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The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
PORTLAND DRY DOCK.
Special Meeting.

Whereas it is desirable to hold special me ct
ing of the stockholders of the Portland Dry
Dock, corporation existing by law, and having
Portland, in the County of Cumberland and
And Whereas, under the by laws of said cor
poration, special meetings can be called only by
its directors.
And Whereas, by reason of the death of a ma
jority OF the last elected board of directors of
said Corporation no legal meeting of said board
taken in the premises.
And Whereas, upon the written application
of three members Of said corporation I guy
land aforesaid, Justice OF the Peace for said
county. the said Justice has issued his warrant
under seal to me as one of the signers of said
application, directing me to call special meet
| ing of the stockholders OF said corporation TO
| be held at the time ana place and for the pur-
| poses hereinafter named, by publishing notlce
| paper published at said Portland, seven days
before said meeting. .
Now Therefore notice is hereby, given that
said corporation will be held at the office OF Ar
don W. Coombs, No. 80 Exchange street. IN
| said Portland, on Monday the twenty-sixth Gay
of September, A. D. 1885, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon for the following purposes:
/. To see whether the stockholders will vote
to elect at said meeting, all officers required by
meeting, and to elect all such officers.
2. To see whether the stockholders will vote
to sell and convey to the Portland land Cape
Elizabeth Railway Company q perpetual right
OF way in common with said Portland Dry
Dock and its successors and assigns, over a
strip of flats twenty-five feet wide adjoining
Portland Bridge in South Portland. in said
County of Cumberland, upon the easterly side
thereof, and extending from land owned by the
estate of John B. Brown and others, northward-
" to the harbor commissioners line. together
crate its tracks over and along said right of
way, and for that purpose to drive necessary
pilng and erect the superstructure thereon.
provided that the same shall be done in sucn q
over the same reserved to said Portland Dry
Dock, and its successors and assigns. And also
to fix the price and terms of such sale and to
authorize some person to sign, execute and de-
liver proper deed of such right of way.
Dated at satd Portland this twelfth day OF
September, in the year Of our Lord one thous'
and eight hundred ana ninety-eight.
PHILIP &. BROWN.
~ep16 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

9 General Otis reports from Manila that
the health of the troops there is satisfac-
tory. That is not, Of course, very exact
statement, but with the amount of sick
ness there was at Chickamauga or Falls
Church among the troops at Manila their
health could not be described as satisfac-
tory. I is q very significant fact that
there has never been any complaint from
the troops at Manila of insufficient or bad
food, lack of medical supplies, or lack of
attention when sick, nor has there been
at any time high death rate or long
sick list Yet the climate of Manila is
worse than that of Chickamauga and the
troops are ten thousand miles away from
their base of supplies. Why have the
troops got along so much better at Manila
than in this countryf Is it because re-
spensibility and power have been
more concentrated there than
hersP Is it because there has been
less red tape and the command
ing officers have had more latitude
to do what they believed to be necessary
for the comfort and health of the troops5
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
HAWAII ALREADY CROWDED.
Letters from Hawaiian Knights of Pythi'
as Warning American Brethren.

A circular letter was received recently
by Colonel e. @. Harrington, who is one
of the leading members in the knights OF
Pythias in Maine, that is somewhat out
OF the ordinary run. 1t Is letter from
committee of the two lodges in Honour
In, warning the brother Knights in this
country not to come to that place with
the hopes of getting work, as 1t is already
crowded. The letter, which is headed
"a Warming from Honolulu" contains
the following:
Honolulu, II. l.. August 25. 1898.
To all Pythian Brethren, Greeting:
The annexation of these islands by the
United States has caused many Of the
brethren to project attempts to better
their condition or to find employment In
what they consider a new country.
Such we consider 1t our duty to warn
and to speak in plain terms.
The social and business communities of
these islands were old and we'll estab.
lished before the rush to California.
This is in no sense a new country.
The only opportunity here is for the
man of large capital
There is no employment here for me.
chanics of any kind or for unskilled la
DOR. u1duy lu6n W dUllluy, Vi SOOu HAD
its and frs5-class recommendations are
now here practically stranded. There
were idle men In Honolulu before the
American flag replaced the Hawaiian
flag.
Ali lines of small business are fully
filled and in most cases over-cr divided.
Do not come here unless you have the
assurance In advance of steady employ.
men5 or have the capital to engage in
land development enterprises requiring
large means.
We spread this positive advice because
we wish to save brethren disappointment
and distress. We state the facts, as in
more than honor bound and trust sincere
ly that this circular will accomplish it's
mission.
F. WALDRON, P O.
ED. TOWSE, P. G.
j. NELL p. O.
g. ERICKSON.
Joint Committee of Oahu Lodge No J.,
and Mystic Lodge, No. 3.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
HOW TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG

To the Editor of the Press:
The commercial argument is, just now,
the favorite plea of American "expan-
sionists. - In justification of the heavy
necessitated by this new departure, they
plead, that since "trade follows the flag, "
American commerce will gain immensely
by accession Of territory. In fact, 1t is
urged that American manufactures need
new markets and that the best way to get
to them is by the expansion route. AS a
convincing example Of the benefits OF
colonial expansion, England is often used
but evidently used without full knowl-
edge of the facts, since, at this very time,
thoughtful Englishmen are questioning
the economic value of England's colonial
policy.
A writer in the August Contemporary
Revue W vigorously assails the present
British policy, asserting that in Eng
land 8 case, trade has not followed the
flag to any profitable extent, and he sup
ports his assertion with statistics. He
first gives averages by periods Of five years
from 1856. In the first period percentage
Of exports of British products was 81. to
British possessions, SO. to foreign coun-
tries; in 1S95-97, the percentage was 80. 8
to British possessions, and 70. / to foreign
countries. A period of .over forty years
during which time much territory has
been transferred from the category of
foreign countries Z to that of British pos.
sessions, but the change of flag does not
seem to have increased colonial trade.
The greatest gain in British territory
has been since 1884 In 1888 Great
Britain's total of exports and imports
was valued ut e753, 900, 600, of which ESQ,
900, 900 was with British possessions. In
1896 the value was e738, 00O, 000, of which
9184, 900 600 was with British possessions.
Of course, in tho interval there were
fluctuations, but only for two years was
there any increase over 1888, in 1890 and
1891. when the value was 219l, 900, 900 and
9l93, 900, 900, respectively.
England, therefore, has gained nothing
commercially from her colonies, and
since 1873, she has spent S640, o0O 600 on
armament This is the example the
United States is urged to follow.
The writer in question advises English
statesmen to drop policy which only
serves to irritate the very countries with
which English trade is increasing. This
is excellent advice for American states
men to study. Germany Is the one coun'
try with which our trade is gratifyinglJ
increasing. In 1880 our exports TO Ger
many amounted to $57, 100000; in 1895,
1872, 900, 600. If we can believe current re-
ports, vigorous American policy in the
Orient will be distasteful especially tc
Germany.
Why isn't it just ss wise to peacefully
pursue trade with Germany, Canada and
Great Britain, and try to build up our
trade with France and Russia and es-
pecially with our South American neigh
hOr in fpa do cI,o I1
as it is to chase, in costly battleships, the
ignis fatuus of Oriental trade the profits
of which would not begin to pay the
interest on the bonds that will be used to
float the battleships and pay the inciden-
tai bills of expansion.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
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The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

The instructions given to the Peace
Commission are kept secret, but there Is a
good deal of ciroumstantial evidence to
indicate their nature. The ordering of
the Iowa and Oregon to Manila, or to
Honolulu, is very strong proof, indeed
practically conclusive proof, that it is
not proposed to abandon all the islands.
The battleships would not he sent to q
place that we intended to retire from al
together. 1t can be safely assumed
therefore that the admins
tration has decided to retain
something more than ooaling station In
the Philippines. Rumor says that the in
clination of the President is to take
Luzon only, allowing the other islands to
| remain under the sovereignty of Spain
provided she will promise not to sell any
Of them without our consent, to improve
tLeir government and to grant us equal
trade rights in them with herself. Of
course this plan ignores to large extent
the claim that has been set up in this
country, by certain people, some
sincere and others not, that there Is
moral obligation resting upon
us TO elevate the people of these islands,
but as there is little real foundation for
| this claim there is no good reason
| for paying much attention to 1t.
AS far as violating any moral obligation
is concerned we think we can abandon all
or some of the Philippines without great
danger of being punished for it here or
hereafter.
But there are other reasons why 1t may
be worse for us to hold Luzon and aban'
don the remainder than to hold them all.
II Spain retains what we do not take the
two nations will be exercising sovereignty
in close proximity to one another, and
frequent clashing Is inevitable. spain
may under pressure make promises TO
institute certain reforms in the Islands
and give us equal trade privileges, but
that these promises would be voluntarily
kept is not at all likely. Probably her
conduct would be very much like Tur-
keys, she would resort to all SORTS OF
evasions and the upshot would be that we
should have to resort to force to compel
her to keep her promises or suffer them
to go unfulhlled. If Spain should trans
fer any of the islands to some European
power, as she might notwithstanding her
promise, we should probably be embroiled
with that power. which might be first
class and not third rate one. The dan
gers and burdens of undertaking to gov
ern the Philippines are great, SO great
indeed. that we believe that it is exceed
ingly unwise on our part to have any
thing to do with Ethem, but the dan
gers and burdens of governing one OF
them, while the remainder are left in the
hands of Spain or some other power are.
we believe, still greater. The occupation
of the whole group means probably a
good deal of fighting with the natives,
but the occupation of part OF them
means not only lighting with the natives
| but also very likely with the power or
powers that may hold the rest of them.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

The Concord Monitor, which is under
stood to voice the opinions of Senator
Chandler, says. the declaration of the New
Hampshire Republicans in regard to the
gold standard means merely that they are
in favor of maintaining that standard
until it can be changed . by international
agreement. That is tantamount to main.
tanning it indefinitely, for there is not
the slightest prospect of changing it by
international agreement either now or in
the future.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

The chances seem to be now that the
commission plan of Investigating the
conduct of the war will fall through
partly on account of the unwillingness
of competent men to serve and partly
On account of the very restricted
powers that a commission would have
Probably if there is any Investigation il
will be made by Congress, which will
have the power to compel witnesses to
attend and to testify. OF course the con-
oluaion that an investigation by Congress
arrives at will be open to the suspicion
of being affected by political oonsidera.
lions, but the testimony will be public
and the people can form their own opin-
ions
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

that Congress made when it declared war
against Spain. Those Americans who
hope that annexation will be brought
about, and those who fear that 1t will
base their hopes and fears on the same
thing, namely, the improbability OF The
people of the island being able to govern
themselves because of the bitter enmities
between the classes and the uuwillingness
of the minority to accept and abide by
the decision of the majority.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

The way for the Cubans, and Spaniards
resident in Cuba, to eight annexation to
the death" is to compromise their differ
ences, establish a government, and then
obey the laws and keep the peace. So
long as the people of Cuba behave them
selves the people of this country who
want to annex the island for commercial
for any other purpose can find no pretext
for setting aside the solemn asseYerGtion
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
Invention

If Gen. Crosvenor and several other gen.
fle1nen had told as much about the horrors
of war before the conflict with Spain as
they have told since it ended the popu-
lar enthusiasm for war would not have
risen to such pitch as to be uncontrol-
able
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

Governor Tanner of Illinois has refused
to order out the militia to protect the
men who have taken the places of the
striking miners, taking the ground that
it is not the business of the state to pro-
tect Imported labor This Imported
labor" is.not foreign labor. He calls it
imported simply because it came from
outside the state. Evidently Tanner is
quite as adept at demagoguery as Altgeld.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

General Grosvenor is decidedly nom
committal as to the policy to be pursued
toward the Philippines. 1t must be left
to the administration and the Peace
Commission he says. But the admins
tratIon left the question open in the pro-
tocoI in order that the voice of the people
might be heard. AS one of the people
Gov. Grosvenor ought to say something.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

If Gen. Gomez really made the talk at
tributed to him by the Havana despatch
published yesterday he is not the wise
and discreet man he has had the credit of
being. But the chances are that it is an
invention.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

A high Corean official named Ko has
made a confession that he ordered the
cook of the royal household to poison
food intended for the king and the crown
prince. both of whom became seriously
i'll on Sunday last.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL.

Gen. Blanco seems to be entirely un
reconciled.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17

We venture to say that Congress will
make no objection to the appointment OF
Dewey as vice admiral
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
ExECUTREx's NOTICE.

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that she
Il has been duly appointed Executrlx OF the
last Will and Testament of
FRANK Z. LOWELL. late of Portland
in the county of Cumberland deceased.
All persons having demands against the estate
of said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement, and all indebted thereto
are requested to make payment Immediately.
MINERVA A. LOWELL.
n Portland. Sept 8. 1898. sen1od1awSwse
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-17
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

IENHE partnership heretofore existing under
IL the firm name of W. a. Gay a. Co., is
dissolved by mutual consent, and the BUSH
ness VIII he. hhenceforth be conducted under the
S. G. Cushing, who will make ali payments
and collect all outstanding accounts.
W. H. CAV 81 co.
September /. 1898. sep11eod1ws
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-03

Gberofee.-Gin Spesialsus Don
10 FerlonenwaSen, wel6e nit Illus
wunperern", bic iid in Steuens 6ounz
IN, Minneiota, ali carmen nieoerlal
len werben, iubr Sreitag abeno bon
bier ab. &ielc tamen 0 Siloen
Somnibip, Gberotee Gountp, unp Die
meiiten periil9en iiber bepelltenoe "elpz
mittcl. SIC iino cine duogeSeidnete
Ncouilition iiir ben StaNt Wtinnelota.
Mebiter Gitu.-Nn Der per
f%lollenen 9tudt wltroc Der ~elOlhrunt
Der oStatc SuuingS &unt" mittellt
Sunamit 9eipren9t. 2ic @tnbrchcr
erbellteten 5000. Die Grplolion
bruhtc cine Mien9e Eeute uui Den
ShauplOB, Die Ginbre6er butten uber
bercjto ibre Sllht bepertltelli0t.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-03
Neritei9ermm9.

Ser llnterseihnete miro aui ieiner in Sec
tlpn 26, 2pwn Dat 9elegenen Sarm am
9lenltag, ben 10. MdrS 1898, mpreens 10
llbr' iolgenoe Irtitel Difentlid) sur SerIteiaez
rhns 9elansen laiien: bier Irbeitspier6e,
Elm einldbri9es Sobleu. iets &iibe nit adl
bern. prei 2idbri9e Seiiers, bier 2labriae
Q there, bier Shmeine. 60 Siibner, sipei Sets
observation-disclosures, brei 9umbcripaaen, elm
Su9sp nit einem uro elm iplhes nit orei
Siben, Elm neuer 9eerins Sinber, slpei sRabz
malhinen, Siuei Sdmaihinen, eiu nprierate,
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elm Sultpz Yilu9. siuei @alfina= Eiliiae, cine
G99e, ein neuer aptpien, Elm neuer Seis=
ofen, cine NGbmaihine uuo anoere Irtifel,
gu iablreih, mn tie ale anSugeben.
acknowledgements limb: ollie Summen
bis III - baar; auf iolte ilber IS. 90 Elm
Sabr 3eit 81 s TrpSent sesen CUTE Siirs=
lfait.
Iif hat Der lluterSeid)nete mebrere bun=
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Saattorn, Die 81 irseno etner Belt aber MIR
ae9en baare 3ablun9 9efauft perben tpn=
men.
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i. Senplfen, %eriteiserer. 1913
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2SiscpuTu.

EauN tn. - Manor WcGmau
bon bier bat Die Nunorperun9 erbal
ten, Wtit0liep Deo 9tntionul Gomites
sur GrrIhtlmS zines Sentmals iilr Die
Spfer Ser Maine 2utaitrppbe III mer=
ben. Sic notbisen Mfittel ;ur Gr-
rihtun9 ocllelben lollen purh Cub
lcriptionen I'M gan;en yanpc aufSez
brut)t weroen.
Wenom ne e.-Sie Stuppen
uno Stullln9en Der Wterlominee Glec=
trio vi9bt, Stteet Hailmap IL Fower
Company wurben Somerlta9 Nad=
mittug p%olltdnoig mitlammt lbrem
,>nbalt purf Neuer ;erItort. Ger
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Hiuer s.-Ser @rocerp=
Store pom Is. !. Nenrition uno Ser
>iunpelen Stcrc bon Is. i. HSinter in
Hiper ,Sale wuroen am Wittluod,
Mor9en purt ,seller tart belhGoigt.
Ger Gerlult, melher nllr tbellmeile
purh &erliherung geDett lit, miro alf
etma $1,000 peranlhla9t.
Warinette.-Giner Der 9roB=
arti9lten 6pl;uertduie, Die ie in ben
Der. Staaten 9emaht moroen linp,
miro innerbulb ;weier Mohen abSe=
lhlolien werpen. Sus betreiienoe
Gisentbum beltebt aus 200, 0oo, 600
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in Chicago, iowie bic 6erren Queen
pon Detroit unp Nelpberrp, Wtld).
Ger Freis pirp lid, AM etpa 81 900, :
600 belQuteu.
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NIputduu.

@r0nb Moior Nuller,
Der Agent Der Slatfeet Snpianer, bat
cine SrOrc erlailen, Die Srau @arrett
9Sbite pcrwebrt aui Der heleruution
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Nrull, Die uor einem M}onat, mdbrenO
lie cine vebrerin in Der Snpinner
l6ule 81 Sort Sbap mar, nit einem
&ollblutlnoianer Namene 9Sbite oa=
ponltef uno i'm beiratbete. Sie lit
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Shule perboten mar, muBte ,yrall
&bite cine Stelle ais 2ellnerin in Ell
mem A>otel. IN Supuper unnebmen, Inn
lbren uno lbres Watten vebensunter=
bait sl errperbelt.
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lihteit uno Siienbersisteit Die bewan=
neteu 3rieSer. nod bellte miro pel
9tame oes &atere De Smet inter Die
len Snoianeritdmmen III Gbren sebalz
ten.
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mertenspertben OtGnner, Die Snplu'
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betreiienp, murpen mir Sllm 9roBel
5bcilc pom ,Sbrem Sperm eolle9el,
Senator &eit pom Wtiilourl be'tGtl9t,
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pub(it cincn Eeluh Obltattetc lnlo Dam
in 0ldn;enocr Gercolumtelt oven Sel9
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tboliihen Stride uno Den tutbolt'dcl
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perbeblen mirp, fale es nltt leire
9 b d. I i &apasitdt ilber
lteiSen lou-paB nlht allein leine tilnf
Sinne Die llrbeber uno yeiter allies
Seirieoisencen uno SeliSmabenoen
blenieoen iino, lonpern Wott ais Der
Shopfer ldmmtliher &reaturen ltno
olleini9er He9ierer Der @eoanten lno
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zines jeoen aus llnS beltlmmt uno an
oronet llno alien Die Wabre Wliltleli0
teit pcrbeiBt, Die lcinem 9e9ebenen eje
leee nahiol0en. Dies aber III geben,
ut Dem Gmpiriomue polli9 mmO9lih.
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GmpiriSmus, ob0leih CT pielleiht fiir
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bitter rnp lebr oblhredenp uno obne
lr9enomelbe &crgeltun9 mrs anperc
vcben, mas mn Der allein beleli9enoc
tatb. Wluube Dem Wtcnl6en ais yobn
filr leinc &eroicnlte Suli6crn tam.
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nod Smei onoere vlhter aus, lnp Die
'elben limo bcrcitS gar bod ouf oen
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Melt, uuBerbolb Der Mclt "eriltirt tein
Wott, Der iiber lie erbaben lit, uno
pa@ Nelt9rtriebe ais lolhee ut ein
9ottlihes @elen. Sieiem geoahten
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bohlte &~ollenoung, lit uber in ieinem
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