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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
PERSONAL.

Lieut.. E. Landon, I'd Artillery. U. 5.
A., detailed to the camp in Concord. N.
H, as ouartermaster and oommissary
h.s arrived in that city.
Dir. Richard T. O'Donoghue OF the U.
s. photographers Office, Navy Depart
ment, Washington, is visiting his father
Col D. O'C. O'Donoghue, Great Dia-
mond Island.
Rev. James A. Flynn of Biddeforf'
and Rev. A. D. De Cells of Westbrook
were in the city yesterday.
Right Reverend Bishop Healy is in the
eastern part of the State, and is expected
home some time next week.
Rev. Dir. Lynch of Fast Weymouth,
Mass, is spending few days in the city.
MIR. NIB. Gilbert, formerly of this city,
but now of Boston, was reelected presi-
dent of the Dancing Masters Association
the other day, and his new dance, the
"Cadet Lancers'' was accepted by the as
ISOLATION.
Rev. A. J. O'Kerblom arrived here
yesterday on the New York boat from Ar
not, Penn. He was on his way TO become
the pastor of the Zion Lutheran church at
Monson, land left on yesterday forenoon IS
trainI for htsnew charge.
Harvey Murray. the organist, has re-
turned to Washington, after very sue
cessful season in Portland.
Mr.. Pitman Pulsifer. clerk of the naval
committee Of the Senate, and Mrs.
Pulsifer, were in town yesterday, on
their return from visit with relatives
at Lewiston and Auburn.
g. The engagement of Miss Ethel Carney,
daughter of Mr.. Eessenden V. Carney
and Lieut.. James Potter of New Jersey,
who has been serving on the Montauk,
is announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. McInnes of
Philadelphia, who have been passing the
summer at Rangeley Lakes, returned to
the city yesterday, and are atA4 Park
street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
Brief JoTTINos.

Yesterday Geo. o. Tuttls and Oh ester
I. Orr were drawn as grand jurors for
the United States Circuit Court, and Da-
vid Hooper and Edward e. Rogers petit
Jurors.
Yesterday was the Feast of the Nativ1-
ty of the Blessed Virgin, and the day was
observed by the usual masses at ths no.
man Catholic churches of the city
Yesterday was quite autumnal In early
morning, but warmed up at noon.
The soldiers at the Maine General hos.
pital and the Eye and Ear infirmary, are
doing well. Private Angus Mcfarland
seems better, and Private Arthur q.
Fitznatrtck is much better. Musician
Ellis of Co. M, has gone to the hospital
suffering from malaria.
The ladies of the Fruit and Flower mis-
sion are doing what they can for the sold
iers in the Portland hospitals They ask
that all who can contribute to aid them
in their work will send or bring their
offerings to the rooms on Oak street az
near 10 O'Clock as possible Saturday
morning.
Hose was called to Danforth street on
a false alarm Wednesday night. Some
one saw smoke in a house and thinking
there was fire, gave the alarm.
Mrs. G. C. Berry of 2i3 Spring street,
fell down stairs Wednesday night anc
broke her arm.
The only business before the municipal
court Yesterday morning was a continued
LIQUOR case in which bail was furnished
Vice Consul Heating has received Sl'
from C Of. Barrett of tbs Allan line, ane
SIS each from the consul general at Bos
ton and fore street friend, for the Sea
mems Institute rooms.
A team was found straying on Wilmo'
street last night and was. gathered in by
the police.
There was quite a change in tempera
ture between morning and night yester
day. The evening was very autumnal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.

The front of the building occupied by
Ira F. Clark & Co.. the clothiers, is be-
ing repaired, and several improvements
will also be added. While the alterations
are going on on the outside this hustling
firm is busy on the inside unpacking
and marking new fall goods preparatory
to their fall opening of clothing, hats
and furnishings. when one of the largest
and best selected stocks In New England
will be displayed on their counters at
very low prices. The store will be open
Monday and Saturday evenings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09

The city electrician OF Bangor stated
was but $46.2 per lamp per year. The
lights are burned $50 hours less than in
Portland. In giving the COST of main
tanning this plant several items of ex-
pense are charged to other departments
which should be charged to the lighting
account, and some items which should be
considered in getting the price per lamp
are omitted The help account is state
to be $3, 1874. 90 per year; the othsr expenses
given are for carbons, Oil and waste, and
amount to $35bs. 80, total Of $500. 80 per
year. Besides this there should be added
interest on cost of plant, depreciation of
electrical apparatus, broken globes, wall
controller burned out, repairs to broken
lamps, damage to mast arms, repairs to
station, coal (Which is used when water
is low, in all about s7520.o0 which added
to the above would make $l4,412 80. To
this should be added also cost of repair
ing dam, wages of engineer, cost of new
brushes and segments, taxes and water
rents which the city would receive from
a private corporation, which If added
would make the cost of lights per lamp
per wear about Slo4.e9 Portland pays but
800. 90 per lamp per year and lights ESQ
hours more per year.
The superintendent of lights in Lewis
ton, Me-, stated that the cost of lights in
his city was but $4,000 per lamp per year.
The lights are run ON moonlight schedule.
In estimating the cost of light here the
same may be said as is said in the case of
Bangor, viz: All expenses are not
charged to the lighting account. If they
were and the lights burned the same
number of hours as in Portland it would
be found that it costs Lewiston more for
her lights than 1t does Portland.
Reliable statistics prove beyond a doubt
that it is cheaper for municipalities gen
orally to purchase light than to own and
operate lighting plant; also that Port
land is paying much less for lighting
than most cities similarly situated.
W. T. MILLIKEN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.

At the request of the New York police
department Officer Stevens arrested
young man5named Edward Marshall, yes
tarday. Marshall is charged with the
larceny of $500 from his employers. Max
Strauss g. Co., ticket brokers, New
York. Marshall has been passing the
pas5 two months at Peaks island. He
now awaits the arrival of New York
officer to take him back to the metropolis.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
PARK ST RE j
SCHOOL,.

The pupils Of the Park Street
School who Rnst year were I'm
Miss Fuilerss, Miss NesmIth's and
Miss Beck's rooms, are requested
TO assemble for distribution TO
other schools, at Park st. school
house, Monday, Sept. l9, at 8 a.
fHa.
All other pupils i'm the Park st.
district are requested to assem-
Die at the same place for the
same purpose at = y. sal., MOn-
day, Sept. l2.
nc Will greatly assist the Conn.
in the distribution OF the pupils
III parents will have their chill
dren present promptly at the
time and place above mentioned d.
sepl0datl o. M. LORD, Supt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
RUNAWAY ON FEDERAL STREET.

About 6 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
a horse, without carriage, which was
hitched to pole on Federal street, near
Middle, broke his halter and started
down the street. at--a abreakneok pace. A
bow near by, at once mounted a white
horse and went in pursuit 1t was a. hot
race down Federal street. but the runa-
way animal was overtaken and brought
to bay not far from India steret.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
No. OF
candle power
furnished for
one cent nar

. In this State but few cities own and
operate lighting plants. Bangor and
Lewiston, however, have municipal
plants. But on account of the system
Of bookkeeping employed In each case,
and as there are no Commissioners OF
Electric Light to visit these cities and OK
anime the accounts and make report OF
same, it becomes difficult to estimate
with any degree of accuracy the cost OF
lights.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
FUNERAL or PRIVATE ARTHUR DYER.
He was Buried Yesterday With Military
Honors-A Large Gathering of Friends
Rev. Mr.. Ayres Conducted the Ser
vices-Numerous Floral Tributes.

Hundreds of psople gathered in and
about 81 Franklin street yesterday after
noon at 200 O'Clock to pay their tributes
Of respect to the memory of Private Ar
thur W. Dyer, GO. r, list Maine Regi-
ment.
The oasket was draped with the Ameri-
can flag and covered with profusion Of
beautiful floral tokens from family,
friends and companions in arms.
TIE funeral was conducted by Rev. Mr..
Ayres and there were scriptural read
ings, fervent prayer and brief remarks.
during which Rsv. MIR. Ayres menti oned
the fact that we are just beginning to
realize what the war cost us in the loss OF
our strongest young men; that this dead
soldier entered the service from sense of
duty and was not attracted there by the
glamor Of the glory to be won. The
speaker thought that these young men
who die of disease are as much heroes as
any who have fallen on the field ofsbattle,
and referring to the deceased said that
one of the finest things that could be said
about him was the fact that he.was as up
right in his camp life as at home. He
was loved by his officers showing that he
was receptive to the discipline of army
life and he had special power to attract
Young men because of the cheeriness of
his disposition. The fact was also mem
toned that during his last fatal illness
Private Dyer was always glad to bear
testimony to the good treatment which
he had uniformly received.
There was singing by Mr.. John L.
Shaw and Arthur D. Pierce md the num-
bers, chosen by the family, were "Sweet
Bye and Bye and "Beulah Land
An escort of regulars met the remains
at the entrance to Evergreen Gem etery
where the body was buried with the GUS
tomnry honors.
The pail bearers were Private u. L..
Aver, Private q. W. Webber, VIM. Nc
Pherson, Stephen Cammett, Arthur Hill
and Henry Pickett.
The floral tributes included an immense
harp by the members of the family, a
tribute by reason of the musical tastes of
the deceased, large star with "Home"
in blossoms of purple from four members
of the Sunday school, Fred Delano, Ed.
ward Mcdonald, Lawrence Mcfarland
and Arthur Hill. There were also day
break pinks from Unole Charles and
Aunt Clara, white pinks from Mrs. f. L.
FERRIS, pinks from Alice Tenney, lilies
from Carl Coffin, day break pinks from
Lawrence Mcfarland, bouquet from Mrs.
Henry Irickey, a large crescent from Ed
ward Mcdonald, bouquet from Merrill c.
Hugbey, d large Tyre from Miss Looney
and classmates of the North school and
many others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09

Has been used over Fifty Years oy millions OF
mothers for their children while Ieething
with perfect success 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain. cures Wind
Cole. regulates the bowels. and is the best
remeoy for DiaFrhoea whether arising from
,eething or other causes. For sale by Drug
rists in every part OF the world. Be sure and
a ak for mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
a bottle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09

Scratch, scratch. scratch; unable to at
tend to business during the day or sleep
during the night. Itching piles, horrible
plague. Doan's Ointment cures. Never
tails. At any drug store, 30 cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
ANCIENT CUSTOM OF KEEPING
BIRTHDAYS.

The custom Of keeping birthdays is
many thousands years old. fharoah s
birthday Festivities are mentioned in the
pautateuch
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
THE PRESS.
INV ADyEKylsEMENxs xopAx.

Owen, Moore e. Co.
Rmes Brothers Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
Manufacturers Syndicate.
The Cumberland Illuminating Co.
Congress Square Fish Market.
Ira f. ClarkE&5 Co.
A. E. Vining.
T. c. Jones'
Sborthand-NIi E. S. Moody.
Johnson g. Lambert.
Park st. School Notice.
Earpswell Steamboat Co.
W. S. Parker Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Jefferson Theatre.
New Wants. To Let, For Sale LOST. fouLu
and similar advertisements will pc 1oun uhoer
their appropriate heads on page ..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
CASTORIA

Bears the signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind You Haze Always BongAt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09

The Draperies depart
ment is receiving new
goods every day. the
pick and choice of the
foreign and home mar
kets, the very latest nov
elites from all over.
The most extensive
line of Lace Curtains
and upholstery stuffs we
have ever shown, all ex-
elusive patterns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09

This is conclusive evidence that the
electric light companies of Massachu-
setts (though they receive more than
W hat Portland pays), are not being paid
a proper price for lighting; and, if pri-
vate company can, with all its care, skill
and close business management, barely pay
expenses at present prices, how can a mu-
nicipality be benefited by engaging in
the business and aving to rely for SER
vices and business sagacity upon shifting
municipal managers. inexperienced in
the business and liable to be changed at
every election? Yet under such condi-
lions with private companies, many of
them furnishing lights at barely cost,
they are branded as monopolies.
In 1889, Allen r. Foote, of New York,
one of the leading economists Of this coun-
try, stated in his Economic Val1s OF
Elecrticity and Power" that mot many
years compass before the progress OF
events will satisfy cities that have under
taken the ill-advissd action of buying an
electric light plant, that instead of gain
ing an advantage, they have created an
obstruction to the proper Development of
an electrical service. To secure the full
| advantage of that service, they will, soon
er or later, sell their plants to private
companies, who will operate them under
contract in connection with the private
light and power service"
This prediction has proven trus in
many instances, some of which are {:
Greenville, S. c.; Carrolltown, Ga. !;
Stockton, Kan; Lyons, Ind; Marceline,
Mo-; Marietta, O.. Michigan City, Ind. !;
Portland, o.; Upton, Ia. TitusYille,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-09
6for 75c, $3.50 per dozen.

A large line of beautiful nov
elites in all the new shapes and color
ings for fall. They are high grade in
quality and have style equal to the
more expensive ones.
The labor world., 1898-06-25


There is no use whimpering
about this Hawaiian folly. It
is as good as committed and
the only thing left is to hope
we shall not make the worst of
it. But what it shall produce
is foreshadowed in the fact
that while the bill is pending
some thrifty franchise grab
bers have got from the good
natured islanders a concession
for a P Pacific cable, the charter
to be confirmed by our con-
gress. When it comes to gath
ering plums in Honolulu, Mr..
Tweed will lament in his grave
that he died too soon. We can
look out for the choicest as
sortment of long-range scan
dals since Spain took posses
sion of unhappy Cuba. =
The labor world., 1898-06-25
WAR! POLITICSl

War! Politics! War! Politics!
is about all you can hear on the
streets of Duluth these days
and if Mark Hanna doesn't do
something to make the war
more interesting than it has
been for the past two weeks,
politics will be the leading
topic. In fact it seemed for a
while last week, after the fu-
sionists came back from the
Twin Cities, that politics had
overshadowed everything. All
kinds of combinations are be-
ing worked. The professional
politician and CRATER are
patching up their mits and
placing thereon a good coat OF
wax or rosin that nothing of a
valuable nature will slip away.
The political brokers are doing
up all kinds of bargains and
trades to be sold to any and
every person if they are only
the highest bidder. All kinds
of states are for sale as well as
little hatchets, not of the George
Washington, but of the ITO the
victor belongs the spoils''
brand. Material for the max
ing of platforms are to be given
away with every sale exceed
ing ten cents. Wire is being
used in abundance. The re.
publicans are the most active
lust now and it is said that
Mark Hanna is to send barrels
of money to this state this fall
for the purpose of carrying il
for the gold-bug: party, while
the great national circus ring
of si1verites is to send large
menagerie and several side
shows to give exhibitions of po-
litica1 Juggling as we'll as
sleight-of-hand performances
with silver dollars. U.s..
Taking it all in all we be.
1ieve we will have a lively
time. -
The labor world., 1898-06-25

The aldermen who put them
selves on record in favor of
granting the twenty-fve-year
franchise to the telephone
company showed that they
were there to serve the
"franchise grabber" instead
of acting for the best in
terests of the people. There is
no question as to who controls
the votes of a number of the
aldermen who favored the
move, but many people will be
surprised to find some of the
newly elected members lining
up on that side of the fence
especially those who made
such pretensions and prated
their fidelity to the peoples in
terests before election. It will
take Dn1uth voters some time
to separate the grain from the
tares in the aldermanic field,
but the hypocrite will be found
out and retribut;on will be
swift. a.:
The labor world., 1898-06-25

two great parties that domin-
ate this country have but one
idea of government-the use of
the taxing power for the bene-
fit of favored classes. They
have but one financial policy
that of controlling the cur
rency in the interest of Wall
street and London. Land mon
opo1yl pushes the people from
the country into the cities, and
labor saving machinery then
pushes them from the shops
into the Streets
The labor world., 1898-06-25
The Cry of the Dreamer.

am tired OF planning and toiling
In the crowded hive OF men.
Heartweary OF building and spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And long for the dear old river
Whele dreamed my youth away,
For dreamer lives forever,
And g. toiler dies in a day.
am sick of the snowy seeming
OF a life that is half a lie;
OF the faces lined with scheming
In the thronRs that hurries by.
From the sleepless thoughts endeavor
Iwould go where the children play;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And thinker dies in day.
can feel no pride, but pity, .-
For the burden the rich endure;
There is nothing sweet in he city
But the patient lives OF the poor.
Oh, the little hands too skillful,
And the child mind choked with weeds;
The daughters heart grown willful ..
And the fathers heart that bleeds.
No, no; from the streets rude hustle,
From trophies from mart and stage,
would fly to the woods low rustic l.. 7
And the meadows kindly page.
Let us dream rs of yore by the river,
And beloved for the dream away:
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a thinker dies in day.
-. ~ .->... John Boyle O'Reilly..
The labor world., 1898-06-25

The main business of the next
legislature will not be to fix the
tariff but to see that the rail-
road, iron and pine land own
ers pay their share of the taxes.
Candidates should be advised
to make their attitude clear on
that point and we don't care
what they may believe about
custom house details.
The labor world., 1898-06-25
Mems $40 and S12 all-wool Suits for
$6.75.
1.-THE BIG DULUTH.
AcL0sE VOTE.
The Telephone Franchise is
Voted on by Our Reform
Council, So. ss.3

The committee, composed of
Aldermen Johnson, Richardson
and Simpson appointed by the
council to report on the grant
ing of a twenty-five year long
distance telephone franchise,
submitted it's report last Mon
day evening. Aldermen John
son and Richardson reported
favorable to the granting of the
franchise while Alderman
Simpson presented a minority
report. He declared that the
people of the city are against
granting any and all franchises
as was indicated by the plat
forms of the republican, dem
ocrat and populists platforms
in the last municipal election.
A vote was taken on the or
dinance as amended by the
committee and was lost as fol-
lows, by a vote of 8 to s.:
Ayes ~ Burg, Cromwell,
Duren, Grifen, Johnson, Rich
ardson, Trevilion, Cochrane.
.Nays-Crassweller, Crowley,
Jefferson, Krumseig, Nelson,
Sang, Simpson, Fischer.
The vote on the original ordi-
nance was lost by vote of 9
to 7. Here is the way the ere
form" aldermen voted:
Yeas-Burg, Cromwell, Du-
rem, Griffen, Johnson, Richard
son, Cochrane.
Nays-Crassweller, Crowley
Jefferson, Krumseig, Nelson,
Sang, Simpson, Fischer, Trevil-
lion.
The labor world., 1898-06-25

Well admit that the Popu-
lists have not reached the limit
of human intelligence in all
their propositions, but it is
hardly right for the party
which brought forth the war
revenue bill to cast aspersions
at them. That is the most in
geniously ill-conceived meas
ure since the Mckinley tariff.
The labor world., 1898-06-25

No contract should be made
with the electric lighting COM
pany for five years or for three.
At the earliest day the city can
see it's way clear there should
be municipal plant and no
contract should be entertained
that would hamper the city in
getting it.
The labor world., 1898-06-25

The hirelings of the fran
chise grabbers were hustling
around this week fixing things
for another vote on the te1e-
phone franchise grant. Are
the people of Duluth asleep?
Do they intend to let this gi-
gantic steal go through with
out a protest.?
The labor world., 1898-06-25
RAILROAD NEWS.

The Northern Pacific will spend sew.
eral millions on its line this summer.
Passenger fares are the lowest and
trains the fullest ever seen between
the East and West.
Gross earnings of rs roads for the
first week of June aggregated $780,
683, an increase of 1926, 240, or 7.76 per
cent.
The labor world., 1898-06-25
POLITICAL NEWS.


Wisconsin Republicans will hold
their convention in Milwaukee Aug. II.
The Kansas Populists and Demo-
Gratis fused, the former debating all
terms.
Middle.road Populists have called a
convention to meet at Cincinnati in
September, to reorganize the party.
The sultan has approved Oscar S. @.
Strauss as minister to Turkey to suc-
ceed DIR. James r. Angel, resigned.
Republicans of the Fifth Iowa con.
gressional district renominated Robert
G. Cousins for congress by acclamation.
Robert w. Taylor has been nomin.
ated for congress. in the Eighteenth
Ohio district by the Republican con-
vention. -%E ..
The Hanna and McKisson Republi.
can factions at Cleveland had fight
in coanty convention and police in.
reference was necessary.
Minnesota fusionists nominated John
Lind, Silver Republican, for governor.
Of the remaining places on the ticket
Democrats were given three and Popu.
| lists four. :-aa
Middle-of- the:road Populists of Min
nesota bolted the fusion ticket headed
by John Lind and nominated ticket
of their own. L. G. Long of Magnolia
was placed at the head of the ticket
and Kittle Halvorsen was nominated
| for lieutenant governor.
The labor world., 1898-06-25
Alderman Richardson was i

Alderman Richardson was in
a changeable mood Monday
night. He recommended the
robbing of the people of thous-
ands of dollars for twenty-five
years and in the next breath
talked about a "principle" be-
ing involved. Ye Gods!
The labor world., 1898-06-25

Here's to the railroad al
lance. Among other things
we hope they will find out in
their union is the question,
when half the earnings of the
Northern Pacific go for operat-
ing expenses, what becomes of
the other half? =
The labor world., 1898-06-25

It is seldom that we find as
much truth crowded into a few
lines as are found in the fol-
lowing editorial note from re-
cent issue of the Common
wealth of New York: "The
The labor world., 1898-06-25

Duluth has no more fran
chises to give away. That was
settled some time ago. To
that we may now add, nor any
to lend if the loan goes beyond
the city's easy recall.