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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
He Saw Visions.

Professor Stowe, the husband Of Har-
riet Beecher Stowe, often said that he
saw visions of people in whom he was
interested. and Mrs. Field recalls an in
stance Of this in The Review of Re
views. On one occasion Mrs. Stowe was
in her room when it was supposed she
was out Of town. Professor Stowe came
in, looked about him with preoccupied
air, but did not speak to her. She
thought his behavior strange and amused
herself watching him. At last the stu
alton became SO extraordinary that she
began to laugh. "Why," he exclaimed,
with most astonished air, sis that
you? I thought it was one of my vi
sions. -
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11

No need to fear the approach of Group
if you have DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil in
the house. Never was a case that it
wouldn't cure if used at the outset.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
Trainmen's Eyesight.

Color blindness is a congenital defect
and is incurable. The man who is born
with 1t must submit to its Limitations
as long as he lives, and it is wrong to
try to deceive himself or others into be-
lieving that there is any escape from
this condition. Some individuals suffer
under greater disabilities than others.
Some are more skillful than others in
picking out different colors Of yarns by
touch or in distinguishing signals by
the intensity of the color, but true COL
Or blind person is never sure to select
either red or green correctly. The true
method of detecting color blindness is
to test the subject with the colors to
which he is blind and with confusion
colors" sufficient number of times to
provide against the possibility OF his
making right selections by chance. Sci
entiic tests are made in accordance with
this principle. They do not require men
to name the colors or to study the art of
millinery. They do not require man
to name any color. He may even be
dumb and yet comply with the essential
requirements New York Railroad CO.
zette.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

MIR. John Dutton Wright of New York
an instructor of the deaf, contributes to
The Century for January paper on
Speech and Speech Reading for the Dsaf,
in which he says: The majority OF peo-
pie will, presume, be surprised to learn
that there are today more tnan z, 300 deaf
children in this country who are not only
taught to speak and understand the
speech of others. but are taught as wholly
by means of speech as the children of our
public schools. The paper is full of in
teresting details of the latest methods Of
instruction, ard tie illustrations by
WiIes set forth methods of shadow read
ing, the use of vibration and of diagram,
and methods Of reading by the aid of
muscular action. Considerable space Is
devoted in Mr.. Wright's article to the
experience of the deaf and blind girl,
Helen Keller, at his school in New York,
and in an article by Arthur Gilman to
her more recent instruction in Cam
bridge Massachusetts,. Examples of Miss
Keller'e composition in tie Cam bridge
School, given with the article. show an
almost incredibls facility and literary
quality in one shut out from the phe-
nomena Of sight and sound.
N0 new year UcR1ue IOI bAc O1AiluioA
with the appearance of the January St
Nicholas. The number comes just at the
holiday season, and so it contains much
of the Christmas spirit 1t opens with
a story of Western frontier life. Danny
and The Major, by Gertrude p. Cradle.
This ia tale of the adventures of a
brave little seven years old boy, son of
tpin uhn ri1nQ thrOnOh
hand of hostile Indians all alone. Hop
Wing and the Missing Treasure, by
Frank NJ. Bioknell is one OF the tales
from his CITY Stories, the present one
drawingTits inspirations from the Flowery
Kingdom. TUDOR jerks explains the
phenomena OF the mirage in brief paper
Mirrors of Air. Pins, by Z. A. Parker,
and Cousin Anita's Surprise, by Eleanor
Root, are two little stories about TWO
little girls. Various interesting papers
on Historic DWarfs, by Mary Shears
Roberts, will be remembered as having
appeared In this magazine in past years.
Among the most striking articles in
The Cosmopolitan for January is
Mascagni and his new opera by Alma
DaIma illustrated with portraits Of the
composer The new opera Will be callei
Iris, it's scenes ara laid in Japan and,
it is said, it will CRATE Jurors. Then
there is aplendidly illustrated paper on
the famous fete at Vaux-that which
was given By Fouquct to dazzle Louis
LIE Grand by Elizabeth W. Champney,
another on German Students and their
Absurd Duels by X. Farrand Reighard,
another on Some Types in Dizieland, by
Mrs. S. B. Dyer; story by a. Conan
Doyle Uncle Bernao, illustrated by So u
Der; The story of tho Farmers College
by MuFat Ea1stead iIluntraied by g. W.
Kemble; Fin de Steele Stage Costumes by
Max Breemsn; Besides stories and poems
py well known authors.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11

Touching the question as to whether
the Executive alone has the right to
recognize tn sovereignty of foreign
state, the following case in 1889 is OF in
fersst. The case at issue involved the
seizure of the schooner Harriet, engaged
in sealing in the southern seas, by the
Governor of the Falkland Islands. act
ing for the government Of Buenos Ayres.
The claim was made that the owner of
the schooner had been warned against
fishing in thet waters adjacent to the
Eaulklsnda, then dominated by the gov
ernment of Buenos Ayres, which had
been recognized by the United States In
rendering the opinion of the Supreme
Court, Justice Mclean said, among other
things:
ssCan there be any doubt that when
the Executive branch of the Govern
mont, which is charged with our foreign
relations. shall in it's correspondence
with q foreign nation assume fact IN
regard to the sovereignty of any island
or country, it is conclusive on the Ju-
dicial Department In this view 1t is not
material for the court to determine
Whether tho Executive be right or
wrong. 1t is enough to know that, in
the exercise Of his constitutional funo-
tions. be has decided the question. Hav-
ing done this under the responsibilities
which belong to him, it is obligatory on
the people and the government OF the
Union.
sSIf this we're not the rule, cases might
often arise in which, on the most impor-
tant questions of foreign jurisdiction,
there would be an irreconojla BILE differ
ence between the Executive and judicial
departments. BY one Of these depart
ynents foreign island or country might
be considered ms at peace with the Unit
Ell States. whilst the other would consid-
er it in a state of war. No we'll regulated
goyernmen5 has ever sanctioned prin-
ciple so unwise and SO destructive Of ma
tiona1 character"
This is not conclusive, but it goes to
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will all be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only posi-
tive cure known to the medical fraternity
Catarrh being constitutional disease, re-
Cafarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the
aution and assisting nature in doing its
work The proprietors have SO much faith
in its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, o.
bzE-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11

Spain will have to be in moro desperate
straits than now, before she will give
any consideration whatever to the line
along which Gomez intimates that he is
ready to make peace. Indeed at the
nrssent time she would scarcely be will
ing to grant any real autonomy to the
island, let alone the acknowledgment of
its Independence. SPANS idea of q colo
nv is something she can squeeze for rev.
enua whenever she desires and as much
as she wishes, ind colony which she
could not treat in this way she would
hare no use for.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
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AND
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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
LIVER and KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Cured bv DR.. Greene's Nervura
Blood and Nerve Remedy.

Mrs. S. R. Berry, Lebanon, n. H., says
az could not sleep nights ana aaS,d me ehills or
little Of ANYTHING. had to lie down great
deai and nv nerves were very weak and of
no nse. There was terrible pain in my
head and I was almost complete wreck of
NV former sell. was depressed in mind and
spirits. NV liver was swollen and my kid
neys were very bad.
IL used d.. Greene's Neryura blood and
nerve remedy, and I will say that this wonder
full medicine is the greatest blessing that ever
came into family.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11

It is quite apparent that for some rea-
sen Mt. Mckinley is finding it difficult
to make {. cabinet such as he would ike.
Most Of the loading Republicans who
have been inyitsd to sit among his ad-
visegs have found some excuse for declin-
ing the invitation. III health is given
as t3ao reason Mr.. Dingley will not ac-
eeps the Ssctetaryship of the Treasury;
preference for the Senate constrains Mr..
Aldrich to decline the same position: ex-
igencies in Ohio politics causes Mr.. sher-
man to look with disfavor on the premi-
e7ship; and again preference for the Sen
ata causes Senator Allerson to decline the
same position. We imagine that all
these people are mere or less affected by
the fact that in the House or Senate a
mans individually stands out before
Eha country, while in a cabinet position it
is apt to be merged in that Of the Presi-
Gent.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
A PIucky Bet.

The biggest bet on record was made
a few years back by young American
who was assistant at ga main" held in
the grounds of notorious young sport
ing marquis now deceased. One bird
was badly crippled and the other was
fighting with terrible force. Twenty
thousand to pinch of snuff on that
one!' said the American millionaire.
which was taken. The American won.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11

E The legislature will reasonable tomor-
row. President Day and Speaker LARA
bee will announce the committees and
then business can be begun in earnest.
Tho watchword of this legislature is to
be economy, we understand, and one
vay to make it effective will be to con-
fine the business Of the session rs much
~ possible to public measures. by sum-
mariiy rejecting all schemes that can
just as we'll be promoted under the gen
eral laws az By special enactments the
ssssion can be very much reduced in
lenath and much closer attention can be
given 20 measures which are of interest
to the general public and in which the
pooples money is involved. Private
business monopolizes altogether too
much of the legislatures attention.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11

Tho battleship Texas will visit Calves
ton in February to receive Il $1,000 silver
service, money for which was raised by
popular subscription. Ali The defects in
the ship are said to Lave been remedted.
Nelly Doherty, ct the risk Of his life,
saved three young boys from drowning
as Hudson, Mass, Saturday. The boys
had broken through the ice while skat-
ing
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, JANUARY IL.

Wa observe that DR.. S. G. Gordon is
unalterably opposed to becoming the
Democratic candidate for Mayor this
sprins. We presume that quite large
number of other Democrats will be found
30 he Of the same mind.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-11
POLAND PAPER co.

A special meeting OF the stockholders of the
Poland Paner Company Will be held at the
Company's office. Portland. on Thursday Jan
uary l4th, 1897, at ESQ n. m. for the following
purl oses.
1. 10 see If the stockholders will vote to in
crease the capital stock Of the corporation and
ESQ, to what amount.
=. To see If the stockholders will vote to
amend the bylaws of the corporation by the ad-
dition OF an article providing for the creation
of preferred 8 ock.
8. To see if the stockholders will vote to
create a preferred stock OF the corporation and
the amount the terms and condition OF the
same, and to issue 1t.
4. To see if the stockholders viii vote to
amend article 4th section End OF BYLAWS.
G. II. MILLIKEN, Clerk;
jane dtd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-30

HAzLEToN, Pc, Sept. 28.-The coro.
ner's jury which Investigated the
death of the striking miners at Latti-
mer met in Deputy Coroner Gowman's s
office and after an hours deliberation
rendered the following verdict:
"That from the circumstances of the
case and the evidence offered the said
Clement Platock and others came to
their deaths by gunshot wounds on
Sept. 10, 1897, at the hands of Sheriff
James Martin and his deputies, and in
this we, the jury, do all agree, and we,
Philip j. Boyle, Thomas T. Thomas,
Barton Freas and Peter McKiernan OF
this jury, do further say that the said
Clement Platock, with others, was
marching peaceably and unarmed on
the public highway, that they were in
tercepted by the said Sheriff Martin
and his deputies and mercilessly shot &c
death, aud we do further find that the
killing was unnecessary and could have
been avoided without serious injury tC
either person or property, and we fint
finally that the killing was wanton anC
unjustifiable, but in this we, Geort
Maue and +. J. McNeal of this jury, dc
not concur, and we, the jury, do fur
ther say that there was such strong sus
picion of unlawful violence at the
hands of person or persons unknown tC
this jury as to make this inquest neces
sary."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-30
CAPTURED BY BANDITS.

Son of Wealthy Toledo Lawyer and
His Travelling Companion Disappear In
Europe Young Lady Also Missing.
Demands For Ransom.
TOLEDO, o., Sept. 2S.-Hon. e. w.
Tolerton. one of the wealthiest at
torneys in this city, is invoking the
powers of this country and Switzerland
to aid him in solving peculiar mys-
terry. Since last June his 20.year.old
son, Harry, has been travelling in south
ern Europe with Prof. ID. j. Holmes of
Allegheny college, Meadville, Pa. On
Sept. letter was received from them
in which acknowledgment of the re.
ceipt of money was made. They stated
that the sum sent would be sufficient to
take them to Berlin, where they were
to enter the university.
Nothing further was heard until the
22d, when a peremptory demand by
cable came for 81, 200. Mr.. Tolerton,
alarmed, at once cabled to enquire
what was the matter, and also cabled
the United States consul. The money
was ordered forwarded to Cologne. The
oonsuls reply was unsatisfactory, but
that purporting to come from the tour
lists was of such character as to at
once convince the father that il came
rom neither his son nor the professor.
On the 28d another demand came, and
on the goth, the last, requesting the inn
mediate cabling of $500 and the bal.
ance by mail to Lucerne.
Meanwhile Mr.. Tolerton cabled a
relative at Leipsic, asking her to go to
Lucerne at once and investigate. She
cabled that she would 20 and again
cabled when she would start, and that
she would send q message as soon as
she reached Lucerne. Since that time,
although she should have been in Lu-
cerne, at the latest two days ago, not
the remotest trace can be secured OF
the young lady, Assistant Secretary
| of State Day wired Mr.. Tolerton that
he had cabled the United States minis
ter at Berne and the consuls at Hor.
| gen and Lucerne to investigate fully.
Although hundreds of dollars have
been spent cabling all over Switzer-
land, not trace can be received of the
missing tourists or the lady. 1t is be-
lieved they have fallen in with ban
dts or sharpers and are being held for
the extortion of money, as Mr.. Toler-
| ton is known to be very wealthy.
A dispatch from Meadville, Pa, says
Prof. Daniel J. Holmes, reported miss
ing in Switzerland, is son Of DR.. Dan.
iel J. Holmes of Evanston, Ills., (Chi.
cago address, "lfalstean M. +.
church, He Is also nephew Of DR..
David II. Wheeler, ex-president Of AL
legheny college, this city. He came to
Allegheny college in September. 1856,
occupying the Latin chair until early
in June, when his health failing he ar
ranged to make a European trip with
Mr.. Tollerton, student, whose home
Is in Toledo, expecting to spend the
coming winter in the vicinity OF Rome
DR.. Holmes is supposed by his father tc
be in Italy It this time. His age is %
years, and he is young man OF unus,
ual education and ability, but rather
delicate heath.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-30
DIED IN BLACK DAMP.
While Fighting a Mine Fire
Five Men Are Suffocated.
ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE AIR.
Miners Run Into n Bank of Unsuspected
Deadly Gas-Not Man Escaped-Four
Bodies Have Been Reoovered-Ignor-
ant Huns Had Fired the Vein.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 29.--Five men
met horrible death from black damp,
the after accumulation of q fire, in the
Jermyn No. 1 mine near Rendham.
The dead are
Isaac Watkins, fire boss, 90 years old,
wife and one child, Rendham
William Tompkins, company man, 20
years, single, boarded with Watkins.
Joseph Smith, company man, %
years, wife and one child, Midtown.
John Gallagher, company man, 42
years, wife and seven children, Mi.
nooka.
William Franklin, company man, 90
years, wife, Rendham.
The bodies of all but Watkins were
discovered by gang of men, who went
into the mine with supplies for combat
ing the fire. Since last Tuesday the
fire has been raging in the mine. The
men who lost their lives represented
one shift. They went on duty at 3
o'clock and nobody suspected their un.
til the discovery of the bodies. Not q
man in the party survived to tell the
story. In the case of each body the
head poin ted toward the shaft, indi-
eating that they had CROPPED and strug-
gled toward the shaft and fresher air
while suffocation was overtaking them.
When the catastrophe was discovered
word was passed to the surface and the
excitement was intense. Gangs Of men
were lowered on the mine carriage.
They were found from one to three
rods apart. The scene at the head of
the shaft was tragical, while wives,
mothers and children in frenzy fought
for sight of the bodies. The colliery
employed about 800 hands. The mine
has three veins. On Tuesday of last
week gang of ignorant Hungarian
miners set off a body of gas in the
"Digwoods" counter. Nobody was in.
iuIed by the explosion. The burst OF
flame ignlted the coal in the counter,
and an attempt to extinguish the flames
was begun. The presence of the deadly
black damp was not known. and nc
fear of a widespread blaze until Mon.
day. The spread of the flames wat
then found to be beyond the efforts tc
subdue them by ordinary process, anC
the order was given to close the mine
A systematic "fire fight" was started
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-30
SPANS REPLY SOON EXPECTED.
DeLome Slipped Back Into Washington
and Saw Day.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The Spanish
minister, Dupuy de LONE. has arrived
here somewhat Unexpectedly from
Lenox, where he is spending the sum.
mer with his family. He reached
Washington Monday noon, and, later
in the day, called at the state depart
ment and saw Assistant Secretary of
State Day. His presence in the city
was not made known by the depart.
ment, but it has finally leaked out. The
legation is closed for the summer, and
the minister took temporary quarters
in an uptown apartment house. He ex-
pected also to call ON Secretary Sher-
man. 1t is said by officials that the
minister's visit has no special signifi-
canoe at this time. There appears to be
no doubt, however, that the visit re-
lated to some extent to recent develop
ments at Madrid in connection with
Minister Woodford's interview with
the Spanish minister for foreign affairs,
the Duke of Tetuan.
The presence of Mr.. Dupuy de LONE
led to conjecture that Spain's answer
to the recent views presented by Min
lister Woodford was about to be sub.
mitted. 1t can be positively stated.
however, that no answer has been
made. and that up to the present time
the answer has not been framed. 1t
would not 20 surprise, however, if it
were determined upon at any time in
the near future. and it is thought that
Minister Dupuy de Lome's visit is so
timed as to permit him to be at the
capitol In case any development in the
way OF answer or otherwise occurred
at Madrid. The only manner in which
an answer could be agreed upon is at
cabinet council attended by the queen
regent. The queen has arrived at
Madrid. ,r arrival gave the first op.
portunity Tor definite action, and this
probably had some part in the minis
ters return to Washington at this time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-30
youngstown EIsteddfod Prizes.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Sept. 2S. - The
committee in charge of the Ivorites'
Christmas elsteddfod has prepared its
program. and money prizes to the
amount of $500 will be given. The
leading prize will be $500, to go to the
choir of mixed voices, not less than 80
in number, best rendering when
His Loud Voice In Thunder Spoke. "
A prize of 500 will be given to the
male choir of not less than 20 voices
best rendering "Cambrian Song of
Freedom" and prize of $50 to, the
chair of male voices not less than 20 i'll
number best rendering sherman s
March to the Sea-"