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ICY SIDEWALK CASE.

The trial of the suit of Mary Drlscoll against the city of Ansonia was re- sumed before Judge Thayer and Jury in the superior court yesterday.
 Many witnesses were on hand from Derby to testify. The plaintiff claims damages for injuries received by fall- ing on an icy sidewalk, The plaintiff has not yet finished her side of the case Lawyers c. s. Hamilton and Dennis T. Walsh are counsel for the plaintiff and Lawyers w. H. Williams and V. Mum ger for the defendant.
 S2O FOR LOSS OF A FINGER.
 Lawyer Seymour c. Loomis of this
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DONOVAN HEAVILY FINED.

DONOVAN HEAVILY FINED.
 In the city court yesterday morning the cases against Jeremiah Donovan, the DiXwell avenue junk dealer, arrest ed for receiving stolen brass from Rob- ert Roden, the thteving sweeper at the works of the Winchester Repeating Arms company were disposed of. Dor- ovan received tons of the ingot brass from the thief.
 Donovan entered a demurrer to the chaYe--forty counts-on May 1, and the demurrer was sustained. The complaint was then changed to theft, and the ac- cused was fined 8 and costs on twenty five counts. He was also fined $50 and costs for falling to make proper returns as junk dealer
 Fines and costs amounted to $202,74 which were paid Attorney Jacobs de- fended Donovan.
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-Tgr oU remember the old lady who rode for the first IeNtNS time on railway train. There was frghttul collision, but when the rescuers reached her DsA she was quite calm. She said she supposed they always stopped that way. The story well illus traes why so many women are satisfied to live without Ivory Soap They have never tried it! Naturally enough they think that annoying odors, sharp chen1i- calls, and wasteful greasness common to all soaps.
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JUDGMENT AGAINST GUILMUND.
 Judgment in favor of the plalntiH III the suit of the Builders Supply com- pany vs. Louis Guilmund, was rendered by Judge Hubbard In the court or com mon pleas yesterday afternoon for the sum of $525.1S. The suit involved the foreclosure of mortgage liens, etc.
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Whar Shall Wa Have for Dassert |?

This question arises in the family every aov Let us answer 1t today. Try Jeil-O. delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
 "orad in two minutes No boiling! no bak- s"ai simply add boiling water and set to onooi Flayors:-Lemon. Orange, Raspberry, and Strawberry, Get package at your
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The American Silver and Casket com pany of New Haven was incorporated at Dover, Del, yesterday with a capital of $500, ,000. MT. Linahan of this city is member.
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literary standpoint, and MT. Short has made the dramatic side of it wonderfui- ly interesting and impressive.

Chemical No. at 2:20 yesterday morning responded to still alarm at 467 State street. It was fence fire at the rear of I. Ullman's house. No seri- ous damage,
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Mrs. r. H. Barrows of New York, Miss F. w. Farnam of New Haven and Mrs. Sarah Pettibone are stopping at the Curtiss farm, Norfolk.
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u scuoENBERGER S SONS.

poloce and Central Markets, 92-96 George street and 1-2.3 Central Market, Congress- 9Venue Special bargains to-day in Poul- trv Meats and Vegetables. Turkeys 1oc ID, chickens S-10c ID, young Fowls Sc lb' steak sc In logs Lamb l2c ID, Hams 12c ID, Shonl- ders 9c ID, Ducks 1Qc ID, Geese loc lb. Snrinp Lamb, Spring Vegetables, Tea, Cof Gpa fae and Spices, Butter, Cheese and Eggs Phone 120.
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Official
 CHARLES A. INGERSOLL4, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) and Ad5u tant.
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Hartford, May 15, 1900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-13
WILL BE BIG ONES.
New BsttIeships WIN he OF Nearly 49,
600 Tons Displacement.

Washington, April ia-Ths new oa +
Il eehips will not have supsrimposed
turrets, according to the decision reached
at todsy's session Of the naval board OF
construction. The board, after carefully
examining an alternative plan prepared
by the chief Of ordinsnca, accepted this
In lieu Of the double turretted arrange
ment which at first had found favor. BY
the new plan the ships will be given s. s.
inoh guns, arranged in four turIets, one
at each corner of the square supsrstrue-
turs. Two main turrets on the main
deck will carry each two l2.inoh guns.
The result OF this arrangement will be
to give the ships four more eight-inoh
guns than would be carried In the two
double turrsts. This change will cause
$50 tons additional weight, but to com-
pensate for this, instead OF cutting on
that much coal supply. the ships will be
lengtheued to 440 feet, making them lose
ly approach is, 0C0 tons displaceTnent.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland. April u. l900.-- The local
weather bureau records the following:
Sa. m.-Barometer, 80 PA; thermome-
ter, 40; dew point, 2S; rel. humidity, 60;
direction of wind, calm; velocity, state
of weather. cloudy.
sp. barometer, 80. 112; thermome
ter, 81; dew point. SO; rel humidity, ST;
direction of wind, Sc; velocity, 3; state
of weather, 1t. rain.
Max. temp. Al; min. temp. 32; mean
temp, 40: max. wind veloc., l3 SW; pre-
cipitation-24 hours, 03.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, April II, taken at
p. M, meridian time, the observation Tor
this section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather.
Roston, 8s degrees. NE. rain; Phila-
delphia, 40 degrees. NE, oldy; New York,
A degrees, NE, cldy; Washington, 90 de.
grees, NE, cldy; Albany, AZ degrees, NV,
rain; Buffalo. 81 degrees. SW. rain
Chicago. 50 dssTeeh SW, CLOUDY
So. Paul, 20 dsgrsss N, cldy
Huron. OAK, % degrees. NV, clear; Bis
marck. 90 degrees. N, clear; jackson.
VILE, 70 degrees W. e.oudy.
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Nothing Decisive from
South Africa.
COlonials at Wepener Still Hold
OFF Enemy.

London. April 1a-4o5 q. MIN q
round about way, London hears that
Lord Roberts when wiring to the Prince
of Wales at Copenhagen, congratulations
upon his escape from eSsa ssination, add
cd two or three hopeful sentences por-
tending an early advance with wide
reaching combinations.
Quiet assurances are passed around
among military men that Lord Roberts
Is employing his great army effectively
and that the adventurous Boer COM
mandoes are likely to be enms she'd
Scraps Of nsws-a detail here and another
the1e-hAve reached Euglnnd tonight
over comparatively Idle cables. but they
do not illumiArt. tie sj.zat,on.
The colonials ct Wepsnsr stlll hold of
the Beers.
Lord Msthuen has worked eastward
until he is within 60 miles of KroonstR6.
Boer scouts have gone around Lady
smith and have appeared at Dswdrop and
other places on Gen. Buffers flank and
rear. The Off GERS Of Buffers irregular
horse estimate the Beers In Natal as Is,
coo, but these figures are probably excsE-
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Six Others Were Badly
Injured.
Too Much Weight in Centre OF
Building the Cause.

Pittsburg, April 12.-Without warning
and with rush and roar, the four
story brick building at the corner oi
Second avenue and Wood street. collapsed
today. burying In Its ruins number Of
people, three Of whom were taken out
dead. Six wero badly hurt and several
others sli ghtIy injured.
The de,d-Ars. Martha Jones, aged o.;
Eugene Bernhardt, salesman for the
Armstrong and MoKelvy company; Oscar
Bigler. carpenter. emp loyed By Contrao-
tors McGoyern and Lyttls.
Injured-Noel Casper Of Ellsworth
sales agent for Armstrong and AcKelvey
company, leg broken, badly bruised ;
Joseph Sloss. lieutenant fire company
number ons, ribs broken; Michael
Shans, steam filter, leg broken and arm
orUslsi; James Sullivan, steam litter,
badly out and bruised; James V. Sims,
carpenter, badly cut and bruised; August
Ferdegard, aged e.. was found In the cell
lar, suffering severely from shock.
The building was occupied by the Arm
strong McKelvy lead and oil company. 1t
WINS seing re-moueled by Contractors Nc
Govern and Lyttls, who were converting 9
the lower floors OF the corner store and
that next door into one large rcom which
WAS to have been occupied by the lead
snd oil company. About forty eight feet
CT the middle partition had been removed
and steel girders supported by heavy iron
posts were In place and the finishing
touches were being put on the remodel
ing work. The tirm this morning began
the tran sfsr Of their stock from one room
to the other and apparently centralized
the heavy weight OF tina lead and oils
about the middle Of the structure. Up
20 the present this Is the only solution
advanced for the collapse, which began
by the second floor breaking through,
carrying with 1t the TWO floors above,
making q breach from top to bottom
through the centre ef the building. TIE
fact that the rear portion OF the buildin 8
ON Second avenue did not collapse saved
many lives. 1t was In that part OF the
building that the offices were located Ia
whica there were about ten persons.
Those who were In the rear portion OF the
building heard the crash and ran out oi
the side door and escaped. Ths loss tC
the firm will Re about $4,000.
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sive, 10000 being regarded here % the
outside number.
Afsr Gsn. Harris brigade leaves him.
Gen. Buller viii still have close upon
IS. 600 men. tits generally assumed that
this brigade IL going to jsin Roberts,
but its destination IL really unknown.
The Buer note to Portugal regarding
the use By the Britlsh Of the Reira route
for the transportation OF troops to
Rhodesia may, II the Beers not against
Portugal, lead Great Britain 10 land
troops at Loureneo Marqusz. This posi-
bilIty has bsen ssriously discussed and
is referred TO at length In the morning
papers today. Tbs work Of the Boer
peace commissioners has begun. Mr.
Ficher has asked Italy to iptervene and
the Italian minister Of forsian affairs,
the Marquis Di vi soonti-Venosta, has
replied that, whils he would rsceive the
envoys, the best he could do would be
to transmit their proposals to London,
thus following the course Of the United
States.
Sir Alfred Miner, when replying to q
dgpatotAba W ot~A ~ AA&~A@ 49, OeFc NS"19
yesterday (Thurfday), said;
:" Never again must be the motto OF
all thinking and humane men; but not
from lust OF conquest or desire to
trampls on the gallant, II misguided.
There must be no compromise or patch
work IN the settlement, and no opportu-
nifty for misunderstanding. intrigue. the
revival Of impossible ambitions or the
acoumuiAtion OF enormous ornaments.
"The British will no longer tolerate
dissi nilar and antagonistio political sys-
TENS In country whioh nature and his
tory have declared to be cne."
In these absolute uttsranoes OF Sir Al
fred Milner. he speaks for the imperial
20 vernment.
1t is calculated that Lord Roberts now
has 214,0O effective troops, with 1e.00o
more afioat or under orders. The war
office has Instructed offio,rs not 10 take
eny more expanding bullets TO Africa for
revolvsrs.
Mr. Hilyard Steyn, brother of President
Steyn. In the course OF an interview at
Boemfontein, said:
"The original war plan Of the Boers
was to overrun all Cape Colony, but, on
becoming involved In the sieges Of X Inn
berley ana Ladysmitb, the burRhers
found the design spoiled. To this attri-
huts the Boer failure to.conquer the Brit
ish. expect the war to last until Christ.
mas"
The seventh month OF the wsr is be-
ginning with Esster-tide and the morn
ing paper editorials expatia.e upon the
need of soberness.
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ALL KINDS OF PARTIES.
Portland, Oregon, Must Have Been n
Pretty Busy Place Yesterday.

PortIsnd. Oregon, April 12.-The Re-
publican state convention met here to-
day. The following nominations were
madsi Justice of the supreme court, o.
E. Woiverton. (renOminAted); food and
dairy commissioner, J. VI. Bailey ire
nominated); delegates to the national
convention, n. e. Anksny, J. ID. DAILY.
Wallace NcCammAnt, N. p. Kluck. The
dale gates were not instructed.
The platform adopted endorsed
the gold standard legislst on Of
the present Congress and the course OF
President NoKinley's Administrations IN
the Philippines; favois immediate CON
struotion Of the NioaraRuan canal under
government control and faJors election
Of United States Senators By ! direct vcts
OF the people. So
The Democratic state convention today
appointed committee to confer with q
committee from the Populist state con-
vention regarding n union Of the forces Of
the two parties. For chairman OF the
state committee, ID. B. Nicholas put for
yard by ths anti-imperialists was de-
feated by X. S. Sheridan by vote of
1e5 to &C.
In the organization OF the convention
the silver and Bryan forces were victori-
GUS and every mention OF Bryan's name
was roundiy oheered.
The Populist state convention spent al
most the entire day in an attempt to
effect permanent organization. The con-
test was over fusion with the Democrats
and the fusion element finally was VIC
torious. A committee was appointed to
confer with q committse from the Demo
cratic convention for the purpose Of unit
ing upcn fusion platform and ticket.
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When the accident happened business
was beiug transacted on the firss door az
usual. MrA Jones wss there for soma
paint and had evidently just opmplsted
her purchase for when her body and that
Of salesman Bernhardt. who waited on
her, were found. the man had i've dol
lar bill In his hand and the woman
ciutched her pookstbook.
Within few minutes after the aocl-
dent. hundreds OF persons gathered at
the scene. Firemen and policemen soon
had the place roped on and notwithstand-
Ing the gr eat danger from the toppline
wallis the rescusrs worked until all the
buried were extrioated. Building In :
spsotor Brown will begin an investigation
tomorrow.
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ROBERTS WAITING.

won't Move UDuI Preparations Are
Completed.
London, April IA despatch to the
Daily Mail from Lourenoo Mnrquez.
dated Thursday. says:
at is reported from Pretoria that a
Roer commando Is moving through
Basutoland. This is said to be clever
ruse to draw the British awHy from
Wepener.
"About two thousand foreigners CON-
s.itute the new foreign legion in Pre-.
torIa, including some CcsTacks in uni
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form. Several fresh recruits left here for
Prstoria todsy, Including . Brenoh cAp-
/ tain, brother Of the late General De
Villsbois Maursil."
The BlomfontsIn correspondent Of the
Times telearaphins Thursday says: "The
latest news is that Colonel Dalgety's
foroe occupies position outside wepener
while the Rockville commando occupies
the town itself.
"The pressure there should bs partially
relieved within the next "a hours.
"Lisut. Nix, the Dutch military at
tache Who Was wounded at KoorD
Spruit, died today under an operation"
The Blomfontsin correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph teiezraphlng Wednesday,
says:
"Lord Roberts wisely declines to sx-
haust his>shen and horses In hunting the
complete. He will leave to the enemy the
barren comfort OF the occupation OF a
few farms for short time"
The Copenhagen correspondent of ths
Daily Mail, says: "Lord Roberts, In a
telegram TO the Prince Of Wales tender
ing congratulations on behalf Of the
troops in south Africa upon the escape Of
the Prince at Brussels, spoke very hope
fully OF the situation at the froEt."
FIVE LAAGERs LOCATED.
Cape Town, April 12.-The Bio smfon-
tein correspondent Of the Cape Argus,
says: "Oiiver's commando is moving
In the direction Of Smishneld. -.
"Five diff srent IaAgsrs are located be-
tween Bstheny and the Kaftr river, lying
parallel to the railway, twelve miies east
ward.
BoER GUNS DISABLED.
AlIwal North, April l2,--Eews from
Boer source ct Wepsner, officially COM
municated, says that four Boer guns
have been disabled and four command.
ants killed or wounued.
On Tuesday night the British made q
sortis, capturing Bosr gun and taking
some prisoners.
FAVORABLE TO FEDERALS.
Pretoria, April ll.-Wednesday-Ad-
,ises from W Wepensr, where q British forcs
Is surrounded, say the battle continues
favorable to the Esderals. About 1900
British troops are said to be there.
Advioes feom the Bosr headquarters
In Natal say that after heavy bonn ard.
met the british are retiring In the difto-
ton OF Ladysmiih ard the Eederals are
20 ing to their old positions,
FIGHTING AT ELANDSLAAGTE.
London. April ~ "A special despatch
from Elandslaagte, datsl yesterday.
says:
Fighting was renewed beyond Glands
laaste this afternoon. The Beers stsadi-
" advanced upon the British positions.
There was q continuous rifle fire and
the Boer big guns were In action.
The British replied effectively aud after
two hours lighting the Beers were
checked.
TROOPS HOLD OUT.
Anwal North, April 12-.1he colonial
troops are stiu holding tlei. ",fn splsn-
didly at Wepener. The>oaunonading re-
comm need this morning. The Boer at
tack yesterday was not very serious. Ibe
Briti,h are carefully outstanding their
mmunition ana their guns making ex-
Silent practice. The Beers are short OF
ammunition. A patrol returning from
= NTH field reports that small CLOUDS oil
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THE WEATHER.

Bost on. April ~ Local forecast for FRI
day: Cloudy weather. with light show
ers; fresh east winds, becoming ligl
and variable.
Saturday, fair; warmer in the after
noon; light, westerly winds; probably
fair and warmer Sunday.
Washington. April l2.-Foreeast for
Friday and Saturday for New England;
Showers, followed by fair Saturday;
SUNDAY, fair; fresh easterly winds.
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BECOMES A LAW.
President signs the Porto RIean
Bill.

Washington. April ~ The Pres idsnt
at o'clock this evening signed the Por-
to Rlcan tariff aud OWL governm sus
bill Only Secretary Root end Mr.. Corts.-
you the assistant secretary to the Presi
dent were present when the bill became
q law.
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A NAIVE OF PORTLAND.

Lowell, April 12-George Motley.
treasurer CT the Appleton Mills of this
city from 1867 to 1874, dad tonight, aged
81 years. He was a native OF Portland,
Me, and had attained some prominence
as a Iitsrateur.
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STAYS WITH KANSAS CITY.
Democratic National Convention
won't he Changed.

KanGss City, Mo-, April Is.-1he suh-
COMMITTEES Of the National Democratic
COMMITTEES has formally decided to let
Kansas City retain the national. .oon ven-
tion in July. The local committees have
made satisfactory promisss OF hell.
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TROOPS HOLD OUT.

AlwAl North, April 12.-'rhe oolooiGl
troops are stiu holding saei. ",fn splsn-
didly at Wepener. The/oaunonading re.
commenced this morning. The Boer at.
tack yesterday was not very serious. Tbe
Briti,h are carefully husbGnding their
ANN unition ana their guns making ex.
silent practice. The Beers are short OF
ammunition. A patrol returning from
5 NTH field reports that small groups oi
Beers are visible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-03-16
A Narrow Escape.

A man came to st. Louis from Texas
not long ago to see the sights. He had
with him nearly four thousand dollars.
among which were three one thousand
dollar notes. Having no friends in the
city, and being fearful of banks, he hid
these big bills very securely, as he
thought, by pasting them on the inside
of his shirt BOSOM. After carousing for
about a week he took his undergar-
ments to n laundry, and three days
later discovered at the same time that
the bills were still on the shit. and
that he had forgotten where the laun-
dry was. In his despair he left the
city and returned to st. Louis. AMI
when be took his clothes to a laundry
the proprietor recognized him ana SAID ::
81 have something here that belongs
to you" When the careless fellow saw
his thousand-dollar bills again he al
most tainted from JOY. Now he keeps
his surplus wealth in bank.
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CAMEO CARVING.
Brief Description of the Tools and the
Method Employed.

Method Employed.
All the tools used by the cameo
carver would make but II handful. The
worker sits before wheel turned by
pedal; tools occupy a small corner of
the table surface on which the work
er's hands rest while he holds the
shaped stone or shell beneath the
needlelike drill. The little pointed in
struments which are used to drill re-
Semble those employed by dentist,
and. indeed. 1t was from the cameo
carvers kit that the dentists got many
of their ideas when the tools now in
use by them came to be manufactured,
thirty years ago. The drills vary in
thickness according to the portion of
the figure or design to be executed; |;
some are as fine as the point of cam
brio needle. A small china receptacle
also stands near, filled with oil and dia-
mond dust, and into this the workman
frequently dips his tool during the
progress of his work. The cameo cut
ter's occupation is very exacting. He
can put in only few hours work at
time as usual thing, because of the
tension on his nerves. A quavering
hand may be responsible for the single
stroke which will spoil weeks work.
He must have an eye almost like a
microscope, and very delicate touch; !;
he must be an artist in soul and as
skilled craftsman as Is watch
maker; he must know how to model
and draw, and lie must have a knowl-
edge of chemistry, so as to remove
offending spots. The work is executed
in relief on many kinds of hard or
precious stones, but essentially the
chalcedonic variety of quartz, and on
shells. The cameo cutter himself pre-
fers onyx because of'its dark and light
layers, which throw out in bold relief
a white head, say against black
background. He evolves his picture by
removing all that portion Of the white
stratum remaining after the head has
been completed. Sapphire blocks are
used, carnelian, turquoise, AMETHYST
and numerous other stones 1t takes
"DO"' 'AS hOh'h W SA-Cule IL portrait
on onyx, while much less time is con-
sumed If the work is done on shell.
There is always great danger of the
latter breaking; and its durability, too.
. Is not great, so that shell. as a rule. is
not as desirable as the harder materials.
A portrait on onyx will cost 5000, while
one in shell may be had for $50. The
inquiries for these are rare, and build
ing up patronage is slow, and is ac-
complished mainly by satisfied custom
ers influencing others.-New York
Evening Post.