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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

AS the press censor at Havana permits
nothing to be sent out that is not agrcea.
BILE to Weyler, it. is..safe to assume that
the report of his interview with the depu-
tation Of Spaniards who called upon him
is all right. According to that report
Weyler wants to stay and continue the
work of pacifcation, which he says has
already been completely except in two
eastern provinces of the island. Senior
Sagasta, however. has already committed
himself to the view that Weyler's pacifi-
cation is a sham, and he can hardly go
back on that opinion by favorably re-
spending to Weyler's desire to stick.
Weyler has had nearly 225, 900 men under
his command since he has been in Cuba,
and he has been the absolute dictator.
He has drawn million after million from
the Spanish treasury and yet today he is
compelled to confess that there are at
least two provinces that are not pacifed
AS matter of fact it is doubtful if SIN
gle province has been pacified. Only
recently there was raid into the province
of Havana where Weyler himself is.
There never was greater failure than
he has been both as military COM
mander and as civil administrator. For
the new ministry to retain him would be
to commit political suicide.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

get more votes from the classes that usu-
ally train with Tammany Hall on cleo
ton than Van Wyck.
There can be no doubt but as between
George and Van Wyck New York would
be better off with the former as it's May
OF. He is his own man at least, while
Van Wyck is Cookers, ready to do his
bidding on all occa ions. Van Wyck
would be merely a cats paw for the
boss" and the kind Of government
that tho metropolis would get from him
would be the kind that Croker likes,
which is VIGOROUSLY not q good kind for
anybody but the impecunious and avari-
cious boys who hold high place in the
Tammany wigwam. George also is
honest, while Van Wyck's honesty could
under no circumstances exceed Croker's
which is by no means monumental.
Georges selections for the subord mate
officials would be likely to be made up
largely from believers in his theories, in
order to spread his gospel, but theorists
in office, even foolish theorists, ale far
better than thieves. Of course George
has not, at least is not known to have, a
single real qualification for such huge
responsibility as will devolve upon the
first mayor of the giant metropolis, ex-
cept personal honesty. He has never had
particle of executive experience, and
nobody knows that he has particle of
executive ability. Even if the reform
which he is committed to were desirable,
he could not introduce TEN as Mayor
any better than as private individual,
for the Mayor OF New York will be pure
ly an executive officer, without any pow
er to change the method of taxation or to
do anything else which must be done to
try Georges theories. Ii the tests which
ought to be applied to candi-
date for Mayor of New York were
applied to him he would fail to
meet almost every one of them.
The enthusiasm which has sprung up
over his candidacy is not due to any belief
that he has special, or even ordinary, quail
ifioations for the office which he is
after. Every particle of it arises from his
| position upon questions which are not
even remotely related to the government
| OF New York city. Nevertheless he has
a large following, and is giving the Tam
many's bosses many anxious thoughts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

ideas, but which will not interfere with
cordial cooperation with all earnest
workers for human progress.
And although this university requires
a financial Inauguration by great gov
eminent, and although it issto the wealthy
and the cultured members of the COM
munity that it must look for its largest
donations and requests, it will extend its
benehcent instruction to those whose sole
wealth is their love of learning and their
| willingness to labor for intellectual re-
wards. And though 1t is chiefly through
the liberality of the rich that the poor can
obtain advanced opportunity for educa
| ton, their debt will be nobly repaid by
the knowledge they acquire and the prac-
tical uses to which they apply the talents
they have been aided to develope. Also
in matchmaking this immense under
taking some methods will be adopted by
wh1chkeyeryone may secure right to re-
gard himself as having practically and
pecuniarily helped this grand project.
In working for this great purpose the
women OF America have promise of great
er reward than has ever before been
offered them. The doors of this splendid
structure will open at their touch; no
narrow rules exclude them from it's bene-
fits The woman who truly loves art,
science, literature shall here quench her
thirst and transmute into the Elixir Of
Life for others the waters Of the fountain
from which her own strength has been
derived.
This Is only hasty and imperfect
sketch, but it will serve as suggestion
to the women of my state of the limit
less possibilities 1t enfolds for those who
are now the little children at their knees.
AS the scheme developes there will be
many ways in which women can work
for it. They have already secured the
privilege of erecting one Of the university
buildings to be called the George Wash
ington Memorial building which will be
monument more eloquent than words
of what women can accomplish In the
cause of human progress.
MARGARET j. M. SWEAT.
i State Chairman for Maine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

The Ednunds monetary commission is
to begin its sessions soon for the purpose
OF preparing some sort of currency re-
form scheme to be submitted to Congress
The chances are that the commission is
destined to expend a good deal of time
and labor for nothing SO far as legislation
is concerned. No scheme which does not
ssdo something for silver will be likely
to get any consideration from the Senate
as now constituted, and of course the
scheme of this commission will contain
nothing Of that kind. Still scheme de-
vised by body of so capable financiers
as compose the EdmunGs commission may
have an educational value with the people.
and may be instrumental in sowing seeds
which in the.fullness of time-that is af-
ter considerable per cent. of the present
members of the Senate are gathered to
their fathers-may bear good fruit.
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BLUE PEOPLE BRIGHT.

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scientific remedy and the only perfect cure for
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er and merchant. While BtcoLa Pills are in
tended for all who are afflicted. with nervous
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WAY DOWN /: PRICES.

The present cool weather is gentle reminder
that old Winter will soon be upon us, and now is
the time 10 anticipate your wants to be
ready and be prepared TO receive HMM. We offer
also a fine stock of reliable Harnesses, Horse
Boots and all small stable supplies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

Sagasta's Cabinet has voted autonomy
to Cuba, but the exact character of it is
yet to be made known. An autonomy
like that which England grants to Can
ada, with proper guarantees of perma-
nency, ought to be, and probably would
be, satisfactory to the Cubans. But that
Spain has granted Cuba any such auton-
omy as that is extremely unlikely But
guarantees of permanenoy would be nee
essary to the acceptance of even this de-
gree of autonomy. The last rebellion in
Cuba was quelled largely by means of
promises, many of which were never full
filled, and the rebels have not lest their
memory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8.

The most important result of the recent
election in Connecticut was the adoption
of an educational qualification which
makes ability to read and write English
a prerequisite for the suffrage: Connec-
ticut has long had an educational qualifi-
cation, but the word English was omitted
from 1t SO that ability to read and write
any language was enough to entitle one
to the suffrage if he had the other neces-
sary qualifications. Hereafter, however,
every voter must read and write English.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

Have you earache, toothache. sore
throat, pains or swellings of any sort2
A few applications of DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil will bring relief almost
Instantly
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11
MAHANoY CITY.

The ice house and refrigerator of the Rettig
Brewing Company was broken into early yes
terday morning, and ten quarters of beer
stolen. Suspicion rests upon gang OF loaf
ers who make their headquarters at the gas
house.
The receipts Of the fair of Co. E. n. G.. P,
will amount to over $500.
Alta meeting of the MahanOy Relief AS
sociation held last evening it was decided to
open the relief rooms but days a week.
The days decided upon were Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday, between the hours of 9
a. M to 0 p. m, The new order will go into
effect next week.
The employees of the Primrose colliery will
receive their pay for the last half of Febru-
airy tomorrow. The colliery will work four
0-hour days next week.
/ The Mahanoy City Game Protective Asso-
/ citation is busily engaged in distributing
quail and other game through the hahanoy
/ Valley. H. K. Smith a member Of the asso-
citation, to-day distributed three dozen North
Dakota quail throughout the Locust Valley
this morning.
Frank Floe and Fred. Armondie, two
Italians, pleaded guilty to a charge of steal
ing coal from the P. & R. G. & l. Co. before
Justice Coyle this morning, They each en-
tered 5000 bail for their appearance at Court.
Operations on the new breaker Of the Tun'
mel Ridge colliery of the p & R. c. & 1. Co..
are progressing rapidly. When completed il
will be one Of the finest in the region and
will be equipped with all the latest machinery
It will have capacity of LOCO, or more, car
day.
Andrew Kosak pleaded guilty to a charg
of illegal car riding this morning and settle,
the case by paying the costs. He wa
arrested near the jig house while on board
fast Newberry freight,
Yesterday morning while number G
, foreigners were going to work they wer
attacked near the Ellangowan colliery by
/ gang of 10 tramps who demanded thei
= dinner pals. The foreigners showed fgh
and drove the hobOes back. As orders weI
issued at the colliery to discontinue oper
tions and the foreigners feared another a
tack they returned to their homes in Mahi
noy City by way of st. Nicholas.
Thomas, fiye-year-old son Of Thoma
O'Neill, the East Pine street saloOnkeepel
who has been rendered almost totally bin
from an attack of grippe sustained some tW
years ago, was taken to Philadelphia tn
morning to have an operation performed b
DR.. Fox,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11
If8 East Centre St.


For many years the Cincinnati En-.
ouirer used to print a solid editorial
page and employed an exclusive editorial
staff of six writers, who wrote all their
matter at night in order to keep abreast
of the telcgraphio news. One Fourth OF
July evening as they assembled to begin
work somebody suggested a patriotic
drink in honor of the occasion. They
filed down to a restaurant near by, and,
as they lined up at the bar, the door
opened and Washington Mclean, the
presiding genius of the paper, came in.
MIR. Mclean did not drink often, but
when he did he drank very hard. On
this occasion he was celebrating the
Fourth.
The result was that round after round
of whisky was ordered, and nobody
thought of the editorial page except one
writer lwhO tells the story i'm the Chi
capo Times-H -Harald), who Went back to
the editorial rooms and sat down to
write an editorial He never got beyond
the first sentence, Yesterday was the
Fourth of July. " The next day, when
the paper came cut, on the editorial
page there was just one line of editorial
matter. At the top were the words
Yesterday was the Fourth Of July,
and the rest of the page was filed will
news. The reading public believed tina
the change was intentional, and Mr.
Mclean received so many congratula
tory letters commencing his euterprls
in giving news preference over editOria
that he abolished the editorial page pei
manentlv.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11
prrHY POINTS.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronicied for Hasty Perusal.
The Auditors are making much progress in
their work.
Despite the hard times houses are scarce in
Shenandoah.
Meluskey & Son have housed large
Cincinnati Safe and Lock Co. safe
One Of the large plate glass windows OF
tie Watson House was broken last night.
A buggy driven by resident Of Mahanoy
City, broke down at the Reading station last
night.
An advertisement in the HERALD in
varably brings its reward. We have the
readers.
c. f. Ryan, formerly of Gilberton, now of
Chicagos secret service, is visiting friends in
this vicinity.
Pottsyille, dosirous of emulating New
York, is talking about absorbing Norkyille
and Mt Carbon.
The City Supply Company has hung a
handsome glass sign. 1t is the first one Of its
kind in this town.
on So. Patricks day there will be just
twelve hours of sun. Old Sol will arise at
6:O9 a. M. and set at 600 p. IN.
| The Cuban war has so affected the tobacco
1 business that Reading cigar makers have ac
cepted a cut of 81 per thousand.
A number of members of the Lithuanian
church have begun the rehearsing Of 9
Lithuanian drama which will be produced
shortly after Lent.
Beginning next Tuesday, March l6, anC
continuing one week, the Central Pennsyl
vania conference of the Methodist church
will be held in Clearfed.
Tuesday night George Knickerbocker'
buggy broke down near Renova and in goin
for help he fen over a clif and was killed
His body was found yesterday.
The P. & r. Co. are actively pushing th
work of double tracking the Little SchuyI
kill misoad The days Of the Mahano
plane are apparently numbered.
Rev James Robinson, the pastor OF tn
Presbyterian church at Summit Hill, has aC
cepted the call that was recently tendere
him by Olivette church, Reading.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroa
Company is buying in the common stock
the Catawissa Railroad at 1888 share. I'll
object is to obtain complete control.
Michael Mccormick, Of New York cat,
son of John Mccormick, of Girardyille, die
on Tuesday. The remains were brought
the latter place to-day for interment.
The coal crews at Delano, like all 9TH
railroad towns, are making poor time b
last month ON account of its shortness al
the restrictions in coal trade proved the woI
of all.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11
The vendish Tongue In Germany.

Consul General de Kay writes for
The Century Il paper on the Serbian
swamp Vendland under the title Of AN
Inland Venice. Mr.. de Kay says
These people speak German to the lord
ings as we pass Vendish to our boatman,
but the Vendish is disappearing because,
for the sake of the army its teaching is
discouraged Throughout all this dis
trict, far over into SaN0ny, only few
churches still offer sermons in the old
tongue. Yet if the Vendish tongue dis
appears the names Of places will tell
the tale, even as such names in Bran
denburg and Saxony still do. Dresden,
Leipsic, these are Vendish words-or
call them Slavic, with the broader term
that now means the race. And here
about are Cottbus, Vetschau, Muschen,
Brahmow, Babow, Dlugy, Raddush,
Leipe, Lehde, Byhleguhre, straupit7
and Lubben. And the fiiesses that vino
or shoot straight in and out of forest
and cleared fields retain Vendish names
Mutuiza. Blushnitza, Rogazo, Zscha
pigk, Polenzo, Groblitzo and Nabasatz
Efforts have been made to give German
names to many of them, but countr,
people everywhere are great holders t.
precedent, and the people who stick 81
tightly to their old costume are not 20
ing to give up their place names withou
q struggle.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11

Miss Gertie Ryan left Mt. Carmel on Tues
day for Pittsburg, where she will meet her
mother, whom she has not seen since she was
a'baby. When q child, upon the death OF
her father the young lady, whose real name
is Duncan, was brought to Mt. Carmel by
Rev. John O'Reilly, then pastor in charge Of
the Church Of Our Lady, and placed in the
care Of John Ryan, now resident of Green
ridge, who has since cared for her and pro-
vided her a home. On Saturday she was for
the first time in her accountable years ap-
prised Of the fact that she still had a
mother living in Pittsburg by the unexpected
arrival Of a brother. She accompanied him
back to Pittsburg.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11
PRECAUTIONARY STEP.
chief burgess Tabor Imposes Conditions
For Letter BOX Sales.


Circulars were distributed IN town yester-
day, purporting to be issued by q letter box
manufacturing company Of Philadelphia, in
which loase of letter boxes to householders
for We years for the small sum Of twenty
five cents was offered The conditions stated
were that agents would call at the houses
to-day and collect the money and in a few
days after the boxes would be placed.
Last night It was learned that recently the
people cf Allentown had been victimized by
q scheme Of that kind and two newspaper
men this morning called upon Chief Burgess
Tabor and placed the facts before him. The
newspaper men and Detective Amour then
started ON a hunt for the agent making the
offer and found him at the Commercial hotel
He gave the name Of Holbrook and was
registered as hailing FROM Palmyra,
|N Y. He agreed to 80 to th,
Chief Burgess Office aud upon arrival
/ there he protested that his busiuess was per
/ fectly legitimate and that he had never been
/ i'm Allentown. He was told that the people
of the town were poor enough at present
without being neeced by outside sharpen
and unless assurance Of bona dde intention
could be furnished the Burgess would no
allow the canvass for the letter boxes TO pro
coed. Several plans were suggested, bu
finally the Chief Burgess said tina
the letter boxes would have to b
placed when the money is receive
for them. Holbrook domuued, claimin
that the plan would put him TO muc
additional expense and labor, but Burge.
Tabor said that was the only condition upo
which he would allow the canvass to proceed
and Holbrook finally and very reluctant
decided to abide by it,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11

The Lord loves cheerful giyer. He'll
take care Of the editor. He has charter
from the state to act as door mat for the
community. He will get the paper out
somehow, and stand up for the town, and
whoop it up for you when you run for Office,
and lie about your pigeon-toed daughter
tackey wedding, and blow about your big
footed son when he gets four-dollar-a-week
lob, and weep over your shriyeled soul when
it is released from its gasping body, and
smile at your wife's second marriage. Don
worry about the editor; he'll get along The
Lord only knows how-but somehow.-Hart-
well Sun.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11

Three members of the Borough Council of
Plymouth have been arrested, charged with
soliciting money for their votes One of the
Couucilmen arrested turned the tables on his
accuser, and had him arrested. The Council
men claim they are the victims Of spite.
The trouble started with the organization of
the new Council, and the election of the
borough officers The principal contest wa7
on the election Of Secretary. Afidavits have
been drawn up and SWORD to, charging three
of the Councilmen with soliciting money foI
their vote for Secretary. The Business Mems
League have assumed charge Of the fight
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11

Squire P. f. Devine, on trial before Judge
Savidge, charged with larceny as bailee, was
found guilty yesterday. The Squire was
charged with retaining certain monies en-
trusted to his care for one Mrs. John Rowan.
The money was paid to him through real
estate transaction, the money having been
paid to the Squire by Contractor Shoemaker
John F. Whalen, who represented Mr.
Devine, asked for an arrest Of Judgment to
file reasons for new trial. Squire Devine
it will be remembered, is now serving tern
in prison for malfeasance in office in connec
ton with the Blythe township crookedness
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-11

The p. & r. G. s. 1. Co., in conjunction
with the other corporations who pay the bulk
of the taxes in the coal region, particularly in
townships, have established a system whereby
it is hoped TO prevent corruption and imposi-
ton upon the taxpayers. A person is dele
gated 10 take a copy of the bills passed by
the boards at each monthly meeting, when
they are carefully inquired into The system
was inauguratcd shortly after the members
of the Blythe township School Board were
sentenced to Imprisonment for misdemeanoi
iu office