COUNTING OF RETURNS
Republicans Carry a Major,
ity or the States.
UTAH AND KENTUCKY IN DOUBT
Virginia and Mlllpp Appear to
tli Only Slate That liar
Democratic Majority,
Washington, Nov. 8. It now appear
mat tne republican victory was even
greater than first returns showed. It
may extend into Utah and Kentucky,
where at present the Republicans lead.
Thia waa not only the case as to the
state tioketa, but to the legislature aa
well. Thia insures two new Republi
can senators in the next Donate, and
the defeat of Blackburn, who will re
tire in 1897, of Gibson, of Maryland,
and Brioe bf Ohio. The official te
turng are in from no state, but suf
ficient is known to tell everything ex
cepting the exact majority or plurality,
aa the case may be. In all states thia
will be swelled, with the possible ex
ception of Ohio. The only states Dom
ooratio are Virignin and Mississippi,
The latest figures given out as to ma
jorities or pluralities were:
MaaaaclmaeUi...
New York
New Jenny
Pen n Kama..
Maryland
Kentucky
HIiMulppI S0,00
"BIO 1U0.0UO
' TO.umi
iioans gain five United States seuatora
two from Utah, and one each from
Keutuuky, Ohio and Maryland and
the Democrats lose three senators one
eaob from Maryland, Kentucky and
Ohio. None of these chaugea become
offoetive, howevor, until March 4, 181)7,
exoepC in the case of the two Utah sen
ators, who will take their seats as soon
asohoson. Thereafter the numerical
strength of the senate will be:
Heimtiliinni u
lemiK,'raU j)V
I'opilllaU t
Vautnt (pulawaru) l
Total.
THE CANADIAN CHAMPION.
...... si.ooo
oo.m
. -x.m
...... Mill ,M
1,71S
Ifi.GOU
, Utah
The figures given for Massachusetts.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Iowa are pluralities. The others
are majorities.
The Legislature.
From the latest reports the follow
ing will be the make-up of the various
legislatures elected Tuesday:
Maryland Ren. Dem. I)bt
i"eni 11 15
noae ., 6g
Joint ballot n
Republican majority, iO,
Utah- '
Senate ... 10
Houw , w
Joint ballot 9
Republican plurality, 15.
Ouio
Senate . SO
Homo 87 ,
Joint ballot 117
Hepublicau plurality, 83.
Kentucky -
Senate IS
Hoiute U
21
89
U 12
(
26
Joint ballot
UeiHbllcan plurality, 4.
Nw York
Senate House
. 5
. ua
22
u
66
14
61
6
7
66
62
Joint bullot 131
Ktublican majority, 68.
MaMwcbuiietii
Senate 8
HuUae ...174
Jel t ballot 207
l..t.Kll...... UK
New Jersty Kupubllcau majority joint bal
lot, w.
Jowa-Repablican majority Joint ballot, 96.
Republican Gain In Bonton.
Boston, Nov. 8. The smoke of the
political battle has cleared away, and
tonight the leaders of both parties are
disoussing the result, and from it are
already forming plana for next year's
work. The Republican leaders are
particularly pleased over the gains of
Governor Greenbalge in this city, for
they olaim it shows that, slowly but
surely, the people are ooining over to
their ranks. The Democrats, on the
other hand, say they attach no signifi
cance to the decreased Democratic plur
ality in the city other than that their
candidate was not personally aa popu
lar as Russell, the candidate of 1893,
and for proof of the assertion point to
the fact that the Democracy gained 11
senator in Suffolk county, which is
praotioally Boston.
The figures of the Associated Press
last night placed the plurality, con
servatively, at a little over 63,000, and
all of their returns have justified that
estimate.
The size of the Populist vote in Mas
sachusetts will probably be known to
morrow. There are indications that
there is a falling off. The question of
woman suffrage has been lost sight of,
except by those directly interested, but
the suffragiBts claim they are encour
aged, as the vote agaiust them was
smaller than they anticipated.
Jake (iaudaur Retain HI Honor at the
Texa Regatta.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 9. Jake Gaud-
aur is still champion of the aquatio
world. The contest was over a
mile course, and the trophies were the
championship challenge cup and a
purse of $1,000. The starters were
Bubearand Haines, of England; Jake
Gaudaur and Ras Rogers, of America.
Before the quarter Mags were reached
on the upper course, Haines quit the
race, and Bubear also dropped out ten
boat lengths below the 1 mile flair.
leaving Gandaur and Rogers to finish
the race. Gaudaur, with five boat
lengths lead, came down the course
under an easy thirty-one stroke and
won the race in 20:69.
The Englishmen dropped off in the
first race, saving themselves for the
great four-oared raoe whioh followed
the single scull. This raoe was over
the mile oourse, with turn three
miles for the championship of the
world and a purse of $1,500. The
starters were:
Bubear, Barry, Haines and Wingate,
for iaigland, and Teemer,. Rogers,
Charley and Jake Gaudaur for America.
As the crews lined tip the excitement
was intense. 1 Betting had been run
ning heavy on these two teams tor the
past week, until upwards of $10,000
was in the poolsellers' hands today
when tne nag dropped to start the race.
as cue nag dropped, botn crews
dropped their oars. '. The English orew
gained the lead and kept it up the
oourse for about three boat lengths.
though the American orew ' closed the
trap somewhere near the IK mile flag.
The English team' turned first, and on
the return oourse, at the three quarters
nag, they were leading by five boat
lengths. -' The Americans spurted at
the half flag for five lengths only,
when they gave out Pom there to
the finish line the English crew had
three lengths lead, and the two boats
passed over the line in that position;
time, 17:08 K. . . X . ' ".
The winning of this race by the En
ghsh orew reaooords them all impor
tant laurels at the regatta outside
the single-scull rape. .This oonoluded
the regatta. '
FORTY WERE KILLED
More Bodies Recovered From
the Wrecked Building.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
WORK OF RESCUE STILL GOES ON
The Terrible Boiler Exploilon Wm Due
to the Carelexne of the En
gineer In Charge.
Detroit, Nov.' 9. The work of rescu
ing the bodies of the victims of the re
cent explosion in tho Journal building
went steadily on all day and tonight
The list of missing about corresponds
Price changes are scarce in the local
market. Business is fairly active, with
an adequate supply of all kinds of sea
sonable produce. Game receipts are
not heavy. Meichandise markets are
as last quoted.
Wheat aiaraet.
The wheat markets are all oh". Local
quotations aae lower, and now stand aa
lollows: Walla Walla, 48c; Valley, 61c
per uusnei. 1 Here is not much business
reported in the market.
'WOMEN AT THE FAIK.
THEY HAVE SURMOUNTED GREAT OB
STACLES AT ATLANTA.
Produce Market.
Flour Portland. Salem, Cascadia and
Davtou, are quoted at $2.00 per barrel;
Uolddrop, 2.80; Snowflake. $2.70 ; Ben-
wn county, f is.oO ; graham, $2.20; super-
Oats Good white are quoted weak, at
foe; munng, 28(o)30c; gray, 1920c.
noiieu oats are Quoted as to lows: Kami
with the dead bodies taken out Over I fcS6,25 5 barrel8' H&W.00; cases,
thirty dead bodies have, now been re-1 h a - Timothy. $8.60 ner ton : cheat.
Interesting Feature of Their Eihlbit.
From Needle to MtlUtone Noveltle at
the Ruulan Cottage How Deaf and
Damn Children Are Taught.
Place anx dames, as we say in Puris
meaning in this particular instance
that the ladies are just now entitled to
the chiof praise among the managers of
the Atlanta exposition, for verily they
have come up through great tribulation.
The genesis of their manifold troubles
was on this wise : Accepting as a verity
the promise of the construction bosses
that the Woman's building would be
ready in all parts en opening day and
being without experience
covered and identified, but the number i $5.60 ; clover. MM: bat. tbMm ZhlZt. "Z'Z'Zr:. "A''e ' n
chanraa frennentlv on nonnnnt of the : $5.60i0. ' ' Buun "nlrH' 1,18 nmoitions ladles fell to
new and nhastlv disooveries brounht to : . Babwiy Feed barley. $12.00 Der ton : aud nn u programme for the first
light in the ruins. The number bf : """'"a. nominal.
dead will approximate forty. Today's ..J1''" 1Jrn- .10-50i 8mrta.
developments demonstrate that negli
gent care or the boilers was the cause Uurraa Fancv creamery is quoted al
of the accident Official inspectors add j 22Jc; fancy dairy, 17c; fair to good,
uuiupeteiib ' uugiurara bauiijiiiuu pur- t iuu, wiuuiuil, Iw per poUllu.
of lhi.uvuim-n," s;mlshe,""urc worthy
of all prai.-c. Wo pit our Ideals from the
Greek religion, nnd whatever is not orig-
illlll in Our orilllllH lillltinn in from t,a
old Byzantine school. " Among hor ex
hibits I unird souio very fine enamel
work by RtiHshm women, carvings of
fruits, flowers mid leaves on mulachito
and somo strikingly beautiful bead or
namentation. A Nuremberg shawl in
her collection, siiiil to have been made
entirely by hand of the wool of the
Tibet goat, is 49 sonare yards in aiza.
woighs but eight ounces, can be drawn
through a finger ring, and is said to con
tain 24,000,000 stitchos and knotting.
Another exhibit or both a historio and
artistic interest is tho glass covered case
containing two fine court dresses worn
by RuNsiun prinoessos 800 years ago.
As to tho common workmanship of
the peasants, such as hats, shoes, leather
goods and the like, it is interesting only
as it is curious. There are some beauti
ful portruits in bnrnod wood, several on
fine linen mid silk and a few painted
on porcolain. Ming Anna Poonalnr.
0 ,
Oregon, 25 (g 36c per
Potatoks Mew
sack.
Onions Oregon, 6075o per cental.
uultby vnicKens, ow, fZ(92.7o pel
uuieu, young, si.ouigz.z& per uozen;
UUCkS I.I IM)(4 .Ml' muiiu uiniM7 ,m.
neer Thompson's carelessness, is turkeys, live, 8o per pound; dressed.
Biruugijr uuuuexuuuu. ioc.
tions of the wrecked boiler today and
pronounced the cause as low water,
oausing a superheated oondition of the
flues, which was followed by the 'dan
gerous injection of cold water. . Engi
The engineer of the Free Press build
ing states that he warned Thompson
against leaving his boilers without
having an assistant to watch , them.
Some occupants of the building give
similar testimony. Thompson insists
that he saw both boilers ten minutes
before the explosion, and that they con
tained plenty of water and sixty-five
pounds pressure of steam.
Engine Are All Klght.
Washington, Nov.. 9, The examine
tion of the Texas in drydouk at New
York has verified the story of Engi
neer-in-Chief Melville as to the cause
of her failure to attain her estimated
horse-powtr, owing to hot condensers.
The mouth of the bilge grating through
whioh sea water is pumped to cool
these condensers was found to be
choked with seaweed and a gummy
residuum. ' The grating is 15x31
inches, and it was stopped, save a hole
about eight inches square in the center
thus diminishing the water supply to
one-sixth of the normal. It is believed
now that the obstruction has been re
moved the engines will easily make
their horsepower.
Kngllxh Pre oinment.
Loudon, Nov. 8. The Times this
morning gives over a column to a New
York dispatch regarding the election.
The other papers have short dispatches
on the subject, bnt all have a volumin
ous aocount of the Marlborough-Van
derbilt weddinc. The Times says of
the elections:
"The elections have again surprised
American politicians. The Republi
cans were victorious beyond all expecta
tions. The failure to break Tammany
is discouraging. Such is the sbtte of
American politics, in the absence of
any great issue, that it is impossible to
predict the result of the presidential
election. Perhaps the Democarts have
the most cause to regret the Buocess of
Tammany, for some of Tammany's
moral discredit is bound to fall upon
the Democratic party. "
The Daily News says: "The elec
tions are showing remarkably in favor
of the Republicans, and the presiden
tial seat is all but safe for the Republi
tan candidate."
The Chronicle (liberal) says: "It is
not quite clear that there is no real
Democratic revivaL We regret, but
are not surprised, at the victory of
Tammany in New York. It carries an
important moral for onr too extreme
temperance friends. "
The Post (conservative) says: "The
general result confirms the opinion that
the reaction against the Democrats,
which was so conspicuous last Novem
ber, is still in operation."
The xt Brnatr.
Washington, Nov. . As a resnlt of
the Litest election returns, the Repub-
ot Strictly lu Aeeord With the Code
New York, Nov. 9. This evening
Salvator Morello and Frank Foretta,
barbers, went to Jersey City to fight a
duel. The two men were in love with
the same woman, and resolved to fight
it out. When thoy left the city it was
their intention to fight with bare fists.
Hut when the place ot meeting was
reached Foretta drew a revolver and
fired three shots at Morello. Two of
the bullets took effect in Morello's
abdomen and the third in the groin
The wouuded man was taken to the
city hospital in a dying oondition,
while Foretta fled to this city, where
he was arrested by detectives.
The Crathle Wholly lteponibl.
Rotterdam, Nov. 8. The court
which has been taking testimony in
the case of the North German Lloyd
steamer Elbe, sunk in collision with
the Crathie, of Aberdeen, January 31,
involving a loss of 835 lives, has rend
ered a final decision, holding the
Crathie wholly responsible for the dis
aster and condemning her owners to
pay the North German Lloyd Com
pany's claims for the total loss of the
Elbe, with interest at 6 per cent, and
ordering the sequestration of the
Crathie pending payment
An Expedition to Ahattee.
London, Nov. 9. The Chronicle is
officially informed that the war office
has arranged for an expedition to
Ashantee. This leaves no further
doubt of the accuracy of the report
from Accra, on the coast of Africa, that
the king of Ashantee had declined the
ultimatum offered him by Great Brit
ain, that of having a British commis
sioner in his country, and that he
should place Ashantee under British
protection. The dispatch indicates
that Great Britain is determined to re
duce the king to complete subjection.
. . The Army and the Navy.
Washington, Nov. 9. In view of
the president's decision in the case of
the Detroit Drydook Company that
under existing treaties naval vessels
cannot be built on the Great Lakes, the
navy department will . now press upon
congress the importance of allowing its
estimate of (500,000 for the accumula
tion of a supply of rapid-fire rifles for
the auxiliary navy. One of the most
formidable arguments whioh will be
presented is the faot that Great Brit
ain already has a number of small war
vessels, whioh can readily be taken
into the Great Lakes through the Can
adian canals, and in time of war dam
age our Great Lake cities, which are
now defenseless. With a proper sup
ply of guna on hand, it is argued that
a large number of the magnificent lake
steamers could be rapidly armed in an
emergency, and could easily overpower
the British gunboats whioh are not ar
mored. As it would take several years
to make these guns, the department
will ask . that the appropriation be
made at once, that the work of con
struction may begin.
They May Fight Yet.
rial loo Tot Vmr Q Aftav a lnll !
-r9 4HUI WM 1 V V a Uil
in the pngilistio exoitement for a few
days, matters have taken a new and
fresh start Said Dan Stuart tonight:
"I leave for El Paso in the morning,
and think the place and time for Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons to settle their
difficulties, which have been agitating
the public mind for the past four or
five months, will be found and fixed
between now and Sunday. I am mak
ing this move individually and alone,
and I intend to offer such a purse and
such protection that neither man can
refuse to accept it if he intends or
wants to fight The whole sporting
world is in a mood to see this cham
pionship matter settled in the ring."
Gams Pheasants, $2.50; Chinese, $3;
Huau, i.2o per aozen.
Eous Oregon, firm at 25c per dozen j
i.auieru, per uozen.
CiisKsg Oregon lull cream. 8(39i;
per pouud; half cream, 67c; skim, 4(g)
6c; Young America, 910c.
Obkoon Vkustablkb Cabbage, l)c
per iv ; lauiaues, xuc per aozen bunches ;
gieeu onions, 10c per dozen; cucumbers,
oc3fi per buck; cauliflower, $1 per
uuzeu; uimatoes. lotszoc per box; corn
uigou per aoz.
IitOFiCAt, Fbdit California lemons,
fu.uuuju.ov; oananaa, fz.zo(gs.UU per
buucu; Mexican oranges, $3.754 per
uvu , piueappiea, o(go.ou per dozen.
Calhtoknia VKQarABLKB Garlic, new
o(soc per pounu ; sweet potatoes, lic
per pound Merced, 2c
FaasM buvvr Pears, fall, 75c$1.00:
cantaloupes, $1.26 per dozen ; grapes, 90c
per oua; new xora uoncoras, ouo per
basket; llwaco cranberries, $10.50 per
uarrei ; iape joa, flu.
Wool Valley, lotujllc, according to
nor vnoice, uiegou u0io per
puuuu; medium, ne6ieciea.
Nuts Almonds, suit shell, 9llc
per pound; paper shell, 12,(gi4c; new
crop uamoruia walnuts, soft shell,
11(0)120; standard walnuts, 10llc;
Italian chesnuts, 12), 14c; pecans,
lotftiw; oraius, iz$gt3c; tiiberta,
14gl6c; peanuts, raw, fancy, 67c;
ivaewu, jc, uicaory nuts, 8(gl0c; co
coanuts, 90c per dozen.
Provisions Eastern hams, medium,
Hs12o per pound; hams, picnic,
8si(Sci breakfast bacon Ilk, 12c:
short clear sides, 8)9c; dry salt
sides, 78c; dried beef hams, 12
wise; lard, com bound, in tins. 7V.-
lard, pure, in tins, 9610c; pigs' feet,
80s, $3.60; pigs' feet, 40s, f3.26 kits,
i.iu. vregou snioiced hams, 12o per
pound; pickled hams, 8.c; boneless
nams, iuc; bacon, 9c; dry salt sides, 8c:
lard, 6-pound nailB. &ko: Ills. 84,c:
e.. n 1 . - ., ' ' -m ' i . at
out), oc, tierces, sc..
Hinas. Dry hides, butcher, sound,
per pound, 13014c; dry kip and cali-
skin, Ul3c; culU, 3c less; salted, ttO
lbs ana over, 88)tc;60to 00 lbs, 7
7c; 40 and 60, 7c; kip and veal
skins, 10 to 30 lbs, 5(0, oc; calfskin, sound,
3 to 10 lbs, 6(ft9c; green, unsalted, lc
less; culls, l(g2o less; sheepskins, shear
lings, 10(gl6c; short wool, 20(g30c;
medium, 30 40c; loug wool, 60(t$70u.
ATLANTA FAIR-HEAVYJrUGEDY IN THE CHINESE THEATER.
Merohaodln Market.
Sauion. Columbia, river Wo. 1, tails,
$1.261.00; Ho. 2, tails, $2.25(32.60
laiicy, iNo. 1. tints. tl.761.85: Alaxku.
tio.1, tallB, $1.20(1.30; Ho. 2, talis, $1.90 cost of ninny heudiichos, they had the
, system running fini'Jy well.
uuiumi j, c; extra u,
month which would have taxed the en
ergy and ability of the national admin
istration. They v.rote to and asked for
the advice aud services of every promi
nent woman from Winnipeg to Yucatan.
A bare list of the names would fill this
oolnmu. They then arranged a series of
woman's congrosses ou all subjects of
feminine interest, fruni universal suf
frage to soups for the sick, to begin T.'ith
the opening and run daily to the close.
The scheme was well managed, too, aud
a surprisingly largo number of eminent
women agreed to be present, but the or
ganism was 150 per "cent too big for the
environment.
Well, on opening day the assembly
room was jammed full of lumber, and
there wasn't a room in the place fit for
a lady to breathe in, much less to lec
ture. So they fell to aud reconstructed
tho programme for the first three weeks.
This necessitated a general change of
dates, and so they got the appointments
doubled and overlapped in a confusion
whioh would have dtiven a business
man distracted. The placid womanhood
of the south, however, rose to the situa
tion, and they went ut the tangle in a
way to remind ono of that dame in the
juvenile rhymes who feurcd the dread
ful brute. Thoy "sat ou the Etile" and
continued to smile in a way that really
did "softou the heart of tho cow. " Be
fore the closo uf thn third week, ot the
People in Newfoundland In Want.
St. John's, N. F., Nov. 9. The
Herald prints a series of letters from
correspondents along , the South and
West coast which state that dire dis
tress prevails among the poorer classes
of people residing there, specially
among those receiving pauper relief.
The retrenchment policy of the govern
ment necessitated the cutting off of
half the pauper grant and, the fisheries
being poor, many find themselves in
wretched circumstances. The corres
pondents predict starvation in numer
ous instances unless prompt help be
supplied by the authorities.
Want the Treaty Abrogated.
Detroit, Nov. 11. Mayor Pingree
last night sent a long communication
to the council, favoring the abrogation
of that portion of the treaty between
Great Britain nd the United States
which prevents building warships on
the Great Lakes. The document is
more gingery than the average paper,
aud in it his honor reherased the story
of Perry's victory and the history of
more recent wailike episodes on the
lakes.
A New Trial for Mr, fthattnek.
San Franjisoo, Nov. 9. Mrs. J. A.
C. Shattnck, who killed Harry Poole
and was convicted and sentenced to life
imprisonment, has been granted a new
trial by the supreme court Poole was
intimate with Mrs. Shaltuck's daugh
ter, Truly, a Tivoli chorus girL Truly
wrote him an urgent note and be came
to the house, where Mrs. Shattuck
killed bim.
More Klryele Keeortl Lowered.
Louisville, Nov. 8. Today at Foun
tain rerry, Otto Zeigier took away
Johnson's only remaining track record
nf note, the paced standirg-start mile
His time was 1:50 2-5 The
record was 1-52 1-6. Willie
beat Titus' record of 20:54 4-5 f r the
standing paced 1 9 mile. Titut' record
was 20:45. Two quads J aoed Zeigler
and three Decardy.
Will Not Maud Polygamy.
Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 9. The dispatch
recently sent out from Utah that a
crowd of Mormons had left for Al
berta, in the northwest of Canada,
where, under the terms of a contract
with the Doiniuon government, they
previous ; could practice polygamy, is absolutely
Dscardy fnlM. The Mormon leaders were
warned that polygamy was illegal, and
results in the Northwest indicate that
neither in letter nor in spirit are the
j laws being violated.
dry granulated, 64c; cube crushed and
powdered, bo per pouud ; 4c per pound
uiacuiiut ou an grades lor prompt cash
hall barrele, Hc more than barrels
maple sugar, lbid.Hk; per bound.
Cor-r-itii -Costa Kica, 22323sc; Kio, 20
(Bsc; oaivaoor, 2i2lt,c; Mocha,
Mwile i l'adang Java, 30c ; Palembang
java, o(9oc; latitat Java, ZSVfic; Ar
buckle'B Aiokaaka and Lion, $22.80 pel
liul. .,.,,...1 '1 1
iuiriuiiu uoscj vuiuinoia, sx.bu per
100-pound case.
COAb bteady; domestic, $5.007.60
per ion; loreign, $8.6U(9ll.OO.
ubam oniau wnite, no. l, 3c pm
pound; butter, 3c; bayou, 2c; Lima,
ic.
. .. i f,i ....
voauAoa jnanina rope, 154-inch. !
quoted at 9c, and Sisal, 8c per pouud.
Baob. Calcutta, 4!4c
Kick Island, $65.25 per sack; Ja
pan, 4. 60(4.76.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Fiaiuk Net cash prices : Family
tras, $3.363.45 per barrel ; bakers' ex
tras, $3.16iS3.26; siiertiiie, $2.36(g2.o0.
Bahlkv reed, lair to good, 60c;
choice, bi y4e; brewing, 67r70c. .
Whsat Ao. 1 dumping, 96 perctl;
choice, 7K; nulling, 97cgl.o2)tf.
Oath Milling, OOc; surprise,
o0(g&; lancy leed, 700; good to
choice, 0O(!t7O.:; poor to fan, 60
7',,c; gray, 0O70c.
Hops quotable at 67c per pound.
Potatoks Nweet. 60:(u$l; Bur
banka. Ortgon, 45(g00c.
Uniorb uuod to iboice California,
40(t60c
Wool Spring 6 to 8 months Calav
eras, defective tiiaSc; .Northern, good to
choice, 1213)ic; do defective, 810c;
ne iambs aud fall clips, 6(a6c; Ne
va" I a. spring, light and choice, Urillc;
heavy, B(a8c. Fall (Short, trashy ran
Joaquin plains, 3tf6e; good do, 4ic;
.Southern and coaxt, 4(s0c; mountain,
light and Iree, 6(a7c.
Burraa Fancy creamery, 22(32;
aerouns, j(tzic; lancy dairy, 2U(g21c;
fair tociioice, 1 tie 17c
Kuoa Kanch, 36i4"c.
Chbesb hancv. milu. new, 6(38j;
oomuion to it'iod. 3(a6c: Yonng Auier-
c, 5i8-j kju-turn. ll(12c; WW,
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Bank Examiner Carson is in charge
of the Bc-llingbam National bank, bat
it i leported that be has been advised
of the appointment of Georire B.
Blantbard as receiver.
The firct KtiKUfHtious and general
plan of these woman's congresses were
fnrnished by Mrs. Lonlio M. Gordon of
Atlanta, so the board of woman man
agers named her us chairman, with a
large committee of representative ladies
of the south.
"Go into tho North Carolina room,"
said my feminine guide, "and see the
fine millstones. " '
"Millstones! In n woman 'a building?
What on earth are they here for? '
"well, tho quarry they came from
belongs to it lut'ly. "
This is an extreme case, but it illus
trates the logic of much of the arrange
ment At first view the old knives,
swords aud horribly clumsy pistols in
one case looked incongruous, but they
are part of tho exhibit of colonial relics,
Mrs. William Lnwsrin Peel being in
charge as chairman of that committee.
"Patents of American nobility is
what we cull fheso things," she said,
"as the old families can be traced by
them." Here, for instance, are Tecum
seh's pipe, captured by a Kentucky vol
unteer and kept in his family since
J814 ; British swords picked op Jan. 8,
1815, at New Orleans; a tomahawk
brought from Tippecanoe by a Tenuos
seean, invitation to Mrs. Fin ley of
Memphis to attend n bull in honor of
Lafayette, powder horn used by the
donor's great-gTaudfathcr at King's
mountain ; spoons, tin plates, cups, eta.
handed down in like manner, and a vast
array of old miniatures, letters, deeds,
commissions aud fragments of old dress
es. It looks a trifle odd, however, to
see a bust of Darwin, photographs, a
Cremona violin, maps, richly bound
books and elegant modern jewelry in
this collection, but we must remember
that the ladies have been greatly hurried.
Among the really unique and charac
teristic exhibits in this building I am in-
alined to place that of Mme. Alexan
dria LiiiofT Pogosky as first She is in
charge of the Iim'eiun cottage in the up
per hallway, and has shown nuusual
skill and judgment in selecting repre
sentative Itatsiun work, so as to make
tbemostof tlieHimiUspucoallowed. She
ia an artist in all kinds of needlework,
and bus theref'ire made the handiwork
of peasant women in thai line most
prominent "The industry and patience
daughter of the ludy in charge, carries
on the process of lacemnkiug daily in
the ball. This exhibit is all the more
interesting because, so far as I can learn,
there is no regular Russian exhibit In
any of the other buildings.
Another department of great interest
is that of the emergency hospital, man
aged by Miss Almira C. Davis, who won
fame at thn Episcopal hospital in Phila
delphia. That city did an unusual and
most agreeable thing in appropriating
money to send here a class of deaf and
dumb children from her famous shool.
The system of teaching thoin is practi
cally illustrated by Miss Mary & Gar
nett, their teacher.
"Comparisons are odorous," says
Shakespeare, though almost everybody
misquotes it "odious," but after a day
among the advanced women I was seised'
with a whim to contrast them with
the womon who have never advanced.
And, verily, they are to be found
in the Chinese -village. They were
jnst coming out for their regular twi
light chatter when I entered the vil
lage, for it seems a Chinese custom to
give their womon unusual liberties at
that honr. I wish I oould portray the
contrast and express some of the thoughts
it excited. On that side the latest and
most perfect fruit of 8,000 years' con
tinuous progress, the American woman;
ou this tho result of 8, 000 years of stag
nation cud repression) I don't believe
one of these womon could count 100.
What a pity Russia, Jupun and England
can't agroo on some pluu to divide the
whole Chinese empire and lot in modern
wnysl They don't here, at any rate-
even allow their women to enter the
theater, dreary as it is.
On Monday ihey sturted a heavy
trngedy which rims tho entire week,
with performances afternoon and even
ing. I watched it two hours aud will
take my oath that I did not hear a mu
sical sound or witness a really natural
movement. Costnmes, tones and move
ments woro exaggerated out of all like
ness to reul life, und across the back of
the stugn musicians and property men
walked and played whilo the perform
ance went on in front. It represented,
I am told, a famous episodo in the reign
of Rip Suh or some other despot 50,000
years ago, or it may have been but 40,- '
LOULIK M. GORDON.
000, as Chinese history runs into sncb
eons that a variation of 10,000 years is
but a trifling discrepancy. One of the
big officials expired in a fit just after
having ordered the slaughter of 83,000
rebel prisoners, and his dying groans .
were accompanied by the squeaking of
some things they call musical instru
ments about as mmical as a dog struck
with a club, but not half so expressive.
Still it was interesting, as showing
what human nature can run down to.
J. B. Pakkl
Atlanta.
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