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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16
Messengers Notice.

Office OF the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State OF Maine. Cumberland S.. February
18th, A. D. 1898.
sEIHlS is to give notice that on the 18th day OF
Il February, A. D. 1898, warrant in in
sovency was issued out OF the Court of Insol-
vency tol said County of Cumberland. against
the estate OF
JOSEPH H. HUGHES, Of Portland.
adiudged to be an Insolvent Debtor,
on petition of said debtor. which petit
ton was filed on the 18th day OF
February. ID. 1888, to which date interest on
claims is TO De computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by
said Debtor. and the transfer and
delivery of any property by him are for
hidden bylaw.
That a meeting Of the creditors Ct said
debtor, TO prove their debts and
in case there are sufficient assets
to authorize the same to choose one
or more ass1gnees Of mis- estate, will be held
at Court-ot Insolvency TO be holden at
Probate Court room in said Portland. In said
County of Cumberland on the 7th day OF
March, A. D., 1898. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date tlrst above
written. Z. j.. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger OF tie Court OF
Insolvency fol said County OF Cumberland.
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ASSAULTED BY A PAUPER.

Biddeford, February l5.-Superin-
tendent Joseph Dearborn of the city farm
was set upon yesterday afternoon by one
of the inmates of the farm who hurled q
fistiron at him. and as result he is
suffering considerably from soreness of
bcdy in the region of the heart, while on
his left arm there is black and blue dis
discoloration as large as the palm of his
hand. 1t was savage assault, and
Superintendent Dearborn is congratulate
ing himself that he was not killed.
The inmate who committed the assault
ia Charles Blanohette, who has been at
the farm about two years and is described
as a lazy fellow of an ugly disposition.
superintendent Dearborn swore out a
warrant against him for assault with in
tent to kill. He was arraigned before
Recorder Weymouth. and pleaded guilty
- tbe charge and was bound over to the
Nav term Of the Supreme court to be
holden at Alfred,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16

Mr.. Bryan has issued an address to the
Democracy, in which he tells them what
issues they should present in the coming
Congressional campaign. They are as
follows:
First-They are unalterably opposed to
gold monometallism.
Second-They demand the immediate
restoration of bimetallism at the pre- emit
ratio by the independent action Of this
country.
Third-They oppose the retirement of
the greenbacks.
Fourth-They oppose the Issue of paper
money by national banks.
Fifth They oppose the Issue of interest
bearing bonds in time of peace
Sixth-They favor the Income tax as
D means of raising parb of the revenue
necessary to administer she Federal gov.
ernment.
seventh-They favor the abolition of
trusts.
Eighth-They are opposed to govern
ment by injunction
Ninth-Ihey are in favor of arbitration
as a means of settling disputes between
labor and capital.
1t wou' nave been less trouble, and
just as tive, for him to have pointed
to ths Cu-oago platform, for this address
OF his is but an epitome of that document.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16
nEERrNG ANNEXATION.

The question of the union of Portland
and DeeriEg has been discussed for some
weeks in these columns by men well in
formed as to the condition of the two
cities, andswell qualified to speculate as
to the probable outcome of the union,
whether it will be good or bad. Our two
principal disputsnts have been "Pro-
gress" and "Ann T" and each has ar
rived at conclusiong Numerically OPP
posite to the other There is one point
upon which practically all agree, no mat
ter how they be ranged on jthe precise
question at issue now, which is that ulti-
mately and before very long time, Port
land and Deering are sure to be one city,
under one municipal government, so that
the chief point of difference between the
annexationists' and the anti-annexation-
lists is as 10 the timeswhen the union of
the two cities shall be brought about,
whether this year or some year in the
future.
This being the case the burden would
seem to be on the opponents of annexa-
ton to show why it will be better for
q thing which they admit is manifest
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RECEIVERS NOTicE.


Notice is hereby given that license has been
given to me by the Supreme Judicial Court,
authorizing and empowering me as Receiver III
the case of the Petit Manan Land Company
against the Petit Manan Land and Industrial
Company, to sell at public auction the following
described property belonging to the estate OF
pany, to wit:
All the right, title and interest which said
Company has. or had on the 10Th day OF Novem-
Der, A. d. 1896. in lands located on Petit Manan
Point in the town of Steuben, in the County OF
Washington in this State, on which land is To-
Gated deer park stocked with deer, also some
lumber and other building materials on said
land also one cottage and lot at Ferry Beach
in the city of Saco, in the County of York,
In accordance with said license, l shall sell
at public auction all said property at the Court
House in Belfast in The County of Waldo, on
the twelfth day OF March next at ten OF the
clock in the forenoon.
r. W. DUNN, Receiver.
Dated at Wateryille, February Is, 1898.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
PALMS +!
PROF. LE0SAID0W
THE EGYPTIAN PIANIST.

Prof Leosaidow, the Egyptian Palm
list, whose accurate demonstrations and
revelations created such furore in Ban
cor for the past nine months, is at pres
emit located in Portland where he can be
consulted on all affairs of life. Present.
past or your immediate future revealed,
hence on business affairs, speculations,
political, investments, marriages, etc.,
what business you are best adapted to,
whether your companions are true or
false, what part of the country is luck
lest for you, the best season of the year
to make changes, all diseases located, no
matter of how long standing. The Pro-
fessor clearly demonstrates to you the
facts through the science of Palmistry
and cheiromancy. He does not profess
to be superior to all other individuals /;
OF the contrary be claims; that PALMS.
try is science. Any one can acquire it.
Proficiency depends upon study and ex-
perience In all the larger cities Palmistry
has been making great progress, classes
are being formed continually and some
very brilliant and noted persons are adj
mirers of the science. All who are
DESTROYS of having plain and truthful
reading of their life should consult the
Professor. 1t is a fact we'll known that
from the age of IL to ID years is the max
ing or marring of ones life. Therefore
advocate the examination Of the hand
at that period or younger for by so doing
the best qualities will be fully demon
strated to parents or guardians. The
human hand is much palmer and surer
chart than the head or face. Business
strictly confidential. Consultation S1.00
and $500. Hours to 70, to and 7 to
8 o'clock; office No. IT'S Congress street
Glass lessons given Tuesday and Friday.
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THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16.

AS rule the cotton mill operatives have
not taken kindly to the suggestion of a
general strike. and there is no considera-
Bile prospect that one will belinaugurated.
In this5case the.srank and file have mani
tested good deal more wisdom than the
leaders, perhaps because they had more at
stake, for strike would mean to them
suffering and want while to the leaders it
probably means nothing of that kind. fox
thesprofessional labor agitators manage to
thrive no matter what is the condition of
the rank and file.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16
BETHEL METHODlSTS
Observe Centennial of Church In Connec-
ton With District Meeting.

Bethel, February 15.-The centennial
of the Methodist church at this place was
observed today In connection with the
three days annual meeting of the Metho-
dist ministers of Lewiston district. =
The number of ministers present was
particularly noticeable and included not
only the clergymen of the Lewiston dis
trict but also several pastors of other
denominations The interior of the beau
tiful church was tastefully decorated
with Bible verses in evergreen.
The anniversary exercises opened at
half past one with devotional services led
by Rev. A. T. Craig of Perrin. This
Rev. A. Hamilton, the local pastor,
under the title of History of Methodism
in Bethel He related with interesting
detail the strange. almost tragic story of
the erection, changes and destruction
of churches in Bethel circuit which once
covered the larger part of the country.
MIR. Hamilton said in part: "The his
tory of Methodism in Bethel dates back
to 1888 when Nicholas Snethen, who was
stationed on the Portland circuit came
and preached few times. He was OF
Welsh extraction, ordained in 1876, end
came to Maine as the associate of Rev.
j. Finnegan.
stDuring the same year John Martin
held a few meetings and at the request of
the people induced Rev. Joshua Taylor
the presiding elder, to visit Bethel several
times. The following year the little con-
gregation was connected with the Port
land circuit and had preaching once a
fortnight by the circuit preachers, Rev.
T. Merritt, Rev. J. Baker, Rev. ]. Soule
and Rev. J. Merrick.
Sin July, 1900, the Lynn conference ap-
pointed Rev. Joshua Baker as the first
settled preacher in charge of Bethel and
Rumford In September Of the same
year the first society was organized with
fourteen members. At that time the
Bethel circuit included Bethel, Hanover,
Rumford Gilead, Mason, Andover, Peru,
Hamlin's Gore and an underlined region
further north. Rumford charge was set
off in 1888 and half dozen others at
later dates.
"The first Methodist house of worship
was built at Dustin q Ferry, East Bethel.
in 1914 1t was finished on the inside
during the ministry of Rev. Caleb Ful-
Ter in 1928 and the first stove put in. So
during fourteen years the worshippers de-
pended upon the fervor of the preacher or
the fire in their own hearts to keep warm.
''No part of this. the first church in
this region, was ever painted. The foun-
dation was rough stone dug from the
ground near the building. 1t contained
forty eight pews numbered with chalk
upon the DEW doors. Singers seats each
side of the door with good panel wsf1 in
front and doors same as pews. This pull
pit was at the otihler END raised five feet
finished all round with high panel work
and door secured with wooden button.
"This building was twice struck by
lightning, once during service when a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16

It is announced that Spain has prompt
ly met oil our demands anen5 the De
LONE letter, and the incident is closed.
The net result of the affair to the Cuban
cause is q loss of $4,000. the sum paid for
The letter, without anything to show in
,fTset. Doubtless the letter was purloined
md sent to the State Department il the
hope and expectation that it would still
further strain the relations, between this
country and Spain, and perhaps precipi-
tate crisis. 1t apparently has done
nothing but send De LONE home in dis
grace. If anything the relations between
the two governments have rather been
improved by 1t, for it has given each a
chance to express its distinguished con-
sideration for the other. So far as the
Cuban cause is concerned the letter has
really kicked back.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16

Senator Aliens attempt to engraft a
Cuban belligerency amendment on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
to voting for the recongition of the bel
ligerency of the insurgents. The Senate
has already by resolution recognized bel
ligerency, but the House has refused to
take 1t up. Aliens scheme was to tack
it on to an appropriation bill, and thus
compel the House to choose between ia
king it up and adopting it, OF letting
the whole bill fail. The Senate commit
tee on foreign relations promptly
squelched it, even Senator Morgan voting
against it.
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Mrs. Magill was killed and several other
worshippers Frustrated. The church was
finally moved to Hanover and changed
into a furniture store.
'sThe FIRST class leader WAS Nathaniel
Segurs. He was one of the first settlers
and the thrilling story of his capture dur
ing the great Indian raid, of his captivity
in Canada and escape is familiar to every
reader of early Maine history.
"The next church was erected at
Locks Corner. 1t has also been moved
and now serves as boarding house.
"In 1S59-60 a $4,000 church was built
at Bethel Hill during the passionate of
Rev. E. Davies. This edifoe was de-
stroyed by cyclone in 1891. The i'm
mense steeple yielding to the fury of the
tempest fell with tremendous crash full
length of the church. The church organ
and almost every pew was completely
wrecked. The bell fell to the first floor.
Everything went down but the walk.
Had this occurred a single hour later the
results might have been awful as the reg
ular weekly prayer meeting would have
been in session. Death or injury would
have come to nearly all since every pew
except six was smashed to pieces.
cat first the society was disheartened
and for three months nothing was done
to rebuild. But in December it resolved
to raise and rebuild. Before the next con.
ference $3.50 was expended and February
IA, 1898, beautiful $4,000 church was
dedicated free from debt.
"There have been several notable
reyivals in connection with this church;
in 1s2S-29 200 persons were converted
under the labors of Rev. G. Fuller and
Rev. [. Downing. Many Of the early
preachers upon this circuit have become
widely known. The present membership
of the society is COZ
Rev. G. B. Hannaford followed with a
paper on Methodism in Oxford county.
He gave a brief history of Methodism
in each town of the county and a bio
graphy of every Methodist minister born
in the county.
Rev. D. B. Holt of Bridgton then
presented paper on Changes in Method
ism during Une century.
Rev. W. r. Eldridge of Norway was
the next speaker, taking for his subject
Modifying Influence of Methodism on
Other Denominations.
Owing to the absence of Rev. A. q.
Grafton, one of the speakers on the pro-
gramme, Rev. 6. 3. Hannaford con-
cluded the exercises of the afternoon with
q paper on Distinctive Doctrines of
Methodism.
The evening exercises opened with a
praise service followed by an address on
Methodism, It's Progressive Spirit and
Development, by Rev. Il. A. Leitch Of
Gorham.
Among the more prominent clergymen
present were Preceding Elder J. A.. Corey
of Auburn, g. B. Hannaford of Rum
ford Falls, r. A. Rich Of Ruckfield, T.
B. Baker and A W. Waterhouse of Me,
chanic Falls, A. T. Craig of Berlin, F.
A. Leitoh Of Gorha1n, 6. I. Barentzeen
of Andoyer, E. F. gDorighty Of Locke's
Mills G. D. Stanley of Oxford, W. B.
Eldrich of Norway I. A. Bean of South
Paris, D. b. Holt of Bridgton, A.
K. Bryant of West Paris, g. ". Barber
of South Waterford, H. A. Peare of
Naples A. Hamilton of Bethel.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

TINE subscriber hereby gives notice that he
Il has been duly appointed Executor of the
last Will and Testament of
LEWIS w. PENDLETON late of Portland,
in the county of Cumberland, deceased as the
law directs. and / have appointed William M.
Bradley of Portland, Maine, my agent or attor-
ney within the state. All persons having de-
mants against the estate of said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement and
all indebted thereto are requested to make
pavment Immediately.
EDWARD w. PENDLETON, Detroit, Mich.
or TO WILLIAM M. BRADLEY,
Agent or Attorney.
Portland. Feb. Is, 1898. feb16d1awSwW*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16

Hundreds of lives saved every year Inv
having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the
house just when it is needed. Cures
Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds OF
every sort.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16
MAINE POSTMASTERS.

Washington, February 15.-Among the
appointed today are the fol-
lowing: Samuel e. Davis, South Paris F..
Willard p. Pike, Calais.
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Benson's
PorousP Plaster

to the chest ront and back upon the first appearance
of such warning symptoms. 1t affords prompt
mad sure cure. Always reliable But only the
genuine effective Price % cents. Refuse substitutes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16

Captain Crowell of Toms River, N j..
has contracted with Fl. M. Bean of Cam
den to build the largest schooner in the
world-a five master. The building of so
large vessel will make Camden busy
place the coming year. The largest
schooner on salt water is the Frank A.
Palmer of Bath, a four master registering
1881. Sc tons. The only five master on the
Atlantic is the Governor Ames, 16S9.84
tons, built at Waldoboro in 1888 and hail
schooners on the lakes larger than any
now on the Atlantic, but this Camden
giant and the schooner now being built
by N. T. Palmer in Bath may head the
| ist
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16

1t is reported that indiscriiainate
slaughter of deer is going on in the Pc
nobscot valley not many miles from Ban
gor; that hunters on snowshoes can east
ly run down deer in the deep snow and
many deer are being killed in this man
ner, while the wardens are looking far
Their north. II such is the case it is n
matter which demands the immediate at
tention of the game commissioners.
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successfully compete in the Texas mar
kets, with the Colorado shippers, and in
Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and the
Carolinas, with the Michigan shippers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-06-24

some slight action had occurred at
Cienfuegos in pursuance with the eff
fort to cut off Blanco from outside
communication. One cable was cut run
min to Kingston, Jamaica, but the sec
ond was not found, nor still third
running to Cape Haytien.
The appearance Of the fleet at San
tiago precipitated the American naval
movement against Cuba, resulting in
the coping up of the Spaniards in the
Cuban harbor and the concentration of
the American forces before it.
Now attention is likely to be riveted
there for some time, save three even
Qualities. One is the movement Of Ad-
miral Dewey against the Carolines,
SPANS other East Indian possession;
another, the movement of American
forces against Porto Rico or Havana,
and the third, the appearance OF the
second Spanish fleet in American wa
ters. 1t is already reported to have
sailed for the Canaries.
There seems to be no escape for
Cervera's fleet from Santiago. The
end Of the war may be the result of
the humiliation of that fleet. 1t may
come sooner as a consequence of the
financial situation. Should neither
bring peace, an American attack is
sure to be made against the Canaries,
to be followed by a move against the
Balearic Islands, and against the south
ern Spanish coast. The cities which
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-06-24

ganese ore from Carrizal, Chile. The
captain was on his way to Philadelphia
from that distant port when, on March
8, in the South Atlantic ocean, he dis
covered a new and unknown island in
latitude AZ degrees south and longitude
IS degrees 80 minutes west. The island
is not very large, only 500 feet long and
forty feet wide, but Capt. Pande thinks
it big enough to bear name, and he is
thinking of naming it Dewey island in
honor ofthe distinguished admiral. The
new land, which is undoubtedly Of vol
canic origin, lies in the track of all YES
sells rounding Cape Horn outward or
homeward bound. The water in it's vi
cinity was found to be very warm
The sea broke over-it with great force,
and the waters had disturbed appear
ance. There was also an entire absence
of the well-defined currents known to
all navigators. Soundings in the vicin-
ity, made at Capt. Pande's orders, show
ed the water to be 1000 feet deep all
around the island. At long distance
the new land appears to be we'll defined
but at night it might easily cause the
loss of any vessel striking it, as there
is nothing to warn mariners Of impend-
ing danger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-06-24
Shafter and Sampson Land

KINGSTON, June 22.-Shortly after
the arrival of the transports off San
tiago, General Shafter and his staff
and Rear Admiral Sampson sailed on
the Seguranca to Acerraderos, about
seventeen miles west of Santiago. and
near which place General Garcia is
encamped with 5000 Cuban soldiers.
The party went ashore here and pro-
ceeded to Garcia's headquarters, about
mile inland, where they spent several
hours in consultation with the Cuban
general. 1t was decided to land small
parties at various points along the
coast where they will be safe from
serious attack and will be able to keen
the enemy in doubt as to their ultimate
Intentions &@