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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-31

Corinna, Dec. 29-Miss Alice Miller of
Pittsteld is substituting in the grammar
school while Miss Emery is out.
Mr.. Herbert Burrill met with n very
painful and serious accident on Wednes-
day. In passing load of hay he was
thrown from his carriage, striking
heavily upon his head, breaking his jaw
md receiving other bruises. 1t is feared
that he is injured internally.
Mrs. Will Greenwood and Miss Mabel
Emery are still On the sick list.
We understand that only the fathers are
at work on the Steward memorial build
ing.
The Literary Society Of the Academy
met Tuesday night and elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Mr.. Allen
Knowles; Vice President, Miss Hayden
Secretary. Miss Fannie Burrill. The fol-
lowing programme was rendered:
Reading, Fannie Burrill
Reading, Leroy Burrill
Vocal Duet, Mr.. Bigelow, Miss Hayden
Reading, Bonnie Knowles
Debate-Af: Geo. Burrill, b. Knowles
Neg: M. Leighton, Mr.. Weymouth.
Reading, Miss Hilliker
Solo, Miss Emery
Mr.. Frnak Smith, of the school board,
was present, and took part in the discus
sion of the question.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-31

Cape Elizabeth, Dec. 3O-Mrs. Ella j
Haywood and daughter Blanche, O
Everett, Mass, are visiting friends a
Pond Cove and Bowery Beach.
Master Ralph W. Parish, of Meriden
Conn, is visiting his two grandmother
at Pond Cove.
i MIR. Frank Foss, who has been danger
ously Ill with pneumonia, is simproving
Mrs. Mary Brown has sold her farmEa1
Pond Cove and moved to Eight Corners
Scarboro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
MISS COUZENS PETTED.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Has Charity
for the Ex-Su6ragist

New York, April S.-Elizabeth Cady
Stanton has the following to say in re-
gard to the abandonment of the cause
of women's suffrage by Miss Phoebe
Couzens:
''The remuneration of the cause of wo-
mems suffrage is to be regretted, for
Miss Couzens' sake, rather than be-
cause of its effect on the movement to
enIranch1Se woman. 1t is strange, but
women have always stood in the way of
attaining their own liberty. By adding
herself to the ranks of the anti-suf-
fagists, Miss Couzens simply increases
the opposition by one.
when, fifty years ago, we were bat
Ting for civil rights, may women said
they wanted nothing done for them
selves. Married women had not the
right to have property, to make a con-
tract or a will It was even held in
court that a wOman'S false teeth be
lOnged to her husband, and still some
women opposed the movement for civil
rights for women We won the first
point a year less than half a century
ago, and since then the history of every
step gained has been the same.
Miss CouzenS is a lOvable woman,
only she never could stand not having
her own way. She was a brilliant ora
tor and we petted her. Then, like most
petted people, she began considering
herself a necessity to the movement.
regret that she has concluded to re-
nounce wOInen'S suffrage, but believe
her harsh language is due more to dis
appointment than her own sincere be-
lief in what she says.
I'm any event, the cause will not Suf-
fer from the criticism. The only Won
der is that there is not more such talk
The acknowledgment of women is not
expected to come without some of it's
leaders becoming disheartened. It is
too important a matter to be achieved
without disappointment on the way.
We should have charity for Miss Couz-
ems because she is an invalid
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one of the lost arts? Has God aban-
doned the universe2 What ails Chris
tianity in these days that it has become
impotent to save without the assist
ance of handcuffs and rock piles? The
genuine Gospel saved the people even
with the jails in possession of the other
side. If with all our churches and all
our preaching the youth of Kansas can
not be saved without the assistance Of
these carnal means, must it not be
either that we are worse than the old
time RomanS-which would not speak
much for centuries of Christianity-or
that we are preaching something diff
ferent from the old genuine Gospel?
Would it not be well to investigate this
matter? Our churches seem not to be
doing what they are paid to do. In
stead of fooling with the joints, why
would it not be better for Governor
Leedy to wrestle with the churches?
If they would take to preaching the
genuine Gospel his task would be cas-
Ter in many respects other than the en-
fOrcement of prohibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
HASoMOTHER OF vINEGAR''
Iowa Man Has a Peculiar Disease
From Drinking Hard Cider.

Webster City, Ia, April S.-The Pc
culiar case of AIonzo Merchel of Max
we'll is puzzling the medical fraternity.
It has been his daily habit for num-
Der of years to drink from one to three
quarts of hard cider a day. Before the
prohibition law was in force in this
state he was a hard drinker, but stop
ped entirely for a few years. Then he
contracted the cider habit.
Physicians who have diagnosed his
case say he has drunk so much cider a
mother of vinegar has formed in his
stomach, and to remove it an operation
will be necessary. Merchel is a man
about 50 years old The first effects of
the cider that was noticeable came in
an illness about a year ago lasting for
three days He was confined to his bed
and suffered with spasmOdic pains
coming at intervals of every Is min
utes. He was placed under the infiu-
ence of narcotics and recovered. Since
then the spells have reappeared at in
tervals of three weeks, until a month
ago, when they came more frequently
and recently have been no more than a
week apart.
The medical men in attendance say it
is the first case of the kind that ever
came to their knowledge and the only
hope is to have an operation performed
which will remove the mother of vine
gar. The operation will be performed
tomorrow.
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MISS GARY WEEDS.
Daughter of the Postmaster General
United to Francis Edward Pegram.

Daughter of the Postmaster General
United to Francis Edward Pegram.
Baltimore, April S.-The most brilliant
social event of the season in this city
was the wedding of Miss Ida Catherine
Gary, daughter of the postmaster gen
eral, to Mr.. Francis Edward Pegram,
which, took place here yesterday after
noon The bride is Mr.. Garys fifth
daughter, and the fourth to wed. The
unmarried sisters acted as bridesmaids.
The ceremonial was performed at
Brown Memorial church by the Rev.
MaItbie D. Babcock, who used the
Episcopal service, and in all its ar
engagements the wedding was one of
the most beautiful and best planned
that has ever taken place in Baltimore.
The bride entered the church with her
father, by whom she was given away
at the chancel. Among those present
were:
The vice president and Mrs. Hobart,
Secretary of State Sherman, the Secre-
tary of the treasury and Mrs. Gage, the
secretary of war and Mrs. Alger and
Miss Alger, the secretary Of agricul-
ture, Mr. Wilson, Attorney General Nc
Kenna and Governor Lowndes and
Mrs. LoWndes.
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MISS NARY ABARR.
Seven Years Bright Record as a Re-
porter on Memphis Paper.

The many friends of Mary Abarr, for
merly of this city, will be glad to have
news of her through +. o. POpenoe,
who saw her at Memphis as he was re-
turning from Central America Dur
ing her residence in Topeka and while
she was a member of the State Journal
staff Miss Abarr had a large acquaint-
ance here and many warm friends, and
it was a matter of sincere regret on the
part of all of them when she decided
to make her home in the south. She
has now been associated with the Mem
phis Commercial-Appeal as an all
around reporter for seven years, and
has won there, as she did here, &. repu-
tatiOn for first class, conscientious jour
nalistic work, at the same time having
gained the cordial friendship and high
esteem of the people of Memphis. She
is enjoying her work, and although she
frequently longs for a return of To-
peka days, expects to remain perma-
nently at the south. She desired, Mr.
POpenoe says, to be remembered most
kindly to all her Kansas friends.
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PNEUMATIC TUBES IN n. Y.
Government Postal Authorities Close
q Contract With a Company.

Washington, D. c., April 8-The
government has closed a contract with
a company of eastern capitalists, rep
resented by John Z. MilhoIland of New
York city, for the operation of a sys-
tenn of pneumatic tubes in New York
city, running from station II, the Forty
ninth street branch, to the general
postofhce, and thence southerly to the
Produce Exchange station. The con-
tract price is nearly $150,000 a year, and
the contract, under certain conditions,
is to run four years. The system is to
be in operation by October.
This is only part of a scheme of the
post Office department which eventu-
ally will envelOp all New York, so far
as it's postal branches are concerned,
with the pneumatic tube system, which,
by experiments already made in New
York and Philadelphia, has been dem
onstrated feasible and practicable in
expediting the mails. The tubes are
to be of a seven inch size, with a ca
pacity for 600 ordinary letters in each
carrier, the carriers being transmits
sible every forty seconds, if necessary
The estimated time of running between
the Forty street station and the
pOstOffice is seven minutes. The car
riers will be so constructed as to stop
at the various postal stations between
the termini, where the mail can be
again sorted and forwarded immedi-
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NEW YORK'S NEW HOTELS.
To Be Models of Convenience and
Cost About $2,5OO,OOO.

New York, April SIN real estate and
hotel circles today an announcement
that two hotels would soon be built
created considerable surprise. The es-
timated cost of the two hotels is 81, $780,,
900, but it is believed that by the time
they are completed the total figures will
be at least SO, 600 900.
Plans for a new 18-story hotel, to be
erected on the southeast corner of Fifth
avenue and F'orty-fourth street, have
been filed with the building depart
ment. The structure is to cost 81 5OO,-
600. John Melcher t'and others are
given as the Owenrs of the property in
the architects statement. Mr.. Melcher
is one of the trustees of the Paran
Stevens estate, and the property belongs
to it. The property has been in the
market a long time.
The other hotel to be built will face
the new Astoria hotel, in Thirty-fourth
street 1t will extend from 34th to
35th streets. The hotel will on the
property owned by Henry Clews, the
well known banker.
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NEW ENGLAND'S A. P. QUITS
Members of the Association Join the
Associated Press.

Boston, April s-The New England
Associated Press, a branch of the
United Press, has practically ceased to
exist and it's members and clients have
Joined the Associated Press in a body.
In addition to those heretofore an
nounced, the following named papers
have signed ninety year contracts with
the Associated Press: Boston Daily
Globe, Boston Evening Transcript,
Boston Post, Springfield Republican,
New Bedford Mercury, Providence (R.
ID Journal, Providence Gazette, New
Bedford Standard, New Haven Regis
ter, Meridian Comm Republican, Hart
ford Times, Hartford Courant, Lynn
Item, Fall River Globe, Fall River
News, Brockton Times, New Haven
Palladium, Bangor Commercial, Port
land Daily Advertiser, New Haven
Journal and Courier, st. Adams Mes
senger, Meridian Record, Danbury
News, Woonsocket Reporter, Hartford
Sunday Journal, Newport Daily News,
Lowell Mail
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FOB TOURING WHEELMEN.
What it Costs to Take a Wheel Over
Europe.

Washington, April S.-Tourists intend
ing to take their bicycles abroad the
coming summer will shortly be able to
secure from the department Of state a
copy of an exhaustive report just re-
ceived from Consul Chancellor at Havre,
France, giving a detailed statement of
the rules and regulations which now
prevail in the various European coun-
tries regarding bicycles and cyclists.
Some of the chief points of interest are
briefly as follows:
France-A deposit of about % cents a
pound to cover the import duty must
be made, which is refunded when the
wheel leaves the country. There is an
annual tax of 81 for every wheel
Wheels must have bells and lanterns,
Bicycles go as baggage on railways
Germany-The duty is 3 cents a
pound, but no deposit is required.
In Austria a deposit of $40 must be
made.
In Belgium II per cent ad valorem
duty must be deposited, members of
touring clubs of France being exempt.
Denmark requires 10 per cent deposit
and Egypt per cent and in all cases
it is essential to preserve the receipt
for deposit.
England charges no duty.
Italy compels a deposit to guarantee
against the sale of the bicycle, exempt
ing, however, the French Touring club,
which is a good organization to join,
apparently, as it only costs 81 a year
and embraces as many advantages in
Europe as the League of American
Wheelnen does in this country.
In nearly all the remaining countries
six months license. costing 20 cents, is
required.
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MAJORITY ARE INFIDELS.
A Priest Makes a Startling Summing
Un of Christians

New York, April S.-Rev. DR.. Henry
R. Brann, rector of st. Agnes Roman
Catholic church, who, in his sermon a
week ago, declared that the United
States was not a Christian nation, the
majority of the citizens being practi-
cally infideIs, quoted statistics today to
prove the truth Of his assertion.
THE situation is a grave one" said
in the United States but $1,000, 900 are
church communicates according to the
last census. OF the 1000, 5000 there are
z 600 900 Roman Catholics. How can we
call ourselves a Christian nation when
confronted by these figures? Apart
from the Roman Catholics there are on
" about 10, O00, 600 practical Christians
out of the whole 10000 000.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
SOUSA'S PROFITS.
The Bandmaster and BJakely Estate
Heirs Disagree.

New York, April S.-John Philip Sou
sa, the bandmaster, has fallen out with
the heirs of the Blakely estate over the
division of the money, which has been
taken in during the bands late tour
under Mr.. BIakely as manager.
Mr. Sousa says that Blakely and he
had a contract which entitled Blakely
to ST, 900 a year salary and so per cent of
the profits and Dne-ha1f of all the roy
alties Sousa received for his musical
compositions.
Sousa was also to draw $4,000 a year
salary and was to take the rest of the
profits. Sousa says that the band took
in $40, 900, but that he got only 81 900,
and most of that by refusing to go on
unless it was paid. The heirs have no
tilted Sousa that a new manager has
been chosen and Sousa has declined to
accept the new man. A new band is
very probable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
IS COLORED GIRLS
Claim They Were Discharged Because
of Their Race.

Washington, April S.-Senator Chand-
Ter has presented a petition in the SEN
ate signed by President Ruffin and Sec
rotary Edwards of the Mckinley and
Hobart working club of this city, recit-
been discharged from the bureau of
engraving and printing by Chief John
son (KentucHy). It is alleged that john
son discharged the girls because he said
people of that race should not be en-
ployed in the bureau.
Senator Chandler stated that Dan
voorhees,, before leaving here, had one
of the girls reinstated, and spoke of
voorhees, as a warm hearted man.
The memorial further recites that john
son has grossly violated the civil serv-
ice regulations, and asks for an imme
date congressional investigation. The
petition was referred.
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VICTIMS LOSE 100000.
Methods of the E. S. Dean Company
Coming to Light.


New York. April S.-The offices of E.
s. Dean & Co, the failed brokers, were
besieged by anxious investors today.
Some of them came from New Jersey
and far up New York state, hoping to
get back some of their money. The
deputy sheriff in charge of the office
gave them no encouragement. He also
refused to receive numerous collect
telegraphic dispatches. Some of the
investors were poor WasherWomen and
seamstresses, who had given their last
dollar to the bucket shop, tempted by
the promises of enormous profits. Even
the firms own typewriters had not re-
ceived their wages. 1t is said that
5000 investors all over the United
States have lost IS, 600 600.
The World says:
"E. S. Dean was a former partner of
old Hutch of Chicago and there he
failed several times. He came east
and organized the e. s. Dean company
Last year he sold out, and while the
firms name was retained, Dean, al
though holding controlling interest
in the stock, went to Rochester, where
he still lives. p
Dean was the originator of a system
of speculation which consisted of av-
eraging up the market from day to day
and then Scalping it. He had brokers
on all the exchanges. and as prices
fiuctuated the brokers would take ad-
vantage of the fluctuations and close
out their holdings. 1t is claimed that
in this way the e. S. Dean company
paid 21O per cent in dividends in cash
in less than six months. While the
liabilities were limited the profits were
unlimited.
The firm made money, and, pooling
it's profits, divided them pro rata among
investors. March a circular was sent
out to the effect that in view of the
war complications in the east wheat
was a desirable investment. The de-
cision of the supreme court in the rail
road pool upset calculations, for it sent
wheat down four points, and the E. s.
Dean company, having it's money tied
IN was in the doldrums. Suspension
followed and the probabilities are that
the customers will receive a very small
percentage on their holdings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
CZAR'S MENTAL CONDITION.
The Ruler of All the Russias in Bad
Way Mentally.

Bucharest, April 8.-A letter received
here from a reliable source in st, Pc
tersburg says that the car is mentally
in a very bad way. According to COM
mon report he keeps himself shut up
become very mOrose, speaking to- no
body unless compelled to do so in order
to make known his wants.
His mother, the Dowager Czarina
who formerly had more influence over
him than anyone else, is now not only
unable to control him, but is not even
able to see him, and this fact is said to
be the real cause of her majesty's jour
ney to Copenhagen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
PLEAS OF GUILTY
Entered by Two of the County Jail
Prisoners.

Two of the prisoners confined in the
county Jail yesterday entered pleas of
guilty in the district court and were
at once sentenced by Judge Hazen.
They were John Kelly, charged with
burgIarizing the residence of John
March in the wester part of
the city, and Red Irwin, held on the
charge of breaking into and robbing a
Santa Fe freight car. Kelly was SEN
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
for grand larceny and Irwin was fined
800 and costs, which he will work out
on the rock pile.
In the court room Kelly stated that
he did not commit the burglary, but
that he had no way of proving it, as he
was unable to find the man who did.
When Judge Hazen sentenced him he
began to shed tears. Kelly is a young
white man, rather good looking, and
without any of the appearances of a
criminal.
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BEARDSLEY NEAR DEATH.
Celebrated Artist Has a Relapse With
Little Hone for Ris Recovery.

New York, April S-A special Lon
don cable to the New York World an
nounces that Aubrey Beardsley, the
noted artist has had a relapse and is
living almost at the point of death
Mr.. Beardsley has been an invalid
for months, and his friends some time
ago feared that his trouble might re
sI7I+ fatally Not long ago his mother
took him into the country, and for a
time the reports were all that his
friends could desire
T1hen came the present relapse, and
now it is said that his physician holds
out little hope for his recovery.
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Rheumatism Cured in a Dav.

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It's action upon the system is remark
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VICTORIA VISITS HER son.
The Queen Calls on Wales on Board
the Britannia.

Nice, April 8.-Queen Victoria visited
the Prince of Wales racing cutter
Britannia today and conferred the
medal of the Victorian order upon
Captain Carter, the yachts commander
The Prince of Wales received her
majesty and party on board the Brit
ANNA and presented Mr.. and Mrs. Og-
den Goelet and Captain Paget to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08

Thousands of
W 0 m c n G o
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