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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02
PORTLAND POST OFFICE
. OFFICE HOURS.

Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted) 7.3O at
m. to 800 p. M: Money order department. 900
a. m. to 500 p. M: Registry department, 900 a.
m. to 500 p m.
General DeMverg, Sundays excepted) 7.3O
a. M to 100 p m. Sundays 800 to 1000 a. NJ,
100 to 200 p. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted lin
business section of the city between High and
India streets at 100. 900 and HOO a. m, 1.30 and
p. M; in other sections at 800 a. M, 1.3G p. m.
Sunday delivery at Office window, 900 to 1000
a. M, 100 to 200 p. m. Collections from street
boxes at 100 and II 90 a. M, 400 and 500 p. m.
Sundays, 800 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via. Boston s. Maine
railroad eastern Diyisfon) Arrive at 1920,
500 and 11.00 p. IN. close 7.45 a. NJ, 1900 M,
sis and 300 p m. !; Sundays, arrive 100 p M,
close $50 and 900 p. m.
Boston, Southern, and Wester7s, and interme-
date offices and connections, via Boston md
Maine railroad. western diyision) at
1915 a. m $50 and $50 p. NJ; close 600 and 7.45
a. M and 2.30 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
@ 90 and 400 a. H. 1850 and 6.15 p M; close
1890 a. m, II. 80 and 800 p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. m, 1880 and 6.15 p. M; close at 500 and
1880 q. m. 1890, 4.15 and 900 p. m.
Faynafngton intermediate offices and connec-
tions via Maine Central rallroad-Arrlye at
100 and $50 p. m. close at 7.45 a. m. and 1880
p. III.
Rockland, intermediate offices and connec-
tions via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive
1880 and rs p. M. close at 800 a. m. and 1890
p. m
sko,gheoan, intermediate offices and connec-
tions. via Maine Central Authoritative at
leo p. m. close at 1890 p. M
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at s4o, i145 a. M, 7.15 p. M; Sundays S.45
a. m close at IS. 80 a. NJ, 1880 ana 5oO p. m.
Sundays 800 p. m.
Gorhayn N, H., intermediate offices and con
nectlons via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
s.45 and ii as a. m. and 7.15 p. m. Sundays 8.45
a. M close at $50 a. M, 1890. $50 p M Sun
days at TOO a. m. and 800 p m.
Montreol-Arrive at S.45 Ii. As a. m. and 715
p. m close at 1890, 5.3Op p. m. sunday close
500 p. m,
Swaatot, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectfons, via Mountain Division Nj. q. X. H.
Arrive at $40 p. m. close at Z. 40 a, m.
Bartlett N. En-, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ Y. II. h.
Arrive al 900 q. M. and $40 P. M: close at 7.45
a. m. and 80 p. IN.
Rochester,, N. H., intermediate of1lces and CON
nections, via Portland& Rochester rallroaa-,
Arl1ye at 1.45 and 600 p NJ; close at $50 ana
and 11,3o a. m.
Cumberland JfilJs, GorlaGns and Westbroo
lSdccGTdppd) Arrive at S.46 a. M Lap ana 6.oo
p. M. close $50 and II 80 a. m. and 630 p. IN:
South Portland and Hfllard-Arr1ye at 1.3O
100 a. IN, 500 p. IN. close $50 q. NJ, LOO and
200 p. m.
Pleasantdale oasd Ca sh Co,4ocr--Arrive 7.3O
and II .15 a. M and 4.3O D. M : close 1880 a. N
and loo and 600 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02
PORTLAND CUBAN RELIEF.
Report of Soliciting, Purchasing an

| Report of Soliciting, Purchasing and
| Forwarding Committee.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen THE act of our previous
City Council in appointing special COM
mittee, in conjunction with similar
committee from the Board of Trade, for
the purpose Of taking some action in re.
Spouse to the appeal of our general gov
eminent through President Mckinley,
for the alleviation of stricken Cuba's'
suffering people, resulted in the appoint
ment of the following named gentlemen
as a general committee His Honor May
or Randall was elected chairman, on be-
half of the city; Col. It. E. Boothby,
president of the Board of Trade, was
elected treasurer; Mr.. Fl. M. Bigelow,
clerk of the Common Council, was elect
ed secretary. Said committee later ap-
pointed L. A. Goudy, Cyrus Thompson
purchasing and forwarding committee,
who beg leave to report the result of their
labor as follows:
Money and supplies contri-
| buted. $l593. ~
Value Of clothing and hos
| pital supplies, 10000
Total value of all con-
| tributions $2023. 33
Comprised in three shipments, the last
having been made Saturday. March 18th.
| The total quantity forwarded, as enum-
Grated below:
| 1900 lbs. white pea beans, 1000 lbs.
homeless Goldfish, 1865 packages canned
goods, 1900 boxes Maine sardines, 1000
| lbs. pork, 1000 lbs. rice 1868 lbs. bis
cults, 1928 cans Maine condensed milk,
264, 900 grains quinine, 40 lbs. pressed
| boof 300 Inc fOrIr C1pQ olnthinp
principally for women and children, 81
pieces materials for hospital use consti-
| tuting in gross a valuation OF about
| $4,000, as before stated.
Your committee would extend its
thanks to all contributors of cash, cloth
| ing and other supplies medicinal or ma
terial. We would particularly remember
the citizens of Yarmouth, the Free Bap-
list church Of Springvale, the Free
Baptist church Of Harrison. the people
| of West Paris, also the good people of
Bridgton, and especially would we extend
our thanks to Miss A. Nj. Latham of
Deering Centre and through her to the
people of that city, for their liberal con-
tributions of clothing and money. The
thanks of the committee are also ex-
tended to Capt. Horatio Hall of New
York, ana the Maine Steamship Co.,
jackson Bros, draymen, New York, and
| Chsses Transfer, Portland, for their
generous tender Of free transportation,
and also to Mr. Geo. L. Ingraham, bro
ker and commission merchant, Portland,
and to MIR. Elmer Brown, ianitor at the
Auditorium, for their most efficient ser
vices in soliciting, packing and shipping
the supplies purchased and contributed.
| Letters have been received from Presi-.
dent Mckinley, Assistant Secretary of
State Day Consul General Lee, Miss
Clara Barton. president of the American
Rad Gross Society, and Mr.. Stephen E.
Barton, chairman Central Cuban Relief
| Committee, extending information and
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02
TOWN TOPICS,
9os Fifth Avenue, New York.
Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff Of Cumberland County
State OF Maine. Cumberland IS. March
25th, A. D., 1898.
THIS IS to give notice that on the 25th day
IL Of March. A. D., 1898, Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of Insof
yency for said County OF Cumberland, against
fhe estate of
GEORGE E. PICKETT. of Deering,
adiudged to be an Insolvent Debtor. on petit
ton of said debtor. which petition
was filed ON the 25th day of March, A. D.,
1898, to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said Debtor
to prove their debts, and in case there are sufi
emf assets to authorize the same 10 choose One
or more assignees OF his estate. will be held at
Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room. IN said Portland in said County Of
Cumberland. on the 4th day of April
a. D., 1898. at 10 O'clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date flrs above
written.
c. l. BUCKNAMs
Deputy Sheriff as 1iesssrlger Of The Court Of
iae0zvntcy tor e1ad County Of Cumberland.
mar26&ap.2
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02

Office of Lighthouse Inspector list District.
Portland Maine, March 18th. 1898. Proposals
will be received at this office until p O'Clock M
on Friday the 10Th day of April, 1898. for fur
House District for the fiscal year ending June
80 1899 The United States reserves the right
to increase or diminish, during the fiscal year
The Specifications, and a clause to that effect
will be inserted In the co atract Forms of pro-
posal and printed specifi cations. showing what
Is required, can be had or seen by applying to
this office. The rights reserved to reject any
or all bids. and to wave any defects. THOMAS
PERRY, Commander, U. s. N. Inspector, 1sJ
L. II. District. maF80eod3t
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
1AsrAD AM FhoyEN.
There is a Heap of solace in Heing Able
to Depend Upon Well Earned heputa-
ton.

If has been in Portland for months.
ANY reader of this paper might have seen
it. It is what every body demands nova
DAYS, but it's what they do not obtain.
There's only one medium that supplies it;
ard probably only Ole will ever accom-
plish it, What is it? Let Mr.. j. M.
Rowe, of 40 Montreal St., supply the in
formation.
Mr., Rowe, SAYS: 81 am shoe bur-
nisher by trade. an occupation that is,
hard on the back. stand at the machine
all day in slightly STOPPING position
which strains the muscles of the loins
and hips and with that constant jar,
makes it exceedingly hard for man
suffering weak, inactive or excited kid
neys. l called mine rheumatism and
thought it had to stay, but was induced
to go to Ell. III. Hay q Sons drug store
at the junction of Free and Middle
Streets and get Doan's Kidney Pills. I
have felt better ever since. The lameness
in the back does not worry me when
stoop. can straigthen up after bending
forward and feel no inconvenience. My
work does nothing more than tire me
naturally. I am only too pleased to
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills."
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers. Price 80 cents or mailed by Eos
tsr-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remembe the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02
SIM, THE SHOEMAKER,
And How He Taught CartOOnist Dav-
export the Trade.

Davenpor@ Sawed Wood and Said Nothing
For a Ti,ne-The Arrival of His Fond
Father and the Neglected Cows-Learn-
ing the Shoemaler's Trade at Home.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02

on the Sk1rE1Sh line
during the war When on the instant that
his muslxet was aimed to kill Union pick
ct the latter, suddenly inspired with a
sense of his own defenceless condition,
began to sing those beautiful words: Gov
er my defenceless head with the shadow
of thy wing" The Confederate withheld
his hand. He could not fire. The picket's
life was saved.
Death sometimes spares the one who
seems marked to be his victim. Let no
one despair, even in the darkest hour
Many man who seemed picked out for
death by consumption has found respite
and safety through the use of that wonder
full Golden Medical Discovery" which
DR.. R. v. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. invented
thirty years ago, and which has brought
new life and hope to almost countless
thousands of men and women.
Every day brings multitude of letters
to DR.. Pierce, telling gratefully what his
medicines and his advice have done to
restore health and happiness to homes
where hitherto sickness and misery had
relgned supreme.
A gentleman living in saltwater Washington
Sounty Minnesota, Mr.. c. ]. McNaney writes:
IN the spring of 1884, l was taken i'll with
consumption, and after trying everything
coud near OF and doctoring all summer my
left lung was nearly gone, and that could live
but short time. About twelve bottles of DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery brought me
out all right, and cured myself of two more
attacks OF the same trouble. am satisfied that
the Golden Medical Discovery will cure con.
sum ption if taken in time I consider it the
best medicine in the world for the diseases for
which it is recommended y
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02

thanks to our good people for their gener-
GUS interest and action.
Respectfully submitted
L. A. GOUDY,
CYRUS THOMPSON,
J; II. SHORT.
Soliciting Purchasing and Forwarding
Committee Portland Cuban Relief.
Portland, Me-, March 25th, 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02

Take the MAINE STATE PRESS for a
weekly paper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28

ars and smooth bores, but she had
fine assortment of old salts in her crew,
and my brightest recollect1ons Oh tnal
service are of the stories told by some
81 those old fellows, to which we kids
used 10 listen in open-mouthed Won
der. We didn't always believe the taies
Of course but we were too discreet 10
saw so. One man did laugh disdain-
fully at one old salts yarn and ne was
in sick bay for q week afterWaro.
''Old Harry Sharp. chief bos'n's
mate. who had been with Hull on the
Constitution, told me one story OF
little event that took place at Maya
saki japan, -hen we weren't as
friendly with the British as we are
now.
1.-The ship In w--ich Sharp was sery-
ing in 1870 was assigned to service IN
Asiatic waters. She was commanded
by Captain Joseph Piper, who had as
much love for a Britisher as Satan has
for holy water One afternoon the
ship was swinging at anchor with ~
fathoms of chain out when the lookout
reported a British man-of-war coming
into the harbor flying the admirafs
pennant. That meant a salute. Gun
crews were piped and the salute was
fired, the Britisher replying gun Tor
gun. Twenty-one guns were fired, ana
then, to the surprise of everybody,
Captain Piper turned to his quarter
gunner and said, Fire six more guns.
| Astonishment was depicted on every
| line of the gunner's face, but an oroer
was gospel TO him, and bang! Bang.
! in quick succession went six more
guns. When the Englishman had
reached her anchorage and while the
admiralswas on the American with ms
| flag lieutenant the younger officer SAID
| to Captain Piper: Pardon me. cap
tain, but we have been two weeks com,
| ing from the South Sea Islands. ana
/ has there been any change in the IN
ternational code Of salutes in tnat
/ timer
/ ..Well,' said Piper, L fired q guns
| for the queen of England, five for the
United States and one for Joe Piper, by
Cod
"The Englishnen left the ship, and
later the matter was investigated
through the United States Minister al
i Toxic, and every mothers son OF the
| American crew swore by all that was
| good and holy that only 21 guns mao
was that Piper was relieved from the
| command and sent home.
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that it is to their advantage to work in
harmony with the conservative ana
law abiding portion of the natives for
the strict observance of the rights OF
ALL
1t is difficult to say how many Ameri-
can troops will be required for the oc-
cupation of Cuba during the period
pending the organization of stable
and efficient local government. me
number should be sufficient to inspire
confidence in the complete preservation
of order, so that capital and enterprise
will not be afraid to invade the island
and do their part in the work of its
restoration to peaceful prosperity. The
change will no doubt be gradual, the
United States troops taking the place
of the Spanish soldiery as fast as the
latter are withdrawn from the various
garrisons. AS the mission of the Amer
leans is to preserve order and not to
wage war it will scarcely be necessary
to move them into CUBA In NUMBERS
equal to those of the retiring span
iards. 1t may seem wise, however, TO
the Government of the United States to
take advantage of this opportunity to
give some of the volunteer soldiers who
did not have the opportunity to partlci-
pate in the active hoStllltleS cnance
to secure a somewhat more tnorouSh
military training than they have thus
far obtained This consideration may
body of men than would otherwise be
used, and to the taking of some Of the
newer volunteer regiments for this
service.
1t is not conceivable that the native
inhabitants of Cuba will receive the
troops of the United States in any I'M
friendly or hostile spirit. They must
realize that it is to the arms OF the
United States that they owe their
speedy deliverance from Spanish rule.
that the mission of the United States
in the island is not one of conquest, but
of friendly concern for the establish
ment of order, and that 1t is to their
| advantage as well as to that of the
other residents of the island to make
the task as light as possible.
An encouraging factor in the problem
| of Cuba's political future is presented
by the attitude of the provisional gov
eminent, as explained by their repre-
sentatives in this country. and by the
emissary who has just come from their
headquarters in Cuba. From this 1t
appears that those who now control
1 the administration of civil affairs In
the island are willing and anxious to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28

assist to the fullest extent or tnelr
power in bringing about the estapllsh-
ment OF a suitable and satisfactory
government. 1t seems to be no part Oh
their plan to seize the reins of govern
ment or even to hold the authority
that has already been Entrusted to
them, as was attempted in the case OF
some of the South American countries
on the achievement of their independ-
ence On the contrary, the terms unaer
which the present civil administration
exists and which it has declared its in
tention of respecting provide for the
calling of an assembly representing as
nearly as possible all classes in CUBA,
and to turn over to this assembly their
present authority and leave to 1t the
task of constructing new govern
ment.
This procedure, If carried out, will be
the first step taken by the Cubans I'M
der the protection of the United States
toward their own government as Tree
people. It's conduct will be. in a meas
ure. a test Of the ability of the Cuban
people to control and direct their own
affairs. To the American who has
watched the successful operation of
our own constitution 1t will doubtless
be an encouraging indication that the
nolitical leaders of the Cuban people
seem disposed to accept its principles
and general outline for their own gov
eminent.
present, time is peace; peace in which
to bind up and heal the wounds inlet
cd nv a severe and devastating war;
neace in which to develop her rich re-
sources and to gain start on the h1gn
road to prosperity; peace guaranteed
nv every safeguard which her own peo-
NE and the people who have finally
achieved her independence can pro-
1yida
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TRIED TO SHOOT
BISMARCK

Tn 1866 bismarck was returning to his
home from the palace, where ne hao
been to see the King. While passing
through the large street of Berlin called
Inter den Linden, and quite near the
place where HoedeI and Modelling AFTER
ward attempted the life Of Emperor
William. he suddenly heard shot nred
close behind him He turned Sharply
around and saw a young man, VINO,
with a smoking revolver, was aiming
at him. He strobe up to the man at
once and seized the arm that held the
revolver. while with the other hand ne
grasped the throat of the would-pe
murderer The latter, however, nad
had time to pass his weapon into his
left hand. and now fired three shots In
quick succession. Bismarck felt hlmseiI
hurt in the shoulder and IN one Oh MS
ribs but he held his assailant fast until
some soldiers came UP and took hold
of him. -.
Then Bismarck walked home at
brisk mace. and reached his own house
long before anybody there could know
what had happened. The Countess had
some friends with her when her nus
band entered the drawing room. He
greeted all in a friendly manner ana
begged to be excused for 9. few min
utes, as he had some urgent business
to attend to. He then walked into the
next room where his desk stood and
wrote to inform the King of the oc-
currence. Having attended to this duty
he returned to the drawing room and
made one Of his little standing jokes,
'fWell, are we to have no dinner to-
day? You always keep me waiting. "
He sat down and partook heartily of
the dishes set before him, and it was
only when the dinner was over that he
walked up to the Countess, kissed her
on the forehead, wished her in the old
German way "Gesegnete Mahlzeit''
(nnay your meal be blessed), and then
added, You see I am quite we'll" She
looked up at him. Well" he contin-
ued. you must not be anxious, my
child; somebody has fired at me, but 1t
is nothing, as you see"
In 1850, when the tide of political pas
sion still ran high. after the storm OF
the preceding years, he went one day
into a Rathskeller in Berlin to take g
glass of Grunthaler beer; a man neal
him. feeling himself supported by the
presence Of his friends, began to abuse
a member of the royal family. Bis
marck looked at him and said quietly
IF you have not left this room before
I have finished my beer III break thi;
glass over your head which he pro
ceeded to do, according to his promise
calmly paying for the broken glass af.
terward and walking leisurely away
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LIQUID AIR
FOR BLASTING

uE most interesting application
of LIQUID air which has hitherto
been tried on a commercial scale
is to make an explosive by mix
ing it with carbon. So said Pros
lessor Ewing in a paper just read De
fore the London Society of Arts When
LIQUID air. enriched by the evaporation
of a large part of it's nitrogen, is mixed =
with powdered charcoal, 1t forms an
explosive comparable in powder to dy-
Mantle. and which, like dynamite, can
be made to go off violently by using
a detonator.
To make the explosive the liquid, con-
tanning about 40 or so per cent Of oxy-
gen. is poured on fragments of wood
charcoal. two to four cubic millimeters
in size. These are kept from scattering
under the ebullition of the liquid by
mixing them into sort of sponge with
about one-third of their weight OF cot
TON wool. The liquid which remains Is,
of course, richer in oxygen than tnal
which is originally applied, ana Wnen
the mixture is allowed to STAND long,
ali the LIQUID evaporates and the ex-
plosive power disappears. 1t must,
therefore, be mixed at or near the place
where it is to be used. But the cotton
wadding, impregnated with coarse
charcoal powder, can take up more
than enough of the liquid to supply
oxygen for its complete combustion.
and when put quickly into thick In
sulating cases of paper, it retains it's
full explosive power for five or ten
minutes. After an interval, which
ranges from fifteen to thirty minutes,
according to the size of the cartridge,
ali explosive power is lost
Experiments were made with this ex-
plosiye on the parade ground at Mu-
mich. and a practical test on a large
scale has gone on for some months IN
coal mine at Pensburg, not FAR from
Munich. and are claimed to have given
very satisfactory results.
The chief advantage of the explosive
is its cheapness, the cost being simply
that of the power used in liquefying the
air. Even the fact that after a short
time the mixture ceases to be capable
| of exploding may be urged as recon-
mendation in one respect, for II de-
| tonator hangs fire there Is no danger
! OF the charge going off accldentally
| some time after the explosion is Que,
nor is there any dapger of rs pelng
purloined or used for criminal purposes
1t is questionable. however, II sucn
/ an unstable explosive can ever De
found either convenient or economical,
except. perhaps, in large quarries
where a large amount of blasting 10 TO
/ be done at one place.
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" HE rules and regulations pre-
scribing the course to be fol-
lowed on the island of Cuba,
now that the war is over, will
be decided upon by the Govern
noent of the United States, but only so
far as to embrace a provisional control
upon the part of the United States,
nending the formation of govern
ment which will have the approval and
consent of a majority of the voters OF
the island, as decreed and set forth by
their representatives assembled IN leg
islative conference.
without, Of course, being able to
foreshadow the policy of the Govern
ment of the United States, 1T may be
said that during the transition state
from Spanish to home" rule, this Gov
eminent will insist upon peace and or
der everywhere, upon full security to
human life, and upon strict mainte-
nance OF property rights of all classes
and nationalities. In order to effect
that purpose 1t will be necessary to
have an armed occupation by the Unit
ed States troops as sort of constabu-
larry, or, in other words as a guarantee
to the people who are now on the ISL
and and to those who may hereafter
come that law and order and peace
will be insisted upon in all portions of
Cuba
In taking this action the United
States can scarcely be accused Of an