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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20
DEERING.

The street department. was at work yes
terday filing in the sidewalk on the east
erly side of Forest avenue, near the bal
grounds, with sand.
MIR. Guy r. Hill, clerk at the DesrinG
Drug company. Morrills. left yestsrda,
morning for Springfield, Mass. to vis
his brother. who is sick In the hospita
in that city.
A large number of applications have
been received by the Deering school COM
mittee for the appointments to the position
of music teacher In the public schools
now vacated on account Of the death O
the former teacher.
At the advertised sale of property fol
the AUDITORS of the Leland street oewel
yesterday morning at the city treasurer
office, the delinquent Taxpayers were al
present and paid their money, consequent
" no real estate was sold.
the current for the Deering street
lights was not turned on until O'CLOCK
sunday night, about two hours late. Al
armature burned out, causing transfer
TO new machine.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. Annie I. Pike, wife oil
Mr.. Samuel II. Pike were held yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late resi-
dence, 81 Mechanic street, Woodfords.
Key. E. P. Wilson. pastor of the Wood
fords Congregational ohurch,of which the
deceased was a member, conducted the
services. The burial was at Evergreen
cemetery.
La Studieuse club will meet with Mrs.
q. +, Torrey, Morrllls, Monday evening,
January 25.
Mrs. Mary A., widow of James Rollin.
son, died in this city on Sunday afEer
brief Illness, at the age Of 60 years.
The deceased was the mother of the late
Harry Robinson, who was fireman on
the wrecked steamer Portland Her death
was FASTENED by the.n news of the death of
her son.
The Woodfords Firemens muster asso
citation held their monthly meeting and
supper at the Woodfords hose company IS
house last evening.
heY. 5. q. Davis. guest of Rev, II.
S. Whitman, president of Westbrook
Seminary, preached an interesting ser.
mon Sunday morning at All Souls Uni
versalist church.
The subject of Rev. Manley B. Town
sends sermon Sunday morning at the
Woodfords Universalist church, was "a
vindioation of Divine Providence in che
light of human suffering" The service
was largely attended and the sermon
proved of deep interest. The attendance
at the Sunday school sessions is increas-
ing each week.
Rev. W. W. Hooper Of Deering Centre,
state missionary of the Uniyersalist
church, preached Sunday morning at
the Church of the Messiah, Portland
A new snow pillow has bfen secured for
use in breaking out the roads in Ever
green cemetery.
HaIhe Deering Electric Light company
are making excellent progress in setting
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Plenty of Christmas Trees for the
sunday School Children.

UniversaIists and Methodtsts Actively
at Work-The Little Sunbeams Fair
Today-Another Victim of the
Steamer PortIand-Society Notes
Personal Items, Etc.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will give Christmas tree aud concert for
the children of the parish on Saturday
afternoon at the Union opera house.
Mrs. w. S. Small is at the head of the
committee and meeting will be held
this afternoon to complete the arrange
ments and prepare the programme.
On Monday, the 10th inst, Christmas
tree and concert will be given in the yes
try of the Peoples Methodist church and
a competent committee is now at work
On the details.
THE LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
The Little Sunbeams of the Knight
vile M. E. church will hold a fair at
the yestry this afternoon and evening.
Useful and fancy articles, candy, etc.,
will be on sale. there will be a "Floral
Hunting Parity" novelty in whicn
there will be a musical entertainment
and among the numbers there will be
plano solos by Misses Ethel Small, Nina
LittlcSeld, and Edith Gross, vocal solo,
Mr.. squires, graphophone selections,
John Bradford. Another feature will
be readings by Miss Brackets. Refresh
ments will be served and every body
should attend and thus encourage the
children.
II stormy, the entertainment will be
postponed until Wednesday.
MYRTLE ASSEMBLY, PYTHIAN SIS
rERHOOD.
Myrtle Assembly, Pythian Sisterhood
are making arrangements for unique
entertainments to be called "Peddlers'
Paradise which will be presented to
their mem hers and such invited guests rs
are fortunate enough to be remembered.
The History club will meet this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wood, Broad
way, the subject being: "The States on
the Atlantic Seaboard. Joseph F.
Chaplin, ex road commissioner, Is quite
i'll with the grippe at his home on Long
Creek.
]. @. A. Jordan of Christian Hill is
ill with pneumonia
The net proceeds of the entertainment
given at Brooks ball Ligonia, last Friday
evening will be about $50, very cred
itable showing
ANOTHER VICTIM OF STEAMER
PORTLAND.
Hugh FIynn's brother. John
D. Flynn. was probably another
victim of the steamer Portland.
Letters have just been received which
point to the fact that hs started for Port
land ON the i'll tated boat. He was about
80 years old and leaves one SOD. OF late
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20
MASSACHUSETTS, FLOATED.

New York. Decern her 19.-The BATTLE
ship Massachusetts, was fioated into dry
dock No. at the Navy Yark today to
receive the repairs made necessary ny ner
contact with Diamond Reef, Oh Cover
nor's Island, on Decen ber 10th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20

Montreal, December I9.-General Mana-
ger Hays of the Grand Trunk railway
has recognized the committee of the Rail
way Telegraphers' association by an
nouncing that General Superintendent
AcQuiggan has been instructed to dis
cuss the grievances of the employees of
the road with them this AFTERNOON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20

their poles ON Forest avenue at MorrilIs.
The work will probably be.hnished in
a lev days.
Mr. NJ. G. Little of MorriIls, has sold
out his fish market to Mr.. John Pelton
The nomination for officers of Rocka-
meecook tribe of Red Men viii be made
at their meeting next Friday evening.
The election of officers occurs Friday eve
ming, December sOth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20
TELEGKX-Ff'H-EsRR'ss. RECOGNIZED. "

Hiram B. French, Brewer. IS to sls
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-20
MAINE PENSIONS.

James II. Norris. Portland, $40.
INcREASE
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS,
A General Sma lh-Up

A team belonging TONI. Coles draw
ing wagon loaded with well boring
outfit. took fright at a train this morn
ing while standing in front of Keiley's
ware house, and ran away down the al
ley between Ell Paso and Santa Fe
streets. When opposite the back boor
of Irwin IS drug stO, e the team cOllided
with the horse and buggy of Mr.. Mum
dy. The buggy was totaI ly demolished
and the horse badly cu5 aud bruised.
The wagon up set, breaking the re a b
and leaving the Two hind wheels be-
hind, while the horses continued on
down the alley to the Overland corral.
Ire driver of the wagon said that
the runaway was due 10 the engineer of
the freight train, who, when he saw
that the horses were t"ightened, still
kept on blowing his whistle as if to
brighten the horses III re, and at last
they became unmanagt. Able and dashed
down the alley. This practice of en-
gineers has been great annoyance to
people crossing the track.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Col. Inger-oll has avs claim
that those who as umed TO answer him
have misr eprese his pos; ton. He
claims that instead of answering his
arguments, his opponents have usually
resorted 10 personal abuse. A dis:
crimina sing public knows that these
claims of Col. Ingerooll have too much
foundation in fact. 1t is gra tifsiug to
note that DR.. J. P. D. John, ex-presi-
dent of De Pauw University, wishing
to be absolutely fair and candid: before
giving to the public his now famous
lecture Ibid man make God or d'd
God make man," not only made
thorough study of Col Ingersoll's
works in the authorized edition, but
actually submitted the manuscript Of
his general statement 81 Col. Iuger-
soils objections against the Bible and
Christianity to the colonel himself.
asking him to point Gut anything that
night in any way misrepresent MIN.
| n a very courteous reply Col. Inger-
soil thanked DR.. John for his express
siops of kindress ana fairness, but did
not specify any instance of misraDre--
entation. This greet lecture will be
given at the First M. E. church on the
evening OF May II, at s p. m.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Tom Henley, a merchant of Nogal,
N. NJ, is in the city.
j. Moore and wife left this afternoon
for the City of Mexico.
j Mr.. Hall, general claim agent of
the L. and +. road, is in town.
j. B. Manly, al eminent cattle buy
err OF Mexico. Is in town from the Ca
sas GranGe5 country.
A L. Van Antwerp, traffic manager
OF the Mexican southern, passed
through the city this morning en- route
to Topeka, Kansas.
DR.. Yandell, who has oeen in Door
health for some time expects to leave
today for Galveston and other places
for stay of several weeks.
Miss Victoria Van Buskirk left to-
day Tor Stafford, Arizona. where she
has aceepted a position as governess in
the family of MIR H b. Nullinc. Her
many friends wish her every success.
Mrs. Chss. B. cker, her two daueht-
ers aud Miss Annie Johnson, of E5-
canoba, Michigan, who have been
spending the winter here. left for
home today via the Santa Fe. The
ladies are well pleased with Ell Psso's
climate and may visit US again next
winter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
NAVAL MILITIA MUTINY.
COmmanderOfNo North CAROLYN Battalion
Refuses TO Give up The Nantucket
and HOSTS the State Flag.

Specia! Dispa to the New York Teibune.
Washington Ma 1.-'ihs states
rights fever, which has caused so
rnuch trouble to army officers il the
voiu lteer mobiliza ton and almost de-
feated the att mot to mobilize the
military force, reges elmO t as heate d.
ly in the naval militia, whore local
organizations have insisted 70 the last
moment On keeping themselves intact
and protesting against the disruption
com PEELED by the require ments OF fed
eral defence.
The latest instance in which th S
spirit has been conspicuous occurr
yesterday in North Car:,iina, and for a
time it promised to have ; dramatic
climax. Several ears ago the singie-
turret monitor NantnckeF wa, loaned
to that state as p -actice ship, and as
signed to the Naval Battalion of tue
National Guard Of the STATE, with hee d.
quarters at Wilmington. This batta-
lion, which consists of eight divisions,
has been an excellent oreaa ization,
noted for it's discipline and general
efficiency. Since the war b gan the
battalion has prided itself 90 the idea
that it would guard the states coast
with it's own fOrmidablevessel.
The National nece SSities demanded
the use of the Nantucket at Port Roy
al, S. c., to protect the entrance to
the invaluable naval station and dry
dock there, and on Friday Lieutenant
G B. T. Moore: of the navy, was order
ed to Wilmington with crew to take
the Nantucket ~ her new post of duty T..
Commander G. L. Morton, of the State
battalion, however, perem ptOrily de-
clined to surrender the monitor, hoist
ed the State flag over her and detied
| any one to haul it down. Lieutenant
Moore telegraphed 10 the Navy De-
partnent that be had encountered a
full-hedged rebellion, aid Assistant Sc;
cretary Roosevelt telegraphed the Adj
| jutant-General of the North Carolina
National Guard, calling his atteD ton
| to the terms under which the vessel
was loaned, informing him that the
gOvernme 1T now needed her and eX-
| pected her prompt surrender. Late
| Yesterday Commander Morton bad or
| ders from his INN 5dia.e superiors and
reluctantly took down his State flag,
which was quickly replaced by the
Stars aud Stripes.
The incident, like many OF similar
character in other states, indicates the
prevailing tendency among state or
tiers of secondary importance and to
This sentiment has been so genera
and emphatic in the present emergency
that army and navy officials are thor
Oughly conviUcs d of the imper alive
necessity for radical reorganization
of the militia Systems on more ma
tional basis when peace is restored.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

The Chicago Tines-Herald says:
George T. Nicholson. the new passen-
ger traffic manager of the ison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, who enters upon
his new du' les oday, is PROBABLY the
youngest man in the west to be appoint
ed to so hig h p, si.ion Though Al
years of age, he LOOKS not day older
than he did ten years age, when a cor
ductor on train run by tie oompany
for which ne was genel al passenger
agent teles raphed to headq Uarte rs that
George Nicholson s son wos t, aveiirg
on his fathers pass and asked if he
should take it up. MIR. Nicholson is
western man through and through, ana
as'his railroad education was secured al
most exclusively on the Santa Fe road,
He knows every foot of the property
of which he will have important mar
.gement. He was educated in the
Kansas state university and entered
upon his railroad career as soon as he
graduated. This WAS in 1882, and his
tirst pos ton was that Of C. ERIK in the
general passenger and ticket office.
His advance WAS rapid He served
cOnsecutlvely as rate clerk, chief rate
clerk, chief clerk to the general pas
-enger agent and assistant general pas
senger aud ticket sgent until 1887,
when be was appointed general pas
senger agent That pos tion he
filled until last year. when lie was ap-
pointed to similar position on the
St. Louis and San F.! ancisco railroad.
His ten years service as general pas
senger agent of the Santa Fe, were
passed in this city, where he made
many fast friends. His appointment
20 the position made vacant by the
deaf tn Of his OH ch'ef w F. White.
ia considered an admit able one.
On eve-al western railways the mat
ter of equipping Old ears with the t. ain
pipe alone j. baiug taken up. At a re-
cent meeting of the Western Rsilway
Club, Mr.. G. w. RI odes, of he Chica-
go, Burlington and Qnjncy railroad.
stated that the equipment Of 1000 cars
i" this manner WAS under cOnsiderat
ion on that road. 1t will be remember.
ed that the federal safe Jy appliance
law, the operation of which has been
post pHned by the Interstate Commerce
Com No issiOn to Jauunary |. 800, re
qu:res that every train shall have 1T
least enough air-hrakr cars to enable
its speed to be controlled without hand
brakes. What proportio1 is necessary
to do this is lef: to the railroads 20 d, :
termint I: and 1t is evi lent that the pre-
portion would b quite d different on the
Stee D grades of the trsnscon'inental
roads and On the railways in the prair-
lie states On the Sc latter roads, and
on the average railway throughout the
country, it is probable that trains can
be safely operate when one-fourth to
One-third are air-braked.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Uur Home Guards.

The newly organized company of
home guards met last night at the
court houss with a classes of guns
from small rifles to a double barrel
shot gun. The guards were drawn I'D
in two lines in the hall of the court
house and Capt. Edwards called the m
to attention " lille Sec. F. E. Stevenson
called the ; oil. The captain then in
spected the arms but did not list them
as there were several VINO had no.
brought their guns The next me ct
II G will be nsld on Thursday night at
the division head quar-. ers in their re -
pective wards. Several new ames we're
adde d % the roll, they were as follows:
l.. ). Alderete, J. A. Escajeda, Mike
Collins, A. B. McKie, and E B. Neff
The troops then adjourned until Thurs
day night.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Globe Sights.

From the Atchison Globe)
Don't neglect your present too much
for your future.
Every loving wife believes her bus.
band is OverwUrked.
Half hat people say is not heard
every one does too mucn mum bling.
A map caa get away from a letter,
but it is not 80 easy to escape an agent.
A good many men do too much "iook-
ing around" and not enough work.
There may be some excuse for fool
ing others, but there i, no excuse for
fooling YOU self.
Some people are so tiresome that YOU
are always wishing they will take Of
Tense a. something and stay away.
Every time q WI, man picks up news
paper, she finds recipe for cooking
which she cuts out and carefully loses
Spriag chickens are so dear when
they first arcive that is perfectly ex.
cusable to pick off their feathers or
the front porch.
What lot of fire ways for COOKING
appear in a wOman's magazine, anC
how tire d we all get of mashed pota
toes, fried meat and eggs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Steel Rails for Siberia.

1t is announced IRON Baltimore that
the Maryland Steel company has Sc
cured the contract TO furnish iaIl5 Tor
Vie unfinished part vi the Great Trans
Siberian railway. 10 carry cut Inc
provisions OF me contract large addl-
JIOnaI IOrce Oh WOrkmen Will nave 10
be employed Inc rails are 10 be
shlppeu during the next .hree mon ms.
IL Is remarkably how frequent tits
sort y: ANNOUNCEMENT is getting TO be.
len Years ago such - Lnlhg as IN
vauiog Gurope4u markets Win Amer
Ca. lrOn anu sJeei WOuIu Lave been ILL.,
u,,s.lUie.-EXcnanse.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
GOVERNMENT MAGAZINES
An Attempt Made to Destroy In
dian Head Station.

Baltimore American.
News .eecreu This city lnat an at
Tempt Las been made 10 dest, oy Inc
government ma. aZIneS d, The ludlan
Head proving grounds on Ine fO-omac
river. twenty-five miles below WASH
lngtOn. "A huge pile vi WOOD, con-
taluing tnOusands OF cUrds, located
lear ne magazines, Was destroyed by
fire, the wOrk OF an lncendlary, last
tuesday night. Several Suspicious
cnsi auters have been seen about the
nelgn bornoUd for some Time past ana
Il Is believed that u Spanlard IN the
employ Of the Spanish gOvernment mad
something 10 40 win applying The
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Trainmaster G.. E. Aver, of San Mar
"ial, was in Albuque rque Saturday.
He has removed his family there.
A. L. Con Id, the traveller auditor
of the Santa Fe, was in Maxwell City
Saturday nigns to Investigate the rob-
berry which Occurrt d at the depot the re
on the night of May 3 and to check, up
the loss.
Will.Gihsor, better known as sod
Windy" the Santa Fe Pacific engineer,
is In the city today, says the A lbuquer-
que Citizen. He wants to specifically
announce that be is not the Will Glib
son who is serving time in the county
jail for trying to defraud Simon Stern
out OF new suit of clothes,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Mineral Wells" water will cure
neuralgia, sick and ner-
vous headache, liver and kidney dis
vases, indigestion and dyspepsia in
every instance. Try it and be con.
einced. For sale In any quantity Ut
A. W. SPENCER'S.
Depot 203 San Antonio St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Cheap Fuel for C, King stoves

Before making 20 arrangement
for summer cooking re wish TO call
attention to the economy OF using
stove gasoline Five gallons OF stove
gasoline is equivalent to 1000 cubic
fee. coal GAS. Stove gasoline is sold
in this citv five gallons for 81.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
A Surprise.

We were greatly surprised this
morning to find that summer lap dust
ers were so cheap, at this season of the
year, but one of the best sssortments
of them ever brought to town Is at the
West Texas Saddlery Co., at prices
from 80 cents up.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Fire in MOntrOSe.

DENVER, May 10.-Fire this mornln G
d es.royed halt dozen business houses
in MOptrOse, Colo.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

San hour with Mother Goose, 6y
the Junior League of the Fret M. +:
church, will be given at CHOPIN nall
on Friday night.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Chicago Tribune: First kiondlfer
turning his other side to the hre),-
Well, L wonder what's the news down
in the states.
Second Klondiker (piling more logs
on the fire.-News? There amt any.
Every ody's waitin' to hear from US.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Pure HyGenia Ice.

Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physician or druggist as
TO purity and healthfulness of our ice.
Telephone No. H.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Chicago News Proverbs.


The confidence man is al adept a,
making farming prof able.
Always give the devil his due-bu
it's better to keep out of his debt.
When a man 's.business runs down the
sheriff comes along and winds it up.
Give the average man an oppOrtunit.
and he will make chunp of himself.
The armless wonder, who writes
with his toes, is never handy with a
pen.
Repeutar ce is often copfouuded vi h
q de terminal not to get caught
again.
A man could learn great macy
things if he didn't think he aiready
knew them.
The relations of 8 man wife ALWAYS
exp ct more of him than he expects of
himse If.
After man has expressed his opin-
ion he often wishes he had p.tronized
q slow freight.
The professional wheelman likes a
long d narrow road, bat the new be-
ginner prefers d short and wide one.
Some poets soa- upwards after the
Infinite, while others remain on earth
and satisfy their longing with pork ano
beans.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Hear Byron De Winton t"Vaga boz d")
at Chopin Hall. Tuesday night. Free.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Mrs. E. Crawford left this after.
noon for Oklahoma.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

F. p. Mattox. of the firm of Matto>
brothers of Chih uahna; who has bee,
visiting town for several days, left this
afternoon for his home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

For SALE.-Six choice lots on Texas
street, including one corner, near pro-
posed White Oaks depot.
B. F. HAMMETT, Jr.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
Closing out Sale of Real Estate

tate Company is closing out all of its
Real Estate aod is Offering it at every
low prices. 1t only has few lots left
on Texas street which are being sold
at low prices. either for cash or on easy
terms. Call at once see the lots and get
prices.
A. P. COLES, Agent.
Bronson Block
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Watch tie PAGERS for the coming o
DR.. John p. D. John. A great treat Ii
in store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

A. Kennedy left this afternoon for
his home Ia Iowa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

j. p. Casey AID wife, who have
be n visiting Ell Paso for several days,
left this morning for Las Cruces.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Hear Byron De Winton (',Vagabond'
at Chopin hall TUESDAY night. F, ee.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Hear Byron d Winton ("Vagabond'
at Chopin Ha l, Tuesday night. Free
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tat.
let's. All druggists refund the money
of it fails to cure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

You should go ut to hear DR.. John
answer Col. Ingers Ill.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

r. Rhodes is up from Chihua-
hua.
Grow fat Eat at Smith, Creamery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10

Good eating at Smiths Creamery
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-10
;OPEOPLE-

Prices, IS, so and 25 cents.
Seats on sale at Aibers' Wednesday