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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-22

and 80 adequately fill the bill in all re-
spects as "The Isle Of Champagne" ope-
"a Company, which comes to the Jeffer-
son Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings and Wednesday matinee with
Thomas @. Seabrooke as the
star in the leading role.
Mr.. Seahrooke is q high class comedian,
who has won fame and gained friends
and reputation by his ability to make
people laugh. The company is big one
in every respect, numbering sixty people,
and carry their own augmented orchestra.
The scenery and costumes are said to be
most gorgeous, and ballots and transfer
nations are seldom equaled in dazzling
splendor. Seats on sale Saturday at 8
O'Clock.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
Two nights, tonight and saturday,
April 20 and 20, with Saturday matt
nee 'Uncle Toms Cabin presented by
the Stowe Company, will be the attrao-
ton at Portland Theatre. This large
company includes brass bands, white and
colorei, carries its own orchestra and
numbers over forty people. In addition
to the drama proper many new and high.
ly entertaining features are introduced,
including quartette singing, buck and
wing dancing, acrobatic silence and fun
acts, duets and many quaint plantation
diversions. A grand cake walk is intro
duced in Which all the colored member 8
will participate. The latest New York
duced, 1.-THE Animated Music Sheet. y
wherein the colored members represent
the notes of the score. This latter fea.
ture is most laughable one and scores
great hit wherever introdu ced. In or
der to give all chance to see this old
time favorite, and there are many who
have not, the prices have been reduced.
A grand street parade will be given at
noon. Evening prices 10, 20 and 80 cents.
Matinee prices 10 and 20 cents only.
THE GEM THEATRE.
Manager 3oding of the Casco Bay
Steamship company has engaged MIR.
1YFou OOuSld5S IOE UuO LldAdSoiuonG OF
the Gem.
Mr.. Douglass is Portland boy, born
and bred. He was educated in our pub
lie schools and is we'll known by many of
our people. Several of his relatives are
residents OF this city. After receiving
his education Mr.. Douglass went to Bos-
ton and for several years was a clerk at
Jordan & Marsh's. While there he be-
came interested in private theatricals,
and was SO much of a success that by the
advice of his friends, he went to Chicago
and studied with the best teachers. He
has played with Edwin Booth, had prin-
cipal parts in Augustin Daly's company
and for the last six years has held the re-
sponsible position of leading man with
the Frohman companies. He was seen
here to great advantage few nights age
at The Jefferson as leading man in Mr..
Frohman's "Secret Service" company.
ROSSINI CLUB.
The spring concert given by the Rossiui
club at Kotzschmar hall yesterday after.
noon, was, like all concerts given by this
association, well attended and thorough
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Each day brings nearer the time when
1t will be necessary to call the National
Guard together, yet all the while the mem
bers of the Guard are working on as
though there was no war impending, but
ready to answer the call at moments
notice.
Among the last of the equipments
that have arrived are the shoes. and they
are very much unlike those that people
suppose the soldiers wear. These shoes
are hand sewed, of good pattern, plia-
BILE leather, soles of medium thickness and
with large both substantial and neat
looking and must be easy.
Bangor's crack company @, N. 6. S.
M, is ready for war. During the last
few days applications from recruits have
been many, and now Captain bennett
has his full number of men-72. An ex-
amining surgeon is expected in Bangor
next week, probably on Tuesday, ana it
is thought that all the new men will
pass the physical examinations to be held
by that official. Captain BENNETT has
received word from Col. E. c. Earring
ton, inspector of rife practice, that the
new military property would be forwarded
in few days, and when this arrives the
company can move in an hours notice.
The new equipment includes oanteens,
blankets, leggings and other necessities.
j. y. Johnson of Liberty has received
notice from the secretary of the navy
that his name has been placsd on file
at the navy department. and that he will
be called upon in case of an emergency
for coast or harbor defence. Mr.. John
son served with honor to himself and
with credit to the state as a volunteer
officer in the United States navy during
the war of the Rebellion. He entered the
navy from Belfast, Maine, as acting mas
ters' mate, October 4, 1861, passed sue
cessful examination and was promoted to
acting ensign. September IS, 1852. He
was officially mentioned for gallant con
duct in action and promoted to the grade
of acting master June Is, 1868, and re-
ceiyed honorable mention in orders sever
al other times. He was honorably dis
charged with the thanks of the Secretary
of the Navy September 10, 1865.
A special meeting of the Belfast City
Council was held Wednesday evening,
April 18th, to take such action as might
be thought necessary to protect the city
in case of war with Spain. The two
boards met informally in joint conven-
tion AMI discussed the matter, after
which they separated and passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That in view of probable
hostilities between the United States and
Spain, the Mayor, together with two
citizens whom he may select, be author
lied to petition the state authorities for
suitable defense Tor the city.
In accordance with the resolution
Mayor Fletcher consulted with Messrs
Charles Is. Hazeltine and Frank b.
Mathews, and together they wrote to
Governor Powers asking him to take
some steps towards providing for the de-
fence of the cities and towns on Penob-
scot Bay and River. The committee has
been In correspondence with the officers
OF neighEoring towns in regard to the
| matter.
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MUSIC AND DKAMAA
THE HERMANNS.

The feats of legsrdemain performed by
Hermann the Third, are none of the ordi-
nary sleight-of- hand affairs to which the
old line. of the theatre goers are accus-
toned. He stands supreme in thu art
diabolique, and no word description can
do full justice to the mysteries of this re-
markable parsonage. He charms you by
grace of manner, he entrances by the
subtle power which he SO greatly pos
sesses, and mystifies and bewilders YOU
by the dizziness and dexterity with which
he executes his remarkable feats. His
performance is succession of surprises
each succeeding one being more bewilder-
ing than its predecessor. Mr.. Hermann
and his company will doubtless give the
grandest entertainment of the kind ever
presented in Portland, and such novel
enees. Ths dates are tonight and Satur-
day of this week with Saturday NATL
nee.
KATHARINE ROBER.
The patrons of the Portland Theatre
will undoubtedly be highly pleased with
Rober and her excellent company are to
play at this popular theatre all next
week, and its patrons should deem it
quite a compliment to have popular
prices on holiday, for such will be the
case. Miss Rober will present two IA
vorite bills on that day. In the after
noon Maggie Mitchell's famous play,
"Fanchon the Cricket will be given;
at night the sensational play, with its
great fire scene, "a Heroine in Rags
will be presented. The engagement is for
one solid week, including five matinees
beginning Tuesday. The repertoire will
be announced. The sale of reserved seats
begins this morning Make up your
theatre parties and secure seats early.
THE ISLE OF CHAMPAGNE.
We have had our political wave, our
wave of financial depression, and our tar.
if wave and now the country has settled
down to something like growing prosper
ity and proposes to enjoy wave of mirth
and merriment which comes to us with
the years theatrical season. which, like
spring is one of the most welcome of the
many when it fulfills our wishes and
proves true to it's destined purpose, that
is, to drive dull care away. Perhaps of
the many entertainments now before the
public, none will be more welcome here
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DEAF HIS.

In this city. April 81. Lendall c. Morton, aged
"a years months.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In this city, April Il. Carl j., Youngest child
of Nils G. and Paullna Hanson, aged months.
Funeral this Friday afternoon at Q O'Clock.
from No. 10 Quebec street.
In.Deering, April. 81. Bertha a., daughter Of
Annie E. and the late Walter s. Pennell, aged
16 years 10 months. M
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
At Great Chebeagne Island, April 20. Mrs.
Lydia A.. widow of the ate Franklin Hamilton.
aged 70 years.
In Springfield, ILL.,, April 5, Almira, widow of
the late Capt, Reuben Keazer, formerly of Port
land, Maine.
In Rockland, April II. Frances E.. wife of
Edgar Crockett, aged 81 years / l months.
In Chelsea, April II, Peter McAuly, aged IS
years.
In Augusta. April IL, Isaac A. Hammond.
aged 81 years
In Belmont. April 10. Albert Murch, aged
80 years.
In Rocklana, April IL, Albert Staples aged
5S years.
In Auburn, April IL, Mrs. p. Augusta Moves
widow of John V. Noyes. aged 73 years.
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~ enjoyable. The stage was handsome
ly decorated and the various numbers on
the programme that has already been
published, were each ana all given with
that artistic taste and skill for which
the performers are noted.
ANDREW MACK.
can Irish Gentleman" the new play
of life in Ireland which Andrew Mack.
surrounded by an excellenI company, will
present for his first, appearance in this
urday evenings and Saturday matinees.
will show the popular singing comedian
in role quite different from those to
which Irish comedians have accustomed
the public for some years. The author
of the play has gone from the thread
bare fields of the peasant hero, eviction,
constabulary and red.coats, and has laid
his scenes on q fine old Irish estate
among ladies and gentlemen, with hero
who is young Dublin college graduate,
and who has all the spontaneous good
humor, ready wit, tenderness and romance
which are SO indicative of the green little
isle. Mr.. Mack can portray part of
this description perfectly, and will there
fore be seen at his best. The main theme
in Gan Irish Gentleman" is story of
thu heart, which is said to be of unusual
charm and interest. Seats on sale We'd
nesday. Propular prices at matinee.
NOTES.
Gen. King of Brooklyn, the legatee of
Margaret Mather, says the actress
left nothing except debts and the scenery
used in the production of shakespeare S
"Cymbeline'' at the time of her death.
1t is denied that Frisbie q Reed have
leased the Granite Spring hotel and thea
tire and open the theatre in june They
have looked at the property, but it has
not yet been leased to any one.
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MARRIAGES.

In this city. April 30, by Rev. Lewis Malvern.
Arthur P.Johnson and Ella M. Coolbrooth n1tn
of Portland.
in Rockrort, April ~, Irving S. OFT and Fan
ME Cox.
In Rockland. April II, Harvard H. Enhett
and Clara F.iSanbOrn.
In MT. Vernon, April 10, Frank N. Sm.ta and
Anna M. Bickford.
In Rockport. April II, irving S. OFT ana Fan.
ME Fox.
In Waldoboro, William Dunbar, o Thomas.
ton. and Cora Graves Of Waldoboro.
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You may put the life insurance COM
panies who are doing business in Maine,
down as being the most patriotic people
in the country" said Insurance Com
missioner S. W. Carr, Wednesday. "Here
they have at the very start voted to waive
the point of war, and will pay the insur-
ance on patriotic mans life whom they
insured in times of peace, and who is
killed in the defense of his country, with
out any extra premium
The New York Life Insurance company
started the ball to rolling by voting as
Commissioner Carr has stated, and about
all the other companies have fallen into
line. sf
The accident companies have not. SO
far as is yet known made any change in
their policies, which will debar the policy
holder from collecting any indemnity in
case he is injured or killed in such time
and manner.
So far as the insurance companies 90.
there is an article in each policy written
in Maine, that releases the responsibility
from the company in case q fire is
caused by any invasion, or by mob, so
it lies wholly with the companies where
they would waive such point and pay
the damages.
None OF the insurance officials or insur
anoe agents think the impending war
has. or will have, any great effect ON the
business in this state
II cannot see how an ordinary war can
in any great measure affect the savings
banks and trust companies OF the
state" said Mr.. Tinberlake, Wednees-
day, "unless the war is an unusually long
and severe one, and comes right into our
state, there cannot be any great dam
age done them.
"True it may put the market value
of securities downsto greater or less ex-
tent, but on all good securities the rate
of interest paid will be the same. The
banks can also place their money at bet
ter rates during a troublous time.
eInstead of there being less money tc
he placed in the banks, am of the opin-
ion that there would be more as money,
would be likely to be more plenty.
"Of course in the long run the banks
would suffer somewhat as the expenses
must of course come oat of the people in
one way nd another"
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THE COOL COLLEGIANS,

Seats were placed on sale at the High
School yesterday foc "The Cool Col
legians," which is to be repeated tonight
fer the benefit of the Athletic associ-
alton, at the request of Mr.. Chase Those
who saw the first presen tation were so
well pleased with it that they are pur-
chasing tickets again. A few changes
have been made in the musical pro.
granme. which is to be rendered by the
High School Cadets.
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THE L. N. GLASS.

The L. M. Glass was organized April
14th, and the following officers were
chosen:
President-Mrs. j. O. Rice.
Vice. President-Mrs. Charles Dyer.
Secretary-Mrs. George Nearpass.
General Director-Mrs. E. j. Thomp-
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Good Country Board

with nice shady grounds, pleasant walks
and drives and beautiful scenery can be
obtained at EEM WOOD FARM.
Inquire Of WILLIS WARREN. Cor
nish, Maine. apr22d3w*
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TO LIE 7

This block is on the corner of Congress and Gilman
Streets.
1t will be ready for occupancy by Saturday. April 23rd
There four Modern Flats Of six EACH besides
bath and acove.
Perhaps there other flats in the City just as good
as these, but we don't happen to know of any.
They are finished in natural wood throughout.
Each flat has separate hot water heater and there is
set steel range in every kitchen.
Sunshine all round the house.
y Every modern convenience, including gas, speaking
tubes electric door openers and bells.
The plumbing and heating systems are simply perfect
Why not tell your wife about these flats? Most likely
she at home three times much as you ae and she'll
enjoy house that's right up to date
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MAINE And THE WAR.
Commissioner Carr TALKS Of the
Effect on Insurance.
EXAMINER TIMBERLAKE SAYS THE
BANKS CAN STAND LII.

Supplies for the National Guard-Penob-
scot Bay Cities Take Action Looking
to overwhelmingly Latest Com
pany Is Ready-A Liberty Veteran
Volunteers.
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THE WAR A SUCCESS.

THE war with Spain is at an end.
And the critics that say that
1 there was any weak or hest
tating policy in the administration
after we got into it are either talk
ing for political effect or fail to
comprehend the magnitude of the
work accomplished. In three
months We have equipped and put
on a fighting basis two hundred
thousand men and prepared and
equipped a hundred or more
vessels Of various kinds for
all uses on the water besides
furnishing ordnance and ammu
milton for the whole feet and have
literally destroyed and wiped out of
existence one of the strong Euro
pean navies and over run Spanish
foreign possessions from one end to
the other and were only beginning
TO get our hand in. If France or
Germany could have seen her way
clear to shy her castor in we might
have been able to have given a
few more of our boys little taste
of the fun, but as it was, good old
Spain could scarcely furnish amuse
ment for a small fraction of the
forces equipped.
Some of our Populist brethren are
trying to raise howl about the price
paid for certain vessels bought. Tha
is all moonshine. What if few o
them did cost more than they were
worth. we needed them We haC
to have them, that was all. Had !
not been for tie short sighted par
simony of our Populist and Demo
cratic friends in congress We woul'
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The War Governor.

Governor Leedy, at the Valley
Falls meeting Il wouldn't have sale
this much if-the war was not over
While it was in progress I remained
silent and stood the insults heaped
upon me because | deemed it my
duty to uphold the President.
Governor Leedy, at the Populist
state convention Curing the war;
in his great act of remaining silent
and upholding the President
Gentlemen of the convention, |
stand here to tell you that the dilly-
daily policy being pursued by Pres
ident Mckinley is a contemplate
plan to continue the war until after
the next election with the hope of
again being placed in power on the
strength of his war record. Kan
sas City Journal.
The above quotations from
speeches made by our worth Gov
ernor at different times show up his
consistency very we'll.
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have been in much better shape for
war when il was declared and would
not have been so much at the mercy
of ship owners as we found ourselves
at the beginning. Now without any
partisanship in it let US equip thor
oughly a hundred thousand men
and MAINTAIN that number as a stand
ing army and build and equip at
least twenty first class war ships
and heavily armored cruisers, and
never again be caught in just such
shape as we were this time. We
might have to engage with a first
class power next time.
There is no telling what the
trouble that is brewing in Europe
map result in. 1t may be necessary
for Uncle Sam to assert his rights
in certain quarters in order to hold
our proper share of the foreign
commerce of the world There is
nothing that causes our rights to be
regarded and our flag to be respect
ed in foreign port as the occaion-
al presence of a few fist class war
ships
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WAR AND WEALTH.

" YOU'D it not be well, in view
M of the fact that the wealthy
w people of this country have
come forward so gloriously with
their voluntary contributions for the
vigorous prosecution of this war,
for our populist friends to let up a
little on their wholesale and indis-
criminate abuse of a class of our
citizenship who happen to be born
rich or with superior faculties for
accumulating wealth.
1t is senseless and absurd to abuse
man because he happens to have
little money. There can be no
doubt but the man who is loudest in
his abuse of the wealthy, would &C
cumulate this same luCre in just as
large quantities as the man whom he
abuses if he just had the talent. In
a great many cases this accumula-
ton Of vast estates has made posi-
bic the building of our great insti
tutions of learning and many Of our
most noted public charities.
The great Gould estate that the
elder Gould was years in building
is now being expended by the hun
dred thousand in the prosecution of
the war and in the relief of the sick
and wounded soldiery of our coun-
try. Miss Helen Gould is not only
giving freely of her great wealth but
is devoting her whole time to meas
ures for the amelioration Of the con
diton of our sick and wounded
soldier. And no doubt many d
poor wounded soldier will owe his
life to the extra care he receives,
only made impossible by her deyo-
ton to humanity and country.
Now let US stop this senseless
twaddle about the oppression of the
wealthy classes They are just as
essential to the welfare of the coun-
try as is the poor man and are Just
as patriotic. They are devotlng
their wealth and are laying down
their lives for the support and de
Tense of our common country.
They are American citizens and fell
low countrymen and in nine cases
out Of ten this oppression by
wealth is purely imaginary, and the
cry was originated and is kept going
by a lot of pauper politicians who
are trying to maintain themselves in
luxury by exciting the preiudices of
men and array one class against
another that they may reap bene-
fit thereby.
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At conference of many leading
Democrats Of this state held in To
peka August cd the following reso-
lutions were adopted;-Resoly
that it is the sense of this
conference that the Democrats
OF Kansas put no state ticket in the
field, but that il is the unanimous
sense of the conference that Demo
Gratis do all in their power to defeat
fusion and PopuIism in this state.
This meeting was called for discuss
ing the situation and getting the
views of representative Democrats
from various parts Of the state.
Ed Carol of Leyenworth was
chairman Of the meeting and Col.
Tomlinson, editor Of the Topeka
Democrat, acted as secretary. There
was no opposition to the demand
that fusion and Leedy be defeated,
vet some thought it could be better
accomplished by bringing out a
straight Democratic ticket but the
other idea prevailed aud they resolv-
ed to use their votes and influence
to elect Mr.. Stanley. Among the
prominent Democrats present were;
Ed Carol, John Hannah, Thomas
Moonlight, r. B. Morris, S. S.
REYNOLDS and also five Democratic
editors. The above is little hard
on Leedy.
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in each house and Populist govern

or,
Can the Governor explain why
prominent railroad attorneys pro-
nounce him a bulwark in the de
fence of railroad rights. Why don't
he explain to us why they allow
coal mined by convict labor to com
pite with free mined coal after the
Haunting demand made in their
platform two years ago. In fact
why don't he explain why they have
ignored their platform and party
pledges almost in total, Does the
Governor think a people after plac-
ing a party in power under pledge
to carry out a certain line of policy
and giving them two years trial and
finding them either incompetent or
totally unwilling to make good their
pledges, will trust them again with
the authority. We think the Gov
ernor has got his eyes open TO the
situation and it is this certain defeat
and retirement from power that
makes him so unreasonable. He
ABSOLUTELY refuses to take advice on
campaign matters from party leaders
or campaign committees, He has
in his own estimation out grown
his party and is going it alone.
Let him 60 it boys it can make but
little difference it will but pile up
the already settled majority against
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Still They Come.

G.. NJ. McIntire, editor of the
Traders Exchange and well known
Democrat of the state has declared
himself Republican.
He says there is no Democratic
party in Kansas. That this fusion
business is simply sell out of the
party interests for the personal
profit of a few office seekers
Mr.. Mclntire has sized it up about
right