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lNST ARRIVED IN THIS CITY! Visit
wv Madame Lorno and have your fortune
told. You will be surprised. Charges only
so cents. 7io6 street northwest.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

Mr.. Evans, the commissioner of PEN
sions, has made spirited reply to his
critics. He pointsssout that he himself is
veteran, that seven out Of eight of his
principal assistants are veterans. that 20
Of the ITO reviewers are veterans and that
the Board of Review and the Medical
Division are composed mainly Of veterans
Here is enough to show the vast improba-
bility of any illiberality to the soldiers.
The Commissioner has no doubt that the
persons who are working up the assault
upon him are pension attorneys who have
taken umbrage because he refused to
allow them to run the bureau. He says
II have endeavored to afford claimants
who are not represented by attorneys
every facility for the prosecution of their
claims, aud have often found it necessary
TO take action which the attor neys do not
like, and as result they appear to have
organized systematic attack upon the
bureau from all directions thereby en-
deavoring to create q sentiment Of bos-
tility among the soldiers to the admins
tiation of the Pension Bureau. when. as
a matter of fact, all the officers and clerks
are putting forth their best efforts to ad-
Indicate ella ms justly and speedily, and
in conformity with the law as it exists. 3"
IT is evident that MIR. Evans stands
ready to defend the management OF his
bureau AMI to fight the pension attorneys,
if need be, quite as vigorously as they are
fighting him.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
To the Editor Of the Press:

The city government will meet the first
Monday in June at which time the ap.
preparation bill will be either signed for
vetoed should 1t be vetoed there will be
some important matters to be considered.
Among them and the most essential,
will be the Park street school house II
Is generally understood that a large petit
ton from the residents of that district
will be presented for...a.new school house.
There is no doubt but there should be
provided at the earliest possible date suit
able accommodations for the children In
said district. but any number of sigma
lures, no ma ter how influential would
not affect the fe ssibility or advisability OF
first finding out by employing competent
architects to examine the present build
ing If 1t cannot be remodeled SO as to
make a model and convenient school
building. one that would be good for a
long term of years. Should 1t prove that
S25. 900 or $50. COO could be saved 1t should
| BIZ done. AS far as can learn there has
not been single step taken from begin.
ming to end to see If this amount could
be saved. There could he no harm in an
| fold purpose; first to save that amount
of money, second to establish a valuable
| precedent.
1t ia a duty owed to the people to see
| that no money Is wasted on public build
Jugs. 1t seems that in the matter of the
Park street school house there is spirit
| of determination, that 1t shall be new
school house or nothing, for after all that
has been said by the press. and in puflie
and private, there has been no move by
committee on public buildings to see
what can be done in the direction of re-
modelling.
How can the city government to ex-
peoled to vote intelligently upon this
school house matter until all the facts to
be obtained have been presented. Let
| the committee ON public buildings iooE
into the matter at once. Tax Payer.
Portland, NJ ay 23, 1899.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

The editor of church paper in Wash.
ington has sent to large number Of men
of note there circular letter in which he
says that he wishes to refute the claim
of Col. Ingsrsoll that Christianity has
lost its hold upon the more intelligent
or governing class in the community, and
to that end he would be glad to have
them answers series Of questions which
he propounds, such as: Are you friend
of christianity" "Do you regard
Christianity as the most poten influence
for the civilization of mankindr" etc,
His idea Is to gather the answers of our
foremost public men in favor Of the
Christian religion and thus face Inger-
soil down with an array Of witnesses
whose testimony will be accepted by the
mass of the public as conclusive. But
the men of note are not tumbling over
themselves to crafty the editor. Some
of then are inclined to regard their re-
ligious belief as their own private affair
and sayi nothing, whilel::others who
would be ready to respond are little
fearful that they may profess good deal
more than they practice and that the
public will notice the dIscre pancy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

negotiations for . treaty .of reciprocity
which might develop the direct trade
between the peninsula and the States,
and particularly the exports Of Spanish
wines, oranges. rsisins, olives. minerals.
and other natural products. The Premier
is anxious to see the relations between
Spain and the United States put quickly
on friendly footing, because there are
many matters to settle yet in connecti on
with Spanish interests in Cuba and Porto
Rico and Spanish residents in both is
lands, besides the release Of the Spanish
prisoners still in the hands Of Aguinaldo
In the Philippines.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

1t is reported that Senator Cannon of
Utah has discovered that the 16 to l
issue is dead and is about to return to
the Republican party. This desertion
with Peffer's. makes two important
ones within week, and they are both
In sections OF the country where the sill
yer heresy was the strongest. If the
country beyond the Mississippi has be-
gun to turn its back upon 16 to l. Bryan
might as we'll make up his mind to dis
card that issue and hunt up another.
The only thing that could possibly gal
vanize into life that issue would lie re-
turn Of hard times, but of that there fare
no symptoms. Free silver may be put
into the Democratic National platform,
but in the ensuing campaign it will fly
IRE only as "Reminiscences, useful to the
Republicans to recall discredit the
Democratic party and to show what blind
guides its leaders were.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

1t is said that the Hon. George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts will be invited
to speak for the Democrats In the second
district campaign. If he accepts, we sup
pose that..the old straw of 10 to one VIII
be thresbed over again. George Fred Is
one of Bryan's most loyal lieutenants and
inasmuch as the Nebraskan holds that 10
tc one is still the principal question be-
fore the country, he cannot ignore 1t.
George Fred is something OF an orator.
but if he can get up any interest In the
silver question in Maine at this time we
shall be very much surprised.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the ONCE oil
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street,
Portland. Ne.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

The time during which Governor Roose.
welt can hold the Ford bill for the taxing
of franchises which was passed b, the New
York legislature expires on Saturday,
and II by that day q new bill satisfactory
to him has not been passed by
the legislature in special session he will
sign the original bill. The principal
amendment which the Governor wants
made to the bill relates TO the assessment
of the tax. Under the bill as passed at
the regular session this work devolves
upon the assessors of the various cities
and towns where the franchises exist.
but for the sake of uniformity
the Governor wants 1t placed In the
hands of the State Board Of Assessors.
The corporations want the bill chan eed
SO that franchises shall not be treated as
real estate, but shall be taxed according
to. their gross earnings. This, however.
Gov. Roosevelt 10 uEalterably opposed to,
and II any such alteration is made the
Governor will veto 1t and sign the origi-
nal bill.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

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 office.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

We hear occasionally about the friend
illness of the Luzon natives who have
not gone off with Aguinaldo's army. but
il is a friendliness that one has to con-
stantly watch. A correspondent writing
from Manila says that in the daytime
these people profess great affection for
us. but as soon as night falls they arm
themselves with Maussr rifles which they
have concealed and prowl around oul
camp, taking advantage of every oppor'
tunity that offers to pick off our sentinels
and patrols. Down in their hearts all OF
them seem to hate us as fiercely as they
did the Spaniards.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

According to the New York Tribune
one of our officers in the Philippines,
John B. Jeffrey, an assistant quarter
master of volunteers, was tried by a
court martial for pillaging and acquitted.
The specification in the case was that
Capt. Jeffrey, while on duty at 1loilo one
night In February, left his post and en-
tered the house of native, against her
protest, and appropriated sehold fur
niture, silverware, jewelry, etc., to the
value of about $50, which he divided
among the private soldiers with him.
The Tribune iutimates that there was
some mystery about his acquittal, from
which it is natural to infer that his &C.
auittal was not due to his proving his
innocence, for there could be no mystery
about that
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

Senior Silvels, the Spanish prime min
lister, does not share the popular III feel
ing that prevails in Spain now towar
the Anglo-Saxon race and takes no pains
to conceal 1t. He thinks that bygone
must be left alone, and that it is expedi
ent and wise to make the best of the re
nswai of relations with the United States
as well as of the improved tone lately in
the relations between the English and
Spanish governments. With the United
States he would be delighted to renew
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

Gen, Dryenforth, commander-in-chief
of the Union Veterans Union, In his
speeches at Waterville and Lewiston
alleged that the pension bureau WAS full
of ''rebels." The only officially recog-
nized rebels that the United States has
at present are the Tagals of Luzon, but
there is none of that race in the pension
office. Perhaps his allusion is to some OF
our southern brethren who thirty years
ago were residents of the states that
see ed If this be 1thei case it would
seem to show that the Spanish war did
not obliterate all traces of the late I'M
pleasantness, and was not therefore the
success in that respect that it has been
re, resented.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

The school committee of Lynn has for
hidden the female school teachers to wear
bicycle skirts and the male teachers goii
trousers in the school room. The COM
mittee thinks such styles OF dress lower
the dignity of the teachers and lessen
their control of the pupils. The teachers,
while they don't like the committee ac-
ton, will obey.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

There is said to be some friction De-
tween the Philippine commission and the
army Off ce-s. The former are inclined
to temporize with the insurgents, whiie
the latter are disposed to insist upon
unconditional surrender Immediately as
a condition precedent for considering the
future government of the islands.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

BRYAN is to have another chance to de-
liver himself of a speech tonight, an anti
trust dinner having been arranged In ST.
Louis with this end in view. In this case
we suppose it will be jackson and not
Jefferson that the Boy Orator will ex-
plot jackson fought the United States
hank on the ground that 1t was monop-
oily, and out of this contest Bryan can get
enough for an evening 'sispeeoh.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30
Prohibition in Burlington.

Whether due to his own conception
of his official duty, or to the squirting
of the Anti-Saloon League, or to the
fear lest his salary certificate win not
be o. KID. 1t is a fact that States At
torney Brown of Chittenden county is
dealing out the prohibitory law in doses
so general and powerful that Burling-
ton, especially, is wondering where it
is at What with prosecutions and
citations and injunctions against al
legged dealers wholesale and retail with
druggists and hotel keepers and broad
cloth property holders treated the same
as Battery dive keepers and North End
bootleggers; what with ex-governors
and ex-mayors, high in church and
state, hailed into court as common sell
ers and nuisance keepers; it is no
wonder that Brown and his hackers
are the center of wide circle of as
tonishment and speculation as to what
they will do next. The BARRIERS are
even afraid to use bay rum lest drop
or so should by chance enter the vic
Tins mouth and they be charged with
furnishing
The fun began some weeks since
when iniormations were filed against
about hundred holders of government
revenue certificates, among them all
the druggists, some hotel keepers.
wholesale drug firms, and others.
charging them with being common
sellers and keepers of nuisances. The
evidence relied on was the possession
Of the government retail liquor deal
ers' certificates, which our state law
makes prima facie evidence of guilt.
The question Of the sufficiencv of this
evidence, unsupported, was passed m
to the supreme court for decision. which
has not yet been rendered. Without
waiting for it, the landlords were cited
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

the streets are very narrow anaa
sidewalks so much so that il il a,rL MI vac
and often impossible for two peonls y
meet and pass. Broad street y
principal business street Of the citv 'ue
especially narrow. and the blaet.a'. !
negro Is, the more his name is liabIo
be White. All doors open out eya, y
body turns out to the left. thev 49,!
tor and 'haw OFF, and even M ~ ~
holes are put in wrong side up. Tbe,'
are no glass windows in the island =.
cept in the places business In resldenoa'
window Is opened by pushing ~
propping il out from the bottom sag 9
closed by pulling II in and FASTENING !,
As for dress, well i am tryins !.
think how TO express il. Pfohsh,s
two-thirds Of the population never NV
a shoe on. The men wear any IN
thing that comes handy. Nearly ever'
colored woman is dressed IN wbi,,
cotton skirt, waist and tnrban ON m
texture and cleanliness of II can u
reekoned her social standing. How
ever. the vast majority are neat AMI
clean. Barbadians are simple. hon.
est, kindly people, pleasant and cheer.
FIJI and these long dreamy DAYS upde,
the palms will often come back 10 ms
in that land of snow so tar from tbs
Southern Cross. In the DAYS 10 come
| will see in my mind the barefooted
white-skirted colored girl with trav.
ful Of poultry on her head-all poultry
is delivered 10 the consumer alive-or
the little drah donkeys ambling along
the white street. conspicuous features
in the manifold curiositics of tropical
civilization. Verify. ! say unto YOU h
all seriousness. how little one-halftbe
world knows how the other half live.
j \. HARRIS.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

to appear in chancery court and in all
the cases heard up to this week tenn
porary iniunctions were issued against
them directing them not to suffer the
further sale of liquor on their prem
ises. This list OF respondents in
cludes a very large and choice array
of the nobility of the Queen City.
About this time a movement was set
afoot to close the liquor agency. 1t
was promoted principally by oppo-
nents OF the present law who were dis
easted with what had TRANSFERRED and
in their childish rage shut mp the only
place where prohibition permits the
sale OF liquor Some thought il a pref
ty wide open affair for a place sup
posed to sell only for medicinal, me-
chanical and chemical purposes.
But this didn't phase Brown. His
latest move is to bring in ex-Goy.
Woodbury. and those associated with
him in the management of the Van
! Ness House to show cause why they
should not be enjoined from allowing
liquor to be supplied to guests in the
dining room of that hotel This is an
aftermath of the Fish and Game League
banquet held there recently. Bass ale
was served to each diner. The League
ran the banquet and furnished its own
menu, but the meal was served at the
Van Ness House and by Van Ness
walters. II Is claimed, and is doubt
less true, that the hotel people did not
supply the ale. but the attempt is be-
ING made to show that they did not
prevent its being brought in and served
and that as the place was their proper
ty their action iustities the issuance of
an injunction to make them more care
full in future. As this is written, the
hearing has not taken place. The ban
quet in question was attended BY the
governor and all the high state otli-
cials. the Congressman and many Of
the political celebrities of Vermont. It
is not recorded that any of them COM
planned because of the presence of the
ale, though some may have expressed
"A preference for something stronger.
Just who violated the law and how
much the hotel proprietors were con-
cerned therein are questions for the
court, primarily, and for everybody
else pers onally to consider The move
Is the more striking on account of the
domain invaded-that of upper ten
dom and fashionable tipping.
While we admire Attorney Browns
grit, it is a question with us il this and
some other moves now being made un-
der prohibition are not serving to UNI
dermine the law itself We believe it
to be fact that a considerable majori-
ty of the voting population of Vermont
do at certain times want a certain
amount Of intoxicating liquor to drink
for other purposes than as medicine.
In other words, only a minority are
teetotalers. Many who drink occa-
sionally favor prohibition as it has
heretofore been administered, because,
while it has constantly tended to close
the open rum shop, they have always
been able to get what little they cared
to drink without much trouble. Shut
off that privilege to them and You
make large and influential addition
to the advocates of license. Vermont
will not yet sustain prohibition en-
forced to the letter.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

Georgia, which has heretofore hld
county option in the regulation of the
liquor traffic, seems about on the point
OF going to state prohibition, such a
bin having passed the House. OF the
1877 counties, ia are now "dry" and
only % wet The latter include the
large cities and opposition to prohibit
ton is very bitter therein. As in all
other states, the rural communities
favor prohibition and the more thickly
settled sections license. The South is
quite as strongly inclined toward the
temperance principle as the North.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

While eating our turkey, cranberry
sauce and chicken pie today, it would
be well to recollect that this is Thanks.
giving day. In our peace, prosperity
and plenty, just one thought for the
weary, worn and half-famished little
band who inaugurated the day and did
so much else that has led to our pres.
ent happy state.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

We fear our sanguinary friend Hays
of the Essex Syndicate will be under
the temptation to apply his favorite
method of lynch law on some of his
brother editors. il they don't let up on
him soon. His blood has not yet been
sufficiently cooled by our Vermont
climate, but he will come to it by de-
grees, as it were.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30
BUSINESS BERKSHIRES.
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From the Best Of Families.
Prices Reasonable. Quality Best.
Satisfaction Assured.
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We. the undersigned, do hereby agree
10 refund the money on 25-cent bottle Of
Henry 4 JohDson's Arnica and Oil Lini.
ment, II 1t fails 10 cure bumps, bruises,
scratches, chates, cuts, strains, blisters,
sore muscles, suRburn, ohapped hands OF
face, pimples, freokIes, OF any other all.
ments requiring an external application
Lady riders are especially pleased with
Arnica and on Eminent, IT Is so clean and
nice to use. Twenty-Five cents q bottle
one three times as large Tor soc. Mrs. R
q. Morton, Evan e. Evans g. Co., Ran
dolph; @. NJ. Miller. Bethel; ID. o. Good
no, Rochesteri q. p. Stockwell, Hancock
A. r. Hood a Son, O. A. Densmore, A. NJ
Hail, Chelsea; G. X. Black, a. J. Sargent
a Son, South RoyaIton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

Though the Philippine instruction
seems to have practically collapsed,
we anticipate a long and trying period
OF bushwhacking and guerilla tactics
by the scattered Tagalogs. The coun-
try is favorable and the native seems
to take kindly to this style of warfare.
Patience and firmness will be required
to stamp out the last traces of insur-
rpptiOn
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

by acting for Great Britain in her
diplomatic relations with the Trans
vaal, at some embarrassment to our
selves, we are in part squaring the
obligation which the British placed us
under during the Spanish war The
sooner this debt is wholly cancelled
the better as it is not conducive to har-
mony with all nations TO be under the
necessity Of showing preference to
any one. Great Britain is not for
getful creditor, either.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

The letter from Hon. Charles 4.
Prouty, published on this page, fully
setting forth his position on the policy
of expansion, will be read with inter-
est by all who have the senatorial
situation in mind. Mr.. Prouty can
hardly be classed as an AtkinsoniaD
after this.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30
Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 5O-cent bottle
of Downs Elixir il it does not cure anv
cough, colo, Group. whooping cough OF
throat trouble. We also guarantee Downs,
Elixir to cure consumption, when used
according to directions, or money back.
A full dose on going to bed and small
doses during the day Will cure the most
severe cold, and stop the most distressing
cough. Mrs. R. @. Morton, Evan r
Evans, Randolph; g. NJ. Miller, Bethel;
u U. Goodno, Rochester; Z. P. stockwe,l
Hancock; A. r. Hood q Son, c. A. Dens.
more, A. NJ. Hall; C. E. Black, NJ. J. ssr.
gent q Son, South Royalton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

The chances are that Aguinaldo,
whom Atkinson. Hoar & Co. call by
the endearing term OF the modern
George Washington, will be ''at home
i'm some Bowery dime museum WITHIN
a wear.