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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

one Of the religious family whose nat,,o
tism and honesty are so often donhteaY
was recognized to be we'll Qualified tos :.
high and honorable a trust
"But as / am not a Democrat. and =.
l believe that in the present crisis IA y
well not to swap horses, / cannot h.r'
my Judaism influence me In anv ote,'
way than to lead me to cast my ballot q.
Judge Yates, while admiring the oha,sa
ter and ability of his opponent as mnsS
as any man may.
"There IS and there ought to be no sum
thing as Il Jewish vote. 1t is as m rs,a
as would be a CathoIc vote. Hemew
marching clubs, no matter under wb.,
banner, are an insult to the spirit Of on,
institutions. We vote as citizens and nm,
as mem bers of a religious fraternity
This statement Of the case is altopstss,
clear and foroible, and If every man en-.
titled to a vote in the United Stat.
would cast it at the coming election, ana
at all elections, according to the prlncjOa
that DR.. Hirsoh lays down, the oountv
would be greatly strengthened and hens.
flied.
Why, indeed, should there be Hebrew.
American, or a GENTLE American.
Catholic-American or an Irish-Ameronl
Why are we not all simply Americans
and why should we not, as Dr.. Hhsa
points out cast our votes simply as clh
zens and with an eye single to the con-
mon welfare?
The government is confronted at this
time with some new and very gras
problems. But they relate TO this eoun.
try, and should be decided solely with
regard to the interests of this eountU.
And no gTeatee misfortune could balsn
the county than for the American ela.
tOrate to divide up on lines Of creed o.
blood and cOmplcate matters by de-.
cis1On at the polls which would reflect
other than a strictly American view q
the American duty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
MEMBERS RETICENG.
Important Meeting of
Cabinet.
Report That Russia Has Declared
War Against China.
Administration Much
Disturbed Thereby.
Fear That Germany Also Con-
templates Such Action.

Washington, August 24.-The cabinet
was in session today until nearly 2
O'Clock. At it's close the members were
more reticent than usual as to what
transplred. 1t can be stated, however,
that this governme Mt has so far received
no official or we'll authenticated inform
alton that the Russian government has
declared war on China or that 1t is her
immediate purpose to do so. The pub
lished reports that she has actually tax
en- this step undoubtedly is disturbing
to the administration, inasmuch as such
action would greatly complicate the
situation and probably paralyze the
Presidents efforts to bring about an ear
~ peace. The apprehension is somewhat
intensified by the fear that Germany also
may contemplate a declaration of war.
1t is regarded as not altogether impos
sible, in view of the murder, of the Ger
man minister and the recent reported
utterances of the Emperor and Field
Marshal Count Waldersee, that measures
of the most drastic character may be in
contemplation What action this govern
ment would take under these circum-
stances is not known, but 1t has been
once ask for a conference of the powers
with a view of arriving at some basis
for a settlement of the questions involved
without resOrting to war. 1t can be
stated on the authority of a member Of
the cabinet that under present conditions
an extra session of Congress is alto
gether improbable.
The diversion OF the troops now on the
Pacific from China to Manila is said by
a cabinet Official to be sufficient proof
that there will be no war with China,
so far as this country is concerned, I'M
til diplomacy has failed to secure such
reparatiOn and indemnity as this govern
ment may demand on account Of the i'm
prisOnment of Minister COnger and our
other legationers and citizens and the
property losses they have sustained dur
ing the present uprising.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
NOT A WIDOW.
Bangor Woman Finds She Busla
some Other Woman's Man.

Bangor, August q There is mh
the home of Mrs. hiram Mccarthy il
Bangor for her husband, whom she be-
lieved she buried about a month ago b
alive and once more with her. Sis
now puzzled, however, as to the idenr
of the man whom she buried for her hn
band.
1t VIII be remembered that early h
June the body Of an unknown man va
found roatIng in the Detroit river al
as it could not be identified at that pae
1t was shipped to Trinity Medical oolsa
for use IN the department Of ANATOMY
Mrs McCarthy's husband, who Is Jana
ohfnis6 by trade, had been missing ln
some time and believing the body Va
his. she wrote to the Windsor author
ties. = reply came that the body bed
been forwarded to Toronto, and that 81
could see it at the morgue Of the Trim,
ty Medical school. Taking her broihu
who was well acquainted with ben hu'
tand, she went to the morgue, and ps'
lively claimed the body as tnat o. Ar
CarthT- Other friends of Mccarthy als
identified 1t later.
Then the trouble commenced. The u
lege authorities had certain ohalgeN
collect before they would hand org e
body. and to these the friends obiecledA
compro mise was reached, which gave
college authorizes $50 ana the nlail'
the body. The burial took pl3o n'f
day at 1T. James cemetery. IhN
story ended till MCCARTHY arrived ID 81
city very much alive IL appeared that
has be@n working at his trade ID n
Unite<L States, when, hearing Of A
death and burial, ne thought It would
Interesting TO ss3 what his last nsn
| place Looked Ike.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

Washington, August 24.-The depart
ment OF agriculture is about to issue a
bulletin prepared by Entomologist i.
.. Howard, on the mosquito of the
United States. 1t discusses their struc-
ture and biology and indicates the differ
ence IN all stages OF existence between the
kinds of mOquitoss that transmit ma
laria and those that do not and also dis
cusses the subject of remedies Among
other things the bulletin says that since
the opening up Of the gold fields in Alas
ka and the great influx OF miners and
traders, know ledge of the abundance and
ferocity of the A laskRn mosquitoes has
become widespread and government sur
vey1ng parties in starting for Alaska for
their SINNERS work are in the habit of
consulting the department. for mosquito
bite remedies Those who were in Alas
ka the preceding year always state that
they never experienced or even imagined
anything In the mosquito line quite equal
to those found IN our northern territory.
About 20O species OF mosquitoes are
known, of which only about 30 have
been found in the United States. The
remedies Tor bites mentioned are glycer
inc, indigo and household ammonia
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

"You ought to have seen me hus.'
to get out of the way when the ezp@
took place." said Fweddy.
"Old fellow" responded Choly, I 81.
regret it TO my dying day that ! ANY,
see you was too busy watching y
minor effects Of the explosion WOW
you nInd doing it now to show ne Do.
you look when you hustleY-Cn''''
Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

"Bre6derin," remarked Deacon p'a
leigh, some OBJ de youngah mempl'' .
de c0ngregashun hab been maxim -. /
de size of ouah belubbed pastahs rec.
wants ter tel dem dat ouah pasl1
strielzly in accohd wifi Solomon, VINO ~ ~
WIZ all dy gittin. git ondahslana~
Baltimore American.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.


Last night the police made seizures of
liquor at Barney Devine's place, 127
Commercial street and George Rush S
place on Commercial street at the foot OF
State street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
FIGHTING NEAR TInN TsIN.

London. August "A "A despatch from
Che Foo, dated Thursday, August %,
says there has been further fighting near
lien Tsin. The Chinese sought to cut
the line of communication but were
driven back with small loss upon the
part OF the allied forces.
FIGHTING OVER SAYS CHAFFEE.
Pekin, August 16 (Thursday), via
Shanghai, Thursday, August %. Copy
right, 1906, thu Associated Press. 1.-The
allied troops have surrounded the imper-
1al city and stationed sentries at the
gates. They refrain from entering, pend
ing instructions from their governments,
General Chaffee says the fighting is
ended
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
10 save Her Child

From flightful Disagreement Mrs.
Mamie Gallager, of LaGrange, Ca, ap-
piled Bucklen S Arnioa Salve to great
sores on her head and face, and writes
its quick cure exceeded all her hopes
1t works wonders In Sores, Bruises, Skin
Eruptions, Cuts, Burns, Scalds and Piles
25c. Cure guaranteed by H. p. S
Goold. 81 CONGRESS street drnggist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
PROBABLY OPERATED HERE.

Alfred @. Bidwell, who was arrested
in Lynn, Mass, yesterday on a charge
of larceny, is wanted in several other
cities in New England, Portland inolud-
ed In the list. The police are on the
track OF several articles which it is
thought that Bidwell stole in this city.
They hope to learn something about
these articles today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

, Louisville, Ky, August "a Former
Secretary OF State Caleb Powers convict
ed OF completely in the murder OF Cover .
nor Goebel was placed in the Louisville
Jail today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

London, August pa special despatch
from Pretoria says that Lieut. Cordua
was shot yesterday friday afternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
LATE MARINE.

Norfolk, Va, August 24.-Cleared,
schooner John Frances, Saoo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
MESSAGE FROM CHAFFEE.

Washington, August 24.-The War De-
partment has received a cablegram from
General Chatfee, dated lien Isin, giving
a list of casualties there. War Depart
ment officials construed this message as
indicating that General Chatfee has re-
turned to Tien Tsin from Pekin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
NEWTON'S FINE SUPPORT
Enabled Cincinnati to Win From
Pirates.

Pittsburg, Pa, August 24.-NeWton
had splendid support and kept hits scat
tered while the visitors hits came just
when needed. Beckley's batting was the
feature of the game. Attendance, 1900.
The score:
Pittsburg. 70 0 0 90 2 0 0 o. 2
Cincinnati, 0 Ill
Base hits-Pittsburg 10; Cincinnati 10.
Errors-P ittsburg, 3; Cincinnati, O. Bat
teries-ChesbrO and Schriver; Newton
and Kahoe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
POWELL IN FINE FORM.

St. Louis, Mo-, August 24-Powen
was in superb form today and had ChiCa-
go at his mercy. His support was perfect.
Attendance, HOO. The score:
St. Louis, 4 o OIL 2 0 0 x-7
Chicago. 0 0 0 0 90
Base hits-St. Louis, 10; Chicago, B.
Errors-St Louis, 0; Chicago, f. Bat
teries-PoWell and Robinson; Griffith
and Chance and Dexter.
PHILADELPHIA TURNED TABLES.
New York, August philadelphia
turned the tables on the New Yorks this
afternoon winning out by timely batting
in the Ell ghth inning. The score:
Philadelphia, 0 0 0 0 0 90 2 Is
New York, o 0 0 0 0 OIL
Base hits-Philadelphia -; New York,
f. Errors-Philadelphi / New York,
o. Batteries-Dunn and Mcfarland;
Hawley and Grady.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
MISSIONS IoOTED AND BURNMD.

Berlin. August "a 1T is announced
IN a despatch from Annoy dated August
"A, that many more American and Brit
ish missions inJthe neighbOrhood ofAmOy
have recently been looted and burned by
mobs and that last night a Japanese
temple WAS burned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25
CHINESE REPULSED.

Vienna, August 24-The commander
of the Austrian war ship Kaiserin
Maria Theresa tsle graphs that in the
engagement fought near lien Tsin Au-
gust 10, the Chinese were repeatedly re-
pulsed by the Japanese and American
cavalry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

The city of Annoy is situated upon the
island of Haimun, at the mouth Of the
Pei Chi or Dragon river and is one Of the
five points open to foreign trade before
the ratification of the treaty OF Tien
Tsin. The Portuguese went there in
towards the natives, the Chinese authori-
ties expelled them and burned ID OF their
vessels. The city has a population Of
300, coo souls and the harbOr is one of the
best on the coast. Direct communion
tion with Manila and the Straits Settle
ments is maintained and there is a regu-
lar steamer communication with Hong
Kong Swallow and Foo Chow.
The island Of Kulangsu is about
third of a mile from Annoy and the resi-
dences of nearly all the foreigners are to
be found there.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20

IN his day, and the actual facts
which would have put his figures
aStray, even if the war of secession
never took place. This was the
decline in the birth rate. Benia
min Franklin, just before the be-
ginning of the revolution. surprised
the British ministry by declaring
that the thirteen colonies were
growing at a rate which would
double the population every quar-
ter or a century. The old phiIOso-
pher did not eXaggerate the case
at all in these figures. In the
earlier days Of the government the
increase was at this rate. The
country Was doubling every TWEEN
ty-hVe years at the time that Wat
son made his calculation, even
though the immigration was small
compared with the volume of later
years. Watson and his contempo.
rarieS fell into the common error.
however, of not taking into ac-
count the fact that the birth rate
Il
OF a country declines as the coun-
try increases in years. The growth
Of England and Germany from
births is less than that of half a
century ago, while that of France
has practically ceased. This is
what put Watson astray, although
his figures, which are quoted
around every census taking time.
have curious interest for statis-
ticians and social philosophers.
Probably by the latter part of
August or the early part of Sep
tember the actual count will be
made up, but conservative persons
will not be surprised if the total
population for the country. which
was approximately 62,OOO,OOO for
1890, is not above the 75,OOO.OOO
mark for 190O.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20

Freddy-Miss Smarte is a funny
Girl. | met her the other day, and
when | said E!hellO'' she failed to
respond. She slipped off her fin
ger ring, and only looked at me
kind of saucy like.
Arthur-She supposed you took
her for a telephone girl. You
said "hello." you know. So she
did what the telephone girls do
when they want to get rid of you
ssRing off," you know.-Boston
Transcript.
Willie, what's the
masculine of '.laundress"
Willie Wiseguy-Chinaman!-
Brooklyn life.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20
A Rush Of Japanese Immigrants

The most extensive single opera.
tor in japanese immigration is the
Japanese-America steamship line.
"Nippon Yusen Kaisha," whose
vessels come two or three times a
month, each laden with from 1000
to 1,6OO coolies in the steerage.
These passengers are brought from
Kobe or Yokohama for thirty five
yen, or $3.50 in American money.
This includes their Accommodations
on board and food for the journey
of twenty days. Other trans -Paci-
tic lines and steamers offer lower
rates, the lowest being given re-
Gently by the Milos, a German
tramp steamer. 1t brought over
about 200 at the seemingly i'm
possible fare of $500 each. This
load, however, was shipped not as
passengers, but as freight, the YES
sci having no license to carry pas
sengers, and the meE providing
their own food. When the Milos
arrived in Victoria she was found
to be in very filthy condition,
and heavy penalty was assessed
against the vessel.
All over the West these Japa.
nese laborers have within a few
months begun to replace white la
Dor as section men on railroads, as
railroad labOrers in shovel gangs,
and in some instances they are
being employed in round houses
and shops. They are employed al
most exclusively III orchards, gar
dens and hop-fields, in sugar-beet,
orange and Drune culture, in sal
mon canneries, and are gradually
being put in the places of white
miners in coal mines. Labor or
CARNATIONS and many political
conventions and assemblies thrOuh-
out the States most concerned,
lave petitioned Congress for the
adoption OF drastic remedies. 1t
was no easy matter to exclude the
Chinese, but Japan, our most sin
cere friend in the Orient, and at
the same time a powerful nation
with great and growing navy,
would resent action against her
people. A simple remedy that has
been suggested is to induce the
Japanese Emperor to restrict the
tide of immigration. Up to the
present time there have been no
demonstrations against the Japa-
nese. In a few of the smaller
towns along the coast they are
kept out by lawless intimidation,
with the consent of the local an-
thorities, but, owing to the excel
lent condition of the labor market
throughout the West, no intense
feeling against them has been
aroused. If the immigration con-
tinues, or if the general conditions
should change, the country would
| witness repetition of the stirring
demonstrations of a few years ago
against the Chinese. Seattle cor
respondent of Leslie's Weekly.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20
MORE CENSUS GUESSES.
They Range All the Way From rs,
100000 To 10O,OOO,OOO.

Something over 10000 persons,
under the direction Of General
Merriam, are at work counting the
population of the United States.
Amonth or two from the present
time it is estimated. the country
will know, in an approximate de
cree, at least, the actual number
Of its inhabitants. The guesses
which have been made on this sub
leet Ill the past few years cover a
pretty wide range. The estimate
Of the late Gen. Francis A Walk
er, who was the leading authority
N this country on the subject, was
that the population OH June, 1st,
l'W0, the time at which the count
was to be theoretically taken,
would be in the neighborhoOd of
i6,oOO,OOO. General Walker was
The head of the Census Bureau for
many years. The figures of the
Acfnary of the Treasury Depart
menf are about 100000 for this
ltaf' Other authorities, though of
smaller weight, put the number up
% about s0,OOO,O00, while still
O'aers placeit around 7S,OOO.OOO.
ueneral Merriam is inclined to hold
mat the $4,000, 1000 estimate will
pe every near the mark.
Illkanah Watson, in 1915. made
''''''lates OF the population for
eaeil Of tie decennial censuses
A0ll mat time to the close of the
Na'ury which were wonderfully
securate for several decades. His
ss''mate for 1900, however. was
''''0co,ooO. His first serious di-
asehce from the mark came in
'''u' when his total was 3.77O.OOO
- nigh. Neither Watson nor
Asoouy else, of course in his dav.
u nave foreseen the Civil War.
aaa that coavulsion was one of the
= sasss Of the wide gap between
~ ''aal number of the popula-
a I 'le next census and his pre-
'u number. The increase in
~ la'a''oh IN the preceding de-
&C, e hau ranged from SO. So per
,sse ~ ID the decade ending with
lSss = e o-.0l in that closing with
The increase in the decade
! ,a'lng With 1860 was 35.11. In
,ss. y next ten years, however. a.
~ sa' Oy the count in 1870. the
vase was only 22.G5. Watson.
ns,' 'eas'ns which are plain. had
Ne ! 10 allowance for the loss of
uullets and disease in the
,ss = . lScl-e5, and for the shrink.
NV. q Y Immigration which the war
& This calamity nobody as
e,,,' way as Watson firm the
3. could have foreseen.
q between watson,s exneeta. np,ta
nose Of everybody else
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20

GoOdheart-He's always touch
ing me for a Y or an x.
Prudentz-Well, do you give it
to him.
GoOdheart-Yes, and this morn
ing he writes for 80.
Prudentz-What could you ex
pect? Give a man q inch anC
he'll ask an L.-Philadelphia Press
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20

'!To pay practically S25 for
brief ten word message to the
Philippines may seem extravagant.
but when one reflects that 1t
travels three -ffths of the distance
around the globe in completing the
journey, passing under the direc-
ton of half a dozen different com
panies the cost seems far from eX-
orbitant.
"The ordinary course of such a
message would be from New York
to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, thence
to Hearts Content, Newfoundland,
where it dives under the Atlantic,
to reappear on the coast of Ireland.
From here it is forwarded to Lon
don. which is the great centre and
clearing house for the cable busi-
ness of the whole world. From
London the message will be for
warded either across the English
channel and overland to Marseilles,
or by the Eastern Telegraph com
pany's lines around the Spanish
peninsula, stopping at Lisbon,
through the Mediterranean, thence
to Alexandria, across Egypt by
land, down the Red Sea to Alden,
through the Arabian sea to BON
bay, over India by land, across the
Bay of Bengal to Singapore,a ,alone
the coast to Hong Kong,and across
the China sea to Manila. Notwith
standing the many lands and
many hands through which it pass
es. the message is forwarded will
reasonable promptness, with per
feet secrecy, and all the way il
English.-Ainslee's Magazine.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20
Watch LargGP0StGrS f0lPardcularS

Teacher-A man bought three
pounds of meat for 3G cents, can
of tomatoes for eight cents and
some potatoes for five cents. Now,
what does that make?
Bright Scholar-Soup.-Phila-
delphia Press.
"Why did you break off your ell
gagement with Miss Bertha?
"Because her parrot was always
saying: "Stop that, George"
"But what difference did that
makee Your engagement was not
secret.
"But my name is not George"
-Tit-Bits.