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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
PORTLAND BOY IN SANTIAGO.

MIR. II. T. Waterhouse has received a
letter from Chas. Fl. Merrill, former
resident of this city, now in the employ
of the government at Santiago de Cuba.
Mr. Merrill was in town last summer,
having just returned from Mexico, where
he had been managing mine for some Of
the officials of the Mexican Central Rail-
way. His residence among the Latin races
has made him familiar with their GUS
toms and business methods and his twenty
years experience in mining in the West.
in the employ of such men as Sidney
Dillon and his associates, has given him
standing and experience which should
be of value to him in the rich mineral
country of southern Cuba. He gives it as
his opinion that the attention of mining
people will be diverted from the
west to southern Cuba rs soon as. its min
eral resources are known, and American
business methods prevail, and he states
that the yellow fever scare is a thing Of
the past and that Santiago is today q new
city. II business men desire trust
worthy. information about matters in that
section of our ew territory, Mr.. Merrill
is in position to furnish 1t. and writes
that he would be glad to do so.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
AUGUSTA DEFEATS LEWISTON.

Augusta, December Augusta took a
hot game from Lewiston tonight ID to 3.
The game was witnessed by large
crowd as the interest in the game is re-
viving new that the team has been SO
strengthened. Neither side scored in the
first IA minutes, and then only after
Farrell had left the Lewiston goal to
Miller on account of illness. Hayes, who
went in, was also suffering from recent
illness, but put up a star game. Foster
played great game for Lewiston. For
Augusta, Furbush led the playing though
all the others played finely. Dawson
played but a minute at the end Of the
game. Summary:
Score, Augusta, 10; Lewiston. 5.
Stops, O'Malley, 80; Farrell %; Miller,
36. BUSHES Augusta, 8; Lewiston, l.
Fouls, Furbush, Houghton and Connolly.
Referee, Connolly. Timer, McCann.
Attendance, 400
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
POPE LEo'S DAILY ROUTINE.
(From Harper,s Weekly

Summer and winter the Pope is awake
at 6 O'Clock in the morning, and rather
before than after that hour: and he may
of Italian or Latin poetry to dictate to
one of the secretaries before mass. Or
maybe there is some more practical affair
that has kept him awake while ne out
lined the essential points in an argu-
ment, an appeal, a letter of instructions
lin this case he dictates from the notes,
which are afterward scrupulously de-
stroyed) To begin the day he says early
mass in the chapel in his private apart
uents. but on Sunday and feast days in
a room that is large enough to aocommo-
date the visitors who have received per-
mission to be present. Dressed In a
cassock of pure white, a circle of snow
white hair showing beneath the white
skull-cap, or beretta, the pope is seen
holding silver aspersory. sprinkling
holy water on the assembled worshlpers
and so much in harmony with It's sur
roundinas is this figure that Rev. Der
nsTd Q Reilly is led to say: : L. is as II
one of Fra Angelico's gloritied saints
Rad walked out OF the canvas, or come
down from the frescoeS on the wall, and
shone on u.s. Immediately after saying
luass himself he hears a second one said
bv privaie chaplain. The second mass
Of thanksgiving being finished, an arm
chair is brought and placed on the epistle
side, and the pope is seated. All present
90 forward in turn. to kneel at his feet,
kiss his hand, and receive communion.
Then a frugal breakfast follows of coffee
and a bit Of bread and goats milk.
At 10 O'Clock the secretary of state is
in consultation with the holy father, and
this conferences sis until about II: tut
on Tuesdasy and Fridays the under sec
retary copfers with the pope, while the
Diplomatic corps assemblies in the apart
Jnents of the secretary Of state; and there
IS aisn The duty of receiving ambassadors
ana distinguished Italians and foreigners.
IRE congregations of cardinals report
regularly, and we barely intimatethe i'm
portance of the subject matter thus re-
ported when we state that all things con-
necied with the administration of q
church numbering perhaps 200 millions
are divided among these standing COM
mittees. In some cases the sessions are
actually held in the pope's presence, and
even when that additional tax upon his
attention and his strength is avoided,
ami it stilllremains true, as the author
lest quoted asserts, that his "solicitude
extends to every diocese and mission on
the surface of the globe. And besides
these, many other congregations and
commissions charged with special work
must satisfy I.eo's demands for the Ut
most regularity, punctuality. and exact.
ness in their reports
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
BANK PRESIDENTS SACRIFICE.
Makes Up Entire Loss of Broken Bank
in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 6.-The promise
made by President James McManes OF the
ill-fated Peoples Bank, that no depositor
of that defunct institution would lose
dollar was made good at noon yesterday
when the last dividend of ten per cent
was paid by Receiver Thomas W. Barlow.
This payment closed every uncontested
claim against the bank, including the de-
nosits of the city and State, and the
settlement will go down as one OF the
greatest voluntary sacrifices of personal
fortunes ever recorded in a connection Ike
| this.
| When the Peoples Bank closed Its doors
in lime last the wreck was believed to be
beyond hope of repair, and depositors,
| iudring from the final adjustment that
attended the collapse OF other political
hanks. reconoiled themselves to the
| thought of almost absolute loss of their
savings.
But still fresh in the mind is the
memorable action of President Mechanics
who a few days after the failure, wrote
out his check on the Pennsylvania Com
pany for assurances ON lives and granting
auuuities to the order of Receiver Barlow,
for S40n, 900. This check Immediately dis
PEELED to the four winds all doubt OF losses
being suffered by creditors and opened
the way for final adjustment of the
banks affairs, which otherwise would
have been involved inxhopeless obligation
for many years.
1t will be recalled that on the day Cash
Ter John S. Hopkins shot himself and the
doors of the pank closed under dark
cloud, President McManes. leaving bed
of sickness, went down to his office in the
bank building and there said to the re-
porters: 'sTell the public that the bank
will pay the depositors every dollar that
it owes This man happened to be the
president of the bank. He had been II
and was feeble from declining years. ana
had trusted the cashier. Naturally IL was
the presidents business to know now
things were going and the president had
teen told that Kings were not going we'll
but he refused to believe that the cashier
could Eetray his trust, and $600,O IN
cash and 5000, 700 in gilt-edged securities
| had gone out of the back door without
his knowing it. His obligations az
slockholder to the depositors would proba-
bly, not exceed s125, 0D0-that is to say, an
assessment of his stock to make up the
deficiency would not raise ISore than that
amount.
! From a legal point it was compulsory
| for Mr.. Mechanics to pay only this assess
| ment, but he said to toe receiver OF the
bank when he was appointed and TOOK
charge: 81 was the president OF that ban Z
I am responsible for more than that, ard
am going to pay it. / think the banh
ought to give the depositors ninety per
cent as soon as it can be got togethef.
Just as soon Is you can get $500, 600 from
the assets ana from the assessments Will
give you $40, COZ. 60 ahead. +"
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
NO CURRENCY LEGISLATION.

Washington, December THE Ho~ Sc
committee on banking and currency was
to have held its first meeting today, but
says 1t is not likely that the committee
will have any further hearings on finan-
cial affairs or will take further action in
shaping currency legislation. A currency
and banking bill, framed by special
COMMITTEES headed By Representative Nc
Leary uf Minnesota is on the House
calendar, but some difference of opinion
exists within the COMMITTEES as to the
regularity with when THIS Dill was re.
norted and steps have been taken to have
it withdrawn from the calendar.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08

Montreal whose body was found last
week The body is at the undertaking
rooms here awaiting directions as to It's
disposition.
1t is thought that the body of the
woman found here yesterday, on the
finger of which was cluster diamond
ring, may have been that of Miss Plymp-
ton OF Portland. The description given of
the woman talliss with that of the body
and cluster ring also is mentioned in
connection with other articles owned by
Miss Plympton. She was teacher in the
School for the Deaf at Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
SURPLUS ACCT,
WHOLE FAMILY LOST ON PORT
LAND.

Boston, December !. - From correspond
ence which has passed betwesn q.
5. Immigration Commissioner Billings
and Hans Schmidt of Portland it is be-
lievsd that Jesse Schmidt, his wife and
two sons, who had reached here from
Europe November 81, were among those
lost on the steamer Portland.
The family had just returned from a
visit to Denmark. The father and mother
had lived in America seven years, and
both their children were born here.
They came back from Europe on the
steamer Dominion, which reached Boston
November 26. On reaching the wharf the
family were examined by Commissioner
Billings and his assistants. Schmidt
stated that he WAS taking his family to
Portland where he had a brother Hans
Schmidt. Schmidt intended to go TO Port
land on the steamer of that same evening.
When it became known that the steamer
had been lost, the commissioners wrote
on December g. to Hans Schmidt at Port
dated December 5 from Hans. in which
he stated that heahad expected the return
Of his brother and family daily for more
than n week past but had neither seen or
heard anything of them. Schmidt was 80
wears of age, his wife WAS 28 and his two
sons Jorgen, aged s, and Anton years
TWO MORE BODIES IDENTIFIED.
Boston, December Two of the six
bodies brought here from Chatham last
night in addition to two which were
Recognized upon their arrival here were
identified this forenoon.
The body OF the unknown oolored man
was identified as jerome ]. Pima, twenty
five years of age. cabin boy on the Port.
Iansd The young man lived on the boat
and is not known where his home is.
Eafo EnraCt Hi1lg idaY1fi-
fed the body of John 6. Mann, of Port
land. Mann was q passenger on the Port
land. He lived at Portland, was a
widower 4S years of age, and was q
1eweler by trade. Mann was Miss Eaton s
lance. Mann's brother, Alden Ii. Mann
of South Berwick, Me-, was notified and
will make arrangements for the removal
of the body.
sOnly two bodies at the morgue are I'M
identified. One known as "Unknown A
4" is middle aged or old man. He has
a plain band ring of gold on the fourth
finger of the left hand, and his teeth are
considerably decayed. The second I'M
identified body Unknown A s." is that
of a young man.
The body of Lewis J. Metcalf of East
Auburn, Me-, one of those identified last
night. was taken to Maine today by A.
p. Neal. an uncle of Mr.. Metca!f.
BODY FOUND YESTERDAY.
Chatham, December 7.-One body was
recovered this forenoon near the Chatham
Life Saving station. from articles found
in the clothing and other evidence, it was
identified as that of j. r. Piche of
Montreal.
Two members of the Chatham station
discovered the body in the edge of the
surf. It was heavily weighted with sand
and required considerable effort to bring
It out of the waves.
Mr.. Piche was a travelling companion
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
POLO LEAGUE STANDING.
XVoD Toot Dor oor,t
POLO TOMORROW.

On Friday night the Portland team
1t will undoubtedly be very exciting
contest. ais Lewiston has been doing con-
siderable scrapping latsly and has lost
games by marrow margins. Seats may be
had at Chandler Is.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
IDENTIFICATION OF BODIES.

Boston, December - State Officer Bur.
leigh, detailed by Chief Wade to assist in
the removal of bodies from Cape Cod, left
this afternoon for Proyincetown. The
officer came to Boston yesterday with six
bodies. There are ten TO be sent up this
afternoon, he says. After these have
come, he believes it may be foun d impos,
sible to remove any more, His orders are
to bring every body until the m edical ex.
a1niner objects on account Of condition.
In this case a most careful list will be
made of everything likely to lead to iden
tification. These lists will be made up on
an exhaustive and scientific plan. The
bodies will then be buried and the spot
fully marked.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
BODIES CARRIED TO BOSTON.

Boston, Decembe Two more bodies
of victims of the wreck Of the Portland
were brought up from the Cape on this
afternoons train.
One Is that of a woman probably so
years of age, but the face is SO badly dis
figured as to be unrecognizable The
other is that Of a man about As and is
thought by Supsrinten dent Briggs to be
that of Horace Moore. who was emnloyed
on the steamer. There are now four I'm
identified bodies at the morgue. Three
others were identified today, these being
John g. Mann. a jeweler of Portland:
Jerome j. Pina,a cabin boy on the steam
er and Procule Piche of Montreal
Three bodies are expected to arrive
from the Cape tomorrow and these may
be the last to come, as those which come
ashore later will not be recognizable, and
it will he hardly possible to remove them
to Boston. A careful list of everything
likely to lead to Identification will Be
made and the bodies will be buried at
Orleans. Quite number of articles are
now in the hands of Chief Wade and If
they are not claimed they will at the
proper time, DO advertised.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
BIKE RACE SCORE.

New York, December a.-The scores of
the 10 leaders of the bike race at a. NJ,
were:
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
FRIENDS or THE INDIAN.
Meeting Of National Association il
This City.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AMI
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

Addresses by DR.. Lyman Abbott at state
Street Church Last Evening-Favors
Abolition of Reservation System and
Giving Indians Ballot.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08

10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo QninIne Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if 1t fails to cure. 25c
The genuine has l.. b. Q. on each tablet.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08

able to regain their covered nsallh anu
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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Is a reminder to those who HAVE NOT
YET purchased their
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08

Profit and Loss. 6 Mo. Earnings, 1858
3s9 14415
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-08
Profit and Loss Acc't, November Asst. As9s.

1Oa.562.75
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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

1t is no longer considered correct for
society girls to kiss each other when
they meet. Men have always voted
such greeting to be idiotic, and even
girls themselves have been known to
acknowledge that the kisses exchanged
were insipid in the extreme. When two
friends meet nowadays there is a MUIR
muir of greeting from each, gentle
clasp of the hands, an inclination of
the head and shoulders forward and a
moments contact between two downy
cheeks. The new salutation comes d.
rect from Paris, and is strictly good
form,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

George A. Ward, of Abingdon, H.,
was well-to-do at the time of his death,
SO the members of the Congregational
church, to which he belonged, ex-
pected that he would surely leave
something to the church. In this they
were not disappointed, though Brother
Wards gift was not at all what they
had looked for. He left the church a
set Of false teeth, which had been
plugged. Like the sensible business
man he is, the treasurer Of the church
sent the teeth to leading dentist.
The molars assayed $27 to the set, and
the church is now the richer by jus.
that amount.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

A soldier just returned frsm Cuba
says that many of mis- comrades were
broken down by grave digging. Moth
ing" says this soldier, could be more
disheartening than to take the body of
dead comrade out and fight off the
buzzards while digging the grave. 1t
is bad enough to hear the earth rattle
down on top of coffin containing the
form of comrade, but it is shocking
to put an uncofined form into the
ground and pile the dirt on top of it.
The men detailed for burials were
easily disheartened, and the soldier
who lost heart was candidate for an
early burial"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
hood'e pile cure Sick Headache. sc.
He Didn't Know About Hairpin..

"By Jove!" exclaimed the bridegroom,
as he sat down and tugged away at his mus
tache, this is too bad!"
They had just arrived at Niagara Falls,
and the porter had bowed himself out after
carrying up trunk that weighed 4S pounds,
for which he received a 50-cent tip
The frightened girl dropped her travel.
ing hat upon the center table and stood as If
transtixed, with one of her gloves half off.
"What is 1t, Harsy?" she asked.
"rhis is a fine &c" he muttered. II won.
der how in the world ever came to do such
foolish thing"
Then he felt in his pockets again, and cast
helpless look at the big trunk
"You-you haven't lost your pocketbook,
have you" she asked.
"No, darling" he answered, "but I left
my keys at home, and the one that opens
your trunk is among them"
ooh, is that all?" she exclaimed, with a
happy little sigh. "Here"-and she removed
a hairpin from her rich brown locks---"open
it with this. Now know that am the only
girl in whom you ever took real interest.
Otherwise you would have known. All,
Harry, dear, am so happy!"-Cleveland
Leader.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
DRIFT OF OPINION.

E"It is as much the duty now as
ever of every patriotic American 30
protect mis- government against the as
saults OF mugwumps, copperheads and
traitors.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
DThe Bryanites wanted pretext
for an assault upon the administration
and the alleged neglect of the soldiers
was eagerly seized. II has taken the
place of free silver in the Bryan plat.
form.-Cleveland Leader.
gyThe democratic theory is that
everybody in this country tries to do
something for the soldiers except the
government. That same old coppery
twang is back in democratic columns.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
UThe national goI1 reserve is now
the largest in the history OF the United
States, farm loans are down to five
per cent. annual interest, and the gen.
eral prosperity is daily increasing.
What ruin" that Dingley tariff Is
proving to be!-Iowa State Register.
every naturally Secretary Alger
has not answered his critics to the
satisfaction Of the mugwurip press.
How could he? Did anybody of good
common sense ever answer anything
to the satisfaction of these chronic
complainers? Secretary Aiger needs
no defense to begin with, ae1 If he
did he could not hope TO make de-
Tense that would be satisfactory to the
scatter-brained creatures who guide
the mugwump thought Of the nation
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
The Treasury Is strong.

Gold is getting to be almost drug
In the government market. Though it
Is paid out freely at the subtreasuries,
it continues to pile up in Washington
In a way that suggests TO some persons
the possibility of monetary strin-
gency. There does not yet appear,
however, to be any real danger of that,
the amount of money in circulation
seeming to be ample for all purposes
At present the gold reserve in the
treasury is within few millions of
the highest figures ever recorded, and
it probably will surpass them in a
few weeks. When all the proceeds of
the new bonds are in, the cash balance,
even allowing for continuance of dis
bursements, cannot be much below
s3oo.0oo,0o0, and considerably over
two-thirds Of that amount will be in
gold. 1t is clear that the treasury is
In very strong condition. and there
is nothing in particular to threaten
It's strength in the near future.-Prov-
.cence Journal
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15
GAGE AND THE BONDS.
Loan by the Treasury De-
partment.

No doubt some thanks are due to
the treasury department for the sue
cess of the popular loan" idea il
connection with the new bond issue,
as disclosed by the process of the al
lotting of the securities.
To be sure, the intent of the law is
plain enough. IT reads:
THAT the bonds authorized by this Sec
ton shall be offered at par in a popular
loan under such regulations, prescribed by
the secretary Of the treasury, as will give
opportunity to the citizens OF the United
States to participate In tho subscriptions
to such loan, and in allottiag the said bonds
the several subscriptions of individuals
shall be first accepted and the subScrip-
lions for the lowest amounts shall be first
allotted"
This is quite clear, but, of course,
there are two ways of obeying the
law, and that the secretary stuck
firmly to the spirit of the act instead
of contenting himself with keeping
fairly within its letter merely did
much to make the popular feature 8
success.
A great many big fiscal institutions
that should have been in better bust
ness procured dummy subscriptions
in small amounts to the aggregate Of
millions. The conscientious scrutiny
of the department prevented the sue
cess of such subterfuges in many in
stances.
Some S,2,OOO.OO0 of the bonds have
already been delivered to over $1,000
individual subscribers. Many of these
bonds, It is true, have since been sold
to banks, but the individuals got the
premium. And after making due al
lowance for such sales II still appears
that many millions OF the new bonds
will go permanently into the hands Of
small investors. The treasury depart
ment has faithfully discharged ITS
duty to the people in their behalf
Chicago Record (Ind.).
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Serious charges are made against
Canadian officials by Times CORE
spondent at Dawson, N. W. T. lie says:
"In order to get claim you have to
get some one to give you tip. Then
you have to get it surveyed, which
costs you $25. Then the mine Inspector
inspects your claim. You then come
to Dawson to wait for your number.
II you give one of the men in the re-
corder's Office five or ten dollars you
will be admitted Immediately. Other
wise, you may wait for two or three
days. There are tons of gold in Daw-
son at the present time. The govern
ment buildings vaults are full, and
they are constructing a new ore to
hold the dust until British steamer
comes up the river"