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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-12
SIX DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Records of the Several Contestants at
 o'clock This Morning.

New York, Dec. 12.-The score in the bicycle race at l o'clock this morning (best previous record 1,4S0 miles, made by Schock), was: Hale, 1,657; Forster, 1 ,6O7; Rice, 1,61S; Reading, 1,565; Schock, 1 ,565; Taylor, 1,524; Smith, 1,524 Moore, 1 800; Pierce, 1,49S; Ashinger, ,463; Cas- sidy, 1876; Maddox, 1,444; Cannon, L. 211; Mcleod, 1,154; Click 1,040.
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Pay bills receivable, balance loans S4,O00 OG Cash on hand November 30, 1896. 376 S6
 Total ,................... S4,316 S6
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CHIIRHIN MIRTIN'S STATEMENT.
Silver Democratic Expenses Nearly One
 Thousand Dollars.

The following statement of collections city campaign has been filed with the secretary of state by James B. Martin, chairman of the silver democratic town committee of New Haven:
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Girls Strew His Path With FIowers-LoyaI
 Cries Resound Through the Street.
 Maceo's Physician Releases the Inci-
 dents Attending the Alleged Death of the
 Intrepid Leader of the Cubans.
 Havana, Dec. 11.-General Weyler ar rived here at 5:30 o'clock this evening. He rode into the city on horseback, ac- companied by two squadrons of caval- ry. His coming had been made known to the public and large crowds gather ed to welcome him. He was given a popular ovation from the time he reached the city limits until he arrived at the palace. At some places along the route girls strewed flowers in his pathway, and he was in other ways treated as a popular hero.
 Calle Obishopo, Calle Orealy and the other streets in the vicinity of the pal ace, and the plaza de Armas were jam med with people who enthusiastically cheered the captain general as he rode along. When he arrived near the pal ace the enthusiastic crowd surrounded him, despite the military, and he was compelled to stop his horse in order not to ride down his admirers, who greeted him with all manner of loyal cries.
 A passageway was finally opened and General Weyler proceeded to the palace. Shortly after he had entered the building he appeared upon a bal cony, and was greeted with the most tumultuous cheering, The scene was reminiscent of the time when Martinez Campos arrived in Havana years ago after pacifying the island.
 When General Weyler called upon his audience to cheer for the king Spain and the army, roar went UT that could be heard across the bay in Morro Castle, and the fortress of Ca banas.
 When silence was restored General Weyler made an address, from the tenor of which it would be supposed that the suppression of the rebellion was an accomplished fact. He said among other things, that everything that had been done had been accom- plished by the army, which had beer entrusted with the pacitcation of the island and the maintenance of Spain's sovereignty.
 He was continually interrupted by cheering, which was continued after he had left the balcony.
 Later General Weyler gave a recep- tion that was attended by the mem bers of the municipal corporation, del. egations from various societies, an6 prominent residents of the city Al congratulated him upon the success that had attended the Spanish arms and complimented him upon the effec- tiveness of his campaign in Pinar de Rio.
 The city tonight presents most an imated aspect, refecting the joy fell by the Spaniards because of Maceo's death and General Weyler's triumph over the insurgents in the western province. Casa Blanca, the little vii lage under the walls of the Cabana fortress, and Regal, on the southern side of the bay, held little demonstra. tions of their own in honor of the vic torious return of General Weyler.
 Part of the cheering that was every. where heard tonight was for Majol Cirujada, in the engagement witt whose command Maceo lost his life n HnI n A |,
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New General Manager of the Manhattan.
 New York, Dec. 11.-W. J. Fransioli was appointed general manager of the Manhattan Elevated Railway company to-day.
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Philadelphia, Dec. 11.--A paper here publishes long story to the effect that a regiment of 300 men to fight in Cuba is being raised in Baltimore New York, Boston, Washington, and Philadelphia, and that another regiment has already been raised in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. It Is said that eighty five men have been enlisted here. The men are to receive $25 a month pay, and must be Americans of good reputa- tion. Captain William H. Hanley is said to be enlisting the Philadelphia battalion Colonel J. H. Rhodes, pen sion agent of Washington, is given as the man under whose directions the regiments are being raised. It is said the men will be united on the high seas, in order to avoid a violation of the neutrality laws.
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General park account, bal.

DR.
 new new ." account pSt .......,..,..... @ 52 CT East Rock Park account, balance
 to new account. ............... 1,414 o6 to new @ account .............. 959 33 Fort Hale Park account, balance
 to new account ................ 10 00 Bay View Park account, balance
 to new account ............. 39 6o Beaver Ponds Park account, bal ancc to new account. .......... 5.S 29 Water street Park account bal ance to new account. ...,....... 20 Fort Wooster Park account, bal ance to new account. ........... 4o O4 Quinnipiac Park account balance
 to new account. t................ 224 3G Clinton Park account, balance to
 new account ..............,... 4Ub O0 new account ..........'.'......., 259 7a Contingent account, balance to
 new account .................. 426 S6 Total ...................... $4,376 s6
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JAMES B. MARTIN. Chairman of the Democratic Town Com mittee of New Haven.
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Total
EXPENDITURES.

The following table gives the balanc due to the new account of the genera parks and also to each park:
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HAILED AS A C0NQUER0R
H4T1N4 WILD WITH JOY ON WEY-
 LER'S RETURN.

Girls Strew His Path With FIowers-LoyaI Cries Resound Through the Street. Maceo's Physician Releases the Inci- dents Attending the Alleged Death of the Intrepid Leader of the Cubans.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

Nine. Albani arrived in this city from
Boston by the p. m. train yesterday.
Capt. McDougall of the steamship Laur-
entian, is stopping at the Falmouth.
DR.. John S. Fogg of Biddeford, was in
town yesterday.
T. J. Ellis who has severed his connec-
ton with the Congress Square hotel, has
accepted the position of clerk Of the y al
mouth. He will begin his duties Janu-
airy !.
Jessie Couthoui, Jessie MoGibeny, Eli
zabeth Levings and Mr.. Walter Cotton
of the Uouthoui concert company, were
at the Prsble yesterday.
DR.. A. q. Young of Augusta, was
emeog yeEterday's arrival at the Preble.
Ny. William Adie has arrived safely At
Havana, and has been adv TO go ii
Matanzau by boat instead of by rail.
1t is understood that Fred A. Shaw,
the Maine sculptor, will ask for the priv
ileee of submitting design for the
Hauilin men orial statue in Bangor, be-
fore any final decision is made. Mr..
Shaw visited Bangor at the time of Mr..
Hamlin's death and made death mask,
with the expectation that it might soon
DO needed for some such purpose as the
erection Of statue.
The many friends of Mr.. Andrew J.
Rich will be glad to hear that be is out
Of danger.
The following were among the arrivals
at tao Preble house YESTERDAY: NJ. y.
Psake. Boston; S. Fl. Chandler; y. A.
Bowers, ENew Gloucester; A. q. sYoung,
Augusta: ID. Il. Pulsifer, Waldoboro; j.
II. Black, Waterville; Geo. Il. Weeks,
Fairfield; VIM. P Burpee, Manchester;
Joseph Hills, Montreal; Mrs. l.. A. Mar.
tin, Mrs. E. r. Scales, Belmont, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
FARlNA COLOGNE,
3sc BOTTLE
Hays Pharmacy.
Santa Claus Has Come.

Santa Claus has arrived in town with
q full pack, and is to be found in Chas.
Days windows, which represents an old
fashioned sitting room. Santa Claus has
lust come down the chimney and left
a room full of toys for the children
Now Santa Claus gets all mis- toys to
leave at the homes In Portland Mt Chas
Days toy store. If you want to soc what
Santa Claus puts in has pack, call at 544
Congress street and you will see every
thing that child could wish for.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
BRIEF JorTlNos.

Yesterday was another delightful win
ter's DAY.
W. W. Mansfield & Co., wholesale jew
ellers, at No. 24l Middle street, offer
their entire stock of watches clocks. jew
eIry, silverware. diamonds, opera glasses,
etc., for sale at retail. Open evenings.
Portland and st. Albans communicates.
Knights Templar, will hold the oustn-
mary meeting at noon on Christmas day,
In conjunction with the Knights Temp
lar all over the world.
Trade in the local markets is becoming
more lively and the Inarketmen are be-
ginning to look more cheerful. The sale
Of turkeys is quite large and there is q
good supply in the market. Ducks and
geese are selling well and trade In fowls
and chickens Is good. The prices are
somewhat lower than usual and the sup
ply is q large one.
The Fraternity club was entertained
by P. ]. Larrabee, Esq, Monday eve
ming. The paper was read by Q. 8.
Fobes, Esq.
The psraphernalia OF RidgeIey cantens,
Parsiarchs Militant, is being removed tc
the new armory in the Baxter building.
The School for the Deaf will close to-
day for the Christmas holidays. The
majority of the children will pass their
vacation at their homes, excepting those
living at long distances who will remain
at Brownson hall.
An appeal has been entered in the
Cushing's island case, and it now Roef
to the law court to be decided next
June.
This evening OCCURS the regular meet.
ing of Gorges Commandery, No. 313. w.
O. &C. The election of officers and 9th
er business of Importance will take
place. Every member is requested to be
present.
II any unfortunate individual in Port
land has no fireplace to hang his stock.
ing upon, be is invited to come to Chest
nut street M. e. church on Thursday eve.
ming and try his LUCK. 1.-TWO trees full Of
presents, and more, will be distributed,
and if anybody goes away without som g.
thing il will not be the fault of Santa
Claus A fine concert will be given, at
fer which the presents will be distribu
ted In the afternoon the little tots vii
be treated to sociable.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Haskell, 18(
Brackets street.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
EIection of Officers. .

The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year by Eastern Star Encampment
last evening:
Chief PATRIARCH. W. Eastman.
High Priest--A. L. Mitchell.
Senior Warden-Charles E. Shaw.
Junior Warden-H. b. Seal.
Scrbe-Benjamin l. Small;
Financial Scribe-Charles r. Iobie.
Treasurer-Isaac f. Clark.
Trustees-Henry P. Cox, Daniel +. Nash,
e. H. p Thompson.
Agent of Hall-Wm. e. Plummer.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

The following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth Yesterday: j. S. Stur-
divant, Dixtield; Hon. II. M. Heath, Au-
Rusta; Ray 7. Eaton. Brunawick; Mr..
and Mrs. j, w. Lamb bert, Bath; Misses
Co, nish and Fuller Lewiston: D. p.
Sheehau. Manchester; Fred Smith, f. j.,
Hartshorn. J. Porter Brown, Boston
Miss ). W. Mozart, Augusta; J. R. VIII
Jams. Montreal: q. B. Saunders Ellis
WORTH: A. z. Rice, Ssco.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

Thousands are suffering excruciating
misery from that plague of the night,
Itching Piles, and say nothing about ii
through a sense of delicacy. All such
will find an instant relief in the use OF
Doan's Ointment. It never fails.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
, I'll crit

Made and Merit Maintains the confidence
of the people in Hoods sarsaparilla. II a
medicine cures you when you are sick; If
It cures your neighbors and your friends
when they are ailing; If it makes wonder
ful cures of many diseases everywhere,
then beyond any question that medicine
Possesses merit. That is just the truth
about Hoods sarsaparilla. Prepared by
accumulation, proportion and process un-
known to other medicines, 1t has curative
powers peculiar to itself. We know it
possesses great merit because 1t has =.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
"pzrs. winslows Soothing syrup

Has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
sofsens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Colie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists In every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 90 cts
q bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

No master what you've tried and found
wan ting, the remedy for piles is Salva-cea.
Absolutely pure, can be used by young and
old with perfect safety.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

Cash or This splendid offer Of 10
Charge. per cent discount is open
for our charge customers
in good credit-as well as for
cash. The only condition is that the
purchase must be a full Dress pat
tern of some kind of Black Silk
either
BLACK Brocade Silk of any grade.
Black Gros Grain Silk.
Black silk Rhadame. or Surah.
Black Satin or Satin Duchess.
Black Taffeta. or India SILK.
Yes. To clinch the offer we will
include in this 10 per cent
Discount, any grade of our famous
"Cashmere Peerless Silks
known ali over this section for their
beauty of finish. weight, freedom
from loading. and great durability.
Our signed guarantee for wear goes
with. every Dress Of Cashmere
Peerless'' that we sell.
The six individuals of the "Cash-
mere Peerless family are,
Black Satin Duchess.
Black Satin Rhadame.
Black Gros Grain.
Black Peau de Sole.
Black Taffeta.
Black Bodice Lining.
Early morning shopping gives
best selection.
rk-down Linwood series Of
ON Books. Popular books, SO.
lected for theil
everyday demand. The works Of
the best writers Of England ane
America---well bound in best Linen
with head bands and stamped with
new and original designs in Ink ane
Gold. 60 Titles---see the list below
Price Wednesday and Thursday
10,
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

Adam Bede,
Beyond Pardon.
Black Beauty,
Crooked Path, A. .
Dark Days, and Called
Back,
Dawn,
Donovan.
Dora Thorn,
East Lynn.
Evil Genius.
Faith and Unfaith,
Firm of Girdlestone,
Five Weeks i'll a
Balloon,
For Another's Sin.
For Faith and Freedom
For Mamie's Sake,
Foul Play,
Guilty River. The,
Handy Andy,
Haunted Life. A.
Hon. Mrs. Vereker, The
House of the Seven
Gables, The,
In the Golden Days,
.Janet's Repentance.
knight Errant;
Lat Days of Pompeii.
Lady Valworth's Dia-
Inonds.
Lorna DooDe,
Marvel,
Merry Man, The. and
Other Tales,
Micah Clarke,
Molly Bawn.
Mona's Choice,
Nicholas Nickelby,
Old Middleton's Money
Pathfinder, The. =.
Pilarim's Progress, linz
Portia.
Redeemed by Love.
Rory O'More,
Strange Case Of Pr
.Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde,
Study in Scarlet, A.
Thorns and orange
Blossoms,
Tillyloss Scandel, A.,
Tour OF the World IN
Eighty Days,
Two Years Before the
= W ~ =
Mast, rho
Witch's Head, The,
Won by Waiting,
Reproach of An nnsss
Sunshine and Roses,
Six Months in Mexico
That Treasure,
Romola, uo.r+
A Thorn in Her h MI :
| Adventures OF MISS
Volney. p.ror
Adventures OF Dol VI
Munchausen.
Early morning
satisfactory.
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W ad :

Cures. not once or twice or hundred
times, but in thousands and thousands
Of cases. We know it cures, absolutely,
permanently. cures, when all others fail to
do any good whatever.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is known to possess
merit or the power to cure disease, it is
known to be the best building up medicine
on earth; it is known to be honestly adver-
tised. and for these reasons the people
buy and take Hoods Sarsaparilla almost
to the exclusion of other preparations.
In fact. Merit Made and Merit Maintains
the confidence OF the people In
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23

NOTICES HEREBY GIVEN that the sub
~ scriber has been duly appointed
and taken upon himself the trust of Admins
traitor of the estate OF
CHARLES W. GODFREY, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate of said de-
ceased, are required to exhibit the same; and
all persons indebted to said estate are called
upon to make payment to
CLARENCE W. PEABODY, Admir-.
Portland, Dec. Is, 1896.
dec23d1aw3wW.*
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George Eliot.
Bertha M. clay.
Anna SeWell.
Mrs. Alexander.
Hugh Conway.
FL. Rider Haggard.
Enda LyaH.
Bertha NJ. Clay.
Mrs. Henry Wood.
Wilkie Collins.
Duchess.
A. Canon Doyle.
Jules Verne.
Bertha M. Clay.
, Walter Besant.
Grant Allen.
Charles Reade.
Wilkie Collins.
Samuel Lover.
Bertha M. Clay.
}, Duchess.
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Edna Lyall.
George Eliot.
Edna Lyan.
Lord Lytton.
Duchess.
R. D. Blackmore.
Duchess.
Duchess.
r. L. Stevenson.
A. Conan Doyle.
Duchess.
Mrs. Alexander.
Charles Dickens.
:, Mary Cecil Hay.
j. e. Cooper.
J, John Bunyan.
Duchess.
Bertha M. Clay.
Samuel Lover.
R. L. Stevenson.
A. Conan Doyle.
Bertha NJ. Clay.
j, M. Barrie.
Jules Verne.
Bertha M. Clay.
r. H. Dana, Jr.
A. Conan DOYLE.
II. Rider Haggard.
Edna Lyan.
Maxwell Gray.
Bertha M. Clay.
Nellie BLY,.
Frank Converse.
George Eliot.
Bertha M. Clay.
Ida Wheeler Wilcox.
shopping is mos
n IN nv
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
MANIAC.

ut incendiarism have been the work of a
maniac. But there seems to be certain
amount of method in his madness, and
he is cunningly taking advantage of the
best time in the world to start these
fires. In the early morning there are NOT
many people abroad only few police
are on duty and it is not an unusual or
suspicious thing to sac men on the street
between and O'Clock. Moreover this
man, whoever he is, has good knowl-
edge of all the big business blocks and
probably visits them during the day at
some time to make arrangements for
his morning attempts. The rumors tina t
this fiendish work is the result of q
grudQe against some person or persons
does not seem to be well founded. 1t was
thought at first that SONS ole WAS en-
(eayoring to destroy by fire the property
of Mary E. J. Clapp, as several Of these
fires occurred in bluUks belonging to her,
but This theory is now excluded as build
ings owned by other people have also
suffered. Then it was said that the fire
uug had in view the destruction of pro-
erty insured with the firm of Adam &
Anderson, as strange as 1t may seem, all
the buildings where attempts have so far
been made have been insured or partial
" insured with this firm. his theory is
not tangible, because in some cases other
insurance agents have had more insnr-
ancs on the building than have Adams
81 Anderson.
The police are almost helpless and en-.
tirely at sea, and have not yet obtained
single clue to work upon. In fact the
fire bug leaves no clues for the officers
and only chance or detective work of the
most skillful kind can ever capture this
man. Either the insane hospital ut Au-
austa or state prison will claim the fire
bug as an inmate for life IL he Ia caught.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-23
PERSONAL.

Hot coffee served free at Wilson & Co.'S
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-11
Tanning Skins.

Farmers would more often make use
of the skins of wild or domestic animals
IL they knew how to tan them. The
following directions are said to have
been found highly satisfactory:
Take half pound of alum, one pound
of saltpetre, five pounds common salt,
two ounces of corrosive sLblimate and
two gallons of water. Put it in vessel
that can be covered, so that no animal
can drink it, for the corrosive sublimate
is poison.
If there Is any flesh on the hides, lay
them on a board, flesh side up, and rub
with brick or dull knife, until it is
removed. After all the ingredients are
dissolved, put the pelts into the liquid,
and allow them to remain two or three
weeks. Large skins will require more
material, as they must be covered with
it ali the time. When they are taken
out, rub and work them, until they are
dry, when they will be very soft and Pill.
able.
Sheepskins make handsome rugs, tan.
ned in this way, and dyed with diamond
dyes for wool. Prepare the dye and put
it in large dishpan. When it is de-
sired, shade, rinse and dry. The center
may be cut out of one pelt and the Dor.
der of another where it is necessary to
piece 1t, sew the seams from the back,
over and over, loosely so it will lie fat
The center may be of olive green. with
border of garnet or crimson; or pink
may be used for the center, with golden
brown border. In fact, they may be
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improvement IN awber1y Varieties.

improvement IN Straw berry Varieties.
In no fruit has the improvement been
as great and as rapid as in the straw
berry. The best new varieties excel the
best old ones in size, attractiveness of
color, and capacity to stand drought both
during plant growth and in the ripen-
ing season. Excepting the old Crescent
they also excel in productiveness But
a drought at fruiting time which would
cut off the Crescent, has little or no
effect upon the best new kinds, and year
by year they will average as large q
yield.
The most productive of these is the
Parker Earle. But it succ eeds only ON
very rich moist soil and lacks frmness
for very distant shipments.
Lady Thompson has created the great
est stir owing to the high prices it COM
mands on Northern markets and the
money that has been made on it. Fruited
OA yOuuk HlduUb l. AOuuO Vic OCEIy 10 NC
large and round and large. 1t stood
drought best of all'the hundred varieties
I grow. So far it is great.
Greenvjlle is the largest productive
berry. Woolverton is the hrmest large
berry.
Woolverton, Tennessee Prolific and
Gardy Belle are the best pollenizers for
large pistillate varieties Haverland is
grand pistillate, but too soft to ship
far.
Enormous, Mary, Holland. Splendid
and Beecher are reliably reported to be
OF the largest size. Not fruited here
vet. Warfeld will noe pay South.
Beder Wood Is an excellent early variety,
o. W. BLAcKNALL.
KittFell, n. G. b..
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made of any color to harmonic with the
room in which they are used. Line
with some heav material. They are
the warmest and easiest made rugs
imaginable.
Rugs may be made of other kinds of
skins, such as wolf, fox and dog skins,
left their natural color. In piecing
these skins be sure all the fur lays the
same way, and the seams will not be
noticed.-Indlan River Advocate.