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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20

Hon. George d. Bisbss Of Rumford
Falls, @. N. Miliiksn of Mschapic Fails.
and Charles ID. Cakes OF Caribou, ass ct
the Falmouth hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20

Ex-Governor Conner of Augusta, Chair
man Peaks CT the state board Of railroad
com missioners Barrett Potter of Bruins
wick, and W. r. Chapman of New York,
were at the Congress square hotel on
Tuesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20
JESSIE HARCOURT.

Jessie Harcourt and her capable COM
pany is oe rtainly very popular In this
city Judging from the houses that are
attending Portland theatre this week
which is the second engagement of the
Haroourt company in this city this sea
son. Yesterday afternoon. "Righted at
Last" powerful drama was presented
In a splendid manner and 1t was much
appreciated by ths good-sizsd audience
present. Last night "The Gold King,
one Of tie very best plays seen in roper
toirs, was given, and Miss Harcourt
and her support seemed to be at their
best In this favorite play.
MISS ALMA CHESTER.
The management Of Portland theatre
10 very fortunate In being able TO present
such q strong attraction as Miss Alma
Chestar and her capable company for
q Christmas Offering at popular prices.
Miss Chester Ia recognized as the strong
est emotional actress In repertoire and
abe will be seen all next week In roper
toirs of standard plays that have never
been seen at popular prices
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20
HANDKE RCnIEF
dept.

Our Handkerchief department Is
just half way down the aisle, and II
takes up almost one-half Of the length
of the big store in counter room.
You can see the arch Of pure white
handkerdhiefs as soon as you enter
the store. You can see almost the
entire line Of Christmas Handker-
chiefs displayed on the counter.
We are showing Children's white
hemstltched handkerchiefs sc each.
Children's colored bordered hand
kerchiefs, hemstitched, sc each.
Children's all linen hemstitched
handkerchlefs IL lie each.
Children's boxes of handkerchiefs,
three In a box, colored borders, Use
per box.
Ladies' all linen handkerchiefs,
plain white, embroidered. hemstitch-
ed edges and lace trimmed, IL 10,
Is, 38, so, 81, 75c. $1.o0 10 200
each
Ladies' initial handkerchIefs, un-
Numbered, IL 1-2c each.
Ladies' Numbered initial handker-
chiefs, IL IL and 25o each.
Handkerchief centers, plain and
unlaundered, IL l-2, is, %, SOC each,
all sizes.
Mems Numbered initial handker-
chiefs, IL 1-2, 25, SOC each.
Mems plain white and colored bor-
ders Sc each.
Mems unlaundered initial handker-
chiefs IL 1-2c each.
NJ Nnuo1fsnc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20
A FEW YEARS AGO
OUR SECOND FLOOR
DID NOT BID FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE.

last years have brought about changes In the
Departments thereby making Christmas shopping
one of important features Of the Second Floor
Departments
the following goods suitable for Christmas Gifts
Ladies' Macknoshes with double breasted cape $29S to
$1,000
Chdrens Misses Mackinoshes from S175 TO $39S.
Gentlemen's and Ladies' Dress Suit Cases $29S to $780,
Gentlemen's House Coats $3.50 to 5000
Imported and American Golf Ruge SIS 90 to $500.
Silk, Satin French Flannel Waists S29S to $1,000.
Haskell Cheney Bros Silk Underskrts 50 9S to 1850
Fancy Fur Neckwear from Csc to $1,000,
Consisting Marn, Sable Sable and Russian Fox, Krm
and English Marten.
Coaretes both in plain and combination Furs, $29S to
$500
Muffs in all desirable Furs CSC to $500.
Fur Alaska Seal Persian Electric and Near Seal from
$500 to 100000
Infants Fur Carriage Robes So. 9s 10 $1,000
Chldrens Fur Sets Csc to $3.50.
Ederdown Pus Silk Skoline covered, S2.9S to 81.
All Wool Blankets ST. 90 to $l2. 90 a pair.
Rugs in Tapestry, Moquet and Smyrna Csc 10 5000
Folding Screens $2.9S to $500.
Unity Boxes different sizes, So. 90 to $3.50
Ladies' Dressing Saeques CSC to $3.50.
Blanket Wrappers Ladies and Gentlemen $50 to $3.50
Ladies' Bath Robes and Komoua's at $3.50 and $500
Flannelettes Wrappers with silk YOkes at $3.50.
Skirts and Waists in Light Percaies $3.50 to $3O
Percale Wrappers 81. % TO So, 90.
Muslin Night Robes, prettily trimmed $1OO to $500
Lace trimmed and Corset Covers selected for the Holt
day trade
ANY style Jacket selected from stock ut twOhrd
price exchanged after Christmas If size and style
not satisfactory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
CORSE PAXTON.

Corss Payton's stock company pleased
two good houses yesterday ut the Jeffer-
son. presenting in their usual admirable
way. son the Rappohannook." and
"The Runaway Wife," This afternoon
the celebrated emotional drama "East
Lynne" or the Elopement. will be the
Offering, with Miss Ethel Fuller In the
dpal role of Lady Isabel and Madame
Vine Tonight "The White Slave" will
receive a scenic production including the
amboat explosion, the floating raft
and rain storm Of real water. This
Is positively the last opportunity to ses
this great American drams at popular
prices as the owners are going to with
draw 1t from public use for hvesyears
at the end Of this season. The usual spec
ialties by different members will be Civ
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
ANTITRUST LAWS.

There is a good deal said nowadays
 about laws forbidd,ng the formation of
 what are called trusts and combines. ;"
 Such laws to be effective should be
 passed by congress, and great care
 would have to be taken lest they should
 ''cut both ways" and rule out combi-
 nations of labor as well as capital
 Nothing is better established than that
 legislation for or against any class can
 not be had in this country. No pTivi-
 lege CT immunity which is granted to
 any class of American citizens can un-
 der the federal constitution be denied
 to any ether class, however obnoxious
 All have to stand alike before the law.
 Hence the difficulty of framing anti
 trust laws which will put the capital ist out Of business in that line and leave labor combines unharmed. An illus tration of this difficulty has just Oc- cured in Ohio, where an antitrust law was passed last winter. The question has now actually been raised whether
 this law does not make labor unions unlalwful and membership in them crime Counsel for the Independent Carpenters union" has filed an affi- Gavit with the rolice court of Columbus in that state, asking for the arrest of union man who is charged with belong ing to a trust whose purpose it is to c5struct the free competition of labor This, it is suggested, may affect every labor union in the state. President Farms, of the Ohio State Miners as sociation, speaking of this matter, has said that he feared the unions could net stand undsr the law. 'I have all ways regarded labor" said he, ''as just as much a commodity as corn and wheat. We will have to stand for equality before the law" MT. Farms idea has been embodied in several de- cisions of state courts. Inasmuch as there are a great many persons who IT the effort is made to outlaw the for nation of trusts in the interest of cap ital would try very hard to make the law operative against combinations of labor as well, it will be wise for the la bor leaders to be very wary in this matter.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
ONE YEAR AGO.

Who would have thought one year ago
 That war would be declared, fought and won within Q twelvemonth?
 That Uncle Sam would own or con- tr0l Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philip pines, Guam and the Wake islands?
 That there would be serious talk of an Anglo-American alliance?
 Tha- a republican president would be enthusiastically cheered in the south?
 That a young man named HobsOn would become famous by kissing AT Kansas City women?
 That 9 practically unknown man named Dewey would be the lion of the republic?
 That Dreyfus would ever have a chance Of liberty?
 That Colonel Roosevelt would be governor Of New York, and a presi- dential possibility?
 That William Jennings Bryan would become q soldier?
 That John w Griggs would be attor- ney general and an unknown Canton man secresary Of state?
 That the silver issue would be per manently buried by the American peo- pie?
 That CCrbett and Sharkey would fight with anything but their mouths? Who can guess the development Of the year that has just dawned?
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

General Wheeler says that during the past war he used the same spurs he used in the civil war.
 E. Rugglas Brice, director of convict prisons for England, is to visit this country to study American penal in stitUtions.
 Miss Maria Jeffreys, who died in Lon don recently at the age Of S1, was a granddaughter of Charles William Ii. Crane. He is said to be worth $25O,00o, and it is all safely invested.
 Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister at Washington, is recovering from his first experience of Caucasian grip, and will soon be able to assume his regu- lar duties.
 Representative Bennett of Brooklyn is the fashion plato Of the house. The latest styles in cravats, headgear, shirts, and clothes may always be found in his possession.
 John Hare rarely requires more than a month b study new part. He a!- ways makes a point Of wearing the clothes in which he is to appear on the stage in a new character for couplc of weeks before the first performance, otherwise. he declares, he would not feel perfectly at home in the part
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
THE MERIT SYSTEM SAFE.

The a. tack upon the reformed civil service system which is now well es tablished in the government of the United States, ended yesterday, in the house of representatives, just as we predicted it would when the sp0ilsmen seemed to have the upper hand. As soon as a roll call test was made, which put every member present on record, for or against the merit system, the apparent majority hostile to civil service reform which had been shown by votes in the committee of the whole disappeared, and the appropriation needed for the work of the civil service commission was made by a sufficient and comfoT table majority. It was found that legislation to cripple the operation of the merit system was as far away and as improbable as ever.
 The plain truth is that the merit sys- tenn has come to stay, and no party able to carry the county will ever dare to uproot it and return to the old plan of distributing the non-political offices of the government of the United States. The sooner this fact shall be recognized by the spells seekers, tEe less they will suffer from disappointment and waste of time in fruitless attempts to break down great reform. - Cleveland Leader
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
NEW yoRK'8 SMALLEST ESTATE.
The Tiny Piece Of Land That Rents for
 Fifty Dollars a Month.

The smallest piece of real estate in
 New York is an oddly shaped corner
 lot. This limited estate occupies a IcuriOus little niche in the corner prop erty, and has frontage Of a few inches on both these important streets. Taxes
 are regularly paid on it, and the high
 rent which it's owner demands for 1t
 has been paid regularly for years. The prolgsrty is so small that 2 man of or
 dinary height can readily stand with a foot on either of its boundaries. De spite it's diminutive size, it has been used for several purposes. A news stand was once located there and at tracted customers from both streets. In using the lot even for this purpose. however, it was found necessary to oc- cupy part of the sidewalk in front.
 The entire estate Twas takec' up with but two or thyee piles of folded papers. The man who presided over the news stand was obliged to stand on his neighbor's property while he reached over his own to hand a customer a pa per. At another time a peanut stand was set up and the entire property was taken up with tsha roasting apparatus, and if a peanut was knocked off the stand it fell on the next neighbors grounds. The smallest eS ate is now occupied by a substantial little pavilion covered with an elaborate roof, which extends out ever is limits. This di- minutive estate is supposed to have bee1, due to a mistake of the surveyors years ago. The present owner will not listen to any offers for it's sale. It has been rented for years for $50 a month, and he is well satisfied with the in vestment. The most determined effort to buy the estate has bsen made by the owners Of the hotel which occupies the site, but the owner of the smallest estate declares that his prop erty is not in the mark kst.-NeW York World.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

There is more talk of repeating the Raines law in New York. If this law is not repealed within a year or two it probably will not be for a long time. It is likely to establish it's wisdom just as the high license law of other states has done, and like that may finally be- come so grounded in public approval that no party will venture to make an issue of it's repeal. And this may be the case in spite of the ideas of a cer- tain element which wants a new liquor law which will ''1ibe-alize" Sunday in Greater New York and other large cities.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

tonic Terry to return to the stage, where, as Miss Stby1 Sanderson, she wen such fame, is said to be due to the fact that tho immense fortune suppcs- ed to be that of her husband is and al ways has been in the hands Of his mother who was opposed to the mar riage, and who, though she continued to make. her son 3. handsome allowance during his life, will not continue it t1 his widow.
 Charl Schurz will be 70 in few weeks, and at the same time he will celebrate the f1ftieth anniversary of his exile from Germany because cf his political opinions.
 Cecil Rhodes has many ways of amusing himself He rides from to 8 every morning; he reads the classics in tranlations; he is fond Of history and fiction; he collects cid furniture and curlCs, with a. preference for any thing Dutch; he is a gCcd pyramid player; he keeps private menageTia, and visits his lions whenever he gets a chance.
 Mrs. Sarah Gresham Brum,ey, moth CT of the late Judge Walter Q .Gresh- am, still lives in Harrison county, h. diana, whaIe she was born ever ninety-twc years ago, and where she has lived alncst continuously. She al ways referred to her distinguished son as my boy WsiL" Her first hu. md was father Of the child who afterward won fame as soldier, jurist and statcs- man
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

According to statistics compiled by the Chicago Tribune there were 127 Iynehings in United States territory during last year-102 negroes, P whites and Indians Of the number 11S a rcredited to, southern states, while nine occurred in the north. This is black and ugly record for coun- try which calls itself civilized and wages war for humanity's sake. The Spaniard who has smarted under the arraignment of cruelty and bloodthirst- mess may well say to America, "Phy- sician heal myself"
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Boys are always looking for a chance to get hurt.
 s-me people make failure of try ing to be tough.
 Of every rich man it is said by some body that bis women folks don't love him.
 Nearly every man imagines ,hat he is a violet hiding under the leaves, and he hears tho sound of violet seekers with knives and baskets, in the voice of every w-man who approaches.
 Every enc feels like screaming with terror at the thought Of lcl5 age. It is som ething to scream over, when you come to think Of it, and the only way to make it less Of 9 burden to yourself ard l-thers is to accumulate a bank sc- count for the day when you will be helpless Globe.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
PEOPLE YOU HEAR OF.

GerCme, the French artist, is talking eff giving up signing bis pictures. He says: ''Velasqucz, Rubens, Zurbaran, Cainsbcrough, Reynolds. Lawrence and J. M. W. Turner rarely signed. If an artist has style flis work is sgned all over.'
 Queen Victoria has appointed the Duke of Marlborough, who married Miss Vanderbilt, paymaster general, in succession to tho Earl of HCp2toun, who has been lord chamberlain. The position is largely honorary, but gives high rank and is 9 m-st desirable post.
 The confederate badge which Pres ident Mckinley were at Macon, Ga, las made it SCI popular that the organ izatiOr which issued it has been over whelmed with requests fer duplicates. It has been promptly copyrighted and several hundred are being turned out daily.
 When Senator Burrows returned to Washington after winning his fight f1r reelection in Michigan he was the re- cipient Of many Ccn gratulaticns. Sen dig potatoes thcue1, didn't he?" "Oh- yes was the reply, but I found 8 great many moro than cur gove-ncr expected me tI1. find.''
 AgoncillO, personal represent in Washington of Aguinaldo. the Philip pine leader. has made himself the sub Ject Of considerable ridicule because Cf the high and mighty airs he assumes. He and his retinuc of servants and in terpreters are living in style at the Arlington hotel. He only sees news paper men enc hour each we7k.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

A foreign correspondent reports that in spite of the proposal made by the czar for a general disarmament, both Russia and it's ally, France, show fever ish activity in their navy yards and ar senals to complete the military and naval work for which each nation has appropriated millions. The .czar may be the beautiful angel of peace which William T. Stead has painted him, but it is evident that he has little faith in the efficacy of an Nanti-militar;sm con- pact. The best that caR be hoped from it is that it will limit the armed forces of Europe to the status quo at the time O. the agreement, in which case the czar does not propose to be at any great disadvantage.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

lr The secretary of agriculture has or dered a chemical analysis of canned ,aseef bought in the open market. The poisoning of our soldiers is one thing, but the poisoning of the whole people is a still more serious thing. Secre- taryi Wilson will perform great pub lie service if he shall succeed in ssart- ing a national crusade against those manufacturers of edibles who are adul- terating their goods and weakening the whole race for the dollars there are in the crooked work.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

The assertion by the Gazette that Judge Baker was net given an oppor- tunity at Friday nights meeting to re- ply to MT. Chalmers is 2uerile. The judge occupied a conspicuous place in the court room and twice interjected remarks. There were several waits ia the proceedings, and the chairman each time asked the further pleasure of the meeting. Judge Baker is noe a shy young thing. We have always given him the credit of having the courage of his convictions and being alive to his opportunities. Every un- prejudicsd person who attended that meeting knows that the judge had sev- eral chances to take part in the dis cussion. For some reason he chose to remain silent.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
SHOPPING SUGGESTIONS.

Bronze lamps. perfectly huge, with 'baccaret glass globe; but their price isn't in proportion to their size.
 Handsome belts of Turkish coins set with turquoise that make Q very strik- ing outline for a slender waist
 Small collarettes of velvet, having collar and edging of fur, for those not desiring the expense of an all-fur one.
 Charming sets, consisting of marquis hat and huff, Of velvet, grebe, and satin ribbon, are by no means so top loftical in price as they were in Oc- tOber
 Odds and ends Of Swiss aprons, with cOlOred 1-th1ns run under inserting, left over from Christmas. A trife mussed. but nothing hurt, and the price about One-half.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

Two weeks have passed since the last rain storm, and portions of the city's main thoroughfare are still cov- cred with mud. With a good sewerage system and with Washington street properly graded the mud would disap- pear in twenty-four hours after a rain The muddy portion of Washington street now smells to heaven. It is an object lesson which the opponents of the bonding proposition have difficulty in explaining
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
THE YELLOW FEVER.

It is very sad 10 read Colonel War ing's report on yellow fever in Cuba, in which he says it is one of the easiest of diseases to combat, is in a certain sense non-contagiCus so that a nurse can sleep with his patient with impu- nity," and that ito prevent it's spread it is only necessary to maintain con stant cleanIines, to remove nothing from the vicinity of the patient without adequate sterilization, and to cremate all substances which cannot be steril- ized,' and thsn to reflect that while this eminent sanitary expert was writ ing these phrases the infection of vel low fever had fatally penetrated his own system. The New Pork Evening Post speaks wisely when it says of Col onel Waring:
 If he, with all his knowledge of the past, and with all the precautions which that knowledge would prompt him to take against it, could not escape what possibility is there of hoping to erect any trus stwOrthy barrier against it, CT any sure means of preventing it's introduction into this country when once it breaks out in Havana? He came back with it so concealed in his system that the quarantine officials saw no trace of it. His case may be that of hundreds and thousands next summer, with consequences which are too appalling to be imagined. Surely the Cnly adequate preventive is the pUTifcation of havana on the lines Col onel Waring proposed, no matter what the cost.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

This story, from the New York Sun, carries it's own moral and requires no comment:
 Since Christmas there have been ten failures reported of concerns that made a specially Of goods intended for holi- day presents. Some of these concerns carried large stocks, and were entitled to the designation of "big."N In one or two instances the stocks were valued at more than $25O, ,0OO The noticeable thing about each of the collapsed con- cerns is that it did net advertise in the newspapers. The stores that did advertise were crowded with customers from the commencement of the holiday season 10 the hour Of closing the night before Christmas. They all report the greatest holiday business in years.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
THE FRAGRANT CASE O. PAGAN.

When General Eagan says either he or General Mics should be drummed out of the army he leaves the average reader with small doubt as to which it should be. No man in Fagan's posi- ton who publicly uses such language as Pagan has used should be allowed to remain ten days in the service he has disgraced
 It is no longer a matter of beef Eagan has grossly offended against both discipline and decency He has dishoncred the uniform he wears. and he cannot be stripped Of it too soon
 No lblackguarG5 in the United States Journal.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

The Gazette misrepresents Mayor Adams in saying that he made 2 grave blunder" Friday night by failing to ci.c a single pumping plant in his pre- sentaticl Of beneficial results from such ownership. Every enc of them was gravity plant with the exception of small pumping addition to the works in the city Of Detroit, Mich, and there the rate was shown 10 be com paratively higher" Let us see. The mayor in his argument mentioned Min neaPolis, Minn., Coldwater, Mich, De-
 troit, Rockford, Rock Island, and Springfield, H. We find on examining the printed re-
 ports relative to the water systems of those cities that every one of the plants is a pumping plant. The mayor re- trained from quoting figures relative
Arizona republican., 1899-01-22

The navy department intends to "christen" five new transports after Generals Grant Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan and Logan. This is in line with the past policy of the navy in it's nomenclature, which gives to first and second class ships, whose magnitude dignity and service would honor the memory of great military or naval he roes, such meaningless titles as Olym
 pia, Monterey and Terror, while the freighters and transports or little tor pedo boats are reserved for memorials of grand old men like Farragut, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. The naming policy of the department has gotten bottom side up and ought to be righted.