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The Portland daily press., 1899-06-15

but ignorance still condemns
thousands of innocent wofn-
en- to an equally painful and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

The spectacle begins viii the procession OF
the caro- (car). which enter the city at about
II o'clock the CAIRO being drawn by four pure
white oxen whose scrupulousy clean and shin
ing coats arr profusey trimmed and decorated
with ribbons and flowers The caro- is a big.
massive thing in shape, fOursided and pyra-
nidA. painted black and adorned with divers
coats-of-arns and emblemauc figures. all
trimmed with rosettes Of colOred papers IN
strings Of fuse to which ar attached cannon
hrecrackers and surmounted at the top with
pinwheel
IN FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL
From the high altar o, the cathedral and con
nected with the sacred fire is stretched wire
that pass through the main doors and - at
tached 10 the CAIRO, which is stationed about
midway between the Baptistery and the Duomo
steps. To this rendezvous so some thousands
Of people at the appointed time every year. as
thousands have done every year ror centuries
and may possibly do for more centuries to come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

Promptly at noon a figure OF a dove. the
Colombina- called that rs charged with slow
powder 10 make it go the long distance, comes
whiZZing down the wire. the powder having
been ignited by the sacred FIRE al the high altar
and ignites the fuse that sets going the cannon
crackers with which ne CAIRO is trimmed After
noisy popping for five tel minutes. the great
annual spectacle is over. More than half Of the
fireworks. however. are reserved for salute to
the Pazzi family al the old Pazzi palace where
the caro- is taken directly after the :pectacle at
the cathedral to honor the name OF the man
who began the practice
II is said that the contadni Garmers) place
much store in the spectacle, believing that II
the affair comes of successfully they will have
good crops and that the reverse will happen II
the fire should fail TO connect" To provide
however for a successful scoppia always there
Is 4 man inside the CAIRO who is furnished with
matches 10 help out the sacred fire II that
should by any accident flil 70 ignite the fuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
FLORENCE LENTEN GAYETY
4 CURIOUS MEDIEVAL FESTIvITY THE
"SCOPPIA OF THE COLOMBINA"
Florence. March p.

Florence. March p.
Quite the contrary to what devout Americans
consider to he a proper observance Of the Lenten
season. the inhabitants OF this City Of Flow
ers" make it about the Eayest time Of the year.
n times past a good deal II fuss was allowable
at the close Of the carnival season. but now
hat the law prohibits the innocent custom Of
hrowiag al pedestrians and others on the streets
title balls Of cement "gessO,' it is called
here. the real fun Of the closing OF the carnival
season for the Italians seems 70 have vanished,
and 40 one sees on Shrove Tuesday only a few
maskers making much fun as possible out
- O. custom which seems TO be fast dying out
With the beginning OF Lent begins the sea
son for bicycle races al the park called the
Cascine and also the series OF fairs. SO called
which conducted in various parts OF the
city To visit the various localities where these
fairs" are held would dspe any idea that one
vas In the midst OF peniteutial season. These
fairs are nothing but collection Of pushcarts.
on which are exposed for sale every imaginable
article while to make thincs more lively there
IS generally merry -go-round. The specialt.es
q the season that are only to bee had az this
time 40 the year are little cakes called "brozz.-
DIM and hlberts These cakes are made of
swee,ened -four paste, mixed with eggs ant
Favored with aniseseed. and cooked while you
wait u Arrangements that resemble waffle irons
Another specially that can be had only durin-
lent are the "quaresmau" which are CAKE
favored with chocolate and made in the form
o., letters OF the alpha5et
THEATRES ARE OPEN
To keep W the sayec OF the season the
theatres are a. kept oper. and there seems O.
De about as much private entertaining as a. any
other time OF the year. The grand hnale 10 the
Lenten season and the opening II the Eastertide
consists IN the spectacle OF the "Scoppia Of the
Cobornbina" n the piazza del Duomo at noon
II the saturday before Easter In the United
states 1t would be called a poor show for the
money but the F1oren tines go by thousands
very yea to the spectacle mainly. per
laps because IT Ii OF the relics Of bygOne
Gays. and they seem 10 Wish that II be con-
tinued al least for the sake Of Aud Lang Syne.
II for nothing etse.
The spectacle was begun by a certain Count
Pax who tie story relates, went 70 the Holy
Land about the year 1860, and. returning.
o-oaght with him torch that he kndled from
M fame al the Holy Sepulchre al Jerusalem.
ridtng With mis- back toward the head II mis-
norse al the way 10 Florence 70 protect The
lighs from becoming extinguished When he
arrived al Florence the sacred fire was com
mInicatet to lamp IN the high altar OF the
cathedral where 1t has ever since been kept
burning Pe~haps 70 convince the incredulOus
populace Of the reality Of the existence OF this
sacred FIRE this Count Pazzi started the spec
tanls Of the Colornb,na and al his death EFT
an annuity 70 pay the annual cost Of the affair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
ONtP'S RIVALS

From The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The omar Khayyam fad continues in full force.
notwithstanding the fact that Richard hovey
and several other fresh young poets are IN the
field.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
More Detail, of Amu,n Disaster.

Rome, Dec. 26.-Among those killed
In the Amalti disaster were Miss Weir.
n daughter of James Galloway Weir,
member of the British House of Com.
mons for Ross and Cromarty. and her
governcss. They had escaped, but re-
turning for their valuables, were killed
together
1t now develops that some earth
trcmors and other premonitions en-.
abled many people TO get away before
the catastrophe occurred. The mayor
of Amalh declares his belief that the
landslide was due to the fact that n
huge iissure. left after a similar slip
ten years ago. had been cnrclcssly
filled with faggots and pieces of tim
ber This had always been considered
u source of danger.
The Hotel Santa Catcrino was COM
plctely buried and other buildings are
In ruins.
The peasants. fearing further land
slides, refuse to return 10 their homes,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
The Coal Aiinc Tragedy.

Brownsville, Pa, Dec. 2J.-Thc hor-
ror of the BrazDell mine disaster grows
in intensity with every hour. The
number of the dead Is now estimated
ut forty and may pass tha; figure. At the
same time there is a strong prcsump-
ton that the laws regulating mining
were carclessly and probably criminal
ly disrcgardcd.
To-day the first bodies OF the victims
were brought out of the mine. and new
or in the history of mine disasters were
human beings so horribly mutilated. 1t
was nearly II o'clock before the first
five bodies We're taken out, twenty
eight hours after the explosion. At
$50 three more were brought to the
surface. and again at 6:30 three more
came up in the cage Of the main shaft.
That naked lights and unlocked safe
ty lamps were used in n dangerous
mine was officially confirmed by Pit
Boss Thomas Jones. who made n state
ment which forms the most sensational
chapter on the management OF the
mines which has yet developed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
CALIFORNIA EARrnouAKg.
Great Damage Don- to building. at San
.Iacinto-

san Jacinio. Cal. Dec. 2I.-Thls lit
tie city II u scene Of dcsolntion to-day.
People ARE beginning To recover from
the terror inspired 10y III. carthuuas.
which ccnI.rci here on Christmas
morning aud destroyed every brick
building In the town. ani some dcii-
mite estimates Of the damage wrought
can now bc made.
At the Sai,ola Indian reservation
near here. dance had been hc!I The
night bcioE. and iarg. quantities of
whisky consumed by Ill. Indians had
sent most OF them Into drunken
siumbcr before the shock came. \
number OF saunws had hu,ilicd to-
gcihcr In an old adobe building and
We're sleeping OF the effects OF the
liquor. Tile heavy walls fell In upon
them. SIX wcrc killed outright nnd
Two died later. while scor- more are
badly Injured. Those Killed wcr. hor'
ribiy crushed.
Main street presents sad appear.
anc". II Is linpossibl. To- walk along
the sidewalks because of til. heaps OF
debris and ovcTlinnglng walls. Two.
story brick walls were rnzcd to the
level of tile ground with thousands of
dollars worth OF merchandise buried
underneath. There II not n business
house In town but has suffered.
All wires ar. down nnd one OF the
powder houses Inns fallen In. Til"
walls OF the county hospital erected re-
Gently nj cost of $1,000 are badly
damaged.
II Is said tia, rumbllngs had been
heard FOR several days about Tauquc;Z
peak. In the san Jnclnto range. sbp-
posed to bc nn extinct volcano. BE-
tween san Jacinio and Ii"mct. scyscrs
OF hot sulphur water appeared ycsicr-
day and the fumes are 81 strong that
no one eau get near the gcyscr-.
The streets of san Incinto arr bc:ng
cleared OF debris and the merchants
arc moving their stocks Into ware
houses. Preparations nrr already being
made for the rebuilding OF most Of the
ruined structures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
BRITISH HoRsES DYING.
iioer. Smelling Lady sniti,-i'ritish Destroy
- itridsc Over tho Tugria.

urtdsc Over tho IuEela-
London. Dec. 2G.-up 10 this hour
nothing has arrived from South Africa
that would Indicate any change in the
military situation there. The war Of
ice Is issuing lists OF further dead and
wounded as well rs accounts OF sick
ness. The most serious report OF the
last class Is that horse sickness has
broken out In both British and Bocr
camps In Natal.
Four hundred British cavalry horses,
II Is said, have already been shot,
owing to the occurrence OF ginndcrs.
The disease IN likely to spread with
much greater rnpidiiy among the Brit
isli horses than among the hardy Bocr
ponies, and this may mean n con-
.a.dcrnhlc prolon-ation OF the campaign.
THE British position Mt Frcrc Is
being strengthened. The Tugcla river
Is rising and there Is prospect OF
heavy rains.
~ two-hour bombardmcnt Of Lady
smith has been heard from here. Ac-
cordlng TO reliable native reports the
Beers had .O0 killed In the fight ut
Colenso."
The news that the Colcnso foot
bridge has been destroyed seems TO
show that General Butler Is more
anxious TO keep the enemy Mt bay than
TO attempt n further advance.
Despite the severity OF the censor
ship. hints are being continually re-
cclved of the serious spread or Dutch
dissafrection In both the Queenstown
district OF Cape Colony and Nn'al.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
THE MOODY FUNERAL.
Large Gathering OF w-ii-i<nown Mon n,
Narthfcid.

East Northn.id. Mass. Dee. -
Funeral services over the rcmnin~ of
Dwight l.. Moody were held nj the
CONGREGATIONAL church to-day before a
largr audience. Men who FOR many
years have been connected with Mr..
M,ody's work took part. Rcy. Mr..
Schotirid oiiicintcd. assist-d i'y Rev. =.
rogrey Of the Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago. There were services nj the
late residence OF Mr.. Moody early In
the dny. only relatives aud close friends
being present. Dr. Schohcli read the
scriptures and Mr.. Torrcy offered
prayer.
When the family had withdrawn. the
corpse. which had been permitted 10
remain upon leather couch. was
placed in the c;iskci. which was OF SIM
plc design. black covered and open at
full length. The body was borne TO the
church on an oblOng black.covcred bier
hy about forty students from the
Northficll Institute. Before the bier
WIS raised white roses were sprinklcd
about the caskct. Dr. Schoilcld and
Mr. Torrcy led the procession. while
following the bier came the following
honorary pail bearers: Ira ID. Snnkey
and George e. St,hbins OF Brooklyn.
Il. e. Morse and ID. W. McWilliams of
New York. Rev. w. J. lIerdman and
Rev. George &. Nccdham OF Thiladcl'
phia.
The bier was placed In front OF the
pulpit and the lid Of the caskct was re-.
moved. showing n spray Of palm and
ivy extending from the feet to the
breast: \ large number OF Villagers
and visitors then began to file past the
body. Mr.. Moody's face had every
appearance of one enjoying peaceful
sleep. The body remained ON view in
the church until o'colch. 10.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
rrcn.nry q r,s stole Gold.

Chicago. Dec. 2I.-CIyUc II. Wnllncr.
n clerk in the United States sub-trcus-
ury in this city. was arrested to-day on
the Charge of having stolen $1,000 in
gold from the office. The young man Is
said to have made full confession TO
the secret service officials.
The gold. Il sack of $50 gold pieces,
was missed November 10Th. but II was
several weeks before the officers could
obtain Il clue to the criminal. Wallace
finally furnished II by wearing fine
clothes and diamonds ana by playing
the races in pool rooms. 1nnking all his
bets with $50 gold pieces. He is in
jnil in default of bonds of $4,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
GENERAL WOODS PLAN.
New Military Ruler Nhi Hesin Proposed
Reforms at Once.

Reforms at Once.
Havana. Dec. aJ.-General Wood
says lie intends TO begin work at once
upon the highways. which are greatly
In need OF repair. This VIII also serve
to give employment To large number
OF men,
The school system VIII also be i'm
mediateiy reorRanlzed. Alexis Frye.
superintendent OF Cuban schools. Will
he reinforced with two or three other
commissioners.
The Judiciary will form the subject
OF early attention. particularly the
jaIis and the existing system OF keep
Ing prisoners FOR months without trials.
An order viii lssuc directing that u
complete list OF prisoners held for trial
be furnished monthly.
Senor f!crra says: III the United
States really Intend to fuliill the pledge
OF the joint resolution and TO hand
Cuba over To the Cubans. President
Mckinley should outline the basis on
which the Cubans could work In order
To form II government such as the
United States would consider adc-
auatc. By doing this he would confer
great benefit upon Cuba, ms most OF our
people are Iccniy dcsirous OF doing
something toward forming govern.
mcnt. but are Ignorant as to the best
way to proceed. The leaders also dif-
fer among themselves. The existing
political parties were originally intend.
cd to educate our people In political
methods. but owing To disagrccmcnts
between well meaning politicians. err
roncous Ideas are likely to be sown In
unframed minds. These Ideas must
sooner or later be cradicaici."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
Rr.rrxr Enrrr nIrrcin,l,,.

London. Dec. 2T.-Thc Cape Town
correspondent OF the Daily News. tel
cgraphing Wednesday. December 20th.
says:
Lord Mcthucn. | understand. in
tends to remain at Moddcr river about
three weeks longer.
From Bocr sources. hitherto singular
ly well Informed, learn that there
are 5000 European officers and men
skilled in modern military tactics, par
ticularly artillery. now in Pretoria as
Il reserve.
"Our administrative officials in the
Cape service. who had just returned
from official relieving duty In the
Dutch district. say the news OF the
British rcvcrscs has been received with
great joy. even in localities where there
Is no open revolt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
VIII Resist Ahvancc In Rates.

Kansas City, Dec. pa mass meet
ing of the shippers and jobbers of the
Missouri river towns, to take steps
to resist the advance in railroad freight
rates, announced to take effect the 1st
of January, has been called by the 10.
cal transportation bureau. The meet
Ing will be held in this city at the rooms
of the Commercial Club on December
9th. The commercial clubs of Omaha,
st. Joseph, Atchison and Leavenworth
have already taken similar action and
many individual merchants have nj.
ready given their Endorsement to this
movement
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
,d,ho.. New Go,,plstrIet.

Boise. Idaho. Dee. 2L-Thcrc is ac-
cumulating evidence that the Miller
mountain gold district. northeast of
Boise, discovered last summer. is one
of the best vet found in this state. A
group of claims there was bonded in
the fall to n Boston Company. which
let Il contract for development work.
This has disclosed on the Magnolia
claim streak of ore thirty inches
wide that averages about 5000 ton Ia
gold.
The evening times., 1899-09-19
AT THE THEATRES.
National-AChildren Of the Ghet

The most important production of the
Washington season-probably the most i'm
portant production of what is left of the
general theatrical season, was made last
night at the National-the New National
it really is in its coat of white and gold
Children of the Ghetto" the piece to which
allusion has been made, is not only an adap-
tation OF widely read book, but it is de-
parture in an unexplored field, and both cir
cumstances contributed toward making its
premiere notable. That premiere drew
forth brilliant and largely Jewish au-
dience, which applauded absolutely without
discretion and. finally induced Israel Zang-
will, the author of the occasion, to make
speech after his presentation had been I'm
ishsd. 1t left the house something after ii
O'Clock, all but convinced that the drama
was to be a gigantic success merely because
a success had been expected.
A success Children of the Ghetto may
be, but never in its present form. Two
strong situations and a considerable amount
of novelty co not make a play any more
than the proverbial swallow constitutes
summer. These two episodes with the un-
conventionality mentioned are the only con-
yentionaI things in the offering. And, while
uniquity may be a good thing in its way,
neither Mr.. Zangwill nor Mr.. Herne can
make the world see how wrong were Shake
speare and Schiller and Sheridan in single
starward bound. Hitherto theatregoers
have demanded of the penman only single
story and the characters connected with
that story. They have not cared on what
condition the structure provided was found
ed so long as the structure itself proved in
tereSting Consequently, but little except
the praise Of fanatics can be expected for an
effort in which there are dozens OF super
fiuous individuals and incidents, while its
first two acts are largely given up to mat
ters apart from the real issue. Even the
fact that the sketches and situations are
/ truthful is not likely TO save the presenta-
tion. Truthfulness is not more necessary
to art than selection. If Children of the
Ghetto is saved at all the climaxes named
will assist the cast in saving it.
This cast is wholly admirable. Perhaps
the hit of er-evening's performance
was made by William Norris whose char
acterization of Pinchas, the poet, was
rare bit of humor-of humor sufficiently
transparent to admit of one seeing the un-
derlying seriousness. Wilton Lackaye's
makeup for the role of ''Reb" Shemuei was
remarkable, while his acting proved dig
nified and forceful. So, too, did Blanche
Bates impress, especially in her emotional
work, while Frank Worthing though a bit
tragedy -queenish was excellent. The most
notable persons in the remainder of the
company were Adolphe Lestina. Claude
Brooke Gus .Frankel Emil Hoch, Frank
Cornell Fred Lotto Richard Carle, Ada
Dwyer Madame Cottrelly Louise Muldener,
Laura Almosnino, Rosabel Morrison, Sadie
Stringham, and Mabel Taiiaferro.
The evening times., 1899-09-19
Grand-yaudeyilIe.

The second week of the present season
was auspiciously begun yesterday at the
Grand with a good bill and two goodly au-
diences. The headliners provided were
Patrice, who is seen again in "A New
Years Dream and the Hawthorne Sis
ters. who are still singing THE Willow
Pattern Plate" Patrice is no better than
she was formerly and could not be much
worse. The Hawthornes begin their act
with the conventional soubrette songs but
make up this defect with their later
turn" Besides these stars, GaLando
shows considerable ability as modeler in
clay; Edith Craske dances in versatile if
rather dull fashion; Charles King sings
The Palms." Won't You Come Back to
Me-" and 'She Was Happy Till She Met
you;" Duffy, Sawtelle and Duffy repeat
speciality in which they have been seen
here before; Anna Berger plays exceed
ingly well on the eornet; La Dazzle stands
on her toes in the conventional manner;
Anna Whitney makes her bow as monolo-
gist, and McPhee and Hill do several mar
velous things on the horizontal bars. The
bill will be continued throughout the week.
The evening times., 1899-09-19
Arthur b. seiboId to Go Abroad.

Arthur Bingham Seibold well-known
young lawyer Of this city, left this morn
ing for New York, whence he sails on
Thursday on the Fuerst Bismack for Paris.
France, where he goes to perfect his legal
studies. Mr.. Seibold is a graduate of Co
lumbian University, at which institution
he took three-year course, winning high
honors each term, and was admitted to
practice before the District courts at the
conclusion of his postgraduate studies last
year. He will visit relatives in Wurtem-
burg. Germany, but return to Paris in time
to attend the exposition, and will remain
abroad probably two years. Mr.. Seibold
was accompanied as far as New York by
his mother, Mrs. Louis p. Seibold.
The evening times., 1899-09-19
Bijou-Vaudevillc.

Three sketch teams acted as headliners
for yesterdays bill at the Bijou. They
were composed of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Robyns, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Budworth and
Watson Hutchings and Edwards, and re-
spectively they presented &c Straight Tip
Jim," "a Royal Visitor" and "A Night at
Home All have been seen here before
The remainder of the entertainment was
contributed by Fred Niblo, monologist;
Newhouse and Ward trick bicyclists; the
Whalleys musicians, and the Bijou Stock
Company which produced a travesty on
..The Pirates of Penzance," dubbed 1.-THE
Pirates of Rock Creek" Both perform
ances were well attended.
The evening times., 1899-09-19

The Tenleytown Library Association
will be formally opened Friday evening,
September %. at ST. AIMS Parish Hall.
in which building is also the room which
Father Mallon. pastor of st. AIMS Cath
olic Church, has generously donated for
the use of the library until other and
permanent arrangements can be made.
The opening of the reading-room, which
is for the entertainment and instruction
Of the young people of the village, will
be made unusually pleasant by a pro-
gramme of a musical and literary char
aeter, and as the movement is one that
appeals to all classes of citizens, it is
hoped that many contributions of books
and games will be made by those who
have them to spare money, of course
viii also be gladly welcomed. Donors
can notify the secretary of the association
Mrs Alice U. Hunt. at her residence in
Tenleytown. or send their gifts to ST.
AIMS Parish Hall.
The ladies and gentlemen forming the
committee on books are Mr.. John Sher-
man, chairman, Cleveland Park; Mr.. Al
bert E. Shoemaker. Tenleytown; Mrs Ma
ria G. Devereux, Rosedale; Mr.. f. o. Nc
Knew, Tenleytown; Mrs. G. w. c. Ma
grudsr, Tenleytown: Miss Alice Sherman.
University Park: Miss M. C. Callaghan,
Tenleytown; Mrs. Lucy H. Armes. Ten
leytown; Rev. Joseph c. Mallon, Tenley-
town; Rev. G. w. Mccullough, Tenley-
town; Mrs. G. G. c. Bratenahl, st. Al
bans rectory; Mrs. Alice u Hunt, Tenley-
town; DR.: ]. w. Chappell, Tenleytown;
Mrs. Eli Riley, Tenleytown; Mr.. w. B.
Ireland, Tenleytown; Miss Florence
Craemer. Tenleytown; Mrs. Beulah Pey-
ton, University Park; Rev. H. K. R. Reck
Tenleytown. and Mr.. George A. HILL Ma
val OBSERVATORY,
The evening times., 1899-09-19

Irish comedians; Reynolds and Page. aero
bats: Marie Bartlett, vocalist; Mildred
Murray, serio- comic; Mitchell and Ber-
wick, sketchists; the Monroe Sisters, SOU
brettes; Diamond and Pearl and Watson
and Dupre. A Partisan novelty, dubbed
Les Files Francaise" was also feature
of the entertainment
The evening times., 1899-09-19

Glen Echo-"CoIIege Alumni" Club.
The College Alumni String and Gee Club
began return engagement yester-evening
at Glen Echo before a fair-sized audience.
The programme provided is substantially
that of fortnight ago and equally worth
the price of admission. Haley's band is
still at the. Glen and will remain there un
til the resort is closed for the season.