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The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION,

only two of the men prominently men
TONED as likely to be members of thu
Venezuelan commission will be founG
Court and Judge Alvey, chief justice Of
the Court of Appeals for the District Of
Columbia. Neither Lincoln, nor Phelps
nor Edmunds. each ones-of whom hao
been frequently mentioned for the office,
will be member. Possibly tho position
was offerd to each of them and declined,
or it may not have been offered to any
one of them. The commission is made
up, however, of eminent men, who will
command the confidence Of this country
and whose opinions will be sure to gain
the respect of the whole world. Two of
the members are Judges, -Justice
Brewer and Justice Alvey one is a prac-
ticing lawyer-Mr. Frederic r. Coudert
one has been minister to Germany
Hon. Andrew d. White; and one is the
President of Johns Hopkins university
Mr.. Daniel G. Gilman. The point is
made in some quarters against Mr..
Coudert that he has publicly endorsed the
Presidents message, but it does not
seem to be very well taken inasmuch as
the question submitted to the commits.
sion is the ownership of the territory in
dispute, and concerning that the Presi-
dent took no position in his message
AS the commission does not require
confirmation by the Senate there is nc
reason why it should not organize imme
diately and begin it's investigation. 1t il
a matter of great uncertainty how much
time will be requird to complete the in
quiry, or how exhaustive it can be made
A good deal depends upon the attitude Of
the British government. 1t is not proba
BILE that Lord Salisbury will formally
state the British case before the commits
sion or present the evidence OH which hi
relies to support British claim, but ht
may indirectly put the commission IL
possession of that evidence. If he doei
not the commission will have to do ths
best it can in picking up the British sidt
without British assistance, and how sue
cessful it may be it is impossible to pre-
dict. 1t can safely be taken for granted,
however, that the commission will act az
expeditiously as possible and make its in.
vestigation as thorough as circumstances
will permit. Of course if the British case
is not presented the investigation must
be to an extent exparte and the conelu.
sion command less confidence in conse.
quence.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

The British appear to be preparing to
practice their peculiar tactics in South
Africa. Some very valuable gold mines
exist In the Transvaal Republic and the
ooyetous eye of Sir Cecil Rhodes appears
to be fixed upon them. Under pretence
Of protecting British miners who are
at work in some of them he sent force
of 800 men armed with Maxim guns into
the territory. After they got beyond re-
calling distance it was announced in
London that Mr. Chamberlain, the col
onial secretary. had sent peremptory or
der for their return. If they are SUCCESS
full into the territory no doubt some sort
of a pretext will be found for perma-
nenJly holding what they seize; If they
fail the British government will
b In position to disavow the whole
business. Their success is by no means
assured for the Beers are very stalwart
race Of men and have once driven back
the British from their territory.
Several years ago Gladstone
called off the British troops who
had started on similar expedition
though he did it before they had got out
of reach. There is something in this
South African performance very like
that in Venezuela. The advance is made
on the Boer settlement on the pretext of
potectIng British subjects, just as Lord
Salisbury's refusal to aribitrate the Vene-
zuelan boundary was based on the neces-
sity of standing by British settlers. In
both cases too the possession of rich gold
fields is involved.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
BLAINE MoURNED HIS BOYS.
Murat Halstead Describes His Last Meet
ing with the Great Statesman.

(From MoClure's Magazine)
. When Mr.. Blaine was for the last time
in New York, on his way to Washington,
| stopping, as was his habit at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, he asked me to walk with
him to his room. fronting on Twenty
third street, on the parlor floor, and he
slowly, as If 1t were task, unlocked the
door. There was sparkle OF autumnal
crispness in the air, and he had fire,
that glittered and threw shadows about
ftfully. There was not much to say. 1t
was plain at last that Mr.. Blaine was
failing, that he had within few weeks
failed fast. His great bright eyes were
greater than ever, but not so bright. His
face was awfully white; not that brainy
palior that was familiar somethingelse.
lie seated himself in the light of the fire,
on an easy chair. There was a knock at
his door, and servant handed him a
card, and he said, "No,n and we were
alone. / could not think of word of
consolation, and in moment he appeared
TO have forgotten me, and he stared in a
liked, rapt dream at the Pickering flame
IN the CRATE. 1t occurred to me to get
up and go away quietly. as conversation
was impossible for there was too much
to say. 1t came to me that ought not
to leave him alone. Something in him
reminded me of the mystical phrases of
the transcendent paragraph Of his grafton
on Garfield. pioturing the death of the
second martyred president, by the ocean,
while far-off white ships touched the SEA
and sky, and the fevered face of the dying
man felt the breath OF the eternal morn
ing"
Some weeks earlier Mr. Blaine and
had q deep talk about men and things.
and he was very kind, and his bouldless
generosity of nature never revealed itself
with greater or sadder charm. He now
hered that conversation, as word
disclosed, and said IT could have en-
dured all things if my boy had not died. -
The door opened and his secretary walked
in, and took Mr.. Blaine's hand for the
last time, saying: "Good- night" and he
said, With look that meant farewell,
"Good-by-"
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
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The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

Gov. Morrill, of Kansas has just openly
announced that he is opposed to the pro-
hibitory law of his state and in favor of
trying some other method of restraining
the liquor traffic. In explaining his
position he said that he had been study.
ing the question very thoroughly and
had come to the deliberate confusion that
the Gothenburg system Is much better
plan that the present law, and that it
would be more satisfactory to the tenn
perance people of Kansas. The temper
ance people,, however, do not seem to be
agreeing with the governor to any great
extent for they have already opened a
campaign against his renominati on for a
second term and think they can beat
him.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

The action of the school committee yes
terday in expelling from the High School
two boys who had been guilty repeatedly
of insolent and disorderly conduct will
meet general approval The only oriti-
cism to make Of it is that it was delayed
too long. 1t ought to have been done
when the teacher was forced to resign for
failure to maintain discipline, and be-
cause it was not done, the committee has
come in for some severe criticism. 1t is
to be hoped that In the future the com,
mittee will apply this sort of treatment
mercilessly in all similar cases, no mat
ter how much influence there may be
behind the delinquent pupil. 1t is not
expected, of course, that the pupils of this
school or any other will always behave
with perfect propriety, and never be
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
CURRENT COMMENT.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA CANNOT
GO TO WAR.
Boston Commonwealth

DOSGUu OUUIlUU1WHdGu J
In the first place, this passing disturb
ance has served to show very plainly that
America and England cannot go to war
with each other. What we call public
sentiment forbids it. This sentiment is
as strong on the other side as it is with
us-perhaps stronger. Certainly no more
emphatic expressions could be made in
condemnation of war and in favor of
peace than have been received from pub
lie men in Great Britain since this
trouble arose. And in the next place,
people are beginning to see more clearly
that there is nothing in the Venezuelan
affair that should compel these two great
nations to fight each other The civilized
world would look on aghast at a war un-
dsrtaken for the settlement of a question
so easily arranged by amicable means.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

guilty of violating the rules; the teacher
must of course apply certain amount Of
discipline; but where pupil deliberate
ly and repeatedly deties the teachers au-
thority, and his subsection becomes a
question of brute strength, he should be
removed from the school.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
TEIE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY, 3.

The Atlanta exposition which closed
Saturday turned out. as such texpositions
generally do, pecuniary failure. 1t was
disappointing to it's projectors also in not
attracting SO much attention from the
North as was expected. Nevertheless it
was good thing for Atlanta and for the
South. and it's good effects will be more
apparent in the future than they are at
present.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

A sad sight in Kenduskeag stream a
Bangor Wednesday was presented by tn
bodies of three or four doves, who ha,
been blown by the force Of the gal
against projecting buildings and killed
When the shock didn'5 kill them tn
water did.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

Maine will receive 6S of the World
Fair medals and diplomas which, it j
now announced, will De ready for distri
button Jan. 1st.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

A most generous gift was made New
Years Day to the Old Ladies Home in
Bangor by H. H. Fogg, ESQ.,, who pre-.
scented the corporation with G $1,000 bond.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK

THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Of
Il the Cumberland National Bank of Port
land will be held at their banking rooms on
Tuesday, the fourteenth day of January 1896,
tors Tor the ensuing year and the transaction
OF any other business that may legally come
before them. w. H. SOULE. Cashier, :
Portland, Dec. Is, 1896 l41m
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Owls Head girls got tired of wait
ing for the boys to form band, and sc
they have organized Calithumpian or.
ganization
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

The latest thing out in Ellsworth, i
the Rebekah degree lodge. the auxiliar,
to Lejok lodge of Odd Fellows. A pape
is being circulated and now contains
large list of names of ladies willing t.
join.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
NOTICE..
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK,

VaHE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
il the Merchants National Bank Of Port
land. Maine, for the election of seven directors
for The ensuing year and the transaction of any
other business that may legally be presented
day. the 14th day of January. 1896 at 10
O'Clock a. m. G. 0. BANCROFT. Cashier
FVtt lam
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

Bangor people are agitating the Army
post business again. Gen. Mitchell says
there is place of 600 acres at Hampden,
just the place for post, that will cost
$4,000, and if the Bangor city govern
ment won't buy it the citizens must go
into their pockets.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 100 and 25a. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales mora than 6ona naa hor.s
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

Papers were signed Saturday whereby
came the owner of what is known as the
Hamor wharf property situated near
THE Tides" on West street, Bar Harbor,
comprising Ia acres running from West
street to tho shore. The property was
owned by Mr.. Charles ID. Stanford aud
others. Mrs. Peabody intends to build
on the property in the spring.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

q Ashland will celebrate the opening
of its.new railroad for regular train SER
vice next Monday, Jan. 9th, by grand
concert and ball in the evening
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

While James Richards was clearing
away a portion Of the thick growth OF
brushwood near Music Hall on Main
street, Bar Harbor, he Stun bled upon two
large bundles which lons being opened
were found to contain yaIua BILE wearing
apparel. bed clothing ana other house
hold goods to the value of about 500.
Near by was bunch of rusty keys to
which was attached tag bearing the
name of "Mrs Parkinson, Boston. -
The property was stolen from Mrs. f. M.
Yields cottage in the summer.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03

quence.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19
THE NAVAL AGREEMENT.

Congress, before it adjourned, agreed upon
a naval compromise, which, if not entirely
satisfactory, assures us a substantial increase
in defensive force before the end of thepresent
century. There are to be three new battle
ships instead of four, as desired by the House,
or two, as urged by the Senate. This will
be the most powerful addition ever made to
our armed feet at one time. The Indiana,
Massachusetts and Oregon formed our first
group Of first class battleships, but the new
ones will be larger and more powerful. The
Iowa was provided for alone, and then came
the twins, Kentucky and Kearsarge. With
the new ones we shall have nine ships of
the first class, and doubtless Congress will
authorize others at its next session.
1t will be remembered that when we made
our first experiment with this class of vessels
the Navy Department estimated that twelve
would be all that we should need. The
progress OF foreign navies since then has
made it necessary to raise this figure some
what, but still we can see our way pretty
clearly to the time when we shall be strong
at sea as we have any occasion to be. If
Congress will authorize three more battle
ships next winter, all we shall need to do
in that time thereafter will be to lay down
one year to keep up with the progress of
naval service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19
CLEHELAND SPEAKS.

In reply to a request from the New York
Herald for a statement concerning the Dem
ocratic situation, President Cleveland on
Tuesday night sent the following to that
newspaper:
II have made no figures as TO the proba-
BILE action OF delegates already chosen or to
be chosen to the Democratic national con-
vention, but refuse to believe that, when
the time arrives for deliberate action, there
will be engrafted upon our Democratic creed
a demand for free, unlimited and independ-
ent coinage of silver. cannot believe this,
because know the Democratic party is
neither unpatriotic nor foolish, and because
II seems 30 clear TO me that such course
will infllct very great injury upon every
interest of our country which it has been
the mission of Democracy to advance, and
will result in lasting disaster to our party
organization.
"There is little hope that, as means OF
success, this free-silver proposition, after its
thorough discussion during political cam
paign, will attract majority Of the voters
of the country 1t must be that many of
the illusions influencing those now relying
upon this alleged panacea for their ills will
be dispelled before the time comes for them
to cast their ballots, which will express their
sober second thought The adoption by the
Democracy of this proposition would, l be.
lieve, give to our opponents an advantage,
both in the present and future, which they
do not deserve.
"My attachment TO true Democracy is so
strong that consider its success as identical
with the promotion of the countrYs good.
This ought sufficiently to account for my
anxiety that no mistake be made at our
party convention. In my opinion, no effort
should be spared to secure such action by
the delegates as will avert party demoraliza-
ton. 1t is place for consultation and com.
parison of views, and those Democrats who
believe in the cause OF sound money should
there be heard and be constantly in evil
dence.
"a cause worth fighting for is worth fight
ing for to the end. If sound money Demo.
Gratis suppose there is danger OF mistake
being made, such danger should stimulate
their activity in averting it instead of Gre
ating encouragement.
~ am very far from arrogating to myself
a controlling influence upon the policy Of
my party, but, as an unflinching Democrat,
who has been honored by his party and who
desires hereafter no greater political privi-
lege than to occupy the place of private in
the ranks, hope may not be blamed for
saying this much at this time in the interest,
as it seems to me, of the grand old organiza-
ton so rich in honorable traditions, so justly
proud of its achievements and always so
undaunted and brave in its battles for the
peoples welfare"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19

The Republican national convention as
sembled at st. Louis on Tuesday. Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, was elected perma-
nent chairman, and William Il. Master
vice president for Maryland. High tariff
and gold standard are the leading points
in the platform. The silver men announced
in the committee on resolutions that they
would withdraw from the convention on
the adoption of gold platform. 1t is settled
that Mckinley, of Ohio, will be nominated
for President, and that perhaps Morton, of
New York, will receive second place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19
SWIFT JUSTICE IN ENGLAND,

They hanged a woman in London one
day last week, doubtless justiflably, for
she pleaded guilty to the charge of MUIR
dering several infants, and was unquestion-
ably guilty Of numbering some scores more.
There is even reason to believe that not less
than hundred babies committed TO her
care were done away with.
This woman was by her own confession
q cold-blooded murderess. She killed the
children committed to her charge merely for
profit At her trade, such as it was, she
became rich. But, notwithstanding her
riches, she has suffered the extreme penalty
Of the English law.
1t was April the 9th that Mrs. Dyer was
arrested, May 21st she was indicted for muir.
der, and the next day sentenced to death.
In the court proceedings there was no fun
for her or the populace. II does not appear
that her counsel and the States Attorney
banded hard names or passed the lie Her
arrest, imprisonment, Indictment, trial and
execution filled little space. With this En-
glish woman justice moved so swiftly and
surely to It's awful goal that no person med
itating crime can fail to be impressed by the
evidence OF inexorable punishment.
The hanging of a woman is a sight Amer
leans do not want to see-an occurrence
which they would strive 10 avert, however
criminal the condemned might be. But in
the record Of this Dyer trial the dates are
instructive. The woman was indicted May
21st, pleaded guilty and was sentenced May
22nd, and was put to death June 10th.
1t is no wonder that in this country we
have so much OF the Judge Lynch system
it is because the people who have been out
ragged have no faith that the law will be
vindicated-that the guilty will be pun.
shed. This, and this alone, is the cause
why the people have broken down the legal
formalities and have become not only the
defenders Of the law-but the judges, the
jurors and the executioners in criminal
cases.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19

German exchanges report that DR.. Arendt,
the well known economist and financier, who
is himself the champion bimetallist in Ger
many, denounces in the most severe Ian
guage 'sthe absurd agitation Of the American
silver cfanks who, upon the individual and
sole responsibility Of the United States, at
tempt 10 introduce the free coinage of sill
yer." DR. Arendt declares that ''the in
auguration of such an American free-coin-
age system would lead to the most disas
trous financial crash, whose consequences
for scores OF years would place silver money
under ban in the whole civilized world"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19

Indian Territory has elected six delegates
10 the Democratic national convention, Ok
lahoma six and the District of Columbia
four These delegates are all for silver =
These Territories have no electoral votes,
and yet they have representation in the
convention exactly large enough to neutral-
ize the vote Of Maryland, which has eight
electoral votes and which will be lost to the
Democratic candidate il these political non
entities have their way.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19

The argument that there is not gold
enough in the world for money uses is
pretty well exploded. Men have learned
to use silver, paper and other forms of mon
ey, and nobody cares how many dollars are
in circulation so long as each is worth a
gold dollar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19

On Wednesday the Court of Appeals of
Maryland decided about twenty cases, in
Guiding the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal case,
affirming the decision of the lower court.
The effect of the decision is to continue the
canal in the hands of the trustees. Three
Judges dissent,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-06-19
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county.

TNHE aforegoing report of sale, made by
Il Thomas Waters, of S., Collector of State
and county taxes for the Fifth Collection Dis
trict of Montgomery county, Maryland, to-
gether with all the proceedings had in re-
lation thereto, having been examined and
the same appearing regular, and the pro-
visions of law in reference thereto appearing
to have been complied with, it is thereupon
this 10th day of June, A. D., 1896, or
dered by the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, that notice be given by publishing
a copy OF this order in the Montgomery
County Sentinel and the Montgomery Ad-
Eocate," newspapers printed and published
in said Montgomery county, once in each of
three successive weeks before the 18th day OF
July, A. D., 1896, warning all persons in
terested in said property 10 appear in this
Court on or before the said llth day of
July, A. D., 1896, to show cause, il any
they have, why said sale should not be rati-
fed and confirmed.
The report states the amount of the sale TO
be SAB 90.
JAMES B. HENDERSON,
Judge Of the Circuit Court.
True copy-Test
june ls-td JAMES ANDERSON. Crk. 4