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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-09

MONEY TO LOAN-On first and second
M moTtgagss On FS f estate stocks bonds
any good collateral securities INQUIRE Of 4 y
LIBBY s. Co, ~ IL Exchange st. ai4
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INEXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER. youne
II man, desires a position Understand
office work. Would accept position where
there are possibilities of advancement, at very
reasonable terms. City references. Address
ella YTON Press office. III
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AGENTS WANTED.

A GENTS-Lady or Gent to make big money
LOUIS GELB, Auditorium Building 81
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MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTER-In a planning mill and general
w jobbing shop, a man capable of running
woodworking machinery. None but steady
some experience in box making Steady wo 1lriS
to the right men. FRED S. SHERBURSE
Sanford, Me- oc 3o4
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MISCELLANEOUS.

HONEY LOANED on 1st and Cd mortgages.
1Ih real estate, life insurance policies, notes,
bonds and any good collateral security Notes
discounted, rate of interest per cent. a year
and upwards according to security. W. z.
CARR, room 5, second floor, Oxford Building,
1856 Middle st. noy9-4
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NArANTED-A situation as housekeepcr. or to
w do general housework in a small family
Address NJ. E: f. at Stevens Place, CITY. Ring
right hand bell. a.
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w ANTED-A young man, double entry
w bookkeeper wants a position in Portland.
business. Best Of references. Address u, this
office. 81
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ITO LET-Pleasant and convenient lower
Il rent of seven rooms and bath room, at
Laurel street; house has large yard gas
and cemented cellar. Inquire of A. G.
LIBBY q CO., AZ l-2 Exchange street. 23-2
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A GENTS WANTED to handle R. I. and
N Alaska Coal Mining Stock in this city.
Apply to G. E. ORDWAY, Providence, r. 1.
81
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FsNO LET-Lower tenement sunny rooms, in
L. nice repair, No. I Russell street, near w est
ern Promenade, hot and cold water. rent mod
crate to right party applying at one. For par
culars inquire of n. WArERHOUSE, at E asst
man Bros. or at the house. 6l
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Do not let the excursion to Boston pas.
without taking it In.
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NoTICE-We pay the highest cash prices for
" household furniture show cases and store
consignment. GOSs g. WILSON, IS Free st. VI
114tf.
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ITO LET-A sunny upstairs rent of six rooms.
Il Call at 50 Myrtle St 81
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LOST AND FOUND.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents. cash ia advance.
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WANTED-Girl for general homework. Ap-
w ply to MRS. HART Sc State st. 81
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WANTED-An American woman to take care
w OF children and assist in sewing. Apply
to Iii State ST.. Il
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wANTED-TEMALE HELP

r AIDES WANTED-To learn dress cutting
- and millinery. 215 CUMBERLAND ST.
Portland, Me, al
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FOR SALE-New house on Pitt ST., Oakdale,
\ contains seven rooms and bath, hot and
cold water, wired for electric lights, cemented
cellar, sewer large lot will be sold ON easy
Terms. Apply to CHAS. c. ADAMS, 81 Elk.
cnange ST. oct 254
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FOR SALE.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents. cash in advance
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WANTED-Young or middle aged woman to
w DO general house work in a family of two,
small pay through the winter Address E. q
PERRY, Parsonsfeld, Me. 81
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FOR SALE-One State of Maine horse. 7 wears
Il old, chestnut color, very stylish sound and
good driver weighs 1000 lbs Will be sold chean
as owner has no use for him. Can be seen al
E. s. LIBBYS stable, 1856 Cumberland st. 81
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
Contract Immigrants Arrested

Washington, November 15.-Commis-
sioner-General Powderly, Of the immi-
grafton bureau, today received a tele-
gram from Special Inspector Baldwin,
at Memphis, Tenn, stating that he has
arrested twenty-eight alien stave cut
ters illegally brought into this country
under contract, and would go to Miss
issippi tonight to arrest the remaining
twenty-five. 1t is stated at he immi-
grafton bureau hat fifty Austrian i'm
migrants arrived in Baltimore on the
north German steamship Roland on
September last and were taken to Mis-
SisSippi to work in the stave camps.
When the party arrived in Baltimore
they were suspected Of being under
contract, but the evidence submitted
was deemed insufficient to warrant
their detention. Subsequently, how
ever Commissioner General Powderly
sent special agents into the camps who
secured sufficiently conclusive testi-
mOny to justify their arrest and war
a n for the whole party was signed
by Secretary Gage and placed in the
hands of Inspector Baldwin and the
others last Friday. AS soon as all are
arrested they will be deported at the
expense Of the steamship company
bringing them over. Up to this time
the evidence against the contracting
firm who brought the Austrians into
this country is not deemed sufficient to
justify criminal proceedings, out the
officials are said to be still at work on
this feature of the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
Coming South

As The Messenger was one OF the pa
pers in which the advertisement referred
to below appeared, the following from the
McKeesport, Pa, Times. OF November
18th, will be interesting to our citizens:
considerable capital from McKeesport
and vicinity promises to be Invested in
southern property in the near future. A
short time ago Devenny Bros, well
known brokers Of this city, had occasion
to insert an advertisement in some SOUTH
ern papers to arrange an exchange OF
property for one of their clients, a wealthy
citizen of this city, who, on account OF
his health, desired to go south and to
exchange his interests here for southern
property. The result of his advertise
ment was that not only was a satisfac-
tory exchange made for the property of
their client, but SO many desirable prop
critics were offered that some capitalists
attention drawn to the proposition and
they were SO interested, thought the field
SO good, hat Mr.. Devenny will leave in
a few days to be absent three weeks, dur
ing which time he will visit a number of
the principal cities. will meet quite a
lumber OF prominent southern capital
lists and will inspect a large number of
properties offered. If they prove to be as
attractive as represented and Mr.. Deven-
ny can recommend them as being desira-
BILE a great deal of capital from this vi
cinity will likely be invested. No better
representative could be secured than Mr..
Devenny, whose wide travel and asso-
citation with southern interests and his
long and prominent identification with
the representative commercial interests
Of this vicinity through the board of
trade and through corporations, especial
no doubt be given a warm reception In
southern financial circles"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
A Cold Wave Omi.p

Washington, November 16.-A special
weather buerau bulletin says frost and
freezing Weather is indicated for the
yellow fever districts tomorrow.
The most decided cold wave of the
season is indicated for Wednesday
morning throughout the yellow fever
districts of the south. Freezing wealth
er will probably occur throughout the
northern and central portions of the
gulf states n in the Ohio valley
Wednesday morning, and frosts gen.
orally throughout the southern states
Wednesday or Wednesday night.
The change in temperature will be
most marked in the Ohio valley where
it is now above sixty degrees. The
a weather on the Atlantic coast
today will probably be followed by a
decided fall in temperature and two or
three days of cold weather for the
season.
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Democrats Win au Elec ion Case

Chenynne, Wyo., November 15.-The
Wyoming supreme court today rem
dered a decision in the Carbon county
election case, sustaining the contention
of the plaintiffs, who were the candi-
dates for county attorney, treasurer
and commissioner on the democratic
ticket at the last election. The court
decided that foreign born citizens mus
be required to read the constitution in
the English language in order to vote.
There were lis Firms who voted the
republican ticket, but could not read
the constitution in English. Their
votes were accepted as they could read
in their own language. The decision
will put the democratic candidates in
office and settle a very important con-
stitutional question.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
The Eastern Field Trials

Charlotte, N. c., November ia pc
cial to The Observer from Newton, N. c.,
says: The weather today continues un-
favorable to good work in the eastern
field trials.
The derby course was concluded this
morning with the following results:
Zeb, owned and handled by Victor
Humphreys, of Lexington. n. c., won
E. Rose, second prize of $500; and Why
Not, owned by P. Lorillard, Jr., and
handled by c. Tucker, won third prize
of 800.
Zeb, the winner Of first place. was sold
yesterday, after running two series, to
S. F. r. Hitchcock, of New York, for
$500. In making the trade it was agreed
that the seller was to receive any purse
the dog might wia. consequently this dog
in two days brought to Mr.. Humphreys
the round sum of $500.
Messrs. S. c.. Bradley, of Greenfield Hill.
Conn, A. Merriman. of Memphis. and
Thomas Sturges. of New York, were the
judges of this race.
In the membership stake run Saturday.
Rowland, owned by P. Lorillard, Jr.. and
Miilie. B. owned by DR.. ]. S. Brown.
were highly commended, each receiving
handsome prizes.
The all age stake began today after the
conclusion Of the derby. The following
dogs started: Pin Money, Toney's Gale,
Ligin's Dash. Winkee. Hurstbourne. Zip,
Rap. Kent of Grace. Sarsfield. shadow
Rod Fieldsber-y, Count Glorter, Sara
goSSa Belle, Cincinnatus Pride, and Dave
Earl. 1t Is probably that several series
will be required and that this race will
not be finished until tomorrow evening.
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Washington, November 16.-Henry
N. O'Bear, of the law firm of O'Bear &
Douglass, OF this city. died at his resi-
dence today. The Masons have taken
charge Of the remains and will con-
duct the funeral services at the Scot
tish Rite temple. The demise was not
unexpected, as Mr.. O'Bear had been
in failing health for the past year, n
more especially has his condition been
critical during the last month or two.
The deceased leaves a widow and two
sons.
Mr.. O'Bear was born in Fairfield
county S. G. When yet a boy he en-
listed in the army Of the confederacy
and served with distinction during the
last a of the war. He was admit
ted to the practice of the law at
Winnsboro, in his native state, in 1867.
Later, he formed a partnership with
Colonel James H. Rion, of Winnsboro.
Some time after the death of Colonel
Rion, Mr.. O'Bear removed to Column
bia, S.. c., whore he remained until
August, 1894. At that time he came to
Washington, together with his parner,
Charles A. Douglass, and established
offices here, at the same tome retain
ing the South Carolina practice. Since
his advent in the capital the deceased
was actively identified with the legal
profession, and soon became a promi-
nent member of the local bar associa-
ton. Mr.. O'Bear was reputed to be
n of the strongest office n equity
lawyers of South Carolina and fully
sustained that reputation after his
removal to the District. He was a man
Of broad and rofno6 1oo amino
The remains will be conveyed to
Winnsboro, S. c., tomorrow night and
the interment will be made at the
family home.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19

Modern Passion for "Hign->s of Things"
London, November ia great a
meeting was held tonight in the Albert
hall, under the presidency of Earl
Cadogan, lord lieutenant of Ireland, at
which the principal speaker was the
permier, the Marquis of Salisbury.
No fewer han 5000 persons were pres
ent, and the entire assembly rose at
the entrance of Lord Salisbury cheer
ed him to the echo, and sang:
For he's a jolly good fellow"
Lord Salisbury, who seemed in the
best Of health and spirits and who
spoke with great animation, said that
the situation was not destitute Of ele-
ments of apprehension, either at home
or abroad" Speaking of foreign af-
fairs, he denied that the government
had yielded to France in the matter of
Siam, Tunis, of Madagascar. Turning
to home affairs he said the govern
ment of LOndOn was a question which
must be solved and could be only solv-
ed by giving to other and smaller
municipal bodies a large part Of the
duties now performed by the London
county council. He promised that the
government would Introduce leglSla-
ton on the subject at the mex session
Of parliament. The present system"
said his lOrdShip, lis due to modern
passion for bigness of things and is
too u~nwieldy." He asked his hearers
to look at what had been done across
the ocean. do you want to be gov
erned like New York? Yet the result
there, which was watched with SO much
interest and which so many people de-
plore, was adopted after an effort to
amend admitted defects in the munic-
ipality by enormously increasing its
area and bringing a much vaster pop
ulation under its range The under
taking has failed lamentably because
it could not obtain the aid and coope-
ration of the only class Of men by
whom municipal institutions can be
satisfactorily and thoroughly govern
ed"
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NOTICE.

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THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER
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WILL BE PLACED ONOUR BOOK
OF REMEMBRANCE"
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THE SEMlWEEKLY' MESSENGER: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10 1897


Lexington. KY. November 1S.-Mer-
rift Martin. a saloon keeper and agent
for the Chattanooga Brewing Company,
and ]. ]. Ryan. also a saloon keeper.
had a terrible fight tonight in the lat
ter's place OF business on Main street
as the result OF which Ryan Is dead
and Martin is locked up charged with
murder. The men became angered
over an account and began fighting
with their fists By-standers inter-
ferred and separated them While
Martin was being held away from
Ryan. the latter hit him a blow in the
face, wherupon Martin drew his pistol
and began shooting. The friends were
panic stricken and fed. leaving the
fighters together. Martins third shot
struck Ryan in the left arm and a
fourth entered the abdomen. Martin
was arrested. Ryan died while being
carried to the hospital. He was a
single man aged about 35.
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New York, November 15.-The enter
tainment OF the first night Of the thir-
teenth annual exhibition Of the New
Of stations, which was witnessed by
very few indeed OF the society folks
hereabouts. While the animals were
being led to their quarters the boxes
began to fill with late corners, and there
were about 300 people in tine first tier
boxes when the saddle horses began
their performances. There were TWEEN
ty-six thoroughbreds in this class, and
they looked extremely pretty as they
were put through their PAGES before the
critical eyes Of the judges. The gent
Ter sex was represented among the
riders by Mrs. Beach and Miss Belle
Beach.
AS the night advanced, and despite
the inclemency of the weather without
the garden finally ook on a horse show
ASP ct and the show Of 1897 vas saved
from a social failure. AT 10 o'clock p.
M, the boxes were a sight upon which
an artist might feast his eyes with
profit, magnificent gowns, wonderful
millinery, smiling, flushed faces, beau
tiful steeds in the centre garden, the
crowded promenade, the lights, made
one glorious picture.
Ir the opinion Of experts who have
attended other horse shows it was a
good, nay, a brilliant opening night
which became more gratifying because
it was so late in taking form. The
nights attendance, at the lowest esti-
mate, reached 5000 people. The high
sterpers and the high Jumpers were seen
at their best before the days exhibition
came to q Close
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
NEW ENTERPRISE

MI. L. A. Weed0n's Shuttle Block Factory
Starts Up-He Is Now Ready to Turn Out
1000 Blocks Per Day-He Will Also
Manufacture Handles and
The shuttle block factory Of Mr.. L. A.
Weldon recently removed from Fay
etteville to Wilmington, will begin regu-
lar operations tomorrow. The factory
was run a few days last week. and every
thing was found in excellent running or
der.
The plant is located on the property OF
the Darby estate, which fronts on the
Cape Fear river, between Church and
Castle streets, adjoining the electric
power house of the Wilmington Gaslight
Company. The buildings are frame
structures and are new. The main build
ing is 56x6O feet and in 1T is a steam plant
with a sixty horsepower boiler and a
twenty-five horsepower engine, and
seven circular saws of various sizes for
saving out and trimming the shuttle
blocks. Near the main building is a
warehouse 20x3O feet, and Mr.. Weldon Is
having a drying house 30x76 feet In di-
mensions, erected alongside the dummy
track Of the Atlantic Coast Line. on Sur
ry street. A spur track extends 200 feet
into the plant and the drying house Is
alongside OF 1t.
When the blocks have been prepared
they are placed into the drying house
and when they have been sufficiently
dryed. are loaded into cars for shipment
to the finishing factories in the United
States and Europe. The blocks are saw
ed from dog-wood and perslmmon, and
vary in size from ~ by 2 inches. 4 by 4
inches square and from IL to 30 inches in
length. They ave to be absolutely free
from knots, and not a stick Is cut unless
upon order from the manufacturers who
take them. The plant Will turn out from
$500 to 1000 shuttle blocks per day. Mr..
Weldon also turns out blocks for mon
key wrench handles, and also manufac-
lures bObbinbs. The shuttles are not
finished here, but the holdings will be
turned out ready for use.
Mr.. Weldon employs fifteen hands, ten
of whom are white men and five colored.
Mr.. w. l.. Coble Is the foreman and a
neat four room cottage for the use Of
his family has been erected at the plant.
Ten to twelve of the hands were brought
here from Fayetteville.
!. The steam plant is run by saw dust and
Achips from the blocks, and the slabs will
he sold in the city for fuel, SO that not
aAthing goes to waste about the mill.
Alongside the main building there is an
elevated water tank supplied with water
fromSthe river to be used for supplying
the boiler or for flooding the factory in
case Of fire.
Mr.. Weldon gets his supply Of wood
from North and South Carolina and with
a new wharf constructed on the water
front. and the railroad running into his
plant. he is prepared to receive or make
shipments by either water or rail. From 81
to 100 men are given employment in cut
ting wood for the factory, but Mr.. Wee
don only contracts to take their cuttings
and does not employ them directly.
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rur.ev Does not Yield tn Austria

London. November lit now appears
that the statement made yesterday in a
special dispatch from Vienna that the
Turkish government, in reply to the de-
mands of Baron de Calico. the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador. the porte had
agreed to salute the Austrian flag after
Diminishing the vail OF Adana, and the
mutessaril of Mersina. for indignities Of
fered to the Austrian brazzafolli. was
premature. The porte has not yet yielded
to the Austrian demands.
Dispatches from Vienna announce that
up to midnight, Tuesday. no intimation
had been received Of the intention OF the
Turkish government to dismiss the Of
Tending officials, or to salute the flag. If,
however, the Austrian demands are not
compiled with by noon tomorrow CThurs-
day. Baron de Calico will leave Constan-
tinOple and the Austrian WarShlps Will
lombard Marsha.
The Vienna correspondent Of The Times
saws: 1T is now expected that the sui
tan will hold out until the last moment
and then yield, which may appear to him
a clever stroke of diplomacy and some
thing Cor the Turkish official press to
boast of, a semi-victory of the padishah
over the Christian powers. Eventually,
however. it is as likely as not to prove
an unmitigated b!under, the consequences
of which will become manifest In the
course of time. Abdul Hamid is evil
IDENTIFY just now in a frame of mind cal
culated to inspire serious concern. His
easy victory over the Greeks, together
with the indulgence he was accustomed
to expect from Germany until lately,
completely turned his head. The Neue
Freie Presse says that Baron de Calico
has seized the opportunity of demanding
from the porte binding assurances re-
speeding other matters concerning the
Austrian mpa which works the ORR
entail railways and relative to which rep
reservations nave already been repeat
eddy made at COn%stantinOple.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19

Paris, November 15.-Dr. Thomas W.
Evans, the famous American dentist
who facilitated the flight Of the ex-Em-
press Eugenie from Paris in 1870. died
suddenly here yesterday evening. He
was born in Philadelphia about seven
ty-five years 6 and went to Paris in
1916, where he won a great reputation.
Since his advent in the French capital.
DR.. Evans attended to the teeth of
most Of the crowned heads of Europe,
to a nothing of almost innumerable
members of royal families, excepting
Queen Victoria and the Sultan of Tur-
key. He attended Napoleon III. and
Empress Eugene and assisted the lat
ter to escape from Paris in his carriage
after the battle Of Sedan. DR.. Evans
was a very wealth man, his fortune
being estimated. at from $25, 900, 900 to
$35, 000, 900. His wife died last year.
They had no children.