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AMONG THE GEMS.
Moonstone is a variety of felspar.
Jet is a species of bituminous coal.
The emerald has long been regarded as
a specifio for sore eyes.
The best opals arj now obtained from
Hungary and Honduras.
Tho star sapphire shows in its depths
a white star with five rays.
The diamond in a sufficient heat will
burn liko a piece of charcoal.
The island of Ceylon is the most re
Kiarkablo gem deposit in the world.
Tho largest diamond ever known was
the Great Mogul, which weighed In the
rough 793 carats.
Tho tomb of Mohammed is covered
with diamonds, sapphires and rabies val
ued at $10,000,000.
Hematite was once nsod for cameos
and intaglios, and many ancient gems
are of this mineral.
The diamond mines of Brazil have
yielded over 15,000,000 carats of stones
valued at $150,000,000.
Pearls are sometimes found whose out
er layer is discolored. The pearls may
be skinned and thus improved.
Tho cairngorm, or smoky quartz, takes
its name from a town in Scotland near
which it was first found. It is found in
great abundance in tho United States.
Tho peacock throne of Shah Jehan was
valued at $80,000,000, his crown at $12,
000,000, and when he died $150,000,000 of
gems were found in his treasury. St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
TURF TOPICS.
It will cost not loss than $500 and not
less than six months' imprisonment to
ring a horse In North Carolina this sea
son. Black Diamond, 2:10 J, by Pegasus, who
has won 122 heats in 2:80 or better, was
foaled in 1878 and got when his sire was
but 2 years old.
The pacer Jersoy Girl, 2:23, weighed
but 720 pounds on the day she got her
mark. She wears aluminium shoes which
weigh but three ounces.
In the Montana circuit $70,000 is offer
ed this year in' trotting and running
purses, and California horses will be seen
there in large numbers.
The pacer, whatever may bo his in
trinsic merit or his popularity, la seldom
found in the shafts of a road wagon ia
the vicinity of Now York city.
The fastest dead heat ever trotted was
tho first heat in the Allerton-Lobasco
special at Davenport, la., last August,
in which the former broke down. The
time was 2:151.
Among the state of Maine stallions el
igible to the Blanchard stallion stake
are The Seer, All So, Dictator Chief,
Early Bird, Mahlon, Messenger Wilkes
and Young Pilot
In tho division appropriated to horses
at the World's fair the American trot
ting horse occupies tho place of honor in
tho premium list Besides two diplomas
and a medal, thero is the sum of $5,100
in premiums.
It never failed to cure dyspepsia and
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FLOODS EAST AND SOOTH,
Groat
Damage Deno to Crops
and Property.
MOVEMENTS AT TOE Mm FAIR.
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Tho Sioux City failure Grows
Horo Distressing,
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Floods in Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio. 'May 2. The
heavy rains have, ceased and
cooler weather prevails. The danger of
a disastrous flood Id the Ohio River, is
not now imminent. Tho greatest dam
age was down along the, smaller rivers.
The Ohio and Miami Ire higher thau
since 1884. Along thje Little Miami
thousands of acres of planted ground
are submerged. b
Floods in thejSouth.
St. Louis, May 2-Ad vices from
southern Missouri and northeastern
Arkansas are to the effect that a third
flood this year in the White and Black
rivers is pouring down, doing great
ilumage to all kinds of property. Peo
ple are obliged to abaudou their homes.
Bottom lands, both in the White and
Black rivers, are flooded for scores of
.miles. All crops are damaged or whol
ly destroyed. ,
THE GREAT FAIR OPENING.
What is Being Done in Chicago for
the Entertainment of the World.
Chicago, Ills., May 2. Work on the
unfinished portion of the world's fair
was resumed this morning, and thou
sands of men were soon busy putting
the finishing touches on the great show
while other thousands were at work
putting exhibits into place. In the
midst ofall tbrougsof sightseers strolled
through the grounds, mostly en
gaged in getting an idea of
the architectural splendors on the
position, which so faryoutward ap
pearances go, complete this alone more
han can be accomplished in a single
day. The immensity of the work grew
n the spectators as they moved from
point to point, aud found the amount
of exertion necessary to merely walk
around the great structure. The mere
slight of them does not a (lord a fair
augeof their size, because all are so
large that there Is nothing of ordinary
iimenslous in sight to furnish a stand
ard measurement.
THE LIABILITIES INCREASING.
Tho Sioux City Failures. Growing
Worse From Day to Day.
Sioux City, la., May 2. Asslenee
E.Hubbard, of the Union Loan and
rrust Company, has made a statement
which created a sensation here. When
the company failed the liabilities were
placed at about $750,000, with assets at
twice that amount. It proves from the
assignee's statement that liabilities are
greater, amounting to about $0,000,000.
Paper has been sold all over the coun
try, and is held mainly by banks.
Imlgrants Rushing In.
New Yobk, May 2. There is a big
rush of immigrants for this country,
deveral thou aud n w on tho ocean are
beaded for this pop. The reason for
the rush are th new immigration laws
which go into effect tomorrow. 10,000
Italian left Marseilles on eleven steam
ships which just sailed from that port.
There are 1300 more bound from Bre
men. Thero Is a migration from other
porta equally as large.
J, Ellen Foster Boycotted.
London, May 2. Lady Blddulpb,
lender of tiie British Women's Temper
ance ass clalion, states that Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster, a noted American temper
ance advocate will not be allowed to
speak in the convention of British
Temperance Woman's association.
Cut Rates to Chicago.
Denver, May 2. Denver & Itlo
Grande today further reduced the
round trip ticket to Chicago to $30.
The other roads met the cut, and it is
understood a rate of $20 to Chicago will
be made this afternoon.
Committed iuicide.
Vienna, May 2. Baron Richard
Poese, president ofthe extensively cir
culated tourist's Journal "Fremden-
blatt." suicided by Jumping from a
fourth story window. He was 80 years
old, and feared the loss of his eyesight.
Bicycle Slim.
Utica, N. Y.. May 2. A relay of
bteyole riders from Boctoa toClbeage
reachod hero at noon, six hours behind
schedule.
Man Nearly Drowned.
Eugene, Or., May 2. (JourmAL
Special.) Jaok Heltemus, a city em
ploye on tho streets, was seen today
floating down the mill creek near tho
university perfectly limp, he was got
out, his face being black aud with no
appearance of llfo. However, willing
hands went to work at reausltlon, and
after a few minutes tho man commen
ced breathing and at this time he show
signs of recovery although he Is uncon
scious. It Is not known how or where
he got into tho stream.
Mammouth Leather Trust.
New York, May 2. The organiza
tion of a great leather trust is about
completed. The company Is to bo cap
italized at $130,000,000 dollars. The of
ficers of tho trust are not known.
Behring Arbitration.
Pa'ris, May 2. The Behring sea tri
bunal arbitration resumed its session
today. J. C, Carter, counsel for the
United States, continued his argument.
FLOODS AND WATER SPODTS.
The Mississippi River on a Ram
page. Texas and Arkansas Report De
structivo Storms Parts of
St. Louis Under Water.
St. Louis, May 2. The river Is still
rising. Up to G o'clock last night the
water caused tho abandonment of the
greater portion of tho East Carondelet
telegraph ofllce. The Bt. Louis con
necting railway was wrecked this
morning and several small buildings
were washed away. Many persons
who have been living in the second
story of their home were forced-to
move out altogether today and several
had narrow escapes, barely getting
away before the residences collapsed or
floated away. At Belleville several
manufacturing establishments were
forced to shut down, the boiler rooms
being inundated.
The distrlot known as "Oklahoma"
Is now a vast lake with hero and there
a hastllv vacated shanty protruding a
few fe t above the water. The Bt.
Louis dock warehouse gave way about
noon and fully one-fourth of the vast
building with heavy contente, fell In a
heap, the roof sinking aud settling
upon the wreck. Thousands of barrels
of flour, Backs of grain and a miscellan
eous lot of other goods were precipitat
ed Into the water, Clscero Pate, col
ored, was crushed to death. Two other
laborers wero injured. The loss will be
heavy.
Tho Mississippi.
Bt. Paul, Minn., May 2. The
Mississippi river Is rapidly attaining a
flood height. Tho government gauge
at 8t. Paul registers thirteen feet. It Is
now nearly a loot higher than at any
previous time this spring, and Is going
up rapidly. With the danger line at
St. Paul at fourteen feet tho river will
have to rise but little before serious re
sults follow. As compared with form
er spring rises in the month of April,
this Is almost unprecedented. St. Paul
people look for high water In tho month
of June, At Grand Forks tho steamer
Alsop, of the Red III ver Transportation
company, returned today from Bel
mont, with 700 bushels of wheat, all
that was savod from 8000 bushels stored
In the river storehouses of the Minnea
polis &. Northern Elevator company,
which was completely destroyed by
the flood. The company has 60,000
bushels in the other warehouses which
were wrecked by the floods.
Floods and Storms.
Parib, Texas, May 2 A cloudburst
swept the slope of the mountains here
andcairled away thirty-five miles of
the Frisco r illroad tracks. Tho Arkan
sas river la eight miles wide and much
damage Is done along its course. Five
farm houses a few miles this side of
Fort Smith were demolished by whirl
wind, Vak Buren, Ark.r May 2. Two
wateropouta struck northern Crawford
county and washed out bridges and
railroad tracks on the Santa Fe. It Is
feared the damage done Is Immense
and many Uvea are lost.
Alton, III., May 2. In the past
forty-eight hours the river here baa
risen nearly three feet and la still boom
ing. South and east of here the farms
are notnjng but watery wastes. Sever
al are down at Wood ltlver, and the
work of rescuing has eommencKxl, The
Wabash branch was abandoned this
afternoon,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S Gov't Report
RoYal
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THE FOREIGN NEWS BAG.
Postal Cards from Over the Wide
Water.
WHAT EUROPEAN MONARCH ARE DOING.
Socialists, Mobs, ttiots, News
papers Suppressed Fun
Generally.
New York, May 2. Details of a riot
on the British island of Dominica say
a bailiff endeavored to eject defaulters
from taxes whose property iiad been
bought in by tho government, but was
resisted. The British warship Mohawk
arrived from tho neighboring Island of
Antigua with tho British governor,
Sir William Haynes bmlth, who con
ferred with the rioters. He subse
quently landed 20 bluejackets to en
force the baillfPs order. A flfjht en
sued, In which four rioters were hilled
and many woundod. Captain Bailey,
of the Mohawk, four police and many
bluejuckets were hurt.
Corner
London, May
Burs ted.
2. The Financial
News anuounces that the gigantic
corner in coflee engineered by Kalteu
baoh, the Paris broker, has collapsed,
implicating 30 flrmB in Havre and a
number of firms in Antwerp and Ham
burg. Kaltenbauh carried 1,000,000
bags of coffee. Zlecen tly bewwjunable
to make good hi margins lii New York
and the coffee held by his agents there
was forced on the market, causing a
heavy fall In prlcos. The Unit manuged
to rally them partially, but was unable
to continue the fight.
Celebrating May Day.
London, May 1. May day waB cele
brated by socialists throughout Europe.
In Paris and throughout the provinces
the celebration 1 proceeding quietly
everywhere. There 1b no disorder In
Belgium and the oelebratlou proper
will not take place till the close of work
ing hours, acd then there will be a pro
cession, addresses, etc. Meetings are
prohibited in the reoently disturbed dls
triota. The weather is rainy and un
favorable in Germany, and so far the
celebratIou have not taken place.
Suppressing Newspapers.
City op Mexico, May 2.--The gov
ernment has begun to suppress all
newspapers In Mexico which are pro
nounced in their opposition to the Diaz
administration. Nearly 100 news
papers, Including El Democrats, ono of
leading dallies of this city, wore forced
the by tho authorities to suspend
publication last week.
Five Days' Holiday.
Melbourne, May 2. Consequent on
the general uneasiness caused by many
Important bank failures, tho Colonial
government had ordered a flyo days'
bank holiday to allow time for the
banks still solvent to adopt measures of
self-protection. Bomo of tho banks
pay no attention to the proclamation
and continue business as usual.
Bad Weather.
Buda-Pbsth, May 2. A steady ralu
Is falling throughout Hungary. This
tias relieved tho anxiety .regarding the
wheat crop. The rain Is too late, how
ever, to save the barley aud oat crops.
Viknha, May 2. Though rain. is
falling in Hungary, drouths continue
In Austria, and the farmers are des
pondent. Coadjutor to Bishop Seasick.
St. Louis, May 2. Bishop Ityan, of
Philadelphia, said yesterday: "The
pope will today make the aunouncmeut
of the appointment of the Right Rev,
John J. Kaln, bishop of Wheeling, W,
Va., as coadjutor to Archbishop Pdter
It. Kennlck, of this diooete." Bishop
Kaln was second on the list of those
seat to remedy the suffragan bishop,
He was the first choice ofthe priests
ofthe archdiocese, He was born about
fifty-two yean age In Martlnburg, Va,
I He was graduated from St. Peter's sew
Baking
Powder
inary in Elliott county, Md and took
his theological course at St. Mary's
college, Baltimore. Ho was ordained
a priest in July, 1&8.0, by Archbishop
Spauldlng. Soon afterward he was sent
to Virginia, and was made bishop of
Wheeling In May, 1885.
A Vienna Mob.
Vienna, May 2. Flftyslx meetings
were held by worklngmeu in the city
and Its suburbs. At 5 o'clock 200,
000 men aud women were massed on
the Prater. They sang the "Marsell
llase" and other revolutionary hymBB,
cheered the strikers who demand univ
ersal suffrage, and at 0:30 began to
march through the city. All tho sol
diers are confined to'tho barracks. As
several thousand laborers passed Em
peror Franz'1 Joseph .barracks they
cheered the soldiers and tho soldiers re
turned the cheers. The incident illus
trates well the good feeling which pre
vailed In the city throughout tho day.
A May Day Riot
Marseilles, May 2. A largo part of
the working population took part in
tho May day celebration. Toward
evening the crowds In tho streets be
came very disorderly. The police tried
to arrest several socialists who were
waving red flags and inciting the work
men to violence. The crowd resisted,
and a fight In wbloh the police were
worsted followed. The hussars came
to tho assistance of the police and a
general fight began. The hussars fin
ally drove the mob away after a num
ber were woundtd.
i --sv Caham KsTolatlea.. . r,
Madrid, May 2. Tho newspapers
advice urgent uolion to pt.t down the
Cuban revolution and dtoluro that na
tional sentiment demands that the
last remnant of Spanish colonial empire
In America should be kept at any cost.
New York, May 2. -Tho Herald's
Key West diupatch gives further ad
vices regarding the Cuban revolution.
It Is said to bo duo to dissatisfaction ov
er tho election of representatives to the
Spanish Cortes In March, and to exces
sive taxation. The force of the Insur
rection list April 28 amounted to 1600
men, unusually well armed.
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MARKETS.
Portland, May 2, Wheat valley
$1.20. Walla Walla, $1.12J.
Ban Francisco, May 2. Wheat,
May JI.25J.
Chioaqo, May 2. Wheat .71J.
BUTTERCUP, POPPY, FORQETMENOT. J
Buttcroun. ropur. forcotmenot
Thee three bloomed la a garden :
"Pot,
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Ana once, all marry wiui tonir urn
A little one heard three voices tan
"Bblna or tbadovr, summer or spring--O
thou child with the tangled hair
And laughing eyes we three shall bring
Each an offering, passing falrl"
Tho Ilttlo one dlii not understand,
Hut tho limit and kissed the dlmplod hand.
Uuttorcup gamboled all day long,
Bharing the little one's mirth and seaffi
Then, stealing along on mlstr gleams.
Poppy came, bringing the sweetest dream,
Playing and dreaming that was all,
Till once the sleeper would not awake.
Kissing the little face under the Dill,
We thought or the words the third Honor
spake,
And we fotr.il, betimes. In a hallowed spot
The solace aud peace of forgetmtnot,
Buttercup shareth the Joy of day,
Glinting with gold the hours ot sit
Brlngeth the poppy sweet repose,
When the hands would fold and the eyes
would cIobq.
And after It all tho play and the sleep
Of a little llfo-whut cometb thenT
To the heart that ache And the eyes that
weep
A wee llower brlngeth God's peace again.
Each one scrreth Its tender lot
uuttoriup, poppy, forgetmunot.
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