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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

The New York Herald calls attention
to the fact that many things are. ordered
better in England and France than in
this country and among them is the
means employed to man the national and
merchant marines. The mercantile SER
vice Is no longer nursery nor training
school for American seamen The per-
centage Of native born mariners is dwind-
ling yearly while alien crews are on the
increase because of the cheaper wages for
which they will work. France has a
policy of marine CONSUMPTION but the
compulsory service ginitiated by Colbert
sayors a little too much Of paternalism to
be suited to Americans. consequently we
are forced to woIksson other lines Nauti-
cal schools furnish an escape from the
danger and to some slight degree respond
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

While undoubtedly Minister Woodford
has borne to the Spanish government
some sort of message from our govern
ment, outside OF the inner circle of the ad-
ministration it's contents are purely a
matter of guess work. The first guess
was that it was an ultimatum, next it
was guessed that it was preliminary
ultimatum," whatever that may be, and
lastly the guess ing has settled down to
the assumption that it was tender of
our good offices in the matter of the
Cuban rebellion. The last guess is the
most plausible by far, and very likely
will be found to be pretty near the truth.
Once befoteswe have made such a tender
which met with the reply substantially
that when Spain wanted our SO ryices she
would ask for them. She certainly has
not asked for them, and if they have been
rendered it has been without any intima-
ton on her part that they will be accept
ed. 1t may be % wise preliminary to in
reference to stop the slaughter and devas-
tation in Cuba to ask Spain to put stop
to them herself by granting the Cubans
degree of self government that will sat-
isfy them, but it is altogether improbable
that Spain will listen to any request of
this sort from our government. There
can be no question but the whole Spanish
and that as meter of choice they would
prefer to fight us even ut the risk of losing
Cuba altogether than to voluntarily con-
oede anything to the Cubans at our re-
quest. Any sign of a disposition on the
part Of the Spanish ministry to accept
ouf mediation, or to make any conces-
sions at our request, would undoubtedly
be received by the Spanish people with
such strong signs Of disapproval as would
cause the ministry to promptly deny that
il had any such intention. There is a
good deal of difference of opinion among
the Spaniards themselves about the con-
duct of the Cuban war and the policy of
the government with regard to that
colony, and the Liberals very freely criti-
else both, but hatred of the United States
seems to be a prominent feature of the
creed of all the parties.
If, therefore, we are going to stop the
war in Cuba we have got to resort to
some other method than the rendering of
our good offices to Spain. We have got to
say to Spain, ''You must stop it or we
will. - This may lead to a war between
the United States and Spain, but in or.
der to STOP. the war we have got to take
that risk. If we are not prepared to take
r ,;frl,% oil
the war will end before one side or the
other has been compelled to surrender
from sheer exhaustion.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

Kansas is in a truly grateful mood and
brate the return of prosperity and one of
the most successful years in the history
OF the state. Six months ago that state
was d veritable "caye of gloom" and the
air was fairly rent with the vociferations
Of calamity shriekers of the very worst
kind. The times obviously are now
changed and thespeople of the ''Sunfower
State" seem to have changed with them
commercially so. Surely enor nous
crops have worked wonderful transfer
nation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local application as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is inflamed
YOU have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when 1t is entirely closed. Deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
whichis nothing but an infamed ondition Of
the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness caused by ca.arrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; free.
+. j. CHENNEY&CO., Toled. %.
esg- Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
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AND -
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months; 81. so quarter; 80 cents a month.
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rate Of 81 year.
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every Thursday,s2 per year; 81 for six months !;
80 cents quarter; 20 cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks.
Persons wishing 20 leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
IN DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square, for 5ne
week; 81. 90 for one month. Three insertions
or less, 100 per square. Every other day adj
vertisements, one third less than these rates.
Half square advertisements S1.O0 for one
week or $3.50 for one month.
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umn and one inch long.
Special Notices. on first page, one-third addi-
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with other paid notices, 10 cents per line each
insertion.
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20 cents per line each insertion.
Wants. TO Let, For Sale and similar adYer-
tlsements, 25 cents per week in advance, for
40 words or less, no display. Displayed adver-
tisements under these headlines, and all adyer-
tisements not paid in advance, will be charged
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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

An item that appeared in one of the
Saturday morning papers reported Warden
Nichols of Foxcroft, as saying: II shall
seize every head shipped from the
provinces before October 1, that find in
this state. Moose heads or carcasses in
transit in this state in close time are con-
traband under the laws of the state and l
have received direct orders from the COM
missioners to that effect" AS this item,
If true, is matter of much interest to
sportslnen generally, Game Warden Neal
was approached on the subject. Mr.. Neal
said: III understand the law differently.
Game shot in the provinces / do not
think I should be justified in holding. 1
have no such orders from the commits
sioners.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

A new leviathan has just broken the
record between Southampton and New
York. The new steamship recently built
for the North German Loyds, proudly
sailed into port somewhat unexpectedly
Ly her agents with record which sets
the pace at five .ys twenty-five hours
and forty five minutes, and that too on
her first trip across the seas. 1t was
red letter day for the company and the
new liner more than fulfils the promi ses
of her builder
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

to the demands. The trouble is we have
too few of them and they are subject to
the vagaries of the city and state under
whose immediate control they chance to
be placed. They should be increased and
each important port has a duty to perform
and as it is a matter Of great national In
terest, government aid might be reasona-
bly, asked with the certainty that the
seedsss were not being sown on stony
ground.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

The authenticity of the letter which is
being circulated In New York as Bryan's
is not fully proved, but if it is not genu-
inc it is avery skilful forgery, for it talks
just as Bryan might be expected to talk.
To the Nebraska statesman the Demo-
cratic party, has become nothing more nor
less than a machine for boosting into
prominence him and his alleged prinoi-
pies and he Ia forever insisting that this
it's chief mission shall never be forgotten
or allowed to sink out Of sight even for
a moment. The question of free silver
has no more to do with municipal cam
paign in New York city than that of the
final restoration OF the Jews, but it must
be pushed to the front because forsooth,
If 1t were not, the boy orator might suffer
a temporary observation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

A recently returned miner-a pro,ni-
mems citizen of Idaho-asserts that the
ou1holS for gold upon American soil in
a ,sSa is as good as that upon English
soil and in proof of his statement pro-
ducfs specimens mined on American soil
Prospecting has only commenced and
cannot be satisfactorily continued until
supply stations are established
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

For some time there has been consider
able talk in relation to the Maine Cen
trails request that the town of Brunswick
discontinue Union street SO that the road
might have right of way of the street in
building the new depot. Much feeling
has arisen over the matter and town
meeting was held Monday to consider the
subject. There was much excitement,
and, although the meeting was addressed
by President Wilson of the Maine Gem
trial, as we'll as by Others, the town voted
to dismiss the article.
1t has been said many times that un-
less the road could have the right of
way to this street, the new station, which
is much needed, would not besbuilt. 1t
will, however, probably make no differ
ence, as the plans for one of the finest
stations along the line Of the road have
been submitted and accepted, and it is
said the contract is let for the station, to
be finished in season for the summer
travel Of 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

The Alridis have not yet been brought
to d thoroughly submissive frame of
mind but the maj 'rity of the tribeslpen
on Ghe British Indian frontier appear
anxious for peace after the repeated beat
ings they have received. Altogether the
advtces indicate--that the operations in
thaa section Of the globe are progressing
ftvarabiy to the English
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

While new cases of yellow fever continue
to be reported the death record has not
materially increased and this fact will
out down the mortality table and per-
oentage considerably That the disease
will still spread is admitted, but perso ms
who should know whereof they speak are
of the opinion that the. disease will Fhave
four weeks run before 1.-THE weather
cools sufficiently to prevent the spread
of the fever germs and six weeks will
elapse before the germs viii be killed by
the frost. 1t is gratifying to note that
thisEdread disease has not been allowed to
assume such epidemic proportions as has
marked its progress in some years past.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20.

E1por.s for the entire year in 1896 were
SS45, 2a8, 875 For the fiscal year ending
Juno 80 they were Si,o51 1857, o91-and
happily for us they are increasing as they
go
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

Deputy Insurance Commissioner Chas
Fletcher has returned to Augusta from
Presque Isle, where he has been holding
an inquest of fire that occurred shorl
time ago. He reports good inquest with
all the witnesses examined separately be
hind closed doors. The future action OF
the state is not yet to be made public.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

It is reported from Boston that the
Boston & Bangor Steamship Co., win re-
deem all its outstanding 6per cent bonds
at 105, October 1,
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
By F. o. BAILEY & co., Anctioneers.
Thursday, Sept 3Oth

At 10 a. M, at house No. 1879 Spring ST., we shall
sell lot of household furniture consisting of
parlor suits, carpets, pictures, couches, cham
Der sets, bedding, mattresses and spring beds,
onyx lamp, dining room and Kitchen furniture,
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
ANTICIPATING

The Passage of tine Mckinley Tariff and the COM
seqsaemt advance i'm Wool Goods and Imported
Robes, etc., we bought early last spring, Blank
cts, Fur and Plush Robes, at tine lowest prices
known. And offer full lime of
these goods at :
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
WAY DOWN PRICES.

The present cool weather is gentle reminder
that Old Winter Will soon be upon and now is
the time anticipate your wants TO be
ready and be prepared 10 receive him. We offer
also IA stock of reliable Harnesses, Horse
Boots and all small stable supplies.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29
PORTLAND TRUST
COMP ANY.
PORTLAND & RUMFORD FALLS RY.

NOTICE is hereby given that as provided in
~ the trust mortgage given by, the Portland
y Rumford Falls railway to the Old Colony
1892. said railway will pay at the office OF Kid
der, Peabody s. Co., 11S DE vonshtre street,
Boston, Mass, OF at the Portland Trust Co. In
Portland, Me- on and after the first day of
October, 1927. upon presentation and surrender
thereof. with interest due thereon to said first
day of October, all bonds issued and now out
standing under and secured by said mortgage
with premium OF per cent on the principal
thereof. Ali future interest on any such
bonds ceases with coupons due October1, 1897.
or. at the option OF the holder, the above bonds
will be paid at any time prior to Oct. 1, 1897,
at l05 and interest to date OF payment, at the
offices specified above.
r. G. BRADFORD, Treasurer.
ly23dM.W&Ftocti
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

make prices and everything SELL We shall of
"a of seighs grades
Exchanges kinds of repairing :
The herald., 1897-07-12
HOW IT LOOKS
ductions

It is the cuttlefish way OF treating a
question to becloud it until the worsted
party can make his escape. The assail-
ants Of Mr.. Bryan make no capital at
all when they dub him BILLY Boy" and
calamity howler. The majority of the
people know him to be conservative and
manly in his utterances and most fair
minded men concede his earnestness and
eloquence. The opposition press cannot
by small talk blunt the force of his ar
guments in favor Of restoring silver to
it's former place as lawful money. Their
conduct savors Of desperation. OF course
the better portion of Mr.. Bryan's oppo-
nents will eventually see the question
in it's true light and, like St. Paul, won
der how it was that they kicked against
the pricks so long.
When General Jackson had his great
contest with the Nick Biddle national
bank, he was denounced personally with
as much bitterness as Mr. Bryan is now
assailed, and then, as now, whole
political party organization was on the
other side. Indeed. there are men now
The herald., 1897-07-12
THE MI-CENTENNIAL AGAIN

We are pleased to see that some of the
newspapers in this part of the state sup
port the suggestion of The Herald that
there be held in this city semi-centen-
nial commemorating the discovery of
gold in California. In more than one re-
spect it was a>remarka BILE event in the
worlds history.
Among the results not the least to be
considered, Is that it was largely influ-
entail in promoting an early settlement
and development of this state, and of
the Pacific coast generally. But for that
discovery California would not 30 soon
have become a state in the union, and
population would have increased so
slowly that 1t would have been placed
in territorial condition in which it
would have remained many years, and
connection by railroads with the great
Mississippi valley and the east would
have been postponed for an indefinite
period.
The immense production of gold cor
sequent upon that discovery was
unimportant as compared with bring
ing to the knowledge of the world
the other vast resources of this
imperial region, and the impetus given
to energies which by half century ear
lier built up great commonwealth. In
less than fifty years California has be-
ho
population, well UP in the list for wealth,
and is excelled by none in the intelli-
gence of her people and in those insti-
tutions which promote the progress of
civilization.
1t is fitting that the celebration should
be held in Los Angeles, for here is the
best display of those energies which
were brought into activity by the gold
discovery. 1t is young city and full OF
the spirit which has built UP the great
marts Of commerce in the nation, and
in its rapid and substantial growth has
demonstrated that the natural wealth Of
the country is limitless, and that with
intelligence, enterprise and courage, II
can be developed beyond what has here
the golden sun, the health-giving and
inspiring climate, and the surrounding
country yields wealth from the soil as
rapidly as it was taken from the aurif-
erous sands of the more northern parts
of the state.
Our people are hospitable and will
make it agreeable to those who may
come to participate in the commemora-
ton. Those who do come, if they are
not already informed, will learn that the
resources of California are not 80 much
in her mines as in the variety, richness
and abundance Of her agricultural pro-
ductions.
The herald., 1897-07-12
An Evasive Answer

A lady who is a city missionary be-
came very much interested in a very
poor but apparently respectable Irish
family named Curran, living on the TOP
floor of a great tenement house in the
slum district.
Every time she visited the Currans
the missionary was annoyed by the
staring and the whispering of the other
women living in the building. One day
she said to Mrs. Curran:
your neighbors seem very curious
to know who and what I am and the
nature of my business with you"
"They do so," acquiesced Mrs. Curran
do they ask you about it?"
"Indade they do, ma am"
"And do you tell them"
Faith, thin, an OF do not"
what do you tell them?"
"Oi just tell thin you are me dress
maker. an let it go at that."-Harper's
RaZar.
The herald., 1897-07-12

knotty question is evident from their
reticence.
Turkey has demanded the cession of
Thesealy, and according to precedents
and the rule of war, she is entitled to it,
for 1t was conquered in a contest COM
menced by Greece, and were there no
religious antagonism in the case, the
powers would hardly refuse assent to
the demand,
The first congress Of the European
powers for adjustment of the map Of the
continent was in 1914, which was re-
assembled in 1915, and 1t did arrange the
map to suit itself There was no other
until 1877, and it assembled for the ex-
press purpose of settling the status OF
the Balkan states, and it unceremoni
ously detached territory from the sui
tan's dominions, and as resistance would
though not complacently. The negotia-
tfons now pending between the cabinets
is solely with reference to Turkish de-
mands. If there were war between any
two of the great powers there would be
no attempt on the part of the cabinets
to interfere, whatever territorial cession
the victor might demand Germany ex-
acted Alsace and Lorraine from France
without protest from Great Britain, Rus
sia or any other of the powers, because
France was the aggressor in the Franco
Prussian war and being victor. the de-
mand for these provinces by Prussia
was deemed to be proper subject to be
disposed of by the belligerents them
selves. AS interference with him is ex-
ceptional. the sultan feels that he is not
accorded the same rights that are con-
ceded to others, and he may be resistful
TO such interference.
If the powers intend to give support
and protection to Christianity as against
Islamism it would seem to be wisest
to act radically and detach from Turkey
all the Christian provinces, and create
Pan-Greco nationality-which would
have sufficient strength to maintain it,
self single-handed against the Ottoman
power in Europe. That action would
be long step towards the solution of
the eastern question, and in bringing
about the retirement of Mohammedan
government from Europe. 1t must come
to that sooner or later either through
diplomatic arrangement or a war of re-
ligions.
The herald., 1897-07-12
THE EUROPEAN IMBRoGLIo

The Graeco- Turkish war may yet lead
to far-reaching trouble. The European
cabinets are busy in endeavoring to
solve the eastern problem. Prussia and
Russia egged on the sultan a little too
far, and as consequence he Is not as
young czar and the kaiser have 80 COM
promised themselves that they cannot
consistently be exacting in regard to the
terms to be imposed in settlement of the
controversy. Their action in giving en-
couragement to the Turk was evidently
for the purpose of undermining the influ-
ence of Great Britain, which has hith-
erto been paramount with the Ottoman
monarch. The two emperore have given
offense to the Christian world and to hu-
manitarian sentiment by turning a cold
shoulder on Greece and giving moral
aid to her enemy. Mohammedanism is a
fanaticism with which it is dangerous
for Christian government to toy.
The Greeks were the aggressors and
precipitation of the war on their part
was sheer madness, unless there were
reasons for expecting support from the
Christian powers or some of them. King
George has intimated that he had such
expectations, but has not disclosed the
source whence support was looked for.
There probably was no specific promise.
but reliance was placed on the sympa-
thies of Christian countries. The cab
nets are not giving publicity to what
they are doing. but that they feel that
they are dealing with a delicate and
The herald., 1897-07-12

class OF people that has but two ruling
ideas: to accumulate wealth on the one
hand and to spend it foolishly on the
other. The one corrupts the authority
of the nation. and the other corrupts its
society.
So long as the laws of the country,
or rather their administration, permit
and encourage the concentration OF
wealth to such dangerous extent, and
SO long as society is dominated by the
desire for vulgar display and occupied
solely with selfish qualification. 80 long
will these dangers exist. At the present
time they are increasing rather than
diminishing. and no man can foretell
what. the end will be unless there is a
change for the better