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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-20
FOREST FIRES AT KINEo.

Kineo, September 19-Numerous fires
are burning in the woods In thu Moo,e-
head lake region, and owing to the pro-
tracted drought great damage was done
to property. 1t is thought that campers
started the fires through carelessne's.
Near the east outlet of the lake a great
fire is raging and the woods are burning
fercely In the Vicinity of Blue Ridge, also
at the foot Of Chesnncook and at the west
of Block Ieland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26
AIRINGS FROM ANDALUSIA
Go.sIpy Letter Concerning People and
Events In the Lower End.

|, Cosby Letter Concerning People and
II Events in the Lower End.
AndaIusia, Jan. 24.-Our sick peo-
ne are getting well. Nearly every
one here has had siege of the grip.
Snow fell here Monday.
There are several new hands in the
button factory.
Mrs. Burtis returned home from the
country FRIDAY.
There was party at the home of
| William Beaumont last Friday.
The Woodmen are to have an oyster
supper at their hall Saturday night.
The L. Il. dinner at Mrs. Joseph
Dunlap's was a success. The receipts
were $3.50.
Charles Dollarhide, Ed Stropes and
Elmer Lee have returned from
Oquawka.
We understand that William Mosher
has purchased Mrs. Crout's place and
will take possession March 1.
The singing class meets in the Bap-
fist church Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. The class mum ers
about 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brookman re-
turned to their home in Central City,
Iowa, Monday. Miss Alice Brookman
went with them fer a short visit.
William Moser and Mrs. Dora Ben
nett were married in Rock Island
Thursday. The groom has = nice
home in Andalusia, and he and his
bride have gone to housekeeping
there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26
JOSLIN JOTTINGS.

Joslin, Jan. 25.-Ciay Hubbart is
now on the sick list.
Amanda Mold, daughter of Henry
Mold, is clerking for w. II. Whiteside.
Revival meetings are being held at
the Methodist church in Yuma by
Rev. ShultZ.
Superintendent of Schools Ferguson,
of Rock Island, visited the Walker
school Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Adams Sun
dayed with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tai
bee and family at Wake.
Leslie Hanna went to Port Byron on
business Saturday last, and Alonzo
Dunbar was there likewise.
The young people and some of the
older ones enjoyed themselves the
past week skating on Joslin slough.
1t is understood that Mr.. Tubbs
has rented John Moody's farm in Coe
township, and will move as soon as
possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett, who have
been visiting in Polo with relatives
for a couple of weeks, have returned
home.
Although there is a general i'm
provement in the health of the neigh
borhood, yet there is said to be a
number of children sick with the
humps
Seine of the renters of the neigh
borhood are looking out for other
farms to rent. and some of the farm
ers are looking out for their hired
help for the coming year. Tom To-
bin has been engaged to work for
Charles Osborne
Gottlieb Halter, of Wayne county,
Neb., is visiting relatives ut Rose
Hill. He also visited the NJ. w. a.
camp at Joslin Wednesday evening
last and renewed old acquaintances.
Mrs. Grace Pierce, whom Yuma
people knew as Grace Crompton. of
Sac City. Iowa. writes that she and
her husband and daughter are prepar-
pairing to visit her husbands father.
Mr.. Pierce. her father-in-law, went to
Louisiana over year ago and pur-
chased two ranches of over 5000
acres upon the border of Lake Ponch-
artrain, which he is fencing and i'm
proving. and he is so delighted with
the country that he has sent for his
children to visit him. They expect
to be gone six weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26
We Are Not Overlooked

With stoves and ranges, but have
been careful in buying, and conse-
quently are able to sell as cheap as
any of our competitors. Below are a
few of our prices:
Six-hole steel range $685.
Full size No. 8, 6-hole, high closet
and reservoir, steel range, S2S.
Full size No. cook stove, without
reservoir, $3.50.
Full size No. cook stove, with res
ervior, $40. SUMMERS * Co..
322 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26
The Weather We May Have.

Fair tonight and Friday. with = cold
wave,
1t Is much colder over III = Dorihwes:,
and the thermometers are below zero
In the Dakotas. western Minnesota and
the British possessions to the north
ward Prince Albert and Winnipeg are
the coolest points with readings OF "a
and - degrees below zero, respectively
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

In four hours recently a Paris court
granted 2s5 divorces, a little over a di-
vorce minute.
The demand for plumbaSo has caused
the price of this product of Ceylon to
rise 100 per cent
Pickpockets robbed J. T. Petty, Of
Harvey, Ills. of $685. in the Union pas
senger station, Chicago.
The export of apples from Canada
last year was i36.23s barrels, as COM
pared with 114,5S0 in 1897.
Lottie. the 14-year-old daughter OF
Edward Jensen, OF Appleton. Wis. has
been reported to the police as missing.
Some modest philanthropist has given
$50. 600 to the Illinois School OF Agri-
culture ard Manual Training for Boys.
in Glenwood. lis.
New York upper tendon is shocked
at the threat of a suit for divorce with
a correspondent, as a development OF
the Sloane incompatibi,ity.
The Bessemer ore dealers have de-
cided 10 fix the price OF Bessemer ore
upon the basis of 20 cents a ton increase
over the L-ices OF last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26

vention to Rock Island in accordance
with the plans heretofore outlined in
THE ARGUs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26
Reason for Gratitude.

Il have always been troubled with
rheumatism. took medicines with
out relief and finally decided to try
Hoods Sarsaparilla- Since taking
six bottles have had no symptoms
of rheumatism. / have increased in
weight since began taking Hoods
SarsaParilla-" Mrs Mary F. Blaine.
Critienden, illinois
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-26

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills.
Mailed for 20 cents by c. l. Hood &
Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
IN THE BERMUDAs.
Thcre.Is n Plague of Cats and Spar
rows and Too Many WORTH
less Ours.

People arrivingin in New York from Ber.
muda say that the island is overrull
by cats and sparrows. The nuisance OF
the plague has even been discussed in
the colonial Legislature at Hamilton.
Visitors from the United States seek.
ing the balmy climate of Bermuda are
complaining especially of the ''cat
gangs" which nightly disturb their
sleep, says the New York Journal.
When the dog tax bill came up before
the legislature, DR.. T. A. Outerbridge
one of the members of the council, pro.
posed an amendment. In doing so he
said:
II should like to see the bill recast
and q heavier tax put upon dogs, be.
cause we have too many worthless ours
in Bermuda. 1 should also like to see
tax put upon cats. You may laugh
but if there is any useless animal in
this world it is cat. Cats may be OF
some use in some countries, but they
are Of no use here. They do not kill
rats. They do destroy our native birds.
II have not seen a bluebird in six
weeks, and there ought to be plenty
of them here now from America.
have not seen one this year, and before
long all our native birds will be exter-
minated-between the cats and the
sparrows'
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
WANT HOSTILITIES ENDED.
Well known Eastern Men Sign IL Pc
titiOn to the President to
Stop Filipino War.

Boston. March 15.-An appeal to he
people of the United States urging
"all lovers of freedom" to cooperate
with them in an attempt to induce the
government to suspend hostilities in
the Philippines and confer with the
Philippine leaders, with view 10 pre-
venting further bloodshed by recogniz-
ing their independence upon the guar
antec Of protection to property by the
natives, has been issued over the sigma
ture of more than a score Of prominent
men.
The signers are eX-Gov. George S. Bout
well, of Massachusetts,; ex-senator George
+. Edmunds, Of Vermont: eX-Secretary of
State John Sherman: Senator Donelson
Caffery, of Louisiana; w. Burke Cochran,
of New York; William Fl. Fleming, of Geor-
gia; Henry U. johnson, of Indiana; Sam
uel Gompers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor; Felix Adler, of New
York; David Starr Jordan, president of
Stanford university: Winslow Warren, of
Massachusetts; Herbert Welsh. of Penn
sylvania; Leonard Woolsey Bacon, of Con-
necticut: Charles Francis Adams, of Mas
setts; I. j. McGinty, of Cornell univer-
sity; Edward Atkinson. of Massachusetts;
Carl Schurz, of New York; Reverdy John
son, of Maryland; Herman Won Hoist, of
Chicago university: Moorfield Storey, of
Massachusetts,; Patrick A. Collins, of Mass
achusetts; Theodore L. Cuyler of New
York: Thomas Wentworth Higginson, of
sachusetts: Andrew Carnegie, of New
York: ex-senator John G. Carlisle, of New
York; Charles Eliot Norton. of Harvard
university; W. G. Sumner, of Yale college;
Rev. DR.. G. II. Parkhurst. of New York
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
WOMEN OUTLAWS.
Toung Amazons of Kurdistnn Who
Take to the Road as
BriEands.

The Kurdish women are also devoted
to an outdoor life. Quite us enterpris-
ing and indefatigable as the men in
their race, they are ever on the alert,
ready to leap to the saddle, where,
though not graceful riders, they are at
home and able to keep up with the men
in their adventurous wanderings, says
the New York Tribune.
A recent traveller in Kurdistan tells
Of meeting a girl of the Bulbassi tribe
who had just killed with spear Turk
who insulted her. This young Amazon
was dressed like man and served the
chief, Fazullah Effendi, as his faithful
henchman, following him in all his wan
derings. The women of this tribe are
all particularly hardy and intrepid.
Frequently they take to the road by
themselves as brigands, and luckless
indeed is the traveller or trader who
falls into their hands. Not content
with robbing him, they pinch, scourge
and scratch him.
When a girl is born in Montenegro
the mother says to her: II do not wish
thee beauty, but courage; heroism
alone gains the love of men," And
courage they possess in abundance.
While their husbands are away on ex-
cursions the women in the intervals of
caring for the fields and focks, take to
the road and do little looting on their
own account,
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Hair Raises on End.

An eminent medical man, whose
treatises on human hair have attracted
much notice, among many other strik-
ing statements as to woman's chief
beauty, remarked that "bristling," when
used in spe alling of the human hair, is
not figure. The hair is subject to and
Influenced by almost every passion OF
the human mind, and emotional hair
of which he has treated especially, he
claims is quite common. Hair looks
feels and falls differently when per-
son is in sorrow, joy, surprise or de.
lection. After day or two of deep
mental study or violent bodily exercise
most visible difference may be de.
tected by 4 practiced observer. The day
is fated to come, he maintains, when
this coloring in the hair will be va lua.
BILE aid in Identification.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
OUR SOLDIER DEAD.
War Department Asks Relatives of
Those Being Brought from Gu
bn for Some Information.

Washington, March 15.-Gen. Corbin
has been making arrangements for the
return of the dead soldiers in Cuba and
Porto Rico, with view of providing
for their interment at such places as
the relatives and friends of the de-
ceased may desire. Many applications
have already been received asking that
the remains be sent to the former
homes of the soldiers, and all these re-
quests will be complied with. The de-
partment desires to know in each in
stance where the friends of the dead
soldier desire his remains to be sent
The name of the soldier and the ad-
dress to which, ii lis to be sent are
cabled to the commanding officers in
Cuba and Porto Rico as soon as re-
ceived and the casliet is marked ac-
cordingly. AS soon as the Roumania
arrives in New York. which, however,
is not expected for a month, each cas-
ket will be forwarded Immediately to
the place designated without difficulty
or confusion
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
CONDEMN THE BEEF.
Witnesses Mt the Inquiry Sny II Was
Nnusentinc-Testim of
Lieut.. Davis.

Chicago, March 16.-Dr. John B..
Shaw. surgeon of the Third Illinois
volunteers. told the beef inv.:stiga -. &
commission Wednesday that the meat
issued to his regiment during its serv-
ice in the Porto Rican campaign was a
nauseating, foul-smelling mess that
slckened and weakened every man who
touched it. eff we had depended upon the
army rationsfor sustenance the troops
would have starved to DEATH" he said.
"The men spent all their money in buy
ing food either at the commissary
stores or in the city. If they had not
had money they would have died.
Most of the meat we received we
buried. 1t was either bury the meat
or bury the soldiers"
First Lieut. NJ. L. Davis. of the First
cavalry, was called upon request of
Maj. Lee. He said that in Cuba the
men opened all the cans of roast beef
issued to them, but only consumed one
half of the contents, on an average; !;
the rest was thrown away because it
was unfit to eat. The contents of the
can, he said would be about three
quarters suet. not what you would call
meat. Perhaps one-quarter or one
fifth of the can would be good fiber
meat; the rest appeared to be tailings
or clippings. Sometimes a can would
be entirely spoiled. Witness said he
once opened can which smelled bad;
he examined it and found maggots in it..
Maj. Lee-How did the maggots get
in there:
"They were canned in there
Col. Davis-Are you aware that in
the process of canning This meat un-
dergoets such an intense heat that no
animal life could survive in it?
Il don't mean to say they were alive.
They were dead
Maj. Lee-Are you positive about the
identity of the animal?
Yes. sir. Quite positive"
''Ir consequence of the canned roast
beef not being sufficiently sustaining
and not having nutriment in it, did
your men lack for food?'
"1hey did"
Col. spie-What was he name of
this brand that YOU found with mag
gots in it?
at was Swift & Co.'S brand"
'Are you certain Of that?"
Il am certain
The court adjourned to meet in
Omaha on Thursday.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
WON'T STAND IN THE WAY.
Admiral Sampson Requests Secretary
Long tOIEnOre Him in ArpOlnt-
mcnts for Promotion,

Washington, March II. - Secretary
Long has received letter from Rear
Admiral Sampson, in which the admir-.
al, aftcrrcferling to the allegations that
the list of officers recommended for pro-
motion for gallantry off Santiago had
failed of confirmation because it in
cluded his name, asked the secretary to
Immediately reappoint these officers
emitting his own name.
Secretary Long will not accept the
suggestion made by Rear Admiral
Sampson and make recess appoint.
ments of the officers who failed of con.
firmation at the last session Of con-
grcss. The matter will be allowed tc
remain just as it stands until tho next
congress meets and then all Of the
nominations will be sent in precisely
as they stood at the end of the last
session.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
VIII support Otis,


Chicago. March Is. - August A.
Becker, he sausagemaller who has
been under arrest for -four weeks on a
charge Of numbering his wife. made a
full confession Tuesday night. He
said that he cut his wife to pieces and
burned the remains in a stove. Becker
when first arrested. admitted killing
his wife. but declared he pushed her
Oft Randolph street viaduct into the
lake and that she was drowned The
police have never placed any reliance
in the drowning confession. and have
kept up their work OH the idea that
Becker killed the woman in his house
and made way with the body. The
finding of a portion of human lung
three days ago in Becker's barn put
strength in their theory. and late Tues
day night they induced Becker 60 con-
facc
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
4 {sicIt.li. lnIl!Aini.

New York, March lG.-The Herald
says: Makers Of bicycles have arranged
the details for the formation Of trade
combination that will involve capital
to the amount Of $4,000. .OG0 1t is un-
derstood that ten Of the leading makers
of wheels have entered the combination
and that several others will probably
be persuaded to add their signatures
to the agreement. y. &. Spaldng is
credited with being the moving spirit
in the proposed combine. With him are
associated y. y. Pope and r. Philip Cor
mully, of the Gorlnuliy & .jcffcry Man
ufacturing company. of Chicago.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
President on for the soutb.

Washington, March 14.-Prcsidcnt
and Mrs. Mckinley and a party OF
friends left the city at GAO o'clock Mon
day night for a vacation of ten days or
two weeks at Thomasville. Ca, where
they arrived Tuesday afternoon. Those
who accompanied the president and
his wife on the trip are the vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart and Master Ho.
bart, Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Miss
Hanna and Miss Phelps, DR.. j. n. RiNey
and Mr.. George Il. Cortelyou, assist
ant secretary to the president. and g.
S. Barnes, one of the executive clerks.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Biz Vessel AshOrc

Halifax. y. s., March 13.-The new
Allen line steamer Castilian, from Port
land for Halifax, went ashore at Gam
net rock light. near Yarmouth, at 1880
o'clock Sunday morning al low tide. in
dense fog, her compass being de-
ranged. Two compartments are full
OF water, and tugs have gone from Var
mouth to the scene.
Portland. Me-, March 1:.--The Cas-
tlllan sailed from this port at one p.
M. Saturday. The ship itself is valued
at about 100000, and her cargo at $780,
600. This is the most valuable cargo
the Aliens have ever shipped from
Portland. The principal items were
grain and provisions.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Was VilIanul's Body,

Santiago de Cuba, March 14.-Sunday
Gen. Leonard Wood, military governor
of the department. of Santiago, in the
presence Of the adjutant general OF
the department, Col. Beacon. and Capt
Scott, captain of the port, and other
officers, positively identified the re.
mains of the Spanish officer discovered
few days ago among the rocks or
the shore about four miles west of f!
MORO as those of Admiral Villamil,
who commanded the Spanish torpedo
boat destroycrs in the naval battle
which resulted in the destruction OF
Admiral Cervera's squadr.:.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23

THIN eight more centuries leap
ill have become Il relic of the
ime. By that time the extra
lost to make up the changes
.he old Julian calendar to that of
present day will all have been duly
..nted for, and the world will run
.und in just 3G5 days. and no more.
ladies of the coming century will
"orced to devise some other scheme
forcing the unwilling swain to take
wife. Nineteen hundred, while one
# the even years ending quartet,
II not be leap year simply because
.rranging the dates it was purpose
eft out.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23

PEOPLE Cuba bound must remember
that. while only one-tcnth of the
island is under cultivation, there are
nolarge tracts of vacant public lands.
very inch of ground is owned by
ne individual. Cuba. therefore, Of
rs but small opportunities for
'oomers." The opening of Cuba for
olonization ard investment is not like
he opening of Oklahoma, where the
FIRST man to drive stake has 'claim"
aportion of land. Cuba's acres may
cheaply acquired from the present
'poverished owners, but nevertheless
ech acre must be paid for.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Furious snowstorms in Michigan.

Detroit. Mich. March 13.-Nearly all
points in the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan report railway traffic completely
blocked by snowstorms. y special
to the Tribune from Bessemer. Mich.
says: The heaviest snowstor in the
history. of the snow belt is prevailing.
For AS hours all trains have been
showed in at different places. All
streets are blocked with banks of
snow from four to eight'feet deep. This
with former 81 orms will make IL total
fall OF snow about eight to twelve feet
on an average. In some places the
drifts arc from the top Of one roof to
the other. Telegraph wires, are down
and all communications are by private
lines
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23

THE clock at Greenwich. Eng, which
records Greenwich time" used by
navigators--and in this country by the
railroads, with allowances in differ
ences in longitude-has a dial with
three circles. One circle is for seconds,
one for minutes, one for hours. 1t is a
24-hour clock, but does not have the
numeral XIV. The time starts from
o in all cases-scconds, minutes, hours.
Scientists and those who have to mark
the lapse of seconds accustom them
selves to count ''Naught, one, two,"
and SO on. The first second is not
completed until is reached.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Heavy Loss in CHICAGO.

Chicago: March l3.-Thc falling wall
OF burning building at 200 and 211
jackson boulevard totally destroyed
the structure to the east at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning. The building in
which the fire originated, together with
the stock OF over 20 business firms. was
entirely destroyed. The collapse of the
wall was sudden and unexpected. and
came just after a number of firemen
and insurance patrolmen had left the
building that was crushed. No one was
injured. The loss on both buildings
and stock is estimated at $4OO, 600.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
HE SEEKS QUIET.
Hest IL Announced to BE the Sole
Object OF the Presidents
Southern Trip.

Thomasville. Ga. March 16.-Presi-
dent Mckinley began his vacation here
Wednesday by morning of complete
rest. Assistant secretary to the presi-
dent, Mr.. George B. Cortelyou, said
Wednesday that while here no business
will be brought to the attention of the
president unless some great event in
Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines
makes it necessary. 1t is probable the
president will go to Jekyl island. near
Brunswick, before returning home,
having been invited to do SO by ex-
Secretary Of the Interior Bliss.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23

EVERY Siamese girl who reaches a
certain age without marriage is tick
eted and labeled and placed in priv
ileged class under the special care of
the king, who binds himself to find
husbands for them all. His method is
delightfully."- simple. Aprisoner in any
OF the Siamese jails may gain his par
don and release by marrying one of
the Ineligible class. Whether he is al
ready married or not is not of great
consequence, for in Siam it is not neces-
sary to draw the line at one wife.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
VIII Ratify the Treaty

Madrid. March lGThc cabinet coun-
Gil Wednesday evening decided that the
treaty of peace with the United States
should be ratified Immediately after the
dissolution of the cortcs, which will
probably be dccrccd today. The cleo
1ions to the new chamber will be fixed
for April l6, and to the senate for April
80. the new cOrtcs TO rcasscmblc on
MuV q
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Blizzard in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, March 1G.-A special
from Plainficld Wis, says: \ terrible
blizzard ragged here Tuesday night. The
SNOW is drifting badly. 1t is the worst
in many years. A special from Meri-
nette, Wis, says: A heavy snows: orm
ragged here all night, about Is inches
falling. 1t will lengthen ths: Ioggir, :,
season. and the general break-uu on
the Menominee is not expected to take
place until April /. This will he the
latest logging season in wears.
The Hope pioneer., 1899-03-23
Lumber Plant Burned.

Jacksonville, Fla, March 13.-Almost
the entire plant of he GUNNER Lumber
company. situated on the St. Johns
river four miles north of jacksonville.
was destroyed by fire Sunday, entail
ing ID loss of over $25O,OOO, with so PEI.
cent. OF Insurance. The mill was the
most modern in the south as we'll as
one of the largest. a great many meil
were thrown out OF employment by the
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