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The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
many of the delegates went to Denver

many of the delegates went to Denver
prepared to fight the innovation. ssMrs.
Henrotin scored vietory and
made a telling speech in favor of the
motion offered by Mrs. Julia B. Shattuck
OF Chicago, and chairman of the ways
and means committee. 1t has been
known that the dues and membership fees
of the general federation were not ade-
quate to meet the expenses. The officers
have given literally to the support of the
organization, and invariably paid all
travelling expenses. 1t was bad preoed-
ent to establish, and it was high time
that positive measures were taken to do
away with a half charity basis. By the
new order of things each member will
share the running expenses and there is
yet d chance for the officers to assume
some expense voluntarily. From the re-
port of the ways and means committee t
was found that the resources of ths feder :
alton were only s400 for next two years,
with the prospect of nearly S12. 900 expens
es. The new provision will notabe in
order until the year 1900. The motion
caused lively debate, but the final de-
cisfon was amicably reached.
At the close of the session a picture of
the assembly was taken. In the after.
noonEa trolly ride was given to the dele.
gates, after which the educational confer
ence was held in the Broadway theatre.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
CLUB WOMEN TO BE TAXED.
Decision of the Biennial at Denver-Ten
Cents Annually for Each Member.

At the biennial of the General Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, in Denver, it was
decided to tax the clubs annually. There
are over thousand clubs in the member
ship roll, and the tax is to be at the rate
of ten cents club member This will
bring into the treasury of the general
federation about ST., COO year, and place
the federation on practical financial
basis. This question of taxing the indi.
vidual club members has besn hotly dis
cussed during the past two years, and
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

The resolutions adopted by the Demo-
cratic State convention at Bangor, SO far
at least as the endorsement of the Chicago
platform is concerned, correctly voice the
sentiment of large majority of the party
in Maine. The party, as party, fully
believe in Organism and all which that
implies. There are good many gold
Democrats, men to whom the idsa of de.
basing the currency by free silver coinage,
is hateful but as compared with the
other kind they are few. That they will
repeat the experiment of two years ago
ard nominate distinct candidate is not
likely. 1t did not work well enough then
to encourage another trial. Probably
what they will do is to vote the straight
Republican ticket or not vote at all.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
THE ATTACK ON SANTIAGO.

Up to late hour last might dispatches
from Santiago were meagre and it was
impossible to tell how general had been
the fighting before that city. 1t was a
fair inference, however, from Gen. Shaft
er's brief despatch, sent to the war de-
partment in the forenoon, that move
lnent along the whole line had been
ordered, and that the struggle between
the Americans and the Spanish for the
possession of Santiago had begun in
earnest. 1t may be several days before
we are IN possession Of the city and the
Spanish army has surrendered, though 1t
is not impossible that the telegraph page
of the PRESS this morning may contain
the welcome intelligence that the first
serious land battle of the war has been
decided in our favor. Much depends
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

upon the artificial obstacles that have
been placed in the way of the American
troops and the vigor with which the
Spaniards fight. Gen. Linares' army
may be stampeded, or it may contest
every inch of ground, only falling back
when it is literally pushed back.
There can scarcely be doubt, however,
that not many hours will pass before
the work which the Santiago expedition
set out to do has been gioriously
finished. We wish we could predict that
it would be finished without serious loss
of life, but the chances are thad the
list of the killed and, wounded will be
long one.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
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DAILY (not in advance), invariably at the
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every Thursday, $1.0O per year; so cents for 6
months; % cents for months.
Persons wishing 20 leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses of their
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Special NOTICES, on first page, one-third addi-
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The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

1t is one of the mysteries why the Hon.
Samuel l. Lord of Saco wanted the
Democratic nomination for governor. His
business which is that of an .apothecary
does not seem likely to be improved
by having his name at the head of the
Democratic State ticket, and the honor
of it is altogether too empty to be worth
anything. 1t is certainly much less than
that of being Mayor of Saco. Perhaps
hypnotism Tas practiced on him.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

The Pennsylvania Democrats have
acted as Democrats always do when an
opportunity is offered them to do some-
thing. 1t has been perfectly we'll known
that there was strong opposition among
Republicans to the Republican nom
inee for governor because his
nomination was dictated by Quay
and for a good Democratic candi-
date great many Republican votes could
have been obtained. But with their usual
stupidity the Democrats went to work
and selected q raving Bryanite whom
Republicans cannot, and many Dem
ocrats will not, support.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
FINANCIAL,
100000
First Consolidated Mortgage 5 Per
Cent. 20 Year Gold Bonds
-OF THE
JOLIET RAILROAD COMPANY.
PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE.
Price Par and Interest, Subject to
Advance or Sale.

Bonds dated April 80. 1898, due in 30 years
Without option. interest 8 per cent. per annpm.
lst 1918. Principal and interest payable in
Tho total authorized mortgage is $500 0oO
of which $4,000 has been reserved In our
hands, 70 taSe up an equal amount Of per cent
also been reserved for iutuse improvements. ei 81
the balance tss2B, ,ooo5 sI25, 900 has been soid
to private parties. leaving the above s2oo. 900
neT Tbs ssTsa espf ia aool aS aTs r. so,, Of
which is owned by Portland capitalists. There
is no floating debt The road has franchise
The President of the Joliet Railroad Co. is
Weston F. Millikep. Treasurer Henry P. Cox,
and Secretary Edward Woodman-ail of Port
land.
Joliet is city Of 10000 people, which. with
Lockpolt. having population OF 5000. and
which Is reached by tfis road. is one Of the most
prosperous cites OF Illinois. 1t has large manu-
iaetIring interests. and the growth, although
The length OF track Is over 81 miles, making
the bonded debt less than $4,000 per mile.
This compares most favoraby with the Portland
Street Railroad, and its physical condition is
hrst-class ip every respect.
The Portland Trust Company bought this
issue OF bonds after most careful investigation,
employing as An expert Mr.. E. A. Newman, the
Manager and Treasurer OF the Portland StreSt
Railroad, who visited Joliet for three days. and
whose full report is on file at our office for in
spection. The Secretary OF the Trust Com
pany also made a perSonfl examination of
the books and plant in Joliet.
The gross and net earnings are rapidly inereaS-
ing (the current net earnings being about 80 per
cent. over those of 1890. so that the road Is
now earning net upwards Of 10000 year. The
interest charges are S20,750, or about one.hah
Of the net earnings. The future promises net
earnings of $4,000 to $4,000 per annum,
which will enhance still more the margin of
security above interest charges.
Further information, together with our attor-
ney's opinion. furnished on application.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

The Democatic party is not repeating
the mistake it made thirty years ago.
In every Democratic convention SO far
held great care has been taken to pledge
its cordial support to the government
in carrying on the war. The party does
learn something.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

The Democrats of the Fourth district
apparently adopted no platform whatever,
those of the third endorsed the Chicago
deliverance, the first has.turned the whole
currency question over to Congress with
out expressing an opinion on any con-
troverted point. Nothing like variety.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

We observe that our esteemed contem-
porary the Argus, has very little in way
of commendation to bestow upon the
Bangor platform though it is very profuse
in praise of the candidate. Still unrecon-
ciled to free silver?
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

The people Of Madrid are being told by
the government that Camara's fleet has
gone through the Suez canal, but reliable
Perhaps the government has made up it's
mind that all the effect of an actual pass
age through the canal can be got
out of a flake" story that the feet has
one through, and at far less cost.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02

Certainly the reasons which Cervera
gave Gen. Blanco for not leaving
Santiago ought to have been satisfactory,
unless the Spanish commander is very
hard to please.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JULY 2.

The Demo cratic third district conven-
tion was held in Bangor the same day as
the state convention. Our friends the
Democracy, have got the science of econ
-omy down fine.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
AATUsEhKENTa
AMUsExEENTa.
CAFE CoTTAGE PARK.

CAFE CoTTAGrE EAE1E. e Sea
81 Fe daily,
at ONCE p% e. Ryt
he
other Park attractions
Coast
eadhgh
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
FIRST PARISH PICNIC.

Steamer leaves Portland pier for Hope
Island on Saturday, July 2nd, at 9
o'clock a. ma. Fare twenty-five cents.
Children half price.
iune3od3ta
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
READY-MADE sEorIoN-aEo. M. SHOOK . CO. i
How! I hinqs Do Grow

grand
MADE sEcTIoN-North
goods-better prices;
1 ing possible
things-nnore.in the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
AnIron Worker Falls.

Yesterday morning about II o'clock
one OF the structural, iron workers at the
Riverside coke plant, received q bad
fall, His name Is Fred Stntlett. and his
home, Homestead, Pa. He missed his
footing. and fell. o distance Of nearly
thirty feet. and fortunately did not fall
on any OF the several piles Of iron, but
came In contact with aefew boards on
the ground. He fell on his eide. and
though severely shaken up,h no bones
broken. He was taken to the Emerg-
ency Hospital. and later to his boarding
house. The attending physicians say he
will be well In n few weeks, II no inter-
nal complications cnsue. n &,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
DESCRIBED ASwHEELlNGlBOY.

T. y H 4 [ l. p
Aletter from VIII h Egerter, OF this
city, who left here some time ago fol
the Alaska gold fields, dated April 80
at the foot Of the fourth bench, valdes
Pass. Alaska, was received yesterday
by Mr.. Oswald Schneider, which is OF
more than passing Interest as showing
the remarkable pluck displayed by the
young adventurer. The following ex-
tracts will be appreciated by his many
Wheeling friends:
Here I am snow.bound since last
Monday. and II is still showing hard.
Wood Is seventeen miles away on each
side. and mine Is all gone. have an
oil stove and five gallons Of oil, and am
buIrg what wood I can ut ten cents
per pound.
II am camped on the snow and at .
o'clock this morning my tent pole
broke from the-welght Of the snow, md
I had to dig my way out. I only hope
It will break away by morning, but It
doesn't look Hike It. It has showed so
far at least seven or eight feet.
"I am within five or six miles OF the
summit and will get over or bust. It
ls.very very hard. but am far ahead
OF many and SO far have done It all
myself from twenty to thirty
five miles O day. It knocked me at
first, but now don't mind It. Have
been snow-blind, but am better now:
my health Is good and l am eating like
horse.
Don't you or any one else ever think
I shall weaken, for nothing but death
shall stop me from going over this
death trap. It is a half mile from my
camp to the top OF the fourth bench.
One can take fifty pounds up at q time
mo block and tackle being used, as on
the first, second and third. 1t Is all
up hill from beach to summit-5,500
feet. From the top OF the fourth bench
to the foot of the summit is about five
and half or six miles up hill-then the
ascent to the summit Is 3.400 feet long,
and raises six inches to the foot-so it's
o peach, From summit to timber Is
twelve miles, put down hilt-the first
we strike.
81 don't know how to describe the
country. It's snow and Ice and in the
distance rock-not q treeit to be seen,
and since started writing I have heard
no less than five avalanches or snow
slides. which roar like an approaching
train. Our camps are in no danger
from them.
my dog has Just come In with a
chunk OF salt pork Weighing about five
pounds. He has evidently visited some
OF the neighbors. 1 will have to find
out whose It was and pay for it. The
camp laws are strict. and for stealing
less than $50 dollars worth the penalty
Is fifty lashes and driven from camp;
for over $50 the penalty is death and no
recourse, There Is already one grave
here-a very sad case, but an example.
Miners meetings occur several times a
day and for all causes. and no appeal
can be had. 1t takes but a few min
utes to decide any question-no bribed
juries. simply Justice. II we have good
weather I can get to timber on the
other side, I feel sure. in ten days or
two weeks"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
THE DRUGGISTS OUTING
At Wheeling Park Was Very Enjoy
able Occasion Yesterday.

. i
Yesterday afternoon at Wheeling
Park, occurred the spring outing OF the
Wheeling Druggists Association, and it
passes into memory as one of the most
successful and thoroughly enjoyable
the association has ever had. About
thirty members Of the organization and
their friends participated, including Wis
itors from neighboring towns. The
bowling contest, the principal feature,
resulted as follows:
First prize-Wlll McElror.
Second prize-Charles Menkemeller.
Third pcize-Will Menkemeller.
Fourth prize-John Coleman.
BOBBY prIze-LoMs Schrader
The two Menkemellers rolled the
same score In ten frames, and had to
roll an extra frame 10 decide who
would take the second prize. All OF the
prize winners, 1t will be noticed, are
South Side druggists, with the excep-
ton OF the teller who carries Off the
BOBBY prize.
The bowling was followed by an open
air dinner. at which several druggists
INDUCED In flights OF orutory that no
building could have accommodated and
survived the shock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

The high school athletes are agltating
Z. ne question Of q joint field day with
the hnsly cadets, to be held on the fair
grounds In the near future. The affair
will be competitive on athletic lines
strictly, and similar to an lnter-colleg-
late meet. The events will include put
ting the shot, long jump, $50 yard run.
etc. Though the project 10 yet in the
embryo state. the high school boys are
hopeful Of 1t meeting with the necessary
encouragement to push It to O finish.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
!. PEARL 1AUNDRY Z: Z EN- BROS,
Another Spanish Victory a!

Spain Shouts. WIN somebody tell him
when heis llckod7 He don't realize that
lc is badly "dono up already. You may
not realize TINT your linen Is bndly done
up" either, until you compare It with
some Of the exquisite work dono at this
laundry. ourllaundry work Is simply per,
feet, and can't be improved on, A test
is all wo neod to mako you patron
always.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

MANILA cream and cake for sale at
the patriotic social, to be given by the
VIM. H. Cooke circle, Kings Daugh-
ters,. Tuesday evening, May 81, in the
lecture room Of the Second Presbyte-
rian church. Admission free.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

ALL persons still owing Sheriff Taxes
as DELINoUENTS. a Avoid trouble m d
expense by paying these taxea ut once.
Tho sheriff's ofiioo will romain open
cvory evening this month until 8 % o'clock.
~ j., IL. C. RICHARDS, ''s
Sheriff of Ohio County. S
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
New Advertisements.

HALE HOSE AND UNDERWEAR A SPE.
oIALrY AT C. HESS & SONS.
Our Half Hose nro known Tor excel.
1enco la quality and wear and arc sold Mt
The very low old prices OF I5c, for 25c,
rs and Soc. So. Z. 81 sl'aTH .-a5 Z, -
4 Underwear In Balbrisgan, hIerino and
Camcps Hair, unsurpRasetl for quality
and wear, mt 50c, 91.00 and Sl.50, at
G. HESS g. SONS,
Fashionable Tailors md FurnisherI,
.5-h2g 1891 md 1923 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

BOOKS Of Poetry, History, Essays
and Travel, suitable for Commencement
and confirmation presents, at Stanton's
Old City Book Store.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
I'M Clerls I,ohe.rl:tlI.l.or,in,. onlcc.

Yesterday, In Clerk Robertson's office,
tho following transfer: Of real estate
was recorded: SIS "a, rs
Deed made May 20, 1893; Nicholas
busch and wife, ct nj, to s. W. Harper;
consideration. $1,000: transfers west
thlrty-seven feet of lot No. s In square
rs, Churchill'sl addition. 5i5' NJ.
& Three deeds of trust were recorded.
5 Two marriage licenses were issued as
follows: IS E y, 5i KS 4
Y Harry V. Sanger and Lillian Han
;nnhs. Of Wheeling. ,5E5. " l{tifi
William Halpln and Mamie Smith, OF
Wheeling. & ,ssl 4, 4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
u. & o. Sunday E1curaions on Fourth

Commencing Sunday, May %. and
every Sunday thereafter until Septem.
Der rs, inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio
will sell excursion tickets to and from
all stations between Wheeling and
Grafton, good returning date OF sale at
one fare for tho round trip, with ten
cents added, }5sst ,httt sl-sH. Va 81 yls y
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

CAN'T be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and invigorates the
whole system.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

VI GROUND HOG LUNCH tonight a
Frank ]. Healy's Senate Saloon,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

GROUND HOG LUNCH tonight at
Frank J. Healys Senate Saloon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

teen miles with n very obllging letter TO ny
brother. desiring him TO send her half dozen
comics OF his Poems - ne had them to spare.
and begging he would DO her the pleasure OF
calling al Dunlop House as soon as convenient
This was the beginning OF a correspondence
which ended only with the poets life (Ncarly
the last use ne made OF his pen was writing "A
short letter TO this lady fcw days h"for" ms
death" The correspondence has been published.
in part before Curre printed thirty nine ~
Burns's letters TO Mrs Dunlop as FAR back as
1900 fifteen years before IN" lady died Tn"
considerable fragments 81 tn" correspondence.
however which have been for some years I'm
the possession ~ Mr. T. T.. Adam. Of Eunalo
have not hitherto been printed Hence the
present volumes. which give both the old and
the new letters Illustrate the intcrcours" ~ the
poet and his friend with completeness such
as can be credited to no other publication.
Burns was in his twenty seventh year when
he brought out the Kilmarnock edition. Mrs
Dunlop writing to him At tho time. was we'll
past fifty There Is abundant scntimcntallty
In their CORES Ondnncc. hut there Is not "A line
TO bring the names OF the two together after
the fashion so characteristic OF Burns In his re
latlons with women. She was n person OF sub
stance an educated member OF the privileged
class. Burns young peasant. whose
genius was just beginning to lift him above the
plane OF society to which he was born. She was
appreciative to the point OF showing him very
marked intellectual respect. but she could be
adnlonitory In even her earliest clistles. and
Burns wrote to her always in terms more or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

cccdcd with logged determination upon her
task not always knowing when to stop. She
was "A Lady o. uuthash-d proliNlty.
To tn, Hurns.t-s. ~ course. these letters are
II pure roli th,ir slightest revelation being OF
profound Importance. To IN" dlspass!onate read
cr 1t appears ,hpt neither Burns nor Mrs. Dunlop
had very much to say to one another that Is
now ~ vast interest tc the world. and a Jealous
der quantity Of suggestive ana The fragments
In this collection fall into three divisions. the
first illustrating the poets character and career
the second porir"ying the relations that existed
between himself and his Escria. the third bring
Ing together miscellaneous anecdotes OF more
or less p.lulucy Burns turned his brightest
side toward Mira. Dunlop and accepted her en-
enlargement with the utmost modesty. Il am
willing 10 believe that my abilities deserve
some notice" hr writes but I'm "A most en-
iEhteued informed age and nation. when poetry
IS and has been the study ~ men or the first
natural Ecnius. aided with all the powers OF
polite lcarnln;. polite books and polite com
pany-tp be- dragged forth to the fun glare Of
learned and post. observation. with all my i'm
=, rfcctions Of awkward rustcity and crud, un-
madam | Do not dlsscmbe when tell you
tremble FOR the consequences" The genuine
ness II his feeling on this matter is confirmed
by the thoughts which about this time were
occupying his rlind In regard to the future
one OF the new manuscripts printed by Mr.
Wallace allud"s to the editions through which
the poems had zone and Burns concludes The
whole have printed Is three thousand Would