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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

diately assured of strong, resolute,
wise character, fully adequate to any
duty that might be imposed upon him.
His forehead is high and clear, and his
eyebrows are somewhat inclined to
overhang his eyes. could easily have
taken him for an admiral, who had
weathered a thousand gales and a hun
bred fights. a Sg
4 About the first thing he said. how
ever, showed how much / would have
been mistaken in my surmise. ''I didn't
know thing about the duties of the
Office when first came here" he said.
"I've made them study. My profess
sion has accustomed me to get my sub
jects, and to amass and systematic in
formation. One is obliged to learn how
to do that in the law. 1t was not long
before | got knowledge enough of the
nature of my duties to be able to attend
to them"
''The principal subject of your study
was ships, / suppose?"
''The designing and building of ships,
their armament and management, are
the substance of what l have to look
after. Matters of minor detail are left
in measure to my subordinates, but
the direction of everything belongs to
me, and the greater their Importance,
the more entirely, of course, are they
my business. Cruiser No. 10, for in
stance, was built according to my IDEAS
don't mean that drew the plans"
1.-THE work of building these ships
seems slow to an outsider. Is there no
means of hurrying it-for instance, by
distributing the work to number of
firms, instead of giving it all to one?'
NO" said the secretary, shaking
his head. ut would not be possible
for us to turn them out faster than we
are now doing. The works at Bethle-
hem, after delay of four years, are
now working at a rate more rapid than
is the case at the foreign ship yards.
Their plant is now perfected, after
many difficulties and disappointments,
and at an immense cost. Very few firms
in the country can afford to put SO
much capital into a plant and let it re-
main unproductive SO long. There
would be no gain in cheapness or
promptness were the work done by the
government-and the government, of
course. has not the plant. A firm which
gets contract can sublet parts of its
contract to other firms, at its own risk
and expense. The delay has been, not
in the construction of the vessels, but
in getting the armor. The Bethlehem
company has just begun to deliver the
armor, at the rate of 800 tons per
month. We also have a contract with
Carnegie s. Co. to deliver 500 tons
month. That is more than is delivered
by firms abroad"
us the quality of our armor as good
as that in England or elsewhere?'' }2
at is better-it is the best up to date.
1t is an alloy of nickel and steel, which
does not crack. 1t receives the shot,
and seems to become homogeneous with
it, like SNOWFALL thrown into snow
bank. 1t is recent invention, and,
from that point of view, it is fortunate
that we were delayed so long in getting
our armor. If it had been delivered
two years ago, as we expected, it would
have been now out of date. AS it is,
our armored cruisers and line-of-battle
ships will be the best of their kind in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
Aid for Starving Russians.

, WASHINGTON, January 5.-Mr Wash
burn introduced in the Senate today a
joint resolution authorizing the Secreta-
ry of the Navy to employ any United
States vessel best adapted to such SER
vice, for the purpose of transporting
contributions to the inhabitants of those
provinces of Russia that are suffering
from want of food, and, if necessary, to
chatter vessels for that purpose. He
asked for its immediate consideration,
and had read telegram received by him
from Minneapolis, stating the amount OF
flour already pledged as l, 10000 pounds
and the total amount expected to be con-
tributed as 100000 pounds. The res
olution was amended by limiting the APP
preparation to $1,000 and was agreed
to, 40 to 8. The resolution was present
ed in accordance with the recommends
ton of the President in special mes
sage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
,KAPoO VMDIAM sALvE.
FMw&wnrm

Doctors disagree. They
have to. There are differ
ences of opinion among the
best; there will be so long
as knowledge is incomplete.
But there is one subject
on which all physicians are
completely in accord, and
that is the value of cod-liver
oil in consumption and scro-
fula, and many other condi-
tons in which the loss of fat
is involved. And cod-liver
oil has its greatest usefulness
n SCOTS Emulsion.
There is an interesting
book on the subject; sent free.
4scoTr& 8owNH, Chemists. 1872 South sthAvenue,
New York.
Your druggis, keeps SCOTS Emulsion of cod-liver
eil-all druggists everywhere do. 81.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
Nominated by the President.

WASHINGTON, January 5.-The Presi-
dent today sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations:
Interstate Commerce Commissioners-Jam
W. McDlll of Iowa, vice Thomas M. Cooley, re-
signed; William NJ Lindsey of Kentucky vice
w D. Bragg, deceased William H., Morrison
OF Illinois, reappointed.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General-Estes
G. Rathbone of Ohio
William b. Hess, United States Consul Gener-
al at Constantinople.
William D. Mccoy of Indiana. minister resi-
dent and consul general to Liberia.
+ Chief Engineer George w. Melville United
steam engineering with relative rank OF COM
modore.
United States Consuls-Walter Z. Howard of
Vermont, at Cardiff; Elias II. Cheney of New
Hampshire, at Matanzas; Radcliffe Il. Ford of
Maine, at LcghOrn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
HAS CHILL APOLOGlzED?
A Report to that Effect Cannot be Verified
in Washington. s"

WASHINGTON, January 5.-Secretary
Blaine and Senior Montt, CHILEAN minis
ter, had long conference at the for
mer's residence today. 1t ist rumored
that Mr.. Montt has received a copy of
the report of the Baltimore incident and
that he furnished copy to Mr.. Blaine
today. This report cannot be verified
Another report is that he received in
structions from Santiago to make a full
apology, but this also lacks confirmation.
The crew of the Baltimore, now at San
Francisco, will be kept on board pend
ing the investigation to be made into the
Valparaiso affair by Judge Advocate
General Remy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
How Ancients Squared the Circle.

The rule given by Ahmes requires that
the diameter of circle shall be short
ened by one-ninth, and square erected
upon this shortened line. The area OF
such a square approximates the area of
the circle. but, Of course, is not exact,
and is not even as close a result as that
at which other geometricians have ar
rived.
The Babylonians, who were also great
mathematicians, had solution, to which
a reference in the Talrnud has been
traced. The Babylonian method, how
ever, was not a quadrature, but recti-
fication of the circumference. All the
World Round.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

at Goshen. Ind. He was for several
years judge of the state court in that
circuit. 1t was during this incumbency
that hesi formed the friendship of Presi-
dent Harrison and Attorney General
Miller. In 1880 he was elected to the
supreme bench. He only held this posi-
ton two years, when, upon Gresham's
elevation to the cabinet as postmaster
general, he was appointed to the United
States district judgeship thus made
vacant. This place he still holds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

Evarts law Gre
ating nine new
United Sta tie S
courts, has been
on the bench al
most continuous
ly since arriving
at mans estate.
He was born in
Tennessee about
ffty-fve years
ago. After his
graduation from
Wabash college,
ha 7oroofiOod 1oxxy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
COULD Chilli Whip US?
Secretary Tracy Thinks Her Navy
Could Outright Us.
MIR. Tracy Talks with Julian Hawthorne
About the New Navy-What Chill
Would DO in Case of Wharf.-The
Defenseless Pacific Coast.
COPYRIGHT. 1899. j

The Office of the secretary of the
navy is up one fight of stairs, on the
east side of the enormous pile of
masonry that contains, not that depart
ment only, but the departments of state,
of the army, and (I bclieve) of the in
terror. In the long and wide marble
corridor that communicates with the
rooms of the secretary are models, in
glass cases, of the typical ships of the
navy, each finished with every detail,
and from three to four feet in length.
The door of the Office is open and a
subordinate door of Stats, with space
above and below, and without a latch,
swings open to admit you. You enter
a large, handsome room, with broad
windows looking out on the white
house, and on the rising sun. There
are two or three desk tables, at one of
which sits an alert man of middle age,
of medium height, and sturdily built.
He is MIR. Raymond. the secretary's
private secretary, and q very cheerful,
able, agreeable man he is ! sat chat
ting with him few minutes, while
awaiting my summons to the interior
room occupied by the secretary himself.
On chairs and sofas sat half dozen
gentlemen, also waiting for something.
A bell sounded, and Mr.. Raymond
said: 81 think that is for you.'' got
up, followed reckoning hand, and in
moment found myself alone with Mr..
Tracy. The room was simply fur
nished, and round the walls were coll
ored portraits of our new cruisers and
line-of-battle ships.
Mr. Tracy is a massive, powerful man
of about sixty, with close utwhite hair
and beard, a strong nose, gray eyes and
a chin as firm as the prov of one of his
own ironclads. Withal his aspect is
kindly and genial. and / felt imme-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
Hypnotism Prohibited.

Because of recent accidents" hyp-
notism is getting unpopular in Europe.
The Belgian lawmakers have prohibited
the practice in public as dangerous and
open to abuse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

Arguing is source of annoyance and
wears upon the nerves of the listeners,
however they have schooled themselves
to bear and forbear-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

Florins and four shilling pieces will no
longer be issued by the British govern
marlt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
A Long Judicial Career.

Judge William A. Woods, who was
recently appointed by President Harri-
son to the seventh circuit under the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

Realize the great loss of their children \
when young from disease or lack OF Fi-e
tally, and many times 1t comes from
carelessness OF the attending nurse.
BE it inherited, climate, or disease de-
yelOped from carleSsness, there In re-
lief and life is saved by the use Of 80
MURDOCK'S LIQUID FOOD.
This is one of many eases that we
can furnish, to show the value of cue
Liquid Food OVER ALL OTHER
TREATMENTS, AND WHEN ALL 9TH. K
Err TREATMENTS FAIL. NN
45o FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CRY aa
July 3, '91. ~
MURDocK LIQUID FOOD Co., BosToN. NASSAU
graph OF my four children boys, thinking that
itmight interest you little, as they were all
four brought up on your Liquid Food as their
standard diet, most especially the one on the
right of the picture. When ne was about six
months old he was very sick from having BEEN
given sour milk by careless nurse in fact was
so bad the physician was unable to leave the
house for two weeks, during which time the
child was virtually dead froni want of nutrition,
as ne was unable TO keep anything whateveif
on his stomach. After trying all the known
prepared foods, both foreign and domestic
none of which were of any use the physician,
as final hope. had me buy bottle OF your
Liquid Food, and from the very frst nYe drops
given he began 10 rally, and has been In most
excellent health since. 81
Whenever any Of them show any signs of
weakness whatever we immediately give them
your Liquid Food, and 1t always acts IKE a
charm in restoring them TO health.
ARTHUR j. PURsELL.
Any case that has been under medical
treatment for three months and no re-
lief we will carry free az exnCnga with
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06
Maine Veterans Remembered.

WASHINGTON, January 5.-The fol
lowing Maine pensions have been grantet
today:
ORIGINAL.
Obed Wilson, William II. bingham.
ADDITIONAL.
/. William A. Fenlason.
- r INCREASE.
John f. Goss.
s REISSUE.
Horace |. Hannah.
81 ORIGINAL WIDOWS, ETC.
Helen M Pierce, Miranda A. Davis,
Ephraim G. Skinner, father.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-06

Any case that has been under medical
treatment for three months and no re-
lief we will carry free OF expcnse,With
Murd0ck's Liquid Food until cured Orss
made better.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-21
Sterling exchange weak at 81 s4l2 for sixty
day bill and 81 1874 for demand.
New York Produce.

New YORK. Oct. 20.-Flour-R 400
pkgs; exports, 3,70U bbls, %, 500 sacks; dull,
weak; sales, $3.50 bbls. Cornmeal dull.
steady. Wheat-Receipts. $4,000 Blu: ex-
$4,000 bu spot; spots dull, closing steady;
No. 2 red, 77A@77l2c store and elevator:
77S@7Sc afioat 7Sls@79Ac f. O; b: No:
red, 7IA@7112c; ungraded REQ, 65@75c; No.
75I2c; No. Milwaukee 7e@76Ac; options
were very dull, consequent upon the
holiday at the West and absence of
reports: trading entirely local; No. 2
at 7sasc: January, sO7s@slc closing at
S07sc; May, So 15-16@S6L2c closing at S6lsc.
Rye lower, dull; Western 5s96lc. The coffee
exchange will be closed on Friday and Sat
exchange will open on Saturday as usual;
Barley dull; barley malt quiet; Western, 20
@S0c. Corn-Receipts, 13S,005 bu; exports
T.OO0 bu; sales. 5000 blu futures. $4,000 bu
spot; spots dun. easier; No. 2. 4Sls4494c
elevator, 499s@49s4c afioat: ungraded mixed,
4S@5oc; options very dull, 1sc lower, closing
steady; December, 50s4@507Sc. closing at
507Sc; January. 50la@50s4c. closing at
5Oa4c; May, 51lA@51a4c,. closing at 5ls4c.
Oats - Receipts, 1lS0oO bu; ,o exports,
300 bu; sales $4,000 bu futures, IS 900 bu spot;
spots dull, firmer; options quiet, easier; De-
cember. 35S4@36c closing at 36c: May. 3s34
03S7Sc, closing at 3s5sc; No. 2 SPOT white,
3S12@39c; mixed Western, 34@36c; white
Western. 3SG146l2c; No Chicago, 35c. Hay
weak, quiet. Hops easy. dull: state common
to choice, 1S@25c. Coffee-Options opened
barely steady at Is at 20 points decline. closed
steady at Is at 20 points decline, closed steady,
UNCHANGED to 90 points down; sales, j., 25(
bags. including October. Is o. @l5. lOc; Novem-
Der. IA. S0@14.90; December, IA .6o@0l4 zee: Jan
uary. IA. 45014 soc; February, l4.40c; March,
14.35@l4 45c: May, 14.25@ei4 soc; spot Rio
quiet, easier: No. Z, 157s@l6c. Sugar - Raw
dull. firm; refined dull steady. Molasses-New
Orleans steady, firm; good demand: Petroleum
quiet. steady; United closed at 5U7sc for No
vember Cottonseed oil quiet, steady. Tai
low quiet. firm. Rosin quiet firm; strained.
common to good, S1.29l2611 1919. Turpentine
firmer; Quiet at scs4@3ll2c. Eggs-Fresh
firmer, fair demand; Western prime, 22s4Q
23c; receipts, 1862 pkgs. Hides firm, good
demand. Wool firm. moderate demand; do
nestle fleece. 25@3@c; pulled, 20@32c; Texas,
150!1c,. Pork strong. quiet Cut meats
dull, steady; middles inactive. Lard stronger.
quiet; Western steam closed at 50. O5 bid;
sales. geo ties at S9@9.05; options sales, none;
October, S9.05; November, SS.35; December,
81 81; January. S7.S5. Butter-Moderate de-
mand firm. Cheese easy, dull; part SKINS,
5@7c. Pig iron steady, quiet: American.
Sl3@15. 50. Copper steady; lake. ST.. $50
11.SU. Lead dull; domestic, S3.SC04. Tin
easier: straits SIC. 7CM20. 75
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-21
Union Stock Yards.

Receigts-Hogs, l,274; cattle, 23s; calves, SO;
sheep, 231
Hogs-Steady with Tuesday The market
showed more activity than yesterday, yards
clearing early to packers. Quality fair for
bulk. few loads being very good and a few
punches and loads common and rough. All
sold at $s@15.25.
Cattle-Steady. The demand was princi-
pally for butcher cattle and the best of it
Sold readily. CAMPERS and common cattle,
har9ly tit for beef, are dull A few sales were
on the market for stockers and feeders, but
not much trading was done today. Mich
COWS slow. Quotations: Prime steers, $50
a.3o; good steers. $2.5C@3: prime cows s. Is
@2.3O; good cows, Sl.50@2; common to fair
cows 5Oc@Sl.5o; light veal calves. S5@4;
heayy calves, S2@3: stockers. 81. 4O@2 is !;
feeders 81 .sO@275; bulls. Sl@175.
Sheep-Steady. A few punches were good,
the balance fair with few common punches
that sold at S2.25@2.75 Quotations: Nut
tons, $500 10; lambs, SS@415; stockers and
feeders, S203 so
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-21
CAUGHT A TARTAR.
Masked Men Get the Worst of an
Attempt to Hang a Mus
cular Lawyer.
The Husband of a Woman WHO
Is Suing for Divorce Led
the Mob.

ATcHIsoN. Kan, Oct. 2O.-About 9 80
o'clock last night five masked men at
tackled the home of Mrs. P. l.. Walcott,
in West Atchison. and attacked F. NJ.
Fowler. a young lawyer. her attorney,
who was calling there. Fowler drew a
revolver, but before he could shoot the
men overpowered him and carried him
in the yard, shouting, Hang him to an
electric light pole"
Fowler being a powerful man, sue
ceeded in freeing his right arm and
promptly knocked two of the men down.
The neighbors began to congregate and
the balance of the mob fed. One of
them cut Fowler on the hand with a
knife as he ran away. Mrs. WalcOtt
tore the masks from the faces of two of
the men and recognized her husband,
against whom she has suit for divorce,
and William LutZ
Walcott is at the head of a tin roof
manufacturing establishment. He ad-
mitted this morning that he led the
men. but said that it was for the pur-
pose OF getting evidence of his wife's
infidelity, rather than injuring Fowler.
Mrs. Walcott and Fowler deny that
their conduct has been improper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-21
DgN'S REVIEW.
The Volume OF Domestic Trade
Never Before EGualcG.

New YORK, Oct. OR. &. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade
There is still DO cloud in the business sky,
unless the state of foreign trade be one. All
home trade is of enormous volume, making
an aggregate of bank exchanges outside New
York thus far in october never equaled in
the same month of any previous year. Prices
are low, but merchants are pressing for more
business at the same rates. All domestic in
dustries are crowded with orders, and works
as a rule are fully employed. Money markets
are fairly supplied. and there is reason to
hope that some return of gold from Europe
is not far distant.
The report from Chicago serves this week
20 indicate the tone of business at the West.
Merchandise sales in the leading lines are
larger than last year. Collections are good.
real estate dealings heavier. amounting to
over $1,000. 600, and bank clearings GO per
cent larger than last year. At the East bust
ness has been more active since the great
celebration, and in volume never equaled
CHAs. f. LEWIS & CO., Commission
~ merchants and Stock Brokers. No. Gill
fillan Block, st. Paul: = and Chamber of
Commerce, Minneapolis. Grain, provisions
and stock bought and sold for cash or on
margins. Special attention given to out of
town orders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-21
GR0CERs GO DOWN.
An OId-Established New York
Wholesale House Fails With
Liabilities of 100000.
Large Sums of Money Borrowed
and Goods Bought Within
the Last Few Days.

NEW YORK, Oct. GO. Burkhalter
& Co., wholesale grocers at Nos. 121 and
123 Hudson street, corner of North
Moore street, failed today with liabili-
ties which may reach 100000. Charles
Burkhalter and John Fl. Burkhalter,
who compose the firm, made a general
assignment to Charles II. Fancher.
president of the Irving National bank.
They have preferences aggregating
S1S3, 1877. All the preferen ces are for
borrowed money.
The business is very old one, having
been established in 1929. has passed
through several generations and va
rious changes in style. The firm has
claimed right along that it was worth
100000 over and above all liabilities
Charles, the senior partner, has been
in poor health for six months past. but
has been able to attend to business off
and on. John ii. Burkhalter was at the
store today. He said:
'This is the first time in the history
of the house that any trouble has come
to it, and we feel it great blow at our
pride. The cause of the failure is ina
bility to sell our paper. We are doing
ohN iHNiSooiiiS OooiuOoSs Ouy
for cash and putting it down on our
! books to the customer on credit. This
required large amount of money. and
! when we found that we did not have
money on hand to meet obligations COM
ing due, we made the assignments. We
only preferred our confidential debts to
secure money which we borrowed from
our friends. Besides the preference
there l should think is about $3.50, 900
notes out and the balance of debts is for
| merchandise"
Mr.. Burkhalter could not tell def
! initely what the liabilities are, but
! finally admitted that he thought they
were between 100000 and 500, 1000. The
| assets, he said. are nCminaIiy larger
| than the liabilities, but what they could
| bring depended upon the inventory
which would be made by the assignee.
| The failure has caused great deal of
| excitement among the creditors, and
i some very severe criticism. The firm
has always stood we'll III trade circles,
and their paper sold well. On the
strength of this reputation. it is said.
they have borrowed large SUMS oil
/ money up to within a day or two OF
their failure. They also bought goods
on credit this week.
His Grudge Against 1t.
Yankee Blade
Ragged Mike - Why do you hate
cider?
] Backdoor Pete-It works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-21
HOW CHICAGO Is BETTING.

Odds Recorded in Joe UIlman's
Book-No Big Wagers Laid.
CHICAGO. H., Oct. 2O.-Chicago bet
ting men have begun to put money on
the election, but no heavy wagers have
been recorded.
Joe >Ullman is making a book at Haw-
thorne and has now about s25, 900 of the
bettors' money. The odds are s7o to
500 against Cleveland carrying New
York; $40 to 500 against Harrison car
rying New York; s95 to 500 against
Cleveland's election; $50 to 500 against
Harrison's election; 500 to 500 against
Cleveland carrying Indiana; $50 to 500
against Harrison carrying Indiana: s75
TO 500 against Fifer carrying Illinois ::
$3.50 to 500 against Altgeld carving
Illinois. "a
The big betting men seem to be wait
ing for better odds Oh Cleveland. In
Ullman's book over $4,000 were wag-
cred On Cleveland carrying New York,
and he was backed from 500 to 500 10
$40 TO SlC0.