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, 1896-08-12
TELEGRAMS.
ST. GROIN STATION.

New York, August Sth.-Loudon news an
nounces that during the committee stage de-
cate on the Irish Land bill in the House of
Lords, the Government accepted several
amendments, at same time many Other amend
ments ware withdrawn. Lord Lansdowne
opposed Lord Templetown's amendment. that
the rents should he based upon the theory of
Betterments of Landlords property, which
was, however, passed by q vote of 127 to 81.
Other oppose amendments were subsequent
Iy adopted, but by smaller majorities. In
consequence of the above there are rumours
that some of the ministers will resign.
The STANDARD, f" in an editorial discussing
the subject, protests against the landlords
unjustifable party disloyalty placing the Go
vernnient in a very humiIiating position.
The Morning Post sustains the attitude
adopted by the Landlords, and severely lee
lures the Government.
The DAILY News and Chronicle" are
e~xultant over the result. Opinions gener.
ally, however, differ as to whether the Bill
may BE- considered dead or yet saveable by
the House of Commons urging the House Of
Lords to re consider their decision.
A despatch from South Africa reports that
, 1896-08-12

is the case elsewhere. The special Enact
ments on the matter before us and on many
other subjects, are to be found in legislative
Acts, that have been duly recorded in our
Courts, where they are to be found; and it is
u rem rkable fact that although SOME of
those Acts deal with 4 vast number of hetero-
geneous matters, still as a rule they are much
better framed and more intelli2Ib!e than
many Of our modern laws. If for amy par
ticullr city Of Denmark it were found n9ces-
sary to collect and codify Police Regulations
aud if Mr.. S. desire to initiate this, it would
be useless Extravaganza; few and tridiug are
the iustuuc IS here where the snactments Of
that category are still existing; they
are comparatively easily acoe. sible, and
the trouble and expense attending such
codifying nd compiling would be- dis
proportlouale. il not useless even if it We're
warranted. As regards the special instance
mentioned 10y Mr.. s. it will be readily con
ceeded that amy cartlnau by long oxpe-
riemce would h1ve known how to uct, if
he had zen left to himself. but any how it is
acknowledged that the cart i'll question did
not come to town. even at the hours suppos-
Q to be those when the carting is PRESUMED
to be tllowed, hence a tranSgression anyhow.
We see also III Denmark the desire to give
up police Regulations and TO return to
what we have here. special enaGtm uts on each
branch. manifestiug itself thereby. that for
instance a special Law on HOLY DAVIS emanat-
cd in Denmark on 7tu April 1876, wherein
it is prescribed that all transport wtth work
ing carts il Forbidden OH Sundays and Holy
DAYS, and later on again III 1898.
Mr.. S. says that all possible facilities
should be Afforded to planters, particularly in
H.. Ill *.-,0. ,-I.,, u,,, ,. -
brought to the lowest possible ebb. THIS
latter duty of red lcing is imperative on all
classes Of the com nunity, and not more now
than at other times Oh the Planter, but in
fact il does seem to be less imperative on the
big Sugar planter, who we do not grudse HIM
III one crop can launch out into uuaccustomed
wealth, although his direct pecuniary invest
ments were ut times trihiug indeed, and bis
labours of short standing. And what is it in
question here? A few oents-half a days
pay to a carlman-fOr Il mistake Of the over
seer sending the cart with Sugar on a Holy
Day to town! Is that Il matter Of comment?
Aud is the planter the only one noellng and
meritinG 'facil tiles, or are there no other
classes more in need Of facilities? Is it be-
cause these nave no champion, or because
the champion hts his best Eye for Number
One?
The planters are certainly the bone and
sinew of the island, audpardcuIarly the Irish
body and the American main staple, coupled
with the Danish elements; but we do not be-
lieye that their interests need stop to talk OH
such d trife as this oarting affair on u we'll
known holy day.-HiS Excellency the Vice
Governor did also find the matter unqualified
for CoHncil comment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Free Trade in ENGLAND.

London, March 26.-Comment ting upon
Mr.. Chamberlain's speech at the
annual dinner of the Canadian club in
Gated free trade throughout the country,
the St. James Gazette says: "For the
first time great party leader has come
forward with a distinct and Ineligible
programme for commercial union"
The Globe cordially approves Mr.. Cham
berla1n S Ideas. but says that 1T cannot
ignore the obstacles which are in the way
of fulfllment of the plans he outlined.
aaThe Westminster Gazette says that an
imperial combination against foreign ma
tions would be commercially disastrous.
The Times says it believes that the do
sire to give substantial form to the i'm
perialist feeling displayed by the British
colonies, especially Canada, during the
recent crisis, will be heartily endorsed
The Daily News says that every free
trader in the United Kingdom will siren
uously resist such a departure from the
principle OF free trade with the world.
Mr.. Chamberlain submits his suggestion
at q singularly unfortunate moment,
when the government is applying the
most rigid protection against Canada's
exports.
The Standard says it imagines that the
main impeachment TO the carrying out of
the plan will be- found in the colonies.
The Chronicle expresses approval of Mr.
Chamberlain's suggestion, but suggests
that before talking of u zoliverin, the
government had better abandon it's policy
of running the colonial cattle trade.
Billiard Tournaments,
New York, March 26.-Maurice DAILY
announces that all arrangements for a
New York tournament of International
players, Albert GARNER, Jacob Sohaefer
and Frank Ives, has been completed.
The tournament win open in Madison
Square Garden by Albert GARNER, cham.
pion OF Belgium, and Jacob Schaefer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Yarmouth.

There will be social and Easter sale
at Central vestry, Wednesday evening,
April 1st Aprons, fancy articles, cake
and ice cream will he for sale The en-
tertainInent at s O'Clock will consist of
the amusing farce entitled fThe Mouse
Trap" and other attractions.
Rev. Mr.. Mujoix of Dakota, supplied
the pulpit at the First Parish church
last Sabbath in the place of the pastor
Rev. G. E. Mckinley, who preached at
Hartford, Conn.
MIR. Geo. II. Hammond and family left
town Friday for Waterville, where he has
position as superintendent of electric
lights.
A. +. York gives up his lease of the
grist mill on April l., and will supply
his customers with flour and grain from
his shop at the Grand Trunk depot.
Capt Macy arrived home Saturday
from his visit to Montreal.
Mr.. Clarence Pisroe of Norridgewook
is visiting at home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Russell of West
Somerville are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Seabury.
Mr.. Eugene Stoddard of Biddeford Is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
fus Stoddard.
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There are about dozen of the larger
stones and the total weight of the dia-
monds in the tiara is about 80 car cts. Its
cost will net be far from IS. 000 The
first thing about the coronet which
strikes the observer is it's air of lightness.
Lightness in effect and lightness in fact
were initial elements in the making OF
the design and although the material in
which the diamonds are set is platinum
the heaviest of materials the coronet is
one of the lightest ever made Gold OF
silver would have been lighter but gold
was considered too dark in color and sill
yer furnishes. The platinum seems al
most as white and sparkling as the dla-
monds it holds. This sparkling effect is
also greatly enhanced by delicate bead
ing which has been worked about the
edge of each setting where 1t encloses a
diamond.
Adams in the time OF the first empire.
The tiara is buliu upon base band OF
gold which will rest upon the wearer S
bead and keep the diamond-set crown
from sinking into TIE hair. This band
is however only a round wire of gold
about liz of an inch in diameter. At Its
ends are loops into which hairpins or rib
bons may be fastened to secure the coro-
net to the head.
Above this base and resting on wire
uprights is the base proper of the tiara.
This consists of a double line of diamonds
containing in all of about seventy five
stones enclosing row Of large stones.
Above this on either side is scroll work
of diamonds, conventional grasses and be-
tween these conventional flowers all of
diamonds. The tiara stands very high
in front and the centre piece is a remark
ably effective specimen of jewellers work
1t is an open, graceful cluster of sprigs
and flowers, and contains in all sixty six
diamonds. The tips Of the sprigs con-
tain the largest stones in the tiara, each
sprig holding a single stone, and the CEN
tres OF the conventional flowers are also
formed of single stones of large size.
This centre piece of the crown can be
separated from the rest and used by itsolf
as an ornament for the hair. For this
purpose it is provided with gold COMP,
which serves to steady tie tiara when
the entire jewel is worn.
The idea of making gift to Nine.
Nordica is said to have originated among
some of her admirers at the Waldorf, but
1t did not take definite form until Mr..
James Otis took it in hand. He invited
Che great singers friends to contribute
for the purpose. but limited the contri-
buttons to $40 each.
The date for the presentation has moi
been fixed, but it will probably take
place on one of the dig nights when
Nordica sings during the coming supple.
mentary season of opera, which will be.
gin on April 13.-N. Y. Sun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Base Ball Notes.

Myers, who has been released by Lewis
ton, had batting average last year of
214.
The Fall Rivers will appear this year
in garb somewhat after this Style The
white shirt will be marked in seal brown
letters and brown pants and brown
stockings will be worn. The caps will
be of the Chicago pattern, and brown
cardigan jackets will complete the outfit.
The men will report for duty on April
9th.
They have the most sanguine base ball
public in Bangor of any place in the cir
cult. Go up there mostsanytim and
they'll tell you of some star of the Ma
tional league which is in fair way to
be landed down there in the lumber
woods. The latest find up there is ''Iot''
Murphy, the famous Yala short stop,
who was with the New Yorks a couple
of seasons. The Commercial says the
directors know nothing about it. but
other people say he is to be the man.
The more one studies the New England
league schedule, the more he Is convinced
that the willy hand of some one got
about 20 miles from Boston. Perfectly
fair and impartial schedule thu Nit!-
Boston Herald.
| Wasn't the Herald one of those papers
which was telling, few weeks ago,
what phenom in the way of schedule
maker Manager Burnham was, and
didn't it assist in the missionary work
which resulted in the Brookton mans draft
being accepted without so much as
glance.
There seems to be some doubt about
Harry Davis playing first base for New
York after all.
The old Lewiston battery, Mains and
Bergen, seem to be tickling Manager
Selee and the Bostcon newspaper mel
who are south with the team, half to
death.
The Herald says of Bergen that he is
the second tallast man in the club and
If appearances indicate anything,
will be q revelation to the ball cranks
in Boston. He works naturally, without
the least suggestion of effort, both in
receiving the ball and throwing it. Amy
player who undertakes to steal second
on him has contract on his hands.
| Mr.. Murnane has this of Mains, Will
| lie Mains, so far, has agreeably surprised
the management. Willie is more than
likely to make hit with the patrons OF
the game at the South end grounds.
By the way, Jim Mccormack, former
| ly of Lewiston, but who has this year
signed with Tom Loftus's Columbus
team, Of the Western league. was re-
sponsible for introducing Bergen to pro-
fessional base ball. The tall Bostonian
| is fellow townsman of McCormaok's,
and in '92, when Louis Bacon was man.
aging the Salems he was badly in need
of catcher. Mccormick recommended
Bergen. and he was not only a great
success from the start, but has been I'M
proving season after season since
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
HOH's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY q CO., props, Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transact
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
VISIT & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALDING, KINNAN q MARVIN, Whole
Gale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
setting directly upon the blood and mucou,
surfaces Of the system. Price Toe. per bottles
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Had the Rev. Fuller Right to Mari

Boston. March 26 The trial of Rev.
S. r. Fuller. rector of St. Pauls church,
Maiden, was begun before the Court Of
Inquiry at the diocesan house today.
The canons of the Episcopal church for
bid the marriage of persons divorced on
any but canonioal grounds 1t is for the
alleged break of canonical law, in MIR.
Fuller's marriage last summer to Miss
Derby, u member of Trinity church, this
city. The point is that Rev. Mr.. Fuller
is a divorced man, he having secured O
legal separation from his wife on the
ground of desertion. AS it is still lent, 1t
is expected an adjournment will be taken
without any action being taken in che
case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Affairs Unsettled in Africa,

London, March 26.-Tha Chronicle pub
fishes under reserve, the report that Great
Britain has purchased Donogla Bay,
East Africa, from the Portuguese. The
price paid according to the report is
1000, GOO pounds. The purchase includes
the whole country between the South
African republic and tile South Indian
ocean from Amatongaland to Limpopo
river as far as the territory of the British
South Africa company.
The Times says the dispatch dated
March %. state that President Kruger
has concluded new offensive ana de-
tensiye alliance with the Orange Free
State. The Doors of the Free State and
Cape Colony are arming. There has been
a large influx of Germans into the police
and artillery of the Transvaal. DR..
Leids, secretary of state of the republic,
encouraged Immediately by Germany. is
using large amount of secret service
money. For these reasons the Transyaal
considers its position very strong.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Old Orchard, March 26-There is real
danger threatening Old Orchard, and
some people seriously fear that total
change in the character of the place is at
hand They fear that DR.. Simpson, and
his co-laborers in the work he has under
taken, may, if not this season, then very
soon, make Old Orchard little more
the Christian Alliance people, and the
summer headquarters of the moveme MT.
When DR.. Simpson held his first con-
vention here, he and it attracted but
little attention, but year after year his
conventions were held, each larger than
the others, until last year his movement
oyerfowed the campground and the cot
tages and was felt at the beach itself. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that the pres
encs of crowd of the supporters of DR..
Simpson, is not calculated to make the
season at any hotel social success.
This year the doctor promises to take
the place by storm. The Met hodist camp
meeting is a thing of the past, and if he
feels like doing SO DR.. Simpson can hold
the fort here for two weeks longer than
he did last year, and with the Christian
Union just before and the great Saliva
ton army rally TO come when he le ayes
the campmeetine element will be in evil
denoe TO a degree never known before in
the history of this place.
The movement is international in its
character, and the meetings will be like
the movement. Hundreds came here last
year to be healed, and thousands. it is
said, will come this year.
The DR.. Simpson movement may there
fora very possibly be in evidence to such
a degree as to make Old Orchard simply
q great canpmeeting. 1t is said that
Rev. Stephen Merritt and Rev. Walter
Russell, are likely to attend in large
degree to the work of taking the camp
meetings to the beach, In other words
that series of bench meetings will be
held daily, in addition to those to be
held in the grove and at the chapel, and
the wild waves may be saying next sum-
mer Get out of here unless you want to
attend a constant campmeeting service. -
From the standpoint of those who want
to see this real watering place, and a
social success the situation is rather seri-
GUS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
, A HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that if written to conhdentially. l will mail in
a sealed letter, the plan pursued by which
was permanently restored to health and manly
Weakness. night losses and weak, shrunken
parts.
have no scheme to exhort money from any
one whomsoever / was robbed and swindled
by the quacks until l nearly lost faith in
mankind. but thank Heaven, / am now
well, vigorous and strong and anxious to
make this certain means of cure known to
all.
Having nothing to sell or send C. o. ID, Iwant
no money. Address JAS. A. HARRIS,
Delray. Mich, Box 800
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27

The schooner Charles L. Mitchell of
ashore on Cold Spring Bar, Cape May,
March 23,'' was hauled off and arrived
in New York yesterday in tow. The yes
sci was leaking, but the leak was D kept
under control with the aid of the extra
crew of ten men, put on board at Della
ware Breakwater.
The fire on the schooner I'ottie,
Thomaston for New York, which put In
at Boston, leaking, has nearly been sub
'dued. The prospects are good for saving
most of the cargo OF lime
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
FIRST MAN FOUND WHO DOES.
Adlai Stevenson 1t Is Said Would Lik.
Democratic Nomination for President.

Boston, March pa despatch to the
Globe says: Vice President Stevenson is
a candidate for the Presidency. He does
not say SO to his friends in plain words,
but they understand it that way. They
know that he has his lightning rod up,
and that his friends ara at work in
Illinois and other states to secure as
many delegates as. possible for him. They
want him to come out squarely for free
silver and to go to Chicago prepared to
seek the solid support of the growing sill :
yer wing of the party
1t Is siid that within the course of q
few weeks his friends are likely to take
some action that will make it known to
the country that he is willing to enter
the race.
A great deal will depend upon the
actiun in Illinois of the Democrats, it be-
ing well known that Col. William r..
Morrison is an avowed candidate; or at
least his friends are doing everything in
their power to capture the delegation for
him, so THAI it will give his boom start
in other states. Unless Vice President
Stevenson can make fair showing in
his own state it is conceded by many of
the politicians that his chances will be
damaged in other sections.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Maine Pensions.

Washington, March 2e-The following
pensions have been granted Maine people:
ADDITIONAL.
Asa u. Palmer, Bath; Stephen Silk,
Bangor; Zelotes Lancaster, OldtoWn. !.
INCREASE.
John Messing, FOCUS; Asa II. Phipps,
Charlotte.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
George Z. White, Toeus.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Lucy A. Uptoe: Camden.
New aine PoStmasters
Washington, March g. H. G. Parman
has been appointed postmaster at Carmel
vice Mrs. L.. V. Dodge, resigned, and
Mrs. 9. A. Wing at M>nt hester, vice
George +, Wing, deceased.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Ben. FranRlin's win probated.

Boston, March 26.-The will of Benja-
min Franklin was allowed in the Suffolk
county probate court today by Judge
Grant on petition of Mayor Quincy as a
foreign will, having been probated about
a century ago in Philadelphia. The
probate of the will here is deemed neces-
sary in view of a legal disposition of the
9 FRANKLIN Fund" which now amounts
to several hundred thousand of dollars.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
County treasurer snort.

Lincoln, Neb., March 26.-An apparent
shortage of $50, 900 in the accounts of
County Treasurer Maxey Cobb has been
disclosed by the report of the state ex-
aminer, made to the commissioners. Mr..
Cobb claims he has collateral which will
materially lessen if not wipe out, the APP
parent shortage, 1t is claimed that the
treasurer had on deposit in the German
National and Lincoln Savings banks.
which recently failed, over twenty
thousand dollars and this. it is feared,
is almost wholly lost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
Eliot Town Meeting.

Portsmouth, March s6.--At the ad-
jouIned town meeting held yesterday at
Eliot, Me-, it was voted to appropriate
$500 for the state and county tax, 500
for the support of the poor, s120O for
contingent fund, $500 for schools. $500
for roads and bridges and $500 for the
high school.
A special appropriation of $500 was
made for the bull ding Of new school
house in district No. 2, and Thomas +.
Staples, George A. Athorne and Frank
Hodgdon were appointed as building
committee to superintsnd the new struc-
ture.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
LIeHTsHIP NO. Sc.
Launching of Government Craft at Bath
Kesfardav

Launching of Government Craft at Bath
Yesterday.
Bath, March 26.-Lightship No. 66 was
launched at the Bath Iron Works at 9. As
this forenoon in the presence of 1000
spectators.
The new iightship is a composite ship,
built extremely strong with steel frame
and Georgia pine planking outside of
which is white oak sheathing and metal
shields.
She is 1l2 feet long on the water line,
% feet inches beam, and has Is feet
depth of head. She will be stationed
at Nantucket New South Shoal off Cape
Cod, Mass.
banquet was given at the Bath Iron
Works this noon to the guests at tine
launching of the lightship. Among the
guests present were U. S. Commander
Geo. F. Wild. naval secretary OF the
lighthouse board; Commander A. f.
Snow, inspector third lighthouse district;
Commander Green, inspector second
lighthouse districts; Com nander Wingate,
inspector of first lighthouse district /;
st. Claire Stewart of the U S. STANDARD
Association; Messrs. Pollister and Merritt
steamboat inspectors of the first district;
Electrician Gregg of the lighthouse board,
and Geo. Peck.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
New Jersey win Reform Its Constitution

Trenton, N. j., March 26.-The Senate
yesterday passed the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution as follows:
Providing for biennial sessions of the
legislature; granting women the right to
vote at school elections; prohibiting race
track and all otherskind of gambling;
providing for the division of the state in
to assembly districts and the amendment
providing for reorganization of the
judiciary OF the state.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
A TIARA FOR MIME. NORDICA.
The Splendid Gift of the Great Singers
Admirers.

1t Contains 1888 Diamonds Ranging in Size
from Ia of a Carat to 1-2 Carats The
Settings Platinum of Beautiful Work.
manship-Now on Exhibition at Tiff
'fany's.
A beautiful diamond tiara which is to
be presented to Nine. Nordica by her ad-
mirers among the box and seat holders of
the Metropolitan Opera House was put
on exhibition at Tiffany's yesterday. 1t
is shown by itself in a tall square glass
case which stands st the back of the store
on the Fifteenth street side. The ooronet
contains 1888 diamonds which range in
size from 1-2 carets to Is of a caret