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The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05
Funeral of mis-. w. r. wood.

The funeral of Mrs. VIM. r. Wood took
place yesterday afternoon at her late res
idence, No. 1873 Pleasant street. The
funeral service was read by Bishop Nicely
and Messrs W. H. Anderson, Charles T.
Libby, George o. K Cram and VIM. III.
Bradley were the pail bearers The
floral offerings were superb The burial
was in Evergreen cemetery.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05

Port land District Ministerial Association
The association will meet at Berwick,
June 1917. This will be the programme
Monday evening preaching by Rev.
VIM. Wood.
TUESDAY.
$50 a. m.-Devotion, led by D. Pratt.
Tho Epworth League Problem, Jas.
Wright, EH. Chase. d. Faulkner. AL
truistic Sociology, or the Golden Rule in
business, f. A. Leitch, ]. H. Roberts.
W. 2. Lord, A. Gram. Sabbath Obssrv-
ance, ". Canham, r.. Whiteside, W.
Cashmere, L. M. Lounsburg.
200 p. mis- the Church too Conser.
vativo? E. G. Strout, F. W. Smith, J.
A. Ford, j. L. Mcbride. Onr Spiritual
Life and its Influence on the Ministry
6. E. MillM ard, l. Luce. T. Grosyenor,
W. T. Marshall The Sever
Plaques in Modern Life p, H. Hewitt,
L. II. Bean, L. G. Chapman. Genera
Conference. Geo. D. Lindsay, W. W.
Merrill, Preparation of the Sermon, c.
W. Parsons. Preaching to Children, w
II. Barber, e. w. Kennison, "A. L.
Nichols. Doctrinal Preaching, G. G.
Phelan, G. Munger, j. M. Woodbury..
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05
Maine Pensions.

Washington, June 4.-The following
persons in Maine have been grantee
pensions:
ORIGINAL.
Clifton Jones, Bethel; Ella S. Boiien.
father, Brewer.
INCREASE.
George Z Ornpy, Togus
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05
WEDDINGS.
Jordan-Blanchard.

A quiet but pretty home wedding oc-
CURED at the residence of Charles II.
Blanchard, ESQ, the brides father, at
Cumb erland Centre, june Sd. The con-
tracing paries We're Mr.. George W. Jor-
dan. head clerk in the store of Mr.. James
L. Dunn, and Miss Nellie p. Blanchard.
one Of the most charming young ladies
OF the community. At s O'Clock the
strains of the wedding march were heard
fully decorated pa1Ior where they were
met by Rev. E. W. Davis of Cum berland
Centre who very impressiyely performed
the wedding ceremony.
Mr. Harvey G. Blanchard, brother of
/ the bride, was best man and MissF lorenoe
Merrill, maid Of honor.
The large and beautiful array of pres
ents testified to the esteem with which
this couple are regarded by their rela-
tives and friends, many of whom were
present from Boston, Portland, Deer
ing, Maiden and New Gloucester. Mr..
Mrs. Jordan went at once to their home
which had been made ready for their
arrival followed by the best wishes Of
| all present.
Shaw-Skillings.
Miss Olive M. Shaw and Mr.. Charles
A. Skillings were married by Rev. Le-
| roy S. Bean, at the BRIDES home at II
O'Clock yesterday morning. Miss Alice
M. Fernald played the Lohen-
| grin wedding march. Dinner was
then served and Mr.. and Mrs. Skillings
started on a short wedding trip. No
| cards were sent out. The bride received
many handsome presents from her nu-
| merous friends. After returning from,
their tour they will reside on Roberts
street.
MarshaIl-Pennen
A very artistic home wedding took
place at Jamaica Plain, Mass, Wednes-
day noon, June Sd, the contracting par
ties being Miss Isabel Pennell, formerly
of Portland and MIR. franklin Pitts Mar
shall of Boston. The ceremony was fol-
lowed by a large reception at which
guests were present from Washington,
Lowell, Montreal, tine Newtons and Port
land. The gifts were numerous and
costly. After a short trip, Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall will be at home on Oakland
avenue, Auburndale, Mass.
McGrath-Odiorne.
Mr.. Charles E. Odiorne, Jr.. of Port
land, and Miss Annie B. McGrath, were
married on Tuesday morning, at 6
o'clock, in the pa rochial residence of ST.
Mary's Catholic parish, Bangor. Very
Rev. NJ. G. 'Brien, V. G., performed the
ceremony. The groomsman was Hugh
E. McGrath, Jr., and the bridesmaid
Miss Mary D. MoGrath, brother and sis
ter of the bride. The couple left on the
early morning train for wedding tour,
after which they will reside on Spring
street, Portland. Mr.. Odiorne is en-
gagged in business in this city, and has
many friends all over the state. The
bride is daughter of Hugh B. McGrath
of Main street, Bangor and is we'll known
in that city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05
HASKELL

Our Summer Stock of Underwear
and Hosiery is now complete, and tho
lines include all the popular and reliable
makes, the Juros Hygienic Underwear;
Dr.. Jaeger's Woolen Underwear; Sterling
Combination Suits, fine English Bal
briggan: French Bon-Bon Balbriggan;
Fiench Lisle Thread in plain and tinted
shades; dozen lines of All Wool and
Merino Goods: Balbriggan Underwear in
long and short sleeve shirts. and regular
and short leg drawers, sizes 30 to so,
Sterling Combination Suits made to
measure from Silk, Woolen and Bal
briggan Fabrics.
You will find our Furnishing Goods
Department a good place to shop if you
want to find full lines of goods.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05

George Z. Ornpy, Togus.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
AT THE THEATERS.

Stuart Robson gave his second perform
ance OF Mrs. Ponderbury'y Past" to a large
and appreciative audience at the Metropoli-
tan opera house last night. AS Matthew
Ponderbury, Mr.. Robson has q character De-
culiarly suited to himself. Mrs. Ponder
oury's Past will be presented at the matt
nee this afternoon, and Mr.. Robson will
close his engagement with the farewell per-
Torrance tonight.
Nell Gwynne," the new romantic play in
which Mile. Rhea has made such a hit. will
be presented at the Metropolitan next Thurs
day and Saturday nights. Perhaps the most
popular play in her repertoire during the
past nVe years has been the Napoleonic
drama Of Josephine, Empress of the
french, which this gifted actress has re-
ViVeo this season, and will present Friday
night and at the Saturday matinee. The sale
OF seats Is now open.
Fred Leslie's performing and leaning dogs
are feature Of the Gus Hills Novelties
now playing at the Grand. The usual matt
nee today commences at 2:30 and the prices
will be popular.
An amusing musical skit, "The Doctor. I"
WILL De presented at the Grand next week
commencing Sunday night.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Diphtheria is reported at S26 Marion
street.
Unity Theosophical society will discuss
,Hypnotism this evening in Room 247 En-
dicott building
Washington Lodge No. "a, knights Of
Pythias, will hold its regular meeting at
Bowlby hall this evening. The first and third
degrees will be worked upon class of candi-
dates.
The next meeting Of the Nurses associa-
ton will be held Saturday afternoon at 433
Selby avenue instead Of the time and place
previously announced.
toms at Rainy City. started on the return
trip to his post Of duty yesterday after
spending few days in the city.
Col Patrick M. Cleary, of Chicago. who
Paul people, is dead. Col. Cleary in time past
was frequent visitor to this city.
The board of public works instructed the
city engineer yesterday to prepare plans and
with asphalt. The board will advertise for
bids in few days.
The Santa Rosalie Mining company, with
a capital stock of SCI, 600. filed its articles of
tary Of state yesterday. Thomas A. and Ma
poleon B.. Merritt and A. q. McManus are
the organizers.
H. w. Dresen has opened an office at En-
dicott Exchange, where he is talking the
merits and advantages Of the Duplex and
JeWett typewriters. He has secured the
agency for Wisconsin, Minnesota and North
Dakota for these machines
Northwest Lodge No. IA, Independent Order
of Bert Abraham will give ball at Assem-
bly, hall Sunday evening. The committee on
arrangements consists of Joseph Eurist A.
Rosenthal, K. Rubinstein and NJ. Roseman.
The Relief society is in need of clothing
for a family which lost its wearing apparel
through quarantine regulations. The things
required are suits, shoes and underclothes
for four boys aged respectively seventeen,
ten, eight and three and half years; also
an outfit for a baby one year old Other
articles. such as bedding and clothing, for
the mother and father would be acceptable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
THE STATES RAILROADS.

The summary of a years business
presented by the state railroad and
warehouse commission, which we pub
lish this morning, would show quite
different results did it's statistics not
end with June 80, 1895. It is since that
date that railroad business in the
Northwest has seen its great improve
ment. 1t is since then that the great
crop was marketed, whose transporta-
ton has added largely to the revenues
Of all the companies AS a matter of
fact, the year covered by the report,
from midsunmer 1884 to the same
date in 1885, Includes about the darkest
period in the recent history of railroad
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
ANOTHER G1vE-AwAY.

We suggest, In spirit Of brotherly
kindness, to the esteemed Pioneer
Press that when cartoon is made In
apropos by unexpected news develop
ments 1t is better to throw it away
than to use 1t, especially If 1t gives
away plot that has failed to material
lie. This appears to be very distinct
iy the case with the picture which it
presented on its first page yesterday.
The central figure Is a bull labeled
'Populist Party" and drawn so as to
show it's tail growing out of the middle
Of it's back. It has tossed in the air
the body of the local Democracy, which
has just left the horn of the beast
that is labeled bill Erwin" This is
very neat design for the course of
events that the local Republican
party had planned to carry out. When
the good sense of Mr. Erwin and the
Populist party together prevented it,
the cartoon would better have been
suppressed; for this is the clear evil
dence to the public of the little deal
which the little politicians who are
running the Republican campaign had
arranged.
They had been in consultation with
Mr.. Scannell for weeks past, and the
two of them together decided that they
would get the Peoples party to nomi-
nate Erwin for mayor. In this lay the
TOCCihilitIy n
way of escape from the overwhelming
defeat which they now recognize as
their portion at the hands Of Mr.. Gull
len and his associates on the ticket.
If they could get man as popular as
Erwin to take this nomination, while
he would stand no show of election,
he might in their hope have drawn off
enough Democratic votes to pull Mr..
Doran through. So confident were the
Republican managers that they had
the pins set UP for this little job that
the Pioneer Press had the appropriate
picture all ready for the occasion
With characteristic economy 1t saves
space and utilizes old metal by running
1t in anyhow, after the Populist party
had declined to nominate candidate,
and thereby confesses Judgment before
the people. With the failure Of this
design the last chance Of Republican
success goes glimmering. They do not
any longer even take interest enough in
the thing to care to conceal the scheme
which they had on hand, and whose
confessed failure has left them help
less before the rising tide Of sentiment
in favor of Mr.. Cullen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22

operations. IT was time when the
country had come to feel the severest
results Of the panic of 1893. without
having experienced the beginning of
recuperation or the advantage of the
splendid crops of q year later. Taking
the year contains much that is encour-
aging.
As compared with its predecessor
the year showed some decline in the
revenues and prosperity of the rail-
road business as a. whole. There was
little falling off in gross earnings,
but this was made up by savings In
operating expenses, so that the net
earnings give a satisfactory increase.
That this has taken place In connec-
ton with volume Of business but
little increased and a scale Of charges
which shows generally a decline, is the
remarkable feature of the situation
There was a sensible growth In the
ton mileage Of freight for 1885. while
the freight rate per ton per mile indt-
Gated a slight decline. This is the i'm
portant factor in the situation from
the shippers point of view. From
that Of the stakeholder, the financial
showing for the year will scarcely be
as satisfactory. If, however, there
could be included in this report the sta
tistics Of railroad business for last
rtr,%n 41~o ~
ence. The great Improvement has come
since June, 1895, and the earnings from
carrying the great crop Of 1895 were
the largest Of recent years. Encourag-
ing as these statistics are, when we
consider the nature Of the times to
which they apply, the report which
covers the current season will show a
much more marked and notable prog
reSs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
MINNEsOTANs THE LOWEST BID
DERS ON THE NEW STATE
CAPITOL CONTRACTS.
BIDS OPENED YESTERDAY
SHOW AN APPROXIMATE COST OF
$4,000 FOR GRADING AND
EXCAVATION.
FIGURES FOR THE FOUNDATION
Range From 100000 to $4,000,
According. to the Variety of
Stone Estimated Upon.

The capitol commission opened at o'clock
yesterday afternoon the first bids for work up
on the new state house. The time for the
reception of bids expired, as advertised, at 1
p. m. The proposals were for surface grad
ing, excavation and foundation. The COM
missioners were gratified to note that the
bids as e. whole came just within the esti-
mates made by Cass Gilbert, the capitol archi-
tect, showing that the latter's calculations
were remarkably accurate. Another feature
of the bids that will cause general satisfac-
ton Is that they were all presented by Min
nesota parties, with one exception, and the
the contracts, so far as outsiders can determ-
inc, will probably be awarded to citizens of
this state. The provision in the capitol bill
is simply that Minnesota contractors shall be
given the preference. other things being equal.
A striking diversity appears in the totals of
the various bids. On surface grading, one
firm requires almost twice the amount asked
by another firm. On excavation work, two
firms each demand more than twice the esti-
mate Of third contractor. The foundation
may be built of various kinds of stone, either
singly or in combination. And the variety
Of material will make vast difference in the
cost The lowest bid for the foundation is
$S9505 for blue limestone. The highest bid
Is $685., 655 for granite. But while eight con-
tractors bid on blue limestone, only one bids
on granite, and this highest bid Is almost four
times the amount Of the lowest bid. To Judge
from the figures alone, by far the lowest bid
der on all classes Of work is the firm Of ].
H. Lohse & Co., of Winona. For surface
grading, st. Paul comes next, Minneapolis
third. For excavation work. st. Paul is also
second. For foundation work the same order
holds good, except in the cases of Kettle River
and Mankato stone where Minneapolis sends
in the lower bids. st. Paul is the only bid
der on granite and on Ashland brown stone,
Minneapolis the sole bidder for foundation
of Red Wing stone.
The bids have to be tabulated before the
commission can decide which is the success
full contractor in each class. Several days.
therefore, will no doubt eapse before the re-
suit is made public. Meanwhile the COM
mission will continue its sessions in the En-
dicott building and attend to many routine
matters of less interest. All the commission
ers were present yesterday, including Chair
man Charming Seabury. In detail the bids
are as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
TACTFUL BOSTON.

The delicate wayiiin which Boston
editors garb those little self-congrat-
ulatory admissions OF superior wisdom,
acuteness, alertness or foresight to
which human nature is so prone. q
weakness from which even the in
tensity of that focus Of culture does not
exempt them, Is very charming. 1t is
in such marked contrast with the
blunt way Of our Western editors
when they wish to let their readers
know how superior their papers are
to their contemporaries. or how much
wiser than all is the editor. Human
nature, however. Is about the same
whether it airs It's foibles in the ed
itorial columns Of Eastern or West
ern papers, or whether 1t Is Of the
great mass who merely read them.
The temptation to st told you so'' be-
sets all alike and few resist it; but
there is a marked difference in the
way of putting 1t, and here is where
the culture Of Boston shines resplend-
ent against the background Of West
ern bluntness.
For instance, the editor Of the Bos-
ton Herald wished to remind his read
ers that his paper had predicted a long
period Of financial injury to follow
the message Of the president on the
Venezuela matter. Does he say, "Our
readers will recall that we," or "as
the Herald warned the country" or ''as
was exclusively pointed out in these
columns" or 'the fellows who gave US
the laugh when we said," ETC., "know
heap more than they did," In no
such wild and woolly way does the
subject Of Boston culture clothe his
thought. He says his prediction was
laughed at" when made, "but the
far-slghted men now acknowledge
and so on. Do you note how delicately
this Is put, how taetful it is? Under
it all is the bald ST told you SOL the
reminder of the prediction and it's veri-
f1cation; but how deftly the edge is
taken off, the offensiveness perfumed.
the superiority sugar-coated, by COM
pliment to the business men who
laughed first that they are ''far-sight-
ed" One can bear being told that he
was wrong and the editor right If, in
the same breath, he is told that he is
'far-sighted.' But, as we have al
ready said, human nature is the same
everywhere, and the Boston editor
shows his clay to be as common as any;
for under the compliment Is the un-
spoken assertion that he is farther
sighted than are his ''far-sighted bust
ness men," Yet he does put It very
neatly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
JOINT N. p. BILL.
Reorganization Law Amended and
Reported to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Mitch
ell, from the committee on Judiciary, to-
day reported the Joint resolution concerning
the reorganization of the Northern Pacific
under foreclosure proceedings. The COM
mittee made. several amendments. One Of
these provides that the bonds to be issued
shall not bear interest at a rate to exceed
per cent. Another amendment allows the is
suapce of s155, 0O0O 600 Of stock, Of which
amount SIS, 900 may be preferred, though
it is provided that the preference in this
stock shall not exceed per cent per annum
as to dividends. The provision in the orig
inaI bill prohibiting consolidation, sale or
lease to any competing parallel line Is
stricken out and an amendment inserted pro-
hibiting sale, lease or consolidation with any
other line without the consent of congress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22

financial panic sure to follow. the eff
feet would be to enable the employers
to pay their employees In this depreci-
ated money and, under the force OF the
legal tender acts, oblige them to re-
ceive 1t in full payment of the debt.
Then wage earnefs would learn what
a legal tender clause means. lesson
the present solvesncX of all forms of
money on the gold basis exempts them
FROM 1t would .ot be, put into
practical terms. an act permitting en-
ployers to reduceswages fifty per cent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
TIMES MAN WORRIED.
He Thinks England and the United
States Must Fight,

LONDON, pril %. A Washington dis
patch to the Times says that the Venezuela
dispute is still In dangerous state and that
no agreement as to principles has been
reached. Negotiations between England and
the United States,' says the Times CORE
spondent, care at a standstill, and nobody
knows when nor how the deadlock will be
removed. England has rejected the plan for
the submission Of the dispute to a joint com
mission Of representatives Of Great Britain
and the United States. 1t is understood that
Lord Salisbury could not overcome his re-
pugnance to the possible reference of the dis
pute to arbitration Instead of continuing
the negotiations, Lord Salisbury submitted
an unacceptable draft of general arbitra-
ton treaty from which it is understood the
Venezuela dispute is excluded. This delay is
most perilous. The Washington executive
still shows a strong desire for an honorable
and reasonable agreement; but 1t takes two
to make q treaty."
The Times says in an editorial that it can
not share to the full the gloomy anticpations
Of it's correspondent in Washington regarding
the Venezuela dispute, and thinks that Lord
Salisbury's non-acceptance Of Americas over
lures does not amount to an absolute rejec-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-22
A MELANCHOLY SPECTACLE.

The spectacle that Is furnished by
the disorganization of the Salvation
Army work through the differences in
the Booth family is melancholy one
We have not been able from the first
to see in the disaffection of Ballington
Booth and the disruption Of the army
anything to appeal to local sentiment
or American pride. What earthly diff
ference 1t can make to any one who
rejoices in the magnificent work that
the Salvation Army has done among a
people whom no other agency seemed
able to reach, whether it should be
differed and directed by one nation or
another, we have not been able to
understand. The day ought to have
gone by when the desire to rescue the
fallen, to reform the depraved, to bring
to right views Of life and conduct the
lowest and most unmanageable element
of humanity should be regarded as the
peculiar privilege Of any country or
any race, OR where success in it should
invite Jealousy and encourage dissen-
sion.
We do not care even now to say
where the blame for this unfortunate
affair should rest. It matters very
little where 1t does rest. But 1t Is a
great public misfortune that such
schism should occur, and the CORE
spondence between Gen. Booth and his
ON 1o hot l1,
course, at the bottom Of this, unsus-
pected perhaps by the principals them
selves, there lies the difficulty that has
thwarted or changed the course Of al
in the worlds history. AS long as
these adhered to their primitive sim
plicity, concerned themselves solely
with the salvation Of men from evil
living, were utterly careless of wealth.
distinction and rank, they swept the
world, as every appeal will always do
that touches the one great common
chord in the breast of humanity,
The moment of success is the mo-
ment Of danger When such a move
ment becomes a power, when it's vo-
taries are counted by thousands, when
its organization offers to those in
charge Of 1t positions of Importance
and extensive influence, when 1t accu-
mulates resources, and comforts and
wealth are almost necessary concom-
itants Of it's principal places, then it
is almost impossible to keep the foun-
tain unpolluted by unworthy motives.
Even the sincerest and most disinter-
ested Of men may be swayed uncon-
sciously by their desire to direct an
engine Of such mighty power. Even
the belief in the heart Of man that
he can draw more good from such an in
strument than any other may turn all
the highest ambition in him to improp-
er ends. It appears, at any rate, that
the Salvation Army work has reached
the stage where 1t must face the fate
and fortune Of all other religious cru
sades after they have ceased to be
purely voluntary and itinerary. The
world will be the loser by the changes
that have come upon it with the ac-
QUESTION Of numbers and fortune. It
ought not to lose as much as it needs
must if the unseemly controversy over
its control, made all the more painful
when it is carried on between father
and son, Is to be perpetuated