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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
FESTIVITIES CLOSED.
New Hampshire's Celebration Enaed
With Ball.

Portsmouth, N. H, September 49,
New Hampshire's Kearsarge-A Alabama
celebration practically closed today in
this city with grand naval and mill
tary pageant, a reception to the two gov
ernors on board two OF the ships, the
flagship New York and the battlesh1p
kearsarge, and q grand state ball this
eve ming at Hotel Wentworth The day
was most delightful and the southern
gu ests enjoyed themselves hugely.
Tomorrow at 8 0 clock the state party
will leave Portsmouth for the White
Mountains on special train Of Pull
man cars.
On Friday night the Alabama guests
Will be sent aWaY with God speed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
THE WEATHER.

Boston, September 19.-Local fore
cast Thursday increasing cloudiness,
probably followed by showers in the
afternoon or night. Friday unsettled
with showers, followed b. clearing
weather in the afternoon; slowly rising
temperature; south TO southwest winds.
Was hington, September 19-For New
England-Fair Thursday, not SO cool;
Friday partly cloudy with showers in
southern and western portions; fresh
southerly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
THE FARMINGTON FAIR.

Pennington. September 19.-With pleas
ant weather and a large attendance, the
second day of he Franklin County show
and fair was all that could be desired.
The horses had the field today In the
three minute class the event went easily
to Stranger, A. Il. Foss Of North Wayne,
owner, in straight heats. Best time, q 35N X.
In the 2. .28 class, George r., owned by
William Jones of Lewiston, won first
money in straight heats. The most closely
contested event Of all was the 2.20 class
which was won by Rex Wilkes, j. M
Ridley OF Oakland, owner, in 2 213l. TLe
race postponed from yesterday was won
by Vollie in 2 393l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20

itorial'y commencing the invitation to
the public TO subscribe for the relief of
the Galveston sufferers, says:
'Ihe present occasion does not call for
Mansion house fund, inasmuch as there
ls no question of the readiness and will
ingness of the American people to minis
ter adequately to the needs of the suffer-
ers; but the British public viii be glad
OF an opportunityto give proof of friend
ly feeling for the United States -
FROM BERLIN EMBASSY.
Berlin, September 19.-The United
States embassy In Berlin has sent $500 to
the Galveston RELIEF fund, Prof Darth,
the piano instructor, being the only Ger
man who contributed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
A CLASH AVOIDED.

Harrisburg, Pa, September 19 The
expected clash between the union and
non-union miners in the Lykens valley
was avertsd by the officers. Many stones
were thrown and one Greek was struck
In the head. Thomas Bridges. a strike
sympathizer, was arrested on the charge
OF throwing a stone.
A young man named Patrick GaIlager,
was assaulted on Dummer street tonight,
presumably by Greeks. John Pappas was
arrested on suspicion of having commit
ted the assault.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday, sept. 19, taken at 8
D. M, meridian time, the observation for
his section being given in this order;
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather:
Boston, So degrees, IS, clear; New
phia. 90 degrees. Sc, clear: Washing
ton, So degrees. Sc, clear; Albany. Of
degrees, S, clear; Buffalo, 66 degrees,
So, D cIdy; Detroit, 62 degrees, s, rain
Chicago. 62 degrees, SW, CLOUDY; St. Paul
54 degrees, S, cloudy; Huron, Dakota,
81 degrees, w, cloudy; Bismarck, 4S de-
grees, N, cloudy; Jacksonville, 76 de-
grees, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
MIR. BOUTELLE RECOVERING
Positive News To This Effect Given
out by Physicians.

Bangor, September ia report sent
officially from the asylum in which Con-
gresham Charles A. BontelIe is receiving
treatment for aphasia, and Ieoeived by
his family here today throws aside the
caution which his physicians have been
preserving in making statements OF his
condition and states without qualifica-
tion that he is rapidly improving. The
brain obstruction, which by allowing a
physical pressure upon certain parts,
made it impossible for him to properly
control his nerve-centers, has SO far been
absorbed under the treatment he has been
receiving that he is now only slightly
troubled with thought or speech, and in
general he is practically himself again.
At no time during his Illness has his
physical condition failed. The physicians
say they are agreeably surprised at his re-
cent rapid gains and they are confident
enough to hope for an early complete re-
covery. This is regular report, such as
the family arranged for at stated periods
long ago, but at no time before this has
the surgeon in charge allowed the ex-
treme caution governing their construc-
tiOn to be removed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
LOCAL wEArHER REPORT.

Portland, Sept. 10, 1900, The loca
weather bureau records the following:
ga. m.-Baromet sc. .297s thernome-
ter, 40; dew point, So; rel. humidity, 90;
direction of the wind, N ; velocity of
the wind, 5; state of weather, clear.
D. n.-Barometer, 80 319; thermome-
ter, 49, dew point, 80; rel. humidity, 53;
direction of the wind, SW; velocityof
the wind, s; state of weather, clear.
Maximum temperature, 5S; minimum
temperature, Al; mean temperature. so;
maximum wind velocity, 10 NE; prec1pi-
tation-24 hours, 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
COAL GOES UP 50.

Boston, September 19.-The coal mer.
chants of this city have decided that the
price of stove coal from today Will be 81
a ton. This is an advance of 81 a ton
within week. The increase covers all
grades.
The object of the dealers In raising the
price to 81 Is to stop the people from
buying coal. They have all they can do
to fill the normal demand at this season
OF the year and with the present buying
panic the dealers are simply over
Whelmed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
ATTEMPT AT SETTLEMENT.
Example Set In shamOlsim Which May
Become General.

Shamokin, Pa, September 19.-The
most important development of the coal
miners strike which has occurred since
its inception is the effort made today by
a committee of the miners employed at
the Natalie colliery, Mount Carmel, who
are in close touch with the operators who
control that mine-aIl New York capital
ists-tO secure a settlement.
From the consultation with mine offic
lals 1t Is believed they can effect their OBJ
1ect and that other operators will follow
in the same line.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
SEEKING a PARDON.

Bangor, September. 19.-Lewis A. Bar
ker, Esq, has returned from the state
prison In ThOmaston, where he has been
in consultation with David l.. Stain
and Oliver Cromwell, who are serving
life sentences for the murder of John
Wilson Barron of the Dexter Savings
bank at Dexter He is preparing to move
toward securing their pardon. on the
grounds that they are Innocent Of the
crime for Whioh they are conyioted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
ANDROsOoGGIN SUNDAY SCHOOLS

L1vermore Falls, September 10 The
annual meeting OF Che Androscoggin
County Sunday School Institute was held
in Uhe Methodist church here today with
a good attendance The following officers
were elected: President, DR.. Horace Til
den; vice president, Rev. j. r, Clifford !;
secretary and treasurer, George Chan
df0P
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
GERMANsLOAN CLOSES.

New York, September 10 -Subscrip-
tions for the German loan formally closed
at the end of business hours today. The
exact amount of applications received
could not be ascertained but the aggre-
gate number is said to be surpris ingly
large.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
ANOTHER BIC SCHOONER.

WaIdoboro, September 19.-WiIIiam Pal
mer OF Boston has contracted WIN WIZ
Ceoroe T.. Welt, the WaldobOro shipbu1Id-
er, for the construction OF another i've
1rsstsd schooner of 1000 tons coal capacl-
tv. to be named the Baker Palmer.
The keel for this vessel will be laid as
soon as the Fannie Palmer, now on 6he
win 90 overheard next May.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20

Boston, September 19.-Capt. Holway
and crew OF three men of the barge S.
l.. Watson, which sank oil Highland
light during the storm yesterday, were
saved by the tug boat Gladiator, which
had the barge in tow. The shipwrecked
men are now on board the barge Strouds-
burg, which was towed to an anchorage
hara TODAY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
LATE MARINE.

Marcus Hook, September 19.-Passed,
schooner Cum berIand, Philadelphia for
Portland.
Reedy Island, September 19.-Passed up,
schooner Mary f. Godfrey, Kennebec for
Philadelphia Passed down, schooners
Celia E., Philadelphia for Bangor; j. M.
Harlow, do for East BoOthbay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
COAL JUMPS IN BROOKLYN.

New York, September 19.-The Brook
Ivn Coal exchange has decided to advance
the retail price of coal to So ton. One
of the heaviest of Brooklyn dealers is
quoted as saying that he had talk with
some of the Pennsylvania railroad peo-
pIe today and they told him the raise IN
price had only just begun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
CA1 ADIAN PACIFIC GOING TC
BOSTON,

Montreal, September 19. The Canadian
Pacific has notified the Dominion gov
ernment that unless some arrangements
for mutual be n eft can be made be-
tween it and the IntercoIoDiaI govern
ment) railway, they VIII be compelled to
make Boston their winter terminus
through arrangements with the Boston
and Maine, instead OF Halifax and St.
John,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
SOUTHERN MILLS CURTAIh.

Charlotte, N c., September 19-The
recommendation of the Southern Cotton
Spinners' association that it's mem bers
curtail their production of yarns as
much as possible for go days, has been
complied with by enough mills to bring
about a red uction in the Southern out
put of about 40 per cent Two large
mills at Maiden, N. c., have suspended
operations altogether.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
GOLD LADEN STEAMER BEACHED.

Seattle. Wash, September 19.-The
treasure steamer @. ii. Hamilton from
Dawson to ST Michael, with $50 passen-
gers and 81, 300, coo in dust, was driven
on the beach on the Yukon flats Septem-
ber 6. during q severe storm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
FILIPINO CIVIL BILL PASSED.

Manila. September 10 The Philippine
commission held a long session today and
passed the civil service sbiu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
STUDENTS

Whose eyes trouble them will find
it to their advantage to consult
me. I make the care of the eyes
of students and school children a
speciality. I have examined the
eyes of more than 1000 students
during the past year and have re-
ieyed hundreds of cases of eye
strain by the application of suita-
bic lenses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20

voted it's third days session to the dis
c1ssion of the riuusI 4nere is decided
contest for the next meeting place.
ffalo and san francisco ar9 candi-
dates. This n orning there was a grand
parade of uniformed bodies reviewed by
Gov Tyi ier and his staff.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
A BOER FIRE BRAND.

Spitsskop, Septembnr 18.-Gen. Viljoen,
who succeeded Louis Botha III the SUI
preme command of the Transvaal troops,
is reported to be moving northward in
the direction Of Hector Spruit, with 5000
men and 80 guns. He is known as ''phe
Fire Brand5 and will endeavor to pro
tract the war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20

SOVEREIGN LODGE OF ODD FELL
LOWS.
Richmond, Va, September 19.-The
sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows de-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
BRYAN All HOME.

Lincoln, Neb., September 19.-Hon.
w. j Bryan arrived at his home here to-
night from St. Joseph, Mo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
WHEN MIR. SHELDON EDITS.

(From the st. Paul Globe.)
When Mr.. Sheldon edits the Topeka
Daily Capital:
During the temporary absence of the
circulation liar, we desire to state that
the circulation Of this paper is twenty
five hundred by actual count"
Ten dollar suits at Wagstaff's for
&.99, this week only. IN. B. We have
personally examined these suits and
find they are not worth 80 cents
Editor)"
"A very bad man was arrested last
evening for doing simething wrong. We
publish no crimes in this paper, there
to be good and go back to work. Last
week he was foreman on this paper"
"Wanted-A woman for general
housework. Nothing served undressed
and time allowed for bible reading and
prayer meeting"
"Personal-If the gentleman who
noticed young lady at prayer meeting
Wednesday desires to save his soul, ad
dress d. Object, alimony."
"One of the reporters of this journal
was assaulted by stranger yesterday
afternoon. He turned the other cheek.
Later on the stranger was taken to the
city hospital, where they took him in"
"Mr. Howe, editor of the Topeka
Globe, who is temporarily filling Mr..
Sheldon's pulpit, while he is engaged
with this journal, will preach on Sun
day upon "The Printers Devil"
use Smiths pills. They will reduce
your head to its normal size. CThe
editor has had occasion to use these
pills, and found them all that is claim
ed)"
"Wanted--A christian young man to
saw wood. One who goes to Sunday
school preferred. No pay, but good
society"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
A "BUNCO" TRICK.
need -

There is no longer doubt that the
Porto Rican Tariff bill was passed only
by the Intervention of the sugar and to-
bacco trusts. The fact was indisputa-
bly, established by the votes of three
Democrats for the bill. Messrs Davey
and Meyer of New Orleans, the center
of the sugar producing section of the
country, and therefore dependent upon
the favor ofthe sugar trust, and Mr.. De
Vries, the only Democratic member of
the California delegation--a delegation
necessarily bound up with the interests
of the sugar trust-are the three Demo-
Gratis who voted for the bill. Mr.. Bella
my of North Carolina, state in which
the tobacco trust is very strong, de-
clined to vote on the measure.
1t is not denied that the tobacco and
sugar interests mainly were responsible
for the radical and sudden change inn
pressed upon the Republican leaders in
congress, when. after President Nc
ed in ringing phrases that absolute free
trade be extended to Porto Rico, and
Chairman Payne and other members oi
the ways and means committee had en-
dorsedthe presidents view, bill, laying
a discriminating duty of 25 per cent
was framed and forced upon the party
by caucus action.
Nor is there much doubt but shrewt
"bunco" trick was played to pass the
bill by adding amendments which, it ii
understood, win be knocked out by tn,
senate. The Foraker bill for Porto Rice
now pending in the senate, was FIRE,
trade measure as originally drawn, bu
as soon as It became inevitable that tn,
party must split on the issue IL fire.
trade for Porto Rico was insisted upon
Senator Foraker had the committee 4
which his bill was referred amend 1
so as to lay an average tariff tax OF ?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
TO BITTER TIE CONDITION or
SOCILTY.

1t is proposed by DR.. W. Duncan Nc
KIM of New York, to better the con-
dition of society in this country by kill
ing a half million people. He believes
that it is not only the right but the
duty of society to put to death its
criminal and dependent classes en-
bracing the confirmed criminal, the
epileptic and hysterical criminal, the
incurable insane criminal, idiots, imbe-
Giles, and moral imbeciles. DR.. McKim
is a well known practitioner of New
York and is the author of a book in
which he presents his startling remedy.
Whether it will meet the endorsement of
other scientific minds. is not known.
But if we must go into the killing busi-
ness at wholesale to better the con-
dition of society, we should not stop at
the classes enumerated. There are other
classes whose sudden taking off
would not have an evil influence on the
amelioration of the race. 1t is that
class responsible to a degree for the
condition of those whom DR.. McKim's
remedy proposes to remove. In his work
"Heredity and Human Progress" the
doctor says:
"The essential feature of the plan is
the gentle removal from this life of such
idiotic, imbecile and otherwise grossly
defective persons as are now dependent
for maintenance upon the state, and
of such criminals as commit the most
heinous crimes or show by the frequent
repetitions of crimes less grave, by their
bodily and mental characteristics and
by their ancestry, that they are hope
lessly incorrigible. Respecting habitual
drunkards, the degrees of addiction to
drink which should necessitate extinc-
ton would be best decided through a
physical and mental examination.
"The painless extinction Of these lives
would present no practical difficulty; in
carbonic acid gas we have an agent
which would instantaneously fulfill the
need"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN.
{ Golfers Weekly.)

A niece of President Kruger, annie
Kruger who was in this country at the
outbreak of hostilities, is typical of the
South African women, and though adu-
Gated in France and Belgium, she spent
her girlhood on the veldt and farm of
her native country. In her own pictur-
esque words she thus recently eX-
pressed herself, which will show some
thing of the kind of life Boer girl must
lead: Like all Boer girls, I am an ex-
cellent shot. From sheer necessity we
have all been obliged to learn how to
shoot and one of the first requisites Of
our education is to hit bulls-eye at
long range. Our cunning with the gun
has been handed down to us through
generations. When trekking on the veldt
it often fell to the women to keep the
prowling lions away from the wagons,
and in time of war our women stand be-
hind the 1aager or barricade, as the case
may be, load the guns, tend the wound
ed, and, if needed. take a hand in the
shooting also"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06

tion and election, but it puts a whip in
the hands of every Democratic speaker
with which to scourge Republican con-
gressmen wherever they appear for re-
election. What answer, for instance,
con Congressman Mann, Boutell and
Foss make to the charge that they
preferred to serve the ulterior interests
of the sugar and tobacco trusts than to
obey the dictates of "our plain duty as
pointed out by the president, last De,
cember.
- No one of these congressman voted
for the Porto Rico tariff without warn
ing. They all knew that the sentiment
of their constituents was solidly fol
free trade for Porto Rico, not only be-
cause 1t was simple justice, but because
it was the best politely sustained by
the reports and reasoning of every
official or commission that had investi
gated the subject.
The Times-Herald knows that ii
voices the sentiment of the entire Mis-
sissippi valley when it says that by
abandoning the attitude of his message
in regard to Porto Rico, President Nc
Kinley has imperiled Republican con.
troll of the next congress. Even his own
prospect of reelection would be in
jeopardy were it not for the utter inn
possibility of the Democracy to get from
under the load of Bryan and it's own
futility.
But the Republican party should re-
member that the people sometimes shut
their eyes to all risks when they wish
to punish neglectful recreant parties.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
BROTHER ABNER, AGAIN.

BrotherAbner, who has snatched a
few moments from his pressing duties
as a department lobbyist, is impart-
ing political wisdom to his country
men through the columns of a New
York newspaper. Like Brother William,
Brother Abner is profoundly devoted to
the workingman. "In Ohio" says he,
1--WE choose our political leaders from
the mechanics in the factories and not,
as in New York, from gatherings at
the Waldorf or Delmonicos at So per
plate.' How interesting, and yet how
true! There is Mechanic Bill Nc
Kinley, for example, who is member
of the Chicago bricklayers union. There
is Mechanic Mark Hanna, who tolls ten
hours a day over his skillet. Mechanic
Cox, of Cincinnati, laboriously spins a
roulette wheel. Mechanic Joe Foraker
makes butcher knives. Mechanic Bill
Day, Mechanic Charley Grosvenor,
Mechanic-but why continue a list
which is familiar to everyone? Horny
handed sons of toll every one, with
Brother Abner himself as walking dele
gate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
Dewitt WARNER ON SUBSIDIES.

Probably the best informed man who
appeared before the hearings commit
tee in Washington against the Frye
Payne ship subsidy bill was ex-Con-
gresham John Dewitt Warner, of 1Iew
York. No one else made the promoters
of the bill as uncomfortable as did he:
and no one else used palmer language
in stating his objections. We today print
a letter from him on the "Ship Subsidy
Trust" which he believes would result
from the passage of the bill, and, in
ready back of the bill. There is subject
for thought in what he says. He is not
the only man who believes that trust
would surely result from such legisla
ton.
The Baltimore Sun, of Feb. 16, says:
1--WE have built up our trusts upon
the bonuses which the taxpayers are
compelled to advance in the shape of
prohibitory tariff duties. To subsidize
ship owners will be merely to create
another trust. Unless the taxpayers are
anxious therefore, to contribute, under
compulsion, to the development and
maintenance of another monopoly they
will protest against the passage Of the
Hanna-Payne bill. 1t is simply a pro-
position to raid the treasury In the in
terest of privileged class, and it will
strengthen trusts Of all kinds"
The Hanna-Payne ship subsidy bill
was drawn by committee of 21 men,
representing primarily the builders and
committee, however represent great in
dustrial trusts or railroad combinations.
On January 10, 1900, Mr.. C. A. Griscom,
the president Of the International Navi-
cation company, told the house hear
ing committee that sit is considered
proper by my colleagues that / should
offer a word of explanation as to how
the committee which prepared this bill
was composed" He then named the
| members of the committee which took
two years of very constant work, sit
ting more than monthly for conference
to perfect what is now sub
mitted to YOU"
| Mr.. Theodore Search, president of the
National association of manufacturers,
and one of the committee of industrious
| patriots who drew the subsidy bill,
stated In the New York Tribune of Feb.
20, 1900, that "a bill as scientific and as
equitable as this has never
before been introduced in any legisla-
tive body in the world" He also stated
that the sliding scale OF reduced com
pensation" which would necessarily re.