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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-02
RAILROADS.
Portland & Worcester Line.
PORTLAND G. ROCHESTER, (. L.
SfafaAm E0nf of E,wehge 81.

On and after Monday June q, 1895. Passenger
trains will Leave Portland:
For worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
Wmdham and Epping at 730 a. M and 1890
p. m
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
7.30 a. m. and 1890 D. M
For Rochester Springvale, Alfred, Water.
Doro and Saco Eives at 7.3G q. m. 1890 and
$50 p. H. .
$50 and $40 pm. 2 a.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills Westbrook
junction and Woodfurds at 7.3O s.45 a. N.
80, 900, 6.3D and $40 p. n.
The 1870 p. m. ualn 1rom Portland connects
at Aver junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route"
i i tne West and at Union Station, Worcester,
for Providence and New York, via Providence
Line" Tor Norwich and New York, Via Nor
Wlch Line" with Boston and Albany H. Il. Tor
the west and with the New York all rail via
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
az l.3o p. m; from Rochester at $50 a. H. 1.30
ana OBS P. M; from Gorham at GAO, $50 and
io'oo a. H.. l.So, 4.15. BIS p IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Arrive from Rochester and way stations 9.25
a. M.
Leave for Rochester, and way Stations 6.i5 p.
m.
For through tickets ror all points West and
Soatn Apply to Il. {. PALMER. Ticket Agent
Portland, Me.
je25dh j. W. PETERS supt
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO
Custom House Wharf.
MEEK DAY TIME TABLE

Summer Arrangements, July 8, 1898
For Forest City Landing. Peaks Island, 5.45
$40. 500. 800 1O0O *l0.3O HOO 2. m. il. 100 m
1890, #l.45. 2.15. 800, *345 4.30 90, 545 615,
*7.00. 7.3O, $780, $50 p. nj.
Return. Leave Forest City Landing, $40, 100.
$50. $50, 1920, s1l.00, 113O a. M, 12.20 100.
*2.15, 245 800, *415 500, $50. 6e5, $50 *7.30.
$40. 1000, 1918 p. M, or at close Of entertain
For Cushing's Island. 64O 500. 900, *1o3o, HOO
q. m 1880, 1.45. 215 800, 43O. 500. 615 *7.0O,
$500, $50, p M
1920 a. M. 245, 200, 2.55. $50, AS, $40, 10,
1920. $50, o. p. m.
For Trefethen's, Evergreen, Little and Great
1890 q. m. 1900 M, 200, s315, 40, 5.45, 6.15,
7.50, $50 p. MS.
Return. Leave Trefethens. go. 700, 500,
9lo. 1920. 11.5O a. . LOS, $40, *43, 5.25, 6.55,
Return; Leave Evergreen, e;15. e.s5, 7.55,
s.O5. 1918, Has a. M. 100. 3.l5, 1870, $40,
$40, 92o, 1880 a. M. 12 90 m, Lis, $50, *i.45
b.35, T.05. $40, s10.85 D. m.
Return. Leave Great Diamond. 625 los sos,
TOO, S.35. 1000 p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island 5.so 600
7oo 500. 9.oo. 1920 a. m, 1900 M, 200, *3.l5,
Return. Leave Ponce's Landing. sos 60
745 $50. $50. 11.2o a. M, 1880, ESQ, s4o5
80 625: e.55. s.15, 41o15 p. m.
TUT LHuuIlS, LOtlE lSldutis J.uU,
1890 a. M. 200. *3.15. 5.45 p. m.
Return. Leave Mariners Landing, Long Is
land, 1000, 11.30 a. M, 800, s4.15, 6.35 p. m.
Sunday Time Table.
For Forest City Landing Peaks Island, 500,
900 100, 1l.0o a. m. 1920, *+i30, Els, *5.l5.
S.45. AS, 8.15. 7.30 p m.
For Cush ng's Island. 800, 900 HOO a. M. 1920,
2.1h. 3.45, 615. 7S0 p. m.
For Trefethen's. Evergreen, Little and Great
Diamond Islands, 90. 800. $50. 1880 a. N.
kSl2.15, 200 s3. Is, 40 BIB 6,15 Vt, 80 d. m.
For Ponce's Landing. Long Island, ZOO, 500.
$50. 1880 a. M. 1915 *+1.3O, 200. *3.15, 4.2O,
5.15, s7.30 p. m.
For Mariners Landing. Long Island. $50,
1890 a. M. 200. 1915, 400 5.15 p. m.
*Not run in stormy or foggy weather:
tFor Forest City Landing, Peaks Island and
Ponce's Landing. Long Island, only.
Tickets sold over this line to the Gem
Theatre.
Unavoidable delays excepted and subject to
change without notice.
G. W. 7. COOLING, General Manager
jly4df
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Memoranda.

Orleans. July 31-Sch Zenobla. before reported
oobnre two mics south of Orleans Life Sayine
Station. has filled with water and will probably
be total loss. Three thousand boxes OF her
landed in good condition on the beach, The re-
mainder, about 60u0 boxes, will probably be
lost The crew are in a tent on the beach
after the cargo saved. which was lauded by d
Wrecker from this town.
d London, July 30 Barque Hattie e Dixon
Southland. which arrived at Paysandu June 1
lision with the British steamer Uncayali, of sos
tons, at Fray Bentos. Both vessels sustained
slight damages.
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.AARpsWEl.L STEAMBOAT co.
The 305 Eslamd Route.

HEt@ q 1O HS"S4Hhs. E~Oe1ESs
Beginning July End, 1893, steamer Aucocisco
will leave Portland Pier Portland, daily as
follows.
For Long Islaud. Little and Crest Chebeag-
uc Cliff Island So. HarpsweI. Bailey's and
Orr's Islands. $50 a. H. 1.50, 6.i0 p. N.
Return for Portland Leave Orr's Island, via
above land ngs. $50, HOO b. NJ, $50 p. M Arrlve
Portland, Sl5 a. H. LOO, % p. N.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Portland for Long Island, Little and
Great Chebeague. Cliff Island, and So. Harps-
WELL 10.1 a.. M. 200 p. M
Return for Portland leave So Harpsweu, via
jerks landing, Little Chebeagu and Long
Island, 1l.45 a. H., S43 p. m. CliM Island,
3 As p. m. Arrive Portland. 100. 5 80 p. IN.
Fare to SO. HarpsWell and return Sundays,
s5c; other landings 25e 'tl
ISAIAH DANIELS, CELL Manager.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.
by Telegraph.

by Telegraph
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.
Money on call was steady at n @2ipr cent;
last loaa 11s prime mercantile paper S1as 4
peftcent STERLING Exchange steady win actual
b lsiness In bankers bills ats So@4 Sb14 LOT
demand and 4 s3A ga s34s for sixty days post
ri rates t4H "a t61s. commercial etlis are
4 sega S2As.
Silver certificates 5s1s G59Ha.
q Bar Silver 56 SIG.
Mexican dollars 451s EN
Government Bonds strong.
State bonds firm
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FALMOUTH FORESIDE S. B. co.
On and After July 10 Steamers will
leave Portland Pier

For Great Diamond Island at 40, 800 1870
a. m. and 1910, 2.l5, 800, ADO, 6l5 p M For raj
mouth 900 and 1910 Il. M, 800. $50 ana 6.io p
m. For Princes Point, Yarmouth. 800 a. m;
and 800 and 4.sO p. m. For Cousins and
Llttejohn's Islands, 600 a; m, 800 and 4;,o ?,
m. For Chebeague and Bnstilfs, Nv. Woi q -
Neck, So. Freeport aud Porters Ldn9iiiS, IVY
a. NJ. and 4.30 p. m. For Mere folnl ana Htf ps
well Center, 430 p. m. arc
RETURN-Leave Great Diamond $50. 1880 4.
M, 40 2.35 and $40 p. m. Leave Eainiouah
Leave Princes Point, Yarmouth, 7,35 a. M.
Ito and 4.45 D. III. Leave l4itilejohns and
Cousins Islands 7.20 d. M. and II Do and 43o
p M Leave Chebeague ~ a. III, MI = 30 p
NJ Leave South treeport o. o =. a.. ana il.oo q.
M. Leave Porter's Landing 6.lo and l1,4o a. M
Leave Mere Point via Busin's and freeport at
rs a. m. Leave liarpsWeI Center VIA 'busuns
and Freeport 800 a. III.
sunday Time Table.
4 On and after July 18Th steamers VIII leave
west side OF Portland Pier Tor Great Diamond
Island Mackwofth ISLAND, Falmouth, Cousins,
I1ittlejohns, Chebeague and Bustinls, Islands,
Wolfe's Neck SO. treeport at 1000 y. m, 200
D. m. For Porter'S Landing 200 and Goo p. IN.
KETURNING--Leave Porer's Lanaing at
900 a. III. and 400 p m. -lor Portland VIA ali
landings. So Freeport AT SIS Il. H., 415 p. M.
Wolfe's Neck ar $40 q. N. and 40 p, m.
Rustin's Island at $40 D. IN. and $50 p. m.
Cliebeague Island 81 9.45 a. m.'and ASP. III.
Cousins ana littleiobns Islands at 9.501. m.
and $50 Pm ?; m falmouth at 1870 e. m aud 5,29
p. H. MackWorthiS Island at 1888 y. nj. and
5.45 p. M. Diamond at 10 40 a. m, and 5.as p, m.
Arrive at Portland at Ills a. N. and g. 90 p. m.
For Harpswell Center at 1900 a. m. and 600
p. ~. weather permitting
Returning leave lIarpSwell at SEQ L. III. and
400 p. IN. sD @ 3s
Arrive in Portland at Il25 a. a. coop. m;
\ Unavoidable delays excepted and subJecS
/ Benz, III. SEABIRx Gem Manager.
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Chicago Live STOCK Market.

(By Ielegfdpnl
CHICAGO. Aug. l. Observation-Disclosures
5000; active demand; choice steers at 8 25G
65; medium f5G4 96: beef steers Ou9
70: stocKers and feeders at 00@*4 70; cows
and heifers at O044 90; Western steers SO
GO 80; TexanS2 bO&4 o..
Hogs-recelpts Sc. 700; active; fair to choice
5 323s "a ob; packers 7s@3 so; butchers at
SOFA 90; light at 1898 U5; pigs at 2 75a
$50.
Sneep-receipts 10 900; fairly active, ranging
from 90G4 80; lambs 0oa6 20.
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Domestic Markets.
By Te egrapm
Aug l, 1898.

1iuE IS6Os
NEW YORK-The Flour market-recefpts
1886 bbls; exports 922 bbis; sales 1000
packages: closed weak. shade lower.
flour quotations-city mills patents -; winter
patents lOG4 30: city mills clears -; winter
straits O0G4 40; MINI. patents at 6og4 rs:
winter extras 1893 80; MINI bakers at 80
a 3 30; winter low grades 7ha3 90.
WheaJ-receipts ZOE, $50 bush: exports 3d.
o55 bush: sales 655.ouu bus futures ana $780,
coo bush spot; spot easy; Mo- Red at 7ac +
O float, export grade to arrive.
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Portland & numfOrd Falls R'y.


DEPARTURES,
g 30 A. NJ and Ito p. III. From Union Station
for Poland Mechanic Falls. Buckfleld Can
ton, Dixneld. Runford Fails and Benis.
$50 a. A.. lilo and DO D.. m. From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Saturdays o;lly, $40 y. m. train runs through
to Rumford Falls.
Through cars between Portland. Rumford
Falls and Bems.
Connections at Bemis for all points in thu
iRangeley Lakes.
Summer excursion Tickets on Sale.
II. {. BRADFORD Traffic Manager,
Portland. Maine
E. l.. LOVEJOY, superintendent
! je1S dtf Runlsord Falls. Maine.
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Hides.

The following quotations represent the pay
ing prices in this market:
Cow and OK hides. ...-...........7 y tb
Calf skins, trimmed, ............. Sc
do untrimmed.. ......-. sac
Lamb SKINS 90 to SOC CD
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Portland wholesale Market.

PORTLAND Aug. l.
The market is quiet and steady for Corn and
Oats. Flour weak and tending downward. Eggs
very firm. Potatoes and Onions are about 5cc
lower. TurDentine is C off. Linseed and Boil
ed Oil declined lie to-day. Sugar unchanged.
Provisions quiet and steady.
The following are todys Wholesale prices of
Provision. Groceries,. eyc.
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SEBAGO LAKE STEAMBOAT ROUTE.

to Songo River. Naples, Bridgton, North
Bridgton, Harrison and Waterford. The
famous daily excursion route through the
Winding Songo and Sebago's chain of Lakes
On and after June 27th to make close con-
nections with steamer for above places, take
MI. z. K. r. (Mountain Div.( train for Seba-
go Lake. leaving Onion Station daily at
l.25 p. m. Returning, steamer leaves
Harrison 7.45 a. m, North Bridgton 500 a.
M, Bridgton $50 a. M, Naples 9.15 a. m Con-
Meeting at Lake Station with II AS a. IN. train
for Portland and Boston. Information and
ckets obtained at Union Citation.
jne6tf C. L. GOODRIDGE, Mgr.
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STEA RE az
Portani & loothhay Steamboat Co.
Summe Arrangem eIlts-0n and Alter
u june 18th. 1895.
cOTNl, WEST

Summe Arrangemsn ts--On and After
june 18Th, 1885,
4 GOING WEST.
CTR. ENTERPRISE leaves East bcoTibey
- for Portland Mondays ut 10 a. n. toneh-
ing at So. Bristol tChristmas cove; heron ~,
laid +Ocean Point Boothbay Harbor and
Squirrel Island.
Wednesday, leave Damar:scoi Ia at 8 a, m. for
Portland touching at ABOVE landings.
Friday, leave Pemaquid for Portland at : q,
M. touching at above landings except Damarts-
GOING EAST.
/ Tuesdays and Saturdays, leave Portland II
A. IN. Tor Damariscotta, touching III Squirrel
Island. Boothbay Harbor tOcean Point, Heron
Island, fUhristnas Cove, So. Bristol and East
BootAbay.
I Thursdays leave Portland IS a. m for Fem
aauid, touching at above landings except
Damarscotta.
. On Saturday will return from Damarlscotta
to East Boothbny.
I Passengers conveyed by team.
Tuesdays and Saturdays passengers tcr Penn
aquid conEeye& by ferry from So. Bristol.
1erTStf -&NEMf@ RAfyF efa'aGsr-
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Highland Light, Aug 1.-The three -masted SCI
Lucia Porter. OF Belfast Capt Farrow. FIN Booe ~
q m during the fog at Peyked Hill Bars. on
High Head. The sch was floated at 6 m ""
the. crew of the High Head Life Saving station
and she proceeded apparently without import
ant damage, at 7.3O IN.
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Portland market-cut loaf 7; CONNECTION ea
Sc; pulvsrlsed SO; powered, Sc; grahulated
Big coffee crushed Be. yellow a.
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Steamers sail from Montreal at a. M, con-
Meeting with Grand Trunk trains leaving Port

steamers sail lTOtl hlOutTcdi dt y d. ILL.,, con-
Meeting with Grand Trunk trains leaving Port
land the previous evening.
Laurentian carries cabin passengers only.
Carthagnian carries second cabin passengers
only.
The Saloons and Statercoms are In the CEN
trail part, where least motion Is felt. Elec-
trieity is used for lighting the ships through
out the lights being at the command Of the
passengers at any hour OF the night. Music
deck. The Saloons and Staterooms are heated
Rates OF passage $3.50 toss7O.0O. A re-
5uction is made on Round Trip Tickets. :.
Second Cabin-To Liverpool, london and
Londonderry, $4,000 and $a6.26; return
steerassETo Liverpool, London. Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry. including every re-
quisite for the voyage $22.50 and $2S.60.
For tickets or fIrther Information apply 70
I. P. MCGOWAN, 400 Congress St; :. b 8
KEATING. 5l1s Exchange ST.. ASHIIoNyns
TICKET AGEFCY. 93l IL Congress Ss.. L.
u A. ALLAN. Montreal. % State st.. Boston,
and India ST, Portland. 1ly3ldE
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Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Aug. l.. 1s9s-Ths following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions, etc.,
FLOUR
snr,ng patents. 4 5OG5 20.
Spring, cIearianu STRAIGHT. 3 5O44 DO.
', inter patents. O0@4 65.
Winter. clear and straight. SOFA 40
Extra and Seconds 20.
Fine and Supers
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Imports

Fowey. E. Steamship Daventry-1599 ton
china clay to order.
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MARIN il N e s
PORT OF PORTLAND.
MONDAY. August l.
Arrived

Arrived
Steamer Daventry (Br), Howlden, Fowey, E.
1899 tons china clay to order; vessel to Chase,
LeayitJ & Co.
''F Steamer ga Percy v, How, Phipsburg via cundy
Harbor.
Steamer Salacia, Oliver. Bangor via Rockland'
Bucksport, &c.
Sch j B Norris Holmes, Southwest Harbor.
Sch Francis Coffin, Hutchins. Boston. lumber
to Deering, Wnslow & GO. ,,,.+ pon
Sloop North Star, Jenes, Alma. plilng TO Ben
nett & Co.
Sch Monhegan, Mcdonald, Clark's Cove and
Norfolk-Chase, Leavett q Co.
sAILED-Schs Monhegan. Clark's Cove; R
Baird. Kennebec.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Aug L Sid. SENS
Pemaquid, Wheeler, Rockport for Boston; VIM
Keene. Hathaway. Machias for do; Geo Neyin.
ger, Welch, New York for Rockland; Break OF
Day, Barter. do for Bucksport, Harvard D. Ha-
vey. Scott st John. NIB. for Gloucester; william
Butman, Lowell Boston for Bangor; ROBBERY
Petts, Perkins, Brooksvile for Boston; Lulu W
tppos, Jordan, Ellsworth for dol Two sisters,
Saekv NB for do steamer sacs srsto for
Portland.
ROCKPORT, Aug lar 31st, schs Robert
Byron Hart, Boston; Leona, Lane, do; Bren-
ton Leblanc, Meteghan, Ms; John Flske, NO
Portland, and sid for Belfast.
SID 3Ist schs Hattie c Luce, Head. Suffolk,
Va; Annie Shepherd, Greenlaw. New YORK; Il
F kimbalI, Lane, Boston: Miantonomah. MOT
rill. do; III Boynton, Cooper, do.
WISCASSET. Aug 1-Sld 31st. schs Ida
Hull liabrielson Fort Monroe; Fannie Hodg-
klns. Coffin Boston; Lawrence Haincs, Blake
South Gardiner to load for New YORK.
Notice to Mariners
OFFICE OF THE HTHoUsE!INsPECToR,1
First District,
Portland. Me-. Aug L. 1881
Saco Bay Maine.
Noticehs hereby given that on July 29th, 1888,
Old Orchard Lodges Buoy, spar, red, NO 2, was
established in S feet at mean low wafer, aoout
200 feet southerly of the rock.
hearings OF prominent objects:
South tangent Prout's Neck, East.
House on Stratton Island, S Az =.
Stage Island Monument. by w rs w.
BY order OF the Light House Boarc.
SMITH w. NICHOLS.
Commander. U. s. NJ,
Inspector 1st L. H. Dist
OFFICE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,
FIRST DISTRICT. /
Portland. Me-. Aug. l, 1881
Portsmouth Harbor, N. II.
Notice is hereby given that, the. submarine
mines having been removed from tne entrance
to this harbor the lights and Jog signal dt Ports
NOUN Harbor and Seavy's Island Light Stations
viii he resumed on and after August I'd. 1898.
W." Nv order of the Light House Board.
~ SMITH w. NICHOLS,
81 Commander. U. s. n,
l..
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Boston srocs Markss.

New York Quotations Stocks and Bor DIS.
lBy Telegraph,
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OFFICE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,
FIRST DISTRICT. /
Portland Me-. Aug. /. 1881

Notice is hereby given that, The SubmarIhe
mines having been removed from the entrance
to- this harbor, the lights and fog signal at Ports
mouth Harbor and Seavy's Island Lignt stations
will he resumed on and after August "a. 1898.
"N Nv order OF tile Light House Board.
~ SMITH W. NICHOLS
st Commander. U. s. H.
Inspector LIST. L. II. Dist.
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Sch Monhegan, Mcdonald, Clark's Cove and
Norfolk-Chase, Leavett q Co.
sAILED-Schs Monhegan. Clark's Cove; + h
Baird. Kennebec.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01
A Bad Condition and . BAD system.

The present financial condition Of
Sussex county is described by the
Sussex Republican of Georgetown as
the result of bad system, deplorably
administered. This is serious COM
bination that cannot help being at
tended with disastrous results. The
Republican adds that the county is
badly in debt, "how much probably
no one knows''-and that "our ex-
penditures exceed our income. -
Naturally, a load of floating debt is
the legitimate result.
The significance of this admission
lies in the fact that these things were
brought forward as an issue in the
recent campaign in Sussex county, but
were practically ignored by the Sussex
Republican. Now it admits them and
cries out for change. 1t holds that
the Levy Court of Sussex county
Should be abolished, because it is too
cumbersome and has proved failure
as an administrative body. 1t has
forfeited the confidence of the public
and change is necessary TO restore
that confidence" Further, it recon-
mends that authority to borrow enough
money to wipe out the Indebtedness he
secured from tho Legislature, and then
suggests as a remedy that they reduce
expenditures TO the county's income,
or raise enough taxes to pay all the
| expenses of the county,
These suggestions are good enough
in their way, but they do not go far
enough. 1t has not been many years
since Sussex county incurred bonded
debt Of $50, 900, for the purpose of ex-
tinguishing the then existing floating
debt, but now the floating debt is az
great as ever, with an interest-bearing
burden Of s30.oo0 in addition.
The great need, therefore-and il il
apparent in all three of tho counties.
is for legal restrictions to prevent a
recurrence Of these conditions. The
county governing bodies, should BIZ
required, first of all, to faithfully and
closely collect all the revenues. Next,
they should be prohibited from con
tracing any floating debts whatever
and thus confine their expenditure:
within the cash receipts of each year
| Here is safe and practical remedy
This pay-as-you-go system has been in
vogue in the city Of Wilmington for {
dozen years or more, and it has worked
we'll. 1t can as readily be applied t.
the counties, and will work as vel
there. Certainly, nothing can b,
worse than the county Of Sussex unde
its recent Republican Encouragement
as now frankly admitted by Repub
lican paper. Let the next Legislator,
enact this needed reform in count,
business methods. ~ a.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01
twenty M,nou. for ,ne phn,rr,n--.

hWtH'S atu"ur lot tNn futitIlihr-.
Spanish Peace Commissioners Monday
formally assented TO the demands Of the
American Peace Commissioners, ct the
conference held in Paris.
Among other things, Spain "ac-
cedes" to the demands Of the Ameri-
cans for the Philippines, accepting in
lieu of these costly and undesirable
possessions, which have cost her many
millions in money and thousands OF
lives, the lump sum Of $4,000, 900.
How Sagasta, the crafty Spanish Pre-
mier, must have chuckled as the repre-
sentatives Of this country insisted upon
these islands being given up for this
rreposterous outlay of money. That
Spain would have risked another war
for them is not to be thought Of They
were lost to her forever, from the in
slant that Dewey destroyed the Spanish
fleet in Manila Bay. This country
could have held them without paying n
cent of indemnity; or, in the event Of
the United States relinquishing all
claim to them, as she ought to do, the
rebellion of the Filipinos has reached
such point as to make it hopeless
that Spain could ever again assert her
sovereignty in this barbarous South
Pacific archipelago.
Spain, therefore, comes out Of these
diplomatic negotiations twenty million
| dollars to the good, and graciously re-
lieved of a grievous colonial incubus in
addition. Only her pride is offended,
and the sense of injured honor thas she
may feel will be more than assuaged
by the twenty million of good Ameri
can dollars that will go into her de-
pleted treasury. should this one-sided
and un-Yankeelike bargain be ratified
by the Senate of the United States.
The demands Of the Mckinley ad-
ministration having been carried out
by its agents, the American Peace Com
missioners, the final arbitrament will
rest with the United States Senate.
Upon that body will depend whether
this government shall accept the terri
torial responsibility for these far Pacific
islands, with their Malayan hordes,
their undesirable climatic features, and
their improbable business conditions.
Upon the Senate rests the decision as
to whether our government shall at
tempt to do for the savages of the
South Pacific what it has thus far
failed to do for the American Indian,
or for the millions of colored citizens
now within our borders.
1t is probable, from the temper OF
our Senate, that the Treaty of Peace
will be ratified, and that the United
States of America will enter upon its
new and untried policy of colonial ex-
pansion. The result of the experiment
will be awaited with the deepest in
| terest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01
A FAITHFUL OFFICER.


Editor the Gazette: The brave men
who have returned from the war with
Spain, have been heartily welcomed
and given unstinted praise. This is
right. and becoming. All patriots ap-
prove it. At, the same time we must
not forget those good and true men
who have rendered the commonwealth
efficient service, in our civil affairs.
This service is not SO brilliant and
attractive as that displayed on the
field of battle, but without it life and
property would be unsafe. Among
those who deserve honorable mention
in this regard is the present United
States district attorney, Lewis G.
Vandegrift. He is soon to retire from
office, but the people ought to remem-
Der the signal ability, courage, i'm
partially and devotion he has mani.
tested in the discharge Of his onerous
and responsible duties. W. ii. p.
Wilmington, Nov. 25th, 1898.