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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07
ARMY POSITIONS WANTED.

i. Washington, March G.-'ecretary Alger
was fairly overrun tony with congreS
sional callers. nearly every one of whom
had one or more candidates for appoint
ment in the regular or volunteer s}
under the terms of the reorganization
act 1t Ia safe to estimate that as per
cent of the officers in the present voiuu-
teer army are anxious to remain In the
service. The secretary said that he had
not been able yet 20 make any selections.
There is some doubt whether appoint
mept of officers for the volunteer branch
of the service under the new law Will not
have to be deferred indefinitely, that is
until such time as the volunteer regi-
ments have been actually recruited.
Aslthere is a disposition at prese to,get
along without these volunteer regimen Is
as long as possible the chances of any sp-
pointments being speedily made are NJ
very bright.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

II TO Speaker Reeds influence was due
the defeat Of the scheme to smuggle
through the Nicaragua Canal construction
bill by attaching IL to the river and haf-
Dor bill he is to be credited with an ex-
cellent piece Of work. Doubtless the
country wants a canal built aofoss the
isthmus, but 1t wants. the work entered
upon In an honest and businesslike way.
with trustworthy estimate of the cost
and the difficulties to be encountered.
The bill before Congress was crude
measure founded on unsatisfactory data,
and nobody knew whether the amount OF
money appropriated by 1t bore any close
relation 10 the cost Of the work or not
To tack such measure on to an
appropriation bill was an attempt to
ooerce the House into voting Tor IL wheth-
or it met Its approval or NOT 1t was an
attempt to smuggie bill of doubtful wis
dom through by trick.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

The Outlook claims that the govern
ment is paying the Pullman Car Com
pany three times as large rental for postal
cars as is Paid by the railroads for tourist
cars which cost as much ms the postal cars
Besides this rental the Government pays
a minimum of six cents "A ton each mile
for the mail carried in the car, ranging
from two to ten tons per car. The aver
age receipts Of the railroads for hauling
one of these cars are about thirty six
conts a mile, while the average receipts
Of railroads for hauling a Pullman car
are merely the fares collected from few
passengers, soIae of whom ride upon pass
es. The Government, therefore Is paying
the railroads about three times as much
for hauling postal car as the Pullman
Company and its patrons pay for hauling
a Pullman.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

In letter to the Argus the Hon.
George +. Talbot recommends that the
question of expansion be introduced into
our town elections, in order to get an
earlier expression of public opinion in
regard to that policy than we can get if
we wait for a state or national election.
MIR. Talbot should show how to introduce
it. He should show how citizen of Free
port, for instance. when he is voting for
seiectmen or collector of taxes can be
brought to see that it is his duty to ignore
the qualifications Of the candidates for
the duties that will deyolve upon them
and to give his vote to the nominees who
are in sympathy with his ideas ON the ex
pansion question irrespective of other
considerations.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07
HOW SPAIN LIKES THE NEW CABI
NET.

Madrid, March 6.-The new cabinet has
been we'll received by the Conservatives
and the business world, but the Demo
Gratis and Republicans uenounce Ii as rep.
rssenting the most ultramontane section
of the Conservatives.
The W.ylerites are violently opposed
to the cabinet aud stormy scenes are pre-
dicted. The election in the Cortes will
take place In April.
"a mum Der of repartriate1 soldiers made
d demonstration at Valencia yesterday
evening. They marched through the
streets headed by a banner inscribed
Long Live the Army" and ave Are
Hungry" The processionists were dis
persed by the police but there were no
serious disturbances
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07
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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

Italy has now gone to seizing Chinese
teri org at the instigation, it is said, Of
Great Britain. When the process of par
ceiling out the Chinese empire is conclud-
ed the prospect is that the Empress Dow
aner Will have to sleen on leased land.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

The Montana Legislature has been legis.
lating directly in favor of the trust by
enacting law that two thirds of the
stockholders Of q corporation may compel
the remainder to part with their hold
ings at an appraised valuation or accept
stock in new corporation.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

Senator Quay says he still believesl that
he will be reelected to the Senate. Very
few will believe that he believes any such
thing He has been losing votes. eyerlsince
the bslloting began, and lost three last
weak
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

The Cuban Assembly seems inclined to
make trouble and 1t may become neces
sary to suppress it in the interest of paci
fication. The s., 600, 600 which the gen.
erals agreed to accept the assembly seems
inclined to refuse, perhaps in the hope of
getting moro by standing out. 1t is TO BIZ
feared that the average Cuban politician
will need good deal more educating be-
fore he is fit for self government.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, MARCH z.

That scare lest all the cotton mills
should leave New England for the South
has disappeared. Prosperity has returned
and the New England mills are not only
able to stay but to put up wages.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

The California Legislature has passed an
anti cartoon law which forbids the
printing of picture of any person with
out his consent. Persons who hold pub
lie Office or who have been convicted of
crime are excepted, Unless the people of
the Pacific coast are very different from
those of the Atlantic there won't be much
difficulty in getting the required consent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

g. w. Robbins Of the class OF 100, ate
college. and graduate OF Cobb divinity
school few weeks ago, has accepted a
call to the Free Baptist church at Gardi.
ner. Mr.. Robbins was one of the Bates
debating team in the debate with Colby
In April, and is foroeful and eloquent
speaker.
A reunion of the the descendants of
John Knowlton is to be held in Ipswich,
Mass, June 2S. The Knowltons came
to New England from England in 1852.
The family consisted of q father and four
sons. Three of the sons established homes
and families in Ipswich-John in 1889.
William and Thomas in 1642.
Mrs. William s. Knox. wife of Con-
gresham Knox, of Lowell, Mass, was
seriously injured by being thrown from a
carriage in a runaway accident at An
dover. Mass, Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Knox was conscious. and a physician
found her injuries TO consis0 of two
broken ribs, one of which is of such ma
ture that 1t is feared the action of the
heart will he affected.
In New York, electric automatic cabs
ara at premium. There was q time
when people were afraid to ride in them.
but now a person who wishes one to drive
to the theatre must put In his order a day
in advance.
Mr.. Oassatt. the new president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, began his cares,
nder that great corporation rs q rod,
man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

ENDORSED ar HOWE.
such Proof as This should Convince
ANY PortIsnd citizen.

The public endorsement Of q local ott,.
zen is the best proof that can be pro.
duced. None better, none stronger can
be had. When man comes forward ana
testines to his fellow-citizsns, addresses
his friends and neighbors. you may ba
sure he ID thoroughly convinced or he
would not do so. Telling ones expsri-
ence when IL 10 for the public good is an
act of kindness that should be appreci.
ated. The following statement given BY
o resident of Portland adds more to the
many cases Of Home Endorsement which
are being published about sThe Little
Conqueror." Read II.
Mr.. ]. W. Leathe, dealer in 10 reign
and domestic fruit Of a66 Middle street
says; 81 used Doan's Kidney Pills ana
the result obtained proved them to be a
most valuable remedy for kidney trouble.
! had difficulty arising from the imper-
feet action of my kidneys for some time.
and hearing about the prompt ard thor.
ough healing and curative action of
Doan's Kidney Pills procured box Of
them from my near neighbors at II. n
Hay & Sons, at the junction of Middle
and Free streets. The use of this preps-
ration soon cured the. trouble which had
bothered me for such while, and gave
strength and tone TO my kidneys. This
prompt action fully demonstrated the re-
markable value of Doan's Kidney Pills.
and their merits should be known to every
sufferer from kidney ailments.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price so cents box. Mailed on
receipt of price by Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-EOAN'S-an
take no otter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The western farmers are considerably
ahead of the Maine. people In establishing
neighborhood communication by means
of local telephones. They use the barbed
wire fences for the purpose, and puroh ase
cheap transmitters and receivers for use.
One of these telephone lines upwards of
two miles long is thus described in the
Turf, Field and Fireside by its contribu-
tor, Zone half this distance simply con
meet with ordinary barb wire fenca,
part of balance of way with a barbed
wire running loosely over an old rail
fence, the balance through woods and
across roads and gateways on No. 2
wire nailed onto trees. etc., not an in
sulator or bracket on the road, simply
stapled to the trees, posts, etc. Have
had line in daily use for Il months and
not cent for repair, save renewing bat
terry material occasionally. Has never
failed to work no matter how hard the
weather save for short time when one
battery froze up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The more the German people consider
the purchase of the Carolines the more
they think they have made a bad bargain.
German trade with the islands has never
amounted to much, and what little there
was she could have retained just as well
without purchasing the islands. Now
she has got to pay for their government,
and in case of war in which Spain Is a
party may have to defend the coaling
stations granted to her. The purchase
will o.howsver. 1t will be pointed out
that somebody else would have taken the
Islands II Germany had not. and this will
make them appear exceedingly valuable.
Besides, twill be easy to sshow that the
hand of Destiny is In it. and that 1t
would be cowardly evasion of obliga-
lions not to take them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

Absolute equity In taxation win never
be attained while human nature Is as
now. Nevertheless 1t is the thing to be
aimed at by all legislatures in the divis-
ing of methods and by executives In the
application Of them. One of the first essen
tials of equity is the same rule applied to
all kinds of property. If value Il to be
the basis OF taxation then it should be
the basis of all taxation. If income than
that should be applied to all property.
Income is oftentimes factor, and an
Important one. in the determination of
value, but II valve of all kinds of prop.
erty in this state were fixed by income a
good many Maine farms for several years
past would have paid no tax at all mas
much as they have furnished no income.
We have at the present time two methods
of taxation running side by side In this
state. We tax the railroad ON its gross
receipts, that Is upon it's income. We tax
the farm upon Its value, not as deter
mined by the income which 1t yielded
last year or the year before, but upon
what it would sell for or what some men
think 1t would sell for. 1t is obvious
that under this arrangement the railroad
gets advantages which the farm does not.
When the railroads business is dull its
tax falls, but the farms tax is likely to
go ON about the same without regard to
whether farming business is good or bad.
II our RAILROADS were taxed upon their
value, that is upon what their stock
would bring in the market. the most of
them would pay far larger tax than
they do now. If farms were taxed on
their income the most of them would pay
far less than they do now. There is at
present an inequality in taxation in this
state. The railroads, steam and elect rio,
and the wild lands are paying less taxes
than they ought to ON the value test as
applied to the farm. This inequality
calls for correction 1t will be the duty
of the next legislature to correct it. 1t is
a duty there ought to be no attempt to
evade or escape.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

"A Kennebec iceman is quoted as au.
thority for the following gloomy view of
the ice situation: Shipments have been
very slack, ice freights are low and a YES
sci has been loaded for Philadelphia at
only so cents per ton. Lumber freights
here are better, s1.s5 per thousand loaded
and towed being the average price. This
slow ice movement is affecting the tow
business, there being smaller number
of vessels to pull in and out of the river
In consequence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The President of France received an
ovation at Longchamps on Sunday. and
shouts of Vive la Republic filled the
air. But to the citizens of a republic
where the President can walk without q
single attendant with no danger that he
will meet with anything but cordial
add enthusiastic reception, the long lines
Of infantry and cavalry that lined the
approaches to the race course and sur
rounded the field seem rather queer. A
republic that needs such elaborate rrepar-
atoms TO insure the safety of it's head Is
evidently not enshrined in the hearts of
al the people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

Dr.. Gordon thinks tine Democrats win
drop 10 to one in their next convention
and renominate Bryan. But what q CON-
fession the dropping of 16 to one will be!
What condemnation of the candidate
In 1895 both the convention and the
candidate declared.that there could be no
prosperity until silver was rehabilitated.
The price of silver, Bryan declared, gov
erned the prices of sll the staple commod-
tiles and none OF them could rise while
silver remained at standstill. Four
years pass and the convention practically
acknowledges by dropping its demand
for free silver that the economical theory
of Its candidate is complete delusion.
If Bryan goes before the country next
year With 10 to one dropped he will go
there as discredited prophet, practically
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The oiyil service order appears not to
be very satisfactory to anybody. The
spoilsmen complainsof it because it does
not go far enough, while the reformers
think it goes altogether too far. The
worst thing about it seems to be the en-
conragement 1t is giving to continue the
attack upon the law. Already q society
has been formed that has for its object the
complete destruction of the system, and
the turning OF the offices over to the
spoilsmen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

of an Aryan tradition. or did the figure
suggest, more likely, the social arrange
ments Of the followers OF HERMANN Mr..
Emerson lectured for him; Allston's pic.
lures were painted forshim; Mr.. Tudor i'm
ported ice for,him; Fanny Elssler danced
for him, and Brahma sang for him. The
worldl worked for him--or labored fer
him. And he entered into the labors OF
all sorts and conditions of men,"
Not the least delightful thing about
Mr.. Hale's beautiful book is the fullness
of illustration the portraits and facsimi-
les alone would render 1t valuable addi-
ton to ones library. And there is not a
dull page In the volume, but 1t should
make the younger generation sigh, that
they have not lived sin the most high or
palmy state of Rome"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13
repudiAted by the convention which puts
him In nomlnatlo n.

The latest victim OF the spirit "medi-
Jun" seems to be Prof. Hyslop Of Colum-
bIa University. He tells of thirteen
sittings with Mrs. Piper in which he
had communication with his dead father.
and is reported as saying ''that the iden-
tity Of his father with the manifestations
was fully established by many things
thai the medium wrote, which were
known only to some persons In the West
where he las written repeatedly to oor-
rohorate them" OF the Eve hypothesis by
which IL is possible TO explain the phe-
noinena. he thinks he has perfectly elimi-
mated fraud, hallLcination, suggestion
and telepathy, leaving only the explana-
ton Of the Intervention Of some kind Of
disembodied spirits. Many people before
Prof. Hyslop and some of them quite
as distinguished as he, have been quite as
certain as he thinks he is, that they have
had communications with deceased per-
sons, only to find out later that they had
been humbugged, and that, too, by some
very cheap and clumsy trick. when men
of such stamp fall into the trap 1t does a
great deal Of harm, however. A good
many people are likely to argue to them
selves that II man of Prof. Hyslop's
standing processes belief In these spirit
ualistic manifestations there must be
something in them, and tso fall an
easy prey All the mysteries Of so-callsd
spiritualst, have been duplicated by
clever magicians who laid no claim to
supernatural agency. Because witness
of some of these manifestations can't ex-
plain them II no reason why he should
ascribe them to the supernatural Her.
mann and Kellar did hundreds of tricks
which nobody who saw them compre-
hended.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

Tine cordial way In which Madrid So
ciety does not welcome the new American
minister is another reminder of the chiv-
alric side of Spanish character of which
we had so many examples last year.
Poor, bigoted old Spain insists on living
in the nusty past.-Kennebec Journal
II the conditions were reversed we fear
a good many Americans would insist on
living in the musty past, if not extend
ing a cordial reception to'the representa-
tive of nation that had given US an un-
merciful whaling and taken away most of
our possessions is doing that thing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13
MI. Henderson's frank deola

Mr.. Hsnderson's frank declaration in
the House of Representatives, that he
would not force government upon
the Fiiipinos against their will. is troub-
ling some OF the ultra expansionists of
the West good deal. The st. Louis
Globe Democrat wants to know If he
stands now where he did then. The
western representatives. however, who
have almost unanimously endorsed him
for the speakership, do not seem to have
been much troubled ssabout 1t, for they
asked him no questions and required of
him no pledges.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13
FINANCIAL
WE OWN AND OFFER,
$4,000
ESSex-UniOn Water
& Light Company
FIRST MORTGAGE. 5
PER CENT,
GOLD BONDS,


DATED May, 1879. Due A3x4.
Principal and Interest payable at the
Office Of the Farmers Loan a. Trust
Company. Trustee, New York city.
This Company has been incorporated to take
over all the properties and franchises Of the
Mountain Water Company, South orange
Company, Clinton WaIsr Company Iirvinston
Water Company and Clinton Township Water
Company, and Commonwealth Water Compa-
The above named companies supply water In
the towns OF Summit South Orange, South Or
enge Heights, West Orange, Milburn, Irving
the Counties Of Essex and Union, in the State
OF New Jersey, covering territory Of about rs
square miles, and all within IL to 20 miles Of
New York City.
The Essex-Union Water 6 Light Company
viii control all OF the Water supply companies
west OF Newark and Orange, TO the extreme
limits OF Union County, comprising one Of the
most rapidly growing and wealthy sections In
the State, having population now estimated at
30. 600, and increasing at the rate Of about 40
per cent per decade; 1t also owns the proper
COMPANY. supplying the city of Summit with
electricity; the acquisition OF this property was
most desirable both on account OF its earning
capacity and the valuable water power, lands
The Essex-Union Water & Light Company
bonds are secured by mortgage upon ali the
lfhnCbistS anu properties Oh tne dlUerent COM
panies above named, comprising about 81 miles
ofcastiron mains, pumping station, standppes,
machinery and hydrants, valuable water power
In the Passaic River, and about 200 acres Of
watershed lands. The Company also has un.
DER contract OF purchase 100 acres Of additional
lands in new water.ske centrally located to
supply all these properties, and supplement the
existing supply as occasion requires.
The $4,000 bonds we now offer are first
mortgage bonds upon all the property ana
franchises of the Clinton Water Company,
South Orange Heights Water Company, the
Mountain Electric Company. and the Essex.
Union Water s. Light Company. portion OF
the issue Is deposited with the Trustee, to be
issued only In even exchange for bonds OF the
Commonwealth AMI West Orange Water Com.
panies. whereupon these bonds will also be.
como nrst mortgage on these properties.
s120, 900 of this issue are held by the Trustee
TO provide for future extensions and better.
ments.
The following statement of earnings and ex-
penses for 1895 is furnished US by the Treasur-
er of the Company:
GrossIIncome S61.03l.64
Operating Expenses, 21,663.05
Leaving Net Earnings, $50 80
equivalent TO interest on all outstanding bonds,
and per cent dividends on its $685. capital
stock.
Price and further particulars on application,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

The fate of the arbitration proposals
now pending in the Hague conference is
very much in doubt. Germany is appar-
emily the chief obstruotionist. Though
she has not decisively rejected the scheme
of permanent court of arbitration the
attitude of her delegates Is opposed to 1t.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

With a killing frost in franklin
county Sunday, no rain In Cumber land
and York yet, and.the reign of the cater
pillar along the Penobscot and Kennebeo,
the farmers woes are heavy enough with
out adding "reminiscences of the late leg
islature.