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The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
(TALK No. s7.)
SEPARATELY.

In making examinations OF the eyes
/ test each one separately. II one Is
weaker or more defective than the
ether l lind 1t out II one requires
strong glass while the other requires
weaker one prescribe for zach eye
Just what II needs. The majority OF
people have difference in their eyes.
Glasses that are already made are al
ways just alike. They may lit ono
eye while the other Is worse OF than
before. One does all the work while
the ether does nothing The one that
works will eventually break down
from strain. The other win lose Its
powers from disuss. You cannot
afford to take chances with the most
precious sense you have. Have
each eye fitted correctly and then they
will be placed under the best possible
conditions. Correctly lifted glasses
Is my speciality.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11

London, January Ill a. m.-During
the iptsflude Of apparent military In
activity and official secrecy, Lord Roberts
and Lord Kitchener have arrived at the
seat OF war. 1t is assumed that their
clearer vision, supported BY $4,000 fresh
men. who are due to arrive in South
Africa, within 80 days, will alter the sit
uation and that the fourth month Of the
campaign will witness the beginning of
victories for the British arms.
They are not. however, expected to pro-
duce definite results for some days, but
their mere presence viii restore the
shaken con ildencs OF the men at the front
In their generals.
Lord Roberts finds o.coo men on the
defensive or watching for an opening.
Lord Methuen's health. according to the
Daily Mail, has "broken down." and
the field marshal may relieve him. Pos
sitly some others will be relieved of i'm
portant commands. There Is certainly
plsnty Of rank In svidsnce In South AT.
rica. In addition to the field marshal,
there are two full generals, four lieutsn-
ant generals and 1a or II major generals.
There is an uneasy suspicion that when
the Ladysmith casualties are announced
they will be disheartening and will par
TALLY destroy this patriotic glow produced
by Gen. Whites victory"
The list Of victims of disease issued by
the war office gives 90 deaths from en-
teric fever and dysentery in Lady smith
In four days. revealing the fact that the
bes.iged are existing amid bad sanitary
conditions.
The Standard summarizes the general
situation thus:
Well, the campaign has lasted three
months. We have something like 100. O00
troops In South Africa. With this huge
army distributed over the country We are
ftlll powerless to relieve three Rarrisons
from invest m ent. We have still to see
large portions of both colonies In the
hands Of the enemy. We have driven
the invaders hack at no single point. We
are actually further from the hostile from
tiers than we were on the day that the
uitimatum was delivered. The work
which ministers believed could be effec-
tuaily performed with 20. 900 men has not
been done and not even been begun by
four or i've times that number. Can
any one fall to admit this 10 evidence of
a grave miscalculatlon Of forces and
faots?"
The war office has authorize special
yeomsnry corps. Every trooper joining
will pay for his own kit and mount, for
transport and all other expenses until
his arrival In South Africa and will then
give his services to his country and pay
for the privilege into the fund for widows
and orphans the amount he would receive
a. trooper. Several influential gentle
men have already enrolled.
The authorities have urged the commit
tee Of the yeomanry hospital fund to pro
vide for $50 instead of $50 beds and the
committee IL appealing for at least 90.
900 pounds more.
The Times In an editorial criticisinf
at great length the governments conduct
Of the war, aiiudes to the "stupid ant
psrverse mistakes" that have been mad
and demands that the ''practics OF thu
non.revelation of facts" be abandoned.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11

hold the ssrritories completely In their
power. administering local affairs accord
Ing to their own whims and accountable
to no one They have armed forces which
terrorize the peaceful Inhabitants.
The rebel forces on the other hand have
never lacked for money, The Inhabitants.
driven TO desperation by the necessity Of
having to pay four times the normal
prices for food stuffs organized against
insurgent dspredations; nut having no
arms, were unable to resist thoir
oppressors.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
A PORT OPENED.

Manila. January 10.-i0.50 p. m.
Romb port has been opened 10 com-
meree.
OPENING THE HEMP PORTS.
Washington, January 10.-The follow
ing cablearam from General Otis received
at the war department today In answer
to an inquiry from Adjutant General
Corb,p, shows the prospects Of re.opsning
the hemp ports In the philippines:
"Obliged TO uss all available cossting
vessels In supplying troops In various is
lands Am upabie to move troops to
hemp districts as soon as anticipated.
Am now collecting vessels here for that
purpos,. The United States tran nsports
are of too great draught. Have opsnsd
Bomblon and Caxpiz and some hemp Is
coming in, VIII open hemp district ss
soon as possible, some time this month.
Bates has about cleared up province OF
Cavite making large captures
(Signed) OTIS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
THREW A LAMP AT HER CALLER

THREW A LAMP AT HER CALLER.
Boston, January 10.-By the breaking
of lighted kerosene lamp which the
police say was thrown by Mrs. Emma
Allen at Miss Jane Cowell a visitor at
the formers house, No. 3il Cambridge
street, tonight, the Cowen woman and
Mrs. Aliens husband William, were SO
badly burned that they were sent to the
hospital. although their burns are not
fatal
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
nECEpTIoNs mo- pIpLoMATs.

Washington. January 10.-The reoep-
tion to the diplomatic corps, the frst of
the evening receptions at the White
House. this season. was hsld tonight
from to IL o'clock and was well attend
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
MEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Jan. 10. taken at
p. M. meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather.
Boston. Ss. NV. clear; New York. AZ,
NV, claer; Philadelphia. a. NV, cloudy
Washington. 46. W. clear; Albany. 30. W,
clear; Buffalo. 81. SW, clear; Detroit, 90.
NE, cloudy; Chicago, SO. s, cloudy; st
W, D. cloudy; Bismarck, 80, NV, clear
Jacksonville, co, NE. cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland. Jan. TO- i90o-Ths local
weather bureau re,ords the fol lowing;
sa m.-Barometer 29.sI4; thermome-
ter, 2S; dew point. 25; rel. humidity. IS;
direction of wind. SW; wind velocity, IL;
state of weather, cloudy.
sp. m.-Barometer. 29.91s; thermome-
ter, 30: dew point, s; rel. humidity,
80; direction of wind, NV; wind velocity,
IA; state of weather, clear.
Max temp, AZ; min. temp, Is; mean
temp, 80; max wind velocity, Is SW;
precipitation-24 hours, .03.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
THE WEATHER.

Boston, January 10.-Forecast:-Fair
and colder Thursday; continued fair and
cold Friday; Northerly winds.
Washington, January 10.-Forecast
for Thursday and Friday:-For New
England, fair and much colder Thursday;
fair Friday; Northwest to North gales.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
'EBY GOSH"

Said an old gentleman 10 his friends in street
car, Its about time they begun ter think about
the smoke nuisance. it's a wonder they let
um smoke on these cars as long as TINS ana m
glad the bows are getting after It." His friend
repl ed, III you don't believe in smoke You
must use BENSUN'S ALWAYS READY
CHARCOAL
BIG BAGS l0c AT ALL GROCERS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
GREATEST
HUMAN
BLESSINGS

A skin without biemish and q body nour.
lshed with pure blood. Such is the happy
condition produced by cUTICuRA SOAP
and cUTIcURA Ointment, externally. and
CUTIcURA RESOLvENT. internally. In the
severest cases OF torturing. disiiguring,
itching, burning, and scaiy humors.
Sold everywhere Price, TUE SIR, o. 25, or CuTicuRA
Soar 25ci OINTMENT, 5e sptN - thsi sizel Soc
PoTrrR DkUs ASH CHEn C. ops Boston
nB- How 10 Cure HnInoTs' tfse
The evening times., 1900-05-12

The last excuse for failure to act on the
Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill has been
taken from the Senate. a week ago Ad-
ministration organs were vociferous in de-
claring that. after all, the Walker Commits
sion might decide in favor of the Panama
route. and that it was known not to he
unanimous in favor of the other. That line
of argument will be no longer possible, Tor
Admiral Walker and other members of the
Commission we're before the Senate Com
mittee on Inter-Oceanic Canals for three
hours yesterday, and notwithstanding every
effort on the part Of the Hay Pauneefote
and Panama syndicate opposition to induce
them to modify their conclusions in the in
terest of delay they strongly affirm that
their formal report inevitably will be in
favor Of the Nicaragua project to the ex-
clusion OF all others.
The last subterfuge available to Hanna
with any colorado deceney being thus dis
posed of, it is widely predicted that, at its
meeting next Monday, the committee
will order a favorable report on the
Hepburn bill Unless the representa-
tions of Admiral Walker have swung
people again. and the views of one or two
other gentlemen have changed. we are not
particularly optimistic on this point To be
sure il Hanna and his following feel sure
that they can successfully resist action il
the chamber. though the Steering Commit
tee. they may not struggle very fercely
against a report; but. on the other hand.
they may realize that the Steering Commit
tee is liable to slip up. AT least the friends
Of an American canal could be in a position
10 force a test vote, and OF course would in
sist upon Cne.
What is wanted now is a concerted and
vigorous policy in view of the critical
situation Of the bill and issue. II the
Hay Pauncefote and Panama syndicate
people attempt TO block action which
would put them on record. and expose the
real enmity Of the Administrati 20 any
canal under exclusively American auspices,
then they should not be allowed to Iegis-
late further on any subject whatever until
they come to terms. even il il should be
necessary TO keep them nailed to their
seats until October. Democratic Senator'S
may be now awake TO their duty. respOn-
sibiIty. and great opportunity II so We
shall have little fear of the result. Hith-
erto they have seemed TO be Indifferent
and apathetic, il not. in cases. frightened
at the prospect Of antagOnizing the capi
talistic influences arrayed against the
American proposition. They will have 20
give an account OF their stewardship in
this matter TO a determined and angry
country, and we sincerely hope they will
take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
The evening times., 1900-05-12

In his latest novel. Resurrection
Count Tolstoy is said to arraign the whole
Russian judicial system. and preach
against the prison as an institu-
tion. He advances the theory that every
Judge policeman. or other officer who has
to 90 with the administration Of justi
becomes warped in moral perception.
through having to punish people who are
often more innocent than the officers of
Justice themselves. He further argues that
even when prisoners are guilty, they are
made so by their environment, so that the
whole community ought To be hailed into
court if anybody is. He cites the case of
a boy Of twenty convicted of stealing. and
argues that no attention was paid to the
boy which would keep him from stealing,
and that we" whoever I'VE" may be- are
to blame for his crime.
This argument has a certain amount Of
tuth in it. but it is twisted in its logic.
The fact that human justice is imperfect in
its workings is not a reason why there
should be no attempt to administer justice
at all. Il is desirable. Of course. that the
community should Eot support institutions
which tend to make criminals; but if it
does. and the criminals exist. something
must be done about 1t all the same. In
short, there is no such thing as perfection
IN this worlG. but that is no reason why
the human race should give up all effort to
advance, and go headlong down the road to
destruction. And the only way to advance
is through experience, which involves the
making Of mistakes.
The judicial system Of Russia. notorious
Iy imperfect and harsh, has probably some
thing to do with the extreme attitude of
Count Tolstny on this point. When the peas
ants of a whole country are in a more or
less degraded and oppressed condition;
when every man of them is subject to the
absolute and despotic authority OF some
official, which he cannot resist. even in a
just cause, without bringing the whole
community down on him, there is some
reason 10 protest that man is made by his
environment and ought not to be punished
for crimes due to a weakness of will which
"a created in him by the institutions of his
native land. A slave is not altogether re-
sponsible for his vices, since he Is not mas
ter of his own actions. Wherever human
beings are brought into state approaching
slavery. they become irresponsible. and not
they. but their masters. are in the sight
OF God 10 blame for the crimes which they
may commit through weakness and ignor-
anee. But what is ethicaIIy justifabIe Is
not always legally 50; and sometimes the
community has TO protect itself against a
man. without regard to its responsibility
for hts crime. The s,ums of a city, neg
Iected and unhealthy for body and soul.
may produce young ruffan who. in the
pursuance of what his warped mind con-
siders pleasure. robs house and kills the
Inmates. That man cannot be allowed to
go free and commit more crimes simply
because the expenditure of little money
sud thought. in the righ; place, would have
saved him from becoming bad character.
The evening times., 1900-05-12
VALUE OF COIN IN HAWAII.
United States Gold the Only UnIim-
tied Legal Tender

The gold coins OF the United States are
the only unlimited legal tender in the Ea-
waiian Islands. United States dimes and
half-dimes are also legal tender in limited
amounts and Hawaiian silver coins are Ie-
gal tender in amounts not exceeding SO
During the years 1854. 1885. and 1856 the
sum of 81. .OO0.0C0 was authorized 10 be is
sued in Hawaiian silver currency. This
amount was coined in the mints Of the
United States ard was Of the same weight
AID fneness as the corresponding amount
in United States silver currency. The de-
nominations were One dollar pisces. $780,
coo; 50-eent pieces, SEQ. 600: 25-cent piece,
S125.000; dimes. 5000. OF this amount the
dime, it is SID, has practically gone out
Of circulation. OF the entire coinage a fair
estimate would be that $50. eco including
the dimes have gone out OF circulation an.
disappeared. There remains, therefore. the
sum Of s950O00 approximately. in Hawai-
ian silver currency that is legal tender un-
der the present laws and Institutions Of
the country TO the amount OF SO in any
one payment This currency. however. is
only Of value in the remaining portions OF
the United States as its pure silver bears
70 lhe Dieces Dascd on the current Valae
Of silver al this time
By law passed in 1895 the Minister OF
Finance Of Hawaii was authorized to issue
geld and silver certificates Of deposit In
der this authority certificates OF deposit
have been Issued TO the amount Of S272 =
500. for the redemption OF which silver coin
is held in the Treasury. These certif-
Gates have been issued In the following
denominations: Five dollars. SI2.500; SO,
$685. 200: $50. S50.00e; $50. SO, 900. 800.
800. 900.
There remains outstanding OF old issues
OF silver certificates made UadeT former
laws a total amount of $39, 500. No record
is found in the Office OF the finance de-
partment IL IS said. showing the denomi-
nations of these certificates. but silver
coins are on deposit in the Treasury for
their redemption.
Although authorized by the coinage act
above cited. no gold certificates have been
issued The Hawaiian currency, therefore
consists OF silver coins amounting 10 about
$500 OF which $312. .0eS is in circulation
in the form of silver certificates.
The evening times., 1900-05-12
PRINTING IN PORTO RICO.
4 Large Quantity of Machinery Sold
The>.i by Germany.


Consul Warner at Leipzig writes the
state Department regarding German
printing machinery in Porto Rico as fol-
bows
IT may surprise some OF our manufac-
turers TO learn that. among other articles.
printing presses and machinery have been
exported from this district TO the Island
Of Porto Rico during the past year Print
ing presses and machinery Of American
manufacture are conceded 10 be the best
in the world and yet, through the agency
OF efficient and Wide-aWake statesmen. ma
chinery manufactured in this district has
been sold in quantities in the above men
toned island.
The machinery manufacturers OF the
United States should see that their prod
ucts are brought 20 the attention and con
sideration of those who have need for such
articles even in a place where the market
is somewhat limited. like Porto Rico
The successful Introduction Of one prod
uct Of American make into a foreign sec
ton or new country facilitates the sale OF
other articles Of the same origin In this
manner the importation OF American ma
chinery into a new section -rould lead 10
the Importation CT American machine tools
and machine tools would lesz TO the i'm
Dortation OF lubricating oils lubricating
oils TO petroleum and fuel, AM so on
The evening times., 1900-05-12
CENTRAL AMERICAN DIVERSION
One Region Where Adventurous
Spirits Can BE Happy
From tie New orleans TLmes Denoerat-l

(From the New Orleans Times Delnocrat)
Central America is the only place on
this hUmdrUm hemisphere where life still
runs red" sighed a y0ung man who holds
a very good position in POydras Street
commission house 1T is the last ditch OF
romance the one spot where the sword IS
mightier than the pen l wish 1 wasn't
near-sighted and measured a little more
around the chest. I'd 20 down there and
break into the seventeenth century and
have adventures that would make your
hair curl"
''Y-e-e-s. lie is very sarenuous in Cen
tral America. said the head bookkeeper
who speaks Spanish and smokes brown pa
per cigarettes. I went down there once
myself and opened a general merchandise
store 'tOther side Of Chiquimula. Aiy stock
consisted chiefly Of whisky and cartridges.
which were the two articles most in de-
E:and in that part OF the country but I also
carried small side lines OF tobacco, ssr-
lines and fancy percale shirts.
One day a big niger came into The
store. smoked what was left Of the tob2c-
CO. ate the last six boxes Of saTdines and
put % alI The fancy percaIe shirts-one on
top Of the other. Then he introduced him
self a. Cen TOmassO SomebOdyOrOther. and
told me 20 charge the bill 10 the army OF
liberation While we were arguing about
the matter a detachment OF government
troops came up looking for my coI0red
friend and blew the roof OF the store with
4 small shell from a mountain hOwitzer.
The general went one way and / went the
other. but We both got caught. and the
cOmmaudaut promptly put me under az
rest for harbO-ing a notorious rebel.
was taken before the iefe p0litico. as they
call their magistrates down there. and il
order 10 square himself with the authori-
ties TOmaSsO turned states evidence and
swore that ! was the head and front OF
the revolution The scOundreI had On all
my percale shirts AZ the time he was Civ
ing his evidence. and I was so mad I
couidnJ talk coherent,y.
still l think 1 would have been dis
charged II IL hadn't leaked out that 1 had
a couple Of barrels Of whisky in the store
W. the jefe heard that he ordered me
locked I'd and c0nhscated my property for
the use Of the department. The American
consul got me out eventually. and ! came
home in the steerage Of a banana steamer -
And have you never been back since %
asked the near-sighted young man No
replied the b0okkeeper. Il think I prefer
a country where life runs light pink. in
stead of red. It's less wearing on the
nerves
The evening times., 1900-05-12
THEIR UNcULrIvArED TASTES.
4 Region Where Epicarean Feasts
Have EittIe Appreciation.

(from the Nrw Orleans Times -Denoclat)
Too much Of a good thing is decidedly
worse than not enough OF IT," remarked
a New Orleans sportsman the other day.
and 20 Hlustrate the point he proceeded to
tell little story. last spring" he said
4 went on a fishing and hunting excursion
TO the east side OF Apalachee Bay About
a mile from where we pitched our camp
was very primitive settlement OF native
FlOridian fishermen. crackers they call
them in that part OF the world and I
found their mode of life an interesting
study. The houses they lived in we're mis-
cradle shaclIs. their furniture was princi-
pally composed of old boxes and barrels.
and they were totally destitute of what We
would regard as the most ordinary com
forts / supposed at first that the redeem
ing feature of existence there wes the
abundance of good things to eat which the
locality afforded.
Delicious pompano, sheepshead. and
mackerel could be caught with ease at any
time; there was reef OF excellent oysters
hardly Ssones throw avcy: crabs and
shrimp aboUnded all along the coast. and
neighboring bayou was full Of Florida
terrapin that could hardly be distinguished
from the superb Chesapeake diamond
backs. To my establishment l found the
natives regarding these deIicaeies with
ccntemrs They very seldom ate any of
the fish have mentioned. and. strange
to say, preferred dried muliet which are
caught al certain seasons and preserved
in imme use quantities. I have seen them
toss aside string OF beautiful pompano.
fresh from the water, and cook a salt
muIiet that looked like a section OF sole
leather. The terrapin they regarded as
'pizen. but they were rather fond Of land
turtles, or googhers,' with the baked
in old-style Dutch ovens
''The flesh of the goJher resembles
tough, stringy beef But what they liked
best of all was white meat or fat bacon
which they occasionally purchased at a
nearby town We had a big chunk of IL
IN camp. and 1 won the hearts or a whole
family by presenting ii TO them as a part
ing gift. The man who wrote de gusti-
bus certainly knew what he was about. 3"
The evening times., 1900-05-12
STUDENTS BLUFF FACULTY.
By Threatening To Leave College
They Get "A Hazer Reinstated-

By Threatening To Leave College
They Get "A Hazer Reinstated-
GAMBLER, Ohio. Nav 12.-TweIve sopho-
mOres who we're suspended last Wednesday
FOR hazing Freshman X F. Vannest were
reinstated yesterday by me college faculty
This action was due TO the united uprising
CT the student body a petition signed By
all but twenty men in the college was pre-
sented 10 the faculty stating that unless
the men suspended were reinstated by Fri
day morning. May IL. the signers would
leave college TO a man.
President Pierce. realizing the determi-
nation OF the students. requested them 10
draw up milder form OF petition in which
they would agree 70 discCuntenan haZing
IN the future If the men were taken back.
This the students readily complied with,
and the petition was granted by the facuI-
"
The evening times., 1900-05-12

The situation in Kentucky. as it concerns
the assassination conspiracy. is a peculiar
one The State thiaks il has a clear case
against the mountain bandit. Howard. wto
is now believed to have fired the shot ttat
killed Governor Goebel- But Howard has a
pardon for the crime issued b. Governor
Taylor. who also ''pardoned" others who
are under arrest or suspicion as accom-
plices in the murder. Should the Uni ed
States Supreme Court decide in favor OF
Taylor, these rardons would stand good.
Youtsey, one of the prisoners, who is
charged with furnishing the gun and am
munition for the crime is reported as anx-
ious TO be accepted as a State witness. The
proceedings are at a standstill. The Con-
stitutiOnal authorities cannot make a
further move until the Supreme Court an
nounces its decision.