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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

"The business men are practically
unanimous against holding the Philip
pines, but the boys who 'whoop 'er up
are in favor of holding everything we
captured during the war;" This Is the
testimony of Mr. Charles A. Pillsbury,
the great miller of the Northwest, who is
perhaps as thoroughly acquainted as
any one with the opinion of the business
men of that section. We were told a
while ago by distinguished Senator
that every body in the West was in favor
of holding everything we captured from
the Spaniards Either that Senator was
misinformed or western sentiment has
met with change. Probably his state.
ment was too comprehensive when he
made it, but we are inclined to think
that there has, as matter of fact, been q
great change in the opinion of reflect
ing men in reference to the disposition Of
those islands, not only in the northwest
but all over the country. Dewey victory
appealed strongly to the IMAGINATION and
to national pride and the first feeling
was that all It's possible fruits should be
held. But when the first wave of enthu-
siasm had passed and reason and judg.
ment began 60 assert themselves there
was disposition manifest to pause and
count the cost, and the more that cost
has been counted the less alluring has the
Philippine prize appeared. The bus mess
men of the country understand better
than any other class how essential III is
in order that we may successfully COM
pete for the trade of other nations that
the cost of production be Kept down, in
order tn t the price may be kept down.
They understand we'll enough that that
nation which can sell at the lowest price
is going to sell the most goods We are
already at some disadvantage as compared
with most nations because we pay higher
wages to our workingmen, but at the
present tins as an offset to this disad-
vantage is the advantage of being lightly
burdsned with taxation. The permanent
holding of the Philippines means large
increase of the army and navy, constant
and costly conflicts with the natives,
large expense for civil administration.
All this means of course a large increase
in the burdens of taxation. These bur-
dens must fall upon industry, and must
increase the cost of production and hence
the price of American products. Hence
business men are beginning to view with
alarm the prospect of permanently an.
nexing these islands.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Is.
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING,
A Notable Proclamation by
President Mckinley.
The President has issued ths following


The President has issued the following
anksgiving proclamation:
The approaching November brings TO mind
the custom of our ancestors, hallowed by time
and rooted in our most sacred traditions OF
giving thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings He has youchsa1eu 10 us durlng the
Few years in our history have afforded such
cause for thanksgiving.
our trade and commerce have been wonder
fully increased; our public credit has been I'M
proved and streng thened; all sections of our
common country have been brought together
and knitted into closer bonds of national pur-
pose and unity.
The skies have been for time darkened by
the cloud OF war, but as we were compelled TO
take up the sword in the cause OF humanity, we
are permitted to rejoice that the conflict mas
been of so brief duration, and losses we nave
had to mourn, though grievious and lmporfanG,
have been so few considering the great results
ACCOMPLISHED, as to INSPIRE US with gratitude
and praise to the Lord of Hosts. He may laud
and magnify His Holy Name that the cessauon
OF hostii les came so soon and to spare both
sides the countless sorrows and disasters that
attend protractcd war
those at home and those who may be at sea or
sojourning in foreign lands, 10 set apart and OBJ
servo
Thursday the Gath Day of November
as ttay of national Thanksgiving TO come togeth
er in their several places of worship, for service
of praise and thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings OF the year, for the mildness OF the
seasons and the fruitfulness of the soil for the
continued prosperity OF the people, for the de-
yotion and yalor of our conntrymen, TOR the
glory o. our victory and the hope for right
eous peace and to pray that the guidance that
has brought us heretofore to safety, to honor,
may be gracously continued in the year to
come.
In witness thereof, etc.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President
JOHN HAY. Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
CAN REDUCE EXPENSES.

Washington. November 14.-In some
figures regarding receipts and expendi-
lures in the island of Cuba sent to Wash
ingJon by officers of the Cuban military
commission, 1t is estimated that upon the
assumption of control by the United
States expenses now incurred each year
under Spanish sovereignty to the ex tent
of $40. 594, 225 will CEASE. These figures
show that the burdens of taxation upon
the people of Cuba can be largely reduced
under a form of government indepen-
dent of Spain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
STATE OF M AsNE-
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Ry.tlae Ssoxernor
BY the Governor.

The year that has nearly passed has brought
US abundant harvests and all the blessings of
civilized life. Its skies have been and are
bright with the marked and increasing prosper
ity, enterprise and happiness of all our people.
We have been exempt from calamities and pes
thence and the spirit of patriotism and philan-
throphy has been active everywhere. Signal
victories in the interest of iberty and good gov
eminent have crowned the efforts of our brave
soldiers and sailors on land and sea, Peace has
once more returned to rule and bless our coun-
try. Certainly We have much for which to be
thankful, both as State and nation. "The
hand of God has been upon US for good" In
humble and grateful recognition OF our in debt
e1ness and dependence upon the Creator and
Ruler OF men and nations, and also conforming
to time honored and revered custom. and to
the proclamation of the President of the United
States, I. Llewellyn Powers Governor Of the
State of Maine. with the advice and consent of
the executive council, do hereby des ignate
Thursday, the Gath Day of November,
A.p. 1898,
as day of general Thanksgiving. and recon-
mend that all citizens OF our State on that day
refrain from all unnecessary .abor and give
devout acknowledgment to God for the mani
fold blessings of this year. On that Gay we
should remember and assist the poor and I'M
fortunate. for no more acceptable devotion can
grace Thanksgiving day than charity and
benevolence.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber at Augusta,
this seventh day of November. in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-eight. and the Independence of the
United States of America the one hundred
and twenty third.
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
By the Governor.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

GEN. Charles Fl. Grosvenor Of Ohio,
who has been credited with desire to
be Speaker, whether rightly or wrongly,
we do not profess to know, says there will
be no opposition to Mr.. Reed. In regard
to rumors that some friends of the ad,
mlnistration might oppose him, pre-
sumably because he is supposed not to be
in thorough sympathy with its extension
programme, Gen Grosvenor says such
tactics would be the worst possible poll
tics
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
FIRST HEARD THROUGH NEwSPA
PERS.

Washington, November 14.-The first
intimation that there had been anything
like an organized conspiracy to prevent
the sailing of the cruiser Buffalo. reached
tbs navy department through the newspa-
pers and it must be said the officials give
very little credence to this story. They
say it is frequently the case when a YES
sci is hurried away from the navy yard
after basty. repairing, as was the Buffalo,
things &C wrong to such an extent as to
excite some suspicion in some minds that
some evil minded persons are responsible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
AND
MAINE STATE PRESS.
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The DAILY is delivered every morning by
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Persons wishing 20 leave town for long Of
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

MIR. John Wanamaker claims that Quay
cannot secure reelection from the Penn
sylvania legislature, and offers $40, 600 for
the conviction of any one attempting TO
bride legislator. This is better offer
by slo,0 900 than that made by Quay, and
shows, we presume, that Wanamaker is
twice as anxious as Quay to stop bribery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

The German Emperor admits that ne
is going to stop at Cadiz, but explains
that his visit will be Of an entirely IN.
official character. Official or unofficial,
his visit will be very inopportune and
it cannot fail to he irritating to the
United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

The story of the Washington Post that
Gen. III lies through publicly advising
against the invasion of Cuba in the hot
season privately ordered the troops at
Chicakamuga to start for Cuba, is SO i'm .
probable on it's face that it VIII not be
credited unless supported by very strong
evidence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

The New York Sun thus early sits
down upon ChauDcey Al. Depew's aspira-
tions for the seat in the Senate now held
by Murphy. The Suns chief objection
to him is that he is friend OF Pulitzer,
who runs the New York World, rival
newspaper. There are better objections
to MIR. Depew than that.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

It looks as though Mr.. Stewart of Ne
vada would no longer be able to oircu-
late his dispositions on silver at the ex-
psnse of the United States. Nevada Is
new legislature is said to be opposed to
returning him to the Senate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
GEN. WORTH RETIRED.

Washington. November 14.-Brig. Gen,
William s. Worth. U, S. A., has been
placed upon the retired list upon his own
application, after thirty years service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15

President of the W. q. T. q. Ohio abounds
in candidates.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
OBLIrERA TED HALF OF SPAIN.

Madrid, November 14.-Aragon has
now joined with the other provinces of
Spain in demanding the decentralization
OF the government on which subject a
Catalonian :depuuation was recsived in
audience by the Queen Regent today.
The Aragonians, in presenting their
demand. point out that the Anglo Saxons
OF America, aided by the Anglo -Saxons
OF Europe, have obliterated half of Spain
from the map.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
REPORT ON HOSPITAL

Havana, November l4.-Dr. Lame ex-
peots to have his report on the condition
Of the military hospitals ready by tomor-
row. He has visited and inspected every
hospital in the city and suburbs. with
hosnitaIs for the use Of the American
troops. But it is understood that the
condition of most of the hospitals was
found to be too unhealthy to warrant
their being used by unacclimated troops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
Portland & Small Point Steamboat Co

R sssa%sEE sa y g Il ls, o =. w
win leave Portland rl M.,nd Port w m
Wednesdays and Fridays for -,
orr's Island, Great Island. East HaTPs vel
Ashdaic, Small Point and .S CIndys ~ mafoUT'
Tnesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. touch
Ing AZ all landings. Special will leave Port
Land every SUNDAY al p. M, for Orr's island.
Rstnrn leave 0rt's Island every Monday at
a. ''' j. H. MCDONALD, Manager.
offioe, 1853 Commercial st. Telephone 49,
novS oh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-15
Thursday, the Gath Day Of November
A. d. 1898,

BY the Governor.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05
Three Thrilling Tales.

After his narrow escape Fob Vaughan
of Pasadena fell o n his knees and
thanked heaven for miraculous deliver.
ance from certain death. So would any
n else who had been grasped In the
iron cluth of a ], 40O-pound grizzly
while ten miles from a gun or a cabin.
Zeb never lost his presence of mind and
began tickling the bears ear with q
turkey feather he had picked up absent
mindedly, and the bear began laughing
SC hard that he could neither close his
arms to squeeze o his mouth to bite.
Zeb continued tickling until the bear
laughed s Q hard that he burst q blood
vessel and fell down dying.
A couple of Montana turkeys recent
" killed had taken into their aristocratic
craws to assist in degl.tition thirteen
valuable sapphires, several ounces Of
gold and just enough silver for change.
It is 10Y fashionable among Montana
poultry to have jeweled interiors audit
Is estimated that the emulous fowls of
the new state have within eleven months
of 1894 scratched up and swallowed
$11,637.514.65 worth of gems and
precious metals.
A girl in Kalamazoo who was not
satisfied with squeezing a twenty-six-
Inch waist into an ~eightoen-inch corset
Of the ordinary construction, devised
n ofrope yarn ribbed with c~lothesline.
Thus arrayed she took a bath, when
the wetted and contracting fiber brought
the measurement down to nine inches
and a half. In delight she gasped:
-Oh, haven't / got--a Just lovely figure
nowP And it's-so loose-and comfort.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05
natn Iii tAi,h,

t5haor Null. A sudden pattsrinB
in she 8trees, a sudden darkening in
big spots of the white canvas, and
down came the tropical rain.
How it rainedl
Live waves breaking; great heavy
Sblobs of water yolleying at you like
bullets from a machine gun.
Men who We're ten yards from their
tents Were wet through before they
gained shelter.
water; on the slopes We're rushing tor
rents; on tie levels We're deep swirl,
Ing pools. Down tile trunks of the
trees the water poured i'll %cataraets.
From the lower edge of every tent it
flowed in u broad stream. The men,
drawing up the corners of their rub
Der blankets SO as to Keep the food
away from themselves and their be-
longings, crouched under their tents
and shivered.
1t rained for two hours without
stopping. In the first half half every
man in camp was wet through, SD
that many of them took off their wet
clothes and stock naked III the rain
for the remainder of the time.
The sun came out again soon after,
hotter than ever, and the damp earth
steamed till the camp was an open air
Sapor bath.
But blaze away as the sun might,
the ground never got dry again that
day, aud all night we turned in shiy-
ering With tic damp earth striking
cold through the rubber sheet and
the blanket. Pity the poor devils now
who, when they were marching in the
sheet and the blanket.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05
tt WIN Cure Hiccoughs Where Otbss
Things all

why don't you stop that hiccough-
ingP" asked a man of q friend who was
convulsed with the annoying convul-
sions in the street near the Astor House
the other day.
Stop them gulped the other, I'll
wish / could. Held my breath-6f-
teen NOTWITHSTANDING nine swallows
water; nine times. Tried to-scare my
self; made believe-lost my watch. No
good. They won't 60"
will you buy, if l cure them for
your" asked the first speaker, laughing
at the frequent Interruptions in his
friends; description of his troubles. The
other gasped5nn affirmative reply. and
the two entered the rotunda.
"Givethis man a heaping barspoonful
of powdered sugar" said the friend to
the barkeeper. The mar did SO. "Now,
swallow it, " continued the speaker to the
victim of ~hiccoughs. The latter assayed
to do SO, and succeeded after some little
effort, for it is not an easy matter to
swallow a mouthful of powdered sugar.
When ne mastered it he looked inquir-
ingly ut his friend.
well, where are your %hiccoughs
now?" remarked the other with a smile.
"They seem to have gone" he replied,
abut they'll come back again, ] suppose,
after a little while.n
IF they do" said the friend, at will
be the first case / know of where
powdered sugar has failed to give relief
for hiccoughs. If one spoonful of sugar
won'tdo it, two certainly will. So fat
as l know it's a positive remedy."-N
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05
HAS LOST 1wo FORTUNES.
Clara Louise Kellogg Now Poor and Una
BILE to Earn q Third.

On Twelfth street, near Sixth avenue,
New York, there is n little restaurant
that is known as 4Maria's." 1t is fire.
quented by men and women of bohe-
milan tendencies. A table d'hots is
served for 80 cents. The quality of the
food is just about what one can imagine
80 cents will buy. The people sit at
n long table. They elbow each other
as they eat, and half a dozen languages
are talked simultaneously.
1t is a place. says the Journal, that
one would probably forego il he could
afford to pay more than 80 cents a din
ner. Yet to this place goes almost
nightly one Of the most celebrated
women New York has known, q great
songstress-a woman whose fortune
was at one time estimated to be in the
neighborhood of $500, DOC. This is
Clara Louise Kellogg. whose name in
private life is Mrs. Strakosch. Not
long ago a large part of the second for
tune she has earned was swept away by
the failure of q publishing house in
which her savings had been invested.
It was a branch Of the English firm of
Cassell & Co., and had been considered
q prosperous concern. The confiden-
tial man of the house plundered it right
and left and fed. leaving Mrs. Strakosch
with little or nothing. Years ago, in
the heyday of her prosperity, tie singer
intrusted George w. Stebbins, the we'll
known banker, with the first fortune
she had accumulated. This was also
considerable. Miss Kellogg had ample
reason to rely on Mr., Stebbips. as It
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05
areen Food for VINCE.

The value Of green food for poultry
during the winter months is reoog-
nized by all wellinformed poultry
keepers. How best to supply this is
more of o question, particularly In the
northern states. In Missouri and
states south an almost or quite con-
tinuous source of green food for the
chickens can be provided by sowing q
small patch Of wheat or rye near the
poultry house. Thu should be sown
early, and on rich, well-prepared soil
so as to secure a good growth before
freezing weather sets in and the fowls
should be kept from 1t until other
sources Of supply are cut of by frost.
Even In sections Of severe winters a
wheat patch for the chickens to work
on in late fall and early spring will be
a source OF health and delight to the
fowls, and profit to their owners
Rural World.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05

10 BEESQ@
THE d .RGG TYPE
Il IL Quite a. Pronounced In Hens
~ the "Dairy Form" Il An
Milk Cows.

= HhFNF- ~ .a@GlFr I'll rHaNE HH.
Datrymen have long ago found out
thattheymust breed to q sertain form,
In order to increase the certainty Of
securing productive dairy animals;
but with the great bulk Of those WHO
keep fowls for profits hen is q hen,"
whatever her shape or her external
characteristics. Poultry is unprofta-
bio to many, and Of only small profit to
very many others, for the simple rea-
son that from one-third to two-thirds
of the flock consists of inferior layers.
The good layers in the flock may be
able to support the others and pay a
small profit, or they may not be in suf-
ficient numbers to cause any profit at
oil to appear. just as the dairyman
weeds out the poor performers at the
pail, so the poultryman must weed out
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-05
49, 49,.
pail, so the poultryman must weed out

the poor layers and give the good lay
ers q chance to yield q favorable profit.
One method Of wedding out the poor
performers is by taking careful note
of form and outward characteristics.
A person with a little experience can
soon learn to pick out the poorest lay
ers in a flock. As there is q dairy
form" which nearly all the greatest
of dairy COWS possesA, SO there is an
EGG type" which is, as a rule, pos
sessed by hens that make the best rec
ord as layers. Just what the "egF
type" is may be a matter of some dis
puta as to minor points, but good poul-
try opinion has agreed upon essential
points-points which I have tried to
reproduce in the accompanying OUT
line Of a prolific laying hen. Such a
bird must have . long body, which
should be deep in the posterior part.
The tnii should be carried well up, the
neck should be medium long, the head
not too large, and the eyes bright. ]
am Of the opinion that good layers
nearly always have large, or medium
large, combs, and theae are q bright
red. Ahen with a pale, shrivelled comb
is never a good layer. A prolific lay
ing hen, moreover, almost always
shows great actiyity-ven in the case
Of larger and more sluggish breeds.
In the latter case the good layer will
not hustle about like the Leghorn, but
will be found, however, Excepting
everlanstingly at it," searching for
bugs and worms If or free range, or
for grain in the litter If confined,
though much, Of course, depends upon
judicious feeding in either, or any
case. Profitable fowls can as certain
~ be picked out by the eye as can
profitable dairy cows; and while a hen
that has the egg type" and other II
ternal marks of being a profitable fowl
may sometimes turn out to be q poor
layer, as cows with fine dairy form
sometimes prove disappointing at the
pail and churn, yet these will be found
the exceptions hat prove the rule.
And in this connection 1t may be
stated that the easiest way to get a
uniformity of egg type" fowls i. to
breed thoroughbreds that for genera
tons have been bred for prolific lay
ing qualities. Son of our prolific lay
Ing breeds, as the Leghorns, the Ply
mouth Rocks and the Light Brahmas,
ere very uniformly OF this type, and
In %selecting breeders year after year
this form should constantly be kept In
mind Weed out the unproductive
birds and give the others q chance to
show the desirable proAt-N. Y. Trib-
une.