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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1899)
BOMBARDMENT AVERTED. - SsJMIasra's Wrrw BanH treat ! ; Mrailloi-H.w Hobmb as Ul ttatralas Ts4r Pi-msum. Oea. Shaffer, writing: of "The Cup . lure sf 8ont lego," U'lln how he procured the release of Lieut. HoImoii and his mm. "At the request of the foreign con aula and In the Interest of the women awd children, I sure notice that the threatened bombardment would not ' take place until noon of July 6. Uu tlutt day 1 telegraphed to Washington that I should not open fire until 1 got Lieut. Hobson und his men out of the rit.v , and ahould not then if the taking of . the place required nn assault, ns 1 con' idered that starving the enemy out mat better. . "Having a number of Spanish pris ' oners, I determined to effect the ex . chance of Hobson, if possible. On the til Gen. Toral absented to my proposi :: lion, and Lieut. Miiey wn sent to effect it. The fiounultslotirr appointed by the : Spanish commander was MaJ.. Vrles. ' The meeting took place under the . broad ceiba-tree where the surrender ' aierward was made. After an hour wa consumed in arranging the details. three Spanish soldiers were taken out blindfolded. To Lieut Miley's surprise, the Spanish commissioner selected an officer who had been wounded in the arm at the battle of San Juan, an ac quaintance of hia We had intended tc parole him if he had not been takeu, and Lieut, Miley had a paper in his pocket for that purpose. Seveu Spanish soldiers were exchanged for the seven American satiors. Lieut. Hobson was then brought within our iinea, where he was enthusiastically neered by the army. "I bad learned from the English con aul that Hobson was confined in one of the large buildings nearest us. It was in plain sight, and from it "floated the red cross. It was under rifle fire, and, , aa it was a building full of windows, I was afraid he might be in danger; gun ire would not have been directed to ward it, but shots will go astray, espe cially rifle-shots. The fleet, which was bombarding eight miles awav, would be likely to hit it. I was very glad to ftt Hobson and bis men out of the way. The fact that they were released .by the army has never been acknowl .adged by officers of the navy, who aim jily apeak of the return of Mr. Hobson -to bis duty. Centurv. THE DOUKHOBORTSL in sWaaera Who Cllaa to Thlr Bsltsrlous Faith Tbvooa-a TerythlB. r f The new world has welcomed many kinds of refugees from political and re ligious oppression, but. has probably received no more picturesque and strik ing immigration than th-M of the Rus sian Doukhoborisi.or "spirit-wrestlers," lately on their way from the Caucasus to the far northwestern Canadian plains. . These people, to the number, in the i present immigration, of more than 1.800. comprising the entire population of sev eral villages, have embarked at the . Ihissian port of Batoum, and traversing the Black sea, the Mediterranean and The Atlantic in a single voyage, wil! -disembark at St. John, Xew Brunswick, to begin then a long winter journey tc Winnipeg. Few people have suffered more for their faith than these Doukhobortsi. They are. in fact, primitive Christians. who try to obey quite literally the Injunctions, as to faith and life, of the ew Testaments They have been ban ished to the Caucasus, moved about from place to place there, and treated - o badly that- they are in the utmost poverty. They could not be brought to the United states, because they could come -only by assistance, and their admis ion would be contrary to the law. Canada is. more hospitable to such ref- ngces than we are, being much more in need of immigrants, and having suf- Jered less from the Influx of -undesirable ,- ones. In the far Canadian northwest '. there is abundance of room, even foT . ..nmmgran.ts for whom everything must . tie done. These refugees of faith, who prefer to die rather-than give up any jot or imie oi tneir principles, and who un hesitatingly submit to a terrible jour ney half-way round the world, and un dertake to fight out a new battle for existence on the frozen and trackless ! plains of the Saskatchewan, have al ready won the admiration of Christen dom, and their future will be watched ith interest. Youth's Companion. (infer Hldlaar Place. ... ' The fancy of secret drawers and out- u-i-uv-wiiy tuning places is a curious trait, with many people. . A Chicago electrician tells tBaf while following up ine wire oi an electric Tiell in a Worlh side house bis search led him be- iiHt a door, Kneelin? down, he rcst- ed his hand on the wooden knob fas tened in the wall to prevent the door jianoie from' -touching the plaster and -was surprised to find that it yielded to bis grasp. A slight null disclosed the fact that it was the handle of a secret- drawer which wao almost filled with Jewels, watches and money, Hearing na exclamation behind him, he looked vp to find the lady of the house bending rer him, apparently horror-stricken. Without speaking he closed the drawer and resumed his search for the wire, nd. though neither mentioned the ln--M-Jdcnt, the lady kept her eye on him uatll he finished his work and left the ouse. Chicago Evening News. A Sufficient Income. What do you consider ; a sufficient income?" earnestly asked one club roman across -the tea table the ether day, "Always a little more than you have," flashed back the fair Dhilosonher. with -A smile. Woman's Home Oompanion. THE FAIR AT PARIS. Great Progress Has Been with the Buildings. Mad Yt l la Fear Tfcat So mm Will B Vstaataks la TIM ssi taa 0aiar Will lit Pm. poned. The buildings of the exhibition have been mukiug most r inrkable progress in the course of the lost two months, m much so indeed that the work of the building Is considered to be more than a month ahead, and aa fur as the olll ciala are concerned, it will be possible to open the exposition at the begin ning of 1900, lustvad of waiting until April, It Is a pity that the executive work has not been able to make the Same progress, but we learn now that the plans are rapidly being distrib uted to the various countries, so that there Is not much longer before the ex hibitors will be able to know the ex act space that, has been portioned out to them. With regard to the British section this will not be done until filial plan have been received for every sec tion. This is being done to assure of no discontent or jealousy between one branch of exhibit and another. These plans have been most succesef ullv drawn up marking where every pillar or other obstacle will stand. There will consequently be no disappoint ment when exhibitors arrive to make their final installations. A historic tableau is being prepared which ia likely to cause a sensation at the Paris exhibition. This is no other than a faithful reproduction of the Mai niaison salon on the evening of a grand reception in the year 1800. Mors than SO figures will appear in this scene, be sides Napoleon and Josephine. The fur niture, which- wjll oonsiit almost en tirely of authentic piece of the period, promises to be a veritable curiosity in itself. By the way, to the list of roy alties who will visit the exhibition must now be added the shah of Persia, His majesty has definitely decided to make the trip, and Parisians are naturally delighted. Bead in the light of Col. Jekyll's re cent remarks at the British chamber of commerce banquet, the- following leaderette from the Daily Telegraph is of interest: The whole civilized world 1 called upon to face the contingency of a very grave disappointment. We must all hope that it will not be realized, and certainly at present we need not dis spair of ita being averted: but it "is discouraging to find that the bare pos- sioimy oi a postponement of the French exhibition of 1900 has forced itself upon public discussion. Only six teen months more have now to elapse oeiore the date fixed tor ita opening. and it is doubted in some quarters w-heiher the loss of time occasioned by the recent strike and the difficulties which arose between the municipality of Paris and the government can with in the prescribed period be made up. The president's visit to the site, how ever, and to the workmen engaged upon t, has given a stimulus to the energies of all uponwhoce labors success de pends, and every effort will be made, we have no doubt, to prevent mishap which would Involve very pecuniary loss to begin with, and would assured ly detract not a little from the prestisre and popularity of the great show when at last it threw its doors open to the world. Rather, indeed, than adjourn this ceremony for another year, the general feeling seems to be in favor of commencing on the day fixed, even though the preparations should be in- one sense incomplete. There seems to tie no doubt whatever that the two parallel palaces which Will contain the principal exhibits will be roofed and ready by the appointed date, but it is feared that they may not be finished in the architectural and decorative sense of the word. To open even un der these conditions would perhaps be better than postponement for another year, but to do so would, all the same, be felt, we suspect, as little short of humiliation to the pride of so art lov ing a people as the French. We sin cerely trust that they may be spared it, ana we would suggest that lhev should concentrate upon the work be fore them an attention which has of late been suffering from too many dis tractions, would it not be well foi France to give herself a little 12months' rest from her unduly agitating poli tics?" English and American Gazette of Paris. A Great Mineral rind. The reported discovery on Mad river. in the state of Washington, of a great leoge oi remarkn Dly nch platinum on Is a matter of much interest to the sci entific world, especially as. this metal iibs never Deen counted among our economic products.- Years ago small quantities ware found at Plattsburg, New York and Port Orchard, Ore., but in neither place were there indica tions of paying deposits, and in 1897 the entire product of the United 8tatc was only 160 ounces. The irrent bulk of the world's supply comes from the western slope of the Urn! mountains In Russia, Platinum has a steel gray :olor, and derive its great commercial value from its infusibility in the most intense heat and its insolubility under sxtreme conditions. His used by chem ists, jewelers and manufacturers of In- andescent electric lights and for many other purposes requiring n wire that will resist Intense heat,. Commercially, it la worth about $18 per troy ounce. Philadelphia Post. ,. ' .; . To Prevent Hnsllnav i. r. ' At a certain church near Ledburv. England,, an annual sermon la still preached' against' the vice of duelfntr. This is done in accordance with the will and testament of a damsel whose rival lovers died fighting for her hs.nd.-i-N. A Rlr-lt AGE. A Calais Woman llrlterea o la Years Old Shuns lire Mirth Heeord. The recent dcuth of Robert Taylor, the oldest person lu Urout Britain or Ireland, whose ngt wus i;U years, bus caused considerable comment lu ull parts of America. Lust April Queen Victoria sent him a picture of herself us a birthday gift. The deuth of Taylor recalls the fact that Ohio litis a resilient who has long since passed the century murk in life. The person referred to is Aunt Mlruli Olivia. She Is reputed to be 184 years old, and she lives ubotit four miles from Swiss Kim, Highland county, O, Mrs. Davis lives with her gramlson, who is himself an old gruy-halrcd limn, The aged woman is colored, and she is known to most of the residents In High land county. For a woman wkohasut tuined such a rcmnrkuble age, "Aunt" Mlruh Is spry and munuges to get around and do her share of housework. According to residents of Swiss Kim, the aged wonuiii cuu still do a day's washing without suffering any evil ef fects, hue was born and reared In Ala bama, but for the past 100 years she has lived in various purls of the north, For the last half Century she has beeu a resident of Hihlund county. She de lights lu telling stories und anecdotes of the cuttou fields before the rebel lion, and she snys that she intends to visit the place of her birth before she ends her earthly existence. Aunt Mlruh appears to be perfectly well, with the exception of a slight attack of asthma now and then. An account of the death of Robert Taylor was read to the aged woman ol Highland county the other day, nud she displayed great interest in the history of the Irish postmaster. Taylor wus appointed postmaster at Scnrvo, Coun ty Down, just after the introduction of penny postage, and he held that oilier to within a few days of his death, at tending to the ninny little details of the place. According to the Westminster Gazette he was born in 1764; others put his age at 119.. At any rate it is on rec ord that he was a fifer for the British troops during the rebellion in 1798 in Ireland. He was a Methodist nud had built a large hall back of his residence for religious purposes. Aunt Mlruh Davis la also a Methodist, and she at tends services regularly. Her appetite is good and she thinks she will live to a greater age than that attained by Rob ert Taylor. Many strangers who have heard of the great age attained by Aunt Mirah have called on her, and sho always re ceives them in the most cordial man ner. The residence of the aged woman is eight miles from Hillshoro, on the Petersburg and Hillsboro pike. In the case of most aged colored people there is no record to show in reference to their birth. In the case of Aunt Mirah, however, there is an inscription in an old, time-worn Bible which shows that she was born on April -'.1, 1774. This book is yellow with age, and most of the leaves are worn away until they are now as thin as tissue paper. The rela tives of the aged woman are very care ful about showing the book, as they do not care to have it handled unneces sarily and thereby incur chances of having it mutilated. Aunt Mirah never indulges in the use of stimulants, but occasionally smokes a cob pipe. She is familiar picture, seated in front of her little cabin, which is surrounded by a cluster of shade trees. Cincinnati Enquirer. . THE HOSE LEAKED. It Was Plscd That Way Old Ita Wsrk as W.ll aa -Dolrsd. "I have never had- any kind of a sprinkler but that," said Mr. Subur banton, referring to a line of what seemed to be very leaky hose that was laid around -on his lawn, scattering water in all directions; "no spraying nozzles, no twisting sprinklers, no nothing, not even a pipe on the hose. I had ideas of my own about sprink ling lawns, and when I came hero I put em into use. "1 bought hose enough, as you see, to go quite around the lawn, and, in stead of having a pipe on the end of it, I plugged the end up. Then at regular interval!, along the hose, I cnt little slits to make it leak-. I had first se cured to the hose what I call feet, lit tle strips of wood fastened to It cross wise to keep the hose in one position, that is, with the same side uppermost. The slita were cut so that they would throw spray, some of them on ono side and some on the other. In use the hose is laid around at such a distance from the border of the lawn that the spray from the series of leaks along that side of the top of the hose just reaches the border; while the spray from Hie series of leaks along the inner side Just covers the square Inclosed. AH 1 have to do is to lay the leaky hose and turn on the water. "The first time I bad the hose out, a day or two after we had settled down. a neighbor of mine came along, stopped and said: ' 'H m. Your hose is lealcinir a lit tie? Just a little?' 'And I said yes; it did seem to be a little bit leaky, ond the next mornlns my neighbor found the leaky hose but just the same, and on the next morning ii. sirucx mm mat tnc spray from it made a complete canopy over the en tire lawn, sprinkling every part of it perfect jy, ; "Now, as you will discover when vou go out In the morning, there Is not In all this town in use a spraying nozzle, a nowcr pot sprinkler, or a whirl e ir. Everybody here has adopted the leaky hose system, and, as to the results, I think you will say, as you look through the town, that you have seen no other place where the lawns were so uni formly, green and beautiful, . I It li the easiest thing In tit world to hsve LUMBAGO OR LAME BACK. Ut . No remedy has mad tutor CT lAsfaftlXC sOII and quicker euro than O I JAV.UDO Vlia IT HtLAXIa THI TIsriNID MUSOUC. TT Handsome ! Strong ! Speedy ! Fitted with heavy trend G. & J. Tires, The Best Ramblers mid Ideals Ever Built. The Best Wheels Ever Built ! 540,530,0525, $20 Second-Hand Wheels, $5 to $35. See Me Before Buying. J. A. WHITMAN, Agent, Medforfl, Ore. it - IlllUli MOWERS .. Lead Others Follow .. We will have a car-load of factory on or about April HOBBflD BOS., Shone & Schermerhorn Not second-hand in principle, but in the matter of goods they nave new and second-hand of all descriptions Ranges Branch House Gold Hill I Medford Sash and Door Factory i g J. E. OLSON, Proprietor. j Mnniifncture and Carry In Stook, a Complete line of Saul), Doom, 4 ig. Window Blinds, Mouldings Brackets, Shingles, Etc. Large Stock of -into on tie Yard TWO S Wood Turning Done to Order. IT IS UNFAIR To send out of town for articles that can b procured st boms, THE MERCHANT opeots sit the people of s town to trsdo with him, And that li quit, . , , proper snd right, tpecauno It Is s fair buslnens proportion. IT 18 JU8T A3 FAIR for mill mon to expnot morohnntn and all bulldom to huy their Doors, Ssth, Moulding., Flooring, Ru.tlc, snd nil Mill Products st homo, GRAY ft BRADBURY'S Is s home Inmtltutlon. Why THE MAIL'S IS Job Printing: department I A aVsVaVas ataVaVaVatdBdsAaVasaataaV these Mowers direct from the 10th. Call and see them. Medford, Oregon The Second-Hand Men Buy, sell and exchange anything on earib. Uive them a call at their store, West Side, Medford. Ore BLOCKS WEST OF BRKWKHY, MEDFORD, ORE. PLANING MILL not pntronlr.o It REPLETE with good Stock and Material'- and artistic ideas . OOXXTXXS Of atXDVOHO. ..WSiSrSw".!" u" T S." vMiii.. bro.li.rs ..w.,'. w.kome. a U I!, Noui.s, Heo. Boo. - . . U. i fV 11. tr 1, (A !.... KM IflVHP fliiruiupuiviii, lit HdtiOUll SUU No. tuu: '. ). IIH1HIM III 1, u. II, ! . huh r'. rlli Wviliimdujr ol oiieli iniiiuli t '"., 1). 1. I.AWIiln, Ui I 1 YV.T. VOUK, HorlliO. Olive Itelieliuh l.oiti II V Imtl lie,.! mill I lull NO. US. IIIIIKU III I. . llilnl Tuesilsys ut esi'u t. t.11,1.... .1. - I,.,,i1 In ultllll MVIITI.M NIVIMMJIIIN, N, U. I.IM.I WXAVKH, Hue. HOC. nu. A. V, a A. M.-MfctHHrsl rrltlay on or ho turo lull uiovu si s p. in., in hsmhiic N. L, NAIlliKllAn, VY. M, W. V. Ui'iMNi'orr, Hoc. Heo. K. of I1, Talisman loiluo No. si, nmois Mui iluy ovciiIiik si p. ni, Vl-ltln bnilbura si ways welooiim. K, M. Wiijmis, V, 0. 8, 15. (Jin.s, K. of It. unu B. t KoTsbls lit Iliu .Moiiuiiii'H,-Trluioili Tsui No. N, iiieiiia lu reiiulsr ruvluw uu Ilia 1st i ru Tuukiliiys ot euob month In A. o.'l'. W. Hull l 7::J p. in. Vlalimg air Knlibin oonllul. ly luYllod loutlciid. a. I . Wsmi, Couiuiimloi'. . V. T. Yohk. It. It. A. O, II. W., Di-uroo ot Honor ItHtlirr lotls-, No, M, nit'ols nvnty skooiiiI and tourlb Tui-umy ovouluii ol (mull month, at A. O. II, W, boll. Mils. CAIiniM M. Ulliiucii, V. of II. Mn. Duma Uoiiuk, lloo. A.U. U. W.-I.oiIbo No, US, ioii,iii nrtiry nrs ind third Wndiioniluv In tlioniontbslHp.il inuir anil in lua ouurn uiuvh. i,ii,- l.lnuk. V urultauM Invited to attond. IflNtl, J. W. I.AWTOK. St. W. . Naiiiikuan, Kooordur, Woodnion of tho World-Camp No. ss. ninom ovnry Friday ovculou In Ailklns-Douol block, Modford, Orttuou. W. H.MsxkKii.V. V. Jos Hlioss, I'lork. ChryHunitiiiiiiuni Clrclr, No. H4, Women ut WooiK-rsft. MorU Mtooud and fourts Tuodtty ol i-ui'li uinnih st 7:8u p. m. la Woodmen hull, Vlnltliig sisters InWUiil, Uahsis WKUUi U. U. Ada M. Mii.iji, Clerk, W. It. o.-CbOAtor A. Arthur Corps (to. U moots second und tou'b Krlilsy of osob monlb st y o'clock p. m., i Woodman's lisll. VIHId -liters Invltod. sins. J. II, Whitman I'rcs, MIW. N. II, IllAlltlVHYl Boo. U. A. K.-CheMor A. Arlliur I'oiti No. 47 moeta In Wixxluistn'H ball every nvooBd na fmirlta HftlunUy Dlbt In each twmlfc 17;. Via ill nn Comrftuovcortlliilly InvttoU to ftMeoi). A. T. DHta&o, Com. 51. H. Damon, Adjutant, W, (J. T. IT. Mttu etc rjr other Wedoenlfcy Id ibtf llttllc Mock. Aunii IIau.it, Proa, Mr. MAYCoi, Heo. 0HUBOHU Of KXOrOKP. H)nl Wrk Kplmopt HuDday Hcbool tneflM at KplKoupal Cliurcb every Huituay marulnv at 1U o'clock. Rtv. Win, Hart. I(eotor;B. II. Pvalr. HuprrlntcndeoV MetbodUi KpUcopal Cburro-.I. N. Ilounil. paHtur. rroacbltitf erery Habbatb at II a.m., and 1 :30 p. in. Hunilay Mbool at 10 a. m.t II. I.. Oil key. ttpt. Claan meetliitf evry Habbatb at clone of ncraion, Levi Kaucott. Iratlor. Kp wurih lra ue every Mabbatb ovnulotf at 0:W, try MAbbatu ovnulotf at e:w, tJ, Fauuett. tirttMi. Ifii KDRUiai wtwuiy nrnyur mwx- oui IK I Init every We1nHday evenlni nany evening ai 7 :nu, liitnev Bvwiny cirviu ovury wook. rv wdekt. Mian on at MlMlonary aoclety mecU tho Ilntt Friday la eacb moo lb. Presbyterian Cburcb Iter. A. Ilaberly, pa tor. rrracbtnir at II a- w. and 7:30 n. ro. Aun day urbtMil at lb a, m. Y. I. H. C. K., 0:.H)p. rn. Junior Kmlravor Hicltty at 9:.K) p. m., Hunday. Prayer oieeiluK on Wednonduy OTcuInu; at 1 :n o'olouk HnptHt olmrcb O, N. Annm, paitor. Wor ship and preaching every Hunday inornlnv and eveuliiK ut unual hour a for eburrb ncnlcr. Covvnant miwtlnfr on Haturdnyat K o'clock pre twdlnir each tlml Hundny, Prayer metnlnit on Wednenday evening. ItuptUt Vouiik 1'ooplca Union meutk at 6:30 on Hunday o vet. fa v. Bun day arbool at 10 a, m Christian cburcb Corner of Hlxth and I HtrovtM. Pmacblntf at 11 a. m. and 7. p. m, Hunday acbool at lo a. m.; Junolr Kndcavorat 8 p. m.;Y, P. 8. 0. K. at 6:80 p. m. Prayer meeting every Tburaday evening. Lailtea Mlaalonary Auilllary to O. W. II. K. nnit Tbum- day 7:ao P. M. each month. Choral Union every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tbopeople welcome. v. 4. uibi puaior, ivefiiuea ai iuo ci . J. Glut p i a tor. Ho-1 tic at I bo cbureb, MethotllMt Knlaconal Church RnuthKftv. K F. WllHon, i) an tor. Preaching every Bumlay at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.t Hunday acfcool at 10 a. m.; Kuwortb Leatruo. uravnr and nrmlufi Biitlna carb Hunday at Op. m.i Prayer mating Wrdneit evcnlng at o'clock: Woman'a Home Mlrmlon Hoc let y mcela firm Thumdav In ucb month ai a:aop. n, Mr. K. Jl. Plobcl. prendent TV?ORTHERN PACIFIC RY. 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