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The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

THE increase in the coinage of go' i
during the last three years over the
actual gold product shows that in all
countries gold which has been in use in
other ways is being converted into
money. Under single gold standard
gold as money is thus shown to be more
valuable than gold in any other form.
The power which the single gold
standard gives to gold money has almost
destroyed the values of all other kinds
of property, even articles made of gold.
Evansville Courier.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
M arrIed.

Mr.. Chas. Adams and Miss Mamie
two of our most popular
society people, were united in wedlock
at Argenta Monday evening. They left
Tuesday on months wedding tour,
taking in the o. R. G. convention ex-
cursion to the Pacific coast. THE PRESS
joins their host of friends in wishing
them happy and prosperous future.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

T. j. Kelley, one of the most popular
freight conductors on this branch of the
Mo. Pacific system, was united in wed
lock Wednesday night at Coffeyville,
Kansas, to Miss Mary E. Thompson,
one of Coffeyville fairest daughters.
Mr.. Kelley's numerous friends in Van
Buren, extend to him and his bride their
heartiest congratulations.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

From this on the shipments will
rapidly decrease, the early crop being
about exhausted.
Buyers are now making arrangements
for leaving for fields north of here
where the crop is just beginning to
come in.
The Frisco road is making a rate of
g. so to Sarcoxie, No. to accommodate
pickers who wish to go-in parties of
not less than ten-to that point.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

y
holders of the Gould lines held in Little
Rock last week Hon. o. L. Miles was
elected a director of the K. & A. Y.
.R'y. vice Robt. s. Hynes, deceased.
Messrs. w. Fl. q. SHIRLEY and F. K.
McKibben were re- elected directors.
Miss Jennie Williams, of Fayette-
vile, stopped off few days on her
return from the oratorical contest at
Little Rock and was the guest of Miss
Rose Cornelius. Miss Williams made
many friends during her short stay and
theY will wait impatiently for more
extended visit to our city.
Tom Comstock was down from
Barcelona Saturday to testify at the
preliminary examination of Jack Jones,
charged with irobbing him year ago.
The case was postponed until Wednes-
day. when Jones waived examination
and was remanded to Jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
In the Z. S. court at Fort Smith
Monday Messrs. Miles & Miles were
given a verdict in favor of their client,
the Petross Stump Lumber Co., for
sl10s. IA against the Long Bell
company. The suit grew ont of the
sale of the stock of lumber of the first
named firm to the Long Bell company.
Cary the hypnotist is said to have put
subject under hypnotic influence by
telephone at Fort Smith last week. He
being at one end of the line while the
subject was several blocks distant at
another instrument The exhibition is
vouched for by reputable citizens of
Fort Smith, among them several
doctors.
A firm composed of Mayor Smith and
son Alb and F. R. McKibben will open
general store at South McAlester
shortly, where they also have secured
the contract for feeding U S, prisoners
under Marshal Grady. Alb Smith
moved his family there this week, but
the families of the Mayor and Mr.. Nc
Kibben will remain here.
Hon. Randolph Comstoek passed
down the Mo. Pacific Tuesday noon to
resume his place in the legislative halls
Mr.. Comstock has been watching the
action of the legislature closely since
re- assembling and is not in the least
pleased with the progress they are
making in disposing of the business for
which they were called to meet in extra
session.
The grocery houses of the city are
talking of organizing an association fol
mutual protection against dishonest
customers-those who get goods at one
place as long as they have credit and
then change to another. This also
would amount to protection for hones
customers, for the man who pays hi.
debts must make up in the extra price
of goods what is lost on the one who
does not pay.
A fight which looked for a time as
though it would have serious ending
occurred on the Sol Armstrong place
northeast of town Wednesday morning
l. al, "a LIZ ,n1a
and Bill Cooper had an alteration
about the loan of half box of berries
which ended in Cooper hitting Nc
Kinley with rock and the latter
returned the compliment with knife
with which he inflicted several slight
wounds. Both skipped out before an
officer could be summoned to arrest
them.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

THE governor of Kentucky wants the
legislature to suppress the CHAMBERS.
If this should prove successful our extra
session might win renown by tackling
the measles, itch, hives or any preva
lent malady. by the suppression of
which the members interests may be
promoted. Fayetteville Sentinel.
If the above suggestion had been made
in time perhaps Gov. Jones would have
mentioned those things in his call.
Ozark Democrat.
The majority of Gov. Jones sug-
gestions were necessary and the squib
of the Ozark Democrat was uncalled
for.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

DINGLEY's tariff bill puts tax of 25
cents on wheat. Is cents on corn and 10
cents on oats. In these articles the
United States exported in the last eight
months 1894 900. 900 and imported 81,
349. OPS. Who will get the benefit of
this absurd ifP-Denver Times.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

WHEN Major Mckinley was getting
up tariff bill and proposed to take
hides off the free list. man from
Maine named Blaine called him down
and asked him if be wanted to protect
the Republican party out of existence.
But the Republican party has lost a lot
of brains since that time.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

MCKINLEY three monetary com
missioners have 800. 900 placed at their
disposal for expenses. ct cetera. II this
is not steal from the taxpayers there
never was one. No good will come of
it. The way to use silver as money the
same as gold is to do it without monkey
ing around with the snobs across the
big pond. Stuttgart Free Press Rep. }.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

The salvation of the American people
from the thralldom of the money
power and INSCRIPTIONS politicians rests
wholly with the Patriots of America and
the Daughters of the Republic lodges,
one of which is sought to be organized at
every schoolhouse in the United States
before 1900.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

Like vast multitude of raw recruits
mastering into an army, gradually
organized, shape is coming to the army
of the Patriots of America, forming for
a peaceful solution of the problems of
government. Thus for the work done
it is but premonition of the force and
power that will come with compact
organization
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

THE Nashville exposition opened last
Saturday.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

VAN buren, LODGE No. Z. PATRIOTS OF AMERi-
CA, meet every Wednesday night at Horti-
cultural Hall J. c. MOORE, F. p.
C. R. CoRDELL Recorder
b. ". SSoDGRAss, Treas
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
Berry ShiDments.

The following are the daily shipments
of berries made from Van Buren, since
our last issue:
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
Rainfall for ADril.

The following is the rainfall for April
as reported for The Press by Mr.. L..
Graft.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

Edited in the interest of the above organization
by J. C. Moore.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
JOB PRINTING Of A. .I al9t.

ed at the PRESS OFFICE Neatly. promptly
and Al living rates Once up tsirs in the Wal
lace Block
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

ALL wagons for heavy loads should
have four inch tires. Good roads are
otherwise.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

AT last Kentucky managed TO elect
senator. His name is Deboe and he is
Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

Do not forget that on Wednesday
night, May II, 1887, the Patriots OF
America hold another open meeting
and interesting subjects will be dis
cussed for the benefit of those who do
not belong to the order, and people
should take advantage of these opper-
tunities to become acquainted with its
principles.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

favor of Investigation. We ought to
raise all our breadstuffs at home and
have plenty TO spare.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
Total

Total 3.62
The precipitation for the month of
April 1896 was 0. 81 in.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

cure Liver Ills; easy to
Hoods Pills take, easy to operate 26c.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08
Hoods s es;;iia

Is the Best-in fact the One True Blood Puf-
ner. Be sure TO get Hoods. Price 81, six Tor ".
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

The present financial system, based
on enhancing gold, has forced a
majority of the people in debt and the
machinery of the law made for the
collection of debts is confiscating the
property of the people. 1t is transfer
ing the property of the people into the
hands of the few as eifectually as the
feudal laws of Europe transferred all the
lands into the hands of the few.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

The Patriots of America Is the nObIest
and grandest organization in the world,
because its object is to educate the
masses. 1t seeks their emancipation
from the bondage of the money power
and political serfdom. Its teachings
are of the highest order, good, grand,
truthful and sublime and echo the
sentiments and find responsive Judgment
in the hearts of suffering millions of
noble, true and loyal Americans, who
nail as godsend the ray of light and
the rainbow of hope it offers.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

Liberty is usually attained by bold
strokes and lost by degrees almost
imperceptibly. To overcome the
apathy of the people one must first
overcome his own Indifference. Man
is social animal, hence the most pro-
nounced individualism should yield to
the will of the majority. But intelli-
gent individualism should prompt every
man to always be an active factor.
The latent patriotism of the people can
be aroused by intelligent organization.
The Van Buren press., 1897-05-08

The load of debtor is hard enough
to bear without increasing his burdens.
When you make a debt You are count
ing it in dollars; you are counting on
selling your property for dollars to pay
it with, You did not count on falling
prices, except by honest means, nor on
having that by which you measure your
property rise in an ever increasing scale
AS it has done since 1873.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC
KNOWLEDGE ON FOOD AND
DIGESTION.

The real cause of most of our diseases -
simply an inability to digest fooa. LIS
induces thinness, weakness, loss Oh iesi'
and fat, loss of vitality, wasting away.
Loss of flesh and vitality means constant
liability to sickness. Wasting away Is con-
sumption
II getting thin is what ails you, there Is
only one thing to do-get fat. The only way
to do it is to take something which will
help your stomach and stimulate it to do
it's work.
If you are tired out you do not like TO
move your legs or arms. If your stomach IS
tired it does not like to digest; it cannot do
It's work.
To eat, or even to eat with relish, does not
necessarily mean that one is being
nourished. Strength, vitality and flesh are
the true indications.
Getting thin is sign that YOU need the
Shaker Digestive Cordial You would not be
getting thin if you could digest your food.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial not only con-
tains artificially digested food, but it will di-
gest other foods in the stomach
A single 10 cent bottle will show whether
or not it is going to meet the conditions of
your case, and if so, its continued use may
be depended on to effect a cure. All drug
gists keep it in stock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
Militia Oficers Commissioned.

Augusta, May 1o.-The following
officers, who were examined Wednesday
for positions in the National Guards, havs
been commissioned by Adjutant Genera,
Richards as follows: William c. Givee1
of Brunswick, first lieutenant, Company
K, First Regiment; Clement M. Giveer
of Brunswick, second lieutenant of thu
same company; Alfred T. Shurtleff o.
Winslow, captain of company H, second
regiment; George F. Garcelon of Lewis
ton, first lieutenant, company D; Frank
H. Greenan of Lewiston, second lieuten
ant Of company D, and Cornelius J
Kelliher of Lewiston, first lieutenant
company, all of the second regiment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
The Military Range.

Last Saturday, Col. E. G. Harrington,
the inspector of general rife practice for
the N. 6. S. NJ, came up from Angus
ia, to look up the matter of better range
facilities for the companies of this city.
In looking over the condition of things
as they stand at present, he decided that
the present accommodations, even if the
Stroudwater range be put in thorough
repair, are entirely inadequate for the
needs of the service.
As matter of fact, there is hardly a
country town that has but one company
that does not possess range in every
way superior to this one which is used
by four companies of infantry and the
Signal Corps, making in all body of
nearly $50 men.
The city can hardly be blamed up to
this date for this fact, as great difficulty
was experienced in finding a suitable
site when this range was selected. 1t is
also well-known fact, among the mem
bers of the local companies, that the pres
ent city government is willing to do the
utmost within reasonable bounds to recti-
fly the deficiency.
Col. Harrington, with some of the
guardsnen Of this city, looked over some
available sites for a new range, land locat-
ed suitable places that may..possibly be
obtained for an adequate range. 1t is
understood that he advises temporary
and inexpensive repairs on the present
range, to last until the year is out in
July next.
He will also recommend the securing
of new location, which it is believed
can be secured at such terms that the
city will actually save money, while
providing ample facilities for target
practice.
Unless something is done the Guards of
Portland may be prohibited by general
order from target shooting.
6 AS it now stands, it often happens that
on Saturdays and holidays, when crowd
| is at the range, that some of them have
| to wait one or two hours for their turn.
This of course is discouraging to effec-
tive and enthusiastic work. Certain it
| is, that if the Colonies visit to Portland
results in a new range, Portland citizens
will not begrudge the outlay. Westbrook,
with its own company, is having one
completed that is worth two of Port
lands.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
A DISASTROUS RUNAWAY.
Two Ladies Thrown From Carriage and
One Badly Hurt.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Wilbur Nc
kenney, daughter of the late Alderman
Clark, and who resides at the West End,
and Miss Mary A. Parker, sister of Mrs
Caleb Newcomb, and who resides on
Cherry street, were riding down Mount
fort street in phaeton drawn by horse
that has always been perfectly gentle.
One of the shafts of the phaeton had
been broken some time ago, but 1T had
been very carefully mended.
just as the team turned into Mountfort
street, the horse began to act risky as II
something was the mat ter, and one OF
the ladies looking out OF the phaeton,
saw that the repaired shaft was broken
and one end was evidently striking the
animal At the same time the horse
started on the run. The lady who was
driving intended to turn the animal up
Congress street, knowing he would get
winded on the hill, but an electric car
stood in the way land a dump cart blocked
progress in the other direction She there
fore steered for the pole in front of Tur-
ner's drug store, at the corner Of Con-
gress and Washington streets, and struck
it fairly. The shock made a wreck of the
phaeton, and threw out both the ladies.
Mrs. McKenney was badly shaken up
and bruised, but escaped broken bones
or bad cuts. Miss Parker was not so
fortunate. She received bad cash over
the eye that required four stitches, an
other in the cheek in which stitch had
to be taken, and wrist and leg badly
bruised. DR.. Baker and Officer Caleb
Newcomb and wife were sent for and
they were on the spot in a few moments.
Officer Newcomb assisted the doctor in
dressing Miss Parker's wounds as she
was lying in Turner's store. Mrs. Nc
Kenney took the electric car to her home.
Miss Parker went to Mrs. Newcomb s.
Both ladies were doing as well as could
be expected last night. The horse was
quickly caught and suffered no injury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
LOCAL METHODIST UNION.
Elects Its ohHcers For the Ensuing Year.

The annual meeting of the Local Me-
tbodist Union was held last evening at
CONGRESS street M. E. church. On ac-
count of the inclement weather the church
was not crowded, although the audience
was fair sized. About o'clock the meet
ing was opened with quartette singing
by DR.. n. NJ Nickerson, A. B. Hall,
T. s. Eveleth and H. NJ Mcdonald. The
singing was followed by reading of the
Scriptures and prayer.
At the business meeting, the nominat-
ing committee, appointed recently at a
meeting of the executive board, presented
the following list of officers which were
unanimously accepted:
. President-W. j. Weir, Pine street
church.
Vice President-C. F. Morrill,, West
brook.
Secretary-L. S. Dinsmore, Chestnut
street church
Treasurer-Miss Ella E. Mantle.
Reports of secretary and treasurer
showed the Union to be in flourishine
condition.
At the conclusion of the business meet
ing, Rev. W. F. Berry, the pastor, de.
livered a very interesting address, tax
ing for his subject Denominational
Loyalty"
The meeting closed with singing by
quartette and benediction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
STATE OF MAINE.

County of Cumberland, S.
Supreme Judicial Court,
April Term, 1897.
ORDER OF NOTICE.
The foregoing petition having been duly
filed in said Court, it is ordered that hear
ing thereon shall be had at the Court room
in the Supreme Judicial Court. at Portland
the sixth day of July, A. ID. 1897, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and that notice of
the time and place of said hearing shall be
given 10 all persons interested by publica-
tion of an attested copy of said petition and
this order of II office thereon, without includ
ing in said publication copy of the mort
gag deed Of trust annexed TO said petition,
Daily PRESS, q daily newspaper published
in said Portland twice week for two sue
cessive weeks, the first of said publications
to be at least thirty days before the day
fixed for said hearing.
1t is further ordered that the same notice
of said petition and hearing thereon shall
be given by the same publication in said
representatives of said George S. Hunt and
Joseph 4. Gilman, trustees under said mort
gage deed of trust now deceased; and said
heirs at law and personal representatives of
said deceased trustees and each of them and
all persons interested in said trust and
herein fixed for the bearing upon said petiti-
ton, and be heard thereon, and in relation
to the matters therein contained.
May I, A. u. 1897.
C. W. WALTON,
Justice of said Court.
A true copy of petition and order of Court
thereon.
Attest, B. C. STONE,
Clerk.
nlav11 9awow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
DEATHS.

In this city. May 8. Charles H.. son ofIthe late
Gearge W. and Elizabeth T. Green, aged 26
years months 20 days.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon az $50 O'Clock
at the ST. Lawrence Street Church.
AT Orrs Island. May 8, Mrs. Lydia Skolfield,
aged II years months.
At Orrs Island, May 8, Miss Charity johnson,
aged 81 years months.
In Denmark. May s. Mary Ann Berry. wife OF
Samuel Jackson, aged 85 years 6 months.
In Biddeford, May 5, Mrs Jennie M. Ham, of
Saco aged % years.
In Northporr Apr 80. Josephus c. Sherman.
aged So years.
In Calais. Apr. 20. Lucinda A. Hutchinson,
aged 80 years.
aged AZ years.
In North Ellsworth, Apr. %. David Merritt,
aged SO years.
In Randolph, Apr. 20, Sanford Stevens. aged
S3 years.
In Gardiner. Apr. 80. Mrs. Mary A. Braun,
aged At years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11

Messrs. Carter Brothers, the jewellers,
have put in one of the handsome Sagen.
dorph ornamental steel ceilings. The de.
sign and decorations are very much ad.
mired. The ceiling was put up by Mr..
Oscar F. Hunt, and the decorating was
also done by Mr.. Hunt, who is making
a special study of interior work of all
kinds and giving special attention to the
artistic arrangement of steel ceilings.
Mr.. Hunt is also putting up very hand
some ceiling for the Cumberland Nation
al bank.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
Great salmon Fishing at Bangor.

Bangor, May 10.-The largest fish ever
taken at the famous Bangor salmon poo
was a 2S-pounder which was sent te
President Cleveland during his first ad
ministration.
Today the next largest salmon, a 26 1 {
FOUNDER, was taken by E. A. Buck Of
Bangor. Mr.. Burnett of Glasgow, Scot.
land, who came her from Scotland pur
posely for the fishing, secured nineteen
FOUNDER, Mr.. L. A. M. johnson of Nor
witch, Conn, a twenty FOUNDER and Mr..
John Porteous of Norwich, Conn, a fine
fish. Six salmon were taken today. Mr.,
Burnett has taken three fish here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
Military Notes.

The encampment this year will bring
into the field an unusual number of new
men and companies. .ss.
In the Second Regiment, Co. A. Of
Ham pden, one of the Oldest companies
in Maine, will be replaced by company
from Gardiner.
Co. G. of Bangor having been disbarred
and now in process of reorganiz alton, will
also be one of the new ones.
Co. M. of Machias will appear for the
first time.
The only change in the First Regiment
will be the addition of Co. Moi West
brook.
Cos. B. and E. of Portland, have been
having a series of battalion drills, with
the result of much improvement in those
evolutions. They should make good
record in this work at muster.
It is rumored that as soon as the Audi
torium is again ready for the military
drills,a scheduled of battalion movements
will be made up for all of the compa-
MES in the city.
Co. NJ will have the new uniforms
this month. The way they will shine at
camp this year will make some of the
other companies not far from Portland
look like SCARED and weather beaten
veterans, indeed.
The committee from the Portland Light
Infantry are making arrangements for
celebrating the 9th anniversary of the
organization of this company. They will
confer with the Veteran Corps and the
White Coats, who will meet tomorrow
evening at Mr.. j. M. Plaisted g, Green
street, for the same purpose.
The White Coats are older members of
the P. l.. l., who served in this company
before and during the war. Should these
organization celebrate June 9th together,
it will make notable gathering of mem
bers, covering over three generations.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
MARRIAGES..

In Otter Creek. april %, Geo. E. Davis and
Miss Nettie Vestella Grover.
In Ellsworth April "a, Perry w. Langley and
Miss Carrie Holt
In fremont Apr. "a, VIM. E. Colt and Miss
Emma l.. Joyce.
In Deer Isle, Apr %. Arthur W. Libby and
Miss Annie A. Small.
In Monson. Apr. 30. Clark C. Towne and Miss
In East Northport. Apr 20. Llewellyn Maho-
ney and Annie E. Shaw.
In Winterport, Apr. 81, Chandler Merrill and
Clara Snow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-11
IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.


Monday-Albert W. Bean Intoxica-
ton; fined e5 and costs.
Albert W. Bean. Assault; continued to
May II, 1897.
Bernard Devine. Fast driving; fined
SO and costs.
: Mary Garland. Intoxication; fined 50
and costs.
Catherine Al Feeney. Intoxication;
fined IS and costs.
Edward S. Foley. Common drunkard;
80 days in county jail.
Robert Wilkins. Intoxication; fined IS
and costs.
John Haley. Intoxication; fined s. and
costs.
James W. Barry, Intoxication; fined 6
and costs.
Michael J. McDonough, James Conway
and Edward T. Doyle; larceny; COM
plaint dismissed as to McDonough and
Doyle. Conway 80 days in county Jail.
Michael J. McDonough, James Conway
and Edward T. Doyle. Intoxication;
each 80 days in county jail