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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
WILL BUY BONDS.
Secretary Gage Makes
Announcement.
Offers to Purchase Twenty-Five Mil.
lions Worth.
Current Rates will Be
Paid.
Elves of 1904 and FOurs Of 1907
To Be Purchased.

Washington, November 10 The Score
tary of the Treasury late today made the
following announcement Of his readiness
to bny s25, zoo, coo OF tive per cent bonds
of 1904 and tours Of 1907 at the price at
which they were offered on the New
York stock mar ket yesterday. These fig
ures are net and holders OF the fours will
receive the accumulated inserest since
October /, and holders OF the fives will re-
ceive interest from November l. At THESE
prices the bonds would realize to the In
weston .O:24 per cent for the fives and .02is
for the fours.
Washington. November Is The treas
ury department announce Its readiness to
purchase any part or all OF SO. 0O0, 900 In
government bombs Of the four per cent
funded loan OF 1907 or this five per cent
loan Of 1904 at the prices below Indicated.
"The four per cent loans OF 1907 Will be
received and paid for at li2.75 net. The
paid for at Ill ret. Bonds of either class.
or mixed offerings Of both, may be pre-
sented at the sub-treasuries In New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincin.
natl, Chicago, st Louis, New Orleans
and San Francisco.
'The above proposal to hold good until
the close of business on November 18th
inst, or until the amount of ss5 000, 00(
shall have been secured II prior 20 that
date.
al. j. GAGE,
Secretary OF the reasury."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
DID FRAUDULENT BUSINESS.

Chicago, Novemb sr l5.-The Federal
authorities today took cognizanoe OF the
reports which had been made concerning
the alleged fraudulent business of the
board of trade firm of Mclean Bros. and
company, and arrested Charles r., and
Albert .. Nolan, meInb of the firm.
The charge was using the United States
nails to carry on a scheme to defraud.
The prisoners were taken before the
United States commissioner where they
waived examination and were held to the
federal grand jury In $1,000 bonds.
The McLains are said to have begun
their operations with customers In various
parts OF the country two ears ago, and 10
Ia claimed they realized over 500 600
through their "buoket shopping" scheme.
The firm of McLain Bros. 81 Co., has
ceased all operations on the market,
having transferred Its trades. The firm 6
business consisted pricinpally OF deals for
country customers. The mem bers Of the
firm ara said to have matched" buying
or sailing orders from customers with the
reverse trade on their own acc punt and IL
IL said many customers lost money on the
fictitious sales.
The evidence In the case Is In the custo-
dy of the post office inspectors and Is
made up of several hundred letters writ
ten by the defendants to their customers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
JUDGE RESTRAINED.

Louisville. Ky, November l5-Judge
Sterling b. Honey whose nandamus
Issued on election day for the admission
of honest election league Inspectors to
polling places, caused the principal exoite-
ment of that day, was today restrained
py the appellate court at Frankfort
from taking any further action In the
contempt CASES growing out OF the order.
Yesterday 30 alleged violAters OF Judge
Toney's order we're bound over by him
in the sum OF $500 eaoh. Today he was
proceeding with the cases and had sent
enoed one prisoner to 80 hours In jail
when the order of the appellate court
was received.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
FUNERAL OF GEN. HYDE.

Bath, Me-, November l5-The funeral
of the late General T. W. Hyde will be
held at $50 Saturday afternoon at bis
late residence, Elmhurst
Newport News, Va, November 10
The remains of the late General T. w.
HYDE, who died at Old Point last even
ing, were shipped to Bath, Me-, tonight.
The body was escorted from the Cham
berlaiu hotel to the wharf by Col. Gun
ther and the officers of the fourth
United States artillery, the post band
and battery of artillery. Eight ser
gents from the post acted as pail bear
ers. The family of the deceased ship
builder accompanied the remains north.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16

say, refused to furnish transportation for
them from the main land near where they
were wrecked to Queenstown. They had
TO sell everything they could spare, In
GLIDING a dory saved from the wreck. to
buy transportation TO Queenstown. Tho
owner Of the schooner, Captain Solomon
Jacobs of Gloucester. says he will make
complaint of the action of Consul
Sweeney tn the consular department at
Washington. The schooner WAS fishing
for maokerel outside the three mile limit
of the coast of Ireland. and encountered
heavy ssas which drove 1t on the rocks,
the crew barely reaching shore. Although
they think that Consul Sweeney was
negligent they admit that he furnished
them with transportation to Boston from
Queenstown
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16

Novem Der 3, says On armorsd train pro,
cseded south oloss to Achudi where oul
vert was found damaged. The Basuto
police, the despatch adds, report that
party Of Beers have been looting anu
damaging property.
Al Fort Toll despatch Under date OF
Friday, November 8, says: Ihere Is
great activity In the Boer camp south OF
here. A accommodating party sent along
the line heard heavy nrins In the ais
tance. The psrty returned 20 Ooi.
Spreckley's camp on which the enemy
was advancing IN force. IL was sheiied ~
midday stampeding every horse ana mule
but not touching a man. The Beers
number four hundred.
at aupears the beers surrounded Bych
Store, where n small PARTY stubbornly re-
sisted, ultimately retiring { q the bush
and gaining Fort Tuli
ian officer and five troopers are miss
ing from Sprsckley's force which has been
out some days accommodating the enemy 9
force and which had several skirmisnes
on returning to Fort Tuli."
DOES NOT IMPLY HOSTILITY.
London, November l5.-Mr. George
wyndhsin, parliamentary under secretary
of state for war, addressing bis constitu.
ents at Dover this evening, said that next
to the affection which the colonies teit
fer the mother country he would place
the friendship of America. "fhis friend
ship between the American republic anu
the British Empire" declared the speak
err, sis ops of the most dramatic AID may
bet ONE ons IT the most momentcus enl
far-rsaching episodes In modern history.
IL does not, however, imply hostility 10
any other great power"
TROOPS LANDED AT DURHAM.
LonGon, November 10 The troorship
Hnwarden Castle, with the second bat
TALON of the Royal Irish fusiliers mas ar.
rived at Durham, bringing the number OF
reinforoensnts that have landed there up
to SAT. Five other troopsbips are now
en- route from Cape Town TO Durpan'
The total reinforcements that have ar
rived In South Africa since FRIDAY are
~, 600 men, chiefly infantry, nearly l3,Cot
horses and mules, three batteries OF heic
artillery and a number OF Maxim guns.
The fact that the Britannia proceeded FOR
East Durham Is teken to mean that zen.
Butler 10 satisfied that the troops which
have already landed will bs sufficient Tor
the relief OF LadysDith.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
FEW METEORS SIGHTED.

Boston, November, 16.--The sky
cleared in this vicinity about O'Clock
this morning. and with the moon swing.
ing down into the west number OF
meteors were seen. At the Harvard OBJ
servatory large one was photographed
soon after midnight aud the observers at
that time were hopeful of sighting many
more before dawn.
The entire force of observers at the
Harvard observatory went on duty at ten
O'Clock and the different instruments
were set In motion, ready to catch photo
graphs of the visitors from inter stellar
space Only few were caught on the
cameras between one and two o'clock but
the observers stated at that time that a
great shower might occur any time after
three or four o'cook.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
METHODIST MISSIONARY COMMIT
TEE.

Washington, November l5-The general
mis- s,onary committee OF the Meth oiist
church met at Foundry church today.
Bstop Vincent presided The report OF
DIR. Ho ner EIston, treasurer, owed re-
oeipts for tho past year OF $l,236 5A, an
incrs ase OF {5i,15 over the previous year.
The orning YVES devoted to discussion
of amp opriatoYs FOR the coming year,
81. IFS 600 being voted with $50. 00o !or th 9
contingent fund. The attsrn DON session
decided the IMPORTANT question OF the DIS
tribution OF expenditures for the coming
year between the home and foreign mis-
sions. 1t was decided to divide the funds
in the ratio OF 81 l-2 per cent for foreign
and AZ l-2 per cent for home work. This
makes the home fund s4e5, S15 and the
foreign $500 ,0@5, decrease of half OF one
per cent from the share of the foreign
missions last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
Glorious New 8

Comes from DIR. d. B. Cargile. of WASH
tia, |. T. He writes: -Four bottles OF
Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer
of scrofula, which had caused her great
suffering for years. Terrible sores would
break out on her head and face, and the
best doctors could give no help; but her
cure is complete and her health is excel
lent" This shows what thousands have
proved-that Electric Bitters is the best
blood purifier known. It's the supreme
remedy for eczema, totter, salt rheum,
ulcers, boils and running sores. 1t slim
ulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
poisons, helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Only 80 cents. Sold by II. T.
S. Goold, 557 Congress street, and FL. G
starr, Cumberland Mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16

The statistical editor of the Shutdown
Bazoo says: Yesterday afternoon $780,
000, 000.0 900 grasshoppers passed over this
village. There might have been a few
more or less. as we did not count very
closely. We make this latter statement
In order to appease any doubling Thomas
who might feel called upon to doubt ouF
veracity. "-Chicago News.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
DOWN PRETTY FINE.

Louisville, KY. November l5-One
vote is the plurality credited to Goehel in
the whole state by the Courier-J Journal In
Its table of election returns corrected up
TO late hour last night. The table IN
olures a gain OF 1888 votes In Harrison
county, where the county com missioners
yesterday threw out two Taylor precincts.
The Commercials figures show no
changes since yesterday, Taylor being
given q plurality Of 1884.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16

ado you mean to show the white feath-
err" was the stern inquiry.
"No. general" answered the Filipino
officer. Were not going to go contrary
to any official policy. We're not going to
get close enough to let 'em see feathers
or any other features Of our costume. -
Washington Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
GEN. DALTON TO BE REApPolNrEI

Boston, Novem Der l6.-Goy. Eject
Crane, formally announced tonight that
he should appoint Major General Samuel
Dalton, as thu adjutant general of his
staff. General Dalton has held the
position of executive military officer for
the governor for sixteen years and his ap-
pointmsnt Is therefore not a surprise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
Soma Satisfaction.

"Well," said the Boer. there is some
comfort in the situation whatever way
you look at it,"
But the English soldiers vastly out
number you"
"Yes, but even il they win victory It
will be another job for the poet laureate.
And this Afrikander dialect 10 something
terrific. "-Washington Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
He Fooled the Surgeons.

ALI doctors told Renick Hamilton, OF
West Jefferson, o., after suffering Il
months from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless costly operation was per
formed; but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best
Salye in the World. % cents box. Sold
by II. p. S. Goold. 557 Congress street,
and IL. G. Starr. Cumberland Mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
FIsHERMAN's CREW LANDED.

Boston, Novsmsbr 10. The crew Of the
Gloucester schooner Ethel b. Jacobs. the
famous fisherman which was lost in Dun
name bay, Able Island, West Cohst Of Ire
land, October IS, were Landed here today
from the Cunarder Ultonia, from Liver
pool The crew tell story Of very hard
luck ON the rocks of Able island, and
complain Of the treatment OF U. S. Con-
sui Sweeney at Queenstown, who. they
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
DAMAGED BY FIRE.

Lewiston, November 16.-A special to
the sun from Locke's Mills says that the
store of ID. l.. Powers was badly damaged
by fire about midnight as the result Of
an explosion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
FOUND SOME LEoNIDS.

Montreal, November l5-Prof. Nc
Leod, and a number of his assistants at
McGili university last night observed
meteors and obtained photographs of
1856 of them belonging to the constella-
ton Leo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
WILL REMAIN IN vANaLE.

Frankfort. Ky, November 15.-It Is
conceded here that kentucky's election
will remain In tangie until the meet.
ing Of the state election commissioners
during the last week Of this month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
BIG MONEY LOSS.

New York, November 15.---Emil Boas,
general manager of the Hamburg Ameri-
can line when told of the steamer
Patria's misfortune said:
The cargo was worth the greater part
of million dollars. The vessel herself
was worth about S750,00o. We insure
ourselves. The Patria had about 60
officers and crew. all of them living in
Germany.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-16
TO CURE La GRIPPE IN TWO DAYS

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. All
druggists refund this money II II falls TO cure.
L. w. Groves signature Is on each box. Csc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29

10 re-establish its credit, for the relief
would be only temporary at best"
The president of the Portuguese
Bondholders' Protective Society takes a
view Very similar4to that of the consul
concerning the relief the sale of the
colonies would bring to the bankrupt
country. Our society" he said to me,
is composed entirely of men who have
lost money on Portuguese bonds. 1T is
true that the government is overbur-
.dened with debt. owing vast sum to
the national bank and being altogether
in a thoroughly shaky financial condi-i
ton, but evss:Y if Portugal parted with
its colonies, the alienation for consid-
era ton would not lessen our distrust of
all the nations bonds
Financial interests play So important
q part in this affair that the treasury
agent OF one of the great European
powers residing permanently in Paris,
a leading authority on all questions of
finance, was consulted. The rumor of
this scession,'' he said, has been q per-
ma neEt clement in press discussion
and especially In bourse speculation
during the past year, ltsis evident that
Ciieat Britain. foreseeinS difficulties in
vanqulshing the Beers, is wiling to pay
4 great sum for the possession Of Dela-
goa bay and Lourenzo Marques; but
tue transaction is not All easy one to
accomplish al the present moment
Portngal. by yielding these possessions,
Viii violate its neutrality. Thai is one
obstacle u the transactions, and for
smid.ihie one is The patrietie considera-
a;S,>rl l-l1ifls ifi1Ftf 1 he n,ASellt. far more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
Influenza in london.

London. Dec % The intiuenza epi-
ieinio Which has been raging IN London
for the h4st fortnight is being espe-
cially felt BY foreigners and aged peo-
pie Since Monday the deaths Of
nearly 100 pefsuns'aged 10 years are re-
ported fifty-three aged so and eleven
over the age Of ~.
Practically an the American actors
ana actresses here have been laid up
from a DAY 10 week. De Wolf Hop
par Edna MAY Edward Connolly,
Merri osborne. Nella Bergen. James
sullivan and others have been suffer-
ers.
onsss verai nights last week not over
half the principals of the Belle % New
York we're able to appear ard the
Hopper company WAS almost AZ badly
depleted. The newspapers are calling
attention to the fact that tame cats
and pet birds in the living rooms are q
frequent s9urse of Infection and urge
that all pets be rightly excluded.
Dorothy DEM. the actress noted for
her beauty. Is dead. She posed for sew
eral of Leighton classical pictures
notably The Greek Girls Playing BAH
and "Gymon and Iphigenia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29

with, and although he is severe censor
he censors not the news, but the views
of the correspondents sent to the Phil
ippines. He has plenty of moral cour-
age, and has demonstrated he has suf-
ticient amount of the other kind.
Why do we not give up the city of
Manila at the demand of Aguinaldo? is
often asked. Did you ever read the con-
clusion of the treaty of peace between
Spain and the United States?
'.It says that we have agreed on our
honor to look after the safety of the
city. churches and public buildings of
the city of Manila.
Expansion of this country has been
going on ever since before Thomas JEFF
ferson bought the land west of the Mis-
sissippi river, which is now populated
by a prosperous people. All the great
northwest and west Of this country
would not be a part of the United States
were it not for expansion. 1t has often
been said by prominent men that no
more states shall be recognized unless
stheyica be said to be states in reality.
They say no more New Mexicos, no
plause), but more of CALIFORNIA;, of Or
egons and Washingtons.
Mr. Halstead strongly advocated the
retention of the Philippines, because
they are land equal to the states Of
this country in many respects. and bet
tier in several; and because the United
states has the finest Asiatic seacoasts
of any country in the world. He predict
ed commercial profits to this country
would accrue from its nearness to the
Orient. and retention of the islands
would be the greatest source of revenue
the nation has ever known. In con-
|clusion Mr.. Halstead said
Il congratulate you upon your honor
liable organization. have been fifty
years journalist of the United States,
land / recognize such organizations as
this as best fitted to mould the mind
and life of those who viii form our gov
ernment and govern it in few years. !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
Visit This Store
You might go to Chicago and see a
bigger block devoted TO retailing fine
merchandise, but you could count such
stores on Your fingers even there.

To make that trip costs money. while
trihing sum Will land YOU al Youn-
kers' great trade palace. Where the diff
ference n prices alone would pay he
expenses 81 the trip.
Just now this Store Is one grand
Christmas bazaar, devoted exclusively
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
MATRON AND MAID.

Mary Agnesi, ct least for the Italians,
is the most ilnstrions among women
scientists. 1t was she who was called
the oracle of seven languages.
Miss Avery. Boston belle who shoot,
hands with ADMIRAL Dewey during his
visit TO her city, has had the glove which
she wore on that occasion handsomely
framed.
Christine Nilsson recently paid visit
to her native town in Sweden. She had
cordial reception, but did not sing In
pubic, and she has now returned to her
home in Paris.
Lady Dixie has just published cri-
ti1uc on French paintings, and the
Duchess of Sutherland also appears as
the author of book dealing with the
life of a factory girl.
Clara Barton. the noted Red Cross
worker, was asked the other day the
proper number for Il small working COM
mittec. Remembering how often she had
been compelled to do the work Of others
in such circumstances, she replied, "Thrce,
II one is sick and another can't come. +"
Mrs. Lydia a. Il. Woods, who died re-
Gently in York, Neb.. bcqueathed GOO
each8to York and Falls City. in that state.
to establish public libraries similar to the
one which Mrs. Woods gave. while iv-
ing, to Humboldt. The residue OF the
estate, after some private requests, goes
to the Denver Orphans home.
Margaret Sangster. Brooklyn's able
journalist. has not wholly severed her
connection with Harpcr's Bazaar, al
though she is no longer editor Of that
weekly. Her time is divided between
work in the publishing Department. the
editing Of manuscripts and writing spe-
cial articles for both The Ladies' Home
Journal and The Christian Herald.
Mrs. Minnie d. Louis of New York is
the national field secretary of the Jewish
Chautauqua society. She is travelling
over the country for the purpose Of urg.
ing the Jewish people to take up sys.
tcmatic course of reading in Jewish his.
tory and literature aud to organize cir
cles and to promote the cause represented
by the jewish Chautauqua society and its
similar assemblies.
Mrs William Gerry Slade, founder OF
the National Society Of New England
Women and president OF the Empire
State society, United States Daughters
Of 1912, has been admitted to member
ship in the National Society of the
Daughters of Founders and Patriots Of
America This means that Mrs Sladt
can show line of unbroken ancestry il
| the male line In Americn from a date pri
or to 1862 and that all these ancestor!
| have been patriots
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
GOVERNMENT DEPos1ToRIEs
National Banks Desig-
mated by Secretary of Trensury.

Additional National Banks Destg.
mated by Secretary of Treasury.
Washington, Dec. 2s.-The secretary
Of the treasury has designated several
additional national banks as govern
ment repositories to receive internal
revenue receipts. and it is said he will
continue to do so until the total sum
SO deposited amounts to 100000 900 or
si0,0oo,OO0. Deposits, however, Will not
be made with these additional banks
until the banks comprising the first
group designated several days ago have
received deposits equal to the amount
OF bonds turned into the treasury by
them IS security, which approximates
$4,000 1t is expected that deposits
Will begin TO be made under the new
designations about January 10. Any
national bank owning or controlling
United States bonds willing to deposit
the same in the treasury as security,
including those now receiving deposits,
is entitled to participate in this eist,i-
button Of internal revenue receipts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
New party in Nebraska.

Hastings, Neb.. Dec 29.-Ender the
banner of the union reform party, over
three score delegates met here yester-
day and affected u state organizations
The old middle-o -the-road element Is
behind the plan and the spirit of that
branch of populism was rampant.
The convention was sprinkled with
democrats but at no time during the
conference was Bryan's name men
toned. Ordinances as fundamental law
of party organization and management
we're adopted and channels laid out by
which contributions may reach nation
al headquarters.
The national union reform party
platform was adopted. A state execu-
tive committee was selected, composed
of Asa Taylor. Of Douglas county,
chairman c. e. Bentley, l.. T.. kellie.
ID. l.. Pond and r. a. Gerard.
II strongly recommend Beggs' Cher
ry Cough syrup; it cured me of a
throat and lung trouble of many years
standing."--Mrs j. Bremen. Rifle, Col.
Cures coughs. colds, asthma. bronchi-
tbs, la grippe, pneumonia, whooping
cough, Group and consumption. George
p. Powers.