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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21

According to dispatches received by the
New York World it appears that the
credit of the Initiation of the arbitTa-
tion treaty belongs to the late Secretary
Gresham. This ct has Just been made
public in mass of correspondence Just
submitted to the Senate in response to
resolution Of inquiry. A long communi-
cation from Lord Salisbury to Sir Julian
Paunceforte dated March 8, 1896, begins
with the following paragraph. sin the
spring of last year Communications were
exchanged between Your Excellency and
the late Mr.. Gresham upon the estan-
lishment of system Of international ar-
bitration for the adjustment Of disputes
between the two countries Circum-
stances to which it is unnecessary to re-
fer prevented the further consideration
of the question at that time. Later On
in letter dated A pril II, 1896, Secretary
olneyirefers to the negotiations institut-
edl by the late s6scretary and expresses
the opinion "that the time La favorable
for renewing discussion upon the sub
iect''
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
stats ''to seizs on trade and monopo
LIE it !,
TIE ARBITRATION TREATY.

The Senators are all in favor of the
settlement of international differences by
peaceful means, apparently, but good
many of them want the peaceful means
So. selected and arranged that they will
always be certain to produce settle
ment that shall be in our favor. Senator
Chandler wants an American umpire in
all question affecting this continent, that
is all. questions that we are likely to ba
particularly interested in. for the reason
presumably that an American umpire
will be likely to be prejudieed in our
favor. Some other Senator has dis
covered that the selection of the King of
Sweden will.be a great mistake, because,
inasmueh as his ancestor Bernadotte
after he became King of Sweden sided
with the allies, of which England was
one, against Napoleon, the present King
will betlikely to espouse the British side
in all international questions. Another
Senatorial group is fearful.lest the Mon
roe doctrine may be put in jeopardy.
Now it is not at all lik ely that we shall
ever he able to arrange an arbitration
treaty with England or any other en-
lightened nation which will be just OK
aotly as we would like to have it. Ger
family we shall not get one that will
ensure the decision CT all controversies
in our favor. An arbitration treaty i'm
plies q willingness on the part Of the
parties to it TO yield something for the
sake of avoiding war, anc unless the
consideration of the treaty with Great
Britain in the Senate proceeds with
full understanding and admission of this
fact it might as well not proceed at all.
1t is the business Of the Senate to care
fully deliberate Oh this treaty, to exam
inc thoroughly all it's details and to see
that it is fair to 10th countries, giving
England no advantage; but it is not its
business to undertake to modify 1t so
that il will give US an advantage. Such
modification will surely destroy 1t alto
gether, and thus set back for many years
at least most promising beginning for
the universal settlements Of international
controversies without resort TO war. The
greatly is one that Is fraught with the
greatest blessings to humanity, and none
but the weightiest of reasons ought to
be allowed TO prevent it's ratification.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
A Curious Custom.

A curious custom prevails in certain
parts of India, which may be called a
symbolic marriage. In families where
there are several daughters the younger
sisters may marry only after the elder
sister is married. That, of course, ia not
always the case, but the obstacle can
easily bo surmounted If the elder sister
declares herself ready to marry some
tree or flower, or some other lifeless OBJ
ieor. In this way the disagreeable conse-
quences of disregarding the tine-hon-
ored custom may be avoided, and the
younger sister can safely be welded to
her living choice. The elder sister,
however, must take care not to wed q
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
"HoRRoR" PARTIES.
Feminine Ingenuity Invents New Mode
of Entertainments.
(Harper's Bazaar. }

Who would ever auppCse that pleasure
could be derived from horror3 The girls
are forever racking their brains for some
new formsof amusement. Lately they
hit upon an original IDEA, which, when
carried out gave all who were present an
immense amount Of pleasure. The en-
tertainment was called ''horror party,
and the plan was for each girl and young
man to BRING with them their own es-
pecial horror.
4 There was dinner first, to which
eighteen young people were asked. The
"horrors'' were not unwrapped or dis
closed to public view until after the meal
was over. The guests were then told to
draw for partners. They retired from
the room for moment. to return with
neatly done-up packages, tied with guy
ribbons in tissue paper, OF bright oolors.
The girls then exchanged them with
their partners, and amid roars of laugh
ter, unwrapped the "horrors. - 1t would
be almost impossible to describe all OF
them, hut one can form an idea from the
few following what merriment was Great
| ed; by the insight into each young per-
SON. s ''pet aveTsioni
One young man brought basket with
| large black cat In 1T, which. when let
loose, began to prance around the room
at lively gait. Another object was
bottle of some nasty cheap perfume
which one young girl insisted WAS her
pet horrori Still another brought an
old dilapidated oil painting of some very
cross looking ancestors, which she said
had haunted her ever since she was q
child, and had in that way become her
"psrfect horror as. it always hung over
her bed in the nursery. Then there were
hideous yellow plaid cravats cabbage,
bottle of musk, which. mingling its
perfume with the cabbage, made most
charming and esthetic com binatioD.
| Que girl brought pair aof white satin
slippers which had always been too tight
for her, and what greater horror can
there be than tight dancing shoes? A
toy frog with rubber tube attached,
which made it hop in the most natural
way, was among the list, also paper rat,
japanese toy snake, and last bud not
| least an oystar. 1t seems that gome one
has horror Of oysters
| After the funIof examining into one
enother's pet horror was over an i'm
| promptu cotillon was arranged, and the
f'horrors" used as favors. For originality
and hilarity the evening certainly bore
| the palm. Dancing WAS kept up until
quite late, and the girls ana their part
| n1ers left their "horrors'' behind.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21

The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently rendered a decision
which cannot fail to seriously Interfere
With the operations of the South Caro-
liI.a liquor system. 1t will be remsm-
bered, that it was sought by law TO
create for the State q monopoly OF the
Iduof traffic to the end that all the
profits aocruing therefrom might 90 to
the benefit of the State. Dispensafies
under the management of'public officials
were accordingly established at different
points to the exclusion OF all othef
methods-in fact the sale of liq uor otner-
wise than Just described was absolutely
prohibited and made severely punisha-
Bile. This law did not expressly state that
liquor should not be imported by private
persons for their own use, fearlng per-
haps that such feature would he con-
sidered unconstitutional, but 1t dld pro-
vide, with the ostensible view OF exclud-
ing all impure liquor, for the establish
ment OF a constabulary for the inspection
of allli imported liquors, which was SO oon-
strued as to virtually abolish all trade
with parties outside of the limits Of the
State. The law was attacked and the
Supreme Court denies the right OF South
Carolina, or in fact any state, to prevent
it's citizens from importing liquor from
other states for their own uss and not
for sale. The decision is not SO sweep
Ing as was desired by she contending
parties as the court does not touch upon
the other question upon which great
stress was raised, namely, the power OF
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21

In 1880 the number Of deaths from con-
sumption in Philadelphia was 2692 and
in 1896 with population 40 per cent
larger, the victims IF the disease num-
hsred but 1884. The Philadelphia Board
Of Health calls atten ton to the fact and
thinks that better knowledge on the
part of the public as to the treatment OF
the disease has had much to do with the
decrease in the death rate. In this con-
nection it is worth mentioning that Lon
don had reduced the mortality from per
1000 In 1864 to IL per 1000 in 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
AND -
MAINE STATE PRESS.
Subscription Rates.


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p.onths: Al so quarter; 30 cents month.
The many is delivered every morning BY
carriar anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodrords without extra charge.
DArry Not in advance, invariably at tn
late OF 81 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS, CWeekly) published
every Thursday, 81 per year; 81 for six months;
So cents a quarter; 20 cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long OF
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
waek. $500 for one mouth. Three inser-
lions or less, si.oo per square. Every other
sav advertisements. one third less than these
ates.
Half square advertisements S1.00 for one
week or $3.50 for one month.
"a snuare. is a space Of the width Of col
uun and one inch long.
snecsal Notices. on first page, one-third adj
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As,,,,se,aests and AUCTION Sales $500 per
square each week. Three insertions or less,
Sl.5o per square.
Readiaq Notices in nonpariel type and
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line each insertion.
Pure Reading Notices in reading matter type.
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Wants, To let. For SAFE and similar adver-
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pigments under these headlines, and all adyer-
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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21

Having defeated the charter prepared
by commission of its own creation, at
ter long and careful consideration and
research, the City Council has now set
about constructing one on its own ac-
count, by inviting anybody that has
ideas on the subject to submit them in
the shape of amendments to the present
charter. IL is easy to see that a charter
gotten up in this way will be fearful
and wonderful prod uction.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
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You want quick relief andcure this is your
remedy. Sold by G. H. GUPPY CO., Drug
gist. 1853 Congress st. Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21

The itching for greatness seems to have
become epidemic among municipalities.
The City Council of Chicago in imitation
of the example set by New York has
passed an ordinance creating "Greater
Chicago commission. In view of the
fact that Chicago now includes the great
CT part of Cook County, ILL.,, it would
seem as though, in the end nothing
short of the whole earth would satisfy
her
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21

poplar tree, an elm or pine; if she
chooses plum, apple or apricot tree she
may get a divorce-that Is, shake it off
as soon as o real man will ask for her
hand-while If she marries one of the
first three named trees she cannot easily
shake bor marital bonds, for these trees
are sacred. and must not he frifed with.
Commercially
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
The Schoolboy of Siberia.
(From Harper's Round Table. }

The military rule that governs all Rus
sia extends to the schools and colleges.
They are free public schools, almost as
fully as with us, and are attended by
the children Of the peasants and poor
townspeople as we'll as by the sons of
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21.

aIt is quite evident from the Bangor
papers that the State College. ia going to
have some valiant champions, and that
the report of the committee of the coun-
Gil is not going to settle its fate.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
Joliet Railway Co,
9 PER CENT
20 Year Gold Bonds.
DATED AUGUST 1st, 1896.
PRINCIPAL and Interest Payable In
Portland, Maine.

The Joliet Railroad Company owns and
operates the entire street railway system in
Joliet, ILL.,, and line to LOckport manufac-
turing town five miles distant situated at the
present terminus of the Chicago Drainage
Canal.
The population of Joliet, including Lockport
is over 10000.
The Joliet Railway Company owns WINS sixteen lssa
miles of track, q large brick aud stone power
house with double equipment boilers, engines
and generators, a large stone car-barn with
capacity OF over forty cars, and other valuable
real estate.
present owners are now expanding. on track
and car equipment, about $4,000 more. The
present mortgage is for $780, 600, and covers
all present property and all that may hereafter
The Railroad has been recently purchased by
Portland parties, and is controlled and
operated by them. The net earnings OF the
road are over two and one-half times the inter
est on the bonds,
J. a. Henry, Joliet, ", B. Mckinley; Chicago
Miliken. Henry P. Cox, Walter G. Davis G. L..
Baxter. and Geo. e. Duncan. all OF Portland.
Price and further particulars upon applica-
ton.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02

danger of having the highest
court in the United States pass
upon the repudiated radical bonds
held oy MIR. Wesley, the taxpay-
ers of the State may well congrat
ulate themselves. There is an old
legal maxim that possession is
nine points of the law, and i'm this
case 1T Is ten points, because as
long as we retain possession we
retain everything. while the sur.
render of the property carries
with 1T loss of everything, or IA
serious risk Of losing it, for | firm
ly believe that these Judges, who
have been so uniform in sustain.
ing Judge Simonton's interfer-
ence with the State government.
will take pleasure in putting one
more stigma upon South Carroll
ma, and give one more blow To
her sovereignty. Then if this
script is validated our State. debt
will be increased to that amount.
as the script would be good in
buying the Agricultural Hall.
In view of these facts (and
anybody is at liberty to pick flaws
in the argument if they CAM.
leave to the people of the State
to Judge between my enemies and
me. The | told you so" crowd,
who have "kuown all along that
the State would lose and the tax
payers would suffer for Tillman's
desire to advertise HIMSELF" NAV
explain if they can how else the
question of the validity of the
Blue Ridge script by the United
States Supreme Court could have
been prevented. B. II. TILLMAN.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02

For three years we have never
been without Chamberlain's Cole,
Cholera and Diarrhpa Remedy
in the house." says A. Ii. Patter,
with +. @. Atkins e Co., Indian
apolls, Ind, land my wife would
as soon think of being without
flour as a bottle of this Remedy
in the summer season. We have
used it with all three of our
children and it has never faile d
to cure-not simply stop pain. but
cure absolutely. 1t is all right,
and anyone who tries it will find
it So" For sale by j. f. Mackey
IL Co. and B. G. Hough Il Co.,
Lancaster, S. @.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02
MM 1.-THE Foot
laaN aN Of a Fly"

says an eminent English doctor, "will
carry enough poison to infect house.
hold In summertime, more espcc-
tally, disease germs fill the air, multi
tudes are infected, fall ill, die; multi
tudes escape. These messengers Of
mischief do not exist for millions. Why
not' Because they are healthy and strong
protected as crocodile is against gum
shot. Ii is the weak, the wasted, the
thin-blooded who fall those who
have no reslstive power so that sudden
couph or cold develops into graver
disease. We hear of catching disease!
Why not catch health We can do il
by always maintaining our healthy
weight.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02
AGRICULTURAL HALL CASE.
DISCUSSED BY SENATOR
TILLMAN.
Maintains That the State Must
Hold on to the Property i'm
Order to Keep the Blue
Ridge Script out of
Court.

Now, i'll regard to the Agricul-
tural Hall matter. | presume to
offer advice because | am solely
responsible for the States atti
tude in the case, and felt, at the
time / took action and feel still,
that it was the only proper
course to pursue. I have seen the
full text of the decision of the
Supreme Court, and speak in
full knowledge of its import. The
situation is this: Mr.. Tindall can
not deliver the property If he
wanted to. | cannot believe that
Simonton or any other judicial
tyrant will undertake to take the
building by force from the pres
ent State officers. If they do, then
the act of disposessing the State
will in the minds of fair minded
persons show the falsity of the
decree that it is not suit against
the State. The whole fight hinges
on the possession of the building,
and so long as the State can hold
that, it must retain the advantage.
Once Wesley and his attorney
get possession, with or without
the consent of the S:ute. the sit
uation will become very grave.
If the State surrenders the prop
erty, then il must either sue on
the mortgage for the payment
OF the purchase money, or by
failing to do so. confess that it
has received full payment and
thereby validate by its own act
the Blue Ridge bond script. If it
sues, then the questisn of the
vitality of the tender of that script
must be determined by the Uni
ted States Supreme Court and
the legality Of the Blue Ridge
bonds be settled by that tribunal,
Judge Harlan goes into this
phase of the question very fully
Attorney Lyles in his testimony
before the court and in his state
ment now in the newspapers
clearly sets forth the conspiracy
by which the Blue Ridge bond
script is to be brought before
the court for judicial derermina-
ton. The Judge declares that
Wesley has right to do this.
Then, with lot of legal .jargon
which only confuses the question,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02

Hundreds of thousands have
been induced to try Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy by reading
what 1T has done for others, and
having tested ITS merits for them
selves are today its warmest
friends. For sale by j. f. Mackey
IL Co. and BIC. Hough & Co., Ian.
caster, 5. e..
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02
SCOTS Emulsion,

of Codlivcr Oil, is condensed nourish-
ment; TODD for the building up OF the
system TO resist the attacks OF disease.
1t should be taken in reasonable doses
Ill summer long by all those whose
weight is below the standard OF health.
If you are losing ground, try bottle
now.
For sale oy all druggists at soc. and sI.o.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02
Everybody Says So.

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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02
III. aE
smile ~ 10 On
Ngnatufs/ ~NtH"N every
Of I<<1ZL -L[C<<N wrapper

Next November Mr.. Platt will
be able to secure a clear concep
ton of just how much his machine
has "pacilied' the voters.-N. Y.
Journal.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02

The latest reports from Nash
Vile show that Professor Barnard
has accomplished the remarkable
feat of calling hot air balloon an
airship.-N. Y. Journal.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02

The Sultan is proceeding like
a man who proposes to coin his
terms of peace without the as.
sistance or consest of other ma.
tions.-N. Y. Journal.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-02


ogous case to that of General
Lees suit for Arlington, he de-
clares that it is not a suit against
the State, although the whole
question at issue is one affecting
the legality of the repudiated
bonds, and not the title to the
Agricultural Hall at all. His pur
pose is to have the State herself
declare the bonds valid by not
suing on the mortgage or force
her into court on Il suit which
will almost inevitably determine
their validity. He would thus ac,
complish by indirection what
cannot be done directly, for Wes-
ley has already had one suit on
these bonds thrown out on the
ground that it was suit against
the State. With bitter irony he
concludes his opinion in these
words: "It is said that the iudg.
ment in this case may conclude
the State" Not so. 1t is a iudg-
ment to the effect only that. as
between the plaintiff and de
PENDANTS, the former is entitled to
possession of the property in
question, the latter having shown
no valid authority to withhold the
possession from the plaintiff that
the assertion by the defendants
of a right to remain in possession
is without legal foundation. The
State not being a party to the
suit, the judgment will not con
clude it. Not having submitted
its rights to the determination of
the court in this case, it will be
open to the State to bring any
action that way be appropriate to
establish and protect whatever
claim it has to the premises in
dispute. Its claim, if it means to
assert one, will thus be brought
to the test OF the law as admins
tered by tribunals ordained to
determine controverted rights of
property; and the record in this
case will not be evidence against
it for any purpose touching the
merits of the claim.
If this were only suit for the
possession of the A griculture Hall,
there would be no controversy.
for the State would never have
held the property and refused to
deliver it but for the conspiracy
and fraud which was divulged by
the tender of the bond script. If
the State takes that course, then
it voluntarily enters the Federal
courts ultimately and asks for the
validity of the bonds to be passed
upon. The situation leaves the
State but one course force them
to dispossess its officers who are
not parties to the suit, to put
Wesley in possession or hold the
property and thus protect litiga-
lion until Wesley and his specu
latlng attorney ] suppose Lyies
Is working on contingent fee J
shall be tired out. If the State
Is dispossessed by force, then the
sophistry and ialsity as to its be
ing no suit against the State is
proven, and we will occupy a