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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-11-17
LONG TELEPHONE WIRE,
Austin, Texas, Can Now Talk With New
York City.

York City.
Austin, Tex. Nov. 15.-Yesterday the
last wire was strung by which Austin
can have telephone connection with
Bar Harbor, Me The line is 1900
miles long, and win be opened to the
public December 1st This long dis
tance system viii also embrace New
York, Washington aud all the large
eastern cities This is the longest
telephone line in the world.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-11-17

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
CHAPTER III.
Ter Downfall Came.

Tho fad OF the 400 at the time OF Mrs
Potter's discomfort was amateur thcatrl-
Gals. She entered INTO it heart and SOUL
for it afforded her chance to further
display her charms and receive more full
some praise. and hear soft toneued COM
pllments Moreover she was talked about,
aud notor.ety was an essential OF hers,
She WIS French 10 this respect She APP
peAred in several amateur performances.
They were this undolng OF har Her
beauty and bearing were taken as evidences
OF dramatic talent, for compliment after
compliment WAS showared on her The
hattsry turned her head, ani she had
visions OF her name in big letters on a
billboard and thousands applaudns her.
Her social Waterloo soon came occur
ring during the first Cleveland admins
tration. She had only been mother u
few months then, and was doubly attrac-
tive In the role OF n tender Young mo hSr
ana loving wife. She was more bswitehinS
and alluring than ever. Her little FIJI in
her lap lent an adied charm h.thegtofore
lacking. Only words OF praise were heard
tor her on every tongue save from few
OF tho doting mammas who had never for
given her, ana were hiding their time. The
II told you SOS" were already formed on
their lips.
William c. Whitney was secretary Of the
navy az tina, time and Wac entertaining ex-
tensively, Mrs. Whitney devised mons or
charity entertainment and. fresh from her
amateur theatrical triumphs Mrs Potter
volunteered TO read, She dill So and il
was her last reading In society, The topic
she chose was a striking one, almost a
forecast OF what was 10 come. Perhaps she
had this in mind. she selected that well
known poem by George Sims, namely.
"ostler joe"
Dramatically she told the story o. the
wlfe's unaoing, and her flight with her
betrayer. the meeting of the wreaged hus-
band. ana tbs wrecker OF HIS home aud
the tragic death OF both betrayed and be-
trayer, II was received in dead silence.
for Washington society aid not relish the
story. Her downfall had commenced. and
Il was not DELAYED. \ thousand tongnss
cried out aloud. 81 told YOU so" Tney
cried stu louder . month later, for Mr.
and Mrs. James Brown po.ter had sep
arated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
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MISS GOODWIN'S FALL HATS.
MarVelouSlu Beautiful DESIGNS SkeGhed In
Paris hu The Posts Artist.


was made OF dull brown straw and the vel
vet band v as OF a deep slade OF heliotrope.
a garland OF purple thisilcs with their dull
green leaves trimmed the crown al the
back snd purple velvet rose,tes rested Oh
the hair.
"a chic fall hat substituted for the con-
yentional white summer sailor was quite In
keeping with Etvcfe tailor made gown.
Il was 4 small round hat made OF deep
violet straw. Around tae crown If was
trimmed with silver gray. and violet
61ccked tsffcta drapei quite bit above
tire crown At the front the tafftta was
drawn through an oval buckle OF cut steel,
where were attached two gray quiis span
gied with violei spanglea. ran r1seitos OF
the checked tan "a formed ca9hc pssne.
This hat. too. was fashioned 20 be worn
VOL over the forehead
One OF the simplest. most tasteful hats Of
this sea on WAS 81 deep he.iotrope satin
straw. The crown was moderately high.
aud the brim rolled directly UP at the
front where II wes much broader than az
the back fat broad bias fold OF whiie
velvet trimmed the crown aud piping OF
tho same edged tie brin. At the front OF
ta hst. resting Ontle hair. was a waite
pigopn with ouis,retched wings hat looked
gs though Il were only poised there for the
moment
With this popular Etyle OF hat the face
a
% b nrim 1t forms en- us. unbecomlng
liEe viewed from ihn side. II nattens the
high. hugy pompadear, and lrrliates the
eyes from catching IN he lasbes. TOO, with
Ills sorri q hat 30 that the face veil this
fall IL not very much In favor for the
Email hat
Some o. tine drc sler honnets to be worn
win Visiting toilettes have LONG broad
string OF yelling. mousseline Ne sole. inle
8ut tho otter gauzy materials. These
Strings are brough under the chin loosely
ard kRotied at the left side.
The bow ls either fashioned with short
llols aud long strings or the strings are
hnoifed again 10 form a double butterfly
bow So many OF the little bouncts curve
over The nigh pomp donr ana remind one
y0fy much OF the Alsatau bonn-ts that
were so much in vogue thre or four years
ago
The big Alsatan bow Is not 50 popular.
hui tho effect OF tine bow III obtained by sub
shutting four small Gps 20 tae front OK
The bonnet These conn from hoop OF
twisted velvet and lie nat on The hair like
tho loops Of the bow.
With tBcse little bouacts one depends
vcry much on the little hair combs that
keep taen ia place much better than do
the ! welc1 hat pins.
Some og The well dressed women have
sets OF these little combs SET vltn different
stones. 80 in9- ibey may Dr. changed TO
tatEonize With the color Of - toilette
Silver combs ret vita umethysts looked
very dressy VITA mauye gown. Tortoise
shell combs mounted with turquoise are
worn TO great advantage with gray or green
toilette. and for evening gold combs Set
with hrillianis arc very much favored
ro;ice almost AN attempt TO attitudini2e
among the wearcrs OF these llttle hats,
They pat ihem on with long pins and ,rus
81 -.
pretty.
Many o. these little bats are decidedly
picture hats and are known as sneh
Nina Goodwin,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25

Paris, September i5.--Auiumn Is mere.
The hats proclaim It
Il decided litiis autumn note has erept
into bats and sonne,s this week. Tee
flufy white picture hats are giving place 10
A5IEDsr smaller taii aa's whose SAtNse-~
charm u caic.
Mnst Of he suEartcsG Of the new hats are
toqces shaped especially 70 perch comfort
ably al, lsou on fine pronounced .pompad0uf
ana there is decided preference Tor tAs
togue that Ills directly up At the front
Flowers ans feathers are bsing replaced
BY wings aad birds. Not ihe tsny oirds
thai lays been 50 much IN vogue 9nt pig
cons and Sill larger seS birds wiiA wings
ali defended.
oitea On one Of tsese dark ~ '9ques
just slngie big bird ~ih ca~s,Eetcae1
wings constitutes tho trimming.
Anotner important feature o. this !alls
hats Is the gfac .ul Louis XVI bow OF wired
velvet or Ilnton thai adotns ~ many oil
the smAster toquss. L has careless, grace
full sjust aappenei SO look and IL seems
as though the slisEos fan breeze woVl
disarrznge the clever Arrangement Of l57pa,
Toueh tais bow taousa ana sou are cos.
WINGED that il s. a. solid Us the iittie 2oii
brooch that II has been modelled from, 81
securely is It wired
An attractive unconycn ional little straw
toque was made q, rough green straw The
bfsu WIS rulling and turned w dirtciil ~
the front ana back allowing tac s,io- 10
dip An arrangement 81 cboa.nu- bur.s ani
front OF the Drim was q i0ns XVI boss oil
black velvet drawn through hoop OF
strass.
Pereaei on The top q a puffy fluffy. up
10. date c0inNrc The curve Of this t0que was
exceedingly graceful
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25

ing them again She fastened TO Eng
land and there made her first professional
appearance. before a crowded house in Lon
don. AS her past life had been a failure,
so also was her start in the new one. I'm
dismayei she crossed the Atlantic and the
day after her arrival here. all America
knew that Mrs. James Brown Potter, the
once society leader, would appear in u
New York theater as Cleopatra"
The house was crowded from top to bot
tom when Mrs. James Brown Potter made
her New York debut Sac made her APP
pearance in garments so daphaaous that
even the women had to hide their bushes
behind their fans. This was but a fore
runner III the last act OF the play she
introduced piece Of realism that even the
professionals OF fifty years ago, would
have hesit2ted at. With dramatic sweep
OF the hand, she tore the silk flsshing
which mainly constituted her bodice aud
laid bare her snow white bust and there
she placed the poison asp.
murmur ran through the audience. 1t
was not a murmur OF applause and in III =
back sel-s. a whte-facei man rose and
uasteadily walked out. IL was Jimmie"
we thoroughbred the husband OF the
woman who had Just brazenly enacted the
part of Cleopatra. 1t was the last time
h evsr saw her. Her name was never
again mentioned in his hearing, and he hal
no comment to make about her. either good
or bad.
Like her London venture this was also
n failure-a decided one. Nevertheless
she persisted in her dramatic career. aad
with Kryle Bellew. he OF the raven locks
and lampblacS eyes toured Che world
with more or less success.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
CHAPTER V.
Being the Last.

And what about Jimmie" Potter After
his wife's appearance in New York he re-
tired TO his home in Tuxedo with his baby
daughter The two were inseplrable, and
he entered into her baby Joys aud pleas
ures. as if it was the only one thing in life
he had to live for, The mothers name
was never mentioned to the little one.
until one day she ferreted out the story
for herself She heard 1t all. but like her
father. jimmie the thoroughbrel. she
simply listened and said no word
There had been room set apart in the
Tuxedo mansion ana the little one knew
1t as her mammals room" After hear
ing the sad story she never entered the
room again. There were no more offerings
OF flo"ers, no more wlstful wondering:
the chapter was closed Last year the
baoy. now Miss Anne Urquhart Potter. aged
10, made her formal appearance In WASH
ington society. She was c success but her
success Was OF a different kind than her
mothers
Now. after all these years. James Brown
Potter wants a divorce For whose sake i,
1t, his daughters or his own? No one
krows Meanwhile Mrs Potter is living In
iihe oiu mouse AT 81. John : Wood, Lon
don, which she recently purchased She
sun cings to the name o! Potter. and
according to her statements will fight the
suit 10 the end. The faest cauipages in
London stop al hsr door, Including those
OF the Countess of Warwick and the
Duchtss OF Marlborough.
few days ago she claims that a de-
tective was endeavoging 10 hribe her SER
van's TO fura.sh evidence for Pottsr's ac
ton The queer part of 1t Is that the
detectives gave the servants small sums,
rangus from SIX to ten shillings. saving
that Mr.. Potter couldn't afford much and
wanted to secure a divorce with as little
expense as possible.
Mrs. Potter solicitors secured affiiavi.s
OF the detectives work. One affidavit
reads; Il, John Morris certify that
have been approached By 4 certain man
giving his name "a J, G Littlechild. pur
porting 10 came from and be the agent
for james Brown Potter OF New York
City, and offering me sum OF money az a
bFihe TO make statements detrimental 20
the morality Of Mrs. Brown Potter. Any
such statements made by me would be
false"
Mr. Potter says nothing. neithsr denying
nor affirming anything Let the tongues
or the world wag, he says.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25

dark eyes OF Cora Urquhart beamed upon
him through velvety lashes. and Jimmie -"
The thoroughbred. was caught, hooked a..
hVLst He was caught fast and solid; there
was no escape, and yet Jimmie Potter
did not try, He made no attempt TO wrig-
gle. he was happy TO remain IN the hook
Sho is sumner" he said later on to the
man who introduced them
But be said nothing about his newly
formed resolution-his resolution to WOO
and win this belle OF New Orleaas.
Jimmie Potter lost no time after making
his mind Np aud In a few short weeks New
York's 400 was electrified b. the news thai
he was to marry. The dotng mammas
shifted disdainiuly and called Cora Urau-
hart many hard names and when At home
stundly blrated their own daughters for
letting such a prize escape. It ayailed
them nothing, however, for Jimmie Pot
ter AM his wife, nov Mrs, James Potter.
came 10 New York
Mrs Potter was In her element In New
York. She WAS IN he swim At last There
was exc.tement "a plenty and Cora Uruuhart
Potter, once the belle of New Orleans. was
happy at last Al that time she loved her
husband, there seemed to be little doubt
about that; and newell, he simply adored
her. Ward McAllster took Mrs Potter
up as the saying Is ana In her second
season sh5 was the moat sought after So
ciety woman in all New York, Eyaa as
New Orleans had been az her feet. so was
New York No cotillon was considered
complete without her presence, no bali
complete unless she was there, aud fash
ionable gathering WAS also lacking in
something unless the beautiful Mrs. Poster
was there
Jimmie" Potter was soon known as
"ihe husband o. the beautiful Mrs, Potter"
He was Jimmie" the Thoroughbred no
more. And she, We'll she began 10 get
dsconteuied; she had seen New York
life. had tasted the intoxicatlon Of aimira-
ton and It was not enough What was
II 10 her that she was the petted and
Riorei guest OF the Nanderbilts. the AS
tors and Whitncys. ana had the box seat
of tn, smartcst coach az the yearly four
in-hlnd meet. II did no, satisfy her. 50,
as natural sequence, her downfall came.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
IN SHADOW.

Cod sets some souls in shade, alone:
They have no daylight OF their own
only IN lives OF happier oaes
they see the shine CT distant suns.
God knows, Content thee with thy nirht
my greater heaven hath grander light.
1 re1ay Is close The hours gre small,
iAou sitst afar, and hast them ali.
Lose los me pest Joy, that doth but blind;
Reaeh forth q larger bikes to AMI
To-Day is brief; the Inclusive snherss
KAN @psures OF a thousand years.
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
CHAPTER w
Appearanee On ihe stage.

Cora Po,t9 left her pleasant home in
Tuxedo, her loving aud devo;ei husband
and her baby daughter; left all deliber-
ately. and with no intention OF ever see
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
Suiherson's Action Endorsed
Texas Stock and Farm Journal

livery good citizen of Texas. regardless O,
political rartisenship VIII applaua the az.
ton e Governor culherson in oftsrlpr A,
liberal reward for the arrest ana eonS,.-
ton OF 'Nnitecappsrs. Organized erin,s
must not be permitted to exist in Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
s0SSSS0 SaS0S S0sS 600 saSsos9
e MRS. CORA UR0UHART POTTER. O.
@ Storu Of Beautiful and Ambitious Woman. o.
S Her Present Position. %
o0So99G@9S

The thus far failure of James Brown
Potter to secure divorce from his wife
his wife IN name only-has greatly
strengthened Mrs. Potter in English
favor Cora Urquhart Potter now finds
herself in the very portals Of the most
exclusive society in England Should the
divorce turn agalast her-Wcu! The
qnesn, you know, does not approve Of di-
voroes. and society does not approve Of
women Of whom the queen does not APP
prove.
But the divorce Will hardly 90 against
herr
These brie' words In London cable
Gram are m 7anlngless; they convey 40
h'nt OF the lie story Of Mrs. Potter sh
who once was the most talked Of woman
In America. Her life has been A valed
and Interesting one. but you, who read this
can Judge
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
CHAPTER I.



Nineteen years ago Cora urquhart was
one OF the prettiest girls ir New Or
ieans' Only is years old. yet she Was
the belle of society there and admired he
all Tail, lthesome. with dark hair wbi,h
clustered around her forehead In riiIng
NIUE waves, and curleu arounl he
OF beautiful white neck wsh SKIN OF
SATIN unse, eyes OF the deepest black.
shaded win ionS hla1K eyelashes-eyts
thal were sometimes flashing Ike dia
m"nds, and other times dreamy ana sad
sometimes full OF longing and fre--that
MS Cora urquhnrt
she comhin i the dreamy Southern
beauty OF The Creole al hough there ,ysx
no Creole blood 10 hr--with the chl,nas,
OF a daughter OF France. ana the healthy
ROBUSTNESS ana vir.lky Of the American
girl Sha was marvel OF loyeliness ana
beauty IN fact her beauty WIS almost
supernatural II WAS even moge.-it was
talal she walked with the lithesomene, i,
OF the panther and yet was womanlIba
10 see htr dance was TO seq the poetry
OF motion IN reality. To dance a walt
win her was something never to be forgot
ten.
She was little more than a child at that
time, careless. gay and open hearted. Bnt
aias' sha was beautiful and ambitious
Already queen OF New Orleans society. she
sighed for something else. II was not
enough for her to have the homage OF the
best blooied youths thare she wAntei
something else. New Orleans was lively
and gay. OF course, but It was neither A
New York, Boston. a London nor Paris
Patrick Henrys cry was Give mo In
erty or give me death"
Beautiful Cora urluhart's cry was.
Give me excitement or | shall die"
Tho youths Of Now Orleans, and for mile,
around, kaeh az her feet nightly and an
asked for the same thing herself. And
Core Ur1uhart would eenuy smile. or look
sorrowtul. as the occasion called for. All
looking az the burnt moth at her feet.
would geutiy say II am so sorry. Won't
you let me be a sister TO you2" And the
poor moth would 20 on his way. saving
rejoicingly 'She loves no one else. have
good chancs yet"
But for the moth II was but a foolish
dream, for al night Cora Urquhart. wn.n
she had arrived home, would replace the
eontle smile for cynical one Then
would those dark eyes flash--the eyes that
looked like diamonds In the dim light OF
the even'ng. Then would she muttor 10
herself, why does he not come | am
tired, so tired OF this huuirum. dreary life
OF mine | shall die" But she dill not
die, for the fairy prince came q, last. ana
stirred the hot blood OF Cora Urquhart. like
unto seethng calaron.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-10-13
ca the GridirOn.

The High school team lined up
againstthe town boysTuesday
ing and fine practice game was
the result. If the High school
boys were able to come out every
night it would help them along as
we'll as the Town boys and the re-
suits would be wonderful.
Mr.. A. W. Camp was elected
Captain unanimously. 1t seems
that the boys know genuine
player when they see him.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-10-13
An Honest Offers.

Dear Extraordinarily inform
your readers that if written to con-
fidentially, l will cheerfully make
known to them in a sealed letter,
free of charge, the plan pursued
by which 1 was permanently res
tored to perfect health and manly
vigor, after years of suffering
from Nervous Weakness, Seminal
Losses and Sexual Feebleness.
l have no scheme to get money
from any one. l have nothing to
sell or send G. o. D., but am
simply anxious to make known
to others who may be suffered as
l was this means of certain and
permanent cure. Address, @.
Johnson, Box No. 903, Delray,
Mich. 1039- cod
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-10-13
GrOCerS.
Not a
One Tine

~ Order house is ours: it's
X the kind that keeps the
* ~ customers for genera
TX TX tons; many men deal
" ~ here whose fathers dealt
ss- " here for years.
s TX Of course we want
81 the one-time order, that
* 81; is the beginning; each
* X succeeding order helps
* ~ cement the friendly feel
* ing.
TX A party of Honolulu
~ s-s Professors going over to
s ss Maui to spend the last
* ~ vacation came here to
* X buy supplies and re-
X * marked that they tho't
* sS they could buy cheaper
* s elsewhere but didn't like
s sS the uncertainty and in
TX ~ security.
X " That illustrates the
X X value of a good name,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-10-13
AMERICAN WARSHIPS SENT
The Baltimore and Petrol to Protect
American Interests In China.
Americans Attacked by Mob al Picking
Violent Movement Against Foreigners
The Emperor Prisoner,

London, October "A dispatch |
to the Daily Mail from Picking |
says that the Emperor on Thurs
day tried to bolt from the palace,
but the Dowager Empress men
captured him before he could es-
cape from the gardens.
A dispatch from Shanghai to a
news agency says it is expected
the Powers will jointly occupy
Picking, owing to fears for the
safety of the foreign communities.
The Chinese Legation in Lon
don discredits the stories of the
Emperor of China's violent death.
The Embassy still officially recog-
nizes the Emperor as monarch of
China.
The Times, the Morning Post
and the Daily Mail this morning
editorially praise Americas char
acteristic promptitude in dispatch
ing the Baltimore and Petrol to
Picking and welcomes the prospect
of joint Anglo-American cooper
alton in China,
London, October 4.-The Pek-
ing correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle, telegraphing Saturday
by way of Shanghai, says: A
mob is menacing the foreigners
The wife Of the Italian Minister
was attacked yesterday while on
her way to church and several
Americans coming from the rail
way were wounded by stones.
The foreign Ministers have sent a
collective note to the Government,
asking for the suppression of
these outrages and the punish
ment of the culprits.
Marquis, Ito, who, it is under
stood, is visiting China for the
purpose of arranging an offensive
and defensive alliance between
China and Japan, has left Tiep-
tsin for Shanghai, owing to the
impossibility of prosecuting nego-
tiations during the crisis.
Yamsn-tsu, leader of the rebel
lion in SEE Chuen province, has
issued a proclamation ordering
the determination of all for
eigners.
Washington, Oct. 3.-Secretary
Long, upon advices received al
the State Department showing the
existence of threatening conditions
in China, has ordered Admiral
Dewey to send two war ships i'm.
medistely from Manila to point
as near the Chinese capital as pos,
: sible for a war ship to approach
The vessels selected for this under,
taking are the Baltimore and ths
Petrol.
The officials regret that there il
not now on the Asiatic squadron 6
a light-draught gunboat of the
Helena class, which could ascend
the river as far as the Chinese
capital.
Secretary Long said that thu
sole purpose of ordering the Bal
. timore and Petrol to Tien-tsin wa
to safeguard American Interests
and protect life and property o
American citizens in the event o
, an outbreak in the interior, Tien
, tsin being the nearest point tc
Picking accessible to war ships.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01

think the Spaniards would 60 the lat
ter port.
1t is certain that Cervera could not
have escaped from Santiago without
being discovered, for the American
scouts had been prowling about the
port for 10 days, and other scouts had
not been far away. Practically Santi-
ago had been blockaded for that length
of time. Cervera's coal ship, which
followed him from Curacao to Santa
go, was captured last Wednesday, and
the very moment when the Queen
Regent was cabling her congratula-
tion the coils were tightening about
him.
The belief here is that all other
movements in the West Indies will be
held in allegiance until the Spanish
squadron is disposed of. In case San
tiago is attacked, the news of the bat
tie will be sent from Mole St. Nicholas
and Kingston, and the prizes and
wounded will be sent to Key West.
AS to what Schley will do, whether
try to enter the harbor and destroy
the feet, or as to whether there will
be land attack on the city from be-
hind, while the blockade is maintained
in front with a view of capturing the
Spaniards, are matters of speculation