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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
THE EsrIvAL DATEs:OHANGEp

The great musical treat which is be-
ing prepared for the people of the city by
MN X. Chapman. is nearer than many
suppose. for the dates previously an
nounced have been changed SO as to bring
the next Maine Festival iniPortland, Sep
TENDER 1s, 10 and 90. sRt
Doubtless this will secure a larger at
tendance for the magnificent array Of
artists will include many of our summer
visitors who will prolong their stay in Or
der that they may attend and this trey
probably would not have. done If the later
dates had been adhered to.
. There is no doubt that Mr.. Chapman
will fully maintain the grand educational
march of music in Maine and proof of
this is the list of great artists who will
appear. These are Nine. Marcella Sem
brich, lime. Charlotte Maoonda, Mrs.
Eva Gardiner Coleman, Miss Carrie
Bridewell, Miss Bertha Cushing, Frank
v. +. Pollock and William G. weeden.
tenors; Julian Walker and Gwilym Miles,
bass; Hans KronoId, 'celIist, and Rich
ard Burmeister. pianist.
And in addition there will be the Maine
symphony orchestra of 70 pieces and a
chorus Of 1909 voices ander MIR. Chap
mans direction.
The good work which MIR. Chapman is
doing in every town and city in the state
along the line of refining and elevating
music, certainly deserves encouragement,
and this his latest enterprise. deserves
the best kind of success ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
OBITUARY.
MRS. EBEN e. EASTMAN.

Mrs. Eben Z. Eastman, wife Of the
night manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, died at her home
In this city, 81 Morning street, !yester-
day after an illnsss of about six months
2 She was of Southern birth and lady
of many accomplishments and an inde-
fatigabie worker In church matters. Her
husband and one daughter survive her,
and her funeral will take place Saturday
afternoon at a.30 O'Clock from her late
residence
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
THE RAIN.
IL Was Regarded as an Unmixed Bless
ing Yesterday.

About ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon a
steady downpour of rain began all over
western and central Maine, and probably
over the entire state. The thirsty earth
eagerly drank in the invigorating moist.
IRE and all nature, all the farmers, ali
the business men and thoughtful persons
generally, rejoiced. 1t was the first bust
ness-like rain since the month of March,
and is destined to do untold good.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
PORTLAND BOYS HoNoREp.

Harvard Law school graduated one
hundred and nine men yesterday. or this
number twenty one received honor de-
grees. and three of these honor degrees
come to Portland. The fortunate men
are Edward Nichols Chase. Harold Greg
DRY Donham and Chase Eastman. These
young men are receiving congratulations
from their many friends and old school.
mates in Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29


!, Union Veteran league. Camp No. 127,
held its memorial services last evening
In the Sons Of Veterans hall. Owing
to the rain the attendance was much
smaller than was was anticipated. but
the smallness OF the crowd detracted but
little from tho impressiveness Of the ex.
eroises. MIR. George o. ID. Soule. COM
mandins the camp. presided and the
ritual work In comm elnoration Of the
dead was carried out. The service Is
most impressive. Three echairs draped
in blacs were placed In front OF the altar
In memory of Albion II. welcn, who
served IS months during the war; James
e. Foster, who served Al months. and
Lewis l.. Thurston, who served 40
months. The names of these men, COM
prising the roll of honor Of the Damp
were read by the adjutant and wreaths
and flowers were placed upon the chairs
in front of the altar. gps
During the xarcises quartette COM
posed of Messrs. Niokerson, Hall, Bowdoin
and Mcdonald, sang several selections
appropriate to the occasion. The Rev.
Lewis Malvern then spoke for about half
an hour in most interesting manner
and was listened to with great attention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29

PORTLAND. June 20. 1890.

PORTLAND. June 20. 1854
1~HERE'S really no
a need of being
caught unpre-
pared these showery
days, an up-to.date Um-
brella is no burden even
when the sun shines and
a properly built one is a
goodEthing to make a
companion of rain or
shine. The cost isn't
much and the safety it
assures from a scorching
sun and an impromptu
shower is considerable.
A paltry dollar gets a
respectable one. 1t may
be as elegant as you like
for trifle more if you'll
pay S., or perhaps S2.4S.
Our Umbrella counter
can show you an assort-
ment bewildering in va
riety and satifying in all
other ways. This depart
ment make a specially of
Umbrellas made by the
Amasa Lyon Company,
than which there's no
better.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
, poN.TsRIpE ON THE SIDEWALK.

The'city marshal desires to call atten-
ti6n of bicycle riders to the city ordi-
nance which prohibits the riding of a hi
cyGle.m similar vehicle on any sidewalk
or footpsth or the turf in any of the pub
lie parks, promenades or public grounds
Of the city. The penalty for violation of
this ordinance is fine not to exceed $50
for ,eaeh offense.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
PREPARING FOR THE FOURTH.

Cloths gun store was broken into Tues
day night and three revolvers Stolen 1t
is supposed that the break was made by
boys who are preparing for July 4th. One
boy was arrested last night on this charge
by the police.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29

At the Handkerchiefs
counter today fifty
sample dozens. of wom-
EMS fine Linen Hand
'kerchiefs. with hem
stitched and scalloped
edges, Swiss embroid-
cred borders, wrought in
white, black and colors
at 25c each. They are
odd dozens, solitaires, the
last of their class, other
wise we'd have to get
soc, 75c and SI.oo for
them-.they'rc really worth
it but being samples you
get them cheap.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29

$3.50. The Uniform price of
'Queen Quality" Oxfords
is $3.50. We sell six styles of them.
They are made from Vici-Kid, Pa
tent Leather and Russia Calf, with
out exception the finest Shoe for the
money in existence, $3.50
Spring Heel. We have women's
sizes of Oxfords
with spring heels, black or brown,
Csc
Wool Soap. Did you know you
had a million
mouths? Hungry mouths, too, eat
ing and drinking many times day.
They are the pores of your skin and
they greedily eat and drink every
thing that comes their way. Soap
is their delight, and when they feed
on impure soap you know what hap
pens; the department of the interior
goes on strike and kills right and
left.
Therefore let no soap but the
purest come anear these mouths.
Wool Soap being pure in all its
properties feeds healthily all the in
terror organs, and compels them to
keep the peace.
Moreover it washes wool goods
without shrinking them.
A Lady Demonstration is here from
the manufacturers illustrating the
merits of Wool Soaps
Price, 3 cakes-in aSbox-for Zoe
J. R. LIBBY co.
ie99d1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29

Union Veterans League FittinsIy Conn
msmorates Their Members who Are
Dead.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-29
Beginning today and

continuing every day !
thereafter for a week, tha
Basement section Wi
present as a special at-
traction, a Piano Recital,
from ten to half past
eleven in the morning by
Mr.. Arthur Raymond, "a
skilled musician; also a
Song Recital from two
to four in the afternoon
by Master Willie Hal
lowell, the boy soprano.
All the songs and instru-
mental music will be for
sale in the basement at
15c per copy.
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NafTR A
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o. ms{SllzSSNsm, Night
N Ml|Es4IlI E7<sYll l&9lll'E\ Robe
MI &sllllSA!IEbE aiIl alll n like
T1I!Inf= 9f7iT1r1 cut,
va EE Hill l3 &E of
w. I ils lent
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high neck, yoke of Swiss embroid-
cry, Insertion and Thirty-six Tucks,
pearl buttons; well-made.
This sale price-on Bargain-a-
polis-frst floor.
Friday and Saturday, soc
An overloaded merchant in an
other city begged us to relieve him
of an overstock of Baby Carriages
and Go-Carts.
He cares less about the price than
he does to close them out before the
season goes by. We took Fourteen
with an option of more. We took
them on condition that we might sell
them at fractured prices, to make
short job of it.
So here you have them:
1 Baby Carriage that was $3.50
now SASS
1 Baby Carriage that was slo.s9
M now SC. Sc
? Baby Carriages that weresl4.oo
3l now SO. 49
1 Baby Carriage that was $3.50
now $11.00
8 Go-Carts that were S3.49
now 81 .9S
l Go-Cart that was S4.69 now SO. SO
2 Go-Carts that were So. SO now So. 90
/ Go-Cart that was $3.50 now S4.39
1 Go-Cart that was $3.50 now sS.49
Zone sold since the advertiser be-
gan writing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24

TO BE CONTINUED.
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great slivers of wood from mast and
spar, young Watson as calmly gave
the necessary orders as if he were at a
practice drill. One by one the men
were struck by the bowling storm OF
grape and either fell lifeless on the
deck below or was knocked out of the
rigging into the river boiling with the
stroke of shot and shell; but the
Indian fighting blood of his historic
ancestry was up and John Crittenden
Watson never looked around. When
everything was taut and in working
order, following the "jackies" down,
Watson ealuted the admiral and re.
ed, Gall clear, SIR" Grim old Farra.
gut simply seized the daring boy in bis
arms, and how the crew cheered.
"Had we ever got aground there the
Confederate guns would have Destroy
ed us in FIVE minutes" said Captain
Percival Drayton, of the West Gull
Squadron, as he told the story to
captain, afterwards Rear Admiral
Bryson. "Young Watson's ready
appreciation of the danger and prompt
action saved the Hartford, in my
opinion, and Farragut always thought
80, too"
/ From that hour Watson's fortune
was made. He became Naval A. D.
G. to the admiral of the navy and was
in all the subsequent sea fights, along
the south Atlantic seaboard and at
Vicksburg, Rodney and Ground Gulf
after that off Charleston. If any off
Ger in the navy is the logical Dewey
relief, John Crittendon Watson is the
onel In vigorous manhood, with ex.
perience in war, and high courage and
good judgment to an equal degree,
the prestige of the American name
will be fully maintained among the
European squadrons stationed there at
Manila as we'll as with the natives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24
seen-au advance which must affect the

seen-an advance which must affect the
destinies of every country, there may
and likely will come halting periods.
There will be times of reaction as in
the past but with the foreign markets
open to US it is reasonable to hope that
our periods of depression will be less
severe and of shorter duration than
heretofore. The very magnitude and
financial strength of our great corpor-
ations will be strong factor in push
ing our manufactured products into all
foreign markets.
SIN this great revolution the south
must necessarily be large gamer. As
the south can make iron at lower
cost than any other section; as it has
greater resources of coal and iron sus-
ceptible of development than any
other country; as it produces about
three-fourths of the worlds cotton
crop and has more than one-half of
the standing timber of the United
States, it possesses an unequaled COM
bination of advantages. 1t is on a
solid basis, its industrial interests are
rapidly expanding, and its foreign
commerce is growing at an astonishing
rate. Its future is certain, but even
the most conservative forecast of it
would be regarded as a dream of an
enthusiast"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24
QUEEN VICTORIA'S POWER.

The queen has no power over taxa
ton, and could not create any new Of
fee with fees attached to it.
The queen cannot exclude men,
ber from parliament after he has been
duly elected, nor can she delegate the
duty of signing laws to any one.
Though her majesty can pardon q
murderer, she is debarred by an act
passed in the reign of George III
from extending royal clemency to Sab
bath breakers.
The queen could sell or give away
the royal navy, or declare war with
Russia but she could not spend q sim
gle farthing of public money without
the consent of parliament.
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
and empress of India though she may
be, Victoria cannot increase the pay of
her own footman, unless she does 30
out of her private funds.
The queen cannot communicate with
her subjects, as can the most menial of
her servants, nor can she receive pres
ents from her people, save through Of
fcers of state or friends personally
known to her majesty.
Though the queen could recall any
subject from abroad, she cannot com.
pei a subject to leave Great Britain.
This disability does not cease to oper-
ate even in time of war, and, though
at such a time the queen could call
upon every able man to take up arms,
she could not force single civilian to
leave the country, even to carry on q
necessary war.
Her majesty is subject to the laws
that she signs, and cannot issue q proc
lamation contrary to law. If, for in
stance, it were the law of England
that no train should travel at a rate
exceeding 80 miles an hour, the queen
could not issue a proclamation ex.
empting certain train from the oper-
alton of the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24

GREATEST BUSINESS CONCERN IN
THE WoRLD.-Many people will be
surprised to learn that the postal es-
tablishment Of the United States is
the greatest business concern in the
world. Charles Emory Smith, the
postmaster general, tells US that it
handles more pieces, employs more
men, spends more money, brings more
revenue, uses more agencies, reaches
more homes, involves more details and
touches more interests than any other
human organizatian, public or private
governmental or corporate. The post
Office department directs 1850 post
offices, musters an army of 100000
employees, spends this year $1o5, ,000,-
600 and counts receipts of nearly the
same amount. 1t handled last year
6,214, ,447 900 pieces of mail matter, Of
which 2,s25,767,0OO were letters, 80
that every minute confides 12,0S0 new
messages to its hands. 1t manufao-
tured and delivered postage stamps
to the number of 3,62a,S ,608, and
the value of $71, ,7Ss,S33. 1t carried
2,06s, $4,000 newspapers Cosmopo-
Titan Magazine.
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which she was afraid She stood firm
upon her own feet She owed not al pen
ny to any man.
Her first errand was to go to great
shop where typewriters are sold.
II wish to put my name down on
your books. she said.
"As typist3''
"And stenographer.
"What is your speed3"
Zone hundred and twenty" said
Mary. with quiet assurance such as car
fied conviction with it.
"You are used to our machinesf'
eyes; have used no other"
"Well, If you will give me your
name and address, will let you know
If anything suitable offers itself.
"Thank you-Mrs. Conway. 201 We'll
lington street. Bloomsbury.
The clerk wrote down the name and
address, and Mary turned to go. "By
the bye" he said, II don't know If you
wouldn't be just the one for a gentle
man now on our list Let me see,
turning over the pages of a big book
"'Lady-not young girl-quiet-must
have speed over 100.' You might go
and see this gentleman. I'll give you q
card. It is Mr.. Alan Stacey. the novel
ist."
"The author Of "A Lovers Creed of
Lovel'" cried Mary, breathlessly.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24

GEOGRAPHICAL ATTA1NMENTs. -
The agitation of the questions of terri
torial expansion has led to greater
knowledge of geographical matters,
especially among the young, as shown
in the following story, which, If slight
ly exaggerated, at least shows the drift
of the times.
"Now that we have these vast pos
sessions in the antipodes, Johnnie I
think"
"Father, I'm astonished Our anti
podes are somewhere among the fishes
southwest of Australia, which is far
cry from the Philippines"
"Well, I was just going to say that
this hemp they grow in Manila-"
"It isn't hemp at all, father; travels
under false pretenses. Manila hemp
is variety of the banana family"
"Dear me, is that so? It's good
cordage, all the same. Why, when l
was out in the Sandwich Islands,
l."
"Father, no educated person says
Sandwish Islands now; the Hawaiian
Islands is the official and accepted
name. Besides"
"Well, suppose you'll be asking me
to say "Puerto Rico just because the
Spaniards do"
"Not at all. Porto Rico has been
good English usage for several GEN.
turies. It's all right.
"You're very kind. But speaking,
of Manila hemp, they say that in BoE
neo, the largest island in the world-7p
ut was when you studied geography
father; but they've learned since that
New Guinea is larger than Borneo,
and Greenland is larger than New
Guinea"
"Young man, you make my head
ache with your erudition," said the
father, "Keep still, I want to read the
paper"
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was disposed Of and put on one side as
an impossible one There only remained
then open to her that Of typewriter.
The accounts which she gathered Of
this way of making living were more
hopeful She would pay 10 guineas to
be taught the trade. and six months
would see her in fair way Of earning
a decent living. She could, until she
was proficient. live very cheaply and
quietly in her modest little room. and
she would have every interest in forcing
herself ahead as quickly as possible.
There was nothing in the manipulation
of delicate and intelligent machine
(this was the way that young girl
whose acquaintance she made in tea
shop, spoke Of her typewriter) which
could be in any way revolving to her,
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the news Of his inheritance, telling her
that the house was quite at her disposal
for a few weeks, until indeed she had
time to make her arrangements. Mary,
however, replied that II Mr.. Conway
would send some one to take possession
at II o'clock on the following Monday
morning she would be ready. and that
she would prefer to give up possession,
as she would be leaving the house then
Greatly to her relief, Howard Con-
way did not think 1t necessary to ap-
pear himself. but sent a young solicitor,
who treated the outgoing widow with a
curious mixture of coincidence and ad-
miration such as would have made a
woman who knew the world better ex-
ceedingly angry Upon Mary, however,
this manner had no effect She had just
passed through the great tragedy Of her
life. she was face to face with a great
question. chow to live in the future.
and flippant young man with rather
bad manners had no more effect upon her
than she might have felt from gnat
|humming to and fro in the air.
She took nothing with her excepting
such things az had been absolutely her
own. bought with her own money, earn
ed by her own labor. Howard Conway's
friend was astonished to find all the lit
tie woman's treasures which she left ly-
Ing about.
"But surely these are your own per-
sonal belongings, Mrs. Conway. he e1-
claimed in his surprise, pointing to va
rious photographs In pretty frames
which stood on little table near the
drawing room window.
"No: they were not mine" she re-
piled. "They all belonged to Captain
Conway, and of course they go with the
house.
"But. my dear lady," and here he
grew quite affectionate in tone. "surely
you are interpreting the letter Of the
will too literally My friend Howard
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24

The Successor of Dewey In Chief Command
of the Fleet In the Philippines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24
CHAPTER VII.
LIFE ON NEW LINES

As soon as she could be quietly and
decently laid away, Mrs Hamilton was
carried out of the pretty villa in which
she had enjoyed her brief spell of pros
perity. and then Mary made her prepa-
ratious for turning her back upon her
old life forever.
She was not obliged to leave the
house with undue haste, for Howard
Conway wrote to her as soon as he heard
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-24
OUR FUTURE.

Editor Edmonds Thinks 1t Has Never Bet
Brighter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-23
TEST OF GOEBEL LAW,
Attempt TO BE Made to Remove Judge
UoDson From Court of Appeals.

FRANKFORT KY. sept I.-An e.
Fort is 10 be ,mlde 90 wipe OUT inc
Goebel election law. the first step beng
the removed OF Judge Hooson nom the
Court Of Appeals Phil 3. Thompson
statement of the manner 500 which the
measure was passed by the legislature
brought United States Marshal a. j..
James and several other Republicans law
yers 10 Frankfort. ard they are looking
into the alleged iilegality ~ tine act
IL was stated by ar. James tndt the
question would Doe tested ny filing an ODE
lection IN the Court of Appeals 10 the SIT
trr OF Judge Holson. wlo was e.e. ,ei
under that law ln case the objection Is
sustained he says the governor would APP
,oint a Republican 20 hll the vacancy
ana the court having a Republican ma
icritv would wipe out the GoeoeI meas-
ure and thus insure fair election ms
fan.
Congressman Berry Of Kentucky. who
IS n the city declined yesterday 20
p~ophesy as o. the final outcome OF the
campaign in his State. Referring to
prvan's PROPOSED visit. be -1it th.t his
state. preferred to settle its domestic
troubles without outside aid.
..How about Senator Blackburn
chances Of returning 10 the Sena,e?'
Joe is all right. The people are for
him and I hope he viii rot re-onter our
present abusive campaim. I am sure Dc
wiz be best for him. II the legislature
hould be very close the EenIhl.caus
might hold the balance OF power and
throw its strength 20 Brown ana elect
him 20 the Senate Washington Post.