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The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
THE COURTS.
U. s. DISTRICT COURT.

U. ,. DiSIhiCI COOh1.
At session OF the Dist lot count yestsr'
day morning, several bankrupts were ad'
judged. Petitions in bankruptcy have
bssn filed by Frank Leavitt OF Portland
and Charles II. Kelley Of Belgrade. Man
helm Schibe of Portland was naturalized.
U. s. CIRCUIT COURT.
Follow ing Ia the personnel OF the circuit
grand Jury which will meet on March 9th
to oonsi Ter the Maxwell case: William
II. Aarston, Auburn; Harvey A. Hosey,
John II. Eidridge, Bangor; Frank l..
Cook. Harold II. Ingraham Houlton
John Higgins, Chas. II. Abbott, Port
land; Frank q. Chase. Eben ]. Durham.
Lubsc; Charles W. Day, Thomas g. Lord.
Skowhegan; Schuyler g. Andrews, Wm.
A. Alexander, Topsham; Llswellyn Nor
rl, Eugene W. Woodman, wAters IL q;
Oran III. Miller, Vim. II. Cham bsrlain.
Wilton; Charles W. Hall Hoard n. Smith,
Windhsm: nennett b. Fuller. foreman.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
Mems Furnishing Department, C. F. Jordan, Manager.
EASTMAN BROS. & BANCROFT.
Administrator's Notice.

THE subscriber hereby gives notice that he
L has been duly appointed Administrator OF
the estate OF
CLARA VEINoT. late OF Portland.
in the County OF Cumberland. dec ased, and
rlyen bonds AS the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate of said
deceas cd are desired to present The same for
settlement ana all Indebted thereto are re-
quested 10 make payment immediately,
j. PARK ROCK WELL.
Portland, Feb. 20. 1900. marldlaw3wT This
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
MOTOR BURNED OUT.

One of the M otors on car 73 Of t. pesr-
ing division burned out when near tho
corner of Portland and Prehis streets late
yesterday afternoon. As result the Gar
Was hgld up for few minutes until the
arrival of q West brook car The cars were
thon coupled together and won't mp the
the Riverton car was repaired In short
order
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
CAUCUS.
CAPE ELIZABETH.

The citizens OF Cape Elizabeth are requested
10 meet in caucus at Grange Hall in said town
)n Thursday, March s. 1900, at O'Clock in the
afternoon 10 nominate candidates for town
officers.
Per order, CITIZENS.
Cape Elizabeth. Feb. %, 1900 marldtd
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NOTE.

Anne Warrington. who played at the
Gem theatre last summer, is under oon-
tract with the Denver stock company
for the coming season.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01

Blood and Nerve Remedy,
Tire Great Spring M0a8cise,
Renews Strength, R0bufids
Health, RevifaMxes the Weak
People's voice., 1900-04-19

A remarkable experiment was re-
Gently made at the laboratory Of ThOs.
A. Edison at Orange, NJ, where a
piece of iron was melted in exactly
FIVE seconds. Louis Dreyfus Of Frank
fort-on-the-Main showed Mr.. Edison
this new process for attaining on enOr.
nous degree Of heat in an almost in
credihly short space of time by the
combustion of a certain chemical COM
pound which the inventor keeps a
secret. The chemical compound is
used in connection with powdered
aluminium. Mr.. DreyfuS placed half
cupful of his chemical in a small
cruCible aud covered it with small
quantity of the powdered aluminium.
He then placed an iron wrench about
half an inch thick aud six inches long
in the crucible. Touching d match "a
the compound, Mr.. Dreyfus stepped
back and the mixture blazed up furi-
ouSlg. In five seconds the irOn wrench
was melted. 1t is estimated that the
heat evolved in the process was 3,OOC
deg. Centigrade, hitherto considered
impossible to reach. The value CT thC
process is in welding together stee
rails aud tubing.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
TO A SHOW DOWN.
Kansas City Board of Trade and Kansas
Grain Dealers to Measure Strength.

The Kansas City Journal says that
the Kansas City board OF trade and
the Kansas Grain Dealers assOcia-
tion have come to shGw down. The
fight is an old one, and it long since
got so far that the Kansas City local
board passed a rule that none Of its
members should belong to the Kansas
association or any other association.
The directory Of the board Of trade is
divided on the subject, and so violent
is the fight in the directory that the
question is to 90 to the members.
They are to say whether or not any
Of them shall be permitted to sub
scribe to a $40 book. On that ques-
tiOn the whole business hangs.
Speaking of the matter, a member
of the Kansas City board says: A 30
cent book is to be foisted on US for
$40. There are 200 members Of the
board, and at $40 that means the Kan-
sas association intends to make us
pay its whole running expenses.
Other members say it would be poor
| pIlicy to antagOnlze the local assO-
Citations. They say that the officials
of the local associations can divert
business from any receiver who might
not be friendly to them. For that
reason they hold out for Cancellation
A vote is to be taken April q by the
entire membership on the board o
trade.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
MilliO;s Given AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying 10 the pub
lie to kpow of one concern which is
not afraid to be generous. The pro-
prietors of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds,
have given away over ten million trial
bottles and have the satisfaction Of
knowing it has cnred thousands Of
hopeless cases. Asthma, bronchitis,
Ia grippe and all throat, cheet and
lung diseases are surely cured by it.
Call on F. B. Snyder, druggist, and
get free trial bottle Regular size
SOC and 81. Every bottle guaranteed.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
Texas,School Land.

By an act of the special session of the
Legislature just adjourned the state will,
on may 25rd, 1900, put upon the market
for safe over four million acres Of school
land at SI.oo per acre for grazing, and
SI.5o for agricultural land, with only one
fortieth of the purchase money cash, the
balance on forty years time at ; per cent
annual interest. One person can buy
from So acres M to four sections. Upon
receipt OF fifty cents will mail copy of
the new law, map Of the state and a
book giving the counties in which these
lands are located, including those re-
covered from the railroads, and all the
laws and forms used in the sale, purchase
and lease of all the state school lands.
with full instructions how TO buy or lease
any part of same. New law takes effect
May :5, 1900 Address,
MENDELL & Co.
Austin, Tex.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

A great many people ale laying new
vtrifcd brick walks without being
required to do so by an ordinance
Dr. f S. Hand is building a brick
walk in front Of his property on NOrtf
f street. W. e. Murphy, in the same
neighborhood, has constructed new
walk. and the grade has been estab
lishpd for several other new walks 10
the same vicinity. Nothing improve
the appearance Of streets and private
property like good walks, and peOpl,
are commencing to realize it.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
MENDELL & Co.
Austin, Tex.

J0hn Golightly, VINO m0rtgaged his
farm northeast Of Wellington last fall
to buy an agency IN the shotgun
washing machine concern, is vending
his way back to Wellington. He took
his family to Junction City last win
ter, and made that place his head
quarters, expecting to dnd a great
demand for shotgun washing ma.
chimes. The agency for which he
gave 81 900, consisted of the right to
sell washing machines. The machines
are simple contrivances, aud sell for
s. each. They cost about twenty-five
cents. The patentee makes bust.
ness OF travelling around the country
selling agencies. lie puts up a
smooth talk, claiming that an agency
IS better than a patent right: . priv
ilege TO sell machines anywhere in the
United States greS with the agency,
whereaS patent right confines the
agents 20 limited territory. Tiis
scheme also gives the\ pltentee the
privilege OF selling as many agencies
In one locality rs he desires, aud pro-
tects himfr0m the law. The patentee
has no trouble in convincing people
that they can get rich selling his
machines. There is a profit Of about
81 IS on each machine, and a demon
strator" has worked the locality ia
which the agencies are being offered,
and sold a great many machines 10 a
short time. The pateLtee disposed OF
seven agencies in Cowley county, and
as many in this county, at $1,000
each,
People's voice., 1900-04-19
Out at the little town of Columbus,

Out at the little town Of Columbus,
Kas., live three brothers, who have
founded new religious sect and have
already secured more than 1900 con-
verts to their peculiar doctrines. The
leader among the brothers, and in the
church as well, is Frederick Deem.
For the last ten years he and his
brothers have devoted their time 10
tue study of the Bible in preparation
for the'work which they feel them
selves called upon 10 do. They profess
to follow exactly and literally the
commandments OF Jesus. They have
no regular churches or places OF wOr-
ship, believing to spend money for
such purposes would be to break the
commandment to "Sell all that thou
hast and give to the poor" They
take absolutely 'no heed for the mor-
row." believing that habits Of thrift
and saving are sinful. The loaning
Of money on interest they also teach
is morally wrong, under the command,
Lend, hoping for nothing in return.
They refuse to 90 to law, processing
| Iifa man sues them for a coat to be
willing to give him both coat and
waistcOat rather than 90 into court
People's voice., 1900-04-19
THE EL0PERS HERE.
Newt Burnette and the Wayward Mary Bell
Come to WeIIingtOn-Burnetie Arrested.

Newt Blrnette and Mary Bell, the
Hunueweii elOpers, are in Wellington.
Burnette was arrested SATURDAY
by Sheriff Shaver and City Marshal
Cox, upon the advice Of the girls
father. A warrant will be
sworn out charging him with
seduction or kidnapping. The girl is
under l6 years Of age, Burnette and
Miss Bell elOped from Hunnewell
three weeks ago tonight. They went
TO Oklahoma, and yesterday returned,
walking past Hunnewell and South
Haven. They walked into yelling.
ton last night and put up at the
Brooks hotel. This morning the girl.
father telephOned to the sheriff anC
caused Burnette's arrest. BurnettC
was found at Jake Aliens farm, where
People's voice., 1900-04-19

Do Sumner county people realize
that Sumner county is the seventh
county 10 Kansas 10 point uf wealth,
bastd on the tax levy? 0aly six
counties in the state-Wysndotte.
Shawnee, Sedgwick, LeavenwOrth,
Crawford and REM cOuhties-are
ahead OF her in this respect. These
counties all have large cities, and
many of them have vast mining inter.
ests. Summers wealthiS 10 her agri-
cultural lands. No county in the
state surpasSes or equals her in this
respect. The amount OF taxes paid BY
the seven wealthiest counties in the
state is a follows: Wyaudotte, STA.
sos IS; Shawnee, S7O5,O59 Sc: Sedg-
wick, s52S, ,55L79; Laaveuworth, si6S.-
956 81; Crawford, sSO2,Ol3 GO: Reno,
1884. 972 60; Sumner, s29S, 722 66. La
bette county ranks eighth, paying
s29S, S63.05 taxes. The total amount
of taxes levied 10 1899 10 nearly l5i
millions. OF this amount, 81, l,sll,ll4.-
Is is for the politicians to squander,
sS,1lS, ,2S2 GA is county tax, 81, Ola, ,793. So
is city. tax, sl,6ol, ,66O.6S is township
tax, aud &,l74,53S is school TAX.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
sessss's sss,; ,s: ., MMz2zzM

Rev. J. NJ. Yingling, pastor OF the
Bedford Street Methodist church al
Cumberland, Md, says: sit affords
me much pleasure to recommend
Chsmberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di'
arrhoea Remedy. l have used it and
know others who have done so.
have never known it to fail, 1t is a
sure cure when taken in time" For
sale by all druggists.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

A movement is on foot to form a
state association among the pOstmas.
ters of Kansas for the purpose Of con-
sidering matters for the improvement
Of the postotfice system. A call has
teen issued for the postmasters to
meet in Topeka on May q for the
purpose Of organizing such an 'asso-
aiafion
People's voice., 1900-04-19

Although the Paris exposition Is to
be formally opened next Sunday,
grave doubts are entertained of things
being in readiness so that people eau
see much until considerably later:
probably the middle of May will see
some parts of the exposition incOm-
People's voice., 1900-04-19
GTain=Ol GTsi1zO!

Remember thai name when you
want i delicious, appetizDg, nOurish,
ing food drink to take the place Ol
coffee, Sold by all grocers aud liked
by all who have used it. Grain-C
is made of pure grain, it aids digestion
and strengthens the nerves. 1t is
not d stimulent but health builder
and the children we'll asthe adults and
drink it with great benefit. Costs
about half as much as coffee. l5c,
and 25c. per package. Ask your
grocer for Grain-O.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

Spring house-cleaning in your sys-
TEN satisfactorily conducted by Beggs'
Blood Purifier, the great spring tonic
and system renovator. 'It gave new
life to me and l never lose an oppor-
tunity of praising its Terits, says c.
Z. Wilson. Pine Bluff, Ark. For sale
by all druggists.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
A Horrible Outbreak.

"Of large sores on my little daugh
ter's head developed into a case of
scaldhead:' writes c. D. Isbill of Nor
canton, Tenn, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve completely cured her. It's a
guaranteed cure for eczema, letter,
salt rheum, pimples, sores, ulcers and
piles. Only 25c at F. B. Snyder
drug store.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

&c. Pifer is building a brick walk
ii front of his property on West Har-
vey avenue. Fred Wedekind has laid
the foundation for quite a stretch of
brick walk along his property, on the
Harvey avenue side.
Erwin Burk and printer named
Johnson, who has been employed
about the local printing offices for sew.
eral weeks, have bought the Oxford
Bee, and took charge Of it Mon.
day morning.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
by all druggists.

The Santa Fe route announces a
rate Of one fare plus 50 for the round
trip 10 Houstoa, Tex, Anril II to q,
ou account Of the TranS-MisSissippi
commercial congress. Tickets will be
on sale April l3 and IA, with return
limit Of twenty-o1e days from date Of
sale
People's voice., 1900-04-19

The Santa Fe will place a coach on
the east bound local, leaving Yelling
ton at o'clock on the morning OF the
Goth inst, for these who desire to at
tend the IO.O.F. celebration at
Winfield. The train will leave here
al o'clock am, and will arrive at
Winfield at S:45. Returning, will
leave Winfield al 10 O'Clock pm and
arrive 10 Wellington at y o'clock.
This arrangement will give patrons
first class service.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

The mill at Jefferson, OF, in
which Emmett Berry. Geo. Brewer and
Hi Hackney, formerly of Wellington,
are interested, was burned down
last week. The mill was insured fOI
$4,000, The origin of the fire is SAID
to be unknown.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

Pinkham at her home in Lynn,
Mass, and will tell her symptoms.
The reply. made without charge of
any kind. will bear such evidence
of knowledge Of the trouble that
belief in her advice at once inspires
hope.
This of itself is a great help.
Then the knowledge that women
for advice and women only assist
makes it easy to be explicit about
the disease.
Mrs. ELIZA THOMAS. Of 634 Pi
dear Mrs. PTNKHAM-l doct
People's voice., 1900-04-19

The soothing and healing properties
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its
pleasant taste and prompt and perma
nent cures, have made it great favor
ite with the people everywhere. For
sale by all druggists.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

r Nerralgic pains, rheumatism, lum-
bago and sciatic pains, yield to the
penetrating influence OF Ballard's
Snow Liniment. Price, p and 80 cents
"A. VI Stanley, druggist.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

he was hauling cane. Mr.. Bell arrived
in Wellington this afternoon to swear
to the complaint against Burnette
Burnette will be taken to Wichita
tonight for Safekeeping temporarily.
Bell is a labOrer at llunnewell. His
daughters waywqrd actions weigh
heavily upon her parents.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

NNE reason Mrs. Pinkham's treatment helps women so
I J promptly is that they have confidence in her
Through some of the many thousands of Mrs Pink
hams friends an ailng woman will be led write Mrs
People's voice., 1900-04-19

hi~44NJ hSSSA~s
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced % the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures 0f the most distressing cases
and is sold or its merits EN
by all druggists in fifty :::;s
cent and one-dollar siz \ I .!
es. You may have Sasl: sM9eG s::.sssssGss
sample bottle by mail Home Of swampROot.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to FIND
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmeg
&. Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
People's voice., 1900-04-19

Inc kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, achesandrheu-
matlsm come from eX-
cess CT uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
People's voice., 1900-04-19
Over=Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in yourbody passes through
your Kidneys once every three minutes.
People's voice., 1900-04-19
CONFIDENCE
HELPS TO
CURE

doctors in the city for two
years and had no relief until |
began the use of your remedies.
My trouble was liberation Of
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-14
CHIN A WAR NJ EWS.

As was expected. the meeting of the
foreign enjoys at Pckln on the 4th did
not result IN any definite conclusion,
owing To the fact that not all OF the
governments have notified their repre-
scntatives us To the form of the pre-
limlnary note To the Chinese plcnipo
tcntiarles. Mr.. Conger, the United
States minister, SAID after the meeting
that he was well pleased with the re-
suit Of the ministers meeting.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
telegraphed from PekIn, under date of
Dec. 3, that the two detachmcnts OF
troops f, ON Ten Ism. commanded by
Col Lohrscheidt and Mai. Falkcnhayn,
which had been proceeding against a
considerable force OF Chinese regulars
who had taken up II position at Tsaug
Chou. % kIlome,ers southwark Of
Ticn Tsin, have occupied the place
without opposition, and that the col
unins are returning 20 Ticn Tsin.
The state department at Washington
on the 4th was Informed that the
foreign ministers ut Peliin bad reached
an agreement which was submitted to
the home Offices Secretary Hay cabled
Mr. Corger authorization TO sign the
agreement on behalf of the u. :. gov
rromcnL Ia the two important issues
that were stllj open, namely, those re-
latlng to punishment and indemnity,
the view Of the u. ). government has
prevailed. As 10 punishments, they
arc 70 bc the severcst that can be in
6icted 10y the Chinese government. As
10 indemnify the Chinese government
is TO formally admit It's liability and
then The matter is 10 bc left for futhcr
negotiation. II was understood that
on Tie other points the French prOpo-
s,tion has formed the basis Of tbs
agreement
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-14

pcan women ride astride. In this re-
spect the aborigines of east Africa, OF
course, took the Initiative long ago.
Their white sisters, VINO saw how free
and untrammeled astride riding was,
discarded the long, clumsy skirt and
donned boomers. Frau Won Liebert
did not care fig for public opinion in
Berlin and pursued her favorite sport
in her own way, not divining that her
action would cause such adverse COM
ment. 1t is believed that the kaiser
has heard of it and has had word or
two with Major General Won Liebert
in private audience. But neither the
will OF the kaiser nor the entreaties Of
her husband seemed to have had the
desired effect. Frau Won Liebert still
rides astride in the Thiergarten.
AS the governor is immensely
wealthy and as both he and his young
wife are very popular in the colonies.
they can afford to snap their fingers
both at the kaiser and tho Berlin pub
lie The governor of German east Az
frica is IN important parsonage, for
the Colonies on the lnulhU Ocedn are
increasing daily in Importance, in ter
ritory, products and commerce. The
kaiser's colonial ambitions demand in
the German colonies the best men shall
be kept in the right places. and a
Drawer, more faithful servant of the
fatherland than Governor Won Liebert
cannot be found. He has made won
derful city out of Dar-es Salaanl from
a primitive, dirty little native village
The town is modern in all respects
II has broad, well-paved streets and all
Of the thorcughfares are lined by rows
OF beautiful shade trees, SO necessary
in tropical cities. A sewerage system
Of the most approved order has been
introduced and the harbor thoroughly
improved. All along the shore were
extensive deep marshes, whose exhala-
tons spread fever in the German
colony. AS soon as the governor ar
rived In Dar-es-Salaam the draining
Of these plague spots and the widen
ing and perfecting of the harbor was
his first work, and now the city is de-
veloplng wonderfully from year to
year.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-14

The following bills were introduced
in the senate on the 5th Senator
Pritchard. the bills prepared by the
commission appointed by the President,
providing provisions of the patent and
trade mark laws. By Senator Hale, To
revive the grade of vice admiral in the
navy; by Senator Warren. permitting
the free admission OF honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors into any
hospital Of the ". S. for medical or snrg-
zeal treatment.
Senator Stewart on the 4th intro
duced n bill creating supreme conrt
for the Philippine islands with five
Judges who arc to be appointed for
life. and each Of whom is to draw II
salary OF SEQ. 900 per annum. The bill
provides for an appeal of writs OF cr-
ror to the Il S supreme court in all
cases involving more than $40, 900. and
in those IN which the constitution OF
the q. ). rs involved.
The secretary Of war on the 9th sent
to the senate reports of the board OF
engineers concerning the effects or The
]ctties IN the vicinity Of that citN.
The boatd unds that 81 500,0 will he
necessary u repair the letties at CAT
weston and Sl7o 900 for the repair OF
the Bralos river jetties.
Among the bills passed by the senate
on the 1th was one authorizing Mr..
Mclkle)ohn to accept IA decoration OF
Chcvaiier of the first class from the
government Of Sweden and Norway.
Rep. Llttlcficld, of Maine. member
of the Judiciary committee, ON the 81
presented n favorable report on what
is known as the conspiracy" bill.
VIM. i. Dillingham;, the new senator
from Vermont, who succeeds the late
Justin s. Morrill, took the oath of
Office on the Sd.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
gave a reception on the 9TH TO the 200
delegates 10 the w. {. L. u. conven-
ton.
Apr opriatc resolutions Of respect
were adopted 10y the senate in memory
OF Senators John H. Gear and Davis on
the 3D..
Sixty-one senator's responded to the
roll call on the opening of congress.