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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The people who advocated the taking OF
the Philippines in order to christianize
the natives must be highly pleased with
the results accomplished thus far. Proba-
bly, it is safe to say that up to the present
time no less than 5000 Filipinos have
been killed, and everything indicates that
tefore the gospel can be preached in safety
to the preachers good many more thous
Rnds will have tn be slaughtered. The
Hon Cy Sulloway's description of how
the Anglo-Saxon race advances is getting
good deal of confirmation in our Philip.
pine experience. OF course if the Filipi-
nos would only do what we tell them to
there would be no need of shooting them.
so they have themselves to blame. I'm
questionably 1t is their destiny to be shot
and ours to shoot them, and destiny is
memorable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
PERSONAL. AND PECULIAR

Baron Won Holleben the German am
bassador is visiting Harvard University
as guest OF Prof. Munsterberg.
1t is said that General Joe Wheeler will
be retained in the army unless he shall
prefer to retain his seat In Congress.
Miss Edna Bean, OF Chicago, has been
appointed member Of the national Press
90 nmittes of the League of Amsrioan
Mheelmen.
The extension Of the Metropolitan wat
er system Of Boston IL necessitating the
rem val of throe thousand bodies from
cemetery at Clinton, Mass.
Frederick G.. Barbados, the wealthy
negro who recently died In Washington.
left $1,000 to the Home for Aged Colored
Women In Boston.
Providence has lost a local celebrity by
the dea b Of Osceola Cook Of Seminole
negro and Mexi ,an descent who WAS SO
fat that he could not walk. His weight
was about 5O0 pounds.
Prof. Blackman OF the Department. of
Sociology in the Yale Divinity schoo,
Is planning for the annual tour Of the
theological students, both graduate and
the present senior class, to the slums of
New York
In a recent exhibition held in Sydney,
New South Wales. Elsie Wallenda the
professional trick swimmer, remained
upder watsr four minutes IS leg seconds.
creating a new and marvellous world
record.
On June 6 and 7 Jubilee will be held
-. T.,,,..,.i.., Jns,,.,,,ou a.
az Ne"uon 1heoiosie"'
honor OF the close Oh tine GUN year Oh SER
vice of DIR. Hovey. Among the speakers
will be Rev. g. ID u Pepper, u. D., OF
1oloy anu neV H. A. ni"s' ~ ~ VI
au,a rrosn,, .,.. NJ ue,hor, p,,nam
LIN s.ras I,s...,.n 80 C,,ncra.. h.s
WIN oeooino hior"rsu Va oo"e'e's mos
produced several candidates Tor his POSI-
ton with the BOSTON Public library.
w,l,,am n Lana ubrariap of uarvard
ana CharIes " Bolton of the Ros,nn
A,hansnm ara nrominentIv mentioned
~. 80 ..
ihe proposal 10 a'teinps W eseaoiish
system Of pigeon post on board the steam
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The Panama Canal company will take
the member OF Senator krye's COMMITTEES
on commerce and other Senators and
Representatives on a trip to examin ne the
proposed Nicaragua and Panama routes.
The party will have an ocean steamer tc
itself and will sail from New York about
March % 1t Is not stated whether OF
not Senator Frye will go; Lut he proba-
bly, will not.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
-1he refusal of Governor Roosevelt to

The refusal of Governor Roosevelt to
commute the death sentence of Mrs.
Martha Place, the Brooklyn. N. Y,
murderess, recalls the stir made in this
state about dozen years ago when it was
proposed to hang Mrs. Barrows. the in
stigator Of Blaney in the Kittery murder.
The public sentiment of the State was SC
strong against hanging a woman that the
Governor commuted the sentence, and
Mrs. Barrows was not hung. Not long
nfter that the capital punishment law was
repealed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The Grand Army of Vermont ha We
taken a practical step towards perpetual
Ing the good feeling between Canada and
The United States by deciding to hold the
State eneampment in Montreal In June
Thers is also another object in this plan.
ern Canada many old Union soldiers, and
the department of Vermont has estab-
lished posts in Quebec and Montreal.
These organizations will be encouraged
by an encampment on the St. Lawrence
During our Civil war many adventurous
spirits from Canada came over the bor-
der and joined our armies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

Although President Mckinley and Sen
ator Hanna have repeat teddy let 1t be
known that they have sought Thomas
VILE for rest and not politics.; and nj
though all the circumstances of the case
sustain their declarations, the newspa'
pers persist in attributing deep, Interior
mott to the trip. A despatch from
Washington to a Boston paper goes so far
as to say that the idea of displacing Vice
Pre- sident Hobart in favor of more pop
ular figure like Roosevelt or Secretary
Long is being discussed. The President
probably has gone South to get rid OF
political intrigues for time; and is not
caring much about probable contests for
Mr.. Hobart's place
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
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- AND -
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months; Is cents Tor months.
Persons wishing 20 leave town for long OF
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Advertising Rates.
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or less, 81 90 per square. Every other day sd
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ann and one inch long.
Special Notices. on first page, one-thira addi-
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

DIR. Charles Mclaughlin Cumston,
LID, who proposes to erect SEQ, oOO
nall for the town of Monmouth, is a dis
tinguished native OF that town, where he
was born in 1924 He graduated from
Bowdon in 1913, and after teaching in
Turner, Alfred and Gray, went to Massa'
chusetts, where in time, he became the
master of the English High school in
Boston. Hs held that position 20 years.
He was made an LII. D., by Bow doiu
In 1870
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

Rev. Amos Redlon, Of Stark. who Ii
now visiting relatives In Bridgton, is one
of the last of the old guard of Abolition
ISIS. lie vas one CT those who appealed
to the higher law" at the time the slave
Anthony Burns was taken from Boston.
The late General Charles Devens wal
United States Marshal. and Is was his
duty under the law, assisted In the return
of Burns to his master. But Marshal
Devens was man and gentleman, and
atoned for his obnoxious duty by buying
the freedom Of Burns. After the slave
returned to Boston Mr.. Redlon was selett T.
ed by his fellow Abolitionists as the Gus
todian of his wages. Mr.. Redlon was also
station agent on the underground
railroad" lie Is now eighty years of age
but active and interesting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

AS vas anticipated the legislature has
refused to take up the taxation question
with view to revising the whole system.
The neaIness Of the end of tbs session
was sufficient reason for this. To have
undertaken at this late day to revise
our taxation methods would have result
ed either in failure or at the best in
crude, undigested plan, which would
have worked very likely more injustice
and inequality than the existing one. 1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The Grand Lodge of Good 9'emplars
will meet in Lewiston April IL and 10
and Grand Secretary George h. Bracket
is already on the ground searching for a
hall suitable for the large attendance
which is expected
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

AT the opening of the Parliament of
Canada. Thursday, the Goyernor-G eneral
in his speech from the throne referred in
terms of regret to the deaths of Hon. Mel
son Dingley ana Lord Herschel, Of the
Joint High Commission.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The volunteer portion of the new army
will not be organized unless the Philip
pine conditions continue troublesome
In that case the volunteer will probably
Re used for garrison duty near home while
the regulars are sent to the Orient
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, /

STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, :,
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior par tner of the firm OF f. j. CHENEY & Co,
doing business In the City of Toledo, Connte
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot by
cured by HALLS CATARRH CURE.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1886.
49, A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Caiarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
Ed. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hars Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

York Harbor and York Beach are
counting on very prosperous summer.
If present expectations are verified the
colony of men of letters will include such
distinguished names as William Dean
Howells, Thomas Nelson Page, Hamilton
W. Mabie, Thomas Bailey Aldrich ard
Rev. Henry Van Dyke.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The trouble with the Cuban assembly
and other Cuban patriots who are disturb
ing us just now is that the root of all
evil has been introduced among them in
the shape of three million dollars. In
this respect they are not far different from
good times patriots in other lands
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

General Nelson A. Miles has assured
President s G. Small of the Maine Vete-
ran Association Of Boston that he will ut
tend reception to be held by that associ-
alton at the American House in Boston
on Monday evening. General Miles Is
to receive many attentions In Massachu-
sets, which is his native State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

Elk Senator German is said to be deter
mined to prevent Bryan's getting the next
Democratic Presidential nomination. His
first choice is himself, but good second
is Admiral Schley who, the Senator
thinks, hasI about him many qualities
that will appeal to the people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

Contrary to general expectation the
beef inquiry board has found out more
in Chicago than it has discovered any
where else. In the first place 1t has been
made apparent that there was nothing
that could be properly called an inspection
of the beef purchased. The government
OF GERS apparently took what was offered
and asked no questions and made nc
examination. Eagan bought one lot OF
beef which the Armours had sent to
Liverpool and had 1t brought back. In
the second place it appears that the
canned roast beef sold by Swift & Co.
was never guaranteed to be good 72 hours
after the can was opened, and never In
tended to be. Eagan testified before the
court in Washington that the under
standing was that the beef would be good
for that length of time and that twenty
four hours got into the contract through
clerical error. Swift & Co., or their
manager, say 1t was put in at the request
of Eagan. 1t appears also that canned
roast beef is merely trade lie. the beef
really being boiled beef. There was too
some very damaging testimony as to the
quality and condition of the beef which
reached the soldiers, one officer testifying
that 1t contained dead maggots which of
course must have been in the can when
1t was sealed, and another saying that the
beet was nauseating and made the SOL
diers sick. Some of the testimony comes
dangerously near fixing much of the re-
sponsibllity upon Pagan. 1t Is far more
damaging to him than anything Gen.
Miles said or insinuated before the Board
of Inquiry, which caused him to froth at
the mouth so violently.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The sheriff and county attorney Ct
Sagadahoc county have each broken
leg. Justice is always blind, but Is rare.
ly so badly famed as this.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

Britishers are supposed to be slow to
appreciate humor, but they appear to have
com pretended the Hon. Joseph ID.
Choate's without any trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, MARCH II.

General Alger announces again that he
will never, never, never resign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

A branch of the State Enforcement
League is desired in Auburn and Lewis
ton by many people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

The more closely we inspect the aggre-
cation OF patriots we have on our
hands the less interesting and desirable
as an addition to our present population
they become. We used to entertain the
notion that all the bad reports concern
ing them were Spanish lies, and that as
matter of fact they were peaceable and
inoffensive Poop les who would welcome
our sovereignty over them with JOY un-
speakable. That Is now seen to be a
delusion; the real facts are forcing them
selves upon us and they are not pleasant.
Even in Porto Rico where there was least
reason to expect any trouble there are
mutterings of discomfort, and Gen. Henry
says he must have more troops or there
may be an outbreak. In Cuba the As
sembly which seems to be collection of
military "patriots" Is threatening to
make u row unless we will consent to buy
them of, while our former allies In the
Philippines are only kept from shooting
us by shooting them. One has only to
turn back the pages of the Congressional
Record few months to read the most
fulsome eulogiss Of all these peoples and
to find them credited with almost all the
virtues on the list. In the speeches of the
jiueo statesmen they always figured as
disinterested patriots. We have now dis.
covered that the Spaniards used to tell
good deal OF truth about them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

-Because MIR. Reed was entertained
at dinner with a few personal friends in
New York, with whom he has served long
in Congress, the newspapers have beer
fancying many things such as were in
cluded in this question put by an inquisi'
tive New York reporter: us 1t true,
that you are going to travel about now
and attend q number of little dinners
of the same kind that are planned for
you In several large cities by men who
are interested in booming you for the
presidential nomination."
"why. my boy" replied Mr.. Reed. mo
body is booming me that know of, and
have fewer dinner engagements ahead
of me now than have had for years. No.
am just moving along down toward
home now and attending to my private
affairs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
WEDDING RINGS.

One hundred OF them to select from. An
styles, all weights. all prices In TO- IA and is
Kt Gold. Largest and best stock Of rings
in the city A thousand OF them. MCKINNEY.
the Jeweler. Monument Square iune7dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17


The town Of Holden has discredited
hearse. Until five years ago 1t was the
most popular and reputable hearse In
Northern Hancock county. and was often
called for in the towns around. But on
one unlucky day, four years ago, the
driver, who had taken body to neigh
boring towns for interment, saw a chance
to earn an honest dollar by bringing back
load of salt fish. He reasoned correctly
that neither the fish nor the hearse would
be harmed. But nevertheless strange
blight fell upon the usefulness OF the
vehicle. Those who had friends to bury
sent to Bangor, ten miles away, and paid
$40 or SIS for hearse rather than have
the local hearse for nothing The town
had the hearse newly painted and var
nished, hoping to remove the prejudioe,
but the fish story would not down, and
the village boys threw stones at the
hearse house to show their contempt In
a year or two the feeling against the
hearse became SO strong that men declared
In their Wills that their heirs should be
disinherited in the case the tcstators were
carried to the grave In the Holden hearse.
So the once popular hesrse rests in Its
house In idle and useless splendor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

certificate Of death. and the medical ex-
aminsr-an official who takes the place
Of our coroner-viewed the body, gave
the cause Of death az neglect, and
submitted the matter to the district at.
torney, The substance Of the case seems
TO be the allegation that Mira Rivers was
not at first In helpless condition, but
that the prescriptions of the physician
were discontinued by direction Of the
Christian Scientist, thereby producing
conditions which produced fatal result
The services at Mrs Rivers's funeral was
that used by the Christian Scientists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

WANTED-StOck Brokerage firm to
act as Agent in exclusive territory
for sale of limited amount OF Treasury
Stock of first class gold mine. Al
proposition. Now working force of
men >trictest investigation Olicited.
Liberal arrangements will be made.
communications strictly confidential
Address "B 0KE fAGE,' +. .. Box
1867, New York City. marl7d2t &c
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17

does not follow. however, that there is
no occasion for overhaulina our tx
methods. On the contrary there Is sbun-
dant evidence that su,h an overhauling
is needed. II has been shown that the
wild lands of this state paw ridiculous
ly low tax and that the plan on which the
railroads are assessed Is very different
from that applied to any other kind of
property. Furthermore IL has been shown
that II we are ~ keep up our present rate
of expenditure--and the Legislature has
repeatedly refused to cut of anything
m re revenue must be had from some
source. Here are reasons enough why
our taxing system should be looked over
by an intelligent commission with a
view Of removing any inequalities that
may exist and Of getting more revenue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-17
MrsCELLAxE0us.
YOU KNOW Tim.

FLOWER Physician whose successful treatment Of
of hemisphere In
hundred thousand and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24
TO SURROGATE THE PHILIPPINES.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 2l.-Dr. Chas
A. McQuesten, who was on the staff OIL
Gen. q. S. Otis, and who was health
officer at Manila, has returned home,
invalided by The climate.
Capt. McQuesten made close study
OF the conditions Of the Philippine sit
uation. He is of the opinion that /,
will take from 100000 TO 10000 sol.
diers to properly subdue and hold the
islands. He also says that the peace
commission was an absolute failure.
and that its work from the start was
without effect. He strongly supports
the military government OF the islands,
except that he thinks more men will be
necessary than has been estimated.
DIR. Schurman knows that the com
mission is failure and is coming home
in July, added Capt. McQuesten.
Unless troops, thousands OF them.
are sent TO the aid OF our men there.
they will be driven back into Manila in
the course OF the next few months, dur
Ing the rainy season. Our men simply
cannot stand the climate. Fifty per
cent. OF them will be incapacitated bv
sickness, and the territory overrun
Will have TO be abandoned. Manila
VIII be In state OF siege again.
"Our soldiers and officers have ac-
complished wonders and have proved
themselves the best soldiers in the
world. But nothing decisive has come
OF 1t, because our men were not in
great enough force.
Zone Of the great dangers that our
men have to face Is the climate. The
new corners will be at advantage
because the volunteers who are return
ing home are Injured TO the climate.
This will make more men necessary
than we would otherwise have to nut
In the field. As matter OF belief, the
Filipinoes think they have the Ameri.
cans licked already.
"One solution OF the situation might
be to enlist colored troops from the
Gull States, and this might settle
some OF the race questions OF that sec
tion. These men would he better able
To stand the climatic conditions around
Manila, and it has proven that they are
good fighters.
II want to say word for the West.
ern volunteers. They make the finest
soldiers in the world, and their fight
ing qualities are wonderful. But the
volunteers all want to return home
and hardly think that the plan to en-
'ist three skeleton regiments from the
volunteers now In the Philippines will
DC a success. The men enlisted to iigh,
LOT their country, and they ace not the !
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24
How BlackfOOt will Celebrate.

Every arrangement has been perfect
ed for the grandest celebration of the
Fourth OF July known in the history OF
Blackfoot. Nothing will be left uudone
to make it glorious celebration.
The enthusiastic committees see their
way through their work and report:
1--WE have performed the duties assigned
us and can rest until the coming of the
great day." In another column of to-
days NEWS will be found the elaborate
program for the days exercises.
Judge d. w. Standrod, of Poca-
tello, will deliver the Grafton. Judge
StandrOd is no stranger to our Black
loot people. Those who have heard
him know in advance that he will be
equal to the occasion.
The day, the year and the granduer
and maenificence of Blackfoot's prepa-
rations will give him inspiration for
that sublimity in eloquence which is a,
his command. The sports, games, races
and the grand ball will meet public ex-
pectations. Read the program, and let
your patriotism and love for the day
force you to take part in the celebration.
You are invited.