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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
ATTENTION TO ALASKA.
The Big Territory in the Presl'
dents Message.
MORE SPACE TO BE DEVOTED TO
III THAN EVER BEFORE.

President Will Call Attention to Need OF
Better Government for Territory
Indiscriminate Destruction of Govern
ment Timber.
dent in his message will, it Is expected,
devote more attention to Alaska than has
been given to the big territory heretofore
since Its purchase. 1t is known that tne
Executive will recommend speedy legisla-
olon to secure the best possible govern
ment for Alaska and that he will also
take occasion to point out the difficulties
which the people are under and will urge
that something should be done to protect
The property of the government. In this
connec t1on he will allude to the fact that
the government is losing large sums be-
cause there is no way of protecting the
timber from indiscriminate use.
Commissioner Hermann of the general
land Office has submitted Information on
this point to the President and has also
taken occasion to recommend some radi-
Cal changes in the laws relating to the
permit system for cutting timber in other
sectlons. at present large camps and COR
poratlons are cutting lumber under the
permit system supposedly for use in the
mines, but the commissioner has infor-
nation that train after train load of lum-
Der has been taken from the forests and
placed in the lumber yards in the various
cities and towns and never used for min
ing purposes at all
A better system of permits for cutting
and inspection of timber not only for
the mineral states of the West but also
for Alaska has been presented to the
President and the government officials
will endeavor to have legislation enacted
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
THINKS WE ARE THREATENED.
residents Pastor Predicts Dire Things If
Jesuits Get Their Grip on Us.

Washington, November 25.--At the
metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church
where President Mckinley attended servi-
yes today the Rev. DR.. Johnston read the
thanksgiving proclamation of the Presi-
uent and said that in issuing 1t the Presi-
oent showed piety and wisdom which
augured well for the nation. prosperity
is here," said the minister, "the light of
pe6ter days is shining on us and though
IL VIII take time to recover from four
years of distress we are gaining. Times
are hard but not as hard as they have
peen and people should thank God that
1t Is no worse after the experience of the
past four years"
Dr. Johnston presented statistics to
snow that prosperity had returned, re-
ierflng to the large crops of wheat, cot
ton and other products "1ho created
values of this year in the United States
were estimated at IA billions" he said
ghe nation and it's mission on earth.
speaking of the evils that threaten the
nation, he said that chief among them
We're rum, socialism and Jesuitism. He
spoke at some length against the danger
OF foreign church obtaining ascendency
III the state and said that II Jesujtism
ever prevails in this country the United
States will become as Mexico, Italy and
Spain. He advocated giving the Catho-
lios the same civil rights that every man
enjoys but said that this church should be
warned to keep it's hands off the state.
In the course of his remarks DR.. John
ston referred to Spain as a. burnt out ma
ion; the beast of Kingdom
He referred to the danger of corrupt
parties and instanoed the victory of Tam
many in New York.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
BIG TRUST CONTEMPLATED.

Washington, November 25.-A special
to the Post from Charleston, W. Va, says
The Vanderbilt interests have a scheme
on foot aiming at the control. through
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad of the
soft coal markets of both the east and
west. Every part of the enterprise from
the ownership of the coal lands to the
final delivery of the product will be man.
aged by one head, representing one in
terest.
About two months ago, Hon. John T.
MoGraw of Grafton, w. Va. announced
that he had sold to big syndicate in
Guiding in it's membership Cornelius
Vanderbilt, M. Nick. Twombly and H.
Seward Webb, tract of coal and timber
land in the northwestern part of West
Virginia. The same people bought over
smaller tracts, making their holdings
nearly half million acres.
Railroads now controlled by the syndi
cate will be completed to these GOAL lands
connecting them with the Chesapeake
and Ohio through 1t with the east and
west.
1t is also stated that the Vanderbilt
interests have secured control OF the
Hooking Valley road and It Will be ex'
tended to Huntingdon, W. Va.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
BRITIsH CLAIMS CONFIRMED.

London, November 25.-A letter received
here from Georgetown, British Guinea,
announces that Great Britain's legal ex-
perts have unearthed in the colonial
archives there a series of volumes con-
tanning memoranda giving q running
history of the settlement of Guinea from
the middle to near the close of the sew
enth century, fully confirming the Brit
ish boundary claims.
The memoranda, it is said, were writ
ten or dictated by the commander of the
settlement, the head Of the government,
being on the river Esquibo They con-
tain frequent reference to trading expe-
ditions to the Dutch depoJs on the upper
Cuyuni to the Moruca and to all the
northwest country which Venezuela as
sert the Dutch never bossed. It is claimed
that the discoveries clear the question
and will greatly facilitate the work of
the arbitrators.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
THANKSGIVING AT WHITE HOUSE

II
Washington, November 25.-President
Mckinley attended Thanksgiving services
at the Metropolitan Methodist church
today. He was accompanied by his broth
er Mr.. Abner Mckinley, Mrs. Smith and
Miss Barber. Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs.
Abner Mckinley were out driving for
short time during the day as Mrs. Mo
Kinley was not feeling we'll enough to re-
main at church during the service.
The White House was unusually quiet
all day, 1t being very much like Sunday
Some of the executive clerks were in the
offices attending to the mails and cores
pondence which was passing but none
remained all day and all were given an
opportunity to enjoy a part of the holi-
day. The President also looked over
some of the important work he had on
hand. There were few visitors during
the day and those who called came by ap-
pointment The Office seekers were con-'
spicuous by their absence. The Presi-
dents Thanksgiving dinner hour was
the usual dining hour at the White
House. 7.30 O'Clock.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley had
as their guests at dinner, the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart, Ensign and Mrs.
Smith. the later a daughter of the late
President Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ahner
Mckinley; Miss Barber and Master Gar
rett Hobart.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
AMERICAN LADY IN THE CASE.

Berlin, November 25.-The Frankfort
Zeitung says that the family of former
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, now in exile and
imprisonment on the charge of having
sold French secret military data to for.
eign government, engaged Sir Geo. Lewis,
the well-known London lawyer, to dis
cover if possible, the author of the me-
morandum upon which Dreyfus was con-
victed. Sir George Lewis is said to have
got upon the track of the Co1nte de
Esterhazy through the agency of an Anne
rican lady who, through porter at the
German embassy in Paris, learned that
the German officials talked of the infamy
of the conyictionssssof Dreyfus and of the
necessity of informing Emperor William.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
FIRE IN DANVERS.

Danvers, Mass, November 25.-A fire
at 6 o'clock this morning in brick
block owned by the First National bank,
caused the loss of about SIS. 900, which is
largely covered by insurance The cause
is unknown, the fire having been discov-
cred in the cellar un der MouIton's phar-
macy. The occupants were: First Ma
tional and Danvers Savings banks, Dan
vers Historical society, DR.. G. g. White,
NJ Ayres, insurance, and several Ma
sonic orders and Odd Fellows, all of
whom lose heavily. f. M. Peabody, who
occupied small store adjoining, loses
largely on his stock of jewelry, china,
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
Do You Use It?

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, SO no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is d lone by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruf, c1eanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil IN
which the hair grows, and,
Just as desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
lshed. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
If you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair VigOr's
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
TWO DEGREES PUBLISHED,

Madrid, November 26,-The Official Ga
zette publishes this morning (Friday)
two DEGREES signed by the Queen Regent
and by Senior Sagssta, the premier. The
first decree applies to the Antilles, the
laws inscribed in the first chapter of the
Spanish constitution a guarantee of the
application of the general laws.
The second decree extends to the
Antilles the universal suffrage law Of
1890. According to the law of June 26,
1890, the electoral aualicfication is held by
all male Spaniards, % years Of age, who
enjoy all civil rights and have been citi-
zens OF municipality for at least two
years.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

sue sue OF the ocean think that is boastinp.
thao we talk United States. which an
sWers equally well for telling the truth.
Inc grea6 body of the people of the two
oouhVrles are friends. We are the fortu-
nHve h;o nen.s Hs 10 English law and liberty,
Whlch both nations respect =
Lord Strathcona and Mount Rova1 of
Canada responded to the toast. es0nr naTt
door neighbors. Oui n0A'
he said tnat Canada, while loyaI to the
Queen and to Great Britain. had tbe fnlI1 III
est feeling of friendship for the TTritaa
States and he wasSsatistied thntsIf aith-
er country should get into difficuities ths
other would help It's neighbor. '--0
Archdeacon Sinclair proposed the toast
uhe Iaoles, Wnich was responded to by
Miss Genevieve Ward, the actress. ~
THANKSGIVING IN BERLIN.
Berlin, Novem ber 25.-Americans in
Berlin met today at Thanksgiving han
quet at the Kaiserhof. The occasion was
very enjoyable.
United States Ambassador White
opened the toast list in felicitious
speech, and later, in reply to toast to
his health, induleed in humorous remi-
niscences of former similar functions
here. He concluded the opening speech
by proposing joint toast to Emperor
was received with great enthusiasm
The greetings of the assembly were cabled
to President Mckinley.
Mr.. James G. Monaghan, United States
consul at Chemnitz, responded to the
day we celebrates" President Hyde of
Bowdoin college, responded to friends
across the sea-
Celebrations were held also at Stutt-
CART, Dresden and. Frankfort.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Nov. %, taken
at 3 p. M, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston. A. SW, cloudy; New York, "A,
Sc, rain; Philadelphia, 46, S, cloudy
Washington, A, s, cloudy; Albany
38, S rain; Buffalo, As, SW,
rain; Detroit, "A. S, rain; Chicago
46, 5, rain; st. Paul. 28, N, snow
Huron, OAK, IA, N, partly cloudy; Bis
mark. II, NE, clear; Jacks sonville, 10
E, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

Portland, Me-, Nov. 25.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
a. m.-Barometer. 3o,372; thermo-
meter. 30: dew point, %, humidity, 81;
wind, SW; velocity, 13; weather, cloudy.
8p. m.-Barometer. 30,31S thermome-
ter. So: dew point. 80; humidity. II:
wind. SW; velocity, g.; weather cloudy.
Mean daily Thermometer, 81: maxi
mum Thermometer. 38; minimum ther-
mometer. 25; maximum velocity Of
wind, Is SW, total precipitation, .06.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
THANKSGIVING IN THE SOUTH.

Savannah Ga, November 25-An un-
known negro was killed by lynchers near
Blackshear today, his body being riddled
with bullets. The negro outraged the
seventeen year old daughter of Eli Davis,
q farmer.
Maycross, Ca, November 25.-Jerry
Johnson a negro was iynched this even
ing by q mob near Screyan. He was in
charge of officers and was being taken to
jail. The negro was made the target for
number of rifles. He had been arrested
for stealing mule.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
SLEW WIFE WITH A POKER.

Chicago, November 25.-The story OF
how Christopher Merry slew his wife
with poker, threw her body into a cor
ner and later hauled it away in a wagon,
has been cold to the police by the three
year old son of the couple, '1Christy.'
The several officers who heard the mar
rative are convinced that it Is not the in
vention of an imaginative child, and are
now diligently looking for Merry and
two OF his helpers, James Smith and
James Ryan, who are supposed to be i'm
plioated in the crime.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
ALBANIANS IN REVOLT,

Vienna, November PA dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Belgrade, Servia an
nounces that 5000 Albanians belonging
to the districts of Ipek and Diakova, are
in full reovlt against Turkey. A fight
occurredsbetween the Ottoman troops and
the Albanians. The engagement took
place near Diakoya and both sides lost
heavily. In consequence Of the revolt of
the Albanians of the districts of Diakova
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
COSTLY INCENDIARY FIRE,

Pensacola, Fla, November 25:-One
hundred thousand dollars worth OF prop
erty was burned here today by an incen-
diary fire which started i'll building
used as warehouse. The fire spread from
this building to that of Clubs lumber
yard, the old freight house of the Louis T.
Vile and Nashville, and the company 8
new freight house. The latter was filled
with merchandise. The contents OF both
freicht depots Mere DESTROYED.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
OLD LADY BURNED TO DEATH. q

Lawrence. November 25.-Mrs. Sarah
f. Hobbs, Is years old was burned to
death this afternoon at her home, 272
Broadway.
The fire department. was called out to
blaze at the above number, and after put
ting out the fire the charred remains of
Mrs. Hobbs were found in q room. 1t
is thought she fell over a kerosene stove,
her clothing catching on fire.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
TWO GIRLS DROWNED.

Middletown, Ohio, November 20
Misses Mary and Katie Seaman and thelr
mother were driving today across a
bridge that spans the canal, when the
horse became frightened and plunged
over the side guard of the bridge into tif-
teen feet of water
The ladies went down with the horse
and wagon. The two daughters were
drowned The mother was resuscitated
with great difficulty and is still in seri-
GUS condition.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
IN HONOR OF WEYELR.

Palma, Island of Majorioa, November
25.-This town and its port are decorated
today in honor of General Weyler, who
wasaborn here. Preparations have been
made to give the general public banquet
after his arrival here from Barcelona.
The municipality of Palma, however, has
refused the request made by the Conser-
vatives, Carlists and Republicans, to re,
name the square in front of the town hall
and call it Weyler square.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
LATE MARINE NEWS.

Philadelphia, November 25-Arrived,
schooners Mary G.. Stuart, Franklin |;
John Bracewell, Sullivan, Me. Edith l..
Allen, Portland; Elm City, Cheverie, N.
S. Cleared, schooner Mary Manning,
Portland.
Baltimore, November 26.-Arrived,
Me.
Brunswick, Ga. November E25.-Ar-
rived, schooner Jacob Reed, Bath. =
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
THE WEATHER.

Washington. Nov. 25.-Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont: Warmer;
southwesterly winds.
Boston, Nov. 26.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity for Friday: Threatening
and rain; warmer southwest winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

doa Tas partly Intoxicated, and when the
,no uoor which was standing against the hay
hn haow, iell on him, and broke his shoulder,
ne was unable to extricate himself and
Porlshed. When the door was removed it
%as found that Maloney in his frantic
totofts ~ to free himself had torn his clothes
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
NOT LIKELY IT WILL.

Berlin, November 25.-The Hamburg.
isohe Correspondence denies that there is
any foundation for the rumor that the
United States will interfere in the Kiao
Chou affair.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

and Ipek, northeast of Scutari, large
bodies Of Bulgarian and Servian troops
have been ordered to proceed to the dis
affected districts
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
CHINA PREPARES A DEFENSE.

London, November ga despatch to
the Times from Hong Kong, says it is
reported there from Canton that the vice.
roy of the province of Quang Tong, with
the Chinese admiral and general, is pre-
pairing defences and river forts on the
Canton river as the result of kilograms
received from the North.''
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

In our 81 years experience in the fur
niture business we have never before
done what we shall do during the forth
coming Merchants week. We shall
reduce the price Of every piece of fur
niture in our immense stock.
This would mean very little for an Or
dinary furniture store, but with us it
means selling goods for six days at about
the actual cost of manufacture.
Our present prices are based on the low
rents Of the wholesale district and are
at least 10 per cent under all other stores
Deduct the Merchants Week discount
and it is almost less than the goods cost
us.
This Parlor Centre Table is a fair sam
pie of over 5000 other cases. 1t is solid
oak, in rich quartered grain, with full
grained box fsming, carved corners and
high polish finish. The lower shelf is
very spacious, measuring 16 inches in
diameter at its narrowest point.
Just for test try to buy this table
under SIS in any store in this country.
Our price for Merchants Week will be
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
sMOTHERED BY A BARN DOOR.

Bennington, Vermont, November 25.
Henry Maloney, 98 years old, was
smothered in barn today by seven
hundred pound door falling on him. He
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-02
a SOUTHERN SCENE.
The Policy of Protection Divide. tho
Democratic PnrtN

\ scene of great national political In
tcrcst and of Industrial significanc.
took place IN the committee room Of
the ways and means committee when
the actors in the foreground were DEM
ocratS from southern states. Congress-
man Bailey, of Texas, the recent eau
Gus nominee of his party in the house
tor speaker; Congressman McLaurin.
OF south Carolina; Robertson of Lou
isiana. and McMillin. OF Tennessee.
with Gen. Joe Wheeler. OF Alabama. a
sort of impressive but thoughtful spec
tator If they could have been pic
turcd as they posed and their word,
mirrored with exact minutenrss IN
would have been worthy of an artist,
best effort. 1t recalled the scenes incl
dent to the breaking mp Of the old whis
purity in the house of representative,
away back in 1SiS, when such southern
wings as Bob Toombs. Of Georgia. ana
others equally prominent thenccforth
as democrats threw off the whig vok.
because of the slavery" question and
refused to vote for the whig candidate
for -pcaller. The south. which had been
almost equally divided on the tariff
'lui'N' ION, thereafter btfdiilc SOlin Tor
democracy on slavery. Southern wings
who had long been moderate protec.
tionists became democrats, and natural
IT, perhaps driftcd 10 embrace Calhoun's
lattcr-day theories of tariff for rev
enuc only. and there they have re-
manned ever since, with here and there
an exception.
But why should the south embrace
that tariff doctrine to-day? To all in
tents and purposes that was what Con-
cressmen Bailey, McLaurin and Rob-
crtson asked themselves i'm the ways
and means committee, when the sub
iect under consideration 10y the demo
cratic minority was the Dinglcy tariff
ILL, and especially such items ina il a4
the sugar and rice of Louisiana. the
wool of Texas. the cotton of Mi~siSsippi
end other southern states. All these
articles are inevitably put in leopard,
under the old democratic tenet of 4
tariff for revenue only. and these arti-
Clcs. and many others i'm the south. in
Guiding coal and lumber, are being
crowded To the wall by the a,aricc and
selfShacss of foreign nations. ThcSa
gentlemen realize that the contest for
agricultural and industrial supremacy
is not one between sections of our own
country, nor between parties but a
great struggle between the industries
of the United States and the world.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The other day a lady of the dip
l0mat.c circle alluded to the resem
blance between President Nc Kinley and
Napoleon. Il suppose he does look like
Napoleon" said Mrs. Mckinley. but
/ am sure he is a very much better
man"
Miss Adie Ramage. the young Eng
lisn woman whose marriage TO a Span
lard, Don Francisco de Paulo Ossohio
was recently celebrated. posed as 4
child for Millais and was the original
rf his famous Cherry Ripe" which met
with such universal admiration.
Lady Henry Somerset is about tc
place in the center of her Temperance
'illage,' DuNhurst. in Surrey, heroic
sized figure OF Christ. The statue, mold
ID by Percy Wood, represents tn,
saviour with hands outstretched. and
rs not unlike the beautiful statue by
Ihorwaldsen.
Sir Julian Paunccfotc was original.
~ London barrister. His public ca.
rcer began 30 years ago. when he went
20 Hong Kong as attorney-g general. His
Introduction TO foreign affairs was
through the legal door, when h,
"'s made assistant legal under-secrc
tary of state for foreign affairs.
The Lancet announces that ia,
health Of the car rs excellent. lie ma,
nothing the matter with his brain. but
= keeping himself in training by getting
up at daylight and running five fur.
longs-d vcrst-daily, timing himself
He amuses himself by shooting crows
while riding bicycle at high speed.
Mr.. Euskin spends several hours i
day gardening in little green cult
waited place in the middle of a nut VI God
which in spring rs fun of dafTodils and
,hcrry blossoms. Here the professor adj
mits no other toll but his own. and is
as proud of his garden as of the great
books which bear his name on the title
page.