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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
A GRAIN OF SALT.
Should Accompany the Rumor of Japan
. ese Revolution of Trade.

San Francisco November 24.-The
Daily Report last eveninsg publishes a
story to the effect that Japan was about
to invade the United States with agents
of her factories whose ability to produce
articles of necessity more cheaply than
the rest of the world, can no longer be
ignored A few weeks ago the paper says,
an agent of powerful commercial no use
with headquarters in Kobe and II ioga,
arrived here and offered such inducements
to San francisco merchants that they
are compelled to place large orders with
him. Investigation reveals the fact that
an unprecedented cut in almost every
line of staple goods was made by the ORR
entail salesman. Buttons by the great
gross will be delivered here duty free,
at a fraction less than actual cost per
gross Of the American article Bicycles,
9uara nteed equal to the best high
grade are listed at Sl2, japanese matches
at price destined to close every match
factory in the United States, sashes,
doors, blinds and all kinds of wooden
ware can be delivered duty paid, so per
cent less than the wholesale prices of
the local manufacturers. After placing
huge orders in this city the agent left
for the east where agencies will be estab-
lished in New York, Chicago, St Louis
and elsewhere for the purpose Of under
selling American and European manu-
faCtuIars
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
CAUSTIC CHANDLER
Calls Attention to the HugeSt Trust
the World Ever Saw
AND ASKS THE PRESIDENT TO
ANNIHiLATE III.

His arcastic Letter to President Cleveland
Made Public-He Alludes to the Re-
cent Traffic Agreements of the Great
Lines of RaiIroads-The Letter in Full
Washington, November a. THE text of
letter Senator Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, two days ago addressed to Presi-
dent Cleveland on the subject of recent
agreement of railroad presidents is made
public tonight as follows:
Washington, November 20.
TO the President:
Sir-l make complaint to you and
through you to your Interstate commerce
committee, against the trust and pooling
agreement now nearly finishedgof eight
American railroad trunk lines and one
Canadian line, controlling the traffic be-
tween New York CITY and Chicago. The
agreement provides that every railroad
IN combine shall make and maintain
transportation rates prescribed by the
noard Il managers representing the roads
Ihls Is conspiracy in restraint of trade
ana commerce under the act of July 2,
lo9O. The agreement makes certain that
all competitions shall be abolished, as
above required, by imposing heavy fines
upon the offending roads which lines are
w pO dpDlIou lOf Uuo D6u0uU Oh OUD6r
roads. This is a division of earnings
contrary to section five, interstate com
inerce law. This trust and pooling agree
ment Can be annihilated as provided by
explicit existing laws Of the United
States by injunction from the courts. (2)
by order of interstate commeore commits"
sion or 90 by Indictment of individuals
signing the same. 1t can also easily be
stopped by vigorous appeal from you to
j. Pierrepont Morgan, whose power over
nine governors and over nine trunk lines is
absolut e through the bond syndicate 1t
canno tbe possible you intend to take up
on your administration the responsibility
OF fastening upon your burdened
and helpless people, this hugest trust the
world ever saw, or which was ever con :
ceived of, wht one earnesr word from
you to your fresh attorne genera, or your
ambitious chaitmansof your con mission, /
or your omnipotent banker friend, viii
paralyze the lniquity in it's inception.
Every RESPECTFULLY,
g VIM. E. CHANDLER"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
WANT NAM ES.
German Newspapers Call on Our American
Consul to Speak Out.

Berlin, November 24.-The Sonneberg
Gazette challenge the accuracy of the
accusations made by Dwight j. Particle,
United States consu at Sonneberg, that
German firms are making fraudulent
customs declarations. The Gazette
espec tally attacks Mr.. Partello's state
ment in an interview with him published
in New York newspaper, that upon his
return to Sonneberg his examinations
desinged to prevent fraudulent declara-
tions will be more vigorously prosecuted
and more extensive in detail than hereto
FORE
The Gazette demands that Particle
give the names of tho German firms that
are practicing the frauds he alleges, de-
olaring the general insinuations grossly
unfair, and ought not to be tolerated.
The Berlin newspapers have taken up the
subject of Mr.. Partello's charges and
second the demands of the Sonnebere
| Gazette, that Mr.. Particle give the
names of the German firms against which
he makes accusations.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
THE WEATHER..
Mixed,

Washington, November 24.-Foroeas
for Monday for New England: Fair il
the morning followed by increasing
cioudiness and probably rain or snow
Monday evening Or night; colder north
easterly winds.
Boston, November 24-Local forecast
for Monday: Cloudy, followed by light
rains; stationary temperature; winds
shifting to westerly winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, November 24.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
a. Barometer, 80, 051; ther1nome-
ter, 80. 0; dew point, 81 humidity, go:
wind, N; Velocity, 4; weather, cloudy.
8 p. m.-Barometer, 80 TT: thermome
ter. &c. 0; dew point, 80; humidity, IS,
wind, NV; velocity, d. weather
cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, $50; maxi
mum thermometer, 800: minimum ther-
mometer, $50; maximum velocity of
wind, 13. SW; total precipitation,
0. II.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
A Turkish Statement.

following officia4 note has been issued
relative to the present situation :
Armenian notables at Erzeroum waited
upon Shaikr Pasha, imperial commits
sioner, and expressed regret that
Armenian reyolutionists are provoking
any disorder. The nota les thanked the
commissioner for arrangements made for
the care of the wounded and the relief OF
the needy, and the safety Of churches and
schools. The Armenian rioters at Marasb
tired upon the troops and upon the houses
occupied by Moslems. The authorities
quslled the disorders. The statement that
imperial troops caused the fire at Kharput
Is absolutely false.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
OBITUARY..
Seth Fairfield.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J
Biddeford, November 24.-Seth Fair
field, a we'll known Biddeford citizen,
and one of the Oldest and most faithful
employees i'll the carpenter shop of the
Laconia mills, died today of pneumonia,
aged 72 years. He leaves a wife,
Mrs. stephen Murray.
The many friends of Mrs. Stephen Muir,
ray will be panied to learn of her death
which occurred in Biddeford at Q. In.
yesterday. Mrs. Murray died of child
birth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
Foul PLAY Suspected.

Providence. November 24.-J. J. Moran,
age 35, died suddenly this afternoon at
the Burnside lodging house, % North
street. He had been playing cards and
drinking with four young men since
noon time, and on suspicion of having
been implicated in his death by giving
him drugged liquor, James Reardon, Ed
ward Phillips, John Gardner and Joseph
O'Neill were arrested. An autopsy will
be performed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
Mrs. stephen Murray


Williamstown. Mass, November ga
Joseph Garno, aged II, hot John Steven
son., aged II, accidentally this afternoon
while the boys We're playing with re-
volver. The bullet pierced Stevenson's 8
breast just above the heart. 1t is feared
that he cannot recover
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
Dead Bodies Found.

MazsJlan, Mex, November s4.-The
dead bodies of five men, two recognized
as Americans, have been discovered north
of here, in wild section OF the Sierra
Madre mountains. The bodies are sup
posed to be those of members Of a gold
prospecting party. The two Americans
are from California, but their names are
not unknown. 1t is supposed the party
lost their way and died of starvation and
exposure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
Mr.. Reed in Wash1ast on

Washington, November 24-Hon
Thomas B. Reed arrived here this eve
ming and went at once to the Sboreham
Hotel, which has been his headnnarteTs
several years. The'prospootive Sneaker
declined to talk about the contests hei,,o
wagedB for committee chairmanships and
other elective offices of the House.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
Czar and Ambassador, A

St. Petersburg, November a4.-The
Gar gave cordial audience to the
Italian ambassador. His Majesty said it
was necessary to acsord Turkey time to
put into effect the reforms the Sultan has
promised
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25
THE SULTAN FASTENED

to pay the damages. Then it turned out
that the iron clad was not coming, and
it is greatly to the credit of our govern
of the money. daughter. J No other
government but ours would tolerate such
violation Of property rights as our mis-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25

He Spoke in Deering Last Night-Declared
the Sultan Has Resolved to Convert or
Kill the Armenians-Said Russia's
Hand Is In It-Censured England and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-25

His arcastic Letter to President Cleveland
Made Pub1ic-He Alludes to the Re-
cent Traffic Agreements of the Great
Lines of Railroads-The Letter in Full
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

IHAvE two !ittlo grand children who
are toeiting this hot summer weather
aud arc troubled with bowel com plant.
| gave thom Chambcrlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhooa Remedy and it acts
like Il charm. | earnestly recommend
ii for children with bowel troubles, |
was myself taken with n severe attack
OF bloody ilux, with cramps and pains
in my stomach, o%ne.,hird Of n bottle OF
this remedy curod mo. Within twenty
four hours l was out OF bod and doing
my house work. Mrs. ". L. Dunagnn,
B]On-aqua, Hickman county, Tnnu. For
snle by Chas. L. GortHc, Will W. Irwin.
John Kari, VIM. T.. Williams, g. Moukc-
mcIlcr. Vim. II. Hague. II. c. Stewart,
a. L. Schcclc, J. Coleman. c. SChncpt,
VIM. Mcnkomellcr, Wheeling, W. Va.
Bowie 4 Co.. Bridgeport; B. I. Peabody
& Son, Bcnwood.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Some Interesting Fnols About Tint
Little Known Country Glvon
BY LIEUT.. BRlUNNERSREUTHER

IN n Letter to Hon. Augustus roilaols
OF rllIs ~City-rho Generally Accent.
culhcory that tho whOio Peninsula
Is one whoio Sandy Dessert, Devoid
ofhuman aud Animal lhfo E,plod.
cd by llccont Explorations OF tho
unitod stntos Coast Surveying
Party "A Remarkable Section
Wlicro tho Orange, Lemon, Date
and Palm Elourish Many strange
Growths-h Letter OF Consuming
Interest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11
TO LOAN.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. JOE OFFICE
4 EEwTYPE BElLLED WOEHMES. HONEST
COUNT and TASTY WORK: Send Tor pilc9%
lETELLINESCER,
Land n POuYtcontn Stree.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

THE Panhandle Dyoing establish
mont, owned by John !lcilmeicr, Mt No.
1881 Market street, is the best equipped
house oil its kind in Wheeling. In aiii-
ton to tho dyeing and cleaning depart.
menta u corps OF iirst-c!ass ulIors arc
employed, who can do repairing as neat
MS it Is possible. Clothes and ladicl'
garments, cleaned or dyed, can ho made
10 look like new. Satisfaction Guaran-
tapI-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11
Summer Y
UnderVests! 4
GEO. R. TAYLOR.

Just received OUR new stock of
Women's and ChiIdren'S Ribbed LisIe
and Cotton Undervests, in light weight
for Summer wear, and make the fol-
lowing low prices:
30 dozen Ladies' Low Neck and Short Sleeves at" "%.".2Oc
80 dozen Ladics' Low Mock and Short Sleeves ut"...m2ic
80 dozen Ladies' Low Neck and Short Sleeves at~.-...3ic
IS dozen Ladies' Low Neck and Short Sleeves at""~"39c
so dozen %Childrens, all sizes, ut from m"m"".12 I.9c to5Oc
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

IcE CREAM, Strawberries, Cnko and
Lemonade ut tho Lawn Fotc, Tuesday
evening, nj S2l Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

TIE Opera House Orchestra will fur.
nish tho music for the Lawn FOtc nj
Mrs. John Lists, Tuesday evening. Ad.
mission 10 cents,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

NEARLY everyone needs good tonic
Mt this season. Hoods S%arsaparilla is
tho one true tonic and blood purifier. l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11
TO-DAYS CONVENTION
or tho Belmont County Rlpub-
leans will DO Lively,
BUT NO DOUBT VERY HARMONIOUS,

~ tho Preliminary Contest has Been.
An Abundance Oi Good Material TO
ChOOGo from, and n strong Ticket
Cannot iIolp but DO tho Outcome.
Some OF thu AspIrhnts Tor Nomlna.
lions for Good Jobs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13
NOTES FOR DAlRYMEN,

The curry comb Oh the COW IS quite
as useful as it is on the horse.
Ensilage growers say that cutting
the corn too early frequently results in
sour or bitter ensilage.
Cooperative creameries depend for
success upon good business manage
ment and a good buttermaker. With
these cooperation is all right. Without
them it will be failure.
The dairyman who leaves his pump
kins in the field until they are frozen
does not understand how TO husband
his resources. lie carelessly permits
a good food to be injured.
There were 70.O0O,OOo pounds of oleo-
margarine made in this country last
year, which is equal to the product of
100000 cows, fact that shows its detri-
mental fleet upon the dairy.
A good dairyman will make as much
from two cows as poor one will from
four. He will feed his low-priced farm
products into milk and butter in such a
way as to get something of profit.
Some creameries close because, it is
said, that they cannot secure enough
milk. II is their own fault, if that is
true. If their business is understood SO
that the farmer finds it profitable to
Supply the milk. he will do it.-T"----
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13
THE CITIZEN EDERCK FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER - 1895

not stand constant teaming. The hard
err the stone the better; and now tho
construction of good road consists of
making it of hard, tough stone or
gravel, at least six inches deep. or
deeper, if practical Build it the best
you can. Put as much stone on it as vol,
can pay for. Certainly there should be
SIX Inches of stone. How wide shall be
the improvement? Wide enough for a
wagon, with improved turnouts at req
sonable distances, on which wagons
meeting those coming from an opposite
direction can stand while the approach
ing wagon passes. This will be the
cheapest plan and can be adopted even
when gravel is used, for only in excep-
tional instances in the west is gravel so
abundant that we can afford to use il
extravagantly. Now as to drainage.
This is an important matter. Water
must be kept off and out of the road.
The simplest manner of drainage is by
bitches on each side, and ordinarily
this method will answer all purposes.
Ii thing is resorted to it is governed by
the same rule as field drainage.
AS 1t is practically out of the oues-
ton to make an artificial foundation
for the ordinary road, the natural foun-
dation will depend for solidity on
thorough drainage. AS to the cost:
This depends so much on circumstances
that an estimate that will do for all
sections of course cannot be made. The
railroads should carry the material for
roadmaking free. That is as little as
they could do to improve their great
and vitallyimportant feeders-the COM
mon highways. The agricultural de-
partment at Washington gives it out
that some of the railroads have agreed
to do this, while others have consented
greatly to reduce the cost of trans
portation. There is one way that the
state could construct roads cheaply. as
far as the labor would go. That is to
employ convicts for roadmakng. We
have an army of these people, and there
is fierce opposition to their employ
ment in any kind of labor that will COM
pete with outside mechanics. Here is
an opportunity to employ them on
work that completes with nobody, for
nobody wants to do this kind of work.
Let the state provide the machinery
for crushing stone and have the con-
victs do the work.-John II. Hobbs, in
Farmers Voice
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13
CLOSELY-l3OUSED COWS.
They Will Give More Milk Than Thos
Kept in the Barnyard.

They viii Give More Milk Than Those
Kept in the Barnyard.
1t is an unquestionable fact that
cows closely housed in the right kind
of stables will give more milk and keep
in better condition on the same food
than when allowed, or, more properly,
compelled, to SILVER in the barnyard,
says the Orange County IN. W Farmer.
And yet il is the almost universal Gus
tom of cow keepers to let them roam the
barnyard or open field for several hours
every day. y few do this because they
think it necessary for the cows to have
exercise for health for themselves and
offsprings. But the large majority do
so simply from the fact that this was
the custom of their fathers, and they
unthinkingly follow on in the same rut
The food needlessly wasted this win
ter by reason of the COWS being so much
out of doors will far exceed in value all
that will lie received from the products
of the dairy used or sold. And all this
might be saved if the dairymen would
only use common sense in properly fix
ing up their stables and then keep their
cows constantly housed.
OF course, if the cows are to be con-
stantly housed, the stables must be
warm, roomy, light, well ventilated,
and then should be well bedded. 1t is
a lamentable fact that large majority
of the stables all over the dairy dis
tricts arc not at all what they should
be. They are, as a rule, too low, too
dark, and not well ventilated, and but
few are warm enough. Now, the own
ers of these stables, instead of refitting
them in a proper manner. ease their
consciences by turning their cows out
for several hours each day to SILVER
by the side of the fence or barn, think
ing the pure air they get will compen
safe for the unhygienic condition of the
stable, and am sorry to say that many
writer's and lecturers by what they have
to say rather encourage the short
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13
LAYERING
PEACH TREE.

had in this way, for, while the roots are
thus kept longer in frozen ground, the
trunk and limbs are receiving the
warmth and sunshine, and the sap prob
ably is not greatly retarded. There is a
way, however, that works satisfactorily
even in very cold regions. The roots are
cut on one side of the tree. as seen in
Fig. 1.-THE same side each succeeding
winter-and the tree is gently bent to
the ground, where it is secured as
shown in Fig 2. and light covering of
straw is placed over the whole tree.
This is not disturbed in spring until all
danger from frost is over. This, of
course, makes the season shorter, but a
peach tree is of rapid development,
and if early sorts are planted there will
be little trouble on the score of short
season. The experiment is worth try
ing by those fond of peaches, but who
live outside the peach belt."-Webb
Donnell, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13
ROADS IN MICHIGAN.
Governor of the State Appears Interested
In the Movement.

Governor of the State Appears Interested
In the Movement.
Delegates to the road parliament re-
Gently held at Atlanta, Ca, went home
in most instances with a stronger de-
termination to follow up the road agi-
tation in their several localities.
In Hastings, Mich, it has resulted in
a revival of good-road interest which
seemed to call for something more
prompt than the passing of laws.
A large sum of money has already
been raised by voluntary subscriptions
and active work was begun last week.
The matter was considered enough
OF an event to warrant number of
prominent business men in going out
into the country and shoveling the first
load of gravel
AT Lansing there is movement
started, backed by the Michigan dele
gates who went to Atlanta, which looks
to the calling of a convention to be held
IN that city for the purpose of discuss
ing the subject of an improved system
OF roads for Michigan. 1t is understood
that the governor will issue the call
and that the outcome is likely to be in
teresting.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13

"a inch holes bored in the foot
pieces below and into suitable holes
in the end pieces of the upper frame.
The essential part of the frame, which
allows the table to be extended, is the
crossbar on top. This bar is "a inches
long, Q inches wide and "a inch thick.
1t is let into the end pieces of the frame
flush with them and screwed firmly with
screws.
The top consists of three pieces; Q
of them are semi-circle II by "a inches
and the middle board 10 by 81 inches.
Each of the end pieces of the table top
has 2 cleats, secured to their under
side, which embrace the crossbar. They
are so placed that the end boards may
be pushed together, forming circular
table, or to pull apart wide enough to
insert the middle board between them.
The middle board has dowel pins to cor
respond with suitable holes in the end
board. The cleats which embrace the
crossbar hold the table top firmly on
the frame, but should be loose enough
to allow to slide along it and so extend
the top.
For family of four persons the table
will be large enough, as it's dimensions
are an oval, 81 by A inches. The total
height is 81 inches and may be con-
structed at very slight outlay for ma
terials and presents good appearance.
Thomas C. Harris, in Farm and
Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13

the carrot these rays are very numer
Gus and form together close, fiat
topped cluster, becoming concave in
fruit. The leaves are divided and sub
divided into numerous fine segments.
The wild carrot is abundant in several
of the central and eastern states, and is
spreading into new localities. 1t is not
troublesome on cultivated land, being
confined chiefly to meadows and the
roadsides. 1t is usually introduced in
grass and clover seed. The umbels
curl up when ripe and hold the seeds
into winter, when they are gradually
scattered; sometimes the umbels break
off and are scattered over the snow,
carrying the seeds to neighboring
fields. Fifty thousand seeds have been
counted on plant of average size.
Carefully cutting the plant for two
years will eradicate most of them
Farmers Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-13

sighted owner to think that this ex-
posture will make it all right.
How much better to tell all such that
they had better reduce the number of
cows kept. Make the stables for them
conform to the laws of health, and then
constantly house their cows, feeding
the few what would have been given
to the whole number, and thus get
profit instead of keeping the whole
number now kept in misery and with
no profit, if not an actual loss to the
owner.
In no line is there room for greater
improvement in the dairy than in the
fitting of the stables and the more con-
slant housing of the cows.