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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
Why This Method Of Treatment Has Become a
Craze with the People.
An Explanation Of the Wonderful Results Now
Obtained.


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LEAPED I'd DEATH.
Continued treh rlr., Page.

Il
flames below in ,espsir. A hook and
ladder man seeing ne desperation of the
woman. seized n, scging ladder and went
up story after story Through the blind
ing smoke. He climbed TO the coping
Just ms the womfp re-appeared. The
fireman seized her ht the waist and hold
ing her tightly to thk wall OF the building
slipped little by LITTLE on the coping and
passed the fainti1k woman to another
fireman, who had {braced himself TO re-
ceive her. There Mas dreadful suspense
as the fireman d4w the woman toward
him and finally bad her safely on the
ladder. A Tremendous cheer went up
from the crowd.
Frederick Corheu, the chief engineer OF
the hotel Windsor. said that he and his
assistant, Robert Walker and 20 helpers,
were in the engine rooms. He was made
aware of the fire by the cracking of the
flames. He rushed into the court yard
In the rear of the hotel. lie saw flames
and smoke coming from the windows
from the second story up to the roof.
There were number OF women and men
coming down from the windows by
means of ropes. some slid down distance
and dropped to the court yard. A num-
Der of employees who were on the roof
jumped to the court yard and received
fractures and injuries which he thought
would cause their death. Mr.. Corbett
said that there were three engines and
three boilers under 100 pounds pressure
each.
As soon as he discovered the hotel on
fire he rushed down into the boiler room
and turned the steam into the pumps.
Then he rushed up into tho court yard.
There he met Warren Leland, the propri-
etor of thu hotel. MIR. Leland told him to
shut off the electric current In order to
enable the tiremen to work with less
a Militia Mr VQlunH talk Ting
with him several women jumped out OF
the windows and from the roof and lay
unconscious in the court yard. The loss
on the contents of the building Is almost
The salvage men managed
to save $4,000 worth of paintings on the
Brst floor CT the hotel, but very little else
was carried out Many of the guests
who lived at the Windsor regularly lost
valuable jewelry and bric-a-brac and
r. II. Flower. nephew
of ex.Gov. Flower, lost among other
things package OF jewelry valued at
$1,000. The luss on the hotel is estimated
ut least 81 600, 000. Several adjoining
buildings were damaged considerably.
but the loss on these is comparatively
small There was 5000, 900 insurance on
the hotel building and $4,000 on the
contents.
All the papers and books of the hotel
are believed TO have been saved.
Up To midnight the ruins had not
cooled off sufficiently to allow search
for bodies. A big foros of men is now
at the ruins ready to make search ms
soon as possible 1t is believed by both
tremen and police that there are Rum
Der of bodies in the ruins. The list of
missing is very large Doubtless vsry
many Of the missing are comfortably
housed in the Fifth avenue homes which
we're thrown open to the suffer ers.
Doubtless also some of the missing Will
never be- found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
AUGUST FLOWER.

1T is surprising fact says Pro
Houton, that in my travels in all parts
of the world, for the last ten years, l
have met more people having used
Green's August Flower than any
other remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged
liver and stomach, and for constipation.
| find for tourists and statesmen, or for
persons filling office positions, where
headaches and general bad feelings from
irregular habits exist, that Green
August Flower is grand remedy. 1t
does not iniure the system by frequent
use, and is excellent for sour stomachs
and Indigestion" Sample bottles
free at +. f. Fickett's. PIP Danforth, L.
W. Stevens, 107 Portland, McDonough il
Sheridan's, 235 Congress, and lie. Goold
& Co. s POI Federal st.
Sold by dealers in all civilized countries.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
eoWColN ATHLETICS.
Annual indoor Meet of Athletic Asso.
citation Last Night.
.srecIAL 20 THE Iasssi

brunswick, March 1.-THE an nual in
door meet of the Bowdoin College
Athletic association was held in Town
hail tonight -1he events and the win ne RS
were as follow
Twenty yard dask-BacoH, first; LATER
rier 1tc'nd; Merrill. third, lime, 20.
.,nutpuJ-Won by Godfrey, LafeIrier,
-eeord, Is. =. Hamilton thira. Distance.
i''"tS
Cl ass relay races-First, 1851; second,
~; third, 1917. Time, - ID. 1Ss
iotatoe ruca- First, Bean; second,
Hamlin. Time, minute, so seconds.
Running high jump-Eirst, hayes
second Hi. Heieht, feet, ) inches.
Pole vauit-thst. liiiI; second, Hunt
Twenty-Five yard hurdle-t'irst Hunt
20 ond Edwards; third, Furnish. 1iIne,
seconds,
The sqnad drill WAS won hy 1900.
second, 1899. third, 1902
MIR. " itclel's exhibition OF club
swinging was excellent, The attendanea
was $50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
WATCHES On lNSIALlMENIS.

Waltnam and Eleii Watetes ~ large stock
oi new model Watches will be sold on easy pay
ments 9. reasonable prices. All Styles. All
Prices. MCKINNEY. The Jsweler. Monument
Square. maElsdti
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ship captains. Somebody was evidently
mistaken, and II was judged unwise to
forward reports from Evans, Philip,
Taylor. and CLARK. that contradict the
statements of the second in command.
The attentions Of Sampson was drawn
to the discrepancies.
"Oh, we'll" he said, "whnt does 1t
Iuniter? The battle was won. so whnt's
the use OF bothering."
However,, Sampson finally decided to
send for Schley and tie result was that
the latter withdrew his original report
and submitted the ons known to the pun.
lie.
Tho author states That the famous de-
spatch beginning "Iho fleet under my
command," and announcing the victory
Of July 3. although signed by sampson,
was not written by him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18

~ . ENGINEER OFFICE. 49, Congress
To ~ ST.. Portland, Me-, March =, ls9a
Sealed proposals Tor lumher, coal. IRON and
other supp ice. viii be received here until /.
NJ April Il, fs9q anu then publicly opened, In
formation furnished on application. ;. W.
'''''''''''' ''''' marle,l7,is,2o aprl4i5
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
BASE BALL MEETING POSTPONED

bASE DALI MEiS 4 lNb JJS iION ~ ~
The baseball meeting of the New Eng
land league which WAS to have occurred
last night in Boston, has been POSTPONED
The reason assigned is that Mr.. Moy of
Pawtueket cIultnt to present. II
may have that, or 1t may
have been that the Connecticut league
league consolidation scheme WAS not
ripe. Mir. Durham has gone tn Boston
to look the field over.
NOTES.
A bicycle path Is proposed between Bath
and Brunswick.
Charlie Simpson of Bangor and Fred
Wright of New York met In Ororo
Thursday in 10-round fight before big
crowd. Simpson was given the 'cisioo
in the third round OH ~ foul. Joe john
son OF Orono was the referee.
IA paper has been circulated among the
faculty and students II Colby college so
Letting funds to secure u base ball coach
for the coming season. SO far about 500
has been secured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
FIELD OF SPORTS.
POOL TOURNAMENT SCORES.

POUL TOURNAMENT SCUKES.
The scores Thursday evening at the pool
tournament at n. H Gordon's billiard
rooms in South Portland were as follows:
McMsnus ~, Harmon 6S; Judge co,
Hinckly ~; Richards 60 Hartford 70.
BOWLING.
The Portland and Willard teams. COM
posed of the Lest bowlers from Trsfe.
thens and Pines alleys. are bowling
series of games. The first game was
bowled at Pines alleys last night. the
Portland team winning three Of the
four games played. Pine was high man
for the evening, Waite close second.
Irelethen was high for his team. The
game was close and exciting to the fin
ieh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
York absent, bowled four men.
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

At Irefethen's bowling alleys in south
Por tland the Prsbles and Portlands met
Thursday evening and the Portlands
won with 2S points to tho good as the
following scores show:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
SPEAKER REED GEORGIA.
Assures Newspapers Ills Visit Has s'No
Political signific anee.''

Brunswick, Ga, March 17.-Speaker
Reed and daughter arrived today en- route
to Jekyl island. Their stay In this city
was short The Speaker was asked by
the Associated Press coir espondent what
was the purpose of his visit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18
REST, simply rest. - said the Speaker.

INVH TIC gaN1 out thls stutement:
There is no political significance ct
tached to my visit. did not know that
my coming would attract any attention
at this time did not stop at Thomas
vile. My stay will be for a few DAYS.
There Is no one in my party except my
daughter. There is not to be n gather
ing of men prominent In national affairs
ON the island during the time l ar; thers
as far as ! know"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
HOW D'ANNUNzro rRAvELs.

The typical American Cholly boy may now grow green
with envy and other things. He may to stoop
forward and roll the bottoms his whenever
IL rams IN London but this act will be construed
transparent effort to hide his emotion ouclassed
outponted and vanquished in his field. And that
too by of them id literary felers Gabrielle DAN
nunzo Like the poor little country the topical
song D'Annunzio never the Cairo until
recently He fourteen trunks and note
book.
From Neapolitan newspaper CLEAN the fact that
these fourteen trunks verabe Pandoras
tanning an inexhaustibe supply of purple and fine linen.
OF course in certain there hot time in Cairo
as well as in the Old Town To guard against just such
emergencies this Italian literary pilgrim provided
self with eight violet umbrellas and green parasols
Anon cold wave down the pictorial city All
undsmayed D Annunzo will defy it with three beautiful
silk muiiers Seventytwo shirts. opera street business
morning and evening shirts in his trousseau ready
at hand at all times and carefully by valet
us not strive to imagine the dreful consequences which
might result should the epicureau DAnnuzo inadvertens
y attempt to transact business opera No one
with an imagination less than Homers Shakespeare's
Dantes or Steve Cranes should attempt grapple
With ffty-eght pairs of drawers lace trimmings
and en- PEASANT, is this not encroachment on-bur
whittier are drifng?-tweve dozen pairs of socks or
varied rainbow hues and two dozen of undetermined
silk hats evening SUITS smoking coats shooting Jackets
nnumerabe fortyeight pairs of gloves walking ana
twenty-five pairs for evening wear dozen OF
round walking sticks and twenty dozen handkerchefs
100 loud and famboyant, subdued cravats ten
jaunty waistcoats and fourteen pairs walking Shoes
with two pairs of slippers soft silent tremuous"
and two pairs Of youease shoes for crocodile
Ing distinguished literary pilgrim to classic Cairo
prepared to brave not only the elements but the
full glare of usky far away Moses with gunny
raiment and diamond hited scimitar
But thoroughly dressed up friend from Naples
prepared for this. Has he not in his 'toot
bage" his impedimena, remarkably fine carbne
pearhandled revolvers and dagger like unto the
which Banquo before him? To be frank he has.
Also Venetian box of perfumes and lap dog with
pointed
About the only thing miss in this elaborate cata-
logue of actual necessities porcelanned bath tub like
Gen. Shafters-unless it be pair pants
"pans listed in the invoice This is careless and
businesslike perhaps entirely Italian must
have been oversight. DAnnunzio is not Scotchman
with all his imperalistic wardrobe the absence of
pants would destroy the whole picturesque effect
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
THE LATE GOV. FLOWER.

The death of Hon. Roswell p Flower removes from,
the of worldly activity typical American high
order of intellectual and business ability. deprives
Democratic party of the nation of of its
ing and conservative leaders Gov. Flower enjoyed
greater perhaps than any Individual
ona fame the ability to aay dfssension among his fel
low Democrats, and united than any o
the men who survive him. He shared the confidence
his party associates of differing party policy
the absence his influence which will
be upon is much to be lamented.
The of Gov. Flower illustrates very clearly
possibilities which attend the life of every
ability energy and uprghtness of in this
public. His beginnings small In interior
of his native he nearly his entire life.
Neither in private public station his opportunf
ties what regarded good in day In addition
the position of deputy postmaster at WATERFOWL which the
current biographical sketches he held for six years he
did, if not mistaken also hold the Office of
gate, probate judge, for some time But higher
more influential public position did hold up to his re-
mova to New York city in middle life.
That man situated could have attained. posi-
great public distinction that of governor
New York constitutes very high testimonial to his
private and public worth That he achieved such prom
and in the business world merely shows
that he had the qualities which work toward great
plishmens without destroying those high possessions Of
mind and character without which man, successful
otherwise. retain the and respect of those
know him in the high degree in which Gov. Flower
joyed both
The of Gov. Flower is honor to his family
while affording encouragement and inspiration other
in realizing the ends of audabe private and public
ambition. 1t reveals to view who not spoiled
by success and whose sympahies remained with the
people His last public utterance bore testimony to
the that his Democratic principles remained
changed and indicated his readiness to lending the
full force of his sound judgment and large influence to the
advancement of Democratic principles His place will not
readily councils of his party the
his influence be easily supplied either in public bust
life.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
CHINESE RAILWAY EXPLOITATION.

The March issue Of the monthly summary of
and finance from the treasury statistics
tains map showing the lines by rail-
ways completed and projected, in the Chinese empire.
While European nations carving the ancient empire
and parting it among themselves under the euphonous
term of spheres of influence similar partition is being
made of the territory by railway syndcates and the
tent of this division graphically displayed this map.
The completed lines of railway are insignificant when
measured by the great schemes that day
up the comparatively unknown interior and, with the
power of rapid movement and interchange of trade break
up that stolid conservatism that has empire
China mass of heterogeneous peoples held together by
an atenuated dynastical force Among the possibilities
of the future may be the release that development
which law and custom arrested centuries and the
start of Cinnamon afresh on the upward way.
Aside from the line connecting the treaty ports
chow and Hang Chow, the coast from lines
lead from ensn along the northern coast to Shanhak
where the great wall reaches and the other
connecting Pekn with the and with Chngtng there
railways in operation A couple OF hundred miles
will cover all railways in operation But when turn
the lines in contemplation concessions for the building
which have been granted the exploitation of the Flowey
Kingdom by syndicates of various nationaties
possibilities The Yankee is with pro-
ected line from Canton running north Hankow whence
Begic syndicate line to Chnting, connecting
with the completed line to Pekin. From Chnting an
Anglo Italian company projects line southwestery
the interior to SinganFu and another between that
has in view line from Hang Chow skirting the
Tientsn, while German companyis uniting Kiao-Chou
with the territory within Germanys sphere of influence
In the south the concession granted the English
the building Of line from Hong Kong northweserly
Cheng-Tu, the Thbetan frontier and France
pre-empting sphere extreme south by
line from Pakhoi to Yunnan From this point British
line notherly to Chungkng and southerly through
Siam the Gulf Of Marathon, while another line
the southwestern border and with the
in operation through Burma to Rangoon Small concep-
ton be gained of the immense distances to be
by these various lines from the statement of their
points of beginning and ending from inspec-
ton Of the map The line from Hong Kong to PekIn
1900 miles and that to Cheng-Tu 800, while
the Ango-Ger line from Hang-Chow to Tientsn will
cover 700 miles The Russian line through Man
chura will add 100 miles and the branch to Port Arthur
gives $50 What the effect Of all this opening
Chinas interior will be- only upon the Chinese them
selves but upon the entire commercial and Industrial
world that invites speculation. That there
point in the civilized world whose conditions will
materially changed by it is certain factor in the
speculation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
NOBLE AS WELL AS RICH.

While large Accommodations Of wealth in a comparative
ly few hands of the marked features
vancng modern American social and industrial life it
not that circumstance of itself which is most productive
of general dissatisfaction criticism. wealth
is fast constituting itself caste in the republic and
the possessors of inordnate wealth daily becoming
and clearly defined representing class sepa-
rate and apart from the of the people,
wealth Is becoming and the gauge of socia.
standing and influence Nor it be said far they
have left their imprint the social intellectual prog
of their time that this regarded as DOS
sessng badge of superiority whatever excepting alone
that they their dollars greater
the bulk Of their neighbOrS and fellow Americans.
There would exist such feeling toward the posses
of great wealth prevails if they
selves to have any qualities class which would
commend them to others. In the sphere of intellectual
effort they unknown Not single representative or
the class has for himself leading position in art
literature music public life. Leaving out the
group of in New York city including the two Rel
monts, Gov. Roosevelt Astor Chanler and or two
others less prominent there is not of the rich that
to himself whether politics crooked
straight whether Republcanism Democracy prevails
whether doomed to become the prey of a mill
ary moneyed ogarchy International Order
of Nihsts.
While the Of that particular class occupy this
relation toward society," let not be forgotten that there
Is least who is very rich in her own right
in whom the in the United States feels
certain of pride and to whom every in
country who knows anything at all is willing take
his hat. Her is Helen Gould. She has done
very much But what she has done has shown to
a woman kindly, humane and patriotic The rugs Of her
Fifth avenue residence too fine which lay
the charred remains of the unhappy women who
lost their lives in the recent fire in the Windsor hotel The
poor who worked and deved and suffered in the labor
in the ruins Of that hotel not too humble
receive her sustanment and encouragement they
afterwards cheerfuly and aectingly testified She did
stop pick the weltodo among BOYS the
volunteer army extended succor during
the Spanish No; Miss Helen Gould Is NIL
right She is worth In the estimation of
trymen and countrywomen without dollar to her
than half the society and of the country
and all the millions they possess put together.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
A MYSTERIOUS PRESENCE.

One of the striking pathetic personalities
the world today the young emperor Of China His
existence is enshrned in mystery& He is the absolute
ruler nominaly Of 3OOOo00O0 40o0oeOoo of people,
yet he is helpless child in a that pertains
dom Of individual action He is reformer in his dsposf-
ton and DESIRE yet he the enforced representative Of
system which the very Of retrogreSson and
seryatism He lives but he ibetter for himself
others dead Rather pale and dark he Is described with
we'll shaped forehead, long, black arched eyebrows,
large mournful, dark eyes. sensitive mouth and
usually long chin With air Of great gentleness ana
intelligence, he wears expression of melancholy due
the deprivation of all the pleasures his age the
strict life which his hard complicated duties compel
him to live.
Kwangshu is the ruler of his own people, without his
yoon and yet by the right Of succession of
less rulers Living amid such surroundings and condI-
tons as invite excesse the young emperor is reputed
in his personal life, and himself with wine,
women cards. On than occasion he has set
himself successfully against the deadening influences
Of those In power has shown energy and determination
kind occasions. Yet he is, far the world
knows speeches. and helpless the control Of the forces
of his royal advisers controlled in turn by his aunt the
empress through whose initiative he brought the
throne Indeed it not for the unavoidable oppor-
tunes for observation Of the representatives of European
the fact of the actual existence Of the young
would be unknown outside tie precincts of his
palace sRa
1t is this young who writes to trusted friend
and confdant whom he afterwards warned leave the
empire quickly possible and Who successfully sought
refuge in Japan, in the following terms:
I'VE know that the empire Is in very troublous
times Unless adopt Western methods it is impossible
to empire unless We the oldfashioned
conservative ministers put in their stead young
intelligent men, possessed of knowledge of Western
methods. it is impossible put in effect the reforms
had intended But the empress dowager does not
with have repeatedly advised her majesty, but she
becomes enraged. Now / afraid shall not be able
to protect my throne l have great in my
heart that be described with and Ink. You
must at abroad and devise means to
without moments delay"
The young emperor is great scholar. He has more
than set himself opposition with apparent
the eactionary tendencies empress Yet he as