastbound
tonnage, is gradually gaining.
The withdrawal of goods from bond
in New York City because of the ex-
pected increase of duties under new
tariff law continues. 1t is estimated
that on the 18th the Withdrawals
amounted to $500, ,OOO
The Pennsylvania Steel Co. claims
that the statement of the reported COM
bination with the Carnegie interests is
incorrect.
Thomas w. Henry, the famous cor
netist, died at Boston, Mass, on the
18th. Deceased was about 46 years old
and unmarried.
Sumner F. Dudley, former general
secretary of the Orange IN. j. Y. M.
c. A., died on the 18th of Bright's dis
ease. Deceased was favorably known
all over the country in association
circles
A challenge has been issued by Eras-
tus D Rogers, champion oarsman of
America, to Gaudaur to row match
race of two miles with one turn for the
championship of the world, the Police
Gazette championship cup and a money
purse of $1,000, $500 side. Rogers
would like the race to be rowed over
the regatta course of Lake Quinsiga-
mund, at Worcester, Mass.
The tow boat Hawk, owned by the
Mckinley Coal Co., was overturned by
high wind on the Ohio river at Belle
vue, six miles below Pittsburg, on the
14th ult. William Devers, the pilot,
was drowned, but the balance of the
crew reached shore in safety. The
vessel was valued at $4,000 and insured
for SO, 900.
Mrs. Clara ONO, western cowboy"
who claimed to have killed five men
during her career, is dead at her home
in Perry, o. T., aged 56 years.
There will probably be no ballot in
the Kentucky legislature for United
States senator before March 20. Lieut..
Gov. Worthington intimates that he
will so rule in the senate and the dem
ocrats are likely to sustain him.
William B. Gaitree, of Marietta, O.,
has been appointed bv Secretary Sher:
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17
ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
Spring Colors and Costumes Sean
in Gay Nice.
On Coach Tops and Along the Road
The Bonnet and Its Strings
Dresses Seen nt the Casino
and the Promenade.
GCopyright, 1871

Nice.-The day before left Cairo a
party of English people returned from
up the Nile. How cold it is" they
shivered, while the rest of us were run
ming away because it was too warm.
Perhaps, too, fear of the plague hur-
ried us little. But in Nice shiver in
my turn, and people who have been all
winter in the Riviera laugh and lounge
without wraps in the sunshine. Tray
cling north from Egypt is like cooling
off from Turkish bath; you have to
take it gradually, and Nice is fine
intermediate station.
The casino on this jetty and the
Promenade des Anglais are even gayer
than when l went away. The spring
colors are fresh and charming, and
the longer dresses, when you don't stop
to think of the inconvenience of them,
have a sweeping grace that adds to the
effect of the picture. Green and pink,
with more lace than ever worn yet
and with masses of flowers, that Is
what l see. Bonnets have appeared
again, real bonnets with strings that
tie under the chin. The princess dress
has brought them, or that is my theory.
The fashions of a season are all some
how based upon an ideal. One year it
is pastoral simplicity and we wear fiat
hats and skirts of embroidered mus
lin. Another year we are after dignity
and civilization, and we put on bon
nets and trailing gowns. Another the
ory is possible and that is that once
again we shift the method of attaining
the universal aim of woman--to look
young. We have worn hats up to so
because they are reputed to be youth
full; now we tie broad bonnet ribbons
because they bring color to faded
complexion and hide a neck that be-
gins to show wrinkles.
Theories aside, here is a handsome
dress that I noted this afternoon in the
casino. You are to think Of green taf-
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17
LATER,

SEVEN tollgates were destroyed in
Mercer county, Ky, on the night of
the 14th. One house was burned, an
other fired and the keeper badly shot.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY an
nounced on the 18th that the admins
tration has decided to adhere to the
four-years tenure of Office policy for
all postmasters. He stated that except
in few cases where removal for cause
was required on account of delin-
quency, incompetency or other in
stances of unsatisfactory conduct or
administration of the offices, all post
masters, fourth-class as we'll as those
of presidential appointment, would be
allowed to serve out term of four
years.
A BUGGY in which were seated Sand
ford Gardiner and Mrs. Charles Fen
ton was struck by train on the Erie
railroad while crossing the tracks of
that road in Bath, n. Y, on the 18th.
Mrs. Fcnton was killed. Gardiner es-
capped unhurt
AT Springfield, Mo-, the Headley
Grocery Co., wholesalers, have failed.
The preferred liabilities amount to
$65, 900; other debts, $1,000 Nominal
assets are SlS9,OOO.
JoBBERs all over the east have been
notified of a reduction of Is per cent.
on different grades of goods manufac-
tured by the Boston Rubber Shoe CO.
A similar announcement is looked for
from the United States Rubber Co.,
and this indicates coming war within
the rubber trust.
w. S. AND +. CoRDINGLY, manufac-
turers of wool and merino goods at
Newton Lower Falls, Mass, this week
began to run their factory day and
night to keep up with the number of
orders which have been received. The
factory has been running on short time
for two years, and up to the present
has been in operation only three or
four days a week.
THE extra session Of the Fifty-fifth congress
began at noon OF the 18th. In the senate little
was done except to receive the message Of
President Mckinley asking for the passage Of
q protective tariff bill w. A. Harris (pop.)
was sworn in as senator from Kansas, to sue
ceed Mr., PETER. The credentials Of H W. Cor
bett as senator from Oregon were received and
referred to the committee on privil leges and
elections. =. In the house Mr.. Reed was elected
speaker, receiving 100 votes; Mr.. Bailey (dem.
Tex) ia; Mr., Bell (pop. Tex.) eli Mr.. New
lands (siverlte, New 1. The oath OF offlce was
administered TO Mr. Reed bv Mr. Harmer (rep
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17

man as his confidential clerk at sal
ary of $1,000 per year. Mr.. Gaitree
was assistant secretary to Gov. McKin-
ley for several years.
Five children in the family of Will
liam Stureman, of Laporte county,
Ind, were poisoned on the 18th by eat
ing patent pills, which they found dur
ing the absence of their parents. Two
of the sufferers died, while the others
are critically i'll.
Owing to the exceptionally heavy
rains in the northwestern part of Mis-
souri, the lowlands are submerged to a
depth of from one to three feet. The
loss in live stock and damage to farm
buildings and crops is very great
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17

The territorial civil service bill
passed by the democratic legislature Of
Oklahoma has been vetoed by Gov.
Renfrow, The governor declared in
his message that an executive should
have the right to select his own conf
Dental advisers and subordinates.
A bill prescribing what shall be a
legal tender in the state has been
passed by the Nebraska house of rep
resentatives. The object of the bill
is to prevent the insertion of the gold
clause in contracts, notes or mortgages.
The breaking of an ice gorge in the
Grand river has flooded the village OF
Portland, Mich, and all the factories
were compelled to suspend business.
Gen. Frederick Solomon, late Of the
United States army, died in Salt Lake,
Utah, on the 9th. He was surveyor
general of Utah under three admins,
trations and had a brilliant war record.
The opera house, IL stores, hotel, a
barber shop, several law offices, q
printing Office and three dwellings
were destroyed by fire at Elkins, W.
Va, on the 18th. The total loss will
exceed 500, 900; insurance SIS, 1000.
The fourth assembly of Oklahoma
has adjourned sine die. Among the
peculiar bills passed was one prohibit
ing man from marrying his mother
in-law.
While crossing the Chicago & Wes
, Michigan railroad tracks at leland
Mich, on the 18th, wagon containing
Martin Behan, Simon Boertke anC
Henry Driesenga was struck by al
express train. The two former wer,
instantly killed and the latter canno
recover
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

SENATE. Marc l0.-Mr. Hoar submitted two
amendments 10 Jne rules cf the senate that are
designed to expedite business-they were re-
ferred to n committee. The credentials Of An
drew T. Wood as senator from Kentucky, by
appointment, were presented and referred to
the committee on privileges aud elections A
brief executive session was then held at the
close Of which the senate adjourned sine die.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-17
WEST AND SOUTH.

The death of ex-United States Sena-
tor Joseph N. Dolph occurred at Port
land, Ore, on the 10th. He served two
terms in the senate from Oregon, from
1883 to 1895.
On the 11th the National Building
and Loan association, of Milwaukee,
Wis, went into the hands of receiver.
The two causes which led to the re-
eeivership were the inability of the
company to make loans and the fact
that it is land poor, possessing realty
that is unproductive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17
TRIED TO. MAKE A DIAMOND.
Dynamo Failed and Prof. CrOOkes's
Effort Was Unsuccessful.
London Graphic.


The reasons which procured for Professor
Crookes the largest audience of the season
at the Royal Institute on Friday night need
that the subject of the lecture was "Dia-
monds." Apart from the appropriateness
of such lecture in the year of the dia-
mond jubilee-an appropriateness to which
Professor CrOokes pleasantly invited atten-
tiOn-there was the prospect Of seeing him
actually make a diamond: This was a
prospect which was destined, owing to the
ecCentrictieS of the Royal Institution dyna-
mo, not to be realized: but the attempt was
prefaced by a most picturesque lecture on
the qualities the structure and the prob
able origin of the stone. It's hardness
shown graphically by means of putting the
diamond between the two steel clips of a
hydraulic press. and showing that the dia-
mond on being pressed simply buried it's
head in the steel as if the steel had been
wax; it's rejecting possibilities, illustrated
by throwing electric beams on to the 800 900
of $15000O worth of diamonds which were
exhibited on the lecture table, and its ac-
ton under polarized light were all made the
subject of interesting experiment An ex-
pertinent not novel, but always brill
liant, was that of burning dia-
this destruction of "a diamond Pro-
fessor Crooks proceeded to the great ex-
pertinent of the evening-its construction
The use of liquid oxygen led him to the
institution of an instructive comparison
for whereas liquid oXygen-almost the low
est attained depth of colds but 200 odd
degrees below the freezing point of water
and human life is rarely conducted in any
temperature more than 200 degrees above
it, yet the temperature necessary for the
production of the diamond. and the tenn
perature at which nature made her
diamonds must have amounted to
thousands of degrees above this.
Two hundred and seyenuy-four de-
grees centgrade is what is known as abso-
lutte zero; when the earth cools to that
everything earth-atmosphere included
will be frozen solid. We have, therefore,
only some 300 odd degrees to cool further,
and we have cooled 5000 since nature made
diamonds. For Prof. Crookes's theory OF
diamond making is that it was formed by
subjecting white not liquid carbon to i'm
mense pressure OF hundreds of tons to the
square inch. The way in which he initiates
nature is to inclose carbon in an iron
crucible. heat it to temperature Of thou
sands of degrees in the electric furnace and
then, when the inclOsed carbon is thus
melted, to plunge the erucibe into cold
water. The skin of iron contracts tremen-
dously and presses with a force of twenty
tons or so to the square inch on the LIQUID
carbon which crystailiZes thus and the
diamond springs into life But, alas! on
Friday night the dynamo failed, the electric
furnace went out suddenly and the crucible
cracked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17
CANES MADE OF HUMAN SKIN.
Peculiar Political Issue Once Raised
by Foraker i'm Ohio.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.


What do you think of a man whose
atrocious brutality would allow him to
make a walking cane out of human skin?
And what's more. you would think It odd
that this cane of human skin should be-
come a political issue in the great State
of Ohio. wouldn't your
Thus began a tlesh-creeping and hair
raising story told by Major 3. c. Fordham,
of Cincinnati. Bryan's rabbits foot cut no
small figure in the last national campaign,
but a walking stick covered with human
epidermis was a strange subject for polit-
ical discussion, although 1t Is generally be-
lieved that a politician is always ready to
skin the other fellow alive"
We'll, in the beginning of the Ohio cam
paign of 1886. United States Senator (then
known as GOVERNOR Foraker made his
opening speech before a large assemblage
at Columbus, o." continued Major Ford
ham. as he nestled into an easy chair at
the Planters The present campaign in
Ohio involves a discussion of the cruelties
practiced by Captain General Weyler on the
Cuban prisoners, but in the campaign of
1886 Foraker didn't have to go to Cuba
to find cruelties TO talk about-he unearthed
a sensation in the Columbus penitentiary,
and proved to the satisfaction of the ex-
cited Buckeyes that the Democratic party
was manufacturing walking canes out of
the skins of dead Irish and negro prisoners.
Now, this statement aid not partake Of
a fire-alarm nature for Foraker had the
sworn affidavits TO support the truth of his
assertions. 1t appears that some Demo-
cratic doctor was holding 4 position a
prison physician. He and his assistant had
taken a half dozen dead bodies of prisoners
to the morgue, and had compelled a pris-
oner TO aid in skinnlng these bodies. The
live prisoner was forced to make walking
sticks or canes out of the human hide
After removing the skins he was compelled
to carry them in a basket to a private
work room, where the skins were cut nto
strips in order that they might become
piece. When the skins had become suffi-
GENTLY seasoned the prisoner would cut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17

them into small square pieces. and Ierfo-
rate each piece in the center for a steel
ROD to pass through. after which, by plan,
ing and pairing, neat walking sticks would
be produced, averaging in size from one
fourth of an inch at the bottom to five
eighths of an inch at the top.
We'll, when Foraker uncovered this SEN
satiOn he adroitly used 1t in polucal
way. The Irishmen of Ohio had always been
Democratic, as a rule; in fact, Hepup-
Hcan lrishman was rare as a waking
stick made of human skin. But the irish
men had been hocking to the Republican
ranks, and their accession was welcomed
AT the same time, there had been some
little disanection among the colored Repup-
leans. Foraker wanted to kill two birds
with one walking-Stick, as ii were, ana ne
began thus: L invite the careful attention
OF every Irishman and every negro to the
never before, the 1rishmen and the negroes
of Ohio have a common grievance and
common interest that ought to make them
stand shoulder to shoulder as one man.
Then Foraker read the affidavit of the
prisoner, sworn to before a notary public,
setting forth the facts about his being COM
compelled to skin dead Irishmen and dead
negroes to get material for use in making
canes Foraker then stated that he had
secured one of these canes and hdo caused
an analysis to be made, which conclusively
established the truth of the horrible bar
barity
aker, who well knows how to play upon
human sentiment, assumed most serious
cast of countenance and said: ON the
and commingled skins of an Irishman and
a negro put there by the direction and COM
mand of two Democratic officials, physi-
clans of the penitentiary, to crafty
fiendish within that would have been dis
grace in the dark ages. My Irish fellow
citizens, will you longer stay with party
at whose hands the lfeless body of your
unfortunate countryman received such IN
human treatment? And where is the colored
man who will not resent such atrocious
brutality? Whenever you think of voting
the Democratic ticket, think of that Demo-
cratic ruffan having the skin stripped
from the dead body of a poor prisoner that
it might be dried and dressed, and cut into
squares and slipped onto q steel rod, and
hammered and trimmed into cane for
miserable wretch TO strut about the streets
with
We'll the blood of every Irishman in the
audience boiled with Indignation. To man
ufacture walking sticks out Of an Irish
mans skin was worse crime than the
evictiops by the English lords in ireland:
And the Republican party in Ohio gained
thousands of Irish votes that year, and the
negroes remained in line"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17
viii DeveIop Alaska oil Field.

SEATTLE. Wash, July 16.-The Alaska
Development Company has been organized
Gently discovered in southeastern Alaska
by r. c. Johnston, of Los Gatos, Cal.
The report made to the company by Mr..
Johnston and Mr.. T. ]. Hamilton. of this
city, the experts who made thorough ex-
animation of the property, show that the
discovery is really the most wonderful find
the world has even known. The oil fields
are located within few hundred feet of
tidewater $50 miles west of Juneau. The
oil is dripping directly from the oil rock
and in places can be dipped up in buckets,
while the surrounding coal beds are mex
already been ordered from Pittsburg and as
soon as received here a steamship will be
chartered to carry it and tank materials 10
the discovery. A prominent oil man has
given a guarantee of all the capital neces-
sary to build refinery at this point as
soon as necessary to handle the product.
The oil is pronounced of the best quality
ever seen and the quantity is unlimited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17
American and English Heiresses.


One noticeable fact this jubilee season
is the fact that there are so many great
heiresses in town; and when it comes to
big fortunes American girls often have the
best of it, as they are not hampered by the
claim of elder sons of the law of entail
and their money is in solid cash. not in un-
salable estates. One of the great Ameri-
can heiresses this season is Miss Burns,
who will inherit, not only an enormous for
tune, bat also some of the most beautiful
jewels. as her father is a great collector of
precious stones. Then the Misses Morton.
daughters of Senator Morton. are staying
at one of the hotels, and they, too, are
said to have great wealth; while Mrs. Geo.
CurZon is chaperoning another rich sister
and Mrs. Eaton is chaperoning her sister
Miss French, who is also supposed to be
well-off.
The greatest of these heiresses. however.
is possibly Miss Goelet. Mrs. Ogden Goelet
has already made many English friends at
Cowes and at Cannes, and has therefore
been seen a great deal in society this sea-
son. Her daughter who is very nice look
ing and bright, and who invariably appears
in the freshest-looking tulle frocks. some
times white, or pink or blue, is very pop
ular already. She had her portrait taken
last winter by Mr.. Edward Hughes, and a
very beautiful portrait it is in which she
is portrayed in a Gainsborough frock with
clinging white chiffon, with q blue sash
and her dark hair arranged very prettily
in curls upon her forehead. Now she is
sitting for her portrait to Miss Kussner, at
the Cecil Hotel, and this. too is sure to
be very pretty. as the American miniature
painter has knack of bringing out all the
good points of her sitterS-Which, indeed,
her sitters expect as her miniatures are
&100 eachl a price which no other mnia-
ture painter could ask, much less receive
One of the great English heresses-the
greatest perhaps-is Miss Ella Williamson
Lord Ashtons daughter; and Lady Cliff
ford's daughters are also exceedingly well
lowered. as the valuable property of Rut-
land House is entailed upon them, as we'll
the Ryde estates, which it was an
nounced lately in the papers the Duke of
York wished to purchase-but this he could
consent
concerned. The elder Miss Clifford who in
herits most wealth. is very good looking
and highly accomplished. and has some
lovely Jewels she Inherited from a former
Duchess of Devonshire, among other orna-
ments being big and beautiful Saint Es-
prit in rubies, emeralds and diamonds.