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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-13
Y. NJ. c. A. Fair.

Yesterday marked the third day of the fair
and there was a good attendance both after
noon and evening. The sales were fair both in
useful and fancy articles, the lemonade well
and ice cream parlor were well patronzed, and
the business men focked in to dinner. We
want to impress on all business men the advisa-
bility of taking dinner and supper at the fair.
They will get a most satisfactory dinner at a
very fair price.
The Portland Stove Company has put in the
working model of their hot water heating APP
paratus.
I. F. Foss s. Son have sent in a range, which
is directly in front of the stage.
Capt. George E. Brown has also set up his
photograph under the stage, and discourses
sweet and solemn music in opposition to the
band
Miss Myra Frye has taken charge of the
furniture booth and has received large num-
Der of donations of fancy hardware from
Emery Waterhouse & Co. and Edwards s.
Walker.
Last night the High School Cadets went
through with company movements to the silen
drill. The boys are to be congratulated on
their excellent appearance and the precision of
their movements. By special request they
will repeat the company and silent drill to-
night and a big crowd should be in attendance.
This will be the last opportunity to see the Ca :
diets before the annual ball.
Chambers band played splendidly last night.
This will be the programme for tonight:
Grand National Melodies. ............ Heincke
Cornet Solo-The Artist. .Jeager
Mr. E. G, Blanchard.
Piccolo soio-The singers Polka. ~. Read
Mr.. j. N. Jacobson
Germany-Watch on the Rhine.
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woman's Missionary Society.

WOulaHB nIssIUHdfy SOCIeCy.
The Woman's Missionary Society at the Con-
gress Street Methodist church have elected
these officers:
President-Mrs. George d. Lindsay.
Vice President-MrS. Jane Blake.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. b. F. True.
TreaSurer-Mrs. Alfred Tuckwell.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. j. L. Watson.
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The payson Tucker Cigar.

Messrs. Cook, Everett s. Pencil have named
their latest cigar after the popular railroad
manager, and claim that the cigar is worthy of
the name. Those who have tried it endorse
their claim, and the cigar is having an immense
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-13
MUslc,AND DRAMA.
Pert.
Stockbridge Course.

You should at your earliest opportu-
nifty get one of the descriptive circulars
of the Stockbridge courses and look into
this excellent series of entertainments
and decide whether it does not offer
enough in return for the small outlay of
money to warrant the purchase of a sea-
son ticket. Many, no doubt, after hear
ing later on more about the excellence of
these entertainments, will regret that
they did not secure ticket in time to OBJ
tain good seat. The sale of tickets is
now going on at Stockbri dge's music
store and a good choice of seats is still
offered.
A Nutmeg Match.
"a Nutmeg Match made ten. strike
at the National theatre, Washington, dur
ing the Grand Army Encampment. The
receipts for the week aggregated nearly
$4,000. 1t was the largest sstake'' at reg
lar prices ever secured at the Capitol
City's most popular playhouse. It will
be seen in Portland next week at Port
land theatre.
A Fine Concert.
OnFWednesday evening, October 10, at
City Hall, our people will have an oppor
tunity of listening to one of the most en-
joyable entertainments of the season.
The occasion is the annual benefit concert
of Mr.. w. J. Ryan, and the talent engaged
is the popular Boston Elysian Concert
Company. Every member of the organi-
cation is soloist. Selections of vocal
and instrumental music will be inter-
spersed with humorous reading and dra-
matte impersonations. The tickets are
selling rapidly and there is every indica
ton that full house will greet the de-
serving beneficiary.
A Face in the Moonlight.
Robert Mantell will be at Portland
Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday
in his latest play, "a Face in the Moon
light, Mr. Mantell will be supported
by the company now playing with him in
Boston and his engagement here should
be literally patronized.
Modjeska appeared for the first time in
her career as an actress in Katherine of
Arragon, in king Henry VIII.," at the
Garden Theatre, New York, Monday
night.
Mr.. Potter of Texas drew another
large and much pleased audience to Port
land theatre last evening.
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PoRTLAND's FINANCES.
The City's Assessors and the Real Estate
Valuation-Work of the Commission
Effect of the Poll Tax Reduction.

Neutrality-suspicious. of the Commission
Effect of the Poll Tax Reduction.
An article in yesterdays Argus gave the pub
lie to understand that the increases in the val
uatlon of real estate in certain portions of Port
land was due to Messrs. Wilson and Irish who
constituted the commission to revise the valua-
ton OF the city. There was similar revision
IN 1879, and such is necessary every few years,
since the changes that are going on in the city
nave an important effect on values. But the
action of this commission is in no way final,
nor does it relieve the city assessors of their
responsibility For they alone have the author
ity to fix the valuation. If they have adopted
the report of the commission it is now theirs
and they are responsible. If they have not
adopted it, then certainly the commissioners are
not responsible. The fact seems to be that the
assessors made the report the basis of their
valuation, but made changes in various cases,
perhaps to the amount of twenty per cent ofthe
whole. Their changes resulted in an increase
of about half million dollars in the valuation,
Messrs. Wilson and Irish, whose work was
principally the equalization of valuations, and
who seem to have done it upon a good and
reasonable plan, valued the city real estate at
$23762, 312. The assessors increased this to
$24 299, 900, which is the valuation of this
year.
An increased valuation or an increased tax
rate was inevitable. for the city after the
state valuation was raised in 1891.
This brought Portland's state tax up
from $83.788.53 to $1O4,481.06, which is the
present yearly tribute which Portland pays
Portland also pays $50, o95.o6 for county tax.
For local city nurnoSaS hetween five hundred
thousand and six hundred thousand dollars are
raised each year. Thus Portland's entire tax
levy for year is upwards of seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Portland's real estate is valued at $24,299,-
600 this year, an increase OF $S0o,40o over last
years valuation. But the total personal estate
this year is only $12,e43,4 5o, decrease of
about $444, 500 since last year. So in the real
and personal property taken together there is
in reality gain of not quite $4,000 since last
year. Then the present city Cover ment has
reduced the poll tax from So to So which makes
quite difference on all the 10.682 polls re-
turned this year. (10,430 were returned last
year,, OF course the money taken off the polls
has to be made up largely out of real estate'
which is also at the same time bearing more on
account of the elimination of personal proper
ty.
The elimination Of over S444, 900 in personal
property valuation since last year comes from
changes in investments by Portland capitalists
One capitalist alone has put 100000 into rail
road stock, which hencefourth is taxed by the
State. The gradual encroachment Of the state
upon railroad, insurance and other property has
been for some time cutting down the personal
property valuation Of this and other cities.
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A MISTAKE.
Easy to Make, But Serious In Its
Consequences.
THRILLING DETAILS OLA REMARK
ABLY NARROW ESCAPE.

May Be Surprise to Some. But a Whole
some Lesson to All.
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FOR ART STUDENTS

FOR ART STUDENTS,
NHR. J. A. s. MONKS will form a class for
I'VE water color ana oil painting at the Studio
vi Miss leGres. 567 "a Congress street, meeting
each DAY vi tile week, beginning Oct. . at 3.4o
a. NJ, Weather permitting; out-0I-dour WORK.
oct 3u3ts
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-05-24

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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-05-24
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CENTRo GENERAL DE sUsCRICIoNEs
TODA CLAsE DE OBRAs
AViso 6nspoyt0sste d J0s asunserosos smscr6tOyes
de In Propaganda LSter0r4G:" &.
La antigua casa Cervamtes, de la Habana,
81 amos de existenaias en- Ia Isla de Cubs
con sucursaes en- Mexico, Guatemala y StOI Do
mingo dicha casa de acuerdo con don Manuel
Rodriguez Successor do s. G.. de Mantilla, tunda-
dor de Ia Propaganda LSterGy6G con ell bSne-
plaoito de los Edi5ores todos de la Peninsula,
haquedado constitufda para 81 serylcioy con.
tinuRci0n de tOdas las Obras empezadas por L.
Propaganda L6tevGg6G, 10 Dismo que para Ia
nue7a suscripcion de toda cIasa de obras de
lujo y ecOn0mic8s que Sc ed4ten On 81 extran--
ie1O Peninsula. ssE
Los Srs. Fraile y G. propietarios en- esta Isla
d el reteridO CeutrO CeyVONtes maniiestan q
sus num0Tosoa favoreoadores, que seg1n CON
tIat0 hechO en- 10 de FaDrerO del cOrriente .anO
con ell propietarl0 de la extngaida PrOp1aG1a
0d L6tcr0r5G con los editOreS de la Penfnsu
Ia sus Representatives, son, partir de esta fe
cha, los UnicOs galmeata autorizadOH para
hacer nuevas suscri paionos, y continuar las
pendientes, pof 10 ranto no respondBran de
la conclusion do Obra alguna que Dor su con
ducto no SO sir7a, nj de las interrupciones que
puedan ocurrir on 81 servleio de las Obras que
pOr conductO de Otros CentrOS, no autOrizados
legalmente por los Editores, que subrepti-
clamente conslgan las Teferidas publicaciones
en- la Peninsula. En- 81 Centric CeSVGMtesE en-
Ontraran los afcionadOs alas buenas Obras
un surtido complete de los mejores autores
antiques Ymodernos, 10 mismo que en- el ramo
de encuaderna aciones, desde las mas economi
oas hasta las dc gran lujo: Subscription cons
sante toda clase de noVelas, obras de lujo
% entifcas, hterarias de Wales, completardo-
Sc desde luego toda clase de Obras truDcas
Para las reclamaciOnes en- ell Centro Cey0a9stes
San jose IL San Juan de Puerto Rico.-
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sT Saldra de San Juan todos los miercoles
al amanecer, una Syez pori el Este y ofra por
Il Oeste. tocando en los puntos de Fajsrdo,
aumacao, Arroyo, Ponce, Mayaguez, Agua-
aiilz Arecibo vice versa gespectivamente
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DE aase Hue
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Y TRASPoRTEs MILITARES
SOBRK.vOS DEMERRERA
HABANA. e.sT

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Los vapores de esta empresa efectuaran
su salida desde este puerto en- los dias s, 10,
IS, 20 y IS de cada mes las S de latarde
en- los dias de labor y las II del dia en- 10,
esfetivos. EsD9
LTNEA DE CUBA.
81 Legaran solo hasta Santiago de Cuba
los vapores que salen los diass S, Is y2g.
Los de los dias y IS tocaran en- Niue
vita, Puerto-Padre, Gibara, Mayari Baracoa.
Guatanano y Cuba. asaa %
FL dia IS hafa las mismas escalas z exc
cepcion de Ia de Mayan, y ademas tocar5 en-
oagua de Tanamo.
Todos retornaran verifcando sus sail
las de Cuba los dias Is, 23 y s, efectu4ndo-
e las entradas en- la Habana en- las fechas
'orrespondientes de Io, zoy Ode cadas mes.
Ninguno de estos vapores tocarS sd
-etorno en- Guantanamo. 'sa
LINEA DE EPUERTO-RICO.
Salen los dias 10 y 90 los vapores que
hacen el servicio de Correos.
FL del dia 10 toca en- Nuevitas. Gibara.
Baracoa, Guantanamo, Cuba, Cabo- Haitia-
no y Port-au-Prince, Puerto Plata, Ponce,
Mayagiez, Aguadilla San Juan de sPuer-
:o-Rico. Al retorno hara escala en- los mis-
mos puertos.
FL del dias2o ira por Nuevitas,g Gibara,
Baracoa, Guantanamo, Cuba, Santo Domin-
20, Poace, Mayagiez, Aguadilla y San Juan
de Puerto Rico, viniendo por los mismos
puertos. '.s..s9ss = : go
Retornaran saliendo de Puerto Rico los
dias 23 y 8 respectivamente tocaran en-
Cuba los dias 20 y 9, negando 4 la Habana
en- las fechas correspondence de 4y II de
cada mes. aoF=a
Ninguno de estos dos vapores tocarzn
81 retorno en- Guantanamo.
LINEA DE CAIBARIEN.
sTodos los lunes las de la tarde sal
dra an vapor que, tocando los martes en- L.
Isabella de Sagua, negara Caibarien les
bs s Retornara saliendo de Caibarien los iue-
YES, despues de Ia llegada del tren de pa
sajeros, con escala en- Sagua, uegar5 Ia
Habana los viernes.
Todos los viernes las 6 de La tarde
Saldra otro vapor que tocara en- Isabella de
sagua los sabados llegara 4 Caibsrien los
domingos. - ...4 - .....~-s 800. $50
Efectuara Sd retorno saliendo de Caiba-
rien los martes, despuss de Ia Hegada del
tren de pasajeros, tocara en- Sagua yuega-
r5 Ia Habana los microbes. oE
A4 Is sap as sREMOLCADOR. Ael
.1as Esta empresa tiene el vapor-AGUILA
potente para remolqres por las costa de es-
Ia Isla, habilitado de bombas para achi-
ques dtiles para salvamento. .5s6ae
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-20
TO BE TRIED IN SAVANNAH.

The Bicycle Thief to Be Brought From
Jacksonville To-day.
The thief who stole Gus Kayton's bicycle
from in front Richmond's Commercial
Institute last week, an account of whose ar
rest in Jacksonville appeared in yesterday q
MORNING NEWS, will be brought to Sa-
vannah to-day for trial. He gave his
name in jacksonville as Mack. His
real name, is Staley. He came to Savan-
nah from South Carolina.
The desire for wheel and his inability to
buy one prompted Staley to steal. When
he gets through with his experience in
stealing he will probably mot want a
bicycle as bad as he did. The case will be
prosecuted to the full extent as q punish
ment for Staley and as an example to
others.
1t Is difficult matter to steal wheel and
escape detection. All dealers keep records
OF the bicycles they sell and the machines
are so marked that they can
be easily identified. With the organization
OF wheelmen's clubs throughout the coun-
try, and the spread of the Lea que of Ameri-
can W heelmen, both of which organiza ions
seek to protect the property of their mem.
bers by vigorous prosecution of all bicycle
thieves, the stealing Of bicycles will be-
come a dangerous crime and one that will
not likely he attempted more than once by
any one who has any regard for his liberty
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THE OFFICE WILL PROBABLY STAY.
The Efforts to Maintain the Hydro
graphic Service Here.

The Efforts to Maintain the Hydro
graphic Service Here.
Lieut.. F. H. Sherman, in charge Of the
photographic office, is ill receipt Of letter
from the photographer at Washington to
the effect that the efforts that have been
made here to secure a continuance Of the
office, In view of the disposition to remove it
elsewhere or abolish IL, are regarded by
the department as a recognition Of the value
and Importance Of the service.
Congressman Lester has been using every
effort to keep the office here, and it Is be-
lieved now that it will be maintained
The action OF the board Of trade and cot
ton exchange and the presentation OF the
matter by the MORNING News had strong
influence with the department.
Lieut.. Sherman is at work on his annual
report covering the work of the office dur
ing the twelve months up TO June 80.
The report will show a wider range and a
greater amount Of work performed than
during any year since the office was estab-
hshed.
AS soon as 1t is definitely known
whether the appropriation will main
tain the office an effort will be
made to secure the operation Of the time
ball, which was discontinued three years ago
because of failure to secure the time from
the W estern Union Telegraph Company. The
board OF trade will offer the photographic
bureau the use OF the tower above the
weather bureau office on the board OF trade
building for the operation of the time ball.
This Is by far the most available place for
1t, and a strong effort will be made to secure
the establishment of the rvioe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-20
THE RArTLERs DEADLY FOE.
Remarkable Fight Between Snake
and Bat.

A Remarkable Fight Between a Snake
and a Bat.
There are many stories told about snakes
that border very closely upon the improb-
able. One of these stories is that the COM
mon bat deadly enemy of the rattle
snake and will fight to the death whenever
an opportunity is offered it.
Those who are acquainted with the fe-
cundity of that dangerous reptile well know
that were 1t not that nature has provided
the means for its destruction, there would
soon be 30 many rattlesnakes that it would
be impossible for either man or beast TO
live away from thickly populated neighbor-
hoods.
The bat, however, has never been given
credit for its share in Kidding the woods of
these venomous reptiles. DIR. Livingston
in his account of his travels in Africa relates
battle which he witnessed between a bat
and a snake In which the former was victor.
A gentleman living in May River Neck,
g. c., had his attention attracted a
few weeks ago to number
OF bats flying about in the woods appar-
entity very much alarmed at something. He
rode up near them aud saw four bats on the
head of a large rattle.nake. Che RATHER
fought fercely for his life, but the
bats Rnawed at its neck and head
until they killed 1t. 1t Is supposed
the RATHER had disturbed the bats
in their daylight slumbers. Hundreds OF
them c1rcled round the spot during the
fight apparently ready to render assistance
II necessary 20 those thai were killing the
snake.
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CONCERNING Your Wanna

The zone cent a word" column of the
MORNING NEWS places advertising within
the reach Of every one who has anything to
sell or wants anything. Advertising shows
thrift and enterprise. and for the small sum
OF 10 cents you can demonstrate that Won
are possessed of those very necessary reoui-
sites TO success in life. The MORNING NEWS
clrculates everywhere, reaches everybody
is read by rich and poor alike, has thousands
Of readers who never LOOK at anv otbe,
newspaper.
1t Will print your advertisement 70 IL
words or less. for Is cents, and charge Won
one cent for each added word. There is no
trouble to calcuaJe what your advertise
ment will cost you. If YOU have an adver-
using account with the MORNING News
you can telephone your advertisement II
you do so before 10 p. IN. Business of1ca
telephones 364 -A'''
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THE WEArHBA MAN SMILES.
June Doing Its Best for Savannahia

June Doing Its Best for Savannahians
end They Appreciate 1t.
While the people of the west and in some
sections OF the north were sweltering yes
terday with mercury in the nineties, Savan-
nahisns were enjoying the cool ocean
breezes. The temperature did not get above
SO in the city during the day.
The people who went to the resorts were
hardly less comfortable than those who re-
manned at home. A light shower fell in
the forenoon and laid the dust
The entire month Of June so far has been
delightful one. The weather has
been exceptionally cool.
The report for last month has Just been
received from the state weather
bureau. II shows the temperature
to have been nearly up to the
seesonable average. The average rainfall
from the records Of f1rty-seven stations was
q Is inches, ranging from 4.91 at Hephdbah
to O.43 at Fleming. The average tempera-
ture from the records OF fifty-fve stations
was 7219.
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ALL EYES ON CHICAGO.
THE BETTING IN SAVANNAH ON
CLEVELAND AGAINST THE FIELD.

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The Hill Men Acknowledge Hills
Chances Gone and Anything to
Beat Cleveland Now Their Hope.
The Convention the Talk Every
MISREPRESENTATION on the Out
come.
Everything tends to Chicago now. On
the eve Of the convention Savannah and
the whole country are watching with inter-
est the moves on the great political checker
board.
The bulletins this week will have
an interest that those from Minneapolis did
will carry the full Associa ed Press and
Western Union bulletins, which will be
posted during the entire convention.
Whenever two or more men meet now in
the streets, hotels or clubs, the sole and alb
sorbing topic Ia the convention. Every
body would like to be a lie to foretell the
result, but they can't As the time has
drawn near until the eve Of the convention
mas been reached interest has grown until
no matter which way one turns the first
thing that greets his ear is a political dis
cussion.
ALL SORTS OF TALK.
Cleveland will be nominated on the first
ballot, II don't think Cleveland will get
the nomination." Better unite on a west
ern man." is a sample of some Of
the expressions, By tacis consent ali
Savannahians seem to agree that Hill ia out
Of the race. His supporters here admit
that from all indications be cannot be
nominated, aud they openly avo1 them
selves favorable to anybody against Cleve-
land. In support OF their hostility to the
ex-President they set up the claim that he
cannot carry New YORK.
On the other hand, the Clevelandites ex-
press the belief that II Cleveland is nomi-
mated Tammany will wheel into line and
support him as natter of self-protection,
thereby Insuring the state.
THE BETTING ON CLEVELAND.
Many bets have been made in the last few
days on Cleveland's nomination, and the
fact that plenty OF people can be found to
put their money on Cleveland against the
field shows what confidence his supporters
have in his success
Boies has numbers of friends among the
anti-Cleveland men Of Savannah. They
say that with the governor OF Iowa al the
head and Hill for Vice President, ticket
would be presented to the country which
could win with ease
Both factions read everything publis led
from Chicago, and every move is closely
followed. Tomorrow the bulletin boards
will be anxiously watched. .-.