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, 1891-01-28
Fitche's Greek, December 3, 1890.
To j. II. Robertson Esq, St. Johns:

To J. II. Robertson Esq, st. Johns:
Dear Sir-In reply to yours dated 22nd uIt.,
l beg to inform you that the results on my
estates from teapering with lime and subject
ing the liquor to the phenol phthalein tests
recommended by Mr.. Watts, our government
a~nalyser, have been eminently satisfactory
and q much more evenly testing sugar has
been produced thereby. I need only state in
proof Of this that in no instance has my sugar
this year tested under IS in America, whilst
for the previous two years on several occasions
the test was umder so. The highest this year
has been 92.7, the lowest $3.50. OF course,
last year was a very difficult one, as far as at
tanning successful results, owing to the con-
tinuous rains which kept the fuel wet and
caused endless trouble in the boiling, but 1888
was nearly as unsatisfactory as far as tests
were concerned, the average in the two pre-
ceeding years being at least 8 per cent, lower
than i'll 1890 when phenol phthalein was in
general use.
With regard to the effect on the molasses I
can give no reliable statistics, as we do not
sell here by test but by colors, bright kinds
being in best demand, but | am inclined to
think that molasses from sugar boiled with a
full temperihg is not quite so coed as if a less
quantity of temper had been applied, an on
several occasions my molasses was rejected as
dark, but in one instance at least this was due
to the molasses tank being composed of iron,
which discolored the contents.
Trusting these particulars may suffice for
the purpose, / remain,
Yours respectfully,
Z. ARTHUR SHAND.
Antigua, November %, 1890.
Jas. Robertson Esq,
Dear Sir: I have much pleasure in meet
ing your wishes by giving you my experience
, 1891-01-28
OLIVER NUGENT, j
Belmont Estate, Dect

James Ro6ertsOn, Esq.
Dear sill In reply to Your inquiry with
reference to the use of phenoI phthalein, IN
tempering the cane juice on this estate during
the crop Of the present year, | am glad to in
form you that our sugars were greatly lmproy-
ed, and polarized higher than in any previous
year. which Of course will induce a cOdtlnu-
ance Of the method.
Yours faithfully,
j. SUTHERLAND.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
The Canadian Elections.

The general election for members of the
Dominion Parliament takes place tomorrow.
The campaign has been short, but It has been
characterized by a bitterness exceptional
even in Dominion campaigns. Sir John
Macdonald opened his campaign by advocat-
ing limited reciprocity with the UnitedStates
but that soon dropped out and he has been
depending for success chiefly on ''boodle"
and on the national pride which he has been
SURFING up by accusing the Liberals of plot
ting to hand the Dominion over to the limited
States. The Canadian Pacific railroad. a
corporation which has received huge subsid
les from his government, is using its power
and influence, which must be considerable,
Tor his return, and the Catholic clergy ~
Quebec are for the most part enlisted on bis
side. The patronage is also in his
hands. and this counts for good deal. esne.
clally in the maritime provinces. Further
more, Sir John is by far the most astute of
the Dominion politicians There is no one
in the ranks of the Liberals to match him
either in political skill or experience. The
chances are, therefore, that Sir John will Sc
cure majority of the new Parliament. and
remain premier. The Liberals. however,
are exceedingly hopeful, and apparently
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

With the exception Of Portland there was no
particular change In the result OF Mondays cleo
lions from last year. In that city the City Coun-
Gil Is safely Republican, but there was no choice
for Mayor. The dispatches assign no cause for
l lI iai.ing on 10 the Republican vote. 1t is
before the caucus could settle upon a candidate.
the result no doubt of the introduction to certain
extent OF the Australian ballot In making fhe
nomination, and the feeling thus aroused by The
prolonged contest may be responsible for the
failure 10 eject Mayor in city which last spring
Wing. -ssp1OH'an plurality Oh 'i7'-Bangor
We assure our esteemed contemporary
that the use of the Australian ballot at the
caucus had nothing whatever to do with pro-
longing the contest for nomination nor with
the failure Of the Republicans to elect. 1t
has been usual in this city to nominate a
candidate for mayor through delegates
chosen in each ward. This Iyear the plan of
voting directly for candidates was adopted,
and as there were four candidates In the
field, and majority was required at the first
two caucuses, tits not strange that the con-
test was somewhat prolonged. But the use
OF the Australian ballot had no more to
do with proloLging it than the meteor which
passed over Portland last week. Our es-
teemed contemporary is wrong again when
1t declares that the feeling aroused by the
prolonged contest was responsible in part
for the result Of the election. There was no
bad feeling aroused by the contest. All was
harmony on election day. The falling off
In the Republican vote as compared with
last year was very small. The explanation
OF the result is to be found in the unusual
activity Of thel Democrats, which was not
anticipated by the Republicans. For some
years past the Democrats have practically
let the spring election in Portland 20 by de-
fault. For half dozen years they have
made no exertion to bring out their vote.
This year all this was changed. They
worked like beavers all day to get out their
men and they were well supplied with
money furnished largely by the rumsellers.
The Republicans, not anticipating any such
effort, had made no special preparations to
get out their full vote, and of course thew
were at disadvantage. The Wings attempt
to saddle any of the responsibility on to the
use of an Australian ballot at the caucuses
is ridiculous.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
The Value Of Murdock's Liquid Food
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The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

| their courage is better than 1t was week
ago. They have definite policy, which is
unrestricted reciprocity with the United
States and are supporting 1t manfully.
Undoubtedly their prospects have
been somewhat injured by the indiscretions
of Editor Farrar and some others, and
the sympathy which the press of the
United States has been manifesting for
them has probably not helped their cause.
The manufacturers are of course bitterly OPP
posed to the policy Of unrestricted recipro-
city. and will no doubt solidly oppose it with
their votes and their influence. 1t is on the
farmers of Ontario and Quebec and the
farmers and miners of the maritime pro-
vinces that they are relying for success. These
classes are harder to reach, being scattered
over large areas, than the people on whom
the Conservatives rely, the latter being
gathered together in the cities and large
towns. This all initiates against Liberal
success.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

The New York Sun has run across a
speech made by the Hon. Henry w. Blair
on the Chinese question which is liable to
render that gentleman a persona non
grdtd to the court of the flowery kingdom
Mr. Blair in his anxiety to make himself
solid with the Chinese-must-go crowd
likened the Celestials to pestilential dis
ease. Probably Mr.. Blair now wishes he
had moderated his vehemence, for If the
Emperor of China is favored with copy OF
Mr.. Blair's speech. as he undoubtedly will
be, the New Hampshire statesman can
hardly hope to receive very cordial welcome
II he gets any at all. IL England should at
tempt to send to this country man who had
stigmatized us as pestilential disease we
should probably kick up great row about
1t and If the individual who had so SLAM
dered US should insist on coming we should
probably treat him very much as we did
Minister West. We should inform him tina,
that his presence in this country was an af
front. Perhaps the Celestials are more Ions
suffering and slower TO anger than we are
and perhaps they are not.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

The Argus attributes the large Democratic
vote on Monday largely to the efforts of the
Young Mems Democratic Club. We don't
wish to detract anything from the credit due
the youngsters. but we venture to saw that
the $1,000 subscribed by the liquor dealers
got out more voters than the young Demo
Gratis did.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

Though the results of the town elections
as far as reported are not much different
from what they have been for some years
past, yet the figures give unmistakable evil
dence that the Democrats are manifesting
far more energy than is their won't They
are getting out more Of their vote. The ex-
PLANTATION is that their courage was revived
by the November elections. They think
they see light ahead in the shape of success
in the Presidential election next year, and
therefore feel some courage to fight. Re.
publieans should not ignore this increased
animation on the part OF the adversary. On
the contrary they should recognize it and
Offset it by increased activity on their own
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
TEIE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases indispensable. not necessarily ior
publication but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to retain or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

We have no disposition to belittle Mr.. Tn.
graham, nor TO depreciate In the slightest
degree bis ability or attachments, but the
Argus's effort to claim for him exception
al ability and fitness for the office to which
ne has been nominated is calculated to start
smile on the countena nee of a craven i'm
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

The gentlemen who compose the Third
Party In Portland could not have failed ia
observe. unless they closed their eyes, tina,
the gentry that deal in ardent spirits in this
town were all working like beavers on cleo
tlon day to secure the election Of Mr.. Ingra
ham. They were busy bringing Democratic
voters to the polls and distributing Demo
cratic ballots. Not only that, but they con
tributed considerable doodle ru
NOR places it as high as Sl00O-to purchas,
floaters with. Why these people are anxious
that Mr.. Ingraham should be elected we do
not undertake to say, but that they are 81
does not admit Of doubt. If the Third Part,
party people are so sincere friends of tenn
perance and SO hostile to rumselling as they
profess. at the next election they will not be
found throwing their votes away on man
who cannot possibly be elected, but will
vote for George W. True, the man whom the
liquor interests do not want in the mayors
chair
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

tDkOPOSALS for Fresh Beef and Fresh ye0eta-
=, oles once A. .. s., Fort PrebIe MGiae
rsoruary 10, 1sol. Sealed proposals In tripIls
Sees9 SURREY " the usual conditions, with a copv
OF ms advertisement attached, will be received
~ tnls once until ~ O'Clock noon on THURSDAY.
o. bidders, for furnishing and delivering tie Fresb
Desl ana FRESH Vegetables required BY the sub
ss SIS department, u :. Army, az this post.
LoL ISSUE 70 troops thereat during the fiscal wear
commencing July !, 1891. Proposals. Tor Beef
anu vegetables must be separate. Proposals.
must 90 lnclosed in sealed envelopes marked
anu addressed TO the undersigned The Govern
nsnt reserves the right to reject any or an propos
ass. any contract made under this advertisement
Snail not pc construed to involve the United States
IN any oongaton for payment In excess OF appfo.
Rriatlon granted byCongress for the purpose. Fun
information may be obtained by application 70
THIS ONCE. ERNEST KINDS, I'd Lieut.. 70 ArIit
cry, A. G. s. mari, 3,4,6si4'lb
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
MUNICIPAL ELECTION MONDAY, MARCH IS.
FOR MAYOR,
GEORGE w. TRUE,

The Argus is very solicitous in regard to
Mr.. True's health. Our esteemed contem-
porary should calm its fears. Mr.. True is all
right and he is going to be the next Mayor of
Portland
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

If the Republicans of Ward One turn out
today as they should and give their votes for
Mr.. Melville A. Floyd for alderman they can
elect him. The vote for counciImen on Mon
day demonstrated that Mr.. Floyd is we'll
fitted for the office forwhich he is nominated
understanding thoroughly the needs Of the
city and having had experience in transact.
ing its business. he is honest; he is capable
he is thorough Republican. The interests
OF the city and of the Republican party de-
mand that the Republicans of Ward One give
him hearty and united support today. Let
no Republican stay away from the polls be-
cause ne thinks his vote will not be needed.
The ward is naturally close and the Demo-
Gratis are showing far more activity than
usual this spring.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
Grand Concert at Congress Hall
Wednesday Eye'g, March 18th,

Blythe following well known talent:
Shaw's Male Quartette, Mrs. Jennie King Morri-
SON. contralto; Miss Lizzie M. Brown, soprano
j. Halet Gilbert OF Boston, concert pianist; Chas.
L. True accompanist. Tickets % cents; for sale
at the box office, =. ThurstOn'S, Free st. BLOCK,
and II. w. McCausland's, 41o Congress street.
mara div
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
CASH DIVIDENDS MONTHLY.
MAY MAZEPPA
Stock. Price $I.25 Per Share.


New ore body found In shaft No. 8
assays 1913 Onuces silver and Sc per cent.
lead to the ton. Extra dividends MAY
be expected from time to time
Regular dividend. monthly, 1 Ia per
cent. February dividends, $12,5OO.
Paid since jane, $4,000, Small CAPT.
talization. Shares will return capital
many times over in dividends, which
will increase.
BATES HUNTER shares, par
value, S1.0O. Now producing gold.
Dividend In March and monthly there
after. Present price zoe. per share.
SHARES OF SAN MIGUEL
Consolidated Gold Mining Company,
par $40. Dividend In April and month
ly thereafter. Price 90 per share. Send
for information. ALI dividends by check.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
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Subscriptions will be payable ms follow.
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THE OFFICES OF
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This company Is formed to take over and carry
on the business of manufacturing saltwater
apparatus and supplies as hitherto conducted by
The following establishments:
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
LIBBY 4 LARRABEE, 246 MIDDLE STREET
OPENING SPRING DRESS GOODS,

opened
marker anOrd a
Cmae C1eGs and Fancy
cnoncs 81 new cooring together the
pie The Novelties i'm Washing claiborne in
with
the assortment 80 N,""sAon DeAOre
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
6 ID cents yd

In our Cottons and Domeshcs you cannot
do better than to buy your years supply. All
the goods will be marked in plain figures, and
at actual cost of manufacturers.
1000 yards of white check and stripe Main
sock.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
8 cents yard.

All our Bleached, Unbleached, and Turkey
Red Damask Napkins, Towels and Tray
Cloths will be marked at the Quickest Re-
moval Prices.
On Remnants of Bleached and Unbleached
Cottons, Ginghams, Prints, Outing Flannels
&C., we shall make some ridcuously low prices
to close at once.
We will just mention the fact that we have
about 100 Pairs of Blankets, ranging in nr,ces
from 69cts to 81. We shall close these at once
if PRICES WILL DOT.
rs White Marseilles Quilts for SI.05 each.
so White Quilts at SO cents.
65 Colored Quilts at $1.l3, regular s1.75
goods.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

Remember we mention but a few
OF the many lines of goods that will
De sold at cut prices during this
removal Sale. We shall have an
extra force of statesmen so that each
customer can be promptly and
courteOuSly waited on.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

1t will also cleanse the system Of all
climatic diseases, which degenerate Into
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
PLAID DRESS SUITINGS,

In large variety of styles and
prices. We will say right here, we
would prefer you to remove those
goods, and in marking the prices
we have paid no attention to the
actual value, but to the PRICES
which will remove them.
Dress Plaids from 10 cts. to 81.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
a cents yd
5 cents yd

1000 yards very best quality In
dig0 Blue Prints. Mourning and
Turkey Red
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04
AZ Cts. Va.

We shall make one SWEEPING
REMOVAL PRICE on our stock
of COlOred Dress Goods, ranging in
price from 70 cents to 81. 90 per
yard. Your choice at
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-04

Yarns are cheap at our Removal
Prices.
Our Ladies' Muslin Underwear
will be marked throughout at
prices that will insure quick sale.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-21
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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-21
EDUCATIONAL.
Western University Students in AlIe-
ghany Abandon the Cane Rush,
and Substitute Boxing.

New York has sixteen night schools
Missouri has 10000 country schoo
teachers.
Only 1115 per cent. of the population o
India can read and write.
The Imperial University of Toxic. Ja
pan, has 1000 scholars enrolled.
An eleven-year-old Kansas boy was
granted teachers certificate last week
Members of the same family seem to
have tendency for the same kind oI
work. OF the $4,000 lady teachers IL
600 are sisters.
Western University students in ALLIE
ghany abandoned their cane rush and
substituted q boxing match for points
between leading freshmen and sopho-
mores.
1t is now announced that the unknown
glver OF $4,000 to found a scholarship
at Clark University, Worcester, in De-
cember, 1889, was the late Hon. George
s. Barton.
The directors of the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary, now located at Get
tysburg, have been considering for some
time the plan of removing that institu-
ton to Washington.
At the Northwestern University (co-
educatlonaD at Evanston, ILL.,, this
year, the young women are not permit
ted to receive callers except during the
hour from to 8 p. IN. On Fridays the
young men stay until 8 80 p. IN.
October s Colonel Amos A. Parker
OF Fitzwilliam, N. H., celebrated his one
hundredth birthday. So far as is known
he is the Oldest college graduate in
America, having finished the course at
the University of Vermont in 1918.
The Fayerweather bequest will 20 far
toward meeting the expense of many
necessary improvements in Dartmouth
College. More apparatus, baths and
lockers will soon be added to the GYM
naslum, and improvements in Reed
Hall will also be made.
The Methodist University OF Wash
lngton is rapidly taking shape, and in
short time the fine site, which has been
purchased by means of the contribu-
tons of the residents of the Capital
City, will present an active scene as the
yarloua buildings are erected.
In 1912 Harvard graduated a class Of
nine members. A hundred years later
the graduating class numbered twenty
four. A century later yet the number
had doubled again, and in 1860 Har-
ward graduated her first class of 100
members. Twenty years later the
classes had more than doubled again.
and now the entering class Of this year
more than quadruples that number.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-21
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
The Lady Managers Decide to Establish
Model Sanitary Kitchen in the
Woman's Building.

Florida's Worlds Fair building will
reproduce old Fort Marion.
Nicarauga wants half an acre for the
site OF it's building at the exposition.
The government building for the
Worlds Fair. is making satisfactory
progress.
A bill to appropriate $3.50, 900 for the
Worlds Fair exhibit has been intro.
duced in the Brazilian Congress-
The old curiosity shop which Dick
ems immortalized will be one of the in
teresting exhibits at the Worlds Fair.
The Worlds Fair at Chicago will con.
tain pumping plant of 10000, 900 gal
Ions per day, and its cost will be $780,
600.
The Hamburg American Packet Com
pany, OF which Carl Schurz is the New
York director, has subscribed So 900 to
the exposition stock.
Quartish, the noted London book
dealer, intends to send to the exposi-
tion an autograph letter of Christopher
Columbus, for which he paid $1,000
One of the unique features of the
Mexican exhibit at the fair will be the
celebrated Panduza family, consisting of
five persons, who are probably the most
expert workers in clay and modelers of
figures in the world. The family will be
sent to Chicago by the State of Guadala-
jara. 1t is the intention to provide a
Mexican house for them to live in dur
ing the fair and work shop, where their
work may be inspected.
DIR. John Z. Owens, the medical di-
rictor of the exposition, has promised
Mrs. Potter Palmer that women shall
receive official recognition upon the med
ical staff. The number to be appointed
has not yet been announced, but assur-
ance has been given that women phv-
sicians will professionally rank equal
with men and share the duties of the
exposition hospital.
The art palace on the lake front, which
will be built by the art institute, assist
ed to the extent of 5000, 900 by the expo
sition company, will cost about $780,
100000. The designs and plans of
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge of Boston,
have been adopted. During the expo
sition the building will be used by the
Worlds Congress auxiliary for some of
its numerous meetings.
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