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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
Seer ETARY OF AGkICULTUR RE- S
REPORT.

Washington, November 29.-The an
nual report OF Secretary Wilson snmmar.
lies an immense amount Of valuable
work by the agricultural department.
during the past ysnr. He comments par
lticulatiy on the successful extension oi
the weather service around the Carribesr
sen, giving timely storm warning to ths
vessels Of the navy and merchant marin ,.
Practical forestry work is being done
on large scale among the lumbermen OF
sew raj states.
Extlnsiye experiments are being carrie d
on in road construction in cooperation
with the local authorities OF the several
ttates, including the building of sample
roads from the materials found In differ.
ent localities and the laying Of steel track
wagon roads.
The secretary strongly recommends a
more rigid inspection Of our export dairy
products, to counteraet the injury done
to this trade by unscrupulous leaders In
the past.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
NATL SILVER REPUBLICANS
VIII Support the Nominee of the Dem O.
cratic Party.

Chicago, November 29-Ths special
meeting of the national committee Of the
Silver Republican party adjourned today
to meet again at the call Of the chair
man. after having taken action that prin-
cipally assurs the fusion Of the party
With the DemooIat'o and Populist par
ties, the endorsement of the Demoerati,
platform and the Prssi ientisl candidate
OF tsat party. The subcommittee ap-
pointed yeiterdsy to decide upon the
most practical date and pace for holding
the national convention and also to re-
port on matters Of practical organization
for the campaign, including ths apror-
tlonment of delegates from the various
states to the national convention submit
| ted It's reports to the committee today
and after lengthy discussion its r,c m
mendations with ore or two Inintr
amendments was adopted. The sub.cc m
mittee recommended that all Of the n eet'
ings In question be referred for action
to the executive committee of which form
| or Senator Fred W. Dubois Of Idaho is
| chairman.
Chairman Towne gave out the follow
Ing official statement OF the action Of the
COMMITTEES:
"a resolution was unanimously adopt.
ed that q national convention Of the Sill
yer Republican party be held and the
executive committee was Instructed to
confer with the Democratic and PopuIist
national committees In an effort to Sc.
cure, IL possible, the holding of all three
national conventions at the some time
and place and at the earliest practicable
date, to ths end that oomplets co-orera'
tion OF the reform forces may be had
The executive coiumittee was authorized
to determine the number OF delegates tC
the national convention. thu same to bt
not less than two thousand, to arrange
tie basis OF selection and to allot the rep
rsssn.ation from each state. 1t was de-
cidsd that the call for the convention
shall include as eligible to representation
all those voters who heretofore. prior t.
1896 or since, have acted politically with
the Republican panty, but are bimetal
lists and favor the unrestrictsd and indie.
pendent coinage Of botn silver and gold
at the present. legal ratio who ara op'
posei to the policy OF extending the gold
standard In tbs United States by retiring
the green backs, destroying the full money
power OF the existing silver dollar. provid
log for the payment OF all government
obligations and the redemption Of oil
forms Of paper money in gold alone and
surrsndering to banking combinatien n
the sovereign function of issuing pape
money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
THE WEATHER.

Boston, November 20. Forecast fol-
Thursday: Generally cloudy, showers in
the afternoon and night; southwest to
west winds.
Washington, November 2o.-Forecast
for Thursday and Friday: Maine. New
Hampshire aud Massach husetts-Increas-
ing cloudiness Thursday. probably show
ers In the afternoon; Friday showers
variable winds. becoming fresh westerly
Friday.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
Portland, Nov. 90. iS99.-The local
weather bureau records the following:
sa m.-Barometer, 29.6ls; thermome-
ter, IS; dew Io|nt, 80; Rel. humidity, "a;
direction of wind, Sw; wind velocity, 1t;
state of weather, clear.
sp m.-BArometer, 20. 695; thermome.
ter, 40; dew point, 81; rel. humidity, 6S;
d restion OF wind. NV; wind velocity, A;
state of weather, clear.
Max. t,mp., %; min temp, a; mem ,n
pIeoipitation-2i hours, O.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
THE ALUM BAKING Pow
DERS.
Names of Some of the Principal Brandi
Sold Ina this Vicinity.

Tho recent discussion in the papers of
tn, effe,t upon the huma system Of food
made with alum bIking powders and the
opiniors s, that have been published from
note scientists To the effect that such
powders render the food unwhoies ome,
have caused numerous in luiries for the
names of the various alum powders.
In Massachusetts,, New Jersey and
many other states, of such Importance
do the foqd authorities deem the matter
that tie names of alum powders are
officially made public, and IN two states at
least tho laws proviae that there shall be
printed upon tho labels Of all Packages
OF this GLASS OF powders the statement
that they contain alum.
reformation as to the list here given
has bssn obtained from the official re-
port OF the Massachusetts : ate Board OF
Health, from the Agricultural Depart
msnt chemist at Washington, and from
other equally rslia BILE authority:
Baking Powders Containing Alan,
DNl A 4. B. Davi; s Co., New York. A,1lI ~
pA'io 4 & 8 8. Das'i, s Co. New York. .,1A a,
Flls1m Baking Powder Co; Boston. . ,
BON BON. N...................... Contains Alum
GraDt CueulCAi OO.i SHlcdkO.
In addition to these, IL is learned that
many grocers are selling what they call
their own private or speolal brands.
These powders are put up for ths grocer.
ana his name PITT upon the latels by
man ufacturers Of alum powders In New
York, EoIto,. and elsewhere. The man
ufacturers, it is said, find their efforts TO
mar ket their goods In this way greatly
aidei by the ambition Of the grocer to
sail powder with his own name upon
the label especially as he can mske an
abnormal profit uIon 1t. Many gToSrs,
douptisss, do not know that the powders
they are thus pushing contain alum and
| would be actually oontraband in many
sections If cold without disguise.
1t is quite impossible to give the names
| of ell the alum baking powders In the
market. They are constantly appearing g
| in sll sorts OF disguists, under all kinds
OF cognomens, and at all kinds of prices,
even as low as dvs and ten cents pound.
| They can be avoided, however, by the
| kousekGeper who win bear In mind that
all baking powders sold at twenty live
cents or less per pound are liable to con-
tain alum. as pure cream Of tartar pow
ders cannot be produced at anything like
this price.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
WARMLY WELCOMED.
Tennessee Regiment Given Grand Re-
ception at Nashville.

Nashville, Ten, November 29.-The
First Tennessee regiment arrived today
from San Francisco where 1t was mus
tered out some days ago upon Its return
from the Philippines. The regiment came
in three sections. When the first section
reached the city the bells were rung and
Whistles blown and this was repeated up-
on the arrival Of the other sections.
After breakfast at the depot the regi'
ment formed in line aud the parade
through the principal streets began. The
procession was headed by Govsrnor Nc
MILAN and staff. followed Ly state and
city officials in carriages, Confederate
veterans, Grand Army Of the Republic,
Fifth and Sixth Tennessee regiments and
many civic sooietieL The streets err
packed with people along the lire of
march and the troops were oheerec from
beginning TO eud A reception and ball
wsre given tonight and swords and other
gifts presented to various officers of the
regiment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30

cause Of publication Of certain srtioles.
Mrs. Eddy, through cour ssl, eross peti-
toned the court to have Mrs. Woodbury.
adjudged 10 contempt because Of ema-
ture publication OF the declaration In the
litei case.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs woodbury's
counsel abandoned the p,tition against
Mrs. Eddy and the contempt proceedings
then turned against Mrs. Woodbury. on
Mrs. Eddy's pstit.on.
Then IL was that Mrs Woodbury. took
the witness stand and made plea In hsr
own behalf.
When tho court came In today, Mrs.
Woodbury. took the stand AMI said. In re-
ply to her counsel Mr.. Peabody, that s1s
had NO intention to publish anything to
influences public opinion. She had bought
no extra copies OF the ps prs and sent but
one copy to member Of the Church OF
Christ. Replying to Mr.. Elder, council
for Mrs. kddy. she sald she recognized
her portrait in q copy Of tire New York
World. shown her, but ste did not fur
nish 1t to the pspsr. Sho had an inter-
view with arporter. but supposed the
Interview would net be printed. Witness
said she had written an article last
spring upon Mrs. Eddy and also had writ
ten other matter with the object of show
ing the harmful effect and tendency of
Mrs. Eddy's teachings.
Both sides rested at this point and
arguments were made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
THE MAZET COMMITTEE.
Ex.mlned some OF she Doinss OF board
Of Public Works.

New York. November 2a-The Mazet
Investigating committee this afternoon
adjourned until next Tus sdsy. This frs,
hour of the proceedings today were Coo IL
pied with an examination into the metl :.
ods Of the board OF public Improvements.
Controller Bird s. Coler. was then pl eed
on the stand. He was asked great
many questions concerning the business
methods employed in the vsrlous depart
ments of New York city. When Mr.. Moss
Inquired why 1t was that In making a
$40, 900, COO bond issue, ssthe controller had
given it ali to the Produce Exchange
Trust company while 81 bidders In the
aggregate offered higher rate, Mr..
Color, for the first time, apparently lost
his temper for q moment. He said that
he was In honor bound to keep faith with
the financial publio-that he could not
play fast and ioose with the bidders.
The controller said that the average rate
Of the small bidders was not higher than
the rate offered BY the Produce Exchange
company for the entire issue. Mr.. Colcr
told Mr.. MoSs that. II ne was not speaking
tn6 lrutu tnht ne Wouiu u6 WlhiuB W
mako prtssnt OF his Office to the attor-
nsy for the Mazet committee. Mr.. Moss
protested that this was unfair. The coE-
trollsr advised Mr.. Moss not to put words
in his mouth that had never been uttered,
nor to make speeches and suggss, fraud
In places where fraudulent practices could
not be found. Mr.. Moss disclaime1 any
intention Of this character. but contin-
ued the line Of inquiry and produced lists
tending to show that the city had lost
sI0,s74 By the bond transaction. MIR.
Color warialy protsstsd against tbs Dg-
uIes, claiming that II they were correct,
he was u seoundrel and shouli be re-
moved from office at once. The CONTROL
Ter told Mr. Moss that when the Mazet
committee got the ng Enlightened
out, he ought to do him the justice to
acknowledge the error. This Mr.. Moss
promised to do.
The committee adjourned until Tuesday
next.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
Work of Rescuing the
Victims.
Accident Partly Due to Delay of
Local Train.

New York, November 29.-Tbe Buffalo
express, east bound, while waiting out
side the depot on thu Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western ROAD at the Van
Wrinkle street crossing at Paterson, N. j.,
at 7.b4 tonight, was run into by swiftly
moving accommodation train bound
from Phillipsburg, N. j., to Jersey City.
are now twenty injured at the hospital In
Paterson, of whom some will probably
die. while some of those not seriously In
jured were able to go to their destination.
The following is a list OF the dead:
Mrs. Mary Roe, wife of David Roe Of
Ithaos, N. Y, and two daughters.
Walter Wslbrook, Cornell University.
Ithaca. N. Y.
Miller Craig. New York city.
Unknown woman.
The Buffalo express was No. 6 In charge
Of Conductor Capwell. The Phillipsburg
train was No. 90, In charge Of Conductor
Burke. with Engineer Reardon. The
Buffalo express was awaiting for local
train to move, that had been delayed at
the depot and the Phillipsburg aocommo-
dasion was following the express but q
short distance behind. The .wo rear cars
of the express were broken to pieces, most
Of the passengers on them being either
killed or injured. The engine of the
PhilliIs5urg train was completely
wrecked, the engineer and fireman esoap-
ing by jumping.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
A THANKSGIVING GREETING
An Anti Impsrsaiiss Message to this
President.

Boston, November 2o.-Mr. Erwin
winsiow, secretary Of the anti-Imreria-
listlo league, has ssnt the following which
he says 10 "Thanksgivins 6restiog''
10 the Presidents
"Lovers Of liberty who would rather be
the hunted patriot than the blood-guilty
usurper today. win nevertheless use II
to pray that he, who has given America
her first Thanksgiving Of shame may be
brought TO repentance and bsttsr mind.
a (SiRnsd)
"Ervin wiuslow."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
(TALK NO. 51.)
THE WRONG M e DlCINE

II yoI take medicine when you do
not need it, you do yourself an in.
jury. II you take medicine for one
complaint, when the real trouble %
something entirely different the re-
suit is more harm than good. II you
take headache medicine whsn the
real Gauss Is your eyes, the headache
will never bs permanently relieved.
1t is very common thing t, bear
people say that they have taken "tar-
rela" of medicine without rslief, in
almost every case. the trouble Is In
their eyes Actual figures prove Il a.
more than six headaches out Of ten
are caused by eyestrain. Glasses are -
quick and permanent remedy. They
must be correctly fitted though.
That's my business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

Tho agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Nov. 90. taken at
p. M, meridian time, the observation foI
each section being given in this order
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather.
Poston. A degrees, ", clear; New
dslphin, IS degrees. sW. clear; Wash.
ing on. 46 degrees, 5. cloudy; Albany, 40
degrees, S, CLOUDY; Buffalo, 4 ) degrees, n,
olsar; Dstroit, AZ degrees. SW, cloudy
Chicago 4S degrees, Sw p cloudy; st. Paul,
AZ degrees, NV, cloudy; Huron, Oak, Ss
degrese, NV, clear; Bismarck, 50 de-
gress, NV. cloudy; jacksonville, "
degrees, W, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30

Bitchcock today 10 discuss psnsion legis-
iation at the coming session. TIE sec
rstary notified the committee Of his ap-
proval Of the policy Of Commissioner Of
Pensions Evans. and suesested that tie
recommendation made In the lstter's re-
port te carried out, further than which
he had nothing to recommend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
MOyEMkNrS OF WAR SHIPS.

Washiu gto n. November 90 The Brook
iyn arrired today at Colombo. Ceylon.
She wouli reach Manila in about ten
days
The New Orleans 10 on her way fro IN
A den to Colombo
The Montgomery has sailed from Mon
,video for Bnenos Ayres.
The Marblehead has sailed from Corin.
t. to Acapulco.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
J. S. THOMBS DEAD.

Belfast, November 29.-Joseph S.
Thombs, CO years old. retired sss
captain, died here this afternoon Of heart
failure, after a shot illness. lie had been
in business in Webb county, Mo-, E. T
many yesrs. A widow, son and daughter
FurviVs him
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
MR.. COLLINS ACOE PTS.

Boston, November co. In brief let
ter to the officers Of the recent Democratic
municipal convention, Hon. Patrick A.
Collins has accepted the nomination for
Mayor preferred him by that body.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
THE TASTE OF
"APENTA"

IS preferable to that of other Purgatve Waters NoFe
gentle in action. Does not crampy pains
THE HOSPITALS of EUROPE and the UNITED STATES
use Apenta regularly 1t is recommended by the leading
Physicians of the World.
The Name of the APoLLINARIs CO.. Id, London on
the label is guarantee of uniformity and superiority.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-30
REGARDING PENSION LAWS.

Washington. November a9.-Senators
Galiinger and Hansbrough of the Senate
pension committee. called on Secretary
The record-union., 1899-10-08

At 2:15:15 the Columbia split tacks
with the Shamrock, and went off shore
breeze-hunting on the port tack.
When, at 2:1S.45, the Shamrock tackled
to port and the Columbia a minute
later to starboard, they were meeting
on opposite tacks. 1t was a question
of how much the Shamrock could cross
the Columbias bow. The Columbia,
however, tackled before the other
reached her, it being evident that the
Columbia was now to leeward and the
Shamrock in the lead
The wind frequently headed off the
Columbia about this time. The Sham
rock tackled when it did so to her. At
2:34. when the Columbia tackled to
port, she had made twelve tacks from
the outer mark. and the Shamrock had
made one less.
Slowly they made their way to wind
ward during the next half hour, each
being becalmed at times for several
minutes.
At 3:10:3O, when the Shamrock
tackled to starboard. it took her fifty
seconds to swing around from one tack
to another.
At 3:14 the Shamrock set a larger
jib topsail. They split tacks at 3:2l,
when the Columbia went off shore
again, looking for wind. When next
they came together it was 4:10. From
some positions to leeward of the yachts
it looked as if the Shamrock would
cross the Columbia's bow by quite a
large margin. the Columbia being on
- - IL he
right of way Instead, the thousands
who watched the yachts approaching
each other were astonished to see the
Shamrock forced about by the Colum-
bia, which yacht, when the Shamrock
had gone about, was on the 1atter's
weather beam scarcely a length away.
Some idea of the close sailing of the
two yachts on the same tack may be
gathered from the fact that from 4:15
to 4.31 when the race was declared
off, the shadow of the Shamrock'S club
topsail swayed in almost one spot on
the lee side of the Columbia's main
sail
If to-day's race had been continued
to the finish, some five miles away, it
would be exceedingly hard to predict
the winner.
Throughout the race the handling of
both boats was excellent, but the bal
ance was in favor Of the Shamrock's s
skipper and crew.
In view of the closeness of the yachts
when the race was called off, it is fair
to suppose that if the finish had been
there the Columbia would have crossed
it ten seconds in advance of the Sham
rock In that case the summary of
the race for twenty-five miles would
be as follows: Start Columbia,
1:21 .02; Shamrock, 11:21:19. Finish
Columbia, 4:31:00; Shamrock, 4:31:10.
Elapsed time = Columbia, 509:0S;
Shamrock, 5:09:46.
According to this. the Shamrock
would have won by. seven seconds
actual time and by twelve seconds
corrected time, supposing, of course.
that the Columbia allowed her five sec
onds for twenty-five miles, instead of
six seconds allowed for thirty miles.
The record-union., 1899-10-08

sents a most deserted appearance. The
Government has ordered all the saloons
closed throughout the republic.
General Cronje's forces near Mafe-
king moved closer to the border yes
terday.
Her majesty, in privy council at Bal
moral, this morning assented to the
calling of Parliament, the mobilization
of the reserves and the continuance il
the army of all soldiers now serving
who in ordinary circumstances would
be entitled to discharge or transfer to
the reserve.
A green book issued yesterday con-
tains President Kruger's reply to dr
Chamberlains dispatch referring TO
the petition of the Uitlanders to the
Queen. The Transvaal objects to Great
BritainS interference in it's internal af-
fairs, and explains that If the Uitland-
ers had first addressed the Transvaal
instead of the British Government,
their complaints would have been i'm
medlately needed. 1t also alleges that
those complaints emanated wholly from
a small body of British who are breed
ing race hatred and a revolutionary
movement, and whose membership and
newspapers openly boast of the infiu-
ence exercised by them upon the policy
OF the imperial Government.
The reply adds: '~The TransyaaI is
bound to credit these boasts when it
sees blue books issued consisting of
documents drawn up by these revolu-
tionary members of the South African
League, and of lying articles and re-
ports from newspapers which are or
gans of the league. If the real char
acter of the league could be known it
would soon lose it's influence and the
tension between the two Governments
would speedily disappear
The reply concludes as follows: '"The
Afrikanders would then no longer fear
that the interests of the British empire
necessarily implied the destruction OF
the two republics and the enslavement
of the Afrikander population, and the
white races in South Africa would re-
turn to the brotherly harmony that
had existed until a treacherous COM
plot at the end of 1895 revived passion
on both Sides
This dispatch was handed to
Conyngham Greene on September 26th.
The Evening News publishes the
following dispatch from Cape Town:
THE reports of barbaric excesses COM
mitted by the Beers on refugees have
caused a thrill of horror here. In one
instance seventy women and children
were packed in a cattle truck so tight
ly that they were unable to sit, and
We're thus kept sidetracked for thirty
hours without food or water When
they attempted to leave the truck they
We're driven back with blows Every
trainload of refugees brings narrowing
accounts Of the barbarities of the Beers
of Orange Free State. A train arrived
to-day that had been ninety-six hours
en- route. The sufferings of the WON
en- was dreadful. Several births oc-
CURED on the way-one in an open cat
tie truck containing twenty men,"
The record-union., 1899-10-08
Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON.
Views the Sights of Berlin in Conn
pany With Enbassador White.

BERLIN, Oct. General Benjamin
Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, who ar
rived in Berlin last evening from Paris,
viewed the sights Of the town to-day,
accompanied by United States Embas-
sador White. While at the United
States Embassy, where all the members
were presented, including the veteran
messenger, William Knoth, General
Harrison referring to the latter's dark
hair, said he surely had not been long
in the service
Knoth replied: your excellency, that
bassy, free OF care which provoked
general laughter.
ambassador White and Mrs. White
entertained General and Mrs. Harrison
at the opera this evening. On Monday
Mrs. White will present Mrs. Harrison
to the Countess Verbrockdorff, first
lady in waiting; and Emperor William
will receive General Harrison the same
day Immediately before the gala court
concert at the new palace at Potsdam,
TO be given in honor of Queen Wilhel-
nina of the Netherlands, at which Gen
eral and Mrs. Harrison and Embassa-
dor and Mrs. White will meet the EN-
peror and Empress.
On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. White viii
give reception in honor of General
and Mrs. Harrison, to which the mem
bers of the American colony are in
vited. On the following day the United
States ambassador will give a dinner
to General and Mrs. Harrison, at which
the Imperial Chancellor, Prince Won
Hohenlohe and other members of the
Imperial Council and the members of
the diplomatic corps will be present
On Thursday General Harrison viii
leave for Brussels and for The Hague,
from which point he will return TO
London, to sail for the United States
October 2Sth by the American line
steamer St. Paul.
To a representative of the Associated
Press, General Harrison said to-day
The Venezuela boundary question is
now buried, thank God, and thereby
che of the disturbing factors in our
relations with Great Britain is re-
moved"