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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

The utterances of the Maryland De-
mocracy in State convention are inter-
esting and important, because they are
the first official word from the Democrats
since the adjournment of Congress, and
because they were undoubtedly guided by
Senator German, who is one of the most
astute Democratic leaders. OF course they
arraign Republican legislation on the tar
iff and characterize the Dingley law as
the worst tariff measure ever put on the
statute book. But all that talk is merely
perfunctory regulation denunciation
of everything done by the other party
Had the tariff bill been a very different
measure both in principle and in sched-
ules, the denunciation would have been
just as strong. The interesting part of
the platform is that which relates to the
currency, and here we get neither a gold
nor silver declaration, but straddle. Last
fall German inclined to the silver side OF
the controversy, but the big gold Demo
cratic vote of Baltimore has evidently con-
WINGED him that If he is to return to the
Senate he must placate to a certain
extent the gold bugs, and at the same
time take care not to ALLEVIATE the silver
bugs. So he has put himself and the
Democratic party of Maryland astride the
fence. Such meaningless phrases as the
money Of the constitution, gold and silver
without discrimination against either,
are the ones chosen to describe the posi-
ton of the Democratic party of Maryland,
for the reason that they are meaningless,
and bind the party to nothing in par
ticular.
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FINANCIAL.
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway.

NOTICE is hereby given that as provided in
and RYmford Fail Hallway to tho Old Colony Slt,il
trust Company of Boston, Mass, dated Feb. l.
1s32 , sad hallway will pay at the office Of
Boston, Mass. or at the Portland Trust com,
pany III Portland, Me-, on and after the first day
Of august. 1891 upon presentatonan and surrender
tnereo1 WIN lnterestdue thereon to said first day
ing under and secured by saidImortgage with a
premium OF per cent on the principal thereof
All future interest on any of such bonds ceases
with coupons due Aug 1. 1897. in accordance
with the terms of said mortgage.
L, G. BRADFORD, Treasurer
Portland Me-, June 10, 1897.
W&F Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local application as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu
tional remedies, Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining of the
Eusta chan Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when it is entirely closed. Deafness Is
taken out and this tube restored to its norma
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an Unnamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of DEAFNESS caused by casarrh) that car
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send fol
circulars; free.
Ey- Sold by Druggists, Toe.
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movement

Anent the question as to when the
Dingley tariff bill became effective, Sid
ney Webster an acknowledged authority
on international law says: "The consti.
tuition is peremptory that bill cannot be
law until signed by the President. If
the new tariff bill was approved by the
President at five minutes after four
O'Clock p. m. on Saturday 1t was then
law. The new duties accrue on such mer-
chandise as was therefore entered within
our territorial jurisdiction or within tn G
limits of IA port of entry with an intent
to unload, which last condition excludes
vessels coming in unlntentionally or in
distress The presentation of the ships
manifest or an entry of the merchan di Sc
at the custom house is not conclusive OF
the question of time of arrival within a
port of entry. The presence of the vessel
is the controlling fact. The question re-
garding parts of a day has not been gen.
| orally applied in taxation and should not
be-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

The police commissioners of New York
are in another snarl over Col. Grants
resolutions in relation to the action of
the police. in dealing with the disorderly
houses of Gotham. The commissioners
declare that the Coloneps proposed
methods are good only for the criminals
and the corrupt police. Such insinuation
he can no longer brook, and threaten to
resign-and for the future peace of mind
of Mayor Strong let no injudicious friends
attempt to hold him. The thorn in the
flesh of the Mayor should be permitted to
depart in peace.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

President McKinley's civil service Or
der is very different from the one that it
was rumored sometime ago he was pre-
pairing. The order actually issued ex-
tends the rules to cover a number of new
offices, while according to the predictions
of the spoilsmen awhile ago, he was 60
ing to revoke several of Cleveland's Or
ders, and open lot of offices, which are
now protected, to the ''boys" to fight for.
But more important than the additions
of the order is the rule which requires
dismissals of employees in the classified
service to be accompanied with state
ment Of the reasons for them. That will
effectually prevent dismissals for politi-
cal reasons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

AS an indication of business improve
ment the Boston Transcript calls atten-
ton to the monthly statements of output
of telephones by the American Bell Com
pany. Increased use of the telephone is
one of the first effects of broadening trade,
while natural economy in hard times is
the saving of telephone rental. In the
current month the various licensed com
panies through which the Bell instrument
are put into use have taken 1850 of
them, or 1926 more than in the same
month last year. The American Bell
Company now has 84S,2 ECO telephones in
Licensees. hands under rental, 100, 239
more than year ago at this date, an in
crease OF fourteen per cent. From July,
1894, to July, 1856, the increase has been
273,2 l7, or very nearly fifty per cent.
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
- AND -
MAINE STATE PRESS.
Subscription Rates.


DAILY lin advance) Sc per year; So for six
months; $3.50 quarter; 90 cents month.
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY (not in adyance), invariably at the
rate of 81 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS, weekly published
every Thursday,S2 per year; 81 Tor sixmonths
so cents a quarter; 20 cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks.
Persons wishing 20 leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
IN DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square, for 5ne
week; So. 90 for one month. Three insertions
or less, ST. 90 per square. Every other day I'D
vertisements, ono third less than these rates.
Half square advertisements S1.00 for one
week or $3.50 for one month.
"a square" is a space of the width of col
umn and one inch long.
Special Notices. on first page, one-third addi-
tional.
Al,,stsenae1,ts and Auction Sales, $500 per
square each week. Three insertions or less,
$3.50 per square.
Reading Notices IN nonpareil type and classed
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Insertion.
Pure Reading Notices in reading matter type,
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Wants, To Let, For Sale and similar adver-
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40 words or less, no display. Displayed adyer-
tisements under these headlines, and all adver-
tisements not paid in advance, will be charged
irregular rates.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

The importation of raw wool at the
principal wool ports, Boston, New York
per cent of all wool imported into the
United States, amounted during June to
32,2Sl,7 75 pounds. The recent heavy
movements in raw wool began with
March, 1897, and the imports for four
months foot up the enormous total of
227 1862, 1926 pounds. There is little like
lihood that the factories will run short
on raw material for some time to come.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

trelnely improbable that this majority
will consent to any action that will tend
to discredit silver. The appointment of
a commission would tend to do that be-
cause the majority of it would surely be
made up of '1gold bugs" and their
scheme of reform would certainly ig-
nore the white metal Currency re-
form has got to emanate from the people.
That is to say, they must be SO thor
oughly convinced of it's necessity that
they will elect Congress, both branches
of which are pledged to it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
A DIFFERENCE AND ITS CAUSE.
New York Post.

Iowa and Dakota are adjoining states.
The former gave Mckinley a plurality
of over 5000 last fall, and elected eleven
sound neutrality-suspicious. in.Congress;
the latter was carried for Bryan by mar
Washington. The northwestern counties
of Iowa and the southeastern counties of
South Dakota are alike in natural endow-
ments; the land on both sides of tbe
boundary is equally fertile. But The
farmers in the Iowa counties next to the
line enjoy a great advantage over their
fellows in the Dakota counties across it,
security of their land at per cent. and
the comm ission on the transaction NAV
be only half of per cent, while the lat.
ter at best must pay per cent. interest
and per cent. commission, and in some
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
RECEIVERS SALE.

Pursuant to authority duly granted there
will be sold at public auction at the office
of the Northern Banking Company. No. 81
Exchange street, in the City of Portland, on
Tuesday, the Sd day of August, A. D., 1897,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, all the right title and in
terest of the Northern Banking Company in
and to the following parcels of real estate
situated in the State of Kansas, viz
West IL Southwest IA and West 1-2 North
west IA Section IL, Township s, range 10,
Mitchell County.
Northeast Id Section 10, Township s,
Range is. Phillips County.
South 1-2 of No. West IA Section 20, Town
2, Range II, Phillips County.
Southwest IA Section "a, Township 8,
Range /, Ottawa County.
Southwest IA of Southeast Ia Section 8,
Township 9, Range 1, Ottawa County,
Southeast IA of Northwest IA Section 16,
Township 9, Range /, Ottawa County.
100 feet off the East side of the East 1-2
Block AZ, in the town of Hoxie, Sheridan
County.
Also certain City Lots situated in what is
known as Challiss Addition in the City of
Atchison, Atchison County. State of Kansas,
designated as follows:
Lots 10, IA, 10, Ii and II, Block %.
Lots 16 and IT, Block 81.
Lots 20, 81, %, %, 30, 80, 81, 80 and SO, Block
80.
Lots IT, 10, 10 and 20, Block SO.
Lot 8 in Block 40.
Sale Positive. Terms Cash.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

The Democratic editors are putting
themselves to good deal of unnecessary
trouble in their efforts to discredit the
Dingley tariff law. If the law is bad its
operation will soon disclose it. If it is
good no amount of Democratic shouting
will make it anything else,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

cases meet refusal even on those terms.
The sole reason for this difference is that
the people of Iowa have demonstr, 4
their conservatism, while the South
Dakota voters have made outsiders dis
trustful of them. The simple statement
of these facts will prove, perhaps, the
strongest argument that the opponents of
Organism in Iowa can offer during the
pending campaign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
PORTLAND & RUMFORD FALLS RY.

NOTICE is hereby given that as provided in
~ the trustmortgage given by tho Portland
9 Rumford Falls railway to the Old Colony
Trust company OF Boston, Mass, dated Oct. 4,
1892. said railway will pay at the office of Kid
der, Peabody Co.. liz Devonshtre street,
Boston, Mass, or at the Portland Trust Co. in
Portland, Me-. on and after the first day of
October, 1897. upon presentation and surrender
thereof with interest due thereon to said first
day Of October, all bonds issued and now out
standing under and secured by said mortgage
thereof. All future interest on anv such
bonds ceases with coupons due October1, 1897.
in accordance with the terms OF said mortgage.
or. at the option OF the holder, the above bonds
will be paid at any time prior to Oct. 1, 1897,
at lo5 and interest to date of payment, at the
offices specified above
R. c. BRADFORD, Treasurer.
Portland. Me-, July 81, 1897.
jy23dM, W&Ftoct1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

: Marquis Ito seems to have effeetually
pricked the "war bubble" blown up in
Europe, involving the United States and
Japan, and the air which inflated it was
SO light and volatile that it should not
affect the sensations of the most impress
ionable and bellicose "Jingo.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

A Vermont journal remarks ''that no
man hardly gets into the chair as Cover
nor of Vermont before some one comes
out with candidate for the next term"
and the "Green Mountain State is
not the only one in New England where
this habit prevails.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

The willingness of the Canadian gov
eminent to admit Americans to the Klon-
dyke district may not be altogether un-
selfish. The gold region is as yet COM
paratively unexplored, and it may turn
out that richer and broader fields are on
the American side of the line-and then
Canadians will want to get over to that
side.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
CURRENT CONNIE EMIT.
GOOD TIMES.
(Boston Herald,)

1t rests chiefly with the business men
of the nation to bring to the country the
good times it SO anxiously hopes for. If
they act prudently and sagaciously, ar
basis, content with fair returns, Eand with
operations that meet the natural wants of
the markets, there will be no occasion to
dread the continuance of what has been q
long business depression, or the falling
back into state of affairs from which
the road is now open, for their escape.
desire to obtain prlf1ts beyond what the
present conditions of healthy business
Justify, or if the mad rush in competition
shall lead them to destroy both their
neighbors' profits and their own, then
there is danger of prosperity being no
the times from which they have been de-
livered, and prospect of their becoming
chronic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

FRIDAY, JULY 80.

"New England" says a contemporary
sis now without Democratic Senator !"
We're it otherwise such fact might be
noteworthy. Let her stay so.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

There will undoubtedly be little chance
of doing anything in the way of reform
of the currency until the complexion of
the Senate is changed. AT present it has
q streDg silver majority, and it is ex-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
NEW LOAN.
s35o,ooo
Portland & Rumford Falls Ry.
4 PER CENT, 80 YEAR GOLD,
Sinking Fund Bonds

We have sold S150,0oo of these bonds
and now offer the unsold balance of
100000.
These bonds will be dated Aug. End
1897. and are payable 80 years after date
without option; principal and interest
(Feb, LIST, and Aug, 1sD payable either in
Boston or in Portland in gold coin.
Portland Trust Company Trustee.
The Portland & Rumford Falls Rail
way has recently built ten and one
half miles of new road, at a cost of
$3.50. 900 with proceeds of stock sold for
cash at par. Its total bonded debt is
about S21, 900 per mile at per cent.
canital Stock, 100000
Bonded Debt. i,o5O,O0O
Net Earnings 1867 $4,000
Total Bonded Interest, $4,000
Balance S55, 900
From the above statement it will be
seen that the Company is earning OVER
TWICE the interest on all it's bonds. 1t
is paving quarterly dividends mt a
per cent per ARnum on $1,000. 900
stock and has no floating debt. Its bus
mess is constantly on the increase.
The first mortgage per cent bonds of
the company are now selling at 104 1-2
and interest. We offer this issue. sub
ject to sale and advance in price at S IA
and interest and recommend them as
choice home investment. We
will take in exchange the prior mortgage
per cent bonds of the company at 105
and interest.
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Printers.

Situation wanted by newspaper editor, mana
ger and practical up-to-date printer IN city OF
Country. hook, lob or newspaper office. First
class references Address PRINTER, this office
july30d2t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

The sensation which it was attempted to
create by the story of the seizure by
England of the island of Palmyra died
before it was fairly born. A glance at
the map would have shown that Palmyra
was altogether too far away from the
Sandwich Islands and too insignificant in
itself to cut any figure in the annexation
BUSINESS, even it had been seized as stated.
England owns dozen islands in tina t
vicinity, and the add ton of this barren
rock to the list would in nowise strength
en- her position in the Pacific. One can
not help thinking that the sensational
stories get afioat now about Japan's de-
signs upon the Hawaiian Islands. and now
about England S, are concocted for the
sake of infiaming our national pride, so
us to divert public attention from the
merits, or dement's, of the annexation
movement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

Bryanites and the advocates of silver
recommendation might derive profit by
throwing the search light of investigation
upon the peculiar conditions now obtain
ing in Mexico. The sudden fall in silver,
due to the unloading by large bullion
holders, coupled with new gold discover
les and the continued small demand for
the white metal in India, has caused
fluctuation in exchange which is more
harmful than low prices as it makes i'm
possible all calculations. The loss to cor
porations having gold interests to meet
abroad is large and at the present basis,
gold interest on government loans abroad
will require million dollars more in sill
yer per annum. Many orders for goods
abroad have Teen cancelled, merchants
desiring to see how the exchange is going.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

BY the Mortgage Deed sufficient amount of
rent is assigned directly. to the Portland Safe
Deposlt Company, Trustee, to pay the in
terest on the Bonds,
ton.
We have already sold large amount of
this issue for Trust Funds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30


The Joliet Railway Company owns and
operates the entire street railway system in
Joliet, Illinois, including q line to Lockport.
manufacturing town five miles distant. stu
ated at the present terminus of the Chica-
go Drainage canal.
The city of Joliet is about 40 miles from
Chicago on the Atchison, Chicago, & Rock
Island and Chicago & Alton railroads. The
population of Joliet including Lockport is
over 100000
miles Of track, 2 large brick and stone
power house with double equipment of
boilers, engines and generators, and a COM
plete new car equipment.
The present mortgage is for $25o,OOo and
covers all present property and all that NAV
hereafter be acquired. TheraiIway is owned,
hs n and managed By Portland
two and one-haif times the interest on the
bonds.
The officers and directors of the road are
J. A. Henry, Joliet, L. B. Winslow, John T.
liken, Henry P. Cox, Walter &. Davis. G. t.
baxter and Geo; +. Duncan, all of Portland.
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

ndlIMQy UUllIpdNy
PRINCIPAL DUE NOVEMBER, 1874,
INTEREST PAYABLE MAY AND
NOVEMBER.
The Central of Georgia Railway Co.
operates some fifteen hundred miles of
railway reaching from Savannah. Geor-
gla, to Augusta, Macon, Atlanta, and
most other important cities and towns in
the State OF Georgia, also to Montgomery
and Birmingham and numerous other
places in the state of Alabama. Closely
affiliated with the company is the Ocean
S. S. Co., operating the well known "Sa-
vannah Line" of Steamers between New
York and Savannah.
Captain G. j. Grammer, General Traffic
Manager of the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern Railway Company, fore
most authority on traffic matters, says
in a special report to us:
"This property is SO located
geographically as to practically
hold the key to the railroad stu
alton in the S0uth.''
Il can seenoreason why this property
cannot under the most adverse condi-
tons and at all times earn sufficient net
money to take care of its fixed charges,
and with favorable conditions. in few
years, earn interest on its income bonds
of all classes"
THE CONSOLIDATED MORTGAGE
5PER CENT GOLD BONDS ARE
SECURED UPON THE ENTIRE
PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE
COMPANY. THEY HAVE A FIRST
MORTGAGE LIEN ON 5s3 MILES OF
LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, AND A
SECOND MORTGAGE LIEN UPON
THE REMAINING 537 MILES OF
ROAD.
Tbs strong points in favor of the
bonds are these:
I. In the States in which this rail-
road is located healthful business
conditions obtain. As res nit of sew
eraIyears OF saving and economizing
thepeople are out of debt. Their local
AhousoitCS arc ptOsPoflH&s Inc pre-
sent cotton croppromisest to be large.
III. The management is honest
and capable.
LII. The different properties now
comprising the Central of Georgia
System have earned over period of
more than ten years an average net
income of &2,O49, Gil. The entire
oh a.. NJ or
The surplus this year, after some I'M
usually heavy expenditures for bet
terments will amount to about $500.
600. The accounts are in charge of
Mr.. CIV. Haskins, President Regents
Board of Examiners for Certified
Public Accountants of New York
State. The accounting therefore can
be depended upon as absolutely
correct.
WE OFFER A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF THE ABOVE BONDS
AT % LIZ FLAT, j. g., $685. FOR
EACH 81. 600 BOND, RESERyING
THE RIGHT TO ADVANCE THE
PRICE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Bonds may be obtained directly from
us at market quotations current when
order is received, or may be ordered
through any banker or broker. They
are listed on the New York and London
Stock Exchanges, and thus have the
benefit of an international market.
Detailed circulars may be had on ap-
plication at any of our offices, where the
mortgage and the certificates of counsel,
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Portland Safe Deposit Co.,
TR USTEE.

These bonds are secured by first mort
gage amounting to $3s,00o on a fine three
storied brick building, located in the heart
ford, and built under the direction of the
well known architect, Mr.. F. H. Fassett of
Portland. 1t was completed in January
and building.
The Post Office, the quarters for the Mason
10 bodies and the Knights of Pythias are
| 1oated in the building and the remaining
stores and offices are rented to prominent
business men.
one thousand dollars of the principal is
1899, which will more than Offset any de.
probation