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The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

can Leviathan. He is political Saul
head and shoulders above Mckinley,
Harrison and all other. Republicans who
covet Grover Cleveland's shoes. He is IA
man of prodigious capacity. Dislike
MIN as you may, you must admit the
power OF his mighty brain. am neither
the legal nor the spiritual adviser of the
Republicans, but give it as my honest
conviction that if they had a particle of
gratitude in their composition they
would nominate him for president; for
he has fought their losing battle with a
courage that never quailed, with an en-
ergy that never tired, and with the per-
tinacity of Old Nick himself. No COM
pany of soldiers in the regular army was
ever more thoroughly drilled than was
the Republican contingent in Congress
under his leadership. When he said
thumbs up, it was thumbs up. and when
he said thumbs down, it was thumbs
down. He couldn't teach them to con-
quer, for that was impossible; but he
did teach them to harass and bedevil the
Democrats almost into apoplexy.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
The Practical Joker Got a Shock,

The sportive young man who enjoys
playing tricks had a shock the other day.
He had just come down the elevated stairs
at Park place and had started in the di-
rection of City Hall park when his face
lighted up with pleasant smile. 1t was
evident that he saw some one he knew,
and that he saw some fun ahead. He be-
gan to walk rapidly, and as he hurried
along it could be seen that the person he
knew was young woman. for he kept his
eye on her, watching her carefully as she
slipped in and out of the crowd, and all
the while his smile grew broader and his
eyes twinkied more merrily.
Finally, when he was only few feet
behind her, he began to walk on tiptoe.
Then he stole quietly up to her and laid
his hand on her shoulder.
'Booh!' he said in her ear, and the next
instant he wished that he hadn't, for q
young woman looked at him with eyes
that were at first startled, but which then
flashed Indignation.
''How dare you?" she gasped, but be-
fore she could say another word he broke
in with an apology.
II beg your pardon, ?" he said, stammer-
ing IT made mistake-I thought knew
you'll thought you were somebody else. -
His confusion was SO great and he look
ed SO much the fool that no one could
doubt that he was telling the truth, but
the young lady accepted his apology with
pale smile, as if she thought he were a
Iunatic, so that he bowed his head and
dived into the crowd, the most crestfallen
Joker in New York.-New York Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
AN ASTONISHING VICTORY.

The Republican victory in this
state yesterday exceeds the dream of the
Widest imagination. There were few
Republicans who were venturesome
enough to predict $4,000 majority for
Governor Cleaevs, but 10000 was the
more generally accepted figure, while
Chairman Marley did not predict more
than $4,000. A man who should have
predicted $1,000, which is about the
plurality actually received, would have
been set down as little better than lun-
attic. Disgust was well known to exist
among the Democrats, but nobody had
anything approaching an adequate idea
of it's depth. The collapse of the Demo-
cratic vote is simply astounding. In
some towns it has almost entirely dis
appeared. Town after town shows DEM
ocratic losses of so per cent. The slump
is confined to no portion of the state;
it prevails everywhere; showing that it
is the result of one common cause, and
that undoubtedly disgust and discourage
ment at the conduct of the national
administration. There can no longer be
any doubt as to what the people of
Maine thinks of the Democratic tariff
tinkering, of Democratic financial man.
agement and Democratic conduct in gen.
raj. No party ever received such a ire
mendous rebuke as was given the Demo-
cratic party by the voters of Maine yes
terday. Maine speaks with louder
voice even than Vermont.
Two months later the condemnation
of Maine and Vermont will be echoed
by the rest of New England, by the
Empire State, and by the Great West.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
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The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

The Hon. Chauncey Depew is out with
d predi ction that Grover Cleveland will
be the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency in 1896. We are inclined to
think Mr.. Depew's prediction will not be
realized, though there is scarcity of
good Presidential material in the Demo-
cratic party. There is a very strong
aversion among the people to third
terms. Besides, during the past eighteen
months Cleveland has lost very much of
the popularity which he previously had
with the rank and file of his party,
With the leaders he never was popular.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
HE THREW UP THE JOB.
Author Howel1s Did Not Like Editor Wal
ker's Literary Taste.

Author HowelIs Did Not Like Editor Wal.
ker's Literary Taste.
Speaking of William Dean HoE'ells, the
novelist the WhispereI takes the privilege
of relating the following story, of which
he was witness:
When the Whisperer was in New York
some years ago, one of the first things he
did was to call on John Adams, formerly
a Syracuse newspaper man, but then con-
nected with the The Cosmopolitan. Adams
editorial room was facing the V where
Broadway and Fifth avenue cross. John
Brisben Walkers room was east of
adams, and Howells' was situated on the
west. Mr.. Adams was just looking over
a short story by Mrs. E. Burton Harrison,
when in came William Dean, his hair
scrupulously ''banged' and basket in
his hands filed with 'rejecteds" Will
liam was evidently angered about some
thing and he spoke to Adams.
adams, y he said, ''who accepted this
frivolous story?" pointing to one he held
in his hands.
Adams looked at it and made the re-
mark that probably Mr.. Walker, the chief,
had.
''Well, it shows very bad taste, said
Howells, land can't see how he let it go
through his hands,
So he went into Walkers room. Mr..
Walker said to Mr.. Howells that he had
accepted the story, and that he considered
it a very good one, though it did come
from an author unknown. Mr.. Howells
stated his dislike of it and Of it's question
able literary merit, but his words did not
affect Mr.. Walker in the least. What he
deemed necessary to the success of The
Cosmopolitan he accepted. He believed
his judgment to be as good as Howells'.
This was the first rift in the lutte be-
tween the famous author and the famous
editor. 1t was not over three months after
this little episode that Howells resigned
his desk and devoted his time to "A Trav.
eler From Altruria." AS assistant of
Walker he was drawing SIT, 500. AS a
writer he now draws $4,000 Another
thing that caused Howells to resign was
the hours. He was compelled to get down
to the office at o'clock and remain until
in the afternoon. This, he averred, in
terfered greatly with his own, work. The
literary writer's and editors Of New York
call Howells the fat woman" because he
is SO fussy.-Syracuse Post.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
MESSENGERS Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State of Maine, Cumberland S., September 4,
A. d. 1894.
FTHIS is to give notice that on the 31st day
Il of August, A. D. 1894. a Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of Insol-
yency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
MICHAEL J. OCONNELL OF Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor ON petition
of said debtor. which petition was filed on the
31st day OF August. A. d. 1894, to which date
interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery Of any
property by HIM are forbidden by law. That a
meeting of the creditors of said debtor, to
prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees OF his estate, will be held at Court of
Insolvency to be holden at Probate Court room
in said Portland. in said County of Cumberland
on the 18th day of September, A. D., 1894, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
SAMUEL D. PLUMMER,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Court of In
Sotvencytor said County Of Cumberland.
sep5&12
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

The election of MIR. Samuel ID. Flum-
mer is a matter for much congratulation
because very dishonest and disreputa-
BILE fight was made against him. An
attempt wasmade to make him respon-
sible for omething with which he had
no connection, and to defeat him on the
strength of this falsely alleged RESPONSE
ibility. Some Republicans were misled
by the clamor into voting against him,
but the great majority of them stood by
him and gave him splendid vote.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL.

Portland did herself proud yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
The sugar planters of Louisiana an

The sugar planters of Louisiana APP
pear to be very sick. just now of the
Democratic party for the deception
which was practiced upon them. 1t
seems to be pretty clear that they were
promised that the bounty on sugar
should be continued at least year, and
that they voted the Democratic ticket on
the strength of that promise. They
think now they won't vote the Demo-
cratic ticket again, and perhaps they
won't, though the spectre of negro domi-
nation is very likely to scare them into
line again.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
MIR. REEDS PHENOMENAL MAJORITY

The normal Republican plurality in
this district is about 1900. Mr.. Reeds plu-
rality yesterday will exceed 8000 Many
Democrats appear to have voted for
him outright, while many more refused
to vote for their own candidate, and re-
manned at home. Mr.. Reed makes great
gains almost everywhere, but in the
manufa curing towns, like Biddeford
and Westbrook, and Sanford, they are
the most remark able, showing that loss
of wages and of employment consequent
upon he Democratic raid upon the pro-
lection policy has been powerful fatcor
in bringing about the result. Mr..
Reeds huge plurality is a magnificent
end orsement Of his leadership of the
Republicans in the House, and will
greatly strengthen his hands in the bat
ties that are to come against the policy
of destruction of the Southern Demo-
cratic leaders.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

1t was inevitable that the failure of
Debs to win the boycott against Pull
man should destroy his prestige as a
labor leader. Men who lost employment
by following his leadership were hitter
against him, while those who did not
suffer saw his failure and were ready to
Join with those who did in reducing him
to the ranks. The latest attempt to
humiliate him is movement to remove
him from the editorship of the Locomo-
tive Firemen's Magazine.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

All the signs seem to indicate that the
Hon. Levi P. Morton will be the Repuo-
1ican candidate for governor OF NEW
York this fall. His Democratic oppo-
nent+ is likely to be the present Governor
Elower The latter's record as governor
ought to be enough to beat him, to say
nothing of the general disgust with the
DemocracyEon account of its inefficlency
in the administration of the national
government.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11
Messenger,S Notice.


Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State of Maine. Cumberland S., Septem Der
4. A. D. 1894.
THIS is to give notice that on the LIST day of
il September, A. D. 1894. a warrant in In
solvency was issued out of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
CALVIN M. BENNETT, of Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolyent Debtor. on petition
of said Debtor, which petition was filed on the
LIST day of September. A. D. 1894, to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment OF any debts to or by said
Debtor. and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor, to prove their debts and choose one or
more assignees of his estate. will be held at a
Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room, in said Portland, in said County of
Cumberland, on the 18th day of September, A.
ID. 1894, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. SAMUEL d. PLUMMER.
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger Of the Court OF
Insolvency for said County Of Cumberland
Sep5&12
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

Champ Clark, Democratic Congress
man from Missouri, IN speech on the
stump the other day thus paid his re-
spects to ex-Speaker Reed:
Thomas Bracket Beed is the Republi-
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

LET us see! Didn't the Argus assure
us that Mr.. Deering would receive d
large vote in York comfy?
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-11

The man destined to be more lonesome
than anybody else next winter Is 'n'
Democrat elected to the legislature.
The herald., 1894-07-15

Mansfield and Grant is about to expire,
and the city engineer and the sewer COM
mittee were naturally DESTROYS that the
work should all be in good shape before
the money is turned over to the con-
tractors.
Some days ago formal notice was
served on the mayor and city council by
Messrs. List and Clark, who own prop
erty along the line of the outfall sewer,
to the effect that il the employees of the
city il making the aforesaid repairs.
went outside of the lines of the 15.loot
right OF way that they would hold the
city for damages. Yesterday Attorney
Rowland called on City Engineer Dock
weller and demanded to know the lines
OF the right of way, in order to slap on
an injunction in the event OF any tres
pass on the property OF the gentlemen
mentioned aud lay a claim for damages.
City Engineer Dockweiler refused to
give the lines, saying that if the parties
wanted them the dseds for the property
involved in the right OF way we're on
record, and that the parties could secure
surveyor and locate the lines them
selves.
This excited Mr.. Howland's intense
indignation, as they are unable to tell
just when the workmen commit tres-
pass, and it is likely MIR. Rowland will
go before the council on Monday.
The herald., 1894-07-15
A LEAKING PIPE.
1t IL Causing Damage at Reservoir No.
Four.

1t IL Causing Damage at Reservoir No.
August King, property owner out in
the Second ward, has grievance. Yes
terdsy he filed petition with the city
clerk reciting that he 10 the owner of IS
lots on Lake Shore avenue, between
Temple street and Bellevue avenue,
south OF reservoir No. 4. The ground
has been filled in by him, but owing to
the continual leakage of the pipe lead
ing from the reservoir, the ground filled
had been almost completely washed
away.
1t is now necessary to grade the low
places, and he therefore asks permission
to take the necessary earth for this pur-
pose from the ungrsdsd portion of Palo
Alto street ct point where it is now
very much above the proposed grade OF
that thoroughfare. In this way the ex-
pense of the damage caused by the leak
ing pipe OF the city will be mitigated.
The council will act on Monday. As q
matter of fact q new pressure pipe
should be put in at reservoir No. and
carry the water to the sewers for fush-
ing purposes, if not to Westlake park,
where it could then be conveyed to the
outfall sewer and increase the water
supply of the city available ior irrigat-
ing PURPOSES.
The herald., 1894-07-15
A CHURCH DISPUTE.
DISAGREEMENT OVER A PETITION
70 MORTGAGE ITS PROPERTY.
Some Sensational Charges Made in a
Complaint Against Some Pillars of
Santa Monica Episcopal
Church.

Trouble has arisen in the parish OF ST..
Acknowledgements at Santa Monica,
over recent proceedings for borrowing
some money ON lots r and s, block No.
40. owned by ths church. A complaint
was filed yesterday in the superior court
by S. W. Saunders We. Willism H. Dick
inson, r. Peckham and others OF the
board of directors of the corporation, to
have the order of court allowing the
property to be- mortgaged to be set aside.
The complaint alleges that on October 2,
1898, q meeting OF the members OF the
church was called to pass upon the ques-
ton of mortgaging the property for the
purpose of making an addition to the
building thereon, and it was agreed that
the money might be raised by mortgage
for that purpose and no other.
1t is alleged that the directors, having
obtained the consent OF the members for
the purpose stated, fraudulently and un-
lawfully filed petition in the court rep
resenting that they had obteined the
permission to mortgage the property for
any and all purposes, and caused wit
nesses to testify falsely to that effect,
which tel simony and representations
were false.
Alter the granting OF the order the
complaint says that it was agreed be-
tween the members and directors to
abandon the improvements, and that
the order should be Cancelled; but that
Notwithstanding the agreement the
directors are conspiring to mortgage the
property for $500, anG intend to and
have threatened to convert the money
to their own use.
The plaintiff says that he and his fell
low members believed the directors to
be Christian gentlemen, and paid NO
heed to the proceedings up to about
July 1st, when they ascertained that the
mortgage could be for any and all pur-
poses.
An order setting aside the permission
to mortgage is therefore asked, and an
injunction restraining the defendants
from mortgnging the property.
The herald., 1894-07-15
Morphine Habit In London.

The rumor that the law courts are
about to be troubled with painful case
involving the honor Of we'll known
and respected family threatens to re-
yive the controversy as to the prevalence
of the morphine habit in the upper and
middle classes, says London CORE
spondent. The doctors say the vice is
quite as prevalent as it was five years
ago, and this is amply confirmed by the
advertisement columns of the daily
newspapers Every issue of that eminent
ly fashionable organ, The Morning Post,
for instance, contains numerous notices
Of institutions in which the victims of
morphine and other drugs are treated
and OF nurses skilled in the management
of such patients. The saddest feature
is that such advertisements are rarely
applicable to men.
The herald., 1894-07-15
A lITEf,eRY PLOT.
Walter Besant Uncovers an American Con
spracy and AppIauds 1t.

Walter Besant UncOvers an American Con-
spiracy and AppIauds 1t.
A secret plot-a conspiracy-has been
going on unsupported fer long time.
Tho conspirators are q small band Of
Americans. 1t has been revealed to The
Times by an Englishman, one Edmund
Gosse, perhaps himself coconspirator
for all | know of him believe him
quite capable of joining the conspiracy.
1t appears that the arch conspirator,
Mr.. f. Holland Day Of Norwood, Mass,
concerted with the late Mr.. Lowell a
design secretly to prepare q monument
to Keats and to present it to this coun-
try, partly by way of honor to the poet
and partly as a gentle reminder to our
selves of our culpable neglect. This de-
sign was communicated to small num-
Der Of American artists and literary
men and women, the result of which is
q marble bust which Mr.. Day has now
brought over to this country. 1t will be
put up i'll Hampstead church as soon as
the bracket for it is ready.
1t is curious that the secret should
have been kept so we'll and SO long The
gift is generous and conceived in the
best spirit possible-that Of claiming
joint possession of every great and good
thing written in the common tongue.
What Keats gave us he gave to all the
English speaking world. What Longfel-
low gave his countrymen he also gave
to US. We have given Lowell monu-
ment and Longfellow monument to
Westminster abbey. Let Us accept this
American gift in the spirit with which
it is offered. The centenary of Keats
birth is Oct. 80, 1895. We shall, hope,
anticipate that date when we assemble
to do him honor. Walter Besant in
London Queen.
The herald., 1894-07-15
HER EYES DROPPED OUT.

a Now Jersey Woman Strangely Affs cted
by "A Clap of Thunder.
A peculiar thing happened to Mrs.
Mary Wiley OF Peterson, N. j., during
recent storm. She ia SO years old and
was sitting in the yard of her son-in-
laws house in Stoney road. An espe-
cially loud clap of thunder caused her
to start, One OF her eyes fell out into
her lap and the other dropped back into
her head, leaving both sockets vacant.
DR.. Banta, who 10 attending her, rays
she had tumor in the upper par. OF her
nose. the muscles of the eye were dis
eased and the sudden start made them
snap and the eye drop out. When the
doctor entered the house her daughter
handed him the eye and simply told
him to put it back in its place.
That's right" chimed in Mrs. Wiley.
II wa5 just telling my daughter about it
when this eye fell upon my lap and l
felt the other one sinking into my head,
but it's coming upon again and can see
a little bit. can't open my eye wide
because the empty eye is painful. -
T New York Herald.
The herald., 1894-07-15

bag. They got on rousing strike, ran
King John TO Runnymede and they
wrung from him the great Magma
Charta.
80 sum up, then, the men who wish
to work for decent politics must work
practically, and yet must not swerve
from their devotion to a high ideal.
They must actually do things. and not
merely con6ne themselves to crltlclsing
those who do them. They must work
disinterestedly. and appeal to the disin-
terested element in others, although
they must also do work which will re-
suit in the material betterment OF the
community. They must act 40 Ameri-
cans through and through, in sp'rit and
hope and purpose, and while being dis
in terested, uneelfsh and gentle in their
dealings with others, they must also
show that they possess the essential
manly virtues of energy, OF resolution,
and Of indomitable personal courage"
Theodore Roosevelt in July Forum.
The herald., 1894-07-15

Bluff King Hal The popular little ia
vorite, Louise Manfred PIKE, will also
&c a prominent figure in the opera, as
Will also Mr.. Pyke. The following is
the cast, which should be a most excel
LIANT
The herald., 1894-07-15
AN IRATE ATTORNEY.

He Fails to Secure Information From
tho City Engineer.
There was lively time up in the Office
OF the city engineer yesterday afternoon,
and much wrath and indignation were
expended with futile results.
At the present time force of city en-
ployees are at work on the outfall sewer
Tightening up the iron bands on the
sewer pipe on sections 3 and 6, and max
ing other repairs, These are being mad 9
in view of the fact that the time, six
months. which the city decided to retain
$1,000 OF the money dus Contractors