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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31


Congressman L'tsIeneid would amend
the Dscla ration OF lndependence 90 as 70
read, all governments derive snsir Just
powers from the ooneens OF the majority :
He thinks presumably tnAs wouio DC
nearer the truth. But ies US oonsidsr
the case OF our own sovernme"s ana -
whether It Is The consent OF sne MAJORITY
or the consent OF the whoie peopie on
which 1t rests. IL Is provided ny Jaw
that the candidate Tor representative W
Congress who receives piuraii'y Oh 'hs
votes In any district shall Represents 'nss
district In Congress a man may anu
freauentv docs Deoohss nsnosr :"
Congress, who has not received mao =
ity OF the votes oast' "nas ooes ms .i.'s
rest uponf MOI upon sne oonsens VI 'ne
maJority.aotuahy given az INC poi"' luz
no SUCH consent mas oeen s'sen' Al o"iS
those VINO Voteo lot MIN ar1 W 's Jun
strued as giving 'neh oon'ons s"'a ms
Title rests oniy upon '"o oo. " Ao
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

Maine students are not n little int,r-
est II In the sad oiroum tlncss Of the
dssth of Edward Fairfax Berkeley. of st
Louis, who WAS a student at Cornell Uni-
ver,lt,. and met bis death by drowning
while going through the preliminaries of
his imitation into the Kappa Alpha soci-
ety. The young mau was nineteen years
old, open heart sd and brave, ana an only
son Despite the coroner's verdict OF az
cidentll drowning the boys father will
push an Investigation Strong efforts
are being made to exonsrate the Cornell
society from all blame Cornell under
graduates and alumni assert that the un-
fortunate death Of the young man cannot
be attributed in any way to the Kappa
lpha society, to Will oh he was about TO
lie initiated when he was drowned. In
fact, he was going through the prelimi-
naries of the initiation when he met his
death. IL Is true that this preliminary
WAS not set down In the ritual Of the So
ciety anu formed no part of the ceremony
proper, but nevertheless IL il an unwrit-
ten part of the initiation, the idea being
to put the candidate through severe phys
ical tests of kind that would make him
pliable at the formal ceremony behind
closed doors. Such preliminaries have
not lean uncommon In Maine colleges.
and 1t 10 easy to understand that boyish
recklessness ma y carry them ton far. To
such recklessness the death at. Cor nell is
undoubtedly due. 1t is probable that no
one OF the boys concerned intended for an
instant TO do anything TO jsopardizs the
young mans life; and the event has I'M
donbtedly left sad line in the life Of
each one concerned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

L. is now said that there IL disagree-
mont among the me.abars OF the Philip
pine commission, part of them favorine
the extending of the same promise Of
ultimate indep5 ndsnce to the Filipinos
shat We have guaranteed to the Cuhaps,
" lie others are in favor Of making the
islanrs o permanent dependency OF the
c. / States. In view of this Disagree
al.f it Is further said, that the com
ms l will confns its report TO simple
10 r mt of facts ani make no recon-
fstt ems at all, or at any rate mona
70 r-rl TO the future OF the islands. II
tf. rs a c,r.eo5 outline Of the pre-
te commission viii have been
- use. The facts about tho islands
are pretty well known already, ard the
report of tia commission can add little
of value IN that direction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

The m etropolitan papers are publish
ing under Bangor date line u remark.
able story about the hunting and trap
ping now going on in the Psnobscot
town Of Holden. The drought has caused
the WI ter to receds In some of the ponds,
leaving thousands of muskrat houses In
view. 1t is represented tlst large par t
of the farmers OF Holden are devot:ng
themselves to catching the muskrats In
st3el traps. 1t is rep resented thft Hor-
ace Phillips Is champion. having caught
40 muskarti in one uight recently, the
skins of tle animals netting him almost
SEQ. 10 prove that Boraes might have
done this thing oorroboTatlve condition
is found In the stlt,ment that Horsoe's
son Lest,r holds the record of having
surpassed all other Malice youth in the
number of wild cats killed In a single
wirter. 1t is also represented that foxes
are very plentiful In Holden, Fred
Perkins having trapped 20 in fifteen
days, realizing - a day for his activities,
Holden is only six pilss southeast OF
Bangor. on the line Of the Maine Central.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
ELECTION, MONDAY, NOV. &
For Representative TO Congress,
AMOS l. ALLEN.

Commander lie ~ has found the
Spauish fr,ars at Guam 50 troubleso NE
tbat he has had to deport all but one OF
them. They opposed all the reforms he
ntte npted to Introduce and thwarted
his efforts In every direction. 1t was the
domination Of the Spanish frlars In Luzon
teht brougha on the rebellion against
spain, according to President
Schurman q. tn Philippine Commission,
aud il il tho belief of the natives that
the Uritad tat IS are bound to uphold
these friars and protect their extensive
land holdings which is, according to the
same .aui hority, causing resistance TO our
suthori ty In tbs Island. .
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
AUCTION ALT
BY +. o. BAILEY 4 CO., AuctiOneers.
Desirable Real Estate and Genteei
Household Furniture at Auction at
No, SO GlenwO0d It, Port
land, Formerly Deeling.

We shall sell on Thursday, Nov. g at 10 a. M.
the desirable zeal estate at M. 81 Glenwood
ST.. ems sting OF "a lot of land about 1I0x60.
with . modern and desirable wa and one half
Story wooden house with ten finished rooms
besides hall aud bath. House has ali the mod
ern Improvements. cemeDted cellar. Seba1o
water. good furn &c. was built In 81, ana Is In
perfect order.
Immei ately following sale of the house will
he so q h eHtire household furniture, consist
Ing of MAHOGANY furniture, mahogany AMI oak
char, and tables. pictures, lace and heavy
dfaYegIcs. Brussels carpets aud rugs, heavy
oak ch .m9rr set oak and iron beds leads, chiif-
oli-rs. large sofa bed In plush. handsome oak
diuA,u set silver orOckery aud glass ware, hair
mattress ana bedding, retF geratuTs, nice
cooking range kitchen utensils, etc, etc. Tho
entire furnishings of house are new and mod
err. Ev rythlug In perfect order.
Sale absolute and without resere.
oc,26dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

A severe defeat of the Beers who are
now eonverging on Dadysmith would
undoubtedly &c far to end the war, for
they have about all the troops in
the field alreauy that they can put there
ami the destruction of their army would
be irremediabie ahat. however, is not
likely TO occur in view of their large
numerical superiority over the Brit
ish. They may be frustrated in an
attempt to take the town and perhaps
driven back, hut il is hardly to be OK.
pscted that they viii lie defeated to the
Toint of Generalization. On the other
hand a victory would not be decisive of
the result of the war, though 1t would be
exceedingly helpful to the Beers and
would bring perhaps large aocessions of
strength 30 their army from the Dutch
element outside OF the Transyaal and thu
Orange Free Stnte It would certainly
prolonR the wsT and add greatly to the
task Of Sir Redvers Butler and his army
now on the way to the scene of hcstili-
ties. But il would not in all probability
change the final outcome. England
would have to pour in more troops and
exnend more money, hut she would not
hesitate to do both. Having set her hand
to the task of conquoring the Beers she
win perform it, unless some European
combination against her should compel
her TO use her troops elsewhere; ano
such combination Is very improba Bile.
II Is therefore for the best interests of the
Beers themselves that they should win
no victories, for they mean only more
fighting, more loss of life, more destruc-
ton Of property with defeat in the end.
Furthermore the longer the war the more
severe will be the exaotions from the
Beers when they can tight no longer and
are compelled to see for peace.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

The Atlantic Monthly for October con-
tains very brilliant review by Paul L.
Mors, OF the works OF the famous novel;
list George Meredith, which will be
greatly appreciated by the admirers of
this authors rars genius. One seldom
finds "a more discriminating and sugges-
tive oomprehens of the virtues and the
limitations OF a writer than MIR. More has
given us In this paper, and his task has
not been an easy one, since, as he tritely
says. Ia regard to the opinions of Mr..
Meredith's novel, ''thsrs appears to be
no middle ground between she homage
of h. L. Stevenson. to whom Rhoaa
Fleming was the stron eest thing In
English letters since Shakespeare died, +"
and the equally excessive detraction OF
William Watson. who has put on rscor1
his impression OF The Egoist as being
'tbe most entirely wsarisome book pur-
porting GO be n novel that he had ever
'toiied through In his life. -
NJ l.. b. W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

An achievement which every American
can point to with pride Is that of the
Pencoyd Iron Works, in building and
setting up railroad bridge over the
Atbara river, forming link between,
Cairo and Khart0um. The Manufaotur-
srs OF Philadelphia. in a recent issue.
gives the particulars of this achievement.
The A Tiara Ia thu first affl uent to tho
Nile which one meets in the ASCENT OF
the latter river. 1t comes from tn
mountains Of Abyssinia and in the rainy
season carries large volume of water.
This bridge was bid for by the Penooyd
Works In competition with English
firms, and was secured ny an offer to
complete and erect 1t In three months,
she best offer made by an English firm
requiring twice that time. The iron used
in this bridge weighed 1900, 900 pounds.
After landing it at Alexandria 1t re-
CURED transportation by rail 400 miles
and then by water 100 miles, and again
by rail COZ miles. All the parts required
60 be moved and put in plaoe by human
hands, there being no machinery at At
bara capable of lifting 1t. Moreover, this
labor had to be performed by men who
could not speak English and who had to
do their work under sign language COM
municatsd by the seven Americans sent
TO supsrintsnd this construction. There
were no shops within reach to repair
breakages or other damage. The work
lad to be done under q broiling sun and
the only habitatlons were mud huts
hardly fit for pigs to live in. Yet all the
requirements OF ths contract were full
filed to ire letter. and General Kitchnei
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

-Watsrville finds 1t slow getting out of
the troubles brought about by her at
tempt to evade the debt limit provision
of the State Constitution. In the Ken
n ebec Supreme court on Saturday was
tried the suit CT Geo. q. Adams, an ar
chitect. against the CITY of Watsrvilie to
recover a balance of $500 which the plain
tiff claimed was due him for drawing
the plans of the city building, which
never was erscted. He had already been
paid s2Iso on the plans, and the city OBJ
jsctsd TO paying thu remainder on the
ground that the contract with him was
Illegal, as the city had reached its per
cent. debt limit, and thus was barred
from contracting further debtG The
verdict was for the plaintiff.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

Lovelines', by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.
has doubtless beer read by many from
the pages of the Atlantic Monthly. Il
now appears in the daintiest OF garbs,
and the pictures of the little dog which
adorn the cover and form the frontispleos
of the pretty volume will Of themselves
be enough to give the toQk RAPID sale
and immediate popularity. The story has
all the qualities which make Mrs. wnrG's
work SO fascinating to so many readers,
and 1t is DRY with purpose, as the
motto of the book proves "For the
smoke OF their torment ascendeth."
1t should BIZ ri hts be dedicated to the
the Society for ths Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals. Upon the title page Is this
verss from Mrs. Browning:
BE my benediction said
With my hand upon thy hsad,
Gentle fellow -creatuEei"
The story is Of silver Yorkshire terrier,
the joy and delight OF his little mistress,
a tiny 1ve-year-old. The dog is stolen In
order that he may be us1d for scientific
sxperiIr emit, and the child 10 hearttroker
at hsr loss but her pet Is rescued from
under the knife, whers he lay kissing
his viveseotor's hand. The sketch Ia wit
ten with all the fervor and intensity OF
whish the author 10 capable. and should
do much Eood. tPertland; Lorirg,
Short 4. Harmon
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
100000
) Per Cent. 20 Year Bonds
or THE
Akron, Ohio. Water Works Company,

Issued IsSD. t3lb.
without option OF earlier redemption.
Issued 10 refund like amount OF SIX per
cent bonds.
We placed the original issue of six per cent
bords on these water works at the time the
works were constructed. and have been famil-
lar with the growth of the prop rty and the city
from thar time. through several yisitatious. The
population then, 1880, was II 900; II Is now esti-
mated at 5000.
The source of supply Is from Summit Lake
and wells on lands lying between the lake ana
the company's pumping station. The water Is
pumped TO an elevated reservoir, wEence u
falls by gravity to the city, IN addition to which
the company can supply water by direct pres
sure The distribution system COMPRISES abnut
ffty-fve miles OF iroa and steel pipes. Ihr
financial statement shows handsome surplus
of net earnings after payment OF all operating
expenses, taxes, ana Interest charges on all the
bonds.
The mortgage securing these bonds was
drawn, under our SUPERVISION. 10 carefully
guard the interests of all Investors IN these
bonds. Ii also provides fr ~ annual Sinking
Furd for the purpose of purchasing and retlr-
ing the boDts of this issue at their market
price up to iO5 and rned interest.
The Akron Water Works Is no. a new enter
prise but is we'll established. successful
property. 10 a prosperous and growing com
munlly. and IS OWNED and controlled by sue
cessful business men.
Price AMI further particulars OH application.
IL. VI. PANsON ~ CO.,
oct26dtf 81 Exchange st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

delivered . susogissie speech 10 the men
from rhilndeiphia when he sccsptsd the
work. The bridge 10 now In daily use,
and its complstion secures rail- cemnu-
nicatlon from Cairo TO Khsrtoum and
will form rsrt Of the highway Of the
Cape 10. Cairo railway II that much
Wanted thoroughfars Ia ever completed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
sknfaI Docsor,s Ere. Advice.

Many people roHid hke the sympathetic ddriee
and COUNSEL Of a stilfl physician, Dat do not kRop
to Rhom to farm. DR.. Green's 81 Temple Place,
Boston, Mass discorerer Of thai ssonderfal rem
edp, Dr. Greeae's Nerrura, seifhost doubt the
most slscresnl plsvsiciGa The lOorld curing
aud chronic complaints. freely c0ers ms
adrfce 10 sufferers, tsithoNt fee chGype either
personally or tg letter. BvoH eeaRof cal, serife
him eorUtdentiuify about vogr case and Oct has /
adsice-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31

FINANCIAL.
STERLING WATER
COMPANY.
First Mortgage Gold s Per CT. Bonds.

The sterling water works supply the cifles Of
Sterling and Heck Falls with water Tor ere and
There are no other water works IN either
place
laiion of about s.oea. md situated on the Rock
River about 100 miles west Of Chicago. They
would compare favorably In appearance, size
and business activity with such cities rs Saeo,
Gardiner, Wateryilie or augusta
The works consist OF brick pumping station,
suitably equipped. about = miles OF pipe line.
and stand PIPE Of 2s5. 900 gallons capacity, all In
good order and well maintained.
Tho income and expenses OF The company for
tbs past three fiscal years were as follows;
Expenses, Surplus
Gross taxes ana above all
Income. interest. charges.
,e5 sas,ssa.22 sI4.sos.47 sI,5ss.75
,gs I5,Ss2.S3 1s.45I.Is 3,fei.45
100 Is,Is7.Is Is,eis.sI 3,0ss.3s
Number Of Services.
1897 1s9s. 1892
zoe SO STA
The amount OF bonds outstanding is but
Sl5o.ooo
The principal officers of the company own .
large controlling interest In the stock aud are
residents Of this city.
We recommend the bonds as safe invest
Price and further particulars given on app,I-
cation.
MASON & MERRILL,
80 Exchange St.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Walter Wellman has sailed for New
York on the Umbria.
A monster parade and an enjoyable
smoker terminated New York's vel
come to the hero of Manila bay
Former United States Senator Har.
Ian of Iowa is lying at the point OF
death at his home at Mount Pleasant.
Admiral Dewey was much exhausted
by Saturdays celebration and remained
in his room all day Sunday. He told a
Chicago committee that he must go to
Vermont before visiting Chicago.
The naval parade in honor of Ad-
miral Dewey was the greatest marine
demonstration in the history of Amer
lea. The admiral was given contin-
uous ovation by millions of people.
Admiral Dewey, aboard the Olympia,
arrived at Sandy Hook Tuesday, two
days ahead of schedule time, and on
Wednesday, for the first time in %
months, set foot on American soil at
the Brooklyn navy yard. On Thursday
he received official visits from New
York city and state officials, and on
Friday headed the great naval parade
arranged in his honor in New York
harbor. es..s,.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
SPORTING NEWS.

Bumps has broken the worlds wagon
pacing record of 2:04A held by Joe
Patchen, by 1 q seconds.
Kid Mccoy and Peter Maher have
signed articles to fight in New York
city before the club offering the largest
purse,
Kid Mccoy easily defeated Jack Nc
Cormack at Lenox Athletic club, New
York, Mccormack proving himself a
rank ''quitter,"
Abuse and st. Clair, race horses be.
longing to Fred Foster, fell and each
broke leg at Gravesend Friday.
They had to be shot.
The Shamrock has been successfully
locked and several hundred yachting
experts expressed ur..yr~.as1.usay gvsr
the old-tine English lines.
j, B, Etaggin is negotiating for the
fantous stallion Ormonde for the head
of. Rancho del Paso, one of the largest
breeding establishments of it's kind in
the world.
On his native heath, at Wichita,
Kan, which he left as yearling nine
years ago, john R. Gentry pushed Joe
Patchen to the utmost in the best speed
exhibition of the year, Patchen winning
in two straight heats in the remarka-
BILE time of $685. and 2:0215.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

President Mckinley ordered various
departments closed Tuesday in honor of
Dewey.
Director Merriam says that imperti-
nent questions will be omitted from the
list of census queries.
President Mckinley has approved the
sentence in the case of Captain Carter
five years and $4,000 fine.
The promotion to the grade of rear
admiral of Captain A. II. Mccormick,
commandant of the Washington navy
yard, is announced.
Orders have been issued to stop re-
cruiting for the Thirty-eighth and Thir-
ty-ninth volunteer infantry, those regi-
ments having secured an excess of re-
cruits.
The attorney general has dispatched
a special agent of the department of
justice to Louisiana, to make an official
inquiry of the killing of five Italians at
Talulah some months ago.
Quartermaster Long at San Francisco
has reported to the war department that
the strike Of the boilermakers at that
place will delay the United States
transports very little if at all.
The secretary of the interior has au-
thorized the agent Of the Cherokee In
dams to remove from the reservation of
that tribe all persons who refuse to pay
their taxes under the tribal laws.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Miss Goldie Cochran, aged IA, of
Muncie, Ind, struck burglar in her
room with a silver backed hairbrush
and the man will die as result.
President Imoden, of a wildcat"
bank at Kansas City, has been con-
victed of forgery and sentenced to
prison, after an extraordinary criminal
career.
State warrants has been issued for
the arrest of IA of the principal mer-
chants of Kansas City who are charged
with violation of the law for the regu-
lation of department stores.
Henry Lubkin, once a prosperous
druggist of Chicago, killed himself by
taking prussic acid in order that his
aged mother in Vienna, Austria, might
receive So, 900 insurance which he car
ried on his life.
The safe of the Bank of louisiana at
louisiana, Mo-, was blown open by
burglars Saturday night. The robbers
are reported to have secured $50, 900,
but Cashier w. F. Longan says the
bank lost only 81, 100 in gold.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Great Falls has smallpox epidemic.
The isthmian canal commission has
returned from European trip.
There were 48 new cases of yellow
fever and deaths at Key West Sunday.
Imprisoned Couer d'Alene miners are
said to be undergoing unusual punish
ment.
The Thirteenth Minnesota were mus
tered out Tuesday, and start for home
Thursday.
A case thought to be smallpox has
appeared in the South Dakota regiment
in San Francisco.
North Dakota volunteers have re-
turned home and were given an en-
thusiastic welcome.
Chicago has been chosen as the place
of holding the next meeting of the ma
tional irrigation congress.
The Thirteenth Minnesota regiment
will return intact and will participate
in the celebration as arranged by the
Twin City committees.
Chicago is said to be in danger of
coal famine. All the dealers are behind
in their contracts and are unable to get
coal rapidly enough to fill them.
The Mexican officials, accompanied
by the National band, passed through
Texas Sunday for Chicago to represent
President Diaz at the festivities there.
Over 300 men employed on the White
Horse tramway struck week ago Sat-
urday for an advance in wages from So
to 81 day. Not man went to work |
on the tramway, and not pound of /
freight was moved. The advance was
granted the day after the men went
ouf
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Professor Raymond, high jumper,
broke his neck in an S0-foot leap at
Burlington, la.
Eleven passengers were lost by the
wreck of the steamer Scotsman in the
Straits of Belle Isle.
Conquering Bear, prominent Sioux
chief from Pine Ridge agency, was in
stantly killed by falling from an Omaha
street Car. u:
The past two weeks has been unfor-
tunate for the railroads of the country.
Accidents have occurred in nearly every
state, and the loss of life is estimated at
more than so, more than half of whom
were trainmen.
At Calcutta Lieutenant Governor Sir
John WOODBURY. announced to the
council that 400 lives were lost through
the floods at Darjeeling, capital Of the
district Of that name, in addition tc
those drowned ON the plains
George w. Smith, aged 60, al
known Grand Army man, and for 4
am employee of the Wisconsin ~
house, fell from the balcony ST.
assembly room to the main ySf y
fractured the base of his skull IGOR a
w. G. Linn. a first cousi
dent Mckinley, was killef n q5f Pr
in the Galena mining I4nfis cal
miles southwest of D. adistict, nj
explosion of giant pov z&5wod7, by
placed beside the sto Ger WIN h he
fato'thaY out.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-10-07
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.

The Pan-Presbyterian alliance has
opened its convention in Washington.
A new national temperance organiza-
ton which is pledged to raise 1000, 000
votes for the Prohibition party; $1,000
900 to save the Temple, to maintain
social, industrial and economic bu-
reaus" aud to see to the enforcement of
law, has been organized.
The contest in Protestant Episcopal
diocese of New York over the election
of the standing committee resulted in
the defeat of the high church party
This means victory for Bishop Potter
and the DR.. Briggs sympathizers. The
federal council was also reelected.