davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

The report of Professor Woodbridge on
the schoolhouses of Portland has come at
d time when the schools are rather out
Of mind. The widespread interest and
excitement Of last fall, which brought
about the examination by Prof. Wood
bridge, have almost if not entirely abated.
Yet the report is no less valuable and
worthy of attention. The fact which II
emphasizes is not that there is any new
or extremely dangerous defect in any OF
the schoolhouses; but that in large
portion OF them certain improvements
ought to ne made If we are to have the
hest sanitary conditions. 1t must be re-
n,ernbered that the standard by which
Prof. Woodbridge tests them is the very
latest and most exacting. Probably if il
were applied to the better class of house:
ia Portland they would not be found tt
shew up any better than the sohoo
houses, if as well.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
MAINE STATE PRESS.
Subscription Rates.

DAILY Din advance) S6 per year; S. for six
months; s1.5o a quarter; 30 cents month.
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY Not in advance, invariably at tn
tate Of ST ayear.
MAINE STATE PRESS, (Weekly) published
every Thursday, So per year; o. for six MONTHS
SO cents quarter; 25 cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
IN DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square. for one
week; $500 for one month. Three inser-
items or less, Sl.Oo per square. Every other
DAY advertisements, one third less than these
ates.
Half square advertisements s1.oo for one
week or $3.50 for one month.
"a Square" is a space of the width of col
umn and one inch long.
Special Notices, on first page, one-third ad
ditiohal.
Aa,a4seaents and Auction, Sales. $500 pei
square each week. Three insertions Or less
$3.50 per square.
Reading Notices in nonparel type and
classed with other paid notices, 10 cents pei
line each insertion.
Pure Reading Notices in reading matter type
% cents per line each insertion.
Wdalts To let For SAFE and similar adver
easements, % cents per week In advance. fol
40 words or less no display. Displayed aGver
tisements under these headlines, and all a0Vef
isements not paid3 lin advance. evil be
harged at regular rates.
IN MAINE STATE PREss-S1.O0 per square
or first insertion, and fifty cents per square ioi
each subsequent insertion.
Address all communications relating to sub
scriptiops and advertisements TO PORTLAND
PUBLISHING Co., 81 EXCHANGE STREET
PORTLAND. ME.
New York Office:
No. &c Pulitzer Building, New York City.
BYRON ANDREWS. MANAGER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

ternlty go across the national line to
Pozsony. The Claws of Austria do not
permit the meetings of secret societies.
Brig. William E. Cozens, commander of
Ohio division of the Salvation army, with
headquarters in Cincinnati, has been or
dered to farewell there and 90 to Boston,
from which headquarters he will assume
command of the New England division
of the army, comprising. the states Of
Massachusetts, Maine, Now Hampshire
and Rhode Island. He leaves July q
and will probably take formal charge in
Boston the first of August, the Boston
commander going elsewhere.
1t is announced that I. G. Bates will
be u candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation against Congressman Walker in
the Worcester (Mass) district. Bates
il the same who was in the famous Rice
Bates fight several years ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

An arbitration treaty between England
and the United States seems possible in
the near future. Our State Department
and the British Foreign Office are at
work upon such treaty, under the
terms of which all matters of dispute
would be referred to friendly board OF
arbitrators This country has already
settled several disputes with England by
arbitration, notably the questions of the
Alabama claims, the fisheries in Nova
Scotia waters, and the seal fisheries of
Behring sea. We have not always been
satisfied with the results of these arbitra-
tions; but probably we have come out
much better in each case than we would
have by resort to war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

General Bragg, who Leads the VISION
sias geld aaen at Chicago. is the same one
vino uttered about Clsveiand in 1854 the
faIasaas phrase. 1--WE love him for the
enemies he has made. -, ~. General Bragg
n,aatNy this time i be overlooking with
loYe9nr mis- chief.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
THE WAY TO LINE UP.
(Bos ton TRANSCRIPT.

Now it is fair to presume that the men
whosare in charge of the Repu blican
Presidential campaign are men of skill,
as they certainly are men OF experience.
Therefore 1t is impossible to believe that
while they are fighting the battle of the
tariff they are oblivious TO this fact that
the principal and imminent danger which
environs them is the silver-money craze
One might suppose, on the rules of an
alogy, that the Republican managers
like the general of an army in similar
position, would. cease their operations
upon practically discarded fortiticatluns
and bend their enel gies to repel the at
tack in their rear, an attack which large
mum bers OF their own party are helping
in every posi- BILE way. But these man
ayers appear to be utterly unaware of the
fire in their rear; they do not seem to
have oognizanoe of the instruction in
their own party; they perslat in aiming
their guns at the unpeopled walls in
front of them; and although the air is
filed with the shouts of the assailants
upon their own position. they hear moth
ing Of it. and they keep shooting away at
nothing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

of great Importance for Portland's park
system. 1t has been tried before but
some obstacle has always interviewed. The
plan which Mayor Baxter had in mind
in making the arrangement is to beauty
the slope, and lay out a winding road
way which shall lead to the foot sof the
Promenade, and thence through street
to Portland street. This latter thorough
fare will be- when the improvements
soon to be begun are completed, grand
boulevard. Thus the connection will be
established between the Western Prone
made and the Oaks. The next logical
stop will be the acquisition of a right of
way around Back Cove. The expense of
this will not be great: and after it Is once
done, and the street Is laid out. the city
can improve it at it's leisure as the Prom
enades have been and are still being i'm
proved. Whether the waters of back cove
shall be retained or not need not inter-
fere or necessarily be connected with the
driveway. By the natural flow of the
tides Back Cove is already for much Of the
time place of beauty. 1t is not to be
expected that all the park improvements
which the plans under consideration i'm
ply will come at once or within a few
years. But it is very important that In
the years to come the city authorities
shall have before them plan sufficient
ly comprehensive and rights sufficiently
secured to enable the improvements to
go on wisely as the city grows. This
highly useful and necessary work the
present city administration is doing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

Tho old Greenback blood surges again
to the brain of Ex-Governor Harris M.
Plalssed, and he says: "The Democrats
Of Maine are crying for silver. :" Some
Of them in the State convention at Port
land cried for Id and didn't get it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

Delegate Salisbury, of Delaware, who
has been shouting for Bryan, at Chicago,
seems. by his name, to be Ga political
remnant of the Salisbury and Bayard
trust, which owned Delaware in the good
old days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

New that the Hon. Wilfred Laurier is
about tosstsp into the premiership of
cssaada, he is willing to modify the tar
il .soF revenue policy on which he was
e9setad. That, fortunately Els often the
way when men step from the floor of
criticism to the platform Of responsible
nv
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

against the East,'' aud it sees "signs of
enlargement which threaten the
stability of American institutions with
novel dangers. II our English friends
will keep their eyes on American politi-
cal history, they will learn that the
American people, when they express
them selves ut the polls after the CASA is
argued. make short work of such politics
as is now in voice at Chicago. The hard
times following the panic of 1873 pro-
duoed Greenback party in 1875 which
found SO eminently respectable gcandi-
date for President a as ths bphllanthropist
81, 1877 votes out of total of s, Ali, 1856.
All the gall and bitterness excited by
Mr.. Cleveland s political honesty found
expression in the nomination of Gen.
Butler in 1894. He received, however,
only 175. $40 votes in total of 10. o67, $40.
The fight against the silver heresy this
year will be bigger fight than was the
fight against grsenbackism, but our Eng
fish friends may rest assured that Repub-
lican institutions will come cut Of 1t
with honor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

The victory of the gold men in the
South Dakota Republican convention
shows that there is a good fighting nucle-
US for sound money in the West.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

The first thing in order next week
Should be q banquet rendered by the
Plum Trust to it's new chief, the Hon.
Seth @. Gordon, M. d.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
FOR PRESIDENT,
rlCKinley
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Llewellyn Powers
OF HoULTON.
OF HOULTON.

Several national conventions have pro-
duced dark horses: but this Is the flrst
one to produce green colt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

Inc nomination of Bryan by the
Democratic party is remarkable and
unusual. not to say astounding perform
ance. There have been dark horses before,
but they always belonged in the racing
class and were known in racing circles.
Polk was dark horse, but he had been
long enough In politics to have risen to
the Speakership of the National House.
The Democratic convention which found
franklin Pierce was thought to have
made an unique exploration; but Frank
lin Pierce had been a Congressman. a
Senator of the United States, and a
general in the Mexican war. Garfield
was dark horse; and he won the nomi-
nation by burst of eloquence in con-
vention, much as Bryan has won it. But
Garfield had been soldier of fame, a
leader in thu National House, and was a
Senator-eleot Grover Cleveland was
criticised as man without experience in
national affairs; but he had occupied
with credit the governership Of New York.
Rutherford B. Hayes was dark horse
but he had been famous soldier, and
NoFoIA Ot VI SAAOs LII SAOIu, 041Ac uuoE0
have been several dark horses, there has
never been anything like tn Is colt. OF
Mr.. Bryan's character and brilllancy as
an orator it is probable that only good
| things can be said. That he is only SO
years of age, only one year over the Con-
stitutional requirement., nesd not neces-
| sarily condemn hin. But the estound-
ing thing about this nomination is that
| an entirely untried man is bsing hustled
towards the first executive Office in the
land by the great Democratic party,
| simply because he is an unusually good
talker. His four years in Congress are
ONE preparation, it is true; but in that
time he esta blished a reputation for
| nothing more than the ability to talk
well about silver. American history does
| not furnish a parallel to this performance
and it is doubtful if a parallel can be
found readily anywhere except In the
craziest days of the French Revolution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE UNITED STATES ALL RIGHT,
IN. Y. Evening Post

The London Times il thrown into one
of its attacks of melancholy over Ameri-
can institutions by the anarchist talk at
Chicago about the "West and South
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
BY f. o. BAILEY s CO.. Auctionee1s
IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF
II AzH "a IL Il: $ TT -G- III Es /,
Wednesday, July ed, at 2.SOp. m,
ATNO. 45 PARK ST., PORTLAND, ME

This property consists of about SO, 900 SO. fl :.
of land, has frontage of about 226 IT., and
an average depth OF about 150 IT. On this. lot
there is a large and commodious dwelling house
arranged for two families; it has 20 finished
rooms, besides halls and bath rooms, u open
fire-places. large and ample closet room, is in
good order throughout There are two combi'
Hation hot-air and hot-Water heaters which are
nearly new, very large and nice cellar, Sebago
water, bath room, could at small expense be
converted into modern fats There Is ample
room on the lot for several other houses. This
property is we'll situated, has sun all day, and
the sale OF it offers a fine opportunity for any
party desiring a permanent and profitable in
vestment
This property was previously advertised to be
sold at auction. but on account OF imperfection
in title, sale was adjourned to above date.
Terms at sale. For further particulars in
ouire of B. Shaw, No. 81 1-2 Exchange street,
cr of the auctioneerS. JYl1dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11

The acquisition Of the slope of the
Wess2gn Promenade by the city ia a step
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.
(Naxu Vork CupA

This Chicago platform cannot be &C.
cepted. The United States was made
Democratic, and 1t must remain so.
Free silver coinage would be national
dishonor and monumental ana
chronism. Silver has had it's day as a
money standard. The commerce of civil
cation, which has used as medium of
exchange pretty much everything from
shells to the higher metals, has pro-
crossed beyond silver. 1t has adopted it
self to gold. and to gold it will stick I'M
til it ends something still more con-
venient. The silver campaign is based on
delusions which have no justification,
and on statements which are not so. 1t
cannot prevail, and every sincere believer
In fair dealing and in business honor as
the foundation of commercial prosperity,
must put aside all other purposes aud
unite for its defeat.
In the different states the state candi-
dates for the mortified and disheartened
mem bers of the Democracy to follow are
yet to be determined. In them, and
especially in New York, where David
Bennett Hill has struggled for his party
against overwhelming odds, the nucleus
OF Dem ocratic regeneration must be
found. But from now until the night
OF election day in November, 1885, the
Presidential candidate of every Democrat
who favors honest money and who still
hopes to crush the enemies of the funda-
mental principles he was bred in, should
be, without hesitation, evasion, or sop
to prejudice, William Mckinley.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
WILD JACOBINS.
New York Herald)

The wild Jaoobins who have raified the
Chicago convention cannot go before the
people as the Democratic party or under
its standard. They have not only repu-
diatedsthe cardinal principles of Demo
cracy and cast to the winds Its time
honored traditions, but they have wan
tonly denounced the only Democrat who
has led the party to victory since the war
and the one who has done the most to
save it from the suicidal fate which has
now overtaken 1T. They have launched
q new party and must sail under its
colors-the party of silverism, ropudia-
tion and populism.
This raises an issue RS single and direct
as that raised in '6l. tt was then Union
against secession, the national flag or the
Confederate flag. i 1t is now patriotism
against silverism, the country against
populism. On this vital ISSUE true
Democrats and loyal citizens can no more
hesitate than they did in '61. All then
stood shoulder to shoulder regardless of
party for the honor Of the flag and the
safety of the nation. The time has come
| for all to do so again. The triumph of
| silverism and popuiism won by the
politicians at Chicago is but tho begin
ning of the battle. The campaign for
| national honesty, honor and safety has
yet to be taken mp by the people and
waeed to finish in Novem Der. The
people aro both honest and patriotic.
They have only to be awakened to the
new danger that meneces the country tic
| rise In its defence as they did in '61.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-07-15
GOLD AND SILVER.
Free Coinage Would Drive Gold Out.

This country has now over 1850.
900, 200 in metallic money in nearly
equal amounts Of gold and silver. The
free coinage advocates propose that the
government should coin all the silver
brought to the United States minis at a
ratio of lG to l. AS the commercial
ratio is over 80 to 1, the result Of such
free coinage would be to force out Of
circulation all the gold now in use.
This always has been and always will
be the effect of laws making a cheaper
money legal tender for the same
amount Ct value as better money.
There can be no escape from the con-
clusion that SO long as the bullion in a
silver dollar is worth less than that in
a gold dollar the dcarer coin will not
circulate.
The real question, therefore, which
the American people are called upon to
answer is whether they wish to continue
the present system, by which over $780,.
0OO,0 of silver money is kept at a
parity with gold, Or to adopt 16 to
free coinage law which will give US sill
yer money only. All who want the per-
manent use Of both metals should vote
for sound currency based on the gold
standard. The men who are shouting
for free silver may call themselves obi.
metallists," but they are in reality
working for the contraction Of our
money to the single silver standard.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-07-15

To San Francisco meeting of the American Society OF
Civil Engineers June l5t 1Gt 3d. 2h at SGS00 from New Or
leans from Houston correspondng low rates from 9th
points, within sixty 6O days from the date sa
10 Chicago Democratic Conventions July 7th
limited to July 14th for return.
Anonio-From all stations Texas, account Bapists
Young State Sunday School Con-
fare for round with maximum OF
final limit June 29h Tickets received on deoslG
for side trips Mexico and other points.
Richmond Va-Account Confederate Veterans Reunion, on
good within twenty 2O days from date
of sale, less than one fare
Buffalo, n account National Teachers Association July
with limit July 14h and privilege OF deposl-
ting with Joint for further extenon at rate OF one fare plus
81 for admission
To Washington D. C-Account P. S. c. E. Convention July
3rd for the round trip with privilege
July 31st for by depong with joint Agent
Lous-July 10Th, 2Oh and 2st account Popuist and
Conventions July 9th for return
Full will be furnished application to Local Agents OF
of Sunset Route. L. ). PARKS,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent Houston Texas
S. F. B. MORSE
General Passenger and Ticket Agent, New Orleans La
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-07-15
The Silver Mine owners Stake.

Every dollar Of our present silver
coinage was coined on government &C.
count, and, though the coins are worth
intrinsically only so cents, yet they are
maintained at q parity with gold by the
government treating them the same as
gold and making them receivable for all
dues public and private. It is this that
keeps our present silver coinage in cir
culation alongside of gold, coupled with
the further fact that the amount Of such
coinage is under the absolute control Of
the government and the belief that no
more will be issued at any time than
the government can maintain at all
times On an equality with gold.
But under free coinage there would
be no such restraint, us every holder Of
37114 grains Of pure silver would be
permitted to take the same to the minis
and have it coined into a silver dollar
without charge. There would conse-
quently be an uninterrupted flow of
bullion into the government minis from
every quarter Of the globe so long as it
was profitable to convert 371A grains
of pure silver bullion into silver dol
lar. The owners of silver would reap a
rich harvest by being enabled to change
80 cents worth of silver bullion into a
100 cent dollar. Under government
coinage the government purchased the
silver at its market value and then coined
it into silver dollars, and the difference
between the bullion and the coinage
value Injured to the benefit Of the gov.
eminent, but under free and unlimited
coinage the difference between the bull
lion and the coinage value would so
into the pockets Of the individual silver
owners-Senator j. G. Burrows.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-07-15
why improvements Must Wait.

A Marion county (Mississippi) CORE
spondent writes: ''That Columbia will
some day be connected with Hattiesburg
by railroad is not an impossibi]ity. 1t is
said by those whose relations give them
the right to speak with authority that
Blodgett and other large nonresident
landowners are anxious to develop their
large timber interests, and to do this
successfully it is necessary that they
should have railroad facilities. They
are only waiting until the agitation of
the financial question ceases. They be-
1ieve that the one thing needful to
southern development is sound money !;
that when the country is settled upon q
sound financial basis the holders Of
northern capital will have no fear that
when they put their money into any en-
terpirse that they will get it back in the
shape Of deprecated currency and so
cent dollars, as men are loath to part
with their money when the probabilities
are that they will only get half Of it
back New Orleans Picayune