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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
HIT BY A TRAIN.
George H. Belts Painfully Injured al
Pontiac.

A serious and what may prove TO be a
fatal accident occurred on the Pawtuxet
Valley railroad between Pontiac and Ma
tick yesterday noon when George w.
Belts, general ticket agent for the White
Star line OF steamers, was struck by a
train on the railroad bridge over the Paw
tuxet river, and hurled to the frozen SUR
face of the river nearly 80 feet below.
In the performance Of his duties Mr..
Belts calls on all the local agents each
year. George H.. Tyler is the agent for
the White Star line at Pontiac, and Mr..
Belts had just finished his business with
him and started to walk mp the track TO
Natick, where he had other business,
when the accident occurred. He had
reached and started to cross the bridge
when an extra coal train came in sight at
the curve near the Natick depot. Mr..
Belts, who Is over 20 years of age, did
not at first notice the train, which was
backing down toward him at a rapid
speed. He was seen by the brakeman
on h rear end of the train who immedi-
ately signalled the engineer and applied
the brake Mr.. Belts was then on the
bridge and so far from the end that it
was impossible for him to reach the other
side in time TO escape the train,
and he apparently realized this
for when the brakeman, seeing that the
train could not be stopped in time, and
that his only nance for life was TO lie
down on the framework outside of the
rails, shouted TO him to do SO. he i'm
mediately followed the advice, but the
train was nearly upon him and he was
struck and apparently stunned. After the
train had passed he rolled off the bridge
and fell to the frozen surface of the river
nearly 80 feet below. The train was
stopped within short distance and
the trainmen ran back to the bridge
and climbed down TO the ice, where the
insensible form of Mr.. Belts was found
in the shallow water the ice having been
broken by his fall. He was Immediately
taken ont of the icy water aud carried to
the Pontiac depot, and DIR. Saunders
summoned. The doctor arrived in q short
time, but after an examination of Mr..
Belts injuries would not venture an
opinion as to the results until later. Upon
hearing of the accident Mr.. Tyler at once
had Mr.. Belts conveyed to his residence,
where he was cared for by DIR. Saunders.
The unfortunate mans injuries consist
of a long cut on his face and a severe
bruise ON his forehead, besides a number
of lesser injuries. He did not regain con-
sciousness until after his emoval to MIR.
Tyier's house. and then not fully. This
morning he was as comfortable as could
he expected, and il no unforeseen compli-
cations arise he will probably recover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
License Board Investigation.

AT 1880 o'clock this evening Alderman
nfyTon rutfer anu nfy COmH1ttCc VIII COn-
tinue the Investigation into the methods
OF the license commissioners which ives
begun last Thursday evening. IL Is said
q large number OF witnesses wiz he In at
tendance. These were the ones
TO appear last Thursday, but who were
not called upon up 10 tho time the com
mittee adjourned. After the Burke truns-
fer Is disposed OF the Samasky case VIII
be taken up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
Boiler Burned Out.

The rolice OF the Sixth district shivered
all night and shivered all day because
somebody allowed the water in the boiler
TO run low and two boiler tubes were
burned ont last night. Superintendent OF
Public buildings Durfee sent men to
temporarily repair the damage this morn
ing. This Is the stcond time this thing
has happened, and at this distance, the
superintendent says, II looks like careless
ness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
Will be CAPTAIN Duffy.

BosroS, Feb. 1s.-Huzh Duffy will loo tho
captain 81 tho Boston Baseball Club for tho
season of 1896. Tnts deri was consummated
that effect. Duffy ~ wantcd as coach for the
University Of Virginia nine from March ~
until tho Bosio, . 70 into training.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
Verdict in an 0leO Case.

In the United States District Court the
case OF the United States against the Oak
dale Manufacturing Company of this city
for the violation OF section z OF the oloo-
margarine law was tried before Judge
Carpenter and a jury. a verdict OF guilty
was found by the jury, but sentence was
deforred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18

IL was 81 degrees below zero in Leeds
Junction, Me-, this morning. The cold
est weather reported was from jaw, where
the thermometer went to 81 below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
Ersr porArors ON EAnTH

A rarvey's Cars. one bushei worth three foe
eating purposes when bought direct from these
heater cars. Not sxpos ed 10 wind and cold send
orders TO . Woodland street. Promptly ds!iveIsA
,, oe>&D
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

that silver now worth 67o an ounce,
would advance to si.sS an ounce the
world over.
Can any rational man believe that
that would be the resulta think not,
If the government by simple lerlsla-
tive act can accomplish so much why
stop at 10 to II Why not coin at the
ratio Of TO and give the silver owners
twice the advantage and the public the
benefit Of a silver dollars only half as
burdensoms. If Uncle Sam is going into
the miracle business / can see no good
reason why be should be limited to silver
W hen there are SO many other articles
waiting for profitable market. Other
silver orators argue that gold has doub-
led In value since 1878 and that swhat we
now need is silver dollar worth only
half as much as the present gold dollar.
and Of only half its purchasing power
From the foregoing is it not conclusive
ly proved that the silver theorists know
precisely what the matter Ia and also
know just how to apply the remedys
If not why not?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

MISCELLANEOUS.
NO WISH TO LIVE.
Mrs. Neal Suffered Constant
Torture.
Doctors Called 1t Cancer Of the
Stomach.
A Friends Advice Was the
Turning Point.

The frank statement Of Mrs. Harriet
Neal of 10 So. Pine st., Manchester. N. H..
carries conviction. Here is what she
says:
about the middle Of last April I
was so sick that actually did not care
whether I lived or died. In search of
health had tried one kind of medicine
after another, only to meet with failure
In every case. had also consulted sew
eral doctors here in Manchester, but re-
ceived no benefit from their treatment.
The doctors diagnosed my case as cancer
Of the stomach, and during the past two
years had been operated upon several
times. and had spent hundreds Of dollars
without being relieved of my sufferings.
4 passed nights Of sleeplessnes and
torture and days Of agonizing pain. I
had frequent fits of vomiting, and was
often unable to retain even a glass Of
water upon my stomach. In fact was
without hope, when friend asked me
to try Puritana, saying: IT cannot hurt
you, and I have great faith in IT, / was
at last induced to make a trial Of this
wonderful remedy, and to say that am
pleased and surprised at the great re-
suits accomplished by Puritana does not
half tell it. cannot express my graft
tude. l am now up and about my work.
can eat and sleep splendidly, and owe
1t all to Puritana. and would not be
without it under any circumstances"
(SigneO MRS. HARRIET NEAL.
The case of Mrs. Neal Is only one of
thousands that show what Puritana.
the prize formula Of DR.. Dixi Crosby.
will do for any one who has suffered
from Liver. Kidney, or Stomach trou-
bles. or from other diseases which are
caused by wrong stomach and cured
by right stomach In addition to its
direct action on the organs, Puritana.
by its invigorating effect on the ston-
ach. gives nature chance to repair the
wear and tear Of the whole human
system.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

In spite of numerous and repeated ex-
plantations why the silver dollar under
the existing coinage system is kept at a
parity with gold and why the silver dol
lar under free coinage could not be, we
find people who are still foggy ON the
subject. As we have repeatedly, said,
the present dollar can be kept at a parity
because its coinage Is limited; the dollar
under free coinage could not be because
It's coinage would be unlimited Sup
pose private individual who is known
to be man of large property, instead of
paying for the things he buys gives his
notes for them. So long as these notes
are Kept within the limit of his ability
to readily pay they will be taken by
people at their face value. That is to
say, II he limits the mum Der and the
amount of his notes TO his means tbey
will stay at par, that Is, at their face
value. But when his notes exceed the
number and amount that he has means
to take care of readily, the people grow
suspicious OF them and reject them al
together or accept them subject TO dis
count proportionate to the risk tbsv
think they may be running. Now there
is limit to nation credit as we'll az
10 an individuals. And when that limit
is reached then the governments promises
to pay are either rejected or become sub
jeot to a discount. A bout half of the
present silver dollar is government cred
It. backed up by a promise to receive
the aollar at it's face value for taxes and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

II thiuk it is folly-it is suicidal-this
attempt to identify the interets of BIZ
metallism with the present free coinage
agitation. I have conferred with leading
bimetallists in Europe, and l find that
they deprecate the movement America
In all their advocacy Of the remonetiza-
tion of silver they assume as necessary
condition that this free coinage shall not
prevail.
This is what President Francis A.
Walker recently said to the Boston Her
aid. Even George Fred Williams with
all his recklessness and disregard for the
truth will hardly dare to quote Presi-
dent Walker again as friend of Bryan
Ism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

duties. AS long as their number is kapt
within the bounds of the governments
credit the people are willing to take
them at their face value. But when
| they exceed that amount then the peo-
pie begin to be suspicious OF them and
insist on discount Mo-
body can say exactly when the limit
OF government credit is reached, or just
how many so cent dollars the govern
ment can hold at parity, bat there
must be an end to it somewhere and
that end would surely be reached under
coinage that was unlimited. But
the fall would take place long before dol
lars were coined in excess of what the
government might be able to keep at
par under restricted coinage,
because seeing that sooner or later
the amount would be in excess Of tho
governments ability to keep at parity
everybody would begin to protect himself
from the inevitable fall by discounting
it in advance. 1t would be just tho same
as II it were given out that Mr.. A was
about to issue an excessive amount of
notes-thRt is an amount beyond what
the public believed he could take care of
readily. His notes already out, though
they might be within his means to
pay, would undoubtedly fall Nobody
would wait until the mans notes In 40
tual circulation exceeded the amount
he could provide for. There is no differ
ence between national credit and individ-
ual credit except as to it's extent.
The laws that govern one govern the
other. The nation cannot strain Its cred
1t without its promises to pay falling,
any more than the individual can.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

The Hon. MIR. Bryan has arrived back
in his native State after his tour of the
country. He will rest awhile and then
will make another tour. We are inclined
to think that if Mr.. Bryan had never
left Nebraska his chances of being Presi-
dent would have been much more bril-
liant than they are today. Every time he
has opened his mouth, with one excep-
tion, he has uttered a threat against the
thrifty people of the land. and catered to
the prejudices and hates of sthe idle and
the vicious. This one exception was his
speech in Madison Square Garden and
that was largely made up of dull plati.
tudeg
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
The Result of Free Coinage,
To the Editor of the Press:

To the Editor of the Press:
South Windham, Sept. 10.-It is re-
freshing to find occasionally silver ad-
yocate who knows exactly what would
be the result of free coinage at Is to l..
Such a one was oand date M. P. Frank
at Chebeaeue. Sept. 18th. I will quote
bis words as reported In the Boston
Globe:
when the United States says that the
ratio shall be 16 to in this country 1t
will be l6 to 1 everywhere. We simply
set the pace for the world, and fix the
price in the markets of the world
Now If that means anything it means
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
BY f. 0. BAILEY s. CO., AuctiOneeIs
Important Auction Sale of Fix.
lures, Tools and Material, at
Forest City Sugar Re-
Gnery Portland. Me.

On Thursday, Sept gath. at 10 a. m. and p
Forest City Sugar Refinery consisting in part
OF about sixty tons of shafting. hangers, pull
leys and gears. Thirty-fve wrought ana iron
and rubber betting, 1000 feet linked betting.
one 36 horsepower engine, built by Babcock &
Wilcox. sectional boilers, about 10 tons of iron
rails, iron columns, floor and portable scales, 2
pump. large lot of valves, copper floats, steam
gauges, thermometers, cast iron pipe, cast and
wrought iron fittings, dies and pipe cutters.
tackle and falls. MANILA rope, elevators,
sprocket wheels, beam scales, floor plates.
blacksmith tools, forges, enc large folding door
iron safe, and many other articles too numerous
to mention.
Terms Cash. Sale positive and without re-
serve.
For further particulars inquire OF the auction
GERS. sept8. ltd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Llewellyn Powers
OF HOULTON.

For Representatives TO Congress
First District-THOMAS b. REED,
of Portland.
Second District-NELSON DINGLEY,
JR., of Lewiston.
Third District-SETH L. MILF.
KEN, Of Belfast.
Fourth District--CHARLES A. BOU-
TELLE, Of Bangor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12

WE shall sell on Wednesday, Sept. 18th, at
" 2.ao p. m, at Central avenue Deerlng
Centre, Me-, near electric line Of cars, about
cultivation: Sebago water very handy. Terms
at sale. For further particulars enquire Of
auctioneers. Immediately after the above we
Pine and Spruce Boards, 100 Hot Bed Shut
tiers, / one horse Jigger, Market Wagon
Wheel Harrow, Flows, Wind Mills and Tank
and other articles. septic I'd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
FOR SALE

Freshly Roasted by the following parties in
Portland:
S W. Mclaughlin, 143 Oxford street.
f. Z. Lowell, l26 Oxford street.
Z, F. Hil,man, 149 Oxford street.
J. T. Norton, III Oxford street.
J. 1. Strout, "a Portland street.
G, N. Lang, 124 Portland street.
+. H. Chase. Green, cor. Portland street,
j. w. Deering, $40 Congress street.
III. L. Starbird 1924 Congress street.
J. L. Rice, 1IO7 Congress street.
Jas, HudDer, Adams street.
John McMenamin & Co., 81 Cumberland
Jas. Mccartney, "a Washington street.
VIM. Macarthur, 100 Washington street.
S. johnson, Ia Hammond street.
s. Hobart, l43 Bracket street.
Mrs. Chas Mullen 237 Fore street.
J. E. r. Connolly oil Fore street.
A. S. Murch, sos Fore street.
Murray & Malta, 35 Pleasant street,
Mrs A. NJ. Rafferty,, 81 Pleasant street.
Mrs. w. C. Canning, 20 Danforth street.
w. .. Blake, 200 York street.
P. Mclaughlin. 81 Summer street.
T. Quinn. AZ Clark street.
w. p. Carroll, 80 Salem street.
P. ONefl. 238 Danforth street.
Jas. DeWolfe & Co., 249 Danforth street.
T. L. Callan, 231 York street.
G. Z. Kelley. POL Spring street.
rect.
j. Fits g. Son.
Sawyer & Dyer.
+. w. Coffey
G. A. Weston g. Co., wholesale Agents
OF Portla nd. ag29 sat&wed OF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
PORTLAND ACADEMY

RAJ. rali term at begins Sept. IA and continues II
ua S SSslsss Of study for pupils
hand by the Mckee New standarS" snort
WIN VIII r sinarougn Preparation in English Grammar
anu at4 UiSn government. Private pupils receiVsd
inon,rs nf MISS ahH evening. For other particulars
Free street. Io' 1iincipal, l2o
Portland, Aug. 81, 1895. aupa5dsw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY,

The Fall Term of this institution will open
Sept. 10, 1896. Special attention to prepara-
ton for Bowdoin, Harvard and other leading
Best facilities for scientific and business For
any desired information address the principal,
REV. B. p. SNOW,A. NJ. aug21d3W&wSw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER -.

State Election, Monday, Sept. Ia.
National Election, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-02
EULoGIZiNG CLEVELAND.
Mexican Journals support His Appiicatio
Of tho Monroe Doctrine.

Mexican Journals support His Application
Of the Monroe Doctrine.
CITY OF Mexico, Dec. 26-The press
continues to give support to President
Cleveland, who has become immensely
popular One paper declares he has
the public sentiment Of all the new
world behind him; that he is invincible,
and that he has injected into the
public law of the world the Monroe
doctrine, which is the reason why Eu-
rope is maddened and utters grave
threats, but Europe will find that all
the nations Of this hemisphere will de-
clare the doctrine to be international
law. All the leading journals take
the side Of the United States in une.
quivocal language, the only dissenting
voice being the clerical organ, Ell
TEMPO, and the organs of resident
Spaniards, which declare the United
States is on the brink of ruin. financial
and political, and in peril of the com.
bined hostile action OF Europe, to
which the Mexican Herald replies that
the United States can, by reimposition
of the sugar tax and by raising the
beer tax, wipe out its deficit, convert
1t into surplus, and that the Ameri-
can people were never stronger and
ADLER to cope with any foe than now.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-02
Wool Should Be Taxed.

Senator Dubois says that the repub-
leans from the west will insist on a
duty on wool. lie will find the repub-
Leans from the east responsive on that
score. There never was q more in
cxcusable waste of revenue than that
of removing the duty on wool, while
imposing duties ON peanuts. rice, sugar,
pineapples, cocoanuts, clay and other
southern products-alleged raw ma
terials." Nothing except injury has
followed the removal of the wool
duties. It has increased 147-fold the
use OF nasty, dirty rags and shoddy;
has caused loss of over $1o0, 000, 900 to
the sheep growers, and is rapidly re-
ducing the number of sheep in this
country. The wooden mills find them
selves unable to compete with the del
uge Of European shoddy goods. while
the consumer cannot buy pure wooden
goods q cent cheaper than when the
Wilson bill took effect. The sooner
that part of the miserable sugar trust
tariff bills is repealed. the better
Philadelphia Press.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-02
DESTRUCTIVE WATERS.
Four Hundred Miles OF the Usage Valley IN
Missouri Devastated.

Four Hundred Miles OF the Usage Valley In
Missouri Devastated.
JEFFERSON CITY, NO., Dec. 2e.-The
Jews from the Gssconade and Usage
rivers yesterday was more encourage.
ing. At Bagnell a fall of 81 inches in
the Usage is reported, while the Gas.
conade is falling rapidly. News con.
firmed reports OF farmers rendered
destitute by the flood, and the condi.
ton OF some is deplora BILE in the ex.
treme. Many lost not Only their crops
and cattle, but were stripped Of house.
hold goods and provisions as we'll.
There is no way Of estimating the loss =,
but it is very heavy. The tie and tim.
Der men have suffered severely. One
contractor in the vicinity Of Linn
creek is reported to have lost about
100, 900 ties Along the Moreau river
through this county the bottoms were
swept clean. An estimate of the corn
loss in the Usage valley puts it at about
S2, 900. 900.
A large per cent of the corn crop
was in the fields and all is lost. One
estimate places the corn loss at s., 500.
900 alone. This may be excessive, but
when the other losses are determined,
such as live stock, hay, fencing, dam
age to wheat, buildings, etc, the loss
will run up into the millions. The en-.
tire Usage valley for 400 miles is a
scene Of desolation and ruin, great sui.
fering necessarily resulting, as hun.
dreds of families have lost everything.
Within the space Of six days one Of the
richest valleys in the state has been
transformed into a scene of distress
without parallel in the history Of the
state. The Moreau valley is also a
scene of practical ruin, but the farmers
in that section will probably be able
to take care Of themselves without
much assistance. 1t will be some days
yet before the full story of the flood
can be told.
A TERRIBLE STATE AROUND ELDoR
ELDoE, Mo-, Dec. s6.-To the farm.
ers who live along the banks of the
Usage river in central Missouri this
Christmas brought only woe and
gloom. The unprecedented rise in the
river of IS feet in three days has spread
all over this section and many farmers
have lost everything they possess.
Some OF them had their corn in shocks,
others in cribs. The flood has taken
all that lay in the lowlands. Not only
have many of the farmers lost their
crops, bnt their stock and buildings as
we'll. At Bagnell, the end of the LIE ba.
non branch of the Missouri Pacific, the
river is three miles wide and no train
has been able to get within a mile and
half of the town for four days