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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
THE CoPLEY PRINTS.

A new supply of Copley Prints has
been received by the committee on school
room decoration for their exhibition.
The collection now numbers fifty pieces,
including, some of the choicest publica-
tions. Among them are the newly dis
covered Madonna attributed to Raphael,
the Botticelli Madonna, from the original
in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts:
Theyer's Charitas, Lischhein's princess
Wilhelmina" from ChaInpney's pastel,
Whistler's 'tLittle Rose, Lazarus" b7
Yedder, Death Staying the Hand of the
SCULPTOR, Lit Gauden's "Show Memo
rial" with reproductions from the mural
decorations of the Boston Public Library,
New Library of Congress and Walker Arr
building.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
REEoRE JUDGE wERH.

BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.
Wednesday forenoon before United
States Commissioner Bradley, Louis LIE
Fontaine:of Sanford pleaded guilty to a
complaint charging him with carrying on
the business and trade of retail malt
liquor dealer without payment of the
special tax for 1897. He was bound over
to the February term of the United States
District court, but was afterwards taken
before Judge Webb in the United States
District court. Special Assistant United
States District Attorney Bird filed IN
formation against the prisoner and he
was fined $50 and costs. Failing TO pay
the same he was committed to the jail at
Alfred.
The petit jury was discharged at IL
o'clock and there was no further business
tor the term.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
GRAIN FOR EUROPE.

A despatch was received in this city
yesterday to the effect that it was report
ed that Joseph Letter, the head OF the
great wheat clique in Chicago, would ship
a quarter of million bushels OF wheat
to Europe on Saturday from this port.
Mr.. Smith, the agent of the Grand
Trunk at this port, through whose hands
the grain passes to the steamships, said
that he could not tell whether the report
was true as all the grain comes to Port
land through Canadian shippers. de
said, however, that the Nunidian would
take $4,000 bushels Saturday, and the
Iona, If she got in port in season, would
take 1890 bushels, or about 29o,ooO bush
els in all. The Armenia that sailed
yesterday, of the Hamburg line, took
600 bushels.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
AMERICAN BENEFIT SOCIETY.

Portland lodge, No.49, American Bene-
fit Society at ~ regular meeting elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year:
Presidential. N. Morgan
ice-President-Mrs. Lizzie A. God
frey.
Orator Miss Margaret H. Powers.
Chaplain-Miss Lillian Strout.
Treasurer-Albia W. Currier.
Collector-Mrs, Annie W. Jewett.
Secretary-Charles W. Gray.
Marshal-Edward j. Lyons.
Warden-Percival Cannell.
Sentinel-Wm. H. Mclaughlin.
Trustees-James r. Brewster, d. S.
Strout, Susan A. Davis.
Installation of the officers will take
place Wednesday evening, January 5th.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
PEAKS ISLAND.

The Casco Bay company is building a
now electric light plant to furnish the
light for their new theatre. There will be
two hundred and forty electric lights in
the ceiling and about the walls of the
theatre. The Portland Electric Light
company will begin wiring the building
next week.
The new light and power house of the
Casco Bay company will be twice the size
of the old, over which it will be built.
When the new house is completed the old
one will be demolished.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.

Rev. Samuel Worcester will give an IL
lustrated lecture this evening at the Cos
pei Mission hall, entitled Travels and
Scenes in the Life of Christ from the
Manger to the Cross. The illustrations
include very large variety of finely col
ored views, never before presented to a
Portland audience, and tho enconiums
received from the large audience present
at the New Jerusalem church where the
lecture was last given by Rev. Mr.. Wo1 ceE-
ter, win prove q sufficient guarantee OF
it's power to instruct as well as to enter
tain. The public are cordially invited.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
THE STAR COURSE.

The entertainment in the Boston star
course last evening was given by the
Euterpe Mandolin, Banjo and Harp clup'
and Miss Gertrude A. Lowering, reader.
There was fair-sized audience, but tho
hall was too large, with a number OF
empty seats to hear the performers at
their best. The club plays with great
skill and taste and their Echoes Of 81,
and the Schumann "Traumerei, and
Ballou Lullaby were beautifully rem
dered. They were encored every time.
Mr.. H. E. Odell played mandolin solo,
"Dorscherie," with harp accompaniment
delightfully."-. Miss Gertrude Lowering,
WAS disappointment as reader We
have very much better ones right here at
home. She was favored with several en-
cores, however, and the club was also
warmly encored
-sNOTES.
1.-The Tornado is to be at Portland
theatre next Wednesday evening.
The Jefferson dramatic club met last
evening and decided TO stage their play
'At the Pickett Line in Mystic hall,
Saturday evening, January /, 1873.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
A GIRLS TALE.


"We have tried for long time to per-
suade papa that perhaps his diet had
something to do with his i'll feelings; he
used to laugh good naturedly and say,
Why girls, I've been used to eating and
drinking ever since L was a boy; was
trained that way. No, fear some change
ha taken place in my body, and shall
never be well again.
'We often suggested that he leave off
coffee and tobacco, but he urged that they
uid not.hurt him and were comfort;
SO we acquiesced until one day sister in
sisted on making the coffee 1-2 Postum
Food Coffee, and it was made that way
for about 10 days, until papa seemed
brighter and complained less of his head.
That's itp' sister exclaimed and
from that day she served Postum alone
without any coffee.
Papa never detected the difference, for
we have learned the secret of making
Postum to give it prime, crisp flavor,
it is easy enough, just allow it to contin-
ue polling 15 minutes, counting from the
lltU6 UOillbS NO1iAA'Ot'SS''' --OS -No--- N--S
time it is placed on stove.
Well the dear old soul seemed day by
day TO take on new life, he began to stay
at the office later and was full of fun
when he..calne home in the evening.
The proof is plain enough that, morn
ing after morning, year in and year out,
we had been feeding our dear ole gov
ernor with coffee that is really a strong
liquid drug and it was gradually but
surely killing him.
When it was partially removed he got a
little better and when it was entirely re-
moved and the pure food coffee, Postum,
served, his recovery was rapid.
We don't fool Papa on many things,
but we just had to this time, for he was
steadily and surely leaving US, and we
love the dear old man too much to leave
anything undone that will keep him
hero.
1t is woman's privilege you know to
tease, oajole and beg, then "fnesse" il
the dear old hard headed things won t
listen to reason
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
..ssNOTES.
THE sHlPWRECKED SAILOR
Has Been Engaged for the Week at the
Gaiety Theatre.

The only survivor of the shipwrecked
engaged for the remainder of the week
by the management of the Gaiety thea
tire. He will be seen every afternoon aad
evening at this place and will tell the
story of the terrible disaster which re-
suited in the loss of six of his shipmates
right in the sight of the light of the city
of Portland during the terrible gale of
Tuesday night.
The sailors name is Charles Reimann,
and he is German by birth, but has
learned enough English so that he is able
to tell his story very well for foreigner.
He does not appear to be more than 20
years old and has the light complexion,
the jolly appearance of that race of sold
iers and sailors. To hear him tell of that
terrible night on the rockssat Cushing's
island while the great billows dashed
themselves to pieces on the lodges and
smashed the good ship into flinders as If
it had been made of card board, is
thrilling story. Reimann is not an elo-
cutionist, he is not scholar but with
more thrilling tale than many men live
to tell of, his recital of his fight for life
among the cruel lodges and breakers of
Cushing's, is intensely dramatic. Every
one will want to see this sailor lad and
the Gaiety will probably be crowded with
people while he remains there.
Besides this great attraction the man.
agement of the Gaiety ftheatre is giving
the best show for money to be seen in the
city. The admission to the whole show
is 10, 90 and 80 cents. See advertise
ments for further nsrticulars
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Inc importers and Consumers lea
company has been organized at Portland
1or the purpose of importing and deal
ing IN tea coffee and spices. Capital
Stock $4,000; paid in. $50; par value OF
shares $40. Directors, Leon W. Stock
bridge Alden M. Pettengill and Sarah
l.. Pettengill, all of Portland; president
Leon W. Stockbridge; treasurer, Alden
N. M.Pettengill; clerk, Frederick H. Hartford.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

In Hallowel. Dec. l., Cyrus A. Durgin and
Miss Fannie EiWilson.
In Bangor, Randolph Dymond and Miss Car
In Biddeford, Arthur Libby and Mrs. Eliza A.
Davis.
In West Sumner. Nov. rs. Daniel D. Small
and Miss Annie B. Parlin.
In Fast Boothbay, Dec. ., Z. 1yler hodedoh
and Miss Minnie Murray.
In East Bluehill. Chares Fl, Wardwel and
Lizzie T. Long.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
j. r. LIBBY Co.
FUNERAL OF CHARLES G. WELLS

FUNERAL OF CHARLES @. WELLS.
Although the day was stormy, large
number of friends gathered at the resi-
dence of Charles F. Libby, Esq, upon the
occasion of the funeral of Charles Carroll
Wells.
A wealth of beautiful flowers, orchids,
roses, California violets and other offer
ings testified to the esteem in which he
WAS held.
The Rev. John A. Bellows conducted
the service and delivered a very interest,"
ing eulogy and touching memorial tri-
butte.
The pall-bearersiswere the Messrs. vii
lard f. Keith, Philip @. Loring, Elias
Thomas, Jr., and William M. Ingraham.
Many friends in Los Angeles, Cali.
will mourn his loss, also from which city
his wife and mother, accompanied by
the formers brother, Mr.. Fertig of Pen.
nsylvania, brought him home for burial.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

Give your invalid friend blanket wrapper
Made of fine soft wool blankets, woven
specially for the purpose delicate coors, finished
with broad collar and girdle to match. The
wrappers al-ready-to-wear are here, SO the
blankets and we make them to order in day. a
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
MARRIAGES.

In West kockport. Dec. 4, Clifford W. Morton
and Miss Esther l.. Melvin
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

The big toy section in the Basement is
crowded every day now rain orr shine and the
weather, unreasonable, unchrstmaslike as it is
seems to have no depressing effect the crowds
that throng the Basement. No wonder the base
ment is a popular place at this time The greatest
toy stock in the town is there, more things de-
light Child, things to fill the Santa -Clausian
pack and all at such reasonable prices.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE.

The Democratic city committee orga-
nized last evening with the choice OF
these officers:
Chalrlnan-J. H. Bradley.
Secretary-Thomas A Megquier.
1reasurer-Edward T.. Rogers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
ATLANTIC LODGE.

Atlantic lodge, Z. & A. M, held its
annual meeting last evening and elected
these officers:
W. M.-Fred II. York.
S. VI. e. leighton.
j. VT. II. Cobb.
TN. A. Dillingham;.
S.-Chas. ID. Smith.
Trustee for Two Years-Charles D.
Smith
Mr. Rufus Hinkly has filed the office
of trustee for several years, but last
night be declined reelection.
After the election an oyster supper was
enjoyed at Hardings.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
Prof. A. :. Eoxd has a few of his
MEMORY BOOKS

left, which can he had at the reduced price of
" so EACH if called for at once. at lis Winter
street The book teaches his memory systen,
fully and concisely. aud contains What he
teaches orally tor five dollars: aeci6d2t
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
FUNERAL OF REv.E.C. CUMMINGS.

The funeral services IofsEthe Rev. Eph-
rain Chamberlain Cummings, will be
held at the house Friday at O'Clock
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

Taffeta Silk Skirts. Beautiful
effects in Roman Stripes. Plaids with
accordion Plated ruffles, Changeable
effects and new novelt ty designs. spec
ial styes not 10 be found where.
$l4OO to 1000
Other choice styles at lower prices.
including our leader-a rusting silk
skirt at $3.50, the best skirt for the
money ever sold.
Feather B0as. Ostrich Feather
Boas and collars in black, gray and
natural in great variety.
Black.
ls in, $500, $50, AIS, 500, 7.25
So in., $3.50, 7.5o.8.5o, 900, 1000
LA yd.. 1850, l2oo.13oo. 1850
! IL yd, $l4.OO and 1850
Natural gray, 10 in, $50
Collars with tails, IA yd.. 1900
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

Blankets. Useful, desirable and
appropriate You coud not give any
thing more acceptable than pair OF
beautiful .Our Pride" blankets made
of fine California wool. soft and sponsy,
warm and healthful,
lO-4s4.25. ll-4 $500, l24 $3.50
Bright Borders.
Aprons at slo0, 15c and soc in a
multitude of designs in fine lawns ard
muslins---insertion bands-clustar tue
embroidered and ruffled.
At 25c an immense variay It
styes in lawns and nainsooss
Swiss Tea Aprons soc and 75c.
Nurses Aprons with and witaoat
straps, bread p ain hem and c ust
tucks. so and 75c-p ain hem 251.
Misses Aprons, al! sly es. 25c and
SOC.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

One Of the best things in all great stock
Of Handkerchiefs is lot "a hundred dozen or so)
of mems pure linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs
medium SIZE fire enough with dainty little initial
embroidered in the corner-.-at $3.50 the box (I-2
DOZEN.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
NECK WEAR.

fancul arrangements aces chiffon and ribbons
lar at the present time.
lew Silk scars all plain and silk plated ends,
75c. $l.oo. 1.25, l5o 1.62 200
New Jatots o5c Sl25, l5o LIS
Fancy Gumps, szzo 2o3
Windsor Ties, all styles and colors 2oc and SOC
Muslin and Lace scars. 25c Sl,00
elaborate Lace Scarfs. $500 so
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16

$50, s.75, 1900 and 1900 each,
$3.50, 700. $50, o.38 pattern
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
GREAT WESTERN WINS.
1t Pays Gross Earnings Tax, But
Only Two Per Cent.

The state railroad and warehouse commits
sion yesterday handed down the result OF
their conference on the Great Western tax on
gross earnings case, and in 1t is contained
the information that the commission decides
that the railroad company is justified in re-
sisting the increase in their tax from to
per cent and certifies to the state officers
that the company be taxed per cent, as in
the past The commission adds that the at
tention OF the next legislature should be
called to the condition of affairs which forces
the decision reached, that act may be
passed which will require the Great Western
to pay 8 per cent as all other roads in the
state do, and thereby stand their share of
the burden.
The commission Is required each year to
certify to the state auditor the rate Of gross
earnings tax against each railroad doing
business in the state. This year the state
auditor and treasurer claimed that the Chi
cago Great Western should be required to
pay per cent upon its gross earnings, in
stead of per cent as heretofore.
The company contended before the COM
mission that it had a charter under the ter
ritoria law Of 1856, which provided that it
shall pay a gross earnings tax in lieu of all
other taxes and that the rate fixed in its
charter was per cent. It also contended
that this was a vested right. that was not
subject to change by any subsequent act of
the legislature without the consent of the
railroad. It was further maintained by the
company that its charter had not been modi-
fed in this respect, and that the state had
no authority to increase tho rate of taxation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
Foreclosure by Advertisement.

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THE
conditions of a certain real estate mort
gage made by Louis Wilson and his wife,
Bertha Wilson. mortgagors, to National In
vestment Company mOrtgagee dated the first
day OF June. A. ID. 1898. recorded in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds OF the County
of Ramsey, in the State OF Minnesota, on
the second day OF August, a. ID. 1880. at -FOUR
o'clock and twenty minutes in the afternoon
thereof in Book SO7 Of Mortgages. on page 2S'
which mortgage and the debt secured there
by were, by said National Investment Com
pany, sold and assigned to James Lawther
on the 9th day of January, a. ID. 1877, ana
the written instrument OF such assignment
bearing the date last aforesaid was on that
day duly recorded in the office Of said Reg
lister in Book 90 OF Assignments, on page 81.
Said mortgage contained a power OF sale
which was Herewith recorded, and which by
reason of said default, has become operative
The real estate covered by and described ln
said mortgage is situated in said County OF
Ramsey and is described as follows, TO VIII:
Lot numbered three (S) in Block numbered
twenty-five (25) of Mackubin and Marshall
Addition to the City of st. Paul, according
to the plat thereof in the sald ounce OF sa'u
There is claimed to be and there is due
upon the debt secured by said mortgage at
the date OF this notice the sum of one nun
dred and five dollars the same being the
accrued and unpaid interest upon the prln-
cipaI debt of 81 500 thereby secured. the
taxes levied and assessed upon sag premises premises
for the year 1896 being unpaid, said assignee
did on the goth day OF October, A. D. 1881,
paw to the County Treasurer of said County
as and for said taxes the sum OF S231S. ior
which, with interest from said date OF pay,
ment he claims an additional lien upon said
premises No action or proceeding at law or
otherwise has been instituted to recover the
said debt, interest or taxes, or any part
! thereof. $500 #. I'll
Therefore, notice is hereby given that said
/ mortgage will be forecloscd by the sale or
said mortgaged premises at public auction
to the highest bidder. and the proceeds there
Of applied to the payment Of the costs OF
Foreclosure and the attorneys fee in said
mortgage mentioned and the baaTie as far far
terest and principal of said mortgage debt;
and that such sale will be made de 6 by the
ar the front door on Fourth street Of the
Court House, in the City Of st. Paul IN sald
January. A. d. 1898, at three o'clock In tina
afternoon thereof. ~
Dated this first day of December, A. ID.
LANES LAWTHER.
Assignee of Mortgage.
o. NJ HALL,
Attorney for Assignee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
PRICE, BISMARCK APPLIES THE
TERM TO AMERICA's INTER-
EST IN uiITI.
BUT ONE SMALL CRUISER.
GERMANY WILL NOT ''DEM0S-
STRATE" VERY SERIOUSLY AT
PORT AL PRINCE.
The Late Chancellor Urges the Gov
ernment to Demand Only 1.-THE
Necessary Satisfaction"

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-Prince Bismarck,
in the Hamburger Nachrichten, COM
menting upon the alleged intention of
the United States to interfere in Hayti,
says: 1--WE deem it political necessity
to oppose this American arrogance
often and emphatically and certainly
when directed against Germany. OF
course, nobody in Germany dreams of
annexing Hayti, but we hope to induce
the government to theoretically de-
mand the necessary satisfaction in the
shape of damages and to enforce this
by proper means"
1t is announced that only the small
German cruiser Gier, with a crew Of
265 men, will be ordered to Port au
Prince in order to support the demands
of Germany for an indemnity to Herr
Leuders, for his alleged false imprison-
ment by the Haytian authorities The
Gier will only demonstrate" if the
pending negotiations with the Haytian
minister at Berlin should fail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
A GOOD. PRACTICE.
If You Want n Good Appetite and
Perfect Digestion.

After each meal dissolve one or two
of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets in the
mouth and, minglingi with the food,
they constitute a, perfect digestive, alb
solutely safe for the most sensitive
stomach. 70 :
They digest the food before 1t has
time to ferment, thus preventing the
formation of gas and keeping the
blood pure and free from the poison
Gus products Of fermented, half-digest-
ed food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the
complexion clear by keeping the blood
pure.
They increase flesh by digesting
f1esh-forming foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
only remedy designed especially for
the cure of stomach trouble and moth
ing else.
One disease, one remedy, the sue
cessful physician of today is the spe-
cialist, the successful medicine is the
medicine prepared especially for one
disease.
A whole package taken at one time
would not hurt you, but would SIM
ply be a waste of good material.
Over six thousand men and women
in the state of Michigan alone have
= been cured of Indigestion and dyspep-
STA by the use of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
Sold by all druggists at so cents for
full-sized package.
Send for free book on stomach dis
eases to Stuart Co; Marshall. Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
COZ NTERVAILING RATE OF FIFTY
CENTS PER HUNDRED TO BE
IMPOSED
AS AN OFFSET TO A BOUNTY.
DECISION BY SECRETARY GAGE
UNDER TERMS OF THE
DINGLEY BILL.
BELGIAN IMPORTS IN SAME BOAT.
Roth Governments, 1t Is Held, Pay
Bonus on Sugar Sent TO
This Country.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The secTe-
terry of the treasury today decided that
the Netherlands government pays a
bounty on all raw and refined sugar
exports from that country, and hence,
under the new tariff act, all sugars
from the Netherlands. entering the
United States, are subject to a discrimi-
mating duty equal to the export bounty
paid The exact rate Of this counter
vailing duty has not yet been definite
Is ascertained, but it is said that it
will approximate 48 cents per hundred
pounds on raw sugar and slight ad-
vance on these figures on refined. 1t is
known that the secretary has also come
to the conclusion that the Belgian gov
eminent pays an export bounty on
sugar, and a decree to this effect may
be expected in a short time. The ad-
ditional duties will apply from Sept
% last. the date Of the circular instruct
ing collectors to suspend liquidation of
these sugar entries pending final de-
termination of the question.
The amount of raw sugar imported
from the Netherlands during the last
year was over S8,00O00O pounds, of
which about 25,5OOOOO was not above
No. I6 Dutch standard, and 62, 1000
above that number. The sugar imports
from Belgium during the last year ag-
greeated over 123,00O,O0O pounds, of
which nearly 12l ,00O, 900 was below No.
1G