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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Confirmed by the Khediye.

The consul general at Cairo has informed
the State Department that the Khedive Of
Egypt has confirmed President Cleveland's s
nominations AZ members Of the court of
first instance OF the international tribunal
of Egypt. These are Someryille p. Tuck Of
Maryland and Walker Fearn Of Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
A Once Prominent ohioau Dead.

MARIETTA. Ohio. Feb. 27.-Mr. w. F.
Curtis died this morning of paralysis. aged
seventy-eight years. He was a prominent
citizen and served in the Ohio senate in
the fifties and in the general assembly. His
survives him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Treasury Balance.

The available cash balance in the treas
ury today is s13s,9O9,975; national bank
notes received for redemption, s2S1, 400
Government receipts: Internal revenue
s134.119; customs, s53O.O75; miscellaneous.
S-jSl ,l2l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27

The suit of Mrs. John Biddulph Martin
Victoria WoodhulD against the trustees of
the British Museum was continued yester-
day In London. number of officials testt-
fled in behalf Of the rnuse-r,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27

These wonders and marvels. for won
ders and marvels they are, are only valu-
able in so far as they add to the comfort
and happiness OF the world that they do
none of US will deny, and therefore as I
call your attention to the business that has
brought us here together. do not accuse me
of making use of hyperbole when I say to
you that you do not eet merely as repre-
I sentatives of so many millions of dollars in
vested in dividend-producing concerns, but
as repre- sentatives Of an industry. a science
that cans benefit to the race, that means
more health, more happiness. more encour-
agement. more comfort to fellow-man. In
the highest truest, best sense we are rep
resentative benefactors.
Municipal Ownership.
''Rhe history Of the past year has not
been varied, except for the rocks and aim.
culties to which / referred. from the history
Of those that have preceded us. There har
been Q tendency In the last few montha
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

size of San Francisco, and this tells the
tale of great civilization that once
fiourished there. purchased sitio, OF
a little over 1000 acres of land, some
time ago, and subsequently bought up
an adjoining tract of $4,000 acres. On
part OF this land / discovered about
half dozen caves. The entrances were
walled up with cement TWO and half
feet thick, with only post holes and a
narrow aperture left sufficiently wide
to allow one person to enter. These
caves were provided with ollas, in
which water and provisions We're stored,
and were formed Of long sacaton grass,
mixed with cement, and were usually
about twelve feet high and eight OF nine
feet in width. One was in perfect preser-
walton. 1.-The caves were divided into
apartments, and one of them contained
seventeen rooms. Upon the walls are
still fresh character, writings of the
ancient inhabitants. of the same class
as desert bed in the Mexican Antiquities
by Lord Kingsbury. The caves on, the
land referred to will accommodate fully
1000 persons, and a celebrated Belgian
scientist not long ago found more relics
in them than be had in search OF 10
miles elsewhere. "--San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
--AND--
MAINE STATE PRESS.
subscription Rates.

SuOSCTlptAoh Adt0ss
DAILY I'm advance) Sc per year; So for six
months; sl.5o quarter 80 cents month.
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY (Not in advance), invariably at the
rate of 81 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS, (Weekly) published
every Thursday, So per year; 81 for sixmonths I;
so cents quarter, 25 cents for trial subscrip-
ton Of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long or
short periods may have the address OF thelr
paper changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
In DAILY PRESS S1.5o per square. first
week. rs cents per week after. Three inser-
tions or less, SlO0 per square. Every other
day advertisements one third less than these
rates.
Half square advertisements S1.Oo per week
6rst week: half price each succeeding week,
"a sonare', is a space of the width OF col
umn and one inch long.
soee;o1 Notices. on first page, one third adj
ditional.
1,,,1sen,ents and Auctio, Sales, $500 per
SQUARE eae!. week. Three insertions or less,
S1.50per square.
Reading Notices in nonparell type and
classed with other paid notices. 20 cents per
line cash insetIion.
pure Reading Notices in reading matter type
% cents per line each insertion.
Wants, To Let, For Sale and similar aaVel-
ments. 25 cents per week. in advance, Tor 40
words OF less, no display. Displayed adVef-
tisements under these headlines, and all ao'er-
tisements not paid in advance, will be charged
atreguIar rates.
In MAINE STATE PRESS -$1.oe per square
for rst insertion, and fifty cents per square 1of
each subsequent insertion.
Address all Communications relating TO sue
scription and advertisements to PORTLAND
PuRL1sHINa Co., 81 EXCHANGE STREET
PORTLAND. ME.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ss.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR MAYOR;
.JAMES r. BAXTER
FOR WARD OFFICERS;

FOR WARD OFFICERS;
Ward One.
Alderman-C Charles f. Dam.
Councilmen- Nathaniel Haskell, Fred
rick T. Tlsley, and Fred E. Anderson.
School Committee-Albert B. Hall.
Warden-Edward H. Sargent.
Ward Clerk-Osman G. Munroe.
Constables-Dana II. Miles, Edward X.
Heath.
Alderma W. Hadlock.
Couucilmen-R. Cut er Libby, Daniel
Davis and Thomas J .Frothingham.
Warden-Clement S. Johnson.
Ward Clerl-William J. Stephenson.
Constables- gorge H. Williams and
Frank E. Haggett.
Ward Three.
For Alderman-Zenas Thompsoa;
For Councilmen-James G. Kent,
Walter L. Lefavor and Peter S. Nlckerson.
School Committee-William H. Brown
For Warden-Willard C.G. Carney.
For Ward CIerk-Wiiliam f. Morse.
For Consta bles-Oliver Skill1ngs and
Joseph W. Riley.
Ward Four.
Alderman-Nathan e. Redlon.
Councilmen = Silas E. Sylvester,
Nathaniel ". Morse and Patrick Y.
Melody.
Warden-Ge c. Jose.
Ward CIerk-Robert A. Fegg.
onstables-Frank Merrill, William 5.
Morse
Ward Five.
Alaermau-Frank H. Little.
Councilman-Erank G. Johnston, r.
Stuart Laughlin, John Z. Pagan.
School Committee Edwin +. Vose.
Warden-George W.Sylvester.
Ward Clerk-John Howard Hill.
Constables-Ep ben n. Perry and Henry
S. Trasher.
Ward Six.
Aiderman-C Charles H. Randall.
Councilm.a-Frank F. Holland, Chas.
J.McDonald, Henry S. Payson.
Warden-Edwin A. Gray.
Ward C!erk-William G.Soulde.
Consta bles-Samuel W. Joy, Clarence
A.Jobnson.
Ward Seven.
Alderman-Edwin L. Smith.
Councilmen-Daniel F. Nash, Charles
E. Snow, Henry Soule.
Warden-Lyman W. Hanson.
Ward Clerk-Herbert o. Philips.
Consta bles-Charles A Jones, Charles
e, Cousins
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28
MEXICAN CAVES AND MUMMIES.
Underground Relics of a Former Civiliza
ton in Chihuahua.

Moses Thatcher, the millionaire apostle
and financier of the Mormon Church.
whose home is in Logan, Utah, is resid-
ing for time at 220 Van Ness avenue.
Mr.. Thatcher has been an apostle of the
Mormon Church since 1879, and his life
has been devoted to the building up of
the kingdom of the latter days. He has
spent many years in exploring the wilds
and beauty lands of Mexico.
In the state of Chihuahua the Sierra
Madre mountains, Mr.. Thatcher states,
held for him the greatest attractions.
West of the Casas Grandes valley.
through which flows the Pledras Verdes,
a lovely river, which connects with the
San Miguel in the lower part OF the
valley. and forms the Casas Grandes
river. there is an exceedingly beautiful
exnanse of country. 1t is interspersed
with mountains of moderate size, a
branch of the Sierra Madre range, and
not far fom where the celebrated Sabinal
min,s are located on the Corralitos
ranch. one of the richest regions. preg-
nant with gold and silver ore. awaiting
the advent of the prospector and the
MANY places 1 passed through, said
the apostle, strongly reminded me of
the placer ground in the Sierra Nevada
mountains at the head Of the America
river. The great similarity of the soil
is most pronounced, and all the indica-
tions are almost identical.
"The Mormon colony was the hrst to
settle in the Sierra Madre range in this
region They camped right on the trail
of the dreaded Apaches, and named one
of their settlements Pacheco, after the
noted general, who was secretary of
war The Mexcans were astounded
at the boldness of these pioneers, and
considered annihilation inevitable.
"In a radius of 100 miles there is
enough masonry to build two cities the
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

The system of fines by which Mr.. Catch
ings proposes to prevent filibustering by
sitting silent is much more tyrannical
than Mr.. Reeds quorum counting. 1t
proposes to make representative do
something which he may not want to
do and which he may have good reason
for not wanting to do. The authority
of the House to adopt such system is
also very doubtfu The House has the
authority to compel the attendance of
mem bers. but nowhere is authority di-
rectly given to compel them to vote.
The nearest approach to it is in the
fourth clause of section five of the Con-
sJitution, which provides that the yeas
and nays OF the members of either
House on any question shall, at the de-
sire of one-fifth of those present, be en-
tered on the journal" This is the clause
that Mr.. Cathings relies upon, but pretty
liberal Interpretation must lie put upon
it to convert it into authority to compel
memb bers to vote. Apparently it means
simply that when one-fifth of the House
demands the yeas and nays may be
called, and the responses put upon the
journal. Not to vote would seem to be
as clear right as to vote yes or no.
The only merit which Mr.. Cathings's s
scheme possesses is that it will enable
the Democrats to accomplish the same
thing that Mr.. Reeds quorum counting
accomplished without eating their own
words.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

1t will no doubt be great relief to
our esteemed contemporary, the Argus,
to be able to go to press without some
thing about the "serious discrepancies
in the city's accounts, and the bad man-
agement of the city's finances. But it
must be ground out for four days
longer. 1t would be some relief to the
able editor and be just as effective to
keep the paragraph standing, and not
vary its language every day.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

Mr.. Julius Palmer of the Boston Tran
script, writing from Honolulu, says
Queen Lilioukalani is the same good
woman she always was. Lieut.. Young
of the Boston, in his testimony before
the Senate committee says this same
queen was very drunk at the time she
prorogued parliament, just prior to the
revolution, while Minister Willis re-
ported that she insisted Oh cutting off
the heads of the members of the pro-
visional government. Mr.. Palmer should
furnish the public with his opinion as to
what constitutes good woman.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

The withdrawal of Gladstone from pub
lic life can hardly fail to weaken the
Liberal party. His personal influence has
been very great, especially in holding to-
gcther the somewhat discordant elements
of the party, and the general admi-
ration in which he was held has proved
a tower Of strength. There is probably
no Que in the Liberal party able to take
up the burden which he lays down and
carry it with the success that he has
60D1
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

The Central Labor Union would have
done better if it had spent it's
powder upon the ruling powers of the
Democratic party rather than on Mr..
Charles A. Gushing. The proof that the
Democratic party is the enemy of labor
is much clearer than that Mr.. Cushing
individually is it's enemy. For
through it's representatives in Congress
has been engaged III the construction of
tariff bill which is calculated to break
down all the barriers that have been
built up to protect the American Iaborer
from the competition of the cheaper
labor of Europe. It has been doing this
in the face. too. of protests of the
American laborers themselves, and in
the face also of the fact that the threat
to do it had already lowered the wages
of the laboring man in this country.
The Central Labor Union was barking
up the wrong tree. 1t has fallen to the
lot of Mr.. Gushing, as to many other en-
ployers. to have controversy with his
employees. With the outcome of that
controversy apparently his employees
were not entirely satisfied. 1t by no
means follows, however, that he is an
enemy to the laboring man. Before the
publ will have a right to conclude that
his employees were treated unjustly, as
the Central Labor Unions resolutions
imply. Mr.. Cushing's side of the case
must be heard. American justice doesn't t
consign men to the category of enemies
of labor on ex parte hearings. But the
Democratic party has been heard in it's
own defence. 1t has had chance to pro-
duce all the arguments that it could for
removing the protection from Am erican
labor. 1t has fairly invited the verdict of
the laboring men of Portland as well as
of those of the rest of the North upon it's
conduct That question is legitimately
before the voters of Portland, but the
merits of controversy that Mr.. Gushing
had with his employees some years ago
are not in issue and cannot fairly be
made So
There is, however, certain amount of
poetical justice in a party which has
posed as the special friend of the labor
ing man, and has never lost an oppor-
tunity to accuse it's opponents of capital
istic tendencies, being caught with a
candidate whom the labor unions pro-
nounce an enemy of labor. Perhaps our
Democratic brethren will be taught a
lesson by it.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

Boss McKane is not yet in prison, but
his chances of escape seem to be grow
ing rapidly less. Judge Cullen has
of the correctness OF the proceedings at
which he was convicted and judge
in the interior of the State has curtly
refused 20 have anything to do with the
case, There is no real question as to
the righteousness Of the jury's verdict
in his case and of the judges sentence,
but.the New York law presents so many
holes for the escape of criminals that
it is never quite safe to assume that
man will be punished even after he is
convicted.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28

Here is an opinion of Portland's muni-
oipal administration from the outside.
The Lewiston Journal says: portland
thinks her beautiful and modern $50, 900
High school building is as good as
Lynn's ss1o, 900 schoolhouses Portland
has been fortunate in having business
and brains to run it's affairs the past
year,
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-28
A. E. MOORE,

viii receive Pupils in Crayon Portraiture
from lie and the fiat !; also in Elementary
Drawing from cast and stiliIife.
Portland. Me.
JAMIE eodtf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12

Kite Park association at Fond du Lac
showed that the Indebtedness is ST.
go, that the unpaid subscriptions
amount to 500. and there is a balance
III the treasury of So
Mayor VIM. H. Seymour died at
Lake Geneva Thursday. He was 56
years OF age and had been ill for sew
erii weeks He leaves a wife. a son
and 4 daughter. He was serving his
second term as mayer, having been
elected in 1892 and again in 1893.
The report that Fred Strickland of
Eau Claire, had been shot at Peoria
was entirely without foundation, and
why the story was started appears to
be I mystery. 1t Seelus, however. TO
have led to the arrest of Strickland
by attracting. the attention of the au-
horities at Elgin to the fact that he
tied from Eau Claire while out on bail
on Il charge of burglary.
The following Wisconsin pensions
have just been granted: original,
charles W Hyde, Milwaukee,; James
L. Carter, Knapp; Calvin Baker, Co
lulmbus; Casper kalnhofner, Amigo;
Charles Nienow, Nausart. Additional,
Louis l'ape, Sheboygan, Reissue, Hans
Hanson tdecea sedl, chinatown.
n hudson letter concerning the al
legged town Of Jewett Mills. near there,
says: Several years ago the Wisconsin
legislature prohibited building associ-
atlonS from transactius business in the
state until 100000 in securities had
! been previously deposited. Orange G..
kneale. rs secretary of the National
Building, Loan and Protective union of
Minneapolis immediately mortgaged
| nine blocks of Jewett Mills for $4,000
and few days afterward filed the
most gorgeous plat ever seen in this
country, plating 16o acres of common
farming land into 400 blocks, number
ell Tor appearance sake, from IS to
! lot- Shortly afterward Kueale was de
posed and other securities replaced the
! mortgage, which was satisfactory. On
Dec. 10, 1891, the Equitable Building,
Loan and Mutual association of La
Crosse loaned $6,7S1.5O to A. FL. Me-
Graw on five blocks of Lewett Mills
plat, about. half L mile distant from
the station, and dear at 500 This
land had been ostensibly purchased by
McGraw July =, 1890, for $1,000. The
LID, Crosse mortgage remains unpaid
II the records. Taxes having remained
Unpaid for the past two years on the
entire .Iewett Mills, tract
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12
COLUMBIAN POSTAGE STAMPS.

Postoffice Officials Make an Effort to
Get Rid of Them.
Washington, Dee. 3O.-"We have at
last" said clerk IL the stamp divi-
sion of the third assistant postmaster
generals Office today, rid ourselves
Of the Columbian postage stamps.
There were originally four hundred
millions Of them. On thu day before
Christmas we disposed Of 251, 768, 100
Columbian stamps, valued at 1910
922. Wednesday we sent out to the
postmasters of the country 165, $50, 525,
valued at $2,956,32O
'The people do not like these stamps
and but for the precaution taken ny The
third assistant postmaster general the
postmasters throughout the country
would have the Columbian stamps on
their hands as dead stock. But an
order was issued by the third assistant
postmaster general informing the
postmaSters that the department will
expect that these Columbian stamps
shall be exhausted by postmasters be-
fore any orders are sent by them for
additional supplies
Therefore we are forcing them upon
the people in order to get rid Of them.
The stamps just sent out will end the
business so far as the general poStof-
flee department is concerned. The pee
pie must use the stamps now in stock
before they can get any Others
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD
POLITICAL.

Governor Lewelling removed Mrs.
Lease from the Kansas state board of
charities because he had to remove
either her or the other members.
Congressman Springer has prepared
a currency bill which aims to provide
safe and elastic circulating medium.
Congressman Hall of Minnesota, as
member OF the committee ON bank
Ing and currency, has drafted a bill
for the conditional repeal of tie STATE
bank tax.
The minority Of the Republicans of
the house committee on foreign af-
fairs on the Hawaiian resolutions is
made public. 1t sharply criticises the
administration.
General Master Workman Sovereign
calls ON workingmen to petition con
gress against the proposed issue Of
bends.
Representative Francis w. Darling
of Hyde Park, ILL.,, who announced
himself some time ago as Il candidate
for the speakership, has written let
ter in which he says he comedies the
election of Mr.. Meyer.
At a meeting of the board Of trade
Of Salem, Ore, resolutions were adopt
sd characterizing Governor Pennoyer's
abatement in the letter to President
cleveland as grossly false Represent
AtiyeS in congress are requested to
publicly deny the statements
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12
IN OTHER LANDS.

DR.. Elleri has been named as q can
didate for the presidency of Uruguay.
A granddaughter of the emperor of
Austria, lives with a man not her
husband
Prince Bismarck has been confined
to his bed by cold since Dec. &c.
A serious mutiny against the German
officials took place in the Cameroons.
A committee is being formed in Lon
don to protect the interests of the
Atchison railroad bondho1ders.
King Humbert has increased his an
nual subscription to the Roman bene
VIOLENT societies by $4,000.
Messages of congratulation from all
over the world were received by Prime
Minister Gladstone on his S4th birth
day.
At conference of German ministers
with the emperor a line of policy to
De followed in the reichStag was map
ped out.
Steamer Alert was wrecked in a
storm in Port Philip Bay. Thirteen
of her crew and two passengers were
drowned.
Many steamers are awaiting the
opening of the Manchesy4r ship canal
for general traffic, which will take
place Monday
The Paris Figaro says that Morocco
has sounded France In respect Of a
special embassy which the sultan de-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12
sires to send to President Carnot in

sires to send to President Carnot in
the spring
The Standards Berlin correspondent
denies the truth Of the reports that
Prince lto,lss. German ambassador at
Vienna, and Count won M,lenster. Ger
man ambassador at Paris. intend 10
resign their posts.
The Rothschilds have conveyed their
shares Ut the Borinage mines to the
Belgian Socicte Generate. which it is
supposed aims TO nationalize the mines
Madrid dispatch to the London
News says that Detective Nunez will
be tried on a charge of melting the
Anarchists Delboche and Ferreira to
commit crime
The statement that the society Of
Jcsuits has sent Il memorial to the
pope urging him to permit Catholics
to vote ut the Italian elections is denied
upon authority.
The German war department has
decided to give up the fortress at
Doemitz, in MeckIenburg- Schwcrin,
and establish there, near the site Of
! Notifications, extensive rifle ranges.
/ Demonithy, the Belgium workman
! who was arrested in Paris for approx
! ing the outrage committed by Auguste
Valiant, has declared that others win
soon follow his example.
The Vienna correspondent of the
London News says that he is authoriz-
! ed by Archduke Charles Louis to deny
the rumor of the engagement of Prime
ess Stephanie to Archduke Francis,
his son.
1t is understood that NJ. Manassein,
Russian minister of justice, will short
| ly resign his office and that he will
be succeeded by Secretary Murayieff,
who is ut present at the head Of chan
ceIlerie Of the empire.
! A despatch from Cairo says that the
Eel Ahran newspaper says that the
khediye received the legislative council
in the palace, thanked them for their
patriotism and expressed the hope that
their efforts would conduce to the coun,
try's best interests.
Bishop Zerr, of the Roman Catholic
diocese Of Tiraspol, government OF
kherson, Russia, is in Rome on mis-
sion whose object is to remove the
obstacles to an agreement between
Russia and the vatican. One Of the
main obstacles is the pope's recent ut
terance concerning the bad treatment
of Catholics in Poland.
The German emperor and empress
gave an audience at Berlin to Theo-
dore Runyon, the American embassa
dor ami Mrs. Runyon. The empress
and Mrs. Eunyon had long CONVERSE
ton on the subject of the women S
department at the Chicago Columbian
exhibition.
The protocol of the Anglo-French
agreement signed on November 81
concerning the Siamese buffer state
is published. The agreement provides
that the breadth of the buffer state
shall be eighty kilometres.