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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30

A small Blaze oa Nswbury street rhss
Morning.

The alarm Of nre from bcx ut i2.s5
O'Clock this morning was for Q blsss In
the two story and half wooden house at
1850 Newbury street owned and occupied
by James A. Pratt. His family contested
of himself and his nieos, Miss Laura
Pratt. Tters also lives in the second
story Of the house Michael Sweeney and
wife and child.
In accordance with the custom OF the
members OF these two families MIR. Pratt
was the last to retire for the night. IL
was AZ a few minutes after eleven o'clock
that he went to his room In the second
story aftsr having examined the fire In
the cook stove to see that everything was
all right. 10 little more than an hour
be was aroused from HIS sleep by dense
volumes Of smoke pouring into bis room.
Mr.. Pratt at once jumped ont OF bed
and although nearly suffo,atet managed
to make his way up stairs to awaken Mr..
and Mrs. Sweeney, and also his niece.
All got up quickly and then Mr.. Pratt
told thoin to hurry down stairs ana 60
out of the house by the kitchen door. Mr..
and Mrs. Sweeney escaped safely but
there was onn adorable difficulty expert.
enoed before Miss Pratt had been re-
moved. After she had arose and was
about to GO down stairs she returned To
her room. Then when coming out che
was completely overcome BY the smoke SO
that MIR. Pratt was obliged TO carry her
through the halls and down the stairs.
BY this time she was Frustrated aud was
at once removed to the home OF MIR.
Damery around tine corner on franklin
street, DR. Fessenden was osIlsd and at
tended Miss Pratt. Her condition Is not
| serious.
After all OF the peorls had got out oil
the house Mr.. Pratt LIFT. he had time
| 10 only scantily dress himself, and In the
old winter night he found himself on
on the street bare headed and bare footed
for a pe rlod Of a few minutes until the
ilremen had arrived.
The fire had caught on a sofa which
was placed near tho cook stove In the
kitchen. Its origin is mystery, but 1t
is believed that 1t was caused either BY
stray sparks from the stove or by rsts
getting at the box Of matches nearby.
| The fire had made quite a strong head
way before being discovered. 1t had
burned ell of the wood work about this
sofa and had also scorched the doors and
other sides Of the room In pretty
thorough manner. The smoke penetrated
every room In the house and the damage
resulting from this alone Is considerable.
The dining room suffered the most In
this respect, the ceilings and sides being
blaokensd.
MIR. Pratt, who Is one Of the propristors
of the Portland Paper Box company, has
an insurance OF about $4,000 on his house
and stock of furniture. His loss viii
amount to about $500. Mr. Sweeney hal
no Insurance and his loss, resulting from
smoke. Will not exceed $3.50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
KILLED WIFE IN sELF-DEFENsE.

Baltimore, December 2o.-frAnklin
b. Living Stone. the blind man, who on
Christmas night stranglsd his wife. Dora
Livingstone. was discharged from casio.
day to-day by Judge stock bridge. I.iSing-
stone was brought into court on writ
of hAbsas corpus. His attorney asked
that he be released ON the ground that
the coroner's jury had decided that tie
murder was committed IN ssif-iefenss.
Judge Stock bridge took this view aud
dismissed the prisoner.
The evidence before the coroner's jury
showed that Livingstone bad been at
tacksd in the night b. bis wife and that
he ehoksd her to death to save his On n
life.
Witnesses testified that they had heard
Mrs Livingstone threaten to KIN her
husband ami revolver Was found in her
room when the p3lios searched the place.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
YARMOUTH.

The Yarmouth chorus win meet Mon
day evening, January l at 7.30 O'Clock. s
A delegation of the members of Munjoy
lodge, X. of p. went to Yarmouth
Thursday evening for the purpose of con-
ferring the third rank, long form. for the
benefit OF Wescustogo lodge. a very en-
joyable evening was spent and the party
returned to the city By special car at a
late hour
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
NICE PLACE FOR DYNAMITE.

Lockhaven, Pa. December 2s.-Grani
Bathurst. assistant postmaster at Rots
was killed and two other persons were
injured today by an explosion Of dynA-
mite in the weight testers office OF the
Bellefonte Limestone COMPANY at Salo-
ma. One Of the men in the office raked
the fire In the stove with poker and
while IL was still not hung the poker on
n nall. It slipped and fell into bucket
slled with dynamite and fuses and ter
rible explosion followed. The building
was blown 30 pieces. Bathurst had an
arm and leg torn from his body and two
other men were injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
Relief i'm Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases
rslisyed la six hours by the NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNE
CURE" IL 10 a great surprise on ao-
count OF It's exceeding promptness In re-
lieving pain In the bladder. kidneys and
back ia male and female. Relieves rets n.
tion Of water almost Immediately. II you
want quick relief and cure this Is the
remedy. sold by G. IA. Garpy ~ Co.,
Druggist, soJ Congress street, Portland,
Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
GUILTY OF MURDER.

Aiddlstown. CT. December 29.-The
Jury in the case OF Joseph A. Houah who
has bean ON trial for the past two weeks
here on charge alleging the murder Of
Harry Chadwick at Haddam, returned
a verdict shortly after o'clock this after.
noon. after deliberations lasting four and
. halt hours.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
HOW TO REACH THE MASSES.

At the Chestnut street church tomor-
row morning Rev. Luther Freeman will
discuss the work of the church In our
great oenters Of population. That the
church does not reach the Inasses general
ly is acknow lodged by all oonversaDt with
the facts in the case. Mr.. freeman will
show how his church proposes to seek a
solution of the problem by new methods
soon to be adopted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
THEY WE'RE EVICrED.

A family living on Cobb's court. were
evictsd from the ten sment they occupied
on Christmas day, for not paying the
rent. Their household goods were
dumped into the street and the mother
and children were forced to seek quar-
tiers elsewhere. The furniture, or what is
laft of it. is still piled on the sidewalk
at the mercy OF every person Of thievish
tendencies In the neigh borhood.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30

day evening. Feb. ist for there Is already
big demand for tiotats from people
who wish TO hear Jshn l.. Sto3dsrd's suo-
csssor. TIE lectures viii be profossy
illustrated with oolored stereop-
ticon views, as well IS the finest coiieo-
ton Of moving pictures ever seen on the
American stage taken expressly for these
lectures The sale Of seats commences ut
Cressey, Jones & Aliens Jan. end, at
. O'Clock. Numbers given out ut 7
O'Clock.
In CHANGE IN PROGRAMME
by request Herminie, or the Cross OF
Gold, will to given at the POI tland thea
tsr, Saturday aft srnoon int ,sd Of strife.
The performance of Herminie Is one Of
the most expensive plays in the repei DIRE
Of this popular company, hut the desire
{, see this popular hit again before the
Alma Chett ar company leaves, has been
Q, crest that the management has decid-
cd to comply with the general requeit.
ALMA CHESTER.
Miss Chester has, by special request of
q large number of ladies, decided to play
her success If last evening, Herminie. or
The Cross OF sold, for benefit of the
ladies and school children at the mat
nee today and for tie this evening for the
first time In our city the Irish comedy
drama i'Inshavogue." play which
Manager Dibbie thinks Is the hest In her
repertoire.
PADEREwSKI RECITAL.
The Ladies' pianist plays to an enor-
nous audience at Music Hall, Boston.
Society matinee girls. pianforte experts
and students out In great force. Yesser-
day afternoon Paderewski gave his first
Boston recital. There was an immense
audience, every seat being occupied, and,
also, neal ly every available spot OF stand
Ing room, from which 1t may be safely
inferred that the name of the artist is
still one with which to oonjure sue
cesstully. or Paderewski's playing on
this occs sion there Ia not much to b.
said. His technique remains In the
same OK uisitely finished condition as II
was when he was last here. He has the
same beautiful legsto style, tie same
singing touch, and the same command
over all the resources OF the modern pi-
anoforte school. Padsrewski gives his
only recital in this State at City Hall,
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 81. Seats on
sale at stsinert's music store. HaE fare
on all railroads TO all holding Paderew-
ski tickets.
SKIPPED BY THE LIGHT OF THE
MOON.
They say that the new smokeless pow
der has terrible explosive qualities. but
after you have seen "Skipped by tn,
Light of the Moon," that very funny
farce comedy which comes to the Port
land theitre next Monday afternoon, you
will say. could that be an ingredient Of
the smokeless powder; for 1t certainly
has power Of ombustion which, after
seeing 1t, we believe one will endorft
our statement One might say, tbs IN
old CON edy, that is true, in name only.
NOTES
MIR. p. l.. Wheeler of the "Corner
Grocer" company. Is In town,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30

Is steadily growing more popular in
this country.
A few years ago Newport was the
only place where any interest was
taken in it.
Now there are many hunt clubs,
the Essex County and Norfolk
County being the nearest at home,
and the Hunt Breakfasts and meets
are keenly enjoyed.
Hunting no doubt has its pleas
ures, but finding is better still.
If you are hunting for really de-
licious coffee, buy Chase & Sanborn's
coffee and you will find what you
were hunting for.
These coffees will make your Hunt
Breakfast or any other meal a de-
hghtful event.
Those who have learned by ex-
perience and wish to be absolutely
sure that they are getting pure coffee
and the best coffee, without grain
of adulteration, ask for and insist
upon having Chase & Sanborn's
Coffees. .
THERE'S none betteron the market.
The fact that these coffees bear the
seal of Chase s. Sanborn is in itself a
sufficient guarantee that they are
full weight and in every way perfect
Seal Brand Coffee comes in one
and two-pound tin cans, and theil
other high grades in richly colored
parchment-hned imported bags.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
SEAL CATCH.

Washington, DscHmber 20 --fae tetal
catch Of seals by Canadian 'aliDg vessels
during the past season was 90. s44 AS ocm-
pared with total fer the preceding year
CT q 5a2
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
DEATH OF SUMNER L. CROSBY.

Bangor. Dsoembr Consumer L.
Crosby, of this city, the we'll known
taxidermist, died at his home here at an
early hour this morning. MFR. Grossly
has been In poor health for some time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
CLOTHING COMPANY,
W. ass MiddIeis"eet
CIVILIZATION BY THE
SWORD.

DIR. Parlh.r.t ta ui. Chrt.tmas SER
mon Declare. ~ Alien 60 eeai"s OF
Christianity.
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NOTES

Mr.. p. l.. Wheeler of the "Cornel
Grocer" company. Is in town.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-30
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURE


Crowded houses have greeted MIR. Bur
ton Hslmes wherever he has delivered
his illustrated lectures and that he will
meet with the same hearty reception here
goes without saying when be opens his
course in City Hail. which begins Thur
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14
WHERE frs, did Pilgrims touch our sod
Some cay Cape Ann. say Cape Cod
NEW PERSONALLY CONNECTED
TOURIST CAR VIA THE CNltN
YAEskkiC.

PACIFIC
Y<ayfrr Portland Thursday evening. MAY
II a, s u m and on every Thursday
hereafter a personally conducted tourist
rxrnrsso1 IN charge uf experiences con
aucfors, viii run through - chscage.
sT,hese excursions are operated o'a fass FEsAAa
,rsirs via the q. II. 4 y q. < l.. tntar
passSs, ana C. & " w railways. and
,sarh Chicago early Monday faaTninS,
,.asfng the tire 70 Chicago less ihaa thEee
"a a half DAYS, hours quicker than ell
other lines. ,e .... :.
nsiss n, ladies and eaIidren sraeeling alone.
rhex AIRS well cared for rs sne eA8atsae1
sas,.rsn~s ard ,YasxsaEsTs can depend
,.,,., r.,,esxiFsx the nlass courteous ffeAt~
,.,Sef en rauto Fer ratss tickets. 5ef1hs,
-. s,su on af address +. = kals, general
srens q II & y. Co. ~ s4F7sf AFeaHs
ss~asfle wash. er j. "a tsisSe@ KFa~
-, a~n.s & r fSv0wy1. district Fast%,7Eeg
e., ~ Third street. Portland, Or
a&Tti~s NT~ --.-----~s~---s~-------~
-rsz- .teN fsyvr & johnson ciasssts are =
a.ess IT cleveland Peninsula ten ratses
-, s,xstev wAsva steamer Ai-k>f steps
.n .ysr l.aeaaAr, beats ana n nssS SAP
60 go gsr.,tsssd at lowest prices. Address
"a :. aiieknaan. IsoTsax. Assssa
,~py.SsSgN'r hieycss=s-Tsae Feears -sTesk-
- ~ sass wears sss isSaeT again tsF lssN
s,s,rsr q Hurlhat. s@is~l@s' Second
rs,ys ,ua~s thaa . aazrseg - . ceafsry
-. ssr..,sts old xeSse Moore WHISKY ass
80 ~. faverss~ With casaofsSa1-s.
~NN0 -------~s----
wasSEgs paad. MaasSaa FsEk. sAss
afssrneca
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,~spSs~gNr hicyescs-srfs FeroTss -sFeak
- ,ssss wears ire Issser again fST lssN
er - q fJuriAgat ssiS~l23T Sssssss3
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,~,r, ,.a-s thag . quarter ~ . ceaftsEv
TN -. ola x-sse Moore whisky has
80 ~. Favevss~ witt casHoisS&'z4Ts.
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a.. snere IS something rotten In DENIM ags.
- var the effect es the ret IA also 10
= .'una IN Seattle. IL is a we'll known
A.. sasf nearly all Of the Eastern cities
nseoaaaaily holding Gu: special sndnce-
49, 70 na9n1faeturer-s 20 locate their
fhnas u Their cites. and Il - no unusual
70 Cesar ~ - strong rivalry existing
49, Cities. ana oI large sums or money
"a sohr1o3lr,' Ia one way or ar1etisssf
s-sasace commissioners 10 locate their
d. IN these cities. Bar this sentiment
vs.a ~ prevail here 10 the extent that I
ear = might, on tae contrary some OF
e.. '~Aahs citizens are prnne - throw
a.. Aser upon propositions looking TO
srg"Iesiea 81 manufacturing Industries.
Aassssa is sisrs' - shown particularly IN
49, .aawsrr2nt&ose values upon lands
esels tor misunderstanding purposes. IL
hss saw my NAY | wos.S have i&~
e..sa aaiaorsFlns 10 city council OF Sc
ssr.,s h33rcilsl.s> ~ caaszalna GeSrasse
Z 49, uFitg property from time To time
4 $500 inquiries. and donate tire sam.
Arsss ). pFasiig manufacturers Vito would
sasir plants here
ssv GTne seattle was a ssses cssses
a. 80. las was Is 2 time when the samesr
Cor. - pFess.sess were produced IA snGt
"a s.ss,sts Ia take care ut the s1sssss cfsy
3. Aase In 1>sa yoti had a gresss
b. 10 - A. n always rte case after great
~ - SaNS, moteN was borrowed r&at
Aa9 ever tsllnS iouxiAlasd sAtsa-
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yvaGSgg's Eaad. Ma4s*aa fsEk. sass
afssrneca.
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The CANA shex Is 81 g5s zenith
ro& TIE bsst % The 3orsiEf3 and
GFg sgtc 1aFss ga fhr show 1Fszs
Lovers - eae artistic wbl m1I a
54eAsags - A-osi 4 EfssTsl ever. ES-
pse1ssse 81 $50 means. ~ cagTSs
thos@ ATS sAaA peg sorts, bat
Sea'ge invites Us $50 thf-sss fsftg-
romscal bGyesS ~lH apy.g essAse CUR
ssF{r3xlgs
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Quite 3Neres: from s9v we've
shown hsrvtofare. the top EXPANDS
somewhat ia TIE fasniea II 81
Easter IT'S Probably she designer
received hss snsnirassQa from tnst
tseanslfu1 flower Al sizes @nd
quite Tea senAtagy Ersced The deco
sattons are sntscsiy nss sad very
sasnwy
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Here's = ssast<fs Tbs. ewc-y As1se.
keeper wfs a1fsTw1sste anE~~wIls
rsaI be wsEhcas &tTs used. il
L. rat Ep ~ ;hT@s WAYS As i
pas1sg. paste ~ stggs8. and tasrs
arc gwo szea q sacf--the eAseags.
.ss iac x cleans INsTA NTT4y
AL }sls4.sael NT&ss. silver. c1sspew or
glassware Really a hasan - esg-
he@zsssF%.
samples free Ter shs &s&arx. Ans
Certainly wCztA asking far
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
PUERTO R|CANS STARVING
MOST OF THE FOOD DESTROYED.
Two Glasses of People There-But Few
Are Educated, the Balance Are Very
POOr-The Latter Suffer the Most from
the Recent Storms.

Ponce, Puerto Rico, Sept. 2O.-There
are, generally speaking, two classes of
people in Puerto Rico. About per cent
are educated, thinking folks, who own
land and are employers of the great labor
ing class which constitutes the 95 per cent
OF the native population. This latter class
the poems, has always been in state bor-
dering on absolute poverty. The poems
subsist upon fruit, which grows abund
antly everywhere. The great storm af
feeted the two classes very differently.
The first class has seen its buildings
wrecked, its machinery ruined, and its
ripening crops destroyed, but the great
loss OF life occurred in the second class
and it is there that starvation threatens
The planters are unable to furnish work
to the poems, and the fruit on which they
had so much depended for food is destroy
ed. Relief supplies are at best only tenn
porary, and difficulties of transportation
have prevented the distribution of relief
except at most central points.
Under these conditions there is only one
thing for the people to do. As fast as they
exhaust the supply OF green fruit saved
from the storm and use up all the edible
roots and tubers that grow in the noun
tains they pack up their belongings and
come into the city. Here they overcrowd
the houses of the poor, sleep by hundreds
in the city hall and other public buildings.
and on doorsteps and in parks, and wher-
ever they can find room.
AS matter of fact people are starving
to death almost every day in the city OF
Ponce, and while this sad state of affairs
exists there is failure to afford CONNER
cial relief, which is the only true and
lasting relief.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
A Free Man.

Paris, Sept. 2O.-1he council of minis
tiers have decided to pardon Captain AL
fred Dreyfus in principle. The pardon
will take effect in few days.
Dreyfus has relinquished his appeal for
a reversal Of judgment Of the court-mar-
tial. 1t is said he will be sent abroad be-
fore the PRONUNCIATION Of his pardon in
order to avoid demonstrations.
in principle" is an idiom sometimes
used in semi official announcements Of
forthcoming actions. 1t seems to have
but slight bearing on the matter except,
perhaps, that it implies the fulfillment Of
various formalities before the pardon is
actually issued, thereby qualifying the an
nouncement of the pardon with slight
tentativeness 1t is not known yet whe-
Their the pardon includes amnesty.
There is much remark here on the
strange coincidence of the death OF Scheur-
er-Kestner, the first champion of Dreyfus
and to whom Dreyfus will virtually owe
his freedom, on the very day the cabinet
decided to pardon the prisoner.
Scheurer Kestner's death was sudden.
He had been i'll during the last few days,
but it was not thought his illness would
prove fatal.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
The Gilmore Prisoners.

New York, Sept. 2l.-The Suns Manila
cable says:
Two insurgent majors have entered the
American lines under flag OF truce. They
visited General Macarthur and offered to
release l6 American prisoners, including
Lieutenant Gilmore and his men from the
gunboat Yorktown, who were captured at
Baler on April II last. In return they
merely asked permission to send these
prisoners through the lines accompanied
by Filipinos who desired to confer with
General Otis. The request was granted
and the insurgents returned to their
lines after promising that the prisoners
would be released in few days. No men
ton was made Of an exchange OF prison
ers, and the insurgents are evidently desi-
rous Of showing their magnanimity. Cen
eral Otis has consistently followed the POL
icy OF releasing Filipino prisoners of war,
retaining only their arms.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
SIR W|LFR|D AGAIN SPEAKS
SAYS HE HAS DONE HIS BEST.
Toward Settlement with the United
states -Wants to be on Good Terms
but Can Get Along without Us-Their
Aim Is Canada First and Always.

Toronto, Sept. 23.-At the Middlesex
county fair, at Strathroy, Premier Lau
rier said:
There is one question, the Alaska
boundary, which has proved stumbling
block to the success Of the joint high
commission. 1t is because we have stood
by our rights that we have not obtained
the success which we might have expect
ed but, gentlemen, there is no one, | am
sure, in this audience who will regret it,.
or would express any regret upon it.
I'VE have done our best, and if we have
done nothing else, we have stood by the
dignity, the honor and the rights of Cana
da. We want to be on the very best Of
terms with our neighbors to the south
we want to trade with them, but if they
be broken by the fact. We can live with
out them. We can prosper without them,
though | make no secret that there are
many things upon which i, for one, would
be glad to have better relations with
them.
But if the price is to be paid by the
sacrifice of Canadian honor, we will have
none of that price, and we will continue
to do as we are doing now, paddle our
own canoe We want to have the very
best relations with our neighbors, but
while that is our aim, our aim above all
things is Canada first, Canada last, and
Canada always"