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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
A FARMERS BILL.
Filled Cheese Measure Passed by Republic
can Votes.

Washington, April 1.-THE House went
into committee of the whole to further
consider the filled cheese'' bill.
Mr.. Cannon moved to reduce the man
ufacturers tax from $500 to 500 year.
Mr.. Northway vigorously com bait eel
the amendment offered by Mr. Cannon
and Mr.. Hopkins favored it.
Mr.. Dinghy opposed the amendment
and said that the words butter and cheese
were trade marks belonging to the farm
ers of this and other countries to desig-
nate the genuine articles known by those
names, and that infriugments of them
by these spurious products were in VIC
lation of public policy and should be pre-
vented in behalf of The farmers and the
public. he was opposed to the practice
OF invoking the taxing powers of the gov
eminent TO prevent fraud. but this matter
Was so exceptional, the results of the
fraud so widespread and extensive, that
Congress would be justified in acting as
proposed in the bill. lie called attention
to the fact that the oeomargerine Law
had resulted in two things: it sold for
what 1t was, and at price greatly less
than butter. So il would he under the
uouuluB UIlli GnoSe VINO wanted to buy
piled cheese because it costs less than
cream cheese will re able to do SO.
After further remarks, by Mr.. MoMil-
Ian, Democrat of Tennessee, and Mr..
Tawney, Republican of Minnesota, Mr..
Cannon's amendment to reduce the man
ufacturers' tax from $500 to 500 year
was defeated yeas 80, nays 78.
An amendment by Mr.. Cannon to make
the wholesale dealers tax $500, instead of
$3.50, was lost.
The retail dealers tax, on motion of
Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican of Ohio, by
the instruction of the ways and means
committee, was reduced from $40 to $l9
year.
MIR. Chickering, Republican of New
York, endorsed the bill as did Mr. Sher-
man, Republican Of New York, who said
that New York, the first state in dairy
products, demanded protection against
this fraudulent product. and on behalf of
the farmers of New York, he urged the
passage of the measure. Two or three
amendments were agreed to, making the
minimum fine for violation of the law
$50.
The committee rose and the bill and
amendments were reported to the House
and passed, yeas 100, nays So. 1t was
divided generally along political lines.
the Republicans and Populists voting for
it and the Democrats against it.
At 4. 40 p. M, the House adjourned I'M
til Monday.
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EVERY MAN HIS OWN TELESCOPE.
Wonderful Power of a Vision of a Tribe
of African Bushman.

There is a race of men who can see as
far with the. naked eye as an ordinary
man can with q telescope. Every man
his own telescope" might be applied
with propriety to these fortunate persons.
They live in wild state in the south
OF Africa among the tribes of bushmen.
The name "bushmen'' is an Anglinism
of the Dutch word "bjoseman," meaning
imam of the woods. :"
These human telescopes derived their
extraordinary power of vision, according
to Mr.. Herbert Spencer, through neces-
sity. II it were not for this they must
have long ago become extinct. They
are remarkably small In stature for
wildmen. and they offer an easy prey
for the large, fierce beasts that infest
certain parts of Southern Africa. And,
on account of their diminutlve size, they
are not able to fight on equal terms with
their warlike ana larger proportional
neighbors. Travellers In the region of
the long-sighted bushmen have reported
some truly remarkable feats with the
eyes. One day. while European was
walking in company with friendly
bushman, the latter suddenly stopped,
and, pointing ahead in some alarm, ex-
claimed.
GA lion 70
The white man stared until his eyes
ached, but he could make out nothing.
Thinking that the nativs must have
made mistake, he insisted on going
forward, though bis companion urged
him to retreat. When they had advanced
little further the bushman again came
to halt, and absolutely refused to go on
another step, for, as he explained, he
could distinguish not only a lion, but
also number of cubs. 1t would be dam
gerous, he said, to tamper with a lioness
while nursing her little onese.
The European, however, still unable to
see lion, much less the cubs, pushed
Cd boldly. When he Lad advanced a
quarter of a mile he saw an object
moving slowly along in the distance at
the point to which the bushman had
directed his gaze. Still doubling that a
human being could possess such mar
vellous power of vision, he approached
the form of lioness making leisurely
for line of forest.
The limit Of mans power of vision
is established by necessity. II our exist
ence depended on our ability to see twice
as far as we do, this additional power
would be acquired by practice. Deer
slayer, of "Leather Stocking fame,
surprised every one by his long-sighted-
ness. Probably he could see farther
than these bushmen, but he was a fiction
character. All woodsmen, and, as a
general rule, all persons living an out
door life, give their eyes practice at long
anRe, which ultimately makes their ao
curaoy Of sight seem wonderful to man
who never uses his eyes except to read.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that ia
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube is inflamed you have a rimbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is
entirely closed Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken ont
and this tube restored to its normal co,,
dition, hearing will be destroyed foreyer.
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrb'
which is nothing but an infiamed condition,
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for anv
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrhl thai
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free 0
f. j. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. q
Is Sold by Druggists, 75c
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Inter-schoolastic Reunion.

Augusta, April 1l.-At a meeting Of
the executive committee of tine Maine In
terscholastio Athletic Association held
this morning, it was voted to hold th1
sixth annual meeting of the association
at WatervilIe. The meeting will be a
Held day and will be held June Is. The
Coburn Classical Institute of Watsrville
was admitted to the association, making
IL schools. Officers of the day were
chosen. judges, scorers, etc. The coming
meet promises to be the most successful
ever held
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IMMIGRATION.
Mccall and Stone Bill Discussed by Repub-
licans.

Washington, April 1.-The absence of
a quorum prevented definite action at the
Republican caucus at the Capitol tonight
to consider what the party's action
should be on the Mccall and Stone i'm
migration bills. The Stone bill provides
for consular inspection Of allpersons de-
string to emigrate to the United States.
The Mccall bill proposes an educational
test. Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio presided and
the roll call disclosed the presence of 81
members, 26 less than quorum.
Mr.. Barthoidt of Missouri, chairman of
the House immigration committe,
strongly opposed the Stone bill. W. A.
Stone of Pennsylvania, the author of the
bill, followed him with an elaborate ex-
PLANTATION of its provisions and explained
that he purposed amending it in the par
tioulars complained of when it came be-
fore the House.
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, consumed
some time in making clear the provisions
OF his own measure, which it was appar-
ent from the discussion that followed
was satisfactory to all the members pres
ent. The Stone BILL on the other hand,
provoked considerable criticism
Mr.. Dingley IF Maine closed the dis
cussion with brief statement that the
shortness of the session precluded the DOS
sibility of action by the House on these
matters, more particularly as the Senate
was not likely to pass upon them before
adjournment.
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Friday morning at about O'Clock two
well dressed young men called at a
boarding house on Free street. One of
them carried a valise. One of them told
the landlady that they had just come
from the Boston boat and wished to hire
a room where they might rest after their
journey as they were unable to sleep on
the boat. The landlady asked them to be
seated in the hall while she went up
stairs to put the room in order. When
she came back the men were gone and so
were $2S taken from the drawer of a bu-
reau in the landlady's sitting room. They
also took some lewelry.
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Late Marine N sws.

Gloucester. Mass, April 12.--Arrived
bark Andrea, Lovico, from Trapani.
Highland Light. Mass, April "a
Schooner Amanda, which went ashore at
Race Point early this morning, was
foated un1njured at 9 a. m. Passed
south this afternoon, sohooners Charles
P. hoffman and Abel E. Bapcock.
Boston. April 12.-Arrived. schooners
Charles A. Cnmpbsll. Robinson, Phila-
delphia; Fanny Arthur, Douglass. Will
mingron, N. G.; Emma @. Knowles,
Rodgers, Philadelphia; @. G. Berry.
Gayton, South Am boy; Helen K. Russell.
Smith, Hoboken Sailed, schooner Childe
Harold, coal port.
ssBoothbay Harbori April 12. Sailed,
schooner Seventy Six, New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13

In the human subject the brain is tho
ne-twenty eighth part of the whole
body's entire weight. In the horse it Is
not more than one-four- hundredth Part.
The "World of Wonders page 30,
says that there is enough iron in the
blood Of forty-two men to make plow-
share of twenty pounds weight
The word "and" occurs 35, SAB times in
the Old Testament. and O,6S4 times in
the New Testament.
A turnip with human face was
pulled from garden in the village of
Weidan, Germany, in the year 1928. A
full account of this wonder, and a spIen-
did woodcut of the same may be found
in "Misoellanae Academia Natura''
for 1870, page 139.
A beam of light shoots through Space
with the prodigious velocity of 1856 DOC
miles second, occupying eight minutes
in making its trip from the sun to the
earth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
Aroostook Delegates.

Houltou, Maine, April ia Republi-
can caucus was held this afternoon and
the following delegates were elected to
attend the Fourth District Congressional
convention at Bangor April Is: A. L..
Lumbert. W. Z. jerks, H. Jalmer Ed
blad, Geo. A. Hall and Beecher Put
nam. The following gentlemen were
chosen as delegates to attend Republi-
can State convention at Portland, April
16: Michael M. Clark, Frederick A..
Powers,"R. W. Shaw, Geo. H. Gilman,
Parker P. Burleigh ",
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Portland, April II, 1895.
Mrs. Lowelps PUPILS.

4 The pupils of Mrs. Abner W. Lowell
will give an entertainments in Kotzsoh-
mar hall Wednesday evening, April 22d.
This seasons work is far in advance of
that done last year, and the success at
tanned them will be repeated. Many new
features will be introduced. The more
notable among them will be hoop drills
and natural dfn noes with pantomime,
concluding with Charles Reads oslebrsJ-
ed comedy Nance Oldfield. Mrs Low
ell has this year nearly sixty young ladies
under her instruction all of whom will
appear in this entertainment. The sale
of seats will begin Wednesday morning
of this week at nine O'Clock at Cressey,
Jones & Aliens.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The annual gambol of tn echildren on
the White House grounds which was pro-
vented Easter, was allowed Saturday
and large number OF children en- ioyed
themselves egg rolling and skipping
rope. The President watched them
from his window.
The 100-mils relay road from San
Francisco to St. jose, contested yester-
day by 10 crack clubs resulted in vioto-
ry for the Bay City wheelmen, whose
favorits Charles Wells. crossed the line
two feet in advance of the Garden City
Club, Otto Eilger, in 4. Sc. IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
Diphtheria at York.

Portsmouth, N. H., April 11.-Residents
of York, Me-, are at present suffering
from an epidemic of diphtheria The
disease is supposed to have been brought
from Boston and several families are
afflicted. In one there are three cases.
The board of health is using every pre-
caution to prevent the disease spreading
No church services will be held tomor-
row. The board has also ordered that no
public entertainment be held in town
until the danger is passed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
Burned to Death in a Pasture.

Bath, April 11.-Mildred Sudds, aged
years, was burned to death at Five Is
lands yesterday. Her grandfather was
burning pasture when the child's cloth
ing caught fire aud the little girl lived
only four hours.
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the report made the highest speed deyel-
oped was IA. 10, maintained for one hour
nde TO reed draight. The weather con-
ditions were unfavorable, however, and
the little vessel steered somewhat wildly,
which may account for her slcwness.
Everything worked we'll and the board
reports that tine Katahdin is built well
throughout.
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south Berwick's Bridge.

South Berwick Me-, April 1.-THE con-
tract for building the new iron bridge in
Mace of the wooden one washed away by
the recent flood was awarded to the
Wrought Iron Bridge company of Can
ton Ohio, for So, S4l.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
Ten Thousand Acres in Flames.

Raleigh, N. G., april 1.-THE greatest
forest fire ever known in Cumberland
county has DESTROYED ten thousand acres
OF the finest long leaf pine timber in that
section. The loss is over one hundred
Thousand dollars One house, many barns
and miles of fencing were burned. Rain
checked the fire,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
CAPTAIN GENERAL WEYLEY

has ordered the release of Ladies Lao
Quintore. The despatch also says that
Walter Dygert is we'll and that the cap
tain general is taking great interest in
the case but, like every other executive
authority, he has to await the action of
the court having jurisdiction in tn mat
ter. Quintore and Dygert are Ameri-
can citizens accused of completely in the
insurrection.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
The First Game.

The Thiasher Stars defeated the Ian.
caster, Jrs.. by a score of 16 to TO- The
leading feature OF the game was a home
run by Fairweather with the bases full.
THE FIRST CHALLENGE.
We the Cloudy Il Kent ball nine ohal-
lenge any nine of bakers in the city to a
game of ball Fast Day, Calderwood
Bros. preferred.
Saturday Games.
At Bridgeport-Boston. 81; Bridge
port, 2.
At Hsrtford-Hartford, s; Trinity Col
lege, 8.
At Woroester-Holy Gross, Z; Worcester
Technology, o.
Al New Haven-Yale IL; Wesleyan, z.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 6; New
Haven, /.
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Adjourned at Midnight.

Ottawa, Ont, April 1.-THE House of
Commons adjourned tonight at mid
night No progress was made with the
remedial bill today. Debate will be re.
sumed again Tuesday. Supplementary
estimates were presented to Parliament
tonight. They amount to So, 5O4, 900. :
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
WELL BUILT BUT SLOW.
The Trial Board Report on the Katahdin's
Performance.

Washington, April H. The official re-
port Of the trial board shows that the
ram Katahdin made An average of 10 "a
knots on her trial trip. According to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
ALL A FICTION.
Story That President Had Offered
To Mediate

Between Spain and Cuba-Question Has
Been Discussed and That is ALLEVIATE,
Dygert is Well.
Washington, April 1.-The statement
from Washington published in a nun Der
of newspapers this morning, purporting
to give an outline of a dispatch alleged
to have been sent by Secretary Olney to
the United States Minister at Madrid,
proposing mediation on the part of the
United States in the Cuban instruction,
has no foundation in fact. The most
positive and direct denial that can be put
in words can be applied to the story.
These statments are made on an I'M
questionable authority, and in such terms
as to justify an explicit population not
only OF the whole tenor and phraseology
of the alleged synopsis of the Admins
tration's attitude, but statement Of
equal positiveness that no such dispatch
was transmitted to Taylor
Undoubtedly the President and Secretary
Olney, if not the other members of the
Cabinet, have discussed the Cuban situa-
ton with view to determining what
policy this Government should pursue
with reference to it. But whatever ne
gotiations, if any, that may have been
initiated on the subject have not Leen
put on paper in any shape.
The President has for some time been
accumulation information from official,
semi-officiaI and private sourcs, to enable
hi tn form q onncantinr of 10
tuai condition of affairs in Cuba. Out
side of Havana, at the first class ports of
Cardenas, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Aqua la
Grande and SantiaOg, we have consular
officers of high grade. Not one of these
ports has yet been disturbed, or menaced
by
THE INSURGENI FORCES.
Reports from the United States consul
lar officials at these points contain much
valuable information which it is not
deemed compatible with the public in
terests" to make public at this time, as
called for by the recent resolution of the
House of Republicans. There are also
number Of American capitalists in Bos-
ton and elsewhere who own Cuban plan
taitons and have their American mana
gers onthe island. From these men much
confidential information has been and is
being received. With all these sources
for obtaining the facts open to the adj
ministration, it has never been contem-
plated at any time to send General Soho
field or Any other.army officer to Cuba to
investigate and report. The P. esident
and Secretary Olney have felt that they
were getting at the facts in a much more
satisfactory way than by sending a spe-
cial commissioner and when they have re-
ceived sll the information obtainable and
not till then, will there be any consider
alton of the question of what action
or whether any action should be raken
on the resolutions of Congress. Secretary
Onley has received telegram from Con-
sui General Williams in which he says
that
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. '-'
= Take laxastive Bromo Quinine Tablets
all druggist refund the money if it fails
TO cure. zoo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
The Treasury Gold.

Washington, April 1.-THE treasury
gold reserve at the close of business to-
day stood 1897, 736, 907 The withdrawals
were $273. 400.
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OBITUARY.
Thomas M. Follansbee,

Mr.. Fl. K. Colesworthy received dis
patch from Mrs. Anna Follansbee yester-
day announcing the death of her son, Mr..
L. M. Follansbee, at their residence at
Elmira Depot. N. Y. Mr.. Follansbee
was the son of Mr.. Robert Follansbee for
so many years. with Lowell & Senter,
whose family, after his death moved to
New York state. The remains will ar
rive here at 1890 p. m. Tuesday, and the
funeral will take place at Evergreen
cemetery under the auspices Of Ligonia
lodge, /. 0. o. E., at /. 80 pm. the same
day.
MRS MARY B. CARR,
On Tuesday, March 31st, as the sun
was flooding hill and valley with it's
warmth and beauty, there passed from
this to the life beyond, woman of whom
it could we'll be said she died full of
years and honor and who will be sadly
missed. Mrs Mary B. Carr, was native
of WATERFORD, near Old Corner, where
she was born, Sept. "a, 1910. Her par
ents were Jacob and Hannah Smith.
In 1897 she was married to John Carr,
then resident and native of Newbury-
port Soon after their marriage they
moved to Limerick, where they have al
ways resided. Mrs. Carr has been the
mother of IS children, nine of whom are
living and were present at the services.
There are IA grandchildren and 20 great
grand hildren. The house in which she
died had been her home for 6S years. Mrs.
Carr had remarkable memory and on
matters pertaining to the early history of
the town, she was very familiar and her
opinion was frequently asked on some
local matter that no one else was certain
of, but she usually knew and could tell
all about it. She was always ready and
responded willingly to any request to
watch or care for those who were sick.
Nearly every home in town has at some
time been cheered Ey her presence. She
has lived to SEQ her children become
worthy sons and daughters. with homes of
their own. Her last years we've passed
with her daughter, Mrs Geo. G. Libby,
who tenderly cared for her. Services were
held Thursday afternoon, April I'd,
prayers at her late residence, followed by
a brief service at the Congregational
church by the pastor, Rev. j. A. Water
worth. Interment was in the old Come
terry. G,
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