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The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15
Increase

The largest actual increase and the
largest Increase per cent made in these
six cities occurred in Buffalo and Nil
waukee. The latter city shows the great
est per cent Of gain, but the former city
added the larger number of people to its
population. MilWaukee's increase was
so, S47; Buffalo S increase So, 500 But
both of them fall behind their growth in
the decade between 1880 and 1890 in &C
tual numOers as we'll as in per cent The
only city OF the six whose population has
been announced that shows both a gain
IN numbers and gain in per cent over the
gain shown in the census of 1850 is PrOVi-
dence. That city makes an actual gain
OF 43, 43l over its population Of 1890 and
an increase of 81 IS per cent, as compared
With gain of n, 2S9 and &c. OF per cent in
1870. There may have bsen some an
neXatlOns, but not enough to account Tor
the better showing Providence makes
over the five other cities whose p0pula-
ton Is now known. In commenting on
the state census returns of 1895, which
showed check in the previous rapid
growth in the West and an increase in
the growth in the East. The Press pre-
dicted that the census of 1900 would
bring out the same facts in still more
striking manner. The returns from the
census of Providence reenforces that pre-
dlct1on, That city in 1890 had 1872, I46 In
habltants. The state census of 1895 gave
10 I'D, Az Inhabitants while the pres emit
census shows "a population of 175, 597.
Inc great boom in manufacturing during
the past few years is doubtless the chief
FACTOR In this great increase. And as
the same boom is apparent in nearly
every Eastern city q corresponding in
crease in population can be expected.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15
CURRENT COMMENT.
MORE RUIN.
New York SUM-

According to the Bryanite walters, the
United States are Impoverished, and on
the way to be ruined by the gold stand
ard and the trusts. Half OF the British
war loan has just been taken by this
impoverished and ruined country, which
would have gObbled the whole OF it if it
could have got it. This impoverished
and ruined country has so much money
to invest that even in the present I'M
paralleled expansion OF business it can't
lind ways enough at home OF sailing
down its profits. 1t has money to lend to
England, as it had money to lend to
Russia and it may soon be drawing in
terest from all over the world.
The farmers can get men enough to
harvest their crops. The railroads can't
get cars enough to carry the freight. The
savings banks are so swamped with de-
pos1ts that they dom know where to in
vest them. Yet the Bryan spouters OF
IamentatiOn are sure that the country is
being impoverished and ruined by the
gold standard and the trusts and is about
to be wrecked totally by Imperialism
Ii this is ruin, the American people
would like to be ruined every year
POPULATION OF EASTERN CITIES.
philadelphia Press
The announcement Of the population, of
Buffalo and Providence gives an OpDOr-
tunity to compare the increase in the
population OF these Eastern cities with
the increase in the three Western cities,
previously given out. Washington, the
other city whose population hal also been
announced is partly Northern and partly
Southern. The population of these six
cities in 1890 and 1900 and the increase
per cent shown in the two censuses are
given in the following table:
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15
HnM'S IhS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Ca;arrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
we, the undersigned. have known f. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially BILE to carry out any obligations
ma o by the firm
WEST q TRUAX, Wholes ale Druggists, Toledo,
Q. WALDING, KINNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggistg Toledo, O.
Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system Testimonials sent fire. e.
Price zoe per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

AS it is now, all the auditing of the
various State accounts that gets done at
all, is done by the governor and his coun-
Gil, and it is not to be expected that the
work viii be done with any marked de-
gree Of thOroughness under such circuna-
stances. 1t is useless to look for the
work to be done in this way -WaterviIle
Mail
Why is 1t useless to look for the work
to be done in this way2 The council is
made up of able and distinguished gen
tIemen who must understand their
duties, and presumably be able and
willing to perform them properly. If
seven gentlemen of this sta mp cannot
faithfully audit the bills of the State
What reason is there for believing that
one gentleman will be able to do it. Tt
seems to as that the people who are adj
vocating the creation of State auditor.
ship ought not to stop simply with the
assertion that the council can t properly
audit bills but should go farther and
show why the proposed State auditor
will be able to audit them better than the
council. The only thing in the way OF
calculating that point has come from
Governor Powers, who 1ntimates that the
council fre quently yields to pressure Of
constituents, while an auditor would be
proof against it. But why would an
auditor be proof against it? He would
owe his election probably to the same
body which the council owe theirs to,
the legislature. and the temptation to
Gator to the wishes or Its members and
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

the constituencies which they represent
would be as strong in the one case as IN
the other.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed az often as they may desire by
notifying the Office
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify TIE office OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street
Portland Me-
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

MAINE STATE PRESS CWeeklY)-
By the year, ST. III advance, or slips at the
end of the year,
For six months, so cents; for three months,
81 cents
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

Coeducational quiet, heaIthln W.
special flltlng school Tor Colby COLLEGE. ~.
certiiicatiun at Brown, Wellesley A' r.
splendid academy building end rA.. /.
bath. steam heated and up 10 date p slp. .
spect; S-urtevant Home the finest Nie
tory IN New England. steam heak .'@
every floor. electric lights, etc. bonn. .'
heat ana ] gifts IN this d0rmiioJ ="
week, catalogue free Address
- Hebron y
Fall Term Opens Tuesday, ss slsas-
II, 1900. 4i'4''
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

DAILY PRESS

DAILY PRESS
By the year. Sc in advance or 81 at the end OF
the year.
By the month. 30 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

The DAILY PRESS is delivered at these rates
every morning to subscribers in all parts OF
Portland, and i'll Westbrook and South Port
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-15

.. $. Engineer once, Portsmouth n II
July 10, 1900. Sealed proposals for dredging i'm
Merflmac River, Mass, viii be received fare
uhVl y lr- Aug. &c, 1900, ana then ppblteiv
opened. Information furnished on apniics-
ton. W. J.. FISK, Maj Enors
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "a
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21
THE BIG WARSHIPS.
North Atlantic Squadron will
Probably Sail To-day.
II Will Consist of Three BattIc,hips and
Five Torpedo nonts-Thc Itinerary as
Officially Arranged.

For several days the officers and mon
of the North Atlantic squadron have
been looking forward to the moment
when they would steam away for their
cruise in West Indian waters.
The squadron will consist of the bat
tlcshps Kcarsarge Magship), Massa-
chusetts and Alabama and five tor
pedo boats. According to the itinerary
arranged, the squadron should have
sailed yesterday or last night, but it
has been detained by unfavorable
weather All day yesterday the air
was thick, and there were indications
of an approaching storm. About mid
night last night he wind began 10 rise
ana, under the circumstances. The time
OF departure of the squadron cannot be
told
THE OFFICIAL ITINERARY.
The official itinerary of the North
Atlantic squadron on it's winter cruise
OF l9OO-19O1 is as follows: Hampton
Roads. depart December 20: Pensacola
Fla, arrive December 80, depart Jan
uary 81; Gulf of Florida, arrive Janu-
airy &c. depart February 0; Galveston.
TEX. arrive Feb II, depart February
Is; Pensacola Fla. arrive February 90.
depart March 6; Havana, Cuba, arrive
March o. depart March II; Guantan-
amo, Cuba, arrive March 21 depart
March rs; Culcbra, Porto Rico. arrive
March 80, depart April %: Hampton
Roads, arrive May 9Th, 1901.
THE TORPEDO FLEET
The torpedo fleet will be unique
feature OF the winters work, and val
uahle Experience will doubtless be
gained
The fleet will engage in various drills
while on the way To Pensacola.
All leave Norfolk with reluctance
and will be glad TO return to this sec
ton.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

There seems to be no legal ground
for any contest OF the sale on We'd
nesday of the Bridgeport Silver Plat
ing Works at Lambert's Point The
proceedings for sale are all said TO
have been in due form and. while the
price realized seems very low, all cred-
tors were on an equality in the matter.
Atlantic Lodge of Masons had work
in the third degree last night.
The public schools close to-day for
the Christmas holidays. They will re-
open January I'd, 1901.
Today will date the recurrence of
the Winter Solstice. 1t will be the
shortest day in the year.
The United States training ship Es-
sex, arrived here from Hampton Roads
yesterday afternoon and anchored off
the Naval Hospital.
District Deputy ID. j. Callahan, Mr.
and NJ. Il. Friary, with several other
members of the knights of Columbus,
Council of the knights of Columbus
in Roanoke. Va.
DIR. X. L.. Spillman, one of the city
coroners, has under advisement an ap-
pointment he has secured for assistant
surgeon in the United States navy.
II he accepts, his instructions are 10
proceed to the Philippine Islands.
considerable speculation IS lelnS in
dulged in as to who will succeed Col.
Asa Rogers in the office of chief deputy
collector of this district. a gentleman
prominently mentioned for the place is
Mr. Dyer. formerly in the revenue Of
flee in this city, and now deputy col
lector OF internal revenue at Newport
News. No change in the force ut the
Norfolk Office is looked for. II is in
timated that Colonel Rogers will move
the Office OF collector of internal rev.
enue of this district from Petersburg
TO Richmond.
Fires have again been burning in
the Dismal Swamp for several days.
but the rain of Wednesday night is
said TO have eXtinguished them.
on Wednesday night as car % was
passing along Queen street it colIidcd
with the rear end or n wagon chat
stood with an engine projecting too
hear the track.
The street railway service Is again
in fun operation after being broken in
To for about month by reason of
lack of cars, caused by the recon-. fire
at the city barn. The burned cars have
all been replaced by thoroughly up-to-
date cars built at ST. Louis. Mo.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21
GAS EXPLOSIONS.
THREE HOUSES WRECKED AND
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED.

THREE HOUSES WRECKED AND
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED.
U3y Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Beaver Falls. Pa, Dec. 2O.-Three
houses were wrecked and seven per-
sons injured by two natural gas ex-
plosions here today.
The injured: Three-year- old son Of
Frank Barns. burned fatally. One
year-old daughter of Frank Barns,
burned very seriously; may die. Mrs
Frank Barns, burned about head and
hands; Frank Barns, burned slightly;
Mrs. III. y. Moore, burned slightly
about head; Mrs. Henry Cooper, burn
ed slightly; Mary Moore. burned about
head.
The first explosion occurred about 6
o'clock in Mrs. Celia Cox's house,
where the Barns family lived. The gas
had accumulated in the cellar having
followed the wafer pipe from the
street.
The explosion was followed by fire.
Which spread TO the adjoining dwell
ing. and both Were consumed. The oc-
cupants barely escaping with their
lives.
An hour later the residence of II.
a. Moore, just across the street from
Barns, was torn to pieces by a terrific
explosion. The inmates were slightly
burned, but not seriously.
The property loss is estimated at
$40, 600.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21
PARR PLACE.

Mrs. S. NJ. Simpson, of Thirty-sev-
enth street, has returned from n visit
to friends at jackson. n. c.
Mr.. Ed. Birmingham. OF Outten
street. is sick at his home. in Hun
tcrSVille.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Special privilege to College Students
for Holidays by the Seaboard Air Line
Railway. They can buy their tickets
al greatly reduced rates from Deem
Der 18th TO December 2lst. inclusive,
which will be good until January Sth.
inclusive. de21
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Great biz piano bargains this week at
STIEFF'S. &C CRANKY street
Open evenings till TO- deIS At
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Save Christmas money by taking
of low rates on Seaboard
Air Line Railway for the Holidays.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21
Eyes Examined Free.

DR.. A. Week manager OF the optical
department or the Gale Jeweiry Com
pany. VIII examine your eyes free. De-
fectve vision and complicated cases
specially invited To call ie26-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Great big piano bargains this week at
STlEFFS 66 Cranky street.
Open evenings till 10. de1S At
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Travel via the Ocean View route to
old Point. Time, 50 minutes. do12-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Capudine cures La Grippe and head
aches of all kinds.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

High grade nianos at rock bottom
prices this week at
STIEF'F"S. &C CRANKY street.
Open evenings till 10. delS At
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

We have increased our stock of Per-
rims Gloves for. the holidays, and now
have all sizes of this popular glove.
RUDOLPH &. WALLACE,
1888 Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

A DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE.-ALL
IA persons indebted to, or having
claims against the estate of Edward Mil
Ter, deceased, viii please settle with the
undersigned, or present their claims to
him. nj his office. 242 Main street.
w. b. BARTON.
Administration OF the estate OF Edward
Miller. de2l-10t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Great big piano bargains this week at
STIEFF'S. &C CRANKY street.
Open evenings till 10. deiS At
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29
iALF.DAKED ANARCHY,

The Denver Times evidently is
drifting toward nplu,ocracy. In
speaking OF the initiative and ref.
erendum it says:
The referendum means tina,
whatsoever measures any so-called
Legislative assembly or council
may adopt can be OF no force till
referred TO the people, aud voted
on by them. Tie Yankee town
meeting on n large scale.
Now what is this bu, the pur.
democracy Of the ancien,s aud OF
the middle ages, where. theoret.
lcsily, every citizen had voice in
the government? Now aud then,
on. confined within narrow limits
aud comprising small population.
asnnnged 10 exist for time, bu,
crnmblrl away like wad ol dry
meal sooner or later.
Our old confederation, prcced.
ing our present form. wns n pure
democracy the units of which were
states. II went 10 pieces At once.
Applied 10 100000 Of people
spread over n continent, il would
hardly las, Ms long n- the confeder.
alton. II would not command the
respsc, even OF Spain.
II would be- merely u huge, un.
wicldly mob, without coherencc or
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29
THE POPULAR yo,H.
GOSPEL or PROGRESS.


Pope Leo Kill. is to mark the
opening of the new century by the
promulgation Of nm encyclical on
the subject Of Christian democ.
racy, in which he will take another
advanced step as sequel to his
former pronouncements on the
Christian Constitution of States,
the Condition of the Working
Glasses and the programme of
duties effect,ng nationa! aud civil
rights.
He then urges that greater in.
terest be taken in the work Of
Christian democracy and the rails
ing of the workipgman to higher
Lowell of comfort Employers are
reminded that those they engage
to toll must be paid fair wage
and that to defraud any one of
wages is n crime crying to heaven
for vengeance; that to oppress the
INDECENT and destitute for the sake
of gain is contrary to law, divine
aud human, and that capitalists
should refrain from cutting down
workingmen's wages, with all the
greater reason because the work.
ingman is unable to protect him.
self.
Governments, statesmen and all
who have prominent part in pub
lie life should give favorable con.
sideration to whatever is con lucive
I to the welfare of the workers, SO
that they may have a proper share
in the benefits which they so large
ly contribute to the advantage of
the community.
As men have natural right TO
entey into societies, the encyclical
continues, the state is bound to
protect these rights and respect
aud countenance associations tend
ing to benefit the condition OF
wage esrners. 1t il fitting that
the people should have share in
the work of law making and adj.
minis,ratiop, and that whatever
IN the state WAS of avail for the
common welfare the church had
promoted and should promote and
guard, rs well rs whatever had
been usefully established to curb
the license of rulers who opposed
the true interests OF the people.
This will be the gospel Of pro.
gress aud invitation to higher NOR.
ahty, it Is stated. that the Pope
will expound in his message to
Chris,endom for the coming cen.
tury
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

The great two days speech of
Senator Frye, advocating ship sub
sides of 100000 a year, does
not seem to have been favorably
received by the country. To be-
gin with donation of $4,000, 900 a
year in business that the senator
shows to be an Improbable bust
ness does not look like good states
manship. Frye and Hanna 90
upon the principle that govern
ment should take care of the few
aud that few will give the people
employment and thus secure pros
perity.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

energy, ready to fall prey to any
compact, energetic neighbor, or
into the hands of .ny Caesar with
agenius for popularity and grasp
OF the sword.
This is the initiative and the
referendum, for us.
1t wolld he what one might call
n half -baksd anarchy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

Congressman John c. Bell is
pushing bill to irrigate, by a
tunnel, from the Gunnison river.
Judge Bell has gone after it in a
practical way, and is using the
government facts and figures, and
we hope he can get congress to
see the need OF helping Colorado
Just wee little bit.-Pueblo Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

District Attorney Spickard fled
information against Mrs. Myrtle
Wright and W. Il. Neff at Pagosa
charging them with murder by
poison. THIS case has already
created considerable notorieiy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29
WV. ]. BRYAN is about to star,

VIZ. j. BRYAN is about to start
weekly paper at Lincoln Nebras-
ka. 1t will be called The Com
moner and will be a progressive
democratic paper. The subscrip-
ton price is one dollar year or
fifty cent? for six months. Sub
scriptions will be received for The
Commoner at this office.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

Grover Cleveland says he did
not vote for Mckinley at the last
election. That is only a matter Of
one vote; his influence WAS for
Mckinley and that ought to have
been worth thousands Of votes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

Representative Bell has filed
applications before the secretary
of the interior from Frank Goudy
requesting the department to order
a survey Of the tunnel project of
the Gunnison river. The appro-
priation has been made by con-
gress for the survey, but Hitch
cock refuses to take steps in the
matter, declaring that congress
would never appropriate a million
dollars to complete the tunnel.
James b. Belford, who is in
Washington, spent this morning,
Wednesday with the president.
He is said TO be exerting his in
tluence in behalf of the Gunnison
tunnel.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29

CONGRESS- has always been eau
tious lest anything the govern
ment takes hold of become profit
able. Whenever tho postoffice de-
partment becomes sell. sustaining
the rate of postage has been cut
down. Today thousands of tons
OF mail matter is handled free and
there is talk OF reducing letter
postage. Government is now be-
ing urged to snbsidize our mer-
chant marine-a business that is
not profitable. II the government
is going into any business it ought
to turn it's attention to something
that is Notwithstanding for
instsnce-and make every enter
prise it takes hold of pay. The
postal department ought. to pay
500, 900, 600 net above all expenses.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29
EXPENSES OF CAMPAIGNS.


\ careful study of the reports of
campaign committees as returned
to the proper officers will cause a
thoughtful person to wonder to
what is politics drifting? Each
year these expenses seemingly in
crease in spite of the efforts of the
committees to hold them within
reasonable bounds.
To say that modern elections
are expensive beyond all reason, is
putting the matter too mildly, and
well may the attention of the true
statesmen be directed toward this
matter. lis causes, aud 10 whittier
We are drifting.
In the following We have only
enumerated the reported outlay of
the four leading state committees,
aud when it is considered that this
is hut for the prosecution of the
state ticket campaign. one can ge,
an idea of the enormous fund ex-
pended in counties congressional
districts and irecincis Appalling
ms are these figures, the cause of
alarm lies in the fact that, year by
wear the demands upon these com.
mittees Hre growing to AN alarming
degie.. Where We are 10 land
some wise one must say-we can't
see.
STATE COMMITTEE EXPENSES.
Republican Chairman G. %, Ford. s5s.pi.. -
Democratic, Milton Smith iaIgi =
Silver Rep. w,u. Griffith a.=no
rapu'ist, Iaa Vincent Atys =
rruhibitiou Eiuiu Hunr~rfurd ,ol ~
olsioi q
Thus It will seem that the out.
lay of the ihree silver state com.
mit,eos in opposition to the r..
publican committee S25, ,o05. 20 as
against s79,s3S7S. Ia this refer.
ouce 1t il sale 10 estimate thu, the
republican report covers not over
20 percent of the outlay which WAS
met hy Senator Wolcot, aud their
national committee. A careful
estimate made by the Silver com.
mittccs developed the fact that,
fully si50,0OO was being expended
il the state 10 Wolcotts behalf
Added to this should be listed
over $4,000 expended by the
Atnpghoe county committee which
was mostly for the state csmpnign.
More attention will be given this
matter lhter. ns It is most scrlou.
question now ms 10 whether mn
honest man can afford 10 run for
Office and hope 10 ge, out even
nftcr paying his campaign e,pep.
scs. Boulder Representative.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-29
DRs. POWELL 4 POWELL
-OSTEOPATHS. =

Office hours irox 0 TO IL a. IN.
md I tn I - IN
Three blocks wost Hotel Blanca