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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
GRIEF JorTINas.


An order has been issued to clerks In
the railway mail service that they must
hold themselves in readiness for extra
duty during Christmas week, SO that
the additional mail may be handled prop
erly. No exchange of routes will be grant
ed during that time except in cases of i'll
ness.
Yesterday was bright, clear and cold.
Two new cars for the Portland q
Yarmouth road have arrived at the old
Eastern depot. They are numbere ~
and %, and are just ike the other closed
cars now run by the company.
The kindergarten teachers are all bust
" at work preparing for Christmas
observance next Friday. Some of the
primary schools viii also observe Christ-
mas on that day.
The Maine School for the Deaf will
CLOSE ON Wednesday and most of the chill
dren will go home for the Christmas va
cation. The school will be open again
January 2.
There was still alarm of fire from the
house of mr.. Stewart, No. As Chestnut
street yesterday forenoon. Some hot rags
used to clean stove were thrown into
closet, where they set fire to some. rub
bish. The damage was very small.
A regular monthly meeting of the Port
land Wheel club will be held at the club
rooms on Wednesday evening. December
81, at O'Clock. There will be turkey
dinner on the evening of the 31st
The ladies' aid of the Church of the
Messiah, will hold their annual meeting
in the vestry of the church, Wednesday
afternoon. There will be a picnic supper
at $50.
The Martha Washington Fsociety will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Hopkins, $40
Cum berlHnd street.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Gerry Rounds of Gorham is spend
ing the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Harmon, Woodfords.
1t is reported that Clarence L. Buck
nam of Yarmouth and NJ. W. Trefethen
of South Portland, will be the civil
deputies in the Office of the sheriff. 1t is
further reported that A. C.Chute of Vest
brook will be appointed a deputy sheriff
and will be assigned to duty with the
Superior court.
Eugene G. Tobey, assistant paymaster
in q. S. S. Marcellus, sailed yesterday
from New York via Norfolk for Havana,
where he is to be stationed for the pres
emit.
Mr.. Leon Mayer, agent for the Jeffer-
son comedy company; f. A. Little of Au-
gusta, W.B. Aver of Bangor, 1T. Curtis
and wife of Boston, W. I'll. Pinkham OF
Gardiner, are at the Falmouth hotel.
Capt. NJ. L. Phillips, q. S. R. service,
of the Boutwell,, Newberne, N. c., is on
leave at his home II State street.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Two Measures 1t Is Likely to Present to
the Legi stature.

Tt ia said there is likely to be some leg
islation asked for this winter, in the line
of giving the state board of health more
authority over the water supplies of the
cities and towns of the state. Already
many of the municipal officers of the
cities and towns have expressed their
desire that some action Of this sort be
taken.
As the law now stands the board has
nothing to do with the water supply OF
any place even though it is teeming with
germs of typhoid fever. They can in the
latter case only warn the people that the
water is not good. but they have no power
to act in the matter, and they say GER
tain amount of power should be given the
board in regard to the supplies of the
cities of the state.
The ladies of the state may take hand
In the matter from the way that some
of the woman's clubs of the state are
now discussing the sanitary question.
The ladies of Bath and Brunswick in
particular are very much interested in
the sanitary question and 1T has occupied
some of the time at their meetings. The
ladies from these cities and in fact from
all over tho state, are sending to the
health department for circulars relating
to sanitary matters.
The state board OF health will present
a bill to tho legislature similar to the one
that was presented last session and the
effect of which was destroyed by the
action Of the judiciary committee. This
was the bill that was introduced for the
prevention of the spread of Asiatic
cholera, scarlet fever. diphther'a, typhus
fever and like diseases. The judiciary
committee revised it, making it bill
to prevent the spread Of the Asiatio
cholera alone. Later the report OF this
committee was defeated by the action of
the legislature in putting back the orig
inal disease that the bill named. How
ever, the NEST important part of the bill
was in reference to the expense. The
original bill drawn by the board of health
laid all the expense upon the towns
wherein the work was done, put the
judiciary committee reported that the ex-
penses should be raid by the state by or
der of the Governor and Council. The
state board believes that the local boards
should pay all the bills that are neces-
sary, as they realize If the state is made
TO pay one bill all will be shirked off upon
the state that is possible by the local
lug all the work.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
PORTLAND'S HEALTH.

There were twenty-four deaths in the
city last month from the following
causes: Apoplexy and pneumonia, three
each; bronchitis. diphtheria and senility,
two each; Inflammation OF the bowels
carcinoma of the tongue, cancer of the
pancreas, cerebral hemorrhage, conyul-
sions, cystitis, heart disease, congestion of
the lungs. paralysis, septicaemia, tuber-
culosis and typhoid fever, one each.
There were four deaths in Ward one,
four in Ward two. three in Ward three,
four in Ward 4, three in Ward five, one
in Ward six, and five in Ward seven.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
"A FULL MONTHS PAY.
Allowed to Employees of Inflated
steamer Portland.

Yesterday morning the Portland Steam
ship company deposited in the hands of
U. S. Shipping Commissioner Tolman,
a check for 81 175 SO in payment of wages
due the deceased employees of the steamer
Portland. This is in compliance with
the laws governing the wages and effects
of deceased seamen. Mr.. 1olman, in
turn. will hand the check to the United
States Circuit court, where the claimants
will be paid.
The Portland Steamship company has
acted most generously in the matter,
having allowed each man full months
wages although it lacked several days of
that time A good many of the employees
had also drawn from their wages amounts
ranging from five to twenty dollars. The
company has not deducted these amounts
but has paid the full months wages.
The money is payable to the nearest of
kin and the United States will promptly
cash the claims as soon as satisfied the
money is being paid to the proper parties.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
wrecks the Ell in w. L. Cards Tailor
Ing Establishment.

The alarm of fire from box 413 at g.. 5
D. m. yesterday, called the department.
to the tailoring establishm mt of W. L {
Card, on Free street, next to Bosworth
Post hail. The shop, proper is located on
the first floor, in three story wooden
building of which block Mr.. Card ocou.
pies the lower half. In the rear is o two
storied ell. and in the second story of this
ell was the room devoted to the cleansing
of garments.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Gard and his
assistant, Bert Piper, were in the
cleansing room at work. Suddenly the
gasoline stove, or tank, exploded with
such force as to blow out the upper side
of the room, leaving an yawning aperture
some five by fifteen feet in size. Glass
and fragments of wood flew in every
direction. Wonderful to relate neither
Mr.. Gard nor MIR. Piper were killed. but
they were badly though not dangerously
burned on their faces and arms. Despite
their injuries they seized the clothes in
the room and carried them out of the
reach Of damage. The fire department. re-
6ponded promptly TO Jne alarm and al
though IL was a rather ugly blaze to fight
had it in subsection in few minutes.
The block is owned by Harriet Preble
of New York and is fully insured with
Anderson. Adams & Co. The loss on the
building will be about $500. bar. Gard
had an Insurance Of $1,000 on his stock,
$1,000 each with Dow and Pinkham and
Prentiss Loring, but his loss will not be
heavy. Several regular customers of Mr.
Cards who have fine garments in the
shop frequently for cleansing and press
ing, keep them we'll insured.
DR.. Bray dressed the burns Of both Mr..
Gard and young Piper.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
WORK ON THE ISLAND EORTIFICA.
TIONS.

There was report yesterday that work
was being resumed on the Notifications
at Diamond island, but inquiry at the
chief engineers office revealed the fact
that workmen were engaged in setting up
a new gun, ana also unloading quanti-
ty of cement, job that will occupy the
workmen until about the first of jan
uary, but after that time, no more work
on the Notifications will be undertaken
until spring.
The work of exoavating on Cushing s
island will continue as long as the wealth
er permits.
The chief engineer yesterday afternoon
was waiting telegram expecting to go
to Boston to act on the board of inquiry
respecting the recent explosion of the
mine near the harbor. whereby four men
were killed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

Owen. Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
W. W. Mansfield & Co.
J. R. Libby Co.
Hooper. Son Il Leighton.
Rines Bros. Co..
w H. Goodwin & Co.
Outlet Clothing Co.
Stockbridge.
w l.. Wi son & Co.
DIR, T. Austin Tenney.
Lecture-Manila and Philippines.
WanIed---2.
Hotel Temple.
FINANCIAL.
Wilson & Stephens.
Mercantile Trust Co.
New Wants, To Let. For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on page g.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
THE INCREASING USE OF LIGHT
BEVERAGES.

All habit7al ssdiners OUT must have
been struck with the change which has
come over society in regard to the matter
of beverages. Champagne is the popular
drink, light hooks also. and both these
are by many persons freely diluted with
Apollinaris water. At the table d'hote of
any first class hotel it is a remarkable
how many of the male guests may be seen
drinking whisky and ApollinaIis, while
the ladies otter drink Apollinairs only.
At public dinners the same change in
the drinking habits Of the guests is even
more marked. There was time, not SO
long ago, when at public banquets no
such thing as water was to be seen on the
ia BILE; but since the introduction of those
pure and wholesale mineral waters, Of
which Apollinaris is the type, all this has
been changed, and one of the first things
the intelligent and careful guest looks for
now when he sits down to dinner is q
bottle of Apollinaris. He knows it will
correct anything in the wine that needs
correction, and it will protect him from
dyspeptic troubles
London Morning Advertiser. 10 Nov,
fono
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
DEPUTY MARsHALs BUSY.
Arrests Made by United States Officers
In Last Few Days.

The United States deputy marshals
have been extremely busy during the past
few days and have succeeded in arresting
q large number of men who are charged
with violation of the revenue laws.
Deputy Marshal Hasty arrested George
L. Lashus of Nateryille. John Spaulding
of Waterville, Louis Burgess of Waterville,
who was found at Sidney and Charles
Brown of Wateryille, who was arrested in
Oakland. All these men were brought
before United States Commissioner
Ckoate of Augusta and bound over to the
February term of the District court
Deputy Marshal Norton arrested O. M.
PIummer of Columbia Falls at Cherry
field and James Fairbrother of st Adams
both Of whom were brought before United
States Commissioner Hamlin of Bangor
and bound over to the February term of
court.
Deputy Marshal Hasty also arrested
Ephraim Henry sof Canton, who was
found at South Paris, brought before
Commissioner Bradley and bound over to
the February term.
United States Marshal Saunders yester-
day libelled the small schooner Grace
Choat for bill owed Ferren & Co. of
Rockland, to the amount of about $500.
A keeper was placed on board the schoon-
er and as soon as her master. who owns
the vessel, furnishes bond she will be
allowed to sail
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
DESPEAUX'S FAREWELL
PARTY.
MISS

. Miss Mae Despeaux, daughter Of Sheriff
elect o. L. Despeaux, gave a farewell
PARTY in the court room, Brunswick. Fri
day evening, to her many friends. The
room was most tastefuliy and artistically
decorated with bunting and evergreen.
Cosy corners were made around the hall
ny the use of settees. pillows and screens.
The pillars in the hall were draped
beautifully with evergreen, and the whole
room was transformed into a bower of
beauty.
MIR. and Mrs o. T. Despeaux, Miss
Mae and Humphrey Despeaux and Miss
Vera Jones received. An order of four
teen dances was enjoyed by the young
people. John Appleton of Bowdoin college
officiating at the piano. Whist was also
enjoyed by those who did not care to
dance. Miss Mae Despeaux wore beauti-
flu muslin dress with yellow roses; Miss
Vera Jones wore white muslin with
pink trimmings.
The beautiful decorations were designed
BY Mrs. L. r. Huntoon. 1t was merry
party but everybody regretted the fact
that it was farewell party for Miss Des-
peaux has made many friends in Bruins
wick. Punch was served throughout the
evening, and at intermission dainty re-
treatments were served.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
SEW ApvERr1sEMENTs.
Sew ADvERrrsEMsNTs.
enaR RVs -! a. e. 5 = a,lAsn
- ! - - rs : !.

The whole store open every evening this week
and you'll miss it if you don't come In some day or
evening and see our Christmas Stock and be sure
you get into the Mems Furnishing Store and ask to
see those Soc quality Silk Handkerohiefs we
are selling at 25c each and the all linen hem
stitched ones with initials at 25c and the new start
ling styles in colored borders at 25c and all the
others higher priced and cheaper ones and the
womens too in all linen with initials at 25c and
the Fancy ones one in box at 75c to $500 and
the children's different kinds three in box at 25c
per box
and
Its an Umbrella you want for man ask about
those new ones we have at $500, 800 ESQ, & $50
all with natural imported wood handles and the
swell ones with silver trimmed horn handles at
little higher price and remember we have Ladies
Umbrellas too and we will tell you more about those
later
and
those Mems Arm Elastcs each pair in box with
glass cover any color you want at 25c, Doc, 75o d
$l.00 and the Suspenders that come in box not
painted fancy ones for show but good stout ones
for wear with strong buckles and good leather and
the Mems Neckties thousands Of them and the
Gloves and Shirts and Underwear and Collars and
Cuffs and Fans and Aprons and New Muslin I'm
derwear for women and children's Fur Sets and
Silk Peticoats and Percale Dress Patterns put up
nicely in boxes and that's all this time.
EASTMAN BROS. & BANCROFT.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
BEAVER LINE SOLD.

The report that the Elder-D empster
steamship company has absorbed the
Beaver line is confirmed in London
The Canadian agents of the company
are of the opinion that though the old
Canadian line will in reality be thing
of the past the name will survive. and
that the Canadian service of the Elder
Dempster company will hereafter be
coupled with the name Beaver line.
The dispatch from London also states
that four new first-olass steamships will
be constructed, and it is presumed that
a part of them at least are for the Cana
dian service.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20

W. W. Mansfield & Co.,
JEWELLERS,
al Middle Street.
NeE0N
STERLING Sill YER WARE i 90
Tea Spoons. Desert Spoons.
Table Spoons, Forks, Cream
Ladies', Sugar Lfters. Su-
gar Spoons. Butter Knives,
Berry Spoons, Oyster Sery-
ers, Cheese Scoops, But
ter Spreaders, Bon Bon
Scoops, Coffee Spoons, Su-
gar Lifters. Sugar longs,
Fruit Knives, Napkin
Rings, Lettuce Forks, Oy-
ster Forks, Salad Sets,
Fish Sets, Cold Meat Forks,
Ice Cream Spoons, Egg
Spoons, Toast Forks, Cake
Servers, Salts and Peppers,
Individual Buffers, Chi
dren's Cups, Bread and
Cake Trays, Gravy Boats,
Tea Caddies, Tea Balls,
and Strainers, Cream and
Sugar Sets, Pin Trays. Bon
Bon Dishes, Tea Bells.
Pearl Handled Table
Knives, $3.50 Set
Pearl Handled Tea Knives
$500 Set
Pearl Handled Fruit
Knives $500 Set
An Elegant Present.
Sterling Silver Tea Spoons
from $3.50 to $500 Set
CUT GLASS.
Finest American Cutting,
Plain and Silver Mounted.
Puff Boxes, Cream Jars,
Csc to $500. Cigarette
Jars, Tea Caddies, Much
lage Bottles, Mustard Pots,
Scent Bottles. Ink Wells,
Salts and Peppers, Cologne
Bottles, Flasks, Sugar
Shakers, Claret Jugs, Syrup
Pitchers, Sugars and
Creams, Decanters, Crack
er Jars, Tobacco Jars, Cigar
Holders, Bowls, Flower
Stands, Vases, Celery Dish
cs, Naples, Olive Dishes,
Water Bottles, Carafe, full
size, beautiful cutting,
$500, worth 500.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
MANILA AND THE PHILIPPINES.

Mr.. Frank r. Robertson who went to
Manila last September and returned De-
cember 8. with a set of superb i,lustra-
tions of that city and the Philippine isl
ands will appear at Y. M. G. A. hall
December ssth, give graphic account Of
what he saw and display the ilIustra
tons.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-20
SUITABLE GIFT.

What more suitable gift could one select
than a nice oyercoat, suit or furnishing
goods of some kind. Ira 3. Clark & Co. IS
store is regular Christmas tres at this
time of year, filled with everything in
this line to delight tho heart of old and
young. Their prices are very low.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-16
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

Miss Carrie Murray, Anna McCarty
Sarah Mullen, Myra Hills and William
jenkins returned home last evening
from Stroudsburg State Normal school
to spend the holidays with their par
entS.
Miss Dana RNmer was a Scranton
visitor yesterday
Armine Battenberg, of the East Side.
has accepted a position with the Haupt
Lumber company, Wilkes Barre.
Thomas Seymore is i'll at his home
on Second street,
The funeral of John HennesSey took
place yesterday afternoon. Services
were conducted at Sacred Heart church
and interment made in Calvary ceme-
terry The deceased was 4 member of
the Miners and I.aborers' Benefit asso-
citation, and the members attended the
funeral.
Mrs. George Dunn and daughter,
Emily, and Miss Emily Riell, were
shopping i'm Scranton Yesterday.
The Ladies' Home Missionary soci-
ETY. met at the home of Mrs, Charles
Baker yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. George Pendred who has been
Ill for the past few days is conval-
escent.
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turning from camp life in the south,
is said by his brother-in-law. Peter
Hart, of Nandlng, to have no fuunda-
ton in fact.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week will be the last days for voters
to register, and Assessors Hood and
Morgans will be at the polling places
i'm each ward ON those days to enter
names on the lists.
The Junior Epworth league has pre-
Sented to the Methodist Episcopal
church Il silver communion service anu
set of damask communion cloths.
Emma, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Holmes, was united i'm marriage
10 Charles Tyler. also of this place, on
Wednesday afternoon. ne ceremony
took place at Windsor y. y, and the
nuptial knot was tied by Rev. Mr..
George, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at that place.
The employees at the Erie company =
CSllieries received their monthly wages
Wednesday and the delaware and Hud
son company paid its Nandling en-
ployes on Thursday.
Miss Edith Wash, Of New York city
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Max
=. JacO :.
Mrs, NJ. +. Norton, of lloncsdale, and
Miss Minnie Miller, of Seeleyvillc
Wayne county, are the guests of Mr.
John r. Budd.
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AVOCA.

The employees of the PENNSYLVANIA
Coal company in this section will be
paid tomorrow.
The silk mill employees will be paid
tomorrow
At regular meeting of the Rose of
Sharon lodge, Daughters of st. George
ON Wednesday evening the following
officers We're installed: Past president
Mrs. Nellie Widdal: president, Mrs
Maria Alger; vice-president, Mrs. Mar
tha Bradbury; financial secretary, Mrs.
Mary Blease: recording secretary, Mrs.
L. y. POLAND. treasurer Miss Mary
Taylor; first conductress, Mrs. Amelia
Hooper; second Conductress. Mrs. Mar
garet BOsley; inside guard, Mrs. Jennie
Clark; outside guard, Mrs. Mary Dee
Bile: trustees, Mrs. Phyllis Mitchell,
Mrs. Abigail Atwell The installation
ceremonies were conducted by District
Deputy Mrs. Anegilan Buase.
At a meeting of the l.. G. b. held ON
Tuesday evening the following officers
We're elected: President, Mrs. Mary
Whalen: first vice-president, Mrs. Mary
Boylan; second vice. president, Miss
Anna Callahan; recorder. Miss Mary
Early; assistant recorder, Miss Kate
tlDDOllS' treasurer, MISS Kate Hogan F,
financial secretary Mrs. Mary OBrien;
marshal, Mrs. Mary Herbert; guard,
Mrs. Ellen SCahill pOstmistrcss, Mrs.
b. Carol; trustees. Mrs. Il. Murphy,
Mrs. Clara Howell. Miss Kate Demp-
scy.
Mrs. George Walker, Of Wilkes Barre,
spent yesterday at the Altman resi-
dence.
Miss Alicia Davis, clerk at Jonas
Longs Sons, has returned to work af-
ter a few days Illness.
Miss Annie Altman returned from
Stroudsburg Normal school yesterday y
to spend her vacation with her parents
on the West Side.
John Moran returned home from
| Newport News yesterday, after sew
| eral months residence.
| Miss Mary Haste has been added t
| the corps of walters at ]. II. Ander,
| sons store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank FlaCk, of Wilkes,
| Barre, were visitors in town this week
Mrs. j. r. George and Mrs. Nesbitt
| Of Latin, were visitors at the home n
Mr.. and Mrs. j. IL. Anderson this week
Miss Margaret Healey is i'll of neural
fFil
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

\ large party enjoyed skating at
Alumni park last evening The park
was recently flooded and now affords
a safe place for that invigoratinG eN-
ercise.
The funeral of Mrs. Helen Alexander
win be private this afternoon.
Mrs. Monaghan of Dundaff street,
who underwent a laparotomy at Dr..
WheeleTs private hospital two weeks
ago yesterday, will go home today Mrs.
George, of Windsor, also a patient At
the institution, viii go home tomorrow.
John Norris and Frank Odell, of Bel
mont street who left the city quietly
couple of weeks ago. have been heard
from, When first word came the for
mer was In l;lmira and the latter i'm
Binghamton. The young men are about
twenty years of age.
Brick for the paving of streets con-
tinues to arrive, but will have To be
stored until spring. Some of the ma
terial is being piled on the mill field.
The diagram Sor Waite's company,
which viii be here all next week, opened
last evening.
Many Carbondalians who have vlslte 4
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A NEW STORY ON DEWEY.
His First Words at Manila More
Vigorous Than Elegant.

From the Chicago Times Herald,
Several weeks after the memorable
battle between the two lleets cor
respondent Cor a Chicago newspaper.
for whom Admiral Dewey had shown
a warm liking, visited the flagship,
Admiral, | wish you would tell me
what you said during the fighting on
the morning YOU entered the bay"
said the 2OrrespOndeIt Nearly all
great naval battles have brought out
some dtterance from the victorious
commander which has become histor-
cal, and | would like to know what
you said that can be preserved i'll
why, John, | can't for the life Of
me remember what I said during the
fight" the admiral said, knitting his
brows thoughtfully. II was so busy
you know, that l paid no attention to
anything except the fleet"
THY and ,hink what you said urg-
ed the correspondent II believe there
is good story in the fight that has
never been told"
Admiral Dewey thought long and
earnestly, not that ne had any desire
To glorify himself, but simply becausa
he wanted to oblige the correspondent.