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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

THE city of Lewiston has been not
little stirred up the past week over the
methods by which the improvement of
the water system is to be brought about.
The Androscoggin water, which is now
supplied by the city water works, is SO
VIGOROUSLY unfit for drinking purposes
that all who can afford iG purchase
spring water. 1t is proposed to GO to
lake Auburn or Wilson pond for a better
supply: and legislation has been obtained
TO enable the city to do SO. The excite
ment is over the practical carrying out of
the work. There is a water board and
water commission, and there has been
much conflict as to whether one Of these
bodies or the other should control the
work, The winter board, being the older
body, would naturally have had charge;
but the present city government appar-
emily prefers to have the work and the
patronage under its own control Ihers-
fore it has constituted commission to
have charge of the extension, and the old
water board is frozen out An attempt
was made on Wednesday to have meet-
ing of ''citizens and tax payers, but the
result was rather funny, as described by
the journal:
"The meeting of the citizens aud tax
payers at the Municipal court room in
Lewiston Wednesday night was attended
by about y dozen opponents of the now
water works commission, and ono hum
dred and fifty democrats mostly from the
street department crews of Lewiston The
Democrats got there early and filled the
seat outside the bar. When ex-May or ID.
j. MoGillicnddy arrived he was greeted
with applause. His worthy father, Mr..
John McGillicuddy, occupied a promi-
nent seat among the cohorts and rsgulat-
ed the noise they made. The word had
been passed around quietly among the
| faithful all day that the meeting was to
be packed, ana it 80 happened that many
heavy taxpayers who wanted to get in
into this place could not find room to
stand up In the room at half past seven
O'Clock. Street Commissioner Murphy
| kept his men well in hand, and when he
smiled they roared and when he forwnsd
they growled."
The result of the meeting was a
triumph for the commission as against
the water board. Capt J. l.. Hayes, MIR.
S. B. Hayes, MIR. A. d. Barker, Mr.. @.
1. Barker, Hon. Seth Chandler. L. r.
Callahan and Prof. Jordan were among
the few champions of the general public
interest who got into the hall. and they
seem to have made good fight; but
in the voting the spoils politicians and
adherence Of interested contractors were
ON hand, while the citizens who had only
ge neral interest were absent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

Whitslaw Reid, who was one of the
Paris commissioners, in recent article in
an English magazine explains that the
$40, 900, GOD given TO Spain was not to pay
for the islands, but was paid "solely in
recognition of the principle that debts
attaching to territory and incurred for Its
benefit should be transferred with its
Sovereignty" If this bestrue tits diff
cult to see why the Cuban debt was not
recognized in some way. 1t may be said
that we did not recognizesit because we
did not assume sovereignty over the Is
land. That may be good reason for not
making ourselves directly Irresponsible for
it, but 1t would seem to be no reason for
not making the island of Cuba response :
BILE for it. If it be a principle that debts
attaching to territory should be trans
ferred with its sovereignty why should
not the debt attaching to Cuba be trans
ferred with lis sovereignty and why, as
guardian of that island, was 1t not our
duty to ses that 1t was transferred and
later that 1t was paid by the new soyer-
signg MIR. Reid's explanation of the
payment of the $50 0OO. 600 appears to re-
lieve US Of some inconsistencies only to
get us into others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

The body of Geo. ID. whitney of Tops
ham. who was drowned while bathing
with a companion in the river, Wednes-
day, was recovered by diver Thursday.
1t is reported from Bath that DIR. Percy
w. Roberts has conceded to Mrs. John q.
Patten, his former wife, this contiu ual
custody Of their minor children, BY the
have the children three months in the
year.
The ordination of Rev. John II. Whit.
son as pastor OF the Baptist church at
Bnokfleld. occurred with Rev. DR. Dunn
of Materville and several other ministers
in attendance. eThe examination of the
candidate was held In the afternoon. and
the ordination exercises and occasional
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Rems,sell of South
Paris, IN the evening. MIR. Whitson is q
popular writer of sketches aud book for
young people.
Hon. A. r. eI3ixby OF Skowhegan has
received despatch from his brother, ii.
L. Bixby, who resides at Star Prairie,
Wisconsin, four miles from New Rich
mond. stating that William w. Bixby,
an older brother, was killed In the New
Mr.. Mccoy, had q leg badly broken, but
that DIR. Frank Wade, who had been re-
ported killed, was all right. DIR. Wade
Is a son OF Cleveland Wade Of Athens.
A well-dressed young man claiming tc
be- L. G. Morse, Jr., of Boston, son Of
the late Leopold Morse, Is being 10 oked
for at Dinoolnville. He appeared there
some time ago and went TO board with
Joseph Mullen. He left Friday, for Boston
presumably for his family, naphtha
launch and horses. Before leaving Her.
bert True oashed check of $50 for him
and Ross Fernald one OF $105. The youn Z
man has not yet returned, although he
was to do so Saturday. The checks have
been deposited but it Ia not yet known
whether they are good or not.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

ton and Maine hold lease illegally and
that the contract under which the lease il
heid be declared null and void.
The plaintiff bases his claim OF the II.
legality of the contracts on the fact that
the lease was not approved by q majority
of the stockholders.
The Boston and Maine also is charged
with having violated an agreement
whereby the Boston and Lowell railway
and Its assignee were created trustees u
manage ana control the Central Massa.
chusetts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
The pennslyyapia pemocrats declared

The Pennsylvania Democrats declared
that they remained ''true to the faith
and principles of our party as declared in
the platform of our several national con-
ventions. " That ought to be satisfactory
10 about everybody under the sun, for
sour several national conventions
have expressed adhesion TO almost every
principle under the sun and every policy
also. Hard money and soft. money, free
trade and incidental protection--all these
contradictions and many more have re.
ceived endorsement in "our several
national conventions
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

The Bostoh Herald has opened a dis
cushion in Massachusetts as to the reasons
why the rural legislator is deteriorating.
The Herald declares that the county
towns are deteriorating. and explains the
phenomenon in this way. The Spring
field Union suggests, on the other hand.
that the Herald has made serious omis-
sion in not referring to the perniclous
system by which representatives are al.
lowed only one term. This discussionEis
of interest in Maine as well as in Massa.
chusetts Our legislature seems to be
detrriorating; although perhaps II we
could step back to the days of 1s49 we
should lind that fifty years ago private
and selfish interests were as rank and
troublesome as now. 1t seems plain. how.
ever, that great change would be
wrought If the towns would regard the
place of legislator as duty to be placed
upon the shoulder of the man best fitted,
rather than as a compliment to lie passed
around. This would mean the keeping OF
good man In the position of representa-,
tive for a series OF terms. for no man can
in one term attain such knowledge of the
affairs of the State, as to he of the
highest efficiency. The taxpayers
of the State, especially the farmers,
who are most troubled, should learn a
lesson from the special interests. The
very able corps of gentlemen who serve
special interests at Augusta are men al
long experience. Mr.. Joseph II. ManIey.
who is the best-known of them. has al
ways lived in Augusta, and Is familiar
with al the details OF the governments
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

AT recent conference between Presi-
dent Hyds Of Bowdoin and representatives
OF the various classes, the matter of the
various ceremonies and contests which ale
wars attend the opening week of the "a /
term was discussed. u was decided to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

The English plan of arbitration has
beea made public at the Hague. Like
this American plan, it embodies q volun-
tary provision, aud the feature of per-
manence, and accessibility at all times.
Each signatory power would appoint two
jurists or publlcists of high learning and
integrity to act as judges ON the tribunal.
Any of the signatory powers desiring to
have recourse to the tribunal for the
peaceful settlement OF differences would
give notice of its desire to the secretary
at the central office, ands afterward would
select from the list of members of the
tribunal tbs number of arbiterss stipulat-
ed for in the arbitration agreement, with
permission to adjoin to them any other
person. The litigants themselves would
fix the date for the assembling of the
tribunal. 1t will he seen that the varia-
tions of the two plans relate solely to
administrative detail, and not at all to
principle The details are, however, of
much moment, since the highest efficacy
Cor voluntary plan must bs conditioned
on its acknowledged impartiality. With
court of arbitration established, the
nation least DESTROYS of war would be the
first to seek to avoid it by proposing a
reference TO the court. The aggressor
nation. OF the one having most to gain.
would thus be put in the position of hav-
ing TO accept mediation or run the risk of
affronting the moral sense of other peo-
pies of Christendom. And that win be
quite risk ii the plan of the court is
mRnifestly just and adequate. While the
moral sense of the great public is often
apathetic, and seems a slim dependence
against organized and efficient selfish
ness; set in the end it is very danger
GUS force, and one that every intelligent
despot and eonqueror has feared.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
TROUBLE ABOUT RAILROAD
LEASE

Boston. June 16. "A bill in equity has
been entered in the Circuit court of the
United States In behalf of Benjamin W.
Jones and other stockholders of the Gen.
tral Massachusetts railroad against the
Boston and Maine railway company and
further interfering with the franchise
and property of the Central Massachusetts
railway, of which 1t is claimed, the Bos-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

The story of the death of Gen. Luna by
the hand of an assassin Is now followed
by similar tale IN regard to Aguinaldo
Both these stories may be true. but both
Of them are quite as likely to be false.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

Bath claims population OF $4,000, Fan
increase Of one half since 1890. There is
much solid business enterprise to support
Baths growth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

"A fisherman Of Southwest Harbor at :
tributes The disappearance Of the macksrel
to the warships. This Gala to mind the
explanation made BY the late Daniel
Stickney Of Names slow growth in popu-
lation. He said that SINCE the railroads
had been built they had .hauled oil tue
young people out West. e
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

give mp the rope pun and the football
rush, but not to abolish the famous old
sihapei rush. There will also be three
neutrality-suspicious. baseball games in
stead Of one. The reasonable college
governments OF modern days Is gradually
abolishlne the ancient roughness. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

Patrons of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the ONCE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the ofhce OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street.
Portland. Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

Joseph II, Manley is ieoturing TO the
Kennebec county Oranges on Oliver
Cromwell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
N VEST NJ ENTS
WE OFFER

lily OF Deering As, due 1913
City of Passport AIS, due 1907
Town OF Damariscotta AIS due 1900
Portland Water Co. as, due 1897
Maine Central r. q. 6's. due 1900
Maine Central n. II. as, due 1912
st. Cr0ix Ell. & Water Co.
SIS. due 1000
Erie Telegraph & Telephone
! Co. CoIlat. Trust 5's, due 1895
Cleveland City BY. SIS. due 1903
Toronto. Hamilton & Buff
falO Ry. As, due 1916
Union Pacific Ry. Co. As. due I947
Niagara Falls Power Co. SIS, due 1889
Fond du Lac Water Co. SIS. due 1916
AND OTHER GOOD SECURITIES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

--waterville's tax rate this year win
probably be twanty-thres mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
BARGAINS IN OUR
JEWELRY REPAIRING.

WE are familiar With all kinds of Jewelry
w repairing and have made il speciality
for years. We are now ready to make 10 order
YOU may wish at very short notice. McKEN-
NEY, the Jeweler, Monument Square, Portland.
isnl2dn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
NOTICE.

To THE PuBLIc: Having bought out
the firm Of l.. NJ. Lovejoy & Son. Car
penters and Builders, 192 Brackett ST..
i will, after tho FIRST of July, occupy
their place of business and In the mean
time, orders left at either shop will re-
ceive prompt attention.
CHAS. B. HOWATT,
We would recommend Mr. Howatt to
our customers as one who will serve YOU
faithfully. Thanking you forpast patron
age we wish continuance of the same
for our successor. l.. NJ. l.. & SON.
jei5dlw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
ADMINIsTRATRIx's NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby give notice that she
have been duly appointed Administrative,
q, of the estate OF
OLIVE A. CORLISs. late of Yarmouth.
In the County Of Cumberland. deceased.
and given bonds as the law directs and have
appointed Charles l. Marston of Yarmouth.
Me- Agt. or Atty. within the State.
OF said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement and all indie bted
thereto are requested to make payment i'm
mediately.
GRACE G. LAMBERT. Winthrop, Mass, or to
CHARLES L. MARSTON, Yarmouth. Me-,
Agt or Atty.
Yarmouth. May 81. 1899.
je3 dtaw3wSs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

1914 only 4 points below the best reached
nearly 10000 shares. The strength I'm this
stock associated with the announce
ment OF the incorporation of the new cop
per trust which was to embrace this COM
pany. II the trading in Anaconda. together
with the green industrials and local
stocks be subtracted from the total Il will
be seen the trading was very narrow and
that the standard shares were much neg
lected. Crop uncertainties, together with the
decrease of $4,000 in Burlington's surplus
earnings for March, left the grangers frac-
tionally lower. The professional element is
largely bearish on certain stocks which
have experienced an unusual rise while the
tenaciously to their stocks on the belief the
present market Is but halt, and that bull
ish enthusiasm will arouse stocks from
their lethargy IL bountiful crops be assured.
For the week the Iron and Steel shares were
irregular to the extent of a point or SO. I'm
portant changes. not hitherto mentioned.
are: Advances, Third Avenue. 10; Canadian
Pacific. s7s; Minneapolis & st. Louis. So:
AZ. Declines. Metropolitan, Si2; Tobacco,
AZ; Manhattan, IA and Delaware & Hud-
son and Brooklyn Union tours. 31z.
Operations in bonds during the week were
large and many of the medium-priced is
sues made handsome advances. The fact
that several States have laws impending or
enacted permitting savings banks TO invest
in certain high-class railway bonds, has
tended to enhance the value of such mort
cages. Speculation generally. too. was
strong and confident The absence of real
stringency In the money market forced the
employment OF idle funds into mortgages.
which return a fair rate of interest United
States twos, regular. advanced y; the new
and the threes. registered, Il in the bid
price. The old fours. coupon. declined y.
The following table. prepared by L. w.
Louis. Room IL. Board of Trade. shows the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

conclusions until congressional discussion
has thrown its uncertain light upon the
question. But while pending this formative
stage of opinion the subject may aCpear
to be surrounded with some uncertainty.
men who understand the influences that 60
furthest in the shaping Unpopular senti-
ment have little doubt that a policy
which appeals so directly TO the passion for
national greatness and prosperity will final
ly bring a large majority of our people
TO the support of the policy of CONNER
cial and Industrial expansion. In proper
ton as the public moves towards this con-
clusion the men of finance will come 10
gradually anticipate the approach of an era
In history can compare; and as that
prospect becomes clearer confidence will in
crease and American investments will be-
come more valuable. The spectacle of ma
tional greatness then presented will infuse
new confidence into new world enterprise,
and nothing can prevent our marching on
toward an era of national greatness I'M
paralleled in the history of mankind. This
prospect may come within sight of realZa-
ton earlier than many slow-moving observ-
ers are anticipating. We are within COM
paratively few months of the time when
our future policy in these matters must be
finally determined by the action of the adj
ministration and of Congress. There are
vision that would enable them to forecast
the final shaping of this great issue; and
with a little more clearness in the prospect
they will begin to take anticpatory ventures
on the probabilities of this situation. For
this. however We must wait, but IL Will
be wise TO. keep a sharp lookout upon this
factor in the march OF events.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

IS: extra shorts $5s7ik ribs S. 50. shorts. S.
Receipts-F1our. 1000 brls: wheat. 1000 bu: corn.
brs; wheat, 10000 bu: corn. So coo bu oats. 1900
bu.
LIVERPOOL. April 2s.-.wheat-No. red
Northern, Duluth, firm at IS 3isd; futures quiet;
April nominal; May, 30 SID: July. IS I'D. Corn
Spot quiet: American mixed new. 3s sd; Sep
TENDER nominal Flour-St. Louis fancy winter
hrm at IS Sd Beef dull: extra India mess. SOS;
prime mess. 55s. Pork dull: prime mess. West
ern, ass Hsms-Short-cut. IA to 16 lbs, firm at
SIS Cd. Bacon-Cumberiand cut, q to 80 lbs.
steady at Sis; short-ribs Is to 20 lbs firm at Bis
long-cear middles light 30 TO S5 lbs, firm at 2es
Cd; long-clear middles. heavy. IS to 20 lbs. firm
at 2ss; sbort-clear backs l6 to IS lbs. steady at
s Cd; clear bellies. IA to is lbs steady at Dos Cd
Lard-Prime Western. in tierces. steady at 27s:
American refined. in 2s-b pals. steady at 27s Cd.
Butter firm: finest United States. SIS: good. sSs.
Cheese easy: American finest white and coiored.
sis Cd. Talow-Prme city steady at Us; Aus
tralian, in London. 23s Cd.
BALTIMORE April 2s.-F1our firm and un-
changed: receipts, 70S2 brls; exports. 80 brls;
sales. 500 brls. Wheat firmer: spot and month.
asked: steamer No red, 7lssa7l%c: receipts.
II. pa bu; exports none; Southern wheat by sam
ple nGTlzc: Southern wheat on grade. 72Gnc.
Corn firm; spot. ss&dssssc: May Ssae; June.
los 626 bu; exports. 0o01 bu Southern white corn
si0llsc Southern yellow. 4oc asked Oats steady;
No. 2 white, 35d35l2c: No. mixed, 32i1q33c; re-
ceipts. 0.422 bu; exports none.
TOLEDO. April 29.-Wheat higher and firm;
NO = cash. 1314c; May, '9l2c. Corn active; NO.
mixed, Csc. Oats dull. but steady; No. mixed.
2sc. Rye dull. but steady; No. 2. cash. Sc.
Clover seed dull. but steady; prime, cash, April,
new, 1915; October. $40.
CINCINNATI. April 2s.-Flour dull. Wheat
quiet and frmer; No 2 red. 72lzc. Corn easy and
lower; No. 2 mixed. 3ei1c Oats dull: No. 2
mixed. 29c. Rye quiet: No. 2. 621sc. Lard quiet
at IS. Bulk meats easy at $3.50. Bacon easy at
S.65. Whisky steady at s1.8
MINNEAPOLIS. April 2s.-wheat-No. North
ern. April. 7O7sc; May, 70isc; July, 715sc; Sep
,1ox oSL1. fronl ha
No. I Northern. 707sc: No. 2 Northern, csc.
Flour and bran unchanged