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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
STATE OF ONO, CIR, OF ToLEpo,

STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO,
Lucas COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
the senior partner OF the firm OF Y. J. CHENEY
n TO-, doing bu .iness In the City OF Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, and that said Arm
viii pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of CATARRH that can.
not be cured by the use OF HALLS CATABRH
CURE.
FRANK !. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN my
presence, this 9Th day OF December, A. ID. 1856.
A. W. GLEASON,
I l Notary Public.
Halls CatarIh Cure Is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood aud mucous surfaces
Ut the system. Send for testimonials free.
A. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, %.
Sold by Druggist. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
THE EoER WAR.

The only news from South Africa dur
ing the past twen'y-four hours is the con-
tirmation of the report that General Yuie
had reached Ladysmith and united his
forces with those under Gen. White This
will be . great relief to thet British p b.
lie for Yule was in imminsnt DANCE
of bling cut of and having his com
mand either captured or destroyed. 1t
"a clear enough now that tn British sue
cessss both ut Dandss and Eiapdsiaagte
were q good deal exaggerated. TIE Beers
were driven back no doubt. but 1t wac
only their advance guard, and before the
main tody arrived the British foresssin Z
that defeat was inevitable retreated
toward Lady smith. The mt st rsmaI ka-
BILE feature of tn lighting 50 far has heen
Its s'ubbornness ON both sides. The
u tish have fonnd q fosman worthy Of
their stsel-a foemAn whom they Dan J, n
quer only by vast superiority Of numbers.
xhis thsy are sure Of eventually, when
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
CITY OF PORTLAND.
To the Electors Of the City of
Portland.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Board OF
~ Registration OF Voters OF said City, will be
in open sessioJ at Room Number Eleven Qi)
City Building. upon each OF the Twelve secular
days prior to TIE special Election TO be holden
on Monday, the SIKH dav OF November next.
10 vote Tor a member Of ongress caused by the
resignation OF Hon. Thomas Is. Reed, being
nom October twenty third 10 November sixth.
inclusive. On the first nine secular days OF
said session, viz: October twenty-third to
November first is91. Inclusive, will be for the
purpose OF receiving evidence touching the
qualification OF Voters In said CITY, and 10 re-
wise aud correct the Voting Lists OF the several
wards therein, from nine o'clock IN the fore
noon TO one O'Clock in the afternoon, from
three till iiye O'Clock III the afternoon and from
seven I'LL uiae O'Clock in the evening, except
ing on tie last day of said session November
1stl when 1t will not be 10 session amer Five
o'clock in the afternoon. The sessions of
November end, }. d and ith. wiz he for the
purpose to enable the Board 10 verify the
correctness OF saia lists and to complete and
close up Its records OF said sessions.
The Board of Registration VIII be In session
the day OF election Tor the correction OF errors
only that may have occurred during said re
vision.
AUGUSTUS 4. GERRISH.
JAMES n. Rad,
ROBERT +. AHERA.
Board of Registration of Voters.
Portland. Oct %, 1899. oci23dtd
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

Mr.. Cham ber,ain contention that
England Interference in the 1ransvaai
Is more dtfensible than ours In Cuba
tecause hers is to free from oppression
! er own people while ours was TO jioe ate
people of anotte: race is well enough
as far as this one point is concerned; but
he will hardly claim that the oppre sion
4 the Trausyaal 10 at all comparable
with that which was brought about by
the DEGREES o. Gen Weyler. The Out
landers in the Transvaal were neither
star, ed nor robbed, and their lives wers
not in danger There was political dis
elimination against them, and they we're
subjsct TO taxation without representa-
Ten though aliens in any country who
Aprefer to remain aliens rather than take
the cats of alice lance are subject to that
amount of discrimination. recent
statement of the OutlaRders' case by an
American of the Transyasl in close sym
psthy with them, bears down upon the
Alien Expulsion act by which tbs Prssi-
dent could expel any foreigner he thought
dapgt rot 5 to the state, tie Public Meet
ings act which forbade public outdoor
meetings without perm ission of the gov
eminent. and the press law which per-
mitsed of the summary Suppression OF
newspapers which the President thought
dangerous rs apparently the worst feat
ures In the oppression of ths Outli nders,
and the NEST OF these were the indirect
result of the Jameson raid. or course
they constitute good grouLd for complaint
but alongside of the oppres ion that ex-
listed in Cuba under weyler they are in
significant
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

The death of Mrs, Sarah Thompson
Usher at her rome in Biddef0rd on
wednes day, at the age of 81, removes one
Of those Interesting figures, the daughter
of man who was o soldier of the Amer
lean Revolution. Mr.. Usher was horn
In 1917. 1t was in 1888 that the British
evacuated New York and Washington ad-
dresssd his farewell TO the American
army. Mrs. U,her was therefore born AZ
years aftsr the beginning of the Rsvolu-
ton, and "a years alter 1t, close. Her
father, Robert Usher. OF Baldwin, must
have enlisted at an early aga He served
in SpauldIpg's company of Nichols's New
Ham pshire regiment, and participated
with bravery In several battles. Mrs.
Usher was Daughter of this American
revolution, and an attempt was made ut
ons time to get her q pension from the
general government. A few such PEN
sions were granted, but Congress soon
stopped the practice. The principal idea
Of . pension Is to give reoompsnse for the
loss of relative from this effects OF SER
vice to the nation. OF course tbs
daughter of q Revolutionary soldie r
would not expect to be recompens,d for
the loss OF a parent who, II living, would
probably be n hundred and twenty-five
years old. Congress granted several such
pensions for sentims nhal reasons, but 1t
was soon found that the daughters Of 1912
soldiers were coming forward, and it
seemed to be opening up field to which
there would be no end.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

The last sale of wild lands for taxes
by the State Treasurer. reached nearly
1900 acres. These went for the mere
price of the taxes. togeth sr with the In
terest due the State ON tbs taxes. 1t is
generally understood that the titles to
there lands are not the best that ever
were, and for year after tbs sale the
owners have the right Of redemption by
paying the sum the purchaser paid the
State, together with 20 Per cent inter-
est. The Kennebeo Journal says that
a tier The year 1900 the titles will be made
clearer and then 1t Is not feared but that
the auction sales will be better attended,
and that the great number OF townships
of the State embracing rs they do hun
dreds OF thousands of acres OF land in all
ps rss OF the unsettled portions of Maine.
i his doubt Of the titles has kept many
from purchasing who otherwise would,
aud the new law will doubtless be the
mode OF removing all the land from the
list Of the State trasurer's unpaid tax
list.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

that he sxpendss twsnu er thirty thou
sand dollars In - effort 70 give Bridg-
ton sumnsr hstsl worthy the bsautie'
OF the region. The other day the property
was sold By ths adniuistrator Of Mr..
Gibb IS estate for f2o5. The buyers were
q Bridgton syndicate. COMPOSED Of Fred
q. knight. Cherries A. soribper, Msllsn
Piummer. Z. O. Walker, and others.
what they intend to do with the property
is not known.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

I'm adniring the svccess of some of
the great summer hotels Of Maine we ara
apt tn forget the good dollars that have
fsen in vested in enterprises which were
not successful. Twenty years ago the
late hon. Charles 4. Gibbs built an
. sgAnt summer hotel ON bhs summit of
Nj PLEASANT, near Bridgten. II u said
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

E1hs city government of Lewiston has
actually made man tear down wooden
structure which he built In defiance OF
the city ordinance. He probably neglect
ed the precaut!on of putting up mo tres
passing" postora
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

The low water in tie Androscoggin
river has decreased by one half the out
put of some OF the pulp mills. The An
droscog gin, with its storage system at
kangeley, is not particularly susceptible
to droughts, either.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
h EXAMINER wHITTEl
THE MANI
maine Farmer.)

The Quay candidate 70 stats Treasures
In Penn sylvania. has been forced to
withdraw on account Of some da magina
disclosures In regard to HE connection
with the Granite state Provident Assoeia-
ton. In Maine state official who sought
to ferret out the dark and devious ways
Of this same association, a few years ago,
was dropped when bis first term expired.
Time proved his sotion Wise, but bad
politics cost the state q faithful official.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

The number of guides in the Maine
game regions who have teen registered
this year amounts TO about eighteen hun
drgd When all thssB men get abroad
with their attendant sportsmen. 1t Is
evident that tbs woods are pretty thor.
opghly skirmished.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

-1h, work of decorating the school
rooms was begun In Gardiner year ago.
At the present time there 10 not school
room In the city that has not ut leass
one piece Of decoration, usually a picture
pre.tily framed.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

One woull judge from the way that
the Bos ID mosrats indulsed in ths
strenuous life that they had Ie'enily
hsen resd'ng Teddy Roosevelt's essay
on the subject,
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
GOING TO THE DOGS.
(Lewiston JouynaL)

The liberty TO do rs one plea sss with
the prefix Of q very long dam) IL the In
heritance which the average youth now
fipens early into licenss. Hence. even
the laws against property are less faith
fully enforced than they used 20 be; tie
pardon business 10 overworke5. a large
Part of the public being az anxious 10
get rascals out Of jail as Ia the heat OF Q
primary indignation, they were 70 yet
their IN. Laws against the whole group
OF social evils have little vitality because
men openly argue that a mana social
habits are his own exclusively and IL IL
nobody's business what one does after
dark and that IL his headache disqualtfies
bin next day, the thing is in the nature
Of Adam and Ia refisction on the mis-
takes OF our First Parents and IL now to
re Interpreted In the terms OF good fell
lowship that makes us wondrous kind IN
spots IL 1t makes US exceedingly unkind
outside the spots.
wHTTTEN
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

Hague court Of arbitrnfisn. That court
would never Rivx an inch o. terrltory On
toe Lynn Canal 20 Canada as n matter Of
law or without the free consent Of the
United States.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
ELECTION, MONDAY, NOV. 6
For Representative to Congress,
AMOS L. ALLEN.

lie les recon mendation for the
work Of Mtz-i's eomr ittee Ia that 1t has
earned the contem nation OF Croker.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
MURDER. WHATS THAT?

One of McKsnney's Alarm Closks Sc to
SAGA Warranted TO wake The dean. Moro
clock than all the other dealers conoined.
McKENNEf, he Jeweier. Monument Square
sep28du
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL.
$500, 10000
3 Per Cent. 20 Year Bonds
-OF THE
Akron, Ohio, Water Works Company.


Issued 1899. Maturing 1919.
without option OF earlier redemption.
Issued TO refund a like amount OF six per
cent bonds.
We placed the original issue Of six per cent
bonds on these water works At the time the
works were constructed, and have been famit-
lar with the growth OF the prop rty and tho city
from that time, through several visitations. The
population then. 1850, was 1900: It Is now esti-
mated at 1900.
The source OF supply Is from Summit Lake
and wells on lands lying between the lake and
the company's pumping station. The water IL
pumped TO AN elevated reservoir. whence II
falls by gravity to the city. IN addition 10 which
the company can supply water by direct pres
sure. The distribution system comprises about
fifty-hv miles OF Iron and steel pipes. The
financial staten mt shows n handsome surplus
OF net earnings after payment OF ali operating
expenses, taxes, and interest charges on all Inc
bonds.
Tue mortgage securing these bonds was
drawn, under our supervision, TO carefully
guard the interests of all Investors in these
bonds. IL also provides isr m annual Sinking
Fund for the purpose o. purchasing aud retr-
ing the bonds of this issue at their market
price up to 1906 and accrued interest.
The Akron Water Works Is nos a new enter
prise. but Is well established. successful
property. In prosperous and growing com
munity. and Is ownrd aud controlled by sue
ccssfut business men.
Price ana further particulars oil application.
n. M. PAYsON 4 CO.,
!3s Exchange 81.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

"A band of deer are preparing to yard
for the winter within the city limits OF
Lewiston.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

Patrons OF The PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily nav have the addresses of their
papers changed as often us they may desire by
notifying lie ofilce
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

Subscribers hose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the office ~
the DAILY TRESS. No. " Exehange street.
Portland Ne.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27
TERMS

Daley PRESS
BY the year. 80 in advance or 81 at the end Of
tho year.
- by the l}onih, SO cents.
The DAILY PRESS l. delivered at these rates
every morning TO subscribers in all parts OF
Portland, ami In weslbroos and south Fort
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS Weekly
BY the year, 81 IN advance. or Si.26 at the
end Of the yesr
For SIX mon rs. so cents: Tor three months,
20 cents
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-27

X. c. BRADFORD. Tiaffic Manager.
Portland. Maine
Z. L. LOvEJOY superintendent
jele diff Ru.nford Falia Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The death of Horace Sherburne oc-
CURED at the Old Town City Hospital.
Sunday. Sherburnes death was the
result of injuries received a few weeks
ago by being kicked by a horse at
Katahdin Iron Works. on Monday the
remains We're taken to the home Of the
deceased's sister, Mrs. Cowan on Oak
street, old Town. where the funeral
will probably be held.
In the United States district court.
Monday, Avery F.. Dinsmore. the young
Fryeburg student charged with pass
ing counterfeit money, was taken into
court to answer to the indictment. In
view of his youth. bitter poverty and
brilliant record in his studies. sentence
was suspended until the September
term OF court. If he behaves himself
it is understood that the charge will
not be pressed al that time. Dins-
more furnished bail.
The Ellsworth yachting fleet have
had an invitation to go to Bass Harbor
and participate in the races on July
4th. 1t is now thought that an eX-
cursion may be run from Ellsworth To
Bass Harbor by vessel and steam tug
Little Round Top for the day, as many
wish to witness the races who could
not otherwise be present. The tide VIII
so serve that an excursion could leave
at a. m. and return in the evening
| The committee at Bass Harbor having
| the arrangements for that day II
| charge. have arranged besides sailing
boat races, rowing races between WON
| en- of that locality which Will be quite
! a novelty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03
Commercial Expansion.

The returns Of the treasury depart
ment for March. which have just been
issued, give an array of figures most
gratifying to the American whose
heart is in the progress and prosperity
of his country. They give added proof
of the wisdom of the great man who
framed the Dingley tariff bill. and
show how baseless We're the arguments
Of those who held that its increased
duties would put an end to the steady
growth of the export of American
manufactured goods.
These official figures for March show
total expectation for the month Of
$36, ops, 1872 worth of American manufac-
tured wares-25 per cent. above the
| record of any previous month, and 30
| per cent. above the total for February.
| In March, 1895. this expectation of
| 1897, $25,S7G, sci. and in March 1896. sl9,-
! l25.595. This comparison offers vivid
proof that the commercial expansion of
the United States has gone on as
steadily and resistlessly as if no tariff
changes had occurred.
What is more, the increased foreign
purchases of the products of. American
shops and factories are not confined to
a few special articles. but are effective
/ al .,IN ~ -.
ticularly notable in agricultural i'm
| plementS, cotton goodS-where the in
crease over March of a year ago has
been from 21,O3O6j1 yards to i5,266,959
yards, or nearly double-scientific and
electrical instruments, builders hard
ware, sewing machines, typewriters.
boots and shoes and leather. During
the nine months of the present fiscal
year ending with March. the exports
of American manufactures have
amounted to $242, SS3,645 as compared
with $2oS. 7SS.o36 in the corresponding
months Of the year before
OF course the protective tariff does
not win these expanding foreign mar
kets for us-but the protective tariff
by its work of almost 40 years in d.
, versffying and developing the great in
dustries which are now able to reach
out for foreign trade, is undeniablv one
of the mighty factors which have mado
ms vast mercantile expansion possible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

Another athletic victory comes back
to the United States. Tall and wiry
KraenZlein of the University of Penn
sylvania, has outstripped by three
inches all mankind in broad jumping.
The former record was held by an
Irishman. Look out. We Shamrock
crew; this promises to be a year OF
brilliant achievement in sports in
America
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03
A Treason Plot that Failed.

There is a legal principle expressed
in the maxim lex non curat de
minimis" law doesn't worry about
little things,-and ii is fair
to presume that this is the
refuge which those Americans
trust of whose reasonable con-
duct General Otis has complained 20
the government at Washington. This
is land of liberty where men have
right to differ, and TO freely express
their differences, upon public ques-
tons; but liberty does not mean
license, and difference of opinion as to
the governments policy must not be
carried To the extreme of giving aid
and comfort to the armed foes of our
country.
Those American citizens who have
carried their anti-eXpansion ardor to
the extent of sending thousands of
pamphlets to our volunteers in the
Philippines urging them to refuse TO
fight the insurgents, and denouncing
the American policy, have been more
than ver-zealous and indiscreet 1t is
only the proverbial tolerance and mild
ness Of our government which allows
them their freedom, if not their lives.
Many thousands of copper heads were
locked up during the Rebellion for no
more seditious actions than these. The
military code provides a penalty Of
death for those who induce soldiers to
desert. and that is what these gentle
men have been trying to do. The
treason clause Of the constitution IS
more than broad enough to cover their
case Those who honestly oppose the
American policy of expansion nave
right to their views and to be respected
in their attitude. but the shameless
conduct of those little, unpatriotio
souls who have prayed for American
defeat. who have cheered the name Of
Aguinaldo and who have encouraged tn
foe and discouraged our soldiers, is un-
speakahly contemplate and treason
able such men would have applauded
Judas and congratulated Benedict
Arnold.
The result of their efforts is simply
to unite the country more firmly in
support of the administration. AS 20
what the troops in the field think Of
their appeals, we may judge from their
behavior. The pamphlets urging them
to refuse to fight and to demand re-
turn home. they have answered by
swimming rivers to get at the foe, and
surpassed in all the brilliant history Of
American arms. While the traitors at
home have been wailng that the Fill
Pine insurrection could not he sup
| pressed and ought not be suppressed.
our troops have swept Luzon and have
compelled the Filipino leaders to pray
! for peace. In years and ages to come.
! long after the names of these dis
| loyalsts are forgotten, the names IF
those who won ana held the Philip
pines will be cherished as a precious
| legacy, and in those islands a con
tented and prosperous race, civilized
and Christianized. will thank God thar
the task entered upon, May L. 1898, was
successfully carried through.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

Late advices from Germany indicate
rected toward England rather than the
United States. German Nnfriendlness
for England is no new thing, and the
two nations are abundantly able to set
lie their differences between them
selves, but in the Samoa business the
United States and England must stand
together, whether Germany chooses to
stand with them or not.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

An account comes from Montreal of
an operation being performed on a boy
which rendered him blind for life, as a
healthy eye was removed in mistake
for an injured one. If the tale. which
seems incredible in these times of ex-
pert science. is true, mistake" is a very
mild term in which to characterize
such blunder. Here Anglo-Saxon OF
a more vigorous type would he used
for mistake" like that is past eX-
cuSe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

Portland has many things to be
organization for good known as the
Young Peoples Society for Christian
Endeavor which had its humble origin
in a little Congregational church in
Portland, few years ago. The report
of Secretary Baer of the society, show
900. is something striking to think
about.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

The acquittal of Mrs. George after a
sensational trial, on the charge of muir
dering the man whom everybody as
sumes she killed was not unexpected
1t is in one sense a miscarriage Of ius-
tice, but few men would have voted
for conviction, if on the jury. A man
who makes a woman his common law
wife, promises legal marriage and
then repudiatss her, is guilty Of an Of
tense that the statute law may not
recognize but that decent manhood
seorhs and will not condone. Other
men situated as Saxton was may feel
more than usually uncomfortable by
reason of this verdict. Why should
they not?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03

Aroostook always jumps from winter
to summer with a bound. but this year
il was an even shorter leap than usual.
At Silver Ridge. April 18th, there was
good sleighing. with only one spot Of
bare ground visible. April 22d the
snow was all gone, except in a few
shaded spots in the woods, the grass
was green in the dooryards. and farm
ers were planting potatoes. By this
time they are probably getting ready
for having