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The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
COLOMBIA WANTS TO SETTLE.

Washington, August 15.-The legal
representative of the Colombia govern
ment called on the Secretary of State to-
ments in conn cotton with the final settle
ment OF the claim of Italy against
Colombia. 1t is reported by the Colombian
government that when the award was
made by President Cleveland as arbitrator
there was no provision as to the methoo
of settlem emit and the proposition OF the
Colombian government is that this be re-
ferred to the United States as arbitrator.
1t is the desire of Colombia that this mat
ter be settled in d manner to preserve the
self-respect and dignity of the republic
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
new ENGLAND REAL ESTATE AGENCY.


Of additional poles and wires "If we
can get our lights at lower price than
! the citizens of Deering we ought to be
glad of the chance.
Mr.. Newcomb, representing the Vest
brook Electric Light and Power compa-
ny, was asked II their company would
tie willing to grant privileges to the
Cumberland Illuminating company to
use their poles. Mr.. Newcomb replied
that he had no doubt that his company
would do what was fair and just for
the city.
Alderman Burgess then moved that 9
committee be appointed to investigate
the advisability of the city acquiring its
own pole rights ana have competing
companies use the saJue poles.
HaAlderman Pomerleau moved to give the
Cumberland Illuminating company per-
mission to withdraw Its petition.
Alderman Pomerleau's motion was not
seconded.
Alderman Burgess's motion was then
seconded by Alderman Gray and was
duly carried.
The Mayor appointed as the commit
tee, Aldermen Bailey, McCubrey and
Haskell.
The hearing was then declared adj
journed. A special meeting of the board
of mayor and aldermen will be called
in few days.
Rev. A. W. Anthony of Lewiston will
occupy the pulpit of the Westbrook Con-
gregational church next Sunday. In
the morning he will deliver an address
to the young people entitled Through
Samaria. The pulpit of this church
was occupied Sunday by Rev. Henry
b. Mead of Scotland, Conn. who preached
morning and evening.
Mr.. q. B. Phinney, the insurance
agent, is confined to his home by i'll
ness.
During the past two weeks improve
ments have been made in the terrace
around the Forest street school building
and inside work has also been in progress
The room used as an armory Is to be
fitted and used for school room in the
fu ture.
MT. ana N1rS. hugh VOOuslQe, VINO
have been spending a 10 days. vacation
at Old Orchard, have returned home,
bringing their friends, Mr.. Charles
Halves and family Of Hyde Park, Mass.
DR.. Harvey, Westbrook's new dentist,
has moved his family from Hreeport into
the Plummer rent, Lamb street.
Rev. j. II. Clifford Of Woodfords, occu-
pied the pulpit of the Warren Congrega-
tional church, Sunday. The chorus choir
furnished the music, while Mrs. Lane
sang "My Ain Countrie'' very acceptably
Rev. Mr.. Mann, the pastor anu family,
are enjoying vacation at Pine Point.
Last evening the Old Town club were
entertained at the home of Mrs. 6. A.
Ouinby, Main street. Cumberland Mills.
The club is composed of members of
the Mizpah chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. A very pleasant evenings enter
tainment was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. Chas. A. Chute and wife of Low.
ell Mass, formerly Of Westbrook, have
been the guests during the past two
weeks of his brother, Constable A. c.
Chute and wife. at their cottage, Hig-
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Lnot her Town Meeting to be Held Sat.
urday Next.

A Feasible System of Sewerage Wanted
$4,000 Is Asked For Home for Little
Wanderers Meetings at Knightvills
th,tcl,-W,r of Te phone Company
Atorliman's Bands New Uniforms-Mil
itary and Personal Notes-Pieasantda1'
Items, etc.
There will be town meeting on Satur
day next, the warrant for which is nov
posted and reads as follows: Whereas
application has been made to us select
men of the town of South Portland by C.
A. Tilton and 10 others, legal voters in
said town, to call town meeting of the
voters of said town to act upon the arti
cles hereinafter mentioned, in the name
of the State Maine you are hereby re
quired to notify all persons qualified by
law to vote at said meeting to assemble
at the town hall in said town, on the goth
day of August next at 800 O'Clock in The
afternoon to act upon the following arti,
cIes.
LIST. To call moderator to preside at
said meeting.
I'd. 10 see if the town will vote to
build sewer through the following
named streets in the town of South
Portland in accordance with survey made
by r. Z. Jordan, civil engineer, in the
Eyear of 1887, for practical and efficient
sys EN- of sewerage, in said villa ge; or
any other feasible system of sewerage
ming at the house of j. G. York, School
: street. thence extending til rough the CEN
Z ter of School street to High. thence
through High street. to Stamford, thence
through Stai ioru street to the sea, dis
tar ce of about 1860 feet; said sewer is
called for to abate the existing nuisance
on Sclool street dangerous to the public
health.
3D.. 10 see if the town will authorize
the selectmen and town treasurer to issue
town bonds not exceeding $4,000 Ito be
known as sewer bonds) for term of
years not exceeding %. bearing interest
at the rate Of per cent per annum. Cou.
pons payable semiannually for the con-
struction of the sewer called for in Arti-
Gle second.
HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS.
Rev. S. S. Cummings will preach and
unfold the work of the New England
Home for Little Wa nderers at the
Peoples Methodist church on Sunday
next at p. IN. 4 choir CT children will
be present and sing some choice pieces OF
music. A II are in vited.
KNIGaTVILLE III. E. CHURCH.
There will be no meeting of the Good
will circle this week and In its stead WI
be held the lawn parry at the home OF
Cartain Davis.
The Sunbeam society will meet Tuesday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock at tho esidence
of Miss Florence Evans, A street.
THE TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Telephone company are com bining
all their separate wires into one cable to
extond through the trees along Main
street, Knightville. This is 10 get. rid of
tree grounds which have mo re- or less in
terfered with the circuit.
CAPE ELECTRICS.
Tbe Care electrics on Sunday last
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pulled the heaviest loads OF the season.
For the first time in the history of the
road it was found necessary at the power
house to put in operation both engines
| for the increased afternoon work.
MERRIMAN'S BAND.
The new uniforms for Merriman's band
have arrived and were worn for the first
time at the clam bake on Little Diamond
island yesterday afternoon. The uniform;
were made By N. G. Lilley 8 Co. Of
Columbus. Ohio. The blouses are Of blue
cloth with black braid; the trousers dark
| blue. The letters NJ. B. are worked in
gold braid on the collars of the blouses
| bugle as insignia. All in all the band
| presents fine appearance.
NEWS ITEMS
Capt. Jesse York is improving rapid ,
much to the qualification of mis- many
friends.
Mr.. Levi Seavey, the former we'll
known and popular clerk at Merriman
Bros. has Q ntered the employ Of @. P. S.
Dyer.
G. ". Cole of Quincy, Mass, is at home
on flying trip.
Mrs Skinner and Miss Lizzie Willard
left for Old Orchard yesterday.
Mr.. Melville Dyer of South Framing
ham, Mass, is the guest of q. P. S.
Dyer.
Mr.. Lamb the barber is taking two
days outing among the hills of "Old Ok
ford"
Eaa CALL A HALT.
It is time for the authorities to call a
halt on some OF the mischievous work
carried on by boys and individuals of q
larger growth. Saturday night the poles
in front of Cole Bros. store were spirited
away and along the water front depreda-
tions are of frequent occurrence.
FORT PREBLE.
Now that the war is practically ended
rum ors are rife at Fort Preble as to the
impending changes of stations. 1t Is we'll
known that the quarters at the fort are
not adequate for the present command
and representations to this effect nave
been made by the commanding officer to
superior authority. An order any day
may be expected for the departure OF ons
or more of tine batteries Of artillery.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mrs. L. S. Lombard and son, Reginald
have returned1home after two weeks So
journ with relatives in Greene.
Miss Leavitt who has been the guest of
Miss Bessie Shorey for few days has
returned to her home in Somerville, Mass.
Miss Matte Wellman of Rochester, n.
H.. is the guest of her cousins, the Misses
Gertrude and Alice Longley, Elm street,
for few weeks.
Miss Roswell Benson and Miss Beatrice
have returned from a pleasure trip to
Pine Point.
Mrs. Clara Helmold of Clinton, Mass.
and Mrs. Wade and little Miss Clara Jen.
ness Wade of Baltimore are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert II. Small, Elm
street.
Miss Clara L. Rogers, Elm street, has
returned from few days visit with her
classmate, Miss Appbia j. Crowell, South
Portland Heights.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
CUT THROUGH HIS JAW.

Fairfield, August l5.-Eugene Damon
employed in the mill Of Lawrence New
hall and Company, in Shawmut, was
turning a pulley today when the chisei
flew back striking him in the face, cut
ting the lower jaw and nearly through
the upper one. The rest of his face was
also badly cut.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16

Miss Maude Perry of Haverhill, who Is
visiting relatives in Portland, was the
guest Of her cousin, Miss May Skillings
the latter part of the week.
The Young Peoples meeting was led,
on Saturday night, by Mr.. Walter Huston
in the absence OF tho pastor. There were
twenty.four present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pike. Hill street,
spent Sunday ut Jordan's Rocks.
Rev. J. 81. Roberts is taking well
earned vacation visiting friends in and
around Monmouth. Rev. W., r.
Holmes of South Portland village will
supply Borwn's Hill and Rev. J. r..
Ford Of Knightville will preach at Elm
street during Mr.. Roberts's absence.
Miss Genevra Libby has returned from
a two months visit at PROFITS Neck.
Miss Eva Josephs of Portland was the
guest Of her friend, Mrs. Proctor last
week. $.o4a
Miss Nettie Goddard OF Deering is in
town for few days as the guest of her
aunt Mrs.G. L. Libby.
Tho Bible class will meet at the home
of its loader, Mrs. Albert II. Pratt,
Brown street, at the two O'Clock Monday.
Miss Ida Barbrick of Portland spent
part of the past week with her sister. Mrs.
o. W. J. Barbrick, Evans street.
Mrs. W. H. Worth entertained the choir
of Elm street church at her home on
Evans street, Saturday evening.
A missionary concert swas given at
Browns Hill church on Sunday evening.
The fair was in charge of Mrs. j. Fl.
Roberts and NJ rs. Granville Libby @
The Elm street church united to make
the exercises entertaining and the read
ings and songs by the young ladies from
that part Of the parish were well received.
The young people Of Browns Hill also
took their several parts in q pleasing man
ner.
The chancel and altar were prettily
trimmed with goldenrod and cut flowers,
making pretty appearance
Thelarge audience testified to their en-
joyment of the programme by their at
tention and pleasing words Of oolnmenda-
ton.
The programme, which was rather ex-
tended, was carried out in fine way and
enjoyed by all.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
NEW ENGLAND REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
4z3 Congress st. as,ou

of the Anthoine's at Riverton Park, one
day last week.
Mr.. c. ]. Bond of KnightvilIe visited
at the Films, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pindor of Cumber.
land Mills were guests Of her mother,
Mrs. Cover on Sunday. Mrs. Cover is
very much improved in health.
Mrs. Deberor Gordon and daughter,
Carrie of Lynn, Mass. are visiting at Mr..
John Gordon's Miss Carrie is a teacher
in Lynn. They leave next Wednesday for
Old Orchard.
The Duck Pond boys played game of
ball with the Falmouths Saturday, with
victory to the D. P.'s, "a to 80 How
big we do feel.
MAINE PENSIONS.
Washington, August Extensions have
been granted residents of Maine as fol-
lows:
- ADDITIONAL;
John McCann, Soldiers Home, KEN
nebec, Sc to SIS. G9aRz2
RESTORATION AND ADDITIONAL.
David S. Wardwell ,(dead,) Clinton, So
to So
INCREASE.
John j. Hunnell. North Gorham, Sc
to $l2.
Adoniram H. Hoffsies Morrills, 81 to
81.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Lula A. Wardwell. Clinton, Sl2
Deborah Gardner, Calais, So.
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IT COLUMBUS.

1t was Sunday in Columbus, Ohio,
yesterday, but some of those there
didn't go to meeting-that is, to re-
ligious meeting. They were too busy.
The situation is still somewhat dubious,
but Hanna appears to be gaining, and
1t will be surprising if when the vote is
taken he does not win. His Republican
opponents are not on the right side and
they are not ON the wrong side for right
reasons. So their position is not as
strong as 1t might be. And they find
themselves severely censured by many
of their constituents, and by Republic
cans outside the State. Some of them
have already weakened and it is posi-
BILE that more will weaken. Hanna's
forces are well organized and are work.
ing with great skill and persistence.
They have a strong candidate and his
claims are strong. The best opinion is
that they will succeed. 1t is to be hoped
that they will. Hanna is we'll entitled
to the place he seeks and his party has
formally promised 1t to him. OF course
If he does win there will continue to be
some trouble in Ohio, but if he doesn't
there will be more.
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side Of the high standing collar there be
wrapped about the throat a soft sash
of becoming collar to gather in great
bow that will hide all the scrubby
marks about the hook at the neck of
the fur.
AS to the material and arrangement
of sashes, there Is good deal of IL
cense. On dressy gowns they are elab-
GRATED highly and no two need be alike.
In the accompanying picture are two,
that of the low-neeked dancing gown
being white satin edged with white chif-
fon frilling and tieing at the back in a
perky bow. Spangled net gave the 9TH
er sash, which was tied near the ends
with lace rosettes This gown was
made of black faille, yoke, vest and
sleeves being orange satin yelled with
black spangled net. White faille was
the material of the other skirt, which
had overskirt trimming consisting of
three white satin ruff1es dipping to the
hem, each edged with narrow chiffon
frdlling. Its bodice had a satin founda-
tion yelled with pleated chiffon and a
fichu garniture Of satin, faille and chif-
fon ruche.
AnOlneF OF lame faSnlon leaulnB
strings is the old time Roman scarf
Some of us who are little over thirty,
say Cor rather don't say), may be lucky
enough to have one of these scarfs left
over from our childhood days, for its
all nonsense to pretend they have not
been in fashion since our grandmoth-
But the new scarfs and sashes are quite
as pretty as the old ones. The texture
is exquisitely soft and silky, and SO
heavy that if you do not tie carefully
the threads will drag apart by their
own weight. The most swagger scarfs
are striped across their width from end
to end. Others show a plain color and
are striped only at the ends.
FLORETTE.
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fMPULsIYE.

The art Of bathos is tolerably well IL
Illustrated by the exclamation of a
French critic before an English artists
canvas: "C'est superbe. C'est magni-
fique. C'est pretty well. Household
Words.
Willis-"Parker salary was doubled
a short time ago, so | hear" Wallace
Yes it was: but it got him in lots Of
trouble" willis ow's that?" Wal
lace-"His wife found 1t out. Town
Topics.
How can you say such cruel things
of your antagonists in debate?' she in
quired reproachfully of the statesman.
oh" was the reply, that's easy
enough. I keep scrap-book, and when
my own ideas give out I go to that
Washington Star
Mrs. Jones-"Did your, husband die
happy" Widow Brown-"Oh, yes;
just before he died he cried out ecstati-
cally, I see a great light and then adj
ded softly, L think I'm going where
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sP0NTANEOUS oOMB UsTIoN.

Spontaneous combustion is given as
the cause Of many mysterious fires, and
few know how much danger Of sponta-
neous combustion there Is. A discus
sion in the Manufacturers Gazette of
the circumstances in which spontaneous
combustion may occur is interesting
with air that ordinary illuminating gas,
kerosene oil vapor or finely divided or
ganic matter, such as sawdust, coal
dust, flour, etc, are explosive. SO mix
ed, a spark suffices to produce disas-
ter, which spark may be produced acct
dentally by nail or grit getting into
machinery, or by FRACTIONAL electricity,
generated at some unsupported point.
Now that strong currents Of electricity
are employed in many establishments
for the operation Of motors or illumin-
alton, there is increased risk of an I'M
welcome spark occurring where least
wanted.
Flour, sugar and all such substances
are dangerous when they exist in the
form Of thick dust mixed with air.
Professor Pepper s1owed this by an ex-
pertinent which any one may repeat.
Taking box foot square, with bot
tom formed of fine wire netting, like
boiling cloth, the Professor puts in it a
quart of fine flour and shakes 1t over
an open flame. When the cloud of flour
dust touches the flame there is produced
an astonishing volume Of flame, not I'M
like the sudden burst of flame from an
ignited pile of gunpowder. The carbon,
which is a large constituent Of flour,
burns freely in the presence of abund-
the charcoal in gunpowder burns be-
cause of the oxygen in the saltpetre it
contains. The explosions from coal
dust in mines or from flour dust in
modern mills are frequent reminders of
the risk of having open lights in such
places.
But there are cases in which the
risk Is less easily provided against. An
oily or greasy rag thrown on the floor
has been seen to blaze up after a few
minutes. A package of lampblack may
| take fire on shelf spontaneously.
| Rubbish exposed to the sun, through a
window or otherwise, takes fire at times
| in most surprising manner. Sawdust
| saturated with oil from machinery &C
counts for many fires. The farmer is
| by no means safe; the hay in his NOW
may cheat" burst into a flame and
burn down his barn. Cotton in a ware
! house or in the hold of a ship is subject
to like mshap In mills the electric
! ity generated on rapidly moving bands
has to be carefully guarded against
Steam pipes and hot-air pipes become
sources of danger when in contact with
decaying wood or rubbish. Barrels of
damp sawdust may ignite spontaneous
ly. Heaps of bituminous coal and bales
of rags and hay have been known to
start fires, especially if slowed away in
a damp condition. Even tin-turnings
if moist, are unsafe. The remedy, as re.
spects fine organic dust, such as pre-.
sents itself inevitably in mills and other
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T4TERBURY MIND.

There Is great absence of mind in
Waterbury. We do not, of course mean
to insinuate that town which supports
and is supported by the Waterbury
American is lacking in mind Far from
1t. But Waterbury mind sometimes
plays fantastic tricks by being absent
when 1t should be present. 1t has just
been notably absent. According to the
American, a Waterbury man went to a
meeting Of some kind the other night,
carrying his favorite umbrella, prepared
for rain. His foresight proved good,
too, as on his way home couple of
hours later he found himself plodding
along In a smart shower, when it sud-
denly flashed over his mind that he had
left his umbrella behind him after all.
AS he was about half way home there
was nothing to be gained by returning
to get 1t, ana he decided to keep on to-
ward home and recover the umbrella at
some other time, meanwhile calling
himself all sorts of contemplate things,
until as he was passing under an cleo
trio light he happened to look up and
discover that he was actually carrying
the forgotten umbrella over his head all
the time.
When this man finally got home he
probably put his umbrella to bed and
stood himself up in the corner. But
how did he discover that it was rain
ing?
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they give better gas and passed smll-
ineIv away" --,Jlldge

they give better gas and passed smil-
ingly away."--Judge.
'By the way, Majah, how much ola
the cunnel get fined for knocking that
fellow down with his flst?" The cum
mel was not fined at all, sab. He escap-
ed punishment on the ground Of tenn
porary insanity, sab, as he had gun
in his pocket at the time of the trou-
BILE. "--Indianapolis Journal.
The blushing bride-elect was rehears-
ing the ceremony about to take place.
"Of course you will give me away, pa
pa?" she said. II am afraid have
done 1t already, Caroline" replied the
old gentleman, nervously. i told your
Herbert this morning you had dispo-
sition just like your mothers. Tit
Bits.
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quarters, is to dampen the air. Profess
sor Tobin has shown that by injecting
live steam into the atmosphere the ex-
plosive tendency is removed, and he
recommends that a wet-bulb thermom-
eter should be part of the outfit Of es-
adjustments subject to this class of
risks.
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81 would go with you to the end of
the earth" he asserted passionately.
mot with me, you wouldn't" she re-
piled coldly.
Why not?" he demanded.
For two reasons" she answered.
"one is that I'm not going, and the
other is that there isn't any"
When one meets the prosaic new wo-
man one has to be careful what he says.
Chicago Post.
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AnvERrIsING RATNs.

Situations. Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements, One Cent a Word each IN
sertlou. Five Gents a Word for full week
tseven times). j.,
Display advertisements, per Inch, one IN m
sertlon. S1.20; each subsequent lnsertions t ~
cents: one week, $500; one month"; Slo'
one year. $40. ~
Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10
cents per line. Notices of Births, MAT
Local Notices 10 cents per line. ,,,..
Yearly advertisers are limited. TO their
own immediate business (all matter 10 pe
unobjectionable). and their contracts 90 not
include Wants, To Let. For Sale. etc
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FASHION NOTES.
Fashions Leading Strings.

Fashion has women on string, and
the more elaborate the string the better
she is pleased. She winds the string
around woman's waist, she ties it in a
big bow and the ends she makes elab-
crate with frills and fringes. And in
such shape it certainly is beautifler.
Sashes may now be counted among the
crazes, though for several months they
have been on the horizon. Scarfs are a
more sudden development, though you
will remember warning early in the
season Of their advent. Scarfs in big
bows in front are not becoming to ev-
cry one, but what of that? And it is
true that almost any fur cloak, coat or
cape takes on renewed dressiness if in
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Even the darkest Africans know
good thing when they see 1t. A tele-
graph line recently run to Coomassie
from the coast is highly appreciated by
the Ashanti natives. They cut off the
wire in suitable lengths to make arm
lets.
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Some news-g atherers are mighty
sharp and can be trusted to find out
what is going on. One telegraphs from
Columbus to his paper that Mckinley
Is for HANNA