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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen OF the city of Portland a.

TO the honorable anu boafu w
Aldermen OF the city of Portland -
specifuily petitions for PERMISSION TO erect
poles and run wires for the transmission OF
electricity through the following named streets:
8 poles n. side West Commercial street west
from Clark.
Is poles on Western Promenade between
Bramhal and Bowdoin Sts.
pole n. W. corner Cenier and Pleasant SITS.
/ pole L. side Neal Sf. between Spring and
clifford SITS.
/ pole s. W. corner York and Clark SITS.
Location of said poles to be a. Indicated on
map aceompxnyin ing this petition, making such
specific changes In location named as may be
required by the Committee Oh Poles and the
CITY Electrician. Poles TO be of chestnut or
cedar reasonably straight aud OF IA height
Commit tee on Poles and the City Electrician
PORTLAND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY,
by Geo. W. Brown. President.
Portland. Maine, November -, 1899.
Is BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
November 20. 1899.
ton a hearing will be given at the Aldermen's
Room City Building, on Monday. the 18th day
of december, 1sss at 4 O'Clock In the afternoon.
Notice thereof to be given to all parties inter-
ested by publishing this notice In the Portland
Daily Press fourteen days before said hearing.
The public notice given rs aforesaid shall be
taken as sufficient to satisfy the requirements
OF the statutes relating TO personal notice.
Attest: EDWIN L. DYER, City Clerk.
true copy OF petition and order of Eoties
Attest: EDWIN L.DyER, City. Clerk.
dec2d1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
THE SALT OF THE SEA.
Dinnrent Degrees Of saifiness In Differ.
emit Bodies OF Water.

Tbs different degrees Of sAltinsss Of the
water Of different sess and ocsans have
been ssrsfully examiasd, and the French
scientific journals have BEEN lately inter
ested In the matter, says she Phiiadalphia
Reoord. The results Of the examinations
arr given In the metric system, but as
they are given IN percentages this proper
no need OF rsduoiog them IN our systsm
Taking 1000 grammes % the standard.
they found that thsre are ~ 657 gramfoes
Of sHlins matter IN that amount Of ocean
water; Mediterranean. a. 735; BLACK Sen.
I7.6s3 grammss; Azov Sea. lis. ~
Rrammsss; Caspian Sea. 62.e4e grsmmes.
In these saline matters chloride Of sodium,
or common salt forms the following pro-
portions;: Ocean. s5.7e4 grnmnes; Med
itsrranean, % 52i; Black Sea, 400;
Azov sea. 96.5s; Caspian Sea, s.673.
1t has been noticed that the saltinsss
decreases coward shs Pole, IL more at the
Equator; that IL increases generally with
the distance from ths land and depth Of
watsr; that ths inland ssas, suoh rs Bal
tao, white, Yellow, Black, etc., are less
salt than the ocean. Yhe Mediterranean
10 an exception On 40 cunt Of the iutiou
Of less rivers, In proportion 10 Its ARIA for
evaporation; In fact, there Is steady and
constant fiow of OCEAN water ut the
Straits Of Gibraltar, and tAs current OF
even the Red to the Mediterranean. In
the reports IL is strange to noss that there
Is no report on the He'd Sea. which all
sailors who have ever sailed on IL have
rsmemb ersd for the extrsme saitiness Of
its water. This Is readily accounted for
In the fact that 1t 10 surrounded by des-
erts and resolves no fresh water to speak
Of, Thsre 10 n constant current running
In at the Straits OF Babel Mandsb, max
ing 1t one Of the most dangerous places
for vessels in the world. The Red Sea Is
probably the hottest place In the world.
The only two phases In the world likely
60 endaneer Its caloric championship are
the Persian Gulf and the Nojavs Desert
In eouthern California.
This GAUSS Q great evaporation, and
were 1t not for its connection with the
Indian Ocean by this strait. the watsr
would In time decrease By evaporation
and become as salt as Other lsndiscked
sas The Dead Sss Ia some ten sines
snltier than the eceAn, and our Salt Lake
In Utah, since irritation has diverted %
much OF the fresh water which formerly
ran into 1t Is rapidly beoo,ning saitter,
and Is today saltler than the Dead Sea
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
WILL REFUGE CAPITAL.
National Traders' BANK To- Make
Change I'm system.

The following circulars havs been Is
sued to the stockholders OF the National
Traders pank:
PortIaud, Me-, Octobsr u. 1899.
To the Stockholders:
The directors and officers Of this tank,
rscog mixing that changes have tskeu phase
In the banking budnsss II this and othsr
oities BY TIE establisnment OF trust ooE-
panies and peivase bsnks and the lower
rates Of interest, and general change In
brnnking system, have had under oonsid-
Grafton for some time what changer, II
any, could be made, which would be adj
vantageous to the bank, and that 1t
might oontinue 70 earn satisfactory diyi-
densls rs Ia the past.
After carefully considering the matter
we are fully convinced that it 80 for the
best interest Ct tbs ok holders to reduce
our capital from three hundred thousand
TO two hundred thousand dollars, and We
recon mend the same to be done. 10 40
compliah this, all stockholders Will be
required 10 surrendef cne-thlrd Of their
stock, for which the bank will pay them
one hundrsd dollars per share. st time OF
regular dividend, January ], 1909.
We have obtained Tssrmission from tins
comptrolier Of the currency to make the
proposed change. and ennlcBs herewith .
cali for special meeting Of the stook-
holders 10 sot on the same.
In cbbr yOu Will uos 10 uhAo w ~
present at this mseting kindly sign the
enclosed proxy and return at an early
date.
Respectfully yours,
William q. Davis. President
John N. Could, Cashier.
Portland, Me-, Octoter II, 1909.
By vots of the directors OF this hank
notice Is hereby given that theirs viii be q
special meeting Of tbs shareholders Of
this bank ut Its banking rooms. No. Is
Exchange street. Wednesday. Deosmbsr
20, at 10 o'clock q. m, for the folio wing
purposes:
To see II the shareholders win rots to
amend section four of the articles Of $3.50
citation under tbs provisions Of section
5lk2, v. s., Revised Statutes, to rsduee
the capital stook Of this association $780,
0C0, lsaving the total capital stock. after
said reduction, 500 00.
Respectfully,
John n Gould, Caahier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
A LIONS HEART.

"a Lioa's Heart. " which win Be pro-
ssnted - the Psrt1and theatre nsxt
Thursday and Friday, IL purely and
esssutialiy arsustAs and 81 tbs sams
time sers distinctly literary than any
nslodrama thas has bssn brought - thia
country heFptoforp.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02

the audisnos appisudsa izbsrH1H the
many exciting inoadesss ana shriiling
oiimaxes. The second 81, which ssprs-
ssnts ship at SEQ. 10 = wspdsrfui scens.
and the fourth act. r~prsssntinz . seam
threshing machine. h = sssns nsw % the
stage. A capable company including
Florenes Lsnsdon as Hysids, Edward
jerome - ne hero. lark DARRELL snd
little Josls Naok - the "ships cabin
bay" prsssntsd the drama, which WI
b repeated this aftsrnoon and tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
WOODFORDS.

Mrs Rev. Howard A. CltYord, who
with hsr son Gerald and daughter Mar
gusrfts has been spending Thsnksgivinv
with her brother. Rev. J. K. Clifford,
rsturnsd to her home at Old Orchard last
evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
BUTLERs, 10; OFFERINGS. o.

A lively and Interesting game Of foot
ball was played yesterday forenoon en-
the Noyss street grounds between the
sisvsns from the Butler Grammar school
and the Deering amateur eleven. The
game resulted In favor of the Butter eaev-
on BIZ SCORE Of 10 to o. The SCORE wsu
made BY two goals kicked b. Soldiers from
tho feld,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
DEwEY's RECEPTION.

You are invited to "Dewey's Recer
ton" on next n onday and tuesday, and
there will te great time for the old and
young and IL Is expected that the Port
land theatre will be crowded to its ut
most capacity. Fun fast and furious will
be the order Of tie evening. abe jolly
pair james b. and Fannie Donovan. &c
gether with their merry associates, vii
make you laugh M You nav r
laughed bsfore. Seats now on sal
ON LAND AND SEA-
900 Land and Sea" WAS the attraction
at the Portland theatre last evening, and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Cam tntnsionrra of the State Of MAlMel


We the undersigned, directors of the York
County Central Electric Railroad Company. q
corporation formed for the purpose OF con-
structng and maintaining anu operating
railroad Of standard gauge. from point In the
town of Wassrbore 10 point In the town OF
ask that the annexed articles OF association
may be approved.
Dated at Portland. County of Cumberland.
State Uf Msiue. this 10th day OF November A.
ID. 1899. .
SAML o. CLARK.
FRANK NJ. HIGGINS,
CHAS. q. MoULTON.
WIN. W. MASON,
SAMUEL B. TH0MBS,
wM. L. ANTHoINE.
Directors.
ON THE FOREGOING PETITION.
Ordered: That the petitioner cause to ne
published trne copy OF said petdion. ana ms
order of notice thereon, three days successive
ly la the Biddeford Daily journal. newspaper
and la the Portland Daily Press, newspaper
published at Portland, In the County OF Cum
berland the first publication IN each paper 70
be at least five days before Friday, The eighth
day OF December. A. ID. 1899, on which day the
Board OF Railroad Commissioners viii be IN
deford, At nine o'clock In the for noon, for the
purpo indicated in said ps,utien. SAID petit
TONER shall send copies o. the foregoing peti-
ton aud order to Ihs municipal oncais OF the
towns OF Watrrhprb and Limerick. AMI 10 the
Portland an Rochester Railroad Corporation.
George fWrseott. President, six days at
least before the date OF said hearing.
j. b. PxAKS, Chairman
For Ihe BOARD of Railroad Commissioners 81
Dats ! This twenty second dag Of November,
A. ID. 1899. ueczusb
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
LA BELLE Russo.

"La Bale Russe," s,cisty drama.
written by David Bslaseo, author of
"Zaza" and the "Hsart Of Maryland. !"
will be produced at tbs Jefferson. Deosm-
Der and 9. and matinee. Miss Rosa
Stahi, u popular and taient,d actress will
play the role OF the beautiful Russian
ana Will have the aid of an exesllsnt con-
pAuy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
MORRILLS.

Rev. q. @. Davis will tomorrow
answer questions, els the Church Menu
bsr who votes hypooritei" "Ars our
officers traitors and anarchistsa"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
THE AMERICAN GIRL.

It IL seldom that this success Of . rlay
10 so great In this city that return On.
gAgement Is dssirsd % sariy. but TIE
American Girl II certainly dsswvins Of
all the good things MD u u and 1t was
. stroke of eecd judgment By the man.
assment of Portland theatre n going to
tie expense Of sssssog . rstvrn engage
msnt The advance sale Of seats ysstsr-
day was the largest opening days sals
for some time and II b more than prob
able that the capacity Of Portland theatre
wall again be tested next Aondny eve
ming.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02

GRAND OPERA AT THE JEFFER'
son.

~--~-
SON.
Mr.. Grams famous artists, together
with an adequate chorus and orchestra,
may appear at tbs Jefferson theatre on
Thu sday evening, Deoe,nbsr IL In Hos
sini's popular and brilliant opera "Bar-
Der OF Seville" with exactly the same
cast and equipment as viii BIS heard In
Boston, the following Saturday. December
Id, satisfactory evidence indeed that Port
hnd Is gstt!ng the best In the opsratic
field. Ticksts for Subscribers can be
obtained THURSDAY, Dsosmber Z. and II
negotiations are successful the sale Is to
b opsn to the pubic Friday, Dsosmbsr
8.
WAY DOWN EAST.
There is little left to be said Of "Wsy
Down East" The jefferson theatre has
been crowded all the week and there arc
stall many people who ars anxious to see
the play. A Performance this afternoon
and tonight will be the only remaining
oppoxtunities to witness . most enjoy
able entertainment and greet the great
favorite In Portland. Bartley AcCuilum.
BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SO.
"Beoauss She Loved Him &c." Charles
Frohman has written over his signature
'sis the funniest and most suoosssful
farce have ever handled This singu-
lar tribute from the New York manager
who has handled many very successful
plays Of the farniai order, means that
because She Loved Him So" is u more
satis faetory entertainment than was
':Charley's Aunt" or ''JAne" or 1.-The
Gay PArisians." or many Of a half dozen
other light pieces that made money ard
caught the fancy OF the public The
play which comes to the Jefferson next
Monday svsning for one night is from
the pen of william Gillette, who man
ags to turn out suooessful work essry
SEASON. 1t had Q run last season OF near
" 200 performances at the Madison
Square theatre. New York. where 1t drew
crowded houses during all Of its ling
stay. 1t Is now concluding its second
highly successful engagement in Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02

store VIII be ready
with its entire stock of
Holiday goods, and it will
be the most entertaining
show of up-to-date nov
elites you've seen in many
a day.
The display of Dolls
and Toys and Books and
Games, and other things
made specially for little
people, should have your
immediate attention be-
cause the stock is at its
best now, and as Christ
mas approaches the diff
culties of comfortable
leisurely shopping are in
creased. Besides the
best things get picked
off. you know, and no.
body likes to take "what's
left"
There's a wonderful
parade of Sterling silver
and silver plated articles,
the newest designs, the
best quality, and all at
astonishing'y low prices.
The Leather Goods Sec
ton shows all that's been
thought of in a leather
way, and there are many
surprises for you who
have perhaps associated
W.eather" as something
fit only for pocket books
and travelling bags. Our
great Umbrellas depart
ment will bristle with a
most attractive picture of
the possibilities of UNI
brella architecture. 1t
will endeavor to demon
strate to ''the limit" the
variety and extent of its
resources. The Gloves
section has made prepar-
atoms for the largest bus
mess in its history, and it
is bound to attract your
favorable notice. The
Christmas Neckwear, the
Smoking Jackets, Bath
robes and other furnish
ings for men that you've
always looked to this
store to supply are al
ready on view; so are
the dressing jackets, bon-
doir robes, knitted slip
pers, aprons, silk petit
coats and other lines es-
sentially for women. The
Needlework department,
enlarged to twice its size
to more properly exploit
the varied assortment of
indescribably unique
things that it has provid-
ed for your seeing, is
worth a half days visit
in itself. And the Bal
cony is filed with odds
and ends in the way of
rare Screens, easels,
chests, pedestals, music
racks and unusual furni-
ture. Small pieces of
great beauty and moder-
ate cost, specially appro-
pirate for gifts.
The more practical
stocks like Linens, Hand
kerchiefs. Silk Stockings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-02
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DMlES DIM NEWS AMID CIRCULATION

Hoar, Mcbride. McEnery. Mcmillan,
Mantle, Penrose, Perkins, Platt Comm
Proctor Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Teller
Warren-26.
Mr.. Butler (N. CO. then offered an
amendment providing that if the com
panies refused to accept $500 ton the
Secretary of the Navy should proceed
to erect an armor factory at cost of
81, 100000 and appropriating $2,000,000
for operating the plant.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was adopt
ed, 50 to %, as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Caffery. Chandler, Cockrell Daniel,
Faulkner. Foraker. Hansbrough, Har-
ris. Jones New, Lindsay, McLaurin,
Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Money, Mel
son. Pasco. Perkins. Pettigrew, Pettus,
Rawlings. Roach, Ross, Simon, Stewart,
Teller, Thurston, Tillman. Turley, Tur-
ner, Vest, Warren, Wellington, White
80
Nays-Allison, Burrows, Carter, Chill
ton, Clark, Clay. Cullom, Debose, Fair
banks, Frye Galinger, Gray, Hale
Hanna, Hawley Hoar, Kenny, Kyle
Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan, Pen
rose. Platt Conn.,, Pritchard, Proctor
Shoup. Spooner-27.
After the bill had been reported to
the Senate from the Committee of the
Whole Mr.. Pettigrew objected to the
amendment regarding the authorization
for the use of the Gothmann Gun and
Projectile.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.), also made an argu-
ment against the amendment quoting
from a report on the subject of tests
of the gun and projectile by Captain
O'Neill chief of the Naval Bureau of
Ordnance.
Mr.. Hama replied to the statement
made by Mr.. Bacon declaring that both
gun and projectile had passed beyond
the experimental stage anu We're sue
cess beyond a doubt.
The amendment was agreed to with
the amendment that the Secretary of the
Navy was authorized ''in his discretion"
to use the gun.
The bill was passed without diyis-
ion.
After agreeing to meet at 1890 to-
morrow morning the Senate at 7:15 p.
m. adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-02
8AR0N HERSCHELL DIES
4 BRITISH MEMBER OF THE JOINT HIGH
COMMISSION.
lis Death Sudden. Confined TO his Room sfol
Some Time WI. Broken Bone.
Official Sympathy.

Washington, March 1.--Baron Her
schell, one of the commissioners from
Great Britain, on the Joint High Com
mission recently in session here to adjust
the difference between the United States
and Canada, died quite suddenly at 7:0J
o'clock this morning at the Shoreham
Hotel. where he had been confined to
his bed for several weeks with broken
bone caused by fall on a slippery side
walk.
Lord Herschell's death came without
warning. Except for the pain incident
to the fracture of his leg which 0e-
CURED on February 18th, he has been
in excellent health and spirits, an1 Up
to almost the hour of his death there
were no prCmonitory symptoms of the
coming end He had received visitors
every day and had enjoyed seeing his
friends and talking with them.
At the time of the accident a trained
nurse was procured from Baltimore,
and on account of the dead mans help
lessness she has been with him almost
constantly, especially at night, when she
never left his room. At about five
o'clock this morning His Lordship awak-
ened and called to the nurse, who found
him breathing heavily. After receiving
some attentions, he said he felt better
and again went to sleep. A little after
six O'Clock he again called the nurse
and said he felt i'll and complained of
great pain i'll his chest below the heart.
Dr. w. w. johnson was hastily sum-
moned. and after a hurried examination
dispatched a messenger for DIR. Mad
dox who joined him in rev minutes.
The pain, however, did not yield to
treatment and at five minutes after
seven o'clock His Lordship breathed
his last.
In answer to inquiries the physicians
said they were unable to give the exact
cause of death. but the symptoms they
thought, indicated that lit was angina
pectoris. His Lordship's family, who,
with the exception of his son Richard,
at Oxford, is in the South of France,
have been cabled the SAD news. 1t is
assumed that the body will be sent to
England as soon as possible, but no
definite arrangements have yet been
made.
The Secretary of State cabed Mr..
Choate. our Ambassador at London as
follows:
Express through appropriate channels
the deep sorrow the President feels by
reason of the death of Lord Herschell,
whose career of eminent usefulness is
thus cut short on the eve of the ac-
complishment of his mission. Assure
Lord IHerschelIs family of the Presi-
dents sincere, coincidence, TO which /
add my own personal sympathy.
fS;nnod "HAYv
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-02
DON'T DO ANY WHITEWASH
ING TO-DAY.
ADDED 10 The SEAB0ARD
PURCHASE OF THE FLORIDA CENTRAL AND
PENINSULA RAILROAD.
The Richmond Syndicate Now Controls the
Seaboard, florida Central ard Penin-
sua and Grorgia and Alabama.

New York, March 1.-The Mail and
Express says:
'sThe Florida Central and Peninsula
Railroad, according to adyiceS received
in Wall Street to-day, has passed into
the hands of the Richmond syndicate
headed by John Shelton Williams, who
recently secured control of the Seaboard
Air Line. This control mas been OBJ
tanned through the purchase of the
stock of w. Bayard Cutting and r..
Fulton Cutting, of this city, who hold
controlling interest in the property.
The Messrs Cutting are said to have
secured for the other stockholders the
privilege of selling their minority stock
on terms giving them fuh protection.
With this purchase the syndicate
will control the Seaboard Air Line, the
Florida Central and Peninsula, and the
Georgia and Alabama.
The ultimate plan of the syndicate is
probably to obtain a good Northern
connection so that the service will eX-
tend from the extreme South to New
York. The lines already controlled and
with which traffic arrangements are oper-
ative extend as far North as Quantito,
Va Is miles from Washington. 1t is
believed that this gap, franchise foI
which has already been secured, will
be constructed in the near future, and
that the new system will connect al
Washington with the Baltimore and
Ohio, thus making a through line from
New York to Southern Florida.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-02
THE POPE DOING WE'LL.
Feverish symptoms Due to Cyst
Which Physicians Have Removed.

Rome, March 1.-The Pope passed a
fairly good night and was better this
morning.
DR. Mazzoni at $3.50 this morning re-
moved a cyst from the left thigh of the
Pontiff. The operation was successful,
and the patient bore it well.
1t appears that yesterdays feverish
symptoms were entirely due to the
cyst, from which the Pope has long
suffered. He now has no trace of fever
and DIR. Mazzoni thinks no complica-
tons will ensue.
Strict measures have been taken to
exclude outsiders from the Vatican.
Some of the morning papers asserted
that the Pope was suffering from rheu-
matte fever, following a chill, and that it
was feared pleurisy would supervene.
The Pope yesterday desired that the
cyst be simply lanced, but ne consented
to its regMoval on the doctors insisting
upon the point
The Pope, as this dispatch, is sent,
has just partaken of eggs, biscuits and
Marsala wine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-02
DON'T DO ANY WHITEWASH
ING TO-DAY.
GOMEZ HAS FAITH IN US.
He Believes America Will Garry Gu
Her Promises.

Havana. March 1.-General Maxine
Gomez. i'll reply to il question to-day as
to how long the American military oc-
cupation Of Cuba would last, said
Il have talked with the American
Generals and high authorities and am
deeply, truly convinced that there is no
doubt whatever that the United States
will Loyalty keep its promise. and that
Cuba will be free and independent.
Some among us do not recognize the
fact that such a radical change of Gov
ernment cannot be made as rapidly as
they desire"
This morning ut the Hotel Trocha
General Gomez had conference with
the Governor General. 1t is understood
that the military authorities have re-
quested the authorities at Washington
to send to Cuba the S3,000,000 which is
to be distributed among the Cuban
troops.
The details of the conference cannot
be made public i'll the United States
just yet, because their repetition to Gu
ba by cable might create local feeling
and render more difficult the work in
hand
1t is expected. however, that the Gu
bans will not recognize the Cuban sol
diers who took the field after the signing
of the peace protocol.