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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-24

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-24

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Pray, Pray, Portland.
The times., 1897-12-28
LETTERSFROM TIMESREADERS
Poverty and Relief.

To the Editor of The Times:
Facts About Poverty" as published
fl today's Times, are misleading, and go
to show how futile are efforts 20 prove
existing conditions among the poor from
the records Of what are Known as charity
organizations. II should he borne in
mind tl'at such organizations throughout
the United States handle. either directly
or indirectly, the greater part OF Que
hundred millions OF dollars annually under
charitable preten5ions, but in reality.
in hoodwinkiDg the public and in turning
philanthropy from its proper channels.
Facts About Poverty" Contain the
statement that out OF s32 applications
made tc certain society, 500 sought
assistance only once, II "a did so the
second tine, 81 the third time, 35 the
fourth time, Q the fifth, the sixth
4 the seventh, and only ) the eighth time.
The figures indicate that the wants Of
500 Were satisfied by the paltry relief
rendered through the first application.
but II is uureas enable to think SO as most
pers0uS would rather go hungry than
to ask for charitable relief unless their
prospe cts OF employment in the ned.:
future We're rather gloomy. Therefore, to
those who understand, the natural inference
is that after appl wing for aid many learned
that one of the conditions upon ighn.il
they cOUiG receive il was a NORTH ing and
humiii; tug investigation amongt heir lei sfl-
bors by weii-known agents of such Organi-
cations, whose pryihS pro clivities are
OF the most cutting nat IRE for the sole
purpos' of preventing the second call.
have served upon committees In Chicago,
Kansas City, and Minneapolis, that have
unveiled these meth1ds therefore under
stand just what ] writing about.
Parents have been known 10 Kill their
children and themselves rather than sub
nit to such treatment, and God alone knows
how many have turned 90 crime or have
preferred starva ton. '
Our people ought 10 inquire what becpmes
Of the hundred millions of dollars that
Is said to be annually dispensed by chArit-
able organizations. Public Indignation
should he thoroughly aroused over the
aba udonment of police relief, winch aIi
close observers know was the most eff
cient system ever pat INTO use in sLC
United States. A NJ RAYMOND.
Decen beT 25, 1897.
The times., 1897-12-28

decorations necessary to Il really high class
GRAFTON let him teach il To the Congress-
man, aDc get Ills pay. or course, he will
not be in the proper condition to write
anothe, melancholy speech till he has spent
that pay, hut that will be all the more
economical. and ne will rel all the more
like it when he returns To work.
Under this system we shall get rid of
quotations like this:
Leaves have their time to fall
And flowers To wither at the north winds
breath.
The idea OF comparing the average legis-
iator to withered flower-frost bitten by
a north Wind
And the Congressman, too, shouldb be con
sidered. 1t is a great trouble to 4 man
when he has the affairs of this great coun-
try on his hands. to stop and get up an
appropriate funeral speech. He is rusty
on his quotations, and uses the same ones
over and over again, and sometimes he al
most uses tie same Grafton, II king out the
name, OF course, and substituting that of
the lately deceased. This farming out of
funeral or5 tions would save all that trouble.
Let it be tried.
The times., 1897-12-28

Hardly McKisson Is not in politics for
his health. He is only thirty-five years
old and has ambitions. Foraker remains
silent. He did his pact in tue campaign. In
the opening speech Foraker forgaye Hanna
his action In $50, and told his friends to
forget it. But much as Foraker desires To
keep out Of I'll. 6 trouble it s certain that his
warmest political friends are head and
front Of the scheme to defeat Hanna
All this week the contest will 20 on.
The caucuses will be held next Saturday
afternoon. The anti Hanna members may
not go into caucus. Such seems to be he
plan at present. They VIII refuse to he
whipped into line, and viii vote in opon
session for the Senatorial candidate Sc
lected by the opposition III they can get
Democratic support they can either make
q dead lock or defeat Hanna, certain IL
il that tue Coming session OF the Ohio
Legislature VIII have more sensations than
the sessions OF any general assembly Of
the past.
The times., 1897-12-28
A DIyERGENCY OF IDEAS.
Another Picture Presented of tn
Ohio Senatorial Contest

Another Picture Presented of the
Ohio Senatorial Contest.
Columbus. Ohio, Dec. 27.-The term of
Mark A Hanna in the United S tates Senate
expires when the Ohio assembly meets on
next Monday, January 3. He was ap
pointed when the general assembly OF his
State was not in session. According tn
the constitution, an appointment is only
until the next meeting OF the assembly.
So, without any ceremony, Mr.. Hanna steps
out OF office, and will be private citizen
when he seeks two elections to the Senate
The Ohio legislators will be called upon 10
elect a successor to Senator Sher nan for
his une NpireIl term, ending March d, 1 S99.
An erroneous impression has prevail ed that
Mr.. Hanna would serve until his succe ,sor
was chosen II the efforts of Charles
Kurtz and many other Republican leaders
in Ohio is OF any account he will be kept
out of office until President Mckinley
chooses to appoint him to something.
The same legislature, the members of
which are already getting together, will
also elect asSenator for six years, begin
ming March 4, 1899, and Mr.. Hanna wants
both long and short terms. There are
those in the faction which opposes Hanna
who sa that he is already beaten. They
are told by IIa mas followers that he can
not be beaten, but the chief ason for
confidence they advance is that he is
wealthy. The friends Of KurtZ, whom
Hanna affrented by having him ousted
from the State chairInanship, Seem to
think the hest way to ayenge the Insult
is to elect Gov. Bushnell for the six
years term and give the short term to
another. In this connection the name of
Mayor McKisson, of Cleveland, is promi
nently mentioned. The mayor is an
avowed nd open enemy to Hanna. Hanna,
it is alleged, tried to defeat McKisson
for re-elec ticn last spring. He was
elected with a reduced plurality, and he
grimly said:
'.I know who did it, He has control
of three members from Cleveland, and
they will vote as he directs. Will he he
magnanimous and say "elect HANNAH"
The times., 1897-12-28
Ex-sEchETARY FOSTERS VIEWS.
Opposition to National Chairman
Would Be Political Suicide.

New York, Dec. 2T.-Charles Foster, OF
Ohio, formerly Secretary of Treasury, thinks
that Senator Hanna VIII be elected TO he
United States Senate, although there is
some opposition To him. Mr. Foster, Who
is now In this city, talked freely tOIIy
In regard To the political situation in he
Buckeye State.
II think that number II legislatofs,''
he said, would like to vote against Mr..
Hanna, but on sober second thought they
viii lot. If they did they would he
committing political suicide. The opPJ
sition to NJ. Hanna is led by Charles H.
Kurtz, who has been chairman OF the
Republican State committee several times,
aud had worked hard and built up a fine
organization. MIR. Hanna objected to the
reelection of MI. Kurtz as chairman, and
that was the beginning of the oppositionto-
the formers Senatorial ambition. The
new State committee was formed daI of
twenty-one votes only four were for Mf.
Kurtz. Certain rumors cropped out 10
the effect that in the previous Campaign
Mfr. Kurtz had handled a great deal Of
money and that his accounts We're not :; II
right. II was also claimed that MIR. Kurt
WAS building an expensive house, which.
they asserted, was another chain in the
evidence against him. MI. kurtz's nc
counts were examined aud discovered TO
have been absolutely correct. He thought
that Mr.. RanI Il, who knew that the Charges
Were false, should have said so, openly,
and thereby exonerated him. As Mr..
Hanna did not do 50, naturally Mr. Kurt
felt aggrieved, and has fought the Senator
openly and above board"
''Is not Senator Foraker great friend
OF Mr. Kurtz?" was asked.
Yes, and when the Senator went to the
state convention he met Mr.. Hanna in d
more thar cordial spirit. can truly say
that Senator Fora ker, If he had desired,
could have defeated Mr.. Hanna. In other
words, il Mr. Foraker's support had not
been sincere the Democrats would have
carried the legislature. If anyone thinks
that Mr.. Foraker supported Mr.. Hanna in
halr-hearted, perfunctory way, he is mis-
taken"
what about the report that Vice Presi
dent Hobart had demonstrated with Sen
ator Foraker for not going to Mr.. Hanna's
assistance"
Il saw the article, giving an alleged
account OF the conversation. 1t was over
drawn, and I see that Senator Foraker
denies it. As understand it, there were
no harsh words, rs described. The Scene
took place in the Senate chamber. The
Vice President put his hand in friendly
greeting on the Senator's shoulder and
talked ca lmly about the situation in Ohio.
There was NO war of words Senator
Foraker, so hear, replied in kindly spirit.
and the incident closed.
s.Wheu no 1apiSlatI,re pnppts Mr. Hanna
I think, will be elected
The times., 1897-12-28
y yalua BILE Suggestion.

To the Editor of The Times:
Why not invite the Red Cross Society,
headed by Miss Clara Ia rton, to dis-
tribute the ii oneY anu provisions for the
suffering Cubans which mas be cont ntTibuted
by the people Of the United States in
answer TO the Presidents Christmas ap-
peal. IL VIII be remembered by everybody
what magnificent work las been doiie
by this S"c:ety. both here and abroad, and
what large sums have been expended HON
estIy and economically III the relief 81
suffering run Hmty under Hiss kartOn
One of the cardinal principles OF tie
Red Cross Society rs. that while 1t never
SOlicits aid, 1t always stands ready 70
receive and distribute funds and sup
plies in times OF war or OF great pubic
Calamity, As an organization, it is pc
cGliIry fitted to Undertake the relief
of the Cubans, because of its wide ex-
perience. ". H. s.
The times., 1897-12-28
Demoralized Ants.

Solomon said some complimentary things
about the ant, but he lived before the days
OF science. II Sir John Lubbock continues
his acqua iIitance with that vfTtuous insect
very much longer the good reputation fur
nisfled il 10y the author of proverbs VIII
be hoisted higher than the provcrD.al
Gilderoy's kite. Sir John Lubbock has
known the ant Intimately for good many
years, and has grown wise and made q
reputation thereby; but how does he repa
his Instructor. By demoralizing him with
strong liquors. SO wags the world
Sir Johu Lubbock picked out fifty rep
reSentative ants and assembled them in
a convention and treated them to drinks.
The ants. never having had anything TO
do with this new substance, took It in
with great cclerity, and Were soon stag
gering about under fifty iRfinit esimal, but
The times., 1897-12-28
TUESDAY, DECEMBER rs. 1897.
England and Russia.

Seventeen British war vessels and thirty
more of Japan in reserve are reported as
making q first-olass naval demonstration
In front cf ChemulPo, in the kingdom of
Korea. The reason is that the King of
Korea, who, by the way, recently has
raised himself to the rank Of Emperor
has dismissed his English financial ad-
Wiser ana taken a Russian instead.
welt may the lion roar! Ii is under
stood to be the prerogative OF Great Britain
to furnish Financial advisers TO the
weaker nations Of earth. We know how IL
is ourselves. 1t happens, however, that in
the present case Lord Salisbury has to take
into cons Iteration the power paramount in
the Eastern Hemisphere and not that Of
the Western,
Why, for example, is there any reason
in morals or in ethics why Korea Sho I'D
not employ Russian instead Of English
talent in its financial or fiscal organization
or interests? Yet It seems TO be regarded
as casns belii, or something next to IL,
that an Eastern power should look to any-
one but England as a master in the i'm
position OF commercial or monetary Gx-
actions.
We fail to find reasons for worrying oger
the results. Great Britain has great
navy; but il is not larger in tonnage TOR
in guns than that Of Russia and France
combined. Add the japanese force to that
Of England, and there is preponderalce
on the British side. Great Britain,
perforce, las a commerce TO protect
which, in the event Of war with
Russia, would render abortive per
centaTe OF fts strength, and leave tie ed
vantage with its enemies, even allowing
Tor the Japanese fleet.
Suppose the honors TO be equal on the
sea, we must not forget that Russia and
France, Will the certain addition OF the
Turkish army, would be bic, on land, to
do a Va st deal OF damage to Great Britain
in Egypt on the Indian frontier, and in
Africa. Looking a the situation at
large, one is compelled to regard the
demonstration at ChemulpO as bluster.
The times., 1897-12-28
HANNA'S ENEMIES SCARED.
They Hesitate About Entering the
Regular Party Caucus

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 2T.-As the Ohio
Senatorial fight draws to a close it re-
veals two conspicuous factors In the con
test against Senator Hanna. They are the
elements or ''rt venge and revenue" There
seems To- be little principle in the fight.
There is no one In the legislature who
has the courage openly TO lead the fight.
Personal enmity and hatred seem to be
the controlling factors against the Senator.
A leading Democrat said today that there
was not the slightest doubt that kurtZ had
enough followers to defeat Hanna. but
that he had no more idea that Kurtz
could hold his men than that kurtZ 20 I'D
fly. He declared that those fighting the
Senator were doing so because ne had
offended them and they wanted revenge.
Senator Hanna Will leave for Columb Is
next Sunday and will remain there nn'iI
the Senatorial election is over. Col. Charles
F. Dick Ill go to Columbus tomorrow.
1t is now unde that the anti Hanna
Republicans have decided not to enter the
regular PARTY caucus. The caucus vas to
have been an open one and this fact
frightened Hanna's opponents, who would
willingly have entered closed conf er .noe.
They VIII now be free TO vote as they
please.
The times., 1897-12-28
A Bad Piece of Pavement.

To the Editor OF The Times:
L wish tt call the attention of the
public through Your paper to the condition
Of the sidewalk OF. Third street northwest
between Pennsylvania avenue and C street b.
1t has a number Of holes, varying is size
from few Inches to two feet square. If
person should Slip and iniure himself
the District would be responsible, and as
there is likely to be some ice on it this
winter which may result in serious ac-
cident, it should be attended To at onc,..
The pavement is Composed of concrete
taken from the streets, and was put there
as an experiment, but has proven itself
worthless. So. LOTT.
The times., 1897-12-28

quite sufficient, tags When the unfortu-
nate insects were helpessly drank Sir
John Lubbock collected them and put
them outside an anthill Some of them
belonged in that hill and some did not.
The sober ants tbronged out Of the hill
and inspected the company. They held
a council of ways and means. Then they
proceeded to pick out their friends and
lug them into tue anthill to sleep Off
the eff ects of their spree. The strangers
they rolled over into tue ditch. And Sir
John Lubbock put it all down in his
notebook.
Nov, Of course, it is a II very well to be de-
voted to science and that, but in the ma ne
of the dear old Sunday-school question
book of our childhood, 1t is time to protest
against this deseeration OF tfme-honored
ideals. All children, when they felt lazy
and din not want to work, have had this
active ard industrious little insect acid
upto them q al example of wha tthey ought
to be. Nobody ever saw an ant asleep OF
sitting still watching the little minnows IN
the water. or reading fairy tales, and up
to the time of Sir John Lnbbock's expert
mept nobody had ever seen an ant doing
anything but scurry about from place TO
place as fast as it could possibly go, some
times carrying, according to the natural
history book q load twice al big as itself
This loa q, however, was never before known
to consist of raalt liquor. And what par
ticular good did it do Sir John Lubbock TO
know that ants could get drunk? WHAT
reason h6 d he to suppose that they Todid
not, like ether intelligent beings, in7esfi-
gate alhew drink? How long would IT lie,
should new beverage be introduced on tits
earth. before at least fifty men had got
outside Of as much of it as they could buy?
Perhaps those ants were also experim, ,'nt-
ing for scientifi purposes. 1t might
he inter esting if Sir John f.ni,nock is really
determined to carry on Investigations or
this sort. 10 know whether the same ant is
likely to go through this experience sec
ond time. If the ant is as wise as people
say, perhaps this affair will result in the
formation OF blue ribbon societyin that
ant h.i Sir John Luhbock's next expert
ment might bc made in the liue hereby in
dicated, ls-a4as
The times., 1897-12-28
Funeral Orations hy Proxy.

An opening positively yawns for some
enterprisine Congressman who wishes TO
make himself famous. 1t is not a hole,
either; it is a bona fide opening. lie
can introduce bin for the relief Of strug-
Cling authors, which shall provide that
these authors be employed, at certain
salary. to write funeral orations for Con-
gresSmen to Use. Every time law
maker dies the Congressional Record is
flooded with this amateur sermon busi-
ness and these poetica quotations. Poetical
quotations are all very wen in their way,
and, of course, we all have great respect
for Shakespeare, LongfeIlow, Whittier, and
as much Of Browning as we can under
stand. hut the Congressman addicted to
funeral urations do not confine themselves
to standard authors. They dig up quota
tions from some moldy recess Of their past
life, when they went to district school and
spoke pieces. Now, budding authors, to
say nothing OF those who have blossomed
and gore to seed, are as full of quota
tiuns gl;ch they learned in college as a
grape is fun Of Juice, and they can quote
them in a natural and pleasing way, be-
cause they have practiced. They are also
in tine proper Mood and tense to speak
feelingly of the melancholy and severe
aspects OF life and the probable improve-
ments on this world which are enjoyed
10y the dead. When a young man has
been out OF college year or two, and
trying {" earn a fVe-dollar- living
with tel thousa nd-dollar education to help
him, iie feels mere like writing funeral
orations than he ever did before in his
life; aud that is the time, too, when lie
thinks lie would just fit a Government
job. Let him he set at this Government
job. Let him write bea utifuI testimonial,
fun of poetical language and rhetoric, and
new and appropriate quotations. Let at
be long enough and not too long, and litter
he has written it, and polished It, nd
sharpencd the edges. and put ON all ;he
The times., 1897-12-28
An Honest PenSioner.
o the Editor of The Times:

To the Editor of The Times:
Here is tue experience Ot 9re PensioHer
myself: Ny disease being epilepsy, drew
S6 per month from June, $50, TO May
1890, ara since then lave drawn SIS Per
month. Others draw much more for tn {
same disease. 4 member OF my company
and regiment draws $50 month, but L {
is whining II an, and has many kinds Of
diseases. Tic sU-Cil!ied pension trauGs IL.
just such cases OF Inequality. l would uucl
rather be minus an arm or leg ti.au to
suffer as I have from epilepsy and its
effects.
No person should draw more than Sic
per month for any cause, and while In the
employ of the Government should draw
nothing at all.
ALEXANDER C. BLACK,
Company A, Eight yfourth Indiana Volun-
teers.
The times., 1897-12-28
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

| 1t Is said that Speaker Reed Is in favor
OF the Grout bill, which provides for a
change of maDe cement OF volunteer sol
diers' homes. If the Speaker is desirious
| of having this bill pass the House, it Will
pass, and the opinionis strong that ne does
want it. The bill Is now in the House
Committee OH Military. Affairs, where 1T
would remain IL Chairman Hill should be
permitted to have his way. The Speaker
will not permit this, however, and VIII
refer the bill to the committee on eX-
penditures in the War Department, oil
which Mr. Grout is chairman. To strength.
en- this committee in favoring the BILL Mr..
G.. w. Stone, of Pennsylvania, will be
transferred to it. Mr.. Stone is a strong
advocate of the measure. Before the bill
can be transferred from the Committee on
Military Affairs to that a0f expenditures
in the War Department, the Committee on
Rules must recommend 1t, supported by
vote of the House. eThe recomme nda 'iol
OF the Committee on Rules will be made
early next month and the House will
readily adopt It, Nofear is entertained as
to the measure passing the Senate.
The Grout bill empowers the Attorney
General to call for the titles of all the
land and property OF the volunteer homes
from the board Of managers, and that
they shall be vested'jn the United States.
1t renders obligatory ths supervision OF
all accounts of the homes by the audit
ing officers of the war Department, and
provides that all the expenditures shall
be accounted for by a special form Of
voucher t. be approved by the Secretary
or War. Inmates Of the homes are 80
have personal representation on board
to supervise the expenditure of the post
fund realized from the sale Of beer, ETC.,
at the homes, and there is to be syS-
tenn of outdoor relief. All the pensions
OF inmates of the homes, except 81 q
month, are t. he retained by the homes
TO constitute a fund to be paid in sums
of So a month to the wife or mother of
an inmate il they be living, and To sol
diers who have been inmates OF the homes
for year and prefer to leave the homes
An AN endment to the sundry civil bill
is to be introduced to provide for the
payment in outdoor relief of the uneX-
pended balance Of abou: S150,000 now in
the hands OF the board sf managers. The
inmates of the homes, it is said, are
greatly IL favor of the bill.
The times., 1897-12-28

An Irritating and tail.twisting report is
abroad in Lordon, to the effect that we
are conspiing to annex Greenland. The
story probably had its origin in the faSt
that one Of our national hymns seems to
have a missionary eye on that bleak
quarter. Every Englishman knows that
when his nation has missionary eye on
anything it meons speedy anne Xation, and
British opinion doubtless credits us with
the same excellent intentions.