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The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
HYsTERICAL AND CHILDISH.
Our Motives for War Says Professt
Norton.

Our Motives for War Says Professor
Ashfield, Mass, August 25.--The Goth
annual dinner in aid of Sanderson
academy was held this afternoon, the
principal address being by Prof. Charles
Eliot Norton.
Prof. Norton still believes that the late
war could have been avoided and he takes
somewhat pessimistic view of the dan
gers which confront the country. Speak
ing of the war, he said:
"Flinging common sense and moral
principle alike to the winds, under t.
influence of hysterioal emotion, without
decent deliberation, without due precau-
tion. the representatives of the people
rushed with childish preoipitancy into
war, and what is worse, forced war upon
q weak ne tion, which whatever 1T hat' slone
to provoke it, showed itself finally ready
10 make every reasonable effort to avert
| it, and to meet every legitimate demand
of the United States.
The actual conflict has ended, but ess
than 100 days of war has resulted in re-
volution in the United States. The fOun-
darions on which the Republic has rested
have beer unsettled; the principles upon
which the government depends nave Deen
violated; we have undertaken obligations
which neither our institutions nor our
national character enable us properly
to discharge; we, the one great non mill.
tary power in the world, have suddenly
1oinei the ranks of the nations sburdened
with great armies and navies: we have
loaded ourselves with an enormous ad-
ditional debt, and with an enormous in
crease of annual expenditures. a perma-
nent oppressive tax upon 5he industry
of the people. and, further. whatever dis
position may ne made of the Philippines
we are already, though holding them and
claiming the right to dispose of them,
brought into entangling relations with
the nations of the old world, and run the
risk of losing the inestimable boon,
which5has hitherto been ours, of freedom
from the complications Of the interna.
tional politics of the old world and or
remaining the Independent masters of our
own fortunes. 1t is, indeed, a momen-
tons revolution. The results OF the war
make its solution infinitely more doubt
mi and more difficu!t.s We are threatened
hv enormous domestic dangers, political
and social. The results of the war add
to their peril and increase their number" !"
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
THE LEADERS LOSE.
Boston and Cincinnati Both Drop Games
Yesterday.

Chicago, August 25.-Callahan' S clever
pitching and good support and his and
Rhines's hard hitting gave the champions
a hard drubbing today. Both Collins
and Mccormick did marvellous work at
third. Attendance 5000. The score:
Chicago, ! l x-9
Boston, U U 0-2
Base hits-Chicago, II; Boston, z. Err
rors- Chicago, o; Boston, 8. Batteries
Callahan and Chance; Willis, Lewis and
Bergen.
At Philadelphia, 13; Louis.
Vile, Z. Second game, Philadelphia, l !;
Louisville, s.
At st. Washington, s; ST. Louis,
/.
At Cleveland-Nsw York, 0; Cleveland.
/.
At Observation-Disclosures, IA; Cincin-
natl, /.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26

ing Mrs. General Miles and her daughter,
the wife of Col. Rice.
General Miles's plans contemplate an
immediate return to the United States. 1t
has been deofled to send the fourth Penn
sylvania, the third Wisconsin and the
third Illinois volunteers home without
delay.
Sickness among the troops is on the in
crease. There are six hundred men now
in hospital quarters.
General Ernsts brigade will leave TOT
San Juan today by way of Guayma.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
GLOOMY and ABUSIVE.
Two Dark Views Taken Of American
Republic.
W. L. GARRISON CANNOT SAY BAD
ENOUGH ABOUTRHIS COUNTRY.

Prof. Norton Speaks In Sorrow hather
Thanh Anger and Thinks the war
With Spain Has Made an End to Free
Instit tutions.
Mystic, Conn, August 25.-Among the
speakers at today's session OF the Peace
Union convention was William Lloyd
Garrison of Boston, whose topic was,
"War and imperialism fatal to self gov
ernment."
Mr.. Garrison said:
"Behold country that has had it's
century of dishonor with the Indians and
it's infamy with the negro, prating of its
new found duty to swarms of people OF
whose nature and needs it knows nothing.
"Admire the assurance Of a people
which shuts its doors against foreign
commerce, ploclaiming the necessity of
conquest for the sake of trade.
"Note the anxiety of nation that bars
out the Chinese, hurrying to annex whole
populations of Asiatics. Think of y re-
public which jealousy warns of nations
from the American continent now claim
ing the right to hold dominion IN the
Philippines because Admiral Dewey De,
stroyed Spanish fleet In the harbor OF
Manila. What spectacle Is presented ny
O democracy, perplexed at Its OVID MS
carriage of self.government, unoergaKing 9
with jaunty confidence to govern hofaes
Of people in the tr1pits 6, aliens IN manne 8,
traditions and habits to all that Amerl-
cans hold dear.
"To enter upon such career as our
jingoes picture, we must renounce tne
lprinciples which have made the country
great. Imperial rule abroad necsssitates
imperial rule at home. No nation can
have adjustible ethics, applicable alike
to freedom ands to the government of
su5;ugated races. If 1t is right to deny
suffrage to the governed people in the
Sandwich island, 1t will not be long be-
fore, under the plea of necessity, suffrage
in the United States will be curtailed
ands the right of the governed to choose
their representatives denied.
nThe advocates OF the war truly say
TINT we have come out of conflict a
different nation. Not, however, in the
nobler sense which they would imply,
but at that dangerous consciousness OF
brute strength, destructive to the spirit
and tempting to emulation in paths lead
ing to the abyss in which so many pro-
missing demooracies have perished.n
AS to the example of Great Britain,
the speaker said:
"I am lover of the English people,
and proud of their real progress In morals
and philsnthrophy, but I mistrust and
fear every honeyed word now used to
lure the United States from its right
policy of non-interference with old world
uunrrels -
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
His Addition.

down east correspondent recalls a
storv told in the last century of school
how named Eells, who had a teacher
named Bascom. The lad afterward be-
came a noted preacher. One day his teach
Or set for copy in the boy writing book,
@Eels are an ordinary fish," The boy
copied it very carefully and added, "Eels
we're an ordinary fish till Bascom (bass
80, u-Nev York Times.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
1U...nANsE the SYSTEM

Effectually yet gently, when costive OF
bilious. to permanently overcome habit
nal constipation, to awaken the kidneys
and liver to healthy activity. without
Irritating OF weakening them, to dispel
headaches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup OF
Figs. made by the California Fig Syrup
Co.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
BATHING in MANILA.
It Is Hardly the Style That Would Be
Tolerated at Newport. 4sa

It Is Hardly the Style That Would Be
Tolerated at Newport. sa
There are between 20, 600 and 81, 600 per-
sons employed in the manipulation of the
tobacco after it reaches Manila from the
plantations. OF these 1aborers Arthur 7.
Marvin, writing In The Overland Month
ly, says: As.l4
By far the greater proportioneof2 these
are girls, ranging from 10 years of age to
that indefinite period that follows 20 years.
The chatting and bustling OF 1000 or
5000 women ought to be enough to set
any man crazy, yet the superintendent OF
the manufactures is hale, hearty and
sensible fellow. The noise made by ham
ding the tobacco is distracting enough.
but when aided and abetted by 5000 fe-
male tongues the result cannot be imag-
ined or described.
After the labors Of the day are over the
employees take their departure from the
factory in droves A portion Of them pro-
ceed to that portion of the bay set apart
for bathing. where they plunge in and en-
joy themselves. While the natives are any
thing but cleanly people, they certainly
bathe as frequently as any with whom I
am acquainted. I fear that while they are
fond Of water they have horror Of soap.
Every evening between sundown and
dark or by moonlight thousands OF the
humber folk come down to the beach to
battle and sport in the surf. Here men
and women, old and young, married and
single, with no more clothes on than when
they came into the world, can be seen
shouting and laughing, jumping and
plunging, swimming and diving and hav-
ing jolly good time. They do not con-
duct themselves any more indecorously
than the bathers, at Newport or Long
Branch, and no scandal seems to be caused
by their habit of nude bathing.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
PORTLAND pAnY PRESS FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST g.

of the feet and produced great havoc
among the troopships which were defense
less in the absence of an armed vessel.
6-This explanation, together with yeur
letter will be sent to the department
with the request that it may be attached
to and form a part Of the original re-
port.
Very respectfully,
W. T. Sampson,
Rear Admiral U. S. N,
Commander-in-C Chief u. S. Naval force,
North Atlantic Station.
10 the commanding officer of the U. S.
Indiana, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
MRS. OLIVIA G. BERRY.

Saco, August 25.-Mrs. Olivia g..
Berry, widow of Judge William Berry, of
Biddeford, and mother Of William It.
Berry of Boston, general traffic manager
of the Boston and Maine, died today,
aged rs years, She leaves two sons and
two daughters.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
THE STORM IN YORK.

Old Orchard, August 25.-Daniel W.
Chase, blind veteran of Old Orchard,
was stunned by lightning stroke while
standing in his house. His two daugh-
tiers were also Frustrated by the shock.
At North Saco Arthur N. Deering s
farm buildings were struck and totally
destroyed by fire, during the absence Of
the family. The loss is $4,000; insurance,
SSsaO.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
ADMIRAL CARPENTER RETIRED.

Washington, Auugst 25.-Commodore
G. G. Remey has bean detached from the
command of the naval base at Key West
and ordered to duty as commandant of
the navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H., where
he will relieve Admiral Carpenter, re-
tired, who is authorized to return to his
home.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
THE vEsUvIUs IN NEW YORK,

New York, August 25.-The United
States dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, Lieut..
Commander Plllsbury, which left Guam
tanamo August IS, via Charleston, 23rd,
arrived in port this afternoon all we'll and
Joined the warships at anchor off Tomp-
kinsville, S. l.. The officers of the cruiser
refused to talk of the experiences with
the fleet in Cuban waters.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
SCHLEY STARTS FOR WASHING
TON

Westport, Conn.,, August 25.--Rear Ad-
miral W. S. Schley started for New York
this morning on the train leaving this
station at S54. He was accompanied by
his son-in-law. r. S. Wortley. Ihe Ad-
miral, apparently had completely re-
covered from his indisposition.
New York. August 25-Admiral Schley
left about six O'Clock for Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
oL1vETTE SAILS FOR FLORIDA

Boston, August 25.-The transport Oil
vette, which brought about zoo sick and
wounded soldiers to this city last Tues
day, sailed on her return voyage to
Fernandina, Fla. this afternoon, where
she will pick up another load of sick and
wounded soldiers and bring them north.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26
IT, 8 New York.

~ U. S. New York,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, August 8, 1898.
Sir-I am greatly obliged that you
have called my attention to what ap-
ship officers and crew, for the part which
they took i'll the action of July 8, and
also for the very proper manner In which
,you have presented it. think, however,
that you will agree with me that, in SUBJ
mitting such a report to the secretary
of the navy where SO many officers are
vitality interested and justly proud OF
their ships, it is no easy task to DO SO
without apparently bestowing praise un-
Justly. 1t requires very careful considera.
tion of the report from every point OF
view to avoid misunderstanding.
2-The position of the ships OF the
SQUADRON must he carefully considered
to fully appreciate what 1t was possible
for each vessel to accomplish under the
circumstances in which she was placed.
Those that were to the westward of the
escaping enemy were certainly better
placed for stopping the enemy, and also
better placed for delivering their fire than
the vessels to the Eastward, which was
the blockading station of the Indiana.
3-No distribution of the fleet could
completely predict and provide against
every variation of such a sortie, nor do
I consider that any commanding officer
oSOesooO
the ship under his command was faster
or slower than another ship or carried
heavier or lighter battery; but rather that
the commanding officer was blame worthy
when he failed to put his ship in the
proper place for destroying the enemy,
just in proportion to the advantage which
he possessed in speed, battery or position
over his neighbors.
4-Each commanding officer, in my
opinion, was personally responsible for
the good use which he made of the tools
with which he had to work. I certainly
did not intend to criticise you, nor to be-
stow less praise upon the Indiana than
was bestowed upon any other ship of the
squadron.
5--The fact that the commanding Off
Ger of the Indiana was signalled to re-
turn to blockade at the mouth of the
harbor, after she had SO gallantly con
tributed to the destruction of the Spanish
ships was only a necessary preoaut1on
which the commander-in- chief felt
obliged to take to prevent disastar to the
large number of transports which were
left in that vicinity VIXEN the fleet started
in pursuit of the enemy. There were
still some armed vessels remaining in
the harbor of Santiago-at least two and
we did not know then how many more
which could have come out in the absence
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26

SICKNESS INCREASING AT PONCE
Ponce, Porto Rico, August 25.-The
United States transport Obdam from
Charleston arrived this morning, bring
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26

Indiana Did AS Good Service as Any vessel
sampson Amends His Report As
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26

Captain and Eight Sailors Saved But
Sixteen Went Down With the Little
vesseI-Accident Occurred During a
Thick Fog.
The record-union., 1898-03-29
SEEEP ON RESERVES.
hIay be Allowed 60 Pasture If No
Fires Ensue

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The Ag-
riculturai Department has issued an in
tereStlng pamphlet on the subject of
the forest growth and sheep grazing in
the Cascade Mountains OF Oregon, pre-
pared by Frederick Y. Coville He says
parts OF the Southern Cascades in which
sheep have never grazed have been
found to be riddled by fires. And in gen
eral forest fires increase on the reserved
region proportionately to the increase
OF human occupancy of all classes. 1t
is clear as a result of careful inquiry,
the pamphlet continues, that at the
present time most sheep herders and
packers are very careful not to permit
their fires to spread and not to set fire
Intentionally, though it is unquestion-
ably true that in the early days of sheep
raising there was a widespread belief
among sheepmen that burning the foi est
was Of benefit to the industry.
Under the general head of remedial
measures a number of suggestions de-
signed to formulate Il satisfactory sys
TEN for the regulation of grazing in the
reserve are made. The steps proposed
include the exclusion of sheep from spe-
CITED areas about Mount Hood and
crater Lake; the limitation of the sheep
to be grazed in the reserve to a specified
number based on the number custo-
narily grazing there; the issuance of
five year permits allowing the owners
to Craze on specified tracts and limiting
the number of sheep to be grazed, re-
curing that owners use every effort to
prevent and extinguish fires and reserv-
ing the right to terminate the permits
under certain conditions; and securing
the cooperation of the Woolgrowers'
Association in allotinG tracts.
If the woolgrowers decline to accept
this and to cooperate in the proposed
system it is suggested that the Govern
mont exclude sheep absolutely from the
reserve and if after five years trial for
est fires continue unchecked. exclude
sheep thereafter
The record-union., 1898-03-29
CILBERT'S LIBEL SUIT.
Ee Explains WHY lie Made an At
tack on the Critic.

LONDON, March 29.-There was a
large crowd present in the Queens
Bench division OF the Court of Jus
tice to-day, the attraction being the
opening of the libel suit brought by
W. s. Gilbert against the Era on
account of the publication of an arti-
Gle in that paper taxing Gilbert with
"pomposity. envy, ingratitude,' etc.,
aprcpos of an interview in which he
fell foul Of sydney Grundy, an editor
and critic. Gilbert claims 10000 dam
ages.
Sir Henry Irving, Beerbohm Tree.
Miss Fortesque and BramstocHer were
present in court. During his eXamina-
tion Mr.. Gilbert admitted attack on
the critic, said he referred to the
.,mer,.an herd" of journalists in Lon
dor "nao without literary ability or
experience are given positions as
critics. which is the easiest work for
Incompetent Journalists
Sir Henry Irving was called as u
witness for the defense, but his evi-
dence was ruled out as inadmissible.
The case was adjourned.
The record-union., 1898-03-29
A NOTE TO SPAIN.
The Situation in Cuba Will Not
be Much Longer. Tolerated.


WASHINGTON, March %. = The
United States Government has pre-
sented, through Minister WoodfoTd at
Madrid, q carefully prepared note
dealing With the distressing condition
Of affairs in Cuba. and making clear
that this. Government cannot much
longer withhold such definite action as
will bring the present struggle and the
suffering it is occasioning to a close.
The note was submitted to the Span
ish Government the latter part of last
week.
The Spanish Government has made
it's reply to the note Of the United
States submitted by Minister Wood
ford. A brief cable dispatch was re-
ceived from Minister Woodford last
night, but this is believed not to have
conveyed the Spanish reply, as it was
confined largely to an inquiry. 1t can
be stated positively, however, that the
Spanish answer has been made and
that it cannot be doubted that it is III
the hands Of the authorities here
Both the note of the United States
and the answer of Spain are marked
by a conservative tone which. how
ever, does not overcome the dignifie1
hrmness which characterizes the repre-
hension Of both Governments.
The United States note clearly indi-
Gates that the situation in Cuba could
not much longer be tolerated, and in
detail recited the distressed conditions
prevailing and the apparent inability
of the present Spanish policy in Cuba
to bring these conditions to a close.
The Spanish answer is reassuring
and furnishes basis for lively hope
that all differences may be adjusted
on basis satisfactory to this Gov
ernment
The record-union., 1898-03-29
HAD BETTER STAY IT OUT.
THREE MORE PRISONERS WE'RE
RELEASED.
But Two Of Them Were Rearrested
and VIII be Tried Over
Again.

The solar plexus blow recently given
by the Supreme Court to the old Po-
lice Court of this city is causing a
stampede from the County Jail to the
Superior Court over the habeas corpus
path.
Three prisoners who were serving
terms for petty offenses were before
Judge Hart yesterday seeking their hb-
erty-not because of their innocence.
but simply because the commitments
by the so-calied Police Judge were, ac-
cording to the decision of the Superior
Court, invalid.
Paul Shirley, convicted of having in
suited women and girls. and Phil
Gebhardt and Carl Anderson. petty
lircensts, are the men who followed
the path blazed out by Andrew Sparks.
the originator of the trouble, and they
were of course all ordered released.
Anderson and Gebhardt were imr1e-
diately rearrested on warrants issued
out of Justice Henrys court and re-
turned to Jail, to be again tried. and
probably resentenced, for the offenses
charged against them. AS yet Shirley
has not been taken in, and he may not
be, as he had nearly served out his
sentence. and beside claims to be able
to make a much stronger defense than
before.
When Gebhardt was returned to the
County Jail the other prisoners there
gave him the "ha-ha." On leaving the
Jail for the courtroom he bada them
all good by. but promised to return
with some tobacco for some of his
friends. He returned all right, but
without the tobacco, and the keys we're
turned on him again.
The case of Andrew Sparks, who was
The record-union., 1898-03-29

LONDON. March 2S.-A statement
has been obtained in q competent
quarter respecting British intentions IN
China, in regard to the naval move
ments in the east. 1t is admitted that
the British policy Of guaranteelEG the
integrity of China and of the e1uat
commercial status of all nations mas
been abandoned, owing to the conces-
sions made to Russia and GermG ny. 1t
is added:
THE only course left Great Britain
is to follow suit, obtain equal adNan-
tages with the other powers and Sc
cure adequate compensation in her
own interests. This explains the Bllt-
ish naval activity at Hongl<ong and
elsewhere. Therefore a movement upon
the part of Great Britain may 2e an
ticipated in the near future. 1t is
deemed improbable that Japan, single
handed or still less in conjunction with
China. will combat the policy of the
European powers She will probably
rest content with o compromise salts
factory to her pride and securing the
position due her as the fruit of her
victories over China"
The record-union., 1898-03-29
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
= Steady Rain All Day Made the
Track Eeayy

NEW ORLEANS, March 2S.-A light
rain fell steadily throughout the day
and made the track heavy. Results:
Six furlongs, Annie Cook Won
Scornful second, Surveyor third. Time
-1:19
Seven furlongs. Tole Simmons won
Russell A second, Wrangling Duchess
third. Time--1 ;3221a
Selling, one mile, a. B. c. won, Rob
ert Bonner second, Dorothy III third.
Time-1 1872.
Handicap, seven furlongs, Fervcr
won, Elsie Bramble second, What Next
third. Time-130%i.
Selling, mile and a sixteenth, Hurns
won, Lulu Fry second. Elyria third.
Time 52&4:
Selling. mile and a sixteenth Colonel
Gay won, Dawn second, Leaseman
third Time--1:;53
The record-union., 1898-03-29
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.
Vice-Presit.ent Of Bank Placed
Under Arrest.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-Rich-
ard +. Loper. Vice-President and Gen
eral Manager of the Guarantors' Fl
nance Company, was placed under ar
rest this afternoon, charged with con-
spiracy to. defraud the Peoples Bank.
The warrant which was sworn out by
Albert Tabor receiving teller at the
Peoples Bank, charges that when the
bank closed it's doors on March 93th
Loper was indebted to that institution
to the extent of 100000, for which he
had given securities that were actually
worthless.
Cashier John s. Hopkins of the Peo-
ple's Bank committed suicide Thursday
morning. March 9th, after he had
learned that application had been made
for a receiver for the Guarantors' Com
pany.
The record-union., 1898-03-29
ALLEGED SPANISH VICTORY.
City Of Havana Quiet and Business
Conducted as Usual.

HAVANA. March 2S.-The Spanish
forces, it is announced at the palace,
have been engaged at the farm of Va
lente, this province, with a number of
insurgents. Eight of the latter, in
Guiding their leader, Marrero, are said
to have been killed.
Sldrmishes are also reported 10 have
taken place at Boticaroo, San Nicholas
Gillega and Santa Arite. The City CT
Havana is quiet and business is being
conducted IS usual
Conversation in the coffee houses,
theaters and other public and private
places generally bears only ON the
question of the possibility of war be-
tween the United States and Spain At
Villa Clara the AutonOmists did not
vote at the elections yesterday, and in
many districts only a few persons
voted