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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
WEDDINGS.



A pretty home wedding took place
yesterday at East Deering at the resi-
donoe OF the groom, the contracting
parties being Mr.. Clarence Roberts Flint
and Miss Mary Whitman Merrill At
eight O'Clock the bridal party entered the
parlor, led by Mr.. G. i. Gage and Nine.
S. N. Halves to the strains of the
wedding march by the Cnrciotto Quar-
tette, followed by the brides maids.
Miss Effie r. Chase and Miss Margaret
Wilkinson, the maid Of honor, Miss
Jennie S. Merrill, sister of the bride, and
MIR. Frsd Flint, best man, brother Of the
groom. The bride followed, leaning on
the arm of tho groom. She was daintily
gowned in white organdy and carried q
bouquet of BRIDES roses. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. l.. f. Nelson.
assisted by Rev. E. P. Wood ward. A
handsomely arranged ar oh of evergreen
testooned with flowers gave a charm to
the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Flint re.
ceived congratulation, and were .he
recipients Of many beautiful gifts. Mrs.
Fred Flint served dainty luncheon in
the dining room. MIR. and Mrs. Flint
viii be at homa to their friends Thursday
after February 1s5 at 270 Main stree t,
East Deering. No cards.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
IN THE HOUSE.

In the House today the Senate bill
authorizing the secretary OF War to issue
+, Telegraph operators in tina military
service during the war, or to representa-
lives of deceased operators, caftlhcatea
setting forth their term ana oonul0lohs
of service, was passed. The House PIC
ceeded to the consideration OF the cofi'
tested election case of Yost VS.. Tucker
for seat in the 54th Congress from the
tenth district of Virginia. .-,.-,.sua.-s
The majority CT tbs COMMITTEES repofoe'
in favor Of Tucker. Messrs. Wa!ssF' 70
publican of Virginia. and THOMAS, ne
publican Of chigan, dissenteo IRON
tha majority conclusion and recon-
mended the seating OF Iost. ny
question at issue IN the case Wsa as " =,
the counting Of eattaln lnpoiieue.,
marked tallots. The majority find bha'
thev should not Se counted and Iuckef
majority waa 22I. The minority HOLD
al thev should be counted ana 1ost
majority is 7a6. The election was TIE
first one held under the walton aus
tralian ballot law Of Virginia.
Mr.. Codding, RepuDIcah OF lonn-
sylyenia, made tins fret speech IN laVof
NJ tbe cor.mittee report. The speech OF
L
MIR, Codding revealed the fact that De.
sides the loss of votes, due to REJECTION OF
i'm perfect ballots, as required by the wal
ton law, the contestant, Yost, claimed 10
have suffered from failure to appolht
com potent and proper Repupllcan elec'.un
officers in some precincts ana py tne
illegal actions of election oonstables III
other nrecincts. in connection with their
aid to illitorate and incapable voters in
mammalian of ballots.
Mr.. Yost was grauted the privilege OF
the floor by unanimous consent' his
speech proceeded upon the theory that
the reie,tad ballots in dispute shoula ne
coun ted for himself, asserting that they
had been treated as valid throughout me
contest by contestee's representative ana
by the committee itself. They bad been
in large part counted for himself ny the
Democratic election officers, as PLAINLY
Indicating the intention of the voter
Mr. Yost devoted some time to the ale
cation that the special election consta Dies
appointed to aid illiterate and physically
incompetent voters, in the pfepara1ioh
of their ballots, instead of being the help
that voters had a right to expect, Became
instruments of their disfranchlsement.
Their conduct, he charged, was IN
furtherance of q conspiracy on tile part
of Democratic leaders and managers to
prevent illiterato Republicans from cast
ing ballots that must be counted. After
further arguments the election case WAS
temper arily set aside.
MIR. Hull, Republican of Iowa. reported
a partial agreement Of the conferees upon
the army appropriation bills. lu was
agreed to. The House insisted upon its
disagreement to the Senate amendments
still in dispute. IL was agreed that vote
on contested election case should be
taken at 4.3U tomorrow.
The House then adjourned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Senators Elected.

A private telegram Announces the re.
election Of Senator PritChard by the
legislature Of North Carolina.
Both branches of the Missouri legisla-
ture met in joint session Wednesday
George Graham Vest was formally re.
elected United States senator.
At the joint session of the South
Dakota legislature Wednesday the vote
for Senator was Kyle. 50; Loucks, IL;
Goody Koortz, IL; Weeks, 8; Kellar, 2;
Palmer, /; Bower, /, Picker, Rep, IS.
. At Salt Lake, Utah, two ballots were
taken in joint session. No election 10.
suited. The vote WINS, Thatcher, 81;
Henderson, IL: Rnwlins, IS.
A Joint session OF the two houses of the
Colorado legislature Wednesday elected
Henry NJ. Teller to succeed himself at
United States Senator. Teller appeared
and accepted the honor in an elaborate
sueech, in the course Of which he dis
cusseu national affairs.
The vote for senator in North Carolina
on the joint ballot Wednesday resulted
Pritchard, Republican. IS; Thompson,
populist, 43; Doughton, Democrat, 49,
P ritohard s majority OF the vote cast IL
IL.
Ex- Congressman VIM. A. Harris was
nominated United States Senator from
Kansas to succeed VIM. A. PETER by tht
Populist caucus last night on the 18th
ballot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
IN THE SENATE.

Senator Roberts introduced today a
bill providing for a board Of examina-
ton for teachers. The bill stipulates
that there shall he four members of the
board. one from each Congressional dis.
trict and that the state superintendent OF
schools shall act as chairman Of the
board.
The mem hers Of thu board shall re-
oeive S. day for their time in actual
service and shall give examinations
twice each year and give to successful
applicants for teachers places three
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
MONROE DOCTRINE NOT INCLUDED.
Secretary Olney Questioned on the Arbi-
tration Treaty,

Washington, January so-The Senate
committee on foreign relations this
morning listened to Secretary Olney for
more than one hour. The Secretary, who
drew the general treaty of arbitration be-
tween this country and Great Britain,
made HI elaborate agument in favor of
the ratification of the treaty as sent to
| the Senate.
| Much Of the talk about the committee
table was Of an interlocutory character
and several Senator'S, notably Morgan
and Davis, asked numerous questions Of
the Secretary intended to gather from
that official his idea Of the scope Of the
treaty The questions propvunded in
Dictated quito plainly an antagonism to
tho text Of the convention and thu in
teDtion Of the committeeman 60 insist
upon its amendment before the reporting
! the instrument TO the Senate.
| Secretary O1ney was questioned closely
as to the general scope OF the arbitration
| treaty, and stated that it did not include
arbitration Of the Monroe doctrine and
was so understood By this government
and Great Britain. The matters in dis
puEe that would come under the pro-
| visions of the convention were such rs
might grow out of treaty rights or under
international law. MIR. Olney was asked
what objection there could be to the in
sestion of clause relative to the Monroe
doctrine, if both governments understood
the subject alike. To this question it is
understood MIR. Olney gave NO specific
| answer.
No action was taken and it is intimated
that action cannot possibly be had for
weeks to come. sas.n
| In celebrating his statement that the
Monroe doctrine would not como with
in the terms of the general treaty Of ar
bitrauon, Olney told the committee that
| it was we'll understood ny the negoti-
asors of the treaty that all questions re-
lating to foreign policy we're not in
| tended to he included in the terms CT the
treaty. 1t is understood that when
| pressed on the subject of the Nicaraguan
canal, MIR. Olney said that il Great
Britain sought to make an issue on that
subjaot, growing out OF the terms OF the
| existing Clayton resolution, it would
probably come within this general treaty
or that GLASS which provides for tue
settlement Of disputes between the two
governments arising "under treaties or
otherwise. The suggestion was made
| that clause ne put in the treaty re-
| lative to the elimination OF the Monroe
doctrine SO there could be 10 dispute on
that question in the future. 1t was
contendsd that the canal must be re-
served in this manner.
The committee Ia firmly convinced that
| the convention requires radical amend
lnent before it is ratified. In reply to
the criticism Of the selection of the King
of Sweden and Norway as umpire, MIR.
Olney said that article 10 fully provided
against any possible miscarriage OF JUS
tice iii that it enabled either party to Sc
leot another umpire either temporarily
or permanently. Everything that could
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Annual Meeting Board of Agriculture.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

| Augusta, January 20. The state Board
of Agriculture held its annual meeting
today. President. J. ". Dudley, Castle
Hill; vice president. W. II. Moody,
Liberty; member Of the executive com
mittee. W. g. Hunton, Readfeld member
| of the experiment. station council, Secre-
tary B. W. McKeen.
In his report to the board, Secretary
Walker McKeen said that with the excep-
ton of hay, all crops we've abundant in
1896, and that they were raised at less
cost than in former years. The report
then touched on farm economics and
gave an interesting paper on the con-
dition of the Maine farmers.
AT the afternoon session Of the Board
Of Agriculture, Prof. Charles D. Woods,
member from the SGats college reported
for the committee Oh concentrated feeds.
The report consisted of an act to be in
trodnced in the legislature, the same that
Was recently described in the PRESS
providing that tag from the experiment
station bearing a record Of the amount
protein contained if the feed and in
addition to that information a record OF
the net nun. Der of pounds in the hay and
she name and address of the manu-
faotursr shall be attached to each bag of
feed.
According to this act the directors of
thu station shall secure samples by
mixing part Of the contents of several
bags OF feed exposed for sale IL the
several merchants visited and that thu
manufacturer shall be prosecuted if it is
found at any time that his feed is not as
good as he Is given credit for on the tags
which he has secursd by former tests
provided, however, that he shall be given
not less than thirty days in which to
bring his feed up to the standard signi-
fed in the tags that he is using.
Prof Woods addressed the board on
Influence of Width of Tires on Draft Of
Wagons. He credited his Information
to Prof. Watera of the Missouri expert
ment station. 1t emphatioally advanced
the statement that narrow tires damage
clay gravel and Macadam roads, Eand
that unfortunately people think that
wide tires make "a loadss pull enough
harder in mud to make up for the saving
Of the team when the roads are dry, and
experiments by the Missouri experts
showed this TO be mistake.
Dozens of experiments were desrlbed
and the broad tires we've given tho credit
of saving the team great deal in nearly
every case.
This paper was only on the Influence
Of wide tires on the draft, but Mr.. No
Keen says that when the matter is fully
presented it will include facts to show
that wide tires are rond makers and mar
row tIres road destroyers.
1t is thought By many that If wide
tire law is enacted it should include q
section providing that the rear axle shall
ba longer than the forward one so that
the wheels will not track. The idea is to
have the wheels do the work of a road
roller as well as make life easier for the
animals which draw the load
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

Washington, January 20.-J. G..
COON bs Of Boston, general COUNSEL for
the Credits Communication company of
Sioux CITY, Iowa. an association OF $50
banks, which has taken SO prominent a
part in opposing the Powers funding
bill, appeared before the House commits.
tee on Pacific railroads this morning. Mr.
Coombs opposed the Sioux City and
Pacific bill, the Chicago and North
western Railroad company in urging the
committee TO report to the House. The
bill provides that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall make such settlement of
the debt of the Sioux City and Pacific
Railroad company to the government as
shall seem to be best for the interests of
the United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Body of Minister Willis Arrives.

San Francisco, January 2o.-Mrs. Willis
and family were met at the steamer to-
day by Lieut. Bell, representing Gen.
Forsythe, U. S. A., Major Petit. repre-
sentng Gov. Budd, AMI Mr. Cooper. on
behalf Of the state department The
family was driven to the Occidental
hotel. The box containing the late
ministers remains was left IL charge of
the customs officers on the dock. presi-
dent Dole sent no guard of honor, and in
deffarence to Mrs Willis's wishes there
will be no military display here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Bad Fire in Boston This Morning.

Boston, January 81, s.15 a. ma five
story granite building at No. IS Cont
mercial street, occupied by Moody s. Co.,
early this morning. causing three alarms.
The firm carries large stock and the
dana 20 will be heavy, though the figures
cannot be given with any degree Of ac-
curacy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

London, January 2l.-The Daily
Chronicle published a despatch from
Washington saying that Lord Salisbury
has removed tl,e last obstacle to the sign
ing Of the Venezuelan treaty, by consent
ing that the Venezuelan government
shall nominate one of the members of the
board of arbitration. IL is agreed that
the mem Der nominated by Venezuela
shall be an Am erican. Venezuela will
ask Chief Justice Fuller to act as her
representative.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Lumbermen Missing at Bingham.

Bingham, January 20.-Word was re-
ceived that two young men working on
Spaulding town left camp early Sunday
morning, and as they did not return at
four o'clock that afternoon search was
made. At two O'Clock Monday afternoon
they had not bean found. If they had
not reached some camp before Monday
night they must hare parished Of cold.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Normal school Committee at Farmingt
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Pennington, January e0.-The eduea-
tional committee of the legislature ar
rived yesterday and quartered at the
Stoddard house. They inspected the
Normal school this morning, together
with trustees Fairbanks, Chapman of
and left on the noon train for Gorham.
Last evening reception was rendered
them and twenty or more other invited
guests by Hon. ]. W. Fairbanks, local
trustee at his residence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
A CONTESTED ELECTION.


same exempts any yacht built outside Of
the United States and owned, chartered
or used by citizen of the United States,
from payment of tonnage taxes.
The Senate at adJOarn9i.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Mason Made Sen ator.

Springfield, ILL.,, January GOWN. Il.
Mason was elected United States Senator
in joint session OF the legislature today.
The vote wes: Mason, 1873; Altgeld, n:
divided an follows: Senats, Mason, 81:
Altgeld, -. House, Mason, So; Altgeld,
"a. The joint aession passed unanimously
resolution eulogizing and endorsing
Shelby M. Cullon for cabinet position.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

grades OF certificates, giving the bearers
three grades of schools described in the
act.
The board is authorized to select COM
missioner5 whose duty it shall be to hold
examinations in sections of the state
where the main body needs their SER
vices. These commissioners Shall be
paid 50 day for their time.
Senator Weeks of ,Penohscot presented a
petition asking for additional state
pensions for soldiers and sailors
Senator Roberts of Oxford presented a
petition asking that Mechanic Falls be
divided iutoItwo voting precincts.
Senator Grindle of Hancock, who has
beensili, was qualified today.
1t was voted that the committee on the
Eastern Maine Insane Hospital Visit the
hospital Thursday.
The proposed charter of the Westbrc Oh.
Windham and Harrison railroad, WAS
presented by Senator Weeks Of Penobsc3t.
The judiciary committee reported chat
the bill requiring trustees and guardl-
ans to give bonds ought to pass.
Roberts of Oxford presented an act
amending chapter 1902, Public Laws OF
1891 as amended by chapter ae7 of Public
Laws of 1898, relating to Australian
ballot law:
Sec. 10. Chapter 1oa is amended by
inserting after the word "office" in the
24th line the following: On the upper
margin of the ballot there shall be print
ed In large plain type instructions for
voting in Language rs follows: To vote
straight ticket make CROSS mark OK
in the square over the party name. Io
vote split ticket make a cross mark (X)
In the square over the party name, erase
printed name in list under cross mark
fX) and fill in new name. Amend sec
tion "a by inserting after word "choice''
the following words: cor he may paste a
slip containing the name of the oandi-
date of his choice upon the name erased
and the FASTING Of such slip shall be con-
sidered sufficient erasure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

The verdict of the people is that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrupis the best remedy for
coughs, colds, sore throat, asthma, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

A despatch from Madrid says that the
prime minister has stated That il Weyler
does not succeed in putting down the
rebellion before the rainy season sets in.
he (Canovas) will resign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

General Baggage Agent Fl. II. Towle
of the Maine Central, arrived in Wash
ingtnn Tuesday, on his way to attend the
general convention of baggage agents at
Richmond. With him woro the follow
ing baggage agents: j. c. Lennox of
the Boston & Albany. o. W. Greeley of
the Boston and Maine, and j. e. Magee
of the Armstrong Transfer company.
They paid their respects to Speaker Reed,
and witnessed the session of the House.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
gI shs refund the money II it fails to cure =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
A FORGOTTEN HERO.
Joseph yantine Who First Suggested Use
of Chain Cable to Protect War Vessels.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.l

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.I
Washington, January 2o-Tha private
pension bills bring to public attention
occasionally some Of the forgotten heroes
OF the war. On Tuesday, MIR. Willis of
Delaware, succeeded in getting passed by
the House bill to give to Joseph Il.
Vantine pension of S72 month. The
report on which this bill was based made
the following interesting statement:
Joseph Z. Vantine was the first man
to suggest the use Of chain cables hung
over the sides of vessels for protection
from the enemy's missiles, and the
efficiency of the devioo was demonstrated
by Commodore Farragut's squadron on
the Lower Mississippi In April, 1862, in
the passage Of Forts Jackson and ST.
Phillip, and the encounter with the Con-
federate ram, and it resulted in the
capture of New Orleans, La. This chain
armor was used afterwards on board the
Kearsargs in her capture OF the Alabama.
."In the attack on Fort Hudson, La,
March Ii, 1868, shot from the enemy's
guns struck the boilers of the Richmond,
and the fire room and other parts of the
vessel were filed with steam, when he,
under great difficulties drew the fires
from under the boilers and prevented
them from exploding, thus saving, the
ship and perhaps many lives. While this
was being done, he became exhausted
from the heat and steam and had to be
relieved every few moments. For this
heroic act he received special oompli-
ment airy mention IN the Admiral's re-
mort. and was afterwards presented with
bronze medal Of honor by aot of
Congress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-21
Impossible to Amuse Him.

And no wonder. The poor little chap
broken out from head to foot with
prickly heat, his tender skin chafed in
every one of his little fat wrinkles, feels
Just as if he was on fire. His motheE
is to blame if she neglects to give
him relief by the use of
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-16
The JEWISH SOUTH.

columns. During that period not dollars
worth of advertising patronage has been given it by
Jew.
We not finding fault with our subscribers for
they are both numerous and kind but paper
live on subscriptions alone,
For three years and half we have labored assid-
uously, practically without pay Though saying it
ourselves, we have at all times given a paper OF
which one had cause to be ashamed. This being
So feel that entitled at least to the moral
support of the community, and trust that in the flu
ture it will be extended us.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-16

AS A rule we believe in tabooing those subjects
which have caused bitter feeling between the sections
but a matter that came under our eye several days
ago compels us to speak out.
In CHANGING over that admirable work of the Hon
Simon Wolf, 1.-The American Jew as Patriot, Sol
der and Citizen, surprised to note what
large number of Confederate sodies died in northern
prisons knowing that the South had Away been
charged with cruelty treating her prisoners, to
the point of DEATH we casually made comparison,
and here rs what we found out:
North Carolina sent y-eght Jewish soldiers
into the Confederate army OF this number thirteen,
or one in every four an half, died in prison and
were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New
York.
New York furnished 1896 Jewish soldiers to the
Federal side. OF these three, in every 666,
died in vile Southern PRISONS
In other words the mortality of Jews in Northern
prisons / 4s times greater, in this instance than
among Northern Jews confined in the South.
Even at this time, wht it is conceded that North
prisoners at the South Jared no than
own halfstarved and halffed soldiers in the field,
these figures must excite amazement.
That there brutal treatment of prisoners
both sides is true that it sanctioned by the peo
pie or government of either doubt Our be-
lief is that climatic conditions constituted much of
the alleged cruelty both sides. used to
the mild Southern climate, suddenly removed to the
North and exposed to the rgors of it's winters
of course suffered torture and vice The suf-
fering was made worse by reason of the fact that
having nothing to engage their minds the soldiers
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-16

WITH MORE than ordinary pleasure acknow-
ledge the receipt of invitation to the silver-wed
ding anniversary of Rabbi and Mrs. M Spitz of St.
Louis, No. which happy event will occur on Sunday
next. We extend the Rabbi and his good lady
heartest congratulations, and trust they may cee-
brate many many anniversaries.
Rabbi Sptz is editor of the Jewish Voice, of the
Missouri metropolis, and has long been pre-emnent
in the fraternity for his dgni6ed manly, and Jewish
sentiments
WITH this issue THE JEWISH SOUTH begins it's
eighth volume In calling attention to this fact
do so in a reminiscent rather than boastful mood,
for prone admit that havclitte cause for
any joyful feeling in connection with this journalistic
venture.
For one hundred and eighty-two weeks we have
labored earnestly and sincerely, with but few ex-
ceptions, unaded and alone Never has occasion de
manded but services were cheerully given in be
half of that which concerned the good and welfare of
the Jewish community.
That this paper is regarded institution
whose weekly advent is eargery welcomed have
reason to know. Yet for months past no person has
contributed so much as a scratch of the pen to it's