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The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ROBERT DOWNING.


The theatre going public are so well ac-
quainted with the play of "Spartacus." that
to dwell upon its merits at this late day
would be almost like giving the plot OF Rich-
ard Ill. The two great delineators OF the
gladiator, Edwin Forrest and John McCul-
Tough. have both been seen in the character
in Portland, the latter only few years ago,
Audiences composed of the most intelligent
citizens have In the past. greeted the great
actors who essayed this characterization mere
MIR. Downing will, without doubt, be equally
favored The tickets will be ready at the
box office Wednesday. The New York Trib-
une said of Mr.. Downing's "Spartacus" III
is earnest, it is conscientious, II Is praise
worthy. He was called before the curtain
and loudly applauded."
WHITNEY MocKRIDGE.
Speaking of Mr.. Whitney Mockridge, the
great tenor. who will appear at City Hall,
Wednesday, March 9TH. the Music and Drama
saws: "The honors of the evening belong de-
cdedly to Mr.. Mockridge, whose voice is OF
a pure tenor quality, and is used with con-
siderable skill. His high notes are taken at
times ches. and again falsetto, or rather
demi-falsetto, and the choice between the
two modes is made with the greatest discre-
tiOn."
NOTES.
Subscriptions to the organ recital to. be
given in this city by Mr.. Frederick Archer,
the celebrated New York organist, are COM
ing in WELL Still 800 tickets must be sub
scribed before Saturday night, in order TO
know at an early date whether he shall he
engaged or not. Tickets can be subscribed
for at f. d. Clark's as well as at Stock
BRIDGES :,
The new Portland Glee Club will sing. in
Portland about the first of March, and other
dates will probably be made in various places.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
a Fair Trial

OF Hoods Sarsaparilla for scrofula, salt rheum,
or any affection caused by impure blood, is snfi-
cient to convince any one of the superior and
peculiar curative powers of this medicine. The
following statement is right to the point:
any daughter Mary was afflicted with scTof-
ulous sore neck from the time she was % months
old till she became years of age. Jumps formed
in her neck, causing great annoyance. and two OF
them, after growing to the size OF a pigeons egg
broke and discharged. One became a running
sore for more than three years. We thought we
would give Hoods Sarsaparilla a thorough trial
We began with ii in January. and In a few months,
after she had taken five bottles. all suppuration
had ceased. We then waited three months,
when, as new lump was beginning to form, we
again gave her Hoods Sarsaparilla. After she
had taken less than two bottles the lump and all
indications of scrofula had entirely disappeared,
and now she seems to be a healthy child"
j. s. CARLILE, Nauright. N. j.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists 81 six for So. Prepared only
bye. l. HOOD q CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
ian1 d&W1ynrm
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
Policemen and Rum shops.

To the Editor of the Press:
In the PRESS of the 24th you have what
you call "One of Mr.. LeLacheur's statements
at the City Hall Saturday night is thus re-
ferred to by the sunday Times:
s'Mr LeLacheur stated last night at City Hall
clergyman to go into rum shop and stay there
half an hour" &c.
/ wish to say that the report of the meet
ing as given in the Times says that said:
.sAnother evening we saw an officer come out of
a rum shop, aud later heard him report at the
patrol box"
1t does not say that l said he was in the
rum shop half an hour. The Argus which
has very extensive report of what l said;
has this report:
zone evening we saw an officer coming around
the corner of India and Commercial street with
man who was not an officer; we saw that ofncer
90 into a rum shop and we stood there until ne
came out; we stood at his back until after he
came out Of the rum shop, and while he reported
his name at the patrol box"
About the half hour in that report l say
that did not name any length OF time at
City Hall on Saturday night.
d. w. LELACHEUR.
[If the only charge is that an officer went
into rum shop then the reply is that it is a
part of an officers business to go into rum
shops. The burden of the most of Mr. lie
Lacheur's complaints has been that they did
not go into rum shops often enough
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
THE ALUM BAKING POWDERS.
Action of the Massachusetts, State
Board of Health.
The Names Of the Alum Brands Pub
Iished-The Methods by Which They
are soId-Necessity for National
Pure Food Law.

The Massachusetts State Board of Health,
like the State Food Commission of Ohio
publishes the names Of the alum powders
found on sale within its jurisdiction as the
most effective way to prohibit the sale of
what it sclasses as a detrimental article of
food.
The report names twenty-seven brands of
alum baking powders detected, many of
which will be recognized by housekeepers
who have been using them under the repre-
sentation that they were pure and whole
some cream of tartar baking powders.
Being cheaply made these goods are sold to
the retail dealer at price that affords him
large profit, and the retail dealer, probably
unaware of their nature, is induced to push
their sale in place of pure powders upon which
the profits are smaller. In this way they are
being placed in considerable quantities into
the hands of consumers who have not
suspicion Of their real character.
Alum baking powders have been legally
declared adulterated articles of food in the
State of New York, and several parties have
been convicted of violating the Food adulter-
alton laws in selling them.
The prevalent method of disposing Of
these goods where it is not prohibited by
law, is by accompanying each package with
gift or lottery ticket. In several States
acts have been passed making this misde-
meanor In such localities manufacturers Of
alum baking powders who regard the law
have been compelled to reduce the price
from 80 or 40 to 20 cents per pound, at which
rate they are now generally sold without
gift. AS an Illustration of the low value OF
the alan baking powders, the fact is stated
that one of them, no worse than the others,
is sold at cents pound. The extent to
which the poorer classes, who are their chief
users, are imposed upon when they are
charged from 20 to 40 cents for similar
article is quite apparent.
The following are the names of the alum
baking powders as given by the reports of
the Massachusetts State Board of Health
ALUM BAKING POWDERS;
Dayis,s. ASP.
Henke, STATE,
Silver Star, Silver King,
Ne Plus Ultra, Welcome,
Enterprise, Old colony
Can't Be Beat, Crystal,
Eureka Centennial,
International GEN.
Puritan Windsor,
Albany Favorite, Sovereign,
Golden Sheaf Daisey,
Bnrnett's Perfect. Geo Washington,
Forest City, fieur Ge LIS,
While many of the alum baking powders
named are only known locally, others are
found in almost all sections of the country.
Those of largest sale are made in New York
and Ohio. An avoidance of the brands
named by the Ohio and Massachusetts State
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
q I,iiowing will be the programme:


Sculptor chiseling his model; artists ideals,
lows; Oriental Dancing Girl Spanish Flower
Girl. Listening to the Fairies, Nydia the Blind
Flower Girl of Pompeli
Good seats can be secured at StockbIidge's.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
mi. @. N. ASSOCIATION.

A stated meeting of the Maine Charitable Me-
chanic Association, will be held In the Library
Room, Mechanics Building, on IHohoDAh
EVENING, March LIST. at 7.30 o'clock.
feh28d3t r. b. SWIFT. Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
ARRIAcES.

my fate cries OUT" Use Index Soap.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
ySm ADvERTasEmEN TODAY.

Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia, and
too hearty eating, is relieved at once by taking
one of Carriers Little Liver Pills mme diately
after dinner. Don't forget this
feb28 d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
oPENI ING +!

How early it seems, you say, show Dress Goods.
shall have this Monday Morning of displaying
entirely Shades and many New Fabrics Some
thing Melton SIoo The shades rich and very
So CENTS good we have
rs and another ot not quite as good
includes all the New range OF
Shades which are going to be so popular Spring. Just
to Intending New Dresses this
season do middle of March the first of
April before YOU buy right in and select dresses
The arrival is always the best
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28
T.F.HOMSTED, 4S' s sossss st STREET.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

u,HE ce-partnership heretofore existing between
Jesse d. Wilson and Levi I. Hoyt, under the
firm name of WILSON s. H0YT, is this day dis
nj accoI;nts AGAINST the late firm win be settled by
NJ + Il Howl JESSE ID. WILSON,
i' " LEVI r. H0YT.
DESIRE to state to the patrons OF the above
III firm that viii continue business at the old
stand. 1l9 Market street. under the flrm name Of
H. r Hoyt & Co., and shall offer great bargains
in buying and selling second hand furniture, car
p1 aeh,ss41w' LF. HOYT s. co.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28

While many of the alum baking powders
named are only known locally, others are
found in almost all sections of the country.
Those of largest sale are made in New York
and Ohio. An avoidance of the brands
named by the Ohio and Massachusetts State
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-28

Index Soap is G. P.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
AN INTERESTING SESSION.
Large Attendance at tho Iowa
Teachers Association.
THE WAR ON SALOONS RENEWED
Ten Cases Against Transportation
Companies" Filed at Sioux City
-HcndcrsOu's Chances For
the Speakcrship.


DEs MoINEs, Ia Dec 2S.--l Special Tele
gram TO The BEE To-day the attcndance e
at the State Teachers association reached
nearly five hundred, and the interest is un.
abatcd The first paper of the day was by
Superintendent Daniel Miller, of Newton, on
the relation of the association to the public at
large, being resume of the history of the
organization and It's perccptibc effect on the
public Superintendent IL. G.. Saunderson,
Of Burlington, read "a fine paper on "Rhetor-
iCals.n How to Familiarize the People
With Actual School Work. was the subject
of paper BY Superintendent Taylor, of Polk
county followed by n discussion by Superin-
tendcnt Miss Mamie Torrance, of keolxuk
county
Prof. Parvln introduced resolution pro-
viding for the insertion in the proceedings OF
this association of pictures and biographies
of the pioneers In Iowa educational work
which was adopted
The report of the educational council was
adop ed embracing the following points
The county superintendent shall be held re
sponsiblc for the success of the normal insti-
tute; every institute shall have "A conductor !;
the approval of the state superintendent
shall be guaranty of the ability of the con-
ductor; the conductor shall be selected by
the county superintendent, and consulted on
Sho,iS conenlt ,,.ith tbc .nn,t,, s,,nnr'ntnnIl
ent rcgarding the work of tho institute
M, .,,n.t or tn ~ ,,,, -, ;t,oo ~, b;Srh scb ool,
was read and adopted dividing the high
Tom,, ,onris co,,rso ct cioss. tI,,ao yoSrs
soconJ ci,ss NV" vnars thirI Class Th
o,dimorv hrnnchos arc NOT tn hn consiIarad n
nart of biyb school Ivnrir All nroduntns
from first class high schools shall be ad-
ingn va ''' '''''o
The committee on industrial schools 20
nortnd hat the trand Of nnhlic oninion ia IN
80 d. ~ -, ,;I f, b 20 tI no 49,
,, iS'o 1 'tovI va, W do
DE- oS ~ in,, ~ tho
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Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
The Historical Assoc,ntion.

WAsnrNGYoN, Dec. 2S.-At the morning
session of the American historical ASSOCIATION
Willard Clark Fisher, fellow in Cornell uni
versity, read u paper upon American trade
regulations before l1S9 the date of the first
federal customs act Prof. G.. Brown Goodc,
assistant secretary of the Smithsonian insti-
tutc, read paper upon the use ana limita-
tions of historical museums. He said that
the boundary limo between the library and
museum is neither straight nor plain. The
library is most useful to the cducatcd tho
museum is useful TO the educated and uned-
uCatcd alike, To the masses as well AS to the
few, and is powerful stimulant of intel
lcctual activity III either class. The museum
of to-day Is no longer a chance usscmblage
of curosities, but rather of objects selected
with reference to their value { o investigators
or their possibilities for public enlargement
The museum of the future, said the speaker,
may be made one of the chief agencies of
higher civilization. l hope the time will
come when every town will have both its
public museum and its public library, each
with staff of competent men mutually
helpful and contributing largely to the intel
lectual life of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
Another Communication.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Dec. 27.-To the Editor
Of The BEE: l notice you have lengthy
communication on the Chester Turney case,
sent from thus city. The story may be true,
but / am of the opinion that it is highly
colored. 1t is in the same tenor OF many
which the governor has received, imploring
him for pardon. There have also been
many letters of different tenor, remonstrat-
ing against executive clemency. The gov
ernor has taken much interest in the case
bottom. The popularity of the case is that
the more he has investigated the more he
has become convinced of the boys depraved
and dangerous character, and the less Is he
inclined to grant him an unconditional par
don, as the young mans friends demand.
The trial in the lower court seems to have been
rather irregular, but the Irregularities do not
seem to have been fatal to the Justice of the
verdict, for after fun argument before the
supreme court "A rehearing was denied. No
b reasonable person could conscientously say
that the supreme court was prcjudiced, and
indeed they cannot say that the governor is
preiudiced. 1t is safe to say that If it had
not been for the young mans fool friendsr
he you'd have received a conditional pardon
BiX months ago, but the governor does not
feel justified IN riding over the courts and
saying that the young man is innocent when
he has clearly been proven guilty. On the
grounds of charity, also, it is questionable
whether it would be best to grant pardon,
ms it is doubtful if the young man and his
mother. broken as they are in health OF mind
md body, and destitute OF this worlds goods,
would be able TO MAINTAIN themselves. The
governor refuses to be interviewed, but the
above may be regarded AS practically his
views as obtained from gentleman who is
officially close to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
PROTECTING LABoHERs.
How Money sharks May be Baked in
GnruishiuU

One of the first bills prepared in this city
| is summarized below 1t provides for the
better protection of the earnings OF laborcrs,
servants and other employees of corporations,
firms or individuals engaged IN interstate
business
1t provides that it shall be unlawful for
any creditor of, or other holder Of any evi-
dcncc of debt, book account, or clam of any
name of nature against any laborcr servant
clerk or other employee of any corporation,
firm or individual, in this state, for the pur-
pose below stated, to sell, assign, transfer, or
by any means dispose of any such claim, book
account bill or debt of any name or nature
whatever to any person or persons firm
corporation or institution, or to institute in
this state or elsewhere, or prosecute any
SUIT or action for any such claim or debt
against any SUCH laborcr, servant, clerk or
Cmpoyc by any process seeking to seize, at.
taCh or garnish the wages of such person
or persons earned within sixty days prior to
the commencement of such proceeding, for
the purpose of avoiding the effect of the
laws of the state of Nebraska concerning
exemptions from execution allowed to heads
of families Hereunder
In section second it is declared unlawful
for any person or persons to aid, assist, abct
or counsel violation of section | Of this
act for any purpose whatever.
In any proceeding, section third provides,
sections | or , of the act, proof of the
institution of suit or service of garniSh-
ment summons by any person, firm or ind-
vidual, in any court OF any state or territory
other than this state, or III this state to
seize by process of garnshment or other
wise, any of the wages of such per
sons as defined in section 1 OF this act shall
be deemed prima facie evidence of an eva
sion of the laws of the stase of Nebraska
and IA breach of the provisions of this act on
the part of the creditor or resident in Ne
braska causing the same TO be done.
According to section any persons, firm,
company, corporation or business institution
guilty of a violation of sections or 2 of the
act shall be liable to the party injured
through such violation of the act for the
amount of the debt sold, assigned, trans
fcrred, garnished or sued upon, with all costs
and expenses, and reasonable attorneys
fees, to be recovered in any court of compc-
tent jurisdiction IN this state; and shall iur-
ther be liable on prosecution TO punishment
by line not exceeding 500 aud costs OF pro
secution.
The act is to go into effect upon passage
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
Trial Trip Of the Vesuvius.

PHLApELPRA, Pa, Dec, 2S.-The new
dynamite cruiser, Vesuvius, which left
Cramps shipyard, yesterday, for Delaware,
bay, there to have test of high speed. re-
turned to the shipyard att o'clock this after
noon. The course in the bag where the trial
was made was reached last evening before
dark, and although the wind was blowing
gale, the sea heavy, and there
were other disadvantageous conditions,
The contractors concluded to haze
u trial before dark, The course of two miles
was made IN five inmates and ffty-four sec
pnds, three seconds faster than the time
fixed by the board, requisite to rate OF
twenty knots. Another run was made in
six minutes, twonty-one seconds. which was
twenty four seconds over time. This morn
Ing another trial was made, but during the
run one of the air-pump levers broke and the
Last half knot was run with only one engine.
The time made was six minutes and eighteen
seconds, and the trial was then abandoned
nnd the ycsuvius returned to the city.
Heavier air-pump levers will be provided,
and another trial will be made as soon as
they are fitted The horse power developed
et the time the air-pump lever broke was
A.9oO.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
Renewing the War on Saloons.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 2s.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. There was to-day a re-
ncwal of the war which drove the saloons
out of Sioux City. The legal war now is
against the pretended transportation COM
panies, which are the successors OF the
saloons. The saloons were rcopened year
ago in Covington, in Nebraska just across
the Missouri river, and the transportation
companies made show of opening offices in
Sioux City, through which orders for carry
ing liquors were filled These Offices have
become mere doggeries, the show of trans
porting liquor, in obedience to orders, being,
in most cases, fraud and evasion. The
Law and Order league, which closed the
saloons, has collected sufficient evidence to
convict nearly all the p"oprictors of the So
called transportation companies. To-day ten
prosecutions were begun in the district
court, and more are ready to file. AS most
of the defendants have already been con-
victed, the penalty in these cases will be im-
prsonment in the penitentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29

WAsnlNGroN, Dec, 2S.- Commissioner
Stockslager, IF the general land office, has
rejected the claim of the state of Colorado
for lands selected by the state as indemnity
for losses from the school grant by reason of
school sections that are included in Indian
reservations. The selections are embraced
in certain lists transmitted to the commits
sioner from the local offices at Pueblo, Lead
vile and Glenwood Springs, Colorado and
cover 81, 1913 acres of land. The ground of
rejection IS that the lands were all selected
IN one body. which is not in conformity with
the act of March 3, 1915, admitting Colorado
into the union. This act provides that the
lands selected as indemnity for the loss of
granted school sections shall be "as contigu-
Gus may be- to the land lost. The rejected
selections will be subject to settlement and
entrV.. E.E
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
a l'l,iCky OtiiVcr.

Chicago, Dee. 2S.-loliccman Luke ! }ur ic,
after being shot three times and fatally
wounded, tonight gave chase TO his aSsail-
ant, Thomas Reynolds a brclimaller, and
brought him down with two bullets. One Of
Reynolds shots wounded a Mrs Wulluns,
but not seriously. Officer Burke had been
detailed to arrest Mrs. Williams husband on
the charge of wife beating Reynolds had
been drinking heavily and mad Il spite against
Burke. He happened along, ana without Il
word commenced shooting, while the police
Williams door. Reynolds may recover.
Thn allNgnd Miie hnntar gANN himsNlf Mn.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
Thn Whisky IruSt.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2S,-George w. Duck
worth, treasurer of the Western Export as
sociaton known as the whisky trust being
asked about the truth of the rumor that the
association would tomorrow make re-
duction of 10 to IL cents in whisky, in order
to bring outsiders TO terms said: ''rhere is
no fight at all. The association has deeds
for eighty-iive olt of eighty-sevcn plants in
the west, and cannot be affected by outsiders.
The association proposes TO make the best
goods and put them on the market at The
lowest prices. IL deiies all competition in
goods it makes"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
District Court

The witnesses in the State VS. Elizabeth
Beechler, alias King were bound over yos
terday to appear at the next term of court, in
bonds of $500. Their names are Louis Thomas,
Joel Smith, John Nagle and G. w. Scott.
The following prisoners now held in the
county jail, were bound over to appear at the
next term of court: Laura b. McCargcr,
Thurman n. Shepherd, +. Coleman, Eugene
O'Hara, j. w. Hall, Louis Berghotf Bernard
Graus, Lincoln Dubois, John Grady, John
LAWN, f.. Rowe ahd John Bond.
Jessie f. Edwards filed u suit against Jerc-
mah G. Wilcox and Grace o. Edwards, a
minor, and prays for n partition of certain
property situated in Wilcox's second addi-
tion in accordance with her petition or in
such other manner rs the court may elect,
and that each of the parties to this suit be or
dered to pay one-third of the taxes and costs
of action.
John O'Connell has appealed to the district
court against the decision of Justice Reed in
nell, for the recovery of Sl3.53
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 2S-A Post-Dispatch
special from Gainesville, Tex, says hun
dred families with teams crossed the South
Canadian river at Purcell l. r., yesterday,
entering the Oklahoma country at that
point, and settled on claims along the Can.
adian river near Purcell.
Latest advices from the Indian Territory,
received by the Post Dispatch through let
ter from Oklahoma station on the Santa Fe
railroad, are that the Indian scouts who
were reported yesterday as having driven a
number of settlers and others from the place,
have suddenly departed, their chief having
received information from headquarters that
his action was arbitrary and unauthorized
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29

WAsHINGToN, ID. C., Dec. 2S,-Irving NJ.
Scott, president of the Union Iron works,
of San Francisco, was at the navy depart
ment to-day. in conference with different
bureau officers in regard to the conditions
under which the steam trial trip of the
cruiser Charleston shall be conducted The
acceptance of the vessel by the government
will depend upon the success of this trial
Scott said the vessel will be, ready for the
test in about six weeks. The Charleston is
the first vessel of the new navy constructed
on the Pacific coast, and unusual interest is
manifested by naval officers in regard to her
speed and construction.