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The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

C0R sALE-Magnlncent cottage lots and
new cottages at Ottawa Park. (Cnn Cot
iage Property on Cape electric line near Cape
Casino. Some Of the advantages are GOOD
streets, excellent car service Sebago vater,
electric lights, fine beach. up TO date restaurant
on tie grounds, only desirable parties. no
cheap cottages, everything strictly hrst clsss,
Prices and plans at our ONCE. DALTON q
CO., 50 Exchange street. 3-if
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

I ADIES don't suffer with constipation. hard
~ mensiruation, bearing down pains. when
by using Dr. prew's electro-generator you may
mud health and happiness. 81
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

EOR SALE OR LEASE-Blacksmith business.
fires, q good business shoeing and Job
bing wheelrohf and paint shop connected sci
on easy terms, good reason for sale. ~ miles
from Boston, town of 10000. Addresl L.
RIN0, Marlboro, Mass. 21&W
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 40 cents, cash I'm advance.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

lVANTED-Your old antique furniture to re-
w pair and polish, nrst class work az reason
able price; also one mahogany desk for sale.
Cali or send pos tai TO p. II. WALL, Sc Spruce
street, City. Al
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

Bears the
Signature OF
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
ro&Er.

u situated on the corner. Apply 70 10; 90
OXFORD ST. 81
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
WANTED.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 80 cents, cash IN advance.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

Tor sALR-At Great Diamond Island, cot
tage OF 8 furnished rooms. bath, rnnning
sold at bargain. Z. Il. BRIGGS. Deerlng
Center, Me. ~
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

WE WILL CLEAN OR REPAIR your Sew
w ing Machine at your home. and guaran-
tee 1t to work as perfectly as when new. We
give two weeks trial OF our work. and II not
call. J. B. g. II. M. BRONSON, ia Pearl st.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

LoR 6ALE-We have had placed In our hands
some OF the most centrally located building
lots In Deeriug District, just of Forest Avenue
and adjoining Coyl0 Park. Special induce
menis and credit giyen those who Will build
good houses. Particulars, FREDERICK \.
VAIL, Agent, First National Bank. 3l1
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

MONEY TO LOAN on frst and SECOND mort
Au cages on real estate, personal property,
Inquire OF A. c. LIBBY q CO., AZ 1 z Exchange
ST mare4
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

MONT suffer with lame back or dyspepsia.
~ rheumatics or piles when yon can be cured
BY using oHe OF DR.. Drew's eiectro-geDerators,
for sale at Hays drug store or by Cook. Everett
& Pennell wholesale druggists. 81
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

EoR sALE-Fine pine room house, besides
bath and pantry, two years old, three
minutes 10 electrics either way. very fine view,
natural boulder foundation price 10 per cent
OF actual value. Great bargain. L. M.
LEIGHTON, % Exchange st. 2-t
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

NOTICE-Goss & Wilson, auotioneers, re-
~ moved to 1854 to 100 Middle St, corner OF
Silver St du
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
a Bleachery at Last.

At las, South Carolina is to have ter
big bleashery AID tue oa;t9n n::.s "li
no longer haze to saDd taei: pTo:oos 20
the East .o7 finishing . eocneo:iar
with the nleacher7 cotton factory is
to De operated TIE commission hcs
already bsen issaed by the Secretary Of
State The corporaiors of the concern
Which is to be known as the Gear
Water l3 eaeherg and Manufactsrlne
Coupso are: Charles E.f"s, ino,
Barrett. j.. f B Pope ard Lepdoo a
Thomas. il al! of Atlaosa. Ga Ihe
rlaos is to be located at C!eer " Wa'cr
in the county of Akeo This C'eaT
Water secticn is said to have rs f e
water for bleaching purposes as cao Se
foaed in the country The capital
stock is to be $500 o0a. divided toto
shares at S1oo each TIE eoapaeg
sets forth its purpose IL this wise !:
The manufacturing. spinning. bleach
ing, dyeius. prio,;os. finishing aad
selling of all goods of every kind of
cottoo or WOOL TIE organization Of
this enterprise has Teen talked Of for
some time.-Co;. cor. News and COG
riec.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Mr. Neill's Back Down.

We do not know why it is so late
coming 20 light, but the Financial
Chronicle OF March 10th calls at'en
,ica 10 the fact that Messrs Neiii
Brothers February circular contains
letter from Mr. Henry N Neiil,
dated at New Orleans, Feb ist Ia
this letter Mr. Neili seeks to explain,
or ratuer to account ior his inability
to explain why ne SO over estimated
the cotton crop
He starts ou. with the attempt al
have told you for some time that |
was forced to fear, if not to absolute
!z conclude, that my nsua: system Of
judging the probable cotton crop by
a minute and continuous study OF the
weather--say the temperature and
rainfall which it had experienced
throughout the cotton states-bad
failed I"
After declaring that the system
bad worked with approximate accu
racy for 20 years, he goes Oh to say
why it has now failed could rot
discover and cannot yet 90 so, but |
have latterly heard OF many remarka
Bile cases OF Disappointing results in
the final counting up Of individual
crops He then goes on TO fecite at
eome detail the experience Of farm
er. name not given, on 500 acres OF
.and in Alabama where, with e1pec-
,ation of making full crop, the
veld had turned GU: % per ceot less
than the year previous and for which
results the farmer was absolutely an
able 10 account. MIR Neil! adds:
.Nor can myself discover any
reason. either in this case o. others
which have come before ne. &c
not iateud 10 make any second estl
natc. ba: think il coe to my
friends tc admit tba, fully acAnowl
edge thas my system, although car
r;ed out as faithfully as III all previous
occasions, has this time unscconhta'
bly, failed .
Unfortunately ,or the farmers who
failed to receive proper prlce tol
their cotton because Of the unwar
ranted estimates OF tie crop by Nj
Neill, aoa .or tie -Btt'ss: sp:naes:
whose faith in this estimate KEEP
them frcm buying lower priced cot
ton, SIR Neill's explanation comes
too late to be OF practical service
The public. perhaps. will nave i'
accord Mr Neiil sincerity ID hl
explanation, but at the same time, al
must admit that il is very lame ant
unsatisfactory excuse. The August
Chronicle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
TO BUILD G. A. &c. R. R.
Party Of Seaboard Cir Line
Surveyors at Charleston to
B7gln Work,

A party Of Seaboard Air Line
eur7eyors arrived in the city this
morning. aud from what can be
learned will begin the work OF
surveying the final liue of the pro
posed road between Charleston aud
Augusta a, once The arrival OF the
engineer 10 Charleston is taken by
those who claim to know that work
will soon bpgin on the Chattanooga,
Augusta and Charleston Air L'oe
road
The engineering corps that reached
Charleston this morning is full one
and is in charge of Col R ID Boil
ing. who surveyed the preliminary
route The surveyors brought with
them all of their paraphernaIia and
trunks and are fully prepared to
remain in the vicinity of Charleston
for some time. Taking everything
into consideration it looks as if the
Seaboard Ai7 Line people hope to
bpgiu work at an early date. Now
tba, the troubles of the Seaboard Air
Line are at an end and the difficulties
which they have contended With have
been overcome, active steps are be-.
ing taken TO carry oct ali the plans of
the company, which were begun eev
eral mouths ago. the construction OF
the line between Augusta and
Charleston being one of them.
When the idea Of building a road
between this city and Augusta was
first conceived corps OF engineers
was out IN the field and q route sur
veyed, but the fual route was never
fixed The surveyors that arrived
this morning are here for the purpose
of making the final survey, which
when completed, it is understood,
work on the road will begin
Charleston Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
The Shamrock Today.

All Englaod is wearing the shamrock
today. Aud Eogland is everywhere-
almost For this is Sain, Patrick s
day, aod be loved the shamrock. and be
aod it are iuGissolubly linked With the
oue aud tradition c; old Erin. aud the
sturdy Irish soIdie.y have been fighting
tee queou's battles .o5ly This Is the
6rs. ;ic,e 10 th4 history CT the empire
tia, by proci:ns,ion Of her majesty IL
counc eli the shamrock vii! De woro b5
ucbIemsa caa by peasant roughoat
the ic1 g;h acd breath cf the :eaim
Fer il IS to TIE gallant sons OF Elm
,ast Eag!and ewes wb2sevaT OF victory
she has game: "a The fer eff laad of
Beer aaa bargher
jus, why they celebrate sae l1;h
day Of March Irisbmen cao hardly tell
7ou. Some say 1t is Ssios Patrick 3
birthday. So loos ego !ivsa the pa:Too
saiat CT Erin Msvor,nceu snas BIS nsssi
cav is shrcuded 10 some obscurity.
Hae!e is legend ttat oae set Of the
csvont observed ,aa ga, and another
the S:h OF March uo,i! cco;eotioos
arose AID tie sbIi!a!ai, was piled With a
vim Then IL vas that wise old
prizes. ended az dispute By saying 'hat
since the tac.:oas could nos "spi:s the
c;gArepce" they cauid accept the sum
of S aoa 8 aud this they did.-Sia;e
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Charleston Jury MIDDLE.

Charleston. S. g., March Is The
Charleston bar ls ia no eud of legal
muddle During the winter some OF
it's members went to work aud had a
new Jury law passed for sa;s county.
Before the new statute could become
operative it was found that jurors
drawn Under the old one were Illegal
ly drawn Ii the meantime the
February term Of court came on
Now i; devclopes that question viii!
be raised as 10 the conslitu:ioual'ty
of the new law The matter will be
debated at length Monday before
Judge Gary Should he boid that
the lew is unconstitutional no jury
trial can be heId here for Is months
There was meeting Of the bar asso'
citation to discuss these matters today,
bat 60 satisfactory conclusion wac
reached.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Cremated by 800 Tons of Mo-.
ten Metal

Pi,tsbu7g, March l6 By The fail
Of "baos' at the a1onongahe'a Far
capce company at Mckeespc't today
oaa usa vas cremased. two fatally
burned aod $50 Others badly injured
George ilactir is the c7enaied mso
George Curves aad S5d0ey Jackson
we're 50 badl, turoed that their Tseov-
ery is impossible. Stepaeu S,oooswich
ara John Bcrcueck were badly burned
but ei.!recoyer.
Explosives of this character are
freouep. 10 this section, but the disap
pearanca OF Martin lends an air OF
mystery to the affai, that makes 1t
unique. Three buodred toos of molten
ore, coke and minerals. used 10 the
production Of pig iron became fast 'n
the furnace aud Mas,io and Cur~eo, as
top filters, tried to dislodge it. Sud
denly the entire mass fell. compresslng g
the gas telow and causing a terrific
explosion
Not traoce Of Mar,ic's body Gao be
found Curveo. when discovered was
in horrible shape aod can hardly live
until morning Tie other men who
we're at the bottom of the furnace Jared
some better, bat Jackson is so badly
burned that bis recovery is next to i'm
possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Robbed the Dead.

New York, March IA CORES.
popdent of tas Evepiug Post writing
from Manila under date of Feb 2, says:
"Wbeo Grego1io de! Piiar's BODY Sas
found American soldiers stripped 1t of
every bit of clothing. taking the rings
from the fingers and lockes from The
neck. No, stitch of any KIM was
left 90 the body, everything being
taken for souvenirs For two days the
body was left BY the roadside unburied.
until It's odor vas offensive and some
Igorrates we're ordered to cover it With
dirt. Among the things taken we're
his watch. money, gold and dia-
mond ring"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
McKlnley's Measure Passes
the Senate.

Washington, March l6 Tie Poer
to Rico appropriation bill! was pass
ed by the senate today It's text
follows +:
"Be it enacted, etc, that the sun
Of s2,095,455, being the amount OF
customs revenue received on impor
tatiops by the United States from
Puerto Rico since the evacuation OF
Puerto Rico by the Spanish forces %
the 18th Of October, 1898, to the
first of January, 1900, shall be
placed at the disposa! of the pres'
dent, tc be used for the government
now existing and which may hereai
ter be established in Puerto Rico,
and for public education, public
works, and other governmental and
public purposes therein aud the said
sun or 90 much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated for
the purposes herein specified, out OF
any moneys in the treasury not 9th
erwise appropriated
This relief appropriation bill, rec
ommeoded in specia! message By
President Mckinley, follows a debate.
at times spirited, extending over
parts of two days Before lis pass
age Mr. Allen, Nebraska, offered an
amendment to the bill. declaring that
the constitution extends over Puerto
Rico by its own force, but ii was los;
by the decisive vote OF 80 to II Mr
Jones of Arkansas withdrew tree
trade amendment offered by hiu, aud
tina. proposition therefore did not
reach vote Other efforts to amend
the bill were frui:less
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
sGR0FlJL4 HND IT'S hNFUL HORRORS
Johnsto1's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
I2TIIrI
cr,oa Old lady Gives Her Experience.
QUART BOTTLES.
a MOST WONDERFUL CURE.

Hurd lives in the beautiful village OF Brighton
venerable highly respected lady born IN
the Hebron Washington Co.,
"Tppecanoe and Iyler
her carry
Michigan the interesting and re-
ne was
manifold recoecons mar
attention than her IN the use o
Mrs and
terribly destructive blood tant which has cursed
and marking as
1t is
another it make It's ap
pearancc swelngs the neck or
and consumption.
Ny limbs would break out OF
yellow My swell became
My body covered with scrofuous eupuon
greatly narcd weakened and panied me
My blood bad condition and head achd severely
remedy
physicians
length Detroit and
Saapara bottle experiment than
faith agreeable surprise
taking
bottles But steadily improved until became entirely Well All e
healed all the disappeared gained perfect hea
and been troubled with scrofu since OF an @ @
had remarkably good health
then believe that JOHNSTONS SARSAPARLA the
old lady did
several 81 believe ny
life saved by JOHNSTONS SARSAPAR1LLA"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Pictures

TIE most popular pic'ures
this season ere tie artistic and
beautiful piati0a prints aud Ar;o.
types. The Plsiina Frlnte have
al; tie fidelity to detail of a
photograph as veil as The do'ss
aad artistic va,1e ot . steel plate
eogravipg. The Avto;ypes are
t;eh class artists priuts-coples
& (encas Fa:9sioge. We hs7e
y very fpe iirc CT pictures 10
handsome frspes th.s we ere
selling at lees prices for th!s
class Of work that vc have ever
known in Sumter. Cur pic
lures make suitable Wedding
presents. for pc;5ias IS more
aceey;aba9'e 'aaa cae or 1:ore
ice ple'asea.
gVe havo .ecsa';7 aaaed this
:.:oa Of ei5,2re< to or stock sna
ve invite az inspection Of ocs
pictures. .s'!.apy sizes, 7arloa5
s:rlcs os iranes, AID prices &C
sa!;.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Notice Of Registration.

The State Of South Carolina-Snmter Couo.
ty-Ofice OF Supervisors Of Registration,
Sumter County. Sumter. S. C., February
let, 1899.
Notice is berebr given that iu accordance
With an Act of ,re Genera! Assembly, aud in
conformity with the requirements of the State
Cops.iiatou, The books for tie registration
of all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing OF transfers, &C., vii! be open at The
Office oi Supervisors OF Registration IN the
court acuse, between tbs hours o! $ G CLOCK
q m sne o'clock P. m on the ti.ssMon
day Of each mouth, uo,Il thirty days ec.ore
the next general election. Minors who shall
become OF age during that period OF thirty
DAYS shall be- entitled 20 registration before
the books are closed, if otherwise qoa.ided
The requirements FOR qualified voter are
that The applcau, for registration shall be
able 20 read aod write correctly, or possess
in his o1o naue property TO the amount OF
three hundred dollars, upon which be pays
,a,ee. s. BURROWS,
7. D DUB0SE.
j. II KNIGHT,
Supervisors of Registration Sumter Go.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
a FrIghftu1 Blunder

Will often cause horrible Burn, Scald, CIT
or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnca Salve. the best in
the world will kill the pain and promptly heal
it. Cures OLD Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils. Feloas. ccrns, all Skin Erup,ions. Best
Pile Cure on earth. Only 25 cts, box. Cure
guaranteed Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme,prus
gist. 10
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

a gentleman living near towo.
showed the editor Of the News ccuo
ter;e;t quarter last Tuesday which he
had taken It is probable that los o!
these coins are no circulation in this
comnun;.y acd those having money
changed shoald be OF the lookout =
Dar!ioe,oo News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
State OF South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

By T.. Y Walsh. Esq, Probate Judge
u7HEREAS, WI. IS NELSON, made
w sslt to n:e 20 grant him Letters
OF Administration Of the Eatste OF sno edec's
Of SAMUEL E NELSON, deceased
These arc therefore TO cite snd adnonlsh
all and Singular the kiodred and creditors
Of the SAD Sauue! Z Ne.aoa, !Ate OF
s4ia cour,y aud State, deceased, that they
be aai appear before me, 10 the
Court o. prooa,e, to be held at Sumter
c. Il, on ai4rch 29h. 1900, next, after
publication ,hsreo:, at II O'Clock in tie tore
boon, to show cause, if Any toey hare. why
the said Administration Should cot be grant
Given uoder nv hand his 18th day of
- " THos V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
March ls--2t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Iha: Tsroobing Heaaacae.

You'd quietly lea-e you, il yoa ussd br
Kings New Life Pills. thousands @ sasessfs
szvo proved their asa;c5lcss worth for e''S
I'd N.rvors Headaches, They make pure
s,ood and strong Nerves and build up your
s.xlth Easy to take. Try them. Only %
..,.e Money back if not cured. Sod lby )
~, DsLorme, Druggist
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

Richmond. Va, March l!-Tbe
vestsry OF st Paul's church of this
city has decided to extend call 10
Rev r. ". Barnweli of Florence,
who preached here by iavitatlon two
Sundays ago
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

B.uros ayres. March li.-tae out,
); a.. .o:s he huhomic p.a2uo here has
Gees sS5,.: cf.iclatig recesolzel; IS os =
..a.ild Tyre. There heve ceea 20
d abs within two nooaths
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

Supervisors OF Registration Sumter &c.
Mch
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.
new York stock, Money and Grain
mnrket Review

New York, July 31.-Some animation
was given to the closing dealings in the
stock market today by the conflicting
movement Of prices engendered by the
upward squirt In Union Pacific and the
realizing III sugar. The break in sugar
proved the more effective In it's influence
and the market closed weak at about the
the low level Of the day, after showing
gains III many stocks at an earlier period.
The day IS trading was dun ana continued
entlrsly IN professional hands. A num-
Der OF statements of railroad net earnings
for june published over night We're fac
tors OF strength. sugar fell abruptly to
1e01I, an extreme decline OF land Ameri-
caa Tobacco suddenly dropped three
points in sympathy. Metropolitan
showed marked weakness and the whole
list fell to the lowest, Union Pacific
Welding traction. Brooklyn Transit
continued rather active today put the
movement was not wide ana the stock
saves a fractional net gain. There was q
slightly ar1ner tone to sterling exchange
today in spite of a shading OF London dis
count rates.
Total sales par value $3.50, 600. The
band market was flrmer today but very
dull, u. 5. rounding twos when issued
declined one-half and the 3's old As and
SIS one-fourth at the last call today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-01
MCDONALD STEAMBOAT GO

Beginning July 1st, 1900 steamers VIII
leave Portland Pier at $50 a. m. and 500 p. nj.
for Cousins, litteJohn's, Great Chebeague,
lHamlton's Landing) Dustin Island and South
Freeport
For Mere Point, $50 a. m for Porter's Land
ing 900 p. 10.
South Freeport $50 a. m, 100 p. m; Mere
Point l. 10 p. m. Bustns G. 4E a. m, POS p. m. {;
Great Chebeague 7.O5 a. m. 2.2O p. m. Little
johns 100 a. m, 2.35 p. M; Cousins 7.25 a. NJ,
40 p. N.
SMALL POINT ROUTE.
Leave Port and at 23O P. m. for Or's Island
East Harpswell, Sebasco, Small Point HarDOr
and Cundy's Harb0r.
Return leave Cundys Harbor at 600 a. m.
via above landings.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Portland at 10 a. m. for. Cou sins
Idttejohns, Great Chebeague, Bustin's, Island
South FreeDorr and Mere Point
Return, leave Mere Point at 2.45 p m. via
above landings.
For Orrs Island and New Meadows River at
600 a. m. Return leave Gurnet Bridge, New
Meadows. at :. so D. m Orrs Island g. 30 p. nj.
J. III. MCDONALD, Manager.
Tel, 1913 Office I5S CONNIE rciaI st
JyOut
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-01
STEAMERS.
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.
The $50 ISLAND ROUTE.

Beginning July /. 1900, steamers will leave
Portland Pier, Portland, week days, as follows:
For Long Island, $50, 900, 1910 a. m, l.45,
800 p. IN.
For Gin Island. $50, 1O.4O a. M; las. 500 p.
N.
For Little Chebeague jerks, CT. Chebeague,
50. HaTpswell, Bailey's and Orr's Islands.
900 300 1910 a. M, 1.45. 5.O0p. m.
Lttlefeld's. CT. Chebeague, 800 a. M,
Las, 500 D. m.
RETURN FOR PORTLAND.
Leave Orr's Island, $50, 500, lilo a. M, 200
1855 D. IN.
Leave Long Island, z1O $50. 1920 a. m.
$40, 5.15 p. m. Arrive Portland, 800, 1000 a.
m, 40. 4.20, 600. p. m.
Daily excursions % miles down the Bay
Fare round trip only SOC.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Portland for So. Harpswell and inter
mediate landings, 10O0 1910 a. M, 200 D. m.
Sunday sailing trip down the Bay, leave
Portland 2.15 D. m. Return from So Harp
swell via above landings, arrive Portland 8. 20
a. m, 1.15. 5. 80 D. IN.
Fare to SO. Harpswell aud return Sundays
SOC, other laddings anu sailing trip 25c.
ISAIAH DANIELS,
Jn30du Gen'l Mgr.