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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
CONVENTION AT AN END.
oencIu.ssn Of the 75th Maine Methodist
Conference.



Pennington. April 24-The closing
session OF the 18th Maine Methodist con-
ference was held this morning st the
Methodist church, Bishop Vincent pre-
siding.
The final adjournment occurred at eight
O'Clock
Resolution OF thanks were passed to
Hon. Waldo Pettingill and Mrs Pettin-
gill Of Rumford for their generous gift Of
the parsonage there valued at about
$500.
Resolutions Of thanks were adopted for
the bountiful hospitality of the citizens
Of Pennington, the members Of the Con-
tor the courtesy o. Hon. J.W. Fairbanks,
trustee OF the Normal school and Prof.
George q. burlington, principal OF the
Normal school.
A resolution was adopted to lend loyal
support to Rev. W. II. Berry of Portland
/ his new field of activity as field secre-
tary of the Maine Civic league. A resolu-
ton of thanks was adopted for the servi-
ces of tine presiding officer Of the confer
ence, Bishop Vincent
Rey Mr.. Merrill presented In behalf of
a friend a gift of $500 which was accepted
according TO the stipulations OF the do
nator
Rev. W u. Dukeshire. the pastor of
the Pennington parish, is transferred to
the Eastern conference and will go to
Orono.
After reading the conference appoint
ments Rev. DIR Chapman OF Boston pro-
nounced closing eenediction.
The larger part of the conference MEM
bers and their ladies' left on the morning
train.
Bishop Vincent has made MANY friends
here and will find generous welcome In
Pennington at any time.
The largest congregation ever within
the doors of the oil South church attend
ed the ordination service of deacons and
elders sunday The sermon was preached
nv Bishop Vincent Tee deacons or
dalned vera Fred G. Norcross Charles II =.
Young. Rotert 5. Leard. William Bragg
The elders were John A Ford. James
II. Bounds Joseph l.. Hoyie Dwight i.
Faulkner William II. Varney, John b
Howard Royal A. Rich herbert L. Mich
OILS.
A love feast was held at the Meth odist
church led by Rev. A. S. Ladd the pre-
siding elder of the Augusta district Rev.
E S Staoiipole OF Augusta occupied the
pulpit at the Unitarian church
In the afternoon crowded temperance
rallv was held at the Music hall Rev. V.
) Pillsbury presiding. Addresses were
delivered by Rev W r. Berry of Port
land and DR.. J b. Gerry of Chicago. The
conference quartatte rendered music.
An Epworth league rally was held in
the evening and Music hall was again
filed to overflow. The speaker was DIR.
j f Berry editor OF the Epworth Herald
of Chicago The musical u roRramme
which WAS fine one was under direction
of Prof George c. burlington OF the
State Normal school.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
MINOR LEAGUE WORK.
And Less Than Minor League Atten-
dance at Washington.

Washington, April "a The Bostons
won their fourth victory over tire Sena-
tors today, the local men doing minor
league work. Dunkle was hit hard and
poor fielding aided the Bostons' run get
ting. The game was killed at the end of
the eighth on account of darkness. At.
tendance, 500. The score;
Washington, 0 0 0 0 0 o. l
Boston, U U l x-l0
Base hits Washington, 6; Boston. H.
krrors-Wa shington, 5; Boston, .. Bat
teries-Dunkle aud Farrell; klobedanz
and Clarke.
New York, April 34.-The giants were
shut out by the Baltimores today. main
Iy because of the fine pitching of Nc
Ginnity. Meekin did splenuidly for five
Attendance, 1890 The score;
New York, o 0 % o o %
Baltimore, 1 o o o 0 / 2-d
Base hits-New York, 8; Baltimore 0.
Errors--New York. 4; Baltimore,
Batteries McGinnity and Robinson;
Meekin and Wilson.
Philadelphia, April "a. Brooklyn won
from Philadelphia today through the
witness of Piatt and the ineffectiveness
of Bernhard. The Qua kers batted hard.
Mechanics was batted out in the seventh.
The score:
brooklyn, 2 J 0 3 2 0 0 OLD
Philadelphia, 1 0 0 0 0 l. s
Base hits Brooklyn, II Philadelphia,
II. Errors-Brooklyn, 2; Philadelphia,
3 Batteries-Dunn, McJames and Smith !;
Bernhard. Eiabt and Douglass,
TT. Louis. No., April 9l.-St. Louis capt
ured the first game of the series with Chi
cago with "a close score. 1t was pitch
ers' battle in which Young had the best
of it. Attendance, 1900. The score:
st. Louis, . o l ks
Chicago, u 0--2
Base hits77St Louis, Z; Chicago,6 En-
rors-St. Louis, 0; Chicago, Batter
les Young and O'Connor; Phyle and
Dunahue
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
AT RIVERT0N.
Annual Meeting of the Travellers Club
Held at the Casino

This Travellers Club entertained Miss
Alice c. TwitoheIl at Riverton Casino
yesterday afternoon. The party went out
in the BramhaII, arriving at the Casino
about five O'Clock, when dinner was
served in the parlor. Ioasts were re-
sponded to by Mrs. Fred Robinson, Mrs.
Andr W Halves, Mrs. H. l.. Jones, Miss
George Clifford, Mrs. Josiah Burnham
ami Mrs. Frank Clark. Mrs. George H..
Cummings acted as toastmistress. The
club held its annual meeting and elected
the following officers:
President-M Mrs gre C. Frye.
Vice President-Mrs. George ID. Cum
mings.
SecIetary-Mrs. Fred Robinson.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lucy Day.
Delegate 10 ". Il. U.-Mrs. Cummings
Alternate Mrs. II. L.. Jones'.
This husbands of the members of the
club went out in the evening as the
guests of Mrs. George G. Frye and were
entertained at dinner. Later the party
was entertained in the parlors OF the
Casino by some very fine recitations by
Miss Stafford, the elooutionist
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
tleor ge {. FRYE. DIR. and Mrs. George
Cummings, MIR. and Mrs. Fred Robin
son, Miss Lucy Day. MIR. and Mrs, II, L..
tones, Miss Twitchell. Miss E. l.. Rob-
inson, Mis- Agnes Stafford. Miss ID, n.
Morton, Mrs George Clifford, Mr.. Clar-
ence Clifford, Mrs. Josiah Burnbam, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Halves, MIR. and Mrs.
Frank Clark, Miss Addie Brock, DIR. and
Mrs. Henry p. Merrill Mr.. anu Mrs.
l.. H. Cobb, Miss Elizabeth Short, DR..
ard Mrs. Stanley +. Warren, MIR
Marshall Goding.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
MoosEHEAD PULP COMPANY.

Skowhegan, April 24.-The assignees of
the Moosehead Pulp and Paper company
of Scion. Me-, will be given final hear
ing on May 8 and it Is expected that a
final dividend of about As c-nts on a dol
lar will be declared in favor of the unse-
cured creditors The company failed in
November 1897, the secured Indebtedness
amounting to 500. 900 and the unsecured
to about 100000. Hon. K. N. Merrill of
this place was appointed assignee and
upon recommendation of the holders
brought suit against Wallace q. Clement
of Rutland, VT, one of the owners of the
company. The suit was successful. A
new company started the plant few
days ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
CRoKNR GIVEN A VACATION.

New York, April "a. "A number of po-
lice officers testified before the Mazet
commission today relative to the fund
raised among the force to oppose the
single head police bill MIR. Croker told
the commission be was anxious to go to
Europe as he had important business that
would suffer from his absence. MIR. Moss
had a consultation with Mr.. Mazet and
they gave Mr. Croker permission to go to
Europe, if he would promise TO return
before the end OF August Mr.. Croker
said hev as willing TO accept the condi-
mons and A.r. Moss served him with a
subpoena 10 ,ppear before the commission
p An usi % 800
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
MAN AND WIFE DROWNED.

Bangor, April PA special to the
Wing from VIM, states that Wallace
Speering and wife Rose, aged 26 and 90
years respectively, were drowned in the
Penobscot river at that place Sunday af-
ternoon. The mans body was recovered
TODAY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25

ELLSWORTH HOTEL BURNED.
Ellsworth, April s4.-Ths Elmwood no.
tel, owned by George SWEET, was damaged
by fire this morning. The loss Is about
$500 and is covered by insurance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
STILL ALARM LAST NIGHT.

A still alar IN was turned in about .. 10
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, which called
ont Hose to the scene of y small tire in
the rooms occupied by Michael NJ Dee in
tina second story Of the house, Is Green
street. some rags caught fire in closet
and they were thrown out of the window
into the yard before much damage was
done The services of the hose company
were not needed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
BOXING AT THE AUDITORIUM

The managers promise that there will
be no disappointment in regard TO the
boxing show that is to occur at the Audi
forum this evening. The management
is local, and the fact that Capt. Bill Daily
will act as referee is a guarantee of fair
play. Jack Frsger. the champion feather
weight of the Pacific coast, will try con-
illusions with Andy DAILY. Joe Mullen
of Boston will meet his man with fire and
enthusiasm in six round contest. Prof.
Farrell, no stranger to Portland. will
have a set to with the noted George God
frey. A decision will be given In each
contest, and therefore the spectators will
not be left in doubt. The prices of admis-
sion are reasonable, as shown by the ad-
vertisements.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
A WALDOBORO MAN.

Boston, April 24.-The body of man,
In the pocket Of whose clothing was
found card bearing the name of up. h.
Smith, waldoboro, Me- and seventh
army corps badge. Is at the city morgue
aw aiting positive Identification. Death
Was due to heart disease
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
LAUNCHING OF DAHLGREN POST
PONED
1PEcIAL TO TIE rREssJ

Bath, April 24.-Ihe launching of the
thirty and one.half knot torpedo boat
Dahlgren from the shiphouse of the Bath
Iron works, which it was expected would
occur during the latter part of April, will
not take place for several weeks, probably
not much before the middle of May.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
SALE OF B RICE NEW YORK.

Pursuant to an order of the supreme Judicial
Court of Maine = hall sell at public suction, at
the ward OF william Roger, AT Bath. Name, the
newly built Schoone n barge New York, OF about
three thousand gros tons now on the stocks in
said yard aw titna launching, with all her
tackle machinery. a pparel. furniture and APP
pnr enances 70 the Hlghest bidder for cash.
Tree from al liens, c, aims and encumbrances.
on the second day OF MAY. lN99. AT two o'clock
in the afternoon. sal barge may c inspected
ON appli alton TO The Undersigned, before said
sale Terms uf sale d post OF hve thousand
doll rs at ime o sale, balance 10 be pad on
confirmation OF said by said Court
JOHN Il. KELLEY,
Receiver,
Bath Name April 18th. 1899. apriS,21, 5,2S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
Monument quare Pharmacy,
Ia Monument Square.

Beginning Monday, April "a,
And continuing one week.
FREE TREATMENT OF THE
REMEDY WILL ALSO BE GIVEN.
THIS Is NOT A NEWSPAPER DIS
TRIBUTIoN CON ROLLED BY THE
MANTTFASTU RER. ~ AN II NEST
TEST CONDUCTED BY A REPUTA
BILE DRUGGIST. apr24d5t
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-01
CANNED BEEF EXPLODES.

WI lethe War investigating Com,
was III session last Friday i'll Was
hingtcn some samples Of canned beef
exploded and filled the building with
such a %sickening odor that the place
WIS soon vacated and the Committee,
unable to stand the stencil, adjourned
Ofcou1se, this cannot be- admitted
in evidence, as the proper foundation
had not been laid and the burSted can
of rotten beef was not under oath,
\ great field is opened up by this
incident. Send some more of the
Armour beef to the front to fire at the
enemy. An exploding can of Alger-
lied b IF in the midst of a town would
SOON settle the place and drive the
enemy into the hills.
Load up the guns with canned
beet ara conquer the world.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-01
Don't Want It.

Thera has been considerable talk
about ne proposed increase in the Or
phans' Home and Capitol Commission
ers' BoLrds.
Yesterday an APPEAL reporter
asked the Governor if he approved of
the bill placing him on the Capitol
Comm 5sioner Board and he said no, "
empha ically.
Secrc tary of State Howell said be
knew nothing Of the bill and did not
approve of it.
Controller Davis said hat his name
went in the proposed change in the
Orphans Home Board without his
knOwle Ige and that he had troubles
enough on the Asylum Board without
an. fur her burdens. He added, II
the As. lum Board are not inmates o
the ms tuition before long we will con
slider ourselves lucky"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-01
T LAND SALE.

1t S quite probable that the extra
five million acre land grant to the
State for irrigation purposes will pass
Conc ress this session and be avail.
able.
tbs land embraces some Of the
hilly land heretofore considered
worthless and listed as low as ten
cents per acre.
La, ge quantities Of this land will
be taken up immediately for grazing
purposes
There is also III 900 acres and the
two million grant, which will be
listed and certified in a short time,
and if the bill reducing the interest
on land to a per cent passes, the work
in the land office will be increased SO
that IT least three more clerks will be
needtl there,
THIS will also, at least triple the
work in the other State offices through
which the land transactions pass and
require extra clerical hire or the work
will simply be dead-locked ard the
loss to the State be many thousands
ofdol' ars.
The Legislature hesitates Or passing
bill providing for this extra wors
on the ground that these bills may
not pass Congress this session.
The Legislature should at least Sc
aside a fund to be used in case o
necessity and under the control Of The
Governor, and not to be used !
necessity does not arise. a carefully
guarded bill meeting these require
ments should pass this session or th'
work done in Washington may b.
lost to the State fOl two years.
Two years ago a "penny wise an
pound foolish eCOnors' measur
lost 0, er $4,000 to the Sta,e to effec
a saving of $1,000.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-01
THE WIND
The Heaviest Blow in Years.

Yesterday morning the wind began
to get action and by noon there was
several hundred dollars damage done
in and about town. The band parad-
ed and the town people blew down
town to listen. All the musicians
had TO do vas to work the valves Of
their instruments and the wind did
the rest.
Out houses, trees, fences and signs
went a glimmering and in the western
portion of town there was hardly a
place that did not suffer some damage
In the list of damage done the follow
ing is reported: II. {. Dunn, fence
transferred across the street; Abe
Cohn, wrecked sign and fence; the
Pedrolli ranch III Kings Street suf-
fered the loss of a barn. The editor
of the APPEAL was cleaned out of a
windmill, that wouldn't hold wind,
and his fences were transferred to his
neighbours 4 section. Dozens O
signs are now decorating Empire
John Anderson, George Meyers anc
Henry Decker all report broken win
dows, and many sections are yet t,
be heard from, Everyone agrees tina
-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-01

The University Cut.

The University appropriation has
been cut down in the House. 1t was
done as a hint to the Washoe delega-
ton not to oppose everything that is
not for Washoe. 1t is to be hoped
that the lesson may not be lost.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-01
Vote v here You Live.
Carson, Feb. 70, 1899.

SdESOi, Gu 90 ICJJ.
EDITOR APPEAL: The election con-
test now pending in the Supreme Court
Of this State between Governor Sadler
and William Mcmillan for the Office Of
Governor presents a great many inter-
esting questions upon the complaint
filed by Mcmillan. Amongst other
things, it is alleged that a number Of
persons in Lander county. a number in
Humboldt county. and a number in
Nye county voted in precincts of which
they were not residents. OF course no
person is entitled to vote in this State
in a precinct in which he does not re-
side. If he registers in a precint Of
which he is not a resident, he is guilty
of a crime and may be punished by fine
and imprisonment.
Gen. Stats. New. Sec. 1915,
Section 1906 of the General Statutes
provides, that a resident within the
meaning of this Act shall be con
strued to mean a person who has re-
sided or will have resided continuously
within this State fer six mouths and in
the precinct the time prescribed by law
next preceding the day of the next
ensuing election"
Where registry are in doubt about
the right of a person to regis r who
applies for that purpose. the following.
amongst other questions. must be put
to him by the registry agent: Are
you now a resident of the election dis
trict in which you propose to be regis
tered?"
Gen. Stats. Sec. 1906.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11

the world. You have barred Welsh
tin plate from American shores by a
p 'ohlbitory tariff. You have closed
down our manufacturing concerns, it is
true, but that was some time ago.
Wales has been at work. She has
built up another market for her tin
plate in Russia, Siberia, Asia Minor
and Japan, which IS now almost as
great in volume as was our trade with
the Uti'ed States.
"Wnat of this? Simply this: Our
merchant mariue carries our tin plate
to these countries. Our vessels land
t cir cargoes. They are empty. They
load up with wheat, corn, rye and 9TH
e. products and bring them home.
They formerly did this in American
ports. What is the result? Need l
ask you? I make the prediction that
your high tariff will begin to kick like
an army musket. Your manufacturers
will combine and your will
pay 2 cents a pound tribute to conceu-
trated capital"
This prediction WAS made on April |,
1S9S.-lndianapolis Sentinel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11
Origin Of Quarantine.

In the fourteenth century one-fourth
of the population of Europe are com,
pnted to have died Of the bubonic
plague, introduced from the east. The
first measures to check its spread were
adopted by the city Of Venice, which
appointed in 134S three guardians of
the public health. In 140a Venice es-
tablished a lazaret. or contagious dis.
ease hospital, IN a small island adioin-
ing the city. This, says Surgeon Gen.
eral Walter Wyman, was the beginning
OF quarantine. The word itself means
forty and implies 40 days, the perl
cd OF detention imposed on vessels at
this first Venetian quarantine
Youths Comraninn
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11
Notice for Publication.
U. S. Land Office, Rapid City, S. D. !

U. S. Land Office, Rapid City, S. D.
July 18th, 1899. :
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has fled notice
her intention to make final proof in
support OF her claim and that said
proof will be made before the register
Or receiver at Rapid City, S. d. on Au-
gust %, 1899, viz: Cornelia L, Beach,
Homestead entry No. 1874, for the
south half Of the northwest quarter
aid the northeast quarter Of the north
west quarter, section %, township /
north, range 9 east B. II. M. She
names the following persons t prove
her continuous residence upon and cul-
ii yation Of said land, viz: Sheridan E.
Smith Of Rapid City, S. D., Charles N.
Smith OF Rapid City, S. D., Emile "A.
Field of Rapid City, S. D. and Harris
son r. Beach Of Rapid City. S. D.
A. K. GARDNER, Register.
First publication July IA.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11
A Historic old College.

The first Greek letter society-Phi
Beta kapra-was organized at William
and Mary in l176, and among the char
ter members were John Marshall, chief
justice, and Bushrod Washington, asso-
ciate justice, of the supreme court;
Spencer Roane, who was considered the
ablest iurist ever produced in Virginia.;
John Brown and Stephen T. Mason,
senators from Virginia; William Short,
minister TO Spain and Holland, and
Elisha Parmalee, a native of Massa-
chusetts, who established chapters at
Yale and Harvard when he returned
home. William and Mary was the first
college to adopt the elective system Of
study and the honor system in the gov
eminent of its students. The old build
ing has been restored to almost it's orig
inal condition. although in the days of
its prosperity was double its present
size. -Chicn-n Record
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11
A Whimsical Manan.

A young Austrian nobleman, who
had the reputation Of being a brilliant
talker, made a wager with a club friend
that during the first year Of his mar
rage with the daughter Of a certain
count he would preserve a rigid silence
when in her presence, and, in fact,
would not speak a single word to her.
This resolution he faithfully kept; but,
owing to the fact that the wager was
not made public, SOME very curious con-
sequences ensued.
His wife, believing him to be insane,
privately sent a brain specialist to ex-
anime the taciturn gentleman. He was
on the point Of being conveyed to a
sanatarium when he disclosed the rea,
son of his behavior. When the year was
up, he claimed his wager. which was
duly paid.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11

II It were to be considered which
branch of tt fine arts is the most USE
full to man, it would probably be found
that he could most easily dispense with
sculpture and especially that branch of
the art which portrays human and ami
NAL figures. 1t Is not too much to say
that, saving perhaps n score of master
pieces, every human and equestrian
statue in the world might be destroyed
ct a very small o. to the aesthetic
sentiments Of humanity. Sculpture
lacks color, warmth and life. 1t is q
luxury Of the rich as far as the adorn-
ment of the home is concerned, and its
public examples rarely afford satisfac.
ton to any but the amateur. 1t has,
therefore. very little interest for the
vast majority Of mankind. The idols
of idolatrous peoples must be excepted,
but here the Interest Is not artistic, but
religious. In the extended sense of the
term sculpture could be less easily dis.
pcnsed with. because it would mean
the abolition Of all adornment in archi-
lecture, and to a highly civilized people
this would be MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-11
HER FACE WAS NOT FAIR,
but There Was One to Whom She
Would Always Be Beautiful,

but There Was One to Whom She
Would Always BE Beautiful.
The blind boy raised a rapt face to
tho light.
"And my motherS" he said ques-
tioningly. Tell me how she looks
again. l shall soon be able to see, and l
know l shall find one more beautiful
than all the rest and cry mother! moth
er! Why do you not speak?"
His sensitive face was turned re.
proachfully toward his father. "You
have always told me how lovely she is.
She is little-not taller than my Shout
der-l know that"
The'old man laid his arm over the
lads shoulders.
"You must know now what your
blindness would have kept you from
Knowing he said. "Your mother is
not fair and beautiful now in face, but
her soul is what God made for a
mother. When you can see, look for
the face which holds the greatest love.
You will not be mistaken. 1t will be
yonr mother's.'
The great surgeon looked for a mo-
ment or two into the sightless eyes,, and
then turned and laid his hand on the
fathers trembling arm.
"Only God can make him see. my
friend be said kindly. "Your boy
was born blind. and human skill can
not help him.
The blind boy was the first to speak,
and he laid his arm around the sudden
ly aged form of his father.
Come, he said, "let us go back to
mother. She will always be beautiful to
me now" and they turned and gave
place to the others. New York World.