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Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
woman the Coming Political Fac.
tor

tor.
The people of South Dakota at
the recent election voted on a"
amendment to the State cons.itu-
tion providing for universal suf-
frage. According to the latest
adVices It was adopted by good
majority. Six States-Colorado,
Kansas, Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho and Utah-now extend the
privileges OF the ballot box to
women, and South Dakota will
make the seventh State to join in
the procession. The change has
taken place within the last few
years and at the present rate it is
only a question Of time, and, per-
haps, a very short time at that,
when women will be accorded he
right to vote in every State In the
Union. The sentiment in favor OF
giving the ballot to the fair sex is
unquestionably very strong in the
West. 1t has never made much
headwaY id the East; neither has
it found favor in the South, chiefly
for the reason that the women OF
that section have apparently no
interest in the matter
IF any of the States where uni
versal suffrage obtains should elect
women to either bran:h of Con-
gress the chances are that they
would not be permitted to take
their seats. Each house has sole
jurisdiction over the qualifications
and eligibility OF its own MEM
bers, and until woman suffrage
amendment is engrafted on the
Constitution Of the United States
the legal luminaries at the Capitol
will hold that women are not eli
lgible to occupy seats in thenational
But the female vote
is already a factor in national poll
ties. In the six States named
women vote for members Of Con-
gress, Presidential electors and
Senators exactly the same as men.
In the past the rule has been to
nominate this or that man for Office
because he was strong with the
Irish, the Germans, or some other
nationality. In the future candi-
dates may be selected because OF
their alleged ability to capture the
women's vote.
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
DafG MewS-London, Nov. I.

The most striking feature ofthe whole
thing is the apathetic indifference ofthe
Spanish people to the loss of the last
remnants Of their once immense depen-
denotes. 1t seems true that the loss Of
the Philippines is OF less moment to the
people Of Madrid than the result OF a
bull fight. The common people Of
Spain have paid so heavily during the
past quarter century for Colonial glory
in the death OF the pick OF their Young
men, in increased taxation, and 10 a
thousand other ways-that the. loss Of
empire is to them a relIef rather than a
sorrow 1t is possible that Don Carlos
may, for his own purpose, create an agi-
tation against the reig ming house on ac-
count OF the surrender, but this reason
will be an excuse rather than a cause. For
England, the American retention of the
Philippines should be nothing but gain.
1t brings American activity into Asiatic
politics; and in Asia the interests of the
two English speaking and commercial
nations are necessarily the same. In
saying this, we assume that the United
States will not extend their exclusive
tariff laws to the new Colonies, but will
allow the manufacturers of The world
free access to them. The Washington
Government will have quickly to create
a new Colonial Department. It will be
interesting to see whether in doing so
they find they can improve on the British
model
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
AFFAIRS IN CHINA
Morning Post-London, Nov J

morning E0St-London Nov
A telegram from Wei hal wei contains
two statements that need not necessarily
be read together. 1t is stated that the
Centurion, the flagship on the station;
the Narcissus, an armored cruiser; the
Hermione, a second class cruiser, not
very powerfully armed and four vessels
of the local torpedo aotilla have cleared
for action. 1t is also stated that they
are ready to put to sea at an hours
notice. OF course, it is quite probable
that the second statement is approXi-
mately correct; but the notion that the
squadron had cleared tor action in any
hostile sense is too ridiculous to discuss
No appearance of reality is added to il
by the assertion that a large Russian
fleet is assembled at Port Arthur. The
distance from Port Arthur to Wei hal
wei is a little more than hundred miles
not very much when the speed of
modern warships is consicered-but the
Russian strength in the Far East is
accurately known, ar -.ere is no reason
TO anticipate any difficulty With the
Court of St. Petersburg. Nothing, at
any rate, is known at the Admiralty o.
action calculated to justify such a sensa
tional message, and it is more than
pr robable that it is founded on a misap.
prehensIon. The difficulty on board
ship is to keep the men employed in
way that is not monotonous. The lack
OF occupation does not tend to the main.
tenance OF either health or discipline.
In harbor there are sailing or rowing
matches, football or cricket contests, as
we'll as smoking concerts and theatrical
entertainments on board various ships.
At the same time a certain amount OF
work must be done, in port or at sea,
and general quarters" is a iavorite
item of drill, So. too, though in less
degree, is "man and arm ship" and it Is
more than probable that the sender OF
the telegram mistook one n these
occurrences for a more serious perform
anLe, or even that the ships we're actu,
ally cleared for action as a portion OF
drill. Plainly there is no reason why
they should have been cleared for fight.
ing purposes, and consequently the
matter may he dismissed.
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
Moyaiug Advsyhssy-London, Nov. }

MorRing observation-disclosures, Nov. 3.
From November to April the whole
country around Peking is ice bound. II
hostilities should ever be in contempla
tiou the winter season would allow OF
the transport ofguns and would facilitate
the march of large army to the capital
to an extent unattainable at any other
season of the year. Continuous dry
cold, without a trace of snow, is exper-
fenced for sixteen or eighteen weeks,
and il goes without saying that a COM
plete absorption of northern China
could be effected in far less time than
that by Russia or any other Power,
owing 70 the utter lack OF adequate
means of deience. China lies at the
mercy Of we'll equipped and disciplined
army, and nowhere is this fact more
fully apprec ated than at St. Petersburg.
flour preparations at Wei haI Wei could
have been accepted as evidence Of any
thing beyond mere drill on board ship.
therefore, they would have pointed to
the possession by our Government Of
Information that Russia was on the eve
OF making such a descent upon the
adjacent coasts as would, If successful,
have placed an insurmountable barrier
between ourselves and the Chinese seat
of Government. To be ousted bag and
baggage from northern China would be
little to the taste Of the British nation,
though, if Russia should so will Il, the
only alternative y ould be to fight for our
footing. Do what we might at sea,
however, we could offer no solid oppo-
sition 20 Russian operations on land,
and il is scarcely conceivable, therefore,
that the passage of a large army across
the gull would ever be attempted, whilst
an overland march would be secure
from molestation at all but few points
where the road nears the shore. Before
any such event could take place we
might look, moreover, for a movement
Of our fleet into the gulf Of Lao tung
and a substantial increase Of the guard
at our Legation in Peking as an earnest
of our intentions to prevent a Russian
occupation. The statement which is
being made to the effect that Lord
Charles Beresiord's presence in China
may give rise 10 the formation of
special service squadron. under his
command, for operations in those
waters, does not conflict with the views
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19

frequently expressed in these columns
regarding the real object of his mission.
He will be the right man on the spot
to aid IN meeting that emergency which,
we confess, it appears quite possible
may presently arse.
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
Dur EIoN NEW s

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Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
North British. Daizv 0Za,k N,y.


The annexation OF the distant archi-
pelago by the States illustrates aremark-
able change Of policy. Little did our
American cousins imagine where war
would lead them when they drew the
sword against Spain. All the conse-
quences Of becoming naval and mill
tary power were not foreseen. But
victors have to take the gains OF victory,
and sometimes the gains may be bur-
dens. America for the Americans is
not enough now. The flag OF the United
States has been carried from America
to Asia--from the east side of the Pacific
to the west-and the ships of the States
must traverse nearly one-third OF the
circumi renee OF the globe to reach the
new possessions In this country we
view the change with equanimity. The
Philippines lie right in the road between
Australia and Hong Kong, and from the
latter place Luzon is only distant some
$50 miles, We may welcome the United
States there as a good neighbor, who
will work with us tor justice, peace and
IN the Far East,
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
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ENGLAND.

THE FRENCH COLONIZATION MANIA.
CASTOR D0RRet, in the s'ReVHe BksNe."
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
WHAT ONE INDIAN GIRL STUDEN1
ACCOMPLISHED.

In 1892 the "Seger" school was built
in Oklahoma Territory, among colony
of Cheyennes and Arapahoes, co nsidered
among the widest, most backward and
progressive of. all the Indians. For
tunately the superintendent of the new
school, Mr.. John Homer Seger. had al
really gained their confidence in another
capacity, so that when they were asked
to put their children in school they sa1d
that they would as soon as they were
weaned. And they carried this out liter
ally.
One Of the girl pupils who entered the
school when it opened has had quite a
reInarka bic record. There is q system In
nearly all the government Indian schools
by which those pupils who are both in
dustriQus and frugal may earn money in
the sewing room, or on the farm or in
some one of the schools other industrial
departments. OF course this must be
outside of their regular work. This
young girl. after taking regular course
as scholar, was judged capable of filling
salaried position. In tho course Of q
short time she filed not one, but several,
and worked in the sewing room besides.
Out of her savings she bought a wagon,
harness, team. organ, bedroom set and
sewing machine, all in view of her pro-
spective marriage to young Indian to
W hon she was engaged, and when they
were married she took enough savings
with her to build neat, home. ALI this
WAS accomplished in three years time.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
GERMAN AS SHE is TAUGHT.
(From Time and the Hour.)

Among those who some. mes find q
place at our freside is an earnest young
German who has been hard and close
student He is just now trying to earn a
modest living teaching his native tongue
in high school--notShere in Boston, but
SO near it that he finds it to his advan-
tage to live in the city, that he may pur-
sue his own studies when not engaged in
his work of teaching. He is by nature a
linguist, speaks several languages fluent
", reads number of others, living and
dead, and is deeply intereted in all that
concerns philology. II am thoroughly
discouraged, he said. "My pupils have
a smatter1ng of German, but fear n
very poor one. The fact IS, the teaching
is not right. We ought to remember that
American boys and girls Of fifteen and
sixteen are but little children SO far as
German is concerned, and we ought to
begin with the most elementary German,
Just such German as was given TO me at
home when | first began to read. - And
why don't you?" he was asked. s. Be-
cause I have no choice in the matter.
The course is laid out for us and we have
got to read Just what we are told to read.
For instance, this winter we have been
reading ''Minna Won Barnhelln." Les
sings masterpiece. 1t is q German clas-
sio 1t is full of idioms, many OF which
are obsolete. In it are reproduced many
of the solecisms of the ignorant, the IN
educated class. 1t is beautiful piece OF
literary work from the hand of a master.
In Germany it is never studied or read
until the pupils are we'll along in litera
tue and thoroughly familiar with the Ian
guage in it's simpler and more direct
forms. But we expect boys and girl:
who really know nothing of the reRl
foundations of the language, it's struc-
ture and spirit. to grasp and understand
it. They don't. They get discouraged
and disheartened, they lose all interest
and they don't really learn
"And who are the idiots that make you
do such ridiculous things?'' asked my
landlord, whose speech is not always so
guarded Eas his considerable and prudent
friends might wish. why" said our
German friend, cit isn't nice to call them
by such hard names. You see we are pre-
pairing boys for college, and Harvard re.
auiries that those who go to be examined
this year shall have read 'Minna Won
Baruhelm,' so we have to shape our
studies to meet their requirements u
chow many are there in this class you
speak off, said my landlord. -Four.
ten" SHOW many of them are going
70 oo,IapeP" "Three." "WelI,'' said my
landlord, at don't know much, but
know enough to see that it's all wrong
for eleven boy and girls to be dragged
Thorough a book they don't and can't IN
jerstand in order that Sthree boys may
comply with what Harvard wants. .
The Young teacher nodded approval but
said nothing.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
THE GOVERNORS LETTER.
What He Told Bangor Reporter About
1t,
Bangor News }

Governor Powers arrived in Bangor IN
the afternoon train Wednesday. Every
ono in the hotel had read the Governor E
letter to the sherids of the several coun-
ties in the state, and that document waf
the-obief, topic of discussion. Several soi
those who talked with the Governor spoke
of th matter, and he discussed it briefly
with them.
A reporter for the News remarked to the
Governor that the letter had caused some
thing of a sensation. people being unable
to reconcile it with his declaration in the
Hoult9n meeting that he had no power
over the sheriffs.
To this the Governor replied that he had
issued the letter in response to petitions
signed by 10000 persons-he had done II
to satisfy these people.
But what if the sheriffs refuse TO
comply with the request that they en-
force the law?' asked the reporter.
"Then,'' said the Governor, "let them
(meaning the petitioners point out to me
where L have the authority to compel Ethe
sheriffs to enforce the law.
Then the Governor, accompanied ny
Charles D. Stanford, got into hack anu
was driven to the residence OF senator
Engel, where, with the senator, Mt. SUan,
ford and Col. [. K. Stetson, he played
whist.
Sheriff Brown has not yet received MS
copy of the Governors letter, ana ne ue-
clines to discuss the subject Of liquor law
enforcement.
The opinion in legal circles seems to ne
that some Of the sheritfs will follow the
instructions in the letter, or acceoe 70
the Governors request that sthey enforce
the law, and that others will do nothing
more than they are obliged to do-that Is,
serve any warrants that may be placed
in their hands A sheriff gcannot De re-
moved except by impeachment, ana Ghere
couId be no impeachments until next
winter unless a special session of the leg
islature should be called, which would
cost. so the Governor says, S5O, 900 to S|o,-
900.
Monday evening, Jan. 81, the Hon. Ira q.
Hersey will make a public reply to the
charges made against him by County
Commissioner Charles e. Dunn. At the
big temperance mass meeting in Houl-
ton few days ago, Dunn accused Hersey
as town agent, of being in league with
the saloon keepers. charge which con-
sidering Mr. Hersey sareputation as Pro-
hibitionist politician and an orator,
stirred up great commotion in Aroostook
county. Mr.. Hersey made an attempt to
be heard at the meetingbut was denied the
privilege at the instance of Mr.. Dunn.
Now Mr. Hersey has decided to have his
saw undisturbed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
Boston s. Maine r. r.
In effect Oct. 4th, 1897.

HI erect Oct. SUI, 4oo1s
Trains leave Union Station. Tor scarboro
Crossing, 1000 a. NJ. bio, $40 p.m.i scarbo-
no Reach, Pine Point, 90. 1000 a. rn 8 80.
6.15. $40; p. M; Old Orchard. ssoo, Bid,
80 $40 p. m; Kennebunk. 100 $40 a. M,
u. 40, $50. 5.1b sop. M; Ksnnebunkport.
ZOO. $40. a. m. Y 40. $50, OIL p. m. !;
North Berwick, somerswo tn, Dover.f 4.o5,
Roohester. ZOO 8. 10 a M, il. 10, $50 ?. m. !;
$50 p. M; Northe n oIv.. Lakeport Ls-
coma. Plymouth, $40 a. m. 12.45 p. M;
Worcester. via somersworth; TOO a m;
Rockingham Junction. Exeter. Havsr-
HUI, Lawrence. Lowell, Boston, Ft4o6.
1 Arrive in 0 Boston 435 1918 i NJ. 1s.5o.
4.22. 7.25. D. m. Leave Boston for Port
land, $50: 100 500 $40 a; m, LOO. a. 1.ls'
NJ, 1900, 1920. 500, 500 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Scarbor0 Beach. Pine Point, Old Or
chard, Saco, Bihdeford, Kennebunk. Wells
Beach, 1886. 4.30 p. M; North Ser wick,
ell. Boston. 4.05 a. m.. 1855. 4.30 p. m. Ar
rive Boston, 7.25'a. m. OPS, 8.45 p. m. Leave
Boston for Portland s.45 a. M, arrive Port
land ITO a. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Way stations, a. M; Biddeford.
Portsmouth, Newburyport, salem, Lynn,
Boston, 1900 t9.00 a. m, S1.ou. t6.10
D. m. Arrive in Boston. 6.57 q. M. 1850.
Portland, 80, 800 a. NJ. 1890, 700.
D. m. Arrive cortland, 11.50 "a. NJ, 1915.
A.30, 10.20p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury-
port. Salem. Lynn, Boston. 200 a. m.- LOO
p m. Arrive in Boston. 5.67 a. M. al 8 p. m.
Leave Boston for Portland. 500 a. M, 7.O0
D. IN. Arrive in Portland, 1895, 1880
D. m.
fConnects With Bail Lines for New York.
South and West
TDaiiy except Monday.
SConiects with Sound Lines for New York.
Through tickets to all points Tor sale ~ Union
b. J.FLANDERs. G. P. s. T. A.. Boston
GEO. II. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent Port
land.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
ItAILK DADS.
lE;ZslIIEliI!! J q

On a1d after MONDAY. October Attn. 1897
trains viii run as follows.
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston 7.o5 800 q. m. +;
100, 400, COOP m.
For GOrham, Berlin and Island Pond 500 a.
NJ: 100 and GOO p. m.
For Montrea; and Chicago 500 a. MI and
For quebec 800 a. m. and.6.oop. IN.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn $50, Ills
a. M, 3.15, 600 and GAO p. m.
From Island Pond. Berlin and Gorham $50
and 11.15 a. M, and 90 p m.
From Chicago and Montreal $50 a. H., and
600 D. N.
From Quebec $50 a. M. and 600 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Chicago,
600 p. M
For Lewiston and Auburn, 7.ao a. m, coo
For Gorham and Berlin, 100 a. NJ, and 600
p. III.
ARRIVALS.
From Island Fond, Berlin, Gorham, Montreal
and West, $50 a. IN.
From Lewiston and Auburn $50 a. m.
Pullman Palace sleeping Cars on Night
trains and Darlor cars on Gay trains. ,,,,, ~,
TICKET OEk1CE DEPOT AT Full oE
INDIA STREET.
CHAs. Nj. HAYS. Gen Manager:
Portland. October Atn. 1897. oct4u
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28

ID, 937bbls: exports 2S,697 bbls; isales 9'ooo
Packages; strong mad higher but quiet. s5a
Flour quotations-city mills patents az o ooss
so winter patents 8o@b ID :city mus ci T;an
ents 45Gh So; witer straits 50tG4 60; MILL
pats Ob6S5 so: do bakers 20@4 40.
Rye firrn-No WesiSsn b6G267 o anoa5'
SS2 zoo Push s9 e2Rpe'ss
bush spot; spot strong; No 2 Red op 20. a.
b afloat to arrive; Mol hard Man ltoga CT CT
! oss4 o afioat; No Northern Dulutn az
1lON.
Corn-recelpts 1I2. 1876 bush: exports 1S1 % -
push; sales $4,000 bush; spot firm; No @'
oats-recelpts 7e, 5000 bush; exports 61.s95
ops sales $4,000 bush; spot strong; NO W
NO white -; No do -c;track white .. ,ass
Q Beet frm; family II oo@11 %; extra ipeS'
90OaS sos packed 00MIO 90
Pork strong; new mess 7oG10 90; fanil-
10 25@S10 SO.
Butter steady; Western cream at 141s@2oc;
do factory at l1@l5c; Elgins zoe: state dairy
at 3a1ec; do crem 14@19c.
Cheese dull ;iarge white at S1sc; small whlte
9a914.
Eggs easy, State and Penn at 1s@2oc; Yves
tern fresh at sc.
Petroleum dull.
Rosin steady.
Spirits Turpentns 1rm.
M0lasses steady New Orleans 26931.
Freights dull.
neutrality-suspicious.;
Flour stronger.
Wheat-No2 spring at 93995c; NO 3 MO at
|
2sM@25I4c. Oats-No 2 at 1884 C ;No2 white
o b 24s4 mo 3White at 24A ta26c; No 3
rye at 47c: No Q Barley at fob at 27s4 d3
No Flaxseed al y; Prime Timothy s ss4 q, a.
GA So; short rib SIDES SO95 90. Dry saisea
meats-shoulders at 4A96; short clear sizes
8 oO@5 20. ooo
bus; corn l75,o 900 bush; OATS $4,000 bush;
rye 8, 900 bush; barley $4,000 bush.
Shipments Slour 7.0uo bblsi wheat s l S'Sb
bush corn 28, o00"oush; oatsa $4,000 push;
ryel7oQ bush: barley 20 0oo bush.
Butter steady ;creamry l3(@iS1ac; dairy az l
9l7c. Cheese quiet S@o1sc. Eggs firm; 1resh
ST. LoUIs-wheat-No Cred cash elevator do
at sic; track at CSC Gel 90; Jan and may w.
July $50; N 2 hard at S9ts@eoc;
Flour firm, higher; pats 4 70@4 80; straits al
35(94 55; clear 90 "A %; medium at q Dug
376.
Corn-No cash geo; Jan at zee bid; May at
PASS Cg24s4 C 5; July 1855 @261ac.
Oats-No cash elev 281sc; track 24@21ts
Jan 23Zs May 24ss 92A%e; July $3.50 piu
No white 25A 0254ac.
TOLEDO heat--No cash at s7c; May at
976sc asked.
Corn-No Q mixed 29c.
Oats-No mixed 2312c.
Rye-No at 48c.
Cloverseed-prime cash and Dec -.
DETROIT-wheat-No L White and No2
Red cash and May 97c.
Corn-NO mlxedsat 2634c.
Oats-No 2 white 26s4c.
Rve-No2 at 4SAc.
May 94H @S5c; July 94s4 No hard 97N
NO Northern at 9114c.
-Flour-flrst patents 7o@
IS; second patents h5a4 So; first clears at
5 SO14 90 second clears at 2 s093 %.
DULUTH-Wheat-No Northern cash at
9s Iac; Jan 36c; May 96c.
MILWAUKEE-Whe Northern 97c;
No Spring &C; MY &c; July &C.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
Memoranda.

Barque Adam W Spies, Godett, at Honolulu
from New York. caught fire between decks d, at
midnight Jan 6. The mizzenmasI was paa ai
charred and BOBBY hatch burned TO smell en-.
Most of her cargo had been discharged, put
there We're some steel rails and general NOSE III
The hold. which were wet dowa. The cargo was
insured in Boston
New London, Jan 26-Sch Independent, Ease,
from Philadelphia. with coal, is ashore III th he
mud off Railroad wharf and will have 10 ne De
llghtered. She is drawing 20 feet lnches anu
there ia but ! 8 it at that point. Wy,
liams, from Charleston for Fall FLYER, beloro ~,
ported in Hampton Roads leaking badly, passoo
mere 1880 to-day in tow of tug Right AtHi'