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The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Portland Tinware company keer
open next Saturday evening for the bene'
tIt of those who cannot see their big stock
any other time.
N. ID. Smith of Portland will hold
meetings this week. as follows: Monday
evening, at Mrs. Reeds house, 81 Lafay'
cite street; Wednesday evening at Mrs
Green's house, 10 Merrill street; Thursday
and Saturday evenings at MIR. Laidlaw's
81 Paris street.
There will be meeting OF the superln-
tending school committee at their rooms,
City building, this afternoon at 4.3O
O'Clock.
The committee on estimates OF the
school board met Saturday afternoon and
will submit their report to the entire
board on Monday afternoon.
There will be another meeting OF the
city government COMMITTEES on estimates
on Monday evening.
The Outlet Shoe and Clothing company
was obliged to assign last week and their
entire stock of clothing, boots, Shoes
furnishings and hats will be sold per or
DER OF UDe hsSlRuoc III AOV N"sS' N>
store is now closed.
Cressey, Jones q Allen, have just re-
ceived the two new songs written by
Mr.. Arthur Hyde, director OF the Fort
land Festival chorus. Absence" Is
written for soprano and tenor, and
Chauson d'Automue for mezzo soprano
or baritone. They are very attractive
songs.
Holmes circle will meet with Mrs.
Barker, lsS Pearl street, Wednesday after
noon.
The Cosmos club will meet with Mrs.
John d. Williams, 294 Congress street,
Monday evening, April 18th.
Albert II. Spear of Pejepscot. country
trader and postmaster, was before Judge
Webb in the United States District court
Saturday. charged with selling oleomar-
gnrine without paying the government
tax. He waived hearing and was bound
over for trial.
Muuioy Lodge, No g. X. of p, will
give an entertainment Monday evening to
no followed by ice cream and cake.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
A MUSICAL TREAT.

If all tn At Prof. Callahan proposes to do
to make the concert which will precede
the Conductors ball at City hall on the
eyenir-; of the Goth, is accomplished, the
people of Portland will have an opportu-
nifty of listening to one of, If not the fin.
est concert given in this city this season.
This is the programmes:
Overture-William Tall. Rossini
Selection-The Serenade, Herbert
Trombone Sole, Selected
Mr. Fred p. Harlow.
Descriptive Fantasie-A Hunt in the
Black Forest. Voelker
Xylophone Solo, Selected
MIR. Fred Robinson.
Medley ag-time Melodies, Rocker
March-The Fortune Teller, Herbert
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
THINK THEY2 STOLE PEAS
Why Ten DisconsoIatc Boys Set Ina hs
Marshal's Office.

Ten disoonsolate boys, ranging in age
from nine to is, sat on settee In the
city marshal's Office Saturday night
about IL o'clock and kicked their heels
together In mourpful silence. They had
been brought to the station by orders of
tina marshal who thinks that some of
them know more than they should about
the stealing of large part of cargo of
peas from freight car in the Grand
Trunk yard last January. The peas were
removed from the car by a very ingenious
manner A hole was bored In the bot
tom of the car and basket or bag placed
beneath it. The peas ran out into the bag
or basket and were carried away. When
enough peas to satisfy the thieves had
been taken the hole in the bottom of the
car. was plugged. Just what was done
with the stolen peas 1t is impossi BILE to
fad out, but the ten boys will tell what
they know about these matters to the
marshal today and some Of them may
be punished for the strange disappearance
of good many baskets of peas last Janu-
AIRY.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
TWO STEAMSHIPS SAILED.
Other Interesting Happenings Along
Shore.

Three steamships sailed from Portland
on Sunday. They were the Memnon,
kildona and Carthaginian. The Hiber.
nian Is loading very fast and will sail on
Tuesday morning.
The Sheik and Norwegian are expected
to arrive here today.
The next Thomson line boat will be the
Iona, which is expected here on the gath.
The Kildona's cargo was made mp ms
follows; $50 cars of flour. 10000 bushels
of oats, 6 cars Of pulp, 10 cars OF logs and
10 Of shocks 800 sacks OF asbestos, 5oOo
boxes of cheese, l5opackages Of butter ana
1920 boxes of meats besides numerous con
signments of other articles. This ship
took out 2s6 head of cattle and s07 sheep.
The Carthaginian sailed Sunday with
SIS head of cattle. The Memnon had 2So
head of /: cattle, Of which IL were
American and les Canadian.
The coal arrivals Sunday were the
Charles p. hoffman and the Frank L.
Stinson. There is q big coal feet on the
ay to Portland.
The men along shore are looking for
the arrival of cargo of molasses in day
or two. Two other cargoss are said to be
on the way to this port.
The schooner Jennie Lockwood sailed
Sunday morning for Nassau. She had u
general cargo including some ice and con-
siderable beer.
The schooner John W. Linpell sailed
for the Kennebec to load with ice for a
southern port.
A pretty little steamer called the Cur
few was one OF the arrivals Sunday
from the eastward.
A new lobster steamer called the Robert
and Edwin which was built at East
Boothbay for Charles Marston and Dr.
Baker, was towed into this port .on Sat
turday by the tug Kearsarge. She is a
handsome little steamer as one would
wish to see. and Is thoroughly fitted up
for :the lobster business. She will be
operated by Marston g. Co., and will re-
ceive her boilers and engines here and be
rea dy for business In a few weeks.
The tow boat Belknap Is hauled of for
repairs.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
OUR CATTLE SHIPMENTS.
over Two thousand Head of Live stock
In n Week.

Mr.. !. John j. Lappin, who care
for and ships all Of the cattle pass.
ing through this port told PRESS re-
porter on Sunday that the cattle ship
ments from Portland for this season will
be larger than ever before.
1T has not been very favorable
winter for the business either" said MIR.
Lappin. 1.-THE loss Of four steamers
either by their being destroyed or dis
abled has cut down the number of ships
ont Of this port for the season by ten, ar d
each one of these trips would have
carried out OF Portland hundreds of
cattle. / believe that our cattle shipments
will be far In excess Of last year when we
stood third on the list of cattle exporting
ports in the United States but our ship
ments ofhorees have fallen offa good deal.
People have little idea lof the large
number of live stock shipped out of Port
land in a week. During the week just
past four steamships sailed from this
port. They carried altogether 1919 head
of cattle, 2o7 sheep and Is head of horse $
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
OBITUARY.
CAPT. THOMAS MATTHEWS.

Captain Thoams Matthews. one of the
best known and most respected tow boat
men of this city died Sunday morning at
his home on Montgomery street after a
brief illness. He was about As years old
and has from boyhood been well known
about this harbor. He held q pilot S
license as we'll as engineers papers ana
had sailed about this port in both
capacities. At the time of his death ne
was owner and engineer Of the tug
Demerest. He leaves widow and several
brothers.
NELLIE F. PAGE.
The many friends in Portland OF Miss
Nellie f. Page of Lowell, Mass, who
had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. II. L..
Baker of Spruce street, for the past two
years, will be panied to leaIn of her death
which occurred at her home in Lowell,
April 4, after short. but painful illness.
She leaves father, mother, brother and
two sisters, together with other relatives
and many friends both in this city and
Lowell.
MRS. LEONARD BICKFORD.
A letter was received in this city sew
eral days ago announcing the death OF
pneumonia OF Mrs. Leonard Bickford OF
Idaho. Mrs. Bickford was before her
marriage Miss Statira Trip. She was
born in Yarmouth and when girl came
to Portland, residing here until the fail
of 1869, when she went to Nevada, CAL,
accompanied by Miss Albina Bickford,
the sister of her intended husband. She
was married on her arrival in California
and started with her husband for their
ranch in Idaho, where they have since
resided. They have four children. The
oldest girl is married and is settled in a
pleasant home at Grangeville. Idaho. Mrs.
Bickford was sincerely loved by all her
friends. Mrs Joshua Aver and Mrs, AL
fred Bateman of this city are sisters of
Mrs. Bickford.
PROF. A. II. ABBOTT.
Pennington. April 15.-Prof. A. ID
Abbott, died here, today. aged n years.
He graduated from Bowdoir in ls4o at
the are of 49, In 1S49 he became princi-
nal and proprietor of the Abbott family
school (Little Biue), for the education OF
BOYS, but somp time ago gave up active
work at the school. Mr.Abbott possessed
rsre scholarly attsinmsnts ana was one
Of the best known educators in New Eng
lav
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
TIED TO RIGBY.
New England Fair Practically Certain
To Come Here.

1t is practically settled that the New
England fair win come to Rigby this
year, though Old Orchard and Dover have
been setting their caps for 1t. In letter
which one Of the chief ofil,ers of the New
England Agricultural society wrote to q
business associate, one day this week, he
said: 80 far as can see, there Is nc
other course we can wisely pursue. We
will have toicome to Rigby this year..
This sounds little odd, in view of the
fact that every few weeks since last fall
the managers of Rigby have been reiterat-
ing their declaration that they didn't care
whether the New England fair comes
here again, and that II It does come, the
New England Agricultural society will
have to run the show on its own accord.
But there Is no backing down on the
part Of the Rigby management. Presi-
dent Burnham and Director Milliken, the
chief owners of Rigby Park. still stick to
their refusal to take any part In running
the big fair this year. though they are
willing 10 grant the society free use OF
the grounds, and indorse the society S
paper In sufficient amount to permit
the squsring of last years unpaid
premiums. The society cannot expect to
get q better offer, and that Is why there
Is no probability that the fair will change
locations.
There is hanging fire now q question in
regard to settlement Of ownership Of the
cattle sheds which were built at Rigby
four years ago The sheds cost about sl0,-
600, Rigby and the New England Agri-
cultural society equally sharing the ex-
pense. An agreement was made that
whenever the society saw fit to abandon
Rigby, the owners of the track should
buy the society's half of the cattle sheds,
at an appraisal.
Rigby's hackers say they are resdy to
stand by that agreement, but they have
no idea of buying the cattle sheds and
then giving the society free use Of them.
Under the terms of the agreement, the
purchase was to take place only in the
event OF the fairs withdrawal from Rig
by. but, according to the admissions Of
the society's officers, are not looking for
a new place to hold their show. Boston
Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
CLOVES.

Something new in a Washable
Suede.
These Gloves have the fashion
able English horn buttons. You
can wash them just the same as
you would cham0is glove.
They are i'm the newest shades OF
Tan, Mode, Gray, also White and
Black. Price 75c
Fabric Gloves, 4 button-kid
finish-perfect fitting -stylish-in
black, white tan and gray, soc.
A few pairs of regular $3.50 quality
gloves that we are closing out for CSC
per pair.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
KOHLING'S OPENING.

Kohling the tailor, Ehas his opening this
wee k and is displaying "A fine assortment
of domestic and foreign fabrics for
spring and summer wear. An inspection
of his goods will repay fourfold for the
time thus spent,
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
A RELIABLE INSURANCE co.

The North British and Mercantile In
surnnce company Of London and Edin-
burg. represented In this city by Norton
& Hall is one of the most reliable COM
panies in existence and their agents state
that 1t does the largest business of any
company in the world doing fire busi-
ness. All losses ars promptly adjusted
by their local agents. Messrs Austin s,
Sherman are the agents in the Deering
district
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
MANY WENT no THE ISLANDS.

Yesterday the island steamers nade
their first Sunday trips TO the islands ior
the season and great many people took
advantage of the opportunity 80 visit their
cottages on Peaks and other Islands. Ire
steamer on the afternoon trip wos
crowded.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
THE PRESS.
cAsToRrA

Bears the signature of cHAs. II. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind los Haze disGys Fought.
cASToRIA
Bears the signature of cHAs. u. FLErczEa-
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind YoH Have Aipays Bought.
CASTORIA
Bears the signature OF CHAs. II. FLETCHER.
In use ior more than thirty years. and
The Kind You Mare Always Bought.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17

Has been used over Fifty Years oy millions oil
mothers for their children while Teethine.
with perfect success. II soothes tho child.
softens the gums allays Pain. cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels. and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
q bottle
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
" There Are no Birds
in Last Years Nest. i"

So qvrote Longfelloev. and
in Spring days the birds are
getting nezu nests. Their
blood beats quarm and hearty
in expectation. but hosu about
yours. my friend, IS it svarm
andheartN vigorous and pure?
IF not, turn at once to that
tried and true remedy. Hoods
SarsaparHla. the evorld's
best Spring medicine for max
ing impure blood clear and pure.
The difference in persons feelings
before and after using it is phenomenal.
Hoods nerer disappoints.
Scrofula-" Three years ago our son,
now eleven, had serious case Of scrofula
andery sipelas with dreadful sores, discharg-
ing and itching constantly. He could not
walk. Several physicians did not help Tor
sixteen months. Three months treatment
with Hoods Sarsaparilla made him per
fectly we'll We are glad to tell others OF 1t. !"
Mrs. DAVID LAIRD, Ottawa, Kansas.
Blood Poisoning -" The surgeon said
when he took out the brass shell received in
wound at San Juan Hill two weeks before,
that it would have poisoned me II 1t bad
not been for my pure blood. told him It
was Hoods Sarsapar'lla that made it pure.
GEORGE p. COOPER, Co. q, 25th U. 5. lnf..
Washington Barracks, Washington, ID. {.
AbscesSeS-"I am past 81 and my
good health is due to Hoods Sarsapariiia
and Hoods Pills. which purified my blood
and healed the ugly assesses that troubled
me" Mrs. BRIrroN c. EsTELL, Southland, n. j.
Dyspepsla-" My husband had dyspep-
STA and Hoods Sarsaparilla cured him.
Our little boy was nervous and the baby
had ulcerous sores. 1t cured both" MRS.
EMMA BEBE Portage, Pa.
Indigestion" could not eat for some
months on account OF distress and indiges-
tion. Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me so that
can eat and sleep we'll" MRS. G. A. GUNTz,
Taylor and Walnut Sts., Wilmington, Del.
Three Troubles had rheumatism.
weakness OF the heart and stomach, with
scrofula. Nothing helped me until took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, 1t relieved me in short
time" Mrs. K. p. WALLIS, Winnisquam, q.
@cdJ Sa.sabmM
U4z2z:lE5lJ11mD
Hoods Pills cure liver Ills the nonirritatinE and
j only cashartic to take with Hoods Saf.sparille.
90
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
k0hLlNG'S
SPRING
OPENING.

Spring weather has come and so
has our Spring Cloths for the Spring
and Summer season. These goods
are of the latest designs of Foreign
and domestic manufacturers. E1N
An early inspection OF these
goods is respectfully requested.
april dim
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17

DRESS GOODS. Made Dress
menseIy popular, and IL that is
what you want we have
At eighty.fiye cents
A line Of CheviotS, 8 inches wide
all wool-deSirable colorS.
At seventy-five cents
Scotch MixtureS-good weight,
stylish, serviceable goods.
Venetian Suitings, in variety of
Storm Serges, shades.
OrinOcO Bicycle 81 inches wide
Suitings. extra heavy
in blue, brown and
green mixtures, regular 75c quality.
Our price soc.
Silk and Wool Checks-for shirt
waists, "A inches wide, silky in APP
pearance, very durable, various colors.
Something new in herringbone
camers hair, blue, green and brown.
Excellent for separate skirts, so inches
$500.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
WHITE PHQUES.

More popular than last season, Tor
shirt waists and skirts. Plain and
fancy cord; figured patterns. Largest
assortment we have ever had, also the
choicest, iSc, zoe, 25c, $50, 42c, SOC
per yard.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
new JACKETS AT Low PRICES.

During have added considerable Jacket stock
We now have very prices from Five to Twelve
Dollars
Jackets that settings at s. 90 the best we ever
offered price lined throughout with tan silk
We also very handsome Jackets III Ian and covert shades
at $3.50 $50, 900 and $50.
Our $1,000 Jacket has made quite reputation thus early
in the
We are showing extremely stylish close fitting Jackets at $1,000
in Black and in Covets.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
COLORED PIQUES.

Fine assortment of dots, stripes and
fancy figures, on colored ground,
prices II i-2c to 29c.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
CANNELE.

81 different styles, light ground
with colored figures, stripes and polka
dots, plains colorS.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17

You We showing the largest line for the
and there desirable STYLE color quality but what well re-
presented
We receiving Suits day The latest arrivals are some
magnificent Serge blues and $780,
Just before them Camel Hair SergeS brown and blue mix
lures silk lined and tight fitting Suits Black and Navy
SergeS and Blue mixed VenetianS at $500
showing many handsome styles in Suits at $3.50 1880 and
4OO.
The Braided and the grey combination Suit pan
Coat and plaid Skirt at $500 taking Styles
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17
Dress Lining Department.

The attention we are giving to this
Department is amply repaid by the
increase in patronage.
Do you remember when cambria
and Silesia were about all that was
used for dress linings' Progression
is the word here as elsewhere and to-
day the Innings used are not one whit
inferior to the Dress material.
The points considered now
{ Durability,
Are Beauty,
Lightness.
When you find lining that conf
bineS these qualities aren't you fortu-
nate.
Among other Innings you will find
the following satisfactory,
Nearsilk, In great
Cotton Surah, variety
PercaIine, of shades
We carry everything desirable in
the many small items needed for
dress making.
Buttons. Are very fashionable and
we have some beauties from which to
select.
Perhaps the Crystal Buttons are
the best of the latest.
Different sizes mean diffe,tn.
prices, SIC, o2c, SIPS, t.o2. zoo per
doz.
limestone Buttons. Lively they
are and expensive but you dol not need
many, 25c, soc, ooc each.
Great variety of Fancy Buttons,
also Satin, Braid and Pearl.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-17

Not silk Waists at So.
small lot silk and Satin Waists including black Satin Wal
with tucked fronts
No. D. Separate Skirts at So.
Twenty style Black Serge Skirts handsomely braided Skirt
worth $500
No. g. Children's Refers at sd.
Coat shaped Refers for girls from to IA yrs old Coors are Ma
Cadet and Covert mixtures.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-20
THE ALASKAN MODUs vIvENDI.
To be Signed Today--0ur Maximum
.aassz. Claims not Maintained.

London, Oct 10.-The British For
eign Office asserts that the verbal
changes in the terms of the Alaska mo-
dus vivendi are of no practical import
ance and have been readily agreed to-:
and, that it is assumed the United
States Secretary of State, Colonel John
Hay and the British Charge d'Affaires
in Washington, Mr.. Tower, will sign to-
morrow.
Washington, Oct. 19-Up to the close
of the State Department this afternoon
nothing had BEEN heard from London
respecting the Alaskan modus vivendi
When the details of the agreement are
made public, which will follow imme-
diately upon Its conclusion, it will be
found that nearly all of the attempts
made mp to this point to accurately de-
scribe the new boundary line were made
quate III important respects.
The nmXimum ciaim of the United
States is not maintained. That was not
to be expected in this arrangement,
which was intended particularly to re-
lieve the situation SO far as the Dalton
trail route was concerned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-20
Want Gen. r. E. Lees Portrait There.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 19--Mrs w. n.
Mitchell. of this city, a daughter OF Con-
gressman 0tey, of Virginia, has inaugur-
ated movement to have the picture of
General Robert +. Lee placed in the gal
leTx of slHperintendents Of the National
Military Academy at West Point. Mrs.
Mitchell wrote to President Mckinley
and Congressman Otey to Secretary Root
relative to the matter.
The Secretary has replied that Colonel
A. j.. Miller, present superintendent of
the Academy will place General Lees
portrait in the academys gallery. if one
is provided, showing General Lee in the
uniform of a United States army Off
cer An effort will probably be
made by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy to provide a painting of
General Lee who was superintendent of
the Academy from September 1st, 1852
to March 31st, 1855.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-20
AN EPIDEMIC OF DRUNKENNESS.
Firty-Sixth Regiment on High Old
Bender En- Route.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 19.-The Forty
sixth regiment of volunteers en- route
from Massachusetts to Manila, was de-
layed here by enforced drumhead court
martial on account of an epidemic Of
drunkenness. The first section arrived
yesterday over the Chesapeake and
Ohio and held high carnival. They had
whiskey secreted ON the train. Colonel
Hegler Immediately called drumhead
court martial which sent thirty of the
worst offenders to the Columbus bar
racks.
As the other sections arrived during
the day it was found that there was
plenty whis1ey aboard of them also, and
the supply was greatly increased here so
that the four sections were all sidetrack-
ed west of this city at Valley Junction
for more trials by drumhead court mar
tial, and additional installments were to-
day sentenced to the Columbus Barracks
guardhouse awaiting further action.
Everything has been in readiness by the
Big -Four railroad since yesterday to
carry the regiment to st. Louis, but the
trains are this afternoon still held at
Valley Junction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-20
Mckinley Returns to Washington.

Washington, October 19.-President
Mckinley and party reached Wash
ington at 1925, nearly an hour behind
schedule owing to delay on the grade
in the Baltimore tunnel
The party consisted of President and
Mrs Mckinley, Secretary Long, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Hitchcock and Attorney
General Griggs, Assistant Secretary
Cortelyou and Mr.. Finney, private see
retary to the Secretary of the Navy,
members of the press and the White
House attendants. All but the three
Cabinet officers mentioned had left the
party at various points on the road.
The train was met at the station by
Secretary Root, Adjutant General Cor
bin. District Marshal Palmer and John
Addison Porter, secretary If the Presi-
dent.
Some anxiety was caused at first by
the announcement that the train was
delayed three quarters of an hour near
Baltimore but it was afterward learned
that the only trouble lay in the combi-
nation of a sharp curve, heavy grade
and wet rails i'll the tunnel which ne
cessitated backing out to get another
engine.
Mrs. Mckinley was looking stronger
than on her return from her last trip
West and it was agreed by the mem
bers of the party that she had improved
in health on the journey.