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The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
rhe rrenoh Ban Not rranoh. .

The annual French ball is rapidly be-
coming the most American institution
in the city. 1t has been gradually be-
coming Americanized during the past
few years until the present finds it with
all the French eliminated except the
name under which it is given, the
ssCerc1e de L Harmonic Franchise"
Two-thirds of those present at the last
ball could not, venture to say, pro-
nounce this name so that Frenchman
could understand it, and not many of
them had more than a vague idea as to
its meaning. French people still attend
the ball, but they are greatly in the mi
nority. French is no longer the lam
guage of the gay throng, as was graph
ically illustrated by a single incident.
A Frenchman addressed question in
his own tongue to woman at his side,
and was startled by the response:
Jaw, come oft de perch wild yer glib
berish."
The French name will be retained,
however, as it carries with it a license
to the jewellers, and under this guise
Americans will, at the present rate,
soon be giving the wickedest ball in the
world and calling it "Parisian.' Not
for several years past could the morals
of the French ball be defended, and, as
for the last event, great care seems to
have been taken to make it trife
worse than any that had preceded it. If
the people of Paris wish to give a truly
French ball they should come to New
York and find out how it is done.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
NEW YORK LETTER.
News from the Metropolis by One on
the Inside.
Something About New Yorh's Hotels
Cody and His Schene-Good Newspa-
per Men Are Rare-Inspectors as
They Are-French Balls To-Day.
IcopYn1eHr, 1892.

Senator David 3. Hills open and di-
rect candidacy for the presidency of the
United States has resulted in stirring
New York politics to the very dregs.
1t is something of curiosity to see a
man diligently working to secure the
presidential prize through the same
methods that are employed to shape
ward caucuses and to secure district
leaderships. Senator Hill does not sit
back in calm dignity waiting to be in
vited to the presidency, but he goes
out and seeks it, and is not at all
ashamed of his action. He began i've
years ago to build up political ma
chine in this state. He has not ceased
from that labor for one hour,
and as result he has to-day
the most perfect machine-like or
ganization of any man in the
country. When his state committee
called convention for the 2ad of Feb
ruary to nominate delegates to the
democratic national convention a wild
howl went up from the element of the
democratic party attached to the politi-
cal fortunes of Grover Cleveland. The
early date set for the convention sur
prised them, and they denounced it as
an unprecedented piece of political
chicanery. They went into the news
papers with their wailings and they
have held great mass meeting at
Cooper union to denounce Hill and his
cohorts. Of course, all this has no eff
feet on the Hill programme, and in my
Judgment it would not make a particle
of difference whether the state conven-
ton be held this month or the last week
in May. The weather and season will
not affect the result. Mr.. Cleveland
has at no time since 1888 had a chance
of securing a delegation from this state,
for the simple reason that he has no
power and no machinery. Mr.. Hills cam
paign, as planned, lis to secure New York
-CIeveland's own stronghold-and then
proceed to gather in such other states
as may be controlled or influenced by
the fact that he has the empire state
behind him. OF course, the cutlery Of
the so-called democratic mugwumps
will injure him in the west and south,
where he is weakest, and that is what I
suppose the protest here means. By
branding Hill as a trickster and peanut
politician they excite prejudice, but
they probably will not help the
cause of Mr.. Cleveland much. The
average democratic politician in this
part of the country is not a broad
minded or enlightened man as rule,
but find the majority of them believe
Hills nomination to be a fixed fact.
This brings him many adhesions, and it
may be pretty safely said that if he can
not secure the nomination for himself
at Chicago he will come very near NOM
mating the mainland that man, it is
more than safe to say-will not be
Grover Cleveland.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
Buffalo Dll.s Big scheme.

That remarkable citizen of the world,
Col. William T. Cody, turned up here
the other day, fresh from Europe, tall,
erect, long haired and graceful, his
splendid outdoor life showing in every
feature of face and form, despite his
handicap of Sc years. When / saw Cody
twenty-fiv years ago, knocking about
the country with wretched border
play. which he presented in theaters,
he was as handsome man as could be
found in ten states. But there was
GOOD deal of the uncouthness of the
frontier about him, despite his chivalric
bearing. To-day he is a polished trav-
eler and gentleman. His association
with the dignitaries and better class
aristocrats of the old country has
broadened his mind and given him a
social bearing which makes him most
distinguished indeed. The colonel, it is
said, has made half million dollars
during his latest stay in Europe, and his
business here now is to make arrange
ments for exhibiting his wild world
show at the worlds exhibition in Chi.
cago. Instead of combining him
self to cowboys and Indians he
proposes to gather in one COM
bination all the fearless, rough
riders of the earth, from the
Cossack of the Don to the wild galloper
of Tartary, and from the English fox
hunter to the fierce Arab of the desert.
He proposes to build on the exposition
grounds in Chicago reproduction OF
the Roman Coliseum. That which
chiefly interests him now is the ques-
ton of Sunday observance in connec-
ton with the Columbian exposition.
The proposition to close the show on
Sundays does not please Bison William.
He says that Chicago's theaters are
open on Sunday nights and there is no
reason why he should not be permitted
to give Sunday afternoon exhibition.
As this will probably be his best day,
he looks to it to help cut the edge off
his enormous expenses. If he cannot
open on Sunday the probabilities are
that he will reduce the size of his ex-
hibit materially. Perhaps he may con-
clude to remain with his cowboys and
bucking bronchos in Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
inspectors Do Not Inspect.

The official inspection of hotels in
most cities is horrible farce and in no
sense does it afford any assurance of
protection to the guests. In the case of
the Hotel Royal one of the inspectors in
the employ of the city confessed that he
made false report to his department
regarding the fire escapes on the build
ing. He was ordered to have fire es-
capes placed on the Sixth-avenue side,
and, although he reported that this had
been done, the iremen on the night of
the fire discovered that there was not a
fire escape on that side of the building,
and many lives were lost on that ac-
count. Electrocution would be mild
punishment for such hideous crime,
but at last accounts this inspector had
simply been dismissed. With public
sentiment quickened on the subject
he will doubtless be made an exam
pie of, but otherwise he would be al
lowed to go his way and some other
man with political 'spull," equally
callous, would be given his place. With
this sort Of hotel inspection, and with
many proprietors as economical in the
matter of fire escapes as they are in
their butter, it is time for hotel men to
make fight for their lives. And the
time to do this is before the fire breaks
out. This can be done by refusing to
go to the top of these rookeries, or, hav-
ing gone there and finding no fire es-
capes at the window or rope appliances
in the room, the guest should return to
the Office and arrange to go elsewhere.
1t will take some moral courage to do
this, but if the plan was generally
adopted we would speedily see hotel
proprietors making their structures
safe, even if they had to curtail expens-
.es in the gaudy decorations with which
many of them are spelling their Offices
and public rooms.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
Our OR-Color Hotels.

The Hotel Royal fire of last week still
leaves it's terrible impress upon the city.
The usual sense of horror has been
aroused, but the probabilities are that
not single thing will be done to pre-
vent recurrence of that shameful holo-
caust. The Hotel Royal was one of a
score or more of hotels in this city
which in their affairs skirt along the
border of responsibility, but which are
at the same time conducted in a mostFin-
famous way. Originally corner cheap
hotel, it kept adding to its area by an
nexing adjoining buildings, and, as a
result, was badly constructed, badly
ventilated and badly supervised institu-
ton. It's rooms were small and greed
showed in every aspect of the place.
While number of respectable people
and at least dozen re spectacle fam
lilies made home in the hotel, it
was really house of entertain
ment for questionable casuals.
No questions were asked, so long
as names of men and women
were registered at the Office. and no
baggage was required. 1t has been
stated that while 100 rooms in the
building were occupied on the night of
the burning, there were only four
trunks in the baggage room. The
place was not much frequented by IL
licit couples in this city but was a meet
ing place for people from the neigh bor-
ing cities and towns. The character of
the house was well known to all the
az
spectability and its excellent cafe, to-
gether with its charming location,
alongside Bryant park, gave it a GER
tain popularity, which enabled the pro-
prietor to make at least $50, 900 per year,
after paying his avaricious landlord, Mr..
LYMAN Israels, an enormous rental.
In view of the tinderbox character of
the building, it's wretched elevator
shaft, it's dark corridors, its paltry
rooms and its general lack Of fire es-
capes, it is wonder that on that fatal
night only II people persisted out of a
total of at least $50. While we have
here in New York an alleged system of
building inspection, it is pretty gen
erallv believed that there is prac-
tically no inspection at all. There
is deep-seated belief that the man who
is willing to pay little money in
the shape of an official subsidy can
erect and maintain any sort of build
ing which does not excite public hos
tility. The fact was brought out the
other day that at least twenty hotels
were not complying with the law in
providing fire escapes in each room.
Outside of the new hotels which have
beenput up during the last fewy years and
those now in process of building there
is not hotel here that can be said to
approach in any degree condition OF
freproofness. The elevator shafts in
most of them are small wooden Chin
neys, and man on the top floor would
have no earthly chance of salvation in
the event of basement fire. The
Hotel ROYAL fire. am told, injured the
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
Newspa per Managers in Demand.

John Norris, a stocky, rosy-cheeked
gentleman from Philadelphia. where he
has for years been the favorite aid of
Col. William M. Singerly, the famous
free trade editor of Holstein cows and the
Record newspaper. has come over here
to be the third business manager" the
World newspaper has had since George
w. Turner left Mr.. Pulitzer's service.
Good men are rare, and good business
managers rarer, it seems, and when
Dillon, of St. Louis, succeeded Mr.. Tur-
ner, and Mr.. Driscoll, of St. Paul, suc-
ceeded Mr.. Dillon, and Mr.. Norris, of
Philadelphia, now succeeds Mr.. Dris-
coll, all in few months, Turner's place
seems very hard to fill. The rumor that
Col. WilliSm L. Davis, Gov. Flowers
handsome aid, was about to cede over
his vice presidency in the World COM
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
A Great Insurance. Magnate.

The shaking up of the New York
Life Insurance Company and the forced
resignation of President William Fl.
Beers is very significant. Few people
can imagine the influence exerted by
these wonderful financial institutions,
with their millions of surplus capital.
They came pretty near controlling this
metropolis. And yet the New York
Times, by a series of well-directed and
sustained attacks, has compelled
complete reorganization of one of the
greatest. John A. Mccall, who is to
succeed President Beers, is one of the
most magnetic and persuasive men in
the country. He is about As years of age.
His hair and mustache ARE white and
he has something of the manly beauty
of French marshal. He is as genial
as stage driver. Anybody can get
at him and he is as plain in his
methods as rural storekeeper. For
five or six years he has drawn
a salary of $4,000 year as comp
troller of the Equitable. He now goes
to the New York Life, supreme in con-
troll, at a salary of $4,000 per year.
Everybody believes that he will soon
recoup the loss which the company has
sustained through the attack made
upon the management. Mr.. Mccall is
an ardent democrat and stanch sup
porter of David B. Hill. He was born
in Albany. 1t was there that he began
his career as an insurance agent. Gov.
Cleveland made him state superin-
tendent of insurance. He left the place
to join the Equitable because of the al
lurements in the way of salary.
The retirement of Mr.. Beers from the
presidency of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company Oh an annual pension of
1850 may be accepted as an indica-
ton that the life insurance business is
by no means on ''short commons" Mr..
Beers received salary of $4,000 a year.
and in addition to this the board Of,
trustees usually voted him "Christ-,
mas present" of about $4,000. The
insurance companies are credited
with paying larger salaries than any
of the other corporations, and, as
rule, they probably do. The
baking powder people, who all make
Uuc1E SOOuS dUSOluUC'y PuiC, tliSO P1y
the presidents of their companies sala-
ries ranging anywhere from $3.50 to
$780, 1000 year. Few railroad compa-
MES pay their presidents such hand
some compensation probably, with the
exception of the New York Central,
none of them do. The annual stipend
which the Equitable pays Mr.. Hyde or
the Standard Oil Companv pavS to it's
chief executive officers is not known,
but it is supposed that these gentle
men should be placed at the head of the
men who receive big salaries in the
United States. And, notwithstanding
these facts, observe that statesman
has introduced bill in the house of
representatives to reduce the salary of
the president of the United States to the
paltry sum of $4,000 1t should be de-
feated before it drives all our presiden-
tial climber" into the life insurance
business.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
rhe Whitney Movement.

Senator Vests declaration, in his let
ter to the democrats at Denver, that ''if
the nominee is to come from New York
then Roswell P. Flower is beyond ques-
ton the strongest candidate" amused
the admirers of William G. Whitney.
There is a great yearning among ''the
boys'' hereabouts to see Mr.. Whitney
nominated for the presidency. They
know he would then ''see" them. A
million dollars is a moderate estimate
of what it is considered his canvass
would cost him. Mr.. Flowers election
expenses in the gubernatorial canvass
were put down at nearly half million.
But, no doubt, to a statement of that
kind he would calculate: "RatsV
JOHN A. CoCKERuL.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

hotel business considerably. In the old
establishments people do not care to
mount above the second story. But in
Ii month from nOW, unless NC Have 1t
new horror, this catastrophe will be
forgotten and people will be found con-
tentedly snoring in the tops of wooden
hotels as before. Perhaps it is well that
we forget easily.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
dec11 re eod3m
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BOTANIC AND CLAIRv0YANT PHYSICIAN
No 800 1-a Congress Street, Portland

For the treatment of all chronic and compIi-
Gated diseases that flesh is heir to, all cases
given up as incurable, will take them to make
a cure.
DR.. Reed will not ask you any questions in
any way in regard to your diseases and after
you have a true examination of your case he
medicines are strickly pure and put up to suit
each case, he thinks he can tell the difference
between person afflicted with disease or a
person becoming an entraneed medium. There ere
their lives by making the above mistake. Elk
amnations atny office every day including Sun
day from 8 a. M, to 8 p. M Examination by
letter stating their name, place or residence and
age and one stamp, $1.O0. my22dtf
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
Gentlemen who Shave.

Chafes, Roughness. By one application of the
elegant toilet requisite, LEAURELLE OIL BALM,
instantly smoothed and healed and the skin at
once made pliable. Unlike any other prepa-
ration il dries in quickly, .obviating necessity
of washing it off or covering it up. The de-
sired effect is instantaneous. Does not grease
nor soil anything, pure on clean, colorless,
size prepaid by express for $1.00.
E. S. Wells, Jersey City.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

3 Muddy compilations cleared, smoothed,
frightened by 1EAURELLE OH BALM. De-
lightful effect. Those only who use it can ap-
ches, Redness. Coarseness, Freckles, Wrinkles
SOC and 81. 90 at Druggists. Large size prepaid
by express, $1.OO. E. S. Wells, Jersey City.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

One application Of Rough on Corns, liquid,
gives instant relief two will effect per-
manent cure, and two Or three applications
eradicates hard cor1ls. l5c.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

There is where disease first strikes; disease
is in the air. Wells Health Remover goes
direct to weak spots. Strengthen these
spots before it's too late. $1.o0, Druggists
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
ii ~ z NJ S.

100 dozen Huck Towels, 2lx45
at IL 1-2c
so dozen Heavy Damask Towels,
knOtted fringe, 22x52, at 25c
Two big bargains.)
/ lot Twilled Crash. 8 1-2c
1 lot Glass Toweling, 6 lac
1 lot All Linen Glass Towel
Ing,. lUc
l lot superior Glass Toweling. IL Lee
/ lot 17c Huck TOwelling, IL 1-2c
/ lot Half Bleaclled Table DAM
ask, Zoe
1 lot Half Bleached Table Dam
ask, 81 l.2C
1 lot Half Bleached Table Dam
ask, SOc
ALI extra bargains.
Fine Bleached Damask, soc, 75c,
$1.00, $1.5O, $1.75, $500.
Superior styles and quality.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
BLEACHED COTTON.
case Fruit, A, short lengths, z Lee
BROWN COTTONS.

1 bale Remnants, % in., 2 Lee
Several bales Best Standard Makes
of Brown Cottons at whole
sale prices.
/ bale Lockwood A Remnants, &c
1 bale Lockwood 9-S Remnants, &c
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

The verdict Of the people is that DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup is the best and cheapest remedy
for coughs, colds, sore threats, asthma, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

In November we gave an order for a
great quantity of Sheets and Pillow
Cases 20 be made for this February
Sale. We propose to give our patrons
benefit, as the prices will show.
Pillow Cases, 42x3S 1-2 at 21c each
Pillow Bases, 45x3S 1-2 at 22c 6
Sheets, S1x93 1-2 at Tic +"
Sheets, S1x99 at 75c g
Sheets, 9Ox99 at Sic "
All the above are made Of the Best
Fruit Cotton.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22

OUTING FLANNEL.
1 case Short Length, 6 Lee
In gray and brown mixtures. Regular
1Oc quality.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
Coarse or Sallow Skin.

Rough on Corns. saIve and Plasters Tin box. 1Oc.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
j. r. Libby,
Congress Street.
feb15 diff

AS an Insurance Company and as
Home Institution. the UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY is deserving Of the support of
Maine Citizens.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
CHALLIEs.

10000 yards extra fine quality, fast
colors, superior styles, at the whole
sale price, 4c.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
WHITE WOOL FLANNEL.
10 pieces superior quality at 2

WHITE CROCHET QUILTS.
case at only 5St
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-22
BLANKETS.

BLANKETS.
The bargains we are Offering in
Blankets during this sale, to
close out surplus stock,
we believe cannot
be equalIed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-11
THE RAINBOW FAIR.
Successful Opening of the Effort of Vino
daughsis ut the National Rifles Hall.

Successful Opening of the Effort of Vino
daughsis ut the National Rifles Hall.
The rainbow faizat the National Rifles Hall,
under the auspices of Wimodaughsis, deserves
to be thoroughly successful financially, for in
every arrangement for the entertainment and
comfort Of their guests the ladies having the
affair in charge have been thoughtful and care
full II commenced yesterday with lunch be-
tween IL a. m and 8 p. m, which was served
on the first floor of the armory. which was
literally patronized and which gave great sat
isfaction- This lunch was continued today and
attracted even q larger attendance. The fair
room at night presented a very attractive ap-
pearance, the booths being decorated in the
colors of the rainbow and containing many
articles Of voman's hsndiwork. which are for
sale at moderate prices. The feature of last
evenings entertainments was the singing OF
the Rainbow cantata by thirty little
girls attired in the ralnbow's colors. The per-
Torrance was such an artistic success that II
will be repeated tonight, which will be the
last night Of the far and there viii also be
several musical numbers by well-known anna
teurs. An interesting contest is the guessing
Of the name OF beautiful doll named by Mrs.
Harrison, the guesses being sold. Many chances
were taken last night on the beautiful fruit
crke. the weight Of which will also be found
this evening and the fortunate guesser viii
take the cake" Special features of the
rainbow fair are the dancing and the refresh
ment department.. which Is presided over by
bright young ladies and which IL extensively
patronized by every one. The fair is
given to aid in paving for the Wimodaughsis
club house on L street. and il deserves the
patronage of all who believe in aiding the
efforts Of woman for her own advancement and
Improvement