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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-22


And these were not all of the messages
received by any means for they included
congratulations from.Hon. Nelson Ding
ley, poem by Mary Crosby and many
other fitting tokens Of esteem and love.
Gen. Dow himself being unable to be
present sent the following letter which
was read by Mrs. Stevens:
Z" Friends and Fellow Citizens:
Il have great reason to thank you for
this manifestation of your sympathy
with my life work for the prosperity of
our state, the happiness of our psople
and the comforts of thsir homes That
this purpose will be accomplished, at
some time, do not doubt I earnestly
wished 1T to como in my time. In that
hope and expectation shall fail, for
reasons known to all in ligent men,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-22

1t has always been a mystery why so
many people suffer from chapped hands
when Salvation Oil will cure them at
once.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-22
HASKELL ZONES.
Spring Q Opening
OF
TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

WINTER Is most gone and Spring will soon
W be here. It is but few weeks to Easter
and you should have new Suit and Oyercoat
for Easter Sunday.
Rave you made up your mind just what you
will have? If so, you should leave your order
at once. as We have now many orders ahead. If
the comming summer, drop in and look over
what we have in Foreign and Domestic Suit
ings. Tfouserings and Overcoatings. We have
Scotch "Macgreg0rs' and Irish :Blarneys"
In variety. Also choice selections in English and
American specialties and novelties. You must.
indeed be fastidious If we cannot please you.
We wish to try.
Hoping that you will favor us with call
before ordering.
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CASTLE. N. y, March is. lss

ChSCll6, ~. T., MARCH 10, 1o5I.
Gen. Neal Dow, Portland, Me-;
Rsvered Friend:-In the name Of the
Worlds and National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, send
you grateful and affectionate greeting.
No living leader is 80 truly the central
figure of thought, sympathy and purpose
to the temperance men and women of
Christendom as yourself. The names that
shin Q out with GEAR and steady radi-
ance in the armament of history. are the
names of those who consecrated SOUL
body and spirit to some single effort for
the uplifS of humanity, and never swerved
from their allegiance. This is what you
have done during a life Of unceasing de-
vOtion. When the records of kings not
only cease to attract, but hava become alb
solutely repulsive to the human ear, the
great heart of the world will continue
to turn with glowing tenderness to
those of whom it was not worthy, dur
ing their lives of hardship and devotion.
We remember now this 93fd anniversary
of your birth, that you have always been
a most devoted patriot The anti-slavery
raform had no more ardent supporter.
and you were at the front in the battle
for the Union, and endured the privations
of Libby Prison. We do not forget that,
on your repeated visit to England where
you gave 500 addresses without charge,
the inspiration YOU brought led to the
founding Of the United Kingdom Ali
auce, that greatest of prohibition move
ments, of which Sir Wilfrid Lawson who
is central figure on parliament, has
been the president from the beginning,
and whose chief conductors in the great
work are the gracious Lady Henry
Somerset and the eloquent Canon Will
berforce. We congratulate you today not
only on the long, rich burrows of well
spent years, bright with rectitude and
love and honor, that stretch away behind
you, but because wherever the English
tongue is spoken your honorod name is
the synonym of prohibition.
We believe that the three factors in
the problem of success are the widening
of the conquests Of christianity, the
scientific temperance education Of the
children and the ballot in the hand of
the home-inaker and home-k keeper When
these three luminaries have shed their
light upon the world, a few generations
longer, the prohibition of the sale of brain
poisons as beverages will lie a principle
as thoroughly accepted rs the law of
graviation. You will not be here to wit
ness this elimination that you have so
devotedly desired, but believe that from
higher spheres you will not only see
but help it on. In this faith and with
every tender wish that a daughter could
send to a father honored and beloved,
I am, for the white ribbone1s of this and
other lands,
Your LOYAL friend,
FRANCES e. WILLARD,
President of Worlds and National W.
G. L. e.
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His will be- a standing monument
for all time to show the world how one
man can help nations to sweep away
from their countries the Intoxicating
drinks which spoil home life and ruin
nations.
AGNES E. SLACK,
SEQ. Worlds & British W. G. T. u.
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is necessity to their business let the
business men support the paupsrs and
care for the criminals that rum creates
Hon. Hiram Knowlton discussed the
practical results of prohibition. He said
he had NJ hesitation in saying that
prohibition does prohibit in a degree
proportionate to the extent of its honest
and judicious enforcement and has
even with the lack of enforcement in the
cities largely diminished pauperism,
crimes and their attendant evils. The
speaker gave statistics to prove his state
ments. Mr.. Knowlton believes that
prohibition does prohibit Mr.. Knowl.
ton closed his highly interesting paper by
quoting from the late Hon. James G.
Blaine. who said: "Intemperanco has
decreased under prohibition steadily
until it can truthfully be said there are
not an equal number of people in the
Anglo Saxon world among whom SO
small an amount of Intoxicating liquors
consumed as among the 100000 inhabi-
tants of Maine"
Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens. vice president
for Maine of the " g. T. T., then read
many congratulatory messages which
had been sent to Gen. Dow from all parts
of the world. A few of these are as follows:
London, March Goth.
Hon. Neal Dow:
English temperance women rejoice for
Gods gift to the cause and love and honor
Neal Dow.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET.
State of Maine,
Executive Department..
Mrs. L.. N. N. Stevens, Portland:
My Dear Madam 1t would give me
great pleasure to be present at the cele-
0ration of the 98d birthday of Gen. Neal
Dow, but other engagements and my
duties here will prevent.
l congratulate him on his eminent,
effective, and bene6oent services in the
interest of temperance and prohibition.
He las wop, and will continue to receive,
a lasting tribute of honor and respect
from his city, his state and every person
throughout the world who earnestly de-
sires to see humanity freed from the
friabtful curse of the liquor traffic. l
hone his active, useful life may be pro-
longed many years.
Sincerely yours,
LEWELLYN POWERS,
Governor.
Navy Department.,
Washinpton D. c. March "a 1907
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Navy Department.,
Washington, D. c., March 49, 1897.
=. My cordial greetings to Honorable Neal
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'The stately head we crown to-day

Demands higher strain than mine."
The Lord be thanked fol giving the
world Neal Dow. His life has made it
better.
(Signed) VIM. p. FRYE.
Washington, n. g., March II, 1897.
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few readers have the power Of doing, and
was greatly admired, and like the sing
ers, was generally applauded.s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-22

He Received Numberless Messages-Many
Citizens Called Oh Him-A Large NJ eet-
ing at City Hal1--Excei1ent Addresses
Letters Read.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
TAAORS RETU8R TO W0Rk.
Then Wages. AJyanoed,: 6ut my A.
Wsay O.. shs Eggriasang coaF c.
.:W5b Emo.ovsre


NEW YORK, n. W June. l. Two
thousand striking >tailors from the shops
of contractors went TO nork this morning
at advanced wages. All their demands
were granted. The Lithuanian taIiors,
mum bering 20Q0 m ore, also made; a settle.
ment at their own terms to-day and will
return to work.
Leader Meyer Schoenfeld says that
every boiy, himself 4pcluded, is Tired of
the eyer-reeurring annual and semi annual
strikes In he clothing trade: The strikers
want rest and peace. They long for the
time when strikes will: be unnecessary
and their differences Will be quietly set
tied at regular and. harmonious. confer
ences with their employers. ::
Before that time :can come they must
have guarantee that the con FAC ctors will
live up TO every letter:ot every agree ment
which bears their signatures, and that the
manufacturers Will not when the strikes
are over DO something which Will compel
their contractors. ito violate the ;nexi
agreement and cut wages and increase
hours.
Schoenfeld says every legitimate expedi-
.ent has neen resoued to in years past to
compel the contractors to look upon their
agreements with their workmen as sacred
documents TO violate and ignore which is
a crime, He says they have tried all sorts
of bonds and snreties and gone to court.
but without success He now asks the
public for. sugg estions how to keep the
contractors and manufacturers in line.
The strikers beginning to tell on Leader
Schoenield. He is h0arse and looks tired.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02

paris, pumice stone, etc. were allowed to
remain unchanged.
Senator DAVIS offered an amendment
to the bill restoring The House provision,
which was stricken out by the Senate
committee, that nothing in the bill shall
impair the treaty with Hawaii.
Senator Pritchard offered an amend
ment increasing the tariff on mica.
On paragraph "a (plain green or coiored
bottlesi dem Johns, etc. the committee
substitute was accented.
On paragraph 105 (spectacles, eye
glasses, etc. Vest opposed The committee
amendment
Viii moved to substitute for the COM
mlttee's amendment the provision OF the
existing law putting a duty of 40 per cent
on spectacles. Whites motion was re-
Iected-aves l9, noes 90.
The committee amendments to para
graphs los, 106 107, l0S and ITO were ac-
cepted; also its amendment to paragraph
III, making the duty on onyx 81 80 per
cubic foot, Rawlins of Utah and w mite of
California voting with.the Republicans.
Paragraphs liz, 113 la and lis were
then adopl ed after Vest had vainly moved
for reductions.
AT schedule c (metals and manufac-
lures of metals) the bill was laid aside
after inquiry from White as to whether
the new sugar schedule was to Pbe pre-
sented In ample time to allow Senators to
understand 1T before being taken up. and
the Senate then al diourned till to- orrow.
Senator Aldrich, in charge OF the tariff
bill, was so much encouraged by the prog
ress made today that be predicts il will
be passed and agreed to in conference
committee by the 1st of july.
Senator German now SAYS that the con-
slderation of the bill in the Senate will be
concluded in two weeks
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
RENDERS A GOOD ACCOUNT.
Work Of the Congregational Home MIS-
Sionary SOciely During the Last
eHiy-oHe Ysdis.

SARATOGA, n. Y, June 1.-The COM
pletion Of the seventy-trst year OF the
work of the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary Society was marked to-day by the
assembling here of larger number of
delegates and visitors Than has ever before
attended convention of the organization.
-. The first formal session of the gathering
=. was held this evening, when the opening
address was delivered by the president of
the society, Major-G General o. o. Howard.
The annual sermon was preached by Rev.
Frank T. Bayley of Denver, Colo. The
sessions of the convention will continue
for three days, including meetings of the
Women'S department..
Many interesting facts were brought out
by the annual reports of the officers of The
society. Beginning in 1896 with 136 mis-
slOnarles in 10 States, and an outlay of
less :han $l4 OQ0 me society has had un-
der IFS. commission within the present
year 2026 missionaries In. Al States and
Territories, toward whose support il ex-
pended ln.the last fiscal year $65l ,49l IL.
Its missionaries have organized in all
6446 chuTches-about 1900 of them pe.ng
Pre- by terrain, planted in the early years
=: when that denomination did its home
missionary work through the society. OF
the nearly $500 Congrega gational churches
in the United States TO be reported in
1897 more than tv5-sixths of the whole
were planted, ana many more were fos-
tered, by the society and its auxiliaries.
OF these 1885 nave reached self-support.
To the churches under its care 459, Obs
members have been added in these sew
euty-One years. the cash receipts into
its treasury have been $1I373 57l. There
have also, been received and distri buted in
Clothine, family sufplias, books, ETC.,
s., 263 Q32; in all, $19r r656 603
. Through its three foreign departments
Slavic, German and ScandinaYian-each
with It's perintendenr, the society now
> secures the STATED preaching of the goSpeI
and the OrganHatl0n OF ca arches am on e
many thousands OF foreigners. The wo-
mans depart trlent, organized in 1888,
already comprises toTty one - State
unions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
PROGRESS or THE TARIFF BILL.
Senator Af6rch Is Much Encouraged d
ard Predicts ITS EHGc msnt BY me
FIRST of ,jgiy

WASHINGTON, D. O.. June 1.-As soon
as the Senate journal was read the cre-
dentials of the new Senator from South
Carolina, McLaurin. were presented, and,
attended by Senator Tillman, he was
sworn in.
The tariff bill was taken up at 1925.
Paragraph 80. relating to china, which
had been passed over last week, was taken
up and the committee amendment with
drawn, leaving the duty at 55 per cent.
Vest, referring to this and the next
paragraph relating TO all other china and
crockeryware, declared that the proposed
duties were absolutely prohibItory, the
paragraph giving the market entirely to
American man ufacturers.
Jones offered to paragraph 81 the same
amendment he had offered to paragraph
80. The amendment was rejeeted-ayes
u, noes32.
On paragraph SO (tiles) the committee
amendment was Withdrawn and a SUI bsti-
tute agreed to. It was mere modifica-
ton OF the House paragraph, leaving the
duties the same.
On paragraph 80. the conn mittee amend
ment was accepted.
Paragraph SO was amended so as to
read: Gas retorts, So each; lava tips.
cents per gross and 10 per cent ad
valorem."
Paragraphs s6,. 81 and ss (paster oi
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
The HekIa PlOWS Into
the Mississippi's
Port Quarter.
Safe Return of the Latter, but
the Hekla'S Fate Is
Uncertain.
Among Her Cabin Passengers Are
Residents of Riverside and
San Francisco.

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 1.-The
chances OF the sea brought together in
collision on Nav u the Atlantic transport
line steamer Mississippi and the Thing
valla line steamer Hekla. To-day the
Mississippi came into port with hole in
her port quarter which would have let IN
a dray. The HekIa, which had sixty
seven cabin and 200 steerage passengers,
signaled TO the Mississippi that she was
not injured below the wafer line and
would put in at Halifax, about 656 miles
distant. but she has not got there yet.
The Mississippi sailed for London May
20 with six cabin passengers and a general
cargo She had an uneyentful voyage
until last Thursday, when she ran INTO a
dense fog a bout $40 miles southeast of st.
Johns n. F. A brisk breeze was blowing
and heavy sea. About o'clock in the
afternoon Cog signals from another vessel
were heard, but Captain Cannons was I'M
able to judge accurately where she lay.
He kept his boat at half speed and
sounded his own signals frequently.
The Hekla struck the Missi- sippi on Ter
port quarter with Tremendous crash,
and both were overheeled. From the
Hekla's deck came shrieks and screams
She seemed 10 be crowded with women,
who, "a she heeled over further and fur
ther, scrambled mad with terror up
the stepping to the deck, struggling fierce
ly with each other. There was a loud re-
port aloft as the foremast snapped and
water began pouring over the starboard
rail.
''God help them; she's going - cried
one of the officers OF the Mississippi.
For a moment the heeiing vessel poised !;
then slowly she began to right and the
steady voice of her officers giving orders
could be heard above the amor of the
terrified women. On the Mississippi the
order had been given to sling out the
boats, and every man was in his place
ready for the worst.
How the steamers got apart no one on
the Britisher fully understands, but pres
emily the Hekla's invading bow receded
from the mass OF splinters that had been
the rail and decking, and the Mississippi,s
passengers, who had stood on deck little
forward of where the Hekla struck, saw
that her bow looked as if a monstrous set
OF teeth had closed on it and that her
Prov was clean off.
Slowly the Hekla sank away in the fog.
OF the Mississippi only her overhang had
been injured. The vessels exchanged
signals, IN which the HekIa said she was
able to proceed, and then they parted.
Among the Hekla's cabin passengers
are several Westerners, including Mr.. anu
Mrs. y. NJ. Cornelius of Riverside, CAL.
and Miss Marie Freese and q. Claudius Of
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
Republicans Not to Be
Disconnected by the
Attacks.
Session of the House Is to Act
on Tariff and Financial :
Legislation Only.
Morgan VIII Introduce ResoIu-
ality of Business Transacted.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1.-The
Speaker and the Committee on Rules, are
not Gisconeerted by the attacks made upon
them and their legislative programme by
a portion of the Democratic side under the
present leadership of Represen tatives
James Hamilton Lewis of Washington
and Jerry Simpson OF Kansas.
In his speech to-day Representative
Grosvenor Characterized the bonn bardmen Mt
of the Republican side as throwing paper
wads. The Republicans insist that the
House is in session merely for the pur-
pose of carrying out the Presidents rec
ommendation in regard to the tariff and
financial legislation, and there is now no
secret about their intention of following
the passage OF the tariff bill in the Senate
by the enactment of a measure authoriz-
ing the appointment of a currency COM
mission in accordance with the recon-
mendations of the Presidents inaugural
message. It is not likely there will be
any special legislation this session beyond
the authorization Of this commission.
1t is we'll understood that the pro-
gramme of the leaders is to pass the tar IF
and currency comm ission bills and ad-
journ. The House leaders laugh at the
claim of Senator Morgan that the House
is not constitutionally in session because
1t ad journed for three dsys when without
quorum, but Morgan intends to force
he question to debate and insists that he
will keep it before the Senate until the
Judicial Committee shall formally pass
upon il. He will very shortly. probably to-
morrow, introduce a resolution providing g
that Congress is not constitutionally or
Ganizsd and have it referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Lindsay OF Kentucky, a good lawyer
and member OF this committee, referring
to-day to Morgan's intended resolution,
said:
81 believe the committee will sustain
the contention of Morgan. The constitu-
tion clearly defines the power of the House
as well as that of the Senate. 1t says that
either house can transact business
with a quorum and that if a quorum
is not present either house can
take steps TO secure one. IT also SAYS that
without a quorum either house can ad-
iourn over fcom day TO day. This seems
TO fix the power of The House. Ii now the
House can adopt a rule which is para
mount to the. onstitution, which can set
aside and suspend the constitution, there
will be no question as to the legality OF
the tariff bill or anv other measure which
might be passed by this Congress. For
my part, however, don't think it is con-
stilutional for cit er house to adjourn
over more than one day in the absence of
a quorum, and that by so doing any mea-
sure we might pass will be jeopardized. 1
believe the Judiciary Com tnlttee will up
hold the point made by Morgan should
the resolution come before il. I believe
the Supreme Court would sustain the
contention as well.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
WEEKLY ChOP BULLETIN.
Too Cool, Too Dry or Too Vet la Oa'
Section or 4nofher.

Too Cool, Too Dry or TOO Vet Ira Oae
Section or Anofher.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 1.-The
crop bulletin issued by the Weather
Bureau reports that the past week was
generally unfavorable Tor crop growth,
being too cool in all districts east of the
Rocky Mountains, too dry in the South
ern States aad too wet IN New England
Throughout the principal corn-prod ucing
States tile weather has been too cool for
termination and growth. The conditions
are more favorable in the central aud
west Gulf States Planting is almost com
pleted in the Northern States. Rain is
needed in the eastern portion of the cot
ton regions, though the crop l. clean and
generally doing well. Unfavora bic re-
ports come from North Carolina and Ten
nessee, and in the lat Stale much land
will be plowed up. In Central and North
ern Texas the crop Is from two to three
weeks late owing TO the cool weather.
Winter wheat conditions are favorable,
except in Kentucky The crop is heading
as far north as Nebraska and Illinois.
Harvesting has begun in Virginia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02

Prince OF Wales to visit London, and it IS
thought he has decided to accept.
1t Is reported that Ricciotti GaribaIdi,
son Of the Italian liberator. has refused to
receive the order OF the Redeemer offered
by King Greece in recognition of his serv-
ices
LONDON, Eng, June 1.-Balfour said
in the Commons to-day that the powers
were considering the organization OF
Cretan autonomy, but had not yet dis
cussed the matter with the Porte. The
powe RS, he added, were already consider
ing a proposition for the removal of the
Turkish troops from Crete and the forma-
tion of an adequate force TO preserve order
there.
CONSTA TURKEY, June l.
The meeting OF the foreign ambassadors
yesterday afternoon TO consider the pro-
posaI of the Porte to extend the armis tice
beyond the original period of seventeen
days was prolonged until late tonight,
The Turkish Minister If Foreign Affairs
informed the En- bassadors that the Porte
had agreed to continuance of the armi-
stice until the conclusion of negotiations
for peace, which will begin Thursday.
1t is crediblv reported that Bulgaria is
pressing the Su tan to transform Mace
donia into an autonomous principality.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02

ing little in omnarison, and where the
farmer is close TO tidewatsr, where he can
get his surplus product into market with
out giving it all away 10 railroad compa-
nies.
This is no slight movement without
aim or organiza ion, but it Is TO be on
grand scale. II means that Texas is to be
populated IN short order with class of
citizens of which she will have reason to
be prouo. Already Governor Waite OF
Colorado is here making arrangements
for a large number he will bring with
him. Ders is in Chicago arranging 10
start movement from there. Debs will
never go into another strike, but will
work 10 give the people chance to get
out from under the yoke of oppression of
debt, which year by year IS growing
heavier, by giving them an opportunity
TO make homes for themselves in the
glorious coast country. II the big land
owners Of Texas would throw open their.
holdings and jim with US in this move
meut TO colonize the State in five years
there should be at least 100000 more
people inside OF our borders :.