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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

1t looks as if Portugal were going to fur.
nish what aid to Spain she can without
getting herself into serious trouble. War
was declared on Monday yet the Spanish
feet is still at Cape Verde and there is
no more sign Of its leaving than there
was week ago. Besides permitting the
Spanish fleet to remain Portugal has ap.
parently shown hostility to us by forbid
ding the senjing of dispatches relative
to the movements Af the fleet. II Portugal
doesn't take care she will have a bill to
settle with us later.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

The story that the Spanish fleet at
Manila has sailed away to DESTROY
American commerce has an air of proba-
bility. 1t is much more likely that it
would do this than meet the American
fleet by which it was almost certain to be
destroyed, or remain in Manila harbor
where it was equally certain to be bottled
up. But If the Americans seize Manila
it cannot pursue it's work of destruction
a great while because it will have no base
and will not be able to get coal.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, April 2S.-The following
pension changes, resulting from the IT,
sue OF April is, are announced:
ORIGINAL.
Aretas 81. Dillingham;, Springvale. $12;
Lorenzo D. Hatch, Kenduskeag, Sc.
ADDITIONAL.
William Perry, Soldiers Home Kenne-
bee, ~ to IS.
INCREASE.
A lbert Littlefield, East Stoneham, Sc to
8; John Lynch, Soldiers Home Kenne-
bee, 6 to 8.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
.Rehecea Thompson, Belfast, 8; Laura
Moore, Oldtown, SIS.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

The rumors af1oat in Spain and the
United States in regard to raids on their
respective seaeoasts resemble one another
very closely. We have been in a state Of
alarm for several days over story that
Spanish fleet was on the way here to bonn
bard our coast cities, while the people on
the Spanish coast have been equally
alarmed at the report that our Minneapo-
lis and Columbia were bound Spainward
on similar mission. We know the last
report is not true and in all probability
the other Is just as lacking In veracity.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
COTTON MANUFACTURERS.

EBoston, April 28-Technical papers tool,
up the time today at the meeting Of the
New England Cotton Manufacturers as.
ISOLATION in Chiplan hall The speakers
were Edward Parkinson of Blackstone,
Mass; George T. Kyon of Fall River;
Arthur Parkinson of New York. Ran
dolph Crumpton Of Worcester, Christie
pher p. BROOKS of Lowell, William Wit
tam, Jr of Charleston. S. c., Col. Sam
uel Webber of Charlestown, N. H., and
Malcolm Campbell Of Woonsocket, r. l.
|. The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: Stephen A. knights of Providence,
president; Fred q. McDuffie of Boston,
Henry L. Within of Northbridge, Mass.
presidents; George F.Whiten of Man
chester, n. H., John Tempest Meats of
Taunton, Mass, directors for three years
Charles ii. Richardson of Clinton, Mass.
director for one year.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Proposals for Supplies for Pau.
per DeDartmennt.

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
~ office Of the Overseers OF the foor until
articles more or less in quantity, delivered as
wanted frcm May End. 1898, to May 1st, 1899;
corned beef chuck beef, Sims, SAT- pollock fish,
corned and chowder fish, the corned beef IS
to be what is called the rattle with the shin
bone and brisket bone taken out; 1875 barrels
flour, Washburn's Superlative or Pillsburys
Best 200 bushels cracked corr meal oats and
Also 400 tons of stove coal more or less for
the outside pool delivered ed at the homes Of
those receiving aid In Is or Ia tons s, OF 1000
pounds, more or less, delivered at the Aims
house as wanted and, 50 tons stove coal deliver
ed at the Almshouse. the contract for the same
to run from May S1st 1898, to May 8ist 1880
All proposals to be endorsed proposals for sun
plies and directed to the undersigned. The
Committee reserves the right to reject apy or
all bids not deemed for the interests Of the CITY
w. /. DAGGETT,
Chairman purchasing committee Overseers Of
Poor.
April %, 1895. apra6dtd
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

Congressman johnson of Indiana who
was one of the three or four Congress
men who voted against the Cuban resolu-
lions has been denied denomination.
Nevertheless he ia entitled to credit for
standing by his convictions when it re-
qulred good deal of courage to do SO.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

The yellow journals are frantic be-
cause no blood has yet been shed in the
war. They demand the bonn bardment
of Havana right off; the immediate inva-
sion in Cuba, and a fight between the
feets-ail these things they think would
produce a sufficient amount of gore.
Luckily the yellow journals are not in
command of ths army and navy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

1t is part of the Bryan creed to oppose
bond issues on every and all occasions
The ostensible reason is that they tend.
or the Bryan people pretend to think
they do, to the enslavement Of the masses
through the creation of national debt,
but their real reason is that they hope to
force the government to gst on silver
basis.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
NEW HAMPSHIRE TROOPS.

Nashua, April 28.-Gov. Ramsdell an
nounced that Col. Kolfe and the state
quota OF troops under President McKin-
ley's call for volunteers, will 60 into
camp At Concord Saturday morning.
They will then he ordered to Portsmouth.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

The firing on the Spanish defences at
Matanzas hardly rose to the dignity of a
bombardment. The purpose was proba-
bly, to disclose what the Spaniards had
there and perhaps to prevent their OK.
tending the works.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

The rumor circulated on the Paris
bourse yesterday that the American fest
in the Pacific had suffered check was,
no doubt, purely of the stock jobbing
variety.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
TO BRING MoNTAUK HERE.

Dahlgren of the Battalion of the West,
has assigned the Camden division of
his battalion to take the Montauk from
League Island navy yard to Portland,
Me-
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

1t looks as though the President would
have to call for mors troops in order to
provide all the would-be brigadier gem
erals with commands.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

Having consolidated with the Portland
Safe Deposit Company, the Portland
Trust Company now offers its patrons
and the public unequaled facilities fol
storage of bonds, stocks, valuable papers
and silver ware.
The security offered is the best in
Maine, and the location is the most CEN
trail and convenient in Portland.
The utmost privacy is afforded by sep
arate entrances from the street, while
the arrangement of offices of the CONSOLE
dated company is such that all financial
business can be transacted under the
same roof.
mar3l DIFF
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

Congressman Barrett of Massachusetts,
announces that he will not be candi.
date for reelection.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

1t is not at all likely that the President
will give any encouragement to under.
hand projects to seize Hawaii on the
ground of q war necessity. The question
of annexing the islands has been before the
United States Senate and 1t could not COM
mand the constitutional majority neces.
sary. To seize 1t now would be practical
defiance of the decision Of the Senate,
and to set up the excuse of q war necessi-
ty would be of little avail with intelligent
people. Everybody would look upon that
excuse as mere subterfuge. Further
more the seizure would go far to discredit
in the eyes OF the world our recent
protestations that we have no intention
OF annexing Cuba, and would lead foreign
nations to look upon our attack upon that
island as simply disguised effort to seize
that island for our own aggrandizement.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

President Andrews of Brown Univer.
sity has offered to enlist.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-29

The supreme court has once decided that
an income tax is unconstitutional. Mr.
Bailey wants to experiment with it again,
however. in the hope that the court may
reverse it's decision. But this is partic-
uiarly bad time to try experiments. The
country wants money and wants it very
muoh, and 1T would be particularly
unfortunate in the present emergency to
have one of the sources on which it relied
cut off by the supreme court. The expert
ment fit is to be made should be deferred
to such time as its failure would do less
harm.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
dine. lkufp11 c Co.'S Stock Letter.

Birmingham. Ala, April 21.-London again led the selling and lower prices, selling 30 ,OO0 shares in the first hour the majority of which were St. Paul. The opening was at declines, averaging 1 point, but in the ab- sence of liquidation prices recovered in the forenoon It is said Standard Oil people bought 10000 St. Paul around S5. Despite the war news. the market held until p
 m., when the hopeful crowd gave way to the war sentiment and liquidated, which caused breaks along the whole line, with industrials leading. Tobacco, which has had great support, was thrown overheard in the closing hour, breaking $s share
 with the others following to some extent. The administration has issued orders to the
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
Southern Baptist Convention, Norfolk, Va.
 May 5-12.

One fare for the round trip-Birmingham to Norfolk and return, $1s.75. Special par ty from Birmingham.
 Parties desiring to join the Baptist par ty to Norfolk, Va, leaving Birmingham, Ala, via A. c. s. railroad, May 3rd, about 500 D. m., will please leave their names with Dr. P. T. Hale, or Dr. B. D. Gray.
 The route of this special party will be via A. G. s. railroad to Chattanooga, pass ing Lookout mountain, thence via the Southern railway through Asheville and the Land of the Sky.''
 Through coaches and Pullman sleepers without change. The most magnificent scenery in America.
 Side trips from Norfolk, via steamer to Baltimore and Washington.
 R. M. Ellis, T. P. A., J. P. Billups, T.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
New York Cotton Market.

New York, April 21.-After a sharp ad- vance early in the forenoon cotton slumped and became weak under active liquidation. At the start shorts were almost demoral- ized by advance of515 to 61s points in fu- lures and 1-32d in spot cotton at the top also advance of 1-16 to 1sc in the price of spot cotton in the south. Covering became general with the market further supported by liberal buying orders from abroad. AL though firm in tone, the market showed some irregularity on the first call, April and May advancing and points respect lively, July and August declinig 1 point, while the balance of the list were to 1 points up on the first sales. Immediately after the opening the trading basis was to 8 points over the final figures of yes- terday. By noon the early improvement had been reduced to a matter 1 to points with the market very feverish. Still later several large blocks of long stuff were forced on the market and prices further gave way under this pressure. At the close the feeling was very steady, at net loss of 1 point to an advance of points, having rallied on light covering.
 New York, April H.-Cotton dull; middllng 6 7-16; net receipts, 67; gross, 3,296; exports to Great Britain, 1,769; continent, S63 for warded, 1,042; sales, 335; spinners, 35; stock, 1S5,376.
 Total today: Net receipts, 7,776; exports to Great Britain, 1,O11; France, 1,157; conti- nent, 3,991; stock, 97,OSS
 Consolidated Net receipts, 59,355; exports to Great Britain, 32 204; France, 6,S97; conti- nent, F 359.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, s. 106 SIS; exports to Great Britain, 3OSO, ,4S0 France, 766, ,2O6; continent. 2,631, ,5S3.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
MRS. WINsLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. AL LAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLO. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Twenty-five cents a bottle.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

squadron to intercept the Spanish fleet and hurry troops south. All communications between the two countries have ended and actual hostilities can be looked for any time next week. The closing prices were near the bottom, very little support being given, but at the same time short sellers are cau- tious.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
BONDs
Dry Goods

New Yorw, April 21.-The dry goods mar ket is still featureless, though the prospects are brighter. Buyers are a little more anx- fous to secure goods than heretofore and mail orders are more pretentious
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

Strangers in the City Go to East Lake for a pleasant hour. Take East Lake cars on First avenue.
 4-12-tf
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
The Picnic Season.

will soon be upon us. Don't fail to see Hawkins Springs, Ensley bridge, East Lake, Avondale and other places on the lines of the Birmingham Railway and Elec- tric company. Call or write Tor rates.
 J. B. MCLARY, General Manager.
 4-12-tf
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
Local Staple Groceries E10ttr- -roet 0o+a,,+ eE En1T6 76

Flour-Best patent, s5.5OG5.75. Straight-s500; extra family, $o.45.o-,, Sugar-Granulated s.S3; Y. C., I.SI12. Coffee-Green, s@101sc; Arbuckle's pack ao, ages. $10.60; Lovering's packages, $lo,oo' Lyons packages, S9.60. s
 Lard 6lc basis. fs Clear ribs, sides, .00. 20d35c.
 Rice, 5h661ac. Af
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAy

druggists refund the money If it fails to cure 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, April 21.-Cotton futures quiet sales. 43,2OO; April 5.S6, bid; May. b.Ss @5.9O; June, 5.S2@5.93; July, 5.97G5.9S; Au- gust, 5.sSQ5.9s; September, 6.OS@8.O4; octo- Der, 60496.05 November, 605q6.06; Decem- Der, 607@6.0S; January, 6.10Q6.12. +'3
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
Markets BY TeIegraph)
LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruits and Produce
Local Cotton Market Cotton-Mlddling, 51scQ55sc.

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 25c Dairy, No T.; -oc Dairy No. 2, 1Sc; country, l5c; eoohi"s' Potatoes-Irish, soc to s1 per bushel; sweet, per barrel, s2.75. Eggs, 10c.
 Apples $400d4.50. Lemons, $3.00@3.50 per box. Oranges, $300G4.00 per box. Cocoanuts, 400 per 100 Corn-Y Yellow, 41c; white. 42c. Meal, Soc per sack. .,, 1,o Hay-Choice Timothy. s15; No. i. sl4; NO Poultry Hens. 221kc:. fries. 12lscqzoc; ducks, 15cQ30o; geese. BOG.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
-O- Cotton Letter
Special tasrhe Age-Herald.

Special tasThe Age-Herald.
 New York, April 21.-After another day of exciting trading the cotton market closed shade higher than it closed last night; the market was extremely nervous and sensi- tive all day and fuctuated widely. Another splendid Liverpool report, showing sales of 20,000 bales and an advance of four and one half to five sixty-fourths in that market. was met by another irregular opening here Prices ranging on the first call from two points down to four points up The news from Washington pointed to a; speedy out break of hostilities. After the opening large foreign orders to buy caused a sharp ad- vance, which was met and checked by heavy liquidation. Then the unloading of an enormous block of long cotton caused a sharp break which was followed just be- fore the close by another rally on buying by commission houses. August opened at 6.36, advanced to 6.45, broke to 6.32, rallied to 6.39 and closed at 637, with the tone of the market steady. The indications seem to promise an active market now with the bulls confident and the bears weary.
 RIORDAN & co.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

No 35 Mail and ii 45 am .......... No 35 Blossburg Acc... .......... 20 pm Mo- 19 Mail and Ex...... .......... 45 am K. o. M. & B.-East.
 Arrive Depart No. Fast Mail.......... 8 55 pm .......... No. 8 Express ............ 40 am ..........
 West,
 Arrive Depart No. 3 Fast Mail ,....... .......... F 05 pm No. Express .......... .......... 10 20 pm Central of Georgia-East.
 Arrive Depart | Mo- 2 Fast Mall ........ .......... 30 am | Mo- Fast Express .... ...,...... 08 pm |
 West.
 Arrive Depart | No. Fast Mail .......... 50 pm .......... | No. 8 Fast Express ...,.n 85 am .......... Trains marked thus l are daily except | Sunday
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
Daily Statem ont

New Orleans, April 21.-Cotton, firm sales, 2,9OO. Ordinary, 11-16c; good ordi- nary, 1-16c; low mddling, 7-16c; mid ding, 13-16c; good middling, S-16cj mid ding fair, 6 9-16c. Receipts, 2,4O1; stock 2S3, ,565.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts. pet 1855; exports to Great Britain, 32,2O4 France, 6,S97 continent, 17,359; stock, 697,- 0SS.
 Galveston-Staedy; middling, 13-1sc sales, 1O5; receipts, 1.31O stock. 61,014
 Mobile-Steady; middling, 5Bc; sales, 600 receipts, $40; stock. 19,732
 Savannah-Firm; middling, 13-16c; sales 215; receipts, 1,1S7; stock, 47,653. =e=f Charleston-Firm; none offering; receipts 21; stock, 11,366.
 Wilmington-Firm; midling, 6c; receipts 450; stock, 8,094
 Norfolk-Firm; middling, 6 3-16c; sales 45O; receipts. 765; stock, 44,39S.
 Baltmore-Nominal; middling, 6ssc; re- ceipts, 3S9; stock, "A, ,891.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 7-16c; receipts net 1,149; gross, 1,299.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 11-16c; receipts 80; stock, SSS0.
 Memphis-Firm; middling, 5Bc; sales, 4SOO; receipts. 1925; stock. 77o6o.
 Augusta-Steady; middling. 5-16cQ5asc; sales, 162; receipts, 467; stock, 3S,S62.
 Chicaro Change
 Chicago, April N.-Provisions. not grain, led the way today on change. The excellent cash demand for hog products and the ex- pected call to supply the army and navy, influenced spectators to load up with pork, lard and short ribs. Outside buying orders were more numerous than at any time since 1893. At the end July pork showed an ad- vance of 67 cents per barrel. Lard and ribs gained 271s @ 30 cents each.
 Wheat was very cratic but recovered an o1o xxith at pqi n the day of O 11a cents, the latter for September. Corn and oats sympathized with the other markets closing one-half to five-eights higher than yesterday.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

TIME TABLE NO. 3-IN EFFECT
 Monday, January f. 1897. at 6:00 a .m Passenger, Passenger, Daily except Daily except Sundays. Sundays
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
ArIloles Opening Highest Lowest Closing

Flour, firm; No. yellow corn, 32A O %; No 9 spring wheat, 100; No. spring wheat, 1O2 O 1O2A; No. 3 red, Ill; No. 9 corn, S2 O A; No. oats. ETA @ F. No. 2 white, 30 s@ 31; No. white, 29A O 30; No. rye,s f56ta; No. barley, 7 O 50: No. flax seed, 129N; 11O5 o 111o; lard. per 100 lbs, 555; short ribs sides, Qoose), $40 O 575; dry salted shoulders (boxed) 4X O 5; short clear sides( boxedD, 560 o 70; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, 120. o
 Eggs. firm; fresh, 1O1A. Cheese, dull; un- changed
 Butter, steady; creamery. 1s @ IT.; dairy. i12 O 16. ..
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO NEW ORLEANS AND DAILY SCHEDULE TO JACKSON. HICKSBURG AND
 SHREVEPORT.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

J. M. Culp. Traffic Manager. Washington, w. H. Green. General Superintendent, W. A. Turk. c. P. A., Washington, D. c. c. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- P BiIlups. T P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from B;Iming- ham to New York without change
 No. carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car Birmingham to Cincinnati and Pullman J. M culp. frafio Manager. Washington. D. c.
 Frank s. Cannon. General Manager Washington, D. c.
 c. W. Wickersham. Superintendent. Bir- miugham.
 ". A. Turk, c. P. A., Washington, D, c. nooga.
 R. M. Ellis, T. P. A.. Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

coRREsPoNDENcE SOLICITED.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

By Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Co.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-15

The audience in Ferguson's theatre last
night was treated to one of the most effective
productions Of the historical drama ever
given in the town. Mile. Rhea appeared as
Josephine in the play Napoleon" Her
impersOnation was majestically spirited and
at climaxs the audience followed tho move
ments Of the famous actress and listened to
her utterances in mute admiration. Mile.
Rhea WAS very ably supported by William
Hrrris, as Napoleon. and he shared the
honors bestowed by the audience with the
star. 1t would be ingratisude to omit mem
ton of the part taken in the evenings enter
tainment by the orchestra of Prof. John
Jones, of Aahanoy City. The selections
we're rendered with excellent effect and the
gave vent to frequent expressions of
appreciation. More than one referred to the
advantage the management of the theatre
would gain by the engagement of an orchestra
like that of Prof. Jones' for the season
Mile. Rhea appears at Kaier's opera house,
Mahanoy City, this evening. A large num-
Der from town attended the performance of
Camille" this afternoon at the latter theatre,
and were delighted with the treat. Over
thirty Shenandoah people, instead of attend
ing the performance at the local theatre,
purchased tickets for to-night's performance
at Kaier's opera house, where the play can be
staged to better advantage and the patrons
have great comfort.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-15
Removal
9xs~Sale ! |


The Undersigned begs to AMI
nounce to the public that he will
have a CLOSING OUT SALE before
moving to his new place of bust
ness, commencing January e..
We invite every one to call at our
store, and examine the few lots of
Ladies and Misses COATS and
CAPES, which will be sold out at
one-halt less than the original
price. We have a large line of
single and double shawls that will
be sold at rs per cent. less than the
regular price. Several numbers of
white and colored blankets, and a
large selection of comforts and
white spreads will be sacrificed at
IS per cent. less than the regular
price.