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The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15
BRIEF IorTInes.

Postu aster SWEET has received notihca
mon from the Post Office Department that
work will not be commenced on the re-
pairs at the post office building until
spring as the season is now so far ad-
yauced that it is not deemed advisable to
start in on the work.
Sunday Bishop Healy administered con-
nrmation to large class of boys and girls
at St. Mary's church, Biddeford. -
Att antic Lodge No. 81, +. & A. ~.
will hold stated communication at Ma
sonic Hall, Wednesday, Nov 10, 1895, at
7.s0 p. m.
large number of citizens took COCA
sion TO inspect the Home for Aged Men
YESTERDAY and were much pleased with
all they saw.
The Fraternity club was entertained by
Rev. DIR. w. 81. Fem last night. Paper
by Rev. DIR. Fl. S. Burrage.
The first rehearsal of the Haydn assocl-
alton was held at Kotzsohmar hall last
evening
Cumberland County District lodge, /.
O. G. T., will hold regular nesting
with the lodge at White Rock, Wednes-
dav. November 10, forenoon and after
noon, with a public meeting in the eve
ming
The electrics will be running over the
Portland Railroad oompany's extensions
on Stevens Plains avenue and Brighton
street, Deerine, about Thanksgiving.
Three cases of diphtheria have been
reported at the rear 4S Fore, Paris, and
the rear 43 Mountfort, besides cases at 9ssa
Congress street, 10 Trowbridge place and
Larch street.
Charles Say went to Jail yesterday
morning for three months for stealing
an oyercoat and pair of gloves from VIII
liam q. O'Brien.
horse belonging to Bruins & john
SON. the coal dealers on Wiimot street,
dropped dead about IL o'clock yesterday
while being driven along Washington
street.
Tine members of Pine Tree lodge, &.
of P. and their ladies, are requested to
he present at Castle ball on next Friday
evening. The knights and ladies OF
Bavard lode Of South Portland will be
the guests and grand good time is an
ticipated.
The Martha Washington society Will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Hood. % Cedar
street.
A special meeting of Arcana lodge, !.
O. G. T., will be held at 81 Lincoln
street this Tuesday evening at p. m.
Contractor G. S. Staples yesterday Sc
cured the contract to build an oraamen
tai retaining wall, steps, etc., and a
bridge with large amount OF filling
and grading on the grounds of Hebron
Academy at Hebron.
Dana futile was arrested yesterday
charged by his wife with assaulting Der
seriously. She said that he kicked and
beat her. He claimed that he was justi-
fed bv her actions Tuttle has been De-
fore the court several times.
Several tramps were pulled in yesterday
and several arrests made for drunkenness.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15
THE FORGED CHECKS.
John NJ. Merrin Arrested But Denies the
Crime.

Yesterday the man, who it is alleged
has been passing worthless checks was ar
rested for the crime Of forgery. Saturday
night James Malone presented q check at
the Preble house for $ss on = Traders
bank blank, signed by ]. E. Gould &
Co, and endorsed by J. NJ. Merrill and
James Malone. The check was made out
in favor of J. Merrill. Clerk Miller of
the hotel hesitated before cashing the
paper, but Malone was pronounced all
straight by Patrick McEwen, who has a
hack stand at the hotel, and the money
was paid over.
Yesterday morning Landlord Gray went
down tic the bank and found that the
check was a forgery.
Malone claims that the check was
passed on him by Merrill, and that he
supposed it good when he gave it to the
Preble house. Merrill was located by
Officers Hanson and johnson around the
stores in the vicinity of Center and Free
streets and was put under arrest. He
gave his name as John NJ Merrill and
says his home is at Rockland. He is %
years old and was born at Calais. In re-
ply to question as to what he had been
doing here he said he had been drinking
ram mostly. He later said that he had
been hero about four weeks and had
worked part of the time at his trade,
which is that of worker on hard wood.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15
A CLOTHING SENSATION.

The Outlet Clothing Company have
leased the store 2OS Middle street., under
the Falmouth hotel. and this morning at
tan O'Clock their doors will be thrown
open to the public, and all are invited TO
call and inspect their immense stock of
clothing, which they advertise to sell at
forty cents on the dollar. A glance az
their advertisement will give some idea
of the goods and prices.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15
BELKNAP MOTOR COMPANY.

At the annual meeting of the Belknap
Motor company these officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President and General Manager-George
w. Brown.
Treasurer-CharlesL L. Baxter.
Clerk-Seth L. Larrabee.
Directors-George w. Brown, Seth L..
Larrabee, Bryce NJ. Edwards, b. B. Win
slow. e. B. Dyer, VIM. d. Scott, e. K.
Payson.
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EXTRACT.

EXTRACT.
Pursuant to telegraphio instructions OF
the 10th instant, from the War Depart
ment, the Second artillery, fully armed
and equipped for filed service, and pro-
vided with not less than five days feld
rations, will proceead to Savannah, Ga. J.
there to go into camp, awaiting shipment
to Cuba, and Is relieved from duty in this
department on departure from its present
stations.
The lieutenant colonel, junior major,
staff, band and Batteries b and D, Fort
Adams, r. l.; the senior major, Battery
Growers Cliff. Mass; Battery, @, Long
Island Head, Mass. !; Battery u, Portland
Head, Me-; Battery l., Fort Schuy Ter, N.
Y; Battery l. Fort Caswell, N. g; Bat
terry 81, Fort Trum bull, Conn.,: Battery
K, Fort Constitution, N. II.
The organizations named will be pre-
pared to depart as soon as transportation
4, which will await the arrival OF troops
to relieve them.
The quartermasters departments Will
furnish the transportation as above lnol- :
ca6ed. The subsistence department. Will
furnish the necessary travel rations ana
coffee money.
By Command of Major Gen. Shafter.
tGlSuouJ
N. Barber. Asst. Adjt. General.
Another important order OF local in
terest creating as 1t does a separate post
at Portland Head has just been issued
and is as follows:
Headquarters Dept. of the East,
Governors Island, N. 7. @.
November II, 1898.
Special Orders 26S.
SO much of paragraph one, Special Or
ders No. 80, current series, from these
headquarters as constitutes Portland
Head sub-post of Fort Prebie Is re-
scinded and Portland Head will hereafter
be an independent post and commanded
by the senior officer present for duty there.
Until the necessary buildings are pro-
yided, supplies will be drawn from Fort
Preble.
By Command Major Gen. Shafter.
(Signed)
n. Barber, Asst. Adjt General
By the operation of this order, Captain
j. r. Williams, 7th Artillery, succeeds to
the command of Fort Prsble while Capt.
|G F.. e. Harrison, now at the Head will
continue as commanding officer at that
point.
Second Lieut.. Hatch has just been as
signed to duty with Battery II. Second
Artillery and will Join it without delay.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15

REVIVAL AT FRIENDS CHURCH.
Rev. i. P. Wooton, pastor of Friends
church. Boston, will conduct series of
revival meetings at Friends church, Oak
street. Beginning tonight services will
be held each evening at 7.30.
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| rs
va rsi.

The seven mentioned above are only few of anv oa1v de-
s;ab bargains be found in black dress goods department We shall
t,ke pleasure in showing them to you
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MILITARY NEWS.
Order Relieving the Second Artillery
Has Been Received.
PORTLAND HEAD MADE AN INDIE
PENDENT POST.

Capt. j. r.. Williams Succeeds to the Com
mand of Fort Preble-Captain G. f. e.
Harrison Continues in Command at the
Head-Lieut. Hatch Joins Battery e,
Second Artillery.
The order relieving the Second artillery
from drty in the Department of the East
las been received at Fort Preble and the
following is an extract:
Headquarters Dept of the East,
Governors Island, N. Y G.,
November IL, 1898.
Spanio1 ORDERS 963
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The Row is Over.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 24.-Goycrnor
Ellerbe to- day appointed Lieut.. Col.
James H. Tillman cOlonel of the First
regiment to succeed the late Colonel
Alston. Maj. NJ. b. Stokes is Lieuten-
ant Colonel, promoted to succeed Col.
Tillman. Major Earle is senior major.
The other major has not been ap-
pointed.
Colonel Tillman after his appoint
ment was announced said: eve have
all been born again. Past differences
are being buried and the happy,
friendly relations which existed when
we were mustered in are now firmly
restored"
The other side have also made a
truce and the charges are withdrawn,
so peace has been declared all along
the line.
An effort is now being made to have
the regiment retained in service. All
the officers want it and many Of the
men want to remain in the service. !.
All the officers here, about 35, called
on Governor Ellerbe tonight to thank
him for the appointments made and to
assure him of peace and harmony
re gning in the regiment.
All The officers will go to Trenton to
see Senator Tillman relative to the re-
tcntion Of the rcgiment.-Spccioi to
GycenrHic NcUs.
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An Edgefleld Lady Murdered.

EDGEFIELD, October l9.-News has
just reached here that Mrs. Atkinson,
wife of Mr.. J. A. Atkinson, promi-
nent citizen and planter of the Savan-
nah section of the country, was assas-
sinated while returning home from
Augusta last night Mr.. and Mrs.
Atkinson went to Augusta yesterday
morning in buggy, the purpose Of
the formers visit being to sell con-
siderable quantity of cotton. This he
did. 1t was nightfall when they left
for home, and somewhere ON the road
the place not having been as yet iden-
tilted, they were fired upon from am
bush. Mrs. Atkinson being Instantly
killed, the husband escaping injury.
AS yet the tragedy is shrouded in
mystery, there being no clue to the
perpetrator of the foul deed. 1t is
surmiscd that the assassin knew MIR.
Atkinson had sold cotton, and suppos
ing he had the proceeds of the safe on
his person the object was robbery.
This is at present the most reasonable
solution of the affair, as neither Mr..
or Mrs. Atkinson had known enemy
openly, and yet, after the fatal shot
was fired, no further attack was made
upon Mr. Atkinson, aud unmolested
he drove home with the dead body of
his wife by his side. Great excite
ment prevails, not only in the neigh
borhood where the crime was committed.
but throughout the county where the
news has reached \ body of men,
composed of some Of the best citizens,
left town this morning for the scene
of the tragedy to assist in ferretlng
out the matter. If apprehended there
is little doubt that the guilty party
will meet speedy death Oar peo-
pie will not tolerate such crime
NeuS and Courier.
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Cigarette Stops a Wedding.

Midwife. Neb., Oct. lS.-Because
her fance, Harry Deldar, detected the
odor Of cigarette smoke on her breath
he left Miss Gencvieve Ransom at the
altar, where they stood waiting to be
married. He had previously discover
ed that she smoked, but she had prom
ised him that she would discontinue
the habit. Shortly before the hour
set for the marriage one of the brides
maids offered her cigarette and she
smoked it. AS the clergyman COM
menced the ce. emony keldar shifted
suspiciously. Then he leaned forward
with his face close to the brides.
you've been smoking again! he
exclaimed.
Miss Ransom vouchsafcd no reply.
Without another word Keldar turned
and walked out of the house. The
bride tainted The bridegroom S
friends hurried out to bring him back:
But Keldar wouldn't go. Nor would
Miss Ransom have accepted him had
he changed his mind. The match has
been declared off.
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A Comparisons.

MIR. EDITOR: send you herewith Il
statement from Abbeville Cormtys
Supervisor, so that the people of An
dcrson County may know something OF
the difference III expense atcnr County
Poor House. Now, | suppose nearly
every tax payer in Anderson County
has reid. the report recently sent out
by our Grand Jury, which, to say the
least of it, is misleading to our people.
They use very positive language in
reference to the management of our
Poer House. They say I'VE sent Il
committee there and they found every
thing well kept and all moneys eco
nomically expended" / have reports
from quite number of Other Counties
that have equally as good reports as
Abbeville, but will give Abbevillc's
because she is a sister County, and her
natural conditions are almost idcnti-
cally the same as ours. Now for Mr..
Lyons report:
Mr.. H. II. Edwards. Anderson, S. C.
Dear Sir: Your letter in reference to
the cost of maintenance of panpers in
this County just to hand. When |
first took charge. three years ago, they
were leased out to the lowest bidder ut
SG7.00 per head per annum and q plan
tatien of 300 acres thrown in. APP
pointed Stewart and started Il farm.
The frst year reduced it to S4S.00 per
head, and last year it was reduced to
$4,000 per head per annum. While
this reduction was going on 1T includes
the purchase of mules, COWS, hogs and
farming implements. am now press
ing three or four hundred bales of hay
(peavine) on the place for road mules.
| give the paupers' farm credit for SUI
plus not needed on the farm.
Yours truly,
JOHN LYON.
Now, Mr.. Taxpayer, what do you
think of that? You will see by the
Grand Jury's report that it costs us
S5.61 to keep Il pauper in or poor
house Dcr month, whereas it takes only
1928 in Abbcvillc. S2.2S per month
less in Abbevillc than it costs us, or
$27.2G per annlm less. If our poor
house had been managed as ccOnOml-
cally as Abbevillc's last year, on our 81
paupers we would have saved about
81, ,662 SG. Now, in the face OF these
facts, our Grand Jury have gone Oh
year in and year out complimcnting
the different departments of our Conn-
ty government, surely without making
any inquiry as to what people are doing
otherwhcrc. Now don't mean to say
that our Grand Jury are Intentionally
trying to misslcad onr people: Far
from it. But Go say they should not
use such positive language unless they
make a more thorough investigation OF
facts. Respectfully,
II. Ii. EDWARDS.
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II decade or two they recovered
.om their surprise and turned their

ter decade or two they recovered
from their surprise and turned their
attention to fruits and dairying.
Cotton farming is probably as primi-
tive as any other branch of agriculture.
The system in the south is just chang
ing. Capital, science and brains are
revolutioniZing the industry. The
shifting of the cotton belt from the
east to the west of the Mississippi is of
no greater importance than the new
methods of culture which have been
adopted. New and superior plants are
being developed through selection and
intensive cultivation. The old, half
farming system is being replaced by
large plantations, Systematically or
ganized and conducted, and they will
produce more cotton to the acre and at
less outlat than the 0ne-horse, un-
scientific farms of the shiftless, care
less negroes.
For Il long time the contention was
ignorant, shiftless darlly or white man
could raise as much cotton to the acre
as Il skilled scientific agrculturist, but
this could hardly be true, even though
it required little intelligence to raise
the plant. In the light OF recent de-
velopments the folly of it is made APP
parent to all. The cotton planter,
with new seed. new machinery and
new methods of culture, increases the
yield in way that threatens the one
horse farm with ruin.
1t is believed that the United States
will always be able to control the cot,
ton trade of the world, and if our land
was properly farmed, we could easily
run other countries out of the market.
But the old cotton patches Of the shift
less farmers must improve or disap
pear. Other cotton countries stand
ready to increase their cotton crop
upon the slightest prov0cation. 1t was
the war of rebellion that made Egypt
a cotton growing country OF impor-
tance. When the war closed our cot
ton ports in England, the Klcdivc Of
Egypt put out immense cotton planta-
tions, and between 1861 and 1865 the
crop Of Egyptian cotton increased over
400 per cent. This sudden discovery
of the ecountry's possibilities has worked
injury to Our cotton industry ever
since. Not only does Egypt supply a
good deal Of the demand OF the world
lUI CplloH, Dttl VIC Inipoi u SoiilC ioo,VVo
bales Il year ourselves.
India has taken "a similar start in
cotton growing and it only needs some
OppOrtune moment to stimulate 1t 10 Il
wonderful DEVELOPMENT. A war that
would interfere with our cotton grow
ing, or Il sharp decrease in our cotton
acreage so that prices would advance
a few cents pound, would be followed
in India and Egypt by Il doubling Or
trebling of the acreage. The advan-
tage thus gained would require years
to overcome. How low cotton can go
and yet prove profitable is problem
that the future must decide. With Il
new stimulus in our far eastern trade
relations, it may soon be found that
tive-cent and even four-cent cotton
will prove great boon to the south,
and incidentally to the country.
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Measures Of Economy.
HosEA PArn, S. c.. Oct. %.


MIR. Editor: I have received letters
all ever the State from good men who
are candidates for clerk Of the house
of representatives and for clerk of the
senate. Now | don't blame the boys
for wanting the job, as | think it is a
pretty fat office considering the amount
of work they do. [ am not going to
ccnsure our present clerks, as | know
that they are all good men and have
done their duty faithfully, but | am
inclined to think they get too much
money for the amount of work they
have to do.
The clerk for each branch Of the
general assembly gets $500, and then
he recommends his assistant to the
speaker who appoints him, and the as
sistants get $3.50. Besides their salary
they are allowed 81 per day for ten
days after the house adjourns and [
do not think this is necessary.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I believe that we
can fill these places for one-halr the
amount that we are now paying if not
for s. per day and get good men too.
| hope that some of our young men
will comc out and offer to take these
places at the above mentioned prices
and if they will they may rest assured
they will receive my support.
The speaker does as much work as
either one Of the clerks and he only
gets S120 if the house is in session
thirty days. AS for my part | am
pledged to go to the house and work
for the reduction of all expenses that
I can and think if we would cut all
expenses in the general assembly that
we could put the county officers on
salaries and do away with the State
dispensary and let each county manage
its own dispensary or prohibition,
whichever it wants, We could save to
the over burdened tax payers Of South
Carolina at least $50 900, and then it
would take liquor out of politics.
II VIC must have Il central dispensary,
however, we could have commission
CT that would answer the same purpose
aud we would save great deal of
freight and reshipping.
JOSHUA W. ASHLEY.
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Tragedy in GrcenvilIc.

GREENvILLE, S. c., Oct. 2l.-Warrcn
E. NJ. CRUDE. architect, was shot and
instantly killed this morning by John
G.. Chatfin, contractor The shooting
occurred six feet from Grubc's office
door in the upstairs hall OF the City
National Bank building. CRUDE had
made several complaints about Chat
fins work on Il house of which Grllbc
WAS supervising architect, amt two
months ago they had Il fight, CRUDE
being knocked down. More trouble
resulted and Cliallin nalcd up the
house. refusing 10 turn II over lllitil
paid certain amounts. CRUDE sill re-
fused to accept he work and ordered
il pnt right by October 9th.
This morning Clallin went to Gilbcs
Office, and tits probable IL fight occurred.
Both men entered the hall. Chatlin
toward the front stairway and s'rubc
behind with Il small piece OF scantln%.
MIR. William Norwood, from his Office
in the same building, heard Il fuss and
going to the door heard Chaflin curse
CRUDE with vile cpithcts. CRUDE asked
what Challin said and Challin shot.
Blows may have. passed first, as Dr..
Norwood, the only eyewitness, WAS
not in good position to see. Grlbcs
right eye is black and Chailin has Il
scar on tllr ann. The bali entered
C;rubc's left temple and he dropped
dead. He WIS Il young man who had
been here two years and was TO have
been married next month. Ills home
is in Rochester, n. y. and the body
will be sent there.
Chailn refuses to talk. He and his
family calnc here three years ago from
Johnston City. ienu.. where he WAS
prominent. ;'ilaiiin bad written Sriibc
IL note his morning FOR sonir keys. but
he never sena them. The scantling
CRUDE had WIS found between his feet
The coroncrs jury makes it 4 willful
borniciUn
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

hv local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the car. There Is only one
wly 10 cure Deafness, and that is by cons i.u-
tional rene; lies Deafness Is caused by IN niam-
ed condition nf the mucous lining of the EuSrach
ian Tube When th, tube gels inilanrd ynu have
n rubbing ourd or imperfect hearing, and wncn
il is entirely C osci deafness Is the result. and
uul,ss he iuill.naticn can hr taken ont ami III ;
iulr restored u lis noe'nn condition. hearmg will
be destroyed forever nine eases out Of ton ale
caused by caarrah which 10 nothing but an in
famed condition ot the i.ucons su laacs.
we will give one Hun tired Do lars tor any case
of Defines tc,used ny catarIl,) that csnnot be
cnred hy Halls 'ai rrh urs e'"d f'r cure lars
free. f.. CHENEY w., Iolefo, y.
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Pitts Carminative is pleasant to the
taste, acts promptly, and never fails to
give satisfaction. 1t carries children
over the critical time Of tecthing, and
is the friend of anxious mothers and
puny children. A few doses will dem
onstratc its value. Il. IL. Dorsey,
Athens, Ga, writes: Il consider it
the best medicine have have ever
used in my family 1t does all you
claim for it, and even more.
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Col. Frank II. Weston is spoken
of in Columbia as candidate for
speaker Of the house Of representa-
tives. Hon. Cole j. Blcase, of New
berry. is also spoken of in that con-
ncction. The present speaker, Hon.
f. B. Gary, will be supported by his
friends.
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The
Business
Architects. . .

CANNOT afford base bis misleading statements No
money reputation by miprnDg what he has to
foolish what he Our object to sell rea
and do this giving the actual
values efg positive saving for the purchaser When
tel YOU in Goods the BESThe reliable
bought for the understand that
g something ervccab buying from cheap merchandise that
only the price and looks and deficient quality
Cont your where it
Let convince that for dollar
merchandise We
yeux when buying
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= How to keep the boys on the
farm? Take them OF Of it occasional
ly when such an opportunity as tie
next annual State Fair presents itself.
Nov. l-lth to 18Th.