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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02
Women of Paris are very Beautiful.


II like the way the French take their
amusements," writes Miss Lillian Bell in
Ladies' Home Journal. cat the theatre
they laugh and applaud the wit of the
hero and hiss the villain. They shout
their approval of a duel and weep aloud
over the death of the aged mother.
"W hen they drive in the Bots they
smile and have an air of enjoyment quite
at variance with the bored expression OF
English and Americans who have money
enough to own carriages. We drove in
Hyde Park in London the day before we
came to Paris, and nearly wept with
sympathy for the unspoken grief in the
faces of the unfortunate rich who were at
such pains to enjoy themselves. | never
saw such handsome men as l saw in Lon
don. ! never saw such beautiful women
as | see in Paris. French men are insig
nitirant as rule, and English women are
heefF ans. dress IKE rag bags"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02
Proved.

Miss Oldgold-Before give you my an
swer, count, tell me one thing-when my
freshness of youth Is gone and the hand
of time has dimmed whatever beauty
possessed, when advancing years cause
my cheek to fade and my charms to van
ish, tell me, count, Will you love me them
The Count do Detroit Free Press.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE ms. CO..


OF MANCHESTER, n. H.
Incorporated, '89. Commenced business, 70
JOHN c. FRENCH, President
GEORGE f. KENDALL, Secretary.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real estate of company, unin-
numbered, l17,A7 81
Loans on bond and mortgage
(hrst liens, 655,001 SO
Stocks and bondsSmarket value, i,7S4,354 90
Loans secured by collaterals, $500 90
Cash in office and in bank, 177,270 %
Prem. in course of collection, 140, l46 II
Aggregate assets at actual value, s2,937 .3l9 IS
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amt. unpaid losses and claims, s1l3,023 81
Amount required to safely
insure all outstanding risks, 955326 "A
All other demands. viz: com
missions, etc, 2s,O29 %
Total amount of liabilities, ex-
cept capital stock and net sur
plus. S1,O96, 379 50
Capital actually paid up in cash, 1000 600 90
Surplus beyond capital, S40,940 II
Aggregate amount of liabilities,
including net surplus S2,937,3l9 rs
c. c. BURRILL & son, Agents.
ELLSWORTH. Me.
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TNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
L she has been duly appointed admins
late of Amherst, in the county of Hancock,
deceased and given bonds the law directs.
tate of said deceased desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediately. HELEN NJ. BUzzELL.
January 4, a. d. 1898.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02

TINHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
L she has been duly appointed admins
tratriX of the estate of Fannie +. Nose, late
of Gouldsboro, in the county of Hancock,
deceased, and given bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands against the estate
of said deceased desired to present the
same for settlement, and all indebted thereto
are requested to make payment Immediately.
January 4, a. d. 1898. SARA ). ABBOTT.
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The Bargain Sale.

A bargain sale is a pretty serious bust
ness in England The Newcastle Chron-
icle recently contained the following item
" A remarkable fatality occurred i'll Mare
street, Hackney, on Saturday A sale mt
a local draper was announced to begin
in the morning, and a large crowd of
women assembled long before the doors
were opened Some were there as early as
5:45 O'Clock Among them was an old
lady who succeeded in getting into the
shop and fell fainting at IL counter while
making a small purchase With the
sistance of the police she was got out and
doctor sent for, but life was found to be
extinct The body was removed to the
mortuary, A large force of police was on
duty throughout the day to control the
crowds, and at intervals it became neces-
sary to close the doors The excitement
did not subside until the place was finally
shut up at II O'Clock on Saturday night
Some persons declared that such scenes
were never before witnessed at a sale.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02

TINHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
4 he has been duly appointed admins
traitor of the estate of John H. Ford,
late of Ellsworth, in the county of Hancock,
deceased. and given bonds the law directs.
All persons having demands against the es-
tate of said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment I'M
mediatey. d. f. HURLEY.
Ellsworth Jan. IS. 1898.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02

A colored exhorter who was holding a
revival meeting IN "A Georgia town was APP
preached by member of his congrega
ton, who said
"Bre'r Williams, dey didn't like yoh
sarmont las night
"Dey didn t.
NO, sub dey didn t.
why What been de matter wild it?'
We'll, sub, yoh took and said dey wuz
folks in dat congregation dat would be in
hell 70 sunup.
Did say dat?'
Oats what yoh didr /,
We'll, declar ter goodness, exclaimed
the parson, my intention wuz ter low
EN- ten days Atlanta Constitution.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02
Afoal Notifies.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

WHEREAS Georgia A. Black. OF Brooks
w vile, county of Hancock and State OF
Maine, by her mortgage deed dat, the fifth
day of November, 1855, and recorded in book
227, page 357, of the Registry of Deeds for
Hancock county, Maine, did convey to me
the undersigned, Emily NJ. Bates, of Brooks
Vile aforesaid certain lot parcel of land
situated in said Brooksville, and particularly
bounded and describ bed in said mortgage de ed
to which mortgage deed and the record
thereof express reference is here made for a
particular description of said premises, and
whereas the condition of said mortgage deed
has been broken, and now remains broken
and unperformed, now therefore, by reason
of the breach of the condition of said mort
gage, | claim foreclosure of said mortgage
and give this written notice of my intention
to foreclose said mortgage as is provided by
statute. EMILY NJ. BATES.
Dated Brooksville, Jan r. 1898.
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BAR HARBOR.

INSURANCE co. OF NORTH AMERICA,
OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN.
incorporated in 1874.
Commenced business in l792.
CHARLES PLATE President
Secretary, GREvILLE r. FRYER.
Capital paid up in cash s3,O0o,O 900.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real estate owned by the com
pany, unincumbered, s4l 1854 60
Loans on boEd and mortgage
(frst lens), 23s6,743 40
Stocks and bonds owned by the
company, market value, 5,257 100 90
Loans secured by colaterals, 5000 %
Cash in the companys principal
office and in bank 1884 Is
Inter est due and accrued, and all
other property, lJS,S10 81
Premiums in due course of collCc.
ton, sos 1884 SO
Aggregate of all the admitted as
sets of the company at their
tual value, sl0,057, go 90
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
claims, ; 422 935 90
Amount required to safely rein
sure all outstanding risks. 1854 ,796 20
All other demands against the com
pany, viz commissions, etc, 1852 90
Total amount of liabilities, ex-
cept capital stock and net
plus, S4,454 623 70
Capital actually paid up in cash. 5000 900 90
Surplus beyond capital, 1902 597 II
Aggregate amount of liabilities
including net surplus, Sl0,057 220 93
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02

THE AMERICAN: = s-;o eid II ge a5ya ;lSo
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Enslranfe Statements.
GENERAL,
INSURANCE AGENCY
GEO. III. GRANT,
ELLSWORTH. BAR HARBOR
ELLSWORTH.
TRADERS Il MECHANICS ms. co..

TRADERS 4 MECHANICS ms. co.,
OF LOWELL, MASS.
incorporated and commenced business in lS48
LEVI SPRAGUE, President.
EDw NJ. TUCKE, Secretary.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1887.
Loans on bond and mortgage first
liens), sl49539 90
Stocks and bonds, market value, 4lO,S2O 90
Loans secured by collaterals and
personal loans, S9,T2l 90
Cash In Office and In bank, 81 $50 81
Interest due and accrued, 4549 80
Premiums in due course of collec-
ton, gross, 1925 81
Aggregate admitted assets at ae-
tual value, 500, 9j4 AZ
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1887.
Amount required to safely rein
sure all outstanding risks, 1850 SOL -
All other demands, viz; commits
sions, etc, lo,773 So
Total liabilities, 1861 ,275 81
Surplus, 34s,67S So
Aggregate amount of liabilities, s709,94 As
GEO. IL. GRANT, Agent, Ellsworth.
q. w. M'ALISTER, Agent, Bucksport
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ORIENT INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
incorporated in June, 1867.
Commenced business in Jany, 1S72
CHAs. Il. WHITING, President.
Secretary, JAMES U. TAINTOR.
Capital paid up in cash, 100000.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real estate owned by the com.
pany, unincumbered, = $3.50 ~
Loans bond and mortgage
(frst liens). 267 $50 SO
Stocks and bonds owned by the
company, market value. l,7o5oss s.
Loans secured by collateraIs, l,7500 90
Cash in the company's principal
office and in bank, l20 433 IS
Interest due and accrued 1929 SO
Premiums in due course of col
lection, 1859 "a
Aggregate of all the admitted as
tual value, ~ s3,849,37l 81
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses
and claims, ISL sos 80
Amount required to safely rein
sure all outstanding risks, $50 900 u
All other demands against the
company, VIZ; commissions, etc, 26s7 45
Total amount of liabilities, eX-
cept capital stock and net surplus, 81 H. 093 80
Capital actually paid up in cash, 100000 90
surplus beyond capital, 135, Us Al
Aggregate amount of liabilities
Including net surplus, s. 549,3I 81
HANCOCK COUNTY AGENTS
GEORGE II. GRANT, Ellsworth, Me.
JOHN \. SWAZEY. Bucksport. Me.
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10Th ANNUAL STATEMENT
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Incorporated in 1884.
Commenced business in l794
GEORGE q. CRowELL, President.
Secretary, a. i. EARLE.
Capital paid up in cash, 100000.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real estate owned by the company,
uniucumbered, s349Ol9 81
Loans on bond and mortgage (frst
liensJ, 1900 90
Stocks and bonds owned by the
company, market value. l92,345 90
Ca in the company's principal of
flee and in bank, 29,3j0 80
Interest due and accrued, IL, l35 81
Premiums III due course of colec-
ton, 2901 0s
Other items, ", i23 "A
Aggregate of all the admitted as
sets of the company at their ac-
tua value, S7544sl 80
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
claims 2S,243 90
Amount required to safely rein
sure all outstanding risks, Sss72i 81
Total amount of liabilities, except
capital stock and net surplus, SAG 1854 81
Capital actually paid up in cash, 100000 90
Surplus hey ond capital, 1886 81
Aggregate amount of liabilities in
GLIDING net surplus, $1544S 80
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GEO. IL. GRANT, Agent, Ellsworth.
FIREMAN'S FUND ms. Co,
OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Incorporated in 1858.
Commenced business in 1868
ID. j. STAPLES, President.
Ii. FAfMONVILLE, Secretary.
Capital paid up in cash, 81, 100000
ASSETS DECEMBER 81. 1897.
Real estate owned by the CON-
pany, unincumbered, $4,000 90
Loans on bond and mortgage
(trst liens), 463, 4S4 So
Stocks and bonds owned by the
company. market value, l9l3,4so 90
Loans secured by collaterals, 100, $3.50 "a
Cash in company's principal Of
flee and in bank, 1859, s36 Oh
Interest due and accrued, 1888 20
Premiums in due course of col
lection, 375,324 IS
All other assets, 2l,5l9 rs
$3,6s3, 1897 81
Less special deposit, ETC., 80, 246 80
Aggregate of all the admitted as
sets of the company at their nc.
tual value. $3.50, $50 95
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
claims, ; 49,, 344 II
Amount required to safely rein
sure all outstanding risks, ,232, 1856 81
All other demands against the com
pany, VIZ, commissions etc, $4,000 90
Total amount Of liabilities, except
capital stock and net surplus, Sl39} ,l0l -
Capital actually paid up in cash. l,0Oo,00o 90
surplus beyond capital, l,257,049 %
Aggregate amount of liabilities
including net surplus, 50 TOO, 100 -
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
ASKS OUR PROTECTION.

Mgr. MartinelIi Presents to Washington
 Authorities Note From the Vatican.
 Washington, Aug. 3--The develop ments of each day add to the difficult ties of solving the Philippine problem. and events before the conclusion of peace negotiations may make 1t almost compulsory for the United States, as the dominant force in the islands, to maintain control for the purpose of pre- venting anarchy or a reign of terror under the dictatorship of Aguinaldo.
 The powerful influence of the Roman Catholic church may yet be exercised on the Spanish government with this end in view. 1t is apparent that if the United States should withdraw it would be difficult, If not impossible, for Spain to regain control of the islands with her fleet destroyed and her military forces incapable of making any head way against the insurgents. The insur- gents are even more dissatisfied with the representatives of the church in the islands than with the Spanish colonial government, and should Aguinaldo suc- ceed in obtaining control there would be grave danger of excesses directed against the church and its property.
 The Vatican at Rome understands this and representations have been re- ceived by the United States, through Mgr. Martinelli. the papal delegate, ask ing that care be taken by the United States forces to protect the property of the church and the lives of the priests. Instructions in conformity with these representations have been sent ts Major General Merritt and Admiral Dewey, and they will protect the church and its property within their lines just as they will protect the lives and prop ertY of all others.
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
CANAAN, CONN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4. 1898.

might be a great diplomatic blunder
 The following are the demands, in brief. of this country:
 First.-No claim for pecuniary indemnity. Second.-Relinquishme of Spanish sov- ereignty over Cuba and the immediate evacuation of the island.
 Thrd.-The cession to the United States and immediate evacuation by Spain of Porto Rico and other islands in the West Indies, and the like cession of an island In the Ladrones.
 Fourth.-The United States to occupy ana noIo the city. bay and harbor of Ma. nila pending the conclusion of treaty oi peace covering the future of the Philip. pines.
 Fifth.-Commissioner to be named by the United States and Spain to conclude the treaty of peace.
 The administration Is more sanguine than ever that the peace negotiations will not be protracted and tedious, as was feared week ago. In regard to Spain's acquiescence in the presidents demand for the immediate evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico this feeling among cabinet officers amounts to a conviction. With regard to the Phil- ippines. however. grave apprehension Is manifested that Spain may stub- bornly resist the suggestion of a com- mission, taking advantage of the ex- ceedingly embarrassing situation which confronts General Merritt through the officiousness of the insurgent chieftain, Aguinaldo. According to all accounts, this young mans success has complete ly turned his head. and the influence which he exerts over several hundred thousand semicivilized or almost bar barous warriors presents a serious complication, which Is causing the au- thorities here no end of worry and no little alarm.
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
All Germans Go to the Opers-

"The opera begins in Dresden at 2 o'clock and closes at 10," writes Lillian Bell from Berlin to The Ladies' Home Journal "The best seats are absurdly cheap, and whole families. whole schools, whole communities. 1 should say, go there together. Coming straight from Paris, from the theatrical. viva cious, enthusiastic French audiences, this first German audience seemed seri- ous, thoughtful, appreoiative, but un- enthusiastic They use more judgment about applause than the French. They never interrupt scene, or even mu- sioal phrase, with misplaced applause
 Their appreciation is slow. but hearty.
 and always worthily disposed. The French are given to exaggerating an emotion and to applauding an eooen- tricity. Even their subtlety is soverdone.
 The German drama is cleaner, the fam fly tie is made much of, sentiment Is encouraged instead of being ridiouled. as 1t too often is in America. but the Ger man point of view of Americans Is quite as much distorted as the French. That statement Is severe, but true. It would be utterly impossible for the American girl to be more exquisitely misunder- stood than by French and German men. "
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
PORTO RICAN CAMPAIGN
General Miles Soldiers Win
 Many Bloodless Victories.
GENERAL ROY STONE ATTHB FRONT
He Proclaims American Rule In the City of AdJuntas-Colonel Rulings Takes Co., amo-Captain Goodrich and Other Naval Officers Capture Cities

omcors rapture Slties-
 Ponce, Porto Rico, via Galveston, Aug. 3.-Colonel Allen, chief signal of f1cer with the army in Porto Rico, has returned with the cable operator, and the opening of the West India and Pan- anna route places Washington In direct communication with General Miles.
 All the American forces have now arrived. General Brooke arrived Sum- day evening. In the afternoon seven companies of the Nineteenth regular in- fantry arrived on the Cherokss-
 In spite of the brave wofSs of the pronunciamento of Captain General Macias, Spanish power In Porto Rico is rapidly crumbling. Mir. F. c. Hanna, United States consul at San Juan until war was declared, gives your corre- spondent the following text of a dis patch received by him yesterday from a Spanish official In the northern part of the island:
 Resistance Is impossible. The VOL unteers have refused to march, and we have no ammunition"
 Mir. Hanna declines to give the name of his informant. but 1t Is known that he has excellent secret sources of in- formation. He has all along insisted that the native Porto Ricans were eager for change from Spanish to Amert- can rule and that the only danger in the island was from the Spanish regu- lars under the direct command of the captain general.
 Colonel Rulings with ten companies of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania on Sum- day occupied Juana Diaz. eight miles northeast of Ponce. the first important town on the road to San Juan. The in- habitants, crazy with delight, met the
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
Interesting Germ Study.

Some remarkable observations on the longevity of germs in dust have been made by Dr. Miquel. a French biologist. In 1881 some earth was taken from a depth of ten inches and was found to contain e,500, 900 microbes per gram It was then dried for two days in tenn perature of 30 degrees oentigrade, when 1t was found that the number had de- creased to about 4,0oo, 900 per gram. The dust was then dramatically scaled and put away in dark corner of the laboratory. On opening the tubes after lapse of 10 years 1t was found that the dirt still contained $500, 900 microbes per gram. From the surviving bao- teria the tetanus miorobe was isolated, and so wonderful was its vitality that 1t caused death in guinea pigs after an incubation period of two daya
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
aeneraI marA.,s.

New York, Aug. a FLoUR-stato and wcstorn quiet, but shade steadicr; winter patents, s4.l0a4.bO; win ter straiRhts, S4a4.40. Minnesota pasentn. SA.b0 a4.7b; winter extras, s3.iha3e0
 wHEAT-No. 9 red more active and firmor on hnllish Russian news and a scare of shorts; September, ogysao0SAc.; December, 0s lb-iaa % b-l6o.
 RYE . Dull; No. 2 wostern, &c.,, o. l. f., Buffalo.
 CORN-No. q steady with wheat; September. 37ltaa7szo.; December, asa;ssso. l oATS-Dull; track, white. stato, BiaF7o.I track, white, western. 8lalf7o. t PORK - Firms moss, sa.Tbalo.ses family, sli 76al250
 LARD-ouiet, prime western steam. ss.ea nominal
 BUTTER-Firm, state dairy. isai7o.l state creamery, l&sfalalSc enthusiastically largo, whito, Y4o-, small white, So.
 EGGs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania, It,sa lbs&o.; western, l4ltc. SUoAR-Raw steady; fair refining, Bfc.i centrifugal, % Lest, tlso, refined firm, crushed. b3tc.; powdered, 6stc. MoLASsEs--steadyg New orleans, ssaEso. RfCE-steadyl domestic, sssaos<o-l Japan. Ns@N~F~S-
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
GARCIA HEARD FROM.
Reported to Have Had a Fight Witt
 Spa~aards Near Holguin.

Reported to Have Had a Fight With
 spa~eards Near Holguin.
 Playa del Este. Guantanamo Bay, Cu- ba Aug 3.-News has been received here
 from General Calixto Garcia and the Cuban forces under him at Mayari, near
 the bay of Nipe, on the north coast of
 the province of Santiago de Cuba. The
 report is that General Garcia has been
 In a heavy fight with Spanish troops
 who were trying to effect a junction
 with the main body of Spanish regulars at Holguin.
 These Spaniards were probably the force that evacuated Nipe bay during the recent naval bombardment. A large body of Cuban re-enforcements had reached General Garcia. and the im-
 pression is that he defeated the Span iards in this engagement. or at least held his own at Mayar.
 The Cuban dispatch says that two cannon had already been taken from the enemy and that the Spanish cavalry had been defeated, whatever that may mean. General Garcia had moved toward Holguin, as it was reported that the | Spaniards were trying to open their way | through the Cuban lines to the province l of Porto Principe.
 The inhabitants of Caimanera and Guantanamo are now receiving Red Cross supplies from Santiago. Colonel | Ewers, without troops. Is at Guantana- mo. The immunes who are to garrison | this vicinity have not yet arrived. The | conditions, therefore. are much the same | as they were before the surrender none | of our forces being on the spot The
 marines here are likely to see service in | the neighborhood of Manzanillo as soon
 as the army can get forces into this vi- | cinity.
 The tug Manati recently surrendered, | has arrived here from Cienfuegos. in charge of Ensign Macfarlane of the gum | boat Helena. Ensign Macfarlane says
 that the reports from Trinidad. Cape | Cruz, Manzanillo and Cienfuegos indi- | cate great suffering and starvation
 throughout the whole section, where the
 blockade Is doing its work with much | exDedition
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
The Sick at Santiago.

Washington, Aug. 3.-General Shaf- ter's health reports yesterday state that he is now caring for over 5000 sick peo- pie in and around Santiago de Cuba, including Spanish soldiers, many of whom were found to be very i'll. The task is a formidable one, and the at- tempt to care for all hands probably explains in a measure the lack of ade- quate preparation of the transports em- ployed in bringing home some of the wounded and sick. The conditions on these boats were found to be so shock ing as to demand an immediate official investigation. which was begun yester- day, and some court martials may be looked for in high places unless it can be shown clearly that the lack of prep aration was unavoidable.
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
Abandonment of Camp AIger.

Washington, Aug. 3.-As already in- timated in these dispatches. Camp AL ger at Falls Church. Va. will be aban- doned by the war department, and the 20 900 men there will be removed to a more healthful locality, near Manassas,
 Va. This determination was reached
 by Secretary Alger yesterday as a re-
 suit of recommendations made to him by Surgeon General Sternberg of the army, who believes in frequent changes of camping grounds of large bodies of men, and because of the rapid spread of and constantly increasing mortality from typhoid fever.
 Manassas is about 40 miles south from Washington. Is near a mountainous
 country, and the town proper Is in the line of direct railroad communication with the capital city.