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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

The New York Daily NoUs, which
has been selected by District Attorney
Nicoll as the journal to be prosecuted
in test case for violating the electrical
execution law, is a paper not very
generally known outside of the me.
tropolis, but it undoubtedly has large
local circulation and keeps standing a
claim to the largest circulation of any
daily paper in the United States or any
evening paper in the world. The Dailv
NeTs welcomes the prosecution, saying
that the law is plain, that its violation
OF it was most conspicuous, that it is
emlnently proper quick and decisive
test should be made to determine
whether an American newspaper can
be legally gagged, that the duty of the
district attorney is to prosecute law
breakers, that it hopes he will do his
best with law and fact to convict the
paper, and, finally, that "he will find
the Duty Ne@s there at every stage of
the proceedings, and when the final
adjudication is arrived at it will not be,
50 far the Daily Neaos is concerned, until
every resource known to the law has
been exhausted
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

Among the illustrations in last weeks
Scientific american is one of local in
terest-"The frightening of the Vol.
unteer"-the second Wilmington built
champion of the wave; the Mischief,
which held the Americas cup up to the
Puritan-Genesta race, being the first.
The Volunteer, the Priscilla and the
Mischief, as every Wilmingtonian
knows, were all built here, but New
York papers have way of forgetting
or ignoring this. The Scientific Ameri-
can cut represents the Volunteer on the
ways at q Boston yard undergoing
transformation into a schooner. To this
end her hull is being heightened by
building in amidships an additional
section of 90 feet. The Volunteer was
expressly built to defend the cup
against the British champion Thistle,
and everybody knows how success
fully she performed that mission. But
it takes too large crew to handle such
sloop for cruising purposes, the
schooner rig being preferable. The
Maytlower, which won the preceding
race with the Galatea, was afterwards
changed to a schooner rig; but in her
new rig she is by no means as fast a
vessel as she formerly was. General
Paine, the owner of the Volunteer, de-
cided therefore to lengthen the yacht
preparatory to changing her from a
sloop to schooner, so that her original
speed may be the less impaired thereby.
The original measurements of the Vol
unteer were; Length, over all, 106.23
feet; on water line, 1888 feet; breadth
Of beam, 23.16 feet; depth of hold, 1890
feet: tons measurement 200 q
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

.MILFoRD, July 2s-The remains of Mrs.
Hettie Davis were inferred in the old
Methodist cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Carroll died yesterday afternoon.
The party Of fifteen young ladies, who
have been camping at Slaughter Beach for
inc past week, in Chatter-box cottage,
came W yesterday after a most delightful
time. They called themselves the None
Such Club.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

Governor Reynolds has appointed his
predecessor by one remove, ex Governor
Charles G. Stockley, register Of wills for
the county of Sussex. Register Stockley
is capable and worthy and will make a
popular official.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

Pugilism is one of the fine arts, ac.
cording to the decision rendered by the
authorities in charge Of the New York
barge office, in the case Of Crops, an
English bruiser who came over here
under contract and now wants free
ride back. But this is no assurance that
the Treasury Department will rule that
Slayin is an artist, in the event Of the
question of the liability of the importers
Of that bruiser to pay a fine coming up
for dacision.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30
K'anamakcrS

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, July Y, 1891.
Store closed at one o'ckoek
SakMI.aaHS.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

Ferdinand, the crown prince of Bull.
garia, is reported to have yielded to the
pressure brought to bear upon him and
"for reasons of state" to have receded
from his expressed determination to
marry Mile. Vecaresco, brilliant and
charming young woman but not Of
royal lineage. This, if true, prevents
the test being made as to whether old
regulations still retain sufficient potency
to bar from the succession popular
heir to the throne who has sufficient
independence to pick out his own wife.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

The Democratic idea Is that nothing
which is manufactured in the old world
should be made in this country. Morning
Neus.
Nothing Of the sort. The Democratic
idea is that with free raw materials we
can beat the old world in almost any
line of manufacturing; and tin plate is a
raw material in some important Ameri-
can industries. Even as it is, handi-
capped as Americans are by the McKin-
ley tariff, there are many articles which
we can and do sell even in the British
capital. Give them a fair chance and
they need fear no competition on earth.
"Give me free ore," said President Bent
of the Pennsylvania Steel Company,
who is probably Republican in poll
tics, "and l will ship pig iron to
Liverpool and sell steel rails IN
London" The Democratic idea is that
the millionaire manufacturer ought to
be ashamed TO pass round the hat for
the poor mans pennies. The Demo-
cratic idea is q tariff for revenue and
not for protection; but of course with
a war debt, a S11o,ooo,ooo pension list
constantly growing, and billion-dollar
Reed Congress, it is futile to talk of re-
alizing that idea. We must raise the
bulk of our national revenue by import
duties for years to come--our customs
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1890, were 1929, 1858, 5s4, nearly Il
hundred millions of dollars in excess of
the sum mentioned by John Sherman
when he said: 40 talk about pro-
tective tariff is unnecessary, because
the wit of man could not possibly frame
a tariff that would produce $40, 100000
in gold without amply protecting every
domestic industry"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
NV A MIGHT. ASSIGNMENT
na~s' - - 49,.
a Reporters Experience In City Hall
Park In eiRaln.
rCorrespondence Of the Press.l


NEW YORK. April 22,-It, was In city
hall park. There were only three of
them-tramps. On more favorable nights
there would have been fifty. 1t rained.
Hence the desolation Of the place.
Nevertheless / braved tho elements,
and armed with an umbrella and over
coat / sat me on one of the iron seats
which the city provides. l waited long
for developments of my scheme-to in
terview some of the tramps-but small
developments came. 1t was too wet.
And had to content myself with in
terviewing the three unfortunates whom
luck doomed to be there.
The first one / approached seemed to
be asleep. poked him in the ribs, and
he said, 81 amt sleep, cap" And then
he rolled round on the seat and slept
again. He was apparently an habitual.
The second tramp was also asleep, but
when aroused him he said:
"Are you one of those newspaper
blokes?' and, being answered in the af-
frmative, the poor fellows eyes glistened
in the electric light and he said to me:
"You can do something forme. Twas
a carpenter. I superintendent most of
the work on Vanderbilt's houses on
Fifth avenue. But here ana wreck"
/ asked him how could help him, and
he said:
"You just tell the Vanderbilts that
Pete Mcmahon is hard up, an they'll see
to it."
Perhaps they will when they read this.
The third sleeper was peculiar indi-
vidual He resented my awakening of
him, but after little while got him
into good humor and he told me his his
tory. He said his father was celebrated
horse breeder in Frankfort, KY. Nat
urally he followed the stables, and as
luck favored him he was one day rich,
the next poor-in debt. He came on to
New York, played the races and lost.
The hotel people turned him out; he
pawned everything he had; played the
races still, and finally ten cent bed on
the Bowery was a luxury to him. l
asked him:
"How long is it since you made any
money!
And he replied:
made money? The last made was
when roquois won the Derby. Oh, yesi
it's long time ago."
"Then how do you manage to liver" !
asked.
"Well, over in Barclay street often
get dollar for helping the gamblers
seer and I don't often have to sleep out
here"
Ibid not importune him much further.
The poor fellow was sleepy. Igave him
the price of a Bowery cot and went to my
train, but the memory of those three
tramps will haunt me.
The scene will be ever present to me
the great buildings on either side, the
electric lights all around, all indicative
of wealth, and the three unfortunates,
asleep on the cold seats in the park, OBJ
hvious of the grandeur Of the scene OF
of the drenching rain that poured upon
them. These are pictures Of life in q
great city. Why should it be? Ask tbs
conservers of the people. They canno
help it. 1t will ever be so-poverty ant
want and craving, within stones throw
of wealth. For the poor tbars is no
even Justice"
r. w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24

Bake white cake in layers then make a
frosting and spread between layers all over
the outside. To make the frosting, boil one
pound of maple sugar and one cup of water
together until it threads, which will take
about fifteen minutes Saucepan h but test ST ei Eve
thpe SPEOn each time with cold spoon. This
frostine S viii Ii boil over easily and must be
put in much m larger saucepan than If it were
white viii te sn9ar frosting. When il has reached
the point Of threading pour i gradually on
to the well beaten white OF one egg and use
when slightly cool.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
Worlds Fair Gossip.

CHICAGO, April %. - There will be
many conventions and congresses during
he holding of the Columbian exposition
In 1898, and these gatherings will many
of them exert wide influence for years to
come, judging from the results of pre-
vious affairs of their kind. During the
Centennial year a convention of the
friends of international peace was held
in the large hall of the Mercantile IL
brary. The credit of its promotion was
due largely to the late Lucretia Mott, and
it was on that occasion that the writer,
who brought with him credentials from
the Workmen's Peace association of
Great Britain, and of which he was ono
of the founders, first came face to faco
with that gallant band Of Christian
workers in the cause of international
peace, and including Mrs. Mott, Mrs.
Townshend, also now departed; Alfred Fl.
Love, Rev. Henry S. Club and Judge
R. B. Westbrook, that have made the
American branch of the International
Union for Peace and Arbitration infiu-
entail in the council Of peace workers
throughout the civilized world.
Then there was the international con-
vention for the amelioration of all the
ills that afflict mankind. 1t assembled
in Carpenters hall, that structure SO
dear to the hearts of liberty lovers every
where, and of Philadelphians in particu-
lar. But its sessions, as those now alive
will never forget, were brought to a
premature end by the excessive enthu-
siasm of crank, who, after letting
loose couple of white doves as token
of peace and good will, drew a long,
sharp sword from its scabbard and drove
the audience, not even excepting the
venerable Quakers and Quakeresses, pell
nell into the street.
Last, but not least, was the Women's
Social Science congress that assembled
insOctober of the centennial year in st.
Georges hall, and the American partici-
pants in which included Julia Ward
Howe, Mary Livermore, Antoinette
Brown Blackwell, Lucy Stone, Edna
B. Cheney and Grace Anna Lewis.
The first and last of these gather
ings exerted for the time being a far
reaching influence for good, and If this
was the case decade and half ago
what may be expected Of the score or
more Of congresses that Chicago will be
called upon to welcome in 1898?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24

A story Is told of Canon Creighton
during his residence in Worcester. One
day, passing down street in one OF the
poorer quarters of the town, he saw an
old woman endeavoring to wheel a heavy
barrow filed with coal up an alley. The
wheel of the barrow would not, in spite
of all her feeble efforts, be forced over
the edge of the parapet between the
opening and the street. Canon Creigh-
ton saw the situation, deposited his UNI
brella in a doorway and took the old
creature out of the shafts of the barrow.
Then he addressed himself to the task,
and in moment more the load Of fuel
was trundling briskly down the alley in
front Of the future hishon. --ExchanGe-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
detroit Free Press,

you know where to leave me-" said
lady ON Third street car the other day as
the conductor took her fare.
"Yes'm; Columbia street is your street, I
believe" he replied.
The lady retired into brown study, and
one of those men who knows it all and
never gets left, and isn't anybody's fool,
took up the attention of the conductor with
long yarn about how street cars should be
run and what rapid transit would do for
the people, and when the conductor thought
of that woman again he was Just crossing
Willis avenue.
She'll have me discharged il l tell her, +"
he said to himself, and cold drops of terror
stood out on his manly brow.
Once the passenger did look out Of the
car window, but seeing an unfamiliar part
OF the city concluded she was still en- route
to Columbia street.
The car went to the end of the line ana
returned on its way down town again.
"C-o-l-u-m-b-i-ar' called the conductor
bravely, and the lady gathered up her traps
and stepped out on the platform.
GOOD gracious, conductor she Dc
gan
"Hurry up, madam" urged the conduc-
tor. and after assisting her of he hastily
rang the bell and the car started again.
And the astonished woman was heard to
remark, mo wonder the cars 60 slow; they
travel backward. Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
WHICH LoVETH BEST.

Man hath a sturdy and heroic soul;
He can go forth to war and victory,
Can master tears, can smother signs and
groans,
And, without terror, as martyr die.
Woman hath feeble frame and timid heart;
She shrinks in horror from the bloody strife;
Her tears will stream, her signs and groans
have way,
And not unfrighted can she yield her life.
Yet woman has stronger heart than man,
And woman's love more tender is and true;
Firmer her faith, quicker her sympathy,
And more for Jesus will she dare and do.
AL through his mournful pilgrimage below
She was his tender, ever faithful friend;
Mans tickle love oft wrung his soul with woe,
But woman loved him steadfast tn the end.
New York Ledger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24

Bv investing in the UNION MU-
TUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY you will get safe invest
ment-a paying newfoundland
the satisfaction Of promoting the
prosperity OF home institution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24

ne mas ourgrown his church and has
had to hire larger quarters. Even these
are inadequate, and he has plan which
will In less than year be carried out.
He proposes to build "city temple" or
peoples church" which shall com
fortably hold at each meeting 5000
auditors. His plans contemplate that
this shall be free church, and that the
building shall in the main be given up
to business purposes.
n 9
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, az Sz.50
year I; If paid In advance, $500 a. yeaI.
Advertisements inserted In the MAINE STATE
PRESS" (which has large circulation IN every
part OF the State for 81 90 per square Tor rst in
Bertion, and 90 cents per square for each subse'
quent insertion
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
MILLIKEN & co.

f5lHE undersigned have this day formed CO.
Il partnership under the name and style of Mil
iken Co., for the purpose of carrying on gen
eral commission and brokerage business at the
premises 159 to 1856 Commercial street.
GEORGE MILLIKEN,
formerly of w. & G. r.. Milliken
CHARLES ID SEATON
February /, 1891. teb5du
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
AN ELOQUENT PREACHER.
a Letter About the Rev. Thomas
Dixon, Jr.
Correspondence Of the Press.l

Correspondence Of the Press.l
NEW YORK, April 22,-One Of the
most remarkable preachersw haveever
fourished in New York now draws an
immense congregation several times a
week to the large hall of the Young
Mems Christian association in Twenty
third street. This is tie Rev. Thomas
Dixon, Jr., the young pastor Of the
Twenty-third Street Baptist church,
which very soon after his advent there
last May became entirely too small to
hold the crowds which fiocked to all of
his services Mr.. Dixon is such young
man that it is more than passing strange
that he should have attracted SO much
attention and held SO important posi-
ton. went to hear him on recent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
Mrs Halford the late wife of President

Mrs. Halford, the late wife of President
Harrison's private secretary, was really a
victim of the Johnstown disaster. She was
on the express train caught by the flood on
tbo edo Of the hill. and being then an inva-
lid escaned through the water and up the
hilli only by the assistance Of her faithful
dauShter and the colored Pullman car porter
who was aiterward appointed to a place in
the treasury department
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24

"Jilnmieboy has swallowed one of nv
poems," said Rondow, in despair.
That's all right" said the doctor.
"Mush is good for children. Puck.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
AudrOseOggin r. R. City Of Bath Loan

MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD Company
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
PORTLAND, December 10, 1890.
pONDS of the City OF Bath, loaned to Andres
II coggin Railroad Co., falling due January
1891 will be paid at maturity on presentation
Poytland National Bank of Portland, or exchang-
ed for new bonds OF this company, at the option
Of the holder ,sc,orn ,r.
dec23du a. LAPoOOAAs AIesss
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day Sundays excep.eol Dy the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
At 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND ME
TERMS: Seven Dollars a Year. Wnen payment
s made strictly In advance the price VIII NO DIX
dollars.
RATES OF ADyERTIsNG-On inch space OF
the length of column. or twelve lnoS 'so7'pore1f
constitutes square," 1s.
week after; three insertions or less, Sl.oOi con-
tnuing every other day after first week. % cents.
Half square, three insertions or less 20 cents.
one week, $l.O0; 80 cents per week aIIer'
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additlonai.
Under head Of HAMUsEMENTs" and "AUoTIoN
SALES" $500 per square per week; tnree.i nser-
tiOps or less. S1.6O.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-15
OIL INSPECTION MIDDLE.
The Various Companies Still Quar-
reling Among Themselves.

The Various Companies Still Quar-
reling Among Themselves.
The prospect of a renewal of oil IN
Spection in Minnesota seems further
than ever remote. Manager Convers, of
the Standard Oil company; Dilworth
Richardson, of the Independent; Arthur
Macarthur, of the Excelsior, and the
other local managers met with Gov.
Merriam, Attorney General Clapp and
Oil Inspector Nichols at the capitol
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. The
attorney general gave it as his opinion
that Judge Young's decision of two
years ago, making the legal rate for in
Spection 40 cents per package, held
good. Gov. Merriam asked the COM
panies' representatives whether they had
sany suggestions to make, and found
in favor of an arrangement fair
to all the companies which would per-
init the inspection of oil at reasonable
rate. 1t was shown that inspection I'M
der the terms prescribed by the decision
of Judge Young would not pay re-
spectacle salary to one man. and that
the inspector would be compelled to re-
sign if such a rate was allowed. A
proposition made by Manager Convers
drought Manager Macarthur to his feet
with an objection. in which he was sus-
tanned by the representatives of all the
other companies. Half dozen different
plans were advanced, but there was OBJ
lection to all by one side or the other.
AT last it became evident that no basis
of settlement could be reached, and the
meeting adjourned without having ac-
complished anything.
This Is SfFafoE,t
a representative of the GLOBE saw
Mr.. Richardson, of the independent Oil
company, at his Office.
Your meeting this morning does not seem
TO have been productive of very good re-
suits" was suggested.
We'll, we didn't reach settlement but at
all events we are no worse off than before. as
we should have been had we acceded to the
proposition of the Standard people,
What was their proposition?'
simply an offer made by Mr. Convers on
behalf OF the company, to pay the 20 cents
per barrel rste for inspection until the law is
Temedied by the next legislature
That sounds liberal"
Eyes, but there is something behind the
inonchaant offer to tie up S50. 600 OF the Stan
dards money for two years in the state treas
Jury. The Standard can afford to do that
without crlppling its business. The scheme
would involve the tying up of S30,OO0 of this
companys money in the same way. We
cam afford it, and Convers is well aware of
the fact, IL is simply a scheme to cripple
Jhe resources OF the Inde pendent, and the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-15
SOUTH ST. PAUL.

The grading of Allison avenue, in the
First ward of South st. Paul, began yes
terday.
The Dakota County Teachers associ-
alton will meet at the city hall at the
stockyards tomorrow.
the ladies of Inyergrove Methodist
church will give pleasant seciable and
supper Friday evening next.
Robertson & Cogswell, of Lake City,
had the top sale on the cattle market
yesterday. Their fair steers brought
S4.S5.
The funeral of Miss Nellie Camden.
the well beloved daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Camden, who died of con-
sumption at the age of nineteen years.
will be held this morning at o'clock
from st. MichaeFs church, West st.
Paul.
The judges of election appointed for
the election to be held June 2 are as fol-
lows: First ward, James Nichol, A. II.
Pulford, P. j. Mcconnell; Second ward.
j. j. Mitchell, G. u Price, NJ. J. Lie
nau; Third ward, E. E. Sutton, l.. n.
Bye, William Amman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-15
EXIT THE LINCOLN SITE.
Citizens of the Second Ward a
Unit for the Indian Mound
Park

Citizens of the Second Ward a
Unit for the Indian Mound
Park.
Benn Davis, president of the Second
Ward Taxpayers Improvement associa-
ton, writes the GLOBE as follows:
l have read with interest James Mids
dleton's statement in your issue of this
morning relative to the Lincoln and In
dian Mounds park sites. Representing,
as L believe, the majority of the tax
payers, property owners and residents
of Dayton's bluff, it is indeed source
of satisfaction to learn that the East
side syndicate is in favor of the Indian
Mound park site. Whether they have
always been so is matter of small i'm
portance, if they are now ready to CO.
operate with their fellow citizens III
urging the acquisition of a good-siZed
park at, and adjacent TO, the Indian
Mounds, it will be sign that they at
length see that it is advisable to work
in harmony with their poorer neigh
bOrs. The only argument in favor of
the Lincoln park site appears to be
that the East side syndicate feels itself
obligated to the city to let it have the
property, but it seems to me it would be
great hardship on the syndicate to de-
prive it of a bargain which it has ac-
CURED, and which the large majority of
the citizens of the Second ward don't
desire at any price