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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

The anti-theatre-hat crusade in It's
travel eastward has reached PitteburR.
and there is an ordinance now before it's
council. 1t requires every woman to
remove her hat and check it before tax
ing her seat. The Mayor thanks this
measure :mpraeticable Of enforcement, 1t
appearing to him that there is no room
ut any of the theatres capable of storing
700 theatre hats-thaG being the average
numb of women in attendance at the
various theatres. This causes the Gin
cinnati Commercial Tribune to say,
there is nothing to prevent the managers
frou- building annexes and this provision
of the ordinance may have in view such
relief for some of Pittsburg's uIem-
poyed artisans.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

1t was perfectly well understood when
the first appropriation was made for the
insane hospital at Bangor that other and
La ger appropriations must follow; SO
the call fer half million ought not to
surprise anybody. How it shall be
raised admits Of difference of opinion.
but as the hospital is to be for the bene-
ct Of future generations RS well as fol-
this one, the proposition to raise the
money or a large portion of it, by the
issue of bonds running twenty years
would seem to he meritorious md fair.
The hospital is needed now and it ought
to be completed without any unnecessary
delay,
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

Tn return Of Senator Pritchard OF
North Carolina is believed to ensure
enough Senators who will vote for q tariff
bill to pass such measure, though the
casting vote of the Vice President may be
necessary. Pritchard is free silver man
but not assfollower of Teller and thepther
western silver senators In their dog-in
-tho-manger policy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

There was little in Lord Salisbury's
speeoh to encourage the hope that any
decisive measures to compel the Sultan
to stop thesmassacres Of his Armenian
subjects are likely to be taken very soon.
so be sure he says the powers are in ac-
cord and that something will happen If
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.

Offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern divislon). Arrive at 1870.
8, and 11.00 p. M; close 2. m, - M, BOO
and 900 p. m.; Sunday arrive LUZ p m
close $50 and 600 p. m.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston ana
Maine railroad CWestern diyision) Arrive at
1890, 5.3O and $50 p m; close 6 and 500
a. NJ. and ESQ p m.
and a. m. and LOO 500 p. M; close 1900
m. and 900 H. N.
AUGUSTA, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
500 a. N. ]. 90 and 600 p m.; close at 600
a. M. 1890 p. M, 4.15 and 900 p. m.
Pennington intermediate Offices and connec-
TONS via Maine Central Nailr0ad-Arrive at
LOO m. and 600 p. H.; close at 500 a. m
and 1890 p. m.
Rooklas,d intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye 100
and D. m. close at 600 a. m. and 1870 p. m.
Skoarhcqay, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central rallroad-Arrlve at
100 p. m.: close at 1890 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., Intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at IL. 90 M; Sundays 1900 M. close at
1880 y. m. Sundays 800 p. M.
Gorhans, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrlye q.
N.4 d.
close at $50 a. m 1890 and 300 p. m. Sun
days at 7. 90 q. M and 300 p. m.
Nontreol-Arriye at 1900 m. and 600 p. m
close at 7.30 2. m. 500 p. N. Sundays 800
m.
Scranton, Vt., intermediate Offices and con-
nectiOns. Via Mountain Division NJ. O. r. r.
Arrive at S.45 p. M. +; close at 500 a. m.
bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
pections via Mountain Division nj. O. X. r.
Arrive at 500 a. m. and S.45 p. m; close at
500 a. m. and $50 p. m.
Rochester, NJ e., intermediate Offices and con.
motions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.A5 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.30 a. NJ
Cumberland MUS Gorham and West6rooh
(,SaccdrGppa) Arrive 1t $40 a. m. l.45 and
900 PEE. close $50 and ll'3o a. m. and $50
p. M
South Portland and WillGrd-Arrive at
$50, HOO a. m. 8. 90 p. M; close $50 a. M;
LOO and GOO p. NJ.
Plea as,tdale and Cash Coraer-Arrive 7.3O
a. 10. and 4. 80 p. M; close 7.3o a. m. and 100
p. m.
plcosantdo1e (additionaD Arrive at Ills
a. NJ, close at 600 p. M
STAGE MAILS.
Bowery Beach-ArrIve at 5.3o p. m. close at
200 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,tgttviue-Arrive at
7.30 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
and 200 p. m.
Dack Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wt',dhona, No.
Vt1ldtana. Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1890 a. m. close at 200 p. m.
ISLAND MAILS.
Peaks Islond--Arrive at 1000 a. m. and
close 1.30 p. m.
Long and Chebeaqie IsIa,ad-Arriye at 900
q. m. I; close at 100 p. m.
Cousins Island--Arrive at $50 a. M; close
$50 p IN.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

Gov. Powers's remarks on economy In
his inaugural message seem to have been
forgotten thus early by the legislature
Schemes for the expenditure of money
are Milling up with the usual rapidity.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22
SENATOR ENGEL,s RAILROAD Bile

SENATOR ENGEL's RAILROAD BILL.
| The railroad bill introduced in the
Maine Legislature this weak is receiving
good deal Of attention and is likely to
become subject of vigorous opposition
as well as vigorous support. Like most
bills relating to railroads, In advance
of an explanation b. it's authors 1T Is
difficult to say just what is sought to be
accomplished by it, but there is good
reason to believe that one purpose, if not
| it's principal one, is TO enable the Maine
| Gen trail railroad to issue more stock and
the Boston d Maine railroad to purchase
| it, or SO much Of it rs it may be
necessary TO purchase to retain
It's present control of the Maine
road. We say enable the Maine Central
to issue moro stock, for while it has that
right now the Boston and Maine would
not allow it's exercise as long as its Issue
would Jeoparsiize it's control which would
be as long as it could not buy the new
stock. So far as this purpose Of the bill
is concerned we sec no particular objec-
ton to it. 1t really changes nothing.
Whether it ia desirable or not for the
Boston & Maine to Own controlling IN
tersst in thu Maine road is question
concerning which people will differ. The
fact remains, however, that the Boston
& Maine does own such controlling in
terest, and there is no way to wrest 1t
away, even If it were desirable to DO So
Refusal to legislate so that the Boston g
Maine can buy the new stock Will not
do it, because then the stock will not be
issued The only effect of refusal will
be to render it more difficult to raise the
money that is needed tn make improve
| ments demanded by the interests of the
PEOPLE Of Maine along the line uf the
Maine Central.
! But there are other purposes in the bill
or there are effects that will result from
| the bill, if it becomes law, which may
not be quite so inoouous. The bill applies
to all railroads as well as to the Boston
Sc Maine, and whatever right it gives
that corporation it gives all Others.
Therefore it's effect not only on that
road but upon all other roads must be
considered. Whether the rights it gives
the Boston corporation and which might
be exercised by that road without any
particular harm, could be safely given to
all the other railroads is question which
can be answered only after an examina-
tion of all the conditions surround ng the
other roads.
One paragraph of the bill seems to be
intended to broaden the power OF the
railroad commissioners. The expediency
of doing that is very doubtful. That
board is, we incline to think, quite pow
erful enough already. A great many
people think 1t altogether too powerful.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

Mason, who has been nominated for
Senator by the Illinois Republicans, Is
not, perhaps an ideal selection, but ne
ia a great improvement on Madden or
Lorimer. The election of either OF the
two latter would have been disgrace,
if the statements made in regard to
them by the Chicago papers can be re-
lied upon.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

The prospect of the speedy ratification
OF the arbitration treaty Is sssid to be
Frightening. Secretary Olney's expla-
nations have helped, but the evident uni
versal desire on the part of the people for
its ratification has helped more.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

In the year 1898 Philadelphia spent
sal s19, 700 for new buildings while the
amount invested in Chicago was S22.
ESQ, 1915. and yet there is popular delu-
sion in some sections of the West that
tina Quaker City is on the decline.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

In the United States last year the
lvnohinps led the legal executions by 131
to l2a-a record, of which we as Poop 10
have NO reason to be proud.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22
THE PRESS.
FRInAY, JANUARY 20.

The educational bill introduced in the
legislature may be good measure, but
it disturbs local control over the schools
too much to be popular
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

MRS A. of Falls has also been great
father
BEEN ABLE
five Marvellous
Carlsbad
publish world
adds testimony
allow
this discovery Maya
with
efect in
sandB Electric Railway Company.
The Honorab Niagara Falls, N Y. O. W. Cutler
Steanbo Niagara Falls, n Z
Reservation
Parks, Falls, N T.
Falls
and to all lead
of the city,
obtained all first
medicine
$LO0
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

the Sultan does not behave, but he said
this substantially several years ago and
the Insssacres went right on. The
concert of the Powers seems to exist only
to the extent Of bringing moral pressure
to bear on the Sultan, and for moral
pressure he cares not straw. So SOON
as any one Of them suggests any other
kind there springs up an irreconcilable
difference of opinion as to the best way OF
applying it, with the result that the
suggestion is withdrawn in the interest
Of harmony.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

Even catarrh, that dread breeder of
consumption, succumbs to the healing
influences of Thomas Electric Oil.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22
PORTLAND POST OFFICE
OFFICE HOURS.

Cosh1er's Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3o 8
N. to 100 p. IN: Money order department. 8 8
M to 600 p. NJ. Registry department. SOC
q. m. to 600 p. m,
General Delivery. Sundays excepted) 7.3c
a. m. to LOO p. m. Sunday 900 to 100oa. m.
LOO to 2.00p. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In.
and 5.l5 p. m.; in other sections at 500
ONCE window. 500 to 1000 a. M, LOO to
200 p. m. CollecuonS from street boxes a!
II 90 a. M. 400 and 800 p. m. From At
lantic to Grove on Congress, 6. a. m. Sun
day, 600 D. m. ouly.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22
Joliet Railway Co.
8 PER GENT
20 Year Gold Bonds.
DATED AUGUST LIST, 1896.
Principal and Interest Payable in
Portland, Maine.

The Joliet Railroad Company owns SA,ns,r, and ID
operates the entire street railway system In
Joliet ILL.,, and line to Lockport. manufac-
turing town five miles distant situated at the
present terminus OF the Chicago Drainage
Canal.
The population OF Joliet, including I.ockport,
is over 10000.
The Joliet Railway Company owns sixteen
miles of track, a large brick aud stone power
house with double equipment boilers, engines
and generators, a large stone car-Darn with a
capacity OF over forty cars, and other valuable
real estate.
present owners are now expanding, on track
and car equipment about SAC, 900 more. The
present mortgage Is for $3.50, 900, and covers
all present property and all that may hereafter
The Railroad has been recently purchased by
Portland parties, and is controlled and
operated by them. The net earnings OF the
road are over two and one-haf times the inter
The officers and directors of the road are
J. A. Henry, Joliet, ". B. Mckinley; Chicago
Milliken. Henry P. Cox, Walter G. Davis, G. L.
Baxter. and Geo. e. Duncan. all OF Portland.
Price and further particulars Upon applica'
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

where the Magyar
beyond doubt
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

great Kidney did not claim and
hundreds of dollars making KNOWN
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

and 81 at the
results IN
and ne2hbos that Will
comparew wi the
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-22

Accounts of Banks, Corporations,
Firms, Individuals and Trusts received,
subject to check, and interest allowed on
deposits.
Investment Securities, suitable for Sa-
wings Banks, and other Trust Funds,
constantly on hand.
Foreign money bought and sold.
Collections made on all parts of this
Country and Europe.
Foreign Drafts issued upon all Euro
pean countries.
Letters of Credit and every facility
furnished to travellers for obtaining
Funds in allparts of the world.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
SWAN & BARRETT,
Rufus H. HinkIey, George H. Richardson,
Arthur K. Hunt.
jan1 dti
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12
The Number rllirteeIl.

The superstition that 13 Is nnlacky, which is traced hack 10 l. sacred source, meets with as many contradictions as confirlnations The fact that the horri ble ire in the Paris bazaar started at booth 13 was telegraphed all around the world, whereas little notice is attracted by Nansen's success with 1S men. At one time 2 was dreaded number ill England, owing to the dynastic disas- ters to all monarchs second of their name from Ethelred II to George II. Yet Napoleon's number through all his life was 2, and who could wish for better luck than came to Goody Two Shoes CT than that which results at times from having two strings to your bow?
 Three, which sigee the days of Py- thagoras has been the divine number, shows that it is not invariably forth uato. for. though the fates aro three, so also arc the furies. The graces are three, but so also are the judges ill hades and the heads of Cerberus Then there are the records of three disloyal tribes in Welsh history; there are the three robbers in Orion's belt; there were the three tyrants at Athens, and 3 i'll mythology is as unlucly as it is divine. Just so clearly as it has been shown i'll time that the unlucky , ear be lucky and that the pleasant cm be unpleasant the followers of the late Captain Fowler would show that the unluoby U can be the luelsie7t number there is So NO may as we'll regret his departure, while we wish Suceess to hls Rsscciates. Boston Jour. nal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12
FORMER DuELS.
some of she ramous AfT4irs U Honor of
 tha fl.aA.


 General Benedict Arnold fought q duel near Kilbufn Wells in l701 with IoFd fauderdale. who, after Arnold missed him. rrfr Sed either to fire or to apologize, saying that if the general was not satisfied he could keep on firing until he was. In ls04 the turbulent Ierd Camelford. the symmetrical ar- rangement of whose whips and sticks over his ehimneypiece is described by Byron, From the thick hlnhgeon to the taper switch lost his life in a 1nel he owed to q vengeance de femme. Captain Best had caught sharper named Synionds ill the net of cheating and kicked his faco to a pulp The man's E wife wrotc Cainelford an anony. nous letter to tell him his friend Best had slandcred him. \ duel was fought with pistols (they were tho two best shots ln England), and Camelford fell with mortal wound. You have killed me, Best, said the dying man, but the fanlt is wholly nlane 1 relieve you of all tho blame Bat men of mature years and established reputation risked life IS recklessly IS the widest young guardsmen or London ralSes.
 Charles James Fox fought duel with cabinet minister Mr. Adam. in 1770. Four shots were exchanged Adam missed, Fox fired iii tho air and apolo- gized. "Sir, |" said Adam, .syou have behaved like man Of honor , In India, toward the end of the last century, a tsuel was fought between Warren Hast lngs and Sir Philip Francis, the latter being dangerously wounded. Shortly afterward, in Bombay, Lord Mccartney and Mr. Sadler qualreled at the council board, and ill the duel Mccartney re- ceived q dangerous wound. The Earl of Talbot and John Wilkes, fighting duel ct night in the garden of the Red Lion inn, at Bagshot, and discussing the conditions of it beforehand i'll private room over chop, is il tablean de mnurs.
 George Canning was seriously wound ed when ho and Castlereagh met at Put ney in 1907 to exchange four shots. In the duel between Henry Grattan and Ar Corry a bullet shattered the latter'e arln. As late as l835 Mir Roebuck fought duel with Mr. Black of The Morning Chronicle, when two shots were exchanged without result. The lighting parson was then IS well known as the fighting editor Tho Rev. Henry Bate, editor of The Morning Post, was both \ dead shot, and with what his contemporaries call "a profiigate tongue, he was most successful as | duelist He 'pinked ' Fighting Fitz- gerald. q Mir Temple. young barris- ter who was his assistant editor, and several others, but met his match at last in Captain Stoney Robinson. who gnfe him severe wound. but whom lie also wounded -Cornhill Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12
His Authority.

Daniel Webster's eaatofy was not al. ways of the Ponderous order. Occasion ally he would introduce bit of humor very effectively, an instance of which The Green Bag gives as follows:
 Daniel Webster when in full practice was employed to defend the will of Roger Perkins of Hopllinton. A physi- cianmado idtdavit that the testator was struck with death when he signed the will Webster subjected his testimony to most thorough examination, show ing hy quoting medical authorities that doctors disagree as 10 tho precise mo. ment when dying man is struck with death, some affirming thot 1t is at the commencement Of the disease. others Ut it's climax and others still affirm that We begin to die as soon IS NC are bora.
 T should like 10 know, said the op. posing counsel, what doctor maintains that theory"
 ..Dr Watts. said Mr Webster, with great dignity. "Ihe moment we begin to live we all begin to die. y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

N. T. Stead, one of the great London editor thinks Tammany Hall as dominated by Richard Cro- ker will give New York safe gov ernment, and while he, with tho rest of Erglishmen, is opposed to free silver and the Chicago platform, he
 thinks there is greater danger in q trust.ridden partY,-Jonesboro Saa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

lr would be interesting to know what tho Boltocrats expect to do in n political way in tho future. John c Carlisle is m attorney-at-law in New York, Grover Cleveland is de- voting his time to social aud family questions, Wm. L. Wilson has re- tired to the confines Of a college presidency, and Henry Waiter on has deserted the sinking ship and returned to the rear ranks of the Democratic phalanx. There is nothing left for the Boltccrats 10 do but go with the regular Democratic organization or enter tho Republi- can party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

CTS were added to the rolls during the year, and 3,971 persons were re- stored to the rolls; q total of 54, G72. During the same period tho losses to the roll were 3l ,9G0 by deaths, l l,074 by remarriage of widows, ,645 by legal limitation (minors), 2,G83 for failure to claim pension for three years, and 1 4,560 for other causes an aggregate of II, ,l22 Tho whole number of pensioners on the roll June 20, 1897, was 976,0 The net cain over the previous year was ,, 36G.
 It will be seen that tho pension roll has not yet begun to show any diminution, says Mr Evans, though it has been anticipated by my predecessors in office that such would be the fact. Seven widows of revolutionary soldiers still are on the rol's
 During the year, 94,454 pension certificates were issued, of which number 30, 5O1 were original allow anccs end the balance were reissues, increases, rcstorations, etc
 ftOf this number, II ,67l certif. cates of various classes were hold in this bureau until July 1, 1897, and are accordingly not credited to the last fiscal year During tbe same period, 7G,23l claims ot various classes were dtsallowed. Tho num Der, however, does rot include eiaims which were made for higher rates ( pensions. The amount dis bursed for pensions by the pension agents during 4he year was $l39,- T99, 242. P, and the amount disbursed by Treasury settlement was $l39, 799, 242 F, and the amount disbursed by Treasury settlement was S150, 47a g, total of $139, 949, 7l735. This exceeds the amount disbursed during the fiscal year 1896 by the sum of $l, ,584, 490, l85. If the l4,671 certificates which, as before stated, were hold in this bureau until July 1897, had been mailed to the pen. sion agents during the fiscal year, they would have required first pay ments, amounting to S2, l9l, 694, be- sides the additional annual value, which also would have been q charge upon the appropriation. This amount, added to that actually dis barsed, makes an aggregate of $l41,- 990, 336. The appropriation for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year 1897 was only $l40, GOO. 900. The average annual value of each pension under the general law was Sl62 04; each under ihe act of June 2, 1890, was s109.25 Tie aggre- gate annual value Of all pensions at the close of the year was s129 795, : 42s. This, of course, excludes the I cases that were held up. Forty four original and seven duplicate land claims were admitted and l45 original claims of this character were rejected.
 Just think oft, dear reader, after the war nas been ended moro than 30 years this government is called upon to support 976,O14 persons at an outlay of sl40, ,oOO,000 Talk about swindles and steals, such as this would break any government, mud it is no wonder that the United States has to issue bonds ii order to pay expenses.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12
A ooNrnMpoRARY remarks. V

\ CONTEMPORARY remarks. < Would t not be nice if every man who farms in Arkansas would raise his corn and wheat, hay, oats, peas, pumpkins, potatoes, onions, tobae- co, fruit, meat, milk and butter, and let Texas and Mississippi raise the and 6.cent eotton2 It would not only Dc nice, but it would be just tho thing 10 do The capabll.. ties of Arkansas soil has no equal in the Southern States and there a time coming when 1t will be prop, erly utilized by practical farmers. .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

AN exchange eriticises Hannis Taylor. ex-minister to Spain, for his 'loquacity. IL will be observed that during his term of office Mr Taylor observed diplomatic silence with becoming dignity, but, now that he is pr,yate citizen again, he has right to discuss public matters freely as he desires.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

ANOTHER football fatality is re- ported, this tina from Pittsburg
 Evidences are multiplying that foot. ball is the most brutal of American sports, prize fighting not excepted,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

\. K. WARD, the notorious Mem. phis forger, was held up and robbed of $1 80 on the streets of Memphis Saturday night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

TnE Fort Smith Elevator has turned it's twentieth mile-post The "old reliable presents q healthy and hearty appearance and gives every indication of an indefin- ite career of prosperity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

TnE Helena World has entered up. on the 27th year ofits career. It is n bright and interesting newspaper and VIC extend our best wishes to Bro. Neal for continued happiness and prosperity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-12

Ron. T. LINCOLN has heen elected q member of the Baard of Directors of the Putnam palaee Car Go IL is said he will be elected to fill the Presidency of the Company, made vacant by the death of George NJ. Pullman.