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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

there is any need of interference on our
part for the protection of American citi-
zens.
With regard to American property in
terests in the. island, the Sagasta minis
try has taken early occasion to show that
the past policy of wanton destruction IS
to come to an end The order forbidding
the expectation of tobacco, which was q
serious blow to many American owners of
estates in Cuba, since it practically de-
stroyed large source of income, and to
many American industries in this coun.
try, has just been abrogated, and thus in
large measure the lingo is estopped from
setting up claim of wanton assault n
Ameioan property rights.
The recent order of Gen. Blanco en-
couraging the people whom Weyler had
herded together in the cities to return to
the country and go to work, and the offer
of amnesty to all rebels who may sur
render will go long way to destroy
theEsoundness of the humanity argument.
When Weyler was recklessly burning and
pillaging, and driving people off their
plantations into the cities, where starva
ton stared them in the face, it could be
said with great deal of force that he was
prosecuting war in manner that out
ragged all civilized rules, and called for
interference in the name of humaity, but
with all his iniquitous orders revoked, it
will be difficult to set up the claim that
on humane grounds purely there is any
more reason for our inter ference than
there was for the interference of France
and England in our civil war.
If the Sagasta ministry continue the
policy it has begun and does not permit
itself to fall back into the old ways and
methods of Canovas and Weyler, the SEN
ator or Representative who advocates in
reference this winter will have no ground
to stand on except that he wants inter
ference simply for the purpose of wrest-
ing Cuba from Spanish control.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Tuberculosis is in England and Wales
the cause of IA per cent of all male and
IS Ia of all female deaths.
One of the results of the establishment
of the new terminus of the Orlean rail.
road on the site now occupied by the
ruins of the palace of the Cour DIES
Complies, which was Destroyed by the
Commune incendiaries in 1871, will be
the disposal of all those old bookstalls
along the adjoining quays which for
nearly two hundred years PAST have con-
stituted one of the most picturesque and
chara cteristio features of Partisan life.
Nearly every savant of the present GEN.
fury has found delightful recreation
among these treasured volumes, fore
most among them having been Mr.. Glad
stone, Dom Pedro of Brazil, Nassau Sr.
Thaokeray, Bulwer Lytton, and in the
last century Benjamin Franklin, Rous-
seau and Voltaire. The disappearance of
the bookstslls will be widely regretted.
For the first time since its foundation
DR.. Harold Bryan says that bedbugs
carry and transmit the bacilli of con-
sumption.
About 1000, 900 canary birds are an
nually bred in Germany and sold for
So, goo, 600.
The only animal that is really dumb is
the giraffe, which is unable to express
itself by any sound whatever.
During bull fight at Carabancel, a
suburb of Madrid, the other day. bull
escaped and rushed into the streets, where
it INJURED a number of persons before it
was killed by gendarme.
afTor &c 30 III CT, bo
in Great Britain have been made within
the present generation, but in each case
have eventually been unsuccessful
Great damage has been done lately in
the Ibaraki district of Japan by mon
keys. In some cases the animals, infuri-
ated by hunger, even attacked human
beings.
In repairing a cable off Cape Frio a
whale was found entangled in it by the
cable ship Norseman. but the scable had
not broken The whale must have been
there for two or three weeks and had been
bitten into by sharks.
Prof Albert S. Bickmore of New York
was born little more than half CEN
fury ago in or near the town of St.
George, where he spent his boyhood. His
love of nature led him to become close
and earnest student of the natural sci
ences, and about the year 1864, he called
few wealthy gentlemen of New York
together and with all the earnestness ef
prophet presented them plan for the
erection in Central Park of an America n
Museum of Natural History" They
responded generously and gave him full
liberty to commence at once the erection
of what is now one of the largest and
most complete collections in the world.
During the winter Prof Bickmore gives
free lectures to the teachers of the Public
schools, illustrated with stereopticon
views in a hall specially constructed for
the purpose and capable of seating 1000
people. AT this time he has 81 900 600 in
| the museum treasury, and is now adding
three wings that will make temple
| dedicated to the natural sciences which
will be in harmony with the Greater
| New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

The concsliatory policy that the Sagas-
ia ministry has adopted toward Cuba,
and which it appears to be carrying out
in good faith and as rapidly as the situa-
ton admits of, is going to prove very
serious stumbling block in the way of the
American jungoes who have been so alx-
ious to do something for Cuba. While
much Of their eagerness-and perhaps the
most--has been inspired by desire to
get up a brush with Spain for the sake
of trying our new navy and giving our
naval officers chance for promotion, or
by hone of commercial advantage to GER
tain interests in this country from the
independence of Cuba, it has heretofore
been possible to disguise the real truth
about it by setting up the claim that the
Spsniards were cruelty Furnishing Amer
lean citizens suspected Of sympathy with
the rebels without due process OF law,
and wantonly destroying American
property, or that they were carrying on
war in a waythat violated all rules of civil
ized warfare, and then arguing from this
basis that it was the duty of the United
States to interfere to protect its own citi-
zens or to vindicate the common rights
of humanity. A very large part of the
arguments in Congress i'll behalf OF in
reference have been based upon one or
the other of these grounds. When the
next session of Congress meets it is alto
gether probable that neither of them will
be tenable. The pardon and release of
the Competitor crew show conclusively
that, whatever may have been the case
in the past, Americas citizens are
in the future to be treated
not only with justice, but with leniency
The Competitors crew had undoubtedly
violated the Spanish law and were amen
able to punishment. Our complaint was
simply that they had not been tried and
convicted according to the forms laid
down in the treaty between Spain and
the United States. Spain might have
met our complaint by giving them a new
trial which in all probability would have
resulted as the first, for there was little
doubt as to their guilt. Instead of that
she has accorded them pardon for the
purpose, no doubt, of showing that the
new ministry is disposed to remove all
ground whatever for complaint at her
treatment of American citizens. With
this piece of evidence before them 1t
will be practically impossible for the jim
goes this winter to set up the claim that
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

Rev. Hugh McCallum was installed as
pastor Of the Congregational church at
Waldoboro, Tuesday by council called
for that purpose.
A special to the New York Herald
from Montevideo, Uruguay, telegraphs
that five sailors of Ell Captain, an Ameri-
can ship, tried to desert. Three of the
men, named Robert Williams, John o.
Yeyefe and VIM. Given were drowned
The Ell Captain is Bath, Me-, built
ship.
A special to the New York Times from
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, sayssfthat 60 stu
dents at Vassar college are reported seri-
ously ill, all having been taken sick two
days ago from eating improperly cooked
veal. The girls are now out of danger.
Newport, r. l., had Friday the first
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20
STATE OF MAINE.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
BY THE GOVERNOR.

The time honored custom of recogniz-
ing and giving thanks to Almighty God
as the year draws to a close, for His
manifold mercies, was instituted in Ply
mouth Colony by the Purltans in the
early settlement of our country. The
present year has brought to the people of
Maine a fair degree of prosperity, an d
though the harvest has been less bounti.
full than usual, we have moved onward
in liberty and peace. We have been sig
nally preserved from great calamites and
psstilence, and have very much for which
to be truly thankful. In grateful recog-
milton of our Indebtedness to, and Deepen
dence On the Giver of these blessings, and
also conforming to the Proclamation of
the President of the United Staes, 1,
Llewellyn Powers, Governor of the State
of Maine, do hereby designate and set
apart, with the advice and consent of the
Council
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20
'IHE PRESS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 90.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

''In remembrance of Gods goodness to
us during the past year which has been
SO abundant, let US offer unto Him our
Thanksgiving and pay our VOWS unto the
Most High. Under His watchful proyi-
dence industry has prospered, the con-
diGions of labor have been improved, the
rewards of the husbandman have been in
creased and the comfors of our home null
tiplied. His mighty hand has preserved
peace and protected the nation. Respect
for law and order has been strengthened,
love of free institutions cherished and all
sections of our beloved country brought
into closer bonds of fraternal regard and
generous cooperation.
For these great benefits, it is our duty
to praise the Lord in a spirit of humility
and gratitude and to offer up to Him our
most earnest supplications. That we
may acknowledge our obligations as d
people to Him, who has so graciously
ment and material prosperity, 1, William
Mckinley, President of the United
States, do hereby designate and set apart
Thursday, the Twenty-fffth Day of
November
for national Thanksgiving and prayer,
which all of the people are invited to OBJ
serve with appropriate religious services
in their respective places of worship.
On this day of rejoicing and domestic
reunion, let our prayers ascend to the
Giver Of eyery good and perfect gift for
the continuance of His love and favor to
us that our hearts may be filled with
charity and good will, and that we may
be ever worthy of His benefcent concern.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this TWEEN
ty-ninth day of October, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven. and Of the independ
ence of tie United States the one hun
dred and twenty second.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President:
John Sherman, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

What purports to be the scheme of re-
form prepared for Cuba by the Sagasta
minis ~ is published. 1t provides for an
elective House of Representatives, and a
Senate, and makes the Captain General
responsible to these two houses. Together
these two houses are to prepare the
budget and arrange the tariff. Spain re-
tains control Of the army and navy and
the Judges. Laws of national character
are to be kept within Spanish control.
If this is what it appears on its face it is
far more liberal autonomy than there
was any reason to expect. Of course be-
| fore it becomes operative it must be
adopted by the Cortes. That it will be
| fought there vigorously there can be 10
doubt. The most important feature, and
| the one that will meet the most opposi
ton, is probably the one that gives the
Cubans control of their tariff. Hereto.
fore that mas been made in Spain, and 1t
has always been made in the interest of
the mother country. Of course if the
Cubans make it they will make it prima
rily for themselves. The only idea the
Spaniards have ever had of a colony is
something to squeeze and plumber for
their own benefit. That they will aban-
don it without struggle is not likely.
To many of them tho loss OF Cuba itself
will appear no worse than the loss of its
| usufruct, which would surely take place
| under tariff made by the Cubans them
| selves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20
The Greatest DiscoveryYet.

W. NJ. Repine, editor Tisiklwa, ILL.,,
"Chief," says: 1--WE won't keep house
without DR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Elk
perimented with many others, but never.
got the true remedy until we used Dr..
Kings New d scovery. No other remedy
can take it's place in our home, as in it
we have a certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc. ~
1t is idle to experiment with 9th r
remedies, even if they are urged on you
as just as good as Dr. Kings New Dis
coyery. They are not as good, because
this remedy has a record of cures and
besides is guaranteed. 1t never fails to
satisfy. Trial bottles free at Fl. p. S.
Goods Drug Store
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20
Thursday. the Twenty-fifth Day Of
November, A. d. 1897,

as day of Thanksgiving and Prayer.
And l do earnestly request all the citi-
zens of our State to refrain. on that day
from any unnecessary labor and with
heartfelt gratitude render thanks to God
for his care and goodness to us as peo-
pie And especially would enjoin those
who have abundance to give substantial
evidence OF their thankfulness by remem-
berlng on this day the poor and unfortu-
nate
Glevn at the Executive Chamber at Au-
gusta, this fifth day of November, in
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and ninety seven, and the Independence
OF the United States of America the one
hundred and twenty second.
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

The French government proposes to
devote the handsome sum of $20,000,0 900
to the Paris exhibition of 1900 and this
will give slight idea of what it is going
to be. Nearly 100000 will be con-
sumed by the construction of two palaces
in the Champs Elysees in the Esplanade
DIES Invalides and on the Quays. The
bridges across the Seine are to cost
81 900, 900 and the mechanical and electri
cal services another 81 ZOO, 900. The whole
thing bids fair to be on scale of almost
unprecedented magniticence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

Revenue is increasing. The receipts
from customs duties have been constantly
rising in amount since the enactment of
the new tariff law, last July. These are
the figures August $685., 900, septem-
Der 81, 943, 600, October SO, 731 200. Depres-
sion has given way to prosperity and de-
flcits will soon be followed by SURPRISES,
all OF which is matter worthy of CRATE
full remem brance at our approaching
THANKSGIVING festival.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

Germany's exports to the United States
have fallen off something like so per cent
and her newspapers are urging that re-
risals be put in operation. There Is no
cause for alarm. Germany, prompted by
the instinct of self preservation, will con-
tinue to buy in the cheapest market and
she will continue to buy of us in the
future as she has in the past SO long as it
BAYS her to do so
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

Col. Watterson thinks that science and
sanitation not only ought to drive yellow
fever out of the United States, but ought
to drive out all other filthy diseases.
We talk about the dirt of the Digger
Indian, and yet we are dying by the
thousands all the time from dirt. The
objectionable sin of civilization is its
daily death rate from dirt. He is quite
right.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

The Kentucky governors Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation is confined to a bare an
nounce nent of the date of the festiya
Deyout sentiments cannot be appropri-
ately bestowed upon people who have
just seen fit to roll up majority for
Bryan's Democracy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

Senator Lindsay shows no disposition
to surrender to the silverites in Ken.
lucky. He should continue in thu Senate
until his term ends. The Senate can ill
afford to lose single sound-money vote.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-20

The goldireserve.has just passed another
million point and now stands at about
$i56, 043,Q 6l.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-12-16
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

Mock gems were never in higher ia
vor.
Belts grow more elaborate and cost
ly every day.
Most Of the miseriss in existence lie
in anticipation,
Iced rice pudding is favorite desert
at dinners.
How close sorrow treads on the heels
of happiness.
Hats without wings of some sort are
the exception.
Golden brown cloth gowns are favor
ed by swell girls.
The ones we love the most can wound
us the most deeply.
Candy pulls are now the special eve
ming diversion.
The great question Of the moment is:
"What shall we give?"
The love of child is the most salts
flying Of any emotion.
Fools try to convince a woman, but
wise men persuade her.
Very narrow watch chains are the
only ones allowable for men.
The memory of good mother is a
woman's most treasured possession.
Little attentions when you are ill
count more than at any other time.
There is always just one thing that
you wanted that you did not get.
Why is it the average woman is
doomed to love the wrong man?
Roman striped silk petticoats are the
latest caprice in French lingerie.
Not to possess at least one chiffon
scarf is to be quite behind the times.
A night of wakeful thought is the
best producer of wrinkles ever known.
A rainy day is the best chance fol
either retrospection or housekeeping.
To fully appreciate friendship one
has to test it in illness and misfortune.
More colds are taken from the house
being kept too warm than the reverse.
Calfskin boots are deemed the cor
rect feminine footwear for cool weather.
There is no use making an effort tC
be generous if it isn't full and free
gift.
Days are too long when we feel i'll Oh
sorrowful, and too short when we arr
happy,
A man must be in love with his wifi
when he willingly eats cold buckwhea
cakes.
Men can retain animosity immensel,
longer than women, despite all ideas Il
the contrary.
Life is either sweeter or infinitel,
more preplexing owing to the posses
sion of many friends.
If we were individually to write ou
own histories how little of the real stor,
. would be told.
The necessary semi-annual visit t.
the dentist seems to come aroun'
quarterly.
A hot argument, strange as it ma.
sound, can most effectually cool
friendship.
Real love comes to woman but one
in her life. All other emotions ar
only limitations.
Why will some people persist in put
ting vide borders on the carpets i
small rooms?
A novelty in neck dressing is made c
narrow strips of fur closely set on
! satin ruche.
Judging by its prevalence, the correc
thing for women is to show the whit
feather.
When a man has to think what t
: write in love letter he had better do
eide not to write it.
Do we ever feel so utterly helpless a
when our umbrella suddenly turns il
/ side out?
We sometimes think people hav
nothing but trouble because they neYe
! talk Of anything.
The days are growing shorter, BIT
| they are still all too long to the woma
! separated from her sweetheart.
It isia great mistake for pretty We
| man to wear earrings, and q muc
| greater one when plain one does so.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-12-16
nd let the two ends hang to the waist

and let the two ends hang to the waist
line.
If Marriage is lottery, then indeed,
it is game Of chance, but where is the
minister who will discourage it?
No mother whether she be rich or
poor, young or old, can steel her heart
to the individual who praises her child.
Is there anybody more disagreeable
than the woman who bows gushingly to
you one day and doesn't see you the
next.
Just as soon as woman is told she
has dimpls everything resolves itself
for her into something worth smiling
about.
The white hectic is growing larger
and larger, and is worn with every
thing, from the shirt waist to q velvet
frock.
Why, when there is an open fire in
the room, does man always stand with
his back to it, a woman always facing
it?
Russian blousitis is the latest fashion
able epidemic, with apparently no hope
of cnre before spring time comes again
gentle Annie.
College women are said to make the
best sort of wives. This does not imply
that they make the best sort of cooks.
Fruit is a rare complexion beautifier
and as cheap as it is, surely recon-
mends itself to even the woman of O
slim purse.
The woman who is deemed the most
worldly is apt to be the most foolish
when she really succumbs to honest
and sincere affection.
| AhO AOobOh SO UlO uh'
successful from beauty standpoint is
that they do not realize just what type
nature intended them to be-.
1t is amusing when your days are
filled to overlooking with work to have
doctor advise your doing something
to occupy your mind.
There are times in ones career when
if champagne were cent quart and
water Ave dollars a drop we would pre-.
fer the latter.
Boots made with thick soles, especi
ally for winter weather wear, have
pushed sandals and overshoes quite
out of the market.
It is deemed funny to ridicule thu
boarding house keeper, but if there
could be any life harder than hers W.
have yet to discover it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-12-16

In the neighborhood of 100000 was
stolen from registered letters on postal
route leaving New York November 9.