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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30

Dor for a mile and "a halt further.
Therefore an enemy could not count OF
getting nearer the city than three miles,
But with the improvements OF the last
thirty years three miles is near enough.
The great twelve inch rifed guns of the
large foreign battle ships could easily
throw their shells and solid shots into
Portland from that distance.
The new system of defences is there
fore moved out to distance OF three
miles or more from the city. On the
circle described by such radius are
points from which every approach to the
harbor may be commanded. These points
are Portland Head, on the Cape Eliza
beth shore, the ocean side of Cushing's
Island, and Cow Island and the north
end of Great Diamond Island. The Cow
and Diamond Island guns will command
Hussey's sound, the large anchorage back
of Chebeague and the inner passage and
whatever other entrance there may be
to the upper bay in that region.
The new system of defence consists
of two elements sub marine mines or tor
pedoes in the channels of approach and
heavy guns on the shore to command
and protect this mine field, and at the
same time keep men of war at respect
full distance. Upon the mine and tor
pedo system considerable work has
already been done There are three
points to be protected by the mines, the
passage by Portland Head, the Hussey
Sound entrance, and the inner passage
between Great diamond and Mack
worth's Island. The mines are great tor
pedoes contain ing several hundred
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30

commercially Portland and the territory
which it commands is needed for the
consolidation of the strength and COM
pletion of the military symmetry OF the
dominion of Canada If war should
break out with England we should
expect an attempt to be- made on
Portland at once, and if England should
once capture this city she would aim
to keep it forever. You can see therefore,
that the government has very properly
begun the construction of first class
modern defences at this port as soon as
practicable"
Public attention has been attracted to
the work which the government is doing
here by the condemnation :. proceedings
begun in the United states District
Court here against Mr.. John K. Roberts
of Chicago, and Mr.. Francis Gushing,
who own the thirty three acres of land
on Cushing's Island, now wanted by the
government for one of the main batteries
of the new defences. Mr.. Robinson IS
The price demanded for the land is
about six thousand dollars an acre.
Unwilling to pay this the government
has begun the proceedings, which will
be heard in the District Court the first
of December.
The new defences are forcible illus
tration of the change in the art of war
since Portland first began to be streng-
thened against an enemy from the sea.
When Mowatt, the British Admiral
bombarded the city in November, 1775,
he ranged his feet along the inner har-
main business wharves. He was:hardly
forty rods from the very heart of the city
When Fort Allen was built, to guard
against such attacks as this, it was
placed on the bluff of the Eastern Prom
enade, looking down into the harbor.
The remains of the earthworks at Fori
Allen Park show how near the fort was
to the place where feet would BIZ
expected to form for an attack.
The next difficulty with foreign
nation was in 18 10. During that war this
port was blockaded, but the defences
of defences which has been maintained
practically up to the present time. Fort;
Preble and Scanned were built in 1906
to command the main entrances to the
harbor. In 1858 Fort Gorges, the hand
some octagonal castle near Little
Diamond Island, was begun. 1t is TIT
counterpart of the more famous For
Sumpter, in Charleston harbor. The
first Fort Scanned was made of tim ben
and earth and was replaced in 1860 by
the extensive masonry and earthworks
which stand at the present time.
Up to and during the civil war peri cd
this line of defenses was amply sufficient
to protect the City. Fort Preble and
the castle of Fort Gorges are each about
d mile and half from the water front
of the city. With their smooth bore
cannon, great guns for that day, they
could command the entrance to the har.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
in this county have been recorded at the
registry of deeds:
Portland7-Sophia L. Matthews ct al to
James Willis Taylor.
Yarmouth-Joshua 7. NOVEL; to Maude
T. Sanborn.
Cordelia Foster to Eliza S. Humphrey,
Joshua 4. Novel; to Mary A. Sanborn.
Deering-Sarah A. Thomas to Matilda
Briggs.
Lucinda Bryant.
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SUPERIOR COURT.

Saturday-Dennis F. O'Connor VS..
Charles NJ Davis. Charles M. Davis VS..
Dennis T. O'Connor.
These two cases are cross actions to re-
cover damages for an assault and battery
growing out of the same transaction, and
were tried together. The parties are both
journeymen tailors. O'Connor called
upon Davis Sunday, July 20 last. Each
now accuses the other of being drunk
and of committing an unprovoked as
at the time. O'Connor had bad cash
over his eye and Davis had lump the
size of walnut on his forehead The
decision will be announced later in the
term.
Nv. Parker for O'Connor.
W. Looney for Davis.
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Clothes Thieves,

Clothes were stolen last Monday in the
early part of the evening, from yard On
Cumberland street. d As this is the third
time clothing has been either ripped or
stolen from this yard, the thieves will be
captured if possible.
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PoRTLAND'S DEFENCES.
What Is Being Done to Protect the
City.
COL. HAMS EXPLAINS THE I'M
PORTANCE OF THE WORK.

Portland is the First Place England Would
Strike in Case of War, and the Las.
Place She Would Let Go of If She Once
Got 1.-THE Great Guns and Torpedoes
That Will Protect the Harbor-Pro.
gress Made at Portland Head-Cush-
ing's and Cow Islands Also To Be Forth
fed.
Portland is the real winter port of Cam
ada" said Colonel Hams, the United
States engineer officer in charge of the
improvements now going on in the defen-
ce of the city, to the Press the other day.
st is the real Atlantic terminus of the
Canadian Pacific as we'll as of the Grand
Trunk. If those great foreign roads wish
to handle their western traffic, which
comes as we'll from Chi cago as from
Montreal, on their own territory they must
haul around the northern portion of
Maine t. Halifax. Strategieally and
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GLOVES COUNTER.

A lot of four button
black glace Kid Gloves,
the regular dollar sort at
5oc., nearly all sizes in
the lot--gyeat Oalye.
At same counter, a
lot of mems two button,
plain and embroidered
black Gloves, made by
Fisk, Clark & Flagg, to
be sold at SI.25, regular
price $500 and 2:25-
assortment Of sizes a bit
broken.
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HOSIERY COUNTER.

ed feeced Hosiery, States
and tans, sizes s IL and
9 only, to go today at
25c.---imported to sell at
soc.
At same counter,
twenty-five dozen all
wool ribbed Stockings,
for boys and girls school
wear, sizes 7 to 10, to go
today at I8c, regular
25c sort.
UNDER WEAR COUNTER, Omitted
A lot of heavy Jersey
ribbed Underwear, vests
and pants, at 24c, worth
CSC. At same counter,
a lot of heavy Jersey
ribbed Vests and Pants
girls four to twelve years,
to be sold today at roc,
worth 3oc.
INFANTS OUTFITS.
A lot of short Goats
for children one and a
half to four years old.
at $50 reduced from 4.5o
and $50. At same coun-
ter, small lot of velvet
and silk Bonnets, right
for children six months to
two years, at soc, marked
1 ~
down from 100 and Lag.
SKIRTS. ETC.
Two styles of fast
black satteen Skirts, to
be sold at 75c, reduced
from 100.
| UNDERWEAR COUNTER, Cotton
| One lot of muslin
Corset Covers, trimmed
with hamburg edge and
inserting, to be sold at
3oc, reduced from soc.
BLOUSEs, ETC.
| Twelve Silk Shirt
waists, worth from 600
to 1850 each, to be
| closed out today at 800
to 5.75---haS bylee, great
| bargain.
HABERDAsHERY COUNTER.
One lot of mems
Portsmouth" blue ribbed
Shirts and Drawers, to
be sold today at sac,
regular 75c sort. At
same counter, a lot of
fine English Merino Half
Hose, to go today at 25c,
reduced from SO and soc.
Also a lot of fancy
Elastic Suspenders with
patent ends, variety of
styles at 35c, marked
down from Se%
BASEMENT.
Fifty ribbon trimmed
Indian Baskets, which
are marked So, IS, 99c. :
and IsI2. to go in one
lot today at soc, great
bargain.
Also one lot of ia
| panese Water Drop Tea
pots at Ioc.---the sort
we sell every day at IS
and 19c.
A lot of decorated
|
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OWEN, MOORE & 90.
TRIMMINGS COUNTER.

TRIMMINGS COUNTER.
! A lot of black Mohair
Braid Buttons, at TIC. a
dozen today, sold reglar-
ly at 24c.
LACES COUNTER.
One lot, seventeen
part pieces,) Of linen Tor
chon Lace edges, assorted
widths and different pat.
terms, to go today at sc,
marked down from Ioc.
LINENS COUNTER.
A specially attractive
lot of pure linen Damask
Dinner Table Covers,
full 68xIo4 inches, actual
measure, to be sold today
at I.8o, never sold before
under $40.
HANDKERCHIEFs COUNTER.
A lot of mems solid
color and colored border
Handkerchiefs, S o m e
have been used in win
dow decoration and are
slightly soiled, to be sold
today for CSC, been y,
IS and soc. each.
RIBBONS COUNTER.
A hundred pieces of
pure silk satin and gros-
grain Ribbons, all bright
colors, widths from five
to twelve, to be sold at
SC. a yard for all widths.
EMBRoIDERIEs COUNTER.
Two hundred Antique
linen Lace tides, nine
inches square, assorted
designs, to go today at
&c.
NECKWEAR COUNTER. (Women's.
A lot of black Spanish
| Lace Scarfs, silk, at FAC.
each, marked down from
4Sc.
YARNS COUNTER.
Fifty boxes Prima Mo-
hair Knitting Yarn, in
small balls, at Csc. a Box,
reduced from 85c. for to-
day only.
LEATHER GOODS COUNTER.
One lot genuine
French Morocco Coin
Purses, kid lined and
with full nickel clasp at
1oc., reduced from 2oc.
JEWELRY COUNTER.
An assorted lot of
gOld plated rob Chains
with charm at &C, re-
duced from o9c.
STATIONERY COUNTER.
Forty boxes of high
class Linen Stationery,
paper and envelopes,
at 42c. a box, marked
down from 62c.---Boxes
a bit crushed, but con-
tents in perfect condition.
At same counter, a lot of
| Agaloid Paper Cutters at
CSC, been 47c.
TOILET GOODS COUNTER.
A big basketful of
Mediterranean Sponges,
medium size, at &c, never
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v Quarterly

Quarterly.
Coupons on bonds of the Rumford
Falls & Buckfield railroad are payable at
the National Bank of Redemption, Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30
DRAPERIEs ROOM.

Thirty pairs Of white
and ecru Muslin Drapery
Curtains, six different
designs, at $500 the pair
for today, other days
s., 4.25 and 4.5o-gveat
bargain.
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SILKS COUNTER.

One entire line of fine
Silk Pushes, good assert
ment Of colors, "a inches
wide, to go today at $3.50
been s2.25,-best quality.
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The a0eather today
is likely to be

10 CtfDetI 10 O6
fair.
OCTOBER 80. 1898
TT ERE'S a likely list
Il l. of things to fill
the store with
bargain-hunters today. A
careful choice from each
department, a sacrifice of
profits to get you shop.
ping early in the week.
NEEDLEWoRK COUNTER.
Well sell today a lot
of extra fine and heavy
white linen Table Cloths,
ia yards square, fringed
all round, at $I.25 each.
These have been selling
at $2.25. At the re-
duced price, $1.25, we
will stamp them ready
for embroidery free Of
charge. At same coun-
ter,a lot of crystal glass
Flower Holders, with
ribbon bow and brush
decorations, at soc. each,
been SIC.
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CORsETs COUNTER.

One lot Of the cele-
brated as. c." Corsets
at 75c..--sizes IS to "a,
ecru. This is we'll
known as a long wasted
handsomely finished Cor
set, commonly sold at
$I.oo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30
NOTIONS COUNTER.

A lot of fine quality
imported Scissors, four
sizes, at &c, worth SIC.
Also another lot larger
size, including some but
ton hole Scissors, to go
at 2oc, worth soc. We
warrant every pair to be
good steel and we'll made.
UMBRELLAS COUNTER.
Ten women's Mac
intosh garments, New
market style, blue and
brown, lined eapes, to be
sold at 900 today, re-
duced from 1850. Also
a lot Of Inverness cloth
garments at 4.oo---adout
T Aay Prize.
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Nv. Parker for O'Connor.
VIII. Looney for Davis.
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November Dividends.

lese dividends are payable in
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
The Trotting Circuit.

Mayor Davies has has received
notice from p. G. Murpcy that the ar
rangemcntS for the trOtting course to
include Watcrtown, BrOOkings, Madi-
son, Luvernc, PipcStone and Tracy,
have been completed, and that Water
towns meeting will be the last week
i'm September From $500 to $500 in
purses will be hung up for ca''! meet
ing. and it is hoped that the Lest rae
ing talent in the west will be attracted
to enter.
Mr.. Craig Of Tracy is president, and
Capt. p. G. Murphy Of Brookings sec
rotary. Local horscmcn are enthus-
astic i'm the belief that these meetings
may be made great events, profitable
alike to the entertaining cities and
the public.-Watertown Daily Public
Opinion.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
Wonderful Jerusalem.

Jerusalem What Il word of thought
is awakened by single word spoken.
JcruSalcm-thc loved, the hated, the
idolizcd, the dCSpiScd: destroyed and
rcbuildcd again and again: the scene
Of the SaVior'S triumph and tragic
death. The cradle of the Christian
faith: the inSpirat ion OF humanity.
How wonderful is thy history! What
theme for the poet and the printer.
Every hill and valley SO rich in tender
associations, the very nerve center of
religious history. Fortunately the
ancient city and all the surrounding
country has been reproduced by the
painters art in great CyclOrama,
showing the city in its glory under
lIerOd. and at the time OF the Cruel
tiXion Of the Savior. The view upon
Calvary is a triumph of religious con-
ccptiOn and artistic painting. The
whole scene is bathed in a Wierd twi-
light atmosphere that adds greatly to
the intense realism of the whole. 1t
connection with this great CyclOrama
is the famous painting, ChriStS Tri-
umphal Entry into Jerusalem These
two Suberb historic works are on cX-
hibition at the corner of Wabash Ave.
and Hubbard Court, Chicago, just two
blocks south of the Auditorium. No
advance Of price. we are informed,
will be made during the Worlds Fair
and one ticket admits to both eXhibi-
tiOnS. Intending visitors to Chicago
should make a note OF them.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
THE MINNESOTALEClSLATURE.
Looking After the Alum and Ammonia
Baking Powders.

st. Paul Pioneer PreSS:-A bill for
an act i'm relation to the manufacture
and sale of baking powders to prevent
fraud and preserve the public health
has been introduced in the Legisla-
ture at st. Paul. The bill is intended
to prevent the adulteratiOn OF baking
poWderS with alum and ammonia, i'm
posing proper penalties to enforce. the
law, etc.
This shows an earnest desire on the
part of our State representatives to
protect their constituents.
DR.. Chas. w. Drew, chemist for the
Minnesota State Dairy and Food
Commission, in his elaborate report OF
1892. gives a list of one hundred and
Seyenty-three different brands OF alum
baking powders alone-sold in Min
neSOta.
Following is list of the more wide
ly known brands that DR.. Drew, as
well as other chemists of high stand
ing. have examined and found to con-
tain alum, and some of which con-
tain both alum and ammonia. Many
of the alum and ammonia powders
are labelled as "absolutely pure to
mislead the public. ...u
"Calumer," 'Forest City," Grants
Bon Bon" "Hotel," "Globe," 'Puri-
tan" "Snow Bali" Government"
palace" Loyal" Columbia"
Home" Monarch" "Unriyaled,n.
Chicago Yeast" "Echo," ''Zipp's"
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
Train Wrecked.

Last Saturday night freight train
No. 30 was wrecked three miles east of
Brookings by the breaking Of the
fange on one of the freight car wheels.
Seven cars, heavily loaded with grain,
were thrown off the track and badly
damaged. The track was torn up for
two hundred feet. The engine and
the caboose stayed on the track and
all the train men escaped injury.
The scene of the wreck attracted
many visitors from this city on Sun
day. and the 'wrecker" was busy with
a large force of men all day, clearing
away the debris and reloading the
grain into the cars.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07

Crystal" "Perfecti0n," ''White
Rose, "Hatchet." "Crown."
In addition to above list. there is a
multitude Of brands sold with a prize.
1t is safe to reject all baking powders
sold with a prize as the tests show
they are composed largely of alum
and cost but few cents pound,
or less: it is sure to contain alum.
Surely nothing but their chcapncss
could induce the public to experiment
with these impure powders at the
risk of health. Aside from the ques-
tiOn Of the health or whOlcSOmcneSs
of the condemned powders. and view
ed from this standpoint of economy
alone, a pure cream of tartar baking
powder like DIR. Prices from its great
er known strength and unqucStioned
purity will prove more economical to
the user in every way.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
SOUTH DAKOTA DAY,
The State Build ing and EXHIBIT to be In
spected by Gov. sheldon

The state Bu1lu ing Emu ENhibit To De L u
spected by Gov. sheldon.
The following programme has been
arranged for South Dakota's Day at
the Worlds Fair Wednesday. July -:
The governor and staff will be met
at the Fifty-seventh street entrance
near the state building) by the com
mission and escorted to the South
Dakota building where the exercises
will take place. The Brookings band
will furnish the music.
IL a. m.-SelectiOn by BroOkings
band.
1l:lOa. m.-Presentation of keys Of
the building to the governor by the
state worlds fair commission.
1l:2O-Reply by Gov. Sheldon.
DISSATISFACTION by BrookingS band.
12:OO-AddresS by Mrs. Helen NJ
Barker.
1920 p. m.-Selection by Brookings
band.
l2:20-VOcal solo by Miss Dawley.
l2:40-AddresS of the day Judge c..
S. Palmer.
1:l0-SelectiOn by Brookings band.
l:20-Speeches by other prominent
public speakers.
1:40-FOrmatiOn of procession to
march to the mining and thence to
the agricultural buildings. The order
will be IjroOkings band, governor and
staff, state commissioner, prominent
South DakOtanS and others.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
The Sugar Beet.

OF late much attention has been
given this plant. The consumption
OF sugar is everywhere on the increase
and to meet this increase much energy
has been expended. Those portions
of the earth where the sugar cane
tlOuriSheS are already incapable Of
supplying the worlds demand for
sugar. In our own country the annual
production of sugar is barely more
than One-tcnth as great as the con-
sumption. Thus we are forced to inn
port millions of dollars worth Of sugar
every year.
In France and in Germany no sugar
is imported but on the contrary more
sugar is raised in each of these
countries than is consumed. COnse-
uuently each has sugar to export.
Both these countries derive all their
sugar from the sugar beet.
There are many grave miSundcr-
standings concerning the sugar beet.
First it is supposed by many that the
sugar beet is a native Of tropical
countries. They no doubt reason
that since sugar was formerly obtained
from plants loving warmer climates
all sugar bearing plants must be OF
tropical extraction. Now, the truth
of the matter is the sugar beet does
not flourish at all in tropical climates
nor are all sugar bearing plants native
to those climates. Take for instance
the sugar maple. This is confessedly
native of the colder zones. So like
wise is the sugar beet. Its natural
range extends in a belt around the
earth lying in the latitude of the two
DakotaS and of about the same
breadth as these two states.
But one must not suppose that all
land lying within this zone is capable
of producing sugar beets of excellent
quality. On the contrary there is
much of this zone that is entirely un-
fitted for sugar beet growing. There
are other requirements of soil and
climate that enter into the problem.
First there must be a sufficient rain
fall during the earlier months of the
year and an almost entire freedom
from rain in the fall months. This
is explained when we know that 1t is
necessary for the young plant to make
a vigorous growth during the earlier
stages of growth and that the plant
requires a long spell Of dry bright
weather i'm the fall wherein to ripen.
1t is absolutely essential that no sec
Ond growth occur during the period
of ripening. Again a rather high
sandy soil is best adapted to the cul-
ture of the sugar beet.
Many reasons led us to suppose that
the soil and climate OF South Dakota
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
CIRCUS DAY.
Ringing Brothers World Famous Ag-
gregatiOn Almost Here.

Are you going to the circuS?" is
the question that everybody is asking
everybody else these days: and the
answer is invariably in the Affirmative
No circus aggregation that ever visit
ed BrOOkingS aroused the preliminary
enthusiasm that has marked the an
nOuncemcnt that the Ringling Bros.
Worlds Greatest Shows would exhibit
in this place Monday, July 10. In
view of the fact that this wonderful
and hippOdrOmic exhibition is the
largest tented amusement in the
world-that it employs more people,
runs more trains, has more horses,
elephants. CamelS, and wild animals,
and exhibits under the largest tents
ever cOnStructed-thiS feeling of en-
thusiastic anticipation can be readily
understood. We suggest to rural
people that the advisability of getting
to town as early as possible SO as not
to miss the grand street procession,
which moves promptly at 10 O'Clock,
rain or shine. The magnificent
tableauX of MOscOw's Kremlin Tower
with its Ginning bells. the golden
steam caliope, then long caravan OF
glittering chariots and supcrbly carved
denS, the rare and curious wild beasts
openly exhibited in cages of Scintllat-
ing splcndOr: the cavalcadcS Of knights
and fair ladies. and the great herds
of elephants are alone worth coming
miles to see: and. after all, they are
only preliminary to the most remark
able exhibition OF arcnic, hippOdrO-
matte and arcnic marvelS that mans 5
ingenuity has ever brought together.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-07-07
Rrookings Roller Mills.

PERFECTION Flour is uAequaled and always
the same. We pay above market price for all
wheat.
L. j. BEYNON Proprietor