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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16

General order No. 2:
For the information of Comrades attending
the 26th National Encampment at Washington,
this order is issued. Comrades and friends will
assemble at Portland and Rochester station at
SIS O'Clock Saturday morning, September 18th
The Post have adopted hat to be worn on this
trip. Get these hats of R. F. Somers 4 Co., 232
Middle street. Put on cord and wreath and
Corps Badge on left side. Wear blue suit with
brass buttons. Provide yourself with G. A. Il.
cane, and thus secure uniformity in appearance
that all desire to see and thus reflect credit
upon the Post. Every comrade who intends
going that has not notified the committee should
do so at once.
BY command of
G. Z. JORDAN, Commanding Post
E. C. MILLIKEN, Adjutant.
sep12M.W.F-at
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
Mems Trousers.

The general excellence and fit
of the monster display we offer
for inspection is absolutely
certain of winning the favor of
all at our prices.
Mems all wool Pants at $1.5O,
worth $500.
Mems all wool PntIlam Pants
at $2.9S, worth 400.
Mems fine Pants at $3.50,
400, 4.5O, 800, $50, 900,
$50 and 100.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-"The Asiatic
cholera is as likely to come to our shores
and spread in winter as in summer" said
DR.. Lewis A. Sayre to me today.
had called his attention to an official
dispatch from Washington saying that
immigration from the infected ports of
Europe, and especially from Hamburg,
Bremen, Antwerp and Havre, would be
practically suspended until frost. The
inference is obviously that the chief of
the marine hospital service, who is the
adviser of the secretary of the treasury
in this matter, is proceeding upon the
idea that frost will kill the cholera
germs and stop the disease, as it does in
the case of yellow fever.
Nothing could be more erroneous"
said DR.. Sayre. .'Tlle cholera has never
made worse ravages en- earth than in
Russia in midwinter, when the tempera-
ture was much lower than we ever have
it here. 1t is folly to think that frost
will check it, and if that is the action of
the officials who control the immigrant
service, and if the restriction is to be
relaxed or withdrawn when freezing
weather comes, the country will GER
tainly be subjected to a very grave dan
ger"
DR. Sayre is the Oldest practicing
physician in New York. For fifty
years he has studied the subject of in
fictitious and contagious diseases. He
has been through all the cholera vista
lions since the memorable one of 1882,
and has practiced extensively among
the sick with this disease. Under five
mayoral administrations he was resi-
dent physician of the city of New York
and has had a great deal to do prac-
tically with guarantees and public sani-
tation. His publications have been di-
versiied and copious, and us lecturer
before the Bellevue Medical college his
fame has gone far and wide. There
fore when he talks about fighting Ash
etic cholera he is u man to be listened to.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
LOOK AT THE PRICES |!

Mems single breasted Suits,
dark mixed, at $500.
Mems double and single
breasted Suits. dark check, at
$500.
Mems all wool Cheyiot Suits at
$500.
Mems double breasted Blue
Suits, heavy weights, at $1,000.
worth $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
Mems Suits.

Look at the Incompatible bar
gains offered in Mems Suits.
The bargains are so pronounced
no one can fail to appreciate
them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
-- GR e or .
GREAT
REDUCTIoN SAL
y n w


$4,000 Worth OF Serviceable
Goods to be Closed Out at Once.
Bargains That viii Be Appreciated
Ga Plaid RepeIlent 69c, worth
$l.35.
French wrapper Flannel 49c,
worth 75c.
Black -Worsted Brocade for
waists and shoulder capes So.
former price 1915.
EmfanIs' Blue and White
: CIOa3kIlag $l.5O, former price 81
Black Brocade HERMANN So,
former price $3.50.
Holiday Goods less than klalf
cost.
Rs2cE1iIlg sst half price.
C0Eored Ribbon at half price. 81
Ladies' Leather Gags regard
less of cost.
Misses F2pcy Cotton Hose C. g, 90 SOC '9s
" Is q 15C, 75c
Ladies' " 1t half price
Fringed Damask Towels Roc,
worth 3 Lee.
Fancy Striped silk s5c, worth
$3.50 and 81.
Satin wine blue and
green, 75c, worth sSH.25.
Black MeriIaO long and square
SI1ayWAS at reduced prices.
Antique Lace Tides &c. fOr-
mer price les.
Antique Lace Tides I3c, Or
mer price CSC.
Ladies' Embroidered and Hn-
itias handkerchief ;at greatly
reduced prices.
A general stock of Toilet Arti-
Giles and Small Wares at very
low prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
twenty-five Hundred
CH|LDREN'S SUITS
For Our Fall and Winter Trade.

Children's double breasted
Knee Pant Suits at $500, worth
$50.
Children's all wool, double
breasted Knee Pant Suits at
$500, worth $50.
Children's double breasted
Knee Pant Suits, stylish pat
terms, at $500, worth 500.
: Chigdren's Combination Suits,
extra Pant and Hat, at $500,
worth 500.
Children's fine Suits at $500,
800, 700, 500, 1000, 1900
1900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-16
FROST and CHOLERA.
DR.. Sayre Says They May Exist To.
gether,

There<ors he Believes That Immigra-
ton Should Be Suspended Indefinitely.
Uniform Quarantine Regulations in All
Ports Demanded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
TWELVE PAGES
REID ON THE ISSUES,

Mr. Whitelaw Reid's formal letter ac-
cepting the Republican nomination for
the Vice Presidency is another strong doc
ument on behalf of Protection and sound
finance. Once more the fallacies of the
Democratic tariff and currency arguments
are pointed out, and again the voters are
shown that their business interests are at
stake in this campaign. Mr.. Reid warns
all friends of American prosperity and
national industrial independence that the
election of the Democratic ticket would in
all probability involve the complete con-
troll of national affairs by a party which
pledged itself, in national convention as
sembled, to disregard American interests,
to open this country to European competi-
tion and to revive the most ruinous mon
etary system which America ever expert
enced
Surely with the issues so clearly before
it there can be no danger of the American
nation going astray through ignorance,
Incidence, or something worse. American
industries and all their multiUudinous de-
Tendencies are threatened, and it remains
for American farmers, operatives, manu-
facturers merchants and all the citizens
in general to show that they are
threatened in vain
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19

of the attractions Of social life which are
SO greatly abated from by impossible,
dirty and uncomfortable roads
Everybody has noticed the much greater
increase of the population of our cities
than >of the country districts within the
last twenty OF thirty years. The farmer
need not have far to look for the cause.
All that money and invention can do is
being done to make the cities attractive,
while nothing is done to render the
country more accessible or inviting.
Farmers who wonder why so many Of
their boys are so eager to leave the old
place for the nearest town will find some
thing to turn over in their minds in this
reflection. With good roads-well-graded,
well-built and well-kept-as are the roads
of European countries, rural life would
have many charms which cannot be ex-
perienced without comfortable ways Of
travel The Pennsylvania farmer who is
in favor of progress, and who wishes at
all to see good roads before he dies, should
at this time have a talk on the subject
with the individuals who are running for
the Legislature in his district. There was
dreadful failure at Harrisburg two
years ago upon the road question. Some
thing should be done this winter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

General q. o. Howard, U. S. A, Com
mander of the Department of the East
speaks very highly of the efficiency and
value of the National Guard in his annual
report to the Secretary of War. 1t is
highly satisfactory to learn from so high
an authority that this body of citizen-sol-
diers 'has reached degree of excellence
never before attained" And, while the
Generals praise is encouraging, his rec
concentrations should command close at
tention.
Whether or not it would be advisable to
increase the annual appropriation by the
Government from $4O0, 900 to s., ,OOO, 900 all
at once is matter for some discussion.
But the Generals assertion that such an
increase would be beneficial is an argu-
ment in Itself, and there is no doubt that
a greater hberality than has hitherto pre-
vailed would be a substantial aid in per-
fecting an organization that is already so
useful. That the Guard would be much
strengthened by re-armament simultane-
ously with the provision OF the new infan-
try arm for the army is indisputable.
These matters are not calculated to give
great opportunities for log-rolllng, but
they are none the less well worth the
careful consideration of the next Congress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
CHICAGO AND COLUMBUS,

Chicago is in the middle of the week of
Columbus celebration which is to reach its
climax in the formal dedicatory exercises
in jackson Park on Friday. The enor-
nous crowds that are thronging the city are
a foretaste of what may be expected when
The Worlds Fair is in full swing next
year. Never before have so many Ameri-
cans of welLearned prominence been
massed together for a public ceremony.
But never before has there been an under
taking of such vast enterprise as, the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, to attract
them.
This country has had unique career of
ever accelerating progress during the four
centuries that have passed since Columbus
sighted its island outposts. And the mag
niicent preparations which have already
been completed demonstrate the WORTH
ness of the display at Chicago to typify
the advance of civilization during that
period, no less than to enhance the fame of
the adventurous navigator who exploited
a new world.
One shadow only will mar the spirit of
joyousness which best becomes so brilli-
ant a ceremony. The whole nation will
sympathize with President Harrison in the
home troubles that involve his absence, as
the official head OF this great alton, from
an event of such national importance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
A QUEER DECISION.

The decision of Justice Brewer in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals at
st. Paul, by which way of evasion is
clause-if it has the meaning that is re.
ported-is another striking example of the
manner in which that jurist has furnished
constructions of law for the benefit of the
railroads.
The Justice finds in the act no evidence
that the long-and-short-hau clause is to
be applied so as to prevent a corporation
charging more for local rate over its line
than is charged for transportation over
that line and second one connected with
it under joint tariff. That is, by Justice
Brewers ruling, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road can charge SOC for transportation
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg while it is
carrying the same freight from Philadel-
phia to Chicago at 25c. If the road oper-
ated a single route to Chicago in name as
it does in fact it would be subject to the
long-and-short-haul prohibition; but while
it splits itself up into two sections it is
freed from that provision. That is JUS
tice Brewers reading of the act, and its
very statement reduces it to an absurdity.
1t is quite true, as Justice Brewer
says, that the Interstate Commerce
act recognizes joint rates. Having
recognized them, it follows that
Justice Brewers own reasoning dis
proves his decision, if it overrules
the application of the long g-and-short-hau
clause as is reported. He makes his ruling
turn on the use of the word 'tline," in
stead of road, claiming that the 'line'' is
created by the joint rate. But it is cover
the same line" that the greater charge for
a shorter than for longer distance is pro-
hibited. The fact is that the meaning Of
the act on this point has always been clear,
although the reports do not make the
meaning of the Justices decision SC.
If the case involved on the charge by
the Western road of greater rate to Chi
cago than its proportion of the through
rate to New York, the decision creates an
unnecessary legal friction in order 10
affirm point that is indisputable. But,
if it decides that the Western road has the
right to make a rate to Chicago actually
greater than the joint rate to New York,
the legal friction is created for the pur-
pose of evading very plain enactment of
Concress
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
RENEW THE AGITATION,

THE DISPATCH can add nothing new to
the volumes of convincing argument and
illustration which it has already published
for the benefit Of the farmers of the
country upon both good and bad roads
But now, that a new Legislature is about
to be chosen, it would be well to remind
our friends in the country that there is no
question that has come before the Legis-
lature in 25 years concerning them so
much as this of getting good, macada-
mized highways in place of the badly
graded, undrained, unpaved make-believes
that now exist. There is no tax, State,
national or township-or all together
that weighs one-quarter SO heavily upon
the Pennsylvania farmer as the tax upon
his time and upon his horses and vehicles
for six months or more every year in try
ing to navigate through unfathomed mud.
The pecunisry loss from the inaccessi-
bility to markets and the inability to haul
large loads is enormous A loss of another
sort, but even more worth taking into
account, is that Of personal comfort and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
A GOOD NATIONAL GUARD.
General Howard Pays the Militia Some
Well-Turned Compliments.

General Howard Pays the Militia Some
Wel-Turned Compliments.
WAsHINaToy. Oct ls&General O. O. How
ard, U. s. A., Commander OF the Departments
Of the East, in his annual report to the Sec
retary OF War makes some important rec
concentrations touching the National Guard
OF the United States. He says: "The
militia, under the new name OF National
Guard, mas reached a degree of excellence
never before attained. This body of citizen
soldiers Is not only useful in maintaining
order In the several States, but it will be OF
the highest value to the general Govern
ment In case OF hostilities in guarding i'm
portant points pending the forma ton OF a
volunteer army, The annual appropriation
by the Government of $4O3, 600 mirht well be
increased to 81 100000" He urgently called
attention to the propriety and necessity Of
providing at the next session of Congress
for q rearmament OF the entire National
Guard at the same time that the new in
1antry arm Is furnished to the nrmy
General Howard reviews the operations of
the militia at Homestead, Buffalo and Coal
Creek, all OF which places are in the Depart
nent OF the East, and says: "In every case
during the disturbances the National Guard
responded with promptitude and bore
themselves in q soldierly manner. These
instances demonstrate the excellent condi.
tion of the National Guard. To call on reg
ular United States forces to quell minor dis
turbances Is sometimes open to criticism as
an outside interference. and often causes
bitterness OF feeling against the common
protector, the general Government"
General Howard vigorously attacks the
post exchange, or canteen, and objects TO
employing soldiers as barkeepers He rec.
ominends that the Governors Island ferry
be allowed to land at the Barge Office slip
and that coast defenses be improved.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
CHICAGO Welded TO NEW YORK.
The Telephone Between the Two CitIe
Placed in Operation

The Telephone Between the Two Cities
Placed in Operation.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-The long distance tele-
phone line between New York and Chicago
was used successfully to-day. In the latter
city about 100 persons were gathered TO lis
ten to the messages, and about the same
number were at the Office here. The music
of the Star Spangled Banner'' and "Amer-
lea" was sent from Chicago to New York.
"The CITY OF Chicago greets the city of
New York said Mayor Washburne in Chica-
go. "The city of New York returns tho COM
pliment, and wishes you all success in the
great celebration you are to have there this
week" was Mayor Grants reply. "The city
Of Chicago extends its greetings and con-
graduates the nation" said Mayor WASH
burne impressively, con On American in
vention which shall supplement- the tele-
graph and enable the people OF this conti-
nent to communicate orally where they
now resort to the post and telegraph"
Mayor Grant responded no less impressively:
~ congratulate you and the people of the
United States upon the opening OF this
great wire,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
A DEMOCRATIC ECLIPSE,

The statement in private letter from
Judge Gresham that the assertions that
he is going to vote for Cleveland are
"wholly unauthorized and purely gra-
tuitous" will work a marvellous change in
the spirit of the Democratic organs toward
Judge Gresham. A similar letter from
the son of Judge Cooley will cause like
fall of that gentleman in the Democratic
estimation.
For a few days these Independent and
able gentlemen have occupied pedestals
in the Democratic mind They were all
that public men ought to be in every re-
spect, and nothing was too good to say
about them. Ali this laudation was due
to the understanding that they were going
to vote the Democratic ticket OF course
having been betrayed into this praise by
a misunderstanding our Democratic
contemporaries will feel that they have a
just grievance against Judges Gresham
and Cooley for receiving their pleasant
words under false pretenses; and they will
take it out in the usua! way. Of course it
must also be recognized that the Repub-
lican organs which took brief turn at at
tributing the meanest motives to their re-
puted course will now make the discovery
that they were temporarily much-misun-
derstood men.
But the most striking phase of the situ-
alton is the early fall of Gresham and
Cooley from the Democratic calendar of
sanctity. They anticipate Mr.. Wayne
MacVeagh's decadence in that respect by
some months. Mr.. MacVeagh by coming
out for Cleveland beyond recantation has
assured himself of Democratic praise un-
til nearly the close. of the year; after
which he will be suspected, disliked and
reviled as hated Mugwump.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
MASTERS OF MEN.

Mr.. RIDER HAGGARD thinks Egypt the
most interesting and least explored country
in the world.
The volume of poetry which Lord Lyt-
ton, "Owen Meredith" left unfinished at his
death will be published shortly.
LEOPOLD, the King of the Belgians, is
one of the most inve:erate gamblers in Eu-
rope, and what he doesn't know about q
hand at cards is hardly worth mentioning.
Mrs. AMELIA BLooMER, who devised
and gave its name to the "Bloomer cos
tume," is still living, where she has lived for
q generation, at Council Bluffs. She wears
the ordinary female garb.
Ex-SPEAKER REED is to speak to the
Republicans of Bridgeport Thursday even
ing. The managers of the meeting are hunt
ng for place big enough to hold ut least
half OF the people who will try to hear him.
ARcHDEAcoN DENIsoN, who is two
years older than Mr.. Gladstone, MAS
sent to the press sequel to his "Notes Of
My Life" published in 1879, in which he will
give summary of the later period of his
eventful career.
THE two men who are said to be most
difficult OF access by interviewers are
Colonel IngersoIl and Archbishop Corrigan.
While there is great divergence of opinion
upon certain religious questions, both agree
in keeping from without the pencil reach of
reporters.
GEORGE OHNET'S ''Maitre des FORCES"
was written, it is stated, during his honey
moon. with no little help from his wife, and
the latter, after several publishers had
declined the MS, persuaded him to publish
it on his own account They are said to
have drawn over $500. 900 from its sale.
THAT gifted but unappreciated genius,
Oscar Wilde, who lately shook the dust of
England from his feet and went to France
to live turned up at an art show in the New
Gallery in London O few days ago. The Fail
Mall Gozeste sarcasticaly observes that 'he
was heard speaking English quite f1uently."
RENAN was wont to say that he was loved
by the iour women whose affection he val.
ued above all others-his mother, his sister.
his wife and his daughter. II often fancy"
he said, shat the judgments which will be
passed upon us in the Valley of Jehosophat
will be neither more nor less than those Of
women. countersigned by the Almighty"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
AS TO PARTISAN GLoATINo.

The free trade campaign evolves from
the Boston Globe an assertion that the
Republicans rejoice over industrial dis
tress in other countries 1t says: "Whethel
the news Of distress comes from England
or Wales, or Germany, or near by in
Canada, it is hailed with acclaim-gloated
over as if it were really something we
ought to be proud Of
The Globe is mistaken, owing to 9
natural incapacity to understand the men
tai attitude of the Protectionists There
is no rejoicing over the distress of foreign
industries; but there is rejoicing that
American industries and workingmen are
not subject to these disasters. There is
an immense difference between being glad
that millions of poor people abroad are
suffering and being glad that our own peo-
pie are fortunately exempt from such
disasters. In addition the Protectionist
element notes these Affections from which
American labor is exempted as proof that
Protection does protect.
This frame of mind contrasts favorably
with that cherished by the Democratic
organs, under the authority and direction
of the Democratic campaign managers.
The Democracy started out in this can
vass to gloat over the misfortunes 10
American labor. Wherever a wages dis
pute has given the slightest provocatlon
the Democratic joy over it has earned it
the name of the Calamity Party. So per-
sistent is this determination of gloating
over domestic misfortunes that it has
taken imaginary subjects for gloating and
the organs froth at the uninviting statis-
tican who is so criminal as to demonstrate
the general prevalence of prosperity in the
United States. On the whole the Demo-
cratic press will not be discreet to insti-
tute comparisons on the matter of gloat-
ING
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
A VERY LONG TIME TO WAIT

Thirty Years of Faithful Service Necessary
for Promotion in the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ls-Past Assistant Engi-
ncer Harry Webster, of the Navy, has re-
Gently completed one of the most brilliant
examinations for promotion to the grade OF
Chief Engineer in the shortest time on
record, viz: Five and a half DAYS Mr.. Web
ster is one OF the heroes OF the Samoan dls-
lated Vandaliu going until the ship bad
struck and further effort was useless.
As showing how slow promotion Is IN the
engineer corps, it may be mentioned that
Chirf Engineer Webster entered the navy
in 1s65 and served ali through the war.