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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-13
EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Proceedings of the Convention at Old Or
chard-A Gratifying Attendance.
rspecial Correspondence of the Pre-

Especial Correspondence of the Press.l
Old Orchard, Oct. "Wednesday was
great day for the Epworth League of
Portland District. Their 4th convention,
which met then will long be remem-
bered. The morning dawned without
cloud; the air was balmy; earth and
heaven smiled and the whole day was
charmingly perfect. The 9 O'Clock steam
and electric cars, and private convey
ances brought together large COM
pany of delegates.
The programme for the day was carried
out-with the utmost harmony and with
most devout and delightful spirit. The
various reports were very encouraging
and created great enthusiasm. The secre-
tary's showed that 35 churches had re-
ported their young peoples work.
Twenty-eight Epworth Leagues aud
foul. Christian Endeavorer societies are
in the district, with membership of 1916
marking a gratifying increase during the
year. There are also 16 junior leagues and
one Junior endeavor with a membership
of 654. These societies are doing a good
work in various departments OF Christian
thought and activity.
The committee on credentials reported
% leagues represented at the convention
by 179 delegates.
The papers prepared and read by the
young people to whom they were assigned
exhibited much thought and a sincere
purpose to impress for good. They were
received with due appreciation by the
many earnest workers present. An audi
ence of four OF five hundred listened with
rapt attention to the able address of
Rev. E. L. House of Pine street Methodist
church Portland His strong and burn
ing utterances touched many hearts and
drill" conducted by Rev.W.S. McIntire,
with forty bright, sharp and happy little
people from the Junior League OF Bidde-
ford, captivated the entire convention.
They conclusively showed most untir-
ing and faithful training under their
proficient and interchangeable pastor; a
marvellous ability of retention and an in
tense love for their work.
The singing under the leadership of G..
". Huff, with Miss Jennie Hill, organist,
both of Old Orchard, throughout the
entire day was inspiring. " Abide with
Me" was rendered by Miss Alice Darling
of Saco, with deep expression and sweet
ness of voice.
The evening addresses of Rev. Q. S. Pills
bury and G. r. Palmer were excellent.
The church was most beautifully deco
rated with flags, banners and a rich pro-
fusion of cut flowers and autumn leaves.
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year: {
President-E. L. House.
First Vice President-F. I Luce.
Second Vice President-Miss Mabel
Roberts.
Third Vice President-W E Thompson.
Fourth Vice President Miss Belle
Allen.
Secretary-Rev. Walter Canham.
Treasurer-Mr E. A. Porter.
Executive Committee-Rev. G. R.
Palmer, Clara B. Andrews, Mrs. F. I.
Luce.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-13
WESTBROOK.

Judge Tolman will have a session
Saturday on case of cruelty to animals.
1t is alleged that at the time of the Cor
ham fair man ordered d horse driven
down to the village and. left in front OF
a blacksmith shop. 1t is alleged that he
left the horse there for an unreasonable
length of time without care or shelter,
and he was complained of. Agent
Perry will appear for the Maine State
Society for the protection of animals,
and Col. John C. Cobb, jr., for the de-
PENDANT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-13
Very Risky.

Wife-Charles, do you think those hair
dyes are dangerous?
Husband--I know they are. had rich
old uncle who was going to leave me all
his property. He dyed his hair, and three
weeks afterward he was married to widow
with five children, and was left out in the
cold. l should say they were dangerous
Texas Siftings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-13
CAPE ELIZABETH.

An expert in searching land titles
found that the town OF Cape Elizabeth
paid fifteen hundred dollars for land for
the Ferry landing which the town
already owned.
The owners of the water works have
issued bonds to the amount of 5000, 600.
Three yachts have been put into winter
quarters at Knightville.
A gentleman has been looking over the
machinery of the Plush Mill with view
of buying and removing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-13
j. r. LIBBY.
a-2s9r- -44.s5
A CasI, Discount of Ten Per
Cent to you.

Thank you!
Thank you heartily!
We have SO many words OF
praise from you concerning
our Fall and Winter Car
ments; We've heard you
say that they are charm
ing" Stylish" "effec-
tive" moderate priced.
and a hundred other pleas
ant things that we are inn
PEELED to give you a benefit.
For a few days we shall give
every customer who buys a
Garment of any kind, OF US,
A Special Discount Of
ten Per CENT OFF.
This will make a $40 Car
ment cost you Sl8.
A $40 Garment cost you
So. 90, etc.
This offer is partly in graf
itude to you for your words
Of commentator. And
partly from the selfish mo-
tive Of desiring to make
this the greatest Garment
season we have ever had.
We never before owned
such a splendid stock Of
Ladies' and Misses Car
ments. We never before
had such confidence in our
ability to suit you.
Ten per cent off the price
of any Garment in our stock
for a few days.
j. r. LIBBY,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
Who Fires With Lead ?

Since we have unintentiOnally touched n
raw SPOT we must ask the Dispatches for
giveness, and recommend TO 1t an imita-
ton Of the Times's eXample-to be con-
sistent. with perfect indifference therefore
10 what other people think on the SUBJ
ject.-The Times.
II we have not touched the Times on
the rnw. II Is because Of its excess Of
nechvdermatous envelopment-Dispa
or possibly for the same reason jerry
was not hurt
when Little's leadless pistol met his eye.
And Row-street myrmidons stood iaush-
ing blythe Richmond Times.
There may or may not have been bull
lets in the pistols OF Jeffrey and Tom
Moore C'LittleO when found-there Is
question as to that-but the fact Is. we be-
lleve. that the arrival of the police put
stop TO that duel. one of the most cis-
tinguished of Byron's biographers Is au-
thoritv for the statement that the poets
elbes at Moore were "ludictois, but IN
true" We believe that Byron himself ad-
mitted as much.
In this quotation as in go mary o'ber
writings we regret to see our esteemed
accepting as true mere e.
legations. instead of examining nc re-
cord. and loading his gun with facts
before firing 1t off.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
The Banking Question.

In view OF the bill introduced into the
Virginia House of Delegates on Monday
last by Mr.. 'Nicoll to provide for State
banks OF circulation, the public viii be
apt TO compare his bill with the bill re-
ported last week by a subcommittee to
a full committee Of the national House
OF Representatives, providing for the re-
peal OF the faderal law taxing the eircu-
lsting notes Of State banks. Georgia and
Tennessee have made haste TO get rich,
Il q change In banking systems viii ena-
bic them 10 set rich; but we expect 70 find
those States restrained by the strong hand
OF Federal power from dsbasing and de-
the currency. and taught the
lesson that TO issue currency which mon
eyed men win not touch Is to impoverlsh
the poor to still greater degree than
thsy have hitherto been impoverished.
and to enrich the wealthy 10 . stu greater
degree than they have hitherto been en-
richsd.
At any rate. the average legislator win
DO apt TO desire 10 see the foundation
spcn which his new banking system Is
o BE- suttt before hs begins the work Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

constructing II. And therefore we will
give here and now the principal features
OF the bill. which. 1t ls expected. Will be
passed by Congress AT no distant day 70
repeal the i0-per-cent. tax-law now
charged by too many persons who ought
TO know better with being the cause OF
financial evils for which It II no more
responsible than II IL for the British order
in council stopping in India the free coin
age OF silver on private account.
We will repeat once more, however, that
whilst we intend, OF course. TO keep our
readers posted on this interesting subject,
we have hardly even a shadow OF appre-
hension that Congress or the President
will sanction any new banking system
which would have even the least tendency
towards debasing or denationalizlng the
excellent currency OF which this country
has such good reason for boasting.
What are the features OF the sub-com-
mittee's bill hereinbefore mentioned?
First, the abolition OF the iO-per-cent.
tax.
Second. no State bank-notes, &c. shall
DE Idfu Oul anu uhfI 40 tbAf'HNS 'Nh''NN
the State issuing them unless a Upper
cent. tax shall have been paid on them
each time they are paid out. Rrt this
feature OF the bill n modified by the pro-
vision that State bank-lotes may lie paid
out and used as currency outside OF the
State issuing them on the following con-
dltions:
/. All State bsnk-notes TO be furnlsned
by the Comptroller OF the Treasury. end
TO be by him registered. and the banks
issuing them to be subject to MS inspec-
tion.
2. Outstanding notes Of each bank to
be limited to IS per cent. Of its paid-up
and unimpaired capital
3. State bank-notes 10 be made by the
State Of their issue a first lien On al
assets OF the Issuing bank, and liability
against stockholders TO an amount cQual
to their stock in addition 10 their stock
4. An assessment of l per cent. to be
paid on taking out circulation, ana also
on circulation outstanding more than
year.
State bank-notos may also be paid cut
and used as currency OUTSIDE OF ine S'd'e
OF their issue with the limitations, &C.
marked above 1, 2, g. 4, on deposlting
with the Comptroller as security for the
ultimate redemption OF notes, state ana
city securities to the par value 1f the
notes to be issued. The character OF Sc
curities TO be permitted to be strictly
prescribed in the bill. This last para
graph is not exactly clear, but its purport
and object we cannot but perceive. And
we must say that II anybody supposes
that he can borrow money under such
law more easily than he can now borrow
1t, we think that he will find himself mis-
taken. Congress and the President have
their hands upon the financial heim' ana
they will steer the ship Alright.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
.AlR PRICES FOR PROPERTY.
A cary-sreet store and some wesi-End
Lots Sold.

N. w. Bowe yesterday sold at auction
the store occupied by Messrs. w. ID.
briggs &, Brother, No. 1912 east Cary
street. There was large crowd In at
tendance upon the sale. and the bidding
was moderately spirited. The property
brought S.Io. Sir. w. II. Brauer being
the purchaser.
Later IN the afternoon Mr.. Bowe, as
auctIoneer for Messrs. Preston Cooke
and A. T.. Boulware and others. as trus-
tees. sold by auction two large parcels
OF land In the West End at fairly GOOD
prices-one on Hanover and bombaruy
streets. fronting 10 6-l2 feet on Hanover
street. and the other fronting 100 feet on
west side Of Lombardy street between
Franklin street and Park avenue. The
former brought So and the latter N4
foot.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
GeorQia On Silver.

The Democrats of Georgia have de-
SPARED of remonetlzing silver IL we may
accept as indicating their present hopes
and purposes the ambiguous resolution
on that question which the Legislature of
that State passed on Monday last. The
substance of the resolution Is that silver
and gold must neither be Disseminated
against; but not ono declaration does 1t
make in favor of the free coinage OF
silver. However, in this respect. II may
be said that II is like the Chicago utterance
on the same subject From the day that
the news reached US that free coinage
on private account had been ended In
India, we have seen no reason to hope
for the free coinage OF silver in the United
States. Georgia has merely yielded to the
inevitable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
A Tariff for Revenue Only.

The New York Sun continues us laoor
OF love Of "poking fun at Mr.. CleVe-
land and insisting that no Democrat can
refuse to support tariff for revenue only.
Here Is a specimen paragraph:
Free raw material, or free anything IS
out of the question in a constitutional
revenue tariff. A free list Is as impossl-
Bile under the Democratic platform as a
prohibitory tax. Revenue Is the supreme
principle, and revenue only, to be exacted
from the whole field of importation, with
out omission and without favor. The re-
formers have been proclaiming earnestly
for years past that any other
than a revenue tariff robs some one. and
now the Democratic platform says the
same thing"
That's good logic but bad politics. The
Sun disclaims being a free trader, but 1t
favors measures which the free traders
advocate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
II, IS, IS, and II east Broad.
RICHMOND. December ID, 1898.

RICHMOND, December -, 1898.
Only eleven days to Christmas.
You can avoid the great throng as
yet by selecting the articles that
it will be necessary for you to pur-
chase. Wen keep them for you
until you wish them to be sent.
The prices of but few things in
deed are such as to have ever had
a precedence. All things are very
much lower in values, and nohouSe
in America looks closer to the in
terest of its patrons than this.
Mems Hemstitched japanese Silk
Handkerchiefs for ESQ, from SOC.
A purchase of several hundred
dozen. We had scarcely made the
announcement before a number Of
advertisements had StereOtyped our
words. The writer has some Of
them before him, and instead Of
L" japanese" finds them the slip
perry Marseline, a material only
suitable for lining.
Ladies' Initial Handkerchefs at &c., sold for
SIC. last season.
Gentlemen's Elaborate Initial Handkercheis
Tor l216c., sold for 1928 dozen last year.
Gentlemen's Open Embroidered Initial Hand
kerchiefs, all pure linon, for Poe, were s4.25
last year.
Gentlemen's japanese slk Embroidered Ini-
tal Handkerchieis, 4jc., sold Tor 09c. las;
G7 dozen Gentlemens White Puro-L Linen
Handk erchiefs, full ~ inches, ami the high
est grade imported. costing 5000 dozen,
for soc. each.
Ladies' embroidered scalloped (slight manu-
facturcrs' imperfectlonl, worth p to oOc.,
for l0c. each.
10 dozen again to-day, perfect in every re-
spect costing IN part IRON 20 10 3Oe EACH
any ia the LOT 1879.
Ladies' Embroidered SILK, japanese, Be-, last
year 25c.
Ladies Drawn-Thread japanese silx, last
year 25 and Soc, this year 9, l@ls, and
16ISc.
These prices stnud for all in tho Handkerchief
store.
Books.-Most dry goods houses buy the "se-
conds' 81 book publshers-sOmething
wrong abOrt the binding or PRINT, eic.-if tue
prices are cheap enough. Tney are no cheap
er. however, than the perfect ores OF our
woll-regulsted Book Department that fel-
lows ihe best OF all and most proper thing by
Dickens. 10 volumes, hall Russia, illastra-
tod, S0.9s.
Dickens, - volumes, silk cloth, large type,
1898.
Dickens. volumes, silk cloth, Sl.0S.
Bulwer, Lord Lyttonl, IS volumes, silk cloth,
large typo, $500.
Scott II volumes, we'll bound, s2.9S
Cooper, volumes, well bound, sl.GJ vol
umes, Sl.lS.
George Eliot volumes. silk cloth, s2.25.
Shakespeare. volume silk c.Othi $500
Shakespeare, volumes, 1920.
HISTORIES.
Strlckland's Queens Of England, volumes,
$3.50.
Gibbons History OF Rome, @ volumes, $3.50.
Hume's History OF Rome, q volumes, $3.50.
Macnuley's History Of England, volumes,
silk cloth, s3.lS linen, sl.ls; good bind
ing. CSC.
Christmas Cards and every sort
of Booklet in handsome artistic
works and Illustration. Also, all
and every sort OF the latest JuVe-
nile works.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
HomoEopArHIsTs TO MEET TO-DAY,
a Negro Thief Caught and Jailed Shooting
Arrsyat Atkins summit.

DANVILE, VA, December l2-tSpe-
cial)-The homeopathic physicians OF
Virginia will hold Il convention In this
city tomorrow.
Tom Thompson (coloreD walked Into a
warehouse here this morning, and claimed
several piles OF tobacco and sold the
same TO II. l.. Ramey. tobacconist, pri-
yately. A check was given and the
negro left. When Ramey went to claim
the weed he was told that II was owned
by w. n. Dodson, white farmer. Ramey
then went to hunt up the negro, and
found him trying on a suit OF clothes.
He had him arrested and secured his
check.
Information has been received Of a
serious shooting ARRAY at Atkins Sum
nit. in which William Perkins (colored)
was seriously. and probably fatally shot
bv Constable Barker Perkins had been
tried before a magistrate for cutting a
negro boy. and was sent on TO the Henry
county grand jury As soon as the
Justices decision was announced the
prisoner broke and ran. pursued by Bar
ker who fired, striking Perkins In the
thigh The latter turned. as he says, 10
surrender. when the constable again fired
this time infictlng what is supposed TO
be "a mortal wound. Parker left and mas
not been seen since.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

II bank with only $4,000 OF paid-ur
capital were to clear 20 per cent. per an
5000 a year. Out of this 5000 the bank
would have to pay house-rent. taxes. a
clerk. and cashier. We are curious to
know whence the stockholders would de.
rive their dividends Or would there
be any dividends? And how would the
circulating notes OF such bank stand
away from homer Would such cur
rency be elastic?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

Some say 1t was the railroad influence,
but while Mr.. Martin may have received
some support from that source, we be-
lieve his triumph over General Lee Is due
70 the fact that the latter Ia known to be
a Cleveland man." Even the great name
Of Lee could not appeal successfully to
Virginians when II stood as the repre-
resentative OF Cievelandism.- The Alexan-
dria Sun.
We fail to see where the Cleveland aues-
tion entered into the election.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
InInhne NXlif's Court.

The following cases were disposed OF
in the Hastings Court yesterday:
william Harris alias John Harris
(coloredD charged with petit larceny.
Sent to jail for sixty days.
Henry Walker (colored) was lined %
for resisting policeman In the discharge
of his duty.
Annie Fossett (colored), who was
charged with malicious assault on Carrie
jackson, was tried and acquitted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
The Chinesa Ouestion IN Mexioo,

Mr.. Frank c. Cunning. who has just
returned from Mexico, is reported in the
Washington Post as follows:
"a Chinaman will set up his little store
next door 10 a Mexican and run him out
OF business In q year. I've seen 1t done
a hundred times"
This is the Chinese question as Il IS
looked at by the workingmen Of the
United States.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
A PhilosODher.

The Atlanta Constitution, which almost
alone has kept up the fight on the silver
question, says:
"Well. brethren, II we are not to have
silver legislation. let us put up with the
single gold standard until II smashes us.
II we are not to have a tariff for revenue
only. let us have the best tariff we can.
II we cannot repeal the State-bank tax,
let us do the next best thing. whatever
that may be. BE cheerful Stand up and
look around. Christmas Is coming and we
mustn't have any whining or croaking."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

BIG STONE GAP, VA, December r.
Special Three more sales Of coking-
coal land the property OF Messrs. Clyde,
Scott, and Haskell. OF New YORK al
toinina the plant Of the Big Stone Gap
ColIiery Company recently put In ope-
ration near here are in prospect-one to
Roanoke parties. one to Knoxville, and
third TO local people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
SKIRTS AND GOWNS.

LADIES' MUSLIN SKIRTS, cam
brio RIFLES and trimmed in Hamburg
and lace, was 1925, now 75c.
LADIES' GINGHAM SKIRTS in all
colors and all sizes, were sl.25. now
Toe.
6 dozen LADIES' MUSLIN GOWNS,
tucked and rufled. and trimmed in
Hamburg, 40c.
One LIGHT-BLUE SILK NEGLI-
GEE GOWN, was 1915, now Sc.
3 dozen LADIES COTTON AND
FLANNEL DRAWERS, were 65c., now
Acc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

Though the Dispatch would have been
glad to announce the appointment OF Mr..
Wexford Corbin to the position he sought
In the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture. since he could not be the lucky
man II IL happy to say that another vir-
sinisn has gotten the ONCE DR.. Charles
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

In the North American Review for De-
cember Kate Gannett Wells takes up and
treats that vexatious problem. THE Ser
yant-GIrl." II her ideas could be carried
out every one might well wish TO be a
servant-girl.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
COURT ORDERS.
TUNIUS 4. NORRIS ..... PLAINTIFF,
mo cav, a.

UNlOS ~ MOhhio .''.''i i''I''"'
John r. Hughes sheriff Of the CIV o:
Richmond. and a. sucn administrator
G. T.. a. OF clara VI King a'
ceased. Miles 3. King trustee. "a!
In HIS own right cara
King, Russell - King. hhzao,i
Kent King. and Fanny u King
four last named being Infants under '''
age OF q years, ......-.-.-.. l''i'i''''' Nh
In Chancery Court Of Richmora cry
Extract from decree entered in SAID - -
November q, 1881
The court doth HdJuisc pfi.t
and decree that this cause De- referred -
b. Rand Wexford, one of me 'liii''i9-
sioners Of this court. who Snail enquire
and report. a,
First. Who are the legatees * clara ".
King. deceased, and whether the} are
properly before the court and Nhat -
the interest Of each one Ia me dcc'4th''
estate.
Second. What Is the amount Of the o.
cedents estate, Of what u consists. Wa
are the debts against said estate an tnt1
priorities, IL any. The commissioner s.sn
give notice OF the time snf place Qf tshlit
this account BY publication IN inc h.ln-
mond Dispatch once week Tor ioui S-~'
cessiye weeks.
Third, Any other matter deemed peFy-
nent By the commissioner or which -
may be requested 10 report upon ~ any
party in interest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OFFlCEs.

81 & So Chamber OF Commerce Building
RICHMOND. VA. November .. 1875.
The parties TO the above cause and ~
persons interested therein are notified thss
have fixed on my Offices as above As
the place. and December =. 1879 AZ 10 A.
n, as the time for mak,ng the inquiries
directed by the decree. OF which the above
Is an extract, where and when they are
20 attend and do what may be necesss'y
10 protect their rights In the premises.
b. RAND. WEXFORD,
Commissioner IN Chancery.
nov11- Wit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

All letters and kilograms must be az
dressed 10 THE DISPATCH COMPANY.
Rejected communications will not be re-
turned
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

UPTOWN OFFICE. 1873 EAST BROAD
STREET.
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1903 HULL
STREET.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS. 1898

w. Dabney. Jr.. the appointee. Is ma
tive OF this State He was formerly State
Chemist OF North Carolina. and now re-
sides In Tennessee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13

of refined and concentrated vegetable ex-
tracts: put up in glass yials, always fresh and
reliable; handy and perfect vest pocket
remedy.
II they don't give satisfaction, in every
case, your money will DO returned