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The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
NOTED WOMEN GAMBLERS.
The Most Famous We're Court Fa-
vorites In France and England.

The Most Famous Were Court Fa-
vOrites In France and England.
Greatest Of all the women gamblers in
the world have been the court favorites
of the vicious sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries France has produced the fin
est specimens of the depraved woman
gambler that the world has ever SEEN
At one time Nine. de SIontespan had a
great run of luck at basset, and that
made Louis XVI feel good, for then he
could borrow of her winnings. When
her luck turned and she lost as heavily
as she had won the draft on Louis got to
be so great that he abolished the game.
One night when things were coming her
way she bet a sum equal to 100000 on
the turn of a single card, and the king
got grumpy because no one had the sand
to cover the bet. There came a New
Years night when madame lost nearly
100000 at hoca, and on another night
she raised her losses to 100000.
Crossing the channel, the most famous
woman gambler Of England was Nell
Gwynn, the favorite of Charles II. In
one year her losses were 100000, which
the king paid. His last words as he lay
on his dying bed are historic, Don't let
poor Nell starve." But "poor Nell" as
long as the game was fierce, could look
out for herself pretty we'll. Such a little
loss as that of S23,000 to her rival, the
Duchess of Cleveland, was a mere baga-
telle to her. Still perhaps Charles II
was right in his solicitude for poor
Nell" for the Duchess of Mazarin died
In absolute want after she had lost So
100000 at the game.
One NAV SocT7r American hISfOru nd
find scarcely a celebrated woman gam
bier. Our women when they gamble al
all play like ladies at cards and dabble
a little in stocks. To be sure, we've sent
! some winners to Monte Carlo and others
to Sheepshead Bay, but for her who
might perhaps be called the queen o.
American gamblers we are indebted t
that choice strain in the Mexican BLOOD
which produces what the southwest call
the 'greaseI." Donna Paquita was bol1
in Texas. Everything about her ex
cepting her birthplace was Mexican
| About the close Of the civil war Dom.
went into Mexico to rule over outlaw
and cowboys. Qualetor, an old tim
/ gambler, with whom she fell in at tn
age Of II taught her all the tricks of th
trade that he knew and then she turne
around, and with her newly acquire,
knowledge she taught him tricks that b
never dreamed of.
Though she was only a child, the roug
! gamblers in Paso del Norte found tha
they were no match for her. She gre,
up a beautiful girl, and she could chea
so adeptly that no one ever could cate
| her at it. In 1915 she was the leader .
a gang Of greasers who were capture
after a foray. She proposed that card
be played to see whether she should g
free or kill herself She played for one
with gambler whe was too expert fo
I her and lost. Instantly she drew knit
from her belt and plunged it into he
heart At least it may be said for be
that none of the gambling favorites G
Europe had the nerve to end her life a
Donna did.-New York Press.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

Ia one corner Of a smoker sat a heavy
swell whose exterior was faultless, even
to the aromatic Havana which he was in
the act of lighting. Opposite to him sat a
workman who had just filed up his
nose warmer with black plug and,
bent on economy, exclaimed, "After you
with the light, guv' v'norr' The swell care
fully and painfully lit his cigar and
when the match had about a quarter of
an inch to burn held it carefully between
his thumb and forefnger and, with po-
lite smile, offered it to his neighbor. The
workman, wrapping his huge hand
around that Of his benefactor, held ii
rigid while he leisurely lit his pipe, the
match doing its double work Of service
and chastisement, and then, regardless OF
the tOrtures of the other. calmly said
Thanks? London Globe.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
TO MAYOR OF GARDINER.
Good TemPIars Request That Liquor
Saloons Be Closed.

Gardiner, October 1.-The Grand lodge
Of Good TsmpIars at the Close Of their ses-
sion today passed with others the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That as an order we tho
roughly believe in the enforcement OF our
prohibitory law, and We stand ready to
oppose any man, or any organization, po-
litical or otherwise that favor re-submis.
sion Of our temperance laws TO the peo-
pie. Our motto; Down with the sa-
looms in Maine"
The committee-on enforcement report
ed the following:
That the grand lodge send the follow
ing notice to the mayor and city marshal
Of Gardiner:
10 the Hon. Mayor and City Marshal Of
Gardiner:
Ne, tha Grand lodge OF Maine, I. O..
g. T., IN convention assembled, learn
with deep regret that there are 16
or more places IN your city where the law
against the sale Of intoxicasing liquors
is daily being violated and We respect
fully request that such places be closed
or the keepers thereof be made to respect
the laws OF our state.
We recommend that the Grand lodge
instruct its secretary to write to the
sheriff OF Kennebec county, asking that
the laws be enforced throughout the
county.
We also recommend that each dIstri let
ledge appoint a committee to look after
ga milling machines and other viola
tiOns Of the laws against morality, ana
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
CHINESE DAY.
tYesterday's Meeting American Board
OfFOreign Missions.

st. Louis, No, October l1.-This was
Chinese day at the meeting Of the Anne
rican board Of commissioners for foreign
missions. At the morning session sRev.
Dr. Judson Smith, one Of the foreign
secretaries, read a paper on the stu
alton IN China. He was followed by a
number of missionaries, who passed
through the recent prosecutions in the
northern part Of that country. 1t was
notable that their remarks were hopeful
and filed with the earnest desire to go
back and reopen the work that has been
interrupted.
Rev. DR.. StimsOn, recording secretary
OF the American board and pastor OF
Broadway tabernacle, New YORK, struck
the key note of the meeting when he de-
cIared that they were not there for ven
geance. nor to say anything in regard to
the policy OF the government IN China.
The only question that concerned them
was as to who should take the places OF
the mart yr6d missionaries and continue
the work. An open parliament on mis-
siOns this afternoon led By Rev. John
G. Goddard of Salisbury, CT, a reception
given to the delegation by the Congrega-
Tional club Of St Louis at the First
Congregational church and the first an
nuaI address this evening Of President
Capen, were the other features Of the
day s proceedings President Capen
read a list OF remarkable donations TO
the board fer its twentieth Century
fund, amounting to So, 600 and gave a
brief account Of the personality and his
tory Of each donor.
The first annual address Of Hon. s. B.
CaDen Of Boston as president of the
board, was then delivered.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
THE JOSIE FOATED.

Machias, October 1.-THE schooner
Josie which went ashore on Brownies
Island near JOnespOrt October sth, was
H0ated and t0wed from the rocks by the
tugs Luce Bros, and S B. Jones, today.
When about two miles from the place
where the vessel struck, she filed and
rolle1 over. The tugs were unable to
handle the vessel and were compelled tc
leave her in the thoroughfars wnere, it is
believed, the schooner masts are fastened
IN the mud, thus preventing the tugs
from moving her 1t viii probably be
necessary TO employ a diver to cut tbs
masts away in order to save the hull.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

The undersigned having entered into
business arrangements TO carry on the
manufacture of of Fine Shirts to order,
under the name of the Charles Gusts
Shirt Company, respectfully solicit your
patronage. We shall make only superior
qualities of shirts and those that will be
perfect fit and give comfort to the
wearer. We now have all necessary faeiI
ties to conduct our business and it will
be our aim to please all who may favor
us with their patronage. If you are
hard to fit, let us give our skin trial.
CHARLES GUSTS.
W. S. RANDALL.
Oct9 eod-lws
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
HI u y I IV VDD UlIl %
Unprecedented Rain
Fall in East.
Trains Stalled on G. ?. Between
TaReebOrO and st. John.
New Brunswick Pro.
vince Resembles Lake.
Washington Co. Railway Trains
Cancelled.

St. John, n. B., October 1.-The en-
tire province OF New Brunswick resem-
bles lake. Ate O'Clock tonight It had
rained steadily IOS hours and ten inches
had fallen. Not a train is moving on the
c. P. h, between St. John and Vance
boro or on the branch lines OF the road
to st. Andrews, St. Stephen, Frederick
ton or Woodstock. The cause is an aggre-
CATION of washouts caused BY the rain
which has fallen steadily since Tuesday
night. Streams which cross the road
have bean SO. swollen that culverts
whish have carried the freshets of %
years have this time proved inadequate
and the water has Overf1oHn. A bridge
at Hoyt on the main line was damaged.
its abutment being swept from under
1t. Between st. John and Vanceboro
and including the G. p. r., branch lines,
there are 25 washo1ts, the greatest being
near St. John, where there are two l5O
feet long and 25 feet deep. Conditions are
the worst which have existed in the
roads history and as the rain still falls
steadily tonight, there may be even more
damage. Thousands Of dollars are repre-
sented in the damage already. done and
in loss of traffic Only one train got
over the road from St. John this morn
ing, the Boston express. The trains from
Montreal and Boston, due here at noon
are stalled with passengers and mails at
Greenpo1nt, and Fredericton Junction,
respectively. The mails from St. John
for Upper Canada, the United States
and Great Britain were sent out today
by 1. G. 4. r., and VIII be distributed
from Montreal. 1t is hoped to get the
Montreal and Boston trains on the Cana
dian Pacific railroad out from here to-
morrow afternoon, but II the rain keeps
on it may be Sunday before traffic is
restored.
Some damage has been done on the
shore line and the I. c. r. r., but it is
not large.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
Lax Enforcement of the Prohibitory
Law DeplOred.

last day of the Maine Unitarian confer
ence was devoted to devotional exercises
and business meeting. Y During the lat
ter session votes Of thanks were passed TO
the railroads and the members Of the first
Unitarian church Of this city. A resoIu-
t1on was adopted deploring the lax en-
forcement Of the prohibitory law and
affirming the duty of the church in this
regard and recommends the appointment
Of a committee BY the conference which
shall devise some method by which the
conference may assist in making the ex-
isfinp condition halter.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
CONDITION OF BANKs.

Washington, October 1.-The Comp
troller of the currency has completed an
abstract Of the reports of the condition of
all the national banks in the United
States at the close Of business September
., 1900.
The summary shows that the aggregate
loans and discounts Of the banks were
s., CSC, 759, $40 and the aggregate indivld-
uaI deposits 81, 507, ,248, 557.
A comparison Of these figures with the
condition June 20, 1900, the date Of the
previous call, shows that during the
period between June and September,
there was an Increase sea, ,247, ,439 in loans
and discounts and s49. 155, 799, in individ-
ual deposits.
The number OF banks reporting on
June 20, was 3, 1872, and the number re-
porting on September was 3,872, an in
crease Of 14O. The work of compiling the
returns from the mutual savings institu-
tions of the country has recently been
completed, which shows that during the
year ended June 80. 1900, the aggregate
resource OF these institutions has in
creased sls5, 7i3, 800; the deposits in the
banks have risen IN amount from 81, $50,
700. 131 on June 80, 1899 to g, ,134, AL ,13C
on June 30 Of the current year, an in
crease Of S173, 762, ,9g9.
The number OF depOsitors in these
mutual savings banks increased during
the year from 5,O79, ,732 to $3.50, 100 and
the average deposits from 1886 80 to
a0r--
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
MINIsTRY Cams no.

London, October rs a. m.-In the
pollings in the parliamentary general
election yesterday, the ministerialists
gained two seats making their total gains
thirty as against twenty-nine for the op-
position.
The constitution of the new house thus
far is as follows; Minis5erialists, 374 /;
Opposition, 22S. As yet there has been no
AIinisterialist gain in Wales and no Lib
eral gain in Scotland.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
REPORT ON PORTO RICO

Washington, October 1.-The va, 4.
partment today made public the ann,
report Of Brigad1er General Georga
Davis. commanding the departmen, 4,
Porto Rico. 1t states that when tba
ganization of the oivi1 government shan
have been com pIeted and the civil N.
chinery is working well, there will 4.
no necessity to retain in the island !.
large a military force as at prsssr,
Gen. Davis says a reduction OF tbe o.,
rison to 18 companies certainly can r.
made and perhaps a still greater reap.
ton VIII be possible.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
GEN. BRAGG FOR MCKINLEY.
A Leading Wisconsin Democrat on
the Stump.

Milwaukee, Wis, October n.-Gsneral
Edward S. Bragg, life long Democrat
who served several terms in Congress and
was minister to Mexico under President
Cleveland, tonight addressed a distin-
guished audience that filed the Pabst
theatre. He spoke in response to a call
signed by a number OF gold Democrats.
All shades of political parties " ere repre-
sented at the meeting. The General, who
spoke as a gold Democrat advocated the
election Of Mckinley and Roosevelt. He
was given a grea t ovation, He uwelt at
length on the money question and criti-
cised Dir. Bryan tn roughout.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

patton, but he thinks it desirable hat the
powers shall obtain from the Chinese gov
ernment the assurance Of their right 70
guard their legations in Pskin AM 20
have the means OF unTestricted eccess 10
them whenever required.
The President believes the governments
Of France and the other powers VIII see
in the reserves We have here made no
obstacle tc the initiation OF negotiations
on the lines suggested and he hopes It
viii be found practicable to begin such
negotiations at an early day.
Department Of State,
Washington, Oct. 10, 1900.
ORDERED TO START YESTERDAY.
Tien Tsin, October 9.-GeneraI Won
Waldersee, commanding the allied forces,
has issued orders TO the Pao Ting Fu ex-
petition to depart on the eleventh. The
expedition consists Of a mixed force Of
5O00 British. German, French and
Italians The force viii leave Tlen TsIn,
and viii connect near Pao Ting Fu with
a column Of the same strength from
Pekin under command OF General Case
lee. -Four battaIions of French troops
which left Yang Tsung on October 4, on
an Independents expedition, have been
halted and ordered to await the arrival Of
the main force. The Americans, Russians
and the japanese ara not participating in
the movement. Despite Chinese assur-
ances to the contrary the commanders of
the forces ordsrsd to advance expect re-
sistanes.
REBELLION BREAKS OUT.
Shanghai, October n.-sheDg, the
TaOtsi, has received a telegram from
Gen. Su, reporting that q serious rebel
lion has broken out IN the southwestern
part Of Kwang ST province, that his 80, r.
600 troops are inadequates and that ne
nseds at least 10000 TO cope with the
danger which is directed against the
Manehus and threatens to become worse
than the Tai Ping REBELLION. 1t is re-
ported that the Yang Use viceroys have
sent 10000 troops to Pso ling Fu to
suppress the rebellion.
KWANG So WON'T RETURN.
Berlin, October 11.-Count Won Wal
deTsee, an official telegram announces,
viii start for Pekn from lien Tsin
next Saturday. The Germans are
awaiting reinforcements at lien Tsin
before undertaking further measures.
They have effected telegraphic communi-
cation between lien Tsin and Pekin.
The semi-officiaI press today admits
that there is no further doubt regarding
the reported removal OF the imperial
court to Si-Ngan-Fu. This admission
is accompanied by a declaration that En-
perOr Kwang Sus return TO Pekin is
now highly improbable, although his pres
enee there is absolutely necessary to
effect lasting peace.
The Fresinnig Zeitung has placed it.
self on record as believing that ''an that
Is requisite for enforcing public securi-
ty.
Chi Ii could be done by the chief OF
police Of Berlin instead of Uoun5 Won
-Waldersee."
A number OF jingo papers viciousIy at
tack this statement.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
THAT JOYFUL feeding

With the exhilersting sense OF renewed
health and strength and internal clean
illness, which follows the use Of Syrup Of
Figs, is unknown to The few who have
progressed beyond the old-time medi-
eines and the cheap substitutes some.
times offered Dut never accepted by the
wen-informed. Buy ths genuine. Man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
10 NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Montgomery, Ala, October 11.-As a
sequel to the trip to New Hampshire Of
Gov. Johnston and party the Governor
and members Of his staff have forwarded
to Gov. +. II Rollins of New Hampshire
a handsome loving cup. The cup bears
the motto:
mon Armis Sed Amore Vioti." Not
arms but love conquers).
'Alabama-Kearsarge, June, 1861
September, 1900.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
YOUTSEY NO BETTER.

Georgetown, KY, October 1I.-Reports
from Henry Youtsey's siekSroom tonight
are not encouraging. The only chance
parcepbloie IS tn at his stupOr is not quite
SO heavy. Once or twice today he lifted
MS hands an inch or two and IN a vzeal
piping voice Tepeata9 'sThere-s no blood
on my hands. His physicians fear
brain fever, which would now almost
surely prove fatal.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
CONNECTIOUT's POPULATION

Washington, October 1.-The -popula-
tiOn Of the state Of Connecticut as official
" announced by the census bureau today
is COS. $50. In 1860 the population was
74s, ,25S The census for this year showed
an increase 162, ,O97 or 21.7 per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
KRUGER WON'T GROSS FRANCE.

Paris, October 11.-It Is semi-oficially
denied here that the French government
has been approached on the subject Of
the suggested disem barkation of former
President Kruger at MarssilIes whence
he could cross France to The Hague. On
the contrary. it is added, Mr.. Kruger Is
expected to land directly in Holland.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

ars disgusted with the condition of the
courts and intend to substitute honest
Americans from the United States for
the native magistrates.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
BOERs CAPTURE OUTPOsp.

king WilliamstoWn, October Il The
Beers have torn up the railway north Of
Bsthulie and captured a British outpost.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
Stops the Cough
and works of the Cold.

Laxative BromoQainine Tablets cure a cold
in ten day. No Cure, No Pay. Price % cents
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.

At adelphis-Boston, 9; Philsdel-
phia. 4.
At Brooklyn-NeW York, 2; Brooklyn,
f.
At Pittsburgh Chicago, 1; Pittsburg, ?.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
GREATEST FOR YEARS.

Eastport, October 1.-The rainfall dur
ing the "a hours ending at noon was 5.25
inches, the greatest recorded by the
weather bureau here since July, 1888
when 5.2S inches fell. During one heavy
sqnau this morning a quarter Of an inch
of rain fell in i've minutes. The total
fall since the storm began is seven In
ches. The rain was accompanied by a
high northeast wind, and so damage was
done in many ways. Trains are delayed
and Washouts are quite numerous.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
WAsHOUTs CALAIS Way.

Calais, October II The downfall OF
rain during the past "A hours has wrought
great change to the water course here
about. On Friday, the ST. Cro1x river
was so low that many mills were unable
to run, Tonight, the river is Is incnes
in freshet, and washouts and landslidee
are reported from points above here on
both banks. Trains on both the Wash
ington county and Canadian Pacific
railroads have been cancelled in this Sec
tion as damage to the roadbe1 is
feared.
No mails came into the city during the
day, but it is expected that one or more
trains viii come in tomorrow.
The rain while needed badly has now
come with such force as to damage quite
extensively.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-11-23
God Put 1t in a Hollow Place.

A mother in New York was
quietly engaged in her domestic
work, when the drcacrul news
came: "Comc to the police station !;
your child has been run over by an
express wagon" ."
She FASTENED to the station house
and found her child surrounded by
strangers. The surgeon had not
yet arrived. She was told that
the wheels passed over his foot,
but on examination she found no
real injury. She said to the little
darling:
"Why, Willie, how could the
wagon have passed over your foot
and not have crushed itP'
The child looked up in his
mothers face and said "Mamma,
| guess God put it in hollow
place.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-11-23
John WsnamalSer's New Magazine.

Tho latest development in maga. .
zines is the entrance of the firm of
John anamaker into the publishers
field. They will take ovor and publish,
beginning with tho December issue,
Everybodys Magazine. "We have
set ourselves the task of b building up
in character and circulation an illus
trated magazine Of our own and Of
the best type" says, the announce
mont. So radical a departure seems
to|call for some explanation; the
statements made that the Wanamak-
or Stores have become the largest
sellers Of books at retail in the coun-
try and that they deal with more
readers directly than any other firm
(tho aggregate sales equalling or
surprising the sales of even the larg,
er publishing houses) they think that
a poular magazine belong naturally
to this organization. A highly at
tractive Christmas number is prom
ished with contributions from James
Whitcomb Riley, Miss Mary e. VIII
kins, Charles Major, author of "Whon
Knighthood was in Flowor," Edwin
Asa Dix of "Deacon Bradbury" fame
and novel serial by new Southern
woman writer of whom much is OK
pected.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-11-23
Reflection OF q Bachelor.
(New York Press. J

When one fat woman passes anoth
er on the street, each Of them turns
around and says to the man she is
with, Now I'm not so big as that, am
II"
A really sweet woman has too much
sense to have q sonse Of humor.
Man teaches woman what mar
riage is and marriage teaches man
what woman is.
The woman who doesn't brag about
her husband has either not got one
or else she has baby.
Every woman knows time when
she thinks man would have said
it if they hadn't been interrupted.
Lots of mon would get married
quicker if it wasn't for having to
take a wedding trip.
Some mon would drop dead of
heart disease if you shot them in tt o
back with poached egg.
When you are calling on girl
and kiss her, she always pretends
that it was pride that made her make
any disturbance.