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The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
MARINE NEWS.

City Island, May Z-Bound south
schooners William H. Bailey, Somes
Sound. Me. Samuel Hart Thomaston,
Me-; Fannie and Edith, Rockport, Me. |;
Maggie Ellen, Sullivan; Hope Haynes,
Richmond, Me. Laura Robinson, Stony
Brook and Mabel Hall, Rookland, Me.
Boston, May S-Arrived, sohooners
Sarah @. Ropes, Newport News; Maggie
Mulvey, Perth Amboy; Herbert, Rock
port, Me. Charles Cooper, Bangor.
Sailed, steamers Prince George, Var
mouth, N. s.; Ashanti, Avonmouth via
Portland; st. Thomas, Windsor, N. s.
New London, Conn.,, May 7.-Sailed,
schooners Commerce, New York for Rock-
land; Henry. Perth Amboy for Gardiner |;
Nellie Eaton, New York for Millbrige;
Charlotte I. Sibley, Brunswick for Bel
fast.
Boothbay, May 7.-Arrived schooner
Benjamin T. Biggs. Kennebec: Ethel
F. Merriam. Boston. Sailed, Susan
Frances, Portland; Addie Bowman,
Damsriscotta; Telumah, New York for
Bangor.
Vineyard Haven, Mass, May AR
rived. schooners Henrietta Simmons,
South Gardiner for New York; Rodney
Parker, Rockport, Me-, for New York.
Passed, schooners Frank L, Stinson.
Philadelphia for Portland.
Baltimore. May ARRIVED, schooner
William B. Clifford. Bath.
New York, May ARRIVED, schooner
Nathaniel 4. Palmer, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
A WET SUNDAY.
Captain Hugh Began and Brim Jcwctt
Fell Overheard. Yesterday.

BrIm Jewett. the second engineer of the
tug Knickerbocker mistook tho shadow
for the substance yesterday. and stepping
ON what he supposed was a plank. fell in.
to the water and got a good duckine. The
tug was Inoored at the Grand Trunk
wharf near the elevator, and about eight
O'Clock 10 the morning when the tide WIS
about half down Mr.. Jewett started to
90 ashore. A shadow was thrown near
the railing along the surface of the water,
which looked MS II there was plank
across the intervening space. MIR. Jewett
attempted to cross 1t and dropped into the
water. 1t took five men to pull him on
for he tips tho scales at over two hu ndred
and forty pounds.
About eleven O'Clock Captain Hugh
Began, in attempting to step from the
railing of:the steamer Mary W. Libby ct
Portland pier, to the wharf, slipped and
fell overheard. The crew went to his as.
sistance and got him ashore all right.
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MRS. W. G. WHITNEY.
GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES.

Mr.. Frank Cummings former men,
Der of the P. H. s. Cadets. who also
served in Co. A, during the war with
Spain, and after his discharge from the
infantry branch of tie service re-snlisted
in the engineers corps stationed at VIII
lett's Point, New York. is In the city on
a few days visit to relatives and friends
prior to his departure for Manila. Out Of q
call for volunteers, 100 OF the corps volun-
teered for service in the Philippines. and
so were accepted. Mr.. Cummings Ia to
start with the corps on Thursday for the
Philippines.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
THE SACRIFICE OF BLOOD.

New York, May 6.-About rs of the
survivors of the Third Army Corps OF
the Army of the Potomac sat down last
night to their Sbth annual reunion din
ner at the Hotel Manhattan. Col. Thorn
as B. Matthews presided and Gen. Daniel
E. Siokles made the principal speech of
the evening. He said In part:
Last Sunday, in this hotel, had a
long talk with our President. ventured
to ask him whether our representatives in
the Philippines had been as oonciliatory
az he wished them to be and as he thought
the people desired. For some time had
The President said he was very glad to
have an opportunity to tell me just what
happened, and, as lie laid no stress on
our talk being confidential, feel can
divulge what he said. He told me that
he had given explicit orders as long ago
as February last that under no oircum-
stances should our forces attack the ma
tives; that assurances should be given
them that so far as We found them oapa-
BILE to exercise governmental functions II
would be our purpose to encourage them,
and 1t was while doing this that they
organized a conspiracy to capture Manila
and destroy every American In 1t. 1t was
DOu uuLll tuo IVoAooAu ot1hoS WnSh
that murderous assault was made that the
horror of war was let loose on the natives,
and but for that, the President believes
our peaceful policy would have been sue
oessful among them. regret that the
President has not let people know this
more clearly. Our right Of Sovereignty
there is indisputable. We have right
to expect that the Inhabitants will recog-
nize it and accept our assurances, sol.
EMMY given, that their rights will be re-
spected. We have bound ourselves to
make them good, and we will make these
promises good Notwithstanding this sacri-
fioe of blood"
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
A DRIVING PARK DESTROYED.

Woonsooket, X. l., May Mot only
were all the Buildings connected with
the Woonsocket driving park, about
three miles outside the city, destroyed
by fire this afternoon, but in the midst
of the conhagration so pounds of dyna-
mite stored in One of the stales, exploded,
and added considerable TO the devasta
ton, besides shaking up the country for
miles around. At the time of the explo-
sion, A. g. Stacy, the caretaker of the
park, was in an adjoining building only
20 fset away, but other than being thrown
violently across the room and receiving
a few bruises, he sustained no i'll effects.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
NO NEWS FROM APIA.

Washington. May 6.-No further advices
have reached..the state department. from
Samoa and 1t Is believed that none Will
now be had until the sasternsInail arrived
sion Is due at Apia next Wednesday and
the departments information Is that
there is NO danger Of further outbreaks
meanwhile.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
OUR FILIPINO WARDS.
Army Relied Upon to Crush Them I'm
Ten Days n Diplomacy Fails.

~
Washingsoh' nay o'As - oeiisv.u 'ns'
An animatinv purpose In the Fiifpino
presentation Is to make sure that what.
-, tn,,, ~ ,ovsrnmsnt Ia adonted will
o.eA .oA -
AFFORD LUCRATIVE ana ihnuen'iai pinoes
for the many ambitious Philippine lead
ore Thu administrstion sees nothing in
80 N... .N.,,.h,. TER e.,
thisf asp'r"'ion ilieoo"oi,"D'o Wv.
government over the ISLANDS by the
ITnited States. the opportunity for the
v,,,r,r,s h.,rc sorrd In n ,,baral pro.
-..-,
vision form onicipai, a0o even PROVINCIAL
native government in the islands.
I1ritad Statas ofYic;al. nroperlv distrib-
- ~. ,.,sI. a.. 80.
u'eo 'nroosno"' 'ne is'0nus eupe
visory capacities may be charged to inter-
fere as little an possible with local
% ,o, .s +hsv ..a oor5pctad
~ ,os
without abuses ana Few garr1sohs Oh
troops at strategic points, supported by q
naval copt,nuent. a ia thouaht by offic
-,
lais mere may prose w o0 sAi sns' Is "oo
essary for the effective maintenance Of
the United States sovereignty over the
;.,,a, ,vh,1. r,..t,rr the native asn,ra
iS'""us' "o
lions for home rule. Inc fnihppine
commission has been instructed on the se
,,o;rts and pras,dant .Scburman sspec-
iaIIv ,s sar,njne of the Commission 4
ani;,,, 70 hr5nn about the sccentance of
49, oond,t,nns nv th.r,nsnrgents
s,da from, fine ercoura0ernent con-
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
A DEPOT ROBBED.

Worcester, May THE new Boston
and Albany depot at Westboro was en-
tered BY burglars just before two O'Clock
this morning. Entrance was effected by
forcing side window. Powerful charges
of nitro glyoerine were inserted about the
looks Of the huge iron safe. A mighty
explosion ensued, the large front door De-
ing hurled rs feet through window into
"a swamp. The noise was heard all over
town and the interior of the depot is bad
ly wrecked. The inside door of the safe
was not forced and nothing was secured
by the burglars.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
A YEAR OF JUBILEE.

London, May r. A special despatch
from Rome announces that the Pope has
signed bill proolaiming sacred year OF
universal jubilee beginning December %
next. His Holiness aocords plenary in
diligence to pilgrims to Rome and other
recognized shrtnes Of the church through
out the world during 1900.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
AMATEUR EDITORS.
uPECIAL TO TIE PRRsaJ

Saoo, May q. AT the annual meeting of
the.Maine Amateur Press association to-
day, these officers were elected:
President-W. RI. oturtevant, Bangor.
Vice President-Howard Whitehead,
Saco.
: Secretary-Miss Eta Cowan, Orono.
Treasursr-Miss Florence S. Goding,
Sanford.
Executive Committee-Messrs Dana,
of Portland, Cass of Foxcrott and Larkin
of Waterville.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance it may be best to rem
der it promptly, but one should remem-
Der to use even the most perfect remedies
only when needed. The best and most
simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup
of Figs, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
SULLIVAN ARRIVES.
PortIsnd's Inheld Has Been Greatly
'99- strengthened.

Inhelder Sullivan arrived yesterday,
and will begin practice with the team
today. He will play third base for awhile,
Kilfedder will be given trial at second
and Counihan will go to first. Love was
released last night. He has shown HIM
sell to be good fielder, but is hardly up
to the mark MS hitter.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
DROWNING ACCIDENT NEAR BAN
COR,

Bangor, May 7.-Elmer +. Small, aged
about 81 years, was drowned this after.
noon at Pushaw lake. about ten miles
from Bangor, by the sinking of a sailboat
due to ignorance of sailing the craft.
Harry williams and Chas. II. Battray also
of this city. who were with him, olung
to the mast and were saved.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
DIED OF MUMPS AT 90.

Worcester, May DIR. William Lam
bert Russell died at Barre, Saturday,
aged 90 years. He was in Carlisle, Mass. !,
in October, 1900, and WAS the Oldest liv-
ing Harvard graduate. Death resulted
from an attack of mumps
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
MAzET BILL SIGNED.

Albany, n. Y, May 6.--The Mazet bill
proyidinx for removal Of the New York
City aud other police departments from
Gov. Roosevelt.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
WESTBKOOK SEMINARY, 10; BRIDt
TON ACADEMY. {.
PENNSY WON.

Philadelphia. May 8. The intercolleg-
ate shoot, in which the University of
Pennsylvania, princeton. Harvard ana
Yale participated. took place here today
and was won by the University of Penn
Yale.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

EARNED ruus-Portland, 4; Bates, 4.
Home run-Conroy. Two base hits
Nobiit Q. smith, Clark, Pulsifer. Libby.
Stolen bases-Spratt. 2; Noblit. First
nasa on srrors-Portland. 2; Bates, B.
Hit by pitched ball-Spratt. Struck out
Nv Hussey -Kiifedder, CLARK. Double
nisvs-Toft and Lowe. Time-One hour,
10 minutes. Umpire-McLoud.
SATURDAY GAMES.
At Boston-Boston. 10; Brooklyn, 10.
At Philadelphia-Ph 3; Bal
timore, II.
At Chioaeo-Chicago. 10; Cleveland. 5,
At Observation-Disclosures 10; st.
Louis, O.
At tsburg-Pittsburg, 10,
At New York-Nsw York. 8; Washing
ton, 2.
ONLY ONE SUNDAY GAME.
Cincinnati, May 7.-Brsitenstein was
invincible today until the ninth inning
when two singles, an error and Blake's
double nettsd three runs and won the
game. The locals hit Powell safely five
times in the first inning, but found him
troublesome after that. Rain kept the
attendance down TO 4.792. Score:
C,pc,nnati. Sc 0 90 0 D o-S
st. Louis, 0 Q 8-4
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
KIPLING TO BE AN LII. d.

Montreal, May 7.-Rudyard Kipling
has been offered and has agreed to accept
the degree of LII. D., from McGill uni.
versity.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

Impossible to forsee an accident. Not
impossible to be prepared for it. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil l. Monarch over
pain.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

Cambria.
Glove finish, colors, fast black.
Semi-rustle, fast black.
Percaline.
Colo, ~ 1-2, Ito I'd.
Fast tlack. 1s 1.a, is, go. e5c I'd.
Mercerized, 800 I'd.
Sea leland silk.
Similar to Psrcaline but nicer.
Moire antique finish, loc
Satin.Antique.
Mercerized, "More like silk than
some silk" saws q wise dressmak-
or. 80 inch. black and colors. $50 I'D.
Lawn Lining.
Fast black and colors. 40 inch,
12 LEO I'D
siIesia.
English roll, colors.
Q, 10 1-2c I7c I'd.
Fast black, ~ 1-2, Is, 20, CSC I'd.
Surahs.
Color, go, 25, 500 I'D.
Fast black. Is, 30, rs, 80, 35c I'd.
NearsiIk.
Black and fancy, CSC
Padded
Waist lining.
Black back, figured front,
Canvas.
Black, IL lao, 10, 20, $50 I'D.
Colored, ~, csc I'D
6uckram, Csc
Hair Cloth.
French in black. gray, white.
Herringbone in black and gray.
Tuxedo.
An effective substitute for hair
cloth. zoe 20.
(Theee goods being shrunk, and
without al ial weighing, will
return to tne.r original form and
elasticity alter being wet. They
are fast colors and will not. after
wear, fade or look worn and old in
the garment. Their superiority
as Dress Facing for the fine
trade Is therefore unquestioned.
CYinoline.
Cotton, 10 20.
Linen, GOO. I'd.
qAfYeta. for binding seams.
II ! 20. Ito piece
Betting, to 2Dc I'd.
Circular Banding, 5, Sc I'd.
Ever Ready Skirt Bands, loo each.
bicycle Skirts Weights, lOc. yd.
Fitted Buokram Collars, sc each.
]. R. LIBBY CO.
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w. II. II. PETTENGILL.

W. II. II Pettengill, assistant janitor
at the Custom House, died at ten thirty
O'Clock on Sunday at his home 1894 Con-
gress street. Mr.. Pettengill was IS years
old. He was for many years blacksmith
in the employ of Thompson Brothers. He
was a member of the 25th Maine regi-
ment during the civil war and was past
commander of Thatcher Post. He leaves
wife and one son.
MRS. W. c. WHITNEY.
New York, May 6-Mrs. William c.
whitney, wife OF the former secretary Of
the navy, died shortly befors 1 O'Clock
this aft rnoon.
Mrs. Whitney died at her summer
home, Westbury. near Roslin, l.. l. She
sustained serious in Jury to her spine
year ago by being thrown from her
horse She had since been undergoing
treatment and last summer was removed
from her Westbury home to Bar Harbor.
Some months later she was brought back
to Long Island in yacht. At that time
her condition was reported to be some-
what improved. This apparent improve.
ment continued up to within short time
ago, when her case took a changs for the
worse.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
]. R. LIBBY co.

Hits, Cincinnati, o; st. Louis. 6 Er-
rors, Cincinnati, 3; ST. Louis, 0. Bat
teries, Breitenstein and Peitz; Powell
and Criger
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
INSTRUCTED FOR LITTLEFIELD
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss,1

Richmond. May Ga very quiet eau
Gus was held by the Republicans here this
afternoon, at which the following named
persons were chosen as delegates to the
district convention at Lew iston: Noble
Maxwell, Charles jackson and Edwin
Totman. The delegates were instructed
for Littleneld.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

BATTLEFIELD BULLETINS. ~
At West Point-Trinity, /; West Point,
At Scranton-Scranton,5 s; Wilkesbarre,
s.
At Easton, Pa.-Lafayette, 3: Lehigh,
2.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6; 1oron-
to, 3.
At Providence-Princeton s; Brown. 2.
At Lawrence-Lawrence, g; Havernil,
At Middletown, Conn.-Wesleyan, !;
Williams, 3.
At Amherst Holy Gross, 4 Amherst,
At New Haven-Yale. 10; Dartmouth,
6-S innings.
Of Vermont, 5.
At Exeter-Hopkinson School, 4; Phil
ps.Exeter, 2.
AT Cambrjdge-Haryard, 10; Columbia.
At hia-Pennsylvania, =; Cor
nell, 4
At BIngor- Bow dom, 6; U. Of NJ ), ?.
AT Observation-Disclosures 80; Shaw's
Business College, D.
wEsTBROOK SEMINARY, 10; BRIDG-
TON ACADEMY. {.
The baseball team of Westbroek Semi
nary went to North Bridgtou1 SaturIy
and played game with the Eridgton
Academy team. The game was an Inter
esting contest resulting in q victory for
the Seminary boys by score of 10 to s.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
} SUPPORT SWASEY.
IsfEcIAL TO THE PREss.l

Fryeburg, May 6.-The Republicans of
Fryeburg held their caucus this after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Charles G. Warren and
Marcus NJ. Smart were chosen delegates
to the Second District convention. They
will support Hon. j. p. Swasey.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

The store whose Lining
department IN o w the
most complete stock at
wholesomest pric e is
likely to be the store that
wins your confideno e, and
your custom.
Few Lining depart
mehts, even in million
people cities are as thor
oughly stocked as ours.
Every newest Lining Fad
II IL has meTit-c o m e
straight to US.
~p0 N0NfYn
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

the without help After giving all hopes of recovery
1 advised to Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound for special information began to improve
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
MILES CENSURED.

Continued from First Page.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
LastIn
Dress stays.

Sterling improved covered steel,
black, white ana colors, z5c doz.
Covered Marlborough, korect and
up-to-date, l0c doZ.
Silver Star and Imperial Twin,
l5c u0Z.
Uncovered and Japanned, l0c az.
Superior. l5c doZ.
Silverboue, lightning and Duplex
Eagle, zoe doz.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
Real Whale bone.
Hooks and Eyes.

De Loug, Golden Spring, Apple
tons Invisible, Albatrosa,
1Oc card
Fauitless, hump hook. DC card
Ball and Socket Fasteners, loo doz.
Peet's Eyes. per package DC
Military Hooks and Eyes,
8. 8, 1oc card
Swan Bill, sizes and 6.
4c per yard
Hook and Eye Tape, 2O.25c yo.
Niagara Fastener, zoe set
Skirt Binding.
FEEDERS Pompadour, 20 I'd.
FEEDERS Brush Brazil and Vel
yeteen. 10c I'd.
VeIveteen, 5, 6, &c I'd.
Roll Braid,
sgd. pcs. SC: I'D pcs, Sc.
Goff's Angora Braid,
sgd. pcs, loc.
Black Mohair, $50
Star Skirt Protector, Sc yd.
Sewing silk, best 10c twist,
90 spool
Kerr's Lustre Twist, 400 yds;,
black and white, loo spool.
Ounce Spools silk, black,
COS spool.
Clark's Machine Cotton, also
Coats, sc spool.
500 yds. Spool Basting Cotton,
DC spool
100 I'd. Spool Coats Cotton,
&c spool.
Dress Shields.
Duplex, size 3, 26o pr,
. NJ o., black or white; Lily
or iuvinoible, size 2, >0c pr.
(Rise SC Tor rach larger siZe.)
Fair and Square, Nos. = and 6,
lie to 800 pr.
"The Gem" med um.
l5c e. pr. for 25c.
The Paragon, loo, 6 pr for 25c }
Nameless, per pair lie.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
new ADvEKrIsEMErra
NEW ADvERrIsEaIFNra
g. %.&ibb4 Co.,
The Army whose Soldiers are
lined with

the best, and whoesomest food, is the army
win your Victories.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

The possessions that win good hus-
bands and keeptheir love should be guard
eddy women every moment of their lives.
The greatest menace to woman's per-
manent happiness in life is the suffering
that comes from arrangement of the
feminine organs. j.
MANY thousands OF women have realized
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08

TNERFEcT womanhood depends perfect health.
Natures rarest gifts Of physical beauty vanish before
- pain.
crr.st d;sros;t;ons turn morbid and fretfu1.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
PERFECT
WOMAN
HOOD

this too their beauty barely in time to save their
lives Many thousands have availed of the in
vitaon of Pnkham counsel all suffering women free
of charge.
MRS H. T. GARRErsoN Bound Brook, N j., writes: DEAR
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
Fercaline.

Mercerized, "More like silk than
some silk" saws q wise dressmak-
or. 80 inch. black and colors. $50 I'D.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-10
VIII Vmnroya the Grade.

Missoula, June 9.--The county COM
missioners have decided to at once
improve the long Lolo grade and have
awarded the contract to J. B. Reeve
for $S75. This road, which has been
greatly improved during the past three
years, will now be considerably wid-
ened and the grade made more easily
passable than it has been heretofore.
This will be an Improvement that will
be much appreciated by the people
who come to Missoula from up the
valley. This road is much used and
the travel over it has greatly in
creased during the past two years.
When the board of trade took the
matter up two years ago the road was
in a deplorabe condition, but the i'm
provements that were made at that
time by the county so much benefit
ed the road that the business that
has come from the district above the
grade to Missoua has shown a decided
increase.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-10
1t Was Returned,

From the Detroit Free Press
Il came upon a couple of boys fight
ing on the street the other day." said
the portly man, as he laughed at the
recollection. They were both smeared
over with eggs and were fighting like a
couple of young wildcats.
AS usual thing l do not believe in
interfering with quarrels among chill
dren, believing that it is better to let
them fight it out and settle their diff
ferences in their own way.
But they We're fighting so fiercely
and were using such bad language that
| thought it best to separate them.
Getting hold of their collars I pulled
them apart and demanded an explana-
ton.
He threw a rotten egg at me,
shouted the younger of the two as
he struggled to get at the other boy
again.
This was undoubtedly a fact, as the
boys clothing was a strong testimonial
to the point in evidence.
Tut tut said I, you should have
returned good for evil
81 did he sobbed. the reaction hav-
ing set in. The one that | threw at
him was a good oner
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-10
MiSSOULA NOTES.

The Fourth ward will take water,
II you please-on the side, of course.
The latest high water prediction is
that 1t June II passes without flood
there will be none this year.
Missoula has many encouraging
prospects, but it must be admitted that
the state university is at the head of
the list.
Missoula will have her good clothes
on when Fourth of July comes, and
she hopes that her neighbors will
all come to see her on that day.
AS has been remarked in these col
umns, the toll road proposition is one
that Missoula cannot afford for her
own sake. to allow to continue.
There is rejoicing in the Fourth
ward. Alderman Herzog is bigger
man that Admiral Dewey over there,
and he ought to be. He has made a
good fight.
Joe Bradley has returned from the
Buffalo Hump country. He says that
the only good thing that he saw was
the hump. and that was too big to
bring home.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-10
A SUBS ANT|AL START
On the improvements for Hig-
gins Avenue.
SOME ACTION NECESSARY
Business Men We're Loud in Their Com
plants This Spling-The Work
Should Not Be Allowed
to Lag.

Missoula. June 9.--The Higgins ave
nue. improvement seems to have taken
| a substantial start and it is to be
hoped that it will not be allowed to
| lag There is no desire on the part
| of those who have advocated the i'm
provement of this street to impose any
unnecessary expense upon the city or
upon property owners of the avenue
but the experience of the past spring
has demonstrated that some action
is absolutely necessary. The test-
mony of Mrs. Mccormick at the coun-
Gil meeting Thursday night was that
the water that stands along the ave-
nue. in front of the business blocks
that are her property has become so
bad that it runs into the cellars and
there is no way to prevent it under
the present conditions. Business men
who occupy the stores along the ave-
nue. have been loud in their complaints
this spring. They say that the con-
dition of the street interferes with
their business, so bad are the pud-
dies and mud holes that form in the
street. Even now, after several hot
days. there is a mud hole in front of
the Yerrick block.
This condition of affairs can easily
be remedied. The cost will not be
excessive and the Improvement to the
property will be sufficient to more than
compensate for the outlay. There are
many owners Of property on the ave
nue. who will agree with Alderman
Herzog in his opinion that the i'm
provement that costs the least money
at first will not be the best or the
cheapest in the end. 1t would GER
tainly be folly to scrape the accumu-
lated muck out of the cutters and to
use it to crown the street as was sug-
gested by one man at the meeting
Thursday night. That muck and mud
is the accumulation that has resulted
from all of the expensive experiments
that have been tried on the avenue,
and the city will surely not try to
repeat this unfortunat/piece of busi-
ness. There is a way to permanently
improve the street, and it Is probable
that the investigation that will be
made between now and the time of
the next meeting of the council and
property owners will result ~ the dis
covery of the very best methcd.