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The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
The Story of the Steerage.

ssThere is a vast difference said an
officer of a Cunard steamship, .sbetween
the appearance of Storage passengers re-
turning to Europe and those coming to
America
"On the westward voyage the faces Of
the immigrants are bright with expectancy
and hope. Some Of them have doubtless
lain awake at night dreaming of the new
land. You can see that they have been
inspired by the roseate visions painted for
them by their friends or relatives who
have succeeded on this side of the water.
Those who go back to stay are not many.
You can pick them out by their detected
looks. They have not succeeded. They
have found that hard work is just as neces-
sary to get along In the States as 1t is in
Europe.
''The great majority of the immigrants
stay. From my observations for the last
Is years aboard ship think I am compe-
tent to say that America gets the very best
of the European blood. Dawdlers stay at
home It is usually only the energetic and
adventurous that cut loose from ties in the
old world Forty six per cent Of the steer
age passengers have their passage to
America paid by their relatives OR friends
who have in measure succeeded over
here. think those who have made go
of 1t deserve success, because, as rule,
they have won 1t by well directed toll or
superior administrative ability. New
York Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Emperor Charles II.

accompanied by half the nobility
of Austria, went to the Carlsbad
Springs for the recovery of his
health. Six thousand, six hun
dred horses, so the town records
say, were necessaryto convey the
company to the place. The
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt can be OBJ
tanned at every drug store in the
United States now at trifing cost.
ltisthebest remedyfor catarrh of
the stomach, constipation, liver
and kidneytroubles, govt, rheum-
atism, etc. Best results are OBJ
tainedwhenou -doorexercise can
be had. Be sure to obtain the
genuine imported article, which
has the signature of E1sNER
& MENDELsoN Co., Sole Agents,
New York" on every package.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
YOUR PALATE is YOUR STOM-
ACH'S CONSCIENCE.
vouR STOMACH KNOWS WHAT Is
GOOD FOR YOU.

Thin people are thin because the food they
eat is not absorbed. Reasons, either wrong
food or right food undigested
Fat. oils and grease will not make any one
fat. This is because they are indigestible.
Thin people find it hard to digest their food.
Fatty foods make it still harder.
Have you ever noticed that almost without
exception, thin. pale, dyspeptic, an@mic people
have an aversion to fat? This is of itself proof
enough that such foods are bad for them.
Let your palate tell you what to eat. Nature
makes very few mistakes and we should listen
to what she says
Thin people may become fatter, and dyspep-
ties more comfortable by taking the Shaker
Digestive Cordial. Itagrees with the weakest
stomach. 1t helps the weak stomach digest
other food. 1t is fattening and invorating in
ITSELF for it contains artificially digested food.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers have made q
great many interesting discoveries within the
past hundredyears, but none more important
than this ingenious cure for all diseases which
are traceable to faulty digestion. A single 10
cent bottle will tell whether it is adapted to
your case, and can be had through any drug
giSt
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
George Eliot.

She is feminine to the very core, though
her understanding is that of man. Even
her early piety, with it's zeal that bordered
on the sanetimonious, is very womanly.
And, though her Christianity passed
away, her piety remained to the very end.
1t preserved her conscience alive, and 1t
filled her with an ambition to leave the
world something better for her having
lived-a necessary inspiration, surely, for
good work of any kind She was more
womanly still in her receptiveness and
olinging dependence.
All through life George Eliot needed a
mans arm to lean on. She leaned ON that
of her father-Adam Bede in his strength,
Caleb Garth in his self distrust; on her
brothers., the Tom Tulliver to her Mag
gle; on that of George Henry Lewes;
finally, when she was old and ailing, on
that of Mr.. Cross. One cannot look back
on her life without the loving,
sympathetic, trustful woman's heart as
well as the powerful and splendid intel
lect.-Academy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
IRRESPONSIBLE WAR TALK.

(From the New York Evening Post
It would seem that there are some peo-
nile in this country SO depraVed as to de-
sire that some evidence may be found in
the pending investigation that the Maine
was blown up by torpedo. Why should
ANYBODY desire that? Evidently because
he consequences would create popular
+nrv and hatred and possibly war with
Snain. In other words, these persons de-
sire that condition OF public sentiment
nav he brought about leading to other
axniosions of war ships, those of Spain
,,r.aferably, but our own possibly. 1t Is
smnossible to suppose that anybody in
this frame of mind can really feel any
,aitv for the wounded men now in the
bosnitals of Havana or for the bereaved
,aIatiyes of the dead. What belongs to
tba vindioation of the nations honor Is
dear to every patriotic heart. 1t is the
20 70 of all good citizens, Uncommon. The
Cher sentiment, which : desires war for
,,sa,.,s sake, and would prefer bloodshed
~ tber than an amicable solution of any
aisffic11lty, is the spirit Of the arch-flend.
narond q few newspaper wretches who
ant to sell extras, and few politicians
VIC desire to conciiiAte the vote of the
s1,Ims. the number of Americans who
.aailv desire war without regard to its
.,oarits is small. In nine cases out of ten
the man who calls for volunteers and
1 a,a,ns a recruiting office before war is de-
a Jprd Ia after an office. He wants to get
bic name in the newspapers and to hear
Z ia,s,,saIf talked about. His bark is worse
ILL.,, his bite. The latter is only danger
o,,s TO meat and potatoes
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
VETERANS TOGETHER.
Continued from First Page.

of the Rebellion, and that the pension
roll is not a roll of honor, but is
padded and bears the names of dead
beats, bounty jumpers, 'shirkers,
frauds, and 'mercenaries,' men who
feigned the loss of their limbs painted
their cheeks to stimulate the symptoms
of consumption 'chewed red chalk to
make it appear that they elected bloody
sputa,' would claim to be lame that
these men went into the service for the
bounty that was offered that they did
no service in it that was possible for
them to avoid, that they came out of it
in the same spirit, and that their first
report was to the pension Office
"These indictments against the soldiers
themselves are not pleasant to read thirty
five years after the olose of the war; If
these things are true, II such a state OF
things as this exists, then indeed is there
need of pension reform, and there is not
true soldier living, whether member
of the Grand Army of the Republic OF
not. but what will be in favor of drop
ping from the pension rolls any and all
of those who come within the above
named classes, II any do.
"T,at it be known that the old soldier
does not. never has and never will counte-
nance fraud, If it is the object of this
new crusade to purge the pension roll OF
| fraud the Grand Army says Amen.
ssGenerally speaking, the fellows who
write and talk about pensions nowadays,
know nothing of the sgrim war which
made pensions possible.
1.-TWO generations have been born since
| the close of that memorable struggle.
They do not seem to realize that our
army had two million seven hundred and
fifty thousand enlisted men, nor do they
know how i anxiously our government
sought soldiers, how the young men were
pleaded with to enter the fight; how this
government promised to take care oil
them if they were wounded or lost their
health, or If killed how their wives and
families should be made comfortable.
Oh, the government was glad enough to
get men In those days at any price-now
it is endeavoring to fulfill Its obligations
and carry out it's promises.
"Turn on the light of investigation az
much as you please, but don't try tic
create the impression that the soldiers
who composed the federal armies in the
sixties are an aggregation If frauds,
thieves and treasury wrsckers.
"These assaults on the country's pen.
sion roll seems to be an deliberately
wrought up fabric of half facts, specious
Misrepresentation and downright false
hood
These statements Mr.. Carleton elaber
ated with many instances in which pen
s,ons had brought relief to the needy ant
deserving.
Assistant Quarter1naster General A. M
SAWYER of Portland reported: Total
value of property held by 165 Posts
si06. 541.54; 165 Posts have expended fol-
relief during the year 1897, first term,
4 June 3oth, s1,615.32; second term. Deem
Der s1st, 81, 2s5.ss. Total, $1,000. 10.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
THE EVENING MEETING.
FFf- CV ITN1'N0 UT
Talk of War and Pensions Creates En-
thusiasm.

Talk of War and Pensions Creates En-
thusiasm.
The evening meeting in the City hall
was made interesting by the allusion to
the prospects of war, and some lively
comment on the pension question. State
Pension Agent Milliken' g vigorous utter
anoes in particular being literally ap-
plauded. It was noticeable that every
reference to the response which would
follow call to arms was loudly applaud
ed and the Cuban question, while not d.
rectly mentioned, with one exception,
was evidently uppermost in the minds
of speakers and auditors. When the
orchestra played Dixie that famous air
was greeted with hand clapping.
National Commander GOWN, who was
expected to address the meeting, was not
present on account of Illness.
Mayor Judkius was the first speaker OF
the evening, welcoming to the CITY the
veterans who had selected Lewiston in
two consecutive years for their meeting
place.
Department Commander Carleton
spoke of the Grand Army and the pen
sion list. He said that awhile he did not
want to infiict his hearers with speech,
he did want to deny that the Grand Army
ia an organization OF old soldiers for the
purpose of filching the United States
treasury. I admit, said Mr.. Carleton,
that the pension list is large. but isn't il
worth the price as reward of merit for
the bravery of the men who fought to
save the Union. Now, fellow citizens, we
live in troublesome times and no man
lies down tonight who does not fear that
the morning may find thelnation plunged
in war. 1t cannot be said that the Grand
Army of Maine has said or done anything
to infiame public passion. They know
what war is. They know what 1t means
to touch elbows and march to the front.
They pray God that war may be averted,
but If it comes they would again rally
to the support Of the government. And
If there be war, there will be no North
and no South, but one united country.
Let us be calm. We know that at the head
of this county of 7o,0oo,o of people,
there is one, a conrade, who may be re-
lied upon to do what is right
Comrade e. @. Milliken of Portland,
made the next speech and he said the
only thing he knew or could talk about
was PENSIONS. I can't make very Iona
speech because do not know how, but
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
TIE MODERN WAY.

Commends itself to the we'll informed to
do pleasantly and effectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
disagreeably as we'll. To cleanse the sys-
tenn and break up colds, headaches, and
feyers without unpleasant after effects,
use the delightful liquid laxative rem
edy, Syrup OF Figs. Made by California
Fig Syrup Co.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
Girls OUT OF JAIL.

Pittsburg, Pa, February 24-Late this
afternoon Girls Won Der Abe was released
from Jail, the Mercantile Trust company
giving the bond in $4,000. The league
authorized the bond and will indemnify
the Trust company should the bail be for
feited.
Won Der Abe left for St. Louis tonight
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
MISS WILLARD,s FUN ERAL.

Evanston, Ill.,, February 24.-Last rites
over the body of Frances Willard, presi-
dent Of the W. c. T. u, were performed
here today. The city is everywhere in
mourning. Schools were closed and
flags at half mast After private SER
vices at Miss Wizards home the casket
was conveyed to the First NJ. E. church
where services were conducted by Rev,
Frank M. Bristol, Miss Wizards former
pastor.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
BIDS FOR CHINESE LOAN.

London, February 24.-Half the Chinese
loan amounting to 100000 pounds was
fully unoerwritten this afternoon. Some of
the applications had to be rejected. The
issue price is 80 and the interest from
the loan is 4 1-2 per cent. 1t will be
offered publicly week hence.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
CAPT. STAPLES RESIGNS.

Boston, February pa special to the
Globe from Augusta says: capt. Charles
Staples of Portland who has been mem
Der of the state board of steamboat in
spectors, has rendered his resignation to
the Governor and council"
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25

most at the very beginning of this period
Campbell and Whipple got the ball close
to the Bath cage and held it there by
main strength. Every. Bnth man on the
floor rushed to the danger point and tried
| to drive the ball away from the cage.
In trice all of them were piled up about
the cage in a confused, struggling. kick
| ing mass. Then up came Turnbull, Nc
| Kay and even John A lien, and they went
into the push as if they were playing
foot ball. The crowd got so excited that
everyone stood up and fairly yelled them
selves hoarse The bail was then in the
crowd somewhere, but just where it was
hard to determine. e. Mooney got hold
Of Campbell by the ears and pulled him
away from the cage and these two play
ers struggled alone in the centre OF the
hal. The kicking and pushing contin-
ned about the Bath cage and the ball was
fairly in the netting when it suddenly
rolled out into the floor. Referee Snow
man rounded his whistle and when the
mass separated little Turnbull was seen
fairly tangled up in the netting inside
the cage, while Whipple's head and
shoulders were also inside the cage. 1t
was by all odds the most exciting stu
aticn than any polo audience in this city
has yet witnessed. After time the
| play was resumed amidst great excite
ment and the men went at it again as
| if their lives depended on their efforts.
Campbell and Whipple together succeeded
in landing Portland's second goal, but
Bath could not get the ball past Allen
Then came the third goal for Portland,
won by Whipple. This player received
the ball on pass from Campbell and
banged it at the Bath cage with all his
might. Burgess stopped it and the
sphere rolled out to Whlpple, who raised
mis- stick preparing to strike it again.
Burgess could not stand the strain and
jumped out to block the ball. Before
he reached Whipple, the stick descended
and the ball flew straight to the mark,
giving Portland its third and last goal.
From this time out the Portland team
played on the defense all the time. Bath
could do nothing. Murtaugh's flying
about was oflno use and McGiiTray and
j. Mooney were fairly tuckered out by
their hard work. When the gong sound
ed the end of the game with the goose
egg still marking the efforts Of Bath, the
crowd yelled and yelled until all Of the
players had left the floor. 1t was great
game and those who missed seeing it
were very unfortunate.
Line up and summary:
Portland-Whipple, Campbell, rushers;
Mckay, centre; Turnbull, half back;
Allen, goal; o Malley, sub.
Bath--.J. Mooney, McGilvray, rushers;
f. Mooney, centre; Murtaugh, half
back; Burgess, goal; Phelan, sub.
Goal Won by. Rush by. Gagged by. Time.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
sPAULDINGs WON A GAME.

The Spauldings won game last night
from the South Portlands for TIE first
time this season. They seemed to have
q playing streak on while the boys from
the Cape could not get down to business.
The Spauldings have not been very sue
cessful so far this season and the crowd
gave them the best of support in their
efforts to win from the crack amateur
team of the Cape. The summary:
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
DEFENSE IN LATTIMER CASE.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. February 24.-The de-
fense in the Lattimer case introduced o
lot of witnesses this morning to prove the
riotous conduct of the strikers in the re-
aion prior to the shooting. They heard
rapidly and their evidence was concise
and to the point.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, |
LUCAS COUNTY. IS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. CHENEY &
Co. doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for eac and every case of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLs
CATARRH Gu p,
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December. A. D. 1856.
(l A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL
I-~) Not0rLs Public,
Halrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials free
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Halls Eamily Pills aye the bets.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
TO CURE A colDIN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qunlne Tablets, AL
druggists refund the money il it fails to to cure
CSC. The genuine las l.. B. @. on each tablets
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25

Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutes.
Almost miraculous. Dr.. Thomas Ec-
electric Oil. At any drug store.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
BATH WHITEW ASHED.
John Allen was a Regular Stone
Wall Last Night.
PORTLAND WON ITS THIRD CON
sECUTIVE GAME FROM BATH.

Contest Abounded in Exciting Situations,
Magnificent Playing on Both Sides, and
was By All Odds the Best Game of the
Season.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
GOOD FOR ROCKLAND.

Rockland. February 24.-The home
team was too fast for the Lewistons to-
night and the Lewistons were taken into
camp by the score of 8 70 1.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25

Score, Portland. 8; Bath, 0.-Fouls,
Campbell, Murtaugh. Stops, Allen, 81;
Burgess, So. Referee, Snowman. Tim
er. Dyer. Scorer, Mari. Attendance,
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
THE VIzCAYA WILL GET OUT.

New York, February 24.-Consul Cen
eral Baldasano took to Capt. Eulate i'm
portant dispatches, one of which ordered
him to leave this port without delay.
Capt. Eulate had been in suspense about
the date of his sailing but the order was
not unexpected and all day he had the
vessels crew at work preparing her for
her VOYAGE,
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25

Key West, Fla, February Ex-senator
Proctor arrived here today on the City of
Key West from Miami.
DISCUSSED RELATIONS WITH u. s.
Madrid, February 24.-The Queen
Regent presided today at the cabinet
council which discussed the relations
bewteen Spain and the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
A SIGNIFICANT SUMMONS.

New Haven, Feb. 24.-In response to
orders received from the secretary of the
navy, E. G. auckland, who commands
the naval battalion of Connecticut, left
for Washington today. Although moth
ing definite as to the import of Mr..
Buckland's summons TO Washington is
known, it is thought that he is to receive
instructions about getting his men ready
for service at short notice if the necessity
of so doing arises.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-24
SPANIARDS IN A HOLE.

One of the interesting details of
the second Smelling of the coast de-
lenses of Santiago, says a Santiago
letter in the New York Post, was
performed by thin gunboat Dolphin,
popularity known during Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration as 1.-THE
Presidents yacht" and further
known to naval men as "the ship
which broke John Roach" Firing
had ceased, and the vessels taking
part withdrew off shore. Presently
the Dolphin, breaking from the
rest, steamed back and began a
spirited action against something
on land. There was a railroad
bridge in sight, so the supposition
was that she was trying to knock
the slender steel supports from I'M
der it. But presently her business
was plain to sight. At one end of
the bridge there was a short tun-
mel; into this a train had hurried
and stopped, having escaped the
solid shot with which the Dolphin
had attempted to strike it. 1t was,
as say, short tunnel. When the
engineer had his locomotive hidden,
the rear of the train was still expos
ed, and when the conductor ordered
him forward so as to cover the rear,
the locomotive as far as its bell
projected from the tunnels mouth.
Thus the Dolphin kept it lodging
until shell to the rear tore up
rails and bed, and another to the
front detached piece of the hill
and stuffed the tunnels mouth with
it. Having, actually, put the enc
my in a hole, the Dolphin turned
back to the flagship and reported
that she had captured prize, but
found it impossible to tow it to
port.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-24
Reward Of Merit,

At the Chicago Cycle Show in 1897,
each visitor on entering the show was
handed a coupon reading as below
"After viewing the exhibits, kindly
fill in the name of the Bicycle which
pleases you best as regards beauty and
mechanical merit. and deposit the
coupon in ballot box near exits.
"Name of Bicycle .............."
The "SHIRK" received 17.4s9 bal
lots against 12,s77, the next highest.
When it is known that all the lead
ing makes of wheels in the United
States were on exhibition at this show
the above Speaks for itself. The Hon.
olulu Bicycle Company have secured
the agency for this elegant high
grade wheel. 1t will interest you to
call and see it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-24
A CONV|CT'S Strange PET.
HAD A WONDERFUL INELU-
ENCE OVER HIM.
Its Possession and Care Transform
ed Him from a Sullen, Unruly
Prisoner to Model Worker.

A French convict under sentence
for life, was troublesome prisoner,
says the Youths Companion. At
times he was very violent, and in
the intervals of his violence he be.
came so sullen that the warders
were always on the lookout for
trouble.
One day they saw a change in
the mans face. Its sullenness had
disappeared. The prisoner looked
almost happy. The ghost of a
smile lowered about his lips. His
eye now and again turned down
ward, and it became evident that
something was hidden in his breast.
The warders were uneasy. Had
he some weapon concealed beneath
his clothing with which he would
seek to surprise them and regain his
liberty? They must find out.
They watched their opportunity
and two of them fell upon him from
behind, each Selling an arm. Then
they began to search him. They
found that for which they sought,
but it was not a knife nor other
dangerous weapon. 1t was nothing
more harmful than fine large rat.
When it was discovered the dis
tress of the prisoner wasl intense.
He broke down utterly, fell upon his
knees, and in an agony Of fear and
desperation cried, Don't kill him
Beat me if you like, chain me; but
if l may not keep him let my
poor rat go free"
The stern guards were moved to
pity. They had never seen this
man subdued before. Every trace
of fierceness was gone. Instead of
hurting the rat they let it drop to
the floor and disappear. Then the
man rose and went to his work.
The light had all gone from his
face. His pet was lost to him.
A few days passed, and then
while the convicts were at work in
the yard moving wood, the prison
er Jose felt something tickle his
cheek. He turned quickly and ut
tered cry Of joy. There, on his
shoulder, was the only friend he
had in the world, his rat, which
had found him out aud come creep
ing up to his face.
With eager hands he put it in his
breast as before, and turning to the
head jailer, said, "Sir, if you will
only let me keep this rat, 1 solemn
ly promise to submit to you in ev-
cry way, and never to disobey you
again.
The promise was given and the
man, with a glad smile, returned
to his work. From that day the
convict was new being. He be-
came the best-conducted man in the
prison, and his great strength and
energy were used to help the gov
ernor.
The rat was seldom away from
him; it shared his meals and slept
in his bed, and the mans spare
time was spent in making toys of
bone which he sold in order to buy
dainties, such as sugar and ginger
bread, for his pet.