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The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE RAID ON THE BALLOT LAW.
belfast Age.)


The biennial raid on the Australian
ballot law is being led this year by the
Maine Farmer. a paper once edited in the
interest of the farmers. and as soon as
the legislature meets, every debaucher of
good government will take up the refrain
and shed crocodile tears over the expense.
disfranchisement of voters, ETC., but 1t
will avail them naught, for this is an age
of advancement and the order of advance
ment will not be reversed to suit few
wire pullers who long for the old days
when they could not only buy voters, but
lead them to the ballot box and shake
the votes from their hands into the box.
We note that one of the objections brought
against the law is the expense. True,
it Is expensive SO is the enforcement of
all our laws which are made to protect
life, property and the morals of our peo-
pie, but we do not hear any agitation for
repeating such laws, simply because it
costs money to enforce them. If we are
to repeal any law tending to the public
good, why not take one that Is not en-
forced Take for instance the bowling
farce called the prohibitory law. No
man of any reputation will for moment
claim it is enforced or hardly an attempt
made to enforce it, yet..there it stands,
simply because IL looks well ON our law
books and impresses outsiders with the
high moral attainments of the people of
Maine. Another Indictment against the
law is that it disfrauchises some, which
is no doubt true, but the cases are rare,
indeed, where a man cannot familiariZe
himself how to vote split ticket, if he
so desires, and the man who is too negli-
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
NOT YET SETTLED. .

Biddeford, October 13.-Contrary to ex.
pectations after last nights meeting of
the moulders' union, the trouble between
the moulders of the Saco and Pettee ma
chine company and the management over
the question of wages, is not yet adjusted.
A committee Of the union is In confer
ence with the agent this afternoon.
The demand of the moulders was for an
increase of wages to 50 day. The agent
has offered an increase of 25 cents a day,
partial concession, and the p,oulder
have agreed to accept this, but they de-
cline to accept the suggestion of the
agent that greater amount sof work
than at present be considered day.
labor for the new schedule They declare
that his proposition means an increase OF
10 per cent in the work.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
DETECTIVE sAvmLE REPORTS.

Biddeford, October 1S.-Deteotive Sa-
vile of Boston, who has been working on
the North Saco murder case, has sent q
voluminous written report to Mayor Lord
of Saco in which he gives certain valuable
information which he thinks will be kept
quiet for the present. Therefore Mayor
Lord has decided to withhold the detec-
tives clues and opinions. Until he gives
further orders the detective is done on the
case. The mayor admits that the officer
found nothing absolutely encouraging in
the report, however, and the prospect of
the arrest of the murderer doesn't seem
very bright now.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
THE yIRDEN SLAUGHTER.

The governor of State of this Union
is an executive officer whose duties are
laid down by the oonstitu tion and stat
utes of the State One of these duties is to
see that she peace of the State is pre-
served, and IN order to provide him with
the means of doing this he is made the
commander-in-ohief Of the militia, with
power to cali them out and send them to
any scene where there is disturbance, or
is likely to be, which the ordinary forces
of the law are insufficient to cope with.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

There are only two grounds on whch
we can lay claim to the Philippines We
can claim them as conquest,
for the expense Spain put us to by COM
pelling us to go to war to relieve the peo.
Die of Cuba from her tyranny. AS we
solemnly declared when the war began
that it was not a war of conquest, and
called all the world to witness, we can
not rely upon the first of these grounds
without impeaching our sincerity. 1t is
only as indemnity then that we can claim
the Philippines with any sort of consisten-
cy. Now an indemnify is compensation for
loss or expense incurred. Unless the thing
received compensates it is not an indem-
nity in the proper meaning of that word.
An individual would hardly consider
that he had been indemnifed for loss
by having wild elephant placed in his
possession which he could not sell or give
away, which he must feed at considerable
expense, and which he must surround
with guards to keep in a state of subjec-
tion. An individual who found himself
in the possession of that kind of an in
demnity would be likely to conclude that
he had been badly cheated. Now the
Philippines as national indemnity bear
q close resemblance to the aforesaid ele-
phant. 1t is true some other nation
might want them, but it would hesitate
to buy them lest the jealousy of the
others be excited. We have got to sur
round them with guards to keep
them in order, not much short
of hundred thousand men being
necessary for that purpose probably, and
though we may not have to feed their
population, we shall undoubtedly have to
incur heavy expenditures for their protec-
ton We shall get some trade out of the
islands doubtless, but far from enough
to recoup us for the cost of holding them
and governing their people, A large part
of the Inhabitants are uncivilized, and
that kind of people are never proftab
customers. Their wants are small and
their ability to buy is still smaller. Un-
less we discriminate against other nations
we shall have to share what trade there
ie with them, and if We resort to
discrimination the chances are that we
shall be Disseminated against in China,
which affords far better market than
the Philippines. We certainly cannot
shut our doors in the faces of European
nations in the East and expect that they
will keep theirs open to us. So far as we
can see the Philippines are likely to be an
indemnity which not only does not in
demnify, but creates new burdens.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
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The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

The court martial which tried Chaplain
MoIntyre. ON charge of slandering naval
officers in SPEECH in Denver. has found
him guilty and he will be dismissed.
The chaplain sought to extenuate his
effence by showing that he was under the
influence of quinine and alcohol to such
an extent that he did not know what he
was talking about, queer defence for a
chaplain to put in.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
OVERCOATS S

The time is rapidly approaching when
the question of what to buy for
winter overcoat has got to be met. An
inspection of our stock will be of mate
rial help in making your selection for we
are showing strong line this season.
Black, blue and brown Kerseys, blue
Meltons, black. brown, and drab soft fin
ished Lambs Wool, the latest thing. for
winter overcoats are all represented in
the line; also some choice things in un-
lined English Covert Cloths in Box
Coats SWELL"
We have the fall weights if you need
them.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

The bitter opposition to the Australian
ballot in certain quarters proveszthat it
is by no means the inefficientIdevic that
is alleged. The people that are kicking
at it SO hard are not accustomed to kick
at nothing.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

The Maine Farmer is gradually getting
down to the level of most of the opponents
of the Australian ballot. 1t now alludes
to it as the kangaroo ballot That is
awfully funny, of course, but it is rather
ancient.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

gent to do SO, or too stupid to learn, there
Is Init little loss to the cause of good gov
arnment. If his vote is lost. for rs per cent
of that class are the purchasable kind.
Or If the law is too intricate, 1t can easily
he simnlified, There is not one of the
obieotions made against the law that is
for q moment tenable and they are only
hron0ht to deceive the people to return
to the old method..of wholesale corruption
of voters.
(Biddeford Journal.)
The biennial effort to overthrow the
se,ret ballot in Maine is on again. I1s
advocates are patterning after the EN-
press of China, who has just torn up Wna6
reforms were beginning there and gone
back to the way of her forefathers 1mey
will find that Maine is no China. Inc
principal of the secret ballot Is souna.
There may be certain features IN tne
system in use in Maine that can Do
changed for the better, and such changes
as are clearly necessary and just can pc
made.
Gardner Reporter-Journal.)
Those who are complaining about the
Australian ballot forget what they had
to experience before it was adopted-the
crowd of ballot dtstribu trying to
make voters accept their ballots, and the
men standing near the ballot box to see
how one voted and making d record of it.
1t is worth the cost of the Australian bal
lot to be rid of such espionage. The pres
ent system is open to improvement, but
the general idea is right, and the present
plan is better than the old one, even if
1t is not entirely satisfactory.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

Doubtless Admiral Miller's advice to
keep away from Hawaii is. good. but
what's the good Of colonies that offer no
opportunities to the people
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

DIR. RuIi's Cough syrup il the best rem
edy for coughs, colds, sore throat and grippe.
This is the verdict of the people.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IA.

One Van Wyck is enough, says DR..
Parkhurst. A good many dwellers in
New YorkJcity think one is too many.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14

TT U. ENGINEER OFFICE, 5s7 Congress
whereas the navigation OF Rockland Harbor,
Maine is obstructed and endangered by wr eek
of schooner "Williap, H. Jones,o notice is given
to persons interested in said vessel and cargo
some safe place where it will not be an OBJ
struction TO navigation. within thirty days after
date of this advertisement, it will be removed
by the United States under authority of law.
Sealed proposals for removal of said wreck
including cargo. will be received here until II
M, Nov. IA. 1Sss and then publicly opened.
Information furnished on application. R. l..
HOXIE, Maj. Engrs. oct11-l2-13-14nov1115
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
M1scELLANEOUs.
MIsCElIANEOUs.- I MsCE11ANA
Baby

in hot weather by busting his tender little
skin with (0mfort powder. It relieves
itching, and prevents cha6ng. - M. +.
Fisher, Trained Nurse, Forestdale, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to all parties who
N owe poll or personal tax in the City of
Deering, that beginning Oct nth. 1898, sum
mons will be issued for the collection OF all
such taxes unpaid at that date.
l.. 4. JONES,
oct10dlw Collector ana Treasurer.
The sun., 1898-10-05

of bis own and that within the next
week two, Hey, Willie.
Vote for tenders and take the strain off
the minds of the motormen.
There has been sort OF a sad, weary
smile around the face of Mayor McLear
since he last received the ''marble heart" I"
It is also Whispered that he does not SO
often allow himself to be shown all the
nations of the earth from point above
the City Hall.
1t is near time for the "Velvet Hand
to spring that promised political sensa-
tion. 1t is claimed that when he does,
some people will wish they were near
the north pole.
The stool pigeons are coming in out of
the "~et" and gradually falling in line
for John Z. Taylor.
CORTLAND C. Montgomery is gaining
friends daily by the manly campaign he
is conducting for recorder OF deeds.
Keep it up, Court, Delaware is only one.
Come subscribe for The Sun and don't
fail to cast your ballot for United States
Senator.
The sun., 1898-10-05
NATIONAL OFFICERS ELECTED
Local Preachers Association Select
Officials for Ensuing Year.

/
Officials for Ensuing Year.
At the fourth days session of National
Association of Local Preachers held in
this city yesterday the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
President-John R. Wright, D. D.,
Washington, ID. G.
Vice-presidents-George w. Finlaw,
D. d., New Jersey Conference; Hercules
Atkin, Philadelphia Conference; Robert
L. Dickey, Baltimore Conference; N. U.
Walker, d. D., East Ohio Conference
Cotton Amy, Philadelphia Conference;
7. L. Jones, New York Conference;
Joseph Moulton, Maine Conference; j.
Fl. Simms, Wilmington Conference; S.
I. Sherwood, New York Conference.
Secretary-George B. Jones, Philadel-
phia Conference.
Assistant secretary, C. T. Fisler, New
Jersey Conference.
Treasurer-James North, Baltimore
Conference.
Corresponding secretary - George
W. Mooney, d. d., New York Confer
ence.
Directors-Robert L. Dickey, James
North, ). r. Ingram, }. W. Loane,
William NJ. Barnes M. d., j. w.
Hackey, j. W. c. Seitz, Baltimore Con-
ference; G. B. Steman, M. D., North
Indiana Conference; John X. Wright,
D. D., Washington, D. G.; N. U.
Walker D. d., East Ohio Conference;
George B. Jones, Philadelphia Confer
ence; John B. Roberts, Wilmington Con.
ference.
An appeal was made to the General
Conference of the M. E. Church asking
that national convocation be invited on
the liquor question. Plans were pre-.
sented for proper and efficient reor.
ganization of the Mutual Aid Society.
The report of the financial committee
showed that debt of $6, S53. .S5 had been
paid during the past year.
The sun., 1898-10-05
DELEGATES TO GREAT EVENT
Representatives From Delaware Dio.
cese to Attend Triennial Coun.
Gil of r. f. Church.

Delegates from this city will leave to-
day for that notable assemblage of the
clergy and laity of the Protestant Episco.
pal church at the Triennial Council of
that church organization which begins
in Washington today and continues for
three weeks.
The delegates from the Diocese Ct
Delaware are:
Ri Rev. Leighton Coleman, Bishop of
Delaware; Rev. George c. Hall, st.
Johns church and Archdeacon of Will
mington; Rev. H. Ashton Henry,
Trinity church, Wilmington. secretary
OF standing committee; Rev. Kensey j.
Hammond, 1mmanual church, Whining
ton; Rev. j. Leighton McKim, Christ
church. Milford Judge E. G. Bradford,
Wilmington, Judge of United States
Court; DR.. Horace Burr, Wilmington,
member of the standing committee;
George II. Raymond, Smyrna; S. NJ.
Curtis, Newark, member Of the standing
committee.
The council is the legislative organiza-
tion of the Episcopal Church in America
and is made up of two bodies, a House
of Bishops, comprising all Episcopal
bishops throughout the country and on
missionary service from this country,
and House of Clerical and Lay Dele
gates, which more directly represents
the churches. The last council was held
at Minneapolis, three years ago and was
memorable for the personnel o. its dele
gates and the high character Of the dis
cussion. Since then new and important
questions have come before the church,
not the least arising out of the Lambeth
Conference in England. and the relations
which the American Church is to sus-
tain to the parent Church of England.
Among the subjects to be discussed,
the question OF marriage and divorce will
doubtless occupy prominent place.
Other important questions will concern
the provincial system, the establishment
of an Appellate Court, Christian unity,
Swedish orders, ecclesiastical relations,
relations to the Lambeth Conference, the
translation of the Prayer Book, marginal
readings in the Bible, etc. The report
of the joint commission on the constitu-
tions and canons Of the church of which
Judge Bradford is a member, is by far
the heaviest piece of work before the
convention.
The sun., 1898-10-05
Case Postponed.

In the United States Court yesterday
morning, on the application Of Andrew
E. Sanborn, a postponement was granted
in the matter of argument on the applica-
tion for the appointment of receivers for
the Arlington mills, next Saturday morn
ing at i o'clock being the time fixed
Mr.. Sanborn made the request on be-
half of Levi G. Bird, who represents the
Arlington Mills Company, and the post
ponement was granted on the representa-
tion that Mr.. Bird had another important
business engagement which prevented
him from attending court today.
The sun., 1898-10-05

The Fortnightly Cub of Grace church
will meet on Monday night at the home
of Miss Reynolds, No. 10l7 Tatnall
street.
The sun., 1898-10-05

Dollars to doughnuts that the recount
in Kent does not result in the seating of
any Union Republican unless it be the
sheriff, who is now represented by
holding-over Union Republican. In Sc
curing canvass of the vote the Addicks-
ties are merely looking for campaign
thunder. They know that they cannot
obtain the offices by legal process, and
that no Kent county jury will give an
Addicksite claimant verdict to compen-
safe him for what he regards as emou.
ments of office due, unpaid and collecti-
BILE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
DRAWS A GOLD BRICK.
Successful Returned KIOndike
Miner BuncOed in.NeW
Jersey

Pittsburg, March Thames z. Small
of Kansas City, took a rude box, con-
tanning $4,000 or $4,000 worth of gold,
to New York, got as far as Jersey City,
exchanged this for a gold brick and
struck out for the west, arriving here
last night.
Small located himself at the Central
hotel between trains. He was not so
chagrined as to be unable to do a
hearty supper full justice.
When approached and asked about
his recent adventure he was none too
communicative He gruff1y admitted
that he had struck it rich in Alaska,
but it had been far more chilly in the
east. He would not go into details
over his recent adventures, and said 1t
was enough for a man to get the worst
of it without telling everybody what a
mistake he had made.
Small went up to the Klondike gold
regions in the early part of 1896. He
was lucky and got a good paying claim
near the famous creek. There he in
duStriOuSly PANIED the dirt for about
never liked the place, he says he didn't
relish the prospect of wintering 80 near
the Pole without provisions, without
hope of game, with so many hungry
men to feed and so little to feed them
with, so he was one of the late pilgrims
to the United States. He got in on
one of the last steamers to arrive before
navigation from the far north had
closed.
4 never was so glad to get out Of a
place in my life as I was out of that
place unless st was Jersey City, where
I dropped a good deal more than half
of what I PANIED out" said the tall,
gaunt man last evening. There's no
use to tell how I was beaten. It's an
old story. I fell in with two smooth
fellows who were going to save me any
trouble about going over to New York
to dispose of my dirt. They said 1
might as well sell it there and then go
over and have a good time. I took their
advice, but I never went over, for I
had no money to do so with after they
quit me. I sold the fellows my dirt for
we'll no matter what. 1t wasn't what
they said it was, and though 1 have
enough left in my clothes to get home
on, I'll have to .skimp my larder all the
way back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
BRECKENRIDGE BLOOD.
Son of W. C. P. Said to Have Floated
Illegal Checks.

Washington, D. C, March 1.-THE
Times of today publishes the following:
w. c. p Breckenridge and Mr.. Desha
Breckenridge announce that they will not
pay checks, drafts or debts contracted
by Robert J. Breckenridge.
This notice was published in an after
noon newspaper yesterday. The Rob
ert J. Breckenridge mentioned is said to
be a son of ex-Congressman W. c. P.
Breckenridge, and it is alleged that the
advertisement was published because
tain unauthorized checks on his rela-
tives.
An allegation was made that a check
for $40, purpOrting to be drawn by ]. c.
Breckenridge, to the order of Robert J.
Breckenridge, was presented by the lat
ter to Mr.. Rauscher, the Connecticut
avenue caterer, who caShed it. Later,
when the check reached the bank on
which it was drawn, payment was re-
fused.
The amount involved, it is stated, was
returned to Mr.. Rauscher, and he eX-
pressed himself as satisfied.
Another check for SIS, similarly
drawn, was cashed, it is said for Rob
J. Breckinridge, by TyssowOski Bros,
merchants The amount in this case
will be made good, it is said and the
young man will not be punished.
In connection with these transactions,
the allegation was made that Robert J.
BrecEinridge's purpose in passing the
checks was a patriotic one as he desir-
ed to raise SUFFICIENT money to pay his
way to Cuba. where he intended to join
the army of Gen. Gomez, in order that
he might get a fighting chance at the
Spaniards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
WAR ALONE CAN STOP HIM.
In Case of Hostilities Lieut.. Peary
Would Not Explore the Arctic
REGIONS.

Tacoma, March u.-War with Spain is
the only thing that will deter Lieutenant
r. E. Peary from making his trip to the
north pole this summer, the explorer de-
clares. He would offer his services to his
country in case of war, even though his
leave of absence should not be Cancelled.
But Lieutenant Peary does not anticipate
a war and is going ahead with his prep
arations with the idea that he shall start
either in June or July.
MY experience in the north will en-
able me to do what new men could not
do. I know the conditions in the Arctic,
where such a small matter as a frost
bitten toe would cripple the expedition.
One could not proceed with a man in
jured that way; he could not turn back or
stand still, and the only thing to do would
to accompany him, thus losing a part of
the men who are invaluable to an expedi-
ton. 1 will go prepared that nothing of
this kind can occur. What I shall find is
a matter that I have given up specializing
on. I do not know and will not know
until I find it. I have given up all theo-
ries regarding the whereabouts of DR..
Andree. but if he has crossed the pole
as my experience in the north has shown
that fog usually covers the ice, water and
ground, I do not think that his observa-
ton would be worth much. He could
not make any observations from a bal
loon that would be trustworthy or such
as could be made on foot