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The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09
WANTED.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 2B cents. cash in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

Mooney TO LOAN-On first or second
Wl mortgages on real estate, stocks,
bonds, life insurance policies, or any good
securities; notes discounted at low rate of
interest. 1. p. BUTLER, 4SA Exchange street,
up one flight. nov7-4
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

i weighs 1870 pounds good worker; sound
and kind will sell cheap; also second hand
express wagon and harness. Inquire at
Portland Sewer Pipe and Artificial Stone
Co, SO Preble street. II
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

NOR SALE-Two house lots near Eastern
II promenade will sell cheap or trade for
other property, near Washington street
electrics; free and clear; send offers to F. II.
DEERING, ISL fremont street, Boston, Mass.
81
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

TITO LET-The dry goods store occupied by
j. W. W. Cutter in Odd Fellows block
basement. The store is centrally located
and lighted by electric lights Inquire of
N. w. STILES, Hawks coal Office c. B.
Woodlands drug store, City Westbrook.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

nor SALE-Two cakes "Our Cottage
Il Laundry Soap for 5 cents. You COM
monty pay cents a cake for something no
better. c. L. LUFKIN, Woodfords. 81
FOR SALE OR RENT-Lower tenement No.
ia Oxford street. rooms, cemented cell
lar, perfect sanitary arrangements Rent SIS
Apply to G. H. ALLEN. 121 Exchange street.
90
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FOR SALE.
Forty words inserted under this head
sne week for 25 cents. cash in advance

EOR SALE-Bay horse; good worker;
E sound and kind weight 115O. Apply to
FRANKLIN SKILLINGS, 80 Commercial
street. 81
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

TO LET-A very desirable upper fiat in
entirely separate, consisting of nine rooms
and bath, hot and cold water, gas, cemented
cellar and furnace heat. Inquire at office of
the Gas Works, West Commercial St. 27-2
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09
Money TO LOAN,

On mortgages for long or short time. Parties
estate Security can attain finds an fsvora az
terms. SCARBOROUGH BROS. & CO., SO Ia
Exchange Street. aug5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

THO LET.-Nice flat of rooms lower floor. 299
Il Cumberland Street. Central and cOnyen-
lent. $50 to light party. A. II. SHAW.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

ITO LET-Very comfortable winter rooms
L with board at "A SPRING ST. oct21d4w
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

NOR SALE-The new house, corner of Cen
Il trial avenue and Best street, DeePing
Center. Large rooms. bath room, open
plumbing, sewer, Sebago,E cemented cellar,
open e-place, heated throughout, finished
in natural wood, every convenience Price
only 50, $50, to force SALE Easy terms.
DALTON & CO., 47S3 Congress street, opp.
Preble. III
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

nor RENT-A pleasant compact and well
i arranged room cottage with sunny ex-
possession. BENJAMIN SHAW. 52A Exchange
street. 51
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
Deu,.rted CHESTS.

In the going away of the ssFlorida
people" last Monday the Evans loses
one of its most pleasant attractions.
The party consisted of Col. and Mrs.
Thayer and two interesting daughters;
Mrs. Mcconnell, of Osala, charming
lady; and Hon. Judge and Mrs. Collins.
of Tallahassee. Judge Collins in his
hearty southern way and Mrs. Collins
with wonderful memory, were always
ready for ''feast of reason and flow
of SOUL" The book that the judge calls
the ''child of his heart' was written by
him as true southern story of the
war, entitled "Tom and joe" and I
doubt if tenderer description has
ever been told on paper.
May all the "Florida people" come
again another summer.
More than we can say do we miss
Mrs. Corrigan and Miss Casey, of Chi
cago, who were always interested and
ready for pleasant evening. Miss
Reed, their neice, by her bright face
and vivacious manner, was great ia
vorite with all.
They will come again, it wouldn't be
homelike without them, they were SO
long part of the family party.
NH.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
CHURCH SERVICES.

M. E. church services held in the
college chapel. Preaching by the pas
tor at liza. m. and ut 7:30 p. m.
Baptist church services Sunday.
No preaching. Pastor is absent at
association. Sunday school at Has;
Juniors at 3 pm; B. Y.P.U. at $50.
Services at st. Luke's Mission in
Cold brook next Sunday at 1880 a. M.
and o'clock pm by Rev. w. II. Pond,
missionary. Sunday school at 3 O'clock.
Choir practice Friday at 3 3p. m.
Services at Presbyterian church Sun
day at ii "a. M, 'sThe New incarnation ''
At SPIN. ga preacher who did not want
to Preach"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
For RENr-The James W. Martin
residence, in Mammoth Spring addition.
For particulars apply at this office
Ripans rabules cure headache.

Wanted 1000 Men, Women and Children
To come to Pixies Photo Studio and
have artistic photos made that will be
a pleasure to give your friends and
q joy to yourselves.
Crayon, pastel, oil and water color
portraits speciality either direct from
life, or copied. from old pictures.
Three doors from Minnekahta livery,
east of Minnekahta block.
. >'-' J. W. PIKE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04

........... US Gg
1t is recommended that the primaries to
held mt the usual polling pluccs in the several
precincts and wards, on Saturday. Aug. 20.
1896. and remain open for one hour-the
mitteeman of each precinct in due time.
1t is further recommended that one alter
nate be elected to each delegate, and that no
but tint the delegates or their alternatcs
present he empowered to cast tile full vote of
their precinct.
Dated ut Hot SPRINGS S. D.. August s, 1896.
BY order of County Central Committee
CHAMBERS KELLAR, Chairman.
j. A. STANLEY, Sec'y.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
To Kansas City and the south.

There's only one QUICKEST route
the Burlinglo on. Nearly II hours faster
than the fastest. Here is the schedule:
Leave Hot Springs. .8:45 p. m. today
Arrive Kansas City. .s:o6p.m. tomorrow
Arrive st. Louis. :. /. .7:19 q. m. next day
Close connections in Kansas City
and st. Louis with all east and south
bound trains. For full information
call on H.J. CURT1ss, Agent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04

Rogers restaurant was closed for the
season the first of the week.
Mrs. Whittimore left Tuesday for a
visit to her old home in Nebraska.
Miss Lulu Smith, of Hampton, Neb,.
is visiting her sister, Miss Nina Smith
at the Mower.
Miss Lew Mcdonald left Tuesday
night for a ten days visit to her home
at Keystone.
Bob Milligan came down from the
Hills Saturday and visited day or
two N the city.
Miss Ida johnson, of Hill City, and
Miss Grace Horsley, of Custer, are WIS.,
iting friends in the city.
Go to VIM. Franklin's, opposite the
Gillespie, for nobby haircut or q
smooth shave.
Miss May Darr willleave on Sunday
evening for Edgemont and on Monday
morning will open school at the stone
quarry near that place.
Miss Nina Druse departed Monday
night for Omaha whittier she goes to
purchase her fall stock of goods and
incidentally to attend the Nebraska
state fair.
Judge Boomer returned yesterday
morning from Telluride. Col. He will
leave next week on canvassing tour
of Nebraska in the interest of the Cy-
clopaedia of law.
Capt. j. w. Martin, who has spent
the last year or more with his daughter
at Sioux Falls, returned to the Hills
last week. Heis the guestof Mr.. Miner
at Martins Valley.
Bert Shirley, who has been employed
as "bell hop" at the Evans during the
past summer, left Wednesday night
for Omaha where he expects to spend
the winter.
Miss Chambers, who has been the
guest of Col. Kellaran family for sew
eral months past, took her departure
Sunday night for her home at Little
Rock, Ark.
John NJ. Henton came down from the
upper Hills Friday night and after u
visit of two or three days with friends
and relatives in Hot Springs and vicin.
ity, departed for st. Louis.
Hon. j w. Fowler returned yester-
day morning from business trip to
Butte, Mont. He says that while the
silver sentiment is strong there the
republican vote will be surprisingly
large.
Col. Thornby visited his family here
a day or two this week and returned
Tuesday to Galena where he is inter
ested i'll miningproperty. He says the
old camp is booming. Many new busi-
ness enterprises are starting and it
bids fair to be numbered among the
leading gold camps of the Hills.
The merry -go-round which has fur
nished unbounded amusement for the
young people of the town for the past
two weelss-as we'll as for some who
are not SO youpg-pullea up stakes
Sunday morning and left for the upper
Hills. The exciting voting contest
Saturday night for the "prettiest girl
in town" resulted in favor of Miss Potts.
Prof. E. n. Plank, of Kansas CITY.
Mo-, a veteran student of the science
of botany, arrived Wednesday night
and has been making study of the
plants and flowers of this section of
the Hills. He is writing a book ON
botany and finds much of interest to
him here. On Thursday night he de-
livered lecture at the Presbyterian
church on the Immortality of the
soul.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
For a first class shave 60 to Gene
Lewis opposite Union depot. tf
POLITICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CLERK OF COURTS.

CLERK OF COURTS,
thereby declare myself us u republican can.
didate for reorganization to the Office Of Clerk
of Courts of Fall River county, South Dakota,
ID. b. CHESLEY
FOR CLERK OF COURTS.
To the republicans of Fall River county:-
expect to be candidate before the repub-
to the Office of Clerk of the Courts
CHAs. L. CoNGER,
Beaver Township.
Hot Springs srAR:-Please publish a notice
candidate for the Clerk of Court subject to
the action of the republican county conyen-
tiOn. EFT. CLARK,
ArdmOre.
FOR SHERIFF.,
To the republicans of Fall River county:
hereby declare myself as candidate for
the office of Sheriff Of Fall River county SUBJ
convention. NAT H. DRYDEN,
Cheyenne River Precinct.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04

THE MOST remarkable cures ON
record have been accomplished by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t is uncqualled
for all BLOOD DISEASES.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
j. A. STANLEY, Sec'y. -'''>''
Republican senatorial Convention.

The republicans of this. the 41st senatorial
district, comprising Custer and Fall River
counties, will meet in delegate convention ut
day. September II, 1896, at 10 o clock "a. ni., to
place i'll nomination one senator for the llst
senatorial district. The basis of representa-
Hon. Chus. Fl. Sheldon for governor i'll 1891
The counties are entitled to representation
us follows:
Frli Hiver... o delegates
1t is recommended that no proxies be III
lowed, but that the delegates or their alter
mates present ut the convention cast the full
vote of their respective counties.
isy order of the senatorial committee.
l.. BALLOU, IL. ID. JENNINGS,
Secretary, Chairman.
Dated this 5th day of August, 1895.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
COUNTY CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
A delegate convention of the republican
voters .', r 3f Fall River county, South Dakota:
Will be held ut the court house in the city of
Sept, 1898, at ii O'clock a. M, for the hn p,r. r.
pose of placing in nomination candidates for
Office us follows:
One member of the house of representatives.
One County Treasurer.
One Register of Deeds.
One County Sheriff.
One States Attorney.
One County Auditor.
One County Judge.
One Clerk of Courts.
One County Assessor.
One County Superintendent of Schools.
One County Surveyor.
One County Coroner.
One County Commissioner for Third District
to be chosen by delegates from that Dist.
Four County Justices OF the Peace.
Four County Constables.
The convention will also elect nine dele
senatGrial soaysntion Of the 4lst district to
The several precincts and wards will be en-.
titled to representation based ON nedelegnte
for each 10 votes. or major fraction thereof
Gust for Coy. sheldon in 1874, and one vote ut
large for the precinct or ward as follows:
Hot Springs, First Ward 30 votes 3 delegates
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04
Wanted

AT Black Hawk, South Dakota, flf-
teen four.horse teams to haul logs and
lumber. Good wages and steady work.
PRICE & BAKER Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.
Papers on the Subject Read by
Preachers and College Professors.

WASHINGTON, April p. - There were
about five hundred people present at this
mornings session of the first national con-
gress OF religious education. After deyo-
tional exercises DR.. F. b. Palmer, principal
State Normal Schoo; at Fredonia, ". ", read
a paper on Religious Education Defined"
The most important thing, he thought, is to
teach children the personality of God. Mss
Annie It. Smith. of the Bureau Of Education.
washington. discussed "Old Problems in
New Lights" The separation of church.. she
said, has given the school the task of pre-
pairing men for this life and left to the
church the task of preparing them for the
life to come. Hence the anomaly of men
Christian at heart. but pagan in intellect.
Rev. DR.. Bailey, vice chancellor of the Amer
lean University at Washington, read an. ex-
haustive paper on Religious Education in
Different Periods of Life" and Rev. DR.. Gill
man, corresponding secretary of the Amer
lean Bible Society, read a report OF the
society.
At the afternoon session the Rev. DR..
Hume, of the University Of North Carolina,
read a paper on the family as an educational
institution. Rev. DR.. Little, of Washington;
Gen. John Eaton. president of the congress,
and Rev. DR.. j. VI. Otis, editor of the Ala
bama Presbyterian, of Greensboro, Ala,
spoke on the same theme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22

more may elapse before the Mafeking relief
corps can reach Bu,uwayo. and a great deal
the British Chartered Company are doing
everything possible under the circumstances;
they are paying large bonuses to transport
ward supplies as fast as possible, but here
again the deadly rinderpest Is interfering
with the work Of relief.
The situation grows darker every day IN
spite of the very effective means taken TO
defend Buiuwayo. Fully 200 persons have
been killed by the Matabeles since the up
rising began. and men OF experience In
South African warfare claim to see in the
tactics OF the natives the guiding hand or
the leaders OF the Transvaal Burghers. They
Struggle With the British for the mastery in
South Africa, and that they are actively en-
couraged and assisted by German Inc
Beers have mustered about 1.50o men and
several guns. according to report. at a con-
venient distance from Mafeking, and II Is
believed that they are more than VIKING 10
make common cause WITH the niaeaoei LEI
deed. everything is in a volcanic stare IN
South Africa at present. abr no person mere
can correctly f@oretell what the result VIII
he. A good deal depends on Berlin.
Later advices from Bu,uwayo say that the
Patrol near that place had a brush with the
Matabeles yesterday. during which nfty OF
A dispatch from Mochudi Brunanaland
dated Monday says that Earl Gray arri,eu
there from Mafeking and continued on his
iOtAt
returning from Buluwayo for his trial at
Pretoria, says that the laager at Buluwayo
is certainly safe from external attacks, and
tina the food supply is sufficient for two
months. He adds that the military opera
tons will be purely defensive until the ar
rival Of the relief column and Will be con-
fined to keeping clear a zone three miles
wide around the town. The first detachment
Of the relief column is already 15O miles
north of Mafeking and their progress Is sat
isfactory. The natives are beginning to real
lie the necessity Of killing infected cattle
to stamp out the rinderpest. In order TO
save the Bechuanaland. protectorate and
Rhodesia from danger of serious famine. II
is imperative that the building Of the new
railway should be fastened"
A dispatch from Pretoria quoted a tele-
gram sent from Buluwayo on Monday say
ing that lat noon a great battle at close
quarters was imminent and that the enemy
was visible at a distance of four miles en-
trenched behind stone mounds" The dis
patch from Pretoria continues: THE Jo-
ha~nnesburg volunteers have telegraphed TO
Earl Gray to form a corps Of 300 fully
equipped men. President Kruger denies the
report that any demand for an indemnity
has been made upon the Chartered South
Africa Company by the T~ransvaal."
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Standard declares that he has authority to
state that the rumors of an agreement be-
tween President Kruger, of the Transvaal,
and President Steyn, o. the Orange Free
State, pointing to a coalition of the Beers
throughout South Africa against England
are all canards.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22
A TALE OF WOMEN AND BEER.
Members OF the w. c. II. u. Imprisoned
I'm a Box Car.

PIERRE. s. d.. April 21.-Salem Is a tenn
perance town. The members Of the w. C..
T. u. are persistent in fighting liquor. They
even attempt. at times. the destruction of
the pernicious destroyer. Yesterday a car
of bottled beer was received at Salem. The
w. C. T. u. got wind of II. A plan of action
was formulated. In regular file they
marched, a full score Of them. to the en-
emy's headquarters. Bent on humiliation.
they entered the car. The good work went
on.
Then came q moment OF darkness. Other
similar movements followed In quick success
sion. The group inside was appalled,. The
situation dawned on them. but otherwise II
was totally dark. The car door was shut
and they scarcely breathed as the nails
driven In the cleat could be heard They
bought their doom was sealed, as was the
box car. Inside all was darkness, and beer,
and women.
The sinner hour approached. Husbands
came none TO eat. Their appetites went un-
appeased. Neither meals nor wives could
A search revealed the women's where
abouts. The car door was sealed. II was a
penitentiary oTense to break a car seal.
The railroad agent stood by to see what
man broke the law and the seal.
oned wives. and the beer continued to
trlckle through the cracks In the car. At
torney-generaf Crawford. OF this city, was
appealed TO by telegraph.
''What shall we do?" pleaded the men.
Hire a lawyer answered back the At
-torney-general.
At last accounts the prisoners are prison.
ers still.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22
sHAKsPEARE's BIRTHDAY.
Celebration mt Which Mr.. Bayard
SpOke-Letter from MIR. Cleveland.

Celebration mt which MIR. Bnyard
S~poke-Letter from MIR. Cleveland.
BIRMINGHAM. England. April 21.-The
celebration OF Shakspeare's birthday in
Warwlckshire. the poets county, COM
menced to-day. In the city there was the
annual c~ommemoration by the dramatic
and literary club, Of which Mr.. George F..
Parker, of New York, the United States
consul, Is president. United States Embas-
sador Bayard, who was the guest of the
club, presided at the dinner given tonight.
responding to the principal toast. "Litera-
ture." The following letter, written by Pres
ident Cleveland to Consul Parker. was read:
II have received your letter informing
me that the Birminsnam and Lit
erary Club intends TO celebrate the BIRTH
day Of Shakespeare on the 21st of April, and
extending to me. on behalf of the club. an
invitation to be present upon that
keep alive the memory OF Shakespeare
and preserve a proper appreciation Of his
approval. and though / cannot be with You
upon the occasion you contemplate, / am
glad TO know that our American people are
prominently represented at the celebration.
There Is much said and written i'm these
days concerning the relations which should
exist. bound close by the strongest ties,
between the English-speaking people. and
concerning the high destiny which awaits
them in concerted effort. / hope we may
never know the time when these ennobling
sentiments will be less often expressed. or
will in the least lose their potency and in
fiuence. Surely II the English speech sup
plies a token for united effort for the good
of mankind and the impulse of exalted in
remission. we do we'll 20 honor fttingly the
name n memory OF William Shakespeare.
Yours, very truly,
"GROvER CLEVELAND"
A letter from Mary Anderson (Mrs. De
Navarro) was also read.
The United States ambassador. Mr..
Bayard, In responding 10 the toast Liter
ature'' said that Shakespeare. "the myriad
minded man." was not OF a nation. but or
the world. The Americans Wed with the
English. he said. in their appreciation OF the
one master mind OF literature. which was
the highest expression of civilization. BY II
we are enabled to maintain the gains won
from barbarism. Literature made MS free.
There could be no impression of a free and
unfet;ered press. Birmingham had breathed
Shakspeare's spirit. Mr. Bayard went on 10
say. 1t II In part the working OF that spirit
within them which mace Birmingham q pio-
neer of education. Literature was arts and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22
SOUTH AFRIcA's WAR.
Buluwayo Got Yet Ont Of Dnnger-The
situation Growing Darker.

CAPE TOWN, April 21.-Captain Napier.
with n force of about 200 men. left Buluwayo
Yesterday morning. according to a dispatch
received here from that place. on a recent
noitering expedition. The Matabeles. it was
then believed. had moved southwark, away
from the positions they had occupied. in
tending TO intercept the relief corps adj
vancing from Mafekins. But the scouting
party was surprised to find the Matabeles
In great force about five miles northeast OF
Buluwayo. Napier's command was fired on,
returned the enemy's fire and then retreated
In good order. II being useless for such a
small body Of troopers to engage several
thousand Matabele warriors. apparently well
supplied with firearms. The return Of Ma
piers party under the circumstances cast
a gloom over Buluwayo. as IL was believed
that the extensive works OF defense. laagers,
forts, dynamite mines. etc.. around Bulu-
wayo had convinced the Matabeles that the
place was i~mpregnable, and that. In conse-
quence, they had shifted camp outward.
Ii now appears that while 1t Is true that
several thousand Matabeles have struck
camp there are enough OF them remaining
most uneasiness. IL Is true that the eighteen
wagons. loaded with provisions, have sue
ceeded in entering the town. but there are
many mouths TO feed there. and the RELIEF
corps Is still a long way off and moving
slowly on account OF the scarcity OF water
and the ravages or the rinderpest among
the cattle. In fact, It Is feared that a month