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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
JUDGE PETERS LAST TERN
Prominent Maine Maine WIN Take
Part I'm Commemorative Exercises.

Miscassst, October 2S.-Stsam yacht
Aria. owned by hon. II. d. Blake OF
Bangor, arrived from Bangor this after
noon, having on board Senator Eugene
Hale, Judge Wiswell, Hon. John b. Red
man, Hannibal Hamlin of Ellsworth,
Judge whitshouse of Augusta, Captain
Arey OF Brewer, Hon. Il. IL. Baane,
General Charles E. Hamlin, John II.
Robinson, P. II. Gillen. Esq, d.. Neely,
Captain Goodwin, Captain Blake, Ruel
smith. Esq, and Chief Justice Peters Of
Bangor. who will preside at the October
term of court beginning tomorrow. This
will be Judge Peters, last term of court.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
(TALK NO. I9)
GETTING AccUsToM ED.

To the first pair of glasses is
nearly always more or less annoy
ing. The eyes have been under
the old conditions so long that it is
difficult to adapt themselves to the
new. People who are inclined to
be nervous find it difficult to begin
wearing glasses on that account.
To avoid this trouble 1 often COM
mence by prescribing only part
of the full correction. After the
glasses are worn few days 1 ex-
change them for slightly stronger,
gradually working up to the re-
quired strength. In this way the
change is so gradual that the eyes
feel no Inconvenience or perplex.
ity. All the benefits of correctly
fitted lenses are enjoyed without
the usual objection of having to
get used to them. / make no
charge for these extra changes. I
want my glasses to be relief from
the very start. 1t is my constant
study to give perfect comfort to
my patrons, and will spare no
pains Or effort to attain that end.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
EXPENSES OF WAR.
Question Discussed Yesterday I'm II ouso
OF Commons.

London. October % I'm the House Of
Commons today the chancellor OF the sx-
chequsr, Sir Michael Hicks Beech, made
a statement on the question of the ex-
penditure entailed by the TrAnsysal war.
He said the expenditure Of the past year
had been caused by the supplementary
vots to the total Of ei2i, ,205, ,0O0. but he
added that the revenue had been expended
and be expected there would be an iu-
crease of R3.0OO,000 over his estimate of
the revenue. This would be a considerable
contribution towards the unfoi seen sx.
penditure ana would leave about e700,-
900 to be provided. He thought there
shoul Id be no addition to the fixed debt
but that tn money should be raised by q
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
ANOTHER ATTACK.
Beers Have Rallied and Are Assailing
Glencoe.

Glencoe.
London, October 2A.-Ihe London Daily
Telegraph has received the following
from Ladysmith, dated Sunday, a.10
p. M:
The Beers reported to be COCO strong
and under the command of Commandant
General Joubert aud President Kruger,
in person, are today again attacking
Glencoe.
Gen. Yule. commanding our troops.
has moved his camp back into better
defensive position.
Ihe Daily News publishes the follow
Ing despatch frou Ladysmith, dated Sun
day night;
"a large force under Commandant
Joubert and Commandant Vegan, opened
ire on Dundee yesterday. The firing
was continued today. The result is not
known here. /"
The correspondent of ths Daily Mail
says:
"An official of the Eonenza mire, who
has just arrived from Pretoria, declares
that while there he heard that Col. Baden
Powell, the British commander at Mafs-
king, had captuIei Gan. Cronja and 10
Beers and had killed 5o0."
The Daily Mall says 1t understands a
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
LIKE HANDBOOK TACTICS
Stevens Describes th,
Battle at ElandsIaagte.

SPeAt stevens describes the
Battle at ElandsIaagte.
London, October "a --phe Daily Mail
publishes the following description of
the battle OF Elandslaagte from its speo-
ial war correspondents. MIR. g. W. Stey-
ensi Field at Ladysmith:
1.-THE battle was a brilliant, complete
success, the Beers numbered from 1900 20
2oa9 and probably had about leo kille d
and $50 wounded.
"Ihe sight itself was like practical
illustration of handbook tactics, each
arm represented doing its proper work
TO perfection. The Gordon HiehIanders
in their attack, advanced in magnificent t
order. They were Immediately saluted
with heavy fire, which told from the
first.
sTheir major fell with a bullet in his
leg hut as he lay where he fell, he lit a
pips and smoked plaoidly, while the ad-
vance continued. AS man after man
dropped. supports were rushed in 20 the
dring line, our men darting from cover
to cover, splendidly led and ever ad-
vancing. Yet as ridge after ridge was
won. the Highlanders still found new
ridge confronting them; and thus they
fought their bleeding way until the final
ridge was nsared with nearly every officer
down
"1hsn, slamming every available man
Into the Hring line, Manchssters, Devons
and Light Horse all mixed, with bugles
chanting the advance, bag-plpes shriek-
ing and the battle confused surge, our
men swept yelling forward and the posi-
tion was won.
"Msanwhlls squadrons OF lancers and
dragons Tapped round the Boer left
flank. catching the enemy as they retired
In disorder. goring and stamping them
to pieces And the commando was not I"
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
THE WEATHER.

Boston. October 28-Local forecast
Tuesday: Fair weathe er; light and vari-
able winds.
Washington, October 23.-Forecrst for
Tuesday and Wednesday for New Eng
land and eastern New York: Fair
weather with moderate temperature 1ues-
day and Wednesday; light variable
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24

The gentlemen Of the party. with many
prominent lawyers from all over Maine,
will take part. In some interesting sxer-
discs commemorative of the venerable
chief Justices retirement from the bench.
There will be dinner at the hotel with
speeches. etc.. and . ceremony under the
branches Of the famous old oak tree
which the Chief Justice has always Wis
tied on his trips to wisoasset and which
has been named for him, the Peters oak.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT

Portland. Oct. ss, 1901 local
weather bureau records the following:
sa m.-BaromeEe 30. 3Ds: thermome-
ter. A; dew point. 81; Rel humidity
go; direction OF wind. W; wind yeioc-
ity, 4 state OF weather. cloudy.
p. Barometer. 3O321; thermome-
ter. 46: dew point. 81; rel. humidity, SO;
direction of wind. n wind velocity, G;
state of wesuher. clear.
Max. temp, 81. min. temp, AZ; mean
temp, 40; max. wind velocity, 10 SM !;
precipitation hours, %.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
And British Forces in Natal Have
Been Divided.
Quite Evident War Office Has News Ii
WithhOIds From Public.

message was received In London yester-
day from Cecil Rhodes. dated at Kimber-
ley. October 10. declaring In substance.
that the Inhabitants OF Kimberley desired
to draw the attention of the government
to the need Of speedily sending reinforos-
ments there. as the town was being sur
rounded BY increasing hunters of Trans-
vaal and Free State Beers.
lhs matter, according to the Daily
Mail. has been submitted to the cabinet.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
sHAMRocK,s "TRIP uoME.

New York. October 28.-It is expeeeed
that the Shamrock will start from New
York for England week from tomorrow,
but shs will not leave Sandy Hook until
the weather is fairly promising. The
Erin win tow her whenever possible
though In the toughest weather the
Shamrock will travel under her own oan-
vas
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-24
LOOKING FOR suocEss.

Philadelphia, October Baldwin Van
Dusen Paul. who Is delegated to repre-
sent President Kruger at the information
al commercial congress, win not take
further part in the proceedings. He has
gone to Chicago to transact other busi-
ness for the Transvasl government. Be-
fore leaving for the West. be said;
"Ihe news thus far received from South
Africa would rather favor the British
side Of the conflict but It would be well
for Americans to remember that niue out
Of ten dispatches received from the seat of
war come from British sources. don L
believe that the Beers have been rspulsed
as badly as the press dispatches have stat
ed. realizs as we'll az anyone that Great
Britain has q tremendous power and had
she TO deal with small nation like the
Transvaal located within the guns Of her
ships, there would bs speedy ending OF
the war, but the Trans,aal is q gigantic
fortress in itself. The Boers are deter
mined to maintain their Independence;
they are willing to sacrifice all; the fight
will be bloody one from the very start.
England has a more difficult task than
her war party Is aware Of, and the truth
fulness Of this statement will bo borne
out by early events expect to see most
Of the fighting done in British territory
and 1 expect further that the indepen.
dence, complete ard everlasting Of the
South African republic will bs acknowl-
edged by all nations Of this EARTH"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
Death Of Richard z. Hlnnl.

In the death of Congressman Richard
P. Bland. of Missouri. there passes away
one of the most conspicuous figures In
American politics. Mr.. Bland is the
original agitator Of the restoration Of
the free coinage of silver. having be-
gun his work on this line III 1877 four
years after the act of 1873. Repeated
failures never discouraged him, and to
him more than to any other one man Is
due the movement eliminating in the
great campaign of 1896. which brought
the matter before the people direct for q
final settlement In the Chicago con-
ventlon Of that year Bland was the logi-
cal candidate. and up to the very hour
in which Bryan took advantage of n
situation which brought him before the
convention In the capacity of hypno-
fist, he was regarded as the sure winner
Of the nomination.
One of the chief merits OF Mr.. Bland
the respect in which he was held by pol
itical opponents on account Of his sin
Certify and high character. notwith-
Standing their condemnation of his
financial theories. Aside from hts OPP
position to wholesome financial policies,
Mr.. Bland was man of marked ability
as Democratic leader on the floor of
the house and was socially popular
cnough.to make many personal friends
,amonG the Republicans. They. with
the other hosts of friends throughout
the country, freely admit that he had
the genius OF n statesman. and was one
Of the few leaders of that party in the
past generation who reached that alti-
tude.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16

Cleveland Plain Dealer: When the
great American public likes a man or
woman 1t likes them excessively. It
likes Miss Helen Gould. 1t likes her
with an effusiveness that would have
astonished her not over-popular father.
No doubt she is deserving of all the
tributes that have been paid her. She
has given both wealth and personal
effort In numerous good causes. This
Is an unusual combination in the class
to which Miss Gould's estate admits
her. and on this account It Is all the
more appreciated.
And how has this appreciation been
shown? By complimentary resolutions,
by the cheers of the multitude, by the
prayers and good wishes Of the ma
TONS. defenders. by an album in which
her soldier admirers are enrolled, by a
badge admitting he. within the fire
lines at any future conhngration in the
big city. by honorary admission to the
Order of Spanish War Veterans. These
are honest and welI-meant tributes,
and as such are above criticism. Miss
Gould has received them with the ut
most good taste. She has shown in ey-
cry Instance that she felt honored.
Two or three London papers have
seen At to cast q little ridicule on this
love affair between the American pub
lie and Miss Gould, but they don't un-
derstand 1t at all.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Hope is dream a man has when he
Is awake.
Fools begin a lot of things that wise
men finish. m
The beauty of tntooed picture IS on
ly skin deep.
Always expect less Of people than you
expect them to give you. q
Every time battle is fought another
scrap of history Is made. a..
The world doesn't spend much time In
Watching a mans good acts.
Any dealer in firearms will furnish
you an empty gun free Of charge.
If a man is a good listener q woman
votes him pleasing conversatlonalist,
The man who has no little vices NAV
make up for it by having one big one.
When man loses SEQ gold piece it
isn't case Of "out of sight, out of
mind"
1t Is better to love the person you
can't marry than to marry the person
you can't love. =
All men are more or less prejudiced-
not because they want to be, but be-
cause they can't help 1t.
Butter Is prime when It Is fresh: but
mans youthful freshness disappears
when he reaches his prime.
II some people knew half US much as
they think they know they wouldn't
nave such good opinions Of themselves.
a revolver that will shoot three miles
has been Invented. The wise poet will
now see the ACCESSIBILITY Of sending his
contributions by mall.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
Old Glory's Anniversary.

Flag Day was generally observed IN
many parts OF the country on Wedncs-
day. which was the 1e2d anniversary OF
the adoption by Congress OF the design
OF the American standard. In Philodel-
phia and Washington especially the Gel
ebratioHs were most notable. the former
city being the birthplace OF Old Glory.
the date being the 14th Of June. It'll. At
that time the fathers OF the republic
were engaged in the revolution for In
dependence, and the population OF the
country was less than i,OoOOOo. but the
great struggle was against the most
powerful nation In the world. From the
day OF the adoption OF the stars ana
stripes the patriotic army OF lndcpen-
Gcnce carried them.
Could those fathers awake to-day anu
witness how the thirteen stars nave IN
creased to forty-hvc; that In century
and quarter the flag floats over n
vast republic. greater than they dream
ed would eXlst-ihnt sevcnty-nVe mil
lion people look upon the history OF inc
splendid efforts In the cause OF which u
Is the cmbem--they would understand
how they were building better than they
knew when they followed 1t to the great
victory they won. They could behold IL
floating wherever the sun shines on THIS
Globc, In every land and upon every
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
THE lNTELLlGENCER.
WHEELING. JUNEl 500.
a Timely Address.

4 An address delivered by Hon. White
law Reid yesterday. at the anniversary
celebration at Miami College, on "New
Duties and New World" Is Of especial
interest at this time, because it deals
largely with the facts connected with
the Philippine situation, Its history, and
the duties, responsibilities and obliga-
tons of this country In the premises.
An abstract OF the address, the whole
of which is quite lengthy, is published
elsewhere, and the Intelligencer only re-
grets that rush of other matters pre-
vents the publication of Mr.. Reds re-
marks in full There are some suggcs-
lions which the intelllgencer hopes will
be appreciated by readers who take the
pains to read; they are Of some value
IN assisting those who have not yet
fully understood the real status Of the
position Of the United States, and comes
from member Of the United States
peace commission which formulated the
treaty with Spain.
Mr.. Reid answers fully the arguments
of the opposition concerning the right
of the United States to take possession
of the Philippine islands and provide a
government. He shows the absurdity
of the proposition that the archipelago
will be taken into the Union as a state.
and also OF the claim that the Fiiipinos
are capable of self-government at pres
ent, as we'll as OF the argument that the
formulated principle of the Declaration
OF undergraduates Chat the governments
derive their powers from the consent
OF the governed), rs applied to the Phil
ippines. This principle cannot be np-
piled to the Tagalos until they demon
strate their ability to govern. and the
United States completes its work Of the
establishment of n condition Of affairs
that will render any sort Of civil gov
errment safe.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
An Atlantic Steamships Lor,,cr


Ladies Home Journal; One tidy
little refrigerator about six feet wide
and twice that depth Is the butterman's
stall IN this market under the sen. Lit
tie TUBS or butter are arranged on
shelVes to the amount of 5000 pounds,
and In company with these are 10000
eggs. Twenty-Five hundred quarts OF
milk and cream are stored In n sepa-
rate room. all having been sterlizcd.
rms market has n room especially for
SAT- meats. and here are hams. bacon
ana tongues to the articles of food
without which the eplcure would he
unhappy and which must be alive
when cooked. Chief among these nra
oysters. OF which 10000 are carried to
meet the wants of the passengers
CLANS are only provided to the num-
Der OF l,50O. HOLSTERS are not abund-
antly supplied; 700 pounds Is nil the
storeroom shelters.
Ihis market In the bottom of the shin
contains, besides the things mentioned
fruits. green vegetables, and an cnor.
nous stock of groceries. Tho latter 10
ohiv limited by space, for groceries are
NOT perlshnble goods and will keen
from one voyage to another until used
lea ana coffee are used In large
amounts-about thirty-thrce pounds n
DAY or tea and fifty pounds OF corrae
PeFishab!e supplies are taken on board
IN proportion to the number of passcn.
gers booked, and anything OF this kind
when Is left over when the shin
reaches port Is eaten by the crew.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
Tariff and the Trusts.

Pittsburgh Times: Periodically arises
the man who has some argument to
Hing at the tariff system of the United
states. While 1t is not particularly
new this time, 1t Is in line with the rest
When the witnesses testifylng before
me United states commissioners In
slst that the tariff is responsible for the
trust IN the United States. 1t might be
worth While to dispute the statement,
out 1t may be just as wise to assume.
LOT me purpose of argument. that the
tarlf has made possible the trust. Prob
ably 1t has. to go even farther For ba-
lore the time Of the tariff certainly n
trust could not exist In the United
States. Until the conditions arose
which came from the encouragement of
1udicious tariff there was no induce
ment for men to invest millions of dol
ia:s In gigantic enterprises, nor, for
that matter, dollars without the mill
IONS. Without the conditions that have
followed the tariff there would be no
sugar rennlnS companies selling sugar
tor SIX cents pound, nor for twelve
Genus. nor perhaps for twenty cents,
belore the tariff made sugar refining
prontable In the United States most
men bought brown sugar for about six
teen cents or more and white sugar was
curiosity. Before the tariff made the
manufacture OF tin plate possible, and
made, possible perhaps. too, the tin
plate company. tin sold as high as IS a
Don, against about half that now, and
no combinations Of capital engaged in
the business. The tariff has done a
great many things, and il 1t has made
trusts possible 1t has done 1t by making
manufacturing in this country profit
aple Investment OF capital possible and
mas made the mill and factory possible.
Perhaps that has made vast comblnn.
tons Of capital possible. Sure enough
they would not have been possible I'M
der any other conditions. The AmerJ.
can tariff can account any day for its
offcnSes, and without much effort
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
REFLECTIONS OF BACHELOR.

Slim ankles don't always mean It Is
the same everywhere.
1t Is more satisfactory to like TOM
boy than to be married to her:
Four women playing whist make one
wonder how four men sewing babies
clothes would act.
A womans idea of having u good
time Is being Invited to so many things
that she hasn't n different gown to
wear to all Of them.
Right after girl has been disap-
pointed in man she takes desperately
to music, church work, mental science
or something that doesn't agree with
her.-NeW York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16

Mount de Chantal seminary closed
another years record Of success yester-
day and the commencement programme
ing OF that institution, the came of
which Is national. The long list Of grad,
yates was added to and the houors that
were distributed were granted upon real
merit. Commencement Day ut The
Mount Is always looked forward to with
pleasure by the public, and yesterday
was no exception to the general rule.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
500 Reward 800.

The readers OF this papsr will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all It's stages and
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure ia
the only positive cure now known to the
medlca! fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires a con-
stitutionai treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces or
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
The palien. strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In do
ing Its work. The proprletors have so
much faith In Its curative power, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t faiis to cure. Send for list
OF Testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo. o.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16

Parkersburg Journal: Sam Mcguire
the well known drummer, put up n good
joke on the editor of the Point Pleas.
ant Register. the other day The tr,r-
bic Is, the Register tool; tho mnt,nr
seriously and Is now booming orr Son,
for Congress-. The Fl. C. Jack son Grocery
Company couldn't do without joculnr
sam Mcguire, which Is one OF the ron
sons why he Will never 10 to Congress-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16

was Grocers' Day, and who neglected to
make their daily purchases previous to
Q o'clock In the morning, were obliged
to go without some things needful. had
no one to blame but themselves. but
they took II good nnturedly. Who could
with n clear conscience, regret this an
nuai day Of pleasure for hts grocer who
has served him so faithfully for twelve
long months?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
ARARE OPPORTUNITY.
To Secure Complete Set of Encyclo-
ncdin RritnnniCn,

Frank Stanton Is Offering the public q
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For short time this standard work
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The Encyclopedia Britannica Is on
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they viii be glad to show II TO any one.
II you cannot come In person, write
them, and they will be glad to send sou
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They have only limited number OF
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