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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
Mrs. Bradlsh. Of Detroit. Wrote
Mrs. Pinkham and Tells the Result.
[LrrrE. 70 MRS. rINxnAx NO. ss.,,ol

tLETrER TO MRS. PINxMAn NO. ss,3io1
about two years ago began to run
down and soon became almost q wreck.
| lost my appetite and began to lose
flesh; my blood was impoverished and
| had . leave our store.
TN doctors gave me little tonic,
but steadily grew worse and consulted
another doctor. He helped me in some
ways, but my headaches continued, and
| began to have night sweats and my
rest was so disturbed that would have
hysteria and would cry and worry over
business matters and my poor health.
Finally husband took me South, but
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misery / spent. Would bloat after
eating and was troubled with palpita-
ton of heart and whites. Having read
by happy chance of your medicine, l
bought, it and wrote for your advice,
and before having finished the first
bottle of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, the Mysteries nearly stopped
and l slept soundly.
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DETROIT, Mich.
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disposal of every ailing woman who
wishes help, Her address is Lynn, Mass.
Every case is sacredly confidential.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
MISSING MAN WELL KNOWN HERE
Eugene r. Gray of Taunton Who Has
Been Missi ing for Two Weeks.

Mr.. Eugene r. Gray. of Taunton, Mass,
who formerly lived in Portland, and VINO
il son of Mir. Eben +. Gray OF 366 Port
land street, has been missing from Taun-
ton for two weeks.
A man who registered himself as -.
q. Gray" In n Connecticut hotel recent
Nv, WAS found dead In his room under
Suspicious circumstances and is said to
have borne some resemblance to Mr.. Eu
gone u. Gray of Taunton. Mr.. Eben f..
Gray Of this city received telegram from
Taunton on Saturday morning summon
ing him to that city AMI informing him
of the strange disappearance Of his son.
Mr.. Gray had received letter from his
son on Friday so PRESS reporter
was told VINO called at Mr.. Gray's house,
Sunday night, so that it was not believed
posi- BILE that the man found dead In o
Connecticut hotel and was thought to be-
the Taunton man could have been Eu-
gene +. Gray
Mr.. Gray runs q dye shop in Taunton
and this has been locked up for some
two weeks.
The man who gave his name as j. &.
Gray when he registered at Connecticut
hotel recently and then became corpse
before morning, bears some resemblance
about the face to the missing Taunton
man, but there are other points where
the likeness Is no. borne out. The man
from Taunton was quite six feet tall,
wore very heavy large boots, had fun
board and was dark con- plexioned. He
is said to have been very methodical iu
his habits, and to have always paid his
bills promptly, and he did not owe man
u dollar. He was in the habit Of carrying
q large sum of money for he had a very
profitable business
Gray was waiting on young lady In
Lynn and she has not been heard from
The police have done nothing about the
matter, because there has been no com
plant
PRESS reporter who called at the
house Of Mr.. Gray Sunday night, was
told that Mr.. Gray had gone to Taunton
Saturday night to look fur his son. Ht
had received letter from him on Friday
but nothing could be learned by the re
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
ATKINSON FURNISHING CO. MONUMENT SO

port concerning the contents Of the let
ter. His relatives here bslieve Eugene F.
Gray to be alive and well, but they could
not explain his strange disappearance
from Taunton. The reporter was led to
believe, however, that MIR. Gray's father
was informed OF the W hereatouts Of his
son ana is now with him.
Mr.. Eugene y. Gray is well-known in
Portland, having lived here until his re-
moval to Taunton some five years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
OBITUARY..
EDITH GRAY BURNIE.

Miss Edith Gray Burnie, daughter of
James and Lizzie Weeks Burnie, died at
her home in Biddeford, at II O'Clock last
night, aged % years. Mr.. Burnie is the
agent of the Saco water power company,
and with his family resided in Portland
until their removal to Biddeford 10
OF IL years ago. Miss Burnie attended
school here and had many friends and
several relatives in this city where she
was well known socially. Arrangements
for the funeral have not been completed
and notice of them win be given here
after.
REV. ALFRED SKINNER DEAD.
Bucksport, March 25-Rsv. Alfred
Skinner died today OF apoplexy, aged "a.
He was born In Buoksport and was u
graduate Of Yale. class of 40. He was
appointed postmaster of Buoksport by
President Lincoln in 1861 and served in
that capacity for rs years.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
SATURDAYS FIGHTING.
Details of the Gallant Advance of the
Yankee Troops.

Details of the Gallant Advance of the
Yankee Troops.
Manila, March 26-Gen. Macarthur 8
division. consisting of the brigades of
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Gen. Hale and
Gen. Hall. supplemented by Gen.
wheston's brigade, advanced at dayli light
and cut the ensmys forces in two. They
captured the towns Of Polo and Novo-
liehes on the left, and San Francisco del
Monte and Mariquina on the right, clear
ing the rebel trenches in front of the line
north FROM the river to Caloocan. They
also secured possession of the railroad.
practically cornering the flower of Agui-
nalde's army at Malabon and in the
foothills at Singalon, 20 miles apart The
troops engaged were the Tsird ARTILLERY,
as infantry, the Montana, Kansas, Penn
sylvania, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
south Dakota, Minnesota and Oregon vol
unteers, the Third, Fourth, Seventeenth
and Twenty Second regulars. the Utah
artillery battalion and Twenty Third
regulars These movements of the Ame-
rican troo ps swept the insurgents back
towards Malsbon Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis's brigade was In front OF Laloms,
WQerb bneTO Is q btEctCh vi q AuiAc Va
rough, open country. The insurRent
trenches In the edge Of the woods are four
feet deep ard furnished good head
cover Tho American troops advanced
on the double-guiok. yelling tiercely and
asionally dropping In the grass and
firing by volley. The natives stood until
the Americans were within 200 yards OF
their position and then broke and ran
for the woods. About 80 Of them wore
killed In the outskirts and seventy on
the roads.
The Montana and Kansas troops met
the hottest resistance In . strip from
which the insurgents have. greatly wor-
ried the Americans recently during The
night time. Ninety minutes after the
start-at o'clock-the whole front for
q distance of three miles to the north had
been cleared Gen. Hale's brigade had
simultaneously swept in q north westsr y
direction, routing the enemy and burn.
ing the town Of San Francisco del Monte
and number Of scattered butts. The line
was then opposite Novaliches. the artil-
lery advancing along good road from
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
WHEN TRAVELLING.

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
take on every trip q bottle Of Syrup of
Figs, as 1t acts most pleasantly and
effeotually on. the kidneys. liver, and
bowels. preventing fevers. headaches. aud
other forms OF sickness. For sale In 50
cent bottles by 'all leading druggists.
Manufactured BY the California Fig
Syrup Go. only
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
Book Cases,
Revolving Cases,
Office Chairs.

Lynch, arm, severe; II, Corporal limo
by Fitzpatrick, thigh, slight; PrivAtss
Chauucey Tusk, thigh, severe; julius
Buhlert, leg, slight; william Patton,
abdomen, severe.
gADMIRE AMERICANS BRAVERY.
London, March 27.-The Philippine
campaign had of late rather lost interest
ferh British readers, but today there Is
an entire change. All the dispatches are
printed prominently and at length. Most
OF the papers contain editorials express
ing admiration Of the bravery OF the
American troops and sympathy with
them in the difficulties they have snooun,
tered The general opinion Is that the
American victories are not conclusive
since the Filipinos have not yet learned
the ssson of the hopelessnsss OF resisting
the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
RUNAWAY ON PORTLAND STREET

A horse belonging to j. E. Hodges ran
away ON Portland street, about O'Clock
sunday afternoon. The sleigh was
tipped over at the corner of Preble and
Portland streets and Mr.. Hodges thrown
out. John Henderson stopped the runa-
way very skilfully at the head of Preble
street. No one was hurt, but the affair
was very .liyely while 1t lasted.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
GORHAM.

Lester Frank Strout. only son of +. W.
Strout. of Nashua, n. H., died at G
a. IN. Saturday In Gorham, where he has
attended school the past ysar. Funeral
services will be held at p. m, Tuesday
at the residence of Mrs. Cobb, South
street.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
FELL ON THE ICE.

Mrs. McKimm Of Al Ia Chestnut street.
while returning to her home Saturday
night. slipped and fell on the icy side
walk, sustaining injuries SO that she
had to be taken home in hack. She
WAS attended by DR.. Heating.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27
EIGHT DEAD.

Seattle, Wash, March % "A Post In.
telligeneer special from Nanaimo, b.
O. says the Schooner Thistle has eeen
wrecked OF Cape Nudge and eight lives
lost.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27

Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague.
Most every body afflicted in one way or
another. Only one safe, never falling
oure--Doan's Ointment At any drug
store 80 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27

after an illness of several weeks, are to be
held Tuesday afternoon ut two O'Clock
from his late residence, East Bridge
street.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27

DIR. Bulls Cough syrup 10 used by
hoarsencss and throat affections. Price 25c.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-27

Twenty second lniantry-Col. il. Z.
Egbert.
wnVvNnEn
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
PERSONAL.

Rev. DR.. Fenn will lecture tomorrow
evening on The Christian View Of So
ciaiism.
Miss Florence L. Gould of smith
College. Northampton. N Mass. has returned
TO her home In this city on account of III
ness and will be unable to receive her
friends for sometime.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Tarbox Of Eryebure
has been spsEding few days In town.
office of Hon. A. +. Moulton and for the
next two years will devote himself te
the study OF law.
Mrs. Charles Woodman of Bangor who
has been visiting her mother. Mrs. Manas-
seh Smith, returned to Hangor BY noon
train yesterday.
Mrs. James ID. Fessenden of Spring
street. is home from q two weeks visit
visit In Boston.
Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, national presi.
dent of the VIC. L. u, is expected home
today. Miss Anna Gordon who has been
with her at Rest cottage. will accompany
her. While In the west Mrs. Stevens and
Miss Gordon attended an important meet
in in Cleveland, o which Is the first
step towards uniting the original orsa'
uization of the W. @. II. o., and the
non partisan branch. Mrs. Stevens and
Miss Gordon were not present officially
and declined to be interviewed.
Miss Elmira q. Bolles has returned to
her home In Meirose.
Mrs. J. K. Moore and little daughter oi
Thomaston, have been staying at the
Falmouth for few days.
Gen. John L. Richards, ssadjutant gen.
eral of the state was In the city yesterday
on official business.
Charles ii. Moses, recently appointed
collector OF Portland, has returned to
the city and re-assumsd his present du.
ties as appraiser. He will resign this po-
sition and 1t Is very likely that James e.
Hewey OF Alfred will bs appointed to
succeed him. Mr.. Moses told q reporter
yesterday that the deputy collector
would probably be Portland man.
The old trisnnial committee Of the
Portland Commandery, Knights Templar
gave banquet at the Sherwood last
night in honor of Past Commander Johr
K. Sawyer and party Of friends OF Bos
ton. This is the committee which had
charge Of Portland commandery's affairs
at the Boston trisnnial of which Mr..
Sawyer was q member.
Mr.. Irwin Gleason, baggagemaster on
the Mountain Division of the Maine Cen
tral, Is very siuk with pneumonia at hi
home, rs Wasnburn avenue.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

Eugene O. Tobey, formerly Of this Of ",
who was appointed an assistant paymas-
ter In the navy, has been confirmed BY
the Senate.
Driver Frank Libby Of Engine ., ID the
owner Of rabbit whish can eat mors
carrots In day than any that was ever
known. 1t is one Of the curiositiss Of
Munjoy Hin.
At an interesting meeting Of the shsri-
dan Rifles which was held Friday eve
ming It was voted that group picture oi
the compsny be taken.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
DENY THE CHARGES.
Messrs. woodbury. and York File Their
Answer I'm U. =. Court.

Friday afternoon the answer OF Wood
bury q Mouiton to the petition which
was recently filed agsinst them. was re-
ceived By the United States Circuit oonrt.
The answer IL drawn up BY the law firm
of d. ID. s. II. n. verriil. auditors for the
respondent, and 10 as follows:
"First--That the first allegation OF an
act OF bankruptcy set forth iu the said
petition, namely, the one which charges
the respondents with having on the aga
day Of July, AID, 1899, conveyed. trans.
fsrred, concealed, removed, and permitted
to be concealed and removed, part of
their property with intent TO hinder, ds-
lay and defrsud their creditors, Is suffic-
lent, because It does not definitely describe
any act or transaction which is an act Of
bankruptcy within the purview Of the
Acts Of Congress relating to bankruptcy.
"Second-1hat the second allegation
Of an act Of bankruptcy set forth In the
said petition, naUely, the one which
charge. the faid respondents with having
on the ed day Of July. A.D.. 1899. trans
ferred portion Of their property to one
of their creditors. is insufficient. because
1t does not definitely describe any act or
tran saotion which Is IN act Of bankruptcy
within the purview of the Acts Of Con-
grsss relating to bankruptcy. ard also
because the said allegation does not state
that the alleged transfer to a creditor was
made with intent to prefer said creditor
over any other creditors.
"Third-That they deny that they, on
the 22d day of July. A. D., 1899. or at
any other time, did convey, transfer, CON-
ceal, remove or permit to he concealed or
removed any part Of their property with
intent to hinder, delay and defraud their
creditors, as alleged in said petition.
"Fourth-.That they admit that they
did on the first day of Novem Der. A. D..
1899, meks a general assig gnmsnt of all
their property for the benefit of their
creditors, all alleged In said petition.
"And the respondents further answer
ing deny that they were on the 2sd day
of July. A. D., 1890. or at any time since
that day mp to the tirst day Of November,
A. D., 1899. In contemplation OF bank
ruptcy. or that they believed at any time
up to the first day of November, A. d. i,
1899. they were insolvent.
"And the respondents pray the same
advantage and benefit Of their aforesaid
answer as II they had pleaded or excepted
or demurred to the same petition. And
the respondents pray that the said pc.
tition may be dismissed as to the said
first two allegations of acts Of bankrupt
cy, and that they may be adjuged bank
rupt on the third allegation set forth
therein, to wit, the allegation that they
did on the first day Of November. A. D.,
1899, make general assignment Of their
property for the benefit Of their credi-
tors
The answer is supplemented by brief,.ds
positions of Theodore g. Woodbury. and
Edward II. York. who state that the an
swer Is of their true belief. These dspo-
sitions were taken before Charles ID.
Booth, q notary public.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
ovEnsEERs OF THE POOR.

The report Of the monthly committee of
the overseers Of the poor for tha month Of
November shows the following statistics;
Number Of families assisted. 8sa; number
of persons assisted, 4SS; persons admitted.
81; discharged, 81; died. 8; run away. 2;
present number Of inmates In old Port
land aImshouss, lsa; in city hospital, "A:
In Deering almsheuse, 2s. Total number
OF inmates Of city institutions. 204. ssnt
to insane hospital during the month. 3
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
THE CORNER STORE.

One OF the Interesting places for people
to visit at this time OF year, especially. Is
the store Of 7. II. Foss s. Sons, corner Of
Congress aud Prsbis streets. Special
efforts have been made for the holiday
season and the store is full Of rare bar
gains Of every description. An inspection
Of their goods win we'll repay visit to
their store
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
COLLECTOR MOSES CONFIRMED.

Washington. December Il The Senate
today confirmed the nomination OF
Charles N. Moses to be collector of GUS
toms for the district of Portland and gal-
mouth. Ne.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
GOLD GOING TO EUROPE.

New York, December i5.-August Bel
mont s. Co.. will ship $500. COO In gold to
London tomorrow. In addition there has
been engaged sl.coo,O0o In gold at the
subtreasury for shipment.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

Hon. Seth M. Carter OF Auburn is at
the Congress Square hotel.
Editor Blanding Of the Industrial
Jour nal. Bangor. IL at the Falmouth
hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

NEW ADvERTIsEMENrs TODAY.

r. Y. Foss q Sons.
Merry the Halter.
John N. Conway.
W. w. Mansfield.
Standard o.hing Co.
Oscar y. Hunt.
Oren Hooper Sons.
). X. LIBBY.
Frank p. Tibbetts.
VIII II. Goodwin.
Reuben X. Dyer.
Rines Bros. Co.
Eastman Bros. 4 Bancroft
Geo. G. Shaw & Co.
IRA Il. Clark & Co.
Walter Corey Co.
L. @. Brunei
N. NJ. Perkins & Co.
Frank ID. Clark.
w. 1. Wilson q Co.
Coe the Halter.
Owen. Moore &.Co.
AUCTION SALES.
\. o. Bailey 6 Co.
New Wants, To Let. For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
hsir appropriate heads on page s.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16
THE RACIAL PROBLEM.
An Editorial Has stirred Up the
Cultun pOIificinMS.

Havana, September 15-All the Havana
papers have, until of late, carefully
avoided what the Cubans generally recog-
nize as the most important question. To-
day, however. La Lucia says;
IF independence IS granted to Cuba
the gravest problem to be faced and solved
will be the racial problem. The supremacy
of the whites must be qua anteed. II
should be borne in mind by the negroes
that there can be no social equality at
any time and no political equality undl a
considerable period has elapsed. Yet It
must be admitted that the negroes, vto
are numerically the chief element in the
population, starved and fought brHSt ?
during the war, while many bespan led
high coekalorums now strutting around
Havana in gorgeous uniforms We're in
Mexico, or Yucatan, lying about their po-
litical convictions"
The editorial has provoked considerable
comment. especially at the Union club,
whose members say that all the annex
ationist and protectorate organs have not
done so much harm TO the cause OF Cuba
as the La Lucia has done today. Those
who condemn the papers sentiments say
the racial question should not have been
raised In any public way until independ-
ence was assured. On the other hand those
who favor annexation, or a protectorate,
consider that the editorial was inspired.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16
NOT IN STRICT ACCORD.
Mr.. Schurman's Philippine Informal
ton Docs Not TnIIY with Other.

Washington, September 15.-It is said
at the war department that the return OF
two members of the Philippine commits
sion remaining in Manila Messrs. DENLY
and Worcester is in order to advise the
president respecting the latest aspect of
affairs so that he m,y use the informa ion
in his message to congress.
There is an intimation that the advices
brought by Mr.. Schurman and other per-
sons recently returned from Manila arc
not at all points in strict accord, though
the items of divergence are not known
beyond the White House. II is said that
as Admiral Dewey is nearing the United
States the opportunity to have full meet
ing of the Philippine commission (of which
he is member) should not be lost, and
the report, which is to be expected to sum
up their work. will be indispensable to
ngress in its efforts at legislation for
the islands.
The recall of Messrs. DENLY and Wor-
cester Will leave General Otis the sole rep
resentative of the commission in the
Philippines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington. September i5.--East Texas
Fair Saturday; showers and cooler Sunday;
embarrassing southerly winds.
soa aNcst Texas and New Mexico showers and
'wSooler Saturday: Sunday fair; east, shifting
tonorthwcst winds
S asOklahoma and Indian Territory-showers
md COOLER late Saturday or Sunday; showers
Sunday; south wines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16

souri, law, of which the Arkansas law
is an exact copy.
MIR. Hull wrote to Secretary OF State
Loseur asking him for information on
the subject and has received reply
in which Mr.. Leseur fatty contradlcts
Attorney General Davis.
He says: THE supreme court has
not pronounced the affidavit now used
hi our anti-pool and trust law as
unconstitutional. We are and have
been since 1891 using this affidavit and
having II regularly filed by the cor
porations doing business in this State
without question In any court"
He says that the supreme court OF
Missouri did decide that the affidavit
under the law of 1889 was unconsti-
tutional, not particularly by reason of
the form of the affidavit. but because
as the law was then framed it com
PEELED The officer to testify against
himself in criminal cause, but in 1891,
just before the declaring OF this opin-
ion, the Legislature eliminated from the
statute its criminal feature and since
that time no attack has been made ia
that State upon the law.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16

SHIP. But tho management of corporations
has hecn The bldckt st page In all our his.
tory You have only to look back TO the
history OF the penic Of 1877 and the history
OF tho panic OF 1898 and tho corporate man
agement that pressed that panic and you
viii find corporations wrecked and looted
by those 10 whogo heads they were en-.
trusted; their treasures empty; worth
less property sold to them that. were but
small and thin DISCUSSES OF truth, They
were Injured. robbed, outraged until de-
priycd of property and credit and then
sent over the preripicc OF insolvency in a
condition 80 rotten that their fall was
DClselegs.
II do not believe that In the whole his
tory OF Jurisprudence there has been a
case in which a director has Been com
PEELED to answer for this fraud. In nine
cases out Of ten the engineers II this ruin
are reapponted the receivers by courts In
order to conduct the plan of reorganfza-
ton II has always been to me source
OF profound regret that the courts show
SO much ingenuity In devising injunctions
10 prevent corporations from being dis
turbed by their employees; they have not
shown ore-bnlf that ingenuity in deyising
methods to prevent their being robbed by
their directors.
For all this, my friends, the remedy.
repeat. is publicity. statute which
would modify but slightly, II at all, tho
existing laws OF every State. would make
this species Of fraud impossible. They tell
you II is private business No honest man
ever yet dischareing duty for another
claims the cloak OF ss,recy.. That Ia the
badge Of fraud. No corporation anxious
to perform honest services to the public
and It's stockholders will seek secrecy or
Will insist on II. II is the cloak behind
which all these frauds are perpetrated--
the false pretcDse of paying dividends
which have not been earned; the false pre-
lenses about earnings; false rretenses
made up OF false bookkeeping. An owner
OF stock IN corporation should have tho
right TO examine its books whenever he
chooses and that Is the law today II the
courts would enforce It. Every corporation
should be compelled TO file with the seq
rotary OF state, when II organizes. a state
ment OF property and then let the public
buy at any capitalization II chooses to
make. Every year 1t should report to
some competent authority q full statement
Continued on Second Page.)