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The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16
THE FREE PASS BUSINESS.

TIE controversy between the Hon. Will
liam E Chandler and the Boston 81 Maine
railroad still continues to rage in state
ments aud coanter-statenents In the news
papers and before the Interstate com.
Msrce commission. Many of the asser.
tlons made by Mr. Chandler are, if untrue,
decidedly iibellous in their character, and
the best Say to settle them would seem to
be an appeal to the courts Of the State of
New Hampshire. The Interstate com
merce commission has nothing TO do with
them. and newspaper discussion can never
settle tnem Hut one of Mr. Chambers
charges is fairly subject FOR the Inter
State commerce commission. We refer to
the matter OF the issue of free passes.
Mr.. Chsc'iler has charged formally before
tho commission that the road has rs.
sued passes in violation of the Inter.
State commerce law. The commission was
constituted for the express and only pur.
pose of seeing that that law was obeyed by
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16
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THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, DE, EMBEa Is.

There are many signs that we are to
have another visit this winter of the grip.
Already 1t is reported to be raging In
Western cities with considerable virulepce.
When it first appeared several years ago
we were accustomed to refer to this cpl
demic somewhat humorously, as if it were
disease of little consequence, but expert
ence has taught that it frequently is very
grave affair, Oftentimes greatly depressing
the system and leaving behind it a long
train of evils. 1t behooves everybody.
therefore, to guard against undue expos
ure and fatigue, and at the appearance of
the malady to seek professional advice.
Much mischief has been done by reckless
use of the remedies which have been pre-
scribed in the newspapers, and which,
though useful In competent hands, have
often done much harm in the hands Of un-
professionals.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16

the roads; and therefore Ii is expressly
their business to deal with this accu-
sation. Wat Mr.. Chambers motive in
making the charge is of little consequence.
he may be animated by personal spite
against the members OF the directory of
that road, and the question of rhe public
good may not seriously have entered his
head. That however makes no difference.
A large percentage of prosecutions for vio-
lation of law proceed from personal ill-will
but no court thinks of throwing them out
on that account. If formal charge has
been made to the Interstate Commission
that the Boston 81 Maine road is violating
q section OF the Interstate law it should
investigate 1t and ascertain whether or not
it is true. And it is its duty to do this not
merely for the sake of correcting the prac-
tice of this road If it has been wrong, but
for the purpose of expounding the law in
regard to this matter of free passes and in
forming the other roads of the country
which, we are inclined TO t1ink, have been
no less guilty than the Boston 81 Maine
precisely what the law is. An exposition
of this kind Is sadly needed, and the Inter
State Commission is the only authority
from which 1t can proceed. When Con-
gress passed the Interstate law it under
took to take the railroads to a considerable
extent out of the hands of their owners
and to lay down rules for their man.
agement. Whether this was wise or not is
a question about which there Is wide diff
ference Of opinion. But there can be no
difference of opinion as to the obligation Of
Congress, If it undertakes to prescribe
rules for the running of the railroads, to
make them so clear that the roads may be
able to understand them. II it creates an
official interpreter. as it did when it con-
stituted the Interstate Commission then
the business of the interpreter is to in
terpret, and If it refuses to do it or does not
do it clearly then the roads can hardly be
blamed if they go wrong.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16

curious outline, nor do we ever see we'll
formed Indian or gypsy woman with his
hour-glass figure. 1t has been recovered
for modern civilization to invent the brace
known as the corset, and to its slow CON-
preston. woman can now boast a fiaure
like which there is nothing In the world OF
nature or art. Either physical development
or tight clothing must go. The author also
says that every girl who has the will to do
it, can improve iher body If Improvement
10 needed, either In the line OF strength and
health, or of suppleness and ease by per-
severing practice o even such a simple and
incomplete list as here given. One. among
her references to schools Is, that paupers
aud criminals, in many cases. have the
most approved and scientific system of
ventilation provided for them while the
darlings of the prosperous go on poisoning
their bodies and dulling their brains by
breathing and lebreathing the scanty al
lowance of air they find in the ma
jority of schoolrooms. 1t Is carefully
written work, fell of practical suggestions
for the purpose for which it was written.
and is worthy of the attention of thought
full women.
Glimpses of Nature. By Andrew Will
son f. R. S. E.. +. L. S. New York: Har-
per 6 Brothers: Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony No books are moro popular
than those that treat of scientific subjects
especially when proceeding from ''the
masters of those who know" The essays
which make up this volume are from such
pen, and we cordially commend them to
our readers as reliable, as well as among
the most recent contributions to current
scientific literature. They are often origi-
nal, and always suggestive. and so serve to
Whet the appetite for more elaborate works
and to incite to farther study Of nature in
all her moods and lenses.
Ruth the Cleaner and Esther the Queen.
By VIM. M. Taylor, D. d., Pastor of Broad
way Tabernacle, New York. New York !:
Harper & Brothers; Portland: Loring.
Short & Harmony This is the latest Of
several volumes on Biblical Biographies by
the same author. They have had wide
circulation and contribute to revive a
taste for Scriprural studies. The present
volume has the we'll known characteristics
of those which preceded it, and with them
is admirably adapted for family reading,
Sunday school and parish libraries.
Short studies in Literature. BY Hamil-
ton Wright Mabie, author of My Study Fire
etc. (New York: Dodd Mead s. Co.; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmony These
studies are not equal to Lowell's, as they
could not well be, since Lowell was our
first critic in English Literature. But they
are very good for all that, aud will prove
helpful to those whose aim is to cultivate a
taste for the best authors. The essays will
be found sympathetic, suggestive, inter-
pretative, and discriminating. Thekauthor
shows considerable insight and a clear ap-
prehension of the elements Of good writing
and under his lead one may enter upon a
field of boundless promise.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16

How truthful the stories which come
from Chilli are it is impossible to say. Ex-
perience In the past has shown that Ii is
well to take them with numerous grains of
salt, and not to accept them In their en-
tirety unless we'll corroborated. But ii the
stories which are afoat correctly represent
the sentiment of the Chilians 1t Is evident
that Gillian temper has not improved of
late, and that the attitude of the people
toward the United States is even more un-
friendly than 1t was a month ago. They
are, credited with a desire to fight the
United States. believing that they can
whip us without much trouble, and that
England and Germany would interfere to
save them from any serious punishment if
prove erroneous. 1t may be, therefore,
that we shall be compelled In self defense
to administer to them lesson. FOrbear-
ance, however, is our duty Up to the point
where that quality ceases to be virtue.
We ought to be the more reluctant to
attack nation like Chilli for the reason
that its people are low in the scale of civili-
zation and therefore are less responsible
for their acts, and because we are infinitely
more powerful than they. Above all
things the United States should avoid the
appearance of clustering before weak
nation. OF course there are certain people
that like that sort of thing and would enjoy
seeing our government send man-of-war
to blow Chilian craft out of water or
lombard Chilian city. But thinking
people do not want that sort of fireworks.
They want to see dgnifed maintenance
of our rights, with resort to force only in
the last extremity when 1t has been made
apparent that the only alternative is pu-
silIanimous retreat. The attitude of Presi-
dent Harrison in his message on this SUBJ
iect was of the right kjnd-frm but With
out threatening.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16

Some Republicans of Augusta appear to
have adopted very singular way to pro-
mote harmony. Last week, so the story
goes, letter was received from the State
League Of Republican clubs asking the i'm
mediate formation Of Republican club.
Instead of giving public notice and calling
together all the Republicans who might
wish to Join the invitations were secretly
issued and confined to Republicans who
were opposed to the nomination of Gov.
Bnrleigh for representative from the Third
district. So the club is made up, not of
Republicans generally, but Of anti-Bur-
leigh Republicans. As the Republicans in
Augusta who support Gov. Burleigh are
pretty numerous the effect of excluding
them would be to make the party down
there pretty small-rather too small for
effective work on election day. Of course
there is no objection to few Republicans
forming an exclusive club If they want to,
but they ought not to call it Republican
club. Let 1t sail under its true colors.
Call i'll Marley club Or an anti Burleigh
club, but don't call it a Republican club
unless all Republicans are to be invited to
tOin.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16

These bonds are secured upon the main line
and branches of the Montana Central Railway
Y, mpany, the. former extending from Great
Falls Mon, via Helena TO Bntte, Mon, a total
OF completed line, including branches. Of 2eI
miles. The bonds are Includes in, and secured
Dy mrs. NOR gaze, created in 1887. limited to
SlOo OOOi upon all the property of the Mon
tana central Hallway Company, under which
mortgage there have up TO The present t me
been issued $6,000,0O0, in six per cent bouds
ana the S2,oOO,000 . per cent bonds now of.
fered Tor subscription. The remani $40 O.
OOO can be lssueu Only subject 10 the limitations
provided In the mortgage.
The Montana Central Railway COMPANY to-
gether with the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
iOba Railway Company, are now Embraced la The
system OF he Great Northern Railway Com
paDy. which mas assumed the payment OF the
obligations OF the companies included in its
system.
The Montana Central Railway Company, after
providing Tor all its fixed charges showed for
the tiscal year enoing June 20. 1890, a surplus
OF SS6, 43S.57, am fcr the fiscal year enuiug
June so, 1891, y surplus OF 81 8 869I5.
The ~. Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Rail-
way O., the direct S.narautor of the First Mort
gage Bonds OF the Montana central Railway
tompany has capitai OF 50 900, 900, on which
dividends AZ the rae of per ceIt, have been
PAID foi many years The Great Northern it,
way CONF any mas also outstanding S200,U0 600
the rate OF o per cent. per annum. 1t showed
surplus over the fixed charg Of its entire sys-
ten Tor the fiscal ear ending June 30,1S9o, of
-
30; 1S9 n surplus OF 1,6 SO i.34.
Thus the Montana Central Railway Conn
pany's net earnings are not only largely in
excess of its interest requirements but,
moreover, the Endorsement on the bonds
is covered by the large surplus income
both of the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Man
itoba Railway CO., the direct guarantor,
as Wen as of the Great Northern Railway
Co., which has assumed the discharge Of
the formers obligations.
Reference as to the foregoing is made to an
omclal statement OF the Great Northern Rail-
way Company. copies of which may be had upon
application to the undersigned.
Subscriptions are invited by the under
signed until Wednesday, December 16. at
p. NJ, for the above 81, OOO, 900 Montana
Central Railway Company's per cent.
nrst mortgage gold bonds, at the price of
81 per cent. and accrued interest to date of
delivery, the right being reserved to close
subscriptions at any time.
A Simultaneous issue wilt be made thronah
the Amsterdamsche Bank of Amsterdam.
Holland.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16
THIS is a
Book Year!

What is better for q Christmas
gift than a readable book, or a
set Of books for the library?
A little money will 60 a long
way i'm the purchase Of a book.
A dollar or two will buy the
best of the kind, and five dollars
will purchase a number of choice
gems, while ten dollars carefully
invested will buy a small library.
We have new and beautiful
editions of standard works, finely
illustrated, with clear print, at
low prices.
Also all the new publications of
current works and a fine assOrt-
ment of Children's Books, illus.
trated, at very low prices.
q III.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-16
CLOTHING.
CLOTHING.
Standard Clothing
Company.
Our Special Clearal1
Sale of Mems andBr,ys'
Suits increases with
every day.
Our Suits at the prices
make very acce11 table
Christmas gifts.

make very accol1 liable
Christmas gifts.
There are important
things to be stated about
the clothing-selli,ng now
being carried forward
here. Prices have been
without prece dent for
cheapness, upon lots Of
remarkable magnitude.
People say" this is un-
healthy, buyers will
expect every thing in
some unusual fashion
and at ridiculous prices.
Messrs. Trip Van
Wrinkle, WaTback, Dry
as-dust, Us ed-to-be &
Co, say, sticlE to the good
Ola ways, bfuy and sell
in the regular fashion and
you will do better.
Haven't you seen-you
man of middle age or less
hundreds Of worthy
business linen stranded
on the sands of trade,
wrecked, left high and
dry when the tide went
out just because they
confined their horizon to
the rim Of a dime?
Times change. Woe
betide the man too
stupid to change with
them. These great sales
unusual movements are
perfectly natural. They
are because they ought
to be. The abnormal is
normal. You, the public,
fail Of your rights if you
do not get the gains from
the vicissitudes of trade.
And why?, Simply be-
cause in the trade revo-
luton you have stepped
forward wolong strides.
FIRST. You stood in the
jobbers place. SECOND
You stand in the Com
mission merchant s.place
face to face with the
great retailer and manu-
facturer who buys cloth
and trimmings direct
from the mills that pro-
duce them, for cost and
offer the finished gar
ment to you to wear, at
prices that are a small
per cent. over cost Of
production.
While the Frieze Uls-
tiers and fine overcoats
are saying''f farewell" and
there are lots Of them
every day, the $12 Put
nam hair line sack Suits
have gone down to So
and selling rapidly; size
81 to IA. Standard
Cheviot Suits, fast black
can be bought for SO. A
lot Of fine blue mixed
| Cashmere Sack Suits,
Mems sizes, are going at
$12.
Lots Of frock suits
that were S15 and $18|
can be had today for 10
and $50.
In Boys nice All Wool
Knee Pant Suits, a lot at
$3.50 that have been SIS,
| $3.50 and SO.
| Our Rugby" Suit at
$500 is deserving Of
special mention, one of
the newest and best
things Of the day.
The Boys Cape Over
coat at S1.75, 2.25, $50,
8 and $50 are not to be
duplicated at the price.
We might mention big bargains also in
| Boys Hats, Caps, Knee Pants, Long Pants
Jersey Suits, Dress Suits, Best Suits and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-30

MEADvILLE, Pa, Jan. 29.--The COM
mittee of seven appointed by the cred
itors OF Delamater Il Co. to look further
into the assets OF that firm has made an
adverse report upon the firms original
proposition to pay SO cents on tho dollar
The firm then made new proposition
In which II gave better security for the
so cents on the dollar than In the frst.
The committee declined to make any
recommends whereupon tho 800
creditors present decided to accept the
second offer as the best that could be So
purad
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-30
of int-rs.t to asIlrsou. Bod,s..

Bosros, Mass, Jan. e9.-The supreme
court here rendered decision Monday
which gives to the American Missionary
association OF New York $40. 600 and the
American Bible society $40, 900 out OF the
estate OF the late Oliver q. Healy, OF
South Arlington. The corporations
named are OF New York, and IL WAS con-
tended that they could not take under
the will because OF the existence OF q
statute of that state which reads: mo
person having husband, wife, child or
parent shall by his or her last will and
testament devise or bequeath To any
benevolent or missionary society, asso-
citation or corporation In trust or other
wise more than one-half part OF his or
her estate after the payment of his or
her debts, and such devise or bcquest
shall be void to the extent OF one-haif
and no more" The Healey estate az
gregated only $4,000. The court de-
eides, however, that the New York law
does not prevent the citizen OF another
state from bestowing his money on y
New York corporation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-30
Welded THE WRONG MAN.
A NJ. Joseph Girl who Didn't marry shs
Man She Intended To.

ST. JosErH, Mo-, Jan. s0.--Develop-
ments In the story that young Milton
TOotle had clantestinely welded Belle
Golden, the daughter OF farmer show
positively some one has impersonated
Tootle and deceived the Goldens Mrs
Golden. the mother OF the young lady.
firmly believes her daughter has told her
the truth In her clandestine love affair.
and that she IL now welded with the
hopeful young scion OF the house OF Too
tie aud enjoying his luxurious caresses
In some distant city. The fact that the
young girl was seen In this city Thurs
day last dispels Mrs. Golden's dream OF
her daughters marital happiness.
John |. Lemon, curator OF Tootle, said
to-day: "Mr. Tootle left st. Joseph Jan.
8 last To enter school nj Exeter, N. H.
He went there direct and wrote To ma
on his arrival. which was about the 9th
inst lie has written 10 the Office on an
average of three times week. Two
letters came 10 the Office from him Fri
day last and one this morning. There
can be- no doubt that he has been la
school since his arrival there. I am
satisfied that some one has been imper-
sonating MIR. Tootle or else the girl has
deceived her mother"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-30
Gladstone stiiI In II.

LONDON. Jan. 2o.-The current reports
In regard to Mr.. Gladstone's intended
resignation are associated In the public
mind with the negotiations for the set
lement of tho Irish difficulties. 1t Is In
timated that as Parnell Is evidently not
going TO oblIterate himself, MIR. Glad
stone, who has virtually demanded Par
nell's withdrawal, now proposes TO get
out OF the dilemma himself by withdraw
ing and leaving the conduct OF affairs 10
Sir VIM. Harcourt, who has not COM
mitted himself seriously to the parneli
retirement question. But Mr.. Gladstone.
wahtever his intentions as TO leadership.
will not retire for the present, at least,
from the house OF commons. Ho will
take an active part In debate and pro
poses to vigorously advocate the bill re-
pealing Catholic religious disabilities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-30
At the Meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee or the
American Federation.
They Conclude That II Is Unwise for
q Labor Organization TO Med
die With Politics.
Seventeen County Treasurers Found
10 Be Short in Arkansas
General News.

NEW Yogx, Jan. 2o.-The executive
council of the American Federation Of
Labor met at No. 2i Clinton Place To
discuss tho welfare and progress OF the
organization. There were present Sam
uel Gompers, Chris Evans, Il. j. Me-
Guire aud w. A. Carney. Secretary
Evans produced the circular which Pow
DERBY issued recently requesting all labor
organizations Ia send delegates to a con-
ference TO organize third party In con-
junction with the Farmers alliance. IL
was decided 10 pay no attention To this
circular, Tor the reason that IL was un-
wise for a labor organization TO meddie
with politics. This illustrates plan which
Mr.. Powderly has had In his mind ever
since IL occurred TO him to try 10
push the Knights into the lead OF the
third-party movement. Had tho Ameri-
can Federation supported the scheme by
sending delegates TO the conference the
movement OF the knights would have
gained an amount OF solid rospectahllity
which IL Is now impossible for IL to have.
The miners demand for eight hours,
which IL to take place on May /, was
next taken up. IL was resolved TO levy
an assessment OF 2 cents week per
capita for five weeks on the members OF
all the unionG connected with the FEEDER
alton. This means a total fund OF
s70,0 III IL should be considered nec-
essary, an appeal will be made to other
labor organizations not affiliated with
tho Federation. Secretary Evans, who
Is miner by trade, said that there were
favorable prospects that the demand for
eight hours would be granted without
any strike, as the employers and en-
ployes were holding conferences all the
time, with good results.
The committee which recently went 10
the convention OF brIcklayers at To-
ronto, To ask the bricklayers' national
union To join the Federation, reported
that the bricklayers had decided to refer
the matter 10 the individual unions. The
chances are. they reported, that they
would Join after awhile.
At the request OF committe OF strik-
Ing shoe workers from Rochester, II was
assiasd ;sx ,Saa AID 4 not ahe sgSsatqas
national boycott would be placed on
Rochester shoes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-30
A GREAT STORM.

rai~grsphtc Com ms oscssten Almost Par
sIyssd aud Railway service BADLY Grip
pied
CHICAGO, Jan. ga heavy fog over
hung this city and adjacent country last
night, and continues this morning. Tel
egraphic communication Ia all directions
Is almost completely paralyzed. Dis
patches from Minnesota, northern Wis
'consin, Iowa and Nebraska, report that
severe snow storm ragged In
those sections yesterday and
continues to-day. Omaha reports
traffic on all railroads west suspended.
The Union Pacific train from the west Is
indefinitely behind time. Passenger
trains for the west run In two sections,
with two engines each. The Golden
Gate express on the Union Pacific Is re-
ported blockaded at Columbus. Hast
ings, Neb., reports street car traffic sus-
pended on account of the storm, with a
blizzard further west.