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The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
by THE GARROTTE.
Five Men Publicly Execated In Porto
Rico.

Poncs, p. H., April !. Five criminals
were executed here today for murder
and outrage. The executions was By gar
roting In the Spanish method and was
public. being witnessed By IN immense
crowd.
The great publicity of the ssrroting ex-
hibition, With the black robed con-
demr cd man, In oren carts, the Glow
procession, the entreaties Of the priests
and the brag ssdooio manners Of the exc
cutiensr with the latter exhibition Of the
fpses to the assembled thousands,
made q horrible spectacle.
The prominent Americans here, how
ever, think that the actual killing Of the
men was sure and quick and not infe-
rior 20 hanging.
Ths method of sdjusting the CARROT 9
and the employment Of human agency
to complies the execution, they consider
bad.
The todiss remained in position on the
platform for four hours. Thousands Of
people viewed the spectacle and heard
the speeches Of three Of the condemned
men from the platform, but they refused
to hear the speech Of the sxecntionsr.
who eoolly paced the platform. The
Paehscho brothers kissed each other fare
we'll just before the execution.
The citizens OF this place osnsure this
American authorities for permitting the
spaniah mode OF execution, although
they favored the death penalty.
The crowds dispersed In an orderly
manner after the execution and the bus
iaess houses were re-opened.
The last BODY slipped from It's fasten-
ings and fell to the floor an hour latsr.
II Is THE LAW.
Washington, April 7.-Beyond the
mere announcements that i've criminals
were to DO executed at Ponce today for
murder and outrage, General Davis the
z overnor OF Porto Rico has made no rep
resentations to the war department on
this subject. The Off oials here are some
what concerned about the situation.
But IL Is explained that neither for the
enforcement of the death penalty nor for
the method OF execution are the military
authorities responsible. These are the
results of the continuance In the island
of the Spanish legal methods, according
to the officials here. The men were ar
restsd by Porto Rioan officials; they
were tried by Porto Rioan judges un-
der Porto Rican laws and the N sthod of
execution, the Rarrote also was
prescribed by the laws aud customs of
the island.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
IN CHINA.
We are Probably Not Acting with the
Great Powers.

Washington, April lit is said at the
State Department that nothing has bsen
heard from United States Minister Con-
ger within the last few days to indicate
any substantial change In the situation
in Shan lung. The minister has noti-
fed the department of the reported con-
certed action of the representatives OF the
here that so far as the United States min-
lister IL concerned, nothing has been done
by him to commit the United States
government to act In the ombinAtion
with the powers. MIR. Conger's lnstrno-
tions enable him to make as strong a
presentation As he may deem necessary OF
the desire Of his government that full
protection should be extended to the
American residents In China. 1t was en-
tirely competent for him to couch this
demand in strong language and even TO
In innate the intention of the United
States government to Undertake, through
its own agencies. to supply the needed
protection to our citizens, should the
Chinese government fail in Sits duty In
the matter. In doing this MIR. Conger
might have acted In precisely the same
line as representatives Of the great
European powers at Pekin, but the
officials are confident that he did not be-
come party to any concert of action
The United States minister was
specifically instructed on this point that
he must act on his own responsibility
and while his course might lie parallel to
that followed by the other ministers resi-
dent in Pekin, he must under no cireum-
stances join with them In concert.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
ARE CIRCULATING PETITIONS.

There feems at present TO be wave of
temperance reform sweeping over Port
land, In many Of the churches yesterday
petitions were circulated demanding that
the officials enforce the prohibitory laws
rhese petit ions received u great many
signatures in the churches where they wsre
c,Fonlaaed
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
MONDAY.

a5 sTlT all depends upon what you want in soap.
lsC1a you require simply dirt remover, almost
lYnFI any soap will DO But if you care at all about
lss&5 the thing which is to be washed you must
think twice before you act. Any soap will clean linens
and musins, bot Ivory Soap leaves them white as
snow Any soap will clean sheets and table cloths, bot
Ivory Soap leaves no coarse strong odor Try once
1T FLOATS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
wooLWICH DELEGATES.
ssPEcIAL TO TIE rRkss.y

Woolwich, April TAT cancus of the
Republicans Friuay afternoon the follow
ing delegates were chosen to attend the
state convention: D. s. Carter, 6. A.
Walker, j. A. Purinton.
Delegates to the district convention are
Albert Hathorn, Cyrus Gilm ore, Il. Il.
Main.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09

IT ENGINEER oPFICE. 5s7 Congress
u ST.. Portland. Me-, April Z, i9O0-Sealed
proposals for placing stone In breakwaIer
at Roekland Harbor. Me-. will be received here
until u NJ, May 10. 1900, and then publicly
opened Information furnished on application.
S. w. R0ESSLER. Maj, Engrs.
apis 10 II ~ mys9
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09

pufIing Of the wreokins pumps and tbe
smoke from the boiler fires. What little
cargo is left win be iishtsted and the
stsamsr will probably 20 into dry dock
on wueadaY
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
DOMINION ARRIVES TODAY.

The steamship Dom iuion Of the DO
minion line, left Halifax at .. M, yes.
terdays and win arrive here early this
morning. The Dc mlnion has seven cabin,
II intermediate and $50 stssraas passsn
- - hoard.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
BIG FIRE IN PITTsBURG.

iPttsburg. Pa, April s.-Joseph Horne
q Co.'S immense dry goods store barnsd
tonight. Loss 10000.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
SEIZURES BY TIE PoLICE.

The police Saturday made seizures at
se5 Fore street, 81 Centre street and bn5
Fore street,.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
Umbrellas Counter.


agon frame and silk
cases, fine natural ham
dies, to go today at hay
the regular prices
these are slightly de-
faced on the outside as
they have been used in
department displays.
CorSets Counter.
A lot of Fancy Cor
sets, at 36c, special Oaiae.
Also an assorted lot of
Hose Supporters, for
women, at 21c
UndeyzOcar, Mushn.
One lot of white CAM
brio Skirts, full umbrel-
la shape, deep founce,
tucked and trimmed
with wide lace and inser-
ton, at Sic, marked
down from $1.19.
Infants outfits.
Five styles of en-
broidered Flannel, white,
pink and blue, at 59c a
yard, marked down from
75c. Also a lot of col
ored p. X. dresses for
boys two to three years,
at $1.36, marked down
from $1.S9-these are
nice little two piece Suits
suitable for house wear.
In same section, a lot of
80 inch real Scotch
Bingham, fancy plaids
for children's wear, at
1Sc a yard, marked
down from 25c. Also a
lot of women's Crepon
Elder Down Dressing
Sacques, satin bound, at
$3.50, marked down from
2.36.
Linens Counter.
One bale of genuine
Russia Crash, pure linen,
made on land looms, at
Sc yard, was II LIE.
Forty-eight sample Tow
els, which have been
from II LIE to SOC, to
be sold at % per cent off
these prices today.
Ribbons Counter.
One lot of fancy I'M
ported Ribbons, fancy
cords, all colors, at 19c a
yard. One lot of mar
row number 5 fancy silk
Ribbons, at &c a yard,
been 12c.
Draberzes Room
Two lots of four fold
japanese Screens, at
$500, been 800.
Silks Counter.
An assorted lot of
Florentine Silks, full
width, fine quality, hand
some designs, at 49c a
yard, were 63c.
WeedEea0ork Counter.
One lot of fancy Table
Cloths, stamped for en-
broidery, at SOC, been
Soc, SIC and 98c.
Han6kerehteJS Counter
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
OWEN, MOORE & co.

black satin Belts for
mourning, also some fan
cy elastic Belts, which
have been 75c, $50, LOO,
LIS, to go at haIf today.
Fancy Goods Counter.
One lot of silvered
metal photograph frames,
at 29c, marked down
from 49c. One lot of
Easter Cards, at &c, were
&c.
/e7oek'y Counter
One lot of pearl Waist
Sets and Sleeve Buttons
and Links, at 15c. Great
bargain.
Stationery Counter
A hundred big boxes
of fine cream laid Sta
tionery, (paper and en-
velopes,) at 15c a box.
Il great moneys a0O,th.
Toilet Goods Counter.
One lot of Tappan's
perfumed Talcum Pow
der, at &c a box. One
lot of Japan Lily Toilet
Soap, at &c a cake, was
&c. One lot of celluloid
trays, SOC, were 79c.
Ha6eraashe,y.
One lot of Night shirts,
at 29c, were SOC and up.
Greaf bargain.
Basement.
One lot of accordion
plated Linen Lamp
Shades, at zoe, been 35c.
One lot of Tooth Picks,
at Sc a box, usually sc.
One lot of hammered
brass Serving Trays, at
15c, were 25c. One lot
of brass Teakettles on
wrought iron stands, at
2.42, were $50. One
lot of Basket Trays, at
Zoe.
Neekwear Counter, Women'S.
An assorted lot of best
quality silk Windsor
Ties, at 25c, marked
down from SOC.
Em6r0iasY7es Counter.
One lot of plain, broad,
muslin Flouncing, hem
stitched, at 45c a yard,
marked down from soc.
One lot of fancy flounc-
ing, at SOC a yard, been
9Sc, LOO and up.
LaceS Counter
A large lot of plain
and fancy colored white
and black Yelling, Tux
edo nets and chenille
spots, at Tic a yard.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
MISS A. L. SAWYER's
School Of Shorthand and TypeWritlne

Centennial Block. % Exehange.st.,
Portland, Maines
Thorough instruction given In shorthand
typewriting, correspondence. 80.
l5augeodtf
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09

70 likely 20 Dc fdfr
7 T ERE'S a long
i i string of care
fully selected
Bargains for our week
before Easter Sale.
GAoves Counter
One lot of Jouvin
four button Suede Kip
Gloves, all desirable col
ors, at $1.25 today,
marked down from Leo.
MeR'S GLo0eS.
A lot of mems Jouvin
Suede finish Gloves, at
$1.25, been LIS.
Skirts Counter.
One lot of fast black
Satteen Skirts with deep
ruflled flounce, faced
with cambria, at 69c,
marked down from SOC.
Hosiery.
A lot of fine gauge,
medium weight cotton
Hosiery (women's) with
Maco split soles, plain
and Rembrandt ribbed,
at &c, marked down
from Sec.
ChlAareN's Hosiery Counter.
One lot of 3-4 length
fine black Cashmere
Stockings, sizes 4 to 5,
at 33c, marked down
from SOC. And a lot of
extra heavy one-and-one
ribbed cotton Stockings,
full fashioned French
feet, at 19c today, other
days 25c.
Uvdera0ear Counter, Emitted.
One lot of Isle thread
Union Suits, knee length,
high and low neck,
quarter sleeve, white and
ecru, at &c, been SEC
and 94c. Also a lot of
Cashmere Corset Covers,
high neck and short
sleeves, at SOC, marked
down from $1.00.
Lsnsngs Counter:
One lot of new "Don-
na" Skirt Facing, at 19c
a yard, regular price 25c.
Trimmings Counter.
One lot of black and
white Silk Fringes, at
10c and 14c a yard, been
15c and 20c. Also a lot
of Fancy Pulley Belt
Rings, at &c set, been
10c-black, steel and
gilt.
Notions Counter.
A lot of Chinese IRON
ing Wax, at two cakes
for 5c-k1Lf the regular
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
OWEN, MOORE & co.

p. S. We shall also
sell today in the Haber-
dashery department
twenty Smoking Jack
cts, all good style, a
nearly complete line of
sizes, at less than the
cost of the material
that's in them.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09

The redfher to-day
70 likely 70 be fair.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09

OWEN, MOORE & co.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
ARE EASILY UPSET.
Some People Lose Their Nerve and Sense When Confronted
 by Danger.

"I remember once hearing of a fell low who, coming uninjured out of @ railway wreck, worked like demon to assist his less fortunate fellow-pas- sengers," said a railway official to a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter. "All the time he was at work. however he held one hand to his collar, and, when 1t was over, one of his companions discovered that he was holding tight to his neck tie, which he had been in the act Of tying when the collision occurred.
 People act very queerly when they are, or think they are, in danger.
 "Iknow young girl who had learned to swim quite we'll, and one day she tried to swim across a river. There were plenty of people about and the distance was not great, but when she was halfway across some one called out: How deep is it?' She let her foot down and, of course. found she was out of her depth. Instantly she lost her nerve and sank. She came up once, tried to scream, but the wa ter choked her, and down she went again.
 'A man, realizing that something was wrong. jumped in, clothes and all, and pulled her out. He was none too soon. for she was unconscious when he pulled her up. It was the sheer fright of knowing that she was out of her depth that caused it all, as other wise there wasn't the slightest dan ger"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
PERTAINING TO SCIENCE.

The death rate in New Zealand in 1896 was 9.1O per 1000 inhabitants, as compared with 1s.7 in England and Wales.
 A famous Italian faster has been un- masked at Rio de Janeiro. A physi- elan found that he used fibrous meat compressed into the smallest size, and this, in connecting with small quantity of mineral water, was enough to pre- vent starvation.
 The new Victoria and Albert musuem, as the old South Kensington museum is now called, is having a new building constructed. The frontage on Crom- we'll road is 700 feet. The area of the new buiic:ags will be eqnal to the whole of that covered by the existing museums, including temporary sheds on the west side of the Exhibition road.
 In a recent paper by Francis Galton on "Finger-pripts of Young Children" he demonstrates that clear prints of all ten fingers of baby would suffice for after-identifcation by an expert, but by an expert only. Although new ridges may appear in infant life, the type of each pattern persists all through life, and is never doubtful to 8 practiced eye.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
TEST OF EMERGENCY RATION.
4 Troop of United States Cavalry to Try Experiment. for
 Fortnight.

Capt. Fountain and Capt. Foster, of the emergency ration board of the war department, who have been in Kansas City for several weeks prepar- ing the ration for an actual test, will leave for Fort Reno, I. T. They will start from Reno with troop of cav airy made up of men from Fort Reno and Fort Sill and make marching ex- petitions, during which the men will live wholly on the emergency ration, which has been prepared at pack ing company's plant at Kansas City.
 The ration is put up in an elliptical can eight inches long. Each days food weighs a pound, and each can contains three cakes of sweet choco- late and three cakes of food prepara- tion composed of meat and grain compound. The latter, which tastes not unlike parched corn, with slight flavor of meat, is very palatable. It can be eaten uncooked, made into a porridge or soup, or it can be made into mush and then fried.
 Each can contains small packages of salt and pepper. The effect of the food on the men will be carefully noted. They will be weighed every day and their conditions closely ob- served by a physician. The test will probably last two or three weeks, and then the board will report to the war department the result of the test
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
HEADGEAR FOR A sQUAw.
Woman Who Lost Her Hat Out of Train in the West Sees It Q
 Year Later.

Talking of buying expensive hats, said the New York woman, according to the Sun, reminds me of what hap pened to a cousin of mine. She was a young widow with two children to edu- cate. Her income being small, she went to Chicago from her Montana home to study art in order to open studio her self. The lessons were expensive and when the time came for her to return home she was short of money. How ever, she saw hat in a shop window that pleased her fancy. Of course it was expensive; atpretty hat. isn't? She knew the price was more than she could afford. and for some days she re- sisted the temptation to buy it. But the day before her departure for Mon tana she bought the hat, and decided to wear it to the train, thinking 1t would be injured less than if packed.
 While changing cars at railroad junction in gale of wind her hat blew off and went sailing over the plains. There was no time to run for it, as the train was late and moved right on. Be- sides this my cousin had both children with her, the younger one in her arms. Trying. wasn't 1t? And now what do you think happened a year after? My consin came east again and naturally as the train reached the place where she had lost her hat just year before, she looked out of the car window, and there on the platform of the newly erected little station stood squaw rigged out in all the splendor of her native costume and on her head re- posed the very hat that had been such an expense and annoyance to my cousin. It was comical sight and al. most reconciled her to the loss, espe cially as the glory of the hat had de- parted, the feathers looking forlorn and the trimming generally the worse for wear"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
JUDGE AND HIS DOG.
An English Jurist's Love for AnI- maIs Brings Him Into
 Ridicule.

It is learned from the English papers that Baron Brampton, longer and more familiarly known as Sir Henry Hawk ins, or as "Old 'Arry 'Awkins"-as the rood people of London called him at
 imes-has just celebrated his eighty
 hird birthday. There is probably
 one of Queen Victoria's judges, either
 n the active or on the retired list, who ;nows so much of the seamy side of fife as does Baron Brampton. He is
 he hero of more stories than have ,een tod of any other occupant of the
 udicial bench, living or dead. His con-
 ant companion, and most devoted
 rend, singu.ariy restless and clever title terrier. figures in many of these. For instance, once when the nervous ittie animal was dragging his vener- able master violently along by it's leash, a member of the crimiHaI classes, who knew both master and dog very well, indeed called out louGly: "Why, Bill, don't go it so 'ard, the old 'un isn't blnd!" Lord Brampton's excessive love for animals on another occasion prompted him to interpose when a learned counsel had been talking about "evidence to hang a dog" and to ask what would be sufficient evidence for that purpose. That. m lud." replied the lawyer, with significance, would depend very much on whom the dog belonged to-"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
WHY HE WENT TO NEW YORK.
4 Lawsuit, Railroad smash-Up and . Broken Ankle Turned the
 Winning Card.

''What prompted you to come to New York?" asked a guest of man suc- cessfully engaged in this city, says th Sun.
 "A railroad accident had good deal to do with it," was the reply. "I had been having series of failures where l had been living, and finally the cap sheaf calamity caused me to leave town at the very hour when my name was called in a justices court. If had been there I would have been sent to iail in an action in trover; for, strange as it may seem, there are states in this country where that ancient sort of legal procedure is yet in force. had just enough money to get to an adjoining state, about 100 miles away. Thirty minutes before the schedule time of the train to cross the state line the engineer so manipulated the locomotive that it jumped the track. In the smash-up of the train my left ankle was broken. hired team to take me across the line into the other state, fol safety.
 "I knew the solicitor of the road quite we'll and wrote him of my mis. hap, laying damages at $500. I told him had a job offered me in New York and that had lost it because I could not be there on time, owing to the ac. cident on his road. received a reply in which the solicitor offered his sym. pathy and also compromise. The latter waSa split-the-difference propo- sition and immediate payment if ac cepted. Out of consideration for the solicitors friendship accepted, and in few days received a check for $25O. had never thought of coming to New York to live, but now that had little pocket money l concluded to try it And the cards have been running my way ever since. think if only could have broken both ankles in that smash. up I would he millionaire today"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
meInhia Famine.

Nature holds out no prospect of re- lief to the famine which has prevailed so long in India, but on the contrary there is every prospect that the con- ditions will be worse this year than last. In the course of recent speech on the budget the viceroy, Lord Cur zon, said the loss to the wheat crop caused by the drought during the pres ent year was from es,00O.000 to 10,- 100000. He added that the loss to the cotton crop was Je7,000,OO0, while the oilseed crop, usually covering fS,OOo,- GOO acres, was non-existent outside ot Bengal and the northwest provinces. The loss to cultivators in Bombay alone, in food crops. was z e15,OG0,00O and in cotton e4,0OOOOO It was inn possible, he said, for any government to anticipate the. consequences of visitation of nature on 90 gigantic and ruinOus a scale
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
LADIES RUN BUTCHER SHOPS.
Two New York State Women Who Have Been Successful in That
 Business.

Rochester, N. r., boasts a woman butcher, Miss Daisy Stevenson, said to be conversationalist and an ex- cellent executive. who for two years and half has yielded the cleaver, at first substituting for her sick fa- ther. Rather than allow strangers to take the business, this young lady, not yet 30. opened the market and has made it success, says Success.
 There is one other in the trade. lady in Syracuse, N. '. When asked how she liked her task, she replied: Tt is not through choice that do the work, but because 1t is means of support for the, family. It was difficult at first, but now it does not seem harder than home work. I am my own boss, which means great deal. l open the market at 3:30 in winter and six in summer. I find it difficult to get good help; anyone can sell good cuts, but it is the odds and ends which go to make up the profit, and which must be disposed of as we'll. very seldom lose any thing from bad accounts, as my cus- toners are prompt. If I send state ment and receive no returns, l i'm mediately drop those people from my roll and refuse to trust them again"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
GOES UNRECoGNIZED.
Ex-Pxesident Harrison and Hia sprightly Little Daughter Escape
 the Notice of New York Crowds.

Benjamin Harrison, dressed in his usual black frock coat and a high silk hat, walked five blocks in the Broad way hotel district of New York, thronged with men and women, the other day and not one recognized him. Baby" Harrison-''she's getting to be quite miss," her father says-was tripping alongside, her little hand in his, and stepping on the cracks be- tween the stones. She. missed one. She halted and reached back one lit- tie foot to touch it. She jerked on the hand of her ex-presidential father, and he paused. stepped half pace back ward, and smiled benignly while Baby" Harrison planted her foot on that crack. Nobody dreamed that the old gentleman obeying the child was an ex-chief magistrate of the United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-15
Only Three Canadian peerase..

There are now three Canadian peer ages-those of Lord Mount-Stephen, Lord Strathcona and Baroness Earns cliffe, the widow of the late Sir John Macdonald. The two peers are both Scotsmen, who worked their way up from the lowest rungs of the ladder. Lord Mount-Stephen had only parish school education and was in his youth a herd boy. He passed from a drapery shop in Aberdeen to a similar estab- lishment Tn St. Paul's churchyard, Lon don. In his twenty-frst year he trans ferred himself to Canada, where he made a fortune in the woolen trade. Lord Strathcona in his eighteenth year entered the service of the Hudson's Bay company in a very humble capacity and worked his way up to the governor ship and the chief control of that his toric corporation. In his beautiful Montreal mansion there is what is per haps the finest and most valuable pri- vate picture gallery on the American continent. Lord Strathcona is so and Lord Mount-Stephen decade younger. Chicago Times-Herald.