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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07
TRANSPORT BOATS TO BE READY.

Tampa, May g. Seven transport toats
now at Port i ampa soon will be- in readi-
ness for the loading OF the troops.
The Florida has already taken on board
a fun supply Of coal and IA large force of
carpenters was put TO work today erecting
to the time of smiling there is still great
uncertainty.
1t is not probable that the long looked
for orders to break camp will be given be-
fore decisive seton between the Spanish
and American fleets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07

Matter Discussed at LIE myth in Senate Yes
terday-Bill to Establish Military Post
Offices Goes Over-Only One War Meas
Passed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07
DISCUSSED REyENUE BILL.

Washington, May 6-The Senate finance
committee devoted its forenoon session to
the consideration OF large number of
amendments suggested by the Republican
memb ers to the schedule devoted to stamp
taxes. The Democrats presented their
amendment for a tax on corporations, but
1t was not takCl up for consideration.
This amendment includes a tax on insur-
ance and gas companies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07

Pictures tell their stories more graph
cally than words. See the wartime pict-
ures in the Sunday Times tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07

Mr.. Pettigrew maintained in the course
of an analysis of mail and express Sta
tistics that the government paid ten
times as much for the transportation of
the mails as the express companies paid
for the transportation OF this matter,
He illustrated what he termed ''the falle-
cy and falsehead" of the statements of
MIR. Shallenberger before the committee
by presenting express and mail transpor-
tasion figures.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07
TOWN OF SOUTH PORTLAND.
Proposals for Furnishing Pipe.

PROPOSALS will be received for furnishing
3 pipe for surface water and drain work in
the town Of South Portland until Thursday
Stoneware COS first Qualify lily salt glazed, deliv-
cred IN any part of the town Address propos-
as as TO- j. +. CHAPLIN, Road Commissioner,
Cash's Corner, Maine. may4dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07
CITY OF 7TLAND.
Proposals for Printing
CVVVVVVVVVV>

SEALED proposals will be received by The
Committee on Printing Reports. until Fri,
day, the 9th day Of May, 1898, al II o'cock M
for the printing OF the Auditors aud suDordi
nate city officers reports and the Mayors adj
BIDS are to lie made per page. Particu ars
City Auditor. where PROPOSALS may be left en-
dorSed; Proposals for Printing Reports
The Cor mittee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids
BY order of The Committee
WILSON SPRAGUG, Oh irman.
Portland. May 2 1898. my2dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-07
GOOD TIMES HIVE COME.

You can afford to indulge yourself or your
family in the luxury of good weekly news.
paper and a quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
almost a library of good novels for SIS per year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
A TRAIN ho1-..,a oTCRY.

The Drumner From New yor}, Narrates
Romantic Experience.
The drummer had JUST finished reading
story of "a train hold up and leu his new S
paper fall into his lap.
L had arather romantic experience once
with train robbers" he said, (which |
think l won't ever forget. l had been laiG
up sick for week at q tavern in a Kansas
town and my attendant had been a very
sweet and gentle girl who was a relative
of the landlord. She was such a nice girl
that | was in no hurry to get we'll and
while was putting it off all I could was
as industriously putting on the chains Of
love. At the end Of ten days l was able to
take up my sample case again, and when
left the town my gentle nurse was on
the same train, in my charge, bound for
Kansas City, where she was to be met by
friends l had never talked love to her
and fancy she didn It suspect me of any
thing except a desire to tiirt a little, but
had made up my mind to talk seriously to
her before let her friends take her away
from me-
Il fooled along, as most men do under
the same circumstances, waiting for a real
good chance to come in, but before | reach
ed the proper condition the train came to
sudden stop in a lonely place, and by the
time we had asked what the trouble was q
half masked train robber stood in the aisle
OF the car with revolver covering the
contents. The girl turned as white as q
sheet and l thought she would faint, but
told her she wouldn't be hurt, and she
sat there as if she had turned into stone
AS it happened, kept my wits, and when
a shot and shout rose on the air outside
and attracted the robbers attention for a
moment, whipped my revolver out of my
Overcoat pocket and would have got him
sure, but as | brought the gun around the
girl at my side caught my arm and stop
ped me- l looked at her in amazement
Don't! she gasped. It's my fatherr
And then she fell in faint, while the rob-
Der hurried out in response to the calls
from his partners
LAS for me-" concluded the drummer.
&C thought probably it would be just as
well for me not to add to the poor girl s
troubles by trying to get into her family"
Washington Star.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
GOBER THINKS HE WILL COIN.
The Blue Ridge Judge VIII TRY for the
Supreme Bench Again.

The Blue Ridge Judge VIII TRY for the
Supreme Bench Again.
An Atlanta special to the Augusta
Chronicle says:
"Judge Geo. F. Goher passed THROUGH
Atlanta today on his way home from
Forsyth county, where he has been hold
ing court. He says that he is of the
opinion that Colonel Gambler will carry a
large majority of the counties of the
Blue Ridge circuit. He says that he is
Tor Colonel Gambler, and that the Hall
county man will land in the governors
mansion as soon as the votes are count
ed The friends of Judge Gober say
that he is in the race for seat on the
supreme court bench, and that he will
win out. They do not seem to know, or
rather they will not say so, just whose
seat Judge Gober is after, but thew all
admit that he is making strong fight to
get on the supreme bench, and that he
will in all probability get there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
FLOUR ADULTERATION.
Something in Which Every Reader of The
News is Interested.

Something in which Every Reader of The
News is Interested,
On account of the high price of wheat
Iourr is being greatly adulterated. Near
y all the mills are putting from 20 to sc
per cent of meal in their -four. The ODE
HSh people now frankly admit that a
goooiF per cent of their flour is meal.
"A hour and meal mixture bakes a very
'"Alje biscuit, but for a genuine wheat
biscuit, not 81 white but with all the
II9'Hg, sweet and baking properties due
" H'oo Hour, is CONT ined in the Famous
oPouesa now on sale by all the leading
8rocerS of Da wson.
,Farttes selling this flour offer reward
oI SyV W for every sack containing any
meaI whichever. Another inducement to
~ 5,t. Iae trade educated to using genuine
"Heat Hour is ticket found in an oc-
caaional sack which entities the bearer Ia
a., @tIee sack of Spotless from the grocer of
"uoh II is purchased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

Send your address to d. E. Bucklen G.
Co., Chicago, and get free sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and are particu-
larly effective in the cure of Constipa-
ton and Sick Headache. For malaria
and Liver troubles they have been
proved invaluable. They are guaranteed
to be perfectly free from every delecte-
rious substance and to be purely vegeta-
BILE. They do not weaken by their ac-
ton, but by giving tone to the stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the sys-
TEN. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold
by SaleDavis Drug Co., druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
A Fad slim.

One of our village young gentlemen took
his little sister with him while calling the
other other evening at a home where he is
a regular visitor. The little girl made her.
self quite at home and showed great fond
ness for one of the young ladies' hugging
her heartily. "How very affeotionate she
isl" said the lady of the house. Yes, so
like her brother, responded the young
lady unthinkingly Paterfamilias looked
sternly over the top of his spectacles, the
young gentleman blushed, and the rest
were Enthusiastically Enterprise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
Why take JOhnson's
Chill and Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case of
Fever in ONE DAY.
LARGEST GUN OF ALL.
To Be Mounted at Sandy Hook and Will
Weigh About 1876 Tons.

To Be Mounted at Sandy Hook and Will
Weigh About 1876 Tons.
Five carloads Of forgings have arrived at
the Watervliet arsenal from the South
Bethlehem (Pa.) Iron works. The oonsign-
ment includes fOrgings for 10 and u inch
guns and several hoops for the mammoth
Is inch gun that is soon to be assembled at
the big gunshop. These hoops are the
first forgings to arrive for this gun, and
it is expected that forging for the jacket
will arrive in March. The forgings for
the tube of the piece weigh about so tons,
and the gun complete will weigh about 1876
tons and cost about $780, 900. The extra
machinery for assembling the gun cost
about $270, 600, making an aggregate cost
of $500, 600 for the proposed gun.
The gun will be sent to Sandy Hook as
soon as it is finished. 1t will Immediately
after testing be mounted ready for service.
1t will be the largest gun in the world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
WHERE WOMEN ARE SCARCE.
school Marms Resign to Marry as Fast as
They Are Imported Into idaho.

school Marms Resign to Marry as Fast as
they Are Imported Into idaho.
Young women are still scarce in Idaho
ana bachelors who desire to chance their
conditions of single blessedness are verv
plentiful. As result of this condition
OF affairs school boards in that state
have difficulty in securing teachers 10
conduct their schools. Few men are en-
gagged in the occupation of teaching the
young, as they usually find more lucra-
tive employment. SO young women are
Imported from the east, and as soon as
they begin heir work the bachelors be-
gin paying court to them. With a doz-
en- men fiuttering around her small won
der that the school ma'a am resigns and
marries one of her suitOrs.
There are about ten unmarried men tn
one unmarried woman in Idaho.
A charming young lady, Miss Busch.
went from Iowa to teach in the nuhlic
school in Givenvile. but before she was
there three months she was engaged to a
prominent man Of the town. and at the
close of the term she was married. Her
sister came to teach the next school
year. " hen the term was half over she
resigned and married, and sent for anoth-
or unmarried sister to take her place as
teacher. The third Miss Busch taught
the school the latter half of the term.
but three days after the term closed she
married business man of the town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
SUICIDE AT ALBANY,
j. Levy Shoots Himself as the Result of De.
spondency Over BAD Health.

spondency Over Bad Health.
j. Levy, resident of Albany, took his
own lie while in fit Of mental depres-
sion brought about by i'll health.
lie was great sufferer from dyspepsia.
and heart trouble kept him in constant
fear of Sudden death
he was unable to sleep at night. and
was so restless during the day that he
persisted in walking about the citv,
thoIgh he was in a very feeble condi-
ton.
About II O'Clock Tuesday morning
while alone in his room, he placed the
muzzle of a 32-calbre pistol in his
mouth and fired, the ball ploughing
through the lower jaw, but falling to
penetrate the brain He then placed
the weapon to his tongue and fred a sec
ond shot, this one also failing to produce
instant death.
physicians were summoned and heroic
efforts were made to save his life. but he
died Tuesday afternoon after suffering
intensely.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

Rev. E. Edwards, pastor of the English
baptist Church at Minersville, Pa, when
suffering with rheumatism, was advised
TO try Cham lerlain's Pain Balm. He
says: "a few applications of this hni-
ment proved of great service to me. 1t
subdued the inflammation and relieved
the pain. Should any sufferer profit by
giving Pain ifalm trial it will please
me-" For sale by Farrar & Harris, drug
gists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
NEWS AND VIEWS.

"UncIe Joe" Cannon, chairman of
the house appropriation committee,
gave the country some wholesome ad-
vice in homely words when he said {:
"Let us keep our shirts on and wal
until we hear from the officials of the
government who are charged with
making an investigation of the Maine
disas ter"
An Alabama goat the other day ate
the speech of a populist politician.
The goat is still intact. The incident
leads a contemporary to the conclu-
sion that explosives in the interior are
not necessarily fatal, and that possibly
the Maine was blown up from the out
side, after all.
There is in Nevada a tobOggan slide
which starts in an ice palace up in the
mountains and descend into an orange
grove. A slide down hill in life, says
a knowing one, does not usually have
such conditions, for the temperature
of the world is apt to lower with the
fall.
A Kentuckian named Damn who
married some distance from home re-
ceiyed the following congratulatory
Telegram: accept congratulations
from the whole Damn family"
Healthy, happy children make better
men and women of us all. A little care
and little planning before birth is of
ten more important than anything that
can be done after. On the mothers
health and strength depend the life and
the future of the children A weak and
sickly woman cannot bear strong and
healthy children. Most of the weakness
of women is utterly inexcusable. Proper
care and proper medicine will cure al
most any disorder of the feminine organ
ism. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has been tested in thirty years of
practice. 1t Is healing, soothing,
Strengthening. 1t is perfectly natural ia
its operation and effect. BY its use
thousands of weak women have been
made strong and healthy-have been
made the mothers of strong and healthy
children. Taken during CESSATION, it
makes childbirth easy and almost pain
less and insures the well being OF both
mother and child. Send q cents in on
cent stamps TO Worlds lIispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y, and re-
ceive DR.. Pierce's 1908 page Common
Sense Medical Adviser profusely illus
tTated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

l had been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteen years aud nothing seemed to
give any relief. was able to be arou nd
al, the time, but constantly suffering. |
had tried everything / could hear of and
at last was told to try Chamberlain
Pain Balm, which did, and was imme.
diately relievd and in a short time cured.
am happy to say that it has not since
returned. josh. EDGAR, Germantown
Cal. For sale by Farrar q Harris, drug.
gists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
The Judge Then and Now.

From the Athens Banner.
Judge Atkinson did not think it was
right or proper to bold onto the judgeship
of his circuit while seeking to become a
congressman from bis district. II
wrong then to use one office as help to
secure another why not now? TIE peo-
pie will make up The verdict az to this
matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

Spotless Fl ur is free from corn meal.
The only flour on the market of which
this can be said. Notice elsewhere about
the free sack.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

There are three little things which do
more work than any other three little
things ereated-they are the ant, the bee
and DeWitPs Little Early Risers, the
last being the famous little pills for
stomach and liver troubles.
SALE-DAVIs DRUG Co,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
SCI'Offllla

Is deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. SIS. guaranteed purely
YeSeta6le } IS real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. I. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrotula for twenty-five years and most
OF the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09
AnV Person

+L,','p9 10 know the truth in regard to
va l'' i'ad'th should not fail to send for a
yr iiI2o'e and new 64-page Booklet which
lba ,o0 sent FREE for a short time to
h u"I9 VINO mention this paper. This
Lrota5 IS published by the cele-
H H. physicians and specialists, Dr..
Ana way " Co., of 22@ So. Broad St..
SA'lHnia, ga. whom
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

~. 'ut'l OF terror is experienced whau
III L@,J cough Of Group sounds through
oLan..USs at night. But the terror soor
- 'sS TO relief after One Minute Cough
-'"' MESS for children. w "H'
SALE-DAVIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

soon found that she had a real blood
remedy at last. She says: CATER TAX
ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. 1 am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and I would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdrying upthe poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, SIS. drove the disease out
through the skin, and I was perma-
11at1f1u rid Of Il y
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-09

specialist said he
coul4 cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-ca1led blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
G G 9 cd Che ~va.-,,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-24

dren. Sunday school at 12 o'clock Ep- worth league prayer meeting at 6:30 D. m,
 First Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Gardner Eldridge, pastor-10;30, Chlldren's Christmas service l2:00, Sunday school. 2;3O, Chinese school, 6;30, Epworth league. 7.30 sermon; subject, "lhe Rich Man" You are cordially invited,
 Calvary Baptist Church. corner York and Chapel streets.-Rev. Charles A. Reese of Newton, Mass, will occupy the pulpit at this church morning and evening, Sunday, December 25th. Sunday school at ? o'clock. Newsboys' Bible school 1 p. m. Young peoples Christian Endeavor at 6:15.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-24
THE LATE P. J. RouRKE.

Last evenings Meriden Journal says: P. J. Rourke whose sudden death oc- cured in West Haven Thursday morn ing, vas employed by the Aeolian com- pany of this city for number of years. MT. Rourke left this city last June to work in West Haven and at that time he was sub-chief ranger of Court Meri- den F. of A. He leaves one brother and one sister. MT. Rourke attended the meeting of Court Meriden on Tuesday night. His age was about thirty years and he was very well liked by all who knew him.
 A special meeting of Court Meriden was held at 7:S0 this evening to take &C., tion on the death and arrange for the funeral, which will take place in West Haven Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-24
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
REMARKABLE4N 4NIlIATI R USI-
 NESS AT THIS NATE.
Probably Greater Than Ever Bsfore- Speculative Activity Ividons-No Sens ofFlagging in the Iron Business.

ofFIagging in the Iron Business.
 New York, Dec. 23.-Brs dstreet's to- morrow will say: Current business con- ditions furnish some sharp contrasts to those usually looked for or reported at this season of the year. It is, of course, reasonable to look for excep- tional activity in holiday and retail trade generally at this date, and In this respect the most salguine expectations appear 10 have been realized. Proba- ply never before at this date, to-mor- row, was the course of general busi- ness animated as it is at present. Spec ulative activity is no longer confined to the stock market, but has widened cereals and copper among the metals, while the rush of business in iron and steel seems little. if any, abated, and some lines, notably cotton goods and raw wool. are displaying an activity and strength which would have been welcomed at any time for year past. Prices of securities and of staples alike furnish samples of aggressive strength, which are so numerous as to deserve special mention.
 In the iron trade no signs of Tagging interests are to be discerned, but rather more pronounced in new directions. The feature of the week has undoubtedly been the reported placing of an order for 5000 tons of steel rails with an east ern rail mill to go to Siberia. All the old strength of prices is maintained and in some lines, notably billets, wire rods, plates and bars, further advances are to be reported. In many lines the country's production seems to be heavi- ly sold ahead, and the utmost conf1- dence is expressed as to present values being maintained or still further in- creased. In other metals, too, sym pathetic rise is to be discerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-24
FfmametWI.
The stock Market

New York, Dec. 23.-The market mov- ed in an irregular fashion to-day, but net changes as a result of the days op- erations were fractionally in favor of the advocates of the long account, a very unusual thing on the eve of a Christmas holiday. The activity and breath of the market were we'll sustain ed. London was a buyer in the early dealings, but later took profits on the rise here The action of the govern ment in calling for the $S,00O,0 900 of Union Pacific payments now in the de- pository banks, which is to be paid in ten per cent. installments, failed to cause a ripple in the call money mar ket.
 The speculation in Federal Steel is- sues were on a tremendous volume of business. Both common and preferred rose very sharply, but in the afternoon on free liquidation and the withdrawal of some of the usual support the stocks broke, leading to a moderate reaction in other shares. There was good buy ing, however, of Federal Steel on the dip, and this steadied the general list Sugar, Leather, Tobacco and American Steel and Wire showed considerable strength.
 Rumor had it that there would be fa- vorable developments announced in Brooklyn Rapid Transit before Tuesday and the stock rose 2 points, but dd not hold the extreme rise. The closing was irregular.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-24
DAVID S. GAMBLE ILL.

The community will regret to hear of the illness of David S. Gamble, the dry goods merchant MT. Gamble was slightly i'll last week, and after rest of two days returned to business, but was again taken i'll and for the last three days has been seriously sick. A trained nurse is in attendance.