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The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
St. LAWRENCE St. Fair.

The annual fair Of the St. Lawrence
street Ladies' Aid will be held at the
church Wednesday and Thursday eve
uings. The ladies are working to aid 10
the building Of the new church and good
patronage of this fair will be greatly mp
preoiated by them.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
MARRIAGES..

In this city, Dec. s. by Rev. Jas Wright; Ad-
olson b, Hamilton and Miss Justine L. MINIS
In (ifay. Dee B hy Rev. E. NJ. Cousins, John
O. Berry and Grace v. Burrows bolh Of Lay
mOnd.
In Damarlscotta, Nov, 20. Freq vest aaa
Miss Carrie 4 Campbell both nF Wiscas e..
In Skowhegan. NoY. 10. FEED A. No0iiIge o.
Scion and Miss Lizzie NJ. Allen.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
Wesley L. Gribbip inspe ctor of tn

Wesley L. Gribbin, inspe ctor OF the
Maine Division, S. of ", will inspect A.
q. Pray Camp, No. 2, of Auburn this
evening. On Wednesday evening MI.
Gribbin will inspect Wellington Hobbs
camp, No. % of Norway. The camp at
Norway Is to entertain the Division en-
oampment during the month OF june
1897.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
Inspecting the Maine Central.

Yesterday morning President Tuttle OF
the Boston and Maine, General Manager
Evans of the Maine Central, together
with several other officials of the road,
started out on an inspecting tour of the
Maine Central.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
Daughters of the American Revolution.

A special meeting OF Elizabeth Wads-
worth Chapter was held yesterday after
noon at ths home Of the Regent, Mrs. j.
B. Shpeherd. 1t was voted to change the
place of meeting from fraternity rooms
to Congress square hotel, where the next
meeting will be hold on next Monday
afternoon,
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
An Opportunity for the Ladies.

Last Saturday II. NJ. Lewsen & Co.,
opened special sale which will be con-
tinued through this week of ladies' and
misses jackets, which have been sent
from their New York factory to be closed
out at about half price. Ladies cannot
afford to miss this opportunity rs 1t
means big saving. Call early while
the assortment is complete. See adver-
tisenent for prices and particulars.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
McAIl Mission.

The December parlnr nesting of this
auxiliary will be held on Tuesday, the
eighth, at the rssiience of Mrs. Samuel
A. True, at p. NJ. A full attendance
of all members is requested.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08
ROLLED OAT MUFFINS.

makes delicious mullins from faxed
baking astonishing rate in that fashion
allowance
Register
you're
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08

New remedies are being constantly in
troduced to the public, but DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup still maintains its pre-emi-
nence.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08

TO CURE A CoLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All arug
glsts refund the money ii it fails to cure -'e
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08

English, Honiton Guipure and other
style. Correct for Christmas pres
ents. s1OO, 1.25, 1.5O, 1.75, 200,
2.25, $50 and 800.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08

Novelties A fft7-piece lot Of
37ac Overs ea-styl lie of
were soc. Novelties. Scotch mix
lures. Hammock like
punches turned up by the textile
plough. The hollows are one color,
the upturned burrows another color.
Prices were SOC and SOC, now,
37ac
Another lot of 800 Novelties drop
to 25c
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08

Jessie Couthnui and her concert COM
pany will give the saoond' entertainment
in the Ladies' Aid Course Seats now
on sale at Stock BRIDGES
A!banl will appear in two acts of
nFaust.n Dec. 90 The scenes v i'll be
given in costume and with scenery.
Albani will appear as Marguerite y
Good seats ut Stookbridge's. Special
rates on the railroads.
!. Primrose and Vests minstrels have
Cancelled their Maine dates and hence
will not be seen at City hall, as an
nounced, this season.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-08

Rev. Mr.. Hack will deliver An illus
trated lecture on Venice at the Second
Parish church next Thursday evening"
This is pleasing subject that is intc1-
esting to all and as this lecture will be
profusely illustrated it cannot fail to
draw large audience.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30
JuNIUs HENRI BROWNE.

Weekly Star, $500 per year.
Weekly Star, $500 per year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30
The Company known through
out the world as the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO

Having met with the highest sue
cess in the manufacture and sale Of
the excellent liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs, it has become import
ant to all to have knowledge of the
Company and its products. The
great value Of the remedy as a medi-
cinal agent, and of the Company's
efforts, is attested by the sale of
millions Of bottles annually and by
the high approval of most eminent
physicians.
The California Fig Syrup Co. was
organized more than twelve years
ago, for the special purpose of
manufacturing and selling u laxative
remedy, which would be more
pleasant to the taste and more benz
fetal in its effects than any other
known. In the process of manufact-
uring, figs are used, as they ar,
pleasant To The taste, and healthful
in their tendencies, but the medicinal
properties OF the remedy are obtained
from an excellent combination oil
plants known to be incidentally lax.
alive, and to act most beneficially.
IL in the enjoym, mt of good health
and the system is regular, then
laxative or other remedies are no,
needed. If afflicted with any actual
disease one may be CONNER ded tc
the most skilliul physicians, but j
in need of laxative, tn, n ont
should have the bes. and wi h thu
well-informed everywhere, Syrup .
Figs stands highest and is mos
largely used and gives most genera
satisfaction.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30
For YOKOHAMA and HoNcKoNc

steamers of the above Companies will
call at Honolulu on their way to the
above ports on or about the following
atpa.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30
For SAN FRANCISCO:

Steamers of the above Companies will
call at Honolulu on their way from
Hongkong and Yokohama to the above
mort on or about the following dates:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30

The building papers are 1, Q, 8, and 4
ply. They come in rolls, each roll con-
tanning 1000 square feet. They are
water proof, acid and alkali proof and
vermin proof. A house lined with build
ing paper is far cooler than one that is
not. There is also cheaper grade of
paper adapted for use under mating
keeping out insects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30

o..aa NJ pesssee are as Follows:
TO YoKo- TO HoEG-
HAMA. KONG.
..,, $4,000 $1,000
iu. round trip, 4
|uDuths .-----.-. ---~~osV"
,pin, round trip, ~
an, ,tbs 1859. so 3l6.25
.,,"',,,aa, Stesrage $500 10000
yPassengers paying full fare will be
we'd 10 Ter cent. off return rare IL
nng within twelve months.
tS-For Freight and Passage apply TO
4 Nackfeld & Co.,
al AGENTS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30

Rip ans Tabules are sold by druggists, or by
mail II the price $50 cents box Is sent to the
Ripans Chemical Company, No. 10 Spruce ST.,
New York. Sample vial 10 cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30

Have you leaky gutterP II you
have, make it perfectly clean and dry,
apply god coat of No. 8 P. and B.
Paint over the leaky, spots; then take
piece of stout Manila paper, or piec
OF common cotton cloth, paint it well on
both sides; lay it over the first coat, CIV
ing the whole final coat, and there
will be no more leak there. Or il the
whole gutter is bad, make it clean and
dry, and apply paste of P. &iB. Paint
and Portland Cement
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30


Grant was almost certain to be, we nat
urally felt very anxious concerning the
situation. SO we eagerly scanned the
papers, whose accounts were OF course
colored, but could not get much comfort
even by reading between the lines The
Confederate officers, of whom we saw
number daily, were constantly telling
us that Grant and his entire army would
certainly be captured, which we most
potently disbelieved. But, hearing one
side only, we felt at times somewhat
discouraged though we would never adj
NIT encouragement. remember that.
when in my right mind l was far more |
concerned about the fall Of vicksburg
than about my own condition, and that
it occupied us prisoners to the exclusion
of every other subject. Very little else
was talked of.
An elderly colored barber came into
our quarters every morning to pursue his
trade. Richardson, my friend and CO.
laborer, and myself often questioned
him in regard to the war, and were sur
prised that his sympathies appeared to
be wholly with the south. He was the
one exception to his race that we had
ever encountered. We could not think
him sincere. We were confident that he
was acting from policy, and that, SOON
en- or later, he would disclose to us his
veritable self One morning-it was July
a-he entered with an excited air, and
walking briskly TO tho boards on which
| Law hot and tossinR-it was one Of my
worst days-and Oh which Richardson
was seated reading, he said in a tremu-
lous tone. as if he could hardly contain
himself: "Foh God, young massas,
Vicksburgs gone up sure. jest larn it
down stairs. Dey tole me don't dar' say
word to dem dam Yankees bout it.
But, Lohdl | can't hole in fob boundin
ioy. Yah, yah, yah, I'ze so glad feel
as il I'd split, Yah, yah, val T.
With the first words arose, stood on
nv feet, felt like new man. The fever
had all left me suddenly. was cured
AZ by n miracle, and the miracle was
the Joyous news had waited anxiously
80 many days TO hear. had never heard
oeioie Vi ne'ins ~ s,ii"'I -
lSni' p"' ,iis was ""'. i'e'' Al"
pleteiy' e4oi loGsIJi .eh'd'ioa,S nave
always attributed my surprising recovery
to the fall Of Vicksburg, and the Fourth
of July was most befitting time for il
TO fall That was the continuation OF
NV onlv i,lness and II never returned
af,ar,yord
"i,u, 49, ,. , ,,
my ioiio" ooi- o'ponuon' anu !.
; lost no time, as may DO inheineu' IL
spreading the most welcome intelligence
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30
HoNoLr LII, July Goth, 1895.

MEssRs. w. G.. IRWIN & Co., LTD.
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your in
quiry as to how the Ideal Roof Paint
you sold me lasted; would say that I
painted the roof of my house 10 months
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint,
and find it is as fresh and bright in sp-
pearance today as when first applied;
looking as well as others lately painted
with other paints. am more than
tisfed.
j. q. ROCKWELL.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-30

We mean to deserve your trade by
watching your intcrcsts as well rs our
own.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15
Murderer SHEA ELECTROCUI Ed
Died in the Fatal chair at Dannamora
Before Noon.

MED in the Fatal chair at DannamOEa
Before Noon.
Dannamora, N. Y, Feb. 11.-Murdef-
er Bat Shea was electrocuted at prison
at 9:58 this morning.
bartholomew Shea died in the elee-
+rical chair today, paying the penalty
eo, tho murder of Robert Ross at Troy
IN March. 1894. Shea was ATTENDED 70
the gallows by clergyman from NO
home and a priest from the ROMAN
Catholic church of this place. Ai.er
,eceiving the last sacrament ohea oe
.1o,od he was innocent. The Straps
being adjusted, the priest read the ser,
49, 81 tho dead. While the priest reau
Tho first voltage was turned on. -
yos ok when Shea entered the run,
and e:59Awhen he was pro,lou '.r,,t
aaoa The current sent the BODY hgh',
,-e o;rst the straps. The neck anu
loo grew purple. For 81 seconus
80 contact was maintained anu
d,oed to light voltage for 81 secU ,,.
,-,han the current was turned OIL lnel
VIZ on escape of air from the 1lileu
was and Ransom, ordered the current
lunss sa;, A contact of II SECONDS was
on and then the stethescope
ea;,ad TO show any life. The escape y.
eron the lungs sounded IKE d pro.
a 1anged sigh and made some pe sn =
4 .u there was life, but the physio''"9
thi.A aao+h was instantaneous.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15
BENsoN's SENTENCE 20 YEARS
Murder in the Penite ntiary Is Held to Be
OF Second Degree

OF Second Degree.
Walla Walla, Feb. 11.-COnvict D. X.
Benson, convicted last week of murder
in the second degree for killing Convict
William Ellis, was denied a new trial
today by Judge Upton and was then
sentenced to serve 20 years in the pen
itentiary at hard labor, commencing at
the expiration Of his present sentence
four years hence. When asked if he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed Benson made a
long speech to the court. He claimed the
court had no jurisdiction and could not
sentence him while he was serving a
term from Pierce county. He also
blamed his attorneys for the insanity
plea.
Frank Wilson, the convict who re-
fused to testify in the Benson case UNI
| til witness fees were advanced, was
brought up for sentence. The court
said he had been much perplexed with
the question and it's final determine
ton would rest with the supreme court.
He then sentenced Wilson to three
months in the county jail, to be served
out at the expiration Of his sentence In
the penitentiary. Wilson strongly OBJ
iected. claiming that as he was III
irons the court could not impose the
sentence. and said he would take the
matter to the supreme court.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15

salo: The Monroe doctrine does onr,,,
~ Tue controversy between Great Rrit-
an ana Venezuela. quite as trnlv and
4uite DIS justly as if the flying SQUADRON
were now IN Venezuelan port demand
.ns the submission Of a people who have
acnleved their independence To de-
iihe the methods by which a foreign
power may accomplish it's purpose bv
evading technicalities is to nullifv abso-
iutely the American principle upon
which we take our stand"
The most popular thing we con,d ID
To-Day, and probably in the condition of
a1falrs the most beneficial thing we
could DO" he continued, would be to
pass the necessary appropriation bills
and go home. The mere fact that we
are IN session is a menace to the re-
vlval of business and the return of pros
perity.''
Consideration was resumed on the
resolution directing the secretary of ag-
rlculture to carry out the law for the
distribution Of Seeds and Senator Vest
renewed his criticism of the secretary.
Senator Bate spoke in defense of the
secretary. He said it was not fair or
just that the secretary of agriculture
should be accused In this manner with
out his view of the subject being un.
derstood. He said that the senate
| speeches were "inflammatory and de-
clamatory," full of abuse and sarcasm
when, in his opinion, the secretary hat
acted with wisdom and justice.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15
\ PuG;usT's SKULL FRACTURED
Arrest ct Philadelphia Of His Opponent
for Murder.

Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-As the result
of prize fight Saturday night Freder-
lex Schlechter, one Of the principals,
died today, and ex-Policeman Henry
Plackfelder. the other principal, is in
Jail charged with murder. The fight
took place in the second story OF
Schlechter's mattress factory. Schlech-
ter was knocked down and his head hit
the floor so hard that his skull was
fractured.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15
,.. AND FORAKER THE SPEAKERS
Eyent Was the Banquet III Ds
NOtapie ,,co,s. New York.

WI Feb. 12.-The tenth annua.
New Y s.nnor Of the Republic Club was
Lincoln n1 tn tonight and was one
of the most artu nUe president. Covers for ESQ
of the marty AZ tbe banquet hall. which was
Handsomely naG large portrait of Abraham
Lincoln.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15
Mr. Chapman win Do.

Washington, d. c., Feb. S.-Comptroller
Eckels announces his approval Of the Be-
lection Of p. w. Chapman as assistant
cashier Of the First National bank OF
Pullman.
The record-union., 1896-09-05

wage did not buy as much as his lower
wage in 1860. His wages Of $14S go
would buy $68 less of food than $1OO
bought in 1860, and greatly less Of
clothes and fuel. So cheap money and
high prices brought him very little
prosperity, for wages did not begin to
increase in proportion to prices, and
this, it is asserted, is the universal his
tory, as Wage-earners will discover II
we repeat our old experience and exper-
iment.
From 1865 to 1873 we were working
back to a sound-money basis. The war
had closed, national credit was good,
paper currency had risen, the price OF
| food fell from 2165 to 1898. clothes
| from 1892 to 1869, and fuel from 231 8
to 134.6, while wages rose from 1885 to
| 1861. At this period a mans wage was
| worth more to him, a good deal more.
than in 1860, and nearly double what it
was worth in the era Of cheap money
| and high prices to which Mr.. Bryan
would return.
| In 1878 the coinage of the silver dol
lar was dropped. It had never been
used, very little at least, because the
people did not want it. In 1873 there
was a panic due to debauch in cheap
paper money, and it was followed by a
rise in prices, while wages fell. Food,
| for instance, rose from 1898 to 1915.
| So, here again, it is proved that Mr..
Bryan errs in attributing change of
prices to the kind of money we had.
In 1879 came resumption of specie pay
ments and the country was placed upon
a gold basis, and great prosperity pre-
vailed in that period; the necessaries of
| life fell in price and wages increased
until in 1891 they reached 1886.
| This answer the weekly holds to be
conclusive and undeniable, and that it
proves that low prices and high wages
accompany prosperity, and that when
ever we have low prices the wages of
the workingman have increased pur-
chasing power.
The record-union., 1896-09-05
Argen-
ffna

(The figures are official with the ex-
ception of the three foreign countries
after 1891, when commercial data are
used)
Taken with the table. of wheat ex-
port values before given, 1t will be seen
that the highest price was in 1882.
India was not then q serious competi-
tor, and that period covers an abnormal
demand following the crop failure in
Western Europe and the Turco- Russian
war. In the next period there was a
return Of normal conditions, and with
India's appearance as an import factor
there is a drop Of 10 cents per bushel.
The next period marks the first import
ant appearance of Argentine and the
drop of 3 cents would have been greater
but for the Russian crop failure Of
1891.
The drop Of 2O.5 cents in the last Pc
riod, the fall which has SO burdened
our wheat growers and which yet rests
upon them, needs no explanation The
table speaks for itself. Argentine from
country almost unknown to wheat
merchants sprang at one bound into the
front rank, and her shipments for those
years average 1000 900 bushels and in
one year of the three equaled 60,00O,-
000 This sudden deprivation of the
older countries of SO large share of
their market. without any chance for a
corresponding reduction in their own
exportable surplus is responsible for
the present position Of the wheat trade
of the world.
I trust that have made 1t clear to
you that the price of wheat, like the
price of silver and any other COM
modify, depends upon supply and de-
mand, and that the showing that de-
mand has carried the price of wheat up
while at the same time lack Of demand
was carrying silver down, Is satisfac-
tOry
The record-union., 1896-09-05
WAY WHEAT Is LOW.
Suspension of Free Coinage of Silver
Not the Cause

Following is an extract from a letter
written by B. w. Snow, for many years
Assistant Statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington, to
It. E. Baer, well known farmer OF
White Hall, ILL.,, in response to questions
asked by the latter:
AS a matter of fact there is no neces-
sity for any search for hidden influences
responsible for the present low prices
Of wheat. The truth stands out clearly.
We grow more wheat than we can our
selves use. It must be sold In the
worlds markets. The worlds market
for wheat is narrow and circumscribed-
Every nation strives to feed itself and
most Of them succeed. The market for
wheat is almost entirely in Western Eu-
rope, Great Britain and Holland draw
ing the larger part of their supply from
abroad, and France, Germany, Italy,
Belgium and few other smaller coun-
tries buying each year a small fraction
of their consumption, the amount vary
ing as their crops are good or bad.
To supply this limited demand four
countries are in competition as wheat
growers, the United States, Russia, In
dia and Argentine. There are a. few
others like Chile, Australia and Canada
that furnish a small amount, but their
contributions cut little figure The
struggle among the four great pro-
ducers for the privilege Of furnishing
cheap bread to European artisans has
reduced the price of wheat to the pres
ent figure, and until one or more than
one of them gives up the contest prices
must rule low. Back Of this main cause
is the further fact that in the past
twenty years the cost Of growing and
handling wheat has been much reduced,
so that a smaller selling value may rep
resent as great a profit as was secured
when prices and cost of production were
each higher.
On account of the lack Of uniformity
and certainty in the various estimates
Of the worlds wheat crop it is not possi-
BILE to determine accurately just how
much production has increased In the
past twenty-five years. Neither is II
necessary, as the commercial value is
determined by the commercial supply,
and this commercial supply is practical
ly the amount exported by the four
great producers.
Again adopting our five year periods
it appears that the average annual con-
tributions of the four countries. going
to supply the wants Of importing Eu-
rope, have been:
The record-union., 1896-09-05

The Spanish Government insists that
Weyler shall suppress the Cuban In
surgents, and with no more ado about
it. Weyler replies that it will necessi-
tate severe measures. Canovas, the
Premier, replies to him. Then so
ahead and do as you please. There
upon Weyler issues, or threatens to
issue, an order that the seasons sugar
crop shall not be ground. That means
distress No grinding Of cane means
no work, no. disbursement of money.
and starvation will follow. To prevent
the sugar planters from disobeying
Weyler will destroy their machinery
and burn their cane On their side the
rebels destroy the plantations to pre-
vent their enemies having supplies. so
between the two forces the sugar plant
ers are In a bad way and Cuba is In
almost distressful position. This men
servatives In protest against the order.
and they declare that if it is issued they
will demand Weyler's recall. Now the
Conservatives are the loyal men, the
party in Cuba that has stood by the
Spanish Government. 1t cannot af-
ford to throw them down. So the Span
ish Government Is, like the sugar plant
ers. between two fires. If the Con-
servatives insist, Weyler viii be
called home as have other Captains
The record-union., 1896-09-05
n TAYLOR'S andth
l % be Ia Of
I \ nfHo1 HnpotOHc JAMES q. DAVIS,


duty to guard the cleanliness Of the
people. We presume there are people
even in Maryland who resent this as
governmental interference with indi-
vidual rights. But the provision is no
more arbitrary than many Of our mu
nicipal ordinances that we have become
accustomed to, especially those which
relate to sanitation and the setting Of
fire limits to secure building. It is an
agrarian age and however radically we
may oppose socialism in the abstract,
we are unconsciously accepting it in
the concrete.
The record-union., 1896-09-05
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