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HON. s. M. TAYLOR WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR CON-
 REss.
Says He is so Circumstanced That He Must be Content to Remain in the Ranks of Private
 Citizenship.

The following communication, which is self-explanatory, was hand- ed in to the GRAPHIC yesterday:
 PINE BLUFF, Ark, Feb'y F, 1898. Editor Graphic:
 have been urged by many of my fellow citizens of the Second District , to become a candidate for Congress, and it is proper, out of due respect to these friends who have indicated their confidence in my ability to properly represent our people at Washington, that my decision be made known. l am not unmindful of the distinguished honor paid me by the solicitations which have come to me relative to the high office which it is desired l should strive to obtain, neither do 1 overlook the fact that in case 1 should obtain it, | it would confer an honor worthy of the aspiration of any of our countrymen. But, I am so circum- stanced at this time, as to make it almost imperative that 1 refrain from an attempt to enter political life, and that must be content, for Q time, at least, to remain in the ranks of private citizenship. From these remarks, it follows that l will not enter contest for the nomina- tion of my party. In lso announc- ing, l wish to make emphatic this statement, that l cling to the prin- ciples of the Democratic party, with undying devotion, because l believe that alone through this party can the people look for relief from the | ills that now af1iict them, and if the Democracy of the nation, in it's next national convention, sball stand firmly by the platform adopted at Chicago (which it will do) the American people, in the year 1900, will hurl the Republican party from power and place instead Represen- tatives who will have regard for the general welfare and for the rights of the rich and the poor alike, and if that brilliant young American citi- zen, William J. Bryan, whom the people have learned to love and know, is living, he will be the Pres ident of the United States. l now offer my sincere thanks to those friends throughout the District who have generously rendered me their good will and support.
 Yonr obedient servant,
 SAMUEL M. TAYLOR.
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I ? MARKS DEAD
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF CLEVELAND COUNTY
Died Saturday at his home ill New Edinburgh, from heart
 failure.

By telephone message from Kings.and, the GRAPHIC learns of the death of Capt. Evan P. Marks at New Edinburgh Saturday, from heart failure.
 Capt. Marks was prominent citizen and merchant of New Edin- burg, Cleveland county. For several years he has been a member of the Board of State Charitable Institutions and has always beer prominent in Cleveland county af- fairs. 9e was Q most estimable gentleman and Q useful citizen. His death is a great loss to his com munity and county.
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TREASURER IN TROUBLE.
J. K, Thornton Arrested by the Pas tor of Colored Church for
 Embezzlement.

J. R. Thornton is Inc treasurer of the First Baptist Courch (colored) in this city. He was brought up be- fore the police court this morning on a charge of embedding the funds of the church. Thornton says that it is his duty to keep all moneys col lected from the congregation and to pay all bills. Sunday nights collec- tion amounted to about $39 %. There were several small bills due and when Thornton turned oyer the collection to the pastor he retained enough to pay these bills.
 Thornton says that it is for that that he has been arrested.
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AN lNcENDlARY FIRE.

Relatives in this city have learned of the burning of the barn of Mrs. F. E. Lynch(a former Pine Bluffian), at Greencastle, Ind. by incendiaries. Before burning the barn, however, the fire-bugs released the horses. This humane spirit on the part ol the incendiaries was no doubt great
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A SMALL THEFT.
Punished by Heavy Fine Amount.
 ing to $25.

Otto Jackson was before the Pc lice Court this morning charged with petit larceny.
 Friday night Otto stole a silk handkerchief ont Of another nesre's oyercoat pocket. He was arrested Saturday for the theft and locked up. After being tried this morning by the Police Court, a fine of $25 was imposed.
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"Maior Breckinridge, said the re. porter, "the people are anxious to hear through you something of the manners and customs of the Rus sians."
 .'The manners and customs of the Russians 9o not differ from those of our oWa pe0P.e as much as many think. Human nature at bottom is the same every where, and commerce and travel blend manners and cus- toms very closely together. They have, of course, many institutions different from what we are familiar with, but to see them on the street and to visit them in their homes, you would not know, except for the diff Ference Of language, but that they were for the most part our own peo- ple. For instance, take the Greek church of Russia. We are not familiar with it i'll this country. Fit is a church of gorgeous ceremony, ard whenever we come in contact with the functions we find appear ances very different from what we have at home. Their priests wear slong hair and beard. They dress in many respects like what we are taught were the raiments and vest ments of the established church at the period when Christ came upon earth. The pricsts intone their wor- ship in the old Slavonic language, which is dead now; and the ehoirs are composed principally of boys. sThere are no women in the choirs and the congregation never takes part in the singing. The singers, men and boys. are clad in church yestments and the singing is extra ordinarily fine, perhaps the best in the world. They have no instru- mental music in their church service. There are churches of all denomina- tions, and people are not molested in the worship they prefer, except where member of the Greek church wants to change to some other.
 "The marriage ceremony, always an interesting feature in thecustoms of a people, is very different from ours, and much more elaborate. cannot go into details about it, but they all march around the altar and evidently take enough VOWS to omake them happy and good alfthe balance of their lives.
 "The Russians arc a very sociable people and kindly disposed and they abound very much in the same open handed hospitality with which we have been familiar in the South.
 What about court life at St. Pe- tersburg?" next asked the reporter.
 'The court at St. Petersburg is very ceremonial, and it's functions are handsome and inspiring, but the people about court are extremely simple and unaffected to all who are presented to them. The Emperor, while his intercourse is very limited, yet impresses every one mostfavora- ply. He speaks English perfectly, as well as several other languages, and he fmpresses you as being mod est and unassuming, q sensible and well balanced young man. He evi- dently has q high sense of duty, and have seen no one who impressed me as better fitted than he for the exalted duties Of the position he oc- upies.
 As for the Empress, she is very
 beautiful, and she is as good as she She Is in every way q ! aas sz zss .sV> =
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DEBATERS ELECTED
To Represent the oratorical Associa. tiont at Little Rock and
 Magnolia.

At a business meeting held Fr day night the Oratorical AssoG ation selected the following H bers to represent the associ; in debating contests to be l. Little Rock and Magnolia
 Little Rock Milton Bl AItheimer and Edwin Kq Marvin Holderness as asr
 Magnolia Ben J. K. Toney and Alez John Alexander as a|z
 The dates and s6< been decided up1z
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AN INTERVIEW l WITH BRECKENRIDGE, THE Ex-DIPL0MAT TALKS FEN. TERTAININGLY OF RUS.
 STA.
The Manners and Customs of the People, The Czar, the Military Standing, the Progress of
 Russia and Other Sub.
 jects Discussed.

The Hon. c. R. Breckinridge, ex- Minister to Russia, returned Satur- day afternoon from a visit to his brothers plantation below this city. Upon his return a GRAPHIC reporter sought him at the Trulock and ob tained the following interview:
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Actual stock for sale. ..... 660j This does not include the shipped marked cotton in compress awaiting shipment.
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FOR EMBEzzLEMEN'r
c. w. Grammer Arrested at Hot
 Springs.

c. W. Grammer (coIored) was ar rested at Hot Springs last fraa, ~ H. information furnished hor1lonaaat an charge of em- employed by the Mqne was iorneriy and is charged oaln oroceryCo. crime. Mr. CreS-oy them with the to Hot Spring < "a Taylor has gone mer to this plQ d will bring Gram
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84,411 BALES,
The Number ot Bales of Cotton Received in This Market
 Since Sept. i.

Receipts of cotton ut Pine Bluff since September 1st up to Saturday Feb. 12, 1898, is 84, All bales.
 Stock oh hand is as follows:
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IN A CATTLE-GAP.
Horse Breaks His Leg and
 Shot.

Two negro boys were riding a horse on the railroad track Sunday afternoon in the neighborhood of Mr. Alex Barrows' residence.
 The horse fell into cattle gap and broke one of it's legs. The horse had to be shot in order to get him out before the train came along
 It is not known who the horse O. boys belonged to.
 Attorney D. E. Bradshaw. Of Lit
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Boy COURT.

Preston Bo COURT.
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Attorney D. E. Bradshaw, Of Lit tie Rock, fs in the city looking after
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
IN ALuNATIC ASYLUM.
Bangor Wants to Quarter the Second
Maine Regiment.

Bangor, March 2S.-The Bangor Board
of Trade is making strong effort to have
the Second Regiment, National Guard Of
Maine, go into camp in Bangor, instead
of Augusta in response to the call Of
the President for more troops, Names
quota of which will come from the Sec.
ond Regiment. This afternoon the board
of managers of the Board of Trade met
and voted to have petitions drawn uE
and signed by the citizens requesting
the state officials to have the encamp-
ment here.
President Pearl has had an interview
with Gov. Powers, who, while he agreed
that Bangor would be good place for
the camp, spoke of the advantages which
Augusta possessed in the way of having
the military headquarters of the state,
facilities for clerical work. etc.
President Pearl referred to the fact that
the state has land in Bangor which could
be used for camp, it being the insane
hospital lot, which also has buildings
which might be occupied for that pnr.
pose. AS the most of the companies Of
the Second Regiment belong in this sec.
tion of the state, it is considered that il
would be advantageous to have the en-
campment here.
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THE PRESS.
MONDAY, MAY 80.

The war was supposed to have been
undertaken to relieve the people of Cuba
from the misrule of Spain and to secure
to them freedom to establish such a gov.
eminent as they might desire. There was
no other issue in it when 1t opened.
Senators Lodge and Morgan have now,
however. injected another one, by insist
ing that it shall be prosecuted only
on condition that the Hawaiian
islands shall be annexed to this country.
That certainly will be the effect of at
taching the annexation amendment to
the revenue bill, and insisting that the
two shall go along together, or not at all,
as Senator Lodge declares it his purpose
to do. Once the Senate has virtually re-
jected the annexation treaty, and the
House shows no signs Of passing joint
resolution of annexation, and SO Lodge
and Morgan have decided to hold up the
revenue and starye the government until
they can bring the majority of the Senate
to their way of thinking in relation to
the Hawaiian islands. The project is
clearly a revolutionary one, utterly in
defensible from any standpoint, aud it's
authors if they persist in it will be re-
sponsible for the embarrassment of the
government in the existing emergency.
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MESSENGERS Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine Cumberland. SIS. May
z1st, A. D. 1898.
THIS is to give notice that on the Goth day
Il of May. A. ID. 1898. awarrant in insol
vency was issued out OF the Court of Insolvency
for said County of Cumberland. against the
estate of
BENJAMIN A. Foss. of South Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor.
on petition of said Debtor. which which
petition was FLED on the goth
day OF May, A. D. 1898. to which
date interest OH claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors OF SAID
Debtor to prove their debts and in case there
are sufficient assets to authorize the
same to choose one OF ,, more as,
at a Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room. in said Portland, in
said County of Cumberland. on the 9th day Of
June, A. D. 1898, at 10 O'Clock In the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
CT BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger of the Court Of
Insolvency for said County of Cum berland.
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DEPEW SAYS WE WANT NO
COLONIES.

London, May 2s. DIR. Chauncey M.
Depew goes to Paris tomorrow in order
to be present at the marriage of Miss
Edith Stuyyesant Dresser to Mr.. George
W. Vanderbilt, on Thursday next, in the
American church at the French capital.
He will sail for America on June 20.
In an interview today DIR. Depew dweit
ct length upon the Anglo-Amerioan rela-
tions and the problem confronting Anne
RIGA. In regard to the Philippine islands,
DR.. Depew said: "The revulsion of feel
ing in America from distrusts and hos
Utility to cordial friendship is the most
remarkable change of popular sentiment
of the century. A few years ago any
mild treaty of arbitration would have
been rejected. Today a much stronger
agreement would meet with universal
approval, even in the Senate
Continuing DR.. Depew repeated his
arguments against colonial expansion
for country which is still undeveloped
and which could support three hundred
million of people,"
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increase it, at any rate not enough to
pay anywhere near the cost of it. Their
climate and the character of their popu-
lation would prevent them from becom-
ing promising field for American en-
terprise. To govern Thorn we should have
to maintain a large army, for the popu-
lation is OF kind that never could be
depended on to govern themselves, and
its heterogeneous elements would make
it subject to frequent outbreaks that
would have to be suppressed by force.
All this would impose serious financial
burdens upon us with little or nothing
in return. But it is sordid, the imperialists
say, to be always LOOKING at the matter
OF expense; we ought to do something for
glory pure and simple. But 1t happens
that the character and extent of the
expenditures of nation bear a
very close relation to the comfort and
welfare of the people, which are the first
objects which the government should
seek. Money spent by a nation for mere
glory or to crafty its pride detracts SO
much from the comfort of the people who
nave to pay for it. TO promote the gen.
eral weltare-not the welfare of certain
people, but the welfare of all-is the de.
clared purpose of our government, and
the general welfare cannot be promoted
| by annexing islands in the Pacific ocean
which require standing armies to gov
ern. There is no pretence that we need
the Philippine islands for defence. There
is no claim that we should be
made more secure by the
ownership and occupation of those
islands. The only basis on which the
demand for their permanent occupation
rests in that they will make us bigger and
more important in the eyes of the world
Nobody claims that with territory al
ready that will support population sew
eral time as large as our present one, we
land and some of the other European
countries. When the argument Tor the
permanent occupation of the Philippines
is sifted it will be found to amount to
this and this only, that it will be i'm
mensely pleasing to our vanity to con-
template Uncle Sam as land owner in
both hemispheres
| The proposed annexation of Hawaii is
not quite SO groundless, for some sort of
case can be made out in favor of its oc-
cupation as a defensive measure, but, we
imagine, that the sentiment for this an
nexation comes rather from a desire to
spread ourselves out and add to our
Importance than from any idea that these
| islands Are needed for our defence.
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The whereabouts of Admiral Cervera' g
fleet are not yet settled with absolute
certainty, but the circumstantial evil
tiago blockaded by Schley's squadron. 1t
is almost impossible that this fleet OF
four large vessels and several small ones
could have sailed out of the Caribbean
sea into the Atlantic without being OBJ
served and reported on the way. The
little torpedo boat Terror which sailed
from Fort de France the other day, was
twice seen and reported before it put into
San Juan. From the time that Cervera' S
fleet apparel at Martinique until it ar
rived off Santiago it was seen and report
ed almost every day. Since then there
is no good evidence that it has been OBJ
served. The inference is very strong there
fore that it is still in the harbor of San
tiago. There is considerable impatience
because its presence is not absolutely
proved. But a mere glance of the situ-
alton will make it clear that absolute
proof is very hard to get. The harbor
where the ships are lying, if they are
there, is five miles from the sea, and
intervening hills makes it impossible to
ses into it from the mastheads of the
ships, while the Notifications and mines
prevent the ships from going in. While
the insurgents dominate the interior,
the coast is patrolled so thoroughly by the
Spaniards that it would be hazardous
undertaking for one of the insurgents to
attempt to communicate with our ships
and it would be equally dangerous for
our ships to land men to communicate
with them. Some way may be devised,
perhaps, by which it can be determined
absolutely, whether the ships are there
or not, but up to the present tie evidence
is necessarily largely circumstantial and
net entirely conclusive.
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GREETED BY coNoREssMEN.
Maine Members Turn Out to Sec the
Troops.
rsprc1AL 20 THE PREss.J

csPECIAL 70 THE PREss.J
Washington May 2S.-The First Maine
regiment passed through Washington to-
night. 1t is thirty-seven years since the
First Maine came here before. Speaker
Reed, Congressman Boutelle and Bur-
leigh and Misses Grace Boutelle and
kitite Reed went to the train, the first
section Of which arrived In the Baltimore
q Ohio yard little after eleven O'Clock.
After greeting the officers the party
started through the train, but it started
after halt of only eight minutes and
they had to disembark. Mr.. Reed man
aged, however, to get through the car In
which was the Westbrook company. The
second section in which were the Port
land companies did not arrive until after
midnight. Most of the men and officers
We're asleep, the sentinels at the doors
being about the only ones awake. Major
CoIllns, however, was on duty. Surgeon
O'Neil was also on duty and, with his
ambulance corps, took charge of the
fireman of the train who was seriously,
If not fatally, hurt by an overhead bridge
as the train came into Washington. 1t
had been the hope of the boys that they
might stop time in Washington but they
were hurried westward after only a few
minutes stop. GiY#
Major Collins reported that the people
along the route southwark had been very
cordial and continually were passing
a tie into the train to the soldiers.
Inc third division of the train was very
late arriving long after midnight. The
entlre Maine Congressional delegation hae
intended to be present to greet the troops
put the difficulty of getting precise in
formation I'm S and the remote place in thu
yard where the train stopped made il
difficult to find it. The soldiers were, II
good spirits but Colonel Kendall said
they were beginning to be a little IN
comfortable from the heat which ever
here is quite contrast to Maine weather
All OF them seemed pleased at the prospec
Of serving the country and determined as
Major Collins said, to do their best. The
Rockland company were visited by MIR
and Mrs. Herbert M. Lord. Mr.. LORD
will soon join the army as paymaster.
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Messeng er's Notice.


Office Of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State Of Maine. Cumberland IS. May
21st, A. D.. 1898.
6lHIS is to give notice that on the 10th day
Il OF May, A. D.. 1898, a Warrant IN
Insolvency was issued out OF the Court OF In
solyency for said County of Cumberland,
against the estate Of
EUGENE NJ. LEIGHTON, of Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on
petition. of said Debtor, which petition
was filed on the 10Th day OF May A.
D., 1898, to which date interest on claims is
That the payment Of any debts to or by said
any property by him are forbidden by law.
That ameeting of the creditors OF sald debtor,
to prove their debts and IN case Sc tnere are
sufficient assets to authorize the same TO choose
at Court OF Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court room in said Portland, III SAD county
OF Cumberland. on the 9th -, Gay Oh June, A.
D.. 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. p11crN.
Den,.ty Sheriff. as Messenger OF The Court of
I,soIve5lcu FOR said County OF Cumberland.
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DIRECTORS.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SIS.

CUMBERLAND, SIS. May 10. A. u. 1888.
We, the undersigned, having been duly ap-
pointed by the Honorable Henry @. Peabody,
Judge of Probate within and for said County
the claims of the creditors of J.
L. H. Cobb, late of Lewiston, in
the County of Androscoggin, deceased
whose estate has been represented insolyent
hereby give public notice agreeably to the or
der of said Judge of Probate, that six months
from and after the eighteenth day of April A,
present and prove their claims, and that we
will attend to the duty assigned US, at the office
Of Henry W. Cakes, at Auburn, Maine, on Fri
day, the tenth day of June, A. d. 1898, at the
Twelfth day of August, A. D. 1898, and at the
office of Henry w. Cakes, at Auburn. on Fri
day, the seventh day of October, A. d. 1898, at
F FkES 3. VI WA UAaSs' Commissioners.
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THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Nations are like individuals. They like
to spread out and extend their power and
influence. They love both for their own
sakes. and when in pursuit of them
lightly consider the burdens and respon-
sibilities which they may bring. Those
are forced upon their attention afterwards,
oftentimes in a most disagreeable way,
An empire on which the sun never sets
appeals strongly to the Imagination, ami
the imagination is too often gratified at
the expense of reason. The people who
are now shouting for the permanent oc-
cupation of the Philippines and the an
nexation of Hawaii are looking at only
one side of the case. The vision of Uncle
Sam looming up among the great powers
of Europe and ruling far-off peoples ap-
peals strongly to their pride, and they
want to make it reality. The burdens
and responsibilities that the position will
bring they have not considered Yet, to
make wise decision, the latter must be
taken into serious account.
What will the permanent occupation of
the Philippines bring us? Trouble most
ly, and without any compensation, save
some. qualification of our vanity AL
ready we enjoy larger per cent of the
trade of the islands than any other ma
ton, and ownership would probably not