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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
HA RID TO EXPLAIN.
II This Had Occurred A nywhere Else
Than in Portland There Wo uld be Grave
Doubts About 1t,

If this were published anywhere else
than in Portland, that is, if the state.
ment given below weht tho rounds Of the
press, readers in Boston or New Orleans
would not believe it. In the very nature
of things, men and women will not be-
lieve that simple little pill would have
any effect When the party is a living wit
ness, perhaps neighbor Portland people
at least cannot possibly deny it-particu-
larly SO when Investigation is courte d.
Now ask Mr.. Joel Bibber who lives on
Lafayet Street, and see if he will not
oorroborate personally what he says pub
licly. 4
a Mr.. Bibber says: Gas a medicine for
the kidneys, Doan's Kidney Pills have
no equal. They are a splendid kidney
corrective and having done me SO much
good I never cease telling my friends
about them. / had for long while
suffered with throbbing, pulling sort OF
main ACROSS the small of the back. Any
exercise, particularly that of twisting or
shopping, hurt and tired my back, and
every one who has had kidney Complaint
knows how wearisome thing it is, how
anxiously they want to get rid of it and
how completely lost they are when they
go to select a remedy. went down to
Il. Il. Hay and Sons drug store at the
junction of Free and Middle streets, and
got Doan's Kidney Bills. 1t did not take
them very long to get'at the cause of the
pain. Whateve~i it was they removed 1t
and I have had no bother since''
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers or sent by mail on receipt of price
by Foster Mil, burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents, for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
GEN. WHEELER WORRIED.

New York, August 81. The conflict OF
opinion between DR.. Nicholas Senh' as,
sietant surgeon general of the army, and
MAJOR Brown, In charge Of the general
hospital as to the danger OF an epidemic
breaking out in Camp Wikoff, has caused
much worry to Gen. Wheeler.
Gen. Wheeler is determined to satisfy
himself whether Mortauk Point Is a q
unfit place for the camp, and he intends
to do this without delay. so that he will
to President Mckinley and Secretary
Alger when thsy Wait the camp.
To this end he has appointed Gen. Ames
to make thorough investigation.
The work of rem owing the sick sold
iers tn the hopitals is to be pushed as rap
idly as possible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
To the Honorable Beard Of Railroad
commissioners Of the State of Maine:

Respectfully represents the Portland Railroad
Company, corporation established under the
laws OF the State OF Maine, and having It's prin-
eipai once at Portland in che County OF Cum,
by the municipal officers of the city of Portlan,ae
In said county. LOCATION for an extension OF "
RAILROAD through Portland and grove streets
line between the city oi Deerng and the city OF
Portland. That said location crosses 9veg tae
tracks of tile Portland and Rochester naaifoa =.
company on Grove street, near tne emu 49,
Deering Park. upon bridge already copsUi UT
ed aud used as public bridge Co,,,on,,
Wherefore said Portland RaiiroGa a o0mpaShy
applies to your Honorable BOARD ho' ,nn aS
over e SAID bridge IN such and under such
conditions as to your Honorable Board may
seem meet. ..+ n
PORTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY,
By VIM. II. WOOD, President.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

of some of the surgeons who acoompa-
MED the sick soldiers north reveal a bru-
tality that it is hard to believe can exist
in an enlightened country. But they are
so well vouohed for that they cannot be
dismissed as fabrications or exaggerations
even. At Cleveland the other day the
surgeon in charge Of train load of
wounded soldiers was besought by inf1u-
entail people of the city, among them a
number of physicians, TO allow some of
the sickest men to be left there, but he
brutalIy replied that he had brought
them through thus far and he would take
the chances Of carrying them to New
York alive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
CAN'T HELP BEING FUNNY.
The Man That Kept the Eoys of the
First Maine in Good Humor.

The First Maine on their journey South
picked up two masoots that afforded no
end of amusement for the boys at Chioka-
manga, One of these was the goat, picked
ND in Ohio. the other is Jimmie Nelson
who boarded the train in Auburn, N. Y.
Both of these mascots came home with
the regiment, and are now in the city. :
D Jimmie is colored gentleman, but he
prefers to be known as Professor Apers,
the funny Creole. In speaking of his ex-
periences, yesterday, he said: II am one
of those funny gentlemen. I kept the
boys laughing all the time SO that they
would not get homesick. Why l am so
funny that laugh at myself. Sometimes
get my mouth open and can't get 1t
shut. No, sab. One day was going
around the corner and made a misstep. I
stepped right on my face. Oh, but 1t was
funny spectacle. -
Someone asked him If he could initiate
the sound of a train rolling in and pull
ing out of station. He jumped to his
feet in moment and sure enough there
was the noise Of the train as it slowed
I'D. Then it started up and faster and
faster it went until Jimmie was jumping
all over the room in its imitation. !
Jimmie is great favorite with the
boys. He was formerly on the stage with
several minstrel companies. At one time
he played in Augusta. He didn't think
that he would ever be here in the capacity
| which he now enjoys.
In Auburn, N. Y, he awoke one morn
ing to find that he was stranded" as he
expresses it. HB walked down to the
station. The First Maine pulled in and
deciding that he would like to go South
to study the lingo of the negroes fol
future use on the stage, he boarded the
train. e..
He was taken in as orderly for one Of
the officers One day he went down tc
Chattanooga and got to shooting crap, g
faYorite game there. He was smart and
won S35. The white people become
offended and started to take his earnings
away from him. He promptly drew a re.
volver and fred at the foremost of his as
sailants. He hit the man in the leg and
he dropped like log.
Jimmy knew that negro didn't stand
much show in that country. and he
started to get out as fast as his legs would
carry Kim. He didn't step on his face
this time, but he run right into the hands
of an officer. He was locked up, tried
served thirty days in Jail, and paid &
fine amounting to about what he had
earned at craps. Jimmie says that with
in a few days he its going to give per
Torrance in Meonian hail, and that he
will give every body their moneys worth.
He is pretty we'll educated, and is fal
from the character that any one would
naturally suppose him to be. When c
contribution was offered him the othel
day for his performance he politely re-
fused it. He isn't beggar. No, sah.-
Kennebec Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

Admiral Dewey's request that battle
ship and an armored cruiser be sent to
Manila would seem to indicate that he
was apprehensive of trouble from some
direction. Certainly the Spaniards are
no longer capable of offensive movement,
and as to the rebels as their operations
must be all on the land battleships would
be of little use in subduing them. 1t
looks very much as II the Admiral feared
that Germany might still be inclined to
be meddlesome.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

American sentiment is today divided
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of permanently
holding the Philippines. But it there
should appear at the Paris conferenl e
any signs of inclination on the part of
the European powers to prevent US from
boiling these islands division of sentiment
would soon disappear, and there would
be d universal demand that interference
On the part of outsiders be resisted. The
United States proposes to settle the ques.
lions left unsettled in the protocol with
Spain, and with Spain alone.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

Some people in Washington think the
Presidential bee is buzzing in Gen.
Miles's bonnet, and affect to
see in his charges against
the war department y deep laid plot to
max himself sort of martyred hero,
In the hope that it will place him high
in the peoples esteem. If General Miles
tas any such ideas as that in his head he
had better get it out Immediately. If the
war has made any Presidential timber it
is cut at Manila and not in Porto Rico.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
ABsENTEEs MUST REPORT.

Washington, August 81.-The war de-
direotinq all men absent from theiI
posts to report their whereabouts and
reason for absence by letter TO their com
pany and regimental commanders. SHr,
geons are required to report the names OF
each man in their charge to the regimen
tel commanders of such men. Another
order states that all books, papers, etc.,
are the property Of the United States and
will be required in the settlement OF
claims against the government and for
this reason must be carefully preserved.
A IL soldiers sick and wounded, who have
been granted burroughs, are entitled to
transportation to and from their homes.
Commanders Of independent brigades
and other small commands have been
authorized to grant furloughs to not
more than per cent Of their force.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

eight companies of the 9th, arrived of
Montauk Point just as the Volunteer
Belief s h sss0hs nd shsy @e sSs ra all
to greet us. The other four companies are
There are 1850 sick on the Ailesheny,
and ia of the 9th were buriedsat sea
There was one of the 9th buried OF sea
from the Panther, which has 20 OF tine
9th Massachusetts, aboard, and there are
26 sick.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
On thu forepoing petiti0p,

sde Thai the petitioner cause to be pub
sfed true copy Of said. petition. and this order
Of notice thereon. three days successfully in the
PoytIand in the county of Cumberland. the first
nphIieatlon in said psper to be at leastfour days
bbefore Monday. the fifth day of September. A. d.
1855 on which day the Board Of Railroad Com
roissioners will be in session at the West End
Hotel ia Portland. at one o'clock in the after
noon, for the purposes indicated In said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies of the fore
Rochester Railroad three days before said
hearing.
]. B. PEAKS. Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners OF
Maine
Dated this 2sth day of August, A. D. 1898
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
SHIPS NOT SIGHTED.

Provinoetown, Mass, August 3l.-Gen.
j. L. Carter of Gov. Wolcott's staff ar
rived here this evening to confer with the
commanding officers of the warships due
to arrive here Thursday, regarding the
reception and to arrange plans for the
sailing of the squadron to Boston. At
II O'Clock tonight no ships had put in
an annearanoa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

The story hat Colonel John Jacob As
tor is going to ask the CITY government
of New York to increase the taxes on his
real and personal estate is very pretty
.Astory and does great credit to Colonel AS
F.tor. 1t has however the serious defect of
S5be1ng fabrication out Of whole cloth.
Colonel Astor says there is nothing in it
and he ought to know.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

The Silver Republicans of Oklahoma
have nominated Theodore Roosevelt for
President In 1900 AS Mr.. Roosevelt is
mot silver man but firm believer In
the gold standard the Silver Republicans
of Oklahoma would seem to regard the
silver issue as practically dead and
hurried
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS for building sewers
. in Eastern Promenade and Orange street
sioner Of Public Works. City Hall. until Tues
day. September 9th. 1898. at IL O'Clock M.
Plans. Specifications and further ipforma-
ton may be obtained at the ofhce Of said COM
missioner, who reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids should he Dean It for the interest of
the city SO to do. Bids should be marked
proposals for Sewer and addressed to
GEO. N. FERNALD.
ag31dtd Commissioned of Public Works.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

General Weyler is going to expound in
the Cortes his views of the cause of the
disasters. Probably his real view is that
disasters happened because he was not
in command.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

The salt water gold works at Lubeo are
to be set running again In the hope that
they may produce gold in paying quanti-
ties. Hope springs eternal in the human
h cart
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
To the Honorable Board or Railroad Commits
Sioners of the State of Maine:

Respectfully represents the Portland Rail-
road Company, q Corporation established under
principal Office at Portland, in the County OF
Cumberland, In said State, that it has been ..
granted, by the municipal officers OF the cry
of Portland, in said County. location for an
extension of.its railroad through Portland ana
Grove Streets and Brighton Avenue, SO caliea'
10 the boundary line between the City OF peer
ing and the C1ty Of Portland That said loca-
ZION crosses the tracks Of the Maine Central
Railroad Company on Brighton Avenue, max
ing an angle with the tracks OF said Maine Cen
trail Railroad Company of about 81 degrees, 9
minutes. as shown and described upon the pan
and description Of said crossing attached mere
10.
Wher5 fore said Portland Railroad Company
applies to your Honorable Boarddor authority
snch manner and under snoh conditions as o
your Honorable Board Eaay aeem meet.
PORTLAND RAJ Rad COMPANY,
BY WDI Il, Wood. President.
Dated this twenty sixth say OF August. A. D..
1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
AUCTION SALES.
F.. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
Sale OF Real Estate.

PURSUANT to license from the Hon. Judge
i of Probate forirhe County of Cumberland we
shall sell at public auction on the premises on
FRIDAY. Sept. I'd. at $50 o'clock p. M. the
real estate situated at 46 and 48 Merrill street.
The lot OF land contains about 3!0o square leet
on which are two two and one-hah story wooden
houses finished in two tenements each. They
are in good condition, have ssbago water.
water closets. good cellar. etc. Thls IS desiaDle
property for an investment. For particulars
INQUIRE Of the Auctioneers. 46 Exchange street,
or of SETH L. LARRABEE, Executor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

SQOf00l6nS DeucfoicLt OoOtotys
1e80-1e9s.
Boat Raees-Open to members OF the P. L.
S. B. S. only. Single sculi. one mile and ie-
per boat. Double scull working boats, $40,
one mile and return; LIST prize, s25. End SIS;
Base Ball-Prize s15. Clubs to pay umpire
and all other necessary expenses, including
Foot Race 100 yards straight away; 1st
prize So, End So, entrance fee 25c.
Quick Jumps-lst prize So, End 50; 25c en-
sack Race-lst prize So. End 81; 25c entry.
Potato Race-Rringing potat oes to creel. so
yards; list prize So. End 81; Csc entrance;
Tug OF War-Open to bona-fde members OF
the ?. L. S. B. S.. men to con utute teams So
to winning team; no entrance fee.
Bicycle Race-One mile; 1st prize, silver
water pitcher; End, bicycle lamp no entrance
fee. -,
Gentlemen's jig Dance-lst prize, silA UNI
brella no entrance Zee.
Tub Race-1st prize So; I'd 81 $50 entrance
fee. 90 o,s go.
90 s.Leeesd Race-lst priz IS. End 50. entry 25e.
Running Hop. Step and Jump-1st prize 50,
End s2 2Sc entrance ies E. s.nt to D. Gala
CHER, 65 Watervllle street. Entrance for BOAT
Faces and other events to be sent to d. j.
Leonard, As Middle street. Bids for privileges
to be sent in not later than 26th OF August. Inc
hiahest bid not necessarily accepted
Train Time--S.A5 regular from Union station;
10 a, IA. from Union Station. l.25 p. M to
ieaye Union Station. Returning trains from
Sebago, 4so 2. m and $50 p; m, ,,,, ,,,.,
Garrity's Orchestra to furnish music with
violin for step dancing:
TiCKETS-Adults 6Oc; Children under 9, 26c.
aug22 DIST
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

On the foregoing petition,
published a-trtie copy OF said petition. andfh.s
order Of notice thereon. three days successfully
n the Portland Daily press. a Newspaper pub.
land, the MISREPRESENTATION in said paper 70 be at
least fourdays before Monday. the fifth day of
Septembef A. d, 1853, on which day the Board
of Railroad Commissioners will be In session at
the West End Hotel in Portland. at one O'Clock
in the afternoon for the purpose indicated in
said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies of the fore.
going petition and order to the Maine Central
Company three days befo;e said hearing.
j. B. PEAKS.
Chairman for the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners of Maine.
Dated this 2sth day of August, A. D. 1928.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01
ALLEGlYNY ARRIVES AT MON
TAUK.

Mon tauk, Ny, August 3l.-Transport
steamer Allegheny, from Santiago, with
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

FOB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Charles c. Wiggin, Freeport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-01

FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
James NJ. Thompson, New Gloucester.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-02

James c. Coates. known all over Mo have county, died suddenly at Gracey's mill, on the Colorado river, June 2ls,. His death occurred while his partner II. J. West, was in Chloride purcha hasing supplies. When Mr. West left camp the day before Coates was in the best of health and he was terribly shocked on his return to hnd him dead. The men employed at the mill reported that Mir. Coates had been taken III few hours af ter Mir. Vests departure. but that they paid no attention to him as his illness was no. considered ssrious. The mex, morning some of the men went to his camp and found Coates dead in bed. He had died during the night. He was bur. red on the hillside near the mill. Mir. Coates was a warm hearted man with hoets of friends in the river country. MT. West came to Kingman last Satur. day night and reported the death. He feels so badly over the affair that he has given up his prospecting trip into the mountains of the Black Canyon.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-02

Thomas Glover, resident of Mohave county for maay yea rs past, died at the hospital in Kingmsn last Monday morn. ,ng. His death was due to an abscess In the head. For several days prior to his death he suffered continually from convulsious of the stomach. His funeral took place Monday afternoon, the re- mains beins followed to the grave by many old friends and acqnsintances. Thomas Glover was genial kindly man whose every acquaintance was friend. For years he delved in the mines of Mo have county with indifferent success. About year ago he became Ill with fe. yer and never fully recovered from the attack
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-02
BRITTLE OF
 PANTIAGo
 DE 4UBA aMERIcaNs
 LOSE BEavILY
SpHNIsB STRONGHOLD
 IN aMERIcaN BHNps

Specials to the MINER dated Los Angeles, July
 aa;sop. m.
 Washington. July 2-Alger stated at two o'clock that fighting had been re- sumed at Santiago this morning but he had received no adviss as to progress being made.
 London, July 2.-Le ,ding Spaniards here declare great surprise awaits Amer. jeans upon their entry of Santiago. All principal streets have been mined.
 San Juan, July 2-Strongest Spanish position at Santiago taken today. Amer. ican loss heavy, one thousand killed and wounded in Tnursday's fight. Shsiter asked for medical aid which was prompt ly cent. Pando reaches Santiago with six thousand Spanish troops.
 Queen regent desires European inter. ventlon in the interest and honor of Spain. Says she will willingly yield the throne to secure peace.
 Fl Clancy, July First artillery fight of the campaign jus, ended by the sienc. ing of the Spanish battery The wounded are still being picked up as this dispatch Is hurried away. General Lswton's d. vision bivouacked near El Clancy last night without 6res. At o'clock n the morning there was small boom, which proved to be the first shot from Capron's battery, fired to avenge the death of his son. Promptly the Spanish began to an. swsr the challenge. Later Grimes bat. tery opened fire on the Spanish troops on | the right of San Juan blockhonse. Ths common powder nsed by our troops smoked, making a foe target for the Spanish held battery, which was probably served by Cervera's marines judging by the accuracy of their aim. While our smoke gave the enemy our range Grimes could not locate enemy's guns which used snokeles powder excep. approximately. Our men worked like mad, and in less than an hour the Spanish struck sl- together. Battery A, Second Artillery, deserves great credit, for 1t was case of blindness against sight. The battery's losses the officers state were heavy, the killed and wounded reaching over 1000 men. Shells supposedly from the Spanish fleet did heavy execution among our troops. During a lull in the fighting an impressive incident occurred. The 2lst infantry was at the front and suffering great loss from the Spanish fire, but the men eang The Star Spangled Banner, the wounded ioi,ing in the singing.
 Washington, July l, l0:30 p. m.-The war department has received the follow. ing from Gen. Shaiter, dated at Siboney :: Had a very heavy engagement to- day, which lasted from a. m. until sundown The city's outer works are carried and are now in our possession, and there Is now about three quarters of mile of open country between my lines and the city. By morning our troops will be entrenched. I regret to say that our casualties will be about 400, of this not many killed. 1 GEN SKATER,
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-02
Notice.

A meeting of the Democratic Central Committee of Mohavs county, Arizona Territory, is called for Friday evening, July 18th, at the Court House iu King man at 7 o'clock p m for the purpose of filling vacancies on the committee and transacting such other business as may come before 1t.
 By order of the committee
 DANIEL SMITH,
 Secretary of Committee.