davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
DEMOCRATIC PRosP ECTs.

Though comparatively few Dem ocratic
conventions have been held there are
abundant signs that the Democratic ma
tional convention is likely to be in the
control Of the advocates of free silver.
The Southern States with hardly single
exception will send FREQ silver delegates.
the far West, of course, will do the sa ne,
while from tho Central West, unless ap-
rcarances are deceitful, majority for
free silver will certainly come. Missouri
aud Iowa are already in the grip of the
silver men, and III Illinois Altpeld
who is a free silver apostle, has complete
CONTROL of the caucus machinery and
can probably grind out the kind of dele
cation he wants. Ohio is perhaps de-
batnblo ground, but the chances thero
arc for free silver victory, as Brics will
have no patronage to work with this
year rs he did last, whom he barely saved
the State from the free silver crowd.
The sound money people won victory
in Michigan, but 1t was tar from being q
complete triumph, and it was won by
methods somewhat questionable, and
which cannot ba employed in other
States now that the fres silver PEG pie
have got wind Of them. Outside
of New England and the Mid
die States and two or three Western
States sound money men seem likely to
elect bat few delegates.
1t is quite apparent that the
expectation OF sound money
triumph which the administration
awhile ago INDUCED, has faded out to a
more hope, and the prospect is that this
hope is destined to fade out eventually
into very forlorn hope.
1t is undoubtedly fact that the
strength of the tide In the Republican
party toward the gold standard has
helped the silver men in the Democratic
party, and that strong declaration in
favor of that standard by the Republican
National Convention will help them still
further. The sound money vote having
been preempted, 80 to speak, by the Re-
publioans by the action of their State
and National conventions, it will be-
likoly to be regarded as good politics by
the Democratic politicians to play for
the silver vote-not perhaps to the extent
Of resolving in favor of free silver, at the
ratio of 16 to l, but at least to the ex-
tent of making some we'll defined and
substantial concession to the white
metal; and this consideration will impel
the wavering delegates to the silver side.
Assuming clear stand by the Repub-
licans in favor Of the gold standard, it
seems pretty safe to predict that
the Democrats will either adopt fat
footed declaration in favor Of free ooin-
age or compromise resolution which
will he nearly equivalent to It,
If this happens what will the Eastern
Democrats doP Will they swallow their
medicine or will they bolt9 Their organs
ale talking very bravely now, and de-
olaring that they will never accept free
coinage, but when they are face to face
with the question of its acceptance or
bolt. they will not probably be so brave
as they are now. Their attachment to
the organization is exceedingly strong.
and we should not be surprised II it
should provo to be stronger than their
loyalty to a sound currency. The indi-
cations are now that they will be put to
the test
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

The new chief of the Theosophists is
Mrs. Tingley. She WAS chosen to fill the
office shortly before the late MI. Judge,
who was the head of the order, expired.
According to tho Now York Herald sho
is about 40 years of age about five feet
six inches in height has large brown
eyes, iron gray hair, a high forehead and
good figure. What is far more important.
she Is nagnstio. She is to lead CRU
sade into Europe and Africa. Great is
humbag.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

The formal abandonment of Home rule
by the Liberal party of England will not
make any notable change in tho situa-
tion, for Home rule was virtually aban-
doned a long time ago. Since Parnelps
death and Gladstone's retirement it has
never Deen live issue. A very good
piece OF evidence of that is the fact that
American political conventions have
ceased to resolve in favor Of it.
When the matter was really live one no
political convention, whether Republi-
con or Democratic. failed to say a word
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
THU PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20.

According to the Supreme Council of
the A. P. A. Mr.. Mckinley declared to
thu committee that called upon him
that he was in full sympathy with the
princles of the Association. After that
there was no good reason for continuing
the boycott against him longer and it
was removed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Maine Steamship Company.

The Maine Steamship Company has
recently contracted for new steel steam
ship OF 1000 tons (bainR double the capao-
ity OF the largest Of it's present boats)
and, in order to pay for the same has ex-
ecuted mortgage to the Portland Trust
Company, TRUSTEE, conveying al it's fran
chises, rights and property. now owned
or which afterwards may be ACC uired.
The two steamers now in use. "Man-
haitian" and Cottage City," with other
property Of the Company, are worth up
wards Of s400 600; tho new boat now
building will cost $500, 0O0 and against
this total of 500, 600 the Company has
issued $500, 200 Of First Mortgage six per
cent Sinking Fund Gold bonds
These bonds are in denominations Of
$500 and $1,000, dated April LIST, 1896, pay
able without option 80 years after date;
viz: April 1st, 1926, principal and inter-
est payable In United Sattes gold coin of
present standard of weight and fneness;
they are further secured by Sinking
Fund of two per cent. per annum $4,000,
beginning April LIST. 1897, which fund
Is more than sufficient to pay tho whole
issue at maturity if invested in the safest
PER ANNUM. Fsaa
For some years regular dividends OF 10
per cent on $780, 600 Capital Stock have
been paid, and the stock sells at $65 per
share, par value $50, or over 100 per cent
premium. In 1895 the Company was en-
abled besides paying tho above dividend
OF 1874. 600, to expend from it's earnings of
that year $50. 900 in improvements and
additions to its boats, in other words it's
net receipts were about 500, 900.
The interest on the above bonds will
be Is, 600, and will take precedence of
dividends en- the stock. 1t will be seen,
therefore, that the Company is NOW earn
ing NET over three times the interest on
these bonds without taking into consider
alton the revenue to be obtained from this
new. steamer, to purchase which these
bonds aro issued.
OF the above $500, 600 bonds s125, 900
have already been sold for permanent
Investment, and we Offer subject to
sale, the balance, S175, COO These bonds
are legal investment for Maine Savings
Banks md Trustees. ~,
AS Trustee under the mortgage and.
custodian of the Sinking Fund, we rec
ommend the bonds, believing them Sc.
cured by sufficient property and an estab-
lished business with large earnings,
while they yield a far higher return than
any other safe home Investment
Price and further Information on ap.
pIicatiOn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

A jurySnan in New York must be a
very erudite and profound person not to
succuinb to the questions counsel in a
murder ocse can put to him. For the
last week an effort has been making to
Recorder Goff's court to get a jury in to
try Mrs. Fonnlng accused Of the murder
of hor mother, and besides the ordinary
questions which are asked of Jurors in
such cases thore have been fred at thoss
whom counsel for either side was
specially anxious to get rid of, the fol-
lowing:
Suppose the court should charge that
thu jury are at liberty to draw such in
ferances or conclusions IS they find flow
naturally from the facts proven in the
case, what would you understand by
that?''
Suppose that the court should charge
that, 10 order to Justify the inference Of
legal guilt from circumstantial evidence,
the existence of the inGa!patcry facts
must be absolutely Incompatible with the
innocence Of the accused. Do you get
any clear idea frou thetf"
"What would you understand should
the court charge as follows: Tho admin
igtration of the criminal law is essentially
dependent in large degree necessarily
o. tho existence of circumstances for sus-
tanning criminal charges What would
you understand by that?"
Should the court charge, You are hot
to be perverted from q true verdict by a
onpricious doubt, springing from mere
1ndGlenc3? what would you undoTstand?'
''In case you should he accepted as a
juror, if the court should charge, 1T will
be the duty of the jury TO reconcile CON-
ficting statements OF witnesses, rather
than assume tnat the conflicting testi-
rnony arose from the fact that perjury
had boon committed by one or more of
the Witnesses what meaning would that
convey to you?''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Proposals for Subsistence Supplies.
Treasurers' Ofhce.

lFeaSllIeiS OIHCo.
Eastern Branch, N. II. D. " S.,
Togus, Maine, May 8, 1885,
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until 11.So o'clock, A. NJ, June 8, 1896,
and twelve months, subsistence supplies at
Eastern Branch, National Home for D. "
s., quantities to be increased ten per cent if
required, during the execution of the con-
tract.
Standards can be examined, and printed
instructions and specifications, and blank
to this office. Samples presented by bidders
will not be considered, unless same are
called for in specifications. The right is re-
waive any fnformaities therein. Envelopes
containing proposals should be endorsed:
proposals for subsistence supplies, N. H.
D. V. So and addressed to the Undersigned.
A. L. SMITH, Treasurer.
Approved:
LUTHER STEPHENSON, Governor.
my13-20-27
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Rev. and Mrs. G. ". Field of Bangor
havo made the Y. Nj. G. A. in that civ
d most acceptable and liberal gift in the
shapo Of 81, coo for its endowment fund
the Interest CT which is to be used foII
current expenses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Lubec. against which verdict of 81. ion
damages for injuries sustained on a de
fectlve sidewalk, was rendered, has set
tied with Roma Mitchell, the plaintiff, by
paying her $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Warrington county people are growing
very much alarmed over the great ruaf
of mon to thoir towns for work on the
railroad which has not yet materialized
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SPRING
announcement :!
Wall Papers-Mouldings
AND
INTERIOR DECORATIONS.

We take pleasure in announcing to our
patrons and the public that our stock (of
new Wall Papers and Mouldings) is now
ready for your inspection and approval.
Our stock has always been and is still the
largest and choicest to select from in the
State, for the reason that our efforts to
please (the results of which having been sat
isfactory) and to meet the tastes and re-
quirements of a large and generous patron
age have been appreciated, therefore eaab-
ling MS to carry such an extensive stock.
1t is needless for us to state here of what
this comprises as, GA Word to the Wise is
Sufficient" We have only to say that our
stock includes everything in the line of Wall
Decorations-in all grades and at reasonable
call will be well repaid by kind and
courteous attention from those IN charge,
who are fully competent to look after your
interests.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
LORIAG, SHORT & HARMON.
apr3eodtf
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are pleased to announce that we
have succeeded the we'll known house Of
Stevens & Jones Co., and have also pur-
chased the stock and good will of
Thomas B. Mosher, the Exchange street
stationer.
We shall carry full line of Stationery
for office and private correspondence.
and shall make speciality of Litlao.
graph Work, Legal Blanks.
Office Supplies, Card Plate En-.
craving and the manufacture of
Blank Books.
We have all the patterns of Lithograhs
and Blank Book Work formerly done by
these two houses, and are prepared to
duplicate all orders promptly and in
satisfactory manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
THE DAILY PRESS

Can always be found at the periodical
torres of:
John y Chisholm dslg9I 10! %. Congress street.
N. 6. Fessenden, SO
W. II. Jewett. 604
i. A. Libby. $50 Z"
+. A. Jellison, 935 Congress street.
P. II. Erskine. Is Middle street.
J; W. Peterson, Exchange street.
Mr.. Dennis, 4l9 Commercial street.
[. S. Cole, Cor. Boyd and Oxford street.
J. W. Peterson, III Middle street.
w. A. Golden. 76 Exchange street.
Westman s. West. SO and So Commercial
W. A. ellis. las Commercial street.
Frank Freeman 90 Bracket street.
John Fl. Allen, 3S11a Congress street.
Dennet s Go. the Florist, $40 Congress street.
F. L. l.. BracE ua. Fssa asli Island aSlu
. z. I. Little1ield, 1879 Congress street
Q. S. Morrill,. 931A Congress street.
L. FL. Beai APP Congress street.
]. M. Googins, 221 Spring street.
Mrs. Braley. cor. Spring and Clark streets.
G.. W. Hunt. Custom House Wharf.
John Cox. % Monument square.
bennett. the Florist. 563 Congress street.
L. D. Look. cor. Congress and Franklin.
Preble and United States hotels. and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. 1t can also be OBJ
tanned OF Chisholm Bros, agents on all trains
land s. Rochester railroads and ofagents on any
of the Boston trains.
The PRESS can also DO found at the following
places out sido tho city:
Auburn u. Haskell.
Augusta. F. Pierce,
Bafh-John O. Shaw.
Berlin Falls. n; H;--C, $. CLARK
Biddsf0rd- 4. \ Y. f hard,s9.
Bridgton-A. w. Ingalls,.
Brunswick-F. T. Shaw.
Cape Elizabeth-Dyer Jose.
Cumberland Mills-H. G. Starr.
Camden-Fred Lewis.
Cornish-E. L. Brown.
Deering-N. j. Scanion.
Dam1tiscotta-E. w. Dunbar.
Fairneld--E. H. Evans.
Eagming5oaa-WW #. n h wbsii s. Co
Fryeburg-A. G. Frye.
GARDINER Russell Bros.
Green's Landings w. Fiield.
e0faS''-N \. rs l. S' N. Leavitt & Son.
Kennebunk-J H. OTIS;
Kennebunkppo1r,t-qT;; E Eia Miller
Observation-Disclosures s. Winship.
Long lsland-Hughey Bros.
Limerick-S. A. Grant
X.
No. Decrin@-A. g. Noyes.
North Stanford. N. HI. G. Huchtins,
Norway--F. ?. Stone.
A. 0. Noyes Co.
Old Orchard--Fogg s. / bby.
Ricnmond-A. X. Millett
Rumford Falls-H. L. Elliott
&C. A. Clifford.
Rockland-Dunn u Carr.
:. Al. Huston.
Sanford--F. II. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bixby s. Buck.
South Portland-J +. Norman.
.outh Windham-J. w. Read
South Paris-A. d. Sturtevant
South Paris--F. A. Shurtleff.
South Waterboro-G. G. Downs.
Saco--H B. Hendricks s. Co.
g E. j.. Preble.-
South Bristol--N. w. Carnage.
Thomaston--E. Walsh.
Vinal HaveI--A. +. Vinal.
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Waterville-W. d. Spalding.
Westbrook-W. B. Boothby.
Winthrop-F. s. Jackson.
Woodfords--Chapman & Wyman.
YarmoushYi1le-G. Howard Humphrey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

A greyhound owned by Mrs. Plummer,
Lewiston; shows decidedly sharp turn
OF nina for dog. If he happens to set
s,rt out of doors he Immediately places
bell, which rings ut the turning of the
crank handle, and pushes the handle
round and round, thus ringing the bell
and calling help from within.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Inc Penohscot County Congregational
conference which was to have been held
in Bangor the first Of Juno has. been post
puncd tn tho 18th and 18th If that month
On the evening of the 18th Dean Hodges,
Of Cambridge, Mass, and Raw. Mr..
forfyth, OF Bucksport. will speak. Tho
meetings vii! be hold in the Hamm ond
street church.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Burglars entersd the grocery store of B.
x. Meserve, vassalboro, some tins
during Sunday night. They took away
several shirts. boots and shoes and to.
bacco. Several hundred cigars were
scattered over the store floor, The loss
is estimated ut about $50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

The Fiberite company's mill at Show
hogan. which has been idle for some
years will probably be occupied for a
worsted mill, employing rs hands at the
beginning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Forest fires are burning on timber LAM
in Greenfield and on Township No, 80 ir
Hancock county. Tho latter is quite {
big one.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29
How Free Coinage of Silver Would Al
feet the W0rkingEen.

The Alexandria Times, which under
its former management espoused the
cause of the free coinage of silver, now
says
1.-The advocates of free silver have
for years been trying to make him De-
lieye that he requires cheap money
and that the gold in the hands of the
wealthy was only used to his disadvan
tage, disregarding the fact that It Is
very essential for the man who lives
from hand to mouth to have full
valued money. The very moment we
get free coinage all wages will be paid
in silver. for the government can no
longer maintain the parity between
cold aud silver, because 1t cannot give
.Yo,,t N exchange for other money pres
MED aud the purchasing power OF the
silver dollar would be Immediately
reduced to its bullion value. There
fore a free coinage dollar would only
huv AZ much as 80 cents does now and
the wages of the workingman would
he reduced to one half. A weekly
wages of SO will now boy So worth OF
goods hut woui,i only buy So worth
after the Introduction of free coinage,
because the purchasing power OF the
dollar has been reduced to that extent
IL would take twenty five years OF
bitter fighting between capital ana
labor to compel the employer to double
the present wages All the savings IN
hnilding associations, sayings banks,
etc would Immediately depreciate to
one half of their present value ana IN
the ensuing finaucia! catastrophe mil
- 80 d,,IJ.r. wouId he WiDed out bv
one stroke. Therefore the hght fpr
honest money is in the interest OF the
workingman and he should not allow
himself to be gulled by the free silver
humbug."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29
Lee and the Stars and Stripes.

He is Said to have Cried "All Honor to the
Old Flag" at Chambersburg.
was talking lately with soldier
who fought under Robert E.. Lee,
writes correspondent of the Leesburg
Washimgtoni0n, and he waved elo-
quent in his eulogy, dwelling upon the
fact that in every instance the hum
blest subaltern or private was greeted
with q graceful salute and words ey-
pressive of the benign heart of the
genuinely great man. The march OF
the army was Chambersburg, Penn,
to Gettysburg. Just on the edge OF
Chambersburg large house was pass
ed-the highway was narrow and the
house was Immediately on the street
From the window young girl was
waving federal flag, giving express
sion to her patriotic feeling for the
North and her contempt for the pass.
ing troops. Take in the gridirOn"
"Fold up the dishrag" was the recep-
ton from the men of Dixie. just at
this juncture General Lee rode up, and
happened to pause for moment oppo-
site to the young girls demonstration
of loyalty. Looking up he raised his
hat and courteously said: "All honor
to the old flag" There was silence for
a moment, when some one evidently
let the young lady know that the dig
nified man who addressed her was
General Lee, and her arm fell and the
flag lay limp across the sill of the win
dow. Looking up again, partly with
reproof to his men and partly with
gallant consideration for lady, he
said: Wave it on, daughter, wave it
on; no one shall disturb YOU" But
the arm and the will were both paral-
yzed. There is one comment; where the
heart is truly noble and the nature
refined, war cannot brutalize, authori-
ty will not render arrogant, insult will
not vex, and there must and will be q
kindly Difference to the opinions and
bias of other people.
There is probably no more truth in
this story than in that so beautifully
told in verse by Whittier of Barbara
Fritchie at Fredericktown, Md.-SPEC-
TATOR.l
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29
Pope Leo's BOyh0od.

He spent his childhood in the simple
surroundings of Carpineto, than which
none could be simpler, as every one
knows who has ever visited an italian
country gent leman in his home. Early
hours, constant exercise, plain food,
and farm interests made a strong man
of him, with plenty of simple common
sense. As boy he was great walker
and climber. and it is said that he was
excessively fond of birding, the only
form of sport afforded by that part OF
Italy, and practised there in those
times, as it is now, not only with guns,
blt by means of nets. 1t has often
been said that poets and lovers of free
dom come more frequently from the
mountains and the seashore than from
a fiat island rsgion.-CemtaIry.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29
Death For One Kiss.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, April H.
Frederick Midkiff, twenty years old, a
member of prominent family of Lin
coin county, was murdered last night
at the home of James Franklin, a
wealthy farmer. living twenty miles
south of this city. Midkiff had been
having attentions to Miss BERTHE
Franklin, the daughter of Franklin,
Init Franklin has objected, though the
girls mother encouraged the youn,
people. :,
Franklin was here yesterday and
was not expected home list night
Midkiff, therefore, spent the evening
at his sweetheart's home. As he was
about to take his departure and was
in the act of kissing the girl goodby at
the front door Franklin appeared.
Without word the girls father drew
a revolver aud fred two bullets into
Midkiff's breast, killing him almost in
stantly.
Franklin was arrested yesterday, but
refuses to make any statement. The
Young woman and her mother are
heartbroken, while Midkiff's friends
threaten to kill franklin if they can
get their hands upon him. The Jail ID
guarded.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29
SoHoo1HousE DksrRoyEp

A SCHOOLHoUSE DESTROYED BY
DYNAMITE Sdgiaa0aO. Mich, april 10.
The central school building on the
west side was wrecked by dYnamiters
early this morning 1t was the oldest
and largest of the big schools on that
SIDE of the river, and for years has
been q bone of contention. At 2 o.
clock terrific explosion occurred
which wrecked the building, and
which was followed by fire. A portion
of the library was also destroyed. the
building contained twenty seven rooms
and had a capacity of 800 pupils The
loss is $40 600, with $27.00 insurance.
A vigorous effort will be made to I'M
earth the dynamiters. j. w. Burn
ham. who was watching the fire. was
run over by bicycle and fatally injur
ed.