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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

He said that third Of . century has
bio ted out the msmories Of war but on
occasions like this the days which have
passsd becoms fresh In your minds.
Gen. Mstsooks referred to the faos that
the First Maine Cavalry, the First Maine
Heavy artillery stood nrst 10 the list OF
rcgimsnts In t1eir arms Of the ser.
Woe and that In light artillery Maine
stands 0fth, and In the infantry the
state stands e0sh on the list. Gen. Mat
tocks also referred to the gallant deeds Of
turn and tlling what It had done In
the great Civil war. This r cord which
may be found In history. sent the flood
OF the veterans coursine through their
veins, and the elo4usnt words Of Gen.
Mattocks awakened much enthusiasm
among those present and he was fire.
qusntly Interrupted by cheers and ap-
plaute. SEVENTY thousand men from this
little state, one half of our able men.
sent to the front cannot be equailed by
any other state. We mag well feel proud
Of this, my comrades. While We admire
the glory won by the soldiers cf the
Spanish American war We cannot but
feel that their record did not equal ours.
Gen. Mattooks said that he fad with
him tonight i've different governors. more
than he had e7er had the homo: Of me,t-
Ing together at one time.
Postmaster George l.. Sweti was called
upon to respond to the toast. 1.-THE Prssi-
dent of the United States," whom Gen.
Mattocks said was setting SIN, but
who tas the honor and respaot Of every
citizen Of Portland. Mr.. Swetj said that
10 was not his fault that he had been
called, but he wss alai TO respond to
this toast. Mr.. SWEET said that his treat
ment by the President and his admins
tration had been such that he had not
word Of complaint to utter. 10 closing
Mr.. SWEET complimented Bosworth pest
for Its hospitality and thanked it.for the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
ACROSS BORDER.
Gen. Roberts Now In Free
State.
Invasion Of Republic
Has Begun.
Relief Of Kimberley Within Measure.
able Reach.
Way to Bloemfontein
Way to Bloemfontein
Much Easier.
A Battle Must Occur Within a
Day or Two.

London. February 10 20 q. m.-The
British army fer the first time since the
war began 10 inside the Beer frontier
Lord Roberts with at least $1,000 In
fantry, 1000 cavalry and Ito guns, has
turned the Magersfohtsin lines. before
which the British forces have been en-
camped for ten weeks; and, with half Of
his corps. he is alrendy operating on Free
State territory. A battle has not yet been
fought, but large tactical advantages have
been gained. The relief Of Kim berley Is
within measurable reion, and the way
to Bioemfontein Is appreciably easier,
The despstches Of Lord ROBERTS sketch
three days work. The forward movement
tegan on Sunday when Col. Hanney set
out with trigade Of mounted infantry
for Rnmah, on the Riet eight miles from
Jaoobsda,. one of the B ,er supply bases.
On Monday General Frep1h. with the
cavalry division seized the crossing Of the
Riet river at Dekils drift, south Of
Jscobsdsl and eighteen miles east of
Ii onsy Nest kloof. He skirmished with
the Beers and cleared the way for 80. .0C0
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

infantry, VINO followed across. On Tues
day, with his three cavalry trigadss and
the horfe artillery, General French rode
to the Mod6er river, q distance Of twenty
nvs miles aud took thres forts. with high
ground beyond the river and avs Beer
campo. He had . few casualties In
brushes with the Bar horse. General
French has now hxsd himself on 0sner al
Cr mics main line Of Communications
with Bloemfonteln and 5000 infantry
with sevsnty-two guns are being pushed
up 10 support him there.
Lord Roberts dssptaohes, wired from
In ,ide the Free State aud on the Riet
river left Wednesday morning. His nd.
vance had not been opposed BY the Beers
In force. Their patrols melted away a.
the British moved forward. The Boer
army Is likely to bs felt In day or two
and battle is consequently iuminent
As to what forces Gen. Cronje has now
at his disposal and ~ to where he pur-
poses making . stand against the In
vaders, no one here connected with the
war Office knows anything. The data for
conceptions are wholly wanting.
The forces Immediately at the disposal
of Lord Roberts are placed at So 900 In
general way. Quite possibly Lord Roberts
had 10, 0cO or 10000 more II Is now real
lied that the incidsnts at Rensberg have
been seen out Of all proportion. Mtrsly
skeleton lines were maintained there,
while troops were being secretly and
rap.dly concentrated on the Modder
river. The facility with which $1,000 men
have already been sent beyond the rail
terminus shows that Lord Kitchener has
been successful In organizing transports.
He is now supposed to be down the line
sending forward more troops and getting
together more transports
About Ave miles Of OK and mule wagon
trains are estimated for each division.
The London merning papers take
rather sobsr views of the situation. but
are greatly pleased and hopeful Of what
IL to some. Lord ROBERTS announcements
make the minor ope rations in other pnrts
Of the field shrink.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

q view to giving every Citizen free
home. After much dioussion, during
which Quinn was denounced as .
disturber by delegates on the stage, Chair
man Monett put the motion 10 adopt the
report. He was In doubt and two ballots
were taken.
Finally he declared the report Of the
committees adopted and the ruling caused
a thunder Of disapproval. Delegate Quinn
during the uprosr. appealed from the dc.
cision Of the chair and his motion was
seconded. The vote was put and Chair
man Monet was sustained by large
majority.
IA strong attempt was made at the
conference today TO Offset the partisan
effect of the revolutions adopted yesterday
denounoing the pending currency bill.
Frank S. Monett, permanent chairman
Of the conference, made speech In which
he declared that the movement for pub
Ito ownership OF public utilities was be-
ing carried on by the Republican party
as we'll as by the Democratic party. .
The convention was enlivened also
by an attack by Prof. Bemis ON "Uni-
versities whose endowments come from
trust msgnates."
As remedy he advocated the establish
ment through the stste legislatures of
chairs In state universities devoted TO The
stuay Of the trlst question. A number
of set spsoches were heard at the morn.
ing and afternoon sessions and at the night
ha
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
SEIZED CROSSIsG.
Brilliant Move BY General French
Tuesday.

London, February 14-1l.35-The war
offios has Issued the following further
message from Lord Roberts, received this
evening!
"Dekisls Drift, February 14-s. 10 a. m.
Zen. French left this point at IL. 80 yes
tsrday morning with three brigade of
cavalry, horse artillery and mounted
infantry, including several colonial con-
tingents, IN order to seize q crossing Of
tho Mooder, distant about % miles.
He reports by dispatches dated 5.S5 pm.
that he had forced massage at Clip Drift
and occupied the hills north OF the river,
capturing. three of the enemy's laagers
with their supplies, while Gen. Gordon,
o 1.-The 10Th hussars with his brigade. had
made u fe.nt at Rondeyal Drift, four
miles west, has seized 1t and a second
drift bstwean that and Clip Drift. to-
gether with two more lsagers.
"9sn. Frenoh's performance Is brill
liant, considering the excessive heat and
q binding dust storm which ragged dur
ing tie la tier part Of the day.
Owing to the rapldity of his move
inents. Gen. French met with but slight
opposition; and his losses were small.
Lieut.. johnson of the Inniskilling dra-
goons, Ia the only officer reported severe
ly wounded.
1.-THE sixth division was last nigh. on
the north bank Of the Riet, at Waterfall
Drift, and is moving to supply the caval-
ry. The seventh division Is here and viii
q On this afternoon.
"Bour officers and 50 men had to be
sent last evening in the returning OF
wagons to the railway line. Frustrated by
heat n nd exhaustion
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
sxs raE DANISH WEST INDIES.

Sxs THE DANISH WEST INDIES. 6
Paris. February Ia The correspondent
of the Temps at Copenhagen says 1t is
reported here that bill ceoing the Dan
,sh West Indies to the United States for
twelve million kroner. will be submitted
to the chambers befors the end Of the
present session. But this is evidently
untrue as lesss for the moment The
Danish govsrnmen for the past 25 year
has rejected Americas overtures and II
is only during the last six months that
confidential negotiations have been
entered into. They. however. are SO
little advanced that not only has no
prics tesn fixed. but the principle of the
cession has not been admitted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Feb IA, taken at
p. m, meridian time, the observation fol
each section being given in this order
Temperature. direction of wind, state Of
weather.
Boston. "a, W, clear; New York. Sc
W, clear; Philadelphia, 40, NV, clear
Washington, 40. S. clear; Albany. 2S
N, clear: Buffalo, ~. w, clear
Detroit, 22, SW, cldy; Chicago, 22, NE,
snow; St. Paul, o, NV, p. cldy
Huron, Oak, 2, NV. clear; Bis
marck, g, W, clear; Jacksonville, "a
NE, cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
Five Ex-Covernors Participated
in Exercises.
Gov. Powers Gen. Chamberlain, Mayor
Robinson and Others Speak.

The tables extended the lspgth Of the
hall with the table of honor at the ex.
treme end running across the hall, and
another ia BILE Of honor running down the
center of the hall. This was fianked on
both sides by half q dozen long tables
which were covered with good things and
locked very attractive and iuvitine. AT
the head table the following were seated |;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
MAFEKING SHELLED.
Lady Sarah Wilson Was Among the
Wounded.

Lady Sarah Wilson Was Among the
Wounded.
London, February Is. The Daily
Chronicle published the following de-
spatch from MAfeking dated January
20;
"The Beers shslled the women's
laager for two hours on Saturday (Jan-
uary 27). Boer women, warned by the
spies, evidently, went into the trenches.
and clapped their their hands and hurrahed
when the shells fell rear the English
women. Lady Sarah Wilson was slight-
ly wounded.
"Mpjor Gculd-Amays and Capt Will
son recsived Commissions from shell frag-
ments.
LEFT SLINGERSFONTEIN.
why British Troops Moved Back 10
Rensburg.
r nslu-g, February ID. 8.-Tuesday- Be-
fore dawn yesterday, the enemy opened
an attack upon Slingersfontsin, assault
ing with muskstry the hills on the north
east held by three companies of the wor-
oe stsrs under Capt. Hovel.
The artillery attack began at sunrise,
The Beers approached in great numbers,
estimated as seven to one. The British
under good cover, sustained the attack
thrc rcughout the day.
Meanwhile two big guns on the west
Csntinued on Second Page.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

The grand camp fire at the Auditorium
at which the veterans of the Department
of Maine were the guests of Bosworth
Post, was one Of the most memorable
gatherings ever assembled in this build
ing. Over 200 veterans and invited
guests, including many distinguished
national, state, county and municipal
officers, PAST and preEent. were seated st
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
THE WEATHER.

Boston, February 14.-Local forecast
for Thursday:-Fair followed by in
creasing cloudiness and probably light
rain or snow in the evening or night;
light variable winds. Friday fair, colder
fresh west winds.
Washington, February 14.-Forecast
for Thursday and Friday: New England
Increasing cloudiness Thursday; rain
or snow Friday; variable winds shifting
to easterly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

At O'Clock Gen. O. p. Msttocks called
the assem- blage to order. When he could
be heard. he said that In behalf Of the
largest and and second oldest post of the
department, he hade them welcome. he
said that he hoped period OF IL years
would not elapss again before they had
"A similar pleasure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

the hospitable tables of Bosworth post.
The Auditorium was slaborately dsoo-
rated for the occasion. Thousands Of
iags and streamers were hung from the
arohed roof aid the aides and rear OF the
hall were appropriately decorated with
the national srsign aud the flags OF the
Department of Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Feb. a. le00-Ths local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 29.s72; thermome-
ter, Is; dew point, Z; rel. humidity,
81; direction of wind, w; wind veloc-
ity, l2; state of weather, clear.
Sp. m. Barometer, 29es1; thermome-
ter, rs; dew point, l2; rel. humidity, Al;
direction of wind, w; wind velocity, II;
state of weather, clear
Max. temp. Al; min, temp, 27; mean
temp, "a; max. wind velocity, "a W,
precipitation-24 hours 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
JOSH BILLINGS SAYS ;

There are two kinds of fools in this world
those who can't change their opinion and those
who won't. Even one of these fools could see
that BENSoN'S CHARCOAL Is cheaper,
quicker aud better than wood.
BIG BAG lOc. AT ALL GRoCERR.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
tTALK No. 117.)
VERIFYING.

l not only fit glasses and carry
spectacles and eye glasses but l aim
to suppply essry want Of spscta Gle
wsaIers. 1 have eye glass chains In
all the different styles and qualities.
1 keep hooks, silk cords, etc. 1 osrry
material for nearly every make OF
spectacle and eye glass fame and can
replace any broken part. I put new
lenses in old frames and new frames
on old lenses. repair broken glasses
and straig hteD bent ones. i sell eve
rything and do everything pertaining
to the spectacle business II you are
In trouble with your glasses In any
way, want to see you.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09

ALTHOUGH the Beers have been
generally successful in the South
African campaign, and have
achieved such brilliant victories on
the field of battle that they have
challenged the administration of the
world, they are still anxious to OBJ
tain Intervention. In the flush of
victory, and while the tide of sue
cess bears their way, they are urg-
ing some friendly Power to offer
mediation. The Beers desire to end
the war now, because they do not
want to- risk their future chances
against the great prepOnderance in
number which they will be obliged
to combat as the war continues,
They know that contests of three to
one are extremely hazardous; aud
military experts are now saying that
Great Britain is preparing to send
to South Africa a number of soldiers
almost sufficient to carry a fortified
city by assault.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09
ALLEGED GOOD TIMES.

The suggestion that possibly what
is good for one class Of citizens may
not be good for all, is treason in the
eyes Of Mr.. Mckinley and his gold
bug champions. Because the manu-
facturers and trust combines are
growing rapidly rich, they call these
prosperous times. But for each
manufacturer there are one hundred
laborers, and can any gold standard
advocate point to one Of these who
is growing rich? Can they show US a
single instance where at the wages
they are now getting, and the ad-
vanced prices they are compelled to
pay on many of the necessities of
life, they are one whit better off than
before Mr.. Mckinley was elected?
Combining the question to just this
class of protected favorites of the ad-
ministration, and the logic of the
case is that where one is helped one
hundred are hurt.
But how small is this class, manu-.
facturers and dependents all, when
compared to the great farming class
of the country; ana how have they
been bene fitted? Our republican
gold standard friends seem to expect
the farmer class to rise to that al.
titude of unselfish citizenship, where
he may continually rejoice at the
prosperity of others even though il
bring adversely to himself. He must
not complain that the market will
not justify the fatteuing of his pigs
so long as pig iron is advancing
He must got quarrel or question
when his beef cattle hardly pay fol
their salt and the trouble OF theil
raising, if in the evolution of things
be is permitted to buy back theil
hides at a tremendous profit to the
leather trust. And so we might men
ton long catalogue of neceSsitie;
on which the farmer is required tt
pay royalty to the favored set
without getting farthing in return
And that is what the gold STANDARD
people call "prOsperity."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09
MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES.
Remains of Mai. John A. 1 OEan
at Youngstown, o.

Youngstown, Feb. s.-Thousands of
citizens and people from surrounding
towns and country passed through the
vestibule of St. Johns Episcopal
church Wednesday, where the body
of Maj. John y. Logan lay in state,
surrounded by military guards. The
sealed casket containing the body re-
posed in the vs<$bule of the church,
which had been Iaost beauti ally dec
Grated with appropriate hangings.
1t was folded about with the nation
al colors and across the bier lay a
broad band of silk, engrossed with the
legend, Maj. John n. Logan, SD u.
S. ""
The casket was not opened. The pro-
fusion of floral tributes was extra
ordinary. Great masses of American
beauty roses, pillows of violets and
ether rare and beautiful flowers al
most concealed the casket, and were
used effectively in the church interior
decorations.
Militia companies, military and civic
organizations from Eeighboring cities
nrgan arriving early in the morning
aud the streets were filled with peO-
lie.
At ? O'Clock the cas,.ct was removed
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09
If You See 1t In Oar AID, It's SO.
MCKennon, Anderson & Foster.

to the chancel of the church ana the
funeral services were held. The cor
tSgc. which was the largest and most
imposing ever witnessed in this city,
passcd through the principal streets.
1t was in comcnand of Capt. James A.
Frcer, and IVES composed of a COM
Tany of the 7,h United States infan-
try and the regimental band from
Fort Wayne, Mich, battalion of militia
from the 5th Ohio National guard, in
command of Lieut.. Col. Pond, of Cleve-
land, G. a. II. posts and Union Veteran
Legion corps, city officials and citi-
zcnS.
Minute guns were fired as the cor
tegc arrived, and the interment was
made according to the military rites,
in the Andrews masoleum in Oak Hill
cemetery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09

IN former years the people of his
community paid into the building
and loan associations as much as
seven or eight thousand dollars a
month, Money was not nearly as
plentiful then as it is now. What
then is to prevent them from paying
into CO. operative industries four or
five thousand dollars per month?
Even if they would pay in 50 600 per
month, $2i 600 year could be put in
TO manufacturing concerns. That
much money would fully equip and
place on "a paying basis a fine wood
working plant, hosiery or an un-
derwear knitting mill, or any one of
a dozen paying industries. Instead
of putting it all into one mill, how
ever, it might be distributed among
four or five new concerns, giving
them a start which would enable
them to expand into larger mills in
the course of time. If three or four
factories could be started here in
this way every year for the next ten
years, the end of the next decade
would find Columbia a city of 10000
people. Other cities have been rap.
idly built up in this way, why not
Columbia?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09
BRINGING THEM HOME.

From time TO time General Otis
sends casualty report To the War
Department giving the names Of the
American officers and enlisted men
killed and wounded in the Philip
pine campaign. Lust Thursday,
when General OTIS casualty report
was announced, there came also the
news that the United States trans
port; senator" bad arrived at San
Francisco, bringing from the Philip
pines number of invalided soldiers.
Many of these men are insane. The
hardehips of active service in the
tropics of the far East have destroy
ed their reason.
Another United States transport,
AN issOuri," had sailed from Maya
saki before the "Senator" started.
She heede for HOnolulu en- route
to San francisco, and when she ar
Iives she will bring 200 dead soldiers,
besides a large number of invalids,
men whose health has been wreck ed
in the war. Two other transports,
the "Peunore" and the "Ohio," are
following the Missouri" bringing
back to their native land, the sold
iers who have bravely endured the
privations of the Philippine cam
paign.
These transports as they come
home laden with their burden of
dead, wounded, broken, insane
soldiers, present the pathetic side of
the war, the homecoming where
there is no joy, and the same scene
will appear many times over if their
government persists in the reten
ton of the Philippines. A demand
for the speedy termination of this
war of conquest is the only remedy
to prevent the further sacrifice of
life and limb, health and reason,
among American soldiers. Ameri-
can blood is too precious to be split
in any other cause than that Of lib
erty; it should not be drained to IS
tablish foreign empire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09

The work Of the Chamber of Com
merce has developed the fact that
if Columbia it to secure the indus
tries necessary to make her con-
siderable city, they must be started
by our own people, either in whole
or in part. There is plenty Of idle
money in the community to start the
necessary mil S, if the owners Of this
money can be induced to invest it
in home enterprises. There is
money enough to do the work, and
a safe plan of CO operation can east
~ be devised but the trouble is that
everybody seems to be waiting for
some stranger to come along and
plank down the money to build mp
Columbia. The Chamber Of Com
merce oughtto go diligently to work
to convince Columbia capitalists
who already have investments here
that they more than anybody else
can profit by building Columbia up
The men who own the real estate
in Columbia can double their rental
incomes by Investing a few more
thousands in manufacturing enter
prises. But unless somebody is will.
ing to DO something, we had just a;
well quit talking about it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-09

this sad chapter IN Kentucky's his
tory il this IL shows that the repuh-
lican party party Of corpora
tions, trusts aud combines; supple
meuted by the gold bugs-a defeated
and dispruntled few, mean to con
troll this country for the corpora
tons aud by the corporations, by
bribery and bulld0zing f they can,
or by bayonet rule # need be.
The people should heed this warn
ing and prepare 10 defend their
liberty and their rights.