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The Portland daily press., 1900-09-11

glass but could see nothing of any of the
bridges which connect the isl and with
the main land, but where the bridge
should be, big ocean vessel was strand
ed
AT Texas City the wharves are des-
troyed and the water front Tor mile Is
Uttered with ruins, much OF the debris
having been blown there from Galveston.
At Texas City three lives were lost. The
railway track is washed away and the
only exit was by foot and conveyance to
La Marque on the International and
Great Northern railroad.
The storm commenced raging between
and O'Clock Saturday morning and
by noon the waters from the gulf had IN
undated the island as far inland as
Twelfth street. From here thu waters
gradually encroached farther inland, ris-
ing about fifteen inches an hour. AT
p. M. there were SO inches of water in the
Hobbies of the fremont hotel and the
highest point in the city.
At nine clock the water on Marke t.
street was level with the seats of the
street cars. After that 1t gradually reced.
ed, but the wind was cyclonic in its
force. 1t reached velocity of 81 miles
an hour, and then the Instruments in
the government observatory were
wrecked In thu streets the wires were
down, telegraph and telephone poles fall
ing and slate and glass and timber were
lying through the air.
AT times people would sail rapidly by
in boats, and colliding with some OBJ
struotion, would be painfully injured,
DR.. S. o. Young, secretary OF the col
lege was driven from his home. He
mounted board and was whjrled with
terrific force toward the bay. Striking
some obstruction, he was severely cut and
bruised about the head and face. besides
receiving bodily injuries.
DIR. West, one OF the most prominent
physicians in Galveston, was drowned
near the Rosenberg school building
AS soon as daylight came and the fury
OF the wind had abated the work Of res
cue and searching for the dead COM
menced.
The Post reporter counted seven deal
bodies.
The fremont hotel was made a rende
vous for the living. Women and chill
dren slept in the dining rooms and par
lors and the men lay on the floors in hall
ways.
sIhe first house to collapse was a new
three story brick, known as the Dultiz
building. Next, Reuters saloon, a two
story brick. fell with a crash, killing
three of the most prominent men in Gal-
veston-Stanley E. Spencer, agent Of the
German Lloyd Steamship company, Rich
ard Lord and Charles Kilmer, the latter
cotton men.
At noon the big wagon bridge went
down with a crash, and it is thought the
other bridges, three in number are totally
or partially wrecked.
NEW YORK'S CONDOLENCES.
New York, September lO.-The mer-
ing telegram to the mayor OF GaIveston:
''We have read with sorrow of the ter
rible disaster, that has visited your city
for the second time in recent years.
Anything we can do among commercial
interests to aid you and your fellow ciUi-
zens in your dire distress, we shall do To
the extent OF our ability. II you desire,
Will form a COMMITTEES at once and solicit
publicly such things as you may indicate
as being of most use to the people, to
help in supplying immediate wants.
Kindly advise by wire our expense -
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-11

The room, IN spite or 1ts poverty,
wore a gala air of subdued expectancy.
The hearth was swept and garnished;
the rug in front of the fire lay without
a crease, the frayed fringe spread fat
ly out.
The rag carpet, woven Of innumera-
BILE old dresses Of various hues and pat
terms, showed signs of having been re-
Gently sprinkled with handfuls Of salt
and carefully cleaned with the newest
Of brooms; the lace curtains, darned
md redarned, hung evenly to the floor
In permanent, starched folds, and on
the table under the lamp, whose shade
was red, stood a bunch Of violets in a
wineglass which had been left over
from days Of luxury long past. A
, 1900-11-21
EXPOSITION NOTES.
Brief Items RclniiuG 60 i'roErcsa of
the run-t Herican.

-
The C~hittrnango Pottery Company
has been granted the exclusive priv.
legc of selling pottery at the Exposi.
ton.
Frederick Law Olmstcad. who ndvo.
Gates the ahOlishmrnt of billboards be.
cause of their inartiStic and unSightly
character. is tn" landscape architect
a part of which is to be used for the
pan-Amcrican Exposition in 1904.
We have only admiration for the
courage. enterprise. libcrality and en-.
ergy displayed by the city ut the foot of
h lake in preparing for the great EN-
position which Is to be held next year.
If even success was earned. Buffalo
filed with visitors during the life Of
the l'nn-Amcrican Exposition and to
reap II rich harvest of honor. glory and
substantial gains. Cleveland Leader.
1--WE have never advertised the re-
sources of Il state half enough" says
The Timcs-Dcmocrat of New Orleans
In an article upon the Pan-Amcrican
h@N - ~ - u I 81" uh'-
quate representation of the resources
of Louisiana. The same may be said
of other states. and the opportunity
now offered by Buffalo is of exception
al value.
The enthusiasm and interest display
ed by the people of southern California
In til" preparation of their great dis
play of products for the Pan-American
Exposition present Il lesson and an cx-
ample for all citizens to contemplate.
American enterprise seems to have a
very high Development in the glorious
climate of California;" The Califor-
mans purpose to make a very large
and effective display.
One of the most conspicuous features
of the Niagara Falls landscape now is
a mammoth sign handsomely lcttercd
thus; "Pan-.Amcrican Exposition. Buff
falO. \. Y. 1901" There are several
similar ~SicnhOards placed where thou
sands of people passing and repassing
upOn the great railroads may in this
way have their attention called to the
great event of next year which so VI
tally interests all the states and
tries of the western hemisphere.
, 1900-11-21
A Good Thinq.

German Syrup is a special prescript
ion of DR.. A. Boschee. a celebrated Ger
man physician. and is acknowledged
to be one of the most fortuneate dis
coveries in medicine. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds and all lung troubles of
the severest nature. removing. as it
does. the cause of the affection and
leaving the parts in a strong and
healthy condition. 1t is not an ex-
pcrimental medicine. but has stood the
test for years, giving satisfaction in
every case. which it's rapidly increas-
ing sale every season confirms. Two
million bottles sold annually. Bos-
chee's German Syrup was introduced
in the United States in 1868, and is
now sold in every town and village in
the civilized world. Three doses will
relieve any ordinary cough. Price IS
cents. Get Green's prize almanac. F.
II Eggeston. druggist.
, 1900-11-21
Notice for Publication,

Department OF the Interior, Land
Office at Cheyenne. Wyoming, Oct.
20, 1900.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before James Nc.
Gibbon. clerk OF the district court, at
Laramie, Wyoming. on November %.
1900. viz:
JOHN BIDDICK.
Laramie, Wyoming, H. E. No. 2s75, for
the w " Sc "; SW u NE 4; Sc u
NV u Sec. 4, TIP. II N, R. "A w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
William Greaser, of Laramie, Wyo,
ming; Paul Pascoe, of Laramie, Wyo-
ming: Albert Hall, of Mandel, Wyo.
ming; Della Neville, of Laramie, Wyo-
ming. w. E. CHAPLIN,
o22n22 -..... Register.
, 1900-11-21
palmistry, and so, he could tell for
tunes

palmistry, and so, he could tell for.
tunes"
Della Poynter offered her hand tc
Winter, that he might read it. There
had been a time when she would have
given 1t to him for-well, for keeps
Many women-men too-believe i'm
plicity, in what the cards say" and
in the mysterious traceries of the
palm, though they pretend that they
do not. And the most Of them think
that none Of the seers can see any
thing but the good in their palms.
Mrs. Poynter's dislike Of Winter did
not extend to the terrible degree OF
ignoring his fortune-tslling power
yet. When a woman dAaatkee one that
much, she Is 6anGerou. However
she tantalized- him with .nsering and
cynical reDarks, until, IS last. in an
%undertone tfAt no one en- could hea,
he told her some things that he need
ed not the aid of palmistry to unfold,
because he knew them to be true. ex-
~traneously.
Hers was a wondrously beautiful
hand and she withdrew 1t as II from
fire. A blush mantled her temple and
a fash of hate glinted from her eyes.
Like the low buzz Of an angry wasp
came the whispered Question-and
she meant 1t to sting: vr
Is there anything you do not hap
Pen to knowf"
Nothing that l know Of" he re-
Dliod. audaoiously.
, 1900-11-21
The Fire-f|y's Light.
BY WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT VS.
SCHER.

WI lD
SCHER.
Author 1.-The Harp of The South" etc.
copyrighted 1900: Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Trumbo house, a handsome and
picturesque suburban chalet, was
flooded with the white light of electric
incandescence, but a freely lit on the
Wire-gauze screen of a window and
flashed his pale, pink light, intermit-
tently.
Persons in the room laughed at the
feeble attempt to lend lustre to the
scene, and an observant fellow re-
marked:
1T is like the frequent attempts of
fools to instruct the wise"
June Stanton, particularly, and the
company, generally, had high hopes
of Henry Winter, the bright philoso-
pher and up-to-date man who had
preached a short sermon from the text
Of the fire-fiy's fash. Winter was to
do wonders yet as an inventor. In
deed he had already done some little
wonders that way. Now he was labor
ing upon a larger one. and they all
knew it.
They who knew Winter best were
fond of him Others were inclined to
sneer at him as self-conceited. But
not to his face. He was too com
bative for that.
One of the first was June Stanton,
and she was more than fond of him.
But Della Poynter-"nee Vance
as the amateur society reporter would
say-cordially disliked this man. She
had a past. Futures were cheap to
her. And there were other reasons
for her dislike.
Winter was a social star. He had
a rich and melodious baritone voice
and could accompany himself with
guitar, piano or banjo. He could
write pretty verses and recite them
fetchingly, and among his other ac-
complishments was a knowledge of
, 1900-11-21
MORE BORROWERS COMING.

There is a export that the United
States will soon be asked to help a
prominent foreign government out OF
it's financial difficulties. That is, there
IS a rumor that the British exchequer
Is going to come over here for another
big loan. In the prospective loan
somewhere about sl25. 900, 900 is in
volved, and there is a chance hat the
greater part of it will be floated in the
United States. The report does not
have any influence toward tightening
the money market, although the re-
vival of business activity throughout
the country as a result of President
McKinley's reelection has increased
the demand for money.
Within the past twelve months sew
eral foreign governments have obtain
ed large loans in this country. Russia
did this and so did Sweden, England
and Germany. In the cast of England
and Germany there a some indigna-
ton expressed in the home papers at
th>hA So' ~ ~ SAihihi W thlc
side of the Atlantic for funds. The
Berlin papers, like those of London
said that the cash which their govern
ment needed could be obtained in the
money markets at home. 1t is to be
presumed. however. hat the shrewd
personages at the head of the financial
arm of the British government and the
German empire knew what they were
doing when they came to the United
States to get the cash which they need
ed.
One reason why the rest of the world
in the past year or two has been turn
ing to this country to get the supply OF
cash which it wants in its enterprises
is the fact that money is far more plen-
titul here in these days than it is in
any other part of the world. This was
not the case until recently, but the ad-
vent Of the republican party into pow
er in 1897, and the circumstance that
1t is going to continue in power for
years to come, has altered the situa-
ton, and made the United States the
best country in the world in which to
obtain gold. The volume of the money
in the country is growing far more
rapidly than is population, and popula.
ton is expanding here faster than it is
elsewhere. All this is known t. the
men at the head OF the governments ~
the European nations, as well as to
those in charge Of the great business
enterprises abroad. 1t is clear Tn |: he |
shifting Of the worlds center of fnan.
cial gravity to the United States is very
neal at and.-Globe-Democrat
, 1900-11-21
ARGENTINE
VIII BE Represented by n Fine build
ing and E>hibi at BuEal

The Argentine Republic will have a
building and exhibit Mt the pan-Ameri-
can Exposition in Buffalo next summer
which will represent tittingly the pro-
gressive institutions and commercial
and industrial prosperity of that South
American republic. I'll, sum of $780,
600 has been appropriated by the Ar
gcntinc government for this purpose.
Argentine merchants. and especially
those of BurnOS AyrcS. appreciate the
Importance of representation at the
pan-.\mcrican. Many agricultural and
industrial organizations are notifying
the minister of agriculture that they
intend to send exhibits. 1t is probable
the government will have its exhibit At
the Paris exposition brought to Buf.
falo at the close of the French fair.
, 1900-11-21

made the remark in Portland. Ore. the
other day that a fair election and an
honest count would have given North
Caroline. to the republicans by a major,
ity in excess Of q 5000. That states
new constitutional amendment provid-
ing hat all persons who are unable to
read the constitution of the state with
the exception of descendants of voters
Of 1867 shall not be eligible to vote.
works to a charm. and h%enceforth the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
are a nullity so far as North Carolina
is concerned.
, 1900-11-21

The world is growing better every day.
The pessimist who gazes on the clod
Sees naught but base. disintegrating clay.
His vision, circumsCribed, can not behold
The signs of growth apparent everywhere,
To him. more wise. who looks around and
up.
Who looks behind and sees hi has
been done,
Who looks ahead and sees what is to
come,
In consequence Of that which was and is.
Gods wheels turn ever forward-never
back:
His laws are fixed, and can not Re OPP
posed:
All nature bows and man is not exempt.
The mighty waves of human progress
Increasingly upon the shores of time.
And will not stay till man shall cease to
be,
AS some swift river, rushing to the sea.
Becomes enarIored of a roCk-bOund deep.
And, pausing in its course. turns round
and round.
As II unwilling to pursue its way:
SO our advancement to the perfect state
Is sometimes checked by that mysterious
power.
Which rules the destinies of sc'ids a I'd
men,
And for a while we seem to retrosrade:
But as the stream, refreshed by rest. goes
on.
With force and volume greater than be-
fore.
So We renew our march. and. strength
ened, rise.
In thoughts and words and deeds TO
heights undreamed.
Decadence is an incident of growth.
The flower that dies will live again next
year.
And others of its kind will bring to bloom
And add their charm to natures boun-
teous : lre.
A nation. too. declines. and. passing
leaves
Naught but II name to place on history's
page;
But from its seed a better people spring
And add momentum to the worlds Hd-
vance.
And so our lofty destiny unfolds
AS, step by step, we're drawn toward that
great light
Which emanates from Him from whom
We sprang.
And unto whom we go. That is our goal,
For surely as the end of life Is death.
The end of man is God.
lEa1naE - Vast
, 1900-11-21
BunRlO's Mayor and the Exposition.

The Hon. Conrad pichl. mayor Of
Buffalo. the home of the Ameri.
can Exposition. has great faith in the
success of the enterprise and is more
than pleased with the progress that is
being made on the work of construc-
ton. He says: Il frequently drive out
there and look over the buildings. 1t
Is phenomenal the rapidity with
which the work is carried forward.
The men who are directing the EXPOSE
ton affairs are Shrewd calculators,
and they are going to make this enter
prise the wonder Of the world. Out
sidcrS are becoming enthusiastic over
1t. Thousands of people who did not
go TO the Worlds fair at Chicago will
come to the Tan-.Amcrican. Let every
body prepare to receive them and give
them Il good time"
, 1900-11-21

To remove a troublesome corn OF
bunion: First soak the corr or bun
ion in warm water to soften it, then
pare it down as closely as possible
without drawing blood and apply
Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily;
rubbing vigorously for i've minutes at
each application. A corn plaster
should be worn for a few days. to pro-
tect 1t from the shoe. As a general
'niment for sprains. bruises, lameness
and rheumatism, Pain Balm Ii I'M.
qualed. For sale BY r. H. Egglestoo.
, 1900-11-21
Notice for Publication,

Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Cheyenne. Wyoming, October
25, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing-named settler has fled notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before James Nc.
Gibbon, clerk district court, at Lara.
ME, Wyoming, on November 20, 1900,
viz:
JOHN w. SIGMAN.
Laramie, Wyoming, H. e. No. 3163 for
the lot q; S Y NE Y; w Y and Sc 4
NE u Sc u Sec. 6, TIP. IA N, R. rs ".
He James the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Angus Sutherland, of Laramie, Wyo-
ming; Edward A. Buck, of Laramie,
Wyoming; NJ. T. Pryor, of Laramie,
Wyoming; John Barth, Of Laramie,
Wyoming.
o26n26 W. E. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1900-11-21

Nasal CataITh qlcS,y yields to treat.
ment by Ely's Cream Ls.a, which is agree
ably aromatic. 1t Is received through the
~nostrils, cleGnses and heals the whole sur
face over wlicE it ditfuses itself. Druggists
sell the soc. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it AID you are sure to continue
the treatment.
announcement.
To acco:: moGate those who are partial
to The uso Of a.omiaers in applying liquids
into The rasal asSages for catarrhal trou-
hes, the rogr;ctorg prepare Cream Balm in
liqu.l fam, which Will lie l-aown as Ely's
Liquid C.cam Ea,m lrico including the
spraying tu3o isfjcerts. Druggists or by
mail. lie liquid form cnbodies the med
icinal properties Of Tho sold preparation.
, 1900-11-21

r'or ten or fifteen years the Italian
government has built no new locomo-
tives or rolling stock. Recently no
fewer than twelve trains stopped.
broken down, in II day. The cause
Of the government neglect is the sys-
tenn by which 1t owns the rolling stock
and lends the use of it to private COM
panies.
, 1900-11-21

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will,
quickly heal the worst burns and
scalds and not leave a seal. It can be
applied to cuts and raw surfaces with
prompt and soothing effect. Use it for
piles and skin diseases. Beware of
worthless counterfeits.-Laramie Drug
company.
, 1900-11-21
When You Get a Headache

don't waste a minute but go to your
druggist and get a box Of Krause's
Headache Capsules. They will prevent
uain, even though your skull were
racked. They are harmless, too. READ
the guarantee. Price 25 cents. Sold
by c.. N. Settele, Pioneer druggist.
, 1900-11-21

France has decided to levy a tax of
from $40 to 500 per annum upon bach,
elors. This will undoubtedly stimulate
the business of the matrimonial bu,
reau The Republican favors the
adoption of this plan in America, with
the further provision that the money
be used for the purpose of building a
home for old maids.
, 1900-11-21

Defeated candidates often consider
the newspaper business their proper
refuge, on the theory that anyone can
run a hotel or a newspaper. This is
no necessarily intended for the bust.
ness manager of the Boomerang.
, 1900-11-21

aged made their ways of merriment
and enjoyment in the intervals. Here
and there, from small coteries, came
the tinkle OF mandolins with the
strum OF guitars. In one vine-clad
pavilion, Oh & white planked floor, the
cake walk prevailed, to the rattle OF
banjos in rag-time melody.
Mirth. music, love, bright-lights and
h~alf-lights, were the tintings of the
picture, with dark shadings where the
shadows fell.
Thalia, Terpsichore and Euterpe of
the muses.. we're there in modern
garb, and Daphne with fauns, satyrs,
nymphs and bacchantes-up-to-date-
fitted about in this garden of reyelry,
mixing with the guests-of them, in
deed.
Della Poynter found opportunity to
whisper to June Stanton:
I'm twenty minutes stroll over,
alone, to the mound in the North
Grove, and you will see how true your
lover is"
A moment before the schemer had
whispered the same words to Henry
Winter. Each in turn had accepted
the message with a fine show of on
tempt. But Della had not fingered to
discuss the matter. She knew that
both would attend. She was informed
as to the flashes and moods of love,
in all stages of the game. She knew
a jealousy. from its first hint to the
frenZies of Othello.
The North Grove was the site Of a
ruin. At the spot the Trumbos had
built their first home, when the!
came here from Virginia-just George
Trumbo. his young wife and her
younger sister, 1t had first been a
log cabin. Then with prosperity's de-
mand it had given place to a small
brick cottage. Trees stood about the
cabin and the cottage, and they were
here yet. Hence the grove. Fire had
destroyed the cottage. Then came the
grass-grown and shrub-dotted mound
that hid the debris of broken brick
and stone. The chalet arose as the
rich mans home. and the North Grove
was an almost hallowed spot.
Near to the foot of the mound. on
the side toward the chalet, was the
deep and ancient well that had served
the Trumbo home in the old days, but
its waters were now unusued IL it
had been covered many years with
heavy planks, almost overgrown with
the rank grass.
Henry strolled away from the
merrymakers. He had missed June
from the party, and yet she was there
in n Of the shadows. on a rustic
seat, alone; thinking of what Della
POINTER had said; struggling with the
thought of obeying.
What could have been Delia's mo
tive for saying what she had said?"
She would see for herself. She glanced
about among the groups. Henry was
not there. Then she flew along the
path, and stopped suddenly, when near
the mound. She had family made out
the familiar figure that had halted and
was angrily speaking to Della Poyn-
ter, whose white form was but a ilmy
fleece against the black where she
stood at the foot of the mound.
A FREELY had flashed its pink. pale
light at the very edge of the old well
and had shown it, gaping, open, a
black spot before him, which, with an.
other step. would have been the door
to his hereafter.
Had he taken the step June Stan
ton would have unwittingly Joined
him, a moment later, in the dark
depths below.
Della Poynter had torn away the
heavy planks.
, 1900-11-21
THE STADIUM.
Year In AthIrtica at PAM
American Exposition.

During the Exposition of 1901 at
Buffalo the greatest athletic sporting
lea will be held. For the purpose OF
his grand carnival the largest sporting
arena ever erected in America l. to lie
built. 1t Is to be known as the sta
dunn and will cover nearly ten acres.
having Il seating capacity of l2.0OO.
1t will be supplied with numerous en-
, 1900-11-21

This country is exporting more thar
twice as much merchandise as it is i'm,
porting. the excess of exports for ten
months of the present ear being $780,
000, 900. Meanwhile We are loaning
u surplus cash to John Bull and his
European n%eighbors.
, 1900-11-21
n i

For the first time in the history of
jones county went republican. Like
Bryan. the old man was dishonored in
his own county.
, 1900-11-21

Chairman Jones says the democratic
party. like truth, though crushed to
earth will rise again. The p%robabili,
ties are that it will never rise with
Jones on top of it.
, 1900-11-21

The Denver Republican is advocat-
ing the building of wooden manufactur
les in Denver and also wool-sCouring
plants. MI