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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

1t is quite evident from 1.-THE petition
which Alderman Rounds presented to
the Board OF Aldermen on Monday even
ing that good many of the traders who
went into, the stamp trading business are
heartily sick of their bargain and are
hunting about for way to get out. 1t
does not appear, however, that the con-
Germs were guilty of any improper
methods in getting them in or have not
lived up to the agreement they made with
them. Their net was spread in sight Of
the bird, andSthat the bird got caught
was due more to the birds foolishness
than to any slSilfulness on the.part of the
net stretchers. A little reflection ought
to4have shown the average grocery dealer
that he could not afford to surrender five
per cent Of his profits as he practically
agreed to do when he made his contract
with the stamp companies. But in his
eagerness to go into an arrangement
which would bring him more customers,
he forgot that customers might be pur-
chased at too dear price. We are hear
tily sorry for the gentlemen who have
made bad trade, and hope they may be
able to get out of it without serious loss,
tor we do not think the business that
| these stamp companies are carrying on is
of kind that deserves encouragement,
but we fail to see how the Board of Alder
men can help them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

aineliorate in some way the deplorable
condition of England's Submerged
tenth" is an industrial problem worthy
Of the thoughts of her practical states
men and the studiesa which now present
themselves for solution in the eight lit
tie island" in which labor and wages cut
SUCH figure can be olassed among the
interesting economic ones.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Anent the report.that Captain Dodd's
troops added $40. 600 to the receipts of the
last New England fair, an armyswit says
that this was good Ething for the fair,
bat not a fair thing for the troops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Attorney General McKenna thinks if
the Government sells out it's interest in
the Pacific railroad for $50, 600, O00-and
of SO much 1t is assured-it will make a
pretty good trade, receiving back the prin-
cipal twice over
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

The pacification of Cuba before Con-
gress met would be terrible blow to
Senator Morgan, from which he would
not be likely to recover. The chances are
however, that Notwithstanding the hope
full talk of the Spanish cabinet, he is i'll
no great danger from this source.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Queen Victoria, in letter to Tenny
son, expresses doubt as to the perpetuity
of the great American republic. This is
liable to revive the report that the fgood
queen" is really getting blind.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

The first cost of the election in Greater
New York is estimated at million dol
lars. The final cost is likely to be sab
ject to differentiations beyond the mathe-
NAUTICAL determination of the calculus
itself
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Perhaps Alderman Rounds might
get the trading stamp mat
ter into his street commits
sion investigation, the limits of which
are not very strictly defined, and which
appears to be largely under his direction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Deputy Sheriff F. L. Harding of Som
erset county brought to Brunswick on
Tuesday Frank iSweeney, who has been
sentenced to IS months in State Prison,
for forgery. At Brunswick Sweeney was
delivered over to the warden of the State
prison, who had been to Pennington for
two prisoners. Sweeney, by the way,
broke out of Pennington Jail several
years ago, but is likely to go now where
he will be in safe keeping for a time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13

Not long ago well-known Augusta
woman of large business interests, was
elected director of corporation. This
example has been followed in Limerick,
where the Misses Frances and Martha
Mason are directors in the National bank
there. The estate of their father, the late
Hon. jeremiah Mason, owns the bank,
and as they hold large interests in the
estate it seems very proper that they
should be directors 1t is said to be prob
able also, that one of the ladies may be
elected president.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 13.

Lieut.. Governor Jester is destined to
be the next Governor Of Texas--and this
is no joke.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
A Card:

1t having come to our knowledge that rumors
have been put In circulation in Portland that the
coming Star course of entertainments is a fraud
and that the entertainments will not be given
we wish hereby to announce that we guarantees
that each entertainment shall be given as adj
the money paid for tickets. BOSTON STAR
COURSE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
oct12 dot
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
FINANCIAL.
NOTICE.

To holders of Debenture Bonds of the
Portland d Rumford Falls Railway.
d heT9ay given ha n Es4s s
bonds now outstanding of the Portland s. Ruin
ford Falls Hallway, dated June /. 1891 and dve
June l, 1904: will be paid by the Railway at the
shire st, Boston, Mass, or at The Portland
Trust Company. Portland. Maine, on aud after
the first day OF December 1897 with in:ere It
due thereon to said first day OF December, upon
presentation and surrender OF said bonds With
coupons thereto attached, All interest on said
bonds ceases with the payment OF the coupon
due December first, 1897
r. O. BRADFORD Treasurer.
Portland, Me-, Oct. !, 1887.
oetlMW&Ttdeq
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Brunswick has restaurant with an
up-to-date name 1t is the 'sKlondike
Youkon,' with State of Maine prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NO. 4I2s.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
The Portland National Bank,

OF business, October 9TH, 1887. ''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
HUGE DEFICIT AGAIN

[From This Mornings ''rribune."l
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ingtonday were $6o5, ,149. internal revenue
receipts 1882, ,sO4, and the miscellaneous re-
ceipts IS, sos, ,637; total Government receipts
for the day, 1888, COL; expenditures, $2,5s6,-
900; excess of receipts, $6,997, ,691. Receipts
for the month to date, $22, ,337, III; expendi-
lures, $3.50, 600; excess of receipts, sl3,-
777.727.
The fraudulent appearance of surplus
recorded above is due to an additional
payment of ss,5oo,ooo on account Of the
Union Pacific sale.
The true deficit for the day is 81, 30.
The deficiency for December is now
about 81, 100000. There is a manifest error
in the 'Tribunesn figures quoted above.
They do not tally with those previously
published by the same paper.
In fact, the fraudulent bookkeeping OF
Secretary Gage is making it difficult to
extricate the revenue results from the re-
ports of receipts and expenditures, the
complications of Union Pacific payments,
both ways, being difficult to follow, es-
pecially as as little information as posi-
BILE seems to be given out by the Treasury
Department.
This is, of course, the result aimed at by
Mr. Gage,-to make it difncult if not i'm
possible, to figure out just what the
Dingley law is doing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
WHEAT AWAY UP.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 1S97-In the first
fifteen minutes of trading today December
wheat sold up to 1O5, the highest price in
this market for years. The opening was
very nervous, bids at the start ranging
all the way from 1011a to 104. The bull
clique headed by Allen Grier and the
Letter brokers, attempted to keep the
market down by selling, but shorts We're
apparently thoroughly frightened at last
and, probably 2500O0 bushels was put on
the market before there was any let-up.
In the meantime December had sold to
105. but a reaction then ensued, the price
getting down to 1882. The general belief
that the December bulls intend to carry
the deal in that option to finish was
strengthened by the announcement that
contracts had been closed to ship all the
wheat east all rail when delivered. De-
cember was not alone in its display of
pathy, opening 1s@ss higher. at 911s, and
advancing at once to 9212.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
THE WIFE SURPRISED HIM.
why WflIfafD James Wilson Wants
a Fnivnrea

Chancellor AfcGill has appointed former
Governor Werts a Special Master in
Chancery to take testimony in the SUIT
brought by William James Wilson against
his wife F'redrieka for divorce. Wilson
charges his wife with infidelity and names
Edward L. Squires a well known mer-
chant of Newark as correspondent. In
his petition Wilson says that he was a
Widower with three children when he
married his wife on November 10, 1896.
She was then only seventeen years old,
pretty and a social favorite in Bayonne,
where she resided. They went to house
keeping in Bayonne. On September last,
Wilson alleges he went to Chicago on a
business trip. Wishing to give his wife
an agreeable surprise, he did not let her
know when he was coming home. When
he arrived at his house, he was much sur
prised. he declares to find his wife absent
and two of his children in neglected
condition while the other one was walk
ing the streets.
From the little ones he learned he says,
that Mrs. Wilson had not been at home
that day. His suspicious We're aroused.
Going to his wife's apartment he dis
covered he AYERS, letters from Squires,
which contained many endearing terms.
Later he took a train to Newark, and
at the house No. is Rankin street, ne
alleges he found Mrs Wilson and Squires.
ne accused his young wife of being url-
true to him and left her there.
She has since been living with her par
ents in Bayonne. "A
The defence is a general denial of the
charges.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
BLAOKMAILING THE WOMAN.
Gilbert Craig Assails tile Character
of EEfR Alleged Wife.

The Graham will case was taken up in
the Orphans Court yesterday after the
Ewald case had been temporarily closed.
The widow was there looking as inter-
esting as usual and apparently not par
ticuarly worried by the presence of Will
lam II. Curry, alias Gilbert Craig, the
man who claims to be her original hus-
band Curry was called to the stand.
WAS the fact that you We're in debt
your only reason for deserting your
wife?" asked Mr.. Griffin. Mr.. McGee OBJ
jected to the question but it was al
lowed.
There was another reason replied the
witness.
what was ft?'
81 thought she was fonder of another
regard for him. When | found that l
had lost her affections I left her.
who was the other man?''
.sBarnhard, the blacksmith at High
the store 1 talked to my wife about
her relations with him before she was
taken sick. l said to her, For Gods sake,
don't let that man come between us
She made no particular reply. had sim
liar talks with her afterward. eau
toned her to be careful as rumors had
come to my ears concerning her be-
havior in the presence of Bernhard and
other men,
The widow fairly glared at Curry while
he was giving this testimony. Curry said
that during his wife's Illness he waited
on her, night and day, for several weeks,
He denied Mrs. Graham's s statement that
the man she knew as Curry was lazy
and improvident, and said that he al
ways worked when- he could get any
thing to do. He thought that he owed
about $3.50 before he went away, and OF
that $50 was due to BARNARD. That
peth will hear argument week from
Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09

there would be an estimated surplus OF
IS, Coz 000, instead of deficit.
Last year the estimated deficit under the
last tariff act was SAG 600, 900. If the ST.
000, 600 for river and harbor work Tor
which the Government then stood bound,
had been INCLUDED. the estimated dencit @
said it might be that the expenditures LOT
pensions for 1899 would exceed the estl-
mates The Commissioner OF tensions S odl
estimated the expenditures at SOo0,ooo.
II he should prove to be right Nj MI. San-
non pointed out that the 60, 900, 600 appro-
priated by this bill would pay all pensions
for the first eleven months of the fiscal
year and deficiency appropriation could
be easily made. In conclusion, Mr.. Cam
non solemnly warned the House that the
large anticipatory importations Would
keep the revenues under the present law
down to the minimum and he appealed to
his colleagues to see to it that While the
public service was sufficiently supplied
with money not one dollar is appropriated
which is not absolutely necessary to the
best interests of the public service" This
statement of Mr.. Cannon was warmly ap-
plauded on the Republican side.
Mr.. Allen Dem,, Miss) attacked Mg.
Canon's statement in a speech in which
there were flashes of his inimitable humor
that set the House into q roar of laughter.
He graVely commended Mr. Cannon'S ap-
peal for economy, but avowed that the
figures of the Chairman of the Appro-
priations did not do the situation justice.
lie produced HSufeS Indl SnOWeu an eS-
timated deficit for then next year of
S72 G00, coo. He referred to the increase in
the pension roll under the present admin
istration and ridiculed the idea of a de-
crease unless the late increase was to be
attributed to the "exigencies of the re-
cent campaign in Ohio" He read from
Commissioner Evans testimony before
the Appropriations Committee predicting
deficit of rom $S,000,GG0 to 100000 in
pension expenditures during the next
fiscal year. The maximum had not yet
been reached. This question of the
maximum of the pension roll" observed
Mr.. Allen, is one of the things that has
protracted my stay in Congress. When |
first came here they were talking of the
maximum. | stayed ten or fifteen years
to see it. but 1t has not yet come and |
guess I'll have to came back again :"
qaughter).
Mr.. Allen directed the batteries of his
humor at the Dingley law as a revenue
producer, picturing the intense anxiety of
the Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee at the extra session to get a
bill on the statute books that would strike
a balance between the receipts and ex-
penditures and predicting another season
of anxiety on Mr. Dingleys part next
spring at another session called for the
same purpose,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
POLICE STOP TRACTION WORK.
Tney Claim the Company Must Have
a Special Ordinance.

The police of the Fifth precinct this
morning stopped gang of employees of
the Consolidated Traction Company from
laying tracks on West Side avenue, south
of Culver avenue. The police claim that
the company has no right to lay its
tracks, as no special ordinance has been
passed by the Street and Water Board
giving it permission to do so.
Early this morning gang OF men under
Superintendent Lahey of the Traction
Company, began to tear up. West Side
avenue at Culver avenue and other men
dumped a load of rails. 1t was not until
after ten o'clock that Captain Nugent OF
the Ocean avenue station was notified OF
what was being done. He called up the
Street and Water Board and asked if any
ordinance had been passed giving the
company the right to proceed with the
work.
on. learning that there had not he sent
Patrolnan THAI to stop the work. Thau
told Superintendent Lahey what the Cap
taia's orders were and he called the men
off and quit until such time as the mat
ter can be properly adjusted.
1t was the purpose of the company to
lay its tracks along West Side and Dam
forth avenues and make a connecting
loop with the proposed Jackson avenue
ipa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
SPANISH PRIDE.
Madrid Newspapers Urge Naval
Preparation to Fight
the United States.
IBy Gable to The Associated Preos.ll

MADRID, Dec. s. 1S97.-The impartial
today says it takes it for granted that the
Government will make the necessary
preparations to inject the intervention
threatened by President Mckinley" add
ing
IF the new loan for the reorganization
of the Navy is f1oated, 1t Is sure to sue
ceed."
'sThe responsibility of the Government
is enormous If it fails to profit by the op-
portunity offered to place the country in a
position to defend its interests"
The ministerial "Globe" confirms the re-
ports that the Government is making
preparations to meet the threats of in
tervention."
AT Cabinet Council today, at which the
Queen Regent presided, the Premier.
Senior Sagasta, outlined the opinions OF
the European press regarding President
AIcKinley's message to Congress, the ma
jority of which, the Premier said, were
favorable to Spain. He further declared
that in the event of the United States
wishing to intervene in Cuba it would
ind the Government prepared to defend
the rights and honor of Spain.
Referring to the military operations in
Cuba, the Prefhier informed the Cabinet
that the results obtained We're satisfac-
tory
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
MRS. M'KINLEY STILL
LIVES.

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1s97.-Mrs. Nc
Kinley survived the night but the morn
ing finds her very weak. The period OF
restful wakefulness about midnight was
followed by sinking spell very depress-
ing in the ffeects, during which it was
thought dissolution was a question only
of minutes. This collapse was followed,
however, by deep lethargic sleep in
which the last hours of the night were
passed. The President was at his mother
bedside nearly the entire night.
There was no Indication of further
change at 1915 this morning. At that
time she was resting quietly and the
President and his brother, Abner, We're
out for a walk near the residence.
When DR.. Phillips visited Mrs. Mckin-
ley this morning he found no material
change She has continued to grow
weaker.
/. The doctor said she might live through
out the day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
TIE JIDGO GANG.
Foreign Affairs Committee Pre-
pairing to Involve the
Country in Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 1Ss7.-The Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House
held it's first meeting today and outlined
its line of work on the several important
foreign questions now pending.
Chairman Hit announced the following
subcommittee to deal with Cuban af-
fairs:-Adams of Penn, Heatwole OF
MINI. and Berry of Kentucky. The sub
COMMITTEES to consider Hawaiian affairs: :
Hit of Illinois, Smith of Michigan and
Dins1nore of Arkansas.
The committee determined to report al
once the bill prohibiting American citi-
zens from conducting pelagic sealing in
Bering Sea, and an unders tanding was
reached that the bill wound be pushed tc
final passage before the holidays. 1t was
also determined that the members of the
committee would call in Il body ON Secre-
tary of State tomorrow at eleven o'clock
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09

DEED.

AsHHURsT.-on Wednesday, December
g. 1897. Mrs. John Ashhurst.
100 Virginia avenue, on Friday, December
10, at nine A. M; thence to St. Patrick's
Church, where a solemn high mass OF
requiem will be celebrated.
Interment at Newburgh, N. Y.
FLOESSER-On Tuesday, December Z,
1897, Mary Solamia, wife of Peter
Floesser, aged 66 years and months. :,
st AaVse Ann society g % St Bonifaee face SOCIETY and
members of the Third Order of St.
Francis are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral from her late residence. No
174 Morgan, street, on Friday, December
TO- at nine A. Nj. thence to St. Boniface'S
Church, where a solemn high mass or
requiem will be offered for the happy re-
pose of her soul.
WEILE.-On Tuesday, December Z, 1897,
David, beloved husband of Ada Weile,
aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services on
Thursday, December 9, at eight P. NJ,
from the residence of his mother-in-laws
Mrs. George B. Gardner, No. 1853 Month
cello avenue, Jersey City.
ATKINSON-At his late residence, on
December 5, 1897, the Rev. John Atkin-
son, D. D., pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
Haverstraw, N. Y, in his 63d year.
The funeral services Will be held at Hay-
erstraw, at 8 P. M, Friday, December 10,
Interment at Princeton, N. j., on Satur-
day, December IL.
IRAN 10r HdVerSlrdW leaves fTanKl1n
street, New York, via West Shore Rail-
road, at 1 o'clock P. NJ.
MANDIGO-In this city, on Wednesday,
Dec s, 1897, Maria NJ, widow of Jacob
T. D. B. Mandigo. aged 72 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral services
from her late residence, No. 15 Cottage
street on Saturday, Dee. II, at P. M
Inrerment at Mahwah, N. j.
+ QUINLAN-On Wednesday, Dec. s. 1887.
Margaret, beloved wife of Thomas
Quinlan, in her 30th year.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence, No. 20S Thir-
teenth street, on Friday, Dec. 10, at
p M.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-09
THREE IRATR MAIDENS.
They Were All Engaged TO the Same


John Gonoski an emp1oye of the Le7
high Valley Railroad, was taken before
Justice of the Peace Weed of this city
last evening and held under $500 bail for
examination on Thursday morning on a
charge preferred by Miss Kate Regan,
of No. 314 Seventh street. According to
the story told by Miss Regan, Gonoski
made love to her and promised to marry
her on January Is of next year, although
at that time he was engaged to two
other girls-Miss Sophia Mapes and Mira
Tobolsski, who are neighbors of Miss Re
gan. Gonoski, since he lost his wife, a
year ago, has lived at No. 81 Seventh
street, about two doors from Miss Re
gan'S home
It was last September, Miss Regan
claims. when she first met Gonoski and
that he Immediately began to make love
to her. She reciprocated his affections
and the wedding was set for January Is.
Things went well for a time VI h the
couple, but eventually Miss Regaha found
out that her lover was not true to her
and was keeping company with the two
other girls. Miss Regan even says that
he was engaged to the other girls and
that he had set days for his marriage to
thena She also says that Gonoski never
called at her house until late in the even
ing, but that he explained that his work
al the railroad yard kept him away.
Last Monday night Miss Regan was on
Coles street when she beheld her lover
arm in arm with Miss Tobolosski. Then
there was a scene. Miss Regan demanded
an explanation from Gonosl1i, but he fed
and left the two women to settle it be-
tween them. When the girls had each
told their story of their love affair with
Gonoski their anger knew no bounds. AS
a result of this meeting with Miss Tob-
olosski Miss Regan had Gonoski arrest
ed If the other girls prefer charges
against Gonoski he is liable to get into
serious trouble.
Gonoski has found out much to his sor-
row that he cannot trifle with the affec-
tfons of three young women at the same
time Gonoski's hearing will take place
tomorrow morning before Justice of the
Peace Weed. II is not known yet whether
Miss Mapes and Miss Tobolsski will ap-
pear against Gonoski but Miss Regain
will