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The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
DEERING CITY COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the. Dsering city
government was held last evening. The
principal business OF the meeting was
the hearing on the petivion of the Dirigo
Telephone company for permission to
erect poles and wires and for the laying
of conduits for the carrying on Of q gen.
eral telephone business in Deering.
The petitioners were represented by Mr..
Seth E. Beedy OF Pennington. who spoke
of the desire of the company TO locate
their business In Deering. Mr.J. ID. Stan
ford. superintsndsnt of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company ap-
peared. and asked that the hearing be ad-
jourped to the latter part of the month.
owing to the illness of MIR. Belcher OF
Pennington. whom he wished to appear
for their company.
A recess for the approval of bills was
then held.
Uoon reoonvening, Alderman Jacobs
introduced an order on its first reading
granting permission to the Dirigo Isle'
phone com pany to locate poles and wires
and conduits along the several streets
for the conduct OF o telephone business
in the city Of Deering, providing said
company shall take advantage Of the pro-
visions of the order within ono year
from February IA.
Bills to the amount of $i5 1863. AZ were
approved
Adjourned to meet February 27th at
7.30 p. IN.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
MUSIC AND pxAMA
KATHERINE RoBER.

No., po,,a,,. .tara,rc With portland
.,,s.. ~. ,aa,, ,ora assurad and the
,Nsx' -, IVA ys,l n,sased
,,a,..o.s Che .nnsarsa in the role of
-. ~. a,h.u r,a,a.n In Che Cou,dn't
w. - a.. n.,a, n,aua;ts of
,.., - n.r rsxard Mr..
TrI~,.s p.rr,rror ,ats of the Peaks isl.
- .,w.,s scorss . hit and
-. Ia, sv.nin, vortbv Of note was
e,a.,,s. b., Cs,,,har,s orchestra. de.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
FREE OF CHARGE.

Any adultsuffering from a cold settled
on the breast, bronchitis, throat or luug
troubles of-,ny nature, who will call at
+. Il. Ficke is, PIP Danforth, L. W.
st, vens', lU7 Portland. McDonongh d
Sheridan's, 20 Congress, or j. K. Good,
II Co.'S, POI Federal ST., will be presented
with samp.e bottle of BOschee'S
German syrup, free OF charge.
Only one bottle gwen To one pc son and
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such sale rs BOschee's German
syrup in all parts of the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millions of
bottles were given away. and your drug
gists will tell you Its success was marvel
ons. It is really the only Throat and
Lung Remedy generally endorsed ply
Sicians. One - cent bottlewill cure or
prove its value. Sold by all druggists in
this city.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

Items OF rn,eres, Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

Over one thousand cars Of package
freight waiting 10 be unlosded and 600
empty freight cars waiting TO the loaded,
two elevators filled with grain with for
felt Of this grain Is not afoat by this
morning. gives some ideu OF what the
stormy weather has done for the Grand
Trunk and English steamers Two Ham
burg ships are now due here with o','oO
bags OF sugar. The stcrmy weather OF the
past week has greatly delayed business
and caused great loss to the steamers and
the railroad.
Everything was quiet srouud the Eng
lish steamers Yesterday. Men from the
Portland company began work repairing
the iona and an attempt will probably be
made to patch her up so shs can return In
safety to the other side Of the Atlantic
whore permanent repairs can be made to
her In dry lock.
Steamship officials hardly looked for
any boats yesterday. When Mondays
storm broke. all ships that were near the
coast would surely put about and run on
shore 1t seemed TO be the general opinion
that whatever STEAMERS were near Port
land Sunday or Monday were now so far
of shore that they could not possibly get
back before Wednesday morning.
The Ley land liner Assyrlan, Is due here
having sailed from Liverpool January 30.
Her manifest has been received from New
York and among the larger items Of her
,rgo nre 300 casks china clay for Var
mouth Junction, 200 casks for Barring
Bros. 81 Co., 4t3 bales sailed hides to
order, 1s47 bugs white salt to order and
five bales of leather for Biddeford.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

WHIT will you receive for all this labor
in the futurse What can we give you
as an induosment to continue the festi-
val work In Mainei Nothing but the re-
ward of the good and faithful servant
our love and gratitude
When we first discussed the situation
in July, 1897, and you outlined to me
your programme for two years, said
then: 1T cannot pay; you must lose
money l have seen nothing to change
my mind. Two festivals in the same
year, supported by a state having less
than 800, 600 population cannot pay. The
musical people of Maine have little
money, but all that we can do will be
done with oil our might. No friend of
yours can urge you TO do this work for
what we can give in money. There are
compen ations that musical enthusiasts
can alone appreciate. and II those are
sufficient to induce you to refuse life
of comparative musical ease, and wan
der for two months ever year about the
state enduring physical discomfort and
wearing yourself into such mental and
physical prostration as was produced by
your last two weeks trip, then let us
hope grateful state will reward you
at some time for your unseliish devotion
to a noble art
Your friend,
(Signed) Edward A. Noyes.
Portland, February 6, 1899.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
SUSPICION OF INOENDIARIsM.

Chief Eldridge is of the opinion that
Monday afternoons fire on Adams street
was of incendiary origin as have several
other fires of late in that vicinity IN
donbtedly bsen. The shaw ngs which
caused the trouble Monday were in a
position away from all chance of catching
from the heat os stoves or sparks and it
seems TO be only the logical conclusion
that the fire was set either by children
accidentally or b some miscrsant
malic iously.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
CALLED FORTH COMMENT.
Report That Chapman Might Give Up
Work In Maine.

The report that MIR. Chapman might
give up his work in Maine to accept ad-
ditional offers In New York, which
would require oil his time and attention,
has called forth much comment
The following letter was sent to Mr..
Chapman, In order to express the appre'
citation Of his many friends in this state,
who would deplore his inability to spare
the time to continue In the good work SO
no5ly begun.
MIR. William II. Chapman.
My Dear Friend:
Realizing as l do the great danger that
threatens the musical interests of Maine
by your withdrawal at this time from the
conduotorship of the Musical festivals,
inaugurated by you, permit me TO call
your attention TO what you have accom-
plished.
When you proposed, two years ago. to
give for two years an annual festival, beth
in Bangor and Portland, at which
cboruses Of singers from various cities
and towns in the state should sing the
most difficult music after two or three
rehearsals tog Their, there was a general
a feeling Of incredulity; when to this you
adedd the promise that the greatest
artists of America should assist as SOLO
lists. supported by a grand orchestra, the
incredulity changed to a feeling Of abso-
luto disbelief; the proposition was too
absurd to BE- considered possible. All
this you accomplished in the first festi
val Nordica, Names greatest artist.
with Blauvelt, Williams and host of
others. gave us such musical feast as
only the great cities of London and New
York have ever heard and your marvellous
command over the chorus earned you
thu title of 1.-The Wizard of the North In
Music
When the second season began, we had
faith, but scarcely dared hope 1t would
equal the first Undaunted you under
took to give that masterpiece of oratorios
Elijah To say that the second festival
exceeded the first in musical excellence,
10 absolutely true. Every performances
dem onstrated that the enthusiasm aroused
by the first festival had awakened the in
terest of singers and audiences as had
never occurred in this state; and when at
the final concert that grand oratorio of
Elijah was given by "a chorus so powerful.
with Frangcon Davis in the title role. all
felt they had heard rendering of grand
music, such as the world of America had
meyer equalled.
All this has arosed enthusiasm in every
part of the state. The str.iy of music
which grows grander and mora so III stir
r4.s the oftener 1t is heard which arouses
me nobler feelings OF singers aud audi
ences, is blessing to those who give
and receive. All this must come to an
snd If your now retire.
know that for personal reasons the
offer you have received is a more desir-
able one. l know that for the work you
have done in this state you have not re-
ceivsd the pecuniary compensation tina;
you deserve; that after your tours of work
you are exhausted and discouraged; but
the good ,you 90 in giving food for
thought and study OF music TO the reno
test parts of tina state, cannot be counted
in mere dollars The advance made in
the state, both instrnmentally and vccal-
ly. has been very great IN two years. You
have dnuo ~ great good in your work
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
mREsCRIpT FROM LAW COURT.

The following decision has been received
from the Law court:
Hancock, SIS. WILEY C. Conary, prochein
ami VS.. Howard Il. Sawyer.
Rescript-All the property of partner
ship, including the share of an infant
partner upon Insolvency proceedings in
stitued by creditors of the partnership, is
holden for payment of partnership debts.
and passes to the assignee appointed by
the insoiyent court, though the infant
partner iepudiate his liability for such
debts.
In such case, when the petitioning
creditors reliher seek nor obtain AN
adjudication by the insolvent court
against the infant partner or against his
individual estate, the appointment OF u
guardian ad Item to him In the insolyent
proceedings is not required.
Judgment for defendant.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
SHOES AT THE OUTLET
COMPANYiS.

The Outlet Shoe and Clothing company
advertise stock Of Douglass shoes
brand new goods Of this seasons make
ut O. per cent less than factory prices.
An idea Of these prices will be found on
the sth rage this morning. They also
advertise a line of other shoes Of various
grades, at low prices.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
MARRIAGES.

IN oxford. Fab 4. Alvin Smith ana Grace
Pike. both OF OXFORD.
ia Auburn, Feb. 4, Charles Wesley Jackson
of Yumouh and Josie Manshaid tfes' oil
kingileli.
In Rumierd Falls. Charles S Miuslaw OF Rum
ford and A. Louise Newman OF N-4iel4
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

their duty, regarded as 'untruthful and
misleading The remark CT MIR. Bates,
that 'among the mem bers of CHAMBERLAIN
bar. where be Is well known, his stats
ment will be entirely unnecessary, l am
willing to leave unquestioned.
GEORGE n. SIURGIS.
Portland Me-, February ii, 1899.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
WARD ONE REPUBLICANS.

The Republican city committee of Ward
One will be in session at Republican
headquarters Wednesday and Friday
evening for the purpose of correcting the
check lists for the caucus.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
A CARD FROM BISHOP HEALY.

If any one offers for sale or subscrip-
ton a book. or work, entitled the History
of the Catholic Church of Portland the
public may know that such work is IN
known to, and unauthorized by
JAMES AUG. HEALY,
Bishop of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

la West Pr :9oyal A. Clement and Anni
EaIlet
In Whine gapce. Feb. 4. Abyam {. Oliver oil
Wiunrstnc ana Miss sadie COOK OF fhips
burr.
In Harmony, Fec. 4, Hubert Chadburne ane
Miss Maria DOre.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
SPEAKER REEDS TELEGRAM.

At the Lincoln Club banquet at the
Falmouth on Monday evening the follow.
ing telegram from Hon. L. b. Reed was
re,d and received with great enthusi-
asm.
Washington. February 10
Col. John u. Frindable;
While you honor the memory of Lin
coin. honor most OF all his love for liber
ty. No one was 50 poor or weak or down
trodden that he dia' not have his sylnpa-
thy ana support His principles will not
lose their huid on true men until the
round earth ceases 10 reyolye
4. B REED.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

Everybedy's liable TO itching piles.
Rich and poor. old and young-terible
the tortures they suffer. Only one sure
cure. n loans Ointment. Absolutely safe;
can't fail.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
rosrMAsrNR Ar spRISGvALE.

The Senate has confirmed the appoint
ment Of &. ii. Roberts to be postmaster
1t SpEingvals.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15
g. 2. Hbb4 60, seasonab'ss

NEW GRANTEE. The
popu-
farity of Granite Cloths 10 as
sured from the start IL is Just
enough removed from absolutely
plain surfaces to have piquancy,
45 inches, sl.25
The tints of Brown are
Castor. tan. medium brown
Blues arc Marine, Cadet Royal,
Cevera.
Greens are Olive, Myrtle, Sage.
Two tones arc Lavender with Creep,
Olive with green,
Tan with green. Blue with green,
Brown with grey-blue. Tau with tur-
quoise aud new Lavendsrgray.
They come from Germany.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

certify oren hair their 1915 Hair
YouIs ruy The woEKs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26

perhaps no orator in the country can.
1t is his sincerity Of purpose and pure
ness Of thought and ideas that hold
the attention of his hearers. When
speaking on one of his special subjects
he is forceful and almost eloquent but
never dramatic. He relies solely upon
his subject to interest his hearers. A
Detroit correspondent, of a Chicago pa
per, in writing of his advent at the
Christian Endeavor meeting held there
recently, said;
Rev. Chas NJ Sheldon carried the
Christian EndeavOr convention off its
feet and then led it captive from the
beginning to the end. The delegates
followed him in drOves and almost
fought to get into his meetings. They
denied themselves street cars Sunday
and walked from meeting to meeting,
some of them covering twenty miles
during the day because Mr.. Sheldon
told them that he would walk to all of
his assignments that day. They bought
his books; they almost set him above
Endeavor-
Indeed. so great was his following
there was talk of ''Sheldonism," as the
English cult founded on his book is
called, superseding the Christian En-
deaVOr movement. The trustees and
officers of the society smiled at these
rumors and said that Mr.. Sheldon was
the last person who would countenance
anything that would interfere with the
work and growth of the society,"
In an address entitled New OppOr-
tunities in Old Professions delivered
Washburn college, Rev. Mr.. Sheldon
said.
IF you choose the authors life it will
not be because of the money you can
make out Oft. There are hardly hun
dred men in the world who can make
much money by writing books or maya
zine articles.
Having entered this open door of
purpose another opportunity before the
author IS to make what he writes with
IN the reach of people on account Of
It's cheap form. There are thousands Of
people in the world who do not feel able
to pay 81 for book. remember plead
ing years ago with a certain publ. sher
TO issue a book in paper cover at no
more than 20 or rs cents. He replied
that it would cheaper the book And
when 1 answered that that was Just
what [ wanted to do, he answered it
would cheaper its contents. And be-
sides he said it would be setting a pre-
cedent and making it more difficult for
them to sell the high-priced books. As
IT the main object in writing and pub
fishing books was to get all the money
possible out of them instead of getting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26

in the language of the plainsman in a
sharp, clear,cut way which is pleasant on
Henry Inman was born in New York
city 81 years ago His parents. Henry
knickerbocker ariStocracy. His ancestors
were of the Holland nobility. and emigrat-
ed to New Amsterdam. After the death
of his father, the celebrated artist. and
president of the National Acad envy of De-
was given for the benefit of the widow.
The receipts from the same were used in
the home of Perry Belmont.
Henry Inman entered the army in 1857
and was Immediately assigned to duty on
the Pacific coast toward the north, where
the Indians were constantly on the war
During the Indian wars Of '6S-9 he was
brevetted colonel for gallantry. He was
associated with General Custer. General
Gibbs, General Sully, Buffalo BilP' and
many of the famous Indian chiefs.
Colonel 1nman has contributed many in
teresting short stories to the papers and
teller as he is writer and has wealth Of
stories that may yet appear in book form.
Colonel William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill. -
was in Topeka Colonel Inman spent the
day with him and as the two old from
tiersmen were seen on the streets together
people remarked about their similarity.
There is something distinctive in a plains
mans personality that he never outgroWs,
and so it is with Colonel Inmaal: His
hair is long, his mustache is typically mil
itary and he is never without the broad
brimmed felt hat so characteristic of the
BY nature he is kind and generous. A
few years ago he was confined for several
months in a hospital with rheumatism In
the same ward with him was a lad about
ten years old who was almost blind. He
his sight. The old plainsman felt kindly
toward the homeless lad. When he left
the hospital he took the boy with him,
and for several years they were constant
companions. The man was never seen
without the boy.
Colonel Inman lives in AuburndaIe. and
when not engaged in writing spends
roa~ 1f iT7a IN 1rn a
the river. The country is not new to him,
for 40 years ago he wandered in the same
its WAY through the forest ana over the
prairie, and when the soldiers from Fort
Riley were constantly being called upon
to protect the settlers from their dreaded
foes the Indians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
OUR LITERARY TRIJMV[R!ATE

were among those to take the pledge.
All endeavOred to do as they believed
Jesus would do under the same circum-
stances. At the end of the year they
held reunion in the church and re-
cited their experiences oOme had been
able to carry out the idea and succeed
in their different occupations. The ed1-
tor of the paper lost money.
Rev Mr.. Sheldon receives many in
quiries as to whether the story is found
ed on facts He has a printed reply, as
follows: THE story, In His Steps,
when written was purely imaginary. 1
knew Of no such places or characters ia
existence. It was not founded upon
facts, but written with a desire that the
imaginary might become real. Since
the story was written I have heard of
several characters who are very nearly
like those in the book
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon is a quiet unaSSum-
ing man who avoids notoriety. When
told that the people who read his books
might like to know about the author,
he said: That is mere idle curiosity.
1 do not wish to be talked about, nor to
have my church work talked about
The message I have for these people
amongst whom I live I give in my ser
mons. The message 1 have for the flu
ture world I give in my books. 1 have
nothing more to say"
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon is not eloquent He
is neither an orator nor what might
be called a good speaker. His voice is
not rounded and full and he is not
easy nor self-pOssessed in his manner
of delivering a sermon or a lecture. but
nevertheless he holds his audiences as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
IN A TOBACCO BOX.
Timothy Hogan Tells How He Got
Away From the Penitentiary.

Columbus, O., July 26.-Timothy
Hogan, the mail box robber, who es-
capped from the Ohio penitentiary May
s last was returned to the penitentiary
last night. He consented to tell Of his
capture in New York. He was in
vacant house when surrounded by the
twelve deputies who made the capture.
He saw there was little chance of es
cape and fled to a room in the house
in which he meant to go into hiding.
But upon entering the room three re-
voIvers were pointed into his face and
he threw up his hands.
He said that inside of twenty-four
hours from the time of his capture he
would have enlisted in the regular
army. He was brought back dressed
in the uniform of a soldier He in
tended to leave for one of the newly
acquired islands and to remain there.
In speaking of his escape from the pen
itentiary in a box he said he was about
to give up more than once and call for
help, as one of the Stats had become
loOsened from the box In which he was
confined and the tobacco was falling
upon him, which almost smothered him.
He had a knife with him to cut a hole
in the box in case he needed more air,
but refrained from doing it for fear of
detection. AS soon as the boxes were
unloaded he kicked off one of the Stats
and ESCAPED
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
WATER FAMINE IN RACINE
Bursting of the Two Foot Main
Leaves the City Dry.

Racine, Wis, July 26.-Racine is ex-
periencing a water famine. Not a drop
Of water has flowed through the mains
of the Racine Water company for the
last twenty hours, owing to the burst
ing of a tWenty-four-inch main leading
across the river at Dodge street.
Nearly 5000 subscribers and thou
sands of others who depend upon the
plant for water have been hustling
with pals and other receptacleS carry
ing a supply from the artesian wells
and private wells, and it may be two
or three days before the damage to the
big main can be repaired
In the meantime owners of factories
are nervous for fear of fire, and Fire
Marshal Abesser has manned the three
reserve fire steamers, but admits that a
big fire would be disastrous, as there
are very few fire cisterns in the city,
and there is no other way of getting
water except from the river and lake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
RICH FROM A STORM.
John Kalem, Unable to Dig Gold, Finds
Wealth Through Quitting.

Milwaukee, July 26.-John Kalem, one
of the first KIondikers to strike it rich,
came here. today to have his eyes treat
ed because of an injury received from
the explosion of a firecracker in a
Skaguay centennial day celebration.
kalem went with the first party Of
argonauts which left Seattle for the
Klondike. The party refused to allow
him to cross the mountains with them
when they reached the present site of
the town of Skaguay because they said
he was not properly provided for the
journey. He had a pony which he
bought for $112 in Seattle, and this he
sold to one of them for $175. With this
money he established a general store.
He preempted some of the best town
lots and is today one of the wealthiest
men in Skaguay. Most of those who
went with him persisted going over the
mountains and but few of them struck
gold and none of them made as much as
he with his little store, the business Of
which increased so that it is one of the
principal Quitting places for the Klon-
dixie.