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The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
A sEAMAN's READING ROOM.
Efforts Made by the Consular Corn. - rs
tabl ish One.

Yesterday afternoon the various vict
consuls located at Portland, met at the
Office of II. B. NJ. Vice Consul Keatinc
on Exchange street to see about staps
should be taken for the establishments Of
Seamen's reading room.
Vice Consul S. r. Small of the Aroen.
tine Republic and dean of the CORDS. pre.
sided. The corps organized with the
election of Vice Consul S. R. Small as
president, Vice Consul Leavitt of Hayti
an secretary and treasurer; Woe Consul
Keating Of Great Britain and Vice Con.
sui LIE Prohon of France and Spain, com.
mitree on arrangements of rooms.
The corps will meet next Friday, for
the purpose of making the final arrange
ments, at the rooms that may be chosen
by the committee. The Dominion and
Allan lines, and the j. H. Hamlin &
Son Co., has each sent generous check
in furtheranoe of the object; Messrs.
Loring, Short g. Harmon have Iiberally
offered to provide the necessary station
cry; Secretary Kich of the Board Of
Trade will provide periodicals and other
reading matter; and other gentlemen
will assist in the furnishing of the
apartments. 1t 10 hoped that the public
generally will subscribe to this worthy
object. II either Of the committee on
rooms, Msssrs. Keating and LIE Prohon,
are notified, they will gladly see that
these subscriptions are collected.
Bishops Nicely and Healy are both in
strong sympathy with the object and
doubtless other clergymen of other de-
nominations. for the affair is entirely
non-seotarian.
1t is a well known fact that at present
large number of ssamen who are off
duty or unemployed spend good part
of their time on shore in a2d around the
saloons, which abound along the water
front. The plan is to establish place in
which the seamen can go, feeling that
they are welcome and in which they can
find innocent amusements of various
kinds at nominal cost. Rooms will be
secured at suitable location which will
be adjacent to both the ocean steamers
duu t1ic WuhiFoS AuAVAoI uP oho ou1coss
These rooms will be fitted up with
billiard and pool tables, games of various
kinds and all facilities for reading and
writing letters. Books, magazines and
newspapers will be furnished and there
will be Iefreshment room connected
with the place in which tea, coffee and
sandwiches can be procured. The sum
charged FOR the refreshments will be very
low, only enough being charged to cover
the actual cost.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
BRIEF JoTTIN0s.


Rev. DR.. Parsons will continue to-
morrow his series of Sunday morning
sermons on "The Three Johns of
Church History-John Calvin, John
Knox and John Wesley" The subject
tomorrow morning will be John Knox.
The subject at D. m. will be 'sRiches
for All.
Miss Dyer, ticket seller at
the South Portland ferry Office,
had narrow escape from
burning to death Thanksgiving after
noon. An Oil stove insthe office exploded
and threw the burning ell around. The
fire boat crew extinguised the flames.
Miss Dyer was not injured.
At d meeting of tbs directors OF the
Portland sr.Gas Light Company, a
dividend of 50. so share was declared,
payable, on and after December by
check on the Merchants National Bank.
At the Washingtonian temperance
meeting to be held at the Gospel Mission
tomorrow evening 1t is expected that sew
1850 will give brief addresses. All are
cordially invited to attend.
In ST. Luke's cathedral tomorrow eve
ming, the eve of st. Andrews day, a
special ser mon for men will be delivered
in behalf of the Brotherhood of st. An
drez.
The Portland Philosophical Society
will meet as usual Sunday at 7.30 p. m.,
at 5e2 la Congress street. The subject
under consideration will be "a practi-
cal View at karina." and all who are
interested are cordially invited to be
present.
Yesterday morning there was one of
the heaviest fogs ever seen in this vioini-
ty. Later the fog cleared and the day
was sunny and very mild.
Clearinss at the clearing house yester-
day were 1857, 0s2; for the same day in
1896. s20l. 1884.
In the municipal court yesterday James
CsNef was sentenced TO two months in
the county Jail for stealing an oyerooat,
and so days. for intoxication.
The Little Samaritans held a most at
traotive sale Of useful and fancy articles
yesterday afternoon at the Fraternity
parlors, Spring strest. The children were
dressed in fancy costumes and Mrs. Noah
Ark's 'pinions was most novel affair
On Tuesday evening, December Is, the
Ladies' Guild of St, Paul's will hold
their annual sale and suppersat Recep-
tion hall.
II. p. MCCARTHY purchased TO-. 900 pairs
of all styles Of rubbers at the big Boston
sale today for one week at remarkably
low prices.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28

A bountiful Thanksgiving dipner was
collected for the Invalids' Home by Mrs.
Thomas Shaw, Carleton street, friends
and neighbors contributing generously.
The inmates Of the home are eager to ex-
press their gratitude to the donors. Alb
sent from friends and unable to work the
day was made brighter with this dinner
served from set of dishes recently do
mated by Mrs. Frank Rogers. The table
was profusely decorated with flowers.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
FANNIE M. HAMEs.

VocalSt lor concerts; Teacher of singing
and cultivation Of the Voice, For terms. appl
at HAWEs' MUSIC STORE, AL Congress St.
,.--------- noy2Seod1m
ROB sALE-Cigar store aud lodging house,
~, ooen sank Eeas t SUBWAY IN Boston. Cigar store
House wen furnished. X rooms $500
Obliged to sell both at once. Called away on
other 9th @% !, business. @ Address G. w. JACOBS. i139
Washington ST., Room s. Boston, Mass. PSI
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
WON'T DRINK AGAIN.
A Passenger on the State of Maine Who
Drank Too Much and Had Marrow Es-
cape.

During the heavy fog of Thursday
night the watchman on the information
al Steamship Company's boat. the State
of Maine, which was lying at the wharf
in this city waiting for it to clear off
bit before sailing, heard man crying
help at the end Of the dock. The watch
man aroused the mate of the vessel and
some Of the crew, and after hunting
around awhile. the man In distress was
located in the water between the steamer
and the wharf. He was pulled out with
some difficulty and turned out to be a
passenger on the State of Maine who
had gone ashore and taken drop too
much of Portland whiskey. When safely
landed on the wharf the passenger was
completely sobered and swore to the
men who saved him nsver to drink
whiskey again, not in Portland, anyway.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
Where to Get the Best CIothings

" EeFe 70 Got Inc Best CIOLnIHg;
for the least money is what is puzzling. There
are many. however, who know from experience
that we sell reliable clothing of our own manu-
facture, strong stylish and up-to-date, at prices
so low that we have no competition. We are in
he wholesale district. only one minutes walk
from post office. but it will pay you to take the
textra time to examine our styles and prices
LEWIS, HALL & CO., Wholesale Clothiers, I'd
door below Post Office, Middle street.
novtu, ,th&sat,tf
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
Blaok walnut wan cases For Sale.

Black Walnut Wall Cases For Sale.
16 1-2 f5. long, 9 l-2 #. high, 2s in. deep
base contains six drawers and 6 closets.
A fine piece Of furniture for a store
or would make good cabinet for library
case. Price $780, At c. II. Lamosn IS,
2D3 Middle street.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW COMPANY.
New Plans for Memphis & Charleston
RcOrgun IN tiOn.

New Plans for Memphis n Charleston
RcOrgnnizntiOn.
NEW YORK, March 6.-The reorganization
plan of the Memphis e Charleston railroad
provides for the creation of a new company,
which will be leased to the Southern railroad
for ninety-nine years on delivery of all its
common stock to the last mentioned line
To provide for reorganization expenses and
immediate betterments, the Southern railway
has agreed to purchase $9992OO Of income
bonds on preferred stock at the rate of about
So cents on the dollar. Such incomes will
be offered to stockholders at 40 cents on the
dollar on deposit of stock and payment Of
an assessment of 81 per share. Stock de-
posit, must be made prior to April 1, and
the first 81 installment of February assess
ment must be paid on that date. There will
be issued $4,000, 900 of s per cent noncumu-
lative incomes of per cent preferred stock
in addition to $4,000, 900 of first mortgage 100
year gold bonds bearing 4 per cent, to 1901;
Az thence to 1906, and 5 per cent thereafter.
These last bonds may be increased 81 500, 900
for any extension, and 81 ,416,S00 will be re-
served for bettermente. The rental paid by
the Southern under the lease will be suffi-
cient to pay the interest on the new firsts
and also upon the new income or preferred
stock to the extent of the surplus earnings.
The floating debt claim of the Southern will
also be cancelled.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
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Thousands Whom 1t Has Made Well.
and Prescribed by the Ab1es
in Every City in America.

Overworked and tired women are but one
class OF persons who are in urgent need of
this wonderful remedy to make and keep
them well. Business men who are not sleep
ing soundly, shop girls made pale and sickly
by long hours Of indoor work. and the count
less sufferers from dyspepsia, kidney and
liver trouble. need the invigorating effect Of
Paine's celery compound now that spring,
with all its dangers. is ct hand. Its pre-
emnence as a health maker comes from its
extraordinary powers of supplying appropri-
ate nutriment to the blood, nerves and brain.
Just as the great lawyer studies each one
of his cases till he knows it on every side
and in every possible aspect, so Prof. Edward
e. Phelps, M. D., LII. D., of Dartmouth col
lege, the discoverer of Paine's celery COM
pound, had studied the nerves in health and
disease, when well rourished and when under
nourished, in men and women and children
years before he looked for the remedy. Panes
celery compound was the outcome Of his en-,
tire professional life. A fitting memorial to
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
JOE BLACKBURN OUT of THE RACE.
Long Expected Break In the Ken
lucky silver Ranks MnterfaIizes.

Long Expected Break In the Ken
lucky silver Ranks MnteriaIizes.
FRANKFORT, KY. March 6.-The long ex-
pected break in the Blackburn ranks occurred
today, when seven of his adherents left him
and voted for Secretary Carlisle. This they
did in spite of the resolutions adopted at the
caucus last night. 1t is now certain that the
split in the democratic ranks over the money
question will retire Blackburn from the
United States senate.
The democrats last night drew the line
strongly between the free silver men and
the sound money democrats. A joint caucus
was held to hear the petition Of the Sound
money" democrats for the withdrawal of
Senator Blackburn. Twenty-nine sound
money democrats, including the twenty
sigEers to the petition, were absent from
the democrat caucus. Senator Blackburn
was present, He said he was the caucus
nominee, and only the caucus could remove
him. He said it had been in the power
of the five democrats who had refused to
vote for him from the first to elect him
at any time. He said he was determined
no republican should be elected. The eau
Gus adopted stirring resolutions in support
of Blackburn and adjourned determined to
support him to the end
The roll call for the forty first ballot today
showed 12s members present necessary to
a choice Go. The three dissatisfied repub-
licans, Nance, Neal and Liebeth, were paired
1t did not take long for the break in
Blackburn's forces to commence. Short
speeches Of explanation were the order and
II soon became evident that the gold stand
ard men had made no idle statement when
they said that II Blackburn did not with
draw they would leave him. There was no
selection, however, The ballot resulted:
Boyle, So; Blackburn. AS; Carlisle. 10; Pet
titt. %.
At the republican caucus last night, by an
agreement between Senator w. J. Deboe and
Judge w. III. Holt, Hon. st. John Boyle Of
Louisville was declared the republican noml-
nee for United States senator, At the bal
lot today Boyle received the votes of all the
republican members but three. Had he
received the solid republican vote he would
have been elected
There is feeling OF renewed confidence
among republicans here over the prospect for
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
MIR. MORRILL, is FOR MANDERsoN
Will Use All Honorable Efforts to
Secure His Nomination.

VIII Use All Honorable Efforts to
Secure His Nomination.
Hon. Charles H. Morrill, of Lincoln, pres
ident of the Board of State University Re-
gents, and recently chairman Of the repub-
lcan state committee, was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Morrill, is outspoken in favor Of
General Manderson's candidacy for the pres
ident, and expressed himself as follows:
Until recently had no thought or knowl-
edge that Nebraska had or would have a
candidate for president. Since Senator Man
derson has become a candidate for president
I, as Nebraskan, feel that allegiance is due
to citizen Of my own state first and to ad
vocate and support any and all honorable
efforts to secure his nomination II possible
BY this do not mean to be understood as in
the least giving preference to any man out
side of Nebraska over Major Mckinley. nor
do / think the pronounced sentiment of our
people would justify our delegation voting for
any other man than Mckinley except it be
for a Nebraskan.
General Henderson has served the state
with distinguished honor for many years
His home and interests are in Nebraska. l
conceive 1t but my simple duty to stand up
for Nebraska by standing up for Nebraska 8
candidate"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
GREEN GOODS MEN CAPTURED.
SharDers Had Been Dcfying the Law
for Many Months.


CHICAGO, March 6.-Posofiice Inspector
Stuart today made an important capture of
green goods swindlers, The sharpers had in
their possession, besides lheir bogus bills. $25,-
600 in good money. o.
Three men were arrested. Their satchel
containing $685. 900 in good money was also
captured. The prisoners are Charles Herd.
alias Vogle. sr. e. r. Gray, alias Vogle, jr.,
and Frank Smythe -
The capture was the result OF cleverly laid
plot. For two months past the mails in this
section of the country have been flooded with
green goods" circulars Last week deputy
msrshals were sent to Arkansas, where they
placed themselves in communication with the
operators. An appointment was made for Chi
cago and two deputies. disguised as country
men, came on. The capture followed.
The deputies registered at the Atlantic
hotel. Here they were metiby Herd. who was
informed that the Arkansas visitors wanted
the state right for the dissemination OF the
goods. An agreement was finally readhed,
and as a result meeting was held today at
tho hotel Delaware on Cottage Grove avenue
near Sixty-third street. While the men were
haggling over terms signal was given and
the doors were burst in. An exciting strug-
gle ensued, during which revolvers were
pulled, but the men were finally overpowered.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
POPS FAVOR SENATOR ALLEN.
Nebraska VIII Present His Name to
thc Reform pnrtY CnnXeutian-

Nebraska VIII Present His Name to
thc Reform Party Convention.
Frank d. Eager of Lincoln, secretary of
the populist state central committee, was in
the city yesterday. Asked when the populist
state convention would be called, Mr.. Eager
| said: 1.-THE state central committee will be
called together some time in April and it
will be left entirely with the committee as
to when the convention will be called"
"Do you expect to have one or two state
conventions?"
THAT will also be left with the entire
state committee. When the committee
meets it can decide whether we will hold
one or two conventions and name the date
and the location for the convention or con-
ventions, as the case may be. In our party
we usually call the whole committee to-
gether when deciding such important ques-
tions."
"Who do you think the Nebraska dele
cation will favor for PRESIDENT"
"Well l am inclined to believe the Ne
braska populists will have only one choice,
and that is Senator Allen. The committee
is constantly getting letters from all over
the state giving preference for Senator
Allen for president The committee is also
receiving a great many letters from persons
in every state in the union inquiring about
Senator Allen as a presidential candidate
/ think 1t 10 true that Senator Allen is
recognized at Washington, and by the whole
country the leader of the reform forces,
and considering his ability and integrity,
which is everywhere recognized, it is not
surprising that he is developing such
strength as a presidential candidate. There
10 on fight on in our party, and no matter
who is nominated by the republicans, / pre-
dict Senator Allen will carry Nebraska by a
big majority. With Allen for president and
some good man from the south as vice pres
ident, our party can go before the country
in the coming campaign with good assur-
ances of success.
Regarding state politics, l can only say
that we are stronger in Nebraska than ever.
Governor Holcombs businesslike admnistra-
ton has completely won the hearts of the
great mass of the people of this state Many
who were heretofore out bitter opponents
are now warm supporters Of our governor
and our party. feel that we are in a good
position to carry Nebraska in the coming
campaign"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
WILL WEIGH THE MONTANA MAIL
Burlington Receives Orders to Soon
Begin the Work.

Burlington Receives Orders to Soon
begin the Work.
Word was received at the Burlington head
quarters yesterday announcing that the
Postoffice department Of the government
would weigh the mail matter on the
line from Sheridan to Billings for thirty days,
beginning April 16. Although the postal serv-
ice on this line has been in operation for a
year and a half, this will be the first time
that the mail matter has been weighed. AS
rule 1t is weighed within six or eight
months after the opening of new line.
The purpose of the government in weighing
the mail is to get the average weight of mail
matter carried for thirty days, and from that
compute the compensation that will be al
lowed the road for carrying the mail for the
four years following the test. Some years
ago the government paid $50 for the first
200 pounds and proportionate amount for
every additional 100 pounds. Subsequent acts
have reduced the amount for carrying mail
and a railroad now receives S42.75 for the
frat 200, with lower amounts for every sub
sequent 100 pounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
INDIGNATION AT FARNAM.

FARNAM, Neb., March 4.-To the Editor
of The Bee: When The Bee reached here
this morning containing the order of Gov
ernor Holcomb committing the sentence of
John B. Walker great indignation was ex-
pressed by the leading citizens, and the sub
ject was the talk of the town. This evening
the feeling ran so high that hall was Sc
cured and the spontaneous gathering OF the
citizens of the community organized itself
into an "indignation meeting" d. Hanna,
cashier of Farnam State bank was elected
chairman and S. F. Parker, a prominent
farmer, secretary. Addresses were made by
NJ M. Runyon, a merchant here, L. Wrin,
another merchant r. v. S. Galley, real
estate dealer, and several others, all of which
were warmly received and appauded. The
accompanying resolutions, with preamble,
were enthusiastically adopted without dis
sent. The meeting was orderly and the grav-
ity of the subject was plainly seen In their
faces and felt in their words. The resolutions
ara a fair index of the tone and feeling OF
the meeting:
Whereas, On January "a. 1894, judgment
was given against John B. Walker and SEN
for the crime of murder. which he had com
mtted on the person Of George Il. Stevens
on wSefysas May 81 1s2s FTeaasSt naa examinations
fore and by the judges of the supreme and
iesa!V leg iye dispeed; fsiS q and, hai D. "4N was
were granted in the case, in order to per
feet the, examination, as the most exhor,,
sf TOR on Of so Sst ali dea
uncertainty might be eliminated from the
Whereas, The inhictIon of capital punish
ment for crimes OF this nature in Dawson
county has been so persistentiy ayertsd
punishment traditional rather than an active
measure of the law; and
Whereas Such perversion, OF the intent
Sss %o~ds N?M jSstlce s h" issaly "" ad%inisteSed;
Resolved, That in exercising the function
Of executive c,emency IN the cas- case @ Of John John
. that of Imprisonment for life In the peni-
tertiary. the, governor Of Nebraska sllas
either in allowing himself to be influenced
by pleas for mercy where none should ex-
ist-by' a desire on his part to curry, favor
in order to obtain results favorable and
important to his personal ambition-by a
lack OF consideration for the best interests
of all those most Immediately concerned, or
by total disregard for the law OF the
land. an exponent OF which he claims "a
Resolved, That the citizens OF Farnam and
vicinity do hereby protest with heart and
voice against the misuse or abuse OF execu-
aey ye befoFs US m the power showng Il
weaken the confidence OF the community
as regards the administration OF the law
Justice just outside the protecting arms
OF the law.
the state oficals for an insane man whose
sanity had been established by two or more
intelligent juries, the peers and county cit
beyond our conception or understanding,
and the sudden conversion to condition
of energetic sympathy and friendship OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07

by grateful men and women in every walk
of life that 1t Is today in every sense the
most popular remedy in the world.
1t has proven itself so easily the greatest
Of all spring medicines, making the weak
strong and the infirm WE'LL that in the big
cities, New York. Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, st. Louis and the rest, the leading news
papers, making their own canvasses again
this year, have found the demand for Paine S
celery compound as far surpasses that Of all
other remedies as the curative power of this
great compound surpasses that of all others
together
Paine's celery compound, taken during the
early spring days. has even more than its
usual remarkable efficacy in making people
well. 1t makes short work of all diseases
of debility and nervous exhaustion. 1t rap
idly drives out neuralgia sleeplessness, dys-
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which betokens weakened nerves and poor
blood.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
the election of a republican United States

senator. : t-a'S
CINCINNATI, o., March 6.-The CONNER
cial Gazette special from Frankfort, KY,
says The republican members of the egis-
lature feel confident that Ste'John Boyle Of
Louisville will be tomorrow I'elected United
States senator. They propose the first thing
tomorrow 10 force vote in the house on the
Kauffman-Dunlap contest. After unseating
Kaufman and swearing in Dunlap, the sem
ate VIII not have timei to retaliate before
the legal hour arrives fer the joint ballot.
Boyle lacks only one vote tonight, and his
friends say he will get it, tomorrow before
there is any time allowed for any. revolution
ary measures. The senate has a democratic
majority and the house republican major
ity. The Blackburn managers, threaten to
throw out two republican senators for every
democrat unseated in the house. No contests
have been filed in the senate, and senator
cannot be expelled except on a two-thirds
vote. The Blackburn men are expected to
make some sort of forcible resistance to-
morrow to the election Of Boyle.